Aeryn Sun
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| Farscape character | |
| Image:Aerynsun.jpg | |
| Aeryn Sun | |
|---|---|
| Title | Officer |
| Homeworld | N/A |
| Race | Sebacean |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Moya's crew, formerly Peacekeepers |
| Portrayer | Claudia Black |
Aeryn Sun (played by Claudia Black) is a former Peacekeeper pilot, commando, and Officer of Icarion Company, Pleisar Regiment. Although she appears to be human, she is in fact Sebacean - a species (practically) indistinguishable from humans. When John Crichton appeared through a wormhole, Officer Aeryn Sun was one of the pilots ordered to bring him in.
However, Aeryn's Prowler was caught up in the stream of Moya's starburst and was towed along with the escaping Leviathan. Aeryn was brought on board Moya as a prisoner, but because of her time spent with Crichton and the others, she was deemed "irreversibly contaminated" by Bialar Crais, which meant a removal of name, rank, and status as a Peacekeeper. John Crichton and Ka D'Argo soon escaped the Peacekeepers again, and having nowhere else to go, Aeryn reluctantly joined them.
Aboard Moya, she has learned 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.
It was only after leaving the Peacekeepers that she could begin to find out who she was. She discovered that her mother, Xhalax Sun, was a Peacekeeper pilot who—against Peacekeeper regulations—fell in love with an older officer, Talyn Lyczac. Xhalax was forced to chose between Aeryn and Talyn, and she executed Aeryn's father so that Aeryn could live.
Aeryn evolves from the cold, detached soldier into a valuable friend, crewmate, and 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 lost his life in the Peacekeeper Wars.