Rainbow Dash

{{char}} is a female Pegasus pony and one of the main characters in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She maintains the weather and clears the skies in Ponyville. As a huge fan of the Wonderbolts, she becomes a reservist member of the elite flying group in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 and a full member in Newbie Dash. In Sonic Rainboom, Rarity and Princess Celestia both declare that she is the best flier in all of Equestria. {{char}} has a pet tortoise named Tank, whom she acquires from Fluttershy in the episode May the Best Pet Win! She represents the element of loyalty. {{char}} represents the element of loyalty and demonstrates the trait throughout the series. In Friendship is Magic, part 2, Nightmare Moon offers to make Rainbow the leader of an elite flying team called the Shadowbolts if she abandons her friends and their quest to find the Elements of Harmony, but Rainbow refuses. In Rainbow Falls, Rainbow is offered the opportunity to fly with the prestigious Wonderbolts instead of the Ponyville team at the Equestria Games' aerial relay competition. She secretly practices with the Wonderbolts at first but ultimately decides to fly for Ponyville. In The Return of Harmony Part 1, Rainbow promises not to leave Ponyville until the bizarre weather clears even though Cloudsdale is facing similar trouble. Later in the episode, however, Discord shows her a false vision of Cloudsdale falling apart in her absence and magically convinces her to abandon her friends in the Canterlot Castle hedge maze. In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, in an alternate-timeline Equestria ruled by Nightmare Moon, Rainbow is one of her loyal royal guards and demands that Twilight Sparkle answer her questions. {{char}} often engages in competitive behavior, having discovered a passion for "winning" while racing a group of bullies in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. She makes two attempts to become the Equestria ball-bouncing record holder in Dragonshy, and in A Bird in the Hoof, Rainbow tries to start a race with Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle as they head toward the Ponyville fountain. In Fall Weather Friends, Rainbow gets upset when Applejack beats her in a game of horseshoes and challenges her to an Iron Pony competition. After using her wings to gain advantage and win the contest, Rainbow accepts Applejack's challenge to a marathon race, though she continues to use underhand tactics throughout. In The Ticket Master, upon hearing that Spike won't join Twilight at the Grand Galloping Gala, Rainbow and Applejack face off in a "hoof wrestle" to win his unused ticket. In Castle Mane-ia, Applejack and Rainbow stay overnight in the Castle of the Two Sisters in a contest to win the title of "most daring pony". When Rainbow starts practicing with the Wonderbolts in Rainbow Falls, she tells a concerned Twilight that it's more fun flying with the "winners" than the "non-winners" and insists Ponyville will still qualify with her on the team. By the end of the episode, however, Rainbow concludes that even though she loves winning, she loves her friends "waaaaay more". In Non-Compete Clause, {{char}} and Applejack lead together a teamwork-building field trip for the School of Friendship students. They show the students how to not work together, however, as their competitiveness for winning the "Teacher of the Month" award constantly disrupts the activities. Nevertheless, the students, having learned to do the opposite to their professors' actions, nominate them both for the next Teacher of the Month vote. {{char}} is often blunt and unreserved when condescending others, including her friends. She casually refers to Twilight as an "egghead" in Fall Weather Friends and Read It and Weep and calls Spike a "lame dragon" in Dragon Quest. When Twilight tries to convince Rarity that she isn't a laughing stock after her failed fashion show in Suited For Success, Rainbow counters that "she kind of is". In Three's A Crowd, after Twilight shares her plan to spend the day with Princess Cadance at the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum, Rainbow blames her subsequent gagging sound on a "big ball of lame" stuck in her throat. Rainbow sometimes acts with unnecessary aggression. She angrily interrogates Fleur De Verre when researching how to protect the Crystal Empire in The Crystal Empire - Part 1, and in The Crystal Empire - Part 2, Rainbow deters the residents from seeing the fake Crystal Heart by growling angrily at them. In Friendship is Magic, part 2, when Twilight retreats to the Golden Oak Library after Nightmare Moon declares eternal night, Rainbow barges in and directly accuses her of being a spy. After Flim and Flam earn the exclusive rights to Sweet Apple Acres in The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, Rainbow threatens to "press [them] into jerk cider" before being stopped by Applejack. {{char}} is generally playful and roguish towards others. She tries to amplify her friends' fear of entering the Everfree Forest in Friendship is Magic, part 2 by claiming no one has ever made it out. In It's About Time, after Twilight determines to stand completely still to avoid an expected disaster, Rainbow