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* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time. According to WordOfGod in the story's comments, [[spoiler:the fact that the possibility of reactivation even exists was actually intentional on the part of the programmers, who hated having to work against Neo Arcadia's best interests]].
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* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time. According to WordOfGod the author in the story's comments, [[spoiler:the fact that the possibility of reactivation even exists was actually intentional on the part of the programmers, who hated having to work against Neo Arcadia's best interests]].
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* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time.
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* CharacterNarrator: The bulk of the story is told from Leviathan's perspective, with brief switches to third-person where necessary. She occasionally addresses "whoever is viewing my memories", implying that she's anticipating that someone will be able to access them in the future.
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time. According to WordOfGod in the story's comments, [[spoiler:the fact that the possibility of reactivation even exists was actually intentional on the part of the programmers, who hated having to work against Neo Arcadia's best interests]].
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time. According to WordOfGod in the story's comments, [[spoiler:the fact that the possibility of reactivation even exists was actually intentional on the part of the programmers, who hated having to work against Neo Arcadia's best interests]].
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* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Whoever it was that tampered with the Guardians' blueprints and upgrades did ''not'' want them getting activated in a timely fashion. The password system requires the user to enter in a password ''two billion characters'' in length, with hundreds of characters to choose from, ''plus'' a set of memory blocks to prevent them from knowing they even had the upgrades in the first place.]] Leviathan's able to work on cracking them thanks to having a computer for a brain, but much like her auto-repair, it will take time.
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* SignatureLaugh: As a reference to her appearance in the fairly goofy ''Rockman Zero'' manga, Leviathan has "Kyahahaha!" as her default laugh.
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* CallingYourNausea: After Leviathan realizes that [[spoiler:the Guardians and most likely their blueprints were tampered with to reduce resistance to Omega's eventual return]], she states that she feels like throwing up. She's able to suppress the urge to actually do so, though.
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* HeelRealization: Leviathan goes through one of these as she comes to grips with Neo Arcadia's "retirement" of Reploids and her worsening obsession with fighting Zero.
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* HeelRealization: Several of these.
** Leviathan goes through oneof these as she comes to grips with Neo Arcadia's "retirement" of Reploids and her worsening obsession with fighting Zero.Zero.
** And another one when it sinks in that she attempted the below Interrogation Technique on flesh-and-blood entities, which drives her to kneel and apologize in view of the Royal Police after the fact.
** Leviathan goes through one
** And another one when it sinks in that she attempted the below Interrogation Technique on flesh-and-blood entities, which drives her to kneel and apologize in view of the Royal Police after the fact.
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Leviathan attempts this on the Midnight Castle pegasi after their defeat by threatening to remove their wings if they won't give her the information she needs. While the threat succeeds in its intent, the realization that she tried this on flesh-and-blood beings as opposed to mechanical entities rattles her enough that she kneels and apologizes for her actions after the Police arrive.
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* TheCameo:
** Lyra Heartstrings turns up briefly as a tourist who sees Leviathan sitting upright on a bench, then leaves to try the stance herself.
** Octavia Melody is one of those who watches Leviathan and Gray's discussion on the former's clothing. The same scene reveals that she was originally a Manehattan resident, but moved to Ponyville after getting hired as a cellist in Canterlot.
** Lyra Heartstrings turns up briefly as a tourist who sees Leviathan sitting upright on a bench, then leaves to try the stance herself.
** Octavia Melody is one of those who watches Leviathan and Gray's discussion on the former's clothing. The same scene reveals that she was originally a Manehattan resident, but moved to Ponyville after getting hired as a cellist in Canterlot.
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* CutenessProximity: Time and again, Leviathan finds herself suppressing the urge to squeal and/or cuddle with the ponies she meets, defending herself by saying that they're very adorable by her homeworld's standards.
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* FirstPersonSmartass: As it turns out, Leviathan has a lot going on in her head. Whenever the story focuses on her perspective, she inwardly comments on everything about Equestria and its inhabitants that gets her attention. She keeps a handful of snark reserved for Gray and Drama, who are two of the quirkiest individuals she's met in her life.
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* LargeHam: Drama Heart gets like this when she channels her Burning Salamandra persona on-stage.
