Edgars, William
William Edgars is a male television character who features in Babylon 5.
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Biography
William Edgars was the CEO of Edgars Industries, one of the largest medical conglomerates in the entire Earth Alliance. Some time after 2258 he married the ex-fianceé of Michael Garibaldi, Lise Hampton. However, he was afraid that a day would come when telepaths would turn humans into second class citizens, and was determined not to allow that to happen.
At some point, he was noted to had funded black project research into life extension (L.E.) with among the people employed in this field being Dr. Robert Bryson. (Movie: Babylon 5: River of Souls)
Through third parties, the Shadows supplied him with the technology to create a virus that would only affect telepaths. After years of developing both the virus, and the cure, he was soon ready to unleash it. He hired Michael Garibaldi to be on his staff. Unknown to both him and Garibaldi, the Psi Cop Alfred Bester placed a mental command into Garibaldi months prior to this, to find out about the conspiracy against the Psi Corps.
Edgars invited Garibaldi to his home and would only fill Garibaldi in on everything only if he helped capture Captain John Sheridan and turn him over to EarthForce officials. Garibaldi complied, and Edgars told him of his plan to infect all telepaths and make sure the cure was only available through his people. If telepaths did not recieve injections every two weeks, they would die. As soon as he was alone, Bester's programming took over, and he reported to the Psi Cop. Bester left Garibaldi and released him from his programing, before leading a raid on Edgars' home, stealing the virus and cure and leaving Edgars dead, and blaming the Resistance.
Overview
Personality and attributes
No pictures of him had ever been published. (Episode: Moments of Transition)
He was noted for his extreme distrust of telepaths. (Episode: Moments of Transition)
Additionally, his feelings towards the Clark regime were essentially neutral. He agreed that, while Clark and his associates were a problem, they would be removed in a few years through the natural political process, and that he as a wealthy and influential person would not be adversely effected. He also hinted that he and his wealthy friends would have a hand in choosing the next administration. (Episode: The Exercise of Vital Powers)
Powers and abilities
William Edgars was the CEO and head of a powerful megacorporation in the Earth Alliance named Edgar Industries. It was the fourth largest mega-corporation in the Earth Alliance headquartered in Mars Dome One. It was the largest pharmaceutical producer on Mars, and had a sizable chemical and biological weapons program contracted with Earthforce. (Episode: The Exercise of Vital Powers)
By his own secret admission, he, along with several other wealthy and powerful individuals, were in fact the 'real leaders' in control of the Earth Alliance, operating as a kind of shadow council. (Episode: The Exercise of Vital Powers)
Notes
- William Edgars was created by J. Michael Straczynski where he was portrayed by actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and featured in the setting of the Babylon 5 universe.
Appearances
- Babylon 5:
