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* BadassBoast: Daydream, completely seriously, states that she would defy Twilight herself to protect Sweetie Belle.
* EvilDetectingDog: While not "evil" per say, the Diamond Dogs are able to sense that Bright Eyes is a changeling.
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* LaResistance: There's a group called the Rainbolts that apparently serves as the main opposition to Twilight's forces, seemingly founded by Ponyville refugees and led by Fluttershy, of all people.
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* LaResistance: There's a group called the Rainbolts that apparently serves as the main opposition to Twilight's forces, seemingly founded by Ponyville refugees and led by Fluttershy, of all people. They don't appear to have gotten much done, however.
* NoSell: When Babs punches Daydream in the face as a spur of the moment act during an argument, the latter not only doesn't budge, she doesn't even seem to ''feel'' it.
* NotMeThisTime: Babs becomes convinced that the Rainbolts are responsible for the attempted rounding up of the Elements of Harmony, completely unaware that it's actually Arpeggio, who is independent of the group.
* NotMeThisTime: Babs becomes convinced that the Rainbolts are responsible for the attempted rounding up of the Elements of Harmony, completely unaware that it's actually Arpeggio, who is independent of the group.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Apple Bloom and Scootaloo's reunion with Sweetie Belle does ''not'' turn out the way they thought it would.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Apple Bloom and Scootaloo's reunion with Sweetie Belle does ''not'' turn out the way they thought it would. And the latter also reveals later on that she no longer considers Babs a friend either.
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* YourMom: Silver Spoon gives a basic "Your mother" in response to Dinky's questions on how she found the secret passage into the caverns under the royal palace.
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* YourMom: Silver Spoon gives a basic "Your mother" in response to Dinky's questions on how she found the secret passage into the caverns under the royal palace.palace.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Rainbolts, the resistance to Twilight's rule, are generally viewed as terrorists.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Rainbolts, the resistance to Twilight's rule, are generally viewed as terrorists.
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* BuffySpeak: Rainbow Dash writes "METAL CIRCLE CLACKY THING playing monkey" after failing to spell cymbal three times in her letter.
* JustFollowingOrders: Lightning Dust provides a variation to the usual trope: She admits she willingly went after Rainbow Dash and enjoyed the act, but still tries to brush the responsibility off by pointing out that she ''was'' following orders and if she hadn't, someone else would have.
** Rainbow Dash's farewell letter to Scootaloo, despite otherwise being [[TearJerker quite heartbreaking]], reminds her that she swore never to tell anyone about "the toilet story".
* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: Lightning Dust claims she never liked Rainbow Dash and thought of her as a pompous idiot, but admits she respected her for her flying ability.
* ThouShallNotKill: Scootaloo refuses to let Apple Bloom shoot Silver Spoon even after the latter threatened to kill ''both'' of them one after the other, and can't even bring herself to kill Lightning Dust and instead leaves her unconscious and badly injured.
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** Scootaloo has three -- her old CMC bandana (now used as an eyepatch), her mother's scarf, and Rainbow Dash's flight goggles. [[spoiler: Then she gets ahold of Rainbow Dash's old dog tags by taking them off Lightning Dust (who had them as a trophy) after beating her in a fight.]]
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** Scootaloo has three -- her old CMC bandana (now used as an eyepatch), her mother's scarf, and Rainbow Dash's flight goggles. [[spoiler: Then she She later looses the goggles and CMC bandana but gets ahold of Rainbow Dash's old dog tags by taking them off Lightning Dust (who had them as a trophy) after beating her in a fight.]]
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** Scootaloo also demonstrates this, being willing to fight dirty, improvise weapons, and even injure herself if it means beating an opponent. [[spoiler: This is how she beats Lightning Dust.]]
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** Scootaloo has three -- her old CMC bandana (now used as an eyepatch), her mother's scarf, and Rainbow Dash's flight goggles. [[spoiler: Then she gets ahold of Rainbow Dash's old dog tags by taking them off Lightning Dust (who had them as a trophy) after beating her in a fight.]]
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lightning Dust's comments during her confrontation with Scootaloo suggest that Twilight started out this way (or at least viewed herself as such).
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* WreckedWeapon: [[TheDreaded Captain Rumble]] smashes [[spoiler:Apple Bloom's repeater pistol]] under his hoof during their fight.
