Tess

Tess is a minor support character featured in the Jak and Daxter series. She is a former Underground member, later joining the Freedom League, and Daxter's primary love interest. She first appeared human, but at the end of Jak 3, she became an ottsel like Daxter.

Jak II
Tess is first introduced in Jak II when Jak and Daxter first arrived at the Underground's hideout in the Slums. She is later found at the Hip Hog Heaven Saloon, working for the Underground as a spy on Krew, a ganglord entangled in the city's affairs, inside and out. During this time, Tess shows attraction to Daxter, falling easily for Daxter's stretched tale of him being a hero, even after his minor cowardice was shown. She is eventually arrested and imprisoned before being rescued by the duo along with Samos Hagai and Keira Hagai.

Jak 3
After the Underground and the New Krimzon Guard merged into the Freedom League, Tess became a weapons designer and artillery expert working at the Gun Course, creating new weapons for the war effort, giving Jak the gyro burster and plasmite RPG. When Daxter is granted a pair of pants by the Precursor Leader towards the end of the game, Tess wished she had a pair just like them. The Precursor then comically turned her into an ottsel (Daxter's species) saying "be careful what you wish for." It was especially after this that Tess and Daxter began a relationship. The two ottsels attempted to kiss before Jak walked behind them and interrupted them, reciprocal of Daxter's role to Jak.

Appearance
As a human, Tess is a tall, slender female with blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. In all games she appears in (including her in ottsel form) she wears a green, heavy-duty top that stops above her midriff with brown suspenders and short denim shorts, with tall brown boots which strap around beneath her knees. Her overall character is portrayed and depicted as cute, with a petite, elfin-like face and earrings along her pointed ears.

As an ottsel, Tess' general impression was recognizable, having the same clothing, hair, and primary identifying features, although she was much shorter, had orange and yellow fur, and features typical to ottsels.

Personality
Tess' most attributable character trait is her bubbly and outgoing personality. She is almost always giggling, especially at Daxter, and believes nearly everything he tells her (unlike most characters in the series). However, she is also portrayed as fiercely protective of Daxter, and a committed expert to designing and manufacturing weapons.