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15	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 Latin words for wing (''āla''; specifically the plural dative form, ''ālīs'') and horn (''cornū''). [[CallAPegasusAHippogriff However, be careful with this usage because the word alicorn also refers to the horn of a unicorn itself]].
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17	Winged unicorns tend to be portrayed as something 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.
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19	Generally, they are rare -- too many of these critters running around your fantasy world might make a work [[SweetnessAversion 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.
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21	A SubTrope of both {{Unicorn}} and {{Pegasus}}, and also HybridMonster.
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25	!!Examples:
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30	* A Toyota commercial in 2014 featured a huge pink plush winged unicorn. It was so huge that it had to be strapped onto the roof of the car.
31	-->''This is Lady. She's a unicorn... and a pegasus.''
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34	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
35	* Unimon of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', a unicorn Digimon with tattered fabric wings.
36	* At one point in the early 2000s, ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' was depicted to be in the presence of various winged unicorns.
37	* Opal of ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}''.
38	* Pegasus [[spoiler:a.k.a. Helios]] in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is winged, of course, but is also a unicorn as well.
39	* Fuwa transforms into a tiny alicorn after the ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' free all of the Star Princesses.
40	* ''Manga/TokimekiTonight'' has a pair in the netherworld pulling a coach.
41	* 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.
42	* The title character of ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' could use his magic to give himself wings in dire situations. He developed little bug wings and a slightly longer horn in sort-of bad situations, and became a full-grown silver unipegasus for those ''really'' bad occasions. [[spoiler:Like dealing with a giant embodiment of evil.]]
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45	[[folder:Card Games]]
46	* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Crystal_Beast_Sapphire_Pegasus Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus.]]
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49	[[folder:Comic Books]]
50	* ''Comicbook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'' rides one in both the comics and the ''WesternAnimation/DCNation'' shorts.
51	* In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' (a promotional comic for a toy line and animated show that never came to be) Franchise/WonderWoman rides a pink winged unicorn named Nightshine.
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54	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
55	* When Wally in ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' joins the "1% club," he gets the key from a tiny flying unicorn.
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58	[[folder:Fan Works]]
59	* ''Fanfic/ALumpInMyThroat'': Bubbles turns into one in her dream, she still has her abilities to fly and use her powers.
60	%%* ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'': Most of the characters.
61	%%* ''Fanfic/MyInnerLife'': "Unipegs" are mentioned.
62	* Pretty much any ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic will naturally include these.
63	** Creator/LaurenFaust, the original creator of the G4 cartoon, has a ponysona in the form of an alicorn that is informally referred to as the Fausticorn, which fanon and fan works often casts as Luna and Celestia's mother. Ditto for Bonnie Zacherle, the original creator of ''My Pretty Pony'' and ''My Little Pony'' brands, whose fan-made ponysona Bonniecorn is sometimes portrayed as Fausticorn's mother or at minimum her teacher.
64	** Some 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.
65	** ''Fanfic/{{Alicorn}}'' throws some variations on the canon concept, largely due to OutdatedByCanon. For one, alicorns are only born from other alicorns, and ascension is impossible. They are born with wings but not horns, growing their horns in after a few months when their skulls are still soft and malleable. The fact that Rainbow Dash is only a quarter alicorn (via her mother, Princess Celestia, who's half alicorn and half pegasus) meant that her horn growth was delayed until she was 17, at which point it grew in all at once in a process that was agonizingly painful and left her delirious for over a week.
66	** ''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.
67	** ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'': Artificially-created alicorns are one of the most dangerous enemies of the Wasteland. They are all female, can teleport, have bulletproof shields, and have a HiveMind controlled by a supposed Goddess. It turns out that they technically aren't alicorns at all; true alicorns are perfect combinations of earth ponies, pegasus ponies, and unicorn ponies, while the artificial alicorns are merely mutated unicorns. [[GenderBender Roughly half of them were originally stallions]]. This becomes a plot point when they can't pass through a shield designed to allow alicorns to pass through. [[spoiler:After their Goddess is killed, the alicorns regain their minds, and enlist Velvet Remedy's help in finding a way to allow them to breed. With help from zebra magic, Velvet is able to turn some alicorns back into stallions, and the species gains the ability to produce foals]].
