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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~celuna_6012~~celuna 6012.jpg\|link=My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~\|frame\|[http://blissbunny.deviantart.com/art/Intertwined-Skies-256826040 Intertwined Skies by BlissBunny.] Used with permission.]] A [['''Winged Unicorn]]''' is [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin\|a unicorn with wings]]. The idea would be to combine [[Rule of Cool\|all the mobility of a flying creature with grace and rarity (and occasionally magical ability) of a unicorn]]. Also known as a pegicorn, unipeg, or cerapter.<ref>''keros'' (horn) + ''pteros'' (wing)</ref>. Occasionally winged unicorns are referred to as alicorns, which is a [[Portmanteau]] of the French words for wing (''aile'') and horn (''corne''). Note that in French, the word for unicorn is also ''licorne''. [[Call a Pegasus Aa Hippogriff\|However, be careful with this usage because the word alicorn also refers to the horn of a unicorn itself]], ''a li'' translating to "secured" (so ''a li corne'' meaning "secured horn"). When winged unicorns appear alongside regular [[A Kind of One\|pegasi]]<ref> ''pterippi'' is the general name for winged horses</ref> and unicorns, it often indicates a (benevolent) hierarchy where they're usually top of the pecking order. In fantasy universes featuring humans, winged unicorns often serve as the [[Cool Horse]], and will indicate that their ''rider'' is super-special. Generally, they are ~~rare -- too~~rare—too many of these critters running around your fantasy world might make a work [[Tastes Like Diabetes\|seem juvenile]], since it's [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot\|a melding]] of two magical creatures [[All Girls Like Ponies\|little girls generally adore]]. It's more likely to be a [[Single -Specimen Species\|one-off creature with an unusual background]] (a "freak" unicorn or pegasus, a mysterious race in itself, or the result of powerful magic). It's surprisingly uncommon for them to be the [[Mix-and-Match Critters\|actual hybrid offspring of a unicorn and a pegasus]]. See also [[Unicorn]] and [[Pegasus]] for the exclusively horned and winged variants of the trope. {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Unimon of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]''. * Pegasus {{spoiler\|AKA Helios}} in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' is winged, of course, but is also a unicorn as well. * The title character of ''[[Unico]]'' could use his magic to give himself wings in dire situations. == [[Literature]] == * Gaudior from ''[[A Swiftly Tilting Planet]]''. * [[Piers Anthony]] and Julie Brady's ''Dream A Little Dream'' is a [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] where the two super-powerful "creators" of the magical world are bonded to a winged unicorn (referred to in the novel as a "unisus"), Esprit. The perfect prince, Michael, also has a winged unicorn stallion, Heat. * One of Norton's quests in the ''[[Incarnations of Immortality]]'' book "Bearing An Hourglass" is to free an alicorn from an evil sorceress. == [[Live -Action TV]] == * Rare evil (and anthropomorphic) example: The Polluticorn from ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''. == [[Music]] == * A song from the ''[[Rhapsody of Fire]]'' is titled "The Last Winged Unicorn" * Another song called ''The Last Unicorn'' is about a unicorn that grows wings in order to survive [[The Great Flood]]. * While it has not appeared in any songs yet,{{when}} fans of [[Taylor Swift]] tend to like pegacorns since she mentioned one in the behind-the-scenes video for "White Horse." [~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~[[Q~~QCwvdYNPibI ~~Cwvd~~On YNthe ~~Pib~~Set ~~I]]~~With Taylor Swift - White Horse Part 3] == [[Newspaper Comics]] == Line 51 ⟶ 50: == [[Western Animation]] == * ''[[She -Ra: Princess of Power]]'' had Swift Wind, who she referred to as a "Pegacorn" * ''[[Princess Gwenevere and ~~The Jewel Riders (Animation)\|Princess Gwenevere and The~~the Jewel Riders]]'': Sunstar was the winged unicorn bonded to the lead princess. Bafflingly, suffered from [[All of the Other Reindeer]] among other unicorns, until Starla reassured her that [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful\|her wings were beautiful]]. * In the ''[[~~My Little Pony (Franchise)\|~~My Little Pony]]'' franchise, these were almost unheard of until Generation 4, the first generation to feature permanently winged unicorns in the toy line itself. In ''[[My Little Pony TV Specials ~~(Animation)~~\|My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina]]'', a [[Blooper]] causes pegasus Baby Surprise to have a horn for a couple of shots during the song "Let's Not Take A Nap". The ''[[~~My Little Pony Tales (Animation)\|~~My Little Pony Tales]]'' episode "Up, Up and Away" features the four Glow 'n Show Ponies with wings, despite only Starglow being a pegasus in the toy line. Dazzleglow, a unicorn in the toy line, has both wings and a horn