Line #133 Fanfic/MagicalPonyLyricalTwilight


1	''Magical Pony Lyrical Twilight'' by [=PurpleProse=] is a ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha[=/=]WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' crossover fanfic series.
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3	In another universe, Yuuno Scrya would have landed on Earth in search of the Jewel Seeds and discovered the prodigious magical talent of Nanoha Takamachi.
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5	[[AlternateContinuity This is not that universe.]]
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7	Instead, Yuuno lands in Equestria, where it falls on Twilight Sparkle to take up Raising Heart. It is also Equestria where Fate Testarossa goes to find them, and their paths thus collide.
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9	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/2571/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight Magical Pony]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9535131/1/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight Lyrical Twilight]]'' is the first story, showing how the events of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha's]]'' first season go differently in the land of pastel ponies. It is complete.
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11	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/10849/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight-A%27s Magical Pony]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9538668/1/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight-A-s Lyrical Twilight A's]]'' is the second, covering the events of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. The Wolkenritter's appearance and attack on Twilight throws a wrench into diplomatic talks between the TSAB and Equestria, forcing both sides to work together. It is also complete.
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13	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/11021/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-strikers Magical Pony]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9955066/1/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight-StrikerS Lyrical Twilight [=StrikerS=]]]'' is the third in the series, covering the events of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers.'' Equestria and the Bureau are allied together, and Chrono has called in Twilight to teach the Forwards as part of a new version of RIOT Force, joined by Spike and Scootaloo. Currently [[DeadFic dead, with no updates since 2015.]]
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15	''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/303639/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-gaiden-adamanetia-rising Magical Pony]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11671691/1/Magical-Pony-Lyrical-Twilight-Gaiden-Adamanetia-Rising Lyrical Twilight Adamanetia Rising]]'' is a Side Story covering the events of the ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E1TheCrystalEmpirePart1 Crystal]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 Empire]]'' in this continuity. Currently [[DeadFic dead, last updated on 2014]].
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17	See also the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mlp-fim-mgln-magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-megathread.216995/ discussion]] [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-the-thread-2nd.268744/ threads,]] where parts of the next uncompleted chapter were posted as they were written. As the author stopped working on the stories, it's more of an archive of the fanfic's writing process, with no new updates since November 2017.
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19	'''Beware {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for the two original series.'''
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22	!!This fanfic series contains examples of:
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26	[[folder:In Multiple Stories]]
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28	* AbusiveParents: Naturally, Presea in the first story. In A's, it is implied that this might have also been the case with [[spoiler: Trixie's]] mother. [[spoiler:Nyx likens Luna's relationship with her to this in order to explain why she can't get along with the latter.]]
29	* AdaptationNameChange:
30	** In the past, [[spoiler: Luna named the Tome of the Night Sky's Master Program [[MeaningfulName Nyx]].]] Ultimately, the name change was not kept. [[spoiler: It was revealed that when Nyx tried to stop Princess Luna from becoming Nightmare Moon, in addition to violently changing her programming, Luna also took away her name. So when Trixie became Mistress of the Book, she gave Nyx the same name as in canon, Reinforce. But this is ultimately a DoubleSubversion, because even though her name is still Reinforce, her full title is not the Blessed Wind, but the Brightest Light in the Darkest Hour.]]
31	** In a variation, the Wolkenritter use the names Mallet (Vita), Sword Dancer (Signum), Swan Lake (Shamal), and Sapphire (Zafira) while hiding out in Equestria.
32	** There's also the MeaningfulRename of Fate Testarossa[[spoiler:-Sparkle]].
33	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Some of the book titles Twilight mentions, like Turquoise Talisman’s Twenty Treatises on Thaumaturgy, Ascent of Astronomy: An Almanac of Astral Academics and Felicity’s Fantastic Fables for Fillies and Foals.
34	* AffectionateNickname: Rainbow Dash usually calls Yuuno [[VoluntaryShapeshifting "Fuzzy"]] and Fate [[LittleMissBadass "Pipsqueak."]]
35	* AlternateUniverse: The author has [[http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/265995/whats-canon-in-mplt a blog post]] officially laying out which canon episodes are and aren't canon, or were changed from canon. The following had changes:
36	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 "A Canterlot Wedding"]] has no changeling attack, though [[http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/265995/whats-canon-in-mplt#comment/1652193 author's mum on why.]]
37	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E1TheCrystalEmpirePart1 "The Crystal Empire"]] saw Yuuno and Luna's involvement, detailed in ''Adamanetia Rising''.
38	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies "Too Many Pinkie Pies"]] - mostly unchanged, no word on the details.
39	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel "Magic Duel"]] - non-canon for obvious reasons, but the Alicorn Amulet still is out there.
40	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E10SpikeAtYourService "Spike at Your Service"]] - non-canon [[WriterOnBoard due to author's distaste]].
41	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure "Magical Mystery Cure"]] never happened during the TimeSkip between ''A's'' and ''[=StrikerS=]'' due to being incompatible with the fic's cosmology on alicorns.
42	** ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' - Heavy changes, including no high school. Author's exact words are that "Sunset Shimmer is still around. She just didn't jump through a magic mirror into the human world..."
43	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E1PrincessTwilightSparklePart1 "Princess Twilight Sparkle"]] - Heavy changes, though the Mane Six still had to give up the Elements of Harmony.
44	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E3CastleManeia "Castle Mane-ia"]] - Mostly unchanged, no word on details.
45	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont "Daring Don't"]] - Non-canon due to author's preference
46	** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E6PowerPonies "Power Ponies"]] - "Uh... I'm not really sure... This one was pretty weird."
47	* AnIcePerson: Luna is often associated with ice and cold due to her magic. This is particularly obvious when she becomes angry.
48	* BadassAdorable: According to Arf, Fate makes for a very cute pony and the transformation hasn't diminished her skills in the slightest.
49	* BadassBookworm: Yuuno, as per canon. He's an archaeologist who has a great deal of skill as a BarrierWarrior and is good at ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask. But he has nothing on Twilight, who boasted about how many books she's read and when necessary, demonstrated the ability to create new spells, like the [[ShootTheBullet Counter Shot]] and the [[WeaponizedTeleportation Wink Shot.]]
50	* BigDamnHeroes:
51	** The rest of the Mane Six lend a hoof during Twilight's fight with Fate.
52	** Fate shows up to help the Mane Six out against Precia's robots.
53	** Celestia sends the Wolkenritter running with her mere presence at the end of the first battle.
54	** In a flashback [[spoiler: Trixie is saved from Diamond Dogs when the Book of Darkness activates.]]
55	* BigSecret:
56	** [[spoiler: The Tome of the Night Sky used to be Luna's Device.]]
57	** The hints that [[spoiler: Alhazard is Equestria, or at least connected to it.]]
