Rainbow Dash

* Main
* Loyalty
* Wonderbolt

> Twilight Sparkle: Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the spirit of loyalty!
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Rainbow Dash is a tomboyish pegasus pony and a protagonist in Bride of Discord, side character in Daughter of Discord and a recurring character in Son-in-law of Discord. She maintains the weather in Ponyville until she became a full-fledged Wonderbolt during the three year time-skip. She is one of the Mane 6 and is the representation of the Elements of Harmony's Element of Loyalty and is often noticed by her rainbow mane and tail.

## Appearance

One of the most colorful ponies in the Bride of Discord series and her friends, like her name her mane and tail are multi-colored consisting of the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, dark purple with light purple eyes. When in a difficult situation, Rainbow wears the element of loyalty which is shaped like her cutie mark a red lighting bolt gem similar to her in the center of a golden necklace.

## Personality

Her main personality traits besides her loyalty is that Rainbow Dash is widely competitive and confident in her own abilities, she can be mischievous and often pull pranks but she is also self-conscious in how others see in her. Like Twilight, Rainbow has a deep love for reading especially when it comes to her favorite book series Daring Do.

## History

Prior to Rainbow living in Ponyville, she previously lived in Cloudsdale where she attended a flying school and would earn her cutie mark by performing a Sonic Rainboom. Sometime after she would leave and start living in a cloud home in Ponyville and maintain the weather which lead to her meeting Twilight for the first time.

## Residence

Naturally, Rainbow Dash lived in Cloudsdale throughout her childhood and when she was able flew down to Ponyville where she started to live full-time in her cloud home the Cloudminium.

## Skills/Abilities

* **Pegasus Physiology**: Rainbow Dash is a pegasus and is able to use her race's skills and abilities.
* **Flight**: Naturally being a winged creature namely pegasi, Rainbow Dash is able to fly at different heights.
* **Weather Manipulation**: Prior to becoming a Wonderbolt, Rainbow Dash maintained the weather in Ponyville, being a pegasi Rainbow is able to make rain, clear the clouds and create thunderbolts.
* **Cloud-Walking**: Rainbow, like all winged creatures is able to walk on clouds but also sit and lay down thanks to the magic in her wings.
* **Expert Athlete**: Other than flight, Rainbow is also a gifted athlete that Applejack respected and impresses her.
* **Self-Defense**: As demonstrated during the Changeling battle, Rainbow proves to be quite capable of defending herself especially when it's needed.

## Storyline

### Bride of Discord

Rainbow first appears along with her friends moments after using the Elements of Harmony to unsuccessfully turn Discord to stone, she would be just as confused as her friends and travel to Canterlot to inform Princess Celestia on Discord's whereabouts.

### Daughter of Discord

Set before Rainbow's wedding day, she asks Fluttershy on her ongoing romance with Discord but also if they hadn't gotten tired of each other, in the audio drama Rainbow is attending Fluttershy's baby shower and gives her a rattle since she discovered twins and didn't want them to fight over it.

### Son-in-Law of Discord

Five years after Chrysalis's defeat, Rainbow would be seen attending her son: Thunder Dash's wedding and proceeds to do a mother-son dance with him, her second and last appearance would be at Screwball's wedding day guiding attendees to their seats with Soarin's help.

## Appearance

* The Escape(Episode)
* The Gala(Episode)
* The Dilemma
* The Decision(Episode)
* The Mirror(Episode)
* The Relapse(Episode)
* The Confession(Episode)
* A Screwy Beginning
* A Befuddling Birthday/5 Years Later
* The Mysterious Stallion(Episode)
* Fights(Episode)
* The Final Battle
* Son-In-Law of Discord
* CMC: The Next Generation
* Hearth's Warming Chaos
* Daughter of Discord Prequel: "A Different Kind Of Family" (Non-speaking cameo)

## Trivia

* She is asexual.
* Rainbow Dash is the second pony first being Princess Luna known for wielding the Element of Loyalty.