Tomocomo

Uttamatomakkin (known as Tomocomo for short) was a Powhatan holy man who accompanied Pocahontas when she was taken to London in 1616.

Little is known about Tomocomo's life before his visit to London. He appears to have met Captain John Smith during Smith's time in Virginia, since Smith says that in London they "renewed their acquaintance". His wife, Matachanna, was Pocahontas's half-sister.

Tomocomo must have been trusted by Chief Powhatan, as Powhatan requested him to accompany Pocahontas in order to count the number of people in England. Arriving at Plymouth, Tomocomo picked up a stick on which to mark notches to keep a tally, but soon grew "weary of that task". Powhatan also asked him to discover whether Smith was still alive.

Pocahontas and Tomocomo were never given a formal audience before King James. However, on January 5, 1617 they were brought before the King at the Banqueting House in Whitehall Palace, at a performance of Ben Jonson's masque The Vision of Delight. According to Smith, both Pocahontas and Tomocomo did not realize whom they had met until it was explained to them afterward. Tomocomo was disappointed that the King did not offer a present, saying to Smith "You gave Powhatan a white dog, which Powhatan fed as himself, but your King gave me nothing, and I am better than your white dog." However, Chief Powhatan died the next year, and his successor, Opechancanough, began planning a massive attack on the settlers. Nothing more is known of Tomocomo's life.

Media Paul O'Connor voiced him in the Animated Hero Classics 1994 episode Pocahontas. O'Connor also voiced Japazaws who lured the princess with a copper kettle to her abduction by Argall.

He was voiced by Brad Garrett in Disney's 1998 direct-to-video film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. At the end, he remained in London with John Rolfe's maid, Mrs. Jenkins.

In New Line Cinema's 2005 film The New World, Tomocomo is played by Raoul Trujillo. However, in the film's depiction of Pocahontas sailing on her trip to England, she is accompanied by her uncle Opechancanough rather than Tomocomo.