Keffer, Warren

Warren Keffer.

Warren Keffer is a male television who features in Babylon 5.

Biography

Warren Keffer was the head of Zeta Squadron on Babylon 5. When on a mission to save the EAS Cortez in hyperspace, Keffer spotted a Shadow vessel fly past his Starfury, killing one of his comrades and nearly killing him. He became obsessed with finding out what it was that he saw, and even disobeyed orders from Commander Susan Ivanova on this quest.

In that same year, a war erupted between the Narn Regime and the Centauri Republic. The Narns were defeated and their military forces were almost decimated. One Narn ship requested sanctuary near Babylon 5 and Sheridan agreed. However, the Centauri soon learned about it and demanded that the ship be given to them, to which end they sent a battlecruiser. Sheridan refused and the Centauri began targeting the Narn ship. Since that ship was undergoing repairs and thus could not defend itself, Zeta Wing was called to assist. While Babylon 5 fought the Centauri cruiser, Keffer's squad escorted the Narns through hyperspace to safety. Keffer soon picked up a signal similar to the one that Mitch had given to him and set off alone to investigate. Keffer was finally successful in his quest as he saw the same black ship. He eventually managed to track one into hyperspace and began filming it, and he ejected the data crystal containing the footage attached to a distress beacon, just before being killed when the Shadow vessel destroyed his Starfury. The footage from his ship was found and released on the ISN soon afterward. Despite the ultimate price that Keffer paid for this evidence, the footage was shortly removed from syndication.

Notes

• Warren Keffer was created by J. Michael Straczynski where he was portrayed by actor Robert Rusler and featured in the setting of the Babylon 5 universe.
• In DVD commentary, J Michael Straczynski had said that the character of Keffer was introduced solely because the television network wanted a 'hotshot Top Gun kind of pilot' character to attract more viewers, and he never intended for Keffer to survive

Appearances

• Babylon 5:

External Links

• Babylon 5 Wiki Entry

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