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In 1817, a young Spanish aristocrat, Tessa Alvarado (Tessie Santiago), returns to Spanish California after the death of her father and finds her home in ruins, her father's manservants reduced to stealing. The town where she was born is run by a militaristic governor who abuses his power, resulting in the miscarriage of justice and the poor living conditions of his subjects. Upset about the state of her birth place and the murder of her father, Tessa's path is revealed to her in a mysterious dream where her father comes to her and talks of his murder, his hidden gold, and of his "Avenging Angel". She will take up arms to protect the people from the town's governor and to avenge her father's death. Tessa will do this in disguise behind a mask, becoming that "Avenging Angel", The Queen of Swords.

 

The Queen occasionally crosses paths with Dr. Robert Helm (Peter Wingfield), an English doctor employed by Montoya who believes in saving lives rather than taking them after his experiences as an officer in the Napoleonic Wars. He has little patience for Tessa, believing her to be a spoiled member of the nobility, and less for the Queen of Swords, despising her because of her use of violence. Helm's relationship with The Queen intensifies throughout the series as events throw them together in life threatening situations.

 

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* [[Action Girl]]: Tessa

* [[Bad Habits]]: The Queen dresses as a nun in "Honor Thy Father".

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Vera, the only blonde in the regular cast, is a treacherous, manipulative, adulterous bitch.

* [[Calling Card]]: A literal card, the Queen of Swords tarot card.

* [[Completely Different Title]]: Became ''Tessa, à la pointe de l'épée'' (''Tessa at the Point of the Sword'') in France, then ''Sous Le Signe de L'Épée'' (''Under the Sign of the Sword'') for the DVD release.

* [[Cool Horse]]: Chico

* [[Cool Mask]]: Tessa's mask is made from her mother's favourite lace shawl.

* [[Costume Copycat]]: "The Counterfeit Queen"

* [[Dangerous Deserter]]: Captain Grisham is an American deserter from from the War of 1812. However, the truly dangerous deserter is Krane from "The Hanged Man"; the man they tried to hang in Grisham's place.

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Of [[Zorro]].

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: If the setting and description doesn't make you immediately think "[[Distaff Counterpart]] of Zorro" you probably don't even know who Zorro ''is''.

** In fact, Sony ''sued'' the producers of ''Queen of Swords'' due to its similarities with Zorro. (Sony lost on account of the character being in the [[Public Domain Character|public domain]].)

* [[Gender Flip]]: Of ''[[Zorro]]''.

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Approximately [[Once an Episode]], the Queen rides away while soldiers fire after her, missing every shot.

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Colonel Montoya.

* [[The Man They Couldn't Hang]]: Krane from "The Hanged Man."

* [[No Escape but Down]]: In "Death to the Queen", the cornered Queen escapes from Captain Grisham by diving off the cliff into the ocean.

* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: The Queen's costume includes a corset.

* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Tessa.

* [[Scary Black Man]]: Lamorena in "The Hanged Man".

* [[Secret Keeper]]: Marta.

* [[She Fu]]: The Queen mixed a large amount of acrobatics into her fight scenes.

* [[Shoot the Rope]]: Or "slash the rope," to similar effect.

* [[The Starscream]]: Captain Grisham.

* [[Taking Over the Town]]: Krane and his gang do this in "The Hanged Man."

* [[That Old Time Prescription]]: In one episode, almost everybody in the village gets sick. Dr. Helm doses them with a practically magical healing elixir, which he later reveals is made from willow bark.

* [[Waistcoat of Style]]: Montoya has several.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Colonel Montoya.

 

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