History Fanfic / TheGodEmpressOfPonykind

Princess Celestia wasn't always the kind and benevolent Princess of Equestria she is known as: many centuries before, she was the GodEmperor, Eternal ruler of the Imperium of Man. Restored during a Chaos attack on the Imperial Palace, He was cast into the Warp and spat out in a different universe, [[BalefulPolymorph having been turned]] into a ([[GenderBender female]]) pony. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Unable to return to the Imperium]], the newly transformed Emperor begins to build a new empire, one untainted by the Ruinous Powers and populated by beings created in Her own image.

* BalefulPolymorph: [[ManipulativeBastard Tzeentch]] does this to The Emperor, combined with GenderBender, at the end of their fight. The Emperor/ Princess Celestia is pissed off at first, but gets used to it after awhile.

* GenderBender: [[ManipulativeBastard Tzeentch]] does this to The Emperor, combined with BalefulPolymorph, at the end of their fight. The Emperor/Princess Celestia is pissed off at first, but gets used to it after awhile.

* AnAxToGrind: The Arctic Wolves. Its effectiveness is downplayed, however, since their axes are large and unwieldly, allowing enemy forces to outmaneuver them.

A sequel, titled ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/131886/the-warmistress-of-equestria The Warmistress of Equestria]]'', has been published. It deals with Luna's return and her attempts to get accustomed to the changes in Equestrian society since her banishment, and whether or not her skills as a warrior are still needed.

* ColorCodedSpeech: Conversation in
[[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the Warp]] is done in color, to identify who is speaking: Celestia/ TheEmperor speaks in gold, [[ManipulativeBastard Tzeentch]] in blue, [[PlagueMaster Nurgle]] in olive, [[TheVamp Slaanesh]] in purple, [[BloodKnight Khorne]] in red, Isha in green and Horus in silver. Luna is not powerful enough to have a significant Warp presence, so her text is not colored.

* TheNecromancer: Grogar. He scours battlefields looking for fresh corpses to add to his army (one of his more recent "acquisitions" being the recently murdered Griffon King).

* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Mares]]: Dawn Sparkle, who expects this from anypony in a leadership position. In fact, this is the reason she refuses to accept Nightmare Moon's offer of servitude -- she knows that Nightmare doesn't care about protecting Equestria.
* AGodIAmNot: Played with; Celestia is still uneasy about ponies worshipping her, stating that she fears [[HeWhoFightsMonsters becoming just like the Gods of Chaos]], but she is much more lenient towards those that do worship her than when she was the Emperor.

* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Celestia Can Breathe In Space]]: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she uses the powers of the Warp to maintain herself until Equestria has a breathable atmosphere.
* CaptainErsatz[=/=]{{Expy}}: Luna's comparisons [[spoiler:(especially when she begins to fall to TheCorruption)]] to Horus have been pointed out, and several of the Legions are clear parallels to the original Legions in the Great Crusade.

* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Luna, as of Chapter 13]].

* [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Everypony Can See It]]: Shining Armor and Cadence. Celestia picks up on their crushes right away, and in the last chapter Twilight casually asks them when they're going out.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Deer, which appear to be based off of the Eldar in both military naming schemes and haughtiness.

** A ponified version of [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Gabriel Angelos]] is mentioned in a discussion between Scorpan and a fellow Shadowbolt; apparently, he's [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy's]] father

* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler: Dawn Sparkle is forced to watch as Nightmare Moon's army burns Manehattan and slaughters it's citizens]].

* HistoryRepeats: Celestia's Equestrian Legions have traces of the old Space Marine chapters in either tradition or names. The Artic Wolves are reminiscent of the Space Wolves chapter, as one example.

* [[ActionGirl Action Mare]]: Any female commander or Legionnaire. Luna is somewhere between this and LadyOfWar, while Celestia is a full on LadyOfWar.

* BadassPrincess: Present-Day Celestia could be seen as this; Luna as well.

