- "We believe you're trapped between two worlds, this world and–"
"And hell. I'm being dragged to hell for what I did." - ―Melinda May and Tobias Ford[src]
Tobias Ford was a technician employed by StatiCorp. Attracted to a co-worker named Hannah Hutchins, who was responsible for equipment safety, Ford sabotaged machinery as an excuse to get Hutchins to visit him. However, his actions caused a Particle Accelerator explosion that killed three people and opened a portal to another dimension, which Ford was exposed to. While the community believed Ford to be one of the victims, Ford found himself trapped between the two dimensions, allowing him to exist on Earth and become invisible and intangible.
Ford spent his distorted existence following Hutchins, believing that he needed to atone for his sins and that the other dimension where he was slowly being drawn to was Hell. As Hutchins was blamed for the deaths caused in the accident, Ford killed those who harassed Hutchins in an attempt to protect her. His actions placed Hutchins on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar, prompting Ford to attack them. After S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered his existence and abilities, Agent Melinda May convinced him to let go of Hutchins and his hold on Earth. Ford then accepted, and allowed himself to completely pass over into the other dimension.
Biography[]
- "What did you do?"
"Just loosen a few bolts and then you'd visit. It was the best part of my day. I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt." - ―Hannah Hutchins and Tobias Ford[src]
While performing his duties at StatiCorp, Ford met and developed a crush on Hannah Hutchins. In order to get Hutchins to visit his section, he would loosen the bolts on a coupling and then file a safety complaint. One time, he was loosening the bolts and caused a Particle Accelerator explosion at the StatiCorp Facility that killed three other people (Jack Benson, Frank Delacourt, and Arlene Willoughby) which caused a portal to another world to briefly open. Ford was drawn through the portal and became stuck in-between this world and a world Ford described as "Hell".
Ford was able to observe the happenings in this world and was able to partially manifest and manipulate items. The townspeople blamed Hutchins for the explosion and when Taylor of a Roxxon gas station confronted her, Ford defended Hutchins the only way he could, by hurling objects at the clerk and manipulating the gas pumps to blow up the station. A mob soon formed outside of Hutchins' home and Ford started a police car and attempted to run over Roger. Believing Hutchins to be behind the mysterious incidents, she was taken into protective custody by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Phil Coulson.
Ford reveals his presence to Jemma Simmons
Ford followed Coulson's Team to the Bus, where he sought to free Hutchins from their custody. He sneaked up on Jemma Simmons as she was studying the portal created by the explosion and attacked her. Having warned the team, all the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were on the lookout for him.
After Ford caused the Bus to crash, Hutchins was led from the scene by Melinda May, hoping Ford would follow. Ford did follow, and after a brief altercation with May, Ford asked Hutchins for forgiveness, only for her to tell him that only God could forgive him. May convinced him that he had to let Hutchins go and Ford withdrew to the world in which he was trapped.[1]
Personality[]
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- "I killed them. I know. And even worse, everyone started blaming you. I tried to stop them."
"But you hurt more people."
"I was trying to protect you from them. I was trying to atone for my sin." - ―Tobias Ford and Hannah Hutchins[src]
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Powers[]
- Teleportation: Ford developed the ability of teleportation after a laboratory tragedy he accidentally caused. When he teleported, he traveled between Earth and another realm. He used this to terrorize Coulson's Team. He teleported to the systems room and cut the power. He also teleported behind Melinda May to try to attack her. He was able to teleport behind Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, and Grant Ward to trap them in a closet.
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- "That guy's traveling back and forth between alien worlds, with a wrench?"
"Must have been in his hand when the blast hit." - ―Grant Ward and Leo Fitz[src]
- Wrench: Ford wielded a plumber's wrench that he held at the time of his "death." The wrench was similarly trapped between realms and teleported with him.
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Trivia[]
- Tobias Ford is erroneously listed in a newspaper article as "Tobias Trost."
Behind the Scenes[]
- Paul Lacovara was a stunt double for Thomas Baker in the role of Tobias Ford.
