Tigerhawk

Tigerhawk is the name of two characters in the Transformers universes.

Contents

1 Generation 1
2 Beast Wars
3 Manga version

3.0.1 In the comic

Generation 1

The name Tigerhawk was used on a repaint of the Combaticon Vortex that was only released in Japan. Sandstorm could merge with his team-mates to form Battle Gaia.

Beast Wars

Tigerhawk

Tigerhawk is a fictional character from the Transformers Beast Wars TV series and storyline. He is the fused form of the Maximals Tigatron and Airazor. The two were abducted by an alien race called the Vok in Season 2, and were brought to the Vok stronghold known as Nexus Zero. Later, when Megatron's actions endangered the time stream, the sparks of both Maximals were extracted and their bodies merged and modified into a Transmetal 2 form. Possessed by the Vok and without a spark, Tigerhawk journeyed to Earth, with the disembodied sparks of Tigatron and Airazor in close pursuit.

The pair of Vok were later removed by Tarantulas in his attempt to make a drone out of the powerful body, but they quickly turned on the Predacon and forced their way into him. Panicking, Tarantulas opened fire on the Vok, but his shots went right through them and struck his own device, turning it around so that it fired on him instead, killing all three of them at the same time.

The Sparks of Tigatron and Airazor, pursuing their fused body, merged together to inhabit the new Maximal. Though extremely powerful (with incredible weaponry and the ability to control the elements, he is easily the most powerful Transformer in the Beast Wars), Tigerhawk was destroyed shortly afterward by the Nemesis. (There is some speculation to the “gender” of Tigerhawk, being created from a fusion of both a male and female Cybertronian. He is usually considered masculine as he has a definite male physical appearance, personality and voice, Tigertron’s voice actually. This is further supported by the toy which, like the Optimal Optimus and Dragon Megatron models, sported a secondary spark chamber, which presumably housed Airazor’s spark.)

Tigerhawk destroyed the Predacon base, the crashed transwarp ship the Darkside, upon arrivial. Tigerhawk's powers to control the elements, coupled with incredible strength and firepower, overwhelmed Megatron. However, Tigerhawk was captured by Tarantulas, who was subsequently destroyed after removing the Vok from inside Tigerhawk. With the help of Cheetor, Tigatron and Airazor's sparks merged within Tigerhawk, forming a new warrior to aid the Maximals. Unfortunately, Tigerhawk perished shortly thereafter during his desperate attempt to stop Megatron, who was piloting the ancient Decepticon battleship, the Nemesis.

In the Beast Wars: Primeval Dawn comic, Tigerhawk's spark is separated back into Tigatron and Airazor, as the two are sent to aid Primal Prime in the battle against Tarantulas.

Manga version

Known as Tigerfalcon in Japan, he was an "evolved" form of Tigatron when Airazor transferred her spark into his body. As a result, Tigatron was transformed into Tigerfalcon, who helped dispose of the massive Destron (Predacon) army that was revived by Megatron.

In the comic

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