Author's Note

Timeline events are fixed events according to the FDTLversum canon.
In FDTLversum, G5 events are not considered canon events.

Timeline

"S.o.C." before ???--- "S.o.C." After 1120

Several unspecified events occur at unspecified times.

Some undetermined time later:

Earth ponies, unicorns, and Pegasi live together under extremely hostile conditions.

Princess Platinum rules the unicorn tribe, with Clover the Clever.

Chancellor Puddinghead leads the Earth ponies, with Smart Cookie as his secretary.

Commander Hurricane leads the Pegasi, Private Pansy as his second-in-command.

In unspecified chronological order...

Chancellor Puddinghead tries to pass a law mandating Earth ponies drink carrot juice at every meal. (Forgotten Friendship)

Clover the Clever undergoes seven trials, one of which involves pursuing and defeating an evil sorceress in possession of a memory-erasing artifact.

The Fire of Friendship.

A mysterious blizzard appears and "topples the tribes' precarious peace." The tribe leaders set out to find a new land. When they all discover the same land at the same time, their feud starts over, attracting the windigos and causing another blizzard. As the tribe leaders freeze, their cohorts become friends, and the Fire of Friendship is created. The tribe leaders thaw out of the ice, make peace, and agree to share the land as one unified race. Equestria is founded. (Hearth's Warming Eve)

(The fire of friendship)

After an unspecified time.

{100 years before the beginning of the "Equus":

Abraxius the Bold did "a bunch of boring stuff" "for a really long time".

Some unspecified time later.

The Crystal Empire is founded and 5 years later the Crystal Heart is created.

20 years later, Starswirl's master (who is not known who) raises the sun and moon for the first time.

In celebration of this, on Equus (the planet) will start to calendar from this date.

(symbol: "S.o.C.": = Start of calendar: after xx years)

"S.o.C.": After 35 years

The young 25-year-old Star Swirl takes over control of the sun and moon from her master.

"S.o.C. "After: between 48 and 49 years

Celestia, Luna and Valance are born, the first natural-born Alicorns.

"S.o.C." After 70 years

Celestia and Luna become princesses and Valance becomes a prince.

They meet Star Swirl.

The princesses begin to keep diaries.

The Castle of the Two Sisters and Brother is built.

Princess Amore, with the Crystal Ponies, creates the Crystal Fair.

"S.o.C." After: between 72 and 80 years

Star Swirl gives her sunrise and moonrise duties to the two princesses, who deserve the cutie markt for it.

"And Valance rules the earth, helping us understand how best to make the land of Equestria prosperous."

Star Swirl begins its magical mentorship of Celestia, Luna and Valance.

Chronologically undefined...

Canterlot recovers, thanks in part to Mistmane's efforts.

An annual celebration of its completion is called the Grand Gallop Gala.

(It is celebrated at the end of each year. That is, at the end of winter)

In the "pre-classical era", the Star Swirl has over two hundred spells, and a wing in the Canterlot archives is dedicated to it (Luna Eclipsed, It's About Time)

During the "Paleopony Era", some of the ponies are infected with sugar pony pox.

Random sugar spots appear on the ponies' bodies, causing them to display their inherent talents uncontrollably. The cause of the outbreak is never discovered, and the cutie pony disappears as mysteriously as it appeared.

An unnamed earth pony prince gives a love potion/venom to an alicorn princess, and kicks off the Day of Hearts and Hooves. (This holiday is in the middle of autumn)

Rockhoof saves his village from a volcanic eruption.

Flash Magnus defends against dragons with his shield, and later, with the Royal Legion, saves a village of griffins from the Fear Storm.

Somnambula saves Prince Hisan and his home village from an evil sphinx and an enchanted serpent.

Mage Mage Meadowbrook cures an epidemic of swamp fever in the (Coalseed) swamps, and travels to Equestria to heal other sick ponies and towns.

"S.o.C.": After 81 years

A group of Sirens invade Equestria, causing disharmony between ponies with their singing.

