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Ärende: Re: TLT: Spoiler thread -- Really annoyed about Vir
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On Aug 3, 2:49 pm, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <schweberfam...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:1186151642.581528.223330@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
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> > I have to say that the whole thing about Vir being 2nd in line for the
> > throne really annoys me.
>
> > It is totally contrary to the Legion of Fire books, which were
> > specifically presented as canon. It is also totally out of keeping
> > with regard to Vir's personality and career history.
>
> > IMO JMS owed us more with regard to consistency.
>
> > This is almost as bad as the Vulcans on Enterprise.
>
> If you're going to say stuff like that, please cite where (book and page
> number) where it's "totally contrary to the Legion of Fire books."  I
> haven't read 'em in several years, and am drawing a blank as to where
> the books contradict Vir being 2nd.  I figure since it "really annoys"
> you, you ought to know right where the problem is.

Basically, IIRC, the Centauri Trilogy books paint Vir as some sort of
a rebel, whose involvement in an uprising/revolution leads to him
gaining power and taking the throne - he is not the next official
"heir to the throne"....  been awhile since i read them though...
let's check wikipedia...

I know it's not always accurate, but this sounds like a good summary
of what I remember from the books:

"As Emperor Mollari took the throne, he submitted to control by the
Drakh, who planned to subvert the entire Centauri republic. Over the
next 16 years, Vir Cotto was able to assemble a resistance movement
called "The Legions of Fire."<snip>

Vir was forced to take decisive action when a fleet built by Prime
Minister Durla threatened to attack the worlds of the Interstellar
Alliance. He returned to Centauri Prime in order to oust the Prime
Minister from power.

He succeeded, partially due to the assistance of Londo, who was able
to give Vir a covert message that said the Tower of Power had to be
destroyed. Vir's people destroyed the tower, which revealed the Drakh
presence not only to the Centauri, but to the Alliance as well. Vir
gave a holographic address to the Centauri people in which he told
them that the Drakh had manipulated them.

With the death of Emperor Mollari at the hands of G'Kar, Vir killed
Mollari's Keeper. <snip> From there Vir went to the Minbari homeworld.

The remaining heads of the Centauri houses met him there. He was able
to persuade the nobles into recognizing his claim as Emperor."

So, technically it doesn't contradict it specifically as Vir could
have been (at one time) in the official line of succession - but it
certainly muddies the waters rather than ties neatly in with the
novels.
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