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6/11 Ridley Scott's Legend makes the unicorns central to the condition of the world around them. Darkness wants them destroyed and their horns taken. When the stallion is attacked and loses his horn, the consequences extend into the landscape itself, with winter taking hold. Jack and Lili's encounter with the unicorns begins with wonder, but it becomes part of a much larger danger. The animals' existence limits what Darkness can accomplish. Keeping them alive matters to people who may never have stood beside them or understood what they were protecting. That gives the fantasy a clear connection between violence against a creature and damage to its world. The attack has consequences beyond the injured animal, and the setting makes those consequences visible. It is also a different use of the horn from a simple magical weapon someone happens to find. Taking it is an act of harm with a living source. The story keeps that connection in view. For a unicorn discussion, Legend is a useful example of how much importance a creature can have without needing long conversations. What happens to the unicorns changes the situation for everybody else.