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2	[[caption-width-right:550:A [[CuteMonsterBoy tyrannical horned creature]] in his natural habitat.[[note]]Image is from the October 1985 issue of Magazine/{{Animage}}.[[/note]]]]
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4	Horns in fiction mean many things -- most frequently, villainy (being affiliated with the devil), but they're also appealing for their supernatural factor or aesthetic purposes.
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6	Some horns, such as unicorn horns and serpent horns, are said to be legendary objects that carry unprecedented power, and those who harmed such animals in pursuit for further power would face severe consequences at fate's behest.
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8	Horns also signify inhuman-ness, and are often used to denote beasts and other non-human entities.
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10	!!Horn tropes include:
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12	* AimForTheHorn: Attacking a beast's horn (in some cases, snapping it off).
13	* BodyHorror: If humans are transmutated into horned beings, this may be in effect.
14	* CrownOfHorns: Crowns that imitate animal horns.
15	* CuteMonsterGirl: Quite a few variants of Monster Girls have horns.
16	* DevilishHairHorns: Meant to convey something about characters
17	* HollywoodSatanism: Often makes references to horned creatures.
18	* HornAttack: Horns emit attacks.
19	* HornedHumanoid: Human-like characters with horns
20	* HornsOfBarbarism: A cruel/inhuman character with horns.
21	* HornsOfVillainy: Villains with a pair of horns.
22	* HornyVikings: Viking helmets are horned.
23	* LittleBitBeastly: Characters that look humanoid, but have horns that make them stand out from ordinary humans.
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25	!!Horned beings:
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27	* {{Baphomet}}: A goat-headed, triple-horned, black-winged figure with both male and female features.
28	* BigRedDevil: Most (but not all) depictions of Satan portray him with horns.
29	* FaunsAndSatyrs: Horned human/caprine beings from Myth/ClassicalMythology.
30	* {{Kaiju}}: Are often horned, especially if they're reptilian.
31	* {{Kirin}}: A horned ungulate often compared with unicorns from Myth/ChineseMythology.
32	* TheKrampus: Let's hope you were on your best behaviour this year.
33	* MaouTheDemonKing: Like Satan, he's often depicted with horns.
34	* {{Miraj}}: A one-horned rabbit from Myth/ArabMythology.
35	* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: Being bull-like humanoid creatures, most depictions of minotaurs portray them with horns.
36	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: A lot of depictions of demons in fiction portray them as horned.
37	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragons are commonly depicted with horns on their head([[MultipleHeadCase s]]).
38	* {{Oni}}: Either have one or two horns.
39	* {{Satan}}: Satan is stereotypically depicted with horns.
40	* SatanIsGood: When some depictions of Satan are portrayed as heroic figures.
41	* SuccubiAndIncubi: Seductive horned individuals.
42	* TemperCeratops: Dinosaur variant.
43	* {{Unicorn}}: Horses with horns.
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45	!!Hand symbols:
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47	* CuckoldHorns: Used to indicate a man with an unfaithful wife.
48	* WardingGestures: Various hand gestures in response to a shocking event.
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