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* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: Due to her isolated upbringing and her belief that her wings and horn were the result of the flawed Vitality Elixir, when it was really her ascending in the womb to purge herself of said toxin, she assumes that her feats, like making a rare and hard-to-cultivate plant grow by using her Earth pony magic and Unicorn magic, are something that a trained unicorn could have done better.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Him going after any advanced device he could find not only kept Equestria in MedievalStasis for centuries, greatly limiting his power because he made ponies wary of developing technology due to the failures he caused, but by going after Bold Lion's creations specifically he ticked off an inventor capable of actually managing to successfully trap him.



* BodyHorror: Used his own elixir on himself and was fine... at first. He eventually grew a third eye in his right cheek, and an extra horn stub next to his original horn, two stubby proto-wings in the WRONG PLACES in his torso, and one of his legs shriveled and shrunk, forcing him to walk using only three legs..

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* BodyHorror: Used his own elixir on himself and was fine... at first. He eventually grew a third eye in his right cheek, and an extra horn stub next to his original horn, two stubby proto-wings in the WRONG PLACES in his torso, and one of his legs shriveled and shrunk, forcing him to walk using only three legs.. legs.
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* LogicBomb: Both times he has been locked up it was in a machine that is already broken. He can't escape because using his powers would fix it, which his magic can't do.

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* LogicBomb: Both times Each time he has been locked up it was gets captured (first by Bold Lion 500 years earlier, then by Apple Bloom in the present), his prison is a machine that is already broken. or device that's designed not to work. He can't escape on his own because using his powers would fix it, the device, which his magic can't do. nature won't allow him to do.
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* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Theorized to be why exactly Sunset had such short-sightedness to her plans while in the Human World; due to her being an Adult Mare transfigured into a Hormone-laden Teenage Girls' body.
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* {{Bishounen}}: Fitting this standard of male beauty is alluded to by his nickname, "Bishi".
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* ItAmusedMe: She greatly enjoys the reactions on the faces of others when she speaks in her natural accent instead of the the expected Neighponese accent.

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* ItAmusedMe: She greatly enjoys the reactions on the faces of others when she speaks in her natural accent instead of the the expected Neighponese accent.
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* ShipperOnDeck: She frankly admits that assigning Flash to be the captain of Twilight's guard is an attempt at "playing cupid". That, and hoping that the former can break the latter's SuperOCD.

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* ShipperOnDeck: She frankly admits that assigning Flash to be the captain of Twilight's guard is an attempt at "playing cupid". That, and hoping that the former can break the latter's SuperOCD.obsessive compulsive tendencies.



* IndyPloy: Favors on-the-spot planning and improvisation, much to the annoyance of his [[SuperOCD overly planning]] boss, Twilight.

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* IndyPloy: Favors on-the-spot planning and improvisation, much to the annoyance of his [[SuperOCD [[ScheduleFanatic overly planning]] boss, Twilight.
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* SuperOCD: Twilight still hasn't gotten better regarding this aspect and she doesn't realize how door-stopper checklists are getting in the way of her Twilight Guard properly functioning.

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* FreudianExcuse: Their parents are NouveauRiche ponies who have been extremely ruthless in trying to secure a place for themselves in high society, taking on ChronicBackstabbingDisorder to an alarming degree and treating their own children as nothing more than pawns to advance themselves... and the bullies, foals at the time, believed that is just how the world worked.



* ThatsWhatIWouldDo: They believe that the Apples will attempt to drive their families to the mud after Apple Bloom becomes a Princess because that's what their families would do if it happened to them.

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* ThatsWhatIWouldDo: They believe that the Apples will attempt to drive their families to the mud after Apple Bloom becomes a Princess because that's what their families would do if it happened to them. Granny Smith was appalled when she knew of this, especially after a nurse taking care of her outlines that it ''is'' that ruthless in high society.
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* NamesTheSame: Is the second pony in the story named 'Flute', the first being Deputy Flute of Providence, a member of the Filli Terram from from that town and an Earth Pony.
** Averted when the author later {{Retcon}}ned said deputy's name to Piccolo.
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* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: His magic only allows him to break machines. He uses it to good effect considering that even the simplest of items that qualify as machines fall within his power.

