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	'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.		'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.

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	'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.		'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.

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	Regardless, Cain's fate remains unknown to all those but himself and his crew {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.		Regardless, Cain's fate remains unknown to all those but himself and his crew {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

			== Family tree ==
			{{Family Trees (TOS)\|Cain}}

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.		'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.

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	'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.		'''Cain''' is a military leader who attained the status of a living war hero during the latter part of the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. Despite his popularity, Cain sometimes fails to live up to his reputation and seems quite unable to accept ideas other than his own. He is stubborn, but evidently knows how to run a military battlestar and execute a hindering plan against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}.

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	{{disline\|For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to this Original Series character, see [[Helena Cain]]. For the [[Video Game]] counterpart, see [[Garris Cain]].}}		{{disline\|For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to this Original Series character, see [[Helena Cain]]. For the [[Video Game]] counterpart, see [[Garris Cain]].}}


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	*The name "Cain" is derived from a biblical story. [[Wikipedia:Cain\|Cain]], in the instance of the Bible, is the oldest son of [[Wikipedia:Adam\|Adam]] who slew his brother [[Wikipedia:Abel\|Abel]].		*The name "Cain" is derived from a biblical story. [[Wikipedia:Cain\|Cain]], in the instance of the Bible, is the oldest son of [[Wikipedia:Adam\|Adam]] who slew his brother [[Wikipedia:Abel\|Abel]].

			=== Tie-in Material Information ===
	* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''		* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
	: Cain~~, born 100 [[yahren]] before~~ the [[~~Battle of Cimtar~~]], is considered the "greatest military genius of the modern age," dominating the [[Intercolonial Strategic Council]] in the years ~~prior to his disappearance at~~ the [[~~Battle of Molecay~~]]. ~~He is attributed to "striking~~ [~~a majority~~ of] human advances~~" in~~ the last ~~years~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~Thousand-Yahren War~~]].		: '''6495:''' Cain graduates number one in the Academy class. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=25-26}}</ref>
	: Cain ~~graduated from the academy at age 25, later gaining~~ fame as leader of ''{{~~TOS~~\|~~Prometheus~~\|~~Prometheus}}'s''~~ [[~~Eagle Squadron~~]]. Despite being court martialed twice ~~in his career~~ for ~~acts of~~ insubordination, ~~he was found innocent~~ each time ~~and returned~~ to "his cheering, fanatically loyal troops".		: Cain is considered the "greatest military genius of the modern age," dominating the [[Intercolonial Strategic Council]] in the final years of the [[Great Cylon War]]. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=25}}</ref>
	: Despite being out-numbered and out-gunned, Cain was able to win various victories against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}, making several advanced courses dedicated to studying his battle tactics available at the Academy.<ref>{{cite book~~/sswa~~\|~~25-~~26}}</ref>		: Much of the credit for the striking human advances during the period belongs to him, with his tactical brilliance as a Battlestar Commander becoming legendary. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=25}}</ref>
			: Several advanced courses at the Academy are solely devoted to study of his battle tactics. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=25}}</ref>
			: Cain first gained intercolonial fame as leader of the legendary Eagle Squadron, flying from the Battlestar ''[[Prometheus]]''. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=26}}</ref>
			: Despite being court-martialed twice for insubordination, Cain returned each time, cleared, to his cheering, fanatically loyal troops. <ref>{{cite book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=26}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	: Cain graduated from the academy at age 25, later gaining fame as leader of ''{{TOS\|Prometheus\|Prometheus}}'s'' [[Eagle Squadron]]. Despite being court martialed twice in his career for acts of insubordination, he was found innocent each time and returned to "his cheering, fanatically loyal troops".		: Cain graduated from the academy at age 25, later gaining fame as leader of ''{{TOS\|Prometheus\|Prometheus}}'s'' [[Eagle Squadron]]. Despite being court martialed twice in his career for acts of insubordination, he was found innocent each time and returned to "his cheering, fanatically loyal troops".
	: Despite being out-numbered and out-gunned, Cain was able to win various victories against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}, making several advanced courses dedicated to studying his battle tactics available at the Academy.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|25-26}}</ref>		: Despite being out-numbered and out-gunned, Cain was able to win various victories against the {{TOS\|Cylons}}, making several advanced courses dedicated to studying his battle tactics available at the Academy.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|25-26}}</ref>
	*A series of fan fiction novels called ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' from Clean Slate Press cover the [[Battle of Molecay]], as well as Cain's adventures after the events of "The Living Legend," including his eventual return to the Colonial fleet.


	== References ==		== References ==

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	The role of the forceful, aggressive commander was considered "right up his alley" for Lloyd Bridges, whose powerful presence created a compelling conflict with [[Lorne Greene]]'s Adama.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|183}}</ref> Story editor [[Jim Carlson]] described Cain as a "bull in a china shop," a character whose aggressive tactics could get people killed.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|184}}</ref>		The role of the forceful, aggressive commander was considered "right up his alley" for Lloyd Bridges, whose powerful presence created a compelling conflict with [[Lorne Greene]]'s Adama.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|183}}</ref> Story editor [[Jim Carlson]] described Cain as a "bull in a china shop," a character whose aggressive tactics could get people killed.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|184}}</ref>

	Glen Larson deliberately left Cain's fate ambiguous at the end of the episode, with the intention of bringing the popular character and the ''Pegasus'' back had the series continued.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|185}}</ref> Notes from an [[~~Stories for Season~~ Two ~~of the Original Series~~\|document on Season Two of the Original Series]] would share a story idea about [[The Return of the Pegasus\|his return in an unconventional manner]].		Glen Larson deliberately left Cain's fate ambiguous at the end of the episode, with the intention of bringing the popular character and the ''Pegasus'' back had the series continued.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|185}}</ref> Notes from an [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal\|document on Season Two of the Original Series]] would share a story idea about [[The Return of the Pegasus\|his return in an unconventional manner]].

	=== Re-imagined Series Perspective ===		=== Re-imagined Series Perspective ===