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| First appearance | The Sea of Monsters |
| Created by | Rick Riordan |
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| Nickname(s) | Cyclops |
| Age | 12 (as of The Last Olympian) Nota Bene: Cyclopes age slower than humans |
| Date of birth | August 1995 |
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Tyson is a fictional character in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He is a cyclops and the half brother of the protagonist of he series, Percy Jackson, with whom he shares his father, Poseidon. He made his first appearance as a homeless boy in the second book of the series, The Sea of Monsters.
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Tyson is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and a nature spirit. He is a young cyclops who tries to be "the best little brother possible" and "make his family proud."[1] He met Percy at Merriwheather College Prep school; Tyson was the 'person' that was the recipient of a program at the school which sought to take in a homeless kid and help him while also taking in some information about him.[2] The Mist obscured everybody's view of Tyson's one eye, making most think he had two. Percy would not have been fooled by this if he had actually looked at Tyson properly, but Tyson was so tall that Percy could not see him well. When he was told to look, the mist parted and he could see this.[2] Tyson has severe scars on his back that were caused by a sphinx in the substation where he used to live.[2] Tyson finds Annabeth Chase and Rachel Elizabeth Dare pretty. He uses his bare strength and blacksmithing ability to his avail in many situations. For example, while fighting monsters in The Sea of Monsters, his immunity to fire protected him from magical flaming balls that would have burned anyone else to ash.[2] During his first summer at Camp-Half Blood, Tyson makes Percy a shield with images of all of their adventures engraved on it; it retracts into a watch when not deployed.[3]
Thalia's tree, the tree which serves as the magical border of Camp Half-Blood, has been poisoned mysteriously by unknown forces. Chiron is dismissed from camp (he is blamed for poisoning the tree), and Tantalus takes his job. The only thing able to rid the tree of its poison is the Golden Fleece, which is located on Polyphemus's Island in the Sea of Monsters (the Bermuda Triangle).
Clarisse, the daughter of Ares and longtime enemy of Percy, is given the quest to go into the Sea of Monsters to find the Golden Fleece, which has healing powers for plants, animals, and humans. Percy and Annabeth decide to go also, not just for the Golden Fleece, but for their friend Grover, who is trapped in Polyphemus's cave. Tyson, Percy, and Annabeth, after saving Camp Half-Blood from two fire-breathing bulls, set out to find Polyphemus, who believes that Grover is a female cyclops and not a satyr.
As they enter the Sea of Monsters, they have to get past Scylla and Charybdis. Instead of at least trying to sail in between, Clarisse automatically goes for Charybidis. Tyson supposedly dies on Clarisse's ship, which is destroyed. He is presumed dead the until it is learnt that he was saved by a hippocampi named Rainbow. They all meet up on Polyphemus's Island and leave with the Golden Fleece.
When they return to the mortal world, Clarisse returns to camp on a plane. Percy, Annabeth and Tyson get kidnapped by Luke. He almost kills Percy in a duel, but Percy reveals Chiron was innocent, and Chiron comes to rescue them with his strangely dressed relatives, the Party Ponies. When they return to camp, the Fleece is put on the tree, reviving both it and Thalia.[2]
Tyson plays a minor role in The Titan's Curse. Once, while he is in Poseidon's underwater court making various items at the forge, he appears in an Iris message between him and Percy.[4]
Percy comes back to Camp Half-Blood to find Tyson already there cleaning their room for inspection. Tyson has also crafted Percy a shield, which has all of the adventures they have had together engraved into it. The shield retracts into a watch when not in use.[3]
Annabeth leads the quest into Daedalus' Labyrinth. She breaks the rule of having only two companions on a quest by choosing Percy, Grover, and Tyson. Annabeth descends into the Labyrinth with them to find a way to stop Kronos's evil forces from entering the borders of Camp Half-Blood by searching for its inventor, Daedalus. They run into many obstacles. Annabeth faces a Sphinx and finds the riddles (which are actually factual questions) not challenging and an insult to her intellect. They escape the claws of the Sphinx and continue on to find Hephaestus so he can tell them about where to find Daedalus. Tyson then finds Briares, the Hundred-Handed One, but is disappointed to find out he is afraid of Kampe and refuses to fight. They split up, and Tyson follows Grover, who goes a different direction in search of Pan. They all reunite and flee the Labyrinth after the help of Daedalus and Quintus.[3]
After jumping off the exploding Princess Andromeda (a cruise ship that Kronos had made his headquarters), Percy finds himself in Poseidon's palace where Tyson is waiting. Percy is in a grim state, so Tyson takes him to Poseidon. Poseidon looks very aged due to all of the stress from the war going on. Poseidon is not letting Tyson fight, for fear of losing him. To Tyson's disappointment, he sends him back to the armory to make weapons. The next time he is seen is through the mist of the hearth on Mount Olympus. Percy gives Poseidon the idea to send Tyson and all the other Cyclopes to take down Typhon. They do, and Typhon lands in the Hudson River. Tyson is last seen on Mount Olympus where he is awarded a new "stick"; he is also given the role of general of Poseidon's army.[1]
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