So when Flash was first introduced into the fandom he was met with complete hatred and scorn, why? Because he ended up being Twi’s love interest, so everyone started treating him like the cancer of the fandom that needed to die a horrible death because he’s “bland”, “cliche”, a "waifu stealer" and “has no character”.

Well if one re-watches the movie, it can be argued that Flash DOES have several character traits that make for an interesting personality, and this topic is for bringing them to light!

Let’s begin shall we? Flash…

…presumably taught Sunset how to play guitar considering no one else getting close to her during her bully phase.

Flash has a sense of justice as he went to clear Twilight’s name when Sunset framed her. And considering that he used to be Sunset’s boyfriend, that means he memorized and knows exactly how she operates.

He also dumped Sunset despite everyone in the school being afraid of her so he clearly wasn’t afraid of a bully or at the very least knows how to spot a bad influence.

However, he also tried to at least start over with her later as friends, showing that he doesn’t hold grudges.

Didn’t seem to care about peer pressure considering the way he danced with Twilight.

Was mature enough to moves on from his relationship with Twilight due to the complications of it.

He’s a gentleman, a bit of a music nerd and a clutz.

He has a few character flaws like him not being able to cook (if Friendship Games is any indication),

and having a bit of an ego when it comes to his music (Banner Day is a good example of that) to the point of naming the band after himself (Flash Drive)… not unlike Rainbow Dash.

He’s apparently good friends with Sandlewood, Micro Chips, Lyra, and Bonbon, or at least on good enough terms to be partnered up with them.

Was considered smart/talented/athletic enough to be picked for the Friendship Games.

If he’s a Royal Guard in the pony world, that could be carried over to his human counterpart in the form of him wanting to be a police officer. Does he just put on a serious front when on duty, or play music as a hobby while off-duty?

There also has been a colt named Popfly (or First Base, depending on who you ask)with a similar mane and coat color who’s been seen in a few episodes

Could he be Flash’s younger brother? We’ve given Derpy a daughter on the same bases so why not?

Keep in mind, a good chunk of those facts are taken from the movies themselves, the only ones that are in head-canon territory are the Police Officer & little brother ideas. It may not be much, but we’ve done a lot more with much less.

Granted, those last part are speculation at best but you get what I’m saying, these are several facts about his character that can be used to make him interesting, all simply because I explored ALL possibilities for his character, not just the ones I WANTED to.

So, what are your thoughts? Any ideas, facts, or aspects that can be used to make him interesting?

What did I do to deserve your glorious thread?