Zulius

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“*You know me. The fact that you don't want me to tell her these things makes me want to tell her even more.*”
―Zulius, from Hello Rainbow Road

**Zulius** is a main character in the Netflix series, *Centaurworld*.

## Physical Description

Zulius is a centaur who resembles a combination of a human and zebra. He is somewhat short with a trimmed and muscular build and a dark complexion with rounded ears. The lower part of his body resembles that of a zebra, white with black stripes accompanied with a tufted tail and one-toed hooves. His mane is styled as a mohawk, which is also striped with black and white.

## Personality

Zulius is quite sassy, flamboyant, and sometimes self-obsessed. He can often be seen judging his appearance by using a mirror. Any time there is even a slight flaw in his appearance, he becomes distraught and disgusted. He also greatly dislikes being called old. This implies that he is obsessed with perfection as well as very self-conscious. When Zulius isn't focused on his own appearance, he tends to judge other characters.

His outward rudeness and judgmental personality hides his genuinely supportive concern for his friends and even other centaurs: in *All Herd All the Terd*, he fought to have the birdtaurs join their side in the upcoming war against the Nowhere King when everyone else in the herd had given up. And in *Holes: Part 3*, he expressed disgust at the prematurely hatched baby birds being used as communication tools by the birdtaurs, even calling the practice inhumane.

## Abilities

* **Magic**: Like all Centaurs, Zulius possesses magical abilities.
	+ **I Can Shoot Tiny Versions of Myself from My Hoof**: Zulius can generate miniaturized versions of himself out of his hooves. However, once they're made, the Tiny Zuliuses run off.
	+ Conjure food: Zulius was able to form a virgin mojito out of thin air in The Rift: Part 1.
	+ **Shapely Mane**: Zulius can change his manes into different shapes. Some include a teapot, a rope, and a sculpture of himself.
	+ **Hot Goss**: Zulius can stop time to break the fourth wall when he wants to share gossip. This may leave the centaurs frozen in time around him to feel uncomfortably warm or like they are burning, thus the name *Hot Goss*. When he reconciliates with Splendib in The Hootenanny, it's shown that Splendib can join Zulius in sharing gossip, causing the burning sensation to become twice as intense, according to Wammawink. It is unclear if Splendib can use the ability on his own.
	+ "My reflection as a gift to you": In The Key, Zulius enchanted several mirrors to show his face in place of the face of whoever looked into it
	+ Rainbow path: In The Last Lullaby, Zulius and Splendib were able to create a rainbow path through the air together, which they used to direct an aerial attack against the minotaur army.

* **Persuasion:** Zulius is able to convince the Birdtaurs to join the fight against the Nowhere King by telling them they'll be part of the story alongside their heroes, the Herd (while assuring that Wammawink, whom they dislike, will be downplayed).
* Knitting
* Harmonica playing

## History

### Season 1

#### Hello Rainbow Road

Zulius and his herd meet Horse shortly after she is magically sent to Centaurworld. He greets her by immediately posing and showing off his "assets". They comment on how weird Horse looks compared to the inhabitants of their world. To welcome Horse to their world, Zulius and the herd perform a song about how amazing, magical and fun Centaurworld is.

Later, he and the herd enjoy gigglecakes around a campfire when Horse suddenly jumps in asking for help to leave Wammawink's invisible dome. The dome is a protective magical barrier that was created to keep every centaur within Centaur Valley safe. When Horse asks if the herd is bored being stuck in the same place doing the same things, Zulius and the others indiscreetly agree, but eventually outright agree to help Horse take down the barrier by linking together their magic.

#### Fragile Things

Zulius continues along the Rainbow Road with his herd until he trips and falls. This prompts Wammawink to sing a song about the dangers of the outside world, before Horse joins in to sing about being fearless. The song ends when they all fall down a hill. When Wammawink later asks if anyone actually listened to her song, Zulius points out that it was a duet, and comments that Horse's verse was much more compelling and had a hint of "fig and murder".

