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* OurNudityIsDifferent: The dress code for ponies in the northern societies isn't quite as strict as those of modern western societies in our world, but is treated as the same regardless. Apparently, nudity is avoidable so long as the majority of one's body is covered, but since these are cartoon horses, they don't exactly cover ''everything''.
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* SliceOfLife: The genre of the original story, that of an epic adventure, shifts into one of these a short ways into the plot as the Mane Six must learn to adapt and overcome a new environment: a super metropolis, wherein they must get jobs, make friends, earn money, and do other mundane things just to get by.
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ father does need a mare in his life because he has her (meaning he doesn’t need somepony to love when he has her and sisters). Havoc and Curaçao have to point out her mistake; she is, of course, incredibly embarrassed.
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ father does need a mare in his life because he has her (meaning he doesn’t need somepony to love when he has her and sisters). Havoc and Curaçao have to point out her mistake; she is, of course, incredibly embarrassed.
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* ShoutOut: As with the original story, the author is fond of these sorts of things:
** Skyball seems to be a big reference overall to Franchise/FinalFantasy. The Mid-East Rockets, the team that Rainbow and Havoc join, have an eerie resemblence to the cast of VideoGame/FinalFantasyV. Dart Blazer, for example, is ''just'' close enough to Bartz Klauser to be noticeable. Another skyball team they play against, the Warriors, also appear to be references to VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII, and the Rockets make reference to other players that sound like various summons from the series.
** Pinkie Pie shows up in an alley to rescue Velvet from some gangsters, [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy wearing a red leather jacket, dancing to diagetic music from a boombox, and challenging her opponents to a dance-off to distract them.]] It... doesn't go as well.
* SliceOfLife: The genre of the original story, that of an epic adventure, shifts into one of these a short ways into the plot as the Mane Six must learn to adapt and overcome a new environment: a super metropolis, wherein they must get jobs, make friends, earn money, and do other mundane things just to getby.
by, all while solving practical, normal problems.
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ fatherdoes doesn't need a mare in his life because he has her (meaning that he doesn’t need somepony to love ''love'' when he has her and sisters). Havoc and Curaçao have to point out her mistake; she is, of course, incredibly embarrassed.
** Skyball seems to be a big reference overall to Franchise/FinalFantasy. The Mid-East Rockets, the team that Rainbow and Havoc join, have an eerie resemblence to the cast of VideoGame/FinalFantasyV. Dart Blazer, for example, is ''just'' close enough to Bartz Klauser to be noticeable. Another skyball team they play against, the Warriors, also appear to be references to VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII, and the Rockets make reference to other players that sound like various summons from the series.
** Pinkie Pie shows up in an alley to rescue Velvet from some gangsters, [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy wearing a red leather jacket, dancing to diagetic music from a boombox, and challenging her opponents to a dance-off to distract them.]] It... doesn't go as well.
* SliceOfLife: The genre of the original story, that of an epic adventure, shifts into one of these a short ways into the plot as the Mane Six must learn to adapt and overcome a new environment: a super metropolis, wherein they must get jobs, make friends, earn money, and do other mundane things just to get
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ father
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* FlintstonesTheming: Some light is made of the pony-themed pun names of towns and cities in the canon show, with Silvertongue even noting that there's potential for several more than just the few jocular ones he comes up with. Considering the canon show having towns like Canterlot, Cloudsdale, Fillydelphia, and Manehatten, he might just have a point. Equestria-V doesn't seem to have the same sort of naming scheme for its locales.
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* FlintstonesTheming: FlintstoneTheming: Some light is made of the pony-themed pun names of towns and cities in the canon show, with Silvertongue even noting that there's potential for several more than just the few jocular ones he comes up with. Considering the canon show having towns like Canterlot, Cloudsdale, Fillydelphia, and Manehatten, he might just have a point. Equestria-V doesn't seem to have the same sort of naming scheme for its locales.
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[[BewareTheNiceOnes until she got angry and starts speaking in it exclusively and drops her politeness entirely]]. Apparently [[MeaningfulName Silvertongue]] is fluent in it as well, and says that Romantique is actually a language of magic used in incantations.
** Turns out that Romantique is (possibly) the language spoken by the Harmony Guard of Utopia, and Curaçao is mistaken for a member when the Mean Six arrive in Newhaven.
** Turns out that Romantique is (possibly) the language spoken by the Harmony Guard of Utopia, and Curaçao is mistaken for a member when the Mean Six arrive in Newhaven.
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** Turns out that Romantique is (possibly) the language spoken by the Harmony Guard of Utopia, and Curaçao is mistaken for a member when the Mean Six arrive in Newhaven.
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[[caption-width-right:266:Featured: The Mane Six battling the [[EvilCounterpart Mean]] [[PsychoRangers Six]], AKA [[LateArrivalSpoiler those guys who don't show up until Chapter 9]] and [[EnsembleDarkhorse steal the show with every scene they are in.]]]]
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Eventually, a writer by the name of ''Creator/GMBlackjack'' was able to write an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431107/26/the-league-of-sweetie-belles/itinerarian-crisis-equestria-part-1 "alternate finale"]] to this series. [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria/thread/406834/crisis-equestria-will-have-an-ending-through-the-league-of-sweetie-belles with the creator's blessing no less!]] The writer himself has [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/443452/crisis-equestria uploaded all the chapters to Fimfiction]], and notes that Creator/GMBlackjack's revival of his story [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria#comment/433062 inspired him to put in the work to finish the original himself]].
An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. The play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the second chapter.
An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. The play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the second chapter.
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Eventually, a writer by the name of ''Creator/GMBlackjack'' was able to write an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431107/26/the-league-of-sweetie-belles/itinerarian-crisis-equestria-part-1 "alternate finale"]] to this series. [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria/thread/406834/crisis-equestria-will-have-an-ending-through-the-league-of-sweetie-belles with With the creator's blessing no less!]] The writer himself has since [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/443452/crisis-equestria uploaded all the chapters to Fimfiction]], and notes that Creator/GMBlackjack's revival of his story [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria#comment/433062 inspired him to put in the work to finish the original himself]].
An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. The play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the secondchapter.
chapter. The VAs released some samples of their lines [[https://soundcloud.com/crisisequestria-1 here]].
An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. The play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the second
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[[folder:Present in Both Timelines]]Timelines and A Royal Affair]]
* CloningBlues: The clones of the Mane Six handle the revelation that they're clones vastly differently in the different timelines.
** In Chapter 25 of the original timeline, the Mean Six find out they're clones of the Mane Six. Their decision on what to do with this information? Why, murder the originals of course.
** Averted entirely by the divergence timeline versions. At first they seem troubled by the facts presented to them, but Silvertongue's more hooves-on approach to breaking the news, and the gentler manner in which he does so, helps them come to terms with it a little better, especially when he gives them new motivations.
* ConfessionTriggersConsummation: Blackburn and Lockwood bicker and argue with one another about the latter's recklessness, and the conversation ends with them fiercely kissing one another once it's clear how much they care about each other. They immediately proceed to (offscreen) sex.
** In Chapter 25 of the original timeline, the Mean Six find out they're clones of the Mane Six. Their decision on what to do with this information? Why, murder the originals of course.
** Averted entirely by the divergence timeline versions. At first they seem troubled by the facts presented to them, but Silvertongue's more hooves-on approach to breaking the news, and the gentler manner in which he does so, helps them come to terms with it a little better, especially when he gives them new motivations.
* ConfessionTriggersConsummation: Blackburn and Lockwood bicker and argue with one another about the latter's recklessness, and the conversation ends with them fiercely kissing one another once it's clear how much they care about each other. They immediately proceed to (offscreen) sex.
* DanceOfRomance: Blackburn and Lockwood share a romantic dance together at a charity ball, which is the same night she proposes to him.
** In the divergence timeline, Curaçao and Shroud have one of these at the little party that Pinkie and Velvet host.
** In the divergence timeline, Curaçao and Shroud have one of these at the little party that Pinkie and Velvet host.
* TheGentlemanOrTheScoundrel: While not a major theme of Blackburn's story, there comes a moment when she realizes she has to choose between staying with Briarthorn (the Scoundrel) or acting on her feelings for Lockwood (the Gentleman). She chooses Lockwood.
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Gadget and Crossfire give Blackburn and Lockwood their moment together when it's clear things are getting heated.
* MakeOutKids: Teenage Blackburn and Briarthorn ''cannot'' keep their hooves and wings off one another.
* MarryForLove: Blackburn has all the power, wealth, and influence that comes with being the Princess of Hope's Point, and chooses to propose to Lockwood because she legitimately loves him and wants to be with him.
* MarryForLove: Blackburn has all the power, wealth, and influence that comes with being the Princess of Hope's Point, and chooses to propose to Lockwood because she legitimately loves him and wants to be with him.
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* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[spoiler: After pursuing Silvertongue to Equestria Prime, the characters learn that there is a literal infinite number of such universes, which based on descriptions given are the settings of various other fanfictions in the fandom. Equestria-IV, the Mane Six's homeworld, isn't even the canon Equestria, but just the specific one that ''these'' Mane Six originate from.]]
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* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[spoiler: After pursuing Silvertongue to Equestria Prime, Prime in the original timeline, the characters learn that there is a literal infinite number of such universes, which based on descriptions given are the settings of various other fanfictions in the fandom. Equestria-IV, the Mane Six's homeworld, isn't even the canon Equestria, but Equestria from the cartoon, just the specific one that ''these'' version of the Mane Six originate from.]]]]
** The divergence timeline itself is more of an alternate universe from the original story's, rather than simply an alternate timeline, as there are different Chronomancers present on the worlds (both IV and V). Interesting to note is that by this setting's own rules, the original timeline could ''still exist''.
** The divergence timeline itself is more of an alternate universe from the original story's, rather than simply an alternate timeline, as there are different Chronomancers present on the worlds (both IV and V). Interesting to note is that by this setting's own rules, the original timeline could ''still exist''.
* RomanticCandlelitDinner: In a ShoutOut to WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp, Blackburn and Lockwood enjoy one of these.
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* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Lockwood and Queen Blackburn]] are engaged. The reason for keeping it a secret was to prevent Blackburn's enemies in New Pandemonium from using [[spoiler:Lockwood]] to get to her. Nobody knows about the extent of it apart from Blackburn's trusted bodyguards/best friends.
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* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Lockwood and Queen Blackburn]] are engaged. The reason for keeping it a secret was to prevent Blackburn's enemies in New Pandemonium from using [[spoiler:Lockwood]] to get to her. Nobody knows about the extent of it apart from Blackburn's most trusted bodyguards/best friends.friends, Gadget and Crossfire, though in the divergence timeline, Rarity and Curaçao manage to wriggle it out of Lockwood to some degree:
** Rarity makes a move on Lockwood, as the two are mutually attracted to one another, but he manages to resist the temptation and Rarity figures this is the reason. She doesn't ask for names or details, though, only enough to learn that Lockwood's been separated from her for a long while.
** Curaçao puts together clues and figures out his relationship with ''Thunderbolt'', Blackburn's false identity from when she was in the city years ago. She does not, however, piece toegether that Thunderbolt is actually Blackburn, making comments that suggest she thinks they're separate ponies.
** Rarity makes a move on Lockwood, as the two are mutually attracted to one another, but he manages to resist the temptation and Rarity figures this is the reason. She doesn't ask for names or details, though, only enough to learn that Lockwood's been separated from her for a long while.
** Curaçao puts together clues and figures out his relationship with ''Thunderbolt'', Blackburn's false identity from when she was in the city years ago. She does not, however, piece toegether that Thunderbolt is actually Blackburn, making comments that suggest she thinks they're separate ponies.
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* CloningBlues: In Chapter 25, the Mean Six find out they're clones of the Mane Six. Their decision on what to do with this information? Why, murder the originals of course.
* LadyAndKnight: Defines the love that develops between Rarity and Zircon.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Zircon explicitly tells Rarity that this is how he felt about her.
* LoveTranscendsSpacetime: Rarity's longing for Zircon after twenty years is strong enough that, with the help of Cadence and Flurry Heart, she accidentally tears open a rift in the Void that returns her to Equestria-V despite the feat being supposedly impossible.
