History Fanfic / TheAvatarOfAlbion

''The Avatars Odyssey'' is a story by The Idiot of ''[[Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum The Other Side of the Spectrum]]'' fame, following an alternative version of David Elliot as he begins a course along the multiverse...

''Starlight’s Strife'' is another story by The Idiot, following a mare called Shining Starlight as she deals with the possibility that there is more to her than meets the eye...

* GoodIsNotNice: DisQord makes a point of informing the Downtime Mane Six [[spoiler: that their counterparts from Solamina's Equus are dead.]]
* {{In-Joke}}: Lyra references Twilight's track record on things not existing - this is both a reference to the show, where Twilight doesn't believe the Pinkie sense exists, and a reference to Spectrum, where Twilight didn't believe humans existed.

A special crossover between ''Avatar of Albion'' and ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'' called ''Convergence'', written by Doctor Fluffy of Spectrum fame, can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/259763/convergence here]].

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and there are also a number of official AU's in progress. The first, ''When We Needed Him Most'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]]. The second, ''Cold Regret'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248949/the-avatar-of-albion-cold-regret here]]. The third, ''The Morningstar Dawns'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/251419/the-avatar-of-albion-the-morningstar-dawns here]]. The fourth, ''The Avatar’s Odyssey'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/259758/the-avatar-of-albion-the-avatars-odyssey here]]. The fifth, ''Starlight’s Strife'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/261213/the-avatar-of-albion-starlights-strife here]].

A special crossover between ''Avatar of Albion'' and ''TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'' called ''Convergence'', written by Doctor Fluffy of Spectrum fame, can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/259763/convergence here]].

''The Avatars Odyssey'' is a story by the idiot of ''[[Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum The Other Side of the Spectrum]]'' fame, following an alternative version of David Elliot as he begins a course along the multiverse...

''Starlight’s Strife'' is another story by TheIdiot, following a mare called Shining Starlight as she deals with the possibility that there is more to her than meets the eye...

''The Avatars Odyssey'' is a story by TheIdiot of ''[[Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum The Other Side of the Spectrum]]'' fame, following an alternative version of David Elliot as he begins a course along the multiverse...

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and there are also a number of official AU's in progress. The first, ''When We Needed Him Most'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]]. The second, ''Cold Regret'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248949/the-avatar-of-albion-cold-regret here]]. The third, ''The Morningstar Dawns'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/251419/the-avatar-of-albion-the-morningstar-dawns here]]. The fourth, ''The Avatar’s Odyssey'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/259758/the-avatar-of-albion-the-avatars-odyssey here]].

A special crossover between ''Avatar of Albion'' and ''TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'', written by Doctor Fluffy of Spectrum fame, can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/259763/convergence here]].

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and there are also a number of official AU's in progress. The first, ''When We Needed Him Most'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]]. The second, ''Cold Regret'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248949/the-avatar-of-albion-cold-regret here]]. The third, ''The Morningstar Dawns'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/251419/the-avatar-of-albion-the-morningstar-dawns here]].

[[folder: Tales of the War.]]

[[folder: Bittersweet Victory.]]

[[folder: When We Needed Him Most.]]

[[folder: Cold Regret.]]

[[folder: The Morningstar Dawns.]]

[[folder: Convergence.]]

The main story.

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and there are also a number of official AU's in progress. The first, ''When We Needed Him Most'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]]. The second, ''Cold Regret'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248949/the-avatar-of-albion-cold-regret here]]. The third, ''The Morningstar Dawns'', can be read [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/251419/the-avatar-of-albion-the-morningstar-dawns here]].


The main story follows David Elliot, a man imbued with the power of Excalibur, Arthur and the Light itself as the Avatar of Albion, as he is transported to canon Equestria. That is when, as the saying goes, "s*** gets real", leading eventually to the canon Mane Six, plus canon Lyra, Derpy and an OC, arriving in a war torn version of Britain at the height of a hopeless war of genocide led by a crazed version of Celestia, now calling herself Solamina. There’s swords, sorcery, brutal, bloody warfare and a lot of other crazy stuff before the end...

