History FanFic / AdoptedDisplaced

* AdaptiveAbility: Dragons can, as an involuntary reflex, rewrite their own DNA in order to adapt to their environment if they have enough energy. This includes his general growth (including of his muzzle, which grew to resemble a pointed beak, and his claws), wings, gills (and better control of his tail for propulsion), the ability to breath in space (see below), immunity to acid and an organ that granted him various alternate breath weapons. Best of all, he doesn't lose these abilities between (or at the start of) missions, unlike Samus.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Trixie's is revealed in chapter 36 through a movie projector giving off eldritch energies, which forces her to dream of the worst moments from her past in Equestria: [[spoiler: her mother's DeathByChildbirth while delivering Trixie herself, her father bringing home a new wife to help take care of her, his own death, and her stepmother abandoning her to an orphanage, where she was shunned by the others for not being an Earth Pony, almost immediately afterward.]]

* BizarreTasteInFood: Maud's favorite flavor of ice cream is Tabasco-maple-avocado.
* BulletSeed: In chapter 25, Maud eats part of a gun (including the magazine) then spits the bullets out at high speed.
* LineOfSightName: Tucker and Ferdy's children are named this way (it's tradition for her people) -- the older is "Two-Ponies-Wrestling" (Caboose didn't realize what was ''actually'' going on), and "[[Literature/ReaperMan One-Man-Bucket]]", short for "One-Invisible-Man-Throwing-Bucket-of-Water-on-Two-Ponies". (They're shortened to "Twerp" and "Mob" respectively.)

* BalefulPolymorph: Just like in canon, Captain Black accidentally turns himself into a frog while experimenting with chi spells.
* BerserkButton: '''DO NOT''' try to harm members of Jackie's family, or it'll probably be the last thing you ever do.

* TheAhnold: Guts Man's personality.
* ArmedLegs: Charge Kick, gained from Charge Man, grants this.

* CoolPet: Apple Bloom has Audrey, a singing Venus Fly Trap that is large enough for her to ride on. Scootaloo has Cumolo, a flying cloud she can ride around and even carry passengers.
* {{Crossover}}: Besides the obvious core concept of the story, in the “Crazy Customers” chapter, Uncle’s shop is visited by a blonde vampire looking for her Master’s sword [[spoiler: (Seras, from Anime/{{Hellsing}})]], a silver-haired young man searching for a green cube [[spoiler: (Riku, from Franchise/KingdomHearts)]], and a certain demonic butler [[spoiler: (Sebastian Michaelis, from Manga/BlackButler)]].

-->'''Valmont''': "I'm ready to fold."

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Bai Tza is mentioned to have three Siren daughters -- D'gi, A'ri, and S'na -- who were exiled after she herself was sealed. [[spoiler: The author has confirmed, even before their names were revealed, that her children are Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk.]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This story shakes up the general formula by ''starting'' with Spike's return to Equestria, and then goes on to depict the events of his life with Samus through a series of flashbacks as he and Samus tell Twilight and co. about their time together.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Like ''Another Hatchling'', the story begins with Coco already adopted and goes on to show how it happened through flashbacks. [[spoiler:The final chapter reveals that the entire thing was being recorded in Coco's personal continuation of the ''Thievius Raccoonus''.]]

* MonsterProgenitor: In this universe, Dai Gui is the first [[ALoadOfBull Minotaur, Labyrinthos]], turned into a demon as punishment by Poseidon, his father, for seeking conquest.

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: Tony fully expects his will be "What father wouldn't?", his answer to Rainbow asking why he'd give up his life to save hers. It's averted when Odin shows up and saves them both.]]

-->' ''Valmont''': "I'm ready to fold."

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Unfortunately for Apple Bloom, she has yet to develop any that will keep her GreenThumb power (which causes plants to sprout wherever she walks, even brining dead wood back to life) under control. [[spoiler: She ''does'' get them after she and the other Crusaders earn their Cutie Marks.]]

* TitleDrop: At the end of the very first chapter, and throughout the rest of the fic--fitting, seen as it's Uncle's CatchPhrase in the show.

