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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna. Knowing that she feels useless, he sets out to help her gain the skills to properly participate in ruling. He obtains experts to upskill the Royal Guard, and Sunset Shimmer offers magical equipment of her own design.

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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Renegade.

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Sunset Shimmer turns herself into an Alicorn, though this does not mend her relationship with Celestia, and the Renegade begins dating Luna.

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Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna. Knowing that she feels useless, he sets out to help her gain the skills to properly participate in ruling. He obtains experts to upskill the Royal Guard, and Sunset Shimmer offers magical equipment of her own design.
design. He also locates the pre-migration Ponyland, where knowledge of Earth Pony magic is widespread, and brings back a tutor for Sunset.
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** The ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons, and wants to kill the gods of chaos.

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** The ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons, and wants to kill the gods of chaos. He's assembling an alliance of all the major powers to do so, and is treating with some of the Tomb Kings.
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--> '''Grayen''': …blood oath you have sworn,\\

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--> '''Grayen''': '''Grayven''': …blood oath you have sworn,\\
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* SpontaneousChoreography: Grayven finds himself pulled into the chorus of Sunset's musical number when she's making her sales pitch. It's suggested that Equestria actually has magical empowerment of events like this.

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* SpontaneousChoreography: Grayven finds himself pulled into the chorus of Sunset's musical number when she's making her sales pitch. It's suggested that Equestria actually has magical empowerment of events like this.this.
* TooDumbToLive: Apparently Queen Chrysalis attacked Grayven when he hunted her down. He later reassures Luna that he "treated the occasion with the solemnity it deserved"; what he actually did was sing his own words to the [=YouTube=] clip [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw Dumb Ways to Die]].
--> '''Grayen''': …blood oath you have sworn,\\
Pick a fight with an alicorn.\\
Dumb ways to di-ie,\\
So many dumb ways to '''die'''.
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The title is a pun on "Equestrian Guys", mirroring the previous episode, although it is unclear what the direct meaning of "guise" refers to.

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The title is a pun on "Equestrian Guys", mirroring the previous episode, although it is unclear what the direct meaning of "guise" refers to.
to; possibly the Renegade's transformation into a pony.
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** The Warhammer Fantasy universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons, and wants to kill the gods of chaos.
** The Warhammer 40K universe, where he seeks refuge with the Tau, believing them to be "the least mental major faction in the setting."

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** The Warhammer Fantasy ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons, and wants to kill the gods of chaos.
** The Warhammer 40K ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' universe, where he seeks refuge with the Tau, believing them to be "the least mental major faction in the setting."

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** Several upcoming chapters are titled "Lantern Corps, Ho!" This is most likely the Thundercats chapters that were mentioned by Mr Zoat earlier in the thread.
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment.

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** Several upcoming chapters are titled "Lantern Corps, Ho!" This is most likely Third Earth, the Thundercats chapters that were mentioned by Mr Zoat earlier in the thread.
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]]
''[[{{WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011}} Thundercats]]'' world, has a Paul in the episode who achieved Yellow Enlightenment, but is only able to charge his ring very slowly from a different color of enlightenment.Power Stone.
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Celestia then returns, and Sunset confronts her about the failure of their teaching relationship.

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Celestia then returns, and Sunset confronts her about the failure of their teaching relationship.
relationship. Celestia, Luna, Grayven and Circe supervise Sunset's ascension ritual, which successfully transforms her into an alicorn.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Luna is curious about why Grayven is attracted to her when he's not natively a pony.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Luna is curious about why Grayven is attracted to her when he's not natively a pony. The thing is, Apokoliptian romance is less about physical appearance, and more about PowerIsSexy.
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* AlmostKiss: Grayven isn't sure exactly how to go about it as a horse, but he leans in toward Luna anyway - until an annoyed Celestia yanks him away. Luna isn't impressed with her sister's interference.
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* LostCommonKnowledge: Equestrian ponies don't know any earth pony magic, but it's commonplace in the pre-migration land.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In canon, Tempest Shadow attacked Equestria on behalf of the Storm King and caused a lot of damage. Grayven reaches her before she's accepted the Storm King's offer, and hires her instead to train up Equestria's military. It's all just business to her.

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* LostCommonKnowledge: Equestrian ponies don't know any earth pony magic, but it's commonplace in the pre-migration land.
Ponyland.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In canon, Tempest Shadow attacked Equestria on behalf of the Storm King and caused a lot of damage. Grayven reaches her before she's accepted the Storm King's offer, and hires her instead to train up Equestria's military. It's all just business to her.[[note]]At least, until Grayven also demonstrates the ability to partially heal her broken horn, with a promise of seeking out more expert help. ''Then'' she's properly interested.[[/note]]
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Pretty sure Mr Zoat said something about Thundercats being one of the places where a Paul ended up.


** Several upcoming chapters are titled "Lantern Corps, Ho!" This may be a reference to the novel "Westward, Ho!"

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** Several upcoming chapters are titled "Lantern Corps, Ho!" This may be a reference to is most likely the novel "Westward, Ho!"Thundercats chapters that were mentioned by Mr Zoat earlier in the thread.
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--> '''Luna''': Do you know how long it was been since a knight brought Us such a token? A vile monster slain in our name, its head to be-. Pikes, We must find a pike, that Our ponies may know-. \\
'''Celestia''': We're not displaying a '''''severed head'''''!
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* LadyAndKnight: Grayven isn't actually knighted, but when he gift-wraps the head of Queen Chrysalis as a present for Princess Luna, she accepts it in that spirit and is quite pleased by his offering. (Her sister, meanwhile, is horrified.)
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** Several upcoming chapters are titled "Lantern Corps, Ho!" This may be a reference to the novel "Westward, Ho!"
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** Another Paul is in Warhammer 40K, chapters written but not yet released.
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment. It's not yet known whether this will be the 40K Paul.