* BadassPreacher: Scorpan is an evil version.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The author points out that Anlindē and her group could have just ''told'' Luna or Celestia that they're on a mission to save the world, rather than just assume they know best and work alone.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Lampshaded by the author, who points out that Anlindē and her group could have just ''told'' Luna or Celestia that they're on a mission to save the world, rather than just assume they know best and work alone.

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; among the dead in the Siege of Manehattan are numerous foals including an unborn foal [[MoralEventHorizon ripped from it's mother's womb and sacrificed to the Chaos Gods]].]]

* [[ActionGirl Action Mare]]: Any female commander or Legionnaire. Luna is somewhere between this and LadyOfWar, while Celestia is a full on Lady of War.

* OutsideContextVillain: Discord, due to not acting like a normal Chaos Daemon. [[spoiler: Not even ''the Chaos Gods'' know what he is or where he came from.]]

* EliteMooks: Crystal Kingdom Shock Troopers; they can outmaneuver and defeat a fully armored Legionnaire with ease, [[FragileSpeedster but once pinned or otherwise unable to move, they die easily]].

->“I am the fire that burns in the heart of every stallion, mare and foal... I am the Morning Star, the Light in the shadows of the Immaterium and Beacon to all that wander it... I am the Anathema, the [[TheDreaded Bane of Chaos and Butcher of the Ruinous Powers]]. I am [[TitleDrop the God Empress of Ponykind]], the [[PhysicalGod most powerful being to have ever lived]]... [[BadassBoast And the Warp is mine to command]].”-'''[[GodEmperor Empress Celestia]]'''

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62041/the-god-empress-of-ponykind.html The God Empress of Ponykind]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ''/ ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' FanFic by Tropers/{{iowaforever}}.

[[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Celestia]] wasn't always the kind and benevolent Princess of Equestria she is known as: many centuries before, she was the GodEmperor, Eternal ruler of the [[{{Warhammer40000}} Imperium of Man]]. Restored during a Chaos attack on the Imperial Palace, He was cast into the Warp and spat out in a different universe, [[BalefulPolymorph having been turned]] into a ([[GenderBender female]]) pony. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Unable to return to the Imperium]], the newly transformed Emperor begins to build a new empire, one untainted by the Ruinous Powers and populated by beings created in Her own image.

* TakeThat: Several [[CreatorsPet Creator's Pets]] from Warhammer are dispatched during the Siege of Terra: Marneus Calgar and most of the Ultramarines are killed offscreen, and Kaldor Draigo is quickly killed when Abaddon breaks into the Throne Room. The Emperor also admits that Draigo is less than optimal when compared to other Space Marines, and most of the other Astartes Commanders think he's a whiny GloryHound.

* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: Luna is technically Celestia's daughter, but Celestia insists Luna call her "sister" due to Celestia's [[HorusHeresy bad experiences with her sons]]. This is used to create doubt in Luna's mind by Discord and [[spoiler: the voice in Luna's head]].

* ItsAllMyFault: Celestia feels this way about Luna's fall as well as the HorusHeresy. [[spoiler: Horus forgives her, even taking some of the blame by pointing out that it was his decision to rebel instead of seeking a better alternative.]]

* ShoutOut: When the Emperor is taken by the Warp, he is described as [[{{Firefly}} A leaf on the wind]].

* WhamLine: [[spoiler: '''Equestria. Will. ''Burn!!!''''']]

** During the God Emperor's battle with the Chaos gods, he tells them that [[AvatarTheLastAirbender he may be outnumbered, but they are outmatched.]]

** To relieve Luna of her boredom in Chapter 6, Celestia tells her a story about [[CiaphasCain a colt, his friend, and a nice mare from the Inquisition fighting against Genestealers]].

* ShoutOut: When the Emperor is taken by the Warp, he is described as [[{{Firefly}} A leaf seized by a summer wind]].

* TheNecromancer: Grogar. He scours battlefields looking for fresh corpses to add to his army (one of his more recent "acquisitions" being the recently murdered Griffon King.