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{{Character Data
{{Character Data
| title= Tigh
| photo=BSG-FOTG - Tigh.png
| series=TOS
| series=TOS
| title= Boxey
| caption=Tigh as seen in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics|folly}}.
| photo=BSG-FOTG - Boxey and Muffit.png
| series=TOS
| caption=Boxey and {{alt|Muffit}} as seen in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics|folly}}.
| seen=
| seen=
| pseen=
| pseen=
| death=
| death=
| parents= {{alt|Serina}}† (mother)<br/>{{alt|Apollo|TOS}} (step-father)
| children=
| rank=
| marital status=
| sepcon=Y
| role=Executive Officer, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
| sepcon title=Boxey (TOS alternate reality)
| rank=Colonel
| primecon=Y
| primecon=Y
|photo 2=BSG - Death of Apollo - Boxey.png|caption 2=Boxey in {{alt|7358}} as depicted in {{comics|doa|4}}.}}
}}
 
'''Tigh''' is a Colonial serving in the [[Colonial Military (TOS)|Colonial Military]] during the last stages of the [[Thousand Yahren War]] and the lone [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS alternate)|Galactica]]''{{'|s}} executive officer following the [[Cylon Holocaust]].
 
== The Thousand Yahren War ==
 
As a [[Viper (TOS alternate)|Viper]] pilot aboard battlestar ''[[Rylon]]'' in 7322, he and wingman Captain {{alt|Adama|TOS}} are the first Warriors on site during the attack on [[Umbra]], [[Caprica (TOS alternate)|Caprica]].
 
As they attempt to fight off phalanxes of [[Cylon (TOS alternate)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS alternate)|Raider]], Adama is shot down and crash-lands into the [[Thorn forest]] near Umbra. Before crashing, Adama orders Tigh to return to ''Rylon'' for reinforcements. He does so, and is able to secure a medi-ship to pick up both Adama and [[Starbuck (TOS alternate)|the young orphaned child]] whom saved his life ({{comics|starbuck|1}}).


'''Boxey''' is the son of {{alt|Serina}} who survives the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon Holocaust]].
== The Path to Earth ==


During his early years in {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}}, Boxey resides aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' with his step-father, {{alt|Apollo|TOS}}, following the death of his mother. This leaves Boxey without any known surviving blood relations, as is the case with numerous survivors throughout the fugitive fleet.
In the aftermath of the [[Nebula Ambush]], Tigh leads a damage control team to the luxury craft ''[[Ariadna]]'', a ship whose engines are failing and leaving {{alt|Athena|TOS}} to determine the next steps as to planning a future evacuation of the craft's passengers. After nursing the ship back to health, Tigh and his team return to ''Galactica'' after escaping into the [[storm zone]], committing himself to keeping ''Ariadna'' operational for as long as possible ({{comics|vol2|7}}). During the travel through the [[storm zone]], Tigh and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} find themselves at odds over {{alt|Adama|TOS}}'s decline, particularly when Adama fervently professes his belief that {{alt|Earth|TOS}} truly lies at the center of the storm zone ({{comics|vol2|8}}).


== 7351 ==
After egressing from the storm zone, Tigh tells Adama that a nearby star cluster will allow for varied opportunities for orbital concealment, so that the Fleet may lie low and resupply—and for a possible three-point strike against their pursuers, should they need to fight. However, Tigh and his damage control team return to ''Ariadna'' to address the engine issue, while Adama enlists the assistance of Dr. [[Madusa]] due to Adama's desire to abdicate command of the Fleet. In doing so, he feels that Tigh's the backbone of the Fleet in his role as executive officer, and that Tigh is far too much a warrior and not enough of a statesperson to be the commander, a belief that makes Adama feel like he's standing over judgment of his loyal friend ({{comics|vol2|10}}).  
En route to {{alt|Earth|TOS}}, Boxey becomes one of the many denizens of the Fleet to share in the dream of {{alt|Earth|TOS}}, projected by [[delta-class telepath]] [[Xam]] as they traverse an unnamed [[storm zone]]. This concerns both Apollo and Boxey's step-aunt, {{alt|Athena|TOS}} ({{comics|vol2|8}}&mdash;{{comics|vol2|9|short=y}}).


