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* WeirdCrossover: It's a crossover featuring giant fighting robots and color coded ponies with both having wildly different demographics to boot. Honestly, it's a wonder why it didn't happen sooner, not to mention it happened to come out the same year that the Autobots met with [[Film/TheTerminator other]] [[ComicBook/TransformersBackToTheFuture major]] [[Film/TopGun franchises]] that are more in-line with the typical tone of ''Transformers''. This is even lampshaded in the first page when Quibble Pants is questioning a Daring Do/Power Ponies crossover (though he's more concerned with the continuity than anything else).
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* VillainRespect: Wildwheel is impressed by Applejacks's sharpshooting skills, and decides to team up with her to get her home.

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* BadassInDistress: Megatron, villainous overlord of a warring faction of alien robots and one of the most feared beings on all of Cybertron, ends up being placed under mind control by King Sombra. This also includes half of the Mane 6, and capable Autobot and Decepticon warriors alike (i.e. Ironhide, the Combaticons).



* {{Bowdlerize}}: Wildwheel's gun is replaced with a whip.



* FaceHeelTurn: Wildwheel's bio indicates that, like his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'' counterpart, he was an Autobot who defected to the Decepticons.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Starscream still sees himself as the true leader of all Cybertronians, and has an ImageSpot of him in his kingly garb. He gets visibly shocked when he sees everyone--including Skywarp and Thundercracker--cheering for Rainbow Dash and her efforts.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Wildwheel's bio indicates that, like his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'' counterpart, he was an Autobot who defected to the Decepticons. However, unlike with ''Cyberverse'', it's not entirely clear why.[[note]]In the show itself, he was accidentally thrown out of ''The Ark'' when the ship first crashed. He awoke in the Wild West, and his teammates never bothered to go looking for him, so he joined the Decepticons instead.[[/note]]
* FantasticSlur: Skywarp calls one of the ponies a "flying glue bottle".

* ItsAllAboutMe: Starscream still sees himself as the true leader of all Cybertronians, and has an ImageSpot ImagineSpot of him in his kingly garb. He gets visibly shocked when he sees everyone--including Skywarp and Thundercracker--cheering for Rainbow Dash and her efforts.



** Many of the Decepticons in this series utilize their designs from ''War For Cybertron: Siege'', which itself was the basis for their appearances in ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TransformersWarForCybertronTrilogy''.



** Applejack's encounter with Wildwheel features two other characters who've been involved with the Wild West--''Beast Wars'' Fuzor Quickstrike (who distinguished himself with his Southern accent) and G1's own Skids (who got into a Western-Style duel with Megatron in the Marvel Comics).

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** Applejack's encounter with Wildwheel features two other characters who've been involved with the Wild West--''Beast Wars'' Fuzor Quickstrike (who distinguished himself with his Southern accent) accent--Wiki/TFWikiDotNet basically described his characterization as a robot version of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]]) and G1's own Skids (who got into a Western-Style duel with Megatron in the Marvel Comics).



* NotSoAboveItAll: In the sequel, Frenzy is seen reading a book from Equestria. Breakdown chews him out over him until the cassette lays into him for wanting to have a little break from all the endless war. Breakdown backs off (and asks if he could read it later).

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In the sequel, Frenzy is seen reading a book from Equestria. Breakdown chews him out over him until the cassette lays into him for wanting to have a little break from all the endless war. Breakdown backs off (and asks if he could read it later).later).
** One of the variant covers has Starscream playing with ''My Little Pony'' dolls as Megatron walks in on him. The Seeker Commander is having a blast--Megatron is quite shocked at what he sees.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough:
** The Wonderbolts come across a portal in the sky and they all just... decide to see whats on the other side with no regard for caution. They end up in Cybertron, right in front of the Decepticons, and are instantly captured.
** Likewise the Mane 6 chase Starscream through the portal intent on stopping him. It's only when they're on Cybertron and confronting an army of Decepticons that they forgot a little detail. Lampshaded by Fluttershy of all ponies.
--> '''Twilight''': Oh, no!
--> '''Fluttershy''': Oh... right... Following them through the portal meant following them... to ''their'' world...
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A sequel, subtitled "The Magic of Cybertron", is currently in serialization. This time, the ponies are brought to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends. However, things go sideways when Twilight accidentally triggers the revival of King Sombra, who proceeds to brainwash numerous inhabitants of both Cybertron and Equestria, including Megatron and half of the Mane Six, to serve as his minions and aid him in conquering Cybertron. Thus, everyone else is forced to team up to put a stop to Sombra's ambitions.

