Summary

• Tyrell Wellick, a complex character in Mr. Robot, is a loyal member of fsociety and has a complicated relationship with Elliott.
• In season 4, Tyrell's true feelings for Elliott come to the surface, but their reunion is short-lived when he is shot by a Dark Army operative.
• Tyrell's final moments show his deep care for Elliott, as he sacrifices himself to protect him and tells him he hopes they will always be together.

Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström) is the violent, conflicted, and ultimately loyal member of fsociety in Mr. Robot, and his fate in season 4 is slightly ambiguous. Mr. Robot is a 2015 drama series that follows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a cybersecurity engineer with a handful of diagnosed personality disorders that make it difficult for him to connect with others. When Elliot is recruited by Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) to fsociety, an elite group of hacktivists, he enters a world of danger and espionage. The show's four seasons gathered a cult following and earned 13 Emmy nominations with three wins and seven Golden Globe nominations with two wins.

Mr. Robot is filled with complex characters each with their own distinct personalities and arcs. One of the more fascinating characters in the series is Tyrell Wellick, a Swedish cybersecurity engineer who has traded in his terminal for the chance to climb the corporate ladder by any means possible. As one of the high-ranking executives at E-Corp, Tyrell finds himself working against fsociety in some episodes and working with them in others. Tyrell is a complicated man whose ambitions drive him. Still, his loyalty to Elliott is never in question, and it's Tyrell who provides the iconic line, "Bonsoir, Elliot," in the series premiere.

Tyrell Wellick Is Shot To Death By A Dark Army Operative In Mr. Robot Season 4

In Mr. Robot season 4, episode 4, "404 Not Found", Elliot and Tyrell find themselves stranded in the snowy woods, separated from their car. The men are forced to be alone and their true feelings for one another come to the surface. Tyrell, for the umpteenth time in the show's history, tries to connect on a personal level with Elliot, but as always, Elliot holds him at arm's length. Their shouting match is the culmination of four seasons of Tyrell pining for Elliot's attention.

It's difficult not to feel for Tyrell, as he's berated by the one person he's comfortable around. Before the episode ends, however, the pair reconcile and Elliot tells Tyrell he also knows what it's like to have trouble connecting to others. But their reunion is short-lived when a Dark Army operative discovers and shoots Tyrell. Tyrell realizes that if he is taken to a hospital, the Dark Army will know where Elliot is, so he volunteers to die alone in the wilderness.

Tyrell leaves Elliot and walks into the darkness of the woods, his final words in Mr. Robot are distinctly different from his usual haughty way of speaking. He tells Elliot he's simply going to go for a walk and that he hopes Elliot will always be by his side. As he walks alone, Tyrell stares in wonder at something off-screen that bathes his face in purple light. It's a very moving scene as Tyrell marches in the white twilight to his death, bravely keeping a straight face. For once in his life, Tyrell is able to connect with Elliot and hear that Elliot also cares about him.

What Tyrell Wellick Actor Martin Wallström Said About His Character's Death

Martin Wallström has a lot of thoughts on his character's death in Mr. Robot and considers it a fitting end. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wallström says about the last confrontation his character has with Elliot,

"Here, we get the missing piece of why Tyrell is so in love with Elliot: it’s that he just doesn’t care. Tyrell doesn’t have to be someone for Elliot. Elliot turns out to be almost an idol, someone Tyrell wishes he was, that he didn’t have to care about what other people think of him, to fit into this frame that he created for himself and his wife, all of it. Elliot stands for all the freedom that Tyrell really wants."

Tyrell Wellick has spent his time in Mr. Robot doing things he doesn't want to do to pursue his lofty and ambitious goals, in part to meet the expectations of others. With Elliot, there are no expectations. Tyrell can be himself and, in his last moments, he gets to tell and show Elliot just how much he cares about him.

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