The Order of Unicorn

**The Order of Unicorn**, or simply **Unicorn**, are a group of heroes who have been tasked with defeating the evil force that has threatened the world for millennia.

The group consists of the sorceress Melinda, the warrior elf Edred and the cosmic monk Seng, all of whom have reincarnated and been awakened at various points in history. A steam-powered robot known as Copernicus is tasked with awakening the warriors in adult hosts and assisting them in their endeavors.

When the awakening of the current incarnations of Unicorn came too early, due to the interference of the evil threat who sought to prevent it, they end up in the bodies of teenagers. This results in their memories becoming distorted and their magical abilities becoming weakened.

## History

In ancient Egypt, a trio of warriors: Melinda, a powerful sorceress; Seng, a monk who can see across space and time; and the sword-wielding elf Edred, fight a powerful monster. Just when they believe they have ended it, the wizard Merlin informs them that it has escaped to another time, and the three are tasked to reincarnate and fight it throughout various points in history. Their sole help comes in the form of Copernicus, a robot Merlin yanked from some point in the future who wields a magical device able to awaken their souls and have them return in the bodies of their current incarnations.

Throughout the ages, Unicorn have continuously reincarnated and been awakened by Copernicus, taking on different forms, though still possessing the distinctive traits and abilities of their original selves with every rebirth. They have bravely defended humanity and battled against the evil threat, which has taken many forms as well.

Sometime later, in 1890s London, Copernicus finds himself activated after being attacked by unknown, mechanical assailants. He defeats his attackers and sets out to find Unicorn's current incarnations. He finds Melinda's in a girl named Emma Fairfax. However, Emma was still very young at the time rather than the adult host that is supposed to be awakened, so it came much too early this time and resulted in both her memories and powers being damaged.

Afterwards, the current incarnations of Seng and Edred are subsequently awakened. Edred takes the body of a Russian magician named Dimitri Dynamo, and Seng inhabits a young orphan boy named Alfie. Like with Melinda, both their memories and powers were affected by the premature awakening which creates major difficulties and tensions for all three of them down the line.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Emma Fairfax
* Rakshasa† (formerly; deceased)
* Clarice Leydoux
* Lao Xi Sheng
* Aelwulf

### Enemies

* The Evil
* June Way
* Otto
* Otto-Mans

## Trivia

* On May 26, 2023, Tartakovsky took part in an AMA on Reddit using the Adult Swim Official account and revealed several caveats of information, such as:
	+ When asked what his favorite part of working on the show was, Tartakovsky stated that it was doing the stories and finally getting a chance to do the series because he's had it stored in his brain for such a long time. In particular, what comes to mind is the scene with Emma Fairfax becoming Melinda in the church on the series premiere. So getting to do it after 20 years was his favorite part.
	+ The original idea was much more focused on the fight between Magic and technology. However, it was through the development, that it organically became more about the characters and how they deal with their new awoken selves.
	+ When it comes to how old are the current hosts are, Alfie is about 12, Emma is 18 and Dimitri Dynamo is 20 years old respectively.
	+ The character designs were inspired by Tezuka and Fleischer.
	+ Melinda and the others have been reincarnated many times. Tartakovsky thinks it has probably been more than 10; with Melinda being Joan of Arc for a bit.

## References

1. ↑ Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Is Genndy Tartakovsky Unleashed - Gizmodo
2. ↑ Adult Swim Official Account Posts History - Reddit
3. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 1 - Reddit
4. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 2- Reddit
5. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 3 - Reddit
6. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 4 - Reddit
7. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 5 - Reddit