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- Gajic, Aldous: Aldous Gajic worked as an accountant
for one of the major corporations on Earth, during which time he lived "in
a world of numbers." One year, he took his family on vacation to the
Mars Colony. While visiting the Amazonis Planitia, an accident claimed the
lives of his wife, Sarah, and their children. Aldous spent a long time grieving
for his family and decided to leave his job as an accountant to search for
a purpose in his life. Then he met a man, the last member of a holy order
that had been searching for the Holy Grail for the last millennium. The man
told Aldous he had "infinite promise and goodness," and when he
died he gave Aldous his staff. Upon assuming the quest for the Holy Grail,
Gajic found meaning in his life once again. Having completed the search across
Earth, Aldous decided to take the search outward to the stars and traveled
to Babylon 5 to ask the alien ambassadors for help with his quest. While on
the station, he befriended Thomas Jordan and sacrificed his life to save him.
Jordan continued Aldous’ quest upon his death. (Played by David Warner.)
(GRIAL) [BAB5]
- Galactic Boutique, The: Shop along the Zocalo. Adira
Tyree said she would meet Trakis there before she decided to betray him. (PURPLE)
[BAB5]
- Galus, Ray: The former leader of Zeta Squad, Ray Galus
was killed during a mission to rescue the Cortez from hyperspace
in 2259. Although Galus was killed when his Starfury was hit by a passing
Shadow ship, Lieutenant Keffer’s superiors didn’t believe his report and instead
concluded that Galus was killed by some kind of hyperspace shock wave. (Played
by Art Kimbro.) (STAR) [BAB5]
- Garage Door Opener: See GDO. [SG1, SGA]
- Garesh 7: A heavily-fortified Centauri world, used
as a supply base during the Narn-Centauri War. When the Narns mounted a desperate
attack on Garesh 7, they were defeated by Shadow forces while the Centauri
launched a suprise and utterly-brutal attack on the Narn homeworld. (TWILIGHT)
[BAB5]
- Garibaldi, Alfredo: Alfredo Garibaldi worked all his
life as a security officer and taught his son, Michael, everything he knew.
He was a first class cook and would make bagna cauda for his son
every year, as a birthday present. It was his way of telling his son that
he loved him (SPIDER, LONG). He always said laughter was better than pills
for any ailment and was famed for "colorful" language (SPIDER).
Alfredo Garibaldi fought in the Dilgar Invasion under General Richard Franklin,
who later referred to him as "an excellent soldier" (GROPOS). He
was still working in security when he died of Torgs Syndrome at age 75. (SPIDER)
[BAB5]
- Garibaldi, Michael Alfredo (Security Chief): Born on
Earth in 2221, Michael Alfredo Garibaldi had law enforcement in the blood.
Garibaldi’s grandmother was a Boston cop and, among other things, told him
about the "blue flu," a fictitious illness that some workers used
to block sanctions on work stoppages (MEANS). His father, Alfredo, worked
in security all of his life and taught his son everything he knew (SPIDER).
Every year, Garibaldi’s father would cook bagna cauda for him as
a birthday present. Although his father never told him that he loved him,
Garibaldi would watch his father cook and know that he was doing it because
he loved him. Ever since his father’s death, Garibaldi has cooked himself
bagna cauda on his birthday as a tribute to his memory. He believes
it is vital to cook bagna cauda with the real ingredients and refuses
to use any substitutes. (STAR) Garibaldi has spent most of his life working
in security and nearly as much time fighting his alcoholism. By his own admission,
he tends to hit the bottle when life gets too tough (SURVIVORS). As a result
of one of his drinking sessions, he saw a chorus line of purple sombats doing
showtunes in his bathroom (KNIVES). In 2241, Garibaldi worked as a security
officer on the ice-mining operation at Europa. Corruption was rife at Europa;
half the staff accepted bribes, while the rest just didn’t care. As the only
officer who tried to do his job properly, the pressure on Garibaldi was tremendous
and he inevitably sought solace in a bottle. Things changed when he met Frank
Kemmer, a pilot on the Jovian Moon Run. Garibaldi became close friends with
Frank and spent a great deal of time with his family. His daughter, Lianna,
called him "Uncle Mike." Frank kept the security chief sane and
sober and Garibaldi loved him like a brother. When Garibaldi came close to
exposing the racket schemes on Eruopa, the criminals rigged a shuttle pad
to explode and killed Frank Kemmer. They then framed Garibaldi for his death.
