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Pqphillips wrote: Alternate theory on the She-Wolf bit.

It would seem that werewolves are the predominant form that the Hunters are familiar with due to their unpredictable and violent nature. In fact, it would seem that the Hunters are meant specifically to keep the werewolves (and werecoyotes) in check (every yin has a yang). This same dichotomy can be seen with the kitsune and the nogitsune, and the kanima and kanima master.

What if the Hunters are merely lumping Kate into the same category as the wolves because she's a vicious predator?

I still like my theory on what exactly Kate is.

Given Kate's attitude (she's worse than the monsters she hunts) and the fact that she's never been one to follow orders, I think she's a kanima, but one that has chosen itself as its master. Perhaps the varied myths of a lizard-like form vs a jaguar-like form for the kanima are born out of inherent differences between a kanima that chooses a master and one that masters itself. Well, you can't be your own master, that's just a made up rule.