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2016-06-21T21:25:28Z

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Tigatron (BW)

2015-10-19T02:17:34Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' character|the ''Go-Bots'' character|Tigertron}}

:''Tigatron is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].. He was previously designated '''Unit 2'''.''

[[File:Tigatron-takaraprofile.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I must kill you... because God told me to!]]
Damage to his stasis pod upon crashing to [[Earth]] caused '''Tigatron''' to emerge far more tiger than robot. A loner who is more connected to the Earth than any other Beast Warrior, he enjoys the planet's natural beauty and is often concerned about the damage that the Transformers' battle is doing to it. Scout, infiltrator, and sometimes programming guru, Tigatron has filled a variety of roles for the Maximals.

{{bigquote|We were given a paradise! All we had to do was live there in peace. But we proved unworthy... and the paradise is no more.|Tigatron|"[[The Trigger, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bio===
A powerful and fearless warrior, Optimus Primal appointed Tigatron to patrol the northern polar sector, where he roams in his [[beast mode]]. When he encounters Predacon activity, he is capable of transforming rapidly and reconfiguring his titanium tail into a powerful quasar cannon, which he then uses to vaporize his enemies! Additionally, he sports a toxic fluid blaster, which renders anybody struck by it completely useless. {{storylink|Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron bio}}

{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its back story. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present-day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Timelines''====
[[File:Tigatrondawn.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He wasn't even supposed to be here today!]]
Tigatron was once known as Unit 2, part of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] which protected the fragile peace that existed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the centuries following the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. One of the Security Force's elite troops, Unit 2 was often put in charge of guarding important Maximal artifacts, a job that often required his amazing prowess at tracking. Despite his strong command of this environment, Unit 2 wondered if his destiny and place were elsewhere.

When the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] was stolen by a band of rogue [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Unit 2 responded along with Unit 1, [[Nitrostreak]]. After Nitrostreak was incapacitated, Unit 2 attempted to follow the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' by commandeering the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', pursuing along with [[Airazor (BW)|its pilot]]. During the ensuing firefight with a [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|second Predacon vessel]], their ship was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal]] had their [[spark]]s remotely [[spark core transfer|uploaded]] to [[blank]] [[protoform]]s in the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s cargo hold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

{{note|This story is a [[retcon]], as Tigatron was originally treated as a newborn protoform in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. Instead, here he is revealed to have been a Maximal who existed previously on Cybertron but ended up on the ''Axalon'' in a stasis pod, damaged to the point of not remembering any of his past.}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Tigatron rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Tigatron arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Blu Mankuma]] (English), [[Kōichi Tōchika]] (Japanese)|[[Armando Tiraboschi]] (Portuguese), [[Alvaro Tarcicio]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Marín]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Henry König]] (German)}}

[[File:Tigatron1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This is a land of peace, and I will kill anyone who says otherwise!]]
Tigatron's [[stasis pod]] was the first to fall onto the mysterious world which would later be revealed as prehistory [[Earth]]. Born in the far, frozen north, heavily damaged in his identity circuits and unable to remember friend from foe, Tigatron took to his beast mode. He patiently watched the Predacon and Maximal forces duke it out over the empty stasis pod, finally realising that he was a Maximal when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] threatened him and the white tiger he had scanned. Transforming, he quickly dispatched the Predacons, but told [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] that he preferred to remain in the wilds. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

From the northern territories, he would send weekly updates to the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' through communication towers. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} He teamed up with Primal to investigate why [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was buzzing around in Maximal territory, and was able to track the Predacon back to a cave where [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were attempting to use a [[sonic emitter]] to break into the Maximal base. After he stole the device, it exploded, and Tigatron rejoined the other Maximals to mourn [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who had apparently died trying to disarm [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] (only he hadn't died). {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

When a [[temporal probe]] sent by the [[Maximal High Council]] neared the planet, Tigatron defended the Maximals while they tried to build a transmission tower on Predacon soil. He became the first victim of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s [[transformation lock lens]] and ended up in a cage next to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] in the Predacon base. Cheetor fouled up and clued Megatron in as to what was going on, but Tigatron led an escape, and the pair were able to destroy Tarantulas's weapon, though too late to contact the probe. {{storylink|The Probe}}

[[File:TheSpark Tigatron beast mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|White Ranger Tiger Power.]]
Tigatron returned to the ''Axalon'' when the Maximals were preparing to leave the planet, remarking that it felt strange to be inside an artificial structure. After it turned out that the Predacons weren't as dead as had been thought, Tigatron attempted to leave to help Primal and Cheetor rescue [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but was told to sit down by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. No sooner was takeoff underway than the ship was damaged by Megatron and crashed once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} Alerted to the landing of another stasis pod, Tigatron headed for it, only to run into [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. He was swiftly able to freeze the scorpion, only to be taken out by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. He was later around in the ''Axalon'' to welcome [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] to the team. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:Airazortigatrontrigger.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|A cat and bird fall for each other. Love is truly blind.]]
It was during one of his weekly reports that Tigatron was attacked by Terrorsaur and Waspinator and found himself on a strange [[Brigadoon|flying island]]. He explored the natural beauty of the island and believed this area, with its powerful death ray and many horrible death-traps, to be a land of peace. When Scorponok and Blackarachnia arrived on the island and shot down Airazor, Tigatron used one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s to send a warning message back to base. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} The duo received reinforcements in the form of Optimus and Rattrap, and they attempted to beat the Predacons to the obelisk in the center of the island. They failed, and to Tigatron's distress, he was forced to destroy the island's power source after Blackarachnia took control of it. The island crashed, leaving Tigatron with profound regret. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Tigatron was the first Maximal to spot [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]'s stasis pod crashing, but was prevented from getting there by Waspinator. Airazor lent a hand, and he sent her ahead to secure the pod, but arrived to find she'd failed—the new protoform was a Predacon, and Tarantulas had made off with the empty pod. Tigatron pursued Tarantulas and managed to destroy the pod so that the Predacons couldn't learn anything from it, before he was attacked in retaliation by the Predacons. He would almost certainly have been destroyed if it wasn't for the timely arrival of Optimus and Airazor. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

[[File:CalloftheWild Tigatron face.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I can haz robot moed?]]
Being more at home with his [[beast mode]] than his [[robot mode]], he was invaluable help when the Maximals were left stuck in beast mode and overpowered by animal instincts. He helped them learn to work with these instincts instead of struggling for dominance. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} After a group of the Maximals went missing, Tigatron and Primal hunted for them. Tigatron eventually heard their weapons fire and was able to alert Optimus. It turned out that the four Maximals had become blinded by an energon explosion and had been making their way back to base. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}

After the other Maximals were expelled from their base by the Predacons with the aid of a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed Waspinator, Airazor alerted Tigatron. Tigatron joined the other Maximals in a ploy to take back their base, which apparently involved helping Starscream to mount an assault on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. {{storylink|Possession}} He also helped provide reinforcements for Dinobot and Rattrap, as the pair tried to find a cure for the [[energon discharge virus]] with which Rhinox had been afflicted. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

[[File:Law of the Jungle Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|KKHHAAAAAANNNNNN!!!]]
While providing aid for Cheetor and Dinobot, Tigatron easily trounced Waspinator and Inferno, but a stray shot from his weapon caused an avalanche, killing his tiger friend [[Snowstalker]]. Anguished, Tigatron quit the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], refusing to fight any longer, despite several of the Maximals trying to persuade him otherwise. In the end, it was the Predacons' act of taking out Dinobot and Primal which made Tigatron realise that he had to do everything he could to protect the land. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

Not much later, Tigatron was the first to detect a pulsing alien energy source. When Megatron initiated a somewhat suspicious truce shortly afterward, [[Optimus Primal]] ordered a covert infiltration of the Predacon base. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] made enough of a distraction to allow Tigatron inside the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]].

Inside, he hacked his way into the ship's computer systems and found out what had Megatron so worried: The [[Vok]] were coming back, and they weren't happy. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Tigatron returned to the ''Axalon'' to monitor the alien [[Planet Buster]] which threatened the world. He and the other Maximals were saved when Optimus Primal destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} He and Airazor somehow escaped being [[Transmetal]]ized by the [[quantum surge]], but were knocked offline by Megatron while they were trying to recapture Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Aftermath}} After repairs, they left the base to search the planet for the stasis pods which had been knocked out of orbit by the explosion. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Other Visits 1 Tigatron plant.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| "I'll never let go Jack..."]]
Tigatron and Airazor formed a very powerful relationship during this time. Unfortunately, before they could discover any still-functional pods, they found a valley untouched by the Planet Buster which also contained alien technology. The pair were soon abducted by a [[Metal Hunter|bizarre alien plant]]. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}}

[[File:OtherVictories BirthofTigerhawk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And baby makes three!]]

