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 Is Also A Disguise As Her human counterpart appears in the *My Little Pony Equestria Girls* franchise. She is a student at Canterlot High School and electric guitarist/lead vocalist for the Rainbooms And She Is A Main Survivor In Postman Pat the Movie 2 And She Is Lightning McQueen's Sister.

## Development and design

Lauren Faust was inspired to create Rainbow Dash by her childhood toy G1 Pegasus pony Firefly. Rainbow Dash shares her name and color scheme with a fashionista Earth pony from G3 and G3.5, however, Faust gave her the personality of her favorite G1 pony, Firefly. Faust originally gave Rainbow Dash a cutie mark of two blue lightning bolts like Firefly's, which was changed to a single wide three-colored lightning bolt—used for one shot in Dragonshy, for part of one shot in The Mysterious Mare Do Well, and for some other material—and then to the current cutie mark design, a cloud with a slightly-curved three-colored lightning bolt. After Faust left the show, G4 Pegasus mare/stallion General Firefly was named after Faust's Twitter and DeviantArt username "Fyre\_flye"/"fyre-flye", in turn named after G1 Pegasus mare Firefly. Faust gave Rainbow Dash messy hair and straight eyelashes to hint at her dynamic nature.[14]

Development sketch.

Lauren Faust's childhood Firefly toy.

Rainbow Dash shares her design and eye color with Daring Do and WCE Unnamed Mare - Jouster, her design with Skywishes, Sugar Grape, Lucky Dreams, Sweetsong, Breezie, Feathermay, Periwinkle, Star Dasher, and sometimes Ploomette and Banana Bliss, her mane and tail style with Holly Dash, "Doseydotes", "Ballad", Léon, and Roku-chan, her mane style with Andrea, her tail style with "Sunstone", and her coat and eye colors with Shoeshine, Eclair Crème, Screwy, "Turf", "Bloo", "Tough Love", and Micro 02 Unnamed Mare - Alicorn.

On January 13, 2015, Jim Miller and Jayson Thiessen were asked "is that orange hair on rainbow supposed to be there in the lower left?" and Jim Miller answered "Npt[*sic*] really, but it's open to interpretation."

## Depiction in the series

### History

#### Equestria Games announcement

Rainbow Dash has a flashback in Games Ponies Play to an event in Cloudsdale where she is a young filly without a cutie mark. She is accompanied by Rainbow Blaze, a stallion who has similar rainbow-colored mane and tail as her and a similar blue coat, with a rainbow-colored cutie mark. They are standing in the crowd listening to an announcement about where the Equestria Games will take place. When Dash hears that the Games won't take place in Cloudsdale, she cries out in disappointment.

This disappointment is somewhat assuaged later when young Rainbow was selected to carry Cloudsdale's flag in the Equestria Games opening ceremony. She boastfully claims in Flight to the Finish that she "did tricks with that flag the likes of which nopony saw before and nopony's seen since!"

#### Cutie mark

Rainbow Dash mentions in Call of the Cutie that she was the first in her class to get her cutie mark. She tells the Cutie Mark Crusaders in The Cutie Mark Chronicles the story of how she got her cutie mark. Her story is set in summer flight camp, where she defends Fluttershy from a pair of bullies, who refer to Rainbow Dash as "Rainbow Crash", which she is also nicknamed by Spike in Bridle Gossip. One of the bullies, Hoops, already has his cutie mark, where Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy do not. She challenges the two bullies to a flying Pegasus race, and in the ensuing contest she discovers her passion for speed and for "winning," in her words. Going through the race course, she performs her very first sonic rainboom, not only gaining her own cutie mark, but also inadvertently setting in motion the events that would cause Fluttershy and her future Ponyville friends to gain their own cutie marks.

#### The Cutie Mark Crusaders

Despite earning her cutie mark in an endeavor that came naturally to her, Rainbow Dash advises Apple Bloom to try out many different activities to gain her cutie mark in Call of the Cutie, leading the filly and her friends to pursue their cutie marks in the wrong avenues. When coaching Apple Bloom in Call of the Cutie, Rainbow Dash dons a sports headband, a whistle, and later a martial arts uniform with a black belt when Apple Bloom tries karate.

Scootaloo, the Pegasus pony of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, idolizes Rainbow Dash. While Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are the younger sisters of two ponies from the main cast, Applejack and Rarity, respectively, Scootaloo is not related to Rainbow Dash.[16] Rainbow Dash affectionately calls Scootaloo "squirt" in The Mysterious Mare Do Well and Equestria Games, and appears alongside Rarity and Applejack to congratulate the Cutie Mark Crusaders for their performance in The Show Stoppers.

In Sleepless in Ponyville, Scootaloo invites Rainbow Dash on a camping trip so that they can bond more. However, when Rainbow Dash decides to tell everyone ghost stories, Scootaloo begins to have nightmares about the frightening fables; yet she is too afraid to tell Rainbow Dash, since the filly does not want her to think she's a wimp. When Scootaloo rides on her scooter in the middle of the night, trying to run away from the Headless Horse from one of the stories, she accidentally falls into the river and almost falls down a waterfall. Rainbow Dash rescues her, and then learns the truth about why Scootaloo has been acting nervous during the trip. She comforts Scootaloo, saying that even *she* was scared when she heard those stories, and she agrees to take care of her as a big sister figure.

In Flight to the Finish, Rainbow Dash coaches the Crusaders for their competition to carry the flag at the upcoming Equestria Games. She wears a baseball cap and a whistle during the majority of this episode, like in May the Best Pet Win! and Hurricane Fluttershy. When Scootaloo is unhappy with the fact she can't fly, Rainbow Dash tells Scootaloo that she doesn't need to fly to be awesome.

In Crusaders of the Lost Mark, Rainbow Dash joins Applejack and Rarity in congratulating the Crusaders for finally earning their cutie marks, personally telling Scootaloo how proud she is of her.

In The Washouts, Rainbow Dash tries to stop Scootaloo from idolizing Lightning Dust’s titular stunt team, only to make Scootaloo resent her. After rescuing Scootaloo on her debut as a stuntpony, Rainbow Dash makes amends with the filly.

#### Weather patrol

Rainbow Dash manages the weather in Ponyville. She keeps the skies free of clouds for the Summer Sun Celebration, and apparently, unless the weekly rainfall is scheduled for that day of course, makes sure that Ponyville has nice weather, although in the opening of Bridle Gossip, Spike states that she rarely gets up early in the morning to get a start on it.

#### The Wonderbolts

Rainbow Dash is one of several ponies badgering Twilight for the extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala, in The Ticket Master. Her reason is a chance to draw the attention of the Wonderbolts, who perform there every year. She persists, even when Twilight calls her out on it, and when all her other friends say they don't need the ticket. The Wonderbolts attend the Gala in The Best Night Ever, where they mingle with the guests in a V.I.P. section. Dash doesn't manage to secure their attention, despite her several attempts.

Rainbow Dash is accepted into the Wonderbolt Academy for a week. She makes friends with a Pegasus pony named Lightning Dust and is paired with her by the captain of the Wonderbolts, Spitfire, to complete the boot camp exercises. In the challenge of obliterating the clouds, Lightning Dust tries to complete the task quicker by creating a tornado. Unfortunately, the tornado almost hurts Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy when they come to visit her in the hot air balloon. Rainbow Dash saves them just in time and chews out Lightning Dust for her recklessness. She decides to quit the academy, thinking that cadets are rewarded for being reckless. Spitfire soon catches up to her and informs her that being the best should never come at the expense of one's fellow ponies. Being elite isn't about pushing oneself, it's about pushing oneself in the right direction, which Rainbow Dash has demonstrated. Because of this, she is promoted to lead pony.

