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* BadassTeacher: It takes a lot of prodding and provocation, but she eventually reaches the point where she can yell at both sisters and not only get away with it, but make them back away from ''her''. In concert. [[spoiler: Along with kicking half-cooked dough into their faces]].
* [[CelibateHero Celibate Princess]]: Doesn't enter relationships and seems to consider even having fantasies about doing so to be crossing a personal line. She also seems to try and discourage Luna from any kind of activity, and both siblings appear to have pleaded with Cadance not to go ahead with the wedding.
* {{TheChessmaster}}: Not quite on the same level as other continuities. Celestia is noted as planning, expecting, and countering -- but she's nowhere near omniscient, and anypony who believes it has fallen for a partially-unintentional illusion. (This occasionally includes Luna.) When she's on her game, she can work three moves ahead of everypony else -- but it doesn't protect her against those who just flip the board. She also has an extremely hard time with the idea of ''sacrifice''.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Sunbutt, which has been used to her face by generations of minotaur ambassadors, who mean it as a term of casual respect. She allows them to get away with it. Anypony else... not so much.
* {{TheChessmaster}}: Not quite on the same level as other continuities. Celestia is noted as planning, expecting, and countering -- but she's nowhere near omniscient, and anypony who believes it has fallen for a partially-unintentional illusion. (This occasionally includes Luna.) When she's on her game, she can work three moves ahead of everypony else -- but it doesn't protect her against those who just flip the board. She also has an extremely hard time with the idea of ''sacrifice''.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Sunbutt, which has been used to her face by generations of minotaur ambassadors, who mean it as a term of casual respect. She allows them to get away with it. Anypony else... not so much.
* [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat The Princess Knew You Would Say That]]: Scripted Rainbow's press conference speech in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/112612/sonic-rainbigot Sonic Raingbigot]] with a ''very'' good idea of how the other party would respond at all times -- although she did include some memorize-this variations in case things went off the initial course.
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One of the Lunar Guards. Notable in that he's one of those who seems to serve as Luna's personal company: he watches over her during open palace sessions and has accompanied her during hoof trips through Canterlot.
* HappilyMarried: A stallion/stallion pairing with Josdien. (Joyous creating an IfItsYouItsOkay in him is one of the things which alerts Luna to how much of a problem that out-of-control talent is going to be.)
* HappilyMarried: A stallion/stallion pairing with Josdien. (Joyous creating an IfItsYouItsOkay in him is one of the things which alerts Luna to how much of a problem that out-of-control talent is going to be.)
'''Diamond Tiara'''
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Deconstructed. Diamond responds to most of her problems by threatening to throw her father's weight around in the form of lawyers and petty suits, and feels free to be openly insulting and hurtful while protected by that shield. Which ''works'' -- but the families of those she's hurt no longer shop at Barnyard Bargains, and her father has both noticed ''and isolated the source'' of the downturn.
* TheSociopath: One fan view of her behavior. Her friendship with Silver Spoon appears to have a real core to it and there's no doubt that she truly loves her father, but she's just not seeing the world in the same way as everypony else.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Deconstructed. Diamond responds to most of her problems by threatening to throw her father's weight around in the form of lawyers and petty suits, and feels free to be openly insulting and hurtful while protected by that shield. Which ''works'' -- but the families of those she's hurt no longer shop at Barnyard Bargains, and her father has both noticed ''and isolated the source'' of the downturn.
* TheSociopath: One fan view of her behavior. Her friendship with Silver Spoon appears to have a real core to it and there's no doubt that she truly loves her father, but she's just not seeing the world in the same way as everypony else.
A recent griffon immigrant to Canterlot, who fully intends to become a full Equestrian citizen after the five-year process ends. Oddly deferential, unusually calm for a griffon in a new environment, and an aspiring businessgriffon who sees a distinct gap in Canterlot's food supply chain which needs to be filled -- namely, a state-of-the-art butcher shop.
* TheExile: He ''can'' go back to Protocera -- but after his attempt at running a fully public farmer's market, he's not particularly welcome.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: By pony standards. Feeling that everyone in the capital, non-ponies included, is entitled to purchase the highest-quality ingredients for a good meal... that's a perfectly reasonable position. However, when that ingredient is ''meat''...
* WhatAnIdiot: Zigzagged. He's not that bright and tends to repeat his mistakes (when he's not just finding new ways to make the same ones), but he's also working with information which doesn't apply in Equestria. The ponies of the Griffon Republic are perfectly used to the scent of both cooked and raw meat. Equestrians... not so much.
* TheExile: He ''can'' go back to Protocera -- but after his attempt at running a fully public farmer's market, he's not particularly welcome.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: By pony standards. Feeling that everyone in the capital, non-ponies included, is entitled to purchase the highest-quality ingredients for a good meal... that's a perfectly reasonable position. However, when that ingredient is ''meat''...
