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Revision as of 01:57, 11 May 2020
- "Do you know what it's like to have the villain of your story be the hero of your city? He is a monster, who left me anchored to a repulsive, gold-digging bitch, and now he's gonna die."
- —Tommy to Kate Kane[src]
Thomas "Tommy" Elliot, also known as Hush[1], is a former real estate mogul, the former CEO of Elliot Estates and the former childhood best friend of Bruce Wayne. He grew up to became one of Batman's enemies due to blaming the Dark Knight for ruining his life by saving his mother, thus seeking to take revenge on the vigilante[2] despite splitting him from his Bruce Wayne persona, whom he obsessively admires.[3]
Biography
Original multiverse
Early life
Tommy Elliot was born in Gotham City into a rich family. He has a strained relationship with his mother, deeming her a "repulsive gold-digging bitch" who married his father only due to his money. During Tommy's childhood, he became best friends with Bruce Wayne.[2]
In 2005, Tommy's parents were involved in a car accident - which was implied to have been staged by himself - in which his father was killed. However, Tommy's mother was saved by Batman, and he subsequently found himself being a nursemaid to the parent he despised for the next 13 years. As a result, Tommy grew to hate Batman for "anchoring" him to his mother.[2]
Sometime after this, Tommy founded his own real estate company, Elliot Estates. Over the years, he also became acquainted with his best friend's younger cousin, Kate Kane, but they never really got along.[2]
Illegal dealings
In 2015, Tommy became a major client of Crows Security and received a personal detail led by Miguel Robles. Around this time, having become obsessed with Lucius Fox's journals about Wayne Tech, he bribed Robles to rough up Lucius for one of those journals. However, the attempted extortion went wrong, leading to Lucius' death and Robles covering it up by framing Reggie Harris.[3]
Tommy in the Elliot Estates' spot.
Three years later in 2018, Tommy's mother finally died and he claimed his inheritance.[2] Tommy bought a nightclub, Lookout, and entrusted it to Johnny Sabatino, who acted as his money laundering.[4] Plotting his revenge against Batman, Tommy paid someone to "riddle" him the answer to the Dark Knight's secret identity and discovered it was his former best friend Bruce, who had since went missing.[2]
Planning to kill Batman
Sometime later, after the people believed Batman returned to Gotham, Tommy saw it as an opportunity to get his revenge and sent someone to steal the Rail gun, the only weapon that can penetrate the Batsuit, from Wayne Enterprises Research & Development.
Tommy Elliot in Bruce's office.
Later he went to Bruce's office inside Wayne Tower and proceeded to tell Kate Kane that he has finally succeeded in making more money than Bruce, even buying a building five stories taller than Wayne Tower and planning to hold a party to celebrate. Tommy explained he was there to invite Bruce, to which Kate informed him that her cousin had yet to return. Then, they talked about the Dark Knight's return with Tommy pointing out that she should be angry with him due to Batman allowing her mother and sister to die. Kate replied that she had years to process and noted that Batman saved Tommy's mother, to which the latter asked her to give his invitation to Bruce insisting he was back. Kate insisted that he wasn't, but agreed to leave the invitation to Bruce's desk.
Kate Kane and Tommy Elliot survey Wayne Tower.
After discovering Tommy was behind the robbery at Wayne R&D and knew Batman's identity, Kate reached for him at his party while he was looking down from a large window at Wayne Tower reflecting on how even though it took him half his life, he was finally able to look down on Bruce. Kate asked why he thought Bruce was there, prompting Tommy to reply that they were "cosmic besties." Kate casually mentioned that a thief stole the rail gun and there's a GPS hidden in the butt so that Wayne Security would soon track down and capture the thief.
Tommy in confronted by Kate.
Tommy was subsequently busted by Kate while inspecting the stolen gun; she told him to give it back and, after he refused, asked how he knew that Bruce was Batman. Tommy explained that Bruce saved his mother so he didn't get his inheritance earlier and was forced to bear her, which was the reason he wanted to kill Batman but not Bruce since it was his vigilante persona who ruined his life. Tommy pointed a gun at Kate and used his phone to shut down the power throughout the building, trapping people in three elevators, telling her that if Batman does not meet with him on the roof he will drop the elevators. He made fall one of them, with the catering staff in it, to demonstrate he was talking seriously.
