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{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Entertainment}} | {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Entertainment}} | ||
{{Character Data | {{Character Data | ||
| title=Xam | |||
| title= | | photo=BSGv2 - Xam - Issue 9.png | ||
| photo= | | caption=Xam as depicted in {{comics|vol2|9}}. | ||
| | | photo 2=BSGv2 - Xam - Issue 6.png | ||
| | | caption 2=Xam as depicted in {{comics|vol2|6}}. | ||
| rank= | | seenref= | ||
| role= | | rank=Flight Engineer | ||
| role=Engineer and Colonial Reservist, ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Xam''' is {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}'s flight engineer aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''. | ||
Starbuck credits Xam with continually repairing and maintaining his {{alt|Viper|TOS}}, regardless of what Starbuck's subjects the craft to. In return, Starbuck trains Xam on his [[laser pistol]] marksmanship ({{comics|vol2|6}}). | |||
Following the return from a recon patrol into an [[Storm Zone|unnamed quantum storm zone]], Starbuck's Viper is charged with high-stating [[energon]] fields—otherwise known as [[void lightning]]—and Xam is struck. Unbeknownst to anyone at that time, this activates and enhances latent psionic abilities to those of a [[delta-class telepath]] ({{comics|vol2|6}} & {{comics|vol2|9|short=y}}). | |||
Xam rectifies the power-dead issues in the launch bays, which had been caused by the discharge of void lightning from [[Red Flight]]'s Vipers ({{comics|vol2|6}}). | |||
Xam's recurring dreams of {{alt|Earth|TOS}} are able to manifest, affecting a great many people in the Fleet due to the energies of the Storm Zone, which some (including {{alt|Adama|TOS}}) believe without question ({{comics|vol2|7}} — {{comics|vol2|9|short=y}}). | |||
After entering the Storm Zone and scanning a [[mysterious artifact]], {{alt|Athena|TOS}} directs {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and Starbuck to Xam's [[hab-pod]], #13. It is there that they discover Xam's psionic potential, and he is remanded to the evaluation under Doctor {{alt|Salik}}. | |||
Xam, uncertain about what is real, uses his psionic powers to ward off a pursuing Cylon task force by projecting an overwhelming force of {{alt|battlestar|TOS}}s within the storm. The Cylons retreat, but Xam's mind is burned out in the process, which affects Starbuck greatly ({{comics|vol2|9}}. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* As with most characters introduced in {{comics|vol2|6}}, Xam's depiction changes between illustrators. In {{comics|vol2|6|short=y}}, he is introduced as a bald man with facial hair and side burns. In a later appearance starting in {{comics|vol2|8|short=y}}, he is depicted as a man with a full head of hair and a mustache. | |||
{{Characters (Comics)|series= | {{Characters (Comics)|series=gambit}} | ||
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