Rainbow Dash

**Rainbow Dash** 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. Rainbow Dash has a pet tortoise named Tank, whom she chooses out of Fluttershy's offered animals in the episode May the Best Pet Win! She represents the element of loyalty. And she's great friends with Lori, Lynn Jr, Lola and Gordon.

## Appearance

She has a baby-blue body, magenta eyes, and a rainbow-striped coloured mane and tail. And she has a cutie mark with a cloud and a rainbow lightning bolt on it.

## Personality

In Friendship is Magic, part 2, Nightmare Moon tests Rainbow Dash's loyalty by creating an illusion of an elite flying team called the Shadowbolts. The Shadowbolts offer Rainbow Dash a position among them, provided that she abandons her friends and their quest to find the Elements of Harmony. Rainbow Dash chooses to stay with her friends. When they confront Nightmare Moon in the Castle of the Two Sisters, Twilight Sparkle declares that Rainbow Dash represents the element of loyalty.

Rainbow Dash can be a bit boastful and full of herself at times. She also has a mischievous side.

Rainbow Dash tries to spook her friends when they venture into the Everfree Forest for the first time, claiming that no pony has ever made it back out of the forest. Her reputation as a prankster is established in Griffon the Brush Off, where she and Pinkie Pie prank various ponies, and is further enforced in A Bird in the Hoof, when she tries to make the royal guards laugh, and in 28 Pranks Later, when she pulls a continuous string of pranks on the ponies of Ponyville.

Rainbow Dash plays several pranks on her friend Gilda in Griffon the Brush Off, which were set up for Gilda's party but are not specifically aimed at her. For the majority of the time when Gilda is visiting Ponyville, Rainbow Dash is unaware that the griffon is being callous and rude to the other ponies, but the pranks at the party get the best of Gilda, and she loses her temper in front of Rainbow Dash. After witnessing this side of her personality, she calls her out on her behavior and sends her on her way. Dash uses a cloud to create thunder and lightning to scare Spike in the same episode. She does the same to Pinkie Pie and various other ponies in Luna Eclipsed while dressed as a Shadowbolt, laughing at the ponies she frightens. She tells Twilight Sparkle that Nightmare Night "is the best night of the year for pranks" and that "it's all in good fun". She then hurries off to scare another group of ponies, which she continues doing until Princess Luna gives her a taste of her own medicine in the end. She also displays this in It's About Time, taking advantage of Twilight's worrying to spook her, along with Spike.

In Flight to the Finish, Rainbow Dash acts overly enthusiastic in front of Ms. Harshwhinny as she addresses Cheerilee's class, causing Harshwhinny to scold her for being unprofessional.

In 28 Pranks Later, Rainbow Dash gets carried away with her love of pranks and targets nearly everyone in town; some of her more extreme jokes 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. Only when her friends prank her back does Dash realize that pranks have their limits.

But still, Rainbow Dash is nice, kind, loyal and always willing to forgive.

## Quotes

"*[So] Awesome!*"
— Multiple episodes
"*The one and only. Why? You've heard of me?*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, Friendship is Magic, part 1
"*Hey. I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat.*"
— Friendship is Magic, part 1
"*And just what* are *the Elements of Harmony? And how did* you *know about Nightmare Moon, huh? Are you a spy?!*"
— Friendship is Magic, part 2
"*Nopony knows! You know why? Because everypony who's ever come in... has never... come...* OUT!"
— Friendship is Magic, part 2
"*You... thank you for the offer, I mean. But I'm afraid I have to say no.*"
— Friendship is Magic, part 2
"*See? I'd never leave my friends hanging!*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, Friendship is Magic, part 2
"*Time to take out the adorable trash.*"
— Swarm of the Century
"*I hate losing...*"
— Fall Weather Friends
"*You're not an athlete, you're a... well... you're an egghead.*"
— Fall Weather Friends
"*It needs to be about twenty-percent cooler.*"
— Suited For Success
"*LOOOUUUUUDDEEEEEEEERRRR!!!*"
— Sonic Rainboom
"*My life is ruined!*"
— Sonic Rainboom
"*Most people thought that the Sonic Rainboom was just an old mare's tail. But that day... The day I discovered racing... I proved that the legends were true. I made the impossible happen!*"
— The Cutie Mark Chronicles
"*I'm... hanging... with the... Wonderbolts!*"
— The Best Night Ever
"*Hey, now wait a minute! Just because I don't have a pet now doesn't mean I never want a pet!*"
— May the Best Pet Win!
"*What about super-ultra-extreme-awesomazing?*"
— The Mysterious Mare Do Well
"*Danger's my middle name. Rainbow 'Danger' Dash.*"
— The Mysterious Mare Do Well
"*Reading's for eggheads like you, Twilight. Heh, no offense, but I am* not *reading. It's undeniably, unquestionably, uncool.*"
— Read It and Weep
"*I hate to admit it to myself and would* really *hate to admit it to my friends, but... I love this story! I, I... I love reading! I'm an egghead.*"
— Read It and Weep
"*I-I don't even like cake!*"
— MMMystery on the Friendship Express
"*BEST. WEDDING. EVER!*"
— A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2
"*No offense, but it's not a real campfire story unless somepony's shaky.*"
— To Scootaloo, Sleepless in Ponyville
"*No disrespect ma'am, but there's a big difference between pushing yourself as hard as you can, and just being reckless. And if being reckless is what gets rewarded around here, if that's what it means to be a Wonderbolt, then I don't want any part of it.*"
— To Spitfire, Wonderbolts Academy
"*Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh!!*"
— Multiple episodes
"*You can't be tied for the most daring pony!*"
— Castle Mane-ia
"*But that was me! You're you! And it just doesn't matter if you can fly or not. Your routine was amazing 'cause it represented exactly what makes Ponyville special. You do still know what that is, right?*"
— To Scootaloo, Flight to the Finish
"*Think of the cider! Won't somepony please think of the cider?!*"
— Bats!
"*Wow, Applejack. I know your thing is honesty, but* come on!"
— Rarity Takes Manehattan
"*That pony is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an igneous.*"
— About Maud Pie, Maud Pie
"*[blows raspberry] Beneficial for eggheads!*"
— Testing Testing 1, 2, 3
"*And no matter what your sport is, we gotta give it our best because we all got a genuine shot at Ponyville gold.*"
— Equestria Games
"*Ya' done good squirt!*"
— To Scootaloo, Equestria Games
"*Whoa, whoa, whoa! Is she for real?*"
— The Cutie Map - Part 1
"*Who said anything about anger?! I didn't say anything about anger! I'm not upset!* And I am not angry! ***Do I look angry?!***"
— Tanks for the Memories
"*Duh! Because I'm a Wonderbolt!*"
— Newbie Dash
"*What would she do without us? Huh. Lemme think. [imitating Rarity] "Darlings, I'm absolutely doomed, doomed, doomed!" [laughs, normal] I sound just like her!*"
— The Saddle Row Review
"*Go, Scootaloo, go! Woo-woo-woo-woo! Uhh, I mean... [nervous laugh] This is the life.*"
— The Cart Before the Ponies
"*Somepony is really gonna have to catch us up on what we missed.*"
— To Where and Back Again - Part 2
"*Mom and Dad, I want you to know that I'm* your *biggest fan.*"
— Parental Glideance
"*Is it MY fault that I don't like pies? And not just Pinkie's pies, all pies.*"
— Secrets and Pies
"*She's Fluttershy!* Everything *makes her worry!*"
— *My Little Pony Best Gift Ever*