Comments | rj_anderson: Alias Call Signs

rj_anderson

Alias Call Signs

Feb 19, 2004 10:46

Not for any particular deep reason, except for me to have a record of them in case I need them in a fic...

SYDNEY: Was Freelancer up until middle of S2, now Mountaineer (I do not get the significance of either of these, personally)

VAUGHN: Boy Scout (*rolls eyes*)

WEISS: Retriever (so. perfect.)

JACK: Watchtower (ditto ( Read more... )

characters, alias, call signs, cons, research

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Sydney's call sign claritylit February 19 2004, 07:56:12 UTC

I always thought Freelancer made sense when she was a double agent. After all, she wasn't officially employed by the CIA, which would make her a freelance agent.

Why they changed it to Mountaineer mid-season, I don't know. Probably they had a meeting where they said, "Hey, this call sign doesn't make sense any more. We'll call you something else." Maybe the mountaineer part comes from her climb up Mt. Whatever in Italy to prove she wasn't the Chosen One?

Re: Sydney's call sign rj_anderson February 19 2004, 17:59:43 UTC

Oh, now those explanations DO make sense. Thanks!

Re: Sydney's call sign claritylit January 23 2010, 09:31:04 UTC

it was an inside joke as to jennifer garner's college alma mater. west virginia mountaineers.

yahtzee63 February 19 2004, 09:07:29 UTC

I thought Jack was "Blackbird." Or was that just his SD-6 name? I think that's his SD-6 name.

And do you know Dixon's call sign?

rj_anderson February 19 2004, 10:59:44 UTC

Ooh! I'd forgotten about his SD-6 call sign. But yeah, the CIA one is "Watchtower", according to the most recent episode.

I don't know Dixon's, alas. I don't think we've heard of his CIA call sign yet; and I forget his SD-6 one, though it shouldn't be hard to find it.

meril February 19 2004, 11:18:42 UTC

You know you're really into a series (and ficcing for it) when you start collecting minutiae like that ;)

(I thought Alias stuff *was* your regular programming. XD)

Call Signs taiamu February 19 2004, 18:09:09 UTC

For some reason, I thought Syd's was also 'Bluebird' at one point in SD-6. But I may be confusing hers with Jack's. ::shrug::

Re: Call Signs avarill February 19 2004, 22:35:23 UTC

Yeah, Syd WAS bluebird at SD-6. Her first CIA codename was Freelancer. Then she became Mountaineer sometime in S2. Jack's SD-6 codename was "Blackbird" (which goes with "Bluebird"). I was happy when we finally hear his CIA codename.

sheryll February 20 2004, 02:22:44 UTC

You won't be waiting long, we did say the emails would go out this week!