Sgt. Solomon Tozer

Sgt. Solomon Tozer

Background

Solomon Tozer is a sergeant with the Royal Marines on the HMS Terror in the Discovery Service for the British Royal Navy.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 1 Go for Broke played by David Walmsley

William Strong tells Thomas Hartnell and Sgt. Tozer that Neptune has been barking all night and Hartnell thinks he hears something. Hartnell borrows a spyglass from Tozer and then tells him to wake up Thomas Blanky. David Young's grave is dug by Cornelius Hickey, Thomas Evans and Magnus Manson, while he is buried by Hickey, who is overseen by Sgt. Tozer. John Franklin gives a speech to the crew about how they will soon accomplish their journey. Six days later, both ships are stuck in the ice and the next morning they wake up to be surrounded by continuous ice.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 3 The Ladder played by David Walmsley

June, 1847, Franklin, along with Henry Goodsir, walks to the men stationed at the hunting blind, consisting of Sgt. Daniel Bryant, Pvt. William Heather and Tozer. He asks them what bait they are using and they tell him rats. Goodsir takes a photo of Franklin with the men at the blind. Franklin is invited by Tozer and Heather to wait in the blind with them and Bryant is suddenly grabbed and killed by the Tuunbaq. The rest of the men in the blind start shooting and Franklin starts to stumble away in shock. After Franklin is killed by the Tuunbaq, Francis Crozier gives the speech written by Franklin for Lt. Graham Gore's eulogy, and during the funeral. Crozier finishes the speech and Tozer initiates the 21 gun salute.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy played by David Walmsley

November, 1847, Tozer complains about how the royal marines are taking the brunt of the Tuunbaq attacks. While on duty, Cornelius Hickey finds William Strong's body resting on the edge of the ship and sees the Tuunbaq walking away. He asks Tozer where Lady Silence has her camp.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads played by David Walmsley

Tozer is clipping Heather's fingernails as he explains the method of checking temperature by how long it takes sound to arrive. Tozer holds Heather's hand before heading up to the deck of the ship. Thomas Blanky goes to the deck and shortly after Tozer runs towards him and says the Tuunbaq got Thomas Darlington. The Tuunbaq goes on the deck and kills another man and then attacks Blanky. Blanky climbs up the mast and yells at the men to fire the cannon at it. Blanky throws a lit lantern on the Tuunbaq, setting it on fire and Tozer has the skin on his hands ripped off as he aims the cannon upwards. Lt. George Hodgson fires the cannon and the Tuubaq falls to the ground, but disappears.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 6 A Mercy played by David Walmsley

January, 1848, Carnival starts and Crozier and Thomas Jopson arrive later and find the crew drunk. Crozier holds a speech and tells the crew that they need to return to their homes. Crozier tells them that they will be walking to safety. He continues that they should find help from the Netsilik people on their way and should eventually meet up with Lt. Fairholme and his group. Lady Silence stumbles into the crowd and shortly after, Dr. Stanley starts himself and the carnival camp on fire. The fire spreads through carnival and some of the crew are burned to death. Tozer tries to keep hold of Heather, but the crowd pulls him away. Hickey uses a knife to cut open the canvas and kills Dr. MacDonald in the process. The remaining crew stumble out of the area and the dead are lined up.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 7 Horrible from Supper played by David Walmsley

April 22, 1848, Manson asks William Gibson if he thinks the first land camp is up. Thomas Armitage tells Robert Golding they would know by now if there had been a Tuunbaq attack on the first group. Hickey seems unconcerned about the Tuunbaq, which elicits a comment out of Tozer. Gibson has the idea to abandon the others and to leave on their own, which he tells to Hickey, Golding, Tozer and Armitage. He also thinks they should see if others would like to join them in their desertion.

Lt. John Irving gives the word, and the group starts their march through the Arctic. Tozer and John Morfin are scouting ahead when they find something. They take Crozier and James Fitzjames to see what they found, the remains of Fairholme's sledge party, killed by the Tuunbaq. The crew meet up with Lt. Edward Little's group, who have already set up camp. Tozer walks up to Crozier and Little and suggests arming additional personnel including Armitage, Samuel Crispe, Manson, Teeley, Coombs and Hickey. Crozier rejects the idea and Tozer leaves.

During the night, Morfin collapses and asks Goodsir to kill him. The rest of the camp wakes up and Morfin takes the rifle from Pvt. William Pilkington and points it at Crozier. Fitzjames orders Morfin to lower his weapon and Morfin shoots towards him before being shot dead by Tozer. Hickey has a meeting with Hodgson where Tozer is present, and invites him to join the group of deserters and offers him meat from Neptune.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 8 Terror Camp Clear played by David Walmsley

April, 1848, Jopson, Hickey, Crozier, Lady Silence, Goodsir, Blanky, and Hartnell prepare to leave to go where the Netsilik were killed. As Hickey is leaving camp, he tells Tozer that they need weapons from the armory. Charles Des Voeux tells Tozer that he wants a weapon to protect himself. Tozer asks him if he has heard anything and Crispe, who is nearby says no, but Des Vouex insists he has. Crispe starts to agree with Des Vouex and Tozer gives Des Vouex his rifle. Little finds Tozer handing out weapons and relents when Tozer says there is an imminent attack.

Crozier's group returns and Hickey and Tozer are arrested and are brought to a makeshift gallows. The trial is given before the surviving sailors. Crozier admits there is no help coming, but tells them that Hickey is a user and has John Diggle open the bag the Netsilik had. Diggle tells the others that the bag has fresh meat and Goodsir reveals that Irving had recently eaten fresh meat. Hickey is given a chance to speak and he tells the others that Crozier had planned to abandon the crew. A laugh rings out in the fog and Henry Collins walks into camp, followed by the Tuunbaq. The Tuunbaq slaughters many members of the camp while Hickey and the deserters steal supplies and leave camp. As the traitors leave, Tozer sees Collins' soul being devoured by the Tuunbaq.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 9 The C, the C, the Open C played by David Walmsley

The next day after the Tuunbaq attack on the camp, Tozer tells Hickey about Crozier's camp whereabouts and how they have one of their own in Crozier's group. Armitage thinks they must be making camp for awhile and Hickey decides to make camp close by. Goodsir brings two sacks of meat and Hickey's group eats the remains of Gibson, including Hodgson. Tozer returns from reconnaissance and tells Hickey that the Tuunbaq is nearby and they should try and return to the ships. He tells Hickey that he saw the Tuunbaq eat Collins' soul and Hickey decides they need a new plan. Tozer forms a plan with Armitage and Pilkington to head back to the ships. Crozier goes with a group consisting of Little, Hartnell, and Golding to scout the supposed open water and are ambushed by Tozer, Manson and Des Voeux. Des Vouex shoots Hartnell and Crozier tells a dying Hartnell he did a good job.