Soarin

Soarin' is one of the male members of The Wonderbolts. He appears in the earlier episodes of the series, making his debut in Sonic Rainboom and makes his speaking debut in The Best Night Ever, which is also where another Wonderbolt, Spitfire, mentions his name.

Name
His name is a play on the male name Søren combined with soaring. Amy Keating Rogers, the writer of the first episode in which Soarin' was named, was given the chance to name this character during the writing process; she named Soarin' after her son, Soren.

Depiction in the series
Soarin' makes his debut in a cameo appearance in The Ticket Master. Rainbow Dash imagines herself impressing the Wonderbolts followed by shaking hooves with Soarin'.



He next appears in Sonic Rainboom, attending and judging for The Best Young Flyer Competition. He is one of the Wonderbolts that attempts to save Rarity when she plummets after her wings burn, and instead gets knocked unconscious by her panicked kicking, as do the other two Wonderbolts.

"I'll take that big apple pie!"

- Soarin'

Soarin' makes another appearance in The Best Night Ever, where he purchases an apple pie from Applejack, being her first and only customer for the night, excluding Rarity and Prince Blueblood who got their food on the house. Soarin' is the first Wonderbolt to have his name revealed, when Spitfire talks to him about his pie. Rainbow Dash saves the pie when he accidentally drops it. He is shown right after, happily, if a bit messily, tucking into his treat.

He participates in the Wonderbolts derby in Sweet and Elite, coming in third.

Soarin' also appears in a photo in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, together with Rainbow Dash while dressed in an officer's formal uniform. This is his first depiction in the series without the iconic Wonderbolt flight suit.

Other depictions
Soarin' appears in a poster made for the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. He also appears in a desktop wallpaper promoting A Canterlot Wedding; the uniform he wears in the image exposes his rank and cutie mark, which matches the symbol on all the male Wonderbolts uniforms.

Gallery

 * Soarin' image gallery