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-->-- '''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet''''s [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/My_Little_Pony/Transformers comment on the coverart of the first issue]].

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-->-- '''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet''''s [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/My_Little_Pony/Transformers comment on the coverart of the first issue]].
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-> ''"Finally, a series for mature readers."''
-->-- '''Wiki/TFWikiDotNet''''s [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/My_Little_Pony/Transformers comment on the coverart of the first issue]].

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Autobot, Decepticon, and Pony alike end up under King Sombra's thrall, including ''Megatron'' himself!
* CallBack: When Rainbow Dash and the rest of the Wonderbolts team up with Starscream and his Seekers, the egotistical commander boasts of his superiority. Rainbow Dash is quick to point out that last time they encountered the ponies, Starscream was beaten (by his own cape no less!). He doesn't react very kindly to this.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Starscream still sees himself as the true leader of all Cybertronians, and has an ImageSpot of him in his kingly garb.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Wildwheel's bio indicates that, like his ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'' counterpart, he was an Autobot who defected to the Decepticons.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Starscream still sees himself as the true leader of all Cybertronians, and has an ImageSpot of him in his kingly garb. He gets visibly shocked when he sees everyone--including Skywarp and Thundercracker--cheering for Rainbow Dash and her efforts.



** Applejack's encounter with Wildwheel features two other characters who've been involved with the Wild West--''Beast Wars'' Fuzor Quickstrike (who distinguished himself with his Southern accent) and G1's own Skids (who got into a Western-Style duel with Megatron in the Marvel Comics).



* PragmaticVillainy: The Decepticons are convinced to spare all the ponies and Cybertronians under Sombra's control in spite of Starscream's orders, simply because the Seekers recognize having potential new slaves to control makes them more valuable.

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The Decepticons are convinced to spare all the ponies and Cybertronians under Sombra's control in spite of Starscream's orders, simply because the Seekers recognize having potential new slaves to control makes them more valuable.valuable.
** Wildwheel doesn't attack Applejack and even proposes a team up, since Sombra's brainwashed Cybertronians are clearly more of a threat.



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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up. Later, Sludge and Ratchet are seen in the medical bay, while Hot Rod, [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sureshock]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Hot Shot]], Flareup, [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 Gauge and Rubble]] show up to play with Scootaloo.

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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up. Later, Sludge and Ratchet are seen in the medical bay, while Hot Rod, [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sureshock]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Hot Shot]], Flareup, [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 Gauge and Rubble]] show up to play with Scootaloo. Later still are Jazz, Ironhide, Brawl, Swindle, and Hound amongst Sombra's victims, and even later still do we see both [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Quickstrike]] and Skids.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Starscream still sees himself as the true leader of all Cybertronians, and has an ImageSpot of him in his kingly garb.



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Starscream is not particularly pleased about having to pull an EnemyMine with the ponies.

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* PragmaticVillainy: The Decepticons are convinced to spare all the ponies and Cybertronians under Sombra's control in spite of Starscream's orders, simply because the Seekers recognize having potential new slaves to control makes them more valuable.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Starscream is not particularly pleased about having to pull an EnemyMine with the ponies. ponies.
* VillainRespect: Wildwheel is impressed by Applejacks's sharpshooting skills, and
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A sequel, subtitled "The Magic of Cybertron", is currently in serialization. This time, the ponies are brought to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends. However, things go sideways when Twilight accidentally triggers the revival of King Sombra, who proceeds to brainwash Megatron, numerous other Decepticons and half of the Mane Six to serve as his minions and aid him in conquering Cybertron. Thus, everyone else is forced to team up to put a stop to Sombra's ambitions.

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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up. Later, Sludge and Ratchet are seen in the medical bay, while Hot Rod, [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sureshock]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Hot Shot]], [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 Gauge and Rubble]] show up to play with Scootaloo.

