Tyrell Simmons

Tyrell Simmons is a character in Thirlcrest Academy and is played by AlreadyB0SS. He is currently a Bruiser LR, and is formerly an MR.
==Appearance==
Tyrell is one of the largest and strongest students on campus, and is by far the heaviest. He stands at an above average height of 6'2, with a very large weight of 345 lbs. With his size, he is rather fat, but still quite strong, being showcased benching 520 lbs, with his genetics, workouts and time as a member of the Varsity as a defensive tackle and immense amount of time participating in wrestling adding onto this, but his eating habits have swelled up his weight. With these factors, Tyrell is the largest member of the Bruisers and the largest student on campus. He is an African-American male of Haitian and Dinka heritage with a chin beard, long black two-strand twists and two face tattoos usually concealed under his sunglasses or dreads. 
He has a casual style, and is considered by many to be a "hoodlum" due to his background and style. With his weight, his body is very broad and he has a rather fat stomach and torso in general, but maintains a heavy amount of muscle. Tyrell also has numerous neck tattoos, and more tattoos on his arms and torso. Tyrell is actually rather good looking despite his thuggish appearance and heavy weight, though he is still infamous and renown for his massive size and aggressive tendencies. He typically sports the Bruiser white dress with hoodies or t-shirts underneath, and strangely has the Thirlcrest vest under the shirt, instead of overtop. 
==Characteristics==
While originally treating the other members of his friend group like family, Tyrell is one of the most mean-spirited and aggressive out of all the Bruisers. He was older than most Bruisers, yet he was not as mature as his peers such as Tyrone or Johnny. He enjoys bullying and especially enjoys fighting, with his aggressive and brutish nature being mostly behind this mentality. Tyrell is everything but intelligent, with his grades reflecting this, though he possesses credible street knowledge. His prior life in Memphis being in and around gangs and violence impacted him into what he later became. In general, Tyrell has the qualities of a Boondocks character, and after being arrested during the school year, his time in juvie made him more aggressive. He is well-known for his strong Memphis accent. 
After feuding with other members of the Bruisers over his overly violent behavior, particularly after stabbing Adrian and attacking Nate of the Peacekeepers, Tyrell exited the group and was personally recruited into Varsity by Aaron, Ken Birkin, Bucky Dutton and Roy Rianelli after training. Tyrell, though still quite aggressive, had become more relaxed and matured slightly since becoming a Varsity member. Tyrell's fighting style is well-known to be brutal and dirty. He stomps his opponents while their down and utilizes his bodyweight and strength heavily, being heavier than any other student at Thirlcrest with only Bucky Dutton and Igor Kozryev comparable in strength to him, with Bucky actually being stronger. With this, Tyrell is more than capable of taking on multiple opponents at once and can endure and almost absorb contact. He typically resorts to slams, elbows, and powerful, but inaccurate punches and is more than capable of taking punishment as he dishes it out. After a few months, Tyrell would return to the Bruisers after exiting Varsity after numerous disciplinary issues and his ever growing usage of violence. Tyrell's brutal fighting style, large size, relentless mentality, and numerous stabbings of Peacekeepers, an Outcast, and knife usage against T-Times members has led to Tyrell being among the most vile and violent students on campus. As a result of his actions and his lack of accountability and remorse, Tyrell harbors a terrible sense of sadism, taking some pride in his actions. 
==Character Background==
Tyrell Jacques-Khalil Simmons III was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1990. He lived in South Memphis, close to where famed rappers of the Three 6 Mafia originated. He was quickly enveloped into gang life by his uncle, cousins and brother at a young age, with them being members of the Crip-aligned Gangster Disciples gang. Tyrell's previously mentioned family members, along with friends soon began to heavily influence Tyrell into following them into the gang-life. Tyrell's behavior grew more aggressive and agro, as he committed acts of delinquency and smaller crimes, and often got into fights in school and out in the streets. Tyrell's mother and father gradually became more and more intolerant of Tyrell's behavior, and began to move him away from the influence of his gang-related family members. To his parent's dismay, Tyrell continued to hang around with them and associate with them. This would soon be amplified by the revealing of Tyrell's father not being his true father, and his actual father serving life in prison. 
Tyrell, while initially used as a simple lookout during their criminal activities, as he grew older and bigger, he began to become more involved in the more physical aspects. He would break into people's homes, steal from stores, and even assist in armed robbery, and possibly, Tyrell may have been on the other end of the gun during a fatal shooting of a man, though this is unknown. Tyrell's fighting habits escalated into him using weapons and brutalizing his opponents, resulting in him being expelled from two schools and suspended multiple times, as well as serving a few months in juvie at just fourteen. At the age of fourteen, Tyrell and his younger cousin and older brother, Zion and KJ, came into a conflict with a group of students at their local high school, not knowing they were affiliated with a gang that rivalled their own. A large brawl ensued after an exchange of insults, with Tyrell's friends joining in as well. In the end, Tyrell's group won the fight, but he and his brother and cousin were given out of school suspension. Unbeknownst to them, the students who they had fought had connections, and sought to get it back in blood. 