* WeakButSkilled: Hsi Wu is the weakest of the Demon Sorcerers, at least in part due to the fact that he's the youngest (at least of those that were born demons, Bai Tza is younger than he is) and demons apparently are StrongerWithAge in this universe, but that just means he's the most creative at using the power he ''does'' have, withdrawing when he encounters a problem, studying it from all angles, and finding either the most efficient or fun way to rip it to shreds, pushing the limits of magic to understand the "why" instead of just accepting that 'this is how it works'. One of his first goals after getting his tail to find science textbooks, especially ones on chemicals and gas formations. Tso Lan has a good deal of respect for his abilities, which touch into the elements of several of his siblings in some way or another, citing to Valmont a time when he defeated a group of mages and warriors with AntiMagic by stripping away the Earth's magnetic field to expose them to unfiltered solar radiation.

* ''Apple Far From the Tree'' -- a side-story to ''Dante's Little Apple Surprise'' that depicts Applejack's years attending [[Manga/SoulEater Death Weapon Meister Academy]], [[Manga/RosarioToVampire Youkai Academy]] and [[LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD Kuoh Academy]].

** Most notable instances during the ''Arsenal'' arc include not only the curb-stomping of the Tyhrranoids during the Rangers' assault on their homeworld, but also Twilight tricking Courtney Gears into backing out of Nefarious' plan with a fake bomb she'd planted on her back. And there's also the instance when Twilight defeats Klunk by having Clank control the impostor while she tricked Courtney Gears and Nefarious with Clank's remote-controlled stunt double.

The series currently consists of twenty-four stories based around twenty-four characters[[note]]By the time it's done, the main timeline -- not including "phase 2" works -- will feature approximately 35 stories based around up to 33 characters, and those numbers may increase depending on what Tatsurou decides.[[/note]]:

* ShipperOnDeck: [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Agni and Rudra]] to Dante and Lady, surprisingly.

* RealityEnsues:
** While fighting Raleigh, Sly tells Coco to use the weakest dose of her anesthetic dipped needles because too strong of a dose could kill him.
** Henriette is a pirate. That means she's unafraid to kill when necessary... and it becomes necessary ''a lot''.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: [[spoiler: Spike gives one to Ridley in the final battle. Right before achieving his final form and defeating Ridley for good.]]
--> '''Spike''' (telepathically): [[spoiler:''"My friends are brave, and to a certain extent foolish. No matter how unmatched they are, they'll fight... because that's who they are. ...but I have a different problem. From that first gulp of Phazon on Tallon IV... and even before then, I've lived in a world of shimmering glass, bright lights and pretty colors with as much structural integrity as an illusion. Even before I found my way to Samus, I had to suppress my nature to the fullest extent to keep from hurting my friends... and after that first taste of Phazon, I've had to suppress my power to the utmost and still hold myself back all I could to keep from shattering something -- or someone -- I loved.  Think about how much control that means I have. Think about what it means when I let go... against someone like you, who can'' '''''take it!'''''"]]
--> '''Spike''' (aloud): [[spoiler:"Let me show you what I'm really made of!"]]

[[AC:'''Note:''' As the FanFic this page is about is still in progress, this trope page is currently under construction. Anybody who has read it should feel free to add any tropes we seem to have missed.]]

The series currently consists of twenty-four stories based around twenty-four characters[[note]]By the time it's done, the main timeline - not including "phase 2" works - will feature approximately 35 stories based around up to 33 characters, and those numbers may increase depending on what Tatsurou decides.[[/note]]:

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/193064/fortresshy-the-nine-fathers Fortresshy: The Nine Fathers]]'' - Fluttershy is raised by the protagonists of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published May 29, 2014; completed August 28, 2014.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/259845/fortresshy-15-fort-pony Fortresshy 1.5: For(t) Pony]]'' - A direct sequel to ''Fortressshy: The Nine Fathers'', following Fluttershy in Equestria. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published April 15, 2015; completed May 3, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/213696/the-sparkle-in-his-eye The Sparkle in his Eye]]'' - Twilight Sparkle is raised by Ratchet of the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published August 31, 2014; completed March 10, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/221877/on-the-corner-of-straight-and-narrow On the Corner of Straight and Narrow]]'' - Trixie Lulamoon is raised by the title characters of the ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' series (with Max as father and Sam as uncle). [[labelnote:Complete]]Published October 10, 2014; completed June 18, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/222263/you-cant-spell-slaughter-without-laughter You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter]]'' - Pinkie Pie is raised by Kratos of the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published October 12, 2014; completed April 30, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/222495/dantes-little-apple-surprise Dante's Little Apple Surprise]]'' - Applejack is raised by Dante of the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published October 13, 2014; completed August 6, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/222934/batmare-beyond Batmare Beyond]]'' - Rarity is raised by [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne/Batman (retired)]] of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse''. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published October 15, 2014; completed April 29, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/223113/the-technological-technicolor-technomare The Technological Technicolor Technomare]]'' - Rainbow Dash is raised by [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark/Iron Man]] of the ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse''. [[labelnote:Note]]Mostly based on the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', but with parts from other versions as well.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:Complete]]Published October 16, 2014; completed April 11, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/263333/another-hatchling Another Hatchling]]'' - Spike is raised by Samus Aran of the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published May 2, 2015; completed September 8, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/263478/the-merc-with-the-moth The Merc With the Moth]]'' - Queen Chrysalis is raised by ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} of the ''Marvel Universe''. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published May 3, 2015; completed August 27, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/264092/theres-nopony-id-rather-be-than-me There's Nopony I'd Rather Be Than Me]]'' - Nightmare Moon is raised by the title character of ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published May 6, 2015; completed September 10, 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/283065/wilys-wittle-wub Wily's Wittle Wub]]'' - Vinyl Scratch is raised by Dr. Albert Wily of the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published August 10, 2015; completed November 2, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/283403/melody-of-the-future Melody of the Future]]'' - Octavia Melody is raised by the title character of the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published August 11, 2015; completed May 30, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/375137/denouement-duet Denouement Duet]]'' - epilogue for the Megaverse trilogy, depicting Vinyl and Octavia's respective returns to Equestria.[[labelnote:Complete]] Published June 2, 2017; completed June 9, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/286996/heart-of-the-dragon-general Heart of the Dragon General]]'' - Princess Cadance is raised by General Iroh of the ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published August 31, 2015; completed April 7, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/289333/sons-of-damas Sons of Damas]]'' - Shining Armor is raised as the brother of Jak from the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published September 14, 2015; completed December 29, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/324532/three-more-things Three More Things!]]'' - The Cutie Mark Crusaders (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo) are raised by Uncle Chan from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. [[labelnote:In progress]] Published April 11, 2016.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/343296/dressed-to-steal Dressed to Steal]]'' - Coco Pommel is raised by Sly Cooper of the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published August 20, 2016; completed May 21, 2018.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/352532/order-and-chaos Order and Chaos]]'' - Discord is raised by Sheogorath/Jyggalag of the ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]] Published November 6, 2016; completed March 8, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/353049/my-little-killing-machine My Little Killing Machine]]'' - Gilda the Griffon is raised by [=GLaDOS=] of the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' series. [[labelnote:Complete]] Published January 2, 2017; completed March 20, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/367255/mother-x-father Mother X: Father]]'' - Moondancer is raised by Giegue of the ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series[[labelnote:Note]]Series canon consists of three games: ''MOTHER''/''Earthbound Beginnings'', ''MOTHER 2''/''Earthbound'' and ''MOTHER 3''; a fan game, ''MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance'' is set between games 1 and 2. This fic will be set after ''MOTHER''/''Earthbound Beginnings'' and cover both ''MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance'' and ''MOTHER 2''/''Earthbound''.[[/labelnote]].[[labelnote:In progress]] Published March 14, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/376269/my-own-wings My Own Wings]]'' - Sunset Shimmer is raised by Team Star Fox of the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' series.[[labelnote:Note]]The exact continuity has yet to be identified, but ''Star Fox Adventures'' will be part of it.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:In progress]] Published June 13, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/382729/the-rock-in-the-gulch The Rock in the Gulch]]'' - Maud Pie is raised by Leonard L. Church of Blue Team in the ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' series.[[labelnote:In progress]]Published August 16, 2017.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/410560/three-kittens-two-unicorns-and-a-banana Three Kittens, Two Unicorns, and a BANANA!]]'' - Tempest Shadow is raised by Gru, his adopted daughters and the Minions from the ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' film series.[[labelnote:In progress]]Published May 28, 2018.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/419613/dragon-ball-zeeyup Dragon Ball Zeeyup!]]'' - Big Macintosh is raised alongside Gohan in the ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' series.[[labelnote:In progress]]Published September 11, 2018.[[/labelnote]]

[[folder:Planned works - main series]]