Stygian brings Rockhoof, Mistmane, Flash Magnus, Somnambula, Mage Meadowbrook, and Star Swirl the Bearded together to stop them.

Star Swirl banishes the Sirens to the human world, believing they will cause no harm there with their magic.

Pillars of Equestria members and one other plant the tree of harmony.

"S.o.C.": After 85 years

Stygian turns into the Pony of Shadows, and the Pillars of Old Equestria imprison him and themselves in Limbo.

"S.o.C.": After 86 years

Celestia, Luna and Valance find the Tree of Harmony.

"S.o.C.": After 87 years

After several years Discord finally comes to power and Equestria "

"S.o.C." After: between 87 and 95 years

Valance and Aurablossom get to know each other.

"S.o.C.": After 92 years

Gusty the great goes through seven trials, one of which involves chasing and defeating an evil witch in possession of a memory-stealing artifact.

Gusty the great captures Grogar and is imprisoned in a stone dungeon.

The three monarchs (Celestia, Luna and Valance) hide the petrified Grogar and his bell in various places.

"S.o.C." After: between 95 and 98 years

Dark cultic forces kidnap Aura Blossom.

They think she's dead. Her lover Valance mourns her deeply.

Summoned by dark cultic forces, Nightmare takes control of Valance.

When the princesses discover Valance's sin, he transforms and takes the name Nightmare Justicie

The princesses subdue him and turn him to stone.

AuroBlossom gives birth to Cadance, the princesses send Cadance into the future with a spell and then turn AuraBlossom to stone.

A few moons later.

A comet called the Black Star crashes in the frozen north, on the edge of a settlement called Snowvale.

That night, Sombra is born.

Shortly after the comet hits, an unknown event occurs.

"S.o.C.": After 100 years

Prince Tirek and Prince Scorpan travel to Equestria to ascertain the contents of a letter.

Prince Tirek discovers that the contents of the letter are a lie.

Scorpan attacks his brother and steals his magic.

Tirek teleports to the princesses and warns them of his brother's plan

While Scorpan was imprisoned in Tartarus for his crimes, Tirek regained his own magical powers and returned to his home in Gartauria to tell his parents what had happened in Equestria.

"S.o.C." After: between 110 and 115 years

in the order given

Sombra escapes from the settlement of Snowvale, after a few weeks of walking she reaches the Crystal Empire, where she is welcomed into the Crystal Empire by the newly elected king, Pegasus Cloudspark.

The Queen dies, her crown made into a leg band by the King.

Sombra gets her cutie mark.

Approximately a year and a half later.

Sombra has a mental breakdown, which causes her magic to overwhelm her and she seizes power. He becomes the new tyrannical ruler of the Crystal Empire, enslaving the crystal ponies.

In a little over a year.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna defeat Sombra, turn him to shadow, and banish him beneath the ice of the Arctic North.

A curse enacted by Sombra causes the Crystal Empire and its population to vanish into thin air.

"S.o.C.": After 120 years

Princess Luna becomes resentful when ponies sleep through her beautiful night. Her bitterness transforms her into Nightmare Moon, and she attempts to overthrow her sister for absolute control. Princess Celestia uses the Elements of Harmony to banish her sister to the moon.

"S.o.C.": After 121 years

Princess Celestia establishes the E.U.P. Guard. During "the anniversary of the first Celestial year of peace," General Firefly establishes the Wonderbolts. (Testing Testing 1, 2, 3)

Nightmare Night is established.

"S.o.C." After: between 110 and 120 years

Queen Chrysalis and the Changeling are born.

"S.o.C." After: between 1010 and 1120 years

(unspecified time)

Current era

When Cadance grows up, she reverses the love-stealing spell cast on her by a pony named Prismia. Princess Celestia recognizes Cadance's abilities, transforms her into an alicorn, and adopts her as her niece.

In no particular chronological order...

