Tir McDohl is one of the main protagonists in Suikoden series. He is the son of Teo McDohl and the leader of the Liberation Army.
Overview[]
Tir McDohl is the son of the general Teo McDohl, one of six revered Imperial generals who serve the Scarlet Moon Empire. While always close to his father, Tir was mostly raised by his caretaker Gremio while growing up and was taught how to wield a bo staff in combat by his instructor Kai. He also became best friends with a young war orphan named Ted that his father took in. Eventually, Tir pledged to serve the Empire while his father travelled north to fight against a group of rebels called the Liberation Army. However, after Tir and his party completed their duties for the following day, they became embroiled in a conspiracy which had them seek refuge from the same rebels Tir's father was sent to fight. It was during this time that Tir saw the extent of the Empire's corruption and ultimately joined the Liberation Army's efforts to fight back against it.
Tir bears a magical Rune called the Soul Eater, one of the 27 True Runes which all other Runes are based off. This distinction makes the Soul Eater Rune exceptionally powerful, but like many True Runes it curses the bearer until they relinquish it. Tir receives the Rune from his best friend Ted and must keep it safe from those seeking to abuse its power.
Appearance[]
Tir appears to have short black hair (brown in his portrait icon in Suikoden II) with a green bandanna on his head with violet and green ends. As well as he wears a red sleeveless Chinese manchurian style qipao over a white shirt, with matching tan pants and gloves, that has shins on his ankle as he wears black Chinese toe shoes.
In Suikoden II, although three years have passed, Tir's appearance remained unchanged as commented by many characters in the game. This is because he bears a True Rune.
Personality[]
Tir is a calm and serious person and mostly quiet as the silent protagonist. Tir is surely as the leader of the Republican Army against Emperor Barbarossa. When he prefers not to speak about the pain he feels inside and only the ones close to him could understand. Tir is quite concerned with the well being of those around him. Being the bearer of the Soul Eater rune, it was here that he does not want anyone to meet the same fate as Odessa Silverberg, Teo McDohl, Ted and nearly, Gremio who lost their lives because of the rune. So he chose to wander with Gremio avoiding any contact with people most especially the members of the Liberation Army for their sake.
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Trivia[]
- Tir is called Louie in the Suikoden manga series.