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* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: His magic only allows him to break machines. He uses it to good effect considering that even the simplest of items that qualify as machines fall within his power.
power. He can also create effects that go towards breaking machines, which gives him a bit of LoopholeAbuse with his magic.
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* SmallTownTyrant: Sheriff of a small town that he runs according to his racist ideals with an iron hoof. Willing to abandon children to die in the woods just for being unicorns. When Trixie rescued and adopted one of them, he tried to have her locked up to cover up his crimes.
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* CorruptHick: Willing to abandon children to die in the woods just for being unicorns. When Trixie rescued and adopted one of them, he tried to have her locked up to cover up his crimes.
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Dewicking Ill Boy


* IllBoy: Has asthma and a lot of allergies.
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* DudeMagnet: Taken UpToEleven; now, her beauty is said to entrance not only stallions but also ''colts'', to the point that almost everyone she meets gets smitten at first sight.

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* DudeMagnet: Taken UpToEleven; now, her Her beauty is said to entrance not only stallions but also ''colts'', to the point that almost everyone she meets gets smitten at first sight.
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* HollywoodNerd: Very into comic books and quite physically frail.
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* KnightInSourArmor: He's full of cynicism and initially objects to the Panacea Plan not because of any inherent flaw (in fact, he agrees with it) but because he knows it is going to stir up all kinds of trouble, from PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad groups like the "Flightless Pride" crowd to the nobles and other high status types looking to maintain their privileged position. What inspires him to join is the thought of how much he good he could do as an alicorn.

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* KnightInSourArmor: He's full of cynicism and initially objects to the Panacea Plan not because of any inherent flaw (in fact, he agrees with it) but because he knows it is going to stir up all kinds of trouble, from PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad PoliticalOvercorrectness groups like the "Flightless Pride" crowd to the nobles and other high status types looking to maintain their privileged position. What inspires him to join is the thought of how much he good he could do as an alicorn.



* WindmillPolitical: ManipulativeBastard variety. His political platform is essentially all about dealing with supposedly big problems that aren't actually issues at all. Of course, he doesn't actually believe in the nonsense he's spouting, just does it to get support from the whackjobs, loonies, and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad groups. All the issues he campaigns against are just convenient scapegoats to justify his actions and laws.

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* WindmillPolitical: ManipulativeBastard variety. His political platform is essentially all about dealing with supposedly big problems that aren't actually issues at all. Of course, he doesn't actually believe in the nonsense he's spouting, just does it to get support from the whackjobs, wackjobs, loonies, and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad PoliticalOvercorrectness groups. All the issues he campaigns against are just convenient scapegoats to justify his actions and laws.
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* LightningBruiser: Technically all alicorns are this, with better-than-pegasus reflexes and greater-than-earth-pony strength, but it's most notable with Rainbow because of her focus on athletics.
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* InsistentTerminology: Whenever someone says that Malfunziona is a draconequus, Discord will pipe in to say that he is a ''lesser'' draconequus.

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* InsistentTerminology: Whenever someone says that Malfunziona is a draconequus, Discord will pipe in to say that he is a ''lesser'' draconequus. Considering the former's CripplingOverspecialization, this is a meaningful distinction.
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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked/moved


* NotSoDifferent: From Rainbow Dash. After the mistakes and bad blood get cleared away, they get along so well that you'd think they are sisters.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Luna sympathizes with Rarity over possible rejection by the nobility by reminding her of the "Nightmare Moon" fiasco.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Luna sympathizes with Rarity over possible rejection by the nobility by reminding her of the "Nightmare Moon" fiasco.

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dewicking World Of Card Board Speech per trs


* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: Celestia tells Spike that she knows he generally holds back to keep from hurting anyone, but that if Twilight is in danger, he should cut loose.



* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Celestia tells Spike that she knows he generally holds back to keep from hurting anyone, but that if Twilight is in danger, he should cut loose.

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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Celestia tells Spike that she knows he generally holds back to keep from hurting anyone, but that if Twilight is in danger, he should cut loose.

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