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* TheWordIsAlwaysDoomed: The frequent crises are lampshaded by Luna and Celestia.
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* TheWordIsAlwaysDoomed: TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed: The frequent crises are lampshaded by Luna and Celestia.
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* FantasticRacism: Garble still hates Ponies, perhaps even more so than before, and hates Spike just as much for associating with them.
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* FantasticRacism: Subverted and played straight. Rarity and Twilight Sparkle are a lot more receptive toward Dragons, and if Princess Ember is any indication, relations between Dragons and Ponies have improved, albeit just a little. Garble on the other hand still hates Ponies, perhaps even more so than before, and hates Spike just as much for associating with them.
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* FantasticRacism: Garble still hates Ponies, perhaps even more so than before, and hates Spike just as much for associating with them.
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* StayInTheKitchen: It's for reasons of size and strength, not gender, but Torch's refusal to let Ember compete has shades of this.
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* StayInTheKitchen: It's for reasons of size and strength, not gender, but Torch's refusal to let Ember compete has shades of this. Subverted later, as Lord Torch doesn't object and accepts her daughter as the new Dragon Lord.
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* AndroclesLion: Spike helping Garble is a subversion.
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* CrownOfHorns: Both Torch and Embe have horns framing their faces.
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* FridgeLogic: Ember in universe when questioning Rarity and Twilight's DungeonBypass.
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* {{Kaiju}}: Torch, the largest dragon yet.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Spike and Ember helping each other paid off for them both.
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* PaperThinDisquise: It's pretty obvious that its Ember beneath the armor if you look closely.
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** Rarity lampshades the glow of Unicorn magic when scavenging gems in a bat filled cave.
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* SkewedPriorities: Twilight's enthusiasm about researching draconic culture makes her briefly forget about helping Spike.
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* StaffOfAuthority: The Bloodstone Scepter.
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* StayInTheKitchen: It's for reasons of size and strength, not gender, but Torch's refusal to let Ember compete has shades of this.
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* TheWordIsAlwaysDoomed: The frequent crises are lampshaded by Luna and Celestia.
* TemptingFate: Luna and Celestia are talking about how nice it is not to deal with an emminent crisis when Spike and Rarity show up.
* TemptingFate: Luna and Celestia are talking about how nice it is not to deal with an emminent crisis when Spike and Rarity show up.
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* SarcasmBlind: Spike makes several sarcastic remarks towards Garble, all of which Garble takes at face value.
-->'''Spike:''' It's nice to see you too, ''Garble''.
-->'''Garble:''' I didn't say it was nice to see you. It's not! I don't like you! Was I not clear about that?
-->'''Spike:''' It's nice to see you too, ''Garble''.
-->'''Garble:''' I didn't say it was nice to see you. It's not! I don't like you! Was I not clear about that?
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* UngratefulBastard: After Spike helps him out from being stuck by a boulder, Garble responds to his kindness with his trademark jerkass-ery.
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* UngratefulBastard: After Spike helps him out from being stuck by a boulder, Garble responds to his kindness with his trademark jerkass-ery.jerkass-ery.
* WorldBuilding: We get to see more of the dragons' homeland, and learn more about their society. This episode also possibly opens the door for future diplomatic relations between dragons and ponies.
* WorldBuilding: We get to see more of the dragons' homeland, and learn more about their society. This episode also possibly opens the door for future diplomatic relations between dragons and ponies.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Twilight and Rarity don't try to defend themselves against Garble when they are discovered.
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* NoodleIncident: Rarity describes an incident involving her searching for jewels and having bats in her mane in the ColdOpen.
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* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.'
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* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.'
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his throne and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord in the end.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: PowerGlows:
** The call of the Dragon Lord makes dragons glow.
** Whenever any dragon touches or is given the scepter, the power engulfs them.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** Lord Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his throne and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord in theend.end.
** Spike himself is one himself. Instead of making Garble do his dirty work, after what he had done in "Dragon Quest", he instead gives him a lesser fate of having him hug every dragon he meets without saying why.
