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* '''Pinkie Pie: Schism''': Rainbow Dash accidentally catches Pinkie Pie in an unguarded moment, discovering an uncomfortable secret -- and as we all know, spilling a secret is the fastest way to lose a friend FOREVER!

* '''Rainbow Dash: Dependence''': Dash turns to Fluttershy for help relaxing, but the cure may be worse than the original problem...

* '''Trixie: Treasure''': The once Great and Powerful Trixie comes into possession of the means to get back at the residents of Ponyville - but is she ready to pay the price for that vengeance?

 

 

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* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: When Ditzy starts to recover her memories, she [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death|becomes horribly depressed]] when she thinks {{spoiler|she used to be a mob enforcer and a killer.}}

** Granted, {{spoiler|that was how Big Macintosh got a tax break}}.

* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|Bright Eyes, who adopted a foal orphaned when she failed to protect her parents from Giovanni's hitpony.}}

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]

* [[Darker and Edgier]]

* [[Empathic Weapon]]: The Regalia of the Daymare, which is linked to the Elements of Harmony {{spoiler|and really dislikes having its powers abused by the wearer for their own selfish ends}}.

* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: {{spoiler|How Twilight tries to help her friends in the second half of ''Spellbound''.}}

** They also emerge as a plot point in ''Secrets and Lies''; Twilight's [[Skyward Scream|inadvertent admission of her self-defense equicide]] jolts Ditzy/Bright Eyes into remembering her training as an undercover operative.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Each installment foreshadows future events in small ways.

* [[Glamour]]: In ''Blame'', Nightmare Moon's striking appearance and natural intimidation is explained as the effects of a mantle Luna wore, which originally belonged to the princesses' mother. {{spoiler|Celestia wears one all the time, and its effects are so powerful even Luna can't fully resist its thrall -- something which causes her no end of frustration.}}

* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Stalliongrad might be the most prominent example, that with a royal visit from tsarevna in ''Spellbound'' (and with perfect Russian to boot). Then there are mentionings of Xiao Ma, San Caballo and Puledria.

* [[Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: In ''Treasure'', Trixie eventually learns that {{spoiler|abusing the power of the Regalia caused all her suffering and agony}}.

* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: {{spoiler|Bright Eyes}}, when wanting some farrier work done on her hooves, tells Big Mac point-blank "''I want you to nail me''." Big Mac's first response is a [[Jaw Drop]].

* [[People Puppets|Pony Puppets]]: Trixie inflicts this punishment upon {{spoiler|Snips and Snails}} for humiliating her in the past.

* [[Power At a Price]]: {{spoiler|The Elements of Harmony slowly drive their bearers mad.}}

* [[Revised Ending]]: Originally, {{spoiler|the pegasi ended up as an [[Official Couple]]}} by the end of ''Spellbound''. After readers expressed their concern about the circumstances behind this, however, Saddlesoap Opera went back and tweaked the story so that {{spoiler|Dash admits she was under the influence and Fluttershy accepts that, returning to a strong friendship}}.

* [[Secret Keeper]]: Rainbow Dash becomes one for Pinkie Pie, and Twilight for Rarity, both against their will.

** ''Muffins'' reveals that Rarity knows about Ditzy {{spoiler|dyeing her mane blonde}}, and {{spoiler|Ditzy becomes one for The Doctor}}.

* [[Tarot Motifs]]: Celestia uses one combined with a [[Themed Tarot Deck]] to give Twilight greater insight into her friends {{spoiler|and explain how to help them}}.

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: According to ''Spellbound'', it seems {{spoiler|the Magic-bearer's role is to play psychologist and keep the other bearers from going insane}}.

* [[Voodoo Shark]]: The idea that {{spoiler|the Elements of Harmony drives the bearers mad only affects Applejack. The rest are explained by outside sources (Fluttershy's problem is hereditary, for instance), and it comes off as something Luna made up to hurt Twilight.}}

** One could argue otherwise. {{spoiler|Rarity, who has the Element of Generosity, became so generous to the point of suffering massive debts, out of a fear of being rejected if she stopped putting others' needs ahead of her own. It's possible that her Element somehow made her think that, or made an already-existing fear into a bigger deal than it actually was. Pinkie, having Laughter, puts on a [[Stepford Smiler]] act even when she's not in the mood to laugh at all. Again, it's possible that her Element had something to do with her depression.}}

 

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