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* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Shadow was a Duel-Bot that was programed to adapt to duels the same way a human would, but somehow gained sentience on his own. He hid this from everyone almost everyone, out of fear that they would experiment on him. He only revealed it to his creator Sombra, who he trusted above all else. SOmbra was convinced Shadow was alive, so he scrapped the project and hid Shadow away in the deepest server of Freeze Industries. Shadow dreamed of being human as he slept and when Sombra woke him years later he promised to fulfill that dream if Shadow helped him. So Shadow became a ruthless duelist that hurts his opponents in battle, all to one day be human.]]
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* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Shadow was a Duel-Bot that was programed to adapt to duels the same way a human would, but somehow gained sentience on his own. He hid this from everyone almost everyone, out of fear that they would experiment on him. He only revealed it to his creator Sombra, who he trusted above all else. SOmbra Sombra was convinced Shadow was alive, so he scrapped the project and hid Shadow away in the deepest server of Freeze Industries. Shadow dreamed of being human as he slept and when Sombra woke him years later he promised to fulfill that dream if Shadow helped him. So Shadow became a ruthless duelist that hurts his opponents in battle, all to one day be human.]]
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* TournamentArc: In order for Flash to qualify for the Celestic Cup he needs to win the Shooting Star Micro Tournament first. The winner of that tournament automatically qualifies for the Celestic Cup. The second half of the stories covers the Celestic Cup's first round, as Flash and his friends duel various people to earn enough points to make it to the final round.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:During Flash's duel with Shadow, Flash's final attack is so powerful it not only destroys Shadow-Mech Annihilator but also blasts Shadow, tearing his robotic body apart and he slowly dies on the floor reaching for Flash. Nobody feels upset over this though, considering Shadow [[AssholeVictim hurt all of his opponents himself]] and was helping Sombra with his EvilPlan. Everyone just cheers for Flash's win instead.]]
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Shadow was originally a Duel-Bot that was designed to adapt to duels like a human would, but he somehow developed sentience on his own.]]
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Shadow was originally a Duel-Bot that was designed to adapt to duels like a human would, but he somehow developed sentience on his own.]]
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* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:Years ago Cold Industries tried to create a Duel-Bot that could adapt to duels the same way a human could. They succeeded, but that machine somehow managed to gain sentience on its own, and hid it from everyone but his creator Sombra, who it saw as its father. That Duel-Bot was Shadow.]]
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* TournamentArc: This story continues where the pervious left off, with Flash and the others now in the final round of the Celestic Cup. The tournament ends with [[spoiler:Flash defeating Shadow in the finals.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Shadow was a Duel-Bot that was programed to adapt to duels the same way a human would, but somehow gained sentience on his own. He hid this from everyone almost everyone, out of fear that they would experiment on him. He only revealed it to his creator Sombra, who he trusted above all else. SOmbra was convinced Shadow was alive, so he scrapped the project and hid Shadow away in the deepest server of Freeze Industries. Shadow dreamed of being human as he slept and when Sombra woke him years later he promised to fulfill that dream if Shadow helped him. So Shadow became a ruthless duelist that hurts his opponents in battle, all to one day be human.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Shadow was a Duel-Bot that was programed to adapt to duels the same way a human would, but somehow gained sentience on his own. He hid this from everyone almost everyone, out of fear that they would experiment on him. He only revealed it to his creator Sombra, who he trusted above all else. SOmbra was convinced Shadow was alive, so he scrapped the project and hid Shadow away in the deepest server of Freeze Industries. Shadow dreamed of being human as he slept and when Sombra woke him years later he promised to fulfill that dream if Shadow helped him. So Shadow became a ruthless duelist that hurts his opponents in battle, all to one day be human.]]
