Farscape character
Harvey
Title	None
Homeworld	None
Race	Neural Clone
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Peacekeepers; John Crichton
Portrayer	Wayne Pygram

Harvey is a fictional character on the science fiction television show Farscape. He is a neural clone of Scorpius and exists solely in the head of John Crichton. He is played by Wayne Pygram. Farscape (1999 – 2004) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Image File history File links Harvey_2. ... Wayne Pygram (born October 13, 1959 in Cootamundra, New South Wales) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2001 — 2003). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Farscape (1999 – 2004) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Scorpius is a fictional character in the television science fiction series Farscape. ... John Robert Crichton, Jr. ... Wayne Pygram (born October 13, 1959 in Cootamundra, New South Wales) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2001 — 2003). ...

Harvey is the result of a neural chip that was placed into Crichton’s brain by Scorpius during John’s time in the Aurora Chair. John Crichton in the Aurora Chair The Aurora Chair is a fictional torture and interrogation device used by the Peacekeepers on the science fiction television show Farscape. ...

History

The clone

Crichton’s first sign of the clone’s presence came months after escaping Scorpius’ Gammak base. Under the influence of the malevolent alien T’raltixx, Crichton hallucinated an image of Scorpius. This image encouraged John to do a number of unethical things to the rest of Moya’s other crewmembers. After T’raltixx had been killed, the image disappeared, causing Crichton to believe that the Scorpius he saw was only part of T’raltixx’s influence. It is possible that T’raltixx’s power had caused the clone to reveal himself earlier than he had intended and that he was affected by T’raltixx as the rest of Moya’s crew had been, but this is speculation. In the fictional Farscape universe, The Gammak base is a Gammak base built by the peacekeepers in the Unchartered Territories, not long before the events of the Farscape episode A Bugs Life. Its main use was to research wormhole technology for the Peacekeepers. ... Moya is a character/spacecraft in the Farscape universe. ...

The clone’s influence would later be felt by Crichton on two occasions at the Royal Planet, the capital of the Breakaway Colonies. In the first instance, he encouraged Crichton to escape an orbiting ship that was breaking apart and in the latter case he prevented Crichton from killing Scorpius. Crichton would later receive more signs of the clone while dealing with a parasite problem on Moya. Unaware of the chip’s presence, Crichton began to suspect that his stressful life was beginning to drive him crazy.

The clone finally revealed himself to Crichton when John was imprisoned and tortured in a virtual reality by a Scarran. It was this point that Crichton gave the clone the moniker of “Harvey”, after the invisible rabbit in the classic film of the same name. War Minister Akhna, a female Scarran The Scarrans are a fictional alien race from the Farscape universe. ... Harvey is a 1950 film based on a play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring Jimmy Stewart. ...

Harvey helped Crichton over the next few months, including helping him overcome Nebari mind cleansing. The Nebari are a fictional alien race in the Farscape universe. ...

When Crichton next encountered Scorpius, Crichton again attempted to kill his enemy by sabotaging Scorpius’ cooling unit. Harvey resisted this, but Crichton managed to finish the job and escape Scorpius with great effort. When it was revealed that Scorpius had D'Argo’s son, Jothee, Crichton decided to turn himself over to Scorpius; Crichton’s companions staged a rescue. By this point, however, Harvey had such control over Crichton that he repeatedly tried to return to Scorpius. Moya and her crew escaped and found a planet with a Diagnosan, an alien renowned for its medical abilities, who eventually agreed to both healing Moya, who had been severely burned, and removing the chip from Crichton’s head. Before he could do this, however, Harvey took control of Crichton’s mind and body. After failing to send a signal to Scorpius, Harvey-controlled Crichton escaped in John’s Farscape One module. Aeryn Sun pursued in her Prowler, but Harvey managed to cripple her ship, forcing her to eject over the frozen lake below, where she perished. Crichton, distraught over losing Aeryn, managed to overcome the clone’s control. There are two alien characters from the Farscape universe known as DArgo Ka DArgo The Luxan warrior DArgo Sun-Crichton Half-human, half-Sebacean son of John Crichton and Aeryn Sun This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the... Jothee is a character in the Farscape universe played by Matthew Newton. ... Diagnosans are members of a fictional alien race in the Farscape television series. ... In the science fiction television series Farscape, Farscape One is John Crichtons space module that was originally designed to be able to survive high acceleration from a gravitational slingshot about the Earth. ... Spoiler warning: Aeryn Sun (played by Claudia Black) is a former Peacekeeper pilot and Officer of Icarion Company, Pleisar Regiment. ... A Prowler flying though space. ...

