| Challenge of the Sphinx | |
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| April 2018 version. | |
| Event Information | |
| Type | Siege |
| Update Added | Update 4.2 |
| Rewards | |
| Running Time(s) | |
| April 6, 2018 - April ??, 2018 April 5, 2019 - April ??, 2019 | |
Challenge of the Sphinx was released on April 6th, 2018 as part of Update 4.2. It is a continuous event of Somnambula Springtime. It was re-run on April 5th, 2019.
Community[]
| Leaderboard #1 | Time Limit: 6 Days | |
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| Assign Characters to complete tasks and earn: Pharaonic Crowns. | ||
| Prize 1 (1-100) | Prize 2 (101-500) | Prize 3 (501-1000) |
| The Get On Inn | Novice Archaeologist | 27 20 (re-run) 
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Community Helpers[]
| Pony | Pharaonic Crowns Produced | Time |
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| Truffle | 2 | 46m 12s |
| Spring Rain(X2) | 4 | 1h 30m |
| Bassist Pony(X4) | 8 | 2h 12m |
| Sunshower(X4) | ? | ? |
| Clever Schoolpony(X4) | ? | ? |
| Game-Playin Schoolpony(X4) | ? | ? |
Somnambula: Greetings, everypony! Do you remember me? I am Somnambula -- advisor to Prince Hisan of Southern Equestria and currently... Not where I'm supposed to be.
Somnambula: Something very odd happened, and I found myself and my people... Transported here? Unfortunately, a giant, rather irritable Sphinx came along with us!
Somnambula: She is on a wee bit of a rampage right now... But the good news is, I know somepony who can stop her no matter what. Her name is Fluttershy!
Somnambula: But there is bad news... Fluttershy panicked and fled before I could stop her. Has anypony seen her?
Somnambula: A VERY serious filly seems to be searching high and low already... I'm not sure exactly why, but she seemed very busy. I didn't want to get in her way!
| Finding Fluttershy | |||
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| "Two VERY serious fillies seem to be searching high and low for her already... I'm not sure why they mentioned "repairing the timestream" whatever that might mean. I'm sure it's important!" | Task/Skip | Task requirement | Rewards |
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Send Bon Bon to sweep the area for Fluttershy.
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100 550 1 10 Pharaonic Crowns | |
| Quest Giver: Somnambula | |||
| Ending text | |||
| "Grown-Up Spike: Is it just me, or has Bon Bon been acting strange for the past couple moons? ...It's probably just me." | |||
Somnambula: Oh, yes -- I'm sorry, there were TWO fillies searching for Fluttershy, not one. and they mentioned something about "repairing the timestream," whatever that might mean. I'm sure it's very important!
| Quest Giver: Somnambula | On-the-Clock Chaos | ||||||
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| "Oh, yes -- I'm sorry, there were TWO fillies searching for Fluttershy, not one. And they mentioned something about "repairing the timestream," whatever that might mean. I'm sure it's very important!" | Required Quest | Level Requirement | |||||
| Finding Fluttershy | |||||||
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| Closing Text | |||||||
| "Grown-Up Spike: I don't know what's worse, Fluttershy running away from her problems, or whatever it is Bon Bon and Lyra are trying to stop from happening!" | |||||||
Somnambula: Ah, there you are! You have a small search party after you, you know. You're a very popular pony!
Fluttershy: P-P-Please, just leave me alone! I-I can't battle a rampaging beast! I can't help at all! A-All I can do is is hide under this log! It's v-very cozy!
Somnambula: Oh, Fluttershy, I never said anything about a "battle!" Why do you think I picked you out of everypony in the village? Here -- come with me, and you'll see what I mean.
Fluttershy: Okay. C-C-C-Calm down, Fluttershy... I-I-It's just a big, a-angry, m-m-monster with giant f-fangs and huge eyeballs and... *wheezing* ... I CAN'T DO THIS...!!!
