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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|B=1|WU=1}} as of ''[[Ponies: The Galloping]]'' }} '''Alicorn''' is an [[acorn]] [[creature type]] representing a race of flying [[Unicorn]]s. It is a crossover type from the ''[[wikipedia:My Little Pony|My Little Pony]]'' franchise.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/03/magic-the-gathering-reveals-my-little-pony-crossover-set-for-charity?sf110057998=1|title=Magic: The Gathering Reveals My Little Pony Crossover Set for Charity|author=Tom Marks|date=October 4, 2019|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref> ==History== Traditionally, writers used the word "Alicorn" to denote a unicorn's actual horn, which is purported to have magical healing powers.<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:alicorn Wictionary]</ref> The first recorded use for a crossbreed pegasus-unicorn was in the 1984 fantasy novel ''[[Wikipedia:Bearing an Hourglass|Bearing an Hourglass]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Piers Anthony|Piers Anthony]]. The first appearance of the name in ''My Little Pony'' was during the third season of ''[https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My_Little_Pony_Friendship_is_Magic My Little Pony Friendship is Magic]'' in 2012. The type was introduced to ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' with the 2019 ''[[Ponies: The Galloping]]'' promotional charity set (<c>Princess Twilight Sparkle</c>). A second card was added with ''[[Ponies: The Galloping 2]]'' in 2023 (<c>Nightmare Moon // Princess Luna</c>). ==Trivia== *The name is sometimes explained as being a combination of "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alate#English Alate]" (wing, winged) and "Unicorn" *If there were ever to be a creature in a regular set that is flavorfully both a unicorn and a pegasus, it probably would be typed as a Pegasus Unicorn.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/731021353455632384|title=If there were ever to be a creature that is flavorfully a unicorn and a pegasus.|October 12, 2023}}</ref> *<c>Princess Twilight Sparkle</c> is a [[lord]] for alicorns, [[unicorn]]s, [[horse]]s, [[pegasus]]es and [[pony|ponies]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Alicorns Alicorns (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki)] *[https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Pikmanipulator/Unraveling_the_Substance_of_%22Alicorn%22 Unraveling the Substance of "Alicorn" (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki)] *[https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/416924/investigating-where-the-term-alicorn-came-from Investigating where the term "alicorn" came from (Filmfiction)]. {{Creature types|Races|state=collapsed}} {{Acorn|types}} [[Category:Referencing another IP]]
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