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For other uses, see Aja (disambiguation).

Hey, I'm crazy, but I'm not THAT crazy.
~ Aja in The Beginning

Aja Leith is the lead guitarist of Jem and The Holograms and foster sister of Jerrica, Kimber and Shana.

She was voiced by Cathianne Blore.

History[]

Aja - 01

Aja is an Asian-American who moved in with the Bentons at the age of 11. Jerrica and Kimber disliked her at first, but eventually grew on them. She also became friends with Rio due to their shared interests. When Jerrica's mother made a treehouse for the three girls, Aja made them recite a friendship pledge. The girls then finalized it by making lemonade.

Despite being her foster parents, Jacqui and Emmet's deaths still deeply affected her as they made her feel like a part of a true family.

When Synergy gave them the musical instruments their father left for them, she, along with Jerrica, Kimber and Shana, formed the all-girl rock band known as The Holograms, where she became the main guitarist.

Appearance[]

Aja has bright, blue hair and blue eyes. It is unknown if this is her natural hair color, but in Out of the Past when she arrives to Starlight House as a child, she already has blue hair, implying that it has always been this color or she has been dying it since an early age. Her original outfit consists of a lavender sweater with a belt, a purple skirt, purple tights and purple heels. Her promotional artwork outfit is a pink, latex top, a blue and purple leopard-print skirt and pink heels.

Personality[]

Aja is a headstrong tomboy who can still express her feminine side at times. She can be very sensitive and sometimes makes snap judgements. She is very intuitive and can easily see people's true intentions before others do. She is loyal to her friends and cares about keeping Jem's true identity from being revealed. She has a very good relationship with her fellow foster sisters and friends. Aja enjoys repairing things and occasionally works as the band's mechanic.

Due to her vast knowledge on mechanics and electronics, Aja is generally the one who leads the other girls when they have to get down to business, either it is to dismantle or reassemble Synergy, retrieve information from her memory bank, or when restoring a car. This is what probably made her the unofficial chauffeur for the band, as she is the one usually seen behind the wheel of the many vehicles The Holograms use for transportation. It is not shown often, but in a few episodes it appears that Aja does have a bit of a temper at times.

Relationships[]

Craig Phillips[]

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In The Talent Search (Part 1), while The Holograms were looking for a new drummer to replace Shana, Aja met Craig Phillips. She and Craig fell in love and continued their relationship even though he wasn't chosen as the new drummer. In Britrock, Aja is reunited with Craig in Europe. Unbeknownst to her, Craig was Stormer's brother.

Craig Phillips - Britrock - 07

When Craig tried to introduce Aja to his sister, she mistook Stormer for Craig's wife instead and ran off feeling betrayed. When Kimber explained to her that Stormer was his sister, Aja, ashamed, hurried back to apologize to him, when a bomb set by henchmen sent to kill Mason Hawthorne, exploded at that precise moment and the building started to collapse. Aja and the others managed to rescue Craig and Stormer, and the two rekindled their relationship.

Gallery[]

See: Aja/Gallery

Trivia[]

  • According to Christy Marx, the surname Leith was chosen as reference to Emmett Leith, the co-inventor of three-dimensional holography.
  • In the early concept, Aja was called "Jade" and Kimber was named "Aja". Ironically, they share the same voice actress, Cathianne Blore.
  • Aja's voice sounded a little deeper at the beginning of the series.
  • Aja is of Asian descent. It is implied that she is Chinese. When the band goes to China, she wants to pick up a local newspaper to brush up on her Mandarin Chinese. However, she wears a kimono in one of the episodes.
  • Aja was the first foster girl to arrive at Starlight House.
  • Aja is the same age as Jerrica.
  • Out of The Holograms as children, Aja is the only one who has a different hair length compared to when she was an adult.
  • Aja was the first member of The Holograms to be seen in the series.
  • Her skill as a mechanic is probably what made her the primary driver of the Rockin' Roadster.
  • Aja is the only member of The Holograms to date a relative to one of The Misfits.
  • She is the third member of The Holograms to have an official boyfriend.
  • Aja was the least featured Hologram in the series, since she had the least storylines.
  • Even though it was in a book that was licensed by Hasbro, instead of the animated series, Aja apparently also knows how to play the flute.

