Panthera/YMMV


 * Cliffhanger Copout: 8.11,  Oh Crap. Immediate next page,   Where did the suspense go?
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome:
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: "Well. THAT made my night officially worth it."
 * "Perhaps he's just saying hello to the other jungle creatures." (cut to Pardus in a cage) "Are you TRYING to hit EVERY SINGLE FREAKING POTHOLE in North Korea, genius?!"
 * "Seriously, this whole country badly needs to revise their FELINE SECURITY plans. Although I do give them credit for the very SNAZZY HATS.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: After Onca, the person helping her up is Tigris of all people. D'awww.
 * Genius Bonus: In chapter eight, all of the codenames come from mythology.
 * Gnomes were mythical creatures that live underground.
 * In mythology, salamanders were fire elemental spirits.
 * Sylphs were invisible beings with the power of air.
 * Undines were water nymphs.
 * Phobetor was one of the Greek personifications of dreaming and could appear in dreams and real life as various animals.
 * The first part of the codenames each has a NFL team with the corresponding cat as their mascot - Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
 * The names of the two mission commanders match the two halves of the codenames - Paracelsus was the first to identify the four elemental beasts, and the Commissioner is the head officer of the NFL.
 * Moral Event Horizon:  already crossed this with experimenting on Disposable Sex Workers, but fandom seems to agree that   bought him a ticket to the far end of the horizon.
 * Narm: MAGMA STORM!