History Awesome / PastSins

* Chapter 21 shows just how [[UnstoppableRage unstoppable Twilight's rage]] can get when she [[IncendiaryExponent rage shifts]] and starts trying to beat down her PhysicalGod mentor with pieces of a castle!
* A meta one; but this troper feels that the Authors themselves deserve to be mentioned here; for taking the [[SympathyForTheDevil redeem Nightmare Moon]] plot line and doing it in such a way that it's actually believable.
** Another meta one, but just the fact that Pen Stroke is allowing the original edit of this story to be [[{{MST}} riffed]] says something. More details are [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/nightly-roundup-161-desert-bus-for-hope.html here (near the bottom)]].

* The [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech speech]] Nyx delivers when submitting herself to the Royal Pony Sisters is pure badass. Even ''the universe'' agrees, because it's later revealed that she earned her cutie mark just afterward.

** Another meta one, but just the fact that Pen Stroke is allowing the original edit of this story to be [[{{MST}} riffed]] says something. More details are [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/nightly-roundup-161-desert-bus-for-hope.html here (near the bottom)]].

* In the recursive fanfiction [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]], Night Light, Twilight's father, gets one with this BadassBoast coupled with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that he gives to a reporter.
--> The pushy pony wasn't deterred. "Well, with all the questionable individuals and associations and nepotism among you, why should we believe that you aren't? How do we know you're not just releasing the contents of the tomb to lull everypony into a false sense of security--"
-->This one made Night Light stop in his tracks and turn to look at the one who spoke. His dark glasses gave him a blank, bug-like stare. "I cannot rightly comprehend the confusion of ideas that can lead somepony to ask something like that," he said. "Are you stupid, boy? Are you mental?"
-->He stepped forward, his stemmed cigarette nearly poking the pony in question in the eye. "Don't mess with me, boy. I am one of Equestria's original fierce beasts. I am the original steam powered animal; I have dual pistons and a built-in cowcatcher and I will roll over your tiny ego like a herd of pie-crazed buffalo. I have SEEN horseapples.
-->"I spent a portion of my daughter's cuteceneara day as a potted cactus. I nearly was father in law to a giant cock-a-roach. I have alicorns in my kitchen on a regular basis. My family pic-a-nics in Everfree Forest and likes it.
--> "The Elements of Harmony swap Hearthwarming gifts with us. The fruit of my loins juggle ursa minors for a pastime and slap down armies while snogging their wife. My daughter makes Nightmare Moon sit in the corner when she's naughty and her best friend is Discord's parole officer. My daughter in law sits on a THRONE.
--> "And every one of them calls me '''SIR!'''"
--> "Now, listen closely you cut-rate Gabby Gums. If the Dual Throne was going to conquer your throne, it wouldn't look like this. It wouldn't involve polite little press releases where you lot sit around slurping gelato while Celestia's protege' announces she's trying to find one of your long-lost historical treasures. You wouldn't have your precious Crystal Heart back. You certainly wouldn't see the lawful heir to the throne in her rightful place.
--> "The only warning you'd receive before you woke up to Celestia and Luna on your thrones would be the ''sun going out''. "
--> The newspony swallowed. Night Light grinned fiercely, his teeth grinding on his cigarette holder. "That's right. Darkness in Day. That's the only warning the Gryphon Empire had before their little act of invasion 400 years ago got a response.... a nice little mid-day eclipse. Twenty four hours later Celestia and the Solar Army were rolling up the last of the Gryphon Emperor's army like a pastry chef rolling up a blintz. It was a century before the sanctions were lifted and before any Gryphon was allowed to carry anything more intimidating than a butter knife. To this day the Gryphon Kings whitewash the seat of their thrones at the very thought of going to war with Equestria. They're not too fond of eclipses, either, come to think of it.
--> "THAT'S what a takeover by Equestria looks like!
--> "Celestia and Luna do not want to conquer you, or control you. They've already got one kingdom to run, they certainly don't need two. They want to strengthen you, to give you the power to take care of yourselves.That's why her protege' found your crystal heart, that's why she's looking for the lost secrets of earth pony-- of crystal pony-- magic. Nopony would be wasting their time on that if all they wanted was to conquer the Crystal Throne. And you bloody well know that, you bush-league muckraker.
--> "AS to what 'the former Nightmare Moon' is doing here, what she's doing is being with her family. And our plans for her are to help her mother raise her to be a good, kind, decent, upstanding mare-- though as for that, seeing as Nyx gave up her throne, her power and even her name and became a little filly again because of her love for her mother, I daresay Twilight Sparkle is doing a bang-up job of raising her as it is.
--> "Now step aside, you son of a bird cage liner. We're on our way to meet our daughter." With that, he marched forward, looking neither left nor right. The newsponies parted before him without another word. His wife followed, trailed by two foals, who were gaping in awe, and two guards who were having considerable trouble not cracking a grin.