Young Granny Smith discovers zap apples, and Ponyville is founded. (Family Appreciation Day)

The Apple family begins holding family reunions in Ponyville "every hundred moons."

The ponies of Ponyville establish the tradition of Winter Wrap Up.

Princess Celestia defeats Chrysalis during the siege of Trot and banishes her inside a volcano.

The Apple family starts to have a feud with the Pear family.

Chiffon Swirl gets her cutie mark in baking with the help of Pear Butter.

Pear Butter marries Bright Mac and becomes a member of the Apple family. Grand Pear and the rest of the Pear family relocate to Vanhoover.

Current era

When Cadance grows up, she reverses the love-stealing spell cast on her by a pony named Prismia. Princess Celestia recognizes Cadance's abilities, transforms her into an alicorn, and adopts her as her niece.

Sunset Shimmer becomes Princess Celestia's personal student. She later rebels and travels to another world.

Fillydelphia is chosen to host the Equestria Games in favor of Cloudsdale.

Young Rainbow Dash befriends Gilda at Junior Speedsters flight camp.

Shining Armor meets and falls in love with Princess Cadance.

Princess Cadance becomes foal-sitter for young Twilight Sparkle.

Young Twilight witnesses the Summer Sun Celebration and starts studying magic. Her parents enroll her in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.

Young Applejack leaves Sweet Apple Acres and moves in with her Aunt and Uncle Orange in Manehattan.

Young Rarity makes costumes for a school play. As she suffers a creative block, her horn lights up and drags her off in an unknown direction.

Fizzlepop Berrytwist loses her horn in an ursa minor attack and runs away from home. (

Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike appear from the future.

Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom.

During a race against Hoops and "Dumb-Bell", Rainbow Dash creates a sonic rainboom, causing her cutie mark to appear and setting in motion a chain of events related to her future friends' cutie marks. (The Cutie Mark Chronicles)

At the start of the race, young Fluttershy—a considerably weak flyer—falls toward the ground and is saved by a swarm of butterflies. She quickly becomes enamored with the world on the ground. Rainbow's sonic rainboom frightens Fluttershy's new animal friends. When she calms them, her cutie mark appears.

Unable to fit in among the social Manehattan elite, Applejack becomes homesick. She sees Rainbow's sonic rainboom pointing toward Ponyville. She races home to reunite with her family, and she gains her cutie mark.

During Twilight's entrance exam to the School for Gifted Unicorns, Rainbow's rainboom causes Twilight's magic to temporarily overload. Spike is hatched from his dragon egg, Twilight obtains her cutie mark, and Celestia takes Twilight on as a personal student and protege.

Rarity's horn drags her all the way to a giant rock. Rainbow's rainboom causes the rock to split, revealing a deposit of gems. Rarity uses the gems for her school play costumes, and her cutie mark appears.

Young Pinkie Pie is dissatisfied with her life as a rock farmer. Upon seeing Rainbow's rainboom, she is overwhelmed with happiness and throws her first party, gaining her cutie mark.

In unspecified chronological order...

Rainbow Dash moves to Ponyville on her birthday.

Pinkie Pie holds a party in Ponyville and inspires Cheese Sandwich to become a party pony.

Twilight befriends Minuette, Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts, Lyra Heartstrings, and Moon Dancer while attending the School for Gifted Unicorns.

Applejack goes to Camp Friendship and befriends Coloratura.

In unspecified chronological order...

Appleloosa is founded.

"S.o.C.": After 1120 years (early summer)

Friendship is Magic

Princess Celestia sends Twilight Sparkle to Ponyville to oversee preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, despite Twilight's concerns regarding the 1000-year anniversary of Nightmare Moon's banishment.

Twilight meets and befriends Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy.

Nightmare Moon returns.

Possible deviation: Nightmare Moon banishes Princess Celestia to the moon and takes over Equestria.

Twilight and her friends find the Elements of Harmony.

Season 1

Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to defeat Nightmare Moon. Princess Luna returns to normal, and she and Celestia reunite. Celestia assigns Twilight to stay in Ponyville to learn about friendship.