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* SquishyWizard: For as [[TheDreaded feared as she is]], [[TheDragon Princess Dinky]] is taken down easily if she can't use her magic and openly admits this at one point.
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* CuteMute: Bright Eyes when he is in his true form, and potentially all changelings as it's implied they have vastly different social conventions than ponies.
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** Just about everyone refers to Dinky as "the Dink". She hates it.
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* NobleDemon: Despite how merciless and unstoppable [[TheDreaded Captain Rumble]] is in battle, he refuses to harm enemy forces once they have surrendered. [[spoiler:Even changelings.]]
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* TheQuietOne: Twist doesn't talk much.
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** It turns out that's because she's mute.
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* TheQuietOne: TheQuietOne:
** Twist doesn't talkmuch.
** It turns out that'smuch because she's mute.she is mute.
** Captain Rumble is also a stallion of very few words, not speaking at all to his enemies and speaking in short, curt sentences to his allies.
** Twist doesn't talk
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** Captain Rumble is also a stallion of very few words, not speaking at all to his enemies and speaking in short, curt sentences to his allies.
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* ReverseMole: Princess Dinky and Babs Seed both suspect that there may be a traitor within their ranks feeding information to enemy groups.
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* BlatantLies: Dinky tells Babs that Apple Bloom is with the Rainbolts, no doubt to keep them from communicating.
** Rumble, TheDreaded though he is, refuses to kill enemies if they surrender first, even willing to defy Twilight herself on the matter.
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* LaResistance: There's a group called the Rainbolts that apparently serves as the main opposition to Twilight's forces.
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** Dinky has numerous scars from the battle that saw the remaining changelings subjugated.
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* AbusiveParents: Lightning Dust states that the only thing she learned from her father was how to take a punch, from how often he hit her.
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* AbusiveParents: Lightning Dust states that the only thing she learned from her father was how to take a punch, from how often he hit her. However, she also says she eventually paid him back, beating him so bad he can't fly anymore.
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* JurisdictionFriction: Between Babs' Criminal Investigation Department, Rumble's Stormfront Unit, the regular Royal Guard, and the R.E.A.F., there tends to be plenty of arguing over who handles what. And then there's Dinky, who technically outranks all of them and can stick her nose into anything she wants.
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** Dinky tries to win over Apple Bloom by saying that Twilight's regime, while harsh, only does what's necessary for peace, just like the actions she took during the war in Sonhos Vale.
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* TheArcher: Twist has grown up to be quite good with a bow. [[spoiler:After killing her and taking her bow and arrow, Merrilay has taken this role even though she's yet to actually use it.]]
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* TheArcher: Twist has grown up to be quite good with a bow. [[spoiler:After killing her and taking her bow and arrow, Merrilay has taken this role even role, though she's yet to actually use it.not very good at it yet.]]
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* SocialDarwinist: Merrilay makes a few comments that suggest she has this mindset.
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* TheArcher: Twist has grown up to be quite good with a bow.
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* TheArcher: Twist has grown up to be quite good with a bow. [[spoiler:After killing her and taking her bow and arrow, Merrilay has taken this role even though she's yet to actually use it.]]
* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon both decide it's a good idea to mock and attack Dinky Doo while in prison. As payback she orders their execution at dawn.]]
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Apple Bloom picked up smoking in Sonhos Vale.
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon both picked up smoking in Sonhos Vale.Vale, where it's implied to be quite common as opposed to Equestria where tobacco cannot be found.
* IronicNickname: Silver Spoon still refers to Apple Bloom as "Blank Flank", even though her own body is so badly scarred she no longer has a cutie mark for herself.
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* PaintItBlack: At some point, Twilight had her Royal Guards swap out their gold armor for black and silver. Meanwhile, red-gray-black became the color scheme of the new royal family.
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* PaintItBlack: At some point, Twilight had her Royal Guards swap out their gold armor for black and silver.silver which is apparently much more durable. Meanwhile, red-gray-black became the color scheme of the new royal family.
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** Silver Spoon has a scar on her leg, leftover from when Apple Bloom shot at her in a previous encounter. She also has a few more on her body which she shows off while describing what being slashed and stabbed feels like to intimidate an R.E.A.F. rookie.
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** Silver Spoon has a scar on her leg, leftover from when Apple Bloom shot at her in a previous encounter. She also has a few more on her body which she shows off while describing what being slashed and stabbed feels like to intimidate an R.E.A.F. rookie.rookie and it's later revealed her body is so badly scarred she no longer has a cutie mark and even [[ArchNemesis Apple Bloom]] takes pity on her.