--> "Now step aside, you son of a bird cage liner. We're on our way to meet our daughter." With that, he marched forward, looking neither left nor right. The newsponies parted before him without another word. His wife followed, trailed by two foals, who were gaping in awe, and two guards who were having considerable trouble not cracking a grin.
** Another meta one, but just the fact that Pen Stroke is allowing the original edit of this story to be [[{{MST}} riffed]] says something. More details are [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/nightly-roundup-161-desert-bus-for-hope.html here (near the bottom)]].

--> "And every one of them calls me '''SIR'''!"

--> The Elements of Harmony swap Hearthwarming gifts with us. The fruit of my loins juggle ursa minors for a pastime and slap down armies while snogging their wife. My daughter makes Nightmare Moon sit in the corner when she's naughty and her best friend is Discord's parole officer. My daughter in law sits on a THRONE.
--> "And every one of them calls me SIR!"

--> "The only warning you'd receive before you woke up to Celestia and Luna on your thrones would be the sun going out. "

* In the recursive fanfiction [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]], Night Light, Twilight's father, gets one with this {Badass Boast]]/[[The Reason You Suck Speech]] that he gives to a reporter.

* In the recursive fanfiction [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68222/nyxs-family Nyx's Family]], Night Light, Twilight's father, gets one with this BadassBoast/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that he gives to a reporter.

