Another mystery: In the final scene of Season Three, we glimpse a plaque in Sheridan's quarters which reads: Earthforce Orion Command [illegible] hereby appoints John Sheridan to the rank of Captain Does this mean that when Sheridan was promoted to Captain, he was assigned to an Orion-related division of Earthforce? But since Passing Through Gethsemane refers to the Orion System, my guess is that in one star system, there is a mining world (Orion IV), and a large civilian colony (Orion VII); moreover, Orion VII is the third human colony (or the third human colony outside of the Solar system) and thus also bears the title "Earth Colony Three". Specifically, some variants of the Olympus Corvette, Artemis Frigate, and Hyperion Cruiser carry very large railguns. The geographic midpoint between Duesseldorf and North-rhine-Westphalia is in 0.34 mi (0.54 km) distance between both points in a bearing of 232.04. Locations in Earth Systems Alliance Space. Outside its homeworld, it has heavily colonized the Sol system as well as a variety of other worlds. It is unclear whether the majority of Mars inhabitants live under this central dome. Security - the uniformed security forces found on Earth space stations. .). In 2258 Santiago was brutally assassinated with his staff and crew in an "accidental" explosion of his starship, EarthForce One, and Vice-President Clark assumed the Presidency. It is possible that Londo could be making any of these things up; he doesn't seem very serious! There's still time to register for The Rise of the Spacefaring Nations, an Opening the Final Frontier live conversation next Tuesday, Nov. 22. The British Empire was the largest empire in world history and for a time was the foremost global power. Remember, amateurs study tactics, professionals study strategy, and generals study logistics. In a brief but brutal battle, Sheridan's White Stars disabled or destroyed several Omega class destroyers; but his victory was mainly due to the fact that he convinced several (more than half) of the EarthForce destroyers present at the battle to switch to Sheridan's side. In the Beginning also tells us that at the very end of the Earth-Minbari War (2247), the Minbari conquered "the mid-range military bases at Beta Durani and at Proxima III" just before they entered our Solar System. Apparently it is also the site of a prison (this is mentioned in the Lurker's Guide, but I can't locate the original source). However, back in season one, Catherine Sakai said she had made a "survey run through the Deneb Sector" during Parliament of Dreams. The bombardment is shown in Severed Dreams, and in one scene it appears that the dome itself was hit. First world to be occupied by an Alien race. After the battle for Proxima III in No Surrender, No Retreat, the EAS Hercules headed to Beta 9 for repairs. Earth Alliance Colonies The Earth Alliance has heavily colonized the Sol system as well as a variety of other worlds. Disneyplanet: In Epiphanies, Garibaldi says that after quitting his job he could vacation on Disneyplanet. The Ikarran bio-technology devices in Infection were brought to B5 via the transfer station off Proxima III, and were quarantined there after the episode. Del Varner visited the Antares Sector before coming to Babylon 5 in The Gathering. Joining our Both War Zone and Ruling From the Tomb take place on Mars. The location of these planets is thus unknown and more importantly, we don't even know if these worlds are in the same star system, or are even different names for the same world. One of William Edgars' many estates is on Io (The Exercise of Vital Powers). (The Babylon Project Role-Playing Game, however, gives a date of 2105. He went into business with Frank Kimmer, and began drinking less, but after Kimmer's accidental death, Garibaldi "crawled back into the bottle" and soon left Europa. In the early days of the show, "Beta" seemed a designation used by the Centauri to name planets. It was liberated by Sheridan's forces in September 2261, according to Susan Ivanova's "Voice of the Resistance" broadcast in The Exercise of Vital Powers. Stirling's novel Betrayals mentions a Japanese-settled world called Nippon (which is, of course, the real name of the island which Europeans call "Japan"). When they were on the brink of wiping out Earth itself, however, the Minbari abruptly surrendered without explanation. The Systems Alliance of Earth's national animal is the Grey Wolf. The Excalibur visited Babylon 5 in the Crusade episode The Rules of the Game. Earthgov is regulated by the Earth Alliance Constitution, which bears a strong resemblance to the United States Constitution and the British Parliamentary form of government (the Westminster system). Deimos: Despite its tiny size, there is apparently a settlement on Mars' smaller moon. It vanished twenty-four hours later. [1] [2] The PLANT Colonies remained a critical target throughout the First Alliance-PLANT War for the Earth Alliance, but even more for Blue Cosmos, who sought to destroy the colonies and wipeout the Coordinator population. The commander of the EarthForce expedition panicked and opened fire on the Minbari fleet, starting a war that lasted two years, during which the Minbari obliterated virtually the entire EarthForce military with negligible losses. Could the human colony "Beta 9" and Londo's "Beta 9" be the same? [4] The founding nations also made great gains in colonizing space by founding small scientific colonies on Mars in 2101 and later the first full scale civilian Mars colony in 2169. Allies Some private companies sent sleeper ships to look for intelligent life, including the USS Copernicus.