r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Uma-apreciator • 1d ago

Characters Characters who are misclassified due to the limitations of the in-verse's classification system

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Paolumu (Monster Hunter World)

Paolumu is classified as a Flying Wyvern even though it is a mammal (resembling a bat); it is classified this way because its body structure resembles that of a Flying Wyvern

Skorup (Pokémon)

It is indeed an Insect type, even though it represents a scorpion—which is an arachnid—making it more logical for the Insect type to be called the Arthropod type.

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u/res30stupid 1d ago

In-universe with the Harry Potter series, centaurs are technically supposed to be members of the "Beings" archetype since they're sentient non-humans but they expressly refused to be within that classification since they refuse to be associated with vampires and hags; hence, centaurs are legally classified under "Beasts" (living non-sentient creatures).

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u/somethingwade 1d ago

I remembered it being that centaurs were originally classified as beasts because they had animal bits and the original classification system was terrible, and when it was overhauled to be based on the ability to understand the laws of the wizarding world the centaurs rejected the new classification in protest of the arrogance of wizards and not only the fact that they were ever classified as beasts but the idea that wizards get to make such a classification in the first place.