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| “ | But, we can get lunch after though, right? It's Taco Tuesday! | „ |
| ~ Sonata Dusk's most famous line. |
Sonata Dusk is one of the three main antagonists (alongside Adagio Dazzle and Aria Blaze) of Rainbow Rocks, and a minor antagonist in Sunset's Backstage Pass. She is a backup singer of the Dazzlings.
She was voiced by Maryke Hendrikse, who also voices Marlo Buchanan in Barbie: Dolphin Magic.
Portrayals when singing[]
- In Rainbow Rocks, her singing voice was provided by Shylo Sharity.
- In Sunset's Backstage Pass, her singing voice was provided by Shannon Chan-Kent, who also does Pinkie Pie's singing voice, and voices Wallflower Blush in Forgotten Friendship.
Biography[]
The Dazzlings, including Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze and Sonata, appear in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks as the main antagonists.
In the film, Sonata and the other Dazzlings are introduced in the human world. They are sirens from Equestria who were banished to the human world by Star Swirl the Bearded. They are first seen in a café causing tension between the patrons, and Sonata briefly argues with Aria Blaze. She and the Dazzlings later convince the students with their music to turn the friendly Mane Event into Battle of the Bands.
Sonata and the Dazzlings use their siren's songs to control student opinion and advance through the competition bracket.
Sonata and the Dazzlings are eventually defeated and the gem pendants with which they controlled the students are destroyed. As a result, they are unable to even sing and recast their spell. Their inability to sing leads to them being chased off in disgrace as the enraged students booed and pelted them with fruits and vegetables.
Years later, Sonata resurfaces at the Starswirl Music Festival, having been turned fully human.
Personality[]
She is shown to be somewhat air-headed, distracted, ditzy and carefree - she is clearly a follower with absolutely no capacity for leadership. Some examples of her shortcomings include: not picking up on Adagio Dazzle's sarcasm when she says she "loves" the human world, speaking candidly with Sunset Shimmer about her friends' true nature (nearly blowing their cover) and showing herself to be more focused on getting lunch than on their plans. She tends to forget the group's main objectives, perhaps hinting she is not as obsessed with power as Adagio and Aria are. She frequently argues with Aria Blaze over trivial matters. Nevertheless, she still shows a noteworthy level of cruelty, as she appears to take pleasure in belittling Sunset Shimmer and as she never seems to be bothered or at least show remorse when it comes to putting Adagio's evil plans into action. But Sonata is very loyal to Adagio and Aria, even if she gets annoyed when they pick on her. Plus, Sonata acts more evil and more serious during the final battle of the film.
Appearance[]
In Equestria, the sirens' true appearance is a Hippocampus. Upon releasing their full powers in the human world, the Dazzlings are shown to possess translucent fin-like wings in their anthro forms, unlike their true forms. Their siren forms are summoned as astral projections from their pendants and used to weaken the Rainbooms.
Arriving at Canterlot High, Sonata takes the appearance of a slender teenager with pale sky-blue skin, magenta-pink eyes with cyan upper-eyelids, and long, turquoise-blue hair with dark royal-blue streaks, kept into a high-ponytail with V-shaped bangs by a dark royal-blue hair tie. She dresses in a dark magenta vest with a brighter-colored popped-collar and cuffs, three pale sky-blue buttons with straps, and a light blue musical note surrounded by a brighter-magenta patch on the right side. She also wore a lavender-pink denim skirt, similarly-colored knee-high socks, and similar-length bright magenta high-tops with white soles and toes.
Sonata accessorizes with magenta bracelets with pale sky-blue spikes on both her wrists, and a black choker with a ruby pendant around her neck.
Trivia[]
- In music terminology, a sonata is a piece of music without vocals.
- Her last name, Dusk, may be a pun of sort, she is indeed the dimmest of the three Sirens.
- She is heavily associated with her "Taco Tuesday!" quote in the fandom.
