Rainbow Katherine Dottie Dash, more widely known as RD, Dashie, Dash or in German as Regenbogen Dash, is a female Pegasus pony and one of the main characters in Friendship is Magic and a current human form throughout the Equestria Girls film series. She represents the Element of Loyalty.
Portrayers[]
Ashleigh Ball previously played both Applejack and Rainbow Dash as well as Plum Pudding in Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, but now she's played by Stefanie Scott.
Depiction in Equestria Girls[]
Rainbow Dash's old outfit in Equestria Girls, Rainbow Rocks, Friendship Games and Summertime Shorts
Equestria Girls[]
Rainbow Dash appears in the first Equestria Girls film as a resident jock of Canterlot High School (CHS) 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.
Rainbow Rocks[]
Rainbow Dash returns in Rainbow Rocks 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.
The Mane 5 began to argue.
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. As a result, they began to argue until Sunset Shimmer forces them to quit it. 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 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 rather than buying the guitar she used in their fight that costs $12,000.
Rainbow Dash began to pony up.
In Pinkie on the One, Rainbow tries to get Pinkie 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.
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Miscellaneous[]
Rainbow Dash's 1st outfit.
Rainbow Dash's 2nd outfit.
Rainbow Dash's 3rd outfit.
Rainbow Dash's 4th outfit.
Rainbow Dash's 5th outfit.
The Mane 10 in their new outfits for 2022. Notice Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Starlight Glimmer and Twilight Sparkle wearing masks.