Tizoc

*For information pertaining to his new identity in **The King of Fighters series**, see here.*
**Tizoc**, known as **Griffon Mask** or **The Griffon** in Japan, is a character from both the *Fatal Fury* and *The King of Fighters series*. He debut in *Garou: Mark of the Wolves* as a wrestler of justice, and enters in *The King of Fighters 2003* as part of the *Fatal Fury Team*.

## Fatal Fury series

### Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Tizoc is a famed muscle-man in the wrestling world who has gained exceptional favoritism amongst all children audience since his debut. As time passed, it seemed like he would be unbeatable until a mysterious man suddenly appeared and soundly defeated him.

Devastated by the loss, he has spent the following two years searching for that man. Seeing himself as a washed up has-been by the time *Mark of the Wolves* begins, he enters The King of Fighters tournament in order to gain his passion for the ring and to hopefully find the mystery man.

## The King of Fighters series

*Tizoc's life in this timeline is exactly as his mainline counterpart until prior to the events of **Garou: Mark of the Wolves**.*

### Tales of Ash

#### The King of Fighters 2003

When the events of *The King of Fighters 2003* occur, Tizoc is an up and coming superstar in the professional wrestling circuit and joins the Fatal Fury team after being invited by Terry Bogard himself after his brother, Andy, was unavailable since he was tending to his young student in Japan.

#### The King of Fighters XI

B. Jenet summons him and Gato to join her team in *KOF XI*. He joins for the "heart" of the fight and is not concerned with winning the prize money. During the "Mark of the Wolves Team" ending he is seen drinking with B. Jenet, the Lillian Knights and Hotaru Futaba, with Gato swiftly leaving to avoid being seen by his sister.

#### The King of Fighters XIII

Although Tizoc did not attend **KOF XIII**, he was seen watching the fights with other KOF contestants.

### Shun'ei Saga

#### The King of Fighters XIV

Some time prior to the events of the fourteenth tournament, he fought an up-and-coming boxing prodigy named Nelson and lost. After his defeat by his hands, he couldn't face the disgrace. To avoid tarnishing the honorable image of his face persona, he adopted a heel persona to settle the score against him.

## Personality

Tizoc's gimmick in wrestling is his life. He loves to be the hero of poor children and even acts and speaks outside the ring the same way he does when he is fighting. Because of this, Tizoc is very over the top: seemingly having a naturally loud voice and a screaming habit. Mainly using this to scream his move names in an exaggerated way or speaking to befit his flamboyant poses.

## Fighting Style

Tizoc fights with a style derived from Pro Wrestling. He uses several real moves such as drop kicks, clotheslines, suplexes, a highly exaggerated Hurricanranna, and a highly exaggerated piledriver among others.

## Fanon Appearances

### Game Appearances

* King of Fighters Retrowave - Playable character
* Garou: The New Wolves - Playable character
* Real Bout Garou Special - Playable character
* The King Of Fighters: Third Kingdom - Playable character
* The King Of Fighters: Disaster in the Story- Playable character