diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
index 542359a..100ea54 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
@@ -2578,7 +2578,53 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
                 // whatever the interpreted state says when the body
                 // lands.
                 if (!remoteIsAirborne)
-                    ae.Sequencer.SetCycle(fullStyle, animCycle, animSpeed);
+                {
+                    // Fallback chain for missing cycles in the MotionTable.
+                    // SetCycle unconditionally calls ClearCyclicTail() before
+                    // looking up the cycle; if the cycle is absent, the body
+                    // ends up with no cyclic tail at all and every part snaps
+                    // to its setup-default offset — visible as "torso on the
+                    // ground" because most creatures' setup-default puts all
+                    // limbs at the torso origin.
+                    //
+                    // This is specifically a regression from commit 186a584
+                    // (Phase L.1c port): pre-fix, MoveTo packets fell through
+                    // to fullMotion=Ready (which always exists in every
+                    // MotionTable). Post-fix, MoveTo packets seed
+                    // fullMotion=RunForward, but some creatures (especially
+                    // when stance=HandCombat) lack a (combat, RunForward)
+                    // cycle. Fall through RunForward → WalkForward → Ready
+                    // until we find one the table actually contains.
+                    //
+                    // Note: this fallback is for the SEQUENCER (visible
+                    // animation) only. InterpretedState.ForwardCommand still
+                    // gets the wire's (or seeded) ForwardCommand verbatim
+                    // so apply_current_movement produces correct velocity.
+                    uint cycleToPlay = animCycle;
+                    if (!ae.Sequencer.HasCycle(fullStyle, cycleToPlay))
+                    {
+                        // RunForward (0x44000007) → WalkForward (0x45000005)
+                        if ((cycleToPlay & 0xFFu) == 0x07
+                            && ae.Sequencer.HasCycle(fullStyle, 0x45000005u))
+                        {
+                            cycleToPlay = 0x45000005u;
+                        }
+                        // WalkForward → Ready (0x41000003)
+                        else if (ae.Sequencer.HasCycle(fullStyle, 0x41000003u))
+                        {
+                            cycleToPlay = 0x41000003u;
+                        }
+                        // Ready missing too — leave the existing cycle alone
+                        // by not calling SetCycle at all (avoids the
+                        // ClearCyclicTail wipe).
+                        else
+                        {
+                            cycleToPlay = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (cycleToPlay != 0)
+                        ae.Sequencer.SetCycle(fullStyle, cycleToPlay, animSpeed);
+                }
 
                 // Retail runs the full MotionInterp state machine on every
                 // remote. Route each wire command (forward, sidestep, turn)
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/AnimationSequencer.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/AnimationSequencer.cs
index 9afe076..ffce8e1 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/AnimationSequencer.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/AnimationSequencer.cs
@@ -330,6 +330,33 @@ public sealed class AnimationSequencer
     /// makes the jump look delayed (legs stand still for ~100 ms while
     /// the link drains, then fold into Falling). Defaults to false to
     /// preserve normal smooth transitions for everything else.</param>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether the underlying MotionTable contains a cycle for the
+    /// given (style, motion) pair. Useful for callers that want to fall
+    /// back to a known-good motion (e.g. <c>WalkForward</c> →
+    /// <c>Ready</c>) instead of triggering <see cref="SetCycle"/>'s
+    /// unconditional <c>ClearCyclicTail</c> path on a missing cycle —
+    /// which leaves the body without any animation tail and snaps every
+    /// part to the setup-default offset (visible as "torso on the
+    /// ground" since most creatures' setup-default has limbs at the
+    /// torso origin).
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool HasCycle(uint style, uint motion)
+    {
+        // adjust_motion remapping (mirrors the head of SetCycle):
+        // TurnLeft, SideStepLeft, WalkBackward map to their right/forward
+        // mirror cycles.
+        uint adjustedMotion = motion;
+        switch (motion & 0xFFFFu)
+        {
+            case 0x000E: adjustedMotion = (motion & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0x000Du; break;
+            case 0x0010: adjustedMotion = (motion & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0x000Fu; break;
+            case 0x0006: adjustedMotion = (motion & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0x0005u; break;
+        }
+        int cycleKey = (int)(((style & 0xFFFFu) << 16) | (adjustedMotion & 0xFFFFFFu));
+        return _mtable.Cycles.ContainsKey(cycleKey);
+    }
+
     public void SetCycle(uint style, uint motion, float speedMod = 1f, bool skipTransitionLink = false)
     {
         // ── adjust_motion: remap left→right / backward→forward variants ───
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/AnimationSequencerTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/AnimationSequencerTests.cs
index 471af2c..b5f584a 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/AnimationSequencerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/AnimationSequencerTests.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,46 @@ public sealed class AnimationSequencerTests
         }
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void HasCycle_PresentInTable_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        // Phase L.1c followup (2026-04-28): regression guard for
+        // "torso on the ground" — caller (GameWindow MoveTo path) needs
+        // to query the table before SetCycle to avoid the
+        // ClearCyclicTail wipe on a missing cycle.
+        const uint Style = 0x003Cu;   // HandCombat
+        const uint Motion = 0x0003u;  // Ready
+        const uint AnimId = 0x03000001u;
+
+        var setup = Fixtures.MakeSetup(2);
+        var mt = Fixtures.MakeMtable(Style, Motion, AnimId);
+        var loader = new FakeLoader();
+        loader.Register(AnimId, Fixtures.MakeTwoFrameAnim(2, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity));
+        var seq = new AnimationSequencer(setup, mt, loader);
+
+        // Caller passes the SAME shape SetCycle expects: full style with
+        // class byte (0x80000000) and full motion (0x40000000 / 0x10000000).
+        Assert.True(seq.HasCycle(0x8000003Cu, 0x41000003u));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HasCycle_MissingFromTable_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        const uint Style = 0x003Cu;
+        const uint ReadyMotion = 0x0003u;
+        const uint AnimId = 0x03000001u;
+
+        var setup = Fixtures.MakeSetup(2);
+        var mt = Fixtures.MakeMtable(Style, ReadyMotion, AnimId);
+        var loader = new FakeLoader();
+        loader.Register(AnimId, Fixtures.MakeTwoFrameAnim(2, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity));
+        var seq = new AnimationSequencer(setup, mt, loader);
+
+        // RunForward (0x44000007) is NOT in the table — caller should
+        // see false and fall back to a known motion (WalkForward / Ready).
+        Assert.False(seq.HasCycle(0x8000003Cu, 0x44000007u));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void SetCycle_LoadsAnimation_AdvanceReturnsBoundedTransforms()
     {