With the rest of Moya's crew, Pilot would suffer through the death and resurrection of Aeryn as well as the death of Zhaan following a series of events that had almost led to his and Moya's own demise. Though Moya accepted their fate, Zhaan and to some extent, Pilot resisted and eventually discovered that it had all been a test for Zhaan to see if she was worthy of being Moya's guardian, a test she had passed. Making contact, a Builder named Kahaynu told Moya and Zhaan that because Moya had birthed a child that could cause violence, Moya would have to be shut down and Pilot with her. Though Pilot tried to bring them back, Moya flew off on her own, following a signal being emitted from her creators the Builders. Fortunately, after a quick jump to D'Argo's body, Pilot's mind was switched back to his body before any permanent damage could be done.ĭuring a visit to the Royal Planet of the Breakaway Colonies, Pilot and Zhaan chose to flee when a Peacekeeper command carrier arrived in orbit, hoping to lure the Peacekeepers away from their friends on the planet's surface. At one point, Pilot's mind even seemed to reject Chiana's body. This experience was very distressing with Pilot, who seemed to be more negatively affected by it than the rest of Moya's crew. In an encounter with the Halosians, Pilot's mind was thrown from his own body into Chiana's. The rest of the crew also expressed their respect for Pilot during this time, with Ka D'argo assuring Pilot that the crew were willing to accept Pilot's more limited control over Moya as he re-established the bond so that he could have the connection with Moya that he deserved. Following this shared tragedy, the bond between Pilot and Aeryn had been deepened even more. It was later brought to light that Pilot was really hiding his own shame in his role that led to the first Pilot's death. Pilot went as far as trying to strangle Aeryn in revenge and ordered her off of the ship. Pilot's bond with Aeryn was tested later when Aeryn's involvement in the death of Moya's first Pilot was revealed. When the baby Leviathan was finally born, Aeryn named it Talyn after her late father. Their friendship deepened over time to the point where Moya even offered Aeryn the chance to name her unborn child. Even after this was reversed, Pilot and Aeryn shared a bond and friendship, even giving Aeryn some knowledge on how to operate Pilot's console (" Through the Looking Glass"). Following the aforementioned loss of his arm to his colleagues, Aeryn was injected with some of Pilot's own DNA which slowly began transforming her into a Pilot/ Sebacean hybrid. This was especially true with Officer Aeryn Sun. Because of this, Pilot's relationship with many of Moya's crew strengthened. This was tempered, however, by his species' philosophy of serving those aboard the ship above all other things besides the well being of the ship itself. Pilot had a somewhat tense relationship with Moya's long time passengers in the early days following the crew's escape from Peacekeeper captivity. In one of the most shocking scenes in the series (" DNA Mad Scientist"), fellow crew members Ka D'Argo, Rygel XVI, and Zhaan cut off one of his arms in exchange for a way to return home (though it would eventually regenerate). Pilot's gentle nature and immobility have at times brought him suffering. After Crichton and Aeryn helped him come to terms with it by convincing him that he had changed since those days and had impacted all of their lives, Pilot and Moya began a long and difficult natural bonding process. Pilot was initially artificially bonded, which caused him great pain until, three cycles later, the crew's discovery of his predecessor's death prompted Pilot to deliberately separate himself from Moya out of grief for his involvement in the death of the first Pilot. The previous pilot was removed by the Peacekeeper scientist Tam Velorek, who seduced Pilot with the promise of being bonded despite the fact that the Elders had denied Pilot already. Pilot is at least the second Pilot that Moya has had. His real name, if he has one, is unknown. Moya's pilot is only known by his species' name, which also doubles as a description of his role on the ship. Once bonded Pilots can survive only a brief period of time of separation from their Leviathans, and only when traveling in something made of a Leviathan's components (as in a transport pod). Pilot is a member of a race known simply as " Pilots," who bond with the organic Leviathan spacecraft and become their navigator, companion, and liaison to passengers. This article is about the Pilot aboard Moya.
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