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 become the Emperor of the Centauri Republic in 2278.
Vir Cotto plays a role similar to that of the Everyman character of morality plays, an ordinary person influenced by personifications of good and evil, struggli...
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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 become the Emperor of the Centauri Republic in 2278.
Vir Cotto plays a role similar to that of the Everyman character of morality plays, an ordinary person influenced by personifications of good and evil, struggling with moral choices.
In contrast to many of his fellow Centauri, who often appear to be arrogant and egotistical, Vir is a truly modest, even humble, figure who initially wants only to make his family proud of him and to hold a respectable, personally satisfying job. As his boss and mentor, Londo Mollari, says, Vir "has a good heart". He is genuinely kind and will go to great lengths to help those in need, or who have been oppressed or persecuted. This even extends to the Narn, the Centauri's bitter enemies and rivals for galactic influence....
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