The two were not seen again until much later, when their inert bodies were revealed to be the captives of the Vok, floating somewhere in a deep-space nebula. The Vok removed their sparks from their bodies, created a third spark, and then fused the new spark and the bodies into the awesomely powerful [[Vok]] emissary [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk was sent to Earth, while the sparks of Airazor and Tigatron followed behind. Reaching Earth, their sparks entered a comatose Cheetor, giving him a vision of Airazor and Tigatron's bodies, their sparks becoming one. But when the Vok interrupted the vision, Cheetor woke up screaming. He thought it was just a dream until he saw the combined Tigatron/Airazor spark floating before him. The combined spark led Cheetor to [[Tarantulas's lair]], where Tarantulas was attempting to steal Tigerhawk's Vok powers for himself. Ultimately, the Vok were expelled into Tarantulas's body, killing him, which left Tigerhawk's body open for Tigatron/Airazor's spark to inhabit. {{storylink|Other Victories}}
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====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''====
After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s involvement in the Beast Wars, Tigatron eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons and Tigatron found himself pitted against [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Starscream attempted to get the drop on him from the high ground, but Tigatron managed to blast the Decepticon square in the face. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] then teamed up to take down the Decepticon for good. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} The battle resolved, the other-dimensional Transformers returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

====3H comics====
[[File:PrimevalDawn2-TigatronSpittor.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|That's an impressive transformation there, Tigatron.]]
Tigatron and Airazor's sparks were sent back to Earth by the [[Vok]] sometime after [[Tigerhawk]]'s destruction. Tigatron's spark took possession of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s former body at the bottom of a lake. Joining Transmetal Airazor and a newly created [[Primal Prime]], {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}} Tigatron scoured the planet for abandoned [[stasis pod]]s. He awoke [[Ramulus]] from his pod, but [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] had already been reprogrammed into a Predacon by the time they reached him. Spittor had joined a reborn [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the recently created [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and so the two groups battled. As Tigatron attempted to confront Spittor, Airazor knocked Spittor away, as she noted that the Predacon was covered in lethal poison. While they were occupied, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who was resurrected with the power of the Vok at his command, battled Primal Prime and ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Primal Prime Vok.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Then Airazor dies or something, yadda yadda yadda...]]

Primal Prime, traumatized by the separation, was reduced to a coma, so as the Predacons returned to Tarantulas's lair with their prize, Tigatron and the others retreated with their leader's body to the Ark. Tigatron and Airazor left Ramulus to commune with the Vok on their own, but could not successfully contact them. Further more, Tigatron was worried about Airazor, who seemed to have incurred long-term wounds from the battle with Ravage's Predacons. Their concerns were interrupted by an attack on the Ark, orchestrated by Ravage. However, Ramulus had apparently fled for reasons unknown, leaving Tigatron and Airazor alone against their attackers. Or not, as Primal Prime suddenly appeared behind them, possessed and rejuvenated by the Vok! {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions|3H]] folded before the "Primeval Dawn" story could be finished, so the exact story of how Tigatron came to join the [[Wrecker]]s is unknown. It seems likely, though, based on the needs of later stories and comments by the writers, that Tarantulas was defeated, the Matrix was restored to Optimus Prime's body, and Primal Prime, Tigatron, Spittor, Ramulus, and also [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Packrat]], [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]], and Waspinator returned to Cybertron in the transwarp portal that Tarantulas had been building. Airazor's fate is unknown.}}

[[File:Departure-TigatronmeltsQuake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that up above, uh, about your "personal code prohibiting lethal force"?]]

Tigatron, Primal Prime, and others arrived on Cybertron during Megatron's anti-biological reign and joined [[Apelinq]]'s Wreckers. The Wreckers and various other teams which persisted on the planet met with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], which assigned each of them a task. When Optimus Primal objected, saying that with all these soldiers, Megatron could be defeated easily, the Oracle swept him away and cleansed his memory of the recent events. Tigatron vehemently objected to this treatment of his former commander. A set of coordinates was infused into Primal Prime's head by the Oracle. When arriving at an Autobot shuttle, which was to ferry the Wreckers to those coordinates, Tigatron felt that something was amiss. It was then that the Vehicon generals [[Spy Streak]], [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]] attacked. Tigatron used his Nature's Fury attack, utterly destroying Quake. {{storylink|Departure}}

During the ride in the Autobot shuttle, Tigatron meditated, recovering from using his powers against Quake. Ramulus knocked at the door of his chambers to alert him to their arrival on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], and Tigatron sensed that danger awaited the Wreckers. As half their group left to scout the planet, Tigatron stayed behind with the remainder to repair their damaged shuttle. Tigatron's feelings of dread turned out to be correct; [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] betrayed them all and stole the artifact the Wreckers were after, the [[Divine Light]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}} Apelinq had begun to lose what little faith he had in the mission, but Tigatron assured him that they must quickly mourn their fallen, soldier on, and accept their divine charge.

The Oracle led the Wreckers next to a desolate ice planet, where they found the exiled [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Al-Badur]]. Tigatron, meanwhile, had stayed behind with a few others on board the shuttle, where they faced an army of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s and defeated them easily. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:Chromutated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm not sure what's going on here, but it looks f@#$ing AWESOME.]]

{{note|In the unpublished [[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1|Wreckers #4]], Tigatron and the others learned that the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron and that [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] was taking this opportunity to use the Divine Light to assume the powers of [[Primus]]. Tigatron rejected this idea, stating that the Vok would never allow it. The Wreckers hurried back to Cybertron, and Primal Prime took Tigatron, Ramulus, and Apelinq with him to the surface below to find and stop Cryotek.}}

Tigatron was taken aback by the beauty of the newly [[technorganic]] Cybertron, but he didn't get a chance to enjoy it before the Wreckers plunged into battle. Unfortunately, at the planet's core, things went wrong for them almost immediately. Cryotek had already used the Divine Light to mutate himself into a larger, more impressive version of himself, and with one blast, he had destroyed both Apelinq and Primal Prime. Before Tigatron and the others could be next, thankfully, Primus himself intervened and brought back Apelinq and Primal Prime as a single new entity, [[Sentinel Maximus]]!

As amazing as this was, it didn't take long for Cryotek to shrug it off, and soon Tigatron and the others were fighting not only Cryotek and his loyal servant and former Wrecker, Cyclonus, but also his pet [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]], [[Chro]], who was also mutated to enormous size. Ramulus wondered why Tigatron did not simply unleash his Vok powers on their foes. Tigatron responded that doing such takes an incredible amount of focus and willpower, lest he tear himself and everything around him apart, and the moment did not lend itself to such.

Soon the Wreckers met up with the native Cybertronian counterforce, led by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Though the two were happy to reunite, Tigatron was surprised to hear the matured Cheetor give him orders. Tigatron next found [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] with the mangled body of his fellow Predacon, Fractyl, who was still on life support from an earlier part of their journey. Tigatron feared Rotorbolt was going to euthanize the geometrist, and so he offered to use his Vok powers to restore him. The Vok warned him that this would extinguish the last of his connection to them, but still Tigatron proceeded.

Tigatron also met up with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], and after avoiding the question of the fate of Airazor, learned that Al-Badur had led the Wreckers and Cryotek to a long-forgotten Quintesson sentencing chamber. The Quintesson, attempting to 'port Cryotek away, locked both the Predacon and Sentinel Maximus in a containment field that threatened to suck them away into a dimension of nothingness. Tigatron and the others tried to free Sentinel Maximus with their various weapons, but had no luck. Though Cheetor and Rodimus tried to use their [[Matrix Templar]] powers to avert disaster, Sentinel Maximus ultimately sacrificed himself and Cryotek to the portal. Rodimus, who had suffered great wounds during his fight with Cyclonus, died shortly after due to these further exertions. Fractyl begged Tigatron to use his powers to save Rodimus as well, but Tigatron could not, as the Vok had since left him. Despite these losses, the Wreckers were victorious and Cybertron was saved. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Universe'' comic====
{{askvectorprime}}
''In a splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod landed far from the ''Axalon'', and without Silverbolt, Megatron slaughtered the Maximals. Left as the sole survivors, Tigatron and Airazor were then abducted by the Vok and then dispatched as Tigerhawk to end Megatron's machinations which threatened the Vok.'' Tigerhawk slew Megatron, ''but in the ensuing [[timestorm]]'' he was corrupted by his Vok power and abducted by [[Unicron]] to become one of his [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]] generals. Tigerhawk renamed himself [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] and became one of Unicron's most feared Heralds; however, the noble influence of Tigatron and Airazor at times posed a problem for the evil Razorclaw. {{storylink|Abduction|Razorclaw's profile}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timeline, he witnessed several key moments of the Beast Wars. Among those moments was Tigatron helping Airazor back to her feet. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

After Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. The Vok gave Tigatron a new Transmetal body. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
[[File:Blackarach24.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Wait, [[#Toys|which edition of you]] comes with a sword!?]]
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Tigatron was separated from the other [[Maximal]]s and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. Following [[Optimus Primal]]'s rebirth and escape from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was left to ponder sadly where her "Tigatron-sama" was. Elsewhere on Energoa, Tigatron could be seen staring poetically at the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Left with amnesia, Tigatron scoured the snowy regions of [[Earth|Energoa]] as a samurai ronin. He encountered Blackarachnia and Tarantulas there and promptly chopped Tarantulas in two. Blackarachnia managed to block his blade with her legs and escape, though. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Believing Tigatron to still be alive, Airazor eventually went off on her own to look for him. The recovered Tarantulas later called a truce and Tigatron naively believed him. This gave Tarantulas the chance to take over Tigatron's mind with a [[Predacon control unit]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

Airazor soon found Tigatron and, seeing he was being mind-controlled, linked her consciousness with his body in an attempt to free her beloved's mind. Tigatron was eventually freed from Tarantulas's control, but not before his out-of-control body delivered a fatal blow to Airazor. Coming too his senses too late, Tigatron wept as he held Airazor's lifeless form in his arms. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

Succumbing to his grief, Tigatron committed ritual suicide. He was promptly revived by the energies of the sparks released by the obliterated [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. He helped Optimus Primal defeat [[Jaguar]], but was soon met by another mindless killer zombie: Airazor. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} Not wanting to hurt his beloved again, he offered her his sword and his neck. Just as zombie-Airazor began to strike, her spark entered his body through the sword. In cyberspace, the two embraced each other and vowed never to be apart again. Their sparks then merged, resulting in the all-powerful [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Device Label''===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Tigatron was an [[Autobot]] who worked with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], transforming into a USB drive to search the [[Internet]] for clues to [[energon]], under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron's Device Label Bio}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Recordicons12-everyone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Tigatron was among [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s minions when they teamed up with negative polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #12|Recordicons #12}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#The Bishōjo Fan Gap|The Bishōjo Fan Gap}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014|Bonus Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:CombinerWars5-Eukaris.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at.]]

