Line #88 Roleplay/DestinationEquestria


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9	''Destination: Equestria'' is the central canon of Ponychan's (A ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' imageboard) /rp/, or [[PlayByPostGames roleplay]], board. Despite being themed around My Little Pony, [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} it]] [[Franchise/DragonBall has]] [[Series/DoctorWho numerous]] [[VideoGame/{{BlazBlue}} crossover]] [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} characters]] [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes from]] [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} various]] [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} media]]. It is, in essence, a MegaCrossover mess, but an enjoyable one nonetheless.
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11	D:E, as it's abbreviated, was born early on in Ponychan's history when the first crossover character appeared, posting in that character's format. The earliest of these characters not from the MLP show were [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Karkat]], [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitlar]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline the Vampire Queen]], and JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf, who often acted as {{Troll}}s either in pretend or in actuality. One of the earliest semblances of this canon was a Statler and Waldorf vs. Rarity series, which helped to promote the idea of roleplaying non-pony characters and interacting with both pony and other non-pony characters. There eventually became such a saturation of these types of posters, they were moved to the /rp/ board, which was scheduled for deletion at the time. There these posters continued the creation and expansion of their random adventures under a broad, general canon. It was eventually named after several developments on the board to help differentiate other canons (yes they exist) from one another, and was named based on all the immigrant characters.
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13	An archive of Destination: Equestria can be found [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120922103721/http://www.ponychan.net:80/chan/rp/ here]]. The site was revamped circa 2015 and then again a few years later, causing all of the old D:E threads to be deleted.
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15	[[folder:'''Imported Characters''']]
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17	!!The following characters have appeared in the canon. Not all are necessarily still present.
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19	* Anime/DragonBallZ
20	** Goku (One of the oldest characters on the board)
21	** Gohan (The standard Gohan and the AlternateContinuity Gohan)
22	** Vegeta
23	** Bardock
24	** Broly
25	** Kid Buu
26	* WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee
27	** Juniper Lee
28	* WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong
29	** Fu Dog
30	* Franchise/StarWars
31	** Boba Fett
32	** Obi-Wan Kenobi
33	** Qui-Gon Jinn
34	** Yoda
35	* WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra
36	** Avatar Korra
37	** Naga
38	* Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann
39	** Kamina
40	** Simon
41	** The Anti-Spiral
42	* Manga/{{Hellsing}}
43	** Alucard
44	** Seras Victoria
45	** For the record, Walter hasn't actually turned up. There's a pony vampire who just happens to have the same name but is otherwise mostly different.
46	* Franchise/{{Digimon}}
47	** [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Masaru Daimon and Agumon]]
48	** [[Manga/DigimonNext Norn]]
49	** Various Digimon
50	* Series/{{Torchwood}}
51	** Jack Harkness
52	* Manga/{{Gintama}}
53	** Gintoki
54	* Manga/OnePiece
55	** Brook
56	* WesternAnimation/MegasXLR
57	** Coop
58	** Kiva
59	* WesternAnimation/StaticShock
60	** Static Shock
61	* Franchise/{{Castlevania}}
62	** Julius Belmont
63	** Soma Cruz
64	** Simon Belmont
65	* VideoGame/DevilMayCry
66	** Dante
67	* Anime/BlackRockShooter
68	** Black★Rock Shooter/Kuroi Mato
69	* VideoGame/{{Prototype}}
70	** Alex Mercer
71	* Franchise/SuperMarioBros
72	** Bowser
73	* Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog
74	** Dr. Robitnik
75	* Franchise/{{Pokemon}}
76	** Black
77	** White
78	** Mewtwo
79	** Rayquaza
80	** Lugia
81	** Assorted Pokémon
82	* Other
83	** Santa's main eight reindeer (usually seasonally)
84	** A [[GodEmperor Once-Emperess]] Celestia from another universe, before Nightmare Moon's civil war all but destroying Equestria.
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88	!!Provides examples of:
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90	%% * AdventureFriendlyWorld: Both played straight and inverted, as some adventures have been known to get messy and downright cruel, depending on who's participating and leading the adventures.
91	* AlternateDimension: Where some characters come from.
92	%% * AlternateUniverse: Where some characters come from.
