Anna Sheridan
From The Babylon Project
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Doctor Anna Sheridan was the second wife of John Sheridan and later an unwilling agent for the Shadows. She was a respected xeno-archaeologist and held at least one PHD.
[edit] History
Anna was introduced to John Sheridan through his sister, Elizabeth Sheridan, one of her best friends. They were married sometime after the Earth-Minbari War.
In 2257, Anna was asked by Dr. Chang to join him on an expedition aboard the Icarus, an IPX exploratory ship, partly funded by Earthforce New Technologies. The mission would be to find and survey a newly discovered planet out on the Rim, codenamed Alpha Omega III. Unknown to Anna at the time, IPX sent the Icarus there after specifically tracking a Shadow vessel, found buried in Syria Planum to that world. Shortly after setting down, the crew came into contact with the newly awakened Shadows.
The Shadows offered the crew members a choice of serving them willingly. Anna was among those who refused. Rather than have her killed, the Shadows placed her inside one of their ships (as they used living beings as their central processessing units). Once the Shadows learned who she was and her connection to Captain Sheridan in 2260, they removed her from the vessel. However, after being inside the ship for so long, her personality was completely destroyed. A new personality, one utterly dedicated to the Shadows and their mission, now existed.
At the end of 2260, after the Battle of Sector 83, Anna was sent to Babylon 5 to bring John Sheridan to Z'ha'dum. Unaware the crew knew how the Shadow vessels operated, she agreed to be inspected by Dr. Stephen Franklin. He quickly determined what had happened to her, and John could sense the woman he married was truly gone. Nevertheless, he went along with her to Z'ha'dum. She lead him inside the Shadows' capital city and introduced him to Justin. Along with Morden, the three explained the war from the Shadows' perspective.
After calling them out on what they did to Anna, John attempted to flee. Anna pursued him to the edge of a great abyss, appealing to John to come back with her. Instead, he leaped into the chasm. Anna then died when the White Star came crashing down into the city, detonating two 500 megaton nuclear devices.
[edit] Notes
- Anna Sheridan first appeared on a message recorded to Elizabeth Sheridan prior to her death in "Revelations." There she was played by Beth Toussaint.
- She appeared again at the very end of "Shadow Dancing," and fully in "Z'ha'dum" played by Melissa Gilbert.
- In addition to these appearances, Melissa Gilbert provided the voice of Anna Sheridan in War Without End, Part II.
