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Tatsu literally means dragon in Old Japanese. The Yakuza refers to him as the Immortal Dragon as a play on his name.
The Phoenix "is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period" (Merriam-Webster)
Leonis is the genitive of the Latin word “leo”, meaning “of the lion” or “son of the lion”. It's also an Old German name, and the meaning of the name Leonis is "lion strength" or "brave lion". Leonis is an alternate form of Leonard (Old German). Cool fact the whole name Cor Leonis means heart of the lion.
Leo means lion in Latin
A Lynx is a type of big cat that lives within high altitude forests.