[13]. Babylon 5 runs on a 24-hour day, and Mars's day is closer to 24 hours 40 minutes. Since the Minbari bypassed the majority of Earth's outposts and colonies and headed straight for Earth, this allowed Earth to rebuild very quickly after the war. So saying that a battlestar has tanked several nukes doesn't say much considering we've never seen them take anything larger than a 50kt warhead to the hull before. Jeffrey Sinclair met both Laurel Takashima and John Sheridan during the riots (The Gathering, Voice in the Wilderness I, Lines of Communication, A Distant Star, and War Without End I). When the Minbari invaded the Solar System at the end of 2247, Earth "lost touch with Io" (In The Beginning), but it's unknown what damage the Minbari did to the colony. It is not certain where they were located. (See Orion Colonies above for details on the "Orion" worlds' locations.) These episodes refer to Mars as an "Independent Member of the Earth Alliance". But this never came to pass. Sheridan and the White Star he was in was seconds away from being destroyed by a hostile EarthForce Omega class destroyer that had a complete lock on his White Star, but the Captain was removed from firing control by the crew just seconds before the EarthForce Omega could open fire on Sheridan's ship, thus saving Sheridan's and Maruc's life. In Point of No Return, President Clark's declaration of martial law seems to originally only refer to Earth, Mars, and Io. Presumably, such items as Jovian Treeworms (Born to the Purple), Jovian Tubers (TKO), and Jovian Sunspots (Deathwalker, Spider in the Web) are from these moons, and not from Jupiter itself. In War Zone, Gideon says that Mars is a "dead world" that there may have been some native life eons ago, but that there is none today. Perhaps these are two unrelated places, or perhaps she means that the planet Beta Durani and the mid-range military base in the Beta Durani system have been liberated. Shortly after this, Mars was granted its independence. The GGLN is in a position to where they may pull away from the ICC 's leadership/control and become independent human colonies/bases of their own (Break Away Civilization). (Presumably the others are an assortment of the various races seen in Babylon 5.). It would seem that for the next three months Mars was effectively independent, and it is unclear what military action was being taken by Earth. Earth's entry into the war tipped the balance of power against the Dilgar, who were driven back to their homeworld and later became extinct when their sun went nova. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds sit in the general assembly section. The new president, Morgan Clark, declared martial law on 8 April 2260 (Messages from Earth) and abolished the Senate. It is located in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dsseldorf, Carlstadt (Deutschland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dsseldorf, Carlstadt). The transition of Earth government from a democratic, elected government to an authoritarian, militaristic one and back to a democracy again is a major theme of the series. Besides Earth, the Alliance includes 23 colonies; some of the more prominent colonies are on Mars, Orion 7, and Proxima 3. With an increasing hand in policy, the Ministry of Peace and its enforcement arm, Nightwatch, soon began to weed out people who were not completely loyal to Clark and his administration. EarthForce came out of the war much stronger than before, with new ships such as the Omega class destroyer and later the Warlock. During Season Four, Michael Garibaldi received an early-morning call from William Edgars. Interestingly, "Minbari Flarn" is referred to in Confessions and Lamentations and Sic Transit Vir; is this the same food? Clemens at one point blames Sheridan for ruining his "home", but it is unclear if he is referring to Beta 7 at this point. This is a definite possibility! Deimos: Despite its tiny size, there is apparently a settlement on Mars' smaller moon. However, in the fourth and fifth seasons and now in Legend of the Rangers "Beta" seems to be associated with human colonies. It's inevitable. It is possible that the "mid-range military base at Beta Durani" was not on the planet, but was instead some sort of space station or asteroid base. The L5 Society was founded for this purpose. Among the peoples of Europe, however, there was a natural desire for some share in government; and in Germany and Italy there was a strong desire for national unity. And there was never any suggestion that Earth annexed any Centauri worlds. Deneb IV: Alpha Cygnus, better known as Deneb, is a white giant star (type A2-I) which is an awesome 1600 light-years from Earth. Arisia 3: In Lines of Communication, Marcus Cole tells the Mars Resistance, "I was raised on Arisia Colony, which was sucked dry by Earth taxes and ruined