History Fanfic / PonyGearSolid

* OhCrap: Upon seeing Solid Snake in Equestria for the first time, Commander Cain immediately orders a retreat and levels the entire castle they were in. Considering he was there for [[VideoGame/MetalGear2 the fall of Zanzibar Land]], the reaction makes sense.

* CoolGuns: The FN Five-Seven returns from [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots MGS4]] and [[VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel Ghost Babel]], and Snake also obtains a [[HandCannon Smith & Wesson Model 500]].

* DirtyCoward: Trenton, whose favorite battle tactic is to use children as meat shields. Invoked directly by Applejack.
--> '''Applejack:''' Dirty coward. Hidin' behind children's all yer good for.
--> '''Trenton:''' [[CombatPragmatist The tactic works.]]
** He probably learned it from [[spoiler:his bosses, the Patriots, who also like to threaten children to get people to obey.]]

[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/436/pony-gear-solid Pony Gear Solid]] is a crossover fan fiction between WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic and VideoGame/MetalGear by Posh.

An exceptionally well crafted story, ''Pony Gear Solid'' effectively combines the themes and ideas of both series while keeping all of the characters true to their depiction in the source material.

** Upon his return to Ponyville with Twilight and [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash]], Snake asks the rest of the mane 6 whether he [[CatchPhrase kept them waiting.]]

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Veered far, far off course from the previous chapter when originally posted.

* HumansAreSpecial / HumansAreWarriors: Despite lacking the advantages of magic or even technology, humans still managed to send an invading alicorn god-emporer and his army packing millennia ago.

--> I couldn't help wondering what sort of person Cherry Jubilee might have been like before. She struck me as similar to Applejack, but, somehow, even folksier. Her scars ran deep, but that smile was a glimpse of someone else. Someone vibrant, and vivacious. Someone I think I would have enjoyed getting to know – someone who, tragically, may have been lost forever among the sands of Dodge.

-->'''Discord:''' The first thing you should know is that human beings are special. And I don't toss that word around lightly. To see a people so brilliant, so capable, so driven to plumb the mysteries of the universe – if they ever put their heads together, they could do wonders, Luna. Miracles to rival the Elements, even creation itself! But – and here's the funny part, They ''squander'' their gifts on petty little turf wars and philosophical pissing contests. Wars over this god or that, over who has the right to some virgin bride's maidenhood, over whether they'll have ham or mutton for dinner. No matter is too trivial, no prize too small. And all their drive to understand and create has ever gotten them are new and exciting ways to destroy one another. Even in my experience, that's not something you see every day.

--> I couldn't help wondering what sort of person Cherry Jubilee might have been like before. She struck me as similar to Applejack, but, somehow, even folksier. Her scars ran deep, but that smile was a glimpse of someone else. Someone vibrant, and vivacious. Someone I think I would have enjoyed getting to know – someone who, tragically, may have been lost forever among the sands of Dodge.

-->'''Discord:''' The first thing you should know is that human beings are special. And I don't toss that word around lightly. To see a people so brilliant, so capable, so driven to plumb the mysteries of the universe – if they ever put their heads together, they could do wonders, Luna. Miracles to rival the Elements, even creation itself! But – and here's the funny part, They ''squander'' their gifts on petty little turf wars and philosophical pissing contests. Wars over this god or that, over who has the right to some virgin bride's maidenhood, over whether they'll have ham or mutton for dinner. No matter is too trivial, no prize too small. And all their drive to understand and create has ever gotten them are new and exciting ways to destroy one another. Even in my experience, that's not something you see every day.

* BiTheWay: Twilight isn't THAT into girls, but she's willing to experiment.

A non-canon spinoff exists called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/369125/equestria-gear-solid-the-definitive-experience Equestria Gear Solid: The Definitive Experience]]'', written by the same author (and co-written with [=DannyJ=], of [[Fanfic/TheBorderworld Borderworld]] fame). It's a raunchy and absurd AlternateUniverse story about Snake and his family living in the Film/EquestriaGirls universe, with a plot that mirrors the original story... sort of. Originally posted as chapter sixteen of the main story as an April Fools' joke.