58	* BreakTheCutie:
59	** Fate Testarossa. Also, to a lesser extent, Arf in MPLT.
60	** Fate's case put a rather interesting twist on this trope. [[spoiler: It was triggered by Princess Celestia in a safe environment via {{Armor Piercing Question}}s because she had noticed that Fate's psyche had been left balanced on a razor's edge by Presea. So she decided to prevent Presea from potentially causing irreparable damage to Fate's psyche when she would set this off by breaking her early on, but gently and in a situation where it would be easy to pick up the pieces.]]
61	* CallingYourAttacks:
62	** Everyone who uses Nanoha-style magic does this. Notably, Twilight doesn't do it when she teleports around, only when she casts Midchildan spells.
63	** Celestia technically calls her fire spells, but she uses the same attack call for anything from lighting a man on fire to dropping a solar flare on someone: [[KillItWithFire BURN.]]
64	** Luna in flashbacks is an exception, as she uses full incantations to launch her more powerful spells. This may be more for dramatic purposes [[spoiler: and a way to command her Tome of the Night Sky.]]
65	* CombatPragmatist:
66	** Luna does things like create razor chains out of her enemies' shadows, freeze them solid and launch massive waves of despair in combat. That's assuming she doesn't simply snap your neck like a twig with her telekinesis.
67	** Twilight also fights this way. Her default defense is teleporting away from an attack and one of her original spells is a [[MacrossMissileMassacre Divine Shooter]] variant that teleports past shields.
68	* CruelMercy:
69	** [[spoiler: Precia getting healed by the Elements of Harmony. At the end, she's begging someone to kill her.]]
70	** And in A's, [[spoiler: after the Nightmare Moon incident, Princess Celestia [[IncrediblyLamePun royally]] put her hoof down on the nobility. Rather than executing them for treason, she simply revoked their titles and wealth, leaving them alive but no better than common ponies.]]
71	* DarkerAndEdgier:
72	** No, seriously. You know how in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', [[DarkMagicalGirl Fate]] was pushing herself beyond her limits in her search for the Jewel Seeds, and how [[AbusiveParents Presea]] whipped Fate for not doing her job quickly enough? [[spoiler: Here, the consequences of this is much harsher, to the point that Fate's {{Familiar}}, Arf, is forced to get help from Zecora and the TSAB to keep Fate from dying. This also causes her to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] a ZerothLawRebellion because she knows that continuing to follow Fate's orders will only result in causing Fate's condition to get worse.]]
73	** And then there's ''A's''...
74	* DeadFic: Sadly, after successfully completing the first story and A's, the author proceeded to stop posting updates on StrikerS and its spin-off story in 2014. The spin-off only lasted one chapter before dying on the vine.
75	* DeathByDespair: One of Luna's many spells.
76	* DeathGlare: Fluttershy's Stare is so scary that Yuuno wonders if it's a Rare Skill. ''[[BeyondTheImpossible It even affects non-sapient robots that presumably can't be normally scared.]]''
77	* DefeatEqualsFriendship: It's a crossover between Friendship is Magic and Nanoha. What more needs to be said?
78	* DemotedToExtra: We won't be seeing Nanoha or Hayate anytime soon, if ever. On the bright side, this Hayate doesn't have to worry about paralysis.
79	** TheCameo: Late in ''[=A's=]'' it's revealed that [[spoiler: [[InSpiteOfANail Graham still found Hayate]], [[ForWantOfANail but this time he adopted her as his daughter.]] Hayate appears briefly in the epilogue, waving goodbye to Nanoha and Arisa and explaining that she was with them at Suzuka's house.]]
80	* TheDreaded: Luna used to be this.
81	* EarlyBirdCameo:
82	** In the last chapter of season one, Luna mentions having talked to several members of the Bureau's administration board, including [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers Carim Gracia]].
83	** [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS Schach Nouera]] appears in the fanfic's version of ''A's'' as part of the TSAB delegation to Equestria. She then assists in fighting the Wolkenritter. Gil Graham also communicates with the TSAB High Council.
84	** The epilogue of ''A's'' [[spoiler: introduces Jail and Uno. Due is revealed to have appeared earlier in a disguise.]]
85	** On the MLP side of things we have Shining Armor and Princess Cadance appearing before the Season 2 finale, and a PensieveFlashback to Sombra and the Crystal Empire.
86	* FandomNod: "[[MemeticMutation Confound those ponies.]]"
87	* FantasticRacism: Not all Humans think highly of Ponies, being an established non-Human civilization with their own goals and agendas makes some people nervous. [[spoiler: This includes Teana, although hers is ItsPersonal because her brother was killed by one]].
88	** Friedrich does not like Spike at all, considering him a "false Dragon"
89	* FirstNameBasis: One of the signs of Chrono's CharacterDevelopment is when he starts calling Twilight by her first name instead of Miss Sparkle. Yuuno calls him on it.
90	* ForcedTransformation: Humans who enter [[spoiler:or leave]] Equestria without taking the proper precautions get Ponified, unless they're shapeshifters like Yuuno. [[spoiler: Revealed to be Luna's doing, over a thousand years ago.]]
91	* ForWantOfANail:
92	** The obvious one is that the Jewel Seeds land in Equestria. [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in that [[spoiler: Equestria has had prior contact with dimensional space]], so it's more than just a small change.
93	** In ''A's'', the master of the Book of Darkness is an Equestrian native. [[spoiler: Specifically Trixie, who found the Book sometime after leaving Ponyville and later activated it while working at the rock farm she mentioned in canon.]] Again, it's more than a small change as [[spoiler: Luna originally created the Book when it was the Tome of the Night Sky.]] However, this also means Gil Graham never found the Book of Darkness's master the way he did in canon and he never implemented his plan to seal the book.
94	*** InSpiteOfANail: With that said, Graham is up to some shady business, although this time [[spoiler: he's being pressured into it by the TSAB High Council.]] Chapter 13 also reveals that [[spoiler: he still found an orphaned Hayate...but since Hayate wasn't the master of the Book of Darkness Graham adopted her and made sure she had a happy life on Earth.]]
95	* GenderBlenderName: The reason Zafira is not too fond of his Equestrian alias, Sapphire.
96	* GenreBlind:
97	** [[spoiler:Spike]], you should know full well that any shady characters sneaking about would take exception to getting caught. Why didn't you get some backup or at least warn someone trustworthy first before confronting [[spoiler:Aria and Lotte?]]
98	** Same to you too, [[spoiler:Shining.]] When the KidSidekick tells you something's wrong, you shouldn't just [[NotNowKiddo dismiss it for lack of evidence.]]
99	** And that goes double for you [[spoiler:Admiral Graham.]] Did you really think that the obviously evil mysterious organization [[spoiler:wouldn't just go through with blowing up Canterlot?]]
