Pau Zhaan I Want to Know What You Are Capable of

Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Beginning appearance	(one.1 "Premiere")
Concluding appearance	(3.4 "Self-Inflicted Wounds - Wait for the Cycle") (4.11 "Unrealized Reality")
Details
Nickname(south)	Blue, Blue Bitch, Blue Bush
Gender	Female
Species	Delvian
Affiliation	Delvian Seek, Moya's crew
Romantic Associations	John Crichton, Stark, Liko
Weapon of Option	Diplomacy, Pa'u powers, flammable or explosive chemicals
Portrayed by	Virginia Hey Rowan Woods ("John Quixote")

"Well, even among my people, I was something of an anarchist. Actually, I was the leading anarchist."

― Zhaan

Contents

• 1 Bio
  • one.one Pre-Bear witness
  • 1.2 Season 1
  • one.iii Season ii
  • 1.four Season 3
  • 1.v Afterward
• ii Quotes
  • two.1 Involving Others
• 3 Background information
• four Alternate Versions
  • 4.one Doctor Jean Kaminski
  • iv.ii Male Zhaan
  • four.3 Unrealized Surviving Zhaan
• 5 Appearances

Bio [ ]

Some people get crazy in prison, others plow to religion. Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan was one of the few people who has done both.

Pre-Prove [ ]

Life was peaceful on Delvia. The planet was ruled by a theocracy led by Pa'u.s.a. (priests) who were members of the Delvian Seek, the ascendant religion of the planet. Pa'u Bitaal, a powerful fellow member of the ruling conservative faction, was Zotoh Zhaan's spiritual counselor and lover. The Delvian governmental organisation included procedures for the orderly transfer of power. Even so, when Bitaal's tenure was upward, instead of yielding control, he and the other conservative Pa'us hired the Peacekeepers for "external security," and Delvia inverse forever. Peacekeepers rounded upwardly all liberal thinkers and voices of protest. The theocracy turned into a police state.

Zhaan's ain father was captured during the insurrection and sent to an asteroid camp. Zhaan was devastated by what she considered to be Bitaal'due south expose of their people, their planet, and her own family. She murdered Bitaal while they shared "Unity" shattering her own heed in the process.

Zhaan was arrested for murder and imprisoned by the Peacekeepers. She spent three cycles on Mekkar VII, a maximum labor planet. For nearly 17 cycles after the murder, she was tortured by her own nighttime impulses. When she arrived on Moya less than 8 cycles earlier the Leviathan's escape from the Peacekeepers, she still considered herself wild and murderous. The determination to join the Delvian Seek came to her in a flash while in her cell on Moya. She slowly brought her violence-induced madness under control, meditating and using the mental techniques of the Seek to defeat the vicious emotions within her. Her efforts eventually allowed her to go a Pa'u of the ninth level.

Flavour i [ ]

After Moya's escape from Peacekeeper custody, 812-cycle-one-time Zhaan plant a new task placed before her: helping her new companions adapt to their circumstances. She happily aided the human John Crichton in making sense of his new surroundings, counseling "time and patience," and shared her pity and wisdom with the rest of the crew. She became a valued friend to Pilot and Moya, and her patience with the arrogant Rygel and hostile Officeholder Aeryn Lord's day earned her their respect. Her occasional flirtatiousness with Ka D'Argo was less important than the trust that built between them, and Zhaan's medical and biological expertise with alien species proved invaluable during their subsequent adventures in the Uncharted Territories.

But Zhaan'due south grasp on the peaceful teachings of the Seek did not always remain firm. In order to defeat a malevolent being named Maldis, Zhaan was forced to tap into her darker side and cause pain to innocent beings, which shook the foundations of her difficult-won control. She participated with Rygel and D'Argo in the conclusion to remove one of Pilot's arms in exchange for star charts. She knew the hurting Pilot would suffer and understood what a cataclysmic betrayal such a violation would institute, yet chose to become ahead anyhow. Her struggles were further exacerbated during the crew'southward encounter with the followers of Pa'u Tuzak on the New Moon of Delvia. Tuzak's daughter, Pa'u Tahleen, sought Unity with Zhaan to acquire how to remain sane afterwards calling upon her darker impulses to do violence, but Tahleen was greedy and ravaged Zhaan's heed in an effort to seize the Pa'u'due south self-control. The violation released Zhaan's inner fury, and information technology took a hazardous Unity with John to regain her inner at-home by allowing her to depict on Crichton'due south perception of her trained self, the restoration of her sanity besides allowed her to reach the tenth level of the Seek.

