![]() ![]() He's the man who intentionally sabotages the black community's efforts to remove the system, for he benefits by other's suffering under it.Īlso it does help to have Evil Urkel Stockman on your side. He's the crooked hand that manipulates black people to fight each other in the streets while he profits behind their backs. He was bullied for his albinism and spat back at the world what was thrown his way 100 fold. Hes clearly patterned after the long-time Spider-Man and Daredevil villain Kingpin. He was, from the very beginning, designed to be the singular archnemesis of this one particular hero. ![]() Tobias represents the 'black man' who comes to hate his own race, who sees black people and african americans as everything the media calls us: lazy, stupid, and ignorant. Tobias Whale first appeared in 1977 in the first issue of Black Lightning. It's rare for an albino person to be such a major character in a television series and having him in the antagonist doesnt' feel forced. What's best about him though is what he represents. Krondon brings some much gravitas to the role which is crazy considering this is what, his second time acting? Dude has such charisma that even when he's whooping the good guys' asses or torturing people, you still find him entertaining as hell. He usually shoots people in their left shoulder (above the heart) before harshly pulling them towards him by the rope attached to the harpoon.Literally every scene, Tobias says a line that can be quoted and not for cheesiness. He mainly uses this weapon as a means of torture when his henchmen, such as Lala, fail him. ![]() Tobias owns and is skilled with a harpoon gun. When Lala failed a second time, Tobias simply walked into his cell at the police station and killed him with his bare hands before calmly leaving the cell afterwards. When Lala failed to kill Black Lightning at the Seahorse Motel, Lala immediately tried to apologize for his failure only for Tobias to shoot him with a harpoon in his shoulder and callously ordered him to kill both Will and Black Lightning. He proceeded to feed one of his henchmen to his pet piranhas even as them man pleaded for his life. Excluding Joey Toledo and Syonide, all of Tobias�? subordinates are terrified of him and know all too well not to fail him otherwise they will suffer severe punishment or even death as a result. As leader, he is very ruthless and extremely merciless. Tobias has an organized crime influence as he's the leader of The One Hundred. In the end however Black Lightning managed to defeat Tobias but Tobias was able to get the drop on him and defeat him only thanks to Painkiller�?s intervention. As a testament of his fighting abilities, Tobias was able to evenly match Black Lightning in terms of skill during Painkiller�?s attack on Garfield High School despite Black Lightning�?s disadvantage in terms of physical strength. He was able to single-handily fight a larger, more muscular opponent in a cage fight defeat despite the man currently being on the Green Light drug. Though he primarily relies on his fists and shear strength, he is still a powerful combatant nonetheless. Tobias only succeded in defeating Black Lightning thanks to the intervention of Painkiller, allowing him to get the jump on Black Lightning and hold him long enough for Painkiller to finish him off.ĭespite him rarely getting his hands dirty, Tobias is shown to be an incredibly skilled melee fighter. Ironically enough, Tobias nearly loss the fight due to Black Lightning�?s superior hand-to-hand combat skills surpassing Tobias�? brute strength. During Painkiller�?s attack on Garfield High School, Gambi told Jefferson that it was ill-advised to fight Tobias man-to-man due to his strength. He is shown to be able to strangle someone using only one hand and break his own father�?s back while giving him a simple hug. Tobias is shown to be vastly stronger than an ordinary man. Through the use of a longevity serum, Tobias is able to extend his life without experiencing the effects of aging and deteriorating. ALLIES Batman, Peter Gambi, Katana, Amberjack, Anissa Pierce, Lynn Stewart, Blue Devil ENEMIES Tobias Whale, Ra's Al Ghu l, White Thunder. Tobias Whale's powers and abilities Longevity ![]()
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