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This is a list of significant characters on [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]. Characters may be significant because of their roles in Xena's or Gabrielle's life, or because they recur in the show. | This is a list of significant characters on [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]. Characters may be significant because of their roles in Xena's or Gabrielle's life, or because they recur in the show. | ||
==Gender issues== | |||
[[Xena: Warrior Princess]] is particularly notable for including numerous female characters of all sorts: villains, teachers, mentors, friends. In particular, the show very often passed the [[Bechdel test]] in having many [[List of female-centered episodes and character arcs on Xena|female-centered episodes]] and in its general story arcs, which were about the characters of Xena, Gabrielle, and [[Xena-Gabrielle relationship|their relationship]] generally. | |||
It wasn't quite consistent however. | |||
* The short-term one-episode or very minor recurring villains were largely male, both in the named characters and in the extras. To some extent this may have been a nod to historical verisimilitude, although the [[Xenaverse]] creators regularly flouted historical accuracy. | |||
* Sexual and romantic relationships: These were largely heterosexual. There were some female same-sex relationships, and that they were represented at all was beyond most comparable TV shows before or since. However, the representations were relatively rare and typically subtextual -- see for example, [[Xena-Gabrielle relationship|Xena and Gabrielle]]; Xena and various other women; Athena and her apparent lover; Minya and her fellow "thespian". [[List of gay male relationships in SF|Male-male same-sex relationships]] were somewhat sparser and even more ambiguous, although occasionally a male character was clearly coded as gay (e.g., Joxer's brother). | |||
==List of characters== | |||
* [[Xena]] | * [[Xena]] | ||
* [[Gabrielle]] | * [[Gabrielle]] | ||
==Xena & Gabrielle family== | ===Xena & Gabrielle family=== | ||
* Xena's mother, Cyrene | * Xena's mother, Cyrene | ||
* Xena's brother, Toris | * Xena's brother, Toris | ||
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* Gabrielle's daughter, Hope | * Gabrielle's daughter, Hope | ||
==Xena history== | ===Xena history=== | ||
* Flora (Xena's childhood friend; [[The Black Wolf (Xena episode)|The Black Wolf]]) | * Flora (Xena's childhood friend; [[The Black Wolf (Xena episode)|The Black Wolf]]) | ||
* Petracles (Xena's boyfriend in her youth) | * Petracles (Xena's boyfriend in her youth) | ||
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* Ares (god & frequent trouble-maker) | * Ares (god & frequent trouble-maker) | ||
* Marcus (Xena's former lover; "[[The Path Not Taken]]" and "[[Mortal Beloved]]") | * Marcus (Xena's former lover; "[[The Path Not Taken]]" and "[[Mortal Beloved]]") | ||
* Draco | * Draco (warlord & former friend or possible lover of Xena's) | ||
* Goliath ([[The Giant Killer]]) | * Goliath ([[The Giant Killer]]) | ||
* Boadicea | * [[Boadicea]] | ||
* Hercules | * Hercules | ||
* Iolaus | * Iolaus | ||
==Gabrielle's past== | ===Gabrielle's past=== | ||
* Seraphin (Gabrielle's childhood friend) | * Seraphin (Gabrielle's childhood friend, who is part of a Dahak/Hope cult; [[Sacrifice (Xena episode)|Sacrifice]] and [[Sacrifice II (Xena episode)|Sacrifice II]]) | ||
* Perdicus (Gabrielle's friend and short-time husband) | * Perdicus (alt. Perdicas) (Gabrielle's friend and short-time husband; [[Sins of the Past]]; [[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]; [[Return of Callisto]]) | ||
==XG during the show== | ===XG during the show=== | ||
* Argo (Xena's horse) | * Argo (Xena's horse) | ||
* Salmoneus (merchant, fast-talker, & ally; ?; [[The Greater Good (Xena episode)|The Greater Good]]; ?; ) | * Salmoneus (merchant, fast-talker, & ally; ?; [[The Greater Good (Xena episode)|The Greater Good]]; ?; ) | ||
* Joxer | * Joxer (Joxer's brothers Jet and Jace) | ||
* Terreis (Amazon, sister to Melosa, and Gabrielle's friend; responsible for Gabrielle's induction into the Amazons) | |||
* Melosa (Queen of Amazons before Ephiny) | |||
* Ephiny (Amazon) | * Ephiny (Amazon) | ||
* Aphrodite (god & periodic trouble-maker) | * Aphrodite (god & periodic trouble-maker) | ||
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* the Northern Amazons | * the Northern Amazons | ||
* Xena look-alikes: Meg, Princess Diana, Leah | * Xena look-alikes: Meg, Princess Diana, Leah | ||
* Minya (Xena wanna-be and friend of Gabrielle's and Xena's; [[A Day in the Life]]; [[The Quill Is Mightier]]; [[The Play's the Thing]]; [[Takes One To Know One]]; [[Send in the Clones]]) | |||
* Autolycus (thief & frequent ally) | * Autolycus (thief & frequent ally) | ||
* Velasca | * Brutus (Caesar's general) | ||
* Dahak (evil god) | |||
* Velasca (would-be Queen of Amazons; killed Melosa) | |||
* Discord (goddess of retribution) | |||
* Najara | * Najara | ||
* Tara | * Tara | ||
* Eli | |||
* Amarice | * Amarice | ||
* | * Michael the Archangel | ||
* | * Varia | ||
* Mephistopheles (King of Hell) | |||
* Virgil (eldest child of Joxer & Meg; 2 younger siblings) | |||
* Zeus (god) | |||
* Athena (goddess) | |||
* Chilapa (queen of Amazons after Ephiny) | |||
* Gurkhan (kills Gabrielle's parents) | |||
* Varia (Queen of the Amazons after Marga) | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters by series or work|Xena]] | ||
[[Category:Xena| ]] | [[Category:Xena| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:31, 29 April 2007
This is a list of significant characters on Xena: Warrior Princess. Characters may be significant because of their roles in Xena's or Gabrielle's life, or because they recur in the show.
