Best B5 Epic Old Race?

[Terra_Inc]

Hello, MSFCians!

And welcome to the second round of the B5 polls! This time, we're asking you for your opinion on the Epic Old Races, the Vorlons and Shadows. (First Ones excluded, as we know virtually nothing of them.) Both races were pretty epic.

Who do you prefer? The Vorlons, with their mysterious encounter suits and awesome Kosh quotes? Or the Shadows, with their creepy ships, chaos philosophy and - last but not least - their agent Mr Morden?

It's your choice. Order or Chaos.

That's it for now, see you in two weeks.

The MSFC Polling Crew


P.S.: I request a Morden smiley.

 

[Adm_Z]

How fitting that it would be just a head. *grins and waves with fingers*


Vorlons all the way.

 

[Starfox1701]

"Some favores come at too high a price"

 

[Terra_Inc]

Most of you would have probably expected this... I went with the Shadows. Com'on, what did you expect? I mean, why vote for the lesser evil?

 

[Majestic]

Black spiders, brilliant!

 

[-RJB-]

When most of the staff picks the shadows, what does that say about us?

 

[Hellkite]

LOL good point

Most Staff member like Black shiny ships

 

[Jetfreak]

Voted for the shadows, just because I felt like it.

Can't go wrong with black spiders of doom...

 

[Starfox1701]

When most of the staff picks the shadows, what does that say about us?

You play games like A2 where the point is blowing stuff up; what do you think it says?

 

[CABAL]

I voted for the Shadows. Ironically, we actually seem to find out more about the Shadow philosophy than Vorlon philosophy.

Spoiler: Mid-Series Spoiler

That and the Vorlons kind of seemed like jerks after they sent Jack the Ripper to Delenn.

 

[Terra_Inc]

Spoilered, for the few people who haven't seen the show yet.

Spoiler: response

I voted for the Shadows. Ironically, we actually seem to find out more about the Shadow philosophy than Vorlon philosophy.

Spoiler: Mid-Series Spoiler

That and the Vorlons kind of seemed like jerks after they sent Jack the Ripper to Delenn.

Actually, I really love how enigmatic they are. You don't really learn anything about them until Ulkesh's death and before they leave the Galaxy. The whole "Inquisitor" thing should have indicated that they aren't the good guys, but from there we still have... what is it, two full seasons? We should have seen it coming. I, for one, didn't. (Well, partially. Kosh was awesome, which persuaded me that they were the good guys... fanatics, maybe, but good guys.)

Of course, the Shadows had to be the stereotypical bad guy. But at the end, they didn't seem worse than the Vorlons, those manipulative *(random number of stars)*. Puppet masters, both of them. The fact that the Shadows had awesome ships and were what one would describe as Card Carrying Villain, makes them ultra-cool, though.

Also, Mr Morden.

 

[Majestic]

Indeed, they were both good in their own ways. I must say with the exception of the Drakh, all the races in B5 were good in their own way and point of view. It was so much like real life, were your point of view or walking in their shoes does show that they weren't just evil, but doing what they thought were right for their own species and world. No other Sci-Fi series have captured that as brilliantly as B5.

 

[StarBlade]

I picked the Vorlons because, on the one hand, Mrs. Sheridan, but on the other hand, Lyta Alexander. The Vorlons know how to treat a lady.

 

[dinosaurJR]

I voted Vorlon too - come on! A race so awesome that they need to wear encounter suits so that the other races they meet don't spontaneously combust by looking at their true form...

Ok - granted what I just said there is not strictly speaking true... But then again when is anything I ever say strictly true...

Gee - Mulder and Skully were right - trust NO ONE!