# Rainbow Dash Rainbow Dash is the sky-blue, rainbow-maned pegasus who broke out as a fan favorite when Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic launched in 2010. Her cocky attitude and Sonic Rainboom stunt made her a mascot of the adult brony fandom, seeding a wave of YouTube AMVs and DeviantArt fan art that helped define early 2010s pony meme culture. ## Origin Rainbow Dash was introduced as a main character when Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered in 2010, written as an athletic, thrill-seeking pegasus voiced by Canadian actress Ashleigh Ball[3]. The show cast her as one of two winged ponies in the core group of six, holding the element of loyalty and often shown in flight while the others walk. Fans on Urban Dictionary later summarized her simply as 'the most amazingly tomboyish yet surprisingly girly pony' in the series[2]. - **Platform:** Television (Hasbro's My Little Pony) / YouTube & DeviantArt (viral spread) - **Creator:** Hasbro / Lauren Faust (character); brony fan community (meme culture) - **Date:** 2010 ## Overview Rainbow Dash works as a meme through two overlapping tracks. The first is video, fan-made AMVs that pair her flight scenes and race sequences with punk, metal, or electronic music, a style codified by the earliest viral Rainbow Dash upload on YouTube[1]. The second is illustration, where the pegasus is redrawn constantly on DeviantArt as a tomboy pinup, an athletic showoff, or an over-the-top action hero[3]. Her defining visual gag is the Sonic Rainboom, a supersonic dive that leaves a rainbow shockwave across the sky, invoked in fan writing as shorthand for maximum awesomeness[2]. The catchphrase '20% cooler' turned up as fan slang for anything a brony wanted to hype, right alongside loud Urban Dictionary tributes to her flying skills[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Rainbow Dash? Rainbow Dash is a cyan pegasus from Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, known for her rainbow mane, cocky personality, and Sonic Rainboom flight trick[3]. ### Where did Rainbow Dash come from? She debuted in the 2010 premiere of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, then broke into meme culture via TheSlutfox's April 2011 YouTube AMV, which later passed 20 million views[1]. ### What does Rainbow Dash mean? In fan slang beyond the show, 'Rainbow Dash' works as shorthand for tomboyish confidence and hyperactive brony enthusiasm[2]. ### How do you use Rainbow Dash? Common uses include fan-made music videos pairing her flight scenes with punk or rock tracks[1], DeviantArt illustrations of the character, and dropping show lines like '20% cooler'[2]. ### Is Rainbow Dash still popular? She is a classic figure of the brony-era pony fandom, with community catchphrases still cataloged in slang dictionaries[2]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVCFV7jT9ho]() 2. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Rainbow%20Dash]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rainbow-dash]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/rainbow-dash Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library