Tobias Sanders

Tobias Sanders is a recurring secondary antagonist and a criminal from Stool, Westville. He's often seen robbing houses and stores alongside his friend and partner - Larry Mealey. Tobias is a clever strategist, but gets mad very easily, usually by Larry's intelligence. He first appeared in the No-Life's Home Alone Christmas special by The Philmer, but was originally created by Dr Saturn for his 2015 one-shot: Dovahkiin.
==History ==
Tobias Sanders was created in 2015 as an unnamed cameo prisoner in Dr Saturn's short Dovahkiin, alongside another character - Larry Mealey.
The character was supposed to have a very minor role in just one video until 2016, when The Philmer used the two prisoners for a cameo role in Team Y s01e01: "Pilot".
Later, in the mid-2017, Saturn suggested reusing the minor background criminals as the main villains for the next No-Life's Special.
Tobias returned in the 2020 No-Life Christmas special. Besides that, he had already appeared earlier that year in In Search of the Scarlet Griffin 2/5, being hired by BSoD's Gang.
==Biography==
===Early life===
At some point in his life, Tobias Sanders chose the criminal path and started commiting crimes, eventually becoming partners and friends with Larry Mealey. Despite many failures, they often got lucky and weren't easy to catch. At one point, they were approached by L.O.V.E, who offered them fundings and support. Sometime in 2013, Tobias was on a party, presumably for the organization's members, where he met Le Collecteur. However, the man didn't remember Tobias, though he eventually did happen to know him when he and Larry became flop-criminals, further down the line. With time, they somehow became very known among villains of the world, though mainly in the 'robber brand'. This caught attention of Commander Bus from BSoD's Gang, who hired them for a special task. 
=== In Search of the Scarlet Griffin===
The mission the duo received from Commander Bus was stealing the map, that would show the location of The Scarlet Griffin from a cave under Château du Fassberg. Upon arrival, Tobias was astonished by the structure, but immediately got distracted and enraged, seeing Larry far behind, due to carrying a lot of baggage. The two then had a talk on how the existence of an artifact able to destroy everything would be impossible, but Tobias decided to not care, as long as they receive their money. They entered the château shortly.
After some time, Tobias and Larry found the wall destroyed earlier by Spyman's Cosmos. They went in and found themselves in the cave underground, right behind the gang of friends. Tobias quickly rushed to get the scroll from Phil's hands and put a gun against his back, threatening to kill him, if his friends try anything. However, he was surprised, when all of them threatened him back by taking out their weapons out of nowhere, including Phil, who had his sai. Tobias told Larry to do anything, but of course he didn't, which distracted him for a minute and when he looked back at the gang and the scroll in his hand, he noticed that none of these were there. In that case, Tobias ordered to chase them.
He found the group over an underground ravine, talking with Commander Bus and Dr Rex. Surprised to see his payers, Tobias started improvising and grabbed the scroll back from Phil to get his payment, but was pushed away by the villains, saying that he can't reveive it anymore, as he called them. Tobias is surprised, because he didn't do so, but then Larry comes in and says it was him, because he didn't want to fight children. Later, the scroll landed back in Cosmos' hands, so having nothing to do there, the two criminals left.
=== No-Life's Home Alone===
Because of their failure, the opinions on them started circling aroudn the villains community, forcing them to focus on some lower level crimes. Nonetheless, they remained uncatchable and eventually became the most wanted criminals in Stool, with a reward for them being 15,000 zlotys.
A day before Christmas Eve of 2018, Tobias and Larry were spying on one of the houses in the city, which turned out to be No-Life's. They overheard the residents mentioning their plane to Paris, which made Tobias realize the family was pretty rich. Though, Larry as always didn't understand what's going on, Tobias explained his plan to him, but in the end got even more infuriated. Eventually, he dropped it and said they would come back there the next night. 
And so they did, but before doing anything, they decided to make sure no one was in the house To their surprise, someone was and very soon, No-Life opened the door, but seeing that it wasn't the delivery man with Playstation he ordered, he quickly closed it. This enraged Tobias, who didn't want a kid to destroy his plans and decided to storm the house anyway. As Larry didn't even know what plungers were, Tobias used them himself to climb up the wall. However, he was quickly knocked down by No-Life and fell to the ground. Landing in the snow, he survived and decided to enter the house by the back door. 