100	** You lot who are getting rid of [[spoiler: the Arthra's hijackers]], please stop TemptingFate.
101	* {{Glamour}}: The Princesses seem to possess some form of this; anyone in their presence feels a sudden urge to kneel before them. Strong-willed individuals can resist it relatively easily, however.
102	* GoodIsNotNice: Luna has shades of this, due to her former role as Equestria's protector. Doubly so in flashbacks, where she uses the threat of [[DrivenToSuicide a kingdom-wide despair bomb]] to cow a hostile Griffon King, demonstrating it on the king's court.
103	* GratuitousGerman: It's the language of Belka, and spoken by Belkan Devices [[spoiler:including Nachtwal]]. Celestia and Luna speak it fluently, and it appears in a few flashbacks.
104	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Luna, back in the old days. [[spoiler: The nobility commonly called her [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Nightmare]] and assumed she killed Sombra (true and fully justified) and was responsible for the Crystal Empire incident (false).]]
105	* HourOfPower: Twilight and Fate's Full Drive forms only last for three-hundred seconds before the auto-shutdown kicks in.
106	* IHatePastMe: Celestia has a great deal of regrets due to her youthful arrogance and mistreatment of Luna.
107	* InSeriesNickname:
108	** Luna was called "the Nightmare" in the past, {{Call Forward}}ing to Nightmare Moon.
109	** Fate herself has been dubbed "The Child of Lightning".
110	** IHaveManyNames: Celestia's BadassBoast in the distant past (see above) reveals some of hers.
111	* InSpiteOfANail:
112	** In spite of all the changes made, [[spoiler: the name Reinforce still gets applied to the Tome of the Night Sky here. Granted, Trixie comes up with her own reasoning for doing so, unique from Hayate's in canon.]]
113	** The fire at Coastal Airport 8 still happens, and Subaru is still saved by Raising Heart's wielder. Of course, it's Twilight, not Nanoha...
114	* ItsPersonal:
115	** Chrono still remembers [[YouKilledMyFather what the Wolkenritter did,]] even if they don't or are pretending not to.
116	** [[spoiler: As the PensieveFlashback in Chapter 11a of A's shows, this was also [[MamaBear Luna's]] reaction to what King [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide Sombra]] did to Princess Aria.]]
117	** Teana [[spoiler:shows FantasticRacism towards Ponies because one of them killed her brother.]]
118	* KillItWithFire: One of Celestia's primary tactics, when she's not [[EnergyWeapon firing beams of light]] or [[ThePowerOfTheSun calling down solar flares.]] One of her spells creates fire so hot it [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill melts dragon scales.]]
119	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When he arrives in Equestria, Chrono thinks that he just wandered into a girl's cartoon.
120	* MadeOfIron:
121	** Arf. She took a direct hit from Presea's Photon Bullet spell, which blew a hole through her torso, and was able to escape by throwing some of her blood in Presea's face before teleporting away. Sure, she was nearly dead by the time she got back to Fluttershy's house, but she had taken injuries that would have already killed a normal human. And it is implied that this extends to all Familiars.
122	** The Wolkenritter, being constructs, have similar durability. Vita is still up and fighting after taking a massive beating from both Twilight and Chrono, while Signum shrugs off Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom strike with nothing more than a dislocated shoulder.
123	* MagicKnight: Luna and Fate.
124	* {{Mentor}}: [[spoiler: Luna becomes Fate's magic teacher.]]
125	* MegatonPunch: Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom is treated like this. It's powerful enough to destroy one of the Jewel Seed monsters and sends Signum flying. Unfortunately for Rainbow Dash, however, [[MadeOfIron Signum's a bit hard to knock out.]]
126	* MythologyGag:
127	** "The CVK-792-R system isn’t exactly something you install willy-nilly. ....You’re lucky that [=S2U=]’s a relatively simple Device. I’d hate to try to install something like that on an Intelligent Device..."[[note]]Which is exactly what happened in A's canon.[[/note]]
128	** Chapter 11 of the first story has Princess Luna mention that she is worried about the effects if Twilight's Starlight Breaker were to hit a populated area. This is most likely a nod to the fact that in TheMovie, [[spoiler: it wiped out a whole city when it was used. Luckily, it was all created from magic and enclosed in a barrier, so no lives were lost.]]
129	** The Crystal Heart is also known as the [[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable Examia]]. [[spoiler: A piece of it created the Tome of the Night Sky's Master Program.]]
130	** Chapter 11b of A's gives us a two-for-one special. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Trixie revealed that she was working at a rock farm]] following the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Boast Busters]], [[spoiler: and just like [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs Hayate]], she fainted when the Wolkenritter introduced themselves to her.]]
131	** “Yes. And your original plans involved a big, pointy crucifix. I’m sick of crosses.” [[note]]In canon, Schwertkreuz did have a big, pointy crucifix.[[/note]]
132	** Just like in canon, the ending involves Raising Heart and Bardiche being used to cast a spell on Reinforce. [[spoiler: Luckily, this time it's a spell to [[SparedByTheAdaptation save]] her, not a spell to [[ButNowIMustGo make her disappear.]]]]
133	** “I guess someone forgot to buckle their seatbelt before they got on Scootaloo’s back.”[[note]]In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E1PrincessTwilightSparklePart1 Princess Twilight Sparkle]]", Spike puts on a seatbelt from... somewhere when taking a ride on Twilight.[[/note]]
134	** Flax Seed and Wheat Grass, the two hippies/cosmetics producers from Rarity's [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyMicroSeries Micro comic]], shows up for an appointment with Fancy Pants, having been referred by Hoity Toity.
135	** By the time of ''[=StrikerS=]'' the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony Shadowbolts]] have been reformed by Princess Luna, albeit as a special unit under Fate.
136	* NotSoAboveItAll: One of the signs of CharacterDevelopment from Chrono in As and [=StrikerS=] is the fact that he is willing to make jokes from time to time.
137	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Actually a point of contention between Spike and Friedrich.
138	* OutsideGenreFoe: The Equestrians are this to the TSAB [[spoiler: High Council]], being naturally-occurring (as opposed to deliberately-engineered) nonhuman sapients who are not servile familiars and having abilities the Bureau has no experience with. The fact that their entire species can use magic in one way or another probably doesn't help.
139	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Celestia and Luna. Celestia can call down ''solar flares'' on people, giving her the equivalent of a clean tactical nuke. Luna just scales up her attack spells to engage entire armies at once.
140	* PlayingWithFire: In contrast to Luna, Celestia is associated with fire and heat. When she pulls out the stops, she's often surrounded by a halo of iridescent flames.
141	* PoorCommunicationKills: Averted more often than not.