Celestia sends Twilight and her friends tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala.

In unspecified chronological order...

Traveling magician Trixie puts on a magic show in Ponyville. Twilight defeats an ursa minor, humiliating Trixie.

Twilight and her friends meet and befriend Zecora.

Twist gets her cutie mark. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo form the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Rarity makes dresses for herself and her friends to wear to the Gala.

Rainbow Dash performs a sonic rainboom and wins the Best Young Flyer competition in Cloudsdale.

Twilight adopts an owl as a pet and nighttime assistant and names him Owlowiscious.

The End of Winter

Twilight and her friends attend the Grand Galloping Gala, and an evening of unmet expectations ends in disaster. (The Best Night Ever)

-1 week later (early spring).

"S.o.C.": After 1120 years

The Return of Harmony

After a minor squabble between the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Discord, freed from his stone state, returns and wreaks chaos.

Discord uses his magic to turn Ponyville into the "chaos capital of the world."

Possible deviation: Discord's chaotic reign extends to the rest of Equestria.

Twilight and her friends defeat Discord and trap him in stone again with the Elements of Harmony.

Season 2

Princess Celestia has the rest of Twilight's friends start sending her letters about what they learn about friendship. (Lesson Zero)

Season 2

Princess Celestia has the rest of Twilight's friends start sending her letters about what they learn about friendship. (Lesson Zero)

In unspecified chronological order...

Princess Luna participates in Nightmare Night.

Twilight celebrates her birthday in Canterlot.

Salesponies Flim and Flam visit Ponyville. The Apple family beats them in a cider-making competition.

Possible deviation: Flim and Flam beat the Apple family and bulldoze Sweet Apple Acres.

Spike adopts a baby phoenix and names him Peewee.

Cranky Doodle Donkey moves to Ponyville. Pinkie Pie befriends him by reuniting him with Matilda.

In unspecified chronological order...

Spike celebrates what is stated to be his first birthday since moving to Ponyville. Excess)

Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake are born.

Cerberus briefly strays from the gates of Tartarus and attacks Ponyville. During this time, Lord Scorpan escapes imprisonment.

"S.o.C.": After 1122 years

Beginning of spring

Queen Chrysalis, the leader of the changelings, infiltrates Canterlot and takes Princess Cadance's place.

Possible deviation: Chrysalis and the changelings succeed in taking over Equestria, driving many ponies away into hiding. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, Cutie Re-Mark: Changelingverse)

Twilight is invited to her brother Shining Armor's wedding to Princess Cadance.

Twilight rescues the real Princess Cadance from captivity, and Queen Chrysalis and the changelings are ultimately defeated by the power of Cadance and Shining Armor's love.

Princess Cadance and Shining Armor are married.

-about 2 weeks later

After a thousand years, the Crystal Empire reappears. King Sombra, in a weakened shadow form, attempts to regain control.

The Crystal Fair is held 3 times a year in the Crystal Empire.

(Spring, Summer, and Autumn.)

Possible deviation: King Sombra retakes control of the Empire and spreads his influence over the rest of Equestria. The Great Crystal War occurs.

Twilight is sent to the Crystal Empire to help save it as part of a test by Princess Celestia, and her friends accompany her.

Twilight finds the Crystal Heart and sends Spike to deliver it. With the Crystal Heart in place, the Crystal Ponies use the "love and light within" them to defeat Sombra. Cadance is recognized as the "Crystal Princess". Spike becomes known as "Great and Honorable Spike the Brave and Glorious" in the Crystal Empire for his role.

Season 3

In unspecified chronological order...

Babs Seed visits Ponyville and becomes a member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Trixie returns to Ponyville with the Alicorn Amulet and beats Twilight in a magic duel. With the help of her friends, Twilight tricks Trixie into relinquishing the Alicorn Amulet and saves Ponyville.

A little over a year before the events of the FDTL, Shining Sea, her husband and Bright Spark moved to the Crystal Empire.

