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user-inactivated  ·  3429 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: If centaurs were to exist, what behaviour, culture, and lifestyle would you expect them to have?

In Xena, most plot/story lines have centaurs in conflict with Amazons, or Xena's thug pals back when she was evil, and they're hearty, awkward warriors. A sub theme involves them being killed, their lands encroached upon, and so forth. Portrayed mostly in browns and greys, living in dusty environments and rickety wooden fences. I think in an ideal world Xena-story centaurs just want to be left alone.

If you ever get the chance, there's an episode of Xena where Gabrielle is producing a play in a popular city, and a rather pretentious centaur auditions, and it's hilarious.

edit: Found the episode. The centaur character's scene starts at approx 12:35, and he's in another small scene starting approx 18:20--