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* MultipleChoiceFuture: Galen lets Sheridan know that Vintari could end up either becoming Emperor and leading the Centauri on a war of conquest that will see Earth razed, or viewing Sheridan as an idol and father figure whose example leads him to good things. The ending of the film and the details already known about the future indicate the former event happens.

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* MultipleChoiceFuture: Galen lets Sheridan know that Vintari could end up either becoming Emperor and leading the Centauri on a war of conquest that will see Earth razed, or viewing Sheridan as an idol and father figure whose example leads him to good things. The ending of the film and the details already known about the future indicate the former latter event happens.
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* UpperClassTwit: He is a preening nobleman who has seemingly never heard of the phrase ProphecyTwist (which helps lead to his early death) and is bad at choosing allies.

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* UpperClassTwit: He While polite, relatively brave, and a GracefulLoser, he is a preening nobleman with a bad case of NostalgiaFilter who has seemingly never heard of the phrase ProphecyTwist (which helps lead to his early death) and is bad at choosing allies.
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* BigBadWannabe; He is plotting to overthrow Turhan but his plans are unrealistic, his supposed {{Mook}}s betray and kidnap him, and he is blown up during a Shadows attack on a pirate base, all in his first appearance.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He wastes little time talking about how he could use a powerfully symbolic Centauri artifact to overthrow a progressive Emperor who he feels is weakening the Republic but seemingly relents after Londo shows disapproval and asks Londo to safeguard the artifact to separate Kiro from the temptation. However, he either decides to steal it again after that meeting or (more likely) only pretended to change his mind and only let Londo take it for PlausibleDeniability before stealing it back.

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* BigBadWannabe; He is plotting to overthrow Turhan due to discontent about the weakness of their empire, but his plans are unrealistic, his supposed {{Mook}}s betray and kidnap him, and he is blown up during a Shadows attack on a pirate base, all in his first appearance.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He wastes little time talking about how he could use a powerfully symbolic Centauri artifact to overthrow a progressive Emperor who he feels is weakening the Republic but seemingly relents after Londo (who he treats fairly respectfully) shows disapproval and asks Londo to safeguard the artifact to separate Kiro from the temptation. temptation, while also defending Sinclair from a pirate. However, he either decides to steal it the artifact again after that meeting or (more likely) only pretended to change his mind and only let Londo take it for PlausibleDeniability before stealing it back.back with the help of the pirates he staged fighting in front of Sinclair.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Londo works with the Shadows starting with mid-Season 1, starting a war against the Narns and enslaving them once more. However, near the end of Season 3 [[spoiler:Londo sabotages the trap he was supposed to set for G'Kar by bribing the guards to kill Lord Refa (the one who was supposed to capture G'Kar) and letting G'Kar go free]]. Since them, Londo has been trying to atone for his past crimes, though [[spoiler:the Drakh Keeper he got implanted with later]] made that difficult.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Londo works with the Shadows starting with mid-Season 1, starting a war against the Narns and enslaving them once more. However, near the end of Season 3 [[spoiler:Londo sabotages the trap he was supposed to set for G'Kar by bribing the guards to kill Lord Refa (the one who was supposed to capture G'Kar) and letting G'Kar go free]]. Since them, Londo has had been trying to atone for his past crimes, though [[spoiler:the Drakh Keeper he got implanted with later]] made that difficult.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Londo works with the Shadows starting with mid-Season 1, starting a war against the Narns and enslaving them once more. However, near the end of Season 3 [[spoiler:Londo sabotages the trap he was supposed to set for G'Kar by bribing the guards to kill Lord Refa (the one who was supposed to capture G'Kar) and letting G'Kar go free]]. Since them, Londo has been trying to atone for his past crimes, though [[spoiler:the Drakh Keeper he got implanted with later]] made that difficult.
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* 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.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: {{Inverted|Trope}}; while his actions would be seen as inconceivable to most of the Narn, that's because he's (at least externally) advocating for ''submission'', and sees those who would still resist as the extremists who are doing more harm than good. 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.
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* KarmicShunning: [[spoiler:By mid season 2, Londo Mollari has engineered events that have lead to the destruction of two Narn colonies and started a war between the Narn Regime and Centauri Republic. While his role has brought many admirers and hangers-on from the Centauri, he finds that those he actually considers friends are keeping their distance. It comes to a point when he approaches Mr. Garibaldi to invite him for a drink, only for Garibaldi to act borderline hostile. He does eventually agree to one, but hours later as the bar closes, Londo is alone at a table still waiting. Later, after Londo defuses an potential diplomatic bomb, and saves Garibaldi a lot of headaches, he does come to join him for a drink, but the moment is bittersweet as they each realize this is probably the last time they will be able to consider each other a friend]].
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He wastes little time talking about how he could use a powerfully symbolic Centauri artifact to overthrow a progressive Emperor who he feels is weakening the Republic but seemingly relents after Londo shows disapproval and asks Londo to safeguard the artifact to separate Kirk from the temptation. However, he either decides to steal it again after that meeting or (more likely) only pretended to change his mind and only let Londo take it for PlausibleDeniability before stealing it back.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He wastes little time talking about how he could use a powerfully symbolic Centauri artifact to overthrow a progressive Emperor who he feels is weakening the Republic but seemingly relents after Londo shows disapproval and asks Londo to safeguard the artifact to separate Kirk Kiro from the temptation. However, he either decides to steal it again after that meeting or (more likely) only pretended to change his mind and only let Londo take it for PlausibleDeniability before stealing it back.

