Shon'Kar
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In the science fiction
Babylon 5
saga, a Shon'Kar (or Shankar) is a Narn
blood oath. The blood oath is taken by individual Narn against those who had wronged the individual Narn or their family. An individual Narn is expected to not rest until the target of the Shon'Kar has been killed. If a Narn fails to carry out a Shon'Kar, the other members of his or her family are expected to carry out the Shon'Kar.
In the episode "Deathwalker
", Na'Toth
nearly kills the Dilgar
war leader Jha'dur. Na'Toth's family had sworn a blood oath against Jha'dur for what she had done to Na'Toth's grandfather. While Na'Toth was unable to kill Jha'dur, the Vorlons take care of the matter when they destroy Jha'dur's ship in order to keep her knowledge of immortality from being revealed to the younger species of the galaxy.
Later, in the episode Sic Transit Vir
, a Narn angrily confronts Vir
and Lyndisty, who was to be his wife. Captain Sheridan keeps the Narn from killing Vir. The Narn is stopped by security, and is shot when he tries to kill Vir. Right before being shot, the Narn yells "Shon'Kar." At first the oath is assumed to be against Vir, but it's actually against Lyndisty for her role in helping to kill Narn villagers.
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Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
saga, a Shon'Kar (or Shankar) is a Narn
Narn
The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television series. Their homeworld is also called Narn.-Homeworld:Narn is the homeworld of the Narn and the Narn Regime. Its day is 31 hours long. Prior to the Centauri's first invasion, Narn was a healthy green planet. Now it...
blood oath. The blood oath is taken by individual Narn against those who had wronged the individual Narn or their family. An individual Narn is expected to not rest until the target of the Shon'Kar has been killed. If a Narn fails to carry out a Shon'Kar, the other members of his or her family are expected to carry out the Shon'Kar.
In the episode "Deathwalker
Deathwalker
"Deathwalker" is an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Synopsis:Na'Toth spots an alien Dilgar woman disembarking from a Minbari ship, and reacts violently, attacking the woman, whom she calls "Deathwalker". She goes wild shouting "Deathwalker" and...
", Na'Toth
Na'Toth
Na'Toth is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Na'Toth is the aide to Narn Ambassador G'Kar, one of the main characters of the series...
nearly kills the Dilgar
Dilgar
The Dilgar War is a fictional war that forms part of the back story of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Background:Until the early 23rd Century the mighty Centauri Republic controlled a vast empire. When the Centauri became decadent and corrupt their empire began to decline and the...
war leader Jha'dur. Na'Toth's family had sworn a blood oath against Jha'dur for what she had done to Na'Toth's grandfather. While Na'Toth was unable to kill Jha'dur, the Vorlons take care of the matter when they destroy Jha'dur's ship in order to keep her knowledge of immortality from being revealed to the younger species of the galaxy.
Later, in the episode Sic Transit Vir
Sic Transit Vir
Sic Transit Vir is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. It is a Latin phrase which translates as "thus passes Vir," but since the Latin word [vir] literally means "man," it might be read as "so goes man."...
, a Narn angrily confronts Vir
Vir Cotto
Vir Cotto is a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe, played on screen by Stephen Furst. He is a Centauri male who was from a family of minor nobility, who would eventually become the Centauri Ambassador to Babylon 5, and then became the Emperor of the Centauri Republic in 2278.Vir Cotto...
and Lyndisty, who was to be his wife. Captain Sheridan keeps the Narn from killing Vir. The Narn is stopped by security, and is shot when he tries to kill Vir. Right before being shot, the Narn yells "Shon'Kar." At first the oath is assumed to be against Vir, but it's actually against Lyndisty for her role in helping to kill Narn villagers.