Languages

Tyson is fluent in English, Latin, Hebrew, and American & British Sign Language.

He knows enough Yiddish, French, Russian, and Spanish to get by comfortably, but certainly isn’t fluent. He can (comfortably) speak but not read German, and read but not speak Hindi. Tyson is in the process of learning Mandarin. His Arabic is shakey at best; lots of pieces that don't quite fit together in a full understanding.

Languages known by the characters in Tyson’s universe, other than English:
Those in Italics are only semi-fluent with that language.

• Arabic
  Dick Gannon, Sebastian Moran, Tyson Delaney
• American Sign Language
  Dick Gannon, Levi McCullum, Sienna McCullum, Tyson Delaney 
• British Sign Language
  Charlie Hotchner, Hal Malone, Jasmine Dartmoor, Levi McCullum, Lex, Richard Delaney, Rosie Delaney, Sebastian Moran, Sienna McCullum, Tyson Delaney 
• French
  Charlie Hotchner, Isaac Arlington, Jeremy Thornton, Jethro Andrew Delaney, John Delaney, Levi McCullum, Lex, Nate Morrison, Reginald Arlington,  Richard Delaney, Sebastian Moran, Sienna McCullum, Tyson Delaney 
• German
  Anne Williams, Billy Ramsey, Hal Malone, Jethro Andrew Delaney, John Delaney,Tyson Delaney
• Hebrew
  Anne Williams, James Delaney, Jasmine Dartmoor, Jethro Andrew Delaney, John Delaney, Sebastian Moran, Tyson Delaney 
• Hindi
  Sebastian Moran, Tyson Delaney 
• Irish (Gaelic)
  Levi McCullum, Lex
• Italian
  Charlie Hotchner, Lex, Rosie Delaney, Sienna McCullum
• Japanese
  Charlie Hotchner, Tae Dōjima, Sienna McCullum
• Korean
  Kimiko Bùi
• Klingon
  George Cartwright, Tae Dōjima
• Latin
  Jethro Andrew Delaney, John Delaney, Reginald Arlington, Richard Delaney, Sebastian Moran, Tyson Delaney
• Mandarin
  Kimiko Bùi, Lex, Tyson Delaney
• Russian
  Nate Morrison, Tyson Delaney 
• Spanish
  Charlie Hotchner, Isaac Arlington, James Delaney, Jasmine Dartmoor, Jethro Andrew Delaney, Nate Morrison, Richard Delaney, Tyson Delaney 
• Vietnamese
  Kimiko Bùi 
• Welsh
  Billy Ramsey, Reginald Arlington
• Yiddish
  Anne Williams, Jethro Andrew Delaney, John Delaney, Richard Delaney, Tyson Delaney 

Less rather than more

Tyson frequently acts like something he isn’t to make people underestimate him, despite refusing to admit that he’s an underdog, and prefers to be seen briefly rather than completely invisible; leaving a false impression, rather than none.

It is incredibly rare that Tyson will pretend to have an ability or be something that he isn’t, that implies more knowledge than he has. Tyson is completely comfortable convincing people that he isn’t as smart as he actually is or that he isn’t as physically capable as he actually is.

However, Tyson hates the risk of giving the impression that he’s more talented. That impression can bite him in the arse much easier, especially if the wrong person is given that impression and needs to rely on him to provide something that Tyson isn’t capable of giving.

Sewing

Tyson is pretty decent at sewing.

He learnt how to do the basics at school, but he never got much practice until his army days where he began stitching repairs into his clothes and earning rations from other soldiers by doing little patch jobs on their clothes that didn’t need full replacements.

Afterwards, Tyson was the one repairing his and Sebastian’s clothes whilst they were on the run. He also learnt a lot more about stitching skin back together during those days as well.

Now, Tyson largely only spends his time sewing together cosplay for his nephew’s amusement, repairing his dog’s stuffed toys, and - much more commonly - doing medical stitches.

Fighting Style

Though Tyson can appreciate the discipline of martial arts and has dabbled in a few different fighting techniques, he generally favours guerrilla street fighting.

Generally speaking, Tyson focuses on strikes against nerve/vital points, but even then, he doesn’t stick to a singular style of fighting. Even when he’s trying to improve on a particular area, Tyson is more instinctive in a fight and will end up jumping between styles regardless.

Something his drill Sargent in the army never stopped scolding him for. That adaptability and flexible is useful, but it also hamstrings Tyson’s ability to improve as a fighter. He has a niche that works for him; until it doesn’t, and that can be an Achilles heel.

That said, there are areas that can be pointed to as Tyson’s fighting style, without being a specific technique as they apply to the ways he will use multiple techniques to better suit his preferred flow of battle.

He favours fighting with his arms and blocking with his legs, and is more willing to risk damage to his legs. 

He likes to turn the odds in his favour and to use his environment to his advantage, such as his use of staircases.

He wants to wait for or create a golden opportunity, but failing that, Tyson is willing to wear down his opponent however he needs to.

He is more comfortable planting his feet in one place between bursts of movement. Stop and start fighting, rather than flowing from one movement to the next. 

Tyson wants to be darting in-and-out of the mid-to-close range. Defending until an opportunity opens, then doing as much damage as possible before waiting again. He’s an opportunity fighter. 

Accent

Tyson speaks with a broad, yet posh, Cambridge accent usually.

Without his stutter hindering him, his vowels weren’t as stretched - reducing how broad, and deep, his voice sounded overall - and drawing attention away from the sharper, clipped edges of his consonants; a slight inflexion led by considering Hebrew to be his first language.

Whenever Tyson is becoming sick or already running a fever, he tends to stutter more on the letter P; due to the way the internal temperature increase messes with his tongue.