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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Jaddo is in his fifties when he dies, but his youngest sister (likely a half-sister) only marries and has children about a decade after his death. This indicates an age difference of 2-4 decades, likely on the further side due to how many Centauri noblewomen marry young in arranged marriages.



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

A slave, and Londo's one true love.

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

A slave, and Londo's one true love.
Creator/GerritGraham
The ambitious scion of a former Imperial house.



* 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.]]

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* HoneyTrap: Adira's original mission the first time she appears, as she seduces Londo, [[spoiler:then drugs him BigBadWannabe; He is plotting to overthrow Turhan but his plans are unrealistic, his supposed {{Mook}}s betray 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
kidnap him, and dies offscreen, but [[spoiler: her death he is the reason Londo joins blown up with Morden and the during a Shadows once again.]]attack on a pirate base, all in his first appearance.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He wastes little time talking about how he could use a powerfully symbolic Centauri artifact to overthrow a progressive Emperor who he feels is weakening the Republic but seemingly relents after Londo shows disapproval and asks Londo to safeguard the artifact to separate Kirk from the temptation. However, he either decides to steal it again after that meeting or (more likely) only pretended to change his mind and only let Londo take it for PlausibleDeniability before stealing it back.
* UpperClassTwit: He is a preening nobleman who has seemingly never heard of the phrase ProphecyTwist (which helps lead to his early death) and is bad at choosing allies.



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

One of Londo's three wives.

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[[folder:Timov Mollari]]
[[folder:Prince Regent Dius Vintari]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JaneCarr

One
Creator/KeeganMacintosh
The son
of Cartagia, and a courtier and dignitary during Londo's three wives.reign. He encounters Sheridan in "[[Film/BabylonFiveTheLostTalesVoicesInTheDark The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark]]".



* HadToBeSharp: He can be cynical and manipulative, but his role as a potential heir to the throne has made him a target for assassins at a young age even without the massive amount of contempt he gets for being the son of the HatedByAll Cartagia.
* HistoryRepeats: Like Londo, Vintari is a Centauri nobleman who is a good pilot, is discontent with his empty life and the weakened state of the Republic in particular, and experiences destiny-changing revelations at Babylon 5 (although his experiences are for the better, unlike most of what happens to Londo).
* MultipleChoiceFuture: Galen lets Sheridan know that Vintari could end up either becoming Emperor and leading the Centauri on a war of conquest that will see Earth razed, or viewing Sheridan as an idol and father figure whose example leads him to good things. The ending of the film and the details already known about the future indicate the former event happens.
* RememberTheNewGuy: His existence is never acknowledged in season 4, which states Cartagia has no heir. Presumably, Vintari is illegitimate and his existence was only learned later.
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!!Other Notable Individuals
[[folder:Adira Tyree]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/FabianaUdenio

A slave, and Londo's one true love.
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* 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.]]
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[[folder:Timov Mollari]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JaneCarr

One of Londo's three wives.
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[[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.

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[[folder:Cam Mollari]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/StephenMacht

A
Creator/PeterTrencher
Londo's nephew, and a research scientist at a colony in territory that both the
Narn appointed as the new ambassador to Babylon 5 by and the Centauri Republic after they once again take control of Narn.claim ownership of.



* 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'Karn into leaving 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.

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* AntiVillain: Na'Far genuinely believes BadassBookworm: Subverted. He is a researcher of notable skill and wanted to join the military when he was younger, but Londo worried for his safety if he did so (implying that Cam is less skilled of a fighter than he thought) and convinced him to stick to science.
* DistressedDude: He spends his one scene being held prisoner by
the Narn can't take on the Centauri directly after and nervously reciting a false propaganda statement justifying their defeat, invasion that they wrote and thus he works with the Centauri government are threatening him 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'Karn into leaving against his will, instead trying to persuade get him into to read it.
* LesCollaborateurs: He's SmallRoleBigImpact: He appears in one scene in the pilot and then presumably spends the rest of the show content and away from danger and intrigue at his liberated colony, but the time he spends as a threatened and humiliated Narn collaborator to the Centauri Republic.
* MouthOfSauron: To the Centauri-controlled [[TheQuisling Provisional Government]]
captive is a large part of Narn.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He considers the efforts of
why Londo acts so hostile toward 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
in seasons 1 and seeks to prevent it.2, which has far-reaching consequences.


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[[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.
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* 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'Karn into leaving 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.
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* NoHeroToHisValet: Vir once he [[GrowingTheBeard gains more confidence]] routinely calls Londo out on some of his more questionable decisions. Londo, to his credit, actually starts listening.

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* NoHeroToHisValet: Vir once he [[GrowingTheBeard [[GrewASpine gains more confidence]] routinely calls Londo out on some of his more questionable decisions. Londo, to his credit, actually starts listening.
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* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: In season 4, while Londo doesn't regret ending the Centauri subjugation of the Narn and knows it was the right thing to do, he's initially annoyed at how G'Kar isn't grateful to him for keeping his promise to do so even though the occupation may not have happened in the first place without Londo.

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