"Black Tom" Cassidy (Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, and archenemy of Banshee. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, he first fully appeared in Uncanny X-Men #101 (October 1976). In addition to fighting the X-Men, he has clashed with Deadpool a number of times. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise, it features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of Wade Wilson, see Wade Wilson Deadpool is a fictional comic book character sometimes depicted as a, mercenary, villain, or anti-hero; who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, usually in the X-Men family of titles. ...

Black Tom is a mutant who can manipulate, bond with and project energy through plant life. He was the black sheep of a prominent Irish family. The X-Man Banshee is his cousin. Tom secretly raised Banshee’s daughter Siryn, of whose existence Banshee was unaware, and conscripted her into his criminal gang. Black Tom was also a longtime partner of the superstrong villain Juggernaut, until Juggernaut's recent reformation. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Black Sheep may refer to many different things: // English language Black sheep is a derogatory colloquial term in the English language meaning an outsider or one who is different in a way which others disapprove of. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... “Nephew” redirects here. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ...

Ficitional character biography

Family

Black Tom was born in Dublin. He is the cousin of Sean Cassidy, the Banshee, a member of the X-Men. He was also once the only friend of the Juggernaut. Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ...

A young Tom and Sean Cassidy meets Maeve Rourke. Art by John Bolton.

His original principal power was that he could generate blasts of heat through a wooden medium, such as the shillelagh that he often carries. He has a rivalry with Sean, mainly because Sean won both Cassidy Keep, their estate, and the family fortune from Tom in a game of dice. They were also rivals for a woman named Maeve Rourke, whom Sean married. Image File history File links Tomseanmaeve. ... Image File history File links Tomseanmaeve. ... An illustration by John Bolton John Bolton (1951, London) is a comic book artist and illustrator most known for his dense, painted style - often verging on the photoreal or resembling an oil painting. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... A shillelagh (commonly pronounced (IPA: , in Irish Gaelic, (IPA: É•ale:lÉ™)) is a wooden club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob on the end, that is associated with Ireland in folklore. ...

While Sean was away, working for INTERPOL, Maeve gave birth to their daughter, Theresa. Not much later, Maeve died in an IRA bombing. With no means to contact Sean, Tom took care of Theresa. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the historical army of the Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919–21, and the Irish Civil War 1922–23. ...

When Sean returned to learn of his wife’s death, he was devastated. Before Tom could even tell him of the existence of his daughter, Sean lashed out at Tom with his sonic scream for not having taken better care of Maeve.

While Sean flew away in anger, Tom fell into a chasm, breaking his leg as a result of the attack, which left him with a limp. Angrily, Tom swore to make Sean pay and vowed to never tell him about his daughter, raising her himself instead.

Later Tom became a criminal and came into conflict with the law and was apprehended. While serving time in prison, Tom met and befriended Juggernaut. The two became close friends and allies, and worked together on missions. On a mission in San Francisco with Juggernaut and Theresa (now under the codename Siryn), Tom encountered and fought the original Spider-Woman, along with several of the X-Men. This conflict ended in Black Tom's temporary capture. While in custody, Black Tom exonerated Theresa of responsibility for her crimes and wrote a letter to Sean explaining who she was. The X-Men brought Theresa back to their headquarters, where she was joyfully reunited with her father. The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... The Teotihuacan Spider Woman was a goddess of the Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan civilization, in what is now Mexico. ...

Transformation

After being shot by Cable, Tom was taken to France, where doctors grafted a wood-like substance onto his wounds, healing him and allowing him to channel his bio-blasts directly through his fists. Unfortunately, due to a genetic virus the substance spread over Tom's body, and only the mutated cells of the mercenary Deadpool (due to his healing factor) were able to help Tom stop the spread of the plant growth. Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, a. ... For other uses of Wade Wilson, see Wade Wilson Deadpool is a fictional comic book character sometimes depicted as a, mercenary, villain, or anti-hero; who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, usually in the X-Men family of titles. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ...

Black Tom in his tree-form. Art by Salvador Larroca.

The effect of Deadpool's cells did not last for long. The spreading began again, to the point where Tom was completely composed of plant matter. As a result, his powers included control and manipulation of all manner of plant life, to the point where he could make plant dopplegangers of himself, or anyone else. He was completely insane as a result. Image File history File links Blacktomtree. ... Image File history File links Blacktomtree. ... Salvador Larroca (born 1964) is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his work on various X-Men titles. ...

