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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states grew so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear why he was heavy-handed about it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states grew so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they gutter]][[note]]they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], that[[/note]], it's clear why he was heavy-handed about it.
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... '' tendencies'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon, Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her faithful student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her. Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... '' tendencies'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon, Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her faithful student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her. Meanwhile, Canon Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states got so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped why he was heavy-handed about it]].
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states got grew so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped why he was heavy-handed about it]].it.
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** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of these methods backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler: Discord was the TricksterMentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]]'']].)
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** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of these methods backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference warned, the differences being that [[spoiler: Discord was the TricksterMentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]]'']].)
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear why he was heavy-handed about it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, morally confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten got so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped why he was heavy-handed about it.it]].
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* FridgeHorror: Seeing how jaded the Cutie Mark Crusaders are over [[AdultsAreUseless the adults' failures]] to address their bullying leads to a disturbing rationale for why they [[EasilyForgiven easily forgave Babs Seed]]. By standing up for the CMC, someone who had previously threatened them with physical harm ''still showed more care for them than even one of their {{parental substitute}}s''! It serving as the [[BrokenPedestal last straw]] for the CMC seems very justified as a result.
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* FridgeHorror: Seeing how jaded the Cutie Mark Crusaders are over [[AdultsAreUseless the adults' failures]] to address their bullying leads to a disturbing rationale for why they [[EasilyForgiven easily forgave Babs Seed]]. By standing up for the CMC, she, someone who had who'd previously threatened them with physical harm harm, ''still showed more care for them than even one of their {{parental substitute}}s''! It serving as the [[BrokenPedestal last straw]] for the CMC seems very justified as a result.
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... '' tendencies'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of this backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord was the Trickster Mentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]]'']].)
* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come 2017 and it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon.
** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of this backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord was the Trickster Mentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]]'']].)
* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come 2017 and it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon.
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... '' tendencies'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: in-canon, Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her faithful student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student.her. Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result ofthis these methods backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord [[spoiler: Discord was the Trickster Mentor TricksterMentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]]'']].)
* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come2017 and 2017, it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon.
** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of
* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... ''[[SuperOCD tendencies]]'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilight's... ''[[SuperOCD tendencies]]'' '' tendencies'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full control over Equestria...
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], confusing, and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], it's clear why he was heavy-handed about it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that)]], [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped it's clear why he was heavy-handed about it]].it.
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilights'... ''[[SuperOCD tendencies]]'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if Celestia were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country) it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full-control over Equestria...
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilights'... Twilight's... ''[[SuperOCD tendencies]]'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if Celestia she were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country) country), it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile Meanwhile, Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full-control full control over Equestria...
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. As this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that), it's clear why the author was have-handed about it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. As However, as this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[MoralEventHorizon torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that), that)]], [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped it's clear why the author he was have-handed heavy-handed about it.it]].
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. As this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter, it's clear why the author was have-handed about it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. As this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter, gutter (note they were only 10-12 years old when they did that), it's clear why the author was have-handed about it.
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* BrokenBase: The Cutie Mark Crusaders' subplot in Chapter Three; some find it a needless, [[{{Anvilicious}} heavy-handed distraction]] from the main story, others find it [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped justifiably important]] and a relevant PlotParallel to it.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Chapter Three sidelines the main story to call out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]]. As this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter, it's clear why the author was have-handed about it.
* BrokenBase: The Cutie Mark Crusaders' subplot in Chapter Three; some find it aneedless, [[{{Anvilicious}} heavy-handed distraction]] needless distraction from the main story, others find it [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped justifiably important]] justifiable and a relevant PlotParallel to it.[[PlotParallel relevant]].
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* FridgeHorror: Seeing how jaded the Cutie Mark Crusaders are over [[AdultsAreUseless the adults' failures]] to address their bullying leads to a disturbing rationale for why they [[EasilyForgiven easily forgave Babs Seed]] in spite of her [[KarmaHoudini getting away scot-free for bullying them]]. By standing up for the CMC, someone who had previously threatened them with physical harm ''still showed more care for them than even one of their {{parental substitute}}s''! It serving as the [[BrokenPedestal last straw]] for the CMC seems very justified as a result.
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* FridgeHorror: Seeing how jaded the Cutie Mark Crusaders are over [[AdultsAreUseless the adults' failures]] to address their bullying leads to a disturbing rationale for why they [[EasilyForgiven easily forgave Babs Seed]] in spite of her [[KarmaHoudini getting away scot-free for bullying them]].Seed]]. By standing up for the CMC, someone who had previously threatened them with physical harm ''still showed more care for them than even one of their {{parental substitute}}s''! It serving as the [[BrokenPedestal last straw]] for the CMC seems very justified as a result.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come 2017 and it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Chapter Three of the fic calls out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]].
* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter. Even more [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] is that ''[[KidsAreCruel they were only 10-12 years old when they did that.]]''
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Chapter Three of the fic calls out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]].
* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter. Even more [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] is that ''[[KidsAreCruel they were only 10-12 years old when they did that.]]''
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* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come 2017 and it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon. \n* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Chapter Three of the fic calls out the mentality of "standing up for yourself in any way makes you just as bad as the bullies" as being toxic, [[MoralDissonance morally confusing]], and only making things worse for genuine victims of bullying, especially if the adults that are supposed to prevent this [[AdultsAreUseless consistently ignore it or fail to do anything even when it's happening in front of them]].\n* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter. Even more [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] is that ''[[KidsAreCruel they were only 10-12 years old when they did that.]]''
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad at one point that he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to rape and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter after he had moved to another town. ''[[KidsAreCruel They were only 10-12 years old when they did that...]]''
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad that at one point that point, he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately and refusal to take it seriously out of the belief the boys would eventually "grow up out of it" eventually led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to rape torture and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter after he had moved to another town. gutter. Even more [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] is that ''[[KidsAreCruel They they were only 10-12 years old when they did that...that.]]''
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* HilariousInHindsight: Pinkie namedrops "Queen of the Seaponies" as a potential role for Twilight. Come 2017 and it turns out there really ''is'' a Queen of the Seaponies in canon.
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** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of this backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord was the Trickster Mentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal her accomplishments were staged]].
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** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of this backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord was the Trickster Mentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal that ''[[EngineeredHeroics her accomplishments were staged]].staged]]'']].)
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E1TheBeginningOfTheEndPart1 Season 9 premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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** In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E1TheBeginningOfTheEndPart1 Season 9 premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
** In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E1TheBeginningOfTheEndPart1 Season 9 premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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** The main plot of the fic is calling out how Celestia's TricksterMentor methods endangered everyone by letting the villains cause potential harm and hurt Twilight's confidence because she didn't know if she was being tested. The SeriesFinale was the result of this backfiring ''exactly'' the way this fic warned. (the difference being [[spoiler:Discord was the Trickster Mentor in question and Twilight's confidence was shot by the reveal her accomplishments were staged]].
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad at one point that he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to rape and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter after he had moved to another town. They were only 10-12 years old when they did that.
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] the author's own experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad at one point that he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately led to said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to rape and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter after he had moved to another town. ''[[KidsAreCruel They were only 10-12 years old when they did that.that...]]''
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** Beyond this, several ponies throughout Ponyville in the story all made [[SideBet bets]] about what Celestia was grooming Twilight to become: some of them saying that Celestia was planning to make Twilight into a new ruler over Equestria. Taking into account Twilights'... ''[[SuperOCD tendencies]]'' caused by [[TheChessmaster Celestia]] both in the story and in-canon: Celestia in the story chooses to apologize and assure her student that she knows if Celestia were to make Twilight into a ruler of Equestria (let alone any other country) it would be ''absolutely cruel'' to her faithful student. Meanwhile Celestia in-Canon [[SelectiveObliviousness probably doesn't realize this]], and [[AbdicateTheThrone chooses to have herself and Luna retire]] and leave Twilight in full-control over Equestria...
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S9 E1 "The Beginning of the End – Part 1" Season 9 premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S9 E1 "The Beginning of the End – Part 1" [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E1TheBeginningOfTheEndPart1 Season 9 premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pVvUjJvrqyI Season 9 teaser]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pVvUjJvrqyI [[Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S9 E1 "The Beginning of the End – Part 1" Season 9 teaser]], premiere]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In this fic, Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to seal away Sombra. Come the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pVvUjJvrqyI Season 9 teaser]], Sombra destroys the Elements of Harmony.
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] [[ItsPersonal the author's own experiences]] [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad at one point that he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately led to a horrible tragedy. Said tragedy was the GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[spoiler: rape and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter]] after he had moved to another town. [[NightmareFuel They were only 10-12 years old when they did that.]]
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* TearJerker: The entire scene in Chapter Three when the CMC list off the numerous times they had been bullied and how no one came to help them. What makes this even sadder is that this [[RealitySubtext is based on]] [[ItsPersonal the author's own experiences]] experiences [[WriteWhatYouKnow with being bullied]] (which he states had gotten so bad at one point that he was afraid to even leave his house) and how the adults' poor handling of the situation ultimately led to a horrible tragedy. Said tragedy was the said GangOfBullies that tormented him going on to [[spoiler: rape and murder a five-year-old girl and leave her body in a gutter]] gutter after he had moved to another town. [[NightmareFuel They were only 10-12 years old when they did that.]]
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* OneOfUs: The story uses many, many tropes by name.
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* CharacterRerailment: WordOfGod is that he views Twilight Sparkle's RageAgainstTheMentor as her returning to her skeptical, DeadpanSnarker tendencies she displayed at the start of the series.
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* CharacterRerailment: WordOfGod is that he views Twilight Sparkle's RageAgainstTheMentor as her returning to her skeptical, the skeptical DeadpanSnarker tendencies she displayed at the start of the series.
