It’s from the episode Mad Bubbler when Lion-o sees astounded through the Sword of Omens his team fighthing amonst each other inside the Thundrillium mine on Hook Mt.
Lion-o: I don’t know what is going on up there but i am going to put a stop to it.
Ro-Bear-Bill: There is a Legend about this mine, it is said that whoever enters there will be destroyed by the evil in his own Heart.
Lion-o: Those are Thundercats you are talking about, do you think that they or any of us is capable of Evil!
Jaga: The Legend is true Lion-o, Ro-Bear-Bill spoke the truth.
Lion-o: But I am Lord of the Thundercats, how can i be worthy of such a [I]position if there were any evil in my Heart?
[/I]Jaga: In all of us Lion-o there is the capacity for Good and Evil, it is a choice but if you enter that mine you will lose the ability to chose and will be compelled to do Evil…
Man! if you isolate the dialogues above it’s almost a Philosophical meaning…
I’ve stressed on previous posts how interesting is Tygra’s inner conflict as well as the way his character alters one hundred and eighty degrees when addicted to substances of any kind, he is the only Thundercat member to reveal this vulnerable personality so conspicuously and to this length… Here’s from the episode Crystal Canyon after Tygra gets hold of the Keystone and he is repairing the ThunderStrike.
Tygra: (Laughing ironically) Everyone thinks Panthro is Mr. Fix it, HaHa, but with the keystone i am every bit as good as he is, maybe better.
Then Tygra throws violently the screwdrive on Lion-o and Lynx-o who are approaching slowly from behind
Lion-o: Hey, take it is Tygra! it’s only us.
Tygra: Oh,right I knew that.. next time just don’t sneak up on me
Lion-o: Tygra, Lynx-o and I are worried about you,the Keystone is doing strange things to you, it seems it to have you in its power,it’s altering your personality.
Tygra: If it is changing me, it is changing me for the better,perhaps you find that threatening.
Lion-o: No,it’s just that I…
Tygra snaps interrupting Lion-o: Ever since i was a kid i was shy but with the Keystone i feel so confident, for the first time in my life. I feel like i could do anything, Anything!
Lynx-o: Lion-o speaks the truth Tygra you are slowly becoming a slave to the keystone.
Tygra: A SLAVE!! Huh Is, Is Lion-o a slave to the Sword of Omens?? No Lion-o is master of the Sword and Now i am master of the Keystone
Lion-o: Tygra listen to me…
Tygra:No more talk, I have work to do…(then siting at his desk, designing maniacally) The Thundercats are jealous that’s all…I can do anything i want with or without it [the Keystone]…
Hard to believe these words came from a Thundercat! Still it is a mature concept with many serious implications. I love it. Also, great Voice acting by Peter Newman conveying the mad side of Tygra so realistically
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