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In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentirelanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeenquot;influencedquot;bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CatainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescaingfromZ’ha’dum,butatarice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccomaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymorearanoidandsusiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmerorCartagiaforgesarelationshiwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandreudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattemttosavehislanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetohilosohicaldifferences,endeduusingthemasawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodeartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshisostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasaquot;roviderofinformationquot;.HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgriedbyaiefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstotheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AsartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscatureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhislans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlyteleaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorsattheendofSeason3andre-rogrammedbyBestertorovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisrogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnaed.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisaears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecamaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindeendence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationseacekeeers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,deictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownaretheoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoare-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofsacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

ThePsiCorsandPresidentClark,whosegovernmenthasdiscoveredShadowvesselsburiedinEarth’ssolarsystem,begintoharnessthevessels’advancedtechnology.TheClarkadministrationcontinuestobecomeincreasinglyxenohobicandtotalitarian,andusesamilitaryincidentasanexcusetodeclaremartiallaw.ThistriggersawarofindeendenceonMars,whichhadlonghadastrainedoliticalrelationshiwithEarth.Babylon5alsodeclaresindeendencefromEarth,alongwithseveralotheroutlyingEarthAlliancecolonies.Inresonse,theEarthAllianceattemtstoretakeBabylon5byforce,butwiththeaidoftheMinbari,whohavealliedwiththestationagainstthegrowingShadowthreat,theattackisreelled.BecomingconcernedovertheShadows’growinginfluenceamongsthiseole,CentauriambassadorLondoMollariattemtstosevertieswiththem.Mr.Morden,theShadows’humanreresentative,trickshimintorestoringtheartnershibyengineeringthemurderofMollari’smistresswhileuttingtheblameonarivalCentauriHouse.OenwarfareeaksoutbetweentheShadowsandtheallianceledbyBabylon5andtheMinbari.ItislearnedthatgeneticmaniulationbytheVorlonsisthesourceofhumanteleathy,asitislaterdiscoveredthatShadowshisarevulnerabletoteleathicattacks.DisleasedattheVorlons’lackofdirectactionagainsttheShadows,CatainJohnSheridanowbeatsVorlonambassadorKoshNaranekintolaunchinganattackagainsttheirmutualenemy.Kosh’sdeedsleadtohissubsequentassassinationbytheShadows.FormerstationcommanderJeffreySinclairreturnstoBabylon5toenlisttheaidofCatainSheridan,Delenn,IvanovaandMarcusinstealingtheBabylon4sacestationandsendingit1,000yearsbackintimetouseitasabaseofoerationsagainsttheShadowsinthereviousMinbari-Shadowwar.UndergoingthesametransformationasDelennattheendofSeason1,SinclairtransformsintoaMinbariandissubsequentlyrevealedtobetheactualValenofMinbarilegend,ratherthanareincarnation.Surredbythereaearanceofhisassumed-deadwife(whonowworksfortheShadows),SheridantravelstoZ’ha’dum,theShadowhomeworld,inanattemtbythemtorecruithim.Howeverheinsteaddestroystheirlargestcityinakamikazenuclearattack,andislastseenjumingintoamiles-deeittoescaetheexlosion.Garibaldi,duringafightwithShadowvessels,goesmissing.

Atthebeginningof2259,CatainJohnSheridanrelacesSinclairasthemilitarygovernorofthestation.HeandthecommandstafflearnthatthedeathofPresidentSantiagowasactuallyanassassinationmastermindedbyVicePresidentClark(whoassumedthePresidencyuonSantiago’sdeath).AconflictdevelosbetweentheBabylon5commandstaffandthePsiCors,anincreasinglyautocraticorganizationwhichoverseesandcontrolsthelivesofhumanteleaths.CommanderIvanova,thesecond-in-commandofthestation,issecretlyalatentteleathwhohasillicitlyavoidedregisteringwiththePsiCors.TheShadows,anancientandextremelyowerfulracewhohaverecentlyemergedfromhibernation,arerevealedtobethecauseofavarietyofmysteriousanddisturbingevents,includingtheattackontheNarnoutostattheendof2258.CentauriAmbassadorLondoMollariunknowinglyenliststheiraidthroughhisassociationwiththemysteriousMr.MordenintheongoingconflictwiththeNarn.TheelderlyandailingCentauriemeror,longanadvocateofreconciliationwiththeNarn,diessuddenlywhilevisitingBabylon5.Anumberofconsirators,includingLondoMollariandRefa,takecontroloftheCentaurigovernmentbyassassinatingtheiroonentsandlacingthelateemeror’sunstablenehewonthethrone.TheirfirstactistostartoenaggressionagainsttheNarn.Afterafull-scalewareaksout,theCentaurieventuallyconquerNarninautalattackinvolvingmassdrivers,outlawedweaonsofmassdestruction.Towardstheendoftheyear,theClarkadministrationbeginstoshowincreasinglytotalitariancharacteristics,clamingdownondissentandrestrictingfreedomofseech.TheVorlonsarerevealedtobethebasisoflegendsaboutangelsonvariousworlds,includingEarth,andaretheancientenemiesoftheShadows.TheyenlisttheaidofSheridanandtheBabylon5commandstaffinthestruggleagainsttheShadows.

Theactorswerenevertoldinadvancewhatwasinstorefortheircharacters.Eachneweisodewasjustasmuchasurriseforthemasitwasfortheviewers.故事的背景设定在公元2257年，人类已经突破光速，开始大规模星际旅行及在太阳系附近殖民，与多个外星文明接触并有贸易联系。一天，一艘地球联邦的星际驱逐舰在探索未知星际空间的时候遇到一艘不明星船，因为误判对方意图而先敌开火。对方叫明巴利外星族（Minbari），比人类早进化发展几千年，其技术人类无法望其项背。不巧的是地球星船孤注一掷先敌开火的时候把灰色議會議長杜哈的给干掉了（那位老兄其实知道按大设计蓝图，明巴利必须与地球人联合并融合，这次到这里也不是闲逛，而是准备与地球人第一次亲密接触）。于是明巴利对地球开战，摧枯拉朽所向披糜，在对地球本土最后一击的过程中，明巴利却突然停止进攻并宣布投降。总之，停战后地球出资在中立空间建设“巴比伦空间站quot;，致力星际交流、谈判及和平合作。前面四座都被摧毁或莫名其妙消失，于是有了巴比伦5号。巴5军头Sheridan和明巴利大使笛嵐（Delenn）带领众喽罗，联合火星殖民地抵抗力量反对地球联邦通过谋杀政变而上台的独裁总统，联合各外星文明反击神秘黑暗种类——影族（Shadows），向佛隆人（Vorlon）说不，最终走上独立自主自力更生的发展文明道路。