-->"What do I use to kick off my performance, you wonder? What do you think I use to show them what they're in for? ''(uses illusion magic to make herself look more horrifying)'' I leave my dramatic heart to burn like the salamanders of legend! I hit them with the full force of my emotions... ''AND I HOLD NOTHING BACK!”''
-->"What do I use to kick off my performance, you wonder? What do you think I use to show them what they're in for? ''(uses illusion magic to make herself look more horrifying)'' I leave my dramatic heart to burn like the salamanders of legend! I hit them with the full force of my emotions... ''AND I HOLD NOTHING BACK!”''
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* DescriptionCut: When Shining Armor expresses doubts that Gray has been out of the game for fifteen years and isn't really up to the task of challenging Leviathan, Celestia states that she firmly believes that Gray is training on a rooftop somewhere and getting herself in shape. The scene immediately cuts to Gray having a staredown with a grouper at a public aquarium.
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* CallBack: There are several of these to the ''Zero'' series.
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** In one unrelated to the ''Zero'' series, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife the bugbear's escape from Tartarus]] and resulting dissolution of S.M.I.L.E. takes place shortly before the story begins. This is commented on by Celestia when Gray tries to get herself reinstated into the organization.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Lyra, known in the fandom for her more human-like tendencies, sees Leviathan sitting on a bench and decides to try mimicking her posture later. Her appearance in the episode "Dragonshy" would suggest that she succeeded.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Lyra, known in the fandom for her more human-like tendencies, mannerisms, sees Leviathan sitting on a bench and decides to try mimicking her posture later. Her appearance in the episode "Dragonshy" would suggest that she succeeded.succeeded.
* CallBack: There are several of these to the ''Zero'' series.
** Between the events of the second and third games, Leviathan learned of Zero adapting his enemies' techniques for his own use. This gets referenced when she does the same thing against the Midnight Castle gang.
** A disgruntled Leviathan notes that her battles against Zero would probably have been more even if he didn't have access to the Flame Chip, and wonders who put the Guard Orotic--the boss that drops said Chip--in charge of the factory that the Resistance ended up capturing.
* CallBack: There are several of these to the ''Zero'' series.
** Between the events of the second and third games, Leviathan learned of Zero adapting his enemies' techniques for his own use. This gets referenced when she does the same thing against the Midnight Castle gang.
** A disgruntled Leviathan notes that her battles against Zero would probably have been more even if he didn't have access to the Flame Chip, and wonders who put the Guard Orotic--the boss that drops said Chip--in charge of the factory that the Resistance ended up capturing.
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** On several occasions, Leviathan denies that her relationship with Zero qualifies as a "murder-crush", which was used by Cell in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' to describe Android 16's obsession with killing Goku.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Lyra, known in the fandom for her more human-like tendencies, sees Leviathan sitting on a bench and decides to try mimicking her posture later. Her appearance in the episode "Dragonshy" would suggest that she succeeded.
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* IAmSong: The as-yet unnamed version of Nightwish's "Storytime", sung by Drama Heart in her Burning Salamandra persona. In it she describes herself as a restless storyteller, eager and willing to terrify others in a way that makes all parties happy.
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* SpontaneousChoreography: Drama explains the phenomenon of "heartsongs" to Leviathan, saying that one is triggered when whoever is singing it is experiencing an emotional high at the time. She then says that because of her sheer love of entertaining ponies through horror, she's ''always'' at an emotional high--and proves it by subjecting the Reploid and two hapless passers-by to an altered version of "Storytime" on the spot, complete with an instrumental and visuals (the latter of which leads Leviathan to believe that ponies are low-level reality warpers).
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* SpontaneousChoreography: Drama explains the phenomenon of "heartsongs" to Leviathan, saying that one is triggered when whoever is singing it is experiencing an emotional high at the time. She then says that because of her sheer love of entertaining ponies through horror, she's ''always'' at an emotional high--and proves it by subjecting the Reploid and two hapless passers-by to an altered version of "Storytime" on the spot, complete with an instrumental full instrumentation and visuals (the latter of which leads Leviathan to believe that ponies are low-level reality warpers).
