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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Apparently Rarity is part Ork. "I think the robot could use a splash of red, myself," Rarity sniffed. "Red makes robots three times faster, on average. Or was that salmon pink? I can't recall..."
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** At one point she casually ([[ShrugOfGod probably]] [[ContinuityCreep canon]]) reveals that she's the mother of ''every other famous fictional horse in history''. (Seriously; among the names she drops are [[TheLordOfTheRings Shadowfax]] and [[TheLegendOfZelda Epona]].)

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** At one point she casually ([[ShrugOfGod probably]] [[ContinuityCreep canon]]) reveals that she's the mother of ''every other famous fictional horse in history''. (Seriously; among the names she drops are [[TheLordOfTheRings Shadowfax]] and [[TheLegendOfZelda [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Epona]].)
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** VillainsWantMercy: Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.

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** VillainsWantMercy: Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] probably can't blame him.

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Any other kraken/octopus/whatever-it-was tropes that fit?


* NaughtyTentacles: In a porno in "Luna vs. Threesome".
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Sundance has a worrisome ImagineSpot where Luna has her thrown into a dungeon, then banished, and finally sent to a dungeon in the place she was banished to, the same fate Twilight Sparkle thought would happen to Fluttershy in ''A Bird In The Hoof.''
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**Also in that chapter, Luna's "TO THE MOON" imagine spot is likely one to [[FriendshipIsMagicBitch a certain fan video]]
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In retrospect, that might also be a reference to the \"Char\'s red Zaku\" meme from the Gundam fandom.


** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life2}} "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[{{Warhammer 40000}} make it go faster]].

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** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life2}} "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[{{Warhammer 40000}} make it it]] [[MobileSuitGundam go faster]].
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* VillainsWantMercy: In "Luna versus the Dreamlands" part 2, Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.

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* ** VillainsWantMercy: In "Luna versus the Dreamlands" part 2, Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.
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** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[HalfLife2 "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[{{Warhammer 40000}} make it go faster]].

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** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[HalfLife2 [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life2}} "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[{{Warhammer 40000}} make it go faster]].
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* [[MamaBear Sister Bear]]: Celestia over Luna, [[spoiler: especially over Luna in the non-canon side story "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7171216/1/Progress_Side_Story_Luna_Vs_the_Threesome Luna versus the Threesome]]" when she comes in to work wearing an eyepatch after an accident of "cooking" with Hoyden and Sundance.]]

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* [[MamaBear Sister Bear]]: Celestia over Luna, [[spoiler: especially over Luna in the non-canon side story "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7171216/1/Progress_Side_Story_Luna_Vs_the_Threesome Luna versus the Threesome]]" when she comes in to work wearing an eyepatch after an accident of "cooking" with Hoyden and Sundance.]]
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*** In the ''Celestia vs. Time,'' reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]

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*** In the side story ''Celestia vs. Time,'' Time'', reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' Tools]]'', and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]

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** In the ''Celestia vs. Time,'' side story, reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]


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*** In the ''Celestia vs. Time,'' reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]
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** There's a massive book in Celestia's Library titled [[HomePage "''Trope's Library of Literary Tools.''"]] It's now into its hundredth edition, with over a score of volumes.

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** There's a massive book in Celestia's Library titled [[HomePage "''Trope's ''[[HomePage "Trope's Library of Literary Tools.''"]] "]]'' It's now into its hundredth edition, with over a score of volumes.

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** The Apple Family actually justifies how they could have missed that: Most of them had never seen Luna's true appearance before, and Applejack claims she didn't get a good look at Luna before Luna left for Canterlot.



** There's a massive book in Celestia's Library titled [[HomePage "''Trope's Library of Literary Tools.''"]] It's now into its hundredth edition, with over a score of volumes.



*** The scene at the Baseball game where she attempts to give a badass boast in response to a simple statement of team pride is also based on that same episode.



