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| | [[Image:gaming.jpg|thumb|Chameleon and Starbuck in ''The Man with Nine Lives'']] |
| |sepcon title=Chameleon (alternate)| series=TOS
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| | title=Chameleon
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| | photo=Chameleon.jpg
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| | colony=Apparently [[The Twelve Colonies of Man#Caprica|Caprica]]
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| | nickname=Captain Dmitri
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| | seen=The Man with Nine Lives
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| | children={{TOS|Starbuck}}
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| | marital status=Presumably widowed
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| | role=Con artist
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| | actor=[[Fred Astaire]]
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| A charming and aging con man, '''Chameleon''' just happens to be {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s father. | | A charming and aging con man, who just happens to be [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s father. After being separated by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] raid at the settlement of [[Umbra]] on planet [[Caprica]]. He had been something of a professional wagerer, apparently, due to his vast knowledge of chancery games. (This might explain Starbuck's natural fascination with chanceries.) However, his current occupation was basically making do with his ability to naturally con people out of money. |
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| == Life as a Con Artist ==
| | Among other false occupations, has been known to pose as a genetic tracer, a head of [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]], and the [[Livestock Ship]]'s commanding officer; however he crossed three [[Borellian Nomen]] -- [[Maga]], [[Bora]] and [[Taba]] -- who in return swore a [[blood trail]] to exact revenge upon the "jackal, [[Captain Dmitri]]". They eventually managed to track him on the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', courting [[Blassie|Siress Blassie]] who was apparently took to him during a type of orchestral symphony. |
| Chameleon was separated by the {{TOS|Cylons|Cylon}} raid at the settlement of [[Umbra]] on {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|Caprica}}. According to a story he told Apollo and Starbuck, the attack left him a traumatic amnesiac for five yahrens. Upon recovering, he learned that his wife had died in the attack, and that his baby son had survived.
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| He had been something of a professional wagerer due to his vast knowledge of [[chancery]] games, which might explain Starbuck's natural fascination with chanceries. However, Chameleon's current occupation is basically making do with his ability to naturally con people out of money {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
| | By an act of self-preservation, Chameleon managed to escape, meeting up with Starbuck and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] as [[Boomer (TOS)|Lieutenant Boomer]] and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] minced words with the Nomen. Chameleon talked about his past on Caprica and about losing a son, which spoke volumes to Starbuck. Chameleon found his chance for protection, portraying himself as a genetic tracer and stating that the ''Galactica'''s equipment would be just the thing needed to do testing to determine if they were indeed father and son. |
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| == Life in the Fleet ==
| | To play up the lost father/son relationship, he told Starbuck that [[Cassiopeia (TOS)|Cassiopeia]] reminded him much of his wife. Starbuck then admitted to him that Cassiopeia was the only one he ever considered getting Sealed to. |
| Among other false occupations, Chameleon been known to pose as a genetic tracer, a head of [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]], and the [[Livestock Ship]]'s commanding officer, Captain [[Dmitri]]. Misrepresenting himself as Dmitri, he crosses three [[Borellian Nomen]]—[[Maga]], [[Bora]] and [[Taba]]—who in return swear a [[blood trail]] to exact revenge. The Nomen track him to ''{{TOS|Rising Star|Rising Star}}'', where Chameleon courts [[Blassie|Siress Blassie]]. apparently taken by his charm aboard the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'' and while attending a type of orchestral symphony.
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| In an act of self-preservation, Chameleon manages to escape, meeting up with Starbuck and {{TOS|Apollo}} in ''Rising Star''<nowiki/>'s chancery, while Lieutenant {{TOS|Boomer}} and Flight Sergeant {{TOS|Jolly}} mince words with the Nomen in the recreation area. Chameleon talks about his past on Caprica and about losing a son, which spoke volumes to Starbuck. Chameleon finds his chance for protection, portraying himself as a genetic tracer and stating that ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'s'' equipment would be just the thing needed to do testing to determine if they were indeed father and son.
| | Later on, he attempted to tell Starbuck the truth when in the launch bay, since Starbuck admitted that he was considering dropping the Colonial service and join him in reuniting lost children with their parent(s). However, he never had the chance as Maga and Bora had trespassed into the bay, attacking Starbuck in attempting to discern where "Captain Dmitri" was. |
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| To play up the lost father-son relationship, he tells Starbuck that [[Cassiopeia]] reminds him much of his wife. Starbuck admits to him that Cassiopeia was the only one he ever considered getting [[sealed]] to.
| | Chameleon managed to save Starbuck from the Nomen by firing the Viper's lasers into the [[launch tubes|launch tube]], throwing Starbuck clear of the tube. Miraculously they Nomen survived, but were apprehended. Chameleon later admitted that he deceived them all, explaining the whole story. |
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| Later on, Chameleon attempts to tell Starbuck the truth when in the launch bay, where Starbuck admits to thinking of dropping out from the Colonial service to join him in reuniting lost children with their parents. Chameleon never gets the chance as Maga and Bora trespass into the bay, attacking Starbuck while attempting to discern where "Captain Dmitri" was.
| | He also thought that the story about him being Starbuck's Caprican father was false, however tests proved positive. He managed to convince Cassiopeia not to reveal the results to Starbuck, saying that he would rather be his friend, especially since Starbuck wanted to recapture [[yahrens]] that could never be recaptured. He did, however, promise that he would tell Starbuck when he had been [[Sealed]] to a very dubious Cassiopeia. |
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| Chameleon manages to save Starbuck from the Nomen by firing the Viper's lasers into the {{TOS|launch tubes|launch tube}}, throwing Starbuck clear of the tube. Miraculously the Nomen survive and are apprehended.
| | He was remanded to the custody of Siress Blassie, who supported his rehabilitation into society for his actions, but took it with joy since he and Starbuck were now only friends... ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]) |
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| Chameleon later admits that he deceived them all, explaining the whole story of the Nomen's blood trail {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
| | Portrayed by [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Fred+Astaire Fred Astaire] |
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| == Hiding the Truth ==
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| The con man also believed that the story of being Starbuck's Caprican father as false, however tests prove otherwise. Chameleon manages to convince Cassiopeia not to reveal these results to Starbuck, saying that he would rather be his friend, especially since Starbuck wanted to recapture [[yahrens]] that could never be recaptured.
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| Chameleon promises Cassiopeia that he would tell Starbuck when he had been [[Seal]]ed, much to her disbelief.
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| Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] remands Chameleon to the custody of Siress Blassie, who supports his rehabilitation into society for his actions, but takes it with joy since he and Starbuck were now only friends {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
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| == Notes ==
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| * The analog for Chameleon in the [[Re-imagined Series]] is [[Dreilide Thrace]].
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