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* SpontaneousChoreography: Drama explains the phenomenon of "heartsongs" to Leviathan, saying that one is triggered when whoever is singing it is experiencing an emotional high at the time. She then says that because of her sheer love of entertaining ponies through horror, she's ''always'' at an emotional high--and proves it by subjecting the Reploid and two hapless passers-by to an altered version of "Storytime" on the spot.spot, complete with an instrumental and visuals (the latter of which leads Leviathan to believe that ponies are low-level reality warpers).
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** The song that Drama Heart blasts Leviathan with is Music/{{Nightwish}}'s "Storytime", with the lyrics altered to fit the backstory of her Burning Salamandra persona.
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* SpontaneousChoreography: Drama explains the phenomenon of "heartsongs" to Leviathan, saying that one is triggered when whoever is singing it is experiencing an emotional high at the time. She then says that because of her sheer love of entertaining ponies through horror, she's ''always'' at an emotional high--and proves it by subjecting the Reploid and two hapless passers-by to an altered version of "Storytime" on the spot.
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* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Gray Ghost, the first pony Leviathan directly encounters, is first found happily sleeping on her apartment rooftop. Those who don't know her well tend to assume she's homeless at first glance due to her habit of sleeping wherever she pleases.
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* AnimalMotifs: Cats for Gray Ghost, given her tendency to sleep wherever she pleases, turn up in places where she has no right being, sneak up on others without being aware of what she's doing, and behave generally cat-like in casual situations.
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: GrayGhost, the first pony Leviathan directly encounters, Ghost is first found by Leviathan happily sleeping on her apartment rooftop. Those who don't know her well tend to assume she's homeless at first glance due to her habit of sleeping wherever she pleases.
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* FishOutOfWater: To say the least. Being from a tech-centric world where magic doesn't exist, Leviathan is constantly being thrown curveballs by what she witnesses. Whether it's as basic as unicorn levitation or the world allowing its residents to use their musical numbers to temporarily warp reality, it frequently leaves her surprised and shocked.
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* JumpScare: On a few different occasions Leviathan is on the receiving end of these from Gray Ghost, who doesn't seem entirely aware that she's invoking this reaction.
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* HypotheticalCasting: The author's blog posts pertaining to the story indulge in this for the more original characters. According to him, the voices would include:
** Nicole Karrer, who voiced Illuminata in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', as Ebony Evening.
** Candi Milo's [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Ophelia]] voice aged up by a decade, for Gray Ghost.
** Arryn Zech as Machinima/RedVsBlue's Dr. Grey for the off-her-rocker Drama Heart.
** Creator/MichaelRosenbaum as Turkey Bowl.
** Creator/LauraPost's [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Blizzard]] voice for the vindictive socialite Alexandrite.
** Nicole Karrer, who voiced Illuminata in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', as Ebony Evening.
** Candi Milo's [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Ophelia]] voice aged up by a decade, for Gray Ghost.
** Arryn Zech as Machinima/RedVsBlue's Dr. Grey for the off-her-rocker Drama Heart.
** Creator/MichaelRosenbaum as Turkey Bowl.
** Creator/LauraPost's [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Blizzard]] voice for the vindictive socialite Alexandrite.
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* RobotHair: Leviathan lampshades the trope when she explains that Reploids modeled after their creators can be provided with artificial hair depending on design choices. She goes on to explain that she had ''never'' removed her helmet in her life, so she didn't know what her own hair looked like until Charity Kindheart and a curious foal helped her overcome her anxieties in that regard.
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* VariantPowerCopying: In one of Leviathan's internal monologues, she remarks on learning about Zero's ability to copy techniques from defeated opponents in the aftermath of ''Zero 2's'' events.[[note]]This refers to the EX Skills that can be gained if the player has an A or S-rank when fighting a boss in that game.[[/note]] She decides to take a page from his book by cribbing [[spoiler:his charged slash]] and adapting it for use with her Javelin, giving it noticeably different effects in battle from its source. However, due to Omega, she doesn't get to use it until after she arrives in Equestria.
