full name thom oswald comicverse thor odinson date of birth december 15, 1976 (age 38) hometown sacramento, california residence boston, massachusetts occupation private detective, part time bouncer status single
• Thom Daniel Oswald was born in Sacramento, California to Marissa and Stephen Oswald on December 15, 1976. Both parents were high believers in the American justice system - Marissa Oswald was a district court judge, and his father was a police detective for the Sacramento police department - so it was only a matter of time before Thom himself got bit with that same bug. At an early age, Thom started to take an interest in the law and soon after graduating with his criminal justice degree from California State University, Long Beach, he entered the Sacramento police department.

• Before Thom had joined the Sacramento police department, he worked for a while as a bodyguard to some rich clients living in Los Angeles and Malibu. While it was well paying work, it was not rewarding work, and it was just so that Thom could make it through school (not wanting to depend on his parent's money). As soon as he was able to apply for the police department his father worked for, he was happy to drop the bodyguard gig.

• By the time Thom joined the police department, his father had made commissioner. Thom struggled a bit to gain the approval of his peers and fellow police officers to prove that he was dependable and was not chosen to be on the force because of his last name. He was given that chance when he was paired up with new officer. While on a case, there was a shootout and his partner was in the line of fire - Thom managed to save her life, and take down the suspect. With that, he not only earned the respect of the department, he earned the respect of his partner.

• Through his career in the Sacramento police department as a detective in Homicide, Thom and his partner were given the harder cases, always trying to prove themselves. Soon, they were given an anonymous tip that there were corrupt cops within the department. Thom didn't want to believe it, but his partner insisted they check it out. What it all lead to was finding out the corruption in the department went big, and the most corrupt person of all was Thom's dad, Commissioner Oswald.

• Devastated at what he had uncovered, Thom went to go confront his father, but came in at the wrong time - Thom managed to walk in while another police officer was holding a gun to the Commissioner and threatening him. Thom tried to act, but it was too late - the officer took down Thom's dad, and Thom shot the officer. What resulted was a long investigation, and while the corrupt officers were removed from the department, Thom had enough.

• Thom's partner Samantha was the only person that Thom felt he could trust, and he confided in her about his concerns about his father's death, and also the department. She shared in his concerns, and they both decided to leave the department and go into business for themselves. They decided that being Private Investigators would be the best way, and that they had to create a large distance between themselves and the place they used to call home. They decided the east coast was the best place for them, and decided on Boston after much debate.

• Midgard Investigations was founded in 2012 once Thom managed to find an apartment for himself and get settled. Hemanaged to get the word out about his new business, and using contacts that they used to have, managed to get some high profile cases.

• Personality wise, Thom can run a bit hot and cold, depending on the day, and who you are in relation to him. Most of the people see him as a guy with a good sense of humor, quick to make fun of himself if it helps to lighten the mood. He's also someone who has become highly dependable, and he has made sure to be there for friends as they need him, and he is someone who takes his job very seriously. He's determined to make a good name for himself, and while he's quick to anger, he's also quick to resolution, a short fuse very quickly put out. He has been known to go outside for a walk to quickly get his anger out and reappearing 2 minutes later perfectly fine.

• Relationship wise, Thom has pretty much always remained single, though he hasn't been without dates - he just can't seem to hold on to any long term relationships. He's got a lot of luck with women, and is not usually seen without a beautiful woman on his arms. That is not to say that he's not interested in long term relationships, because he is. He just has yet to admittedly meet the right person.

• Of course, if Thom opened up his eyes and looked right in front of him, he might realize that the person he wants to be with has been in front of him for most of his life, but since Thom is always quick to deny any feelings towards his partner, there is never any movement there. Thom is relatively hopeless when it comes to that.
tie-ins one Has a father he believes is deceased. two Same first and last initals. three First names are both four letters. four His father was a respected leader before his downfall. five He was expected to follow in his father's footsteps and take over the police department as Commisioner (Odin expected Thor to become the ruler of Asgard) six Has an adoptive brother that he is currently estranged from, but they were very close when they were younger.
family
father
mother
brother
Stephen Oswald
Marissa Oswald
Christopher Oswald


facts
• Once Thom's father died, he discovered that his mother and brothers knew about the money the Commissioner was taking on the side. Due to this, Thom is now estranged from his family and has not spoken to them since 2012.

• Works out regularly to keep up his physique.

• Takes great pride in his work, and is not afraid to brag when he's done a job well done. On the other side, he is also not afraid to own up to his mistakes on his end, as he thinks you can only learn from your mistakes if you own them.

• Is kind of known as a bit of a womanizer. He's never usually seen without a beautiful woman on his arm. He's never really been in a relationship lasting longer than a month, but that's just due to his own denial on his feelings for his long time best friend and partner.