River transformed in-bar in one of those "turn involuntarily into the animal you're most like" plots into a mongoose. (That one's Lynne's genius idea!) I stand by that, for a daemon or for the most fitting transformation. They're cute, they're social, they're smart, and they're vicious predators who prey on cobras.
Enjolras would have to be something enormously symbolic, of course. Canon compares him to an eagle often enough that I'd probably have to go with that, even though I don't think he personally would; it's too imperial as a symbol for his tastes. (And even though Enjolras is not much like an eagle in terms of actual animal behavior. If I were going with that instead of canon symbolism, I'd probably go with a wolf. More social, more affectionate, just as much martial symbolism and eye-catching prettiness and ability to draw on a visible predatory intimidation factor -- and follow through on that intimidation factor, too.)
Thor got a lioness daemon in a fic that IIRC Ashie wrote, and I really like that. (Lioness specifically not just because of the standard HDMverse thing of person and daemon being different genders, but also because lionesses are the ones who do the hunting and cooperate better. Odin maybe gets a lion. *dry*) That doesn't work as well for the Lyc-V aspect, but I'd probably keep lion anyway unless someone has a better suggestion.
Trowa I have seen written with a snake daemon; I like that, but I'm not wedded to it. Either a snake or a cat of some sort (but a solitary cat, not a lion) is my immediate thought.
Clare... oh gosh, this one's hard. If not for the inherent logistical difficulties with something aquatic, I'd say a shark, maybe a mako. (I might still say that for the Lyc-V part of the question, even though we never really see the Claymores doing much near the seashore.) Are there any terrestrial animals with sonar or ability to sense electrical signals or similar which are also unstoppable predators?
Regan, I have no idea. Sweeping symbolism is harder with her. Maybe a housecat, but that's so overdone... A wren or something? Something that's fierce in a corner but not actively predatory most of the time, and social, and grooms itself a lot. Suggestions welcomed.
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Enjolras would have to be something enormously symbolic, of course. Canon compares him to an eagle often enough that I'd probably have to go with that, even though I don't think he personally would; it's too imperial as a symbol for his tastes. (And even though Enjolras is not much like an eagle in terms of actual animal behavior. If I were going with that instead of canon symbolism, I'd probably go with a wolf. More social, more affectionate, just as much martial symbolism and eye-catching prettiness and ability to draw on a visible predatory intimidation factor -- and follow through on that intimidation factor, too.)
Thor got a lioness daemon in a fic that IIRC Ashie wrote, and I really like that. (Lioness specifically not just because of the standard HDMverse thing of person and daemon being different genders, but also because lionesses are the ones who do the hunting and cooperate better. Odin maybe gets a lion. *dry*) That doesn't work as well for the Lyc-V aspect, but I'd probably keep lion anyway unless someone has a better suggestion.
Trowa I have seen written with a snake daemon; I like that, but I'm not wedded to it. Either a snake or a cat of some sort (but a solitary cat, not a lion) is my immediate thought.
Clare... oh gosh, this one's hard. If not for the inherent logistical difficulties with something aquatic, I'd say a shark, maybe a mako. (I might still say that for the Lyc-V part of the question, even though we never really see the Claymores doing much near the seashore.) Are there any terrestrial animals with sonar or ability to sense electrical signals or similar which are also unstoppable predators?
Regan, I have no idea. Sweeping symbolism is harder with her. Maybe a housecat, but that's so overdone... A wren or something? Something that's fierce in a corner but not actively predatory most of the time, and social, and grooms itself a lot. Suggestions welcomed.