During this time, Black Tom resurfaced as a member of the latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Earlier, Juggernaut had infiltrated the X-Men for him as part of the Brotherhood's plan, though Juggernaut slowly changed during his time with the X-Men, mostly due to the positive influence of the young boy Sammy Pare. The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Sammy Pare aka Squidboy is a student at Xaviers school for gifted students. ...

Juggernaut rejoined the Brotherhood, secretly planning on turning them when the time was right. Sammy stumbled upon the group, and assuming that Juggernaut was betraying the X-Men, started lashing out. In retaliation Tom brutally murdered the boy, causing Juggernaut to attack Cassidy, dismembering him. Due to Tom's new plantlike physiology, this did not hurt him. The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ...

Juggernaut managed to escape and warn the X-Men, while Black Tom led an attack on the X-Mansion. Besides killing the school's cook, their mission was a failure. In the end Xorn sucked Black Tom and the rest of the Brotherhood into a black hole. The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Black hole (disambiguation). ...

M-Day

After M-Day, Black Tom woke up as a human again, losing his secondary mutation but possibly still retaining his old powers, along with his sanity. The organization Black Air hired Tom to attack the new incarnation of Excalibur, of which Juggernaut was now a member. Though he easily defeated the others, Juggernaut confronted his former friend and convinced him to turn himself in for the death of Sammy, saying "He was a kid, Tom. An' you an' me, for all our faults, we used ta be better than that." Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Black Air is a former Governmental Intelligence department founded and operating primarily within the United Kingdom in the fictional Marvel Universe, initially as an adjunct to the Ministry of Defence. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

Tom also showed remorse for killing the child, "That wasn't me, Cain, you know that. I wasn't in my right mind... You've got to understand... that mad life, before... it was like some dream."

Powers and abilities

Originally, his principal power was generating concussive blasts of force through any wooden medium. He typically carried a shillelagh, a traditional Irish wooden fighting stick. He was immune to Banshee's sonic powers. Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the brain (see also brain injury). ... A shillelagh (commonly pronounced (IPA: , in Irish Gaelic, (IPA: É•ale:lÉ™)) is a wooden club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob on the end, that is associated with Ireland in folklore. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Later, his chemistry, physiology, and morphology were radically changed, and he became a humanoid plant form capable of living in several different bodies and infecting folliage and trees to make them a part of his body. This made him difficult to restrain or destroy because it was nearly impossible to destroy every part of his body, as much of it could be kept underground, and because he could invade other plants with his life force to add them to his own body. While in this form, he was also able to siphon off the life energy of living beings by sending specialized tendrils into their body cavities. However, the process seemed to have affected his mind, and he wasn't in full control of himself. For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The term morphology in biology refers to the outward appearance (shape, structure, colour, pattern) of an organism or taxon and its component parts. ... Not to be confused with Psiphon. ... By the broadest definition, a body cavity is any fluid filled space in a multicellular organism. ...

After M-Day, in which most mutants lost their powers, he lost his alterations and his human form was restored, though he still retains his original abilities. In Marvel comics Secondary Mutation was a worldwide phenomenon that seemed inexplicable. ...

In other media

Black Tom was a villain in the X-Men Animated series. He teamed up with Juggernaut to kidnap Lilandra in the cartoon version of the Phoenix Saga. He and Sean are referred to as brothers in the series continuity with Sean being the elder. “Bad guy” redirects here. ... The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ... The Juggernaut is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Lilandra is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Footage of Black Tom's appearance in the aforementioned episode was parodied for the infamous internet meme The Juggernaut Bitch!!. An Internet phenomenon occurs when something becomes extremely popular, often quite suddenly, through the word-of-mouth and self-publishing made feasible by the Internet. ... The Juggernaut Bitch!! The Juggernaut Bitch!! (Alternate title: X-Men: The Juggernaut Bitch!! or J1: The Juggernaut Bitch!!) is a web parody short film based on X-Men: The Animated Series, created and dubbed by Randy Hayes and Xavier Naztradamix Nazario of My Way Entertainment. ...

Ultimate Black Tom

Cassidy is referenced to be a contact of Ultimate Fenris in Ultimate X-Men and is said to be an Irish arms dealer.

Bibliography

• Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #229-230
• Classic X-Men #11, 17
• Cyclops #1
• Deadpool vol. 2 #1-2
• Generation X #24-25, 60-61
• Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #150
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #1
• Spider-Man #16, 94
• Spider-Woman vol. 1 #37-38
• Uncanny X-Men #218, 361, 368, 369, 410-412
• X-Force vol. 1 #1-5, 31, 91
• X-Men vol. 1 #99, 101-103, 122
• X-Men vol. 2 #87-88, 158-164

External Link

• Marvel Database: Black Tom Cassidy