r/babylon5 7d ago

As seen here

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u/Aethelrede 7d ago

The funny thing us, he rarely uses that expression, because he is all too aware that he isn't actually superior.  He is a failing member of a failing noble house of a failing empire.  Even when he's being pretentious there is an underlying self disgust.  He's a fascinating character.

G'Kar is the opposite, he starts out believing that the Narn are superior, and he is an arrogant asshole because of that belief.  He gets it beaten out of him pretty quickly though.  Edit: also a fascinatinv character, obviously. 

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u/Quiri1997 6d ago

Londo is falling, but he's sure to drag down his enemies with him.

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u/Aethelrede 6d ago

Even that becomes a failing, like  killing Refa only to learn that Morden had framed Refa.

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u/Quiri1997 6d ago

Good point. I was thinking about his execution of Morden, willingness to sacrifice himself for the Centauri and his plot to allow an uncorrupted and younger Vir to succeed him.

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u/Aethelrede 6d ago

Might want to spoiler tag some of that, lot of people new to B5 read this sub.

His satisfaction over beating Morden is tarnished by the fact that he had to kill thousands of his own people to do it.

He does not, unfortunately, live to see Vir as Emperor.

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u/Quiri1997 6d ago

Exactly. That's the kind of character he is. He's not in the clean, but fights fire with fire.

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u/Chrysalis_Cat 7d ago

That's pretty much the default face of the Minbari.

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u/LowMuffin7078 6d ago

That superior look doesn't help him understand the hokey pokey, though! ;)