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* FantasticRacism: A group of ponies fear Spike and think he is nothing but a bloodthirsty monster. The dragon from Everfree Forest has a very low opinion of ponies, and thinks that Spike is less of a dragon because he was raised by them. [[spoiler:Mainly because in the past, ponies would ''hunt'' dragons.]]
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* FantasticRacism: A group of ponies fear Spike and think he is nothing but a bloodthirsty monster. The dragon from Everfree Forest has a very low opinion of ponies, and thinks that Spike is less of a dragon because he was raised by them. [[spoiler:Mainly because in the past, ponies would ''hunt'' dragons. And visa-versa.]]
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-->"And then you will die, and I will not. And I will endure."
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-->"And then you will die, and I will not. And I will endure.""
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* {{Protectorate}}: To reconcile his dragon-born greed and territoriality with his upbringing, Spike has decided to make Ponyville and everyone in it his Protectorate. The ponies are his 'hoard'.
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* FreudianExcuse: The leader of the protester ponies Grape Vine grew up hearing horror stories [[spoiler:of her great-grandparents being killed in a greed-grown dragon's rampage.]]
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!!This MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic FanFic provides examples of these tropes:
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!!This MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic FanFic provides examples of these tropes:
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* GeneHunting: Spike does a little of this to discover and if he has any living relatives. [[spoiler: It's not a happy story]].
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The leader of the protester ponies who believes that Spike is a menace begs Spike to protect everyone when Razorfang appears near Ponyville's outskirts in chapter 11.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: {{Hypocrite}}/EntitledBastard: The leader of the protester ponies who believes that Spike is a menace begs Spike to protect everyone when Razorfang appears near Ponyville's outskirts in chapter 11.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador's representative, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador's representative, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act. Spike is quick to point out the FridgeLogic in their stances.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador, ambassador's representative, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The leader of the protester ponies who believes that Spike is a menace begs Spike to protect everyone when Razorfang appears near Ponyville's outskirts in chapter 11.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Razorfang frequently berates Spike for not acting like a "true" dragon. The Wyrmstadt ambassador, ''who isn't even a dragon'', also gets in on the act.
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* SeriousBusiness: Names are a big deal to dragons. Razorfang disapproves of Spike giving out his name to everyone, and is shocked that Twilight, a mere pony, was the one who named Spike.
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Somewhat for Zecora, who normally speaks in rhyme like in the show:
--> '''Zecora''': [[RhymesOnADime I will be seeing you again, at Pinkie's party in the glen.]]
--> '''Spike''': Uh, it's at Sunnybank Park.
--> '''Zecora''': That doesn't rhyme.
--> '''Zecora''': [[RhymesOnADime I will be seeing you again, at Pinkie's party in the glen.]]
--> '''Spike''': Uh, it's at Sunnybank Park.
--> '''Zecora''': That doesn't rhyme.
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* IDoNotOwn: Parodied; the author puts rather hilarious disclaimers at the start of the chapters. One example, from chapter 7:
--> ''My ponies! Muaahahah! Mine, all mine! M-my p-ponies! Mine? Please? Maybe one? Just one? Just a little one then? How about a background one? Aw dammit. Selfish Hasbro.''
--> ''My ponies! Muaahahah! Mine, all mine! M-my p-ponies! Mine? Please? Maybe one? Just one? Just a little one then? How about a background one? Aw dammit. Selfish Hasbro.''
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** Big Macintosh apparently suffered from similar issues when he was young which made him the perfect mentor to teach Spike to know his own strength. Big Mac mentioned one of the ways Granny Smith trained him was by having him open and close doors for hours until he stopped accidentally slamming them,
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** Big Macintosh apparently suffered from similar issues when he was young which made leads him the perfect mentor to offering to teach Spike to know his own strength. Big Mac mentioned one of the ways Granny Smith trained him was by having him open and close doors for hours until he stopped accidentally slamming them,Spike.
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* MundaneUtility: About the only thing Spike plans to use his strength, flight, sharp claws, and firebreathing for that actually falls into what a dragon would normally do is "protect Ponyville" otherwise he seems to prefer helping lift heavy rocks, unblock streams, help make charcoal, cook, and generally lend a claw where a hoof or horn won't cut it.
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** Seems to 'run in the family' so to speak given that he seems to have gotten a lot of it from Twilight.
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** Big Macintosh apparently suffered from similar issues when he was young which made him the perfect mentor to teach Spike to know his own strength. Big Mac mentioned one of the ways Granny Smith trained him was by having him open and close doors for hours until he stopped accidentally slamming them,
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* AnimalWrongsGroup: Though the RSPCD are stated to do good work, they get the wrong idea about Spike and demand he be 'freed'.
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* AnimalWrongsGroup: Though the RSPCD are stated to do good work, they get the wrong idea about Spike and demand he be 'freed'. To their credit, their leader Just realizes Spike is happy in Ponyville after speaking to him.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: After hearing Razorfang's MonsterSobStory, Spike feels sorry for him and is unwilling to fight dirty against him despite Razorfang's overwhelming advantage.
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* MonsterSobStory: Razorfang lost his mate and two sons to pony attacks.
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* MonsterSobStory: Razorfang lost [[spoiler:lost his mate and two sons to pony attacks.]]
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* MonsterSobStory: Razorfang lost his mate and two sons to pony attacks.
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** There's also the question of where the School got Spike's egg ...
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* FantasticRacism: A group of ponies fear Spike and think he is nothing but a bloodthirsty monster. The dragon from Everfree Forest has a very low opinion of ponies, and thinks that Spike is less of a dragon because he was raised by them.