* WhatAnIdiot: Zigzagged. He's not that bright and tends to repeat his mistakes (when he's not just finding new ways to make the same ones), but he's also working with information which doesn't apply in Equestria. The ponies of the Griffon Republic are perfectly used to the scent of both cooked and raw meat. Equestrians... not so much.
A young adult metallic blue pegasus mare with a unique problem: her seeking out Luna at an open palace session to ask for help in solving it kicks off the events of [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/131321/a-mark-of-appeal A Mark Of Appeal]].
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* HomosexualReproduction: A result of it: both of her parents are mares, which makes Joyous a product of The Most Special Spell.
* [[ImplausibleHairColor Uncommon Coat Reflective Index]]: In the Continuum, about one in every five thousand births produces a ''metallic'': a pony with a coat which reflects light in the same way highly polished metal would. This comes with no special abilities of any kind (other than the one to be chased by ponies and publications which focus on that appearance): it's simply an extreme recessive trait for fur.
* [[ImplausibleHairColor Uncommon Coat Reflective Index]]: In the Continuum, about one in every five thousand births produces a ''metallic'': a pony with a coat which reflects light in the same way highly polished metal would. This comes with no special abilities of any kind (other than the one to be chased by ponies and publications which focus on that appearance): it's simply an extreme recessive trait for fur.
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A grizzled middle-aged earth pony (described that way because he reminds most ponies of an easily upset bear) who's the inventor of Equestria's railway system, along with being the Founder for all the train-related marks which followed. Very rough-edged, doesn't care about royal protocol (which Celestia finds refreshing), and takes great pleasure in proving everypony who called his ideas stupid wrong, generally by watching them board his trains.
A grizzled middle-aged earth pony (described that way because he reminds most ponies of an easily upset bear) who's the inventor of Equestria's railway system, along with being the Founder for all the train-related marks which followed. Very rough-edged, doesn't care about royal protocol (which Celestia finds refreshing), and takes great pleasure in proving everypony who called his ideas stupid wrong, generally by watching them board his trains.
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* AGodIAmNot: One of the major sources of anguish in her life is her perpetual inability to convince others of this when the need is truly there, leading to a great amount of StopWorshippingMe, UnwantedFalseFaith, and emotional agony. Not everypony sees the sisters as [[PhysicalGod incarnate deities,]] though.
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* AGodIAmNot: One of the major sources of anguish in her life is her perpetual inability to convince others of this when the need is truly there, leading to a great amount of StopWorshippingMe, UnwantedFalseFaith, and emotional agony. Not everypony sees the sisters as [[PhysicalGod incarnate deities,]] though.-- but when a crisis hits, far too many look to prayer as their last resort.
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* [[WeakButSkilled Average, But Skilled]]: While her field strength is strictly average (and will never improve), Rarity's field ''dexterity'' rating on the Luna Meter (Adjusted) is at the far right side of the chart. She can't get that much power into a working, but she can manipulate her field more finely than just about any unicorn on the continent -- which means that low-strength, high-control spells are easier for her than they are for Twilight. It doesn't mean Rarity can necessarily ''learn'' those workings -- but Twilight is trying to teach her.
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* GeniusBruiser: Seems to be fairly well-read, to the point where Twilight recommends booksfor him so he can pass the time in his market tent waiting for new clients. Additionally, he's the continent's foremost expert in strength training -- which in Equestria, means he has a self-taught [[ADegreeInUseless degree in useless]].
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* GeniusBruiser: Seems to be fairly well-read, to the point where Twilight recommends booksfor books for him so he can pass the time in his market tent waiting for new clients. Additionally, he's the continent's foremost expert in strength training -- which in Equestria, means he has a self-taught [[ADegreeInUseless degree in useless]].
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* AGodIAmNot: One of the major sources of anguish in her life is her perpetual inability to convince others of this when the need is truly there, leading to a great amount of StopWorshippingMe, UnwantedFalseFaith, and emotional agony. Not everypony sees the sisters as [[PhysicalGod incarnate deities]] -- but at the same time, even for ponies, there are few atheists in foxholes.deities,]] though.
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* TheApprentice: Until the events of Pinkie Pie vs. the Souffle, Pinkie was decidedly an ''apprentice'' baker.
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* {{Expy}}: A gentle pony version of [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Sheldon J. Plankton]].
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* AGodIAmNot: One of the major sources of anguish in her life is her perpetual inability to convince others of this when the need is truly there, leading to a great amount of StopWorshippingMe, UnwantedFalseFaith, and emotional agony. Not everypony sees the sisters as [[PhysicalGod incarnate deities]] -- but at the same time, even for ponies, there are few atheists in foxholes.
