History YMMV / TheStarsWillAidTheirEscape

* CompleteMonster: [[MalevolentMaskedMan Herald]] is an avatar of Nyarlathotep and is just as sadistic as all his other incarnations. When he comes across a disguntled Trixie, he offers her the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Neighcronomicon]], to which she goes mad with power. He then lures the [[WouldHurtAChild Cutie Mark Crusaders]] somewhere secluded so that he can [[YourSoulIsMine rip out their souls]] and goads Rainbow Dash into collapsing the building they're in so that Dash thinks she's the reason the Crusaders are catatonic, but not before rendering Twilight hopelessly insane when he registers her as a possible threat. When he reveals himself to the princesses, he uses the Crusaders' souls so they don't try to banish him. He then has his Dark Young henchmen slaughter most of the Royal Guard and, after a few {{breaking speech}}es as well as completing his goal of summoning the Outer Gods, he throws the jar containing the Crusaders' souls over a waterfall just to hurt the Mane Six more.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Herald]], an avatar of Nyarlathotep, gives Trixie the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Neighcronomicon]] and drives her insane just so he has an easily manipulated pawn to use as a decoy. He [[WouldHurtAChild rips out the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls]] and then goads Rainbow Dash into collapsing the building they're in so that Dash thinks she's the reason they're catatonic; renders Twilight hopelessly insane when he registers her as a possible threat; uses the CMC's souls as leverage to make sure the Princesses don't banish him before he can do the same to them; has his Dark Young henchmen slaughter most of the Royal Guard; and finally throws the jar containing the CMC's souls over a waterfall just to hurt the Mane Six more. Most of this was completely irrelevant to his plan to summon the [[EldritchAbomination Outer Gods]] and was done just ForTheEvulz.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Herald]], as an avatar of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], gives Trixie the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Neighcronomicon]] and [[DrivenToMadness drives her insane]] just so he has an easily manipulatable UnwittingPawn to use as a decoy. He [[WouldHurtAChild rips out the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls]] and then goads Rainbow Dash into collapsing the building they're in so that Dash thinks she's the reason they're catatonic, [[DrivenToMadness renders Twilight hopelessly insane]] when he registers her as a possible threat, uses the CMC's souls as leverage to make sure the Princesses don't banish him before he can do the same to them, levels several {{Breaking Lecture}}s at the Mane Six, has his Dark Young {{Mooks}} slaughter most of the Royal Guard, and finally throws the jar containing the CMC's souls over a waterfall just to [[KickTheDog hurt the Mane Six more]]. Most of this was completely irrelevant to his plan to summon the [[EldritchAbomination Outer Gods]] and done just ForTheEvulz amused him.
* MagnificentBastard: Herald. Come on, it's ''Nyarlathotep''.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Herald]], as an avatar of [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], gives Trixie the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Neighcronomicon]] and [[DrivenToMadness drives her insane]] just so he has an easily manipulatable UnwittingPawn to use as a decoy. He [[WouldHurtAChild rips out the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls]] and then goads Rainbow Dash into collapsing the building they're in so that Dash thinks she's the reason they're catatonic, [[DrivenToMadness renders Twilight hopelessly insane]] when he registers her as a possible threat, uses the CMC's souls as leverage to make sure the Princesses don't banish him before he can do the same to them, levels several {{Breaking Lecture}}s at the Mane Six, has his Dark Young {{Mooks}} slaughter most of the Royal Guard, and finally throws the jar containing the CMC's souls over a waterfall just to [[KickTheDog hurt the Mane Six more]]. Most of this was completely irrelevant to his plan to summon the [[EldritchAbomination Outer Gods]] and done just ForTheEvulz amused him.

* CompleteMonster: Herald, as an avatar of Nyarlathotep, naturally qualifies, and it shows as the fic progresses. He gives Trixie the Neighcronomicon and drives her insane just so he has an easily manipulatable Unwitting Pawn to use as a decoy, rips out the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls and then goads Rainbow Dash into collapsing the building they're in so that Dash thinks she's the reason they're catatonic, renders Twilight hopelessly insane when he registers her as a possible threat, uses the CMC's souls as leverage to make sure the Princesses don't banish him before he can do the same to them, levels several Breaking Lectures at the Mane Six, has his Dark Young Mooks slaughter most of the Royal Guard, and finally throws the jar containing the CMC's souls over a waterfall just to hurt the Mane Six more. Most of this was completely irrelevant to his plan to summon the Outer Gods and done because it amused him.

* CompleteMonster: Herald/Nyarlathotep, nonstop. Being the only entity in the Franchise/CthulhuMythos to be actively evil, it's even more apparent in this setting.

* CompleteMonster: Herald/Nyarlathotep, nonstop. Being the only entity in the CthulhuMythos to be actively evil, it's even more apparent in this setting.

* MagnificentBastard: Herald. Come on, it's ''Nyarlathotep''.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Pinkie and Spike [[spoiler:blasting Herald and sending him outside reality to face the Princesses]] definitely qualifies.
** [[spoiler:The Princesses themselves get one during the following fight with Herald, managing to ''damage him faster than he can regenerate'' and forcing him to flee back to material reality.]]
** [[spoiler:All of the above buys the Mane Six enough time to save the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls and defeat the Dark Young before Herald can return, foiling his plan. They then follow this up by deciding, despite his threats to kill them and the fact he's returned [[OneWingedAngel in his true form]], to blast him point blank with the Elements to defeat him.]]
** And at some point during all this is how Twilight and Shining deal with the Dark Young. [[spoiler: They, along with the remaining Spell Guard, teleport ''inside'' them, [[TeleFrag causing them to explode]].]] It's disgusting, but awesome at the same time.

** The Dark Young, too -- as it turns out, they actively ''enjoy'' the destruction they cause.

** The Dark Young, too-as it turns out, they actively ''enjoy'' the destruction they cause.

** [[spoiler:All of the above buys the mane six enough time to save the Cutie Mark Crusaders' souls and defeat the Dark Young before Herald can return, foiling his plan. They then follow this up by deciding, despite his threats to kill them and the fact he's returned [[OneWingedAngel in his true form]], to blast him point blank with the Elements to defeat him.]]

* CompleteMonster: Herald/Nyarlathotep, nonstop. Being the only entity in the CthulhuMythos to be actively evil, it's even more apparent in this setting.