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* LesYay: The ColdOpen for chapter 39 confirms that Fluttershy has a crush on Twilight, which was hinted at back in ''Fanfic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''.
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** [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt It happens again]] when the Evil Muffin shows up and seeing that Shining isn't impressed, asks if he'd prefer the muffin to be a black alicorn with mirror wings. Shining states that is the dumbest thing he's ever heard.
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* BrickJoke: The entire first season basically leads to this. The entire main plot is that Tydal and Luna are going to find Queen Chrysalis and 'hoof punch her in the flank'. Turns out Tydal meant that quite literally; he smacks her several times then gives Chrysalis a hug, revealing she is his baby sister (and thus Celestia, Luna and Cadence's as well) and the whole trip was just to tell her she was bad for invading.
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* CuteIsEvil: When Shining Armor finally snaps (due to Cadence going on her meds and acting likes like the loveable nympho we have all come to know), his negative feels manifest... into a small muffin with goggly eyes and bat wings. The muffin happily tells Shining to murder his wife and even Shining admits it would be cute if it weren't evil.
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* MythArc: The titular squad's misadventures will eventually lead to Queen Chrysalis's changling hive.
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* MythArc: The titular squad's misadventures will eventually lead to Queen Chrysalis's changling hive.changeling hive.
* NoDeadBodyPoops: Subverted. When King Sombra dies, Tydal is sure that the King is still alive, even though all that is left of him is his horn, due to the fact that Sombra didn't crap himself. Cue the horn taking a dump right then and there.
* NoDeadBodyPoops: Subverted. When King Sombra dies, Tydal is sure that the King is still alive, even though all that is left of him is his horn, due to the fact that Sombra didn't crap himself. Cue the horn taking a dump right then and there.
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* ABoyAndHisX: Subverted. Tydal thinks King Sombra is a dog and decides to adopt him as a pet.
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* KillerRabbit: [[AssassinsCreed Angelo Bunnitorie de Ponyville]]
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* BadassAdorable: Derpy Hooves. Loves muffins and muffins, hates socks... and can snap a pony's neck without losing her smile.
** Dinky Hooves takes after her mama and is a bit too happy about getting a shovel to bury River Song's body
** Dinky Hooves takes after her mama and is a bit too happy about getting a shovel to bury River Song's body
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*** One could argue that Stickin Damud is also SelfDeprication as some of his complains [[spoiler: such as saying Shining sucks]] seem to be a TakeThat at the author and his own opinion on the character.
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*** One could argue that Stickin Damud is also SelfDeprication SelfDeprecation as some of his complains [[spoiler: such as saying Shining sucks]] seem to be a TakeThat at the author and his own opinion on the character.
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* AssholeVictim: Flasher, a prisoner in APPLELOOSA! who apparently does something so vile sexually (in front of children) that Cadence, a SexGod, throws up. Tydal proceeds to spend the entire chapter brutally murdering him. His family even uses the sounds of Tydal's assault to convince others to help them out.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tydal raised Celestia and Luna since they were fillies and it has been stated that he is the only father they ever knew. The reason the sisters are so goofy in the story is that, with Tydal's return, they can act like children again (as his 'death' forced them to grow up).
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* HybridMonster: Tydal is a capricorn, which is already half goat/half fish. Turns out the fishy part of him is actually a shark; that means Tydal is a Great White that can walk on land, use magic, and is as big as Princess Celestia. Oh, and he has a violent temper. [[NightmareFuel Pleasant Dreams]].
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** TakeThatAudience: Stickin Damud, who complains about Tydal's existence and the way the three princesses are acting. [[spoiler: He gets horribly killed, along with the rest of the cult, when he says Shining Armor still sucks.]]
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** TakeThatAudience: Stickin Damud, who complains about Tydal's existence and the way the three princesses are acting. [[spoiler: He gets horribly killed, along with the rest of the cult, when he says Shining Armor still sucks.]]]]
