Bunyip Elder

In the first Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game, the Bunyip Elder appears before Ty to warn him of Boss Cass' plot. He returns throughout the series, seeking to ensure the welfare of those in Southern Rivers.

Attributes
While being of the Bunyip species, the Bunyip Elder shares little in common with the traditional Bunyips of Australian folklore/mythology. Lacking the demonic appearance and behavior of the real world counterpart, the Bunyip Elder is considerably more benevolent and less beastly. Much isn't known of him or his species, aside from that they reside in an otherworld known as the Dreaming. Whenever Southern Rivers and the area around it is threatened, such as in the time of Boss Cass' attempts, the Bunyip is sure to appear.

Role
In Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, the Bunyip Elder first appears when Ty falls into a hole during a game of tag with Biblie children. The Bunyip Elder reveals the plot of Boss Cass and how his attempt to rid the world of mammalian life resulted in the disappearance of Ty's parents by entrapping them into the Dreaming. He acts as the mission-giver, providing the objectives of collecting the Talismans before Boss Cass can.

He returns in a similar role in Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan when he summons Ty and Shazza into the Dreaming. There, he requests of them to take out the Quinkan. Following this, he trains the two of them for the battles to come. Sadly, a Quinkan separated Ty and Shazza on the portal to home, causing Ty to show up six months too late and their home of Burramudgee to become overrun by Quinkan and zombie frills.