Line #107 Fanfic/Equestrylvania


1	->''"Something is very wrong in Canterlot, and as the sun finally, reluctantly rises, it brings with it a very hollow morning, devoid of warmth or meaning. Today, Celestia is not here. The sun rises without its mother: it is awake and very, very afraid."''
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3	Formerly known as ''My Little Castlevania'', ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/46026/equestrylvania Equestrylvania]]'' is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin crossover fanfiction between the settings and characters of both the]] ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' series, with a writing style inspired by Creator/StephenKing and an overall apocalyptic plotline that draws heavily from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.
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5	While the story was originally broken up into Books, the author has decided to consolidate them into a single volume.
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7	Despite the consolidation, there's still a separate story, ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/105656/equestrylvania-adventure Equestrylvania Adventure]]'', which is a collection of side stories focusing on characters outside the Mane cast.
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10	!!What a Horrible Night to Love and Tolerate These Tropes:
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12	* ADayInTheLimelight: One of the themes of the interludes, and the main theme of ''Adventure'', is focusing on characters outside the mane cast and how they're dealing with Dracula's influence.
13	* AgentPeacock: Rose Blade, the new Captain of the Royal Guard, is boyishly attractive, and keeps a collection of his namesake flowers. [[spoiler: He also has no problem beating ponies to death.]]
14	* AirVentPassageway: Rainbow Dash does this to escape the room she's locked in [[spoiler: by Rose Blade]].
15	* AliceAllusion: The Chronomage is based on Creator/LewisCarroll characters, so there's plenty of this.
16	* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: With the Castle taking the place of Celestia's palace, it's child's play for Dracula's forces to occupy all of Canterlot and wipe out the local Royal Guard.
17	* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: The Castle removing itself from its home timeline caused said timeline to "implode"; Aeon and his companions' mission is to return the Castle to its own timeline in order to prevent the timeline’s collapse.]]
18	* ArchEnemy: Aeon and the Chronomage.
19	** There's a rapidly growing animosity between Twilight Sparkle and Marble, as well.
20	*** [[spoiler: Marble was actually possessed by Actrise, who by the end of the first arc is tasked by Death with killing Twilight personally. So ''they'' are archenemies, if you want to be specific.]]
21	* ArcWelding: Aeon's backstory is connected to [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness St. Germain]] and the [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest woman who appeared to Simon Belmont in a vision]].
22	* AvengersAssemble: Aeon has gathered a team of some of the greatest heroes from across the Castlevania timeline. However, the others are currently staying in the dimensionally-displaced Castle Canterlot, training the Royal Guards there, due to Aeon's fear that Dracula will attack it [[spoiler: and because his powers have diminished to the point he ''can't'' move anyone other than himself between dimensions]].
23	* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Before the story even begins, it turns out Dracula has already defeated the Belmonts and his forces have already destroyed whole worlds in search of his body parts.]]
24	* BatmanGambit: How Roaring Yawn gets rid of the Guards watching the room that [[spoiler: Shatterstorm]] has been locked in; after telling them that the Wharg has gotten loose, he runs off, and makes noises that sound like it's close by, counting on them panicking and running off.
25	* BerserkButton: Rose Blade does not respond well to his authority being questioned.
26	* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Which everypony can see.]]
27	* BigBad: Dracula, as in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''. He seeks to conquer the universe, including Equestria.
28	* BigDamnHeroes: Roaring Yawn and a couple of Royal Guards show up and save Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm from the Wharg chasing them by hitting it with a tranquilizer just in time.
29	* BlatantLies: Turns out, [[spoiler: Dracula's minions never had Cadence, they just took her crown when she dropped it while escaping with the Royal Guards.]]
30	** Then it turns out that [[spoiler:the traitor Royal Guards handed her over anyway, so Dracula ''does'' have her.]]
31	* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler: White Dwarf attempts this with Pokey Pierce, but it doesn’t seem to work.]]
32	* BreakTheCutie: Let's just say this is a very prevailing trope, and leave it at that.
33	* BreakTheHaughty: Shatterstorm, after [[spoiler: he stares into the eyes of Death.]]
34	* CallBack:
35	** "I take it [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest you now possess Dracula's rib?]]"
36	** Pinkie Pie [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed puts two and two and two together.]]
37	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood The hero gets assaulted by Death before coming home to find their town is under attack.]]
38	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow One of the villains gains abilities to manipulate and create fire.]]
