APPLICATION
Character Name: Tyr Anasazi
Series: Andromeda
Age: 38
From When?: Just after entering the tunnel with Beka… so the end of Season two
Inmate/Warden: Warden. Tyr walks a fine line between warden and inmate. He is vain, manipulative, antagonistic and selfish and tends to look down on the general population. However, he has learned the value of self sacrifice and the benefits of truly caring about other people. As a warden, Tyr is truly only going to start out doing it for the deal. He doesn’t believe in playing to the whims of his inmate and he certainly doesn’t believe in talking through problems. He’s the type of warden who won’t use zero, as he prefers more active forms of punishment.
His goal would be to make this rehabilitation practical for his inmate, which means that he would be teaching them to fight and training them in the ways of his own people. Ports and floods, to him, would be nothing more than trials by fire.
As time goes on, though, with the right kind of inmate, Tyr can and will start to care about the person in his charge. Though his attitude and methods wouldn’t change, the dynamics would and he could truly start the rehabilitation.
Item: The double helix band. Basically, the Nietzschean wedding ring. While he only wears it once in canon, though he treasures it, Tyr’s band is the symbol of the union he and his wife shared. With his wife dead and his son hidden away, the union is no longer present. However, he would wear it if he knew that it was a link to his inmate and it is something that he would keep safe. It will get hot if his inmate is in trouble and will, if need be, show messages in the metal.
Abilities/Powers: The Nietzscheans are a genetically enhanced race and, while he can pass for human physically, there are some genetic changes that have taken place to make the Nietzcheans stronger.
These include immunity to some poisons (aconite, ammonia, antipyrine, arsenic, atropine, camphor, hydrocyanic acid, iodine, lead, picrotoxin, & strychnine) and diseases (diphtheria, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, influenza, Lyme disease, measles, meningococcal disease, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, polio, rabies, rubella, tetanus & varicella). However, even with their strong immunological systems, they are still susceptible to modern poisons and diseases.
They are able to breathe chlorine gas for short periods of time, although long-term exposure (longer than 30 minutes) will cause permanent harm, just as if they were a "normal" human.
They have “bone blades” as a natural outgrowth on the forearm and move via a voluntary muscle there. This can be used in combat though, since they are five times stronger than the average human, this doesn’t really come as too much more of an advantage. Tyr, personally, is also a very skilled hand to hand fighter as well, though he excels at weaponry.
Obviously, not all of this will come up during his time on the Barge. This is mostly just for reference. Because Andromeda typically uses these abilities to godmod everything ever, I do know that it will be something that I will have to watch closely.
Personality:
In order to understand Tyr, one must first understand his culture and background. Tyr is a Nietzchean, which are a race of genetically enhanced humanoids who follow the teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche. He taught that strife and conflict could reshape man into something better then himself, and the Nietzcheans have taken that to heart. They seek out conflict as a means to make themselves better. Their motivations are not for universal domination or monetary gain. Instead, they seek out survival and propagation of their species. To continue their perfect bloodlines. As a people, they are treacherous, focused only on self interest, and cunning. In fact, they pride themselves on these traits and see them as superior to the motivations of humans.
They also subscribe to both social Darwinism and Dawkinite genetic competitiveness and are true believers that only the strong survive. They are hyper focused on reproduction as a means to spread and continue their genetics, though that means that they must compete for wives. In a way, their culture is very animalistic and their colonies, or "prides," are set up in roughly the same way as a wolf pack. There are Alphas, which lead the pride, though the matriarch is the one who makes most of the decisions and approves the pairings.
So Tyr, having been brought up in that society, at least for the beginning part of his life, doesn’t see himself as different. He is treacherous and manipulative, self serving and deceitful. He has been known to switch sides mid-fight, depending on which one is winning at the time, and he has no qualms with betraying people who once thought of him as a friend. His eventual captain Dylan once said that you could always “trust Tyr to be Tyr.” Meaning that the only thing you could trust about Tyr is that he would be himself…in all his deceitful glory.
