Taur Physiology

The ability to transform one's lower body into animal forms. Variation of 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 Accuracy
- 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: scorpion/human combination from Mesopotamian mythology, they were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu.
- Scorpion Physiology

Associations

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)
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

Nessus (Disney's 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 (Harry Potter)
Centaurs (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Manga/Anime

Locus (Berserk)
Neliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
Arachnes (Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou)
- Rachnera Arachnera
Centaurs (Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou)
- Centorea Shianus
Brownbeard (One Piece)
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)
Cydaea (Diablo)
Knight Mare (Skylanders)
Centarumon (Digimon)
Kentaurosmon/Sleipmon (Digimon)
Sagittarimon (Digimon)
Centaur Warrunner (Dota 2)
Enchantress (Dota 2)
Spider Daedra (The Elder Scrolls)
Lynels (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Centaur Man (Mega Man series)
Centaur Family Monsters (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Bicorn
- Centaur
- Nightmare
- Unicorn
Motaro (Mortal Kombat)
Shantae (Shantae: Half-Genie Hero)
- Spider Form/Drider
Chiron (SMITE)
Centaur (Valkyrie Crusade)
Mannoroth (World of Warcraft)