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Merrilay is Apple Bloom's niece.]]
* NecessarilyEvil: Dinky claims this about herself and the rest of Twilight's government to Apple Bloom, saying that they're NotSoDifferent in that they do terrible things because they have no choice, just like Apple Bloom in the war.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Crimson Sky apparently abandoned a pregnant lover in Ponyville before the foal was even born.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Crimson Sky apparently abandoned a pregnant lover in Ponyville before the foal was even born. [[spoiler: It's implied this was Scootaloo's mother.]]
** Merrilay is apparently the result of a one night stand on [[spoiler: Big Macintosh]]'s part. She has issues over this.
* ParentalSubstitute: Pinkie apparently raised the Cake twins after their parents were killed the night of Ponyville's destruction, to the point that Pound sees her as their real mother.
** Merrilay is apparently the result of a one night stand on [[spoiler: Big Macintosh]]'s part. She has issues over this.
* ParentalSubstitute: Pinkie apparently raised the Cake twins after their parents were killed the night of Ponyville's destruction, to the point that Pound sees her as their real mother.
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* TheSociopath: Lieutenant Merrilay is a complete sadist who gets off on violence and seems to care very little for even her own comrades. [[spoiler:She seems to have it out for Apple Bloom, and literally drops everything to go after her after stabbing Twist.]]
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* ShutUpHannibal: When Dinky is trying to convince a captured Apple Bloom to join Twilight's forces, Apple Bloom responds by slamming her into her cell bars, calling her a psychopath, and saying that her mother would be ashamed of what she's become.
* TheSociopath: Lieutenant Merrilay is a complete sadist who gets off on violence and seems to care very little for even her owncomrades. comrades -- she even claims that if the government hadn't killed her family, she would have. [[spoiler:She seems to have also has it out for Apple Bloom, Bloom (her aunt), and literally drops everything to go after her after stabbing Twist.]]
* TheSociopath: Lieutenant Merrilay is a complete sadist who gets off on violence and seems to care very little for even her own
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* WhereItAllBegan: The Masquerader/Arpeggio has Scootaloo meet her where Rainbow Dash was murdered (which was where the entire BadFuture began), to manipulate her into helping by convincing her they both have something to gain by teaming up.
-->'''Arpeggio:''' I wanted you to hate. I wanted you to remember the one who hurt you, the one who is my enemy, and hate her with all of your heart. So you would understand we have a common interest in this.
-->'''Arpeggio:''' I wanted you to hate. I wanted you to remember the one who hurt you, the one who is my enemy, and hate her with all of your heart. So you would understand we have a common interest in this.
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* TheCameo: Zipporwhill from ''Filli Vanilli'' is the mailcarrier in Hoofington. The unnamed town Apple Bloom visits has a pub run by Lyra and Bon Bon, and the Stormfront soldier who tries to arrest her fits Flash Sentry's description ([[WordOfGod The author]] goes out of her way to [[TeasingCreator neither confirm or deny it]]).
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* TheCameo: Zipporwhill from ''Filli Vanilli'' is the mailcarrier in Hoofington. The unnamed town Apple Bloom visits has a pub run by Lyra and Bon Bon, and the Stormfront soldier who tries to arrest her fits Flash Sentry's description ([[WordOfGod The author]] goes out of her way to [[TeasingCreator neither confirm or deny it]]). The story also mentions the "two older lankey twins" who designed and maintain vehicles for Environment Equestria, which strongly implies them to be the Flim Flam Brothers.
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* EvilOverlooker: The story's cover art features an image of Twilight Sparkle's face looming over the three main characters.
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** Daydream calls Sweetie Belle "Lambkins".
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* KnowledgeBroker: In addition to being a criminal, Snails is apparently this as well. Or at least, he gather information for his own ends.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently, the last time Daydream asked Sweetie Belle for advice for things at Environment Equestria, it ended up snowing in summer.
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* BattleButler: Camélia, Daydream's butler, jumps unarmed between Sweetie Belle and ''two'' opponents, one of which is armed with a sword, at the slightest provocation.
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* ConsummateLiar: The only clues to Snails' motivations are what he claims to be after, and they [[UnreliableNarrator seem to change and contradict one another]]. He also openly admits that he lying is a regular part of his job as an InformationBroker.