by Earth corporations." "Ceti" normally designates stars in the Cetus constellation. Although the Earth is united under this government, individual nation-states still exist in the Babylon 5 universe, and some nations still complain about Alliance policies, such as when the Interstellar Network News reported that Indonesia's government had complained it was not receiving its fair share of financial aid from Earthgov. Young people are protecting the planet on Call to Earth Day. After that, they were stated to be simply explosive shaped shells that came in High Explosive, Shrapnel, or Armor Piercing. World war one which began in 1914, and which lasted for almost four years and three months, has been known as the most destructive war in history. Another mystery: In the final scene of Season Three, we glimpse a plaque in Sheridan's quarters which reads: Earthforce Orion Command [illegible] hereby appoints John Sheridan to the rank of Captain. Both Captain Matthew Gideon and Max Eilerson are Mars natives. The Systems Alliance of Earth is ranked 118,051 st in the world and 6 th in The Mass Effect Universe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 522.66 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile . Mars was untouched in the Earth-Minbari War (In the Beginning). Io: Although it's difficult to imagine a settlement on Jupiter's inner moon (Io is plagued with gigantic volcanoes), this is the location in the outer solar system most often mentioned on the show. From this point on, Mars became a focal point of the story-arc in Babylon 5. The location of these planets is thus unknown and more importantly, we don't even know if these worlds are in the same star system, or are even different names for the same world. President Santiago's ship was destroyed near this jumpgate in Chrysalis. When Gideon says that the Excalibur is "going to Theta 49, in Orion Sector," Eilerson replies that he doesn't want to "go to Orion System." Unknown. In this movie, we learn that Beta Durani is a domed colony with only 600 inhabitants. In Legend of the Rangers, Malcolm Bridges introduces himself as a native of Beta Colony. The results were the Warlock class destroyer and the Victory class destroyer. But battlestars fight incredibly close and they can close the distance without placing themselves in danger. Beta Colonies: An annoyingly-large number of planets in Babylon 5 are referred to simply by a Greek letter and a number "Sigma 957", "Epsilon 3", etc. (Severed Dreams). He's elected directly by E.A. They are well aware of the future solar flash in our solar system and are preparing in case they are to be one of the few remnants of our species (just in case). And in A Call To Arms, Captain Anderson was taking the Charon to Vega Colony when he received his strange "summons" from the Technomage. This indicates that Beta 9 was already friendly to Sheridan (or at least neutral) very early in the war. In November 2266, around the time that the Drakh sowed the plague on Earth, a group of thirty humans settled on Theta 49. Known colonies include Mars, Proxima III, and Orion VII (all mentioned in B5 "Severed Dreams"). It seems that Earth's major war on Mars did not begin until 28 July 2260 because fighting had been going on for "259 days" as of 12 April 2261, when Earth captured New Vegas and Slimtown in The Illusion of Truth.) It is an Earth colony of unknown size and location. It's unclear exactly what political status this conveys, but it is certainly an improvement over the earlier days! This group soon began to expand, as many within started to become skeptical of the events surrounding the death of the President. The Centauri conquered the Beta System long ago which means that it originally was home to an unknown alien race, and then became a Centauri colony. He then approached Mars with a massive armada of White Stars, EarthForce vessels that had defected to him, and a large number of warships from various alien governments who had joined him in a show of support. But it sounds like Beta 7 must have remained a Clark loyalist world until the end of the civil war. It was here that his brother, having met with Sinclair on Minbar, first told Marcus of the Rangers. Beta Colonies: An annoyingly-large number of planets in Babylon 5 are referred to simply by a Greek letter and a number "Sigma 957", "Epsilon 3", etc. So if it came to fleet-on-fleet action the EA would probably win. Oddly, we have never seen him watching any Disney films on Babylon 5; he seems to prefer the classic Warner Brothers cartoons Straczynski, responding on the internet to a question about Disneyplanet: Give 'em time, and they'll try to buy a planet. How fake birds helped restore Maine's puffin colonies. Theta 49: Theta 49 is in the Orion Sector, near Orion VII. In Season Four, William Edgars' message displays have Mars - Phobos - Deimos written in the logo. With Earth now in the present, that'd make two. Ceti Gamma II: This world was also discussed in Patterns of the Soul. between Earth and her furthest colonies is finally at an end. Antares: Alpha Scorpii, better known as Antares, is a twin star (one M1-I red giant and one smaller B4-V white star) around 520 light-years from Earth. In response, Clark ordered the bombing of