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G'Kar
G'Kar
Name G'Kar
Age
Gender Male
Race Narn
Birth Place Narn homeworld
Birth Name Unknown
Birth Date {{{birthdate}}}
Callsign
alias
Nickname
Introduced Babylon 5: The Gathering
Death Killed by Londo Mollari, 2278
Parents Deceased during Centauri's first occupation of the Narn homeworld
Siblings
Children None
Relatives Uncle: G'Sten (deceased)
Marital Status Single
Role 2257-2259: Narn Ambassador to Babylon 5, Member of the Kha'Ri
2260-2261: "Citizen", Leader of Narn population on B5
2262: Narn Ambassador to the Interstellar Alliance, Interstellar Alliance official scribe
Rank
Telepath
Portrayed by Andreas Katsulas


G'Kar was a leading citizen of the Narn Regime serving as Ambassador to Babylon 5 on two separate occassions. He was played in the show by Andreas Katsulas.

Spoiler warning: Plot, character development, or ending details follow.

G'Kar's five-year character arc, from darkness into light, from hatred into love, and from warrior into priest, symbolised the progression of the show itself, while mirroring the changes in his nemesis Londo Mollari.

Re: "switching places"...this is *exactly* what I noted early on; the intent to set up in the very beginning a situation where those who've seen basic SF before on the tube will go, "Oh, okay, I got it ...this is the Bad Guy, this is the Good Guy, this is the Comic Relief, this is the Ally," and so on, because that's generally what's been the case in TV SF; you set up the various sides from day one, and virtually nobody moves.
So you get them to rely on their conditioning, then you begin to move the chairs around, so suddenly what you THOUGHT was the good guy is maybe something else; and what you THOUGHT was the comic relief is a tragic and dark figure; and what you THOUGHT was the bad guy is maybe one of the real heroes of the story. And you try and make the path that results in those changes as interesting, moving, or scary as possible. -- posted by JMS [1]

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[edit] Early Life

G'Kar was born during the latter part of the Centauri occupation of the Narn homeworld, which began in 2109, Earth calendar. This occupation coloured much of G'Kar's life, both generally and personally. Narn was transformed from a "green and fertile place" into a dry, barren wasteland.

We greeted them in peace, and spent the next hundred years in chains! But we never gave up hope. We formed a resistance, learned their secrets, turned their own machines against them and finally drove them from our world. (S2E14, And Now For a Word)

As a child, G'Kar's family lived in G'Kamazad, one of the larger (capital?) cities on Narn. His father served in a Centauri household during the last years of the rebellion, presumably as an indentured servant; perhaps a butler or waiter.

I was barely a pouchling at the time. My mother was ill, unable to escape through the Underground, so we all stayed. It was a difficult time. We were striking deep into Centauri resources. Things were tense. One day my father spilled a cup of hot jala on the mistress of the house and... and she had him killed. They took him out, tied his hands together, and hung him from a jalwah tree for three days. I came to him the last night, against my mother's orders, and he looked down at me. He said he was proud, and to go and fight, and be all the things he never was. Then he died. The next morning I ran away and killed my first Centauri. (S2E14, And Now For a Word)

Watching his father's death was, unsurprisingly, the most formative and powerful experience of G'Kar's life. His overwhelming "obligation to honour [his] father's name" initially drove him in blind pursuit of revenge. G'Kar later managed to redirect this drive in a more noble direction (S3E06, Dust to Dust).

G'Kar spent his youth (and much of his life) fighting to free the Narn from Centauri rule.

[edit] 2257-2259: Ambassador G'Kar

[edit] Third Circle of the Kha'Ri

After the Centauri were driven out, at some point G'Kar became a member of the Third Circle of the Kha'Ri, the heart and the ruling body of the Narn Regime. The Third Circle comprised all of the Narn diplomatic corps, hence G'Kar's posting to Babylon 5 on or before 2257.

