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[[folder:G'Sten]]
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G'Kar's uncle and a Narn general.
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* CoolUncle: To G'Kar, who he refers to as his favorite nephew and generally comes across as very loving towards.
* SacrificialLamb: He's a likeable minor character with a connection to G'Kar who's killed just to further the GutPunch of the Centauri's conquering of Narn.
* TooDumbToLive: Or at least too overconfident. G'Kar warns him that the Centauri are setting up a trap for him and his fleet at Gorash VII, but G'Sten ignores him and winds up killed alongside his fleet.

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The Narn ambassador aboard Babylon 5. Initially depicted as a scheming villain and a Smug Snake, G'Kar gradually develops into a more heroic and philosophical character. Following the Centauri's second take-over of Narn, G'Kar claims sanctuary on the station and begins organizing a resistance against them.
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G'Kar's second diplomatic attaché and right-hand woman. She is believed to be dead following the orbital bombardment of Narn, but is eventually found to be alone and a captive of the Centauri.
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A Narn warrior. Formerly a collaborator with the Centauri, Ta'Lon grows to respect G'Kar and chooses to serve as his bodyguard.
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* [[spoiler:{{Ambadassador}}: Becomes G'Kar's replacement as ambassador to Babylon 5]]

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* {{Ambadassador}}: Make no mistake, getting on G'Kar's bad side is a very, very bad idea. He has torn apart an entire security force with his bare hands, endured incredible torture and still managed to find the strength to free himself from his bonds, and- in the history of the show- has only been seen to lose a single fight. And, keep in mind, he has done most of this barehanded.
* AssInAmbassador: Especially in the first season, where he spends the entire time acting like a jackass and causing problems for the station either because of his hatred of the Centauri or just to be a dick.

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* {{Ambadassador}}: Make no mistake, getting on G'Kar's bad side is a very, very bad idea. He has torn apart an entire security force with his bare hands, endured incredible torture and still managed to find the strength to free himself from his bonds, and- and - in the history of the show- show - has only been seen to lose a single fight. And, keep in mind, he has done most of this barehanded.
* AssInAmbassador: Especially in the first season, where he spends ''almost'' the entire time acting like a jackass and causing problems for the station either because of his hatred of the Centauri Centauri, or just to be a dick.dick. His out-of-(this)-character moments in season one become, in hindsight, hints at his ''true'' character, when he's not being consumed by his hatred of the Centauri and jockeying desperately for more power and territory for his people so they can never be enslaved again.
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* StopWorshippingMe: G'Kar writes a book, initially just his memoirs, which sees circulation and quickly becomes a new Narn holy text (similar to the Book of G'Quan, to which G'Kar is an adherent). Eventually, to escape becoming a new prophet/messiah to his people, G'Kar leaves Babylon 5 and known space entirely. For the most part, though, G'kar is simply ''annoyed'' that his people now look to him as a holy figure, though he does his best to impart his hard-won wisdom to them (see UnwantedFalseFaith).

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* StopWorshippingMe: G'Kar writes a book, initially just his memoirs, which accidentally sees circulation after he goes with Londo to Centauri Prime and quickly becomes a new Narn holy text (similar to the Book of G'Quan, to which G'Kar is an adherent). Eventually, to escape becoming a new prophet/messiah to his people, G'Kar leaves Babylon 5 and known space entirely.entirely to go exploring with Lyta. For the most part, though, G'kar is simply ''annoyed'' that his people now look to him as a holy figure, though he does his best to impart his hard-won wisdom to them (see UnwantedFalseFaith).

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* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Pretty much all of their technology is based on captured Centauri tech. [[NotSoDifferent Like the Centauri, they've taken to sell it to establish a technological and economical stranglehold on the buyers]].

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* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Pretty much all of their technology is based on captured Centauri tech. [[NotSoDifferent Like the Centauri, they've taken to sell it to establish a technological and economical stranglehold on the buyers]].buyers.
* MirroringFactions: With the Centauri: [[HeWhoFightsMonsters both were once peaceful races turned into conquerors by being suddenly invaded]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain both took the stars to make sure nobody will ever be at the mercy of their original invaders]] and [[CycleOfRevenge to exterminate them]] before [[MotiveDecay forgetting they wanted to be protectors]], and [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum both obtained their first pieces of advanced technology from their invaders]]. In the end, the main difference is that the Centauri ''did'' kill off their original invaders[[note]]the first group, at least. The Shroggen were [[YouHaveFailedMe killed off by the Shadows for their many failures]], of which the chase of the Technomages that led to their invasion of the Centauri homeworld was the last one, before the Centauri could track them down[[/note]] while the Narn failed in the attempt.



