Tir McDohl

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Official artwork of Tir McDohl from Suikoden II

Tir McDohl is the protagonist in Konami's role playing game Suikoden. He also appears as a secret playable character in Suikoden II if certain conditions are met and makes a cameo appearance in Suikogaiden Vol 2. Tir is first an Imperial Soldier under the command of Commander Kraze of the Imperial Guard but he goes on to become Commander-in-Chief of the Toran Liberation Army. Three years after the events of Suikoden, he meets the Commander of the Dunan Unification Army and agrees to join them.

1 Statistics
2 Biography
3 Weapon
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Statistics

Name: Tir McDohl
Alias: McDohl
Star of Destiny: Tenkai
Date of Birth: Solis 440
Age: 15-17 (Suikoden I), 20 (Suikoden II)
Origin: Gregminster, Scarlet Moon Empire (Present Toran Republic)
Race: Human
Height: 5'8"
Rune: Rune of Life and Death (Soul Eater) (True Rune)
Relations: Teo McDohl (Father, deceased), Ted (Adoptive Brother/Best Friend, deceased), Cleo (Servant/Guardian), Pahn (Servant/Guardian), Gremio (Servant/Tutor/Guardian), Kai (Staff-Fighting Teacher)
Affiliation: None
Previous Affiliations: Scarlet Moon Imperial Army, Original Liberation Army, Toran Liberation Army, Dunan Unification Army
Events Involved in: Succession War, Gate Rune War, Dunan Unification War
Position: Wanderer
Previous Positions: Noble, Soldier of Scarlet Moon Imperial Army, Officer of Liberation Army, Commander-in-Chief of Toran Liberation Army, Officer of Dunan Unification Army.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Biography

Born in the Scarlet Moon capital of Gregminster, Tir was the first and only heir of the McDohl household, son of Teo McDohl, considered the greatest of the Empire’s Six Great Generals. Because of his father’s highly demanding position and his mother passing away shortly after his birth, he spent most of his childhood in the care of Gremio, a soldier who had served under Teo and had been taken in to serve as his tutor and guardian, as well as another two of his father’s men, Cleo and Pahn, that also served as guardians. As per his father’s orders, he was instructed from a very early age by Kai in the usage of the Bo staff, an art in which he evidenced an enormous talent.

When Ted was mistaken for an orphan by Teo and brought into the McDohl estate, Tir became fast friends with him and succeeded in getting the solitary wanderer to finally open up his heart to other people. They soon formed a brotherly bond and Ted was formally taken into the household.

During the Succession War between Geil and Barbarossa Rugner, he was kidnapped and brought to the northern village of Sarady as an attempt to restrain his father’s services to Barbarossa, but was quickly rescued by Gremio and brought back to safety.

At the age of fifteen he enlisted into the Imperial Army with the blessings of Emperor Barbarossa himself, and put under the lead of Commander Kraze of the Imperial Guard. His military career was short lived however, as he became involved in a number of questionable tasks under Kraze’s command that made him question the Empire’s current policies. When Ted was forced to use his Soul Eater Rune during one of his missions, Kraze relayed that information to the court magician Windy, who took Ted prisoner.

After his escape, Ted reluctantly entrusted Tir with the Soul Eater, apologizing for putting such a burden on him. Kraze intruded into their home following a lead from Pahn, retaking Ted as prisoner and branding Tir, Gremio and Cleo as traitors under Windy’s command. The trio managed to flee Gregmister with the aid of Viktor, a member of the Liberation Army that they came across in the city and found their way into the rebels’ headquarters.

Welcomed by Odessa Silverberg, the Liberation Army's leader, and remembering the injustices he witnessed during his missions, Tir became a member of the Liberation Army and earned Odessa’s respect, who saw him as a potential successor. After the Imperial Army attacked the rebels’ base taking advantage of the absence of a considerable portion of their forces, Odessa was assassinated and Viktor led the few survivors to seek the aid of her older brother, the renowned strategist Mathiu Silverberg. With his help, the Liberation Army settled into the abandoned Toran Castle and suggested that Tir become their new leader.

Tir led the Liberation Army through the two years of their campaign, forming alliances with numerous local leaders such as the prominent merchant Lepant, several non-human races such as the Elves, Kobolds and Dwarves, reunited with the remnant of the astray Liberation forces led by Flik that had been absent during Odessa’s murder, defeated the undead vampire Neclord and gained the aid of the Dragon Knights. However, the war caused great tragedies to his personal life, first losing Gremio due to a trap in Scarleticia Castle, being forced to battle and kill his own father in the battlefield and in a one-on-one duel and finally killing Ted, who was under Windy’s control. With each death, the Soul Eater absorbed the grief and suffering of Tir’s loved ones and grew in power.

Finally uniting the entire region and securing the help of the remaining Six Generals, the Liberation Army gained enough military power to go against the Imperial guard itself. Once the 108 Stars of Destiny were reunited, Leknaat conjured their power to resuscitate Gremio and the final confrontation began. After a successful battle, Tir fought and defeated Emperor Barbarossa and his Sovereign Rune, though Windy used the opportunity to try and force the Soul Eater to abandon his host and become hers. Unexpectedly, the Rune rejected Windy and summoned the strength it had drawn from Tir’s loved ones to protect his bearer.

With Windy and Barbarossa dead, Tir was expected to take the seat of President of the newly formed Toran Republic, but instead chose the pass on the position to Lepant and embarked in a journey with Gremio in order to safeguard the Soul Eater.

Three years later he met Riou during an incident within the Jowston-Toran border and agreed to cooperate with the Dunan Unification Army after a brief return to Toran. Being a True Rune Bearer, Tir hasn't aged since the moment he took possession of the Soul Eater. Aside from being seen having a brief talk with Kasumi after the war, there is no information of his current whereabouts.

[edit] Weapon

Tir's trademark weapon is the Bo staff.

Wolf Fang Staff (Level 1-5)
Dragon Fang Staff (Level 6-11)
Heaven Fang Staff (Level 12-16)

[edit] Trivia

Tir is not his canonical first name in the games, but the one used in the novelizations. It is generally used in fanon in order to disambiguate the character from the other nameless protagonists in the series.
In the novelizations, it is hinted that Tir became cynical as he grew older, turning dark, brooding, and willing to sacrifice anything to achieve an end. Though it is not confirmed as a whole, it can be theorized that his bearing of the weight of the cursed rune has long since affected his mind.
Tir and Kasumi’s relationship is a popular matter of speculation for many fans. During the games, she is always far too shy to reveal her feelings although she appears to keep in contact with him. One of the last scenes in Suikogaiden Vol. 2 shows both of them talking under a tree, with Tir talking about his childhood and Ted, which may suggest that they are at least close to each other.