[edit] Londo's Nemesis

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Bitter enemies, G'Kar and his Centauri counterpart Londo Mollari often engaged in prolonged verbal assaults and more than once threatened and/or attempted to kill one another (S1E01), etc

In fact, there are at least five attempts on G'Kar's life mentioned or shown:

They also engaged in numerous petty swipes at one another:

Londo and G'Kar were, in fact, able to share the occasional drink together (Born to the Purple), until Londo finally betrayed G'Kar once and for all in 2259 (S2E09 The Coming of Shadows).

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[edit] Intrigue and Antagonism

In 2257, G'Kar tried to frame Sinclair and have him shipped off to the Vorlon homeworld for the attempted assassination of Kosh, after having smuggled the true assassin and changeling net aboard the station. Sinclair was driven to retaliate:

What you do here is your own business. You can scheme, and plan, and play all the games you want, but get this straight. If you ever endanger this station again, my people will find you. And the results will be most unpleasant. Look on the bright side, Ambassador! From now on, whenever you raise a toast to the good health of Babylon 5, I'll know you mean every word of it! -- Sinclair (pilot The Gathering)

G'Kar is constantly scheming to improve Narn's position:

Technologically, you're centuries ahead of everyone else! We have unlimited manpower and the will to use it! Can you imagine what we could achieve together?
I can. Which is why it must never be allowed to happen! Your perceptions are coloured by your history with the Centauri! As former slaves of that government, you would seize any opportunity to raise a force against them!
-- G'Kar and Delenn (pilot The Gathering)

G'Kar is always motivated more by revenge than resolution:

... if any Narn is harmed in this manner, there will be bloody retribution! (S1E07)

At the start of 2258, G'Kar defended the unprovoked Narn attack on the Centauri agricultural colony of Ragesh 3, and used forced testimony from Londo's nephew to try and legitimatize the takeover.

The wheel turns, does it not, Ambassador?
Faugh! We should have wiped your kind out when we had the chance!
What happened, run out of small children to butcher? Listen to me, Ambassador! Your time has come and gone! It's our turn now! One night you'll wake up and find our teeth at your throat! Sleep well, Ambassador! Sleep lightly!
G'Kar and Londo (S1E01)

G'Kar is a sarcastic, angry warrior, who truly believes that he is justified; that he is right.

We recognize the prior [Narn] claim [to the colony]. But the reality is that Ragesh 3 has been Centauri property for over a century. To start a war over blood spilt so long ago - where does it end? You kill them and take their land. They kill you and take the land back. On and on and on - a cycle of hatred!
Justice! Not hatred! We have no desire to start a war!
-- Delenn and G'Kar (S1E01)

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[edit] Unexpected Altruism

Although aggressive and rude, G'Kar was still capable of surprising acts of apparent kindness. One of these occurred when he dispatched Narn ships to save Catherine Sakai's from being a victim of the Walkers of Sigma 957.

Let me pass on to you the one thing I've learned about this place: No-one here is exactly what he appears. Not Mollari, not Delenn, not Sinclair...and not me. (S1E06)
Narn, Humans, Centauri, we all do what we do for the same reason: because it seemed like a good idea at the time! There was no profit, no advantage, in letting you fall to an untimely and most uncomfortable death! It would distress the Commander to no good effect. So once again, we return to "why not?" I told you before you left: No one here is entirely what they appear. If I surprised you, all the better!
There are things in the universe billions of years older than either of our races. They are vast, timeless. And if they are aware of us at all, it is as little more than ants, and we have as much chance of communicating with them as an ant has with us! We know, we've tried! And we've learned we can either stay out from under foot, or be stepped on...
...They are a mystery. And I am both terrified and reassured to know that there are still wonders in the universe - that we have not yet explained everything. Whatever they are, Ms. Sakai, they walk near Sigma 957. They must walk there alone! (S1E06)

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[edit] Follower of G'Quan

G'Kar becomes very irate about a flower:

Not just a flower, Commander, the very symbol of my faith! All followers of G'Quan must perform a ritual once a year when our Sun rises precisely behind the G'Quan Mountain. Each year, the celebrant must acquire a new plant for the ceremony. Well, I made all the arrangements, it should have been here months ago, but... You see, those who are able perform the ritual in the first rays of sunlight that shine past that mountain, a magnificent sight! Those of us who can't be there must still perform the ritual at the same moment, a moment which is almost upon us! It is the most important observance of my beliefs and it requires the G'Quan Eth, which as the highest-ranking member of my faith on this station, it is my responsibility to provide (S1E12).
We all believe in something greater than ourselves. (S1E12)

[edit] 2259-2261: Resistance Leader

[edit] Citizen G'Kar

After the Narn lost their war with the Centauri in late 2259, G'Kar requested asylum from Captain Sheridan which was, to Londo's chagrin, granted. No longer the Narn Ambassador, stripped of rank, titles, and positions, G'Kar was now the last of the Kha'Ri, the only one to escape execution by the Centauri, and dependent for sanctuary on Babylon 5. Londo even forced the Council to expel G'Kar immediately:

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever! There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom! Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand! The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free! (S2E19, The Long, Twilight Struggle)

Mollari took to calling him "Citizen G'Kar" as a personal insult. However, G'Kar's own people began to use this title as a matter of honour, referring to him by his new title as the leader of all the free Narn on Babylon 5.

[edit] Weapon Smuggler

After the fall of Narn, G'Kar organised an armed resistance, negotiating ruthlessly with arms dealers and smugglers to supply his people at home:

I'm looking for a weapon that can be smuggled in, concealed easily, and used to strike at our enemies, learn their secrets, perhaps even destroy them from the inside! (S3E06, Dust to Dust)
The money to buy these weapons comes from the life savings of those Narn who were able to escape the Centauri occupation. It is a limited resource, purchased with blood. If it should be squandered or stolen... be assured that while your body might one day be found, it could never be identified from what's left. (S2E21, Comes the Inquisitor)

Later events showed that G'Kar never made idle threats.

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[edit] Quest for Vengance

During the second Centauri occupation, G'Kar became consumed by his righteous (and completely justified) fury at his people's plight and the refusal of others to assist or involve themselves in the face of genocide.

One one occasion, Vir attempted to apologise to G'Kar when they found themselves alone in a transport tube. G'Kar responded by slashing his hand with a knife:

Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, Dead, Dead, DEAD, DEAD! How do you apologize to them?
[wretchedly]: I can't!
Then I cannot forgive!
-- G'Kar and Vir (S2E21, Comes the Inquisitor)

By 2260, G'Kar and Londo were united only by shared hatred. At the start of this year, due to the actions of a terrorist bomber, they both became trapped in the same transport tube, cut off from rescue while a fire raged outside. G'Kar refused to help Londo escape, even at the cost of his own life:

You want to live as much as I, hmm?
[laughing]: Oh, yes, but I would much rather see you dead!
Oh, I see. Well, here I am. Come on. Kill me! Come kill me!
[still laughing]: You forget the terms of our surrender! The penalty for the killing of any Centauri by any Narn will be the death of 500 Narn [shouting now] including the perpetrator's own family! [softly] But I don't have to kill you. [begins laughing again] I don't have to do anything! And I still get to watch you die! I find this most appealing! [Keeps giggling]
This is insane! We must work together!
[still giggling]: No! As the Humans say, "Up yours! Die!"
--Londo and G'Kar (S3E02, Convictions)

G'Kar was almost hysterical at this point with grief, trauma, and despair, but his determination was strongest of all:

[laughs]: There, you see! I'm going to live!
So it would seem! Well, it is an imperfect universe!
Bastard!
Monster!
Fanatic!
Murderer!
You are insane!
And that is why we'll win!
--Londo and G'Kar (S3E02, Convictions)

[edit] Epiphany and Redemption

G'Kar's search for weapons of any kind to aid his people led to his purchase of the telepathic narcotic Dust, which he proceeded to test on himself. Once under the influence he headed staight for Londo's quarters to rip strategic information directly from his mind through telepathic rape.