civilian targets on the Mars Colony, which in turn prompted the colonies at Proxima III and Orion VII to break away from the Alliance. President Clark wishes to unite all Humanity under his banner. Finally, there are two times that the term Beta Colony, with no number, is used. Another offshoot of this was the Babylon Project, which was started to prevent another war by allowing different races and cultures to work together in a neutral location toward resolving differences peacefully. . Walker Smith spent some time here before TKO. Babylon 5 orbits the planet Epsilon 3, but Babylon 4 might not; its location is usually referred to as "Sector 14". Launched in response to a growing climate crisis and staggering loss of biodiversity threatening the stability of life on Earth, the Alliance marks a shared commitment to addressing these intertwined threats. Europa: In 2241, Michael Garibaldi was working as a security guard at an ice-mining operation on Europa, and drinking a bit too much. The Excalibur visited them in 2267. Specifically, Ivanova says that "Beta Durani and the Mid-Range Military Outpost" have been liberated. This led Clark to send a sizable fleet of warships loyal to him to seize control of Babylon 5 and arrest its command staff. Jerry Pournelle, Gordon R. Dickson, and other science fiction authors have written stories about off-world colonies founded for religious reasons, much as the New England colonies were in the 17th Century. In the late fourth-season episode Face of the Enemy, Lyta Alexander tells Dr. Franklin about a criminal whose mind was destroyed by the Psi-Corps. (Note also that in Comic 6, "Against the Odds", Garibaldi mistakenly refers to this as having happened on Io.) the Free Mars terrorist group became public though they had been organizing for some time before this, according to Spider in the Web. The Earth Alliance Government (EarthGov) is known to have a Senate as well as a Presidency, but no other EarthGov offices were identified in the series. The Victory class was fitted with highly advanced weapon and armor technologies and even a Vorlon primary weapon and Minbari stealth technology. Beta 9 is the name of a human colony that figured prominently in the human civil war. The UEO was forced to rely on trade embargos, economic sanctions, and border incursions to defend their allies. In March 2260, a wrecked Shadow vessel was dug up on Ganymede; Captain Sheridan destroyed this vessel in Jupiter's atmosphere (Messages from Earth). Based on the dialogue, most or all of these are in the "Antares Sector". Despite having a wingspan of up to 7 feet (2 . (It is unknown whether they serve on board starships.) During Season Four, Michael Garibaldi received an early-morning call from William Edgars. Ganymede: There was a labor strike on this moon in 2237; this was the last time the Rush Act was used prior to By Any Means Necessary. This indicates that Beta 9 was already friendly to Sheridan (or at least neutral) very early in the war. We saw quite a bit of the civil war in the latter part of season four. The Omega-Class destroyers loyal to Clark were led by General Lefcourt, a close friend of Sheridan who had served as his mentor at the EarthForce Academy. The closed-captioning on Patterns of the Soul spelled this as Seti Gamma Two, but unless someone can verify that the script used this spelling, I will stick with "Ceti".. New California: There was a labor strike on New California at some point in time, according to By Any Means Necessary. (Note also that in Comic 6, "Against the Odds", Garibaldi mistakenly refers to this as having happened on Io.) 2005 Robert Kosowicz. On September 2, 2261, Sheridan began a war to "liberate" Earth and its colonies from his fellow tyrant, President Morgan Clark. If this star is named according to modern conventions, it would be "Gamma Ceti", not "Ceti Gamma". Walker Smith spent some time here before TKO. Proxima was not so lucky; Clark ordered a complete blockade of this colony. Of course this was not without losses, as many ships were destroyed by the Earth planet defense grid. It seems unlikely. CONTACT: JORDAN GRAY, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org TSA India Program Project Coordinator Ms. Arunima Singh honored with NatWest Group Earth Heroes Save the Species Award NatWest Group Save the Species Award is granted annually to two individuals, representing a gov After Earth defeated the Drakh, it is believed that EarthForce gained even more technology from the many destroyed Drakh ships and the floating debris. The closed-captioning on Patterns of the Soul spelled this as Seti Gamma Two, but unless someone can verify that the script used this spelling, I will stick with "Ceti".. Del Varner had been smuggling goods from the Vega System and the Proxima System in The Gathering; some of the dialogue seems to imply that Vega is in "the Damocles Sector". Alliance colony devoted to the growing of ossilbir, a high-nutrition vine that is a staple of Alliance military rations. The oft-mentioned "Io Station" that maintained the principal jumpgate into and out of Earth's Solar System is an example of one of these. But this never came to pass. If this is the case, perhaps the Minbari completely destroyed this base, since