Line #16 Fanfic/OskarOsakerTrueOmnivore


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3	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81844/oskar-osker-true-omnivore Oskar Osäker: True Omnivore]]'' and its sequels ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/194993/emerald-gleaner-viral-unicorn Emerald Gleaner: Viral Unicorn]]'' and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/281611/oskar-osker-your-worst-enemy Oskar Osäker: Your Worst Enemy]]'' are ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' CrossOver fanfictions authored by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Legionary Legionary]] on fimfiction.net.
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5	It tells the story of a [[TheVirus Blacklight Evolved]] named Oskar Osäker, who gets dropped into Equestria just before the start of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon season one of [=My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic=]]]. Quickly assuming the identity of Emerald Gleaner, a unicorn mare created from Rarity and Roseluck's DNA, Oskar infiltrates Ponyville and Equestrian society in an effort to neutralize the Elements of Harmony and become "the top of the food chain."
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7	Of course, this is Equestria, where friendship ''is'' magic.
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9	Legionary also runs a tumblr as extra content to the series, [[http://emeraldgleaner.tumblr.com/ Ask Emerald Gleaner]].
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14	* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81844/oskar-osker-true-omnivore Oskar Osäker: True Omnivore]]'' takes place during season 1 of MLP.
15	* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/194993/emerald-gleaner-viral-unicorn Emerald Gleaner: Viral Unicorn]]'' takes place during season 2.
16	* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/281611/oskar-osker-your-worst-enemy Oskar Osäker: Your Worst Enemy]]'' takes place during season 3.
17	* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/334407/emerald-gleaner-retired-monster Emerald Gleamer: Retired Monster]]'' takes place during Equestria Girls [[spoiler: The mirror portal takes Sunset Shimmer, Spike, Twilight and Emerald to the [[VideoGame/Prototype2 NYZ]] instead.]]
18	* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/378701/emerald-gleaner-spirit-of-dissent Emerald Gleamer: Spirit of Dissent]]'' takes places during season 4
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22	!!''Oskar Osäker: True Omnivore'' and ''Emerald Gleaner: Viral Unicorn'' provide examples of:
23	* AntagonisticOffspring: Oskar's "Emerald Gleaner" form is a unicorn born, partially, from Rarity's DNA. His original plan involves driving the [[ResetButton Elements of Harmony]], of which Rarity is one, apart.
24	** Emerald/Oskar is no longer this by end of the first fic.
25	* {{Aura Vision}}s: Oskar's Viral Pulse.
26	* BecauseDestinySaysSo: [[spoiler: It turns out that every living being's lives as well as ''everything'' in Equestria is predetermined from birth to death [[YouCantFightFate and no matter what was done, nothing changed in the end]]. Emerald unintentionally changed this.]]
27	* BecomingTheMask: One of the biggest premises of the story and the main source of Oskars character development.
28	* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Sorta. There are many instances of people running into Oskar/Emerald or hitting her and hurting themselves because she is incredibly dense
29	* BenevolentBoss: Oskar made it a point to be this towards the Diamond dogs in his Enclave, and while he is still in essence a 'dictator' the dramatic increase in living conditions the have made him a VillainWithGoodPublicity; in the eyes of his subordinates. And by the time the sequel rolls around it's gotten to the point where some of them see him as their version of Celestia and dogs from the independent packs have started moving there while calling him by a royal title.
30	* BerserkButton: Slavery is a [[{{Understatement}} pretty large one]] for Emerald; during the events of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow A Dog And Pony Show]]", a Diamond Dog slips a rope bridle on her and calls the group 'workhorses'... and she makes them regret it.
31	* BreathWeapon: Oskar consumes a dragon, gaining his ability to be a living PlasmaCannon.
32	* BioPunk: In the later books the Enclave grows more and more into this trope as Emerald introduces more augmentations and viral creations
33	* CarnivoreConfusion; In Equestria pretty much everything, including the insects, is sapient. This brings with it an obvious problem for every species that needs meat to survive.
34	* CurbStompBattle: The result of the BerserkButton above. Emerald/Oskar holding back was the reason it wasn't a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. [[spoiler:Happens to the Changeling Army as well]]
35	** [[spoiler:Alternate!Oskar]] to the Mane Six, the only reason they weren't killed was because he still needed them.
36	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Oskar has had it '''''bad'''''. [[DisappearedDad Dad was a deadbeat who left his mom.]] [[MissingMom Mom was killed by a Hydra during the REDLIGHT outbreak]] and had to survive by himself during that time. then had to survive the [[TheVirus BLACKLIGHT]] outbreak and was then recruited by Alex Mercer to become one of his Evolved and was forced to do things such as [[WouldHurtAChild killing his girlfriends pregnant sister]] that still haunt him to this day.
