Dark pink straight and lavender curly mane and tail
Dark pink and purple straight
mane and tail
(Poor condition)
Coral/purple straight mane and tail
As with other members of the set, there are known variations
in Brightglow's release, mostly with respect to the hair. The
version most commonly found in North America has normally
silky dark pink and purple mane and tail (the one pictured is
one of my sister's rescued ponies and her hair is in poor
condition, but the texture is normally a lot smoother). This
version is also found in Europe and the UK and so is not an
exclusive. The other version, which is more commonly found in
the UK and Europe than North America has lavender and dark
pink mane and tail. The odd element of this is that the
lavender hair is normally curly, whilst the dark pink is
normally straight. The Brightglow pictured at the top of the
page is my childhood pony and her hair has been like that
since new (it was so hard to style her as a kid!).
Comparing Brightglow Versions
There is a third, more difficult to find version
(which I don't own, so no picture, sorry). Like the
variation of
Starglow, she has coral
instead of dark pink hair, and she is usually found in
the European/UK release (although the dark pink/purple
hair combinations are more common).
All these versions are made in China.
Brightglow's Character
Although I had Brightglow from new as a
child, I no longer have her backcard, and do not remember
clearly her backcard story. I have a feeling it had something
to do with birds, however, and this would seem to be supported
by her first appearance in the pony comic, where she stopped
behind her friends to help a little bird protect themselves
from the cold weather, and then to help the sandman build a
star stairway back to the moon. This depiction certainly
suggests she was a gentle pony with a kind heart - maybe a
peace dove?
Let's not ask what a hair blanket is. Hopefully not the same
as a hair shirt...
Brightglow does her bit for nature
My Little Pony Comic, 1992
