Which Bass X Machina Character Are You?

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Bass X Machina is Netflix’s adult animated steampunk Western, which premiered on November 3, 2026, with all six episodes of its first season dropping at once. Created by LeSean Thomas and animated by Studio Mir — the studio behind X-Men ’97 — the series reimagines the post-Civil War frontier as an alternate 1874 full of bionic prosthetics, Gatling-gun trains, and supernatural powers.

At the center of the story is Bass Reeves, voiced by Brian Tyree Henry, who also executive produces. The character is inspired by the real Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery and became one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi, a lawman so legendary that some historians have argued he inspired the Lone Ranger. In the show, Bass came home from the war with a metal arm and now collects bounties to keep his family safe.

Bass isn’t riding alone for long. Tati Gabrielle voices Dana Starr, a determined teenager searching for her missing uncle who talks her way onto Bass’s trail. Chaske Spencer plays Lighthorse, a Choctaw sheriff, skilled marksman, and old friend of Bass. Cree Summer voices Ahni, a young Choctaw woman who can command lightning, and Starletta DuPois plays Etta Yellowtail, a Choctaw scientist whose inventions are central to the story.

Rounding out the cast are Janelle Monáe as Glory Reeves, Bass’s wife — Monáe also performs the show’s opening song, “Sand” — and Currie Graham as Rivenbark, an ex-Confederate general and scientist whose experiments cast a long shadow over Bass’s past.

Early reviews have praised the series’ voice acting, world-building, and propulsive action, with Tell-Tale TV calling the season “more-than-satisfying” once its twists kick in. Critics singled out the supporting cast in particular, with Etta emerging as an early fan favorite and both Dana and Ahni gaining surprising depth as the season goes on.

What makes Bass X Machina stand out is the way it blends genres: it’s a revenge Western, a family drama, a superhero story, and a sci-fi adventure all at once, while centering Black and Indigenous characters who are usually pushed to the margins of frontier stories. The Choctaw Nation, its sheriffs, and its scientists are at the heart of the plot rather than the background.

Our quiz matches you with one of five core characters based on how you handle loyalty, danger, and the open road. Are you a stoic protector like Bass, a firecracker like Dana, a living storm like Ahni, a steady lawman like Lighthorse, or a brilliant inventor like Etta?

If you love genre-bending animation, try our Arcane quiz, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners quiz, Blue Eye Samurai quiz, or Castlevania quiz. Prefer your frontier live-action? Saddle up with our 1883 quiz.