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Thomas is a main character who appears in Phoenotopia and Phoenotopia: Awakening. He is the Scientist Extraordinaire handpicked by the King himself and plays a major role in the second and third chapters. He is responsible for making contact with Bart through the Golem Head. He is also the older brother of Rutea.
Description
Thomas is a tall, thin adult man with pale skin, brown hair and glasses. He also wears a white lab coat. He is one of the Panselo orphanage's children, presumably along with his sister.
Thomas is a scientist who specializes in Golems and robotics. Several of them are seen patrolling his lab and the secret room where he works is guarded by a dangerous robot as well. He seems to be quite skilled in his field and his talents have brought him prestige as he became employed by the king of Castland himself. One of the guards at Daea praises Thomas when remarking on the efficiency of some nearby Golem laborers.
Events of Phoenotopia
After freeing Lisa from her debt by capturing and turning in the Bandit Boss, she suggests that Gale find Thomas as he could help discover the origin of the Golem Head. After passing through Misty Gorge, Gale reaches Thomas's Lab, which is disguised as a tailor shop.
Though Thomas does not seem to be present, Lisa also told Gale to be persistent when dealing with him, so Gale figures out how to get into the actual lab, but encounters Thomas' Robot who sees her as an enemy intruder and tries to destroy her. However, Gale subdues the robot and finds Thomas, who at first thinks she is here to "silence" him but then recognizes her and agrees to help. He repairs the Golem Head and inadvertently makes contact with Billy, an extraterrestrial in orbit above Earth who is using the Golem Head as his avatar. Billy explains that an alien invasion is coming to Earth and they must seek the leader of the nation for aid.
Under Billy's guidance, Thomas and Gale head to the capital city of Daea to seek an audience with the king of Castland. Despite Thomas' prestige, they are refused access so they spend a night at an inn to rethink a new plan. However, Thomas is arrested by the guards in the middle of the night and taken to the Daea dungeons, but is rescued after Gale infiltrates it.
Sharing his jail cell is Sir Max, a royal guard who explains that the dungeon and palace have been taken over by alien forces and are holding the Prince hostage. After Gale rescues the Prince, all of them head to Panselo to seek refuge.
At Panselo, Billy explains the situation of the impending invasion with more detail and informs the humans that they need the ancient Phoenix Weapons to repel it. While Gale sets forth to retrieve the weapons, Thomas stays behind in Panselo to work on building Golems that can help in the coming fight.
Events of Phoenotopia: Awakening
Thomas's role in Phoenotopia: Awakening is similar to his role in Phoenotopia. At the start of the game, he works in his laboratory with the help of his Golem assistant Arch. He is employed by Castella's King to research Golems and robotics. Under the direction of his handler, he has repurposed a Wrecker to serve him. Gail searches for him to repair the Golem Head she recovered from the Anuri Temple.
His laboratory is inspected by the Peace Ministers Floret and Gilroy, who deem his work illegal. Thomas imprisons the Peace Ministers in his lab. On the same day, Gail enters his lab by convincing Arch that she is looking for an internship. She finds Thomas arguing with Floret and Gilroy, but Thomas mistakes her for another Peace Minister and sends his Wrecker to capture her as well. Gail destroys the Wrecker and clears up the misunderstanding with Thomas, who is happy to help Gail with her search for Panselo's missing people. He deduces the Golem Head is meant to be an avatar for its owner before repairing it, allowing its owner Bart to speak to Thomas and Gail through the Golem Head. Bart is an alien, and he asks the two humans to bring him to Castella's King.
Thomas, Gail and Bart go to Daea to seek an audience with the King, but are refused access to the White Towers. Thomas informs Gail of a secret underground canal leading to the White Towers, but he is kidnapped by mind-controlled Castella Knights before he can tell her more. He is imprisoned in the city Dungeons alongside several friendly knights, Sir Max among them, and he creates the Sonic Spear to aid in an escape attempt. Gail, accompanied by Bart, reaches the Dungeons via the city canal and frees Thomas and the knights. While Gail, Bart and the knights rescue Prince Leo from the White Towers, Thomas gives Gail the Sonic Spear and hacks the Dungeons' computers to provide keycards for future access. Gail rescues Prince Leo and escapes to Panselo with Thomas, Sir Max and two knights. Thomas is present when Bart fully explains Earth's situation.
Thomas stays in Panselo for the rest of the game. He works in Rutea's lab to provide Gail with upgraded Tools. If Gail discovers any broken gadgets, Thomas is able to repair them to a working condition. Thomas is unable to use his own lab's supply of parts as it is under investigation by the Peace Ministers. He asks Gail for Moonstones which he gives to his contact "Narf" as payment for parts. To use his services, Gail needs to rescue Fran beforehand so that "Narf" may trade with Thomas.
At Rutea's lab, Thomas can create the following tools:
Additionally, Thomas can repair the following tools:
- Broken Blaster - Kobold Blaster
- Mysterious Bracelet - Berserker Band
Each Tool costs 10 Moonstones to acquire. If Gail visits Thomas after acquiring all six tools from him, he will introduce her to "Narf" in person at Rutea's lab who's, in fact, none other than Fran in disguise.
Trivia
- A robot guardian in the Forgotten Forest has a similar design to Thomas' Robot, perhaps implying that both robots share similar origins.
- Thomas can be given an Appreciation Flower by Gale, to which he responds with an explanation of the flower's properties to her.