Season ii [ ]

These events disturbed Zhaan greatly, and she decided to set bated her priest's robes - and her involvement in the Seek - until she came to terms with everything that had happened. It took most a bike of struggle before she could accept up her role every bit a priest again. She continued to walk the line betwixt the violent and compassionate sides of her personality, though almost of the time, her better angels prevailed. The weakened Maldis sold a painting to new Nebari crew fellow member Chiana through an extension of himself and the painting depicted of Moya's crew "deaths." Zhaan once more confronted Maldis and was able to defeat him once again.

Like most mature Delvians, Zhaan had no self-consciousness nearly her body or sexuality, and was considered quite beautiful by the standards of many humanoid species. She usually dressed in shimmering aquatic colors when non attired in her Pa'u robes, but was frequently nude while meditating in her quarters. Though not overly sexual, she had a very sensual side, which came out at odd moments. She was peculiarly sensitive to ionic radiation from solar flares and pulsars, which would trigger intense feelings of sexual pleasure she referred to every bit "photogasms." Though her last romantic relationship had ended very badly, she was open up to advances from a number of different aliens, including the Banik slave Stark, whom the coiffure rescued from Scorpius'south Gammak Base of operations.

Zhaan took her religion very seriously, and regularly invoked her goddess'southward support with prayers for forcefulness, protection, mercy, and practiced fortune for Moya and the crew. She was tolerant of and curious most others' beliefs and, with the exception of the Peacekeepers, normally had no prejudices against other species. Her organized religion stressed peace and diplomacy, but she was capable of defending herself against physical attack when pushed. Equally she said on one such occasion she is soft, not weak.

As a Delvian, Zhaan'south blood was considered a rare pharmacological substance, and she was placed in jeopardy at to the lowest degree once considering of this reputation.

When Chiana joined the crew, Zhaan served as a surrogate mother to the young Nebari runaway, teaching her the rules of the transport and restraining her when necessary. She saw the value and goodness in each of her swain crewmembers even when they infuriated her. An encounter with Kahaynu, one of Moya'due south Builders, allowed her to actually hear the Leviathan speak, an experience she regarded equally i of the most profound of her life. She causeless a great bargain of responsibility for Pilot and Moya, and rededicated herself to protecting them.

Like D'Argo, Rygel, and Moya, Zhaan was withal considered a fugitive by Peacekeeper High Command, and a advantage was offered for her render. Despite the dangers that she would face, Zhaan intended to return to Delvia and help her people someday.

Season 3 [ ]

Unfortunately, this future did non come up to pass. Zhaan chose to expend about all her hard-won spiritual energy in a quest to restore Aeryn Sun to life. She succeeded in raising Aeryn, but Zhaan was profoundly weakened in the process and contracted a fatal, though curable, disease. While Stark and the rest of the crew searched for a planet where Zhaan's institute physiology could heal, she herself grew resigned to a peaceful decease. When disaster struck Moya once more, Zhaan seized the chance to save the ship and crew she loved by sacrificing herself. Her final selfless act exemplified the values she strove to embody. The situation that brought near her second and final sacrifice was completely preventable; a fact that fabricated it all the more painful, particularly for Stark and John.

Zhaan dies equally the Pathfinder ship disintegrates.

Her passing shattered Moya and her crew; it was a loss from which none of them e'er fully recovered. Especially Stark, whom, in particular, became far more than hard to deal with for all around him due to this.

Afterwards [ ]

Months after her death, Stark claimed that he had made contact with her while tending to an injured Rygel, at i point reviving him from death. Afterwards, on the planet Valdun, Stark heard her voice calling to him. He left Talyn to begin a search for her. Whether he found her during this search is non specified.

