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Tychus Findlay

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"Hell, it's about time!"
―Tychus Findlaysrc
Tychus Findlay
Biographical
Born

20th October, 2468, Mar Sara

Physical
Race

Terran

Gender

Male

Height

6 feet 7 inches (2 meters)

Weight

165 kilograms (363 pounds)

Hair

Gray

Eyes

Blue

Political
Affiliation

Confederate Marine Corps (lapsed)

321st Colonial Rangers Battalion (lapsed)

Möebius Foundation
Raynor's Raiders

Occupation

Colonial Ranger (lapsed)
Convict (formerly)
Marine

Real Life
Voice Actor

Neil Kaplan[1]

Tychus J. Findlay is a terran marine.[2][3] He appeared in the original StarCraft II trailer.[4][5][6]

He is an old friend of Jim Raynor. Findlay might have gone to prison to bail Raynor out of a hard spot.[7]

Findlay owes large debts[8] and has a self-serving streak.[7] However, his true personality is a matter of debate-some describe Findlay as a scoundrel who would sell his own mother to the Kimeran Pirates for the right sum while others see him as a loyal soldier who risked his life for fellow marines in the Guild Wars. Not even Jim Raynor can say for sure.[9]

Contents

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Life

Findlay and the Heaven's Devils

Tychus Findlay was born on Mar Sara on 20th October, 2468.[10]

Roughly two decades later, Findlay served in the Confederate military during the Guild Wars[11] where he had developed a history of insubordination. He met Jim Raynor at Fort Howe, Turaxis II, a focal point of the war,[9] where Findlay had been sentenced to three months in military prison for striking a superior officer.[11] The two would become members of the elite 321st Colonial Rangers Battalion, "Heaven's Devils" and fought on Turaxis II. Both went AWOL after botching a mission into Kel-Morian Combine territory which resulted in friendly fire deaths. The Confederate military charged the duo in absentia with manslaughter.[9]

Following the Guild Wars, Findlay and Raynor became outlaws, pulling off thefts across the Koprulu Sector. Findlay developed a habit of exaggerating his exploits. The authorities caught Findlay after a heist, but Raynor escaped.[9]

[edit] New Folsom Prison

Findlay's personnel file

Findlay was sentenced to cryonic imprisonment.[9]

His rap sheet included convictions for narcotics violations, theft, jailbreak, piracy, grand larceny and murder, and he was a suspect in other murders. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to solitary cryogenic incarceration for life. However, he was turned into an "indentured" marine, where he was set to serve for the rest of his life.[10][12] Findlay claims to have escaped from New Folsom Prison while being transferred.[13]

[edit] Wings of Liberty

Drinking buddies
Findlay checks out the enemy

Tychus Findlay met Jim Raynor again in a bar on Mar Sara.[6] Raynor was surprised to see him, since Findlay had been "put on ice".[14]

He offered Raynor a business proposal; "liberating" alien artifacts from the Terran Dominion. The Dominion had recently prohibited transportation of such artifacts, and began digging them up on planets such as Mar Sara.[15] The artifacts would be sold to his contact, the formerly legitimate Möebius Foundation.[13]

When pressed on how he escaped from prison, Findlay claimed he broke out while being transported to New Folsom Prison, killing several guards with his bare hands. Raynor didn't appear to believe him. Regardless, the pair successfully "liberated" an alien artifact, only to find themselves under attack by the zerg.[13][16] Fending them off, they held out long enough to be rescued by the Hyperion.[17] Findlay then lined up a mission retrieving another artifact from the protoss shrine-world of Monlyth.[18]

Findlay believed that Raynor likes tangling with the Terran Dominion a little more than he should.[4] He pushed Raynor towards cutting corners and acting like a pirate.[19]

[edit] Appearance

[edit] Physical

Bald Findlay.

Findlay masses 165 kilograms (363 pounds). On the knuckles of his left hand there is a tattoo of the word "PAIN", as well as a snake around a cross above his index finger. Additionally, he has a scar across his stomach, as well as a tattoo on his back and shoulders which is believed to say "HEAVEN'S REJECTS" (a reference to him being "rejected" from "Heaven's Devils").[10]

[edit] Armor

Findlay's armor schematics

Findlay appears to have been "sealed" into his armor (he wears only prison pants underneath). His armor number is displayed as 435 and appears to have a picture of a pin-up model painted onto the left shoulder pad. There is a tally mark of 13 on his left wrist and his armor has many other decorations, including a skull and bones insignia (very similar to the insignia of Omega Squadron).[10]

[edit] Game Unit

Tychus Findlay is set to appear in StarCraft II as a hero.[20]

[edit] Other Appearances

Locked and loaded

Tamsen Cauley consulted Tychus Findlay's profile, along with that of Jim Raynor, when planning to assassinate the latter in the StarCraft comic.[21]

Tychus Findlay will appear in StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils[22] and is expected to make an appearance in StarCraft: Ghost Academy.[23]

[edit] Merchandise

Blizzard Entertainment announced the Tychus J. Findlay Limited Edition Statue. The polystone collector's item is 18 inches tall and portrays Findlay standing atop a freshly killed hydralisk.[24] The statue was available for pre-order[25] but has since sold out.

