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{{Disline|''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. <br/><br/>For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''}}
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Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the shining planet known as [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].
: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''
 
== Journey to Earth ==
During the 30 year exodus, changes and tragedies have befallen Adama and the Fleet. {{TOS|Apollo}} has apparently died, with his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] becoming a captain in the Fleet.  
 
In addition to his son, he is forced to leave behind [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] during a particularly [[Battle near Planet Starbuck|disastrous encounter with the Cylons]], circa 1970 CE. Adama's right hand man, Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}, has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] during the interim.
 
In the last decade of the exodus, a child from the stars arrives to save the Colonials in the form of the "cerebral mutation," [[Doctor Zee]] {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|The Return of Starbuck}}. Zee's advances allow Adama the means to protect the Fleet, following the attrition of the Galactican's Warriors, leading to a subsequent, if not wanting, discovery.
 
== An Earth Found Wanting ==
Discovering [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] does not prove to be the salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.
 
Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the {{TOS|Cylons}}. Zee also surmises that the Cylons have virtually left the Galacticans alone, so they may lead the Cylons to Earth and thus allow them to exterminate the entirety of humanity in one fell swoop, much to Adama's chagrin {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.


In order to protect the factionalized Earth, they decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact. [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Council of Twelve]] member [[Xaviar]], however, balks at this approach and strikes out on his own, using Zee's [[time warp synthesizer]] in order to affect Earth's development, which is thwarted by led by Captain [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], Lieutenant [[Dillon]] and Earth's [[Jamie Hamilton]] {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.  
Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].


Cylon attacks of the Galactican Fleet, now in vicinity of Earth, leave Adama little choice but to settle the planet in small numbers, beginning with children dubbed "[[The Super Scouts]]" after [[Battle for the Delphi|a Cylon attack destroys]] the freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}. A [[Battle for the Agricultural Ships|later attack against the Fleet's agro ships]] leads Adama to order settlement of agro specialists to Earth, in order to cover the loss of the Galactican's food supply {{G80|Space Croppers}}.
During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. {{TOS|Apollo}} has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}, has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].


Adama remains aboard ''Galactica'', but visits Earth on numerous occasions in Zee's [[anti-gravity ship]] {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part II|Space Croppers}}.
The finding of Earth does not prove to be the salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.


In the interim, the Galacticans run highly-dangerous missions and other distracting sorties against the Cylons, with the hope of prolonging Earth's protection from the Cylon Empire {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Space Croppers}}.
Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the {{TOS|Cylons|Cylons}}. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[1980]]: "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]").


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