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* ButNowIMustGo: Done temporary by [[spoiler:Flash, when he leaves home early to go solo for the last two weeks of the Celestic Cup's first round, believing it is the only way he can get enough points back in time. He leaves his phone at home so they can't track him and a letter for Twilight saying goodbye and that he'll see her in the finals.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Flash instantly dislikes Timber because of how he flirts with Twilight and is much ruder to him than anyone else. Spike needs to spell out to Twilight that Flash is acting like that because he's jealous of Timber, but doesn't tell her ''why'' he's jealous.
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* AscendedFanboy: Shining Spoon was a big fan of Flash's due to his ability to Pendulum summon and wanted to duel like him. He makes it to the finals and finally gets his own Pendulum cards, and he duels Flash in the first match of the first round of the finals.
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* BigBrotherMentor: Applejack reveals that Big Mac was the one who taught everything she knows about dueling.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Shining Armor gets very mad when Comet Tail insults Twilight for being a girl before their match, and then makes a bet where she has to go out on a date with him if she loses. All other members in the VIP area move away from him for safety.
* BigBrotherMentor: Applejack reveals that Big Mac was the one who taught her everything she knows about dueling.
* BigBrotherMentor: Applejack reveals that Big Mac was the one who taught her everything she knows about dueling.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Flash faces Shadow in the finals of the Celestic Cup, but there is still Sombra to deal with afterwards.]]
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* FreudienExcuse: Shadow has a wish that Sombra promised to grant him if he succeeds in helping him. Shadow wishes [[spoiler:to become human, instead of just a robot designed to act like a human]]. But as Flash said, he doesn't deserve to have that wish granted after all the pain he's caused people just to achieve it.
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* FreudienExcuse: FreudianExcuse: Shadow has a wish that Sombra promised to grant him if he succeeds in helping him. Shadow wishes [[spoiler:to become human, instead of just a robot designed to act like a human]]. But as Flash said, he doesn't deserve to have that wish granted after all the pain he's caused people just to achieve it.
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* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:Cold Steel]] appeared to be an antagonist early on who insulted Flash and his friends. However it was later revealed that he had constantly been testing Flash to make him develop his skills to be prepared for an upcoming threat, and has been the one to give him his mysterious blank cards. He doesn't reveal his true intentions to Flash until [[spoiler:Flash beat him in their third duel]].
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* BecomeARealBoy: [[spoiler:Shadow is revealed to be a robot, or more specifically a Duel Bot specifically developed by Freeze Industries that could duel like a human. He somehow gained sentience and hid it from everyone except his creator, Sombra. Sombra hid Shadow away until he needed him and promised him if he helped him accomplish his goals he would grant Shadow's wish to be human.]]
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* FreudienExcuse: Shadow has a wish that Sombra promised to grant him if he succeeds in helping him. Shadow wishes [[spoiler:to become human, instead of just a robot designed to act like a human]]. But as Flash said, he doesn't deserve to have that wish granted after all the pain he's caused people just to achieve it.
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* PunchCatch: When Flash is attacked directly by Gizmo's Technobot LV5, Flash Heart Dragon's pendulum ability activates and automatically summons him to the field, where he stops the attack by grabbing Technobot LV5's wrist and pushing it away from Flash.
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* PunchCatch: When Flash is attacked directly by Gizmo's Technobot LV5, [=LV5=], Flash Heart Dragon's pendulum ability activates and automatically summons him to the field, where he stops the attack by grabbing Technobot LV5's [=LV5=]'s wrist and pushing it away from Flash.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Said by Sombra after Aria and Sonata lose to Rarity and Pinkie.]]
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* TheBet: Twilight's first opponent in the finals, Comet Tail, is a sexist jerk who makes a bet with Twilight that if she loses to him she has to go out on a date with him. Twilight wants him to do something for her if she wins, but doesn't say what until after the match. After beating Comet, Twilight says she wants him to stop looking down on girls.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: After it is revealed that [[spoiler:Queen Chrysalis]] has been working for Sombra [[spoiler:she]] begins wearing a cloak like Shadow and his other followers wear.
