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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: defined TOS series in Character Data infobox

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	\| title=Abel		\| title=Abel
	\| photo=BSG 2014 Annual - Abel.png		\| photo=BSG 2014 Annual - Abel.png

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	Following the reclamation of Cygnus from the Cylons, Abel is tasked with finding new sources of tylium to sell during the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] in order to build up Baltar's tylium operations over the [[Cyrannus]] galaxy. Over the next ten [[yahren]], Abel does so while Baltar amasses his political power to mirror his financial acumen.		Following the reclamation of Cygnus from the Cylons, Abel is tasked with finding new sources of tylium to sell during the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] in order to build up Baltar's tylium operations over the [[Cyrannus]] galaxy. Over the next ten [[yahren]], Abel does so while Baltar amasses his political power to mirror his financial acumen.

	A half-yahren after Baltar secures a survey contract from [[Sire]] [[Damaris]], Abel later discovers the planet {{alt\|Carillon}}, summoning Baltar to arrive at Carillon in secret. It is this mistake that leads to Abel's death by Baltar's hands, as Abel proves that Carillon has the largest deposits in the known galaxy. Despite Baltar's proselytizing and his revelation of selling tylium to the Cylons, Abel's ethics prevent him from going along with it, and Baltar pushes him over a cliff to his death ({{comics\|annual2014}}).		A half-yahren after Baltar secures a survey contract from [[Sire]] [[Damaris]], Abel later discovers the planet {{alt\|Carillon}}, summoning Baltar to arrive at Carillon in secret. It is this mistake that leads to Abel's death by Baltar's hands, as Abel proves that Carillon has the largest deposits in the known galaxy. Despite Baltar's proselytizing and his revelation of selling tylium to the Cylons, Abel's ethics prevent him from going along with hiding the discovery from the {{alt\|Quorum of Twelve}}, and Baltar pushes him over a cliff to his death ({{comics\|annual2014}}).

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial work

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	{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Entertainment}}		{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS\|cont=Dynamite Entertainment}}

			{{disambiguation\|Abel Thornton\|relating to a person with the same first name from "[[The Captain's Hand]]"}}

	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| title=~~Xam~~		\| title=Abel
	\| photo=~~BSGv2~~ - ~~Xam - Issue 9~~.png		\| photo=BSG 2014 Annual - Abel.png
	\| ~~caption~~=~~Xam as depicted in~~ {{comics\|~~vol2\|9~~}}.		\| seenref={{comics\|annual2014}}
	~~\| photo 2=BSGv2 - Xam - Issue 6.png~~		\| death=Killed by {{alt\|Baltar\|TOS}} on {{alt\|Carillon}}
	\| ~~caption 2~~=~~Xam as depicted in~~ {{~~comics~~\|~~vol2~~\|6}}.		\| rank=
	\| ~~seenref=~~		\| role=Tylium Prospector and Co-Operator of Baltar's [[Cygnus]] Operation
	\| rank=~~Flight Engineer~~
	\| role=~~Engineer~~ and ~~Colonial Reservist, ''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS}}'~~'
	}}		}}

	'''~~Xam~~''' is {{~~alt\|Starbuck\|~~TOS~~}}'s flight engineer aboard ''{{alt~~\|~~Galactica\|TOS~~}}~~''.~~		'''Abel''' is a third generation {{TOS\|tylium}} miner whom {{alt\|Baltar\|TOS}} grooms as his assistant following the reclamation of [[Cygnus]] from the {{alt\|Cylons\|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}}.		Abel met Baltar while both studied at the [[University of Picon]], and both strike up a friendship.

	~~== Notes ==~~		Following the reclamation of Cygnus from the Cylons, Abel is tasked with finding new sources of tylium to sell during the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] in order to build up Baltar's tylium operations over the [[Cyrannus]] galaxy. Over the next ten [[yahren]], Abel does so while Baltar amasses his political power to mirror his financial acumen.

	* 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~~.		A half-yahren after Baltar secures a survey contract from [[Sire]] [[Damaris]], Abel later discovers the planet {{alt\|Carillon}}, summoning Baltar to arrive at Carillon in secret. It is this mistake that leads to Abel's death by Baltar's hands, as Abel proves that Carillon has the largest deposits in the known galaxy. Despite Baltar's proselytizing and his revelation of selling tylium to the Cylons, Abel's ethics prevent him from going along with it, and Baltar pushes him over a cliff to his death ({{comics\|annual2014}}).

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{subst::Xam}}"

2020-04-26T02:11:15Z

Created page with "{{subst::Xam}}"

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{{Character Data
| title=Xam
| photo=BSGv2 - Xam - Issue 9.png
| caption=Xam as depicted in {{comics|vol2|9}}.
| photo 2=BSGv2 - Xam - Issue 6.png
| caption 2=Xam as depicted in {{comics|vol2|6}}.
| seenref=
| 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=gambit}}

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