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| The Shadows |
| Among the first races to emerge in the Babylon 5 Universe, they, along with the Vorlons and a couple of individual First Ones, elected to remain behind when the rest moved on. They stayed to help the younger races, like the Humans, Minbari, Centauri and Narns develop. Whereas the Vorlons believed that their evolution should come about through discipline and obedience; the Shadows attempted to start a war between all the races, so that they would advance in this way. They were defeated by the Vorlons and Minbari a thousand years before the series begins, fleeing their homeworld of Z'Ha'Dum. |
| The ships that the Shadows have are very, very cool. Rather than opening jump-gates like all the other races' ships that we've seen, they shimmer in and out of existence. They are operated by a pilot who has a symbiotic relationship with his craft. Although difficult to destroy, the Vorlons can kick their arses no problem. Sheridan managed to take a couple out, and they can be repelled by telepaths. |
| Given their organic appearance, and eerily spider-like demeanor, I was a little disappointed that the Shadows fired laser beams like all the other spacecraft. I think it would have been a lot cooler to have them destroy their opponents by ripping them apart or something. It is a superb design though, highlighting CGI's superiority over model-work, which could never hope to create anything like this. The sort of scream that accompanies the presence of a Shadow Ship makes them even more unnerving. |
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