User blog comment:B214/Volume 1 - 15 Discussion/@comment-1359322-20140112050850/@comment-9339850-20140112061834

it'd make more sense with the legendary birds from Gen 1

Moltres (Fire) is the Red Dragon Emperor

Articuno (Ice) can pass for the White Dragon emperor

Zapdos (Electric) can pass for Golden Dragon Monarch

Those three, more specifically the last two follow the colors better than the Beasts