History Toys / RainbowHigh

* AmbiguouslyGay: Aiden, TheOneGuy of [[GirlPosse the As]], is sassier than the other boys at Rainbow High. His sexuality is still out in the open, however.

** Bella’s shirt reads “California Dream”, which brings to mind [[Toys/{{Barbie}} another fashion doll clad in pink.]] As mentioned before, River’s last name is taken from “Ken doll”. These instances are MGA’s ''friendlier'' ways of referencing [[Creator/{{Mattel}} their competition]], unlike [[WesternAnimation/{{Bratz}} last time]].

** Bella’s shirt reads “California Dream”, which brings to mind [[Toys/{{Barbie}} another fashion doll clad in pink.]] As mentioned before, River’s last name is taken from “Ken doll”. These instances are MGA’s ‘’friendlier'' ways of referencing [[Creator/{{Mattel}} their competition]], unlike [[WesternAnimation/{{Bratz}} last time]].

** Bella’s shirt reads “California Dream”, which brings to mind [[Toys/{{Barbie}} another fashion doll clad in pink.]] As mentioned before, River’s last name is taken from “Ken doll”. These instances are MGA’s ‘’friendlier'' ways of referencing [[Creator/{{Mattel}} their competition]], unlike [[Toys/{{Bratz}} last time]].

Originally started as a spin-off to ''[[Toys/{{Poopsie}} Poopsie Slime Surprise!]]'' called ''Rainbow Surprise'', MGA Entertainment has retooled the line into ''[[https://rainbowhigh.mgae.com/ Rainbow High]]''. Launched in 2020, the toyline centers around the students of the eponymous boarding school, which focuses heavily on the arts. Each character is based on a specific color and is focused on a certain art field.

* GossipyHens: Krystal Bailey runs the school magazine, The Rainbow High Scene, and is always looking for the next scoop.

* LovableJock: River is on the football team and he has a sensitive side. His bio even states that “He’s one of those guys in high school [[ChickMagnet everyone has a crush on.]]”

* ShoutOut: The designs of the characters take inspiration from RealLife designer brands (Supreme, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, etc.) with the names replaced with [[BlandNameProduct "Rainbow", "Sparkle", the like]].

** Ruby Anderson: Ruby is taken from the red-colored gemstone.

** Violet Willow: Her first name is taken from the color named after the purple flower. Willow is taken from another purple flower as well.

** River Kendall: Rivers are (obviously) blue. "Kendall" is a play on [[Toys/{{Barbie}} "Ken doll"]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pretty much everyone has a non-realistic hair color.

** River: Teal

* PowerWalk: Anytime the As come on screen together. With the scene's lights dimming, pulsing effects by their sides, and even ''runaway music''.

** Avery: Every style[[note]]The only character to not be connected to any color(s).]]

* PomPomGirl: The ''Cheer'' line has everyone as this.
* PowerWalk: Anytime the As come on screen together. With the scene's lights dimming, pulsing effects by their sides, and even ''runaway music''.

* PowerWalk: Anytime the As come on screen together. With the scene's lights dimming, pulsing effects by their sides, and even ''[[Leitmotif runaway music]]''.

** "The Gr8 Hairscape": Jade

* ChildhoodBestFriends: Sunny and Violet, as they hailed from the same town (a rare instance in Rainbow High).

* MeaninfulName: Most of the characters' names derive from puns and plays on words relating to their theme colors.

* MythologyGag: One of the ''[[Toys/{{Poopsie}}]]'' characters appears as a sticker on Sunny's phone case. Three ''Fantasy Friends'' also appear as the "Hi-Hi Kawaii" characters from episode 3, with alterations to their designs to match Sunny, Poppy, and Skylar.

* PowerWalk: Anytime the As come on screen together. With the scene's lights dimming, pulsing effects by their sides, and even ''ThemeMusic''.
* PinkIsFeminine: Bella wears light pink and has a more [[GirlyGirl girlier]] fashion sense, but is good with a hammer (since set design is her biggest passion).

* TrueBlueFeminity: Skylar, of course.

Originally started as a spin-off to ''[[Toys/Poopsie Poopsie Slime Surprise!]]'' called ''Rainbow Surprise'', MGA Entertainment has retooled the line into ''[[https://rainbowhigh.mgae.com/ Rainbow High]]''. Launched in 2020, the toyline centers around the students of the eponymous boarding school, which focuses heavily on the arts. Each character is based on a specific color and is focused on a certain art field.

** One of the ''[[Toys/{{Poopsie}}]]'' characters appears as a sticker on Sunny's phone case. Three ''Fantasy Friends'' also appear as the "Hi-Hi Kawaii" characters from episode 3, with alterations to their designs to match Sunny, Poppy, and Skylar.