** The call of the Dragon Lord makes dragons glow.
** Whenever any dragon touches or is given the scepter, the power engulfs them.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** Lord Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his throne and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord in the
** Spike himself is one himself. Instead of making Garble do his dirty work, after what he had done in "Dragon Quest", he instead gives him a lesser fate of having him hug every dragon he meets without saying why.
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** The title is reminiscent of [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The Goblet of Fire]].
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** The title is reminiscent of [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire the Goblet of Fire]].Fire]]''.
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* StealthPun: Princess Ember becomes the new Dragon Lord after her father, Lord Torch. She ''passed the Torch''.
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* HumiliationConga: Garble gets knocked around during every step of the contest, and then has to hug every dragon he meets on the way home without even telling them why.
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** Princess Ember is quite a bit like [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eowyn]], the daughter of a ruler who's forbidden to pursue her ActionGirl dreams, so she disguises herself in armor to be part of it.
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** Later, Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria.
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** Later, Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria. It also helps that the only reason he was able to get the scepter was because of Ember's help, and her holding off Garbel at the end.
* ActionGirl: Ember proves to be pretty tough in her fight with Garbel.
* ActionGirl: Ember proves to be pretty tough in her fight with Garbel.
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* DungeonBypass: Rarity and Twilight are somehow able to keep ahead of Spike and Ember, evidently unhdiered by the dangers of the Gauntlet, something Ember lampshades.
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* DungeonBypass: Rarity and Twilight are somehow able to keep ahead of Spike and Ember, evidently unhdiered unhindered by the dangers of the Gauntlet, something Ember lampshades.
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* LineOfSightName: Spike looks at sand on the beach and rocks to combine into Rocky Sandbeach, a cover name for Princess Ember.
* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.'
* OffscreenTeleportation: Lampshaded by Ember when Rarity and Twilight pop up the third time.
* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.'
* OffscreenTeleportation: Lampshaded by Ember when Rarity and Twilight pop up the third time.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but still being nice and friendly in her own way.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but still being nice and friendly in her own way.way.
* UngratefulBastard: After Spike helps him out from being stuck by a boulder, Garble responds to his kindness with his trademark jerkass-ery.
* UngratefulBastard: After Spike helps him out from being stuck by a boulder, Garble responds to his kindness with his trademark jerkass-ery.
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* ChangedMyMindKid: After ditching him earlier, Princess Ember returns to help Spike in the end, after realizing friendship really is important.
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* ChangedMyMindKid: After ditching him earlier, Princess Ember returns to help Spike in the end, after realizing they are friends and their friendship really is important.
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle and Rarity are cornered by Garble after their disguises are exposed. Ember returns in time to save them.]]
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle and Rarity are cornered by Garble after their disguises are exposed. Thankfully, Ember returns in time to save them.]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his title and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord in the end.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his title throne and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord in the end.
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle and Rarity.]]
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle and Rarity.Rarity are cornered by Garble after their disguises are exposed. Ember returns in time to save them.]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Scorch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his title and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also deeply cares about his daughter and doesn't get upset and accepts it when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Scorch Torch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his title and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also deeply cares about his daughter Ember and doesn't get upset and accepts it without argument when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord.Lord in the end.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Spike sentences Garble to go back home, and to give a hug to every dragon he meets without explaining why.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In his ''brief'' stint as Dragon Lord, Spike sentences Garble to go back home, and to give a hug to every dragon he meets without explaining why.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lord Scorch is a large, boisterous, and intimidating dragon, but he acknowledges that he must give up his title and is a fair king, letting Spike leave and go back home. He also deeply cares about his daughter and doesn't get upset and accepts it when she winds up as the new Dragon Lord.
