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{{Infobox Character|color_theme=pzn
|pronouns = He/him
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| affiliations = [[Oxblood Clan]]<br>[[Millennium Break]]}}
| affiliations = [[Oxblood Clan]]<br />[[Millennium Break]]<br />[[Grey Pond]]|title=Jesset City|aliases=Jeremiah Cateye<br />Jackal Chase|people=[[Human]]|debut=[[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]|season=''[[PARTIZAN]]''<br>''[[PALISADE]]''|titles=Commander}}
'''Jesset City''' is a lieutenant in the [[Oxblood Clan]]. Before he worked for Oxblood, he was employed by [[Adamant Arms and Manufacturing]].


He served as a support unit & on-site repairs for Oxblood in Obelle.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]</ref> After that mission, he became a rising star in Oxblood.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City]]</ref> In Orzen, he posed as "Jeremiah Cateye" and solidified his status as a leader.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 23: Millennium Break: Who Will Lead Millennium Break?]]</ref>
{{Quote|They'd taught him how to open the doors that he might repair them. Instead, he decided, he'd blow them the fuck open.|source=Episode intro, "[[Deception in the Canyon City]]"}}


Jesset is an expert technician, a rapidly developing hollow pilot, and is Cipher Certified by [[Stel Nideo]]. He pilots a [[Cloud]] unit in his first appearance, and a [[Yoke]] afterward.
'''Jesset City''' is an expert technician, [[hollow]] pilot, and revolutionary with a [[Cipher]] Certification from [[Stel Nideo]]. He is a prominent member of the [[Oxblood Clan]], [[Millennium Break]], and [[Grey Pond]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
He is lanky and has brown skin and loose, curly dark hair. His facecast is the actor Archie Madekwe.
Jesset is a lanky young man with brown skin and loose, curly dark hair. His facecast is the actor [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5994098/ Archie Madekwe].


Jesset uses prostheses on his right arm, switching between an affordable myoelectric model with grip hooks and a custom arm designed for piloting his mech.
He uses prostheses on his right arm, switching between different models depending on the situation: mech piloting, field work, engineering work, or social situations.<ref name=":1">[[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City]]</ref> These include an affordable myoelectric model with grip hooks, a custom arm designed for piloting his mech, and an arm with a built-in hand computer that chirps like R2D2 when he fistpumps with it. He purchases the piloting arm with his payday money from the mission in [[Obelle]],<ref name=":1" /> and the arm with the hand computer after he is promoted to commander status; the chirp upgrade is an extra little treat to himself.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 35: The Witch in the Glass Pt. 1]]</ref>
 
==Personality==
Jesset is young—about 23 years old in the early days of [[Millennium Break]]<ref name=":0" />—and eager to make friends.<ref>Episode description, [[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]</ref> Having grown up among the orphans of the [[Oxblood Clan]], he has big brother energy, seeking out new Millennium Break recruits so that he can take them under his wing.<ref>[[PALISADE 44: Where They Are Pt. 2]]</ref> His radical politics are rooted in his working class background, and he fights for a new social order.
 
==History and Involvement==
 
===Origins===
Jesset was born on [[Partizan (moon)|Partizan]] and never left the planet until well after the formation of Millennium Break.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 40: Engine Burn]]</ref> He spent years studying Nidean literature in order to obtain a Cipher Certification.<ref name=":1" /> He was once employed by [[Adamant Arms and Manufacturing]], which landed him a job doing support and on-site repairs for Oxblood in Obelle.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]</ref>
 
===''PARTIZAN''===
After the mission in Obelle, Jesset becomes a full-time lieutenant and rising star in the Oxblood Clan. In [[Orzen]], he briefly poses as "Jeremiah Cateye" before admitting his true identity to [[Gucci Garantine]]. While he engages in mock battle with Broun during the joint Oxblood/[[HORIZON]] operation, Gucci uses a recording of Jesset's mind to infiltrate the [[Palace]] facility with his Cipher knowledge. The mission solidifies his status as a leader.<ref name=":0">[[PARTIZAN 23: Millennium Break: Who Will Lead Millennium Break?]]</ref> 
 
