History YMMV / AskAPony

* CreatorsPet: Sweetie Belle from Ask the Crusaders gets a disproportionate amount of questions and attention compared to Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. Button Mash also gets a lot of focus which makes sense considering [[WebAnimation/ButtonsAdventures the creator's side project]].

** Ditto the Changeling from the [[http://askachangeling.tumblr.com/ Ask A Changeling]] blog.

* {{Narm}}: A ''lot'' of grimdark blogs try way too hard, Lil' Miss Rarity being a key one.
* NightmareFuel:
** Pretty much any blog post with Pinkamena in it.
** Most GrimDark blogs, as a matter of fact.
* {{Squick}}: The Grimdark blogs tend to have tons of this.
** In Ask a Bishonen Pony, Dusk Shine says that he likes eating grass. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that he's a ''human'' in the blog.

* ToughActToFollow: Many of the Cupcakes!Pinkie suffer form this, doesn't help they also FollowTheLeader.

** Misty the Wonderbolt's [[GagBoobs hoodie]] inspired a fair few reactions.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: [[http://askrubypinch.tumblr.com/ Ask Ruby Pinch]], [[http://askmlcblobs.tumblr.com/ My Little Cubbies]] and [[http://askfluttershyandpinkiepie.tumblr.com/ Fluttershy & Pinkie Pie]] are some of the most well known "so adorable it hurts" blogs.

* RonTheDeathEater: Lots of Grimdark versions of lovable characters from the show, like Pinkamena and Lil' Miss Rarity.
** Meanie Belle parodies this, as does Grimdark Big Mac.
** One of Ask Pun's writers apparently views the Mane Six this way. Which pissed off pretty much the entire readership.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy:
** Pregnant/Motherly Scootaloo. It is ''very'' hard to derive joy from the very few good and heartwarming moments, because you just ''know'' Sam is gonna [[AssPull pull a contrived tragedy out of his ass]] that further grinds [[TheWoobie Scootaloo]] into the dirt.
** Many of the darker blogs also suffer from this as they get older. It doesn't really matter what happens; nothing will ever change. Discorded Whooves is a prime example of constantly pulling off moments of happiness before throwing back into the pessimistic view of the world. Jitters loves to torment his readers.

* DracoInLeatherPants:
** Despite being a complete {{Jerkass}} whose antics include beating Derpy to a pulp (which sent her to the hospital), sleeping with her nurse and her best friend just to spite her, and possibly being an alcoholic, Discord Whooves has both [[http://askmisstwilightsparkle.tumblr.com/ Miss Twilight Sparkle]] and [[http://asklaurastuff.tumblr.com/ Laura the Zony]] in love with him. And they're both aware of his actions. Though to be fair, this probably has more to do with the mods of both blogs being friends in real life with Discord Whoove's mod. This has to led to some to dislike the Miss Twilight Sparkle tumblr (Although the Laura the Zony tumblr seemed to be saved by this), because of these reasons. Also to the fact that despite ''not'' being central to the plot of Discorded Whooves, the tumblr has somehow made it's way to ''Pregnant/Motherly Scootaloo''.
** Fans will quickly dismiss Molestia's actions as being harmless and just good in fun despite Molly on certain crossovers have kidnapped and implied to have sexually assaulted a Fluffy Pony, chubby pony, or others, and on certain occasions depending on the writing to have genuinely treated and/or abused her guards, most of her friends including her own sister, and others like her own personal sex objects and nothing more [[LackOfEmpathy without remorse or empathy]] [[HiddenDepths most of the time]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Discorded Whooves is beloved by fans for his complex characterization while others dislike him for his actions and his overall Wangst attitude.

** [[spoiler:Onyx]] from Ask Princess Twilight Sparkle. He's either a genuinely terrifying villain who's a good KnightOfCerebus and [[spoiler:who Twilight being genuinely afraid of makes sense because he's a serial killer, something she's never faced before]] or he's cheep and overpowered.
** Celestia's AdaptationalVillainy in ''Ask Papillon''. The authors self-righteous arrogance and insistence that "this is how Celestia ''truly'' is like" when he was called out on this did ''not'' help. This ended up being dropped when the blog rebooted. While still in progress, post retcon, Papillon returns peacefully to the hive having successfully made peace with Equestria, implying that things have been changed for the better. Whether or not this works or was a cop out probably depends on which side of the BrokenBase you were already on.