Tommy tries to kill Batwoman.
After he went on the roof, Tommy was approached by Batwoman, thus he realized Batman hasn't returned as he believed. Enraged, he demands Batman and calls her his side piece, they fought enough time for Batwoman to charge the neutralizer on her gauntlet and shuts-down the rail gun. However, Tommy grabbed his remote and set off a charge causing the remaining elevator to fall and forcing Batwoman to use the two-way grappling gun to catch it. She then used a grappling hook to pull herself up, holding for her life.
Tommy Elliot is arrested.
Tommy took advantage of it by stepping on her hands, cracking her bones in an attempt to finally kill her, but was ultimately knocked out by Alice from behind. After his arrest, Tommy was sent to Arkham Asylum for his crimes.[2]
After this, Tommy's estates were frozen,[3] and he asked Sabatino to take Lucius' journal from his office and keeping it locked in the Lookout's vault.[4]
Anti-Monitor Crisis
During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Tommy as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019,[5] only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.[6]
New multiverse
Life in Arkham
Tommy Elliot in Arkham.
In 2020, while still locked up in Arkham, Tommy started to became insanely obsessed by Bruce, to the point to speak only about him. One day he interrupted a psychoanalytic session that Dr. M. Butler was having with his patients, insulting the other inmates, and yelling about deserving more recognition since he claimed to have taught Bruce everything he knew. Butler tried to calm him and have him change the topic but failed and ordered Tommy to be dragged away.
Tommy is about to stab Alice.
Later, while they walk by each other in the corridor, Alice called Tommy a Bruce Wayne wannabe and, after he dared her to repeat it, she taunted him saying he will never be Bruce Wayne, ultimately leading an enraged Tommy to stab her. While Alice hid his weapon and burst out laughing asking for a doctor, Tommy was dragged away and sent in solitary.[3]
Escape from Arkham
Tommy is visited by Kate in Arkham.
A few days later, Kate spoke to Tommy in prison, letting him know that she knew he killed Lucius for his journal. Not wanting to answer her questions, Tommy played insanity to get himself escorted out by security. Upon reaching his cell, he was surprised to see Alice inside it, then "Dr. Butler" arrived, informing him that his insanity plea was denied and Crows would arrive the following day to take him to trial, where he would most likely be executed.
Tommy team-up with Alice and Mouse.
Alice then offered to help him escape Arkham and to give him a new face if he told her what was in the journal that Kate mentioned, with Dr. Butler revealing himself to be Mouse for good measure. Tommy relented and explained that the journal allegedly had a way to activate a fail-safe in the Batsuit that would kill the wearer. He also revealed to them that Bruce Wayne is Batman.
Tommy has his face removed.
Tommy then followed Mouse and Alice's escape plan and had his face removed and graphed onto a body double whom they pose in a suicide. Later on, Alice bandaged Tommy's head, telling him that he won't get a new face until they get the journal. Tommy calls Johnny Sabatino about it; however, after a run-in with Batwoman, Johnny decided to sell it instead of giving it back to Tommy.
Tommy speaks with Alice about sending Magpie after Lucius Fox's journal.
Alice then summoned Magpie, giving her a tracker, agreeing to remove it once they got the book. After Magpie failed her mission, Tommy left without having his new face. However, he did not reveal to Alice and Mouse that the entire journal was written in code.[4]
Hush
Personality
- "You. Will. Never. Be... Bruce Wayne!"
- —Alice to Tommy[src]
As demonstrated by the contemptuous opinions of Jacob Kane, Reagan, Kate Kane and Mary Hamilton respectively held Tommy in; he is extremely arrogant and snobby, to the point that many individuals preferred Bruce Wayne instead of Tommy.[2] Tommy himself has demonstrated to care very little about people, often treating them poorly and belittling others, including his family, employees[2] and fellow inmates at Arkham.[3]
Tommy's narcisism.