** In the ''Celestia vs. Time,'' side story, reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]



*** In ''Celestia vs. Time,'' reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]],'' and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]
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** WordOfGod says that the series starts after the events of "Luna Eclipsed."
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* FollowTheLeader: This story started the recurring MLP meme that Luna has an abbacus, which has been mentioned in fanart and fanfiction countless times since.

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Now that AJT has declared Luna vs. Threesomes to be effective canon...


* AbortedArc: For the time being, Andrew has abandoned "PONIES IN SPACE" in order to focus more on Luna as a character; he has, however, mentioned plans to resume it at some later point.

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* AbortedArc: For the time being, Andrew has abandoned "PONIES IN SPACE" in order to focus more on Luna as a character; he has, however, mentioned plans to resume it at some later point.point, but later removed it entirely from the [=FIMFiction=] version of the story.



** Depending on whether or not you take ''Threesome'' as canon, Celestia's is Luna getting hurt. Quoth the Princess:

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** Depending on whether or not you take ''Threesome'' as canon, Celestia's is Luna getting hurt. Quoth the Princess:



* EvenTheGuysWantHim: According to the non-canon fanmade sidestory "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7171216/1/Progress_Side_Story_Luna_Vs_the_Threesome Luna versus the Threesome]]", Big Macintosh. Even ''Hoyden'' has had fantasies about Big Mac [[spoiler:and somehow knows Big Mac lives up to his name]].

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: According to the non-canon fanmade sidestory "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7171216/1/Progress_Side_Story_Luna_Vs_the_Threesome Luna versus the Threesome]]", Big Macintosh. Even ''Hoyden'' has had fantasies about Big Mac [[spoiler:and somehow knows Big Mac lives up to his name]].



* FlatWhat: On several occasions. In the non-canon side story "Luna vs. Threesome", Hoyden goes the extra mile to say "What is this I don't even" to Luna's attempt to seduce him and Sundance.

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* FlatWhat: On several occasions. In the non-canon side story "Luna vs. Threesome", Hoyden goes the extra mile to say "What is this I don't even" to Luna's attempt to seduce him and Sundance.



*** From the non-canon story "Luna Vs. Threesome:"

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*** From the non-canon story sidestory "Luna Vs. Threesome:"



*** All of the guards Celestia tries to hook up with Luna in "Luna vs. Threesomes" are named after male porn stars.



* YouNeedToGetLaid: Celestia's reaction to learning that Luna was considering "Abacus" as a potential name for a foal in the non-canon side story "Luna vs. the Threesome".

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* YouNeedToGetLaid: Celestia's reaction to learning that Luna was considering "Abacus" as a potential name for a foal in the non-canon side story "Luna vs. the Threesome".

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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Blueblood's family founded and run a charity foundation, a wildlife preserve, a homeless shelter and a food market chain.

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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Blueblood's family founded and run a charity foundation, a wildlife preserve, a homeless shelter for unemployed ponies, and a food market chain.supermarket chain.
** Then again, Blueblood himself was only in charge of each operation for a week.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The "Ponies in Space" arc was cut from the story as of "Luna vs. Vigilantism 3", with a new chapter to replace it in the works (as otherwise Sundance's pregnancy comes out of nowhere). The same author's note that declared this also made "Luna vs. Threesomes" canonical...
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* BookSafe: In "Luna vs. Vigilantism 3", [[spoiler: the magic tome Trixie is looking for is hidden inside another book, a huge, ancient, and unread book of bureaucratese called ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Regulation Manuals on Proper Regulations Regulation]]''.]]
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* AllPartOfTheShow: In "Luna vs. Vigilantism 3", Sundance thinks the Great and Powerful Trixie (who is trying to steal a powerful book of magic from the Canterlot Library) is part of Luna's superhero play-acting.


