Greer Nelson (Earth-616)

## Greer Grant Nelson

**Spouses:**

* William Nelson (husband, deceased)

**Children:**

* William Grant Nelson (son)

**Tigra** (*Greer Grant Nelson*) is a human mutate who was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After the tragic death of her husband, Tigra began working as a laboratory assistant and became the test subject to an experiment that granted her superhuman powers and a tiger-like physiology.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Feline Physiology:** Tigra's feline physiology grants her a number of superhuman physical capabilities, including:

* **Superhuman Strength:** Tigra possesses superhuman strength sufficient to lift about ten tons.
	+ **Superhuman Leaping:** Her physical strength also exstends to her powerful leg muscles to a lesser degree, allowing her to perform a standing jump of 12 feet in height.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Tigra can run and move at speeds superior to that of even the finest human athlete and reach 70 miles per hour in a chase.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Tigra is capable of performing at peak condition for more than 90 minutes straight without growing tired.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Tigra's physical durability allows her to withstand blows from most attacks, such as melee and ranged attacks, or a point-blank headshot from a repulsor blast.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor:** With her durability comes a minor healing factor, leaving her in pain for a short duration before recovering within a day or so.
* **Superhuman Agility:** Tigra's scientific and mystical augmentations afford her the agility of her namesake, being able to move gracefully and swiftly across a scene whether it be concrete cities or lush jungles.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Tigra is able to detect threats and can react at faster speeds than normal humans with her feline physiology.
* **Superhuman Senses:** Tigra's senses are about ten times as keen as an average human's and are about five times that of an average feline's.
	+ **Superhuman Vision:** Her eyesight extends into the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, granting her superhuman visual acuity and even allowing for night vision. Her vertically-slit pupils allow a greater range of vision above and below her, which enables her to more easily detect the movements of an opponent.
		- **Night Vision**
	+ **Superhuman Hearing:** Tigra's hearing is sufficiently acute as to detect a ball of tissue paper being dropped at a distance of 40 feet.
	+ **Superhuman Olfaction:** WIth her highly developed sense of smell, she can selectively sort through various odors so as to follow a trail. She can detect subtle alterations in the composition of perspiration that reflect the mood or emotions. She is also highly sensitive to pheromonal secretions.
* **Claw Manifestation:** Tigra's fangs and claws are extremely sharp and tough, enabling her to rend through a variety of substances including a variety of metals, including steel.
* **Empathic Manipulation:** Tigra has the ability to enhance and control the emotions of others to a certain degree, even affording her the power to restore and sense peoples' memories.
	+ **Telepathic Resistance:** This ability has the added advantage of granting a slight resistance to telepathic attacks.

### Abilities

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat**
* **Aviation**

## Equipment

**Cat's Head Amulet:** Tigra wears a Cat's Head Amulet around her throat which serves as a talisman for her transformation into her feline form from her human form and vice versa.