Tyrian Callows

Tyrian Callows (ティリアン・キャロウズ, Tirian Kyarouzu), is both a fictional character and antagonist of the Project Blazblue's Tales of RWBY series of the Tales of RWBY series created by Monty Oum and Yoshiharu Gotanda. He is a psychopathic scorpion Faunus.

He was a known serial killer in Anima who escaped capture when the prison cargo ship carrying him was attacked by Grimm and he became an associate of both Heldalf and Salem and part of their inner circle. He was sent to hunt down Ruby on the order of Salem.

Upon returning after losing in a battle against Team RNJR, Bruce, and Qrow, he accompanies Arthur to Atlas and starts his killing spree to further ruin James' reputation and Robyn's political rally in Mantle. During an Atlas battle, he heads for Vacuo with Mercury.

"My heart and body belong only to our goddess!"
 * —Tyrian, proclaiming his devotion to Salem.

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice Actor: Josh Grelle (English), Yoku Shioya (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

Biography
With mysterious disappearances and poisonings occurring all over Mistral alongside reports of mad laughter being heard in the night, some may argue that this... unique fellow might have something to do with it. But to that, we say that's Faunus discrimination! Just because he has a similar deranged laugh and has a poisonous stinger as a Scorpion Faunus, does not mean he's... hmm... wait a minute...!?

Appearance
Tyrian is a pale man with gold eyes and a brown ponytail braided to resemble a scorpion's tail. He wears a white sleeveless jacket with leather belts strapped to it, along with white pants. His jacket is left open, exposing his bare chest, which is criss-crossed with prominent scars. His arms are covered with purple bandages and leather vambraces. He also wears leather boots covering his entire shin with knee guards. On each earlobe is a silver, ring-shaped earring, and near the top of his left ear is another matching earring.

Occasionally, he appears in a dark brown jacket which he wears open the same way he does with his white. In Volume 7, a hood was added to it.

In "Tipping Point", it is revealed that his animal trait as a Faunus is a scorpion stinger that protrudes from his back. When not in use, he disguises it by wrapping it around his belt. His eyes can also change color from gold to purple. The whole original tail was ripped off by Bruce with his bare hands. In Volume 6, Tyrian gains a mechanical tail and stinger as replacement courtesy of Dr. Watts.


 * Hair Color: Brown
 * Skin Color: Pale White
 * Eye Color: Gold (Normal), Purple (Semblance, Venom)
 * Age: Not Known
 * Height: Not Known
 * Weight: Not Known

Personality
Tyrian was described to his voice actor, Josh Grelle, as psychotic incarnate and someone who wants to see the world burn. Tyrian appears to be a highly unstable, disturbed, maladjusted, manipulative, and outright sadistic individual. He frequently bursts into fits of uncontrollable, maniacal laughter and relishes in gruesome thoughts, such as the idea of removing one of Ruby's eyes in revenge for her taking one of Cinder's. His depravity is described in The Official Companion Book as someone who is irredeemable.

When Tyrian appears to have the upper hand in a fight he becomes overconfident and careless, letting himself take hits as long as he can continue to press the advantage. He also has a flair for the dramatic, wildly posturing and gesturing with deliberate dramatic pauses as if he were giving a stage performance. Another one of his eccentricities is sitting in a crouching position in his chair. Additionally, he is shown to be somewhat masochistic in nature, showing taking pleasure in cutting his own cheek with Thief's Respite.

He also expresses extreme glee when instructed to find Ruby, though is disappointed when told he must capture her alive. Tyrian's instability is evident when he experiences an apparent mental breakdown after hearing he disappointed Salem in "Taking Control." Tyrian proceeds to cry in despair before viciously retaliating against a Beowolf that lunges at him, gaining a sadistic joy as he repeatedly strikes it dead. At times in Atlas, he displayed signs of paranoia, fearing people would be watching him until Arthur Watts assured him it wouldn't be a problem.

He finds amusement in taunting his opponents while he fights and shows joy when Team RNJR will not allow him to take Ruby without a fight, indicating a level of bloodlust. Tyrian is also observant and insightful regarding the character of others. He was able to deduce Mercury's predicament regarding joining Salem rather easily. Like his colleague, Cinder, he can also be manipulative. Notably, he uses Qrow's anger against Clover to his advantage before killing the latter and framing Qrow in the process.

Tyrian's unbalance and erratic and psyche also give him a great deal of tolerance to pain, as seen in "With Friends Like These" where he was able to dislocate/break his own thumb from its joint in order to slip out of his Gravity Bolas and then just as easily force it back into place without batting an eye; if anything, Tyrian seems to display sadomasochism and enjoy the pain. He is by no means immune to pain, particularly shown when he cries out in agony after his tail is severed in "Punished."

In "War", Tyrian is shown to be a nihilist as he gladly supports Salem and Heldalf's plans to destroy Remnant even if it means his own death, finding it a beautiful ideal to follow. In The Tales of RWBY's World: The Official Companion, Miles Luna adds that both Heldalf and Salem are everything Tyrian yearns for, as his obsession with destruction is entirely personified in Salem and Heldalf.