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Luna’s corpse is brought back to life as a necromantic abomination that is implied to be at least partially conscious of what it is and is experiencing.]]

** [[spoiler: Desert Wind and Wallace Springfield both die during the battle against Luna’s corpse and Commander Twilight Sparkle.]]

* VillainousBSOD: Sol Invictus has one [[spoiler: upon Solamina’s death - he begins repeating the Hail Mary in Latin upon realising what he has done,]] as does Command Sparkle.

* AffablyEvil: Twilight Sparkle’s brief appearance in ''The Great Exodus'' shows her being this.

* BadassBoast: Apart from the Avatar’s appearance in the same short story, there’s this boast from Eric Smith in ''Knight''.

* OriginalCharacter: Most of Grey Squadron is made up of OC’s.

* ShoutOut: ''Grey Squadron’s Last Flight'' is a massive one to Franchise/StarWars

* TheQuest: Sparkle’s mission, [[spoiler: aided by True Grit]], is very much this to her.

''The Morningstar Dawns'' is the story of an alternative fate for Hell Blazer, where Lucifer himself comes to demand John Constantine’s soul from Solamina. The result is a literal [[CrazyAwesome war between the Solaminan Empire and hell]].

* AffablyEvil: Lucifer’s introduction.

* {{Satan}}: Goes by “Lucifer” in this, not that it really makes a difference - he’s still pretty bad for your health/country/sanity.

** Doctor Whooves is blatantly interpreted as [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] but a pony.

-> ''"I'm thinking of a world that doesn't have parties. I'm thinking of a world where ponies hurt other ponies, where ponies hurt other races too. I'm thinking of a world where... where... I'm thinking of a world where no one laughs, where no one smiles, or if they do it's a smile like Mr Elliot's smile: all weird, like he's smiling because of something horrible and if he wasn't smiling he'd be crying or screaming or something. Nopony... no anyone, ever... should have to live in a world like that. If we can help them, I think we should."''

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and there are also a number of official AU's in progress. The first, ''When We Needed Him Most'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]]. The second, ''Cold Regret'', can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248949/the-avatar-of-albion-cold-regret here]].

* Foreshadowing: The conversation being held between two characters - one of whom is Elliot - at the start of every chapter appears to foreshadow Elliot remembering his past, [[spoiler: and it does ''not'' go well for him]].

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and an AU called ''When We Needed Him Most'', splitting from a Point of Divergence, can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most here]].

[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/190040/the-avatar-of-albion The Avatar of Albion]] is a completed ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by the author "Jed R", the concept of which is based loosely on [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau The Conversion Bureau mythos]], most prominently FanFic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum (which the author admits freely was a great inspiration, and subsequently [[AscendedFanboy contributed a]] [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/204729/the-kings-speech-a-side-story-of-the-conversion-bureau-the-other-side-of-the-spectrum short story]] to), mixed in with a lot of the author's own creations.

The main story follows David Elliot, a man imbued with the power of Excalibur, Arthur and Avalon itself as the Avatar of Albion, as he is transported to canon Equestria. That is when, as the saying goes, "s*** gets real", leading eventually to the canon Mane Six, plus canon Lyra, Derpy and an OC, arriving in a war torn version of Britain at the height of a hopeless war of genocide led by a crazed version of Celestia, now calling herself Solamina.

** Errant Flight, last survivor of the old "Grey Squadron".

** Errant Flight is a bit player in the "War is Hell" interlude, and only later becomes a bigger part of the story.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: the Converted. Nowhere near as bad as [[FanFic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum the Newfoals of The Other Side of the Spectrum]] and similar examples, but they're still perfectly cheery, almost polite folks... who are perfectly willing to murder you on command.

** Even Golden Lock counts, since he's entirely unexperienced and almost naive.

*** Swift Wing in "Grey Squadron's Last Flight": "Stay on target!"

** Chapter 35 has references to Equestria Divided, [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum The Other Side of the Spectrum]] (which is only fair given how many AOA references to author put into his Spectrum work), [[Game/MassEffect Mass Effect]] and various other slightly insane things.

