Aeryn Sun

Aeryn Sun is a female television character that features in Farscape.

Biography

Aeryn Sun was a female Sebacean who was the daughter of Peaekeeper officer Talyn Lyczac and Xhalax Sun.

She came to be a pilot, commando, and officer within the Icarion Company of Pleisar Regiment.

Two cycles later, she was assigned to a Peacekeeper Command Carrier under the command of Captain Bilar Crais. During this time, a Leviathan prison ships crew managed to revolt and attempted to flee on the vessel. Officer Sun was dispatched on a Prowler to intercept them and attempted to recapture the prisoners. However, she herself was captured and taken aboard the Leviathan that was crewed by Ka D'Argo, Rygel, and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan. Once there, she met Crichton who was the pilot transport of a pod emerging from a wormhole that crashed into Captain’s Crais’s brothers Prowler that led to his death. This led to Crais believing that Crichton had murdered his brother and he wanted revenge. Sometime afterwards, the prisoners of the Leviathan Moya were captured by the Peacekeepers. During this time, Aeryn attempted to explain to Captain Crias that Crichton was not responsible for his brothers death as she did not believe him intelligent enough for such an act. However, Crais instead deemed Officer Sun to had been irreversibly contaminated by contact with aliens leading to her arrest. She lost her rank and faced the death penalty. When Crichton escaped, he freed Aeryn and she was forced to join the prisoners of the Moya in escaping as she now faced the life of exile and being considered a traitor to her people. (Episode: Premiere)

However, Aeryn's prowler is caught up in the stream of Moya's starburst and is towed along with the escaping Leviathan. Aeryn is brought on board Moya as a prisoner, but when she and Crichton encounter her commanding officer Captain Crais, she defends John from Crais' allegation that John deliberately attacked and killed Crais' brother, saying he isn't brave enough or smart enough to have done so. In return, Crais declares her to be "irreversibly contaminated" from spending too much time with an unknown life form, which means a death sentence. John Crichton and D'Argo soon escape the Peacekeepers again, and having nowhere else to go, Aeryn reluctantly became a fugitive alongside them.

Aboard Moya, she learns to think beyond the strict, militaristic confines of her Peacekeeper upbringing. Born in service aboard a Command Carrier, it is the only life she has known, and thus is very well skilled in hand-to-hand and weapons combat. She has also become a valuable and important member of Moya's crew, and a companion and romantic interest to Crichton.

While attempting to hide the new feelings she seemed to be developing for Crichton, Aeryn tried hard to adapt to her new life situation, although the transition often proved a difficult one. She retained her sense of honor, and proved that her skills as a soldier were very valuable to the crew on board Moya. Essential in emergencies, Aeryn soon gained the respect, if not the adoration, of everyone on the Leviathan. She began to learn the bonds of friendship and camaraderie slowly, to see the universe anew and make her own decisions between right and wrong. When an experiment gone wrong left her with some of Pilot's DNA, the experience caused a deep bond to be forged between the two of them. After some time, Aeryn began to realize that the Peacekeeper code was no longer one that she wholeheartedly agreed with. An encounter with a Peacekeeper officer named Larraq led to some amorous feelings on Aeryn's part, and he managed to get the drop on her while infected by an intelligent virus, stabbing her in the chest. Aeryn later realized that he had pierced her paraphoral nerve, which would eventually lead to her death. The crew made the joint decision to save her, infiltrating the Peacekeeper Gammak Base to find a tissue donor. The result saved Aeryn's life, but left John in the hands of Scorpius. Once she had recovered sufficiently, she led the mission to save John. After Moya gave birth to her offspring and found he was part Peacekeeper gunship, Aeryn offered her help in calming the baby down, as Moya was having difficulty communicating with him. Her assistance aided Moya greatly, and in thanks, the Leviathan asked that Aeryn name her child. Aeryn chose to name him Talyn, after her father. Later, she assisted with John's plan to destroy Scorpius' Gammak Base.

