Tommy Jagger is a fictional character in the DC Universe

DC Universe

The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...

. He first appeared in Checkmate

Checkmate (comics)

Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Action Comics #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in Checkmate!...

Volume 2 #1, and was created by Greg Rucka

Greg Rucka

Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.-Career:Rucka's writing career...

 and Jesus Saiz.

Fictional character biography

Tommy Jagger was introduced in the first issue of the second incarnation of Checkmate

Checkmate (comics)

Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Action Comics #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in Checkmate!...

. He is the Knight of the White King, Mr. Terrific

Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)

Michael Holt is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics. First appearing in Spectre #54 , he is the second character to take up the Mister Terrific mantle....

. Tommy is the son of Hadley "Rip" Jagger, the first Judomaster

Judomaster

Judomaster is the name given to three fictional superheroes published by DC Comics. The first Judomaster debuted in Special War Series #4 published by Charlton Comics, and was created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin.-Hadley Jagger:...

, who was killed in the battle of Metropolis when the supervillain Bane

Bane (comics)

Bane is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 , and was created by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan. Bane has been one of Batman's more physically and intellectually powerful foes...

 broke his back.

Tommy ultimately encounters his father's killer when he and Fire are sent on a mission to Bane's home country of Santa Prisca

Santa Prisca (DC Comics)

Santa Prisca is a fictional country appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the birthplace of the Batman villain Bane. It was created by Denny O'Neil in the pages of The Question, and was used repeatedly throughout O'Neil's tenure as Group Editor for the Batman family of books.-Fictional...

. He fights Bane in order to allow Fire to escape, defeating him, but chooses not to kill him.

Sexuality

In Checkmate #9 Tommy states that he is gay

Gay

Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

 when a stripper

Striptease

A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner...

 offers him a lap dance

Lap dance

A lap dance is a type of sex work performed in some strip clubs in which a naked or topless dancer performs an erotic dance either in immediate contact with a seated patron, or within a very short distance. With full-contact lap dances, the stripper may engage in non-penetrative sexual contact...

. This is later restated in Checkmate #14.