Tiger Claw speculation

*NinjaMan* · 08-21-2013, 09:46 AM

So what do you think his deal is? His design sheet says he's Shredder's bounty hunter/assassin from Japan. It also says he's traveled many lands and has a ton of weapons and lost his tail in a duel. So, is this guy a mutant? Magical being? Alien? What do you guys think his story is? What if he's a a being from another dimension that lost his tail in a duel with Usagi? Part of me hopes that's his story.

*Powder* · 08-21-2013, 11:27 AM

For some reason I don't think he's a mutant. Maybe some sort of ancient deity or whatever like some of the mutants from Archie.
He's got a nifty design, and I'm definitely interested in his appearance(s) based on that and what little we know of his backstory.

*TigerClaw* · 08-21-2013, 11:45 AM

Yeah, Me too, I'm curious about Tiger Claw

LittleBlueHero · 08-21-2013, 12:14 PM

Introducing Usagi would be epic... However, due to licensing issues I don't know that that will actually happen.

If it does though I hope to see Usagi in the IDW comic as well. As for wether or not he's a mutant... so far we haven't seen any other dimensions other than X. But the fact that there are other dimensions make for interesting and almost limitless story possibilities.

I could easily see the Turtles spending a season or at least part of one in a dimension of anthropomorphic animals... imagine the action figure potential!!

*JTH* · 08-21-2013, 12:37 PM

Wherever the Newtrailizer is from, I'm willing to bet it's the same place Tiger Claw is from.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-21-2013, 04:25 PM

I'm not sure what Tiger Claw's deal is, but maybe he was originally human and became a mutant somehow. It'll be interesting to see him and to hear his backstory on how he met Shredder and became associated with him.

Captain PunchYouHard · 08-21-2013, 06:15 PM

Spoiler:

*MikeandRaph87* · 08-21-2013, 07:13 PM

Does Tiger Claw remind any Archie's TMNT Adventures readers of this guy?

Spoiler:

The four arms seal the deal that the character was inspired from the guy.

*ToTheNines* · 08-21-2013, 07:14 PM

I think he's a mutant. The Kraang have been on earth for at least 16 years.

*Eiko* · 08-21-2013, 07:20 PM

I'm a huge cat lover so Tiger claw going to a clear fav of mine he prob a very old friend from another demension like Usagi could have been Splinter who cut his tail off anyway looking forward to this char.

*NinjaMan* · 08-21-2013, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I think he's a mutant. The Kraang have been on earth for at least 16 years.

That's quite possible. And would mean he could possibly be one of the world's first mutant. It would make the history between him and Shredder interesting.

*Luckyday* · 08-21-2013, 09:33 PM

I would laugh so hard if he had come from a island near Japan like Ninjara and was not a mutant at all.

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 08-21-2013, 10:28 PM

With those four arms, I think he might just actually be a new version of Katmandu, with the name changed because the nationality connection/pun that's no longer there.

n-zero · 08-22-2013, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NinjaMan

What if he's a a being from another dimension that lost his tail in a duel with Usagi? Part of me hopes that's his story.

Usagi probably isn't happening. Those crossovers were due to Stan Sakai being friends with Peter Laird, and Laird has been taking some time off from Turtles related projects since he sold the series to Nickelodeon.

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Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

With those four arms, I think he might just actually be a new version of Katmandu, with the name changed because the nationality connection/pun that's no longer there.

That picture isn't Tiger Claw- it's Kintaro form Mortal Kombat.

*miru* · 08-22-2013, 08:27 AM

Maybe Ninjara cut his tail off.

Leofan26 · 08-23-2013, 12:33 AM

Maybe he ate a devil fruit? AAHH Sorry, One Piece humor here

An, mutation seems more likely here, think hey'll fight Leo? Seems his type.

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 08-24-2013, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by n-zero

Usagi probably isn't happening. Those crossovers were due to Stan Sakai being friends with Peter Laird, and Laird has been taking some time off from Turtles related projects since he sold the series to Nickelodeon.

That picture isn't Tiger Claw- it's Kintaro form Mortal Kombat.