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As Spike and Rarity are mining for gemstones in a cavern, Spike suddenly begins to glow bright, with his scales itching. Rarity takes him to Twilight's castle, where Celestia and Luna remark that they've seen this before. It's said to be the call of the Dragon Lord, a summon for every dragon to go to the Dragonlands. Spike, remembering his last encounter with other dragons, feels nervous about going, so Rarity and Twilight agree to go with him in disguise. Once at the Dragonlands, the huge Dragon Lord, Scorch, says that he must soon abdicate the throne by dragon customs. To choose a new Dragon Lord, the dragons will all compete in a race to retrieve a bloodstone scepter from the dreaded Flamecano, a perilous mountain filled with dangers, and whomever brings the scepter back to Scorch will be crowned the new Dragon Lord. While listening, Spike's old dragon nemesis Garble taunts Spike about how small Spike is, while also proclaiming that he'll destroy Equestria with an army of dragons once he wins. Scorch also forbids his daughter, Princess Ember, from competing in the competition, since she's not big or strong enough to be Dragon Lord. While Spike initially wants nothing to do with the competition, and even gets Scorch's permission to leave, he can't shake the thought of a dragon doing harm to his friends, so he turns back and agrees to go after the scepter.
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As Spike and Rarity are mining for gemstones in a cavern, Spike suddenly begins to glow bright, with his scales itching. Rarity takes him to Twilight's castle, where Celestia and Luna remark that they've seen this before. It's said to be the call of the Dragon Lord, a summon for every dragon to go to the Dragonlands. Spike, remembering his last encounter with other dragons, feels nervous about going, so Rarity and Twilight agree to go with him in disguise. Once at the Dragonlands, the huge Dragon Lord, Scorch, Torch, says that he must soon abdicate the throne by dragon customs. To choose a new Dragon Lord, the dragons will all compete in a race to retrieve a bloodstone scepter from the dreaded Flamecano, a perilous mountain filled with dangers, and whomever brings the scepter back to Scorch Torch will be crowned the new Dragon Lord. While listening, Spike's old dragon nemesis Garble taunts Spike about how small Spike is, while also proclaiming that he'll destroy Equestria with an army of dragons once he wins. Scorch Torch also forbids his daughter, Princess Ember, from competing in the competition, since she's not big or strong enough to be Dragon Lord. While Spike initially wants nothing to do with the competition, and even gets Scorch's Torch's permission to leave, he can't shake the thought of a dragon doing harm to his friends, so he turns back and agrees to go after the scepter.
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** First, Scorch is nearing the end of his "term" a Dragon Lord and must soon abdicate and pass on his title to a worth successor.
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** First, Scorch Torch is nearing the end of his "term" a Dragon Lord and must soon abdicate and pass on his title to a worth successor.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch is almost as tall as a mountain, whereas his daughter Ember is barely bigger than Spike.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch Torch is almost as tall as a mountain, whereas his daughter Ember is barely bigger than Spike.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader of and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands, even bigger than Spike was [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess during his rampage.]]
* LargeHam: Lord Scorch, oh so much.
* LargeHam: Lord Scorch, oh so much.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch Torch is the leader of and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands, even bigger than Spike was [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess during his rampage.]]
* LargeHam: LordScorch, oh so much.Torch shouts at the top of his lungs at the end of almost every sentence.
* LargeHam: Lord
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* ChangedMyMindKid: After ditching him earlier, Princess Ember returns to help Spike in the end, after realizing friendship really is important.
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* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle and Rarity.]]
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Spike sentences Garble to go back home, and to give a hug to every dragon he meets without explaining why.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Twice:
** First, Scorch is nearing the end of his "term" a Dragon Lord and must soon abdicate and pass on his title to a worth successor.
** Later, Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria.
** First, Scorch is nearing the end of his "term" a Dragon Lord and must soon abdicate and pass on his title to a worth successor.
** Later, Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria.
* DeathCourse: The titular Gauntlet, an extremely dangerous course inside an unstable "Flamecano" which the would-be Dragon Lords must run to obtain the bloodstone scepter.
* DungeonBypass: Rarity and Twilight are somehow able to keep ahead of Spike and Ember, evidently unhdiered by the dangers of the Gauntlet, something Ember lampshades.
* HyperspaceWardrobe: Rarity has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of situationally appropriate disguises--rock, seaweed, tree, stalagmite--which she keeps... somewhere that's never explained.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands, even bigger than Spike was during his rampage.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader of and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands, even bigger than Spike was [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess during his rampage.]]
* SpikesOfDoom: One of the dangers of the Gauntlet, in the form of sharp stalagmites.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but is otherwise nice and friendly in her own way.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but is otherwise still being nice and friendly in her own way.
