History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E21DaringDoubt

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: When confronted by Ahuizotl, Caballeron admits (inder the influence of the Truth Talisman of Tonatiuh) that his sole motivation for taking artifacts from the temples Ahuizotl was guarding was to get rich.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Once Ahuizotl tells his side of the story, it becomes clear that, when you look past Daring Do's status as an AdventurerArchaeologist, she's essentially a thief much like Dr. Caballeron -- she may not have ''intended'' to be such, and had noble goals, but she was still taking away other people's rightful property.

* RealityEnsues: Once Ahuizotl tells his side of the story, it becomes clear that, when you look past Daring Do's status as an AdventurerArchaeologist, she's essentially a thief much like Dr. Caballeron -- she may not have ''intended'' to be such, and had noble goals, but she was still taking away other people's rightful property.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Fluttershy is quick to believe the best in Dr. Caballeron after reading a book that was written from his point of view (i.e. a biased source) that depicts him as a good pony. This is despite having [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont witnessed him and his men attack Daring Do in her own home previously]] and claiming to have read the entire Daring Do series, which detail his other villainous acts. Though it is ultimately downplayed since her believing the best in him, and her kindness towards him, prompts him to come to value her as a friend and turn over a new leaf. But Fluttershy has a point when she says that there will always be [BothSidesHaveAPoint two sides to every story].

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Fluttershy is quick to believe the best in Dr. Caballeron after reading a book that was written from his point of view (i.e. a biased source) that depicts him as a good pony. This is despite having [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont witnessed him and his men attack Daring Do in her own home previously]] and claiming to have read the entire Daring Do series, which detail his other villainous acts. Though it is ultimately downplayed since her believing the best in him, and her kindness towards him, prompts him to come to value her as a friend and turn over a new leaf.

* AbortedArc: Daring Do's reputation. Early on, her fans have turned on her and her identity due to the events in the episode, but it's never brought up again, even when A.K. Yearling is co-writing a book with Caballeron.

** Dr. Caballeron is shocked to learn that Daring Do is A. K. Yearling, but back in "Daring Don't" his henchponies ambushed her in her house and she cast off her disguise in view of them, making it clear they already knew her true identity.

** Dr. Caballeron is shocked to learn that Daring Do is A. K. Yearling, but back in "Daring Don't" his henchponies ambushed her in her house and she cast off her disguise in view of them, making it clear they already knew who her true identity.

** While the episode tries to justify Ahuizotl's animosity with Daring Do by stating he's just protecting the temples as part of his job. This puts him at odds of his first appearance in "Daring Don't", in which he was trying to cause centuries worth of sweltering heat in the forest, an act that likely would harm the wildlife around the area.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Daring Do's reputation. Early on, her fans have turned on her and her identity due to the events in the episode, but it's never brought up again, even when A.K. Yearling is co-writing a book with Caballeron.

!!Tropes appearing in this episode:

* WeaksauceWeakness: The guardiangoyles are vulnerable to bright light, even just that of an ordinary flashlight
refracted through a gemstone, which turns them back to stone.

** Rogue, one of Caballeron's henchponies, admits while under the Truth Talisman's power that he wants to become an opera star.

* WeaksauceWeakness: The guardiangoyles are vulnerable to bright light, even just that of an ordinary flashlight refracted through a gemstone, which turns them back to stone.

* BlatantLies: Caballeron. He tells Fluttershy that he only wants to find artifacts to put in a museum, and sells them to reopen his own after Daring Do's interference caused it to close. He also feigns ignorance over the Truth talisman requiring a Pegasus to retrieve.

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent for five seasons since "Daring Don't" (and being mentioned in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E17DaringDone Daring Done]]"), Ahuizotl returns in this episode.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: Mild example. In "Daring Don't", Ahuizotl tried to buy one of the Rings of Scorchero from Caballeron in order to unleash 800 years of sweltering heat on the Tenochtitlan Basin. He was seemingly operating from an evil purpose then, but this episode reveals that he was just doing it in order to keep anypony from plundering the ruins in the basin and stealing artifacts.

* ContinuitySnarl: While the episode tries to justify Ahuizotl's animosity with Daring Do by stating he's just protecting the temples as part of his job. This puts him at odds of his first appearance in "Daring Don't", in which he was trying to cause centuries worth of sweltering heat in the forest, an act that likely would harm the wildlife around the area.

* ContinuitySnarl: While the episode tries to justify Ahuizotl's animosity with Daring Do by stating he's just protecting the temples as part of his job. This puts him at odds of his first appearance in "Darning Don't", in which he was trying to cause centuries worth of sweltering heat in the forest, an act that likely would harm the wildlife around the area.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The Truth Talisman of Tonatia.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The Truth Talisman of Tonatiuh.

* MeanBoss: Dr. Caballeron tends to talk down to his henchponies, and not listen to their advice.

* TruthSerum: The MacGuffin of the episode is a talisman necklace that makes whoever holds it tell the truth. Dr. Caballeron's deception unravels when he gets it and puts it on, and several characters end up SayingTooMuch when they have to hold it.

* GlowingEyes: The indicator that the Truth Talismanis working is that a character's eyes glow bright green.

** Ahuizotl apparently only opposes Daring when it comes to artifacts in his home basin...which contradicts "Daring Done?", where it was stated he was trying to separate two relics and plunge Somnambula (the town) and surrounding region into eternal night, which would've sent the entire town sinking into the ground, which are in a completely different Egyptian inspired location.