Suikoden Tauntauns

KoboldsRule · Post by **KoboldsRule** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:05 am

I was just wondering whatever happened to the tauntaun things in the first game - the ones used for the Armored Cavalry. We haven't seen them since, having gone to the ubiquitous (but much less interesting) horse. I kinda miss them; that and I'm trying to figure out in what way would such critters be superior to horses - faster? More durable? Usable on more types of terrain? I sincerely doubt they could carry more.

The Black Knight · Post by **The Black Knight** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:07 am

Maybe the tauntaun things were only native to the Scarlet Moon Empire.

Blackhand jr · Post by **Blackhand jr** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:36 am

The "horse" Hugo hides at his intor reminds me of them.

The Black Knight · Post by **The Black Knight** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:40 am

Dont the tauntaun things walk on 2 feet

Sutarion · Post by **Sutarion** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:35 am

The Black Knight wrote:Dont the tauntaun things walk on 2 feet

Yes, they do.

I would have to agree with black that they are native to the area. For the same reason you don't see horses running around in Sahara and you don't see camels in the plains of Europe.

Different creatures are more adapable to different areas.

Blue Thunder · Post by **Blue Thunder** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:26 pm

I think I remember reading at an older thread in the old SIS forums that the gul-horses (the name for the two-legged creatures in question) were from the Grasslands. Or maybe it was somewhere in the Scarlet Moon Empire, like the Senan region? I forgot...but I remember that thier names are gul-horses.

Vincent of Scarlet Moon · Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:40 pm

We've assumed that Gul-Horses are native to Toran seeing as they've made zilch other appearances in any game.

It would've been a nice touch of Valeria or Kasumi's unit in Suikoden II were Gul-Horses but alas.

Blue Thunder · Post by **Blue Thunder** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:52 pm

Most likely. But I remember reading about how they were native to a certain area specifically, not just a general area like Toran.

Post by **Vextor** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:06 am

The Gul-Horses are native to Toran, and are very fast, but are known to have little stamina, and are not suitable for very long campaigns, according to the Suikoden Encyclopedia.

Agremsep · Post by **Agremsep** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:36 am

Gul Horses as in those dinosaurs that consists of Teo's calvary unit?

Vincent of Scarlet Moon · Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:41 pm

SARSadmin wrote:The Gul-Horses are native to Toran, and are very fast, but are known to have little stamina, and are not suitable for very long campaigns, according to the Suikoden Encyclopedia.

Well, I suppose that's why they're not rampaging up and down the continent I guess.

And, yeah, Agremsep, those are the Gul-Horses.

CrowbarSka · Post by **CrowbarSka** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:19 am

Anyone know if they are mammal or reptillian?

Jowy Atreides · Post by **Jowy Atreides** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:33 pm

Since they are lizards, they are probably reptillian.

The Fire Hero · Post by **The Fire Hero** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:51 pm

They are definatly reptilian in my opinion.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:31 pm

So the Karayans should ride atop the lizard clan and be done with it

Maybe the Gul-horses are related to the Lizard clan, but I doubt it as that's a REALLY remote connection.