He carries his experience into [[Millennium Break]] as a radical voice, where he often clashes with Gucci. He loses the first election for Millennium Break's leader, though [[Gur Sevraq]] suggests this is less because people dislike his ideas than because they distrust his youth, his inexperience, and the grandiosity of his plans.<ref name=":0" /><ref group="note">Gur, for their part, hoped Jesset would win.</ref>{{Spoiler block
|spoiling=[[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]
|text=After [[Valence]]'s death in the disastrous Nooncrown mission, Jesset blames himself for failing to win them more material support. This leads to him becoming a staunch member of [[The Party of the Wolf|the Party of the Wolf]].<ref name="pzn34">[[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]</ref>
|theme=pzn}}
 
===''PALISADE''===
Jesset maintains his allegiance to the Party of the Wolf even after the party divisions of [[Millennium Break]] have faded. In the years between ''[[PARTIZAN]]'' and ''[[PALISADE]]'' he spends time as part of Millennium Break’s leadership council. In ''PALISADE'', he joins the Cause as the (likely) leader of [[Grey Pond]].<ref>[[PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4]]</ref><ref group="note">In "[[PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1|In Their Fear Pt. 1]]", Jesset is listed along with the leaders of other Cause factions in [[Stargrave Elcessor]]'s ultimatum. However, in "[[PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2|Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2]]", Austin named [[⸢Wine⸣]] as Grey Pond's council representative. This could suggest that Jesset never led Grey Pond, that he does lead Grey Pond but is busy or indisposed during the council meeting, or that he stepped down from his position as Grey Pond's leader at some point after "In Their Fear Pt. 1".</ref>
 
{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1]]|text=In "[[PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1|In Their Fear Pt. 1]]", the Stargrave demands that Jesset (along with the Cause faction leaders) turn himself in to the Pact to prevent the detonation of the stellar combustor.<ref name="pal20" />|theme=pal}}
 
Inspired by Brnine's example, when Crusade besieges [[Carhaix]], Jesset defends a Grey Pond supply line in a [[Jury]] model. When [[Clawed]] brings a bridge down on him, he nearly dies and is rescued at the last possible second by [[Elle Evensong]]. It is implied he has not yet recovered from his injuries by "[[PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2|Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2]]".<ref name="pal29">[[PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2]]</ref> In "[[PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2|Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2]]", Jesset attends the Cause's celebrations in the [[Bontive Valley]], but is struggling with coming so close to death.<ref name="pal38">[[PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2]]</ref>
 
During the "[[A Mechanical Whine]]" arc, Jesset goes undercover in his Jury at the [[Lone Marble Group|Lone Marble]] tournament. The mech is mysteriously functioning even though it was nearly destroyed in [[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2|his last sortie]]. When things first start to go south during the event, he's able to fulfill his objective to sabotage the prototypes on show. He then tries to throw his life away against [[Ebullience]] to create a chance for Brnine and the crew of the ''Blue Channel'' to escape, but Brnine stops him. In the immediate aftermath, he stays aboard the ''Blue Channel''. His Jury, which is powered by a [[Motion Engine]], has caused him to be increasingly affected by Motion, to the point of having "a compulsion" that makes him feel like he's "never going to get to stop moving".<ref>[[PALISADE 43: Where They Are Pt. 1]]</ref>
 
==Relationships==
 
===Gucci Garantine===
Jesset has frequently worked with Gucci, and he often clashes with her. In the early days of Millennium Break he leads the [[Party of the Wolf]], which is directly opposed to Gucci's [[Party of the Masque]]. Later, as Cause leaders, Jesset and Gucci may work closely together, though it's unclear how much enmity, if any, still exists between them in the ''PALISADE'' era.
 
