HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR Callie Briggs

 Happy Chinese New Year. It is the year of the tiger and to celebrate we have Callie Briggs of Hanna Barbera's SWAT Kats  being bound and gagged in a tiger bikini based on Lum from manga/anime  Urusei Yatsura.

Chinese Tiger zodiac sign are born leaders, and they have the energy, charisma, and the audacity to pull it off. A Tiger will always let his or her presence be known. Because they are accustomed to leading, they tend to be authorative in all areas of life. Sometimes a little reminder is helpful to bring them back down to earth. A Tiger never backs down from a challenge; in fact, they love challenges. Those are what fuel them. It may come as a surprise to outsiders, then, but those born in the year of the Tiger also have internal struggles with feelings of alienation.

In the wild, tigers are strong, majestic beasts, but they do spend a great deal of time alone. So it is with this Chinese horoscope sign. It is lonely at the top, which is something most Tigers can identify with. In part because of their dual nature, they behave in unpredictable ways. They are always looking for new adventures, and it is not unheard of for them to pack up and go on. The last thing they want is to be tied down; freedom is the most important thing to a Chinese Tiger sign.

Calico "Callie" Briggs is a major supporting heroine in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron. She is the deputy mayor of Megakat City and an invaluable ally of the SWAT Kats, being amongst their most fervent supporters. Callie is the one who often handles the day to day dealings of City Hall, as Mayor Manx is cowardly and incompetent. kat

Callie is shown to be sweet, kind and independent. She is also fiercely dedicated to the SWAT Kats and constantly defends them from Feral's accusations. Further, she has formed a significant bond of love and courage with them and seems to have feelings for Jake Clawson, aka "Razor".

Callie's role in the series is eerily similar to that of Ms. Sara Bellum from The Powerpuff Girls franchise. While seemingly subordinate, both are much more capable and competent in comparison to their respective political figures, serving as the brains behind their operations. For a time, it was believed she and Molly Mange were sisters, due to what she said in the episode "The Metallikats" where she said "... and I'll do it again, sister!" as in that same episode Molly mentioned that Mac almost hit her sister's car. This turned out to be a simple misinterpretation of common street slang.