

Percy was told Tyson was a freak, and Percy would always defend him. Tyson first appeared when Percy met him at Meriwether College Prep, the school they both went to. – Percy, denying his relationship with Tyson a half-brother twice removed or something. He's more like a half-brother on the monstrous side of the family. Percy was the only one that defended him, which resulted in his own isolation from the other students. While at school, it didn't take long for the other kids to notice that Tyson wasn't a fighter and he would be picked on by the other students. Percy's mother, Sally, felt the school wasn't doing enough for Tyson and would call social services to help, but they never found him in the alley where he lived. He eventually met and befriended Percy Jackson, his half-brother. While the school did take care of him during school hours, he still had to fend for himself outside of school. They took him in as a type of class project, where students would learn about homeless children and record their changes. Tired of these attacks, Tyson prayed to his father for help sometimes.Įventually, Tyson's prayers were answered as people from Meriwether College Prep found him living out of a refrigerator box. One of the monsters that attacked him was the Sphinx, making majority of the scars. This resulted in many scars on his body, but mostly on his back. While living on the streets, he was attacked by the monsters who were brave enough to attack him. Tyson spent the first seven years of his life living in a large refrigerator cardboard box. He was one of the many homeless cyclops that lived between the alleys in New York City and other big cities. Tyson was born from Poseidon, the god of the seas, earthquakes, and the father of horses, and an unknown nymph.