The security chief was blamed for negligence and blackballed through the entire
system. Garibaldi couldn’t face Frank’s family to tell the truth about what
happened and he drowned his sorrows for "a long, long time." (SURVIVORS)
Garibaldi’s other postings included Orion 4 and Fortune City. While serving
at Fortune City, he used a shock stick on a drunk fighter, Walker Smith. The
pair subsequently became great friends. (SURVIVORS, TKO) During the Earth-Minbari
War, Garibaldi served as a GROPOS. It was some time before he saw any action
and, while they waited, one soldier in the unit repeatedly warned them their
perimeter was weak. Everyone would check the perimeter, judge it to be secure
and mock the man, saying he was mad. Then, one night, the Minbari came through
the perimeter like it was paper and the soldier who had warned the unit about
it was the first to die. "He was a nut but he was right," Garibaldi
said. After the war, he was haunted by dreams and saw some good counselors
(LONG). He worked in a string of jobs and continued his love-hate relationship
with the bottle. In 2255, he ran a "no-questions-asked" shuttle
transport service on the Mars Colony. During that time, he was hired by Lieutenant-Commander
Sinclair to take him and his two junior officers, Foster and Sanchez. When
Sinclair arrived on the first day of the assignment, he found Garibaldi asleep
in the passenger compartment of his ship. Once he had been woken up, Garibaldi
flew the group across the surface of Mars while they looked for something.
Sinclair refused to tell him what they were looking for and filed fake flight
plans. Garibaldi knew Sinclair was a hero of the Battle of the Line and wasn’t
what he expected. On the fifth day of the search, a systems malfunction forced
Garibaldi to crash-land the ship. Foster was killed during the crash and Sanchez
broke his leg. Garibaldi and Sinclair were then forced to start a 50-mile
hike out of the desert. When the pair took shelter in a cave during a dust
storm, Garibaldi became bored of listening to Sinclair’s conversation with
Sanchez over the link and wandered out of the cave. He then started to drink.
Shortly after, he reactived his link and learned from Sanchez that Sinclair
had been trapped in the cave. Sanchez then told him if Sinclair died, it would
be his fault. Garibaldi managed to reach Sinclair and save his life. When
he recovered, Sinclair said he would kill him if he did anything like that
again. Some time later, Garibaldi and Sinclair discovered a huge spider-like
ship (actually a Shadow ship) excavating a similar craft. They then entered
a top-secret operation involving the Psi Corps and the Shadows, where they
saw some kind of medical experiment. When they were discovered, Sinclair and
Garibaldi used grenades to destroy the operation and escaped. A subsequent
Earthforce search found no evidence of the base. In any case, Garibaldi and
Sinclair’s experience on Mars proved to be the basis of a close and lasting
friendship. Garibaldi would always be Sinclair’s friend. (CHRYSALIS) Later
in the year, Garibaldi began working for Mars Colony Security. It was a tough
job and the only thing that made it worthwhile for Garibaldi was Lise Hampton,
a young woman whom he met a few days after he started work. They built a serious
relationship together and even talked about marriage a few times. Lise became
the one woman who really meant something to Garibaldi. However, as the couple
became closer and closer, Garibaldi became more and more afraid: afraid of
commitment, afraid she would leave him, afraid she loved him, and afraid he
loved her. Then, when Sinclair offered him the post of chief security officer
aboard Babylon 5 in 2256, he saw it as a chance to redeem himself and accepted
the job. Lise refused to leave her life on Mars behind and the couple had
a massive argument which ended with him taking the first transport to Babylon
5 (VOICE). Garibaldi had only met Sinclair on two occassions when he was offered
the post on Babylon 5 (SQUARED). He didn’t speak to Lise again until 2258,
when he contacted her after the Mars riot. He apologized for what he had done
and told her he still loved her and wanted to resume their relationship. He
then learned she married a man named Franz and they were expecting their first
child. (VOICE I) Garibaldi was an unpopular choice for the position and was
appointed because Sinclair insisted on it. Prior to working on the Mars Colony,
he had been fired from his five previous posts for "unspecified personal
problems" and he had his own doubts about his ability (GATHERING). When
his aide, Jack, tried to kill him at the end of 2258, he questioned his worth
as a security officer and looked set to leave Babylon 5. He reconsidered his
decision when he saved Ivanova from the green Drazi and decided to return
to duty because he had two unique qualifications for the job: he knew everything
and everyone on Babylon 5 intimately and didn’t trust anyone (GEOMETRY). In
2260, his confidence had increased further and he told Franklin they were
both perfectionists who annoy the hell out of Earth but are good (STRIFE).
