Editing Civilizations in Babylon 5 (section)

==Soldiers of Darkness==

[[Carnivorous]] [[Reptiles]] that stand at a towering {{convert|5|–|6|m}}. They are parasitic in nature, slowly feeding on the internal organs of living sentient beings. One man in the episode "[[The Long Dark (Babylon 5 episode)|The Long Dark]]" was reduced to a mere {{convert|85|lb}} in weight by the time one had stopped feeding on him. They also appear to be able to control their metabolism and go for decades with little food.{{fact|date=February 2018}}

When  one of these creatures consumes part of a sentient, a psychic link is formed with that individual which can last years, and the creature will actually use that person to scout for it, without the victim realizing how they are being used. They also have the same light distortion/phasing ability that the Shadows have, although whether this is due to technology or a natural ability was never stated.{{fact|date=February 2018}}

They are clearly sentient, as the individual seen in the episode "The Long Dark" was able to board a ship and reprogram its computer, and they are very patient. They are not invincible, however. If they can be tricked into becoming partially visible, they can be killed by multiple heavy PPG blasts at point-blank range.{{fact|date=February 2018}}

According to JMS in ''[[The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5]]'': "[This species is] one of their lower-level types. Shadow servant, soldier of darkness. Not a shadow, but a good, close friend of same." This group of Shadows allies is known to have participated in the first Shadow War one thousand years ago and the occupation of Narn, as both the Markab and the Narn have records of these creatures.{{fact|date=February 2018}}