History Awesome / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW

* The fact that ''[[Series/QuantumLeap Dr. Sam Beckett]]'' helped Shining and Cadence pair up- he leaped into Gaffer somehow.

* When Chrysalis invokes a harsh and almost-threatening YouFool on Hope for being the Umbrum's UnwittingPawn, Sombra threatens to petrify Chrysalis next if she doesn't leave his MoralityPet alone. This is the same guy who faced Celestia and Luna [[OneManArmy by himself]] centuries ago, cursed the whole Empire through space and time despite his defeat, and finally defeated them back just a few minutes ago. Needless to say, he can probably back it up.]]

--> '''Rabia''': No! Sombra!]] What are you doing?!

* The preview cover of Issue #8: [[spoiler:Luna in golden armor leading a {{Big Damn Heroes}} team that includes the Wonderbolts, Derpy, Big Macintosh, Doctor Whooves, DJ Pon-3, Trixie, Lightning Dust, a Day Guard, a Night Guard and Wildfire.]]
** [[spoiler:And the issue itself delivers exactly what the cover hinted at. Most of the characters have their moment whether it's taking on the Nightmare Forces or bravely standing side-by-side with Celestia and Luna. Probably the most notable moment has to be when one of the Nightmare Forces hovering over a helpless Angel Bunny only to realize too late that he fell into Angel's trap with the help of the Cutie Mark Crusaders (including Babs Seed), Cheerilee, Twist, Snips, Snails, and all the mane six's pets.]]

** Considering all the misery that the Changeling Queen inflicted on her [[spoiler: while posing as Cadance]] during the Season 2 finale, this is quite satisfying to watch.

** Then, when it turns out that [[spoiler: Twilight has destructive magic spells that Chrysalis doesn't know -- and, even if she absorbed Twilight's magic, wouldn't be able to use them since she doesn't have Twilight's knowledge]] -- the Changeling Queen shows her hand at XanatosSpeedChess by forcing a SadisticChoice on Twilight: [[spoiler: surrender and become her thrall, or watch her friends be drained into lifeless husks by her minions.]] If it hadn't been for [[spoiler: Twilight's HeroicSecondWind and her being equally empowered by the Secretariat Comet,]] Queen Chrysalis might have ''won.''
** Of course, when Twilight's HeroicSecondWind kicks in, she's able to duel Chrysalis, a villainess who was on par with ''[[BigGood Celestia]]''[[note]]Of course, it was after Chrysalis got massively powered up by feasting on Shining Armor's love, but still.[[/note]], on equal footing. [[spoiler: Not to mention that she ended up]] [[spoiler: winning!]]
** At the climax of that fierce confrontation, [[spoiler: Twilight finally defeats Chrysalis by hitting her with a magical blast that blows up half the freaking castle!]]

'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ponies who can't do things themselves tell]] ''[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech others]]'' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that they can't do it.]] [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore I]] ''[[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore can]]'' [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore stand up to you.]] '''''[[spoiler: And I can win!]]'''''
*** Of course, [[spoiler: as the Season 3 finale reveals, she was destined to become an Alicorn. The magic-boosting properties of the Secretariat Comet may have allowed her to tap into her latent potential.]]
** And prior to all that? When Chrysalis first sees how [[spoiler: devastating Twilight's magical blasts can become]], her [[OhCrap wide-eyed reaction]] is ''epic.''

*** This scene ties into ''how'' [[spoiler: Twilight was able to defeat Chrysalis. They were both empowered by the Secretariat Comet, but Twilight knew magic spells that Chrysalis ''didn't.'' Even if Chrysalis had managed to steal Twilight's magical energy, she wouldn't have been able to use the same destructive spells as Twilight. In the end, she underestimated Twilight, and it led to her downfall.]]

* In Issue #7, Spike overcoming the [[LotusEaterMachine dream]] made by [[spoiler:Nightmare Rarity]] ''on his own''.