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* FantasticRacism: A group of ponies fear Spike and think he is nothing but a bloodthirsty monster. The dragon from Everfree Forest has a very low opinion of ponies, and thinks that Spike is less of a dragon because he was raised by them. [[spoiler:Mainly because in the past, ponies would ''hunt'' dragons.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Spike actively works on getting Fluttershy and Big Macintosh together.
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* {{WAFF}}: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.
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* {{WAFF}}: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.Twilight.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Spike is not happy about his projected lifespan, although Princess Luna did provide some perspective along an offer of friendship.
-->"And then you will die, and I will not. And I will endure."
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Spike is not happy about his projected lifespan, although Princess Luna did provide some perspective along an offer of friendship.
-->"And then you will die, and I will not. And I will endure."
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* DieOrFly: Spike finally manages to fly near the end of chapter 8 to [[spoiler:save an unconscious Fluttershy from plummeting to her death.]]
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* HowDoIShotWeb/CentipedesDilemma: One of Spike's biggest challenges is learning how to fly. When he finally takes his first flight, he makes it clear that no one is to make him think about ''how he's doing it''.
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* HowDoIShotWeb/CentipedesDilemma: HowDoIShotWeb / CentipedesDilemma: One of Spike's biggest challenges is learning how to fly. When he finally takes his first flight, he makes it clear that no one is to make him think about ''how he's doing it''.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: One of Spike's biggest challenges is learning how to fly.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: HowDoIShotWeb/CentipedesDilemma: One of Spike's biggest challenges is learning how to fly.fly. When he finally takes his first flight, he makes it clear that no one is to make him think about ''how he's doing it''.
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* TitleDrop: In Chapter 8, Zecora quotes the proverb that the story is named for - "it takes a village to raise a child".
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* WAFF: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.
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* WAFF: {{WAFF}}: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.
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Spike only wants things to stay the same. Time, however, has other ideas. He's going to need a lot of help...
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Spike only wants things to stay the same. Time, however, has other ideas. He's going to need a lot of help... It's a story about growing up, learning and being accepted.
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*AnimalWrongsGroup: Though the RSPCD are stated to do good work, they get the wrong idea about Spike and demand he be 'freed'.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Having super strength, the ability to incinerate a field with a gout of flame, and being the size of a few ponies put together would ordinarily be considered a plus; however, these aren't very conducive to living peacefully in Ponyville.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Having super great strength, claws that can cut rock, the ability to incinerate a field with a gout of flame, and being the size of a few ponies put together would ordinarily be considered a plus; however, these aren't very conducive to living peacefully in Ponyville.
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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: One of Spike's biggest issues with growing up is he is far stronger than he's used to being. This complicates such matters as picking up items without slicing/crushing them. This also goes for his firebreathing.
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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: One of Spike's biggest issues with growing up is - he is far stronger than he's used to being. This complicates such matters as picking up items without slicing/crushing them. This also goes for his firebreathing.
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* StealthMentor: The Dragon from the Everfree Forest is this to Spike, if only to groom him to be a WorthyOpponent in their coming showdown.
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* StealthMentor: The Dragon from the Everfree Forest is this to Spike, if only to groom him to be a WorthyOpponent in their coming showdown.showdown.
*TrainingFromHell: Spike goes through an obstacle course designed to test everything he's learned so far - in one go, with an audience.
*WAFF: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.
*TrainingFromHell: Spike goes through an obstacle course designed to test everything he's learned so far - in one go, with an audience.
*WAFF: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.
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* BerserkButton: Thanks to dragon territoriality, any insult or threat to the ponies Spike holds dear, especially Twilight, is a BerserkButton for him.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Having super strength, the ability to incinerate a field with a gout of flame, and being the size of a few ponies put together would ordinarily be considered a plus; however, these aren't very conducive to living peacefully in Ponyville.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The story is primarily about Spike dealing with the difficulties of growing into an adult dragon; with all of the internal, social, and natural conflicts that that entails.
* DeadpanSnarker: Spike, primarily.
* DeadpanSnarker: Spike, primarily.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The story is primarily about Spike dealing with the difficulties of growing into an adult dragon; with all of the internal, social, and natural conflicts that that entails.
entails. Not that growing up is completely without cool perks for Spike...
* DeadpanSnarker: Spike,primarily.primarily.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: One of Spike's biggest issues with growing up is he is far stronger than he's used to being. This complicates such matters as picking up items without slicing/crushing them. This also goes for his firebreathing.
* AGlassInTheHand: If somepony startles Spike while he's holding something, said something usually falls to the floor cleanly sliced.
* StealthMentor: The Dragon from the Everfree Forest is this to Spike, if only to groom him to be a WorthyOpponent in their coming showdown.
* DeadpanSnarker: Spike,
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: One of Spike's biggest issues with growing up is he is far stronger than he's used to being. This complicates such matters as picking up items without slicing/crushing them. This also goes for his firebreathing.
* AGlassInTheHand: If somepony startles Spike while he's holding something, said something usually falls to the floor cleanly sliced.
* StealthMentor: The Dragon from the Everfree Forest is this to Spike, if only to groom him to be a WorthyOpponent in their coming showdown.
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* AntiMagic: Dragons are naturally magic resistant, although they are not ''completely'' immune to it.
* CerebusRetcon: Some things that happened in the TV series, such as the events of "Owl's Well that Ends Well," take on a more serious bent when cast in the light of them stemming from a dragon's innate territoriality.
* ComingOfAgeStory: The story is primarily about Spike dealing with the difficulties of growing into an adult dragon; with all of the internal, social, and natural conflicts that that entails.
* CerebusRetcon: Some things that happened in the TV series, such as the events of "Owl's Well that Ends Well," take on a more serious bent when cast in the light of them stemming from a dragon's innate territoriality.
* ComingOfAgeStory: The story is primarily about Spike dealing with the difficulties of growing into an adult dragon; with all of the internal, social, and natural conflicts that that entails.
