Alexander 'Tig' Trager

Alexander "Tig" Trager is the Vice President and former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original charter and a major character on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Tig makes his debut in the series' premiere episode, "Pilot", in season one; playing a recurring role throughout the same and subsequent seasons.

Tig is around his late 30's/early 40's when we first meet him. He has deep-set, blue eyes and medium-length unkempt curly brown hair. Tig also often sports a short beard and moustache. Tig also has a few tattoos; he has the Sons reaper on his right shoulder, on his right forearm, a nude woman with a dagger behind her and the words "Death Before Dishonor" wrapped around the blade; symbolosing Tig's time in the US Marines. Tig also has a doll holding an uzi and a rose on his upper chest. Coates claims in an interview that this is a tribute to Donna Winston after Tig mistakenly kills her at the end of season one.

Tig frequently wears shirts of darker colours, but sometimes wears purple or pink. His trousers usually consist of dark coloured jeans and brown or black boots. Tig wears two leather buckled bracelets on each wrist and a number of gold and silver rings, many with skull imagery, some of them bearing Sons insignia and one is a crucifix.

Build & Face: He stands about 6'1" tall with a slim but tough frame. He has an angular face with prominent cheekbones and often sports short, dark, unkempt hair. His face is etched with scars, highlighting his violent past. Clothing: His staple look is a plain T-shirt paired with old blue jeans and black steel-toed combat boots. Over his shirt, he wears his club leather vest (cut).Patches: His vest features his Sergeant-at-Arms (later Vice President) patch, a "Men of Mayhem" patch, and a lower corner patch reading "D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.". Tattoos: He has heavily tattooed arms and chest. This includes detailed reapers on his shoulders, an ex-Marine "Death Before Dishonor" tattoo with a pinup girl on his forearm, and the club's logo. Accessories: Tig wears multiple rings on his fingers, chains, and often a large cross necklace.

Tig has a 2006 Harley Davidson Dyna Street Bob with a lot of customization. He has the twin cam 96 cubic inch motor and custom Harley air filter. The bike sports a lot of skulls and spikes in various places. These along with the engine are in chrome. This much chrome heavily contrasts with Tig's choice of matte black paint instead of the vivid black the rest of the cast have. Tig has a simple S.O.A. logo on his fuel tank instead of an elaborate reaper/rocker combination that is common among the club. Like Clay, Tig has the custom T-Bars with high risers. He has a matte black painted thunderheader exhaust and a bobbed front fender.

Not much is mentioned about Tig's past, but it is likely that he is a native of Charming, and that he has served time in prison. He was arrested in 2001, in Oregon, for assault and indecent exposure inside a livestock transport and skipped out on bail. It is explained in a deleted scene from Season One that he was once in the United States Marine Corps. He is in his mid 50s, and has served as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Mother Chapter, which means that he was responsible for discipline within the chapter's jurisdiction. His "day job" is working as a mechanic at the Teller-Morrow auto shop and he is often used by the gang to carry out killings. He also has two daughters, named Dawn and Fawn, who he sees a couple of times each year. He suffers from pediophobia, a fear of dolls. Tig was once in love with a woman that was killed when he laid his bike down on a HWY; she slid in front of oncoming traffic. Tig admits it was the one woman he really loved, and he had found out that she was pregnant after her death. Tig also reveals that he used to be raped by his father when he was younger. This is possibly the reason behind all of his strange paraphilias and violent behavior.

Tig was extremely loyal to Clarence "Clay Morrow, the club's former President, Clay's wife Gemma Teller Morrow, and the club itself. He had a strained love/hate relationship with President, Jackson "Jax" Teller, arising from his use of violence in situations that may not call for it. This of course changes as the series progresses and Jax becomes more accepting of who he is.