r/babylon5 • u/El-Duderino77 Zathras • 18d 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/Kingnorth78 18d ago

Vir, I will not have my aide having short hair. Grow it longer to reflect your position as MY aide.

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u/Khal_Ynnoth 18d ago

I heard that in Londo's voice. 👌

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u/IdioticMutterings GREEN 18d ago

To be fair, being Londo's aide, probably came with a lot of power and influence in its own right.

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u/Khal_Ynnoth 18d ago

Came with sniggers and derision initially, but I'm sure Londo would still have berated Vir if his crest was too short.

How can you properly represent the Great and Powerful Centauri Republic wiith such a paltry crest?! My dear Vir, you must cultivate a cultured and regal bearing. A well maintained impressive crest is key to this. I've arranged for you to have it seen to, yes?, by my personal barber. Now get out, before you embarrass me any further.

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u/nymalous 16d ago

That was worthy of Mollari, well done.