Michael Garibaldi

The Babylon 5 Project

Michael Alfredo Garibaldi

Rank: Chief Warrant Officer

Serial Number: V17L98

Assignments

2262: Co-owner of Edgars Industries
2262: Head of Interstellar Alliance Security
2261: Freelance Private Investigator
2257: Chief of Security, Babylon 5
Chosen personally by Commander Jeffrey Sinclair as head of security despite objections from Earth Force about his past record.
Date Unknown: Mars
Shuttle pilot (see Psi Corps note below)
Date Unknown: Europa, Security
Security officer in Jovian moon system. (see Kemmer note below)

Personal

Known Passwords

Babylon 5 command systems: peekaboo

Religion

Agnostic - raised as Roman Catholic.

Notes

Alcoholism

Known to have acute alcoholism. On numerous occasions, turned to alcohol to hide from problems.

Psi Corps

After crash landing a shuttle on Mars (with Jeffrey Sinclair as a passenger), stumbled upon what appeared to be a secret Psi Corps facility. Unknown what was discovered.
(cf. "With Friends like These")

Kemmer

While investigating possible illegal activities on Europa, an attempt was made to "silence" him by rigging a shuttle landing pad. Close friend Frank Kemmer, a Jovian shuttle pilot, was killed when the pad exploded. Believed to be a contributing factor to his acute alcoholism.
(cf. "Survivors")

Missing

Disappeared December 2260 while on patrol in his Starfury outside Babylon 5 when Shadow vessels threatened the station, possibly abducted by the Shadows or Psi Corps. Later found adrift in space. See Bester note below.
(cf. "Z'ha'dum")

Resignation

Resigned abruptly in 2261 as Chief of Security, and began working as a private Investigator.
(cf. "Epiphanies")

Edgars Industries

Late in 2261 he was hired by William Edgars to help move items through Babylon 5 customs.
(cf. "Conflicts of Interest")
Later becaome co-owner with Lise Hampton-Edgars.
(cf. "Objects in Motion")

Mars

Garibaldi moved to Mars late in 2261 to further work with Edgars. He was almost killed twice before in unspecified incidents on Mars.
(cf. "The Exercise of Vital Powers")

Bester

Garibaldi discovered that his resignation, betrayal of Sheridan, and his work for Edgars Industries was in fact controlled by Bester without Garibaldi's knowledge or control. This controlling personality was implanted while Garibaldi was missing from Babylon 5, and was used to determine if a threat against the telepaths existed. Bester also had an Asimov block inserted to protect himself from retaliation.
(cf. "The Face of the Enemy")

Relatives/Relationships

Father Alfredo Garibaldi served under General Richard Franklin in the Dilgar War.
(cf. "Gropos")

Grandmother was a Boston police officer.

Married Lise Hampton-Edgars in late 2262 or early 2263.