Gender issues
Xena: Warrior Princess is particularly notable for including numerous female characters of all sorts: villains, teachers, mentors, friends. In particular, the show very often passed the Bechdel test in having many female-centered episodes and in its general story arcs, which were about the characters of Xena, Gabrielle, and their relationship generally.
It wasn't quite consistent however.
- The short-term one-episode or very minor recurring villains were largely male, both in the named characters and in the extras. To some extent this may have been a nod to historical verisimilitude, although the Xenaverse creators regularly flouted historical accuracy.
- Sexual and romantic relationships: These were largely heterosexual. There were some female same-sex relationships, and that they were represented at all was beyond most comparable TV shows before or since. However, the representations were relatively rare and typically subtextual -- see for example, Xena and Gabrielle; Xena and various other women; Athena and her apparent lover; Minya and her fellow "thespian". Male-male same-sex relationships were somewhat sparser and even more ambiguous, although occasionally a male character was clearly coded as gay (e.g., Joxer's brother).
List of characters
Xena & Gabrielle family
- Xena's mother, Cyrene
- Xena's brother, Toris
- Xena's brother, Lyceus
- Xena's father, Atrius (Ties That Bind)
- Xena's son, Solan
- Xena's daughter, Eve/Livia
- Gabrielle's sister, Lila
- Gabrielle's parents, Hecuba and Herodotus
- Gabrielle's daughter, Hope
Xena history
- Flora (Xena's childhood friend; The Black Wolf)
- Petracles (Xena's boyfriend in her youth)
- Warlord Cortese (attacked Xena's village, setting her on path to become a warrior)
- M'Lila (former teacher/friend/lover?)
- Julias Caesar (Xena's lover; betrayer; enemy of Gabrielle & Xena)
- Niklio (healer)
- Borias (former lover; father of Solan)
- Lao Ma (former teacher/friend/lover?)
- Ming T'ien (child of Lao Ma; later the green dragon who must be made small)
- Akemi (friend)
- Alti (former teacher/friend and eternal enemy)
- Anokin (friend; lover?; apprentice of Alti)
- Cyane (former teacher/friend/enemy)
- Kaleipus (centaur who raised Solan; Orphan of War)
- Satrina (slave girl & future enemy Past Imperfect)
- Thalassa (one of Xena's victims)
- Callisto (one of Xena's victims, and a major enemy of Xena & Gabrielle)
- Ares (god & frequent trouble-maker)
- Marcus (Xena's former lover; "The Path Not Taken" and "Mortal Beloved")
- Draco (warlord & former friend or possible lover of Xena's)
- Goliath (The Giant Killer)
- Boadicea
- Hercules
- Iolaus
Gabrielle's past
- Seraphin (Gabrielle's childhood friend, who is part of a Dahak/Hope cult; Sacrifice and Sacrifice II)
- Perdicus (alt. Perdicas) (Gabrielle's friend and short-time husband; Sins of the Past; Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts; Return of Callisto)
XG during the show
- Argo (Xena's horse)
- Salmoneus (merchant, fast-talker, & ally; ?; The Greater Good; ?; )
- Joxer (Joxer's brothers Jet and Jace)
- Terreis (Amazon, sister to Melosa, and Gabrielle's friend; responsible for Gabrielle's induction into the Amazons)
- Melosa (Queen of Amazons before Ephiny)
- Ephiny (Amazon)
- Aphrodite (god & periodic trouble-maker)
- Cupid (god & occasional trouble-maker)
- Meleager (warrior they help; The Prodigal)
- the Northern Amazons
- Xena look-alikes: Meg, Princess Diana, Leah
- Minya (Xena wanna-be and friend of Gabrielle's and Xena's; A Day in the Life; The Quill Is Mightier; The Play's the Thing; Takes One To Know One; Send in the Clones)
- Autolycus (thief & frequent ally)
- Brutus (Caesar's general)
- Dahak (evil god)
- Velasca (would-be Queen of Amazons; killed Melosa)
- Discord (goddess of retribution)
- Najara
- Tara
- Eli
- Amarice
- Michael the Archangel
- Varia
- Mephistopheles (King of Hell)
- Virgil (eldest child of Joxer & Meg; 2 younger siblings)
- Zeus (god)
- Athena (goddess)
- Chilapa (queen of Amazons after Ephiny)
- Gurkhan (kills Gabrielle's parents)
- Varia (Queen of the Amazons after Marga)