93	%% * AttemptedRape: Attempted rape sometimes occurs in shipping threads. Occasionally someone overdoes it and gets banned.
94	%% * BigBad:
95	%% ** A series of threads occurred which focused on [=RPers=] battling a big boss Battle.
96	%% ** A couple of [=RPs=] that have a storyline feature a Big Bad that's causing the trouble at hand.
97	* BigBrotherInstinct: Marnax Three is extremely protective of her niece, Kate when it comes to boyfriends, to the point that when Kate and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]] faked a relationship as a prank, she [[spoiler: literally exploded from sheer rage.]]
98	%% * CanonWelding
99	%% * CasualTimeTravel: Relatively common in the early days, now almost entirely averted.
100	%% * CharacterOverlap
101	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: More than a few people create characters with a rough outline of their personalities, then let them develop through roleplay. This can lead to a character's "final" personality being far different from how they were initially.
102	%% * CityOfAdventure:
103	%% ** Ponyville.
104	%% ** Also Cloudsdale and Canterlot have been subjected to this several times.
105	%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Occasionally. Crossover characters in particular tend to come from places less friendly than Equestria.
106	* DeathsHourglass: When asked by someone how much time the person has left, Mortimer would consult the respective hourglass before giving a (mostly vague) answer.
107	%% * DebutQueue: Justified.
108	* {{Determinator}}: Nash kept killing the piss out of raiders even after getting blown the fuck up by two nests of landmines. Not to mention all the bullets he'd soaked up beforehand.
109	* DramaBomb: Some players are prone to kicking their own characters in the face on a regular basis. Sudden death (either killing off their main character or a close friend or relative), miscarriage, adultery, begging in the streets...you name it.
110	%% * EasingIntoTheAdventure: Both played straight and averted. Some adventures are eased into. Others just blatantly take off on a whim.
111	%% * EveryoneMeetsEveryone
112	* ExpandedUniverse: Heavily fueled by the countless amount of fanon from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fanbase as well as the expanded universes of all crossover characters.
113	* GoodGuyBar: The Crossbones a friendly bar that attracts all sorts of characters.
114	%% ** A lot of places wind up becoming this from the high density of hero characters.
115	%% * HighSchoolAU: The Destination: High School canon on the same website.
116	%% * IChooseToStay: Often.
117	* IntercontinuityCrossover: And how. There is practically no limit to this, in [[SerialEscalation any direction on any scale]].
118	%% * LawfulStupid:
119	%% ** A few of the hero type characters embrace this trope as if it were their long lost brother.
120	%% ** Mostly averted by the Royal Guard characters.
121	%% * LesYay : A fair bit of the shipping done features lesbian couples. [[invoked]]
122	* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Often done when someone wants a new chill thread or when their character wants to start a shop or store. Pizza Parlours, restaurants, record stores, candy shops, ect. They all randomly come and go.
123	%% * MagicalLand: Equestria.
124	* MegaCrossover: Just take a look at the list of imported characters.
125	%% * NaiveNewcomer: Common with crossover characters.
126	* NotAfraidToDie: Nash, in his own words:
127	-->'''Shining Armor''': "And as for not fearing death.. there is a difference between not fearing it and actively seeking it..."
128	-->'''Nash''': "True, but I'm more indifferent towards death than anything. If I manage to survive an engagement, sweet! Another victory under my belt. If I get killed, oh well. Valhalla awaits."
129	* OffscreenRebuilding: Ponyville town hall gets firebombed? It's fixed in the next thread.
130	%% * OurLichesAreDifferent: The Requiem arc.
131	* ThePowerOfRock: Nash is firm believer in it. He'll often blast heavy metal in battle, and uses the Flying V mentioned above whenever bullets and blades are proving ineffective in battle. Or just when he gets bored.
132	%% * TeamUpSeries: In battles.
133	%% * UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny:
134	%% ** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]] VS Manga/GetterRobo [[spoiler:(Gurren Lagann won)]]
135	%% ** Boss Battle threads can often be considered this.
136	%% * WelcomeEpisode: Common, given the long-running history of the canon, a well as being how a good number of characters and newcomers introduce themselves to the /rp/ board.

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