Tamira

* Racer
* Casual

**Tamira** is an anthropomorphic female panther.

## Official Description

"A fierce and tenacious female competitor in a male-dominated sport, it is no wonder that Tamira has earned her reputation as the fearless loner.

Not one to participate in small talk and fiercely protective of her privacy, Tamira exudes an air of mystery around her. Displaying power and grace, both on and off the track, she has earned the respect of racing fans everywhere, despite her usual cold demeanor.
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## History

### RGP XIII

Introduced in "The New Guy", Tamira was a veteran racer by the time of the RGP XIII. In "Welcome To The Big Time" she intervenes when Krom and Wrecks are about to attack Tag, but also calls Tag's bravery into question. During the subsequent race at Desert Rose, Tag manages to pull ahead of her. Tamira attempts to knock him out of the race, only for him to start driving backwards and retake his lead, winning second place. She offers him a nod in acknowledgment of his victory as his finish is being celebrated.

In "Playing With Fire", Tamira points to Tag's endorsement with Jump Jump Power Drink as evidence that he doesn't belong in the RGP. Acting on the orders of an unknown superior, she then sabotages the Ripper in an attempt to get Tag out of the tournament. When Tag enters the garage before she can exit, she conceals herself and then knocks him out with a wrench. Covering her tracks well, she is among the most vocal of the veterans in complaining about the attack to King, and later comes to see Tag in his garage after he recovers. She later performs well at the Highland Air Race Track, using the Lunar Shadow's special feature to navigate through the fiery caverns in the third stage of the race. She later contacts her superior and reports her failure to get Tag out of the tournament.

In "Shakes, Rattles, & Rolls", Tamira approaches a despondent Tag in the Ark lounge and gets him a drink. She also comments on the "sickening" spectacle of the RGP running ads about the late Riq in order to profit from his death. She later takes part in the race at Pinewood Reservoir, where Riq is thought to have died, but is among the racers beaten by Tag to first place.

In "Can I Get A Ka-Ching!", Tamira has an angry conversation on her phone in the Ark lounge, voicing her displeasure at something. Meika, overhearing her, assumes that Tamira is having trouble finding sponsors due to her image, and tries to convince her to try a new look. While evading Meika, Tamira runs into a similarly suffering Tag, who notes that sometimes racing involves doing things you don't want to do but have to. Tamira then agrees to join King's team, which will allow her to race without worrying about money so long as she follows King's orders. During the race at Blizzard's Bite, she comes to Meika's rescue when Krom attacks her, and later receives a basket of FurShine products from her as a thank you.

In "Mostly True Confessions", Tamira approaches King to learn more about what he expects from her, but is put off while he speaks with Ms. Dira. Axle, observing this, gets her alone in an elevator and questions why she agreed to join King, and warns her of his duplicity. Meika, finding the two together, questions whether Tamira and Axle might not be an item, much to Tamira's annoyance. Later, Ms. Torres informs her that King wants to see her, and he sends her on an errand. It proves to be an interview with Dira, whom she has been avoiding; afterwards, King explains that he knew she would refuse to go, but that it's an essential part of her realizing her promise as a racer.

## Personality

"*Fear...I love the fear. It's what we all love. There comes a point in every race, maybe a jump or a sharp turn you don't think you can make. Then the fear bubbles up inside of you, telling you to hit the brakes, slow down, pull over, just stop. And that's when you've got to face the fear, look it right in the eye, and say no. And that moment, that's what I love.*"
—Tamira to Ms. Dira[src]

Tamira is a serious racer, not given much to socializing with others or any sort of frivolity. This is undoubtedly due the fact that she has dual motivation for competing in the RGP: her love for racing and her work against the Ringmasters. These missions have at times moved Tamira to take actions she dislikes, such as joining King's team and acting the part of a loyal underling. However, she is equally willing to undertake dangerous and likely illegal actions in her efforts to bring down her enemies.

Though not particularly affectionate, Tamira is loyal to her friends, few though they are.

Tamira claims to enjoy the sensation of fear, and conquering that fear, that comes with being a racer. She does not have the same feelings towards all her fears, however, and suffers from a strong fear of clowns. During the RGP Big Top race, this fear affected her so badly that she was driven into a blind panic, speeding and crashing past the other racers in an effort to get away from the giant clown robot that pursued them on the final stage of the course.

## Appearance

Tamira has a fairly typical feminine build, appearing somewhat more muscular and less slim than Meika. Her fur is all black, and she has a blunt purple nose that matches the insides of her pointed ears in color. Tamira sports a tail, and also has some long fur on the back of her head tied into a braid with red material on the end.

Tamira's racing gear consists of a full body black jumpsuit with yellow lines running around and across various areas. She also wears a black racing helmet with a transparent visor. When she broke into King's office, she sported a similar outfit but with the color scheme reversed, with most of the jumpsuit being yellow with black sides, and a yellow motorcycle helmet. Her casual attire consists of a yellow shirt over which she wears a black jacket, with matching black pants and shoes. The inside of the jacket's collar is lined with yellow, and with yellow lines decorating the cuffs of her sleeves.

## Relationships

### Axle

Tamira and Axle have been competitors for some time, and both are among the more aloof RGP racers. When Tamira was offered a spot on King's team, Axle warned her of what she was getting herself into, though she treated his cautions with suspicion.

### Cuckoo

Tamira and Cuckoo were competitors in RGP XIII, but otherwise there was no interaction between them.

