Who Is The Hardest Working Mane 6 Character Aside From Applejack?

[Shanks 10,816]

It is obvious even to people who aren't major fans of Applejack that is one hard working pony, but who is the hardest working mane 6 character aside from her? There are other hard working mane 6 characters as well like Twilight who studies very hard or Rainbow Dash who has trained hard to meet her goal of becoming a Wonderbolt. But I think the hardest working aside from Applejack is Rarity, Rarity has built a very successful business which often caters to Equestria's elite in addition to your average every day ponies. As the son of a former restaurant owner I can tell you firsthand that running a business no matter what the business is a lot of hard work and can often take many years for a business the become successful.

 

Rarity has been shown to put a great deal of effort into her designs combing her natural inspiration for what she thinks would look good and the requests of her clients. Many of Rarity's designs have rare jewels in them which often requires her to use her to do a big of digging though the smitten young dragon Spike is often happy to lend a claw in this. It has shown on many occasions that Rarity often has to meet strict deadlines and in one case had to even pull an all nighter to finish a major order during the episode where Fluttershy babysat the cutie mark crusaders.

[Wingnut 6,990]

Applejack's work ethic is well known even among fans who aren't very fond of her.  Rarity's dedication to her craft is also obvious.  One of the things that strike me about the Mane 6 ponies is, when you think about it, there isn't a lazy member among them. 

 

Rainbow Dash is often seen napping in the clouds, but you know at other times she's either doing her weather patrol duties or training hard to improve her already elite flyer status. 

 

Fluttershy may not look like she's working "hard" but she is always working diligently with her animals.  She can't rush certain things with animals depending on their specific needs. 

 

Pinkie Pie is either working hard making pastries or putting a smile on ponies faces. 

 

And do I really need to explain what a dedicated student Twilight is? 

 

I wish I could vote for all the above.  Applejack is the obvious number one because she's the last one who will allow herself to take a break when she needs it.  That's why you wisely asked us to identify the second hardest working pony.  This is actually a very difficult call for me to make.  While Fluttershy, Pinkie, and RD are by no means lazy, they don't push themselves quite as hard and as often as Rarity and Twilight do.  I can't decide between these two right now.  If I come up with a choice, I will come back later. 

 

EDIT:  I have decided that Twilight is harder working than Rarity, but only by the slimmest of margins.  Twilight encompasses a whole list of great qualities which will make her an important leader for all of Equestria in the future.  Princess Celestia saw it from the first day she set foot into Canterlot's school.  She knows the great effort Twilight applies to academic matters will carry over into all of her future endeavors. 

Edited March 24, 2013 by Wingnut

[An Old Head 4,816]

In order, I would put the hardest working ponies like this.

• Applejack
• Rarity
• Twilight Sparkle
• Fluttershy
• Pinkie Pie
• Rainbow Dash

Applejack is a given.

 

Rarity is very often seen with a lot on her plate. With her boutique gaining so much attention, you see all these famous clientele wanting a load of dresses - Hoity Toity ordering sixty dresses total, after she'd spent so much time making the original five. Rarity being unable to spend time with Sweetie Belle because of all her work orders. Also, she gets furious when something goes wrong in her boutique, such as the CMC using the gold cloth she had spun in Stare Master, and Sweetie Belle cleaning up her organised chaos - it makes you think that any slight interruption to her work processes are really grave. She must have a lot of work.

 

Twilight often spends the entire day reading book after book, studying for Celestia. Need I say more? Although, she was allotted the library as a living space by Celestia, so I don't think she has any actual paid occupation. Her studies must be her "work", and she is still very set on them. They're acknowledged to be pretty important too - Pinkie Pie says, in Party Of One, "Your studies come first!"

 

Fluttershy's job, taking care of animals, isn't a very demanding job, but she still spends a decent amount of time on it. It's hard whether to define her caretaker work as actual work, or a simple hobby. Nonetheless, she evidently doesn't put in work that doesn't come naturally, unlike Twilight and Rarity. It's also something that we see her doing in most of the scenes she's in, so time-wise she is clearly dedicated to it.

