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== Anime & Manga ==
* {{spoiler|The Unicorn Banshee}} from [[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]] has a lion motif
* Usagi Tsukino from ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]''. Even her name means "rabbit", and [[Odango|her hair]] is meant to mirror the ears of one. This relates back to the astrological motif as well, from the Japanese myth of [
* From ''[[Xxx Holic (Manga)|Xxx Holic]]'', we have Yuuko who is often represented by a butterfly, which symbolizes change and how she changes her customers, including the main characters.
** Also life and death, {{spoiler|to reflect her undead nature}}.
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** Haz and Gil's ''Nanto Soyoken'' style is the "Twin Hawk Fist"
** The only exceptions to this theme are the Golan Colonel's ''Nanto Muonken'' style ("Silent Fist") and the knife jugglers Beji and Giji's ''Nanto Sozanken'' style ("Twin Kill Fist"), as well as most of the anime-only styles from filler episodes. However, most of the styles from the ''Gaiden'' spin-offs follow the avian theme.
* In ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', some of racing team's logos have these. For example, Team Sugo has Pegasus as their logo, Aoi has the [
** When Shinjyo uses his Peacock/Phoenix Wing boost, the fire in a shape of the fiery bird comes out of the booster's nozzles.
* In the first anime of [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] after joining the military, he is constantly taunted and mentioned as being its "dog". After defecting when his brother becomes the philosopher's stone, he voices to his commander, Mustang, that he is now a stray.
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** Entire groups of people can also take on the animal motif of their house, but to a lesser extent. Gryffindor has a lion, showing bravery. Hufflepuff a badger, signifying plain-ness, but also hard workers. Ravenclaw has an eagle, for intelligence and knowledge. Snakes are the symbol of Slytherin, and associated with evil, but also traits such as intelligence and ambition.
* The [[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]] all have signature animals they often turn into, particularly in battle. For example, Marco, the team clown, typically transforms into a gorilla, which is big, bulky, but still capable of delicate manipulations with opposable thumbs; [[The Hero]], Jake, is a tiger; [[Blood Knight]] Rachel is a [[Everything's Worse With Bears|grizzly bear]]; Tobias is a hawk (self-sufficient and needs lots of space); [[Team Mom]] Cassie is a wolf.
** And [[Sixth Ranger Traitor|David]] is [[Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves|a rat]]. [[Shout
* ''[[The Grapes of Wrath (Literature)|The Grapes of Wrath]]'' has in its third chapter a tortoise trying to cross a road and getting run over by a truck. In the fourth chapter, we meet Jim Casey, who's described as having a "long head" and a "beaked" nose.
** A very similar [[John Steinbeck (Creator)|Steinbeck]] example occurs in ''[[Of Mice and Men (Literature)|Of Mice and Men]]''. Lennie and Candy's dog are described in very similar terms: both have "pale...eyes" and dragging feet. {{spoiler|Both succumb to [[Death By Newbery Medal]] via [[Shoot the Dog]]}}.
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== Live Action TV ==
* Lampshaded in the ''[[
* Every Wesen in ''[[Grimm]]'' so far has had one:
** Bauerschwein are Pig or Boarlike
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* The [[Chris Benoit|Rabid Wolverine]].
* When the current [[Masked Luchador]] [[Rey Mysterio Jr]] began his wrestling career he used the name "Colibri," which is Spanish for "hummingbird." It's fitting for someone so [[Fragile Speedster|agile and small]].
** Not to mention that [
* Early on his career [[Chris Jericho]] had a number of lion-based names and nicknames, which fit well with his long blond hair. He hasn't gone by any of those names in years, even since before he [[Important Haircut|cut his mane short]]...but his version of the springboard moonsault is still called the [[The Artifact|"Lionsault"]].
* In Japan and Japanese-influenced promotions, up-and-coming wrestlers are called "young lions."
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"|Rhino/Rhyno]] is powerfully built and fights by charging at his opponents.
* [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]] was named such for his serpentine movements, [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|generally villainous nature]] and tendency to bring live snakes to the ring to frighten his opponent.
** [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]'s nickname "The Rattlesnake" emphasized his untrustworthy temperament and habit of [[Nineties Anti
** [[Randy Orton]]'s recent nickname "The Viper" refers both to the speed with which he can strike with his [[Finishing Move]] and his callous disregard for others.
* Since she came to [[TNA]] Tara has taken after [[Jake Roberts]] and started bringing a tarantula to the ring.
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* In ''[[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Mother 3]]'', Porky Minch takes his unfortunate name and [[Fat Bastard]] status and has the audacity to turn ''it'' into an animal motif, theming his entire empire and the Pigmask Army after pigs.
* Ganondorf from the ''Zelda'' series has always had a pig/boar motif. He transforms into a boar-like creature called "Ganon" at some point in a lot of the games he appears in.
** Also, in ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'', people who enter the Dark Realm without the Moon Pearl transform into something reflecting their soul. When first entering, Link is transformed into a pink bunny to reflect his innocence. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', Link transforms into a wolf when in the Twilight Realm. Throughout the game there are references to Link in his human form having "the eyes of a beast".
* Split ships in the ''[[X Universe]]'' series are named for terrestrial predators, mainly reptiles (e.g. Python, Mamba). Boron ships are named for aquatic organisms (Octopus, Shark). Teladi ships are named for birds (Harrier, Phoenix).
* In ''[[Escape Velocity|EV Nova]]'', the Federation fighters are the Viper (interceptor) and Anaconda (fighter-bomber). The Aurorans use the Firebird and Phoenix (overlap with [[Mythical Motifs]]). The Polaris name most of their ships after animals.
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