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For other uses, see Synergy (disambiguation).

I am Synergy. I am no more or no less.
~ Synergy

Synergy is a highly sophisticated A.I. computer and hologram projector designed by Emmett Benton (Jerrica and Kimber's late father) to be the ultimate audio/visual entertainment synthesizer.

She was voiced by Marlene Aragon.

History[]

Synergy was the life work of Emmett Benton, which he started four months after Jacqui's death, designed to link music and three-dimensional images for the ultimate audio/visual entertainment synthesizer/computer. He used his late wife's music and likeness to program Synergy's voice and personality, but couldn't bear to make her look too much like her, so he provided Synergy with her own image and persona.

Emmett originally kept the project a secret so he could later patent the technology; however, upon completion, he decided not to obtain the patents, as her powers could be very dangerous if she fell into the wrong hands. When he was diagnosed with an unknown, terminal illness, he set up Synergy to be a friend, surrogate mother and guide to his girls, and programmed Synergy to reveal herself to Jerrica if he was unable to give her the earrings in person.

Without any funding from Starlight Music to support the Starlight House, Jerrica, Kimber and their (foster) sisters were forced to find funds on their own. When they found out about Synergy, they formed The Holograms to enter a music contest being held by Eric Raymond. Jerrica had to take the persona of Jem, as Eric had it out for her and she herself looked too ordinary for a front girl.

Synergy is kept a secret from the world by Jerrica and The Holograms. She was originally hidden in a secret room at the Starlight Drive-in but was later moved to the Starlight Mansion and kept in a secret room hidden behind a holographic wall.

Personality[]

Emmett Benton invented Synergy to be a surrogate mentor, friend and mother figure to Jerrica and Kimber. As revealed in Out of the Past, she was programed with the personality, appearance and voice based on the likeness of Jacqui Benton, Emmett's late wife. However, Emmett couldn't bear to make her appearance exactly like hers, so he instead provided Synergy with her own image and persona.

Synergy can generate realistic, holographic images, as much as six hundred per minute without power loss, and is light-years ahead of anything seen before, even by government technicians. She can project lifelike, holographic images and sounds through small, remote projectors in the form of star-shaped earrings. She can also come out from the computer in the form of a holographic avatar. She is very wise and always helps out The Holograms in any bad situation. While Synergy usually follows orders, she is fully capable of independent thought and actions, and has taken matters into her own hands, such as offering Jerrica advice on Rio in the form of an oracle when Jerrica declined to listen to Synergy herself.[5] Also, in The Presidential Dilemma, Synergy appears by her own in front of Jerrica and the President, saying that "It was the best news she's had this week", and laughing with them both.

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Trivia[]

  • The word "synergy" is a synonym of binding energy.
    • Figuratively, it can mean the benefits resulting from combining different groups, people, objects or processes.
  • During the 1980s, there were plans to produce a Jem animated movie. During the early concept, Christy Marx came up with a nemesis to Synergy for this film called "Entropy".[6]
    • Entropy is defined as a measure of the disorder present in a system, the dispersal of energy, and a measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
  • Synergy is a highly technologically advanced artificial intelligence. She can understand what others say and still have her own opinions.
  • Synergy took an appearance of the "Oracle" named Phaedra to help Jerrica, since she wasn't listening to her advice as herself.
  • She used to be located at the Starlight Drive-in. Now, she resides in the Starlight Mansion.
  • Synergy's appearance, voice and personality are based on Jacqui Benton's.
    • Even when Synergy was created in appearance and behavior inspired by their mother, neither Jerrica nor Kimber ever seem to realize this and just treat her as a friend and an ally, even after she reveals her origins.[7]
  • Synergy is even able to project sounds along with her holograms.
  • Synergy cannot project holograms underwater.
  • Synergy made an appearance as an alien artificial intelligence in the 2011 Hasbro comic Unit:E. There, she served the son of Acroyear and a Biotron (both from Micronauts) in performing reconnaissance on various people around the universe, and especially on Earth, that were likely to aid them against the Micronauts' enemy, Baron Karza. She noted that she would assist Jerrica (who had not taken up the identity of Jem) in composing the "music of the spheres". She appeared here as a glowing pink hologram.

See also[]

References[]

  1. Temporary secret identity Synergy adopted in the episode Midsummer Night's Madness.
  2. The Jem Series Timeline
  3. Cut out in retakes.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Voice only.
  5. As seen in the episode Midsummer Night's Madness.
  6. JemCon 2018 Guest Panel with Keith Tucker, Stefanie Eskander, Christy Marx and Samantha Newark at Jem Con's official YouTube channel.
  7. As seen in the episode Out of the Past.
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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