Princess Ponies and Dragons
Flash = yellow w/orange spines (Princess Amber)
Fiery = red w/yellow spines (Princess Pearl)
Prickles = all green (Princess Aquamarine)
Smokey = all blue (Princess Sapphire)
Spiny = lavender w/purple spines (Princess
Amethyst)
Sparks = pink w/reddish spines (Princess Ruby)
Details
Another odd difference this year
was the issue of the Princess Ponies, with baby dragons instead
of bushwoolies. These dragons featured extensively in the UK comics and
showed an independence in Britain for devising their own accessories. These
dragons, companions for Spike were extremely popular when new but got lost
or damaged easily and very few are now found second hand. All the dragons
stood in the same pose as Spike but instead of his rather slitty eyes had
big eyes, a feature repeated in the later reissue of Majesty's baby dragon
in the USA. Of all of the dragons, Flash and Fiery seem to be the hardest
to come by.
It seems that the wands and damsel
hats for the Princess Ponies may also have been different too in the UK.
The name alterations of the Princesses
in the UK and the US are as follows:
Princess Amethyst = Princess Sparkle
Princess Sapphire = Princess Royal
Blue
Princess Amber = Princess Starburst
Princess Aquamarine = Princess Serena
Princess Pearl = Princess Tiffany
Princess Ruby = Princess Primrose
Thanks to CLaire for the above scan of Princess Amethyst's UK backcard
:) This shows the princesses with their dragons and UK names clearly, as
well as indiciating their damsel hat colours. Please note that Princess
Amber's damsel is a paler shade of aqua in reality.
Click on the graphic to view full size (It is large and may take some
time to load)
Thanks to
http://www.graphicsbydezign.com/
for the background image