Yup. They call him Tora-san (Mr. Tiger). The DS is symbolized by the Dragon. Dragons are serpent-like in Asian culture. So it's the snake vs the tiger (orange).
If you look at old paintings in asian culture there are many depicting a tiger fighting a dragon. Heck, think of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" so it works on so many levels of symbolism.
Also interesting we are entering the Year of the Water Tiger.
Yup. They call him Tora-san (Mr. Tiger). The DS is symbolized by the Dragon. Dragons are serpent-like in Asian culture. So it's the snake vs the tiger (orange).
If you look at old paintings in asian culture there are many depicting a tiger fighting a dragon. Heck, think of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" so it works on so many levels of symbolism.
Also interesting we are entering the Year of the Water Tiger.
Crouching Tiger was such an excellent film. Hero with Jet Li was another amazing film.