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H. G. Muller wrote on Sun, Dec 22, 2013 12:36 PM UTC:
One could indeed 'lionize' any leaper by allowing it to move twice per
turn, plus immediate leaps to any square (other than the starting square)
that could be reached that way on an empty board.

Note that the large Shogi variants also have pieces with 'linear'
lion-like moves. Once starting in a certain direction they can either
continue in tat direction, or reverse, but nothing else. This 'lionizes'
a single move, rather than an entire piece. In Chu Shogi the Horned Falcon
and Soaring Eagle have such moves. In Dai Dai, Maka Dai Dai and Tai Shogi
there is a piece called Lion Dog, which (depending on the interpretation
one gives to historic sources) can even do a triple linear lion-like steps
in all 8 main directions. (The moves are not allowed to overshoot the
starting square.)

There also exists a piece (Free Eagle = promoted Queen in Tenjiku Shogi?)
that (again depending on interpretation) is a lionized Ferz (in addition to
having Queen moves).

In a sense the Lion is a 'bent' version of the simpler linear
double-movers.

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