Tobias Nura

Tobias Nura is a criminal and unintended protagonist in the series. He was first seen in Stories from South Louisiana in 2020.

### Early life and Adulthood

Tobias was born to Nigerian immigrants in Charleston, South Carolina in 1991. He grew up impoverished and in 2000, his younger sister was kidnapped, raped then killed by a family friend. This tragedy affected Tobias on a deep level as from that day on, he vowed to do harm to those who sexually assault people. This actually got him in legal trouble for the first time in 2008, at the age of 16. He caused grievous bodily harm to a man after seeing him on a sex offender registry. He ended up spending the next two years in juvenile detention. At the age of 18, he decided to move to Houma, LA to start a new life but his old ways still followed him. In 2012, he was arrested after stalking a sex offender and left a makeshift bomb in his mailbox. He ended up spending 4 years in prison for this.

After his release in 2017, he lived low key and tried to stay out of trouble. He began dating a woman named Elena. The relationship lasted about a year before the couple decided to part ways. Just a few months later however, Elena would call up Tobias in tears. Apparently, Elena’s younger sister Eona was raped by a local playboy named Nelson Allen. This news infuriated Tobias, and without skipping a beat, he invited Nelson out to a secluded place in downtown Houma and killed him. He then dumped his body in the nearby bayou. Nelson’s body was recovered after two days, and an investigation was launched. In 2021, Tobias was charged with the murder of Nelson Allen, and subsequently was given a life sentence in Couyon State Penitentiary.

This would be the part where we would say Tobias was never heard from again and he spent the rest of his life getting his salad tossed, but of course, there’s a twist! In 2024, Tobias got some information about corrupt government officials from his uncle. At the same time, the federal government was looking for any reason to clean up the Louisiana legislature, so he voluntarily gave up the information to a female FBI agent over a burner phone. This agent was ecstatic to get this information and promised Tobias that she will do all she can to help out Tobias. Originally, Tobias was going to receive steady commissions on his books, but instead, on January 16, 2024, he was released from prison having his entire sentence pardoned. This release occurred the day before Bobby Earl, Rafael, and Helena would escape the prison.

With no nearby relatives or friends for that matter, Tobias was dropped off to a motel in a small town just outside the New Orleans metro. He eventually worked his way back to Thibodaux, LA by hitching rides. He was walking along Highway 1, just to enjoy the outside world again when he was approached by car by Sperry. Not knowing exactly what was going on, Tobias was distrustful towards Sperry at first before Sperry offered him a job at his warehouse. Tobias, with nothing else to do, agreed and hopped in Sperry’s car.

In Episode 17, Tobias and Sergio go on a road trip to find Meena, who received money from Sperry's recently deceased mother, Idrah. The pair go to New Mexico and track her down. In Episode 18, the pair confront Meena in a motel room in the town of Alamogordo, New Mexico. Tobias physically assaults her and "ties" her up in the corner of the room. Sergio walks in and is infuriated that Tobias assaulted Meena. The pair argue as Meena slips out the door and gets in her car and drives off. Tobias and Sergio go and track her down again, this time to a gas station near the state line. Once again, the pair kidnap Meena and drive north to an abandoned warehouse about 20 minutes away. Interrogation happens, and Tobias once again assaults Meena by strangling her. Sergio by that point has had enough of Tobias and strangles him. With both Tobias and Meena knocked out, Sergio panics and tries to wake them up. Before he can however, a cop, Jack Kwang, arrives and questions Sergio. This leads to Sergio's arrest. In Episode 19, it is revealed that Tobias and Meena have entered a relationship. As of Episode 24, Tobias still works for Sperry.

### Facts

* Tobias was originally not supposed to reappear in TFT5
* People will make comments on how Tobias was released from prison, saying that it is "strange"
* Although he is a criminal, he can be pretty respectful towards others
* Tobias intentionally is modeled after Kanye West
* He shares the same birthday as the series creator