In Rarity Investigates!, Rainbow Dash, being a reserve for the Wonderbolts, is chosen as a stand in for a show if a Wonderbolt is unable to perform. In the end, she takes part in the performance in place of Wind Rider.

In Newbie Dash, Rainbow Dash becomes a full-fledged member of the Wonderbolts, despite being saddled with her old nickname "Rainbow Crash".

#### Tank

*Main article: Tank*
Rainbow Dash is the last of the main ponies to have a pet introduced in the series, only gaining her pet, Tank the tortoise, in the episode May the Best Pet Win! in the second season. While at first Dash looks down on Tank for not being as fast, agile, or "awesome" as her other prospective pets, she eventually picks him over the others for his loyalty. While all the other prospective pets hurried to the finish line and ignored Dash's calls for help, Tank rescues her by releasing her trapped wing from under a boulder. He carries her all the way to the finish line, and secures his place as her pet for being the only competitor that crosses the finish line *with* her, as she had specified before the race.

At the end of May the Best Pet Win!, Tank is fitted with a propeller and flight goggles so he can fly and keep up with Rainbow Dash. Rainbow maintains a mostly professional attitude about him around others and is embarrassed when he displays affection towards her in Just for Sidekicks. Despite this, she reciprocates Tank's affection in the same episode but only does so when no one else is looking.

In Tanks for the Memories, Rainbow Dash displays a strong affection towards Tank, to the point where she is unwilling to accept Tank's hibernation and tries to prevent it by stopping winter, though all of her efforts fail. She breaks down crying after Fluttershy bluntly states that she will spend her winter without a pet, but then she finally accepts Tank's hibernation.

### Personality

#### Loyalty

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, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the spirit of loyalty!*"
— Twilight Sparkle
Rainbow Dash's loyalty is tested in The Return of Harmony Part 1. Discord shows Rainbow Dash a vision of Cloudsdale falling apart in her absence, convincing her to abandon her friends in the Canterlot castle maze.

In Rainbow Falls, Rainbow Dash faces a choice between flying with the prestigious Wonderbolts and the Ponyville team at the Equestria Games' flying relay competition. She secretly practices with the Wonderbolts at first but ultimately decides to stay with the Ponyville team.

In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, in an alternate-timeline Equestria ruled by Nightmare Moon, Rainbow Dash is one of her loyal royal guards. She demands that Twilight give Nightmare Moon the information that she wants to know.

#### Competitiveness

Rainbow Dash describes her passion for winning in a flashback in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. She races several times with Gilda, her old friend from Junior Speedster flight camp, in Griffon the Brush Off.

In Fall Weather Friends, Rainbow Dash loses a game of horseshoes to Applejack, and says she hates losing. She then challenges Applejack in the Iron Pony competition. In several rounds, she uses her wings to give herself an unfair advantage. During the Running of the Leaves, Rainbow Dash continues to use underhand tactics even though her wings are tied down. Applejack retaliates with tricks of her own, and both end up tying for *last* place. They realize that their competitive streaks got the better of them, and apologize to each other and Princess Celestia before amicably running the race again. Despite this, she and Applejack fall back into being overly-competitive with each other many times more over the course of the series.

In Rainbow Falls, Rainbow Dash comes to the conclusion that even though she loves winning, she loves her friends "waaaaay more."

#### Self-confidence

Rainbow Dash displays confidence in herself and her physical abilities in multiple episodes. In Boast Busters, when Applejack and Rarity criticize Trixie for showing off magic tricks and looking down on other ponies, Rainbow Dash adds, "Especially when ya got me around being better than the rest of us."

In Sonic Rainboom, Rainbow Dash is confident about her performance in the upcoming Best Young Flyer Competition until Rarity's magical butterfly wings get a lot of attention and admiration. Despite her insecurities, Rainbow Dash successfully pulls off the sonic rainboom and wins the competition.

In The Mysterious Mare Do Well, Rainbow Dash is venerated by Ponyville after performing heroic deeds around town, one of which being saving Aura from a deserted well. She basks in the attention of the townsfolk and her official fan club (led by Scootaloo) and becomes over-confident in herself. A mysterious cloaked pony starts one-upping Rainbow Dash's feats. Rainbow Dash eventually finds out that the cloaked pony was actually her friends in disguise, teaching her a lesson about keeping her pride in check.

#### Brashness

Rainbow Dash and Applejack snicker at Twilight Sparkle for running a race with them in Fall Weather Friends, calling her an "egghead" for joining a race with no prior running experience except reading a book on the topic.

Upon seeing Rarity wear a scarf for a mountain expedition in Dragonshy, Rainbow Dash sarcastically says, "*That'll* keep you nice and cozy." Later in the episode, Rainbow Dash expresses her annoyance and frustration when Fluttershy panics over minor obstacles in the trail.

Rainbow Dash begrudgingly lets Rarity give her a makeover in Swarm of the Century with a frown on her face. When Twilight Sparkle tries to convince Rarity that she's not a laughing stock in Suited For Success, Rainbow Dash bluntly says, "She kind of is."

Rainbow Dash's bluntness isn't always called for, though. She calls a dragon lame after seeing it do a trick in Dragon Quest, but then gets her coat singed after nearly getting burnt by another dragon's fire breath. She also teases Spike about his maid outfit in the same episode before being scolded by Rarity.

In both parts of The Crystal Empire, Rainbow Dash interacts gruffly and even aggressively with some of the Crystal Ponies, first when she and her friends are interviewing the locals on how to keep the Empire safe, and later when she scares them away from the fake Crystal Heart. Later on in the second half, in an effort to keep the Crystal Faire going, she forces a hesitant Fluttershy to joust with her, and even tries to guilt her into continuing when Fluttershy voices her discomfort. In Keep Calm and Flutter On, she calls both Fluttershy and Applejack "slackers" when she comes to fetch them upon Princess Celestia's arrival, even though they were preoccupied with something to begin with.

Rainbow Dash has also been known to make snide remarks about Twilight's interests and habits, such as in Three's A Crowd when she calls the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum that Twilight was planning to attend with Princess Cadance "lame".

#### Mischievousness

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.

#### Self-image

Rainbow Dash is often self-conscious in regards to how she appears in front of others. She often dismisses things, activities, and certain mannerisms considered to be feminine, though this is at times merely a front. Near the end of The Last Roundup, Rainbow briefly cries over Applejack's reconciliation with her friends, and she catches herself for "acting all sappy".

In Ponyville Confidential, Rainbow Dash laments over having a slanderous article printed about her in the *Foal Free Press*. In Just for Sidekicks, she only shows affection toward Tank when no one is looking.

In The Crystal Empire - Part 2, she eagerly agrees with Applejack's suggestion to do a jousting demo for the Crystal Ponies, claiming that "seeing her awesomeness has a way of putting ponies into a pretty good mood". When her selected opponent, Fluttershy, is overwhelmed in the first round, Dash grudgingly assures her that she'll "take it easy on her next time", then catches herself and adds, "But not *too* easy. I've got a reputation to maintain!"