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* VariantPowerCopying: In one of Leviathan's internal monologues, she remarks on learning about Zero's ability to copy techniques from defeated opponents in the aftermath of ''Zero 2's'' events.[[note]]This refers to the EX Skills that can be gained if the player has an A or S-rank when fighting a boss in that game.[[/note]] She decides to take a page from his book by cribbing [[spoiler:his charged slash]] and adapting it for use with her Javelin, giving it noticeably different effects in battle from its source. However, due to Omega, she doesn't get to use it until after she arrives in Equestria.Equestria.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Par for the course for the local Equestrians, which Leviathan initially finds a bit puzzling. There's also [[spoiler:her own frizzy ocean-blue, white-tipped hair, as seen when she's finally convinced to remove her helmet.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Par for the course for the local Equestrians, which Leviathan initially finds a bit puzzling. There's also [[spoiler:her own frizzy ocean-blue, white-tipped hair, as seen when she's finally convinced to remove her helmet.]]
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* BeAllMySinsRemembered: When asked why she was being forthright with Buried Lede as to the deaths she was responsible for in Neo Arcadia, Leviathan's answer is that while it would be easy to claim that she meant no harm to anypony, it wouldn't be the full truth. For better or worse, she wanted to share ''both'' sides of her story with the city's residents and give them a more complete picture of who she was.
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* GrumpyBear: Bossa Nova, the proprietor of The Big and Taur Shop, is one of these. As good as she is at her job, she only works it because she needs to make a living. She would much rather put her immense strength to work, and because she can't, her dealings with others are dour and to the point.
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** Two of the journalists for the Manehattan Minutes are confirmed to be expies of [[Franchise/TouhouProject Aya Shameimaru]] and Creator/DaveBarry, and a column written by the latter has most of his hallmarks (referring to a term as a good name for a rock band, a BrickJoke or two at the end of the column, referring to a fan as an 'alert reader', and his statement that he isn't making something up).
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* SuperToughness: Without giving the location's name,[[note]]most likely due to the locals never having heard of the place[[/note]] Leviathan states that she's durable enough to survive trips to the Mariana Trench, the deepest underwater location on Earth.
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** Creator/LauraPost's [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Blizzard]] voice as the vindictive socialite Alexandrite.
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* HypotheticalCasting: The author's blog posts pertaining to the story indulge in this for the more original characters. According to him, the voices would include:
** Nicole Karrer, who voiced Illuminata in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', as Ebony Evening.
** Candi Milo's [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Ophelia]] voice aged up by a decade, for Gray Ghost.
** Arryn Zech as Machinima/RedVsBlue's Dr. Grey for the off-her-rocker Drama Heart.
** Creator/MichaelRosenbaum as Turkey Bowl.
** Creator/LauraPost's [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Blizzard]] voice as the vindictive socialite Alexandrite.
** Nicole Karrer, who voiced Illuminata in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', as Ebony Evening.
** Candi Milo's [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Ophelia]] voice aged up by a decade, for Gray Ghost.
** Arryn Zech as Machinima/RedVsBlue's Dr. Grey for the off-her-rocker Drama Heart.
** Creator/MichaelRosenbaum as Turkey Bowl.
** Creator/LauraPost's [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Blizzard]] voice as the vindictive socialite Alexandrite.
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* SeinfeldianConversation: Gray and Leviathan get into a discussion[[note]]''not'' an argument[[/note]] as to whether the white undersuit the latter wears is a unitard or a bodysuit, a discussion that goes all over the place. According to Bossa Nova, [[spoiler:it's actually a jumpsuit.]]
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* FreakyIsCool: The stated reason for Gray having no issue speaking with Leviathan face to face is that she's heavily into horror; when she meets a bipedal pile of sapient metal that's damaged enough for her to catch a glimpse of its insides, it makes her heart race but nothing more. Drama Heart, who actually runs a horror-centric theater, is just as enthused.
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* ShoutOut: One of Sapphire Shores' songs is the same one [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague the Question]] was humming while breaking into a secure facility.
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** One of Sapphire Shores' songs is the same one [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague the Question]] was humming while breaking into a securefacility.facility.
** The nightclub where Alexandrite meets the Midnight Castle leaders is called the "Lonely Heart". Its ownership [[Music/{{Yes}} is stated to be superior]] to that of the "Broken Heart" nightclub.
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** The nightclub where Alexandrite meets the Midnight Castle leaders is called the "Lonely Heart". Its ownership [[Music/{{Yes}} is stated to be superior]] to that of the "Broken Heart" nightclub.
