History Characters / BabylonFiveCentauriRepublic

* AntiVillain: Na'Far genuinely believes the Narn can't take on the Centauri directly after their defeat, and thus he works with the Centauri government in order to lull them into a false sense of security for a revolution further down the line. He also never tries to force G'Karnintomleaving against his will, instead trying to persuade him into it.

[[folder:Na'Far]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/StephenMacht

A Narn appointed as the new ambassador to Babylon 5 by the Centauri Republic after they once again take control of Narn.

* AntiVillain: Na'Far genuinely believes the Narn can't take on the Centauri directly after their defeat, and thus he works with the Centauri government in order to lull them into a false sense of security for a revolution further down the line. He also never tries to force G'Karnintomleaving against his will, instead trying to persuade him into it.
* LesCollaborateurs: He's a Narn collaborator to the Centauri Republic.
* MouthOfSauron: To the Centauri-controlled [[TheQuisling Provisional Government]] of Narn.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He considers the efforts of the Narn Resistance to be counterproductive, leading to greater loss of life.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Sent by the Provisional Government to replace G'Kar - the last free member of the Kha'Ri - as the head of the Narn community on Babylon 5.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He clearly hates the Centauri, but he feels the Narn Resistance is not only outgunned but foolishly provoking the Centauri. Na'Far himself hopes for freedom further down the line, but he feels active resistance directly after the war will only cause violent reprisals against his people and seeks to prevent it.

!!Other Notable Individuals
[[folder:Adira Tyree]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/FabianaUdenio

A slave, and Londo's one true love.

* HoneyTrap: Adira's original mission the first time she appears, as she seduces Londo, [[spoiler:then drugs him and then steals incriminating files from him. She runs off just as she was about to deliver the files to her master]].
%%* HookerWithAHeartOfGold
%%* InLoveWithTheMark: Which is why she betrays her master.
%%* SexSlave: In her first episode, "Born to the Purple". Londo gets her freed from slavery at the end of the episode.%%How is she an example?
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only strictly appears in one episode and dies offscreen, but [[spoiler: her death is the reason Londo joins up with Morden and the Shadows once again.]]

[[folder:Timov Mollari]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JaneCarr

One of Londo's three wives.

* ImprobableHairstyle: Male Centauri wear their hair shaped like a male peacock's open tail. The bigger the "fan", the higher the social status. Women shave their heads bald, or in the case of some younger women, bald except for a ponytail. This turns out to be a RealLife example of PoorCommunicationKills. JMS originally intended Centauri hair to be worn more like human hair, with the length signifying rank. When Peter Jurasik was being fitted with the prosthetic, it was put on him sticking up like a peacock's tail. As a joke, he had it left that way and went to JMS, saying "what do you think?" JMS, thinking Peter really wanted it that way, and worried he was a touchy actor, said it looked fine like that. Peter Jurasik, thinking JMS really liked and not wanting to offend the guy who'd given him a job, agreed. And thus the Centauri got their iconic hairstyle.

* TheAtoner: Turhan feels deep guilt over the Centauri occupation of Narn and his family's role in it, and offered numerous concessions after having the Empire pull out. He ultimately tries to force the Empire itself to start atoning further and make up for its sins, but Londo and Refa's machinations out an end to it.

The Emperor of the Centauri during he beginning of the series. Turhan is guilt-ridden over the Narn occupation and wants the Empire to atone for their crimes, but is hindered by his own failing health.

** {{Subverted}} with their encounter with the Shoggren, servants of the Shadows who came from space and attacked for no apparent reason (they actually had one: they were pursuing a group of Technomages who had just taken refuge on Centauri Prime after their faction rebelled against the Shadows): after repelling them with the help of the Technomages, the Centauri reverse-engineered Shoggren technology and built a fleet to chase them and finish the job, but failed to find them.[[note]] [[YouHaveFailedMe The Shoggren had been exterminated by the Shadows for too many failures, of which their defeat at the hands of the Centauri was the straw that broke the camel's back.]][[/note]]

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: His default manner is fairly timid, but even as early as the first season he's willing to stand up to Londo, and he [[GrewASpine shows more spine as the series continues]]. His timid nature and bumbling mannerisms bely his [[HypercompetentSidekick competence]] and his bravery; in the second season alone he stands up to a frightening apparition of the Technomages and also [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu mocks Mr. Morden]].

