Comparing RvB's Carolina with Rainbow Dash

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Pre-post edit: I prepared this as though I were going to present it to a friend, which I intend on doing. Keep in mind that I didn’t want to have to go through and tailor this to someone who wasn’t familiar with MLP. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

 

Here’s an idea: let’s compare two of my favorite characters from two of my favorite series. Today’s matchup: Agent Carolina vs. Rainbow Dash! And yes, that was a reference :3

I’ve been a Halo fan over half my life, so naturally I’d gravitate toward the kickstarter project of what would one day become Rooster Teeth: Red vs. Blue. Starting off as a 12-cent budget “machinima” filmed through the Halo videogames, it’s gained a massive audience and quite literally made Rooster Teeth. As the team’s experience and ambitions grew, they began experimenting with more complex storylines and characters, darker underlying tones, and one of my favorite aspects that og fans seem to despise. Fight animations!

There was one key character formally introduced in the ninth season of the show, referred to as Agent Carolina. Carolina, being one of the most skilled agents of military Project Freelancer, is synonymous with the aforementioned fight sequences, which helps to establish her as one of my favorite characters. But looks won’t get me to buy into something; no, my real reason to place Agent Carolina as Number One on my character leaderboard is for her uncanny resemblance to another character I love.

    Unfortunately, we have a bit of explaining to endure to understand this topic. Now we get to where any normal (i.e. close-minded) person will close this tab and delete their history. In the final stages of my pre-teen years, I tried to distance myself from all things I considered “childish”. Ironically, that habit was what indirectly prompted me to start watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

    Before you lift that .45 to your head, let me provide some background. My Little Pony, as a franchise, has existed since 1981, or 1983 depending on your view of things. Every iteration of the TV show, which served as marketing for toys, has been what the internet would call “cringy”, and rightfully so. The audience Hasbro was attempting to please was entirely made up of little girls, so quality wasn’t necessarily...necessary.

    When Lauren Faust, wife of fellow cartoon legend Craig McCracken, took up the mantle of pony-producer, she made it her quest to stomp on, burn, and soil all over every expectation and stereotype associated with this “little girl’s show”. And thus, Friendship is Magic was born. Airing on October the tenth, 2010, it quickly grew a huge OLDER audience. “MLP” was so good, it now has its own fandom, designated the “bronies” (bro-ponies), and arguably started the stream of quality “kid’s” shows rising in popularity over the recent years.

    I apologize for forcing you to read that, but it’s relevant, alright? Just hang in there. Not far into the show, I found connections between our dear friend Agent Carolina and a pony character, Rainbow Dash. Arrogant, flashy, and without a doubt the fastest flyer in all of Equestria, she’s oftentimes every new brony’s favorite pony. Mostly for my own benefit, but also because I’d like to share what I’ve found with my fellow RvB/MLP fans, I’ve compiled a list of every similarity I could possibly think of between Carolina and Dashie. In no specified order, I present to you the list:

 

• Both are female.

• They have a similar primary color (Carolina, cyan; Dash, light-blue).

• Both can reach abnormally fast speeds for their respective species (Carolina achieves this through equipment; Dash does naturally).

• Red is a significant color in their hair.

• Their hair is styled similarly.

• They both are intensely loyal to their friends, going as far as to risk their own lives for them.

• Both characters share an unmistakable genetic trait with their fathers (Carolina and Leonard Church both have bright green eyes; Rainbow Dash and her father Bow Hothoof have rainbow-colored manes).

• They both start their series as intensely competitive and arrogant, and both get better as time goes on.

• They both enjoy messing with their friends every once in awhile (For Dash, nothing needs to be said; Carolina never exposes a mischievous side until she joins a band in order to purposefully torture her bandmates with bad singing. She also ensures no one calls her out on it cause everyone is terrified of her still).

• Both practice some form of martial arts (it’s implied that Rainbow Dash practices the pony equivalent to karate. Since it is not explicitly stated to be incorrect, and because it just sounds awesome, I’m considering it canon).

• Both have an intense rivalry with another female character with a southern accent (Agent Carolina, Agent Texas; Rainbow Dash, Applejack. The latter pair are, however, very good friends).

• They’ve both had history of parent problems (Dash’s parents tried so hard to support her, even in public, that she couldn’t stand them; Carolina’s issues are much worse though. She competed with her mother for her father’s approval, and eventually she hunted him down with the sole intent of killing him for the atrocities he had made her unknowingly commit. Speaking of committing, Carolina, instead of executing her plan, in other words executing her father, she gave him her pistol so he could commit suicide before law enforcement found him. Pretty dark).

 

Another pre-post edit: I actually had a little ending card here that asked to point out any flaws in this post, but I already know I’ll be hard to get a hold of through here. Sorry about that, but I hope you can enjoy this for what it’s worth. Love ya!

 

~Spritz