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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up. Later, Sludge and Ratchet are seen in the medical bay, while Hot Rod, [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sureshock]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Hot Shot]], Flareup, [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 Gauge and Rubble]] show up to play with Scootaloo.


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* ActorAllusion: Auntie Lofty and Arcee teaming up references how Susan Blu voiced both characters in their respective debut films, which were both released in 1986.


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* MythologyGag:
** As King Sombra is revived, he utters Unicron's lines from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' to make is seem as if the Chaos Bringer has returned to haunt Cybertron once again.
** The space bridge is ring-shaped, like in the first IDW continuity.
** When the ponies and the Decepticons end up under Sombra's control, [[SubvertedCatchphrase "All Hail King Sombra!"]] is uttered instead of "All Hail Megatron!"
** Scootaloo's outfit is that of Daniel Witwicky's (though with an S instead of a D)
** All of Scootaloo's friends happen to be various KidAppealCharacter types from previous Transformers continuities, including Hot Rod, Hot Shot, Sureshock, Flareup, Gauge, and Rubble.

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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up.

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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up. Later, Sludge and Ratchet are seen in the medical bay, while Hot Rod, [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sureshock]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Hot Shot]], [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 Gauge and Rubble]] show up to play with Scootaloo.


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* AdaptationalSexuality: Arcee is in a relationship with Greenlight, like with the [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 2019 IDW continuity]].
* BaitAndSwitch: When Megatron accidentally awakens an ancient evil, it appears to be [[EldritchAbomination Unicron]], complete with his "Destiny...you cannot...destroy...'''my destiny!'''" line from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''. Then it turns out to be King Sombra, all to set up a {{Pun}} of him being a ''unicorn'' instead of ''Unicron''.


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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Starscream is not particularly pleased about having to pull an EnemyMine with the ponies.
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[[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ A sequel is currently in the works]], subtitled "The Magic of Cybertron", this time taking the ponies to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends. It set to release April 2021.

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brainwash Megatron, numerous other Decepticons and half of the Mane Six to serve as his minions and aid him in conquering Cybertron. Thus, everyone else is forced to team up to put a stop to Sombra's ambitions.
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* CanonImmigrant: Breakdown and Airachnid from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', Shadow Striker from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'', and Slipstream from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' (using her ''Cyberverse'' design) are seen amongst the Decepticon forces in the sequel.

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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike the other Seekers, which use their traditional Generation One appearance,
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Twilight Sparkle fires a random blast at a mysterious crystal, which revives King Sombra.
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* EnemyMine: Basically the whole premise of the sequel. After the Decepticons' plot to gain Equestrian magic ends up reviving King Sombra who then puts Megatron, most of the Decepticons, and half of the Mane 6 under his control, the remaining Decepticons are forced to work with the remaining ponies and Autobots to see off his threat.

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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike the other Seekers, which use their traditional Generation One appearance, Slipstream is shown with her ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'' design.


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* TheCameo:
** Quibble Pants shows up at the start of the first issue complaining about an [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe comic crossover between Daring Do and the Power Ponies]] and how it doesn't explain where along the timeline it is for both series.
** All the Manehattan staff of Rarity Carousel Boutique (Coco Pommel, Plaid Stripes and the three nameless interviewees from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E10TheSaddleRowReview The Saddle Row Review]]") are shown polishing Starscream in "Shine Like a Diamond".
** Derpy Hooves, DJ Pon-3, Octavia Melody and Dr. Hooves can be seen in the audience for Pinkie's ShowWithinAShow in "They Eat Ponies, Don't They?"
** "The Flyin' Fox Trot" shows obscure Autobots (or rather, Maximals) [[Anime/BeastWarsNeo Mach Kick]] and [[WesternAnimation/BeastMachines Battle Unicorn]] as competitors in the race. Probably because their alternate modes are both equines.
** In "Strength in Numbers", Discord summons a plethora of Apple family members to help repel the Insecticons.
** During the final battle of "Finale", Maud Pie, Sugar Belle, Owlowiscious, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Tempest Shadow, Shining Armor and the Cutie Mark Crusaders appear as part of the reinforcements against the Decepticons and Changelings. On the Transformers' side of things, Prowl and Ironhide appear amongst the Autobots, while [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots Crasher]] appears amongst the Decepticon ranks.
** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Giant robots who transform into different vehicles with magical pastel colored equines (and a dragon). How can this ''not'' be awesome?



