Brother Theo

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Babylon 5 character
Brother Theo
Affiliated with	Roman Catholic Church
Race	Human
Home planet	Earth
First appearance	Convictions
Last appearance	And The Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Portrayed by	Louis Turenne

Brother Theo is a character in the Babylon 5 science fiction universe, played by Louis Turenne. Brother Theo was the leader of a group of Roman Catholic monks living on the station, who appeared in a few episodes of season 3.

Brother Theo and his order of monks first came to the station in the episode Convictions. The group of monks wish to learn more about the varied aliens and their beliefs, and support that work by offering their services as computer experts and engineers. With permission from church officials, and the Babylon 5 command staff they take up residence in the station. Brother Theo and his monks quickly prove their value when they help review security camera footage to catch a bomber who had been terrorizing residents on the station.

Next, Brother Theo would appear in the episode Passing Through Gethsemane, when he manages to soundly beat John Sheridan in a game of chess. Sheridan is introduced to Brother Edward (Brad Dourif) during the course of the game. Soon, Theo becomes concerned about Brother Edward when the monk begins reporting hearing voices and having flashbacks. Theo, not knowing too much about Edward's past, asks Sheridan and Garibaldi to look into his past. But at the same time Theo is doing the same, and before too long it is learned that Edward was actually the Black Rose Killer. After being convicted of the crimes, Edward had his mind wiped, and after being presumed dead in a fire had come to the order with a new personality designed to want to serve society. The families of the victims of the Black Rose Killer are not satisfied, and want to exact revenge. Using a Centauri telepath and the intercom system, they manage to break down the memory blocks, and one of the family members kills Edward. Before dying, Brother Edward is granted absolution by Brother Theo. After the trial of Brother Edward's killer, Theo then takes the man into the order as Brother Malcom, having forgave Malcom for killing Edward.

Brother Theo's final appearance was in the episode And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place. After the station broke away from the Earth Alliance the monks remained on Babylon 5. Brother Theo helped set up an intelligence network with other religious leaders, and helped bring several religious leaders to Babylon 5 to help smuggle this intelligence to the Babylon 5 command staff.

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