History Fanfic / TheVinylScratchTapes

* VitriolicBestBuds: Vinyl and Octavia, with hints that it may blossom into BelligerentSexualTension.
** It's since gone past "hints" and become sub- (and periodically super-, around- and totally enveloping-) text.

* VillainDecay: The Diamond Dogs. They started out as a fairly credible threat in the main series, but have since degraded into dim-witted prank callers who are willing to humiliate themselves for bones

--> '''Celestia''' (on the topic of imprisoning Luna on the moon): “T-that’s a bit out of context.”
--> '''Vinyl''': “Fair enough. Please explain the context of hurling your little sister into the dark reaches of space.”

* {{Flanderization}}: Prince Blueblood is turned from a shallow, snobby, self-absorbed {{Jerkass}} to a guy whose mainly lives to make the lives of everyone else around him miserable through his inconsiderate excesses. The series portrays the Diamond Dog Rover in a less unpleasant light. For the record, in the actual show, Rover is an aggressive, foul-smelling, dim-witted, criminal ''slaver''.

** Chapter 2 takes it UpToEleven now that they may be in an actual relationship.
* LethalChef: A certain classical musician prepares an apple pie containing mushrooms. Vinyl ate it anyway [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther because Octavia made it for her]].
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: The fic is a series of transcripts from the radio show

* ShoutOut: Vinyl is so CrazyAwesome that she's somehow aware of Earth pop culture. She opens her show with quotes from ''TheTwilightZone'''s OpeningNarration (in Chapter 2) and Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody" (in Chapter 3).

The first two chapters of season 1 have also been adapted into an audio drama on youtube.

* ScriptFic: A variation; the story purports to be transcripts of Vinyl and Octavia's radio show.

* {{Flanderization}}: Prince Blueblood is turned from a shallow, snobby, self-absorbed {{Jerkass}} to a guy whose mainly lives to make the lives of everyone else around him miserable through his inconsiderate excesses. The series portrays the Diamond Dog Rover in a less unpleasant light. For the record, in the show, Rover is an aggressive, foul-smelling, dim-witted, criminal ''slaver''.

The story is complete, but a ToBeContinued at the end of the last chapter promises a sequel which will be known as "Season 2".

*** FridgeBrilliance: How many ponies other Than Celestia and Luna Know that?

* {{Tsundere}}: Octavia
* {{Troll}}: Vinyl

[[caption-width-right:322:Like the odd couple. But with ponies]]

* AudioAdaptation: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-jGp0OxMOY Here]].

* KarmaHoudini: Rover is hired to be security at Vinyl's party. The fact that he's previously assaulted, kidnapped, and enslaved Equestrian citizens is quickly glossed over.

** {{Jossed}}: WordOfGod (or rather, Word of LaurenFaust) has since stated that most of Vinyl's objections refer to things Celestia had zero control over and couldn't have done anything about, making Vinyl look like (more of a) bitch in hindsight.

* LargeHam: Vinyl.
* LargeHamRadio

* AudioAdaptation: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-jGp0OxMOY Here]]

* TheLadette: Vinyl
* LargeHam: Vinyl

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Vinyl and Octavia

* VitriolicBestBuds: Vinyl and Octavia, with hints that it may blossom into BelligerentSexualTension

** {{Jossed}}: WordOfGod (or rather, Word of Faust) has since stated that most of Vinyl's objections refer to things Celestia had zero control over and couldn't have done anything about, making Vinyl look like (more of a) bitch in hindsight.