Tobias Whale (April 20, 1946 - 2021) was the most notorious crime boss in Freeland as well as the archnemesis of Black Lightning. Powered by a serum that grants him enhanced strength and longevity, which has given him decades of experience, Tobias was one of the most dangerous criminals alive.
Tobias Whale does not possess any superhuman abilities but has strength and muscular prowess far exceeding that of a normal human being. He has fought Black Lightning on several occasions with nothing but his bare hands. Whale is a master hand-to-hand combatant who is skilled in boxing, street fighting and judo.
Weaknesses. Vulnerability to Sunlight: Due to his albinism, Tobias' skin is severely lacking in melanin, to the extent that concentrated UV radiation burns him in one minute as it would a normal person in one hour.
Once freed, Black Lightning paid Tobias a visit and finally defeated the crime boss once and for all (read: killed him). Meanwhile, TC (Ammanuel Darby) was shocked to discover that JJ (Laura Kariuki) wasn't actually Jennifer when the real Jennifer (China Anne McClain) returned and defeated the imposter.
Tobias Whale (April 20, 1946 - 2021) was the most notorious crime boss in Freeland as well as the archnemesis of Black Lightning. Powered by a serum that grants him enhanced strength and longevity, which has given him decades of experience, Tobias was one of the most dangerous criminals alive.
In his earliest stories, Black Lightning is depicted as a schoolteacher from the crime-ridden Suicide Slum area of Metropolis who acquires electrical superpowers from a technologically advanced power belt that he puts to use to clean up crime in his neighborhood.
Marvin "Krondon" Jones currently stars in the CW's BLACK LIGHTNING, portraying "Tobias Whale," a crime boss and lead villain. The role marks Jones' transition into acting, as he is also a solo rapper and Strong Arm Steady (SAS) front man.
In the end, Black Lightning is able to escape by harnessing his powers in a way he's never been able to before. Tobias, meanwhile, ends up dead, after he's thrown out his office window, impaled and electrocuted by Black Lightning.
Salts dissolved in water is an excellent conductor of electricity, and Hydro-Man is made of water that is not likely to be pure. The unfortunate reality is that Hydro-Man's abilities are perfectly designed to defeat Black Lightning's. With one blast of water, he could short circuit Black Lightning and win the fight.
The youngest daughter of Black Lightning and a member of the Justice Society of America, Jennifer Pierce wields electrical powers not unlike those of her father.
Tobias Whale is the main antagonist of the CW series Black Lightning. He is the series' adaptation of the DC Comics villain of the same name. He was the leader of the criminal organization The 100, who have been terrorizing the city of Freeland for years.
Jennifer also inherited super powers. Her body generates pure electrical energy and she possesses the potential to be more powerful than Anissa or Jefferson and is known as Lightning.
And in a shootout with Black Lightning, Tobias' sister Tori (Edwina Findley) was caught in the crossfire and died while Tobias was shot but dragged away to safety. “If you're not afraid to kill people off, it raises the stakes,” Williams says of losing so many major characters in one fell swoop.
Without question, Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning is the single-most powerful character on the series. In conjunction with his meta-human physiological traits, Black Lightning has the ability to control, shield, absorb, move, and manipulate various forms of electricity.
Tobias Whale was an original 100 member who made Metropolis his base, which means technically, he might have been immortal as well at some point in BL/Batman lore. The CW actually stuck to canon here, by casting an albino rapper turned actor Krondon as Black Lightning's nemesis Whale.
Born with the meta-gene, Anissa discovered she was capable of increasing her physical density, allowing her to become nearly invulnerable and to create huge shockwaves when stomping upon the ground beneath her.
Who is the girl with wind powers in Black Lightning?
Black Lightning's version of Windfall was an ordinary teenage girl named Wendy Hernandez, who developed wind-control powers after becoming a test subject for a government program to turn urban youths into metahuman super-soldiers.
The only weaknesses he really has are human limitations, such as age, physical strength, and sustenance. Black Lightning has no real weakness that is comparable to Kryptonite. While he doesn't have the strength of Superman, Black Lightning can use his electrokinesis powers to manipulate his surrounding area.
Later, Gambi discovered Tobias Whale's photo on camera footage and deleted the images to hide the truth from Jefferson. Shortly following, Gambi was led to a crime scene following the death of Ronald Wright, a dealer of Green Light.
Death. Khalil dies. In the hospital, a mortally wounded Khalil made Jefferson promise to make Tobias suffer and provided him with all the information to bring Tobias down, including his hideout. Jennifer and Lynn attempted to save Khalil by placing him in stasis inside of a pod but his condition had become too severe.
15 years ago - 32-year-old Tobias's becomes the true head of the 100 when Black Lightning defeats Victor Swann, and begins his campaign against the 100's drug distribution network.
