Tobias Whale II (Prime Earth)

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 * Image                  = Black Lightning Cold Dead Hands Vol 1 5 Textless.jpg
 * RealName               = Unknown
 * CurrentAlias           = Tobias Whale
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 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Bad
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 * Relatives              = "Tobias Whale" imposter (Nephew) Unnamed (Sister)
 * Universe               = Prime Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = Brick City


 * Gender                 = Male
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 * Eyes                   = Black
 * Hair                   = Bald
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 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
 * Occupation             = Criminal, Arms Dealer
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 * Creators               = Tony Isabella; Clayton Henry
 * First                  = Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands Vol 1 1


 * Quotation              = I've spent decades building my brand. I am feared around the world and unknown to most of it. I am a ghost, a terrifying ghost. This has made me powerful and wealthy.
 * Speaker                = Tobias Whale
 * QuoteSource            = Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands Vol 1 1


 * HistoryText            = Tobias Whale is a shadowy and mysterious crime figure, feared and respected by criminals worldwide. This has brought him into conflict with his nemesis, the vigilante Black Lightning.

Imposter
His "Tobias Whale" identity was appropriated by his nephew, who used it for his crime ventures in Los Angeles. This brought him into conflict with Black Lightning and Blue Devil. As a secretive and feared crime figure, Tobias did not approve of his nephew's use of his identity, viewing him as incompetent and an embarrassment. He eventually had him killed in secret, but did it so person out of respect for him as a blood relative.

DC Rebirth
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 * Notes                  = *Tobias Whale was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden, first appearing in . However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity his first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha's New 52 DC Universe Presents series.
 * On why Tobias Whale was reinvented for DC Rebirth, co-creator Tony Isabella explained "What sparked the change was my desire to do different things with Black Lightning. The Tobias Whale from my 1970s series was greatly inspired by Marvel's Kingpin. I felt Marvel was making Wilson Fisk too sympathetic, what with him having a son and a wife and teaming up with Captain America against Hydra. The new Tobias Whale does not physically resemble [Kingpin] in this new series. He has the body of LeBron James with the modified head of the Brow, one of my favorite Dick Tracy villains. While he was an African-American albino in his previous incarnations, this Tobias Whale is not an albino. But he is more evil and ruthless than ever."
 * Trivia                 = * The reveal that the previous Tobias Whale is an impostor mirrors how DC Comics previously retconned Lobo in Prime Earth continuity, temporarily replacing him with Lobo I.
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