Rainbow Dash's Mother

While watching Read It And Weep, I noticed something. Earlier this morning, I was looking through the titles of the future episodes that are to come in Season Four. The next episode, I noticed, was called Daring Don't. The summary of the episode is that when awaiting the release of the new Daring Do book, it gets delayed. The Mane Six gets in touch with the author and learns that she is in need of some special assistance. That's all I know about it.

During Games Ponies Play, RD is seen in a flashback to be standing next to a purple stallion with a rainbow colored mane and a cutie mark resembling speed or flight. It has been assumed that this stallion is her father. Some say that the mare to the left of her could be her mother, but I believe I have a better answer. Obviously, anyone can see the resemblance between Daring Do and Rainbow Dash.

Perhaps the special assistance that the author of the book series is finding her daughter. Here's the Head Canon that I have. When Dashie was young, way before getting her Cutie Mark, her mother left. It wasn't because of Rainbow, but because her and her father weren't that similar any more. After leaving, her mother missed her little Dashie terribly. She began writing stories of how she thought Dashie might turn out to be. Eventually though, her stories became more intense and more fantastical than she had ever dreamed. Changing the main character drastically, she made the stories into novels. She called the main mare Daring Do, given how daring and adventurous her little filly had been. After many many years of staying out of touch with RD, she decided it was time to get some 'special assistance' finding her.

Honestly, this probably makes the most sense. Look at how similar the two look! They're so alike, yet so contrasting. Even down to the colors! On the color wheel, cyan and yellow-orange are opposite each other! And what's the opposite of a rainbow? Black and Grey! The rose eye colour is the same as well! Even the VOICE is similar! (This is another one of my older posts from the other blog.) -Prismatic Light