39	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Any time anyone tries to go down a certain hallway,]] [[spoiler: the Chronomage rewinds time to push them out.]]
40	** Spike at one point is shown [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E1TheCrystalEmpirePart1 wearing pillows and a pan as body armor.]]
41	* CassandraTruth: Roseluck fears this will be the case if she or Twilight try to warn anyone about the visions the Castle is tormenting her with.
42	* CombatSadomasochist: [[spoiler: Whisper White]] actually seems to enjoy a vengeful Shatterstorm beating him within an inch of his life.
43	* ContinuityNod:
44	** Twilight Sparkle and Applejack talk about [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony events in the second episode of season one]] while trying to defend themselves from Dirt Nap.
45	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Rainbow Dash]] hates having to hang out at the hospital.
46	** Aeon’s story about Richter is obviously a recounting of both ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.
47	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest The heroes must embark on a journey to recover Dracula’s lost body parts.]]
48	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "The same could be said of all relig]] -- er, sales ethics..."
49	** Soarin and Applejack remember each other from the Grand Galloping Gala.
50	* CrapSaccharineWorld: And if Dracula has his way, he’ll turn Equestria into an outright CrapsackWorld.
51	* CrazyPrepared: Pinkie Pie, as expected. [[spoiler: But even so, she doesn't expect it when the Magic Cross goes missing...]]
52	* DeadFic: As of October 16, 2015, the author has decided that the story is too sprawling a project, and has cancelled it in favor of other stories. However, he is willing to allow to give his outline to anyone interested so that they can continue it.
53	* DealWithTheDevil: In order to better serve Actrise, Dirt Nap willingly binds himself to Aguni.
54	* DeconstructionCrossover: Of quite a few elements regarding [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic both]] [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} series]].
55	** [[PoliceAreUseless How would the Royal Guard honestly fair against something as malicious as Dracula if they're powerless against most of the other enemies the Mane Six fight anyway?]] Furthermore, wouldn't being useless against real threats against the kingdom affect these soldiers?
56	** If magic can be studied, does that mean there's a science to it?
57	** Is Equestria really the SugarBowl some people make it out to be, or is there [[DisguisedHorrorStory something sinister underneath it?]]
58	** There's already been canon proof that racial politics in Equestria weren't always as good as they are now. How far did this go? Were there wars?
59	** If the Castle itself is a [[GeniusLoci sentient creature of chaos]], then what is it REALLY like to be inside it?
60	** What if a pony got stuck with something no one really likes doing as his special talent?
61	* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: Roaring Yawn starts out the story as a complete JerkAss to Twilight, but warms up to her after what happens at the Castle.
62	* DemonicPossession:
63	** [[spoiler: It eventually turns out that Marble was possessed by Actrise when she [[WouldNotHurtAChild refused to poison the foals.]]]]
64	** In his first scene, Alucard teaches a group of Royal Guards how to recognize the signs of this, and whether or not it is voluntary.
65	* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler: Whisper White]] is a psychopath who finds both Shatterstorm and Rainbow Dash beautiful.
66	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: According to Aeon, the entirety of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' was this for Richter Belmont.]]
67	* {{Determinator}}: Shatterstorm is locked in a room sealed with an unbreakable door. He just keeps bashing himself against it until it ''does'' break.
68	** Rainbow Dash refuses to back down when cornered by the Wharg [[spoiler: eventually beating it into submission]].
69	* DontYouDarePityMe: Shatterstorm ''despises'' being a JerkassWoobie.
70	* TheDulcineaEffect: Implied with Shatterstorm's apparently intense dedication to protecting Twilight.
71	* EldritchLocation: The Heavenly Doorway, the place between worlds that Aeon travels through to move between dimensions. It's alive, and wants to consume the mind of anyone who passes through it.
72	** The PocketDimension inside Sypha's spellbook is shaped entirely by memories, and thus can change randomly at a moment's notice.
73	* EnemyWithin: According to Sypha, everyone has one of these, representing the darkest parts of themselves. As part of her training, Twilight has to face hers, which is a screaming blob of darkness.
74	* EroticDream: While not "erotic" per say, Rainbow Dash ''does'' have a dream of her and Shatterstorm admitting their feelings for each other and passionately kissing... and then [[DreamWithinADream "wakes up"]] to find herself sharing a bed with him.
