Name: Lightning Bolt  
Nickname(s): Lightning Cumulonimbus Bolt (full name), Bolty (only Confetti can call him that)  
Age: 24  
Birthday: February 5  
Parents: Rainbow Dash and Soarin’  
Siblings: Firework (younger brother), Paint Swirl (younger sister)  
Future Spouse: Confetti Surprise  
Children: Wind Flash (daughter), Cherry Fizz (future son), Cotton Tuft (future daughter), Chocolate Bomb (future daughter), Angel Cake (future daughter), Marzipan (future daughter)  
Personality:  
Lightning Bolt is on his own high horse a lot of the time, with a very dry and persnickety attitude. This is mostly because of his own insecurity and inability to address his own mistakes. Despite his passive-aggressive nature at times, confrontation is very much not his forte. He’s the kind of pony who would much rather deal with it and suffer in silence than talk to ponies about his issues. Lightning also has the tendency to act a lot more mature than he is, since he wasn’t always the best role model to begin with. He can be very intelligent and pleasant to be around when he wants to be, but he has too many issues to really show that side much.  
Relationships:  
Lightning’s relationship with his mother and father is about what one would expect between parents and their adult children. He’s long ago flown the nest and they no longer actively parent him, so they now get along as equal, mature adults. However, none of them have forgotten what kind of colt Lightning used to be, which puts some slight strain on the relationship.  
As the eldest of his siblings, Lightning takes his job as the responsible older brother very seriously. He takes it upon himself to keep his younger siblings out of trouble, though that’s much more needed with Firework than with Paint. He too often finds himself having to chaperone his reckless younger brother through countless drinks and parties that remind him a bit too much of his own past. As for Paint, Lightning is reasonably protective of her as any brother would be, but he trusts her to stay out of trouble on her own.  
Dusk Star is Lightning’s closest friend, and has been since they were both colts. While not normally one to share his problems, Lightning knows he can go to Dusk with anything he’s dealing with. During his lowest points and even through minor inconveniences, Dusk has been his rock, and the only one who he can truly let his pride down around.  
While not particularly close with most of the Mane 6 kids, Lightning does have a good acquaintanceship with Confetti Surprise. After a map mission that forced them to work together, he’s come to highly respect her despite their differing personalities. For now, they mostly live within completely separate spheres with different goals, but down the road that may change~  
There are certain things from Lightning’s past that he’d like to forget, and Primrose is one of them. She was just one of the many fillies he fooled around with at parties, but unlike the others she ended up pregnant with his foal. And now she’s raising her, without him, never reaching out to him. But then again, he hasn’t made any kind of effort to reach out to her either.  
Cutie Mark:  
In its most basic form, Lightning’s cutie mark represents his job as a weather pony. He sees great importance in all kinds of weather, not just the sunny days, and he takes great pride in being a part of it. But like lightning, he also tends to be flighty and dart away from responsibility. Not to mention he doesn’t exactly have the most sunny personality.