Subject: In the same-ish vein...
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Posted on: 2012-10-01 18:36:00 UTC
...Having some of the kookier characters secretly be members of a cult working to spread enough chaos to bring Discord back?
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Help with a Story Idea by
on 2012-09-30 15:10:00 UTC
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See, I was thinking about making a story parodying the trend of "Grimdark" My Little Pony fanfiction, but I need to come up with a list of ideas and possible settings.
Like crazy Pinkie Pie, evil Celestia, ect.
So, any common threads in Grimdark fics anyone's aware of? -
Not sure how common this is in MLP darkfic, but . . . by
on 2012-10-01 15:46:00 UTC
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. . . having some unknown number of characters secretly be changelings feeding off their "friends?"
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In the same-ish vein... by
on 2012-10-01 18:36:00 UTC
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...Having some of the kookier characters secretly be members of a cult working to spread enough chaos to bring Discord back?
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The "Fluttershy is secretly a maniac" thing (nm) by
on 2012-10-01 00:56:00 UTC
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You can pretty much expand that to any Mane 6 character. by
on 2012-10-01 08:57:00 UTC
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It's like they can't have grimdark without wanton butchery and/or spilling of blood.
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Sorry, I forgot to change the name back. (nm) by
on 2012-10-01 00:57:00 UTC
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Hm... by
on 2012-09-30 18:22:00 UTC
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Let's see. Obviously, you have Pinkamena and Trollestia/Tyrantlestia.
You could go with Twilight's magic going out of control and hurting people, or with Trixie returning with new EVIL MAGICAL POWERS (tm) to seek revenge. -
Re: Help with a Story Idea by
on 2012-09-30 15:35:00 UTC
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Do you mean stuff that's common to grimdark in general, or specifically grimdark MLP? I haven't read that much MLP fanfic, but if you're going for grimdark in general, you can't go wrong with some kind of Inquisition (based on the one from Warhammer 40,000 for preference).