“I can’t see a damn thing past this caption.”

This is how I’ve viewed Rainbow since “Sonic Rainboom”. I believe that her mother (or father, or both) being a Wonderbolt seemed logical, Rainbow idolizes the Wonderbolts because her mother was one and sees them as the best of the best. Thus she believes that if she isn’t the best of the best then she’s a disappointment, a loser with a big mouth.

@Scrounge  
Yea thanks for the reply.😉

@Darth Sonic  
I know you were. Just hard for me to joke back about that sometimes is all.

@Scrounge  
Oh shit, sorry man! I was just joking!

@Darth Sonic  
…Okay, this is starting to hit too close to home…

@Scrounge  
Your mother and I are so disappointed in you. So is your dad.

@Darth Sonic  
I will wreck your house, old man.

@Scrounge  
You get that heresy out of my house, son,

@Darth Sonic  
Only if you plug your ears and pretend she’s Minuette.

@Scrounge  
But Trixie is forgiven because she looks more fuckable to a lot of folks :P

@Background Pony #7856  
Especially since there’s ponies with worse ego problems (Trixie being the big one).

@Background Pony #6D95  
Don’t get me wrong, Rd is FAR from my fav pony (along with many others I’m sure) but don’t cha think that’s a bit much?

Well… I guess that explains why she hated Mare-Do-Well.

@Scrounge  
Marina and the Diamonds.

@Darth Sonic  
Who’s it by?

Was I the only one who caught that this was a song quote?
 
It’s a line from a song called “Oh, No”.

My headcanon is like this, but slightly different… even being second-best isn’t good enough, she feels like if she doesn’t take the gold, nopony will remember her name tomorrow. Which might be even worse.

What an egocentric bitch.

Psychologically, this doesn’t quite fit right to me. If you are a sports person, being the best is the ‘killer instinct’. It is the intoxicating ‘want’ to dominate competition. It’s an ancient, evolutionary survival mechanism kicking in and driving the creature/person to reach abilities and talents they wouldn’t normally use. It’s more of power, pride and satisfaction. Acting the best is also a ‘challenge’ to others, as well as an intimadatory presence.

@cheezedoodle  
If it’s a decision they have no other choice but to do it, it might be part of the story. If the decision contrasts with their personality, then it’s OOC.
 
That’s also what I love about the show, characters overcoming their flaws. Nobody is perfect, and when a character finds themselves in a situation they can’t overcome, they have to learn it with the help of her friends, or they will find out over time. That’s what makes me excited for Season 5, the endless possibilities of problems to overcome and accomplishments for our heroes to make. I’m too excited. :D

@Background Pony #EFA0
 
One of the big draws of the show for me is that the characters are flawed. Drives me nuts when people come in and complain about them being out-of-character because they make a bad decision.

@Background Pony #EFA0  
I’d love to see a episode like that.

To be honest, I like this look into Rainbow Dash’s psyche.
 
In fact, I find all of the insecurities of the Mane 6 to be intriguing. Party of One was my favorite episode in Season 1 because it looked at what happens to Pinkie Pie when she thinks her friends abandoned her. I liked Hurricane Fluttershy because it showed that Fluttershy was a sufferer of PTSD, but she overcame it by facing up to her fears. Twilight in Lesson Zero, was amazing at showing how fearful she is at failing an assignment. In her own episodes, Rarity obviously wants to be successful for her career. Applejack’s episodes tend to focus on her family. Finally, the main topic and my favorite, RD’s fear of failure. Sonic Rainboom and TT123 showed how quickly her confidence can diminish when she knows she can’t accomplish something. It makes me wonder what happens when she really fails at something.
 
That’s one of my hopes for Season 5, I want them to show an episode of Dash failing right in front of her friends and her idols. By the end of the episode, it shows her to learn to handle failure and knows she can always try again (An RD version of Hurricane Fluttershy, if you will). It might not happen, but a guy can dream…
 
Sorry if this rant was long, just wanted to share my feelings.

@Background Pony #5E52  
no u