it certainly doesn't exist during the incident in Legend if this is the case, then this can't be the same base that was referred to in Season Four. Earth Alliance, a new organization to help address the urgent threats to our planets life support systems born out of the shared passion of its founding co-chairs: environmental activist and Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, businesswoman and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, and investor and philanthropist Brian Sheth. Both Babylon 4 and Babylon 5 were located in the same star system; Babylon Squared reveals that it takes a starfury three hours "in normal space" to travel from B5 to B4. Theta 49 was not a human colony before 2266. How could a "lost Centauri colony" in 2258 become a civilized Earth colony by 2261? Amador and Pepinia: Two of Earth's newest colonies. In a similar vein, it places the Vega Colony at Ross 248, not at Vega it gives the Minbari control of the real Vega system. No, because it's clear from Legend of the Rangers that Beta Durani is not Malcolm Bridges' homeworld. Perhaps these are two unrelated places, or perhaps she means that the planet Beta Durani and the mid-range military base in the Beta Durani system have been liberated. President Adar wishes to reunite the 13th Tribe with the other Tribes. It's unclear exactly what political status this conveys, but it is certainly an improvement over the earlier days! This indicates that Beta 9 was already friendly to Sheridan (or at least neutral) very early in the war. Beta 9 is the name of a human colony that figured prominently in the human civil war. With the Centauri, it would be a question of will. In Ruling From the Tomb it is mentioned that 90% of Mars' inhabitants are human. However, the novel Blood Oath (by the same author) mentions the planet Antareus. However, Marcus' family seems to have started this mining facility when he was a young adult. Christopher Russo suggests New Vegas may be the place referred to as the "Martian Pleasure Dome".) Yet in The Gathering, Londo claims that long ago the Centauri conquered the Beta System "in only nine days". After the Dilgar War, the Earth Alliance entered another round of expansion. The most likely explanation is that Straczynski re-used this name, forgetting that it had been used nearly four years earlier for another world. Janos VII: General Franklin led a military campaign here in GROPOS, he is referred to as the "Scourge of Janos VII". The Earth Alliance (population est. His computer files mention Antares itself as one of his past locations. If this star is named according to modern conventions, it would be "Gamma Ceti", not "Ceti Gamma". No, because it's clear from Legend of the Rangers that Beta Durani is not Malcolm Bridges' homeworld. Note, of course, that "John Carter" is the human who became the Warlord of Mars in the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs "Barsoom" series.). This early warning of a pre-emptive strike and the ensuing conflict resulted in the Politdivision's destruction and the devastation of Earth, known as 'The Great Burn'. Earth Alliance, a new organization to help address the urgent threats to our planet's life support systems - born out of the shared passion of its founding co-chairs: environmental activist and Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, businesswoman and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, and investor and philanthropist Brian Sheth. However, the Chairman of the EarthForce Joint Chiefs of Staff, General William Hague, suspected foul play in Santiago's death. This may be an error on Lane's part.). Since it appears that this settlement will remain on Theta 49 for some time after 2267, it now qualifies as a marginal "human colony". One other point of interest. Europa: In 2241, Michael Garibaldi was working as a security guard at an ice-mining operation on Europa, and drinking a bit too much. After Clark ordered the bombing of Mars Colony, Proxima III and Orion VII declared their independence from the Earth Alliance (10 April 2260). The Babylon Project is a FANDOM TV Community. Description. [2] Contents 1 Home System Colonies 2 Outer Colonies Indeed, it contained a thousand-year old settlement of Dureena's people and was otherwise uninhabited, as related in the Crusade episode Patterns of the Soul. Around June or July of 2261, the Mars Underground made an alliance with Sheridan's forces (Racing Mars and Lines of Communication), while Martian magnate William Edgars hired Garibaldi (Conflicts of Interest) for some nefarious deeds. This city was part of the dominions of "the Hand" a billion years ago. .) Babylon 4 was completed in 2254, under the command of Major Kranz. Captial ship numbers, weapons, armor, *range*, and so forth. Kimmer's daughter confronted Garibaldi in Survivors. It vanished twenty-four hours later. Beta Durani: This is another human colony which wasn't mentioned in the first few seasons of Babylon 5. Amador and Pepinia joined the Earth Alliance just before The Gathering, according to the headline in "Universe Today". Meh, anti shipping missles in B5 are in the low single digit megaton range (something like 2 or 3). After President Clark began to rule the Earth Alliance as a