History YMMV / AftermathOfTheGames

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The third pony chapter and the first Interlude chapter in ''Integration'' firmly establishes that Twilight [[spoiler: really ''did'' have no choice but to retgone the adult Starlight. And Twilight's shown to have severe doubts about her decision and feels as if she had murdered the original Starlight, despite everypony in the know about filly Starlight's true origins assuring her that she did what was needed to save Equestria and managed to give a villian another chance at life. Also, even though the Mane Six's friendship is saved and Equestria isn't in a BadFuture, [[ButterflyOfDoom there's still a lot of ramifications that came from Twilight changing the timeline]].]]
* EsotericHappyEnding: Twilight ending her battle with Starlight Glimmer offscreen by [[spoiler: {{Retgon|e}}ing her because Twilight used the time spell to adopt the filly Starlight and take her to the present timeline]] was deemed this because of [[FridgeHorror the disturbing implications]] the decision had, which led to the AuthorsSavingThrow above.

** While Adagio is a major jerk and villain who [[NeverMyFault blames the Rainbooms for the loss of her brainwashing magic]], she was also [[spoiler: kidnapped and [[PlayingWithSyringes forcibly experimented on]] by [[TheMafia the human Changelings]] in their attempts to harvest Equestrian magic shortly after the events of ''Rainbow Rocks''. Then, she had to escape without her sisters (who suffered the same fate) because they developed StockholmSyndrome during their capitivity. She's so desperate to save Sonata and Aria that she's [[EnemyMine willing to team up]] with the Rainbooms]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The third pony chapter and the first Interlude chapter in ''Integration'' firmly establishes that Twilight [[spoiler: really ''did'' have no choice but to retgone the adult Starlight. And Twilight's shown to have severe doubts about her decision and feels as if she had murdered the original Starlight, despite everypony in the know about filly Starlight's true origins assuring her that she did what was needed to save Equestria and managed to give a villian another chance at life. Also, even though the Mane Six's friendship is saved and Equestria isn't in a BadFuture, [[ButterflyOfDoom there's still a lot of ramifications that came from Twilight changing the timeline]].]]* EsotericHappyEnding: Twilight ending her battle with Starlight Glimmer offscreen by [[spoiler: {{Retgon|e}}ing her because Twilight used the time spell to adopt the filly Starlight and take her to the present timeline]] was deemed this because of [[FridgeHorror the disturbing implications]] the decision had, which led to the AuthorsSavingThrow above.

* EsotericHappyEnding: Twilight ending her battle with Starlight Glimmer offscreen by [[spoiler: {{Retgon|e}}ing her because Twilight used the time spell to adopt the filly Starlight and take her to the present timeline]] was deemed this because of [[FridgeHorror the disturbing implications]] the decision had, which led to the AuthorsSavingThrow above.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The third pony chapter and the first Interlude chapter in ''Integration'' firmly establishes that Twilight [[spoiler: really ''did'' have no choice but to retgone the adult Starlight. And Twilight's shown to have severe doubts about her decision and feels as if she had murdered the original Starlight, despite everypony in the know about filly Starlight's true origins assuring her that she did what was needed to save Equestria and managed to give a villian another chance at life. Also, even though the Mane Six's friendship is saved and Equestria isn't in a BadFuture, [[ButterflyOfDoom there's still a lot of ramifications that came from Twilight changing the timeline]].]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The third pony chapter and the first Interlude chapter in ''Integration'' firmly establishes that Twilight [[spoiler: really ''did'' have no choice but to retgone the adult Starlight. And Twilight's shown to have severe doubts about her decision and feels as if she had murdered the original Starlight, despite everypony in the know about filly Starlight's true origins assuring her that she did what was needed to save Equestria and managed to give a villian another chance at life. Also, even though the Mane Six's friendship is saved and Equestria isn't in a BadFuture, [[ButterflyOfDoom there's still a lot of ramifications that came from Twilight changing the timeline]].]]

* HarsherInHindsight: Sci-Twi's nightmare in ''Family'' becomes this after she had a similar nightmare in ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree Legend of Everfree]]'', and it manages to be ''[[UpToEleven even darker]]'' than the one in the fic.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree Legend of Everfree]]'' involves much that [[https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/660394 Darth Link 22 reminds us was done here first]].

** While Adagio is a major jerk and villain who [[NeverMyFault blames the Rainbooms for the loss of her brainwashing magic]], she also had to deal with [[spoiler: being kidnapped and forcibly experimented on by [[TheMafia the human Changelings]] in their attempts to harvest Equestrian magic, and then having to escape without her sisters (who suffered the same fate) because they developed StockholmSyndrome during their capitivity. She's so desperate to save Sonata and Aria that she's [[EnemyMine willing to team up]] with the Rainbooms]].

** While Adagio is a major jerk and villain who [[NeverMyFault blames the Rainbooms for the loss of her brainwashing magic]], she also had to deal with [[spoiler: she and her sisters being kidnapped by a criminal syndicate shortly after the events of ''Rainbow Rocks'', being forcibly experimented on so the Changelings can try to get Equestrian magic, and then having to escape without her sisters because they developed StockholmSyndrome during their capitivity. She's so desperate to save Sonata and Aria that she's [[EnemyMine willing to team up]] with the Rainbooms]].

** Human Cadance. Her parents died during her early teen years, and while she was taken in by the Sparkle family, her two surrogate parents died at the hands of a DrunkDriver leaving Shining Armor and Sci-Twi as the only family she has left.

