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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 [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Yin and Yang]]. They can also be seen as the Dragon representing Spirit/Heaven, and the Tiger representing Matter/Earth. This is why you see lots of Dragon/Tiger tattoos. They're as Eastern as Yin and Yang. Bonus points if they're in the same picture as a Yin and Yang (which isn't Buddhist, per se, but Taoist).

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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 [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Yin and Yang]]. They can also be seen as the Dragon representing Spirit/Heaven, and the Tiger representing Matter/Earth. This is why you see lots of Dragon/Tiger tattoos. They're as Eastern as Yin and Yang. Bonus points if they're in the same picture as a Yin and Yang (which isn't Buddhist, per se, but Taoist).
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* ''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.

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* ''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.



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

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



* In ''SengokuBasara'', eternal rivals Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura are known as the One-Eyed Dragon and the Little Tiger respectively. The [[AnimeOfTheGame anime]] makes this even more poignant by having them represented by their animals during the FinalBattle.

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* In ''SengokuBasara'', eternal rivals Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura are known as the One-Eyed Dragon and the Little Tiger respectively. The [[AnimeOfTheGame anime]] makes this even more poignant by having them represented by their animals during the FinalBattle.



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

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



* In ''LegendOfTheDragon'' (first season), the Tiger Warrior Bengial is the ActionGirl [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] to the Dragon Warrior Ang's MartialPacifist [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]. She's also [[DesignatedGirlFight more likely to fight]] Yang's EvilTwin sister, the Shadow Dragon Warrior.

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* In ''LegendOfTheDragon'' (first season), the Tiger Warrior Bengial is the ActionGirl [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] to the Dragon Warrior Ang's MartialPacifist [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]. She's also [[DesignatedGirlFight more likely to fight]] Yang's EvilTwin sister, the Shadow Dragon Warrior.
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* Spoofed in ''HayateTheCombatButler'', with Nagi getting the BattleAura of a dragon, and Ayumu countering with...a hamster. She never quite escapes the association with the little rodent.

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* Spoofed in ''HayateTheCombatButler'', ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'', with Nagi getting the BattleAura of a dragon, and Ayumu countering with...a hamster. She never quite escapes the association with the little rodent.
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* The RanmaOneHalf episode ''Genma Takes A Walk'' has Soun and Genma falling out, and fighting a dual at the end of the episode, their first attacks against eachother being Genma's "Wild Tiger Exploding Fist" and Soun's "Flying Dragon Kick To Oblivion".
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** [[spoiler: In at least one version of the book, the catatonic telepath is caught completely by surprise. He'd set up [[MagicAIsMagicA the laws of magic]] so that the above fight was possible with minimal {{Inception}}-style "cheating" on Howson's part, but he'd expected the people on the outside to send a less experienced therapeutic telepath, who would screw up and get noticed, at which point the catatonic guy would wake up on his own.]]

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* The {{Mockumentary}} ''[[DragonsAFantasyMadeReal Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real]]'' had a realistic scenario of a fight between a tiger and a dragon. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well for the tiger.]]
* Featured as subtext within a single character in MightyMorphinPowerRangers with Tommy Oliver, who goes from the evil, dragon-based Green Ranger to the heroic tiger-based White Ranger. The Green Ranger powers were somehow revived, leading to a Green vs. White battle before being sealed away for good.



** In an unintentional case, ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' has Tommy Oliver, who goes from the evil-but-redeemed dragon-based Green Ranger (based on ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' footage) to the heroic tiger-based White Ranger (from the above-mentioned ''Dairanger''). The Green Ranger powers were somehow revived via EvilTwin in a second-season two-parter, leading to a Green vs. White battle before being sealed away for good.
* And of course this comes up when both of the above franchises have a crossover. In ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperheroTaisen'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.
* The {{Mockumentary}} ''[[DragonsAFantasyMadeReal Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real]]'' had a realistic scenario of a fight between a tiger and a dragon. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well for the tiger.]]



* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperheroTaisen'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.

