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|marital status= Separated from {{callsign|Lee Adama}}<br />(Dated [[Billy Keikeya]] †) | |marital status= Separated from {{callsign|Lee Adama}}<br />(Dated [[Billy Keikeya]] †) | ||
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'''Anastasia "Dee" Dualla''' {{IPA|du. | '''Anastasia "Dee" Dualla''' {{IPA|du.ˈɑ.lə}} is the former [[Communications Officer]] of ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and was the [[Executive Officer]] of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' prior to its destruction. At one time she was married to {{callsign|Lee Adama}}, but separated from him. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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At the time of the [[Cylon attack]] she monitors Colonial Fleet communications traffic. Dualla is among the first to notice the unusually high levels of [[CNP|shipboard malfunctions and failures]] aboard other battlestars {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | At the time of the [[Cylon attack]] she monitors Colonial Fleet communications traffic. Dualla is among the first to notice the unusually high levels of [[CNP|shipboard malfunctions and failures]] aboard other battlestars {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | ||
After the Fleet's [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|initial escape and pursuit]] by the Cylons, Dualla coordinates Fleet activities such as [[FTL]] jumps with Tactical Officer [[Felix Gaeta]]. In this responsibility, she discovers that ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' fails to jump with the fleet after yet another jump {{TRS|33}}. | After the Fleet's [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|initial escape and pursuit]] by the Cylons, Dualla coordinates Fleet activities such as [[FTL]] jumps with Tactical Officer [[Felix Gaeta]]. In this responsibility, she discovers that ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' fails to jump with the fleet after yet another jump {{TRS|33}}. | ||
Due to his attraction to Dualla, presidential aide [[Billy Keikeya]] "volunteers" her to join an off-ship mission to ''[[Astral Queen]]'' {{TRS|Bastille Day}}. Led by Captain {{callsign|Lee Adama}}, the mission is to attempt enlistment of prisoners aboard ''Astral Queen'' in resupplying ''Galactica'' with water following an act of sabotage {{TRS|Water}}. During the mission, the team is taken hostage by prisoners during a jail break lead by fellow Sagittaron and political agitator [[Tom Zarek]]. | Due to his attraction to Dualla, presidential aide [[Billy Keikeya]] "volunteers" her to join an off-ship mission to ''[[Astral Queen]]'' {{TRS|Bastille Day}}. Led by Captain {{callsign|Lee Adama}}, the mission is to attempt enlistment of prisoners aboard ''Astral Queen'' in resupplying ''Galactica'' with water following an act of sabotage {{TRS|Water}}. During the mission, the team is taken hostage by prisoners during a jail break lead by fellow Sagittaron and political agitator [[Tom Zarek]]. | ||
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Finding the planet Earth in its devastated condition takes a heavy toll on her. Upon returning to ''Galactica'' from the initial visit to the surface, she seeks out Lee and the two spend a pleasant evening over drinks together. She returns to her quarters and speaks briefly with Felix Gaeta. Directly after he leaves the room, she pulls out her service pistol, places it against her temple, and pulls the trigger. A shocked Felix races back into the room, as does [[Diana Seelix]]. Gaeta and other crewmembers call for a medic, but it is already too late {{TRS|Sometimes a Great Notion}}. | Finding the planet Earth in its devastated condition takes a heavy toll on her. Upon returning to ''Galactica'' from the initial visit to the surface, she seeks out Lee and the two spend a pleasant evening over drinks together. She returns to her quarters and speaks briefly with Felix Gaeta. Directly after he leaves the room, she pulls out her service pistol, places it against her temple, and pulls the trigger. A shocked Felix races back into the room, as does [[Diana Seelix]]. Gaeta and other crewmembers call for a medic, but it is already too late {{TRS|Sometimes a Great Notion}}. | ||
==Family tree== | ==Family tree== | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Dualla's counterpart in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} is Flight Corporal [[Rigel]]. According to [[Ron Moore]]'s [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog entry] on April 18, 2006, Dualla is actually more or less directly inspired by Rigel, saying Dualla is "filling the role of another woman in the original BSG series who used to man the communication system on their bridge. That character was called "Rigel" but I didn't think that name worked in the remake, so I gave her the name of Dualla." | *Dualla's counterpart in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} is Flight Corporal [[Rigel]]. According to [[Ron Moore]]'s [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog entry] on April 18, 2006, Dualla is actually more or less directly inspired by Rigel, saying Dualla is "filling the role of another woman in the original BSG series who used to man the communication system on their bridge. That character was called "Rigel" but I didn't think that name worked in the remake, so I gave her the name of Dualla." | ||