75	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nevermore the Perverse created a poison that only affects foals, but was sure to also create a cure, just in case anypony got the idea to use his poison on his own kids.
76	* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: While Marble/White Dwarf willingly joined Dracula's minions, she still refused to [[WouldntHurtAChild poison foals.]] So of course, Actrise possesses her to get it done, leaving White Dwarf as the fall-mare.]]
77	* EvilerThanThou: Applejack describes the feeling from Dracula's rib as worse than Nightmare Moon, King Sombra, and even Dracula's minions themselves.
78	* EyeScream: After Shatterstorm is [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown done with]] [[spoiler: Whisper White]], one of the latter's eyes has been ''bashed into jelly''.
79	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Both Roseluck and [[spoiler: Pinkie Pie]] attempt this when they feel they no longer have an option to escape. [[spoiler: Thankfully averted.]]
80	* FaceMonsterTurn: Shining Armor eventually succumbs to the infection he gains near the beginning of the story.
81	* FauxAffablyEvil: ''MARBLE.''
82	* ForTheEvulz: Dracula and his minions are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil beyond reasoning with.]]
83	* ForWantOfANail: The Castle arrived the night that Twilight received [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Star Swirl the Bearded's journal]], meaning she never had a chance to read it, ultimately meaning she never became an alicorn.
84	* FreakOut: Sweetie Belle has a particularly jarring one of these after [[spoiler: she witnesses the death of another foal.]]
85	** Annnnd, she has yet ANOTHER one in Chapter 9. We later learn that this was actually a result of [[spoiler: being poisoned by a deadly hallucinogen.]]
86	* [[FromNobodyToNightmare From Nopony to Nightmare]]: Dirt Nap the grave digger.
87	* FunetikAksent: [[DeepSouth The Apple family.]] As expected.
88	* GenreBlind: Shatterstorm feels that Rainbow Dash is this towards the... ''attention'' she gets from the other Royal Guards in Canterlot, to the point that he pretends to be her boyfriend to make them back off.
89	* GhostCity: Canterlot is almost completely deserted, the populace having either fled or been killed, save for a small remaining group of Royal Guards and hiding survivors.
90	* GoodIsNotNice: Even though Roaring Yawn and Shatterstorm are on the good guys’ side, they are hardly the nicest ponies you’d ever meet.
91	* GoodIsNotSoft: And as nice as she is, Twilight Sparkle holds no sympathy for Dirt Nap after he [[spoiler: burns down most of Ponyville.]]
92	* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: Twilight Sparkle picks up this trope and uses her wits to confront enemies that are too powerful to fight directly.
93	* HeroicBSOD: This might as well be the subtitle for the first arc. Almost all of the main characters go through one!
94	* HeroicResolve: It's about the only thing that gets the heroes through this story.
95	* HeroicSacrifice: Pinkie Pie attempts this in order to save both Roseluck and Rainbow Dash. Fortunately, [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt she lives.]]
96	** [[spoiler: Tiger Cross, who holds off Death so Twilight can get to safety, isn't as lucky.]]
97	* HolyBurnsEvil: The Magic Cross is able to ward off all of Dracula's monsters. Notably, even the Behemoth is scared of it, to the point that in a blind panic to get away from it, it [[spoiler: runs right into the Aguni-possessed Dirt Nap, burning itself to death]].
98	** When Marble not-so-subtly threatens Fluttershy, she panics and thrusts the Magic Cross into Marble's face, [[GoodScarsEvilScars leaving a cross-shaped burn mark on her cheek.]]
99	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The remaining Royal Guards have become little better than Dracula's minions, killing and mutilating the corpses of those who would act as LesCollaborateurs. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that ''they'' are LesCollaborateurs, and they killed the ones they did for refusing to go with them.]]
100	* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: How Big Macintosh keeps Applejack from going after Marble.
101	* IHaveManyNames: It turns out [[spoiler: Marble's real name is White Dwarf.]]
102	* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler: The reason Marble continued working for Dracula's minions even after her disgust over poisoning the foals.]]
103	* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Beast]]: No matter what Pinkie Pie or Rainbow Dash do to the Behemoth, it just keeps getting right back up.
104	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Spike with any of the Mane Six, of course, but now he’s also friends with Shatterstorm.
105	* ItsAllMyFault:
106	** Rarity's attitude toward [[spoiler: feeding Sweetie Belle poisoned food by accident.]]
107	** [[spoiler: Aeon seems awfully remorseful for something...]]
