Atlantean Centaur

Atlantean centaurs are enemies that appear in Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business and Tomb Raider: Anniversary. In TR1, they resemble Half-Man, Half-Horse hybrids, but have no skin. In TRA, however, they have monstrous torsoes and a horse-head, as well as having skin.

Appearance
The centaurs look much like their Atlantean cousins: red, fleshy skin, muscles showing etc. They look like a regular Atlantean Soldier, but replace the legs with a horse body. In Anniversary, they lack pupils from their eyes, as does every enemy in Anniversary, so that is more than likely an error than an actual thing. Also in Anniversary, their heads look much more like horses but smaller than those of the Atlantean Soldiers.

Tactics
The centaurs run at very high speeds, attempting to stomp on Lara as well as pelting her with fireballs. They have far more health than the average atlantean and are capable of quickly sapping Lara's health away. They explode once defeated.

They are first encountered as bosses in front of the Tomb of Tihocan, but later appear as regular enemies in Atlantis.

Tomb Raider

 * Tomb of Tihocan
 * Sanctuary of the Scion
 * Atlantis
 * The Great Pyramid

Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business

 * Atlantean Stronghold
 * The Hive

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

 * Greece - Tomb of Tihocan
 * Egypt - Obelisk of Khamoon
 * Egypt - Sanctuary of the Scion
 * Lost City - Final Conflict

Development
In a September 4th build of the original Tomb Raider, all Atlantean Centaurs are untextured at this point in development, appearing only in flat red or white colours. In The Great Pyramid, a lone centaur can be found in the chamber housing the Scion. In the final version, no centaurs appeared in The Great Pyramid, though the enemy can still be found in the level's WAD.

Trivia

 * It was rumored that the Centaurs along with all the other Atlantean creatures were going to return in Underworld, only two of these were true: Jacqueline Natla and the Doppelgänger.

Appearances

 * Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft (First appearance)
 * Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business
 * Tomb Raider: Anniversary