History Main / WingedUnicorn

** Some ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fics explore the theme of alicorn ascension, comparing it to the quest for [[DeityOfHumanOrigin godhood]] or [[{{Immortality}} eternal life]]. For example, ''Fanfic/{{Whispers}}'' introduces a means of artificially creating an alicorn through the power of science, via [[AllYourPowersCombined combining the racial abilities of pegasi, earth ponies and unicorns]]. This contrasts with [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle's]] more "natural" ascension.
** In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', several {{Kaiju}} get sent to Equestria and transformed into native species. Destroyah strongly resembles an alicorn. According to WordOfGod, she was turned into a pegasus, but a PartialTransformation meant she kept her horn from her original form. She cannot perform magic with her horn, but can ignite a LaserBlade from it as she already had that ability.

** The series dodged the question of what this type of pony is called (referring to them merely as unicorns in the first couple seasons) until Season 3, which introduces the term "alicorn" in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" and confirming it to be the in-show term for this type of pony in the SeasonFinale "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]" (outside of the show, Hasbro's ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' Website/{{Facebook}} [[http://www.facebook.com/mylittlepony page]] has used the term "pegasus unicorn" in one [[http://www.facebook.com/mylittlepony/posts/150716964996445 post,]] while the [[http://www.nick.de/shows/1008-my-little-pony-freundschaft-ist-magie German]] and [[http://www.nick.ch/shows/1008-my-little-pony-freundschaft-ist-magie Swiss]] Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and [[http://www.nickjr.de/shows/1008-my-little-pony-freundschaft-ist-magie German]] Creator/NickJr websites have used the German term "fliegendes Einhorn"). The TieInNovel ''Literature/TwilightSparkleAndTheCrystalHeartSpell'' establishes that an alicorn is "a special breed of pony", "able to harness the magical powers of the Unicorns, the flight abilities of the Pegasi, and the strength of a good, true heart of an Earth Pony." [[TheMerch Trading cards]] previously [[http://theponyartcollection.tumblr.com/post/26391355776 listed]] them as being pegasi and unicorns but not earth ponies, and [[http://imgur.com/a/wANNz#GG1rT68 have]] [[http://imgur.com/a/wANNz#qACi5v9 since]] [[http://imgur.com/a/wANNz#qdfTkEw listed]] them as being all three.

* The ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MyInnerLife'' has a notorious digression about the "Unipegs", who live in the Mystical Rainforest south of Hyrule, and whom the heroine hopes will aid in the war against the wicked Draconians to the west. The Unipegs never actually appear in the story, but probably would have [[NoEnding if it had continued further]].

A winged unicorn is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a unicorn with wings]]. The idea would be to combine [[RuleOfCool all the mobility of a flying creature with grace and rarity of a unicorn]][[note]]and occasionally magical ability[[/note]]. Terms for these creatures include pegacorn, unipeg, unisus, and cerapter[[note]] ''keros'' (horn) + ''pteros'' (wing)[[/note]], but the most familiar term to use for this species is "alicorn", which is a combination of the French words for wing (''aile'') and horn (''corne'').[[note]]Note that in French, the word for unicorn is also ''licorne''.[[/note]] [[CallAPegasusAHippogriff However, be careful with this usage because the word alicorn also refers to the horn of a unicorn itself]].

* ''VideoGame/Haven2020'' has an alien alicorn BonusBoss called the Heliga. The achievement for beating it is, appropriately, "Franchise/{{My little pony}}".

** A few of the many suspected [[{{Blooper}} factory]] [[OffModel reject]] and/or [[WhatCouldHaveBeen prototype]] toys are these: of unicorn [[http://mysteryponies.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/alicorn-rarity/ Rarity,]] of [[GodCreatedCanonForeigner 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.

* A new alicorn, Opaline, is introduced in the 5th generation’s series, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'' as the first alicorn villain. She has a dark reddish pink coat, wings and horn. She overpowered even Twilight Sparkle, leading to magic being sealed away to stop her. She wants to take all the magic back for herself after it was re-released.

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell The Mysterious Mare Do Well]]", the eponymous heroine appears to be one. [[spoiler:This turns out to be because she had a CollectiveIdentity which included unicorn Twilight Sparkle and Pegasus Fluttershy, with Mare Do Well's BadassCape and NiceHat hiding the fact that she never had wings and a horn at the same time.]]

