Tiger

The Tiger is a special unit taking appearance in the Dynasty Warriors series. They can be used as an additional bodyguard for players when equipped with a Tiger Collar.

Role in Games
The tiger appears almost always as an invincible enemy unit. Its height reaches to about slightly higher than half of a normal troop's height. Its attacks are a low-powered paw swipe, and a powerful roaring Musou attack that sends an upward blast of fire against foes surrounding it. The tiger is the subject to many gimmicks in the series. Wu is mostly represented by a tiger. Sun Jian was also known as the "Tiger of Jiang Dong" and in Dynasty Warriors 5, he and two of his sons, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, wore robes with tiger skin.

In Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, tigers appear in the Legend Mode stage, Struggle for Nan Zhong, and are controlled by Beastmasters. They also appear as part of the first wedding trial for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in The Two Qiaos Legend stage.

Tigers in Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires are much larger compared to their previous forms. One of the missions during stages asks the player to save a group of villagers from a pack of wild tigers. They may face enraged orange tigers or a pack of larger white tigers.

In Dynasty Warriors 7, these beasts can be purchased as animal guardians for players in Conquest Mode.

Origins
The tiger is a mammal and member of the cat family. It hails from Asia, and reaches lengths of 10 feet or longer. Its fur has black stripes on an orange and white background. In China, tigers have long been used in legends and stories as the ultimate savage beast, with many stories being told of man-eating tigers and the heroes who slay them.