* EvilDoppelganger: [[spoiler:Shadow is revealed to be one for Flash. When his cloak is blown off during his duel with Rainbow everyone is shocked to see he looks almost exactly like Flash. This is because he is a robot and Sombra designed him to look like Flash to be his "perfect" version.]]
* EvilDoppelganger: [[spoiler:Shadow is revealed to be one for Flash. When his cloak is blown off during his duel with Rainbow everyone is shocked to see he looks almost exactly like Flash. This is because he is a robot and Sombra designed him to look like Flash to be his "perfect" version.]]
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* MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning: [[spoiler:Shadow is blown apart by Flash's final attack during their duel, but before he dies he warns Flash that this is only the beginning.]]
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* SideBet: Twilight's first opponent in the finals, Comet Tail, is a sexist jerk who makes a bet with Twilight that if she loses to him she has to go out on a date with him. Twilight wants him to do something for her if she wins, but doesn't say what until after the match. After beating Comet, Twilight says she wants him to stop looking down on girls.
* SiblingRivalry: Several siblings duel each other:
** Pinkie and Maud duel during the first round of the finals. [[spoiler:Maud wins.]]
** Twilight duels Shining Armor when he [[spoiler:wants her to forfeit before the third round, because he doesn't want her to get hurt. She defeats him and proves to him she can take care of herself because she's not a little girl anymore.]]
** Applejack and Big Mac duel in the third round of the finals. [[spoiler:Applejack wins, the first time she's ever beaten her brother.]]
* SiblingRivalry: Several siblings duel each other:
** Pinkie and Maud duel during the first round of the finals. [[spoiler:Maud wins.]]
** Twilight duels Shining Armor when he [[spoiler:wants her to forfeit before the third round, because he doesn't want her to get hurt. She defeats him and proves to him she can take care of herself because she's not a little girl anymore.]]
** Applejack and Big Mac duel in the third round of the finals. [[spoiler:Applejack wins, the first time she's ever beaten her brother.]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: During the first semi-final match between [[spoiler:Applejack and Flash. Applejack uses a trap, Lasso Tasso to stop Chaos Command Dragon from attacking and lowers its attack points by 500. But, Flash uses an Action Spell card Slight of Hand to transfer the effects of the trap to Applejack's Orchid Sheriff, lowering its attack points to 2300 while returning Chaos Command Dragon's to normal. Since Chaos Command Dragon was able to attack four times, there was now a big enough difference to wipe out the rest of Applejack's life points, something that wouldn't have happened if she didn't use her trap.]]
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* PunchCatch: When Flash is attacked directly by Gizmo's Technobot LV5, Flash Heart Dragon's pendulum ability activates and automatically summons him to the field, where he stops the attack by grabbing Technobot LV5's wrist and pushing it away from Flash.
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* DramaticUnmask: Shadow wears a cloak with a hood covering his face when he is first introduced. During his duel with Rainbow the cloak is blown off him in a powerful attack, revealing [[spoiler:[[EvilDoppelganger he looks almost exactly like Flash]]]]. After the duel he puts his cloak back on but leaves the hood down.
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* JerkassFacade: Everyone is surprised when Sunset Shimmer suddenly starts being nice to them, like when she checks on [[spoiler:Rarity]] after she lost her match and warns them to be careful when facing Adagio and Shadow. Twilight thinks Sunset was only being a jerk before to make sure they wanted to duel her.
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* TheBet: Cadance makes a bet with Shining Armor that if he loses to Flash when they duel then he can't go into [[BigBrotherInstinct "Overprotective Big Brother Mode"]] when Flash starts dating Twilight, much to the shock of Twilight and Shining. [[spoiler:Flash does eventually beat Shining ''and'' Cadance with Twilight's help in a team duel.]]
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* GreenEyedMonster: Flash instantly dislikes Timber because of how he flirts with Twilight and is much ruder to him than anyone else. Spike needs to spell out to Twilight that Flash is acting like that because he's jealous of Timber, but doesn't tell her ''why'' he's jealous.