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** In "Luna vs. Vigilantism 3", the Great and Powerful Trixie has this reaction to Sundance assuming she's in on Hoyden and Luna's plan to stage a superhero/supervillain battle at the Canterlot Library.
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** Depending on whether or not you take ''Threesome'' as canon, Celestia's is Luna getting hurt. Quoth the Princess:
-->"I am a very old pony. I’ve seen things. And banishment? Isn’t ''nearly'' creative enough."
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* VillainsWantMercy: In "Luna versus the Dreamlands" part 2 Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.

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* VillainsWantMercy: In "Luna versus the Dreamlands" part 2 2, Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.
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* VillainsWantMercy: In "Luna versus the Dreamlands" part 2 Discord is reduced to frantically pleading for mercy in the space of a few seconds, even though [[CardCarryingVillain he openly said he was irredeemable early in the chapter]]. Given [[AndIMustScream what happens to him]], though, you [[YourMilageMayVary probably]] can't blame him.
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* TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily: In the "Luna vs. Vigilantism" arc, Luna's career as a superhero becomes pretty boring because even Canterlot's mafia turns out to be pretty well-behaved. [[spoiler:Specifically, they show her that they'd just completed a toy drive for orphans, and ask her to help promote volunteer deliveries]].
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* GreenEyedMonster: A bit in ''Luna vs. Lodging 3'' - reason was Celestia's close contact to Twilight Sparkle. They even crossed horns!
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** And it seems that per canon, sheep are sentient beings in the Ponyverse...
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* BondOneLiner: "Sweet dreams."
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--> ''"Oh Macintosh,"'' Sundance breathed, ''"I simply cannot contain my wild pony passion for you another second longer! Make love to me! Make me a mare!"''
--> ''"Weeellll,"'' Macintosh drawled, shifting the stalk of hay between his teeth from one side of his mouth to the other, ''"ah reckon that'd be alright."'' The draft pony rose onto his hind legs and, despite his hooves, deftly unzipped the tight blue jeans he was wearing for no discernible reason.

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--> ''"Oh Macintosh,"'' Sundance breathed, ''"I simply cannot contain my wild pony passion for you another second longer! Make love to me! Make me a mare!"''
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mare!"''\\
''"Weeellll,"'' Macintosh drawled, shifting the stalk of hay between his teeth from one side of his mouth to the other, ''"ah reckon that'd be alright."'' The draft pony rose onto his hind legs and, despite his hooves, deftly unzipped the tight blue jeans he was wearing for no discernible reason.



-->"You want to slay a goddess, your Majesty-Nothing short of the Elements can do that," the technician said gravely.
-->"Ah well... I suppose I'll just have to steal them from her," Nightmare Moon said with a shrug. "What's she going to do? Use them against me?"

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-->"You want to slay a goddess, your Majesty-Nothing short of the Elements can do that," the technician said gravely.
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well... I suppose I'll just have to steal them from her," Nightmare Moon said with a shrug. "What's she going to do? Use them against me?"
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-->'''Sundance:''' Well, how were you supposed to know that Twilight Sparkle had such... Issues?


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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Mare]]: Sundance finds herself feeling this way, between Hoyden's exuberance and Luna's ... reason for this fic being written.
** Twilight joins in as the only other pony to question why something meant to act like the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawler-Transporter crawler-transporter]] for the Space Shuttle ended up with all the trappings of a GiantRobot, including lasers. [[NoodleIncident Then Twilight was apparently set up to steer it ... ]]


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** And prior to that, when pondering things for Luna to do? Sundance suggests charity boxing. Maybe she's read (or, likely, hadn't read) '[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7301428/1/Of_bPackages_b_and_Punches Of Packages and Punches]]''.


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** Back in 'Ponies In Space part 4', this conversation:
-->"You want to slay a goddess, your Majesty-Nothing short of the Elements can do that," the technician said gravely.
-->"Ah well... I suppose I'll just have to steal them from her," Nightmare Moon said with a shrug. "What's she going to do? Use them against me?"


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** Luna also discovers a few things about Celestia's social life in 'Luna Vs the Facts of Life', all but asking for BrainBleach.

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