Serial Designation J (2024)

Serial Designation J-10X111001, or simply known as J, is a major character in Murder Drones.

Physical Appearance[]

J has the features of a typical female Disassembly Drone. She has neon yellow eyes and silver hair in twin pigtails tied with black ribbons. Like other Disassembly Drones, she wears a black headband adorned with five light bulbs filled with Nanite Acid. She also has a thin black tail ending in a large syringe containing Nanite Acid as all Disassembly Drones have.

She appears to be wearing a short-sleeved dress with pockets on the side and a black leather belt. She also wears knee-high stockings with visible suspenders. Like other Disassembly Drones, she dons a yellow armband around her left bicep.

When hunting for Worker Drones, she reveals her sharp teeth while her visor displays an "><" shape.

Worker Form[]

As a Worker Drone, J wore a black hard hat, a black and grey maid dress paired with a bowtie around the neck, and stockings.

Her twin pigtails also appeared to be slightly longer.

Eldritch J[]

Main article: Eldritch J §Physical Appearance

Eldritch J resembles Cyn's actual form, a monstrous centipede-like being with multiple mantis-like appendages and a row of spikes on the back. Its head is identical to J's, albeit with a melted visor, sharp serrated teeth lining the upper jaw, and the absence of a lower jaw. It also sports multiple "cameras" with a single yellow eye. These cameras can also project holograms of drones it has studied and killed.

One of Eldritch J's appendages resembles a human hand. Whether this is genuine human flesh or a lookalike is unknown.

Personality[]

J is best described as a "lethal workaholic", as she is incredibly dedicated to her job. She also uses corporate jargon like "synergistic liability" and "fourth quarter profits" as insults or vulgarism. Although J is not as sad*stic and insane as V is, she does look down on others who are not as good as her. This is best shown in J's relationship with N, as she despises him and tells him that she would personally kill him if their company allowed it. J's dislike of N goes as far as to infect him with a virus as soon as he starts to question the company (even though there was a valid reason for doing so) while also taking glee in doing such an act.

J is also arrogant and prideful, as she enjoys insulting others. This proved to be her downfall, as after she incapacitated Uzi, she took her time with a monologue instead of finishing her off immediately which gave Uzi the advantage to stab J with her Nanite tail. Despite this, J praises her comrades if they are worthy. This is shown when N supposedly gets past the Worker Drones' doors and, despite her low opinion of him, J genuinely congratulates his efforts and rewards him with the thought of having a JCJenson-branded pen, an item they both consider an accomplishment.

Despite her arrogance, J is not incapable of showing fear. This is demonstrated in N's memories of when they used to be Worker Drones working at the Elliott Manor, where being in the presence of Louisa is enough to terrify her, or when Lizzy, Thad and Khan appear to attack her with a railgun, making her systems warn her of a "Prior Hazard" as her face bears an unnerved expression. However, she has a positive relationship with Tessa, whom J is genuinely kind and respectful towards. This is likely due to Tessa's kindness towards drones and viewing them as people, not property. Because of this, J carries Tessa's orders without hesitation and even calls her "boss" on various occasions.

Biography[]

Pre-series[]

J is an incredibly loyal Disassembly Drone who was once a Worker Drone in her past. She was repurposed and befriended by Tessa to serve at Elliott Manor as a maid, where she met N, V and the AbsoluteSolver disguised as Cyn. J assisted Tessa on the night they tried to prevent the Solver from slaughtering a gala at the mansion, though their efforts were in vain as J was among all the Worker servants who were corrupted by the malevolent AI to help with its murderous plan.

Season 1[]

PILOT[]

J is first seen in a flashback by N, where J has N pinned on the ground with her foot, telling him if she was allowed to, she would personally kill N herself. J is fully introduced at the corpse spire where J notices how N has gone offline; she assumes he tripped and knocked himself offline. J reboots N's systems by scolding and then smacking his face, which turns N's systems back online. As N runs away to chase Uzi and retrieve her railgun, N's sudden escape makes J and V suspicious and so they follow him.

