Thomas Boston

**Thomas Boston** (ボストン トーマス *Boston* *Tomasu*) is the main protagonist of Fairy Tail: Mighty and Magic. Thomas is a Mage of the Kraken Brain Guild, wherein he is a member of Team Dark Horse. He is the brother of Nicholas Boston, who is murdered by Smiley Todd in front of Thomas during his first Guild mission.

## General Information

Hair Color: Black

Guild Mark Location: Left Waist

Occupation: Mage

Team: Team Dark Horse

Partner(s): Jennifer Cruller

Base of Operations: Kraken Brain Campus

Magic: Explosion Magic

Debut: Ozmoss Arc

Japanese Voice: Mamoru Miyano

English Voice: Sean Chiplock

## Appearance

*Thomas Boston resembles Joker from Persona 5.*

Thomas is a white male of average height and weight. He has dark black hair, blue eyes, and a pair of glasses. He possesses the emblem of Kraken Brain in cerulean blue on his left waist.

## Personality

Thomas is very smart, having studied in Kraken Brain for at least four years and thus being regarded as one of their star students. Nonetheless, Thomas often ignores his fame and instead continues to try and excel in understanding magic to the best of his ability. He has the unique ability to predict what a Mage's magic is before they even cast a spell by noticing subtle hints in their personality, mannerisms, and word choice. He has a habit of spouting off an encyclopedic description of a Mage's magic as soon as he figures it out, though he is perfectly capable of not doing this during situations where this behavior would not be appropriate.

## History

#### **Ozmoss Arc**

Thomas first met his future partner named Jennifer Cruller while walking to his first class at Kraken Brain. She literally ran into him and dropped her textbooks, which Thomas kindly helped her to pick up. Noticing one of the books was for a class that he himself was going to, he kindly agreed to bring her along (since this was her first day of classes overall). After their classes, Thomas introduced Jennifer to his older brother **Nicholas** and invited her to join the team they wished to put together. After accepting her, the fledgling team went to a local bar called the Root of Yggdrasil, where they gained their final necessary member in John Dough. (Chapter 1)

Their first mission together was to stop a group of mysterious murders occurring in the portside town of Ozmoss. However, Thomas and his brother argued over how to approach the situation. They learned from information gathered by the local authorities that the culprit was likely **Smiley Todd**, a well-known serial killer and a Dark Mage wielding deadly Requip Magic. This hunch was later confirmed when Smiley attempted to assassinate the group for knowing too much. Their first battle as a team went poorly thanks to Thomas and Nicholas continuing to argue, Jennifer showing her inexperience as a Mage, and John's poor teamwork. This led to Smiley murdering Nicholas in cold blood, forcing them to retreat by using Thomas' Explosion Magic to cover their escape. (Chapter 2)

The group mourned the loss of Nicholas and hid his body so that he could be properly buried when (or if) they returned to Kraken Brain. The group apologized to each other for their errors and vowed to make Smiley pay for his crimes. Intercepting Smiley during his attempt to murder another Kraken Brain team that was in the area, the group fought him again with renewed courage. Thomas encouraged the still struggling Jennifer that she was still strong enough, allowing her to unlock her Crystal Growth Magic's secret Magic Absorption technique and defeat Smiley. They returned to Kraken Brain on the ship used by the Enigmatics, as the team's way of showing gratitude for saving their lives. (Chapter 3-End)

## Magic and Abilities

**Explosion Magic** (爆発魔法 *Bakuhatsu Maho*): Explosion Magic is a Caster-Type Magic that grants its user the ability to create and manipulate glowing orbs that explode. The user can control the size and power of the orbs, with yellow orbs being the weakest and red being the strongest. The size of the orbs doesn't effect the power, so Thomas likes to keep his orbs small to create the illusion of summoning explosions out of nowhere.

* **Explosive Impact** (爆発物衝撃  *Bakuhatsu-mono Shogeki*): Thomas spawns lots of very tiny orbs at medium charge all around him. Upon uttering the name of this attack, all of the orbs explode simultaneously. This is Thomas' signature attack, and he prefers to use this as his first attack during a fight.
* **Cluster Bomb** (クラスター爆弾 *Kurasuta Bakudan*): Thomas summons a larger orb filled with smaller orbs. After throwing the larger orb at his foes, the larger orb's explosion releases the smaller orbs to create more explosions in a wider area than the first. While the smaller orbs can be made microscopic, the larger orb must be of visible size in order for this spell to work.
* **Explosive Finale** (爆発的フィナーレ *Bakuhatsu-teki Finare*): Thomas summons a giant orb of fairly high charge between his hands and throws it at his foe to create an especially powerful explosion. Thomas' name for this spell is based this usually being the spell he uses to finish a fight.
* **Dirty Bomb** (汚れた爆弾 *Kegareta Bakudan*): A combination spell used alongside Jennifer's Crystal Growth Magic. Jennifer summons crystal shards on walls or ceilings which Thomas hides his orbs inside. If Thomas snaps his fingers or the crystals are attacked, the explosives are set off and the crystals are fired off as shrapnel.

**Encyclopedic Magic Knowledge**: Thomas understands many types of magic (even obscure and Ancient Spell types) to an almost frightening degree. As such, he can accurately predict what an individual's magic is based on clues that most would overlook. However, there are very rare occasions where he can predict incorrectly when some types of magic have very similar qualities. He also doesn't know *every* type of magic, such as when he didn't recognize the Fangs of Sanguine as being a source of Vampire Magic because he hadn't reached that part of his studies.

**Immense Strength**: Thomas possesses greater strength than the average human, as shown when he broke apart Reed's Golems (made of solid stone).

Enhanced Reflexes: Thomas has the ability to perform complex movements to avoid incoming attacks, often grabbing his opponents and using them as leverage to lift or launch himself off the ground.

## Equipment

* **Chained Amulet**: This small circular amulet resembles a magic circle and is most often worn on a silver chain necklace. It is the family heirloom of the Bostons and is a symbol of the family's eldest son. While originally worn by Nicholas Boston, Thomas is given it in his brother's dying moments and he has worn it ever since.

## Etymology

Thomas is named after Thomas Edison, the famous inventor known for his intelligence who was nicknamed the **Wizard** of Medlow. The given name itself is derived from Aramaic and Semitic, meaning "twin" and "leader".

Fitting Team Dark Horse's theme naming of donuts, Thomas' last name is based on the Boston Cream doughnut.

## Trivia

* Thomas likes reading magic tomes and books in general. He dislikes being seen or insults against his late brother.
* In interviews, Thomas has admitted the best part of Kraken Brain being the teachers. He also is embarrassed to admit that he has feelings for Jennifer.