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* Ilfort Grantz from ''[[Bleach]]''.
** Not to mention {{spoiler|the latest form of Ichigo's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], whose horns have earned him the [[Fan Nickname]] "Bull Ichigo."}}
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name|Pantyhose]] [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Tarou]] from ''[[Ranma ½]]'', whose [[Cursed with Awesome|cursed]] [[Involuntary Shapeshifting|form]] is a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|two story-tall]] [[Giant Flyer|winged]] [[A Load of Bull|minotaur]]. With an [[Mix-and-Match Critters|eel for a tail]]. And [[Biological Mashup|octopus]] [[Combat Tentacles|tentacles]]. You see, he was baptized and named in the [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Spring of Drowned Yeti Riding an Ox While Carrying a Crane and an Eel]]. Later, he splashed himself with water from the Spring of Drowned Octopus (neither the octopus' presence, nor the drowning, nor the method of application is ever explained) to get the tentacles.
* Minotaur from the ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' 2001 series.
* Loa from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' looks human, but is a chimera fused with a bull. [[Mighty Glacier|He's an insanely strong hammer-wielder, but while pursuing someone, his teammates leave him behind because he can't keep up.]]
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== [[Oral Tradition]] ==
* In [[Greek Mythology]]:
** The Minotaur, [[Ur Example]] and [[Trope Maker]].
*** Its origins are about as [[Squick|squicky]] as you'd imagine: Pasiphaë, the wife of Cretan king Minos, had fallen in love with a white bull, given to the king by the Gods. [[Interspecies Romance|To cut a long and rather uncomfortable story short]], Minos locked the [[Half-Human Hybrid|resulting abomination]] up in an [[Beneath the Earth|underground]] [[The Maze|labyrinth]] ("Minotaur" meaning "Minos' Bull"). Minos demanded an [[Virgin Sacrifice|annual tribute of seven youths and seven maidens from Athens]] (which owed a debt to Crete at the time) [[To Serve Man|to feed to the monster]]. The Minotaur was eventually killed by [[Genius Bruiser|Theseus]], with help from Minos' daughter [[High Heel Face Turn|Ariadne]].
** Heracles' 7th labor was to capture the Cretan Bull. Incidentally, this was the same bull that fathered the Minotaur.
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** Zeus appeared to Europa as a white bull. She subsequently gave birth to the aforementioned king Minos. I guess the family just has a thing with bulls.
* In [[Celtic Mythology|Irish Mythology]]:
** The [[Táin Bó Cúailnge|Brown Bull of Cuailnge]]
* In Mesopotamian Mythology:
** [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]] had to fight the Bull of Heaven.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]: The [[Screwed by the Network|almost-forgotten]] Chaos Dwarfs, being heavily influenced by Mesopotamia, have the Great Taurus, a chariot-sized ''red bull with wings'' and which can also breathe fire unless I'm quite mistaken. They also have [[Our Centaurs Are Different|Bull Centaurs]] and the Lammasu, based on the mythological Shedu mentioned above. The original Lammasu was a ''lion'' with a human head.
** The Beasts of Chaos utilize minotaurs in their ranks as well.
* In [[Warhammer 40000]], we have the Tau. Hooved, herbivorous, ([[Crapsack World|comparatively]]) peaceful, and led by a bunch of [[Druid|Druids]]. They are also, unusually, [[Fragile Speedster|Fragile Speedsters]] rather than [[Mighty Glacier|Mighty Glaciers]], who feel that close combat is uncivilized, and [[Lampshade Hanging|completely unnecessary in a world full of plasma weaponry and walking battlesuits]]. [[Chainsaw Good|Unfortunately]] [[Rule of Cool|for]] [[Rock Beats Laser|them]]...
* [[Dungeons and Dragons]] has Minotaurs and Gorgons. The latter are NOT the snake-headed chicks from Greek Mythology -- those are listed as Medusae -- but metal plated foul-tempered carnivorous bulls with [[Petrification]] [[Breath Weapon]].
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* ''[[Act Raiser]]'': the final boss of the first land is named Minotaurus, no guesses as to what he is.
* ''[[MadWorld]]'' has these in the form of recurring miniboss Big Bull Crocker. "Now ''that'' is a bunch of bull!" Granted, Big Bull Crocker is just a giant man wearing a helmet, but still.
* Minotaurs play an important role in ''[[Puzzle Quest]]''. They are mostly [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Guys]], and the protagonist has to earn their respect, after which minotaur priest joins the party. The minotaurs' god -- Lord Sartek -- is also a huge minotaur. Among the bad guys there are minotaur slavers, undead Skelotaurs (skeletal minotaurs), undead minotaur Doomknight, and even mechanical Mechataur.
* First appeared as a boss in ''[[Castlevania|Rondo of Blood]]'', the Minotaur has been hanging around the Castlevania franchise for a while now.
* Partially subverted in ''[[Blue Dragon]]''. Jiro's shadow is a Minotaur, though he's also the brains of the team {{spoiler|(that is, at least before Zola joins the party)}}, has a smooth voice and tends to fight better as a back-row mage.
* Tohma from ''[[Tales of Rebirth]]''. He provides the muscle of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Four Stars]], though [[Manipulative Bastard|he's not dumb at all]].
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* Dagg the Fierce in ''[[At Arm's Length (webcomic)|At Arms Length]]'', a would-be pillager minotaur, [http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/comics/872126/havesword-willtravel-5/ runs afoul] of dragon mercenaries Kaige and Kiley.
** Also, his cousin supposedly once attacked main characters Ally, Reece and Sheila, with a .44 Magnum at that.
* ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'' has Turg. Sort of cool big chap, but as the only member of his species around, very lonely -- until he met a {{spoiler|Sphinx and chose to stay with her. [[
* The legend of the Minotaur is referenced in [http://oglaf.com/labyrinth/ this] [[Oglaf]] comment, and the Minotaur himself appears [http://oglaf.com/skein/ here.] (Caution: the linked comics are sfw, but the comic as a whole is very much not.)
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