The Diagnosan was later able to remove the chip from Crichton’s brain. This did not have the intended effect, however, of removing Harvey from Crichton’s head: he remained behind in Crichton's mind in an event described as a "neural bleed", that the influence of Scorpius' chip, in his head for so long, had eventually been partially absorbed into Crichton's own psyche. Angry that he was still alive after his purpose was complete, Harvey tried to get John to kill himself. Stark managed to convince Crichton, however, that the clone was weak without the chip to power him. In his head, Crichton physically pummeled Harvey, tossing him into a dumpster and reestablishing dominance over his mind. Harvey now had to accept that he was stuck in Crichton’s head and that he no longer had the power that he once enjoyed. Stark is a fictional character on the television science fiction series Farscape played by Paul Goddard. ...

After the chip

Over the next few months, Harvey and Crichton had an uneasy relationship. Harvey had reconsidered his situation and decided that he enjoyed living in Crichton's head and therefore needed Crichton to stay alive. Harvey would pop up from time to time to offer his opinions or advice on whatever situation Crichton happened to be in. When Crichton was twinned by Kaarvok, Harvey was also twinned, with one Harvey in each head. It is unknown whether Harvey was aware of this or not.

The Harvey inside of the head of Talyn’s John soon faced the end of his life when John returned to Dam-ba-da. An Ancient in the form of Jack Crichton offered to remove Harvey from John’s brain forever. Harvey resisted, temporarily taking control of Crichton again. In reality, what John and Jack had done was now killing Harvey: in revenge, Harvey was attempting to take Crichton with him before he died. Fortunately, "Jack" stopped Aeryn from shooting John before Harvey died. In the fictional Farscape universe, Talyn is a Peacekeeper/Leviathan hybrid gunship, a living spaceship that is the progeny of the Leviathan Moya. ... The Ancients true form Einstein The Ancients are a fictional alien species on the science fiction television series Farscape. ... Jack Crichton is a fictional character on the television science fiction series Farscape played by Kent McCord. ...

The other Harvey, meanwhile, continued to aid the other John, even meeting D’Argo at one point. After Crichton had almost died, he and Harvey reached an understanding and Harvey made the ultimate decision to stand by Crichton in any situation. This agreement would be beneficial for Crichton in the coming months as Harvey helped Crichton accomplish his mission on Scorpius’ Command Carrier, gave Crichton access to memories he would not have seen otherwise, and generally gave him advice that would help both of them stay alive. Command carriers are the capital ships of the Peacekeeper fleet in the fictional Farscape universe. ...

Later, when Crichton returned to Moya to find both Aeryn and Scorpius there waiting for him, Harvey suggested he kill Scorpius “without hesitation.” As a show of good faith, Scorpius offered to remove Harvey from Crichton’s head. Despite the fact that this Crichton and Harvey had grown much closer than the other Crichton had to his Harvey, something that even bordered on friendship, John recognized that Harvey didn’t belong in his mind. Harvey resisted, but Scorpius was able to remove him nonetheless, or so he said: he in fact reprogrammed Harvey to go dormant and to make Crichton only believe that he was gone.

Harvey 2.0

Months later, after Crichton had abandoned Scorpius to the Scarrans, the “new and improved” Harvey reemerged. He claimed that he was completely loyal to Scorpius, had all of John’s wormhole knowledge, and had transmitted the information to Scorpius. Not wanting the wormhole information to fall into Scarran hands, Crichton was forced to go back and rescue Scorpius. After doing so, Scorpius informed Crichton that he did not have that knowledge; Harvey had lied. 3D analogy to a wormhole. ...

After escaping the Scarrans as well as the Peacekeepers, Harvey tried to convince Crichton to return to Scorpius, hoping to convince him that Scorpius was Earth’s only hope against the Scarrans: John eventually refused.

60 days after being crystallized by Eidelons, John was reconstituted and Harvey with him. While they had been gone, war had broken out between the Scarrans and the Peacekeepers. Sensing that Harvey was alive again, and by extension John was alive, Scorpius sought Crichton out in hopes that he would help the Peacekeepers construct a wormhole weapon. Harvey continually urged Crichton to do what Scorpius asked. After Crichton had the wormhole weapon knowledge unlocked, Harvey was excited, knowing that his ultimate purpose would soon be realized. Crichton had soon constructed, used, and destroyed the weapon, a process that almost took his life. With this done, Harvey’s purpose was fulfilled and his self-termination program activated. His final message with John took place in a memory that mirrored one of the final scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey. As Harvey lay dying, he wished John goodbye and thanked him for the memories before he finally disappeared forever. Eidolons are a fictional race from the Farscape universe. ...