** ''[[http://i-dream-of-twilight-sparkle.tumblr.com/ Ask Genie Twilight]]'': [[EvilChancellor Vicegerent Zathir]], from the "Return to Saddle Arabia" {{arc|Villain}}, believes Genies should be bound to their master's will and captures Twilight with a black lamp to leave her [[AndIMustScream aware but unable to defy his commands]]. Planning to use her to conquer her own homelands, Zathir's tool leaves her in a constant state of feeling [[ElectricTorture electric shock]] and if she isn't freed from his control in three days, will be tortured by the pain for eternity. Persuading his superior to allow his plans to go uninterrupted by allowing him to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape Twilight]], Zathir later tries to have her murder her friends and loved ones.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Ask The Fallen Heros has a strange talent of celebrating ideas and philosophy that would seem renegade in the eyes of the everyday person; ideas such as [[http://askthefallenhero.tumblr.com/post/47329199278/the-ends-justifies-the-means the ends justifies the means]] and [[http://askthefallenhero.tumblr.com/post/47764682957/celestia-the-changeling-attack-do be direct with your decisions and orders]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** All over the place! For starters, there are ''15'' currently active Twilight Sparkle blogs. Notably the blogs that are based on major characters like the Mane Six tend to focus on a particular personality or interpretation.
** Been taken to its logical extreme [[http://docs-in-a-box.tumblr.com/ where]] [[http://twibrary.tumblr.com/ several]] [[http://thecoopontlc.tumblr.com/ crossover]] [[http://rainbowdashpad.tumblr.com/ blogs]] [[http://atouchofdiamonds.tumblr.com/ have]] [[http://plentyofpinkies.tumblr.com/ sprung]] up with an entire cast consisting of 10-30 different versions of the ''same character'' from different blogs.
** Ask Hoops and Dumbbell gives the interpretation that the title characters (well, mostly just Dumbbell) were bullies because they were {{Armored Closet Gay}}s who picked on Rainbow Dash because they felt like "[[ButchLesbian the tomboy who wears rainbows]]" is an easy target when you're "scared".
** Niggertron: Does he truly believe in the low-grade racial stereotypes he's making, or is he just a Creator/MelBrooks-type comedian whose actions and character are based on {{Affectionate|Parody}}[=-=]StealthParody?

%%* CrazyAwesome:
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%%** {{Hotblooded}} Pinkie as well.

** ''Blog/AskJappleack'': [[VillainousGlutton Appelox]], the former Titan of Honesty, one of the ancient Titans who created Equestria, later betrayed his siblings and ate all of them, and became a [[PlanetEater reality-eating monster]]. In the present, Appelox had been devouring entire planes of existence, all of which were populated, to build up enough power to break a barrier his sister Twilus had placed around Equestria Prime--the version of Equestria seen in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]]--and complete his consumption of the Multiverse. While talking to Jappleack, Appelox reveals that he was also the one who had sent his two sons, [[WebAnimation/PonyDotMov Discord and Wolflor]], to destroy everything and everyone in her version of Equestria, and is the reason that her sister is dead.

