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A [[Deal with the Devil]] will often have the "nail" as a price, something of seemingly small consequence, that is in fact huge.
Compare [[Butterfly of Doom]]. A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[What If]]. A [[Super-Trope]] of [["Close Enough" Timeline]].
Compare [[All the Myriad Ways]]. If the originals meet their alternates, may result in [[Other Me Annoys Me]] or [[Future Me Scares Me]]. Also compare [[The "Unicorn In The Garden" Rule]]; in a well-crafted story the nail will be the "one unicorn" that precipitates all the changes.
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* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', as realized in the episode "The Cutie Mark Chronicles", [[Boisterous Bruiser|Rainbow Dash's]] first Sonic Rainboom actually indirectly caused all the rest of the Mane Six to get their own cutie marks.<ref>as well as [[Unreliable Narrator|helping Pinkie Pie "create Equestria"]]</ref>
* In the ''Rated A for Awesome'' episode "Thera's Date With Destiny" Noam's new future-predicting invention shows that Thera will be going to prom with [[The Bully|Chet]]. They try to change the outcome, but each attempt either has them start dating even sooner or she goes to prom with someone else she doesn't want to go with. That is until the last vision, which doesn't show her date's face, but it's hinted to be Noam. Each vision after the first also shows her with a different hairstyle.
* Happens in the ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' episode "Futureshock!". Mandy [[Literal Metaphor| breaks a nail]] during cheerleading practice, and believes this is too much of a flaw to be a cheerleader. She decides to take up broadcasting class (because a news anchor can be popular without having to show her hands) takes a liking to it, becomes good at it, and by discovering the power of the press, becomes [[Drunk with Power]], growing up to be a dictator in a [[Bad Future]].
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