Editing Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 5

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{{Comic Data
| image=BSG05CovRoss.jpg
| title={{comics|vol2|5|nolink=y}}
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=5
| episode=
| writer= [[Dan Abnett]]<br/>[[Andy Lanning]]
| illustrator=[[Cezar Razek]]
| penciller=
| colorist= [[Vinicius Townsend]]
| letterer= [[Simon Bowland]]
| editor=
| cover= [[Alex Ross]] (Main Cover and Variants)<br/>[[Chris Eliopoulos]] (Subscription Cover)
| published=September 18, 2013
| collects=
| collected={{comics|memorial}}
| reprints=
| reprinted=
| pages=32
| isbn= 725130204622
| prev={{comics|vol2|4}}
| next={{comics|vol2|6}}
}}

:''{{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} must help the beleaguered human resistance fighters against overwhelming odds as they face extinction at the hands of the {{alt|Cylon Empire|TOS|all-pervading Cylon empire|reality}}. it's [sic] all or nothing for our time-displaced heroes as winning may jeopardize their chances of returning home.''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200511|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5|date=|accessdate=8 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Plot==

* {{alt-r|Cylons|Cylon}} {{alt-r|Raider}}s descend upon [[Cache]] while the [[Colonial Resistance]] scrambles its fighting forces.
* Aboard [[Baltifer]]'s [[Baltifer's basestar|basestar]], {{alt-r|Adama}} and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} emote their fury against a gloating Baltifer.
* Aboard ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}'', the {{alt|Starbuck|TOS|temporally displaced Starbuck}} nurses his head, having been briefly knocked out by {{alt-r|Starbuck|Captain Starbuck}}'s henchmen. Captain Starbuck is content to sit out the battle under the [[sensor shield]]'s cloak, while Lieutenant Starbuck advocates that they fight to save the remaining human race from destruction. 
* Meanwhile, {{alt-r|Zee|Doctor Zee}} verifies Apollo's story and Baltifer becomes enthused by the possibility of the Cylons being the masters of two realities.
* Apollo organizes a stay of execution for Baltifer's attack on the remaining humans, offering to recreate the event that brought himself and Starbuck into the reality. 
* While Baltifer remains true to his word, Apollo launches in his [[Temporal Viper]] (upon which the [[tech spider]]s cling, so they may ensure Apollo remains true to his word) and enters the eye of the [[temporal storm]] Zee recreates using the [[chronal cannon]]s.
* As Apollo's [[temporal drive]] overloads, ''Galactica'' engages the baseship. 
* This change of events enrages Baltifer, who orders the remaining humans killed&mdash;including Adama.
* The [[signal disruptor]] is employed, disabling the Cylons around Baltifer as the resistance rallies to make their counterattack. 
* {{alt-r|Serina}} heads to Apollo, but is warned off due to the impending destruction of his overloading drive. Apollo is unable to eject due to the tech spiders having sealed his canopy. 
* Lieutenant Starbuck arrives in his own Temporal Viper, destroying the spiders in a volley of laser fire, and allowing Apollo to eject before his Viper explodes. As Starbuck retrieves his friend, the explosion begins another [[temporal warp]].
* The Cylons begin recovering from the affects of the disruption. Adama takes the opportunity to claim a Cylon [[laser rifle]] for himself, and slays Baltifer. He then places the rifle against Zee's temple, demanding that the cells holding the human prisoners be opened. 
* The human prisoners begin reclaiming weapons from fallen Cylons, and claim the basestar. 
* Apollo now rides tandem in Starbuck's Temporal Viper, as Baltifer's basestar opens fire on the remaining Raiders. Before they can celebrate, the combatants are drawn into the temporal storm. 
* The combatants find themselves in the [[Nebula Ambush]], just as the [[temporal battery]] overloads aboard the prime reality's ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''. The temporal shockwave has wiped ''Galactica''{{'|s}} systems, where Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} reports that it'll take at least an hour to reboot.
* Out of options, salvation arrives in the form of a basestar and another ''Galactica'' from the [[alternate reality]], readily dispatching the attacking Cylons.
* The ambush ends with the {{alt|basestar|TOS|enemy Cylon basestar}} going up in flames, and their saviors head back into the temporal rift before it closes. Apollo gives his farewells to both Adama and Serina, while Starbuck bids farewell to his alternate, who is excited at the prospect of claiming riches aplenty when the Colonies are reclaimed.
* Apollo and Starbuck return to ''Galactica'' with a story to tell, and Starbuck dissuades {{alt|Zee}} from continuing his work on [[temporal weapon]]s.