108	** Roaring Yawn feels this way about failing to cure Shining Armor.
109	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Turns out Roaring Yawn’s not ''that'' bad a pony, really. [[MrViceGuy He’s just really stuck on himself.]]
110	** For all his [[HeManWomanHater snide comments on mares]], Shatterstorm seems [[FriendToAllChildren pretty good with kids.]]
111	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Dirt Nap is burned to death by the power of the demon he sold his soul to.]]
112	* KickTheDog:
113	** The villains do so love rubbing their opponents' faces in their failures and the horror surrounding them.
114	** The Chronomage causes a cart Bon Bon is pulling to throw a wheel, for no other reason than [[ItAmusedMe it amused him.]]
115	* LightningBruiser: Whisper White can move so fast Rainbow Dash doesn't even see him do it.
116	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Spitfire and Shatterstorm.
117	* MadLove: Dirt Nap becomes infatuated with Actrise the moment he sees her.
118	* MalevolentArchitecture: If what Roseluck tells Twilight Sparkle is true, ''the castle itself'' is one of the main villains in the story -- which would be keeping with ''Castlevania'' mythology. ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' established the castle as "[[GeniusLoci a sentient creature of chaos]]."
119	* MakeMeWannaShout: Vinyl is able to magically broadcast a massive amount of sound, to the point of being potentially lethal if she takes it up enough.
120	* MathematiciansAnswer: Sypha does this a lot with Twilight during their training.
121	* MeaningfulName: Each story arc is named for a song from ''Castlevania''. Expect that song to have something to do with the story’s contents.
122	** Continuing the tradition of meaningful pony names, we have guys like Roaring Yawn, [[CreepyCemetery Dirt Nap]], and [[CrazyIsCool Shatterstorm.]]
123	* MindRape: Just ''looking'' at Death's face causes whoever does so to relive every painful memory they have. The fact that Dirt Nap is unaffected by it is what clues Death and Actrise in to the fact that he might be an asset.
124	* MyGreatestFailure: How Shatterstorm feels about succumbing to Death's MindRape and being unable to save Tiger Cross.
125	** Bon Bon feels this way about abandoning Lyra during the attack on Ponyville. Her saving Aeon from the Chronomage's mud men is her [[MyGreatestSecondChance second chance]].
126	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: There is constant mention of one Mr. ''NEVERMORE THE PERVERSE''.
127	* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: Spike attempts to pull a YouShallNotPass on a group of monsters to protect Rarity and Sweetie Belle, only for [[spoiler: Fluttershy to show up with the Magic Cross and scare them off]].
128	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Chronomage implies that Aeon [[spoiler: is the one who scattered Dracula's body parts across the multiverse, instigating the plot.]]
129	** This is confirmed by Aeon himself shortly after.
130	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Rose Blade and Whisper White]] enjoy doing this to those who disobey them. Shatterstorm later returns the favor to the latter.
131	* NoNameGiven:
132	** "This Man" and the "Ghostly Dog" combined are both actually the Dead Mate enemy from ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV''.
133	** The pony with "intelligent chocolate eyes".
134	* NoOntologicalInertia: The moment Aguni leaves Equestria, all the fires he caused go out at once.
135	* OneWordTitle: A {{Portmantitle}} of ''Equestria'' and ''Castlevania''.
136	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm encounter a Wharg upon their initial intrusion to Canterlot. It ends up playing an important role to that portion of the story.
137	* OutsideGenreFoe: The heroes have no idea who or what they're up against when Castlevania appears in their world. [[FromBadToWorse It doesn't end well for them.]]
138	* OutGambitted: Marble manages to force Twilight into giving her Dracula's rib, then to act as her escort out of the hospital just to humiliate her. Twilight has no choice but to comply.
139	** Twilight gets her back when [[spoiler: it turns out she managed to use the rib to channel a spell to the other body parts that mutes their presence, making it nearly impossible for Dracula's minions to find them.]]
140	* [[spoiler: ParentalIncest: Horribly, horribly implied with Shatterstorm.]]
141	* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The Chronomage possesses an interesting language of portmanteaus and nonsense words.
142	* PlayingWithFire: Dirt Nap gains fire powers upon fusing with Aguni.
143	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Perhaps Shatterstorm's most noticeable flaw is his [[HeManWomanHater misogyny]].
144	** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Charlotte Aulin]]. See ValuesDissonance below.
