Octavia
Octavia, ready to play her cello
Other names	Octy, 'Tavi, Octavia Philharmonica, Octavia Melody
Kind	Earth pony
Sex	Female
Fan voice(s)	Eileen "EileMonty" Montgomery ("I Am Octavia" (Titanium Parody) {song}) DragonKnightTiara (Epic Wub Time) Wollffeey (The Vinyl Scratch Tapes adaptation by Midnight Magic Productions) Max Gilardi (PONY.MOV)

Octavia is the fan name given to a dark gray earth pony who appeared in The Best Night Ever. In that episode she is part of the band that provides music for the Grand Galloping Gala, and plays a large stringed instrument. Though she has no dialogue, her cultured look and expressions won her a great deal of notice from fans. She also appeared as one of the muscians performing at the Garden Party in Sweet and Elite.

Contents 1 Personality 2 Relationships 3 Origin of name 4 Instrument 5 Gallery 6 See also 6.1 Fan fiction examples 7 References 8 Comments

PersonalityEdit

Octavia stands out by virtue of being an earth pony capable of playing the double bass or cello. She's normally a cultured, sophisticated pony who enjoys classical music and is often placed in juxtaposition to Vinyl Scratch and her wild hip-hop personality. Vinyl usually tries to get "Octy" to lighten up, if she's not hating on Octavia's music preferences, and the pair usually develop some kind of friendship if they ever meet in a story. Due to her nickname "Octy", she is occasionally depicted as an octopus with a pony face in fan art, sometimes in conjunction with "Seapony Lyra".

RelationshipsEdit

Due to a similarity in coloring, she is sometimes taken as one of Pinkie Pie's sisters. As mentioned above, she is usually portrayed as friend, roommate, or romantic partner to Vinyl Scratch. Epic Wub Time, for instance, sees them merely as flat mates, while Beethoofen Virus ships them explicitly. My Roommate is a Vampire portrays both these things.

She is also commonly shipped with other musicians in the show, such as the ponies performing with her in the episodes The Best Night Ever and Sweet and Elite like Frederic Horseshoepin in the fan fiction This Nearly Was Mine. These shipping are far less common than her shippings with Vinyl Scratch, and are usually used in stories where the two mares are specifically not shipped together.^{[citation needed]}

When her childhood is portrayed, her parents are frequently depicted as strict and forcing Octavia to learn an instrument.^{[FF 1][FF 2][FF 3]} A humorous take on that concept is shown in the short comic A slice of life: Octavia by Dreatos.

Origin of nameEdit

At least two people claim to have come up with the name "Octavia" independently.^[1][2]

Hasbro has since confirmed her name as Octavia. On the 27th of Hasbro's series of 84 collector's cards, Octavia was featured with DJ Pon-3, with the description, "DJ Pon-3 and Octavia may both be at the top of their musical games, but their careers are very, very different! You can find Octavia at garden parties and galas performing prim and proper classical music on her cello. On the other hoof, DJ Pon-3 feels at home behind her turntables, laying down sick beats and wearing her trademark sunglasses. Are these two bitter rivals, or are they long-time friends? Will they ever perform a duet? Only time will tell!"

InstrumentEdit

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Within the fandom, there is much debate over whether the instrument Octavia plays is a cello or a double bass, with those arguing it's a double bass pointing out that cello is usually played sitting down, and those arguing it's a cello pointing to official sources calling it as such, such as the official trading card, Jayson Thiessen (the show's director),^[3] and William Anderson.^{[4][citation needed]}

GalleryEdit

Octavia image gallery

See alsoEdit

• Octavia Melody on the FiM Wiki

Fan fiction examplesEdit

1. ↑ "Changing Octaves" by Pen Stroke & Batty Gloom.
2. ↑ "The Sound of Equestria" by Genevapony.
3. ↑ "The Strings of Madness" by Thehunt.

ReferencesEdit