Morden
Member of the crew of the
Interplanetary Expeditions scout ship
Icarus who became an agent for the
Shadows when the crew of the
Icarus discovered the
Shadows.
(cf. "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum")
Previously, his wife and family were lost in
hyperspace due to a
terrorist assult (
Homeguard) on the
Io jumpgate, the
Shadows used this information to encourage
Morden to submit to the manipulation of the
Shadows, with a promise to end their suffering, for
Morden's cooperation.
(cf. "The Shadow Within")
Upon his first appearance,
Morden asked each of the alien ambassadors: "
What do you want?" and
Londo Mollari answered the question correctly. He then helped
Londo win back the dominance of the
Centauri by winning battles against
the
Narn, which eventually lead to the cause and the conclusion of the
Narn-Centauri War.
Severely injured in a thermonuclear explosion on Z'ha'dum.
(cf. "Z'ha'dum")
Mollari had him beheaded and his head placed on display on the end of a pike, as a "gift" for
Vir Cotto.
(cf. "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum"
"Into the Fire")
Returned to visit
Lennier on the
Brakiri Day of the Dead in 2262.
(cf. "Day of the Dead")
Morden first appeared in "
Signs and Portents"
Morden's character was further revealed in "
In the Shadow of Z'ha'Dum"
Morden was caught in the Thermonuclear Explosion in "
Z'Ha'Dum"
Londo had Morden killed in "
Into the Fire"
According to JMS, The Morden character does not have a first name.
The Actor Ed Wasser who played Morden first appeared as a nameless tech in "The Gathering"