Despite this, Rainbow Dash has moments in which she displays femininity, fragility, and culturedness, sometimes unintentionally. In Castle Mane-ia, she shows intense fear while exploring the abandoned Castle of the Two Sisters with Applejack. In Rarity Takes Manehattan, she has an appreciation for musicals. In Applejack's "Day" Off, she enjoys pampering herself regularly at the Ponyville Day Spa.

#### Love of books

*Main article: Read It and Weep*
Rainbow Dash discovers her love of reading in the episode Read It and Weep. When Twilight first offers her a book to read during her stay at the hospital, she rejects it and testily tosses away the book, saying, "I'm a world-class athlete. Reading's for eggheads like you, Twilight." After a short boredom montage, she picks up the book and becomes immersed in the adventures of the book's titular character, Daring Do. Not wanting to admit she is an "egghead," she hides her new hobby from her friends. When she is discharged from the hospital, she tries to sneak back in and finish reading the book. She is chased and eventually caught, and she admits she was after the book. Twilight Sparkle lends her personal copy of the book to Rainbow Dash. The episode concludes with her finishing the book and excitedly picking up another one from a small stack, entitled *Daring Do and the Griffon's Goblet*. She reads more Daring Do books in A Friend in Deed and Too Many Pinkie Pies.

In Spike at Your Service, she mentions that she's writing a novel, one which is about "this awesome Pegasus who's the best flyer ever and becomes the captain of the Wonderbolts"; Rarity sarcastically wonders about the "ingeniously woven intricate" tale's inspiration.

In Daring Don't, Rainbow Dash is as passionate about reading as Twilight; as they argue over whether or not to help the real Daring Do, they refer to the complex storylines of her books in detail.

In Trade Ya!, Rainbow reveals that she has an almost complete collection of first edition Daring Do books, seeking to get the final one at the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange. She finally achieves this goal but decides against it, as the final trade required Fluttershy to leave Ponyville to train an Orthros. On the way home, Twilight gives Rainbow an old copy of the book she was seeking. Rainbow considers it just as good, as she can read it with all her friends.

#### Shades

Rainbow Dash 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.

### Skills

#### Flight

Rainbow Dash demonstrates her remarkable talent for flying throughout the show. In The Cutie Mark Chronicles, she says she got her cutie mark when she performed her first sonic rainboom when she was a young filly.

In The Ticket Master, Rainbow Dash dreams of impressing the Wonderbolts at the Grand Galloping Gala with flying feats such as the "rainblow dry," the "super-speed strut," the "fantastic filly flash," and the "buccaneer blaze." She gets to meet the Wonderbolts in Sonic Rainboom after Princess Celestia declares her the champion of the Best Young Flyers Competition. She also performs the sonic rainboom in this episode.

In May the Best Pet Win!, Rainbow Dash performs dangerous stunts to demonstrate a flying course through the Ghastly Gorge. She flies through giant bramble patches and dodges attacking quarray eels.

Rainbow Dash clears a cloudy sky in Friendship is Magic, part 1 by kicking the clouds with her hind legs. She leads water drops out of a cloud in Boast Busters, and creates a rainbow above her when the droplets splash against her. She teams up with other Pegasus ponies in Winter Wrap Up to create a whirlwind that sucks away clouds and snow from Ponyville, and she creates a tornado to vacuum the parasprites in Swarm of the Century.

In Hurricane Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash coordinates and leads the Ponyville Pegasi team responsible for creating a hurricane that lifts water to the Cloudsdale weather factory for the rainy season. During this time, Rainbow Dash's wing power was measured at 16.5, while most of the other Pegasi's wing power could barely measure more than 10.

Rainbow Dash helps Twilight Sparkle learn to fly in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1.

In Testing Testing 1, 2, 3, Rainbow Dash focuses on several things at once while in flight. When she's in the air, she monitors the ground and sky for trouble and makes note of everything she sees and hears. With this hidden talent of hers, Rainbow retains all that she learns about the history of the Wonderbolts and passes the entrance exam to join the Wonderbolts Reserves.

In Rarity Investigates!, Rainbow Dash states that she does not "have the endurance to go long distances."

#### Sonic rainboom

*Main article: Sonic rainboom (event)*
Rainbow Dash tries to perform a sonic rainboom in the episode Sonic Rainboom, in an effort to win the Best Young Fliers competition. Fluttershy confides to her friends that Rainbow Dash was unable to perform the move in her many practice trials. Nonetheless, Rainbow Dash heads to Cloudsdale to participate in the competition, accompanied by Fluttershy as moral support.

Much to their surprise, their wingless friends have decided to follow them with the aid of Twilight's cloud-walking spell, easing Rainbow's fears. However, Twilight had also given Rarity beautiful butterfly wings, which led her to steal the spotlight. As a result, Rainbow Dash loses her nerve and tries to delay her performance. As the competition draws to a close, however, she decides that she must perform anyway.

Dash messes up the first two rounds of her performance, hitting an obstacle and accidentally sending a cloud hurtling in Princess Celestia's direction. Due to time constraints, Rarity performs alongside Rainbow Dash, and delivers her grand finale, which involves flying up to the sun and beaming her wings. However, her fragile wings, made of "gossamer and morning dew", burst into flames, sending her plummeting towards the earth. The Wonderbolts try to save her, but Rarity hits them by accident due to her falling down and flailing, and they are knocked out.

Rainbow Dash finally notices the goings-on and accelerates towards the plummeting ponies, saving both Rarity and the Wonderbolts and performing a sonic rainboom in the process. This sonic rainboom, the one in The Cutie Mark Chronicles, and the one that Rainbow Dash performs in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 are performed when Rainbow Dash is leading with both front legs forward, while in her failed practice attempts she is leading with a single leg. Rarity is incredibly grateful that Dash saved her life, and apologizes to her friend for not minding her anxiety. Rainbow Dash is crowned the winner of the competition and leaves to spend the day with her heroes, the Wonderbolts.

In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, bolting her bridesmaid dress off, she performs a sonic rainboom for the marriage of Cadance and Shining Armor by the request of Princess Celestia. This rainboom, unlike the other two, comes within seconds of taking off, and Dash performs it while flying upward.

In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1 and Part 2, Starlight Glimmer goes back in time to prevent Rainbow Dash from making the first sonic rainboom to prevent the Mane Six from ever creating their special bond. Princess Twilight Sparkle and Spike follow her to attempt to prevent this from happening.

In the movie, Rainbow boasts about the rainboom to Capper, even offering to perform it, but he turns her down. She later performs it for Captain Celaeno and her crew; unfortunately, this gives away their position to Tempest Shadow.

In The End in Friend, Rainbow performs a smaller-scale version of the Rainboom while playing Buckball with Rarity.

### Family

In Games Ponies Play, during her flashback as a filly, Rainbow Dash stands on the back of an adult Pegasus stallion with a similarly rainbow-colored mane and tail. The stallion is unnamed in the episode, but he is named Rainbow Blaze and described as Rainbow Dash's "dashing mentor" in Enterplay's collectible card game and is also named Rainbow Blaze in the IDW comics.

Rainbow Dash's parents are officially introduced in the season seven episode Parental Glideance. They are revealed to be overly supportive of their daughter and inadvertently embarrass her often, causing them to have a delicate relationship.