68	** ''Fanfic/TheFlightOfTheAlicorn'': In the penultimate chapter, [[spoiler:Windlass reveals a suit of winged PoweredArmor that gives her flight and increased strength in addition to her enhanced unicorn magic]]. In response, [[spoiler:Rarity uses the immense magical power that she gained from the Heavenstone to turn the enchanted butterfly wings that Twilight cast for her earlier into a pair of flesh-and-blood feathered ones; she quickly afterwards has to sacrifice her new alicornhood to repair the damaged artifact]].
69	** ''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.
70	** In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7656204/2/From-Here-to-Eternity From Here to Eternity]]'', Discord's mother looks like one, just with the wings of a dragon. However, she's not a pony, she's just a spirit that resembles one.
71	** ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'' takes the concept of Alicorns to the logical extreme, an AtlernateUniverseFic with Celestia and Luna sending Twilight and her friends, who ''all'' 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.]]
72	** ''Fanfic/HarmonyTheory'' makes a distinction between alicorns, which have divine powers and immortality, and mere winged unicorns which have similar power levels to unicorns and pegasi.
73	** ''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".
74	** ''Fanfic/RitesOfAscension'', written without much reference to season 3, even considers winged unicorns ''separate'' from alicorns.
75	** ''VideoGame/TwilightWing'': The alicorn Princess Skyla, a character from the real-life toyline who never appeared in the show, is [[spoiler: the final boss]], appearing as a non-animated picture of the toy.
76	* ''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]].
77	* ''Fanfic/PastSins'': Nyx, the protagonist of the story, is a winged unicorn since she's a younger version of Nightmare Moon, who was an adult one.
78	* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': In ''Wedding March'', a VoluntaryShapeshifter disguised as a unicorn wants to leave quickly, and grows wings to do so.
79	* ''Webcomic/PureLight'': Adelee, one of the members of Cynder's aerial squad, is a winged unicorn. In addition to a gryphon and manticore, she is one of the only members not to be a dragon.
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83	* In ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoTheUniverse'', Beavis has a fantasy about riding ine with Serena. In the next shot, it has Butthead's face.
84	--> Uh huh huh huh. Uh huh huh huh. I'm a deer.
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88	* ''Film/TheirsIsTheGlory'': The emblem of the 1st Airborne Division features Pegasus with a horn.
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91	[[folder:Literature]]
92	* Winged unicorns show up in several Creator/PiersAnthony works:
93	** ''Literature/BearingAnHourglass'': One of Norton's quests is to free an alicorn from an evil sorceress. The Alicorn himself gives a different derivation of his name, claiming the early Latin-speaking Romans called him "Cornu"; later, Italians added the definite article to make it "Licorne", "the horn"; the then Arabs added ''their'' article, forming "Alicorno", "THE the horn"; and now he is called the Alicorn, adding yet another article to the mix. Then again, [[spoiler:everyone Norton meets in the so-called "Contraterrene" world, including the Alicorn, are merely Satan's minions acting out the roles they were assigned]], so his etymology is suspect.
94	** ''Dream A Little Dream'', cowritten with Julie Brady's, is a FantasyKitchenSink 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.
95	** ''Demons Don't Dream'' has a winged unicorn, referred to as an alicorn. It's claimed that alicorns are the very rare offspring of a unicorn and a griffin.
96	* Avarclon, the guardian beast of Avaric in ''Literature/TheDarkangelTrilogy'', is described as a gray unicorn with six pairs of wings—a large primary pair at the withers, plus MercurysWings of both the talaria (on all four hocks) and head-wing sort. That said, he's never actually referred to ''as'' a "unicorn" or any of the terms for the winged variety in the narrative; instead, he's a "[[CallARabbitASmeerp starhorse]]" or the [[GratuitousLatin Latinized]] "equustel."
97	%%* ''Literature/TheFionavarTapestry'': Imwraith-Nimphais, the red star of war.
98	%%* ''Literature/{{Melowy}}'' series: Melowies.
99	%%* ''Literature/ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet'': Gaudior.
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102	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
103	* Rare evil (and anthropomorphic) example: The Polluticorn from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
104	* ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon:'' 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).
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107	[[folder:Music]]
108	* Another song called "The Last Unicorn" is about a unicorn that grows wings in order to survive TheGreatFlood.
109	* A song from the Music/RhapsodyOfFire is titled "The Last Winged Unicorn"
110	* While it has not appeared in any songs yet, fans of Music/TaylorSwift tend to like pegacorns since she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCwvdYNPibI mentioned one]] in the behind-the-scenes video for "White Horse." And she dressed up as [[http://time.com/3551743/taylor-swift-halloween-costume-pegacorn/ one]] for Halloween and spent the entire day doing interviews in costume.
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114	* Myth/ClassicalMythology features [[OlderThanTheyThink an example]]. The Roman writer Pliny described a kind of winged horses with antelope-like horns that lived in mountain ranges south of the Sahara, which he named Pegasoi Aithiopikoi -- "Aethiopian pegasi". These creatures would go on to feature in Medieval bestiaries for quite some time after that.
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118	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
119	** 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.
120	** Eachthighern, the god of pegasi and unicorns, takes the form a great stallion with both wings and a horn.
121	* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': While most unicorns are of the regular variety, their nature as creatures of the Wyld makes them highly variable and some possess immense white wings.
122	* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': The first ''Bestiary'' used a winged unicorn as its main example of half-celestial creature.
123	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': The carnivorous Black Pegasus invokes a more malevolent take on this trope, as it has a unicorn-like horn (or sometimes more than that), which it uses to gore and impale prey, and [[GoodWingsEvilWings bat-like wings]].
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127	* Toys/{{Squishmallows}}: Some horse characters have wings and a unicorn horn. What these beings should be called is inconsistent; Raquel's bio calls her a pegacorn, but Aja and Henley's bios refer to them as alicorns.
128	* ''Toys/TransformersBotBots'' has Unilla Icequeencone, King Candyhooves, and Sugar Saddle. They transform from ice cream sundae cups, with the lining of the cup becoming their wings and an ice cream cone topping inside becoming their horns.
129	* The [=TokiDoki=] figurine line [[https://www.tokidoki.it/pages/unicorno Unicorno]] features these characters prominently. Unlike most other examples, nearly every character in the line has both wings and a horn, averting their usual rarity.
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133	* ''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]].
134	* ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'' has one as the boss of Happy Fun Candy Time.
135	* ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'': Princess Sophia befriends one of these, who then gives her a ride to the Skyward Kingdom.
136	* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'': Although the horse itself is never actually seen, the first game has a Magnus card called Pegasus Horn.
137	* ''VideoGame/ChargerEscape'' by Creator/PastelGames has you transform a regular horse into a unicorn into a winged unicorn.
138	* ''VideoGame/{{Farmville}}'': Quite a few varieties of Winged Unicorn are offered as limited-edition or bonus items. Some of them ramp up the {{Glurge}} with butterfly wings.
139	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Falcoknights ride winged unicorns called Falicorns.
140	* ''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.
141	* ''VideoGame/LinearRPG'': The mysterious [[LoveInterest Tseret]] [[SdrawkcabName Nievol]] has a pet pegacorn, supposedly so awesome that Creator/ChuckNorris has eight of them.
142	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'': The prologue ends with a sequence where Big Boss flees from the hospital on horseback, only to have a demonic entity known as the Man On Fire pursue him while riding a flaming pegasus with a unicorn horn.