*** One could argue that Stickin Damud is also SelfDeprication as some of his complains [[spoiler: such as saying Shining sucks]] seem to be a TakeThat at the author and his own opinion on the character.
*** One could argue that Stickin Damud is also SelfDeprication as some of his complains [[spoiler: such as saying Shining sucks]] seem to be a TakeThat at the author and his own opinion on the character.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (O.C. (Oceanic Creature) capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (O.C. (Oceanic Creature) capricorn/sea ([[FunWithAcronyms Oceanic Creature]]/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (OC (Oceanic Creature) capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (OC (O.C. (Oceanic Creature) capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC (OC (Oceanic Creature) capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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** Also, RollyPolly a baby Dalek whom Twilight and Doctor Hooves kidnapped/adopted. He rolls around in a miniature tank, complete with a cannon.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does this often.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does this often.
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** Also, RollyPolly Rolly-Polly, a baby Dalek whom Twilight and Doctor Hooves kidnapped/adopted. He rolls around in a miniature tank, complete with a cannon.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does thisoften.often, natually.
** Shining Armor too, given his OnlySaneMan status.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does this
** Shining Armor too, given his OnlySaneMan status.
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* ContinuityNod: Twilight shows up in chapter 15, along with Rollypolly.
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** When [[TakeThatAudience Stickin Damud]] insults Shining Armor at [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Nightmare Moon fan convention,]] he [[MemeticMutation evolves into Rapidash]] and orders the others to leave none alive. Even Tydal is terrified when this happens.
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** {{SelfDeprecation}}: The opening narration of chapter 1. 'Oh, and if any pony tries to tell you that [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt some jerk with metal wings named Doubt was involved]]... they're lying.'
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* TakeThat: The Cult of the Moon arc is one giant one to fan conventions.
** TakeThatAudience: Stickin Damud, who complains about Tydal's existence and the way the three princesses are acting. [[spoiler: He gets horribly killed, along with the rest of the cult, when he says Shining Armor still sucks.]]
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* KillerRabbit: [[AssassinsCreed Angelo Bunnitorie de Ponyville]]
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* MythArc: The titular squad's misadventures will eventually lead to Queen Chrysalis's changling hive.
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** {{Self-Depreciation}}: The opening narration of chapter 1. 'Oh, and if any pony tries to tell you that [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt some jerk with metal wings named Doubt was involved]]... they're lying.'
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** {{Self-Depreciation}}: {{SelfDeprecation}}: The opening narration of chapter 1. 'Oh, and if any pony tries to tell you that [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt some jerk with metal wings named Doubt was involved]]... they're lying.'
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* ShoutOut: To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
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* ShoutOut: To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.travels.
** {{Self-Depreciation}}: The opening narration of chapter 1. 'Oh, and if any pony tries to tell you that [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt some jerk with metal wings named Doubt was involved]]... they're lying.'
** {{Self-Depreciation}}: The opening narration of chapter 1. 'Oh, and if any pony tries to tell you that [[FanFic/FaithAndDoubt some jerk with metal wings named Doubt was involved]]... they're lying.'
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]]. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]].''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo''. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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** Tydal the capricorn with a BerserkerButton, has used Cadence to fight battles. The two of them together are... frightening.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Cadence looks like a girly girl and the weakest of the group. However, it has been shown that Cadence is one of the most dangerous fighters and can create horrors that leave even Celestia and Luna trembling
** Tydal the capricorn with a BerserkerButton, has used Cadence to fight battles. The two of them together are... frightening.
** Tydal the capricorn with a BerserkerButton, has used Cadence to fight battles. The two of them together are... frightening.
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* PapaWolf: Tydal. He raised Celestia and Luna and does not take kindly to threats. The story starts because Chrysalis attacked Celestia.