Tigatron was a native of the planet [[Eukaris]], and was born from the [[hot spot]] inside the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] [[Chela]]. He abandoned his tribe long ago so that he could be with his love Airazor.

When battling [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] briefly touched upon the planet, Airazor and Tigatron witnessed [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] battling against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} They later investigated the huge footprints the combiners left behind. Tigatron wanted to report their discovery to the others, while Airazor disagreed. {{storylink|All That Remains}} They eventually sought out the advice of the seer Blackarachnia, who foresaw the reappearance of true Cybertronians on their planet.

Later, Tigatron was present when the first real ambassadors from Cybertron arrived: [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream, and was present when Chela awoke, intending to destroy the Cybertronians. After Chela was killed by Starscream, the citizens of Eukaris agreed to join the [[Council of Worlds]]. Blackarachnia appointed Tigatron and Airazor as delegates to Cybertron, believing that their independence from Eukaris's competing tribes would make them impartial diplomats. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Tigatron later appeared with Airazor and the other representatives whilst signing the Council of Worlds document.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Tigatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tigatron's been dunked in bleach.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
After helping the Maximals defeat Megatron’s Predacons forces once and for all, Tigatron decided that he, along with Airazor, would remain on prehistoric Earth, despite their comrades’ urgings to join them on their journey back to Cybertron. Together, they remained on what they felt was their true place for the centuries to come. Someday, they plan to return to Cybertron, as visitors from a distant world almost forgotten... {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their respective page. See the other characters' pages for Tigatron's fate in those outcomes.}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Tigatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Surprisingly not a case of yellowing.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-8'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: Part of the third wave of [[Hasbro]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the original Tigatron toy is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] toy in cream, silver, and green, transforming into a fairly generic big cat in shape. His [[robot mode]] parts color layout is notably different from Cheetor's. In robot mode, he is armed with a rifle made out of his hindquarters and tail, along with a second [[Water-squirting gimmick|water-squirting]] "gut gun" formed out of his stomach. This cannon is usable in both modes, but in [[beast mode]], it's awkward and just plain weird. As with most early ''Beast Wars'' toys, he features a "[[mutant head]]" that replaces his face.

[[File:Tigatronbwtakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over time, this will [[photodegradation|yellow]] and become the Hasbro version.]]
: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version was released a year later, in a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] bright white color, with his [[Paint operation|paint applications]] directly copied from Cheetor's layouts just as the show model had done. This version also has a slight [[Retool|mold tweak]] to keep the beast head pointed forward.

: This mold was also used to make [[Shadow Panther]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Tripredacus Agent]]. It was slated to be used for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightprowler]], but that toy set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Tigatron at TFU.info]

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[[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's hope neither Airazor nor Silverbolt find out about this...]]
*'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In Japan, Tigatron was available both individually and in a two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases.

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[[File:BWtoy-TigatronTransmetal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He flashes you to death.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip, left & right pistol barrels

: A [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]], [[Transmetal]] Tigatron is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Ravage]], which is itself a [[retool]] of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. He transforms into a mechanical cat with flip-out thruster-wings. His robot mode arms have spring-loaded flip-out blaster grips, which also have barrel extensions that can be clipped to his legs in beast mode. His tail separates to become a whip weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well. His chest panels open up to reveal a decal; he also came with an extra decal sheet to display other options within his chest, plus Maximal and [[Wrecker]]s [[insignia|faction symbol]] decals for extra customization. Both he and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were limited to 1200 pieces.

: Transmetals Tigatron was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as future [[Ravage (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Ravage]]. The original version of this mold was slightly retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]]. It was also used as the model for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Transmetal Tigatron on TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[File:Unit2-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In recognition of his bravery in the field, Unit 2 was granted the MCSF's highest honor, Really Bitchin' Upholstery.]]
*'''Unit 2 (Tigatron)''' (Scout, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, left & right side-pipes, Maximal Golden Disk Key

: A retooling of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] toy using [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|"Axalon Cheetor"'s new headsculpt]], "Unit 2" transforms into an open-topped Cybertronic sports car. Due to painted whiskers on his robot mode face that resemble a [[human]] mustache, Unit 2 is one of a small percentage of Transformers who feature [[facial hair]]. His rear engine assembly reveals a pair of spring-loaded flip-out guns when a [[Cyber Planet Key]]/Golden Disk Key is placed in it. This assembly becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode. His side-pipes can also be removed and used as hand-weapons.

: This toy was an "attendance [[exclusive]]" for [[BotCon 2006]], available only to pre-registrants who actually ''showed up'' for the convention.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]], [[Movie (toyline)|movie-verse]] [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], and was the basis for many non-toy members of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCTigatron/tigatron.htm More information on "Unit 2" at TFU.info]''

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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[File:BWTelemochaTigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Definitely had his caffeine this morning.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TM-11'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: The [[#Dx1|original Tigatron toy]] was given an ''extensive'' redeco using a ridiculous number of [[paint operation]]s for his ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Telemocha Series]]'' release. He retains all of the [[gimmick]]s of the original version as well.

:Included in the set is a DVD of Tigatron's debut episode, "[[Fallen Comrades|Solitary Warrior Tigatron]]".
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===Device Label===
*'''Tigatron''' (Device Label, 2009)
[[File:Device Label Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Despite appearances, he is NOT [[Ravage (SG)|waving]].]]
:''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' Tigatron transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a white mechanoid tiger.

[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Tigatrondesktop.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You can name him anything you want.]]

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender". When the Tigatron device is plugged in, a Tigatron avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to jaguar mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your jaguar to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[Tech Spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Ravage or Tigatron can be selected as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Device Label'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], which came preloaded with the same program (although the Cheetor version can also display the avatar as Cheetor, naturally).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Device Label Tigatron at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
[[File:Tigatronmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Tigatron was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesinfernotigatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's Johnny the tackling Alzheimer's patient! "WWHO AM IIIIIiiiii?!" *fwump*]]
*'''Tigatron vs Inferno''' (2-pack, 2009)

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Tigatron is a [[redeco]] of ''Robot Heroes'' Cheetor. He is painted in the original American toy's colors (being mostly pale yellow, with a silver face), and like Cheetor has articulation at the shoulders and neck. He comes packaged with [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]].

:The US release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in Hong Kong, Australian and European (UK, Germany and Russia) markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/RHTigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Tigatron at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[File:BWRConcept07.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Tigatron's control art. Note the extensive retooling from Cheetor that never happened.]]
[[File:Tigatron-orangetoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|C-L-E-M-S-OH CRAP!]]
[[File:Tigatron-packageart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He's armed with a cryo-freeze beam and a deadly raspberry-blowing tongue.]]
* The original concept art for Tigatron, shown in the "[[Beast Wars Reborn Golden Disc]]", shows that he was originally intended to be a [[retool]]ing of the mold, rather than a simple [[redeco]], changing his [[beast mode]] head and a lot of his [[robot mode]] parts (yet not the face), as well as giving him some kind of horrible tumor gun. Obviously, this didn't happen.
* The Tigatron shown at Toy Fair in 1996 was cast in orange plastic instead of cream-colored, giving him a more "traditional" tiger look. The change to a "white" tiger has so far been unexplained.
* Tigatron's beast mode may well have been female. His template animal was female, and while wild felines have size differences between males and females Tigatron and Snowstalker were shown as being the same size; indeed, they were for all intents and purposes identical, such that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] thought Snowstalker ''was'' Tigatron. (Though to be fair, Waspinator is not the brightest crayon in the box.)
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', for the sake of humor, Tigatron was played as a "samurai" ronin (to explain his wandering ways). He spoke in an archaic dialect, ending sentences with "de gozaru" (an honorific that eventually evolved into "desu"). Additionally, since [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was made male in the Japanese dub, "he" was presented as Tigatron's ward whom he looked to as a "brother" (hence the close bond). Eventually, after the events of "[[Other Visits (Part 1)|Other Visits]]", their romantic relationship was "outed" to the audience.
* An unused idea by [[Larry DiTillio]] was that the Vok ceased trying to destroy Earth because contact with Tigatron (after his abduction) made them question the morality of the tactic.<ref>http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/vok.txt Translation of relevant text from the book ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* Tigatron's role in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was originally intended for [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/9c79c4226fc6dd28/30c3cdf158ea6e52?lnk=st&q=bob+forward+beast+wars+tigatron+wolfang&rnum=1#30c3cdf158ea6e52 alt.toys.transformers]. The change was also discussed in the commentary track on one of the ''Beast Wars'' DVD releases.</ref>
* Tigatron's [[package art]] is one of a handful that features the toy's mutant head instead of the regular robot head, to rather hilarious effect.
*He has a [[Tigatron Stadium|stadium named after him]].
* Cheetor and Tigatron are the only characters in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' who are definitely [[Scale|in the correct scale]] to the lifeforms they adopted as beast modes, as each is seen nearby real versions of the animals they mimic.
* Tigatron's animation model (and thus that of Cheetor's original body as well) is one of the comparatively more [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] of the Season One cast. His [[transformation scheme]], however, is simplified by having his arms and crotch-piece unfold from his beast mode's belly instead of its back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tigatron''' (タイガトロン ''Taigatoron'')<ref>Tigatron's Japanese name was rendered as '''Tigertron''' on [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_1/img/006.jpg Trading card a trading card]. Both English spellings are possible Romanizations of the katakana.</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lǎo-hǔ''' (Taiwan, 老虎, "Tiger"), '''Bái Hǔ''' (Taiwan, 白虎, "White Tiger")
*''Polish:'' '''Tygrytron'''
*''Portuguse:'' '''Tigertron''' (Brazil)
*''Russian:'' '''Tigron''' (Тигрон)
*''Spanish:'' '''Tigatron''' (Spain), '''Tigretron''' (America)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/tigatron.html Tigatron's profile at BotCon.com]

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Elita One (G1)

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:''Elita One is a [[Female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. She was once known as '''Ariel'''.''

