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* [[UnstoppableMailman Unstoppable Mailpony]]: Derpy Hooves is implied to be this, considering that the [=YellowApplan=] postal service was in a rather dismal state (to the point of little to no parcel infrastructure whatsoever) since a high-tech nation like [=YellowApple=] had little to no need for conventional government-run mail services (opting for private-sector alternatives instead). Despite obstacles such as a lack of mail receptacles and/or locked doors, Derpy still figured out a way to deliver "mail" (usually in the form of postmarked muffins stuffed inside of former junk mail envelopes, the former contents of which were eaten); the constant stream of praise from [=YellowApplan=] citizens resulted in her rapid promotion to the top of her department and a complete revigoration of the [=YellowApple=] Department of Parcel Services (and [[RuleOfFunny Muffins]]).
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* GreaseMonkey: Ratchet, the crew chief of [=NationStates'=] first ever pony racecar driver in the international leagues (specifically, Soarin', the [=YellowApplan=] driver in the [=NationStates Grand Prix=] for the two most recent seasons), is certainly an example of this trope, along with CoolOldGuy and TheObiWan in his ways of convincing Soarin' to keep going instead of being distraught about not-so-stellar race results.
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** The Lunar Principality also fits this trope in its aesthetic aspect.
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* AscendedExtra: Happens quite a bit when background characters from FriendshipIsMagic are yanked into the [=NationStates=] universe(s) and given their own detailed storylines.
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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Happens quite often; males are more likely to be physically injured and/or killed than females in most combat-oriented [=RPs=]. Ties in quite a bit with MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial, given that FriendshipIsMagic is already female-oriented, leading to the [=CoPS=] naturally following in its footsteps. There are numerous subversions and aversions, of course (this being [=NationStates=], but numerous instances of the trope being played straight as well.
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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Happens quite often; males are more likely to be physically injured and/or killed than females in most combat-oriented [=RPs=]. Ties in quite a bit with MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial, given that FriendshipIsMagic WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic is already female-oriented, leading to the [=CoPS=] naturally following in its footsteps. There are numerous subversions and aversions, of course (this being [=NationStates=], but numerous instances of the trope being played straight as well.
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* AscendedExtra: Happens quite a bit when background characters from FriendshipIsMagic are yanked into the [=NationStates=] universe(s) and given their own detailed storylines.
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* CurbStompBattle: Heaven help you if you decide to take on the [=CoPS=]. Though now a pony-killing regime is outright ignored [=OOCly=], in times past it would result in the entirety of the Coalition coming down upon a nation and, if not utterly destroying it, cripping it quite severely.
** Fantoa's pony genocide was met with a joint invasion by [=YellowApple=] and the Holy Marsh culminating in [=YellowApplan=] martial law until a non-genocidal and pro-Ponyist government was instated.
** The [=TurtleShroomian=] Dark Harvest was met by an invasion by none other than C'Tan. However, in contrast to other examples of this trope, the [=TurtleShroomers=] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu launched a nuclear-equipped Saturn V rocket at the C'Tani invasion force]], which - although certainly not doing much real damage - prompted the C'Tani invaders to retreat momentarily, though not without the defending forces having already been annihilated.
** Fantoa's pony genocide was met with a joint invasion by [=YellowApple=] and the Holy Marsh culminating in [=YellowApplan=] martial law until a non-genocidal and pro-Ponyist government was instated.
** The [=TurtleShroomian=] Dark Harvest was met by an invasion by none other than C'Tan. However, in contrast to other examples of this trope, the [=TurtleShroomers=] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu launched a nuclear-equipped Saturn V rocket at the C'Tani invasion force]], which - although certainly not doing much real damage - prompted the C'Tani invaders to retreat momentarily, though not without the defending forces having already been annihilated.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation / YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Ponies. Most have two colors: main/tail and body. Said two-color schemes range from relatively mundane (earth-tones with the possibility of a more vibrant mane/tail) to seemingly unnatural.
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* RealityWarper: There are several:
** Discord, known for bending reality to create a world of chaos.
** Pinkie Pie, known for BreakingTheFourthWall regularly for her own personal enjoyment, for lack of a better motive.
** Discord, known for bending reality to create a world of chaos.
** Pinkie Pie, known for BreakingTheFourthWall regularly for her own personal enjoyment, for lack of a better motive.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Averted with Princess Luna and Princess Celestia, but played terrifyingly straight with Discord and (at least in the context of political power) Lyra.