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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperheroTaisen'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.
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* Possibly unintentional, but in ''[[{{Rocky}} Rocky IV]]'', Rocky, previously represented by the song "Eye of the '''Tiger'''", faces Ivan '''Drago'''.

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* Possibly unintentional, but in ''[[{{Rocky}} Rocky IV]]'', ''RockyIV'', Rocky, previously represented by the song "Eye of the '''Tiger'''", faces Ivan '''Drago'''.
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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.

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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai'', ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperheroTaisen'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.
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* In {{DJMAX Technika}}, the music selection ''Dual Strikers'' is a reference to tiger and dragon, with the characters for them emphasized in opposite corners of the [[http://www.cyphergate.net/wiki/index.php?title=File:Dual_Strikers_Technika2Eyecatch.jpg eyecatch image]].
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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai]], KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.

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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai]], ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai'', KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.




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* In the final battle of ''KingsQuestV'', the BigBad changes into a dragon; while Graham ''can'' change into a tiger, this just gets you killed; the trick is to change into a rabbit, which is nimble enough to dodge the dragon's BreathWeapon.
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* In the giant {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/SuperHeroWarsKamenRiderVsSuperSentai]], KamenRiderRyuki and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Geki Red]] (both mentioned above) fight each other during the gigantic Rider vs. Ranger battle.
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* In ''TheMeek'', [[spoiler: Angora's grandfather is a giant olm, or cave salamander, and Luca's associate is a giant, ghostly tiger]].

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* In ''TheMeek'', ''Webcomic/TheMeek'', [[spoiler: Angora's grandfather is a giant olm, or cave salamander, and Luca's associate is a giant, ghostly tiger]].
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* ''{{Series/Kung Fu}}:'' As part of their final graduation exercise Shaolin monks get a tiger and a dragon branded onto their forearms, by having to lift a heavy, red hot, urn to get to the exit of the testing facility.
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* 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.

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* The episode "Other Victories" is ''[[BeastWars ''[[WesternAnimation/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.
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* In ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' Mitsuki Konishi's noise form is a tiger, Megumi Kitaniji's is a dragon. [[spoiler:Konishi plans to usurp Kitaniji as Conductor, or Composer, even.]]

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* In ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' Mitsuki Konishi's noise form is a tiger, Megumi Kitaniji's is a dragon. [[spoiler:Konishi plans to usurp Kitaniji as Conductor, or Composer, even.]]
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* 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.

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* Famous samurai Uesugi Kenshin was called the Dragon of Eichigo (Eichigo was the province he ruled). His rival, Takada Takeda Shingen, was called the Tiger of Kai. And yes, this was on purpose.
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* ''{{Toradora}}'' uses this as a frequently recurring motif. The characters are even named Taiga and Ryuuji![[hottip:*:Ryuuji = "dragon child/dragon character"]]

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* ''{{Toradora}}'' ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' uses this as a frequently recurring motif. The characters are even named Taiga and Ryuuji![[hottip:*:Ryuuji = "dragon child/dragon character"]]
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* In ''LegendOfTheDragon'' (first season), the Tiger Warrior Bengial is the ActionGirl [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] to the Dragon Warrior Ang's MartialPacifist [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]. She also is [[DesignatedGirlFight more likely to fight]] Yang's EvilTwin sister, the Shadow Dragon Warrior.

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* In ''LegendOfTheDragon'' (first season), the Tiger Warrior Bengial is the ActionGirl [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] to the Dragon Warrior Ang's MartialPacifist [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]. She She's also is [[DesignatedGirlFight more likely to fight]] Yang's EvilTwin sister, the Shadow Dragon Warrior.
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* In ''LegendOfTheDragon'' (first season), the Tiger Warrior Bengial is the ActionGirl [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] to the Dragon Warrior Ang's MartialPacifist [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]. She also is [[DesignatedGirlFight more likely to fight]] Yang's EvilTwin sister, the Shadow Dragon Warrior.
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This can be used either for [[RuleOfSymbolism depth]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic exploitation]], or [[RuleOfCool just because]].

