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Character name:
Xena
Appears in:
Xena: Warrior Princess
Season 1 - 6, 134 episodes
Also known as:
Xena
Xena, la princesa guerrera
Zina
Xéna, la guerrière
Xena die Kriegerprinzessen
Xena principessa guerriera
Xena, printesa razboinica
Dates:
Ran from 1995 - 2001 USA
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Emmys
Won one Emmy:
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Joseph LoDuca
Won 5 ASCAP awards for Top TV Show
Nominated for 2 Saturn Awards, including best actress Lucy Lawless
Won a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding TV - individual episode
Nominated for 6 Golden Reel Awards
Won a TV Award for best costume design: Ngila Dickson at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards
Also appears in:
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Season 1, 3 episodes
Ep. 9 'The Warrior Princess'
Ep. 12 'The Gauntlet'
Ep. 13 'Unchained Heart'
[known as the 'Xena Trilogy']
Season 3, 1 episode
Ep. 15 'Judgement Day'
Season 4, 2 episodes
Ep. 5 'Stranger in a Strange World'
Ep. 14 'Armageddon Now: Part 2'
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (voice)
| Character Back Story:
Xena and her family originate from the village of Amphipolis, on the border of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The only daughter of Atrius and Cyrene, her father left when Xena was very young, leaving Cyrene to raise her alone, along with her elder brother Toris and younger brother Lyceus. Cyrene supported the family by opening a tavern.
While Xena was still in her teens, Amphipolis was attacked by the warlord Cortese. While her elder brother Toris tried to persuade the villagers to run to the hills and hide, Xena and younger brother Lyceus persuaded some to take a stand and fight. They managed to drive off Cortese's army but Lyceus was killed in the process.
Xena then formed an army with the men from her village and started conquering surrounding settlements, to ensure another attack from Cortese and other warlords would never occur. As her army and reputation grew, Xena lost herself, giving in to her dark side and fighting only for her love of power and bloodlust. She and her army mercilessly raided, pillaged, burned, tortured and slaughtered countless villages, and she is even responsible for wiping out entire races and tribes during her reign. Along the way she learned her lethal combat skills, including the infamous 'pinch'. She became truly evil, a warlord, a pirate and ultimately The Destroyer of Nations.
When we first meet Xena she has turned over a new leaf (after meeting Hercules). It is not until Xena meets Gabrielle in the clearing outside Potadeia that she genuinely begins to understand true friendship and love. Now, Xena is fighting for redemption, but knows she doesn't deserve it and will never achieve it, as nothing will erase her evil deeds. She knows all she can do is good in the here and now, on a daily basis, to try and make amends for the destruction she caused. Doing it all for 'the greater good'.
| Inspiration for character:
Xena is a fictional character created by Robert Tapert and John Schulian. Originally meant soley for the show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena was supposed to die at the end of the episode 'Unchained Heart', but when the studio said they wanted to make a spin off, Rob said Xena was the best choice.
Lucy modelled Xena on Argentinian tennis player Gabriela Sabatini.
LL: " I modelled Xena on her. She's how a warrior princess ought to look." | Age: Judging by Lucy's age, Xena is 27 in the first series and dies at age 33 (if you don't count the 25 years of sleeping)
Occupation: Warrior Princess | Personality type:
Good Xena
| Evil Xena
| brave, bold, tough, independant, fair, intelligent, loyal, a leader, confident, strong, loving, faithful, problem solver, quick thinker, honest
| ruthless, intelligent, angry, bloodthirsty, merciless, a leader,
manipulative, devious, cunning, double-crossing, destructive
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| | Signature look: Long dark hair with solid fringe, short brown leather dress, breastplate, backpiece, shoulder guards, calf high boots with knee guards, gauntlets, armbands, sword and chakram | Resides: Amphipolis, Greece
| Character connections:
- Gabrielle
- Ares
- Callisto
- Borias
- Solan
- Eve
- Ceaser
| - Joxer
- Autolycus
- Aphrodite
- Lao Ma
- Ephiny
- Hercules
- Alti
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| Tagline | In a time of ancient gods, warlords, and kings A land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty princess, forged in the heat of battle. The power...the passion...the danger. Her courage will change the world |
| Character Quotes & Catchphrases | "I have many skills." [recurring line]
"That weak feeling is the blood to your brain being cut off. You'll be dead in less than a minute ... or, we can talk."
"If you like the sight of blood so much, keep talking."
"It's wisdom before weapons. The moment you pick up a weapon you become a target. And the moment you kill ... everything changes, everything."
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| Soundtracks |
| Xena: Warrior Princess [Season 1]
- Main Title
- The Warrior Princess
- Darfus
- Soul Mates
- Burial
- Xena and the Big Bird
- Gabby Dance
- The Gauntlet
- Barn Blazers
- Fight on the Heads
- Draco's Men
- Glede Ma Glede
- Burying the Past
- Xena's Web
- Goodbye
- Giants
- Funeral Dance
- Challenging the Gods
- Dreamscape
- Quarterman's Festival
- Roll in the Leaves
- Funeral Pyre
- On the Balcony
- The Oracle
- Hail Xena
- Going to Kill Me
- The Wrath of Callisto
- Bloodlust
- Ladder Fight
- Main Title [Extended]
All composed by Joseph LoDuca
except Burial which Lucy wrote
| Xena Warrior Princess, Vol. 2
- Main Title
- At Mother's Tomb
- Xena Kicks Bacchae Butt
- Pop Goes Xena
- Quicksand
- Squeal
- Sword Play
- Homeland
- Capoiera Fight
- Many Winters Ago
- Stowaway
- You Really Believe That
- Rrarr
- Friend
- Crucifixion of Xena - Up the Mountain
- To the Rescue
- Fighting Destiny
- Talk With Solan
- The Ballad of Joxer the Mighty
- Solstice Night
- First Fate - Suspended Gabby
- Where as Me-Gabby & Toys
- More Fun and Games-Feather Fight
- Hard Core Fishing
- River Wild
- Xena is Bitten
- Restoration
- Caught in the Current
- Callisto Becomes a God
- Swamp Creatures - Imposter
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