History Characters / SpectrumImperialEquus

* CrapsaccharineWorld: The image the Empire seeks to project of itself is one of CrystalSpiresAndTogas. Quite literally on the "Crystal" part, as their near-monopoly on crystals in their world has allowed them to jump-start an awe-inspiring technological revolution. If you don't toe the line, life is happy, comfortable and fulfilling... just try not to ask too many questions, or you'll get sent to a [[HappinessIsMandatory mnemosurgery clinic]]. And that's not going into the [[WasOnceAMan true nature of the totem proles]]...

* EvenEvilHasStandards: For a given value of evil anyway. [[spoiler:She's adamant on not using children for testing the potion's prototype, but Sunburst (who, to his credit, isn't comfortable either) points out that either they finish thepotion or there's only the Barrier for humanity. Later, she's also horrified by Celestia's plan to use the Newfoals as foot soldiers, and to convert thousands at the same time]].

* SuperOCD: Luna is a little amused to find [[spoiler:her mind as meticulously organised as it is]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: Zigzagged. In the original story, he was imprisoned for trying to escape with Rarity and tortured for it before being rescued by the PHL and fighting for them. Tragically this isn't quite the case in this story. He did ''try'' to escape Imperial Equestria with Rarity like in the original story only he was stopped violently and then forcibly changed and rebuilt into a weapon of war for Imperial Equestria. Whatever is left of him is directed to defend Archmage Twilight and follow her orders and nothing else up until his capture by Sunny Luna. It's very obvious he didn't choose at all what he became.

* TragicMonster: Severely wounded during his and Rarity's attempt to flee Imperial Equestria and later rebuilt as a weapon of war. Both Sunny Twilight and Luna thinks that what Imperial Equestria did to him was horrifying and they can't grasp why Archmage Twilight willingly participated in him getting forcibly changed and molded into a weapon despite how young he is.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original story, he was imprisoned for trying to escape with Rarity and tortured for it before being rescued by the PHL and fighting for them. Not so much here. [[spoiler: Only tragically this isn't quite the case. He did try to escape Equestria with Rarity like in the original story only he was stopped violently and forcibly built into a weapon of war. Whatever is left of him is directed to defend Archmage Twilight and follow her orders and nothing else.]]

* TragicMonster: Severely wounded during his and Rarity's attempt to flee Imperial Equestria and later rebuilt as a weapon of war.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original story, he was imprisoned for trying to escape with Rarity and tortured for it before being rescued by the PHL and fighting for them. Not so much here.

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* KnifeNut: Granted, it's a sword that's comprised of several shards, but her fighting style invokes this.

* AFatherToHisMen: He's notably distraught by the death of one of his NCOs, Red Shift, during Boston.

* ArcVillain: For Act Two, taking on this role after [[spoiler:Redheart's death]].

* TheGhost: Does not make an appearance in person in Act One, [[spoiler:but makes her full appearance in Chapter Fourteen ("Silent Night")]].

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Queen Celestia seemingly activates a killswitch in her at the end of Act One, but not before genuinely thanking her for her service]].

* VillainProtagonist: The {{Deuteragonist}} of ''Joy to the Worlds'' alongside TCB Sint Erklass.

* AffablyEvil: She speaks through text in Chapter Thirteen, and is surprisingly far more polite than one would expect. A far cry from the raving lunatic in the original Spectrum. [[spoiler:When she appears in person, she acts ''very'' close to how her counterpart would.]]
* BenevolentBoss: Kindly bids [[spoiler:Redheart]] farewell and thanks [[spoiler:her for her service]]. [[spoiler:Chapter Twenty shows that she's very forgiving of failure as well, calmly accepting that Boston was a lost battle after all]]

* ModestRoyalty: [[spoiler:As her appearance in Chapter Twenty shows, very little actually distinguishes her from Celestia physically. Only the new, combined sigil on her crown and torc differentiates the two of them]].
* SheWhoMustNotBeSeen: Has yet to make a physical appearance, [[spoiler:but she speaks to the Concordat in Chapter Thirteen]]. [[spoiler:She finally appears in person close to the end of Chapter Twenty.]]

