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* CruelToBeKind: In order to keep the Big Guy from completely obliterating the Nightmare, Discord imprisons her in a recreation of a World War 2 concentration camp for a period of time. Sure enough, he's moved to pity and she learns a little bit of empathy.


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** [[spoiler: When the reclamation of the ancient library is completed, they also bring forward some of the ponies, who have absolutely no problem whatsoever abusing their rescuers -- even using a 'horn twister' on Twilight. The resultant dissonance leaves Celestia forced to grant them their greatest wish: going right back where they came from. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Right back.]] ]]


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* OffModel: One strange case of this actually being used for drama in a ''fanfic''. The Big Guy notices those animation errors, like Rainbow missing her wings in a frame or two, or Applejack's hat or freckles blinking out of existence. Discord is less than thrilled, and wonders if he was the cause of that dimensional instability.

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* AccusationFic: To a lesser degree than FanFic/DrawnWithTheNight, Lesson Zero is not seen in a favorable light, not just for Twilight's actions, but also for both Celestia and Twilight not dealling with the underlying issues.

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* AccusationFic: To a lesser degree than FanFic/DrawnWithTheNight, Lesson Zero ''FanFic/DrawnWithTheNight'', "Lesson Zero" is not seen in a favorable light, not just for Twilight's actions, but also for both Celestia and Twilight not dealling with the underlying issues.



* BewareTheSillyOnes: the fragment of Discord inside the Big Guy is changing towards a more Harmonious slant than his canon counterpart. However, even he has his limits [[spoiler: as Chrysallis found out]].

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: the The fragment of Discord inside the Big Guy is changing towards a more Harmonious slant than his canon counterpart. However, even he has his limits [[spoiler: as Chrysallis found out]].



* DramaticIrony: The Big Guy gets imprisoned and tortured by the Ponies... after he saves Equestria from Nightmare and her followers.
** Who are the ponies most comfortable with The Big Guy? Derpy and Dinky Hooves.

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The Big Guy gets imprisoned and tortured by the Ponies... after he saves Equestria from Nightmare and her followers.
** %%** Who are the ponies most comfortable with The the Big Guy? Derpy and Dinky Hooves.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: After being summoned by the army to potentially meet with the Big Guy, Derpy needs a foalsitter. Who does she hire for the job? The Big Guy.
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* {{Doorstopper}}: 42 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 652,469 words.
* DramaticIrony: The Big Guy gets imprisoned and tortured by the Ponies...after he saves Equestria from Nightmare and her followers.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: 42 43 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 652,469 words.
* DramaticIrony: The Big Guy gets imprisoned and tortured by the Ponies... after he saves Equestria from Nightmare and her followers.



** Sunset Shimmer shows up in the final chapter...after the human vanishes and her knowledge would have been useful.

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** Sunset Shimmer shows up in the final chapter... after the human vanishes and her knowledge would have been useful.



* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selene Dreamer[[spoiler:, Luna's foal,]] says "Abomination" after overhearing it from gossiping Canterlot Nobility. [[TranquilFury Celestia, Luna, and many others… didn't take it well]].

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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selene Dreamer[[spoiler:, Dreamer [[spoiler:, Luna's foal,]] says "Abomination" after overhearing it from gossiping Canterlot Nobility. [[TranquilFury Celestia, Luna, and many others… didn't take it well]].



* InterspeciesRomance: There are several ponies interested in the Big Guy. [[spoiler: Flutteryshy, Derpy, Lyra, ]]

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* InterspeciesRomance: There are several ponies interested in the Big Guy. [[spoiler: Flutteryshy, Fluttershy, Derpy, Lyra, ]]Lyra]]
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* Sunset Shimmer shows up in the final chapter...after the human vanishes and her knowledge would have been useful.

