Type of Hero Babylon 5 - In Valen's Name #1-3 Comic Book Complete Set (1998) - Straczynski . Circa 1360 [3] "It was a typo; that name shouldn't have been in the message, it slipped past.". Babylon 5 TV seasons and films 1993–2007 In order of series chronology: 2245–48 • In the Beginning (1st film) * 2256 • Babylon 5 station commissioned 2257 • The Gathering (Pilot) 2258 • Signs and Portents (Season 1) 2259 • The Coming of Shadows (Season 2) 2260 • Point of No Return (Season 3) 2261 • No Surrender, No Retreat (Season 4) ** 2261 • Thirdspace (2nd film) *** Instead they were to become sentries and watchers, collecting information quietly on Minbar from returning travellers and friendly sources on other worlds. Just after the Earth/Minbari War. ... Benjamin Sisko would become the Bajoran Emissary while Jeffrey Sinclair would become Valen. The Tak'cha take it upon themselves to punish them and launch a punitive assault on Pa'ri. A chronicle of their bloodline and progeny was kept by those members of the Grey Council over the centuries in a sealed record to maintain the myth of their racial purity[21] But, after a thousand years and many generations, they eventually lost track of these hybrids and now the number of Valen's descendants can not be counted. -- Lennier, Babylon 5: "Passing Through Gethsemane" - o0o - 2247. They alone came to the station first. Brown [12] His prophecies and letters guided Delenn and indirectly helped Sheridan during the Second Shadow War. The following is a list of items considered to be canon in the Babylon 5 universe. View pictures of their covers: Sales Rank #6,393 See Top 2,500 Publisher DC • TV:_Drama First Issue #1 - March 1988 Last #3 - May 1998 Continued from Babylon 5 Based on the TV show. Affiliation all 3 issues - back cover of 2 issues have a great ad for the B5 action figures. About eight months after O'Hare's October 2012 death Straczynski revealed the secret. In 1998, Babylon 5 returned to DC Comics with the three issue In Valen's Name series, which was created "in-house" by Straczynski and Peter David to avoid DC's editorial policies, and was originally published in the UK by the Babylon 5 Official Monthly Magazine. [13][14], Among those to witness the event first hand was the Tak'cha Ramde Zarwin who became one of Valen's very first non-Minbari followers. His actions provided the foundation for winning the war, and later for building the Interstellar Alliance. As EarthGov paid little attention to him, Sinclair was able to lead the Rangers under the noses of President Clark and other Earth officials. Eye color The two left Minbar due to the persecution they were facing. Series creator J. Michael Straczynski gave no reason for the change at the time but said it was a mutual and friendly parting, and that he hoped O'Hare could return to wrap up Sinclair's part in the story. The five seasons of the series each correspond to one fictional sequential year in the period 2258–2262. When found he was shocked to learn that the war was over, and humanity had "won.". For his part, Sinclair was pleased to learn that Sheridan had been placed in command, that even though Sheridan's reputation painted him as a jar head of sorts he would not be the puppet the new President Morgan Clark was obviously hoping for. Babylon 5 is a Nineties Space Opera created by J. Michael Straczynski, running from 1994-1998. There are six Babylon 5 movies, five of which have an impact on the overall story. He is also known as the founder and first leader of both the Grey Council and the Anla'Shok. [1][12], Ramde Zarwin teaches Valen in the use of a Barrken, Seeking allies, Valen called many races to his cause, gathering them on Minbar where, just outside of the city of Tuzanor, at the peak of Mount H'Leya and accompanied by Kosh and Ulkesh, he gave what would become known as his holy "Times to come" speech. Taken on board the Grey Council flagship during the battle, the council scanned Sinclair with a triluminary. Valen stepped from between the Angels of old, the Vorlons of legend. Back cover is an ad for Babylon 5 action figures. Sinclair went back in time 1,000 years with the Babylon 4 station to the Earth year 1260 in order to provide a new base to replace the space station the Shadows had destroyed. After the events of the Babylon 5 novel "To Dream in the City of Sorrows", whatever became of Catherine Sakai? [3] Members of the Third Fane of Chudomo begin a tradition of setting aside one piece of flarn (a recipe Valen himself is credited with creating) before their meals, in the memory of Valen, in the place that is set aside for his return. Something happened that opened that door between us. Story arc by J. Michael Straczynski. Before it leaves though, Valen leaves a final message in the hopes that one day Ivanova, Garibaldi or Delenn might find it and know, that he had finally found "her". He was able to prove his innocence to the Vorlons who had arrived to take him back to their homeworld for a trial. Full Name He is therefore also credited for being one of the founders of the Interstellar Alliance. My change was in part to even the scales and restore balance between our races using the device my people discovered a thousand years ago. Summary. A thousand years earlier, Jeff Sinclair / Valen returned to Minbar as an unparalleled war hero and revered spiritual leader, but he is essentially isolated from the very race he fought to protect. Start your review of Babylon 5: In Valen's Name (Babylon 5) Write a review. John Sheridan was appointed the new commander of B5 by President Morgan Clark. Each season shares its title with an episode that is central to that season's plot. Jeffrey David SinclairZ'ondar[1] Rather than disband the Rangers, as he believed that without the unifying symbol of the Anla'shok, the Minbari military might once again become a collection of warring clan factions and because he knew the Shadows would return again some day, he re-tasked the Anla'shok with a new mission. No information While on Minbar he became aware of the Anla'shok, or Rangers, and soon became their leader. The Valen class cruiser is a class of starship in the fictional universe of the TV series Babylon 5.The class is used by the Interstellar Alliance, a confederation-type affiliation of races including humanity and the Minbari, among others.There is some ambiguity concerning the use of this name in the series, as there have been two distinct types of ship of this same name. It's a genuinely nice revelation that I didn't see coming. May 3, 2218[2] Proving who he was and when he was from without giving too much of the future away, he enlists their help. It was syndicated as a part of the PTEN network package for its first four seasons, and was hastily picked-up by TNT for its fifth. After the war Valen formed the Grey Council, the governing body of the Minbari. [19][20], His descendants would later returned to Minbar in secret (with help from some of the Grey Council) and introduced human DNA into the Minbari gene pool. Sheridan took command on January 8, 2259. Summary. Valen was last seen around 1360 AD, when he disappeared. A Minbari telepath blocked out Sinclair's memories of his time on the Minbari ship, and 24 hours later he was put out on his fighter. [1][15] Before going to the sea and leaving Minbar for the last time, Valen left behind a series of sealed boxes containing, among other things, letters addressed to himself, Delenn and Marcus Cole[16] with orders that they be locked away in the Council's archives until a specific date, over nine hundred years hence. Gender Jeffrey Sinclair, later known as Valen was a protagonist during the first season of the TV series Babylon 5 television series. Moreover, Valen's actions laid the groundwork for the founding of the Interstellar Alliance a millennium later. JeffRanger OneAnla'Shok NaEntil'ZhaThe One Who WasValen A thousand years ago he came from nowhere, formed the Grey Council, and brought peace to our people.