Although Commander Sinclair once assured Talia Winter that Garibaldi wasn’t
omnipotent, there’s very little he doesn’t know about the station and its
inhabitants (VOICE). He once told G’Kar that he never started a conversation
without knowing the outcome (INQUISITOR). During his time on the station,
Garibaldi made a series of diverse discoveries. For example, he learned Ivanova
was using the Gold Channel to speak to her dying father and also knew she
was growing coffee beans in the hydroponics garden (PURPLE). He learned a
sixth major alien race was on the prowl from the Rangers and subsequently
became their liaison on the station (SHADOWS). He was also aware that Dr.
Franklin was becoming increasingly-addicted to stims (STRIFE). Besides knowing
everything, Garibaldi also never forgets a face (Z’HA’DUM). As security chief
on Babylon 5, Garibaldi’s life is seldom quiet. In fact, he’s normally rushed
off his feet. Every day he gets up and hopes nothing will happen and would
love to be bored out of his skull for just 24 hours (WORD). Garibaldi also
likes quiet (VOICE II). Garibaldi doesn’t break rules. He considers himself
personally responsible for all prisoners aboard the station and resigned when
Sheridan illegally detained Morden. He only agreed to return to work when
Sheridan told him he was right and it wouldn’t happen again (Z’HA’DUM). During
the search for Branmer’s corpse, the first place he searched was Sinclair’s
quarters and he did so in the presence of Ambassador Delenn (LEGACIES). Although
he dislikes the Psi Corps, he knew he had to help the organization track down
any unregistered telepaths on the station (RACE). He was also reluctant to
delay telling Ambassador Mollari about a Centauri who was killed by a Narn
on the station during the Narn-Centauri War (SACRIFICE). However, the security
chief always gave himself wide discretionary powers. As far as he was concerned,
both he and Sinclair had to rewrite the rulebook to make Babylon 5 work (EYES).
Garibaldi occasionally monitors ambassadorial communications and went through
Captain Sheridan’s personal log to see what kind of man he was when he first
arrived on the station (STRIFE). Before Earthforce confiscated all records
of the station’s encounter with Babylon 4, Garibaldi made a copy of all the
data on the grounds he never knew when he would need it for his memoirs (KNIVES).
Despite the serious and frequently unpleasant nature of his job, Garibaldi
always maintained a healthily irreverent sense of humor. When he was scanned
to see if he was a Psi Corps mole, he couldn’t resist pretending that an alternate
personality was taking him over, while his computer password was "Peek-a-boo."
(DIVIDED, EYES) When he met Talia Winters, Garibaldi was attracted to her
immediately. He saw her as "the kind of girl a guy like me doesn’t have
a chance with" (MATES, GROPOS). Shortly after she arrived on the station,
he offered to shared his favorite and then his second favorite things in the
universe with her. When she declined, Ambassador Delenn joined him for his
second favorite thing, "Duck Dodgers in the 24th and 1/2 Century"
(MIDNIGHT). Talia provided Garibaldi with his third favorite thing in the
universe, tea (SPIDER). Talia was never comfortable with Garibaldi’s attention,
but they eventually became good friends. Garibaldi suggested to Sheridan that
Talia should join their fight against the new order on Earth, but she was
exposed as a Psi Corps traitor just before they could make their offer (DIVIDED).
