Editing Caprica Buccaneers

[[File:The Plan - C-Bucs Training Field.jpeg|thumb|[[Samuel T. Anders]] with his Caprica Buccaneers teammates during practices at the eve of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] c. {{BCH|0}} {{TRS|The Plan}}.]]
The '''Caprica Buccaneers''', also called the '''Caprica City Buccaneers'''<ref>They are referred as such in a sports broadcast in the episode "[[Rebirth]]."</ref>, are a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] team from {{RDM|Caprica}}, captained by [[Samuel Anders|Samuel T. Anders]] at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The team has existed for roughly a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. [[Atlas Arena]], located in [[Caprica City]], is the team's home field.

== Pre-Fall ==

In {{YR|42}}, the Buccaneers are owned by [[Daniel Graystone]], inventor of the [[holoband]] technology and, later, the [[Cybernetic Life-Form Node]]. Owning the Buccaneers had been a childhood fantasy of Graystone's. Graystone invited [[Joseph Adama]] and his son, [[Willie Adama|William "Willie" Adama]], to court-side seats weeks after [[Maglev 23]] bombing claimed the lives of members from both families. After the game, Willie was sharply critical of the Buccaneers, noting that [[Rod Jenkins]] was responsible for losing the game he watched {{CAP|Caprica pilot}}.

After discovering that Graystone's role in the death of two of his workers over the [[meta-cognitive processor]], [[Tomas Vergis]] sets out to destroy everything that Graystone loves in retribution. Discovering that Graystone Industries is hemorrhaging financially due to their attempts to replicate the processor, Vergis offers a lucrative deal of 300 million [[Cubit|cubits]] to acquire the Buccaneers. Despite numerous refusals, the chagrined Graystone capitulates in order to stave off Graystone Industries' insolvency  {{CAP|Know Thy Enemy|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line}}.

With Vergis later deceased by ritual suicide at Graystone's hand, the chain of custody regarding the Buccaneers ownership is undefined, and may involve the [[Ha'la'tha]]. Regardless, Graystone's ties to the Buccaneers remain unique during the [[Battle of Atlas Arena]], wherein the debut and efficacy of the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Units]] became solidified into the public consciousness of the Twelve Worlds {{TRS|Apotheosis (episode)}}.

== Post-Fall ==

In {{BCH|0}}, the Buccaneers undertake high-altitude training in the mountains at the time of the [[Cylon]] [[Cylon attack|nuclear bombardment]] of Caprica {{TRS|The Plan}}. Shielded from the shockwaves and a bulk of the nuclear fallout, they manage to round up hikers and other survivors camping in the mountains into a sizable [[Caprica Resistance|resistance force]].  From there, they siege supply depots, hospitals for [[Anti-radiation medication|anti-radiation meds]] and destroy Cylon convoys {{TRS|Resistance (episode)|The Plan}}.

The Buccaneers' team roster consisted of Anders, "Jo-Man," "[[Rally]]," "Ten Point," [[Sue-Shaun]], "Crip-key," Morris Fink {{TRS|Resistance (episode)|The Plan}}, [[Jean Barolay]], "[[Coach]]," [[Kai]], [[Wheeler]] and "Doc [[Simon]]" {{TRS|The Plan}}.

With her comments, {{callsign|Starbuck}}—who mentions to Anders later on that a "bum knee" robbed her of a professional pyramid career—either was not a fan of the team, or was a sharp critic. While questioning Anders' legitimacy at gunpoint, she demands that he tell her how many "foul breaks" the Buccaneers had in the playoff against [[Aerilon]]. Anders tells Thrace that one foul break was called back, after instant replay, suggesting a parallel to the National Football League, cricket, and other major sporting leagues, in which officials may review replays after a play before making a final decision {{TRS|Resistance (episode)}}.  Despite Anders' popularity and skill, the Buccaneers never won a championship under his lead {{TRS|Daybreak, Part I}}.

== Team Logos ==
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File:Caprica Buccaneers patch.jpg|Post-[[First Cylon War]] team emblem of the Caprica Buccaneers depicted in the [[Re-imagined Series]].
File:Cbucs old logo.jpg|Post-[[First Cylon War]] team emblem of the Caprica Buccaneers as depicted in [[Caprica (series)|''Caprica'']].
</gallery>

==Notes==
*The team's nickname may be a reference to the 2003 Super Bowl champion, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League.
*The team is often referred to as the "C-Bucs" for short.
*In the [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]], the team's colors are blue, white, and green, the same colors as the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]].  Incidentally, the post-[[First Cylon War]] Buccaneer's colors—black, red, and yellow—are the earlier iteration of the Canucks' color scheme.

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