

Elle sarcastically apologized for her deception, lighting a cigarette and cruelly reading aloud facts about the black mamba and the side effects of its venom. The snake violently bit Budd in the face three times and he fell to the ground, writhing in pain as the venom coursed through his veins. As Elle replied that she felt regret more than relief, Budd opened the suitcase and riffled through the money, finding a black mamba that Elle had planted inside. Elle agreed and showed up at Budd's trailer the next day.īudd asked Elle about her feelings regarding the death of her archrival, Beatrix, wondering if she was filled with regret that she didn't kill her herself, or relief over Beatrix's (assumed) demise. He then offered her the priceless blade in exchange for one million dollars in cash. She eventually received a call from Budd, who informed her that he had acquired Beatrix's sword after shooting her with rock salt and burying her alive. Infuriated, Elle half-heartedly agreed and departed, leaving Beatrix alive.Īt the time Beatrix woke up from her coma, Elle still had some kind of romantic relationship with Bill (evidently, she was the only one of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who was still in contact with him).Įlle remained devoted to Bill for years, doing his bidding and carrying on the DVAS tradition. Seconds before injecting poison into the life-support system, Bill contacted Elle and ordered her to abort the mission, claiming that Beatrix deserved better than being killed in her sleep. Upon locating her unconscious prey, Elle stated that despite their mutual disdain for each other, she nonetheless respected her. She headed to the hospital where Beatrix was housed and dressed up as a nurse. After abusing the helpless Beatrix, Elle stood above her bloody body as Bill approached and then shot her in the head.Įlle is forced to abort her mission by Bill.Īfter the massacre, Elle was assigned by Bill to kill Beatrix, who was revealed to have been comatose ever since. One night, Pai Mei ordered Elle to cook fish heads for him, and in retaliation for extracting her eye, Elle poisoned her master's favorite dish, killing him.Įlle and the other Deadly Vipers stands over Beatrix's beaten body.ĭuring their days as members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, Elle and Beatrix had a hostile relationship, both competing for Bill's affection and favor as his second-in-command.Įlle, along with Budd, Vernita Green, and O-Ren Ishii, arrived at El Paso and killed all eight people who attended Beatrix's wedding dress rehearsal. At some point in her training, Elle called Pai Mei a "miserable, old fool." Furious, Pai Mei ripped out Elle's right eye. Unlike Beatrix, who was quite humble, Elle was the opposite, being a brash and insolent pupil. Some time after Beatrix finished her training, Bill sent Elle to the legendary master.

He offered her a job as an elite assassin and she accepted, just so she could be around him.Įlle, like Bill and Beatrix Kiddo, was Pai Mei's student.

Upon tracking him down, she soon fell in love with him despite his dating Beatrix. After a protracted fight in Budd's trailer, Elle was defeated by Beatrix, who snatched out her other eye, rendering her completely blind.Įlle originally worked for Interpol and was sent on an assignment to apprehend Bill. Elle had some kind of sexual relationship with Bill, much like Beatrix Kiddo, who was Bill's girlfriend and the mother of B.B. Elle Driver was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, known by her code-name California Mountain Snake, and by her missing right eye, which was covered by an eyepatch.
