Editing Central character absences (TRS)

{{disline|This lists the episodes where central cast members were conspicuously absent from the episodes' proceedings. For a matrix detailing the appearances of supporting and minor characters, see [[List of character appearances (RDM)]]}}

With a few exceptions, the main characters generally appear in all episodes. The main characters are those whose actors are credited in the main title sequence, i.e. '''[[William Adama]]''', '''[[Laura Roslin]]''', '''{{callsign|Starbuck}}''', '''{{callsign|Lee Adama}}''', '''[[Gaius Baltar]]''', '''[[Number Six]]''' and '''[[Number Eight]]'''. For the purposes of this list, a presence of ''any'' Six or Eight model counts as an appearance.

[[Boomer (RDM)|Boomer]] was a major character up until her assassination in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]" (the [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] Boomer becoming a minor character). At about that time the Eight later known as [[Athena (RDM)|Athena]] becomes a more central part of the main story.

The primary [[Number Six]] character was, in the first two seasons, [[Virtual Six]]. [[Caprica-Six]] becomes more prominent in Season Three. [[Gina Inviere]] plays a central role in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship, Parts I]] and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|II]]" and "[[Razor]]". Later [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Natalie]] have significant screentime.

This listing pertains only to televised or DVD versions of episodes; some characters listed as absent may in fact appear in deleted scenes (for example, Number Six in "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").

==Miniseries==

*''No absences''

==Season One==

*[[Litmus]] - Lee Adama

==Season Two==

*[[Valley of Darkness]] - Number Eight
*[[Fragged]] - Kara Thrace, Number Eight
*[[Flight of the Phoenix]] - Number Six
*[[Black Market]] - Kara Thrace, Number Eight
*[[Scar]] - Gaius Baltar, Number Six
*[[Sacrifice]] - Gaius Baltar, Number Six
*[[The Captain's Hand]] - Number Eight
*[[Downloaded]] - Kara Thrace, Lee Adama

==[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]==
None of the central cast appear in these webisodes.

==Season Three==
*[[Collaborators]] - Number Eight
*[[Unfinished Business]] - Number Six
*[[Taking a Break from All Your Worries]] - Number Eight
*[[A Day in the Life]] - Gaius Baltar, Number Six
*[[Dirty Hands]] - Lee Adama, Number Eight
*[[Maelstrom]] - Gaius Baltar, Number Six
*[[The Son Also Rises]] - Kara Thrace
*[[Crossroads, Part I]] - Kara Thrace
**Note: To add to the illusion that Thrace's death was permanent, Katee Sackhoff's name is absent from the main title credits for the final three episodes of season three.

==[[Razor]]==
* Gaius Baltar (only appears in the extended version on DVD)
* Virtual Six (only appears in the extended version on DVD)
* In the Razor webisodes, William Adama (both as a young pilot and as the older pre-attack Commander) is the only ongoing series character to appear.

==Season Four==
*[[The Ties That Bind]] - Gaius Baltar
*[[Escape Velocity]] - Number Eight
*[[The Road Less Traveled]] - William Adama, Laura Roslin, Lee Adama, Number Six
*[[Faith]] - Lee Adama
*[[Sine Qua Non]] - Laura Roslin, Gaius Baltar
*[[The Hub]] - Kara Thrace (only in Roslin's vision), Lee Adama (only in Roslin's vision)
*[[No Exit]] - Gaius Baltar
*[[Someone to Watch Over Me]] - Gaius Baltar

==[[The Face of the Enemy]]==
William Adama, Laura Roslin, Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, Number Six. Gaius Baltar appears in flashback only.

==[[The Plan]]==
*Laura Roslin. Scenes from the series with Roslin in them are deliberately edited to not include her and her dialogue is spoken by other characters.
*Kara Thrace, Lee Adama, and Gaius Baltar appear, but only in archive footage from previous episodes. No new scenes with these characters are in the film.


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