** In a flashback, Commander Hurricane comes to claim baby Celestia and Luna. Tydal responds by parting the ocean to reveal hundreds of dead ponies from two other armies that came for the alicorn sisters. He then lays out, in cold detail, how he will bring about the end of days and make the pony race extinct if another pony tries to take his little sisters. For good measure he sends his royal guard to chase after the retreating forces with commands to murder any that don't stop. 1,800 years later Tydal is STILL upset that Hurricane made Luna and Celestia cry and the sisters have to comfort him.
** In a flashback, Commander Hurricane comes to claim baby Celestia and Luna. Tydal responds by parting the ocean to reveal hundreds of dead ponies from two other armies that came for the alicorn sisters. He then lays out, in cold detail, how he will bring about the end of days and make the pony race extinct if another pony tries to take his little sisters. For good measure he sends his royal guard to chase after the retreating forces with commands to murder any that don't stop. 1,800 years later Tydal is STILL upset that Hurricane made Luna and Celestia cry and the sisters have to comfort him.
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* OriginalCharacter: Lord Tydal is an OC (Oceanic Creature) who is an OC (Original Character)
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* OriginalCharacter: Lord Tydal is an OC (Oceanic Creature) who is an OC (Original Character)Character), first appearing in defender2222's ''{{Series/Castle}} crossover ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/46299/How-Do-You-Shoot-a-Gun-With-Hooves%3F How Do You Shoot a Gun With Hooves?]]''.
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* ContinuityNod: Twilight shows up in chapter 15, along with Rollypolly.
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* SexGod: Princess Cadence. In a fit of rage she made to STALLIONS impregnate each other.
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** NoodleIncident: What the victim did. Whatever it was squicked Cadance, the nymphomaniac goddess of sex and love.
* SexGod: Princess Cadence. In a fit of rage she madeto two STALLIONS impregnate each other.other.
* ShoutOut: To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
* SexGod: Princess Cadence. In a fit of rage she made
* ShoutOut: To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: This exchange, which hilariously subverts the usual "Wait, what?" response:
-->'''Luna''' But now that I've been to Ponyville, I decided that I need to see all of Equestria! I want to see the mountains and the plains and the Changeling hive so I can beat their Queen up and the great cities and the tiny hamlets-
-->'''Shining Armor''': Wait... what was that last part?
-->'''Luna''': Changeling hive?
-->'''Shining Armor''': No, the... (''blinks, surprised that Luna didn't play dumb'')
-->'''Luna''' But now that I've been to Ponyville, I decided that I need to see all of Equestria! I want to see the mountains and the plains and the Changeling hive so I can beat their Queen up and the great cities and the tiny hamlets-
-->'''Shining Armor''': Wait... what was that last part?
-->'''Luna''': Changeling hive?
-->'''Shining Armor''': No, the... (''blinks, surprised that Luna didn't play dumb'')
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The God Squad is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]]. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/56849/The-God-Squad The God Squad Squad]] is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]]. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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** Cadence, as per TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo, [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]], is really Celestia and Luna's baby sister.
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The God Squad is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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The God Squad is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo.[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo]]. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
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The God Squad is a fanfiction on [=FIMfiction.net=] written by defender2222 and is the spiritual sequel/spinoff of TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo. The story focuses on Luna, who decides that she wants to hunt down the changelings for their attack on Canterlot. She convinces her brother (TheOC capricorn/sea god Tydal) to come along for the ride, only for Celestia to decide to make the trip a family adventure. Shining Armor and Cadence also tag along for the insanity.
The story reads like a road trip movie, with the gods traveling Equestria and getting sucked into crazy side adventures.
Every chapter begins with a cold open that reveals what is happening elsewhere while the gods are traveling, including Blueblood taking control and Angel Bunny hunting down Templars.
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!!This WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic contains examples of:
* BigNo: When Braeburn thinks Luna has killed herself, he does this. When she reveals that all she did was hit herself with a pie, Braeburn assumes she is a witch and does another big no.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Wall Breaker the 4th, one of Celestia's guards, is clearly the Abed of story, as he continually points out the tropes the story is using.
