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Lyta Alexander
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lyta Alexander |
| Occupation: | Licensed Commercial Telepath |
| Relationships: | Byron Gordon |
| Fandom: | Babylon 5 |
| Other: | |
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Lyta Alexander is a recurring character on the science fiction TV show Babylon 5. She was played by Patricia Tallman.
Canon Background
Lyta Alexander was a human telepath, assigned by the Psi Corps to Babylon 5 as the station's first licensed commercial telepath. She was later physically altered by the Vorlons and played major roles in the Shadow War, the Earth Alliance Civil War, and the Telepath War.[1] In the canonical novels associated with the series, it is implied that she was a driving force behind some events of the Telepath War, during which she perished.[2]
Fandom
Fan Reaction and Fanon
Multiple threads on Reddit suggest that fans believe Lyta got "the short end of the stick[3]", "done dirty[4]", and deserved better than she was treated[5].
Lyta was portrayed as deaf in the Babylon 5 novel, Clark's Law. However, it has been confirmed that this was not the intent of the program's creators[6].
Shipping
Het
- Byron Gordon (canonical)
- G'Kar
- Kosh
- Zack Allan
Slash
Example Fanworks
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Fan Art
Fanfiction
Fanvids
Meta
Archives & Resources
- Lyta Alexander works on AO3
- Lyta Alexander character page on the Babylon Project wiki
- Lyta Alexander character page on Wikipedia
- Lyta Alxander character profile on Worlds of JMS
References
- ^ Lyta Alexander, Babylon Project wiki. Accessed 2025-04-12.
- ^ Keyes, J. Gregory. Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester, p. 228. New York: Del Rey, 1999
- ^ Odd Plankton, Lyta Alexander on Reddit. Accessed 2025-04-13.
- ^ Major Tom and Jerry, Lyta is clearly the key to the story... on Reddit. Accessed 2025-04-13.
- ^ NoaNeumann, Lyta Alexander Deserved Better on Reddit. Accessed 2025-04-13
- ^ Delenn_of_Mir, Lyta was deaf? on JMSNews. Accessed 2025-04-13.