* LoveTranscendsSpacetime: Rarity's longing for Zircon after twenty years is strong enough that, with the help of Cadence and Flurry Heart, she accidentally tears open a rift in the Void that returns her to Equestria-V despite the feat being supposedly impossible.
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* ForWantOfANail: The central premise of the divergence timeline seems to be that if only Equestria-V had a different Chronomancer (Winter Glow in this case insstead of Tick Tock), things would have been dramatically different.
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* ForWantOfANail: The central premise of the divergence timeline seems to be that if only Equestria-V had a different Chronomancer (Winter Glow in this case insstead instead of Tick Tock), things would have been dramatically ''dramatically'' different.
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* FlintstonesTheming: Some light is made of the pony-themed pun names of towns and cities in the canon show, with Silvertongue even noting that there's potential for several more than just the few jocular ones he comes up with. Considering the canon show having towns like Canterlot, Cloudsdale, Fillydelphia, and Manehatten, he might just have a point. Equestria-V doesn't seem to have the same sort of naming scheme for its locales.
** Character names, like in canon, follow a similar theme at times, with ponies like Brisk Gallop and Flathoof standing out against ones like Rainslick and Snapshot.
** Character names, like in canon, follow a similar theme at times, with ponies like Brisk Gallop and Flathoof standing out against ones like Rainslick and Snapshot.
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** These loopholes prove to be of huge benefit to Blackburn during her stay in the city in the prequel story, allowing her to
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** These loopholes prove to be of huge benefit to Blackburn during her stay in the city in the prequel story, allowing her to set up a shell company as a front for her smuggling operation and, with proper manipulation of the tax code, to live at her apartment for a significantly reduced price.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is complete at 29 chapters and an epilogue, with [[WordOfGod the author claiming to be working on further stories in the new timeline]]. The prequel story A Royal Affair is still considered canon in this timeline.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is complete at 29 chapters and an epilogue, with [[WordOfGod the author claiming to be working on further stories in the new timeline]]. The prequel story A Royal Affair is still considered canon in this timeline.
timeline. It now has a kinky spinoff called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474933/crisis-equestria-after-hours-volume-2 CRISIS: Equestria: After Hours, Volume 2]]''.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is ongoing and currently sitting at 28 chapters. The prequel story A Royal Affair is still considered canon in this timeline.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is ongoing complete at 29 chapters and currently sitting at 28 chapters.an epilogue, with [[WordOfGod the author claiming to be working on further stories in the new timeline]]. The prequel story A Royal Affair is still considered canon in this timeline.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: Numerous characters from Equestria-V take note that the name “Ponyville” is rather silly for the name of a town inhabited by ponies in a world already inhabited by ponies. As in, the same Ponyville from the canonical show.
** Downplayed, because Silvertongue does also make commentary that if other settlements in the Mane Six’s world all use equine puns, then they must actually be rather clever, though he wonders how many they can come up with before running out.
** To add onto this, some characters also note how clinical and mundane the names are in their own world as well, such as the districts of New Pandemonium City being named for their locations relevant to the city’s center, or the wasteland outside the city being named The Wastelands.
** Downplayed, because Silvertongue does also make commentary that if other settlements in the Mane Six’s world all use equine puns, then they must actually be rather clever, though he wonders how many they can come up with before running out.
** To add onto this, some characters also note how clinical and mundane the names are in their own world as well, such as the districts of New Pandemonium City being named for their locations relevant to the city’s center, or the wasteland outside the city being named The Wastelands.
* BreakTheCutie: Pinkie Pie suffers a bout of anxiety and depression for a period of time in both timelines.
** In the original timeline, it's due to being scared for Rainbow Dash's safety after she is hurt fighting Havocwing. She recovers when she learns that everyone has access to superpowers, and thus can protect themselves.
** In the divergence timeline, it happens after she gets shot by muggers in an alleyway. Red Velvet, with advice from Rainbow, helps her to pull through it.
** In the original timeline, it's due to being scared for Rainbow Dash's safety after she is hurt fighting Havocwing. She recovers when she learns that everyone has access to superpowers, and thus can protect themselves.
** In the divergence timeline, it happens after she gets shot by muggers in an alleyway. Red Velvet, with advice from Rainbow, helps her to pull through it.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The setting of Equestria-V, or at least within New Pandemonium City and Hope's Point, requires that all citizens wear a certain amount of clothing. Not enough to necessarily cover the entire body (just a sweater will do), but still an amount that qualifies for the trope.
* PillarOfLight: The Beacons generate these, made up of pure magical energy, which cover the sky and spread across half the planet. The northern one is Darkness, the southern one is Light
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* TrappedInAnotherWorldTrademarkFavoriteFood: Applejack loves apples, like in canon, natch. Twilight Sparkle has a fondness for coffee. Golden Dawn develops one for donuts.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The Mane Six’s situation for the majority of the story in both timelines, as well as the central canon cast in the original's sequel.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The Mane Six’s situation for the majority of the story in both timelines, as well as the central canon cast in the original's sequel.
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* AnAesop: As part of the story’s less adventurous and more mundane events, the cast get chances to share some friendship and life lessons with one another, such as the importance of self-confidence in oneself and one’s body image, moving past guilt, and being there for your friends when they’re down.
* DrowningMySorrows: Winter Glow does this after telling Twilight she has feelings for her and kissing her, but then pulling back, saying that they’ve both been drinking and it isn’t right.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Fluttershy just cannot take her eyes off of Gray Skies during the clothes shopping trip.
* FashionShow: Rarity and Insipid participate in a few over the course of the story, though rather than show the actual results of the show, we see the stages that go into planning and producing them, as well as other backstage antics.
* FictionalSport: We finally get to see the sport of skyball, which Rainbow Dash and Havoc play, which seems like a mix between American Football, Soccer, and Quidditch, and is exclusively played by pegasi.
* ForWantOfANail: The central premise of the divergence timeline seems to be that if only Equestria-V had a different Chronomancer (Winter Glow in this case insstead of Tick Tock), things would have been dramatically different.
* FromDresstoDressing: Red Velvet tears off a stocking to serve as a bandage for Pinkie Pie after the latter is shot.
* InsistentTerminology: Gray Skies does not go by "Miss Skies". Ever.
* KarmaHoudini: Lord Silvertongue has centuries of atrocities under his belt all done in the name of vanquishing Nihila for good and absorbing her power to take her place as a god. He not only succeeds, but because he is absolutely necessary at this point to send the Mane Six home, they cannot attempt to punish him without putting their own world at risk.
* KidsAreCruel: Rainbow Dash reveals to Havoc that the three colts that used to bully her when she was younger were merciless, but that she always gave as good as she got, even when it got physical. However, it got worse as she got older, and especially after they found out she was gay.
* LighterAndSofter: Not that the story is exactly gumdrops and rainbows, but gone are the repeated threats of death to the main cast, the gruesome, life-threatening injuries that put them out of commission for long stretches of time, and reality-ending stakes of the original story, replaced by... the characters getting mundane jobs and learning to live in a city that, while definitely not the best place to live, really isn’t significantly worse than a modern Earth city once you get to know it.
* TheLostLenore: Silvertongue was romantically involved with a mare named Golden Heart long ago, who was also an ally of his in the war against Nihila before New Pandemonium City was even built. He was forced to kill her to keep his plans from being discovered, but kept her soul in a crystal so that Nihila couldn’t get her. Their last words shared are what motivates him to stick to his principles for hundreds of years no matter what atrocities he has to commit to realize his goals.
** Noteworthy is that she did exist in the original timeline according to the sequel story, so it is yet unclear what motivated him differently in this timeline.
* OppositesAttract: Rarity and Insipid become an incredibly close pair of friends despite the fact that Rarity is a cultured, intelligent, beautiful mare and Insipid is classless, dumb, and has a few physical flaws. Rarity nevertheless helps Insipid bring out her best attributes, and Insipid looks to Rarity as a mentor because of it.
* PaintballEpisode: Well, Laser Tag, but the concept is the same. Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Red Velvet versus Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and Winter Glow, all in the name of having a bit of fun.
* RecycledScript: The first several chapters of the story and certain other aspects are taken from the original story with only minor modifications until the major divergence event causes things to start changing rapidly going forward.
* SelfDeprecation: A meta-example, the story features a few digs at the original story’s characters’ mistakes and odd choices that led to that adventure ending up as dark and harrowing as it did. Most crucially, Winter Glow outright states that the idea of taking the Mane Six across the Wastelands in such a short timeframe is ludicrously dangerous and stupid. Given what they deal with in the original timeline...
* SliceOfLife: The genre of the original story, that of an epic adventure, shifts into one of these a short ways into the plot as the Mane Six must learn to adapt and overcome a new environment: a super metropolis, wherein they must get jobs, make friends, earn money, and do other mundane things just to get by.
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ father does need a mare in his life because he has her (meaning he doesn’t need somepony to love when he has her and sisters). Havoc and Curaçao have to point out her mistake; she is, of course, incredibly embarrassed.
* VirginShaming: Averted; Rainbow Dash refuses to do this to Havoc when she finds out that it’s Havoc’s sore spot, citing the fact that it’s something she can change about herself if she wants, and that making fun of her for it seems stupid.
* WhamEpisode: For fans of the original , the moment where Shadowstep attacks Winter Glow and the latter manages to fight him off will at first seem rather cathartic considering what he does to Tick Tock in the original timeline. Then comes the next chapter, and Silvertongue is informed that he’s dead, and that he needs now to drastically alter his plans. This is what sets off the divergence.
* DrowningMySorrows: Winter Glow does this after telling Twilight she has feelings for her and kissing her, but then pulling back, saying that they’ve both been drinking and it isn’t right.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Fluttershy just cannot take her eyes off of Gray Skies during the clothes shopping trip.
* FashionShow: Rarity and Insipid participate in a few over the course of the story, though rather than show the actual results of the show, we see the stages that go into planning and producing them, as well as other backstage antics.
* FictionalSport: We finally get to see the sport of skyball, which Rainbow Dash and Havoc play, which seems like a mix between American Football, Soccer, and Quidditch, and is exclusively played by pegasi.
* ForWantOfANail: The central premise of the divergence timeline seems to be that if only Equestria-V had a different Chronomancer (Winter Glow in this case insstead of Tick Tock), things would have been dramatically different.
* FromDresstoDressing: Red Velvet tears off a stocking to serve as a bandage for Pinkie Pie after the latter is shot.
* InsistentTerminology: Gray Skies does not go by "Miss Skies". Ever.
* KarmaHoudini: Lord Silvertongue has centuries of atrocities under his belt all done in the name of vanquishing Nihila for good and absorbing her power to take her place as a god. He not only succeeds, but because he is absolutely necessary at this point to send the Mane Six home, they cannot attempt to punish him without putting their own world at risk.
* KidsAreCruel: Rainbow Dash reveals to Havoc that the three colts that used to bully her when she was younger were merciless, but that she always gave as good as she got, even when it got physical. However, it got worse as she got older, and especially after they found out she was gay.
* LighterAndSofter: Not that the story is exactly gumdrops and rainbows, but gone are the repeated threats of death to the main cast, the gruesome, life-threatening injuries that put them out of commission for long stretches of time, and reality-ending stakes of the original story, replaced by... the characters getting mundane jobs and learning to live in a city that, while definitely not the best place to live, really isn’t significantly worse than a modern Earth city once you get to know it.
* TheLostLenore: Silvertongue was romantically involved with a mare named Golden Heart long ago, who was also an ally of his in the war against Nihila before New Pandemonium City was even built. He was forced to kill her to keep his plans from being discovered, but kept her soul in a crystal so that Nihila couldn’t get her. Their last words shared are what motivates him to stick to his principles for hundreds of years no matter what atrocities he has to commit to realize his goals.
** Noteworthy is that she did exist in the original timeline according to the sequel story, so it is yet unclear what motivated him differently in this timeline.
* OppositesAttract: Rarity and Insipid become an incredibly close pair of friends despite the fact that Rarity is a cultured, intelligent, beautiful mare and Insipid is classless, dumb, and has a few physical flaws. Rarity nevertheless helps Insipid bring out her best attributes, and Insipid looks to Rarity as a mentor because of it.
