Crossposting this from the White Revolution thread because I think it's relevant here as well. Regarding the sword Tyce had on his back:
I think Tyce was trying to intimidate Eli and Jace rather than actually fight them.
I think if he actually meant to kill Jace or Eli, he would have been holding it right at the start; you can see in the video he made no attempt to draw it. Instead he wore it on his back, and it's basically impossible to draw a sword from the back, especially in the heat of combat. I think he never even intended on drawing it. With all the weapons he was packing, including his comically absurd halloween costume involving a black trenchcoat and a skeleton mask, I think he was trying to intimidate Jace and Eli and scare them off rather than actually having to fight them. Unfortunately for him, it didn't work.
The fact that he had it on his back instead of his hand can definitely interpreted either way, but I think he never actually intended to fight them, and furthermore I think if he wanted to be really spooky he could have just drawn the sword immediately, but he chose not to for whatever reason - likely because he was afraid to, which only underscores the fact that for all his talk, he's a total fucking coward who literally cannot function day-to-day without his dad constantly bailing him out.
One more thing to consider is that he willingly agreed to a 2v1. This could be just Tyce feeling invincible, but I think after his last loss to Commander Lazy Eye during the trial stream, I think he would recognize that he couldn't even beat Jace 1v1. I think the only reason he agreed to a 2v1 is because he never actually intended on fighting in the first place, I think he was literally just expecting Jace and Eli to drive up, see him in his super-spooky halloween costume with all his deadly ninjutsu weapons, and just drive away in fear. It certainly fits with his personality and how much of a blatant edgelord poser he is, as well as how much of a coward he is - no a-logging here, just an observation based on the fact that every time Jace tries to confront him, he literally flees the state.