Tigerburn
- Tigerburn is a Laser Beast from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Tigerburn (タイガーバーン Taigābān) is a Laser Beast. As Emperor of the Underground Country (地底国大帝 Chiteikoku Taitei), he ruled over the Laser Beasts that existed in the depths of Beast. With the destruction of his homeland, he now leads the Laser Beasts in war against the Beastformers for control of the planet.
Tigerburn is the successor of the Royal Tiger lineage, and possesses the wisdom necessary to rule the Laser Beasts. This wisdom grants him situational calm and excitement, overwhelming those unaccustomed to his high stature and characteristics. In battle, Tigerburn carries a strict balance of a clear mind, a hardened defense, and a swift attack. Those who face him in battle are in awe of his sheer charisma, recognizing him as a natural leader.
Tigerburn possesses the Medical Aid Laser, which can cure any injury with its assortment of six lasers.
Fiction
Beastformers comic
Tigerburn played a role in making Laser Beast society into a cold-blooded, machine-like civilization. Legend of the Three Wise Ones One day their underground city was flooded, so he led the Laser Beasts to the surface and conquered much of North Snarl in anticipation for taking Bistoram. When he learned that White Leo had seen through his plan and called for reinforcements, Tigerburn had his troops sack one of Bistoram's supporters, Rabbihos, then made it clear he was uninterested in peace by firing upon White Leo when he attempted negotiating. The Laser Beasts had the upper hand in the ensuing war until the Beastformers got their hands on Hunters, which Tigerburn then countered by having his engineers invent Battlecruiser vehicles, including a Battle Drill for his own use. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts
Legends comic
The Laser Beasts did well in the war until several Autobots joined the Beastformers' side and pushed them back. Coveting the Transformers' strength, Tigerburn used one of the gems that contained the power of the Three Wise Ones on the three Headmaster Teens, merging himself with Lione to acquire a completely robotic body. With his newfound power, he was able to steal the Stag Hunter and sever the heads of the Monsterbots, once again getting the upper hand in the war. LG51 Doublecross Prologue He was prevented from destroying Grotusque's head by Platinum Tiger. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1
When White Leo escaped to the Legends World, Tigerburn followed him and used Legends technology to become a Headmaster, allowing him to take direct control of Doublecross's body. With Doublecross and the Laser Beasts' powerful Haywire Laser, Tigerburn had the advantage over White Leo and sought the six gems in White Leo's possession. However, White Lune was able to save the day by suggesting his brother use the gems to evolve. Responding to their wishes, the gems merged White Leo with Doublecross's severed head and White Lune with the Haywire Laser. White Leo stole control of Doublecross, and the dragon's power united with the Haywire Laser was able to blast Tigerburn away. Bonus Edition Vol. 51
Tigerburn began losing the war to his newly empowered enemies and fled Beast with his troops, returning to the Legends World intent on conquering it and harnessing its Beast Power. With the power of the Water Gem of Motion he flooded the world and turned the locals into Laser Beasts before using his head mode to take control of Trypticon, though he was opposed by Seaspray and Alana. Taking an interest in the Well of Transformation water possessed by his enemies, he stole it and used it on himself, but this was a mistake: the water instead responded to the mind of Lione, still active within their combined body, who used it to split them apart. Now restored to his original body, Tigerburn fled back to his home universe. Bonus Edition Vol. 64
Recovering two other gems, the Laser Beasts continued waging war until many of the Transformers from the Legends World arrived on Beast and sided with the Beastformers. When Seaspray undid the other Headmaster Teen fusions in the Laser Beast army, Tigerburn was enraged and attacked the Autobot, stole back the Water Gem of Motion he had taken, and used it to take control of the Red Phoenix, Wood Beetle, and Shocking Shark. The three mobile bases were taken out by the revived Monsterbots, however, and Tigerburn was finally defeated when White Leo used the power of the gems to crystallize the both them in their final struggle. The crystal statues became a symbol of unity that allowed the Beastformers and Laser Beasts to make peace, The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1 and were later discovered by Rattrap when he arrived on Beast fifteen years later. Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two
Toys
Beastformers
- Tigerburn (Laser Beast, 1988)
- Beast ID number: 81
- Accessories: "Medical Aid Laser" MVP Weapon
- Sold in the Transformers-brand-less iteration of the Beastformers toyline, Laser Beast Tigerburn is an anthropomorphic tiger in high-tech stone-blue armor. He has a transparent orb in his torso, revealing the elemental power of Fire, Water, or Wood via light-piping gimmick.
- He was sold in an individual box with an included bio card.
- The Hasbro Battle Beasts version of this toy (seemingly unnamed), was released in very limited numbers in a handful of markets, but good luck with that. It's honestly easier to get the Japanese release. The first twelve "Shadow Warriors" (Hasbro's name for the Laser Beasts) were released in 2-packs, probably not randomly-packed, but we're not about to try and figure out if there was a pattern.
Titans Return
- Sawback (Titan Master, 2016)
- Accessories: Lion/shield/jet drone
- Part of the third wave of individually-carded Titans Return Titan Masters, Sawback is a tiny robot that transforms into a robot head that can be plugged into the neck socket of every Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Titans Return figure. To further homage his original beast mode, his robot mode features a leonine snout rather than a humanoid face.
- He comes with his vehicle partner which transforms from a shield that can be used by larger figures thanks to its 5mm posts, to a winged lion (of which he forms the mane) or a jet any Titan Master can ride.
Legends
- Legends Lione is a redeco of the Titans Return head-former, without the accessory. He is packaged in a two-pack with Seaspray.
Notes
- In the Legends comic, Tigerburn's fused body initially used the Titans Return Sawback deco in Bonus Edition Vol. 51, but this was ignored in later chapters in favor of the Legends Lione deco.
