Talk:Salamander/@comment-96.246.82.141-20160707164849/@comment-27950421-20160708095523

First off Aro, it was never said that the salamander was stronger or faster than the hinezumi. Just that it has more natural armaments and the using weapons gives them a distinct advantage in reach, ability to inflict damage and in the fact that they don't have to worry about injurying themselves as much when striking. Second off, You shouldn't assume that Rats are faster than lizards. The small ones dart around at damn high speeds. I work at a pet store. Catching a lizard is a hell of a lot tougher than catching a rat. Then there's fact that large carnivorous lizards eat rats and mice and you can't eat what you can't catch. It is reasonable to assume that a Salamander is just as fast if not faster than a hinezumi.

The only advantage the hinezumi has is greater skill in unarmed combat which is largely nullified by the natural weapons the salamander has and is completely redundant unless the salamander is disarmed.