From http://www.loony-archivist.com/jem/primer/holograms.htm - JERRICA BENTON/JEM is the eldest daughter of Emmett and Jacqui Benton. After her father's death, she received a pair of earrings which act as remote projector for her father's holographic super-computer Synergy. Using the earrings to disguise herself as the pink-haired Jem, Jerrica launched a band called Jem and the Holograms in order to regain control of her father's music company, and keep the Starlight Foundation afloat. Jerrica is uncomfortable with keeping her identity a secret from her boyfriend Rio, but as time goes on, is more afraid of the possibility of losing him, should he learn the truth. She has difficulty maintaining distinct borders between her life as Jerrica and her masquerade as Jem, most often forgetting herself with Rio, who is confused and flustered by his attraction to Jem. When he attempts to distance himself from Jem, Jerrica as Jem pleads with him to stay, blurring the lines between her two identities, while as Jerrica offering tacit approval of his relationship with Jem (Beginning, Starbright, The Music Awards).While her younger sister Kimber is outgoing and extroverted, Jerrica has trouble loosening up. However, Jerrica is steadfast, loyal, and her friends and family respect and admire her for her hard work and maturity in running both Starlight Music and the Starlight House Home for Foster Girls. Jerrica has difficulty delegating responsibility, but constantly relies on foster sisters Aja and Shana, and boyfriend Rio for help in running Starlight (Beginning, Glitter and Gold, Starbright). She is young, smart, driven, and a very capable businesswoman in her own right, signing acts such as the Fifth Avenue Boys to the Starlight label (Glitter and Gold), and pursing new acts such as The Stingers to expand the business (The Stingers Hit Town).Jerrica struggles with her dual identity, often feeling irrational jealousy toward her alter-ego (Glitter and Gold, The Stingers Hit Town, Midsummer Night's Madness). She subconsciously compartmentalises her life, allowing herself to be carefree, open, and spontaneous only while disguised as Jem. Unfortunately, this means Jerrica herself is often perceived as stuck-up, and a control freak, even by those closest to her. After regaining control of the family business, she attempts to end her career as Jem, but quickly realises that she needs the revenue generated by Jem and the Holograms to support the Starlight Foundation (Starbright). She and Phyllis Pizzazz Gabor keep up a steady rivalry between the Holograms and Misfits, on Jerrica's part stemming from her hatred of Eric Raymond, as well as her innate competitive streak (Glitter and Gold).Jerrica was very close to her mother, Jacqui, and was deeply scarred by Jacqui's death in a plane crash in the 1970s. While at first she was jealous of the attention her mother and father paid to foster girls Shana and Aja, she soon formed a very close-knit bond with both girls (Out of the Past). This bond often eclipses her flesh-and-blood relationship with younger sister Kimber, of whom Jerrica is over-protective and often treats like a child, inadvertently encouraging Kimber's acting out (The Bands Break Up, Hollywood Jem). While the sisters are mutually frustrated by their often adversarial relationship, they also care about one another very deeply. Even so, Jerrica at times is blind to how deeply affected Kimber was by their father's death, and her ignorance can come across as insensitivity (Father's Day).Jerrica loves Rio very much, but since beginning her double-life as Jem, their relationship has become strained. Their relationship began as teenagers when Rio first moved next door to the original Starlight House, and they often take one another for granted, seemingly only voicing the depth of their feelings to one another when the relationship is threatened. When Rory Riot Llewelyn of the Stingers sets his sights on Jem, Jerrica is confused by the feelings his attentions stir in her, and she appears to find his attentions to Jem flattering enough to sometimes encourage his advances (The Stingers Hit Town, The Day the Music Died). While she finds his arrogance and cruelty unattractive, once she learns of his background and his relationship with his parents, she finds herself drawn to him as a person, rather than merely as a convenient ego-booting escape from the emotional minefield that is her relationship with Rio (Riot's Hope). Show less «