History Fanfic / LanternsOfEquestriaBlackestNight

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Prime Lanterns (at present Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity), due to having the most experience with them and representing their group the best, are also the most powerful. Best shown when while saving Trixie from some vengeful Red Lanterns, Rarity [[CurbstompBattle curbstomps four of them by herself]].

* CollectorOfTheStrange
** TreasureRoom: Apple Bloom owns one a ‘hoard’ that she is hiding from her family after they make it plain they will do something about it. It contains both valuable and sentimental objects that she refuses to part with. She is constantly looking to add to it in any way she can.

* EmergencyTransformation: Scootaloo is made a Red Lantern to save her life after an attack by the Black Lanterns. [[spoiler:Rarity later had to transform Diamond into an Indigo Lantern after Scootaloo nearly killed her in her rage.]]

* FallenHero: Commander Hurricane was this even before his death, according to the story Rainbow Dash tells Scootaloo -- he couldn't adjust properly to the changes brought about by peace and unity between the tribes, and took to attacking villages incognito to fulfill his craving for battle. When his actions were discovered, he was forced into exile, where he died alone.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Scootaloo once she becomes a Red Lantern, though she's still a good guy.

* HeroicSacrifice: Applejack's willingness to do this to save the CMC from falling to their deaths is what attracts the Prime Green Lantern Ring to her.

* OneManArmy: [[spoiler:Apple Bloom herself.]]

* PaintingTheMedium: Whenever one of the rings speaks, it's bolded, surrounded by parentheses, and italicized, like so: '''''( = Text. = )'''''.

** There's also [[spoiler: Applebloom]], who despite getting the orange light, learns that it's not a light of greed but of desire. Which manifested from her desire to keep those precious to her safe.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: How Luna feels about the Black Lanterns invoking the night in their oath.
* UnstoppableRage: The Red Lanterns, naturally, but they seem a bit better at controlling themselves than in DC canon.
* WhatTheHellHero: The Reds are often called out on their behavior.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Big Macintosh gives a speech like this to Applejack [[spoiler:to help her recover from her HeroicBSOD induced by the Black Lantern attack on Sweet Apple Acres.]]
** She receives another one from [[spoiler:Granny Smith that finally snaps her out of it.]]
* ZombieApocalypse: The Black Lanterns.

* AdultFear: Tootsie Flute falls in a river and is nearly dashed against the rocks before Applejack saves her.

** BiggerBad: [[EldritchAbomination The Black.]]

* LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:Apple Bloom's victims are reduced to cutie-markless [[EmptyShell shells of their former selves]].

* HorrorHunger: The orange light fills its host with constant, ravenous, ''endless'' hunger. [[spoiler:Apple Bloom starts to exhibit this after she claims the orange ring, becoming able to eat more than her whole family does at each meal. The ‘hunger’ also affects those very close to her physically or when she is using her orange power ring.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: The teens Dead Ringer, Monster Bait, and Weekly Victim are set up to seem like they're going to be attacked by a Black Lantern, but even though a Black Lantern ''does'' show up, it's several hours after they left, and it heads in the opposite direc

* TheDreaded: The Red Lanterns, even thought they're good guys. It says a lot when Twilight's fear powered ''{{Kaiju}}'', chosen ''specifically'' for their scariness, are less feared than them.

* BigEater:[[Applebloom]]

* BigEater
** HorrorHunger: The orange light fills its host with constant, ravenous, ''endless'' hunger. [[spoiler:Apple Bloom starts to exhibit this after she claims the orange ring, becoming able to eat more than her whole family does at each meal. The ‘hunger’ also affects those very close to her physically or when she is using her orange power ring.]]