Who Is Gabrielle? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gabrielle is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 104 comic issue appearances. Gabrielle is Xena's fast-talking, lovable sidekick, who starts out as a mere bard to sing Xena's praises and occasionally get rescued then grows into a warrior princess in her own right.

Who is Gabrielle?

Major Story Arcs Throughout her adventures with Xena , Gabrielle has had to use her gift of gab and quick wits to get herself out of many unpleasant situations. Gabrielle is adaptive, willing to learn whatever she needs to in order to survive the situation in which she finds herself. Lovely Renee O'Connor played the role of Gabrielle for six seasons on the Xena television series. When Xena's character was killed off at the end of season six, there were rumors that Gabrielle's character might get her own series, but unfortunately such never happened. 'The Bitter Suite' episode The most controversial season in the television series was Season Three, due to "The Rift". This refers to a deep split that developed between Xena and Gabrielle. The most controversial episode in the entire series by far was "The Bitter Suite" episode from Season Three. This episode includes something commonly referred to as "The GabDrag".

Key facts

Gabrielle is of human origin and first appeared in "The Warrior Princess: Part One of Three". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 104 recorded issue appearances, Gabrielle ranks among the most featured characters in comics.