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* AdaptationalDeviation: Unlike in the show, where Alicorns are extremely rare and the only known ones are {{Physical God}}s, here alicorns are rare, but not unheard of. Luna and Celestia are still divine, but alicorns like Cadance are naturalborn and just happen to have both wings and horn, not any more powerful than a regular pony.
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* EthnicityMonarch: Each race has its own immortal, deific ruler who governs a part of the natural world and serves as the psychopomp for its respective race. Besides Luna and Celestia, who govern ponies and the day/night cycle, the story describes Emperor Magnus, who governs griffins and the wind.
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* GodEmperor: Aside from Luna and Celestia, each Each race also has their its own immortal, deific ruler with ruler. The god part is meant literally here, as the rulers wield considerable power over part of the natural world. And we mean the god part literally. Said rulers world and also serve as the psychopomp for their respective races. Other than Luna and Celestia, who govern the day/night cycle, we also have there is Emperor Magnus of the griffons, who govern governs the wind.
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Rainbow. It's not a good thing]].
* BodyHorror: Fallaner, despite being an undead, is not too bad. He seems to look like a very old elk for the most part... Except for his lower jaw, which is lacking completely, leaving an open, festering wound.
* BrokenPedestal:
** Averted. While Twilight's faith in Celestia does take a hit when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celestia used ''very'' taboo magic, and kept Rainbow's resurrection hidden]], it's not broken.
** Also averted in Rainbow's faith in Dead Reckoning, see DirtyOldMan bellow. Played straight with her and Celestia, though.
* BodyHorror: Fallaner, despite being an undead, is not too bad. He seems to look like a very old elk for the most part... Except for his lower jaw, which is lacking completely, leaving an open, festering wound.
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** Averted. While Twilight's faith in Celestia does take a hit when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celestia used ''very'' taboo magic, and kept Rainbow's resurrection hidden]], it's not broken.
** Also averted in Rainbow's faith in Dead Reckoning, see DirtyOldMan bellow. Played straight with her and Celestia, though.
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* DisappearedDad: Rainbow never knew her dad, since he joined the Guard and left behind his family. [[spoiler:He's Commander Steel Lining]].
* FateWorseThanDeath:
** Being resurrected, ironically, is this. [[spoiler: The soul longs for the small taste of the afterlife it got. If it's not released from its bindings to the mortal world, it will descend into madness]].
** The boar chieftain also promises this to Commander Steel.
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** Being resurrected, ironically, is this. [[spoiler: The soul longs for the small taste of the afterlife it got. If it's not released from its bindings to the mortal world, it will descend into madness]].
** The boar chieftain also promises this to Commander Steel.
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* DisappearedDad: Rainbow never knew her dad, since he joined the Guard and left behind his family. [[spoiler:He's Commander He's [[spoiler:Commander Steel Lining]].
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**FateWorseThanDeath: Being resurrected, ironically, is this. [[spoiler: The soul longs for the small taste of the afterlife it got. If it's got and, if [[spoiler:it's not released from its bindings to the mortal world, it will descend into madness]].
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Where Loyalties Lie is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfiction series written by LoyalLiar. It currently consists of two stories, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36254/where-loyalties-lie-honor-guard Where Loyalties Lie: Honor Guard]] and [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/70552/where-loyalties-lie-ghosts-of-the-past Where Loyalties Lie: Ghosts of the Past]].
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* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Undead are made by binding the soul of the deceased to a body (doesn't have to be their original), but is very taboo. Undead must perform cannibalism to stave of decay, but this is the least of their problems, as their soul, who got a small taste of the afterlife, will feel great longing for the paradise they lost, but, being unable to return, will devolve into madness. Individual undead can also vary; Fallaner's zombie and skeleton guards are your garden variety undead, with seemingly fully decayed souls. Fallaner itself is a lich with ManySpiritsInsideOfOne. [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash]] is more akin to a RevenantZombie, having been resurrected for a singly purpose, and intended to return to death once sait purpose is fulfilled. [[spoiler:She]] also avoided the cannibalism thing.
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* FantasticRacism: Griffons, being Roman Empire expies, look down on other races. It appears to vary from individual to individual, as the Emperor is pretty nice, while the griffon doctor is blatantly racist toward Rainbow, and cites pseudoscientific reasoning for his racism.
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* BrokenPedestal: Averted. While Twilight's faith in Celestia does take a hit when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celestia used ''very'' taboo magic, and kept Rainbow's resurrection hidden]], it's not broken.
** Also averted in Rainbow's faith in Dead Reckoning, see DirtyOldMan bellow. Played straight with her and Celestia, though.
** Also averted in Rainbow's faith in Dead Reckoning, see DirtyOldMan bellow. Played straight with her and Celestia, though.
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* {{Flashback}}: Dead Reckoning suffers the PTSD variant of these from time to time. When Fallaner starts messing with him, it causes one bad enough that it lasts for multiple chapters.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Dead Reckoning suffers heavy PTSD from the war with the Griffons.
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* DirtyOldMan: Deadeye [[spoiler:was a customer of Rainbow's mom, who was a prostitute. He denies that this is the reason he's helping her.]]
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* RevenantZombie: [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash herself. Celestia resurrected her for the sole purpose of finding a cure for her sister, and intended to send her straight back to the afterlife. This being Rainbow, she decided to say buck destiny.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: The rare non-malicious example. Celestia originally planned to return Rainbow to the afterlife once she had completed a last quest on the mortal coil, since letting her stay alive would ultimately result in melancholy and madness. It didn't go as planned.]]