Boss Fight #1[]
(I Believe in Me!)
| Boss stage #1 | ||||
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| Guaranteed Reward |  | |||
| Pyramid of the Sphinx | Sphinx (230HP)
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| Limited-Time Reward | Grateful Somnambulan | Power
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Time/Skip
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| Scholarly Somnambulan | Power: +14 |
34 |
2 hours 30 minutes | |
| Time limit: 1D 2H |
44
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| Ending text | ||||
| none | ||||
Somnambula: Just breathe, Fluttershy. You've done a fantastic job to make it this far! Do you do this sort of thing very often?
Fluttershy: Well, I... I suppose I've been on a few adventures, but... but I...
Fluttershy: ...I'm not cut-out for this sort of world-saving thing all by myself, I-I'm just a tagalong. It's my friends that do all the scary stuff! They're all braver... smarter... more talented...
Boss Fight #2[]
(I Believe in Me!)
| Boss stage #2 | |||||||||
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| Guaranteed Reward |   | ||||||||
| Hisan's Palace | Sphinx (477HP)
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| Limited-Time Reward | Rookie Archaeologist | Power
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Time/Skip
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| Skeptical Somnambulan | Power: +17 |
34 |
2 hours 30 minutes | ||||||
| Time limit: 3D |
44
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| Ending text | |||||||||
| none | |||||||||
Somnambula: Fluttershy... I thought you would say something like that.
Somnambula: After all, you've spent nearly all day looking for your friends to take the lead, and you have gave up on your own ideas as soon as I brought any help along...
Somnambula: ...BUT! When I left you alone, you used your own special talents to solve your problems -- and you had some truly great ideas!
Somnambula: Your kindness, your patience, and your understanding saved a lot of ponies today. You did all of that -- and in your own way! So, tell me... can you see what I see in you?
Fluttershy: ...
Boss Fight #3[]
(I Believe in Me!)
| Boss stage #3 | |||||||||
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| Guaranteed Reward |   | ||||||||
| Prince Hisan | Sphinx (832HP)
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| Limited-Time Reward | Bold Archaeologist | Power
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Time/Skip
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| Sphinx | Power: +23 |
34 |
2 hours 30 minutes | ||||||
| Time limit: 3D |
44
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| Ending text | |||||||||
| "This is the weirdest boss fight I've ever seen, but I am INTO it. Go, FLUTTERSHY, GO! BEAT THE SNOT OUTTA THOSE SELF-DOUBTS!" | |||||||||
Somnambula: Your special brand of YOU is what we need to solve this problem! Fluttershy! Think of not what OTHER ponies would do, face that Sphinx the FLUTTERSHY way!
Fluttershy: I... I... I...!!!
Fluttershy: ... Pardon me, Miss Sphinx -- I couldn't help but notice that your fur is such a lovely shade of purple...
Sphinx: Oh! Well... uh... Thank you...?
Fluttershy: ... And also that something seems to be frustrating you. I've been frustrated too, you see? And I didn't even realize why! Maybe, if you want, you could share your feelings with me?
Sphinx: Err... I guess I got a little panicky when I found myself here instead of inside my temple. It's not every day you wake up and you're in a COMPLETLY different place...
Fluttershy: Oh, you poor, poor thing... I understand how frightening that must have been. No wonder you were acting the way you did... you couldn't help being so big and scared, could you?
Sphinx: N-No! I couldn't! Usually pretty things and tasty snacks from the villagers calm me down, but instead of giving me gifts, they all ran around screaming!
Sphinx: ...I just hoped they'd make me feel better... and I got uh...frustrated, when they didn't.
Fluttershy:You shouldn't give up on that hope, Miss Sphinx! Maybe, with a gentler touch, you AND the villagers could find a solution together!
Somnambula: "Hope," hm...?
Lyra: All right!, all right -- break it up, break it up! The Eagle-Lion-Pony has landed, Agent Bon Bon! Do you read me?
Bon Bon: Loud and clear, Agent Heartstrings. Let's load these specimens into the time machine and be on our way, shall we? Four Legends Of Magic down -- two to go!
Somnambula: Ah, before I go: Thank you for everything, Fluttershy. You've given me a great idea for solving a little problem back home -- but I'm sure you will solve many more right here!
Fluttershy: Th-Thank you, Somnambula! ...Miss Sphinx! G-Goodbye, I guess? (I need a nap...)
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