*** Or perhaps [[spoiler:Granny Smith showing her martial arts skills, or Octavia going all [[WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw El Kabong]] with her cello.]]
* Since the beginning of the arc, Luna has been consumed with sorrow and fear that she will fall to the dark side again. How do you know she means it when she says she's truly gotten over her fear? [[spoiler: For the first time in the arc, she transforms from her Season 1 appearance to her Season 2-onward appearance]]. Simple, yet awesome.
* [[spoiler:Spike managing to {{Out Gambit|ted}} the Nightmare Forces into leaving him behind to free the mane six by making a dummy of himself out of moon slugs.]]
** [[spoiler:How about ''pretty much everything Spike does''? From managing to outwit the Nightmare Forces multiple times using nothing but a bunch of slugs to delivering the final blow on Nightmarity, Spike proves throughout this arc what was already hinted at in ''The Crystal Empire Part 2'' - that he can full well be awesome when push comes to shove.]]

* A bit of a meta-example: we finally get to see Star Swirl the Bearded, albeit in flashback form...[[spoiler:and it turns out that he was]] ''[[spoiler: Celestia's confidant!]]''
* [[spoiler: What you ''think'' is King Sombra was shown at the end of the first part of the arc. It wasn't - the mirror-universe Sombra is a CulturedWarrior and TheGoodKing. What was staring out of that MirrorUniverse was an evil ''Celestia''.]]
* [[spoiler:Evil Luna pats Twilight's horn and condescendingly asks what she's going to do with it. Twilight shocks her.]]
* In the alternate universe, [[spoiler:Trixie]] became an alicorn.
* [[spoiler:Twilight coming up with a plan to capture the mirror Luna and Celestia without harming the main versions]].
* Main!Celestia and Dark!Celestia finally facing off. [[spoiler:Main!Celestia finally displays her full power - wreathing herself in starfire - before uncorking an all-out, suicidal attack on Dark!Celestia. She's only stopped when Good!Sombra isolates them both.]]
* [[spoiler: After the attempt to seal the evil Celestia fails, Sombra proves that, like our originial Celestia, he has the strength of will and character to use ''all six'' Elements of Harmony. What does he use them for? To more or less [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice himself]] to restore balance to both worlds, taking ''all'' the evil of Dark!Celestia and Dark!Luna ''into himself'' to make all three of them like their main universe counterparts. In doing so, he loses his love, his position as ruler, and is probably going to lose his sanity in the future like the main universe!Sombra, but he does it without a single twitch of hesitation.]]

* Babs figuring out that [[spoiler:Rough Diamond is Officer Fluffles]].

* [[spoiler:A revived King Sombra proves that he's stronger than ever when he turns Celestia and Luna to stone almost-immediately after their BigDamnHeroes arrival -- a stark contrast to how they dealt with him a millennium ago.]]

* [[spoiler:When Chrysalis invokes a harsh and almost-threatening YouFool on Hope for being the Umbrum's UnwittingPawn, Sombra threatens to petrify Chrysalis next if she doesn't leave his MoralityPet alone. This is the same guy who faced Celestia and Luna [[OneManArmy by himself]] centuries ago, cursed the whole Empire through space and time despite his defeat, and finally defeated them back just a few minutes ago. Needless to say, he can probably back it up.]]
** In return, [[spoiler:Chrysalis not seeming one bit scared of Sombra in the slightest. While she still backs down, standing up to him still takes a lot of guts.]]

* The final battle of Issue #37. [[spoiler: Sombra]] of all ponies manages to pull this off in the form of an epic HeroicSacrifice. Having acknowledged the folly of [[spoiler: his]] earlier actions, [[spoiler: he]] restores the Crystal Heart to it's pedestal and activates it, which re-seals the Umbrum at the cost of [[spoiler: his]] own life.
--> '''Rabia''': No! [[spoiler: Sombra!]] What are you doing?!
--> '''[[spoiler: Sombra]]''': [[PreMortemOneLiner Making my own destiny.]]

* When [[spoiler:Accord (Discord's new SplitPersonality)]] reveals his true, KnightTemplar nature and starts [[spoiler:brainwashing everypony in an Our Town-like fashion]], Celestia instantly manages a barrier to deflect his magic away from herself, Luna, the Mane 6, and Starlight -- without the aid of the Elements/Rainbow. Needless to say, no wonder she was able to [[spoiler:ward the Elements against Discord's magic in "Keep Calm and Flutter On."]]