At first G'Kar simply taunted Londo with his impotence:

How does it feel to be helpless, to be the victim? Does it help you to understand how we feel? Does it help you understand our pain? Show me your secrets, Londo! Show me your secrets! (S3E06, Dust to Dust)

However, events began to spiral out of all control once G'Kar discovered that Londo's agreement with Morden and his associates was directly responsible for the fall of Raghesh 3, for wiping out the entire Narn fleet at Gorash 7, and for the deaths of millions during the bombing of the Narn homeworld. In the resulting maelstrom, both Londo and G'Kar's minds were in danger of being lost, until a third voice intervened:

Enough ... We are a dying people, G'Kar. So are the Centauri. Obsessed with each other's death until death is all we can see and death is all we deserve!
The Centauri started it!
And will you continue until there are no more Narn, and no more Centauri? If both sides are dead, no-one will care which side deserves the blame! It no longer matters who started it, G'Kar. It only matters who is suffering.
[weeping]: No. No, I have an obligation to honour my father's name!
And how have you chosen to honour that name? What is there left for Narn if all of Creation falls around us? There is nothing! No hope, no dream, no future, no life - unless we turn from the cycle of death toward something greater. If we are a dying people, let us die with honour by helping the others as no one else can!
I don't understand.
Because you have let them distract you, blind you with hate! You cannot see the battle for what it is! We are fighting to save one another! We must realize we are not alone! We rise and fall together! And some of us must be sacrificed it all are to be saved. Because if we fail in this, then none of us will be saved, and the Narn will be only a memory. You have the opportunity, here and now, to choose: to become something greater, and nobler, and more difficult than you have been before. The universe does not offer such chances often, G'Kar!
Why now? Why not earlier? All this time, where have you been?
I have always been here.
-- Voice and G'Kar, (S3E06, Dust to Dust)

This voice, who appeared first as G'Kar's father, then the prophet G'Quan, then the angelic G'Lan, was revealed to be the Vorlon Kosh Naranek. G'Kar's revelation led to a complete transformation of his purpose in life.

[edit] Reflections in the Brig

At his trial for the assault on Londo and Vir G'Kar pled guilty, and left his copy of the Book of G'Quan with Garibaldi:

No, you can keep it for now. Besides, I am now somewhat closer to the source. (S3E09 Point of No Return)

His resultant 40-day imprisonment (S3E09 Point of No Return) in the station brig led to a period of reflection, and to the ultimate creation of the Book of G'Kar.

You must understand, Ta'Lon. I have had a revelation!
What kind of revelation?
A most profound and substantial one, Ta'Lon. The kind of revelation that transforms your mind, your soul, your heart, even your flesh - so that you are a new creature, reborn in the instant of understanding ... It's all here in these pages. I have tried to write down what I have seen. It may take the rest of my life to explain what I saw in that one singular instant! To save our people, we must sacrifice our people! We must sacrifice ourselves, our pride, our vengeance - be willing to by the thousands, by the millions - for one another! The more we fight for ourselves, the more we will lose ourselves! We are linked, Ta'Lon. Our fate is like an image caught in a mirror! If we deny the other, we deny ourselves and we will cease to exist!
[impatient]: And who or what is this "other"?
The universe itself, Ta'Lon. But the Humans, they are the key! And together, you and I and the rest, we will turn that key, because on the other side is salvation for all of us!
--G'Kar and Ta'Lon (S3E09 Point of No Return)

[edit] Narn Security for Babylon 5

When Babylon 5 seceded from Earth, G'Kar demanded to join the Army of Light, offering his Narns as a security force to replace Nightwatch personel, and to defend the station from attack.

They were called upon almost immediately, to fight and die during the Battle of Babylon 5.


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In late 2260, when the Army of Light began sending telepaths to every ship signed on against the Shadows, G'Kar sent along a Narn bodyguard.

My Narns are willing to go into great danger, risk sacrificing themselves for you, knowing that in turn, we serve ourselves. If the symmetry were any more perfect, I should think one of us would break into tears. (S3E20, And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place)

Near the end of 2260, through a complex plot, Londo organised to have Refa murdered and discredited on Narn by forces led by G'Kar. The Narn were motivated both by revenge at Refa's crimes, and by Mollari's promise to free two thousand captive Narn.