145	* PoorCommunicationKills: Applejack's argument about Aeon's ambiguous behavior.
146	* {{Portmantitle}}: A fusion of ''Equestria'' and ''Castlevania'', that's also a OneWordTitle.
147	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Many of the remaining Royal Guards have apparently decided that this is acceptable since they're all likely to not live much longer anyway.
148	* LaResistance: What's left of the Royal Guard in Canterlot. [[spoiler: Until it turns out that they're actually LesCollaborateurs, working with Dracula in exchange for their lives.]]
149	* SadisticChoice:
150	** Marble [[spoiler:poisons most of the remaining foals in Ponyville]] and tells Twilight she'll only [[spoiler:give her the cure]] if she hands over Dracula's rib. And ''then'', once she has the rib, she adds the stipulation that Twilight escort her out of the hospital unharmed before she'll hand it over.
151	** [[spoiler:Rose Blade]] gives Rainbow Dash one after capturing her. Either Rainbow Dash lets him [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil have her]], or he kills Shatterstorm.
152	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the Wharg gets loose in their base, many of Rose Blade's Guards flee, fearing it more than him.
153	* SealedGoodInACan: WordOfGod strongly implies this is the cause of Luna and Celestia's disappearances. They, their castle, and everyone in it, are currently in another dimension than Equestria.
154	* [[spoiler:SecretlyDying]]: Revealed to be the case with Aeon.
155	* SelfInflictedHell: Sypha says that this is the ''only'' kind of Hell, and then demonstrates it to Twilight by forcing her to relive the moment when she [[spoiler:found the dead foals in the hospital]], which morphs into all her fears and doubts plaguing her. All part of her training.
156	* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Twilight's reaction when her friends see Roaring Yawn's picture and tease her about him.
157	** Jonathan's reaction towards people talking about his relationship with Charlotte.
158	** Luna teases Celestia about having a crush on Julius Belmont. Celestia immediately changes the subject... [[ShipTease but she doesn't deny it.]]
159	* ShipTease: Between Soarin' and Applejack.
160	* ShipperOnDeck:
161	** Scootaloo, for [[SlapSlapKiss Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm]].
162	** The rest of the Mane Six (and Spike) ship Twilight Sparkle and Roaring Yawn. Or at least pretend to in order to tease her.
163	** Aeon ships [[ChildhoodFriendRomance JonathanXCharlotte]], to which [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Jonathan denies.]]
164	** Luna seems rather pro-[[InterspeciesRomance CelestiaXJulius.]]
165	** Spitfire: Captain of the Wonderbolts, and Co-Captain of the S. S. [[PortmanteauCoupleName RainbowStorm.]]
166	* ShoutOut: The author was really going for one or two of them per chapter, and it shows:
167	** [[Literature/{{Cujo}} A small child is attacked by a St. Bernard that used to be such a sweet dog.]]
168	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI “It’s a secret to everypony.”]]
169	** Several lines are actually lyrics from different songs, ranging from Music/TheEagles' "Hotel California" to Music/MichaelJacksons "Thriller".
170	** A lot of Rose’s scenes have shout-outs to ''Fanfic/EyesWithoutAFace'', the author’s [[AuthorAppeal admitted most favorite MLP fanfic]].
171	** [[Film/IronMan1 "Are they in a cave, WITH a box of scraps?"]]
172	** Twilight at one point mentions World 8 of ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mare Sisters]]'' to describe [[NintendoHard doing something that's really hard.]]
173	** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Sorry, Spike. I don't]] ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames give]]'' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames credit. Come back when you're a little]] ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames richer.]]''"
174	** “[[Music/TenaciousD ‘This’ is not the greatest song in the world. ‘This’ is just a tribute.]]”
175	** The second major arc opens with Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm traipsing through a GhostCity that's dense with fog, finding instances of monster attacks, coming across [[ApocalypticLog letters left behind by those who'd come before them]], finding a red radio that emits white noise just before [[spoiler: they get attacked by a monster]]. [[Franchise/SilentHill Sound familiar?]]
176	** Private Baldwin, who was hospitalized shortly after the Castle's arrival, [[Series/TheWalkingDead awakens from a coma in an abandoned hospital in the middle of an apocalypse]].
177	** One of Actrise's minions is named [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]].
178	* ShowerOfAngst: Shatterstorm in the epilogue.