After 1 month, Shining Sea's husband died of an illness.

Rainbow Dash takes Scootaloo under her wing.

Twilight Sparkle discovered after her research in a Crystal realm that the crystals in the realm can transform a normal pony into a Crystal Pony.

But this transformation doesn't happen for everyone. (For example, if a normal pony stays in the Crystal Realm for a month, there is a chance that it will become a Crystal Pony.)

If it doesn't transform into a crystal pony after that, it won't transform anymore.)

So it is quite certain that crystal ponies used to be normal ponies.

(Hence the crystal ponies Shining Sea and Bright Spark.)

Rainbow Dash enrolls at the Wonderbolt Academy.

Princess Celestia has Discord released from his stone prison on the terms of being reformed, a feat which Fluttershy accomplishes.

Spike returns Peewee to his parents.

The Crystal Empire is selected as the next location for the Equestria Games.

Twilight Sparkle completes Star Swirl the Bearded's unfinished spell and creates new magic. She is crowned an Alicorn princess.

two weeks later

(early summer)

My Little Pony Equestria Girls

Twilight attends her first princess summit in the Crystal Empire.

Sunset Shimmer steals Twilight's crown and escapes to the human world via the Crystal Mirror.

Twilight and Spike follow Sunset to the human world and meet human counterparts of their pony friends.

With the help of her human friends, Twilight defeats Sunset Shimmer and recovers her crown.

The Dazzlings witness Sunset Shimmer's defeat.

1 week later

Princess Twilight Sparkle

Plunderseed vines planted by Discord long ago emerge from the Everfree Forest and begin invading Equestria, capturing Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

Twilight and her friends return the Elements of Harmony to the Tree of Harmony and destroy the plunderseeds.

The Chest of Harmony appears.

The Summer Sun Celebration is held in Canterlot.

Season 4

Twilight and her friends start keeping a friendship journal.

In unspecified chronological order...

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are chosen to be Ponyville's flag-carriers at the Equestria Games.

Rarity obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony.

Rainbow Dash obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony.

Fluttershy obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (It Ain't Easy Being Breezies)

Maud Pie leaves on her rocktorate dissertation. During this time, she finds Starlight Glimmer in the middle of constructing a village in which everyone is made to be "equal".

Applejack obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony.

"S.o.C.": After 1123 years

Spring End

Rainbow Dash adopts a turtle as a pet and names him Tank. (May the best pet win!)

Change in the episode: Twilight is an alicorn.

Tank does not appear in these three episodes.

(Season 3 episode 3, Season 3, Season 3 episode 11, season 3 episode 13)

Tank is featured in these episodes: (season 4 episode 12,18,21)

Pinkie Pie gets the key to the Box of Harmony.

Rainbow Dash passes the Wonderbolts reserve exam.

The Equestria Games take place in the Crystal Empire.

Beginning of summer

Kingdom of Twilight

Lord Scorpan escapes from Tartarus and convinces Discord to join him in his campaign to drain all of Equestria of its magic.

Possible deviation: Lord Scorpan rises to power and lays waste to all of Equestria.

The Golden Oak Library is destroyed by Lord Scorpan.

Twilight Sparkle obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony.

Twilight and her friends unlock the Chest of Harmony and obtain Rainbow Power. With this power, they defeat Lord Scorpan and imprison him in Tartarus again.

The Castle of Friendship appears in Ponyville.

4 days later

My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

Six moons after the events of My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Canterlot High School holds a musical showcase.

Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk enroll at Canterlot High and turn the musical showcase into a battle of the bands.

Twilight Sparkle returns to the human world and helps the Rainbooms defeat the Dazzlings.

5 days later

The Cutie Map

The Cutie Map appears in the Friendship Rainbow Kingdom castle, and Twilight and her friends follow it to Starlight Glimmer's village.

Starlight Glimmer uses her magic to remove Twilight and her friends' cutie marks.