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* AbusiveParent: Chrysalis is very strict to her son Thorax. She makes him keep a proper figure in public, barely showing any excitement, and her teachings for him to eventually lead their country when he is King prevent him from having fun or just being a kid. What really seals this though is [[spoiler:when it is revealed she is working for Sombra and duels Thorax when he sneaks into their base. She defeats her own son brutally and makes sure there are "no loose ends."]]
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* YoureInsane: [[spoiler:Thorax says this to his mother Chrysalis when he finds out she's working for Sombra with Shadow. [[CallingTheOldWomanOut Accusing her]] of not doing this ''for'' their country, just so she can rule a ''bigger'' country.]]
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* ShoutOut: Shadow's monsters, Shadow-Mechs, are based on ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}''. The chapter they are introduced in even shares the TagLine of the series, which Flash {{title drop}}s, "more than meets the eye."
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* ShoutOut: Shadow's monsters, Shadow-Mechs, are based on ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}''. The chapter they are introduced in even shares the TagLine of the series, which Flash {{title drop}}s, "more than meets the eye."" Shadow's best card, Shadow-Mech Annihilator, is even an {{expy}} of [[spoiler:Unicron]].
** The first time Shadow uses Shadow-Mech Annihilator he doubles its attack points to 10,000. Flash, watching in the audience, screams [[Anime/DragonBallZ "It's over]] [[Memes/DragonBall 9,000!"]]
** The first time Shadow uses Shadow-Mech Annihilator he doubles its attack points to 10,000. Flash, watching in the audience, screams [[Anime/DragonBallZ "It's over]] [[Memes/DragonBall 9,000!"]]
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* FromNobodyToNightmare:
** The Dazzlings started as just three girls off the streets that dreamed of one day being adored, [[spoiler:then Sombra let them into his ranks and gave them magic that makes anyone they defeat obsessed with them.]]
** Sunset started as a poor girl with no family who built her first deck from cards in the trash. After losing her deck in a duel she improved on her own and won it back, eventually becoming the top duelist on the streets who was feared by all. [[spoiler:Eventually Cold Steel found her, and although she was unable to defeat him several times she impressed him enough for him to recruit her into his cause against Sombra as his assistant. This is downplayed as Sunset is not actually a villain, she just acts rude to her opponents.]]
** The Dazzlings started as just three girls off the streets that dreamed of one day being adored, [[spoiler:then Sombra let them into his ranks and gave them magic that makes anyone they defeat obsessed with them.]]
** Sunset started as a poor girl with no family who built her first deck from cards in the trash. After losing her deck in a duel she improved on her own and won it back, eventually becoming the top duelist on the streets who was feared by all. [[spoiler:Eventually Cold Steel found her, and although she was unable to defeat him several times she impressed him enough for him to recruit her into his cause against Sombra as his assistant. This is downplayed as Sunset is not actually a villain, she just acts rude to her opponents.]]
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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Flash damaged his connection with Chaos Command Dragon due to his own anger and attempting to force the Xyz monster to obey him. He later repairs their connection and earns Chaos Command Dragon's forgiveness just by giving a sincere apology.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Flash's anger at Garble and his goons and attempting to force his connection to Chaos Command Dragon caused Chaos Command Dragon to angrily resist due to Flash only wanting to use him as a weapon and the damaged connection created Flash's SuperPoweredEvilSide that takes over whenever Flash summons Chaos Command Dragon. This remained until Flash fixed the connection and earned Chaos Command Dragon's forgiveness.]]
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* RedHerring: Cold and Sunset are on the lookout for potential allies and anyone working for Sombra during the finals. They suspect that [[spoiler:Cloak N Daggers]] could be working for Sombra due to his suspicious nature and victories through sneak attacks. It turns out he participated in underground duels, but isn't connected to Sombra at all. Cold only realizes this after [[spoiler:Cloak was ambushed by Garble and his cronies before his duel with Flash and got his Pendulum cards stolen.]]
