Mexico - Tigre Zarpa

While it was released in the United States as the G.I.Joe Tiger Paw, in Mexico it was released as the Tigre Zarpa. Pictured above is a mint-in-box Tigre Zarpa that was released by the Mexican toy company Auriken.

While not pictured on the box, the Tigre Zarpa included a driver - Tiger Force Lifeline. He had the same accessories as the U.S. version, but no filecard. In addition, the box included four different colors of the G.I.Joe Face Camouflage.

Tigre Zarpa was released the same year as its U.S. counterpart - 1989. In Mexico, Tiger Force was called "Fuerza Tigre". The side of the box pictured the other three Fuerza Tigre vehicles - Tigre Lobo (Tiger Cat, included Tiger Force Frostbite), Tigre Volador (Tiger Rat, included Sky-Striker), and the Tigre Tiburon (Tiger Shark, included Tiger Force Duke).

From the collection of: Gerardo Lino Verduzco