History ComicStrip / PhoebeAndHerUnicorn

* MultipleHeadCase: [Phoebe greedily dreams of Marigold as a two-headed "double" unicorn](https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2016/08/20). Dream Marigold is not immediately satisfied with this, nor do her two heads attain satisfaction at the same time.

* MultipleHeadCase: Phoebe greedily dreams of Marigold as a two-headed "double" unicorn. Dream Marigold is not immediately satisfied with this, nor do her two heads attain satisfaction at the same time.

** [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/12/15 Marigold on the Unicorn Tapestry]]

* RealityEnsues: In this [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2018/1/14 Sunday strip]], Marigold tries to walk on two legs while Phoebe walks on all fours. She is having difficulty with it.
-->'''Marigold''': You do this all DAY? And without a tail for balance!

* OneMarioLimit: Enforced; according to Creator/DanaSimpson, Marigold's name came from an online unicorn name generator that took "Dana Claire Simpson" and returned "Marigold Celestial Nostrils." She changed "Celestial" to "Heavenly" to avoid confusion with Princess Celestia from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One early strip (which actually got printed in the first book) had Phoebe's mother telling Marigold [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2012/08/16 "For the first time, I'm glad I made her."]] Marigold's disturbed expression sells it.

* YouMeanXMas: Marigold's typical reaction to human holidays is to explain that unicorns have a similar day with a different purpose (or the same day with a different name). New Year's Day, for example, is [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2020/12/29 New Fears Day]] -- a time for unicorns to assess their current fears, discard the ones they no longer need, and acquire some new ones.

* WhamShot: When Phoebe and another ''Confetti Canyon'' fan become online friends, the last panel of [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2020/09/02 this strip]] reveals that Pheone's new cyberpal is [[spoiler:her {{Frenemy}} Dakota]], which neither of them realizes yet.

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: During a storyline where Marigold and Phoebe work to confront the ghost that's been stealing Dakota.

-->'''Phoebe:''' Okay then...[[Franchise/Ghostbusters WHO YA GONNA CALL?]]

-->'''Phoebe:''' Okay then...WHO YA GONNA CALL?

(beat)
-->'''Marigold:''' [[LampshadeHanging]] I...do not get that reference.

* UglyCute: Phoebe quickly became attached to Glorpie, a six-legged, three-eyed, dragon/rat hybrid-type creature, for this reason.

* ShaggyDogStory: One story had Phoebe getting annoyed by her wobbly chair at her classroom, which lead to Dakota calling her "Wobblebutt". She gets Marigold to magically switch chairs with her...only to discover that Dakota's chair wobbles, too. (They eventually settle this by stealing two good chairs from other students.)

* ShaggyDogStory: A minor example. One story had Phoebe getting annoyed by her wobbly chair at her classroom, which lead to Dakota calling her "Wobblebutt". She gets Marigold to magically switch chairs with her...only to discover that Dakota's chair wobbles, too. (They eventually settle this by stealing two good chairs from other students.)

** She gives Phoebe a temporary unicorn muzzle to enable her to smell magical perfumes. Marigold seems genuinely pleased with the result.
** In trying to mend Dakota's [[WeUsedToBeFriends broken friendship]] with the Goblin princess [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2019/11/16 she is changed into a goblin herself]], which yields only the expected result.

** To get the Unicorn Investigative Agency off their case, she and Lord Splendid Humility give the girl a temporary tail (which Phoebe likes). Marigold [[ShapeshifterModeLock offers Phoebe a permanent one someday]].

** In trying to mend Dakota's [[WeUsedToBeFriends broken friendship]] with the Goblin princess she is changed into a goblin herself, which yields only the expected result.

** Aside from Phoebe's "Pastel Unicorns" toys (see MyLittlePhony, below), there's the cartoon ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Robots That Are Totally Also Cars]]'', the video games ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Talking Animals]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Portable Hole]]'', ''[[VideoGame/AngryBirds Irritated Birds]]'', ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Dot Eating Circle Man]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Cubecraft]]'', and the fantasy TV series ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Thrones of Ermagard]]''.

* NoBiologicalSex: Infernus, the unicorn of death.