Tyler Richards

General Overview
Tyler Richards is a lawyer, former hero for the HGU, former lawyer on retainer for the HGU, and organizer for the support group, Victims of Crimes and Law Loopholes (VCLL).

Early Life
Tyler was born in Salina, Kansas to Mary Richards, who was a local doctor. Some inexplicable time later, she conceived a child with Tyr, the war god of law and justice of the Norse pantheon. For unknown reasons, Tyr vanished and never interacted with Mary or the child that was born.

While Tyler was just an infant, the HGU stepped in and gave him and his mother a chance to actually live a bit more comfortably and they were transferred to Wichita, where that branch of the HGU gave them lodging, in exchange for Tyler to go to a school that they provided. While they were able to confirm that Tyler was indeed a demi, he did not yet manifest any powers, but they continued to keep a close eye on him.

As Tyler grew older, he would help out his mother however she could since it was just the two of them. When he wasn't helping her out, he would spend his time reading whatever books he could get his hands on. When he was at school, however, he was the subject of constant bullying, due to his lack of interaction with the other children. Though he never really did anything when he was the subject of bullies, whenever he noticed someone else being picked on, he would come running to their aid, though that would result in him getting beat up.

At age 13, Tyler was accused of stealing someone's pocket money, but at that moment, in his desire to defend himself, Tyler's power finally manifested, and he called out the bully for lying. Caught off guard, the bully didn't know how to react as Tyler kept questioning him, not letting up at all. Through that, Tyler learned that it was all just a set up by the bully and his friends to frame Tyler. With his powers finally manifested, Tyler was taking out of school and placed in the HGU's special academy where he could gain formal training for his powers.

During his stay at the academy one year later, tragedy struck as Tyler learned that his mother died in a car accident. Distraught by her death after burying her, Tyler buried himself in his studies, refusing to let his paid stop him in anyway. He felt that if he could succeed in life, it would make his mother proud and possibly also the father that he knew of, but never got to meet.

Upon graduating, Tyler didn't hesitate to swear to uphold the law of the HGU and he also didn't hesitate to enlist to become an actual active hero. He moved to Petra City and enlisted with HGU Headquarters. With his steller grades and physical training, they set him up for active duty, his lie detection powers perfect to find criminals. However, his tenure as an active hero only lasted for one year. He grew to realize that his physical training could only get him so far and his power of lie detection was perfect for finding criminals among the innocent, but little else. So he left active duty and instead spent his time going to law school, figuring that he could still defend people by becoming an attorney.

With his brilliant mind, discipline, and his powers, Tyler graduated at the top of his class and hit the ground running, signing up for an internship, which later let him officially join the firm, to him creating his own law firm while also becoming the HGU's chosen lawer on retaining. Should HGU officials ever need dependable legal representation, Tyler would be the only to help him out.

He officially become the famous lawyer during one night when he heard about a girl that had caused an incident at a hospital. While he didn't know the full extant of the details, his power let him know that this girl, Aurora Duncan, was an innocent and manipulated. He opted to defend her in court and succeeded, which brought him city wide fame since it was such a high profile case. However, since Aurora at the time had no where to go, Tyler opted to take the girl in and tend to her, becoming a father figure to Aurora.

Time past and though Aurora and Tyler still treated each other like daughter and father, their lives grew apart and they had their own obligations. It was around this time that Tyler met Estrid Gestdottir, also known as Temptress.

Season 1
Tyler's activities in Season 1 were minimal. He mostly kept to himself and continued his work being the HGU's personal lawyer. Things didn't start happening until the infamous Treasury incident. Upon seeing footage of the incident in the news, Tyler was able to pick out Temptress, Estrid's villain identity. Overcome with emotion, Tyler went to Estrid's home and confronted her about the incident. Estrid tried to hide the truth as best as she could, but Tyler wouldn't let up, so she ended up using her love powers to try and keep Tyler quiet and calm, but his power gave him resistance and he lash out at her, giving her a black eye. Both of them overcome by the event, Tyler retreated back to his home to compose himself.

After some time, Benedict Fitzgerald went to Tyler's office, giving him a restraining order to never go near Estrid again. In a position to not do much against Benedict, Tyler opted to instead admit guilt for assault Estrid and turned himself in to the HGU and the Bar Association. The Bar suspended Tyler's lawyer license and put him under house arrest for a month. The HGU revoked his membership and fired him as their lawyer on retainer. Normally, someone in his position would have been jailed for not only assault, but for unlicensed and unsanctioned acts of vigilantism in the HGU's eyes. In Tyler's case, they opted to fire him as a favor considering all of the work he had done for the Guild.

