History AlternativeCharacterInterpretation / MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic

Given the... ''[[DesignatedHero questionable]]'' morality and characterization present in Starfleet Magic, readers have naturally begun drawing their own conclusions about the characters.

** Or a brainwashed and indoctrinated society where tyranny rules over their lives without them noticing it? After all, we are always seeing it in the perspective of Lightning Dawn in the lessons he learned which praise Starfleet's methods. The Badfic itself could be inverse propaganda intended for children and the next generation of Unicornicopians. A true Antithesis to MLP [=FiM=]'s intent. There are a [[Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetNemesis couple]] of [[Fanfic/FallOfStarfleetRebirthOfFriendship stories]] that go with this interpretation.

* Raven: Is she genuinely a freelance assassin out for Celestia's blood that invokes fear from Starfleet to the point that they don't want to fight her, or a Starfleet sleeper agent assigned to assassinate [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]], with Starfleet's suspiciously OOC standing orders being a way to ensure her success?
** Also in regards to Raven, Starfleet's decision not to go after her. Are they being rightfully cautious of a powerful and dangerous foe that they don't know how to defeat, and doing their best to not take any unnecessary risks? Or, are they [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] who are willingly letting a dangerous assassin run free and potentially cause more harm and destruction because she might pose a threat to them as well?

** Or a brainwashed and indoctrinated society where tyranny rules over their lives without them noticing it? After all, we are always seeing it in the perspective of Lightning Dawn in the lessons he learned which praise Starfleet's methods. The Badfic itself could be inverse propaganda intended for children and the next generation of Unicornicopians. A true Antithesis to MLP [=FiM=]'s intent. There are [[Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetNemesis two]] [[Fanfic/FallOfStarfleetRebirthOfFriendship stories]] that go with this interpretation.
*** Lending credence to the idea that the fic is propaganda are the many inconsistencies and suspicious elements throughout the series. [[SeriesContinuityError Spike and Rarity are stated to be 5 and 7 years apart on separate occasions. Shining Light and Flurry Heart are also said to be 6 and 7 1/2 months apart in VII and IX respectively.]] [[RememberTheNewGuy New characters, planets, and]] [[AssPull even powers seem to come out of nowhere,]] [[PutOnABus and then never seen again.]] Starfleet's universe seems to operate like an RPG game [[FridgeLogic and several elements, like fake explosions, seemed completely unnecessary except for]] RuleOfCool. [[RecycledScript Every "season" follows the]] [[StrictlyFormula same basic plot.]] Characters' names can change for no reason (Cerise Wonder vs. Cerise Magenta). Most of the {{Big Bad}}s are suspiciously similar in motives, actions, and behavior, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute and some are copies of each other.]]

** Also in regards to Raven, Starfleet's decision not to go after her. Are they being rightfully cautious of powerful and dangerous foe that they don't know how to defeat, and doing their best to not take any unnecessary risks? Or, are they [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] who are willingly let a dangerous assassin run free and potentially cause more harm and destruction because she might pose a threat to them as well.

** [[TakeAThirdOption OR]] a [[TheGodsMustBeLazy slothful godking]] who lets Lightning Dawn and friends do all the dirty work?

* Speaking of Ace Ray, whilst most would agree that him assaulting his sister was wrong and he needed to be arrested for it, his punishment of being sent to an [[BedlamHouse insane asylum for life]] led some to question Starfleet true intentions. Is Ace really insane, or are Starfleet just saying that he is so that they have an excuse to keep him parentally locked up so that he can't turn other Equestrians against them? The fact that the narration implies that Starfleet had already been looking for an excuse to arrest him leads some credence to the later interpretation.

Given the... ''[[DesignatedHero questionable]]'' morality and characterization present in ''[[FanFic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic Starfleet Magic]]'', readers have naturally begun drawing their own conclusions about the characters.

%%* A Website/DeviantArt user by the name of [=VividSpark=] [[https://www.deviantart.com/vividspark/art/Ice-Heart-817652209 argues]] that En Shi is actually a TragicVillain whose [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinism]] stems from her [[AbusiveParents cruel mother]] forcing her own views that the world is "kill or be killed" onto her daughter.

%%* A Website/DeviantArt user by the name of [=VividSpark=] argues that En Shi is actually a TragicVillain whose [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinism]] stems from her [[AbusiveParents cruel mother]] forcing her own views that the world is "kill or be killed" onto her daughter.

* Raven: Is she genuinely a freelance assassin out for Celestia's blood that invokes fear from Starfleet to the point that they don't want to fight her, or a Starfleet sleeper agent assigned to assassinate [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]], with Starfleet's suspiciously OOC standing orders being a way to ensure her success?

** Or a brainwashed and indoctrinated society where tyranny rules over their lives without them noticing it? After all, we are always seeing it in the perspective of Lightning Dawn in the lessons he learned which praise Starfleet's methods. The Badfic itself could be inverse propaganda intended for children and the next generation of Unicornicopians. A true Antithesis to MLP [=FiM=]'s intent. There are [[Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetNemesis two]] [[Fanfic/FallOfStarfleetRebirthOfFriendship stories]] that go with this interpretation.