History Main / HornedHumanoid

** Also, the Rev (and sub-species Revgaji) of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'', and the [[WingedHumanoid Gria]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.

* {{Wendigo}} are sometimes imagined as having antlers.

* ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'' has this in the [[HornyVikings Viking]] Funeral.

* The Faun in ''Film/PansLabyrinth.''

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': While the ga me follows ''D&D''[='=]s lead in terms of keeping horns optional for tieflings, you'd be hard-pressed to find one ''without'' them in a ''Pathfinder'' illustration prior to the release of the tiefling-specific {{splat}}book ''Blood of Fiends''. And even in said supplement, those with horns outnumber those without nearly two to one.

* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' game, a large, humanoid beast with two horns on its head serves as the boss of undead and demon-infested [[BigBoosHaunt Cackle Mound]].

Usually either demonic or bestial, being an important aspect of the BigRedDevil physical archetype, but also having having strong connections to BrutishBulls, [[TheMarvelousDeer Marvelous Deer]], and {{Gruesome Goat}}s as well as being a mandatory feature for [[ALoadOfBull Minotaurs]] and FaunsAndSatyrs and optional on {{Draconic Humanoid}}s. Many an evil example sports HornsOfVillainy; more barbaric examples will sport HornsOfBarbarism. Not be confused with HornyDevils, although some examples of that might be examples of this. A few might be CuckoldHorns (or compared to them). See also CrownOfHorns.

* The Draken of ''VideoGame/WildStar'' have an extensive variety of horns.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', female Draenei have horns, while [[BizarreSexualDimorphism males]] have large bony crests. Some ogres also have a single horn.
** Not to mention the Tauren, [[ALoadOfBull giant fuzzy minotaurs]] one can play as a Horde-side character.

* ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'' - Rougina used to have horns on her head, made of Cinnabar, but they shattered after her sister Bianchia - who herself is also an example - was kidnapped.
* The four demons [[DemonicPossession possessing]] the four main characters of ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'' all have horns of various shapes, colour and sizes.
** When [[LoserProtagonist Ava Ire]] undergoes a nasty TransformationOfThePossessed she gains a smaller version of [[BigRedDevil Wrathia's]] ram horns.
* Some of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent elite vampires]] in ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' have them as do [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent scotodino]], the [[TheDragonslayer onek]][[FantasticRacism amari]] and [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermen]].
* All the members of the Mouryou clan from ''Webcomic/ContemplatingReiko''.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Grace [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-04-20 becomes one]] when she [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms]] into her [[SuperMode Omega]] form while angry. The horns morph away when she calms down. Both the horns themselves and their association with anger are a result of her parentage including [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-08-30 a creature]] whose horns [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-09-01 behave the same way]].

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* Some, though by no means all, of the Jägerkin from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' have horns of varying shapes and sizes.
* All [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] in ''Webcomic/{{Heartcore}}'' have horns of different shapes and sizes. Amethyst's horns, for example, are large, red, and curve forward; while Carval's horns are orange, point up and outward, and are stubbier.
* This is a racial feature of all the [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. The actual styles vary wildly from individual to individual though. You can get standard 'devil horns' like Terezi, curled ram horns like Aradia, goat like horns on Gamzee, even ''lightning bolts'' on Eridan. You can see all of their horns [[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Trolls here.]]
** Some of the Trolls point out how annoying their horns can be. Tavros's are so large, he can't get into his sleeping chamber ("recuperacoon"). Karkat gets picked on because his aren't pointed at the end, they're round. Equius is so strong, he no longer has two arrow shaped horns; he broke one off, so he has a flat one on his right side.
* In ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'', not all [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Devils]] have horns, but the vast majority of them do. They have just as much [[CastOfSnowflakes variety]] as the Devils themselves, ranging from short and rounded, to utterly huge. The only type of Devil that ''doesn’t'' have horns is Pale Devils (due to them being more insect-like). [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Goblins]] also have horns, though they’re much less noticeable, being more like small nubs on the goblins’ foreheads.

* Zeus has ram's horns as the syncretic deity Zeus Ammon.

** Dionysus is described as having horns in Orphic mythology, and was depicted either wearing horns or actually having them. In ''Theatre/TheBacchae'', Pentheus perceives him as having a bull's horns.

** Dionysus was often called "the horned god", and was depicted either wearing horns or actually having them.

%%* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming'': Satyrs and Trolls.
* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'': Common , especially among the Beast, Ogre, Darkling, and sometimes even Fairest seemings.
* Horns are an option for the Fallen's Apocalyptic Form in ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen'', which, in addition to looking badass, also gives them an extra attack form.

*** Most [[BeastMan Beastmen]] have horns of various shapes and sizes as goat-men are the most common type but even those with other animalistic traits, such as the more avian Tzaangors, sport crowns of sharp horns. Size and number of horns are used to determine rank among the beastmen, which is why those humans mutated with bestial traits and exiled still can't get any respect from them.

** Ogroid Thaumaturges from ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have a wide set of curved horns sprouting from their heads, along with a smaller pair of horns emerging from their foreheads. Together with their cloven hooves and massive size, these horns give the Thaumaturges an almost devilish appearance.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** In ''D&D'' from ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'' up until 3.5, tiefling characters could have horns as a mark of their fiendish ancestry. In 4th Edition, ''all'' tieflings fit the trope. (And as one might guess from that, so do several sorts of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent actual fiends]] in every edition.)
** ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'''s bariaurs have goat or sheep horns, but arguably [[OurCentaursAreDifferent don't fit the "humanoid" part of the trope]].

