Tessa Elliott

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“	"Everyone stand back! This is a citizen's murder!	„
	~ Tessa confronting Cyn in the Gala during Home

“	I'm here to find which drones were infected. When we get to the labs and find that list, I'll need you to choose the universe over one little drone, N, before she's not herself anymore.	„
	~ Tessa after N asks if they can fix Uzi

Background

Tessa James Elliott, often just called Tessa, was the posthumous central figure of Murder Drones and inadvertently played a role in humanity's destruction.

Tessa was the daughter of James and Louisa Elliott. Her parents salvaged various discarded Worker Drones from a nearby dump, repurposing them as her companions and servants at Elliott Manor. Tessa formed a particularly strong bond with Serial Designation N, V, J, and Cyn, who were all influenced by the Absolute Solver's power over her body.

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Pre-Series Tessa Elliott was born to Louisa and James Elliott. Little is known about her early life, though it is clear she came from a wealthy family and lived in a manor with her parents. It is heavily implied that Tessa faced mistreatment from her parents, with her mother, Louisa, chaining Tessa in her bedroom whenever she misbehaved, an action that left Tessa with a sensitive wrist. Tessa struggled to interact with other humans, and her only true companions were Worker Drones. Fascinated by Worker Drones, Tessa would venture to the nearby scrapyard to repair and refurbish discarded Drones, bringing them to the manor as her friends. She would even dress them up and give them names and wigs resembling her deceased relatives. Her behavior was unsettling to others, including her father, James, while her mother referred to J, N, and Cyn as "dumpster pets." Heartbeat Tessa makes her first appearance in a flashback at the start of the episode, during a dream that N has about his past life as a Worker Drone serving in Elliott Manor on Earth. Before N encounters Tessa directly, her father, James, is heard saying that they "need to curb her trips to the dump" and expresses concern over where she's getting hair for her drones, calling it creepy. Later, J knocks N down and then halts to greet Tessa, noticing her glitching slightly. Based on J's reaction, it seems that Tessa holds some authority over the various drone maids and butlers at the manor. Tessa is seen with a newly-repaired Worker Drone, which hides behind her for comfort, while she smiles at N, who senses an unsettling aura from the new maid drone. The Promening Tessa makes her first present-day appearance at the episode's end, arriving at Copper 9 in a landing pod. Once her pod lands smoothly, Tessa, now an adult and a certified JCJenson technician, jumps out and immediately decapitates a Worker Drone with a sword. A rebuilt J soon follows, tossing her the keys to the ship. Tessa then states that she and J have "maintenance work" to take care of. Cabin Fever Although Tessa doesn't physically appear in the episode, Uzi experiences a vision of young human Tessa (the Absolute Solver taking her form) briefly standing in the corner with her back turned to Uzi. However, when Uzi looks back, the apparition vanishes, and instead, a human hand emerges from behind the corner, startling her. Uzi soon realizes she is alone. Home In Home, Tessa appears through N's memories, which Uzi accesses via hacking. In these memories, Tessa is shown to have J as her partner while being enamored with N for being a "cute butler." However, she is wary of Cyn, sensing something is wrong with her, and secretly collaborates with J to lock Cyn in the basement. Tessa first appears in the gala room with J, visibly distraught over her inability to interact with humans. She flinches and touches her wrist when she and J clink glasses. She runs to greet N but is upset to see he brought Cyn, who reveals that Tessa and J had been imprisoning her in the basement. Tessa’s mother Louisa arrives, displeased by the drones' presence. Tessa, J, and Cyn are chained in Tessa's room during the gala by Louisa (with Tessa’s wrist chained), while N is chained to a tree in the swamp, left to be devoured by crows. Furious, Tessa blames Cyn for N's punishment, but the Solver reveals its eldritch form and assures Tessa that it won’t discard her or her pets, warning her to stay away from the gala. Horrified by the threat to everyone’s lives, Tessa speaks to J about Cyn committing taboos, enraging J enough to break their chains. The two quietly make their way through the mansion, avoiding guests while searching for a way to kill the "robochild." They briefly swap a revolver and medieval sword they find, until N intervenes, warning them about V being under the Solver’s control. Tessa and J assist N in obtaining the basement key, staying behind to hold off V. Tessa and J arrive at the ballroom, where they confront Cyn. Tessa attempts to shoot Cyn and throws objects at her as Cyn reveals her true Absolute Solver form and takes control of J, who locks the door, trapping Tessa. The Absolute Solver then kills everyone off-screen, with Tessa's screams and cries for her mother heard by N from the basement. In the present, Tessa and J meet Doll, who