===Kal'mera Broun / Kalvin Brnine===
Jesset and [[Kal'mera Broun|Broun]] meet several times on missions; they both become part of Millennium Break because of their acquaintance with Valence. {{Spoiler block
|spoiling=[[PARTIZAN 39: Escape Velocity]]
|text=Jesset is upset by Broun blaming him for Valence's death and attempts to support them as best he can, even joining them in the ''[[Blue Channel (ship)|Blue Channel]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first launch off Partizan.
|theme=pzn}}In ''PALISADE'', they have become good friends who often text back and forth with lots of emoji. Brnine texts him for backup when they encounter [[Refrain]],<ref>[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]</ref> and Jesset looks to Brnine for support after Stargrave Elcessor delivers her ultimatum.<ref name="pal20">[[PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1]]</ref>{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2]]|text=Brnine's success in turning off the stellar combustors is personally inspiring to Jesset. Upon their return, he tells them he "always believed" in them, accompanying this message with ambiguously flirty emoji.<ref name="pal29" />|theme=pal}}{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2]]|text=When Brnine meets Jesset during the Bontive Valley barbeque, he admits to being shaken by his recent near-death experience. He alludes to thinking about the forgotten deaths of Gur and Valence and wondering if "anyone will even remember us". Finally, Jesset asks if he can join the ''Blue Channel'' crew, but takes it back before Brnine can answer and blames his depression on having too much to drink.<ref name="pal38" />|theme=pal}}
==Mech==
In ''PARTIZAN'', Jesset piloted a [[Cloud]] unit in his first appearance and a [[Yoke]] thereafter. In ''PALISADE'', he pilots a [[Jury]]; given that it is powered by a [[Motion Engine]], this causes some problems for him.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Jesset City by Rosehipsister.png|alt=Jesset sits, resting his myoelectric arm on his knee|Art by [https://rosehipsister.tumblr.com/post/741444049534402560/finally-clean-versions-of-my-secsam-character rosehipsister]
</gallery>


==Appears in==
==Appears in==
* [[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]
===''PARTIZAN''===
{{div col}}
*[[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle]]
*[[PARTIZAN 02: Obelle, On Fire]]
*[[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City]]
*[[PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention]]
*[[PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture]]
*[[PARTIZAN 23: Millennium Break: Who Will Lead Millennium Break?]]
*[[PARTIZAN 24: Millennium Break: The First and Second Arrests of Clementine Kesh]]
*[[PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves]]
*[[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]
*[[PARTIZAN 35: The Witch in the Glass Pt. 1]]
*[[PARTIZAN 37: The Gravity of Absence]]
*[[PARTIZAN 38: The Red Light]]
*[[PARTIZAN 39: Escape Velocity]]
*[[PARTIZAN 40: Engine Burn]]
*[[PARTIZAN 41: Orbital Decay]]
{{div col end}}
 
===''PALISADE''===
{{div col}}
*[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 08: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3]]
*[[PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4]]
*[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1]]
*[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 35: Weapons Ready Pt. 1]]
*[[PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 39: A Mechanical Whine Pt. 1]]
*[[PALISADE 40: A Mechanical Whine Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 41: A Mechanical Whine Pt. 3]]
*[[PALISADE 42: A Mechanical Whine Pt. 4]]
*[[PALISADE 43: Where They Are Pt. 1]]
*[[PALISADE 44: Where They Are Pt. 2]]
*[[PALISADE 45: Where They Are Pt. 3]]
*[[PALISADE 48: A Palette of Colors Pt. 3]]
*[[PALISADE 51: A Palette of Colors Pt. 6]]
*[[PALISADE 52: A Palette of Colors Pt. 7]]
*[[PALISADE 54: A Palette of Colors Pt. 9]]
*[[PALISADE 55: A Palette of Colors Pt. 10]]{{div col end}}