142	* PostVictoryCollapse:
143	** Twilight, in chapter two of the first story. In her defense, she had just used Raising Heart's WaveMotionGun for the first time, and she wasn't expecting how much it would drain her energy.
144	** Another example in chapter 15 of ''A[='=]s''. This time it's Twilight, Fate, and [[spoiler: Reinforce. (Don't worry, she gets better.]]
145	* ThePowerOfFriendship: Obviously. Even the humans get into it.
146	-->'''Yuuno:''' We’re her friends. And in Equestria there's no power stronger than friendship.
147	* ThePowerOfLove: Given this is Equestria, this is fully in effect. It's strong enough [[spoiler: to recharge Twilight's Linker Core and stabilize Trixie's physical condition.]]
148	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "YOU. DO. NOT. HURT. MY. FRIENDS!" (from where?)
149	* RedemptionPromotion: Nightmare Moon was dangerous, but went down easy in the original show. Princess Luna, by comparison, wipes out armies with relative ease. Even Twilight notices this.
150	-->''If this is what Princess Luna's really like... then I think I'll stay in her good graces. She makes Nightmare Moon look like a half-trained foal.''
151	** [[spoiler:As it turns out, Nightmare Moon wasn't a slouch either in this continuity, as she handily crushes Celestia. The only reason that Twilight managed to defeat Nightmare Moon in the first place is that she had just escaped from a thousand-year-long sealing within the moon.]]
152	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[ThePowerOfTheSun Celestia]] and {{Luna\|cy}} will not hesitate to directly intervene if their students are facing a massively powerful entity that would be too much for Twilight and Fate to handle on their own.
153	* TheSacredDarkness: Luna's powerset includes literal solidified shadows. She uses them as razor chains. She's also one of the nicer ponies you'll meet and essential to the proper functioning of the world.
154	* SequelHook:
155	** At the end of the first story, Celestia and Luna enigmatically discuss [[spoiler:if Presea knew just how close she had gotten to Al-Hazard.]] Nothing's come of it in ''A's'' though.
156	** At the end of ''A's'', Gil tells Chrono that the faction [[spoiler:which forced him to act against Equestria]] is still around.
157	** Similarly, we also see [[spoiler:Jail, Uno and Duo]], the last of whom is given a new, currently unrevealed mission.
158	* ShockAndAwe: Luna throws around blasts of shadowy lightning whenever she fights. And Fate, as per canon. [[spoiler: Luna even calls her "[[InSeriesNickname child of lightning]]"]]
159	* ShoutOut:
160	** "[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Show me]] [[VideoGame/FZero your moves!]]"
161	** Bardiche's upgrade forms include two new Barrier Jackets: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Form]] and [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray Astray Form]]. [[spoiler:Raising Heart's final form is "Stargazer", a reference to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer''.]]
162	** Thanks to the ENTD System, Twilight and Fate have become [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Unicorn Banshee]], respectively.
163	** Luna calls Device intelligences [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} machine spirits.]]
164	** Fancy Pants has a butler named [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Pennyworth]].
165	*** Also, he's not a knight, but he does have [[Film/{{Taken}} "A very particular set of skills"]].
166	** "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight But enough talk… have at you!]]"
167	** The Belkan flagship Celestia visits during Chapter 11a was called [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kriemhild Gretchen]].
168	** Celestia has titles in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' Draconic, which Caro also uses.
169	** The Tome of the Night Sky's original control program was once called [[Fanfic/PastSins Nyx]]. Although this may be a case of InNameOnly as this Nyx doesn't look anything like the Past Sins version, she acts different, and she was created well before Princess Luna became [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Nightmare Moon.]]
170	*** It is in fact more probable that this is a ShoutOut to Myth/ClassicalMythology, which was where the name originally came from.
171	** When [[spoiler: Trixie]] joined the battle against [[spoiler: Nachtwal]], Twilight's mental response to seeing the size of [[spoiler: Trixie's]] staff was to go, [[Anime/{{Bleach}} "I should have known."]] Raising Heart's response was to say [[TakeThat that a device's size has no bearing on its capabilities.]]
172	** In ''Striker S'', Spike's new device basically makes him am unmasked Franchise/KamenRider, complete with ScarfOfAsskicking. He even calls himself "[[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Dragon]] [[Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight Knight]] Spike".
173	* SiblingYinYang: How the Princesses are presented. Celestia is the [[SilkHidingSteel kind, playful voice of diplomacy and reason]] [[TheHighQueen who has no problem lying and concealing things that are inconvenient]], while Luna is the [[LadyOfWar stern, humorless warrior-princess]] [[IronLady who values honesty and honor.]]
174	* SparedByTheAdaptation:
175	** [[spoiler: Precia gets hit with the Elements of Harmony, curing her of both her magical and physical ailments… but [[CruelMercy leaving her with enough guilt to be put on suicide watch.]]]]
176	** [[spoiler: Reinforce in ''A's''.]]
177	* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Subverted. While the key Stations are much the same as canon[[labelnote:such as]]Fate looking for the Jewel Seeds, Precia being an EvilMatriarch and the BigBad of the first "season", the Wolkenritter doing their thing, the Book of Darkness existing and being the next BigBad, Raising Heart's wielder working with the TSAB to form RIOT Force etc.[[/labelnote]], many of the details are considerably different.
178	* TeleportSpam: Twilight's preferred combat style, combined with MagicMissileStorm. Taken to extremes when she engages Raising Heart's Stargazer mode, which allows her [[ThinkingUpPortals to create a temporary portal network]].
179	* TimeSkip: Five years pass between the end of ''A's'' and the start of ''[=StrikerS=]'', and another five pass in ''[=StrikerS=]'' between Twilight rescuing Subaru from the Coastal Airport 8 fire and present day.
180	* UnskilledButStrong: Celestia is the diarch with more raw power, but less finesse in combat. It was even worse in the flashback to the Celestia vs Nightmare Moon fight where Celestia was nearly tapped out using her power statically, whereas her foe had hardly broken a sweat despite staying mobile and using various multi-front attacks. In the present she's gotten better - she's still less skilled, thanks to the inherently unsubtle nature of her power, but she can now [[spoiler: stand toe-to-toe with Nachtwal in their fight on the moon.]]
181	* WeakButSkilled:
182	** Chrono has less raw power and inferior equipment, compared to Twilight or Fate. He also comes off much better against the Wolkenritter, fighting Vita to a draw after she wiped the floor with Twilight and Signum beat Fate fairly easily.
183	** Luna appears to be this in comparison to Celestia. Even when armed with the Tome of the Night Sky, she doesn't throw around nearly as much power, but is far better at fighting.
184	* YouAreNotAlone: A running theme throughout the stories. Fate's [[HeelFaceTurn change of heart]] comes when she realizes this.
