Story of the Blanks: Difference between revisions

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''[[Story of the Blanks]]'' is a ''[[~~My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|~~My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' fan-made game made in the style of traditional 8-bit games.

''[[Story of the Blanks]]'' is a ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' fan-made game made in the style of traditional 8-bit games.

It follows Applebloom as she wanders away from Twilight Sparkle in the Everfree Forest and happens upon a village (called Sunny Town) full of ponies preparing for a party. She's invited to come in and enjoy herself, and aside from the fact that none of them have Cutie Marks or even know what they are, everything seems wonderful and straightforward...

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The game isn't very long (if you don't die, you could finish in ten minutes), but still a great play, and even won Equestra-Gaming's "Creepy Game" contest. Play it for free [http://donitz.deviantart.com/art/Story-of-the-Blanks-216207954 here] or [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/573755 here].

Watch a [[Let's Play]] by [[That Guy With ~~the~~ Glasses|TGWTG]]'s [[Familiar Faces|CR]] [http://blip.tv/familiar-faces/let-s-play-my-little-pony-story-of-the-blanks-5379742 here].

Watch a [[Let's Play]] by [[That Guy With The Glasses|TGWTG]]'s [[Familiar Faces|CR]] [http://blip.tv/familiar-faces/let-s-play-my-little-pony-story-of-the-blanks-5379742 here].

Not to be confused with [[The Blank]], and no such Blanks appear in the game.

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* [[Action Survivor]]: {{spoiler|Applebloom.}}

* [[A Fete Worse Than Death]]: A subversion. {{spoiler|The townsponies never ''intended'' to kill someone during the party, but Ruby's Cutie Mark appearing forced their hooves.}}

* [[All There in ~~The~~ Script]]: The [[Level Editor]] reveals a few names and identities:

* [[All There in the Script]]: The [[Level Editor]] reveals a few names and identities:

** {{spoiler|The zombie ponies are called Nightmares.}}

*** {{spoiler|The skeletal Nightmares are called Bone Fiends.}}

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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|Twilight Sparkle finds and rescues Applebloom before the Nightmares can catch her.}}

* [[Big No]]/[[Little No]]: Applebloom's reaction to {{spoiler|Ruby's bones in the fireplace.}}

* [[Blessed ~~With~~ Suck]]: {{spoiler|Since the ponies in Sunny Town murdered those with cutie marks and those indicated you had discovered your special talent, the only way not to be murdered was by never figuring out what you were best at.}}

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: {{spoiler|Since the ponies in Sunny Town murdered those with cutie marks and those indicated you had discovered your special talent, the only way not to be murdered was by never figuring out what you were best at.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Blood On These Hands|Blood On These Hooves]]}}: {{spoiler|Mitta holds herself personally responsible for Ruby's death due to her failure to intervene and prevent the other townsponies from killing her.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Blood on These Hands|Blood On These Hooves]]}}: {{spoiler|Mitta holds herself personally responsible for Ruby's death due to her failure to intervene and prevent the other townsponies from killing her.}}

* [[Call It Karma]]: {{spoiler|The entire town is cursed into becoming Nightmares for what happened to Ruby.}}

* [[Comic Book Adaptation]]: [http://template93.deviantart.com/gallery/34484523 here] (fanmade, but [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/19043076/2270433470 approved by the creator of the game]). The creator of the comic has stated that the comic will [[Fan Sequel|continue beyond the story of the game]] (which has also been approved by the creator of the game).

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* {{spoiler|[[Creepypasta]]}}

* [[Curiosity Killed the Cast]]: {{spoiler|Albeit in a different sense, Ruby's magnifying glass cutie mark, based on her knack for finding things, triggered the village into killing her.}}

* [[Cursed ~~With~~ Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Cutie marks are treated like a curse in Sunny Town, even though they just marked awareness of your special talent. The thing you were '''''awesome''''' at. However, with the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E6 The Cutie Pox|"The Cutie Pox"]] now out, [[Harsher in Hindsight|it becomes more horrifying in that they may have had an actual, semi-justified reason]].}}

* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Cutie marks are treated like a curse in Sunny Town, even though they just marked awareness of your special talent. The thing you were '''''awesome''''' at. However, with the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E6 The Cutie Pox|"The Cutie Pox"]] now out, [[Harsher in Hindsight|it becomes more horrifying in that they may have had an actual, semi-justified reason]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Cute Ghost Girl]]: Ruby.}}

* [[Darker and Edgier]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]: Ruby, and the rest of the town.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister]]: Ruby might be a surrogate one to Mitta.}}

* [[Death Is a Slap On The Wrist]]: In terms of gameplay, anyway...

* [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist]]: In terms of gameplay, anyway...

* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: Apple Bloom's escape sequence, to unnerving effect.

* [[Easter Egg]]: The [[Level Editor]].

* {{spoiler|[[Everything's Deader ~~With~~ Zombies]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Everything's Deader with Zombies]]}}

* [[Fan Sequel]]: The fanmade [[Comic Book Adaptation]] will continue beyond the story of the game.

* [[Fetch Quest]]

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*** {{spoiler|Interestingly, the most well-known Glitch City of Pokémon Generation 1 was given the [[Fan Nickname]] "Sunny Town" before a town with the same name appeared in the anime.}}

* [[Self-Duplication]]: The [[Level Editor]] reveals that {{spoiler|the two Nightmares who appear with Roneo at the front of Sunny Town are both also Roneo.}}

* [[Sequel Hook]]/[[The End - Or Is It?]]:

* [[Sequel Hook]]/[[The End - or Is It?]]:

** {{spoiler|"See you later."}}

** The ending narration below.

** However, the creator of the game [http://comments.deviantart.com/1/253369215/2162351756 has] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1616513/2176017913 stated] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1616513/2177592229 that] ''Story of the Blanks'' most likely won't have any direct [[Sequel|sequels]] or [[Prequel|prequels]] (but it will probably be referenced in his future ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|FiM]]'' games).

** However, the creator of the game [http://comments.deviantart.com/1/253369215/2162351756 has] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1616513/2176017913 stated] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1616513/2177592229 that] ''Story of the Blanks'' most likely won't have any direct [[Sequel|sequels]] or [[Prequel|prequels]] (but it will probably be referenced in his future ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|FiM]]'' games).

** The fanmade [[Comic Book Adaptation]] has a bigger one, setting up its [[Fan Sequel|continuation]].

* [[Stepford Suburbia]]

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{{quote| {{spoiler|"Thoughout Equestria, relics of the past lay forgotten and alone, never truly resting, awaiting recognition..."}}}}

* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: This is subverted with Mitta and Ruby, along with the other town ponies.}}

* [[Town ~~With~~ a Dark Secret]]

* [[Town with a Dark Secret]]

* [[Wham! Line]]: {{spoiler|"The Curse had befallen her this very night. She had the Mark! ''She had to go!''"}}

* [[What the Hell Townspeople|What The Hell, Townsponies?]]: {{spoiler|The entire town turned against and murdered a young pony when they saw she had received a Cutie Mark, thinking it was a bad omen.}}

* [[What the Hell, Townspeople?|What The Hell, Townsponies?]]: {{spoiler|The entire town turned against and murdered a young pony when they saw she had received a Cutie Mark, thinking it was a bad omen.}}