Talk:Salamander/@comment-96.246.82.141-20160707164849/@comment-28144855-20160715131706

Since when was this an experiment? It was a fight between the two. If it was an experiment, and as you said wanted everything to be equal, then the Salamander have to lose her sword, else this 'experiment' is a laughable fix. If we are using RL rats, then they too have claws and very powerful fingers. I saw one climbing down a wall head forward (ragged not smooth wall, but still). Are you aware of torturing by a rat, a bucket and a blowtorch? If a rat can dig trough a Human, a Hinezumi can trough a Salamander.

No, Hinezumis tail is not prehensile, but if she can use it as a whip, what's stopping her from training to hit with precision? Also the tip is on fire, so even if she misses, if it's close to an eye it will make said eye tear and render her opponent vulnerable to attacks.

Not to mention rats are smarter than lizards, so she can outsmart her opponent.

The Hinezumi is also based on chinese temple martial artists, which use a miryad of weapons, (staffs, jians, wushu, differend spears, butterfly swords and many other) why people assume differently is beyond me.