Alfred Bester

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Alfred Bester 2258
Birth Name:	Stephen Dexter
Gender:	Male
Species:	Human Telepath
Lived:	2189-2282
Place of Birth:	Earth
Occupations:	Psi Cop Literary Critic
Known Relatives:	Father: Matthew Dexter Mother: Fiona Davion Godfather: Stephen Walters Son: [[]] (Earth-books) Daughter: [[]] (Mars-series) Ex-wives: [[]]
Marital Status:	Married to [[]]
Played by:	Walter Koenig

Intregal figure in Terran events.
Alfred Bester was a Psi Cop, a human telepath with psi rating P12, and a recurring antagonist.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Affecting people who have not seen/read: Entire Series, The Psi Corps Trilogy

1 History
2 See Also

[edit] History

[edit] Season 1, 2258

Mind War (Character Introduction): With Psi Cop Kelsey he attempts to stop, detain, and retrieve Jason Ironheart, a rogue telepath and telekinetic.

Eyes (Mention): Responsible for assigning Harriman Gray to assist Colonel Ari Ben Zayn in his investigation into the command decisions made by Commander Sinclair during the first two years of Babylon 5's operation.

[edit] Season 2, 2259

Revelations (Mention): Garibaldi suspects a connection between the conspirator who shot him in the back and Bester because of a similar salute they both gave just before leaving the station after their respective stays. They also both said "Be seeing you" as they gave this salute, which also seemed to lend credence to Garibaldi's suspicion.

A Race Through Dark Places - He tracks the telepath underground railroad to Babylon 5. The dubious actions of his own and the corps leads Talia Winters to re-evaluate her relationship with the corps, other telepaths, and Susan Ivanova.

All Alone in the Night (Mention):

Hunter, Prey (Mention):

[edit] Season 3, 2260

Dust to Dust - Arrives on Babylon 5 and agrees to take sleepers to suppress his telepathic ability to stop the transfer of dust, a telepathic drug, to alien (specifically Narn revolutionary) populations.

Ship of Tears (Appears): Offers to help Sheridan and the others hurt the Shadows by intercepting a shipment of "weapons components." He unknowingly makes a Shadow vessel flee, rather than attack the White Star while they are bringing the cargo aboard. Once back at the station, he tells Sheridan that the weapons components are really members of the Psi Corps who were going to be merged with Shadow vessels as their central processing units. He discovers to his own horror that one of the telepaths that they retrieved was his lover, Carolyn. In exchange for Sheridan's help in freeing Carolyn from the Shadow implants, he allies himself with the Army of Light in the fight against the Shadows.

[edit] Season 4, 2261

Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? (Hint):

Epiphanies (Appears):

The Illusion of Truth (Hint):

Moments of Transition (Appears):

The Exercise of Vital Powers (Hint):

The Face of the Enemy (Appears):

Between the Darkness and the Light (Mention):

Rising Star (Appears):

[edit] Season 5, 2262

Strange Relations (Appears):

A Tragedy of Telepaths (Appears):

Phoenix Rising (Appears):

The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father (Appears):

Do you get ever used to murder?

When it's a telepath, no. With mundanes it's easier. Mundanes kill, enslave and abuse each other with efficiency and enthusiasm. Why should telepaths value mundane lives when mundanes don't? It's a little harder with rogues and blips. Being a telepath means you're special, rare and valuable. When teeps run away from the Corps it's easy to say they they deserve what they get, but it's still not easy. But when it is an innocent telepath, someone with potential... you never get used to it.