Tyler Grey

"“If anyone bothers you, tell me. I'll give them something to be scared of.”."

- Tyler to Alex

Tyler Grey is a thirteen-year old Greek Demigod, the son of Hades and Cora Grey. He is one of the Wakeners and one of the main characters in Shadow of Olympus.

Early Life
Tyler Grey was born on December 21, 2007 to Hades, the Greek God of the Underworld, and Cora Grey a mortal woman. Due to the nature of being the son of one of the Big Three he became a target for monsters and all those that held grudges against the Olympians.

This held true as within the first two and a half years of his life he came under attack from a snake, thorny vines that sought to choke him and a Cyclops that had to be dispatched by Tisiphone. His mother fearing for her son's safety prayed to Hades who in response sent one of his loyal Hellhounds, which Tyler would later name Ruff, to watch over the son of Hades. The animal would soon become Tyler's best friend.

Tyler's childhood was however difficult due to his ADHD and dyslexia (although that improved over time) and he struggled in school to the point his mother choose to home school him. While it left him isolated from people his own age, it protected him from the monsters that would try and kill him.

When he was nine years old however his life changed forever when a lycanthrope attacked his house, forcing his mother, Ruff and himself to fight it off. Tyler banished it to the Underworld by opening a rift, although destabilising the house in the process causing a boiler explosion. It was only through the intervention of his father did Tyler survive, to ensure he wouldn't have to relive those memories his father wiped them and had Alecto raised Tyler until the time came for him to go to Camp Half Blood.