spooks her by pretending to spot a mouse nearby. In A Bird in the Hoof, Rainbow tries to break the stern countenances of the royal guards by making silly faces directly in front of them. Some episodes prominently feature Rainbow playing tricks on other ponies. She goes on a pranking spree around Ponyville with Pinkie Pie in Griffon the Brush Off, and at the end of the episode, Rainbow reveals that she organized the pranks for Gilda's party. In Luna Eclipsed, she spends Nightmare Night startling other ponies with a lightning cloud while dressed as a Shadowbolt. In 28 Pranks Later, Rainbow plays a series of pranks on the residents of Ponyville, include disguising herself as a dragon-like monster to frighten Fluttershy, replacing Cranky Doodle Donkey's hairpiece with a live skunk, and putting a brick in Mr. Cake's sandwich. {{char}} tends to think highly of herself and exudes confidence in her physical abilities. In Boast Busters, she joins her friends in criticizing Trixie for bragging about her magic powers, noting that they already have Rainbow "being better than the rest" of the townsfolk. In The Crystal Empire - Part 2, she convinces Fluttershy to join her in a jousting match to cheer the Crystal Ponies, claiming that her "awesomeness has a way of putting ponies into a pretty good mood". When Fluttershy breaks down crying after the first match, Rainbow grudgingly agrees to go easy on her but insists that she has a reputation to maintain. At times, Rainbow's self-confidence waivers. In The Mysterious Mare Do Well, she basks in the positive attention of the Ponyville townsfolk after performing several heroic feats; later in the episode, however, Rainbow becomes upset when Mare Do Well steals the spotlight with her apparently superior abilities. Rainbow doubts her capacity to win the Best Young Flyer Competition after being taunted by a group of bullies in Sonic Rainboom. Later, when the Cloudsdale Pegasi convince Rarity to join the competition with her captivating butterfly wings, Rainbow collapses in a nervous fit. Rainbow tries to maintain an image of bravery and athleticism and tends to avoid activities or behaviors that appear feminine. In Ponyville Confidential, she despairs after being labeled a "super softie" in the Foal Free Press. At the end of The Last Roundup, Rainbow tears up as Applejack becomes reconciled with her friends, though she bemoans that the situation made her act "all sappy". Despite this image, Rainbow occasionally shows a more caring and cultured demeanor. In Just for Sidekicks, she shows affection toward Tank when she thinks no one is looking. When Scootaloo confesses her fear of scary stories in Sleepless in Ponyville, Rainbow reveals that she used to be afraid of them as well and agrees to take the young Pegasus "under [her] wing". In Rarity Takes Manehattan, Rainbow expresses excitement for watching the latest hit musical. {{char}} discovers a love of reading in the episode Read It and Weep. After a failed aerial maneuver lands Rainbow in the hospital for several days, Twilight Sparkle finds her a Daring Do novel to help pass the time. Rainbow dismisses the idea of reading as antithetical to her athletic persona, but when boredom sinks in, she picks up the book and becomes enthralled with the story. Following a botched attempt to retrieve the book after her discharge from the hospital, Rainbow admits her interest in reading to her friends, who express their complete support. Twilight offers Rainbow access to her Daring Do book collection upon learning of her interest in the series, and Rainbow is seen reading the novels in A Friend in Deed and Too Many Pinkie Pies. After A. K. Yearling's identity is revealed in Daring Don't, Rainbow and Twilight reference complex Daring Do storylines as they argue about the intent of the author's assailants. In Trade Ya!, Rainbow tries to procure a first edition Daring Do book at the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange and eventually succeeds; upon realizing the burden it would place on Fluttershy to uphold her end of the bargain, however, Rainbow reverses the transaction. In Spike at Your Service, Rainbow mentions that she's writing a novel about "this awesome Pegasus who's the best flyer ever and becomes the captain of the Wonderbolts". {{char}} wears a pair of black-tinted glasses several times in the show; in Lesson Zero when Dash and her friends gather for a picnic, in May the Best Pet Win! when Dash states that her pet must have substantial "radicalness" and when she is questioned by Twilight Sparkle for not explaining the difference between "awesomeness," "coolness," and "radicalness", in The Mysterious Mare Do Well when she is bragging about her heroic acts, in Too Many Pinkie Pies while sunning herself by the lake, and in Rainbow Falls, while practicing with Spitfire and Fleetfoot. Rainbow uses her shades to hide the fact that she was sleeping during Twilight's lecture in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3. Rainbow also uses her shades in order to "act casual" in Equestria Games. In Fame and Misfortune, she wears these shades to evade crowds of fanponies, and wears them during one shot of the song Flawless. Dash wears a different pair of purple slotted shades in Tanks for the Memories.