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| - Tessa knew she wanted to be a professional arena fighter ever since she won tickets to Battlemania XXIII when she was nine years old. She trained diligently ever since that day to be the best she could be, going so far as to place third in the Junior League Championship when she was twelve years old, losing in the quarterfinals to fellow academy student Nicole Blackclaw. During her freshman year at the academy Tessa showed great promise, with a winning combination of power, skill, and determination. During the final exams of that year she was matched against fellow freshman standout Andy Castillo, an aron, in a classic match of speed vs. power.
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| - Tessa knew she wanted to be a professional arena fighter ever since she won tickets to Battlemania XXIII when she was nine years old. She trained diligently ever since that day to be the best she could be, going so far as to place third in the Junior League Championship when she was twelve years old, losing in the quarterfinals to fellow academy student Nicole Blackclaw. During her freshman year at the academy Tessa showed great promise, with a winning combination of power, skill, and determination. During the final exams of that year she was matched against fellow freshman standout Andy Castillo, an aron, in a classic match of speed vs. power. Tessa had control of most of the match, wearing Andy down with her speed and electrical attacks. With desperation setting in Andy charged at her with an all-out attack, hoping to end the battle with the one shot he had. Tessa moved to dodge his badly-telegraphed attack but slipped on the arena floor, her leg going out from under her. She twisted awkwardly and took the hit hard, flipping head over heels and landing very badly, not getting up. Andy's celebration of his apparent victory was cut short when it became obvious that Tessa was badly hurt. Tessa suffered a broken back from the hit and fall and was paralyzed from the waist down. It was nobody's fault, but one of those rare and unfortunate accidents that can happen in any contact sport. Tessa never blamed Andy for a moment but he never forgave himself, vowing never to battle again. As for Tessa she returned the following year with a focus in coaching, eventually coming into the position as head student coach under academy coach Michael Marceau, himself a former world champion. Although Tessa isn't permitted to battle in official matches she has had a few unofficial sparring matches from her wheelchair despite her handicap, against doctor's orders of course. Tessa views her current role as coach to be a temporary one, she's undergoing intense rehabilitative therapy in an effort to not only walk but battle again. However it's not in her nature to do half a job of anything and so she throws herself into her coaching duties with the same dedication that she does anything else. Tessa is highly skilled at the mental aspects of battling and has a knack for spotting a fighter's flaws and strengths. She often assists fellow students in overcoming the former while accentuating the latter and also serves as the official coach for her brother Dominic's team, Team Krimson.
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