37	* DeathWorld; Even though Equestria is home to things like dragons and hydras the complete lack of 'Harmony' (and magic) gives Twilight the impression that earth is this when Emerald tries to describe her old home. Emerald wasn't trying to make it sound like that, and she wasn't describing the New York Zone, it was simply because the description made Earth sound like a whole planet that's like the everfree forest- a 'strange' and 'unnatural' place where plants grow on their own, the weather isn't controlled by ponies, and the animals take care of themselves (and may even eat you if they're hungry enough). This also come into play later, see GaiasVengeance below.
38	* TheDreaded: Oskar is still fearful of Mercer despite the fact he is dead. And more than one form Oskar himself adopts becomes this to the ponies
39	* EldritchLocation: The Everfree Forest is this to the ponies just like in canon. [[spoiler: The Monster of the Everfree [[note]]Who no one knows is Emerald/Oskar[[/note]] and Sovereign isn't helping this. In fact, that latter would like it to stay this way because no one is going to try to control it]]
40	* EmergencyTransformation: [[spoiler: Happens to Navi at the End of ''Viral Unicorn'']]
41	* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: Emerald has this reaction at the end of chapter 8, when everything backfires horribly.]]
42	* ExtremeOmnivore: As a Black Light virus Oskar can devour anything organic. Taken to extremes after consuming a dragon as it can then convert material like gems, stones, and metals to biomass as well. [[spoiler: If how she breaks out of a magical seal is any indication Emerald is fully capable of devouring entire worlds right down to the very earth given the time and motivation. Souls aren't off the diet plan either.]]
43	* FictionalUnitedNations: The League of Nations in Equestria is this. [[note]]There was in fact a pre United Nations organization called the Leauge of Nations that formed after World War 1 but that fell apart due to various causes. The United Nations we know to today is attmept 2 at doing what the Leauge of Nations set out to do and with varying sucess[[/note]]
44	* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Emerald says in ''Your Worst Enemy'' that she [[spoiler: may have forgiven Twilight for [[TakenForGranite accidentally turning Emerald to stone with the Elements of Harmony]] but she will never be able to forget that.]]
45	* GenderBender: Oskar was born (physically and self-identifying as) male. Emerald Gleaner is female and identifies as such. They're the same person. Eventually, Oskar stops letting his original Y chromosome express, making his human form also female.
46	** Also subverted by the fact that as a Blacklight Virus, Oskar/Emerald is really completely genderless. In reality it's just ''wearing'' a body and creating the appropriate personality to go with it, but beneath that it's just a amorphous clump of biomass more akin to an EldritchAbomination.
47	* GivingRadioToTheRomans: Oskar brought a lot of knowledge from Earth, mixing it with his [[SuperpowerLottery various powers]] to great effect, producing better armor, firearms, and everything needed to improve the Diamond Dogs' living conditions.
48	* GaiasVengeance: the spirit of the Everfree forest really doesn't care for the Ponies habit of trying to control nature...
49	* HorsingAround: Like in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow canon]], the ponies toss the Diamond Dogs off themselves... and Emerald's reaction was particularly violent after the "[[BerserkButton workhorse]]" comment. The poor idiot had too good a grasp on the makeshift reins.
50	* InnocentAliens: By comparison to humans, ponies are quite innocent. Emerald's intentionally seductive photographs fly right over the heads of most ponies, with the exception of Princess Luna and Celestia though it took Celestia a few moments to figure it out what the poses mean.
51	* InstantExpert: By consuming an expert on knowledge, Oskar gained knowledge on magic theories, although he still needs help to put the knowledge to use due to his unique magic circuit.
52	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Emerald occasionally shows signs of this, though mostly because of what she had gone through shortly after getting powers.
53	--> '''Emerald''' ...I just wanted to be a baker when I grew up.
54	* LuredIntoATrap: [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 8 of ''Viral Unicorn,'' Twilight invites Emerald on a walk, only to lead her to her friends where they blast Emerald with the Elements of Harmony.]]
55	* NaiveNewcomer: How the Eldeer view Emerald. Especially when it comes to politics.
56	* NoKillLikeOverkill: What you get when the Equestrian nation's armies are armed with medievil weapons go against an army with 21st century grade weapons and tactics.
57	** [[spoiler: The Blackwatch Old Guard are on the receiving end of one from Emerald.]]
58	* NoYou: In ''Your Worst Enemy''. Twilight does this to [[spoiler: Alternate!Oskar]] who just thinks that it was childish.[[spoiler: She literaly meant "you" as in her version of him (Emerald) who just after that exchange fly kicks Alternate!Oskar in the face and sends in flying into a wall.]]
59	* ManipulativeBastard: The Eldeer as a whole are this [[spoiler: as they have been manipulating the Leauge's carnivor and herbivore factions for ages.]] [[TableTopGame/Warhammer40000 Given who they're based off though this is expected]]
60	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone / NiceJobBreakingItHero: Guilt is a powerful element in the story, starting early with Oskar actually ''avoiding'' setting himself up for this by ''not'' killing a pony for genetic material. Later, during the evens of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess Suited For Success]]'', Oskar, as Emerald, hates herself for trying to make matters worse and attempt to drive the Mane Six apart, turning the situation around and helping Rarity.
