History Characters / MassEffectTheEquestrianEquation

* HijackedByGanon: Revealed to be TheManBehindTheMan for many, if not all, of the villains and conflicts in Equestria. [[Spoiler:He also does this to Celestia, manipulating her into handing over her authority over the simulation.]]

* OhCrap: Milligan literally says this (albeit more colorfully) when [[spoiler: he realizes that Twilight Sparkle is a biotic, and the bullets he fired at her are stopped by her kinetic barrier.]]

* KarmaHoudini: Talk Twilight into letting her go by [[{{Blackmail}} threatening to reveal dirt on the Heard]] if arrested and the only other option is for Twilight to kill her, [[ThouShaltNotKill which she's unwilling to do. [[spoiler:Even once the Shadow Broker is replaced by one sympathetic to the ponies, there's nothing suggesting she facing any consequences.]]

!![[MassEffect2AntagonistsAndNpcs/SecondaryAntagonists The Shadow Broker]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her bringing up the equestrians NoNudityTaboo on public television. While it was embarrassing to everyone, she insisted it was necessary to get them to realize that [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom it was an significant issue that was being ignored]] and that they had to deal with it.
* LikeADuckTakesToWater: Proves herself to be the member of the Mane Six who needs to change the least in order to adapt to life outside of Equestria. In Arc 1 of ''Shades of Twilight'', she's the one who points out that equestrians' [[NoNudityTaboo tendency to go naked]] is an issue with other species that needs to be addressed, adapts very quickly to the advanced technology of the Citadel, and shows considerable business savvy in the cross-species market.

* EvilisPetty: Mr. Kailer put down a great deal of credits for control of District 1286 while the bidding was going on. The Herd showed up and was granted the district, Kailer gets a full refund. He treats this a unbearable affront and has put the Herd under constant legal pressure instead of moving on to other ventures. He has also sent people to place surveillance equipment in the District, and has now timed an inflammatory documentary to come right after the Hern Scandal.

* PragmaticVillainy: Gave orders not to avoid harming the equestrians, which is assumed due to their being too rare and thus valuable to risk killing.

* KarmaHoudini: Talk Twilight into letting her go by [[{{Blackmail}} threatening to reveal dirt on the Heard]] if arrested and the only other option is for Twilight to kill her, [[ThouShaltNotKill which she's unwilling to do. [[spoiler:Even once the Shadow Broker is replaced by one synaptic to the ponies, there's nothing suggesting she facing any consequences.]]

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Is utterly apathetic to what becomes of the ponies she updated as long as she's paid.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:After exiting the simulation, an arrogant Milligan attacks her, thinking she's powerless, only for her biotics to stop the bullets. Since she gave him his LastSecondChance, she then proceeds to follow her ancestor's policy and give him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown with her powers, ultimately sending him ''through'' a railing and into the Harmony Core. She then has a moment of remorse, but Shepard is there to comfort her]].

* TheChessmaster: Her use of firebombs on New Ponyville was the perfect distraction, creating widespread panic with a minimum of actual casualties while she went about her work. When facing Rainbow Dash, [[XanatosSpeedChess she takes advantage of this]] to force her opponents into a SadisticChoice. And when facing Twilight, she deploys her MechaMooks in such a way that they would have overwhelmed her [[SpannerInTheWorks if not for 42 of 50]], after which she surrenders gracefully and attempts to negotiate her walking away [[{{Blackmail}} by threatening to reveal the Heard illicit secrets otherwise]].

* KnightOfCerebus: ''Shades of Twilight'' was a largely SliceOfLife story who's antagonist were [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath talked down with little trouble]]. Her actions result in life-and-death stakes, [[SadisticChoice morally difficult choices]], and the first time the the equestrians [[WakeUpCallBoss faced a "real" fight]] outside the simulation.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Having watching Twilight single-hoofedly demolish her security mechs, she opts to lay down her weapons and remove her biotic amp once face-to-face with her, lampshading it would be [[BullyingADragon dumb fight Twilight after she demonstrated such power]].

!!!The head of a massive underground information trading network and one of the most influential beings in the galaxy. There's speculation whether or not they are a single individual.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For Arc 2 of ''Shades of Twilight'', being the one who hired the asari kidnapper. They never show up in person and those who do can only speculate their motives yet operate and organization far beyond what the protagonist have ever dealt with.

