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G'kar

The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
in Babylon 5
Looking back it seems to me G'kar suffers the most. Not only from what happens to him per se but his people too. Loses eye, loses homeworld, friends die, his trust broken. No wonder the Narns put him on such a high pedastool eh.

He really carried alot of dignity throughout the whole 5 seasons. He never lost spirit, even imprisoned on both Centauri Prime & B5. Thats one of the most important messages of B5 never let "them" break your spirit. What is it Sheridan says after the guy says "you just can't beat the system."

Comments

  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    B5 is as much about Londo and G'Kar as it is about anything else.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Yes. For me, Babylon 5 is the story about G'Kar and Londo.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    :mad: Londo doesn't lose an eye?!



    Wait yes he does?!
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Oh look theres a pony!
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    In the 1989 pilot script G'Kar was spelled Jackarr
  • DarthCaligulaDarthCaligula Elite Ranger
    I found this at JMSNews.com. I don't remember this being mentioned about G'kar. Anyone know where it's mentioned?

    > When the soulhunter said "You would do such a thing?"
    > to Delenn when he peeked into her soul, was he referring to the
    > change she made in Chrysalis or *something else*? I know Neroon
    > detests Delenn, but is he likely more friendly to Ambassador
    > Sinclair? May I assume that you approved having G'Kar butcher a
    > zillion people (was 10 billion a misprint?) in the Prologue? If
    > so, should we have *any* sympathy *at all* for the Narn (I now
    > don't) and will you bring up something in the show to grey them
    > up?

    You'll hear the soul hunter's line again this season, in a
    flashback, that may illuminate this; and there's more about Neroon as
    well this year. As for G'Kar...people do things in war they can always
    justify.

    jms
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    For anyone who is curious why don't you look at the Midnight on the Firing line entry in the great machine.......
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    There was also, in the pilot, a reference by Takashima to a bunch of smaller worlds that claimed to have been invaded by the Narn. One of the Crappy Novels™, "Clarke's Law" went into more detail with G'Kar having led one of the invasions.
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    In the end, it seems to me that G'Kar character grows the most, while Londo is the most tragic. At the beginning, the characters start from opposite ends of the spectrum, Londo, the rising aristocrat who care little for the fate of the commoners, only in the advancement of himself and the empire and G'Kar, the vicious rebel that will drive the invaders out at any cost, even sacrificing his own morals.

    They both head toward the realization that life is not just empire and war, but only G'Kar passes through that gate with his freedom.

    Jake
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I'd be willing to ague, according to what is said in one of the books, is that londo does pass through at the very end.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    I've never read any of the books...Can you even get them on ebay anymore?
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    yeah you should be able to. i got mine from there, tho i had to get the Psi-Corps books sent from the US
  • Anla'Shok Douglas NicolAnla'Shok Douglas Nicol Ranger
    Most of the early books are fairly easy to get, but there's very few that are worthwhile.

    I think the books were reprinted in 'anthology' editions a short time ago, though reprints of The Shadow Within, and To Dream in the City of Sorrows were seperate books.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    just bought 'To Dream in the City of Sorrows' on ebay for £4.48 including postage! and its coming across from NY as well!:)
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    and i've just finished reading it! if you havent read it, do so! its a great read!
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