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* '''Parodied''': Unicorns are dopey and stupid in their adoration of virgins, and behave like overgrown lapdogs in their presence.

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* '''Parodied''': Unicorns are dopey and stupid in their adoration of virgins, and [[AllAnimalsAreDogs behave like overgrown lapdogs lapdogs]] in their presence.
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** Alternatively, the virgin may actually be a DamselInDistress -BoundAndGagged optional- used just as a bait to attract the unicorn.
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** Alternatively, the unicorn appears as a cute horse with a horn in the middle of its forehead, a rainbow-colored mane and tail, etc... but it turns out to be as fierce and indomitable as in the original myth. And female ones cannot be tamed even by virgin girls.
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* '''Exploited''': King Bob has an AmazonBrigade of virgin unicorn calvary to harness their power.

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* '''Exploited''': King Bob has an AmazonBrigade of virgin unicorn calvary cavalry to harness their power.



* '''Deconstructed''': Unicorns friends of maidens turn violently against them upon the loss of their virginity. Unicorns lead raids to kill lumberjacks near their evergreen glades. Young girls have to be regularly given over to them in a manner resembling dragon sacrifices. On the whole, the effect is just like living next to any other sort of mythical monster because that's what it takes to get into fairy tales.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Unicorns Unicorns, friends of maidens maidens, turn violently against them upon the loss of their virginity. Unicorns lead raids to kill lumberjacks near their evergreen glades. Young girls have to be regularly given over to them in a manner resembling dragon sacrifices. On the whole, the effect is just like living next to any other sort of mythical monster because that's what it takes to get into fairy tales.



* '''Played For Drama''': The virgin that the Unicorn ignored in favor of the town whore is pissed off at being spurned. Unbeknownst to her, the unicorn is drawn to pure hearts rather than pure bodies and the town whore is one of those HookerWithAHeartOfGold types. And the virgin is plotting her revenge....

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* '''Played For Drama''': The virgin that the Unicorn ignored in favor of the town whore is pissed off at being spurned. Unbeknownst to her, the unicorn is drawn to pure hearts rather than pure bodies and the town whore is one of those HookerWithAHeartOfGold types. And the virgin is plotting her revenge....revenge...
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** Unicorns are catty JerkAss prudes who [[SlutShamming shout terms of abuse at anyone slightly immodestly dressed, at anyone who has ever had sex for any reason including monogamous post-wedding relationships despite never unfaithful and rape victims.]] The reason they are hunted is because people are sick of them [[YourMom insulting their mothers]].

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** Unicorns are catty JerkAss prudes who [[SlutShamming [[SlutShaming shout terms of abuse at anyone slightly immodestly dressed, at anyone who has ever had sex for any reason including (including monogamous post-wedding relationships relationships) despite never unfaithful being unfaithful, and rape victims.]] The reason they are hunted is because people are sick of them [[YourMom insulting their mothers]].mothers.]]

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** Unicorns are catty JerkAss prudes who [[SlutShamming shout terms of abuse at anyone slightly immodestly dressed, at anyone who has ever had sex for any reason including monogamous post-wedding relationships despite never unfaithful and rape victims.]] The reason they are hunted is because people are sick of them [[YourMom insulting their mothers]].



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???King Bob has an AmazonBrigade of virgin unicorn calvary to harness their power.


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* '''Implied''': Portraits of Queen Alice are seen where she is riding a unicorn when she was younger. She never has one when older.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The unicorn is just a one-horned goat.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The unicorn walks right past the (alleged) virgin girl and starts cuddling up to one of the male hunters, [[AManIsNotAVirgin who protests that he is most certainly not a virgin]] while his buddies laugh. The girl, meanwhile, gets indignant and yells:

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The unicorn walks right past the (alleged) virgin girl and starts cuddling up to one of the male hunters, [[AManIsNotAVirgin [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin who protests that he is most certainly not a virgin]] while his buddies laugh. The girl, meanwhile, gets indignant and yells:
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** Alternately, they turn out to be the original medieval unicorns: Just because they're ''good'' doesn't mean they're ''[[GoodIsNotNice friendly.]]''

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** Alternately, they turn out to be they're the original medieval unicorns: unicorns, being temperamental to outright vicious: Just because they're ''good'' doesn't mean they're ''[[GoodIsNotNice friendly.]]''
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'''{{Unicorn}}''': The Unicorn is used as a motif representing purity, rarity, wildness and associates those around it with innocence.

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'''{{Unicorn}}''': '''Basic Trope''': The Unicorn is used as a motif representing purity, rarity, wildness and associates those around it with innocence.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Subverted''': Unicorns appear wonderful and glamourous but that's because of an actual glamour that allows them to get up close to their favourite prey, little girls.
* '''Double Subverted''': Unicorns appear wonderful and glamourous due to their glamour, creatures unaffected by their glamour fear and despise them but hey, it turns out that the other creatures are actually seeing a second glamour and the true form of the unicorn is unknown.

