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[Anonymous No.5983224]

Why did they name him Lynx when he's obviously a cougar? It don't make no sense

[Anonymous No.5983227]

>>5983224
The designers couldn't tell the difference and didn't care enough to worry about biological accuracy.

[Anonymous No.5983247]

looks like a cat humanoid to me, they can name it after whichever they want, even if that's not the most resembling cat

[Father Electronics Couture No.5983250]

Your mom's a cougar

[Anonymous No.5983252]

>>5983224
Cougars don't have tufty ears like that, lynxes do.

[Anonymous No.5983258]

>>5983252
Lynxes don't have ears like that. they have black tufts on the tips.

[Anonymous No.5983267]

>>5983258
Well he doesn't look exactly like either but they're more lynxy than cougary. Same with his coloring.

[Anonymous No.5983326]

Lynx's feline appearance, the fact that he manifests as a male incarnation of FATE in the final battle with him, and his large black and gold color scheme are likely a reference to Tezcatlipoca (Wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca), the Aztec god of fate, black magic, and chaos. In Aztec myth, Tezcatlipoca was identified with and would take the form of a jaguar - the animal that attacked Serge as a child. This would also justify the tribal-sounding music that plays in the Boss battle with FATE. In Incan mythology, the cougar (which Lynx is identified as) has a similar role to the jaguar in Mesoamerican mythologies.

[Anonymous No.5983334]

Putting furries in Chrono Trigger's world is the biggest mistake Square made. It was the start of their downfall that continues to this day.

[Anonymous No.5983373]

>>5983250
Oh fuck

[Anonymous No.5983394]

>>5983334
>implying Frog isn't a furry