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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: When Leviathan lands on the rooftop, it's with the heavy damage she picked up from being curbstomped by Omega at the start of ''Zero 3'', including a fairly nasty rent in her side. Her auto-repair systems are capable of restoring her to full health without outside help, though it's a slow process.
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* NoSell: Per her source game's [[RockPaperScissors elemental triangle,]] Leviathan completely negates electricity. She takes advantage of this early on to protect Drama Heart from an incoming lightning strike.
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Fairy Leviathan, one of the four Guardians of Neo Arcadia, wakes up on a rooftop in Equestria after being disintegrated by Omega's final explosion. She's damaged, everything that can help her out is a universe away, and she's living on borrowed time as a result. What's a Reploid to do in a world and society that isn't her own, with a technology base to match?
''Manehattan's Lone Guardian'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series written by Curtis Wildcat. The story can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/501459/manehattans-lone-guardian here.]]
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!! Tropes seen in this story include:
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Gray Ghost, the first pony Leviathan directly encounters, is first found happily sleeping on her apartment rooftop. Those who don't know her well tend to assume she's homeless at first glance due to her habit of sleeping wherever she pleases.
* CurbStompBattle: Leviathan's first fight in Manehattan against the Midnight Castle gang turns out like this. Even at subpar functionality thanks to Omega, two attacks are all she requires to incapacitate the entire group.
* HeroicBSOD: Learning that magic is a legitimate concept will do that to a robot. Leviathan's hardware crashes and causes her to faint when she first hears about it.
* ThereWasADoor: Gray Ghost tries to enter her apartment through a closed window and succeeds only in bruising her forehead. Her daughter's complaints imply that this is a regular thing.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Lampshaded in both the story description and in the story proper, the latter by Leviathan herself. When coming to terms with her unwilling transportation from Neo Arcadia to Manehattan, one of her first thoughts is that she's fallen victim to one of the oldest cliches in fiction.
* VariantPowerCopying: In one of Leviathan's internal monologues, she remarks on learning about Zero's ability to copy techniques from defeated opponents in the aftermath of ''Zero 2's'' events.[[note]]This refers to the EX Skills that can be gained if the player has an A or S-rank when fighting a boss in that game.[[/note]] She decides to take a page from his book by cribbing [[spoiler:his charged slash]] and adapting it for use with her Javelin, giving it noticeably different effects in battle from its source. However, due to Omega, she doesn't get to use it until after she arrives in Equestria.
''Manehattan's Lone Guardian'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series written by Curtis Wildcat. The story can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/501459/manehattans-lone-guardian here.]]
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!! Tropes seen in this story include:
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Gray Ghost, the first pony Leviathan directly encounters, is first found happily sleeping on her apartment rooftop. Those who don't know her well tend to assume she's homeless at first glance due to her habit of sleeping wherever she pleases.
* CurbStompBattle: Leviathan's first fight in Manehattan against the Midnight Castle gang turns out like this. Even at subpar functionality thanks to Omega, two attacks are all she requires to incapacitate the entire group.
* HeroicBSOD: Learning that magic is a legitimate concept will do that to a robot. Leviathan's hardware crashes and causes her to faint when she first hears about it.
* ThereWasADoor: Gray Ghost tries to enter her apartment through a closed window and succeeds only in bruising her forehead. Her daughter's complaints imply that this is a regular thing.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Lampshaded in both the story description and in the story proper, the latter by Leviathan herself. When coming to terms with her unwilling transportation from Neo Arcadia to Manehattan, one of her first thoughts is that she's fallen victim to one of the oldest cliches in fiction.
* VariantPowerCopying: In one of Leviathan's internal monologues, she remarks on learning about Zero's ability to copy techniques from defeated opponents in the aftermath of ''Zero 2's'' events.[[note]]This refers to the EX Skills that can be gained if the player has an A or S-rank when fighting a boss in that game.[[/note]] She decides to take a page from his book by cribbing [[spoiler:his charged slash]] and adapting it for use with her Javelin, giving it noticeably different effects in battle from its source. However, due to Omega, she doesn't get to use it until after she arrives in Equestria.
