History Main / TigerVersusDragon

* The ''KungFuPanda'' series' ShipTease with Master Po the Dragon Warrior and Master Tigress feels even more appropriate with this Chinese symbology in mind.

* ''TaiChiChasers'' features this trope prominently, from the two major rival factions (Tigeroids and Dragonoids) to tigers, dragons, and the ''taijutu'' (yin-yang symbol) being featured prominently in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNa-dag9FKE the main opening]].

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

* The episode "Other Victories" is [[BeastWars Transformers 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.

* ''HajimeNoIppo'': Takeshi Sendo, the Naniwa Tiger versus Ryuuhei Sawamura, the Owari Dragon. Both were feared street fighters that have never lost a fight and possess incredible fighting instincts. And yet, their fighting style is very different, as is their personality. They eventually wind up in some kind of VitriolicBestBuds relationship, which occasionally gives us funny scenes. It's odd though, considering one is ChaoticGood and the other ChaoticEvil.

** In the manga, Rock Lee and Garra are seen as a tiger and a dragon respectively during their fight.

* Played for laughs in [[{{Tsukihime}} Kagetsu Tohya]] with Akiha and Ciel during a minor confrontation, where they verbally spar before turning on Shiki to force him to choose between the lunches they have made. And saying he can't choose between them is not acceptable.
* In JadeEmpire, Lord Lao's furnace has two buttons to activate the configurations, the tiger button and the dragon button, as well as respective configurations (stat increase recipes). The configuration of the tiger grants an increase to focus, while the configuration of the dragon grants an increase to body.

* Catherine and Katherine from... {{Catherine}}.

* The ''Ryu Oh Ki'' and ''Ko Oh Ki'' in ''SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' series are the only two surviving examples of a series of ancient god-mechs patterned after TheFourGods. Rather than a rivalry, however, they are depicted as opposite sides of the coin, capable of forming a CombiningMecha that can [[TransformingMecha transform between two forms]]: The Tiger-themed [=KoRyuOh=] is a physical fighter, using blades, nunchaku, and {{Rocket Punch}}es to attack the enemy directly, while the Dragon-themed [=RyuKoOh=] uses magic, flames, and [[ColonyDrop dropping mountains on the enemy]] to fight from a distance.

* The ''Ryu Oh Ki'' and ''Ko Oh Ki'' in ''SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' series are the only two surviving examples of a series of ancient god-mechs patterned after the FourGods. Rather than a rivalry, however, they are depicted as opposite sides of the coin, capable of forming a CombiningMecha that can [[TransformingMecha transform between two forms]]: The Tiger-themed [=KoRyuOh=] is a physical fighter, using blades, nunchaku, and {{Rocket Punch}}es to attack the enemy directly, while the Dragon-themed [=RyuKoOh=] uses magic, flames, and [[ColonyDrop dropping mountains on the enemy]] to fight from a distance.

* The ''Ryu Oh Ki'' and ''Ko Oh Ki'' in ''SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' series are the only two surviving examples of a series of ancient god-mechs patterned after the FourGods. Rather than a rivalry, however, they are depicted as opposite sides of the coin as two separate combinations with each dominant: The Tiger-themed [=KoRyuOh=] is a physical fighter, using blades, nunchaku, and {{Rocket Punch}}es to attack the enemy directly, while the Dragon-themed [=RyuKoOh=] uses magic, flames, and [[ColonyDrop dropping mountains on the enemy]] to fight from a distance.

** Also a BilingualBonus: "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]].

* ''[=~Yu-Gi-Oh!~=]'' [[TakeAThirdOption cut out the middle man]]: [[NinjaZombiePirateRobot A single Tiger Dragon]].
* ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh GX}}'': In an early season one episode, tiger and dragon images are shown behind Misawa and Juudai respectively. [[spoiler: Later on, Misawa falls for Taniya, who has quite a few connections to tigers, and Juudai's past life love Yubel turns up: who was transformed into a dragon.]]

* A Dragon is commonly used to symbolise China. A Tiger is commonly used to symbolise India. Guess which two large Asian nations have rapidly developing economies and are seen as rivals for the post of "next superpower".

** The title uses the Japanese word for tiger, tora, and the Japanese romanization of dragon, dora(gan).

* Seen in ''{{Naruto}} TheMovie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow'', where Nadare Rouga employs the jutsu called Ice Release: Tearing Dragon Fierce Tiger (Ice Style: Dragon vs. Tiger).

* 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.

Whether it's just competing companies, martial arts, board games, or whatever, the dragon and the tiger will likely be used to represent these similar-but-different forces. The person representing the dragon will usually be wise, tempered, patient, humble, plucky, and/or any other traits usually seen as "down to earth". The person representing the tiger will probably be passionate, driven, enthusiastic, wild, and/or other traits seen as "HotBlooded".

* 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.