acquired the Keybug from Uzi as part of their deal to take her to Cabin Fever Labs. Tessa shoots at Doll, ensuring she’s not like Cyn, which annoys and angers Doll. The trio moves forward until N, V, and Uzi confront them for answers, and the episode cuts off. Dead End Continuing from the last episode, N is surprised to see Tessa alive. She excitedly tries to pick him up but chokes on the "toxic air," before being bitten by an angry Uzi, who demands to know why she and J are there. Tessa and J explain that Cyn has disappeared from Earth, her last known action being the sending of Disassembly Drones to the human exoplanets. Before anything else can happen, Doll betrays the group, snatching the Keybug and running to the lab ahead of them. J and Tessa try to stop her but fail as Doll heads underground. Tessa tells Uzi that Doll believes her parents were experimented on in the labs, and gives J the keys to her ship. She then joins the group as they head into the lab. The four (N, Uzi, V, and Tessa) find a room with destroyed Disassembly Drones. Tessa explains there's a security system meant to counter them. After typing on a computer, she claims that, as a human, she can control the system, but awkwardly hides a paper that says "ACCESS DENIED" reflected in her visor. They locate a secret elevator in the lab, but Tessa is dragged away by a trap. Tessa later appears bound to a bed, with Beau cutting into N. Tessa and N manage to escape, and she shows him how Earth currently looks on a computer. As she explains how the Solver took control of Cyn and destroyed Earth, a photo of a young, injured Tessa from after the gala massacre appears. Tessa tells N her mission is to enter the labs, find the list of infected drones, and destroy them. She also tells N he must choose the universe over saving Uzi. A sentinel then appears and attacks N. Tessa orders it to "be a nice dingo," but the sentinel, confused when its boot-loop light doesn't work on her, bites her. Seeing her blood, the sentinel deactivates itself. More sentinels approach, but Uzi's Solver powers destroy the doors' control panel and allow them to reach the room where Alice, Uzi, V, and Beau are. Tessa is later seen with N when he wakes up, just as V drops down from the ceiling, angrily confronting Tessa for not being able to control the sentinels. Uzi wakes up and hugs N, and V watches Tessa with both concern and suspicion. The sentinel that bit Tessa earlier wakes up with red eyes, while the group sees an unconscious Doll holding the Keybug down the hallway. Tessa immediately rushes over, exclaiming "Bloody convenient!" When she notices Uzi and N holding hands, Tessa teasingly tells Uzi not to "date her robot." Doll then wakes up, places the Keybug on the reader, and sets a trap, releasing sentinels on the group before jumping down the elevator shaft. The red-eyed sentinel shoots at Tessa, but V deflects the bullet. Tessa, N, and Uzi enter the elevator while V fights off the sentinels and cuts the elevator cables, allowing the three to continue on their way. Mass Destruction After the previous episode, Tessa, N, and Uzi find themselves in a cave after exiting the elevator. After N has an outburst, Tessa assures him they'll save V afterward and tells Uzi to stay out of this one, asking N to back her up. As N tries to calm Uzi, he reassures Tessa that they won’t hurt her. However, Uzi’s Solver powers activate, causing a tunnel collapse that separates the group. Later, Tessa is seen at the lockers, where she uses her fingerprint to pass the security check and accesses the Cabin Fever database, eventually destroying the locker room. Doll then confronts her about the Crucifix Patch, revealing she needed it to prevent the Solver from influencing her. Tessa taunts Doll, claiming the Solver doesn’t need her, before disappearing into the shadows. A new figure emerges from the darkness, making childlike, distorted screeching noises as it approaches Doll. Doll attempts to use her Solver ability to defend herself, but it fails as the figure is also a Solver host. In desperation, Doll throws a rock toward the figure, but it leaps from the shadows and attacks her. After Uzi watches a video of the Solver controlling Nori and attacking scientists at the Cabin Fever Cathedral, a mortally wounded Doll collapses in front of her, her visor displaying "FIGHT BACK" in Russian. Tessa appears at the entrance, commenting on how busy Uzi has been. As Uzi tries to explain, she realizes Tessa is also a Solver host. Tessa attempts to kill Uzi with a sword, but N intervenes, demanding she reveal the secrets about the patch. When Tessa refuses, N decapitates her with his blade. Later, after N and Nori Doorman battle a Solver-possessed Uzi, a headless Tessa reappears, walks over to reattach her head, and unzips her suit. She then approaches Doll and proceeds to eat her heart, revealing that Tessa was already dead, with her lifeless corpse now merged with Cyn. Cyn attacks N and Uzi, trying to drag them into the pit. Absolute End After Uzi consumes the Solver’s black hole, the Cyn-Tessa hybrid collapses to her knees and begins to disintegrate. As her flesh, oil, and drone parts break down, several of Tessa’s bones—her ribcage, femur, jawbone, and hand bones—remain in front of Uzi.

