History Fanfic / RomanceAndTheFateOfEquestria

* CatchPhrase

** The Cake twins have "WHAZZUP?"

* CerebusSyndrome: Subverted, and defied by the author. While Part One ended on an extremely dramatic note, the author reminded us that the story's genre is listed as RomanticComedy and that it would soon be returning to its SliceOfLife roots, [[OriginalFlavour just like the show often does after big story arcs]]. Part Three has similarly gone back to comedy after the DarkestHour that was the end of Part Two.

* TheWorfEffect

(( Fluttershy and Big Mac have a brief conversation that consists entirely of assorted [[Music/TaylorSwift Swift Tailor]] lyrics. Rainbow Dash calls them out on it (with a pretty thorough TakeThat to Swift's lyrics), but later ends up [[HypocriticalHumor playing it even straighter than they did]] when she starts reciting the lyrics of "Speak Now" to [[spoiler:Derpy]].

Also has a prequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9784730/1/Legend-of-the-Goddesses Legend of the Goddesses]]'', which serves as an OriginStory for the RFE version of Celestia, Luna, Discord, and several [[OriginalCharacter OCs]].

%%* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ngala.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Queen Okapiopteryx appears to be a cross between [[SeldomSeenSpecies an okapi and a]] ''[[SeldomSeenSpecies Microraptor]]''. ''Legend'' confirms that that's ''exactly'' what she is.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: As mentioned under MixAndMatchCritters, Okapiopteryx's younger self, Kopé, is an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi okapi]] with a pet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microraptor Microraptor]]. In addition to that, we have Spyder, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemsbok gemsbok]], Minister Giorgi, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloceros Megaloceros]] and Stellaris, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrauchenia Macrauchenia]]. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Hukwurm and Shifter]] change into a couple of these among their many transformations.
--> '''Hukwurm:''' You don't like isopods? How do you feel about trilobites?

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Discord compliments Thunderblast on his impressive name. The story is full of these; in Celestia and Luna's story alone, we have Gaia, Tempest, Ragnarok, Xanadu, and Witchlight. Clearly, alicorns have a thing for such names. [[OurGargoylesRock Dignity Omega]] is another standout.

* RhymesOnADime: Taken UpToEleven by Queen Okapiopteryx, who speaks entirely in limericks as an example to her followers, including Zecora.

* BattleAura: Alicorns are surrounded by one of these [[UpToEleven at all times]]. This trait of the race, which goes back to when the entire pony species was young, seems to vanish during the generations that pass during Celestia and Luna's story. By the time Celestia and Luna gain the throne of Equestria, they no longer have their auras.

'''Pinkie Pie:''' Right? 'Cause that was the [[WhamLine "wham line"]] from ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}''.\\

* RecursiveFanfiction: To ''WebVideo/Snowdrop2013''. Luna spends much of Part Two attempting to make a BioPic of Snowdrop's life. Also to ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', in an AlternateContinuity sort of way; in RFE, ''Cupcakes'' is a book series which has recently been adapted to film.

** The author of this story's version of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' is named Sprinkles York, a reference to the real author, Sergeant Sprinkles, and to either ''Film/SergeantYork'' or [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Dick York and Dick Sargent]].

* TheOtherDarrin: InUniverse, Pinkie Pie takes over the lead role in the ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'' franchise.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: TheRant at the beginning of the story refers to a "cast of thousands". The only canon characters who appear are Celestia, Luna, Discord, Philomena, and a few brief mentions of canon historical figures. [[WebAnimation/Snowdrop2013 Snowdrop]] also appears; all others are the author's [[OriginalCharacter OCs]].

* HollywoodNerd: DiscussedTrope when Twilight calls herself a geek; Applejack reacts with amusement and counters with a summary of the trope.

** Twilight experiences a severe AdultFear moment and remarks, "Oh, shit."

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:The revelation that Crazyface is a serial pedophile, who has been working with school-age ponies on their school play. For the readers, seeing him alone with Apple Bloom after this is revealed.]]

* RunningGag: Several, most notably the one in which Rainbow Dash baits Applejack with a comment about the latter being a hillbilly—usually but not always related to [[IncestIsRelative inbreeding]]—to which Applejack responds with a PieInTheFace.

** ''WebVideo/{{Snowdrop}}'' took place on the one hundredth anniversary of Celestia and Luna's rule. Before ''Snowdrop'' came out, RFE had already stated that the sisters only ruled together for nine years, so in Snowdrop's scenes in ''Legend'', the events of her film are said to have happened on the ''first'' anniversary instead.

* RecursiveFanfiction: To ''WebVideo/{{Snowdrop}}''. Luna spends much of Part Two attempting to make a BioPic of Snowdrop's life. Also to ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', in an AlternateContinuity sort of way; in RFE, ''Cupcakes'' is a book series which has recently been adapted to film.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: TheRant at the beginning of the story refers to a "cast of thousands". The only canon characters who appear are Celestia, Luna, Discord, Philomena, and a few brief mentions of canon historical figures. WebVideo/{{Snowdrop}} also appears; all others are the author's [[OriginalCharacter OCs]].

