Cally (Blake's 7)

Cally is a Blake's 7 character. 
==Canon==
Cally is an alien from the planet Auron and has telepathic powers. She is the only alien in the crew, the only one who is not a convicted criminal and the only revolutionary besides Blake. There are a lot of confusions and contradictions about her background, her origins and the degree of her alienness in the show.
==1988 Comments by Jan Chappell==
Some comments by Jan Chappell about Cally's character:
==Fan Reactions==
==Cally in Fanworks==
Cally is probably the most featured female character in Blake's 7 fanfiction. The inconsistencies in her background and perceived changes in her canon characterization has been cited as the source of both frustration and inspiration for fan writers. The essay Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction lists some tropes related to her portrayal in fanfiction that were popular at least at the time the essay was written:
Nevertheless, the stories that focus on Cally are more likely to emphasize her "tougher" side and are often described as more in line with her portrayal in her introductory episode Time Squad, while in the stories where she is a secondary character she is generally closer to the aforementioned "mystical and serene" persona and often takes the role of the ship medic. Cally's telepathy and her alienness are brought up in fics more often than in the show and sometimes play an important role in the story; however, fics that center on them are rare. Some other themes that are explored in Cally fics are: her revolutionary convictions, moral questions in general (many fans perceive her as the most moral person in the crew), dealing with trauma (usually from her exile from Auron, deaths of her comrades in Saurian Major or the genocide of Auron people in the season three), difficulties of being the only telepath and alien among non-telepathic humans. Her sister Zelda and her pet Moon Disc are often mentioned even in fics where she is not the main character.
Cally has the reputation of the character who often gets possessed by various telepathic entities in the series. This plot device has become the subject of many jokes and criticisms in the fandom.
Despite being supposedly dead by the end of the series, Cally sometimes shows up in post-Gauda Prime fics; a popular plot device used for this was discussed in Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction:
===Pairings===
Cally is the most popular female character in shippy fics and a part of the most popular het (Avon/Cally) and femslash (Cally/Jenna) pairings. Virgin Cally or Cally that had no experience of sex with humans used to be a very popular trope - and very old one, appearing as early as in 1978 in "The Initiation" by Anne Lewis from Alternative Seven #1. Usually such fics suggest that the use of cloning on her planet made the need for sex obsolete, but also sometimes this trope is explained by physical or telepathic incompatibility with humans. Alien Kink is rarely explored in fics with Cally and so are some telepathy-related tropes like telepathic bonds.
===Fanfiction===
The authors that were fans of Cally include Lillian Shepherd, Neil Faulkner, Red Star Robot and Lyssie.
* A Candle In The Dark by Neil Faulkner in Deadlier Than the Male (Pre-Way Back, set on Auron, focuses on Cally's backstory)
* Asta Matrika by Andraste depicts Cally's time on Saurian Major and the events that lead to Time Squad episode
* Trial by Fire and Destiny Decrees by Pat Fenech in The Aquitar Files
* Fellow Exiles, a gen novel by Harriet Bazley with Cally as the main character
* The Quibell Abduction by Lillian Shepherd, one of the earliest and most well-known Cally-centric stories
* A Companion for My Death, PGP Avon/Cally novel by Tashery Shannon
* An Infamous Arrangement, an Avon/Cally Regency AU by Pat Nussman
===Meta===
* Homage to Callylonia by Jason Juneau (from The hermit.org B7 essays, emphasizes Cally the revolutionary)
* Post-Blake Cally by Jason Juneau (from The hermit.org B7 essays, emphasizes Cally the revolutionary)
* "She is more human than I am": a discussion of the Auronar and alienness by aralias
===Fanart===
===1980===
File:B7 QuibCovF.jpg|art by Mary O'Conner, from The Quibell Abduction (1980)
File:Quibell.jpg|art by C.R. Casey, from The Quibell Abduction (1980)
===1986===
File:B7 southern 7 interior by suzie molnar.jpg |from Southern Seven #1, artist is S. Molnar
===1987===
File:Southernseven2-5.jpg |from Southern Seven #2, artist is MaryAnn Jorgensen
===1988===
File:Southernseven4back.jpg|from Southern Seven #4, Cally and Jenna Stannis, artist is Laura Virgil
===1989===
File:Southernseven5-1-13.jpg|from Southern Seven #5, part 1, Cally and Vila Restal, artist is Theresa Buffaloe
File:Southernseven5-1-18.jpg|from Southern Seven #5, part 1, Cally and Vila Restal, artist is Laura Virgil
File:Southern5-2-27.jpg| from Southern Seven #5, part 2, Cally, Kerr Avon, and Vila Restal, artist is Daphne Ann Hamilton
File:Enarrareb7spec-4.jpg| artist is Kathryn Andersen, from Enarraré 
===1987===
File:The World Turned Upside Down-14.jpg|artist is Pat Cash, from The World Turned Upside Down (1987)
File:The World Turned Upside Down-17.jpg|artist is Sheila Willis, from The World Turned Upside Down (1987)
===1988===
File:Shadowplayblakes4.jpg|art by Karen River, from Shadowplay (1988)
===1989===
File:Blakesdoubles2-2.jpg|from Blake's Doubles #2 (1989)
File:Chroniclesannual3-2.jpg|from Chronicles Annual (1989)
===1990===
File:Fifthseason6-2.jpg |artist is Karen River, from Fifth Season #6 (1990) 
File:Input4-4.jpg|from m Input #4 (1990)
File:Gambitus7-4.jpg| artist is Diana English, from Gambit #6
File:Gambitus6-5.jpg| artist is Tanje, from Gambit #6
===1991===
File:Undercurrents-3.jpg|art by Carole Swoboda, from Undercurrents (1991)
===1992===
File:Chronicles53back.jpg|art by Andrew Williams, from Chronicles #53 (1992)
File:Shadowssurvivors.jpg|from Shadows & Survivors (1992)
File:AVONS8 10.jpg| from Avon's 8 by Evelyn Turner
File:Southernseven7-10.jpg|from Southern Seven #7, artist is Gayle F, portrays Cally and Kerr Avon
File:Southernseven7-11.jpg|from Southern Seven #7, artist is Laura Virgil
===1994===
File:Rebeldestinies1-11.jpg|art by Pam Whitelark, from Rebel Destinies #1 
File:Rebeldestinies1-4.jpg|art by J.M. McClure, from Rebel Destinies #1 
File:Southern8.jpg|from Southern Seven #8, artist is Leah Rosenthal 
File:Southernseven8-3.jpg|from Southern Seven #8, artist is MaryAnn Jorgensen
===Unknown Date===
File:Cally and Moon Disc.jpg|an example of the modern-day fanart: sketch card featuring Cally and her Moon Disc, artist Danielle Ellison
===Vids===
* Evening Falls by Tashery S (1992)
==Fansites & Communities==
* Callyfornia
==Other Links and Resources==
* Cally (Blake's 7) at Archive of Our Own
* Cally (Blake's 7) at Wikipedia
* Cally at Sevencyclopaedia
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Characters