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* KryptoniteFactor: Shadow's deck has monsters from the extra deck that all have the ability to reduce the attack points of the monster they are attacking to zero if it is the same type of monster as them (Fusion against Fusion, Synchro against Synchro or Xyz against Xyz).
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: Maud Pie and Big Mac are both quiet individuals most of the time, but once they start dueling they both suddenly become serious, loud, and talk much more often. Maud also discusses this after her duel with Flash, where she claims that the best duelist in her family is her youngest sister Marble Pie, who is even able to beat all her sisters in a three-on-one duel.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:The first time Flash activates his super-powered evil side he uses his Pendulum Xyz card Chaos Command Dragon to attack Garble and all his goons directly at the same time, even though they tried to surrender. All three of them end up scorched alive and fall to the floor smoking.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Flash Sentry, normally a NiceGuy who never so much as insults anyone, not even the rare few he doesn't like, [[spoiler:suddenly becomes angry and violent during his three-on-one duel with Garble and his goons, shouting insults and threats at them. This is the first instance he is in his SuperPoweredEvilSide]].
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Flash Sentry, normally a NiceGuy who never so much as insults anyone, not even the rare few he doesn't like, [[spoiler:suddenly becomes angry and violent during his three-on-one duel with Garble and his goons, shouting insults and threats at them. This is the first instance he is in his SuperPoweredEvilSide]].
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* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:Garble and his goons try to surrender to Flash once it becomes clear he's about to annihilate them all at once in one turn. Flash however doesn't accept their surrender and continues with his attack.]]
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* CheatersNeverProsper: [[spoiler:Grable and his two lackies sneak into the finals after knocking out Cloak N Dagger and stealing his Pendulum Cards and challenge Flash to a 3 on one duel. They also rigged their duel disks to give them the exact same opening hand to trap Flash in an unesacable lock. Flash breaks the lock by summoning a new Xyz monster to clear their fields and eliminates all three in just one hit, greatly injuring them in the process.]]
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:This happens to Flash in his SuperPoweredEvilSide]]
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* SuperPoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Flash shows to have one when fighting Garble and his lackies. In it, his eyes turn red, he becomes more violent and insulting, and even yells at his monster.]]
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Comet Tai is upset that he lost to Twilight, a girl, in the first round of the finals; especially after making several sexist comments before and during the duel.
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* TheBet: Twilight's first opponent in the finals, Comet Tail, is a sexist jerk who makes a bet with Twilight that if she loses to him she has to go out on a date with him. Twilight wants him to do something for her if she wins, but doesn't say what until after the match. After beating Comet, Twilight says she wants him to stop looking down on girls.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Comet Tai is upset that he lost to Twilight, a girl, in the first round of the finals; especially after making several sexist comments before and during the duel.
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* LoverNotAFighter: Vinyl describes Octavia this way. Octavia's dueling style involves no attacking, instead she uses effect to force her opponent to discard cards from their deck until they lose via deck out.
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* LoverNotAFighter: Vinyl describes Octavia this way. Octavia's dueling style involves no attacking, instead she uses effect effects to force her opponent to discard cards from their deck until they lose via deck out.
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* ShoutOut: Shadow's monsters, Shadow-Mechs, are based on ''Franchise/Transformers''. The chapter they are introduced in even shares the TagLine of the series, which Flash {{title drop}}s, "more than meets the eye."
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* ShoutOut: Shadow's monsters, Shadow-Mechs, are based on ''Franchise/Transformers''. The chapter they are introduced in even shares the TagLine of the series, which Flash {{title drop}}s, "more than meets the eye."
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* AIIsACrapShoot: The duel-bot at the Canterlot Museum, it was said that nobody had ever beaten it passed level 6. Even at level 1 it still managed to beat Scootaloo in a OneTurnKill.
* BornLucky: Grand Hoof describes Flash as being this. Not only has Flash always shown enough physical skill to be an Olympian if he wished he has never even had a cold his entire life, not even the Chicken Pox.
