How old are the ponies?

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

I place all of the Mane Six as the pony equivalent to young adults, around the 20-25ish range in human years. For me the eldest are Rarity and AJ, with the youngest being Pinkie and the rest falling somewhere in the middle. The CMC are all prepubescent girls, like 9-12 as a rough estimate.

[Frostgage 7,975]

This is always how I've imagined them:

 

Mane 6: 17-21

Spike: 12

CMC's: 8-11

 

I don't know. Just seems to fit.

Edited March 12, 2014 by Frostgage

[Khaoios 1,970]

Not to jump overboard, but i want to thank the mod who moved it.............strangely, the search didn't find it......Oh well, at least there is one,

 

Since im here:

 

Mane Six:

Twilight Sparkle: 20

Fluttershy: 21

Pinkie Pie: 20

Rainbow Dash: 20

Applejack: 20

Rarity: 21

 

Other Characters:

Shining Armor: 25

Cadance: 25

Spitfire: 22

Soarin: 23

Fleetfoot: 23

 

Pretty much their the same age, IMO.

Edited March 26, 2014 by Promethean Alicorn

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

, hiya . Just letting you know that there was a thread for us to talk about how old we think MLP characters are, and that yours has been merged with it. Thanks for trying to find it though , I know the search is super annoying most of the time .

 

I've always looked at the Mane Six being in their late teens/early twenties and the CMC as being 11 or 12 or 13. As for others, I wouldn't be surprised if Spitfire was in her early thirties or something like that.

[Jen12x 24]

I think Rarity is older, maybe 28 or so. Pinkie and Rainbow Dash about 17 and the others in between.

[Remi 1,309]

Old enough, man.

*ba-dum tss*

Ugh, I'll see myself out.

[Felix 1,363]

Well, according to this photo right here:

 

 

RainbowDash is 41. (Assuming the candles go all the way around at roughly the same number as shown at the front)

 

So...roll that off your brain I guess. Lol.

Edited March 12, 2014 by FeIix

[CT-1138 3,182]

My estimates:

 

Twilight: 20

Pinkie Pie: 22

Applejack: 22

Rarity: 24

Fluttershy: 23

Rainbow Dash: 20

CMC: 12

[Red Cedar 1,408]

I'm going to add my two cents in and pretty much agree with the whole thread. The Mane 6 all seem to be in their early twenties, especially as they all either have jobs or own their own businesses. I'd dispute whether Rarity is the oldest, though. She may simply like to give off an affectation of refinement around everypony that leads others to believe she's more mature than her years suggest. Likewise, I'd put Twilight Sparkle at the lower end of the age range along with Rainbow Dash. Dashie's less mature, but, for all intents and purposes, Twilight's a university student. If I had to take a stab at which of the Mane 6 was the oldest based on her character, I'd say it was Fluttershy.

 

The Cutie Mark Crusaders I'd put at around 12, just old enough to start thinking about what it means to be themselves.

 

Spike I'd put at about 15. He's probably around that old in reality (at least, relative to Twilight Sparkle) and his mannerisms reflect that. His problem, however, is that he's a teenager still stuck in the physical body of a toddler.

[HeroSparks 232]

I think I'm gonna go with the general consensus that they're mostly in their early 20's. Twilight and Shining Armor are only a few years apart and since most people I think tend to marry in their mid/late 20's Twilight would be about 21, so around the college graduate age, just starting out on her own. Rarity I'm going to agree is the oldest with around 24 based on that she has a successful small business. Fluttershy I'm going to place at 21 because she's been on her own for at least a little bit, however she's tricky to place because she's a year older than Pinkie Pie. Pinkie and Rainbow I'm going to both place at 20. The reason being is that Rainbow turns 21 (see explanation below). And I know Rainbow and Fluttershy were in the same flight class but Fluttershy was a weak flier and was probably held back so that's my explanation for that. Applejack is another one that's pretty tricky to place but I'm going to say 21 on her as well. I know she essentially runs the farm but it's a family farm so she's been doing the work since a very young age and is very familiar with it (grew up with a family ranch, first hand experience). Applejack is also a middle child though so you also have to keep in mind Big Mac and Apple Bloom. Big Mac would probably be about 24-25 being good friends with Cheerilee (young teacher also probably about 25-26) and based that the same gap between him and Apple Bloom is probably roughly the same gap as between Rarity and Sweetie Belle with the CMC being 12-13. So, going back to Applejack, her age can't be high enough as to cross over with Big Mac, but also can't be low enough to interfere with her effectively running the farm. Also, based on how close she is with Rainbow Dash, they probably have to be pretty close 
 

Well, according to this photo right here:

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RainbowDash is 41. (Assuming the candles go all the way around at roughly the same number as shown at the front)

So...roll that off your brain I guess. Lol.

I think the candles are all on the front and the reason I say this is because of the animation is showing all the information in the frame. You'll notice that all of the ponies are in a semi-circle around the front with the farthest back still being on the side. Hmmm, trying to word this so I don't talk a bunch of nonsense. Even though we know it's three dimensional with the depth and whatnot think of it like a 2D prop in a play and we, the audience, are viewing it straight on to give it the illusion of depth. But since we can't see it from any other angle, all the information has to be presented in the front where we can see it since they aren't going to tell us. (I'm pretty sure I still managed to make this sound like a bunch of nonsense.) 

