Brooks

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This list was created to keep track of Galactica's and Pegasus' current and former Viper pilots, Raptor pilots and ECOs. When mentioned-only characters are linked to a separate article, they are either repeatedly mentioned, have some significance despite not being seen or the article includes a note about their name.

Pilots are officers in the Colonial Fleet trained and qualified to operate a Viper fighter or a Raptor multipurpose vehicle.

Pilot candidates, or "nuggets," normally start training in simulators, but after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Galactica's nuggets went from classroom straight into live aircraft until Pegasus (with its on-board flight simulators) joined the Fleet. Once nuggets complete their basic flight and combat training, they are known as "Rooks".

A flight-qualified pilot wears basic pilot wings on the uniform's left breast. Senior-rated pilots (e.g. William Adama, Saul Tigh) wear a variation with outstretched wings.

Pilot wings are a permanently-awarded skills badge; they do not necessarily indicate active flight status, only that the wearer has successfully qualified as a pilot. Officers who have moved into non-flying positions, such as Aaron Kelly and Felix Gaeta, continue to wear them.

A flight suit, which protects a pilot during a decompression emergency, is standard apparel for all pilots.

Qualifications legend:

V - Viper pilot
R - Raptor pilot
E - Raptor ECO
O - Other craft

Active

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Seen (Mentioned)
Captain	Karl "Helo" Agathon	RE	Daybreak, Part II
Captain	Marcia "Showboat" Case	V	Razor (Someone to Watch Over Me)
Lieutenant	Sharon "Athena" Agathon	RO	Daybreak, Part II
Lieutenant	Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza	VR	Daybreak, Part II
Lieutenant	Paolo "Redwing" McKay	V	Blood on the Scales
Lieutenant	Noel "Narcho" Allison	V	Blood on the Scales
Ensign	Diana "Hardball" Seelix	V	The Oath
	An unnamed, tattooed pilot	VR	A Disquiet Follows My Soul

Mentioned Only

The following pilots' names can be seen on duty rosters in the pilots' ready room or on other documents following Gaeta's Mutiny. It may thus be presumed that they are on active duty.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Captain	George "Catman" Birch	V	Home, Part I (TRS: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
Lieutenant	Jarrell "Fuzzy" Kief	R	Final Cut (TRS: "The Passage")

The following pilots have been mentioned exclusively in dialogue.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
	"Bingo"	V	Occupation
	"Hex"	V	The Son Also Rises (mentioned by Dualla)
	"Hotshot"	V	He That Believeth in Me
	"Terra"	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (combat comm chatter during 2nd combat sortie)
	"Wally"	V	Occupation

The following pilots' names can be seen on duty rosters in the pilots' ready room or on other documents following the second exodus. Some of these names appear on the roster as early as the first season in episodes like "Act of Contrition" and "The Hand of God".

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Captain	Ricky "Two Times" Richardson		Six of One
Lieutenant	Delphi "Falcon" Birch	V	The Passage, Behind-the-scenes photo
Lieutenant	Mei "Freaker" Firelli	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	Steve "Red Devil" Fleer	R	Six of One
Lieutenant	Analy "Feline" Amante	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	River "Hiccup" Brigden	V	Six of One
Captain	John "Snitch" Burke	V	The Passage
Lieutenant	Coran "Chopper" Dix	V	Six of One
	Ars "Snicker" Kelder		The Passage
	Troy "Sever" Minos		Six of One
	Anumanda "Spender" Salas		Six of One
Lieutenant	Bryan "Tailgate" Smith		Six of One
Lieutenant	Timo "Blindspot" Talamonte	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
Lieutenant	Drew "Bomber" Wilson	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), Viper Mark VII pilot assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Brakes"	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Butch"		Crossroads, Part II (on locker door in the Weight room )
Lieutenant	Keenan "Buttermilk" Van Dyk	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Catbird"	V	Six of One
	"Chinman"		Six of One
	"Digger"		Six of One
	"Dune"		Crossroads, Part II (on locker door in the weight room)
	"Famous"	V	Six of One
	"Hyper"	V	Six of One
Ensign	Seamus "Kingston" McCrae	V	Six of One
	"Ninja"	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	Lyn "Pookie" Zook	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Rash"		Collaborators (on locker door)
	"Rocket"		Six of One
Lieutenant	Chac "Ruins" Choben	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Sharky"		Six of One
	"Sniper"	V	Six of One
	"Space-Katt"	V	Six of One
	"Stinger"	V	Six of One
	"Snaps"		Six of One
	"Thumper"	V	Six of One
	"Toothbrush"		Six of One
Lieutenant	Jose "Trip" Montero	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.

Inactive

Rank	Name	Qualifications
Rear Admiral	William "Husker" Adama	VR
Colonel	Saul Tigh	Unknown
Major (ret.)	Lee "Apollo" Adama	VRO
Captain	Aaron Kelly	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.
Lieutenant (ret.)	Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek	VO
Junior Lieutenant/Ensign	"Shooter"	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.