185	[[/folder]]
186
187	[[folder:In the first one only]]
188	* ArcWords: "Nopony deserves to be alone," for MPLT.
189	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Celestia nails Fate with several in a row during the first story.
190	-->[[spoiler: “But let me ask you something; if it wasn’t [[ThickerThanWater your mother]] ordering you to do everything, would you still be acting as you do? ... If you didn’t feel obligated to do as your mother asks, would you have gone it alone, with only your familiar by your side? Or would you have done things differently? ... If anyone other than your mother had hurt you... would you have let them? Or would you have stood up to them?”]]
191	* HappilyAdopted[=/=]IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Fate decides to stay in Equestria and remain a Pony. She gets adopted by Twilight's family]].
192	* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Presea, due to being SparedByTheAdaptation, although the way her sanity was restored by the Elements of Harmony sent her into a massive VillainousBSOD that she would have been DrivenToSuicide if she had been left alone after this happened, making it a CruelMercy.]]
193	* KnightOfCerebus: Precia and Fate, as in canon.
194	* ShutUpHannibal: In chapter 11 of the first story, [[TheWoobie Fate]], of all ponies, gives one to [[KnightOfCerebus Presea]], who had used a bind spell on Twilight and Arf, and was about to start whipping Fate like she usually did to punish her. This time, instead of letting it happen, Fate used her telekinesis to grab the whip, stopping it in midair. She then said the following;
195	-->'''Fate''': You’re wrong Mother. When I was hurt, Zecora tended my wounds. When I slept and when I cried, the Princesses held and comforted me. Pinkie Pie threw a party for me just because I was new to town. Fluttershy watched over my familiar. Rarity clothed me, Applejack offered a caring shoulder, Rainbow Dash wanted to fly with me and Twilight… Twilight offered me the chance to stay here. I am your daughter, Mother, but these ponies have shown me and Arf more love and respect than you ever have. I only wished that you‘d love me as much as they do.
196	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: The inevitable result of [[FriendToAllLivingThings Fluttershy]] versus Arf.
197	-->"''BAD DOG! BAD, BAD, BAD DOG!''"
198	* ThisIsUnforgivable: Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Applejack react this way when they learn about Presea's treatment of Fate.
199	* WhosOnFirst: Pinkie Pie's reaction to hearing Yuuno's name. [[DefiedTrope Twilight cut her off before it could get out of hand.]]
200	* VillainousBSOD: [[spoiler: Precia Testarossa goes through a massive one after being hit by the Elements of Harmony.]]
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:In A's only]]
204	* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:Nachtwal]] may be even more of a bitch than canon, but you can't deny it's also far more powerful here. Especially its OneWingedAngel.
205	* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Nachtwal]] in ''A's''. [[spoiler:The original Defense Program was more misguided/corrupted and had a NothingPersonal air to its actions. Here, it's far more openly malicious and hateful.]]
206	* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Celestia during Nightmare Moon's first rise.]]
207	* AndThisIsFor: In ''A's'' chapter 15.
208	-->'''Lindy [[spoiler: (as she activates the Arc-en-Ciel):''' “This is for Clyde, you monster.]]”
209	* AnimalisticAbomination: [[spoiler: Nachtwal's BishonenLine form.]]
210	* AscendedExtra: Shamal has a much larger role in this fic's version of ''A's''.
211	* BadassBoast: [[spoiler: Princess Celestia informs the Belkan fleet about what will happen if they attack Equestria.]]
212	--> [[spoiler:“Let me explain something to you, Wilhelm Albrecht the Second, Admiral of the Fourth Fleet,” Celestia continued, “because it seems that you are woefully unaware of the forces with which you treat. I am Princess Celestia of Equestria. [[IHaveManyNames In the ancient tongue of the dragons, I am Vaal Kreinsejun and Vaal Unslaad Yol, the Sun-Queen and the Eternal Fire. To the zebra tribes I am mama wa majira ya joto, the mother of summer. To the griffon clans, I am the sun-tyrant and the witch-princess. And to your Sankt Kaiser, I was Kind der Sonne, Sun-Child.]] I am fire and heat and light. I bring dawn and dusk, and warmth and order follows in my wake. I am older and brighter than the very stars and I bow to nobody. You think your fleet invincible. You think yourself unbeatable. However, should your ships dare to enter my world’s borders, I will be more than happy to prove you wrong. Your machines will melt. Your fleet will be turned to glowing slag. Your soldiers will die burning and blind, and you yourself will be reduced to nothing more than ash. Because it does not matter how great your fleet is. It does not matter how many machines or men you have, nor how thick your armor or how powerful your magic. I will turn the full fury of the sun upon you without hesitation. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Will. Burn.”]]]]
213	* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:[=NachtWal=] knew the other characters were going to try and purify it and led them on, then [[HoistByHisOwnPetard used the energy to restore itself.]]]]
214	* BringMyBrownPants: Celestia the first time she fought Nightmare Moon.
215	-->A nasty smell quickly reached her nostrils, causing her opponent to laugh.\
216	“Well,” Nightmare cackled, “so much for your pristine dress. That’ll take ages to wash out.”
217	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Narrowly averted with Twilight. She was understandably unnerved after seeing what Princess Celestia was like 1,000 years ago, but a talk with Shining Armor helped prevent this trope from happening.]]
218	* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler: The nobles 1,000 years ago. Sure, go ahead and lie about, harass and demonize the Alicorn Princess of the Night. The same pony who has a tendency to wipe out entire armies with her magic. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil That will turn]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds out wonderfully.]]]]
219	* CameFromTheSky: [[spoiler: In this continuity, Trixie found the Book of Darkness this way.]]
220	* CarryABigStick: [[spoiler:Trixie's]] Device, Hellstestern, is this; a giant golden staff with a star-shaped tip and a long, flowing banner. It's twice as big as Raising Heart, and rather heavy. Twilight and Raising Heart [[CompensatingForSomething lampshade this]] in their dialogue.
221	* ColdBloodedTorture: Done to [[spoiler:Lindy by one of the Arthra's hijackers.]]
222	* CompensatingForSomething: Twilight's opinion on [[spoiler: Trixie's]] ridiculously large Device.
223	* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:Nyx realized too late that this was the case with Nachtwal.]]
224	* DecadentCourt: The nobles of a thousand years ago were arseholes, plain and simple.
225	* DefiantToTheEnd: Vita in chapter 10 is a nonlethal example of this trope. She was trapped in a bind spell, and Twilight offered her the option of surrendering peacefully or getting knocked unconscious via Twilight's [[WaveMotionGun Prominence Buster.]]
226	--> Vita glanced from Twilight to her staff, then back to Twilight as she weighed her options. “I’d rather go out with a bang than just surrender. Gimme your best shot.”