* PaintballEpisode: Well, Laser Tag, but the concept is the same. Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Red Velvet versus Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and Winter Glow, all in the name of having a bit of fun.
* RecycledScript: The first several chapters of the story and certain other aspects are taken from the original story with only minor modifications until the major divergence event causes things to start changing rapidly going forward.
* SelfDeprecation: A meta-example, the story features a few digs at the original story’s characters’ mistakes and odd choices that led to that adventure ending up as dark and harrowing as it did. Most crucially, Winter Glow outright states that the idea of taking the Mane Six across the Wastelands in such a short timeframe is ludicrously dangerous and stupid. Given what they deal with in the original timeline...
* SliceOfLife: The genre of the original story, that of an epic adventure, shifts into one of these a short ways into the plot as the Mane Six must learn to adapt and overcome a new environment: a super metropolis, wherein they must get jobs, make friends, earn money, and do other mundane things just to get by.
* ThatCameOutWrong: A number of characters say something that could be easily misconstrued for something else, but Golden Dawn takes the cake when she claims that her and sisters’ father does need a mare in his life because he has her (meaning he doesn’t need somepony to love when he has her and sisters). Havoc and Curaçao have to point out her mistake; she is, of course, incredibly embarrassed.
* VirginShaming: Averted; Rainbow Dash refuses to do this to Havoc when she finds out that it’s Havoc’s sore spot, citing the fact that it’s something she can change about herself if she wants, and that making fun of her for it seems stupid.
* WhamEpisode: For fans of the original , the moment where Shadowstep attacks Winter Glow and the latter manages to fight him off will at first seem rather cathartic considering what he does to Tick Tock in the original timeline. Then comes the next chapter, and Silvertongue is informed that he’s dead, and that he needs now to drastically alter his plans. This is what sets off the divergence.
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* GravityMaster: Grayscale Force's/Gray Skies's power, which allows her to adjust the weight of objects within a certain range to be either lighter or heavier at a whim, even ''air''. While other objects require her to use her wings to manipulate, she can adjust her own weight completely on her own.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Lockwood and Flathoof are best friends and have known each other since childhood, and clearly are a lot closer to one another than even any the best-friend pairs amongst the Mane Six, [[LesYay Pinkie and Rainbow excluded]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: they're legally brothers, as Lockwood forged some adoption papers to make him a member of Flathoof's family in a bid to both get out of the foster care system he was in, and to legally help Flathoof's poverty-stricken family with their finances.]]
* HoldYourHippogriffs: The ponies of Equestria-V do not seem to invoke Harmonia or Nihila when utilizing the "Oh my God" phrase, but rather use "Oh my stars", with [[ValleyGirl Insipid]] being the most prolific user. According to gryphon history, they extensively studied the stars to learn how to harness magic for themselves, so it can be assumed they created the phrase and ponykind merely adopted it for themselves. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash have both used the "Oh my Celestia" phrase common in the fandom.
** It is shown, however, that the ponies of the southern continent do in fact treat Harmonia as a goddess and invoke a few religious phrases with Harmonia substituted in, such as "Harmonia bless you" and "May Harmona watch over you".
** Pegasi use the phrase "whatever floats your cloud" which makes sense since logically a flying pony would likely have no need of a boat.
* HybridMonster: Gargantuans are, in a nutshell, a hybrid combination of various deadly insects and arachnids, all rolled into one horrible package; if you're Entomophobic, these things are easily your worse nightmare. Described as a mix between a tarantula (body-shape and fur) with a scorpion-like exoskeleton, tail, and stinger, posseing mantis-like claws, and a deadly venom not unlike a black widow spider. The young ones are easily twice or more the size of a pony. Then, [[BigCreepyCrawlies there's the adults]], with males being apparently a size large enough to crush a house (and are described as bigger than an Ursa Minor), and the females [[FromBadToWorse even bigger and equipped with thicker armor and more claws]].
--> Tick Tock: "...they look like a spider shagged a mantis..."
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
** In the original timeline, of all the various [[Film/SpaceMutiny names]] Briarthorn and Pinkie Pie come with to describe how Flathoof looks in his new outfit, the one he actually takes offense to is Buff Drinklots. The following chapter, he reveals why -- he's [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]].
** At a party, Golden Dawn lays into Havoc with a selection of archaic insults about her rude, crude nature, ending with a simple "jerk". Havoc likely didn't understand any of the other insults, but she definitely knew that one.
* KillTheGod: [[spoiler: Silvertongue, with the help of a gryphon-created spell, destroys Nihila and absorbs her power for himself.]] This was a centuries-old plan that was finally brought to fruition thanks to a unique, convenient event: [[spoiler:the Mane Six arriving in Equestria-V. They even unwittingly help him directly in the Divergence timeline!]]
* LoopholeAbuse: A majority of the problems with New Pandemonium City's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt bureaucracy]] can be solved with a little knowledge of how the system works. Lockwood has thoroughly proven he's not above a little 'unscrupulous activity' to get around the system for the benefit of others. Snapshot seems to be quite well-versed in the practice as well. The fact that Flathoof is friends with both of them is a major boon for the Mane Six. Unfortunately, this practice inadvertently gets Snapshot killed and kicks off the plot, as it alerts Silvertongue to the Mane Six's existence far sooner than it would have had they gone through the paces like everybody else.
** These loopholes prove to be of huge benefit to Blackburn during her stay in the city in the prequel story, allowing her to
* {{Magitek}}: The main source of technology in New Pandemonium City and Hope's Point is called technomagic, originally developed by the gryphons. It rests in pony hands entirely thanks to [[spoiler: Silvertongue's actions hundreds of years ago]], and according to Gilderoy, ponies have improved upon it immensely, even making weapons with it while the gryphons were pacifists.
* MechaMook: The A.M.P. Troopers are pony-shaped robots equipped with flechete rounds and electro-shock weaponry.
* MotorMouth: Pinkie Pie, natch, as she is one in canon. Briarthorn puts even Pinkie Pie to shame.
* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[spoiler: After pursuing Silvertongue to Equestria Prime, the characters learn that there is a literal infinite number of such universes, which based on descriptions given are the settings of various other fanfictions in the fandom. Equestria-IV, the Mane Six's homeworld, isn't even the canon Equestria, but just the specific one that ''these'' Mane Six originate from.]]
* NonIndicativeName: No, Red Velvet isn't Red, and Grayscale Force isn't gray (though Gray Skies is).
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Lockwood]]'s backstory shows that his father left his mother before he was even born, and that his mother died while he was young because she neglected her own health over his (though don't let that fool you into thinking she was a [[GoodParents decent mother]] -- he insists she wasn't, because she was obsessed with using him to [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy replace his father in her life]]). This followed with him put into a foster care system that's just as corrupt as the rest of New Pandemonium City is. Despite all this, he didn't fall into a DarkAndTroubledPast, and actively seeks to better the city so that more ponies don't end up in the same situations as he did.
* PetTheDog: Silvertongue rewards Shroud's loyalty and service in both timelines.
** In the original timeline, he does so by letting her leave his service for good, though not without a [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory wipe]] first. [[spoiler: It later seems he put a subliminal code in her mind that allowed him to control her in the eventuality they met again.]]
** In the divergence timeline, he just gives her the night off, which she uses to go on a first date with Curaçao. Him suggesting that he'd think of a better reward later hints that he might have known about their budding relationship.
* PlayingWithFire: Havocwing's/Havoc's powers let her control and create fire.
* PluckyComicRelief: Pinkie Pie, naturally. Insipid often fits the role as well because of her ditzy personality, especially in the divergence timeline.
* PocketDimension: Chronomancers like Tick Tock and Winter Glow seem to have these as a base of operations; theirs are hidden inside their grandfather clocks. The gryphons learned to make the same kind of magic and used it to create their Sanctuary of Knowledge.
* PurpleProse: Silvertongue's sections tend to be a little more flowery than other parts of the story, which considering [[WickedCultured who he is]], is oddly fitting.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Silvertongue wiped out the gryphons some eight or nine hundred years before present day. He claims that it was a gift from Harmonia specifically for him as a reward for his service.
** Gilderoy, the lone surviving gryphon, counts as well, considering how long ago their supposed extinction was.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Blackburn, full stop. When she roughly eighteen, she and her personal bodyguards/best friends created false identities for themselves to infiltrate New Pandemonium City to establish an information and smuggling system to better Hope's Point, all behind the back of her father who was very much a royal who ''didn't'' do anything. She is also supposedly the best flyer in the entire city, and is trained in self-defense, so she's not afraid to be on the front lines in battle on the ground or in the air.
* SaveBothWorlds: The basic gist of the plot. [[spoiler: The original story ends up with much higher stakes than that.]]
* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Lockwood and Queen Blackburn]] are engaged. The reason for keeping it a secret was to prevent Blackburn's enemies in New Pandemonium from using [[spoiler:Lockwood]] to get to her. Nobody knows about the extent of it apart from Blackburn's trusted bodyguards/best friends.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Silvertongue has some shades to this (though his is more SpockSpeak), but nobody takes the cake more than Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn. Starlight/Dawn tend to lose this trait slightly when particularly angry, but Silvertongue does not.
* ShaveAndAHaircut: The secret knock Shroud uses to identify herself when entering her boss Silvertongue's office.
* ShipperOnDeck: Rarity and Fluttershy end up with this dynamic in both timelines, though how well it plays out is drastically different.
** In the original timeline, Rarity believes that Fluttershy's crush on Lockwood is reciprocated, and tries to hook them up to the best of her ability, at least until Lockwood is severely injured on their journey. This backfires tremendously, as not only does Fluttershy blame herself for the injury since Lockwood was protecting her, but when it turns out [[spoiler: Lockwood is engaged to somepony else, namely Queen Blackburn of Hope's Point]], it breaks her heart and she becomes a mare scorned for several chapters.
** In the divergence timeline, Rarity notices Fluttershy's seeming crush on Gray Skies, but sticks with just minor teasing about it. Fluttershy, however, notices that Rarity just might have a thing for Lockwood and, while she doesn't actively do anything with the information, approves of the idea despite ''her own'' crush on Lockwood.
* ShownTheirWork: If one checks up on the science of certain things, it can be seen that the author took a good deal of time to make sure things were plausible, or that certain inaccuracies were avoided as much as possible. From avoiding ConvectionSchmonvection by utilizing party-wide protective shields, to making Grayscale Force's generation of a vacuum an accurate depiction of a vacuum, it's clear the author took the effort to do things as accurately as possible. Naturally some RuleOfCool, RuleOfDrama, and RuleOfFunny still applies here and there, but most things are kept cool ''and'' accurate.
* TheSocialExpert: Lockwood's special talent is, in a nutshell, social networking. His knowledge of the way ponies work both in society itself and in social interaction has allowed him to forge a comfortable life for himself and Flathoof's family, [[spoiler: who is also his legally-adopted family]]. He admits to having a few contacts here and there in the shady criminal underworld, but assures Twilight that none of them are murderers or anything of that sort, and that all work together to undermine Pandemonium's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt and inept bureaucracy]] for the betterment of others. This understanding of social niceties even gives him an [[AwesomenessByAnalysis astounding ability to figure out how the Gryphon Ruins layout works, just based on where their entertainment venues are located]].
* TheSpock: Grayscale Force's/Gray Skies's HiddenDepths show that her [[BrilliantButLazy apathetic nature does not mean she's dumb]], applying a fierce logic to everything she does and having [[NervesOfSteel the nerve]] to willingly put her own life at risk to force her opponent into a no-win scenario.
* TheTeetotaler: Flathoof. In the original timeline, he outs himself as one when not partaking in the celebratory round of drinks in Lockwood's honor. Briarthorn and the other Hope's Point natives are all absolutely stunned, coming complete with the jukebox delivering a RecordNeedleScratch and the bartender dropping a glass he was washing.
** The reaction to it in the divergence timeline, at a simple party, is treated as a complete non-issue, highlighting the difference in the two cities' and groups' cultures and values.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld
* {{Unobtanium}}: Obidium is an extremely rare, powerful metal renown across Equestria-V as one of the greatest inventions of the gryphons. It does not occur naturally, so only the gryphons can produce more... and they're extinct.