### Residence

Rainbow Dash's Cloudominium is first shown in Griffon the Brush Off. She lives in a white cloud-house hanging low to the ground somewhere near Ponyville. It features classical columns and rainbow-colored streams and waterfalls. In Dragonshy, Rainbow Dash uses one of these streams to make rainbow-colored facepaint. Her home appears again in Party of One, with a slightly different design from the first appearance, resembling more of a cloud tower.

### *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*

In *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*, Rainbow Dash accompanies Twilight to her first princess summit in the Crystal Empire, and she witnesses Sunset Shimmer steal Twilight's crown. In an alternate world, Rainbow's human counterpart appears as a high school student.

### *Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*

Rainbow briefly appears in the sequel *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks* at Twilight's castle, where she hears the legend of the sirens.

### *Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*

Rainbow appears as a pony in the film's blooper reel giving her human counterpart a ride.

### *Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship*

In *Forgotten Friendship*, Rainbow Dash appears on stained glass windows in Canterlot Castle.

### *Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown*

Rainbow appears in Ponyville talking to Stormfeather. When the latter notices a second Rainbow Dash behind her, he faints. When pony Rainbow Dash looks back, she just notices Applejack and waves.

## Depiction in *My Little Pony The Movie*

In *My Little Pony The Movie*, Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts are in charge of weather for the Festival of Friendship in Canterlot. When the city is invaded by the Storm King's forces, led by Tempest Shadow, Rainbow and her friends escape to seek out the "Queen of the Hippos"—later specified to be Queen Novo of the Hippogriffs—for help. During their time on Captain Celaeno's airship, Rainbow convinces her and her fellow pirates to rebel against the Storm King and return to their swashbuckling ways, but she accidentally draws Tempest's attention with her sonic rainboom. In the underwater kingdom of Seaquestria, Rainbow and her friends almost convince Novo to help them save their home from the Storm King, but Twilight's attempted theft of Novo's Pearl of Transformation gets them banished from Seaquestria.

Rainbow Dash and the rest of the Mane Six have a falling-out with Twilight over her actions, but they—along with other friends they made during their journey—return to Canterlot to rescue her when she gets captured by Tempest. After sneaking into the city and fighting past the Storm King's forces, the Mane Six reunite and make amends, and they eventually succeed in defeating the Storm King. In the end, the Friendship Festival resumes, and Rainbow and her friends befriend Tempest.

## Depiction in *My Little Pony: Pony Life*

Rainbow Dash appears as one of the main characters in Pony Life.

## Depiction in Generation 5

Rainbow Dash appears at the beginning of *My Little Pony:* *A New Generation* as part of an imagination sequence with Sunny Starscout's figurines. Her cutie mark is also on a pin on Sunny's satchel.

In the *My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale* episode Foal Me Once, a painting of Rainbow Dash (in the style of real-life painting The Scream) appears on display in an art museum.

## Depiction in comics

An alternate universe version of Rainbow Dash appears in the *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #20 Reflections mini-comic "*Elsewhere in alternate Equestria...*"

In Wings Over Yakyakistan, Rainbow Dash is among the Wonderbolts who perform at an airshow in Yakyakistan only for it to come under attack by the dragons.

In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #59, Rainbow struggles with Pinkie's attempts to find a kind of pie she actually likes, with Rainbow eventually turning the tables on Pinkie. In Issue #70, Rainbow tries to entertain the Golden Horseshoe Gals with "extreme bingo".

In The Fast and the Furriest, Rainbow Dash takes part in the Draytona Breach 500 cart race, enlisting Big McIntosh as her trainer. After seeing Big Mac get challenged by his former friend Silver Streak, Rainbow accepts the challenge on Big Mac's behalf. During the race, Rainbow unknowingly carries the Mangalese Drake, an artifact stolen from the Dragon Lands, in her cart. Sacks Roamer, the one who stole the artifact, smashes Rainbow's cart trying to get it back.

In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #89, Rainbow Dash chooses Spitfire, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, and Captain Celaeno to join her on a friendship mission to Celaeno's home, the Parrot Peaks.

In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #94, Rainbow travels to Canterlot to help with the preparations for the Festival of the Two Sisters. In Issue #95. she attempts to undo the magical silence inflicted on Canterlot by using the Sonic Rainboom, but it fails.

Rainbow and her team briefly appear in *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #96, dropping off Fluttershy's team in Abyssinia before moving on to their own destination.

In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #100, Rainbow's team arrives in Orinithia, where they meet the royal family and learn of the Orinithian Elements of Harmony and the legend of the Knights of Harmony. Soon after, they are attacked by Ceridwen, one of the Knights. Rainbow reluctantly leaves her team in order to fly back to Equestria and warn Twilight that the Knights are coming. In Issue #101, Rainbow is seen having her wounds tended to by Mage Meadowbrook. In Issue #102, she aids her friends in the final battle with the Knights of Order.

In *My Little Pony: Friends Forever* Issue #6, Rainbow Dash is invited to perform at the Diamond Dog kingdom of Dimondia by Trixie, who actually seeks Dash's help in escaping her new role as queen.

In *My Little Pony: Generations* Issue #1, she and the rest of the School of Friendship teachers struggle with the influx of new students, and welcome three new teachers – Violet Shiver, Black Belle, and Shadow Storm – unaware that they are artificial ponies created by the witches Grackle and Dyre. In Issue #3, she joins her friends in traveling through a portal to the G1 pony world. In Issue #4, she and her friends meet the Dream Valley ponies, and learn about their past encounter with their version of the Smooze. They then return to Ponyville with their new friends. In Issue #5, she witnesses Twilight's experiment in curing the corrupted ponies, and also takes part in the final battle against the G1 Smooze.

Rainbow Dash appears on the *My Little Pony (2022 comics)* Issue #1 cover RI. In Issue #2, she appears in flashback form, with Discord revealing that she and her friends created the Unity Crystals in order to ensure peace in Equestria.

## Other depictions

Rainbow Dash is voiced by Brittany Lauda in PlayDate Digital's app *Power Ponies*.[6]

Fyodor Golan's Rainbow Wheel,[19] shown at London Fashion Week in February 2015, has fanart of Rainbow Dash licking.[20][21][22]

### Hasbro.com description

*Capable and athletic, Rainbow Dash lives for adventure! When any problem should arise that involves traveling to distant lands or dealing with a magical, mysterious beast, Rainbow is the first to volunteer! Brave and bold, anypony who has ever seen this rainbow-haired Pegasus in the air has been left in jaw-dropped awe of her speed, agility, and, well, her confidence. She's quite positive she's the fastest Pegasus pony alive, and truth be told, she probably is. Yes, she's a bit proud, and a bit mischievous, and often lazy for somepony obsessed with speed, but when the chips are down, and danger is a-brewing, Rainbow Dash always, always comes through, proving time and time again that she is a true hero!*

### Hasbro.com second description

*Rainbow Dash's greatest, all-consuming passion in life is to fly – FAST! Anyone who has ever seen this rainbow-haired pegasus in the air can't help but notice her speed, agility, and her confidence. Capable and athletic, Rainbow Dash lives for adventure. One day, Rainbow Dash just knows she'll earn a position on the elite aerial-acrobatic team, the Wonderbolts! But beyond ambition, Rainbow Dash is known for being absolutely loyal to her friends!*