Appearance

• General Description:

Tessa is portrayed as a dark silhouette with white glowing eyes, resembling all humans in the series. She has a slender physique and a relatively tall stature, taller than the Worker Drones but not fully matured. Her hair is black, styled into downward twin tails, each secured with a hair band at the lower end.

• Facial Features:

Her face is undefined in most depictions, as she appears as a silhouette. However, based on her hybrid form, Tessa had black hair and light skin. Her eye color is undetermined.

• Clothing/Outfit:

Tessa is often depicted in a short, dark dress with half short cap sleeves with ruffled cuffs. She also has a waistband with a bow, heels, and a large tilted black bow behind her hair.

• Special Features:

- Tessa's silhouette shows glowing white eyes, typical of all humans in the series. - Her appearance is notably hybridized when her corpse is grafted onto Cyn's Worker Drone body, where her face bears enlarged eye sockets with glowing yellow X symbols. - Three intestine-like tentacles protrude from her back, arranged similarly to the Absolute Solver Translate symbol, aiding her movement. - Tessa's skin is in the early stages of decomposition.

• Alternate Forms/Disguises:
  • Astronaut Disguise (Solver):

The Solver, disguised as Tessa, wears a tinted astronaut helmet with a rainbow and smiley face sticker on the visor. She also sports a JCJenson-branded cap, a tilted black bow, and a short-sleeved white crop-top jacket over a shiny silver leotard. She wears yellow-tipped white gloves and silver pants with knee-high strapped boots. A golden name tag is visible, and she carries a broadsword attached with silver straps, along with a revolver at her hip.

• • Hybrid Form:

Tessa shares an appearance with Cyn, with her corpse grafted onto Cyn's Worker Drone body. Her face now includes gaping eye sockets with yellow X-shaped glowing symbols. Her human hands are draped over Cyn's robotic hands, and her skin shows signs of decomposition.

Personality

• Lively and Kind-Hearted Youth: In her youth, Tessa was a lively and kind-hearted individual, though with a somewhat morbid streak. Her childhood room décor hinted at her darker tendencies. Tessa was asocial, showing little interest in interacting with other humans. She often expressed that she "only ever talked to robots," indicating her preference for the company of machines over people.

• Affinity for Drones: Tessa had a special connection to drones, which she preferred to human interaction. She spent much of her time with them, often fixing broken drones and giving them names, as well as adding human hair to them, a practice that others found strange. Despite her parents' disapproval, Tessa's fondness for drones was unwavering, and she often seemed to have a particular bond with N.