** Administrator Amarillo Manzano was also quite senile and psychologically unstable in his final years due to the prototype neurological implants and synthetic organs that essentially replaced his human body; luckily for the [=YellowApplans=] and the rest of the world, this mostly reflected in unusually-benign - though still unusual - actions such as adopting Secular Ponyism on a government-wide scale, ordering [=YellowApple, Inc. to join the CoPS=], and adopting an orphaned alicorn filly that would eventually become the Third Administrator and Voice of [=YellowApple=], Administrator Fostera Manzano, all while subverting the trope.
** Administrator Amarillo Manzano was also quite senile and psychologically unstable in his final years due to the prototype neurological implants and synthetic organs that essentially replaced his human body; luckily for the [=YellowApplans=] and the rest of the world, this mostly reflected in unusually-benign - though still unusual - actions such as adopting Secular Ponyism on a government-wide scale, ordering [=YellowApple, Inc. to join the CoPS=], and adopting an orphaned alicorn filly that would eventually become the Third Administrator and Voice of [=YellowApple=], Administrator Fostera Manzano, all while subverting the trope.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Given the existence of magic (or a scientific explanation thereof) throughout the [=CoPS=], this trope tends to run rampant in [=CoPS RPs=], which may involve anything from saccharine magical ponies to all-consuming grey goo to Satan incarnate and everything in between.
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* ForTheEvulz: Basically what the majority of pony-killing/enslaving/maiming/hating "in-character" threads boil down to, considering that the justifications tend to be strawman arguments at best. Some anti-pony players are starting to formulate more legitimate reasons to be anti-pony, but the majority continue to fall quite painfully into this trope.
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* BeautyContest: There was going to be one at the [=YellowApplan=] International Multicultural Fair, but when that thread went mostly kaput, so did the BeautyContest.
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* CatFight: Happened between [=YellowApple's=] Blue Belle and a caricature of Sarah Palin. Blue Belle won.
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* DangerDeadpan: Pilots in the [=YellowApple=] Aerospace Defense Corps tend to satisfy this trope, since piloting a hypersonic high-tech supercomputing Blade-II Aerospace Interceptor armed with anti-air missiles and a forward-mounted revolving kinetic cannon of aerospace doom with anything short of absolute psychological calm is a recipe for disaster.
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* AirborneAircraftCarrier: [=YellowApple=] has them. They are awesome. They are also [[BreakingTheFourthWall named after NationStates moderators]].
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* EightiesHair / AnimeHair: Female ponies have bizarre hairstyles sometimes. The [=CoPS=] is no exception.
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* FinishingStomp: Blue Belle of [=YellowApplan=] fame used one on none other than SarahPalin (or more accurately, a caricature thereof), who was assisting an attempt to murder [=TurtleShroom's=] Regent Sim Young, who was later [[HarsherInHindsight among the architects of the TurtleShroomian Dark Harvest and was better off simply being allowed to die]].
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* FixedForwardFacingWeapon: The [=YellowApple, Inc. BitTrigger=] normally results in this for infantrystallions which use it, though it's capable of being "unlocked" so the attached rifle can be manipulated as if a humanoid were holding it, making this a subversion in some cases.
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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Happens quite often; males are more likely to be physically injured and/or killed than females in most combat-oriented [=RPs=]. Ties in quite a bit with MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial, given that FriendshipIsMagic is already female-oriented, leading to the [=CoPS=] naturally following in its footsteps. There are numerous subversions and aversions, of course (this being [=NationStates=], but numerous instances of the trope being played straight as well.
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* OrphansOrdeal: Fostera "Frankie" Manzano. She is orphaned not once, but ''twice'' (biological parents seemingly non-existent, and Administrator Amarillo Manzano assassinated). Most of her storyline is slated to involve juggling the grieving of her adoptive parents and the concealment of her status as a winged unicorn / alicorn.
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* AmazonBrigade: Happens quite a bit with pony armies; though subverted or averted entirely in many cases, a large number of pony characters tend to be female, and this will occasionally be reflected in military scenarios.