* TheCameo:
** Quibble Pants shows up at the start of the first issue complaining about an [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe comic crossover between Daring Do and the Power Ponies]] and how it doesn't explain where along the timeline it is for both series.
** All the Manehattan staff of Rarity Carousel Boutique (Coco Pommel, Plaid Stripes and the three nameless interviewees from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E10TheSaddleRowReview The Saddle Row Review]]") are shown polishing Starscream in "Shine Like a Diamond".
** Derpy Hooves, DJ Pon-3, Octavia Melody and Dr. Hooves can be seen in the audience for Pinkie's ShowWithinAShow in "They Eat Ponies, Don't They?"
** "The Flyin' Fox Trot" shows obscure Autobots (or rather, Maximals) [[Anime/BeastWarsNeo Mach Kick]] and [[WesternAnimation/BeastMachines Battle Unicorn]] as competitors in the race. Probably because their alternate modes are both equines.
** In "Strength in Numbers", Discord summons a plethora of Apple family members to help repel the Insecticons.
** During the final battle of "Finale", Maud Pie, Sugar Belle, Owlowiscious, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Tempest Shadow, Shining Armor and the Cutie Mark Crusaders appear as part of the reinforcements against the Decepticons and Changelings. On the Transformers' side of things, Prowl and Ironhide appear amongst the Autobots, while [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots Crasher]] appears amongst the Decepticon ranks.
** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up.
* CanonImmigrant: Breakdown and Airachnid from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', Shadow Striker from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'', and Slipstream from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' (using her ''Cyberverse'' design) are seen amongst the Decepticon forces in the sequel.
* ContinuitySnarl: Pinkie has her own television show in "They Eat Ponies, Don't They?", despite the fact that television has never been shown to exist in the world of Equestria before.
** Then again, if one looks closely, there aren't any actual cameras, so it's possible that the whole thing is more akin to a live stage show than a TV show.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Giant robots who transform into different vehicles with magical pastel colored equines (and a dragon). How can this ''not'' be awesome?



* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out. [[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ The sequel is currently ongoing.]]]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out. [[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ The sequel is currently ongoing.]]]]]]


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* {{Crossover}}: Of course, it's the main hook of the series.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
** Devastator gets one in "Inspiring":
--->'''Devastator:''' Prepare for '''''EXTINCTION''''', Dinobot!
** Another one from Shockwave in "They Eat Ponies, Don't They?"
--->'''Shockwave:''' ''Ponies''. I believe in your vulgar parlance, you would say I am here to... ''spice'' things up.
** And in the sequel, Thundercracker gets one. Not that Slipstream was happy about him blowing their cover.
--->'''Thundercracker:''' '''Little ponies!''' If you surrender all magical items with no resistance--the show will return after these messages!
--->'''Slipstream:''' Ugh--Thundercracker, this was supposed to be a stealth mission!
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Common on the ''My Little Pony'' side of things, but one of the main themes of the comics is how the Equestrians befriend the Autobots. And a Decepticon.
** In ''Pet Sounds'', Fluttershy shows off her kindness to take care of the Mini-Cassettes to the point that when Frenzy attacked her, Ravage, Laserbat and Rampage attack him and Discord shows how ''dangerous'' friendship can be when he transforms himself and Fluttershy's animal friends into robots to maul Soundwave. He wisely backs off and admits "Friendship Superior", agreeing to stop attacking and get along with them. Discord's threat to turn them into ponies helped.
** In "Finale", Twilight and Optimus combine this power with that of the Matrix to blast the Decepticons back through the spacebridge to Cybertron.
* WeirdCrossover: It's a crossover featuring giant fighting robots and color coded ponies with both having wildly different demographics to boot. Honestly, it's a wonder why it didn't happen sooner, not to mention it happened to come out the same year that the Autobots met with [[Film/TheTerminator other]] [[ComicBook/TransformersBackToTheFuture major]] [[Film/TopGun franchises]] that are more in-line with the typical tone of ''Transformers''. This is even lampshaded in the first page when Quibble Pants is questioning a Daring Do/Power Ponies crossover (though he's more concerned with the continuity than anything else).
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* NotSoAboveItAll: In the sequel, Frenzy is seen reading a book from Equestria. Breakdown chews him out over him until the cassette lays into him for wanting to have a little break from all the endless war. Breakdown backs off (and asks if he could read it later).



* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
** Devastator gets one in "Inspiring":
--->'''Devastator:''' Prepare for '''''EXTINCTION''''', Dinobot!
** Another one from Shockwave in "They Eat Ponies, Don't They?"
--->'''Shockwave:''' ''Ponies''. I believe in your vulgar parlance, you would say I am here to... ''spice'' things up.
** And in the sequel, Thundercracker gets one. Not that Slipstream was happy about him blowing their cover.
--->'''Thundercracker:''' '''Little ponies!''' If you surrender all magical items with no resistance--the show will return after these messages!
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Common on the ''My Little Pony'' side of things, but one of the main themes of the comics is how the Equestrians befriend the Autobots. And a Decepticon.
** In ''Pet Sounds'', Fluttershy shows off her kindness to take care of the Mini-Cassettes to the point that when Frenzy attacked her, Ravage, Laserbat and Rampage attack him and Discord shows how ''dangerous'' friendship can be when he transforms himself and Fluttershy's animal friends into robots to maul Soundwave. He wisely backs off and admits "Friendship Superior", agreeing to stop attacking and get along with them. Discord's threat to turn them into ponies helped.
** In "Finale", Twilight and Optimus combine this power with that of the Matrix to blast the Decepticons back through the spacebridge to Cybertron.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: In the sequel, Frenzy is seen reading a book from Equestria. Breakdown chews him out over him until the cassette lays into him for wanting to have a little break from all the endless war. Breakdown backs off (and asks if he could read it later).
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** The sequel opens up with Breakdown (in his ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' design) getting into a little spat with Frenzy, Reflector and his multiple clones guarding the space bridge, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher (in their ''Titans Return'' designs) snagging up creatures from Equestria, Airachnid and Shadow Striker stealing a critical component from Equestria, Spinister and Skytread/Flywheels watching the Wonderbolts exit from the space bridge, and Scourge's Targetmaster partner Fracas locking them up.
* CanonImmigrant: Breakdown and Airachnid from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', Shadow Striker from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'', and Slipstream from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' (using her ''Cyberverse'' design) are seen amongst the Decepticon forces in the sequel.


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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Unlike the other Seekers, which use their traditional Generation One appearance, Slipstream is shown with her ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'' design.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: In the sequel, Frenzy is seen reading a book from Equestria. Breakdown chews him out over him until the cassette lays into him for wanting to have a little break from all the endless war. Breakdown backs off (and asks if he could read it later).


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** And in the sequel, Thundercracker gets one. Not that Slipstream was happy about him blowing their cover.
--->'''Thundercracker:''' '''Little ponies!''' If you surrender all magical items with no resistance--the show will return after these messages!
--->'''Slipstream:''' Ugh--Thundercracker, this was supposed to be a stealth mission!
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[[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ A sequel is currently in the works]], this time taking the ponies to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends.

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[[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ A sequel is currently in the works]], subtitled "The Magic of Cybertron", this time taking the ponies to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends.
ends. It set to release April 2021.
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** Additionally, overlapping with AlternateUniverse,

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** Additionally, overlapping with AlternateUniverse, AlternateUniverse on some level, it's not entirely clear which ''Transformers'' universe the Autobots hail from, other than it's very obviously a [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon-inspired]] Generation 1 series. It has the usual staples--Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, etc.--but it also has newer characters like Windblade and Gauge, Megatron turns into a tank instead of a gun, Bumblebee turns into a generic sedan instead of a Volkswagen, and the Decepticons even have [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots Crasher]] on their team. Then again, seeing as [[ComicBook/StarTrekVsTransformers previous]] [[ComicBook/TransformersGhostbusters comic]] [[ComicBook/TransformersBackToTheFuture crossovers]] usually had cartoon-esque G1 Autobots and Decepticons exist in the confines of those respective series, it can be assumed this same rule is at play here.



* DefeatMeansFriendship: In "Pet Sounds", Soundwave decides to make a truce with Fluttershy and Discord after Discord and the robot-transformed animals beat the stuffing out of him and Frenzy. That and Discord's not so subtle threat to turn Soundwave and Frenzy into ponies.