[[File:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|Sexy posing is an important part of her characterization. (By "important," we mean "nonexistent.")]]

'''Elita One''' (also parsed as '''Elita One''', '''Elita-One''', and '''Elita 1''') is a devoted Autobot and powerful warrior, fearless in the face of the enemy, but compassionate to those who need her help.

In some [[universal stream]]s, she is a renowned Autobot resistance leader, a female counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. She leads the [[Female Autobots]] in a desperate gamble to keep Cybertron out of the hands of the Decepticons. She is sometimes the wielder of a great special power: the ability to stop time through the creation of a field with a fifty foot radius around her. Sadly, this ability drains all of her [[Spark|life force]] and is thus almost assuredly fatal, leaving her to only use it in the most dire of situations.<ref>[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3361592162_05cf8e1a7b_b.jpg Elita One's Diamond Select profile]</ref>

Some versions of Elita use their Female Autobots to aid the [[Quintesson]]s instead, as part of a grand scheme that may never be revealed.

In other timelines, she is a new Autobot recruit of unknown origin, trained in mastery of the [[martial arts]]. She is not a leader, but a skilled recon specialist, and the first Transformer of her gender. She continues to fight a war that by all appearances has ended, joining a special Autobot group that tasks itself with finding the last dregs of the Decepticon race.

Regardless, she's always very, very pink.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Marlene Aragon]] (English), [[Samantha Newark]] (Ariel, English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Eiko Hisamura|Eiko Yamada]] (Ariel, Japanese)}}

[[File:ArielWarDawn1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Robots with plunging necklines and ponytails... somehow.]]
Nine million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a [[Golden Age|peaceful, prospering world]], and within this era lived a young dockworker called Ariel. She had a boyfriend named [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and shared a good friend with him in their colleague [[Dion]]. Among the many developments brought forth during their lifetime was the invention of [[flight]], which fascinated Orion and Dion to no end. However, as mere dockworkers, they didn't have much expectation of seeing the results in action themselves anytime soon.

One day, Orion brought a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of five visitors]] he just met into the [[storage yard 67|energy storage facility]] they were working at. Ariel was introduced to them, after which Orion was called outside by Dion and she and the visitors followed. It turned out that Dion had spotted "[[Decepticon|flying robots]]" travelling overhead, the sight of which prompting him and Orion to voice their wish to meet them. The visitor [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] gave his doubt that an impressive ability necessarily made for a person they would want to know, to which Ariel added she had heard that the flying robots had put together an army and attacked one of Cybertron's outer cities. Dion laughingly dismissed her as gullible, and Orion remarked that even if true, they had [[Guardian robot]]s to protect them, so it wasn't any of their concern. With that, the three left the Aerialbots and resumed work.

A short time later, Orion again brought a visitor along, this time no one less than one of the flying robots, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Chaos followed soon after, when Megatron suddenly ordered for his [[transport drone]]s to attack and aimed the first shot at Orion. In the midst of the assault, Ariel ignored Dion's plea to not interfere and tried to stop Megatron from further harming Orion, only to be gunned down herself by the Decepticon.

[[File:TSFAT Elita One in headquarters.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Optimus Prime's sister from the same transistor.]]
Fortunately for her, the Aerialbots returned to help them. They picked up the deactivated Orion and brought him to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who recreated the young robot as the first of Cybertron's new defenders — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus and the Aerialbots then asked Alpha Trion to try reconstructing Ariel too. Agreeing to send some droids for her, Alpha Trion mused to himself that "Elita One" would be a [[Renaming|good name]] for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Elita One combatted her way through the next five million years of warfare, until the launch of an [[Ark (G1)|Autobot starship]] that would go in search for [[energon|energy]] for the starving planet. It would be captained by Optimus Prime himself. As [[Great Dome|Iacon]] came under Decepticon attack during the launch, Elita tried to board the ship, wishing to be with her partner. While she and Optimus discussed the matter, the bombardment got a good hit near the ship, to all present seemingly destroying Elita One and several other soldiers.

[[File:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Waw chikka bow bow, chikka chikka...]]
In truth, she dodged [[death]] once more. In the next four million years, Elita One held command of a team of [[Female Autobots|six Autobots]] that continued the fight on Cybertron, utilizing their exaggerated deaths to work under cover of secrecy. [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'s carelessness eventually revealed their continued existence, a piece of knowledge Megatron appreciatively used to set up a trap for Optimus Prime. He sent a unit consisting of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to Cybertron to capture Elita One as soon as Shockwave would succeed in [[Sentinel (G1)|locating]] their base. Though Elita was already taking preparations to relocate after first winning advice from her mentor, Alpha Trion, the Decepticons arrived too soon. Elita subsequently fought three of them, forced into battle by Rumble's [[Earthquake (event)|actions]] that endangered her team still within the base and as a bonus to the Decepticons prevented them from coming to their leader's aid.

Elita One was taken captive and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime to Cybertron, where he easily was captured too. Upon seeing him, Elita attempted an escape, but was shot down by Starscream. The enemy [[Air Commander]] prepared to execute her on the spot, but Shockwave had "a better idea". Optimus was hung over a vat of acid while Elita would be spared only long enough to see her beloved perish. Desperate, Elita triggered her time-stopping power, which allowed her to save Optimus... but expended nearly all her life force doing so.

Following Elita's [[Alpha Trion's base‎|directions]] to bring her to Alpha Trion, Optimus begged the ancient Autobot to save her. Alpha Trion then revealed to Optimus that only ''he'' could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that, which Alpha Trion deemed an educated guess.

[[File:ElitaVehicle01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yeah, this is all you see.]]
After Elita One was re-energized, she and Optimus Prime arrived in time to save both a group of [[Earth]]-stationed Autobots who had followed Optimus to Cybertron plus Elita's own troops from certain death at the hands of the Decepticons. Elita shot down Shockwave, while Optimus scared off the Earth-stationed Decepticons. The two leaders were thanked with much jubilation by their troops.

Though sharing his regrets that they'd be apart again so soon, Elita elected to continue her duties in the war fought on Cybertron while Optimus and his troops returned to the battle on Earth. With their original secret base discovered and in ruins, Alpha Trion quickly set Elita's team up with a new, better one. Goodbyes were exchanged not much later, the situation not preventing Elita from telling her partner not to stay away TOO long... {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

{{note|Elita One's appearance in The Search for Alpha Trion is slightly at odds with two other episodes. First of all, the events surrounding the Ark's takeoff in "The Search for Alpha Trion" do not match those of [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the pilot episode]] and so constitute a [[retcon]]. Secondly, since "War Dawn" was written later, Elita's and Optimus's relation to Alpha Trion is portrayed differently. While a trusted mentor figure to both, neither apparently remembered Alpha Trion as their creator. Optimus Prime did seem to know that Alpha Trion created Elita One, making a subtle comment when Elita said that Alpha Trion was like a father to her, though it's unclear whether he had always known or only realized after his visit to Alpha Trion. This is really kind of creepy when you think about it.}}

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====MC Axis comics====
Elita One and her team toppled a colossal Decepticon warrior. Though her team was jubilant at their victory, Elita knew that this one victory was far from enough to win the war, and longed for Optimus to return so they could re-take their homeworld. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines1-DionOrionAriel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Nine million years ago, Ariel, along with her friends Orion Pax and Dion, worked at [[storage yard 67]]. This idyllic period in her life was cut short when she and her friends were murdered by Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} She was present when Optimus's team prepared to go track down Megatron. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} A week later, she was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but several Autobots died in the process, including Dion.

Five million years later, to gather energy for the sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Elita One was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Elita joined her comrades still on the planet in [[stasis hibernation pod]]s to await the return of energy resources to their planet. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheRouteOfAllEvil Elita One.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Optimus likes 'em with some armor-plating on their circuits.]]
Elita One was the leader of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. The team was waiting for intel from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], in preparation for a mission on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Arcee reported on the awaited situation, the rest of the team was called in to prepare for departure. As the Quintessons were gloating about how smooth matters were proceeding, Elita One entered and aggressively threw her [[lance]] through the screen then displaying [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], one of the mission's objectives. The Quintessons found this amusing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing ''Transformers'' books right as the Female 'Autobots' story arc was beginning. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account.<br>Elita One used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on Cybertron, where she was discovered by Hot Rod. Hot Rod attempted to shoot the intruder down, but Elita knocked the guns out of his hands and challenged him to hand-to-hand combat. Hot Rod confidently accepted, but was taken out with ease. [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] witnessed this, and Gnaw urged Wheelie to run. Elita contacted her team on [[Quintessa]] and the remaining three followed after their leader to Cybertron. Seeing this, Gnaw opened attack, but was taken out by [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One. Elita One ordered [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to take an unconscious Hot Rod with her to Quintessa, whereas Moonracer and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] were to join her into the Autobot facility. Soon after, the trio found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s badly damaged body in a [[CR chamber|repair chamber]].}}
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===''Classics''===
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[[File:Elita-1 Botcon 2007.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Elita WHAT?]]
Elita-1's {{sic}} existence was a surprise to everyone but [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who quietly added the female Autobot to the crew aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. Everyone had an idea about where she came from, but Grimlock kept her origin a secret. Since the others knew so little about her, Elita felt she had to work harder to gain their respect, and so she took unnecessary risks. In battle, she carried a hyper-concussive missile launcher that converted into an EMP scrambler. She could blend into her surroundings due to her camouflaging skin made of mimetic alloy armor, which could also refract laser fire into blinding bursts of light. {{storylink|#BotCon 2009|Elita-1's toy bio}}

Elita-One {{sic}} was one of the ''Graviton'''s crewmembers that manned the controls as the team chased [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]]'s [[Decepticon]]s to [[Earth]]. Reminding the others of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders to stay incognito on populated worlds, she and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] were sent out to spy on Bug Bite's crew up close while the rest remained on a safe distance. For a moment, her team was slightly worried she had been spotted when it seemed the Decepticons were looking for something, but it turned out to be [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who had been found. As the Decepticons left with Mirage as their prisoner, Grimlock ordered Swoop and Elita to track them. Through this, the two stumbled upon [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Ark (G1)|hideout]].

