History
Tyrone Johnson and his brother Billy were running from the police after Tyrone stole a car radio to impress him. Billy was killed when one officer, Connors, reflexively shot him when an oil rig in Lake Borgne suddenly exploded. Tyrone jumped into the lake after his brother's body. While he was underwater, falling debris damaged the oil rig, releasing a wave of energy that imbued Tyrone with superhuman abilities related to shadows. Tyrone was instinctively drawn to a bright light coming from Tandy Bowen, a young girl trapped in a car sinking to the bottom of the lake when the same energy wave gave her powers relating to light. Tyrone and Tandy's powers worked together to free Tandy from the car, and the two children washed up safely on a beach.[1]
The police would falsify Billy's autopsy to make it appear he died with drugs in his system and was not shot by an officer. Although Tyrone was able to describe the officer who shot Billy, the police chief used security footage of Tyrone stealing the radio to discredit him and denied there was even an officer who fit that description. Out of grief over the loss of their oldest son, Tyrone's parents Otis and Adina Johnson put pressure on him to be perfect so their would be less of a chance that they lose him, too.[1]
Tyrone's powers would reawaken around a decade later when he randomly ran into Tandy at a party, although neither recognized the other. Tyrone chased Tandy after she pick-pocketed his wallet, catching up to her in a nearby cemetery. Their powers repelled the two teens from each other, but seeing their powers led them to recognize each other. That night, after Tyrone fell asleep, his powers transported him to the roof of the Roxxon building. He came across the officer who shot Billy and caught his name while on the way back to his house the next morning. The next night, Tyrone's powers transported him to the trunk of Connors' car. Tyrone attacked the corrupt detective, but when Connors grabbed him by his neck, Tyrone was dragged into his memory of the night he killed Billy. Tyrone's powers brought him back to his bedroom before Connors could shoot him.[1]
Tyrone skipped school the next day so he could follow Connors. That night, he stole his mother's gun and broke into Connors' home to kill him. However, Tyrone's powers took him away from Connors before he avenge Billy's death. Tyrone ended up in the middle of a street, with the bullet intended for Connors instead went through the windshield of a car driven by Tandy Bowen.[2]Attributes
Powers
- Teleportation: Tyrone is capable of instantly moving between shadows over great distances.
Weaknesses
- Limited control over his teleportation abilities.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- "'Cloak:'" Tyrone used an unfinished cloak made by his brother to help focus his powers.
- "'Billy’s Hoodie:'" After his cloak was destroyed by Terrors, Tandy returned to Tyrone his brother’s hoodie. Like the cloak, Billy’s hoodie helped Tyrone to focus his powers.
Transportation
- "'Teleportation'"
Notes
- Aubrey Joseph portrays Tyrone Johnson in the Freeform series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, while Maceo Smedley III portrays a younger Tyrone.
- As of the most recent episode of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, it is unknown if Tyrone's abilities are connected to the Darkforce as is true of his Earth-616 counterpart.
See Also
- 21 appearance(s) of Tyrone Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Tyrone Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 1 mention(s) of Tyrone Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 33 image(s) of Tyrone Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Tyrone Johnson (Earth-199999)