"Let your heart lead the way."
― Tessa’s Mirror Mantra Tessa's Lost and Found
Tessa is one of the twelve main characters in the Star Darlings animated and book series. She is the main point of view for the ninth Star Darlings book Tessa's Lost and Found. She first appears in the episode Star Charmed and is voiced by Eden Riegel. Tessa's roommate at Starling Academy is Adora and her first Wisher on Wishworld is Lizzie.
Story[]
History[]
From the time she began to sparkle, Tessa showed a love of the pleasures in life, like soft luxurious blankets, long naps, and gourmet meals. Lucky for Tessa, her mom is a renowned Starland chef who taught Tessa how to create delicious meals from the fresh and abundant herbs and produce that grew on their family's farm.
Tessa may enjoy creature comforts, but she will still put all her effort into any project she decides to tackle. Her approach to life is "Work hard, play hard!"
Tessa is also super loyal to those she loves - and that includes animals as well as people. She has a deep connection with Starland's magical creatures. Tessa's favourite season is the Time of New Beginnings!
Tessa loves taking care of her sister, Gemma, and her friends. She's the nurturer of the group and encourages her friends every step of the way.
Appearance[]
Tessa’s theme colour is emerald green. She is a teenage girl with a dark complexion, green eyes, lips, and long curly green hair with streaks of blue. Her outfit consists of a green dress with flower designs under a short blue vest, green gloves, and leggings. Her wish pendant is her star-charmed brooch.
On Wishworld, Tessa’s appearance changes to look like a human. Her hair colour changes to black with only a streak of green. Her skin loses its sparkle, and her outfit changes to look more human; a short-sleeved dress consisting of stripes and flowers in its design and a pair of green sandals. The only item that remains the same is her star-charmed brooch, used for collecting wish energy during missions.
Personality[]
Tessa is super loyal to those she loves - and that includes animals as well as people. She has a deep connection with Starland's magical creatures.
Tessa also has incredible drive and commitment. She is affectionate, trustworthy, and dependable. Tessa loves taking care of her sister, Gemma, and her friends. She's the nurturer of the group and encourages her friends every step of the way.
Just be careful when trying to win an argument with Tessa. She believes she's always right and can be incredibly stubborn! Tessa also does not like to be rushed and often says no. She does not deal well with change, is prone to exaggeration and gets sidetracked easily.
Tessa's room[]
Main article: Tessa/Room
Tessa's space is a delightfully comfy place where she can do as she wishes. Literally. She has a table that's always covered with star-piles of the delicious things she bakes. Tessa's space is a brightly comfy place where she can go as wished.
Powers and Abilities[]
Starling Physiology[]
Being a Starling, Tessa possesses all of the natural traits that the species has.
- Wish Energy Manipulation - Tessa harnesses positive wish energy for most of her abilities.
- Energy Blasts - As displayed in The Power of Twelve, wish energy can be used to fire streams, bursts, orbs, and waves of offensive power against opponents.
- Force Fields - Demonstrated in the above special, Tessa can conjure shields as defense.
- Extended Lifespan - In Scarlet Discovers True Strength, it’s confirmed that Starlings can live for thousands of years, as Mira’s grandmother is over thousands of years old. Before that, in Leona's Unlucky Mission it was hinted that a few decades wasn’t too long in comparison to Starling lifespans. However, they do not have eternal youth, as Professor Elara Ursa is stated to be among one of the oldest wish granters and has clearly aged in a similar manner to a wishling elder.
- Disease Immunity - In Scarlet Discovers True Strength, it states that the wish energy surrounding Starlings keeps them from contracting illnesses.
- Superhuman Knowledge - In Leona's Unlucky Mission, Starlings are shown to be nigh-perfect at mathematics from birth. Astra's Mixed-Up Mission also implies that Starlings are the same way towards towards literature and similar subjects such as language and grammar.
Wish Mission Signature Powers[]
The Star Darlings each gain a power that is meant to assist with carrying out their wish missions. It is unknown if this is exclusive to them, or if they only work on Wishworld, as Adora uses hers to heal Vega in the The Power of Twelve.
- Animal Communication - In Tessa's Lost and Found, Tessa discovers that she can understand animals after a hangry animal asks her for some food.
Trivia[]
- Tessa is named and based after the 2nd zodiac sign, Taurus.
- She is the older sister of Gemma, making them the only pair of siblings in the Star Darlings secret group.
- On the Star Darlings official website, her Power Crystal is incorrectly listed as Charmelite.
- Her name Tessa is a shortening of the name Teresa or Theresa, which in turn derive from the name of a Greek island Thera.
Gallery[]
Main article: Tessa/Gallery
| The Star Darlings |
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| Sage, Libby, Leona, Vega, Scarlet, Cassie, Piper, Astra, Tessa, Adora, Clover, Gemma |