History FanFic / FalloutEquestriaMurkyNumberSeven

* AnythingButThat: Murky's default response to most any kind of aggression, by virtue of being a slave all his life.
* AnythingThatMoves: Glimmerlight.
* TheAtoner: Brimstone Blitz. Glimmerlight could possibly count as well.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Weathervane.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Wicked Slit is what happens when you combine this with an AxCrazy KnifeNut. Even other slavers are wary of disrupting her factory's schedule.

* KnifeNut: Wicked Slit, a rather volatile slaver fond of threatening slaves with knives.

* AdultFear:
** Slavery in general.
** Coral Eve is separated from her son Chirpy.

* NotSoDifferent: Chainlink Shackles favorite way to torment Murky.

* MistakenForGay: Glimmer (jokingly) attempts multiple times to convince Murky to hook up with another colt, despite Murky's insistence that he's straight. Occasional FoeYay with Protégé doesn't help his case.

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Murky is a pegasus.

''[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgCmMMuecDRzbX05uIsZN1sN5HdHNNPQa68QCPDGvdo/preview?pli=1 Murky Number Seven]]'' is a completed RecursiveFanfiction of ''FanFic/FalloutEquestria'', written by Fuzzy.

** Coral Eve, introduced later on in the story, has an eternal grudge against Glim for [[spoiler: causing the raiders to attack her home]], and one against Brim for being the one to destroy it. Nevermind the fact that she's now sans her son as well.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Played tragically straight with Protégé.]]

* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Invoked strongly throughout. Red Eye is the only character who views slavery as a necessary evil, often invoking the need for sacrifice for the sake of progress. Protég&eacute shares his views, mostly out of loyalty and a firm belief in his master. The treatment of ponies in Fillydelphia is what inspired Brimstone to pull a HeelFaceTurn.

* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Invoked strongly throughout. Red Eye is the only character who views slavery as a necessary evil, often invoking the need for sacrifice for the sake of progress. Protég&eacute shares his views, mostly out of loyalty and a firm belief in his master. The treatment of ponies in Fillydelphia, is what inspired by Brimstone to pull a HeelFaceTurn.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Played heartbreakingly straight with Protégé.]]

* SlaveBrand: Murky's ''cutie mark'' acts as his. Protég&eacute is revealed that his Cutie Mark is actually one.

* FramingDevice: Murky is recalling his story to a yet-unnamed friend or interviewer.

* BrokenPedestal: Murky idolises Littlepip, having witnessed her escape in person. However, upon hearing about [[spoiler: Arbu, then Bucklyn Cross, and followed by how Littlepip never really escaped Fillydelphia, Murky's faith is Littlepip is severly shaken. He gets over it when he learns the truth, as well as finding more self-reliance in the process.]]

** Coral Eve, introduced later on in the story, has an eternal grudge against Glim for causing the raiders to attack her home]], and one against Brim for being the one to destroy it. Nevermind the fact that she's now sans her son as well.

** Coral Eve is seperated from her son Chirpy.

* HappinessInSlavery: Absolutely avoided in the story. Protég&eacute tries to shape his two-year deal with Murky as this. The influence of the [[spoiler: Nexus Orb]] causes ponies with a weak mind to turn into brainwashed slaves with a merry attitude, happy to serve others.

** [[spoiler: Murky shoots Chainlink dead in the final chapter using Protég&eacute's gun, blasting off his cutie mark in the process.]]

* [[WhamEpisode Wham Chapter]]: 25, where we find out that [[spoiler: Murky is Unity's special somepony]].

** Coral Eve is seperated from her son.

* TheAtoner: Brimstone Blitz. [[spoiler:Glimmerlight]] could possibly count as well.

* AwfulTruth: Contrary to what Weathervane believes, [[spoiler:his son never made it to safety when the bombs fell]]. Murky doesn't have the heart to tell him.

* BloodFromTheMouth: Murky suffers from this when his radsickness becomes particularly severe.
* BornIntoSlavery
* BreakTheCutie: Life in Fillydelphia is harsh.
* BreatherEpisode: Chapter 19. Murky has a birthday party and even manages to get hammered drunk.
** There's also a scene in Chapter 12 when Murky gets "geared up", finally [[spoiler:getting his battle saddle]], to the tune of the song Find A Pet.

** [[spoiler: Murky, who had his wings badly broken as a young colt. Ragini suffers the same treatment during the Six-shooter Surprise ordeal]].
* BrokenPedestal: Murky hearing about [[spoiler:Arbu, followed by how Littlepip never really escaped Fillydelphia. He gets over it when he learns the truth, as well as finding more self-reliance in the process.]]

* CoDragons: A senior slaver named Grindstone and the three former lieutenants of Brimstone's gang serve as these for Shackles. Each of them eventually takes the role of ArchEnemy to their counterpart among the protagonists. [[spoiler:True to the trope, each of the protagonists defeats their nemesis personally]].