Make sure this is found on his body! [Slipping it into Refa's coat pocket] Leave his face and head intact. They will be needed later for identification. The rest is yours. (S3E20, And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place)

At the end of 2260, G'Kar made use of his wepaon smuggling expertise to arrange the delivery of a large number of thermonuclear devices, two of which were later used by John Sheridan in the destruction and death on Z'ha'dum.

"It was the end of the Earth year 2260 and the war had paused suddenly and unexpectedly. All around us it was as if the universe were holding its breath... waiting. All of life can be broken down into moments of transition or moments of revelation. This had the feeling of both.
G'Quan wrote, there is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities. It is against Chaos and Despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No-one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain."
-- Z'ha'dum

[edit] The Emperor's Prisoner

After leaving the sanctuary of the station in search of Garibaldi in early 2261, and refusing Marcus's assistance, G'Kar was captured by Centauri soldiers and tortured by Emperor Cartagia for the amusement of the Royal Court on Centauri Prime.

It takes a rare kind of wisdom to accept change and redemption in another. Many would refuse, seeing only what was, not what is. Mr. Garibaldi gave me that chance! I must repay him! So I'm going after him, Mr. Allan. I don't know where he is or where to start, but if he is alive, I will find him and bring him back. (S4E01 The Hour of the Wolf)

In a tiny, darkened cell, Londo asked G'Kar to assist him in removing the insane Cartagia from the Centauri throne. Once again, G'Kar was able to negotiate sucessfully from a position of weakness.

You didn't ask the price for my cooperation.
You are not exactly in a position to bargain, G'Kar.
Neither are you. You want my help for the sake of your people. I will give it for the sake of my own. If I remove the monster from your throne, you will remove the monster from my world! Leave Narn! Set my world free! Promise me this, and I will do as you ask.
You have my word.
--G'Kar and Londo (S4E02, Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?)


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At one point during his torture, Cartagia removed G'Kar's left eye.

My eye offended him. It doesn't matter. I can see things now that were invisible to me before. An empty eye sees through to an empty heart. (S4E05 The Long Night)

During his show trial on the Narn homeworld, G'Kar broke free from his strenthened chains, creating enough of a diversion in the Royal Court that Vir and Londo were able to assassinate Cartagia in the confusion. Londo then kept his word and removed the Centauri occupation from Narn.

The Narn-Centauri War was over; G'Kar had finally achieved his goal. However, the sheer cost of the victory, and the ingratitude of his people, left G'Kar somewhat hollow.

Then, G'Kar, you will lead us against our oppressors. You will be the instrument of our vengeance. With you directing us, we will finally destroy the Centauri.
You have just tossed someone off that throne. Would you put another in his place so quickly? The Kha'Ri spoke with many equal voices, not the one voice of a single leader.
We need strength to lead us, fire to forge us. We saw that in the Centauri, learned that from them.
Then you have learned the wrong lessons. I will not take the throne. If the Kha'Ri is restored, I will take my place among them, but that's all. I did not fight to remove one dictator just to become another myself.
But the Centauri--
--are a lost people! They ought to be pitied. They are already on a course for self-destruction. They do not need help from us. We need to redress our wounds, help our people, rebuild our cities.
I never thought you were a coward, G'Kar. We suffered and died during their occupation. Where were you? What have you endured?"
What have I endured? Hahahahaha...!
-- G'Lorn and G'Kar, S4E05 The Long Night)

[edit] 2261-2262: Reluctant Prophet

After his release on Narn, G'Kar returned to Babylon 5. By the time he met Londo again, he had managed to move beyond pure hatred. But not far beyond.

My world is now free. You no longer exist in my universe. Pray that we never notice one another again. (S4E07 Epiphanies)

He had, however, managed to achieve a philosophical perspective through his painful experiences that was not evident when he arrived on the station way back in 2257.

