History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E6PowerPonies

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, a power very likely inspired by ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' villain Sedusa, who in turn is inspired by Medusa of Greek mythology.

** The villainess resembles Medusa from Greek mythology. She also seems to use her tentacle hair to move about in a fashion similar to Doctor Octopus of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' fame.

The synopsis [[http://derpynews.com/new-synopsis-and-title-of-episode7/ from the Hub Network]]: ''When Spike and the Mane 6 end up as superheroes in a comic book world, the only way to get back home is to defeatthe super-villain, The Mane-iac.''

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, a power very likely inspired by ''PowerpuffGirls'' villain Sedusa, who in turn is inspired by Medusa of Greek mythology.

** The villainess resembles Medusa from Greek mythology. She also seems to use her tentacle hair to move about in a fashion similar to Doctor Octopus of ''SpiderMan'' fame.
** The title could be a reference either to the PowerRangers or Marvel's PowerPack.

--> '''Spike''': "You're the... Power Ponies!"

** Applejack, who represents honesty, (aka Mistress Marevelous) wields a lasso, in what could be a nod to WonderWoman (who similarly represents truth and also wields a lasso).

An animatic clip for this episode is the second of four segments included in an animatic compilation [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlquKcFM58 shown]] at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. It [[TitleDrop calls out to the episode name]], and involves Spike and the Mane Six (as superheroes) going up against a villain in a city called Maretropolis. From the animatic and Twitter clarifications from Meghan [=McCarthy=] later, [[spoiler:the six become The Masked Matter-horn (Twilight), Split-Second (Pinkie), Zap (Rainbow), Radiance (Rarity), Saddle Ranger (Fluttershy), and Mistress Mare-valous (Applejack).]]

** The title and Fluttershy's hero name could both be a reference to the PowerRangers.

* SuperheroEpisode: The second one, after Recap/TheMysteriousMareDoWell, though this one is more explicitly a superhero episode then Mare Do Well, with the costumes, and the city being called "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Maretropolis]]"
* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, a power very likely inspired by PowerpuffGirls villain Sedusa, who in turn is inspired by Medusa of Greek mythology.
* ShoutOut The episode features a city called [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Maretropolis]].

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, similar to Medusa.

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, similar to the character Medusa from Greek Mythology.

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, similar to the character Sedusa in ''ThePowerpuffGirls''. She also seems to use it to move about in a fashion similar to Doctor Octopus of ''SpiderMan'' fame.

** As stated above, the villainess resembles Sedusa from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.

* SuperheroEpisode: The second one, after Recap/TheMysteriousMareDoWell, though this one is more explicitly a superhero episode then Mare Do Well.

An animatic clip for this episode is the second of four segments included in an animatic compilation [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlquKcFM58 shown]] at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. It [[TitleDrop calls out to the episode name]], and involves Spike and the Mane Six (as superheroes) going up against a villain in a city called Maretropolis. From the animatic and Twitter clarifications from Meghan McCarthy later, [[spoiler:the six become The Masked Matter-horn (Twilight), Split-Second (Pinkie), Zap (Rainbow), Radiance (Rarity), Saddle Ranger (Fluttershy), and Mistress Mare-valous (Applejack).]]

An animatic clip for this episode is the second of four segments included in an animatic compilation [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlquKcFM58 shown]] at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. It involves Spike and the Mane Six (as superheroes) going up against a villain in a city called Maretropolis.

* ShoutOut The episode features a city called [[Franchise/Superman Maretropolis]].

* SuperheroEpisode: The second one, after Recap/TheMysteriousMareDoWell, though this one is more explicitly a superhero episode then Mare Do Well, with it being set in [[Franchise/Superman Maretropolis]].

* SuperheroEpisode: The second one, after Recap/TheMysteriousMareDoWell, though this one is more explicitly a superhero episode then Mare Do Well, with it being set in [[ComicBook/Superman Maretropolis]].

* SuperheroEpisode

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, similar to the character Sedusa in ''ThePowerpuffGirls''.

* PrehensileHair: The villainess seen in the SDCC animatic seems to have a mane that acts like multiple tentacle-like limbs, similar to the character Sedusa in ''ThePowerpuffGirls''.

* SuperheroEpisode

This episode is set to air on the Hub Network on December 21, 2013.

* AnimalSuperheroes: By definition.

This episode is set to air on the Hub Network on December 21, 2013.

Either this episode or the preceding episode "Flight to the Finish" (more likely this episode) [[https://twitter.com/TheCFullerton/status/380887555392036864 is]] [[https://twitter.com/TheCFullerton/status/380892280443244545 co]]-[[https://twitter.com/TheCFullerton/status/399016193803051008 written]] [[https://twitter.com/TheCFullerton/status/399044521633148928 by]] Charlotte Fullerton and Betsy [=McGowen=].