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* LargeHam: Lord Scorch, oh so much.
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* StatusQuoisGod: If Spike became the Dragon Lord, he wouldn't be able to return to Equestria with Twilight and Rarity, so it's only natural that he passed the opportunity to Ember.
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* StatusQuoisGod: StatusQuoIsGod: If Spike became the Dragon Lord, he wouldn't be able to return to Equestria with Twilight and Rarity, so it's only natural that he passed the opportunity to Ember.
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Over a set of challenges including massive boulders raining from the cliffs, flames shooting from caverns and a maze of crystals, Spike and Ember continue to progress further, Garble following close behind. At a room full of lava pits, Spike saves Rarity from otherwise being burned by a lava jet, with Ember incredulous that Spike risked himself for someone else, especially a pony. She still insists on looking out for herself, flying away in a maze of caverns. Spike insists that he and Ember friends to Rarity and Twilight as they progress through the caerns, finally coming across where the bloodstone scepter had fallen. Garble arrives shortly behind them, exposing Rarity and Twilight by removing their disguises. Just when it looks like Garble is going to attack all of them, Ember flies in and holds Garble off while Spike grabs the bloodstone scepter, becoming the new Dragon Lord. Spike calls off Garble and tells the other dragons to leave the Flamecano, then passes the bloodstone scepter to Ember instead. Spike knows that he'd be a bad Dragon Lord, and having to stay in the Dragonlands doesn't appeal to him, so he passes the responsibility to Ember. She takes the bloodstone scepter back to her father, who announces her as the new Dragon Lord. Spike, Rarity and Twilight leave, with Twilight happy that she learned about dragon culture, and Rarity brimming with ideas for a line of camouflage.
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Over a set of challenges including massive boulders raining from the cliffs, flames shooting from caverns and a maze of crystals, Spike and Ember continue to progress further, Garble following close behind. At a room full of lava pits, Spike saves Rarity from otherwise being burned by a lava jet, with Ember incredulous that Spike risked himself for someone else, especially a pony. She still insists on looking out for herself, flying away in a maze of caverns. Spike insists that he and Ember friends to Rarity and Twilight as they progress through the caerns, caverns, finally coming across where the bloodstone scepter had fallen. Garble arrives shortly behind them, exposing Rarity and Twilight by removing their disguises. Just when it looks like Garble is going to attack all of them, Ember flies in and holds Garble off while Spike grabs the bloodstone scepter, becoming the new Dragon Lord. Spike calls off Garble and tells the other dragons to leave the Flamecano, then passes the bloodstone scepter to Ember instead. Spike knows that he'd be a bad Dragon Lord, and having to stay in the Dragonlands doesn't appeal to him, so he passes the responsibility to Ember. She takes the bloodstone scepter back to her father, who announces her as the new Dragon Lord. Spike, Rarity and Twilight leave, with Twilight happy that she learned about dragon culture, and Rarity brimming with ideas for a line of camouflage.
* ContinuityNod: Spike's adventure in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]" is brought up in the beginning and is the reason why he's reluctant to answer the call of the Dragon Lord. Rarity also wants to use the dragon costume in said episode again, but is persuaded by Twilight to use something more discreet.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Garble wants to sack all of Equestria just because of three ponies and a baby dragon.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Garble wants to sack all of Equestria just because of three ponies and a baby dragon.
* HiddenDepths: Ember is acts tough like most dragons but is far more open and friendly, a concept that even she considers rare among dragons. It's because of this that Spike easily warms up to her and is unconvinced when she says it's every dragon for herself.
* {{Revenge}}: Garble wanting to sack Equestria upon becoming Dragon Lord is no doubt due to his previous encounter with Spike, Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash.
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* StatusQuoisGod:SequelEpisode: To "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]". Spike once again goes to another dragon gathering and encounters Garble. Twilight and Rarity follow him in disguise as well, though not in secret this time.