** ''Blog/AskJappleack'': [[VillainousGlutton Appelox]], the former Titan of Honesty, one of the ancient Titans who created Equestria, later betrayed his siblings and ate all of them, and became a [[PlanetEater reality-eating monster]]. In the present, he had been devouring entire planes of existence, all of which were populated, to build up enough power to break a barrier his sister Twilus had placed around Equestria Prime--the version of Equestria seen in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]]--and complete his consumption of the Multiverse. While talking to Jappleack, he reveals that he was also the one who had sent his two sons, [[WebAnimation/PonyDotMov Discord and Wolflor]], to destroy everything and everyone in her version of Equestria, and is the reason that her sister is dead.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilChancellor Vicegerent Zathir]], the BigBad of the Return to Saddle Arabia Arc in ''[[http://i-dream-of-twilight-sparkle.tumblr.com/ Ask Genie Twilight]]'' , is [[TheRemnant descended from]] a RenegadeSplinterFaction of the [[WellIntentionedExtremist anti-Genie regime]] in ancient Saddle Arabia, and believes that [[FantasticRacism Genies should exist only to be mindless servants bound to the whims of a master]]. Zathir attempted to fulfill his faction's twisted ambitions by capturing and enslaving Twilight using a black lamp and collar of his ancestors' creation that [[AndIMustScream left her completely aware, but unable to defy his commands even if it meant being a weapon for the Vicegerent's conquest of her homeland and the rest of the world]]. Even worse, during this enslavement Twilight experiences pain as if she's being constantly electrocuted, and if she's not freed in three days, it becomes permanent. When the Prince Theandri II, Zathir's superior, discovers his plans, the Vicegerent offers to allow Theandri to have his way with Twilight for spurning his affections on a previous "date", stating if he beats "her too hard, she can be fixed easily." In the resulting confrontation with the heroes, Zathir gleefully tries to force Twilight to murder her own loved ones, including Spike--who Twilight considers her son--and the Royal Family of his own country. After Twilight is freed by Spike and his plans ruined, Zathir makes [[WouldHurtAChild an attempt on Spike's life]] by [[EyeScream stabbing him in the eye]], all of this done [[EvilIsPetty purely out of spiteful vengeance]] and hatred, believing genies "don't deserve"children. Such is his FantasticRacism towards Genies that both Twilight and Zathir himself consider [[CruelMercy letting him live in prison with the knowledge a Genie is head of state in Equestria]] a FateWorseThanDeath.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: All over the place! For starters, there are ''15'' currently active Twilight Sparkle blogs. Notably the blogs that are based on major characters like the Mane Six tend to focus on a particular personality or interpretation.

** ''Ask Twixie Genies'', [[spoiler:TheReveal that a genie's ThouShallNotKill policy regarding wishes ''only'' applies to mortals. Not only was this never alluded to before it becomes "convenient" for [[BigBad the Sultan]], not only does it cause the series to suffer from the age old "immortals cannot kill mortals but can ''totally'' kill fellow immortals" cliche, but it honestly feels like a tacked on {{Retcon}} that was done solely for the sake of a "dramatic" DisneyDeath.]] What really makes this sting is that [[spoiler:since the Sultan's wish was only for Twilight to "disappear", many thought she had simply been teleported away. Nope! DisneyDeath. [[SarcasmMode Because clearly death is the only way to make a story dramatic or to make the villain seem threatening]]]].

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Pregnant/Motherly Scootaloo. It is ''very'' hard to derive joy from the very few good and heartwarming moments, because you just ''know'' Sam is gonna [[AssPull pull a contrived tragedy out of his ass]] that further grinds [[TheWoobie Scootaloo]] into the dirt.

* InferredHolocaust: Discussed in ''Ask Genie Twilight''. [[spoiler:Now that Twilight is a Genie, she's naturally going to outlive all her friends except for Spike and the Princesses. This implication is actually fully explored in the tumblr, and Twilight ultimately decides eternal life will be workable since she'll always have Spike, at least.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Discorded Whooves. He's a womanizing, alcoholic, sarcastic and [[spoiler:physically abusive]] asshole, but as the story unfolds and we see into his mindset (mainly how he's filled to the brim with deep self-loathing, and his attitude is essentially his way of coping with a world that, in his Discorded mind, has abandoned him), and you can't help but pity him.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Dethklop turned down the chance to perform at the [[http://dethklop.tumblr.com/post/24482813537/part-1 Royal]] [[http://dethklop.tumblr.com/post/24482817163/part-2 Wedding]] on the grounds that weddings are not metal. It's also why Luna skipped the wedding: she'd only attend if Dethklop played.

** '''Miss Twilight Sparkle'''. She's primarily has half of the Dissy fanbase dislike her due to either being irrelevant to the plot of the entire blog, or just '''not being Derpy'''. It doesn't help with the UnfortunateImplications surrounding her character being in love with the Doctor despite how unstable he is (and apparently ''Not knowing about Derpy'') and the creator of the tumblr, PrincessMarshmallow is friends with JitterBugJive, leading to some to believe the two characters paired up ''because of this''.

* MagnificentBastard: The now retired Prince Blueblood blog.

** The participation of Ask the Crusaders in the VocationalDeathCruise. A lot of fans preferred when the Crusaders were answering questions in-character over the darker turn the blog had taken. However, there are also a lot of fans who appreciate the attempt to fit the Crusaders into VDC and are interested in knowing where the blog will be going with this. It helps that the blog will occasionally shift back to answering questions in between events from time to time. Regardless, VDC at this time makes up the vast majority of the content on that blog, giving making it hard to avoid while looking through the blog.

