Editing Boomer (TOS-RH)

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{{disambiguation|Boomer (TOS)|the canonical depiction of this character}}

'''Boomer''' is a {{TOS-RH|Leonis|Leonid}} {{TOS-RH|Colonial Warrior}} aboard ''[[Galactica (TOS-RH)|Galactica]]''. In the 18 {{TOS-RH|yahren}}s following the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}}, he is promoted to the rank of major and is one of many instructors at the {{TOS-RH|Academy}}<ref name="ARM88">{{cite book/RH|1|88}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

==Personal History==

Boomer is the only survivor of his immediate family, for his younger sister, {{TOS-RH|Persephone}}, was killed on {{TOS-RH|Leonis}} by the [[Cylons (TOS-RH)|Cylons]] during the Final Annihilation in {{TOS-RH|7342}}.<ref name="ARM204">{{cite book/RH|1|204}}</ref> Every time he kills a Cylon, Boomer remembers his sister, her gap-toothed grin, and her laugh.<ref name="ARM203">{{cite book/RH|1|203}}</ref>

Boomer is married to {{TOS-RH|Phaedra}}, and the couple is expecting a child as of {{TOS-RH|7360}}.<ref name="WAR31">{{cite book/RH|2|31}}</ref> He shares this news first with his close friend {{TOS-RH|Jolly}}, though Phaedra wishes to wait before announcing it publicly.<ref name="WAR31" />

==Career==

===Academy Instructor===

As an Academy instructor, Major Boomer teaches hand-to-hand combat among other subjects.<ref name="ARM114">{{cite book/RH|1|114}}</ref> He is responsible for administering final exams for pilot training to first-yahren cadets.<ref name="WAR29">{{cite book/RH|2|29}}</ref> He also works with other instructors, including {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}, to select cadet squad commanders.<ref name="WAR29" />

Boomer is berthed with the other pilots, primarily because he feels that, as an Academy instructor, this allows the cadets to know him and for him to understand these new recruits.<ref name="ARM88" /> Eight yahren before the events of {{TOS-RH|7360}}, he drummed {{TOS-RH|Paris}} out of the Academy, telling him "Cadet Paris would be far better at crashing Vipers than flying them."<ref name="ARM113">{{cite book/RH|1|113}}</ref>

==The Hephaestus Incident==

In {{TOS-RH|7360}}, Major Boomer travels to ''{{TOS-RH|Hephaestus}}'' to have a malfunctioning canopy mechanism on his [[Viper (TOS-RH)|Viper]] repaired.<ref name="ARM87">{{cite book/RH|1|87}}</ref> While in the ship's lounge, he is confronted by {{TOS-RH|Paris}}, now a security chief for the {{TOS-RH|Quorum}}, along with several {{TOS-RH|blackshirt}}s.<ref name="ARM113" /> A violent confrontation ensues in which Boomer breaks Paris's arm and fights off multiple attackers before Paris steals Boomer's blaster.<ref name="ARM114" />

When an explosion rocks the repair bay, Boomer escapes and reaches the bridge, where he warns the crew that seditionists have commandeered the ship.<ref name="ARM161">{{cite book/RH|1|161}}</ref> Captain {{TOS-RH|Heimdall}} proves to be cooperating with the seditionists, and Boomer is forced to kill him in self-defense.<ref name="ARM163">{{cite book/RH|1|163}}</ref> Boomer escapes through the ascensior tube, suffering burns and a torn shoulder, before reaching the repair bay where a crisis crew from ''[[Neptune]]'' is trapped by the seditionists.<ref name="ARM163" />

Despite being outnumbered and wounded, Boomer devises a clever plan to save the crisis crew. He uses a magnalift crane to create a barrier, then destroys a tylium fuel tank to cause a massive explosion that kills several blackshirts including Paris.<ref name="ARM200">{{cite book/RH|1|200-201}}</ref> However, as the crisis crew's shuttle prepares to escape, Boomer is shot in the shoulder by Paris before the seditionist is killed by the returning shuttle.<ref name="ARM203" />

Major {{TOS-RH|Sheba}} and a squadron of {{TOS-RH|Warriors}} arrive to rescue Boomer and eliminate the remaining seditionists.<ref name="ARM204" /> Boomer is instrumental in preventing the further destruction of ''{{TOS-RH|Hephaestus}}'' and saving nine members of the crisis-response team from the Fleet's crisis-control ship ''[[Neptune]]''.<ref name="ARM223">{{cite book/RH|1|223}}</ref>