143	* ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'': You start off playing as a unicorn, which turns into this upon unlocking the Pony Wings.
144	* ''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.
145	* ''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.
146	%%* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': The Uniceros.
147	* ''VideoGame/Haven2020'' has an alien alicorn OptionalBoss called the Heliga. The achievement for beating it is, appropriately, "Franchise/{{My little pony}}".
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151	* From ''WebAnimation/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.]]''
152	* ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' ups the ante with [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Unipegataurs]] -- horned, winged [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaurs]].
153	* The Unis in ''Website/{{Neopets}}''.
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156	[[folder:Western Animation]]
157	[[AC:My Little Pony]]
158	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'': These were almost unheard of until Generation 4, the first generation to feature permanently winged unicorns.
159	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEscapeFromCatrina'': 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".
160	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'': "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.
161	* Four Generation 2 unicorns came with clip-on wings: Copper Glow, Silver Glow, Golden Glow, and Diamond Glow.
162	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
163	** 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" meaning "flying Unicorn"). 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.
164	** Most commonly, alicorns appear as princesses and figures of considerable importance in the setting.
165	*** Princesses Celestia and Luna appear to be out-and-out {{Physical God}}esses and are the {{Immortal Ruler}}s of the setting, having lived for over a thousand years and having immense magical power: Princess Celestia raises the sun every day, and Princess Luna raises the moon every night. They also possess unique, ethereal manes other ponies -- including other alicorns -- lack, signifying their unusual and special natures. In fact, Creator/LaurenFaust originally intended them to be the only alicorns in the show.
166	*** Celestia's niece Princess Cadance is another alicorn. She possesses powerful magic based on ThePowerOfLove, and in the Season 3 premiere becomes ruler of the Crystal Empire. The TieInNovel ''Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell'' [[AllThereInTheManual reveals]] that she gained alicornhood similarly to Twilight -- she was a pegasus who ascended after performing a very complex feat of love magic and was adopted as a niece by Celestia. The showrunner later confirmed this as canon.
167	*** The show protagonist Twilight Sparkle becomes another alicorn princess in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]", with a toyline centered around her coronation. She's specifically identified as the Princess of Friendship. Although she becomes marginally taller than before, she retains the same proportions and size other ponies have instead of the lankier, taller build of the other alicorns. In the finale, [[spoiler:after inheriting rulership of Equestria a TimeSkip of a few decades, she's grown to the same size as Celestia and developed a similarly ethereal mane]].
168	*** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1TheCrystallingPart1 The Season 6 premiere]] features the birth of the fifth alicorn, Princess Flurry Heart, the daughter of Cadance and Twilight's brother Shining Armor. She's specifically noted to be the first pony in the history of Equestria to be born as an alicorn, instead of ascending at a later date.
169	** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E17HeartsAndHoovesDay Hearts and Hooves Day]]", an Alicorn princess is told of and shown in a book. The story doesn't really fit with her being any of the ones established in the show.
170	** The TieInNovel ''Literature/TheJournalOfTheTwoSisters'' mentions several other princesses around when Celestia and Luna were young, but none were as powerful, and they have never been mentioned in the show.
171	** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction Stranger Than Fan Fiction]]", one of the trapped doors in the ancient temple [[spoiler:(the correct one, incidentally)]] is decorated with the picture of an alicorn, unlike the others, which have earth ponies, unicorns and pegasi on them.
172	** The BigBad of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E25ShadowPlayPart1 Shadow Play]]", the Pony of Shadows, takes the form of a three-dimensional LivingShadow in the shape of a monstrous alicorn. He doesn't always have wings, which form as extensions of the armor plate on his chest. [[spoiler:He was originally a unicorn, becoming what he is as a result of the power he gained during his FaceHeelTurn, explaining why his wings appear as something "added" onto the rest of his form.]]
173	** 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 hat hiding the fact that she never had wings and a horn at the same time.]]