* {{Moe}}: Sweetie Belle of [=AskTheCrusaders=]. [[spoiler:Losing her fur during the VocationalDeathCruise]] somehow made her even more irresistibly adorable. [[http://ask-thecrusaders.tumblr.com/post/24663521615/sweetie-so-many-lovemails-for-me-over-one See for yourself]]

** ''Ask Twixie Genies'', [[spoiler:TheReveal that a genie's ThouShallNotKill policy regarding wishes ''only'' applies to mortals. Not only was this never alluded to before it becomes "convenient" for [[BigBad the Sultan]], not only does it cause the series to suffer from the age old "immortals cannot kill mortals but can ''totally'' kill fellow immortals" cliche, but it honestly feels like a tacked on {{Retcon}} that was done solely for the sake of a "dramatic" DisneyDeath.]] What really makes this sting is that [[spoiler:since the Sultan's wish was only for Twilight to "disappear", many thought she had simply been teleported away. Nope! DisneyDeath. [[SarcasmMode Because clearly death is the only way to make a story dramatic or to make the villain seem threatening.]]]]

** [[http://asktwixiegenies.tumblr.com/ Twixie Genies Twilight]]. At first she acts like a JackassGenie to Trixie, ultimately tricking her into becoming a genie as well...because after a ''real'' JerkassGenie who turned Twilight into a genie in the first place, she was left alone in the cave it happened in for ''months'' and turned Trixie into a genie because she couldn't take the loneliness anymore.

* JerksssWoobie: Discorded Whooves. He's a womanizing, alcoholic, sarcastic and [[spoiler:physically abusive]] asshole, but as the story unfolds and we see into his mindset (mainly how he's filled to the brim with deep self-loathing, and his attitude is essentially his way of coping with a world that, in his Discorded mind, has abandoned him), and you can't help but pity him.

** Niggertron: Does he truly believe in the low-grade racial stereotypes he's making, or is he just a Creator/MelBrooks-type comedian whose actions and character are based on {{Affectionate|Parody}}-StealthParody?

** Been taken to its logical extreme [[http://docs-in-a-box.tumblr.com/ were]] [[http://twibrary.tumblr.com/ several]] [[http://thecoopontlc.tumblr.com/ crossover]] [[http://rainbowdashpad.tumblr.com/ blogs]] [[http://atouchofdiamonds.tumblr.com/ have]] [[http://plentyofpinkies.tumblr.com/ sprung]] up with an entire cast consisting of 10-30 different versions of the ''same character'' from different blogs.

** Though it also serves another purpose of presumably explaining how [[spoiler:Trixie was able to kill the immortal Sultan in return.]]

** [[http://ask-thecrusaders.tumblr.com/post/14142444980/question-28 This question]] on the Ask the Cutie Mark Crusaders Blog considering [[spoiler:what happens to poor Sweetie Belle on the Webcomic/VocationalDeathCruise, particularly due to [[BreakTheCutie how unfunny that turns out]].]]

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Surprisingly enough, from the mother of DarkerAndEdgier blogs: [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75001 Ask Pinkamina]] [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75018 Diane]] [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75306 Pie.]]

** [[http://asktwixiegenies.tumblr.com/ Twixie Genies Twilight]]. At first she acts like a JerkassGenie to Trixie, ultimately tricking her into becoming a genie as well...because after a ''real'' JerkassGenie who turned Twilight into a genie in the first place, she was left alone in the cave it happened in for ''months'' and turned Trixie into a genie because she couldn't take the loneliness anymore.

* {{Squick}}: The GrimDark blogs tend to have tons of this.

** Niggertron; Does he truly believe in the low-grade racial stereotypes he's making, or is he just a Creator/MelBrooks-type comedian whose actions and character are based on [[AffectionateParody Affectionate]]-StealthParody?