** Any nation which [=RPs=] with StrikeWitches will have this by default.
** [=YellowApple=] uses female pilots near-exclusively in recon fighters, since the cramped spaces are more suitable for a smaller female pilot than they are for a larger male pilot. The rest of the [=YellowApplan=] armed forces is quite male-dominated, however, even with pony personnel.
** Any nation which [=RPs=] with StrikeWitches will have this by default.
** [=YellowApple=] uses female pilots near-exclusively in recon fighters, since the cramped spaces are more suitable for a smaller female pilot than they are for a larger male pilot. The rest of the [=YellowApplan=] armed forces is quite male-dominated, however, even with pony personnel.
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* HollywoodAtheist: Mostly averted by [=YellowApple=], which is a corporatocracy influenced by Secular Ponyism. [=YellowApplans=] ''are'' technophiles, however, which is a component of [[HollywoodAtheist Hollywood Atheism]].
* HollywoodEncryption: Most "encrypted" communiques are merely specified to be encrypted, instead of actual details on the encryption method used. This is mostly to HandWave very-hard-to-decrypt messages, since providing a real-life encryption method/algorithm would allow more tech-saavy players an advantage in explaining how they'd decrypt the message.
* HollywoodNerd: Other than [=TurtleShroom=], few nations associated with the [=CoPS=] feature unattractive nerds. Probably a result of AuthorAppeal, but YourMileageMayVary.
* HollywoodEncryption: Most "encrypted" communiques are merely specified to be encrypted, instead of actual details on the encryption method used. This is mostly to HandWave very-hard-to-decrypt messages, since providing a real-life encryption method/algorithm would allow more tech-saavy players an advantage in explaining how they'd decrypt the message.
* HollywoodNerd: Other than [=TurtleShroom=], few nations associated with the [=CoPS=] feature unattractive nerds. Probably a result of AuthorAppeal, but YourMileageMayVary.
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* AltumVidetur: The [=YellowApplan=]-made aerospace platforms defending [=HideaBerry=] Island are named after the Latin translations of the Elements of Harmony.
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* PuppeteerParasite: The Smooze does this by replacing a creature's blood with itself and hijacking neurons, eventually injecting messages directly into the victim's conscious mind (most commonly a PreMortemOneLiner about the victim being "unworthy"). Demonstrated in at least one instance to addtionally involve completely controlling the victim's central nervous system and taking over its mind and body, and another instance involving mutating an infantile ''Equus antecessor'' (G1 pony) into Discord.
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** And charity organizations. Don't forget charity organizations.
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** And charity organizations. Don't forget charity organizations.organizations.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Used once upon a time by anti-pony factions to degrade the Ponyist movement ICly, explaining that ponies don't actually exist but are merely hallucinations and/or psychological constructs, and that perceiving their existence and/or perceiving oneself to ''be'' a pony is indicative of psychological illness.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Used once upon a time by anti-pony factions to degrade the Ponyist movement ICly, explaining that ponies don't actually exist but are merely hallucinations and/or psychological constructs, and that perceiving their existence and/or perceiving oneself to ''be'' a pony is indicative of psychological illness.
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* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Like in many works of fiction, scientists [=RPed=] by the [=CoPS=] and the players thereof have a tendency to be proficient in a variety of mostly-unrelated disciplines, resulting in either this trope or RenaissanceMan.
** [=YellowApplan=] scientists - and even some non-scientist characters - will occasionally fall into this trope, though subverting it by not actually claiming expertise in the subjects not covered by degrees (though most politicians ''will'' have degrees in "Political Engineering" and "Psychology".
** [=YellowApplan=] scientists - and even some non-scientist characters - will occasionally fall into this trope, though subverting it by not actually claiming expertise in the subjects not covered by degrees (though most politicians ''will'' have degrees in "Political Engineering" and "Psychology".
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* AntiquatedLinguistics: Imeriata, among others (but especially Imeriata).
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* AntiquatedLinguistics: Imeriata, Imeriata and Crystal Spires among others (but especially Imeriata).
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* MagicAIsMagicA: Pony magic is governed by a number of rules - both scientific and logical - in reflection of magic as used in the FriendshipIsMagic canon. See MinovskyPhysics below for more details on the science portion of this.
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* MagicAIsMagicA: Pony magic is governed by a number of rules - both scientific and logical - in reflection of magic as used in the FriendshipIsMagic canon. See MinovskyPhysics below for more details on the science portion of this.
