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Name: Dragon
Journal: dragonoflife
Contact: AIM: Dragon of Anger


Character Name: Rainbow Dash
Series: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Gender: Female
Age & Canon Point: In human-equivalence: 20 physically, 16 mentally. Series creater Lauren Faust described the main cast of the show as "young adults, but with a maturity level of anywhere from 12-18". Rainbow Dash is old enough to have a responsible 'adult' job, but behaves like a teenager at best.
Requested Sponsor: Ruby
Entry position (Cadet, SeeD, Instructor, other): Cadet
History: Wiki link to Rainbow Dash.
Garden History: N/A
Abilities & Physical Abnormalities: As a pony, Rainbow Dash is generally stronger, quicker, and more enduring than a human. It's just biology.

As a pegasus pony, she is capable of flying. At lower speeds this is essentially three-dimensional hovering, able to move in any direction at any facing as well as remain motionless in midair, so long as her wings are flapping. She is also capable of standing on or moving through clouds as if they were solid or liquid, as well as moving clouds around by pushing or pulling and dissipating them by kicking them. She can also force various weather effects out of a cloud, such as rain or lightning.

Unique to Rainbow Dash among ponies is unparalleled speed and agility. In many respects she functions like a speedster superhero (e.g. the Flash). She is capable of immediately accelerating to a speed fast enough to leave (rainbow-colored) flames directly beneath her, as well as decelerating instantly. Even at very high speeds, she is capable of making sharp ninety-degree turns in rapid succession. By flying in a circle, she can raise enough wind to generate a tornado.

At full flight speed and a dive, she is actually capable of shattering the sound barrier. By doing so she creates the Sonic Rainboom, which is a massive boom that also results in a circle of rainbow light expanding outwards from the spot where the shock wave originates. The feat, if math can at all be applied to Equestria, puts her at around Mach 10 speed, and she's able to pull somewhere around 2000 gs of force without any effect on her at all.

When descending from a modest height at top speed, Rainbow Dash is capable of slamming into a target with enough force that the impact creates a mushroom cloud and a Rainboom-style circle of expanding light.

Especially for a pegasus pony, Rainbow Dash is surprisingly athletic and durable, able to compete equally with strong, capable Applejack on an even footing.

Oddly, she seems to be a capable practitioner of karate.

Personality: Almost immediately, Rainbow Dash makes a pony think "arrogant". She gives off an air of total confidence in her abilities and herself, asserting that she's the best and coolest pony as if it should be so obvious she shouldn't even need to say it. She's also eager to prove that she's the best, to the point of hypercompetetiveness; she'll make challenges readily and never back down from one, and is always on the lookout for an opportunity to show off her skills, especially by racing.

The darker half of this confidence is her absolute dread and terror of failure, or looking foolish. In friendly physical competitions with Applejack, she resorted to using her wings to gain an advantage over the earth pony, then later stooped to some fairly dubious and underhanded tactics to beat her. Despite her legitimate skill at flying, when she found her confidence undermined prior to the Best Young Flyer competition, she managed to freak out to the point of collapsing in a corner and quivering in a state of utter breakdown. Everyday slipups don't bother her much, because she's used to them and even she knows she's not perfect, but when it comes to failing to be awesome, she doesn't know how to handle that because she so rarely fails in that respect.

Rainbow Dash is also impishly playful and mischievous; she had a love of pranks, but only ones in good fun. She won't pull a prank on someone who won't laugh at it later (like Fluttershy).

In many respects she's one of the laziest ponies around; she's frequently caught napping, and at one point it's implied that she rarely does her job of clearing the sky in a timely fashion. She was also kicked out of flight school at some point. This laziness seems to come from how she can succeed with barely any effort; she's been an amazing flyer since her youngest years, can clear the sky in ten seconds flat, and generally has no reason to exert herself. She's impatient and easily bored as well, so her general disdain for things she HAS to do is understandable. When it comes to her real dreams, like joining the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash puts an astonishing amount of practice and effort into her flying, routines, and maneuvers. She practiced her performance for the Best Young Flyer competition relentlessly, despite never being able to perform the Sonic Rainboom in her sessions, and even without a specific goal is constantly working on new ways to impress and awe.

Unlike most ponies, Rainbow Dash tends to be blunt and sometimes outright rude. She generally calls a spade a spade, for example pointing out to Rarity that she really is a laughingstock while her other friends are trying to cheer her up, or constantly complaining about Fluttershy's subdued cheering. Despite her impatience and irritation, though, she's never considered leaving her friends behind. Her Element of Harmony is Loyalty, and when the chips are down, she'll defend what's important to her without a second of hesitation. On some level she seems to understand that she needs friends who are stronger and more stable than she is, though she'd never admit it. She DOES admit, quietly and in private, that she hates being alone; beneath all that bluster, she's just a lonely girl who wants attention.

What are your plans for the character in-game? 20% cooler. Oh, uh, more legitimately, to explore the distinct quirks and problems of a character that is not only nonhuman, but not even humanoid, in trying to adapt to the distinctly human-centric world of Garden.

Anything else? I envision that Dash has been trying her best to get accepted to Garden for a little while now, and has finally managed to either wear the Headmaster down, or inadvertantly convince him she'll do something so spectacular she'll end up dead or having started an anti-offworlder war if he doesn't accept her.

I'd like Tank to be with her, ideally with his shellicopter, for the sake of adding in


Complete TWO out of the FOUR options.
i) IC Questionnaire (can be found on the application page)


(As this questionnaire is entirely IC, your character is free to lie.)
What do you prefer to be known as? Most people go with Rainbow, some say Dash, some say RD... I don't really care. There's only one me and I know who that is.

How old are you? Old enough, thanks.

Do you have any history in combat? Are you kidding? I've fought Nightmare Moon, Discord, that dragon that was snoring smoke, parasprites...
If so, have you ever killed? [Silence for a moment.] Well... Discord is a statue now. Does that count? He's still alive, but I bet he wishes he wasn't.

i) How do you feel when you get involved in some project that calls for immediate and rapid activity? That's the only kind of activity I DO!

ii) Do you organize and initiate leisure activities? Sometimes I challenge Applejack to a game, but mostly I'm practicing my routine.

iii) What role do you take when working in a group? Does hero count? Because I pretty much am one. Anypony knows who to call when you need something done fast!

iv) How talkative are you around other people? I like to talk to other people.

v) What three things would you want to have with you on a desert island? State your reasoning. Uh... okay. A cloud to sleep on, and... maybe a cozy sheet? You knowI can just fly right off it...

vi) Is it important to be liked by a wide range of people? It's absolutely important that everyone knows just how cool I am!

vii) When the odds are against you, is it worth taking a chance? Of course!

viii) Do you consider yourself to be an impulsive person? No, but I guess my friends would say I am. They just don't know what it's like to be as fast as I am and as good at what you do. It's not that I'm impulsive, I just get BORED.

ix) Would you agree that planning things ahead takes the fun out of life? No way! You have to plan some things before you can even do them. A performance isn't as good if you make it up on the fly.

x) Do you like surprises? Sure!

xi) Do you sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with you? What? Why would there be anything wrong with me?

xii) Do you consider yourself to be smarter than your superiors, and disagree with their decisions? Who are my superiors? I mean, there's Princess Celestia, but she's... well, she's Princess Celestia! I guess she could be wrong once in a while, but I can't see it happening.

xiii) Lastly, how do you feel about cabbages? Uh, they're all right. Not my favorite.

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