Tiger versus Hood as the best battlecruiser

What was the best battlecruiser ever built, and are ships like it likely to return?

Tiger is favored for its speed and appearance, while Hood attracts support as the extreme expression of the battlecruiser concept.

Dr. Clarke chooses Tiger for its appearance and a 28-knot speed he considers sufficient, while Foxo favors Hood as the extreme expression of the battlecruiser concept. Hood began as an extension of Invincible's approach before attempts to move the design toward the qualities represented by Tiger. The disagreement also turns on appearance: Tiger's casemates draw criticism, while Renown and Repulse offer alternatives. Repulse's triple 4-inch single-purpose mountings are judged better-looking than casemates even as their effectiveness remains debatable.