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After the Doctor drops the girls off in Ponyville, it looks like things are finally getting back to normal. But then Rarity's latest client, a diamond dog mining magnate by the name of Zeitgeist Stardust, shows up to announce that he'll have to cancel his order for a new ensemble for the Grand Galloping Gala... but as compensation, he's offering Rarity and her friends a trip to the fabulous Dragon Valley Resort!

* [[Casual Time Travel]]: Like the original series, this is done offscreen, having to fight very hard in the actual "present" to change or allow thing to happen as they should. {{spoiler|It is also implied twice that the Doctor traveled and met not only Celestia and Luna before the S'Müz, but also orchestrated the Downfall of Tirac 500,000 years in the past}}.

* [[Can Not Tell a Lie]]: Worker Grundels.

* [[Cool Airship]]: Zeitgeist Stardust has one.

** A large blindingly white airship called [[Legend of Galactic Heroes|the Brünhild.]]

{{quote| '''''Fire Dazzler''': Isn’t an eternity of torture a little much for {{spoiler|a measly half-a-million years of imprisonment? You’re a god,}} that’s like a dime for you!''<br />

'''Tirac''': ''What can I say, [[Evil Is Petty|I’m petty.]]'' }}

* [[Emotion Eater]]: {{spoiler|Tirac, or rather The Source of Darkness, feeds off of negative emotions such as fear, hate, misery, and pain. 500,000 years ago he had plunged Equestria into a horrible global war in order to feed off of resulting the suffering and misery to strengthen the Source of Darkness. The reason he's trying to destroy the diamond dog city is in order to consume the fear and pain of an entire city burning to death, restarting the Source and freeing him from his prison}}.

* [[Evil Is Petty]]: But at least Tirac [[Lampshade Hanging|admits it.]]

* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: {{spoiler|Unicorn Telekinesis}}. Really, you wouldn't believe how utterly badass it is until you see {{spoiler|Twilight Sparkle furious}}. See below.

* [[Idiot Savant]]: A milder case of this trope can be found in Fire Dazzler, one of the resort's more talented pyrotechnicians. Like all ponies he has the one area of expertise in which he absolutely excels, ''unlike'' all ponies he knowingly gets indebted to a pony mafia in order to purchase extremely unsafe/illegal chemicals for his light shows. His idiocy and irresponsibility are integral to the plot.

{{quote| '''The Doctor''': ''If you are indeed going to try and pursue a relationship with my good ''dear'' friend Twilight, do take her feelings into consideration. She's a little... awkward socially. If you in some way... ''distress'' her, I will make you very, ''very'' sorry... '''''forever'''''. Compris?'' }}

* [[Implacable Man]]: {{spoiler|Tirac/Gabbro}} not only slaughtered an entire group of Worker Grundels in seconds but also laid low the entire mane cast, the Doctor and a group of Elite Grenadiers armed to the teeth with contemptuous ease {{spoiler|that's it until he faced [[Curb Stomp Battle|an enraged Twilight Sparkle.]] }}

* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Worker Grundels. They are massive, absurdly strong, incredibly tough, and quite intelligent creatures. They are also the nicest, most innocent beings you could ever hope to find in [[Sugar Bowl|Equestria]]. This is by design as their God {{spoiler|created them to be the only creatures incapable of being corrupted by Tirac and act as [[The Corruption|Tirac's]] jailers.}}

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: "Equestrianism", which its somewhat accepted, since several Diamond dogs would not mind riding Rarity or Fluttershy and there seems to be a small cup of this between Zeitgeist and Litigia. When two of Zeitgeist's dogs coarsely joke about it in front of an already distraught Twilight in chapter 5, she does not appreciate it.

** [[Ironic Echo|Ironically enough]], in the end this is how Gabbro kills {{spoiler|himself and Tirac}}.

* [[Knight Templar]]: Gabbro. He wants to {{spoiler|[[Pay Evil Unto Evil|wipe out one of the Diamond Dogs' major cities]]}} so they'll never be a threat again. This turns out to be because of {{spoiler|Tirac's influence.}}

** Tirac is 1-km long by 700+ meters tall while the Equine Elementals are of similar proportions, but the cake goes to Calcipher who lives up to his title by being over a mile (1.6km) ''tall''. Oh, and they're all [[Made of Indestructium]] .

* [[Large Ham]]: David Tennant's [[No Indoor Voice]] would synch up perfectly with much of the dialogue. However, the introduction of Tirac in a speaking role quickly and deftly establishes [[Ham to Ham Combat|who is the hammiest of them all]]. Tirac's old school villain hamminess is even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by [[Deadpan Snarker|Spike]] who says

* [[Sequel Hook]]: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GproQVgXI-7jEvEWWUOvYLd8oNVB1iUQ-AvBJcUE7Hc/edit?hl=en_US The epilogue].

* [[Shout-Out]]: The Grundels from the G1 series make a return, and there's reference made to another G1 villain: {{spoiler|Tirac, from the G1 special "Rescue at Midnight Castle".}}

** Zeitgeist Stardust himself is a shout-out to [[David Bowie]], if it weren't already obvious.

** According to Chapter 6, {{spoiler|Tirac is actually The Beast from "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit", who got shunted into Equestria's distant past after falling into the black hole.}}

** [[Patton|“You magnificent bastard.” Litigia said in awe. “You should write a book.”]]

** Twilight got annoyed with [[Blood Knight|Feist]], so she sent him to... [[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|hurt, to learn some manners there]].

'''Applejack''': ''[[Call Back|“Neither did ah!]]'' }}

** The dialogue during {{spoiler|Gabbro}}'s [[Heroic Sacrifice]] resembles the dialogue between [[Princess Bride|Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen]] near the end of the movie.