Editing Lion Clan (section)

===Matsu Family===
The raging yang to the Akodo's sobering yin, serving as the Clan's muscle with their own corps of [[Sisters of Battle|elite female squads]] and deathseeking shock troops, all of which are supplemented by their [[PROMOTIONS|high reproduction rate to refill their ranks]]. The matriarchal Matsu are descended from [[Leman Russ|Matsu]], who had a smoldering will-they-won't-they tension with Akodo (but never did because her ego would never allow her to be known as someone's wife and, therefore, second banana) and is [[Skub|either]] the mightiest mortal or the biggest braggart and bully of the Lions. This reputation extends to her descendants; if you can think of a good or bad thing to say about the Lions, the Matsu are those qualities writ large. If the Akodo are the head of the Clan, giving orders to coolly serve a grand strategy, the Matsu are the passionate guts, leading and inspiring troops from the front to carry out those orders with berserk fury, and both sides have a rivalry over which approach is best.

It may seem odd that such a disciplined Clan would keep such wildcards, but the Lion Clan has always had an appreciation for warrior spirit and prowess, which the Matsu have in droves, and which they temper with intense loyalty and devotion to Bushido. And keep in mind that while they're the wildest of Lions and can lash out, some Matsu can still seem like joyless stick-up-the-ass militarists next to other Clans, just as apt to talk at length about honor, tactics, and efficiency. But much like their Moto and Hida counterparts, it's not like they live and breathe their stereotypes at all waking hours. Yes, their ''gempukku'' is extremely difficult and they theoretically command failed aspirants to commit ''seppuku''...but parents have been known to discreetly send their failed children to be adopted into other families, and therefore, no longer subject to Matsu tradition.