History RiseOfEmpressMidnight / TropesAToE

* AllDeathsFinal: Gruncle Boris tries to avert this [[spoiler: with the creation of the Alicorn Amulet, but fails in bringing back his brother.]]

** AlternateHistory: Due to one small event, [[spoiler: that being Alternate Twilight having a restless night before Lord Tirek attacked, being the time when she was most insecure of her position as princess,]] it causes a series of events to happen which result in Empress Midnight taking over.

* AntiVillain: Midnight claims she is this, but it's merely her self-justifications [[spoiler: under her previous influence to the Alicorn Amulet.]]

* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler: Empress Midnight is alternate Twilight, the R.A.E.M. keeps this secret from her to prevent her as well from becoming evil.]]
** Borris hiding the fact from his leaders that Captain (alternate) Dash is dead and Rainbow is posing as her, in order to keep their mental health up while leading the RAEM. [[spoiler: The beans are spilled.]]

** Alternate Rarity becomes this, being apple to perform high-power magic. [[spoiler: Midnight uses this to convince her to join her.]]

** Gruncle Boris could also qualify with his creation of various specific spells and [[spoiler: the Alicorn Amulet]].

* BlackMarket: [[spoiler: Boris resorts to selling the Alicorn Amulet to the black market in order to keep it away from Twilight.]]

** This is later repeated by [[spoiler: Alternate]] Atlas during the final battle before firing a massive crossbow with Alternate Daniel on the arrow towards Mecha Spike.
--> '''[[spoiler: Alternate]] Atlas:''' No, that’s why I’m having him do it.

** The Morks and [[spoiler: No-Ponies]] can also be classified as this.
* CeilingCling: Midnight does this [[spoiler: when she's infiltrating the R.A.E.M. and getting the second Alicorn Amulet.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Both versions of Raindrop are turned into a dimensional crash upon touching hooves to stop Midnight.]]

* DamselOutOfDistress: This nearly happens with Twilight [[spoiler: escaping Midnight's prison along with the princesses and her (true) great uncle but ends up slamming in a door locked by other Morks.]]

** [[spoiler: In the diary, after Gruncle Boris lost his brother, he tries to complete his project in hopes that it will resurrect him, only for it to fail and end up creating the Alicorn Amulet, setting up the events of Rise of Empress Midnight.]]

* DisabledMeansHelpless: Most ponies think Raindrop is too weak and incapable to do anything due to her blindness and size. However, this actually becomes important in the final battle since [[spoiler: the alternate Raindrop has also been preserved in the castle due to Celestia's overprotection of her, therefore being able to create the dimensional crash.]]
* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: Alternate Borris attempts this with Rainbow Dash, [[spoiler: he later dies after finally earning Dash's affection. Rainbow Dash then finds Twilight's Borris and the two decide to know each other better before getting into a serious relationship]].

** However, [[spoiler: the Mork helmet grabs a hold of his senses, turning him back into a Mork.]]

* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler: Everyone takes an enormous hit when they realize that Midnight is alternate Twilight Sparkle. Their alternates already knew this, but wanted to keep it secret so Twilight doesn't become another Midnight.]]

* EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Empress Midnight]] is Twilight's alternate version of Midnight's world.]]

* AdultFear: Celestia should be worried that her adoptive daughter is now stuck in the crossfire with a war against a tyranical super villain.
** Not made any better with [[spoiler: Raindrop having to sacrifice herself with her alternate to save everyone from Midnight.]]

* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: Alternate Borris attempts this with Rainbow Dash, [[spoiler: he later dies after finally earning Dash's affection. Rainbow Dash then finds Twilight's Borris and the two decide to know each other better before getting into a serious relationship.

** AlternateHistory: Due to one small event, [[that being Alternate Twilight having a restless night before Lord Tirek attacked, being the time when she was most insecure of her position as princess,]] it causes a series of events to happen which result in Empress Midnight taking over.

* [[spoiler: EvilMeScaresMe:]] [[spoiler: [[BigBad Empress Midnight]] is Twilight's alternate version of Midnight's world.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath

* DamselOutOfDistress: This nearly happens with Twilight [[spoiler: escaping Midnight's prison alongwith the princesses and her (true) great uncle but ends up slamming in a door locked by other Morks.]]

* CeilingCling: Midnight does this [[spoiler: when she's infiltrating the RAEM and getting the second Alicorn Amulet.]]