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{{quote| ''"Don't trust anypony."''}}
 
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...
 
At least, that's the [[WrittenbytheWritten 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: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Rather than being Celestia's faithful student, Twilight merely pretends to be loyal while plotting to bring about the cruel alicorn's downfall. To succeed, she'll need allies -- but who, if ''anyone'', can she trust? As both mentor and student prove, the most sinister of intentions can be hidden behind the brightest of smiles.
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=== This Fan Webcomic contains examples of: ===
 
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* [[A Day in Thethe 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.
* [[Big "What?"]]: Nightmare Moon, when Twilight {{spoiler|turns the others against her}}.
* [[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 (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E20 Its About Time|until late into the second season]]. Still, expect someone drenched in blood when it starts flying.
* [[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.
{{quote| '''Pinkie Pie:''' *looking straight out* Huh? Don't give me that look! What did you expect? Empathy? Wahaha!}}
* [[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.
* [[ColourColor-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Everyone's [[Speech Bubbles|Thought Bubbles]] have a different style and color scheme.
* [[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:
{{quote| '''Rainbow Dash:''' "I knew you were good at baking... but that cake just takes the cake! Get it? Hehe! The CAKE, heh..."}}
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]:
{{quote| '''Twilight Sparkle:''' "That's surprisingly wise coming from a homicidal maniac."}}
* [[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:
{{quote| '''Pinkie Pie:''' We should never trust anypony's judgement, no matter how good friends they might be! They'll just end up ruining everything even if that wasn't their intention!}}
* [[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]].
* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]: "A Dog and Pony Show" starts this way: Celestia offers Rarity a penthouse in Canterlot in exchange for designing a beautiful gown for the princess to wear to the Grand Galloping Gala. However, Rarity fears that if her friends learn about this, they'll suspect she supports the mule... So she tries to [[Take a Third Option]] by completing the work ''secretly''.
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: Friendship Is Betrayal shortens to FIB.
* [[Geas]]: Spike is bound to Twilight by magic and cannot leave her service. Twilight rather gleefully informs Fluttershy of this when she tries to convince him to ditch Twi and stay with ''her'' instead.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Used when {{spoiler|Celestia tears Luna apart}}.
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* [[I Know You Know I Know]]
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink|I Need A Freaking Milkshake]]: In "Griffon the Brush-Off", Pinkie Pie decides to go get one to distract herself from her suspicions.
* [[In Love Withwith Your Carnage]]: Pinkie thinks that {{spoiler|Twilight ripping open a hydra's belly with her horn}} is a ''beautiful'' sight.
* [[Irony]] (Situational): Twilight thinks the others might betray her to Celestia, but {{spoiler|they're all working for Nightmare Moon}}.
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: "Griffon The Brush-Off" sees Pinkie Pie doing this to {{spoiler|Dashie}}. Whether or not [[Gene Hunt Interrogation Technique|she's enjoying it]] is ambigious... in ''THAT'' instance, at least.
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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?
{{quote| '''Pinkie Pie:''' *thinking* Doesn't she know Fluttershy is one of us?}}
* [[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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* [[Properly Paranoid]]
* [[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 [[Cupcakes (Fanfic)|Cupcakes]].
* [[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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* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Rarity believes she's [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]], and has used magic to make her dresses more desirable.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Nightmare Moon wishes to overthrow the tyrannical Celestia, but her overbearing methods don't win her many followers {{spoiler|and ultimately leads to her downfall}}.
* [[WrittenbytheWritten by the Winners]]: Twilight doesn't trust Celestia's account of what happened.
* [[Yandere]]: Pinkie Pie is a little obsessed with Rainbow Dash, since {{spoiler|witnessing her Sonic Rainboom changed her whole mindset}}.
* [[Your Head Asplode]]: The fate of {{spoiler|the Diamond Dog's leader}}.
 
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[[Category:My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Fan Works]]
[[Category:Fan Web Comics]]
[[Category:FriendshipWeb Is BetrayalComics]]
[[Category:WebcomicMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Fan Works]]
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