* NotSoDifferent: From the Centauri: [[HeWhoFightsMonsters both were once peaceful races turned into conquerors by being suddenly invaded]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain both took the stars to make sure nobody will ever be at the mercy of their original invaders]] and [[CycleOfRevenge to exterminate them]] before [[MotiveDecay forgetting they wanted to be protectors]], and [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum both obtained their first pieces of advanced technology from their invaders]]. In the end, the main difference is that the Centauri ''did'' kill off their original invaders[[note]]the first group, at least. The Shroggen were [[YouHaveFailedMe killed off by the Shadows for their many failures]], of which the chase of the Technomages that led to their invasion of the Centauri homeworld was the last one, before the Centauri could track them down[[/note]] while the Narn failed in the attempt.



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* AdvertisedExtra: Caitlin Brown and Mary Kay Adams receive star billing throughout the first two seasons, but Na'Toth appears in only seven episodes in this time.
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* AssInAmbassador: Especially in the first season.

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* RevengeBeforeReason
** Played with; he is often dominated by the desire for revenge, to a degree that would be unwholesome for a real diplomat. However, he can put reason before revenge when needed (as in "Deathwalker"). [[spoiler:And he gets over it in later seasons.]]

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RevengeBeforeReason: Played with; he is often dominated by the desire for revenge, to a degree that would be unwholesome for a real diplomat. However, he can put reason before revenge when needed (as in "Deathwalker"). [[spoiler:And he gets over it in later seasons.]]
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* EnemyMine: Londo, on two separate occasions.

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* SmugSnake: Initially

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* NonMammalMammaries: Averted. When we do see female Narn characters, they cast small-breasted actresses and had them wear puffy shirts. Narns are essentially reptiles, though with the marsupial trait that they have pouches.
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** Though, as noted elsewhere, the Shadows only directly intervened (attacking Narn targets on behalf of the Centauri) ''twice'' in the entire war ([[BookEnds the battle that started the war and the battle that ended it]]). If the Shadows had never been involved, the war would likely have gone just as badly for the Narn, it just would have lasted longer.

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** Though, as noted elsewhere, the Shadows only directly intervened (attacking Narn targets on behalf of the Centauri) ''twice'' in the entire war ([[BookEnds the battle that started the war and the battle that ended it]]). If the Shadows had never been involved, the war would likely have gone just as badly for the Narn, it just would have lasted longer.longer -- the second season makes it very clear that the Narn Regime was always a PaperTiger in practice, and part of G'Kar's growth comes from grappling with this fact and coming to terms with the fact that a military solution for the conflict will ''never'' favor his people.



* BullyingADragon: The Narn spend the first season antagonizing the Centauri and testing their resolve. When the Centauri finally get pushed too far and strike back the Narn don't stand a chance even without Shadow intervention.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: It's implied that this isn't the sole basis of their culture, but being brutally occupied by the Centauri and violently winning their freedom led to their most violent and aggressive aspects becoming dominant.
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* PaperTiger: What they ultimately turn out to be in the early seasons -- at the very start of the show, the Narns ''seem'' ascendant and a rising power (and are portrayed fairly villanously as a result), and the first proper episode is even their outright conquest of a Centauri agri-colony. Once the proper war between the Narn and Centauri starts in season 2, however, it becomes clear that the Narn had ''badly'' overestimated their own strength (which mirrors Earth's own increasing overconfidence about possibly fighting the Minbari again) and that their ascendency is actually largely due to the morality, restraint and desire to repent for past crimes of people like Emperor Turhan and Prime Minister Malachai; even in parts of the conflict where the Shadows ''don't'' help the Centauri, we discover that the Narn go one-for-''seven'' in the early battles of the war, and by S2 E20, G'Sten admits outright that if fought conventionally, the war is unwinnable, as in "the Centauri will be able to re-conquer everything" unwinnable. With Refa's faction driving the Centauri, it becomes clear the Narn never had any hope. Coming to terms with this drives a good deal of G'Kar's later development in particular.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: It's implied and sometimes shown that this isn't the sole basis of their culture, but being brutally occupied by the Centauri and violently winning their freedom led to their most violent and aggressive aspects becoming dominant.
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* KungFuJesus: In the Bible, Samson is blinded, chained to pillars, and heckled by the non-Israelites. Will supernatural strength, he brings down the temple walls and crushes the Philistines. This informs what happens to G'Kar during the assassination of Cartagia.

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* KungFuJesus: In the Bible, Samson is blinded, chained to pillars, and heckled by the non-Israelites. Will With supernatural strength, he brings down the temple walls and crushes the Philistines. This informs what happens to G'Kar during the assassination of Cartagia.
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* TranquilFury: During a very awkward elevator ride with Vir after the fall of the Narn homeworld. G'Kar is giving Vir a horrible death glare the entire ride, eventually prompting Vir to apologise for what happened in the war. G'Kar's barely contained rage is obvious and a lesser man may have just torn Vir apart where he stood. Instead, he pulled a knife, sliced his own palm open and simply and calmly repeats the word "dead" as each drop of blood hits the deck.

