Tesla Atom

Although Maximus is the leader of the siblings, Tesla, just a year younger, is definitely the brains of the outfit. She has her mother’s sharp intellect, and her father’s biting wit to go with it. She learns more all the time and spends much of her off time researching and experimenting with her grandfather’s assistance. She holds advanced degrees from the Hanover Institute of Technology in physics and electrical engineering.
“Tess” tends to let Maximus take the lead while she advises him and figures things out. She’s always thinking, looking for new things to study and new opportunities to learn. Even in her spare time, she enjoys puzzles and intellectual games like chess (which she plays with Chase and her grandfather). She’s excited by new experiments or something new to study. She sees the threats The Atom Family deals with as puzzles to solve, although if a member of her family is threatened, Tesla doesn’t play around.
Tesla’s primary challenge is social: she would spend all of her time shut up in a lab or pouring over a book or data file rather than having any human contact if it weren’t for her siblings and a handful of college friends. They and Dr. Atom all encourage Tess to get out and enjoy other aspects of life. Her dating experiences have left her wondering if she’ll ever meet anyone suitable, given that her intellect and accomplishments tend to scare off many guys, while attracting only star-struck hopefuls.

Physical Description

Special abilities

Tesla can generate and control nucleonic energy fields, surround herself with a glowing force field, and fly through the air. She can generate bursts of energy, ranging from blinding light to a force that dissolves molecular bonds, although she never uses that against living opponents. She can even create fields of force away from her body, shaping them into walls or a platform. Tess is in excellent physical condition, and trains regularly in the use of her powers.
Tesla’s abilities make her the aerial and artillery support in the Atom Family, since she can attack opponents at range while flying up out of reach. She frequently carries one or more of her siblings with her into the air (particularly if Maximus shrinks down to an easily portable size), and she’s the one who catches them if they fall. She tends to hang back, peppering opponents with ranged attacks, while looking for weaknesses and advising Maximus on tactics via Chase’s telepathic link.