Patient, analytic and calm, Tygra is the most quiet ThunderCat, and usually considers every part of the problem before making a decision.
He is gifted with "mind-power"—the ability to create lifelike illusions in other people’s minds; he used this for Lion-O's Anointment Trial, but it puts a great strain on him.
Tygra's weakness is that he is not able to swim when not invisible; also, Tygra has shown to be easily influenced by external stimuli more than any other ThunderCat ("The Garden of Delights", "Turgamar the Tuska" and "Crystal Canyon"); he claimed to be shy as a kid.
In an interview with IGN, Michael Jelenic noted "I guess 'The Scientist' is what a lot of fans call him.
"[8] In this series, during his whole life, Tygra was in his younger brother's shadow and it created sibling rivalries.
[8][12] Jelenic explained that "When we were very early in development, we pitched the show to Peter Roth, the President of Television for Warner Brothers, and the love triangle was the one thing he cued in on immediately.
[citation needed] Comic Book Resources ranked the character among 7th Best thing about ThunderCats.