Through the Eyes of Another Pony: Difference between revisions

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=== This [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] [[Fanfic]] provides examples of these tropes: ===

=== This [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] [[Fanfic]] provides examples of these tropes: ===

* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: "Oh, Luna. Your sadism should not be this entertaining."

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler|When Firewall realizes he's about to be taken from Luna, he tries to tell her he loves her.}}

* [[Anti Magic]]: Twilight Sparkle discovers a substance at Firewall's crash site that is impossible to manipulate via magic, dubbing it "Inmanipulon." It is later revealed to be the power behind {{spoiler|the effects of Poison Joke, and prolonged exposure can cause immortality and immunity to magic.}}

* [[Anti-Magic]]: Twilight Sparkle discovers a substance at Firewall's crash site that is impossible to manipulate via magic, dubbing it "Inmanipulon." It is later revealed to be the power behind {{spoiler|the effects of Poison Joke, and prolonged exposure can cause immortality and immunity to magic.}}

** Later revealed that it is not so much an anti-magic effect as it is an intensely focused form of magic that sucks magic from its surroundings – somewhat akin to a black hole of/for magic.

* [[Author Avatar]]: Firewall, at first. In the author's notes at the beginning of one chapter (somewhere between ch. 8 and 12), he says that Firewall has developed from an Author Avatar into a proper stand-alone OC.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Anything that threatens kids in any way absolutely enrages Firewall. The Nightmare learns this the painful way when the villains kidnap Apple Bloom.

* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]: None of the ponies take Firewall seriously, as he tends to respond to danger by laughing his plot off at it. This does NOT mean he cannot be a credible threat. When [[Let's Get Dangerous|pushed too far]], he will melt your freaking face into a puddle, and then incinerate said puddle. See the examples under [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]] below.

* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]: None of the ponies take Firewall seriously, as he tends to respond to danger by laughing his plot off at it. This does NOT mean he cannot be a credible threat. When [[Let's Get Dangerous|pushed too far]], he will melt your freaking face into a puddle, and then incinerate said puddle. See the examples under [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] below.

* [[Blessed With Suck]]: A pony that is heavily and repeatedly exposed to Inmanipulon becomes immune to magic... rendering them unable to interact directly with magical objects in the process, and cutting them off from their own special talent.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: After Firewall tells Pinkie Pie (and the rest of the Mane 6 and Celestia) about their being viewed on TV, Pinkie Pie waves at the reader, and Firewall tells them to wave back. Judging by the comments, most did.

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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Storm Wing gives {{spoiler|Winter Sky}} a verbal dressing down. He even uses the "You're not my father!" line.

* [[Came From the Sky]]: Firewall. Who else?

* [[~~Centipedes~~ Dilemma]]: Particularly evident in the rewrite of Chapter 1 (or as [[The Dragon|The Bugsydor]] likes to call it, Chapter 1 Mk II), when Firewall first discovers he's a unicorn and attempts to do magic. He'd already been magically lighting his cigarettes without noticing, in addition to pulling them from hammerspace, but he couldn't force a spell out of his horn when he tried to just do "anything". Apparently, it's loads easier to work magic as a unicorn if you don't think too hard about it and just let the magic take care of the how while you think of what you want done.

* [[Centipede's Dilemma]]: Particularly evident in the rewrite of Chapter 1 (or as [[The Dragon|The Bugsydor]] likes to call it, Chapter 1 Mk II), when Firewall first discovers he's a unicorn and attempts to do magic. He'd already been magically lighting his cigarettes without noticing, in addition to pulling them from hammerspace, but he couldn't force a spell out of his horn when he tried to just do "anything". Apparently, it's loads easier to work magic as a unicorn if you don't think too hard about it and just let the magic take care of the how while you think of what you want done.

* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: The story's tone gradually shifts into more serious territory as it goes on, although it maintains humor throughout.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Firewall takes this trope and runs with it - which is probably the only reason he's still alive in a setting where almost everyone is more powerful than him. Among his techniques are pulling on hair, using his tail to trip opponents (a technique even Storm Wing admitted he'd never thought of,) and throwing dirt in the enemy's eyes.