With the help of the villagers, Twilight and her friends defeat Starlight Glimmer, who escapes, and get their cutie marks back.

8 days later.

(four days after the summer sun celebration.)

(From darkness to Light) (FDTL)

The War of the Sky Tear begins (lasts 52 days)

(See FDTL events.)

(The Crystal Fair took place between the day of Sombra's coronation and the day of the wedding of Sombra and Shining Sea.)

Possible variation: the shadow thing eventually attacks Equestria.

2 weeks later, after the start of the War of the Sky Tear.

The friendship games.

"Sunset Shimer finds it odd that she hasn't been able to connect with Twilight Sparkle for a long time, but her friends reassure her that there's nothing wrong."

The Friendship Games are held at Canterlot High School.

Sunset Shimmer defeats human Twilight after she transforms into Midnight Sparkle.

Human Twilight transfers from Crystal Prep Academy to Canterlot High.

After the events of The Cutie Re-Mark, Princess Twilight meets her human counterpart.

3 weeks later.

My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree

The students of Canterlot High School take a trip to Camp Everfree.

Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, and their friends develop new magical powers.

The Mane Seven defeat Gloriosa Daisy when her overzealous desire to save the camp from closing leads to her transforming into a monster.

The campers organize a Crystal Gala fundraiser to raise money to save the camp.

Twilight returns to the human world on the 13th day after the Sky Tears disappear.

She explains to her friends what happened, then meets her human counterpart.

In the human world a few weeks later

Equestria Girls:

The Equestria Girls take their final exams.

They put on a school play at Canterlot High School

Season 5

In unspecified chronological order...

The Golden Oak Library's remains are fashioned into a chandelier for Twilight's castle throne room.

Babs Seed obtains her cutie mark.

Tank goes into hibernation for what is stated to be the first winter since Rainbow Dash adopted him.

Season 5 episode 13 is not happening! (because the FDTL storyline makes the episode conflicting)

Season 5 episode 20 will swap places with the Mlp Best gift ever special.

Changes to the special.

-Spike can't fly.

-The young 6 members have no role in the episode.

-The reformed shifters do not appear in the final scenes, Starlight and Trixie do not appear.

But instead, in one scene, Sombra, Shining Sea and Bright Spark are seen celebrating Hearth's warming eve together.

The Grand Galloping Gala is held again, and the event is almost ruined by Discord and the Smooze.

The Cutie Map summons Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash to Griffonstone.

Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda are married.

The Grand Equestria Pony Summit is held in Canterlot.

Equestria forges new friendship ties with Yakyakistan.

Rarity opens a boutique in Canterlot.

Wind Rider is discharged from the Wonderbolts.

The Cutie Map summons Applejack and Rarity to Manehattan. Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh compete in the Sisterhooves Social.

Bright Spark travels with her parents to Ponyville, where she and the cutie mark crusaders receive their cutie marks. (Bright Spark's cutie mark will be a spark)

Shortly afterwards (in about 1 week), part 8 of season 7 will follow.

At the end of this episode Sugarbell and Big Mac will be a couple.

Princess Cadance and Shining Armor announce that they're having a baby.

The Cutie Map summons Twilight and Fluttershy to the Smokey Mountains.

The Helping Hooves music festival is held in Ponyville, with Coloratura as the headlining act.

"S.o.C.": After 1124 years

Mid-Spring

The Cutie Re-Mark

Starlight Glimmer travels back in time to prevent filly Rainbow Dash from performing her first sonic rainboom.

As a result of Starlight's interference with history, several alternate timelines are created.

After several attempts, Twilight foils Starlight's efforts to change history.

Starlight Glimmer is reformed, and Twilight takes her on as a pupil.

End of Spring.

The crystallization

Flurry Heart accidentally shatters the two Crystal Hearts, and the Crystal Empire is threatened with eternal winter.

The Mane 6 and their friends will restore and combine the two crystal hearts with the crystallization ritual of Flurry Heart.

The crystal-beacon heart is created.