• Impersonation by the Solver: As an adult, Tessa was initially portrayed by the Solver as a serious and intimidating figure, especially at the end of "The Promening." The Solver mimicked Tessa's confidence, exclaiming pride in controlling "human-made security," though it was clear she lacked actual control over the Sentinels. The Solver's portrayal was both confident and somewhat immature, as it still reflected Tessa's childish behaviors, such as spinning N around—something Tessa had done as a child.

Relationships

Uzi Doorman

Uzi never trusted Tessa as she questioned what a human was doing on the planet, but had to work with her to find out what was going on with her and more of the truth. Tessa attempts to manipulate N into letting her kill Uzi or having her fully be controlled by the Absolute Solver. When Uzi was separate from N she tried to kill her before N intervened and cut her head off.

General Information

Name: Tessa James Elliott

Other Names: Missy (by James Elliott), Young Lady (by Louisa Elliott), Tess (by N), Boss (by J), Human (by Uzi, Doll, and "self"-proclaimed)

Origin: Murder Drones

First Appearance: Murder Drones Episode 1: Pilot

Company: GLITCH Productions

Creator: Liam Vickers

Actor: Daisy Rose

Sex: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Handedness: Ambidextrous (Tessa is able to use both of her hands for dual-wielding weapons)

Age: Unknown

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: 3071

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Elliott Manor

Story Role: Secret Villain, Fake Persona

Legacy: Unknown Legacy

Influence: Personal Influence

Language: English

Ethnicity: Australian

Religion: Unknown

Classification: JC Jenson Employee, Absolute Solver Host

Species: Human (Fomerly), Drone-Human Hybrid

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology (Formerly), Drone-Human Hybrid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: JCJenson Certified Technician

Affiliations: Absolute Solver (When controlled), Serial Designation J (best friend), Serial Designation N (favorite Worker Drone), Serial Designation V, Cyn (Formerly), JCJenson (A lie made by the Absolute Solver in her adult body), James Elliott (father), Louisa Elliott (mother)

Enemies: Uzi Doorman, Serial Designation V, Serial Designation N

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Deceased (Had her head cut off by Serial Designation N, though the real Tessa died far prior to this moment)

Date of Death: Unknown for her original self, 3071 for her adult self

Alignment

• Before Possession: Neutral Good (Tessa cared deeply for her robots and even with how horrible humans were, she still wanted to save them from Cyn's massacre)
• After Possession: Chaotic Evil (Killed a random Worker Drone upon landing on Copper 9. Tessa is in truth another host of the Absolute Solver as an adult, where the Absolute Solver mutates in damaged AI and takes everything, with it being spread, with it eventually destroying the entire universe. The tale of Murder Drones is explained that "Reality is breaking apart", it is written in the scientist papers that the singularity is actively consuming everything and the universe big crunch will happen within 87 days)

Threat Level: Cosmic Threat as an adult (Tessa is in truth another host of the Absolute Solver as an adult, where the Absolute Solver mutates in damaged AI and takes everything, with it being spread, with it eventually destroying the entire universe. The tale of Murder Drones is explained that "Reality is breaking apart", it is written in the scientist papers that the singularity is actively consuming everything and the universe big crunch will happen within 87 days)

Potential

• Type of Potential: Fixed Potential
• Level of Potential: Fixed Potential
• Description: As Tessa is a standard human.
• Limitations: Standard human potential limits.

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At least 9-A

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: None as a child, Absolute Solver as an adult (Tessa is merely a form Cyn takes)

Attack Potency: At least Room level (Potency) (Briefly fought against and can harm Doll, where Worker Drones take no damage from a missile exploding into them, and Worker Drones only receive light injuries from explosions across a classroom)

Durability: At least Room level

Striking Strength: At least Room Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman (Can weapon clash with Doll, where Worker Drones can easily crush wrenches)

Travel Speed: Average Human Speed

Attack Speed: Supersonic

Reaction Speed: Supersonic (Can casually catch attacks from Doll and react to attacks from Doll, who can tag Serial Designation V, who caught a bullet before it could hit Tessa)

Stamina: Average as a human, Limitless as an Absolute Solver Host

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Sword & Cleaver

Intelligence: Average Intelligence

Knowledge: Journeyman level

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Powers and Techniques

Before Absolute Solver PossessionAfter Absolute Solver Possession

Weapon Usage (Firearm Usage; Can utilize firearms)

Acrobatics (Pulled off an acrobatic flip upon exiting her spaceship to kill the random worker drone), Weapon Mastery (Sword Mastery; Killed a random Worker Drone upon landing on Copper 9 with her sword).