* {{Utopia}}: The capital city of ponykind on the southern continent. [[ShapedLikeItself It's even named Utopia]].
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Curaçao's power lets her transform into the form of any pony she wishes, and she can apparently use it as a form of ChameleonCamouflage, even full-on {{Invisibility}}. She is essentially a changeling, and possesses the ability before changelings even exist in her world. In the original story, Ophanim, Fluttershy's spirit familiar, is also able to use this power to transform into [[{{Animorphism}} various animals]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn seeks little else in her life than the love and adoration of her father, Silvertongue.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: Just about every single thing you can do has some sort of type of magic related to it, from handling herbs (Biomancy) or animals (Zoolomancy), to even [[UpToEleven talking]] (Sociomancy).
* WineIsClassy:
** Silvertongue really enjoys his magmaberry wine, so much so that he drinks the stuff at every meal, including ''breakfast''.
** Rarity chooses to partake in some wine rather than in the alcoholic drinks the others do, which is clearly her trying to invoke this trope (as opposed to Pinkie, who does it because it's less likely to get her drunk).
* YouFightLikeACow: Havocwing/Havoc and Rainbow Dash engage in this frequently.
** In the original timeline engage in rapid-fire insults while flying at near-supersonic speeds and firing projectiles at each other. It's mostly relegated to name-calling. Rainbow is unimpressed at being called Rainbow Crash, a name she's endured since fillyhood; Havoc, on the other hand, does not like it when you talk about her dad.
** In the divergence timeline, this is simply part of the sport of skyball, and both Havoc and Rainbow are apparently experts at both the sport and the trash-talking that goes with it, even encourages/mentoring their teammates in the art.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Lockwood and Flathoof are best friends and have known each other since childhood, and clearly are a lot closer to one another than even any the best-friend pairs amongst the Mane Six, [[LesYay Pinkie and Rainbow excluded]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: they're legally brothers, as Lockwood forged some adoption papers to make him a member of Flathoof's family in a bid to both get out of the foster care system he was in, and to legally help Flathoof's poverty-stricken family with their finances.]]
* HoldYourHippogriffs: The ponies of Equestria-V do not seem to invoke Harmonia or Nihila when utilizing the "Oh my God" phrase, but rather use "Oh my stars", with [[ValleyGirl Insipid]] being the most prolific user. According to gryphon history, they extensively studied the stars to learn how to harness magic for themselves, so it can be assumed they created the phrase and ponykind merely adopted it for themselves. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash have both used the "Oh my Celestia" phrase common in the fandom.
** It is shown, however, that the ponies of the southern continent do in fact treat Harmonia as a goddess and invoke a few religious phrases with Harmonia substituted in, such as "Harmonia bless you" and "May Harmona watch over you".
** Pegasi use the phrase "whatever floats your cloud" which makes sense since logically a flying pony would likely have no need of a boat.
* HybridMonster: Gargantuans are, in a nutshell, a hybrid combination of various deadly insects and arachnids, all rolled into one horrible package; if you're Entomophobic, these things are easily your worse nightmare. Described as a mix between a tarantula (body-shape and fur) with a scorpion-like exoskeleton, tail, and stinger, posseing mantis-like claws, and a deadly venom not unlike a black widow spider. The young ones are easily twice or more the size of a pony. Then, [[BigCreepyCrawlies there's the adults]], with males being apparently a size large enough to crush a house (and are described as bigger than an Ursa Minor), and the females [[FromBadToWorse even bigger and equipped with thicker armor and more claws]].
--> Tick Tock: "...they look like a spider shagged a mantis..."
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
** In the original timeline, of all the various [[Film/SpaceMutiny names]] Briarthorn and Pinkie Pie come with to describe how Flathoof looks in his new outfit, the one he actually takes offense to is Buff Drinklots. The following chapter, he reveals why -- he's [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]].
** At a party, Golden Dawn lays into Havoc with a selection of archaic insults about her rude, crude nature, ending with a simple "jerk". Havoc likely didn't understand any of the other insults, but she definitely knew that one.
* KillTheGod: [[spoiler: Silvertongue, with the help of a gryphon-created spell, destroys Nihila and absorbs her power for himself.]] This was a centuries-old plan that was finally brought to fruition thanks to a unique, convenient event: [[spoiler:the Mane Six arriving in Equestria-V. They even unwittingly help him directly in the Divergence timeline!]]
* LoopholeAbuse: A majority of the problems with New Pandemonium City's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt bureaucracy]] can be solved with a little knowledge of how the system works. Lockwood has thoroughly proven he's not above a little 'unscrupulous activity' to get around the system for the benefit of others. Snapshot seems to be quite well-versed in the practice as well. The fact that Flathoof is friends with both of them is a major boon for the Mane Six. Unfortunately, this practice inadvertently gets Snapshot killed and kicks off the plot, as it alerts Silvertongue to the Mane Six's existence far sooner than it would have had they gone through the paces like everybody else.
** These loopholes prove to be of huge benefit to Blackburn during her stay in the city in the prequel story, allowing her to
* {{Magitek}}: The main source of technology in New Pandemonium City and Hope's Point is called technomagic, originally developed by the gryphons. It rests in pony hands entirely thanks to [[spoiler: Silvertongue's actions hundreds of years ago]], and according to Gilderoy, ponies have improved upon it immensely, even making weapons with it while the gryphons were pacifists.
* MechaMook: The A.M.P. Troopers are pony-shaped robots equipped with flechete rounds and electro-shock weaponry.
* MotorMouth: Pinkie Pie, natch, as she is one in canon. Briarthorn puts even Pinkie Pie to shame.
* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[spoiler: After pursuing Silvertongue to Equestria Prime, the characters learn that there is a literal infinite number of such universes, which based on descriptions given are the settings of various other fanfictions in the fandom. Equestria-IV, the Mane Six's homeworld, isn't even the canon Equestria, but just the specific one that ''these'' Mane Six originate from.]]
* NonIndicativeName: No, Red Velvet isn't Red, and Grayscale Force isn't gray (though Gray Skies is).
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Lockwood]]'s backstory shows that his father left his mother before he was even born, and that his mother died while he was young because she neglected her own health over his (though don't let that fool you into thinking she was a [[GoodParents decent mother]] -- he insists she wasn't, because she was obsessed with using him to [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy replace his father in her life]]). This followed with him put into a foster care system that's just as corrupt as the rest of New Pandemonium City is. Despite all this, he didn't fall into a DarkAndTroubledPast, and actively seeks to better the city so that more ponies don't end up in the same situations as he did.
* PetTheDog: Silvertongue rewards Shroud's loyalty and service in both timelines.
** In the original timeline, he does so by letting her leave his service for good, though not without a [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory wipe]] first. [[spoiler: It later seems he put a subliminal code in her mind that allowed him to control her in the eventuality they met again.]]
** In the divergence timeline, he just gives her the night off, which she uses to go on a first date with Curaçao. Him suggesting that he'd think of a better reward later hints that he might have known about their budding relationship.
* PlayingWithFire: Havocwing's/Havoc's powers let her control and create fire.
* PluckyComicRelief: Pinkie Pie, naturally. Insipid often fits the role as well because of her ditzy personality, especially in the divergence timeline.
* PocketDimension: Chronomancers like Tick Tock and Winter Glow seem to have these as a base of operations; theirs are hidden inside their grandfather clocks. The gryphons learned to make the same kind of magic and used it to create their Sanctuary of Knowledge.
* PurpleProse: Silvertongue's sections tend to be a little more flowery than other parts of the story, which considering [[WickedCultured who he is]], is oddly fitting.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Silvertongue wiped out the gryphons some eight or nine hundred years before present day. He claims that it was a gift from Harmonia specifically for him as a reward for his service.
** Gilderoy, the lone surviving gryphon, counts as well, considering how long ago their supposed extinction was.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Blackburn, full stop. When she roughly eighteen, she and her personal bodyguards/best friends created false identities for themselves to infiltrate New Pandemonium City to establish an information and smuggling system to better Hope's Point, all behind the back of her father who was very much a royal who ''didn't'' do anything. She is also supposedly the best flyer in the entire city, and is trained in self-defense, so she's not afraid to be on the front lines in battle on the ground or in the air.
* SaveBothWorlds: The basic gist of the plot. [[spoiler: The original story ends up with much higher stakes than that.]]
* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Lockwood and Queen Blackburn]] are engaged. The reason for keeping it a secret was to prevent Blackburn's enemies in New Pandemonium from using [[spoiler:Lockwood]] to get to her. Nobody knows about the extent of it apart from Blackburn's trusted bodyguards/best friends.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Silvertongue has some shades to this (though his is more SpockSpeak), but nobody takes the cake more than Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn. Starlight/Dawn tend to lose this trait slightly when particularly angry, but Silvertongue does not.
* ShaveAndAHaircut: The secret knock Shroud uses to identify herself when entering her boss Silvertongue's office.
* ShipperOnDeck: Rarity and Fluttershy end up with this dynamic in both timelines, though how well it plays out is drastically different.
** In the original timeline, Rarity believes that Fluttershy's crush on Lockwood is reciprocated, and tries to hook them up to the best of her ability, at least until Lockwood is severely injured on their journey. This backfires tremendously, as not only does Fluttershy blame herself for the injury since Lockwood was protecting her, but when it turns out [[spoiler: Lockwood is engaged to somepony else, namely Queen Blackburn of Hope's Point]], it breaks her heart and she becomes a mare scorned for several chapters.
** In the divergence timeline, Rarity notices Fluttershy's seeming crush on Gray Skies, but sticks with just minor teasing about it. Fluttershy, however, notices that Rarity just might have a thing for Lockwood and, while she doesn't actively do anything with the information, approves of the idea despite ''her own'' crush on Lockwood.
* ShownTheirWork: If one checks up on the science of certain things, it can be seen that the author took a good deal of time to make sure things were plausible, or that certain inaccuracies were avoided as much as possible. From avoiding ConvectionSchmonvection by utilizing party-wide protective shields, to making Grayscale Force's generation of a vacuum an accurate depiction of a vacuum, it's clear the author took the effort to do things as accurately as possible. Naturally some RuleOfCool, RuleOfDrama, and RuleOfFunny still applies here and there, but most things are kept cool ''and'' accurate.
* TheSocialExpert: Lockwood's special talent is, in a nutshell, social networking. His knowledge of the way ponies work both in society itself and in social interaction has allowed him to forge a comfortable life for himself and Flathoof's family, [[spoiler: who is also his legally-adopted family]]. He admits to having a few contacts here and there in the shady criminal underworld, but assures Twilight that none of them are murderers or anything of that sort, and that all work together to undermine Pandemonium's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt and inept bureaucracy]] for the betterment of others. This understanding of social niceties even gives him an [[AwesomenessByAnalysis astounding ability to figure out how the Gryphon Ruins layout works, just based on where their entertainment venues are located]].
* TheSpock: Grayscale Force's/Gray Skies's HiddenDepths show that her [[BrilliantButLazy apathetic nature does not mean she's dumb]], applying a fierce logic to everything she does and having [[NervesOfSteel the nerve]] to willingly put her own life at risk to force her opponent into a no-win scenario.
* TheTeetotaler: Flathoof. In the original timeline, he outs himself as one when not partaking in the celebratory round of drinks in Lockwood's honor. Briarthorn and the other Hope's Point natives are all absolutely stunned, coming complete with the jukebox delivering a RecordNeedleScratch and the bartender dropping a glass he was washing.
** The reaction to it in the divergence timeline, at a simple party, is treated as a complete non-issue, highlighting the difference in the two cities' and groups' cultures and values.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld
* {{Unobtanium}}: Obidium is an extremely rare, powerful metal renown across Equestria-V as one of the greatest inventions of the gryphons. It does not occur naturally, so only the gryphons can produce more... and they're extinct.
* {{Utopia}}: The capital city of ponykind on the southern continent. [[ShapedLikeItself It's even named Utopia]].
