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Tobias Whale is a criminal and the leader of The 100.

Biography

Tobias was born to Eldridge and an unnamed woman. They also gave birth to a younger sister, Tori. The woman left the family at some point, leaving Tobias and his sister to be raised by their father. However, their father was constantly abusive towards them, especially Tobias due to his albinism.[1]

Many years later, Tobias began working as a member of Freeland's city council,[1] but eventually lost his position, going underground and pursuing a criminal career, eventually being given leadership over The 100.[2] Having a newspaper article about his corruption written by Alvin Pierce, he approached Alvin in his home, having him held down and stuffing his mouth with shredded bits of his article, killing him.[3] He was wanted by the police for the murder.[4]

At some point, Tobias seemingly killed Black Lightning,[4] dumping his body in a river. He paid a coroner to confirm that the body that had been pulled and biopsied was indeed Black Lightning.[2]

The return of Black Lightning

Over nine years later, Tobias was the leader of The 100. He had an underling killed by feeding him to carnivorous fish. He then proceeded to watch a news report regarding the possible return of Black Lightning. Shortly following, after Lala antagonized the vigilante, Tobias had Lala brought to him, injuring him and threatening death.[4]

Wishing to extinguish the "bootleg Black Lightning", Tobias ordered some of his people to up their security around the town. Wishing to punish Lala, he had him gagged. Later on, after Lala was arrested for the murder of Lawanda White, Tobias entered his jail cell with the help of some corrupt police officers. Tobias refused Lala the chance of ratting him out and promptly strangled him in his cell.[5]

Sometime later, Tobias visited Lady Eve at Blackbird Funeral Parlor, bringing money as an apology for Lala's actions. Lady Eve informed him that Reverend Jeremiah Holt had organized a rally throughout Freeland as a protest against The 100, and asked him to take him out. Tobias appointed a gunman, stabbing him in the hand to assert fear over him. Although, his attempt failed when Black Lightning interrupted the shooting. Tobias quickly discovered Black Lightning to be alive, having his henchwoman shoot for the vigilante, instead reaching the reverend and Khalil Payne.[6]

Shortly following, Tobias visited Lady Eve again, who reminded him that his reputation was built upon him having killed Black Lightning, a fact which now meant it was dwindling. Soon after, Tobias' sister Tori came into town, greeting his brother. They hatched a plan to get rid of Black Lightning, with Tobias taking a visit to Khalil Payne's hospital room, assuring him that his paraplegia was due to the vigilante.[2]

Tobias visited Gambi's Custom Tailoring, hoping to gain the identity of Black Lightning from Peter Gambi, but was unsuccessful. He returned home, revealing to Tori that he'd gone to see Gambi. His sister scolded him, before revealing that she'd found his first enemy, Eldridge. They went to pay him a visit. Initially, Tobias called his father out for being a terrible father, but appeared to come round. The two embraced, before Tobias, however, crushed his father's back, allowing him to die slowly. Not long after, Tobias was sent an envelope full of dust, calling back to a prior conversation with Lady Eve and her references to ritualistic grinding up of albinos.[1]

Because of the threat, Tobias had a protection team tail Tori. Shortly following, Joey Toledo returned, explaining that he'd come face to face with Black Lightning but let him go. This angered Tobias, holding him up by his neck, but when he explained that he'd tipped off the police, Tobias let him down, mildly annoyed. A couple days later, Tobias was called in by his doctor, Henry Mayfield, who wished to test him for psoriasis. Later that night, Tobias rode in a car with Syonide and Khalil Payne, assuring Khalil that he would help him walk again, despite being paralyzed.[3]

Powers and abilities

Powers

  • Enhanced longevity: Through a serum, Tobias was granted a lifespan that seemingly never ends nor causes him to show any signs of physically aging. While in his physical prime thirty years ago, he remains looking exactly the same.[1]
  • Enhanced strength: Tobias has shown immense strength, possibly through the serum, enabling him to strangle and lift into the air a full-grown man with a single hand,[6] as well as snap and break the back of another with a pressure of strength through a hug.[1]

Abilities

  • Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Tobias is shown to be a highly proficient barehanded fighter. Against a massive man with an extensive fighting history, Tobias was able to defeat him with relative ease, even when it was revealed that he was boosted on Green Light.
  • Leadership skills: Tobias has demonstrated leadership both on the political and organized crime fields. Tobias is a rather shrewd, calculating ruthless leader especially when it comes to his duty as the crime lord and leader of The 100.
  • Weaponry: Tobias is a very skilled harpooner, shooting Lala from a distance with one.[4]

Appearances

Trivia

  • Tobias appears to be an atheist, as when asked by Lady Eve if he was a churchgoer, he responded that his life hadn't led him down a "spiritual path".[7]
  • According to Jefferson, Tobias is 6 feet tall.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many"Equinox: The Book of Fate"

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Black Jesus"
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The Resurrection"
  5. "Lawanda: The Book of Hope"
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Lawanda: The Book of Burial"
  7. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Lawwnda: The Book of Burial
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