227	* DemonicPossession: In a departure from canon [[spoiler: Nachtwal "bodyjacks" Reinforce/Nyx shorly after she manifests and fights the heroes.]]
228	* DirtyBusiness: Gil really wishes he didn't have to do what he does.
229	* DoNotCallMePaul: Nightmare Moon does not like being called Luna, to the point where [[ThatManIsDead she declares her old self to be dead.]]
230	* DynamicEntry: [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash]] during the [[spoiler:Nachtwal]] fight.
231	* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: Princess Cadence]] in ''A's''. [[spoiler: And later, Trixie, Reinforce, and the Wolkenritter.]]
232	* EveryoneHasStandards: Even though [[spoiler: Trixie]] was tempted by the power that the Book of Darkness would give her, she refused to send the Wolkenritter out to hunt Linker Cores when she learned what it would do to the victims.
233	-->[[spoiler: '''Trixie''']]: [[spoiler: Trixie]] will admit, she was tempted. Very tempted. However, [[spoiler: Trixie]] is many things; an entertainer, a storyteller, a magician of vast and improbable talent and… well, a bit of a braggart. But I am not, and will never be, a thief. It’s just… wrong to hurt other ponies just to better myself. There are lines that just should not be crossed. And stealing magic? That‘s one of them. Trust me.
234	* ExactWords[=/=]JackassGenie: In ''A's'' [[spoiler: Trixie asks Nachtwal to "stop", which it "misinterprets" as stopping the Wolkenritter.]]
235	* ForcedToWatch: Nightmare Moon wanted Celestia to watch the ponies suffer and reduce her to also being a "princess of nothing".
236	* FunSize: [[spoiler: Reinforce, as of the epilogue of ''A's'', now has the stature of a young pony, similar to Zwei's size difference in canon. Unlike canon, however, she remains the same device.]]
237	* HeHadAName: Chrono says something like this when beating up Vita.
238	--> "You don’t even have the decency to [[YouKilledMyFather remember him!]] Or his name! I’ll make sure you never forget the name Harlaown again!"
239	** [[spoiler: Turns out the Wolkenritter genuinely don't remember him, thanks to Nachtwall]]
240	* HeroicBSOD: Twilight goes through a brief one in the early chapters of MPLT A's after [[spoiler: losing her magic and cutie mark to the Book of Darkness]]. She gets better.
241	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Nachtwal absorbing the Element of Magic. It allows Luna to enter the Book, repairs Nyx and drives Nachtwal out of the book.]]
242	* ILikeThoseOdds: Rainbow Dash's response to being told she's outnumbered [[spoiler:by the Arthra's hijackers.]]
243	* IWarnedYou: A throwaway comment by Celestia in Chapter 11 of A's shows that she did give fair warning to the Belkans not to tamper with the damaged Tome of the Night Sky. Clearly, they did not listen to her.
244	* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler:Nachtwal]] in its initial avatar.
245	* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Shamal gets a serious crush on Fancy Pants. He reciprocates.]]
246	* ItCanThink: In ''A's'', the good guys basically have this reaction when [[spoiler: Nachtwal loudly protests their plan to destroy it, revealing it was listening to them the whole time.]]
247	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Trixie]]. Like canon's Hayate, she considers the Wolkenritter to be her friends rather than her servants, and refused to let them fill up the Book's pages when doing so would have harmed innocents. She's still being, well, herself, and has a tendency to berate her friends vocally when they're being stupid.
248	* JustHitHim: In the flashback to the past, Nightmare Moon had quite a few instances to decisively kill Celestia, but did not.
249	* JustOneMan: The Princesses did not bring the Elements of Harmony to fight Sombra because they made this mistake.
250	* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: Nachtwal]] who is many times more evil than its canon counterpart. [[spoiler: Remember the berserk defense program from canon? This time ItCanThink, [[ThePowerOfHate and it hates you.]]]]
251	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In a stark contrast to Vita, Signum chose to surrender when she was in a similar situation. A large part of that probably comes from the fact that when she tried having [[EmpathicWeapon Laevatein]] use her last cartridge in the hopes of the surge of power freeing her, the fact that one of the spells trapping her was [[BarrierWarrior Yuuno's]] Struggle Bind, which acts as a magical grounding point, she got a trickle of power from that last cartridge, instead of an explosion of power.
252	* MamaBear: Sombra made the mistake of enslaving [[spoiler: Luna's granddaughter.]] The results were... most unpleasant.
253	* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: [[spoiler: Sombra's]] mother refused to believe he could have [[spoiler: brought down the Crystal Empire.]]
254	* MarshmallowHell: Chrono gets it again in ''A's''. [[spoiler:This time from ''Amy'', so he doesn't mind.]]
255	* MomentKiller: Pennyworth walks in on [[spoiler: Fancy Pants and Shamal about to kiss.]]
256	* MotiveRant: When Celestia sends [[spoiler: [[NotSoStoic Nachtwal]]]] into a VillainousBreakdown, it does this.
257	-->“I hate all things, Celestia. All things, from the tiniest speck of bacteria to the mightiest alicorn! That which I hate must never [[spoiler: gain access to this system]]! To prevent this, that which I hate must be DESTROYED!”
258	** In general [[spoiler: Nachtwal]] has a tendency to explain what it's doing at the moment.
259	* MysteriousPast: Fancy Pants has one. [[spoiler: He used to be a Kingmaker, which is basically an Equestrian secret agent.]]
260	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cadance attempts to fix the Book with a massive dose of love magic. [[spoiler:It would probably have helped if Nyx got it, but Nachtwal stole it instead and used it for its own gains.]]
261	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
262	** Chrono starts giving one to Vita before Twilight manages to teleport him away.
263	** [[spoiler: Celestia ended up on the receiving end of one at the hooves of Nightmare Moon.]]
264	* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: In ''A's'' [[spoiler: the TSAB High Council tried to do this with the Book of Darkness. Fortunately, our heroes were able to undo their hijacking of the Arthra first.]]
265	* NoSell: [[spoiler: Celestia with the Elements against Nightmare Moon.]]
266	* NotHimself: In ''A's'', Chrono notices that Gil Graham and the Lieze twins are acting very stressed. (Unlike in canon [[ForWantOfANail Graham never found the master of the Book of Darkness]], which means he didn't set up a long-term plan to seal it. Instead, [[spoiler: he's being pressured to do something by the TSAB High Council during a delicate diplomatic meeting with Equestria.]] No wonder he's stressed.)
267	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse:
268	** In ''A's'' Chapter 11 B, the TSAB High Council gives Admiral Gil Graham two days to obtain the Book of Darkness, or they will initiate their backup plan which is suggested to be something horrible. When Gil protests, the Council threatens to make something unpleasant happen to "the girl" who is [[spoiler:revealed to be Hayate in chapter 13.]]