Resistance to Absolute Solver Host Powers (Tessa is unaffected by Absolute Solvers trying to control her). The Absolute Solver Host Powers include: Hacking, Data Manipulation, & Information Manipulation (The Absolute Solver program's powers are done through code the code is normally shown to either surround the target affected or around the user, showing binary code along with smaller text code. Along with this Absolute Solver programs can grab and apply the informational data of objects to create and use, and it causing NULL data creates black holes, thus all powers are done through hacking and coding reality), these powers include:

Telekinesis (Absolute Solver Host can telekinetically break any mirrors any of its host look into. Absolute Solver Host can telekinetically crush metal doors. Absolute Solver Host can telekinetically crush beings such as cockroaches. Can telekinetically rip apart limbs. Can telekinetically make doors unable to be open. Can bring objects from the ground to stab through people. Can telekinetically snap one's neck and crush their body flat. Can telekinetically arc multiple bullets away from them. Can telekinetically fix crushed cockroaches), Construction (Absolute Solver Hosts can perfectly reconstruct objects they destroyed such as when Uzi perfectly reconstructed a door she destroyed), Nullification (Solver Hosts are able to nullify black holes such as when Uzi nullified her own black hole), Regeneration & Matter Manipulation (Absolute Solver Hosts can regenerate from damages such as when Doll regenerated from being shot through the head with a bullet, reversing the action and taking the bullet out of her head. Regenerated a cut V made on Uzi's head. Uzi under the complete control of the Absolute Solver fully regenerated her hand through coding reality), Spatial Manipulation & Teleportation (Absolute Solver Hosts are shown to be able to teleport through warping space. Doll shows constant teleportation as if she's glitching. Doll later teleports from the school prom to her house), Deconstruction (Can cause one's entire body to explode), Battlefield Removal (Application Based; Absolute Solver uses can make an object disappear, such as when Uzi completely erased a campfire), Transmutation (Absolute Solver hosts can transform matter into something different, such as when Uzi turned an arrow into a pile of flesh. Uzi with the powers transformed the matter of a cabin light into large black tendrils. Uzi with the powers transformed two of the Sentinels into metling flesh), Weapon Creation (Absolute Solver Host can create weapons), Duplication (Absolute Solver Host can duplicate objects their controlling, such as when Doll duplicated three cleavers, or when she turned knife into seven knives), Electricity Manipulation (Minor; Solver Hosts have red electricity around them at times when activating their powers), Light Manipulation (Absolute Solver Hosts can use the symbols they make as flashlights. Absolute Solver Hosts can turn off all the light in a room), Memory Manipulation (Solver Hosts can show one their past memories such as when Doll showed V why she wanted revenge against her, Cyn hugging N gave him his memories back of when he killed the humans on Earth), Forcefield Manipulation (Solver Hosts can create invisible forcebields that protect them from attacks such as gunfire), Gravity Manipulation (Absolute Solver Hosts can freely control gravity, this is shown when Uzi is controlled by the absolute solver and causes everything to float. Absolute Solver users can intensify the force of gravity), Black Hole Manipulation (Absolute Solver Hosts have created black holes that destroy entire planets. Nori while still slightly under the control of the Absolute Solver created a black hole that "half-imploded the planet". Uzi under the complete control of the Absolute Solver created a large black hole that sent out mini black holes, along with being able to spawn black holes around the battlefield)

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Equipment

Sword

A sword she uses in combat, the sword is powerful enough to damage Worker Drones.

Gun

A gun she used to try and stop Cyn's attempt at massacring the humans at the gala.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Tessa utilizes her sword along with other weapons she has in her arsenal for quick attacks.

