Taur Physiology

Taur Physiology
Centaur... of sorts
Power/Ability to:	Take tauroid form.

The ability to transform one's lower body into animal forms. Variation of Hybrid Physiology and Mythic Physiology.

Also Called

• Centaur Mimicry/Physiology
• Centauroid
• Taur Form/Mimicry
• Tauric Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User either has the lower body of animal, or is able to transform their lower body into other animal forms. Regardless, they gain the abilities from their animal part that don't depend on the head (bite mostly) while keeping their ability to use hands. Note that there are variations who, instead of human upper-portion, have anthropomorphic version of their animal form and do have the bite.

Applications

• Animal Morphing

Variations

Including but not certainly limited:

• Arachne Physiology: spider/humanoid combination.

• Bucentaur: bull/human combination, sometimes considered a version of minotaur.
  • Bovine Physiology

• Centaur: the traditional horse/human combination, they tend to be tribal beings who are either wild party animals with berserker tendencies, nature-loving wise scholars or proud warriors.
  • Enhanced Combat centaurs are notoriously rowdy.
    • Enhanced Spearmanship
    • Enhanced Swordsmanship
  • Enhanced Accuracy
    • Enhanced Archery
  • Equid Physiology

• Ichthyocentaur: horse/human/fish combination.
  • Hippocampus Physiology

• Lion-taur/Wemic: lion/human combination, wemics are anthropomorphic. Cat-taurs can be counted to same group.
  • Feline Physiology

• Onocentaur: donkey/human combination.
  • Equid Physiology
  • Multiple Legs (can use arms to run)

• Scorpion Men Physiology: scorpion/human combination from Mesopotamian mythology, they were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu.
  • Scorpion Physiology

Associations

• Chimerism
• Cryptid Physiology
• Griffin Physiology
• Hybrid Physiology
• Mythical Bestiary

Known Users

See Also: Our Centaurs Are Different.

Cartoons

• Centaurs (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Lord Tirek (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Comics

• Insect Queen (DC Comics)
• Lion-Mane (DC Comics)
• Centaurs (DC Comics)
  • Chiron
  • Andrea Martinez/Comet
  • Charliehorse
• P'Tar the Catarian (Extinctioners)
• Taur (Gold Digger)
• Arachne (Marvel Comics)
• Ai Aipec/The Decapitator (Marvel Comics)
• Daniel Wiley Eques (Marvel Comics)
• Rynor Unitaur (Marvel Comics)
• Centaurs of Olympus (Marvel Comics)
• Centauri (Marvel Comics)
• Stallior (Marvel Comics)
• Chiron (Marvel Comics)
• Centarius (Marvel Comics)

Movies

• Empress of the Racnoss (Doctor Who)
• Nessus (Hercules)
• Cyclopean Centaur (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)
• Mathayus/Scorpion King (The Mummy Returns)

Folklore/Mythology

• Centaurs (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Jorōgumo (Japanese Mythology)
• Onocentaur (Medieval Folklore)
• Girtablilu (Mesopotamian Mythology)

Literature

• Centaurs (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
  • Chiron
• Centaurs (The Chronicles of Narnia)
• Centaurs (Harry Potter)
• Centaur Family Monsters (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Bicorn
  • Centaur
  • Nightmare
  • Unicorn

Manga/Anime

• Locus (Berserk)
• Neliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
• Arachnes (Monster Musume)
  • Rachnera Arachnera
• Centaurs (Monster Musume)
  • Centorea Shianus
• Brownbeard (One Piece)
• Speed (One Piece); via artifical Devil Fruit
• Ussopaka (One Piece: Mugiwara Theatre)
• Elg (Toriko)
• Riou (Zatch Bell!)

Tabletop Games

• Drider (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
• Scarrow/Scorpion Drider (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
• Centaurs (Dungeons and Dragons)
• Wemics (Dungeons and Dragons)

Video Games

• Raisa Volkova (Castlevania Lords of Shadows 2)
• Swinetaur (Darkest Dungeon)
• Cydaea (Diablo)
• Centarumon (Digimon)
• Kentaurosmon/Sleipmon (Digimon)
• Sagittarimon (Digimon)
• Centaur Warrunner (Dota 2)
• Enchantress (Dota 2)
• Spider Daedra (The Elder Scrolls)
• Centaurs (God of War)
• Lynels (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Centaur Man (Mega Man series)
• Motaro (Mortal Kombat)
• Shantae (Shantae: Half-Genie Hero)
  • Spider Form/Drider
• Knight Mare (Skylanders)
• Chiron (SMITE)
• Centaur (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Mannoroth (World of Warcraft)

Gallery

Drider (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) are transformed Dark Elves.

Scarrow (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons), a type of scorpion Drider.

Centaur (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Neliel Tu Odelschwanck's (Bleach) resurrección - Gamuza.

Centaur (The Chronicles of Narnia)

The Swinetaur (Darkest Dungeons)

Andrea Martinez/Comet (DC Comics)

Charliehorse (DC Comics)

Cydaea (Diablo) the Maiden of Lust has the lower body part of a spider.

Centarumon (Digimon)

Centaur (Dungeons and Dragons)

Wemic (Dungeons and Dragons)

P'Tar the Catarian (Extinctioners)

The Cyclopean Centaur (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)

Centaur Man (Mega Man series) is a Robot Master based on the mythical centaur.

Nessus (Hercules)

Rynor/Unitaur (Marvel Comics)

Daniel "Danny" Wiley/Eques (Marvel Comics)

Centaurs of Olympus (Marvel Comics)

Centauri (Marvel Comics)

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Centaur Family Monsters (Monster Girl Encyclopedia) include Bicorns ...

... Centaurs ...

... Nightmares ...

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... and Unicorns.

Rachnera Arachnera (Monster Musume)

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Centorea "Cerea" Shianus (Monster Musume)

Motaro (Mortal Kombat)

Lord Tirek (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Chiron (SMITE) The Great Teacher.

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Centaur (Valkyrie Crusade)

Example of a centaur.

Example of a manticore.