In 2259, Garibaldi turned down a no-strings-attached night of passion with
a female GROPOS, Dodger. He explained to her that he wanted to take things
slowly and didn’t want to make any more mistakes, and they arranged to go
on a date when she returned from Operation: Sudden Death. Unfortunately for
them both, she was killed during the mission. According to Dodger, he was
a bad liar. (GROPOS) Garibaldi’s hobbies included the construction of an antique
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 motorcycle. He began building it 2253 and was slowly
bringing it together when Lennier offered to help, and finished the job within
a matter of days. Although Garibaldi was initially annoyed with the Minbari,
they subsequently went for a ride down the station’s central corridor. (EYES)
Besides Sinclair, Garibaldi’s closest friends include Sheridan, Ivanova, Franklin,
and Londo. When he was framed for conspiracy and needed help, he turned to
Londo (MIDNIGHT). Garibaldi has a lot of enemies on the station (SURVIVORS).
When he needs a disguise, he wears casual clothes and a hat (HUNTER). He doesn’t
like being irritated because it gives him wind (EYES). He would never consider
betraying Earth or his people, but he is never surprised by anything
EarthGov does (SURVIVORS). In 2260, Garibaldi faced legal charges of threatening
a Brakiri, his family and his water clan when he showed him a passing comet
to distract him. The comet happened to be a Brakiri symbol of death (STRIFE).
He is agnostic, but normally refers to God as "she" (EYES). As Ivanova
once pointed out, Garibaldi eats "like a starving man" (MIDNIGHT).
He was willing to steal her breakfast (SQUARED). Every morning, Garibaldi
fastens and then zips his trousers. He hates waiting (SQUARED). Garibaldi
thinks that if he says what he wants, he won’t get it. He once revealed that
his ultimate desire was to make a difference somehow, somewhere, and redeem
himself for his past actions (WORDS). If Sinclair’s vision aboard Babylon
4 is anything to go by, Garibaldi’s wish will be fulfilled when he sets Babylon
4 to self-destruct and mounts a desperate defense of the station while Sinclair
leaves (SQUARED). (Played by Jerry Doyle.) [BAB5]
- GDO: Short for "Garage Door Opener," this
device is a remote transmitter worn by each SG member while off-world. It
transmits an IDC back to the SGC to open the iris for incoming traffic. See
IDC and iris. [SG1, SGA]
- G’Drog: Narn captain who saved Catherine Sakai in Sigma
957, on the orders of Ambassador G’Kar. (MIND) [BAB5]
- Geegil: A Narn who traveled to Babylon 5 to assassinate
G’Kar when the ambassador refused to seal the alliance between their two clans
by making love to his wife. (DUET, CODA) [BAB5]
- General Order 47: Earthforce regulation which states
Earthforce personnel are required to respond to a distress call from any vessel
not currently in hostilities against Earth. Captain Sheridan used General
Order 47 to justify his decision to give a Narn cruiser sanctuary in Babylon
5 space at the end of 2259. (FALL) [BAB5]
- Geneva: The capital of Earth, Geneva is the location
of EarthDome and headquarters of ISN. [BAB5]
- Giedi Prime (Gee-dee Prime): The home planet of House
Harkonnen. [DUNE]
- G.I.Joe Ninja: See Snake Eyes.
- Giza, Egypt: Location of the second stargate on Earth.