J and V catch up to N to find out he managed to get through the first two doors of the Worker Drone Bunker. J seems genuinely surprised by how N was "not useless for once". She rewards him with the thought of having JCJenson-branded pen. After V leaves to find an entrance to the outpost's last door, N questions the company's motives and the Disassembly Drones' fate when all the Workers are eventually killed. N's questioning gives J a reason to kill N and so she plants a virus on him and leaves him for dead as she flies into the vents to wipe out the rest of the colony of Worker Drones. J and V would have Thad, Khan, and many other Workers cornered when suddenly N and Uzi arrive.

N finally tells J that he doesn't like the way she's been treating him; to which J calls him a traitor. Afterwards, Uzi fights J. While N defeats V, J is on the brink of victory as she has Uzi on the ground and is about to finish her off. However, during J's monologue, Uzi manages to stab her with her Nanite tail. The stab causes J to back up in pain and fall, which allows Uzi to grab her railgun and shoot J with it. The blast obliterates the upper half of J's body, killing her.

Heartbeat[]

In a dream of N's (actually a flashback), J is a Worker Drone maid in a mansion where she is still abusive to N. This is shown by her kicking N to the ground and asking him to move. J then looks over and anxiously greets Tessa, but she quickly gets annoyed after seeing Tessa has another Worker Drone behind her. N later wakes up. Later, when Frank is attempting to fix the hole in the ceiling left by N, J's corpse slowly creeps away as if being dragged. Frank investigates the situation and sees J's chest pried open, revealing her organic insides and core. Her corpse suddenly transforms into a biomechanical abomination, which later kills Frank. It would then kill more Worker Drones to assimilate parts for J's reconstruction.

The Promening[]

A clone of J was re-deployed to Copper 9, accompanied by her boss Tessa, now grown up and working for JCJenson. Tessa coldly states the two of them have "maintenance work" to do, most likely a euphemism for killing more Worker Drones.

Home[]

During the events of Home, J appears in N's memories. She is first seen standing near Tessa while the latter nervously paces around the table. Tessa asks if J could pretend to be a "ripping royal stud," to which J complies and quickly poses like the person shown on the cover of the Gala invitation. Tessa congratulates J but starts to rub her wrist in pain. In response, J looks up at her in sadness. Tessa then assured J that she was fine but quickly got distracted after noticing that N. Cyn later told Tessa that J had forgotten to let her out of the basem*nt again. J annoyingly replies that despite that, Cyn still escaped. J then keeps the basem*nt key in her hair. Tessa's mother walks up and begins scolding her daughter for bringing the Drones out again, and declares that she is going to throw them out. Tessa quickly apologizes. Cyn suddenly retorts, telling Louisa that they "aren't broken" and "can no longer be thrown out." Before Louisa could say anything, N quickly jumped to Cyn's defense and took the blame for her behavior.

Later, Tessa is seen in her bedroom attempting to free herself from the chains while Cyn plays with a doll house, and J sits on a rocking horse. Cyn and J are both chained by the ankle like Tessa. Tessa asks J to help her get freed, but J apologizes and refuses because "corporate" (Tessa's parents) had already ordered her not to do so. Tessa looks down at the chain and sees Cyn (now in her Eldritch form) right in front of her. Cyn assures Tessa that she "won't have to discard her (Tessa's) pets" and Cyn "won't discard of her (Tessa)." She also states that Tessa "seems squeamish" and warns her not to go to the gala. Cyn leaves through the opened window, and after a couple of seconds, Tessa and J look at each other in fear and silence.

Afterward, J attempts to bite off Tessa's shackle and free her while Tessa motivates her, telling J that someone wants "paid time off" to "attend union negotiations" (a workplace taboo). Infuriated, J finally bites through the chain in her rage and begins punching it while she screams that it is an "unrelated layoff" before spitting onto the ground, exhausted. J stands up and shakes off her tiredness as she looks towards Tessa, and the two quickly leave the room. They quietly tip-toed across the hallway to stop Cyn. Tessa bumps into a suit of armor and nearly knocks it over but she notices a sword. J makes her way over to a gun case containing a revolver. They show their weapons to each other and they immediately trade.