* HeightAngst: ''Hates'' being so much larger than the majority.
* HeightAngst: ''Hates'' being so much larger than the majority.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Surprisingly often, especially around and with Celestia: she's just about the only pony who feels she has the right and ''duty'' to take the elder down a few pegs -- which can make some ponies who witness it ''very'' nervous, as there are many who feel any level of sibling squabble is a preview of Nightmare. It doesn't help that said feelings of right and ''duty'' also go the other way...
* [[GrinOfAudacity "I Am About To Screw You Over" Smile]]: It's the last thing some dragons see before they die.
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* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: A minor version with Celestia which has Luna firmly established as the Smart Sister.
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* BiTheWay: However, she's very seldom attracted to mares, has a distinct type for such, and anypony who does get her attention there tends to come off badly during the inevitable comparison to her first crush. Luna's level of interest in a potential partner can usually be directly gauged by the speed at which gifts flow -- although she's been dateless and celibate since the Return: too much to adjust to for even thinking about relationships, and Celestia's perpetual discouragement doesn't help either.
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* IntimatePsychotherapy: Doesn't see sex as part of a relationship, but a last-ditch tool to pull somepony out of deep depression. (This has never visibly happened in-story -- and likely won't, as the Continuum tends to stay around a Teen rating.) She saves this for a final resort, and it's only used with those she already has strong friendships with: Pinkie believes you can't make or keep friends through sex.
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* ShoutOut: Has been seen using an [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/Progress abacus]].
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* TheDreaded: for the other nations during any level of negotiations. The most terrifying line in Celestia's diplomatic arsenal has become "Let me go see what my sister thinks." Most of the planet has recognized Luna doesn't make threats. Threats are what happen when you don't follow through.
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* TheDreaded: for For the other nations during any level of negotiations. The most terrifying line in Celestia's diplomatic arsenal has become "Let me go see what my sister thinks." Most of the planet has recognized that Luna doesn't make threats. Threats are what happen when you don't intend to follow through.
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* DarkShepherd: The more open pragmatist of the sisters and the first to openly suggest the need for harsher solutions, including risks to herself. (Celestia has said that in some ways, Luna is the superior ruler: this is an aspect of that.) She also tends to have a low opinion of the pony majority, at least outside direct meetings with them: individuals can fascinate her, but she's not exactly impressed by the behavior of the masses.
* TheDreaded: for the other nations during any level of negotiations. The most terrifying line in Celestia's diplomatic arsenal has become "Let me go see what my sister thinks." Most of the planet has recognized Luna doesn't make threats. Threats are what happen when you don't follow through.
* GoodIsNotNice: The lashing tail behind Celestia's smile.
* GrandTheftMe: This version was a thousand-year victim of it: the Nightmare has been described as a possessing entity which used Luna's personality as a base template, then tried to pretend it was the real thing all along.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: It's heavily implied that giving in to a sincere moment of this wish is what opened the door to Nightmare in the first place. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/131321/a-mark-of-appeal A Mark Of Appeal]] shows she was initially against putting Twilight on the path to alicorn ascension, which may partially be from worries about having Twilight go through this trope -- and in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/101769/triptych Triptych]], she says she's afraid ''for'' Twilight.
* [[NoSocialSkills No Public Relations Skills]]: She's generally not bad with ponies when it's one-on-one, but she's no good at putting on the social masks often required for living in the modern age.
* ShoutOut: Has been seen using an [[Fanfic/Progress abacus]].
* TheDreaded: for the other nations during any level of negotiations. The most terrifying line in Celestia's diplomatic arsenal has become "Let me go see what my sister thinks." Most of the planet has recognized Luna doesn't make threats. Threats are what happen when you don't follow through.
* GoodIsNotNice: The lashing tail behind Celestia's smile.
* GrandTheftMe: This version was a thousand-year victim of it: the Nightmare has been described as a possessing entity which used Luna's personality as a base template, then tried to pretend it was the real thing all along.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: It's heavily implied that giving in to a sincere moment of this wish is what opened the door to Nightmare in the first place. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/131321/a-mark-of-appeal A Mark Of Appeal]] shows she was initially against putting Twilight on the path to alicorn ascension, which may partially be from worries about having Twilight go through this trope -- and in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/101769/triptych Triptych]], she says she's afraid ''for'' Twilight.
* [[NoSocialSkills No Public Relations Skills]]: She's generally not bad with ponies when it's one-on-one, but she's no good at putting on the social masks often required for living in the modern age.
* ShoutOut: Has been seen using an [[Fanfic/Progress abacus]].
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Following the potential sneak preview of his temporary greed-powered growth spurt, he's terrified of losing his rationality as he grows up.