* [[PARTIZAN 02: Obelle, On Fire]]<br>
==Footnotes==
* [[PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City]]<br>
<references group="note" />
* [[PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 23: Millennium Break: Who Will Lead Millennium Break?]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 24: Millennium Break: The First and Second Arrests of Clementine Kesh]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 35: The Witch in the Glass Pt. 1]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 37: The Gravity of Absence]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 38: The Red Light]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 39: Escape Velocity]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 40: Engine Burn]]<br>
* [[PARTIZAN 41: Orbital Decay]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:PARTIZAN Characters]]
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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:PARTIZAN characters]]
[[Category:PALISADE characters]]
[[Category:Millennium Break members]]
[[Category:Grey Pond members]]
[[Category:PALISADE faction game]]
[[Category:Millennium Break arc]]
[[Category:The Canvas of Dreams arc]]
[[Category:Worth the Trouble arc]]
[[Category:In Their Fear arc]]
[[Category:Resentment and Frustration arc]]
[[Category:Honesty and Integrity arc]]
[[Category:Weapons Ready arc]]
[[Category:Reach In / Reach Out arc]]
[[Category:A Mechanical Whine arc]]
[[Category:Where They Are arc]]
[[Category:A Palette of Colors arc]]

Latest revision as of 02:02, 30 July 2024

“

They'd taught him how to open the doors that he might repair them. Instead, he decided, he'd blow them the fuck open.”

– Episode intro, "Deception in the Canyon City"

Jesset City is an expert technician, hollow pilot, and revolutionary with a Cipher Certification from Stel Nideo. He is a prominent member of the Oxblood Clan, Millennium Break, and Grey Pond.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

Jesset is a lanky young man with brown skin and loose, curly dark hair. His facecast is the actor Archie Madekwe.

He uses prostheses on his right arm, switching between different models depending on the situation: mech piloting, field work, engineering work, or social situations.[1] These include an affordable myoelectric model with grip hooks, a custom arm designed for piloting his mech, and an arm with a built-in hand computer that chirps like R2D2 when he fistpumps with it. He purchases the piloting arm with his payday money from the mission in Obelle,[1] and the arm with the hand computer after he is promoted to commander status; the chirp upgrade is an extra little treat to himself.[2]

Personality[edit | edit source]

Jesset is young—about 23 years old in the early days of Millennium Break[3]—and eager to make friends.[4] Having grown up among the orphans of the Oxblood Clan, he has big brother energy, seeking out new Millennium Break recruits so that he can take them under his wing.[5] His radical politics are rooted in his working class background, and he fights for a new social order.

History and Involvement[edit | edit source]

Origins[edit | edit source]

Jesset was born on Partizan and never left the planet until well after the formation of Millennium Break.[6] He spent years studying Nidean literature in order to obtain a Cipher Certification.[1] He was once employed by Adamant Arms and Manufacturing, which landed him a job doing support and on-site repairs for Oxblood in Obelle.[7]

PARTIZAN[edit | edit source]

After the mission in Obelle, Jesset becomes a full-time lieutenant and rising star in the Oxblood Clan. In Orzen, he briefly poses as "Jeremiah Cateye" before admitting his true identity to Gucci Garantine. While he engages in mock battle with Broun during the joint Oxblood/HORIZON operation, Gucci uses a recording of Jesset's mind to infiltrate the Palace facility with his Cipher knowledge. The mission solidifies his status as a leader.[3]

He carries his experience into Millennium Break as a radical voice, where he often clashes with Gucci. He loses the first election for Millennium Break's leader, though Gur Sevraq suggests this is less because people dislike his ideas than because they distrust his youth, his inexperience, and the grandiosity of his plans.[3][note 1]

Pzncover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise.
Click here to reveal.

After Valence's death in the disastrous Nooncrown mission, Jesset blames himself for failing to win them more material support. This leads to him becoming a staunch member of the Party of the Wolf.[8]

PALISADE[edit | edit source]

Jesset maintains his allegiance to the Party of the Wolf even after the party divisions of Millennium Break have faded. In the years between PARTIZAN and PALISADE he spends time as part of Millennium Break’s leadership council. In PALISADE, he joins the Cause as the (likely) leader of Grey Pond.[9][note 2]

Palcover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1.
Click here to reveal.