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', D.W. enjoys a MyLittlePhony show called ''My Fluffy Unicorn'' that features winged unicorns and has a plushie of the main character. Additionally, in ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'', she decorated the Read family Christmas tree with winged unicorn ornaments and troll dolls.

* WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst: The Mystic Isles has a unicorn island where some are winged.

Generally, they are rare -- too many of these critters running around your fantasy world might make a work [[TastesLikeDiabetes seem juvenile]], since it's [[HybridMonster a melding]] of two magical creatures [[AllGirlsLikePonies little girls generally adore]]. Likewise, an overabundance of something meant to be special and wondrous risks making it seem mundane. It's more likely to be a [[SingleSpecimenSpecies 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 [[HybridMonster actual hybrid offspring of a unicorn and a pegasus]], but it does happen.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials'': In ''Escape from Catrina'', a {{Blooper}} causes the pegasus Baby Surprise to have a horn for a couple of shots during the song "Let's Not Take a Nap".

*** The formerly available ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2278-6128.jpg All Dem Ponies]]'' men's shirt features six Alicorns ([[FanNickname unofficially named]] Chaos, Terra, Blood Diamond, Aurora, Morning Star, and Starfyre)

Winged unicorns tend to be portrayed a something ever more special and unique than "regular" unicorns. In settings where a cohesive society exists among these creatures, the presence of winged unicorns may indicate a (benevolent) hierarchy where they're usually top of the pecking order. In fantasy universes featuring humans, winged unicorns often serve as the CoolHorse, and will indicate that their ''rider'' is super-special.

* From ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'' and related videos, one can be seen in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLi37cOX9kU Daneboe Exposed #9: Daneboe Apocalypse,]]'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrmx-NfI1Q Nyan Boe,]]'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX1X44xvZus Annoying Orange Presents - Grapefruit's Totally True Tales: Bigfoot]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqO0mwkzdP4 Ultimate Marshmallow Tease.]]''

** In the episode "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" Big Macintosh becomes an alicorn in a dream.

* ''VideoGames/BatenKaitos'': Although the horse itself is never actually seen, the first game has a Magnus card called Pegasus Horn.

* Opal of ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}''.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Falcoknights ride what appear to be winged unicorns, although the horn could conceivably be part of the pegasis' armor.

*** The show protagonist Twilight Sparkle becomes another alicorn princess in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]", with a toyline centered around her coronation. At the time, this was... [[BrokenBase controversial]], but the furor largely died down by the end of Season 4 and the fandom has more or less gotten used to it. She's specifically identified as the Princess of Friendship.

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* Opal of ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}''.
* The Janus Unicorn of ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' is this with some leonine features. It is implied that they are very powerful. In the manga one individual has a extra pair of legs, making it a mix between a pegacorn and Sleipnir of Myth/NorseMythology.
* At one point in the early 2000s, Franchise/HelloKitty was depicted to be in the presence of various winged unicorns.
* ''Manga/TokimekiTonight'' has a pair in the netherworld pulling a coach.
* Fuwa transforms into a tiny alicorn after the ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' free all of the Star Princesses.

** ''Fanfic/RitesOfAscension'', written without much reference to season 3, even considers winged unicorns ''separate'' from alicorns.
** ''Fanfic/TheMoonstoneCup'' has Twilight turn herself into a winged unicorn, but not a true alicorn, for most of the tournament, using the same spell she used for Rarity in "Sonic Rainboom".

** In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', several {{Kaiju}} get sent to Equestria and transformed into native species. Destroyah strongly resembles an alicorn. According to WordOfGod, she was turned into a pegasus, but a PartialTransformation meant she kept her horn from her original form. She cannot perform magic with her horn, but can ignite a LaserBlade from it as she already had that ability.
** ''Fanfic/TheFreeportVenture'': In ''Freeport Venture: Blood and Iron'', the [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] Rising Fire is a rather nightmarish take on this concept. She started out as a normal unicorn, and gave herself batlike wings of skin and metal, alongside an alicorn's stature, as part of her transformation into a skeletal undead.
** ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'' takes the concept of Alicorns to the logical extreme, with Celestia and Luna sending Twilight and her friends [[ForWantOfANail who]] ''[[ForWantOfANail all]]'' [[ForWantOfANail became Alicorns themselves]] out across Equestria to try and find other Alicorns and Nascents in order to use their combined power and knowledge to find a cure for old age in ponies. [[spoiler: As of this moment: there are around '''18 Alicorns''' including the Mane Six and the Royal Sisters that have been discovered or Ascended.]]