After it was found by Dr. Langford in 1928, it was moved to the Cheyenne Mountain
military complex. [SG, SG1]
- G’kamazad: A city on the Narn homeworld. G’Kar and
his family spent the final years of the Narn rebellion against the Centauri
here. (WORD) [BAB5]
- G’Kar, Ambassador: As a young Narn, G’Kar lived with
his family in G’kamazad, one of the biggest cities on Narn, where they served
under a Centauri family during the final years of the rebellion. Due to his
mother’s illness, the family were unable to escape through the underground
and all stayed with their Centauri masters. Life in the household was tense,
and one day G’Kar’s father spilt hot Jhala on the mistress of the house. The
Centauri had him hung from a Jhawa tree for three days before he died. On
his last light, G’Kar disobeyed his mother and went out to see his dying father.
He told him he was proud of G’Kar and told him to fight and be all the things
he never was. G’Kar then watched him die. The next morning, G’Kar ran away
and killed his first Centauri. (WORD) G’Kar dedicated his life to advancing
the cause of his people and was widely recognized as a clever and strong resistance
leader during the Narns’ war of attrition (DEATHWALKER). When the Narns achieved
freedom, he became obsessed with the desire they would never be conquered
again. Above everything else, G’Kar has always wanted to guarantee the safety
of the Narn. He felt the Narn would never be safe while the Centauri were
alive, and so considered their annihilation as a prerequisite of Narn security
(SIGNS). In 2253, G’Kar became a member of the third circle of the Kha’Ri
and was sent to Babylon 5 in 2256. He initially believed in the Babylon Project,
as he hoped it would strengthen Narn security and lead to the Narn gaining
new alliances (WORD). When he traveled to the station, G’Kar left his mate,
Da’Kal, in Hebka city on the Narn homeworld (GATHERING, BLOOD). The following
year, G’Kar became involved in the assassination attempt on Ambassador Kosh.
He hoped to implicate the Earth Alliance and the Centauri Republic in the
attack, thus providing the basis for a Narn alliance with either the Vorlons
or the Minbari. However, both Commander Sinclair and Ambassador Mollari emerged
unscathed from the attempt to blacken their names, and Sinclair later told
G’Kar that he had placed a nano-homing becon into his drink which would attach
itself to his intestinal tract. Sinclair then warned him that if he endangered
Babylon 5 again, the results would be "unpleasant." (GATHERING)
G’Kar is a follower of G’Quan. As senior Narn on station, it is his duty to
provide a G’Quan Eth for the Holy Days of G’Quan. When his G’Quan Eth was
destroyed shortly before the ceremony in 2258, he desperately struggled to
convince Londo Mollari to sell him his plant. Finally he received the Centauri’s
plant when Sinclair confiscated it (MEANS). The ambassador always hoped N’Toth
would become a follower of G’Quan and left his book of G’Quan to her in his
will (SHADOWS). G’Kar believes the universe is run by the complex interweaving
of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest (SURVIVORS).
Consequently, he feels everything and everyone could be bought and sold. G’Kar
approached Lyta Alexander about the Narns’ lack of telepaths and asked her
if she would prefer to mate with him or provide DNA cells for cloning (GATHERING).
He later tried to enlist Garibaldi as an analyst, security expert, and/or
cryptographer (SURVIVORS). G’Kar also believes the advanced exploit the weak
mainly because they can (WORD). When Catherine Sakai needed his approval to
survey Sigma 957, G’Kar told her he once passed the planet and warned her
that strange things happen there. When she decided to ignore his warning,
he arranged for a Narn ship to rescue her. After she had been rescued from
the area, she asked him why he had saved her and he suggested that Narns,
humans, and all sentient beings do things that seem like a good idea at the
time and they often make decisions on the basis of "Why Not?" (MIND)
G’Kar believes all Narns must make sacrifices for their people (DEATHWALKER).
