Tiso

"Though few could truly challenge me, I'm hoping this arena presents the sort of brutal challenge I'm after."

- Tiso

Tiso is an adventurer who seeks the Colosseum of Fools for the sake of a challenge. He fights using his shield, which he claims conceals a "deadly surprise."

Lore
He is arrogant, thinking of himself as the ultimate warrior and showing nothing but contempt for the weak. He almost pays no notice to the Knight until later on, and even then he finds them beneath him.

Despite his bravado, he is never actually fought, as he dies off-screen in the Colosseum of Fools, his body later found dumped by the acid pits at the bottom of Kingdom's Edge with the other slain warriors.

In-game events
After the Mothwing Cloak has been acquired, Tiso can be found next to the well in Dirtmouth. He lightly hints at the Colosseum of Fools and expresses his urge to challenge the Knight. Tiso never leaves a location until listened to.

Tiso can be found sitting on the Bench in the Forgotten Crossroads Stag Station, where he expresses his dislike for the Stag Stations' convenience and that a real warrior travels without help.

Tiso is seen standing at the western shore of the Blue Lake, gazing over the water and expressing his dislike for peace and serenity.

Tiso is found sitting on the Bench in the warrior's pit of the Colosseum of Fools, looking at the ground as if waiting. He needs to be interacted with in the Colosseum and then a Trial must be either completed or failed for him to move from his spot on the Bench. After this, Tiso's corpse is found lying on a ledge in Kingdom's Edge.

Tiso makes a joke appearance with a fake out boss sequence in the Pantheon of Hallownest before being subsequently crushed by Brooding Mawlek. This only occurs if he has been listened to in the Colosseum.
 * If Tiso's body is Dream-Nailed, it says: "...Why?...", the same as his real-world corpse.
 * Coincidentally, the Trial of the Fool has a Brooding Mawlek among its creatures, possibly implying that his cause of death was a Brooding Mawlek.

Locations
Tiso can be found in several locations across Hallownest.

Trivia

 * Tiso is named after Tiso Spencer, the Kickstarter backer who designed him.
 * Before release, the shield that Tiso carries was going to be the shell of his fallen comrade. This is never mentioned in the final game.
 * According to his original concept art, he would throw his shield like the Marvel superhero Captain America, he also wears his hood to cover his horn shaped head.
 * His concept art also depicted him with a cloak, this isn't seen anywhere through the game.

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