* ''Apple Far From the Tree'' - a side-story to ''Dante's Little Apple Surprise'' that depicts Applejack's years attending [[Manga/SoulEater Death Weapon Meister Academy]], [[Manga/RosarioToVampire Youkai Academy]] and [[LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD Kuoh Academy]].
* ''Celestia's Log'' - Princess Celestia is raised by Captain Jean-Luc Picard of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
* ''Shadows and Light''[[labelnote:Note]]Or possibly ''Between Darkness and Light''[[/labelnote]] - King Sombra is raised by Cecil and Rosa of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''.
* ''The Little Angel'' - Derpy Hooves is raised by Kei and Yuri of the ''[[LightNovel/DirtyPair Dirty Pair Flash]]'' OVA series[[labelnote:Note]]which is itself a remake of the original anime[[/labelnote]].
* ''DRGN'' - Dragon Lord/Princess Ember is raised by Team RWBY (primarily Weiss and Blake) in the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' series.
* ''Starlight Falls'' - Starlight Glimmer is raised by Stan Pines in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' series. As of its announcement, it will be a standalone story in the style of the PWNY-verse, but depending on reader reception, it may or may not be incorporated into the main PWNY-verse.
* ''On Wings of Fire'' - Spitfire is raised by Pit and Palutena from the ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' series.
* ''Diamond Deceiver Tiara'' - Diamond Tiara is raised by Morrigan Aenselade in ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' (with a good canon relevant explanation for how DT ends up with 'succubus' powers). It was announced as a possible project on May 1, 2018.
* ''Silver in the Screen'' (working title) - Silver Spoon is raised by Kirito and Asuna in ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''. It was announced as a possible project on May 1, 2018.
* ''My Little PWNY'' - the grand finale, in which all of the Adopted Displaced are brought to a single universe to team up against a single, powerful enemy [[spoiler: who has been identified as a powered-up Tirek]].

[[folder:Planned works - Phase Two]]

* ''Fortresshy 2'' - set after the events of ''Fortresshy 1.5''.
* ''Power Pony Harmony Rangers'' - set after the events of ''The Sparkle in his Eye'' and focused on Sunset Shimmer and other characters from the human side of the Crystal Mirror.
* ''[=PWNYverse=]: The Cutting Room Floor'' - an anthology including all the ideas and snippets Tatsurou had for stories that, for whatever reason, he never used.

--> "Magic...several ancient cultures had beliefs, rituals, and ceremonies surrounding masks. The idea of the use of the masks was that, in donning it, you became the entity the mask represented, leaving your normal identity behind. My own experience has since revealed that those ancient cultures had a great deal of powerful magic at their disposal. It could very well be that there's some sort of magic behind that concept of masks suppressing your true self, bound in the very weft of Earth's magical field...one that protects those who don masks - metaphorical or otherwise - to protect people."

* AdaptationalSexuality: Ratchet's four female love partners are just as much into one another as they are to him. [[spoiler: Twilight turns out to also like both genders - she's dating Nefarious, and in the final arc expresses attraction to Sunset Shimmer as well. Celestia's reaction to this is priceless.]] Not a one of these characters were shown to be bi in the source material.

* TheClan: Twilight has a ''big'' adoptive family. It starts with just Ratchet as her father, but by the end of the Future Trilogy, she has four mothers (Clank, Angela Cross, Sasha Phyronix and Talwyn Apogee - the latter three of whom are in a romantic relationship with Ratchet and one another), her "aunt" Aphelion (a spaceship built by Ratchet's father), three grandparents (Ratchet's parents Kaden and Vashiir, and Clank's creator/father Orvus), an honorary grand-uncle (Alister Azimuth, who was Kaden's best friend and as good as a brother to him) and her adoptive brother Qwark. By the end of ''Into the Nexus'', she's added Vendra Prog and Vendra's brother Neftin, who become Nefarious' adoptive children and, in Vendra's case, one of Ratchet's love partners. And by the end of the whole story, she's added Starlight Glimmer (daughter), Sunburst (son-in-law), and their foal Sunstar (grandson).

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Qwark prefers to go by "Captain" or his surname, due to having both an EmbarrassingFirstName and EmbarrassingMiddleName - his full name is Copernicus [[GenderBlenderName Leslie]] Qwark. When he reveals this, he adds "Now you know why I prefer to go by 'Captain'."
** Twilight later gives him a nickname that he also happily responds to - B.B.B.F.F., or "Big Brother Best Friend Forever".

