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2 | [[caption-width-right:250:Dash and Gilda in happier times.]] |
3 | ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/65059/heart-of-gold-feathers-of-steel Heart of Gold, Feathers of Steel]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Nicknack Nicknack]]. |
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5 | Three years ago, at Junior Speedsters Flight Camp, Gilda and Rainbow Dash were friends. The years since then haven't been kind to Gilda. Maybe a trip to see her old friend will help resolve some things... |
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7 | ''Heart Of Gold, Feathers Of Steel'' retells the events of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Griffon the Brush Off]]'' from [[PerspectiveFlip Gilda's perspective,]] as well as the story leading up to it and the immediate aftermath. |
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9 | Has a sequel, ''FanFic/SummerDaysAndEveningFlames.'' |
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11 | !!This fic contains examples of: |
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13 | * AbusiveParents: Gilda's father was incredibly abusive, with lasting effects on Gilda's behavior. |
14 | * BigDamnHeroes: Rainbow's JustInTime rescue of Gilda, complete with [[spoiler: sonic rainboom]]. |
15 | * BittersweetEnding: Things remain rocky with Rainbow Dash and she's still an exile from her tribe, but Gilda has found a palatable alternative by the end. |
16 | * BrokenBird: Gilda's upbringing and exile have left her deeply cynical and emotionally detached. |
17 | * CharacterDevelopment: Gilda is much more fleshed out than the arrogant {{Jerkass}} we see on the show. Which doesn't mean she's not still a jerk, but she's much less one-dimensional. |
18 | * DyingRace: The griffin tribes, at least the oness Gilda is familiar with, have dwindled almost to extinction. |
19 | * TheExile: Gilda, until she fulfills her father's conditions. And not only can she not return home, but any griffin she meets is supposed to kill her. |
20 | * FantasticRacism: Gilda's father hates ponies, and didn't take kindly to his daughter making friends with one. |
21 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Griffins are very similar to Germanic tribes. |
22 | * GratuitousGerman: The author uses German words for griffin names and terms. |
23 | * HeelRealization: Happens to Gilda twice. First when she realizes that she handled things in Ponyville poorly. Then when she [[spoiler: almost kills Dash.]] |
24 | * HiddenDepths: There is a lot more going on with Gilda than you'd expect just from watching ''Griffon the Brush Off.'' |
25 | * InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Gilda. Rainbow just barely manages to avert it.]] |
26 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Iron Bulwark thinks Gilda is one of these. Exploring this is the focus of the sequel. |
27 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gilda's reaction to [[spoiler: nearly killing Dash.]] |
28 | * MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Gilda has this experience during her fall in chapter six. |
29 | * OurGryphonsAreDifferent: the griffin tribes presented here are the dying remnants of a warrior culture. They are well aware of both their “glorious” past and dismal future and it shows. |
30 | * PerspectiveFlip: of ''Griffon the Brush Off.'' |
31 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Deconstructed, Gilda has plenty of warrior instincts. However they do her more harm than good, which she herself acknowledges. Similarly her father's and other griffins' insistence on following the old war-like ways is what's slowly driving the griffin tribes to extinction. |
32 | * RageBreakingPoint: Gilda hits hers twice in the course of a single visit to Ponyville. |
33 | * SadisticChoice: Gilda's father gives her one - kill your friend or live the rest of your life in exile. |
34 | * WorldBuilding: Introduces a lot of detail about griffin tribes and culture. |
35 | * YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Captain Bulwark tells Gilda a variation of this. |
36 | * YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Knowing that her father would approve of her [[spoiler: nearly killing Dash]] is what drives Gilda to [[spoiler: attempt suicide]]. |
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