Talk:Rainbow Blaze/@comment-36052656-20180708053955

I think Bow is a reimagined or refined version of Rainbow Blaze. I don't consider merchandise as canon and he was never named in the show and people are also forgotting a lot of stuff

Blaze was shown in the season 3, which was 5 years ago. The writers probably didn't think about properly introducing Dash's family back then so they used a generic pony design but gave him a rainbow mane and blue coat. He was only seen for a few seconds so Hasbro wouldn't waste money or effort designing a more complex design for what was basically a glorified background pony

Bow has a lot of similarities still. They have the same coat color, gold eye color and when he was younger even a similar mane style. Their cutie marks also still have a lot in common. But because Bow had an episode dedicated to him they gave him a more unique design. To me Bow and Blaze are the same character as they have too many similarities and just the fact back then the animators didn't have long term idea for Dash's parents. However if you want Rainbow Blaze to be incorporated somehow maybe Bow's nickname/call signal was Rainbow Blaze. Personally I like the idea he was a racer and his stage name was 'The Rainbow Blaze'