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Curaçao's power lets her transform into the form of any pony she wishes, and she can apparently use it as a form of ChameleonCamouflage, even full-on {{Invisibility}}. She is essentially a changeling, and possesses the ability before changelings even exist in her world. In the original story, Ophanim, Fluttershy's spirit familiar, is also able to use this power to transform into [[{{Animorphism}} various animals]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn seeks little else in her life than the love and adoration of her father, Silvertongue.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: Just about every single thing you can do has some sort of type of magic related to it, from handling herbs (Biomancy) or animals (Zoolomancy), to even [[UpToEleven talking]] (Sociomancy).
* WineIsClassy:
** Silvertongue really enjoys his magmaberry wine, so much so that he drinks the stuff at every meal, including ''breakfast''.
** Rarity chooses to partake in some wine rather than in the alcoholic drinks the others do, which is clearly her trying to invoke this trope (as opposed to Pinkie, who does it because it's less likely to get her drunk).
* YouFightLikeACow: Havocwing/Havoc and Rainbow Dash engage in this frequently.
** In the original timeline engage in rapid-fire insults while flying at near-supersonic speeds and firing projectiles at each other. It's mostly relegated to name-calling. Rainbow is unimpressed at being called Rainbow Crash, a name she's endured since fillyhood; Havoc, on the other hand, does not like it when you talk about her dad.
** In the divergence timeline, this is simply part of the sport of skyball, and both Havoc and Rainbow are apparently experts at both the sport and the trash-talking that goes with it, even encourages/mentoring their teammates in the art.
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* GravityMaster: Grayscale Force's power, which allows her to adjust the weight of objects within a certain range to be either lighter or heavier at a whim, even ''air''. While other objects require her to use her wings to manipulate, she can adjust her own weight completely on her own.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Lockwood and Flathoof are best friends and have known each other since childhood, and clearly are a lot closer to one another than even any the best-friend pairs amongst the Mane Six, [[LesYay Pinkie and Rainbow excluded]]. Turns out, [[spoiler: they're legally brothers, as Lockwood forged some adoption papers to make him a member of Flathoof's family in a bid to both get out of the foster care system he was in, and to legally help Flathoof's poverty-stricken family with their finances.]]
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* HoldYourHippogriffs: The ponies of Equestria-V do not seem to invoke Harmonia or Nihila when utilizing the "Oh my God" phrase, but rather use "Oh my stars", with [[ValleyGirl Insipid]] being the both prolific user. According to gryphon history, they extensively studied the stars and astral magicks to learn how to harness magic for themselves, so it can be assumed they created the phrase and ponykind merely adopted it for themselves. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash have both used the "Oh my Celestia" phrase common in the fandom.
** It is shown, however, that the ponies of the southern continent do in fact treat Harmonia as a goddess and invoke a few religious phrases with Harmonia substituted in, such as "Harmonia bless you" (Curaçao says it in French) and "May Harmona watch over you".
** Grayscale Force's use of the phrase "Whatever floats your cloud" can be interpreted as there being a lack of boats in Equestria-V, but it might well be a pegasus saying since logically, a flying pony would likely have no need of a boat.
** It is shown, however, that the ponies of the southern continent do in fact treat Harmonia as a goddess and invoke a few religious phrases with Harmonia substituted in, such as "Harmonia bless you" (Curaçao says it in French) and "May Harmona watch over you".
** Grayscale Force's use of the phrase "Whatever floats your cloud" can be interpreted as there being a lack of boats in Equestria-V, but it might well be a pegasus saying since logically, a flying pony would likely have no need of a boat.
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* HybridMonster: Gargantuans are, in a nutshell, a hybrid combination of various deadly insects and arachnids, all rolled into one horrible package; if you're Entomophobic, these things are easily your worse nightmare. Described as a mix between a tarantula (body-shape and fur) with a scorpion-like exoskeleton, tail, and stinger, posseing mantis-like claws, and a deadly venom not unlike a black widow spider. The young ones are easily twice or more the size of a pony. Then, [[BigCreepyCrawlies there's the adults]], with males being apparently a size large enough to crush a house (and are described as bigger than an Ursa Minor), and the females [[FromBadToWorse even bigger and equipped with thicker armor and more claws]].
--> Tick Tock: "...they look like a spider shagged a mantis..."
--> Tick Tock: "...they look like a spider shagged a mantis..."
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Of all the various [[Film/SpaceMutiny names]] Briarthorn and Pinkie Pie come with to describe how Flathoof looks in his new outfit, the one he actually takes offense to is Buff Drinklots. The following chapter, he reveals why -- he's [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]].
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* KillTheGod: [[spoiler: Silvertongue]], with the help of the Mean Six and a gryphon-created spell, destroys Nihila, and absorbs her power for himself. This was a centuries-old plan that was finally brought to fruition thanks to a unique, convenient event: [[spoiler:the Mane Six arriving in Equestria-V.]]
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* LastNameBasis: Starlight Shadow never, ever refers to Twilight Sparkle by her first name, always calling her 'Sparkle', which given her [[SmugSuper personality]] comes off as rather condescending. Tick Tock does the same thing for multiple chapters, but after realizing how much of a {{Jerkass}} she's been, she starts calling her Twilight, like Twilight's other friends do. [[FireForgedFriends This is most apparent when the two of them are doing battle against Starlight together in Chapter 21]], and becomes commonplace after that..
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* LastNameBasis: Starlight Shadow never, ever refers to Twilight Sparkle by her first name, always calling her 'Sparkle', which given her [[SmugSuper personality]] comes off as rather condescending. Tick Tock does the same thing for multiple chapters, but after realizing how much of a {{Jerkass}} she's been, she starts calling her Twilight, like Twilight's other friends do. [[FireForgedFriends This is most apparent when the two of them are doing battle against Starlight together in Chapter 21]], and becomes commonplace after that..that.
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* LeftHanging: For five years, and at a frustrating point, too. Silvertounge had [[spoiler:absorbed the power of both Goddesses and opened a portal to Equestria Prime, where he could erase all that was.]] After a lot of fighting and character development for both the Mane ''and'' the Mean Six, the two teams have [[spoiler:joined forces to stop Silvertounge.]] They prepare for the FinalBattle... and then there was nothing else for ''five years.''
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* LeftHanging: For five years, and at a frustrating point, too. Silvertounge had [[spoiler:absorbed the power of both Goddesses and opened a portal to Equestria Prime, where he could erase all that was.]] After a lot of fighting and character development for both the Mane ''and'' the Mean Six, the two teams have [[spoiler:joined forces to stop Silvertounge.]] They prepare for the FinalBattle... and then there was nothing else for ''five years.'''' The story did eventually finish, though, and went on the spawn a prequel, a sequel, and an alternate timeline retelling.
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* LoopholeAbuse: A majority of the problems with New Pandemonium City's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt bureaucracy]] can be solved with a little knowledge of how the system works. Lockwood has thoroughly proven he's not above a little 'unscrupulous activity' to get around the system for the benefit of others. Snapshot seems to be quite well-versed in the practice as well. The fact that Flathoof is friends with both of them is a major boon for the Mane Six. Unfortunately, this practice inadvertently gets Snapshot killed and kicks off the plot, as it alerts Silvertongue to the Mane Six's existence far sooner than it would have had they gone through the paces like everybody else.
* {{Magitek}}: The main source of technology in New Pandemonium City is called techno-magic, originally developed by the gryphons. It rests in pony hands entirely thanks to [[spoiler: Silvertongue's actions hundreds of years ago]], and according to Gilderoy, they've improved upon it immensely, even making weapons with it while the gryphons were pacifists.
* {{Magitek}}: The main source of technology in New Pandemonium City is called techno-magic, originally developed by the gryphons. It rests in pony hands entirely thanks to [[spoiler: Silvertongue's actions hundreds of years ago]], and according to Gilderoy, they've improved upon it immensely, even making weapons with it while the gryphons were pacifists.
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* MechaMook: The A.M.P. Troopers are pony-shaped robots equipped with flechete rounds and electro-shock weaponry.
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* MotorMouth: Pinkie Pie, natch, as she is one in canon. Briarthorn, though, puts Pinkie Pie to shame.
* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[WildMassGuessing Presumably the Mane Six come from Equestria-IV]]
* TheMultiverse: The fic takes place in Equestria-V, one of many Equestrias in the multiverse. [[WildMassGuessing Presumably the Mane Six come from Equestria-IV]]
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* NonIndicativeName: Yes, Red Velvet isn't Red, and Grayscale Force isn't gray.
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* OppositesAttract: Curaçao and Insipid work very well together and are extremely close, right down to Insipid's crush on Curaçao. The two are also about as opposite as possible: Curaçao is extremely intelligent and a subtle manipulator, and is regarded as very fancy and pretty by both groups; Insipid is TheDitz, and is describred as dirty and unkempt.
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* OppositesAttract: Curaçao and Insipid work very well together and are extremely close, right down to Insipid's sisterly crush on Curaçao. The two are also about as opposite as possible: Curaçao is extremely intelligent and a subtle manipulator, and is regarded as very fancy and pretty by both groups; Insipid is TheDitz, and is describred as dirty and unkempt.
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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Lockwood]]'s backstory shows that his father left his mother before he was even born, and that his mother died while he was young because she neglected her own health over his (though don't let that fool you into thinking she was a [[GoodParents decent mother]] -- he insists she wasn't, because she was obsessed with using him to [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy replace his father in her life]]). This followed with him put into a foster care system that's just as corrupt as the rest of Pandemonium City is. Despite all this, he didn't fall into a DarkAndTroubledPast, and actively seeks to better the city so that more ponies don't end up in the same situations as he did.
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* PetTheDog: Silvertongue reward's Shroud's loyalty and service by letting her go. Not without a [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory wipe]] first though.
* PlayingWithFire: Havocwing's power lets her control and create fire. At first she requires an outside aid from her horseshoes, but lately she's been able to do it entirely naturally.
* PluckyComicRelief: Pinkie Pie
* PocketDimension: Chronomancers like Tick Tock and Time Turner seem to have these as a base of operations; Tick Tock's is hidden inside her grandfather clock. The gryphons learned to make the same kind of magic and used it to create their Sanctuary of Knowledge.
* PlayingWithFire: Havocwing's power lets her control and create fire. At first she requires an outside aid from her horseshoes, but lately she's been able to do it entirely naturally.
* PluckyComicRelief: Pinkie Pie
* PocketDimension: Chronomancers like Tick Tock and Time Turner seem to have these as a base of operations; Tick Tock's is hidden inside her grandfather clock. The gryphons learned to make the same kind of magic and used it to create their Sanctuary of Knowledge.
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* PurpleProse: Silvertongue's sections tend to be a little more flowery than other parts of the story, which considering [[WickedCultured who he is]], is oddly fitting.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Silvertongue wiped out the gryphons some eight or nine hundred years before present day. Apparently being the Warden to an alicorn goddess grants you immortality.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Silvertongue wiped out the gryphons some eight or nine hundred years before present day. Apparently being the Warden to an alicorn goddess grants you immortality.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Blackburn. [[spoiler: Turns out, she's not only the best pilot in the entire city of Hope's Point, but is also well-read, well-versed in sociology, military and magic, and isn't afraid to be on the front lines with her bodyguards.]]
* SaveBothWorlds: The basic gist of the plot.
* SaveBothWorlds: The basic gist of the plot.
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* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Lockwood and Queen Blackburn]] are engaged. The reason for keeping it a secret was to prevent Blackburn's enemies in New Pandemonium from using [[spoiler:Lockwood]] to get to her. Now that he has permanently moved, it's not necessary anymore.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Silvertongue has some shades to this (though his is more SpockSpeak), but nobody takes the cake more than Starlight Shadow. The latter, of course, breaks form when she's angry, while the former does not in the slightest.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Silvertongue has some shades to this (though his is more SpockSpeak), but nobody takes the cake more than Starlight Shadow. The latter, of course, breaks form when she's angry, while the former does not in the slightest.
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* ShaveAndAHaircut: The secret knock [[BigBad Silvertongue's]] secretary uses to identify herself.
* ShipperOnDeck: Rarity has been trying her best to hook Fluttershy and Lockwood up since they left the city and seems to be doing a fair job at it. Insipid, as her EvilCounterpart, seems to have this quality too, and ships Fluttershy/Rarity, which they both deny. Makes sense, since Insipd is Rarity's clone.
