Tychus Findlay (Co-op Missions)

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	Character lore

"In this ultimate "what if" scenario, Tychus is a commander who can customize his weapons, and recruit his own outlaw crew of heroic units instead of traditional ones. In a callback to his early years, Tychus has reformed his gang, Heaven's Devils, with aid of his closest pals."

- Tychus Spotlight^(src)

Tychus FindlayLegendary Outlaw
Unit
Race	Terran
Affiliation	Terran Dominion Heaven's Devils
Role	Special tactics and missions platoon

Tychus Findlay is a commander for the Co-op Missions mode. In a "what if" scenario, Tychus returns to the sector to reform the Heaven's Devils into a new band of outlaws. Having patched things up with Jim Raynor, he now sends his outlaws in a war against Amon. He was released with patch 4.6.0 on August 9th, 2018.

Tychus does not operate like a traditional commander, instead fielding four outlaw units (from a total selection of eight) as well as Tychus himself. These Outlaws are split between "The Guns," higher damage outlaws, "The Muscle," tankier outlaws, and the "Fixers," outlaws with support abilities. Each outlaw has one ability, and selecting multiple outlaws will show all of their abilities on a single command bar. Each can be upgraded from a structure that provides upgrades to their role. Outlaws are recruited from Joeyray's Bar, and when they fall in combat, they escape back to the bar and respawn after a short time.

In addition to his outlaws, Tychus can call down the Odin against his enemies, and build medivac platforms to get his outlaws in and out of rough situations. With these at his disposal, the reborn Heaven's Devils can take on any threat.

Overview

"I made a deal with the devil... Always knew how it was going to end. Turns out, though, it wasn't my day to die."

- Tychus Findlay^(src)

Info

• Recommended for experienced players
• Recruit a band of legendary Outlaws.
• Purchase gear to upgrade their abilities.

Mastery

Power Set 1

Tychus Attack Speed: +1% – +30%

Tychus Shredder Grenade Cooldown: -1% – -30%

Power Set 2

Tri-Outlaw Research Improvement: +0.5% – +15%

Outlaw Availability: -2s - -60s

Power Set 3

Medivac Pickup Cooldown: -1.5s – -45s

Odin Cooldown: -2s - -60s

Calldown Abilities

Medivac Pickup

Transports Tychus friendly combat units in the target area to a targeted location, healing and cloaking them on drop-off over 10 seconds. The number of charges depends on the number of Medivac Platforms built.

Usage
Hotkey Z Duration 10 Cooldown 120 Mastery: -1.5 per Medivac Pickup Cooldown mastery point. Down to a minimum 75 Notes Restore 5% hp per second for the Outlaws that got dropped. If the unit takes damage during this period, both the cloaking and healing effect of Medivac Pickup will be removed.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Required Medivac platform (gain 1 charge per Platform)

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Calldown Odin

Calls down the Odin at the target location, dealing 150 damage on impact. The Odin takes Tychus as the pilot and revives him if he is inactive. It is controllable and will fight for 60 seconds.

Dutiful Dogwalker: The Odin no longer requires Tychus as its pilot, its duration is increased by 100%, and its cooldown is reduced by 40%.

Usage
Hotkey Z Duration 60 120 (with Dutiful Dogwalker) Cooldown Basic: 360 (Initial cooldown=600) Mastery: -4 per Odin Cooldown mastery point. Down to a minimum 240 (Initial cooldown=600) With Dutiful Dogwalker: 216 (Initial cooldown=600) Mastery: -2.4 per Odin Cooldown mastery point. Down to a minimum 144 (Initial cooldown=600)

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 3

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Game Unit

Tychus
Unit
Race	Terran
Armament	Sweet Talker
Properties
Sight	10
Production
Build time	180 (initial spawn)
Produced from	Joeyray's Bar
Movement
Speed	2.95
Protection
Hit points	600
Armor	1
Type	Biological Heroic
Sweet Talker
Damage	18
Targets	Ground Air
Cooldown	0.3
Range	5
Upgrade/level	+2

Tychus serves as the first outlaw players get, and will always be on the field. For the first stage of the battle Tychus serves as a solid source of damage, but due to his fragility having a second outlaw out when he spawns to back him up will help immensely in gaining an expansion or clearing the first objective. Tychus's Shredder Grenades are a great source of area damage, and with their KD9a Implosion Core upgrade pair fantastically with area of effect spells like the Ultrasonic Pulse of Nux.

