Tyrian Callows

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### Most Entertaining Features

He has a lot of Evil is Cool moments such as his battles with the heroes, his quotes and his badass personality.
He is one of the most interesting *RWBY* villains due to being a scorpion Faunus who is great at fighting.
He has several Laughably Evil moments as well as an evil laugh that suits his character perfectly.
His breakdown over failing to please Salem was somewhat humanizing.
He is loyal to Salem and views her as a goddess.

### Most Detestable Traits

He is a psychotic serial killer whose sole motivation is to serve Salem and do it for the evulz.
He has no standards against bullying and is an egotist who doesn't care about other people's safety in general.
He killed Clover Ebi by fatally impaling him in front of Qrow Branwen just to spite the latter and worsen their bad relationship with each other.

### Type of ED

Psychotic Enforcer

**Tyrian Callows** is a sadomasochistic and psychotic serial killer who is a member of Salem's faction, the killer of Clover Ebi and the arch-nemesis of Qrow Branwen. He is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Arthur Watts) of the seventh volume of *RWBY*.

Initially, he was voiced by Jessie James Grelle from Volume 4 to Volume 8. However, due to Jessie refusing to continue working with Rooster Teeth after its controversy, it's currently unknown who will take over the role of Tyrian.

## His Qualities

### What Makes Him Entertaining?

* He is, without a doubt, one of the best villains that *RWBY* has to offer due to his Evil is Cool moments, interesting character concept and fighting skills. He has a lot of epic battles against the heroes (especially when he faced off against Ruby, Qrow and Team JNPR in Volume 4) and handles the vast majority of them like a one-man army and a champion.
* He has insecurities that are played for sympathy in Volume 4 where he enters Salem's domain with a sad look on his face as he reports his failure to Salem by telling her that he didn't capture Ruby and bring her to Salem. He then attempts to persuade Salem that not all hope is lost and he poisoned Qrow to prevent him from foiling Salem's plans before asking Salem if he has pleased her, to which Salem coldly responds by saying that he has disappointed her. This leads to Tyrian having a breakdown and crying heavily until a Beowolf hears him and tries to attack him, only for Tyrian to viciously attack and kill it as his cries turn into maniacal laughter.
	+ Ever since Volume 4, Tyrian has recovered from his immaturity and is much more serious and mature now.
* With the help of Arthur Watts, Tyrian was able to kill a number of people at Robyn Hill's victory party before framing the crime on Penny Polendina. The way he killed the people is also stunning as he used swift kicks and fast punches with his fist to murder them.
* He has some comedic moments where he isn't taken seriously, such as the scenes that focus on his maniacal laughter and insanity.
* His rivalry with Qrow Branwen is rather memorable, given their battles with each other and the history of their relationship:
	+ It all started when Tyrian tried to use his scorpion tail to poison Ruby, only for Qrow to intervene and turn himself in to be stung and almost killed by Tyrian. Then, he went as far as trying to murder Qrow's niece Ruby right in front of him out of spite.
	+ When Tyrian berates Robyn Hill for her good personality, this leads to a fight between Tyrian, Clover, Qrow and Robyn, which is a magnificent fight to watch.
	+ Right before Tyrian stabs Clover to death, they have one last fight with each other, with Qrow being on Clover's side to take down the scorpion Faunus.

### What Makes Him Detestable?

* He is an utterly sadistic psychopath who only wants to watch the world burn, which is made clear when he aids Salem in her plan to destroy Remnant and cause billions of deaths with no remorse.
* Even before the events of the series, Tyrian was already a serial killer who was responsible for numerous crimes across Remnant like mass murder, assault and kidnapping. This is shown on his criminal record.
* He tried to kidnap Ruby Rose and bring her to Salem so that the latter could torture Ruby to death.
* As mentioned above, he has a lot of personal villainy towards Qrow, as he stung and poisoned him, tried to poison Qrow's honorary niece Ruby and murdered Qrow's friend Clover.
* He gleefully laughed at Salem torturing Cinder Fall, whereas Emerald and Mercury were both horrified at the abuse that Cinder endured.
* When Clover and Qrow had an argument with each other, Tyrian used this as an opportunity to sneak up behind Clover and fatally impale him in front of Qrow only to spite and taunt the latter over losing a genuine friend of his. When Qrow vows to avenge Clover's death, Tyrian mocks him and runs away with no remorse or empathy for Qrow.

## External Links

* Tyrian Callows on the Villains Wiki
* Tyrian Callows on the *RWBY* Wiki

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