* ShipperOnDeck: Rarity has been trying her best to hook Fluttershy and Lockwood up since they left the city and seems to be doing a fair job at it. Insipid, as her EvilCounterpart, seems to have this quality too, and ships Fluttershy/Rarity, which they both deny. Makes sense, since Insipd is Rarity's clone.
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* ShownTheirWork: If one checks up on the science of certain things, it can be seen that the author took a good deal of time to make sure things were plausible, or that certain inaccuracies were avoided as much as possible. From avoiding ConvectionSchmonvection by utilizing party-wide protective shields, to making Grayscale Force's generation of a vacuum an accurate depiction of a vacuum, it's clear the author took the effort to do things as accurately as possible. Naturally some RuleOfCool, RuleOfDrama, and RuleOfFunny still applies here and there, but most things are kept cool ''and'' accurate.
* TheSocialExpert: Lockwood's special talent is, in a nutshell, social networking. His knowledge of the way ponies work both in society itself and in social interaction has allowed him to forge a comfortable life for himself and Flathoof's family, [[spoiler: who is also his legally-adopted family]]. He admits to having a few contacts here and there in the shady criminal underworld, but assures Twilight that none of them are murderers or anything of that sort, and that all work together to undermine Pandemonium's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt and inept bureaucracy]] for the betterment of others. This understanding of social niceties even gives him an [[AwesomenessByAnalysis astounding ability to figure out how the Gryphon Ruins layout works, just based on where their entertainment venues are located]].
* TheSpock: Grayscale Force's HiddenDepths show that her [[BrilliantButLazy apathetic nature does not mean she's dumb]], applying a fierce logic to everything she does and having [[NervesOfSteel the nerve]] to willingly put her own life at risk to force her opponent into a no-win scenario.
* TheSocialExpert: Lockwood's special talent is, in a nutshell, social networking. His knowledge of the way ponies work both in society itself and in social interaction has allowed him to forge a comfortable life for himself and Flathoof's family, [[spoiler: who is also his legally-adopted family]]. He admits to having a few contacts here and there in the shady criminal underworld, but assures Twilight that none of them are murderers or anything of that sort, and that all work together to undermine Pandemonium's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat corrupt and inept bureaucracy]] for the betterment of others. This understanding of social niceties even gives him an [[AwesomenessByAnalysis astounding ability to figure out how the Gryphon Ruins layout works, just based on where their entertainment venues are located]].
* TheSpock: Grayscale Force's HiddenDepths show that her [[BrilliantButLazy apathetic nature does not mean she's dumb]], applying a fierce logic to everything she does and having [[NervesOfSteel the nerve]] to willingly put her own life at risk to force her opponent into a no-win scenario.
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* TheTeetotaler: Flathoof, to everyone's surprise, outs himself as one in Chapter 28 when not partaking in the celebratory round of drinks in Lockwood's honor. Briarthorn and the other Hope's Point natives are all absolutely stunned, coming complete with the jukebox delivering a RecordNeedleScratch and the bartender dropping a glass he was washing.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld
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* {{Unobtanium}}: Obidium is an extremely rare, powerful metal renown across Equestria-V as one of the greatest inventions of the gryphons. It does not occur naturally, so only the gryphons can produce more... and they're extinct.
* {{Utopia}}: The capital city of ponykind on the southern continent. [[ShapedLikeItself It's even named Utopia]].
* {{Utopia}}: The capital city of ponykind on the southern continent. [[ShapedLikeItself It's even named Utopia]].
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Curaçao's power lets her transform into the form of any pony she wishes, and she can apparently use it as a form of ChameleonCamouflage; apparently, Rarity's boost (as it was still in Insipid's possession) upgrades it to full-on {{Invisibility}}. Ophanim, Fluttershy's spirit familiar, is also able to use this power to transform into [[{{Animorphism}} various animals]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Starlight Shadow seeks nothing more in her life than the love and adoration of her father, Silvertongue.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: Just about every single thing you can do has some sort of type of magic related to it, from handling herbs (Biomancy) or animals (Zoolomancy), to even [[UpToEleven talking]] (Sociomancy).
* WellDoneSonGuy: Starlight Shadow seeks nothing more in her life than the love and adoration of her father, Silvertongue.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: Just about every single thing you can do has some sort of type of magic related to it, from handling herbs (Biomancy) or animals (Zoolomancy), to even [[UpToEleven talking]] (Sociomancy).
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* WineIsClassy:
** Silvertongue really enjoys his magmaberry wine, so much so that he drinks the stuff at every meal, including ''breakfast''.
** Rarity chooses to partake in some wine rather than in the beers the others do when they all go out for drinks after Lockwood is revealed to be okay. This is clearly her trying to invoke this trope.
* YouFightLikeACow: Havocwing and Rainbow Dash frequently engage in rapid-fire insults while flying at near-supersonic speeds and firing projectiles at each other. It's mostly relegated to name-calling. Rainbow is unimpressed at being called Rainbow Crash, a name she's endured since fillyhood; Havoc, on the other hand, does not like it when you talk about her dad.
** Silvertongue really enjoys his magmaberry wine, so much so that he drinks the stuff at every meal, including ''breakfast''.
** Rarity chooses to partake in some wine rather than in the beers the others do when they all go out for drinks after Lockwood is revealed to be okay. This is clearly her trying to invoke this trope.
* YouFightLikeACow: Havocwing and Rainbow Dash frequently engage in rapid-fire insults while flying at near-supersonic speeds and firing projectiles at each other. It's mostly relegated to name-calling. Rainbow is unimpressed at being called Rainbow Crash, a name she's endured since fillyhood; Havoc, on the other hand, does not like it when you talk about her dad.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is ongoing and currently sitting at 28 chapters. The prequel story ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'' is still considered canon in this timeline.
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Also within the CRISIS-verse is an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'', which drastically alters a few key events and adopts a different genre altogether, and which the author is currently treating as their main work. It is ongoing and currently sitting at 28 chapters. The prequel story ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'' Affair is still considered canon in this timeline.
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* {{Expy}}: [[WordOfGod The author]] has stated that many, many characters in Equestria-V are alternate versions of their canon counterparts, though sometimes with flipped genders, different ages, and drastically different career paths. The most prolific of these is Flathoof, who looks just like Big Macintosh and, while much more verbose, still shares the occasional [[VerbalTic "Eeyup"]], and then of course are Don Virtuoso and his wife Ivory Charm, expies of Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Lockwood and Queen Blackburn know each other so well that they fall into this at times.
* FishOutOfWater: The Mane Six and their complete lack of understanding of how Equestria-V and specifically New Pandemonium City work makes things difficult for them right off the bat. They pretty much ''need'' to rely on Flathoof and Lockwood to get them out of trouble during their first days there. In the original timeline, this also applies to surviving in the Wastelands, which are far more dangerous than anything the Mane Six have had to deal with at home.
* GallowsHumor: Lockwood's sense of humor is rather morbid at times, but he seems to do it out of a sincere attempt to lighten the mood. The Mane Six, who are not from this world and do not share the same social acceptance of murder and violence, [[DudeNotFunny are not amused]].
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The Mean Six are cloned from the Mane Six and empowered with dark magicks that grant them superpowers capable of tremendous destructive power.
* GratuitousFrench: Curaçao speaks fluent "Romantique" and often inserts words and phrases into her normal speech, and sometimes speaks entire sentences in the language, often to the consternation of others.
* FishOutOfWater: The Mane Six and their complete lack of understanding of how Equestria-V and specifically New Pandemonium City work makes things difficult for them right off the bat. They pretty much ''need'' to rely on Flathoof and Lockwood to get them out of trouble during their first days there. In the original timeline, this also applies to surviving in the Wastelands, which are far more dangerous than anything the Mane Six have had to deal with at home.
* GallowsHumor: Lockwood's sense of humor is rather morbid at times, but he seems to do it out of a sincere attempt to lighten the mood. The Mane Six, who are not from this world and do not share the same social acceptance of murder and violence, [[DudeNotFunny are not amused]].
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The Mean Six are cloned from the Mane Six and empowered with dark magicks that grant them superpowers capable of tremendous destructive power.
* GratuitousFrench: Curaçao speaks fluent "Romantique" and often inserts words and phrases into her normal speech, and sometimes speaks entire sentences in the language, often to the consternation of others.
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* {{Expy}}: Flathoof is considered, in-universe at least, to be very similar to Big Macintosh, what with the same color scheme, similar family size and habits and attitude, and honest, hard-working personality. There are also a pair of guards/technicians working at Hope's Point that are very clearly darker, older expies of Snips and Snails.
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* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Lockwood and Queen Blackburn.
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* FishOutOfWater: The Mane Six and their complete lack of understanding of how Equestria-V and specifically New Pandemonium City work makes things difficult for them right off the bat. They pretty much ''need'' to rely on Flathoof and Lockwood to get them out of trouble during their first two days there.
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* GallowsHumor: Lockwood's sense of humor is rather morbid at times, but he seems to do it out of a sincere attempt to lighten the mood. The Mane Six, who are not from this world and do not share the same social acceptance of murder and violence, [[DudeNotFunny are not amused]].
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The Mean Six are cloned from the Mane Six and empowered with evil magicks, and pretty much instantly become a serious threat.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The Mean Six are cloned from the Mane Six and empowered with evil magicks, and pretty much instantly become a serious threat.
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* GratuitousFrench: Curaçao speaks fluent "Romantique" and often inserts words into her normal speech. Considering her [[ConsummateLiar deceptive nature]], it was assumed she had shades of {{Fauxreigner}}... [[BewareTheNiceOnes until she got angry and starts speaking in it exclusively and drops her politeness entirely]]. Apparently [[MeaningfulName Silvertongue]] is fluent in it as well, and says that Romantique is actually a language of magic used in incantations.
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chapters. The prequel story ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'' is still considered canon in this timeline.
* TheChessmaster: Silvertongue, despite setbacks, always seems to have an alternate plan ready to go should his current plan get hampered in any way. He doesn't seem too bothered when things don't go his way, unless it's something he apparently had no foresight of.
* CrapsackWorld: Well, at least the northern continent is. The south is a much, much more pleasant place that resembles canon Equestria greatly, apart from the technology available.
* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters in both timelines fit. Tick Tock tends to respond with disdain, annoyance, and sarcasm to almost anything she disagrees with, which considering her InsufferableGenius nature, is a lot. Grayscale Force is a more laid-back, stoic version. Winter Glow, as a counterpart to Tick Tock, has much of the same personality traits, but is less of an InsufferableGenius about it.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In both timelines, [[spoiler: Silvertongue, with the help of a gryphon-created spell and his daughters, [[KillTheGod destroys Nihila]], and absorbs her power for himself.]] In the Divergence timeline, [[spoiler: the Mane Six help as well.]]
* {{Dystopia}}: New Pandemonium City fits this to a 'T', but from what we see of the Inner Districts, it seems that only the middle and lower class have to deal with it while the upper class elites live in almost literal ivory towers.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: All of the major [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] have their introductions crafted to show off just the kind of character they are by the end of the scenes:
** Flathoof: Shows that he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within his first few scenes, helping the Mane Six get established in the city a lot faster than they would have otherwise.
** Lockwood: Shows that he is a [[TheHeart caring individual]] with a terrible sense of humor, and is extremely polite to everyone, especially ladies.
** Tick Tock: Shows that she has a bit of an attitude in her first interaction with the Mane Six (a very brief scene in Chapter 1 where she bumps into the "nudists"), and also that she is [[InsufferableGenius very, very smart but perhaps a little full of herself.]]
** Winter Glow: Similar to Tick Tock, but swiftly establishes the difference between the two as Winter is clearly a more crafty thinker and is unwilling to take unnecessary risks.
** Silvertongue: The [[WickedCultured classy and sophisticated]] shadow-ruler of a city built and run specifically to generate chaos and evil in order to feed the goddess, Nihila, who he serves loyally ([[spoiler: not really]]). He also [[SpockSpeak speaks eloquently, but not over-the-top]], and apparently ''really'' dislikes [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]], but rewards success.