### HubNetwork.com description

*Rainbow Dash lives for adventure! Whenever there's a problem that involves danger, distant lands, and mysterious beasts, she's the first to help. She's bold. She's brave. She's also a bit proud and mischievous -- but wouldn't you be too if you were the fastest Pegasus around?*

### Teacher for a Day description

*Rainbow Dash is her name and adventure is her game! A true hero, this rainbow-haired Pegasus pony is as fast as they come, flying through the air with jaw-dropping speed!* *Athletic, brave and confident, she is also a bit mischievous - and always first on the scene wherever danger is at hand. Whether traveling to distant lands or taking on mystery and magic, this pretty pony is ready to fasten her seatbelt for the adventure of a lifetime!*

### My Little Pony (mobile game)

**Rainbow Dash**:

*Representing the Element of Loyalty, she is charged with keeping the weather. Her dream is to one day join the Wonderbolts.*

**Breezie Rainbow Dash**:

*A form that presents a sharp contrast to Dash's usual gotta-go-fast ethos. (It's good mental cross-training for her.)*

**Camo Dash**:

*NOT being noticed goes against most of what Rainbow Dash stands for, but desperate times call for desperate measures.*

**Captain Dash**:

*Leads the crew of the Universal Rainboom on pulse-pounding interstellar adventures (in a story that Rainbow Dash made up).*

**Changeling Rainbow Dash**:

*Once tried to shapeshift into a cheetah-peregrine-falcon hybrid in a attempt to set a new speed record! It didn't go great!*

**Dark Changeling Rainbow Dash**:

*All those holes in her body really help keep wind resistance to a minimum on quick flights!*

**Future Rainbow Dash**:

*It isn't ours to speculate on Rainbow Dash's future, but a captain's bars and a good, honest life seem likely.*

**Lunaverse Rainbow Dash**:

*This version of Rainbow Dash had to trim down her mane so it would fit under her scary Lunar Guard helmet. Nightmare Moon is a terrible boss, but she DOES appreciate a close crop!*

**Nightmare Rainbow Dash**:

*Dreams of being permanently grounded, taken shape.*

**Pie-Hating Rainbow Dash**:

*She may only exist in Pinkie's imagination, but one thing's for sure: she hates pies with the burning passion of ten thousand suns.*

**Pirate Rainbow Dash**:

*Being a pirate is pretty much the awesomest thing Rainbow Dash has ever thought of. And she's thought of a LOT of things.*

**Rainbow Bite**:

*Rainbow Dash's new wings may be different than pony wings -- but they're just as fast, and nearly as awesome!*

**Rainbow the Flying Reindeer**:

*Heroine of Hearth's Warming stories and songs-and owner of an extremely normal, non-shiny nose.*

**Retro Rainbow Dash**:

*Totally rocks one sick 'hawk -- more of a powerful statement than a fashion choice.*

**Sombraverse Rainbow Dash**:

*Rainbow Dash Prime would probably think her alt-historical counterpart's cyborg wing is REALLY awesome--but it's actually super itchy and needs constant oiling. War injuries are no joke, guys!*

**Supersonic Rainbow Dash**:

*The only thing Rainbow Dash is concerned with now is GOING REALLY FAST! Um... EVEN MORE THAN USUAL, WE MEAN!*

**Western Rainbow Dash**:

*What she wears when she's challenging a new-fangled steam train to a cross-country race.*

**Young Rainbow Dash**:

*Just as loyal--but a little more...well, little.*

### My Little Pony magazine description

* *Sporty*
* *Athletic*
* *Adventurous*

*This strong mare lives for adventure! Rainbow Dash is the first to volunteer for a dangerous task, the fastest pony in Ponyville and a true pony hero!*

### The Elements of Harmony guidebook

***RAINBOW DASH** has one great all-consuming passion in life: to fly—FAST!!! Anypony who has ever seen this rainbow-haired Pegasus from Cloudsdale in the air has been in awe of her speed, agility, and confidence. Even in her youth, Rainbow was a fantastic flier, achieving what no other Pegasus had before—the Sonic Rainboom, a rainbow that shot out behind her like a jet stream! When any problem, big or small, arises, this aspiring Wonderbolt is the first to volunteer to save the day. Despite the mischief she causes, her friends are happy to have her around when danger is a-brewing, as Rainbow Dash proves time and time again that she is a true hero and a true friend.*

#### Volume II guidebook

*Make way for Rainbow Dash! No, seriously, get out of the way—**RAINBOW DASH IS COMING THROUGH!** As the number-one flier in all Equestria, Rainbow Dash rules the skies as the Pegasus pony supreme. Without* her*, who'd make sure the weather was awesome all the time? But Rainbow Dash's skills weren't always astounding. Learning to focus on her strengths and not her weaknesses took a while. With the help of her friends, as well as her fellow Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash is as competitive and self-confident as ever. Got an aerial challenge? She's ready for it! She'll even throw in a dollop of sass for good measure.*

### *The Art of My Little Pony The Movie* description

***RAINBOW DASH** has one great passion: flying—FAST! Anypony who has ever seen this rainbow-haired Pegasus Pony in the air has been in awe of her speed, agility, and confidence. She's always up for a challenge and meets every adventure head on. Despite her love for stirring up mischief, Rainbow Dash proves time and time again that she is a true hero and a true friend.*

***Rainbow Dash represents the Element of Loyalty!***

### My Little Pony Essential Handbook

***Rainbow Dash** is a brave, loyal and competitive Pegasus. She loves zooming through the skies with the **Wonderbolts** and challenging her friends to races.*

## Depiction in *Equestria Girls*

### *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*

In *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*, Rainbow Dash is Canterlot High School's resident jock, being captain of all the school's sports teams. She is first mentioned to have had a falling out with Applejack, but after Applejack discovers they were driven apart by the machinations of Sunset Shimmer, the girls reconcile at Twilight Sparkle's urging.

Rainbow tells Twilight that she will only help her become Princess of the Fall Formal if she beats her in a soccer match, with the first to make five goals winning. Rainbow easily wins, but she helps Twilight anyway, telling her that she was testing her determination.

When Twilight invokes the power of the element of magic, Rainbow briefly channels the element of loyalty and gains pony-like attributes. After Sunset Shimmer is defeated, Rainbow flies around at the Fall Formal, picking up Scootaloo and giving her a ride. Her wings and pony ears vanish when the portal to Equestria closes after Twilight's departure.

### *Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*

Rainbow Dash reappears in *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks* and its tie-in animated shorts, where she plays lead guitar in her friends' band, the Rainbooms. She first appears helping her friends make a poster for the CHS Musical Showcase. In the Rainbooms, she is initially the lead vocalist as well as the guitarist and songwriter. When Twilight returns to the human world, she takes over as lead vocalist.

Throughout the film, Rainbow Dash shows moments of egotism, taking credit for the formation of the Rainbooms, frequently stating that it's her band since she's the leader, judging her friends' performances, and being reluctant to play songs that Fluttershy had written. After Sunset Shimmer's speech, she finally sees the error of her ways and acknowledges that it is "our band" and not just hers, and she allows the band to play a song Fluttershy wrote.

#### *Rainbow Rocks* animated shorts

In Music to My Ears, Rainbow Dash appears briefly at the Sweet Shoppe with her friends, waving to DJ Pon-3. She plays a major role in Guitar Centered, where she duels Trixie in an electric guitar battle over a coveted double-necked guitar to replace her broken one. Rainbow Dash wins the duel when she suddenly transforms into her pony-like state and blows Trixie away with a sonic rainboom-like effect. However, she forfeits the prize to Trixie and decides to instead buy the guitar she used in their fight.