In "In Their Fear Pt. 1", the Stargrave demands that Jesset (along with the Cause faction leaders) turn himself in to the Pact to prevent the detonation of the stellar combustor.[10]

Inspired by Brnine's example, when Crusade besieges Carhaix, Jesset defends a Grey Pond supply line in a Jury model. When Clawed brings a bridge down on him, he nearly dies and is rescued at the last possible second by Elle Evensong. It is implied he has not yet recovered from his injuries by "Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2".[11] In "Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2", Jesset attends the Cause's celebrations in the Bontive Valley, but is struggling with coming so close to death.[12]

During the "A Mechanical Whine" arc, Jesset goes undercover in his Jury at the Lone Marble tournament. The mech is mysteriously functioning even though it was nearly destroyed in his last sortie. When things first start to go south during the event, he's able to fulfill his objective to sabotage the prototypes on show. He then tries to throw his life away against Ebullience to create a chance for Brnine and the crew of the Blue Channel to escape, but Brnine stops him. In the immediate aftermath, he stays aboard the Blue Channel. His Jury, which is powered by a Motion Engine, has caused him to be increasingly affected by Motion, to the point of having "a compulsion" that makes him feel like he's "never going to get to stop moving".[13]

Relationships[edit | edit source]

Gucci Garantine[edit | edit source]

Jesset has frequently worked with Gucci, and he often clashes with her. In the early days of Millennium Break he leads the Party of the Wolf, which is directly opposed to Gucci's Party of the Masque. Later, as Cause leaders, Jesset and Gucci may work closely together, though it's unclear how much enmity, if any, still exists between them in the PALISADE era.

Kal'mera Broun / Kalvin Brnine[edit | edit source]

Jesset and Broun meet several times on missions; they both become part of Millennium Break because of their acquaintance with Valence.

Pzncover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 39: Escape Velocity.
Click here to reveal.

Jesset is upset by Broun blaming him for Valence's death and attempts to support them as best he can, even joining them in the Blue Channel's first launch off Partizan.

In PALISADE, they have become good friends who often text back and forth with lots of emoji. Brnine texts him for backup when they encounter Refrain,[14] and Jesset looks to Brnine for support after Stargrave Elcessor delivers her ultimatum.[10]

Palcover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2.
Click here to reveal.

Brnine's success in turning off the stellar combustors is personally inspiring to Jesset. Upon their return, he tells them he "always believed" in them, accompanying this message with ambiguously flirty emoji.[11]

Palcover.jpg

This section contains spoilers for PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2.
Click here to reveal.

When Brnine meets Jesset during the Bontive Valley barbeque, he admits to being shaken by his recent near-death experience. He alludes to thinking about the forgotten deaths of Gur and Valence and wondering if "anyone will even remember us". Finally, Jesset asks if he can join the Blue Channel crew, but takes it back before Brnine can answer and blames his depression on having too much to drink.[12]

Mech[edit | edit source]

In PARTIZAN, Jesset piloted a Cloud unit in his first appearance and a Yoke thereafter. In PALISADE, he pilots a Jury; given that it is powered by a Motion Engine, this causes some problems for him.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appears in[edit | edit source]

PARTIZAN[edit | edit source]

PALISADE[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gur, for their part, hoped Jesset would win.
  2. ↑ In "In Their Fear Pt. 1", Jesset is listed along with the leaders of other Cause factions in Stargrave Elcessor's ultimatum. However, in "Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2", Austin named ⸢Wine⸣ as Grey Pond's council representative. This could suggest that Jesset never led Grey Pond, that he does lead Grey Pond but is busy or indisposed during the council meeting, or that he stepped down from his position as Grey Pond's leader at some point after "In Their Fear Pt. 1".

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PARTIZAN 14: Deception in the Canyon City
  2. ↑ PARTIZAN 35: The Witch in the Glass Pt. 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 PARTIZAN 23: Millennium Break: Who Will Lead Millennium Break?
  4. ↑ Episode description, PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle
  5. ↑ PALISADE 44: Where They Are Pt. 2
  6. ↑ PARTIZAN 40: Engine Burn
  7. ↑ PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle
  8. ↑ PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise
  9. ↑ PALISADE 09: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 4
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 PALISADE 29: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 2
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 PALISADE 38: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 2
  13. ↑ PALISADE 43: Where They Are Pt. 1
  14. ↑ PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2
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