#trans tiger

SPEAK UP!

We have always been here, we will never disappear, and we will never keep quiet. We will survive, together as a community. Keep your love for your queer family strong and look out for each other!

This was posted up on Bsky first and I wanted to share it here as well. If you're interested in seeing the process of my making this piece, you can check out this post here: https://ko-fi.com/i/IO5O01AQIHN

trans tiger

So I’ve seen a lot of people hating on this character on a Lush window display. I really love him (I don’t specifically know if they go by he/him)

My Dad said “oh the tiger looks gender confused”

I’m like “what the fuck?”

He said “because it’s standing upright”

I said “so if it was born male, they’d stand up?”

I think the tiger is awesome and happy 🏳️‍⚧️

Fun fact! Tigers are a symbol of trans pepes in Japan! Since the word "tora" (tiger) is a similar to Toransu(trans), so I felt I should do something with that!

In order to build on the concept, I wondered what else that word sounded like, and realized it's pronunciation also sounds like "Trance" as in hypnotic trances. Hence why I based him primarily on that art trend of the nightmare tiger, to play more into the mental aspect.

So, I combine that with the anime trope of martial artists who reach a level of skill that basically amounts to psychic powers, so that's what this guy is! Then once I had the martial arts aspect, I decided to make this tiger yokai, a rival to our Lion yokai!

Aside from being martial artists, Blazion and Toransu are polar opposites. Where blazion is hot and passionate, Toransu is cold and calculated.

In fact those inspirited by Toransu become incredibly focused on their whatever their currently doing, blocking out everything else in their mind, almost as if they're a robot.

Toransu is a C rank of the brave tribe. He is an Ice attribute with the soultimate: Brain Freeze, which does ice damage with the chance to inspirit his targets.

~TRANS TIGER~

     Trans Tiger is here for you whatever path you take in life! Whether you choose to just change your pronouns or to get surgery, Trans Tiger will be with you every step of the way. Don’t forget how strong and brave you are! Trans Tiger also says your body is beautiful with, or without scars. Trans Tiger supports you!

~Gay Goat~

~Lesbian Lemur~

~Bisexual Badger~

~Pansexual Panda~

~Gender-Fluid Grey-Hound~

~Non-Binary Narwhal~

~Asexual Alpaca~

~Aromantic Alligator~

*STRONG nya*