But Tyr does have some redeeming qualities about himself that he shows on rare occasions, but might make one believe that they have been in there all along, just waiting for the right opportunity to come out. For example, when the Maru is submerged and the only way to get out is to flood the ship with water, he goes against that self serving nature to give the unconscious Harper the only suit. Risking hypothermia and probable death, he refuses to talk about it later and simply wants to pretend that it didn’t happen. However, it was the fact that, despite it all, he had formed a bond with the rest of the Andromeda crew that he couldn’t resist. He wanted to save Harper. It was the first and only time he directly went against his most basic instinct to survive and was prepared to die- his bloodline finished- for a man he considered a friend.
This doesn’t just apply to the crew of the Andromeda, either. He forms a very close bond with his wife Freya and, though he leaves her and forces her people to leave their home, he still does hold very strong feelings for her. The only real obstacle that limits him is his interaction with other people. He is on the ship every day and so he is forced to at least tolerate the rest of them. To work with them. And while he does betray them occasionally, he always goes back. It will be the same on the barge. He will form alliances with people, betray them, but end up going back. He just does not let his relationships with other people rule him.
What does rule him, however, is his tendency towards the more violent options when the choices arise. He delights in wars and conflict, which goes back to his belief that strife makes a man better. To Nietzscheans, conflict is a way of life. Every game is life and death. The more times that you win, the more you prove your worth and the better your chance of passing your genetics along. To lose is to show inferiority and that inferiority is an undesirable trait that can be passed down to future offspring.
His love of war and his inclination to go extreme with that violence is tempered only by a logical reasoning that tells him sometimes when it might be better to wait it out. Usually, this is because he is trying to gauge what would be the best option for him to remain on top, but at least it keeps him from acting on every single violent tendency that comes across.
This attitude has not endeared him to many on the Andromeda. Though they will work with him, it was difficult at first because he would always try to convince them of the most aggressive option. He saw their lack of willingness to do what he felt needed to be done as weakness and labeled them as children and amateurs. He doesn’t like to work with them, but he does for his own reasons.
Because of this, he keeps himself away from them, or at least tries to. He’s normally found off reading or working out on his own. However, there is also a part of him that doesn’t really like to be alone and friendless. So, after he warms up to them, he learns basketball from Dylan. He spends time in the engine room with Harper. He even trains Trance to fight.
His problems with the crew are not only because of his opinions, but also his very direct objection to any kind of happy idealism. He rejects Wayism- a very passive, peaceful way of thinking, in favor of what he believes as realism. He thinks Dylan and the rest of the crew are idealists and he thinks they are all fools for believing in this dream of reestablishing the Commonwealth. However, while Tyr is an intelligent being, he’s also a strategist. And he knows that the Andromeda is the best place for him. At least, until he got stuck in the tunnel and had to make his deal to get out.
On the Barge, Tyr will be conflicted. He knows that he’s supposed to be helping someone be better, but he won’t really care about them or what they do until he’s spent time with them. That’s not to say he’ll be a neglectful warden. On the contrary, he will be overbearing and constantly on top of them, but to a degree that might not be so beneficial.
History:
Tyr’s pride, the Kodiaks, were once the protectors of the bones of Drago Musovini, the Nietzschean’s progenitor. Clans would come from far away to make pilgrimages to see them. The Kodiaks were given a permanent truce with every other tribe and clan, and that truce was supposed to be maintained and protected by their allies, which included the Orca tribe.
However, that did not last. The Drago-Katsov tribe claimed that they were the true keepers of Drago’s bones and attacked. The Kodiak’s allies did not come to their aid and their numbers were greatly reduced. Tyr saw his mother die in that fight and swore that he would survive to carry on the Kodiak name.
Tyr and the few remaining survivors were sent to a refugee camp, but, when he was fifteen, he was captured and taken to work in uranium mines on a distant planet where he worked until he was twenty two. Then, the mines caved in and he was buried almost 200 feet underground. His genetic enhancements, along with his indefatigable will to live, allowed him to escape both the mine and the planet. He soon joined on with a mercenary and, after learning all he needed to, he killed the man. It didn’t take long for Tyr to become one of the best and highest paid mercenaries. He joined on with the crew of the Eureka Maru to obtain the lost High Guard ship Andromeda Ascendant. It was there he met Captain Dylan Hunt and ended up turning against his employer. Soon after, he, along with the rest of the Maru crew, was convinced by Dylan to help restore the Commonwealth.