** Shadowstep: Shows himself to enjoy killing, and in his encounter with Tick Tock/Winter Glow, is very efficient and loves to banter with his opponent, but is cocky about it. [[spoiler:In the Divergence timeline, this gets him killed.]]
** Briarthorn: [[MotorMouth His mouth moves a mile-a-minute]], and [[LovableSexManiac he ''really'' likes the ladies]], [[ChivalrousPervert but treats them with respect and does not pursue mares he sees are "off-limits"]].
** Queen Blackburn: A hyper-intelligent mare with [[TerseTalker an unusual]] [[BeigeProse speech pattern]], and who proves that [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking she is not somepony to be trifled with lightly]].
** Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn: [[SmugSuper The smuggest of smugs]], she talks down to literally everyone in her presence bar Silvertongue himself and wields more than enough power to back it up.
** Curaçao: A deceptive master of disguise with a calm, professional demeanor and an authentic French accent.
** Grayscale Force/Gray Skies: Eternally bored because her powers are shown to be rather impressive, with no concern whatsoever for the opinions of others.
** Havocwing/Havoc: LeeroyJenkins + ButtMonkey + HairTriggerTemper + SirSwearsALot.
** Insipid: [[TheDitz A total ditz]] with scarily effective powers, and, in the original timeline, an [[SingleTargetSexuality obsession with Curaçao]].
** Red Velvet: [[TheDreaded Fear incarnate]], capable of taking extreme amounts of pain and using it to her advantage, and [[CombatSadomasochist enjoying every second of it]]. Her Divergence self, however, seems to lack the fear capabilities... at first.
* EyeScream: Silvertongue loses his left eye in during the process of creating the Mean Six, specifically during Starlight Shadow's(Original)/Golden Dawn's(Divergence) birth. His normal eye becomes replaced by a void of magic that, over the course of the fic, seems to increase in power and become brighter and more pronounced.
* FantasticArousal: Wingboners make an appearance as the way pegasi display arousal, but it's implied by Rarity that it's also a sort of mating display like a peacock. Unicorns supposedly do something similar by performing grand displays of magic.
* FashionShopFashionShow:
** In the original timeline, the Mane Six and friends eventually a chance to finally get out of their tattered clothing and into new sets, and the entire scene takes place in ''Le Boutique Des Miracles'', a fashion shop owned by Haute Couture. It's a pretty quick fashion show though, as each mare's outfit is perfect on the first go.
** In the Divergence timeline, Rarity and Fluttershy take Insipid and Gray Skies clothes shopping, and each of them try on several outfits, though only keep one or two each, except Insipid who takes them all and then some.
* CrapsackWorld: Well, at least the northern continent is. The south is a much, much more pleasant place that resembles canon Equestria greatly, apart from the technology available.
* DeadpanSnarker: Several characters in both timelines fit. Tick Tock tends to respond with disdain, annoyance, and sarcasm to almost anything she disagrees with, which considering her InsufferableGenius nature, is a lot. Grayscale Force is a more laid-back, stoic version. Winter Glow, as a counterpart to Tick Tock, has much of the same personality traits, but is less of an InsufferableGenius about it.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In both timelines, [[spoiler: Silvertongue, with the help of a gryphon-created spell and his daughters, [[KillTheGod destroys Nihila]], and absorbs her power for himself.]] In the Divergence timeline, [[spoiler: the Mane Six help as well.]]
* {{Dystopia}}: New Pandemonium City fits this to a 'T', but from what we see of the Inner Districts, it seems that only the middle and lower class have to deal with it while the upper class elites live in almost literal ivory towers.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: All of the major [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] have their introductions crafted to show off just the kind of character they are by the end of the scenes:
** Flathoof: Shows that he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within his first few scenes, helping the Mane Six get established in the city a lot faster than they would have otherwise.
** Lockwood: Shows that he is a [[TheHeart caring individual]] with a terrible sense of humor, and is extremely polite to everyone, especially ladies.
** Tick Tock: Shows that she has a bit of an attitude in her first interaction with the Mane Six (a very brief scene in Chapter 1 where she bumps into the "nudists"), and also that she is [[InsufferableGenius very, very smart but perhaps a little full of herself.]]
** Winter Glow: Similar to Tick Tock, but swiftly establishes the difference between the two as Winter is clearly a more crafty thinker and is unwilling to take unnecessary risks.
** Silvertongue: The [[WickedCultured classy and sophisticated]] shadow-ruler of a city built and run specifically to generate chaos and evil in order to feed the goddess, Nihila, who he serves loyally ([[spoiler: not really]]). He also [[SpockSpeak speaks eloquently, but not over-the-top]], and apparently ''really'' dislikes [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]], but rewards success.
** Shadowstep: Shows himself to enjoy killing, and in his encounter with Tick Tock/Winter Glow, is very efficient and loves to banter with his opponent, but is cocky about it. [[spoiler:In the Divergence timeline, this gets him killed.]]
** Briarthorn: [[MotorMouth His mouth moves a mile-a-minute]], and [[LovableSexManiac he ''really'' likes the ladies]], [[ChivalrousPervert but treats them with respect and does not pursue mares he sees are "off-limits"]].
** Queen Blackburn: A hyper-intelligent mare with [[TerseTalker an unusual]] [[BeigeProse speech pattern]], and who proves that [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking she is not somepony to be trifled with lightly]].
** Starlight Shadow/Golden Dawn: [[SmugSuper The smuggest of smugs]], she talks down to literally everyone in her presence bar Silvertongue himself and wields more than enough power to back it up.
** Curaçao: A deceptive master of disguise with a calm, professional demeanor and an authentic French accent.
** Grayscale Force/Gray Skies: Eternally bored because her powers are shown to be rather impressive, with no concern whatsoever for the opinions of others.
** Havocwing/Havoc: LeeroyJenkins + ButtMonkey + HairTriggerTemper + SirSwearsALot.
** Insipid: [[TheDitz A total ditz]] with scarily effective powers, and, in the original timeline, an [[SingleTargetSexuality obsession with Curaçao]].
** Red Velvet: [[TheDreaded Fear incarnate]], capable of taking extreme amounts of pain and using it to her advantage, and [[CombatSadomasochist enjoying every second of it]]. Her Divergence self, however, seems to lack the fear capabilities... at first.
* EyeScream: Silvertongue loses his left eye in during the process of creating the Mean Six, specifically during Starlight Shadow's(Original)/Golden Dawn's(Divergence) birth. His normal eye becomes replaced by a void of magic that, over the course of the fic, seems to increase in power and become brighter and more pronounced.
* FantasticArousal: Wingboners make an appearance as the way pegasi display arousal, but it's implied by Rarity that it's also a sort of mating display like a peacock. Unicorns supposedly do something similar by performing grand displays of magic.
* FashionShopFashionShow:
** In the original timeline, the Mane Six and friends eventually a chance to finally get out of their tattered clothing and into new sets, and the entire scene takes place in ''Le Boutique Des Miracles'', a fashion shop owned by Haute Couture. It's a pretty quick fashion show though, as each mare's outfit is perfect on the first go.
** In the Divergence timeline, Rarity and Fluttershy take Insipid and Gray Skies clothes shopping, and each of them try on several outfits, though only keep one or two each, except Insipid who takes them all and then some.
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* TheChessmaster: Silvertongue, despite setbacks, always seems to have an alternate plan ready to go should his current plan get hampered in any way. He doesn't seem too bothered when things don't go his way, unless it's something he apparently had no foresight of.
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* CrapsackWorld: Well, at least the northern continent is. The south is played up as a much, much more pleasant place, which it proves to be when the Main Six finally get there.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Tick Tock tends to respond with disdain, annoyance, and sarcasm to almost anything she disagrees with, which considering her InsufferableGenius nature, is a lot. Grayscale Force is a more laid-back, stoic version.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: Silvertongue]], with the help of the Mean Six and a gryphon-created spell, [[KillTheGod destroys Nihila]], and absorbs her power for himself.
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* {{Dystopia}}: New Pandemonium City fits this to a 'T'.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: All of the major [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] have had their introductions crafted to show off just the kind of character they are by the end of the scenes:
** Flathoof: Shows that he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within his first few scenes, helping the Mane Six get established in the city a lot faster than they would have otherwise.
** Lockwood: Shows that he is a [[TheHeart caring individual]] with a terrible sense of humor, and is extremely polite to everyone, especially ladies.
** Tick Tock: Shows that she has a bit of an attitude in her first interaction with the Mane Six (a very brief scene in Chapter 1 where she bumps into the "nudists"), and also that she is [[InsufferableGenius very, very smart but perhaps a little full of herself.]]
** Silvertongue: The [[WickedCultured classy and sophisticated]] shadow-ruler of a city built and run specifically to generate chaos and evil in order to feed the goddess, Nihila, who he serves loyally ([[spoiler: Not really]]). He also [[SpockSpeak speaks eloquently, but not over-the-top]], and apparently ''really'' dislikes [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]].
** Shadowstep: Shows himself to enjoy killing, and in his encounter with Tick Tock, is very efficient and loves to banter with his opponent, but is cocky.
** Briarthorn: [[MotorMouth His mouth moves a mile-a-minute]], and [[LovableSexManiac he ''really'' likes the ladies]], [[ChivalrousPervert but treats them with respect and does not pursue mares he sees are "off-limits"]].
** The Mean Six all get in on this as well:
*** Starlight Shadow: [[SmugSuper The smuggest of smugs]], she talks down to literally everyone in her presence bar Silvertongue himself and wields more than enough power to back it up.
*** Curaçao: A deceptive master of disguise with a calm, professional demeanor and an authentic French accent.
*** Grayscale Force: Eternally bored because her powers are shown to be rather impressive, with no concern whatsoever for the opinions of others.
*** Havocwing: LeeroyJenkins + ButtMonkey + HairTriggerTemper.
*** Insipid: [[TheDitz A total ditz]] with scarily effective powers, and an [[SingleTargetSexuality obsession with Curaçao]].
*** Red Velvet: [[TheDreaded Fear incarnate]], capable of taking extreme amounts of pain and using it to her advantage, and [[CombatSadomasochist enjoying every second of it]].
** Flathoof: Shows that he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within his first few scenes, helping the Mane Six get established in the city a lot faster than they would have otherwise.
** Lockwood: Shows that he is a [[TheHeart caring individual]] with a terrible sense of humor, and is extremely polite to everyone, especially ladies.
** Tick Tock: Shows that she has a bit of an attitude in her first interaction with the Mane Six (a very brief scene in Chapter 1 where she bumps into the "nudists"), and also that she is [[InsufferableGenius very, very smart but perhaps a little full of herself.]]
** Silvertongue: The [[WickedCultured classy and sophisticated]] shadow-ruler of a city built and run specifically to generate chaos and evil in order to feed the goddess, Nihila, who he serves loyally ([[spoiler: Not really]]). He also [[SpockSpeak speaks eloquently, but not over-the-top]], and apparently ''really'' dislikes [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]].
** Shadowstep: Shows himself to enjoy killing, and in his encounter with Tick Tock, is very efficient and loves to banter with his opponent, but is cocky.
** Briarthorn: [[MotorMouth His mouth moves a mile-a-minute]], and [[LovableSexManiac he ''really'' likes the ladies]], [[ChivalrousPervert but treats them with respect and does not pursue mares he sees are "off-limits"]].
** The Mean Six all get in on this as well:
*** Starlight Shadow: [[SmugSuper The smuggest of smugs]], she talks down to literally everyone in her presence bar Silvertongue himself and wields more than enough power to back it up.
*** Curaçao: A deceptive master of disguise with a calm, professional demeanor and an authentic French accent.
*** Grayscale Force: Eternally bored because her powers are shown to be rather impressive, with no concern whatsoever for the opinions of others.
*** Havocwing: LeeroyJenkins + ButtMonkey + HairTriggerTemper.
*** Insipid: [[TheDitz A total ditz]] with scarily effective powers, and an [[SingleTargetSexuality obsession with Curaçao]].
*** Red Velvet: [[TheDreaded Fear incarnate]], capable of taking extreme amounts of pain and using it to her advantage, and [[CombatSadomasochist enjoying every second of it]].
