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canon: my little pony- friendship is magic | character: rainbow dash(ou)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: Rainbow Dash
Canon: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Character Type: Canon
Age:Equivalent to 20 physically, 16 mentally. Series creator Lauren Faust described the main cast of the show as "young adults, but with a maturity level of anywhere from 12-18". Rainbow Dash is old enough to have a responsible 'adult' job, but behaves like a teenager at best. And she's a pony, so who knows what the actual aging works out to?
Gender: Female
Species: Pegasus Pony
Appearance: A pastel-blue pony with a rainbow-colored mane and tail. On each of her flanks she has her 'cutie mark', a lightning-shaped rainbow descending from a cloud.
Canon Point: End of Season 2.
Background: http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Rainbow_Dash
Personality:
Almost immediately, Rainbow Dash makes a pony think "arrogant". She gives off an air of total confidence in her abilities and herself, asserting that she's the best and coolest pony as if it should be so obvious she shouldn't even need to say it. She's also eager to prove that she's the best, to the point of hypercompetetiveness; she'll make challenges readily and never back down from one, and is always on the lookout for an opportunity to show off her skills, especially by racing.
The darker half of this confidence is her absolute dread and terror of failure, or looking foolish. In friendly physical competitions with Applejack, she resorted to using her wings to gain an advantage over the earth pony, then later stooped to some fairly dubious and underhanded tactics to beat her. Despite her legitimate skill at flying, when she found her confidence undermined prior to the Best Young Flyer competition, she managed to freak out to the point of collapsing in a corner and quivering in a state of utter breakdown. Everyday slipups don't bother her much, because she's used to them and even she knows she's not perfect, but when it comes to failing to be awesome, she doesn't know how to handle that because she so rarely fails in that respect.
Her public image is incredibly important to her. A self-described athlete, she furiously refuses to try things that go against that image, and despite having an 'egghead' for a friend, she's expressed some unfortunately anti-intellectual sentiments on more than one occasion. Her attitude has relaxed markedly, however, since she discovered that she had a great love of reading, though it took a fair amount of self-reconciliation to accept this side of her.
Rainbow Dash is also impishly playful and mischievous; she had a love of pranks, but only ones in good fun. She won't pull a prank on someone who won't laugh at it later (like Fluttershy).
In many respects she's one of the laziest ponies around; she's frequently caught napping, and at one point it's implied that she rarely does her job of clearing the sky in a timely fashion. She was also kicked out of flight school at some point. This laziness seems to come from how she can succeed with barely any effort; she's been an amazing flyer since her youngest years, can clear the sky in ten seconds flat, and generally has no reason to exert herself. She's impatient and easily bored as well, so her general disdain for things she HAS to do is understandable. When it comes to her real dreams, like joining the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash puts an astonishing amount of practice and effort into her flying, routines, and maneuvers. She practiced her performance for the Best Young Flyer competition relentlessly, despite never being able to perform the Sonic Rainboom in her sessions, and even without a specific goal is constantly working on new ways to impress and awe.
Unlike most ponies, Rainbow Dash tends to be blunt and sometimes outright rude. She generally calls a spade a spade, for example pointing out to Rarity that she really is a laughingstock while her other friends are trying to cheer her up, or constantly complaining about Fluttershy's subdued cheering. Despite her impatience and irritation, though, she's never considered leaving her friends behind. Her Element of Harmony is Loyalty, and when the chips are down, she'll defend what's important to her without a second of hesitation. On some level she seems to understand that she needs friends who are stronger and more stable than she is, though she'd never admit it. She DOES admit, quietly and in private, that she hates being alone; beneath all that bluster, she's just a lonely girl who wants attention.
She is a three-dimensional creature. As an exceptional flyer, and thanks to pony-physics, which allow her to hover in midair effortlessly, Rainbow Dash is completely unbounded by any fetters of gravity. She's as likely to be found hovering a few feet up as standing, and moves into and out of the air with as little thought as a person taking a step to one side.