The rest can be found here at this handy dandy wiki page!
Series: Andromeda
Age: 38
From When?: Just after entering the tunnel with Beka… so the end of Season two
Inmate/Warden: Warden. Tyr walks a fine line between warden and inmate. He is vain, manipulative, antagonistic and selfish and tends to look down on the general population. However, he has learned the value of self sacrifice and the benefits of truly caring about other people. As a warden, Tyr is truly only going to start out doing it for the deal. He doesn’t believe in playing to the whims of his inmate and he certainly doesn’t believe in talking through problems. He’s the type of warden who won’t use zero, as he prefers more active forms of punishment.
His goal would be to make this rehabilitation practical for his inmate, which means that he would be teaching them to fight and training them in the ways of his own people. Ports and floods, to him, would be nothing more than trials by fire.
As time goes on, though, with the right kind of inmate, Tyr can and will start to care about the person in his charge. Though his attitude and methods wouldn’t change, the dynamics would and he could truly start the rehabilitation.
Item: The double helix band. Basically, the Nietzschean wedding ring. While he only wears it once in canon, though he treasures it, Tyr’s band is the symbol of the union he and his wife shared. With his wife dead and his son hidden away, the union is no longer present. However, he would wear it if he knew that it was a link to his inmate and it is something that he would keep safe. It will get hot if his inmate is in trouble and will, if need be, show messages in the metal.
Abilities/Powers: The Nietzscheans are a genetically enhanced race and, while he can pass for human physically, there are some genetic changes that have taken place to make the Nietzcheans stronger.
These include immunity to some poisons (aconite, ammonia, antipyrine, arsenic, atropine, camphor, hydrocyanic acid, iodine, lead, picrotoxin, & strychnine) and diseases (diphtheria, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, influenza, Lyme disease, measles, meningococcal disease, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, polio, rabies, rubella, tetanus & varicella). However, even with their strong immunological systems, they are still susceptible to modern poisons and diseases.
They are able to breathe chlorine gas for short periods of time, although long-term exposure (longer than 30 minutes) will cause permanent harm, just as if they were a "normal" human.
They have “bone blades” as a natural outgrowth on the forearm and move via a voluntary muscle there. This can be used in combat though, since they are five times stronger than the average human, this doesn’t really come as too much more of an advantage. Tyr, personally, is also a very skilled hand to hand fighter as well, though he excels at weaponry.
Obviously, not all of this will come up during his time on the Barge. This is mostly just for reference. Because Andromeda typically uses these abilities to godmod everything ever, I do know that it will be something that I will have to watch closely.
Personality:
In order to understand Tyr, one must first understand his culture and background. Tyr is a Nietzchean, which are a race of genetically enhanced humanoids who follow the teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche. He taught that strife and conflict could reshape man into something better then himself, and the Nietzcheans have taken that to heart. They seek out conflict as a means to make themselves better. Their motivations are not for universal domination or monetary gain. Instead, they seek out survival and propagation of their species. To continue their perfect bloodlines. As a people, they are treacherous, focused only on self interest, and cunning. In fact, they pride themselves on these traits and see them as superior to the motivations of humans.
They also subscribe to both social Darwinism and Dawkinite genetic competitiveness and are true believers that only the strong survive. They are hyper focused on reproduction as a means to spread and continue their genetics, though that means that they must compete for wives. In a way, their culture is very animalistic and their colonies, or "prides," are set up in roughly the same way as a wolf pack. There are Alphas, which lead the pride, though the matriarch is the one who makes most of the decisions and approves the pairings.
So Tyr, having been brought up in that society, at least for the beginning part of his life, doesn’t see himself as different. He is treacherous and manipulative, self serving and deceitful. He has been known to switch sides mid-fight, depending on which one is winning at the time, and he has no qualms with betraying people who once thought of him as a friend. His eventual captain Dylan once said that you could always “trust Tyr to be Tyr.” Meaning that the only thing you could trust about Tyr is that he would be himself…in all his deceitful glory.
