List of minor Babylon 5 characters
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The list of minor Babylon 5 characters contains minor characters from the entire Babylon 5 franchise. They are sorted alphabetically by surname.
For major characters, see the List of Babylon 5 characters.
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[edit] Branmer
In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Branmer was the name of a Minbari General. Branmer was the General who led the Minbari forces at the Battle of the Line.
Branmer's father was a member of the Warrior Caste, his mother was from the Religious Caste. Because the mother's caste took precedence in Minbari society, Branmer began life as a member of the religious caste. He was a close friend of Grey Council member Delenn. When the Earth-Minbari War began, Branmer became a General of the warrior caste. Branmer felt it was his religious duty to carry out the war against the humans. When the Grey Council ended the war, Branmer obeyed the order to stand down.
In 2257, Branmer was on a diplomatic mission when he suddenly died. He had previously told Delenn that he had wished for a simple funeral followed by cremation. However, the clan he belonged to - the Star Riders - decided to take him on a lengthy journey home, which was seen as a most unusual move. The ship carrying Branmer's body soon arrived at Babylon 5. After lying in state over night, Branmer's first officer Neroon, followed by Delenn and the station's command staff arrived at the place where Branmer's body was held. When Neroon opened the casket, Branmer's body was gone.
It was discovered that Delenn had stolen the body and had Branmer cremated. She was going to explain his disappearance as a religious mystery, that he his body had been physically taken away by the Gods. This actually was an inconsistency in the plot, later episodes had said that the Minbari did not believe in specific religious deities.
[edit] Jason Ironheart
Jason Ironheart, is a fictional character from the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. He appeared in the 1st season episode Mind War.
Ironheart was a former lover of Talia Winters when they were in the Psi Corps together. He volunteered for experimental treatments to enhance his telepathy, and also to produce stable telekinetics. The experiments succeeded, but caused Ironheart's powers to increase to an uncontrollable level. He fled from Psi-Corps, eventually coming to B5 where he set up an escape route for other rogue teeps, but was pursued by Bester. However, Ironheart began to undergo destructive "mindquakes", releasing bursts of psychokinetic energy so powerful they threatened the station. As Ironheart realized that his abilities had grown too great to contain, he discorporated his physical form, but not before leaving Talia with a gift; enhanced telepathic shields, and even a bit of telekinesis of her own.
[edit] Pius XV
In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Pius XV is a fictional Pope.
He was an early 22nd Century Pope of the Roman Catholic Church who was featured in the novel Dark Genesis. In December of 2115 he called the appearance of telepaths a miracle from God. Pius XV asked the world to embrace all of God's gifts, including telepaths. This statement led to a number of Catholics providing refuge for rogue telepaths after the founding of the Psi Corps.
[edit] Turhan
In the Babylon 5 fictional universe Turhan was the Emperor of the Centauri Republic until his death in 2259. The name Turhan comes from the first name of the actor who portrayed him, Turhan Bey.
Turhan succeeded his father as Emperor of the Centauri Republic. In 2257 Turhan appointed Londo Mollari to be the ambassador to Babylon 5. In The Coming of Shadows Turhan found that his health was declining, and before he died he decided that he wanted to apologize to the Narn people for all the wrongs his people had done to them. Against the advice of his ministers, he traveled to Babylon 5 in 2259 to deliver this apology in person to G'Kar. He asked his prime minister and close friend Malachi to remain behind on Centauri Prime during this time.
Shortly after arriving on Babylon 5, Turhan suffered a debilitating heart attack. It soon became apparaent that Turhan would soon die from his condition. When he announced that he wanted to see a Vorlon before he died, Kosh decided to fulfill this wish. Turhan asked Kosh how it would end, Kosh replied, "...in fire."
Meanwhile, Lord Refa and Londo Mollari had gotten the Shadows to stage an attack on a Narn outpost. Lord Refa also had Malachi assassinated to remove a potential challenger from power. When told of the attack, Emperor Turhan whispered his last words to Londo Mollari, "You are both damned."
Emperor Turhan had no heirs of his own to assume the throne. With Malachi dead, there was no clear successor to take the throne. Following Turhan's death, a number of Centauri families made challenges for the throne. It would be Turhan's nephew, a young man named Cartagia who would assume the throne after Turhan's death.
| Preceded by: Unnamed father of Turhan |
Emperor of the Centauri Republic ???? – 2259 Earth Years |
Succeeded by: Cartagia |
[edit] Lou Welch
In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Lou Welch was a member of the station's security force played by actor David L. Crowley. He served for several years on board Babylon 5, and was one of Michael Garibaldi's close friends. He later died on Centauri Prime when he was murdered by the Prime Candidates and the Drakh.