In Pinkie on the One, Rainbow tries to get Pinkie Pie to help her find a drummer for her band. After seeing that Pinkie needs an outlet for her energy, she recruits her. In Player Piano, she appears in the music room with the other Rainbooms, voicing frustration about Rarity's lateness and correcting Pinkie Pie on the proper name of a keytar. She accompanies her friends when Applejack bargains with Flim and Flam for her bass guitar in A Case for the Bass.

In Shake Your Tail, Rainbow sings the titular song with her friends and helps set up the auditorium for the Rainbooms' performance, briefly suggesting a sports theme and eventually combining her and her friends' themes into one. In Perfect Day for Fun, she sings the titular song with her friends and enjoys the Canterlot High School carnival. At one point, she is bested by both Applejack and Spike at a high striker game. In the encore short My Past is Not Today, Rainbow briefly appears in a flashback putting her hand on Sunset Shimmer's after her defeat in the first film. In Friendship Through the Ages, she performs a verse of the titular song in the style of classic rock and ultimately smashes a guitar.

### *Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*

Rainbow Dash appears again in *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*, competing in the games against Crystal Prep Academy as part of Canterlot High's Wondercolts team. Rainbow helps motivate her classmates to win the games with a spirited song, ponying up at the end.

She participates in the Academic Decathlon, where she passes the chemistry, baking, and carpentry contests, but drops out of the spelling bee after misspelling "hippopotamus". She and Sunset Shimmer are paired up in the motocross portion of the Tri-Cross Relay. When human Twilight Sparkle accidentally summons carnivorous plants from Equestria in the middle of the race, Dash turns around to save Sunset's life in an act of loyalty. She ponies up a second time and wards off the plants, allowing Sunset to win the relay, before getting her magic absorbed by Twilight's amulet. She later regains her magic to empower Sunset and return Twilight to normal after she is transformed into Midnight Sparkle.

#### *Friendship Games* animated shorts

In The Science of Magic, Sunset Shimmer tries to see how magic works in the human world. Once Rainbow Dash plays her guitar, she ponies up, and rainbows begin to crawl out of her guitar's cord. This somehow causes something rainbow-colored to splat out of Sunset's monitor. In Pinkie Spy, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie infiltrate Crystal Prep Academy to check on the competition. While Rainbow Dash tries to be discreet, Pinkie Pie's wacky antics almost give them away, only for Rainbow Dash to ironically and accidentally do this when she reaches her breaking point with Pinkie Pie, forcing them to run.

### *Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree*

In the fourth *Equestria Girls* film, Rainbow Dash goes with her friends and classmates to Camp Everfree, where she expresses a desire to play numerous sporting activities. At Camp Everfree, she is paired with Applejack in the Aquamarine Tent. While at the camp, Rainbow's magic undergoes a dramatic change, and she develops the ability of supersonic running speed.

Throughout the film, Rainbow Dash helps her fellow Wondercolts build a new dock for Camp Everfree as part of their "gift for future campers". When camp director Gloriosa Daisy is consumed by Equestrian magic and Twilight Sparkle overcomes her fears of Midnight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash helps her friends defeat Gloriosa. She also assists in saving Camp Everfree from closing by organizing a Crystal Ball fundraiser and offering to have the Rainbooms play.

### Equestria Girls: Dance Magic

In the half-hour special *Dance Magic*, Rainbow Dash helps her friends raise money to renovate Camp Everfree. When Rarity's idea for a music video is copied by the Shadowbolts, Rainbow comes up with the new idea of making a jungle chase-themed music video inspired by Daring Do. She also takes part in the Dance Magic music video near the end of the special.

### Equestria Girls: Movie Magic

In the half-hour special *Movie Magic*, Rainbow Dash accompanies her friends to the set of the Daring Do movie, she being the most excited among them. She and Twilight are the only ones who bring their geodes along with them, and Rainbow attempts to use her super-speed to go after the mysterious cloaked figure lurking around the studio. She is also briefly mistaken for an actress in the Power Ponies movie, cast as Zapp. After discovering a piece of evidence, she is locked in the supply closet, but is later rescued by her friends. In the end, Rainbow helps expose Juniper Montage's thievery and deception, and she convinces the film director to cast her and her friends as extras in the Daring Do film.

### Equestria Girls: Mirror Magic

In the half-hour special *Mirror Magic*, Rainbow becomes trapped with her friends in limbo when Juniper Montage acquires a hand mirror enchanted with Equestrian magic. When Starlight Glimmer succeeds in convincing Juniper to let them out, Rainbow and the rest of her friends forgive and accept Juniper as a new friend.

### Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts

In Raise This Roof, Rainbow Dash competes against Applejack in a dance-off at the Fall Formal before Apple Bloom and Scootaloo steal their thunder. In Leaping Off the Page, she gets deeply invested in a Daring Do book and imagines herself in a Daring Do adventure. The Get the Show on the Road title card background text includes "RNXBWDH" horizontally flipped. In the short itself, she helps restore the Rainbooms' tour bus. In Epic Fails, Rainbow works at a sporting goods store, and she recalls her most embarrassing moment of kicking a soccer ball into a ball display rack and knocking it over. In Good Vibes, she gives a new pair of shoes to Sunset Shimmer after one of her sandals breaks. She makes supporting or minor appearances in Make Up Shake Up, A Photo Booth Story, Steps of Pep, Monday Blues, Pet Project, and Subs Rock. She appears on posters for the Daring Do movie in The Canterlot Movie Club and in a photograph in Mad Twience.

### Better Together/Choose Your Own Ending

Rainbow Dash is a main focus in Queen of Clubs, Aww... Baby Turtles, Lost and Found, Too Hot to Handle, Blue Crushed, and The Last Day of School. She makes supporting or minor roles in A Fine Line, Overpowered, The Finals Countdown, Super Squad Goals, Road Trippin, Pinkie Pie: Snack Psychic, Five to Nine, and So Much More to Me.

In the second season, Rainbow Dash is a main focus in Sic Skateboard, in which she films and embellishes a video of Tank performing a skateboarding trick, and in Run to Break Free, in which she sings the titular song about living life in slow motion and uses her super speed to help others. In Best in Show: The Pre-Show, she appears entering Tank in the Canterlot Pet Show. In the following short, they take second place. She makes supporting or minor appearances in Street Chic, Schedule Swap, FOMO, I'm on a Yacht, Festival Filters, Festival Looks, and Do It For the Ponygram!.

In Opening Night, Rainbow Dash is cast as the fairy bootmother in the school play. She is also a possible ending in Best Trends Forever, Fluttershy's Butterflies, Stressed in Show, Constructive Criticism, and Happily Ever After Party. She also makes a cameo appearance using her locker in Text Support.

In the second season, she is a main focus in Sock It to Me and a possible ending in the music festival shorts Wake-Up! and Accountibilibuddies.

### Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship

In *Forgotten Friendship*, Rainbow Dash and her friends are members of the Canterlot High Yearbook Club. Along with the rest of the school, her good memories of Sunset Shimmer are erased by Wallflower Blush using the Memory Stone, causing her to forget her friendship with Sunset and only remember her as a bully. The girls accordingly act hostily towards Sunset for much of the special while enjoying their friendships with each other. After seeing Sunset jump in front of a blast from the Memory Stone intended to erase their memories of high school, the Equestria Girls use their geode powers to destroy the Memory Stone and restore the school's memories. Rainbow and her friends later win the "Best Friends" yearbook superlative, but she expresses dismay that it was put next to the "Best Muscles" superlative in the yearbook because "every time you close the book, it'll be like [they]'re kissing Bulk Biceps".

### Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship

In *Rollercoaster of Friendship*, Rainbow and her friends travel to the Equestria Land theme park during its grand opening after it hires Rarity. The Rainbooms also get booked as the centerpiece for the park's light parade by Rarity's boss, the park's head of pubic relations Vignette Valencia. Rainbow then goes off with Fluttershy to ride the rollercoaster. Intimidated, Fluttershy convinces Rainbow Dash to first try out other rides to warm up. When they actually ride the rollercoaster, Rainbow is the one who gets scared and trembles after they get off, whereas Fluttershy seemingly enjoyed it. She later disengages with Fluttershy after the latter goes off with Vignette. Vignette later tells Rainbow her new vision for her role in the band as a "'50s Sockhop Sweetheart". When Rainbow opposes it, Vignette uses her Equestrian magic-enchanted phone to teleport her away, joining Fluttershy. As most of her friends are also teleported, they are replaced by holograms to perform at the parade and are eventually rescued by Applejack and Rarity. The girls use their powers to destroy Vignette's phone during the parade and take their place as the parade's headliner.

### Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown

In the hour-long special *Spring Breakdown*, Rainbow Dash attends a cruise for spring break with her friends, but her obsession with finding evil Equestrian magic and with the Equestria Girls' identities as superheroes ruins the experience for her friends. Rainbow later leaves the ship on a lifeboat to investigate a strange thunderstorm forming around the ship. She ends up on a remote island and is rescued from quicksand and an Equestrian plant monster by Twilight and Sunset. The three discover a portal to Equestria and travel thorough, after which Rainbow transforms into a Pegasus. After catching up with Princess Twilight, the three borrow the Staff of Sacanas from her to quell a magic lightning storm created when the Storm King's magic leaks into the human world. As the ship sinks, Rainbow and her friends use their superpowers to rescue the ship's passengers, affirming Rainbow's conception of the girls as superheroes and Rainbow uses her super-speed to propel a makeshift lifeboat to the island. Stranded, Rainbow transforms back into a Pegasus when Sunset brings the passengers to Equestria as a means of returning home.

### Equestria Girls: Sunset's Backstage Pass

In *Sunset's Backstage Pass*, Rainbow Dash attends the Starswirled Music Festival with her friends. On the first day, she accidentally hits Sunset Shimmer with an oar in excitement for the festival at breakfast, and she roasts marshmallows with her friends in the evening. She is unknowingly caught in a time loop and repeats that day for the next three weeks, hitting Sunset with the oar during nearly every loop. In one repeat, she and her friends are kicked out of the festival when Pinkie provokes a security guard. In the final repeat after the time loop is broken, she and her friends spectate PostCrush's concert as they perform with Sunset and Pinkie.

### Equestria Girls: Holidays Unwrapped

In "Blizzard or Bust", Rainbow and her friends attempt to fool Principal Celestia into declaring a snow day in order to avoid taking a test. In "Saving Pinkie's Pie", she takes part in a snowball fight, hiding out inside a snowman for two days. In "Winter Break-In", she takes part in giving away toys to kids at the mall. In "Dashing Through the Mall", she races to find a last-minute gift for Fluttershy as part of a Secret Santa-like gift exchange. In "O Come, All Ye Squashful", she is roped into taking an embarrassing costume picture with her friends after a misunderstanding with Applejack.

## Depiction in comics

Rainbow Dash appears in My Little Pony Annual 2013. During her freshman year at Canterlot High School, she tries out for the soccer team and joins, but her self-centeredness on the soccer field irritates her teammates and nearly costs them the first game of the season against the Shadowbolts. Thanks to her friends' efforts, she acts more like a loyal team player. Rainbow mentions early in the issue that she and Fluttershy went to Cloudsdale Junior High together.

Rainbow Dash appears at the end of Return of the Mane-iac.

In the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Holiday Special, Rainbow takes part in a series of slumber parties for Sunset Shimmer. She also becomes a victim of cyber-bullying when "Anon-a-Miss" publishes her poorly graded test paper on the internet.

## Other depictions

### *Equestria Girls* description

*Rainbow Dash is Canterlot high's spirited and sporty superstar. She also happens to be the captain of just about every sports team at school. You'd have to look really hard to find a trophy that doesn't have her name on it. The only thing Rainbow Dash values more than winning is loyalty. So now she's teaming up with Twilight Sparkle and the rest of her gal pals to take back the crown from Sunset Shimmer and restore harmony in Canterlot. Because Rainbow Dash knows that there's no 'I' in team, but there is in friendship.*

### *Rainbow Rocks* description

*She's brimming with confidence, but Rainbow Dash has the skills to back it up. When she shreds the bass guitar, she always adds something special, electrifying the crowd with her stand-out performance.*

### *Rainbow Rocks* Encore description

*Rainbow Dash gets her friends together to form The Rainbooms band! She's as awesome as she wants to be when she shows off her lightning-fast guitar skills. Her rockin' style really shines when the band finds their groove!*[1]

### *Friendship Games* description

*Rainbow Dash is the ultimate team player.*[2]

### *Legend of Everfree* description

*Rainbow dash[sic] is the ultimate team player! She’s good at getting her friends together, and she’s as awesome as she wants to be! Entertaining and energetic, she enjoys having fun with her friends!*[3]

### *My Little Pony* mobile game

Rainbow Dash is available as a dancer for the Equestria Girls dance minigame in Gameloft's *My Little Pony* mobile game.

## Merchandise

Several dolls of Rainbow Dash have been released for *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*: an "Original Series Single" doll with hairbrush and Wonderbolt pin, a deluxe dress-up doll with additional accessories and hair extensions, a "Hair Play" doll with extra-long hair extensions, a cheerleader doll that is packaged in the Canterlot High Pep Rally Set, an "Equestria Girls Collection" doll that more closely resembles her appearance in the films, and a basic "Budget Series" doll with molded hair.

Five dolls of Rainbow Dash have also been released for *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*: a doll with backstage pass; a doll that comes with a guitar and stamps; a doll that comes with a hairbrush, guitar, and pony Rainbow Dash; a "Neon" doll with backstage pass and headset; and a "Rockin' Hairstyle" doll with hair extensions.

Another three Rainbow Dash dolls have been released for *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*: a "Sporty Style" doll with motocross helmet, a "School Spirit" doll, and a Rainbooms doll that is packaged in a 2-pack with Twilight Sparkle.

Miniature, articulated dolls of Rainbow Dash were released in Winter 2015 as part of the "Equestria Girls Minis" lineup.[4]

Rainbow Dash appears as a pony in Equestria on the fan-designed WeLoveFine art print "Girls in Equestria".

## Personality

Like her pony counterpart, Rainbow Dash is very athletic and competitive. She is the captain of every sports team at Canterlot High School, and she effortlessly overtakes Twilight Sparkle in a game of one-on-one. She is also somewhat self-centered, often speaking—and sometimes singing—about her own awesomeness.

