Kosh Naranek
| Kosh Naranek | |
|---|---|
| Babylon 5 character | |
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| First appearance |
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (chronological) (last airdate), Babylon 5: The Gathering (airdate) |
| Last appearance | Interludes and Examinations, Falling Toward Apotheosis (chronological) |
| Portrayed by |
Ardwight Chamberlain (voice) Jeffrey Willerth (puppeteer) |
| Information | |
| Species | Vorlon |
| Affiliation | Babylon 5, Vorlon Empire |
| Home planet | Vorlon homeworld |
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (chronological) (last airdate),
Kosh Naranek is a character within the fictional universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The voice for the character was provided by Ardwight Chamberlain, and he was physically played by producer Jeffrey Willerth.
Kosh Naranek was the Vorlon ambassador to Babylon 5 from 2257 until his death. Babylon 5's producer and creator, J. Michael Straczynski, has noted that Naranek is a title, not part of a name.
Depicted as one of the older members of his species, Kosh Naranek was well regarded by the Vorlon Empire. The plot of the series pilot entailed Kosh's arrival, humanity's first contact with a Vorlon, and an attempt on his life by a member of the Wind Swords, a militant section of the Minbari warrior caste. Disguising himself as station Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, the would-be assassin poisoned Kosh. The Vorlon government prohibited opening Kosh's encounter suit. The Vorlon Government seemed to assume he would die, and demanded that both his body be returned and Commander Sinclair be sent to the Vorlon Homeworld for trial.
With Sinclair's prompting, Doctor Benjamin Kyle decided to risk treating Kosh, which meant opening the encounter suit. Determining that a cure would be impossible without knowing where the poison entered the Vorlon, Dr. Kyle convinced newly arrived Psi Corps telepath Lyta Alexander to scan the Vorlon. Despite the very strict Psi Corps rules in such cases, Lyta performed the scan. Kosh's recovery was assured as the Minbari assassin was cornered.
Until John Sheridan's arrival as commander of Babylon 5, Kosh had shown little interest in council meetings and was seldom seen. Once Sheridan arrived, Kosh started attending Council meetings with more regularity. One noted absence was when Warmaster Jha'Dur, the last surviving person from the former Dilgar Empire, came aboard Babylon 5. She was called "Deathwalker" by members of other races that were subject to her medical experiments. She arrived with the promise of a drug that would give eternal life to anyone who took it. Initial investigation by the medical staff at Babylon 5 confirmed the drug seemed to be able to do what it was purported to do. After much debate among the security council and the League of Non-Aligned worlds, DeathWalker was allowed to leave for Earth to deliver the drug. While all of this had been happening, Kosh had contacted the Vorlon government, who sent a ship that destroyed the Dilgar's transport ship shortly after leaving Babylon 5. When asked why the Vorlons had destroyed the ship, Kosh replied "You are not ready for immortality."
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