Crias Screenused vest

Recently acquired directly from New Zealand this blue fabric vest worn by the honorable Titan, Crias, played by Edward Campbell. Crias was seen in the episode “The Titans” from season 1 that was filmed bewteen August-September 1995. This actor used to appear in HTLJ and XWP episodes, also played Altrech in the episode “Lost Mariner” from season 2.

The vest is in very good condition, it is made of a thick cotton light blue fabric, it has some purposeful fading stains to obtain an aged effect. Around the neckline and sleeves it is placed a fabric trim in blue and red garnet tones. It has leather straps to adjust the vest on the sides.

Neckline close-up.

Tag detail close-up.

Crias was one of the many titans turned to stone when the Olympians won the war against them ages ago. During the episode, they were released by Gabrielle with the aim to help the village in their issues. However, Hyperion, his brother rebels against humans when he discovers that Gabrielle is not a goddess, then they return back to the cavern where they came from. After a disagreement over humen childen, Crias was killed by his brother ,Hyperion.

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Xena, Gabrielle & Callisto costumes

Yesterday, I had the thought that I never had the main female characters displayed together, and I decided to leave Julius Caesar on one side and let the women together. When I was young I always wanted to see these three women side by side.

Callisto is wearing her metal dagger replica and her metal sword replica in the back. In the other side, Gabrielle has her screenused sais in her boots attached in the sai straps (one boots has the screenused ones from season 6 and the other the screenused brown leather strap from season 5 wardrobe).

Behind Callisto is a Xena sword metal replica inside the leather scabbard. Behind Xena mannequin is the Yin Yang chakram distributed by Creation Entertainment and behind Gabby mannequin is the metal sais distributed by Creation Entertainment.

Main characters mannequins

Quick update! I have recently acquired a new woman and man mannequin to display properly my main characters costumes: Gabrielle hero season 6 costume, Xena hero leathers and armour and Julius Caesar hero costume worn in the episode "When Fates Collide" from season 6. Behind the mannequins you can see the Creation Entertainment sais and Yin Yang chakram. And also the Xena metal sword replica in the leather scabbard replica. Hope you like it!

Screenused Serena corset

New arrival! This is a screenused corset used by Serena played by Sam Jenkins, Kevin Sorbo actual wife, stunt double, Kate Lobb in the episode “My Best Girl's Wedding” from season 5. The corset is made of garnet suede leather with boning to enhance the silhouette, it comes with Turners auction receipt. The skirt is a screenused leather brown unidentified piece.

I have mixed feelings with Hercules series, well, Hercules is the origin of Xena, Xena is an spin off from HTLJ. In my opinion, the earlier episodes were funny and devoid of emotion but the golden hind episodes from season 3 are the best ones of the whole series in my opinion.

 

But, the latest seasons became sad and had noteworthy absences but the golden hind. Do you know that Serena was played by Sam Jenkins in most of her appearances and by Kara Zediker in "The End of the Beginning", including the "present day" scenes. But Sam Jenkins declined to return to the role because she disliked the Golden Hind makeup, hence the recasting with Zediker. Jenkins returned to the role when transformation wasn't required, and when playing "Sin".

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Rare Screenused Apollo's Army sword

Recently I have received this rare and beautiful sword although it has a monstrous appearance it has its special charm. It was auctioned a few weeks ago on eBay. This is the Apollo’s Army style sword seen in the episode “Eternal Bonds” from season 5 used by Ares played by Kevin Smith and also by Gabrielle herself played by Renée O’Connor.

At beginning of the episode "Eternal bonds" after the storm, Xena, Gabrielle and Eve met Joxer at the cavern. Those men ,known as the magis, accompanying Joxer were actually warriors sent by three different priests from three different temples: Artemis, Poseidon and Apollo with the aim of killing Xena and her daughter, Eve. 

After the fight, Xena realized that if the Apollo's man sword cut Joxer, then it's poisoned, so they must got the mandrake tree resin, the only known cureat.

It’s a quite heavy and large sword made of hard resin with a metal rod inside, some of the painting has gone although the sword is in very good condition. In the eBay listing was written it was a rubber sword but it isn't, it is made of hard resin like plenty of other screenused weapons.

During the final fight against the Poseidon, Artemis and Apollo's army we can see Gabrielle fighting with this style sword.

It is rare sword, I have only seen this sword at worthpoint that was auctioned in eBay years ago and in Jason, Moviepropking, collection. Here are some photos of the Xena newsletter:

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