Elle was a replicant active as of the year 2032.
Biography
In October 2032, Elle awoke in the back of a transport vehicle with a black lotus tattoo on her shoulder and carrying an encrypted data device. She ended up in the city of Los Angeles, but it did not appear to be exactly as she remembered. After a brief confrontation with an angry sushi bar employee, Elle was attacked by a gang in an alleyway and recalled memories of being attacked by a man. Much to her own amazement, Elle managed to fend off her attackers.[1]
Recalling the address of her home, she was pointed to a building she did not recognize, aside from a yellow wall in the area with an angel painted upon it. She then encountered Doc Badger, who invited her inside of her shop. While there, she hid as Drove, one of the gang members who attacked her, came in, questioning Doc if he had seen Elle. After Doc did not give Elle up, Drove left and Elle showed Doc the device. She offered to take care of the gang for him if he decrypted the device.[1]
Wielding a sword from the shop, Elle tracked down the gang and confronted them, managing once again to overpower them and kill their leader, warning the survivors to leave Doc Badger alone. This prompted her to recall killing before, specifically the man she recalled earlier as attacking her. She returned to Doc, who said he was unable to decrypt the device, but that an upstairs neighbor could. He took her to the top floor, where they found Joseph passed out on his couch.[1]
After Elle woke Joseph by pouring a bottle of liquor on him, Doc introduced them, with Joseph reluctantly agreeing to decrypt the device. As he started the process, Elle noticed Joseph's television showing a meeting between Senator Bannister and Niander Wallace, Sr., recognizing Bannister as someone who hunted her in a desert. She asked where she could find Bannister, Joseph did not provide any help and she left with the device.[2]
Making her way to the Pickfair Hotel, seen in the broadcast, she followed Bannister to a spinner. She commandeered a car in order to tail him to a boxing arena, managing to enter and incapacitate the security detail. She confronted him in a private balcony seat and attempted to question him. Bannister told her she was a replicant who had been built the previous week. He then tried to call for help which forced Elle to take action against him. They scuffled for a few moments, with Bannister managing to choke her twice in the scuffle. After recalling a memory of her encounter in the desert, Elle managed to get the upper hand and eventually dropped Bannister off of the balcony, killing him.[2]
She managed to leave the boxing arena, nearly being caught by Officer Alani Davis before being pursued by another officer. She managed to escape him inside an alleyway, but experienced a vivid and upsetting flashback of being hunted in the desert alongside other replicants. She then saw Joseph raise a gun and shoot her.[2]