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I'm trying to suss out names on Farscape; I can't figure the pattern.
Ka D'Argo -- always D'Argo, never Ka.
Aeryn Sun -- Aeryn to her friends, "Officer Sun" to Pilot, who is polite, and to Peacekeepers, who aren't.
John Crichton -- Crichton to everybody
Chiana, Rygel, Zhaan -- one name, avoid the issue entirely.
I could write this all off to alien customs except that Crichton presumably goes by John all the time at home.
Comments?
I could write this all off to alien customs except that Crichton presumably goes by John all the time at home.
Actually, D'Argo starts to refer to Crichton as John quite a bit. So does Scorpy, now that I think about it.
I think Ka may be an honorific, sort of a Mr. for Luxans.
Doesn't Pilot call John "Commander" in the early episodes?
If you're looking for a pattern, I wouldn't try and find one across species.
Also -- Officer Sun may not be an issue of politeness. It's a military thing. Rank is important.
Doesn't Pilot call John "Commander" in the early episodes?
Good point. Pilot tends toward formality. There was one big moment in which Pilot said "Officer Sun... Aeryn..."
It becomes clear later on that native-born Peacekeepers are matronymic. Which makes no sense, having 50 officers Sun in the fleet, but whatev.
For a long time, maybe into S3, Pilot called Crichton by his title (Commander) as well -- Pilot is just a polite guy. I don't know why nobody picked up his familiar name for 2-3 years, but they didn't, until they suddenly did.
Except that Aeryn doesn't actually have any rank nowadays, being under sentence of death and all.
Does anybody first-name Crais?
Another thought - does Harvey call Crichton ANYTHING but John?
Except that Aeryn doesn't actually have any rank nowadays, being under sentence of death and all.
I don't have any difficulty imagining a culture so military that first names become less irrelevant than rank, even when you're a wanted fugitive, and no longer even considered a Peacekeeper.
Pilot should certainly start by calling her Officer -- he was part of the same hierarchy.