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* CharacterDevelopment: The Continuum's Pinkie is frequently more calm and rational than her series counterpart. She's capable of working towards long-term goals, and the supposed randomness has been ramped down a few notches. In general, she just tends to approach the world from a slightly askew angle when compared to the rest of the group, and she's the most empathic personality in the set. But at the same time, she's making up for a missed early childhood by still having it as a young adult...
* HappilyAdopted: As far as both she and the Cakes are concerned.
* HappilyAdopted: As far as both she and the Cakes are concerned.
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* BrotherSisterTeam: With Twilight, on a good day.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Following the potential sneak preview of his temporary greed-powered growth spurt, he's terrified of losing his rationality as he grows up.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: The Twilight-Spike relationship is directly defined as a sibling one.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Dragon]]: Since he isn't subject to herd mentality, much less the triggers which set it off, he has a good chance to be the last rational voice in a stampede of madness.
** On a more common level, one of his jobs is keeping Twilight focused and grounded, especially when her OCD and other factors start to take over. It's not a battle he always wins, especially as she feels she has the ''right'' to ignore such attempts because they're coming from her ''little brother''. (She's gotten better at listening over the years since moving to Ponyville, but the process still isn't perfect.)
* PowerSource: As per the main page: dragon flame is fueled by gems, and Spike ''can'' run out. Different gem types can also have side effects on his body, from coffee-level stimulants to inducing a scale-shedding cycle against his will.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Following the potential sneak preview of his temporary greed-powered growth spurt, he's terrified of losing his rationality as he grows up.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: The Twilight-Spike relationship is directly defined as a sibling one.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Dragon]]: Since he isn't subject to herd mentality, much less the triggers which set it off, he has a good chance to be the last rational voice in a stampede of madness.
** On a more common level, one of his jobs is keeping Twilight focused and grounded, especially when her OCD and other factors start to take over. It's not a battle he always wins, especially as she feels she has the ''right'' to ignore such attempts because they're coming from her ''little brother''. (She's gotten better at listening over the years since moving to Ponyville, but the process still isn't perfect.)
* PowerSource: As per the main page: dragon flame is fueled by gems, and Spike ''can'' run out. Different gem types can also have side effects on his body, from coffee-level stimulants to inducing a scale-shedding cycle against his will.
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* CharacterDevelopment: This iteration of Twilight has become gradually aware of just how damaged she truly is, and has more awareness of when that damage comes out to play -- crucial seconds ''after'' the fact. She also has no idea of how to ''fix'' it.
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* TheHopelessReplacement: Averted. He's Fluttershy's first choice for substitute caretaker when she's away on missions, and she's been training him for nearly two years. Given that, he's up to the general requirements of the job -- but he lacks her mark and talent. He can't communicate with animsls in the same way, his diagnosis and treatment skills are limited, and Angel isn't particularly happy with having him in charge. It all means he can typically keep control unless a major crisis comes -- or the rabbit creates one.
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* [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway What Kind Of Lame Personal Spell Is That, Anyway?]]: Sizzler possesses a generationally-unique working -- which allows him to keep meat fresh indefinitely. Really. It'll ''never'' go bad as long as he's around. He's very proud of it.
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* [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway What Kind Of Lame Personal Spell Is That, Anyway?]]: Sizzler possesses a generationally-unique working -- which allows him to keep meat fresh indefinitely. Really. It'll ''never'' go bad as long as he's around. He's very proud of it.
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* BrokenBird: Let's count it off. She has a talent which she can't turn off and is getting more intense by the moon. That talent is for ''sex appeal'' and to date, has been universal in affecting anything sapient. Anypony (or, for that matter, anyone) sharing a room with her for ten minutes is pretty much guaranteed to make a seduction attempt. For some, it takes a lot less time and doesn't stop there. Her parents neglected her [[spoiler: although this no longer appears to have been their fault]], she was flown from settled zone to settled zone as a filly, never getting a chance to make or keep any friends, and when her talent turned out to be something which would get ponies to ''notice her'', the whole thing started off by gradually turning bad and then getting ''worse'. She can't be around others without risking her own safety and possibly having them lose their minds, nothing she's done has been able to find a cure, including approaching the Princesses for help [[spoiler: -- and if her condition is the result of a contagious disease, she's exposed them]]. If there are truly no ways to fix or eliminate her magic, her choices may come down to a lifetime of total isolation or suicide.