* [[Cooldown Hug]]: Luna gives one to Firewall after {{spoiler|Celestia's transformation into Nightmare Sol and the events following that}} finally start getting to him.

* {{spoiler|[[Man Behind the Man|Creator Behind the Demon]]: If you thought that the Nightmare's plans seemed a bit too intricate for her shattered mind to formulate, you were right. It was all an elaborate plot by David so that he could "fix" her.}}

* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Firewall, though not really a moron, does act rather [[Cloudcuckoolander|goofy]] at times, which usually annoys the ponies around him. However, don't mess with him or his friends.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Firewall, though not really a moron, does act rather [[Cloudcuckoolander|goofy]] at times, which usually annoys the ponies around him. However, don't mess with him or his friends.

** {{spoiler|Shadow Shot}} learns this the hard way.

** Even [[The Lancer|Storm]] [[Handicapped Badass|Wing]] seems somewhat afraid of him when he's mad.

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* [[Fisher Kingdom]]: Firewall, a human from Earth, wakes to find himself as a unicorn pony in Equestria.

** Though there was at least one human before him who didn't change...

* [[Fire Ice Lightning]]: Firewall, {{spoiler|Winter Sky}}, and Storm Wing (screw him for that too) respectively.

* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Firewall, {{spoiler|Winter Sky}}, and Storm Wing (screw him for that too) respectively.

* [[Five Man Band]]

* [[Five-Man Band]]

** [[The Hero]] -- Firewall

** [[The Lancer]] -- Storm Wing (screw 'Captain' Storm Wing)

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** Firewall experiences this in at least one encounter with [[The Big Bad]].

** An odd mental example. Luna breaks down entirely mentally and physically, due to having assimilated more data at one time than her brain was capable of properly processing

* [[His Name Really Is Barkeep]]: Cookie, the head chef for the castle, whom Firewall calls the attention of by shouting "Cookie" as the typical nickname that would go along with such a professsion, before asking what his name was...[[~~Name Dar~~|only for the chef to reply that that really *was* his name]].

* [[His Name Really Is "Barkeep"]]: Cookie, the head chef for the castle, whom Firewall calls the attention of by shouting "Cookie" as the typical nickname that would go along with such a professsion, before asking what his name was...[[NameDar|only for the chef to reply that that really *was* his name]].

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: No Starlight don't be like this!!

* [[I Have No Son]]: {{spoiler|Storm Wing}} says an inversion of this to {{spoiler|Winter Sky}} during an argument. Even ''Firewall'' cringes at this.

* [[Ingesting Knowledge]]: One of Luna's spells--which she soon passes on to Firewall--allows her to burn books and other reading materials, instantly transferring the information on said book to her. She eventually [[Up to Eleven|pushes this spell to a new level]] by burning {{spoiler|Firewall's phone, which happens to be connected to the Internet. By doing this, she gains near omniscience of Earth's history and knowledge. ([[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|It also makes her quite]] [[Genre Savvy|savvy]]).}}

* [[Ingesting Knowledge]]: One of Luna's spells--which she soon passes on to Firewall--allows her to burn books and other reading materials, instantly transferring the information on said book to her. She eventually [[Up to Eleven|pushes this spell to a new level]] by burning {{spoiler|Firewall's phone, which happens to be connected to the Internet. By doing this, she gains near omniscience of Earth's history and knowledge. ([[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|It also makes her quite]] [[Genre Savvy|savvy]]).}}

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Firewall will frequently point out some inexplicable phenomena, such as being able to manipulate objects with surprising dexterity despite only having fingerless hooves, or being able to store things in a nonexistent pocket. Generally accompanied by the assumed explanation that "it's magic and/or it's a cartoon, [[~~Bellisarios~~ Maxim|just roll with it]]".