Weaknesses

• Pre-Possession: Unknown.
• Post-Possession: In Tessa's human state, the Absolute Solver seemingly can't use any of its powers, relying on the other drones to protect Tessa.

Trivia

• Steph Crothers, her voice actor, has confirmed that Tessa is an Australian/Aussie.
• The gun Tessa acquired in "Home" was a black powder Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, although it was treated as a cartridge-converted version in the episode.
• If one looks closely, Tessa and Cyn appear to share the same hairstyle (albeit in different colors), foreshadowing their later fusion of appearance and identity used to fool the main cast by the Absolute Solver.
• In the present, Tessa's jacket has an emblem on its right shoulder that shows Earth and six symbols which seem to represent the human exoplanets. The emblem has Earth and five of the other symbols crossed out, with only one (presumably Copper 9) left.
• There are a few discrepancies between Tessa's appearance in the show and her design in concept art:
  • Tessa and Cyn are both depicted with small bows on the ends of their hair in the official art. However, there are no bows shown on them in the show.
  • Tessa's hybrid form's tentacles appear serrated (and barbed) and in the official art, similar to the tentacles of the hearts of Solver-infected drones. In contrast, these tentacles are smooth in the show.
  • During the flashback in "Home", when Tessa notices N in the gala room, she throws down a glass and runs up to him, grabbing him by his face as she spins him around. In "Dead End", Cyn, who at the time was there watching the entire interaction, mimicked this very moment while masquerading as adult Tessa - she acted as though she was glad that N remembered her from when he was a simple Worker Drone, but was cut off as she complained about the air being toxic despite wearing a suit to protect her from the elements.
• Tessa's hybrid appearance was foreshadowed in the "It came from Copper 9!" poster revealed after the release of "Dead End". Behind Doll, there was an unidentified creature with an evil grin and X's on both eyes. This has since been revealed to be the Absolute Solver wearing Tessa's melded body from within Cyn.
• Liam Vickers stated that the hair Tessa used for her drones was actually hair that she'd collected from human corpses found in the swamp surrounding her home, or by digging up graves in the family cemetery built on the plot, which she later bleached. In the series proper, this is only briefly hinted at by the human bones in Tessa's room.
  • In the teaser image for "Home" in which Tessa appears in a portrait standing next to Cyn, she is holding a shovel, which also hints at her graverobbing habits.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Shouldn't the cast of Murder Drones be around Planetary levels of power due to tanking said destruction?

A: This answer has two layers:

Assuming the feat is accurateThe Issue with the Feat

First we'll go under the assumption that this is the case, the cast of Worker Drones have far too many lower feats to suggest this is at all consistent. Worker Drones can be killed by enough ravens pecking them over a long period of time (regardless of how overtime one would like to argue this, it is objectively impossible for ravens to do this to someone with planetary levels of durability), they kept the Disassembly Drones out from their hideout due to the doors in the way, where Serial Designation V even noted that she's been trying to get past the doors for month, and the Absolute Solvers body was completely destroyed by the rifle's explosion, which required Serial Designation N to shield himself and Uzi. Worker Drones have also been flung away by missile explosions, along with receiving light injuries from an explosion across the classroom. N shooting several explosives at a rock formation only destroyed some of it, along with being knocked out from a cave in, and having his arm stuck under rocks, needing to saw his arm off. Uzi gets launched away and nearly knocked out from a spaceship hitting her. With all of these anti feats alone, the supposed feat does not at all line of narratively.

Each time a planet is affected in Murder Drones, it is through a black hole, which is an innate warping of space-time, with no one outright destroying said black holes asides from Cyn destroying a minature one. Thus no one actively "tanked" the destruction of Earth, they survived being in proximity of a black hole which ripped apart Earth, which is a feat of resistance rather then durability.

Battle Records

1 - 1 - 0

VictoriesLossesInconclusive

• Doll - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Mines

• Serial Designation N - Fight
  • Conditions: N saved Uzi right before Tessa was about to kill her.
  • Location: Cathedral

None.