Janice Covington

Dr. Janice Covington was a character on. She was the daughter of Harry Covington, the acclaimed "best archaeologist that ever lived". She was a decendant of Gabrielle, living in the 1940's. She was more fearless and fierce than her ancestor; she battled in an all-out gun fight, with no signs of fear.

She contacted Professor Pappas, the father of Melinda Pappas, as she wanted him to decipher the Xena Scrolls. In 1942, a year afer after his death, Melinda took it upon herself to visit Janice, who was excavating a site in Macedonia, Greece, and offer her services in the place of her father.

Along with Jack Kleinman, Janice and Mel found the Xena Scrolls, one half of the broken Chakram and the tomb of Ares. Rival archaeologist John Smythe, found the other half of it, which resulted in the two halves connecting and Xena, the ancestor of Melinda, taking over Mel's body and preventing Ares from escaping into the open world.

She was played by Renee O'Connor.

Characterization
Janice seemed to be based on a female version of Indiana Jones, a fictional archaeologist and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones series, created by George Lucas. She is epuipped with his trademark whip, hat, leather jacket and 6-barrel revolver.

Appearance

 * 1) "The Xena Scrolls"