* While ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' follows ''D&D'''s lead in terms of keeping horns optional for tieflings, you'd be hard-pressed to find one ''without'' them in a ''Pathfinder'' illustration prior to the release of the tiefling-specific {{splat}}book ''Blood of Fiends''. And even in said supplement, those with horns outnumber those without nearly two to one.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': Standard trolls sport a variety of different types of horns, as do the Fomori, Cyclops, and Minotaur subtypes.

* In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' Maduri, the Martian warrior caste have 'tusks' growing from their cheek bones and lower jaw, with the females growing large and more impressive sets.

* ''VideoGame/RawFootage'': The cryptid you're trying to get footage of has curved horns on its head.

The Horned Humanoid hails from the [[Myth/GreekMythology Hellenic]], characteristically hefting the horns of haughty rams, honored stags, hilarious goats, and hoary bulls. Humorously, holding a single horn hardly ever heralds [[{{Unicorn}} holiness]].

Not be confused with HornyDevils, although some examples of that might be examples of this. An important aspect of the BigRedDevil physical archetype. Many an evil example sports HornsOfVillainy; more barbaric examples will sport HornsOfBarbarism. A few might be CuckoldHorns (or compared to them). See also CrownOfHorns.

* ''Fanfic/{{Enlightenments}}'': It's a ''VideoGame/TeamIcoSeries'' fic, so of course horned humanoids show up. Some fanon additions to the horns include Wander growing a large pair like Ico's and expansions on how Dormin perceives them: the horns show up as light to their senses and allow them to see through the horn-bearers' eyes, and in Wander's case create a constant telepathic connection between Dormin and Wander unless one of them ([[NayTheist usually Wander]]) shuts it down. The amount of Dormin's soul inside a horned person also affects how much spiritual light they give off: horned boys like Ico have softly glowing horns to Dormin's sight, while Wander's shine, though in either case they appear inert to mortal vision.

* ''Fanfic/CaseySteele'': Rebecca Clause has them due to DragonAncestry:
--> She frowned and then rubbed the dainty silver horns on her head

** The klezmer group The Klezmatics played with this stereotype by titling one of their albums ''Jews with [[IncrediblyLamePun Horns]]''.

[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Whether huge and hideous or helical and handsome]], having horns can hamper the head of hatless heroes and hated hostiles homologously. [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Habitants]] of {{Hell}} haggle {{Holy Halo}}s for [[HotAsHell hot horns]]. Horned heads of [[BeastMan hairy hombres]] and [[GorgeousGorgon hembras hermosas]] highlight the {{Half Human Hybrid}}s' heterogeneous heritage that [[BeastMan hybridizes human with hoofed husbandry.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'' has a lot of horned characters. Any of the LitleBitBeastly characters based on a species with horns (like bulls or deer) will have horns or antlers. Members of the Sarkaz (a race based on [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], {{Oni}}, and of all three DraconicHumanoid races also are defined by horns.

* ''VideoGame{{Arknights}}'' has a lot of horned characters. Any of the LitleBitBeastly characters based on a species with horns (like bulls or deer) will have horns or antlers. Members of the Sarkaz (a race based on [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], {{Oni}}, and of all three DraconicHumanoid races also are defined by horns.

* Volume 2 of ''ComicBook/RatQueens'' reveals that[[spoiler: [[LadyOfBlackMagic Hannah]]]] is one, though, as there is implied to be a stigma against folks with demonic blood, she typically keeps them hidden [[spoiler: in the buns on top of her head. ]]

** The dragon-like Au Ra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' possess horns that come in many different shapes; some rather typical, others looking more like fins, they also function as their ears.

* [[{{Bishonen}} Yōkinshi]] from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} ' has a single horn on his forehead not unlike [[Manga/HozukisCoolheadedness Hozuki]], while [[MrFanservice Yasha]] has two on either side of his head. The Hair Eater has ''four'', two of which are shorter and positioned in the same fashion as Yasha above, while the other two are much longer and stick backwards through his hair (strangely enough, this trait is not shared with his older sister En'enra).

** Some of the Trolls point out how annoying their horns can be. Tavros's are so large, he can't get into his sleeping chamber ("recuperacoon"). Karkat gets picked on because his aren't pointed at the end, they're round. Equius is so strong, he no longer has two arrow shaped horns, he broke one off, so he has a flat one on his right side.

* The [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] in ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' have some members who possess horns [[note]]They seem to be most common on earth and fire demons, roughly half & half on wind demons and almost nonexistent on water demons[[/note]], the demons who do have them consider them [[http://hyenafu.tumblr.com/post/148766207274/patrons-who-donate-2-per-month-can-ask-questions signs of strength and beauty]] and can be [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/448 brought to tears]] or become [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/707 murderously]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/comic/708 violent]] if they are damaged.

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' - Endorsi has a tiny, skin-colored horn above her right temple, Hoh has a big red horn growing from the side of his head, and Ja Wangnan has two small red horns at the rear base of his skull.

* Like the Horned King, the Lich from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has a helm with curled horns, one of them permanently broken.