17 During another encounter with Chromia, Tigatron learned about her use of armor parts to appear different and was ecstatic to see her and Arcee trade armors. After the war, the Cybertronian Parliament was founded to govern the planet. Transmetal Airazor Bio, After becoming a Metals, Airazor's power surged! New Worlds Order In-between Council meetings, the two Eukariens continued adjusting to life on Cybertron, quietly hoping that one day the growing number of immigrants could expand beyond the borders of Iacon. In the ensuing three-way race between Windblade, Starscream, and Elita, the two Eukarians were firmly on Windblade's side and watched her orate in the first debate. It should be noted that in Japan, Airazor was portrayed as being male, with his relationship with Tigatron being depicted (awkwardly) as mentor and protege.. Fun Publications Dawn of Future's Past, Two weeks after Airazor was reborn on Earth, Tigatron rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. 45 got blasted by Repugnus who was learning to control a mech suit, Bonus Edition Vol. Shortly after the planet-eater destroyed Eukaris, Airazor joined the other members of the Council of Worlds in an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. 27 Having learned to mass-produce Master-Braces, Tigatron and his workmates became Headmasters and invaded Decepticon Tera-Kura Co. in search of transtectors, but went back to normal when the braces stopped working. Airazor is portrayed as looking highly feminine and cute, however, it is revealed to the confusion of the cast that "she" is male. When one of the archeologists, Jessica Theist, later touched one of the markings, she was bestowed a vision of the Maximals' and Predacons' battles. They nonetheless sometimes wondered about the other Maximals' fates and whether or not true peace could finally be found between Maximals and Predacons. Beast Wars Metals #1, Airazor next accompanied Rattrap and Optimus in investigating the remains of the Axalon. Bonus Edition Vol. While appreciating the sight of White Lune affected by silvervine gas (even though as a fellow cat he was equally affected), he had a chat with Octane who told him he preferred robot girls. Dusty, Tigatron and Airazor took off. Bonus Edition Vol. Airazor was having second thoughts about this new backpack. On a scouting expedition, they discovered strange plants growing in a canyon in the middle of a wasteland. She, like Tigatron, has an innate hatred of Predacons, though she is not quite so fierce in this as the tiger. As the rest of the Autobots with them were slain, Tigatron argued with his rescuer over which one of them should head off to warn the Council of Megatron's incoming attack. She and Stungun stood guard over the duo while awaiting Commander Cheetor's arrival. She linked her mind with Tigatron's and, after defeating Tarantulas in cyberspace, was able to free Tigatron's consciousness. When the Maximals had to deploy stasis pods into orbit before crash-landing on Earth, Airazor's pod was the third to land but the second maximal to join the war. 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. Wake up, Yuna. LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue Tigatron then attended Cancer's first concert, Bonus Edition Vol. Shell Game #1. During the ensuing firefight, the Chromia 10 was badly damaged. Disclosure. Tigatron vehemently objected to this treatment of his former commander. Primal's spark bounced off the dish and connected with his body (which was being held by Megatron at his base, the Hindenburg), resurrecting him as a Transmetal. The Trigger, Part 1 He teamed up with Primal to investigate why Waspinator was buzzing around in Maximal territory, and was able to track the Predacon back to a cave where Terrorsaur and Blackarachnia were attempting to use a sonic emitter to break into the Maximal base. 12 Tigatron and Rhinox later grew even more jealous of Rattrap as he told stories about how close he'd been to Arcee growing up, but calmed down after realizing she hadn't been a Transformer during that time. Shortly afterwards, Airazor attended the emergency meeting to try and sort out what could be done, a meeting that ended with Ironhide becoming the new head of Cybertronian security. 2 #6 Upon emigrating to Cybertron, Airazor was amazed to find that she and Tigatron were being welcomed in spite of their romance, a feature she felt could potentially attract more Eukarians. 14, On Halloween, Tigatron was sent into a stupor when Blackarachnia, Slipstream and Nightbird came trick-or-treating at his house clad in cute outfits. He became the first victim of Tarantulas's Transformation Lock Lens and ended up in a cage next to Cheetor in the Predacon base. 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, Cheetor and Tigatron are the only characters in, Tigatron's animation model (and thus that of Cheetor's original body as well) is one of the comparatively more. The Low Road, 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. Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic. Desperate Measures Despite this, Tigatron ordered his fellows to keep Obsidian down and to allow Windblade to remain plugged in until Cybertron was safe. Airazor made a brief appearance in the Botcon 2007 Exclusive comic Transformers Timelines: Dawn of Futures Past. New Worlds Order, Not long afterwards, the Council convened to discuss a string of mysterious mnemosurgical murders and the growing distrust of Starscream's Badgeless enforcers. All we had to do was live there in peace. Primeval Dawn Part 1 Primeval Dawn II, After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing Ramulus, opening a second pod triggered an ambush by Spittor, Iguanus, Razorclaw, and a reborn Transmetal 2 Ravage. The Council granted the bestial Prime an audience where a mysterious explosion ripped through the Spire, killing Alpha Trion in the process. Tigerhawk was sent to Earth, while the sparks of Airazor and Tigatron followed behind. Skylanderandponyluvr Aug 9, 2015 . Faced with a choice between revealing the existence of the Liege to Cybertron, and potentially sowing panic in the populace, or keeping the events aboard Carcer a secret, Tigatron believed that the knowledge should be shared with the citizens of the Council. Bonus Edition Vol. They were actually doing well...at least, until the true leader of Steelgrave's Predacons made his presence known... Megatron! Tigatron feared Rotorbolt was going to euthanize the geometrist, and so he offered to use his Vok powers to restore him. The renamed Razorclaw 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. Ultimately, the Vok were expelled into Tarantulas's body, killing him, which left Tigerhawk's body open for Tigatron/Airazor's spark to