Editing Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 2

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{{Comic Data
| image= BSGClass201602CovASanchez.jpg
| title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol 3 #2 (a.k.a. "Snake in the Garden")
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=2
| episode=
| writer= [[Cullen Bunn]]
| penciller=[[Alex Sanchez]]
| colorist= [[Daniela Miwa]]
| letterer= [[Sal Cipriano]]
| editor=[[Matt Idelson]]
| cover= [[Alex Sanchez]] (Cover A, C)<br/>[[Michael Adams]] (Cover B)
| published=September 7, 2016
| collects=
| collected=''[[Battlestar Galactica: Folly of the Gods]]''
| reprints=
| reprinted=
| isbn= 725130250643
| prev={{comics|vol3|1}}
| next={{comics|vol3|3}}
}}

: ''Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} has suffered a grievous injury and is unable to lead {{alt|The Fleet|TOS|his people}} when they need him most. On a [[Iblis' planet|strange world]] where penitents worship derelict star craft, {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} has made a {{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE|shocking}} [[Meclons|discovery]]. And the relentless {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} have pursued the ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''... to sue for peace!?''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513025064302011|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #2|date=|accessdate=26 March 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Plot==

=== Meclon Attack ===

* [[Delta 1]] reports to {{alt|Lucifer}} regarding their aggressors. Lucifer orders it to reevaluate the situation, not believing their aggressors to be {{alt|Cylons|TOS}}.
* Lucifer orders [[Attack Pattern Omega]] to repel the assault, and comes to the conclusion that their aggressors are [[Meclon|Cylon in nature]]. Begrudgingly, he commands retreat after their aggressors engage in kamikaze runs. 

=== The Planet ===

* {{alt|Apollo|TOS}}, {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, {{alt|Boomer|TOS}} and {{alt|Sheba}} reflect on the expansive impact crater before them, believing it to be thousands of [[yahren]]s old. Sheba voices her belief that the ship that crashed there may have belonged to [[Seraphs|"The Ancient Ones."]] Starbuck itches to leave the planet, reflecting on the denizens ability to give him "the creeps."
* {{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE}} announces his presence and, despite Starbuck's desire to assault the traitor, reveals that he was summoned to the planet from the "quiet little world" that {{alt|Adama|TOS}} had stranded him upon<ref>Per the arrangement in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}," Adama agrees to deposit Baltar on a habitable planet with sufficient supplies and hope of rescue for his assistance against the {{TOS|Cylons}} in the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]].</ref> by {{alt|Iblis||a force unknown to him}}.
* Uniquely divergent [[Meclon Raiders|Cylon Raiders]] attack the group, and their welcoming committee begins their escape away from the forces. The Warriors head towards their {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s, which are quickly destroyed by their attackers.
* The Warriors are lead towards caverns, while Starbuck aims to reach a Raider that makes its landing, hoping to commandeer the ship for their own purposes. Apollo orders both him and Sheba to stop their efforts, and follow the rest of the wayward denizens to their hiding place. 

=== Adama's Mind ===

* In {{alt|Adama|TOS}}'s mind, the events of the [[Battle of Cimtar]] play out differently than he remembers. The attacking Cylons are stopped in their tracks by a {{alt|Ship of Light}}.
* As Adama endeavors to inquire as to the happenings about him, Count {{alt|Iblis}} appears and informs Adama that the events never played out that way. He remarks that the [[Seraphs]], had they cared enough for humanity, would have saved their race instead of allowing their civilization to be destroyed. 
* Adama challenges Iblis, who responds that he is [[War of the Gods, Part II|fulfilling his promise]] that "we would meet again" at "another time, another place." 

=== The Planet ===

* Lead further into caverns, Baltar reveals that they are being lead to the site of the very first vessel that crashed there. Much to their shock, it is a ship that mirrors [[Iblis' ship]] and the bodies around it are those creatures that bear {{alt|Iblis}} pig-like visage.

=== ''Galactica'' ===

* {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} is alerted to the approach of {{alt|Lucifer}}'s {{alt|basestar}}, surmising that they followed ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' through the [[black hole]].
* At Tigh's order, {{alt|Rigel}} scrambles their {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s, lead by Flight Sergeant {{alt|Jolly|TOS}}. Much to their surprise, the {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s are not breaking to attack.  
* On ''Galactica'', an incredulous Tigh is informed that the Cylons wish a cease fire and seek sanctuary in the Fleet.

==Notes==

=== Timeline ===

* The events of this comic take place after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}." 

=== Incongruences ===

* {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s are seen launching from a side bay, instead of {{TOS|launch tube}}s.

=== Nods ===

* The [[Meclons]]&mdash;named in {{comics|vol3|3|the next issue}}&mdash;are visually inspired by the [[Cylons (SDS)|Singer-DeSanto Cylon concepts]].
* "Snake in the garden" is a reference to the [[w:Book of Genesis|Book of Genesis]] relating to [[w:Serpents in the Bible|the serpent]] who tricks [[w:Adam and Eve|Eve]], as well as [[w:Adam and Eve|Adam]] via Eve, to eat the fruit from the [[w:Tree of the knowledge of good and evil|tree of knowledge]].

==Analysis==

* Baltar, being known for having the "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II|tongue of an angel, and the soul of a serpent]]," assumes a leadership mantle amongst the survivors on [[Iblis' planet]]. 
* Iblis' assault against Adama's mind is a bid to influence Adama. The purpose has yet to reveal itself, but shall {{comics|vol3|5|in future installments}}.
* The [[Meclons|divergent Cylons]] present on Iblis' world appear to be an evolution, inferring that their predecessors were present on the world for a long period of time.

==Questions==

* Why would {{alt|Iblis}} bring {{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE}} to [[Iblis' planet|his planet]]?
* Why would {{alt|Lucifer}} so willingly pursue a truce?
* What are Iblis' plans for {{alt|Adama|TOS}}? ({{comics|vol3|5|Answer}})
* Where did the divergent Cylons come into being? ({{comics|vol3|3|Answer}})

==Noteworthy Dialogue==

* '''{{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE}}''': One second, I was on another world. The next, [[Iblis' planet|I was here]]. Most of the others remember how they got here... remember falling through the [[black hole]]... remember crashing on this planet... Here... where derelict ships fall from the sky like angels... and [[Meclons|demons hunt us for sport]].

* ''{{alt|Iblis}} reveals himself to {{alt|Adama|TOS}} in a dream-like vision of the [[Battle of Cimtar]]:''
*: '''Iblis''': This never happened. Although it might have. If the ''[[Seraphs]]''... in their infinite wisdom... had bothered to ''save'' [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|humanity]]. But they did not. Instead, your civilization fell.
*: '''Adama''': This is your doing! You somehow brought {{alt|The Fleet|TOS|the Fleet}} here! What is this is, Iblis? What do you want?
*: '''Iblis''': I [[War of the Gods, Part II|promised your warriors]] we would meet again. Another time... [[Iblis' planet|another place]].
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==Related Imagery==

===Covers===

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BSGClass201602CovASanchez.jpg|'''Cover A''' Main colorized cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]]<br/>''Colors:'' [[Daniele Miwa]]
BSGClass201602CovBAdamsActi.jpg|'''Cover B''' Muffit Action Figure Cover<br/>''Art:'' [[Michael Adams]]
BSGClass201602CovCncen10San.jpg|'''Cover C''' Alternate incentive cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]]
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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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BSG201602Int1.jpg|Page 1
BSG201602Int2.jpg|Page 2
BSG201602Int3.jpg|Page 3
BSG201602Int4.jpg|Page 4
BSG201602Int5.jpg|Page 5
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