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* '''Subverted''': Unicorns appear wonderful and glamourous glamorous but that's because of an actual glamour that allows them to get up close to their favourite favorite prey, little girls.
* '''Double Subverted''': Unicorns appear wonderful and glamourous glamorous due to their glamour, creatures unaffected by their glamour fear and despise them but hey, it turns out that the other creatures are actually seeing a second glamour and the true form of the unicorn is unknown.



* '''Deconstructed''': Unicorns friends of maidens turn violently against them upon the loss of their virginity. Unicorns lead raids to kill lumberjacks near their evergreen glades. Young girls have to be regularly given over to them in a manner resembling dragon sacrifices. On the whole, the effect is just like living next to any other sort of mythical monster because that's what it takes to get into fairy tales.
* '''Reconstructed''': But the unicorns are really trying to save the maidens from the brutal lumberjacks.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Conversed''': "Well, there goes that unicorn again, making the world a purer, more wondorous place."
* '''Played For Laughs''': The unicorn walks right past the virgin and starts cuddling up to one of the male hunters, who protests that he is most certainly ''not'' a virgin while his buddies laugh. The virgin, meanwhile, gets indignant and yells "Oh, c'mon! That thing I did with George doesn't count!"

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* '''Conversed''': "Well, there goes that unicorn again, making the world a purer, more wondorous wondrous place."
* '''Deconstructed''': Unicorns friends of maidens turn violently against them upon the loss of their virginity. Unicorns lead raids to kill lumberjacks near their evergreen glades. Young girls have to be regularly given over to them in a manner resembling dragon sacrifices. On the whole, the effect is just like living next to any other sort of mythical monster because that's what it takes to get into fairy tales.
* '''Reconstructed''': But the unicorns are really trying to save the maidens from the brutal lumberjacks.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The unicorn walks right past the (alleged) virgin girl and starts cuddling up to one of the male hunters, [[AManIsNotAVirgin who protests that he is most certainly ''not'' not a virgin virgin]] while his buddies laugh. The virgin, girl, meanwhile, gets indignant and yells "Oh, c'mon! yells:
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That thing I did with George doesn't count!"count!]]"



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* '''Zig Zagged''': All Unicorns Are Different. Some of them really are pure, some not so, and some are plain daemonic. The Unicorn and the Virgin scenario may be very different depending on which kind of the Unicorn does the Virgin meet.

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All Unicorns Are Different. Some of them really are pure, some not so, and some are plain daemonic. The Unicorn and the Virgin scenario may be very different depending on which kind of the Unicorn does the Virgin meet.



* '''Averted''': Unicorns are just another animal, nothing very special about them.

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Unicorns are just another animal, nothing very special about them.
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** In a LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy world, the ChasteHero gets the Unicorn as one of his friends. The Unicorn's moves revolve around purity, but there is an evil unicorn in ThePsychoRangers. These moves all revolve around false purity, though.
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** Alternately, they turn out to be the original medieval unicorns: Just because they're ''good'' doesn't mean they're ''[[GoodIsNotNice friendly.]]''
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* '''Enforced''': "A beautiful magic forest, and not a single unicorn? Come on, there 'must' be at least one!.. See, there it is!"

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* '''Enforced''': "A beautiful magic forest, and not a single unicorn? Come on, there 'must' ''must'' be at least one!.. See, there it is!"
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???All Unicorns Are Different. Some of them really are pure, some not so, and some are plain daemonic. The Unicorn and the Virgin scenario may be very different depending on which kind of the Unicorn does the Virgin meet.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"A beautiful magic forest, and not a single unicorn? Come on, there 'must' be at least one!.. See, there it is!"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Pink unicorns travel by rainbows from the moon to secret forest locations. Any traps that appear before them automatically break apart.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Pink unicorns travel by rainbows from the moon to secret forest locations. Any traps The unicorn is a creature that appear before them automatically break apart.is so good, pure, and rare everything in it's presence becomes purified by just looking upon it.



* '''Parodied''': The unicorn is a creature that is so good, pure, and rare everything in it's presence becomes purified by just looking upon it

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* '''Parodied''': The unicorn is a creature that is so good, pure, Unicorns are dopey and rare everything stupid in it's presence becomes purified by just looking upon it their adoration of virgins, and behave like overgrown lapdogs in their presence.
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* '''Straight''': The typical Unicorn and Virgin scenario- a maiden attracts a unicorn to her at some secret spot but it is attacked by evil folk who the unicorn then kills before fleeing.

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* '''Straight''': The typical Unicorn and Virgin scenario- scenario - a maiden attracts a unicorn to her at some secret spot but it is attacked by evil folk who the unicorn then kills before fleeing.

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