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* HeroicRematch: [[spoiler:Twilight lost to Sunset originally in the Survival Duel event, but when they have a rematch towards the end of the first round of the Celestic Cup Twilight wins and makes enough points to get to the finals.]]
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** [[spoiler:Twilight lost to Sunset originally in the Survival Duel event, but when they have a rematch towards the end of the first round of the Celestic Cup Twilight wins and makes enough points to get to the finals.]]
** [[spoiler:It took Flash three tries before he was finally able to defeat Cold Steel.]]
** [[spoiler:Twilight lost to Sunset originally in the Survival Duel event, but when they have a rematch towards the end of the first round of the Celestic Cup Twilight wins and makes enough points to get to the finals.]]
** [[spoiler:It took Flash three tries before he was finally able to defeat Cold Steel.]]
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* DidntSeeThatComing: Everyone but Applejack and Apple Bloom are surprised when Big Mac uses a machine deck, expecting him to use a plant deck like his family.
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* DoorstopBaby: Both Flash and Scootaloo were left by Grandhoof's door this way, with notes that had their names and info about them.
* HealingFactor: Sunset's ace monster, Solar Flare Phoenix, has an ability that doubles Sunset's life points when it is special summoned as long as they are 2000 or lower.
* HeroicRematch: [[spoiler:Twilight lost to Sunset originally in the Survival Duel event, but when they have a rematch towards the end of the first round of the Celestic Cup Twilight wins and makes enough points to get to the finals.]]
* AndThisIsFor: Adagio declares her winning attack against [[spoiler:Rarity]] is for her sisters.
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* CurbStompBattle: Cold Steel defeats Garble and two of his goons in a three-on-one action duel without taking any damage.
* EvilDoppelganger: [[spoiler:Shadow is revealed to be one for Flash. When his cloak is blown off during his duel with Rainbow everyone is shocked to see he looks almost exactly like Flash.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: More of a jerk than a villain, but this applies to Comet Tail. He clearly doesn't think much of Twilight, or girls in general, and makes a bet with Twilight that if he beats her she has to go on a date with him. After beating him, Twilight tells him to grow up and stop looking down on girls.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The main strategy of Lyra's and The Dazzlings decks. They take control of the strongest monster on their opponent's field and make it fight for them. [[spoiler:It turns out Lyra was this herself. The Dazzlings have magic that make whoever they beat obsessed with them, and Lyra tried copying their style to be like them, only snapping out of it after Flash beat her.]]
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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In the Equestria Girls films, Spike is Twilight's pet dog, here Spike is human just like everyone else and is Twilight's adopted little brother.
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Flash loves his little sister Scootaloo, but nobody even knew they were related until she came home while Flash's friends were over. It turns out at their last home Scootaloo was targeted because Flash kept losing duels to people. To prevent her from being targeted again after they moved Flash told her that outside of home they don't speak to or acknowledge each other. They ended up growing apart because of this until Rarity made Flash realize how dumb that decision was.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Prince Thorax is excited to come and watch the Celestic Cup finals because it gives him a chance to sneak away from the spotlight and just do what normal kids do for fun, like eat pizza and duel someone, instead of constantly being prepared to lead his people.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: More of a jerk than a villain, but this applies to Comet Tail. He clearly doesn't think much of Twilight, or girls in general, and makes a bet with Twilight that if he beats her she has to go on a date with him. After beating him, Twilight tells him to grow up and stop looking down on girls.
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* AdultFear: Twilight gets trapped in a room with very little air and almost suffocates before she is saved. She ends up having to stay in the hospital for a week.
* EvilKnockoff: Sunset's deck has many similarities to Flash's deck. Others even call it a knockoff version of Flash's deck. [[spoiler:Slightly downplayed though as Sunset isn't actually evil.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Every finalist has done this thanks to being given Pendulum cards as a reward for making it this far in the tournament.
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[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/353923/yugioh-eqg Yugioh EQG]] is a Franchise/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh and WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls crossover written by [=Banshee531=]. It heavily adapts elements of Anime/YuGiOhArcV, but also contains elements of [[Anime/CardfightVanguard Vanguard G]]. It is complete.