After the events of [[Adama's Gambit]], Boxey resumes attempting to find a place to play aboard ''Galactica'', often being shooed from the engine room by Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS-DE}} and bouncing around to various parts of the active battlestar, including the {{alt|launch bay}}. Following {{alt|Boomer|TOS}} from the launch bay, he happens upon a funeral ceremony to commemorate the pilots lost, and realizes the sacrifice many {{alt|Warriors}} make to protect them. Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} comes across the distraught boy and consoles him, escorting him to [[core command]] and promising him that Boxey will someday grow up to see Earth ({{comics|vol2|12}}).
[[File:BSGv2 11 - Tigh's Sacrifice.png|left|thumb|800px|Col. Tigh tells Capt. {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} to abandon the defense of ''[[Ariadna]]'' and defend the rest of {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} ({{comics|vol2|11}}).]]


Later, as they transit a [[black hole]], Boxey is briefly seen cavorting about ''Galactica'' with his trusted robotic [[daggit]], {{alt|Muffit}} ({{comics|vol3|1}} & {{comics|vol3|5|short=y}}).
As the ship can no longer be nursed back to working order, its crew and passenger compliment are evacuated during the [[Defense of Ariadna|defense of ''Ariadna'']]. Tigh and his repair crew are cut off from the last evacuation shuttle, becoming resolute in their willingness to sacrifice themselves by turning ''Ariadna'' into a bomb and using it against the single {{alt|basestar|TOS}} pursuing them. Fortunately, Adama recovers his confidence, buoyed by the sacrifice of his friend, and brings ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' herself into direct confrontation with the baseship. This permits a rescue shuttle to recover Tigh and his contingent, and ''Ariadna'' gives its life for the Fleet — without any further human sacrifice ({{comics|vol2|11}}).  


== 7358 ==
Tigh assumes command of ''Galactica'' following Adama's incapacitation due to transit through a mysterious [[black hole]] ({{comics|vol3|1}}). During this time, Tigh participates in deliberations over {{alt|Lucifer}}'s request for sanctuary against the [[Meclons]]. Despite his distaste for the Cylons, he coordinates efforts on defense between Lucifer's {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} and the [[Colonial Warriors]], including {{alt|Baltar|TOS}}'s efforts to integrate Cylon programming into {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s ({{comics|vol3|3}} & {{comics|vol3|4|short=y}}).
Entering his teens, Boxey is scared by the loss of Apollo following the [[Encounter of the Super Basestar]], after [[Yahren|yahrens]] of non-existent contact with their relentless Cylon pursuers ({{comics|doa|2}}).


Following [[Rescue of Apollo|Apollo's unsanctioned rescue]], Boxey discusses enlisting as a Colonial Warrior to Apollo, himself grappling with being forced into an advisory support role given a brain injury that prevents Apollo's active front-line defense of the Fleet. Apollo takes Boxey's gumption at becoming the warrior in an offensive way, lashing out at his step-son ({{comics|doa|5}}).
Tigh is pleased at Adama's recovery and stops {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} from shooting Adama following Apollo's realization that {{alt|Iblis}} possesses him ({{comics|vol3|5}}).


The Cylons ambush the Fleet [[Secton|sectons]] into Apollo's return, leaving him little choice but to step back into a Viper cockpit, and give his life to destroy the dreaded Cylon super basestar. This leaves Boxey without a father figure, relying more on his adopted family of his [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|grandfather]] and [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)|aunt]], and ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s surviving crew ({{comics|doa|6}}).{{tabnav|Characters|comics=vol2|comics2=vol3}}
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