174	** The unicorn Rarity gains butterfly-like wings in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E16SonicRainboom 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 ImagineSpot, and in the licensed [[TheMerch merchandise]] ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1310 Rarity Fabulous Bag]]'' and ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2201-5949.jpg Flight]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2202-5950.jpg of the]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2203 Ponies]]''. The spell or a similar one is used in Creator/{{Gameloft}}[='s=] ''VideoGame/MyLittlePony'' LicensedGame if the player plays a flying minigame as any unicorn (or earth pony or zebra).
175	** The changelings are bug monster ponies with horns and insect wings, obviously not looking a lot like any traditional unicorn. After [[spoiler:their species-wide HeelFaceTurn]] in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 To Where and Back Again]]", only Thorax, his brother Pharynx, and the green-colored ones keep both their horns and insect wings after their transformation: the other kinds lose either their horn, their wings or both. Although, Ocellus, introduced in season 8, has both wings and a horn.
176	** In "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" Big Macintosh becomes an alicorn in a dream.
177	** In one of ''[[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 an earth pony friend of that pony's) temporary pegasus wings. If the player's pony is a unicorn, she'll be one of these until the minigame is over.
178	** A fair few {{Blooper}}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 {{Flashback}} in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1]]", [[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82787&view=findpost&p=1932165 a unicorn filly in Magic Kindergarten]] during an ImagineSpot from the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero Lesson Zero]]" and a construction worker in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E20VivaLasPegasus Viva Las Pegasus]]", among numerous other background characters, have all turned into alicorns in this manner. Rarity also [[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rarity_as_an_alicorn_animation_error_S4E12.png gained wings]] in an animation error in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]]".
179	** Several other alicorns have appeared exclusively in the franchise's comics and [[TieInNovel picture books]].
180	*** One of the French magazine stories introduces CanonForeigner Léon, Princess Celestia's four-year-old alicorn cousin: incidentally, ''he'' is the only confirmed ''[[TheSmurfettePrinciple Alicorn colt]]'' across all official media licensed by DHX and Hasbro.
181	*** ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendsForever'': [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendsForeverIssue32 Issue 32]] features Queen Parabola, an alicorn ''zebra'' who ruled over an ancient pony civilization in the distant past.
182	*** During the "Reflections" arc in the ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' comic book line, ''The Great And Powerful Trixie'' is shown to have become an alicorn princess, as well as a paragon of humility. Admittedly, it's a MirrorUniverse.
183	** A few alicorns -- Princess Skyla, Princess Sterling and Princess Gold Lily -- have appeared in various toy sets but have not shown up in either the show or the comics.
184	** Exclusive to the licensed [[TheMerch merchandise]]:
185	*** The ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1577 Dr. Hooves Line]]'' shirt, ''Dr. Hooves'' [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1578 shirt]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1610 and]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2968 iOS]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2971 case,]] ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=3948 Hooves]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=5136 Scribble]]'' shirt, and ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=3950 Dr Hooves]]'' shirt feature a pair of alicorns ({{Captain Ersatz}}es of [[Series/DoctorWho Weeping Angels]])
186	*** The formerly available ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/1904-5245.jpg Grown Up Ponies]]'' art print depicts the pegasi Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy with unicorn horns.
187	*** The [[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2209-5964.jpg formerly]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2208-5967.jpg available]] ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2209-5965.jpg Engineered]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2208-5968.jpg Alicorn]]'' [[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2209-5966.jpg shirt]] and the ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=4534 Steampunk Trixie]]'' men's shirt respectively depict unicorns Twilight Sparkle with {{steampunk}} wings
188	*** The formerly available ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/img/p/2278-6128.jpg All Dem Ponies]]'' men's shirt features six Alicorns.
189	*** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130929220718/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 CreatorCameo of producer Creator/LaurenFaust's [[http://fav.me/d4a0d2a pony]]-[[http://fav.me/d51kcug self]].