N and Uzi (in the form of a crow) then appear, and N motions for them to lay low. J and Tessa look at each other in confusion until a pair of cracked glasses fall from the ceiling. They slowly look up and see V crawling on the ceiling. The four quickly group together back-to-back, and N tells Tessa they need the key from J to get into the basem*nt. Uzi then flies over and grabs the key from J's hair, saying that she (Uzi) would kill her. Tessa tells the group that Cyn will massacre the gala, and N questions if it is their Cyn, saying that the actual Cyn is cool; Tessa and J seem suspicious of this. V suddenly swoops down and attempts to attack Tessa. Before V can harm Tessa, J quickly gets in the way and uses the sword against V's claw. J then instructs N and Uzi to go to the basem*nt while she and Tessa stall "the coma patient". V attempts to grab the key from N but is quickly stopped by J, pushing him through the doorway.

The gala is about to begin with James commencing it. However, Cyn, puppeteered by the AbsoluteSolver, appears in front of the guests, ready to attack. But luckily, J and Tessa arrived to put an end to the yet-to-be massacre. James and Louisa scold their daughter for her tomfoolery but are immediately pushed aside by the Solver. Tessa tries to stop it from carrying out its plan by throwing several objects at it but to no avail. The Solver tells Tessa that "[she] didn't have to see this." It then controls all of the drones in the building, including J, who now has an 'X' displayed on her visor. J slams the door shut behind Tessa, and the Solver begins to massacre everyone in the dining room (including Tessa).

In the present day, J appears next to Tessa (in actuality, the AbsoluteSolver using Tessa's corpse), having met up with Doll outside of a building. Doll tosses the key to "Tessa". Doll reminds "Tessa" that they must take her with them since they "had a deal"; "Tessa" replies by firing a warning shot at Doll (presumably to confirm that she is not infected with the AbsoluteSolver). Turning around, J and "Tessa" see Uzi, V, and N standing far away. They stare at each other, and the credits roll.

Dead End[]

After Tessa reunites with N and V, Uzi points out that she is tired of killing J, to which she replies that effective Disassembly Drones were cloned more. When Doll betrays the group and steals the Keybug, they chase after her, which brings them to Cabin Fever Labs. J reveals Cyn's plan to infiltrate the Labs and then their plans to stop her. Tessa hands her the key to her ship and instructs her to guard outside.

Mass Destruction[]

On the surface, Lizzy takes Thad outside the colony towards the corpse spire to introduce him to her "secret friend." The environment suddenly loses gravity before returning to normal, with Thad and Lizzy faceplanting onto the snow. Abruptly, a landing pod arrives and touches down on the spire, from which J emerges and swiftly enters the structure. Lizzy claimed that this was the reason she brought Thad out.

Later, Thad and Lizzy plan on attacking J, but an explosion suddenly erupts from within the spire. J swiftly enters her pod and leaves. When Thad and Lizzy enter the spire to investigate, they see that J has destroyed N's landing pod to prevent it from being used as an escape vehicle.

Later, J lands her ship at the entrance and tries to contact Tessa, but she gets hit by a school bus, losing the keys to her ship in the process. Angered, she draws her gun at the bus, demanding to know the identities of the drivers. She sees Lizzy and Thad posing ominously in the fog, holding a railgun and metal pipe respectively, while Khan is smugly lying on the bus roof. Upon noticing the railgun light up, a warning sign with the words 'PRIOR HAZARD' lights up on her visor, a callback to her death by Uzi's railgun during the first episode.

Abilities[]

Trivia[]

• J is the first Disassembly Drone to be shown destroyed and later reconstructed.
• J seems to be a good artist, as shown in Home.
• J is the only Disassembly Drone to be shown using their EMP generator.
• In the Season 1 Teaser, when asked the question "Is J dead?", Liam Vickers responded with nervous stuttering and an "Uh-oh!", implying her eventual return, which would come true in The Promening.
• J is somewhat traumatized from her death in the Pilot as when J sees Lizzy, Thad and Khan with a railgun in Mass Destruction, an alert on her visor says "Prior Hazard" as she bears an unnerved expression on her face.
• As shown in the announcement video for the Glitch Inn, J was originally meant to be male.