| “ | Now that's how you make an entrance! Big, bold, absolutely stunning! Though it was muddied a bit with your interaction with that dusty farmpony. Do you actually know her? | „ |
| ~ Svengallop's introduction |
| “ | Cancel the contest for the fillies and schedule me a spa treatment. Now that I don't have to oversee a rehearsal with those brats, I have time for the works! You know the drill; Deliver, or the diva ditches your dippy charity! | „ |
| ~ Svengallop to Pinkie Pie while being exposed – his most famous quote. |
| “ | Hmph. All this charity and schoolpony contest nonsense is just remnants of that boring little Rara I met back in Manehattan! (Coloratura: You clearly don't understand the real me!) Ha, that's a joke! I made you somepony! What can you even do without me? Good luck, Countess Coloratura! Good luck. | „ |
| ~ Svengallop taunts Coloratura before leaving her in huff, also his last words. |
Svengallop is the main antagonist of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic season 5 episode "The Mane Attraction". He is formerly Countess Coloratura's bossy and flamboyant manager.
He was voiced by Colin Murdock, who also voiced Ramon from Littlest Pet Shop, Wenlock from Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus and C.C. In Slugterra
Appearance[]
Svengallop is a pale bluish-white Earth pony stallion with brown eyes and glasses. He has a curly mane and tail that have two shades of light pink and are carefully trimmed and styled. He has also heavy eyebrows and wears a blue suit over a white shirt, red necktie, and yellow vest.
Personality[]
While Svengallop appeared to be a professional manager who would seemingly flatter his client and ensure he got her everything she needed, he is truth a selfish and manipulative individual who only used his association with Coloratura as a way of getting whatever he wanted. He believes the hard work he puts into being Coloratura's manager entitles him to puts his own needs before others and does not hesitate to admit this once his true nature is revealed to her. He is also disrespectful of others stating Applejack's nickname for Coloratura to be "common" and calls the foals who are fans of Coloratura brats.
Biography[]
Svengallop first appears with Countess Coloratura and her entourage when they appear in Ponyville for the Ponypalooza Rock Concert/charity event. Svengallop began influencing Coloratura to focus on the show and soon began tormenting Pinkie Pie with ridiculous demands and threatens to have the Countess resign from the charity event and keeps Countess Coloratura in the dark about this. Applejack gets wise to this and tries to convince Coloratura that Svengallop doesn't have her best interests.
Coloratura is initially skeptical, but Applejack later convinces her to let her prove she's correct. Using Twilight as a recording camera, Coloratura finally sees the selfish snob Svengallop really is when he is caught bullying and abusing Pinkie Pie and using her fame as a threat. Confronted by the furious singer, Svengallop tells her that the show will fall apart without him and heads off in a huff. In the end, he proved wrong as Coloratura sang being herself with the help of Applejack.
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Trivia[]
- His name and characterization references the character Svengali from from George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby, a character who seduces, dominates, and exploits the titular girl and makes her into a famous singer.
- His name is a portmanteau of the words "svengali" (which means a person who controlling and influencing another, even for selfish intentions) and "gallop".
- As said by Amy Keating Rogers, his career went into ruins after the episode's events, meaning that he is out of a job. His cameos in Las Pegasus seem to confirm that.
- His bad terms with Applejack is similar to Ramon's animosity to Blythe in Littlest Pet Shop, as the heroines are voiced by Ashleigh Ball and the villains are voiced by Colin Murdoch.
