Andressa

Andressa takes the form of a mantislike insectoid in vivid cyan blue. A pair of antennae rise above two large, multifaceted red eyes, and rows of long spines line her arms. Her hands end in two fingers apiece, while her forelegs finish in two toes.

Like her fellow Thraxans, Andressa lives only a brief span by human reckoning, yet she carries a wisdom and readiness to forgive well beyond her years, summed up in her belief that her people forgive and simply move on. She falls in love easily, and did so swiftly with Nolan, holding onto her feelings for him even after the Empire dragged him away. That same tenderness drives her final act, handing their son to Mark so the boy might grow up shielded from the Viltrumites and surrounded by family.

Andressa first crossed paths with Nolan in space, among Thraxans nearly executed until he intervened and was granted asylum. She fell for him quickly, and once he was raised to emperor the two married and had a son. When Invincible was summoned to Thraxa, Nolan introduced him to this new wife and half brother. A Viltrumite assault scattered the reunion, sending Andressa and Mark fleeing to the Caves of Roclaim, where she explained that her kind lives barely a year, apologized for never meaning to replace Debbie, and assured Mark that Nolan still loved him. She was nearly crushed by a falling pillar before Mark pulled her clear.

Once the Viltrumites withdrew, Mark stayed on for two months to help the Thraxans rebuild. By then aged, Andressa asked him to carry Oliver back to Earth, and after resisting he agreed when reminded how fast her people wither. She is presumed to have died soon after his departure, remembered by her son and by Invincible as one of the most courageous people he ever met.