here. Four Generation 2 unicorns came with clip-on wings: Copper Glow, Silver Glow, Golden Glow, and Diamond Glow. In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~\|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', winged unicorns are actually all three types of ponies combined (according to [[Word of God]]) but the show has only referred to them as unicorns; a [http://www.facebook.com/mylittlepony/posts/150716964996445 post] by Hasbro's ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [[~~Face Book~~Facebook]] [http://www.facebook.com/mylittlepony page] provides the more specific term "Pegasus unicorn" (though this still doesn't acknowledge the Earth pony part of them). * Pictured above are [[Everything's Better ~~With~~with Princesses\|Princesses Celestia and Luna]]. They appear to be the "gods" of the world, being able to live thousands of years and having immense magical ~~power--Princess~~power—Princess Celestia raises the sun every day, and Princess Luna raises the moon every night. * [[All There in the Manual\|Celestia's niece]] Princess Cadence is another Pegasus unicorn [[Everything's Better ~~With~~with Princesses\|princess]], although she doesn't seem to have anywhere near the same level of power as Celestia and Luna. * In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S2 /E17 Hearts and Hooves Day\|"Hearts and Hooves Day"]], a Pegasus unicorn princess is told of and shown in a book. The story doesn't really fit with her being any of the three known ones. * In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S2 E8/E08 The Mysterious Mare Do Well\|"The Mysterious Mare Do Well"]], the eponymous heroine appears to be one. {{spoiler\|This turns out to be because she had a [[Collective Identity]] which included unicorn Twilight Sparkle and Pegasus Fluttershy, with Mare Do Well's [[Badass Cape]] and [[Nice Hat]] hiding the fact that she never had wings and a horn at the same time.}} * Unicorn Rarity gains butterfly-like wings in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S1 /E16 Sonic Rainboom\|"Sonic Rainboom"]] via a temporary magic spell, in the toy ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=C2DE513E-5056-900B-104E-C0A7A3C36D3A Glimmer Wings Rarity]'' via an [[Imagine Spot]], and in the licensed [[The Merch\|art print and shirt]] ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2201 Flight]''{{Dead link}} ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2202 of the]''{{Dead link}} ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2203 Ponies]''.{{Dead link}} * From the episode [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S2 /E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2\|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2"]], {{spoiler\|the changelings, while not ponies, are pony-shaped and have horns (which they can use some magic with) as well as wings, though they look very different than those of ponies.}} * In one of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027194050/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlp-adventures-in-ponyville Adventures in Ponyville]'''s minigames, Twilight Sparkle uses magic to give the player's pony (as well as her earth pony friend) temporary pegasus wings. If the player's pony is a unicorn, she'll be one of these until the minigame is over. * One of the French [[Tie-in Novel\|magazine stories]] introduces [[Canon Foreigner]] Léon, Princess Celestia's 4-year-old cousin. * The [[Virtual Paper Doll]] ponies from the [[Web Games]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027184011/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlpfim-ponymaker The Fabulous Ponymaker]'' and/or ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120915112131/http://royalwedding.hosting-hasbro.com/fashion.html Rarity's Bridal Boutique]'' [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=321557454560010 can] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=326679280714494 be] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228813392874 Pegasus] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228846726204 unicorns] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228856726203 if] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228873392868 they're] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228886726200 designed] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228916726197 that] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228936726195 way] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228996726189 by] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333242296724859 the] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9aLIvOpJo player].