All for nothing? Absolutely not! Yes, true, if I hadn't gone after you, the Centauri would never have captured me and yes, it cost me my eye, but it put me into the right place to strike a deal with Mollari. Because of that deal, my world is now free.
I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront [pat] the universe with good [pat] [pat] intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward [pat] your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
I have seen what power does, and I have seen what power costs. The one is never equal to the other. (S4E07 Epiphanies)

Later on in 2261, Dr. Franklin fitted G'Kar with a modified Human prosthetic eye. It was not red, unfortunately, but it was detachable, and still transmitted images while outside his socket.

Just as long as it isn't in backwards. I've peered into my own soul more than enough lately. (S4E09 Atonement)

Near the end of 2261, Londo comes to G'Kar's quarters, seeking some measure of atonement. But still G'Kar cannot forgive the unforgivable.

I have no interest in your thanks.
I did not think that you would, but it is there anyway. [sighs] As I said, a hard year...
Your respect matters to me even less than your thanks.
You are not going to give me even an inch, are you?
--G'Kar and Londo (S4E15 No Surrender, No Retreat)

Undaunted, Londo poured two drinks, and called a toast "to the Humans, and to the bridge that they created between us in the hope for a better future for both our worlds." G'Kar lifted his glass, then put it down without drinking. Still not ready for forgiveness.

However, later that same day, G'Kar found Londo at his usual bar, and shared the symbolic drink.

Issue the joint statement. I will sign my name. But not on the same page, do you understand that? (S4E15 No Surrender, No Retreat)

Towards the end of 2261, G'Kar began actively collaborating with Londo and the League towards common goals, initially hidden from Delenn and the others.

Since the war, we have begun working together as never before. In the past, we had nothing in common, but now, the Humans have become the glue that holds us together.
The League Worlds have agreed to provide warships to Ivanova's fleet. We will do whatever it takes to free Sheridan. It is right that Humans lead the battle. It is their world, after all, but we can support them. Fight beside them as they fought beside us.
We wanted to send a message: that the Council speaks as one, for the right reasons, not out of any personal agenda. Sheridan is not alone. You are not alone. The League stands with you. We all stand with you. (S4E19 Between the Darkness and the Light

In fact, G'Kar was the first speaker at the founder of the Interstellar Alliance.

For many years all of us here have prized our good relations with Earth. You have shown through your example that strength comes from a multitude of voices brought together for a common cause. Humans form communities. In that spirit we have voted to dissolve the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and create a new Alliance, based on mutual co-operation and respect. An Alliance, born in the diverse voices of many worlds, joined by their desire to build a better future and their decision to voluntarily recognize a common authority.

By the end of 2261, G'Kar was able to enjoy spending time with Londo after the weddings celebrations for Sheridan and Delenn.

[edit] Orator of the ISA

Following his people's backing of John Sheridan's new alliance, G'Kar became one of the three members of the ISA's advisory council. The President also asked him to serve in another fashion, to be the official scribe and orator of the Interstellar Alliance. His first official task in this position was to write the oath of office (S5E01 - No Compromises) as well as the Declaration of Principles, the preamble of which became the founding philosophy of the Interstellar Alliance.

[edit] The Emperor's Bodyguard

It was also during this time that G'Kar became Mollari's personal bodyguard when he returned to Centauri Prime to uncover a conspiracy in the royal court.

[edit] Unwilling Icon

In late 2262 G'Kar returned to the Station from Centauri Prime to a sea of mindless, unwelcome followers.

