Tessa de Winter

Lady Tessa de Winter is a commission-exclusive NPC. She is the primary antagonist of the Special Episode Astra-nomical Moment.

Profile

Tessa de Winter is the widow of Joran de Winter, a musician whose work inspired the pop idol Astra Yao. After Joran committed suicide, a grief-stricken Tessa blamed his death on the studios who had warred over the rights to his work, Odeum and Fugue.^[2] Enraged, she resolved to take revenge on Joran's "murderers" no matter the cost.

History

Tessa chose to take revenge on Odeum and Fugue by sabotaging Astra Yao's "Astra-nomical Moment" concert at Starloop Tower. Knowing that Astra was one of Odeum's most valuable assets — and that Fugue was trying to take her for themselves — Tessa exploited the companies' rivalries, helping lure both their teams to Starloop Tower on the night of the concert.^[3] While Odeum and Fugue were busy fighting each other, Tessa sabotaged the tower's thrusters while it was in flight, planning to cause a crash that would kill Astra; the staff of Odeum and Fugue; and the concert's spectators, whom she resented for forgetting Joran so quickly.^[4][5]

Though Tessa's plan nearly succeeded, it was foiled by Evelyn Chevalier, a Fugue operative who was working undercover as Astra's manager and bodyguard.^[6] Having realized that something was amiss, Evelyn fought through both Odeum and Fugue's bodyguards to rescue Astra. As the two reunited onstage, Tessa revealed herself to them, using a powerful robot to attack them. After defeating it, Astra and Phaethon managed to re-align the tower's thrusters and save the concert from crashing into New Eridu.

After Starloop Tower safely landed, Tessa was arrested by New Eridu Public Security.

Commission and Event Appearances

Special Episode Episodes

• Astra-nomical Moment
  • Episode 4: The Other Mole
  • Episode 6: The Lonely Voice
  • Episode 7: Starloop Under the Night Sky

Story Commissions

• Astra-nomical Moment
  • Starloop's Shining Voice

Character Mentions

Inter-Knot Posts

• Exclusive: Who really killed Joran?

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Comic Pages

Cutscene Stills

Other Languages

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References