This one made Night Light stop in his tracks and turn to look at the one who spoke. His dark glasses gave him a blank, bug-like stare. "I cannot rightly comprehend the confusion of ideas that can lead somepony to ask something like that," he said. "Are you stupid, boy? Are you mental?"
He stepped forward, his stemmed cigarette nearly poking the pony in question in the eye. "Don't mess with me, boy. I am one of Equestria's original fierce beasts. I am the original steam powered animal; I have dual pistons and a built-in cowcatcher and I will roll over your tiny ego like a herd of pie-crazed buffalo. I have SEEN horseapples.
"I spent a portion of my daughter's cuteceneara day as a potted cactus. I nearly was father in law to a giant cock-a-roach. I have alicorns in my kitchen on a regular basis. My family pic-a-nics in Everfree Forest and likes it.
The Elements of Harmony swap Hearthwarming gifts with us. The fruit of my loins juggle ursa minors for a pastime and slap down armies while snogging their wife. My daughter makes Nightmare Moon sit in the corner when she's naughty and her best friend is Discord's parole officer. My daughter in law sits on a THRONE.
"And every one of them calls me SIR!"
"Now, listen closely you cut-rate Gabby Gums. If the Dual Throne was going to conquer your throne, it wouldn't look like this. It wouldn't involve polite little press releases where you lot sit around slurping gelato while Celestia's protege' announces she's trying to find one of your long-lost historical treasures. You wouldn't have your precious Crystal Heart back. You certainly wouldn't see the lawful heir to the throne in her rightful place.
"The only warning you'd receive before you woke up to Celestia and Luna on your thrones would be the sun going out. "
The newspony swallowed. Night Light grinned fiercely, his teeth grinding on his cigarette holder. "That's right. Darkness in Day. That's the only warning the Gryphon Empire had before their little act of invasion 400 years ago got a response.... a nice little mid-day eclipse. Twenty four hours later Celestia and the Solar Army were rolling up the last of the Gryphon Emperor's army like a pastry chef rolling up a blintz. It was a century before the sanctions were lifted and before any Gryphon was allowed to carry anything more intimidating than a butter knife. To this day the Gryphon Kings whitewash the seat of their thrones at the very thought of going to war with Equestria. They're not too fond of eclipses, either, come to think of it.
"THAT'S what a takeover by Equestria looks like!
"Celestia and Luna do not want to conquer you, or control you. They've already got one kingdom to run, they certainly don't need two. They want to strengthen you, to give you the power to take care of yourselves.That's why her protege' found your crystal heart, that's why she's looking for the lost secrets of earth pony-- of crystal pony-- magic. Nopony would be wasting their time on that if all they wanted was to conquer the Crystal Throne. And you bloody well know that, you bush-league muckraker.
"AS to what 'the former Nightmare Moon' is doing here, what she's doing is being with her family. And our plans for her are to help her mother raise her to be a good, kind, decent, upstanding mare-- though as for that, seeing as Nyx gave up her throne, her power and even her name and became a little filly again because of her love for her mother, I daresay Twilight Sparkle is doing a bang-up job of raising her as it is.
"Now step aside, you son of a bird cage liner. We're on our way to meet our daughter." With that, he marched forward, looking neither left nor right. The newsponies parted before him without another word. His wife followed, trailed by two foals, who were gaping in awe, and two guards who were having considerable trouble not cracking a grin.

** In context, though, it was also a bit of a tearjerker...

--> '''Nyx:''' As an alicorn, I can bear the burdens no other pony can. I threw myself in the way of a Lupus Major to protect Twilight because, while the beast wounded me, it could have easily killed Twilight. The pain I endured saved not just one life but lives all over Ponyville. It's far better for me to be wounded if it means somepony, anypony, can continue to live and be happy. I can be bruised, battered and beaten but, as long as there is still breath in my lungs, I will continue to protect ponies. I will protect them, because what can kill them I can survive, because what hurts them is but a scratch for me, because it's the ''one'' thing I've been able to do right.

* Chapter 21 shows just how unstoppable Twilight's rage can get when she rage shifts and starts trying to beat down her physical god mentor with pieces of a castle!

** Applejack uses her rodeo skills to slow down a Lupus Minor.

** The final boss is a Lupus Major. Remember the Ursa Major from Boast Busters? This is the wolf version of that, and like the Lupus Minors it's actively hostile. Nightmare Moon sends it running with a single lightning blast, visible all the way from her castle. The Lupus Major gets it's own CoMA for almost killing Nightmare Moon in the process.

* The speech Nyx delivers when submitting herself to the Royal Pony Sisters is pure badass. Even ''the universe'' agrees, because it's later revealed that she earned her cutie mark just afterward.

** Pinkie Pie's sheer audacity in ''sneaking into Nightmare Moon's castle just to deliver a birthday party invitation'' qualifies too. The guards seem to have suffered a drastic drop in efficiency once [[EvilSorcerer Spell Nexus]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy hit them with the essence of Nightmare Moon]].

** Another meta one, but just the fact that [[spoiler: [[Pen Stroke is allowing the original edit of this story to be [[{{MST}} riffed]]]] says something. More details are [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/nightly-roundup-161-desert-bus-for-hope.html here (near the bottom)]].

* A meta one; but this troper feels that the Authors themselves deserve to be mentioned here; for taking the [[SympathyForTheDevil redeem Nightmare Moon]] plot line and doing it in such a way that it's actually believable.

** The expected pummeling did not happen. [[BadassPacifist What did happen was far more calm, rational, and awesome.]]