Elijana Jaqobis

Childhood
Elijana Jaqobis was born on Telen, a ring world on the edge of the J Star Cluster. She was the family's third child, following her older brother D'avin and her twin brother John. Their father was a jaded and at times cruel man, going as far as making his firstborn sleep in a cave for a whole summer to toughen him up. While Marris was intent on turning D'avin into a fighter, a protector by any means necessary, he just didn't know what to do with the twins. John was a smart boy with a learning disability and a desire for peace, whereas Elijana was a wild girl with dreams so big he could only laugh at them. No matter what they did, he would always make them feel small and useless. The trio's mother was gentler, but not to be underestimated either. She taught her children self-defense moves and encouraged the wishes her husband just brushed off with a frown, though she never sugarcoated the world around them.

The siblings learned to be wary of people and never depend on anyone else to save them, except themselves and each other. Sweet childhood memories were few and far in between, ranging from their mother's outlandish bedtime stories to ice skating in Kipsee, a nearby town on Telen. They even agreed that quite possibly the best time of their young years was a month when their father just disappeared without an explanation, only to shatter the peaceful atmosphere with his return.

When Elijana was a teenager, her brother D'avin left the family to join the military, tearing down a certain defense wall between the twins and Marris. Things only got worse when D'avin suddenly cut off the contact to his family entirely after roughly one year with the Nova Cadets. Their father got angrier and drank more.

The Quad
The twins left their home planet as soon as they could, getting by as thieves. Two years after they last heard from D'avin, they met and befriended a woman named Yalena, later known as Dutch. They had been in the process of stealing her ship when she came aboard, distraught and in a blood-soaked wedding dress. The trio soon became almost inseparable, with Dutch and Johnny joining the Reclamation Apprehension Coalition as a team. They offered Lija a spot, but the girl argued that she could not keep the organization's promise of "taking no sides". Still, she stayed with them, making the Quad her new home.

They only went back to Telen to visit their mother, and during one such visit, the woman confessed that she had fallen ill. During the following two years, the twins did everything in their power to take care of her, but eventually it was all in vain. They tried desperately to at least get ahold of D'avin before the funeral, but he was nowhere to be found.

After their mother's death, Johnny and Elijana stopped going back to Telen altogether. They began to grow roots in Old Town, on the moon Westerley. While John went on missions with Dutch, Lija mingled with the locals, becoming friends with some of them. They found a soothing rhythm in their new life, allowing them to process the events of the last few years. Eventually, Elijana felt ready to go back, face her father and look through the belongings her mother left behind.

The TARDIS
Back on Telen, for the very first time without her brother at her side, Lija made a few interesting discoveries. While her father was passed out, she inspected corners of the family's underground bunker she had never been allowed to come close to before.

Travels with River
As it turned out, intergalactic sightseeing with Professor River Song included a whole series of adventures all across the universe. After the duo stopped by the diamond cliff on Planet One, only to get chased and almost eaten by territorial plants, River decided to take her "pet" to Earth for a break. They ended up in 2024, New York City. For Elijana, this was the first time she set foot on a planet that would define her future. That same visit also marked the first time she met Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.

Transportation

 * TARDIS
 * Lucy


 * Milano
 * Starjammer

Facilities

 * Jaqobis Bunker
 * The Royale

Family
Lija has a tense relationship with both her official and her biological father. She and her mother used to get along quite well, although her faith in the woman crumbled as she began to unwrap all of her secrets.

Elijana and her brother D'avin had their ups and downs. Once close as children, they fell apart when he left the family behind. For a long time, she was angry because he missed their mother's last years and he just wasn't there for her and John. As adults, they're slowly trying to repair their relationship and rebuild the trust they used to have between them. Meanwhile, Lija and Johnny were always like two peas in a pod. Her twin supported her and had her back, no matter what. During her travels, she misses him the most.

Trivia

 * Upon first meeting Rocket Raccoon, Lija called him a "space rat". Marris Jaqobis made up "space rats" to scare his children and stop them from leaving home, but the siblings turned it into a running gag among them instead.

Appearances

 * Chapter 1: Confessions of a Dead Woman
 * Chapter 2: The Professor's Companion
 * Chapter 3: White Wolf
 * Chapter 4: Dystopian Dreams
 * Chapter 5:
 * Chapter 6: Moving Mountains
 * Chapter 7: Bellus Ringing
 * Chapter 8:
 * Chapter 9: The All-Mother
 * Chapter 10: The Black Rain
 * Chapter 11: Forge the Future
 * Chapter 12:
 * Chapter 13:
 * Chapter 14:
 * Chapter 15: Ready to Comply
 * Chapter 16:

Killjoys

 * 01x01: Bangarang (mentioned)
 * 01x07: Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye
 * 01x08: Come The Rain
 * 02x01: Dutch and the Real Girl (mentioned)
 * 02x04: Schooled (mentioned)
 * 02x05: Meet the Parents (mentioned)

Marvel Cinematic Universe

 * Captain America: The First Avenger
 * The Falcon & The Winter Soldier