Tom Is Scared, What's He Afraid Of? Talking. Why? Well, Tom Once Was Just a Normal Little Boy Up Until The Day When He Said His First Word Which Was His First Birthday, He Said "Mommy" But His Father Mistaken Him For Saying "Womb" So He Surged Him And Made Him Being a Boy In a Female Body Type, He's Been Afraid Of Talking Ever Since. Tom's Mom Blamed Her Husband's Lack of Hearing Correctly For Her Son's Lack Of Socialising, When Tom's Mom Heard Of This New Reality Show Called Total Drama Island, She Audition Her Son In The Game Show So That He Can Overcome His Fear of Talking, And Can Talk Often Again. Tom Doesn't Have Any Friends Due To Him Not Talking Much. Note: Season 1, Episode 1. Note: Tom Richardson Is Basically Based On Henry Stickmin Due To The Fact That Neither of Them Talk Often As Most Of The Characters In Their Series. However, Tom Talks More Often Thanks To Total Drama Island. He Still Likes To Keep Quiet During Drama Situations, Unless If It's His Fight.