Will rainbow dash ever join the wonderbolts?

[Dusty Soul 2,612]

She's not old enough, nor is she disciplined enough to become a wonderbolt. It just makes sense that they wouldn't want an undisciplined Pegasus to be a part of an elite team of flyers.

[Lost 1,410]

She's not old enough, nor is she disciplined enough to become a wonderbolt. It just makes sense that they wouldn't want an undisciplined Pegasus to be a part of an elite team of flyers.

 

I agree with Dusty, rainbow dash is no way near disciplined enough to be a wonder bolt, there may not even be openings to join the wonder bolts either. Also you would have to consider it from a plot point of view, being a wonder bolt would mean less rainbow dash in the episodes. Chances are, she will never be placed as a wonder bolt in the show. :/

[Midnightive 458]

Yeah, she maybe the fastest flier of all equestrisa. But i think she's to young to join. If mlp ever does end... (which i hope it doesn't don't get me wrong!) I hope she goes off with the wonderbolts at the end

[Solar Wind 595]

Shes too cocky. I mean Spitfire hasnt talked alot but her voice sounds real relaxed. Soarin loves his applepie and has a good sense of humor. Rainbow is to arrgoant to join the wonderbolts and much to full of herself. The wonderbolts pull off incredibly synchronized moves and techniques. Rainbow would want to be the star of the show and try to upstage the others. After she learns a bit of self control then I think she will be able to join.

[Modphase 1,271]

Cause she's too bratty and immature to be a Wonderbolt. Being the fastest flier in Equestria doesn't mean a thing when you're smug, egocentric, bratty, and sometimes a jerk.

[RazzyJam 1,519]

She is not a Wonderbolt for the same reason that the Cutie Mark Crusaders do not have their cutie marks. Why? Because ti makes for interesting plot, and It amuses me, that why (insert discord face here)

[Page Turner 607]

Because If she became a wonderbolt, her story would be over. also, I'm pretty sure she's exaggerating when she calls herself 'the best' I mean yeah she's good, but there's always a bigger fish. aside from that, see what everypont else above has said.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Along with what Dusty said, she would probably leave her friend to become a Wonderbolt and that would ruin the show basically..

[RazzyJam 1,519]

Because If she became a wonderbolt, her story would be over. also, I'm pretty sure she's exaggerating when she calls herself 'the best' I mean yeah she's good, but there's always a bigger fish. aside from that, see what everypont else above has said.

 

Only one to do a sonic rainboom sounds like a pretty big fish to me. But still, Getting her on the team would leave little to do for her story. Unless of course she got on the team and had to face new challenges, such as making time for the team and her friends

[Page Turner 607]

Only one to do a sonic rainboom sounds like a pretty big fish to me. But still, Getting her on the team would leave little to do for her story. Unless of course she got on the team and had to face new challenges, such as making time for the team and her friends

 

perhaps she was just the only pony hard headed enough to actually TRY to do one, no one else ever did it because they assumed it was impossible and gave up before they started.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Because she's too epic for them. ( trollface)

 

Nah, she does need to perfect her tricks, grow up a bit and learn to work in a way that compliments the bolts

 

Or there just aren't openings on their squad

[Acoustic Cloud 2,202]

ummmm no... Rainbow Dash dropped out of flight school, so i don't think it is possible in the least bit... besides she has saved their lives like twice!!!!! i don't think she can win over their decision.

[Lost Profile 644]

What I think about rainbow joining the wonderbolts...

 

how long the show will run for... 5 or 9 seasons???

It makes me sick thinking about that... Most of us don't want the series to end... But one day it might... And it will... *cough cough*

 

Well screw thinking about that... Eather she will be able to join them... But rejects the offer...

 

Or she joins... But it's boring and she dosnt like it... So she dropes out...

 

Or the common epilog... She joins...

 

Or another epilog... She creates her own group... The rainbow-dashes... Or the rainbow bolts... Errr something

 

But for the time beeing, I think it's entertaining to watch all of rainbows attempts to join them...

Just like how its entertaining and Mabe anoying to some to watch the fillies trying to get there cuty marks ...

Edited September 7, 2012 by villan97

[That Colt 42]

I don't like how rd is supposedly better than the wonderbolts, she's been made too insanely overpowered and It's making me hate her. I don't mind that dash is a fast pony but I really hate how she is somehow better than everyone! Applejack lost the rodeo, twilight is not the most powerful unicorn in existance, but rainbow dash is "great" and can't lose. The wonderbolts SHOULD be better than rainbow dash.

[Chapien 26]

Because if she was a member of the Wonderbolts, the entire purpose of her character (ie a character with a dream, a character willing to do anything to achieve that dream) loses all of its, well, character. Rainbow Dash is, believe it or not, a very simple character - and a very powerful one because her drive to succeed and reach her dreams is something most people (such as myself) can identify with. The moment she achieves that dream, she becomes far less easy to relate to, far less relevant, and, no offense to Rainbow Dash, but immediately uninteresting.

