History Fanfic / ShepardsRR

* CanonWelding: Equus is only about a hundred lightyears from Sur'kesh, the Salarian home world. Its non-discovery before now is chalked up to how huge space is, how much there still is to explore, and a nearby neutron star providing cover for the system.

* WhatTheHellHero: The council gets in a brief moment of this with the Salarian Councilor when bringing up the Yahg uplift experiments you see in the Mass Effect 3 mission "Priority: Sur'kesh." Given that a) the Yahg slaughtered the first contact group and b) the last time the Salarians uplifted a race, the end result was the Krogan Rebellions, they're very much right to give the Salarians grief over it.

* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: For once, {{Justified}}. Shepard questions why he and his old squad are selected to be the diplomats to Equestria, and is told that he's pretty much the best "diplomat" left. Many of the galaxy's diplomats attempted to negotiate with Reapers and were subsequently killed and/or indoctrinated, and the rest were too traumatized by the conflict and retired, leaving Shepard in the unique situation of being hardened enough to continue functioning while also possessing a long history of diplomatic successes to qualify. For the rest of Shepard's squad, they've all been promoted to an appropriate rank for the negotiations, and jumped at the chance of serving with Shepard again.

* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: The Equestrians are apparently heavily genetically-engineered, which Liara and Shepard can only assume is the result of some of these. Given the Cycles of Extinction, there are ''plenty'' of candidates to work with.]]

** Happens both ways. Pinkie Pie shoots a party cannon at Grunt, the diplomats think they're under attack, and Luna restrains them before they could respond. Luna and Shepard almost come to blows while demanding the other to back down. Shepard doesn't realize he's confronting an actual PhysicalGod who could kill him with a thought, while Luna doesn't realize that she's threatening a galactic legend whose death would draw the wrath of all the other races, and her threats are ineffective against the superior technology of the Mass Effect Universe.

* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: The Equestrians are apparently heavily genetically-engineered, which Liara and Shepard can only assume is the result of some of these.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: Luna, for not only threatening Shepard and his friends right to their faces, but also for believing that the natives of Equus would be able to hold their own against the technologically and numerically superior races of the Mass Effect galaxy if war were to break out. Cadence is not afraid to call her out on this.

* TooDumbToLive: Luna, for not only threatening Shepard and his friends right to their faces, but also for believing that the natives of Equus would be able to hold their own against the technologically and numerically superior races of the Mass Effect galaxy if war were to break out. Cadence is not afraid to call her out on this.

** Deconstructed: It's made clear that they are most certainly ''not'' the idea ambassadors, who would actually know far more about politics and such. While the ''Normandy'' team are excellent ''wartime'' leaders, they're not as good at peace. The Council makes it clear that the reason that they're being sent in is because Shepard has the ability to draw in and make peace with various factions (such as the Geth and Quarians), but also because most of the ''actual'' diplomats were either indoctrinated by the Reapers during "Negotiations," or killed in the war.
** Deconstructed for the Mane Six as well. Twilight has a frightening realization that while she's a princess, her friends are ordinary ponies. Sure they wield the Elements of Harmony, but compared to the military ambassadors and elite agents of Shepard's crew, they just don't compare. Especially seen when Rainbow Dash thinks ME tech is lame because [[RaygunGothic they lack ray guns or flying saucers]].

* ClarkesThirdLaw: Funny twist on this, as the Equestrians, who actually have magic, assume this to be true of the Mass Effect species, who achieve amazing feats using only technology. Glyph, Liara's VI assistant, is mistaken as a familiar by Twilight. Conversely, it's inverted, as the galaxy assumes there's some advanced, covert technology behind Equestrian's fantastic magic. [[spoiler: A few biological samples reveal [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke this might actually be the case]]]].

* TheDreaded: Commander Shepard, thanks to events like [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun The Bahak System]] and the fact he's considered the most dangerous living thing in the galaxy. Upon learning just who he is and what he's done, Celestia admits that Shepard is the first thing in over millennia to truly ''frighten'' her.

** Celestia and Cadance despise changelings (acceptable given the Changelings' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 previous actions]]) and are appalled to hear Luna invited them to the diplomatic summit without their consent.

* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Liara, as suspected in canon, still harbors romantic feelings for Shepard, but lost her chance to Tali and tries her best to suppress her feelings [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy for Shepard's sake]]. [[spoiler: It becomes an issue again as she finds out she accidentally impregnated herself with Shepard's child, pulling her back into a love triangle she wanted to avoid. She ultimately decides to keep the pregnancy a secret from Shepard]].
* LastNameBasis: {{Averted}} unlike the source material, as Shawn is repeatedly referred to by his first name, while in the games Commander Shepard is only called Shepard.

* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Subverted as in the main Mass Effect series. However, there is one subversion of the subversion, when a biometric scan to see if pony physiology is compatible with the ''Normandy's'' environment was just a ruse to get deeper physiological data on their species.

* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: The Equestrians are apparently heavily genetically-engineered, which Liara and Shepard can only assume is the result of some of these]].

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Grunt and Pinkie Pie actually get along quite well, as they both find personal artillery pieces to be highly entertaining. However, Pinkie's cannons only shoot parties, and Grunt's shoot [[BloodKnight explosive parties]].
* SuperSenses: Cadance, as fitting for a LoveGoddess, can immediately tell when somepony is pregnant. [[spoiler: This extends to alien species as well, to Liara's shock and horror]].
* SurprisePregnancy: Remember the heartwarming Mind Meld scene Liara shared with Shepard just before the final push to the Conduit? [[spoiler: Turns out, that was how the Asari are impregnated, and Liara discovers she's pregnant with Shepard's child. Quite a problem, since Shawn is currently dating Tali. She ultimately decides to keep it a secret from Shepard]].

* NamesTheSame:[[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. Several ScienceFiction books, as usual, are nearly the same as human books.

* TooDumbToLive: Luna, for not only threatening Shepard and his friends right to their faces, but also believing that the natives of Equus would be able to hold their own against the technologically and numerically superior races of the Mass Effect galaxy if war were to break out. Cadence is not afraid to call her out on this.

** Celestia and Cadance despise changelings (acceptable given the Changelings' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 previous actions]]) and are appalled to hear Luna invited them to diplomatic summit without their consent.

* TooDumbToLive: Luna for not only threatening Shepard and his friends, but also believing that the planet Equss would be able to hold it's own against the technologically and numerically superior races of the Mass Effect galaxy if war were to break out. Cadence is not afraid to call her out on this.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Luna learns about the Bahak system, aka when Shepard blew up a mass relay, [[ApocalypseHow destroying entire star systems]]. She tries to call out the others on why she would allow someone like him on the planet. The problem? She's made difficult decisions herself as a ruler, and she also caused a lot of problems as [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Nightmare Moon]]. She tries to question the others about the Commander barely a few sentences after Shining Armor said she dropped a shooting star on invading gryphons.

* GenreSavvy: Cadence. Though she and Shining Armor read the same ScienceFiction books, she puts her readings far more into practice, warning both her husband and the Princesses about the dangers of what they're doing: Shining Armor for pretending his best troops were the standard Equestrian military, Celestia for being condescending and threatening Shepard to save face for Luna, and Luna for [[MuggingTheMonster actually threatening Shepard]]. Luna, unfortunately, didn't learn her lesson.

This {{crossover}} FanFic is a collaboration between [=ed2481=] and [=Loyal2Luna=], and can be found [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/102173/shepards-rr here]]. Updates are released [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder as they're ready]].

* NamesTheSame[invoked]: Several ScienceFiction books, as usual, are nearly the same as human books.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Luna learns about the Bahak system, aka when Shepard blew up a mass relay, [[ApocalypseHow, destroying entire star systems]]. She tries to call out the others on why she would allow someone like him on the planet. The problem? She's made difficult decisions herself as a ruler, and she also caused a lot of problems as [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Nightmare Moon]]. She tries to question the others about the Commander barely a few sentences after Shining Armor said she dropped a shooting star on invading gryphons.

* CozyCatastrophe: The Equestrians were only discovered after the Reaper War, and as such they're the only ones ''not'' devastated by the conflict. This leaves them at a ''very'' advantageous position due to the Citadel Races desperately needing their resources.

* GenreSavvy: Cadence. Though she and Shining Armor read the same ScienceFiction books, she puts her readings far more into practice, warning both her husband and the Princesses about the dangers of what they're doing: Shining Armor for pretending his best troops were the standard Equestrian military, Celestia for being condescending and threatening Shepard (though that was just an act to save face for Luna), and Luna for [[MuggingTheMonster threatening Shepard]]. Luna, unfortunately, didn't learn her lesson.

** Minor usage, where Rainbow Dash challenges Joker to a race, her against the ''[[CoolStarship Normandy]]''. Shepard shut it down before it could get anwyhere past taunting, but considering the ''Normandy'' can travel faster than ''light'', Dash had no idea how outclassed she was. Even with Rainbow's impressive transonic speed, it's still nothing compared to even the Normandy's sub-light engines speed.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Grunt and Pinkie Pie actually get along quite well, as they both find personal artillery pieces to be highly entertaining. However, Pinkie's cannons only shoot parties, and Grunt's shoot [[BloodKnight explosive fun]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Luna learns about the Bahak system, aka when Shepard blew up a mass relay, [[ApocalypseHow, destroying entire star systems]]. She tries to call out the others on why she would allow someone like him on the planet. The problem? She's made difficult decisions herself as a ruler, and she also caused a lot of problems as [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Nightmare Moon]]. She tries to question the others about the Commander barely a few sentences after Shining Armor said she dropped a shooting star on rebel colonies.