A character from the [[Strider (video game)]] franchise. It appears in the original Strider arcade videogame from 1989 as well as the [[Marvel vs. Capcom]] series of fighting games released years later.

The [b]Tetrapodal Mecha Panther[/b] (also known as [b]Option B[/b]) is a combat [[robot]] [[smilodon]] that helps the main character [[Strider Hiryuu]] during his quest. It is formed by the union of two [[Dipodal Saucer]] robots (also known as [i]Option A[/i]) after the proper [[transformation]] power up is obtained.

  
tetrapodal mecha panther