Tracy Tailspin is a female Earth pony in the fifth generation of My Little Pony. She debuted in My Little Pony: Kenbucky Roller Derby issue 1. She is retired derby legend who is currently a farmer at her own apple orchard.
Personality[]
Tracy is a tough yet kind pony. She takes a motherly role in teaching Sunny how to skate and reassuring her when things go wrong. She is no less tough though, being abrasive and snatching up the apple Sunny and Pipp were going to eat, confronting the two about being in her orchard. Tracy is also very eager and talkative, loving to show other ponies around and know more about them.
Appearance[]
Tracy Tailspin is large earth pony mare with a grayish persian blue coat, off-white fetlocks, a dusty phthalo blue patch around her muzzle, and an off-white blaze. Her mane is tri-color with stripes of off-white, tan peach, and orange. Her mane is in a tri star like shape, with a bang going straight up in a teardrop, with the rest of her mane parting out symmetrically on both sides. She also has large, tan peach colored hooves.
Tracy's reference sheet
In her skate wear she wears a styled helmet and skates with two lighting bolts painted over here eyes. In her farm wear she wears a cowboy hat, an aqua colored neckerchief, and straps around her waist that carry a pouch in each side which she carries her lasso in.
Media[]
My Little Pony: Kenbucky Roller Derby[]
First appears in Issue #1, Sunny and Pipp go to her to get her to train Sunny, but can't find her. They take a break and try to eat the apples on the tree above them but Tracy lassos the apple out of their hooves, demanding to know why they're here before realizing it's actually Princess Pipp. Tracy gives them a meal and talks to them in her apple themed home, talking about her past and how she wasn't a great captain. She then trains Sunny in the custom ring she has behind her house.
Tracy also appears in Issue #2.
Trivia[]
- Her design was first shown publicly in Cover A of Kenbucky Roller Derby Issue 2.
- Her design and association calls back to the Apple Family, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash.
- Tracy Tailspin was designed by artist Natalie Haines.[1]
- She is inspired by Friesian Derby Horses.