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Rainbow Dash is a female Pegasus pony and one of the main characters in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She maintains the weather and clears the skies in Ponyville, although her home is actually in Cloudsdale, where she was born. As a huge fan of the Wonderbolts, she becomes a reservist member of the elite flying group in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 and a full member in Newbie Dash. In Sonic Rainboom, Rarity and Princess Celestia both declare that she is the best flier in all of Equestria. Rainbow Dash has a pet tortoise named Tank, whom she chooses out of Fluttershy's offered animals in the episode May the Best Pet Win! She represents the element of loyalty.

In M.U.G.E.N, Rainbow Dash has been made several times by various different creators. Some are custom made using artwork pictures of Rainbow Dash, some are pixel sprites, and some versions of the character are made using her sprites and based on the cancelled fighting game project by Mane Six, Fighting is Magic.

Moku's version


This version of Rainbow Dash is arguably the best version of the character available. Featuring sprites, hitsparks and her special Magic Gauge from Fighting is Magic, this character really emulates her gameplay from said game. Her default AI at level 8, she's prepared to show Egghead and anyone else who challenges her that she isn't just a Wonderbolt for show and tell.

Slimeytoady has made an edit to Moku's Rainbow Dash. This edit remains virtually the same as Moku's version, only with minor edits to certain parts to her Option document. For example, her default AI is now 3 instead of 8, making her easier for new M.U.G.E.N players.

This version of Rainbow Dash is currently not available, but will probably be added on MediaFire if people request for it.



Tyronne VB has also made an edit to Moku's version. A patch has been made for this version of the character which fixes various bugs with the character, presumably bugs to do with facing her in tag or simultaneous modes. Her palettes have been edited slightly as well. However, her cutie mark is missing from her flank for some reason. This version is currently only available on MUGEN Archive.



HedgehogMac's version of Rainbow Dash uses various sprites from many other Rainbow Dash characters, notably her idle stance - which is taken from her crouch animation from Moku's version. Some of her win animations and attack animations are taken from artwork pictures by Hasbro and custom pictures by people on DeviantART. The quality of the character is fairly good.

Most of HedgehogMac's pony characters are based on Street Fighter, with Dash being no exception. She features moves inspired by Guile, and even has him as an assist, where he will throw Sonic Booms at the opponent.

RockRage8962 has also made a version of Rainbow Dash. This version of Rainbow Dash features moves like her throwing Sonic Boom-like tornados, shooting bolts of lightning from her hooves, and even features Tank as an assist, who makes the Koopa shell jump noise from Super Mario Bros. when he hits an opponent. Her sprites are custom-made and are pixelated.

This Rainbow Dash borrows many sprites from her appearance in Fighting is Magic. This character is still in beta stages though, and is still being updated. This version of Dash makes her play more like a normal character, and much less like Moku's version which makes her play exactly as she did in Fighting is Magic.

Theme of Rainbow Dash
Rainbow Dash's theme comes directly from the cancelled project, Fighting is Magic. The music was composed by RainbowCrash88 and also serves as the BGM for Dashie's home stage - Cloudsdale.



Trivia

 * Moku's version and Slimeytoady's edit both contain a document within Rainbow Dash's folder called Option. Many M.U.G.E.N players call her cheap, although her level 8 AI is only meant for Watch Mode anyway. Within the option document, her AI may be adjusted, among other things like changing her voice.
 * HedgehogMac's version seems to be a very popular choice for very many M.U.G.E.N players who decide to download the light blue blur who can rival both Sonic's and Shadow's speed.