Friends/Allies

 * Demon's Inner Circle
 * Georg Heldalf
 * Salem
 * Arthur Watts

Neutral

 * Cinder's Faction
 * Cinder Fall
 * Mercury Black
 * Roman Torchwick
 * Neopolitan
 * Hazel Rainart

Enemies

 * Team RWBY
 * Ruby Rose
 * Team JNPR
 * Jaune Arc
 * Ozpin's Group
 * Qrow Branwen
 * F. Pickerel
 * Clover Ebi
 * Robyn Hill

Powers and Abilities
Tyrian is extremely quick, able to dash behind an opponent and attack in the blink of an eye. He is also strong enough to block an attack from a fully charged Nora Valkyrie with ease and is able to overpower Team RNJR without much effort. While he displays traits that may suggest otherwise, he is incredibly combat efficient, is smart enough to know which targets to prioritize, and had the forethought to hide his Faunus trait in order to get an advantage against Team RNJR.

While his psychotic traits may suggest otherwise, he is incredibly combat-efficient, is smart enough to know which targets to prioritize, and he has the forethought to hide his Faunus trait in order to get an advantage against RNJR. Tyrian's fighting style makes effective use of all five of his limbs, allowing him to engage multiple opponents at once with minimal difficulty. However, his style is not flawless, his chaotic mindset does leave him open to attacks from superior strategists, one of which results in the loss of his stinger, albeit after delivering a near-fatal dose of venom to Qrow.

Tyrian is shown to be quite strong and has incredibly fast reflexes, as even with his tail mutilated he is still powerful enough to send a Beowolf flying backward with considerable force with the damaged appendage and was able to easily avoid and catch all of Robyn's arrows despite being shot at close range. His fighting style appears to be based on his nature as a scorpion Faunus, fighting much like a real scorpion through his weapons and tail, reacting quickly to enemy movements and can seemingly detect attempts to attack from blind spots such as his back, suggesting much like a real scorpion he can sense movement through vibrations in the ground.

Since he has no normal battle style he is nearly impossible to predict against in a fight, making moves that are absurd and chaotic which make him even harder to hit such as utilizing breakdancing moves in his fights against RNJR, Qrow, Clover and Robyn. According to Cinder, he is strong enough to kill fully trained Huntsmen which was proven true as Salem trusted him to eliminate Hunstmen in Mistral and held his against Qrow, Clover and Robyn for a short time before he was captured.

Special Ability: Scorpion Stinger
Tyrian also uses his stinger in combat, which he can contract and extend at will. The stinger is shown to be remarkably durable as it blocks Nora's attack, even when Nora was powered by her Semblance. Much like how scorpion stingers are usually a conduit for poisonous venom, Tyrian's stinger can inject venom when used as a barb, as seen when he grazes Qrow with it. The venom is potent enough to corrode stone and incapacitate someone simply grazed by his stinger within less than a day.

After the battle against Qrow and Team RNJR, Tyrian lost his organic tail after being bisected by Bruce, having to get it replaced by Arthur Watts with a prosthetic version.

Tracking
One of Tyrian's duties while working under Salem is the task of a tracker. This is seen where prior to being reassigned to hunt down Ruby and Team RNJR, Tyrian was primarily tasked to locate the Spring Maiden, who at the time was missing.

During his time hunting for Ruby, Tyrian is shown to be highly skilled at tracking down her location, as seen where despite only being reassigned to locate her a few days previously, Tyrian had already gotten the route Ruby was traveling in despite the vast size of Anima continent.

Furthermore, while threatening Emerald and Mercury in "Lost", Tyrian implies that even if the two manage to escape Evernight, he could easily hunt them down.

Semblance

 * Main article: Aura Disruption

The Aura Disruption, Tyrian's Semblance, seemingly allows him to disrupt people's Aura. When activated, Tyrian's eyes and his arms glow purple, and the area of Aura that he touches fades away, leaving the victim defenseless to a killing blow.

Weapons
The Queen's Servants, Tyrian's weapon of choice, are a set of dual wrist blades resembling scorpion's pincers. These attach to his vambraces, and are equipped with light-caliber automatic firearms attached to his vambraces equipped with firearms.

He also uses his stinger in combat, which he can contract and extend at will. The stinger happens to be remarkably durable as it blocks Nora's attack, even when Nora was powered up by an electric shot from Crescent Rose. And much like how scorpion stingers are usually a conduit for venom, Tyrian's stinger can inject venom when used as a barb, as seen when he grazed Qrow Branwen with it. When he intends to sting someone, his eyes turn dark purple. After the battle against Qrow and Team RNJR, he lost his stinger. His venom was potent enough to corrode the stone surface on the ground.

Etymology

 * Tyrian is a shade of purple, similar to the color of the venom from his tail, and that of his eyes when he is prepared to use it.
 * Tyrian's wrist blades resemble the pedipalp pincers of a scorpion, which is consistent with the fact that he is a scorpion Faunus.