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* BrokenBird: Let's count it off. She has a talent which she can't turn off and is getting more intense by the moon. That talent is for ''sex appeal'' and to date, has been universal in affecting anything sapient. Anypony (or, for that matter, anyone) sharing a room with her for ten minutes is pretty much guaranteed to make a seduction attempt. For some, it takes a lot less time and doesn't stop there. Her parents neglected her [[spoiler: although this no longer appears to have been their fault]], she was flown from settled zone to settled zone as a filly, never getting a chance to make or keep any friends, and when her talent turned out to be something which would get ponies to ''notice her'', the whole thing started off by gradually turning bad and then getting ''worse'.''worse''. She can't be around others without risking her own safety and possibly having them lose their minds, nothing she's done has been able to find a cure, including approaching the Princesses for help [[spoiler: -- and if her condition is the result of a contagious disease, she's exposed them]]. If there are truly no ways to fix or eliminate her magic, her choices may come down to a lifetime of total isolation or suicide.
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* [[WeakButSkilled Average But Skilled]]: While her field strength is strictly average (and will never improve), Rarity's field ''dexterity'' rating on the Luna Meter (Adjusted) is at the far right side of the chart. She can't get that much power into a working, but she can manipulate her field more finely than just about any unicorn on the continent -- which means that low-strength, high-control spells are easier for her than they are for Twilight. It doesn't mean Rarity can necessarily ''learn'' those workings -- but Twilight is trying to teach her.
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* Determinator: Has this as his ''special talent'', although it generally only applies to physical endeavors and is still subject to the ultimate limitations of his body. Still, when he sets his mind to a goal, everypony else is well-advised to get out of the way...
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The current holder of the [[ScareChord ''meat station'']] in the Lunar Kitchen. He's one of the most distinctive ponies in Equestria: bone-white mane and tail, blood-red eyes and coat (with that last having something of a liquid quality to it), and a generationally-unique mark -- namely, a ''steak''. Sizzle is the only pony in Equestria capable of preparing carnivore dishes on talent alone. Which is a particularly good thing for this young unicorn, because he doesn't exactly have anything else going for him.
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The current holder of the [[ScareChord ''meat station'']] in the Lunar Kitchen. He's one of the most distinctive ponies in Equestria: bone-white mane and tail, blood-red eyes and coat (with that last having something of a liquid quality to it), and a generationally-unique mark -- namely, a ''steak''. Sizzle Sizzler is the only pony in Equestria capable of preparing carnivore dishes on talent alone. Which is a particularly good thing for this young unicorn, because he doesn't exactly have anything else going for him.
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* TheWoobie: Let's count it off. She has a talent which she can't turn off and is getting more intense by the moon. That talent is for ''sex appeal'' and to date, has been universal in affecting anything sapient. Anypony (or, for that matter, anyone) sharing a room with her for ten minutes is pretty much guaranteed to make a seduction attempt. For some, it takes a lot less time and doesn't stop there. Her parents neglected her [[spoiler: although this no longer appears to have been their fault]], she was flown from settled zone to settled zone as a filly, never getting a chance to make or keep any friends, and when her talent turned out to be something which would get ponies to ''notice her'', the whole thing started off by gradually turning bad and then getting ''worse'. She can't be around others without risking her own safety and possibly having them lose their minds, nothing she's done has been able to find a cure, including approaching the Princesses for help [[spoiler: -- and if her condition is the result of a contagious disease, she's exposed them]]. If there are truly no ways to fix or eliminate her magic, her choices may come down to a lifetime of total isolation or suicide.
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* TheWoobie: BrokenBird: Let's count it off. She has a talent which she can't turn off and is getting more intense by the moon. That talent is for ''sex appeal'' and to date, has been universal in affecting anything sapient. Anypony (or, for that matter, anyone) sharing a room with her for ten minutes is pretty much guaranteed to make a seduction attempt. For some, it takes a lot less time and doesn't stop there. Her parents neglected her [[spoiler: although this no longer appears to have been their fault]], she was flown from settled zone to settled zone as a filly, never getting a chance to make or keep any friends, and when her talent turned out to be something which would get ponies to ''notice her'', the whole thing started off by gradually turning bad and then getting ''worse'. She can't be around others without risking her own safety and possibly having them lose their minds, nothing she's done has been able to find a cure, including approaching the Princesses for help [[spoiler: -- and if her condition is the result of a contagious disease, she's exposed them]]. If there are truly no ways to fix or eliminate her magic, her choices may come down to a lifetime of total isolation or suicide.
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The current holder of the [[ScareChord ''meat station'']] in the Lunar Kitchen. He's one of the most distinctive ponies in Equestria: bone-white mane and tail, blood-red eyes and coat (with that last having something of a liquid quality to it), and a generationally-unique mark -- namely, a ''steak''. Sizzle is the only pony in Equestria capable of preparing carnivore dishes on talent alone. Which is a particularly good thing for this young unicorn, because he doesn't exactly have anything else going for him.
* BookDumb: He walked past a school once. Then he realized what he was passing and accelerated into full gallop before any of the evil learning could get him.
* IdiotSavant: Absolutely fantastic at preparing meat dishes (especially when you consider he's incapable of taste-testing the results) to the point where the griffon embassy keeps trying to hire him away. Totally dim for everything else.