▼ * Exclusive to the licensed [[The Merch\|merchandise]], the ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1577 Doctor Whooves Line]'' men's shirt and ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1578 Doctor] [http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1610 Whooves]'' [http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/PopCulture/MyLittlePony//My+Little+Pony+Doctor+Whooves+T-Shirt-136517.jsp shirt] feature a pair of [[Canon Foreigner]] alicorns ([[Captain Ersatz\|Captain Ersatzes]] of [[Doctor Who\|Weeping Angels]]), the ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1904 Grown Up Ponies]'' art print depicts Pegasi Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy with unicorn horns, the ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2208 Engineered] [http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2209 Alicorn]'' shirt depicts unicorn Twilight Sparkle as a [[Steampunk]] alicorn, the ''[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2278 All Dem Ponies]'' men's shirt features six [[Canon Foreigner]] Pegasus unicorns, and [http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2286-6157.jpg the] [http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2286-6159.jpg formerly] [http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2286-6160.jpg available] ''[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2383-6391.jpg Iconic] [http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2383-6392.jpg Print]'' [http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2383-6393.jpg shirt] features a [[Creator Cameo]] of producer [[Lauren Faust (Creator)\|Lauren Faust]]'s [http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/journal/44188834/ pony-self]. * A couple of the show's [[Blooper~~\|Bloopers~~]]s have made ordinary ponies into these: [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86386&view=findpost&p=2053490 three stallions in the Canterlot Royal Guard] during a [[Flash Back]] from the episode [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S2 /E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1\|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1"]] and [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82787&view=findpost&p=1932165 a unicorn filly in Magic Kindergarten] during an [[Imagine Spot]] from the episode [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero\|"Lesson Zero"]].▼ ▲* The [[Virtual Paper Doll]] ponies from the [[Web Games]] ''[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlpfim-ponymaker The Fabulous Ponymaker]'' and/or ''[http://royalwedding.hosting-hasbro.com/fashion.html Rarity's Bridal Boutique]'' [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=321557454560010 can] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=326679280714494 be] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228813392874 Pegasus] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228846726204 unicorns] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228856726203 if] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228873392868 they're] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228886726200 designed] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228916726197 that] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228936726195 way] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228996726189 by] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333242296724859 the] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9aLIvOpJo player]. ▲* A couple of the show's [[Blooper\|Bloopers]] have made ordinary ponies into these: [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86386&view=findpost&p=2053490 three stallions in the Canterlot Royal Guard] during a [[Flash Back]] from the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1\|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1"]] and [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82787&view=findpost&p=1932165 a unicorn filly in Magic Kindergarten] during an [[Imagine Spot]] from the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero\|"Lesson Zero"]]. * A few of the many suspected [[Blooper\|factory]] [[Off-Model\|reject]] and/or [[What Could Have Been\|prototype]] toys are these: of unicorn [http://mysteryponies.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/alicorn-rarity/ Rarity], of [[God-Created Canon Foreigner\|toy-exclusive]] Pegasus [http://mysteryponies.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/alicorn-flitterheart/ Flitterheart], and a Glimmer Wings [http://mysteryponies.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/rarity-belle-glimmer-wings/ mashup] of unicorn sisters Rarity and Sweetie Belle. * [[Blind Without'Em\|Eunice]] from ''[[Dragon Tales]]''. * One episode of ''[[~~Word Girl (Animation)\|~~Word Girl]]'' had Becky and her friend Violet come up with a new mythical animal, which turned out to be a winged unicorn. They couldn't decide whether it should be called either a "Unisus" or a "Pegacorn", so they decided to call it a "Pegasussicorn" instead. * All the unicorns in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' have wings. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Winged Unicorn~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Rule of Cool]] [[Category:Equine and Equestrian Tropes]] Line 79: [[Category:Winged Tropes]] [[Category:Cool Horse]] ▲[[Category:Winged Unicorn]]