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* Blue Devil and his former sidekick Kid Devil, what with being devils.
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* Multiple types of horns are some of the many, many costume options in both ''ChampionsOnline'' and ''CityOfHeroes''.
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** Actually, his original depiction was as an [[LightIsNotGood angelic being]], not a horned thing with red skin. Christians preffer the demonisation of everyone and everything than religious accuracy, however.
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*** Even Sten was originally designed to have horns. This of course, caused clipping issues with a majority of the headwear available to the characters, so it got dropped off his design.
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* Some ''WorldOfWarcraft'' bosses.

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* Some In ''WorldOfWarcraft'' bosses.female Draenei have horns, while [[BizarreSexualDimorphism males]] have large bony crests. Some ogres also have a single horn.
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** You list her but not [[TheBlackCauldron The Horned King?]]
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* The Succubus class from ''{{Disgaea}}.''

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* The Succubus class from ''{{Disgaea}}.''''{{Disgaea}},'' as well as Taro and Raspberyl from {{Disgaea 2}} and [[{{Disgaea 3}} 3]]

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* Astarot from that Japanese ''Spiderman'' thing.



* [[ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]], and various other members of the Zabrak species in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse and prequel trilogy. Devaronian males have two horns; the one seen in ''A New Hope'' is actually wearing a secondhand devil costume.

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* StarWars' [[ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]], and various other members of the Zabrak species in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse and prequel trilogy. Devaronian males have two horns; the one seen in ''A New Hope'' ''ANewHope'' is actually wearing a secondhand devil costume.


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* Astarot from that ''JapaneseSpiderman'' thing.


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** Derived from that, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckold#Cultural_usage many Latin languages]] use horn-related words to describe a betrayed man.
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* [[ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]], and various other members of the Zabrak species in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse and prequel trilogy.

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* [[ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]], and various other members of the Zabrak species in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse and prequel trilogy. Devaronian males have two horns; the one seen in ''A New Hope'' is actually wearing a secondhand devil costume.
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* The male god in Wicca is often reffered as "The Horned God"; presumably as a refference to Cernunnos mentioned above.

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* The male god in Wicca is often reffered referred as "The Horned God"; presumably as a refference God" and is often depicted similarly to Cernunnos mentioned above.Pan and/or Cernunnos.
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* {{Satan}}.
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* Due to his BizarreAlienBiology, ''{{Concrete}}'' grew antlers for a while. He files them down now.
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*More folklore than mythology, but Herne the Hunter definitely fits this trope.
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* Hanyuu from HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi has two horns on her head, one of which is chipped slightly. No one ever seems to notice them, or at least never comments on their appearance.
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** DragonAge II shows that the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Qunari]] are also horned, though the one you meet in the first game is hornless. It's stated that hornless Qunari aren't all that uncommon and it's a sign that they're meant for a special role.
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** And then there's Pan, the satyrs and the Minotaur.


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* Cernunnos from the CelticMythology.


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* The male god in Wicca is often reffered as "The Horned God"; presumably as a refference to Cernunnos mentioned above.
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* Satyrs in ''ChangelingTheDreaming''.

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* Satyrs and Trolls in ''ChangelingTheDreaming''.
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* ''{{Legend}}''.

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* The Darkness in ''{{Legend}}''.
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Darth Maul is another example.

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* [[ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]], and various other members of the Zabrak species in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse and prequel trilogy.
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* The ''DoctorWho'' story "The Daemons" claims that most of the mythological examples are due to race-memory of the eponymous AncientAstronauts.
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Helical, like a unicorn's.


Whether huge and hideous or lithe and handsome, having horns can hamper the head of hatless heroes and their hated foes. Horns are worn by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent those at home]] in {{Hell}}, who have traded {{Holy Halo}}s for [[HornyDevils hot horns]]. Horns also adorn [[BeastMan hairy]] [[AlwaysMale hombres]] and [[AlwaysFemale hembras]] [[GorgeousGorgon hermosas]] like crowns, highlighting the {{Half Human Hybrid}}s heterogenous heritage that [[PettingZooPeople fuses human with hoofed animals.]]

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Whether huge and hideous or lithe helical and handsome, having horns can hamper the head of hatless heroes and their hated foes. Horns are worn by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent those at home]] in {{Hell}}, who Habitants]] of {{Hell}} have traded {{Holy Halo}}s for [[HornyDevils hot horns]]. Horns also adorn [[BeastMan hairy]] [[AlwaysMale hombres]] and [[AlwaysFemale hembras]] [[GorgeousGorgon hermosas]] like crowns, highlighting the {{Half Human Hybrid}}s Hybrid}}s' heterogenous heritage that [[PettingZooPeople fuses human with hoofed animals.]]
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* Suika Ibuki, among other youkai of ''{{Touhou}}.''

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* Suika Ibuki, among other youkai of ''{{Touhou}}.''Horns are surprisingly rare in ''{{Touhou}}''. They seem to be exclusive to Oni, and they're not the most common species.
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Whether huge and hindering or hideous and hulking, having horns can hamper the head of hatless heroes and their hated foes. Horns are worn by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent those at home]] in {{Hell}}, who have traded {{Holy Halo}}s for [[HornyDevils hot horns]]. Horns also adorn [[BeastMan hairy]] [[AlwaysMale hombres]] and [[AlwaysFemale hembras]] [[GorgeousGorgon hermosas]] like crowns, highlighting the {{Half Human Hybrid}}s heterogenous heritage that [[PettingZooPeople fuses human with hoofed animals.]]