!!!The head of a massive underground information trading network and one of the most influential beings in the galaxy.

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* RequiredSecondaryPowers: As explained [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/77608/10/mass-effect-shades-of-twilight/arc-2---conclusion-daybreak#comment/8421518 here (spoilers)]], pegasus wings allow them to control their direction while flying with their biotics, which normal biotics can't do as it "takes a lot of concentration to manipulate yourself in three dimensions while constantly draining your body's energy". [[spoiler:Rainbow's wing injures means even if she could still technically fly, she'd be unable to control her movement.]]

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Has elements of this in "Shades of Twilight." Her arrogance and self-confidence in her own abilities prevents her from listening to Lt. Pyres when he criticizes her about her performance.
* LeeroyJenkins: She pays dearly for this mindset.

* WrongGenreSavvy: The way she acts, it seems like she believes that the abnormal pegasi resilience she had in the simulation carries over to the real world.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:After exiting the simulation, an arrogant Milligan attacks her, thinking she's powerless, only for her biotics to stop the bullets. Since she gave him his LastSecondChance, she then proceeds to follow her ancestor's policy and give him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown with her powers, ultimately sending him ''through'' a railing and into the Harmony Core. She then has a moment of remorse, but Shepard is there to comfort her]].

* SlaveToPR: Back off his threats once he realizes he risks being caught doing something incriminating, instead resorting to methods legal or that can't be solidly traced back to him.

%%* BigDamnHeroes

%%* AGlitchInTheMatrix

%%* MagneticHero

* TheParagon: Was presented as having followed the Paragon path prior to ''The Equestrian Equation,'' and voter-based decisions throughout the story typically bore this out.

%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans:

%%* WellIntentionedExtremist:

%%* BigBad

* VillainousBreakdown: When Shepard confronts him in the Harmony Core chamber over [[spoiler:how Discord has been manipulating him the whole time,]] he becomes increasingly irate and incoherent to the point where he's shouting like a crazy person.

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%%* TheSpock

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* KnightOfCerebus: ''Shades of Twilight'' was a largely SliceOfLife story who's antagonist were [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath talked down with little trouble]]. Her actions result in life-and-death stakes,[[SadisticChoice morally difficult choices]], and the first time the

* LegacyCharacter: Serves the same function as Spike [[spoiler:Inverted in that Spike was based off him.]]

* {{Expy}}: To [[Characters/MassEffect1PartyMembers Garrus Vakarian]].

* TheChessmaster: Her use of firebombs on New Ponyville was the perfect distraction, creating widespread panic with a minimum of actual casualties while she went about her work. And when facing Twilight, instead of fighting against her, she instead laid down her weapons and used her connection with the Shadow Broker as leverage to convince Twilight to let her go.

!!!Former captain of the Normandy and humanity's representative on the Citadel Council. He is a good friend and supporter of Shepard, and the Equestrians by extension.

!!!The Turian Council member. Master of the air quotes, and just as much of a jerk toward Equestrians as he is toward humans.
* {{Jerkass}}: The only Councilor to take a stance against the Equestrians and vote against granting them "endangered species" status.

!!!The duly elected "Madam President" of the Equestrian Herd. She is the main character of ''Shades of Twilight''. As the end result of Celestia's biotics breeding program, she is the most powerful and evolved Equestrian to ever have lived.

* GoodIsNotSoft: One of the challenges she faces early on as leader of the Herd is demonstrating that despite their cuddly appearance, low numbers, and friendly personalities, Equestrians are ''not'' weak, and won't be bullied.

* OneWomanArmy: Goes into this mode when rescuing her abducted people from the asari merc who attacked New Ponyville. Her biotics allow her to plow through the security mechs between her and the asari (and this is still ''before'' she gets a biotic amp), and she isn't truly in danger of being overwhelmed until the asari breaks out a pair of YMIR heavy mechs.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her bringing up the Equestrians NoNudityTaboo on public television. While it was embarrassing to everyone, she insisted it was necessary to get them to realize that [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom it was an significant issue that was being ignored]] and that they had to deal with it.
* LikeADuckTakesToWater: Proves herself to be the member of the Mane Six who needs to change the least in order to adapt to life outside of Equestria. In Arc 1 of ''Shades of Twilight'', she's the one who points out that Equestrians' [[NoNudityTaboo tendency to go naked]] is an issue with other species that needs to be addressed, adapts very quickly to the advanced technology of the Citadel, and shows considerable business savvy in the cross-species market.
* SkewedPriorities: Twilight and everyone else ''thinks'' she has this going on when she's adamant that the Equestrians need to start wearing clothes as a species. Rarity finally spells out for them that other species are embarrassed or ashamed by their relative nudity, and it is in fact a very big deal in the minds of other races.

