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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Technically, an orca is a type of dolphin, not a whale. The name killer whale refers to the fact that orcas kill whales by ambushing them in large numbers.

Yeah, I should've said Cetacea now that you mention it.
And the whole ambushing in large numbers thing also resemble wolves to a degree now that you mention it. Off topic, I remember once seeing some footage of them hunting a great white shark and a sea lion as a group in another and made me think for a moment that Free Willy was a lie to make orcas kid-friendly.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Intriguing observation! Furthermore, the Gozyugers are all based on apex predators, so orca makes sense.

That too. But it was the first thing that came to mind.

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Houtarou also had a big development associated with the word Akatsuki, so you might be on to something there.

Perhaps. Just the fact that the word literally means daybreak or dawn does make me think of that possibility.