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PLAYER
» Journal: gonsai
» Birthdate/Age: 11-15-85, 25 years old
» Characters Played: Eirin Yagokoro and Parsee Mizuhashi
CHARACTER
» Name: Tir McDohl
» Fandom: Suikoden
» Reference: http://gensopedia.duefiumi.com/index.php?title=Tir_McDohl
» Canon Point: Post Dunan Unification War
» Gender: He is physically male and identifies as such
» Age: Tir is, literally, about 19-20 years old by the end of the Dunan Unification War. However, he is permanently, physically, about 14 years old due to the True Rune of Life and Death being bound to his hand, which grants him pseudo immortality. Though, really, the physical differences between a 14 year old male and a 19 year old male are pretty negligible and won't create much of a physical difference.
» Orientation: No canon information suggests what Tir's orientation may or may not be. Both female and male characters seem romantically interested in him, but he chooses a life of solitude by the end of the game and his own orientation is never detailed in any way.
» Personality: There are two distinct parts of Tir's personality. The first are the parts that have and always shall be part of him regardless of what happened to him in the two wars that have made up a major aspect of his life. The second is how he changed, but subtly and not, since the end of the Toran Liberation War.
Tir is, firstly, a fun loving person who gets enjoyment out of the simple things in life. Daily training, fishing (ESPECIALLY FISHING), eating a home cooked meal, these are the things he has a love of. He doesn't want for anything grand, in spite of being a noble by birth. While he accepted that his destiny (at the time, anyways) was to follow in his father's footsteps and become a General of the Scarlet Moon, he never seemed to actually want for that sort of thing. He expresses reluctance when faced with work for the Empire in the first game, and then in the second he expresses reluctance to join up with Riou's army due to not wanting to leave his simple life in Banner Village behind.
Tir also has a strong desire to help others in need. This is illustrated in both games. It was seeing the oppression in Rockland that inspired him to distrust the Empire in the first place, magnified by his friend Ted being chased by the Empire for his rune. In the second game, though expressing initial reluctance for reasons that will be explained later, he does join Riou in confronting a group of bandits that have kidnapped a child.
Unfortunately, his time as leader of the Liberation (a role he was forced into, not one he took up willingly) shaped his personality more wholy into a more complete and somewhat depressing picture. During the war, Tir was forced repeatedly to push aside his emotions in order to effectively lead his army. An example would be that, immediately following the death of his long time caretaker Gremio, Tir had to go into battle against the enemy. One of his chief subordinates offered to do so in his stead, but Tir immediately refused. He recognized that, in front of both his own forced and that of the enemy, he could not afford to show emotional weakness. He was, effectively, given no time to mourn.
Tir witness the death of many loved ones during the war, and some of them (such as his own father) were taken by his own hand thanks to the Rune. The desires of those loved ones, for him to live a life by his own ideals and sense of justice, shaped what sort of leader he became in the second half of the game. Rather than living up to the ideals of Odessa, he chose to form his own and lead by those standards. He refused to waste the life that Gremio gave him in his sacrifice.
Tir also found himself, during the war, placed in an position where he had to decide the fates of two men. Kwanda Rosman, an enemy general that had committed genocide of the Elves, and Milich Oppenheimer, an enemy general that was ultimately responsible for killing Gremio. Both men were under the influence of the court magician Windy, though it was not entirely clear. He was advised to kill both of them for their crimes, but Tir saw past what had been done, and was able to analyze WHY it had been done. He spared them as the fault of their actions was not in them, but in others.
In Suikoden II, we start to see the results of that incredibly hard life Tir had lead. Rather than taking up the presidency of the Toran Republic, like was expected of him, Tir had spent the three years between wars in hermitage with the resurrected Gremio. He is reticent, and speaks in a generally quiet and reserved/practical manner. His words don't betray his feelings (though his face still tends to) and it's often up to Gremio to speak for him so that he is better understood. It's unfortunately what the war, and the Rune, have forced him to become.
Something of a mentor to Riou, he bears witness to two of the most difficult times in Riou's life. The first is when he runs away from his position as leader of the army in Tinto. Unlike Riou's other comrades and subordinates, Tir never once tries to stop Riou and Nanami. He sympathizes with Riou, knowing that, had he the opportunity to do so in his own war? ... He may have done the same. It was unfair to force such a tremendous weight on such young shoulders. Tir KNEW that. He would have been a hypocrite had he told Riou otherwise.
He also witnesses the 'death' of Nanami, and what it does to Riou. Much like Tir, Riou was faced in a position where his closest loved one was dead, but he was still expected to go into battle the next day. Seeing someone else go through all that he did, Tir was the only person who truly understood what the young Riou was going through. And, once more, he didn't judge his questioning, his faulting resolve. He didn't expect, nor could he, for Riou to lead his army the same way Tir had in his own war.
In regards to the Rune, while Tir has been told, especially by Gremio, that the Rune itself is perhaps not evil on its own, Tir has a deep seeded fear of its power. The Rune is what killed Odessa, Ted, and his father. And while it may have also been the power that restored life to Gremio, he still has a very reserved acceptance of his role as its bearer. He's trying to turn over his views on the matter, as he knows that in order to survive, he has to, but it still influences his relationship with others. Having it sealed in Amat may change some of this, but not much.
TL;DR: War changes a man. Tir is no exception.
» Appearance: Tir is of generally average height, and has a lean muscular body. His particular form of martial art, based on Chinese staff, relies greatly on speed, so there's not much to bulk, and his muscles are very compact with virtually no fat.
» Suitability: Like I said before, he is mentally 19~20, if not older due to his sort of life. The physical differences between a 14 year old male body and an 18 year old male body are mostly negligible.