NegaRen 13 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Daring Do's design has always bothered me ever since I watched the episode Daring Don't. Does anyone know why she was designed to look like Rainbow Dash? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I think it's because they want Daring Do to be like Rainbow Dash, just as Twilight described, so they gave her a similar appearance. Daring Do's design has always bothered me ever since I watched the episode Daring Don't. Does anyone know why she was designed to look like Rainbow Dash? That's a nice theory, but the reason Rainbow imagined Daring Do like that is because a picture of her was on the cover. Rarity Fan Club My Ponysona My Drawing of Rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorkable 2,737 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I can't add much more to what BroniSalv said, I think he hit the nail on the head there. It's just how things play out, I suppose. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 My theory has always been that RD imagined herself as the protagonist in the first DD appearance, and it was meant to be a one time thing. Then when DD came back they had to keep it that way. People do that in books all the time. You put yourself into the book pretty much. DD had the broken wing, similar voice, and was also a Pegasus. And before you say look at the cover of the book, pretty sure we only saw the cover clearly toward the end of that episode. In universe this might make sense, but from a writing perspective it seems like they did it according to my theory. THEN toward the end the cover was shown, making it look like a coincidence they looked the same. This is a screenshot from the very beginning of the episode before Rainbow Dash actually gave the book a chance. Rarity Fan Club My Ponysona My Drawing of Rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 (edited) I think it's pretty obvious: Daring Do is secretly an enormous Rainbow Dash fan and had her mane styled and streaked to resemble Dashie's. Sure, she behaved as though she didn't want Rainbow's help in "Daring Don't," but in reality she was ecstatic to finally meet the mare she so admired. In order to save face, Daring played it cool; cold, even. She'd always hoped that Rainbow would notice her books and become a fan, and she purposely delayed the release of "The Ring of Destiny" in order to cleverly lure Rainbow to her. So that they might embark on an adventure together, lift heavy rings, and then embrace. Edited April 8, 2015 by Ziggy and Angelbaby 5 "It uses the faculty of what you call imagination. But that does not mean making things up. It is a form of seeing." - from "The Amber Spyglass" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I think it's pretty obvious: Daring Do is secretly an enormous Rainbow Dash fan and had her mane styled and streaked to resemble Dashie's. Sure, she behaved as though she didn't want Rainbow's help in "Daring Don't," but in reality she was ecstatic to finally meet the mare she so admired. In order to save face, Daring played it cool; cold, even. She'd always hoped that Rainbow would notice her books and become a fan, and she purposely delayed the release of "The Ring of Destiny" in order to cleverly lure Rainbow to her. So that they might engage in an adventure together, lift heavy rings, and then embrace. I was actually going to say it was because Daring Do was a Rainbow Dash fan, but I was on my phone, and I don't really like to write much on my phone. I had to get on my computer to actually post a screenshot of the episode here. 1 Rarity Fan Club My Ponysona My Drawing of Rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I have to go with the visual metaphor of Rainbow Dash seeing herself as that character also. When "Daring Don't" made the character and her adventures real, it pretty much broke the illusion of Rainbow Dash living through this (believed to be) fictional character, so them actually looking alike can't really be explained other than the fact that this probably wasn't the intended direction for her when "Read It and Weep" was written. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArDee 100 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 (edited) I think it's pretty obvious: Daring Do is secretly an enormous Rainbow Dash fan and had her mane styled and streaked to resemble Dashie's. Sure, she behaved as though she didn't want Rainbow's help in "Daring Don't," but in reality she was ecstatic to finally meet the mare she so admired. In order to save face, Daring played it cool; cold, even. She'd always hoped that Rainbow would notice her books and become a fan, and she purposely delayed the release of "The Ring of Destiny" in order to cleverly lure Rainbow to her. So that they might embark on an adventure together, lift heavy rings, and then embrace. Do you even willing suspension of disbelief m8 I'd probably still read a fanfic of that, to be honest. On-topic: Because asset recycling, that's why. Why do you think ponies like Blossomforth ("hornless flying watermelon Twilight") exist? Edited April 8, 2015 by RCTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awesome One 1,315 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 They probably did it because it saved them the time of having to design a completely new character and instead they just had to recolour Dash. Maybe it is just a coincidence that they look like each other in universe though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I'm stupid. It's obvious Rainbow Dash imagined her to look like her, so that's the actual reason. I hate being wrong, but everyone agrees with bronislav 1 Rarity Fan Club My Ponysona My Drawing of Rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,816 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 It is deliberate but the reason it was done is actually a good one. Twilight recommended the book because she thought Rainbow Dash would like the book because she would relate to the character and the fact that she was a re color is a rather significant hint of this.Daring do was never intended to be a reoccurring character but she got popular so they couldn't really change the design. 