** Wildcard vs [[ActionGirl Glimmerlight]]

* DrivenToSuicide: Multiple examples.
* DrJerk: Doctor Weathervane, a very cranky ghoul doctor who specializes in pegasi.

** Glimmerlight is loose and lackadaisical [[spoiler:because she wipes her own memories]].

** Coral Eve, introduced later on in the story, has an eternal grudge against Glim for [[spoiler:causing the raiders to attack her home]], and one against Brim for [[spoiler:being the one to destroy her home.]] Nevermind the fact that she's now sans her son as well.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Everyone, except Protégé, Mr. Peace, and Caduceus.]]
* EthicalSlut: Glimmerlight's dialogue and attitude towards relationships reflect this as a viewpoint.

** Protégé, who, like Murky, [[spoiler:was born as a slave before earning his freedom]]. He's not as malicious, though.

* FantasticRacism: Murky tends to suffer this from other ponies, due to [[spoiler:being a pegasus]].

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Murky is [[spoiler: a pegasus]].
* FlingALightIntoTheFuture: Several examples.

* ForcedToWatch

* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler:Murky jumps off a building after being set to become a sex slave. Brimstone smashes through a wall to catch him]].

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: How "Number Six"/[[spoiler:Brimstone Blitz]] finds out the password for the emergency exit in Chapter 1.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Glimmerlight inflicts this upon herself as a coping method.]]

* TheMaster: Occasionally, Murky will refer to Chainlink Shackles as "the Master".

* SlaveBrand: Murky's ''cutie mark'' acts as his.
* {{Slimeball}}: Sooty Morass, a slave who manages to worm his way up by way of his ruthless merchant business. He exploits Murky as much as he can at every turn, at one point humiliatingly making him [[spoiler:pluck out his own feathers]] to trade for his desperately-needed [=RadAway=]. Later he joins the slavers, running a sex trade.

* StealthPun / MythologyGag: Wildcard is heard humming a melody: four short notes, followed by a long one, repeated twice. [[spoiler:The show's main theme song]].

* ThemeNaming: A hint that [[spoiler: Sundial is Dr. Weathervane's son]].

* [[WhamEpisode Wham Chapter]]: 25, where we find out that [[spoiler:Murky is Unity's special somepony]].
* WhenHeSmiles: Other characters find Murky's rare moments of hope and happiness inspiring. Including [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie.]]

* WingsDoNothing: [[spoiler:Murky's]] wings were broken and healed wrong while they were still developing. He can't even move them without pain. [[spoiler:Slowly subverted over the course of the story, as help from Dr. Weathervane allows them to begin healing; Murky eventually gains the strength to glide. The trope is firmly and triumphantly averted in the final chapter, when Murky takes off and flies to freedom under his own power.]]

** Much earlier, his Pipbuck beeping is the only thing preventing Murky [[spoiler:from jumping off the control tower]]. Possibly courtesy of [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie, who tampered with said Pipbuck]].

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted slightly in the sense that Murky and the gang survive as well as they can by confiding in one another, but enforced in the sense that a lot of them have some seriously deep seated problems.

** Protégé, one of Murky's masters. He tries to avoid unnecessary cruelty, and is genuinely concerned about Murky's well-being. He is, however, a slaver who willingly works in the Fillydelphia system.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Everyone, except Protege, Mr. Peace, and Caduceus.]]

** Protege, who, like Murky, [[spoiler:was born as a slave before earning his freedom]]. He's not as malicious, though.

** Protégé, particularly early on, comes across as the Twilight Sparkle to Red Eye's Princess Celestia. He even writes his master letters.
** Carrying over from ''FanFic/FalloutEquestria'', the city of Fillydelphia is based on [[Videogame/FallOut3 Fallout 3]]'s Pittsburgh DLC. Red Eye and Protégé both exhibit the UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans traits of Lord Ashur.

* FootnoteFever: As is typical for [=FoE=] spinoffs.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Chainlink meets his long-awaited end in the final chapter, nearly hung by Murky, beaten up by his own slaves, before being shot through the head by Murky using Protege's gun.]]

* MistakenForGay: Glimmer (jokingly) attempts multiple times to convince Murky to hook up with another colt, despite Murky's insistence that he's straight. Occasional FoeYay with Protégé doesn't help his case.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Murky, though Protege later teaches him.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Possibly Protégé, who's caring and good-natured despite his role as a slaver. A few other slavers express remorse or reluctance over the poor treatment that the slaves often receive.

** [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Wildcard]] vs [[ActionGirl Glimmerlight]]

* DoorStopper: Now complete, ''Murky Number Seven'' clocks in just short of 1.1 million words.

* DoorStopper: Now complete, MN7 clocks in just short of 1.1 million words.