Thomas Tresser

## Background

### 1973 - 2000: Thomas Tresser

Thomas Tresser was born to Chet & Lila Tresser in the city of Cleveland. His father was a veteran officer & his mother stayed at home to raise him & eventually his younger brother Craig. Neither Thomas nor Craig were close to their father, as most described as a cold & mean person. Instead, the two became close with family friend Ben Marshall, another veteran & good friend of Chet.

Inspired by both his father & Ben's time serving their country, both Thomas & Craig went into law enforcement & eventually joined the same government agency as Ben. Though younger, Craig was the more talented between the two. It didn't bother Thomas as he has shown gift for his inventiveness & creativity. He was directed towards the Special Equipment division & was employed as an inventor in the department. While Craig worked hard in the field, Thomas was praised for his invention back in the lap. It's also where he developed his "mercy bullets," his wireless transmitter bug & his trademark disguise device.

Tresser was eventually picked to help aid Wonder Woman for a short time. Shortly thereafter, the heroine began courting him. The courtship ended when Circe used Tom as a hostage & she was to tell him the truth about their relationship, that although the courtship was real, she did not love him. After Wonder Woman defeated Circe, she tried to explain herself by stating she was attracted to him. She even revealed that she even considered marrying him & having a child to continue the Amazon tradition. But it would not work due to his work & her culture. He broke off their relationship as a result.

Years later, Ben was given a huge promotion but Craig felt that he better deserved it. He became enraged about being passed over for the promotion & murdered Ben in cold blood during his special ceremony. Craig was immediately gunned down by the agents present, making Thomas the sole survivor of the Tresser clan. Following the tragedy, Thomas was ostracized from work & treated as a pariah by friends & colleagues alike.

Not long after Ben's death, he reinvented himself by burying his past, making it seem as if Thomas Tresser never existed. He took on the codename Nemesis, preferring to use an alias instead of his dishonored family name.

### 2000 - 2004: Nemesis

All alone, Tom essentially became a mercenary on his own, only fighting for beliefs he felt would help the better good of his country. While working another case, he realized that his brother did not kill Ben in cold blood. Craig had been operating as an undercover for the DEO in the mysterious Court of Owls. They discovered who Craig was & brainwashed him into murdering Ben Marshall. His quest to find the Court of Owls eventually led him to Gotham & crossing paths with the city's protector, Batman. When the Court of Owls discovered Nemesis was in their city, they kidnapped Ben's widow to make him surrender. Tom was almost brainwashed himself to kill Batman butt managed to resist. He was able to clear his brother's name & despite Batman's protests, he saw the men responsible for his brother's murder dead.

Nemesis dropped off the grid again after that, feeling that he finally had some peace in his life now knowing his brother was not a cold-blooded murderer. This was short lived as he discovered that the man he killed was not the man behind his brother's death. Determined, he was able to not only find him but sneak aboard his plane. Unfortunately, things went awry once he was discovered on the plane & it was believed that Nemesis, along with the man who ordered his brother's death, were killed in the plane crash in the water. While the body of the Court of Owls' member was found, Tom's never was but most figured his body may have been swept away.

Though Tom was believed dead to the public, he had in fact survived the crash by jumping into the river at the last second. His body was found by federal agents & was taken to a secure hospital as he was horribly injured by the explosion. All his bills were paid for by the U.S. government & when he came to, he was offered a position on Task Force X by Amanda Waller. She explained joining would allow him to pay his debts & operate on a global scale. Once he was cleared by the doctors, Tom join the team, becoming one of the few non-criminal members.

### 2004 - Present: Nemesis

For the next year, Nemesis was involved in top secret dangerous missions not even known by the US government. He was one of members recruited by Waller to infiltrate the terrorist group Jihad in Qurac by impersonating the terrorist Mushtaq. Though Waller considered the mission to be a success, Nemesis along with his teammates were disgusted with her actions. Despite his commitment to the team, he had reservations about participation & did not want to work with criminals.

Another mission assigned to the team was rescuing the political prisoner Zoya Trigorin in Moscow. In short, the mission was another failure. The team is discovered, leading to Nemesis & Nightshade being trapped inside a train car. It was here he admits that he never got over her & still had feelings for her. He stays behind to cover the rest of the team's escape but fails is forced to escort Zoya to their helicopter. She is gunned down by enemy fire & Nemesis is captured by the Russians. Both the Suicide Squad & Justice League (at Batman's request) form a rescue mission but both are turned down by Waller & ARGUS, respectively. Nightshade & Rick Flag disobey Waller to launch an unauthorized rescue mission, in which they were confronted by the Justice League, who was sent by the President. Though initially enemies, the League ends up helping the squad. They bring Nemesis to a Justice League Embassy for "questioning," where he escapes their custody with Nightshade, effectively terminating their positions with the Suicide Squad.

Back on the lamb, Tom kept a low profile for nearly a decade until the rumors of him joining the secret governmental intelligence agency called Checkmate.

## Romantic Relationships

* Diana Prince: Dated (1999 - 2000)
* Eve Eden: Girlfriend (2007), (2009 - 2010), (2014 - 2016)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Acting:** He is a great actor, mimicking his mark's personality and mannerisms.
* **Disguise**: He is able to develop lifelike masks used to impersonate almost anyone.
* **Firearms:** He is skilled with the use of various firearms but his go to is a .45 caliber handgun loaded with a paralyzing agent, also known as "mercy bullets."
* **Gadgetry:** He is a master of invention & creates many gadgets & weapons to aid him.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Though he has no innate abilities, with preparation & the right gadgets, he is fully capable on taking on difficult opponents.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He has an uncanny ability to cheat death in the narrowest of margins.
* The Court of Owls are his enemies.