1 Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cedar 1,408 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Daring Do doesn't actually "appear" in her first appearance. It's Rainbow Dash's imagination of the book's story in her head. So, of course, to make her forget that she's stuck in hospital,she imagines herself in the novel instead. Then she came back, so they left her like that. I think it works, personally. 3 Roleplaying OC: Red Cedar - Cast Character: Applejack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunflowerPrincess 345 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Obviously, they're secretly related. As a matter of fact, Daring Do is... . . Rainbow Dash's mother! Just kidding, the animators were just lazy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar 692 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Probably just because there very alike. Or they just didn't want to bother creating another character with a unique design. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackshirt Brony 415 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I agree that it was weird, especially considering that I believed Daring Do to be a fictional character up until the episode where Rainbow Dash actually meets her. If I recall correctly, there is also a scene where Daring's mane flashes rainbow for a few seconds. My guess is that the writer's were attempting to illustrate how Rainbow Dash can relate to the character and also how she has influenced her. This would make sense because Daring Don't largely seems to be a developmental episode for Rainbow Dash. Also as @Black Adam and @Red Cedar suggested, it may be that Daring Do was never intended to be an actual character to begin with. My only problem with this suggestion is that while Rainbow Dash may have only imagined Daring to look like her, we can clearly see on the cover of the book that she actually does. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Letter 1,832 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I hadn't taken it into consideration that the covers might have shown her in "Read it and Weep" which was written by Cindy Morrow. In that case, it doesn't change a whole lot necessarily with my overall theory. Cindy probably conceived of Rainbow reading the book with her personality in mind. The animation was a completely different story and it only proves that the animation is nothing but amateur hour if they can't even come up with one new model for Daring Do. I know that lots of animators are really lazy like the people that make Disney films but this really takes it to a whole new level. They can't even be bothered to make a new model. Maybe the person in charge should be fired for it. 2 Silver Letter!!! Silver Letter's MLP collection Have: 946 https://data.mlpmerch.com/checklist/180/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepper 3,192 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I don't understand why some people try to explain things like these in-universe. I think it has a real-life explanation; the animators were lazy. Do people try to explain things like this in-universe just because it's fun? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Letter 1,832 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Do people try to explain things like this in-universe just because it's fun? Maybe or perhaps it's so hard to believe that these supposed "professionals" can be so amateurish. 2 Silver Letter!!! Silver Letter's MLP collection Have: 946 https://data.mlpmerch.com/checklist/180/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banul 3,831 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 The animators wanted to save time. Its not the first time that they have done this. Photo Finish is a recolor of Twilight. There is a screenshot somewhere that even has Photo Finish with Twilight's cutie mark because they forgot to change it. All of the ponies use the same base body anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Frost 271 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Why? Because ponies are just like people. They all look the same. The character designs only go so far until you need to cut down on time for designing a pony with a completely unique hair and tail style. They are both athelets and get a lot of exersise, so its only natural that their hair would be similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,689 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 I see it as a way to connect her and RD together more, in Read it and Weep at least. Daring Do's personality was pretty much exactly like RD's in the story, so they gave her nearly the same appearance to further that connection I think. I don't see it as laziness or something 'in universe', I see it as an intended further connection between RD and the (at the time) storybook character of Daring Do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winona the Dog 1,984 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 It's simply because the writers wanted Daring Doo to look like her to reinstate the fact that they have similar appearance as well as personality in a sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Letter 1,832 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 The animators wanted to save time. Its not the first time that they have done this. Photo Finish is a recolor of Twilight. They look similar but she's not a recolor. They do have differences. 1 Silver Letter!!! Silver Letter's MLP collection Have: 946 https://data.mlpmerch.com/checklist/180/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cedar 1,408 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Maybe or perhaps it's so hard to believe that these supposed "professionals" can be so amateurish. Well, if you can do better... you'd be doing it. Having heard firsthand what goes into making an episode I'm prepared to let them do their jobs. 1 Roleplaying OC: Red Cedar - Cast Character: Applejack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winona the Dog 1,984 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 (edited) I think they just used Rainbow Dash as a sort of placehold model for Daring Doo at first. They didn't count on actually making her a character sip they just did some slight changes and then when season 3 came around it was like "uh oh we got to go with what we did before" Edited April 8, 2015 by Nessie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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