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: In "Pet Sounds", Soundwave decides to make a truce with Fluttershy and Discord after Discord and the robot-transformed animals beat the stuffing out of him and Frenzy. That and Discord's not so subtle threat to turn Soundwave and Frenzy into ponies. He even disobeys Megatron's orders to rejoin his forces to stay with the ponies for a while.



* LighterAndSofter: For ''Transformers'', the story is more lighthearted than [=IDW=]’s mainline series, with zero casualties for the Autobots and Decepticons.

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* LighterAndSofter: For ''Transformers'', the story is more lighthearted than [=IDW=]’s mainline series, more akin to the [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original cartoon]], with zero casualties for the Autobots and Decepticons.



* OhCrap: Devastator has this look when he sees the Ark's engine on and its exhaust about to incinerate him.

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* OhCrap: A two-fold in the same issue.
** Grimlock gets this when the Constructicons he had defeated decide to merge into Devastator.
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Devastator has this look when he sees the Ark's engine on and its exhaust about to incinerate him.



* ThePowerOfFriendship: Common on the ''My Little Pony'' side of things, but one of the main themes of the comics is how the Equestrians befriend the Autobots.
** In ''Pet Sounds'', Fluttershy shows off her kindness to take care of the Mini-Cassettes to the point that when Frenzy attacked her, Ravage, Laserbat and Rampage attack him and Discord shows how ''dangerous'' friendship can be when he transforms himself and Fluttershy's animal friends into robots to maul Soundwave.

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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Common on the ''My Little Pony'' side of things, but one of the main themes of the comics is how the Equestrians befriend the Autobots.
Autobots. And a Decepticon.
** In ''Pet Sounds'', Fluttershy shows off her kindness to take care of the Mini-Cassettes to the point that when Frenzy attacked her, Ravage, Laserbat and Rampage attack him and Discord shows how ''dangerous'' friendship can be when he transforms himself and Fluttershy's animal friends into robots to maul Soundwave. He wisely backs off and admits "Friendship Superior", agreeing to stop attacking and get along with them. Discord's threat to turn them into ponies helped.



* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out. [[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ The sequel is currently ongoing]]]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out. [[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ The sequel is currently ongoing]]]]ongoing.]]]]

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[[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ A sequel is currently in the works]], this time taking the ponies to Cybertron as Megatron seeks to harness their power for his own ends.



* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Grimlock, the most brutal of Autobots, is a lot nicer this time around, showing genuine mentorship to Spike, in comparison to the usual Dinobot who wouldn't even listen to Optimus Prime on a good day. He's even verbally disappointed that his friends left him behind from the initial battle (albeit accidentally on their part), which is especially egregious considering he usually doesn't consider the Autobots his friends.



** Additionally, overlapping with AlternateUniverse,



** During the final battle of "Finale", Maud Pie, Sugar Belle, Owlowiscious, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Tempest Shadow, Shining Armor and the Cutie Mark Crusaders appear as part of the reinforcements against the Decepticons and Changelings. On the Transformers' side of things, Prowl and Ironhide appear amongst the Autobots, while Crasher appears amongst the Decepticon ranks.

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** During the final battle of "Finale", Maud Pie, Sugar Belle, Owlowiscious, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Tempest Shadow, Shining Armor and the Cutie Mark Crusaders appear as part of the reinforcements against the Decepticons and Changelings. On the Transformers' side of things, Prowl and Ironhide appear amongst the Autobots, while Crasher [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots Crasher]] appears amongst the Decepticon ranks.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Grimlock tries fighting the Constructicons by himself. He does a decent job against them, until they ''combine into Devastator''. He quickly [[OhCrap realizes his mistake]].
--> '''Grimlock:''' "Grimlock and Grimlock's big mouth."



** Perhaps unintentionally, but Bumblebee smacks into Starscream as he's monologuing, meaning that [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated he interrupted]] [[SuddenlyShouting his SPEECH]]!



** Gauge is established as [[ComicBook/Transformers2019 the newest Autobot]].
** Soundwave gives off his usual [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie "Superior"]] catchphrase, only with [[SubvertedCatchphrase his name replaced]] with friendship.