Tommy was also described as vilely misogynist[2] and is extremely narcissistic, having a massive nude painting of himself.[4]
Tommy is mentally unstable to the point of lacking any form of logic; as he holds a grudge against Bruce for saving his mother's life, which prevented him from getting his inheritance, he also states that Batman ruined his life.[2] However, despite this, he later gains an obsessive admiration for Bruce much to the chagrin of Bruce's cousin, Beth Kane, as he keeps claiming that he is Bruce's best friend despite having stolen a high tech gun from him and unknowingly to Beth tried to kill him with it.[3]
At Tommy's party, Kate asks Reagan to read him for her and the blonde bartender describing by saying he's "danger, hazardous waste. Thinks he's doing us all a favor when he really just helps fund the laws that are separating our city."[2]
Abilities
- High-level intellect/Great business acumen/Expert tactician/Leader: Tommy is a highly intelligent individual and an extremely skilled tactician, able to orchestrate the robbery of a railgun to penetrate the Batsuit at Wayne Enterprises Research & Development without leaving a single trace to the police. He is also an exceptional businessman and leader, as he was successfully running and oversaw Elliot Estates, making it a multi-billion dollar corporation, eventually managing to earn a higher net worth than Bruce Wayne by late 2018, albeit Bruce was absent from Gotham City for the past three years. In addition, he correctly believed Kate Kane knew about Batman's real identity as well.[2]
- Expert of deception/Manipulator: Tommy is very skilled at deception, he managed to pass himself as crazy with ease and tricked Alice and Mouse into helping him escape Arkham without revealing that Lucius' journal was written in code.[4]
- Explosives expert: Tommy is knowledgeable in setting up bombs, rigging some to detonate at the signal coming from his personal smartphone.
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Tommy is a very capable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. In a fight against Kate, he landed a few decent hits that which made her momentarily double over, though briefly.[2]
- Expert marksman: Tommy is highly trained in using firearms, capable of shooting with the rail gun that can pierce the Batsuit. He also dual-wields a pair of .45s as "Hush," and demonstrated precise shooting when he kidnapped John Carr from Gotham University's library.
- Skilled knife wielder: Tommy has some skill at using knives as he managed to stab and seriously injury Alice while in Arkham.[3]
- Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain: Tommy is a driven and determined individual, displaying a remarkable resilience to pain as he stood with very little discomfort at the removal of his face.[4]
Equipment
- Bandages: Tommy wears facial bandages to cover up his face which had been cut off.[4]
- Twin Silenced Pistols: As Hush, Tommy uses twin M1911 45. handguns with silencers attached. [1]
Former equipment
- Handgun: Tommy used a handgun when confronted by Kate Kane.[2]
- Rail gun: Tommy stole the rail gun from Wayne Enterprises Research & Development in order to use it to kill Batman. After he was arrested the weapon was taken back by Wayne Security.
- Explosives: Tommy planted explosives on elevators for his plan to lure out and kill Batman, linking its detonation to its personal smartphone's signal.
- Shiv: Tommy kept a homemade knife hidden in his shoe while in Arkham but lost it after using it to stab Alice and being sent in solitary.[3]
Appearances
Batwoman
Season 1
- "Down Down Down"
- "A Narrow Escape"
- "If You Believe In Me, I'll Believe In You"
- "A Secret Kept From All the Rest"
Trivia
- Tommy is an avid collector of Kitty Delgado comics.[4]
Behind the scenes
- In the DC comics, Tommy Elliot is Bruce Wayne's former childhood best friend and a famous neurosurgeon who masquerades as the villain "Hush," a prominent enemy of Batman.
- Tommy quoting Aristotle's maxim about friendship in "Down Down Down" is a reference to the comics, where Hush has a penchant for quoting the philosopher.
- Tommy refers to Kate Kane as "Candy," much to her annoyance. In the DC comics, that was her cadet nickname while at West Point.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Secret Kept From All the Rest"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Down Down Down"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "A Narrow Escape"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "If You Believe In Me, I'll Believe In You"
- ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"
- ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four"