%%* ''Literature/ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet'': Gaudior.
%%* ''Literature/TheFionavarTapestry'': Imwraith-Nimphais, the red star of war.
%%* ''Melowy'' series: Melowies.

* ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:'' As the featured guest on the "Ew!" segment, Natalie (played by Music/TaylorSwift) presented a drawing of one to the host (Sara, played by Fallon).

* Another song called "The Last Unicorn" is about a unicorn that grows wings in order to survive TheGreatFlood.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Falcoknights ride what appear to be winged unicorns, although the horn could conceivably be part of the pegasis' armor.

%%* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': The Uniceros.
* ''VideoGame/LinearRPG'': The mysterious [[LoveInterest Tseret]] [[SdrawkcabName Nievol]] has a pet pegacorn, supposedly so awesome that Creator/ChuckNorris has eight of them.

* ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'': Princess Sophia befriends one of these, who then gives her a ride to the Skyward Kingdom.
* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'': In keeping with the series tendency for bizarre creature designs, the game's [[OurCentaursAreDifferent take on the Centaur]] includes a pair of [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Centaur winged unicorns]] on its shoulders.

* ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'' has one as the boss of Happy Fun Candy Time.
* ''VideoGame/ChargerEscape'' by Creator/PastelGames has you transform a regular horse into a unicorn into a winged unicorn.
* ''VideoGame/ImagiaThreeTheQuarry]]'' has a winged unicorn missing both its wings and horn, requiring you to solve a set of puzzles in order to give them back to it.
* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'': In ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'', there's a statue of a winged unicorn on top of the PIC's roof. It's titled "Contradiction", since being either a unicorn or the mythical [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyMonsters Pegasus]] is mutually exclusive. Since the [[NoExportForYou fan translation]] of the game was made during a period between 2013 and 2015, with all of the applicants being denizens of the internet, it was almost guaranteed that at least one of them would have been a fan of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic that show]]'', and someone wasted no time [[ShoutOut coming up with a reference]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': The Air Skylander, Whirlwind, is part this and part dragon. Her wings are comparable to Pegasus wings instead of Dragon wings, and her horn can fire off rainbows that damage enemies and heal friends. All this also applies to her Mini counterpart, Breeze.

--->'''Bow:''' Wait, is that what happened to our horse?
* ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'': Sunstar was the winged unicorn bonded to the lead princess. Bafflingly, suffered from AllOfTheOtherReindeer among other unicorns, until Starla reassured her that [[FreakinessShame her wings were beautiful]].
%%* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'': Eunice.
* Segment 2 ("Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy") of episode 7 of season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' 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.
* In ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' Peg, Bloom's horse in [[TheMovie Magical Adventure]], turns into one when she eats some leaves from the new Tree of Life.
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', D.W. enjoys a MyLittlePhony show called ''My Fluffy Unicorn'' that features winged unicorns and has a plushie of the main character. Additionally, in ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'', she decorated the Read family Christmas tree with winged unicorn ornaments and troll dolls.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiaAndMe'' has Onchao, Mia's winged unicorn friend who is born a few episodes into the first season. Season 2 reveals that Onchao's missing father, Ono the Unicorn King is also a winged unicorn, explaining why Onchao has wings. Finding out what happened to him and later finding him and bringing him back to Centopia make up part of the plot of that season. Season 3 introduces a third one with the birth of Onchao's little sister, Kyara.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Unisi (singular unisus), described in ''Magazine/DragonMagazine'' #190, are winged and horned equines created from the crossbreeding of unicorns and pegasi. They have the same habitat preferences and societies as pegasi, but share the unicorns' horn attack and preference for female riders of pure heart. Their horns can be used to brew potions that allow their drinkers to fly. Alicorns are also described, but are wingless unicorns with gnarled horns and the ability to run in the air.

** The alicorn Princess Skyla, a character from the real-life toyline who never appeared in the show, is [[spoiler: the final boss]] in the fangame ''VideoGame/TwilightWing'', appearing as a non-animated picture of the toy.