** A sign of the Centauri's technological advantage over most other races is visible in how their ships have artificial gravity without using centrifugal force. A feat only matched by the likes of the Minbari among the younger races (Even humans needed the tech gifted to them).

** {{Subverted}} with their encounter with the Shroggen, servants of the Shadows who came from space and attacked for no apparent reason (they actually had one: they were pursuing a group of Technomages who had just taken refuge on Centauri Prime after their faction rebelled against the Shadows): after repelling them with the help of the Technomages, the Centauri reverse-engineered Shroggen technology and built a fleet to chase them and finish the job, but failed to find them.[[note]] [[YouHaveFailedMe The Shroggen had been exterminated by the Shadows for too many failures, of which their defeat at the hands of the Centauri was the straw that broke the camel's back.]][[/note]]

** When an Earth official refuses Londo's offer of a drink because he's "on duty," Londo explains that, because Centauri are devoted to so many duties, to Empire, House, people, etc., they have made the pursuit of pleasure another duty, "one which must be pursued as vigorously as all the others." Which means that sobriety ''would'' be a vice, since it would be shirking one's duty to pleasure.

* NeverBeHurtAgain: Their original motivation to take the stars was to build a force capable of defending them from aggressions like those of the Xon and the Shroggen. While they still remember these events, they forgot their original purpose and became conquerors.

** A sign of the Centauri's technological advantage over most other races is visible over how their ships have artificial gravity without using centrifugal force. A feat only matched by the likes of the Minbari among the younger races (Even humans needed the tech gifted to them).

** {{Conscription}}: As they reach the legal age, every single free Centauri male joins the military and serves for some time before deciding if staying or returning to civilian life. This means that, if necessary, they can raise a military of a few ''billions'' literally overnight. ''Then'' they can draft [[SlaveMooks regiments among their subjects and slaves]]...

** Centauri small arms can kill [[spoiler: the Shadows]], and two palace guards ''did just that'' [[TheStoic without losing their serious expressions]].

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Apparently inoffensive Centauri who are actually {{Ambadassador}}s aside, a single Centauri battlecruiser once overwhelmed Babylon 5's [[ShootTheBullet interceptors]] while firing on a Narn vessel at the same time, and Earthforce, that according to WordOfGod could have defeated the Minbari if it wasn't for that pesky [[StealthInSpace stealth technology]], considers war against the Centauri as a hopeless conflict that would be over in a matter of weeks. This is the same Centauri Republic that is a VestigialEmpire and is most famous for the great number of drunkards among their nobles.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Polygamy, at least among nobles looking to secure alliances with other important families. To the point that love is deemed a foolish reason to get married. And if Londo is any indication, they expect dolls to be anatomically correct. Also, they consider sobriety to be a ''vice''.

** The beginning of their arc shares a lot with Austria-Hungary at the start of the 20th century leading to World War 1: An old power in decline, seen by other major power as a shadow of what it once was, who is facing aggression from former vassals who have since won their independance. There's even some parallels with militaristic branches pushing for a return to the older imperialistic ways and a more conciliatory, diplomatic faction trying to reign them in, with the death of the leaders of the later leaving the path open for the former to have their ways, starting a war with devastating consequences.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Centauri were once a peaceful race, who was attacked for no apparent reason by ''two'' different races seeking to enslave them (the Xon, developed on their same homeworld, and the Shroggen, low-ranked servants of the Shadows). After exterminating the Xon and repelling the Shroggen, the Centauri took the stars to build a force that would capable of defending them... And started enslaving any race too weak to fight them.

* IntriguedByHumanity: Londo is the biggest offender, but the Centauri in general seem fascinated by humans. In ''In The Beginning'', Londo states that the Centauri were in interested in "art and trinkets and eccentricity, and the humans had art and trinkets and eccentricity to spare." Emperor Cartagia is also enamored of the "human" phrase "the big picture".

