Follow TV Tropes

Following

History FanFic / AHairyProblem

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted. Most ponies are treated as omnivores who can consume meat but prefer strictly vegetarian diets, while other species who are obviously carnivores openly consume meat at specialized restaurants such as The Meatery.

to:

* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted.Partially averted. Most ponies are treated as omnivores who can consume meat but prefer strictly vegetarian diets, while other species who are obviously carnivores openly consume meat at specialized restaurants such as The Meatery. Where such places would get specific kinds of meat like beef, pork, lamb, etc. (most of those coming from animals who are sentient in Equestria) remains unspecified.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted. Most ponies are treated as omnivores who can consume meat but prefer strictly vegetarian diets, while other species who are obviously carnivores openly consume meat at specialized restaurants such as The Meatery.


Added DiffLines:

* PredatoryBusiness: Subverted. Rich's Barnyard Bargains would appear to be this, but its owner Filthy Rich is described as not wanting to drive every small business in town into bankruptcy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AffectionateParody: Rarity tells Sandalwood that they'll get along fabulously, and indeed they do, when in the original ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]'' Sandalwood (a.k.a. DJ Martinez) and her birth mother Rarity absolutely hate each other.

to:

* AffectionateParody: Rarity tells Sandalwood that they'll get along fabulously, and indeed they do, when in the original ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl fic Sandalwood is based on;''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]'' Girl]]'', Sandalwood (a.k.a. DJ Martinez) and her birth mother Rarity absolutely hate each other.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*AffectionateParody: Rarity tells Sandalwood that they'll get along fabulously, and indeed they do, when in the original ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]'' Sandalwood (a.k.a. DJ Martinez) and her birth mother Rarity absolutely hate each other.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*ArrangedMarriage: If Iron Will can bring the body of a werewolf he has killed to the Minotaur King, he'll automatically be engaged to the princess.


Added DiffLines:

* MenstrualMenace: Forced to try and explain her recent strange behavior, Applejack gives the reason as being an extremely bad case of this. Everypony believes her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Homage}}: The last scene in chapter 4 is actually a reference to the "TwilightZone: Tower of Terror" ride at Disney parks. The building is called the "Heywood Tower Hotel" (as opposed to Hollywood Tower Hotel) and Luna uses the elevator to go directly to the dreamlands (as opposed to how the narrator for the Disney ride says the elevator will take riders "directly to the Twilight Zone").

to:

* {{Homage}}: The last scene in chapter 4 is actually a reference to the "TwilightZone: "Series/TwilightZone: Tower of Terror" ride at Disney parks. The building is called the "Heywood Tower Hotel" (as opposed to Hollywood Tower Hotel) and Luna uses the elevator to go directly to the dreamlands (as opposed to how the narrator for the Disney ride says the elevator will take riders "directly to the Twilight Zone").
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler: Applejack's first change into her wolf-like form]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Homage: The last scene in chapter 4 is actually a reference to the "Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror" ride at Disney parks. The building is called the "Heywood Tower Hotel" (as opposed to Hollywood Tower Hotel) and Luna uses the elevator to go directly to the dreamlands (as opposed to how the narrator for the Disney ride says the elevator will take riders "directly to the Twilight Zone").

to:

* Homage: {{Homage}}: The last scene in chapter 4 is actually a reference to the "Twilight Zone: "TwilightZone: Tower of Terror" ride at Disney parks. The building is called the "Heywood Tower Hotel" (as opposed to Hollywood Tower Hotel) and Luna uses the elevator to go directly to the dreamlands (as opposed to how the narrator for the Disney ride says the elevator will take riders "directly to the Twilight Zone").



** The three main characters of ''[[fanfic/TheGoldenArmor The Golden Armor]]'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler: saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.

to:

** The three main characters of ''[[fanfic/TheGoldenArmor The Golden Armor]]'' ''Fanfic/TheGoldenArmor'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler: saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Snark-to-SnarkCombat: Celestia and Luna tend to engage each other in this from time to time.

to:

* Snark-to-SnarkCombat: SnarkToSnarkCombat: Celestia and Luna tend to engage each other in this from time to time.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Snark-to-SnarkCombat: Celestia and Luna tend to engage each other in this from time to time.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BunnyEarsLawyer: ''Princess Celestia'' of all ponies, albeit more of a minor case.

Added: 795

Changed: 10

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CharacterFilibuster: Applejack's thought process during one particularly odd scene where she isn't even aware of her actions until she starts listing off strange things she's done recently, where the last item is actually the thing she was doing at that moment.



* MyParentsAreDead: Generally, it's accepted in the fandom that the Apple Family parents died years ago, but here the cause of their deaths are attributed to [[spoiler: a werewolf attack years ago]]

to:

* MyParentsAreDead: Generally, it's accepted in the fandom that the Apple Family parents died years ago, but here the cause of their deaths are attributed to [[spoiler: a werewolf attack years ago]]attack]]


Added DiffLines:

* NoodleIncident: Literally. After [[spoiler: Applejack freaks out at a restaurant due to unintentionally eating half a hamburger]], a griffon who was there for the event is described as pulling out spaghetti noodle bits from her feathers. What exactly happened is never explained.


