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| series=[[Dynamite Comics|Dynamite]] first | | series=[[Dynamite Comics|Dynamite]] first | ||
| issueno=4 | | issueno=4 | ||
| episode= | | episode=Gaps in [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]] | ||
| writer=[[Greg Pak]] | | writer=[[Greg Pak]] | ||
| penciller=[[Nigel Raynor]] | | penciller=[[Nigel Raynor]] | ||
| inker=[[Nigel Raynor]] | | inker=[[Nigel Raynor]] | ||
| colorist= | | colorist= | ||
| letterer= | | letterer= | ||
| editor= | | editor= | ||
| cover= | | cover= | ||
| published=September 2006 | | published=September 2006 | ||
| collects= | | collects= | ||
| collected=[[Battlestar Galactica Volume I]] | | collected=[[Battlestar Galactica Volume I]] | ||
| reprints= | | reprints= | ||
| reprinted= | | reprinted= | ||
| isbn= | | isbn= | ||
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica 3]] | | prev=[[Battlestar Galactica 3]] | ||
| next=[[Battlestar Galactica 5]] | | next=[[Battlestar Galactica 5]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Publisher's summary== | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
In this issue, all of your questions are answered about the fate of the [[Returners]], and the status of the infected '' | In this issue, all of your questions are answered about the fate of the [[Returners]], and the status of the infected ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' crew! Plus, see Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] in action as you've never see him! All this plus the set-up for our next big story arc as the unseen adventures of the ''Galactica'' continue from Dynamite Entertainment. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
* Fifteen minutes prior to the end of the [[Battlestar Galactica 3|third issue]], Commander [[William | * Fifteen minutes prior to the end of the [[Battlestar Galactica 3|third issue]], Commander [[William Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] run into a wall of antebellum [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. They prepare for an attack, although they are initially confused as to why they haven't attacked. Adama identifies the ships as pre-[[Cylon War]] [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. The leader of this phalanx, [[Fifteen Beta Three]], identifies their brigade as the [[Caprican Cylon Brigade]]. | ||
* Upon asking for their command, Thrace tells them to go [[frak]] themselves. They start self-destructing, a process which Adama halts despite Thrace's objections. After determining that they were ordered to protect the quadrant by their former commander 50 years, 4 months and 3 days ago (during the [[Third Colonial War]]), Adama informs the Cylons that their commander is dead and that he's the last surviving high-ranking Caprican military officer. They subsequently obey his commands. | * Upon asking for their command, Thrace tells them to go [[frak]] themselves. They start self-destructing, a process which Adama halts despite Thrace's objections. After determining that they were ordered to protect the quadrant by their former commander 50 years, 4 months and 3 days ago (during the [[Third Colonial War]]), Adama informs the Cylons that their commander is dead and that he's the last surviving high-ranking Caprican military officer. They subsequently obey his commands. | ||
* On '' | * On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[Karl Agathon]] visits [[Sharon Valerii (alternate)|Sharon Valerii]], discussing the possibility that she may be the "real" Sharon while the [[Sharon Valerii|other Sharon]] was a copy. She tells him to stop, saying that she knows what she is, but is beset by feeling the presence of the antebellum Cylons. | ||
* Aboard ''[[Medivac 12]]'', [[Virtual Six]] tells [[Gaius Baltar]] to hide. He initially makes a glib crack, asking "how on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] can I hide from you". However, he hides anyway upon seeing the antebellum Raiders through a view port. | * Aboard ''[[Medivac 12]]'', [[Virtual Six]] tells [[Gaius Baltar]] to hide. He initially makes a glib crack, asking "how on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] can I hide from you". However, he hides anyway upon seeing the antebellum Raiders through a view port. | ||
* A shuttle from ''[[Colonial One]]'' heads to ''Galactica''. Despite Adama's protests regarding the [[Returner virus]], Roslin reveals that she was infected with it on ''Colonial One''. She is concerned about the Cylons' presence in the Fleet and, believing Adama to be unfit for command, goes to ''Galactica'' to relieve him of command. Adama assures her that each Cylon is being tracked by their guns and will be destroyed should they do anything suspicious. | * A shuttle from ''[[Colonial One]]'' heads to ''Galactica''. Despite Adama's protests regarding the [[Returner virus]], Roslin reveals that she was infected with it on ''Colonial One''. She is concerned about the Cylons' presence in the Fleet and, believing Adama to be unfit for command, goes to ''Galactica'' to relieve him of command. Adama assures her that each Cylon is being tracked by their guns and will be destroyed should they do anything suspicious. | ||
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* Adama then asks how long will it take for the Cylons to "wise up" and turn on their creators. Valerii scoffs the question, saying that not all Cylons are the same and that they can learn, feel, and come up with their own conclusions the same way humans can. | * Adama then asks how long will it take for the Cylons to "wise up" and turn on their creators. Valerii scoffs the question, saying that not all Cylons are the same and that they can learn, feel, and come up with their own conclusions the same way humans can. | ||
* Roslin asks if Valerii's thoughts can be heard by the Cylons. She says she doesn't know, but hopes that this isn't the case. | * Roslin asks if Valerii's thoughts can be heard by the Cylons. She says she doesn't know, but hopes that this isn't the case. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Old-model Centurions communicate via "talk wireless", which [[Sharon Valerii (alternate)|Sharon Valerii]] can hear. The term "[[Talk Wireless|talk wireless]]" was previously established in "[[Colonial Day]]" as being a genre of programming on [[wireless]] stations, thus Valerii's use of the term is incorrect. | |||
* Old-model Centurions communicate via "talk wireless, | |||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
* The Caprican Cylon Brigade has been waiting for their commander for 53 years, 4 months, and 3 days, which closely fits in with the length of the [[Cylon War]] (12 years, 6 months) and the duration of the [[Armistice]] (40 years). Therefore the events of this comic take place 10 months after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], although this overshoots [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)|the timeline]] established by the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" by four months. Given that this comic was produced well before "[[Razor]], | * The Caprican Cylon Brigade has been waiting for their commander for 53 years, 4 months, and 3 days, which closely fits in with the length of the [[Cylon War]] (12 years, 6 months) and the duration of the [[Armistice]] (40 years). Therefore the events of this comic take place 10 months after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], although this overshoots [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)|the timeline]] established by the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" by four months. Given that this comic was produced well before "[[Razor]]", which established the duration of the Cylon War, this level of near accuracy is rather remarkable. | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
* Did [[Sharon Valerii (alternate)|Sharon Valerii]] download directly into the new body on the Raptor? | |||
* Did [[Sharon Valerii (alternate)|Sharon Valerii]] download directly into the new body on the Raptor | |||
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