When Tychus has fallen, calling down the Odin will revive him for free and without the 25 second wait time.

Abilities

Shredder Grenade

Deals 75 damage to enemy units in the target area. Has a radius of 4 by default.

Technical Recruiter: Reduces the Shredder Grenade cooldown by 35%.

Usage
Hotkey Q Range 7 Cooldown 20 (13 with Technical Recruiter) Mastery: -0.2 per Tychus Shredder Grenade Cooldown mastery point. Down to a minimum 14 (7 with Technical Recruiter)

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Upgrades

KD9a Implosion Core

Allows Shredder Grenade to pull affected units to the center of its area of effect, stunning them for 2 seconds.

Lone Wolf: Increases the KD9a Implosion Core cost by 25%.

Acquisition
Purchased from Gunslinger's hideout Hotkey Q Basic Cost 700 875 (with Lone Wolf) 250 312 (with Lone Wolf) With Five Finger Discount Cost 600 750 (with Lone Wolf) 150 187 (with Lone Wolf)

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Vanadium Shell

Increases the damage of Tychus Shredder Grenade by 50 (summary 125).

Lone Wolf: Increases the Vanadium Shell cost by 25%.

Acquisition
Purchased from Gunslinger's hideout Hotkey W Basic Cost 700 875 (with Lone Wolf) 250 312 (with Lone Wolf) With Five Finger Discount Cost 600 750 (with Lone Wolf) 150 187 (with Lone Wolf)

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Kel-Morian Ripper Rounds

Tychus attacks decrease the armor of their targets by 5 for 2 seconds.

Lone Wolf: Increases the Kel-Morian Ripper Rounds cost by 25%.

Usage
Duration 2

Acquisition
Purchased from Gunslinger's hideout Hotkey E Basic Cost 700 875 (with Lone Wolf) 250 312 (with Lone Wolf) With Five Finger Discount Cost 600 750 (with Lone Wolf) 150 187 (with Lone Wolf)

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SureShot Networked Helmet

Increases Tychus weapon damage by 20% for each Outlaw in a range of 15 of Tychus.

Lone Wolf: SureShot Networked Helmet is unavailable.

Usage

Passive Range 15 Notes Damage with 1 Outlaw Basic: 21.6 Level 1: 24 Level 2: 26.4 Level 3: 28.8 Level 4: 31.2 Level 5: 33.6 Damage with 2 Outlaws Basic: 25.2 Level 1: 28 Level 2: 30.8 Level 3: 33.6 Level 4: 36.4 Level 5: 39.2 Damage with 3 Outlaws Basic: 28.8 Level 1: 32 Level 2: 35.2 Level 3: 38.4 Level 4: 41.6 Level 5: 44.8 Damage with 4 Outlaws Basic: 32.4 Level 1: 36 Level 2: 39.6 Level 3: 43.2 Level 4: 46.8 Level 5: 50.4

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 12.

Acquisition
Purchased from Gunslinger's hideout Hotkey R Cost 1200 400 Required Buy all previous Gears for Tychus.

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ITC-E Triggers

Increases the attack speed of Tychus, Crooked Sam, and Sirius by 25%.

Usage
Notes Mastery: +0.5% attack speed per Tri-Outlaw Research Improvement mastery point. Up to a maximum 40% attack speed

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 5.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey S Cost 150 150 90

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Outlaw Weapons

Increases the attack damage of Tychus and his Outlaws.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Level 1-3 – Initially available. Level 4-5 – Reach Tychus Level 13.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 120 Level 2 Cost 175 175 140 Level 3 Cost 250 250 160 Level 4 Cost 325 325 180 Level 5 Cost 400 400 200

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Outlaw Life and Armor

Increases the armor of Tychus and his Outlaws and increases their life by 10%.