190	*** The ''[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=5225 We're All Doomed]]'' men's shirt depicts Pegasus Derpy Hooves with a unicorn horn.
191	** In the VirtualPaperDoll WebGames ''[[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlpfim-ponymaker The Fabulous Ponymaker]]'' and ''[[http://royalwedding.hosting-hasbro.com/fashion.html Rarity's Bridal Boutique,]]'' [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=321557454560010 the]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=326679280714494 ponies]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228813392874 can]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228846726204 be]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228856726203 these]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228873392868 if]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228886726200 they're]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228916726197 designed]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228936726195 that]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333228996726189 way]] [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333242296724859 by]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9aLIvOpJo the]] [[http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/images/my-little-pony/frienship-is-magic/promos/index-page/mlpfim-giddyup-games_hero_06112012.jpg player]].
192	** Creator/{{Gameloft}}[='s=] ''VideoGame/MyLittlePony'' LicensedGame seemingly depicted unicorn Fleur Dis Lee with Pegasus wings until an update, which [[AscendedGlitch revealed this previous version to have been a Changeling]]. Outside of the game itself, a [[http://ow.ly/i/16Z2x model sheet]] that they sketched for the game depicts unicorn Sweetie Belle with Pegasus wings. Since one of the minigames involves flying, all other ponies gain the butterfly wings given to Rarity in one episode of the show for it.
193	** A few of the many suspected [[{{Blooper}} factory 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.
194	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration'': At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:after inspiring the three pony kinds to reunite and bringing magic back to the world, the earth pony Sunny Starscout gains wings and a horn made out of translucent yellow light]].
195	* A new alicorn, Opaline, is introduced in the 5th generation’s series, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'' as the BigBad. She was such a threat Twilight Sparkle sealed away all magic to stop her, and wants to take all the magic back for herself after it was re-released.
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197	[[AC:Other Examples]]
198	* Unicorn from ''WesternAnimation/AnimalMechanicals'' can gain plane-like wings when activating her special ability of "Mechana Fly". She has a magic horn as well.
199	* 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 ''WesternAnimation/ArthursPerfectChristmas'', she decorated the Read family Christmas tree with winged unicorn ornaments and troll dolls.
200	* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' has a winged unicorn named Eunice. Despite this, though, she is referred to as just a unicorn.
201	* PlayedWith in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}:'' Members of the London Clan resemble heraldic animals, with their leader, Una, being a unicorn. Like all gargoyles, she also has wings. So, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a humanoid winged unicorn (who is also a sorceress)]].
202	* ''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.
203	* ''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]].
204	* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'':
205	** She-Ra has a rainbow-winged, talking unicorn steed named Swift Wind, which despite having wings was simply referred to as a unicorn. In one episode of the show, she and Swift Wind discovered "Unicorn Island" which is an entire island populated by winged unicorns.
206	** ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' reintroduces Swift Wind as a random horse who is given wings, a horn and the power of speech when Adora accidentally blasts him with a magic beam from her sword while trying to figure out how her She-Ra powers work. This is later parodied when another accidental magic beam gives a horn and rainbow wings... to a lizard.
207	-->'''Bow:''' Wait, is that what happened to our horse?
208	* ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'' has the Zahramay Zoomicorns, who are winged unicorns, and can be very fast and agile, to the point the genies have a pass time called the "Zoomicorn Toss" where they try to get as many rings on the Zoomicorn's horn before time runs out. Plus, the genies care for the Zoomicorns very much, as shown when Shine is able to calm the one from their game down when she is frightened by Zeta.
209	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'': The Mystic Isles has a unicorn island where some are winged.
210	* In a more adult example, ''{{WesternAnimation/Tigtone}}'' encounters a civilization of Winged Unicorns having a bloody war against [[InvisibleSubtleDifference the Horned Pegasus over which faction is more beautiful]].
211	* 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.
212	* 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.
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