Blood was its Avatar and its Seal, part 2 of 2

My recent recap of Episode #4 of the Tiger Mask W cartoon series began with a new Heel — the mysterious Red Death Mask — punishing cute young Ryu Wakamatsu with a deadly Iron Claw hold.    Speaking of cute and young, our hero Naoto is then shown working out in a yellow hoodie to prepare for his upcoming match against Red Death Mask.  His moppy hair is adorably mussed as his childish face reflects his hopes for a successful bout against the brutal Heel.  What a lovable scamp — I hope he realizes how cruel and dangerous this clawing beast really is…

Hey — the cheater attacked before the bell even rang!

Their match begins with the cheater in the skin-tight red costume utterly owning poor Tiger Mask.  He pulls our hero’s cape over his face to blind him, then pounds him into submission.

Here we see the gender-bending freak use his sharp-toed red boot to kick poor Naoto right out of the ring!  Damn, why do I get a boner when the Good Guy is over-whelmed?

Holy SHIT! Holy SHIT! Holy SHIT!

Oh no he did NOT!   That cruel creature just drove his damn KNEE right into helpless Tiger Mask’s open throat!!!

It is as if the cartoonists are aware that the outrageous punishment of the super-hero is exciting to Tiger Mask’s fans, so they inflict all manner of impossibly deadly assaults on his muscular physique.

Well it may be all over for the great Tiger Mask now that the cruel jester has secured his skull-crushing Red Death Claw.  This is the very move that left poor young Wakamatsu maimed and ragdolled — our hero is doomed!

He is not only vicious, but also super strong.

With prolonged Iron Claws by the cruel freak, this match proves to be the sexiest and most violent so far in the series!  The villain seems feminine with his black painted lips, yet he so easily dominates our muscular hero.

Here Tiger Mask is tossed like a stuffed toy, his bulging chest and abs in high relief as his impact against the turnbuckle draws blood.

Oh nice — the Gut Claw is even sexier than the Face Claw.

When Tiger Mask avoids another application of the Temple Claw, the relentless insect simply switches his grip to Tiger Mask’s stomach.

I forgot to mention the hysterical commentator who always screams about the brutality in the ring at the top of his lungs.  It’s quite inspiring to hear his passionate outrage.

Tiger Mask then wraps his thick, meaty thighs around Red Death Mask’s veiny arm, straightening and stiffening his powerful legs.  It is made to appear as if Tiger Mask has two thick blue phalluses wrapped tightly around his opponent’s red one.

Tiger Mask tries to break his opponent’s right arm to prevent future Death Claws to his forehead.  It’s hard to believe our cutie pie hero (see images at the very top of this gallery) can behave so ruthlessly, but he is a wild beast once he takes off his yellow hoodie and puts on the tiger striped mask.

Injuring the Heel’s right arm is ineffective — the beast turns out to be ambidextrous.  He can apparently go both ways as the bloody Clawing continues.  Tiger Mask’s face has been soaked in blood now, his mask stained red by the face busting Claw.

Nobody survives the Red Death Drop!

His arm long and stiff like a hard cock, the villain leaps about three stories in the air, dragging the submissive Muscle Man along for the ride.

BANG!  Tiger Mask’s brain crashes down in the center of the ring.  How much longer can this cruel Clawing continue?  How much more can I watch before I need to…  stop?

Fight back, Naoto! Don’t go down like a jobber!

When Tiger Mask refuses to be pinned, the spider-like creature applies yet another Facial Claw.  Leaping up four stories into the air for the ultimate Red Death Drop, he is surprised when Tiger Mask grips his wrist and escapes the deadly finishing hold.   You may have bloodied our hero’s handsome face, but you have not defeated his tiger spirit!

At last, we get some facial expressions from this smug bastard — and it is AGONY!

Not only has Tiger Mask begun to resemble his frenemy, Tiger the Dark, with his red mask, but he also uses the other masked tiger’s signature Pile Driver move (aka “Dark Driver”) to destroy Red Death Mask.

So Naoto’s linkage to Takuma, his similarity in appearance and method — their enduring bond — proves to be the source of his power and success.

Wow between Wakamatsu’s defeat and Tiger Mask’s victory, Episode #4 was a blockbuster, my favorite so far in the series.

Both matches against Red Death Mask were packed full of inappropriate violence, dirty cheating and unnecessary cruelty, sexy Iron Claw holds, references to death, kinky masks, a male wearing make-up, and blood soaking the ring, the faces, and the sexually attractive bodies.

NOW have you started to notice the homo-erotic vibe that underlies and fuels the narrative in this fantastic cartoon?