Attention! This is My Formal Petition to Change the Word "Control" to "Influence" on Cuphead's Talent Description on the IM Wiki!!!
I have made a comic to illustrate the difference.
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The difference is this: Control makes the animal do what you want. Influence makes the animal want to do what you want. A subtle yet ultimately important distinction.
[This post is partly for lols, but I do actually think the term "influence" suits his talent better. In fairness, maybe he really can control animals in every sense of the word and it's not been shown yet. I suppose he could also have both. But this is just based on what I know, so ...¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (I also think influence suits his tender-hearted nature toward animals better, but that's just my opinion.)]