Rainbow Dash

* Pegasus
* Filly

**Rainbow Dash** is a female Pegasus pony and one of the seven main characters of My Little Pony: Nine Elements.

She is the Element of Loyalty and dreams of joining the Wonderbolts.

## Personality

### Loyalty

In The Elements of Harmony, Nightmare Moon tests Rainbow Dash's loyalty by creating an illusion of the Wonderbolts. The fake Wonderbolts 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.

### 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 underhanded 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 letting themselves heal and amicably running the race again. Afterwards, they try to ease up on their competitive streak.

### 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 even though she's suffering the Icarus effect. Despite her insecurities, Rainbow Dash successfully pulls off the sonic rainboom and wins the competition.

### Brashness

Rainbow Dash and Applejack snicker at Mayor Mare for running a race with them in Fall Weather Friends, calling her a geezer and a politician for joining a race with (as far as they knew) no prior running experience.

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 keeps going despite her fears. She is also shown to swear when frustrated.

### Mischievousness

Rainbow's reputation as a prankster is established in Griffon the Brush Off, where she and Pinkie Pie prank various ponies.

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. While she enjoys pranking, she has enough restraint to recognize when property damage will result.

## Gifts & Abilities

* **Pegasus Physiology**: As a Pegasus, Rainbow Dash is capable of flying and can interact with clouds to control the weather.
	+ **Enhanced Lung Capacity**: Rainbow has special air sacs connected to her lungs that allow her to breathe at high altitudes. This prevents her from becoming delirious in the clouds.
* **Enhanced Flight Speed**: Even among Pegasi, Rainbow is incredibly fast, even able to achieve a Sonic Rainboom.

## Trivia

* Her Cutie Mark represents her competitive nature and incredible speed.
* She is bisexual, making her the first LGBTQ+ character in the series.