[silvadel 1,393]

First off, what unicorn is more powerful than twilight? More studied maybe but more powerful? I havent seen it.

 

As for rainbow's speed -- I think there may be something special in her lineage. There is something going on there that allows her to be faster than the other pegasi and it is not just being naturally gifted. Of course it could also simply be that she is a living element of loyalty above and beyond being the bearer of loyalty and always has been even before she knew it.

[Daylight 18]

Rainbow can't be in Wonderbolts.Why?2 reasons.

1.If she joins the Wonderbolts Rainbow will be apart from her friends

2.Rainbow's attitudes isn't good.She's always bragging about herself.

[pinkiefan1287 610]

Well I think the Wonderbolts have tryouts every two or three years. Then they send out invites to Pegasus to they have seen and have them try out to become Wonderbolts.

 

I see a lot of people commenting that she won't join because she not a team player or she does not want to leave her friends, but is that right? I mean this is her dream were talking about and to live your dream sometimes you have to leave your friends behind. Also, if they are her friends they would let her live this dream. They should not try to make her stay because of friendship, that's not what a true friend is. As long as bonds of friendship are strong they well be friends forever. If they needed help I am sure she would be there in no time.

[That Colt 42]

First off, what unicorn is more powerful than twilight? More studied maybe but more powerful? I havent seen it.

 

As for rainbow's speed -- I think there may be something special in her lineage. There is something going on there that allows her to be faster than the other pegasi and it is not just being naturally gifted. Of course it could also simply be that she is a living element of loyalty above and beyond being the bearer of loyalty and always has been even before she knew it.

 

Well a pony better than twilight has not been shown, it is implied that the pony she dressed for for nightmare night was very powerful, and the fact that she had trouble with the spell that gave rarity wings also implies that there were ponies more powerful. She may be one of the most powerful currently though, or mabey not? But it's not ever said that she can do things that nobody else could ever do, unlike rainbow dash and the sonic rainboom.

[silvadel 1,393]

Starswirl the Bearded may indeed be in the same range as Twilight powerwise. Certainly more learned by Starswirl's death than Twilight is NOW. However if you took both of them at the same age, my guess is Twilight would win hands down. Twilight is only getting stronger with time and with enough practice and study there is no telling just how powerful she could become.

 

In "Its about time" we see twilight casting a really rough spell to send her back in time, the first time with relative ease.

 

As for the wings spell -- the hardest magics are usually done by unicorns specializing in that field of magic. Twilight is one of the rare cases of a unicorn whose talent is magic itself but who also is powerful enough to hit the brass ring in just about whatever she tries. Contrast that with Trixie who is more specialized into illusions but can do moderate magics in other fields. Since we have seen non-pegasi walking on clouds before in cloudsdale I have to assume that spell is easy enough that it is readily cast. Since NOPONY in cloudsdale had seen anything like rarities wings before, I have to assume that spell has very rarely been cast.

 

As for rainbow dash's sonic rainboom. It had a name when she did it. She didnt christen it the "sonic rainboom." While no other pegasi are able to do the trick at this time, maybe commander hurricane was able to cross the sound barrier, or some other gifted pegasus of long past. It was a legendary thing couched in myth. It takes time for something to become legend. What is really special about rainbow dash at this point is that she can do them on demand as opposed to simply at need -- that is a huge improvement over where she was in 1/16. That said yes while I think commander hurricane could do a rainboom, I think rainbow dash is the better flier. But I think it would be the thrill of rainbow dashes life to be able to meet commander hurricane in her prime.

[Cocodrillo 1,565]

Why they didn´t offer her to join them yet? She´s too good for them, that´s the answer.

But I seriously hope she´ll join the Wonderbolts one day. It´s her dream after all, and she´s the most dream-chasing character in mlp.

..and it would be also nice to see more of her and Soarin together. *soardash fangirl squee*

[Rainbow Dash Loyalty 1,275]

Let's say she did join the Wonderbolts, she'd need to do a lot of performances for big events which means a lot of practice and less time with her friends. She can't just abandon them for a dream, sure it's here lifes dream to join the Wonderbolts and she can sometimes abuse her element, but to ditch them for good would be a bit too much wouldn't it? She has at least some loyalty in her.

[Clarity 3,094]

She hasn't joined because she's still training for them. Also worth pointing out that she dropped out of Flight School as a filly.

[Zygen 6,066]

Well Rainbow is the spirit of loyalty. So as much as she'd like it she would have to leave her friends and I don't know how Loyal that would be.

Besides he'd probably end up being busy and unable to spend time with his friends.

And we'd all miss Rainbow Dash . I could only see it happening in the last episode.

[LoveTheHate 4]

No, I don't think Rainbow Dash will become a Wonderbolt. There are a many reasons why this is, but most of them require me to use a stronger language than is recommended.

 

For starters she's too self confident. Borderline arrogance. Actually it's flat out arrogance that will prevent her from getting into the Bolts.

 

Second, It'd ruin the plotline of MLP if RD just up and left to be a Wonderbolt.