Battlefield: Equestria Unit References (Outdated)

United Equestrian Empire (UEE)

Splinter factions:

Solar Empire (SE)

New Lunar Republic (NLR)

Soldier units:

Earth ponies:

Earth ponies serve as your basic infantry units. They are particulary effective against Unicorns, provided they can close the distance. They are also responisible for protecting freindly Unicorn units against enemy Earth Ponies. Against Pegasi they have practicaly no defense; they rely on freindly Pegasi units to keep the skies clear.

Pegasi:

Pegasi serve as your airbourne units. Their primary use is to protect the ground-based units from air attack. The ranged attacks of Unicorns can prove moderatley effective against Pegasi.

Unicorns:

Unicorns provide you with ranged attacks. They are primarily used to bombard other ground-based units, and to shield themselves and their allies from enemy ranged attacks. They can also be used in an anti-air role if needed. In close combat, they are at a particular disavantage.

Special units:

Royal Guard Unicorns:

Their training in close combat allows them to hold their own, and in some cases overpower Earth pony and other infantry units. Secondly, their experience in magic also allows them to be used more effectively in an anti-air role.

Royal Guard Pegasi:

Pegasi Royal Guard units are trained in close-combat, alowing them to hold their own against Earth pony and other infantry units. This means that, as well as attacking from the air, they can also land and seize strategic positions behind enemy lines.

Solar/Lunar Knights:

The elite soilders of the Royal Guard, they use their magic to dual wield deadly type of short sword known as the Gladius. On the battlefield, the Solar/Lunar Knights serve as the Princesses's personal bodyguard.

Royal Assasins:

Every Monarchy needs a team of good assasins. These Unicorns are experts in illusion spells, meaning that they can make themselves invisible to the naked eye. In battle, they wield long daggers, and are primarily used to attack officers and other important figures. However, they must un-cloak before they can attack.

Hero Units

Princess Celestia:

While some other rulers falsely claim to be gods, Celestia certainly has the grounds to make such a claim. With increadible magical power, control of the sun, and immortality to boot, she is a being of immense power.

In battle, asides from her magic, she wields an elegant sabre, wreathed in magical flames.

Although she is immortal, she is not invincible. A sword, an arrow or a spell could still her life.

Princess Luna:

Freed from her torment by the soul of a demon that possessed her body and turned her into Night Mare Moon, Princess Luna feels intense remorse over her actions. What she wants more than anything is to take her rightful place beside her sister once more. And, like her sister, she wields increadible magical power, possesses immortality and the ability to control the moon. In battle, she wields a sabre identical to her sister's, except hers is engulfed in a freezing blue mist.

Shining Armour:

The current Captain of the Royal Guard, Shining Armour will do anything for his troops, making him a likeable and charismatic leader. He can also cast advanced magical shields to protect a large area from projectile attack. Aside from his magic he also uses a short-sword in battle.

Twilight Sparkle:

Personal student of Princess Celestia, Twilight is also the element of magic. Asides from her great magical prowess, she wields an elegant dagger, given to her as a present by her teacher.

Rarity:

A dressmaker by trade, rarity is an expert at manipulating objects through magic. Aside from this, she also uses an expensive rapier, handed down to her by her father, a now retired Guard Captian.

Fluttershy:

Timid by name and nature, Fluttershy possesses the unusual ability to control animals through direct eye contact. While she is horrified at the idea of warfare, she can summon various animals to defend her and her friends.

Rainbow Dash:

Rainbow Dash's incredible speed and unswerving loyalty to her friends makes fighting her a intimidating prospect. Her cocky bravado emboldens those around her to fight harder, but also to take greater risks.

Applejack:

Years of hard work on the farm has given Applejack increased strength, stamina and endurance, making her good in a fight.

Pinkie Pie:

So far the only earth pony known to able to teleport, Pinkie Pie also possesses the strange ability to predict the near future, making her impossible to hit with all but the fastest projectiles. Her incessant joking and general silliness also gives everyone around her a morale boost. However, is suspicion that she is mentally unstable, and may break if exposed to prolonged combat.

Nightmare Moon:

With the civil war going badly, Luna has been seeking out new sources of power. Finding a strange black necklace containing the soul of a demon, she puts it on, thinking that she can control it. The demon soul instantly overpowers her, possessing her body and transforming her into Nightmare Moon. In addition to physical changes, such as enhanced strength and stamina, she can also use powerful dark magic. In battle, she uses a pair of long daggers, wreathed in a dark fire that causes even the smallest cut from these blades to be extremely painful.