diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/hero_marcellus_horse.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/hero_marcellus_horse.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="quadraped/horse_idle_a.psa" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/horse_gallop.psa" name="Run" speed="18"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/horse_walk.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/horse_attack_a.psa" name="melee" speed="250"/>
+        <animation file="quadraped/horse_attack_b.psa" name="melee" speed="250"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/horse.pmd</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="units/romans/hero_marcellus_r.xml" attachpoint="rider"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="horse-texture">
+      <texture>skeletal/horse_rome_marcellus.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/hero_marcellus_r.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/hero_marcellus_r.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/cavalryidle.psa" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/cavalryidle.psa" name="Walk" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/rider_gallop.psa" name="run" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudechop.psa" name="Chop" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="Corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/rider_sword_shield_atk_a.psa" name="melee" speed="200"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_a.pmd</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_e.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_e.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_su.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_hero_marcellus.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>