 

There are quite a few scenes with Pinkie Pie doing her job, baking in Sugarcube Corner. But for the most part, she seems to be in a load of other places, generally having fun or pulling pranks. She also throws and hosts a multitude of parties, but we're not told if that's paid work alongside her job as a baker. If it is, then she'd be somewhat higher on the list - but it seems like a hobby. Pinkie Pie is also a very efficient pony, and we see her do a lot of things with remarkable speed - apply this to her own job, and she's done it in an instant. She doesn't put in effort, because she does it effortlessly.

 

Rainbow Dash being in last place is also a given. One of her clearly defined traits is... laziness. She spends a wealth of time sleeping, and we almost never see her at her job of organising the weather aside from a few scenes. Most of the time she's doing aerial tricks, hoping to wow the Wonderbolts, but her high confidence levels leave her to think that she's easily got time left over (both from aerial tricks and from Ponyville weather patrol) to sleep/read Daring Do books.

Edited March 24, 2013 by Flipturn ツ

[Kitsuneirou 21]

I think Twilight is probably the hardest working, considering all the effort she's put into saving Equestria about 3 or 4 times.

 

I'd put applejack in second place, just because of all the work she put into sweet apple acres, and Rarity at third, for spending all her time, well, working on dresses and stuff. Dash is fourth, because she spends alot of time training for the wonderbolts, but she can let her ego get the best of her. I don't really think fluttershy and pinkie do much, fluttershy has to deal with Angel's attitude and pinkie, well, she sits in front of a counter all day.

 

Bias set aside here, since fluttershy and pinkie are my favorite mane 6 ponies.

[Harmonic Revelations 8,835]

Title, error. *twitches*

 

No, but seriously. Out of all the Mane six, I'd have to say that Applejack works the hardest, at the very least she physically works the hardest.

[~Chaotic Fireball~ 499]

In this order:

Applejack

Rarity

Twilight

Rainbow Dash

Pinkie Pie

Fluttershy

 

AJ is a farm-pony, so she naturally works hard.

Rarity works hard to become a designer, and usually she is making dresses.

Twilight has to study hard to keep her brain nimble so that she can remain Celestia's #1 student.

Rainbow Dash likes to nap, but when she isn't napping, she's training hard to become a Wonderbolt.

Pinkie Pie is pretty laidback and doesn't really work much, but I guess baking cakes and candy and stuff counts as work.

Fluttershy, the quietest and least active of the ponies. She doesn't do all that much in my opinion, except for helping critters and stuff.

[Shanks 10,816]

I think Twilight is probably the hardest working, considering all the effort she's put into saving Equestria about 3 or 4 times.

True but her friends the other elements of harmony played just as much of a role in those situations as Twilight did so they all saved Equestria 3 or 4 times.

[Kitsuneirou 21]

True but her friends the other elements of harmony played just as much of a role in those situations as Twilight did so they all saved Equestria 3 or 4 times.

Of course, but most of the times, it happened because of something Twi did, for example, In A Canterlot wedding, if Twi hadn't been doubtful of Chrysalis, nobody would have noticed anything and just gone along with it.

[Retro*Derpy 3,183]

Well, siding Applejack, you see Rarity making countless dresses during the show, so I'll say she would be the hardest working one besides applejack. Followed by Fluttershy instead of Twilight simply because you see Fluttershy having to go out and take care of animals just like Applejack, finding food and brining it back and curing the animals when they are sick. After Fluttershy would than be Twilight, for the amount of hours in suspense studies. Than Pinkie Pie for she has to make all those parties and they can be a hassle to maintain  Than that leaves RD napping on the clouds   

[Scootalove 10,689]

I'm going with Applejack because, she is a very hard working pony when it comes to working on the apple farm.

 

Here is the order of hard working Mane 6 characters besides Applejack:

1. Twilight Sparkle
2. Rainbow Dash
3. Rarity
4. Pinkie Pie
5. Fluttershy

[Sugar Cube 4,843]

After Applejack, I would say Rarity is the hardest worker. You can't single-hoofedly run a business and NOT be busy, even if it's a slow day. Rarity says dress making is easy, but we all know it's not, especially when she has to make stunning outfits for all of her friends - twice. And that's just the dresses. She always goes out of her way to give someone a head-to-toe makeover, just out of generosity of course.