*In the real-world U.S. Army, the ranks of corporal and specialist are the same pay-grade (E-4), although higher specialist grades also existed from 1955 until 1985. | *In the real-world U.S. Army, the ranks of corporal and specialist are the same pay-grade (E-4), although higher specialist grades also existed from 1955 until 1985. | ||
*Dualla was known throughout all of the first season and part of of the second season only as "Dualla" or "Dee". Her first name was finally revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]," in an on screen caption during her documentary interview. | *Dualla was known throughout all of the first season and part of of the second season only as "Dualla" or "Dee". Her first name was finally revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]," in an on screen caption during her documentary interview. | ||
*The first name "Anastasia" means "Resurrection" in ancient Greek.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasia Behindthename.com "Anastasia" ]</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasius Behindthename.com "Anastasius"]</ref> | *The first name "Anastasia" means "Resurrection" in ancient Greek.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasia Behindthename.com "Anastasia" ]</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasius Behindthename.com "Anastasius"]</ref> | ||
*The last name "Dualla" may be derived from Latin word ''Dualis'', which means duo or two. Another definition of the word dual is: something consisting of two parts or elements or having two like parts. This point is touched upon by [[Kandyse McClure]], who believes that "her name 'Dualla', reading it as 'duality', says a lot about the role she plays on the ship. She is always trying to integrate these two sides of herself… this tender, youthful, passionate interior to her pragmatic oftentimes blunt and logical exterior world. This is what I love most about her… trying to find that balance in her work and in her relationships."<ref name="bsgblog">{{cite_web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/battlestar_blog/854094.html|title=battlestar_blog: The CIC's #1 Girl|date=27 February 2008|accessdate=27 February 2008|last=Gould|first=Grant|format=|language=}}</ref> There is, however, another possible etymological origin of Dualla's name: the [[w:Duala people|Duala people]] of present-day Cameroon, a nation in central and western Africa. If this is so, then this is perhaps the most notable reference to a non-Greco-Roman civilization in the series. Credence for this etymology may be found in [[Kandyse McClure]]'s nationality of birth. It would seem fitting that the on-screen name of one of the few actors of African descent in the re-imagined series would share a connection to a real life African ethnic group. | *The last name "Dualla" may be derived from Latin word ''Dualis'', which means duo or two. Another definition of the word dual is: something consisting of two parts or elements or having two like parts. This point is touched upon by [[Kandyse McClure]], who believes that "her name 'Dualla', reading it as 'duality', says a lot about the role she plays on the ship. She is always trying to integrate these two sides of herself… this tender, youthful, passionate interior to her pragmatic oftentimes blunt and logical exterior world. This is what I love most about her… trying to find that balance in her work and in her relationships."<ref name="bsgblog">{{cite_web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/battlestar_blog/854094.html|title=battlestar_blog: The CIC's #1 Girl|date=27 February 2008|accessdate=27 February 2008|last=Gould|first=Grant|format=|language=}}</ref> There is, however, another possible etymological origin of Dualla's name: the [[w:Duala people|Duala people]] of present-day Cameroon, a nation in central and western Africa. If this is so, then this is perhaps the most notable reference to a non-Greco-Roman civilization in the series. Credence for this etymology may be found in [[Kandyse McClure]]'s nationality of birth. It would seem fitting that the on-screen name of one of the few actors of African descent in the re-imagined series would share a connection to a real life African ethnic group. | ||
*[[Grace Park]] initially auditioned for the role of Dualla, before being asked to audition for the role of {{callsign|Starbuck}}, and finally being cast as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. | |||
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