History Fanfic / LifeinManehattan

* ShoutOut: During her first visit to the Equestrian Museum of Supernatural History, Twilight is startled by a giant Jormungandr skin. Honey Do sympathizes, saying that she "[[Franchise/IndianaJones really hates snakes.]]" Also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} since Daring Do is often presented as an Indy {{Expy}}.

-->'''Octavia''': "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey By Celestia, it's full of stars!]]"

** When the Ursa Minor kidnaps Twilight and Tangerine, it climbs the Entire State Building like Film/KingKong.

-->"You mean to say it's a bat-pony? As in, [[Franchise/{{Batman}} na-na-na-na]]?"

* ShrinkingViolet: Blossomforth. Though it should be noted that her nervous tendencies aren't because she's a particularly shy pony; it's simply that she's very conscious of the fact that she's a perfectly average pony who is being put into extraordinary situations.
** And Fluttershy, of course.

** While sorting books in the library, Spike finds one [[Literature/{{Twilight}} with Twilight's name on it]]. [[TakeThat He gets the feeling she won't like it]].

** While investigating the creature Blossomforth saw and reaching an apparent dead-end, Twilight quotes Literature/SherlockHolmes' CatchPhrase "If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".

* BlackSheep: Orange Sherbet fears she's become this to the Apple Family. [[spoiler: She's wrong.]]

* NiceHat: Trixie's stage magician hat. At least, according to her and Spike.

** While investigating the creature Blossomforth saw and reaching an apparent dead-end, Twilight quotes SherlockHolmes' CatchPhrase "If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".

* AlternateUniverse

* DiscontinuityNod: Twilight's mother Velvet is the editor for the Daring Do book series, in a reference to the short-lived but wide-spread belief among fans that she's the actual author of the books in canon (which was suggested by the [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW comics]] but {{Jossed}} by "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont Daring Don't]]").

* LargeHam: [[CaptainObvious The Great and Powerful Trixie]]. Lampshaded by Vinyl.

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: In ''Soluna Stone'', Trixie insists she wasn't ''spying'' on Honey and Twilight, she was just [[NoExceptYes hiding and listening in on their conversation]].

** When the Ursa Minor kidnaps Twilight and Tangerine, it climbs the Entire State Building like KingKong.

* PrecociousCrush: With a lack of Rarity, Octavia seems set up as Spike's object of affection, though WordOfGod states that Spike is attracted to classy, artistic mares in general. ''A Tale of Two Fillies'' has fun with this by showing what happens when he does meet Rarity as well.

* PrecociousCrush: With a lack of Rarity, Octavia seems set up as Spike's object of affection, though WordOfGod states that Spike is attracted to classy, artistic mares in general.

* ShoutOut: During her first visit to the Equestrian Museum of Supernatural History, Twilight is startled by a giant Jormungandr skin. Honey Do sympathizes, saying that she "[[Film/IndianaJones really hates snakes.]]" Also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} since Daring Do is often presented as an Indy {{Expy}}.