Line #21 Literature/UnicornWestern


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unicorn_western.png]]
2	''Unicorn Western'' is a "reinvention of both the western genre and unicorn lore" created as a collaboration between Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant, as a dare by Sean's usual writing partner, David Wright. Who says you can't do a western without doing a lot of research, especially if it has unicorns?
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4	Marshal Clint Gulliver and his unicorn companion Edward had found peace in the small town Solace. On Clint's wedding day, before he could get "hitched" with his bride-to-be Mai, a threat is predicted to be heading toward town for revenge: the outlaw Hassle Stone. Dark magic follows.
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6	As of this edit, ''Unicorn Western'' consists of four separate instalments. The first was published Dec 20, 2012.
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9	!!''Unicorn Western'' contain examples of:
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11	* AerithAndBob: Being a parody of the Western genre, there are normal names, like Clint, Teddy, and Edward, along with some weird ones, like Hassle Stone and Dharma Kold.
12	* AnachronismStew: Despite the western setting, the pianist in the opening scene is playing Music/BillyJoel,and talkies are mentioned.
13	* AntiHero: Clint is a recovering cynic, who's willing to kill a few {{Mooks}} yet upholds an honor code.
14	* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:Dharma Kold to Clint.]]
15	* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The entire first installment occurs within a day, with ''Unicorn Western 2'' being more loose with time passing.
16	* TheGunslinger: Clint loves his seven-shooter, and demonstrates his measure in combat.
17	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Clint and Edward.
18	* IllTimedSneeze: Variation in the spirit of the situation. [[spoiler:Pinto's ''fart'' almost clue in the antagonists to the protagonists' presence.]]
19	* InsistentTerminology: Edward, thinking himself above horses, prefer to call his otherwise mundane accommodations more human terms. His barn is a "house", his stall a "room", and so on.
20	* InvulnerableHorses: {{Justified\|Trope}} with Edward, since he's an unicorn with healing powers.
21	* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Briefly conversed:
22	-->[[spoiler:Dharma Kold]]: "This is the place where I'm supposed to tell you my plans and backstory, yar?"
23	* KidSidekick: Parodied with Teddy, who Clint and Edward definitely don't want with them.
24	* RuleOfCool: Why Clint rides a unicorn.
25	* SapientSteed: Edward, a talking unicorn.
26	* SarcasticClapping: Lampshaded by the clapper himself:
27	-->[[spoiler:Dharma Kold]]: "I'm slow-clapping in sarcastic appreciation of your victory over the bandit."
28	* {{Unicorn}}: It's in the title. Also, Edward is of the non-pure kind.
29	* VitriolicBestBuds: When Edward first appears "on-screen", he lobs a bag of oats at Clint. This kind of behavior continues throughout the book.
30	* WeddingSmashers: Clint and Mai's hitching in the beginning is cut off by the fortelling of Hassle Stone's arrival, causing much conflict between them.
31	* WeirdWest: Unicorns tend to have that effect on non-fantasy settings.
32	* WhatMeasureIsAMook: [[spoiler:Clint lethally shoots down all of the antagonists' gang. On the other hand, he gives Hassle Stone a non-deadly wound and handcuffs him.]]
33	* WhiteStallion: All unicorns are white. [[spoiler:Unless they're corrupted with BlackMagic.]]

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