Tone was a member of the Stokes Crime Family and Cottonmouth's personal bodyguard. In his attempt to take the initiative and return Cottonmouth's money, Tone accidentally murdered Pop, which resulted in his death by Cottonmouth's hands.
Biography[]
Cottonmouth Guard[]
Patting down Luke Cage[]
When Luke Cage confronted Cottonmouth, Tone patted him down for weapons, before silently witnessing the parley between the two on Chico Diaz.[5] He then received a text from Turk Barrett, informing him of the location of Diaz. Showing Cottonmouth, Tone took Shades with him to deal with Diaz.[1]
Attack on Pop's Barber Shop[]
- "You seemed non-committal, so I make an executive decision."
"That's what you call an executive decision? Yeah, okay. So you caught him slipping outside?"
"Nah, man." - ―Tone and Cottonmouth[src]
Tone shooting up Pop's Barber Shop
Tone met up with Turk Barrett, questioning him if he had really seen Chico Diaz. With Barrett certain, Tone and Shades left Barrett without giving him his promised reward. Staking out Pop's Barber Shop, Tone and Shades waited for Diaz to show himself. Seeing Diaz appear from upstairs holding a large bag of money, Tone leapt out of the car and violently shot up the shop, shooting Diaz in the arm and killing Pop. Once the bullets stopped, Tone and Shades entered the remains of the shop, checking to see if anyone survived and took the bag of money.[1]
Killed by Cottonmouth[]
Tone is thrown off the roof by Cottonmouth
- "Okay, Mr. Barrett. Tone promised to pay you for finding Chico, right?"
"Yeah."
"That right? Okay. You can collect your money from Tone downstairs!" - ―Cottonmouth and Turk Barrett[src]
Debriefing Cottonmouth on Harlem's Paradise's roof on the Attack on Pop's Barber Shop, Tone told him on how he retrieved the money. With Cottonmouth questioning him if he had waited if Chico Diaz had left the building before attacking, Tone boasted on how he had shot up the shop to Cottonmouth's horror. Cottonmouth calmed down and planned to donate money to Pop so he could rebuild his shop, only for Shades to mention that Pop had been caught in the crossfire. The situation was worsened when Turk Barrett managed to break into Harlem's Paradise's rooftop entrance, demanding that Tone pay him for the information. Angry at the loss of his childhood friend, Cottonmouth threw Tone off the roof, killing him, telling Barrett the he could take any valuables Tone's corpse had to offer.[1]
Legacy[]
Pop's Funeral[]
- "They never caught the shooter, but I have faith that he is rotting in the depths of hell."
- ―Cottonmouth[src]
Cottonmouth had no remorse for killing Tone and had rather let him rot in Hell. After Pop's funeral, Cottonmouth ordered Joel Spurlock to dispose Tone's corpse with money on hand, to which Joel then responded to him in question of not seeing any corpse with them.[6]
Personality[]
- "It was loud 'cause it's supposed to be. Nig*as need to know you don't rob Cottonmouth!"
- ―Tone[src]
While loyal to his boss, Tone was incredibly rude to anyone besides him and arrogant to where he believed that his callous murder of Pop wouldn't bother Cottonmouth in the slightest if it worked to his benefit. Tone has no qualms about taking the lives of innocent people as he regarded Pop's death as a “casualty of war”. Tone believed Organized Crime should be run with intimidation and violence, contrary to Shades who believed it should be run with discipline, only using violent tactics should the situation demand it; a view on crime that Tone saw as a sign of weakness.
Abilities[]
- Expert Marksman: As an enforcer, Tone was proficient with firearms. He dual-wielded a pair of submachine guns to shoot up Pop's barber shop, hitting the proprietor in the neck and killing him.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
- Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW: Tone dual-wielded a pair of these submachine guns when he attacked Pop's Barber Shop with the intention of killing Chico Diaz. Tone began to shoot indiscriminately, destroying the windows as the bullets injured Diaz and killed Pop, and would have killed Lonnie Wilson if Luke Cage had not shielded him with his own body.
Relationships[]
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Appearances[]
In chronological order:
Luke Cage | Episode 1.01: Moment of Truth- Luke Cage | Episode 1.02: Code of the Streets
- Luke Cage | Episode 1.05: Just to Get a Rep (mentioned)
- Luke Cage | Episode 1.06: Suckas Need Bodyguards (mentioned)
- Luke Cage | Episode 1.12: Soliloquy of Chaos (mentioned)
- Luke Cage | Episode 2.06: The Basement (mentioned)
- Luke Cage | Episode 2.07: On and On (mentioned)