179	* SingleMindedTwins: Well, triplets: [[ThemeNaming Ear, Nose, and Throat]], the directors of the Ponyville Hospital. They are constantly FinishingEachOthersSentences and occasionally speak in unison. The one time they don't do either is when Throat asks his brothers whether they think he [[ShipTease has a shot at dating Twilight]].
180	* SmugSnake: Something else most of the villains have in common.
181	* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Rainbow Dash and Shatterstorm, all the time, as part of their BelligerentSexualTension.
182	* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: [[TheCaligula Rose Blade]]]] and [[spoiler: [[DissonantSerenity Whisper White]]]] are both this to different levels, though Rainbow Dash says the latter is the one who actually scares her.
183	* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spell My Name With A "C"]]: Anyone who played ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}'' or ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLegacyOfDarkness'' for the Nintendo 64 would like to have a word with the author. "Actrise" is actually supposed to be spelled ''Actrice''.
184	* SpitTake:
185	** Rainbow Dash nearly chokes on her pizza when Scootaloo casually ships her and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shatterstorm.]]
186	** Happens ''[[RuleOfThree three times]]'' with Soma in his first scene. He [[LampshadedTrope lampshades]] it, wondering why he keeps drinking tea whenever someone says something shocking.
187	* StepfordSmiler: Julius admits to being one, keeping up a facade of cheerfulness in spite of everything he and the others have seen.
188	* TakeThat: The author has stated that part of Dirt Nap's characterization is designed as one of these towards ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'''s portrayal of main characters as whiny, self-centered, "woe-is-me" types [[spoiler: who become villains for no good reason]].
189	* TeleportSpam: Twilight's tactic against Dirt Nap. As she puts it:
190	--> Teleport spamming. It's an obnoxious, physically-taxing tactic. On the other hoof, it perplexes and confounds enemies.
191	** She also relies on this during her first training bout with Sypha Belnades.
192	* TerribleTrio: The Coven.
193	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Dirt Nap invokes this by saying that since everypony always mistreated him because of his special talent of embalming, he's going to make them pay by joining Dracula. This trope gets [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] however, when Twilight gives him a pretty righteous TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that sums up why no sympathy is given to him.
194	* ThePeepingTom: Applejack apparently caught Dirt Nap watching her sleep. Several times.
195	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
196	** Twilight gives one to Dirt Nap when he tries to play the TragicVillain card.
197	** Shatterstorm gives one to Rose Blade after [[spoiler: finding out he's a traitor]], saying he'll ''never'' be the Captain that Shining Armor was.
198	* TrainingFromHell: Twilight undergoes this from Sypha Belnades in order to become strong enough to stand up to Dracula's stronger minions.
199	* ValuesDissonance: InUniverse. Charlotte is from a much earlier time than Soma, so he shouldn't be too shocked when she uses words like "negro" or "colored people" when comparing zebra culture in Equestria to African culture on Earth.
200	* VillainousBreakdown: Dirt Nap has one when he attempts to play the TragicVillain card, only for Twilight Sparkle to shove it all in his face.
201	** When Actrise realizes that Twilight's tricked her (see OutGambitted above), she starts [[SayMyName screaming her name]] while beating the Chronomage bloody with her staff. She calms down after a few minutes, but is now determined to see Twilight dead.
202	* WhamLine:
203	** We get one in Chapter 9: "Death Fair."
204	-->[[spoiler: "It's a monster."]]
205	** The last line of "Original Sin" Part 3, when Actrise's minions reveal they have something important to show Fluttershy:
206	-->"There, clenched in Chloe’s fingers, is [[spoiler: Princess Cadence’s crown]]."
207	* WhatTheHellHero:
208	** Big Macintosh quite loudly reminding Applejack of what will happen if she tries to kill Marble.
209	** Applejack herself tears into Aeon for not being clear on the limits of his powers, and keeping secrets in general.
210	** Pinkie scolds Shatterstorm for selfishly acting as if he's the only one suffering from what's been going on.
211	* WouldHarmAChild: Several foals have already been killed in the wake of Dracula's minions. Many have also [[spoiler: been poisoned by Marble.]]
212	* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler: White Dwarf is only possessed by Actrise because she didn’t want to poison the foals in the first place.]]
213	* YourWorstMemory: The side effect of looking upon Death's face is a MindRape in which the victim relives their most painful memories.
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215	->''"What is a pony? Nothing but a miserable little pile of friendship!"''

Context Fanfic / Equestrylvania