Tizoc (The Griffon)/Story

Garou: Mark of the Wolves


Tizoc is a famed muscle-man in the wrestling world who has gained exceptional favoritism amongst all children audience since his debut. As time passed, it seemed like he would be unbeatable until a mysterious man suddenly appeared and soundly defeated him.

Devastated by the loss, he has spent the following two years searching for that man. Seeing himself as a washed up has-been by the time Mark of the Wolves begins, he enters The King of Fighters tournament in order to gain his passion for the ring and to hopefully find the mystery man.

The King of Fighters series
Tizoc's life in this timeline is exactly as his mainline counterpart until prior to the events of Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

The King of Fighters 2003
When the events of The King of Fighters 2003 occur, Tizoc is an up and coming superstar in the professional wrestling circuit and joins the Fatal Fury team after being invited by Terry Bogard himself after his brother, Andy, was unavailable since he was tending to his young student in Japan.

The King of Fighters XI


B. Jenet summons him and Gato to join her team in KOF XI. He joins for the "heart" of the fight and is not concerned with winning the prize money. During the "Mark of the Wolves Team" ending he is seen drinking with B. Jenet, the Lillian Knights and Hotaru Futaba, with Gato swiftly leaving to avoid being seen by his sister.

The King of Fighters XIII


Although Tizoc did not attend KOF XIII, he was seen watching the fights with other KOF contestants.

The King of Fighters XIV
Some time prior to the events of the fourteenth tournament, he fought an up-and-coming boxing prodigy named Nelson and lost. After his defeat by his hands, he couldn't face the disgrace. To avoid tarnishing the honorable image of his face persona, he adopted a heel persona to settle the score against him.