Servalan



Servalan is the main villainess of the science fiction tv show Blake's 7. She is the ruthless and ambitious supreme commander, and later president, of the Terran Federation and the archenemy of the rebel hero Blake. She is played by Jacqueline Pearce.

Story
Servalan first appears as the Supreme Commander of the Terran Federation's military force. She is principally concerned with organizing efforts to destroy Blake and crush his resistance to the Federation's rule. She is quickly revealed to be a cold, calculating, ruthless manipulator who is not above using her sex appeal and charm to get what she wants. Over the course of the series, she goes so far as to sacrifice entire planets to advance her ambitions.

At a later point in the series, she stages a military coup and becomes the new president of the Federation. After the Intergalactic War, she begins concentrating her efforts on capturing the powerful Liberator in order to cement her position. However, her rule is unstable. At least one coup almost topples her. During this time, she develops an intriguing chemistry with the cynical resistance member Avon, who respects her ruthlessness but distrusts her. They spend the second half of the series alternately flirting and trying to kill each other.

After successfully capturing the Liberator at Terminal, only to have to abandon it shortly after due to structual failure, she is deposed and becomes a fugitive from Federation justice. She builds power again under the alias of Commissioner Sleer, killing many people to protect herself and her fake identity, including the blind Ardus. She was not seen in the series finale and was presumably still rebuilding her power base. Due to the cancellation of the series, her final fate is unknown.