Delenn
Delenn is a female extraterrestrial television character who features in Babylon 5.
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Biography
Delenn
It was noted that after her birth that her mother came to join the ranks of the Sisters of Valeria. (Episode: Grey 17 is Missing)
At some point, she was a young acolyte when she was taken as a protégé to the Minbari leader Dukhat. (Episode: In the Beginning...)
After years of training and study on Minbar, in 2232 she was chosen to be an acolyte to the Grey Council. At the time she first came aboard, the great Minbari leader Dukhat led the Council. In 2245 during a debate on contacting a race called humans Dukhat called Delenn into the Council chamber and prompted a response from her that embarrassed the rest of the Council members, he decided to take her on as his personal aide and chosen disciple. She studied under him to become Satai, a member of the Grey Council. Standing in for Satai Kodroni, before her formal induction, Delenn heard Lenonn's appeal for support of the Anla'Shok. Though it was inappropriate, Dukhat allowed Delenn to offer her advice on the matter. Lenonn warned that the prophecies of Valen regarding the return of the Shadows was drawing near. Delenn suggested an expedition be sent to the Shadow's ancient homeworld of Z'ha'dum to see if they were there. When the warriors on the Council rejected this, Dukhat decided the Council itself would investigate. The ship bearing the Grey Council went in secret with only a couple of support vessels. En route, Delenn discovered Dukhat had arranged for some equipment to be brought aboard to provide for an alien atmosphere. Delenn suspected Dukhat was in contact with the elusive Vorlons, but he did not respond outright. Delenn was inducted into the Grey Council during the voyage. During her initiation ceremony, she was presented with a Triluminary, which glowed brightly as she brought her hand near it. After the ceremony, she asked Dukhat about this, but before he could answer an alarm sounded. The Council came together to see what the alert was about. A fleet of unknown vessels had been shadowing their ships. The Minbari ships turned to approach the alien fleet, opening their gun ports in a traditional sign of respect. Delenn believed the ships were human in origin, a race the Minbari Federation had not actually encountered before. The Council also noticed nearby ships belonging to the Soul Hunters—who only came where there was great death. The human ships opened fire on the Minbari vessels, causing severe damage before exiting into hyperspace. Dukhat was critically injured. He spoke to Delenn as he lay dying, but at the time she did not hear his message, as she was in shock over what happened. He died moments later. The surviving Council was split on what to do, with Delenn casting the deciding vote—to pursue the humans and wipe them out completely. After her rage cooled, Delenn realized there could be no stopping what she had ordered. The Religious and Warrior Castes were both united in a single desire: to destroy the human race completely. Thus began the events of the Earth-Minbari War. (Episode: In the Beginning...)
It was known that the Earth-Minbari War broke Delenn's fathers heart after seeing his people making war against the humans. He was later known to had died and passed beyond the veil 10 years ago. (Episode: Grey 17 is Missing)
Afterwards, Sheridan had departed the station in the cover of night where he left with Anna Sheridan for Z'ha'dum. Delenn had by this point received a pre-recorded message from him where he told her that he intended to send the White Star plunging to the Shadow capital to deal damage to the enemy. (Episode: Z'ha'dum)
In grief, she spent her hours in constant meditation where she refused to eat or drink for days. Despite this, she attended meetings of the Babylon 5 council where they attempted to keep the alliance together. However, many of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds believed that the lull in fighting and seeming retreat of the Shadows meant that the war was now over. Thus, they were keen to abandon their dedication to Babylon 5 and instead divert their forces to bolster their respective homeworlds. Despite the pleas of the Babylon council, the other races refused with an angry Delenn stating that they should be allowed to depart as they dishonoured themselves by not sticking together in spite of Sheridan's sacrifice. (Episode: The Hour of the Wolf)
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Personality and attributes
After her birth, her mother came to join the order of the Sisters of Valeria with Delenn having only seen her twice since her birth. She came to miss her greatly though the decision was her mothers and that the decision was a great honour. Meanwhile, she was close to her father who often carried her on his back when she was a child and they went to the temple. This was until one day when he told her that she had grown too big for him to carry in his arms anymore. It was then that both father and daughter realised that the day was fast approaching when he would be gone from this world and they would never see each other again. (Episode: Grey 17 is Missing)
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Notes
- Delenn was portrayed by actor Mira Furlan where she featured in the setting of the Babylon 5 universe.
Appearances
- Babylon 5:
- Babylon 5: In the Beginning:
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