[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Grimlock? Mirage? You don't look so good."]]
Elita-One [[Circuit-Su|fought]] the sentry, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to gain passage for the team. She was sent ahead again to the command center to check on the situation and the odds of saving Mirage. Upon her findings, the team burst in, saved Mirage and completely wrecked the place. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

Later, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Elita-1 and the rest of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MO3 EOOPAT funeral.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Aw, where's the ponytail?]]
Elita One appeared at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]'s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

But ignore that, as the real Elita One was the leader of a group of Transformers aboard a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] drifting through space, in which she sat on a throne made of other Cybertronian bodies. When [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] reported to her that [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had briefly touched the Metrotitan, Elita One took the news with amusement. {{Storylink|All That Remains}}

After to whole combiner fiasco, Elita One greeted [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] as they appeared on her ship, the [[Carcer]] (or [[Tempo]], what ever floats your boat). Elita One lead them through the ship and explained how things run and the throne of body parts of fallen heroes. Starscream offered Elita an idea of a perfect Cybertron, and tempted her with the ideas of rich resources and land for the Carcer's leader. Like any normal bot, she called Starscream out (aka put a gun to his head) on his lying and was about to execute him. At that moment, Windblade stepped up to reason with the violent leader. Windblade explained that the Carcer '''needed''' Cybertron, Starscream is a scumbag and that killing him will bring war. Elita One believed Windblade and let Starscream go free, but she gave them a warning(threatened) about lying on her ship. As Starscream and Windblade left the ship, Windblade thinks back to when she was connected with Metroplex and how Carcer wasn't a nickname for Tempo, but a totally different Titan! Regardless, Elita One sent representatives to Cybertron to the [[Council of Worlds]] signing with [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] as the delegates. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|thumb|Why does one of those robots have to be a ''dude''? Robots don't have gender! Bloody tokenism.]]
Elite One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers, assuring him she'd keep him safe using her secret power. (Elita, no! It'll kill you!) {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
During the mission on [[Zel Samine]] in 2003, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was reminded of Elita One by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s exasperation over [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s behaviour. He lamented he hadn't seen her in a long time and wondered what she was doing.

Also, apparently Optimus likes to be scolded by Elita. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One butt cheek is worth 7000 hit points, apparently.]]
Long ago, '''Ariel''' was an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]] working alongside Orion Pax. They and their dock worker friend [[Dion]] encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], following which the Archives fell under attack by Decepticons. Gravely wounded, Pax and Ariel were taken to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] by the Aerialbots, and the old bot rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Elita 1 and her team attacked Decepticon bases but were thwarted by Decepticon hunting parties led by [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

In response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases, Elita dispatched [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to deal with the female Decepticons. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

{{note|Elita 1's character artwork in ''Transformers Legends'' caused quite a bit of controversy due to its overly sexualized "boobs and butt" pose. A game update changed the art to cover up some of the art's more outrageous aspects.}}
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==Toys==
===BotCon 2009===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Elita1WoH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Barbie dream boat!]]
*'''Elita-1''' {{sic}} (BotCon attendee figure, 2009)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], Elita-1 transforms into a speedboat of undetermined model via [[Shellformer|shellforming]]. She has a small, rotating (non-firing) machine gun and a large missile rack on a rotating and elevating base in this mode. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of the missile rack opens it up to reveal a spring-loaded missile launcher, which uses the torpedoes mounted under her hydrofoils as ammunition. The rack becomes a hand-held weapon for her robot mode. She comes with a pink-bordered Cybertron-style key. Limited to 2000 sets, Elita-1 came bagged with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. In contrast to the previous few years' worth of attendee sets, Elita and Razorclaw did not sell out at [[BotCon 2009|BotCon]], and were available on the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] online store for several months after the convention.

: This mold was also used to make [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Chromia White Version]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCElita-One/elita-one.htm More information on Elita-1 at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis Kit===
[[File:ElitaOne-MCAxiskit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So that's how it's spelled!]]
*'''Elita One''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]], and was also the first official product made of Elita One. The packaging gave her [[Tech Spec]] numbers as well as an official spelling of her name. (The spelling/pronunciation was a point of contention in the early online fandom. See [[#Notes|Notes]] below.) It also included among the paperwork a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|single-page comic strip]] starring Elita One and the rest of her squad. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
:*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-elita-one-resin-model.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Elita One kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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===Diamond Select Transformers===
*'''Elita-One''' {{sic}} (2009)

[[File:G1Elita One DiamondSelect bust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And Optimus thought Elita would be scared by [http://www.redshirt.co.uk/tall-tales/armada-the-real-story/ his lack of feet].]]
: Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Elita-One was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]]. The sculpt is based upon her cartoon appearance, though some creative liberties have been taken, such as the fact she carries a large rifle that is similar in design to Optimus Prime's instead of the small pistol she was most commonly seen with. The schematic of her [[Alternate mode|altmode]] on the back of the base of the bust is the [[#Notes|first time]] the vehicle has been seen in full, though it is equally not an accurate depiction of the cartoon version. The bust gives Elita-One a second tech spec, with numbers that drastically differ from the first set of numbers. Her attributes are as follows: Strength 8.5 Intelligence 9.0 Speed 8.0 Endurance 7.0 Rank 9.5 Courage 8.0 Firepower 9.0 Skill 9.0
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===EX Gōkin===
*'''Elita One''' (2015)

: A non-transforming Elita One action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside [[Arcee (G1)#EX Gōkin|Arcee]].

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==Notes==
[[File:Generations-CybertronBattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|All hell breaks loose!]]
*Elita One's name is one of the most troubled in all of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' history. As it is intended, her name mirrors her male counterpart's in both spelling and root meaning as "Best First". Furthermore, "Elita" is derived from "elite", which comes from the Latin ''electa'', meaning "chosen". So her name also translates as Chosen One. It seems simple enough, but since the debut in 1985, the actual spelling and thus meaning of Elita One's name was the subject of much fandom debate for years to follow. The MC Axis kit was the first product to reveal an official spelling for the name, which was later confirmed by the episode scripts<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5821789ca800431a/68758ddf3993e5ac Secrets of the Original Scripts, Part Five]</ref> and the [[production bible]]<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#085 The original G1 cartoon bible, page 85.]</ref> to be correct. Despite this, younger canon continues to feature the name in alternative forms, most commonly as either "Elita-One" or "Elita-1", names by which her "namesakes" from other [[franchise]]s are known. In addition, more contrived varieties such as "Eleta-1"<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|Transformers: The Not-So-Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> and "Aleta-1"<ref>The episode description booklet of [[Shout! Factory]]'s ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition</ref> have also occasionally shown up.
* A Cybertronian battle scene in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' depicts Elita One fighting the Decepticons alongside other pre-Earth Autobots. It was reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'', along with a sketch version that reveals she wasn't originally planned to be included in the scene.
* According to writer [[David Wise]], he did ''not'' intend for Ariel to be rebuilt as Elita One when writing "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040806162116/iesb.net/collecting/collecting63004.htm Interview with David Wise]</ref> In fact, he did not even know who Elita One was at that time! Ariel was originally supposed to die as a way of adding weight to the episode, her eventual survival being the result of other writers noticing the similarity between her and Elita One.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
* Elita One's [[alternate mode]] was never depicted in its entirety during the original cartoon. As shown above, only the very front end was seen, the rest hidden by Optimus Prime's truck mode. Her bust by [[Diamond Select Toys]] does display the entire vehicle, but it is an appearance the artist created himself, as the [[Character model|model sheets]] for all of the Female Autobots have yet to resurface.
* In "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", the dancers shown in the post-[[Quintesson]] peace era share Elita's model.
[[File:TWW4 ElitaOne.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wouldn't that be a great opening line for Optimus though? "Hey, you look just like the sexy lady silhouette on my mudflaps."]]
* In the ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 4|issue 4]], Elita One's silhouette is depicted on Optimus Prime's mudflap in vehicle mode, similar to the "[[Wikipedia:Mudflap girl|Trucker Lady]]" silhouette decal seen on modern vehicles. Optimus Prime also has a bobble-head of her inside his cab. ''The War Within'' takes place long before he'd meet her in the Dreamwave continuity, so these images are [[Easter egg]]s.
* If we think about it, since Prime and Elita have the same creator, they are, in some way, brother and sister, which just makes their relationship look plain weird. (Well, maybe [[Jean Minakaze|not]] [[Patty Minakaze|in]] [[Solon Kitakaze (Victory)|Japan]].) The events of "War Dawn" show that Orion Pax and Ariel existed as non-siblings before they were remade into Optimus Prime and Elita One, though Transformers has demonstrated somewhat [[Relatives|puzzling definitions of siblings]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Elita One''' (エリータ・ワン ''Erīta Wan''), '''Ariel''' (エリアル ''Eriaru'')
*''Italian:'' '''Elita Uno'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Elita''' (艾莉塔 ''Aìlìtǎ''), '''Jīn-yīn Yí-hào''' (Taiwan ''Generation 2'' cartoon, 精英一號, "Elite One")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Elita Um''' (Brazil cartoon)
*''Russian:'' '''Elita''' (Элита)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Elita Persha''' (Еліта Перша, "Elita The First")

==References==
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Tigatron (BW)

2015-10-18T23:14:57Z

Im-freakin-fabulous:

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' character|the ''Go-Bots'' character|Tigertron}}

:''Tigatron is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].. He was previously designated '''Unit 2'''.''