* TheGhost: Does not make an appearance in person in Act One, [[spoiler:but makes her full appearance in Chapter Fourteen]].

* ShipTease: With ''[[DatingCatwoman Luna]]'', of all ponies, mentioning how she and Alt!Luna became closer in the Crystal War. Downplayed, though, as Prime Luna points out she's not the same Luna that she lost. The fact that Luna uses [[spoiler:a tuft of her mane]] to find Twilight the same way as Fluttershy's to find Discord, however, implies it goes both ways. [[spoiler:Chapter Seventeen ramps up the romantic tension between them, and the end of said chapter all but confirms she harbors feelings for Luna]].

* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Chapter Seventeen reveals much of her actions is done out of a misguided intent to do good... and that she's being manipulated into doing it by Queen Celestia]].
* TraumaCongaLine: Chapter Seventeen is one for her. Or rather, it shows the long, long line of events that leads to her present day state, from the Crystal War, to losing Lyra as a friend, to [[spoiler:her colossal guilt over Spike's crippling and the potion's creation]].

** Chapter Seventeen reveals that she really ''does'' believe in the Empire's cause for good, namely the Co-Harmony Sphere... but finds herself disgusted by herself and how far she had to go to achieve it. [[spoiler:The stranglehold placed on her mind strongly implies her reality and the world are two very different things]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Laments that she lost both the Lyra and Luna from her world. Conversely, has a ''much'' more violent reaction to seeing Prime Cadance, having been embittered by her Cadance's betrayal. [[spoiler:Chapter Seventeen reveals that her claims of friendship with Lyra wasn't an embellishment at all; they really ''were'' friends, to the point that Twilight worried about Lyra's well-being when the war started, not knowing she had defected]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: She's a prominent POV character for Chapter Eighteen, showing the Imperial Guard in action. [[spoiler:Namely, the mission to bring Discord's statue to Imperial Equestria]].

* VillainProtagonist: She briefly assumes this role in the penultimate segment of Chapter Sixteen then takes center stage in Chapter Eighteen.

* TheLoad: For Chapter Eighteen, her injured wing means that she can't really help Scootaloo or her fellow Imperials.

* DreamWeaver: [[spoiler:She, or an apparition of hers, appears at the end of Chapter Seventeen of the main story, apparently to enforce the brainwashing done on Twilight Sparkle]].

* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:She's hidden among the PHL ranks, and succeeds in reaching Prime Equus by Chapter Twenty-One]].

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* NewMediaAreEvil: Somewhat PlayedWith. In contrast to most TCB stories on either side of the pro- or anti- debate, the Solar Empire don't reject technology as inherently evil, and focus less on bedeviling humanity for its technology than for its violent nature. Meanwhile, the Empire itself is willing to use crystal-tech to keep the populace sedated.

The main antagonist of the story. Commonly referred to as the Solar Tyrant, the xenocidal alicorn despot of TCB!Equestria is engaged in a crusade to "save" humanity from itself.

* ShipTease: With ''[[DatingCatwoman Luna]]'', of all ponies, mentioning how she and TCB Luna became closer in the Crystal War. Downplayed, though, as Prime Luna points out she's not the same Luna that she lost. The fact that Luna uses [[spoiler:a tuft of her mane]] to find Twilight the same way as Fluttershy's to find Discord, however, implies it goes both ways. [[spoiler:Chapter Seventeen ramps up the romantic tension between them, and the end of said chapter all but confirms she harbors feelings for Luna]].

A personal assassin and spy of Queen Celestia's, charged with conducting "black ops" the [[CrapsaccharineWorld Solar Empire]] considers too sinister for public knowledge amongst the TCB Equestrians. Though she's a devout follower of the Tyrant, there may be more to this unicorn than it first seems...

* AppropriatedAppellation: "Weaver" is a name first given to her by TCB Sint Erklass after she revealed she was a DreamWeaver.

* NotSoDifferent: Claims she is this to [[spoiler:her counterpart]].

* NoPlaceForMeThere: She is well aware that she could never belong in the ideal world she seeks to create, and has already accepted that she will need to remove herself from the picture once the Empire's crusade is done.