Powers and Abilities
In every incarnation, Thom has the ability to temporarily increase the mass and density of any object or person. To avoid violating the first law of thermodynamics, this extra mass is usually described as having been "borrowed" from a nearby star. In the post-Zero Hour reboot version, Thom also learned to use his density manipulating powers on himself. He also demonstrated the ability to detect minute discrepancies in mass or density and to exactly determine the mass of any given object or objects even more accurately than the 31st century measuring instruments of Brainiac 5. On several occasions, his power was used for more unusual efforts, such as preventing gravitational effects on Earth from the appearance of a massive fleet of warships in orbit, or in the "Threeboot" version of the Legion working in conjunction with Light Lass and a power amplifier designed by Brainiac 5 to stabilize the solar system after the arrival of a new planet. The version of Thom that is working with the Justice Society of America has demonstrated the ability to travel (or send others) between alternate universes using a combination of his mass controlling powers and his uniform, which was made into a map of the Multiverse by three Brainiac 5's.
In both the original Legion and the post-Zero Hour reboot Legion, Thom briefly possessed Kryptonian-level powers, but in both cases lost them in short order.
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