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy made out at their high school graduation party.

* VegetarianCarnivore: Gilda explains that she's made an effort to become such, [[RealityEnsues which had detrimental effects to her health]]. Fluttershy is accepting of her carnivorism.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Discord gives one to Sørmur dï Mitgaeard in Chapter 99.

* HotterAndSexier: Than ''My Little Pony'', as one might expect. Bawdy jokes and sexy situations abound, though the story seldom pushes the limit of its T rating.
** Receives an ''epic'' LampshadeHanging in Chapter 117, which ''does'' push the limit quite a bit, when Twilight calls back to the events of Chapter 1:
---> '''Twilight:''' Funny thing, isn't it? Before that night, we'd all known each other for over two years and I feel like we never once discussed sex or dating. But then I brought it up at that party, and ever since then it's practically ''all'' we ever talk about.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Queen Okapiopteryx appears to be a cross between [[SeldomSeenSpecies an okapi and a Microraptor]]. ''Legend'' confirms that that's ''exactly'' what she is.

** One of Discord's first lines is, "Well, [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} don't just sit there slack-jawed and buggy-eyed]]."

--> '''Pinkie Pie:''' You see what I did there?\\

--> '''Twilight:''' Funny thing, isn't it? Before that night, we'd all known each other for over two years and I feel like we never once discussed sex or dating. But then I brought it up at that party, and ever since then it's practically ''all'' we ever talk about.

--> '''Fluttershy:''' So, this was all some kind of petty tit-for-tat? Damn it, Rainbow, I don't DO that!\\

--> '''Rarity:''' If you have time for new reading material, I would instead recommend the stick-figure comics she mentioned. Once you get past the slew of obscure gaming references, the characterization really does capture your heart. High art.

--> '''Rainbow Dash:''' Don't tell anypony, keep it under your hats, but my sources tell me that… you know. [[ArcWords Winter is coming.]]\\

--> Unsurprising, sister. 'Tis well-known that thou canst not see in the dark worth crap.
--> [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Well met by moonlight]], home-slice.

* BadassBoast: Near the climax of Part One:
--> '''Rainbow Dash:''' Running away, are you? That's cute, that you think you can get away from me. Even with my bad wing and your fancy magic horseshoes—which, by the way, I designed—you can't outpace me. [[SlasherSmile Nopony can.]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch I'm Rainbow Dash, bitch.]]

--> '''Vorpal Blade:''' You're not gonna be so arrogant as to compare yourself to Celestia, are you?\\

--> '''Scootaloo:''' So much potential, WASTED!\\

* BiTheWay: Rainbow Dash. The stereotypical nature of this characterization choice is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] very thoroughly in Chapter 20.

'''''Romance and the Fate of Equestria''''', or '''RFE''', is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by Supa Supa Bad Truly Mad Moves. First published on June 2, 2012, and picking up where the second season ended, it has an elaborate continuity which ignores all post-season 2 canon, (though occasionally runs into eerie parallels with later official content) making it something of an AlternateUniverseFic due to its continued progress, much like ''FanFic/TheNuptialverse''.

* HypocriticalHumor: Cheerilee breaks up the fight between Sweetie Belle and Diamond Tiara:

--> '''Scootaloo:''' I never knew hypocrisy could be so awesome.

* WaxingLyrical: Fluttershy and Big Mac have a brief conversation that consists entirely of assorted [[Music/TaylorSwift Swift Tailor]] lyrics. Rainbow Dash calls them out on it (with a pretty thorough TakeThat to Swift's lyrics), but later ends up [[HypocriticalHumor playing it even straighter than they did]] when she starts reciting the lyrics of "Speak Now" to [[spoiler:Derpy]].

--> '''Sørmur dï Mitgaeard:''' Not even you could ssssssink sssssso low as to [[spoiler:kill your own mother.]]

* BigBrotherBully: Celestia.

* BlankSlate: Accord.

* TheDitz: Xanadu. Self-proclaimed, even.
* DivineParentage: Kolassa.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ngala.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Soledad.

* HypocriticalHumor: Cheerilee performs the possibly unprecedented feat of combining this trope with CrowningMomentOfAwesome when breaking up the fight between Sweetie Belle and Diamond Tiara:

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* MadeOfIndestructium: One of Shining Armor's wedding gifts is a shield which is ''[[OneOfUs actually]]'' made of indestructium.

* BeePeople: The changelings are explicitly compared to social insects, and the full extent of the comparison zig-zags. First, they live in a hive and have three genders - male, female, and queen - however, there appear to exist social complexities and hierarchies beyond that. Males are used as slave labor until sexually viable, at which point they mate until they die, but rather than with the queen, this happens with "as many females as possible", so Chrysalis is ''not'' the mother of the entire colony. Finally, Chrysalis being the colony's lone queen is theorized to be a matter of [[KlingonPromotion personal preference]] rather than the race's social structure.