Contingency Plans Original

Name: Rainbow Dash

Age: 22

Height: 4 ft 2 inches

Weight: 170 lbs

Residence: Cloudsdale (previous), Ponyville

Occupation: Weatherpony, Wonderbolt (as needed basis)

Physical Attributes: Sky blue coat, rainbow mane, cutie mark of a white cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt, athletic physique

Titles: Element of Loyalty, National Hero, Wonderbolt, First pony to perform a Sonic Rainboom

Description: Rainbow Dash is a good friend whose loyalty and courage knows no bounds. She was one of my first friends when I came to Ponyville, and has helped me throughout my adventures and missions this past year. Besides her exemplar character and easygoing attitude, Rainbow Dash's greatest asset is her speed, especially while flying. Rainbow's flying skill earned her praise at an early age, when she managed to complete the first recorded Sonic Rainboom in history. Since then her flight skills have only improved, serving us well on numerous adventures and earning her a place among the Wonderbolts. Rainbow also has basic hoof to hoof fighting skills, and has refined them since joining the Wonderbolts.

Possible Counters: Due to her fighting skill and speed, engaging Rainbow in direct combat is inadvisable as she could easily escape or use her agile reflexes to counter any attack. Unfortunately, Rainbow Dash's great flying abilities have led her to often display a cocky attitude, believing herself to easily be able to handle a problem or threat while actually completely unprepared. This weakness is further augmented by her laid back attitude, and can often lead to Rainbow making careless mistakes. Furthermore, Rainbow Dash's sense of pride creates another weakness. Put simply: she never turns down a challenge, no matter how ill-advised or dangerous it may be.

If one were to expose Rainbow to a magical gas, altering her perception, it would be easy to make her accept a never-ending race with a perceived opponent. She would eventually tire out, and thus be easy to capture and contain as needed. This would be even more effective if the opponent she saw was a pony she already had a past rivalry with, like Lightning Dust for example.