Torrentaur
| TXMN Stats | |
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| Type(s) | Metal |
| Element(s) | Metal |
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| Completed | |
| Body Shape | Brute |
| ID | |
| Blurb | Charging through the net with unstoppable force, this digital beast defends the freedom of data with every hoofbeat. |
| Height/Length (centimetres) | 210 |
| Weight (kilograms) | 312 |
| Catch Rate | 70 |
| Terrain(s) | |
| Sex(es) | Male |
| Evolution Stage | Standalone |
| Tags | Fury, Megafauna, Machine, Gadgets, Sharp, Steel, Calamity |
| Fusion Name First Part | Torrent |
| Fusion Name Second Part | -Taur |
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Torrentaur, the Torrent Beast tuxemon, is a Metal-type monster.
Torrentaur is a centaur-like Tuxemon with the lower body of a bull and the upper body of a muscular humanoid. Its hide pulses with blue energy, and a glowing torrent emblem blazes across its chest. Torrentaur is known for its ability to channel massive amounts of data through its horns, unleashing devastating attacks that overwhelm firewalls and defenses alike.
Despite its intimidating appearance, Torrentaur is a guardian of open access and free exchange. It roams the digital plains, protecting vulnerable nodes and ensuring that information flows freely. Its hooves leave behind trails of binary code, and its roar can crash unstable systems.
Rivalry with Emulon
TorrentTaur is a stampede of open-source fury, charging through cyberspace with raw power and righteous data flow. Emulon? A flickering ghost of legacy software, more concept than combatant, convinced it's powerful because it once booted on a calculator.
Their rivalry began when Emulon tried to copy TorrentTaur's signature move, Bitrush Overdrive — but instead launched a corrupted .txt file filled with ASCII cows and half a recipe for lasagna. TorrentTaur was not impressed.
Since then, Emulon has insisted it's TorrentTaur's equal, despite being physically incapable of lifting a USB stick. TorrentTaur endures Emulon's delusions like a sysadmin watching someone install Linux via PowerPoint — with quiet horror and a deep sigh.
Trivia
Name Origin: Torrent + Taur
Torrent – Refers to peer-to-peer file sharing protocols, symbolizing unstoppable data flow and decentralized power.
Taur – From Latin taurus, meaning bull; commonly used in fantasy to denote centaur-like or beastly creatures.
Design Origin
In The Spyder in the Cathedral Campaign
Evolution
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Sprites
Tuxemon Standard
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| Overland Sprites | Missing | Missing |
Other Standards
| 48px | Missing | Missing |
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| 56px | Missing | Missing |
| 80px | Missing | Missing |
| Menu Sprites (32px) | Missing | Missing |
| Menu Sprites (24px) | Missing | Missing |
| Menu Sprites (16px) | Missing | Missing |
Contributors
Variations
In other languages
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- Torrentaur learns Lock Horns at level 1
- Torrentaur learns Bullet at level 1
- Torrentaur learns Wall of Steel at level 5
- Torrentaur learns Horn at level 20
- Torrentaur learns Trample at level 24
- Torrentaur learns Electrical Storm at level 28
- Torrentaur learns Laser Beam at level 35