When he was hunted down by a member of the Thenta Makur, he risked his life
by not informing the Earth Alliance officers, in case it weakened the Narns’
position in negotiations (PARLIAMENT). However, when Jh’dur told him she would
only sell the Narns her anti-agapic if she was provided with the head of Na’Toth,
he was outraged and gave up on the negotiations (DEATHWALKER). Inevitably,
G’Kar’s staunch defense of Narns’ rights meant he was always at Ambassador
Mollari’s throat, both metaphorically and literally. Although he enjoyed making
the Centauri diplomat suffer during the invasion of Ragesh 3, when his nephew
Carn was forced to claim that Narns had liberated the colony, he later found
himself under constant attack from Londo as the tide began to turn in his
favor. When he learned of the total and utter destruction of the Narn military
base in Quadrant 37 at the end of 2258, G’Kar doubted the Centauri alone were
responsible. He suspected it was the work of either a new race or a very old
race and traveled to Narn straight after to investigate (CHRYSALIS). G’Kar
subsequently returned to Babylon 5 with news that an ancient enemy was dwelling
in the Rim, but nobody aboard the station chose to listen to his warnings
(REVELATIONS). G’Kar felt Emperor Turhan’s visit to Babylon 5 was an outrage
and, with the Kha’Ri’s permission, decided to assassinate him. G’Kar was robbed
of his opportunity to strike when Turhan was taken ill, but was overwhelmed
when Dr. Franklin told him the Centauri emperor had traveled to Babylon 5
to publicly apologize to the Narns about what his people and his family had
done to them. For the first time in his life, the Narn ambassador believed
there was a spark of decency in Centauri. He immediately set out to find Londo
Mollari, shook hands with him and bought him a drink with which they toasted
the emperor. Twenty-four hours later, they were at war following the attack
on Quadrant 14. G’Kar initially tried to kill Mollari but was stopped by Sheridan,
who told him it wasn’t the best way to serve his people. (SHADOWS) During
the Narn-Centauri War, G’Kar struggled to stop Narn violence against the Centauri
on Babylon 5 in the hope he would win military aid from the Earth Alliance
or Minbari. Ultimately, he had to fight for his authority with the leader
of the Narn extremists. Although he defeated his challenger, he stabbed him
in the back with a poisoned Drazi sword as he walked away. However, he refused
to show weakness in front of his people. After everything he had done to prevent
violence on the station, G’Kar was brutally disappointed when Sheridan and
Delenn could only provide the Narn with unofficial civilian aid. (SACRIFICE)
As the Narn-Centauri War drew to an end, G’Kar wanted to join the Narn military
forces, but was asked to stay on Babylon 5 by his uncle, G’Sten. Although
G’Kar began to suspect the Centauri had learned about the Narns’ war plans
and intended to attack the Narn homeworld, he was powerless to stop the Centauri.
Following the decimation of the Narn homeworld and the Narn surrender, G’Kar
was ordered by the Kha’Ri to swallow his pride and request sanctuary from
Captain Sheridan aboard Babylon 5. He was stripped of ambassadorial status
by Londo, but swore the Narn would be free of the Centauri again, even if
it took a thousand years. Londo demanded G’Kar was sent to the Narn homeworld
to stand trial according to the Narn-Centauri Agreement, but was overruled
by Sheridan and Delenn. (TWILIGHT) As a civilian, G’Kar started an underground
resistance movement aboard Babylon 5 and smuggled weapons to the Narn homeworld.
He proved his authority to the Narns on the station by providing a message
from the homeworld, which was arranged by Sheridan and the Rangers. When Vir
Kotto said he was sorry for what his people had done, G’Kar refused to accept
his apology. (INQUISITOR) In 2260, G’Kar found himself stuck in a lift with
Londo Mollari and would die unless he cooperated with the Centauri. However,
G’Kar made it clear he would happily sacrifice his own life to see Londo dead.
(CONVICTIONS) When Na’Far was sent to replace him by the Centauri, G’Kar agreed
to return to Narn to stand trial in order to save the lives of the families
of all the Narns stationed aboard Babylon 5. He remained determined to protect
the unity of the Narn, which he felt was essential if they were ever to defeat
the Centauri. However, he was later convinced to stay on Babylon 5 by the
Narns aboard the station, who told him their families would rather die than
live as slaves. (STRIFE) G’Kar believes females are the finest thing in life
and has a fascination with human women (PURPLE, PARLIAMENT, CHRYSALIS). He
also studies human literature and believes in the human phrase "Keep
your friends close and your enemies closer" (PARLIAMENT, REVELATIONS).