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* ** Sunset Shimmer shows up in the final chapter...after the human vanishes and her knowledge would have been useful.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: 42 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 632,926 -- as of the April 13, 2017. And it ''still'' isn't finished.
Now finished with 652,469 words total.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: 42 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 632,926 -- as of the April 13, 2017. And it ''still'' isn't finished.
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* Offing the offspring: Molybdenum Blossom did this to her son, Starswirl the bearded.
* OldFlame: it seems that Discord and Celestia had a relationship, and Discord is still fond of her. The Big Guy uses this knowledge to {{troll}} Discord.

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* Offing the offspring: OffingTheOffspring: Molybdenum Blossom did this to her son, Starswirl the bearded.
* OldFlame: it It seems that Discord and Celestia had a relationship, and Discord is still fond of her. The Big Guy uses this knowledge to {{troll}} Discord.



* PrinceCharmless: Prince Vladimir BlueBlood says he hated playing this role just because it was the only way Princess Celestia would accept his presence due to,her feud with his mother.

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* PrinceCharmless: Prince Vladimir BlueBlood says he hated playing this role just because it was the only way Princess Celestia would accept his presence due to,her to her feud with his mother.

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* Sunset Shimmer shows up in the final chapter...after the human vanishes and her knowledge would have been useful.



* EarlyBirdCameo: Sunset Shimmer is mentioned by Vladimir Blueblood long before the events of Equestria Girls are supposed to take place. In fact, he wonders why the Princesses haven't told the Big Guy about the multiversal portal

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Sunset Shimmer is mentioned by Vladimir Blueblood long before the events of Equestria Girls are supposed to take place. In fact, he wonders why the Princesses haven't told the Big Guy about the multiversal portal portal. Sunset appears later, after the battle with Molybdenum Blossom.


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* NeverFoundTheBody: the Big Guy disappeared in the final battle.


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* Offing the offspring: Molybdenum Blossom did this to her son, Starswirl the bearded.

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: the fragment of Discord inside the Big Guy is changing towards a more Harmonious slant than his canon counterpart. However, even he has his limits [[spoiler: as Chrysallis found out]].



* ChekhovsGunman: A guardspony is seen in the dimensional mess [[spoiler: and strongly implied to be a Changeling.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: A guardspony is seen in the dimensional mess [[spoiler: and strongly implied turns out to be a Changeling.sterile Changeling Queen.]]



* {{Doorstopper}}: 38 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 575,650 -- as of the 20th of March, 2016. And it ''still'' isn't finished.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: 38 42 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 575,650 632,926 -- as of the 20th of March, 2016.April 13, 2017. And it ''still'' isn't finished.



* EarlyBirdCameo: Sunset Shimmer is mentioned by Vladimir Blueblood long before the events of Equestria Girls are supposed to take place. In fact, he wonders why the Princesses haven't told the Big Guy about the multiversal portal



* FantasticRacism: The Canterlot Nobility towards the Big Guy [[spoiler: and Selene Dreamer. Some Ponyville Ponies also feel this way towards The Big Guy.]]

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* FantasticRacism: The Canterlot Nobility towards the Big Guy [[spoiler: and Selene Dreamer. Some Ponyville Ponies also feel this way towards The Big Guy. Furthermore several ancient pre-unification Earth ponies feel this way about modern Equestria.]]



* GreaterScopeVillain: Molybdenum Blossom.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Molybdenum Blossom. Among her deeds are killing Starswirl the Bearded, creating the Wendigos, and creating the plant monster which created the Village of the Blanks.



* IronicHell: [[spoiler:where the Big Guy thinks he is. And even Discord believes there's a strong case for this being true.]]

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* IronicHell: [[spoiler:where the Big Guy thinks he is. And even Discord believes there's a strong case for this being true.true in-universe.]]



* NeverMyFault: The ponies that assault and try to rape [[spoiler: an Alicorn]] Big Guy expressly believe this was only due to Poison Joke. Bon Bon shoots them down, hard.

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* NeverMyFault: The ponies that assault and try to rape [[spoiler: an Alicorn]] Big Guy expressly believe this was only due to Poison Joke. Bon Bon shoots them down, hard. It only made the Big Guy appear attractive. Their decision to assault him was all their own NotBrainwashed.



* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler: Blueblood]] actually excelled in the school for gifted unicorns, but no one remembers because he was year mates with Twilight who was in a league of her own.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler: Blueblood]] actually excelled in the school for gifted unicorns, but no one remembers because he was year mates classmates with Twilight who was in a league of her own. own.
* PrinceCharmless: Prince Vladimir BlueBlood says he hated playing this role just because it was the only way Princess Celestia would accept his presence due to,her feud with his mother.

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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Ponies seem unusually random because they completely lack impulse control.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Trixie. She outright states that even though she's being paid and will likely be rewarded afterwards, the best part of looking after the Big Guy is his friendship..

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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Trixie. She outright states that even though she's being paid and will likely be rewarded afterwards, the best part of looking after the Big Guy is his friendship..friendship.


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* SenseFreak: Ponies find being human intoxicating because humans think more. According to Discord, ponies don't have impulse control because they don't need it. No pony would ever walk up to the edge of a cliff and peer over it when they've already done so a dozen times, nor would they consider jumping off; but humans do. Upon learning this, The Big Guy refers to being human as "the ultimate acid trip for ponies".
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Apparently Celestia once caught a pair of guards having sex on her bed. All she'll say about it is "They should be finished counting the penguins in a few more years."
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* TheDreaded: Pinkie Pie. A pair of Gryphon spies thought the rumors about her were just propaganda and are horrified to realize she's real.
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-->'''Discord''': I'm not afeared of this upstart! Who came up with the plan that held those maniacs enthralled. Who thinks the atomic bombs were the lesser of two evils. Who actually read and compared ''Mein Kampf'' and ''Rules for Radicals''. Discord looked around his not so empty dungeon. Celestia! Don't go! Don't leave me alone in here! Please.

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-->'''Discord''': I'm not afeared of this upstart! Who came up with the plan that held those maniacs enthralled. Who thinks the atomic bombs were the lesser of two evils. Who actually read and compared ''Mein Kampf'' and ''Rules for Radicals''. Discord looked around his not so empty dungeon. Celestia! Don't go! Don't leave me alone in here! Please.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Discord laughs off the idea of being afraid of The Big Guy, until he thinks about it.
-->'''Discord''': I'm not afeared of this upstart! Who came up with the plan that held those maniacs enthralled. Who thinks the atomic bombs were the lesser of two evils. Who actually read and compared ''Mein Kampf'' and ''Rules for Radicals''. Discord looked around his not so empty dungeon. Celestia! Don't go! Don't leave me alone in here! Please.


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* HorrifyingTheHorror: The Big Guy scares the crap out of the villains, including Discord.

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* EroticDream: Between the Big Guy and [[spoiler: humanized luna]]. This causes some issues when [[spoiler: the actual Luna enters that dream]].

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* EpicFail: Discord tries to make Celestia see the Big Guy as a stud muffin but, due to her tastes changing over the centuries, she instead finds him incredibly cute (like a puppy).
* EroticDream: Between the Big Guy and [[spoiler: humanized luna]].Luna]]. This causes some issues when [[spoiler: the actual Luna enters that dream]].


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* StatuesqueStunner: Celestia's humanized form is described as being incredibly beautiful while also being 7'9" without her horn.
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* DontAskJustRun: During a NoodleIncident, Dinky sees the Big Guy running and sensibly follows him instead of asking questions.
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Trixie. She outright states that even though she's being paid and will likely be rewarded afterwards, the best part of looking after the Big Guy is his friendship..
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rarity gives Celestia one about the Big Guy.
-->'''Rarity''': So when he's still tried to be a friend or at least a loyal subject, why are you getting ready to fight another bout?
* ArmorPiercingResponse: Rarity's response to Celestia asking if she shouldn't fear the Big Guy after he not only manages to [[HorrifyingTheHorror horrify every villain]] and even recruit Discord is a very blunt "No."


