Tyr Anasazi
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| Tyr Anasazi | |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Nietzschean |
| Date of Birth: | CY 10050 |
| Date of Death: | CY 10090 |
| Profession(s): | Assassin Mercenary Crew member aboard the Andromeda Ascendant Leader of the New Nietzschean Empire |
| Ships Posting: | Andromeda Ascendant |
| Rank: | Weapons officer |
| Current Status: | Dead |
| Played By: | Keith Hamilton Cobb |
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| Mother: | Victoria Anasazi |
| Father: | Barbarossa Anasazi |
| Children: | Tamerlane Anasazi |
| Personal Weapons Systems | |
| Chronological and General Info | |
Tyr Anasazi is a Nietzschean of the Kodiak Pride, out of Victoria by Barbarossa, son of Temujin.
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[edit] Name Origin
The name "Tyr Anasazi" is composed of the name of the Old Norse god of bravery and duty, Tyr (who placed his hand in the Fenris Wolf's mouth so the other gods could chain the beast), and a prehistoric Native American culture, the Anasazi.
[edit] History
[edit] Pre-Andromeda
Tyr Anasazi was captured and sold by alien slavers at a relatively young age to work in uranium mines when he was in a refuge camp with the remnants of his pride. One day the mines caved in and he was buried approximately 200 meters underground, but he escaped, partly due to his indomitable will and his genetically-derived superior strength and endurance. Tyr soon became an apprentice to a veteran mercenary. Soon, he assassinated his master. He then became a highly paid and talented mercenary and was secretly hired by a wealthy and powerful Nightsider, Gerentex, to secure the presumed lost High Guard warship Andromeda Ascendant with the mercenary crew of the Eureka Maru.
[edit] Andromeda
Following this incident, he joined Captain Dylan Hunt in his quest for a restored Commonwealth alongside the Maru's crew: Beka Valentine, Seamus Harper, Trance Gemini and Rev Bem.
Although Tyr's aggressive attitude and combative nature occasionally put him at odds with Dylan's more diplomatic approach, the two strong men developed a certain respect for each other, with Tyr once commenting that, in his opinion, if the universe collapsed, Dylan would be one of the only three survivors (The other two being Tyr himself and the cockroaches). Although Dylan knew that he could only "trust Tyr to be Tyr", he also knew how to ensure that what was best for Tyr Anasazi would be best for the Andromeda.
However, over time Tyr did occasionally display some surprisingly self-sacrificing behavior (for a Nietzschean), such as when he risked death by hypothermia when trapped on the sinking Eureka Maru so that the comatose Seamus Harper could use the only available EVA suit (They intended to flood the sinking ship with water and release it to propel them upwards).
In season one Tyr married Freya, First Daughter of the powerful Nietzscheans of Orca Pride, and she gave birth to their son, Tamerlane, around a year later. Tyr was separated from her shortly after the consummation of the arranged marriage and they met again more than a year later. Tamerlane Anasazi was the genetic reincarnation of the legendary Nietzschean Progenitor, Drago Museveni. The genetic reincarnation of Musevini was prophesized to be the Nietzschean Messiah, a great leader who would one day unite the various Nietzschean Prides and lead them to total domination over all the other sentient species of the galaxies, including non-enhanced humans. This attracted the attention of the Knights of Genetic Purity ("Genites"), a group of fanatical genetic purists who sought to destroy the genetically-enhanced, especially the men and women of the Nietzschean Prides. Freya died in the conflict with the Genites, which brought their armies into Nietzschean territory and virtually wiped out the rest of Orca Pride. Their son Tamerlane was sent away secretly for his own safety.
In the season three episode "And your heart will fly away", Tyr's former lover, a headstrong and fiery Nietzschean woman whom they rescued, named Desiree D'lene, is revealed to be Medea Zimri, out of Isabella by Zarathustra, also of the once-powerful but now fallen Kodiak Pride, though this fact they both state their intention to conceal, when they part at the end of the episode. Tyr also has an interesting relationship with Beka Valentine, but it is not addressed by both characters until "Shadows Cast by a Final Salute." But it is too late, Tyr is leaving and has betrayed both Beka and the Andromeda. So Tyr departs, leaving shambles of the life he led for the past few years.
He was a crew member on the Andromeda Ascendant from CY 10087 - 10089.
[edit] After Andromeda and Death
In the beginning of season 4, Tyr uses his son Tamerlane's DNA to trick all the other Nietzschean Prides into thinking he, not Tamerlane, is the genetic reincarnation of Drago Museveni. He secretly unites the Drago-Kazov Pride, the Sabra-Jaguar Pride and the Maroon Prides, the three most powerful Nietzschean Prides, becomes their supreme leader, and leaves the Andromeda because his people were working with the Spirit of the Abyss. He then looked for the Star Map to the Route of Ages in order to weaken the Abyss and find a way to destroy the terrifying Magog, which threatened all the sentient inhabitants of the Known Worlds with extinction. He ultimately ended up in an alternate universe where thought becomes reality with Andromeda crewmember Beka Valentine.
He bargains with the Spirit of the Abyss: if he is set free, they can use Beka Valentine as a spy on Andromeda. Once the Spirit of the Abyss sealed its influence inside Beka, Dylan Hunt, accompanied by engineer Seamus Harper and a new Nietzschean officer named Telemachus Rhade, arrives and the crew attempt to capture him. Defiant to the end, Tyr Anasazi refused to surrender. In the end, Tyr was shot in the back and fell into the abyss, a canyon with endless darkness, and was never seen again.
His son's fate is unknown.
[edit] Personal Life
Tyr married Freya of the pride Orca (episode Double Helix) who gave birth to Tyr's son Tamerlane. Later it became clear that this boy is the genetic reincarnation of the Nietzschean progenitor Drago Museveni who will (according to a prophecy) reunite the Nietzschean prides. The Genites killed Freya but Tamerlane could be saved (episode Immaculate Perception). Later, Tyr expresses an interest in Beka Valentine, his shipmate on the Andromeda. Even though Beka returns these feelings they never mentioned it to each other until it was too late, and Tyr had betrayed and was leaving the Andromeda.
[edit] His Gun
Tyrs' Gauss guns are some of his most important possessions. He has several, but uses 3 more than any of the others.
He has a snub nosed Gauss gun that is an automatic, and is suited for close in combat. It uses small clips, and is apparently powerful and fast, as it eats up ammo. He uses it against Magog.
He also has a hand gun which uses frequently. It is unique, and he usually has it close at hand.
Tyrs' favorite gun is, by far, his assault rifle. No other person has been shown wielding this weapon, he may have built it himself in the Andromeda Ascendant's armory. It is huge and complex, measuring about 4 feet long, with 3 barrels, one special launcher able to fire grappling hooks and mortars, and a large bore grenade launcher underneath the main barrel. He cares about it deeply, shown when he compares it to Rommie. He lost it in close hand to hand combat with the pocket universe species, much to his dismay.
- "I lost a good gauss gun there! Why aren't we fetching it instead of Rommie?!"