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** Another Paul is in The Warhammer 40K, chapters written but not yet released.
40K universe, where he seeks refuge with the Tau, believing them to be "the least mental major faction in the setting."
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment. It's not yet known whether this will be the 40K Paul.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In canon, Tempest Shadow attacked Equestria on behalf of the Storm King and caused a lot of damage. Grayven reaches her before she's accepted the Storm King's offer, and hires her instead to train up Equestria's military. It's all just business to her.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In canon, Tempest Shadow attacked Equestria on behalf of the Storm King and caused a lot of damage. Grayven reaches her before she's accepted the Storm King's offer, and hires her instead to train up Equestria's military. It's all just business to her.her.
* SpontaneousChoreography: Grayven finds himself pulled into the chorus of Sunset's musical number when she's making her sales pitch. It's suggested that Equestria actually has magical empowerment of events like this.
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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna. Knowing that she feels useless, he sets out to help her gain the skills to properly participate in ruling.

As part of his help, he recruits pegasus and unicorn experts to upskill the Royal Guard. However, Sunset's research indicates that earth ponies should also be able to use magic, yet no one in Equestria knows any earth pony spells. They visit the country that Equestrian ponies migrated from, in hopes that someone there will know more.

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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna. Knowing that she feels useless, he sets out to help her gain the skills to properly participate in ruling.

As part of his help, he recruits pegasus and unicorn
ruling. He obtains experts to upskill the Royal Guard. However, Sunset's research indicates that earth ponies should also be able to use magic, yet no one in Equestria knows any earth pony spells. They visit Guard, and Sunset Shimmer offers magical equipment of her own design.

Celestia then returns, and Sunset confronts her about
the country that Equestrian ponies migrated from, in hopes that someone there will know more.
failure of their teaching relationship.

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As part of his help, he recruits Pegasus and Unicorn experts to upskill the Royal Guard. However, Sunset's research indicates that Earth ponies should also be able to use magic, yet no one in Equestria knows any Earth pony spells. They visit the country that Equestrian ponies migrated from, in hopes that someone there will know more.

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As part of his help, he recruits Pegasus pegasus and Unicorn unicorn experts to upskill the Royal Guard. However, Sunset's research indicates that Earth earth ponies should also be able to use magic, yet no one in Equestria knows any Earth earth pony spells. They visit the country that Equestrian ponies migrated from, in hopes that someone there will know more.


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* LostCommonKnowledge: Equestrian ponies don't know any earth pony magic, but it's commonplace in the pre-migration land.

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** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment.

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** Another Paul is in Warhammer 40K, chapters written but not yet released.
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment. It's not yet known whether this will be the 40K Paul.

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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna.

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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna.
Luna. Knowing that she feels useless, he sets out to help her gain the skills to properly participate in ruling.

As part of his help, he recruits Pegasus and Unicorn experts to upskill the Royal Guard. However, Sunset's research indicates that Earth ponies should also be able to use magic, yet no one in Equestria knows any Earth pony spells. They visit the country that Equestrian ponies migrated from, in hopes that someone there will know more.



** The Warhammer Fantasy universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons.

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** The Warhammer Fantasy universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons.demons, and wants to kill the gods of chaos.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Luna is curious about why Grayven is attracted to her when he's not natively a pony.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Luna is curious about why Grayven is attracted to her when he's not natively a pony.pony.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In canon, Tempest Shadow attacked Equestria on behalf of the Storm King and caused a lot of damage. Grayven reaches her before she's accepted the Storm King's offer, and hires her instead to train up Equestria's military. It's all just business to her.
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* AlternateUniverse: The April 1 trend continues with Pauls who landed in other universes.
** The Warhammer Fantasy universe, where he controls an army of assimilated Construct-Lantern monsters and demons.
** There [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/posts/3184291/ will be]] a Paul in the episode who achieved a different color of enlightenment.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Downplayed. Grayven threatens to be this to the army, but honestly, with this being Equestria and the military ponies being the relative size of children, he was never going to drop a ClusterFBomb or demand a thousand pushups.
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* HorrifyingTheHorror: Discord flees in terror when he sees Grayven holding the Sword of the Fallen. Justified, since Grayven and his associates have already killed four other Chaos Lords with that sword.
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The title is a pun on "Equestrian Guys", mirroring the previous episode, although it is unclear what the direct meaning of "guise" refers to.
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Takes place April 1 in Earth 16 time (April 2 locally).

This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade.

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Takes place April 1 in Earth 16 time (April 2 (different time locally).

This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade.
Renegade. Grayven remains on Equestria to watch Sunset's ascension ritual, and to spend more time with Luna.
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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade.

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This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade.Renegade.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Luna is curious about why Grayven is attracted to her when he's not natively a pony.
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Takes place April 2-ongoing.

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Takes place April 2-ongoing.
1 in Earth 16 time (April 2 locally).
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!! Episode 95: Equestrian Guise

Takes place April 2-ongoing.

This episode is a direct continuation of the previous one, and is again primarily Renegade.

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