Line #80 Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaSurvivorsGuilt


1	->It's not about what we did in the past, it's what we do to make up for them in the present.
2	-->-- '''Fluttershy'''
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4	''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/342147/fallout-equestria-survivors-guilt Fallout Equestria: Survivor's Guilt]]'' is a story set in the universe of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' written by Ruin Queen of Oblivion, set roughly a decade after the events of the original story.
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6	Starring Scootaloo, the former Vice President of Stable-Tec who was believed dead for over 200 years wakes up in the Equestrian Wasteland and has to find a place for herself in the new Equestria. She meets with other ponies around the Wasteland and uncovers truths about her own past that she had forgotten because of a spell, all the while trying to uncover what happened to her family.
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8	But not all is well in the Wasteland, and a threat is looming on the horizon.
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11	!!''Fallout Equestria: Survivor's Guilt'' contains the following tropes:
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13	* ActionMom:
14	** Vanilla Cream, the adopted mother of Scootaloo's descendant Serenity had previously fought against several dangerous enemies.
15	** Scootaloo herself to an extent qualifies as she was a mother before being in stasis.
16	* AfterTheEnd: As you expect from a fanfic set in the universe of ''Fallout: Equestria'', though it is after the Day of Sunshine and Rainbows so its not as prevalent.
17	* AllJustADream: Invoked but averted, Scootaloo has had two dreams of a possible life she could've had with Sweetie Belle if the Megaspells never went off where it seems like she may have dreamed up the Wasteland. However it was all just a dream sadly.
18	* AlternateContinuity: It fits almost the entire continuity of the original fic to a T, except for Scootaloo still being alive.
19	* AmmunitionBackpack: Scootaloo uses a Battle Saddle so it kind of stands to reason
20	* AntiHero: Scootaloo reprises her role as one because of her actions in the past.
21	* TheAtoner: Scootaloo genuinely regrets that her actions cost so many lives and has dedicated her life to making up for them.
22	* BackFromTheDead: To the Wasteland at least, Scootaloo was believed to be dead for years.
23	* CallBack: Its filled with ones to the original fic and other fics by the same author:
24	** The fact that a Pegasus Skeleton was found that was believed to be Scootaloo's is referenced on several occasions.
25	** There are references to the events of Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaWastelandJewel and another fic called ''Surviving Light.''
26	* TheCameo: Lots of characters from the original fic and other stories appear in the first story arc.
27	* CharacterBlog: Two characters have Twitter accounts.
28	** [[https://twitter.com/PegasusEnclave President Winter Breeze]]
29	** [[https://twitter.com/SGScootaloo Scootaloo]]
30	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:The reveal that Winter Breeze is actually Scootaloo's descendant was a carefully crafted one going back to chapter 5 when an encrypted file was found among genealogical records, suggesting another surviving descendant.]]
31	* ChildSoldier: Serenity is a pretty minor example of this having fought against a Changeling invasion.
32	* CoolBigSis: Not Scootaloo herself, but her counterpart from the Equestria Girls world served as one to Serenity.
33	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Scootaloo pretty much averts it by this point in the fic in her backstory, securing her as a WellIntentionedExtremist.
34	* {{Cyborg}}:
35	** Vanilla Cream has several cybernetic enhancements for both prosthetic and practical uses.
36	** Shooting Star, a Dashite living in Nomad City, has a cybernetic wing.
37	* DespairEventHorizon: Scootaloo comes close to it when she finds out Rainbow Dash had died in Stable 13, but snaps out of it with the help of her friend Arc Light and meeting Rainbow's descendant Spectrum Flash.
38	* DoNotAdjustYourSet: Much like they did in the original fanfic, the Enclave hijacks the radio waves at the end of chapter 6.
39	* DressingAsTheEnemy:
40	** Played straight in chapter 12 when Scootaloo passes unnoticed as an Enclave soldier.
41	** Subverted in chapter 19 while it works temporarily, Winter Breeze quickly sees through Scootaloo's disguise when she tries it again with a member of her Secret Service detail.
