Joe Tylars

Joe Tylars was an officer in the Sinyan Nationalist Movement during the Sinyan Civil War and later a general in the Sinya Defense Force tank corps during the Cruentusian War. He was selected by Sinyan Emperor Yen Balestone to replace Dak Chamblers as supreme commander of the Sinya Defense Force after the bungled attack on Stahlon. From there he lead the SDF in a successful uprising against the Srav Federations and would continue to lead the SDF against the Taung Confederacy in the later years of the war. He eventually became an commander in the military of the United Coalition of Worlds after the Sinyan Imperium became part of it.

Sinyan Civil War
Little is known about Tylars early life, but what is known is that he was part of a militia at the start of the Sinyan Civil War and became a member of the Sinyan Nationalists soon after. He quickly rose up the ranks, earning the distain of many of his fellow officers because he was promoted ahead of them despite their age superiority. When the first tanks reached the battlefield he resquested transfer and became a tank commander. He often took his unit on small raiding missions such as attacking SSR convoys. By the end of the war he had reached the rank of colonel.

Srav Invasion of Sinya
As the Cruentusian War began to escalate, Tylars began to watch the events of the war and tried to learn as much as he could about the faction's strengths and weaknesses. When the Srav Federation invaded Sinya, he already had devised tatics on how to use his Sinya tanks against the Srav counterparts. Nevertheless, his forces were unable to do much damage to the Srav assault. The death of Ken Trallar and the Sinyan General Staff caused a shortage of generals in the SDF. Tylars was thus promoted, although much to the distain of his fellow officers, who felt he was much to young to become general. He often conducted raids against small groups of Sravs with his tanks, but much to the annoyance of Supreme Commander Dak Chamblers, he never took any prisoners.

During the attempted attack on Stahlon, Tylars was assigned with capturing a fuel depot in the outskirts of the city. He was able to capture it easily but forced to engage a nearby Srav tank group. Tylars later recieved word that the rest of the Sinyan forces were trapped in the city and he orded his men to pull out of the depot in order to go and rescue the other Sinyans. He was then able to break through enemy lines and save most of the remaining SDF forces before the Sravs could react. Because of this move, along with most of the blame for the defeat going on Chamblers, Tylars was made supreme commander of the SDF.

In order to boost the morale of his troops, Tylars planned a raid on the city of Eisenval. He personally lead the attack and was successful at capturing supplies and prisoners before being forced to withdraw. He used the raid a propoganda tool to recruit more people to the Sinyan resistance.

Shortly afterwards, Tylars prepared to lead a major uprising against the Sravs. To protect his troops from airial attack, Tylars hired The Flyboys mercanary squadron. After The Flyboys neutralized the orbital platforms, Tylars began the assault with columns of tanks and infantry attacking several major cities. Tylars himself lead an attack on Reshlund but was bogged down by dug-in Srav infantry. The Sravs then tried to mount an counter-attack but Tylars called in The Flyboys who crushed the attack. With most of the Srav threat removed, Tylars continued his advance and eventually reached the capital building. He was then able to capture or kill all the Srav commanders thus effectively ending the occupation.

Taung conflict
Like most Sinyans, Tylars was caught off-gaurd by the Taung invasion of Sinyan-held Mu Nae. He quickly began planning a response however, and decided to set a trap on nearby Axra Prime after learning of the completion of the top secret project "BEX". He was suprised and angered when Balestone decided to put BSI Chief Herich Stimmlur in charge of the battle. He was further angered after the battle when he learned that Stimmlur had left many SDF soldiers and Sinyan Colonists behind when the BSI withdrew from Axra. Confrontations soon began to arise between the leaders of Sinya and drew attention away from another Taung attack.

The Taungs Invaded Karccev not long after the Battle of Axra and the Sinyans were in no position to oppose them. With no leader and poor organization, the SDF troops on the planet were easily beat by the crusading Taungs. When Tylars learned of this, he turned his attention away from his troubles with Balestone and Stimmlur and toward the enemy, who had now taken over much of the planet. Tylars sent his former commander Dak Chamblers with additional troops to reinforce the defenders, but Chamblers was killed in space when a Taung fighter crashed into the bridge of the Sinyan command ship.

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Part of the UCW
"If they would have told me I had to take orders from a Srav, I wouldn't have taken this assignment."

- Joe Tylars during the Battle of Abonshee II

With the Taung withdrawal from the war, Tylars convinced Yen Balestone that the best course of action would be to join the gathering happening on, as this might provide security for the planet from another invasion. Despite Herich Stimmlur's opposition to the plan, Balestone agreed with Tylars and became one of the signers of the Treaty of Corellia. Tylars then became an officer in the military of the United Coalition of Worlds.

He was first deployed on Abonshee II, under the command of former Srav officer Nataska Vergulva, against the Death's Tongue Militia. During the battle, Tylars was forced to take up the job of providing Vergulva cover-fire. This also ment he had to take direct orders from her which he did not like at all, partially due to her former affiliation with the Srav Federation. Despite this, the UCW forces were successful in defeating the DTM as well as its native allies. Tylars would then be stationed on Abonshee II, as commander of the garrison, for most of the rest of the war.

Post war
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Personality and traits
"Why does everyone complain about the war? Isn't anyone having fun like me?"

- Joe Tylars

Tylars loved warfare and devoted most of his time to studying it, which paid off for him as he was one of the few Sinyan officers to be able to lead successful attacks against the Sravs. He generally disliked having female or married soldiers under his command, although there were a few who earned his trust. He was an imperialist, as he suggested expasion of Sinyan territory to Emperor Balestone. Tylars believed that citizens should have some form of freedom and choice in political matters, although he also believed it should be limited. Many of his views caused him to make numerous enemies within his own side including Dak Chamblers, Herich Stimmlur and Slig Erdull.

Behind the scenes
The name "Joe Tylars" is derived from the author Ty294's middle (Joseph) and first name (Tyler). The character's personality is also somewhat based on Ty294.