Battle Royale - Classic tattoo design includes an ages old theme that represents opposing forces locked in combat. The most frequent images used are those of a bird of prey, such as an eagle, which represents the sun, the sky, and the heavens and a serpent such as a snake which represents the ground and the water, or the earth and life-giving waters. These two together (although sometimes with other animal additions) represent the forces of creation and fertility and the forces of nature which are ever in opposition but always in balance.