269	** Discussed in the ''A's'' epilogue with regards to the Wolkenritters' actions:
270	--> “Not willingly, no. If a madman were to put a blade to the throat of your child and ordered you to commit murder, would you say that you did so willingly? That is the choice we faced; the death of our beloved Mistress, or the scorn of the authorities…”
271	* OhCrap:
272	** Chrono has a brief one when the Book shows up, before deciding to kick Vita's ass.
273	** The Wolkenritter utterly freak out when [[BigDamnHeroes Celestia shows up]] and run away before she even gets through the barrier.
274	** Celestia had one a thousand years ago when she received a report of Luna going on a rampage against [[spoiler:Sombra's slanderous family.]]
275	* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Nachtwal]] in ''[=A's=]''. [[spoiler: After absorbing Twilight and Fate on the Moon it turns to Equestria and calmly calculates the firing patterns needed to ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill destroy all organic life on the planet]]'']]. See also its MotiveRant.
276	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Nachtwal turns into a ship with SpikesOfVillainy, EyesDoNotBelongThere and BeamSpam.]]
277	** BishonenLine: [[spoiler: Then it becomes an [[HumanoidAbomination Equine Abomination.]]]]
278	* OutdatedByCanon: "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E2PrincessTwilightSparklePart2 Princess Twilight Sparkle]]" reveals that, unlike in this fic, Celestia already had her multicoloured hair before using the Elements on Nightmare Moon, and that sealing Nightmare Moon away [[spoiler:was intentional, not an accident.]]
279	* PetTheDog:
280	** In the original series, Hayate bought Vita a doll she wanted. In this version, the Book of Darkness' master refused to buy it as it was too expensive for them... so she ''made'' Vita one instead. Sure it was lumpy and smells of dirty laundry and... [[SandInMyEyes it was so ugly it made Vita cry]].
281	** Signum gets one when she "orders" Shamal to pursue a relationship with Fancy Pants.
282	* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler: Nachtwal]] runs on this. [[spoiler: Probably because the core of the Book of Darkness is a piece from the emotionally reactive Crystal Heart.]]
283	* PseudoCrisis: After the final battle of ''A's'' [[spoiler: it looks like Reinforce is going to die like in canon, but in the epilogue it's revealed she's alright.]]
284	* PutDownYourGunAndStepAway: In ''A's'', this is attempted on [[spoiler:Chrono by the hijacker who tortures and holds Lindy hostage. Luckily, Chrono has a plan just for it.]]
285	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Nightmare Moon gave a few to Celestia. For example:
286	--> “That is your nature! You know NOTHING! Indolent, spoiled mare! Lounging about in the sun! Spoiled and ignorant! A fine combination indeed, oh fairest and brightest of all ponies! I know not whom I can believe, Celestia. Not even thee. With thy honeyed words and golden tongue, thou art as base and deceitful as they are."
287	and...
288	--> “How does it feel, Celestia,” Nightmare’s ghostly voice mocked as Celestia looked about, turning slowly as she tried to pinpoint the source of the voice. “How does it feel to be completely useless for once? To be impotent? It must hurt, having so much power and being unable to do anything to help your country.”
289	* RedundantRescue: [[spoiler: When Luna and Twilight entered the LotusEaterMachine that the Book of Darkness had Fate trapped in, it was obvious that Fate had the situation under control, and the most they could do was provide her with a way out.]]
290	--> [[spoiler: “Hello Teacher. Hi sis,” Fate said calmly, slowly approaching the pair as her Barrier Jacket unfurled about her, Bardiche slowly glittering into existence at her side. “Did you come to save me?”]]
291	--> [[spoiler: “We did, but it seems that our intervention was unneeded,” Luna quipped, causing Fate to blush. Twilight quickly rushed forwards, embracing Fate as ‘Presea’ stepped back.]]
292	* RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler:Trixie]] refuses to let the Wolkenritter fill up the Book's pages, even though this would make her incredibly powerful, because doing so would have harmed innocents. [[spoiler:She is genuinely upset when she finds out they had to do so anyway.]]
293	** TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Unfortunately, the Book claims her own magic instead when she won't go along with the plan.
294	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: [[spoiler:Nachtwal's]] most common form, particularly in dreams, is that of four snakes made of darkness and fire [[VoiceoftheLegion that speak simultaneously]]
295	* TheReveal: The Book of Darkness' master turns out to be none other than [[spoiler:The Great and Powerful Trixie.]]
296	* SandInMyEyes:
297	** Signum had a moment of this upon learning that [[spoiler: Trixie]] did not intend to have the Wolkenritter hurt innocent ponies to fill the pages of the Book of Darkness. This doubles as an unintentional SecretTestOfCharacter turned heartwarming for two reasons. First, Signum fully expected [[spoiler: Trixie]] to jump at the chance to gain even more power then what the Princesses had. Secondly, [[spoiler: Trixie]] was extremely tempted, [[EveryoneHasStandards but didn't like the idea of gaining that power by hurting innocent ponies and stealing the magic from their Linker Cores.]]
298	** Vita, after seeing the rabbit doll that [[spoiler: Trixie]] made for her.
299	* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler:The nobles' demonization and MaliciousSlander of Luna led to her snapping and becoming the very Nightmare they accused her of being.]]
300	* SpannerInTheWorks: The ponies' plan to [[spoiler: fix the Book of Darkness]] might have worked if it wasn't for [[spoiler: Admiral Gil Graham and his familiars.]]
301	* StartOfDarkness: ''A's'' goes into how Luna became Nightmare Moon [[spoiler:and what that has to do with the Book of Darkness]].
302	* TemptingFate: Repeatedly by the characters [[spoiler: trying to reverse the hijacking of the Arthra]]:
303	** Schach hopes they managed to take out the guards before the alert could be raised... then the alarm goes off.
304	** Arf says it's too easy, then something has to prove her wrong.
305	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: What happens when Luna finally snaps.]]
306	-->[[spoiler:"...So be it! If I am the Nightmare, then let me be Nightmare! No…not merely Nightmare. I am Nightmare Moon!”]]
307	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Luna goes straight for her army-killing barrages of lightning, solid shadows, blades and ice against Sombra. He only survives because he had made himself immortal.]]
308	* ThisMeansWar: [[spoiler: Nachtwal's]] understated response to Celestia's speech. The new GlowingEyesOfDoom help.
309	* UnreliableExpositor: The Book of Darkness' Mistress when she tells about how she met the Wolkenritter.
310	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In ''A's'', Rainbow Dash's plan to take out some enemies.
311	* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Vita has this view of Twilight trying to be diplomatic.
312	* WillingChanneler: This is how [[spoiler: Celestia's solo use of the Elements]] is depicted.
313	* VillainousBreakdown:
314	** Celestia actually sends [[spoiler: [[NotSoStoic Nachtwal]]]] into one.