42	* DrivenToSuicide: In the original version of chapter 5 at least, it was quickly changed.
43	* EasilyForgiven: Both averted and played straight with Scootaloo depending on the character.
44	* EnemyCivilWar: The Enclave Civil War that's alluded to several times.
45	* TheExile: Scootaloo and Calamity both being Dashites.
46	* {{Expy}}:
47	** Tornado, an Enclave Alicorn, seems to share several qualities with Frank Horrigan from VideoGame/Fallout1.
48	** Scootaloo serves as a slight expy of the Sole Survivor from VideoGame/Fallout4 in that she spent time in stasis and is looking for her family.
49	** Xiraia reprises her role from ''Wasteland Jewel'' as an expy of Three Dog from VideoGame/Fallout3.
50	** President Winter Breeze is likely based on President John Henry Eden from VideoGame/Fallout3.
51	* FakeOutFadeOut: A literary version, chapter 6 was seemingly written to deliberately give the impression that it was the fanfic's finale, until the ending.
52	* FootnoteFever: Yep, this is back from the original fic with levels and perks
53	* FunWithAcronyms: The Stasis Auto-Doc or S.A.D. pods that are mentioned in chapter 16 and are implied to be how Scootaloo survived.
54	* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The Project as mentioned in chapter 4 suffers from this mentality, the trope is even referenced.
55	* HeroicBSOD: Scootaloo suffers a brief one in chapter 5.
56	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Yeah, Scootaloo is pretty much this from the start. While a lot of ponies actually are okay with her such as the NCR and the characters from the original fic, more will likely not like her. It should be clear at this point when one of the main characters was introduced by punching her in the face.
57	* HomosexualReproduction: Its confirmed to be a thing early into the fanfic by using a magical spell, apparently it was perfected in Stable 27 which reproduced only using this method.
58	* IronicEcho: Scootaloo uses the line "Ask yourself (insert thing here)" on Winter Breeze, a phrase she'd occasionally use.
59	* ItsAllMyFault: Pretty much how Scootaloo feels about the failures of the Stables.
60	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Scootaloo suffered from an accidental version of this trope when she had a friend create memory orbs for her, which distorted her memories of her time with Rainbow Dash.
61	* LegacyCharacter:
62	** We've got a new DJ [=Pon3=] in the form of Xiraia, who is ironically a Zebra.
63	** The Element Bearers again like in the original fic.
64	** The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well has had several incarnations and is a shoutout to Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
65	%%* LukeYouAreMyFather
66	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Said almost word for word by Scootaloo when she realizes just how badly the Stables failed.
67	* MythologyGag:
68	** The brief encounter with an Enclave Alicorn references the possible early encounter with Frank Horrigan in VideoGame/Fallout2.
69	** Stable 13 appears, and references of course, Vault 13 from VideoGame/Fallout1 even if its different.
70	** Crystal City is based in part on Diamond City from Fallout 4.
71	*** Scootaloo actually lampshades this by commenting that it might be based out of an old sports stadium.
72	** When Scootaloo meets Silver Bell, she calls her the Mysterious Mare-do-Well.
73	** Scootaloo at one point realizes that Silver Bell looks almost exactly like Dinky.
74	* NonIndicativeName: Serenity is a bit of a wild child instead of being anything resembling serene.
75	* OperationBlank: Project Legacy.
76	* OhCrap: Three so far:
77	** At the end of chapter 6 where the President of the Grand Pegasus Enclave makes her presence known.
78	** At the end of chapter 13 when they find out that the Enclave has taken over Tenpony Tower and Manehattan.
79	** When Scootaloo reveals exactly what the Enclave is after in chapter 27.
80	** At the end of chapter 31 when Celestia One hits Thunderhead.
81	** At the end of chapter 32 when Winter Breeze is branded.
82	* OfficialCouple: Scootaloo and Cherry Blossom.
83	* PaperThinDisguise: Scootaloo's outfit that she wears has varying degrees of effectiveness to hide her identity.
