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Once upon a time, the magical land of Equestria was ruled by two sisters: one who governed the sun and one who controlled the moon. However, the darker sister grew resentful and turned upon her sibling, becoming the dreaded Nightmare Moon. In order to save their subjects, the elder was forced to call upon the Elements of Harmony, sealing her away in the moon and taking the burden of controlling the night upon herself. Ever since then, Equestria has been peaceful and harmonic...
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At least, that's the [[Written by the Winners|version of events]] passed down by Celestia herself. Twilight Sparkle, however, suspects there's more to the story than that... and she wants nothing more than to see that mule fall.
As the name implies, '''''[http://mlp-fib.thecomicseries.com/comics/ Friendship is Betrayal]''''' is a [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Fanfic|Fan]][[Web Comic|Comic]] based on ''[[My Little Pony:
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Each episode features a different primary POV character. "The Mare in the Moon" focuses on Twilight; "Griffon the Brush-Off" primarily stars Pinkie Pie, and "A Dog and Pony Show" revolves around Rarity.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Pinkie Pie.
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* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: While mostly gray, Celestia being a [[Complete Monster]] tips the balance towards this.
* [[Black Magic]]: Rarity has added this art to the art of the dress. It's distinct enough from normal magic that Twilight recognizes the diffence.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: Not the most difficult thing to accomplish, considering no one even gets a paper cut in the original cartoon [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2
* [[Break the Haughty]]: The Diamond Dogs try this on Rarity, {{spoiler|supported by Celestia's magic}}.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Not surprisingly, Pinkie Pie does this.
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* [[Broken Bird]]: Twilight and Pinkie Pie went through some horrible [[Break the Cutie|cutie-breaking]] as fillies.
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: In "A Dog and Pony Show", Rarity is prevented from simply dealing with the Diamond Dogs herself by a mysterious [[Power Nullifier]].
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* [[Charm Person|Charm Pony]]: Rarity specializes in this via [[Black Magic]], which makes the victims develop [[Black Eyes of Crazy]].
* [[The Chosen One]]: According to ancient legends, a pony capable of great magic is supposed to bring about harmony between day and night. Twilight seems to fit the bill.
* [[
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Twilight, who's extremely paranoid and views everyone as a potential spy for Celestia.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: Oh so much.
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* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: Celestia is a master of this.
* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Rainbow Dash does this when she's nervous:
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* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]:
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Hyper-Paranoid Protagonists Have Standards]]: Twilight is ''horrified'' that her decisions resulted in {{spoiler|Luna's gruesome execution}}.
* [[Every Man Has His Price|Every Pony Has Her Price]]: In "Griffon the Brush-Off", Gilda appears to be plying Rainbow Dash with promises of a Wonderbolts membership.
** In "A Dog and Pony Show", Celestia ''might'' be trying to determine Rarity's price... {{spoiler|but is actually setting her up for something else entirely.}}
* [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]]: Spoofed when Pinkie wraps up "Griffon the Brush-Off" with one:
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The Diamond Dogs state they hate the ponies for something which was done to their species by them, and are perfectly willing to take it out on Rarity.
* [[Fantastic Slurs]]: 'Mule' is thrown about [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|fairly frequently]].
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Pinkie Pie goes through this after {{spoiler|witnessing Luna's execution}}. Celestia may or may not have 'nudged' her into it.
* [[Moral Myopia]]: Pinkie doesn't care about Gilda terrorizing Granny Smith -- and even explicitly points out her [[Lack of Empathy]] to the audience -- but when Gilda threatens Fluttershy?
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Mule In Sheep's Clothing]]: Fluttershy seems just as sweet, shy and innocent as ever... but when she spots Spike, it's "Move aside, [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|bitch]]!"
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Nightmare Moon accuses Twilight of this: {{spoiler|in defeating her, she may have accidentally ensured that nobody will be able to stand against Celestia}}.
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* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized]]: Nightmare Moon's rebellion. Twilight's rebellion is shaping up to be little better.
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Twilight}} accidentally became one, while {{spoiler|Pinkie Pie}} deliberately did so.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Pinkie's murder schemes sure seem to involve the victims with [[
* [[Splash of Color]]: [[Flash Back|Flashbacks]] are mostly grayscale, with only a few things left colored.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: The seeds of Twilight's resentment of her mentor were planted when {{spoiler|she left her parents cursed as plants, gleefully telling Twilight the curse she'd accidentally laid upon them could never be reversed -- but that was okay, since that meant she could take her on as a student!}}
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