Description

Purpose and abilities

Harvey’s purpose was two-fold: he was to unlock the wormhole knowledge stored somewhere in Crichton’s brain, and to protect Crichton’s life until Scorpius managed to retrieve the chip. With loyalty to Scorpius programmed into him, he also prevented Crichton from hurting or killing Scorpius on multiple occasions. Harvey also had the ability to stop Crichton’s brain functions for a short time, making him appear dead. He could control Crichton’s memory and nervous system when the chip was in place, which he used to hide his presence from Crichton. Eventually, the chip became strong enough to completely dominate Crichton’s mind and body. 3D analogy to a wormhole. ...

Even after the chip was removed, Harvey was able to exert limited control over Crichton on two occasions, both times when he was being removed from Crichton's head. Harvey could also change Crichton's body chemistry, fooling Scorpius' ability to tell when Crichton was lying to him.

After Scorpius reprogrammed him, Harvey had some type of link to Scorpius that allowed Scorpius to track Crichton down after John was revived from his crystallization by the Eidelons.

Harvey contained much of Scorpius’ knowledge and intellect. For example, he had information on the Peacekeeper’s research on time travel. He also had access to Crichton’s mind and memories, both remembered and repressed: it was Harvey who showed Crichton what Noranti had revealed about Aeryn's secret. Peacekeepers are a militaristic organization in the fictional Farscape universe. ... Melissa Jaffer as Noranti Utu-Noranti Pralatong (called simply Noranti) is a fictional character played by Melissa Jaffer on the television science fiction series Farscape. ...

Personality

Early in his life, Harvey was very much a clone of Scorpius: he walked, talked, and looked identical to Scorpius. He helped John when it suited them but his ultimate loyalty was to Scorpius. Following the removal of the chip and Crichton’s retaking of his mind, Harvey’s personality began to change. Crichton’s mind, memories, and personality began to influence him. He became more open to John’s ideas and views, began to understand human concepts, took pleasure in the things Crichton's memories exposed him to, and even started to care about Crichton. He continued to share some of Scorpius’ personality, however, including his belief in the power of revenge and a lack of compassion for others if it did not fit his own needs.

He would often appear in different outfits or settings that would fit whatever situation Crichton happened to be in at that time. With so much time spent in Crichton’s head, it’s possible that he knew and understood the human better than anyone else on Moya’s crew ever could or would.

Behind the scenes

According to the show’s executive producer David Kemper, the idea for Harvey came from a necessity to have the character of Scorpius more visible during the show. As the show’s main villain, he needed to be a constant and viable threat. After seeing a hallucinated Scorpius interact with Crichton in the second season’s fourth episode “Crackers Don’t Matter”, they came up with the idea of putting Scorpius inside of John’s head. The clone’s presence was hinted at in the second and third episodes of the “Look at the Princess” trilogy as well as in “Beware of Dog” before his presence was revealed to Crichton in the season’s 15th episode, “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” The following is a list of episodes for the television show Farscape: Spoiler warning: // Season 1 Premiere — John Crichton - an IASA pilot for the experimental Farscape project and son of a successful astronaut Jack Crichton - is unexpectedly sucked through a wormhole on his maiden flight and flung to the far... The following is a list of episodes for the television show Farscape: Spoiler warning: // Season 1 Premiere — John Crichton - an IASA pilot for the experimental Farscape project and son of a successful astronaut Jack Crichton - is unexpectedly sucked through a wormhole on his maiden flight and flung to the far... The following is a list of episodes for the television show Farscape: Spoiler warning: // Season 1 Premiere — John Crichton - an IASA pilot for the experimental Farscape project and son of a successful astronaut Jack Crichton - is unexpectedly sucked through a wormhole on his maiden flight and flung to the far... The following is a list of episodes for the television show Farscape: Spoiler warning: // Season 1 Premiere — John Crichton - an IASA pilot for the experimental Farscape project and son of a successful astronaut Jack Crichton - is unexpectedly sucked through a wormhole on his maiden flight and flung to the far...