** ''Ask Twixie Genies'', [[spoiler:TheReveal that a genie's ThouShallNotKill policy regarding wishes ''only'' applies to mortals. Not only was this never alluded to before it becomes "convenient" for [[BigBad the Sultan]], not only does it cause the series to suffer from the age old "immortals cannot kill mortals but can ''totally'' kill fellow immortals" cliche, but it honestly feels like a tacked on RetCon that was done solely for the sake of a "dramatic" DisneyDeath.]] What really makes this sting is that [[spoiler:since the Sultan's wish was only for Twilight to "disappear", many thought she had simply been teleported away. Nope! DisneyDeath. [[SarcasmMode Because clearly death is the only way to make a story dramatic or to make the villain seem threatening]].]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Surprisingly enough, from the mother of {{GrimDark}} blogs: [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75001 Ask Pinkamina]] [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75018 Diane]] [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/75306 Pie]].
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://askikeapony.tumblr.com/post/16859407276/maybe-if-enough-ponies-like-this-my-sister-and-i Ask Pia Ikea]] covering Music/JonathanCoulton's "Ikea", rewritten for ponies!
** Something must also be said for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJas6-0X2n0&list=PLC06AC6DE34D4188C&index=109&feature=plpp_video Discord's version of "Still Alive"]] from Statued Discord Replies.

** According to {{Word of God}}, Lovestruck Derpy and Discord Whooves are actually on different, parallel timelines.

** At the end of [[http://timeoutwithdoctorwhooves.tumblr.com/ Time Out With Doctor Whooves']] Halloween special, Discorded Whooves warns the Doctor that [[spoiler:Ditzy will abandon him the moment he stops being useful to her]]. To the casual reader, this is just Dissy being [[JerkAss his usual self]], but those who know the plot of ''Discorded Whooves'' thus far will realize that [[spoiler:Dissy is speaking from his own experiences with his version of Ditzy.]]
** Ask King Sombra's "musical revolution" becomes a ''lot'' less funny when its revealed that [[spoiler:hundreds of innocent ponies and wolves died, and Sombra's sickeningly selfish reaction to the carnage he directly caused.]]

** Even the MOD of Discord Whooves has been deemed this ([[http://asklaurastuff.tumblr.com/post/21099675267/http-askashmonsterr-tumblr-com-is-the-master as seen here]]) for being a (possible) bishonen, pansexual, and being very, very open about discussing sexual topics on his [[http://jitterbugjive.tumblr.com/ mod blog.]] The fact that he blurs out his face in every pic he posts makes him even more appealing to many.

* TheWoobie: Ember from [[http://askember-bell.tumblr.com/ Ask Ember Bell]]. [[ResurrectiveImmortality She's cursed to be reborn in a new universe every time she dies]]...[[DoomMagnet only to throw its story into chaos and finally be destroyed.]] She ''knows'' she's the cause and there's nothing she can do about it. Even though she tries to put on a happy face, it's clear it's hurt her. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that the way to break her curse is to form a deep connection with somepony else in a world she arrives in. So by trying not to bond with anyone knowing the world will die anyway, she's been preventing her curse from being broken.]]

* AssPull: ''Ask Twixie Genies'', [[spoiler:TheReveal that a genie's ThouShallNotKill policy regarding wishes ''only'' applies to mortals. Not only was this never alluded to before it becomes "convenient" for [[BigBad the Sultan]], not only does it cause the series to suffer from the age old "immortals cannot kill mortals but can ''totally'' kill fellow immortals" cliche, but it honestly feels like a tacked on RetCon that was done solely for the sake of a "dramatic" DisneyDeath.]] What really makes this sting is that [[spoiler:since the Sultan's wish was only for Twilight to "disappear", many thought she had simply been teleported away. Nope! DisneyDeath. [[SarcasmMode Because clearly death is the only way to make a story dramatic or to make the villain seem threatening]].]]

* BrokenBase: The participation of Ask the Crusaders in the VocationalDeathCruise. A lot of fans preferred when the Crusaders were answering questions in-character over the darker turn the blog had taken. However, there are also a lot of fans who appreciate the attempt to fit the Crusaders into VDC and are interested in knowing where the blog will be going with this. It helps that the blog will occasionally shift back to answering questions in between events from time to time. Regardless, VDC at this time makes up the vast majority of the content on that blog, giving making it hard to avoid while looking through the blog.

* BaseBreaker: Discorded Whooves is beloved by fans for his complex characterization while others dislike him for his actions and his overall Wangst attitude. Most fall to the latter considering what he did to Derpy......