Tigatron

Tigatron is a robot mode and a member of Mario, Sonic, and Mega Man at the Beast Wars. He is voiced by Frank Welker.

Appearance
Tigatron resembles a tall and muscular robotoid in what is or may not be a white full body tiger suit with gray stripes and yellow eyes. In the dark, his stripes appear purple and his eyes green. However, his suit may actually be his real body, as his mouth was seen opening on his "mask" and he was seen licking his "fur". His nature as an actual feline is further enforced by the fact that his fur has the same allergic reaction on Optimus Primal that an ordinary cat's fur would.

Personality
Through all of his appearances he has never spoken a word, only making meowing sounds like a cat, leading some to believe he is incapable of speech or to question whether or not he is even really robot. Despite being called "Tigatron", he acts more like a common house cat, doing things such as purring, playing with yarn, drinking milk, chasing mice, enjoy being petted, using litter boxes and clawing scratching posts.

Tigatron has been known to team up with fellow Maximals member Cheetor and both seem to get along like old classmates, showing that they have been friends for quite a long time. Tigatron has some hostility towards Rhinox due to the latter's attempts to get of him for Optimus Primal's sake in "Can't Nap". Despite this, during their first meeting they seemed to get along well, like a little boy who had just found a stray kitten in his home, and he was one of the many who tried to remove a nacho chip from Rhinox's tooth in "Pain in the Mouth" in order to end his tooth ache.

Abilities
Tigatron possesses the power, speed, reflexes and claws of a tiger but each attribute is enhanced to robot levels. Allowing him to move at amazing speeds and cut down anything in his way to pieces with relative ease. His claws are so strong they can even cut the nigh-invulnerable Rhinox, however they are powerless against the mighty and thick hide of the fearsome Majin Zarak. While his speed and reflexes are superb, he was still easily outmatched by the invincible Rasslor. However, the fact that he was one of the few maximals summoned by Rasslor to represent his planet shows that he is one of the most powerful maximals on Earth.

Superpowers

 * Super Speed: Tigatron is shown to possess lightning fast reflexes and can attack his foes with blinding speed.


 * Super Senses: Tigatron has an extreme sense of hearing and smell which helps him hunt enemies.


 * Tiger Claws: Tigatron can use his claws to attack and scratch people, or even slice them into pieces.


 * Tiger Roar: Tigatron can roar like a tiger which can painfully hurt villains.


 * Flight: Tigatron has shown the ability to fly while in space. It is likely he can only use this under special circumstances or that he simply propelled himself with great force towards Earth.

Can't Nap
Tigatron has been known to team up with fellow Maximals member Cheetor, as he is seen helping Cheetor in defeating Inferno.

Pain in the Mouth
He was one of the many maximals who tried to remove a chip from Rhinox's.

Last But Not Beast
Tigatron joined his comrades in battling Majin Zarak when they were called upon Global Security to act as the Earth's last line of defense. Despite his best efforts, Tigatron was unable to harm Majin Zarak and ended up being defeated along with his comrades.

Episode Appearances

 * Rasslor


 * Can't Nap


 * Pain in the Mouth


 * Last But Not Beast


 * Comic Relief (Pictured)

Trivia

 * He is a parody of the Marvel's Black Panther (curiously Marvel also has several characters named Tigatron).


 * It may be possible that Tigatron's arch-rival is Inferno or Rampage.


 * Although his name is "Tigatron" he tends to act more like a common house cat than a tiger.


 * Tigatron was one of two members of the Maximals beyond the main three to be featured prominently in an episode of the Mario, Sonic, and Mega Man at the Beast Wars shorts, the other being Rattrap.


 * His appearance is quite similiar to the Stand from JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure, whom is called Killer Queen