@Trickquestion
Headcanon Time.
Celestia sent them on their quest to inspire the citizens of her kingdom to believe in something bigger than themselves. To believe in what they can accomplish together. When she was very young, a vain Celestia basked in the glory that she received from her subjects, ignoring her friendship with her sister Luna. Because of what happened with Nightmare Moon, Celestia felt intense guilt and wished to spread of philosophy of friendship to her subjects to ensure they would not repeat her mistakes.
@Trickquestion
Soarin’s seems like a decent fellow, as does Bulk. And most ponies seem to want to help out and we hardly ever see an irritated or angered background pony.
I do got to wonder if anypony else in Equestria takes the whole “Friendship is Magic” thing seriously. Cause it seems like the Six are the only ones actively practicing this philosophy.
@Trickquestion
I wonder if there’s a genetic hierarchy with pegasi as well. Like in real life, there’s horses that are breed specifically for racing, I wonder if there’s animosity for having an “incorrect mate” that “sabotages” the genetics for future racers in a family.
That fits nicely with my headcanon of Surprise from G1 being Rainbow Dash’s older sister and the record holder for “youngest Wonderbolt in history.” Dash really looks up to her in particular, hence why she’s trying so hard to make it into the Wonderbolts: to make her sister proud. The idea of her projecting an image fits nicely with this; she can’t believe that her cool older sister would join up with a bunch of jerks.
@anonymouspegasus
Also worth considering that Rainbow’s pretty rude and egotistical herself. She’s certainly improved since the earlier seasons, but it’s still a part of her personality.
@wselfwulf
Oh, please. Spitfire’s probably thinking “Rainbow Dash is better at it” even before she tried out.
@Star Cavalcade
I’m now beginning to think it’s something of a projection problem. Rainbow Dash was a big fan of the Wonderbolts ever since she was a filly, so she’s had at least 10 years or more to build up this image of them in her head as being cool, awesome, and heroic. She’s had three major times where they were at minimum supportive - “Sonic Rainboom”, “The Grand Galloping Gala”, and “Hurricane Fluttershy” - so she’s beginning to think they meet those expectations. Problem is those three are all showing a social facade (with the possible exception of Soarin) while “Wonderbolts Academy” and this episode show more of what they’re like behind the scenes, a side of them that’s more rude and egotistical (not sure if those are the right words). RD may not be coming to grips with this due to wishful thinking; she’s built up the image in her head so much that she can’t bear to see them portrayed in a negative light even in front of her face. In short, she’s might be in denial of them being as rude as they actually are because she wants to believe something else.
@Xidphel
Depends on the context but how is anything like bully or murder. where talking about Ponies from a show aimed at kids on the internet not some news article about some kid been found dead or a terrorist attack. lighten up for buck sake.
Except that it’s been established that the only time she WASN’T voiced by Kelly Metzger was her two lines in “Sonic Rainboom.” Mind you, I don’t know why she started doing the voice differently, but it’s always been the same actress.
@wselfwulf
So “having fun” is a good excuse? Wow. Imagine that. I should go around and bully someone to the point of having that person commit suicide and laugh at their friends and family about their loss. When I’m finally caught and put into court, I’ll be able to break free simply by uttering “I was just having fun”. (or do something 1000x less dramatic)
Or I (but mostly you) could realize that “having fun” isn’t a justifiable excuse.