* SignatureScent: He has a rather disquieting aroma. It probably has something to do with meat.
* [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway What Kind Of Lame Personal Spell Is That, Anyway?]]: Sizzler possesses a generationally-unique working -- which allows him to keep meat fresh indefinitely. Really. It'll ''never'' go bad as long as he's around. He's very proud of it.
* BookDumb: He walked past a school once. Then he realized what he was passing and accelerated into full gallop before any of the evil learning could get him.
* IdiotSavant: Absolutely fantastic at preparing meat dishes (especially when you consider he's incapable of taste-testing the results) to the point where the griffon embassy keeps trying to hire him away. Totally dim for everything else.
* SignatureScent: He has a rather disquieting aroma. It probably has something to do with meat.
* [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway What Kind Of Lame Personal Spell Is That, Anyway?]]: Sizzler possesses a generationally-unique working -- which allows him to keep meat fresh indefinitely. Really. It'll ''never'' go bad as long as he's around. He's very proud of it.
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The former Lunar head chef -- and, much to her fretting, current holder of the matching Solar post: she was cross-transferred after the events of [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/119983/a-total-eclipse-of-the-fun A Total Eclipse Of The Fun]]. She's a young light green pegasus mare with an organic-looking eight-pointed star on her flanks (representing the actual anise seed) who's reluctantly taken up the (requested) assigned post of being Celestia and Luna's primary instructor in the [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/204101/princesses-cant-cook culinary arts]].
* TheWoobie: Let's count it off. She has a talent which she can't turn off and is getting more intense by the moon. That talent is for ''sex appeal'' and to date, has been universal in affecting anything sapient. Anypony (or, for that matter, anyone) sharing a room with her for ten minutes is pretty much guaranteed to make a seduction attempt. For some, it takes a lot less time and doesn't stop there. Her parents neglected her [[spoiler: although this no longer appears to have been their fault]], she was flown from settled zone to settled zone as a filly, never getting a chance to make or keep any friends, and when her talent turned out to be something which would get ponies to ''notice her'', the whole thing started off by gradually turning bad and then getting ''worse'. She can't be around others without risking her own safety and possibly having them lose their minds, nothing she's done has been able to find a cure, including approaching the Princesses for help [[spoiler: -- and if her condition is the result of a contagious disease, she's exposed them]]. If there are truly no ways to fix or eliminate her magic, her choices may come down to a lifetime of total isolation or suicide.
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* [[GentlemanAndAScholar Gentlepony And A Scholar]]: Very polite, appears to be well-educated -- he's one of the only ponies in the settled zone to recognize what Twilight actually ''means'' by "[[MistakenForProstitute escort service]]" -- and is the lone pony other than Twilight who reads Earnest Young's research works, even though he can't use any of the field-related portions. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/181565/orange-is-the-new-blue Orange Is The New Blue]] suggests he may be capable of reading Ancient Crystalia.
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* [[GentlemanAndAScholar Gentlepony And A Scholar]]: Very polite, appears to be well-educated -- he's one of the only ponies in the settled zone to recognize what Twilight actually ''means'' by "[[MistakenForProstitute escort service]]" -- and is the lone local pony other than Twilight who reads Earnest Young's research works, even though he can't use any of the field-related portions. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/181565/orange-is-the-new-blue Orange Is The New Blue]] suggests he may be capable of reading Ancient Crystalia.
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* TheMcCoy: "There were times when they had to trust Pinkie. When parasprites invaded. When laughter was desperately needed. When ponies were ''hurting'' -- that was when Pinkie took over. When pain that was more than physical needed to be stopped."
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* SocialFu: Still one of her major strengths.
* TragicDropout: Possibly averted. She appears to have deliberately abandoned magic studies at the end of her fifth year, but we don't know ''why''.
* [[WeakButSkilled Average But Skilled]]: While her field strength is strictly average (and will never improve), Rarity's field ''dexterity'' rating on the Luna Meter (Adjusted) is at the far right side of the chart. She can't get that much power into a working, but she can manipulate her field more finely than just about any unicorn on the continent -- which means that low-strength, high-control spells are easier for her than they are for Twilight. It doesn't mean Rarity can necessarily ''learn'' those workings -- but Twilight is trying to teach her.
* TragicDropout: Possibly averted. She appears to have deliberately abandoned magic studies at the end of her fifth year, but we don't know ''why''.
* [[WeakButSkilled Average But Skilled]]: While her field strength is strictly average (and will never improve), Rarity's field ''dexterity'' rating on the Luna Meter (Adjusted) is at the far right side of the chart. She can't get that much power into a working, but she can manipulate her field more finely than just about any unicorn on the continent -- which means that low-strength, high-control spells are easier for her than they are for Twilight. It doesn't mean Rarity can necessarily ''learn'' those workings -- but Twilight is trying to teach her.