dictator in April 2260, there seems to have been an unsuccessful resistance movement on Beta Durani. Perhaps these are two unrelated places, or perhaps she means that the planet Beta Durani and the mid-range military base in the Beta Durani system have been liberated. This fourth-season mention is the only reference to a Deneb colony. According to In the Beginning, Stephen Franklin discovered a crashed Minbari ship on Beta Durani sometime around 2242, but was unable to save its crew. EarthForce ships and soldiers fought bravely, but after two years of bloody fighting and heavy losses for the Earth Alliance (Some of the losses for the Minbari included 2 Sharlin Warcruisers, 3 Heavy Cruisers and an unknown amount of ground forces) the Minbari headed straight for Earth, bypassing the remaining colonies, and intending to let this war reach its genocidal conclusion. The primary jumpgate in the Solar system is "near Io", and has been mentioned several times. So Beta 7 and the "new" Beta 9 are most likely in different star systems. Population: 8.3 Million (plus 223, 500 living in orbital stations), Site of humanity's discovery of Prothean ruins in, Colony notable for its dichotomy of wealthy salarians and poor humans, Site of riots in 2185 CE after the municipal water company declined to build pipes to provide more running water to human residents. This is a real abbey near Peosta, Iowa. Aside from Babylon 5 itself, the most common human space stations mentioned in the B5 universe are wheel-shaped, Stanford torus design space stations. Eilerson in particular is a patriot, referring to Earth's "oppression" of Mars at least once. In Legend of the Rangers, Malcolm Bridges introduces himself as a native of Beta Colony. Captain John Sheridan took command of Babylon 5 on January 8. In 2258 Santiago was killed when Earthforce One exploded at the transfer point by Io. Allies Interstellar Alliance ( 2262 - 2762) Minbari Federation Narn Regime Centauri Republic Adversaries Drakh Entire Minbari Federation ( 2245 - 2248) Dilgar (extinct) The Earth Alliance is the official government of Earth and its colonies. Ganymede: There was a labor strike on this moon in 2237; this was the last time the Rush Act was used prior to By Any Means Necessary. The Toronto Blue Jays moved to Mars in 2200. Betelgeuse 6 appears in Voices, and Betelgeuse Four appears in Blood Oath (both by author John Vornholt). It's not clear exactly what the five planets are, or whether "moons" count as "planets" here. At long range this doesn't matter much. The Earth Alliance experienced a great deal of growth soon after the introduction of new technologies. Phobos: There was a terrorist attack on Mars' larger moon, as mentioned in Eyes. (It should be pointed out that the special-effects folks may not have intended for us to freeze-frame these computer files, so this may all be nonsense. This city was part of the dominions of "the Hand" a billion years ago. Circa sixty of them have been identified in Babylon 5 media so far. The colony at Beta Durani is the central focus of Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight. Presumably there are at least 21 other Lagrange stations! But it sounds like Beta 7 must have remained a Clark loyalist world until the end of the civil war. Worlds with the designation "Beta" are very common, and it is a mystery how they are related, if at all. Captain John Sheridan took command of Babylon 5 on January 8. Dr. Tasaki, the over-eager scientist in A Voice in the Wilderness, mentioned that his wife lives on Proxima. Earthdome is located on Earth in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. After President Clark began to rule the Earth Alliance as a dictator in April 2260, there seems to have been an unsuccessful resistance movement on Beta Durani. The pterodactl-like Grylor in Knives is mentioned as being native to Janos VII as well. The Babylon Project, the role-playing game written by Joseph Cochran, lists some (but not all) of the above-mentioned colonies on its map. It is possible that the "mid-range military base at Beta Durani" was not on the planet, but was instead some sort of space station or asteroid base. They brutally invaded and conquered numerous worlds, using aliens in sadistic medical and scientific experiments. (Is New Vegas itself inside "Mars Dome"? This suggests that Beta Durani is very close to Sol! The Earth Alliance Navy fields a number of carrier strike groups to protect the Solar System and Earth's outlying colonies. The Lurker's Guide notes that Ruling From the Tomb also featured a "Bradbury Street", a "Burroughs Street", and a "Carter Street". Could "Beta Colony" be the same as "Beta 9" or "Beta 7"? However, many EarthForce vessels remained loyal to Clark, and as a result numerous battles took place, resulting in the destruction of many White Stars and several lost battles for Sheridan and his White-Star fleet. New Jerusalem may be a colony of this type; if so, it's the only one mentioned so far in Babylon 5. Its name resembles the "Greek Letter - Constellation" protocol, rather than the "Greek Letter - Integer" protocol mentioned above. Beta Orionis, better known as Betelgeuse, is a red giant star (type B8 I) which is around 900 light-years from Earth. The Alliance