Janey

Janey
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Janey is the wife of Viper pilot Jim Kirby and mother of their son Anslem circa 42 BCH (58YR). She believes her husband was killed in action when his ship, the battlestar Valkyrie, was reportedly destroyed near Canceron Prime. In reality, Kirby is alive but serving in the secret "ghost fleet" and officially listed as deceased by the Colonial Fleet.

Janey lives on Picon as a single mother, unaware that her husband is still alive ^{(TRS: "Blood and Chrome")}.

Script Version Details

The pre-production script for Blood and Chrome provides significantly more background information about Janey and her situation than appears in the final production. According to the script, Janey's father was named Anslem, and she chose to name her son after him. This detail becomes particularly significant when Jim Kirby learns about his son and changes his Viper call sign from "Goldbrick" to "Anslem" in honor of the child he has never met.

The script reveals that Janey became pregnant during Jim Kirby's last leave before Valkyrie was deployed to the ghost fleet, but was unaware of her pregnancy when she and Kirby last spoke approximately a month after conception. This means she discovered her pregnancy after already believing her husband was dead, adding to the emotional complexity of her situation.

Coker Fasjovik, who visited Janey during a leave on Picon, describes her as being "on her own" but "not exactly on her own" due to having the baby. The script suggests she has not remarried, despite Kirby's concern that she might have found someone else given the circumstances of his presumed death. Janey's situation exemplifies the human cost of the Colonial Fleet's ghost fleet operations, where personnel were required to witness their own death certificates to maintain operational security, leaving families to grieve without knowing their loved ones were still alive.

Learning about Janey's situation and their son profoundly affects Jim Kirby's military commitment. In the script, this knowledge ultimately influences his decision to abandon his mission during the Battle of Djerba, choosing potential survival and return to his family over military duty.

Notes

• Janey represents one of many military families affected by the First Cylon War's impact on Colonial society, particularly the secret operations that required complete separation from civilian life.

• Her story illustrates the broader theme in Blood and Chrome about the personal costs of military service and the difficult choices faced by those serving in covert operations.

• The character serves as an unseen but important emotional anchor for Jim Kirby's character development and moral conflict between duty and family.