During the next bike, Crichton came beyond a mental game device that had been created by unknown people. Hither, he encountered an image of Stark who blamed Crichton for everything that he had lost and hoped to trap Crichton within the simulation forever. He failed, however since Crichton realized that Zhaan was the princess he sought and he sliced the male person Zhaan in half, liberating her truthful and familiar image. It'due south possible the Scarrans were responsible for the game, due to the Stark bioloid having a resemblance to the game Stark.

Zhaan is also among the "interviewees" shown to Crichton past "Einstein" to illustrate the possibilities of unrealized realities. Afterwards that she does not return again except in retentivity footage.

Zhaan reappeared for the first time equally a main character since her death early on in Season 3 for the Season 5 comic mini series Gone And Back, in an alternate dimension where Aeryn Dominicus was never office of the crew, and probably not Stark either, for that matter. She is the master graphic symbol of that mini series aside from John Crichton.

Quotes [ ]

• (After hurting Rygel) "Part of me enjoyed that.".
• The gentle are stricken, the kind are helpless, the silent - uncounted.
• Sensitive D'Argo, Exuberant Chiana, Wise Rygel, Selfless Aeryn, Innocent Crichton, my children, my teachers, my loves, there is no arraign, but what is meant to be. Grow through your mistakes and know if patient redemption will notice you.
• Then I suggest you discover out, before anyone else dies for the love of you lot.
• Amidst our misfortune, I'g pleased for you lot, John.
• She is BURNED, Rygel! BURNED considering of OUR DESIRES!
• You may yet find a solution if you try.
• I will spare you, if you will spare Moya!
• Stark....... Stark........
• Then perhaps a warrior and a priest can acquire how to help each other.
• I will be a Pa'u again, but I am not today......
• Hardly wasted. They were the best cycles of my life.
• In the time that is left, child, utilize your heed to satisfy your soul that it is correct.
• My dear, I've kicked more arse than you've saturday on.
• John Crichton, remember, there'due south a part of me inside you lot.

Involving Others [ ]

Zhaan: If these visions are truly happening as yous say, John, perchance you could alter events and change the future. *CRASH!*

John: I'm sorry!

Zhaan: Information technology's alright, John.

Zhaan: "I'm not wearing a fleck! I'm as nude as a NEWBORN BABY!"

Rygel: Assistance, somebody help! A mad Delvian exhibitionist is forcing herself on me... visually! VERY FUNNY!"

D'Argo: Well for a priest you certainly accept a very flexible morality

Zhaan: I'grand sorry.

John: That was your plan?

Zhaan: Yeah (pant)..... Like information technology?

John: What'due south not to like?

Aeryn: "Why are you doing this?"

Zhaan: "Because I beloved you."

D'Argo: Zhaan, you're needed here.

Zhaan: At one time I believe I was, only then a family unit was built-in.

D'Argo: You birthed it.

Chiana: We love you Zhaan.

Background data [ ]

• Make-upwards supervisor Lesley Vanderwalt said that Zhaan's original designs did not accept her all blue. "Conceptual artist Kevin Harper suggested that her pare colour would change according to her emotions, or like a found that would alter color in different lights. But with the time we had to shoot, that was incommunicable to do." (Farscape: The Illustrated Companion)
• Virginia Hey's departure from the serial was non planned, and neither the cast nor the crew actually wanted it to happen. Hey was suffering kidney harm from the copious amounts of makeup required for the role (hence the more conservative costumes in the character's later appearances), and was forced to withdraw from the role. In addition to that, she wanted to abound her hair dorsum. Rather than replace her with a new actress and take chances tarnishing Zhaan's character, the writers decided to provide her with a graceful withdrawal by sacrificing herself.
  • On a bonus disc of the Peacekeeper Wars DVD release, it was confirmed that the production squad were eager to have Zhaan brought back to life for the miniseries. Hey was approached well-nigh the possibility, but declined as she was unwilling to run a risk her health for the makeup once again.
• Hey originally wanted to still be in vi-8 episodes a season despite her health. Her agent was supposed to requite the Farscape Crew this message just there was a mixup, and the creators decided to place her into the first iv episodes before writing her out of the show.
• Zhaan showed an ability to move at super-speed in a couple of early episodes, however this useful skill was quickly forgotten.