* StatusQuoisGod: If Spike became the Dragon Lord, he wouldn't be able to return to Equestria with Twilight and Rarity, so it's only natural that he passed the opportunity to Ember.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: In contrast to the above, Ember, while a little smaller and leaner than the average dragon, is much bigger than a baby dragon like Spike.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but is otherwise nice and friendly in her own way.
* StatusQuoisGod: If Spike became the Dragon Lord, he wouldn't be able to return to Equestria with Twilight and Rarity, so it's only natural that he passed the opportunity to Ember.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: In contrast to the above, Ember, while a little smaller and leaner than the average dragon, is much bigger than a baby dragon like Spike.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ember is a classic Harsh type, putting on a strong front but is otherwise nice and friendly in her own way.
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The episode’s official synopsis is: ''In order to save his friends, Spike is forced to compete in a perilous Gauntlet for the title of Dragon Lord.''
This episode is scheduled to air on April 16, 2016.
This episode is scheduled to air on April 16, 2016.
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The dragons all fly over the sea to the Flamecano, except for Spike, who doesn't have wings, so he elects to swim across, Rarity and Twilight disguising themselves to cheer Spike on as they follow. As they fly, the dragons are assaulted from below by sea creatures, one of which knocks a dragon wearing armor out of the air. As the dragon hits the water, he rapidly sinks, so Spike dives into the water to rescue him from drowning, pulling him to shore. Once on shore, the dragon reveals himself to be Princess Ember, who is
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* FullBodyDisguise: Twilight and Rarity dress up as a rock, a bunch of seaweed and a pair of stalagmites to blend into the surroundings.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch and his daughter, Princess Ember, share this dynamic.
* ImpactSilhouette: Garble gets slammed into the wall by a crystal spike in the flamecano and leaves one of these. [[MadeOfIron Being a dragon]], he's unhurt but dazed.
* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands.
* ImpactSilhouette: Garble gets slammed into the wall by a crystal spike in the flamecano and leaves one of these. [[MadeOfIron Being a dragon]], he's unhurt but dazed.
* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch and is almost as tall as a mountain, whereas his daughter, Princess Ember, share this dynamic.
daughter Ember is barely bigger than Spike.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the DragonLands.Lands, even bigger than Spike was during his rampage.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Spike gives up the Bloodstone Scepter to Ember as she is more capable of being Dragon Lord than he is. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because if Spike remained as Dragon Lord, he will have to stay with the dragons and not go back to Equestria.
* FireForgedFriends: Spike and Princess Ember, even with Spike being naturally friendly.
* FullBodyDisguise: Twilight and Rarity dress up as a rock, a bunch of seaweed and a pair of stalagmites to blend into the surroundings.
* GracefulLoser: Garble, when he realizes Spike has the Bloodstone Scepter, accepts his authority and kneels before him, much to his annoyance.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch and his daughter, Princess Ember, share this dynamic.
* ImpactSilhouette: Garble gets slammed into the wall by a crystal spike in the flamecano and leaves one of these. [[MadeOfIron Being a dragon]], he's unhurt but dazed.
* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands.
* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.
* RebelliousPrincess: Ember, of course.
* FireForgedFriends: Spike and Princess Ember, even with Spike being naturally friendly.
* FullBodyDisguise: Twilight and Rarity dress up as a rock, a bunch of seaweed and a pair of stalagmites to blend into the surroundings.
* GracefulLoser: Garble, when he realizes Spike has the Bloodstone Scepter, accepts his authority and kneels before him, much to his annoyance.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Dragon Lord Scorch and his daughter, Princess Ember, share this dynamic.
* ImpactSilhouette: Garble gets slammed into the wall by a crystal spike in the flamecano and leaves one of these. [[MadeOfIron Being a dragon]], he's unhurt but dazed.
* LargeAndInCharge: Dragon Lord Scorch is the leader and by far the biggest dragon in the Dragon Lands.
* OfferedTheCrown: Ember is given the Bloodstone Scepter by Spike.
* RebelliousPrincess: Ember, of course.
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The episode’s official synopsis is: ''In order to save his friends, Spike is forced to compete in a perilous Gauntlet for the title of Dragon Lord.''
This episode is scheduled to air on April 16, 2016.
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This episode is scheduled to air on April 16, 2016.
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