[Felix 1,363]

I think the candles are all on the front and the reason I say this is because of the animation is showing all the information in the frame. You'll notice that all of the ponies are in a semi-circle around the front with the farthest back still being on the side. Hmmm, trying to word this so I don't talk a bunch of nonsense. Even though we know it's three dimensional with the depth and whatnot think of it like a 2D prop in a play and we, the audience, are viewing it straight on to give it the illusion of depth. But since we can't see it from any other angle, all the information has to be presented in the front where we can see it since they aren't going to tell us. (I'm pretty sure I still managed to make this sound like a bunch of nonsense.)

 

Oh, I was partially joking. But that makes sense yeah! I guess it makes more sense to say she's 21.

[Tetrakemy 221]

They are old enough to live on their own but keep in mind they are in a land of magic and live by different rules then ours.

 

They are still too naive, ignorant and immature in a lot of sense to be adults and Pinkie Pie DOES live with her parents still. They must be old enough to have responsibilities and in older times with the amount of stuff they have and since they have certain technology etc.

 

Taking everything into account. My best guess is that each of the six ponies are in between the ages of 13-15. The age gap between them must be short enough to have them peers and low enough to still be at that Naive and immature age while still having the Olden times responsibilities age group where kids took care of themselves at that age without being told etc.

 

So I would guess that Pinkie Pie is probably the youngest at 13 and the others are probably most likely 15....maybe 16 for applejack since she has the oldest sounding voice and embodies honesty and stuff Of course Rarity could also fall into this catagory as well.

 

They are all WAY too young to be in their 20's and be Adult adults.

 

 

 

 

Think about it! Have you ever seen alcohol in the show?

 

Twilight Sparkles " FIRST SLEEP OVER"

 

Sex or dating I.E Boyfriends or Girlfriends or anything like that?

 

Have you ever seen them have adult conversations that deal with anything complex?

 

Jobs? Other then pinkie pie and rarity?

 

Talk about Rent, Food, Taxes or anything like that?

 

 

Edit

 

oh and not to mention that ALL of the obvious adults whom are clearly adults in their 20's or older are BIGGER then them!

 

Notice how differently Pinkie Pie's parents look from her or Big Mac or any of the other older ponies! Some are the same size but they all have a certain mature look about them vs our Young Adult heroes.

Edited March 12, 2014 by Ramsey the Goat

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

Hey! I have a question. How old do you think the main ponies (Rarity, Fluttershy, Twilight, Rainbiw Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack,) might be? 16? 23? Possibly?

Please give an answer.

[Scootalove 10,689]

They are probably in their early 20s, we don't know for sure. That's how old I think they are.

[Wingnut 6,990]

Hi , FYI, the age of the ponies is one of the longest running discussions in the forum.  As such, I am merging your topic with this thread. 

 

Have a nice day. 

[Argumedies 1,748]

It has never been stated in canon.

 

I myself am a part of those who say that they are adults.

 

I speculate they range from 19-23 yes old (but that's my opinion)

[Castle Bleck 19,360]

Anywhere from 18 to 25, in my opinion.

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

My guess would be 15-25, but I really don't know, lol.

[Envy Noson 39]

I feel they're all older than 20 years old

[Argumedies 1,748]

Well in this latest episode they come right out and show Sweetie Bell at five years old.

 

That alone blows away all the notions of age in actual equine ageing. So human years of ageing is now canon

 

Clearly she's now double + that age in current canon ( I'm guessing between 10 - 12)

 

Clearly Rarity is much older and I would guess around 22

[DoubleRainbow_Dash 317]

Considering the Equestria school system seems to be different than ours I would guess they got out of school earlier than we normally would. So I would gander they are between 18-20 years old as of right now.

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

These are my estimates

 

Twilight & Rarity: 17 yrs

 

Fluttershy: 16 yrs

 

Pinkie pie, Applejack, & Rainbow dash: 15 yrs

Edited March 27, 2014 by Times Core

[Ihei 713]

I honestly only know one of their ages, and that's RD's. In "Pinkie Pride," Rainbow is blowing out her candles. I counted the candles and there was 21, so I'm guessing she's 21. I think Fluttershy might be the oldest, since, well, she was ridiculously tall as a filly.

[Argumedies 1,748]

These are my estimates

 

Twilight & Rarity: 17 yrs

 

Fluttershy: 16 yrs

 

Pinkie pie, Applejack, & Rainbow dash: 15 yrs

Rainbow Dash had 21 candles on her cake and Fluttershy has stated that she's a year older then Pinky.

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

Rainbow Dash had 21 candles on her cake and Fluttershy has stated that she's a year older then Pinky.

that's what I get for not paying attention to the minor details...

 the candle thing not the fluttershy thing I already knew that.

 

So let me try and edit my Estimates...

 

Twilight & Rarity: 23

 

Fluttershy: 22

 

Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack: 21

 

does that make more sense now?