Annette Darvinshire

Doctor Annette Darvinshire, Ph.D., also known as Annie by Leon Sikowsky and several others, was a civilian xenobiologist assigned to the. Darvinshire was considered one of the leading experts in the rapidly growing field of xenobiology by 2553, despite being only 20 years old at the time.

Despite her brilliance and talent, Darvinshire suffered from extremely low self-esteem. This is largely due to her parents' unrealistically high expectations of her. Her mother and father were both renowned scientists (as well as incredibly wealthy), and wished for Annette to become an even greater scientist than themselves. Annette was not allowed to socialize, as she was homeschooled around the clock. She would also only receive affection if her parents thought she was doing "adequately" in her academics, otherwise she was largely ignored. Ultimately, even though she was able to make many incredible achievements at an astoundingly young age, she was unable to live up to her parents' expectations, and was kicked out. Annette blamed herself for not being a good enough daughter.