After a month, Tyler's house arrest was lifted and he was free to work as now a freelance lawyer. Sadly, in the Bar's eyes, he had to regain all of his lost reputation and start over from the beginning again.

Season 2
Still distraught over all of the lives lost at the Treasury Incident, Tyler wanted to create a safe space for people who are hurting to come and vent all of their feelings. He founded the VCLL (Victims of Crimes and Law Loopholes.) This support ground would be for people who were victims of criminal acts, victims of collateral damage during fights between heroes and villains, and people who were victims of loopholes in the law and couldn't get any justice for whatever happened to them.

Note-Worthy Abilities & Skills
 Lie Detection 

Tyler's prime power is the ability to detect if someone is lying or not. His power is always active, but it actually can manifest in physical form, looking like green fire coming out of his eyes. This fire only shows itself when Tyler's glasses are removed. When someone in his presence says something that isn't true, the fire itself will turn a blood red color.

In truth, Tyler's power of lie detection is some alternate form of mind reading. While he is unable to tell what a person is thinking exactly, he can sense the energy they give off when they say something that they know isn't true.

This power does have one weakness. If someone say something that is false, but they themselves believe it to be true, then Tyler will not detect any lies, since the speaker doesn't believe themselves to be lying at all.

 Emotion Reading 

Tyler's secondary power is the ability to detect strong emotions, even if the source of the emotion isn't in visible range. For example, if someone was sad over the death of a loved one, Tyler would sense that someone is sad and feel that sadness, but he would not be able to know the reason for the emotion. The downside to this is that should the emotion be strong enough, or if there are enough individuals feeling the same emotion in close enough proximity, he would influenced by the emotion itself and it would affect his logic and actions.

 Skilled Fighter 

Since Tyler's powers weren't known for their offensive or defensive properties, he compensated for this by training diligently in hand to hand combat as well as learning to wield a two handed warhammer, which was his signature weapon back during his days of being an active hero for the HGU.

During his spare time back in law school and his year long tenure as an active hero for the HGU, Tyler worked out in weight lifting, cardio, and boxing. With what he learned, he is physically strong, has a great amount of stamina, and is able to wield objects like his warhammer with ease.

Since he retired from active duty and worked as a lawyer full time, his skills have decreased over time, but he still maintains a strict workout regimen to stay in shape

Professional Career
Tyler graduated top of his class in law school and became a practicing lawyer at an early age. Thanks to his lie detecting power, he has yet to truly lose a case in the courtroom. At the height of his career, he was not only the creator of his own law firm, but he was the lawyer on retainer for the HGU itself and he has assisted them many times in the past.

Currently, his career has taken a dip due to the incident where he assault Estrid Fitzgerald for her involvement in the Treasury Incident. After an encounter with Benedict Fitzgerald and being given a restraining order, Tyler opted to instead admit guilt for his assault to both the HGU and the Bar Association. While the Bar put him under house arrest and merely suspended his license, the HGU completely revoked his membership and he was fire from being their lawyer on retainer.

Tyler is currently the creator and manager for the VCLL (Victims of Crimes and Law Loopholes). A support group helping those who helps those who are victims of crimes, collateral damage from hero/villain encounters, and those who were taken advantage of by law itself. The majority of the group's attendees are those who lost friends and loved ones in the Treasury Incident

Bonds and Relationships
 Aurora Duncan 

Tyler defended Aurora when she was the subject of great legal trouble when her power's went crazy and a few heroes ended up getting injured. While everyone assumed that she was at fault, Tyler, with his lie detection, was able to tell she was an innocent girl who was being manipulated. He chose to defend her in court and that win jump started his career into stardom. After that, he chose to take Aurora in and give her a home when she had no where else to go. Despite having a very active worklife, Tyler made sure that Aurora was well taken care of and he grew to love her as if she were his own flesh and blood.

 Estrid Fitzgerald 

Back when she was known as Estrid Gestdottir, Tyler met her at a bar after winning a case and the two of them hit it off rather well. Though they didn't have a lot in common, the pair could always talk about what they liked and felt like the other wouldn't judge them. After a few dates, Tyler and Estrid officially started a relationship. While Tyler was the stoic and rationale of the pair, Estrid was more outgoing and spontaneous. Despite her behavior sometimes getting on his nerves, he never stopped caring about her. Things sadly ended when Estrid went behind Tyler's back and tried to have her records changed without anyone knowing so that people wouldn't know that she was Temptress. Tyler found out and his trust was broken, so the two of them mutually broke up while remaining civil with each other.

Things changed when Tyler found out that Estrid was involved in the Treasury incident. Since there, all civility was gone and all he had left was hatred for her, knowing that she was fully a villain.