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<h1>The Vorlons and Ambassador Kosh</h1>
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<h3>as written by J. Michael Straczynski</h3>
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Let's talk about the Vorlons...because there ain't much we can SAY about
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the Vorlons...because nobody <strong>knows</strong> anything about them.
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In our opening movie, everyone's awaiting the arrival of the fifth and
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final ambassador (four if you don't count Sinclair) from the primary alien
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governments. He is a Vorlon, a race we have tried, without much success,
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to learn about ever since we first picked up their transmissions. Several
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scout ships were sent on First Contact missions. All of them met with
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unfortunate "accidents" upon entering Vorlon space.
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The Vorlons tendered their most <em>sincere</em> apologies.
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And suggested no further expeditions.
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Now, at last, with B5 becoming functional, and all of the <em>other</em>
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ambassadors in place, it no longer makes strategic sense to continue in
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their isolation. So the arrival of the Vorlon is a Big Deal. No human has
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ever even <strong>seen</strong> a Vorlon.
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And they play it right up to the hilt. The ambassador -- Kosh Naranek --
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maintains only audio contact with B5 as his ship makes the long voyage,
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citing "problems" with video. He clearly doesn't want to broadcast the
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Vorlon face all over the quadrant. So no problem, after all, he has to
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arrive eventually, and they'll see him then.
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Not quite.
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The ship arrives. The Vorlon ambassador emerges from his ship...and well,
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y'see, he comes from a very different environment. Lots of methane and
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CO2. Our atmosphere is poisonous to Vorlons. So he emerges wearing an
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Encounter Suit...which covers every square inch of his body except for his
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hands -- assuming those <strong>are</strong> his hands -- with a dark faceplate in the
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front. The only place he can remove all of that is in his quarters, and
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there are no vids in his quarters, no way to observe him or see his true
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face.
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So...even now, no human has <strong>still</strong> ever seen a Vorlon.
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Well, that's not <em>entirely</em> true.
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Legend has it that one human saw a Vorlon. A pilot who crashed, off
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course, on a Vorlon colony.
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According to that legend, the human who saw a Vorlon...was turned to stone.
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But, after all, it's only a legend.
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<h4>Why are the Vorlons allowed to participate in Babylon 5?</h4>
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The Vorlons are the great unknown. They occupy a *huge* sector of space.
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No expedition ever sent to Vorlon space has ever returned, or sent back word.
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No human had ever even *seen* a Vorlon prior to Kosh's arrival on B5. Their
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technology is vastly superior to just about everyone else's. To unravel the
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mystery, to maybe get a *piece* of their tech, is more than sufficient
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inducement, I'd think.
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We will reveal what Kosh is a LOT sooner than year 5. Closer to the end
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of year 2.
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<em>Is Kosh what he/she/it appears to be?</em>
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Kosh is always and forever *exactly* what he appears to be, no less
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and no more. At the same time, Kosh is absolutely *nothing* like what
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he appears to be.
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These are not contradictory statements.
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And this is about the straightest answer I've given yet on the
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subject, believe it or not.
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Last update:
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October 8, 1995
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