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* [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/story-thessalonica-legacy.html Equestria Daily] (links to Google Docs)

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7226163/1/The_Thessalonica_Legacy Fanfiction.net]

Our story begins on the planet Valexa, where the beleaguered Militia has launched a last-ditch effort to call for help against overwhelming odds.

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* [[Damsel in Distress]]: {{spoiler|Fluttershy gets taken hostage by Ackermann near the end. She [[Badass Damsel|tries to use the Stare on him]], but since he simply doesn't look her in the eye, it fails to work.}}

* [[Dirty Business]]: How the human protagonists regard war; they only fight to protect those who can't defend themselves, not out of blood-thirst. This actually helps placate the peaceful ponies who were a little freaked out by the idea of such large-scale violence.

* [[ET Gave Us Wi Fi]]: {{spoiler|The ''Thessalonica'', a Terran Hegemony merchant ship reached Equestria by misjump. The ponies adopted some of the technology the crew brought with them, such as architecture, leading to a sudden jump from little huts to fairly modern houses among other advances. And the human protagonists end up accidentally leaving a jeep behind, leading to the introduction of internal combustion engines and radios to Equestria, as seen in the epilogue.}}

** {{spoiler|So, really, it's a case of [[Inverted Trope|We Gave WiFi to ET?]]}}

* [[Humans Are Flawed]]: This is essentially Celestia's view of humanity as a whole, based on {{spoiler|the previous visitors and her insight into human history through them.}} However, she does acknowledge that ''individual'' humans can run the full spectrum of good and evil. The flipside of this trope is also mentioned: the ponies may be peaceful, but that very peace also led to [[Medieval Stasis|technological stagnation]].

* [[I Call It Vera]]: Ramirez notes that this is a fairly common practice among MechWarriors, but he hasn't found a good name for his 'Mech yet. Pinkie Pie offers ''"Big Stompy"'', ''"Thunderfeet"'', and ''"Brown-eyed Susan"''. In the end, Ramirez ends up naming it {{spoiler|''"Pinkie Pie"''.}}

* [[Magic From Technology]]: Postulated as a possible explanation by the humans when faced with magic.

* [[Mama Bear]]: Celestia towards all ponies. She was not amused when {{spoiler|the previous human visitors tried to abduct some of them}}, and makes it very clear to the human protagonists that violence and exploitation are not welcome in Equestria. She also makes it ''very'' clear that she wants them out of Equestria as soon as possible.

* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|Ackermann. He tries to frame Liz Virat, and at first it looks like the crew falls for it, but eventually it turns out to be a ruse to lure him out.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Obvious Judas]]:}} {{spoiler|Ackermann's vitriolic rant about conquering and enslaving the ponies pretty much cements his villainy.}}

* [[Pimped-Out Car|Pimped Out 'Mech]]: Ramirez claims to have pimped out his ''Valkyrie'' with a mini-fridge. He's joking, of course.

* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Din Geremek. His ''Osiris'' takes an autocannon round to the cockpit at the end of the first chapter.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: Literally. {{spoiler|Ramirez shoots a Diamond Dog that was about to attack Applejack.}}

* [[Snark to Snark Combat]]: Ramirez and Liz, frequently.

* [[Straw Atheist]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Ackermann seems to be a strawman evil, angry atheist at first, getting pissed off at the mention of spirituality. Turns out, he's actually a fanatical [[Machine Worship|Blakist]] agent, and mostly well-adjusted Ramirez is actually the atheist.}}