So I have been thinking that Rainbow's personality may be originated by a different character. This "Character" is Dragon from Mrs. Spiders Sunny Patch and Friends. Dragon is a Dragon Fly so he can fly. He is adopted by Mrs. Spider, and his family and past is unknown. He loves to fly , do tricks, and other daring challenges. He wants to join a group of elite flyers called the Flying Aces. Um... sound familiar? Give me your thoughts of the possibility of Dash's personality being copied down bellow! Brohoof ^.^/)(\^.^ Wiki link. One might work, kinda new. [link]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Spider's_Sunny_Patch_Friends[/link] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Spider's_Sunny_Patch_Friends
Actually, Rainbow Dash was inspired by a G1 pony by the name of Firefly, and there are many references in the show to support it. These are from TV tropes: Rainbow Dash is a perfect mix of Sunlight◊, Firefly◊ and her Generation 3/3.5 incarnation◊. Background pony Sassaflash has the same cutie mark as Firefly and her appearance in the Blind Bags◊ uses Rainbow Dash's model. The stunt that causes Rainbow Dash to crash in "Read It And Weep" is, going by the motions of the onlookers' heads as they follow it, Firefly's trademark double inside-out loop. In "Hurricane Fluttershy", during the big tornado scene one can see a male pegasus with the color scheme of Firefly, the G1 pegasus who inspired Rainbow Dash. The Wonderbolts themselves are their own reference: Rainbow Dash's idols, the Wonderbolts aerobatic flight team, appear to be named after the Thunderbirds, while their blue-and-yellow outfits are likely a reference to the Blue Angels. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ShoutOut/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic This is from the MLP:FiM wiki regarding the development of Rainbow Dash: "Rainbow Dash shares her name and color scheme with a fashionista Earth pony from G3 and G3.5. However, Lauren Faust gave her the personality of her favorite G1 pony, Firefly. Throughout the development stages, Rainbow Dash's Cutie Mark was changed from two blue lightning bolts like Firefly's, to a single wide three-colored lightning bolt, to the current cutie mark design." http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Rainbow_Dash While the similarities between her character and the character Dragon in the show you mentioned are uncanny, It's more than likely just a coincidence.