Powers:
Rainbow Dash has no powers that are considered magic by the show's canon, but she can do many unusual or superhuman things:
Flight: Inherent to being a pegasus pony. Rainbow Dash's wings allow her to effortlessly hover in midair or fly in any direction.
Speed/Agility: In many respects she functions like a speedster superhero (e.g. the Flash). She is capable of immediately accelerating to a speed fast enough to leave (rainbow-colored) flames directly beneath her, as well as decelerating instantly. Even at very high speeds, she is capable of making sharp ninety-degree turns in rapid succession. By flying in a circle, she can raise enough wind to generate a tornado. This is pure physiology on her part -- half practice and training, half natural talent and gifts.
Strength/Durability: Although a pegasus pony, Rainbow Dash is able to compete on an equal footing with Applejack, who is not only an earth pony, the strongest and most enduring type of pony, but exceptional even for an earth pony.
Sonic Rainboom: At top speed, Rainbow Dash can shatter the sound barrier to produce a Sonic Rainboom: which is a massive boom that also results in a circle of rainbow light expanding outwards from the spot where the shock wave originates, while a rainbow trails in her wake. This ability is not unique to Rainbow Dash, but so rare is the pony that can do it that it is the stuff of legend and myth. She first performed the feat as a pre-adolescent filly; now, after regaining her confidence in her ability to do it, and with the greater speed and strength of her adult years, she can pull it off after just a couple of seconds of acceleration. Straight up.
Sonic Rainnuke: When descending from a modest height at top speed, Rainbow Dash is capable of slamming into a target with enough force that the impact creates a mushroom cloud and a Rainboom-style circle of expanding light.
Cloud/Weather Manipulation: All pegasus ponies are capable of manipulating clouds. They can disperse them with a swift kick, or for more fine control, can push them around quite precisely. By jumping on or kicking the cloud, they can cause it to rain, thunder, snow, hail, etc.
Items:
None.
Found in Termina
Power Shard
Instrument: "Electric" guitar.
Name: Rainbow Dash
Canon: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Character Type: Canon
Age:Equivalent to 20 physically, 16 mentally. Series creator Lauren Faust described the main cast of the show as "young adults, but with a maturity level of anywhere from 12-18". Rainbow Dash is old enough to have a responsible 'adult' job, but behaves like a teenager at best. And she's a pony, so who knows what the actual aging works out to?
Gender: Female
Species: Pegasus Pony
Appearance: A pastel-blue pony with a rainbow-colored mane and tail. On each of her flanks she has her 'cutie mark', a lightning-shaped rainbow descending from a cloud.
Canon Point: End of Season 2.
Background: http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Rainbow_Dash
Personality:
Almost immediately, Rainbow Dash makes a pony think "arrogant". She gives off an air of total confidence in her abilities and herself, asserting that she's the best and coolest pony as if it should be so obvious she shouldn't even need to say it. She's also eager to prove that she's the best, to the point of hypercompetetiveness; she'll make challenges readily and never back down from one, and is always on the lookout for an opportunity to show off her skills, especially by racing.
The darker half of this confidence is her absolute dread and terror of failure, or looking foolish. In friendly physical competitions with Applejack, she resorted to using her wings to gain an advantage over the earth pony, then later stooped to some fairly dubious and underhanded tactics to beat her. Despite her legitimate skill at flying, when she found her confidence undermined prior to the Best Young Flyer competition, she managed to freak out to the point of collapsing in a corner and quivering in a state of utter breakdown. Everyday slipups don't bother her much, because she's used to them and even she knows she's not perfect, but when it comes to failing to be awesome, she doesn't know how to handle that because she so rarely fails in that respect.
Her public image is incredibly important to her. A self-described athlete, she furiously refuses to try things that go against that image, and despite having an 'egghead' for a friend, she's expressed some unfortunately anti-intellectual sentiments on more than one occasion. Her attitude has relaxed markedly, however, since she discovered that she had a great love of reading, though it took a fair amount of self-reconciliation to accept this side of her.
