So, yeah, I've been thinking about this for a while. I've encountered two different writers who have done absolutely stellar 'style crossover' or 'pastiche' stories which they didn't want to get pitchforked into the Crossover ghetto. And I can kind of see their point - these aren't strictly speaking, crossovers. They are a deliberate introduction of storytelling elements - character types, setting conceits, conflicts and relationships - into ponyland. So, you're not going to get Inspector Zenigata running around Equestria chasing Lupin III from caper to caper. But you will get an obsessed Shining Armor bent on capturing his rogue sister before she further blights the family's good name with yet another spectacular act of stylish thievery.

Just to pull an example off the top of my head. Ahem.

So, what other gems of homage and pastiche are there out there, lurking in FiMFiction's back numbers?

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So, what other gems of homage and pastiche are there out there, lurking in FiMFiction's back numbers?

Because Daring Do is my favorite character, I'm going to list homages and pastiches in MLP fanfics that star her.

Daring Do herself is a homage to Indiana Jones, so it's no surprise that most Daring Do fanfics are also "style crossovers" of Indiana Jones as well. The extent of the style crossover, however, varies from fic to fic, and some fics hearken to more than just Indiana Jones.

• Madhouse is Stephen King's Misery with MLP characters.
• Warren Hutch's Daring Do and the Pyre of Peril and Daring Do and the Tunnels of Terror hearken to early-20th century pulp adventures, perhaps more than any other Daring Do fanfics. This is especially apparent when you look at the cover art of both stories.
• Daring Do and the Eyes of the Demon has a lot of parallels with Far Cry 2. The fanfic takes place in a Balkanized pony–Africa hounded by a warlord, for one.
• All of Fedora's Daring Do fanfics come the closest to replicating Indiana Jones as far as MLP fanfics go. You have a child sidekick, a German-esque femme fatale villain, tanks, whips, and more. One story even takes its entire premise from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom!
• Daring Do and the Accursed Atoll is basically a condensed version of Tomb Raider 2013 with ponies and 97% less fighting and swearing.
• Daring Do and the Hunt for the Hippogriff's Harp portrays Daring Do like old-style Lara Croft, but with less sexiness and extravagant gunplay.

I'd list one more example, but that would depend on this group's rules about self-promotion.

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Self-promotion is welcome - within the subject matter of the group, of course.

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TSpectrum of Lightning

• MLP: FiM
• Adventure
• Thriller

Dive into the secret past of Twilight Velvet—mother of the Princess of Friendship—as she embarks on her first guns-blazing adventure with the Whip-Cracking Crusader. Volume 1 of Daring Did: Tales of an Adventurer's Companion

• Violence
• Profanity
• Alt. Universe
• OC
• Other
• Daring Do
• Twilight Velvet
• Night Light

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This is the first volume of my fanfiction series, Daring Did: Tales of an Adventurer's Companion. Unlike other Daring Do fanfics, which lean towards Indiana Jones, Daring Did is a style crossover of Uncharted. The fanfic series emphasizes on engaging characters, lifelike dialogue, action-packed set pieces, and achieving an overall cinematic feel. Just like in Uncharted, the characters in Daring Did swear, make sarcastic (and sometimes suggestive) comments, and fight each other with guns. Even the overall writing style hearkens to Uncharted: instead of stilted, ostentatious purple prose, the writing opts for a concise, yet witty style to reflect the irreverent, gung-ho tone of the series.

Finally got my last OK for the set of pastiches I had in mind for exemplars. Welcome to MagnetBolt's Twilight the Third!