He has taken several Chon-Kar and has survived three assassination attempts,
including that of Du’Rog and his family (DEATHWALKER, PARLIAMENT, BLOOD).
G’Kar gets headaches when bizarre things happen (MATES). (Played by Andreas
Katsulas.)[BAB5]
- G’Lan: Narn religious figure. Na’Toth’s father was
a follower of G’Lan. (MEANS) [BAB5]
- Gloppit Egg: Name given to a piece of industrial
"goo" by Dr. Franklin. The physician told his patient, Shon, the
egg contained a very rare creature from the planet Placibo and needed to be
talked to and patted. The egg glowed when it was rubbed. (BELIEVERS) [BAB5]
- Glory Shop: Store on the Zocalo. [BAB5]
- Goa’uld: A race of parasites that infest humans and
other lifeforms in the galaxy to control them. In their larva stage, the young
Goa’uld are incubated inside the belly of a human host until they are old
enough for implantation. Most of the famous Goa’uld had paraded themselves
around as ancient Egyptian or other gods from history. They enslaved many
humans and commanded armies of Jaffa warriors. [SG1]
- Goks: Minbari equivalent of cats. Delenn felt such
creatures are the universe’s way of making sure people don’t take themselves
too seriously. (RACE) [BAB5]
- Gold Channel, The: Priority access communication channel
which provides instantaneous transmission by means of tachyon particles. The
Gold Channel requires Commander Sinclair’s personal permission to use. Only
the ambassadors and senior officers know it exists. Used by Ivanova to contact
her dying father. (PURPLE) [BAB5]
- Golian: An alien race aboard Babylon 5. Many Golians
have a passionate hatred for the Centauri. (PURPLE) [BAB5]
- Gom Jabbar (Gom-Jab-bar): A poison needle tipped with
meta-cyanide used by the Bene Gesserit. [DUNE]
- G’Quan: One of Narn’s greatest spiritual leaders. Disciples
of G’Quan adhere to his teachings outlined in the Book of G’Quan. Drinking
alcohol is forbidden during Holy Days of G’Quan. As a symbol of their faith,
all disciples (wherever they may be) must burn a G’Quan Eth plant once a year
when the sun rises precisely behind the G’Quan mountains on the Narn homeworld.
(MEANS) Also see Book of G’Quan, The [BAB5]
- G’Quan Eth: A plant indigenous to Narn, the
G’Quan Eth is difficult to grow, hard to transport and very expensive to own.
It is used to burn incense during the Holy Days of G’Quan. Many Centauri,
including Ambassador Mollari, use its seeds to enhance alcoholic beverages.
The G’Quan Eth ("Eth" is Narnish for "plant") has an illegal
chemical composition and is therefore a controlled botanical substance on
Babylon 5. It is a crime to possess the plant unless for ligitimate medical
or religious purposes. Sinclair used these grounds to confiscate Londo’s G’Quan
Eth and give it to G’Kar on the condition the Narn compensated the original
owner. (MEANS) [BAB5]
- G’Quan Mountains: Mountains situated on the Narn homeworld.
(MEANS) [BAB5]
- Gray 19: Area of the alien sector in which Sebastian
tortured Ambassador Delenn and Captain Sheridan. (INQUISITOR) [BAB5]
- Gray, Harriman: A Psi Corps military specialist. As
a boy, Harriman Gray dreamed of being a combat pilot. He built models of every
space fighter available, collected squadron patches, and all he ever wanted
was to be a space fighter. At 16, he was accepted into AirDome, but during
his first month there his telepathic power manifested itself. As telepaths
are not allowed in regular military service, he was expelled, thus bring his
dream to an end. When the Corps said he could serve in Earthforce as a Psi
Corps Liaison, he believed his life had purpose again. Although he didn’t
know Bester personally, the Psi Cop assigned him to Colonel Ari Ben Zayne.
