History Fanfic / RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse

** Half a villain song, when [[spoiler:Kindle]] and Raindrops sing "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} A Whole New World]]" together, with the latter not realizing who the former is until it's too late.

* HistoricalInJoke: 'For the Mare Who Has Everything' introduces the bovine character Cow Cow, an obvious {{Expy}} of the Chinese warlord [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Cao Cao Cao]]. During the story, Cow Cow is persuaded to take a copy of Literature/TheArtOfWarSunTzu, add his own commentary, and pass it off as being written by his servant. This is a reference to the real life conspiracy theory that Cao Cao is the actual author of The Art of War and he just pretended Sun Tzu was the author to get more people (who trusted Sun Tzu's reputation as a genius general) to read it.

* HistoricalInJoke: 'For the Mare Who Has Everything' introduces the bovine character Cow Cow, an obvious {{Expy}} of the Chinese warlord [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Cao Cao Cao]]. During the story, Cow Cow is persuaded to take a copy of Literature/TheArtOfWar, add his own commentary, and pass it off as being written by his servant. This is a reference to the real life conspiracy theory that Cao Cao is the actual author of The Art of War and he just pretended Sun Tzu was the author to get more people (who trusted Sun Tzu's reputation as a genius general) to read it.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/446340/a-day-in-canterlot A Day in Canterlot]]'' is set roughly seven years before the start of Season 1. Fizzlepop Berrytwist has joined Luna's Night Guard with the support of Shining Armor, but trains to the point of exhaustion in order to make up for her broken horn. Her annual performance evaluation takes an unexpected turn when her superior officers put her in charge of looking after Luna's young apprentice Trixie for the day. In progress.

* ChainOfDeals: Baron Mounty Max goes through one of these within the Night Court to secure another member's vote for an important bill in the webisode, "Climbing the Mountain".

** During "At The Grand Galloping Gala", Trixie orders the same kind of drink as James Bond in ''Literature/CasinoRoyale''.

* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Chapter Titles]]: The title of every chapter in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/450660/trouble-in-tiatarta Trouble in Tiatarta]]'' is taken from the lyrics of "Vacation" by Music/TheGoGos.

* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Chapter Titles]]: The title of every chapter in "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/450660/trouble-in-tiatarta Trouble in Tiatarta]]" is taken from the lyrics of "Vacation" by Music/TheGoGos.

* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/69706/fate-lunaverse Fate/Lunaverse]]'': A {{crossover}} with the ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' series. Seven equines (Trixie, Ditzy, Rainbow Dash, Zecora, Twilight, Shining Armor, and Duke Greengrass) find themselves with Servants who must battle each other out to win the Grail, a magic artifact of untouchable power. It is in progress.

* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/69410/dinner-with-the-folks Dinner With The Folks]]'': Lyra loves Bonbon. Bonbon loves Lyra. They love their parents. Their parents love them. But will their parents themselves get along when sitting down for dinner? It is in progress.

** Proteus is the newest world thrown into the mix. It's home to the Changelings, and appears to have only one major hive that contains their entire race, ruled over by various Queens and Kings. This includes Queen Chrysalis. The rest of the planet is described as a DeathWorld filled with mutants and giant spiders. A recent problem for their world is brief, tiny portals opening up near the surface, which sucks in anything that gets too close. Currently, Ocellus, a young Changeling, is living in Equestria after falling through a rift into the world. After near starvation and attacking some local children ("Ling From Another World,") Snails gave her enough love to adjust and actually be a person again. She now lives in the Everfree Forest.

*** As of ''Carrot Top of the Line'' it appears her generosity hides a much more self-interested goal of obtaining favors from others.

** In ''Boast Busted'', Trixie's {{Troll}}ing of Twilight helps fuel her desire to humiliate Trixie in return, and her attempt to make amends by admitting her flaws only drives Twilight deeper into denial.

* ScoobyDoobyDoors: In ''Old Friends'', Trixie was advertizing a ''door-connecting'' spell that…worked in this fashion when Cheerilee went there to escape, with Notary chasing her. By the time the chase continued out of the doors, it turns out that Ivory Scroll was inadvertently sent to [[spoiler:Coneigh Island. Thankfully, Trixie (and Twilight) got her back.]]

** In one chapter of ''Old Friends'', Appleblom has this thought process:

** The Luna-Six, compared to their canon counterparts (where they are merely normal ponies, annoyances, or background characters).

** The Nightmare Night story ''The 'Ling from Another World'' is an homage to John Carpenter's ''Film/TheThing'', with shades of Stephen King's ''Literature/{{IT}}'' as well.

* ChekhovsGun: The Alicorn Amulet, which first appears in "Elements of Insanity", when it goes missing down a drain.

* FullNameBasis: Rainbow Dash, Ditzy Doo, Dinky Doo, Carrot Top, and Pinkie Pie are normally referred to by their full names by both the narrative and the characters, while most other characters with two names are instead only referred to by their first names. {{Justified|Trope}} in the case of Trixie [[spoiler: Lulamoon]], she ''hates'' her last name and demands that nopony use it, ever.
** [[spoiler: except when drunk, when she reverts to Neigh Orleans form and prefers to be called Lulamoon. Or in ''Crisis'', when there are ''two'' Trixies, meaning the Lunaverse version (as the non-native iteration) has to take a different name... to her disappointment.]]

* CultureClash: All over in "Contest of Champions". Ditzy nearly gets attacked by an elk for understandably confronting him on seeing the guy rifling through someone's mailbox and assuming he was a thief, prompting him to chase after her demanding a duel to the death for offending his honor. Dao Ming of the Shouma is baffled by the idea of a farmer talking back to a social superior, or Trixie doing something as scandalous as asking Luna - her mentor - ''personal questions'', and finds [=BonBon=]'s confused reaction to her sister saying she'd make a fine servant back home is strange (Tomoko had meant it as a compliment, and to the Shouma it would've been the highest praise imaginable). Not to mention at one point trying to protect the empress when Celestia shows up. To an Equestrian, or the reader, wanting to protect her mother from potential harm would be an entirely normal reaction. Instead, it's a massive insult that causes Dao massive shame.