(Affects SCVs)

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Level 1-3 – Initially available. Level 4-5 – Reach Tychus Level 13.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 120 Level 2 Cost 175 175 140 Level 3 Cost 250 250 160 Level 4 Cost 325 325 180 Level 5 Cost 400 400 200

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Army Composition

Outlaws and Structures

Tychus does not field traditional units, rather fielding a number of elite Outlaws to fight for him. Up to four outlaws can be deployed (five at level 2), so picking the right Outlaws for the situation is key. Tychus is always selected at the start of the map.

Icon	Unit	Details	Production (No Discounts)	Damage
	Crooked Sam	One of the Guns. Adept at dealing heavy damage against individual targets. Can use Demolition Charge.	1000  250  10
	James "Sirius" Sykes	One of the Guns. Adept at deploying turrets and imbuing both himself and his turrets with special abilities. Can use Deploy Warhound Turret. (Unlocks at level 6)	1000  250  10
	Miles "Blaze" Lewis	One of the Muscle. Adept at dealing with masses of weak ground units. Can use Oil Spill.	1000  250  10
	Kev "Rattlesnake" West	One of the Muscle. Adept at supporting friendly units and dealing with armored ground units. Can use Deploy Revitalizer. (Unlocks at level 4)	1000  250  10
	Rob "Cannonball" Boswell	One of the Muscle. Adept at taking damage and dealing it back. Can use Heavy Impact. (Unlocks at level 8)	1000  250  10
	Vega	One of the Fixers. Adept at taking control of enemy units. Can use Dominate. Can be upgraded into a Detector. (Unlocks at level 10)	1000  250  10
	Nux	One of the Fixers. Adept at dealing with masses of enemy units and waves. Can use Ultrasonic Pulse. Can be upgraded into a Detector.	1000  250  10
	Lt. Layna Nikara	One of the Fixers. Adept at healing friendly units and preventing damage. Can use Restorative Burst. Can be upgraded into a Detector.	1000  250  10	N/A
	Auto-turret	Detector: Automated defensive structure. Can attack air and ground units.	150

Talent Progression

Tychus acquires the following talents as he levels up.

Just Like Old Times

Tychus has a maximum of 100 supply and can recruit legendary Outlaws from Joeyray's Bar. When Outlaws are killed, they escape death and can be recruited once again from the Bar.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

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More the Merrier

Unlocks the ability to recruit a 5th Outlaw to Tychus' crew.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 2.

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Odin

Unlocks the ability to call down the Odin at a target location, picking up Tychus and taking him as its pilot and dealing 150 damage on impact. The Odin is controllable and will fight for 60 seconds.

Usage
Duration 60

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 3.

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New Outlaw: Kev "Rattlesnake" West, The Marauder

One of the Muscle. Adept at supporting friendly units and dealing with armored ground units. Can use Deploy Revitalizer.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 4.

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Engineering Bay Upgrade Cache

Unlocks the following upgrades at the engineering bay:

• Increases the attack speed of Tychus, Crooked Sam and Sirius by 25%
• Increases the life of Blaze, Cannonball and Rattlesnake by 25%

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 5.

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New Outlaw: James "Sirius" Sykes, The Warhound

One of the Guns. Adept at deploying turrets and imbuing himself and his turrets with special abilities. Can use Deploy Warhound Turret.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 6.

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First One's on the House

Reduces the mineral and gas cost of Tychus's first Outlaw by 50%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 7.

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New Outlaw: Rob "Cannonball" Boswell, The HERC

One of the Muscle. Adept at taking damage and dealing it back. Can use Heavy Impact.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 8.

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Need a Ride?

Increases the maximum number of medivac platforms from 1 to 3.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 9.

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New Outlaw: Vega, The Ghost

One of the Fixers. Adept at taking control of enemy units. Can use Dominate. Can be upgraded to be a Detector.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 10.

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Five Finger Discount

Reduces the cost of all gear by 100 minerals and 100 gas.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 11.

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Primary Ultimate Gear Cache

Unlocks the following upgrades:

• Tychus gains weapon damage for each Outlaw on the field.
• Crooked Sam gains the ability to reduce the cooldown of Demolition Charge with each attack.
• Blaze gains the ability to reduce all damage to 30.
• Lt. Nikara gains the ability to cast a defensive shield around friendly units.
• Nux gains the ability to reduce the cooldown and charge up time of all primary Outlaw abilities.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 12.