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* TranquilFury: During a very awkward elevator ride with Vir after the fall of the Narn homeworld. G'Kar is giving Vir a horrible death glare the entire ride, eventually prompting Vir to apologise for what happened in the war. G'Kar's barely contained rage is obvious and a lesser man may have just torn Vir apart where he stood. Instead, he pulled a knife, sliced his own palm open and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHtLmjKRbE simply and calmly repeats the word "dead" "dead"]] as each drop of blood hits the deck.
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** There is also the moment when Delenn finally reveals that she already knew about the coming of the Shadows, and allowed them to aid the Centauri in obliterating his home world. Again he's obviously furious but manages to remain calm. He simply tells her to leave whilst she still can.

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** There is also the moment when Delenn finally reveals that she already knew about the coming of the Shadows, and allowed them to aid the Centauri in obliterating his home world. Again he's obviously furious but manages to remain calm. He simply tells her to leave whilst she still can.Whilst he admits that logically what they did was the correct move [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQUo-vIpEYs he can't yet forgive them]].
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* TranquilFury: During a very awkward elevator ride with Vir after the fall of the Narn homeworld. G'Kar is giving Vir a horrible death glare the entire ride, eventually prompting Vir to apologise for what happened in the war. G'Kar's barely contained rage is obvious and a lesser man may have just torn Vir apart where he stood. Instead, he pulled a knife, sliced his own palm open and simply and calmly repeats the word "dead" as each drop of blood hits the deck.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Narn from the very start make it clear that they want revenge on the Centauri, and continually push them in the hopes of provoking a war that the now militarily superior Narn would win. They eventually get their war... and because fear of the Narn pushed the Centauri into the arms of the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Shadows]], the Narn are brutally crushed.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Narn from the very start make it clear that they want revenge on the Centauri, and continually push them in the hopes of provoking a war that the now supposedly militarily superior Narn would win. They eventually get their war... but the Centauri prove to be stronger than anticipated, and because fear of the Narn pushed the Centauri into the arms of the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Shadows]], the Narn are brutally crushed.
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** Though, as noted elsewhere, the Shadows only directly intervened (attacking Narn targets on behalf of the Centauri) ''twice'' in the entire war (the battle that started the war and the battle that ended it). If the Shadows had never been involved, the war would likely have gone just as badly for the Narn, it just would have lasted longer.

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** Though, as noted elsewhere, the Shadows only directly intervened (attacking Narn targets on behalf of the Centauri) ''twice'' in the entire war (the ([[BookEnds the battle that started the war and the battle that ended it).it]]). If the Shadows had never been involved, the war would likely have gone just as badly for the Narn, it just would have lasted longer.
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* UnwantedFalseFaith: In the fifth season, when he unwillingly becomes a famed Narn spiritual leader. He is particularly annoyed by those who worship him and [[CompletelyMissingThePoint repeatedly misinterpret what he is trying to teach them.]]

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* UnwantedFalseFaith: In the fifth season, when he unwillingly becomes a famed Narn spiritual leader. He is particularly annoyed by those who worship him and [[CompletelyMissingThePoint [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint repeatedly misinterpret what he is trying to teach them.]]
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!!This is a listing for characters associated with the Narn Regime that appear in the {{ScienceFiction}} series ''Babylon5''. Visit [[Characters/BabylonFive here]] for the main character index.

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* StopWorshipingMe: G'Kar writes a book, initially just his memoirs, which sees circulation and quickly becomes a new Narn holy text (similar to the Book of G'Quan, to which G'Kar is an adherent). Eventually, to escape becoming a new prophet/messiah to his people, G'Kar leaves Babylon 5 and known space entirely. For the most part, though, G'kar is simply ''annoyed'' that his people now look to him as a holy figure, though he does his best to impart his hard-won wisdom to them (see UnwantedFalseFaith).

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* StopWorshipingMe: StopWorshippingMe: G'Kar writes a book, initially just his memoirs, which sees circulation and quickly becomes a new Narn holy text (similar to the Book of G'Quan, to which G'Kar is an adherent). Eventually, to escape becoming a new prophet/messiah to his people, G'Kar leaves Babylon 5 and known space entirely. For the most part, though, G'kar is simply ''annoyed'' that his people now look to him as a holy figure, though he does his best to impart his hard-won wisdom to them (see UnwantedFalseFaith).
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** Though, as noted elsewhere, the Shadows only directly intervened (attacking Narn targets on behalf of the Centauri) ''twice'' in the entire war (the battle that started the war and the battle that ended it). If the Shadows had never been involved, the war would likely have gone just as badly for the Narn, it just would have lasted longer.

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