>big emphasis on being heroic, brave, valiant, honorable etc.
>combative; Japanese name is literally warrior eagle
>the more scars it has, the more respected it is (unless it has scars on its backside, cuz braviary look down on cowards who flee from a fight)
>physical super-strength enough to lift cars
>gets the move superpower not only by level up, but when it EVOLVES
>is the heroic counterpart to the villainous mandibuzz
>has a psychic regional form that would have been a hugely better contrast if the original was fighting type
>based on bald eagle of the United States which (VERY idealistically) stands for justice, liberty and bravery and (realistically) stands for war, military and a stubbornly machismo national pride
>head feathers resemble native american war bonnets, eagle feathers being symbolic of great warriors
>normal/flying
Why. are. they. LIKE THIS.
Also its abilities are fucked. It gets Keen Eye, which fair enough I guess eagles have fantastic eyesight and I can't think of a better eye-related ability for it except maybe Frisk. But then it has Sheer Force and Defiant. It should clearly have Tough Claws and Justified. HOW DOES IT NOT HAVE JUSTIFIED.