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* HeroicSelfSacrifice: RD attempted one to save Luna. [[spoiler: Celestia resurrected her]].
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* HeroicSelfSacrifice: BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Rainbow. It's not a good thing]].
* BodyHorror: Fallaner, despite being an undead, is not too bad. He seems to look like a very old elk for the most part... Except for his lower jaw, which is lacking completely, leaving an open, festering wound.
* DisappearedDad: Rainbow never knew her dad, since he joined the Guard and left behind his family. [[spoiler:He's Commander Steel Lining]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: Being resurrected, ironically, is this. [[spoiler: The soul longs for the small taste of the afterlife it got. If it's not released from its bindings to the mortal world, it will descend into madness]].
** The boar chieftain also promises this to Commander Steel.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Fallaner tells us the exact problems with resurrecting the dead: The souls still long for the afterlife, eventually causing madness. [[spoiler:The same fate is in store for Rainbow]].
* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Going Solo likes Shining Armor, Shining Armor is married to Cadence, Cadence doesn't do much.]]
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Fallaner was a healer named Unque who attempted to cure a case of insanity by killing the patient and resurrecting his soul in his own body. It... Didn't quite work out, and he's now a nightmarish undead formed of countless souls in his one, rotting body.
* HeroicSacrifice: RD attempted one to save Luna. [[spoiler: Celestia resurrected her]].
* BodyHorror: Fallaner, despite being an undead, is not too bad. He seems to look like a very old elk for the most part... Except for his lower jaw, which is lacking completely, leaving an open, festering wound.
* DisappearedDad: Rainbow never knew her dad, since he joined the Guard and left behind his family. [[spoiler:He's Commander Steel Lining]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: Being resurrected, ironically, is this. [[spoiler: The soul longs for the small taste of the afterlife it got. If it's not released from its bindings to the mortal world, it will descend into madness]].
** The boar chieftain also promises this to Commander Steel.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Fallaner tells us the exact problems with resurrecting the dead: The souls still long for the afterlife, eventually causing madness. [[spoiler:The same fate is in store for Rainbow]].
* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Going Solo likes Shining Armor, Shining Armor is married to Cadence, Cadence doesn't do much.]]
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Fallaner was a healer named Unque who attempted to cure a case of insanity by killing the patient and resurrecting his soul in his own body. It... Didn't quite work out, and he's now a nightmarish undead formed of countless souls in his one, rotting body.
* HeroicSacrifice: RD attempted one to save Luna. [[spoiler: Celestia resurrected her]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: A solid one on RD herself. After basically kidnapping someone (with solid justification, but still), she proceeded to [[spoiler: kill a peaceful dragon in the escape]]. The story had a few dark moments, but that was a solid turn toward the dark end.
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* WhatTheHellHero: A solid one on RD herself. After basically kidnapping someone (with solid justification, but still), she proceeded to [[spoiler: kill a peaceful dragon in the escape]]. The story had a few dark moments, but that was a solid turn toward the dark end.
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* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
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* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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Ghosts of the Past begins after Honor Guard. Rainbow Dash wants nothing more than to return to a normal life after saving the life of Princess Luna, and she believes that happened is in the past and she wants nothing to do with it anymore. However, a past forgotten is doomed to repeat itself, and with an ancient threat from before Equestria's founding rises from the snow, only Rainbow may be the mare that can save Equestria.
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Ghosts of the Past begins after Honor Guard. Rainbow Dash wants nothing more than to return to a normal life after saving the life of Princess Luna, and she believes that happened is in the past and she wants nothing to do with it anymore. However, a past forgotten is doomed to repeat itself, and with an ancient threat from before Equestria's founding rises from the snow, only Rainbow may be the mare that can save Equestria.Equestria.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
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Where Loyalties Lie is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfiction series written by LoyalLiar. It currently consists of two stories, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36254/where-loyalties-lie-honor-guard Where Loyalties Lie: Honor Guard]] and [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/70552/where-loyalties-lie-ghosts-of-the-past Where Loyalties Lie: Ghosts of the Past]].
Honor Guard starts out with Rainbow Dash saving the life of Princess Luna. However, she begins to learn that there is more to the Royal Guard than she previously thought. As Rainbow faces down threats to her friends, her Princesses, and her country, she will have to decide exactly who she is loyal to.
Ghosts of the Past begins after Honor Guard. Rainbow Dash wants nothing more than to return to a normal life after saving the life of Princess Luna, and she believes that happened is in the past and she wants nothing to do with it anymore. However, a past forgotten is doomed to repeat itself, and with an ancient threat from before Equestria's founding rises from the snow, only Rainbow may be the mare that can save Equestria.
Honor Guard starts out with Rainbow Dash saving the life of Princess Luna. However, she begins to learn that there is more to the Royal Guard than she previously thought. As Rainbow faces down threats to her friends, her Princesses, and her country, she will have to decide exactly who she is loyal to.
Ghosts of the Past begins after Honor Guard. Rainbow Dash wants nothing more than to return to a normal life after saving the life of Princess Luna, and she believes that happened is in the past and she wants nothing to do with it anymore. However, a past forgotten is doomed to repeat itself, and with an ancient threat from before Equestria's founding rises from the snow, only Rainbow may be the mare that can save Equestria.
