Jessica Sanders
| "Jessica" Sanders | |
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| Portrayed by | Ali Larter |
| First appearance | Genesis |
| In-story stats | |
| Known abilities | Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Reflexes |
| Gender | |
| Age | 33 |
| Residence | Jessica Sanders's home |
| Significant others | D.L. Hawkins, estranged husband |
| Child | Micah Sanders |
Jessica is the name of Niki Sanders's alter-ego.
Character History
Genesis
After seeing Jessica's reflection in the mirror several times, Niki Sanders wakes up to find Linderman's thugs brutally slain. She again sees Jessica in a mirror, now covered in bloodstains. Jessica gestures for her to be quiet.
Don't Look Back
When Niki watches the videotape from her garage studio, she again blacks out and wakes up four hours later to a phone call from Micah. When she returns home, she discovers that someone has already cleaned the garage. She sees Jessica in the mirror, who gestures across the street at a Cadillac. In the glovebox, Niki discovers the car is registered in her name, and a note directs her to the trunk, where she finds the bodies and a map.
One Giant Leap
Niki follows Jessica's map, and buries the thugs. She uncovers the bodies of D.L.'s crew and incorrectly assumes her estranged husband killed them.
Collision
When Niki refuses to go through with her deal to seduce Nathan, Jessica takes control to defend her from one of Mr. Linderman's thugs. She then returns to Nathan's room and seduces him.
Better Halves
After D.L. tells Niki he plans to exonerate himself by questioning the money launderer, Jessica takes control and kills everyone she finds at the poker game. Niki recognizes the carnage and tells D.L. she witnessed the same thing with Linderman's thugs in her garage. Later, Jessica confronts Niki. She confesses to killing D.L.'s crew, Linderman's thugs, and the men at the poker game, and to stealing the money and framing D.L. for the theft. She convinces Niki that D.L. will take Micah and leave her if he finds out. Niki agrees, and retrieves the money, but D.L. catches her. She tries to explain about Jessica, but Jessica takes over and attacks D.L. D.L. strikes back using his powers and incapacitates her.
Notes
- Jessica has a tattoo of The Symbol on her right shoulder. Niki does not.
Powers
- Jessica possesses enhanced strength and likely enhanced reflexes. She has torn men in half, taken out a room full of armed men in a matter of seconds, and thrown D.L. across a room. Whether she possesses any other abilities, such as enhanced endurance or durability, is not yet known. It is also not yet known whether her alter ego Niki possesses any of these abilities.