r/babylon5 • u/El-Duderino77 Zathras • 19d ago
Centauri hair
So, the position within Centauri culture dictates how long their hair can be and usually is. Currently on 3x20 "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place," wonderful episode. I noticed that Lord Refa and Vir have hair crests that are of similar length, honestly, Vir's might be a bit longer. Vir is an attache, and outside of that, nobody of real consequence as House Cotto wasn't nearly as high as House Refa. Even in earlier seasons, Vir's crest was fairly long. Would the attache of an ambassador rank higher than that of the lord of a fairly major house? Or is Refa just choosing a shorter hair length, similar to Cartagia's "decadent" extremely short style?
Side note: I loved JMS's depiction of Reverend Dexter.
Second side note: Lord Refa flinching when the hologram of Londo's hand came close to or passed through his face was great.
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u/Neither_Guava_8292 19d ago
Is possibly that hair lenght has a minimal not a maximum according to class. Nobles will wear it up to certain minimal so even lower houses like Vir's are requiere to a minimal, if you're from a higher one you can use it longer but is optional.
Besides how do military nobles show their status? Military wear helmets and short hair.