History Main / TigerVersusDragon

* The episode "Other Victories" in Beast Wars featured a battle between Megatron in his dragon form and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tigerhawk]]. At one point, [[http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/6/6a/OtherVictories_clash.jpg a flash of lightning illuminates them black on a white background]], a possible reference to this trope.

* The episode "Other Victories" in Beast Wars featured a battle between Megatron in his dragon form and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tigerhawk]]. At one point, a flash of lightning illuminates them black on a white background, a possible reference to this trope.

** In the Japanese version, Phoenix Wright has little to do with the Phoenix as his original name is Ryuuichi. As everyone knows, Ryu means dragon in Japanese.

** In the Japanese version, Phoenix Wright has nothing to do with the Phoenix as his original name is Ryuuichi. As everyone knows, Ryu means dragon in Japanese.

* In ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' Mitsuki Konishi's noise form is a tiger, Megumi Kitaniji's is a dragon.

** If you look closely, you'll notice Tigre's shirt features a lion chomping on a dragon's neck.

* Averted in ''TenkuuSenkiShurato'' Ryuu-Oh Ryoma and Ten-Oh Hyuuga happen to be [[HoYay best friends,]] despite their armor motifs.

* At the begining of ShiningForceIII, when Master Gabrial asks you to name the three heroes, he compares them to animals. Synbios is compared to the Tiger, Medion is compared to the Dragon [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Julian is compared to a Wolf.]] Synbios, the Tiger is a Knight of the Republic and Medion, the Dragon is a Prince of the Empire. Both are played against each other at one point by the Emperor.

* Possibly unintwentional, but in [[{{Rocky}} Rocky IV]], Rocky, previously represented by the song "Eye of the '''Tiger'''", faces Ivan '''Drago'''.

[[caption-width:320:Yin Yang, Tiger, Dragon, and I Ching. Okay, we get it. It's Eastern.]]

* ''YuGiOh'' [[TakeAThirdOption cut out the middle man]]: [[NinjaZombiePirateRobot A single Tiger Dragon]].

* In ''FullMetalPanic'', Sousuke's [[Animal Motif AnimalMotifs]] is a tiger. Gauron's [[Animal Motif AnimalMotifs]] can be seen as a dragon (derived from his name, Gauron, meaning "nine dragons" in Chinese). Their relationship fits this trope description to a "T".

* In ''FullMetalPanic'', Sousuke's AnimalMotif is a tiger. Gauron's AnimalMotif can be seen as a dragon (derived from his name, Gauron, meaning "nine dragons" in Chinese). Their relationship fits this trope description to a "T".

* Very subtle, but in a [[{{Animaniacs}} Chicken Boo]] sketch. Chicken Boo was a in a karate tournament. He was [[PaperThinDisguise disguised]] as "Moo Goo Gai Boo" from the ''Dragon'' Dojo, up against Gwai Yan Kee from the ''Tiger'' Dojo.
** Also a BilingualBonus as "Moo Goo Gai" is a Cantonese dish with chicken, so it ends up meaning [[MeaningfulName "Chicken Boo"]] in Cantonese. "Gwai Yan Kee" [[ForeignSoundingGibberish means nothing]]. It just means "white yankee" (technically, "ghost yankee") in Cantonese, which could be a statement about "black belt" mills frequently being run by white guys with no real training. [[DidNotDoTheResearch This is also strange because Cantonese don't fight with karate]] (Karate is Japanese); they fight with a style of kung fu called ''hakka kuen'' (which is where all those "Dragon style", "Mantis style", "Crane style", et al come from). Then again, it ''is'' Animaniacs we're talking about, [[TheyJustDidntCare so it's not like we should be expecting much]].

[[caption-width:320:[[FoeYay Er, they're positioned pretty close together...]]]]

The Chinese have an interesting idiom, "the tiger and the dragon". This refers to two spirits so wildly different and yet wildly similar at the same time, intricately linked together in destiny. Both the Dragon and the Tiger are Buddhist symbols, with the tiger lunging straight ahead to bulldoze through his opponents, while the dragon is revered more for patience and wisdom which he then derives fighting power from. Both of these locked together represent a balance of power, both "hard" and "soft" styles coming together to form a harmony between Yin and Yang. They can also be seen as the Dragon representing Spirit/Heaven, and the Tiger representing Matter/Earth.

As such, symbolism with tigers and dragons are common in asian martial arts, and one Shaolin myth has it that to prove themselves worthy of a black belt, students would have to fight their way through 100 wooden enemies and lift a 500 pound vase blocking the exit of the testing room. The vase was imprinted with a tiger and a dragon, and was hot enough that it would brand the symbols into the chest or shoulders of the student as proof of success.

* Famous samurai Uesugi Kenshin was called the Dragon of Eichigo (Eichigo was the province he ruled). His rival, Takada Shingen, was called the Tiger of Kai. And yes, this was on purpose.

The Chinese have an interesting idiom, "the tiger and the dragon". This refers to two spirits so wildly different and yet wildly similar at the same time, intricately linked together in destiny. Both the Dragon and the Tiger are Buddhist symbols, with the tiger lunging straight ahead to bulldoze through his opponents, while the dragon is revered more for patience and wisdom which he then derives fighting power from. Both of these locked together represent a balance of power, both "hard" and "soft" styles coming together to form a harmony between Yin and Yang. They can also be seen as the Dragon representing Spirit/Heaven, and the Tiger representing Matter/Earth.