#the general centaurworld

[thebeingmerf]

Hey this is the same guy btw

[xannerz]

oh, look! a completely normal fellow human man

[chipsoapart]

Random shitty edits I did.

[chipsoap-s-art]

His name is "Niran" but he tends to go by "Colonel" instead. Like I had said before, he is the son of the General and Woman....

When he was around five years old, Woman had given him to a different family that way he would be safe and away from General.

Years later, he somehow ended up reuniting with his father anyway and ended up joining the army anyway.

And despite his often "serious" look, he is a very not so serious guy. He usually jokes around and often pulls pranks

However, he can be very reckless and impulsive at times and has a bit of cocky side to him.

[pennumbra]

[sneakerdoodle]

new Centaurworld essay! analysing the relationship dynamics between Horse and Rider, Wammawink and Horse, The Elktaur and The Mysterious Woman, and how identity is lost, compromised or re-discovered within those; also talking about how co-dependency is not what you might think it is

[crazysnor1ax]

Wait hold on actually I wanna hear your thoughts on The General aswell, we talk about the nowhere king too much

Well. Let’s just say there’s a reason we only talk about TNK LMAOOOOOO

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

Just rewatched centaurworld with my sister, is this anything?

[misfauxpas]

[biinaberry]

"She was meant to be mine, and my love for her runs eternal"

Rewatched centaurworld recently and my god do the elktaur and princess give me binghe and shen yuan vibes

[leeuwinleven]

Hello, black mirror. My oldest enemy.

[xannerz]

hmm, this one's a little older but i don't think i've shared it before?

[chipsoapart]

That one meme but with the Colonel (Centaurworld oc) and the General

Speedpaint:

[upathosarts]

drops this here

[pennumbra]

Lil Nowhere King-themed mini doodle dump! 🦌🧁

[quicksilverlightning]

So I binged Centaurworld and have spent the last week processing and need to get it out of my system because I havent seen anyone else with this take -

I find it weird that the crimes of the General and Elk are laid at the feet of the Elktaur. After the split, the Elktaur no longer existed; the Elk and General may have each encompassed a half of who he was, but became separate entities by splitting.

The Elk and General were of the Elktaur, but weren't themselves the Elktaur. It's entirely possible I'm digging too deep into what was meant to be a Y7 kids show, but it really bugged me because intention, potential, and action aren't the same things. The Elktaur may have always had the potential to become what the Elk and General did, but he didn't commit any of the actions. Because he no longer existed. We can argue about intentions all day long without getting anywhere; partly because the show never really got into that aspect, but mostly because, in the end, what matters is action. You can intend to cause hurt without ever actually doing so - intention and potential do not make one evil/ a criminal/ etc.

Like, if I clone myself and that clone goes on to become an interdimensional war criminal, am I supposed to be punished as well? Of course not - the copy was me, until it wasn't.

This is a classic Mind-Body Problem and fits the scenario around the Elktaur - can his two component parts really be considered to be a single entity? But if they actually were a single entity, none of this would be happening at all. If we brought a whole version of the Elktaur to stand before his components, would he also be considered part of that conglomerate?

Is one not the sum of their experiences? How then, can two beings with very different experiences be said to be the same? Isn't that why, post-unification, the Elktaur has two voices?

Just to be clear, I'm totally on board with the actual events of the ending - I think killing the guy was a mercy, but that's a different discussion - but I find the reasoning to be questionable. I blame Netflix and thier pattern of canceling shows too early for the writing team not being able to delve further into some really interesting philosophical conundrums surrounding the plot. I did enjoy the show overall, but the Elktaur and his pieces were by far the most interesting thing going on. I totally understand that the juxtaposition of wacky and serious was 100% the point, but that plot thread was simply too good - it made everything else feel like a distraction 😂