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Firewall will frequently point out some inexplicable phenomena, such as being able to manipulate objects with surprising dexterity despite only having fingerless hooves, or being able to store things in a nonexistent pocket. Generally accompanied by the assumed explanation that "it's magic and/or it's a cartoon, [[Bellisario's Maxim|just roll with it]]".

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: Firewall learns that {{spoiler|Azure Flora, [[The Dragon]] to David}}, is Storm Wing's mother. She doesn't know he's her son yet, though.

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Firewall learns that {{spoiler|Azure Flora, [[The Dragon]] to David}}, is Storm Wing's mother. She doesn't know he's her son yet, though.

* [[Magi Babble]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: True to source, but [[Discussed Trope|discussed]] between Firewall and Twilight. Names may hint at a pony's special talent, and provide a clue for what they can do; but the pony still has power to choose. Fire still doesn't get it.

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* [[Phlebotinum Rebel]]: The Nightmare

* [[Played for Laughs]]: Pretty much the story itself, in that it uses so many elements to great effect that should normally make this just another terrible fanfic.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Like Stoic and Lafter battle for dominance within Firewall's head, his fiery exuberance is balanced by Storm Wing's calculating stoicism.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Like Stoic and Lafter battle for dominance within Firewall's head, his fiery exuberance is balanced by Storm Wing's calculating stoicism.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Played straight with both Celestia and Luna, [[Up to Eleven|especially in the case of the latter]], who becomes the [[Pals With Jesus|best friend]] of Firewall, and eventually {{spoiler|his romantic interest}}.

** {{spoiler|Prince Blueblood}}, who would ordinarily be averse to raising a hoof to do most things for himself, let alone anything at all for anypony else, is seen in the crowd of ponies who are defending Applelossa from the incoming shadow army.

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* [[Running Gag]]: Sometimes when Storm Wing (screw him) is mentioned, Firewall will say "screw him" in some form or another. Usually if he just did something that annoys or angers Firewall.

** Firewall is very jealous of pegasi simply because they can use their wings to shrug. He comments nearly every time.

* [[Self Insert Fic]]: While Firewall indeed began as an [[Author Avatar]], the author himself acknowledges that it has grown to the point of being an [[Original Character]].

* [[Self-Insert Fic]]: While Firewall indeed began as an [[Author Avatar]], the author himself acknowledges that it has grown to the point of being an [[Original Character]].

* [[Shout Out]]: Numerous shout outs to the Brony community, among other things. The shout out density increases significantly after Luna {{spoiler|absorbs the internet}}.

** Luna adds a {{spoiler|Nyan Cat}} to the night sky.

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** It has since graduated into full-on shipping, it seems.

** CL also seems to tease a bit for Silverheart and Storm Wing (screw him for that), particularly in the middle of the story. As of the later chapters, this relationship seems to have been put on hold in favor of Prince Storm Wing (screw him) and Fluttershy. Which is then hinted at by Firewall.

* [[Shut UP Hannibal]]: Firewall delivers these to the Nightmare on a regular basis.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Firewall delivers these to the Nightmare on a regular basis.

* [[Snark to Snark Combat]]: Due to most of the main characters [[World of Snark|being snarky]], a lot of their dialogue can become this.

* [[Spit Take]]: Of all ponies, '''''Princess Celestia''''' does this around a campfire, after learning how most humans view her as a cruel tyrant. Twice, in fact, though the second time, [[Butt Monkey|Firewall]] ends up covered in cider.

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* [[Troll]]: Luna, especially to Firewall. Firewall will usually try to counter-troll her, though.

** Hell, this is half of Firewall's personality. No, really. He's explicitly divided his personality into two halves, and one of them exists to be a hammy ass at every opportunity.

* [[Tropes Are Tools]]: See [[~~Sturgeons~~ Law]] above.

* [[Tropes Are Tools]]: See [[Sturgeon's Law]] above.

* [[The Virus]]: The Shadow Ponies created by {{spoiler|Nightmare Sol}} can spread their curse to ponies they capture, making them into particularly powerful ponies of shadow.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Type 2 between Firewall and Storm Wing, and arguably Firewall and Luna as well.