Talk:Salamander/@comment-96.246.82.141-20160707164849/@comment-27950421-20160714173339

The Salamander animal was named after the mythical creature due to the gact that the animal tends to hibernate in wood, so they often end up hibernating in fire wood. When the fire wood was burned they'd come running out of the flames seemingly unharmed. So because the animals was vaguely lizard shape and came out of the fire they started calling it after the mythical creature. At the time these myths originated people didn't distinguish between amphibians and reptiles, so they didn't classify the mythical salamander as either a lizard or newt because to them there was no difference. However the mythical creature was described as scaley with claws and fangs. The animal Salamander has neither scales nor claws and rather small teeth so despite the name it is commonly assumed that the mythical beast was a lizard not a salamander.

And yes I fully realize that a weapons user has an advantage over an unarmed fighter, however I also understand that any person who knows what their doing I.E. a martial artist, would know how to overcome a weapon, particularly a melee weapon like a sword. Most of the advantage those thing provide over a unarmed opponent is psychological and isn't that hard to beat.

And I read the Hinezumi profile. All the burning coat does is allow its user to fight at their peak level for longer and put their hands on fire. It's a stamina booster and a fire starter. That's it.