Suddenly, Ed'Rashekaresket comes to mind, a sort of anti-hero from Diane Duane's Deep Wizardry. He was an ancient shark who was most probably the first of his kind, and he had an outrageously, wickedly, dry sense of humor.
"Oh, don't sing surprise at me, young ones. I know the human names of those cities very well. After all, you are what you eat."
Of course, there was also the intimidation factor. One of the intrepid heroes of the story is wearing the form of a Sperm Whale, and Ed warns him that unlike taking him in two bites as he would with his friend (masquerading as a Hump Back Whale) he would take his time, first breaking whale's jaw, and then tearing out the tongue. He even goes on to mention that it is considered something of a delicacy amongst sharks. Shades of Hanibal Lector, anyone?
And yes, he had the size to back it up. The main protagonist (Hump Back) thought that Ed could have eaten the shark from Jaws and still have enough room to work her in for dessert!
"Oh, don't sing surprise at me, young ones. I know the human names of those cities very well. After all, you are what you eat."
Of course, there was also the intimidation factor. One of the intrepid heroes of the story is wearing the form of a Sperm Whale, and Ed warns him that unlike taking him in two bites as he would with his friend (masquerading as a Hump Back Whale) he would take his time, first breaking whale's jaw, and then tearing out the tongue. He even goes on to mention that it is considered something of a delicacy amongst sharks. Shades of Hanibal Lector, anyone?
And yes, he had the size to back it up. The main protagonist (Hump Back) thought that Ed could have eaten the shark from Jaws and still have enough room to work her in for dessert!