* ImprobableHairstyle: Male Centauri wear their hair shaped like a male peacock's open tail. The bigger the "fan", the higher the social status. Women shave their heads bald, or in the case of some younger women, bald except for a ponytail. This turns out to be a RealLife example of PoorCommunicationKills. JMS originally intended Centauri hair to be worn more like human hair, with the length signifying rank. When Peter Jurasik was being fitted with the prosthetic, it was put on him sticking up like a peacock's tail. As a joke, he had it left that way and went to JMS, saying "what do you think?" JMS, thinking Peter really wanted it that way, and worried he was a touchy actor, said it looked fine like that. Peter Jurrasik, thinking JMS really liked and not wanting to offend the guy who'd given him a job, agreed. And thus the Centauri got their iconic hairstyle.

* ImprobableHairstyle: Male Centauri wear their hair shaped like a male peacock's open tail. The bigger the "fan", the higher the social status. Women shave their heads bald. This turns out to be a RealLife example of PoorCommunicationKills. JMS originally intended Centauri hair to be worn more like human hair, with the length signifying rank. When Peter Jurasik was being fitted with the prosthetic, it was put on him sticking up like a peacock's tail. As a joke, he had it left that way and went to JMS, saying "what do you think?" JMS, thinking Peter really wanted it that way, and worried he was a touchy actor, said it looked fine like that. Peter Jurrasik, thinking JMS really liked and not wanting to offend the guy who'd given him a job, agreed. And thus the Centauri got their iconic hairstyle.

** They attempted to use this to their advantage: when they first met Humans, they claimed that Humans were a lost colony of the Centauri. It almost worked, until the humans learned more about [[BizarreAlienBiology Centauri physiology]].

* HumanAliens - To the point where, if clothed, there's no way to [[HumanOutsideAlienInside distinguish them from a human]] apart from their haircuts (which are a cultural element, and they could theoretically wear their hair the same way we do) and canines that are slightly sharper than the human average. The illusion would fall apart if anyone thought to pull their pants down, however.

* HumanAliens - To the point where (if clothed) there's no way to [[HumanOutsideAlienInside distinguish them from a human]] apart from their haircuts and canines

** The Centauri girl in ''The War Prayer'' averts this as she seems to really love her boyfriend. This may be because she is still young and has not yet learned the ways of her society.

** To the UsefulNotes/RomanEmpire. Their clothing is more Austria-Hungary while their names have a bit of Italian. [[spoiler:Though from Season 2 on, they start picking up attributes of early Nazi Germany, as they engage in a series of revanchist wars and a campaign of genocide against an occupied people. This becomes extremely blatant when an Earth ambassador signs a peace with the Centauri that abandons the other worlds to their fates with the justification of securing "[[UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain peace in our time]]."]] All told, they kind of end up being a sort of amalgamation of all the worst aspects of every European colonial power.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: All he ever wanted was a good job, a small title, a wife that loves him for who he really is and a quiet life. He didn't want to know all of Londo's secrets or plots [[spoiler:or be forced to murder the Rmperor for the sake of his people's survival]]. His lack of ambition ironically made him [[spoiler:the savior of his people]]

%%* BlingOfWar

** ReassignmentBackfire: Even before getting help from [[spoiler: the Shadows]] he had already made the job important, and with their help became one of the most powerful men of Centauri Prime.

%%* SleazyPolitician

%%* AntiHero
%%* AntiVillain

%%* FallenHero

* ManOfWealthAndTaste

* FauxAffablyEvil: Raised to be prim and polite by her noble parents, but the affability doesn't really gel with her...[[KillEmAll extreme]]... views on Narns.

* NotMeThisTime: Londo arranges Refa's death because he assumes Refa had his lover Adira murdered. [[spoiler: It was actually Morden doing a BatmanGambit.]] However, the Narns have no reason care about that considering Refa is guilty about everything else Londo told them about him.