Talk:Faunus/@comment-24018437-20171206213249/@comment-24018437-20171206223506

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow: While I’m still convinced Ghira is a leopard, you actually do make a couple of good points.

1: That is indeed the stereotypical roar of a lion. But I’m not entirely sure wether how something is usually portrayed in fiction is a valid argument or not, to be honest. The writers can indeed go with the stereotype, but for all we know, they also might just added a lion roar to make Ghira seem more impressive, which often happens when sound effects are added to animals. The wolves in the remake of Beaty and the Beast had sound effects that sounded like they came from big cats, for example, in order to make them seem more threatening. So I still think sound might not be the best factor in determining Ghira’s species.

2: This is a bit of a nitpick (I’m an animal nerd, can’t help it.), but black lions actually don’t exist...At least not that we know off. Almost every species (lions included) carries the gene for melanism. There are no official reports of black lions in captivity or in the wild, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be born in the future or are walking around somewhere.

And no, there are indeed no official records of black puma’s. There are non-official sightings though and panther in general is one of the many nicknames (puma’s have a massive amount of alternative names. Cougar, mountain lion, leon, catamount etc.) that puma’s are refered to. Not irrelevant for the discussion, but still.

3: Alright, point taken.

4: While allusion isn’t everything, I wouldn’t say its irrelevent. Ruby has a red hood. Weiss has pale skin. Pyrrah has a Greek-theme going on. As for Adam, in many versions of the story, the Beast is portrayed with horns of some kind, including those of a bull. So while allusion isn’t defenitive, I also don’t think we shouldn’t take it into account at all.