Talk:Lightning Dust/@comment-3220518-20121218030358/@comment-3106212-20121218181113

I'm going to echo Jonny Manz's post a bit here, but I actually don't see them in the same way.

Gilda was a jerk who turned openly malicious against anyone getting in her way with serious anger issues, and asked Dash to choose between her or her other friends: and thus that relationship ended.

Lightning Dust, on the other hand, seems immaturely single-minded on being the best she can be. She endagered herself as well as others through her actions, but never showed any malicious intent towards those she hurt.

When Lightning Dust hurt others, it was because she didn't think of them while focusing on a goal. When Gilda hurt others, it was fully intentional.

Also unlike Gilda, Lightning Dust didn't ask Dash to choose between her or her friends; and after Dash's comments cause her to lose her leader status, she still waves good-bye to Dash, implying that she isn't bitter about it.

In many ways, Lightning Dust strikes me as a less mature version of Rainbow Dash in her flaws.

Dash sometimes says things that may be hurtful when she doesn't think of others, but unlike Lightning Dust she always chooses the good of others over her goals.

I think that Dash could be a good influence on Lightning if they become friends again, and that Lightning has much more potential to change for the better than Trixie did: but Gilda seems to be more of a lost cause with her anger and malice towards others.

I've been parroting myself in comments for awhile now, so apologies for anypony re-reading.