List of Babylon 5 characters
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The list of Babylon 5 Characters contains major characters from the entire Babylon 5 franchise. They are sorted alphabetically by surname.
For more information, see their individual articles. See also List of minor Babylon 5 characters.
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[edit] Colonel Ari Ben Zayn
Colonel Ari Ben Zayn is an EarthForce Intelligence officer who investigated Commander Jeffrey Sinclair and his command staff in the Babylon 5 episode "Eyes". Played by Gregory Martin.
Colonel Ben Zayn's investigation was one of several conducted by Earth Force Internal Affairs as the events on Mars were putting the command staff of colonies and stations in question. Ben Zayn's interest was not of investigation, but one of asserting control as he was passed over for command of Babylon 5 in favour of Sinclair by the Minbari, which did not sit well with Ben Zayn.
Ben Zayn's true intentions were discovered by his Psi Corps Military Specialist Harriman Gray, as Ben Zayn is a close friend of Psi Corps official Alfred Bester. He was defeated by Gray and Sinclair and sent back to Earth for investigation into his activities.
[edit] Branmer
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. (These events take place during the episode "Legacies.")
[edit] Brother Theo
| 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 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 forgiven 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. He was played by Louis Turenne.
[edit] Deathwalker
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Jha'dur/Deathwalker | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Dilgar Empire |
| Race | Dilgar |
| Home planet | Dilgar |
| First appearance | Deathwalker |
| Last appearance | Deathwalker |
| Portrayed by | Sarah Douglas |
In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Jha'dur was a Dilgar specialist in biochemical, biogenetic, and cyber-organic weaponry, and was responsible for many of the atrocities committed by the Dilgar during the Dilgar war. Her activities earned her the nickname "Deathwalker." After the war, Jha'dur was sheltered by the Wind Swords, a militant clan of Minbari warriors, in exchange for her services as a weapons expert.
When the war began, the Wind Swords approached the Grey Council and offered them devastating weapons that Jha'dur had developed in the preceding two decades. These weapons were used against the humans, a fact that undoubtedly gave Jha'dur great satisfaction.
The Wind Swords concealed Jha'dur's existence from the other races until 2258, when she left Minbar and traveled to Babylon 5 with one of the fruits of her research: an experimental drug that retarded the aging process in humanoids, conferring immortality on whoever used it. A key ingredient in the drug could not be synthesized; it had to be extracted from living beings. The resulting genocidal wars would be her vengeance on Earth and the League for the extinction of her people.
In the episode "Deathwalker," as Jha'dur's ship prepared to embark for Earth, a Vorlon warship arrived and destroyed it, vaporizing Jha'dur and the only existing sample of the drug. With the death of Jha'dur, the last trace of the Dilgar was erased from the galaxy.
[edit] Dius Vintari
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Dius Vintari | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Centauri Republic |
| Race | Centauri |
| Home planet | Centauri Prime |
| First appearance | Voices in the Dark |
| Last appearance | |
| Portrayed by | Keegan MacIntosh |
Dius Vintari is a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe, played by Keegan MacIntosh. He is the son of the Centauri Emperor Cartagia, and is the third in the line of succession to the Centauri throne, directly behind Vir Cotto, who had assassinated his father, Emperor Cartagia. According to Galen, he will become the Emperor of the Centauri Republic in 2291, succeeding Vir.
Galen had a vision of a future in which Vintari, after becoming emperor, would wage war on Earth and kill billions. Galen approached President Sheridan to make appeal, and have him prevent this future by killing Vintari. Sheridan considered it, but after meeting the young man, decided instead to take him under his wing and bring him to Minbar, raising him as a son.
This way, Sheridan hopes to turn him away from the destructive path Galen warned about by showing him a peaceful and trusting way of life. Furthermore, Sheridan confronts Galen, who is seemingly upset at the thwarting of his plan, and all but makes him admit that the Technomage's actual plan was to manipulate Sheridan into making the moral decision he made.
[edit] Richard Franklin
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Richard Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | EarthForce |
| Race | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| First appearance | Gropos |
| Last appearance | Gropos |
| Portrayed by | Paul Winfield |
The character of Richard Franklin (portrayed by Paul Winfield) is an EarthForce general. His sole screen appearance was in the episode "Gropos." General Richard Franklin is the father of Babylon 5's chief of medical staff, Doctor Stephen Franklin. The relationship between father and son is strained, with Richard Franklin often away from home.
Franklin is the commander of the Earth Alliance 356th Infantry Division and is known by the nicknames Firestorm, Hero of the Canal Wars, Scourge of Janos 7 and Liberator of the African Block.
