Amarice
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Amarice is a character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, played by Jennifer Sky.
She joins Xena and Gabrielle towards the end of Season 4[1] and was due to become a permanent companion. But early in Season 5, Jennifer won the lead role in Cleopatra 2525 and Amarice was killed off to let her go.
[edit] The story
Amarice is a feisty, enthusiastic, but immature warrior who brags her way into joining the Greek Amazons. In a battle with the Romans, the Regent Queen Ephiny saves her life, but dies soon after. This means that Gabrielle must become Queen. Amarice searches for Gabrielle and brings her back to the tribe.[1] In the ensuing battles Amarice proves herself to be a talented fighter. When Xena and Gabrielle leave she tags along and becomes their travelling companion for the remainder of Season 4.
In Season 5 it transpires that she had guarded Xena and Gabrielle's crucified bodies.[2] After they are resurrected, she helps Xena recover her old self and retrieves her broken chakram.[3] She engages in a few dangerous adventures with them, becoming a lively and valuable part of the team.
Later an Amazon spirit reveals that Amarice is not really an Amazon, and she is ashamed of herself.[4] As Amarice had guarded Xena and Gabrielle' bodies from thieves, so the spirit guards the Amazon culture from interlopers. But Gabrielle tells her that she is an Amazon sister at heart; and Xena says she knew it all along. So Amarice takes heart and decides to hang around with the tribe to learn a few things.[4]
It is later revealed that she was killed in battle.[5]
In some ways Amarice's issues mirror those of teenagers. She searches for a social identity, and lies to join a group who she feels an affinity with. But she doesn't feel that she is truly one of them, until the truth is told and she learns to understand their ways.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Endgame". Xena: Warrior Princess. 1999-05-03.
- ^ "Fallen Angel". Xena: Warrior Princess. 1999-09-27.
- ^ "Chakram". Xena: Warrior Princess. 1999-10-04.
- ^ a b "Them Bones, Them Bones". Xena: Warrior Princess. 1999-11-01.
- ^ "Lifeblood". Xena: Warrior Princess. 2000-03-13.
