The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West, and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, and Baekho in Korean. It represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.
Seven Mansions of the White Tiger
As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" within the White Tiger. The names and determinative stars are:
Mansion no.
Name
Translation
Determinative star
15
奎
Legs
Eta Andromedae
16
婁
Bond
Beta Arietis
17
胃
Stomach
35 Arietis
18
昴
Hairy Head
Alcyone
19
畢
Net
Ain
20
觜
Turtle Beak
Meissa
21
參
Three Stars
Alnitak
Origin
In Chinese culture, the tiger is the king of the beasts and has been presented with a on his forehead for centuries. According to legend, the tiger's tail would turn white when it reached the age of 500 years. In this way, the white tiger became a kind of mythological creature. It was said that the white tiger would only appear when the emperor ruled with absolute virtue, or if there was peace throughout the world. Because the color white of the Wu Xing theory also represents the west, the White Tiger became a mythological guardian of the west. , from his 2011 series Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads |thumb|314x314px|The White Tiger as interpreted by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, from his 2011 series Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
In fiction
In the Beyblade series, Ray Kon's bitbeast Driger is based on this.
In Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the character named Kibaranger has a Byakko theme, with his sword called Byakkoshinken, and his giant robot Won Tiger. The character is later repurposed in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as the White Ranger.
In B-Daman Fireblast, Bakuga Shira owns Kreis Raydra, a B-daman with the White Tiger of the West as its B-Animal.
In Digimon, Baihumon is based on the White Tiger.
In Puzzle & Dragons, the White Tiger is incarnated as a little girl named Haku. She is part of the Chinese Pantheon, which features the other Four Symbols; the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, and the Azure Dragon.
In Kylie Chan's Xuan Wu series, he is depicted as a womanising tiger who is otherwise loving and loyal.
In the Fushigi Yuugi series, the story Fushigi YûgiByakko Senki is dedicated to Suzuno Osugi's quest to become the Priestess of Byakko.
In Overwatch’s Chinese New Year 2018 event, Genji has a skin inspired by the White Tiger.
In the video game ', Byakko appears as a boss in the Four Lords trial subquest, appearing as a white tiger that transforms into a giant humanoid with his right arm retaining elements of his tiger form.
In ', he is one of the Four Constellations, being the healer of the group. His chi is used by the trigger-happy and violent Jing, allowing her to heal and pacify others.
In MapleStory, the class Hoyoung is based on the White Tiger.