Aeryn manages to save Crichton and D'Argo after the destruction of the Gammak Base. However, the way she had managed to keep them alive was by making a deal with Crais, who had abducted Talyn from his mother. His wish was that Aeryn would help him to tame Talyn so that he could use him to escape the Peacekeepers, now that he had been branded a renegade himself. Aeryn had hoped that Talyn would trust her and eventually get rid of Crais, but the plan failed; Talyn chose Crais as his captain and the two starburst away, leaving Moya and crew to make their own getaway. It was later revealed to the crew that Aeryn had been on the Moya before, and was in fact one of the Peacekeepers responsible for the death of her previous pilot. Pilot was furious with Aeryn and ordered her to leave the ship, which Aeryn fully intended to do, ashamed of her past actions. Eventually it came out that Pilot was also feeling guilty over the fact that he chose to take another pilot's place on Moya, and the two reconciled, becoming even closer than before.

Aeryn manages to save Crichton and D'Argo after the destruction of the Gammak Base. However, the way she had managed to keep them alive was by making a deal with Crais, who had abducted Talyn from his mother. His wish was that Aeryn would help him to tame Talyn so that he could use him to escape the Peacekeepers, now that he had been branded a renegade himself. Aeryn had hoped that Talyn would trust her and eventually get rid of Crais, but the plan failed; Talyn chose Crais as his captain and the two starburst away, leaving Moya and crew to make their own getaway. It was later revealed to the crew that Aeryn had been on the Moya before, and was in fact one of the Peacekeepers responsible for the death of her previous pilot. Pilot was furious with Aeryn and ordered her to leave the ship, which Aeryn fully intended to do, ashamed of her past actions. Eventually it came out that Pilot was also feeling guilty over the fact that he chose to take another pilot's place on Moya, and the two reconciled, becoming even closer than before. As Aeryn became closer to Crichton, she began to worry about the possibilities involved in there being a relationship between the two of them. Telling John that she wanted to "talk less", she ignored John's pleas and stayed away from him on a planet of Sebaceans. She found out that in her absence, John had accidentally gotten engaged to the planet's princess, a woman who he had to marry to ensure the peace for millions of people. Aeryn insisted that John did not have to go through with the marriage, but he disagreed. Hurt, Aeryn refused to stay for the wedding, instead going rock climbing with a man named Dregon, who was later injured. She was forced to drag him back to the city, and by the time she made it, it turned out that Crichton would not be getting married after all. She insisted that John try the planet's genetic compatibility test with her, and though the answer was never factually revealed, it seemed likely that they were.

It is only after leaving the Peacekeepers that she can begin to find out who she is. She discovers that her mother, Xhalax Sun, was a Peacekeeper pilot who went against Peacekeeper regulations and fell in love with an older officer, Talyn Lyczac. They deliberately had Aeryn, a child born of love, and Xhalax sneaks into Aeryn's dormitory one night to tell her so, which is strictly against regulations. To redeem her crime, Xhalax was forced by the Peacekeepers to choose between Aeryn and Talyn, and she executed Aeryn's father so that Aeryn could live.

During the Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars miniseries, Aeryn discovers that Sebacean are actually genetically enhanced humans, transformed by the Eidelons into a stronger species in order to assist them in their peace-making efforts.

Overview

Personality and attributes

Aeryn evolves from a cold, detached soldier into a valuable friend and crewmate. Her relationship with John Crichton evolves also, Aeryn ultimately becoming a compassionate wife and loving mother. They name their son D'Argo Sun-Crichton, after their dear friend who seemingly lost his life in the Peacekeeper Wars.

Notes

• Aeryn Sun was portrayed by actress Claudia Black where she featured in the setting of the Farscape universe.
• Her name was chosen by the show's creators, Rockne O'Bannon and David Kemper, to evoke "air and sun," vital elements of life.

Appearances

• Farscape:

External Links

• Farscape Wiki Entry

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