### Krom

Tamira and Krom are competitors, and despite his greater size she has no fear of him, while he obviously does not relish the idea of confronting her. The two were briefly in alliance when Tamira joined King's team. However, when she betrayed King by stealing files from his computer, Krom led the force that pursued her in an attempt to prevent her escape.

### Meelo

Tamira and Meelo are competitors, and have little interaction with each other on or off the race track. After stealing King's black box, however, Tamira turned to Meelo for his help in retrieving the information stored on it.

### Meika

Tamira and Meika have a somewhat awkward relationship, as the two have very different personalities; where Tamira is cool and reserved, Meika is bubbly and sociable. Despite this, Tamira came to Meika's aid against orders during a race, and was gifted a basket of fur care products from one of Meika's sponsors as a result. After Sonny ended up in the hospital due to the actions of Tamira's teammates, Meika attacked Tamira, who warned her and her friends not to upset King further unless they wanted to endure similar fates. Later, the two worked together as part of the Tag Team, though Meika was secretly working on behalf of the Ringmasters.

Tamira regarded Meika with suspicion after her true allegiance came out, and with open hostility after a bug she planted destroyed Meelo's systems and the black box he was attempting to decode.

### Mr. King

Due to her independent nature, Tamira at first acted reluctant to accept a place on King's team. However, as she was secretly attempting to work from within the RGP to expose King's superiors, the Ringmasters, she agreed to do his bidding, though even then she had protests on occasion. Eventually, she attempted to complete her mission by stealing files from King's computer before making her getaway. In order to keep things quiet, King pretended that she had left the competition for personal reasons. She later returned and stole King's black box, which she and the Tag Team were able to use to force him to make the RGP more legitimate.

Keeping up the charade, King allowed Tamira back into the RGP for its fourteenth run.

### Ms. Dira

Like Axle, Tamira disdains interviews and thus does not care to interact with the likes of Ms. Dira. It was only when King tricked her into going to an interview that she was forced to sit down and explain what motivated her as a racer.

### Ooaa

Apart from competing as racers in RGP XIII, Tamira and Ooaa had no interactions with each other.

### Pike

Tamira and Pike have not had much interaction apart from both competing in the RGP IV. However, they are implicitly on opposite sides, with Pike serving the Ringmasters while Tamira seeks to bring them down.

### Ringmasters

Tamira is, for unknown reasons, dedicated to exposing the Ringmasters and bringing an end to their shadowy control of the RGP.

### Riq

Tamira has been Riq's ally and agent for an unknown period of time, working from inside the RGP to accomplish their common goal of defeating the Ringmasters. In RGP XIII she acted on his orders to steal computer files and later the black box from King, and may also have been ordered to sabotage Tag and get him out of the tournament by Riq. She later brought Tag and Miles to meet with Riq at Miles' garage, which Riq had given her the entry code for. She also smuggled Riq aboard the Ark so that he could debrief the Tag Team about the Ringmasters' operatives.

### Sonny

Tamira and Sonny have not had much interaction, though they are allies as members of the Tag Team. He expressed some annoyance with her and their other teammates at not being told about various details of their efforts, such as the existence of the Ringmasters.

### Tag

Tag quickly developed an interest in Tamira after she saved him from being mugged by Krom and Wrecks, though Tamira didn't seem to reciprocate any of his feelings, in fact calling him a coward. Though she obviously regarded him as a competitor and contended fiercely with him during the first race of the Rimba Grand Prix, she was apparently impressed by his surprise victory over her. After his Jump Jump Power Drink ad she claimed he didn't belong in the RGP, and later sabotaged the Ripper and knocked Tag out. It eventually turned out that she had been trying to get Tag out of the tournament, whether on orders from King or possibly Riq.

Despite her cold demeanor, Tag managed to make Tamira laugh when comparing his sponsorship misery to her dealing with Meika's makeover attempts. His surprising insight also helped her make the decision to join King's team as a double agent.

### Vyxx

Perhaps because of her loyalty to the Ringmasters, Vyxx is particularly interested in besting Tamira and exacting revenge on behalf of her employers. She is constantly taunting Tamira, and not above threatening her. For her part, Tamira refuses to be intimidated by Vyxx, though she was troubled to learn that Vyxx was aware of her role in the break-in at RGP Headquarters.

### Wrecks

Tamira and Wrecks were competitors, and both were for a time members of King's team. However, the two were not on friendly terms, and Tamira tolerated his bullying as little as she did Krom's.

### Xeno

Tamira and Pike have not had much interaction apart from both competing in the RGP IV. However, they are implicitly on opposite sides, with Xeno serving the Ringmasters while Tamira seeks to bring them down.

## Trivia

* According to the trivia section of her Rimba Racer character page:
	+ "Tamira is an early riser. She always goes out for a run just before the sun rises."
	+ "There is a rumour that Tamira used to be a leader of a street gang."
	+ "Tamira has a full motorcycle license. She owns a superbike, a cruiser and a scooter."
	+ "Tamira is not easily scared. Her favourite pastime is watching horror flicks."
	+ "Tamira grew up in a rough neighbourhood, where crime was high and stolen goods were never found."
	+ "Tamira's design is based on the black panther and the common house cat."
	+ "Tamira favourite food is sushi with lots of wasabi."
	+ "Tamira hates it when people give her cute nicknames. 'Tammy' is at the top of the list."
	+ "Tamira is on her second Rimba Grand Prix season."
	+ "Tamira was known to be rebellious when she was young."

## References

1. ↑ http://rimbaracer.com/characters-tamira/