Alternate Versions [ ]

Medico Jean Kaminski [ ]

The shrink

Main Article: Doc Jean Kaminski
Episode: "Won't Get Fooled Over again"

Dr. Jean Kaminski was a homo representation of Zhaan presented to Crichton in the Scarran virtual reality device used in an endeavour to torture and break his mind. She was a psychiatrist who Crichton was ordered to see afterwards the crash of Farscape-1. Though she started out every bit expected, like the residual of the characters created by the Scarran device, she began interim stranger as fourth dimension went on.

Male person Zhaan [ ]

Male person Zhaan

Principal Article: Male Zhaan
Episode: "John Quixote"

This version of Zhaan was encountered by Crichton and Chiana in a mental video game created from Crichton's memories taken from Stark. He had a van parked in a parking garage and seemed to want to aid the bilious Crichton when they offset encountered him. Like many of the device'southward aspects, however, this Zhaan would prove to be more than of a hindrance than help, especially where the Ogrewas concerned. His biggest secret would prove to exist vital to Crichton and Chiana.

Unrealized Surviving Zhaan [ ]

Farscape: Gone and Back

Crichton encountered this Zhaan on an alternate version of Moya when he was pulled into an unrealized reality. She was very much like his Zhaan except that she had never met Aeryn Sun and had not sacrificed herself cycles before.

Appearances [ ]

• Season one
  • "Premiere"
  • "I, E.T."
  • "Exodus From Genesis"
  • "Throne For a Loss"
  • "Dorsum and Back and Back to the Future"
  • "Thank God Information technology's Friday... Again"
  • "PK Tech Girl"
  • "That Erstwhile Black Magic"
  • "DNA Mad Scientist"
  • "They've Got a Cloak-and-dagger"
  • "Till the Claret Runs Clear"
  • "Rhapsody in Bluish"
  • "The Flax"
  • "Jeremiah Crichton"
  • "Durka Returns"
  • "A Human Reaction"
  • "Through the Looking Glass"
  • "A Bug'south Life"
  • "Nervus"
  • "The Subconscious Memory"
  • "Bone To Be Wild"
  • "Family Ties"
• Season two
  • "Listen the Baby"
  • "Vitas Mortis"
  • "Taking the Rock"
  • "Crackers Don't Matter"
  • "The Way We Weren't"
  • "Picture If You Will"
  • "Domicile on the Remains"
  • "Dream a Piffling Dream"
  • "Out of Their Minds"
  • "Wait at the Princess - A Kiss is merely a Kiss"
  • "Await at the Princess - I Practise, I Think"
  • "Look at the Princess - The Maltese Crichton"
  • "My Three Crichtons"
  • "Beware of Dog"
  • "Won't Get Fooled Again" (epitome only)
  • "The Locket"
  • "The Ugly Truth"
  • "A Clockwork Nebari"
  • "Liars, Guns and Coin - A Non And so Simple Plan"
  • "Liars, Guns and Coin - With Friends Like These..."
  • "Liars, Guns and Coin - Plan B"
  • "Die Me, Dichotomy"
• Flavor 3
  • "Season of Death"
  • "Suns and Lovers"
  • "Self-Inflicted Wounds - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a"
  • "Cocky-Inflicted Wounds - Await for the Cycle"
  • Farscape: D'Argo's Lament: "If You Can Be an Idiot, I Tin Be an Idiot" (flashback)
  • "The Pick" (voice merely)
• Farscape: D'Argo's Trial: "Error and Trial" (flashback)
• Season 4
  • "John Quixote" (game avatar/ghost)
  • "Unrealized Reality" (unrealized reality)
• Farscape: Gone and Dorsum (unrealized reality)
• Farscape: The State of war for the Uncharted Territories: "Crawling From the Wreckage" (flashback)

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