Deceased

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Death
Rear Admiral	Helena Cain	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Resurrection Ship, Part II (Murder)
Commander	Jack Fisk	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Black Market (Murder)
Colonel	Jurgen Belzen	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Razor (Execution)
Major	Jackson "Dipper" Spencer	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (KIA)
Captain	Louanne "Kat" Katraine	VR	The Passage (Radiation poisoning)
Captain	Kara "Starbuck" Thrace	VRO	Maelstrom/Daybreak, Part II (KIA / Vanished)
Lieutenant	"Jolly" Anders	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (KIA)
Lieutenant	Cohen "Karma" Baker	R	Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (KIA)
Lieutenant	Richard "Buster" Bayer	R	The Captain's Hand (KIA)
Lieutenant	Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson	RE	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Lieutenant	Hamish "Skulls" McCall	RE	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Lieutenant	Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo	E	Fragged (Fratricide)
Jr. Lieutenant (ret.)	Tucker "Duck" Clellan	V	Occupation (Suicide)
Jr. Lieutenant (ret.)	Nora Farmer	V	The Resistance, Episode 4 (Assault)
Jr. Lieutenant	Jay "Shark" Finnegan	R	The Face of the Enemy (Murder)
Jr. Lieutenant	Felix Gaeta	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.	Blood on the Scales (Execution)
Jr. Lieutenant	Eammon "Gonzo" Pike	VR	Sine Qua Non/The Hub (KIA)
Jr. Lieutenant	Dwight "Flat Top" Saunders	R	Act of Contrition (Accident)
(former) Jr. Lieutenant	Sharon "Boomer" Valerii	RO	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Ensign	Samuel "Longshot" Anders	V	Daybreak, Part II (Suicide)
Ensign	Brent "BB" Baxton	V	Scar (KIA)
Ensign	Joseph "Jo-Jo" Clark	V	Scar (KIA)
Ensign	"Easy" Esrin	R	The Face of the Enemy (Murder)
	"Stepchild"	V	The Hand of God (KIA)
Sergeant	Donald "Chuckles" Perry	V	The Hand of God (KIA)
	Lyla "Shark" Ellway	E	The Captain's Hand (KIA)
Lieutenant	"S. "Flyboy" Irvine"	V	Valley of Darkness (KIA)
	"Fireball"	V	The Hand of God (KIA)

Mentioned Only

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Death
	"Cartwheel"	R	Daybreak (KIA)
	"Sandman"	V	Sine Qua Non (KIA)
	"Tough Guy"	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I (KIA)
	"Carousel"	E	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I (KIA)
	Reilly	V	Scar (KIA)
	"Beano"	V	Scar (KIA)
	"Sheppard"		KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")
Captain	Theo "Dash" Oberon	V	KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")
Captain	Branuelle "Puppet" Bronte	V	KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")

Unnamed

• Pilot and ECO of Raptor 314 - The Captain's Hand (KIA)
• (At most) 4 pilots - Resurrection Ship, Part II
• Pilot and ECO of Raptor 3 - Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (KIA)
• 1 unidentified Viper Mk. II pilot - The Hand of God (KIA)
• 12 unidentified pilots - Act of Contrition (Accident)
• 18 Viper Mk. VII pilots - Miniseries, first sortie (KIA)
• 1 Viper Mk. II pilot - Miniseries, second sortie (KIA)
• 7 Viper Mk. II pilots - Miniseries, third sortie (KIA)
• 1 Viper Mk. VII pilot - Miniseries, third sortie (KIA)

Status Unknown after New Caprica

These characters have not been seen or mentioned since the settlement of New Caprica, during which many military personnel mustered out of the service. As such, it is not known if they are still on active duty.

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Seen (Mentioned)
Captain	Cole "Stinger" Taylor	VR	Resurrection Ship, Part I (seen) The Captain's Hand (mentioned)
Lieutenant	Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino	V	Final Cut
Lieutenant	Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones	R	Home, Part I
	"Stubbs"	R	The Hand of God

Mentioned Only

The following mentioned-only characters have been identified by name. They may be identical with any of the mentioned-only characters identified by call sign, listed below.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Lieutenant	Mueller		Home, Part I (by William Adama)
Lieutenant	Olin Perry		Home, Part I (by Saul Tigh)
Lieutenant	Simes	V	Fragged (by Saul Tigh)

The following mentioned-only characters have been identified by callsign. They may be identical with any of the mentioned-only characters identified by name, listed above. All the pilots listed for "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" are part of the rescue mission to Caprica and identify themselves during the wireless check-in prior to the first jump.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
	Headcase	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Swordsman	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Anvil	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Chinstrap	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Gumball	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Raw Meat	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Toyon	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Strakus	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Playboy	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Polo	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Casey	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Adonis	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Gully Man	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Star Cloud	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Callan	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Snake	V	Scar
	Crash		Scar (on locker door in the head)
	Bubba		Scar (on locker door)
	Flash		Scar (on locker door)
	Spooky		Scar (on locker door)
	Nuke		Scar (on locker door)
	Rebel		Scar (on locker door)
Lieutenant	Ronald "Sonny" French	V	Black Market (on locker door in the weight room) This is a nod to producer Ron E. French.
	Rock Star	V	Resurrection Ship, Part I
	Whiplash	VR	Pegasus
	Thumper	VR	Pegasus
	Grayshirt	V	Final Cut, later seen on War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
Lieutenant	T "Ranger" Rogers	R	Fragged (on Raptor name plate)
	Honey Bear	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Moe	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Guy	R	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Frosty	R	The Hand of God (on roster )
	Bobo	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Bash	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Hooper	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Bambit	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Jackson	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Spinner	V	The Hand of God
Lieutenant	Oein "Deadbolt" Parker	V	The Hand of God
	Buzzer	V	The Hand of God
	Beehive	V	Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
	Joker	V	Act of Contrition (on roster)
	Greenback	V	Act of Contrition (on roster)
	Thumper		Bastille Day (on roster)
	Ice Cap	V	33 (on roster)
	T-Bone	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)
	Wedge	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)
	Winger	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)