References[]

  1. Original name by Hasbro for development of the animated series.
Characters
The Holograms Jerrica Benton/Jem | Kimber Benton | Aja Leith | Shana Elmsford | Raya
The Misfits Pizzazz | Roxy | Stormer | Jetta
The Stingers Riot | Minx | Rapture
Allies Synergy | Rio Pacheco | Anthony Julian | Countess Danielle Du Voisin | Danse | Howard Sands | Jeff Wright | Joanie Stuart | Lindsey Pierce | Mrs. Bailey | Regine Cesaire | Sean Harrison | Video
Starlight Girls Anne | Ashley Larsen | Ba Nee O'Carolan | Becky | Deirdre | Delaree | Joellen | Krissie | Laura Holloway | Lela | Marianne | Nancy | Terri
Villains Eric Raymond | Clash | Zipper | Techrat | Alex Falk | Andy Martin | Banker | Bobby Braddock | Boss (Indy 500) | Carl Sanford | Dave Daniels | Dimitrios | Duncan Broadbent | Fenton | Frack | Harold | Krebbs | Lexa | Lord Trevor | Manny Malone | Maria Castello | Mick | Mickey | Pit Slurman | Ramón | Reginald Carfax | Solieri | Stoke | Terrance Landau | Torch | Victor Krosach | Vise | Willy | Yaki Tori
Relatives Emmett Benton | Jacqui Benton | Harvey Gabor | Gail Nye | Craig Phillips | Miguel Alonso | Rosa Alonso | Aurelio Alonso | John Montgomery | Mrs. Montgomery | Buzz Montgomery | Bertie Burns | Flo Burns | Peter Dvorak | Nadia Dvorak | Johan Dvorak | Anna Dvorak | Mr. Llewelyn | Mildred Llewelyn | Martin O'Carolan | Kieu Chinh
Media Adrian Lassiter | Cindy Tucker | Connie Long | Elzer Marcus | Harriet Horn | Hector Ramirez | Terry Stone
Wealthy characters Ellen Sue Tanner | Emperor | Liz Stratton | Lord Carfax | Mrs. Farnsworth | Prescott Wentworth | President of the United States | Princess Adriana | Richard Xanthos | Robin Goodfellow | Sally Brand | Tony Cassini
Musicians and bands 5th Avenue Boys | Alan | Ashley and The Starlights | Ben Tiller | Blue Bloods | Bobby Bailey | Giri | James | Jerry | Johnny Beldrix | Johnny Deacon | Kimber & Stormer | Lena Lerner | Limp Lizards | Luna Dark | Nirvana | Ralph | Randy James | Red Johnny Mac | Rodney and The Rockets | Roland Owens | Ron Cox | The Leatherettes | The Space Cadets | The Skulls | Wolfgang Mozart
Magicians Alfred White | Astral | Devon Silverstone | Houdini | Marla Martell | Professor Frick
Hired thugs and gangs Misfit Girls | The Red Aces | The Snakes
Children Danny | Dominic Lerner | Ellen | George Kenyak | Gisele | Ken | Lin | Mando | Molly | Sandra | Switch | Uto Kenyak | Yvonne
Minor characters Angus Bean | Archbishop | Beauty's Father | Bob Merrit | Bubba | Building Inspector | Captain Warren | Chauffeur | Christine | Carrie | Cisco | Cleaner | Constanza | Corvin | Corwin | Debra | Detective Griffin | Dirk Hayes | Don Lo | Elzer | Eye Doctor | Fitzgerald Beck | Frederick Vincent | Georgia | Harry the bookie | Harry | Harvey | Jack Sobieski | Jolly Jack | Jones | Leonard Martin | Luis Geraldo | Mama Lou | Mama Pama Bama | Martino Grandzetti | Mason Hawthorne | Max Conley | Miguel | Mr. Kenyak | Mr. Sanders | Mr. Wellington | Mrs. Kenyak | Museum Curator | Music Awards Reporter | Nick Mann | Owen Beech | Owner of The Scene | Patricia | Pierre L'Arquette | Richard Carling | Rick Franklin | Robert Arlington | Rodriguez | Saint-Jacques | Sir Hugh Ridley | Soo Mi | Stefan Horte | Steve | Svensson | Tim | Tito | Tony | Tough Drummer | Union Representatives | Yoji Yokomura | Yvette | Zero Jones
Film Jerrica | Kimber | Aja | Shana | Synergy | Rio | Erica Raymond | Zipper | Brad | Emmett Benton | Stephen
Animals Naku | Phantom | Rama Llama | Ulysses
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