[[File:Tigatron-takaraprofile.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I must kill you... because God told me to!]]
Damage to his stasis pod upon crashing to [[Earth]] caused '''Tigatron''' to emerge far more tiger than robot. A loner who is more connected to the Earth than any other Beast Warrior, he enjoys the planet's natural beauty and is often concerned about the damage that the Transformers' battle is doing to it. Scout, infiltrator, and sometimes programming guru, Tigatron has filled a variety of roles for the Maximals.

{{bigquote|We were given a paradise! All we had to do was live there in peace. But we proved unworthy... and the paradise is no more.|Tigatron|"[[The Trigger, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bio===
A powerful and fearless warrior, Optimus Primal appointed Tigatron to patrol the northern polar sector, where he roams in his [[beast mode]]. When he encounters Predacon activity, he is capable of transforming rapidly and reconfiguring his titanium tail into a powerful quasar cannon, which he then uses to vaporize his enemies! Additionally, he sports a toxic fluid blaster, which renders anybody struck by it completely useless. {{storylink|Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron bio}}

{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its back story. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present-day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Timelines''====
[[File:Tigatrondawn.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He wasn't even supposed to be here today!]]
Tigatron was once known as Unit 2, part of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] which protected the fragile peace that existed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the centuries following the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. One of the Security Force's elite troops, Unit 2 was often put in charge of guarding important Maximal artifacts, a job that often required his amazing prowess at tracking. Despite his strong command of this environment, Unit 2 wondered if his destiny and place were elsewhere.

When the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] was stolen by a band of rogue [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Unit 2 responded along with Unit 1, [[Nitrostreak]]. After Nitrostreak was incapacitated, Unit 2 attempted to follow the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' by commandeering the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', pursuing along with [[Airazor (BW)|its pilot]]. During the ensuing firefight with a [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|second Predacon vessel]], their ship was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal]] had their [[spark]]s remotely [[spark core transfer|uploaded]] to [[blank]] [[protoform]]s in the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s cargo hold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

{{note|This story is a [[retcon]], as Tigatron was originally treated as a newborn protoform in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. Instead, here he is revealed to have been a Maximal who existed previously on Cybertron but ended up on the ''Axalon'' in a stasis pod, damaged to the point of not remembering any of his past.}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Tigatron rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Tigatron arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Blu Mankuma]] (English), [[Kōichi Tōchika]] (Japanese)|[[Armando Tiraboschi]] (Portuguese), [[Alvaro Tarcicio]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Marín]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Henry König]] (German)}}

[[File:Tigatron1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This is a land of peace, and I will kill anyone who says otherwise!]]
Tigatron's [[stasis pod]] was the first to fall onto the mysterious world which would later be revealed as prehistory [[Earth]]. Born in the far, frozen north, heavily damaged in his identity circuits and unable to remember friend from foe, Tigatron took to his beast mode. He patiently watched the Predacon and Maximal forces duke it out over the empty stasis pod, finally realising that he was a Maximal when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] threatened him and the white tiger he had scanned. Transforming, he quickly dispatched the Predacons, but told [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] that he preferred to remain in the wilds. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

From the northern territories, he would send weekly updates to the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' through communication towers. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} He teamed up with Primal to investigate why [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was buzzing around in Maximal territory, and was able to track the Predacon back to a cave where [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were attempting to use a [[sonic emitter]] to break into the Maximal base. After he stole the device, it exploded, and Tigatron rejoined the other Maximals to mourn [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who had apparently died trying to disarm [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] (only he hadn't died). {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

When a [[temporal probe]] sent by the [[Maximal High Council]] neared the planet, Tigatron defended the Maximals while they tried to build a transmission tower on Predacon soil. He became the first victim of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s [[transformation lock lens]] and ended up in a cage next to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] in the Predacon base. Cheetor fouled up and clued Megatron in as to what was going on, but Tigatron led an escape, and the pair were able to destroy Tarantulas's weapon, though too late to contact the probe. {{storylink|The Probe}}

[[File:TheSpark Tigatron beast mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|White Ranger Tiger Power.]]
Tigatron returned to the ''Axalon'' when the Maximals were preparing to leave the planet, remarking that it felt strange to be inside an artificial structure. After it turned out that the Predacons weren't as dead as had been thought, Tigatron attempted to leave to help Primal and Cheetor rescue [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but was told to sit down by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. No sooner was takeoff underway than the ship was damaged by Megatron and crashed once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} Alerted to the landing of another stasis pod, Tigatron headed for it, only to run into [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. He was swiftly able to freeze the scorpion, only to be taken out by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. He was later around in the ''Axalon'' to welcome [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] to the team. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:Airazortigatrontrigger.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|A cat and bird fall for each other. Love is truly blind.]]
It was during one of his weekly reports that Tigatron was attacked by Terrorsaur and Waspinator and found himself on a strange [[Brigadoon|flying island]]. He explored the natural beauty of the island and believed this area, with its powerful death ray and many horrible death-traps, to be a land of peace. When Scorponok and Blackarachnia arrived on the island and shot down Airazor, Tigatron used one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s to send a warning message back to base. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} The duo received reinforcements in the form of Optimus and Rattrap, and they attempted to beat the Predacons to the obelisk in the center of the island. They failed, and to Tigatron's distress, he was forced to destroy the island's power source after Blackarachnia took control of it. The island crashed, leaving Tigatron with profound regret. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Tigatron was the first Maximal to spot [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]'s stasis pod crashing, but was prevented from getting there by Waspinator. Airazor lent a hand, and he sent her ahead to secure the pod, but arrived to find she'd failed—the new protoform was a Predacon, and Tarantulas had made off with the empty pod. Tigatron pursued Tarantulas and managed to destroy the pod so that the Predacons couldn't learn anything from it, before he was attacked in retaliation by the Predacons. He would almost certainly have been destroyed if it wasn't for the timely arrival of Optimus and Airazor. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

[[File:CalloftheWild Tigatron face.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I can haz robot moed?]]
Being more at home with his [[beast mode]] than his [[robot mode]], he was invaluable help when the Maximals were left stuck in beast mode and overpowered by animal instincts. He helped them learn to work with these instincts instead of struggling for dominance. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} After a group of the Maximals went missing, Tigatron and Primal hunted for them. Tigatron eventually heard their weapons fire and was able to alert Optimus. It turned out that the four Maximals had become blinded by an energon explosion and had been making their way back to base. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}

After the other Maximals were expelled from their base by the Predacons with the aid of a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed Waspinator, Airazor alerted Tigatron. Tigatron joined the other Maximals in a ploy to take back their base, which apparently involved helping Starscream to mount an assault on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. {{storylink|Possession}} He also helped provide reinforcements for Dinobot and Rattrap, as the pair tried to find a cure for the [[energon discharge virus]] with which Rhinox had been afflicted. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

[[File:Law of the Jungle Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|KKHHAAAAAANNNNNN!!!]]
While providing aid for Cheetor and Dinobot, Tigatron easily trounced Waspinator and Inferno, but a stray shot from his weapon caused an avalanche, killing his tiger friend [[Snowstalker]]. Anguished, Tigatron quit the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], refusing to fight any longer, despite several of the Maximals trying to persuade him otherwise. In the end, it was the Predacons' act of taking out Dinobot and Primal which made Tigatron realise that he had to do everything he could to protect the land. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

Not much later, Tigatron was the first to detect a pulsing alien energy source. When Megatron initiated a somewhat suspicious truce shortly afterward, [[Optimus Primal]] ordered a covert infiltration of the Predacon base. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] made enough of a distraction to allow Tigatron inside the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]].

Inside, he hacked his way into the ship's computer systems and found out what had Megatron so worried: The [[Vok]] were coming back, and they weren't happy. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Tigatron returned to the ''Axalon'' to monitor the alien [[Planet Buster]] which threatened the world. He and the other Maximals were saved when Optimus Primal destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} He and Airazor somehow escaped being [[Transmetal]]ized by the [[quantum surge]], but were knocked offline by Megatron while they were trying to recapture Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Aftermath}} After repairs, they left the base to search the planet for the stasis pods which had been knocked out of orbit by the explosion. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Other Visits 1 Tigatron plant.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Tigatron and Airazor formed a very powerful relationship during this time. Unfortunately, before they could discover any still-functional pods, they found a valley untouched by the Planet Buster which also contained alien technology. The pair were soon abducted by a [[Metal Hunter|bizarre alien plant]]. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}}

[[File:OtherVictories BirthofTigerhawk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And baby makes three!]]

The two were not seen again until much later, when their inert bodies were revealed to be the captives of the Vok, floating somewhere in a deep-space nebula. The Vok removed their sparks from their bodies, created a third spark, and then fused the new spark and the bodies into the awesomely powerful [[Vok]] emissary [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk was sent to Earth, while the sparks of Airazor and Tigatron followed behind. Reaching Earth, their sparks entered a comatose Cheetor, giving him a vision of Airazor and Tigatron's bodies, their sparks becoming one. But when the Vok interrupted the vision, Cheetor woke up screaming. He thought it was just a dream until he saw the combined Tigatron/Airazor spark floating before him. The combined spark led Cheetor to [[Tarantulas's lair]], where Tarantulas was attempting to steal Tigerhawk's Vok powers for himself. Ultimately, the Vok were expelled into Tarantulas's body, killing him, which left Tigerhawk's body open for Tigatron/Airazor's spark to inhabit. {{storylink|Other Victories}}
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====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''====
After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s involvement in the Beast Wars, Tigatron eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons and Tigatron found himself pitted against [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Starscream attempted to get the drop on him from the high ground, but Tigatron managed to blast the Decepticon square in the face. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] then teamed up to take down the Decepticon for good. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} The battle resolved, the other-dimensional Transformers returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

====3H comics====
[[File:PrimevalDawn2-TigatronSpittor.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|That's an impressive transformation there, Tigatron.]]
Tigatron and Airazor's sparks were sent back to Earth by the [[Vok]] sometime after [[Tigerhawk]]'s destruction. Tigatron's spark took possession of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s former body at the bottom of a lake. Joining Transmetal Airazor and a newly created [[Primal Prime]], {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}} Tigatron scoured the planet for abandoned [[stasis pod]]s. He awoke [[Ramulus]] from his pod, but [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] had already been reprogrammed into a Predacon by the time they reached him. Spittor had joined a reborn [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the recently created [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and so the two groups battled. As Tigatron attempted to confront Spittor, Airazor knocked Spittor away, as she noted that the Predacon was covered in lethal poison. While they were occupied, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who was resurrected with the power of the Vok at his command, battled Primal Prime and ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Primal Prime Vok.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Then Airazor dies or something, yadda yadda yadda...]]