* BrokenBase:
** There's some debate over the author's alternate ending to "The Cutie Re-Mark". [[spoiler: Many believe that Twilight {{Retgone}}ing the original Starlight Glimmer and taking her younger self to the present was a much more satisfying and realistic outcome, while others felt disturbed at the implication that Twilight was resorting to extreme measures to fix things by basically kidnapping a little filly and wiping another pony from existence. Supporters for the latter viewpoint feel like it contrasted the show's more idealistic solutions for defeating villians, or how many of the characters in-story seemily saw no problem with Twilight's choice, not to mention the ignored effects on the timeline. Supporters for the former viewpoint point out that since Starlight was living in a neglectful orphanage and literally nopony cared about her, she wouldn't have been missed, Twilight allowed her to make the choice, and that she's much better off under the care of the Mane six. Also, Twilight had to make a heat-of-the-moment call for the good of Equestria and did no more harm to the original Starlight than to all of the inhabitants of the alternate timelines she corrected.]] It got to the point where Darth Link decided to address some of the concerns of the latter in ''Integration'' in order to mend the base a bit.
** On a much lesser scale, whether or not giving all alicorns CompleteImmortality is a good idea depends on where fans stand on the subject.

** While Adagio is a major jerk and villainwho [[NeverMyFault blames the Rainbooms for the loss of her brainwashing magic]], she also had to deal with [[spoiler: she and her sisters being kidnapped by a criminal syndicate shortly after the events of ''Rainbow Rocks'', being forcibly experimented on so the Changelings can try to get Equestrian magic, and then having to escape without her sisters because they developed StockholmSyndrome during their capitivity. She's so desperate to save Sonata and Aria that she's [[EnemyMine willing to team up]] with the Rainbooms]].

* JerkassWoobie: Starlight Glimmer was raised in a [[OrphanageOfFear horrible orphanage]] with abusive caretakers where nobody cared about her except Sunburst, and he left her to study magic in Canterlot after getting his cutie mark. InUniverse, The Mane 6 even agree that it's part of the reason why she was so messed up.

* JerkassWoobie: Starlight Glimmer was raised in a [[OrphanageOfFear horrible orphanage]] where literally nobody cared about her. InUniverse, The Mane 6 even agree that it's part of the reason why she was so messed up.
* OlderThanTheyThink: [=DarthLink22=] thought that he would be original by making Sci-Twi's parents dead but two other fanfics with that same idea were released shortly before the chapter was published. They are ''[[Fanfic/HarmonyAndValor It Sounds Better Than "Pity Date"]]'' and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/292107/immediate-notice Immediate Notice]]''.

** There's some debate over the author's alternate ending to "The Cutie Re-Mark". [[spoiler: Many believe that Twilight {{Retgone}}ing the original Starlight Glimmer and taking her younger self to the present made the villain's HeelFaceTurn a lot more believable and concrete, while others felt disturbed at the implication that Twilight was resorting to extreme measures to fix things by basically kidnapping a little filly and wiping another pony from existence. Supporters for the latter viewpoint feel like it contrasted the show's more idealistic solutions for defeating villians, or how many of the characters in-story seemily saw no problem with Twilight's choice, not to mention the ignored effects on the timeline. Supporters for the former viewpoint point out that since Starlight was living in a neglectful orphanage and literally nopony cared about her, she wouldn't have been missed, Twilight allowed her to make the choice, and that she's much better off under the care of the Mane six. Also, Twilight had to make a heat-of-the-moment call for the good of Equestria and did no more harm to the original Starlight than to all of the inhabitants of the alternate timelines she corrected.]] It got to the point where Darth Link decided to address some of the concerns of the latter in ''Integration'' in order to mend the base a bit.

* JerkassWoobie: Starlight Glimmer was raised in a [[OrphanageOfFear horrible orphanage]] where literally nobody cared about her. The Mane 6 even agree that it's part of the reason why she was so messed up.
* OlderThanTheyThink: [=DarthLink22=] thought that he would be original by [[spoiler:making Sci-Twi's parents dead]] but two other fanfics with that same idea were released shortly before the chapter was published. They are ''[[Fanfic/HarmonyAndValor It Sounds Better Than "Pity Date"]]'' and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/292107/immediate-notice Immediate Notice]]''.

* OlderThanTheyThink: [=DarthLink22=] thought that he would be original by [[spoiler:making Sci-Twi's parents dead]] but two other fanfics with that same idea were released shortly before the chapter was published. They are ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/298317/it-sounds-better-than-pity-date It Sounds Better Than "Pity Date]]'' and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/292107/immediate-notice Immediate Notice]]''.

* BrokenBase: There's some debate over the author's alternate ending to "The Cutie Re-Mark". [[spoiler: Many believe that Twilight {{Retgone}}ing the original Starlight Glimmer and taking her younger self to the present made the villain's HeelFaceTurn a lot more believable and concrete, while others felt disturbed at the implication that Twilight was resorting to extreme measures to fix things by basically kidnapping a little filly and wiping another pony from existence. Supporters for the latter viewpoint feel like it contrasted the show's more idealistic solutions for defeating villians, or how many of the characters in-story seemily saw no problem with Twilight's choice, not to mention the ignored effects on the timeline. Supporters for the former viewpoint point out that since Starlight was living in a neglectful orphanage and literally nopony cared about her, she wouldn't have been missed, Twilight allowed her to make the choice, and that she's much better off under the care of the Mane six. Also, Twilight had to make a heat-of-the-moment call for the good of Equestria and did no more harm to the original Starlight than to all of the inhabitants of the alternate timelines she corrected.]] It got to the point where Darth Link decided to address some of the concerns of the latter in ''Integration'' in order to mend the base a bit.