Mr. and Mrs. Shy were designed by Kora Kosicka, Charmaine Verhagen, and Fernanda Ribeiro. Mrs. Shy bears a slight resemblance to Prancy Drew. When asked about Fluttershy's parents on Twitter in late March 2015, Jim Miller responded "If we had an awesome story for them, I wouldn't say it was out of the question." As of June 4-6, 2016, their names may be subject to change.