==Battle at Binary 13==

Boomer is later instrumental in the subsequent battle against the [[Cylons (TOS-RH)|Cylons]] near [[Binary 13]].<ref name="ARM263">{{cite book/RH|1|263}}</ref> When {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} takes control of the damaged ''Hephaestus'' for a kamikaze attack on a [[basestar (TOS-RH)|basestar]], Boomer follows {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}'s orders to keep [[Cylon Raider (TOS-RH)|Raiders]] away from the Forge ship to allow Apollo to complete his mission.<ref name="ARM262">{{cite book/RH|1|262}}</ref> The plan succeeds, with Apollo using the ''Hephaestus'' to destroy the {{TOS-RH|basestar}} in the kamikaze maneuver.<ref name="ARM273">{{cite book/RH|1|273}}</ref>

==Service After Paradis==

Following the abandonment of {{TOS-RH|Paradis}}, Boomer remains involved in maintaining order during the crisis of the lottery system.<ref name="DES32">{{cite book/RH|6|32}}</ref> He participates with {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} in several confrontations with disaffected council members and rogue military personnel.<ref name="DES148">{{cite book/RH|6|148-149}}</ref>

During one particularly volatile incident, Boomer and Starbuck confront council members who had attempted to exempt themselves from the lottery. Boomer pummels a council member who had criticized colonials for marrying and having children on Paradis, attacking him with such ferocity that his hands go numb and he doesn't notice his own injuries until Starbuck pulls him off.<ref name="DES148" /> The crowd, rather than rioting, applauds the two warriors' actions against the corrupt council members.<ref name="DES148" />

Both Boomer and Starbuck are included in the lottery, a fact that Boomer discusses with his friend. When asked how he thinks the lottery will turn out, Boomer expresses his desire to get one more [[Cylon Centurion (TOS-RH)|Centurion]] in his sights.<ref name="DES149">{{cite book/RH|6|149-150}}</ref>

When the official lottery results are announced, Boomer and Starbuck learn they are both on the list of those who must stay behind.<ref name="DES170">{{cite book/RH|6|170}}</ref> Despite this, Boomer notes he feels the same as before, unable to tell when he's winning or losing.<ref name="DES170" /> The two warriors continue to maintain order, confronting rogue warriors and military police who have turned to violence in response to being selected to remain behind.<ref name="DES170">{{cite book/RH|6|170-171}}</ref>

==Mission to the Space Ark==

Following the discovery of a mysterious space ark, Boomer volunteers for the first patrol to explore the remnants of the [[Cylon Empire (TOS-RH)|Cylon]] fleet.<ref name="PAR23">{{cite book/RH|7|23}}</ref> He stands at attention and salutes when volunteering, demonstrating his continued dedication despite the recent lottery crisis.<ref name="PAR23" />

Boomer assists {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} in assembling patrol teams and helps with the assault on a partially damaged [[basestar (TOS-RH)|basestar]].<ref name="PAR54">{{cite book/RH|7|54}}</ref> During the basestar mission, Boomer discovers a weapons cache guarded by dead [[Cylons (TOS-RH)|Cylons]].<ref name="PAR54" /> He reports that approximately ten Centurions remain mustered in front of the lab, and through accessing Cylon order files, learns the Cylons believed the weapons room had been compromised.<ref name="PAR54" />

In the final assault on the lab corridor, Boomer demonstrates tactical ingenuity by crawling through an air duct large enough to accommodate a human and drawing enemy attention with a grenade.<ref name="PAR60">{{cite book/RH|7|60}}</ref> His diversion allows Apollo and the assault team to attack the Centurions from an advantageous position.<ref name="PAR60" />

==Personality==

Boomer has always had a temper, even more so than Apollo, though he works to control it.<ref name="ARM200">{{cite book/RH|1|200}}</ref> Unlike {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} and {{TOS-RH|Apollo}}, who would rail at provocations, Boomer refuses to be goaded into ill-advised action.<ref name="ARM200" /> However, when fighting corrupt council members on {{TOS-RH|Paradis}}, Boomer admits he enjoyed the fight too much, describing it as a way of letting off steam.<ref name="DES149" />

As a veteran warrior, Boomer is cautious and vigilant, maintaining situational awareness at all times—a trait that veterans call wisdom.<ref name="ARM88" /> He has spent thirty yahren watching and analyzing Starbuck, giving him considerable insight into his friend's behavior and motivations.<ref name="DES33">{{cite book/RH|6|33}}</ref>

==Notes==

* Boomer is described as having dark skin, consistent with his Leonid heritage.<ref name="WAR30">{{cite book/RH|2|30}}</ref>
* Neither Boomer's wife nor child are mentioned again in the books that follow ''[[Warhawk]]''.

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