 

Twilight Sparkle is a workaholic in her own right. She's always working her brain with the help of her books and her letters to the Princess. And being the leader of the group who possesses the most powerful Element of Harmony, she has to do a lot of tough hero work too!

 

Rainbow Dash is definitely on the lazy side. She loves taking cloud naps and relaxing with her friends, but since she can finish all of her jobs in ten seconds flat, she's earned the right to be. When push comes to shove, she's always quick to perform for her friends in times of need, and when it comes to working her way up to becoming a Wonderbolt, she's an incredibly motivated and ambitious worker.

 

Fluttershy has the task of taking care of any and all kinds of animals whenever they need her. While this type of job is bound to keep Fluttershy very busy at times, it's probably not the toughest job, at least not for her, since she is naturally gifted with animals. So while her job isn't as demanding as some, she has the incentive to work as hard as any pony if she needs to.

 

Pinkie Pie is a party animal who loves making people happy. But between babysitting the Cakes and helping run Sugarcube Corner, she is certainly no slouch either. But as evidenced in Magical Mystery Cure, Pinkie is a pony who wants to have fun, and not do a lot of chores. I would say she's the least hardest worker, but her job as the town's sweetheart who makes everypony happy is still a job only Pinkie Pie can do.

Edited March 24, 2013 by Sugar Cube

[pinkiefan1287 610]

The second hardest worker I would have to say is Pinkie Pie.

 

Pinkie Pie is the second hardest worker because, it most be hard trying to find ways to make everypony in town happy. Some may need other ways to be happy and it's up to Pinkie to find away to make them smile. She even goes to far lightness to make others happy like in a, Friend in Deed. Not to mention learning everyones birthday. Also she works at Sugar cube corner baking treats and seating up parties, inviting ponies to the parties, not to mention baby sitting Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake. Which most be a hoof full with the flying, the super strength, the chewing, and the random magic.

 

So I give it to Pinkie Pie that she is the hardest worker.

Edited March 25, 2013 by pinkiefan1287

[Stratos 109]

What!? how many years of training do you think it took to be able to match Twilight Sparkle magically and Applejack physically?  Did you even SEE her morning workout routine?

 

Pinkie Pie!

[Shanks 10,816]

The second hardest worker I would have to say is Pinkie Pie.

Now that is a rather unexpected answer I don't usually picture a party animal to be a hard worker but I guess it is true that it is hard to make everypony happy and nopony goes out of their way to make everypony happy like Pinkie Pie does.

[9x18 24]

I'd have to go with either Twilight Sparkle or Rarity for the next-hardest working ponies after Applejack - it's a tough call.

 

It's not always clear when Twilight is shown reading or studying whether it is an assignment or for personal knowledge, but she certainly seems to have the highest percentage of her time allocated to work (school) - either studies or mediating/fixing problems.

 

Rarity would be for the reasons given above. When there's work to be done for her business, she definitely gives 110%. Similar to Twilight, her work and hobbies/interests overlap, so even when she is designing attire for her own use, there is a benefit to her work from practice.

[Sir.Flutter Hooves 2,953]

It goes like this:

 

1. Applejack: She runs Sweet Apple Acres and does it very well. Gets up early, feeds the animals, and does her chores.

 

2. Rarity: Runs a fashion boutique, makes dresses, and she finds her own materials.

 

3. Twilight: Works everyday on her magic, fixes spells, and sometimes fits in a letter to Celestia, but not so much in the third season.

 

4. Fluttershy: Takes care of sick and hurt animals, while also socializing with said animals on a daily basis.

 

5.  Pinkie Pie: Works at SugarCube Corner, makes cupcakes (not the mad kind  ) and eats 2X her body weight in sweets everyday.

 

6. Rainbow Dash: Flys around and tries to get into the Wonderbolts. Never really see her try anything hard except help AJ tear her barn down. 

