Blackfish. Bluefish. Black Turtle. Azure Dragon. Seems pretty obvious their final evolutions are two of the guardian beasts, yeah.Page 6: Pretty that's not a hippopotamus but a behemoth.
Also, the black turtle is one of the traditional cardinal guardians, along with the red bird, the blue dragon, the white tiger and the yellow kirin.
You also have beasts like the Adamantoise which is basically a walking mountain. (I know, that's more a tortoise than a turtle, but close enough.)
So, a turtle can be epic, if you're just the right kind of turtle.
If the story is going the way I think it is, the turtle guy could be like Genbu, while the protagonist could be Seiryuu or the one that rules over those 4 cardinal directions guardian deities. ^.- That leaves Suzaku and Byakko left.I suppose it could be like a legendary magic turtle, like the one from discworld or something? We weren't really told what specific creature they'd be, besides its base form of Dragon or Turtle.
Black Tortoise of the North, Azure Dragon of the East, Vermilion Bird of the South and White Tiger of the West from Chinese mythI suppose it could be like a legendary magic turtle, like the one from discworld or something? We weren't really told what specific creature they'd be, besides its base form of Dragon or Turtle.