Tom

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tom (汤姆)
Alias(es)	Tom Cat; Swordsman Tom; Undying Swordsman; Super Tom
Species/Race	British Shorthair cat 10
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lin Qi's household and forces; formerly captain of the Beasts Pirates 178
Occupation/Role	Swordsman, combatant, pharmacist, and Lin Qi's pet/ally
Bounty	3.69 billion Berries 187
Status	Active 761
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Tom Cat	10	Arrives in Lin Qi's world. He can store objects in his fur and possesses extensive work experience and practical skills. 10
Navy Cat	23	Reclassified after wearing Lin Qi's Justice Cape, gaining a fitted Navy cloak, sword, and flintlock. His pistol can fire continuously by consuming stamina. 23
Swordsman Tom	84	Receives the Swordsman Template and leaves to challenge Hawk Eyes in pursuit of the World's Greatest Swordsman title. 84 85
Undying Swordsman	129	Earns Hawk Eyes' recognition after surviving their three-day duel and is given the title “Undying Swordsman.” 128 129
Hawk Eyes Experience Card	164	Temporarily inherits Hawk Eyes' full strength for half an hour, reaching Admiral-level swordsmanship with Black Blade Night. 164
Super Tom / Superman Body	188–189	Obtains a Superhuman Tom trial card and assumes a muscular, caped form with overwhelming speed, durability, and Heat Vision. 188 189 205
Gear Third Tom	210	Learns to stretch and inflate his body, gaining the full power of Luffy's Gear Third while maintaining the form. 210
Kizaru Tom	398	Copies Kizaru's appearance and light-based fighting style, including high-speed flight and barrages of light bullets. 398 408
Nine-Tails Tom	570	Takes on a golden form with a red energy cloak and nine energy tails. 570

Background

Tom was summoned into Lin Qi's world as a reward. Lin Qi immediately recognized him as the blue-and-white cat from his childhood, while Tom identified Lin Qi's military attire and responded with a salute. 10

After accepting Lin Qi as his owner, Tom asked for a home and moved with him into Navy family housing. He quickly demonstrated attachment to Lin Qi, seeking to accompany and protect him rather than remain behind as a house pet. 11

Tom's desire to wear Lin Qi's Justice Cape triggered his first class change into Navy Cat. Later, receiving the Swordsman Template motivated him to leave independently and seek out Hawk Eyes, beginning his career as a swordsman. 23 84 85

Appearance

Tom's normal form is a small blue-and-white British Shorthair cat. His body is unusually malleable: he can be stretched, flattened, inflated, dismembered, and reassembled without lasting injury. 10 188 210

• Usually carries or produces items from his tail fur. 10 165
• Often smokes cigars, using the smoke to form written messages in the air. 159 164
• In Swordsman Tom form, wears a red-and-black coat, cross necklace, top hat, curled mustache, and carries a miniature Black Blade Night. 164 761
• In Super Tom form, wears a black bodysuit and cape with a T-shaped chest emblem. 189 205
• In Kizaru Tom form, resembles Kizaru in a mustard-yellow suit and Justice Cape. 408

Personality

Tom is deeply loyal to Lin Qi and will travel across the sea to assist him when he is in danger. Despite describing Lin Qi as more of a friend than a particularly close master, he considers protecting him a personal duty. 11 159

He is proud, theatrical, and fond of presenting himself as an untouchable master. He will bluff stronger enemies with his reputation, then privately admit relief when the bluff succeeds. 188 198 As a swordsman, however, he values dignity; during his duel with Hawk Eyes, he discarded trick weapons to continue with a genuine blade duel. 128

Tom can be impulsive and mischievous. He attacked the Grand Duke Chicken despite promising Lin Qi he would not, and he has repeatedly plotted to surpass Hawk Eyes while avoiding unnecessary rematches himself. 228 250

Abilities & Skills

Immortality and Cartoon Physiology

Tom can recover from damage that would kill ordinary beings, including total annihilation, decapitation, dismemberment, poison, suffocation, and being reduced to fragments.

• Regenerated after Kizaru obliterated him completely. 159
• Reassembled after Vista cut him into hundreds of pieces; his separated pieces grew limbs and crawled back together. 188
• Regrew his head after Jozu destroyed it. 188
• Rapidly adapted to Caesar's poison gas and later survived in a vacuum. 302
• Can flatten himself to pass through narrow spaces, stretch his body, and inflate himself into larger forms. 210 302
• His physical condition is influenced by belief: after deciding that Hawk Eyes' cuts no longer hurt, they ceased to hurt; when he doubted he could float, he fell into the sea. 129 188

Swordsmanship

Tom is a capable swordsman who developed his own path after challenging Hawk Eyes.

