List of Babylon 5 Characters - V

V

• Valen

An important religious, military, and cultural leader of the Minbari species, appearing during the previous Shadow War, in which the Vorlons and the Minbari joined against the Shadows. Valen transformed Minbari society, reorganizing their caste system, creating the Grey Council and forming the Rangers. Valen became the first Entil'Zha and is spoken of reverently by Minbari even a thousand years later.

In the third season, he is revealed to be Jeffrey Sinclair, a major character in the show. Sinclair travels back in time and uses a chrysalis machine to become Minbari. This revelation resolves Sinclair's character arc and answers questions about Valen's identity and eventual fate, both of which had been in motion since the pilot of the series. It also explains the characterization of Valen as a "Minbari not born of Minbari."

Little is known of Valen after the great war ended. He and his family left Minbar and were never seen again. Eventually, their descendants returned to the Minbari homeworld, meaning countless Minbari unknowingly carry some human DNA, including Delenn, who is one of Valen's descendants.

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