Tess Mercer (Smallville)
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History
Very little is known of Tess Mercer's early before she came to Metropolis. It is known that she was born and raised in Louisiana and grew up to become a marine biologist. A few years ago, Tess and a few of her colleagues were stranded on an island in the South Pacific where they became the prisoners of a group of pirates. At this time, Tess met the wounded castaway Oliver Queen and nursed him back to health, earning herself the nickname "Mercy". Once Queen recovered, he helped to defeat the pirates and get Tess off the island. The two became romantically involved with one another, but their relationship was brief. Mercer and Queen parted ways, each of them choosing to pursue their respective careers. [1]
At some point, Tess Mercer met and became the protégé of billionaire industrialist Lex Luthor. After Luthor disappeared during a private sojourn to the Arctic, Tess Mercer assumed the role of acting CEO of LuthorCorp and the managing editor of the Daily Planet. She also continued all of Lex's off-the-books projects such as his Black Creek, Montana facility. [2]
Tess Mercer was obssessed with maintaining Lex Luthor's legacy and finding out what had happened to him in the Arctic. She quickly learned about Lex's research into alien technology, and coveted the blue Crystal of Knowledge that was once in Lex's possession.
Tess has since insinutated herself into the lives of everyone who knew Lex Luthor, including Chloe Sullivan, Lois Lane and Clark Kent. She occasionally kept in contact with Oliver Queen, and though the two have long since parted ways, it was not uncommon for them to spend a private evening together. Tess maintains that she no longer has a romantic attraction to Oliver Queen, and describes their bouts of intimacy as "scratching an itch".Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Business Management: Lex Luthor would not hand over the reigns to his company to just anyone unless he felt they shared the same intellect, busines savvy and take-charge approach to management as both his father and he. Tess Mercer has shown herself to be completely dedicated to preserving Lex Luthor's legacy and has labored to keep LuthorCorp a thriving, lucrative enterprise. She also shown equal commitment towards managing the Daily Planet and has become more involved than even Lex had been in the newspaper's day-to-day operations.
- Marine Biology: Tess Mercer is an expert in the field of marine biology and pursued this as a career prior to assuming control of LuthorCorp.
- Diving: Though by no means an expert, Tess has stated that she enjoys diving as a hobby in her spare time.
- Toxicology: Tess Mercer has a working knowledge in identifying and using known poisons. Her experiences in the South Pacific educated her as to the existence of a rare, poisonous herb.
- Kickboxing: Tess Mercer keeps herself in top form and is maintains a regular exercise regime while also practicing kick-boxing techniques.
Strength level
Tess Mercer possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise.
Notes
- The role of Tess Mercer was played by actress Cassidy Freeman.
- Tess Mercer was introduced in season eight of Smallville as the replacement for Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) who had left the series after season seven. She has since functioned as the primary antagonist for the show.
Trivia
- The name "Tess Mercer" is derivative of two characters from the Superman franchise, both of whom have served as Lex Luthor's underlings: Mercy Graves and Eve Teschmacher.
See Also
- Discuss Tess Mercer (Smallville) on the forums
- Appearances of Tess Mercer (Smallville)
- Character Gallery: Tess Mercer (Smallville)
- Images featuring Tess Mercer (Smallville)
Links and References
- None.
Footnotes
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