Favorite B5 Race

EmperorSolo51 · Post by **EmperorSolo51** » 2002-08-03 12:54am

What is your favorite Race in the Babylon 5 Universe. My favs are the Minbari, earth alliance, and Narns.

EmperorSolo51 · Post by **EmperorSolo51** » 2002-08-03 12:57am

I forgot to add other, so Post if you choose a race not on the list.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-08-03 12:58am

Got to be the Minbari in space. Sharlins are just awesome. Beautifully designed ship, and it appears to be reasonably functional. Frankly, it looks like a work of art, more than a warship.

On the ground, though, I think it's the Vorlons. Not only are their encounter suits UNBELIEVABLY cool, but their angelic forms added tremendous depth to the story. I was very pleased to see, at that point, that I was not going to be disappointed with the plot of the show I had watched for so long. The Shadows are a close second in both categories.

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2002-08-03 01:05am

Take a guess...

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-08-03 01:18am

The Gorn and the Pakmara are pretty cool, too, but I still have to give it to the Minbari, Vorlons, and Shadows.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-08-03 01:18am

Gorn?

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-08-03 01:44am

Aren't the Gorn those little insects that repelled the Narn? I could be wrong and thinking of someone else. If you have their real name, please tell me. They're not very important, but I think they're cool.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-08-03 02:52am

Oh, them. They're called Gaim. And they're most certainly not little.

Kosh_The_Vorlon · Post by **Kosh_The_Vorlon** » 2002-08-03 03:35am

Hmm..I wonder..

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-08-03 05:38am

(EmperorSolo51)
"What is your favorite Race in the Babylon 5 Universe. My favs are the Minbari, earth alliance, and Narns."

The Centauri. Londo's cool.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-08-03 06:30am

That'd be the Shadows without any doubt.

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2002-08-03 06:37am

I think the Narns are cool due to their cool ship designs, but so again are the Omega Destroyers too.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2002-08-03 12:51pm

Originally posted by Eleas
The Centauri. Londo's cool.

Ditto!

Sheridan = self righteous son of a bitch who pisses me off.

Delen = static character with stupidity gene working over time!

G'Kar = self important delusions, up until he had a relevation and then became interesting.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-08-03 01:32pm

I love how manipulative the Vorlons are.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2002-08-03 10:54pm

I liked the shadows till wong pointed out they aren't the best they could be . . . the third space aliens are cool, as are the minbiri.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-08-03 11:09pm

The Minbari. An actual, in-depth, developed culture, kick ass ships. And of course a certain hybrtid ambassador...

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-08-04 12:01am

Minbari. Granted they were about as smart as sawdust and the most adept example of their species could barely find her way out of a wet paper bag without help, but in a lot of ways they were better developed (story wise) than the other races. Even though they were a theocracy run by inept lunatics they were a much more sympathetic civilization than the likes of EA, the Centauri, or the Narn as they had figured out how to live in a relatively civilized way without slavery, internal repression (mostly), or expansionism.

Shadowfyre · Post by **Shadowfyre** » 2002-08-04 02:01am

Shadows....

Jack Lain · Post by **Jack Lain** » 2002-08-04 02:39am

Shadows.

How you could you not like a culture that sees strife as the mechanism to new potential?
We deal with it here every fucking day in our real lives. Whether it is war or as difficult as aids, conflict fuels the human race. This is why ST is so wrong with the socialistic/communistic concept. Stupid liberal writers are shit!!! Fuck, all our best are concentrated around times of strugle. Why argue with the reality that the Shadows rep???

Conflict/reaction/turmoil are the key. Oh, lets not forget the words of an American founding father:
(I am paraphrasing)
"Every government needs a little rebellion".

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2002-08-04 02:50am

Shadows ,because one weapon they employed in combat was psychology .I mean think about it the way there warships looked who isnt a bit scared of Spiders??

Rathark · Post by **Rathark** » 2002-08-05 06:31am

Jack Lain wrote:Shadows.

How you could you not like a culture that sees strife as the mechanism to new potential?
We deal with it here every fucking day in our real lives. Whether it is war or as difficult as aids, conflict fuels the human race. This is why ST is so wrong with the socialistic/communistic concept. Stupid liberal writers are shit!!! Fuck, all our best are concentrated around times of strugle. Why argue with the reality that the Shadows rep???

Conflict/reaction/turmoil are the key. Oh, lets not forget the words of an American founding father:
(I am paraphrasing)
"Every government needs a little rebellion".

I agree that conflict has spurred civilization along in the past. And I totally agree that conflict makes for good drama in any setting. That is why I prefer Star Wars and B5 to Star Trek, and why a well meaning little fluffbunny like Paul Hogan's "Almost an Angel" will always end up as a midnight snack for a well-groomed predator such as "Goodfellas".

However, there is a line that I am going to use in my novel series, one that becomes the philosophy of the entire series:

"It's wonderful to live in interesting times, so long as nothing interesting happens to you."

Reflect on this for a moment.

My series will not be Star Trek-style PC preaching, but a darker and more intense condemnation of extremism in all its forms, and an honest look at how people react to catastrophe and escalating conflict.

That's the intention anyway.

Rathark · Post by **Rathark** » 2002-08-05 06:37am

I voted for the Vorlons. Such elegant and powerful manipulators. I admire the Shadows for similar reasons. The Thirdspace Aliens deserve a nod, for anything that makes the Vorlons mess their encounter suits has won my respect automatically. And apparently, the Walkers of Sigma 957 progressed more quickly than the Shadows and Vorlons, despite being slightly younger than the Shadows (I read about this from 2nd hand discussions on the Agents of Gaming handbook).

My favourite younger race? Minbari, I guess.

Yeah, I'm a power freak.

starfury · Post by **starfury** » 2002-08-05 01:16pm

I like the minbari and EA as they have the largest ships used by the YR, the omega/warlock class destoryers are battleship-grey and very mencing and the sharlin as stated before very beautiful plus the nial and starfury has a slight similarity to the beautiful imperial tie interceptor.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-08-05 04:00pm

Shadows.

And on the topic of the Walkers, not only did they progress faster than the Shadows and Vorlons, they have never once stagnated. They have been constantly advancing throughout all their millions of years.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-08-05 10:27pm

XaLEv wrote:Oh, them. They're called Gaim. And they're most certainly not little.

Oh, my bad! I couldn't remember what they were called. You're quite right, I was referring to the Gaim. Thanks, XaLEv.

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