was led by elected representatives from the nations of the Earth and the colonies. Its spelling is uncertain, and it is not necessarily a human colony. Humans founded the short-lived First Mars Colony shortly before 2100; according to Midnight on the Firing Line it was destroyed in a sneak attack. Ganymede: There was a labor strike on this moon in 2237; this was the last time the Rush Act was used prior to By Any Means Necessary. After the battle for Proxima III in No Surrender, No Retreat, the EAS Hercules headed to Beta 9 for repairs. This is an odd twist. (It should be pointed out that the special-effects folks may not have intended for us to freeze-frame these computer files, so this may all be nonsense. Longtime residence of the Williams family. One faction endorsed secession from the Alliance favored governmental policies resembling fascism and the destruction of entire civilian populations in order to achieve its aims; the other, carrying on the ideals of Captain Sheridan and the Alliance, favored much more moderate, humanitarian socio-military policies. In the Crusade episode Patterns of the Soul, the planet Theta 49 is clearly in the vicinity of Orion VII. After President Clark began to rule the Earth Alliance as a dictator in April 2260, there seems to have been an unsuccessful resistance movement on Beta Durani. Around this time, former Psi-Corp agent Lyta Alexander began working with the Mars Resistance, though she did not reveal that she was a telepath; she left Mars for Babylon 5 in October 2259 (Divided Loyalties, The Face of the Enemy). A hologram of Michael Garibaldi recorded the Politdivision's war plan, and broadcast it to the ISA and the pro-ISA faction. The Centauri conquered the Beta System long ago which means that it originally was home to an unknown alien race, and then became a Centauri colony. Disneyplanet: In Epiphanies, Garibaldi says that after quitting his job he could vacation on Disneyplanet. It is an Earth colony of unknown size and location. For full details, see the later part of Season Four. I'll admit that the EA has superior energy weapons and (probably) superior numbers, but see my post about Colonial battlestars (even old, underarmored ones made of inferior materials like Galactica) tanking multiple nuke hits. The details escape me at the moment. In the early days of the show, "Beta" seemed a designation used by the Centauri to name planets. Theta 49: Theta 49 is in the Orion Sector, near Orion VII. In that year the Drakh attacked Earth, but their attack failed and their forces destroyed. In the Beginning also tells us that at the very end of the Earth-Minbari War (2247), the Minbari conquered "the mid-range military bases at Beta Durani and at Proxima III" just before they entered our Solar System. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which began with the maritime explorations of the 15th century, that sparked the era of the European colonial empires.At its height, it encompassed a quarter of the world's land surface and included . Phantom Pain Phantom Pain is an irregular special forces unit within OMNI Enforcer, acting as the arms branch of LOGOS. If this is the case, perhaps the Minbari completely destroyed this base, since it certainly doesn't exist during the incident in Legend if this is the case, then this can't be the same base that was referred to in Season Four. was declared on 8 April 2260 by Earth Alliance President Clark. The United Nations of Earth and Her Colonies (UN) is a interstellar, federal republic founded on July 4th, 2170; four months after the end of the Interplanetary Wars. Bel-Nar, Andat, Hutchison Colony, the Mohlion Asteroid Belt, and Tau Tramula: These places are all listed in Del Varner's computer files in The Gathering; along with Antares, they are the six places he visited before coming to Babylon 5. (Note: Although Marcus pronounces the world "eryssia", the spelling of "Arisia" is used in the closed-captioning and in the novel. Ceti Gamma II: This world was also discussed in Patterns of the Soul. Ceti Gamma II: This world was also discussed in Patterns of the Soul. Kimmer's daughter confronted Garibaldi in Survivors. However, in the fourth and fifth seasons and now in Legend of the Rangers "Beta" seems to be associated with human colonies. The Centauri conquered the Beta System long ago which means that it originally was home to an unknown alien race, and then became a Centauri colony. The CMA controls the police (CPA: Colonial Police Agency) the banks (ACER: Alliance Colonies Economic Reserve) hospitals (ACHO: Alliance Colonies health organisation) and even the parks (CPRA: Colonal parks . Theta 49: Theta 49 is in the Orion Sector, near Orion VII. With Earth now in the present, that'd make two. For a more in-depth analysis of the astronomical data given in this game, see the companion document, Stellar Geography in the Babylon 5 Galaxy. Blue Nature Alliance aims to protect 5% of the world's ocean in five years. After President Clark began to rule the Earth Alliance as a dictator in April 2260, there seems to have been an unsuccessful resistance movement on Beta Durani. Europa: In 2241, Michael Garibaldi was working as a security guard at an ice-mining operation on Europa, and drinking a bit