Soon, the herd is trapped by a taurnado and must work to save Glendale, who managed to save Horse's artifact piece. After they escape, Zulius and the rest of the herd are stressed out, but Horse wants to keep moving. Wammawink and Horse argue about priorities before the entire herd decides to go separate ways from Horse. Later on, the herd is woken up by Horse when she sings about how much she misses Rider and hopes she can find her again. Wammawink tells Horse that caring about a friend is the most important thing. Wammawink and the others decide their herd can help Horse find her herd.

#### The Key

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#### What You Need

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#### It's Hidin' Time

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#### Holes: Part 2

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#### Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash

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#### Ride the Whaletaur Shaman!

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#### The Rift: Part 1

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#### The Rift: Part 2

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### Season 2

#### Horsatia Wighair Beansz?

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#### All Herd All the Terd

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#### My Tummy, Your Hurts

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#### Holes: Part 3

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#### Bunch O' Scrunch

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#### The Hootenanny

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#### The Last Lullaby

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## Relationships

### Horse

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### Wammawink

Wammawink seems to treat Zulius as her child, despite him potentially being older than her, as she does to the rest of The Herd. She often notes for him to travel safely as shown in the episode Fragile Things. Zulius cares for Wammawink as shown in the episode What You Need, where he acts concerned for her well-being while she’s in her sleepy/dreamlike state. Zulius acts rebelliously towards Wammawink, doing things she does not want him to such as in Hello Rainbow Road where he tells Horse about the Shamans are, despite Wammawink obviously not wanting him to.

### Ched

The Hootenanny revealed that Ched has harbored a crush on Zulius and was mildly devastated when Zulius and Splendib got back together. It is not clear whether or not Zulius is aware of Ched's crush on him.

Zulius himself acts platonically toward Ched. He also occasionally teases him in a mischievous manner, such as when he suggested in It's Hidin' Time that Ched could be food, or when he traded Ched away to Gary in exchange for some cake.

### Splendib

Zulius seems to have a rather dramatic history with Splendib from when he was in Cataur Valley. It is hinted that they used to be in a relationship, and they often engage each other in a heated rivalry.

In The Hootenanny, he and Splendib had reunited and joined forces as a couple. They quickly discarded their previous rivalry, much to Horse's disbelief and Wammawink's satisfaction. Their self-declared ship name is "Stripes on Stripes", and they demonstrated that Splendib is now able to join Zulius in his magical spell Hot Goss. Unlike all other surrounding bodies that aren't Zulius, Splendib is rendered safe from its harmful effects.

### Glitter Cats

Zulius shares some history with the Glitter Cats. They used to be his background dancers and sidekicks before he unceremoniously lost the Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition title to Splendib, who ended up "stealing" the Glitter Cats away from him. Zulius also claims he raised the Glitter Cats himself and made them who they are today. He has harbored resentment towards them for their apparent betrayal, however their current relationship status is unknown as of Zulius and Splendib reuniting as a couple.

## Trivia

* According to series creator Megan Nicole Dong in a live Q&A session, Zulius' rivalry with Splendib was inspired by a similarly dramatic rivalry between music performers Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. The real life rivalry was due to one performer "stealing" the others' backup dancers. This is similar to how Splendib stole away the Glitter Cats from Zulius.
* He is the only main character to not have a formal backstory explained through Horse's powers in *Bunch O' Scrunch*.
	+ However, Zulius' own description of his backstory may be a reference to Batman's origin
	+ Show creator Megan Nicole Dong has stated in an interview that if there was ever an opportunity for new Centaurworld stories, she would like to work on a spinoff for Zulius which would detail his actual backstory.

* Zulius' "Dramatical Cat" title card during his Hot Goss spell is a reference to the musical *Cats*, with "Dramatical Cats" being one of the personality types listed in the opening number.
* The official Zulius and Splendib ship name is "Stripes on Stripes", as stated by the title bar in their first combined Hot Goss spell.
* It is implied he is gay, due to his mannerisms and his voice actor being an openly gay man.

## Gallery

### Production art

Centaurworld promotional posterZulius model sheet by Evan Palmer, Lead Character Designer
### Screenshots

Zulius' cakeWe missed you the whole time...Boulder shouldersBackstage bad boyObvi, Horse
1. ↑ https://youtu.be/7fiesC\_ey2Y
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbnV6JMH4g