History NightmareFuel / MyLittlePonyANewGeneration

* Bridlewood undergoes a strange ritual to a superstitious jinx whenever someone mentions one of their taboo words (magic, wings, feathers and, for some reason, ''mayonnaise''). Seeing them all freeze up, then dance while chanting "Bing-bong", can be creepy.
* Izzy nearly getting gored by the runaway splat launcher that Hitch pulled the pin from. "A bad idea" indeed.

* Bridlewood undergoes a strange ritual to a superstitious jinx whenever someone mentions one of their taboo words (magic, wings, feathers and, for some reason, ''mayonnaise''). Seeing them all freeze up, then dance while chanting "Bing-bong", can lean towards UncannyValley.

* The coup/revolution in Zephyr Heights after the truth of the royal family's flight is exposed. Hearing your loved one had been arrested and/or becoming a fugitive by your own people proved to be a terrifying prospect for both Queen Haven and Pipp Petals, the former fearing for her childrens' safety and the latter freaking out over her ''entire life'' falling apart in the span of a single night. This resonates with any parent who fears getting into legal trouble and their children getting dragged into it, and any child who fears losing not only their parents but everything else with barely any idea of what's happening (or just getting into very big trouble with a lot of angry adults).

* The mere fact that the citizens of Maretime Bay are so afraid of Pegasi and Unicorns that they willingly rally around Sprout despite his idiocy both counts and crosses over with TearJerker. The fact that Sprout was able to convince the Earth Ponies that Hitch and Sunny were brainwashed makes it seem like a miracle that the Earth Ponies eventually [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere left him]].

* Sprout, for all his cowardice, silliness and ineffectiveness, is a shining example of VileVillainSaccharineShow. He doesn't have quite the same world-ending stakes as some of the villains from ''Friendship is Magic'' or even the 2017 movie, but he still ''tries to start a race war.''

** The mere fact that the citizens of Maretime Bay are so afraid of Pegasi and Unicorns that they willingly rally around Sprout despite his idiocy both counts and crosses over with TearJerker. The fact that Sprout was able to convince the Earth Ponies that Hitch and Sunny were brainwashed makes it seem like a miracle that the Earth Ponies eventually [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere left him]].

** It gets worse: an angry little nobody taking advantage of a society's fear, anger and hate to seize power and becoming dangerous is how a LOT of demagogues and dictatorships starts out throughout RealLife history. It could be ''[[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse anyone]]'', and it can happen at ''[[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed anytime]]'' where there is crisis and conflict. If even a bigoted cowardly idiot like Sprout can take over Maretime Bay, imagine how much darker the film would be if some-pony else [[EvilerThanThou more competent and charismatic]] than he is does it in his place instead.

--> '''Pipp Petals:''' [Horrified] What?! This is not happening! This is ''so'' not happening!

* Sprout is depicted as a silly villain but he manages to be frightening as well. From riling up the whole town against Unicorns and Pegasi to declaring himself Emperor and going on a warpath with a large war machine Sprout proves to be dangerous despite his idiocy.

** Sprout, for all his cowardice and ineffectiveness, is a shining example of VileVillainSaccharineShow. He doesn't have quite the same world-ending stakes as some of the villains from ''Friendship is Magic'' or even the 2017 movie, but he still ''tried to start a race war''.

* The coup/revolution in Zephyr Heights after the truth of the royal family's flight is exposed. Hearing your loved one had been arrested and/or becoming a fugitive by your own people proved to be a terrifying prospect for both Queen Haven and Pipp Petals, the former fearing for her childrens' safety and the latter freaking out over her ''entire life'' falling apart in the span of a single night. This resonates with any parent who fears getting into legal trouble and their children getting dragged into it, and any child who fears losing not only their parents but everything else with barely any idea of what's happening.

* The coup/revolution in Zephyr Heights after the truth of the royal family's flight is exposed. Hearing your loved one had been arrested and/or becoming a fugitive by your own people proved to be a terrifying prospect for both Queen Haven and Pipp Petals, the former fearing for her childrens' safety and the latter freaking out over losing her mother and her ''entire life'' falling apart in the span of a single night. This resonates with any parent who fears getting into legal trouble and their children getting dragged into it, and any child who fears losing not only their parents but everything else with barely any idea of what's happening.

* The coup/revolution in Zephyr Heights after the truth of the royal family's flight is exposed. Hearing your loved one had been arrested and/or becoming a fugitive by your own people proved to be a terrifying prospect for both Queen Haven and Pipp Petals, the former fearing for her childrens' safety and the latter freaking out over losing her mother and her ''entire life'' falling apart in the span of a single night.

* The coup/revolution in Zephyr Heights after the truth of the royal family's flight is exposed. Hearing your loved one had been arrested and/or becoming a figutive by your own people proved to be a terrifying prospect for both Queen Haven and Pipp Petals, the former fearing for her childrens' safety and the latter freaking out over losing her mother and her ''entire life'' falling apart in the span of a single night.

** The mere fact that the citizens of Maretime Bay are so afraid of Pegasi and Unicorns that they willingly rally around Sprout despite his idiocy both counts and crosses over with TearJerker. The fact that Sprout was able to convince the Earth Ponies that Hitch and Sunny were brainwashed makes it seem like a miracle that the Earth Ponies eventually [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere left him]].

** The mere fact that the citizens of Maretime Bay are so afraid of Pegasi and Unicorns that they willingly rally around Sprout despite his idiocy both counts and crosses over with TearJerker.