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* EyeScream: Silvertongue loses his left eye in Chapter 7 during the process of creating the Mean Six, specifically during Starlight Shadow's birth. His normal eye becomes replaced by a void of magic that, over the course of the fic, seems to increase in power and become brighter and more pronounced.
** Lockwood's right eye becomes damaged due to his exposure to the Red Death curse in the Blood Mire. It's true appearance isn't described until Chapter 28, when the Hope's Point doctors tell the party they were unable to fix it.
* FantasticArousal: Wingboners make an appearance as the way pegasi display arousal, but it's implied by Rarity that it's also a sort of mating display like a peacock. Unicorns supposedly do something similar by performing grand displays of magic.
** Lockwood's right eye becomes damaged due to his exposure to the Red Death curse in the Blood Mire. It's true appearance isn't described until Chapter 28, when the Hope's Point doctors tell the party they were unable to fix it.
* FantasticArousal: Wingboners make an appearance as the way pegasi display arousal, but it's implied by Rarity that it's also a sort of mating display like a peacock. Unicorns supposedly do something similar by performing grand displays of magic.
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* EyeScream: Silvertongue loses his left eye in Chapter 7 during the process of creating the Mean Six, specifically during Starlight Shadow's birth. His normal eye becomes replaced by a void of magic that, over the course of the fic, seems to increase in power and become brighter and more pronounced.
**Lockwood's right eye becomes damaged due to his exposure to the Red Death curse in the Blood Mire. It's true appearance isn't described until Chapter 28, when the Hope's Point doctors tell the party they were unable to fix it.
* FantasticArousal: Wingboners make an appearance as the way pegasi display arousal, but it's implied by Rarity that it's also a sort of mating display like a peacock. Unicorns supposedly do something similar by performing grand displays of magic.it.
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* FashionShopFashionShow: Chapter 27 gives the Mane Six and friends a chance to finally get out of their tattered clothing and into new sets, and the entire scene takes place in ''Le Boutique Des Miracles'', a fashion shop owned by Haute Couture. It's a pretty quick fashion show though, as each mare's outfit is perfect on the first go.
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Now has a prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]'', a sequel ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]'', a kinky spinoff called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469749/crisis-equestria-after-hours CRISIS: Equestria: After Hours]]'', and an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'' .
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* AreWeThereYet: Pinkie Pie repeats this in Chapter 3 when the party has to climb over eighty floors to their new apartment, severely annoying Rainbow Dash. Thankfully, she does not do this at all during the party's trip across half the planet to Hope's Point. Rainbow Dash ''does'' tell Pinkie not to say it anymore, after all.
* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: It is explicitly stated in-universe that this is how all of the Equestria's function (though the Chronomancers [[InsistentTerminology insist it's between Law and Chaos]]), and that that's what caused many of the events in Equestria-V to transpire as they have.
* BloodyMurder: One half of Red Velvet's powers, allowing her to [[ShapeshifterWeapon manipulate her blood as a weapon]] or as [[CombatTentacles tendrils]] and even giving her a pretty effective HealingFactor.
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* AreWeThereYet: Pinkie Pie repeats this in Chapter 3 when the party has to climb over eighty floors to their new apartment, severely annoying Rainbow Dash. Thankfully, she does not do this at all during the party's trip across half the planet to Hope's Point. Rainbow Dash ''does'' tell Pinkie not to say it anymore, after all.
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* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: It is explicitly stated in-universe that this is how all of the Equestria's function (though the Chronomancers [[InsistentTerminology insist it's between Law and Chaos]]), and that that's what caused many of the events in Equestria-V to transpire as they have.
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* BloodyMurder: One half of Red Velvet's powers, allowing her to [[ShapeshifterWeapon manipulate her blood as a weapon]] or as [[CombatTentacles tendrils]] and even giving her a pretty effective HealingFactor.
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* CanonMarchesOn: The Mane 6 scrambling to get back to their universe before Discord breaks out of his stone prison doesn't make sense anymore, since by mid-season three he's not only been freed, but redeemed into a reoccurring side character.
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* CanonMarchesOn: The Mane 6 scrambling to get back to their universe before Discord breaks out of his stone prison doesn't would normally not make sense anymore, since by mid-season midway through season three he's not only been freed, but redeemed into a reoccurring side character.character. However, the [[WordOfGod the author]] has gone on record that this story specifically takes place before Discord's redemption storyline in canon, and by the time of the epilogue/sequel, many canon events that takes place after that storyline have occured.
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* YouWannaGetSued: Pinkie and Briarthorn debate over this in chapter 28, when Briarthorn starts singing ''[[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)]]''. Luckily, Briarthorn has a pirate lawyer on hand to explain the Fair Use laws under parody.
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* YouWannaGetSued: Pinkie and Briarthorn debate over this in chapter 28, when Briarthorn starts singing ''[[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)]]''. Luckily, Briarthorn has a pirate lawyer on hand to explain the Fair Use laws under parody.parody.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Obviously Twilight, and Lockwood on occasion, but the most startling example is [[spoiler: Havocwing]], post-CharacterDevelopment. After Chapter 25, [[spoiler: she]] goes from [[spoiler: the Mean Six]]'s ChewToy to TheHeart, and is quickly developing into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold from there. The best part about it all, though, is just how damn ''awkward'' [[spoiler: she]] is while trying to be nice.
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Now has a prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]'', a sequel ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]'', a kinky spinoff called ''https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469749/crisis-equestria-after-hours CRISIS: Equestria: After Hours]]'', and an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'' .
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Now has a prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]'', a sequel ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]'', a kinky spinoff called ''https://www.''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469749/crisis-equestria-after-hours CRISIS: Equestria: After Hours]]'', and an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'' .
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Now has a prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]'', and a sequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]''.
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Now has a prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair CRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]'', and a sequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]''.
Order]]'', a kinky spinoff called ''https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469749/crisis-equestria-after-hours CRISIS: Equestria: After Hours]]'', and an alternate timeline version of the original story called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/474354/crisis-equestria-divergence CRISIS: Equestria - Divergence]]'' .
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]] with its own [[Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair Tropes page]]!
Now has some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]''.
Now has a sequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457548/crisis-new-world-order CRISIS: New World Order]]''.
Now has some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]''.
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Now has a [[https://www.prequel called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]] with its own [[Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair Tropes page]]!
Now hasCRISIS: A Royal Affair]]'', some sidestories called ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/457226/crisis-equestria-bonus-chapters CRISIS: Equestria: Bonus Chapters]]''.
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* FoeRomanceSubtext: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Tick Tock, who taunts Starlight Shadow's attempts to frighten Twilight's group into submission by a display of power, as her basically showing off in an attempt to flirt with her. Starlight Shadow never specifically denies any sort of attraction to Tick Tock, and the 'Chronomancer' title she calls her by, eschewing her real name, can be taken as a bit of a pet name for her. Shadowstep is the only other character that knows Tick Tock's name yet still calls her Chronomancer to her face, hinting that perhaps he too falls under this trope.
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An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. Unlike like the fanfic, the play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the second chapter.
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An audio play was in production by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BogyleBronies Bogyle Bronies]], with heavy involvement by the writers. Unlike like the fanfic, the The play [[DeadFic has not been updated since 2014]], where it stopped on the second chapter.
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* LeftHanging: At a frustrating point, too. Silvertounge had [[spoiler:absorbed the power of both Goddesses and opened a portal to Equestria Prime, where he could erase all that was.]] After a lot of fighting and character development for both the Mane ''and'' the Mean Six, the two teams have [[spoiler:joined forces to stop Silvertounge.]] They prepare for the FinalBattle... and then ''[[DeadFic nothing.]]''
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* LeftHanging: At For five years, and at a frustrating point, too. Silvertounge had [[spoiler:absorbed the power of both Goddesses and opened a portal to Equestria Prime, where he could erase all that was.]] After a lot of fighting and character development for both the Mane ''and'' the Mean Six, the two teams have [[spoiler:joined forces to stop Silvertounge.]] They prepare for the FinalBattle... and then ''[[DeadFic nothing.]]''there was nothing else for ''five years.''
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It is now complete with 41 Chapters as of August 30rd, 2019 after [[UnCanceled nearly five years without updates]].
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It is now complete with 41 Chapters as of August 30rd, 30, 2019 after [[UnCanceled nearly five years without updates]].
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Eventually, a writer by the name of ''GMBlackjack'' was able to write an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431107/26/the-league-of-sweetie-belles/itinerarian-crisis-equestria-part-1 "alternate finale"]] to this series. [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria/thread/406834/crisis-equestria-will-have-an-ending-through-the-league-of-sweetie-belles with the creator's blessing no less!]] The writer himself has [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/443452/crisis-equestria uploaded all the chapters to Fimfiction]], and notes that GMBlackjack's revival of his story [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria#comment/433062 inspired him to put in the work to finish the original himself]].
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Eventually, a writer by the name of ''GMBlackjack'' ''Creator/GMBlackjack'' was able to write an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431107/26/the-league-of-sweetie-belles/itinerarian-crisis-equestria-part-1 "alternate finale"]] to this series. [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria/thread/406834/crisis-equestria-will-have-an-ending-through-the-league-of-sweetie-belles with the creator's blessing no less!]] The writer himself has [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/443452/crisis-equestria uploaded all the chapters to Fimfiction]], and notes that GMBlackjack's Creator/GMBlackjack's revival of his story [[https://www.fimfiction.net/group/203605/crisis-equestria#comment/433062 inspired him to put in the work to finish the original himself]].
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** The Snails {{Expy}} engages in a back-and-forth password guessing game with Rainbow Dash in Chapter 23, and the exchange is pretty much lifted straight from a similar situation by the Machinima/RedVsBlue crew in VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}.
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** The Snails {{Expy}} engages in a back-and-forth password guessing game with Rainbow Dash in Chapter 23, and the exchange is pretty much lifted straight from a similar situation by the Machinima/RedVsBlue crew in VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}.''VideoGame/Halo3''.
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** Chpater 27 is loaded with assorted[[ShoutOut Shout Outs]], including: ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', ''Film/BillAndTed'', and ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (specifically, the ''Film/SpaceMutiny'' episode).
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** Chpater 27 is loaded with assorted[[ShoutOut Shout Outs]], including: many of them, such as: ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', ''Film/BillAndTed'', and ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (specifically, the ''Film/SpaceMutiny'' episode).
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* ThatCameOutWrong: Rarity manages to do this with an ''outfit.'' She designs an outfit for Flathoof that was meant to make him look tough. To be fair, to the rest of the more innocent mane six, he does. To the more "mature" Equestria v denizens (and the reader), he looks like a gay bear biker. HilarityEnsues.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: Rarity manages to do this with an ''outfit.'' She designs an outfit for Flathoof that was meant to make him look tough. To be fair, to the rest of the more innocent mane six, Mane Six, he does. To the more "mature" Equestria v V denizens (and the reader), he looks like a gay bear biker. HilarityEnsues.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: There's a set of antagonists that are evil clones of the Mane Six. They were unaware of this. When it gets revealed to them, it generates a mass VillainousBSOD on all fronts, the end result being that they decide to kill their originals to prove themselves the superior versions.
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]] with its own [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair Tropes page]]!
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]] with its own [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair [[Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair Tropes page]]!
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]]!
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]]!
prequel]] with its own [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/CrisisARoyalAffair Tropes page]]!
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Now has a [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/449658/crisis-a-royal-affair prequel]]!
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It is complete!
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Currently in its 40th Chapter as of August 23rd, 2019 after its [[UnCanceled nearly five years without updates]], and the author has gone on record noting that the remaining chapters are complete and will be updated weekly until the end of the story.
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Currently in its 38th Chapter as of August 9th, 2019 after its [[UnCanceled first update in nearly five years]], and the author has gone on record noting that the remaining chapters are complete and will be updated weekly until the end of the story.
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Currently in its 38th 40th Chapter as of August 9th, 23rd, 2019 after its [[UnCanceled first update in nearly five years]], years without updates]], and the author has gone on record noting that the remaining chapters are complete and will be updated weekly until the end of the story.
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* DeadFic: With no word from the writers since 2014, it definitely qualifies. The fact that it died only a few chapters from completion only serves to rub salt into the wound.