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[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/353923/yugioh-eqg Yugioh EQG]] is a Franchise/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh and WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls crossover written by [=Banshee531=]. It heavily adapts elements of Anime/YuGiOhArcV, but also contains elements of [[Anime/CardfightVanguard Vanguard G]]. It is complete.
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* SplitPersonality: Twilight thinks Maud might have one that takes over during duels, the normally calm and quiet Maud suddenly becomes loud and serious.
* SplitPersonality: Twilight thinks Maud might have one that takes over during duels, the normally calm and quiet Maud suddenly becomes loud and serious.
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* BadassGrandpa: Grand Hoof
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Downplayed. Timber Spruce seems like a nice guy when Twilight meets him, but when he duels Flash he acts very heartless to his weaker monsters, constantly sacrificing them to help his stronger ones, to the point Twilight is surprised to see this side of him.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Downplayed. Timber Spruce seems like a nice guy when Twilight meets him, but when he duels Flash he acts very heartless to his weaker monsters, constantly sacrificing them to help his stronger ones, to the point Twilight is surprised to see this side of him.
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* {Expy}: {{Expy}}: Several characters and monsters take heavy inspiration from characters and cards from both Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V and Vanguard G.
* HeroicBSOD: Twilight has one after [[spoiler:Flash leaves on his own to make back the points he lost previously]]. It takes Trixie [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan calling her out on this during a duel]] to snap her out of it.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinjas: Grand Hoof's deck.
* ParentalAbandonment: Both of Flash's parents went missing 20 years ago, which many find surprising since Flash is only 16 years old. [[spoiler:Cold Steel eventually reveals that they were sent to the Duel Monster Spirit World.]]
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Flash Sentry and Scootaloo are siblings here, but no indication of any relation is made between them in the show of movies.
* SocialDarwinism: Timber Spruce sees the world as Alphas and Omegas, with Alphas getting the best of everything and Omegas only getting scraps. This is why he prefers using cards with high power over weaker ones.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinjas: Grand Hoof's deck.
* ParentalAbandonment: Both of Flash's parents went missing 20 years ago, which many find surprising since Flash is only 16 years old. [[spoiler:Cold Steel eventually reveals that they were sent to the Duel Monster Spirit World.]]
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Flash Sentry and Scootaloo are siblings here, but no indication of any relation is made between them in the show of movies.
* SocialDarwinism: Timber Spruce sees the world as Alphas and Omegas, with Alphas getting the best of everything and Omegas only getting scraps. This is why he prefers using cards with high power over weaker ones.
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** WorfEffect: She also manages to beat [[spoiler:Twilight, Applejack, and Flash]] in a single match and two-on-one match respectively, but they were each already low on life points due to the Survival Duel rules.
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* WorfEffect: Sunset SHimmer Shimmer makes her dueling debut defeating all three Crusaders in a three-against-one duel.
**WorfEffect: WorfHadTheFlu: She also manages to beat [[spoiler:Twilight, Applejack, and Flash]] in a single match and two-on-one match respectively, but they were each already low on life points due to the Survival Duel rules.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Adagio wants revenge on Rarity and Pinkie for defeating her sisters.
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A young antisocial teen receives a deck of Duel Monster cards and is thrust into an amazing adventure. How will he fair when the fate of the world rest on his shoulders.
[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/353923/yugioh-eqg Yugioh EQG]] is a Franchise/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh and WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls crossover written by [=Banshee531=]. It heavily adapts elements of Anime/YuGiOhArcV, but also contains elements of [[Anime/CardfightVanguard Vanguard G]]. It is complete.
A sequel, [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/375904/yugioh-eqg-shadow-gates Yugioh EQG: Shadow Gates]] is currently in progress. Beware of any {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}.
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[[folder: Yugioh EQG]]
* AllForNothing: Rainbow Dash sees the Survival Duel event as a waste of time because [[spoiler:they dueled all day but got no points at all due to Sunset winning the event.]]
