History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1

* IWarnedYou: Tirek objects to the idea of using Discord's Chaos magic, declaring that taking it all would be "madness" since it is impossible for anyone but Discord himself to control. After Cozy volunteers to test it and fails miserably, Tirek smugly asks if she still thinks using it is a good idea.

* IWarnedYou: Tirek objects to the idea of using Discord's Chaos magic, declaring that taking it all would be "madness" since it is impossible for anyone but Discord himself to control. After Cozy volunteers to test it and fails miserably, Tirek smugly asks if she still thinks using it is a good idea.

* ForgotAboutTheirPowers:

* ForgotAboutHerPowers:

* ForgotAboutHerPowers: When being attacked by the Mane Six and the LegionOfDoom, respectively, neither Cozy nor Twilight think to just ''teleport'' themselves to safety.

* BigDamnHeroes: When Twilight is in the villains' grasp and is about to face her final fate, Rarity saves her life last-minute by throwing a boulder at the villains, causing them to release her.

* RealityEnsues:
** Despite gaining a serious power boost from becoming an alicorn, Cozy is still smaller than the adult Mane Six. Rainbow Dash is able to send Cozy spinning just by flying around her at high speed, and the Mane Six's combined efforts succeed in pinning her down.
** Starlight pulls off an UnflinchingWalk, only to be sent flying by an explosion's shockwave, resulting in her defeat.

'''Discord:''' Well ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime. Which is why I also brought back three other villains who are now on the lose, and not really big fans of yours. So... my bad.

'''Discord:''' Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Which is why I also brought back three other villains who are now on the lose, and not really big fans of yours. So... my bad.

'''Discord:''' Well [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime]]. Which is why I also brought back three other villains who are now on the lose, and not really big fans of yours. So... my bad.

->''"[[Main/FinalBattle The ultimate battle for the fate of Equestria is coming!]]"''

'''Discord:''' Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Which is why I also brought back three other villains who are now on the lose, and not really big fans of yours. So... my bad.

->''"The ultimate battle for the fate of Equestria is coming!"''

* SlasherSmile: All over the place, this part and the next, thanks to the villain trio.

* ReflectiveEyes: When Twilight is being threatened by the villains, their magic auras are briefly reflected into her eyes.

* BatmanGambit: Discord is revealed to have performed this on both sides. As Grogar, he brought Tirek, Cozy, Chrisalis, and King Sombra to teach them to work together in order to become a more dangerous force to Equestria (Sombra went on his own and was vanquished once more). In truth, however, he orchestrated this as a final test for the Mane Six, and especially Twilight. Unfortunately, the former worked a little ''too'' well, especially when Grogar's ball was used to take Discord's powers.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Discord's Chaos magic. It is one of the most powerful forms of magic but only Discord himself can properly control it. When it is given to Cozy Glow as a test she can't make it work the way she wants it to and begs Tirek and Chrysalis to take it back.

-->'''Cozy Glow:''' We're ''villains!'' [[CaptainObvious Duh.]]

* TricksterMentor: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Discord. After so many times when he'd created crises as "tests" for Twilight and her friends, he finally does it all by revealing ''he'' was Grogar all along, and created an alliance of villains to "test" Twilight and her friends and make sure she really ''was'' ready to take the throne of Equestria. Unfortunately, Cozy Glow, Tirek, and Chrysalis betraying him and stealing his Chaos magic with Grogar's Bewitching Bell bites them in the ass ''hard'', as they're now far more powerful than they would have ordinarily been and very nearly win. Instead of boosting Twilight's confidence like it was intended to do, Twilight believing that ''none'' of what she and her friends had done ended up mattering instead utterly shatters her confidence, putting her in a HeroicBSOD for a significant part of both this episode ''and'' the next.

** Cozy becomes an alicorn after gaining the magic in Grogar's bell. Though this makes her much tougher than before, she is still beaten by Twilight and her friends due to them keeping her off-balance during the fight while all she can do is blast at them randomly and without any technique.

A unicorn chef is seen walking towards Canterlot, only to be stopped by Chrysalis in her [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E13TheMean6 unicorn]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E17TheSummerSunSetback photographer]] disguise. She says that with the recent crop blight, earth ponies have begun hoarding the food, leaving the pegasi and unicorns to fend for themselves. As he leaves in a huff, she returns to Grogar's lair where Tirek and Cozy Glow are waiting. Having sown fear and mistrust among the pony races, and Twilight's coronation being planned for that day, they decide it's finally time to use Grogar's Bewitching Bell that they have hidden away to enact their revenge. Having learned how to operate it from the book they stole out of the Canterlot Archives, they all absorb Grogar's remaining magic that was left inside the bell, transforming slightly in the process (Cozy becomes an alicorn, Chrysalis' eyes turn yellow-green and her crown expands to full regalia, and Tirek grows by several sizes). Grogar arrives sometime afterwards holding a small trinket that he claims will allow them to defeat the ponies during Twilight's coronation. However, he is ambushed by the newly empowered Trio, who use the bell to absorb his magic. While being drained, it's revealed "Grogar" was in fact Discord in disguise. Now powerless, he flees, considered not worth chasing down without his magic.

* NearDeathExperience: Twilight is almost killed by the villain trio, but Rarity throws a rock at them, saving her life.