Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-10280603-20140114090029/@comment-6383956-20140114163348

I think the most likely scenario is that Jeff Davis is combining trickster mythology -- the kitsune is a fox in Japanese myths, but Native American myths about the Coyote (or "the Trickster" as they often call it) are not all that different.

Furthermore, it'll throw the characters off the trail -- they'll be looking for a fox once they learn of the legends, but they will be very wrong.