* Added to this, [[spoiler:Twilight and Luna are able to enter Accord's mind against his will.]] Along with the above examples, this is the first time they've been forced to fight [[spoiler:Discord]] without the elements, and they certainly aren't doing too badly (though they a least have the advantage of having learned a few of his weaknesses).
* [[spoiler:Starlight Glimmer challenges Accord, who has all but won, to try and ''verbally'' convince her to join him, rather than brainwash her. She proceeds to counter his arguments about order being the path to true friendship and harmony by pointing out that friendship doesn't mean being the same, but having a connection despite individual differences, and that harmony is about many different notes coming together to form something beautiful. Accord sees the truth in Starlight's words and accepts defeat, reverting back to Discord and undoing his mass brainwashing.]]

* The Mane Six (minus Twilight) manage to escape from the recreations of the past Shadow Lock trapped them in by [[spoiler:"rewriting history". Rarity and Rainbow teach Cleopatrot and her jackal guards about modern fashions, Fluttershy and Spike make peace between the knights and the dragon, and Applejack and Pinkie introduce the caveponies to party games]].

* Spike [[spoiler:calling out the ponies, yaks and dragons for all their misguided ways.]]

* [[spoiler:Despite having lost most of his power, Discord is able to defeat Chaosville!Pinkie by tricking her into exhausting her newfound chaos magic, allowing him to regain his powers and take back control over his realm.]]

* When the archivists are rushing to get [[spoiler:the proof that the debt between Equestria and Griffonstone was settled]] to Princess Celestia, Raven has Blacktip the dragon pick her up, fly her around the edge of the building, and throw her through the window closest to Celestia. [[DynamicEntry Raven crashes through the window, performs a perfect tuck-and-roll, and ends up right in front of Celestia]], presenting her with [[spoiler:the proof]].

* Because of a mistake on Twilight's part, everypony ended up contributing conflicting items to the haunted house, creating a tremendous safety hazard and putting the Young Six in danger. After the house [[spoiler: caught on fire]] and everycreature started to panic, Yona rallied everyone, telling them to [[spoiler: use fear as a motivator instead of something to paralyze you. She then came up with a plan using everyone's individual strengths (Smolder's fireproof body, Sandbar and Yona herself charging to break open a door) that got everyone out safely, including Fluttershy's contribution, her animal friends. Bonus points to Ocellus for scaring the paralyzed with fear animals into stampeding out the door by turning into a freaking Tyrannosaurus Rex.]]

* As of one and a half months before the launch, pre-orders for Issue #1 have already exceeded 90,000 copies, out selling the likes of ''[[ComicBook/XMen Uncanny X-Men]]'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'', and ''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Detective Comics]]''. In a medium that has lost touch with children and non-superhero fans, this is a valuable development.

* [[spoiler: Starlight Glimmer challenges Accord, who has all but won, to try and ''verbally'' convince her to join him, rather than brainwash her. She proceeds to counter his arguments about order being the path to true friendship and harmony by pointing out that friendship doesn't mean being the same, but having a connection despite individual differences, and that harmony is about many different notes coming together to form something beautiful. Accord sees the truth in Starlight's words and accepts defeat, reverting back to Discord and undoing his mass brainwashing.]]

* When [[spoiler:Accord (Discord's new SplitPersonality)]] reveals his true, KnightTemplar nature and starts [[spoiler:brainwashing everypony in an Our-Town-like fashion]], Celestia instantly manages a barrier to deflect his magic away from herself, Luna, the Mane 6, and Starlight -- without the aid of the Elements/Rainbow. Needless to say, no wonder she was able to [[spoiler:ward the Elements against Discord's magic in "Keep Calm and Flutter On."]]

* [[spoiler:A revived King Sombra proves that he's stronger than ever when he turns Celestia and Luna to stone almost immediately after their BigDamnHeroes arrival -- a stark contrast to how they dealt with him a millennium ago.]]

* [[spoiler:When Chrysalis pulls a harsh and almost threatening YouFool on Hope for (allegedly) being the Umbrum's UnwittingPawn, Sombra threatens to petrify the Queen next if she doesn't leave his implied MoralityPet alone. This is the same guy who managed to seemingly deadlock Celestia and Luna centuries ago, teleport the entire Empire outside of space and time despite them ultimately defeating him, and finally defeat them back merely a few minutes ago. Needless to say, he can probably back it up.]]