• Fought Hawk Eyes for three days and three nights despite having his weapon broken hundreds of times and his body repeatedly destroyed. 128
• Uses rapid flying slashes and sword techniques such as “Nine Mountains Eight Seas's Great World.” 127
• Received the title Undying Swordsman directly from Hawk Eyes. 129
• In Hawk Eyes form, can wield Black Blade Night and launch kilometer-long flying slashes. 164
• Hawk Eyes considers Tom to have found his own path in the way of the sword. 250 502

Arsenal and Fur Storage

Tom can retrieve an improbable range of items from his fur, often using them unpredictably in combat.

• Stores ordinary objects and supplies in his fur. 10
• Produces rapiers, flintlocks, Gatling guns, cannons, firecrackers, potions, and transformation cards. 23 164 165 338
• Can fire repeated flintlock shots without reloading by converting stamina into ammunition. 23
• Used firecrackers, machine guns, and explosives to pressure Hawk Eyes and Saint Saturn. 128 165
• In Hawk Eyes form, coated dense barrages of bullets with Conqueror's Haki infusion. 165

Transformation Templates

Tom can switch between permanent forms and temporarily use stronger transformation cards.

• Marine Tom equips Navy-themed weapons and clothing suited to his size. 23
• Swordsman Tom grants a Hawk Eyes-inspired fighting style and attire. 84 229
• Hawk Eyes Experience Card grants Hawk Eyes' power for thirty minutes. 164
• Superman Body allowed him to withstand the combined attacks of Saint Saturn, Garp, and Kizaru; he used Heat Vision to seriously injure Saint Saturn. 205
• Kizaru Tom can mimic Kizaru's form and light-based abilities. 398 408
• Nine-Tails Tom manifests nine energy tails and a powerful red energy cloak. 570

Medicine and Alchemy

Tom is an exceptionally capable pharmacist and doctor.

• Created a green drink from ingredients stored in his fur to treat Big Mom's condition. 206
• Distributed antidotes across an entire island and detoxified its population. 410
• Is regarded within West Blue as its foremost doctor and scientist, capable of treating anyone who has not died. 641

Communication and General Skills

Tom initially avoids speaking aloud because it causes him pain, relying on gestures, written notes, signs, and cigar smoke instead. 41 159 He can speak human language when necessary, though he dislikes doing so. 761

• Has worked in numerous roles, including sailor, guard, samurai, police officer, prison guard, sentry, swordsman, and scientific assistant. 10
• Has mastered sixteen languages. 10
• Uses Jerry as a translator on some occasions. 127 178

Relationships

• Lin Qi — Tom's owner, friend, and primary loyalty. Tom chose to live with him, protect him, and eventually retire from piracy to remain at his side. 11 159 178
• Jerry — Tom's longtime companion, rival, translator, and fellow swordsman. Jerry considers their relationship family rather than simple predator and prey. 127 225
• Hawk Eyes — Rival and mentor figure. Hawk Eyes gave Tom the title of Undying Swordsman, later recognized Tom's individual path, and gifted him a cross pendant. 129 250 761
• Saint Saturn — Recurring enemy. Tom has repeatedly humiliated and fought him, leaving Saturn with a lasting fear of cats. 165 205 341
• Spike — Ally and member of Tom's animal crew; fights beside Tom and Jerry against Saint Saturn. 338 341
• Hina — One of the first people to witness Tom's Navy Cat form and receives his messages when he leaves on his swordsman journey. 23 85

Story Role

Navy Cat and Swordsman Journey

Tom becomes Lin Qi's pet after arriving in the world, joins his early Navy voyage, and unlocks the Navy Cat class. After later receiving the Swordsman Template, he departs to challenge Hawk Eyes and returns with the title of Undying Swordsman. 10 23 84 129

West Blue Conflicts

Tom returns from the Grand Line to defend Lin Qi against Kizaru, repeatedly resurrecting after fatal attacks. He subsequently battles Saint Saturn with Hawk Eyes' temporary power, overwhelming the Five Elder with flying slashes, Haki-coated gunfire, and explosive weaponry. 159 164 165

Whole Cake Island

Tom demonstrates his immortality before the Whitebeard Pirates, earning their respect after surviving attacks from Jozu, Vista, and Teach. He later activates Super Tom, defeats Saint Saturn, and helps treat Big Mom with an improvised medicinal drink. 188 189 205 206

Later Operations

Tom serves as a major asset in Lin Qi's forces, assisting the Empress against Saint Saturn, stealing Saint Eugene's sniper rifle, distributing an island-wide antidote, and participating in the Phantom Thieves Squad's infiltration operations. 338 410 520 600 614

Trivia

• Tom is distinct from Tom the Fish-Man, the Water Seven shipwright and Franky's mentor. 10 60
• He was once unable to speak aloud due to pain, but later spoke directly to the Cross Guild's guards. 41 761
• His reputation alone was enough to make two CP0 agents retreat without fighting. 198