Applejack

"This is your sister Applejack, remember? The loyalest of friends and the most dependable of ponies?"

- Applejack

Applejack is an Earth pony and one of the six main protagonists in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She lives and works at Sweet Apple Acres farm with her grandmother Granny Smith, brother Big Macintosh, little sister Apple Bloom, and a pet dog named Winona. She represents the element of honesty. She is hardworking and she can be very stubborn when it comes to help.

History
Applejack was the last one in her class to get her cutie mark, a trait that seems to run in the family. The young Applejack leaves the farm to live with her upper class relations, the Oranges, in the big city called Manehatten (a play on words based on a real city, Manhatten). Once there however, she finds it hard to fit in and becomes terribly homesick. The rainbow left in the wake of Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom leads her to return home to the farm. Once there she realizes that she truly belonged there, and finally gains her cutie mark.

Twilight Sparkle first meets Applejack and the rest of the Apple family when checking up on food preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. In the second episode, when Twilight Sparkle is about to fall off a cliff, Applejack convinces her to let go so Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy can catch her. This action is later explained as representative of Applejack's honesty, in the rather contrived fashion of not telling Twilight Sparkle why she had to let go, and simply asked Twilight Sparkle to trust her, possibly because Twilight Sparkle would have panicked otherwise.

Throughout the series, Applejack tells Twilight Sparkle about the way things are in Ponyville. She gets upset with Twilight for using magic for Winter Wrap Up, and tells her "That's not how we do it 'round here, Twilight, and especially not on MAH farm." She explains to Twilight in Feeling Pinkie Keen that "those of us who have been in Ponyville a while, have learned over time that, if Pinkie's-a-twichin', you better listen."

Early Appearance
In her first appearance (Rescue from Midnight Castle), she was one of four ponies to be corrupted by Tirek's Rainbow of Darkness in order to pull his chariot. She was reverted back to normal after Tirek was destroyed.

Reception
Applejack received positive feedback from fans (also known as Bronies) and others, and was one of the most loved main character of the series.

Powers and Abilities
Pony Physiology: Applejack is an Earth Pony who lives and works at Sweet Apple Acres with her grandmother.
 * Enhanced Strength: Applejack possesses incredible physical strength due to years of applebucking.

Expert Athlete: Applejack possesses extraordinary strength and athletic abilities.

Expert Cook: Pinkie Pie describes Applejack as "one of the best bakers ever".

Expert Herding: She stops a cow stampede with only the help of her dog, Winona.

Expert Music Player: Applejack can play the harmonica and the fiddle.

Ice Sculpting Expertise: During the royal wedding preparations, Applejack crafts a heart-shaped ice sculpture.

Enhanced Eating: Applejack possess a huge appetite. Granny Smith recalls the time when an Apple family relative found Applejack as a foal eating all the apple fritters, showing that she had the appetite of a "full-grown stallion".

Honesty Embodiment: Applejack possess the element of honesty.

Trivia

 * Applejack and Big Macintosh are the Sister and Brother (respectively) of Apple Bloom.
 * It's also been implied that Applejack's mother and father have passed on.

Similar Heroes

 * Jessie (Toy Story)
 * Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon series)
 * Clay Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Leonardo (TMNT series)
 * Alexandra (Totally Spies)