The Tyrant

The Tyrant is the unnamed surface ruler the original Underdwellers fled, long before the surface knew their underground successors' name. Pre-launch material describes the Tyrant as an overlord the ancient people could not overthrow, prompting a faction of them to flee underground. Beyond that role, almost nothing about the Tyrant has been revealed.

What Is Confirmed

• The Tyrant ruled the surface civilization that the future Underdwellers belonged to.

• The Tyrant could not be overthrown by the faction that fled.

• The Tyrant eventually forgot the people who fled, while they in turn forgot the surface.

What Is Not Yet Known

• The Tyrant's name, species, or title.

• Whether the Tyrant survived the centuries that followed the descent.

• Whether the Tyrant or any successor still rules in any form.

• Whether the Tyrant is connected to the current surface society of Solace or to a fully different region.

Open Speculation

Pre-launch material treats the Tyrant as ancient backstory rather than active threat. The opening lore is structured to leave the question of whether the Tyrant matters in the present open until a future dev blog or in-game material answers it.