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| During his leadership of the Fleet, Adama led them beyond the Cyrannus galaxy and into deep space, attempting to track down the path of the {{TOS-RH|Thirteenth Tribe}} that fled {{TOS-RH|Kobol}}, the second birthplace of humankind.<ref name="armageddon_adama_dying" /> {{RH|Armageddon}} | | During his leadership of the Fleet, Adama led them beyond the Cyrannus galaxy and into deep space, attempting to track down the path of the {{TOS-RH|Thirteenth Tribe}} that fled {{TOS-RH|Kobol}}, the second birthplace of humankind.<ref name="armageddon_adama_dying" /> {{RH|Armageddon}} |
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| ===Teachings and Philosophy===
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| Adama taught Apollo many lessons that shaped his son's leadership. When Apollo was fifteen, Adama warned him: "Don't believe that the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Wisdom lies in recognizing what makes someone your enemy in the first place. If they wish to destroy you even if you have done them no harm, they will be equally unjust with others. They will make other enemies because it is in their nature. Form your alliances on the basis of self-defense, not self-delusion! And don't make the ultimate mistake of acting as your enemy does."<ref name="PAR8">{{cite book/RH|5|8-9}}</ref>
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| Adama counseled Apollo about leadership and compassion, telling him: "Love and compassion are not liabilities, but strengths upon which to draw. A Warrior has nothing to fight for if he does not allow himself to love, and be loved in return."<ref name="ARM22">{{cite book/RH|1|22}}</ref>
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| Adama also provided Apollo with practical political wisdom, explaining that many council members accomplished much before joining that body and weren't all decadent products of inherited wealth.<ref name="DES34">{{cite book/RH|6|34}}</ref> However, he explained that even good minds were adversely affected by the nature of the council, as members became immune from the consequences of bad decisions and perfected the skill of never taking blame while claiming credit for anything that went right.<ref name="DES34" />
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| Adama observed that his children Apollo and Athena couldn't be more opposite in nature, telling Athena: "I love you and Apollo as I love my left and right hands. But the two of you couldn't be more opposite in nature. He'd rather fly and you'd rather study, even though you're both well rounded and able to do everything required. But your hearts could not be more different."<ref name="DES16">{{cite book/RH|6|16}}</ref>
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| === Death === | | === Death === |
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| According to {{TOS-RH|Zac}}, who became one of the {{TOS-RH|Lords of Kobol}} after his death, Adama is somewhere among the lightships. Though Zac has not seen him, he is certain that Adama, being of pure Kobollian blood, will eventually coalesce and become one of the Lords.<ref name="armageddon_zac_confirms_adama_ascension">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|authorlink=Richard Hatch|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=October|year=1997|pages=150-151}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}} | | According to {{TOS-RH|Zac}}, who became one of the {{TOS-RH|Lords of Kobol}} after his death, Adama is somewhere among the lightships. Though Zac has not seen him, he is certain that Adama, being of pure Kobollian blood, will eventually coalesce and become one of the Lords.<ref name="armageddon_zac_confirms_adama_ascension">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|authorlink=Richard Hatch|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=October|year=1997|pages=150-151}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}} |
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| Adama's leadership philosophy continued to guide Apollo long after his death. Years later, when facing a deadly plague threatening the fleet, Apollo volunteered to be the first to receive an untested cure, demonstrating the leadership style he learned from his father—leading through personal example and shared sacrifice rather than commanding from safety.<ref name="RED198">{{cite book/RH|7|198}}</ref> {{RH|Redemption}}
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| ===Programmed Messages and Presence===
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| Long before his death, Adama programmed sacred information and recordings to be released at critical junctures in the travels of the fleet.<ref name="DES111">{{cite book/RH|6|111}}</ref> These holographic projections from Adama's command chair would activate on rare occasions, providing guidance to Apollo. Apollo was always mystified by the technique his father used to program such uncannily relevant material into these projections—it seemed as if Adama had grasped the general outline of what was to come so that his advice was never an exercise in non-sequiturs.<ref name="DES112">{{cite book/RH|6|111-112}}</ref>