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* PowerCopying: An aspect of her talent, which in the Continuum is defined as an increased capacity to learn, understand, invent, and duplicate unicorn workings. However, in most cases, it's hardly instant: her teleport duplication may be her all-time speed record, but it still took her six hours of hard instruction before she found the key to Rarity's gem detector. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/101769/triptych Triptych]] reveals that for any working she's duplicated, she'll never have the same degree of ''refinement'' as the original caster -- in essence, her copies are somewhat blurry.
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'''Joyous Release'''
A dark green pegasus stallion in late middle age who runs a Ponyville restaurant as a one-pony operation: server, marketing director, menu coordinator -- and, unfortunately, head chef. He's quite possibly the single '''worst''' cook in Equestria: most Ponyville residents eat at his place only once (and that if somepony doesn't warn them in time), and summer tourists who assume that any eatery ''must'' be run by someone with a cooking mark often find themselves in exactly the wrong place to be proven horribly wrong. And for all that, he's a very nice pony indeed, one who means no harm -- so can he offer his apologies through treating you to dinner?
* BornInTheWrongCentury: He appears to be Equestria's first ''food chemist'', with his mark supporting that theory: it's two crossed test tubes. ([[WordOfGod Word Of Fanfic Author]] is that his special talent is making just about any kind of organic matter edible. He just can't make it ''tasty''.)
* TheDreaded: For all of Ponyville, at least in any situation where food service might become involved. He's noted as being able to clear out a banquet hall in nine seconds flat, and that's through showing up as an invited guest.
* [[GentlemanAndAScholar Gentlepony And A Scholar]]: Very polite, appears to be well-educated -- he's one of the only ponies in the settled zone to recognize what Twilight actually ''means'' by "[[MistakenForProstitute escort service]]" -- and is the lone pony other than Twilight who reads Earnest Young's research works, even though he can't use any of the field-related portions. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/181565/orange-is-the-new-blue Orange Is The New Blue]] suggests he may be capable of reading Ancient Crystalia.
* BornInTheWrongCentury: He appears to be Equestria's first ''food chemist'', with his mark supporting that theory: it's two crossed test tubes. ([[WordOfGod Word Of Fanfic Author]] is that his special talent is making just about any kind of organic matter edible. He just can't make it ''tasty''.)
* TheDreaded: For all of Ponyville, at least in any situation where food service might become involved. He's noted as being able to clear out a banquet hall in nine seconds flat, and that's through showing up as an invited guest.
* [[GentlemanAndAScholar Gentlepony And A Scholar]]: Very polite, appears to be well-educated -- he's one of the only ponies in the settled zone to recognize what Twilight actually ''means'' by "[[MistakenForProstitute escort service]]" -- and is the lone pony other than Twilight who reads Earnest Young's research works, even though he can't use any of the field-related portions. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/181565/orange-is-the-new-blue Orange Is The New Blue]] suggests he may be capable of reading Ancient Crystalia.
In the Continuum, Snowflake runs a one-pony business: '''Day And Night Labor: No Job Too Big Or Too Heavy''', hiring himself out as part-time employee for anypony who needs the assist. And on several levels, he's a little more than he seems...
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: It's how he flies at all.
* Determinator: Has this as his ''special talent'', although it generally only applies to physical endeavors and is still subject to the ultimate limitations of his body. Still, when he sets his mind to a goal, everypony else is well-advised to get out of the way...
* GeniusBruiser: Seems to be fairly well-read, to the point where Twilight recommends booksfor him so he can pass the time in his market tent waiting for new clients. Additionally, he's the continent's foremost expert in strength training -- which in Equestria, means he has a self-taught [[ADegreeInUseless degree in useless]].
* HandicappedBadass: A capless birth who not only survived, but found a way to fly using a fraction of the wing surface available to everypony else.
* HeroicMime: Averted. He ''can'' speak: he's just more than a little shy and doesn't consider himself to be an effective talker. Most of his exclamations are bluster used to keep anypony from making him say anything ''else''.
* TheHopelessReplacement: Averted. He's Fluttershy's first choice for substitute caretaker when she's away on missions, and she's been training him for nearly two years. Given that, he's up to the general requirements of the job -- but he lacks her mark and talent. He can't communicate with animsls in the same way, his diagnosis and treatment skills are limited, and Angel isn't particularly happy with having him in charge. It all means he can typically keep control unless a major crisis comes -- or the rabbit creates one.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Fluttershy. They were both delivered by Doctor Gentle, who recommended the two meet when Snowflake moved to Ponyville. Since then, the relationship has blossomed. They just have a lot in common.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: In a way. In the Continuum, field strength is set at birth and never improves -- but the fact is that Snowflake's below average with pegasus magic, which is why he didn't make the Wonderbolts cut (and knew he wouldn't going in: he just wanted to probe he could fly with them). And what he can manage isn't particularly refined: he only has a few low-level techniques and when he uses them, they're decidedly inefficient. About the only thing we've seen him attempt outside a team effort is wind gust creation, and he notes he has to put more strength into it than others, generally getting less in the way of results.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He was born a few moons after Fluttershy.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: It's how he flies at all.