inhabit. In response, the Primal Council sought to broker peace negotiations with their enemies, enlisting Tigatron to this end. After Nitrostreak was incapacitated, Unit 2 attempted to follow the Darksyde by commandeering the Chromia 10, pursuing along with its pilot. The island, however, was covered in booby-traps which were triggered by the use of energy weapons. Tigatron, along with Airazor, became Princess Yuna's guardians. She is a member of the Maximals. The recovered Tarantulas later called a truce and Tigatron naively believed him. Dawn of Future's Past, Two weeks after Airazor was reborn on Earth, she foiled a Predacon plot to launch an orbital platform despite Megatron's best efforts. The Gathering #1, After Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. When battling combiners from Cybertron briefly touched upon the planet, Airazor and Tigatron witnessed Optimus Maximus battling against Devastator in Talon Valley. He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. Blackarachnia appointed Tigatron and Airazor as delegates to Cybertron, believing that their independence from Eukaris's competing tribes would make them impartial diplomats. 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, but was told to sit down by Rhinox. Their sparks then merged, resulting in the all-powerful Tigerhawk. Among those moments was Tigatron helping Airazor back to her feet. Bonus Edition Vol. 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. Beast Wars Sourcebook. The Committee moved to have Ironhide investigate the crime spree. Initially, the dub skirted around any possibility of romance between Airazor and Tigatron, altering all flirtatious dialogue to change the intent (Tigatron's line in "The Trigger, Part 2" about how "the lady shall ride a tiger" was rewritten to a more generic command for them to get moving). Tigatron proposed membership to Cheetor at Hyperious during the peace summit, but the First Resistor ultimately declined. 2 #6. She frequently clashed with the pacifist Santon. Beginning rather randomly in that episode, Airazor flirtatiously starts calling Tigatron by the nickname "Ti-chan", leaving Tigatron to get flustered and anxiously call for him to stop. Her aerial beast mode, at the time, made her the only Maximal other than Optimus who could fly. Bonus Edition Rattrap He went on to help convince Skids not to send all the Legends Universe's interdimensional visitors back to where they came from, Bonus Edition Vol. He helped Optimus Primal defeat Jaguar, but was soon met by another mindless killer zombie: Airazor. 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. 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. Rattrap dragged her from the structure, only for them to find themselves at gunpoint — the truce was over. While thinking back to the good times she'd had in the Legends Universe, Windblade remembered a time she'd hand-fed Tigatron at the cafe, something Airazor hadn't liked at all. Derailment, Upon arriving on "Planet Energon", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. Beast Wars Metals #6, When human archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, Mini-Con Laserbeak translated it for them. Tigatron was at a loss at how to proceed when the Council received an audience from First Resistor Cheetor and Preditron, founder of their opposing tribe. Subsequently, Tigerhawk was plucked by Unicron from the remnants of his home universe to become one of his Minion generals, renaming himself Razorclaw. Airazor commented that sometimes you can be too alone. The original concept art for Tigatron, shown in the ", This coloration was later utilized for the comic-exclusive, Tigatron's beast mode may well have been female. Airazor was also among the revived, but as a mindless zombie. Airazor's gender in the Hasbro line is due to Beast Wars story editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio's insistence. Airazor: Yuna, Wake up. Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. However, when their enemies had all been taken prisoner, Airazor and Tigatron decided not to join their comrades in their journey to Cybertron. 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. The Council was informed of the Prime's inevitable return but only after half of them had already voted to keep it secret and forced the other half to do the same, much to Airazor's discomfort. Although she escaped, Wing Saber bore the physical and mental scars from her encounter with Steelgrave for some time. Airazor of Nuon was a champion of the Games who eventually came to sit on the Maximal High Council. He fell in love with fellow Maximal Airazor. The Gender Gap Part 2 Hoping to get to the bottom of Airazor and Nightscream's genders, Rattrap and Rhinox proceeded to follow them to see which bathroom they'd use. Choose Me, After Optimus Prime announced his intent to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds, Airazor attended the first council meeting discussing this sudden change of events. Spider's Game, During a Predacon attack on the Axalon, Airazor saved Optimus from plunging to his doom, but was herself so badly damaged she had to spend several days in the CR chamber. Beast Wars Metals #5 She did battle with Tigatron, who did not want to fight the robot he loved. Convincing him that she didn't need rescuing herself, and promising that she'd see him again someday, "Airazor" sent Tigatron on his way. Relation with Princess Yuna [ edit | edit source ] In Rise of the Maximals Part 1 and 2 , Tigatron has been like the uncle Princess Yuna never had as he and Airazor became her guardians. 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. The Axalon's original mission was to dump Protoform X, a transformer with an unbreakable spark. This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. Windblade vol. What if it's actually a set with a Deluxe Tigatron and Core Airazor sold as a Voyager? Before Predaking could finish her off, transmatter started raining down on the battlefield, converting whoever it touched into a protoform. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating Primal Prime and giving new Transmetal bodies to the extant Sparks of Airazor and Tigatron. Ping When it became clear that they couldn't win, the two retreated back to the Council Spire to discuss a last-ditch moves. Beast Wars Metals #3 She soon found him, but his mind had been taken over by Tarantulas. In the comic, Airazor helped Tigatron pursue a fleeing Predacon ship. The exact reason for this has never been made known; it could have been for the sake of sales (girl characters tend to sell poorly in boys toylines) or Takara could have simply been working from outdated material provided by Hasbro in which Airazor was still regarded as male.