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| Apollo visited the sanctuary when facing difficult decisions, sitting in his father's tattered command chair in the cold, dimly-lit chamber.<ref name="DES111" /> Though the place was usually empty, quiet, and dark, Apollo could feel Adama's presence for the first time in years when he sat there.<ref name="DES111" /> He realized how much he missed his father's wisdom, love, and support, wondering if he would ever experience such things again, even if there was an afterlife.<ref name="DES112" />
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| During one particularly difficult moment on [[Paradis (TOS-RH)|Paradis]], Apollo retreated to the sanctuary and Adama appeared before him.<ref name="DES200">{{cite book/RH|6|200-201}}</ref> The hologram spoke: "All things eventually work together to serve the highest good. Trust your knowing which is not exactly the same as knowledge. Observe the sequence of events unfolding with both your mind and heart." When Apollo questioned how these recordings were cued to their circumstances after Adama's death, the image replied: "Your quest is not over. Our enemies are both inside and outside the fleet. You have carried on where I left off, my son."<ref name="DES201">{{cite book/RH|6|201}}</ref>
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| When Apollo asked why the Cylons would pursue humanity across the universe just to destroy them, Adama provided a specific answer: "They are afraid of humanity. Hatred and fear are twins inside the core matrix." And when Apollo questioned why the endless war continued, Adama gave a single name: "Count Iblis!"<ref name="DES201" />
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| Apollo considered this another example of life after death, as the evidence had mounted up even before contact with the [[Gamon (TOS-RH)|Gamon]].<ref name="DES112" /> He felt sorry for the more stubborn scientists aboard ''Galactica'' who clung to their notion of a completely materialistic universe, figuring their denial of any possible afterlife was simply a case of wishful thinking, since not everyone warmed up to the idea that they might have to exist forever.<ref name="DES112" />
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| Years after Adama's death, Apollo still drew on his father's memory and wisdom. When facing difficult times, he didn't need Adama to tell him what to do—what mattered was the confidence that his father once stood there to approve his victories and help him get past his failures.<ref name="DES13">{{cite book/RH|6|13}}</ref> Apollo came to understand that Adama had needed him just as much after Zac died, something he hadn't fully appreciated until his father joined Zac "on the other side of the curtain."<ref name="DES13" /> Sometimes, Apollo reflected, life taught all the hard lessons too late to do anything about them.<ref name="DES13" />
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| === Vision to Apollo === | | === Vision to Apollo === |
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| Adama tells Apollo to trust his inner vision no matter what appears to him, stating there is much more at stake than Apollo can imagine. In his final words to his son, Adama says, "I'm very proud of you, Apollo. Remember I will love you always."<ref name="resurrection_adama_vision" /> {{RH|Resurrection}} | | Adama tells Apollo to trust his inner vision no matter what appears to him, stating there is much more at stake than Apollo can imagine. In his final words to his son, Adama says, "I'm very proud of you, Apollo. Remember I will love you always."<ref name="resurrection_adama_vision" /> {{RH|Resurrection}} |
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| ==Notes==
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| * Apollo would often visit the children's center aboard ''Galactica'' to watch the children playing, just as Adama had done before him, finding strength in remembering his mission to protect future generations.<ref name="ARM39">{{cite book/RH|1|39}}</ref>
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| * Adama's leadership style combined diplomatic caution with strategic vision, creating what Apollo considered a synthesis of different leadership approaches that he tried to emulate.<ref name="DES79">{{cite book/RH|6|79}}</ref>
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| * The featureless nature of Adama's quarters aboard ''Galactica'' stood in stark contrast to his warm personality, suggesting that everything that truly mattered to him beyond his children had been destroyed on Caprica.<ref name="armageddon_athena_memories" />
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| * Adama's mystical approach to life and his deep connection to the Lords of Kobol helped give Apollo the strength to face the challenges of ultimate command, though Athena found such transcendental matters more difficult to accept.<ref name="DES16" />
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| [[Category: TOS]] | | [[Category: TOS]] |
| [[Category: TOS-RH]] | | [[Category: TOS-RH]] |
| [[Category: Deceased Characters (TOS)]]
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