But Tyr does have some redeeming qualities about himself that he shows on rare occasions, but might make one believe that they have been in there all along, just waiting for the right opportunity to come out. For example, when the Maru is submerged and the only way to get out is to flood the ship with water, he goes against that self serving nature to give the unconscious Harper the only suit. Risking hypothermia and probable death, he refuses to talk about it later and simply wants to pretend that it didn’t happen. However, it was the fact that, despite it all, he had formed a bond with the rest of the Andromeda crew that he couldn’t resist. He wanted to save Harper. It was the first and only time he directly went against his most basic instinct to survive and was prepared to die- his bloodline finished- for a man he considered a friend.
This doesn’t just apply to the crew of the Andromeda, either. He forms a very close bond with his wife Freya and, though he leaves her and forces her people to leave their home, he still does hold very strong feelings for her. The only real obstacle that limits him is his interaction with other people. He is on the ship every day and so he is forced to at least tolerate the rest of them. To work with them. And while he does betray them occasionally, he always goes back. It will be the same on the barge. He will form alliances with people, betray them, but end up going back. He just does not let his relationships with other people rule him.
What does rule him, however, is his tendency towards the more violent options when the choices arise. He delights in wars and conflict, which goes back to his belief that strife makes a man better. To Nietzscheans, conflict is a way of life. Every game is life and death. The more times that you win, the more you prove your worth and the better your chance of passing your genetics along. To lose is to show inferiority and that inferiority is an undesirable trait that can be passed down to future offspring.
His love of war and his inclination to go extreme with that violence is tempered only by a logical reasoning that tells him sometimes when it might be better to wait it out. Usually, this is because he is trying to gauge what would be the best option for him to remain on top, but at least it keeps him from acting on every single violent tendency that comes across.
This attitude has not endeared him to many on the Andromeda. Though they will work with him, it was difficult at first because he would always try to convince them of the most aggressive option. He saw their lack of willingness to do what he felt needed to be done as weakness and labeled them as children and amateurs. He doesn’t like to work with them, but he does for his own reasons.
Because of this, he keeps himself away from them, or at least tries to. He’s normally found off reading or working out on his own. However, there is also a part of him that doesn’t really like to be alone and friendless. So, after he warms up to them, he learns basketball from Dylan. He spends time in the engine room with Harper. He even trains Trance to fight.
His problems with the crew are not only because of his opinions, but also his very direct objection to any kind of happy idealism. He rejects Wayism- a very passive, peaceful way of thinking, in favor of what he believes as realism. He thinks Dylan and the rest of the crew are idealists and he thinks they are all fools for believing in this dream of reestablishing the Commonwealth. However, while Tyr is an intelligent being, he’s also a strategist. And he knows that the Andromeda is the best place for him. At least, until he got stuck in the tunnel and had to make his deal to get out.
On the Barge, Tyr will be conflicted. He knows that he’s supposed to be helping someone be better, but he won’t really care about them or what they do until he’s spent time with them. That’s not to say he’ll be a neglectful warden. On the contrary, he will be overbearing and constantly on top of them, but to a degree that might not be so beneficial.
History:
Tyr’s pride, the Kodiaks, were once the protectors of the bones of Drago Musovini, the Nietzschean’s progenitor. Clans would come from far away to make pilgrimages to see them. The Kodiaks were given a permanent truce with every other tribe and clan, and that truce was supposed to be maintained and protected by their allies, which included the Orca tribe.
However, that did not last. The Drago-Katsov tribe claimed that they were the true keepers of Drago’s bones and attacked. The Kodiak’s allies did not come to their aid and their numbers were greatly reduced. Tyr saw his mother die in that fight and swore that he would survive to carry on the Kodiak name.
Tyr and the few remaining survivors were sent to a refugee camp, but, when he was fifteen, he was captured and taken to work in uranium mines on a distant planet where he worked until he was twenty two. Then, the mines caved in and he was buried almost 200 feet underground. His genetic enhancements, along with his indefatigable will to live, allowed him to escape both the mine and the planet. He soon joined on with a mercenary and, after learning all he needed to, he killed the man. It didn’t take long for Tyr to become one of the best and highest paid mercenaries. He joined on with the crew of the Eureka Maru to obtain the lost High Guard ship Andromeda Ascendant. It was there he met Captain Dylan Hunt and ended up turning against his employer. Soon after, he, along with the rest of the Maru crew, was convinced by Dylan to help restore the Commonwealth.
The rest can be found here at this handy dandy wiki page!