Added DiffLines:

** The three main characters of ''[[fanfic/TheGoldenArmor The Golden Armor]]'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler: saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts: In order to protect the Elements of Harmony better than the magic door Discord easily bypassed, Celestia ends up creating a rather elaborate deathtrap similar to a Rube Goldberg machine that would instantly kill anypony other than herself and Twilight Sparkle who tried to get the Elements by firing a large number of exploding crossbows to make the entire trap explode. It backfires spectacularly when Celestia and Luna need to get the Elements and Celestia finds disarming the trap is significantly harder than she thought.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MyParentsAreDead: Generally, it's accepted in the fandom that the Apple Family parents died years ago, but here the cause of their deaths are attributed to [[spoiler: a werewolf attack years ago]]
** The author has also hinted that even the reason the parents are dead is considerably more complex than that.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BodyHorror: Comes with the territory of involving werewolves, but even then [[spoiler: Applejack's first transformation into her wolf form is rather traumatic in the description from her view point]]


Added DiffLines:

** [[spoiler: Applejack's first werewolf transformation is largely based on the famous sequence in [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon An American Werewolf in London]] with some changes due to her being a pony]]
** The latest book in the Daring Do novel series is ''Daring Do and the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Philosopher's Legacy]]''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** [[spoiler: Applejack also initially thinks that being a werewolf could actually be pretty cool shortly after undergoing her first transformation]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Exposition: The fourth chapter is pretty much this, as Celestia explains to Luna how werewolves could exist in Equestria.

to:

* Exposition: Homage: The fourth last scene in chapter 4 is pretty much this, as Celestia explains actually a reference to the "Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror" ride at Disney parks. The building is called the "Heywood Tower Hotel" (as opposed to Hollywood Tower Hotel) and Luna uses the elevator to go directly to the dreamlands (as opposed to how werewolves could exist in Equestria.the narrator for the Disney ride says the elevator will take riders "directly to the Twilight Zone").
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Exposition: The fourth chapter is pretty much this, as Celestia explains to Luna how werewolves could exist in Equestria.

Added: 148

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


*CursedWithAwesome: What all of the newly turned werewolves think of Sombra's 'gift' to them; the ability to turn into monstrous wolf/pony hybrids.



* WhatHaveIBecome?: The reaction some of the original werewolves have when the full repercussions of their condition become apparent.

to:

* WhatHaveIBecome?: WhatHaveIBecome: The reaction some of the original werewolves have when the full repercussions of their condition become apparent.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*WhatHaveIBecome?: The reaction some of the original werewolves have when the full repercussions of their condition become apparent.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EatsBabies: At one point, Applejack momentarily thinks that eating the Cake Twins; Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake, would make for a great desert. She then snaps back to reality and orders a chocolate cake to avoid an awkward moment.

to:

* EatsBabies: At one point, Applejack momentarily thinks that eating the Cake Twins; Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake, would make for a great desert.dessert. She then snaps back to reality and orders a chocolate cake to avoid an awkward moment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The Quiet One: Somewhat subverted with Big Mac. While in some cases he's just as quiet as he is in the show, at other times he's saying more words in one sitting than the combined total of every line he's ever said in the show thus far.

to:

* The Quiet One: TheQuietOne: Somewhat subverted with Big Mac. While in some cases he's just as quiet as he is in the show, at other times he's saying more words in one sitting than the combined total of every line he's ever said in the show thus far.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The Quiet One: Somewhat subverted with Big Mac. While in some cases he's just as quiet as he is in the show, at other times he's saying more words in one sitting than the combined total of every line he's ever said in the show thus far.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EatsBabies: At one point, Applejack momentarily thinks that eating the Cake Twins; Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake, would make for a great desert. She then snaps back to reality and orders a chocolate cake to avoid an awkward moment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Applejack's got a slight problem. The kind of problem that she really can't turn to her family and friends for help. Unfortunately for her, ponies are already starting to figure out what it is...and it's not going to be easy for the Element of Lycanthrop...Honesty.

to:

Applejack's got a slight problem. The kind of problem that she really can't turn to her family and friends for help. help. Unfortunately for her, ponies are already starting to figure out what it is...and it's not going to be easy for the Element of Lycanthrop...Honesty.



* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: And you thought ''timber wolves'' were bad....
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: the werewolf in this case is a pony/wolf rather than the usual.
* ShoutOut: A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''

to:

* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: *EverythingsWorseWithWolves: And you thought ''timber wolves'' were bad....
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: *OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: the werewolf in this case is a pony/wolf rather than the usual.
* ShoutOut: *ShoutOut: A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/92460/a-hairy-problem A Hairy Problem]]'' by BlueBastard is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic.

Applejack's got a slight problem. The kind of problem that she really can't turn to her family and friends for help. Unfortunately for her, ponies are already starting to figure out what it is...and it's not going to be easy for the Element of Lycanthrop...Honesty.

!This fanfic contains examples of:

*EverythingsWorseWithWolves: And you thought ''timber wolves'' were bad....
*OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: the werewolf in this case is a pony/wolf rather than the usual.
*ShoutOut: A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''

Top