When drunk, the letter R becomes nigh impossible for Tyson to form properly, it becomes a W instead. A stark contrast to the rolled R that had been drilled into his usually precise received pronunciation by countless tutors, but that’s rather the point: it was drilled into Tyson to rolled his Rs, leading off of Hebrew, Tyson doesn’t naturally enunciate his Rs.

There are three accents that Tyson can reliably imitate: New York (Brooklyn/Queens), Cockney/Essex, & Dublin.

His New York accent definitely leans stronger towards Brooklyn where, once again, Tyson is guided by his Jewish roots, but when Tyson ends up having to maintain his New York accent, he inevitably gets lazy about his pronunciation and strays into Queens a little, particularly on longer words.

Similarly, his Essex accent is spot on, to begin with, but when he’s speaking for an extended period of time, it will end up straying into a more generalised Cockney. The only accent that Tyson can reliably and consistently produce outside of his own without it straying is a Dublin accent. He has that one down to a tee.

DIY

Though Tyson is pretty handy, it’s rare that he’s ever building something for himself.

Usually, if Tyson has a construction or DIY project, it is something Tyson is making for someone else; like setting up a digital mirror for Jethro’s home, or working on a project for or with the Moriarty Mirrors.

The exception would be when Tyson goes out to his warehouse and gets some time to work on personal projects, though even then he usually ends up tinkering with something for the Moriarty Mirrors regardless.

Tyson is happy to help out with any project that put in front of him, but he does prefer intricate work that will keep his mind occupied whilst he’s working.

Qualifications

At the top of his list of qualifications are Tyson’s three Ph.Ds that he earnt by the time he was sixteen. One in military history, one in applied mathematics, and one in theoretical mathematics.

Though Tyson has continued his education in London since then, and is more than capable of earning other Ph.Ds/Masters, Tyson has declined the opportunity to even try for anything above Level 6. He doesn’t feel as though he has a right to even try, when the privilege was handed to him on a silver platter the first time around.

Here is the list of his current qualifications in order of UK qualification levels:

Level 8

• PhD - Applied Mathematics - Cambridge University
• PhD - Theoretical Mathematics - Cambridge University
• PhD - Military History - Cambridge University

Level 7

• Master of Engineering - University College London
• Master of History - Cambridge University
• Master of Mathematics - Cambridge University
• Postgraduate certificate in Education (PGCE)

Level 6

• Bachelor of Criminology - City, University of London
• Bachelor of Economics - London School of Economics
• Bachelor of Engineering - University College London
• Bachelor of History - Cambridge University
• Bachelor of Mathematics - Cambridge University
• Bachelor of Law - Cambridge University
• Bachelor of Physics - University of London
• Level 6 Certificate in British Sign Language Studies 

Level 5

• American Sign Language Certificate (Level 5 Equivalent)
• Command, Leadership and Management (CLM) - Army
• DipHE - Architecture - City, University of London 
• DipHE - Classical Studies - Cambridge University
• DipHE - English Literature - University of London 
• DipHE - Mathematics Sciences - University College London
• Foundation Degree in Computing and IT Practice - Open University
• Foundation Degree in Engineering - Open University
• OCR Level 5 NVQ - Learning and Development

Level 4

• ActiveIQ Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
• CertHE - Applied Physics - University of London
• CertHE - Common Law - College of London
• CertHE - Business Management - Open University
• CertHE - History (French Revolution) - City, University of London 
• CertHE - History (Persian) - University of London
• CertHE - Social Sciences - City, University of London 

Level 3

• A Level - Art -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - English Literature -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - Hebrew -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - History -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - Latin -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - Law -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - Mathematics -  Cambridge International School
• A Level - Physics -  Cambridge International School
• ABRSM - Piano Grade 6
• AS - Economics -  Cambridge International School
• AS - Statistics -  Cambridge International School
• Cambridge Technicals - Business
• Cambridge Technicals - Engineering
• IQL - Emergency First Aid at Work
• OCN - Principles of Dog Training and Behaviour
• OCR ICT Level 3
• OCR Mathematics for Engineering Level 3
• Range Management Qualification - Leadership & Mangement - Army

Level 2

• Cambridge Nationals Level 2 - Business and Enterprise 
• ESOL Skills for Life Certificate Level 2
• GCSE A* - Biblical Hebrew - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A* - Geography - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A* - History - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A* - Mathematics - Cambridge International School
• GCSE A* - Physics - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A - Art and Design - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A - Chemistry - Cambridge International School
• GCSE A - Economics - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A - English - Cambridge International School
• GCSE A - Latin - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE A - Law - Cambridge International School 
• GCSE B - Biology - Cambridge International School
• GCSE B - French - Cambridge International School
• GCSE B - Spanish - Cambridge International School
• GCSE C - German - Cambridge International School
• HABC Award in First Aid at Work Level 2 

Level 1

• ABRSM - Descant Recorder Grade 3
• ABRSM - Treble Recorder Grade 2
• AQA - Personal and Social Education Level 1
• British Red Cross Certificate of Learning Level 1
• Functional Skills ICT Level 1

And then, these aren’t academics qualification, yet they are things that Tyson has achieved to the point of receiving a medal, certificate, or qualification:

Other

• A B+E C1+E Driver’s License
• ASA Stage 7 Swimming Award
• British Academy of Fencing Epée Gold Award
• British Academy of Fencing Saber Gold Award 
• British Academy of Fencing Foil Silver Award 
• Diver Level 2 Qualification - Autonomous Diver
• Conspicuous Gallantry Cross 
• George Cross
• Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan
• The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (Gold)
• Victoria Cross