User blog comment:Aandrew07/Discussion of the Week: Subspecies/@comment-76.109.221.23-20121024214947/@comment-74.193.170.172-20121025014104

^The supremacy creatures you just listed aren't technically subspecies. They're pretty much more experienced, battle-hardened, and more powerful individuals of said species. Think of them as alpha males/females like a bull Elephant Seal or a clan leader female Spotted Hyena.