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* MercyKill: When Celestia asks what she should do if the Big Guy is right to fear her, Rarity tells her to just let him die then.


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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Celestia lists the Big Guy's accomplishments in Equestria and asks "Shouldn't I be concerned about such a creature?" only to receive a simple "No" from Rarity.
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* {{Irony}}: While everypony suffers nightmares after hearing the Big Guy's scream, Trixie has sweet dreams instead.


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** Trixie gives on to Twilight Sparkle over how she has everything anypony could ever ask for: friends, respect, magical power, and the ear of the princesses but still wallows in fear. Twilight has only ever experienced Celestia's love yet is more afraid of her than Trixie, who's only ever experienced the princess's anger. While Trixie's life has been and still is far harder than Twilight's, she'd never want to trade places with her.
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* InsultToRocks: According to Luna, calling one of her officers a jackass would be an insult to jackasses.

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* CuteBruiser: The Ponies may be absolutely tiny compared to Big Guy but he describes them as all being 200 to 400 pounds of solid muscle. Fluttershy flies while carrying him long enough for Big Guy to install gutters on Applejack's barn without straining herself at all.



* InterspeciesRomance: There are several ponies interested in the Big Guy. [[spoiler: Derpy, Lyra, ]]

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* InterspeciesRomance: There are several ponies interested in the Big Guy. [[spoiler: Flutteryshy, Derpy, Lyra, ]]



* NoNameGiven: Big Guy.



* RedBaron: in addition to what his friends call him, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname the Big Guy]] is also refereed to as "The Ponyville Monster" by the news media and most of Equestria.

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* RedBaron: in In addition to what his friends call him, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname the Big Guy]] is also refereed to as "The Ponyville Monster" by the news media and most of Equestria.Equestria.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the Big Guy returns home and finds a surprise party waiting for him, he relocks his house and bolts.



* SwordOfDamocles: When Blueblood is (briefly) given the Regency, he immediately rounds up well over 500 ponies who have 'slighted' him in some way or another, and levied death warrants against them. Well, [[FateWorseThanDeath and an]] ArrangedMarriage or two. Celestia, upon her return, stamps a blanket pardon -- which she can revoke in whole or in part at any time. Considering that they're all stuck-up IdleRich, this cheers her up to no end.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Luna creates a plan for her and a trio of the "cutest and smallest" ponies under her command to be found by the Big Guy during a storm so they can access his home. Shortly before the storm, the Big Guy returns home to find Pinkie Pie threw him a surprise party and bolts.
* SwordOfDamocles: Shining Armor's sergeant describes the Big Guy's situation as having a giant sword (Equestria's military might) hanging above his head by a hair.
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* TooAwesomeToUse: The reason Big Guy mostly sticks to his bicycle is his truck has a limited amount of fuel and he has no way to get more in Equestria.


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* TranquilFury: When Pinkie Pie ruins Luna's plan, she speaks quietly and calmly while being described as 90% of the way back to Nightmare Moon.
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* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Besides Ponies enjoying Fantasia, Applejack is moved to tears listening to Music/JohnnyCash.

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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Averted, [[spoiler: later played straight with inter-dimensional ponies]], he is even incapable of creating sounds that the ponies can recognize as their speech, and vice versa.


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* LanguageBarrier: The Big Guy is incapable of even creating sounds that the ponies can recognize as their speech, and vice versa. [[spoiler: Later averted with inter-dimensional ponies.]]
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*** Somewhat more directly later on, as Filly!Celestia watches ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'' in a loop until Woona convinces her to stop.
** There are quite a few shout-outs made throughout, but one of the most notable is from ''Series/BabylonFive'', where Blueblood and Trixie convince a few nobles that their drinks contain one half of a deadly poison. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_sBNX9dP-M The original scene can be witnessed here.]]

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* {{Badass}}: Despite being old, he is still fit enough to fight.
** BadassGrandpa: He is old enough to have taken part in World War II. It's implied that he got de-aged a bit.