Primal Prime, traumatized by the separation, was reduced to a coma, so as the Predacons returned to Tarantulas's lair with their prize, Tigatron and the others retreated with their leader's body to the Ark. Tigatron and Airazor left Ramulus to commune with the Vok on their own, but could not successfully contact them. Further more, Tigatron was worried about Airazor, who seemed to have incurred long-term wounds from the battle with Ravage's Predacons. Their concerns were interrupted by an attack on the Ark, orchestrated by Ravage. However, Ramulus had apparently fled for reasons unknown, leaving Tigatron and Airazor alone against their attackers. Or not, as Primal Prime suddenly appeared behind them, possessed and rejuvenated by the Vok! {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions|3H]] folded before the "Primeval Dawn" story could be finished, so the exact story of how Tigatron came to join the [[Wrecker]]s is unknown. It seems likely, though, based on the needs of later stories and comments by the writers, that Tarantulas was defeated, the Matrix was restored to Optimus Prime's body, and Primal Prime, Tigatron, Spittor, Ramulus, and also [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Packrat]], [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]], and Waspinator returned to Cybertron in the transwarp portal that Tarantulas had been building. Airazor's fate is unknown.}}

[[File:Departure-TigatronmeltsQuake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that up above, uh, about your "personal code prohibiting lethal force"?]]

Tigatron, Primal Prime, and others arrived on Cybertron during Megatron's anti-biological reign and joined [[Apelinq]]'s Wreckers. The Wreckers and various other teams which persisted on the planet met with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], which assigned each of them a task. When Optimus Primal objected, saying that with all these soldiers, Megatron could be defeated easily, the Oracle swept him away and cleansed his memory of the recent events. Tigatron vehemently objected to this treatment of his former commander. A set of coordinates was infused into Primal Prime's head by the Oracle. When arriving at an Autobot shuttle, which was to ferry the Wreckers to those coordinates, Tigatron felt that something was amiss. It was then that the Vehicon generals [[Spy Streak]], [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]] attacked. Tigatron used his Nature's Fury attack, utterly destroying Quake. {{storylink|Departure}}

During the ride in the Autobot shuttle, Tigatron meditated, recovering from using his powers against Quake. Ramulus knocked at the door of his chambers to alert him to their arrival on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], and Tigatron sensed that danger awaited the Wreckers. As half their group left to scout the planet, Tigatron stayed behind with the remainder to repair their damaged shuttle. Tigatron's feelings of dread turned out to be correct; [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] betrayed them all and stole the artifact the Wreckers were after, the [[Divine Light]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}} Apelinq had begun to lose what little faith he had in the mission, but Tigatron assured him that they must quickly mourn their fallen, soldier on, and accept their divine charge.

The Oracle led the Wreckers next to a desolate ice planet, where they found the exiled [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Al-Badur]]. Tigatron, meanwhile, had stayed behind with a few others on board the shuttle, where they faced an army of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s and defeated them easily. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:Chromutated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm not sure what's going on here, but it looks f@#$ing AWESOME.]]

{{note|In the unpublished [[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1|Wreckers #4]], Tigatron and the others learned that the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron and that [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] was taking this opportunity to use the Divine Light to assume the powers of [[Primus]]. Tigatron rejected this idea, stating that the Vok would never allow it. The Wreckers hurried back to Cybertron, and Primal Prime took Tigatron, Ramulus, and Apelinq with him to the surface below to find and stop Cryotek.}}

Tigatron was taken aback by the beauty of the newly [[technorganic]] Cybertron, but he didn't get a chance to enjoy it before the Wreckers plunged into battle. Unfortunately, at the planet's core, things went wrong for them almost immediately. Cryotek had already used the Divine Light to mutate himself into a larger, more impressive version of himself, and with one blast, he had destroyed both Apelinq and Primal Prime. Before Tigatron and the others could be next, thankfully, Primus himself intervened and brought back Apelinq and Primal Prime as a single new entity, [[Sentinel Maximus]]!

As amazing as this was, it didn't take long for Cryotek to shrug it off, and soon Tigatron and the others were fighting not only Cryotek and his loyal servant and former Wrecker, Cyclonus, but also his pet [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]], [[Chro]], who was also mutated to enormous size. Ramulus wondered why Tigatron did not simply unleash his Vok powers on their foes. Tigatron responded that doing such takes an incredible amount of focus and willpower, lest he tear himself and everything around him apart, and the moment did not lend itself to such.

Soon the Wreckers met up with the native Cybertronian counterforce, led by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Though the two were happy to reunite, Tigatron was surprised to hear the matured Cheetor give him orders. Tigatron next found [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] with the mangled body of his fellow Predacon, Fractyl, who was still on life support from an earlier part of their journey. Tigatron feared Rotorbolt was going to euthanize the geometrist, and so he offered to use his Vok powers to restore him. The Vok warned him that this would extinguish the last of his connection to them, but still Tigatron proceeded.

Tigatron also met up with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], and after avoiding the question of the fate of Airazor, learned that Al-Badur had led the Wreckers and Cryotek to a long-forgotten Quintesson sentencing chamber. The Quintesson, attempting to 'port Cryotek away, locked both the Predacon and Sentinel Maximus in a containment field that threatened to suck them away into a dimension of nothingness. Tigatron and the others tried to free Sentinel Maximus with their various weapons, but had no luck. Though Cheetor and Rodimus tried to use their [[Matrix Templar]] powers to avert disaster, Sentinel Maximus ultimately sacrificed himself and Cryotek to the portal. Rodimus, who had suffered great wounds during his fight with Cyclonus, died shortly after due to these further exertions. Fractyl begged Tigatron to use his powers to save Rodimus as well, but Tigatron could not, as the Vok had since left him. Despite these losses, the Wreckers were victorious and Cybertron was saved. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Universe'' comic====
{{askvectorprime}}
''In a splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod landed far from the ''Axalon'', and without Silverbolt, Megatron slaughtered the Maximals. Left as the sole survivors, Tigatron and Airazor were then abducted by the Vok and then dispatched as Tigerhawk to end Megatron's machinations which threatened the Vok.'' Tigerhawk slew Megatron, ''but in the ensuing [[timestorm]]'' he was corrupted by his Vok power and abducted by [[Unicron]] to become one of his [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]] generals. Tigerhawk renamed himself [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] and became one of Unicron's most feared Heralds; however, the noble influence of Tigatron and Airazor at times posed a problem for the evil Razorclaw. {{storylink|Abduction|Razorclaw's profile}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
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====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timeline, he witnessed several key moments of the Beast Wars. Among those moments was Tigatron helping Airazor back to her feet. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

After Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. The Vok gave Tigatron a new Transmetal body. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
[[File:Blackarach24.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Wait, [[#Toys|which edition of you]] comes with a sword!?]]
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Tigatron was separated from the other [[Maximal]]s and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. Following [[Optimus Primal]]'s rebirth and escape from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was left to ponder sadly where her "Tigatron-sama" was. Elsewhere on Energoa, Tigatron could be seen staring poetically at the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Left with amnesia, Tigatron scoured the snowy regions of [[Earth|Energoa]] as a samurai ronin. He encountered Blackarachnia and Tarantulas there and promptly chopped Tarantulas in two. Blackarachnia managed to block his blade with her legs and escape, though. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Believing Tigatron to still be alive, Airazor eventually went off on her own to look for him. The recovered Tarantulas later called a truce and Tigatron naively believed him. This gave Tarantulas the chance to take over Tigatron's mind with a [[Predacon control unit]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

Airazor soon found Tigatron and, seeing he was being mind-controlled, linked her consciousness with his body in an attempt to free her beloved's mind. Tigatron was eventually freed from Tarantulas's control, but not before his out-of-control body delivered a fatal blow to Airazor. Coming too his senses too late, Tigatron wept as he held Airazor's lifeless form in his arms. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

Succumbing to his grief, Tigatron committed ritual suicide. He was promptly revived by the energies of the sparks released by the obliterated [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. He helped Optimus Primal defeat [[Jaguar]], but was soon met by another mindless killer zombie: Airazor. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} Not wanting to hurt his beloved again, he offered her his sword and his neck. Just as zombie-Airazor began to strike, her spark entered his body through the sword. In cyberspace, the two embraced each other and vowed never to be apart again. Their sparks then merged, resulting in the all-powerful [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Device Label''===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Tigatron was an [[Autobot]] who worked with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], transforming into a USB drive to search the [[Internet]] for clues to [[energon]], under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron's Device Label Bio}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Recordicons12-everyone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Tigatron was among [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s minions when they teamed up with negative polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #12|Recordicons #12}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#The Bishōjo Fan Gap|The Bishōjo Fan Gap}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014|Bonus Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:CombinerWars5-Eukaris.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at.]]