* WellIntentionExtremist: The Cragmites were, at least partially, motivated on their campaign of destruction to deprive the Loki of hosts.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Qwark's powers work based on belief - as long as he's convinced to the depths of his being that he can do something, he can, literally warping reality to make it happen. The effects range from letting him punch ghosts to healing himself. This ability utterly terrifies both his friends and enemies, but since it works to their advantage at times, they don't try to convince him otherwise.

* AndThenWhat: Rainbow Dash [[spoiler: asks Ultron 19 what he'll do after he achieves his goal of becoming perfect - what if he doesn't like it? Her words, and some more that follow, result in his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Played with - after the flashmob incident (when the Avengers all wound up dressing in drag and singing in public), the next day's headline is "Avengers Show Wholehearted Support of Rainbow Pride Day".

* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Variant - Tony is about to propose to Pepper when Thor shows up to challenge him to combat, due to Rainbow Dash having heard that Pepper needed to know Tony was ready to be an adult; consequently, she sent Thor to "make Tony a man". Fortunately, Pepper is very understanding of the whole thing after Rainbow Dash explains, in no small part because Tony ''did'' go through with the proposal.]]

* WeaponizedExhaust: A literal example during Rainbow Dash's fight with the Wrecking Crew - she kicks one in the face with both rear hooves, and flares her rear repulsers right in his eyes.

* SupremeChef: Pinkie's cupcakes are sufficiently delicious to sway even immortals to her side. Kratos starts to wonder if the gods giving him his missions are doing it just so Pinkie will leave cupcakes for them. Becomes the subject of a BrickJoke between Artemis and Hades later on, starting in "The Temple - Part One" and paying off in "Changes":

* AndYouThoughtItWasAGame: [[spoiler: Nightmare Moon, upon returning to Equestria, assumes she's in just another game (specifically, the one she originated from) and confuses the locals with her game-based terminology. She eventually realizes the truth - that she's in a user world, not a game - and suffers a HeroicBSOD in the process.]]

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: One of Spike's adaptations, courtesy of eating a Leviathan Core, is an organ that lets him do this: It "uses the ambient energy of stellar radiation - anything from stardust to solar flares or ship engine residue - to convert carbon-dioxide into oxygen, while the carbon left over is redirected to the flame sacs to burn for excess energy, to replenish what is used in the process."

* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: During the "Other M" recap, Spike reveals he once ate a man who wanted to hunt ''him'', and mentions he has no problem with the idea of eating his old friends after they're dead... because it would preserve their essences within himself, as happened with Squishy. The others relax after he reassures them that he's in no rush to do so - the longer he has with them while they're conventionally alive, the better.]]

--> '''Samus''': "Let's ''not'' finish that sentence so that I ''never'' have those mental images, thank you very much," (...) "I'll well admit to being open-minded when it comes to interspecies relationships - Spike, Gandrayda, Rarity, and whoever else springs to mind - but leave Ridley ''out'' of that equation, ''especially'' when it comes to me!"

--> '''Spike''' (telepathically): [[spoiler:''"My friends are brave, and to a certain extent foolish. No matter how unmatched they are, they'll fight... because that's who they are. ...but I have a different problem. From that first gulp of Phazon on Tallon IV... and even before then, I've lived in a world of shimmering glass, bright lights and pretty colors with as much structural integrity as an illusion. Even before I found my way to Samus, I had to suppress my nature to the fullest extent to keep from hurting my friends... and after that first taste of Phazon, I've had to suppress my power to the utmost and still hold myself back all I could to keep from shattering something - or someone - I loved.  Think about how much control that means I have. Think about what it means when I let go... against someone like you, who can'' '''''take it!'''''"]]

* LineOfSightName: Tucker and Ferdy's children are named this way (it's tradition for her people) - the older is "Two-Ponies-Wrestling" (Caboose didn't realize what was ''actually'' going on), and "[[Literature/ReaperMan One-Man-Bucket]]", short for "One-Invisible-Man-Throwing-Bucket-of-Water-on-Two-Ponies". (They're shortened to "Twerp" and "Mob" respectively.)

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jackie hides a deep pool of anger and bitterness beneath his outer layers of kindness and gentleness - it's only his self-control from years of training that keeps him from becoming a monster. However, pressing his BerserkButton makes Jackie mad enough to nearly commit homicide.

** Sonata was, at one point, trained by Mr. Popo. Not the canon one - the terrible one from ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. And she was an apt student, to the point that he had to seal her new skills with a trigger word: [[spoiler:'''Pecking order.''']]

