Ultraman Tiga (Dark Horse Manga)

A version of Ultraman Tiga from the Hong Kong manhua by Tony Wong and Khoo Fuk Lung in 1998. His story is very similar to his television counterpart while still being unique. Unlike the television Tiga, there is no evidence to imply he was once evil, nor was he in love with Yuzare. 
==History==
===Ancient Times===
Thirty million years ago in the past, Earth was home to two civilizations, the Kiliel and Humanity. Tiga was a mighty warrior of light and leader of a trio of Ultra Warriors. Arriving on ancient Earth after crossing the great expanse of space, Tiga came with his comrades and put a stop to the war between two civilizations, forcing the two to live in peace. One of the Kiliel, Kyrieloid grew to respect the Ultra Warriors and aided them in battling against a great evil. However the humans proved treacherous and committed genocide on the Kiliel. Tiga was forced to face Kyrieloid, and sealed him away instead of killing him.
It is unknown which battle occurred first, the battle with Kyrieloid or the assault on humanity by the monsters but it would seem both battles were closely connected and may have occurred one after the other.
Eventually a time came when the monsters of Earth rose up to destroy mankind, it was unknown what force drove them but humanity had never seen the monsters attack in such number or coordination. Tiga and his two comrades raced to help humanity and fought their best to fight back the deluge of giant beasts. However, while they were not outclassed they were badly outnumbered. Faced with no other option the three huddled together, Tiga leaped into the air and the other two funneled their light energy into him. The nearby humans noted how dangerous that was and were worried Tiga may even explode. However Tiga unleashed a golden light, firing golden beams from his body that homed in on every monster, winning the battle but ultimately draining his and his comrades power.
Despite winning the battle the trio were utterly spent and their connection to the living world severely weakened. Either their bodies were turned to stone, or special replicas of stone were made, either way the three continued to exist in a dimension between life and death as the statue waited for countless eons in the pyramid of light. There they waited for one who would join with Tiga and serve as his connection to the living world again to fight for mankind's future.
=== Modern Times===
Pending. 
==Profile==
===Stats=== 
*Height: 53 m
*Weight: 44,000 t
*Age: Unknown
*Home World: Unknown
*Time Limit: 3 minutes
===Forms===
===Standard Abilities===
Powers and techniques Tiga can use in all of his forms.
*Hand Slash: A simple arrow shaped burst of energy from his hand, it is Tiga's basic attack.
*Type Change: Using the Light Crystal on his forehead, Tiga can modify his body going between Multi Type, Power Type, and Sky Type at will.
*Size Change: Tiga can change his size from that of a giant to that of a human and back.
Tiga Slash Manga.jpg|Hand Slash
Tiga Type Change.jpg|Type Change
==Gallery==
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Ultraman Tiga_Force_Ball.jpg
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Manga_Tiga_Dimension.jpg|Tiga and Daigo first meet
Manga_Tiga_LightTunnel.jpg
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Tiga Manga GUTS.jpg|GUTS and Tiga
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Tiga_Daigo_Comrades_Manga.jpg|Tiga and his comrades sending Daigo back to the real world
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Tiga_Manga_Ultra_Arrival.jpg|Tiga and his companions arrive on Earth
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==Trivia==
*Unlike his original counterpart, this Tiga never appeared to have been evil and his Type change ability seems to be natural to him. Some theorize it was given to him when his comrades fed him their energy.
*The English Translation uses terms found in the 4Kids English dub of the Ultraman Tiga television series.
*This Tiga had no relation to Daigo, and Daigo was not his reincarnation. Instead Daigo serves as his anchor to reality, his body existing as a shell for Daigo's consciousness and his mind merged with Daigo's but the human had control over their merged forms. However, Daigo is still chosen due to his heritage as a descendant of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization which Tiga and his companions once protected.
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