*** This appearance is seen from Kraber's perspective - sort of - in [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229607/the-light-despondent The Light Despondent]] (a chronicle of Kraber's misadventures) by Doctor Fluffy.

* AffablyEvil: Twilight Sparkle’s brief appearance in “The Great Exodus” shows her being this.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Discord in "Q is for Quiet", an Anthology piece, where he is stuck in a self-imposed exile in a cell in Canterlot, perfectly aware of everything that's going on, unwilling to leave but unable to help.]]
* BadassBoast: Apart from the Avatar’s appearance in the same short story, there’s this boast from Eric Smith in “Knight”.

* TheCynic: Trixie Lulamoon in “The Freedom Caravan” is shown to be extremely cynical and to a degree self-centred.

* ShoutOut: Grey Squadron’s Last Flight is a massive one to Franchise/StarWars

** As well as the usual TCB pony racism against humans.

** [[The Undead and Sir Eric Smith are both killed during the battle.]]
** [[Desert Wind and Wallace Springfield both die during the battle against Luna’s corpse and Commander Twilight Sparkle.]]

It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]], and an AU called ''When We Needed Him Most'', splitting from a Point of Divergence, can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227336/the-avatar-of-albion-when-we-needed-him-most can be read here]].

[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/190040/the-avatar-of-albion The Avatar of Albion]] is a completed ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by the author "Jed R", the concept of which is based loosely on [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau The Conversion Bureau mythos]], most prominently FanFic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum (which the author admits freely was a great inspiration, and subsequently [[AscendedFanboy contributed a]] [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/204729/the-kings-speech-a-side-story-of-the-conversion-bureau-the-other-side-of-the-spectrum short story]] to), mixed in with a lot of the author's own creations. It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story. A sequel can be [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/227781/the-avatar-of-albion-bittersweet-victory read here]].

* TheQuest: Sparkle’s mission, aided by True Grit, is very much this to her.

[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/190040/the-avatar-of-albion The Avatar of Albion]] is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by the author "Jed R", the concept of which is based loosely on [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau The Conversion Bureau mythos]], most prominently FanFic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum (which the author admits freely was a great inspiration, and subsequently [[AscendedFanboy contributed a]] [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/204729/the-kings-speech-a-side-story-of-the-conversion-bureau-the-other-side-of-the-spectrum short story]] to), mixed in with a lot of the author's own creations. It also has an [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/204085/the-avatar-of-albion-the-first-anthology Expanded Universe Anthology]] in progress, featuring various different stories and characters from the background and history of the main story.

* AFatherToHisMen: Ditzy Doo as the leader of Grey Squadron seems to be rather a maternal figure.
** Fancy Pants could be an arguable example: [[spoiler: he refuses to keep sending Converted militia in a suicide attack against Albion during the battle of London.]]

** the entire Grey Squadron are this, really, including the TCB version of Derpy.

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Discord in "Q is for Quiet", an Anthology piece, where he is stuck in a self-imposed exile in a cell in Canterlot, perfectly aware of everything that's going on, unwilling to leave but unable to help.]]

* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted - though a lot of the story happens in London, there are also battles in the Midlands, Manchester, the Pennines, Hull and large swathes of the story are set in the city of Leeds, specifically the Royal Armoury, as well as Pontefract, a small mining town in Yorkshire (which is the author's hometown).
** Recent Chapters are set in Plymouth.

** Averted in the Anthology story ''To Err Is Human'': [[spoiler: a lone PER agent ponified a group of thirty children... who are then executed by their own parents]].

* OriginalCharacter: for ponies, there's True Grit, Errant Flight, Cloud Ranger, Brave Heart and Royal Flush to name but a few, and for humans there's Lockett, Dutch, Redmond, Danny and Elliot himself, again to name but a few.

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** Discord makes a reference to a "French Captain" that's clearly meant to be [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean-Luc Picard]], making Discord Q. [[note]]There's an Anthology piece called Q is for Quiet which confirms that Discord is Q in this continuity.[[/note]]

*** This appearance is seen from Kraber's perspective - sort of - in [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229607/the-light-despondent The Light Despondent]] by Doctor Fluffy.