Tess Mercer

* Tess
* Red Tornado
* Watchtower II

**Robotic Form:*** Aerokinesis
* Flight

### Likes

Serving Lex Luthor (formerly), helping her friends, protecting Clark and her friends, her newfound family

### Dislikes

Lex Luthor, working alone, her friends and family in danger, Conner harmed

## Character Information

### **Inspiration**

Mercy Graves from *Superman: The Animated Series*
Miss Tessmacher from the *Superman* films starring Christopher Reeve
Lena Thorul/Luthor from the *Supergirl* comics
Big Barda from DC Comics
Earth-2 Lois Lane/Red Tornado

**Tess Mercer** (born **Lutessa Lena Luthor**) is one of the protagonists of the last three seasons of the WB and CW television series *Smallville*. serving as the secondary antagonist of Season 8 and 9 and the tritagonist of Season 10. She is the illegitimate daughter of Lionel Luther and Pamela Jenkins and the paternal half-sister of Lex Luthor. She is also Oliver's former lover and one of Clark's closest friends and allies.

Tess begins to be acting CEO of LuthorCorp and the owner of the *Daily Planet*. However, she later sees Clark Kent as a force

of good and begins scrubbing LuthorCorp of Lex's legacy when she learns he had cameras planted in her optic nerves. She is seemingly killed by her brother during the series finale, but it is revealed in the season 11 comics that Tess's survived. She is saved by her friends and revived in cyberform, resuming her role as **Watchtower II** and given the body of an Android. She becomes a member of the Justice League and becomes the **Red Tornado**.

Lang family: Louise McCallum • Dexter McCallum • Lewis Lang • Laura Lang • Margaret Isabel Thoreaux/
**Smallville High School:** Whitney Fordman • Greg Arkin • Sasha Woodman • Smallville Crows • Abby Fine
**Other:** Robert Queen • Laura Queen • Virgil Swann • Edward Teague • Bridgette Crosby
**LuthorCorp Employers • Family • and Associates:** Victoria Hardwick • Lucas Luthor • Lillian Luthor • Gina • Regan Matthews • Julian Luthor • Injustice League (Plastique) • Alexander Luthor/Lx- 15 • Lx-3 • Steven Hamilton • Donovan Jamison • Otis Berg • Christina Lamell • Helen Bryce • Pierce • Pamela Jenkins • Rachel Dunleavy
**Kryptonians:** Brainiac • Faora • Nam-Ek and Aethyr • Davis Bloome/Doomsday • Major Zod • Clone Faora • Alia • Basqat • Vala • Dax-Ur • Ruling Council
**Justice Society of America:** Carter Hall/Hawkman • Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate • Jay Garrick / The Flash • Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl • Sylvester Pemberton AKA Star Spangled Kid • Dinah Drake / Black Canary I • Wesley Dodd's / Sandman • Pat Dugan / Stripesy • Alan Scott / Green Lantern • Ted Grant / Wildcat • Charles McNider/Doctor Mid-Nite • Abigail Hunkel/Red Tornado • Rex Tyler/Hourman • Terry Sloane/Mister Terrific • Jim Corrigan/The Spectre • Al Pratt/The Atom
**Other Superheroes:** Legion of Super-Heroes (Rokk Krinn/Cosmic Boy • Imra Ardeen/Dream Girl • Garth Ranzzl/Lightning Lad • Brainiac 5) • Dick Grayson / Robin • Barbara Gordon/Nightwing/Blue Lantern • Green Lantern Corps • Blue Lantern Corps • Santa Claus • John Constantine • the Outsiders (Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning • Grace Choi • Rex Mason / Metamorpho • Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana and Roy Harper) • Billy Batson • Ted Kord**Teen Titans:** Conner Kent / Superboy • Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle • Mia Dearden / Speedy • M'gann M'orzz/Miss Martian • Zan and Jayna/Wonder Twins • Rachel Roth/Raven
Phantom Zone Escapees: Gloria • Baern • Aldar • Dr. Hudson • Titan • Bizarro **Government:** Amanda Waller/White Queen & Maxwell Lord/Black King (Checkmate) • Cameron Mahkent/Icicle II • Stuart Campbell • General Slade Wilson • Lieutenant Trotter • Steve Trevor • Suicide Squad (Rick Flag • Floyd Lawton / Deadshot • Bette San Souci/ Plastique • Emil LaSalle/Warp)

**Civilians:** *Daily Planet* Staff (Perry White • Jimmy Olsen • Grant Gabriel • Cat Grant • Jeff Hage • Franklin Stern) •
Nancy Adams • Emil Hamilton • Maggie Sawyer • Carrie Castle
**Earth 2**: Clark Luthor/Ultraman • Lionel Luthor • Lutessa Luthor • Lex Luthor • Oliver Queen • Lois Queen • Chloe Sullivan • Jonathan Kent
**Other Antagonists:** Darkseid • Gordon Godfrey • Granny Goodness • Harriet • Desaad • Morgan Edge • Maxima • The Persuader • Toyman • Bruno Mannheim • Metallo • Isis • Marionette Ventures • Black Flash • Rose Wilson / Ravager • Joe Chill • Sam Phelan • Dr. Laurence Garner • Roger Nixon • Van McNulty • Adam Knight • Dr. Lia Teng • Jason Teague • Margaret Isobel Thoreaux • Genevieve Teague • Curtis Knox • Edward Teague • Vordigan • Bruce Wayne (Earth-13) • The Monitors

**Kryptonite Metahumans:** Greg Arkin • Sasha Woodman • Wade Mahoney • Scott Bowman • Derek Fox

**Metropolis:** Suicide Slums LuthorCorp Plaza • The Daily Planet, Metropolis University
**Worlds/Planets:** Almerac, Apokolips, Earth-167, Earth-2, Earth-Majestic, Krypton, Mars, New Kandor, New Krypton, Oa, Winath, New Genesis
**Other:** Hub City, Gotham City, Coast City, Themyscira

**Newspaper:** *Daily Planet*, the *Smallville Torch*, Daily Star, LuthorCorp Media, Star City Register, Metropolis Inquisitor, Metropolis Journal
**Businesses:** LuthorCorp
**Other:** Sports Teams (Smallville Crows, Metropolis Sharks)