Editing Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse 3

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{{Comic Data
| image = BSGCylonApoc3SadowCover.jpg
| title=Issue 3
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=3
| episode=
| writer=[[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]]
| penciller=[[Carlos Rafael]]
| inker=
| colorist=[[Carlos Lopez]]
| letterer=
| editor=
| cover=[[Michael Golden]], [[Pat Lee]], [[Carlos Rafael]], [[Stephen Sadowski]]
| published=April, 2007
| collects=Virgin Pat Lee Cover
| collected=[[Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse (Trade Paperback)|Trade Paperback]]
| reprints=
| reprinted=
| isbn=725130069573
| tfaw=457271066
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse 2]]
| next=[[Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse 4]]
}}

: {{TOS|Galactica}}'' and her {{TOS|Viper}}s with the {{TOS|Cylons}} and their {{TOS|Raider}}s as {{alt|Adama|TOS}} orders an attack against the {{alt|Cylon Empire}}.''

==Summary==
*Realizing the potential to rid themselves of the {{TOS|Cylons|Cylon}} menace at [[Tessida]] in order to pass through the [[Canopus wormhole]] beyond the outpost, Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders the weaponization of the [[nano-cybrid]], a Cylon-constructed biomechanical agent that attempts (and fails) to return a Cylon to its biological form, with fatal results.
*As {{TOS|Viper|Vipers}} receive their special ordnance, {{TOS|Starbuck}} visits the ''{{TOS|Rising Star|Rising Star}}'' to pick up a special ring for [[Cassiopeia]], but vehemently denies who he is getting the ring for to the merchant, [[Tassos]], that sells it to him. When Tassos wonders if a [[seal]]ing ceremony is in Starbuck's future, Starbuck decreases the amount he will pay for the ring in protest. When Tasso questions if Cassie, a former [[socialator]], was Starbuck's interest, the [[Colonial Warrior]] drops the price again and threatens to drop Tassos to the floor until he apologizes. The ring in hand, Starbuck leaves (late) for the Cylon mission briefing.
*Adama briefs his command staff and senior pilots. As the Cylons know that the Colonials have the nano-cybrid, Adama wants to use a sneak attack to his advantage, taking ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' herself in in a sudden [[lightspeed]] maneuver, providing bombardment cover to the Vipers in action.
*The target, Adama explains, is the Cylon mainframe computer to prevent any Cylon defense.
*On Tessida, Cylon viceroy [[Abbadon]] speaks to the tortured and partially disassembled [[IL-series]] Cylon, [[Belial]], creator of the nano-cybrid.
*Belial believes that the Cylon state in mechanized form was limiting, and so created the nano-cybrid to bring the Cylon form back to a biological state. But the substance is not yet refined. When Belial questions why he has been kept operational, Abbadon tells him that he will die when the Colonials attack them with his creation.
*After evacuating non-essential personnel, ''Galactica'' leaves to Tessida. {{TOS|Boxey}} doesn't want to leave the {{TOS|battlestar|battlestar}}, but his father, {{TOS|Apollo}} shoos him on his way after reminding him how he was still grounded for stowing away on a [[landram|snowram]] during the [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero|Arcta mission]].
*Starbuck meets with Cassiopeia, but stammers when trying to give Cassie his gift of the ring. But the young [[medtech]] scolds him for not truly feeling sorry. Losing his courage, he kisses her and runs to his Viper.
*''Galactica'' enters the space over Tessida. Both sides launch fighters. ''Galactica'' aims her batteries to clear a defensive hole for his Vipers to enter the atmosphere.
*The Vipers encounter heavy flak and anti-aircraft fire. ''Galactica'' strikes the Cylon AA guns with fusion missiles to clear the Viper's path.
*Raiders come to intercept. Starbuck takes the fight to street level as [[Cylon civilian]]s scatter about for cover. He launches a nano-cybrid missile into the Cylon data processing center. Over twenty-nine other missile strikes leave the Cylons realizing that they will be completely engulfed by the nano-cybrid within 5 hours. In the city, Cylon civilians and {{TOS|Centurion|Centurions}} are disabled by the nano-cybrid, creating chaos.
*Just after he delivers the last of the missiles into the Cylon mainframe building, Starbuck is shot down. Unable to stay to rescue him due to increasing damage, Adama orders all Vipers to retreat and for ''Galactica'' to escape, leaving Starbuck to his fate.

==Analysis==

*Unlike its [[Battlestar Galactica 0|Re-imagined Series]] comic counterpart, this issue continues a strong and consistent use of [[Original Series]] canonical references. Use of phrases such as "[[gallmonging]] snitrat," "[[For Sagan's sake]]," and other episode references aided in the issue's persuasive and convincing atmosphere in the Original Series world.

== Notes ==

=== Names and Nods ===

*Apollo uses Boxey's given name, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], in conversation.
*A humorous in-joke to the ''[[w:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' universe (from the Death Star battle in Episode 4) occurs when Apollo tells [[Core command]] that "We've lost [[Tyrie]] and [[Hutch]]!" during the [[Battle of Tessida]].
* [[Tassos]]' usage of "[[Mother of Hermes]]" is apt as {{w|Hermes}} is the Greek god considered to be the protector of both thieves and merchants.

==Questions==
*Why would the Viper pilots question Adama's decision to go to lightspeed when the ship has done so before during the [[Battle of Cimtar]]? (The pilots say that the battlestar hasn't gone to lightspeed in over twenty [[yahren]]. Because of the similarity between the same claim that [[Saul Tigh]] makes to [[William Adama]] in the [[Miniseries]], this may be a writer's continuity mix-up between the Original and Re-imagined Series.)

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== Alternate covers ==

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File:BSGCylonApoc3GoldenCover.jpg|[[Michael Golden]] cover.
File:BSGCylonApoc3LeeCover.jpg|[[Pat Lee]] cover.
File:BSGCylonApoc3RaphaelCover.jpg|[[Carlos Rafael]] cover.
File:BSGCylonApoc3SadowCover.jpg|[[Stephen Sadowski]] cover.
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== External links ==

* [http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C106957.html ''Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse 3'' - Regular Edition]

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