History Fridge / TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum

* This may be a bit of a stretch, but remember [[Quotes/TheConversionBureau that citation on the quotes page for ''The Conversion Bureau'']] which suggested that the world of TheDraka (itself often considered one of the few things worse than anything found in ''Warhammer40K'', horrific afterlife notwithstanding) would still be preferable to that of a typical TCB setting? Well, let's take this one step further by comparing it to the universe of Creator/PeterWatts's ''Literature/{{Blindsight}}'', possibly the most depressing science-fiction novel ever written. (The fact that the book opens with the dedication "If we are not in pain, we are not alive" says a lot about the author's worldview.) In a CosmicHorrorStory where a crew of transhuman astronauts are sent to make FirstContact with an alien vessel, you expect a message about humanity being ill-suited to survive in the black gulf of space, but here, it isn't for the reasons you'd think:

* With the existence of other universes confirmed thanks to the Queen [[spoiler: and Discord]], you can't help but wonder just [[TheDraka what]] [[{{Videogame/Resistance}} else]] [[{{Videogame/Half-Life}} is]] [[Warhammer40K out]] [[{{SCPFOUNDATION}} there]] [[ParanoiaFuel just waiting to finish off whoever is left standing after the war.]] Be it [[KickTheDog humanity]] ''or'' [[EvilVersusEvil the Solar Empire]].

** Further [[AscendedFridgeHorror elaborated on]] in ''The Light Despondent'' in which reports made by PHL spies note that primates closely related to humans and more intelligent (though unspecified) sea mammals are also killed by The Barrier. More mentions are made of slaughtering predatory and "unruly" wildlife, with "safaris" consisting of ''thousands'' of ponies participating in mass extermination.

** Becomes AscendedFridgeHorror in ''Last Train from Oblivion'' in which an Equestrian soldier--skeptical about the very concept of nuclear physics--learns from a comrade about "Black Zones," areas on Equestrian-occupied-Earth where ponies develop radiation sickness from settling on or near the former sites of nuclear power plants.

* It's been recently revealed that the story takes place in November. This opens up so many disturbing questions about food production... and how in the hell people survive winters.

* Just what has become of TCB!A.K Yearling ([[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont who actually is Daring Do]])? Is she still in the Empire, or did she escape? Or worse?

* Spykoran says that [[spoiler: the Bag of Tirek is using TCB!Celestia like a puppet to carry its maker's will out. Given what we've just found out about the TCB!Mane Six's corruption and imprisonment, could the same thing have happened to TCB!Celestia? Is she also [[AndIMustScream a prisoner in her own mind]], her body used as a tool to carry out the xenocide of humanity and just as powerless to stop it]]?

*** Most likely because the official military forces and some of the HLF destroyed most of the Bureaus already.

* This may be a bit of a stretch, but remember [[Quotes/TheConversionBureau that citation on the quotes page for ''The Conversion Bureau'']] which suggested that the world of TheDraka (itself often considered one of the few things worse than anything found in ''Warhammer40K'', horrific afterlife notwithstanding) would still be preferable to that of a typical TCB setting? Well, let's take this one step further by comparing it to the universe of PeterWatts's ''Literature/{{Blindsight}}'', possibly the most depressing science-fiction novel ever written. (The fact that the book opens with the dedication "If we are not in pain, we are not alive" says a lot about the author's worldview.) In a CosmicHorrorStory where a crew of transhuman astronauts are sent to make FirstContact with an alien vessel, you expect a message about humanity being ill-suited to survive in the black gulf of space, but here, it isn't for the reasons you'd think:

** [[spoiler: It turns out that the StarfishAlien "scramblers" are intelligent without being sentient – human self-awareness is an evolutionary dead end, causing the zombie-like aliens to interpret concepts picked up from our broadcasts such as "identity", "empathy" and "compassion" as incomprehensible resource-wasting signals akin to a virus. In other words, this is a world where the polar opposite of ''Friendship is Magic'''s philosophy is true, humans are the abominations, and mechanistic lifeforms the norm in a cold, uncaring universe. Now, the scramblers sound a lot like Newfoals ("movin' and talkin' and playin' like it were alive'"), right? But get this – unlike Newfoals, the scramblers are at least thinking, independent beings. And even worse, it's heavily implied that the Newfoals do have some flicker of self left at the back of their minds, [[AndIMustScream constantly enduring the pain of their enslavement]]. In ''{{Blindsight}}'', two of the astronauts contemplate that mankind could be saved from extinction by engineering itself into non-sentience, before dismissing the idea ("But I guess that wouldn't be much of a win, would it? What's the difference between being dead, and just not knowing you're alive?"). Yet ponification is a FateWorseThanDeath]]. So, could the argument be made that Newfoals really are the most twisted creatures ever conceived, and even these aliens would regard them as such?

* This may be a bit of a stretch, but remember [[Quotes/TheConversionBureau that citation on the quotes page for ''The Conversion Bureau'']] which suggested that the world of TheDraka (itself often considered one of the few things worse than anything found in ''Warhammer40K'', horrific afterlife notwithstanding) would still be preferable to that of a typical TCB setting? Well, let's take this one step further by comparing it to the universe of PeterWatts's ''{{Blindsight}}'', possibly the most depressing science-fiction novel ever written. (The fact that the book opens with the dedication "If we are not in pain, we are not alive" says a lot about the author's worldview.) In a CosmicHorrorStory where a crew of transhuman astronauts are sent to make FirstContact with an alien vessel, you expect a message about humanity being ill-suited to survive in the black gulf of space, but here, it isn't for the reasons you'd think:

** One has to wonder indeed about Canon!Equestria Catseye...

** Probably because he wanted to get one on Queen Celestia.

* With the existence of other universes confirmed thanks to the Queen [[spoiler: and Discord]], you can't help but wonder just [[TheDraka what]] [[{{Videogame/Resistance}} else]] [[{{Videogame/Half-Life}} is]] [[Warhammer40K out]] [[{{SCPFOUNDATION}} there]] [[ParanoiaFuel just waiting to finish off whoever is left standing after the war.]] Be it [[KickTheDog Humanity]] OR [[EvilVersusEvil the Solar Empire]].

* Just what has become of TCB!A.K Yearling ([[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont who is also Daring Do]])? Granted, she is either writing pro-Queen Celestia propaganda or could be stealing valuable Human artifacts (such as golden jewelry or necklaces that use to be worn by Royalty) under the Queen's orders to reward her most monstrous and loyal cronies.

* Just what has become of TCB!A.K Yearling ([[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont who is also Daring Do]])? Granted, she is either writing pro-Queen Celestia propaganda or could be steal Human artifacts under the Queen's orders.

* The PER seem over the top with their extreme misanthropy and wishes for human extinction but ''people that misanthropic really exist''.