315	** It goes into a final one just before it's destroyed. [[spoiler: One of its last words is "[[PrecisionFStrike Damn YOU!]]" in [[BilingualBonus German.]]]]
316	* WhatTheHellHero:
317	** Princess Celestia gave a thoroughly justified one 1,000 years ago, when [[spoiler: a member of the DecadentCourt proposed a day of celebration in response to Nightmare Moon being sealed in the moon on top of the MaliciousSlander that served as her StartOfDarkness. Cue them losing everything that set them apart from common ponies.]]
318	** A more downplayed and surprisingly heartwarming example is at the end of A's, when [[spoiler: Trixie chewed out Reinforce for being okay with just fading away.]]
319	[[/folder]]
320
321	[[folder:In [=StrikerS=] only]]
322
323	* BeYourself: Zafira gives Scootaloo this advice when the latter is fretting about not being able to emulate her squadmates' methods of defeating Gadget Drones.
324	* BerserkButton: Spike hates being called not a "real" dragon.
325	* BigBrotherIsWatching: Twilight is doing audio bugging of Stars Squad in a somewhat misguided attempt to emulate Princess Celestia.
326	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Scootaloo is wary about Subaru's attempts to reach out due to someone named "Hotshot" using this trope.
327	* CultureClash: The TSAB's sorta-use of ChildSoldiers gives Twilight pause in ''[=StrikerS=]''.
328	* EtTuBrute: Teana takes it very poorly when [[spoiler:she learns that Subaru told her secret to Scootaloo.]]
329	* ExactWords: In a training exercise pitting the Forwards against Twilight, with Teana in charge of the Forwards, she was told to use every available resource. It wasn't until they were down to their last shot at winning the match that she realized this probably included MissionControl. [[spoiler: It did, allowing the Forwards to gain the information they needed to win the match.]]
330	* EyepatchOfPower: Chrono has gained one due to currently-unknown causes during the TimeSkip before ''[=StrikerS=]''.
331	* FunWithAcronyms:
332	** Riot Force here stands for "Resolution Instructional Operations Task Force". The peculiarity of the name is lampshaded.
333	** Joint Equestrian-Mid Childa Military Resolution or "JEMM Resolution".
334	* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler:Subaru, [[GenkiGirl of all]] [[CuteBruiser people]], appears to be gradually becoming this, being a fan of [[BadassBookworm Twilight]] instead of Nanoha.]]
335	* HadToBeSharp: Radi believes that "Survival is the best teacher".
336	* HeManWomanHater: In ''[=StrikerS=]'' we learn that the Equestrian Royal Guard has accumulated a rather severe case of patriarchal privilege that is resisting cleansing from no less than the Princesses themselves, no thanks to a cultural mythos of heroic male figures. The ones stupid enough to voice it openly were quickly dealt with, but more subtle dissent persists. It's suggested to be part of Scootaloo's newfound issues. [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/11021/2/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-strikers/2-riot-force#comment/3692179 According to]] WordOfGod, it didn't help that "Celestia needed a large and physically intimidating force during the early years of the Solar Monarchy", [[NiceJobBreakingItHero which unintentionally created an unhealthily "'hyper-masculine' culture".]]
337	* HeroicRROD: This time, [[spoiler:it seems Chrono was handed the bad deal when using the Cartridge System.]]
338	* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Scootaloo reminds herself of this after Subaru tries to reach out to her.
339	* InsistentTerminology: In a subversion of JapaneseRanguage and SpellMyNameWithAnS, WordOfGod [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-the-thread-2nd.268744/page-40#post-14116453 explains]] that Caro's full name is Caro ''Ru'' Lushe, but her tribe is named ''Lu'' Lushe; "Ru" is "of" while "Lu" is "the".
340	* LeeroyJenkins: Scootaloo in ''[=StrikerS=]''.
341	* NoodleIncident: PlayedForDrama with Scootaloo. We have been given a few hints about the reason she TookALevelInJerkass, but other then knowing about a pony named [[BitchInSheepsClothing Hotshot]] being involved and that Rainbow Dash [[MyGreatestFailure thinks she totally let her down]] in spite of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight getting in enough trouble doing what she did to help her]], we haven't been given a whole lot of details.
342	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Also InUniverse. When they first meet, Caro is surprised to learn that Spike's a dragon considering her native dragons are quite different from him. For some reason, Friedrich considers Spike a "commoner" and "savage".
343	* PowerIncontinence: Spike appears to suffer from this. During the TimeSkip, the power from his Linker Core was so massive, it burned through the first Device he got.
344	* RazorWind: Scootaloo's weapon of choice, formed by combining her pegasus magic with her Device's Nanoha-verse style of spellcasting.
345	* SheIsAllGrownUp: Fate in ''[=StrikerS=]'', just like in canon. [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/magical-pony-lyrical-twilight-the-thread-2nd.268744/page-22#post-12649007 According to the author (see bottom of post)]], she's meant to look [[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Fleur_Dis_Lee Fleur]]-like.
346	* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
347	** Spike and Scootaloo are only just barely capable of this, due to Scootaloo being a IneffectualLoner and LeeroyJenkins.
348	** It looks like this will be the case for all of RIOT Force's Forwards between the above and Friedrich being an elitist who sneers at Spike as not a "real" dragon.
349	** Teana seems to be very distrustful of ponies, quietly expressing no small amount of unhappiness upon learning Twilight, Fate, and Trixie are among her instructors; her FantasticRacism towards ponies seems to be connected to whatever happened to her brother in this timeline.
350	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Discussed and double subverted in ''[=StrikerS=]'' for Scootaloo, for whom there was, but it did not help.
351	* TookALevelInBadass: The other two characters taking the Class B test alongside Subaru and Teana? ''Scootaloo and Spike''. The former mentions having taken Guard training, while the latter has been under the tutelage of Zafira.
352	* TookALevelInJerkass: Scootaloo in ''[=StrikerS=]''. There are suggestions it has to do with something that happened in the Royal Guard during the TimeSkip, but no explicit information yet.
353	* TranquilFury: During the debriefing for RIOT Force's first training exercises, Twilight faces down the bickering Stars squad "with an almost aggressive level of calm".
354	* UnusualEuphemism: Scootaloo in particular seems to use these, particularly 'rutting,' and 'horse-feathers.'
355	* WhamLine:
356	--> “You have no idea.” Teana replied darkly. “Bad enough he’s gone… but knowing [[spoiler:one of those… ''things'']] killed him?”
357	* WhatWereYouThinking: Implied to be Twilight's mental reaction to seeing Erio's new Device, Strada, has jets on it.
358	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After Caro chokes and chooses to surrender rather than risk hurting Twilight, Spike gives her reassurance and counsels her to not be buried by fear of "maybes".
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