Talk:Rainbow Dash/@comment-197.87.4.15-20130320142734/@comment-99.246.113.236-20130321173028

I'm an RD fan too. She's my favourite pony. Of course, that's actually quite typical: Nearly all bronies pick RD as their favourite of the mane6. And most admire her above any pony even outside the mane6 (such as DJ Pon-3 or Derpy Hooves).

Upon becoming a more serious brony, however, I realised that it felt a little wrong to be picking favourites. To idolize the greatest flyer ever to come out of cloudsdale would be pretty shallow praise if one did not follow it up with an understanding of the things that matter to her. The most important thing in Equestria to her may be winning, but the element of loyalty is also indispensible, and her relationships with her friends constitute not only something she cares deeply about, but a big part of who she is at her very core. So to love Rainbow, one must also love AJ, FS, TS, PP, and, yes, even R.

All that said, there is nothing wrong with picking favourites. My favourite pony is RD. My least favourite of the mane6 is, like with most bronies, Rarity. But I still hold her in unconditional positive regard. I follow in my role model's hoofsteps: "Way to step it up Rare!" - Rainbow Dash, in Games Ponies Play. I have similar reasons for not freaking out like everyone else when "Twilicorn" happened. Rainbow was happy for her friend, rather than feeling redundant, so I meta-empathize.

I ALSO LOVE BILLY MAYS MODE!!!!1