too much. Outer Planets: In December 2258, Earth Alliance President Santiago went on a "Five Planet Goodwill Tour"; when Chrysalis begins, he is leaving Mars Colony and heading for the "Outer Planet Colonies". It is possible that the "mid-range military base at Beta Durani" was not on the planet, but was instead some sort of space station or asteroid base. In 2247, the Minbari conquered "the mid-range military bases at Beta Durani and at Proxima III" just before heading to our Solar System to end the war, as seen in In The Beginning. Europa: In 2241, Michael Garibaldi was working as a security guard at an ice-mining operation on Europa, and drinking a bit too much. Apparently it is also the site of a prison (this is mentioned in the Lurker's Guide, but I can't locate the original source). It is possible that the "mid-range military base at Beta Durani" was not on the planet, but was instead some sort of space station or asteroid base. The Avenger-class heavy carrier brings up to 48 Starfuries to the party and the Poseidon-class Super Carrier fields between 96 and 128 fighters. In the early days of the show, "Beta" seemed a designation used by the Centauri to name planets. EA has, at least from a brief glance, stronger and more powerful ships, with the additional benefit of having better designed weapons when it comes to space warfare (with that I'm mainly just referring to the lasers). Earth's expansion into the galaxy were interrupted by the Dilgar War of 2230 to 2232, and the Earth - Minbari War of 2245 to 2247. Governing Body Furthermore, it seems a bit pretentious to call this tiny facility a "colony" at all; indeed, there are no other human settlements in the system. Lead by Babylon 5, these colonies soon brought the battle to Earth itself, where President Clark, seeing his forces were defeated, committed suicide before he could be arrested by representatives of the Earth Alliance Senate. The details about Beta Durani in Legend of the Rangers do not explicitly contradict the earlier references, but they certainly give a different impression. General Thompson's covert weapons team was based here, and the Pro-Zeta Corporation manufactures proteins and "synthetic meat" on this planet for distribution to the Earth Alliance worlds "and more". The Churchill was destroyed during the engagement and the Loyalist forces were eventually turned back only by the appearance of three Minbari warcruisers, led by Delenn aboard the White Star. Adversaries Colonial cannons appeared to be railguns, but were retconned. Beta 7 was mentioned in the Season Five opener, No Compromises. In the mid-22nd century, contact was made between the Earth Alliance and the Centauri Republic. Ganymede: There was a labor strike on this moon in 2237; this was the last time the Rush Act was used prior to By Any Means Necessary. Both Babylon 4 and Babylon 5 were located in the same star system; Babylon Squared reveals that it takes a starfury three hours "in normal space" to travel from B5 to B4. (It should be pointed out that the special-effects folks may not have intended for us to freeze-frame these computer files, so this may all be nonsense. Europa: In 2241, Michael Garibaldi was working as a security guard at an ice-mining operation on Europa, and drinking a bit too much. Well, on 23 December 1994, J. Michael Straczynski posted: but more recently, an episode of Babylon 5 referred to "24 colonies in 14 systems". It is unclear whether the majority of Mars inhabitants live under this central dome. After the expansion brought Earth into conflict with a number of alien races, a military organization called EarthForce was created by the Alliance to protect Earth and her colonies from alien attack. The colony at Beta Durani is the central focus of Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight. Interestingly, "Minbari Flarn" is referred to in Confessions and Lamentations and Sic Transit Vir; is this the same food? France or England? These people were deeply suspicious of alien races (especially the Minbari) and wanted Earth to become more isolationist and xenophobic. Mars played a pivotal role in the novels Voices and Accusations. In November 2266, around the time that the Drakh sowed the plague on Earth, a group of thirty humans settled on Theta 49. One major city on Mars is New Vegas. In Legend we are never told that Beta Durani is close to Sol, that it contains a military base, or even that it is a human colony. Sheridan then led his fleet to Earth itself, where the only thing left protecting Earth was the Earth defense grid (as the 33 Omega class destroyers were still disabled). Later, in Between the Darkness and the Light, Ivanova orders the survivors from the EAS Damocles and the EAS Orion to face a war-crimes tribunal on Beta 9. One million years after the foundation of the ISA, an Anla'shok (Ranger) is seen collecting the last of the records of Earth's history, proving that Earth did rejoin the Alliance. It was liberated by Sheridan's forces in September 2261, according to Susan Ivanova's "Voice of the Resistance" broadcast in The Exercise of Vital Powers. Known colonies include Mars, Proxima III, and Orion VII (all mentioned in B5 "Severed Dreams"). 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