84	* PlatonicLifePartners: Scootaloo and Arc Light once Arc got over her dislike of her, it seems that any chance at them being shipped was sunk in chapter 6 where Arc admitted she was in love with her childhood friend.
85	* PosthumousCharacter:
86	** Rainbow Dash is confirmed to be dead, but still has an impact on the story.
87	** Sweetie Belle likewise has an impact on the story because of her relationship with Scootaloo.
88	** Scootaloo's husband and daughter Sky Walker and Cloudy.
89	* RedBaron: Scootaloo's nickname is the Wanderer.
90	* RunningGag: Played with but more poked fun at with the tendency of ponies to get punched in the face.
91	* TheReveal:
92	** That Rainbow Dash adopted Scootaloo before the war and that a botched Memory Orb spell distorted those memories.
93	** That the President of the Enclave is making their move.
94	** That the Enclave has taken over Tenpony Tower and Manehattan at the end of chapter 13.
95	** [[spoiler: That Winter Breeze is really Scootaloo's descendant in chapter 19.]]
96	** [[spoiler: That Tornado is actually Scootaloo's believed dead husband Sky Walker in chapter 33.]]
97	* SelfReferentialHumor:
98	** In chapter 3 Scootaloo commented that she was going to be getting a lot of spoilers for the book written by Ruby Starlight, the main character of ''Wasteland Jewel.''
99	** The song the Wanderer appears a couple of times and Scootaloo wonders why it keeps showing up.
100	** At one point Scootaloo comments on the number of lesbians in the Wasteland, a common trope in ''Fallout: Equestria'' stories.
101	* ShoutOut:
102	** When talking about Ghouls, Scootaloo comments that they look like something out of The Trotting Dead.
103	** Nomad City in chapter 7 was named after a mining facility that appeared in the first book of Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy.
104	** This dialogue in chapter 8 to ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
105	-->'''Scootaloo:''' Hey, do you ever wonder why we're here?\
106	'''Sweetie Belle:''' That's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it?\
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108	** Sparky quotes Andrew Ryan from VideoGame/BioShock1, which Scootaloo lampshades by saying that sounds like a quote.
109	-->'''Sparky:''' We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.\
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111	** Winter Breeze sometimes uses Sofia Lamb's catchphrase "Ask yourself..." from ''VideoGame/Bioshock2''.
112	** In chapter 19, Scootaloo references ''VideoGame/MetalGear''
113	-->'''Scootaloo:''' Where's a cardboard box when you need one?
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115	* TheSpeechless: Ditzy Doo once more, though she got one speaking line in chapter 1 which was distorted because of her lack of a tongue.
116	%%* SpinOffspring: Scootaloo's distant descendant Serenity.
117	* TitleDrop: Velvet Remedy diagnoses Scootaloo with survivor's guilt in chapter 1.
118	* TransferableMemory: Memory Orbs are not only back, they actually become important in chapter 5 in restoring some of Scootaloo's memories.
119	* WhamEpisode:
120	** Chapter 6's ending where the Enclave President makes their move.
121	** Chapter 13's ending where the Enclave has taken over Tenpony Tower and Manehattan.
122	* WhamLine:
123	** "Hello Equestria, this is President Winter Breeze of the Grand Pegasus Enclave, and I'm here to give you a message."
124	** "Hello Equestria, this is your President speaking to you from Tenpony Tower in the ruins of Manehattan. The Tower and the entire city of Manehattan is now under the control of the Grand Pegasus Enclave."
125	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Scootaloo and Cherry Blossom after the latter's introduction in chapter 8, they are heavily implied to be attracted to each other, but its unknown if they will ever get together.
126	** They finally do as of chapter 18.
127	* WorldHealingWave: The Gardens of Equestria Megaspell had gone off years earlier.
128	%%* WretchedHive: Reino, the Trope Namer is even quoted.
129	* YouAreNotAlone: Scootaloo sometimes feels like she's alone, but comes to realize that she isn't because of her friends and family.
130	%%* ZeroApprovalGambit: The whole thing with the Stables as before.

Context Fanfic / FalloutEquestriaSurvivorsGuilt