Who Is Tyger Tiger? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tyger Tiger is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jessan Hoan, with over 265 comic issue appearances. A crimelord on the Island of Madripoor and ally of Wolverine.

Who is Tyger Tiger?

Origin Jessan Hoan Jessan was working at her family's company, Hoan International Bank in Singapore , when the Reavers robbed the bank, traveling from their base in Australia with the help of Gateway . The Reavers kidnapped Jessan and killed several members of her family at the bank. Taken back to Australia and held as a prisoner at the Reavers' base, the Reaver named Pretty Boy tries to alter Jessan's mind so that she would join their criminal band as their financial expert. The X-Men interrupted the process as they arrived in Australia following the events of the Fall of the Mutants in Dallas.They freed Jessan, and defeated the Reavers. The supernatural being Roma teleported Jessan back to her family's bank. Now rejected by her family and community, Jessan later discovers that the Reavers had been hired to attack Hoan International bank by Roche , a crimelord from Madripoor . Moving to the island of Madripoor, she battles with the criminal element in her quest to take down Roche and adopts the alias Tyger Tiger. Although the mind alteration process hadn't fully been completed, her sense of morals was changed from before.

Key facts

Tyger Tiger is of human origin and first appeared in "Down Under". The character is published by Marvel. With 265 recorded issue appearances, Tyger Tiger ranks among the most featured characters in comics.