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Tom (トム, Tomu?) is a minor character of The Promised Neverland series. He is a three-year-old orphan who formerly resided at Grace Field House Plant 3 as one of the many foster children of Isabella. Due to his age, Tom is considered to be one of the house's "low-quality goods".[1]
After Grace Field House Plant 3 burnt down, Tom was moved to a different plantation at Grace Field, albeit not the same one as Phil.[2]
History[]
Tom was born at Grace Field in 2042 and sent to Plantation 3 a year later in 2043, growing up along with several other children under the parental care of Isabella. He was left behind with the younger children at Grace Field House, while the children over five years old made their escape. Tom now resides at a different plantation at Grace Field after the Grace Field House Plant 3 was burnt down.
Appearance[]
Tom is a young boy with light skin, light brown hair that sticks up, and slanted eyes.[3] He wears the standard Grace Field uniform- a plain white long sleeved button-up shirt and white pants along with brown boots. His identification number, "66394", can be seen on the left side of his neck.
Personality[]
Tom is a boy from Emma's bedroom,[4] he is curious and likes to play soccer, tag and hide-and-seek with the rest of his siblings. He especially enjoys playing with Hans. Tom is also quite, carefree and does everything at his own pace. He also adores his foster mother, Isabella.
Plot[]
Introduction Arc[]
Taking daily tests, playing a game of tag, eating scrumptious homemade food and having a good time – Tom went through the same routine every day at Grace Field House.
Jailbreak Arc[]
Tom continued to have a comfortable life at Grace Field, unaware of the things happening in the House and his oldest siblings.
On the night when the House burnt down, Tom was seen expressing concern regarding the absence of his fifteen older siblings. After Isabella failed to retrieve the older children, Tom was seen sleeping with his other siblings who were left behind, being cared for by Isabella. Emma promises that she will come back within two years to rescue her siblings from Grace Field.
Cuvitidala Arc[]
Two months after the escape and Grace Field House Plant 3 burnt down, it is revealed that Tom was transferred to one of the other plantations at Grace Field, albeit not the same one as Phil.[5]
Return to Grace Field Arc[]
After getting the word that all the farms are to be abolished, Emma returns to Grace Field House to get Tom and the others. When Emma first sees Tom upon reuniting, he is busy playing soccer with Hans. Emma calls out to both of them with excitement, to which Tom asks "why are you here?" and Hans asks "wanna play soccer?". Emma seemingly ignores Tom's question, but happily accepts Hans' offer and proceeds to play soccer with the two boys.
Tom in 2049.
Human World Arc[]
Upon arriving in the Human World, Tom is seen to be visibly worried and shocked about Emma's disappearance. Tom, along with the other children, agrees to search for Emma so they can reunite with her again.[6] Over the next two years spent in the Human World, Tom began attending school. During spring 2049, he finally reunites with Emma again and cries tears of joy, even though she lost her memories.[7]
Relationships[]
Emma, Norman and Ray[]
Emma and Norman have a deep regard for Tom, as he is a part of their "family". Upon learning that all of her sibling that had been shipped out were dead, Emma and Norman vow to escape with all of their younger siblings, despite most of them being under the age of five. Ray, however, is more skeptical of their plan and considers everyone other than Don and Gilda to be burdens to their escape plan.
Despite this, Ray really does care about his younger siblings, but believing that escaping with everyone was impossible, he had emotionally detached from them over the years and tried to avoid becoming too close to them so that he would not be as sad when they were inevitably killed. After Norman successfully came up with a plan to escape without sacrificing anyone, Ray admitted defeat and finally joined Emma in vowing to not leave anyone behind. They ultimately decided to escape with all of their siblings over the age of five and return to rescue their younger siblings within two years, before they were old enough to be shipped out.
Isabella[]
Tom did not know the real intentions of his caretaker, Isabella, and loved her very much as if she were his real mother. After fifteen of his older siblings escaped from Grace Field, Tom was sent to a different plantation at Grace Field with a new mother. Still not knowing the truth of the orphanage, it is assumed Tom loved his new caretaker just as much as Isabella.
Grace Field Escapees[]
Tom and his older siblings loved each other very much. After fifteen of his older siblings escaped from Grace Field and Plant 3 burned down, Tom was seen expressing concern of their whereabouts. Tom did not know the truth of the orphanage nor did he know that his older siblings had actually escaped, and after being relocated to a different plantation at Grace Field, he was told that his fifteen older siblings had been sent to live with foster families. Despite leaving him behind, the Grace Field Escapees vowed to return within two years to rescue Tom and their other younger siblings before they could be shipped out.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The following are Tom's rankings in some of The Promised Neverland's official popularity polls.
- In Shounen Jump's popularity poll results announced in Chapter 88, Tom is in 25th place.
- In Shounen Jump's 2nd popularity poll results announced in Chapter 102, Tom is in 36th place.
- After Grace Field House Plant 3 was burnt down, Tom was transferred to the same plantation as Hans and Vivian.[8][9]
- As of 2045, Tom sleeps in the same bedroom as Gilda, Lannion, Thoma, Jasper, Marnya, Phil, Emma, Chamberlain, Chris and Yvette.
References[]
- ↑ The Promised Neverland manga: Chapter 38, page 2
- ↑ The Promised Neverland Manga: Chapter 100
- ↑ Volume 2 Extra page
- ↑ Volume 2 Extra page
- ↑ The Promised Neverland Manga: Chapter 100
- ↑ The Promised Neverland manga: Chapter 179
- ↑ The Promised Neverland manga: Chapter 181
- ↑ The Promised Neverland manga: Chapter 179 Extra Page
- ↑ The Promised Neverland anime: Episode 22