In the second film, Rainbow is conceited to the point of frequently calling the Rainbooms her band. However, she humbly steps aside for Twilight to take over lead vocals, and she lets Sunset Shimmer join the band by the end.

Rainbow Dash's strongest trait is her loyalty. She eagerly teams up with Twilight to beat Sunset in the first film, and in the third film, she gives up a victory in the Friendship Games to save Sunset's life. She is also able to inspire motivation in others as demonstrated in *Friendship Games*' CHS Rally Song.

Out of all her friends, Rainbow embraces their heroic pursuits the most, relishing the idea of being a "superhero" and fighting evil. She also uses her powers more often than the others, even for the most mundane of purposes.

## Quotes

"*So you're lookin' to dethrone Sunset Shimmer and become Princess of the Fall Formal, huh? Gotta say, I'd* really *love to see that happen.*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*Of course you lost. I'm awesome! But I'm not gonna help just* anybody *try and beat Sunset Shimmer. The Fall Formal Princess should be someone with heart* and *determination. You've proved that you've got 'em both!*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*That... is...* awesome*!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*I need something that looks as awesome as I'm gonna make it sound.*"
— Guitar Centered
"*Most people don't know how hard it is to find someone who could use both hands the way a drummer does.*"
— Pinkie on the One
"*It was my idea to start the Rainbooms so we could be in the showcase. Plus I'm the lead singer and guitarist.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*Let's take them down! It's not like we haven't tangled with dark magic before and totally whooped its sorry butt!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*Be cool enough to win, but not* so *cool that we end up showing off the whole ears and tails and rainbows thing. Sooo... about twenty percent less cool.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*I know just the song. Fluttershy's written a really great one.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*We're trying to spy on them! Do you even know what the word "spy" means? It means being sneaky! It means not being seen! It means* BEING QUIET!"
— To Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Spy
"*Crystal Prep students are super athletic, super smart, and super motivated. But there's one thing they* aren't*. They aren't Wondercolts!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*I hope the Friendship Games have a music competition, because we would totally rock it!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*I wasn't about to let my friend become plant food.*"
— To Sunset Shimmer, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*We're Canterlot Wondercolts. We've got a reputation to uphold! And there was no way we're gonna leave this place without contributing the most awesome camp gift ever!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree*
Rainbow Dash: *"What's A Job About Racing At The Piston Cup."* Lightning McQueen: *"Oh Please Speak US Come On."*
### Friends & Family:

* Lightning McQueen - Brother
* Tow Mater - Friend
* Agent Mirabel Clifton - Friend/Her Original Counterpart
* Sarah - Friend
* Katy Nelson-Morrissey - Friend/Heroine
* Deliah Beasley - Friend/Heroine
* Fireman Sam Jones ✝ - Good Friend
* Penny Morris - Friend
* Jamie - Roommate
* Lola Clifton - Friend
* Chrissy - Friend
* Cindy - Friend
* Bonnie - Friend
* Jaden - Friend
* Postman Pat Clifton - Friend/Hero
* Sara Clifton - Friend
* Julian Clifton - Friend
* Jess the Cat - Friend
* Bob From Ready Steady Build - Friend
* Robert Morrissey - Friend
* Dot Morrissey - Friend
* Bob the Builder (1998 - 2009 Stop Motion Version) - Friend (Former Enemy)
* Wendy - Friend
* Kelly - Friend
* Luna Loud - Best Friend
* Sam Sharp - Friend
* Ronnie Anne - Friend
* Sid Chang - Friend
* Tex the THX Robot - Friend/Love Interest
* Lincoln Loud - Friend
* Spud the Scarecrow - Friend
* Mr. Lopart - Love Interest
* Manny Garcia - Biggest Fan
* Felipe Grande - Friend Classmate
* Fleegle the Beagle - Friend
* Bingo the Ape - Friend
* Dooper the Lion - Friend
* Snorky - Friend
* Spongebob Squarepants - Friend
* Patrick Star - Friend
* Stan Marsh - Friend
* Kyle Broflowski - Friend
* Eric Cartman - Friend (Former Enemy)
* Kenny McCormick - Friend (Former Enemy Mystrion)
* Starfire - Friend
* Raven - Friend
* Twilight Sparkle - Friend
* Walter Beckett - Friend
* Pinkie Pie - Friend
* Lance Sterling ✝ - Friend
* Rarity Sterling - Friend
* Applejack - Friend
* Fluttershy - Friend
* Sunset Shimmer - Friend
* Starlight Glimmer - Friend
* Sidney Prescott - Best Friend/Roommate
* Gale Weathers - Friend
* Tatum Riley - Friend
* Casey Becker - Friend
* CiCi Cooper - Friend
* Kirby Reed - Friend
* Jill Roberts - Friend
* Olivia Morris - Friend
* Samantha Carpenter - Friend
* Tara Carpenter - Friend
* Liv McKenzie - Friend
* Amber Freeman - Friend
* Lori Loud - Friend
* Leni Loud - Friend
* Lynn Loud Jr - Friend
* Lucy Loud - Friend
* Lana Loud - Friend
* Lola Loud - Friend
* Lisa Loud - Friend
* Lily Loud - Friend
* Mr. Krupp ✝ - High School Principal
* The Pink Panther - Friend
* Clyde Donoven - Ex-Boyfriend/Classmate
* Angelina Mouseling ✝ - Friend
* Coach Johnson ✝ - P.E Coach
* Cassie ✝ - Pet Shop Friend
* Sean Nelson - Friend
* Jessica Nelson ✝ - Friend
* Marina - Friend
* Peter Griffin - Friend
* Lois Griffin - Friend
* Chris Griffin - Friend/Classmate
* Meg Griffin - Friend/Classmate
* Brian Griffin - Friend
* Stewie Griffin - Friend (Former Enemy)
* Big Chris - Friend
* Roary the Racing Car - Brother
* Marsha - Friend
* Molly Williams - Friend/Classmate
* J.J. - Friend
* Wendy Testaburger - Friend
* Bebe Stevens - Friend
* Agent Marcy Kappel ✝ - Friend
* Agent Diane Foxington - Childhood Best Friend
* Liberty the Puppy - Sidekick

### Enemies:

* Chick Hicks ✝ - Remake/Reboot Killer/Former Friend
* Yoshigirl99 ✝ - Requel Killer/Former Best Friend
* Luan Loud ✝ - Requel Killer
* Piper McDonald ✝ - Requel Killer
* Big Nose ✝ - Requel Killer
* Leo (Bob the Builder For 2015) ✝ - Requel Killer
* Butters Stotch ✝ - Requel Killer/Former Friend
* UK Bob the Builder ✝ - Requel Killer
* Meg McDonald ✝ - Requel Killer
* Mannybot 3000 ✝ - Requel Killer
* Toolsbot ✝ - Requel Killer
* Liana ✝ - Enemy/Former Friend
* Edwin Carbunkle ✝ - Killer (In The Mirror Only)
* Patbot 3000 ✝ - Killer (In The Mirror Only)
* All Bob the Builders (Kenny McCormck's Babies) ✝ - Killers
* Mystrion (Kenny's Disguise) - Killer (Stan & Kyle Defeat Him & Changes Back To Kenny Again)
* Buster Moon - Enemy/Former Boss

Gender: Female ♀

Voice By Ashleigh Ball

Status: Alive