Status Unknown

This is a listing of pilots and callsigns derived from the nameplates that were auctioned off. These nameplates were either used on the Vipers in the background or made for the production, and thus may or may never have been seen on-screen. Their status has been presently identified as "unknown."

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Lieutenant	Becca "Beetle" Andrewson	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Rosemary "Dinger" Bell	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Jacob "Slick" Calabos	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Kirk "Spiceman" Donner	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Brooks "Scary" Garner	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Oliver "Stig" Gittes	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Paz "Silverstep" Huang	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Shirley "Lefty" Ingot	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Breyon "Singer" Jaskaran	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	John "Bones" Lavell	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Cody "Flea" Mandrake	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Clay "Flim-Flam" McKenzie	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Erika "Creeper" Merchantele	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Cole "Doom" Metzger	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Melinda "Akbar" Montes	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Emma "Greybill" Munroe	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Ensign	Kraner "Sleeper" O'Kane	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Frank "I-Zyk" Pooley	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Liz "Kitty-Kat" Riedel	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.

Homages to real persons

The following pilots are homages to people working on the show or related to its production. Since they may only exist in behind-the-scenes photos and not featured on screen, they don't necessarily exist within the show's continuity.

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Admiral	Ronald D. "Caveman" Moore	Behind-the-scenes photo	A reference to show runner Ronald D. Moore.
Captain	Kevin "Silent" Smith	Behind-the-scenes photo	This is an homage to actor, director and writer Kevin Smith, who was considered to direct an episode of the fourth season.

Non-Canon

This is a list of names of pilots who have been identified as not being in the series canon, based on the following conditions:

1. The name is derived from a nameplate that was production made, and;
2. The name directly contradicts known, established canon.

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Lieutenant	Gwen "Red Devil" Fleer	Nameplate auctioned off during the Official Battlestar Props and Costumes Auction.	A nameplate likely made for Steve Fleer, who shares the same callsign, last name, and rank. Nameplate was likely made before production changes rendered it obsolete.

References

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Mr. Brooks is a station manager for United Broadcasting Company Television studios. Mr. Brooks offers Jamie Hamilton a shot at a job, but only if she can secure an interview with Dr. Donald Mortinson ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I")}. She secures the interview and lands the job ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II")}.

Mr. Brooks begins to grow weary of Hamilton's tendency to stray from her assignments, assigning a cameraman, Hal Fredricks, to her in an attempt to keep her on track. She is sent to cover a baseball camp run by former baseball superstar Billy Eheres ^{(1980: "Spaceball")}.

Novelization depiction

In the novelization by Michael Resnick, this character is named Dana Anderson, who is the West Coast News Director of United Broadcasting Corporation and an award winning journalist who has interviewed various governors, presidents, and other people of importance. Anderson is described as a tall, graying man, who happens to be an atheist, and offers Jamie Hamilton a three-year contract if she successfully gets an interview with Dr. Alfred Mortinson.

Anderson later snags an interview with Mortinson after his first meeting with "terrorists" Troy and Dillon, and, after Hamilton's return from 1944 C.E., believes she is sympathetic to the so-called terrorists. After being contacted at the office by Dillon to warn her about Xaviar, she informs him that Anderson has put a trace on their call, much to Anderson's irritation. After this, Hamilton terminates her employment with Anderson.

Notes

• After "Spaceball," Brooks neither appears in the rest of the series episodes nor is he a character in any of the unproduced scripts from the series.

References

Brooks
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Brooks is a Cylon
Brooks is a Final Five Cylon
Brooks is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Brooks is an Original Series Cylon
Related Media
		@ BW Media
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Specialist Brooks is a deckhand aboard Galactica.

He boards Raptor 718, which is bound for Zephyr in order to perform some maintenance duties. He is accompanied by Lt. Gaeta, two Eights, Lt. J. "Shark" Finnegan and "Easy" Esrin.

The Raptor becomes separated from the Fleet and stranded with a limited air supply. He attempts to repair the CO2 scrubbers but is unable to reach into the compartment. An Eight offers to help, but is electrocuted shortly after she fixes the system.

Several hours later, Brooks is found to have died from a morpha overdose. One empty vial is found in his hand, and another next to his body. The morpha came from the supply brought aboard by Gaeta ^{(TRS: "The Face of the Enemy")}.

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