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* MinovskyPhysics: Pony "magic" is quickly becoming this if it hasn't already (rather than being AppliedPhlebotinum or HandWave), with loads and loads of scientific concepts coming into play - including quantum physics (unicorn magic / pegasus flight / grabbing things with hooves), neuroscience (cutie marks / cutie pox), genetics engineering and evolution (how ''Equus sapiens'' came to be), nanorobotics (the Smooze), and many other topics - in order to make for a believable concept rather than rely on WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.
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* AntiquatedLinguistics: Imeriata, among others (but especially Imeriata).
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: True of quite a few [=NationStates=] roleplays. Though many [=RPs=] are sane enough to only involve a couple of major characters, this trope is taken to the extreme in larger roleplays involving more than two players (such as in the [=CoPS=], where you start to encounter dozens of players, each introducing multiple major characters and even more minor named characters).
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The nations of Karlsland and Austria-Bohemia-Hungary often RP with the Coalition. They posess [[StrikeWitches Witches]]. No more needs to be said.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The nations of Karlsland Karlsland, Orussia, and Austria-Bohemia-Hungary often RP with the Coalition. They posess [[StrikeWitches Witches]]. No more needs to be said.
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* MadeOfIron: Chancellor Maven Auryn of Crystal Spires seems to have a proclivity towards getting shot by everything from AAA shells to standard bullets, and living.
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* MadeOfIron: Chancellor Maven Auryn of Crystal Spires seems to have a proclivity towards getting shot by everything from AAA shells to standard bullets, and living. [[spoiler:Averted and played straight. Maven has suffered permanent damage from some of these attempts on his life, but he believes to show weakness would be fatal, so he pretends nothing is wrong, and goes to work.]]
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Moar tropes. Beeyetch.
* {{Adorkable}}: Many characters. Below are some prominent examples.
** [=DaffyDill=]: her eccentric personality seems to not influence (or possibly be the reason for) a number of [[AccidentalPun plots]] regarding her "rescue" by a number of male characters.
** Twilight Sparkle: this goes without saying.
** Derpy Hooves: her clumsiness, eccentricity, and love of muffins all appear to be the reason why the Church of Muffins worships her specifically as a prophetess.
** [=DaffyDill=]: her eccentric personality seems to not influence (or possibly be the reason for) a number of [[AccidentalPun plots]] regarding her "rescue" by a number of male characters.
** Twilight Sparkle: this goes without saying.
** Derpy Hooves: her clumsiness, eccentricity, and love of muffins all appear to be the reason why the Church of Muffins worships her specifically as a prophetess.
* BreakTheCutie: The player behind [=YellowApple=] does this routinely with his characters. This started with transforming Blue Belle from a relatively-innocent office assistant to an ass-kicking diplomat with severe PostDramaticStressDisorder.
** [=YellowApple=]'s Fostera Manzano may eventually fit this trope, given that her adoptive parents are slated to die in a fiery death, leaving her orphaned and having to attend public school. This causes additional torment for apparently having a "weird medical condition that requires her to remain clothed at all times" (really, just her hiding her wings to avoid attention), and eventually culminates with the world trying to kill her when word gets out that she's an alicorn. Her {{Adorkable}} nature gives the "cutie" part of this trope.
** [=YellowApple=]'s Fostera Manzano may eventually fit this trope, given that her adoptive parents are slated to die in a fiery death, leaving her orphaned and having to attend public school. This causes additional torment for apparently having a "weird medical condition that requires her to remain clothed at all times" (really, just her hiding her wings to avoid attention), and eventually culminates with the world trying to kill her when word gets out that she's an alicorn. Her {{Adorkable}} nature gives the "cutie" part of this trope.
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* CommissarCap: Multiple nation's players are ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' fans, and it shows in the hats that they give their troops to wear.
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* CommissarCap: Multiple nation's players are ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' fans, and it shows in the hats that they give their troops to wear.
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* MadeOfIron: Chancellor Maven Auryn of Crystal Spires seems to have a proclivity towards getting shot.
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* MadeOfIron: Chancellor Maven Auryn of Crystal Spires seems to have a proclivity towards getting shot.shot by everything from AAA shells to standard bullets, and living.