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* GeniusSweetTooth: Ms. Daydream puts ''20'' cubes of sugar in one cup of coffee while rambling about weather theories.
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* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Sweetie Belle has one when it occurs to her that friendship really is important to her, after her friend Twist has already died.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[http://astringe.deviantart.com/art/Bad-Future-Babs-Seed-343757541 Babs Seed in Astringe's series of images]] compared to her portrayal in the story makes her this. True she's not evil, but she's still actively and willingly working for the bad guys.
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* RockBeatsLaser: Averted ''hard'' in the civil war between West and East Sonhos Vale. The West had vastly superior numbers but were armed with bows, spears, and medieval armor. The East had guns, vehicles (including ''tanks'') and even airplanes. According to Apple Bloom the West got [[CurbStompBattle slaughtered quite messily]].
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* RockBeatsLaser: Averted ''hard'' in the civil war between West and East Sonhos Vale. The West had vastly superior numbers but were armed with bows, spears, and medieval armor. The East had guns, vehicles (including ''tanks'') and even airplanes. According to Apple Bloom the West got [[CurbStompBattle slaughtered quite messily]].
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* GoodColorsEvilColors: At least in the pictures the story is based on. Characters with a full red-black-gray color scheme were irredeemably villains, while characters with only one or two of these colors were anti-heroes/villains or neutral, and characters with brown clothing were the heroes. However with characters like [[TokenGoodTeammate Crimson Sky and Babs Seed's investigation team]], this doesn't seem to be the case in the story itself.
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* GhostTown: What was left standing of Ponyville after Luna and Twilight's battle was abandoned and left to decay, with no one being willing to enter even to scavenge or steal everything that was left behind.
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* BadBoss: It's implied Featherweight treats the changelings he commands ''very'' poorly [[spoiler:when Bright Eyes' expression makes it clear Babs Seed doesn't want to know anything about their living conditions under his command.]]
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* BenevolentBoss: Babs Seed, even though she and everyone else all seem to universally dislike changelings, treats Bright Eyes with the exact same respect she would give to a pony working for her. [[spoiler:She even lets him stay in her home when she learns he's been living in her office.]]
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** Although Rumble is usually calm and stoic if one so much as threatens Babs Seed he goes wild and attacks, which [[spoiler:Merrilay learns [[WouldHitAGirl the hard way]] when she decides to pick a fight with Babs.]]
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* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Twist, who is presented in the series of images the story is based on as a major character, is killed rather unceremoniously only a few chapters after her introduction.]]
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* [[AnyoneCanDie Anypony Can Die]]: The author has gone on record to state that ''no one'' is safe.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Daydream is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} of Pinkie Pie levels, but is very intelligent underneath it all.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Twist is stabbed on the kidney by Merrilay. Sweetie Belle gets her to the hospital and she stabilizes, but then suddenly succumbs to her injuries.]]
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* StepfordSmiler: Sweetie Belle has worked hard to bury all her old feelings under an icy demeanor as a defense mechanism. [[spoiler: Twist's death seems to break this facade.]]
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* EliteMooks: Rumble's Stormfront Unit is described as the creme de la creme of the Equestrian armed forces.
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* EliteMooks: Rumble's Stormfront Unit is described as the creme de la creme of the Equestrian armed forces. [[spoiler:Apple Bloom, a veteran soldier herself, ''immediately'' notices how better trained and more experienced they are, and they actually put up a good fight until their commander shows up to [[CurbStompBattle finish the job]].]]
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* CountingBullets: Apple Bloom keeps a careful eye on how many bullets she has left, counting them carefully during battles and double-checking her remaining bullets whenever she gets the chance. [[spoiler:She only drops the ball when fighting Captain Rumble, who's raw physical strength and aggression have scared her to the point she can't concentrate any longer.]]
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* CombatPragmatist: After being called out for using a pistol against an unarmed opponent, Apple Bloom remarks that she fights to win and makes it very clear she's ''this'' close to shooting him.
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* TheDreaded: Rumble, Captain of the Royal Guard, is feared by all. Probably because he once nearly [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat a griffin to death]] with his ''bare hooves''. And on top of that, his looks and general icy attitude insight fear in those who see him, even those who ''don't know who he is''. [[spoiler: Like Apple Bloom, who hasn't been shown to be afraid of anything else.]]
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