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==OverviewAppearance==
Unicorns generally resemble horses, though with some notable differences. Unicorns are most easily identified by the horns on top of their heads. If a unicorn is standing still, eating hay, grazing, or drinking water, a rainbow may emanate from its horn. A unicorn can have four coat shades: black, pink, white or gray; a unicorn's coat glows.<ref group=n>Visible if graphic options are set to high.</ref> Unicorn tails differ from regular horse tails. Male unicorns also have a goatee below their bottom lip. Unicorns are followed by a glittering trail whenever they run or gallop. Wild unicorns are surrounded by glittering light when they appear or disappear.
Wild unicorns appear normally at night and disappear at day. At 8:00 PM, there is a 33% chance a wild unicorn will appear in the neighborhood.<ref>[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.sims-3.net/die-sims-3-einfach-tierisch-exklusivinterview-zur-pc-und-konsolenversion/085642&usg=ALkJrhgjBJn7kFi5PCR1RxdNa2y1JwlInQ Pets interview with Graham Nardone]</ref> They usually spawn at [[fishing spot]]s and on the map, where the players can see a big shining cloud above the lot. Under the cloud is the wild unicorn, with sparkles coming down from the cloud and onto the unicorn. At 5:00 AM the unicorn will disappear in a burst of sparkles, as seen below. ▼
==Behavior==
Sims can try to tame a wild unicorn so it can join their household. However, the Sim will need to be best friends with it first, and also be 'best friends forever' with 3 household animals. If the Sim doesn't abide by the unicorn's wishes it will decline the Sim's request. Unicorns like gardening and they often bless plants if they are near them; they '''almost''' never curse plants. Once a wild unicorn has been invited into the family, the floating cloud above it disappears. Once a wild unicorn is invited into a household and it accepts, another unicorn will be generated and will become the new wild unicorn, since a neighborhood can only have one wild unicorn at any given time. A household can contain more than one unicorn. Just like Sims, a unicorn can be added to the active household through [[testingcheatsenabled]]. After entering the cheat, the player can shift-click on the unicorn and select "Add to household", which will immediately add the unicorn to the family. This will not fulfill the Lifetime Wish "The Fairy-Tale Finder" however.
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Unicorns always accept the "Feed Harvestable" social if a Sim offers it a [[life fruit]]. Unicorns do not gain an extra day of life from eating a life fruit. If a plant is blessed by a unicorn, there is a 10% it will become a life fruit plant.
==Appearance==
Unicorns may be similar in appearance to a normal horse, however there are some traits in their appearance that make them different. A unicorn has a horn on its head which is the main trait of their appearance. Unicorns may have four coat shades: Black, Pink, White and Grey. A unicorn will also have a different tail and males will have a goatee growing from the their bottom lip.
*Unicorns and horses can both learn [[racing]] and [[jumping]] skills. However, unicorns start out with these skills maximized. Unlike horses, Unicorns can be adopted by children. This is because the [[riding ]] skill is not required for a Sim to adopt a Unicorn. ▼
*Unicorns and horses have similar interactions with Sims. However, unicorns have a special feeling with [[good ]] and [[evil ]] Sims. Interacting with a good Sim will have a positive influence on their relationship, while interacting with an evil Sim will have a negative influence on their longtime relationship. ▼
==Taming Unicorns==
Sims, [[child]] or older, can try to tame a wild unicorn so it can join their household. The Sim will need to be best friends with it first, and also be 'best friends forever' with 3 household animals. If the Sim doesn't meet these requirements, it will decline the Sim's request. Some Sims may have the "The Fairy-Tale Finder" [[lifetime wish]], which is fulfilled by taming a unicorn.
Once a wild unicorn has been invited into the family, the floating cloud above it disappears. Once a wild unicorn is tamed, another wild unicorn will be generated; a world can only have one wild unicorn at any given time. A household can contain more than one unicorn.
Just like Sims, a unicorn can be added to the active household through [[testingcheatsenabled]]. After entering the cheat, the player can shift-click on the unicorn and select "Add to household", which will immediately add the unicorn to the family. This will not fulfill the Lifetime Wish "The Fairy-Tale Finder" however.
==Unicorn Offspring==
Unicorns can mate with other unicorns and even with horses. If a unicorn mates with a horse, there is a 50% chance the foal will be a unicorn. If both parents are unicorns, the foal will be a Unicorn as well.<ref name="abilities">[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.edenstylemagazine.it/espansioni-animali-co./reportage-di-the-sims-3-animali-co.-capitolo-4-gli-unicorni.html&usg=ALkJrhiPNzb1Pr7qmokh2_1lE2oro4kVdA Unicorn abilities]</ref> Unicorn foals have no access to their unicorn abilities. While theunicorn magicalfoals have a sparkly trail is there when they gallop, they dorun not haveat the same speed of adult unicorns, but run the same as normal horse foals.
==Magical Abilities==
'''Note:''' Removing the Power Failure moodlet by using testingcheatsenabled then ctrl+click on the moodlet will cause the unicorn to run out of magic power permanently.
==Trivia==
*Like normal horses, unicorn will eat gardening plants, so plants must be kept in a fenced-off area where they cannot reach.
*When unicorns run, they have a glowing, sparkly trail behind them.
*Unicorns have their Jumping and Racing Skills at maximum.
*When not doing anything, eating hay or grazing on the ground a rainbow will shoot from their horn into the sky.
*Also when standing still a small plant bush will grow around their front right leg and will then turn into leaves as they are carried away by the wind. There is a chance for a vegetable or fruit appear on the ground.
*Unicorns are possibly the fastest creatures in [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]] so far, because of their incredibly fast running ability that most pets don't have.
*The Sims may have a lifetime wish '''The Fairy Tale Finder''' which requires only to adopt a unicorn.
*Foal Unicorns don't have any access to their Magical Abilities. However, when they run the magic sparkly trail is there. However they don't run fast as Adult Unicorns and they run more like normal Foals.
*Unicorns may autonomously bless a plant if it's near one. They can also Revive a Death Flower Bush using Bless Flora after the bush has been harvested.
*Unicorns cannot bless minor pets.
*The type of the unicorns (Good or Evil) isn't decided by the color of their coat or fur, as it was thought before the game's release, but by their traits.
*Unicorns learn skills faster than horses.
▲*Unicorns have a special feeling with good and evil Sims. Interacting with a good Sim will have a positive influence on their relationship, while interacting with an evil Sim will have a negative influence on their longtime relationship.
*If a plant is fertilized by a unicorn, there is a 10% it will become a Life Fruit.
*It has also been noted that if a Unicorn eats a Life Fruit, it does not gain an extra day to live.
▲*Unlike horses, Unicorns can be adopted by children. This is because the riding skill is not required to adopt a Unicorn.
*Unicorns always accept the Feed Harvestable social if your Sim offers a Life Fruit.
*Unicorns have their own tombstone and it is different from horse's tombstone.
*In [[The Sims 2 (GBA)|''The Sims 2'' for GBA]], there is an reference to a "Strangetown Unicorn" in Yeti's bio, but it never shows up in the game.{{Clarify}}
==Gallery==
feedingunicorn.jpg|Feeding a Unicorn
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