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Tiger Jackson (タイガー・ジャクソン Taigā Jakuson?) is a disco-styled capoeira fighter who was introduced in Tekken 3 as a 3D Model/Texture swap of Eddy Gordo which carried over to Tekken Tag Tournament. He returns for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in which he finally receives his own character slot.

Biography

Tiger is a mysterious man who entered the "The King of Iron Fist Tournament" dressed in clothes inspired by the golden ages of soul and disco music. His polished capoeira moves look quite similar to those used by Eddy, but the nature of the relationship between these two fighters remains a mystery. [2]

Personality

Appearance

Outfits

Main Article: Tiger Jackson/Outfits

Story

Tekken 3

Tiger does not have an official storyline within Tekken 3.

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Tekken 3 - Tiger Jackson Ending HD

Ending Description, "Supa Fly"
Tiger is at a disco club dancing to some 1970's disco music. The scene ends with Tiger striking a pose.

Other Appearances

Tekken Tag Tournament

Tiger appeared as a playable character in Tekken Tag Tournament.

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Tekken Tag Tournament - Tiger Jackson Ending HD

Ending Description
Tiger is shown pointing at the sky and saying something at what appears to be Ling Xiaoyu's stage. Then, he points to the sky with his other hand. He raises and lowers one of his hands, and then he raises and lowers his other hand. He spins around once in one direction. Then, he spins around again in the opposite direction. Finally, he points at the screen and grins.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Tiger Jackson returns in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as a playable character for the console version only.

He is also notably the only character in the game to not have an ending. Beating Arcade Mode/Pair Play Mode with Tiger does not award anything. He (along with Unknown) also lacks any customization options.

Profile:
A free-spirited dancer who burst into the King of Iron Fist Tournament like a comet! With his slick moves and sharp looks, he toys with his opponents while dazzling the crowds. He shares the same Capoeira skills as Eddy Gordo, but the two are not at all related.[3]

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Gameplay

Fighting Style

Tiger fights using Capoeira, the Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dancing, and music.

Moves

Ghost Data

Name Rank
Watagashi Hair ?

Trivia

General:

  • In the Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion artbook, it is stated that Tiger Jackson was originally an unused concept for Eddy Gordo.
  • Tiger Jackson's name is never said by the Game Announcer in Tekken 3 or Tekken Tag Tournament. It is not until Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that his full name is announced upon selecting him.
    • Tiger's pre-production name was Soul Jackson. There is an unused announcer sound clip for Soul Jackson in the arcade version of Tekken 3 but no sound clip for Tiger Jackson in either Tekken 3 or Tekken Tag Tournament.
  • In Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it is possible to Customize Eddy Gordo to resemble Tiger Jackson.

Tekken 3:

  • Tiger is available after beating the Story Mode sixteen times with a different character. To use him, the player must go to Eddy Gordo on the Character Select screen and press either the Start button or the Triangle button.
  • Tiger Jackson's bosses in the Tekken Force side game are (in order of appearance) Eddy Gordo, Eddy again, himself, and Heihachi Mishima.
  • The vocals used in the music of Tiger's ending are text-to-speech, and sound similar to Microsoft Sam.
  • The music in Tiger's ending also includes a portion of the theme from Tekken 4's Beach stage, "Kitsch". With Tekken 3 of course being the predecessor of Tekken 4, this makes the theme from Kitsch a variation on the theme as it appears in Tiger's ending.
    • Another variation of this theme would play during Christie Monteiro's Tekken 4 ending, closer in similarity to Tekken 4's "Kitsch".
  • The title of his ending in this game, "Supa Fly", could be a reference to the 1972 American film Super Fly. This could also be a reference to the sountrack of the film by Curtis Mayfield, a prominent African-American singer-songwriter who was an influential contributor to Soul music. Tiger's mannerisms, outfit, and appearance are all inspired by aspects of Soul, Funk, and Disco.


Tekken Tag Tournament:

  • There is a glitch with Tiger (and Eddy) when he is used as a Practice Mode dummy. All attacks performed on Tiger are read as a combo string, and it doesn't reset until he hits the ground or goes into full crouch.
  • Thought to be a possible alter-ego of Eddy at one point, Eddy's ending proved this false by showing them as two separate people, while Tekken Tag Tournament 2 finally gave Tiger his own separate slot.

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection:

  • Tiger Jackson can be seen in the background of the Pool Party stage. Tiger replaces Lee Chaolan's alter-ego Violet, who is in this stage in Tekken 5 except when Lee is fighting.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2:

  • This is the first time Tiger receives his own character slot.
    • For the first time, Tiger Jackson's name is also said.
  • Eddy can be customized to resemble Tiger.
  • Tiger never speaks in-game, similar to Sergei Dragunov.

Other:

Gallery

Tiger Jackson/Gallery

References

  1. ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 4:21 PM Jun 13, 2024. Note that information is not stated in-game and only comes from a database of information provided by series developer Katsuhiro Harada.
  2. ^ Video description on the official Bandai Namco Youtube channel https://youtu.be/HDIC2eWIc1U
  3. ^ Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U profile.

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