Gray thought Zayne was efficient but lacked compassion. When Zayne conducted
an internal investigation on Babylon 5 in 2258, Gray scanned the colonel and
found he was crazed and deranged. He then helped overpower him by telepathically
projecting pain into his mind. (Played by Jeffrey Combs.) (EYES)
[BAB5]
- Gray Sector: Shortly after the station went on-line
in 2256, the industrial Gray Sector was dubbed the "Babylon 5 Triangle"
by the station’s maintenance staff, many of whom claimed to have seen strange
lights and heard unusual noises. There are always problems with scans and
communications in Gray Sector, and several missing people were last seen there
before they disappeared. (KNIVES) [BAB5]
- Great Machine, The: Title for the extremely-advanced
technology at the heart of Epsilon 3 which is controlled by the custodian.
Also see Epsilon 3 and Custodian. [BAB5]
- Great Maker: Much-used term to describe God, particularly
by Londo. [BAB5]
- Green Sector: The area of Babylon 5 that plays
host to the alien ambassadors’ quarters and is the focus of the station’s
diplomatic activities, Green can be accessed by station personnel only. (DEPARTURE)
[BAB5]
- Green Tiger, The: Store on the Zocalo. [BAB5]
- Green 2: Location of Babylon 5’s Ambassadorial
Wing. [BAB5]
- Grey Council: The Minbari ruling body, also known as
"The Nine." The Grey Council was established by Valen and comprises
nine members: three from the religious caste; three from the warrior caste;
and three from the worker caste. The religious caste normally takes precedence
on most domestic matters, leaving the warrior caste to deal with external
threats. Tradition dictates that when a member joins a Council meeting, he
or she must say, "I am Grey. I stand between the candle and the star.
We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light." (SQUARED)
The Grey Council normally stays in the great hall, which is open to members
only. They are shrouded in mystery and the identity of members is kept a secret
to avoid the cult of personality arising. In 2248, the Grey Council watched
the Battle of the Line from their warship and decided to interrogate a human
about the planet’s defenses. When they discovered the specimen, Jeffrey Sinclair,
had a Minbari soul, they examined other pilots and learned Minbari souls were
being reborn, either in part or in full, into human beings. It then ordered
the war against the humans to end, without explanation. They subsequently
erased Sinclair’s memory with the permission of EarthGov, and released him.
(DARKNESS) Six years later, the Council agreed to co-fund the construction
of Babylon 5 with the Earth Alliance provided they could have approval of
its commander. They insisted on Sinclair. (SIGNS) In 2258, the Council summoned
Delenn to return and revealed they had chosen her to be their next leader.
When she heard the news, she became the first person in a thousand years to
reject the position (SQUARED). The following year, Delenn was removed from
the Council and replaced by a member of the Star Riders, Neroon, thus giving
the warrior caste unprecedented power within the Council (ALONE). [BAB5]
- GroundPounders: Earth Alliance infantry troops, commonly
abbreviated to GROPOS. (GROPOS) [BAB5]
- GROPOS: See GroundPounders. (GROPOS) [BAB5]
- G’Sten: A Narn military leader, G’Sten was killed during
the Narn assault on Garesh 7 at the end of the Narn-Centauri War. Prior to
his death, he visited his nephew, Ambassador G’Kar, on Babylon 5. He told
G’Kar his father would be very proud of him and asked the Narn diplomat not
to join the assault and stay aboard Babylon 5. (Played by W. Morgan Sheppard.)
(TWILIGHT) [BAB5]
- Guerra: Command and Control officer aboard Babylon
5 in 2257. (Played by Ed Wasser.) (GATHERING) [BAB5]
- Guild (Gild): The Spacing Guild, to wh ich belong the
Spacing Guild Navigators, able to traverse -- and thus unite -- the Known
Universe by "folding space." The Navigators have achieved this power
by having ingested Spice Melange over generations: An ingestion which has
also mutated them physically. [DUNE]
- Gyor: A former Sho’Rin, Gyor lost his title
to Walker Smith in 2258. (Played by James Courtney.) (TKO) [BAB5]
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