RarityDash

Rarity thread will come soon, I promise. Just need to find the time to work on it. Should happen somewhere in early December.

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I'd like to curate Rarity.

I think I'll play off the bit from Ponyville Confidential and sort of frame it as "Rarity's Secret Diary". Pages will include recaps of events and asides all written from Rarity's POV. It will be mostly text though likely with some images where appropriate.

Saddle Arabia - The Exotic Land of Horses

Southwest of Equestria, and directly south of Maretonia sits the land of Saddle Arabia. This land is inhabited by horses, a species closely related to ponies, but lacking any magic in them. The land, where merit decides all, is steeped in curious history, traditions and discovery.

Cities of Saddle Arabia

Dufly - A city of tall towers, populated by many griffons

Gallopoli - A busy commerce hub, known for its many ports.

Wakr - A mining city, important in the gem trade

Manephis - The capital of Saddle Arabia, a vast city built all into one gigantic palace.

Saddlelon - A city built in far ancient time, that still bustles with life. Knowledge is valued here above all else.



Other Features


Puerto Aguila - A lawless island with a long and turbulent history, often serving as a hideaway for pirates.

Pharoah's Vale - A valley filled with ruins and pyramids that are an ancient wonder to behold, owing to the long history of the region.

The Great Desert - A vast desert which takes up much of the Saddle Arabian continent.

The Petite Desert - A smaller desert in northeastern Saddle Arabia.

Whitescar - The Frozen North, Where Vikings Reign

Northeast of Equestria sits the kingdom of Whitescar, a bitter cold realm that is home to a culture of caribou deer, who sail the Crimsonrine Sea as bold viking warriors. Whitescar is as rugged a place as any you might find in the world, and the same can be said sorts that choose to live there.

Cities of Whitescar

Barn - A busy port city protected by a great seawall, fairly welcoming by Whitescar standards.

Heil - The capital of Whitescar, where the king resides in a great fortress. Built atop a volcano, lava flows through city streets.

Saarvagerg - The cruel city which sits atop the mouth to the Southern Wilds. Known for its arenas, where all go to prove their mettle


Other Features


Spine of the World Serpent - A range of mountains with often repeated legends surrounding them. Unforgiving and desolate, little can survive here.

The Southern Wilds - An area of land south of Saarvagerg. Wicked and evil things are more common here than possibly anywhere else. Just in surviving the lands, one can prove oneself.

Maretonia - Where Harmony is in Short Supply

Southwest of Equestria, but north of Saddle Arabia sits the land known as Maretonia. This land is inhabited by ponies who share common ancestors with those in Equestria, but who have cut a somewhat different path and not come to understand each other as friends.

Cities of Maretonia

Kastrot - The capital of Maretonia, a city of unicorns. Non-unicorns can expect a cold reception

Acroneighos - A small cloud city built by pegasus. A city of war and pride, steeped in tradition.

Hippostion - A port city founded by earth ponies. Lawless and run by pirates and thieves, but more accepting than the rest of Maretonia.

This thread will go on and on and on until Dash gets with Fluttershy.

Silly Pathfinder pony. The only one Dash will ever end up with is Rarity.

I gotta agree with Rarity on this one

Almost makes me wish I could play Rarity in CC too...

Rainbow Dash is clearly Raritysexual.

All of the Raridash! + =

Moved at user request.

I do know what mine means, but it's common and obvious enough that people might be able to figure it out if I gave the meaning.

Somewhat fittingly though, the name formerly a part of my username, which some here still call me by, Phil, is short for Philip which has the literal meaning of "friend of horses".

Character moved back to Applications for update at user request.

Don't be silly now. Rose knows what she is talking about.

FlutterDash is one of the few ships that should just crash and drown it you ask me.

RariDash forever!

Explain your reasoning, how does it make sense? Why do you feel, logically, that RD and Rarity would be the most compatible couple? Give things from the show that would suggest this being a possibility. ((Yes I'm over analyzing, it is how I go about things))

1. Surface contrast - at first glance they couldn't be more different; one's an athletic tomboy and the other very much feminine dressmaker. Stark contrast like that can make for good ships; tomboy/girly girl combinations are effectively a staple of a lot of things for a reason.
   
2. Core similarity - though seeming to have little in common, their personalities are actually closer than they are apart. Both are bold, assertive, strong willed mares who ultimately believe in doing right by others. They're also the ones with the most artistic energy. Rarity is an artist while Dash is a showmare. They're both the ones with dreams bigger than where they are now; they desire fame and attention when attaining it doesn't clash with their core values. Being more on the same page than a lot of the others I think adds credence to the ship.
   
3. Appreciation for one another's art - Rarity expresses delight in watching Rainbow Dash fly and do tricks (she uses the word "dazzling" for instance at the start of Read it and Weep). She also evidently talks Wonderbolts with Dash to the point where she can recall specific details (Sweet and Elite). When she herself got the ability to fly (Sonic Rainboom), she found it absolutely elating. It can be concluded that Rarity really thinks flying is cool. What Dash thinks of dresses is a little harder to figure out. She is shown to protest at the idea at times (though she hardly has AJ's disdain for fancy clothing), but there has to be a reason she was there modeling for Rarity in Swarm of the Century in the first place. In Suited for Success, she's the only one who doesn't give Rarity a series of specific suggestions; this is frustrating for Rarity, but I think it speaks to a certain level of trust she has in Rarity's ability to make something she'll appreciate.
   
4. The events of Sonic Rainboom - This is one of the more important episodes for both Rarity and Dash. Rarity encourages the others to follow Dash so they can give her support, but ends up wrapped up in herself to a shameful extent wherein she ends up causing Dash pain and ultimately ends up almost falling to her death. Despite how she's acted, Rainbow pushes herself to do something she hasn't been able to do previously with reliable frequency so as she can save Rarity's life. Rarity is clearly emotional and reflective at the end when she asks for forgiveness and when she makes her case to Princess Celestia herself that Dash is the best flyer. Dash meanwhile doesn't make a big deal of it. She's just happy things have worked out. I would imagine that the events have this episode really stand out in Rarity's mind... and especially so since it's not the only time Dash has come flying to her rescue. Both in Secret of my Excess and in Wonderbolts Academy Rarity is again in free fall and gets saved by Dash's well time flying; sur in those cases others are involved, but it's possibly enough to create an association for her. In the most recent episode, Bats!, when Rarity was scared she immediately thinks to join Rainbow Dash ahead of any of the others; it might be she associates Dash with gallantry and with rescuing her from peril, which would certainly be affecting.
   
5. Rarity would be one of the best at reigning in the wild Dash. Her general confidence in carrying herself just fits well with the more erratic pegasus. She could keep up with Dash, and actually might be the one with the more dominant hoof. I can see this making Dash as a result slip a little into her attached fangirl mode she's prone to with Rarity, which is adorable.
   
6. They look good next to each together. - Their designs contrast nicely while they both mostly are cooler colors.
   
7. It's seriously super adorable.
   
8. 
   

But Fluttershy is completely terrible shipped with both Dash and Rarity. She should be shipped with AJ or somepony.

RainbowPie is okay I guess though, but yeah, not nearly as good as RariDash.

Nope. RariDash is much better.

The reason people think that about Rainbow is that her and Rarity are clearly in love.

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