Tigatron was a native of the planet [[Eukaris]], and was born from the [[hot spot]] inside the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] [[Chela]]. He abandoned his tribe long ago so that he could be with his love Airazor.

When battling [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] briefly touched upon the planet, Airazor and Tigatron witnessed [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] battling against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} They later investigated the huge footprints the combiners left behind. Tigatron wanted to report their discovery to the others, while Airazor disagreed. {{storylink|All That Remains}} They eventually sought out the advice of the seer Blackarachnia, who foresaw the reappearance of true Cybertronians on their planet.

Later, Tigatron was present when the first real ambassadors from Cybertron arrived: [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream, and was present when Chela awoke, intending to destroy the Cybertronians. After Chela was killed by Starscream, the citizens of Eukaris agreed to join the [[Council of Worlds]]. Blackarachnia appointed Tigatron and Airazor as delegates to Cybertron, believing that their independence from Eukaris's competing tribes would make them impartial diplomats. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Tigatron later appeared with Airazor and the other representatives whilst signing the Council of Worlds document.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Tigatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tigatron's been dunked in bleach.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
After helping the Maximals defeat Megatron’s Predacons forces once and for all, Tigatron decided that he, along with Airazor, would remain on prehistoric Earth, despite their comrades’ urgings to join them on their journey back to Cybertron. Together, they remained on what they felt was their true place for the centuries to come. Someday, they plan to return to Cybertron, as visitors from a distant world almost forgotten... {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their respective page. See the other characters' pages for Tigatron's fate in those outcomes.}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Tigatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Surprisingly not a case of yellowing.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-8'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: Part of the third wave of [[Hasbro]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the original Tigatron toy is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] toy in cream, silver, and green, transforming into a fairly generic big cat in shape. His [[robot mode]] parts color layout is notably different from Cheetor's. In robot mode, he is armed with a rifle made out of his hindquarters and tail, along with a second [[Water-squirting gimmick|water-squirting]] "gut gun" formed out of his stomach. This cannon is usable in both modes, but in [[beast mode]], it's awkward and just plain weird. As with most early ''Beast Wars'' toys, he features a "[[mutant head]]" that replaces his face.

[[File:Tigatronbwtakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over time, this will [[photodegradation|yellow]] and become the Hasbro version.]]
: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version was released a year later, in a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] bright white color, with his [[Paint operation|paint applications]] directly copied from Cheetor's layouts just as the show model had done. This version also has a slight [[Retool|mold tweak]] to keep the beast head pointed forward.

: This mold was also used to make [[Shadow Panther]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Tripredacus Agent]]. It was slated to be used for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightprowler]], but that toy set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Tigatron at TFU.info]

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[[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's hope neither Airazor nor Silverbolt find out about this...]]
*'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In Japan, Tigatron was available both individually and in a two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases.

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[[File:BWtoy-TigatronTransmetal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He flashes you to death.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip, left & right pistol barrels

: A [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]], [[Transmetal]] Tigatron is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Ravage]], which is itself a [[retool]] of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. He transforms into a mechanical cat with flip-out thruster-wings. His robot mode arms have spring-loaded flip-out blaster grips, which also have barrel extensions that can be clipped to his legs in beast mode. His tail separates to become a whip weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well. His chest panels open up to reveal a decal; he also came with an extra decal sheet to display other options within his chest, plus Maximal and [[Wrecker]]s [[insignia|faction symbol]] decals for extra customization. Both he and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were limited to 1200 pieces.

: Transmetals Tigatron was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as future [[Ravage (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Ravage]]. The original version of this mold was slightly retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]]. It was also used as the model for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Transmetal Tigatron on TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[File:Unit2-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In recognition of his bravery in the field, Unit 2 was granted the MCSF's highest honor, Really Bitchin' Upholstery.]]
*'''Unit 2 (Tigatron)''' (Scout, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, left & right side-pipes, Maximal Golden Disk Key

: A retooling of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] toy using [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|"Axalon Cheetor"'s new headsculpt]], "Unit 2" transforms into an open-topped Cybertronic sports car. Due to painted whiskers on his robot mode face that resemble a [[human]] mustache, Unit 2 is one of a small percentage of Transformers who feature [[facial hair]]. His rear engine assembly reveals a pair of spring-loaded flip-out guns when a [[Cyber Planet Key]]/Golden Disk Key is placed in it. This assembly becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode. His side-pipes can also be removed and used as hand-weapons.

: This toy was an "attendance [[exclusive]]" for [[BotCon 2006]], available only to pre-registrants who actually ''showed up'' for the convention.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]], [[Movie (toyline)|movie-verse]] [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], and was the basis for many non-toy members of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCTigatron/tigatron.htm More information on "Unit 2" at TFU.info]''

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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[File:BWTelemochaTigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Definitely had his caffeine this morning.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TM-11'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: The [[#Dx1|original Tigatron toy]] was given an ''extensive'' redeco using a ridiculous number of [[paint operation]]s for his ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Telemocha Series]]'' release. He retains all of the [[gimmick]]s of the original version as well.

:Included in the set is a DVD of Tigatron's debut episode, "[[Fallen Comrades|Solitary Warrior Tigatron]]".
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===Device Label===
*'''Tigatron''' (Device Label, 2009)
[[File:Device Label Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Despite appearances, he is NOT [[Ravage (SG)|waving]].]]
:''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' Tigatron transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a white mechanoid tiger.

[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Tigatrondesktop.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You can name him anything you want.]]

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender". When the Tigatron device is plugged in, a Tigatron avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to jaguar mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your jaguar to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[Tech Spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Ravage or Tigatron can be selected as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Device Label'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], which came preloaded with the same program (although the Cheetor version can also display the avatar as Cheetor, naturally).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Tigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Device Label Tigatron at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
[[File:Tigatronmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Tigatron was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesinfernotigatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's Johnny the tackling Alzheimer's patient! "WWHO AM IIIIIiiiii?!" *fwump*]]
*'''Tigatron vs Inferno''' (2-pack, 2009)

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Tigatron is a [[redeco]] of ''Robot Heroes'' Cheetor. He is painted in the original American toy's colors (being mostly pale yellow, with a silver face), and like Cheetor has articulation at the shoulders and neck. He comes packaged with [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]].

:The US release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in Hong Kong, Australian and European (UK, Germany and Russia) markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/RHTigatron/tigatron.htm More information on Tigatron at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[File:BWRConcept07.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Tigatron's control art. Note the extensive retooling from Cheetor that never happened.]]
[[File:Tigatron-orangetoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|C-L-E-M-S-OH CRAP!]]
[[File:Tigatron-packageart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He's armed with a cryo-freeze beam and a deadly raspberry-blowing tongue.]]
* The original concept art for Tigatron, shown in the "[[Beast Wars Reborn Golden Disc]]", shows that he was originally intended to be a [[retool]]ing of the mold, rather than a simple [[redeco]], changing his [[beast mode]] head and a lot of his [[robot mode]] parts (yet not the face), as well as giving him some kind of horrible tumor gun. Obviously, this didn't happen.
* The Tigatron shown at Toy Fair in 1996 was cast in orange plastic instead of cream-colored, giving him a more "traditional" tiger look. The change to a "white" tiger has so far been unexplained.
* Tigatron's beast mode may well have been female. His template animal was female, and while wild felines have size differences between males and females Tigatron and Snowstalker were shown as being the same size; indeed, they were for all intents and purposes identical, such that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] thought Snowstalker ''was'' Tigatron. (Though to be fair, Waspinator is not the brightest crayon in the box.)
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', for the sake of humor, Tigatron was played as a "samurai" ronin (to explain his wandering ways). He spoke in an archaic dialect, ending sentences with "de gozaru" (an honorific that eventually evolved into "desu"). Additionally, since [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was made male in the Japanese dub, "he" was presented as Tigatron's ward whom he looked to as a "brother" (hence the close bond). Eventually, after the events of "[[Other Visits (Part 1)|Other Visits]]", their romantic relationship was "outed" to the audience.
* An unused idea by [[Larry DiTillio]] was that the Vok ceased trying to destroy Earth because contact with Tigatron (after his abduction) made them question the morality of the tactic.<ref>http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/vok.txt Translation of relevant text from the book ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* Tigatron's role in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was originally intended for [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/9c79c4226fc6dd28/30c3cdf158ea6e52?lnk=st&q=bob+forward+beast+wars+tigatron+wolfang&rnum=1#30c3cdf158ea6e52 alt.toys.transformers]. The change was also discussed in the commentary track on one of the ''Beast Wars'' DVD releases.</ref>
* Tigatron's [[package art]] is one of a handful that features the toy's mutant head instead of the regular robot head, to rather hilarious effect.
*He has a [[Tigatron Stadium|stadium named after him]].
* Cheetor and Tigatron are the only characters in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' who are definitely [[Scale|in the correct scale]] to the lifeforms they adopted as beast modes, as each is seen nearby real versions of the animals they mimic.
* Tigatron's animation model (and thus that of Cheetor's original body as well) is one of the comparatively more [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] of the Season One cast. His [[transformation scheme]], however, is simplified by having his arms and crotch-piece unfold from his beast mode's belly instead of its back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tigatron''' (タイガトロン ''Taigatoron'')<ref>Tigatron's Japanese name was rendered as '''Tigertron''' on [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_1/img/006.jpg Trading card a trading card]. Both English spellings are possible Romanizations of the katakana.</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lǎo-hǔ''' (Taiwan, 老虎, "Tiger"), '''Bái Hǔ''' (Taiwan, 白虎, "White Tiger")
*''Polish:'' '''Tygrytron'''
*''Portuguse:'' '''Tigertron''' (Brazil)
*''Russian:'' '''Tigron''' (Тигрон)
*''Spanish:'' '''Tigatron''' (Spain), '''Tigretron''' (America)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/tigatron.html Tigatron's profile at BotCon.com]

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