A Tychus Findlay toy is also available.[26]

Collector's edition statue

Tychus Findlay toy

[edit] Trivia

In the scheme of Wings of Liberty, Tychus is the opposite of Ariel Hanson, acting as "the devil on Raynor's shoulder," as opposed to Hanson being the 'angel.'[7]

Tychus was developed late in the design process of StarCraft II, emerging from cinematic ideas.[7]

[edit] Related videos

Findlay suiting up.

[edit] References

  1. ↑ BlizzLive staff. 2009-08-22. StarCraft II Lore Panel. Blizzlive. Accessed 2009-08-22.
  2. ↑ Insider Interview. (2007-06-02). Cinematic Trailer interview. Blizzplanet.
  3. ↑ 2007-07-12. E307: Face Time: StarCraft II. G4TV Accessed 2007-07-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2007-08-03. StarCraft II Single-Player Campaign BlizzCon Preview. Gamespot. Accessed 2007-08-07.
  5. ↑ Frank Pearce, Bob Colayco, Dave 'Fargo' Kosak. 2008-08-21. Blizzard Talks StarCraft II at Leipzig (PC). Gamespy. Accessed 2008-08-23.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Eduardo Vasconcellos. 2008-10-10. Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Panel: Blizzard discusses the single-player campaign and the decision to create a trilogy. IGN Accessed 2008-10-11.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 2009-08-20, Starcraft II Story & Characters Interview. YouTube, accessed on 2009-09-08
  8. ↑ Leord. 2009-08-18. Single Player Interview With Chris Metzen. Inc.Gamers. Accessed 2009-08-29.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Blizzard Entertainment staff. 2009-11-18. Tychus Findlay. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2009-11-18.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 2007-05-19. Cinematic Trailer. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-08-12.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 2008-01-28. Biography (Terran, Jim Raynor). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-01-28.
  12. ↑ Team Liquid forum (2007-05-19). Anti Hero forum thread. Team Liquid.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Dustin Browder, Rob Pardo. 2008-10-11. Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Discussion Panel (Part 2). Youtube.com Accessed 2008-10-11.
  14. ↑ Dustin Browder, Rob Pardo. 2008-10-11. Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Discussion Panel (Part 1). Youtube.com Accessed 2008-13-10
  15. ↑ Blake Ellison. 2008-10-10. StarCraft 2 Trailers Gather Everyone For Storytime (2nd trailer). Shacknews. Accessed 2008-10-11.
  16. ↑ 2008-10-14. BlizzCon 2008: Bar Scene Part 2 (Cam) HD. Gametrailers. Accessed 2008-6-11
  17. ↑ 2008-10-14. BlizzCon 2008: Third Mission Gameplay (Cam) HD. Gametrailers. Accessed on 2008-11-07
  18. ↑ 2008-10-14. BlizzCon 2008: Bridge Scene Part 2 (Cam) HD. Gametrailers. Accessed 2008-11-6.
  19. ↑ Allen 'Delsyn' Rausch, Chris Metzen, Andy Chambers. Behind the Lore of StarCraft II (PC). Gamespy. Accessed 2008-10-12.
  20. ↑ Chris Sigaty, Samwise Didier. Blizzcon 2008 StarCraft 2 Press Q&A. StarCraft Source. Accessed 2008010-12.
  21. ↑ Giffen, Keith and Simon Furman (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "StarCraft #1" StarCraft 1 (1) (May 27, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
  22. ↑ Starcraft: Heaven's Devils (Hardcover). Amazon. Accessed on 2009-04-13
  23. ↑ "Keith mentioned at the New York Comic Con Starcraft/Warcraft panel that Tychus Findlay would be in Starcraft Ghost: Academy (Manga)." Medievaldragon. 2008-05-13. World of WarCraft Book Release Dates. Scrolls of Lore forum. Accessed 2008-05-18.
  24. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. (2007-05-20). Collector Statue Page. Blizzard Entertainment.
  25. ↑ Blizzplanet. (2007-05-24) Tychus Findlay on sale. Blizzplanet. Accessed 2007-05-25).
  26. ↑ 2009-08-24, http://sclegacy.com/photos/category/10-blizzcon-2009 StarCraft Legacy BlizzCon 2009]. Accessed on 2009-09-03
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