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* {{Badass}}: Despite being old, he is still fit enough to fight.
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* SwordOfDamocles: When Blueblood is (briefly) given the Regency, he immediately rounds up well over 500 ponies who have 'slighted' him in some way or another, and levied death warrants against them. Well, [[FateWorseThanDeath and an]] ArrangedMarriage or two. Celestia, upon her return, stamps a blanket pardon -- which she can revoke in whole or in part at any time. Considering that they're all stuck-up IdleRich, this cheers her up to no end.
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* OppositesAttract: Celestia and Discord, the Big Guy and Derpy, and most notably, Pinkie Pie and Glorious Sunrise. When that lattermost comes to light, it causes Shining and Cadence's minds to simply break for a bit.
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** Indirectly to TheLastUnicorn, when [[spoiler: Luna and Celestia]] are turned into humans and experience things that they never felt as a pony.

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** Indirectly to TheLastUnicorn, ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'', when [[spoiler: Luna [[spoiler:Luna and Celestia]] are turned into humans and experience things that they never felt as a pony.
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* {{Doorstopper}}: 31 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 455,096 -- as of the 16th of November, 2014. And it ''still'' isn't finished.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: 31 38 chapters -- ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 words apiece, for a total of 455,096 of 575,650 -- as of the 16th 20th of November, 2014.March, 2016. And it ''still'' isn't finished.
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* AccusationFic: To a lesser degree than DrawnWithTheNight, Lesson Zero is not seen in a favorable light, not just for Twilight's actions, but also for both Celestia and Twilight not dealling with the underlying issues.
* AliensAreBastards: The Big Guy [[spoiler: Discord, and Nightmare Moon]] all think that anything the Ponies can do to themselves is far worse than anything they can do the ponies.

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* AccusationFic: To a lesser degree than DrawnWithTheNight, FanFic/DrawnWithTheNight, Lesson Zero is not seen in a favorable light, not just for Twilight's actions, but also for both Celestia and Twilight not dealling with the underlying issues.
* AliensAreBastards: The Big Guy [[spoiler: Guy[[spoiler:, Discord, and Nightmare Moon]] all think that anything the Ponies can do to themselves is far worse than anything they can do the ponies.



** BadassGrandpa: He is old enough to have taken part in World War II.

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** BadassGrandpa: He is old enough to have taken part in World War II. It's implied that he got de-aged a bit.



* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selene Dreamer [[spoiler: Luna's foal] says Abominaton after overhearing it from gossiping Canterlot Nobility. [[TranquilFury Celestia, Luna, and many others… didn't take it well]].]]
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler: The Big Guy suggests the plan out of TheConversionBureau to Nightmare and her followers. This leads them into thinking they need Discord to deal with the Big Guy than vice versa.]]

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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selene Dreamer [[spoiler: Dreamer[[spoiler:, Luna's foal] foal,]] says Abominaton "Abomination" after overhearing it from gossiping Canterlot Nobility. [[TranquilFury Celestia, Luna, and many others… didn't take it well]].]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler: The Big Guy suggests the plan out of TheConversionBureau FanFic/TheConversionBureau to Nightmare and her followers. This leads them into thinking they need Discord to deal with the Big Guy rather than vice versa.]]



* KarmaHoudini: The ponies which try to rape [[spoiler: Alicorn]] Big Guy suffer no real consequences beyond Celestia's disapproval, similar to [[FanFic DrawnWithTheNight]].

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* KarmaHoudini: The ponies which try to rape [[spoiler: Alicorn]] Big Guy suffer no real consequences beyond Celestia's disapproval, similar to [[FanFic DrawnWithTheNight]].''FanFic/DrawnWithTheNight''.



** [[spoiler: Blueblood gives a whopper to celestia ]]

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** [[spoiler: Blueblood gives a whopper to celestia Celestia.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Molybdenum Blossom.

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