* TheCameo: [[SmokeyAndTheBandit The Bandit and Butane T. Justice]]
** Many readers believe Tydal's wife (a fiery red head who was once human and was a princess) is Merida from Brave.
* CommonalityConnection: Shining Armor and Tydal bond over being married, putting aside their dislike of each other.
* ColdOpen: Every chapter opens with this. Some reader say they stick with the story more to find out about the cold open stories (which are becoming arcs by themselves).
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: Apparently most of the immortal beings in the story are related; Discord, Tydal, Celestia, Luna and Cadence are all brothers and sisters.
** Zecora has been established as Celestia and Luna's niece.
** Cadence, as per TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo, is really Celestia and Luna's baby sister.
* HiddenDepths: Tydal and Luna reveal they went to college.
** Subverted by Celestia, who spent all her time partying.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does this often.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Pony]]: Shining Armor, who repeatedly questions the insanity of the situation and asks why the group does what it does.
** The gods themselves when dealing with anyone outside their group... apparently everyone in Equestria is insane.
* OriginalCharacter: Lord Tydal is an OC (Oceanic Creature) who is an OC (Original Character)
** Mary Sue, the red maned, black coated alicorn from her own series of stories, appears in the cold opens now.
* RhymesOnADime: Subverted. It is revealed that Zecora does not have to rhyme but only does so because it is tradition for royalty in her country to rhyme.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: Being completely deranged is apparently a requirement for royalty.
* RunningGag: Tydal will ask permission from Shining Armor to brutally murder a pony. Shining has only once said yes.
* SexGod: Princess Cadence. In a fit of rage she made to STALLIONS impregnate each other.
The story reads like a road trip movie, with the gods traveling Equestria and getting sucked into crazy side adventures.
Every chapter begins with a cold open that reveals what is happening elsewhere while the gods are traveling, including Blueblood taking control and Angel Bunny hunting down Templars.
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!!This WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic contains examples of:
* BigNo: When Braeburn thinks Luna has killed herself, he does this. When she reveals that all she did was hit herself with a pie, Braeburn assumes she is a witch and does another big no.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Wall Breaker the 4th, one of Celestia's guards, is clearly the Abed of story, as he continually points out the tropes the story is using.
* TheCameo: [[SmokeyAndTheBandit The Bandit and Butane T. Justice]]
** Many readers believe Tydal's wife (a fiery red head who was once human and was a princess) is Merida from Brave.
* CommonalityConnection: Shining Armor and Tydal bond over being married, putting aside their dislike of each other.
* ColdOpen: Every chapter opens with this. Some reader say they stick with the story more to find out about the cold open stories (which are becoming arcs by themselves).
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: Apparently most of the immortal beings in the story are related; Discord, Tydal, Celestia, Luna and Cadence are all brothers and sisters.
** Zecora has been established as Celestia and Luna's niece.
** Cadence, as per TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo, is really Celestia and Luna's baby sister.
* HiddenDepths: Tydal and Luna reveal they went to college.
** Subverted by Celestia, who spent all her time partying.
* LampshadeHanging: Wall Breaker does this often.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Pony]]: Shining Armor, who repeatedly questions the insanity of the situation and asks why the group does what it does.
** The gods themselves when dealing with anyone outside their group... apparently everyone in Equestria is insane.
* OriginalCharacter: Lord Tydal is an OC (Oceanic Creature) who is an OC (Original Character)
** Mary Sue, the red maned, black coated alicorn from her own series of stories, appears in the cold opens now.
* RhymesOnADime: Subverted. It is revealed that Zecora does not have to rhyme but only does so because it is tradition for royalty in her country to rhyme.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: Being completely deranged is apparently a requirement for royalty.
* RunningGag: Tydal will ask permission from Shining Armor to brutally murder a pony. Shining has only once said yes.
* SexGod: Princess Cadence. In a fit of rage she made to STALLIONS impregnate each other.