61	** In chapter 8 of ''Viral Unicorn'', [[spoiler: Twilight]] has a moment after [[spoiler: [[LuredIntoATrap using the Elements on Emerald]] and [[TakenForGranite turning her to stone]]]].
62	* MusclesAreMeaningless: Emerald's abilty to shift her mass and muscles grants her disproportionate strength, which doesn't go unnoticed by her friends.
63	* MetaphoricallyTrue: Emerald loves to use this trope whenever she can. Going so far as to state that she has never needed to be good at blatantly lying.
64	** Being a pony makes Twilight a terrible liar. Emerald unintentionally fixes that by telling her about this method of lying.
65	* OrganicTechnology: Emerald creates meat trees for food for the Enclave. Also capable of using viruses to accomplish other goals besides infection.
66	* ParentalAbandonment: Oskar's father was a deadbeat who left Oskar's mum pregnant with him and his mother was killed by a Hydra.
67	* PersonOfMassDestruction: By the end of ''Your Worst Enemy'' Emerald is this if [[spoiler: Alterante!Oskar]] is anything to go by.
68	* RecursiveFanfiction: The stories have a few additional scenes written by another author, which can be found [[http://emeraldgleaner.tumblr.com/post/100374474195/ooc-im-told-there-is-a-fanfic-of-your-fanfic-can-i on the blog.]]
69	* [[spoiler: RaptorAttack: Emerald creates Raptors in the second book which are bullet proof, can breath fire and have spines on the end of their tails which they can launch at armor piercing velocities.]]
70	* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler: What the Channeler Old Master tried to do but failed and what Emeerald/Oskar has managed to unintentionally do.]]
71	* SecretIdentity: Emerald[[note]] the false identity[[/note]] doesn't want anypony to know that she is the "Monster of Everfree." Eventually, Twilight discovers Emerald's real self. By this time, Oskar/Emerald trusts Twilight enough to tell her everything. [[spoiler:This backfires on Emerald horribly.]]
72	* SelfFulfillingProphecy: everything Oskar did to prepare for when the Equestirans eventually turn on him for being what he is only made it more likely to happen.
73	* ShapeshifterBaggage: As standard for Prototype, when changing size Oskar/Emerald retains the sum of his/her total mass. In mouse form, he weighed as much as the sea-serpent he had consumed earlier that morning.
74	** Subverted later on as Emerald learns to use magic to make herself as light as everyone else
75	* {{Shapeshifting}}: Emerald/Oskar, obviously.
76	* ShoutOut: Quite a few
77	** Sovereign's name comes VideoGame/MassEffect after Emerald sarcastily responds
78	-->'''Emerald:''' Are you going to tell that I can't hope to even grasp the nature of your existence now ''Sovereign''?
79	** The Channelers are one to WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirBender
80	** The Grey Fox is based off various characters. They are [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow in terms of personality and the way he moves, particually his off balance run]]. [[VideoGame/SlyCooper Sly Cooper]] and [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion The Grey Fox in name]][[note]] that and he's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, a grey fox.]][[/note]]
81	** The Eldeer are the [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Eldar]]
82	*** Hilariously, this wouldn't be the first time that a race called the [[Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind Eldeer were this and who are in fact, Deers]]. Though here they don't publicly show their over infalted ego in public though it does seep through.
83	** A member of the political power bloc that is opposing Emerald drops this line
84	-->'''Cassim''' [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain "So the almighty Big Boss of the Diamond Dogs has spies in Equestria"]]
85	** One of the Primordial Spirits is called [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The End]]
86	* SoulEating: WordOfGod has stated that [[spoiler:this is what BLACKLIGHT does. They aren't gone for good though as Emerald has brought back Gilda by reconstructing her body and giving it her a copy of her original memories minus the bit of Emerald snapping her neck.]]
87	* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Subverted. Emerald manages to avoid many of the episodes original escalating plot lines by simply talking to the main 6 and snatching away the IdiotBall before it can snowball into a problem. The down side to this is that many of the life lessons Twilight and the others would have walked away with aren't learned because of Emeralds interference and this [[ForWantOfANail comes back to bite them all later...]]
88	* TakenForGranite: Unlike [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 canon]], Discord avoids a repeat of the lawn ornament treatment, albeit at the price of [[spoiler: [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown having the stuffing beaten out of him]]]].
89	** [[spoiler: Emerald]], however, was not so lucky. And it was unintentional, to boot.
90	* TheVirus: Emerald, literally. [[spoiler: Navi also becomes this by EmergencyTransformation.]]
91	* VitriolicBestBuds: Emerald and [[spoiler: Sovereign]] have become this.
92	* WindsOfDestinyChange: [[spoiler: What Emerald can do unintentionally. it's more of a case of Emerald does something such as create machines that can resurrect the dead that causes this rathen then will it. It would normally be be ScrewDestiny if she wasn't the only who can do it.]]

Context Fanfic / OskarOsakerTrueOmnivore