Talk:Flash Sentry/@comment-9056013-20140129030206/@comment-10390252-20140129081159

@GrandMike,

I've said this about the portrayal of Celestia, Luna and Cadence as well: I think that it is possible that a lot of the characterisations in the show are written from Twilight Sparkle's point of view. So, Celestia is this mysterious, unapproachable and all-powerful mother/mentor figure, Cadence is the Cool Big Sis and so on.

If I'm right, then the reason Flash seems to be a generic 'cool pretty boy', it is because that is how Twilight perceives him right now. I think he's the first stallion she's seriously had a crush on that that's colouring her perceptions, and consequently the characterisation that we see.