This is how I've come to be seen by my people. Despite my best efforts, I've become an icon. I didn't understand why or how until I saw this. I realized it's simpler to make a statue to someone who you believe embodies all your better qualities than it is to actually improve yourself.
And this saves you from having to think.
Exactly. For the last year, I've tried to point my people toward the simple truth that we are one, regardless of race. Somehow, that message has gotten twisted so that I have become their idea of the truth personified. Once you turn into this, you can no longer be who you are. You can only be what they want you to be, what they... expect you to be. ...Visiting Centauri Prime helped me understand the Centauri. And out of that came a new peace between our people. I also realized that there is so much I have never seen. How much more could I understand? How much more could I help my people if I saw even more of the universe around us? I could destroy this [the statue] by betraying my principles. But I can't do that. So I have decided to go away. I will return when I've found a way to destroy this while keeping the message intact.
What about Lyta?
I could use a travelling companion. I have learned a great deal about healing wounds and curing anger. Perhaps, in my way, I can help her deal with her own anger as I dealt with mine. ...I am leaving Babylon 5. And it is entirely possible that I may never return.
-- G'Kar and Garibaldi, (S5E19 Wheel of Fire)

[edit] 2262-2278: Travelling the Galaxy

My obligation is to do what I believe is right. If that means leaving, then I will leave.

In response to the growing cult of his own personality, culminating in an assassination attempt, Citizen G'Kar left the station with Lyta Alexander in late 2262 (S5E20 Objects in Motion).

Lyta: It's ironic. Heh. You have to leave because everybody wants you. They're fighting over you. And I have to leave because nobody wants me.
G'Kar: And yet we are the same in many ways. We are all the sum of our tears. Too little, and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much, the best of us is washed away. My rains have come and gone for now. Yours are just beginning.
Lyta: So, any idea where we'll go?
G'Kar: No. That's what makes it so exciting... I'll see to it that your belongings are transferred to my ship when we are ready to leave. Meanwhile, consider the walls around you. In a little while, we will leave these behind. Now you will have to decide how many others you will bring with you when we leave.
I believe that when we leave a place, part of it goes with us and part of us remains. Go anywhere in the station, when it is quiet, and just listen. After a while, you will hear the echoes of all our conversations, every thought and word we've exchanged. Long after we are gone .. our voices will linger in these walls for as long as this place remains. But I will admit .. that the part of me that is going .. will very much miss the part of you that is staying. -- (S5E20 Objects in Motion)
I find I'm actually looking forward to seeing the universe with you alongside, Lyta. Perhaps we'll find something extraordinary. Perhaps something extraordinary will find us. Either way, it's going to be quite an adventure.
I smell another book coming.
What a wonderful idea.
-- G'Kar and Lyta, (S5E20 Objects in Motion)

G'Kar travelled the stars for many years seeing all the planets in the Galaxy. At one point he was a diplomatic passenger aboard the Liandra in 2264 (pilot Legend of the Rangers).

[edit] 2278: The Emperor's Guest

Eventually G'Kar returned to Centauri Prime.

He and Londo strangled each other to death, as Londo had foreseen, to prevent Londo's keeper from killing Sheridan and Delenn.

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[edit] Quotes

Are you Ambassador G'Kar?
[sigh] This is Ambassador G'Kar's quarters; this is Ambassador G'Kar's table; this is Ambassador G'Kar's dinner. What part of this progression escapes you?
-- Tu'Pari and G'Kar (S1E07)
If you're going to be worried every time the universe doesn't make sense, you're going to be worried every moment of every day for the rest of your natural life. (S4E02 Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?)
By G'Quan, I can't recall the last time I was in a fight like that! No moral ambiguity, no hopeless battle against ancient and over whelming forces! They were the bad guys... We were the good guys! And...they made a very satisfying THUMP when they hit the floor...!(S3E13, A Late Delivery from Avalon)

See also: Various Speeches from Babylon 5

[edit] Notes

  • In the novel, "Blood Oath", he is mentioned as being married to Da'Kal. However, canonically speaking there is never any mention (or insinuation) of his being married. Though in "The Gathering" he dose mention his "mate" when making his offer to Lyta for telepath DNA.

[edit] See Also

Episodes: Midnight on the Firing Line, And Now For a Word, Comes the Inquisitor, Convictions, Dust to Dust, Point of No Return, And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place, Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?, The Long Night, Epiphanies, Atonement.

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More info needed: G'Kar's incarceration on B5, granting of Narn Security to B5, Book of G'Kar, and G'Kar's departure to explore (end of S5), G'Kar's late life, and death on Centauri Prime.

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