[edit] General William Hague
| Babylon 5 character | |
| William Hague | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | EarthForce |
| Race | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| First appearance | Points of Departure |
| Last appearance | All Alone in the Night |
| Portrayed by | Robert Foxworth |
General William Hague was chairman of EarthForce's Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first leader of the resistance against the authoritarian regime of Earth Alliance President Morgan Clark. Hague was able to escape the Sol system onboard the EAS Alexander. EarthForce ships that remained loyal to Hague were hunted down and destroyed leaving only the Alexander. Hague was killed shortly after in a firefight with the EAS Clarkstown. He was replaced as the leader of the resistance by Captain John Sheridan.
General Hague only visually appeared in three episodes as a supporting role for John Sheridan as a contact in the underground resistance against Morgan Clark. Many of the characters have mentioned his name upon referring to the sub-plot line regarding the resistance which lends to the importance of his role offscreen. He was portrayed by Robert Foxworth.
[edit] Jason Ironheart
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Jason Ironheart | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Rogue telepath |
| Race | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| First appearance | Mind War |
| Last appearance | Mind War |
| Portrayed by | William Allen Young |
Jason Ironheart was played by William Allen Young. 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 telepaths, 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] Susanna Luchenko
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Susanna Luchenko | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Earth Alliance |
| Race | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| First appearance | Rising Star |
| Last appearance | Rising Star |
| Portrayed by | Beata Pozniak |
Susanna Luchenko becomes the President of the Earth Alliance following the overthrow and suicide of President Morgan Clark; Clark had assumed dictatorial powers. She plays a key role in ending Clark's oppressive policies, including ending his martial law decree, and restoring democracy to the Earth Alliance. Luchenko had previously represented the Russian Consortium in the Earth Senate.
When she became President of the Earth Alliance, she appealed to the people of the Alliance to remain calm, and not to resort to committing acts of revenge against members of Clark's regime. She asked that people "...listen to the better angels of their nature". Luchenko said that the courts and legal system would investigate and prosecute those who committed crimes during Clark's Presidency.
When it was learned that the Drakh were preparing to destroy Earth, Captain Elizabeth Lochley of Babylon 5 convinced Luchenko to send a large fleet to confront the Drakh. Even though the Shadow planet killer the Drakh brought to destroy Earth was itself destroyed, the Drakh were able to successfully seed Earth's atmosphere with biological weapons. The weapons would kill every living thing on Earth in five years. Sheridan offered his support, and the full resources of the Interstellar Alliance to help combat the Drakh plague. At some point within the next few years the Excalibur was able to find a cure for the plague.
Her only appearance was in the fourth-season episode Rising Star, although her name is mentioned in a number of fifth-season episodes. She is portrayed by Beata Pozniak.
[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: The Birth of the Psi Corps. 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] Anna Sheridan
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Anna Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Shadows (formerly Earth Alliance) |
| Race | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| First appearance | Revelations |
| Last appearance | Z'ha'dum |
| Portrayed by | Beth Toussaint ("Revelations"), Melissa Gilbert ("Shadow Dancing," "Z'ha'dum") |
In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Anna Sheridan was John Sheridan's wife. She served as a crew member aboard the Icarus, an Interplanetary Expeditions exploratory ship that set down on Z'ha'dum approximately two years before John Sheridan's assignment to Babylon 5. The Icarus and all hands were believed lost at some point during the expedition. In fact, the crew came into contact with the awakening Shadows and at least some of them were changed to suit their needs. John Sheridan had lived with guilt over his wife's death as he believed himself partly responsible for her accepting a position on the Icarus.
In 2260, Anna (or her body under Shadow control), who had up until that point been used as the living control center of a Shadow vessel, was sent by the Shadows to Babylon 5 to lure John Sheridan to Z'ha'dum. Both she and John traveled there alone in a White Star. She died at Z'ha'dum when John Sheridan remotely activated the White Star, used it to ram the Shadow compound, and then detonated two high-yield nuclear weapons on board the ship.
[edit] Turhan
| Babylon 5 character | |
| Turhan | |
|---|---|
| Affiliated with | Centauri Republic |
| Race | Centauri |
| Home planet | Centauri Prime |
| First appearance | The Coming of Shadows |
| Last appearance | The Coming of Shadows |
| Portrayed by | Turhan Bey |
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.
[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. His first appearance was in the first season episode "Survivors." He appears in several early Babylon 5 episodes, until his last on-screen appearance in the second season episode "GROPOS." (This is approximately the same time that the character of Zack Allan was introduced into the show.) Reintroduced in the novels, Lou Welch later died on Centauri Prime when he was murdered by the Prime Candidates and the Drakh after being caught using a changeling net to gather information on Vir Cotto's behalf.
