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Guildwars has some interesting takes on Centaurs, giving them more unique heads than most art - more goat-like.
First two from a plains tribe:
And then from a mountain tribe and a desert tribe:
Oso, I'm waiting. The V4 version is really awkward to keep using.
Same here. I've been wanting a newer harpy model since V4 hasn't aged well for my taste.
Hmm, maybe a hickory smoke might do the trick.
Sincerely,
Bill
this is the right answer. .2 seconds after the first centaur appeared, its gens were already available on rotica.
personally i dont like horse sex (this is all it is) so i dont like centaurs by extension. it pains me to see cool looking armor only available for centaurs. and certain models.
Centauri prime is their home planet.
This forum needs a "love" button.
Great reference.
But even with the reduced mass in the horse portion, it's hard to see how you'd get enough food and air through that moutn.
Possibly. I'm just not that sure of the usefulness of that particular centaur. What sort of trotting or galloping speed and range can we get from a 400lb pony, sharing bloodflow with a human-sized brain? And can a 400lb pony carry an adult human for any appreciable distance, because that always seems to enter centaur discussions at some point.
How about cetaceans? Dolphins, which outbrain us in both size and sophistication, have pretty slow maturation rates, and huge gestation periods. Some species have comparable 60+ year lifespans (barring accident or predation).
That was one of my points, yes.
Way up. I don't think it will be biomechanically stable until you reach about 4x human weight.
If we assume similar maturation rates, a centaur is going to be pretty "floppy".
I still think it's going to be pretty complex.
Two other thoughts...
First, who dresses centaurs? I've been looking at some of the clothing and armor, and most of it seems rather difficult for a centaur to manage single-handedly. I think it would take two additional centaurs (or an equal number Oh, and why no pants? One of the main purposes of human clothing is covering the anatomical elements.
Second (and hopefully this won't get my post deleted) what about same-sex partnership (best euphamism I can come up with on short notice). Considering the culture that postulated centaurs, we would expect there to be a lot of that, but looking at the primary methods of expression for both genders, it just doesn't look either as practicable or as enjoyable as it is for humans. Then again, conventional relations don't seem like that much fun, either.
I got a good giggle about the debate about the biological science of mythological / fantastical creatures like centaurs.
As for "Why centaurs?"
*shrug*
Centaurs are cool. As a kid, of all the fantastic creatures I read about in mythology and fantasy and science fiction, I most wanted to be a centaur. The power and speed of the horse along with being able to speak and having hands and arms to wield weapons and use tools sounded awesome to me.
I love the Stinz comic take on centaurs.
https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.2acD1CZgHSpT4KD5KH6XNQHaF3&pid=Api&rs=1
https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_medium/12/124613/2446627-stinz_____family_values_v3_001__1994__pagecover.jpg
Centaurs aren't really supposed to be "useful". Depending on which version of the myth you go with, they were the children of various gods/nymphs/other supernatural beings (or the monarchy, who in ancient myth might as well be supernatural beings).
They also were by no means the better of humanoids; in their most famed legend, the Centauromachy battle depicted in the Parthenon sculptures, they were defeated by the Lapiths (who were possibly also descended from the gods, again depending on your version of the myth, but any advantage each side had from divine blood was at least mostly balanced out).
That's not really contradicting my point. Complex brains mean slow development; Dolphins do generally reach maturity sooner than us (although still slowly), but that's because they can gestate for a very long time to get a head start - not having a pelvis, there's no limitation of the baby having to be born before it gets too big to pass through that gap (which is a big part of why human babies are so helpless). So they're not a great comparison for how fast land mammals mature.
You said that a centaur's weight would triple in the first three months. It usually takes a human baby about 12-15 months to do the same, so if you were trying to suggest that they'd mature at human rates, I have to at least disagree with the numbers you quoted.
If we're talking about them being front heavy, a centaur's human torso is centred pretty much above the front legs, rather than a horse's head being out in front. Yes, the human torso is probably somewhat heavier, but horse's heads aren't exactly an insignificant portion of their weight.
(Also, speaking from experience of seeing my dogs picking up stupidly heavy objects - including on one occasion coming back with a very sizeable fence post - most quadrupeds really can afford to become more front heavy).
The answer to the second question is probably largely the first. They don't wear trousers because trousers would be really difficult to put on.
If there's another answer, the main practical purpose of clothing is really to provide a barrier from the elements (rather than than to cover up nudity, which is more of a cultural purpose). Horses already have a coat.
Cause they can't reach their own flies ........??
Kilts for the win!
Post of the week!
First one. Everything else would take too long to get rid of if meeting with a female.
Number 3 is the coolest
But #1 would cause binding issues when moving faster than a walk and would need suspenders to keep from falling down while walking .......
Like this
Googler more like it
have seen similar images here Centaur 7 but recall only 2 styles then
they have become more fashion concious
in the cartoon hercules had a fawn boy friend, boy,bodyof deer
Just to clarify, you're speaking of the 1963 cartoon series syndicated via Trans-Lux Television and not the Disney adaptation, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Hercules
Google collection of Mighty Hercules images
His main sidekick was Newton, a still rather young and thus still rather slight centaur, who, in turn, had his own friend a very young satyr (or fawn, if you will) named Tewt who "spoke" only through syrinx pipes. (Think of him as a kind of proto R2-D2.) Newton was, unfortunately, equally annoying as he repeated every sentence he uttered.
Still, the series had one of the most memorable opening themes, sung by Johnny Nash who would later gain fame for the pop single "I Can See Clearly Now (the rain is gone...)".
Sincerely,
Bill
"Herc! Herc! Daedalus is in the forest!
I loved that show as a kid :-)
yeah, i remember the pan pipes. the herc cartoon is like my earliest memory. and marine boy. remember his mermaid friend, and capt kangaroo with mr green jeans
oh yeah, he was a centaur, he even neighs
dont know why i thought faun
Well, you stated it yourself, earliest memories. It's easy for separate fragments to merge and blend. It's possible you combined elements of Newton and Tewt into a single entity. Besides, Newton was not the most "robust" of centaur specimens, lean like a deer, so I can see how he might be recalled as a different mythological creature, especially since a lot of his shots were from the waist upwards.
Funny you should mention "Marine Boy". During the 1980s, I began to doubt my "memories" of that series and another titled "Prince Planet". When magzines like StarLog (briefly) discussed early Japanese animation imports like "Astro Boy" and "Kimba, the White Lion", nothing was ever stated about "Marine Boy" and "Prince Planet". Was it possible I was merely distorting already fragmented memories of a known property, "Astro Boy"? About 10 years later while browsing the dealers' room at an Atlanta based genre convention, Dragon*Con, I came across a bin of "off the air" VHS recordings of avrious shows. Among those cassettes I found one labeled "Prince Planet", the other "Marine Boy"! No way! They HAD existed!!!
Nowadays, with access to the internet, it's far earsier to dig up obscure information, but during the 80s and earlier, unless one was possibly part of a snail mail fan group whose members might associate with other groups, information like this was hard to uncover. So, yeah, I suspected for awhile that I merely "dreamed it all up".
Sincerely,
Bill
I loved "Prince Planet " and "Kimba the White Lion" had to get up early before school to watch them