 

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[Hodni 7]

like most replies here, Im pretty sure its clear that all the Mane 6 are hard workers in their own respective fields.

Applejack practically runs the whole farm alongside Big Mac. Wakes up early, feed the farm animals, plow the fields, harvest the apples, prolly delivers apples to the retailers, and from time to time repairs structures in the farm that need fixing (I assume that's what she does coz thats what I used to do with my dad in his farm when I was a young)

Twilight works hard in the realm of academics, studies magic. Tries to create new spells. Researches old spells. And occasionally save Ponyville too. It may not be physical labor like Applejack does but as any of you who have ever crammed studies in college..can attest to how hard it gets. (On don't forget how Twilight can get obsessive on fixing everyone's problems)

Pinky Pie works with the cakes in Sugarcube corner. Bakes stuff, makes ponyville laugh, also recently a part time baby sitter for two.
And we all know she gives it her all when performing. Remember how she sang for each of her friends to invite them to Gummie's party? I guess its just not as noticeable coz she has always makes sure to have fun while doing it. But we all know that comedians sometimes cry inside.

Rarity also works hard. Aside from having to design clothes (Believe me, its HARD to design clothes), She sews them herself. She gathers the materials herself as well. Well at least the gems that is. Basically make the whole thing run systemically to sustain the business.

Fluttershy basically runs a 24-hour daycare center. Except in her case she takes care of animals. She is a full time Babysitter/Veterinarian. She patiently tends to every animal's needs and welfare. Imagine being a nursemaid to all those critters. Ever tried being left in charge of babysitting your younger sibling? Imagine having a house full of them.

Rainbowdash maintains Ponyville's weather and hones her skills to get into the Wonderbolts. She doesnt use her status as an Element of Harmony take the easy path in. She actually auditions to get the part like any pagasi would. Perhaps she may only seem not as hardworking as the others because of the naps she takes on the clouds. But that could simply mean she finishes her job fast enough to earn herself freetime.

[Homura Akemi 974]

Rarity. Those dresses don't make themselves. Sure, Twilight, studying is hard, but making dresses is harder. Think about the amount of stress Rarity was under making the gala dresses, only for them to be rejected at first.

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Rarity. She exhausts herself on making clothes, physically and mentally, on top of running her own business pretty much alone. I admire her and Applejack equally.

[Ghost 173]

 I agree with the posters who said either Rarity or Twilight.

 

 Rarity obviously has to be a hard worker. Owning her own business and making all those dresses can't be easy and must be very time consuming.  

 

 Twilight also is one of the hardest workers. She put in tons of time to learn all those spells, plus she's almost constantly reading and studying magic. She has also most likely read all those books in her library, and judging from her ability to know which book correlates to which problem she's facing, and know approximately what section she needs to look at beforehand, she has probably read many books multiple times. That or she has an amazing memory, which is probably true as well. 

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

Pretty sure Rarity works hardest of all of the mane 6 ponies I mean she sews all of her dresses alone Applying her own Rules of Rarity into each dress 

 

 

I mean applejacks got a family helping her  Rarity works on her own <3 such determination <3

[SteveMorison 404]

Applejack: Does several chores helping to keep her farm running

 

Rarity: Works her scrubbied buffied pedied hooves to the nub making dresses

 

Twilight: Always studying and has increasing princess parties

 

Fluttershy: Has to take care of all the animals

 

Pinkie Pie: baking and organising parties

 

Rainbow Dash: A bit on the lazy side but as mentioned she can do jobs quickly so she earns herself time.

[Guest]

For me, I would say Rarity. She often puts in extreme effort to create her works of fabulosity.  Having said that, all of the Mane 6 work hard in their own way with regards to their particular roles/duties.

[Dark Horse 12,961]

I would have say Rarity. We've seen first hand on multiple occasions how much stress she willingly puts herself under just to ensure the end result is the best it can be. Especially generous of her really since clothing isn't exactly a regular concern with Equestria's inhabitants.

[Arrowstormen 62]

It's a bit tough to say. Rarity was my first thought, since a lot of her episodes focus on her working hard on her dresses, but we've also seen Twilight putting in a ton of work organizing and planning things.