#Thundercats cartoon 1985 trial
#Thundercats cartoon 1985 series

The Smart Guy: Tygra is the architect of Cat's Lair, and repeatedly demonstrates his considerable abilities as a scientist and chemist.

#Thundercats cartoon 1985 series

The Marvel Comics series went so far as to say the two had been Fire-Forged Friends on Thundera. Developmental materials describe Tygra as 'authoratative but warm,' and indicate he's one of the few people who can talk Panthro down from a rage. He's usually the calmest and most reasonable of the Thundecats (in the episode 'All That Glitters,' when Lion-O has to risk his life to reforge the Sword of Omens, he names Tygra as his successor should he fail to come back). Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Panthro's Red Oni.

#Thundercats cartoon 1985 trial

'The Tygra clan of Thundercats,' Panthro explains, 'have always had a special gift for it.' The strain of creating these illusions is so great, it is further explained, that it's a gift he seldom uses-he in fact never used it before 'Lion-O's Annointment Trials, The Fourth Day: The Trial of Mind Power' nor ever would again (as Tygra is the most intelligent of the Thundercats, one imagines the writers were stuck for a challenge that both utilized that trait and could make for a compelling episode, so they struck upon the mind-power conceit, which is at least in the right ballpark). Tygra has the ability to create realistic and convincing illusions.

Master of Illusion: It Only Works Once.

Does Not Wear Shoes: He wears footwear that exposes his toes and heels.

Designated Victim: If someone has to get mind-controlled, captured, or otherwise endangered, it's probably going to be him.

Also, he's pretty popular with female fans (amusing, given that in 'Crystal Canyon' he says he's always been shy). When the Thundercats have to split into groups, he's frequently paired with Cheetara and, later, with Pumyra in a number of episodes he's paired with Willa of the Warrior Maidens. He spends most of the (early) series learning to be a mature and responsible leader. The only reason he looks so much older is that his suspension pod broke during the escape from Thundera, causing him to age in his sleep while the others all remained the same.

Younger Than They Look: Lion-O is actually around the same age as the Thunderkittens.

Surveillance as the Plot Demands: 'Sword Of Omens, give me sight beyond sight!'.

Powers via Weapon: Lion-O's Sword of Omens grants him the ability to spot impending danger or allies that are in trouble.

Plot-Relevant Age-Up: He's a child when we first see him, but he ended up being aged into an adult because his stasis pod didn't completely halt the aging process.

Missing Mom: We see his father twice in the series, but his mother is never even mentioned.'Sword Of Omens, give me sight beyond sight!'.'Thunder, Thunder, Thunder.Thunder Cat HO!'.Magical Incantation: The Sword of Omens has two.Later matures into a type II, becoming responsible and taking his role more seriously. The Leader: First a Type IV he's only the leader because he's the prince.Idiot Hero: Well, he is very naive due to being a kid in an adult's body.Model sheets give his height as 6'10' (though in actual practice, when comparing him to the other Thundercats, his height as drawn in the actual series might be more like 6'5' or 6'6' or so). Large and in Charge: As an adult, Lion-O is easily the largest of the Thundercats.Hot-Blooded: He's a very impulsive one.

Green Lantern Ring: The Sword of Omens again.

Curious as a Monkey: Almost as bad as the Thunderkittens.

Character Development: He matures from One of the Kids and an Idiot Hero into the Big Good over the course of the series.

Bare Your Midriff: His armour has a conspicuous opening for his abs.

(For instance, Cheetara can only maintain Super Speed over a short distance race, not a marathon.) He manages it by cleverness or exploiting a weakness.

The Ace: Invoked in a mini-series arc: To officially claim his title of Lord of the ThunderCats, he has to beat each of them in a contest at whatever they're best at.