There, Tobias told Larry to break the door with a crowbar, but of course Larry couldn't do that too, making Tobias do everything by himself again. He entered first and rushed deeper into the house, not paying attention to Larry's warnings, and thus he slipped on bricks. Larry, seeing it as a lot of fun, followed. Angry Tobias then noticed No-Life shouting from victory on the stairs and ordered his partner to attack the child. Though he did, he was quickly knocked down by a potato from potato gun. Tobias wanted to call No-Life with a swear, but he was cut by another spud landing in his mouth. Then, No-Life escaped and the robbers ran after him a while later. Finding themselves under his room's locked door, they heard a voice, most likely belonging to a policeman, telling them to not move, when in reality it came from That Really Old Cop Movie. This resulted in another fight between the partners, which No-Life used to soon knock them down. They both passed out and were tied up and left in No-Life's room for the next two hours.
While No-Life was watching a movie, the robbers woke up and managed to get out. Just when the film ended, they jumped out through the window, taking No-Life's piggy bank and computer with them. However, the boy saw them running away and started chasing them. They managed to arrive at their van, left a few blocks away. When they got inside and were about to move, No-Life jumped in front of the car and scared them, making them drive into him. For a minute, Tobias thought they killed him, but very soon the kid jumped into the car, after climbing under it and holding onto the backdoor. Both criminals went to see him, but soon they realized nobody was driving. While No-Life jumped out in time, Tobias and Larry were left and before they could do anything, they crashed into a wall. Not long after, they were found by a police officer and his partner, who congratulated No-Life on catching two criminals. Most likely during Christmas, Tobias and Larry were sent to prison.
===Corrupted Chaos===
Tobias appears alongside Larry in one of OkiWan's flashbacks, which uses a remade shot from In Search of the Scarlet Griffin 2/5.
===No-Life's Alone in Paris===
Over the two years since their meeting with No-Life, Tobias and Larry managed to escape the prison, but had to stay low, due to becoming the laughing stocks of the underworld. However, in 2020, they decided to redempt themselves by attending the annual Criminal-Con and participating in a contest, where they had a chance to commit a robbery alongside their idols - The Troublesome Trio.
They arrived in Paris on the day before the Christmas Eve, when the event took place. The two were in a park, looking for a way towards the L.O.V.E headquarters, when Tobias noticed the running No-Life through his binoculars. He informed Larry about this and showed it himself. His partner also instantly recognized the boy and Tobias knews that it would be a perfect opportunity to get revenge. 
They quickly followed him, until Larry grabbed No-Life and took him under a bridge, where Tobias introduced them again and told No-Life what they had been through. Following that, he took out a pocket knife and threatened to cut No-Life, who, due to his internal conflict, wouldn't want to fight. Instead, the computer addicted boy shouted that the two robbers were molesting him, which instantly caused Larry to drop him, allowing him to escape. Tobias was furious, but he quickly calmed down, reminding Larry about the Criminal-Con.
Eventually, they arrived in the L.O.V.E headquarters, in the huge hall where the main event was taking place, just in time before the introduction of Troublesome Trio. Once their leader, Le Collecteur, gave a resume of their achievements, they got to announcing the winner of the contest that Tobias and Larry participated in. By accident, the victor shared a few similarities with the two robbers, such as working for Blue Screen of Death during his gang's quest for The Scarlet Griffin and being a C-lister. However, before the name could be said, Tobias was so sure of his victory, that he ran out from the audience, towards the stage, only to witness the unveiling of the actual winner - Gun henchman #84.
Le Collecteur instantly smiled seeing him and being recognized by him surprised Sanders. As it turned out though, it was because of them being a massive joke in the villain community. Tobias then pointed out that the gun wasn't a huge deal either and couldn't believe that they chose him, a random goon just because he survived the final battle on Nisipoulis, instead of him, thanks to whom BSoD was able to even get there in the first place. Larry, who in the meantime joined him on the stage corrected that it was them, but Sanders told him to shut up. Collecteur then reminded him that they were the laughing stocks not just because of their failure while working for BSoD's Gang, but also due to them losing against No-Life. Additionally, even though they were trying their best to redempt themselves, the Trio's leader explained that they would never become big fish, had they continued to commit only small-level crimes such as robbing houses. This, in addition, to Fast Bill's joke finally resulted in the whole audience laughing from the ashamed Tobias.