* When [[spoiler:Accord (Discord's new SplitPersonality)]] reveals his true, KnightTemplar nature and starts [[spoiler:brainwashing everypony in an Our-Town-like fashion]], Celestia instantly manages a barrier to deflect his magic away from herself, Luna, the Mane 6, and Starlight -- without the aid of the Elements of Harmony or Rainbow Power. Needless to say, no wonder she was able to [[spoiler:ward the Elements against Discord's magic in "Keep Calm and Flutter On."]]

* When [[spoiler:Accord (Discord's new SplitPersonality)]] reveals his true, KnightTemplar nature and starts [[spoiler:brainwashing everypony in an Our-Town-like fashion]], Celestia instantly manages a barrier to deflect his magic away from herself, Luna, and the Mane 6 -- without the aid of the Elements of Harmony or Rainbow Power. Needless to say, no wonder she was able to [[spoiler:ward the Elements against Discord's magic in "Keep Calm and Flutter On."]]

* In issue 4, Twilight Sparkle gets to fight Queen Chrysalis head-on. Considering all the misery that the Changeling Queen inflicted on her [[spoiler: while posing as Cadance]] during the Season 2 finale, this is quite satisfying to watch.
** Granted, Chrysalis gets her own moments to shine, such as the HannibalLecture that she delivers during the first part of the battle:

*** Except... [[TheFourLoves love is EXACTLY]] what saves Twilight.
** Then, when it turns out that [[spoiler: Twilight has destructive magic spells that Chrysalis doesn't know -- and, even if she absorbed Twilight's magic, wouldn't be able to use since she doesn't have Twilight's knowledge]] -- the Changeling Queen shows her hand at XanatosSpeedChess by forcing a SadisticChoice on Twilight: [[spoiler: surrender and become her thrall, or watch her friends be drained into lifeless husks by her minions.]] If it hadn't been for [[spoiler: Twilight's HeroicSecondWind and her being equally empowered by the Secretariat Comet,]] Queen Chrysalis might have ''won.''

*** Or perhaps [[spoiler:Granny Smith showing her martial arts skills, or Octavia going all [[QuickDrawMcGraw El Kabong]] with her cello.]]

** Then, when it turns out that [[spoiler: Twilight has destructive magic spells that Chrysalis doesn't know--and, even if she absorbed Twilight's magic, wouldn't be able to use since she doesn't have Twilight's knowledge--]] the Changeling Queen shows her hand at XanatosSpeedChess by forcing a SadisticChoice on Twilight: [[spoiler: surrender and become her thrall, or watch her friends be drained into lifeless husks by her minions.]] If it hadn't been for [[spoiler: Twilight's HeroicSecondWind and her being equally empowered by the Secretariat Comet,]] Queen Chrysalis might have ''won.''

** [[spoiler:And the issue itself delivers exactly what the cover hinted at. Most of the characters have their moment whether it's taking on the Nightmare Forces or bravely standing side-by-side with Celestia and Luna. Probably the most notable moment has to be when one of the Nightmare Forces hovering over a helpless Angel Bunny only to realize too late that he fell into Angel's trap with the help of the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Including Babs Seed), Cheerilee, Twist, Snips, Snails, and all the mane six's pets.]]

* Celestia shielding Luna from the Nightmare Queen is both this and [[Heartwarming/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW heartwarming]].

--->'''Queen Chrysalis:''' Love is fickle. Love can change. Love can be consumed, and the leftovers of a heart spit out like a seed....and above all, love will not save you today.

** Of course, when Twilight's HeroicSecondWind kicks in, she's able to duel Chrysalis, a villainess who was on par with ''[[BigGood Celestia]],'' on equal footing. [[spoiler: Not to mention that she ended up]] [[spoiler: winning!]]

--->'''Queen Chrysalis:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Stop...this...nonsense. You can't...defeat me.]]
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ponies who can't do things themselves tell]] ''[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech others]]'' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that they can't do it.]] [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore I]] ''[[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore can]]'' [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore stand up to you.]] '''''[[spoiler: And I can win!]]'''''

--->'''Chrysalis:''' How...did you...?

* The whole issue being a shout-out to ''DoctorWho''.

[[AC:The Return of Queen Chrysalis]]

[[AC:Nightmare Forces Arc]]

[[AC:Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair]]

[[AC:Neigh Anything]]

[[AC:My Little Pirate - Friendship Ahoy]]

[[AC:Reflections]]

[[AC: Manehatten Mysteries Arc]]

[[AC: The Good, the Bad, and the Ponies (Issues 25-26)]]