Tyler Vance

Tyler Vance is a main character in Reclaimer, being one of the playable characters in Campaign.

Background
"My family and I were never well off. I hated seeing every other kid my age so comfortable, probably all from nice families. It made me want nice things and a luxurious life. Even though I was smart and capable of any job in Arcadia, I knew I could never come out of the poor background I was born into. I had to resort to taking what I wanted, whether it was mine or not. Look at me now. I'm one of the city's most renown thieves."

- Vance in his character trailer.

Tyler Vance was born into a very poor family in Arcadia. His parents were both merchants who often did not have good business because the products they sold were not useful to many people. Vance was very obedient as a child, doing what he was told by his parents and following them very closely. This helped him become very smart as a child, but he could not attain a job he wanted when he became older because of the poor background he came from. Many people rejected him and he was not cut out to be a soldier.

Vance became a thief growing up. This came along with the fact that he hated how everyone he saw was better off than he and his family off. He originally started stealing so he could help his parents, who even though they tried to make the situation better, often couldn't. The things he stole at first were very minor and held little to no monetary value. As he got better, he began taking the more expensive items and began selling them for money. By the time his parents passed away, Vance was now a full-fledged thief, being one of the top criminals of the military. He made various fortunes for himself over the years and slowly became very wealthy.

Upon attempting his largest job yet, to steal from a very important government official, Vance was caught and jailed immediately, with little chance of him getting out any time soon.

In-Game
Vance, being an expert thief, specializes in light weaponry, perception and awareness, and various athletic and acrobatic skills.

When in combat, Vance prefers to be quieter, but also effective. He will not strike loudly, but is also sure to pack a punch in his attacks. He prefers using handguns or automatic pistols in addition to various knives. While he may not be effective against an entire horde of zombies, he is better with smaller groups or even individual zombies.

As a thinker, Vance is always very aware of his environment. Because of this, he can easily detect zombies and everything else in his environment, even if they're far away. This also makes him more effective in finding things that are related to the easter egg of the map and other objectives.

Vance is generally quiet, as he feels it is better that way. Because he is naturally quiet in the way he moves and does various things, he does not alert zombies as much as a normal person would. This makes him very effective in sneak, which can be useful in some cases in-game.