** Twilight uses her magic to place an orange cap over the barrel of Megatron's fusion cannon. This is a nod to how the original G1 Megatron toy (which transformed into a gun) became more difficult to release over time, as western toy standards later required that toy guns have orange caps over the barrels in order to keep them from looking too much like real guns.

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** Twilight uses her magic to place an orange cap over the barrel of Megatron's fusion cannon. This is a nod to how the original G1 Megatron toy (which transformed into a gun) became more difficult to release over time, as western toy standards later required that toy guns have orange caps over the barrels in order to keep them from looking too much like real guns.[[note]]Hasbro did try releasing Megatron's original toy with this cap as a Toys'R Us exclusive back in 2006, but it was rejected due to safety standards.[[/note]]



* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out.]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Decepticons are defeated and forced back to Cybertron. The Autobots soon follow and destroy the spacebridge to keep the Decepticons from going back to Equestria. It's a total loss for the villains, but Shockwave reveals if they can't return to Equestria, then maybe they can look into bringing some of their magic into their realm. He reveals he pinpointed the source of the magic, showing Megatron an image of Twilight's castle as the comic closes out.]] [[https://comicbook.com/comics/news/my-little-pony-transformers-crossover-sequel-idw-publishing/ The sequel is currently ongoing]]]]



* WeirdCrossover: It's a crossover featuring giant fighting robots and color coded ponies with both having wildly different demographics to boot. Honestly, it's a wonder why it didn't happen sooner. This is even lampshaded in the first page when Quibble Pants is questioning a Daring Do/Power Ponies crossover (though he's more concerned with the continuity than anything else).

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* WeirdCrossover: It's a crossover featuring giant fighting robots and color coded ponies with both having wildly different demographics to boot. Honestly, it's a wonder why it didn't happen sooner.sooner, not to mention it happened to come out the same year that the Autobots met with [[Film/TheTerminator other]] [[ComicBook/TransformersBackToTheFuture major]] [[Film/TopGun franchises]] that are more in-line with the typical tone of ''Transformers''. This is even lampshaded in the first page when Quibble Pants is questioning a Daring Do/Power Ponies crossover (though he's more concerned with the continuity than anything else).



* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Grimlock, of all 'Bots, gives one of these speeches to Spike at the end of "Inspiring", praising the little dragon for his ingenuity and yet-untapped potential.

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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Grimlock, [[BloodKnight Grimlock]], of all 'Bots, gives one of these speeches to Spike at the end of "Inspiring", praising the little dragon for his ingenuity and yet-untapped potential.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: A VillainTeamUp between Megatron and Chrysalis serves as villainous force.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original toyline, the Deluxe Insecticons were multiple vibrant colors. Here, they share the same black-and-yellow color scheme as the original Insecticon trio.

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** In his cameo appearance in "The Flyin' Fox Trot", Mach Kick trades in his original color scheme of red and gray for a new technicolor color scheme of blue and purple to better fit in with the inhabitants of Equestria.[[note]] Amusingly, his fellow competitor Battle Unicorn did have a proposed Twilight Sparkle redeco for Botcon 2014, but does not use it here.[[/note]]


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** "The Flyin' Fox Trot" shows obscure Autobots (or rather, Maximals) [[Anime/BeastWarsNeo Mach Kick]] and [[WesternAnimation/BeastMachines Battle Unicorn]] as competitors in the race. Probably because their alternate modes are both equines.
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** Then again, if one looks closely, there aren't any actual cameras, so it's possible that the whole thing is more akin to a live stage show than a TV show.
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* ImagineTheAudienceNaked: Brought up in the second issue when Pinkie Pie has Autobot Gauge as a guest on her cooking show. She advises Gauge overcome nervousness by pretending the audience is in their underwear. Aside from the fact that most ponies don't ear clothes in the first place, Pinkie also gets sidetracked by wondering if robots wear underwear.

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* ImagineTheAudienceNaked: Brought up in the second issue when Pinkie Pie has Autobot Gauge as a guest on her cooking show. She advises Gauge overcome her nervousness by pretending the audience is in their underwear. Aside from the fact that most ponies don't ear wear clothes in the first place, Pinkie also gets sidetracked by wondering if robots wear underwear.

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