History Fanfic / TheChessgameOfTheGods

* NominalHero: Ivan's surprising lack of morals, as well as his group's lack of them, leads him to be more motivated by life trying to kill him

* Nominal Hero: Ivan's surprising lack of morals, as well as his group's lack of them, leads him to be more motivated by life trying to kill him

A ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic.

!Tropes found in this story include:

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* {{Absurdly Sharp Blade}}: Aoi's crafted katanas are these.
* {{A Dog named Dog}}: Inverted with Griffin the Griffin, who had the name Griffin while he was a human, not knowing until it was too late he'd actually BECOME a Gryphon.
* {{An Axe to Grind}}: Knightmare wields a battleaxe-guitar that also houses the spirit of Nightmare Moon.
* {{Berserk Button}}: Let's face it. Everyone in Chessverse is ridiculously unstable, crazy, insane, loose with power, or capable of mental breakdowns. It's like the Epic Fantasy version of Alice in Wonderland. Injuring of children, loss of allies or just mere foul play is enough to get these pieces to wreck something or someone.

* {{Break The Cutie}}: Gilda, Violet Melody, Celestia, and Octavia each have a moment.
* {{Cool Old Guy}}: Marty may not look like it, but he IS 32,126 years old, so he qualifies.
* {{Cosmic Chess Game}}: The title is {{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}}.
* {{Crisis Crossover}}: Gods of all kinds, from Greek to Norse to even completely made up, are going all in for goals ranging from faith, to aid, to power, to glory, and even ‘because they felt like it’.
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Everyone has their moments.
* {{Evil Overlord List}}: Dan's story uses rules 46 and 80, though the former is invoked by soldiers.
* {{Katanas are Better}}: Played straight with Aoi, ignored by other swordsmen like Marty, Griffin, and Dan.
* {{Loads and Loads of Characters}}: 90+ pieces, 90+ players and perhaps, at least, 2-3 companions for each piece. You might want to drink some coffee after those all nighters you spent reading EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER PROFILE.
* {{Luckily My Shield Will Protect Me}}: Dan, in keeping with his Stalfos form, has a shield.
* {{The Power of Rock}}: Knightmare’s main means of attack, defense, empowerment, summoning, and pretty much anything that bullets won’t handle.
* {{Pun Based Title}}: [[FromNobodyToNightmare From Nobody To Knightmare]], in the case of the trope.
* {{Smoking Is Cool}}: Played straight with Cole.

* {{Super Speed}}: Zeta Chi, Aoi Myoujin, and G1 hero Firefly[all three of which are capable of moving fast enough to CONTROL TIME

* {{Voluntary Shapeshifting}}: Knightmare by way of his Changeling form, Griffin with his amulet.
* {{Why Did It Have To Be Snakes}}: So prominent, it's unwise to make this a drinking game. You'd drop dead drunk from the 10th arachnophobe. Every piece has a fear, but the most prominent are Griffin and Knightmare’s fear of spiders.
* {{World of Badass}}: You could possibly count the number of characters who are NOT a badass of some sort on one hand.
* {{Swiss Army Appendage}}: Many of the characters have lost limbs or never had them to begin with resulting in some interesting new toys, EX: Griffin's Wing, Clet's arm, Half of "Mango" Jack, and Epsilon's arm cannon.

* {{MartyStu}}: Many of the characters can be considered this for various reasons.

* {{MartyStu}}: Many of the characters are this, some more than others.

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* {{Swiss Army Appendage}}: Many of the characters have lost limbs or never had them to begin with resulting in some interesting new toys, EX: Griffin's Wing, Clet's arm, Half of "Mango" Jack, and Epsilon's arm cannon.

* I have a arm cannon, your argument is invalid: Epsilons main long range weapon and a few others through artificial means, they're a firin da lazer with a vengeance.