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Whether huge and hindering or hideous or lithe and hulking, handsome, having horns can hamper the head of hatless heroes and their hated foes. Horns are worn by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent those at home]] in {{Hell}}, who have traded {{Holy Halo}}s for [[HornyDevils hot horns]]. Horns also adorn [[BeastMan hairy]] [[AlwaysMale hombres]] and [[AlwaysFemale hembras]] [[GorgeousGorgon hermosas]] like crowns, highlighting the {{Half Human Hybrid}}s heterogenous heritage that that [[PettingZooPeople fuses human with hoofed animals.]]
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* ThomasBurnettSwann's mythological fantasies have lots of fans and satyrs. Even his minotaurs (both of them) are more like bovine satyrs than the classical description.

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* Tony Ton Chopper from ''OnePiece.'' Has horns coming from holes in his hat.

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* Tony Ton Tony Chopper from ''OnePiece.'' Has horns coming from holes in his hat.hat.
* Several citizens of the [[MagicalLand Magic World]] in ''MahouSenseiNegima'' have these, most notably Princess Theodora, President Seras, Shirabe and Tamaki.
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* A little hanyou girl in the {{Inuyasha}} movie has tiny curling horns rather like a ram. The many oni are depicted with the traditional single horn.

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* A little hanyou girl in the {{Inuyasha}} ''{{Inuyasha}}'' movie has tiny curling horns rather like a ram. The many oni are depicted with the traditional single horn.



* ''TruBlood'': Maryanne builds an effigy featuring a man with horns, and when she sees a pure white bull, she calls it her god. Presumably she is referring to Dionysus.

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* ''TruBlood'': ''TrueBlood'': Maryanne builds an effigy featuring a man with horns, and when she sees a pure white bull, she calls it her god. Presumably she is referring to Dionysus.



** Beast, Ogre, and sometimes even Fairest seemings sometimes have horns.

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** In ''ChangelingTheLost'', the Beast, Ogre, and sometimes even Fairest seemings sometimes have horns.
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* Suika Ibuki, among other youkai of {{Touhou}}.''

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Historically, a one is [[BalefulPolymorph be-horned]] by an unfaithful spouse.



* Suika Ibuki, among other youkai of {{Touhou}}.''



* ''FinalFantasy'': Most notably on the summon Bahamut and Ifrit.

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Whether huge and hindering or hideous and hulking, having horns can hamper
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The Horned Humanoid hails from the [[GreekMythology Hellenic]], characteristically hefting the horns of haughty rams, honored stags, hilarious goats and hoary bulls. Humorously, holding a single horn hardly ever confers [[{{Unicorn}} holiness]].

Historically, a one is [[BalefulPolymorph be-horned]] by an unfaithful spouse.
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* Nosferatu Zodd from ''{{Berserk}}''. He loses one of his horns after fighting against Griffith.
* Sabato from ''BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan.''
* The characters who are souls encased in armor from ''FullmetalAlchemist'' tend
to start have these, notably Al and Barry the Chopper.
* A little hanyou girl in the {{Inuyasha}} movie has tiny curling horns rather like a ram. The many oni are depicted with the traditional single horn.
* Tony Ton Chopper from ''OnePiece.'' Has horns coming from holes in his hat.
* Suika Ibuki, among other youkai of {{Touhou}}.''
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* {{Hellboy}} prefers to file his down to stumps.
* Astarot from that Japanese ''Spiderman'' thing.
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* ''{{Legend}}''.
* [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], although that might just be her headdress. We think.
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* Dionysus was often called "the horned god," and was depicted either wearing horns or actually having them.
* [[{{Yokai}} Oni]] of Japanese legends had a single, sometimes off-center horn.
* Classically, horns were thought to be a symptom, not of cheating on one's spouse, but the opposite: being cuckolded. Supposedly, the reason [[AMidsummerNightsDream Oberon]] had horns was because Titania got around. (With no less than [[TheSandman the personification of dreams]], [[NeilGaiman to hear some tell it.]])
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* The beast in some versions of ''BeautyAndTheBeast'', most predominantly the Disney version.
* The Horned King in ''TheChroniclesOfPrydain''.
* ''MemorySorrowAndThorn'': In the main character's dream, the king of the elves has a rack of horns like a deer. [[spoiler:For most of the book, that's what he thinks it is. It's not until he sees the king in person that he realizes it's a crown of branches.]]
* ''TruBlood'': Maryanne builds an effigy featuring a man with horns, and when she sees a pure white bull, she calls it her god. Presumably she is referring to Dionysus.
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[[folder:Religion]]
* Medieval and Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo often depicted [[TheBible Moses]] with horns, due to the Vulgate (Latin Bible translation) misreading the Hebrew of Exodus 34:35 as stating that Moses's face was "horned" (''keren'') instead of "shining" (''karan''). This contributed to the [[UnfortunateImplications anti-Semitic belief]] that all Jews have horns.
** The klezmer group The Klezmatics played with
this new page. stereotype by titling one of their albums ''Jews with [[IncrediblyLamePun Horns]]''.
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* Satyrs in ''ChangelingTheDreaming''.
** Beast, Ogre, and sometimes even Fairest seemings sometimes have horns.
* Horns are an option for the Fallen's Apocalyptic Form in ''DemonTheFallen'', which, in addition to looking badass, also gives them an extra attack form.
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* The Succubus class from ''{{Disgaea}}.''
* The Desire Demons in ''DragonAge'' look like beautiful, scantly-clad women... with horns.
* ''FinalFantasy'': Most notably on the summon Bahamut and Ifrit.
* Some creatures and units in the ''{{Warcraft}}'' games. Furion Stormrage is an example.
* Some ''WorldOfWarcraft'' bosses.
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* This is a racial feature of all the [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] in ''{{Homestuck}}''. The actual styles vary wildly from individual to individual though.
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