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Jaha’s Farewell

The 100 Rare Pairs Event - (Day 11) Free Choice - Jaha x A.L.I.E.

The 100 Dead Characters Appreciation Week (Day 4)  Character With Biggest Potential Impact On Canon [If Still Alive]  - Thelonious Jaha  

The story of season 5 might have been very different if Jaha had lived.

Would there still be a dark year?: Possibly, but if Kara Cooper had help with  the farm, especially from someone with Jaha’s experience, they may have been able to stop the blight before it began.  If not, later on he would have been able help fix the irrigation systems, keeping the farm running for longer, which would have taken away some of Wonkru’s desperation for Eden.

Would Octavia listen to him?: I am going to say yes, by the end of the Red Queen we see that Octiava is starting to see Jaha as a person and not just a villain, and she is starting to see that he had some valued leadership skills.  If he had lived I believe he would have become one of Octavia's advisers, like Kane and Indra. 

Would there have been a fighting pit?: Maybe, Jaha wasn’t against killing people when necessary, and he had been an arbiter of the law.  Although, I think he would have advocated for a more humane way for prisoners to die.

Would there have been a Blodreina?: No, at least not the version we got.  Part of the reason Octavia becomes Blodreina is because she feels like she had to bare the events of the dark year alone.  That wouldn’t have happened if Jaha had still been alive, he could have shared the burden of leadership and responsibility with Octavia.  

Would Abby still have been an addict?: Possibly, Abby is using during the Red Queen, but she isn’t during the dark year flashbacks, which means she relapsed after the events of the dark year and her addiction got worse.  This is partly because of how she was involved in forcing others to eat against their will and her role in creating Blodreina, and also the breaking of Kane.  If Jaha had been there to share the burden Abby might not have felt so responsible.  Also, Jaha may have been able to convince Kane to eat without violence, he always had a great deal of influence with Kane and Kane respected him.   

Would Jaha have made a deal with Diyoza?: Yes, Jaha was better at politics than Octavia, he would have understood the need for compromise for the good of your people.  

Would Ethan still be alive?: Yes, I can not see Jaha letting Ethan become a child soldier. 

Finally, would Jaha have just found a way to depose Octavia?:  Quite possibly.  Failing all else, Jaha wasn’t beyond taking over when necessary, especially if he felt it was for the good of his people.  If Octavia had gotten too despotic, I don’t think it wouldn’t have been out of character for him to build alliances and eventually overthrow Octavia.