John Sheridan (Babylon 5)

John David Sheridan1(?? - 2281), played by Bruce Boxleitner, is a fictional character in the universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

His First Year Commanding Babylon 5

When Sinclair was reassigned as ambassador to Minbar in January 2259, Sheridan was tapped to command the station. His first mission on Babylon 5 involved the Minbari ship Tragati, which had disappeared during the Battle of the Line. Sheridan was not well received by the Minbari at first, he was still called "Starkiller" by many in the warrior caste.

Related Topics:
Minbar - Battle of the Line

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Over the next year, Sheridan was thrust into one crisis right after another. The Narn - Centauri relationship deteriorated into warfare. He had to deal with Drafa Plague which Markab residents had brought to the station. The Shadows had returned and were beginning to move again, and aided the Centauri in defeating the Narn and using mass drivers on the Narn homeworld.

Related Topics:
Narn - Drafa Plague

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If the above crises were not enough, Sheridan found that Clark was slowly turning the Earth Alliance into a dictatorship. Sheridan found that Nightwatch - a Sturmabteilung like organization - had recruited most of his security forces. When Sheridan tried to help a Narn vessel, the Centauri attacked Babylon 5. Given the choice of either apologizing to the Centauri or losing his command, Sheridan decided to apologize. The Centauri tried to assassinate Sheridan, but Sheridan was saved by Vorlon Ambassador Kosh and the formality of the apology was dismissed in view of the event.

Related Topics:
Nightwatch - Sturmabteilung - Vorlon - Kosh

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After the fall of Narn, Minbari Ambassador Delenn revealed the presence of the Rangers on Babylon 5 to Sheridan, and offered him shared command of the Rangers on Babylon 5. Sheridan vowed that the Rangers would hold the line against the darkness, no matter what the cost was.

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