*FACEPALM* That's what I get for not being an MK fan. When the guy above me indicated that was him, I believed it, I can be so dumb sometimes.

demonsweat · 08-24-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Luckyday

I would laugh so hard if he had come from a island near Japan like Ninjara and was not a mutant at all.

That's pretty much what they said during the SDCC panel. Shredder gets fed up and travels to Asia looking for recruits to help him fight the turtles, and comes back with Tiger Claw. It doesn't sound like he's of Kraang origin.

source

*snake* · 08-24-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by miru

Maybe Ninjara cut his tail off.

no.

*Donatello19* · 08-24-2013, 12:56 PM

idk, but I'm not expecting much from him.

08-21-2013, 09:46 AM	#1
NinjaMan Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,579	Tiger Claw speculation So what do you think his deal is? His design sheet says he's Shredder's bounty hunter/assassin from Japan. It also says he's traveled many lands and has a ton of weapons and lost his tail in a duel. So, is this guy a mutant? Magical being? Alien? What do you guys think his story is? What if he's a a being from another dimension that lost his tail in a duel with Usagi? Part of me hopes that's his story.

08-21-2013, 11:45 AM	#3
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,165	Yeah, Me too, I'm curious about Tiger Claw __________________ Follow me on my Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@tygerclaw305

08-21-2013, 12:14 PM	#4
LittleBlueHero Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2013 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan Posts: 112	Introducing Usagi would be epic... However, due to licensing issues I don't know that that will actually happen. If it does though I hope to see Usagi in the IDW comic as well. As for wether or not he's a mutant... so far we haven't seen any other dimensions other than X. But the fact that there are other dimensions make for interesting and almost limitless story possibilities. I could easily see the Turtles spending a season or at least part of one in a dimension of anthropomorphic animals... imagine the action figure potential!! __________________

08-21-2013, 04:25 PM	#6
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I'm not sure what Tiger Claw's deal is, but maybe he was originally human and became a mutant somehow. It'll be interesting to see him and to hear his backstory on how he met Shredder and became associated with him. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

08-21-2013, 06:15 PM	#7
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08-21-2013, 11:27 AM	#2
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	For some reason I don't think he's a mutant. Maybe some sort of ancient deity or whatever like some of the mutants from Archie. He's got a nifty design, and I'm definitely interested in his appearance(s) based on that and what little we know of his backstory.

08-21-2013, 12:37 PM	#5
JTH "ME" Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,660	Wherever the Newtrailizer is from, I'm willing to bet it's the same place Tiger Claw is from.

08-21-2013, 07:13 PM	#8
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	Does Tiger Claw remind any Archie's TMNT Adventures readers of this guy? Spoiler: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tLbLABqU_b...Uppercut01.jpg Katmandu The four arms seal the deal that the character was inspired from the guy. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

08-21-2013, 07:14 PM	#9
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,284	I think he's a mutant. The Kraang have been on earth for at least 16 years.

08-21-2013, 07:20 PM	#10
Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	I'm a huge cat lover so Tiger claw going to a clear fav of mine he prob a very old friend from another demension like Usagi could have been Splinter who cut his tail off anyway looking forward to this char. __________________

08-21-2013, 09:33 PM	#12
Luckyday Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,292	I would laugh so hard if he had come from a island near Japan like Ninjara and was not a mutant at all. Last edited by Luckyday; 08-21-2013 at 09:39 PM.

08-21-2013, 10:28 PM	#13
Panda_Kahn_fan Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,715	With those four arms, I think he might just actually be a new version of Katmandu, with the name changed because the nationality connection/pun that's no longer there. __________________ My TMNT fanfic: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1266176...n-a-Half-Shell IDW is the best version of TMNT If they make a TMNT reboot movie retelling the shredder battle/origin, I won't buy a ticket.

08-22-2013, 08:27 AM	#15
miru Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,874	Maybe Ninjara cut his tail off. __________________ Proud Digimon nut.

08-23-2013, 12:33 AM	#16
Leofan26 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,306	Maybe he ate a devil fruit? AAHH Sorry, One Piece humor here An, mutation seems more likely here, think hey'll fight Leo? Seems his type.

08-24-2013, 12:56 PM	#20
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	idk, but I'm not expecting much from him.