[3] Following the destruction of the dark ruler Gatanothor, Daigo lost his ability to transform into Tiga, signifying that the ancient warrior's role on Earth was over.

[2] Tiga himself enjoyed a huge popularity among fans and started to appear in succeeding media of the Ultra Series, either as himself (without proper explanation) or as an alternate reality version of the character.

His proposed coloring was red, blue, purple and silver, a trend that would be passed on to succeeding Ultra Warriors of Heisei Era Series.

[8] Also the original setting for the pyramid was supposedly to house five instead of three Ultras, with two statues being destroyed and the other two merged with Tiga to bestow him his Type Change abilities.

[10] One of his NG design was recycled by Maruyama into Evil Tiga, an Ultraman that appeared in episode 44 of his series, who went rogue after a forced merger with his human host, Keigo Masaki.

His gold/silver striped Protector was crafted through die-cutting and due to the initial one had its color easily wear off, the new one has become part of the suit's fabric since the shooting of episode 5 and 6.

[12] Unlike the Showa Era series, Tiga's aerial combat scene was done with combination of Chroma key, doll props and CGI.

With sub-captain Munakata's suggestion Mountain Gulliver (マウンテンガリバー, Maunten Garibā) being rejected, it was Daigo who gives the giant his actual name, which was accepted by the rest of GUTS' members.

He was considered to be the strongest of all Dark Giants in existence and had defeated many of the heroic Ultras in the past but after falling in love with a human named Yuzare, Tiga switched sides.

In the present day, two ancient monsters, Golza and Melba, were awakened and attempted to destroy the giant statues in Tiga Pyramid.

At one point, Daigo/Tiga was brought into the past and met an alternate incarnation of the original Ultraman, joining forces to destroy the sealed monster Yanakagi.

Facing Camearra in his partially restored light form, Tiga was on the verge of defeat until Rena appeared and provided assistance.

When shielding Rena from Camearra's attack, this fully restored his light form but his actions of saving Rena (which is a sign of genuine love) had made Camearra even outraged and she turned into Demonthor, killing Tiga with relative ease until the remains of ancient giants revived him into Glitter Tiga to finish the monster.

As the official website of Tsuburaya Productions stated: "From 30 million years ago, the giant of light was revived, demonstrating the ability to Type Change.

In most episodes and other succeeding media, the hosts transform by raising the Sparklence and pressed the button in a similar way to the original Ultraman via his Beta Capsule.

[40] The true physical appearance of Ultraman Tiga is regarded as "the light itself incarnated through mankind's united hope upon his stone statue".

He is passionately naïve, wide-eyed, eager, earnest and good-hearted, his ancestral origin from the Ultra-Ancient Civilization led him to become Ultraman Tiga.

He returns in the penultimate episode of Ultraman Dyna, nursing Shin Asuka after his battle with Zeluganoid and giving his fellow Ultra host several words of encouragement.

In Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers, an alternate Daigo is a childhood friend of Asuka and Gamu, with the three desired to fulfill their greatest ambitions but instead, all of them failed and assumed normal lives as an adult.

On Daigo's part, his desire to follow Rena had him forsook his own dream as an astronaut and instead, he worked as a tourist guide until his encounter with Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius from the prime reality universe changed his viewpoint.

Aged 17-years-old, he is the son of Daigo Madoka, who was born at some point after the conclusion of Ultraman Dyna and like his father, willingly used the strength he possess to help others.

Discovering the bronze Sparklence (青銅のスパークレンス, Seidō no Supākurensu), Tsubasa remembered the tales of his father as Ultraman Tiga and tried to do the same with said item.

He took up the bronze Sparklence, which prompted him to transform into Tiga, successfully bringing out his full power and put an end to Dogramagma's tyranny.

During that time, he provided them with several artifacts he found and among them was a petrified Sparklence, which he refer to as "ancient people's hammer" (古代人のトンカチ, Kodai-jin no Tonkachi).

When discovering that his mother was in danger, his desire to save her resonated with the Sparklence, X Devizer and the blue stone that was used to seal Zaigorg.

[32] In an interview, voice actor Yuji Machi stated that he had fond memories of watching the first three series, Ultra Q, Ultraman and Ultraseven as a child and recalls popular monsters such as Pigmon, Kanegon and Alien Baltan, as well as drawing parallels of Dan Moroboshi's relationship with Anne to Daigo and Rena in Tiga.

[90][91] In 2022, NHK ran a Big OOO poll of all the Ultra series leading up to Trigger, Tiga was placed 1st on the list according to a total of 355,563 voters.