Great Tiger is the main antagonist of the Tiger Mask anime series and the overarching antagonist of the non-canon sequel series Tiger Mask II and the sequel series Tiger Mask W. He's the leader of the criminal organization Tiger's Den, who had no other choices but to fight against Tiger Mask (Naoto Date) in a desperate battle in order to avenge his fellow companions which were Mister X, King Tiger, Big Tiger and Black Tiger.
Together with its three students and subjected, Tiger's Den managers and wrestlers King Tiger, Big Tiger and Black Tiger, Great Tiger is a character belonging to the only continuity of the anime (since, in the manga, the four managers are all characterized In the same way, they are not fighters and have no difference in rank).
However, the character is a fusion of several characters who appeared in the original manga: the four executives of Tiger'S Den, the three wrestlers who, assuming the identity of Miracle 3, illegally alternated in the ring to give Naoto the idea that he was facing a wrestler endowed with great strength and incredible technical skills and Kim, a wrestler from Tiger's Den who, adopting a false identity of Tiger Mask, tries to discredit Naoto by making him pass for a ferocious and incorrect wrestler.
Biography[]
In the past, he assumed the identity of Miracle 3 and won every fight in which he took part in order to damage the figure and emotions of Tiger Mask, later after the betrayal of the latter he asked Mister X to deal with him.
The day after the death of Mister X, he challenged Tiger Mask in a fight to the death and stated that he knows all of his moves and abilities.
In the final battle, he was able to destroy the mask of his opponent and hitting him with several deadly moves, but the latter was able to survive and gave Great Tiger a vicious beating before blocking him on the chandelier above the stage, which dropped on the ring and killed him thus ending his life and his organization.
In the sequel series Tiger Mask W, set some 40 years after the events of Tiger Mask, Great Tiger is revealed to have a nephew, head of the resurrected Tiger's Den and become an equally strong and brutal wrestler, who wears a costume similar to his and has called Great Tiger The Third.
Other versions[]
The manga
As mentioned above, Great Tiger does not appear in the manga, as the four managers of Tiger'S Den are all of equal rank, Miracle 3 is the fictitious identity adopted by three wrestlers who illegally take turns in the ring during the match with Naoto and the The tiger-clad opponent faced by Naoto is a former Tiger'S Den comrade named Kim who illegally fights to discredit him. Great Tiger is therefore a fusion of all these characters (who also inspired his three students and subjects King Tiger, Big Tiger and Black Tiger).
Tiger Mask The Star[]
In this manga reboot (unauthorized by Toei Animation and Kodansha, and therefore remained incomplete) there is a Great Tiger counterpart called Bruce Rothner, head of Tiger's Den and mentor of Chuji Kurenai (Naoto Date's counterparty dates in this parallel universe). In Lone Tiger, a cinematographic adaptation of the manga, Bruce Rothner was interpreted by the late Richard Lynch. However, it is not specified whether he was a wrestler in the past.
Tiger Mask: Shadow Of Justice
In this superhero-futuristic remake of the original work, an equivalent of the Great Tiger appears as a spirit contained in the mask worn by the protagonist.
Appearance[]
Great Tiger appears as a tall and muscled man with green-blue hair. When she wears civilian clothes, she usually dresses with an elegant pinstripe dress and wears a pair of glasses. Like miracle 3 she wears a black costume with a hole with holes for her eyes, her nose and her mouth, while as a great tiger she wears a whitish costume with the effigy of a skull pierced by a dagger and with a mask of a white tiger.
Personality[]
Great Tiger is a ruthless, violent and sadistic fighter. In spite of its bloodthirsty nature, it prefers psychological torture, and it is extremely astute, carefully studying Naoto Date's moves during the various meetings against Tiger's den fighters. Meanwhile, it devoted itself to strict workouts in the event of having to deal with him personally, if his Henchmen failed to kill him. He also has little tolerance for bankruptcies, given that he external his anger towards Mister X when the plans to kill Naoto were not successful, and the threat of death on several occasions.
Powers and Abilities[]
Great Tiger is the strongest wrestler ever appeared throughout the series, to the point of having been forced to retreat from competitions due to lack of worthy opponents. As such he is therefore equipped with skills that touch the superhuman condition (force, resistance, agility, tolerance of pain) and is a master at the highest levels in martial arts, in technique and in the use of spades in battle.