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Tiger's Eye, known in Japanese as Taigāzu Ai, is a recurring antagonist in the anime series Sailor Moon SuperS. He is a member of the Amazon Trio, a group of three servants attached to the Dead Moon Circus who operate under the command of Zirconia in the search for Pegasus and the Golden Crystal. The trio serve the circus's larger goal of locating Pegasus, the winged horse who has hidden himself within the dreams of the young Chibiusa. Tiger's Eye is the member who most consistently focuses on charming and deceiving young women in order to reach the Dream Mirrors that might contain Pegasus.
In terms of background, he was originally a tiger kept at the circus before being given a human form, a transformation performed by Zirconia using a magic orb. In his human appearance, he is tall with fair skin, shoulder-length light orange or blond hair, yellow eyes, pointed elf-like ears, and earrings. At the circus he works as a flashy wild animal tamer, and his personal dream is to one day become a world-famous rock artist. His favorite phrase is "My dream is to be an artist." This ambition makes him vain, theatrical, and eager to be admired.
His personality is defined by vanity and self-confidence. He considers himself a ladies' man and frequently disguises himself as a handsome young man to approach attractive girls, making them believe he is romantically interested before revealing his true intentions and extracting their Dream Mirrors. His fellow trio members, Fish Eye and Hawk's Eye, do not share his high opinion of himself. He is flamboyant, charming in a shallow way, and somewhat obsessive in his pursuit of younger women.
His motivations are tied directly to his mission: he must find the Dream Mirror in which Pegasus is hiding so that the Dead Moon Circus can obtain the Golden Crystal. Alongside this duty, he is driven by personal ambition and a desire to be seen as successful and desirable. He genuinely enjoys the attention and admiration that comes with his performances and his romantic schemes.
In the story, he appears throughout the season as one of the primary threats, attacking various dreamers, especially young women chosen for their beautiful dreams, and battling the Sailor Guardians when they intervene. He often summons creatures called Lemures to fight on his behalf and uses a whip as his weapon of choice during combat.
Like the other Amazon Trio members, he has the ability to draw out a person's Dream Mirror and look into their dreams, teleport through a hoop of fire, and summon Lemures. His fighting style centers on his whip, which he uses against the Super Sailor Senshi. Combined with his talent for disguise and his skill at manipulating emotions, these abilities make him a persistent danger to both ordinary people and the heroes.
His key relationships are with his fellow trio members and his superiors. He works alongside Hawk's Eye and Fish Eye, and their bickering and rivalry over who can find Pegasus first is a recurring element of the season. He answers to Zirconia, who sends the trio on their missions, and ultimately serves the larger will of Queen Nehelenia. His relationship with the Sailor Guardians is adversarial, and his encounters with Sailor Moon and the other warriors repeatedly end in defeat.
Over the course of the season, his confident and showy methods prove increasingly ineffective against the strengthening Sailor Guardians. Though he remains committed to his mission, his failures contribute to the trio's diminishing standing, and he is ultimately swept aside as the conflict with Nehelenia reaches its climax. His character is defined less by personal growth than by the contrast between his vanity and the genuine, protected dreams of the series' heroes.
In terms of background, he was originally a tiger kept at the circus before being given a human form, a transformation performed by Zirconia using a magic orb. In his human appearance, he is tall with fair skin, shoulder-length light orange or blond hair, yellow eyes, pointed elf-like ears, and earrings. At the circus he works as a flashy wild animal tamer, and his personal dream is to one day become a world-famous rock artist. His favorite phrase is "My dream is to be an artist." This ambition makes him vain, theatrical, and eager to be admired.
His personality is defined by vanity and self-confidence. He considers himself a ladies' man and frequently disguises himself as a handsome young man to approach attractive girls, making them believe he is romantically interested before revealing his true intentions and extracting their Dream Mirrors. His fellow trio members, Fish Eye and Hawk's Eye, do not share his high opinion of himself. He is flamboyant, charming in a shallow way, and somewhat obsessive in his pursuit of younger women.
His motivations are tied directly to his mission: he must find the Dream Mirror in which Pegasus is hiding so that the Dead Moon Circus can obtain the Golden Crystal. Alongside this duty, he is driven by personal ambition and a desire to be seen as successful and desirable. He genuinely enjoys the attention and admiration that comes with his performances and his romantic schemes.
In the story, he appears throughout the season as one of the primary threats, attacking various dreamers, especially young women chosen for their beautiful dreams, and battling the Sailor Guardians when they intervene. He often summons creatures called Lemures to fight on his behalf and uses a whip as his weapon of choice during combat.
Like the other Amazon Trio members, he has the ability to draw out a person's Dream Mirror and look into their dreams, teleport through a hoop of fire, and summon Lemures. His fighting style centers on his whip, which he uses against the Super Sailor Senshi. Combined with his talent for disguise and his skill at manipulating emotions, these abilities make him a persistent danger to both ordinary people and the heroes.
His key relationships are with his fellow trio members and his superiors. He works alongside Hawk's Eye and Fish Eye, and their bickering and rivalry over who can find Pegasus first is a recurring element of the season. He answers to Zirconia, who sends the trio on their missions, and ultimately serves the larger will of Queen Nehelenia. His relationship with the Sailor Guardians is adversarial, and his encounters with Sailor Moon and the other warriors repeatedly end in defeat.
Over the course of the season, his confident and showy methods prove increasingly ineffective against the strengthening Sailor Guardians. Though he remains committed to his mission, his failures contribute to the trio's diminishing standing, and he is ultimately swept aside as the conflict with Nehelenia reaches its climax. His character is defined less by personal growth than by the contrast between his vanity and the genuine, protected dreams of the series' heroes.