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Lt. '''"Jolly" Anders''' is the third in command of '' | ==Biography== | ||
Lt. '''"Jolly" Anders''' is the third in command of battlestar ''Galactica's'' air group under Capt. [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]], ''Galactica's'' [[CAG]]. | |||
Anders assumes | Anders assumes 2nd in command duties from [[Kara Thrace|Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] after she's thrown into the brig for striking a [[Saul Tigh|higher ranking officer]]. | ||
Anders accompanies Spencer and ''Galactica'' | Anders accompanies Spencer and ''Galactica's'' last remaining [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark VII]] squadron on their way back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] when ''Galactica'' alerts them to a [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack underway on their home worlds]]. | ||
Two [[ | Two [[Raider]]s are encountered by the 20 Vipers. Before Jolly or the rest of the squadron fire a single shot, their [[Computers#Avionics|fighter's computers]] are commanded to shut down by the Raiders, who have [[Command Navigation Program|created a backdoor in their Viper's software]] thanks to a [[Number Six|Cylon agent on Caprica]]. The helpless Vipers begin to drift, out of control. Captain Spencer calls out to Jolly in vain over his dead communications system in hopes of having Anders assume command when Spencer realizes that all of his pilots are drifting as well. | ||
The Raiders easily destroy Anders' Viper and the rest of his squadron | The Raiders easily destroy Anders' Viper and the rest of his squadron ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
Jolly was later remembered in a post-operation toast given by [[Kara Thrace|Kara]] after the death of the ace [[Cylon Raider]], [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]]. ([[Scar]]). | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Anders' call sign, Jolly, | *Anders' call sign, Jolly, was a homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]]. | ||
* | *His surname, "Anders", is [[Samuel Anders|reused by another character]] later in the series. | ||
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