* GuileHero: She's in the lower tier of biotic potential for an Equestrian, so she relies more on her recent legal training to help the Herd.
* TheOnlyOne: As the first (and currently only) Equestrian to have passed the Citadel Litigation Association's Bar exam, she's pretty much the District Attorney by default, and the only one who can represent the Herd as a litigator.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Delivers some to Councilor Sparatus. After the Councilor votes against granting the Herd "endangered species" protections, 42 accesses C-Sec's databases to get Sparatus's car impounded. This has the added benefit of pulling Sparatus out of the meeting when it comes time to decide on granting the Equestrians a district in which to settle.

* SoleSurvivor: The last remain being of ancient Equis civilization 36-million years past.

* TheBully: Though smart enough to do so in a way that avoids anything outright incriminating.

* MaliciousSlander: Expanding Reaches has a large share in Hard-Press Media, which produces xenophobic conspiracy theories under the guise of "documentaries", including the Equestrian-bashing ''The Cost of Grazing''.

* DefrostingIceKing: Starts to warm up to Twilight when she demonstrates that the Equestrians aren't just colorful balls of fluff for him to babysit.

* PosthumousCharacter: Hour Glass had been dead for millions of years before the events in Equestrian Equation.

* KnightOfCerebus: ''Shades of Twilight'' was a largely SliceOfLife story, her actions suddenly raise the stakes so that lives are on the line and [[SadisticChoice every choice has a high price]].

* {{Badass}}: Even when turned into a pony, with no access to any of his weapons, or even ''fingers'', he still holds off a ''literally'' endless swarm of Royal Guard security programs long enough for his companions to complete their objective.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Her use of firebombs on New Ponyville was the perfect distraction, creating widespread panic with a minimum of actual casualties while she went about her work. And when facing Twilight, instead of fighting against her, she instead laid down her weapons and used her connection with the Shadow Broker as leverage to convince Twilight to let her go.

* WrongGenreSavvy: The way she acts, it seems like she believes that the abnormal pegasi resilience she had in the simulation carries over to the real world.1

* LikeAFishTakesToWater: Proves herself to be the member of the Mane Six who needs to change the least in order to adapt to life outside of Equestria. In Arc 1 of ''Shades of Twilight'', she's the one who points out that Equestrians' [[NoNudityTaboo tendency to go naked]] is an issue with other species that needs to be addressed, adapts very quickly to the advanced technology of the Citadel, and shows considerable business savvy in the cross-species market.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her bringing up the Equestrians NoNudityTaboo on public television, while embracing to everyone, she insists was necessary to get them to realize that [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom it was an significant issue that was being ignored]] and deal with it.

* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]]. Regardless of her methods, she never stopped caring about her little ponies, and everything that she did was in the name of keeping them safe.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: After over 36 million year of caring for her ponies, she will go to any, reckless, extreme to keep them safe.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Once she gets so desperate to stop Shepard and co. that [[spoiler:she transfers her authority to Discord, who provides to summon a simulated Reaper invasion]], she realizes her error and spends the rest of the story trying to fix it.
* RebuiltPedestal: Twilight discovers she was far from the paragon of virtue she idolized, then accepts she did the best she could and what was necessary. They make peace before saying their final goodbyes

* TragicHero: She's as nice ([[BewareTheNiceOne and ruthless when pressed]]) as in canon, but had to do millennia of antagonistic things to keep her ponies well off. [[spoiler:By the time the heroes agree to the merits of her actions, she's forced to sacrifice herself and the world she worked so hard for to save them]].
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* IDidWhatIHadTo: Her bringing up the Equestrians NoNudityTaboo on public television, while embracing to everyone, she insists was necessary to get them to realize that [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom it was an significant issue that was being ignored]] and deal with it.