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* WireDilemma: In "Countdown to Tragedy" a bomb squad member has no way of knowing which wire will disarm the bomb and which will detonate it instantly. [[spoiler:[[WrongWire He picks the wrong one]].]]

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Naturally, sentient yahoos appear in "Secret of Dream Valley".

* [[HeyYouHaymaker "Hey, You!" Haybaker]]: Pluma pulls one on [[BigBad Pinion]] in "Secret of Dream Valley".
** Hum Drum combines this with [[ShutUpHannibal Shut Up, Hannibull!]] on Shadowmane in "[=Kai2=]". As Shadowmane is trying to [[BreakThemByTalking break Radiance and Zapp by talking]]...

* WhamEpisode[=/=]KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Commissioner Neon Lulamoon and Mayor Snow Pear]] die in [[spoiler:the city hall bombing]] in "Countdown to Tragedy".

** Hum Drum combines this with [[ShutUpHannibal Shut Up, Hannibull!]] on Shadowmane in "Kai2". As Shadowmane is trying to [[BreakThemByTalking break Radiance and Zapp by talking]]...

* [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Getting Horseapples Past the Radar]]: Razzaroo and Lancer Spanner, Saddle Rager's mother and father, are HappilyMarried, and their ears are shown with deformations that imply that they [Razza and Lancer] ''really'' enjoy their love bites.[[labelnote:*]]Amorous horses do that.[[/labelnote]]

* WireDilemma: In "Countdown to Tragedy" a bomb squad member has no way of knowing which wire will disarm the bomb and which will detonate it. [[spoiler:[[WrongWire He picks the wrong one]].]]

* WireDilemma: In "Countdown to Tragedy" a bomb squad member has no way of knowing which wire will disarm the bomb and which will detonate it. [[spoiler:[[WrongWire He picks the wrong one.]]

There have been growing concerns over magical anomalies resulting in ponies being taken into the comics and placed into the roles of their characters and this phenomena is being investigated.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Maneiac does this when telling the Power Ponies why she wants to help them against Discord:
-->'''Maneiac:''' "1) I don't want to be sane. Sanity is such a burden! 2) Wreaking havoc in Maretropolis is MY job! 3) I hate the color of his invisible socks!"\\
'''Humdrum:''' He's wearing socks?\\
'''Maneiac:''' Yes. They clash horribly with his fur color. You have to be a hair dresser to see it.
* BerserkButton: Don't even joke about Maneiac getting a haircut. Just ask Pharaoh Phetlock what happens if you do.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Naturally Maneiac, this was especially true in a golden age comic where in her third appearance where she began targeting and killing barbers.

** Humdrum is more or less the ''embodiment'' of this.

** Discord during the D-Day Arc is completely blindsided by [[AxCrazy the Maneiac]] [[EnemyMine teaming with the Power Ponies]] because he never fathomed the possibility of a lunatic ''not'' enjoying a world just as crazy as they are.
* TheDreaded: The Maneiac, who is known to unnerve even the other villains. Part of this is simply how unpredictable she is. One day she could want to give everypony a bad mane day, the next she could try to murder somepony. Sometimes she's calm and composed, other she's LaughingMad.
* EnemyMine: During the infamous D-Day Arc, the Maneiac ultimately acts as the Power Ponies back up against Discord because, in her own words, 'reeking havoc in Maretropolis is ''my'' job'. The Power Pony POV series would elaborate on this by showing Maneiac can no longer ''stand'' the thought of being sane because 'Sanity is such a burden' and, from her point of view, if the world was just as crazy as her, she was technically sane. The Power Ponies go along with it because having an unpredictable lunatic in their corner seemed like a good idea against ''another'' unpredictable lunatic.

* [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Getting Horseapples Past the Radar]]: Razzaroo and Lancer Science, Saddle Rager's mother and father, are HappilyMarried, and their ears are shown with deformations that imply that they [Razza and Lancer] ''really'' enjoy their love bites.[[labelnote:*]]Amorous horses do that.[[/labelnote]]
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Humdrum is known for being underestimated. Due to how frequently it happens, the Masked Matterhorn has theorized that he might have some sort of innate glamour power that causes ponies to underestimate him. Despite this sounding like BlessedWithSuck, Humdrum is quite capable of using it to his advantage and more than one villain has lost thanks to it.

* [[SherlockScan Silver Blaze Scan]]: How Zapp figures out that a Pana is impersonating Humdrum in "Secret of Dream Valley".

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Long-Face did this to Saddle-ranger which lead to the destruction of half of Maretropolis.

* ButtMonkey: Pharaoh Phetlocks suffer this a bit in the latest comics.

* [[GentlemanThief Gentlecolt Thief: Kaitou Hoof. A debonair unicorn thief who uses his talent for stage magic to pull off thefts from highly guarded locations. Has a whole task force dedicated to catching him.

* AntiVillain: Kaitou Hoof/Card Trick. Sure he's a thief but he prefers to use sleep spells on guards and bystanders rather than resorting to violence. He's even helped the Power Ponies against more dangerous villains