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This can be used either for [[RuleOfSymbolism depth]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic [[FauxSymbolism exploitation]], or [[RuleOfCool just because]].



* In ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', Kenshiro and Raoh are sometimes represented by a dragon and a tiger, respectively. Kenshiro is stoic and does not seek power, Raoh is more hot-blooded and ambitious.

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* In ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Kenshiro and Raoh are sometimes represented by a dragon and a tiger, respectively. Kenshiro is stoic and does not seek power, Raoh is more hot-blooded and ambitious.



* In ''FullMetalPanic'', Sousuke's [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif ]] is a tiger. Gauron's [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif ]] 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".

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* In ''FullMetalPanic'', Sousuke's [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif ]] {{Animal Motif|s}} is a tiger. Gauron's [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif ]] 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".



* During the FinalBoss battle in KingsQuestV, [[EvilSorcerer Mordack]] transforms into a insectoid dragon. Guess which animal form counters him?

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* During the FinalBoss battle in KingsQuestV, ''[[KingsQuestVAbsenseMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]]'', [[EvilSorcerer Mordack]] transforms into a insectoid dragon. Guess which animal form counters him?



* In DubiousCompany, TheDragon is an OfficerAndAGentleman dealing with a PsychopathicManChild superior and HotBlooded subordinates, making for a very sympathetic [[TheStarscream Starscream]].

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* In DubiousCompany, TheDragon is an OfficerAndAGentleman dealing with a PsychopathicManChild PsychopathicManchild superior and HotBlooded subordinates, making for a very sympathetic [[TheStarscream Starscream]].



** 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, [[RuleOfFunny so it's not like we should be expecting total accuracy]].

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** 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 [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign 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, [[RuleOfFunny so it's not like we should be expecting total accuracy]].
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* ''{{Toradora}}'' uses this as a frequently recurring motif. The characters are even named Taiga and Ryuuji![[hottip:* :Ryuuji = "dragon child/dragon character"]]

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* ''{{Toradora}}'' uses this as a frequently recurring motif. The characters are even named Taiga and Ryuuji![[hottip:* :Ryuuji Ryuuji![[hottip:*:Ryuuji = "dragon child/dragon character"]]

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**Slightly inverted as Ryo is called the "Invincible Dragon" while Robert is called the "Raging Tiger."



* 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.

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* At the begining beginning 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.
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* In ''TheBeastLegion'', that is what it all boils down to.

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* In ''TheBeastLegion'', that is what it all boils down to.The Hero's Beast form is a white WereTiger while the bad guy is a Sapphire Dragon.
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** One could also say that Queen Otohime is the "dragon" to Fisher's "tiger".
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* 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. The sensei even references the mythology: "The boastful tiger will yield to the serene whisper of the dragon".

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* Very subtle, but in a [[{{Animaniacs}} [[WesternAnimation/{{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. The sensei even references the mythology: "The boastful tiger will yield to the serene whisper of the dragon".
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* ''DraconiaChronicles'' is about warring nations of Tiger and Dragon people whose populations are dominantly female.
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* In the ''SoulEater'' manga, Death The Kid references this as the main difference between his and Black Star's fighting styles. While Black Star prefers to simply use brute force against his opponents, Kid is more methodical and prefers using strategy.
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* In ''TheBeastLegion'', that is what it all boils down to.
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* In DubiousCompany, TheDragon is an OfficerAndAGentleman dealing with a ManChild superior and HotBlooded subordinates, making for a very sympathetic [[TheStarscream Starscream]].

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* In DubiousCompany, TheDragon is an OfficerAndAGentleman dealing with a ManChild PsychopathicManChild superior and HotBlooded subordinates, making for a very sympathetic [[TheStarscream Starscream]].
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* In DubiousCompany, TheDragon is an OfficerAndAGentleman dealing with a ManChild superior and HotBlooded subordinates, making for a very sympathetic [[TheStarscream Starscream]].

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