Much later, after the event ended, he was sitting on the edge of the stage, when he was approached by Larry. Tobias felt that his friend would, typically for him, just respond with "I don't understand", no matter how much he would open up. To his surprise, his partner-in-crime actually cheered him up, saying that they shouldn't be idolizing The Troublesome Trio and instead try being their own people and be three steps ahead. This eventually gave Sanders an idea, for which he thanked Mealey, only to take it back, saying that villains don't care about feelings. Following that, he did some quick research and found out the location of the house, where The Pearls of Toulon - the treasure the trio and the winner were to capture within the context - were located.
Subsequently, he and Larry arrived under the wealthy manor and Tobias started repeating the plan to Larry, who surprisingly remembered it. Sanders then took out a grappling hook and got to a higher level to then drop down the hook for his partner. Next, he somehow managed to open the window and get inside, where he was holding the window, so that it wouldn't close due to the draft. However, at one point, someone entered the room, which scared Tobias and made him let it go and cause Larry to fall down due to the shock. The person turned out to be none other than No-Life. Attempting to call him out, he realized that the boy had never actually said his name to the two criminals, so No-Life just showed the writing on his shirt, which made Tobias call him "No. 42 Life".
Suddenly, Le Collecteur flew inside and crashed the window. As he assumed that Tobias was being defeated by a kid again, he corrected the incomer that it was actually the same child that he faced two years prior. This caused Le Collecteur to approach No-Life and mock him, recollecting the unnatural superpowers that he supposedly had according to Sanders. The latter watched it with a smile on his face, knowing that the boy would beat the criminal. Yet, nothing happened, due to No-Life's current condition, which upset Tobias. Collecteur then left the room to find the pearls and Tobias followed immediately, shouting that he wouldn't let him steal the necklace. This caused No-Life to come out of the room and ultimately intervene, as he didn't want to disappoint his family. 
Tobias watched his speech to the Trio, which later transformed into a fight. In midst of all the chaos, Tobias came out of the house, just as Larry was able to grab the Pearls dropped by Fast Bill, when the latter was fighting No-Life. Sanders was surprised, but their victory didn't last long, as Le Collecteur snatched the treasure while flying over Mealey and continued to fight the angry boy back inside. 
Meanwhile, Tobias was approached by his partner, who said that they could still try and get the pearls. However, he said that they should be faithful to their resolution and be three steps ahead of the Trio, which meant focusing on another goal. He also pointed out that the police would probably show up soon due to the explosions caused by The Mime's bombs and pointed in some direction, giving his partner a sign that it was time to escape.
=== Wish Upon a Clock ===
In 2021, Tobias and Larry travelled to Norfolk and at some point decided to rob a local library. As usual, Larry was getting on his partner nerves by being afraid of the dark and snowy surroundings. When they arrived at the building, Tobias looked inside through the window and saw Spy, whom he recognized as one of the people responsible for their fiasco when the two were hired by BSoD's Gang. 
The two criminals then stormed the library, interrupting Spy's chat with Pixel, with the intention of executing revenge. Annoyed Spy told them to get over it, but that didn't suit Tobias, who also threatened Pixel and told her to get out of the building. Him and Larry were about to settle the score with Spy, when Pixel intervened and hit Tobias in the head with a glass ball, which knocked him out. While Pixel ordered Larry to leave, Tobias remained on the floor for the rest of Spy and Pixel's conversation.
==Appearances==
#No-Life's Home Alone
#How No-Life Stole Christmas (mentioned)
#In Search of the Scarlet Griffin 2/5
#Corrupted Chaos (flashback)
#No-Life's Alone in Paris
#Wish Upon a Clock 1/3
==Trivia== 
*During the script writing for No-Life's Home Alone, he was known under the unofficial name Tobias Galway.
*His appearance is based on a bully from Dr Saturn's primary school.
*The "short - smart, tall - dumb" motive of Tobias and Larry is inspired by Asterix and Obelix.
*Just like Larry, Tobias is voiced by The Philmer. 
**For him, The Philmer uses a tone that is semi-inspired by Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb.
*The Philmer personally hates his Tobias impression, but does it anyway to practice it and possibly master it for his next appearances.
** As of No-Life's Alone in Paris, he doesn't really hate it as much, but continues to try and make it better.
*He and Larry appeared as easter-egg characters and part of the smugglers crew in the pilot episode of The Philmer's series Team Y. This was in reference to Dr Saturn's Dovahkiin.
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