Black Tom Cassidy (Marvel Comics)

**Thomas "Tom" Samuel Eamon Cassidy**, also known as **Black Tom Cassidy**, and his cousin, Sean Cassidy, were rivals for the affections of a woman named Maeve Rourke. Maeve married Sean, but her death seemed to revive the cousins' dislike for one another. As such, Tom became a criminal and came into conflict with the law and ended up in prison, where he met and befriended Juggernaut.

## Powers

Black Tom Cassidy is a mutant who has undergone various alterations and a secondary mutation throughout his criminal career. After M-Day, he seemingly lost all of his powers and reverted to a normal human appearance while still retaining his original powers. However, he has since demonstrated both old and new abilities.

**Bio-Organic Thermokinetic Blasts:** Black Tom has the ability to generate blasts of concussive force or heat by using wood as the focus for his power, typically a wooden shillelagh. Following genetic engineering, Black Tom became able to channel the energy he generates directly through parts of his body that are grafted to a wood-like substance.

**Environmental Symbiosis:** After being welcomed to Krakoa as chief of security, Black Tom found that he can share a synergistic link with the landmass itself in order to vastly enhance his powers. He and the living island now share a consciousness, greatly expanding upon the former's senses and powers by controlling the ecosystem in such a way that it broadens his physical synesthesia. Moreover, he can make the area of Krakoa move and act however he wishes, such as causing rising stone bed formations or knocking trees down upon enemies.

**Genetic Immunity (*possibly*):** Black Tom is highly resistant, if not immune, to Banshee and Siryn's sonic screams, and they are similarly protected from his bio-blasts. This is similar to Cyclops and Havok's sibling power immunity to one another that is due to their close genetics.

**Demonic Empowerment of Juggernaut (*formerly*):** Once, Black Tom obtained half of the power of his partner Juggernaut through contact with the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak, although he lost it that same day. His confirmed powers at that point included:

* ***Nigh-Limitless Strength (formerly)***
* ***Limitless Stamina (formerly)***
* ***Invulnerability (formerly)***
* ***Personal Force Field (formerly)***
* ***Regenerative Healing Factor (presumably; formerly)***
* ***Self-Sustenance (presumably; formerly)***
* ***Immortality (presumably; formerly)***
* ***Contaminant Immunity (presumably; formerly)***
* ***Irresistible Force Embodiment (presumably; formerly)***

**Plant Form (*formerly*):** After being seriously injured by Cable, Black Tom's body was healed by an artificial wood-like growth introduced into his body. This substance initially served as a focus for his bio-blasts and later gave him plant control abilities. The substance was surgically removed after another series of injuries, reverting him to his previous look. Later, Black Tom underwent a secondary mutation which naturally recreated and improved upon the plant powers he used to have artificially. The powers granted by it were:

* ***Plant Growth (formerly):*** Black Tom was able to rapidly grow his body to immense sizes.
* ***Healing Factor (formerly):*** Black Tom could regenerate damaged or destroyed body parts with great speed.
* ***Chlorokinesis (formerly):*** He could mentally control all plant life within his vicinity.
* ***Plant Consciousness (formerly):*** Black Tom could distribute his consciousness amongst the plants under his control.
* ***Life Force Absorption (formerly):*** He could drain the life force of organic beings.
* ***Superhuman Strength (formerly)***