* Determinator: Has this as his ''special talent'', although it generally only applies to physical endeavors and is still subject to the ultimate limitations of his body. Still, when he sets his mind to a goal, everypony else is well-advised to get out of the way...
* GeniusBruiser: Seems to be fairly well-read, to the point where Twilight recommends booksfor him so he can pass the time in his market tent waiting for new clients. Additionally, he's the continent's foremost expert in strength training -- which in Equestria, means he has a self-taught [[ADegreeInUseless degree in useless]].
* HandicappedBadass: A capless birth who not only survived, but found a way to fly using a fraction of the wing surface available to everypony else.
* HeroicMime: Averted. He ''can'' speak: he's just more than a little shy and doesn't consider himself to be an effective talker. Most of his exclamations are bluster used to keep anypony from making him say anything ''else''.
* TheHopelessReplacement: Averted. He's Fluttershy's first choice for substitute caretaker when she's away on missions, and she's been training him for nearly two years. Given that, he's up to the general requirements of the job -- but he lacks her mark and talent. He can't communicate with animsls in the same way, his diagnosis and treatment skills are limited, and Angel isn't particularly happy with having him in charge. It all means he can typically keep control unless a major crisis comes -- or the rabbit creates one.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Fluttershy. They were both delivered by Doctor Gentle, who recommended the two meet when Snowflake moved to Ponyville. Since then, the relationship has blossomed. They just have a lot in common.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: In a way. In the Continuum, field strength is set at birth and never improves -- but the fact is that Snowflake's below average with pegasus magic, which is why he didn't make the Wonderbolts cut (and knew he wouldn't going in: he just wanted to probe he could fly with them). And what he can manage isn't particularly refined: he only has a few low-level techniques and when he uses them, they're decidedly inefficient. About the only thing we've seen him attempt outside a team effort is wind gust creation, and he notes he has to put more strength into it than others, generally getting less in the way of results.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He was born a few moons after Fluttershy.
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A unicorn mare who works for the Murdocks Press Corps as their lead Solar reporter, although she does interact with Luna during joint conferences and deliberate summons. Her job is simple: make the Diarchy look bad, no matter what the situation, cost, or reality -- which is a little easier to do in a world which has yet to figure out the term 'libel law'. She has yet to be described in detail, except to note that only the cruelty of nature has kept her teeth from appropriate points.
* ArchEnemy: To Raque Marshdew, and would love to be one to the Diarchy as a whole.
* [[StrawmanNewsMedia Strawpony News Reporter]]: '''''Yes.''''
A unicorn mare who works for the Murdocks Press Corps as their lead Solar reporter, although she does interact with Luna during joint conferences and deliberate summons. Her job is simple: make the Diarchy look bad, no matter what the situation, cost, or reality -- which is a little easier to do in a world which has yet to figure out the term 'libel law'. She has yet to be described in detail, except to note that only the cruelty of nature has kept her teeth from appropriate points.
* ArchEnemy: To Raque Marshdew, and would love to be one to the Diarchy as a whole.
* [[StrawmanNewsMedia Strawpony News Reporter]]: '''''Yes.''''
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'''Anise Verum'''
'''Applejack'''
'''Blending Stock'''
'''Chef [[spoiler: Garleek Ramshead]]'''
'''Clear Coordinator'''
'''Cluster'''
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'''Flitter'''
'''Fluttershy'''
'''Gerald Gristle'''
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'''''[[Spoiler: Her]]'''''
'''Mr. Flankington'''
'''Murdocks'''
'''Nightwatch'''
'''Pinkie Pie'''
'''Quiet Presence'''
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'''Raque Marshdew'''
'''Rarity'''
'''Ratchette'''
'''Sizzler'''
'''Snowflake'''
'''Spike'''
'''Twilight Sparkle'''
'''Wordia Spinner'''
'''Anise Verum'''
'''Applejack'''
'''Blending Stock'''
'''Chef [[spoiler: Garleek Ramshead]]'''
'''Clear Coordinator'''
'''Cluster'''
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'''Flitter'''
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'''Gerald Gristle'''
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'''Mr. Flankington'''
'''Murdocks'''
'''Nightwatch'''
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'''Rainbow Dash'''
'''Raque Marshdew'''
'''Rarity'''
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'''Snowflake'''
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