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Fully Loaded

Unlocks the following upgrades at the engineering bay:

• Level 4 and 5 Outlaw Weapons research upgrades.
• Level 4 and 5 Outlaw Life and Armor research upgrades.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 13.

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Advanced Ultimate Gear Cache

Unlocks the following upgrades:

• Improves the health and attack damage of Sirius Warhound Turrets.
• Rattlesnake gains the ability to deal area of effect damage.
• Cannonball gains a 30% chance to deal 4x damage on each attack.
• Improves the duration of Vega's Dominate ability.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 14.

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Odin: Big Red Button

Unlocks the following upgrade at the engineering bay:

• Replaces the Odin's Barrage ability with a better ability that allows the Odin to call down a nuke.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Tychus Level 15.

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Strategies

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Recommended masteries

Power Set 1:

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Power Set 2:

☀Tri-Outlaw Research Improvement

Note: this bonus is multiplicative. e.g. the 25% attack speed boost becomes 28.75% with this mastery.

Power Set 3:

☀

Synergies

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Artanis

Karax

Vorazun

Alarak

Fenix

Terran Commanders

Raynor

Swann

Nova

Han and Horner

Zerg Commanders

Kerrigan

Zagara

Abathur

Stukov

Dehaka

Achievements

Gameplay

I Ain't Flipping This Bill
Points	10
Criteria	Purchase the ultimate gear of every heroic unit.
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Out-Of-Network Coverage
Points	10
Criteria	Heal 50,000 life on allied units in Co-op Missions.
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Push In Case of Emergency
Points	10
Criteria	Kill 1,000 units with the Odin's Big Red Button ability.
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Buy Buy Buy (Buy Buy)
Points	10
Criteria	Purchase 5 pieces of ultimate gear by 20 minutes on Hard difficulty.
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Leader of the Heaven's Devils
Points	10
Criteria	Complete all the Commander Tychus achievements.
Rewards	Tychus portrait
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Levels

Tychus: Level 5
Points	10
Criteria	Reach level 5 with Tychus in Co-op Missions.
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Tychus: Level 10
Points	10
Criteria	Reach level 10 with Tychus in Co-op Missions.
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Tychus: Level 15
Points	10
Criteria	Reach level 15 with Tychus in Co-op Missions.
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Videos

Co-op Commander Preview Tychus

Development

Tychus was designed by imagining how the commander would fit had he been in his own campaign, and as such his design borrowed heavily from Wings of Liberty missions featuring Tychus, especially the dungeon crawler “Belly of the Beast.” In this mission, the players control four hero units that you meet throughout the campaign—Tychus, Raynor, Swann, and Stetmann.

The team that designed Tychus was inspired by Tychus's story before StarCraft, where he lead a platoon in the Guild Wars named the Heaven's Devils. With this inspiration in mind, Tychus was designed around controlling a small, elite squad. So in this ultimate “what if” scenario, imagining that he non-canonically survives the events of Wings of Liberty, Tychus reforms the Heaven's Devils into a new group to take the fight to Amon.

Tychus's gameplay style was inspired by heist movies such as Ocean's 11, and around selecting the right team of elite specialists to accomplish a task.

Tychus went through a number of iterations before settling on the small group. Initially, Tychus had a larger army, and his units had a resource named "coldheart," which would increase as he dealt and took damage, based off of the rage mechanic from World of Warcraft. Remnants of this mechanic can be found in Cannonball.

A number of Outlaws were added to fill holes in Tychus's arsenal, as it was found that the small number of units caused Tychus to struggle in the later game. Tychus's Outlaws were initially based off of the classes from World of Warcraft, each covering a similar role. In early builds, Blaze was replaced with a hellbat/hellion based around the druid class. Other caut ideas include a siege tank and widow mine outlaw. At some point Tychus had the ability to call down War Pig mercenaries.

Initially the Outlaws each had three abilities, in order to encourage more micromanagement oriented players to thrive which Tychus, while allowing less skilled players to pick options with more passive abilities. However, developers found tabbing through the different commanders to be frustrating, and scaled down the abilities to one per hero, then creating the mechanic where if multiple heroes were selected all of their abilities would appear on the single command card.

External links

• Commander preview Tychus