Rainbow Dash is also impishly playful and mischievous; she had a love of pranks, but only ones in good fun. She won't pull a prank on someone who won't laugh at it later (like Fluttershy).
In many respects she's one of the laziest ponies around; she's frequently caught napping, and at one point it's implied that she rarely does her job of clearing the sky in a timely fashion. She was also kicked out of flight school at some point. This laziness seems to come from how she can succeed with barely any effort; she's been an amazing flyer since her youngest years, can clear the sky in ten seconds flat, and generally has no reason to exert herself. She's impatient and easily bored as well, so her general disdain for things she HAS to do is understandable. When it comes to her real dreams, like joining the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash puts an astonishing amount of practice and effort into her flying, routines, and maneuvers. She practiced her performance for the Best Young Flyer competition relentlessly, despite never being able to perform the Sonic Rainboom in her sessions, and even without a specific goal is constantly working on new ways to impress and awe.
Unlike most ponies, Rainbow Dash tends to be blunt and sometimes outright rude. She generally calls a spade a spade, for example pointing out to Rarity that she really is a laughingstock while her other friends are trying to cheer her up, or constantly complaining about Fluttershy's subdued cheering. Despite her impatience and irritation, though, she's never considered leaving her friends behind. Her Element of Harmony is Loyalty, and when the chips are down, she'll defend what's important to her without a second of hesitation. On some level she seems to understand that she needs friends who are stronger and more stable than she is, though she'd never admit it. She DOES admit, quietly and in private, that she hates being alone; beneath all that bluster, she's just a lonely girl who wants attention.
She is a three-dimensional creature. As an exceptional flyer, and thanks to pony-physics, which allow her to hover in midair effortlessly, Rainbow Dash is completely unbounded by any fetters of gravity. She's as likely to be found hovering a few feet up as standing, and moves into and out of the air with as little thought as a person taking a step to one side.
Powers:
Rainbow Dash has no powers that are considered magic by the show's canon, but she can do many unusual or superhuman things:
Flight: Inherent to being a pegasus pony. Rainbow Dash's wings allow her to effortlessly hover in midair or fly in any direction.
Speed/Agility: In many respects she functions like a speedster superhero (e.g. the Flash). She is capable of immediately accelerating to a speed fast enough to leave (rainbow-colored) flames directly beneath her, as well as decelerating instantly. Even at very high speeds, she is capable of making sharp ninety-degree turns in rapid succession. By flying in a circle, she can raise enough wind to generate a tornado. This is pure physiology on her part -- half practice and training, half natural talent and gifts.
Strength/Durability: Although a pegasus pony, Rainbow Dash is able to compete on an equal footing with Applejack, who is not only an earth pony, the strongest and most enduring type of pony, but exceptional even for an earth pony.
Sonic Rainboom: At top speed, Rainbow Dash can shatter the sound barrier to produce a Sonic Rainboom: which is a massive boom that also results in a circle of rainbow light expanding outwards from the spot where the shock wave originates, while a rainbow trails in her wake. This ability is not unique to Rainbow Dash, but so rare is the pony that can do it that it is the stuff of legend and myth. She first performed the feat as a pre-adolescent filly; now, after regaining her confidence in her ability to do it, and with the greater speed and strength of her adult years, she can pull it off after just a couple of seconds of acceleration. Straight up.
Sonic Rainnuke: When descending from a modest height at top speed, Rainbow Dash is capable of slamming into a target with enough force that the impact creates a mushroom cloud and a Rainboom-style circle of expanding light.
Cloud/Weather Manipulation: All pegasus ponies are capable of manipulating clouds. They can disperse them with a swift kick, or for more fine control, can push them around quite precisely. By jumping on or kicking the cloud, they can cause it to rain, thunder, snow, hail, etc.
Items:
None.
Found in Termina
Power Shard
Instrument: "Electric" guitar.