* CheatersNeverProsper: Flash figures out that Trixie cheats in her duels by hacking into the Duel Disks of who she wants to challenge to look at their decks, then constructs a deck specifically designed to counter them. Flash sneaks two Pendulum cards into Twilight's deck to even the playing field, and this allows Twilight to win.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: As to be expected in a story based off Yu-Gi-Oh, most duels end with the winner and loser on good terms as friends.
* {Expy}: Several characters and monsters take heavy inspiration from characters and cards from both Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V and Vanguard G.
** Cold Steel is based on [[spoiler:Kouji Ibuki]] but has a deck and duel style similar to Declan Akaba.
** Tidal Wave is based on Jaime Alcaraz.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Cold Steel and his assistant Sunset Shimmer seem like antagonists at first, but they are actually trying to stop the real villains and have been pushing Flash to improve his skills to do so.]]
* SoreLoser: After losing to Twilight, Trixie backs out of her deal to return the cards she took from other duelists and runs away with a smokescreen cover, shoving Twilight in a river during her escape. [[spoiler:She is much more graceful after losing to her a second time.]]
* WorfEffect: Sunset SHimmer makes her dueling debut defeating all three Crusaders in a three-against-one duel.
** WorfEffect: She also manages to beat [[spoiler:Twilight, Applejack, and Flash]] in a single match and two-on-one match respectively, but they were each already low on life points due to the Survival Duel rules.
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[[folder: Yugioh EQG: Shadow Gates]]
*LonelyRichKid: Prince Thorax has spent his whole life being groomed to take the throne one day, and has never had any real friends or got to do any fun activities.
[[/folder]]
[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/353923/yugioh-eqg Yugioh EQG]] is a Franchise/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh and WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls crossover written by [=Banshee531=]. It heavily adapts elements of Anime/YuGiOhArcV, but also contains elements of [[Anime/CardfightVanguard Vanguard G]]. It is complete.
A sequel, [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/375904/yugioh-eqg-shadow-gates Yugioh EQG: Shadow Gates]] is currently in progress. Beware of any {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}.
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[[folder: Yugioh EQG]]
* AllForNothing: Rainbow Dash sees the Survival Duel event as a waste of time because [[spoiler:they dueled all day but got no points at all due to Sunset winning the event.]]
* CheatersNeverProsper: Flash figures out that Trixie cheats in her duels by hacking into the Duel Disks of who she wants to challenge to look at their decks, then constructs a deck specifically designed to counter them. Flash sneaks two Pendulum cards into Twilight's deck to even the playing field, and this allows Twilight to win.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: As to be expected in a story based off Yu-Gi-Oh, most duels end with the winner and loser on good terms as friends.
* {Expy}: Several characters and monsters take heavy inspiration from characters and cards from both Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V and Vanguard G.
** Cold Steel is based on [[spoiler:Kouji Ibuki]] but has a deck and duel style similar to Declan Akaba.
** Tidal Wave is based on Jaime Alcaraz.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Cold Steel and his assistant Sunset Shimmer seem like antagonists at first, but they are actually trying to stop the real villains and have been pushing Flash to improve his skills to do so.]]
* SoreLoser: After losing to Twilight, Trixie backs out of her deal to return the cards she took from other duelists and runs away with a smokescreen cover, shoving Twilight in a river during her escape. [[spoiler:She is much more graceful after losing to her a second time.]]
* WorfEffect: Sunset SHimmer makes her dueling debut defeating all three Crusaders in a three-against-one duel.
** WorfEffect: She also manages to beat [[spoiler:Twilight, Applejack, and Flash]] in a single match and two-on-one match respectively, but they were each already low on life points due to the Survival Duel rules.
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[[folder: Yugioh EQG: Shadow Gates]]
*LonelyRichKid: Prince Thorax has spent his whole life being groomed to take the throne one day, and has never had any real friends or got to do any fun activities.
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