==Notes==

=== Publication Releases ===

* A version of this issue, the ''Battlestar Galactica #5 Exclusive Subscription Variant'', released in September 2013. Per the publisher:
*: ''A super-special, exclusive [[Chris Eliopoulos]] Cute cover, only available to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200521|title=Battlestar Galactica #5 Exclusive Subscription Variant|date=|accessdate=8 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

* This issue concludes the "Memorial" arc.

=== Miscellany ===

* The comic eschews the Colonial terminology for time units, namely "hour" ([[centar]]) and "months" ([[quatron]]).
* Despite {{alt|Lucifer}}'s appearance on the cover, it is never seen in this issue.

==Analysis==

* The end of "Memorial" is designed to not only provide readers with a fun "what if" romp, but also highlights the difference ''Galactica''{{'|s}} existence makes. Apollo and Starbuck's return to their reality allows them to regale the denizens of the Fleet with a tale meant to renew hope, the erosion to which is highlighted in {{comics|vol2|1|the first issue}}. 
* Baltifer's death at Adama's hand signifies a key difference between not only those characters, but their dynamic. It contrasts greatly with the primary reality's dynamic between Baltifer and Adama in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}," where Adama is willing to release Baltar in return for [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|helping them destroy]] a {{TOS|basestar}}. 
* The alternate Adama quips a {{tropes|Pre-Mortem One-Liner}} before killing Baltifer. 
* Captain Starbuck's reconsideration of interviening just at {{tropes|Just In Time|the precipitous moment}} in order to save Apollo from certain destruction provides a {{tropes|Big Damn Heroes|cathartic "big damn hero" moment}}.  
* The relationship between {{alt-r|Serina|the alternate Serina}} and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} is not allowed to bloom, and thus is brushed off with a variation of the "{{tropes|Train-Station Goodbye}}" where both character's thoughts remain unsaid outside of some vague hint of "another time." As the comic doesn't examine just how deeply it affects Apollo, it also leaves to question how this encounter will affect his pursuit of a relationship with {{alt|Sheba}}.
* Apollo and Starbuck's return to their reality, and the fact that the timelines diverge after {{tropes|Set Right What Once Went Wrong
|righting what once went wrong}}, is a variation of the {{tropes|The Fellowship Has Ended}}.

==Questions==

* What is {{alt-r|Zee|the alternate Zee}}'s fate? 
* How much of Apollo's time with {{alt-r|Serina|an alternate Serina}} reignited his feelings over their short marriage? 
* What lies ahead for {{alt|The Fleet|TOS|the rag-tag, fugitive Fleet}}?

==Noteworthy Dialogue==

* ''The Starbucks exchange barbs over helping the remaining humans:''
*: '''Lieutenant {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}:''' Come ''on,'' are we just going to watch while the Cylons ''execute'' the ''human race''? We're the ''same person,'' Starbuck! Fate can't have squeezed ''every'' shred of decency out of you in this timeline!
*: '''Captain {{alt-r|Starbuck}}:''' I fight when I ''want'' to. ''My battles. Not... that kind of ''suicidal [[felgercarb]].'' There's no percentage.
*: '''Lieutenant Starbuck:''' Right. Funny you can't even look me in the ''eye'' when you say that.  

* ''When ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}'' attacks [[Baltifer]]'s [[Baltifer's basestar|basestar]]:''
*: '''Baltifer:''' A battlestar? A ''battlestar''? Is this a ''trick'' of yours, {{alt-r|Adama}}?
*: '''Adama:''' I wish it ''was.'' Fate is ''kind'' today.
*: '''Baltifer:''' ''Counter attack! Destroy all the humans and that wretched ship!'' And ''kill'' Adama!
*: '''{{alt-r|Centurion}}:''' [[By your command]].
*: '''Adama:''' If death means I can stop listening to your ''madness,'' Baltifer, fate is ''still'' being kind to me to--

* ''The lead {{alt-r|Raider}} commander reaches out for support:''
*: '''Centurion:''' Lead raider to basestar. Request battery support against the human fighters.
*: '''Adama:''' ''Here's'' your battery support. (Basestar's weapons batteries destroy the Raiders.)

* ''Following {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and Starbuck's return to their reality:''
*: '''{{alt|Zee}}:''' The [[temporal battery]] has burned out, but I feel ''confident'' I can repair it. I'll need--
*: '''Starbuck:''' Zee, you see, it's all about ''risk'' and ''reward''. ''No more [[temporal weapon|time weapons]]...'' It's not ''worth'' it.
*: '''Zee:''' Oh.

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===Covers===

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===Preview Pages===

: ''Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.''

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==External links==

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