Two days later, nearing the end of their suspensions, Tyrell, Zion, KJ, and Tyrell's friend Josiah walked down to a nearby convenience store just down the block from Tyrell's house. After spending their time in the store and buying what they wanted, they walked outside, with a group of six teenagers and young adult men waiting for them. KJ confronted them, when it then quickly escalated into an argument. One of the teenagers then recognized Tyrell, KJ, and Zion and a hail of gunfire erupted in the parking lot of the convenience store. Tyrell's cousin, Zion was killed near instantly, while Tyrell and the others scrambled for safety. Tyrell himself was shot in the leg and forced to crawl behind a car. From there, he watched as TJ was shot in the back, and crawled inside the store, while Josiah had managed to run away. Eventually, the group left the vicinity, and Tyrell limped inside the store, finding KJ bleeding out in an aisle. Tyrell held KJ in his arms as he died. KJ and Zion's death forever changed Tyrell and shook his entire family. A year after the event, Tyrell was walking down the street when he recognized one of the teenagers involved in the shooting. Tyrell snuck up behind him and viciously attacked him with his fists and a nearby cinder block, stomping him on the pavement until a police car drove up to the scene, while the teenager was left hospitalized which permanent brain damage. He was arrested as a result, and instead of choosing to go to juvie, Tyrell was sent off to a reformatory school known as Thirlcrest Academy for reformation, with it being his last chance to keep himself out of the prison system. 
Upon arriving at Thirlcrest, Tyrell found himself having similar traits with some students, notably his bullying and fighting. Tyrell joined one of the multiple groups of bullies and delinquents that would later form the Bruisers in the "Proto-Bruiser" era, where he made a name of himself around campus with his appearance and activities. With the Bruisers eventually forming, Tyrell would join them and would continue to prowl through the campus as one of it's most fierce bullies and delinquents, becoming one of the more respected and well-known Bruisers. He participated in numerous key events throughout the earlier part of the Bruisers reign of terror across Thirlcrest, until he was arrested after a home invasion and assault. Tyrell would spend time outside of Thirlcrest at his grandmother's home, before returning to Thirlcrest. He remained with the Bruisers until an incident where he utilized excessive amounts of violence, attacking two Peacekeepers with a knife and near-fatally stabbing one to death, after being reprimanded for his usage of his knife two times before. After being kicked out of the Bruisers, Tyrell would be personally recruited by Aaron Rosso and other high ranking members of the Varsity. After months of success, Tyrell would disappear from campus after an arrest, but would ultimately return by summer, rejoining the Bruisers.
==Relationships==
=== Nathan Collins - Enemy | Hated ===
Nathan was originally one of Tyrell's first and most trusted friends during the Proto-Bruiser era, right before the formation of the Bruisers. Tyrell and Nate headed one of these groups of bullies and pranksters and as such, joined the Bruisers together. However, Nate had a change of morality and heart, defecting to the Peacekeepers. Tyrell and the other Bruisers saw him as a traitor and Tyrell personally felt wronged and hateful because of it. It seemed like almost everyday the two would get into a fight. It would reach it's peak when Tyrell, armed with a 4 inch foldable knife, was confronted by Nate and his friend, Adrian. Tyrell engaged in a fight with both of them, before promptly stabbing Adrian in his stomach, nearly killing him. Tyrell, Nathan, and Adrian are still sworn enemies as a result, constantly fighting and confronting each other. The feud has cooled down since Tyrell's transition to the Varsity and Tyrell being forced to tone done his aggression, but the bad blood still remains.
===Tyrone Robinson - Close Friend | Possible Long Lost Relative/Warm===
TBD
=== Tove Hoveland - Close Friend | Warm/Respected ===
TBD
=== Terrence Briscoe - Friend | Respected ===
"TEE! YOU'RE ON FIRE! TEE YOU'RE ON FIREEE!" - Tyrell after accidentally setting the bush Tee was hiding in on fire."Big Tee" as he is called by Tyrell and essentially everyone on campus was one of Tyrell's closest non-Bruiser friends, having been his campaign manager and supplier during Tyrell's presidential campaign. Their relationship only grew after Tyrell joined the Varsity. 
=== Adrian Banks - Enemy | Despised ===
TBD
=== Igor Kozryev - Close Friend | Warm ===
TBD
== Trivia ==
* Tyrell was attacked by the Thrasher on two occasions, and has a machete scar on his leg as a result.
* He is obviously the heaviest student on campus.
* Tyrell was the first character page ever posted on the TCA Wiki.
* Tyrell is built similarly to Buccaneers Defensive Tackle, Vita Vea.
* Tyrell is conventionally, the physically strongest Bruiser and one of the strongest students on campus.
* Tyrell is within the top three best fighters in the Bruisers, mostly due to his dirty and merciless fighting style, his massive size and strength, and astonishing ability to tank hits due to his weight and pain tolerance.
* Tyrell has a large shoe collection.
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