And she will return and be redeemed in season five, then we get another woobie :V
 
Ow Studio B.

The Great and Powerful Trixie: Arrogant pony who wanted to prove she’s the best by causing humiliation to other ponies with illusions and deception.
 
Lightning Dust: Arrogant pony who wanted to prove she’s the best by causing humiliation to other ponies by recklessness and aggression.
 
Fanon that is/will be developed for both: Young filly who wanted to be the best, so she trained for so long through many hardships and developed a arrogant personality. With one fell swoop of an episode, she is shown up by the main character and leaves broken and miserable like she was before.

Can’t wait to see her revenge in season 5!

As everyone else has said, one mistake yes, but a mistake that you caused which risked not only the lives of your fellow Wonderbolts-to-be but also those of five innocent civilians.

LEATHER PANTS FOR EVERYPONY!

in military, you cannot afford mistakes Dusty

You can not compare her to Trixie. Trixie tried to protect Ponyville and it was not even her fault the two idiots lured the beast into town…

Yeah, I can imagine having your life dream crushed could cause you to rethink your life.

>because of one mistake.
 
Alright, I buy this. You don’t always get a second chance. See Len Bias.

Trixie: made fun of ponies which inadvertently lead to slight property damage  
Lightning Dust: directly endangered the lives of multiple ponies for her own success and was okay with manslaughter(ponyslaughter?)

There’s no evidence that she can’t just try out again after she learns about safety and teamwork.

Sympathizers are GO!

And so begin the sympathies.

fanfic time?

Yeah, all she did was endanger the lives of over a dozen people.

/Meant for Miss Shy

/This.

Oh also you seemed perfectly okay with NEAR MURDER. Good job, you deserved the punishment.

Woobiefication…
 
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COMPLETE

sorry but you was a reckless asshole, you can not endanger other people for your own gain, just train, say your sorry and sign up again.

It’s like Trixie all over again.