A unicorn was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a horse, but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. Various accounts indicated unicorns to have actually existed. (COMIC: The Horn of a Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Horn of a Dilemma (comic story)"], GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"Find the Stickers [145] 🎃","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"})
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History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Assassin Doom was contracted to kill the idea of the unicorn. She convinced everyone that a unicorn specimen owned by a seller was a fake with the help of Jo Grant. (COMIC: The Horn of a Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Horn of a Dilemma (comic story)"])
According to George Litefoot, the Narwhal, a horned Cetacean, was thought to be the origin of the unicorn myth. (AUDIO: The Ruthven Inheritance [+]Loading...["The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)"])
In the 1890s, Henry Gordon Jago joked that London would one day be invaded by killer unicorns. (AUDIO: The Backwards Men [+]Loading...["The Backwards Men (audio story)"])
The Second Doctor encountered a unicorn in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
The Ceffyl of Tír na n-Óg resembled unicorns by design. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"])
In 2002, unicorns appeared in San Francisco due to a dimensional scar. (PROSE: Unnatural History [+]Loading...["Unnatural History (novel)"])
"The Unicorn" was the alias of Ada Mullins. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp [+]Loading...["The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)"])
After Rose-the-cat removed part of the TARDIS's wall with a chainsaw, causing great disturbances throughout all of time and space, Richard III was rescued at Ambion Hill, Leicestershire by a unicorn after he begged for a horse in 1845. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name [+]Loading...["A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)"])
The Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures created a unicorn out of toilet paper. (PROSE: Phoenix [+]Loading...["Phoenix (short story)"])
Iris Wildthyme had a unicorn statuette in her TARDIS. (PROSE: Old Flames [+]Loading...["Old Flames (short story)"])
The Doctor once claimed that he was a unicorn. (PROSE: Borrowed Time [+]Loading...["Borrowed Time (novel)"])
One version of David Banderson's Variations had a unicorn that didn't believe in people. The Tenth Doctor told Donna Noble that this was odd because "unicorns definitely do believe in people". (PROSE: Once Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Once Upon a Time (DWAN short story)"])
The Fifth Doctor knew a version of the story of Noah's Ark in which Noah had to leave behind unicorns, centaurs, basilisks and many other such animals. (PROSE: Perfect Day [+]Loading...["Perfect Day (short story)"])
Blossom was a unicorn who once visited Festive Park. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"Find the Stickers [145] 🎃","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"})
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- According to The Brilliant Book 2012[which?], a book that contains non-narrative based information, in River Song's World unicorns were a pest in London, alongside Cyclops and Satyrs.
- In A Rose by Any Other Name, when the Tenth Doctor exclaimed "I GOT A CAT!!', among the illustrations in the panel was a unicorn coloured in blue.