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The show freely borrowed names and themes from various mythologies around the world, but adapted them to suit the demands of the storyline Greek mythology.
The show was a mixture of styles, ranging from high melodrama in one episode to slapstick comedy in another. It was also hinted that Xena and Gabrielle were lovers. This was left deliberately ambiguous, leading to much heated debate over what became known as the Subtext. Some critics found it to be a marketing tactic -- and, given later seasons, outright cowardice -- avoided by most shows thereafter until the character Willow explored her sexuality in BuffyDVD collection Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a U. television series loosely based on the 1992 movie of the same name. It first aired in March 1997 on the Warner Brothers network; after five seasons it transferred to the United Paramount Network ( UPN) for t. The fandom became notably heated after the controversial final episode.
Xena fandom also popularized the term Altfic (no relation to the evil Alti character in the series) among fans to refer to general homosexual romantic stories as slash fanfiction was generally preceived as focused on male/male couples. See yuri. Xena fandom also expanded its fan fiction raw materials to include stories making Xena and Gabrielle archetypes and inserting them in different cultures at different times, from the prehistoric to the far future (and everywhere between). This type of Xena fan fiction was coined as "Uber" in 1997 by Kym Taborn of Whoosh.org. Its use can be found on-line as "UberXena", " UberficUberfic (short for Uber fanfic or simply Uber) is a kind of elseworlds fanfic in which characters or events are potrayed somewhat closely to original canon but usually in a different time period, sometimes featuring the ancestors or descendants of canon c", or similar variations.
The show also featured a wide assortment of recurring characters, including enemies AresAries (Latin for "ram"), the constellation and Zodiac sign is unrelated to Ares, the Greek god of war described below. Ares Galaxy, the peer-to-peer file sharing program, is also unrelated to Ares. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service is also unrelated to, the God of War ( Kevin SmithKevin Tod Smith ( March 16, 1963- February 15, 2002) was a New Zealand actor best known for playing the god Ares in the connected television programmes Xena: Warrior Princess Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules''. He died on February 15, 2) and CallistoCallisto the mythological figure Callisto the moon of Jupiter Callisto the content management system Callisto was a recurring character in Xena: Warrior Princess; although set in the ancient Greek world there is no connection to the attributes of the myth ( Hudson LeickActress Hudson Leick born 9 May 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Heidi Hudson Leick played Callisto in the long-running television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She has also had parts in Melrose Place and Tru Calling. Leick, Hudson.) and trusted friends like Autolycus ( Bruce Campbell) and Joxer ( Ted Raimi).
Most exotic among weapons used by Xena is variant of chakram, flying disc.
See also: List of Xena episodes