* ReincarnationRomance: Subverted - [[spoiler: while Hsi Wu and Jade are becoming a couple in the present day, he had a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship with her past incarnation as Emeraude]].
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Bai Tza is mentioned to have three Siren daughters - D'gi, A'ri, and S'na - who were exiled after she herself was sealed. [[spoiler: The author has confirmed, even before their names were revealed, that her children are Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk.]]

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After Daolong Wong tries to attack the Crusaders for the purpose of harvesting rare magical components - leading to the complete ruin of the Dark Hand's master plan, and the alternate timeline - Valmont points out that he could just have asked for the stuff and paid it back in favors.

* WasOnceAMan: Variant - Bai Tza was once a ''Siren'' before achieving demonic metamorphosis, while Dai Gui was originally Labyrinthos, the first Minotaur, before transforming. [[spoiler: Played straight by Valmont, who transforms into an elemental demon of light in the climax of ''The Eighth Door''.]]

* BedmateReveal: An odder variant. Bubble Man, when he's first activated, finds Wily (a "wrinkley old dude") and Vinyl ("a filly barely out of diapers") looking at him, and is disappointed - he says he was hoping to see either "A total ''babe''", "Or maybe a rockin' dude".

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Rock, Kalinka and Dr. Light are all dead, Prometheus and Skull Man have taken up residence on Mars with others who fled Earth to escape the war that's broken out, and Vinyl, having left for Equestria with Wily, Forte and some others, has shut down everything ever connected to the World Wide Web as a parting shot to those who caused all this. However, there's still hope: three capsules remain containing three robots and one pony - X and the infant Octavia Melody, Zero, and Axl - who will play a vital role in ''Melody of the Future''.]]

* FriendlyEnemy: Dr Wily to Dr Light and Mega Man. He believes in conquering the world for beneficial reasons, and considers Thomas Light to still be his best friend - albeit one who stands in the way of his goals. He's surprisingly respectful of Mega Man and tends to surrender rather than fight once the latter reaches him. Several of the Robot Masters are willing to talk it out rather than fight, or present Mega Man with puzzles and other challenges. And Dr Light is willing to turn a blind eye when Wily steals the Robot Masters in the first place, since employing security or the police would just get them harmed anyway.

* ReadTheFreakingManual: For one of the Robot Masters' fights, Mega is given a packet of instructions for safely crossing what's effectively a minefield. He apparently didn't take the hint in the very first instruction - ''Read all clues before attempting to solve” and tries to solve the math in each clue as it comes up. [[spoiler: After the time limit runs out and he sets off a bomb on his very first step onto the field, he reads the packet again to see what he missed and finds that Clue 544 is “Ignore clues 2 through 543.” Then clue 545 gives the actual solution.]]

** After the whole [[spoiler: Shendu being destroyed and everyone knows about magic but thinks it's normal]] thing, Captain Black ends up conferencing with [[spoiler: Jake Long from WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong, Negi Springfield from Manga/MahouSenseiNegima, Kinomoto Sakura from Manga/CardCaptorSakura and Lucoa from Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid]].

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Charon and Persephone in''Chains of Olympus''; Callisto, Deimos (Kratos' brother), Erinys and Thanatos in ''Ghost of Sparta''; and pretty much every hero and deity who would have died in ''God of War II'' and ''God of War III'', save for Ares and the three Fates. Oh, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Aegaeon doesn't die, either.]]

* Thunderbird: Zeus rides one of these to the temple of the Fates. What a Thunderbird from Myth/NativeAmericanMythology is doing in Ancient Greece is never brought up.

** Captain Black get to fight several of the characters from Mortal Kombat and [[spoiler: kills Shao Kahn in combat in a way that permanently kills him.]]

** [[spoiler: Captain Black kills Shao Kahn of Mortal Kombat by being prepared. He used Balance Breaker and it not only removed all of his abilities to cheat death but returned all of his stolen abilities back to the cycle.]]

* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: How do you stop a reality-warping, regenerating Changeling Queen? [[spoiler: With a reality-warping, infinite-health-cheating Spartan Pinkie Pie from another story.]] Of course, [[spoiler: the fight will never end since neither can be stopped.]] They're okay with that.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/263478/the-merc-with-the-moth The Merc With the Moth]]'' - Queen Chrysalis is raised by SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} of the ''Marvel Universe''. [[labelnote:Complete]]Published May 3, 2015; completed August 27, 2015.[[/labelnote]]