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| '''Dalton''' is the daughter of {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} and {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}, born roughly a {{TOS-RH|yahren}} after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] in {{TOS-RH|7343}}<ref name="STG30">{{cite book/RH|1|30}}</ref>. | | '''Dalton''' is the daughter of {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} and {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}, born roughly a {{TOS-RH|yahren}} after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] in {{TOS-RH|7343}}. |
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| She has her mother's blonde hair and "twinkling blue eyes," as well as her father's piloting skills, gambling acumen, confident grin, and hot temper<ref name="STG30" /><ref name="WH39">{{cite book/RH|2|39}}</ref>. She is one of the many trainees who have been instructed by Majors {{TOS-RH|Boomer}} and {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}; they tell {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}} that she was one of their best students and graduated early because she "cleaned out every [[cubit]] the other cadets earned or begged from their parents, playing variations on [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] games that they've never even heard of"<ref name="STG19">{{cite book/RH|1|19}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. | | She is said to have her blonde hair and "twinkling blue eyes," in addition to her father's piloting skills and gambling acumen. She is one of the many trainees who have been instructed by Majors {{TOS-RH|Boomer}} and {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}; they tell Cassiopeia that she was one of their best students and graduated early because she "cleaned out every [[cubit]] the other cadets earned or begged from their parents, playing variations on [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] games that they've never even heard of" {{RH|Armageddon}}. |
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| == Career ==
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| At age seventeen, Dalton becomes the youngest person ever to graduate from {{TOS-RH|Academy}} and become a full-fledged {{TOS-RH|Colonial Warrior}}, breaking {{TOS-RH|Troy}}'s previous record<ref name="STG30" />. She is promoted to the rank of Ensign following her graduation<ref name="WH176">{{cite book/RH|2|176}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon|Warhawk}}.
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| On her eighteenth {{TOS-RH|novayahren}}, her parents and extended family throw her a celebration at the aft officer's club aboard ''{{TOS-RH|Galactica}}''<ref name="WH38-40">{{cite book/RH|2|38-40}}</ref>. Following the celebration, she accompanies {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} to witness his challenge match against {{TOS-RH|Gar'Tokk}}, having leaked information about the event to the press despite it being intended as a private affair<ref name="WH12-13">{{cite book/RH|2|12-13}}</ref> {{RH|Warhawk}}.
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| === Viper Duet training ===
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| Dalton is selected for {{TOS-RH|Viper}} Duet training aboard ''{{TOS-RH|Pegasus}}'', where she serves as co-pilot with {{TOS-RH|Troy}}<ref name="WH154-155">{{cite book/RH|2|154-155}}</ref>. The two are chosen because {{TOS-RH|Athena}} and Captain {{TOS-RH|Hecate}} agree they are "best suited to a vessel in which the co-pilots must work in tandem, and so must be intimately familiar with one another," having known each other throughout Dalton's entire life<ref name="WH153">{{cite book/RH|2|153}}</ref>.
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| During training, she confronts Major Belarius of ''{{TOS-RH|Pegasus}}'' after he questions her qualifications due to her youth and gender. When Belarius makes unwanted advances, Dalton uses pressure point techniques to defend herself. She later returns and physically assaults Belarius after he insults her father and suggests she only graduated {{TOS-RH|Academy}} because of {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}}<ref name="WH169-173">{{cite book/RH|2|169-173}}</ref>. Despite the incident, only a notation is made in her permanent record<ref name="WH208">{{cite book/RH|2|208}}</ref> {{RH|Warhawk}}.
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| Captain {{TOS-RH|Hecate}} defends Dalton's qualifications, noting that while she is not "the best pilot who has ever come through Academy," her scores are higher than any other current cadet, and that Majors {{TOS-RH|Sheba}} and {{TOS-RH|Boomer}} had already determined she would be promoted to Cadet Squad Commander in the next term<ref name="WH176" /> {{RH|Warhawk}}.
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| === Combat operations ===
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| Dalton and {{TOS-RH|Troy}} fly their {{TOS-RH|Viper}} Duet in combat for the first time during the battle against the {{TOS-RH|Chitain}} forces. Despite initial nervousness, the two pilots work together seamlessly, alternating weapons fire and using the Duet's {{TOS-RH|QSE}} capability to phase in and out of normal space<ref name="WH209-215">{{cite book/RH|2|209-215}}</ref>. Dalton scores "first blood" in the engagement, destroying the first {{TOS-RH|Chitain}} vessel with her opening shot<ref name="WH212">{{cite book/RH|2|212}}</ref> {{RH|Warhawk}}.
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| During the battle in the {{TOS-RH|Ur}} cloud against {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} forces, Dalton's {{TOS-RH|Viper}} sustains heavy damage from {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} turbolasers. Her canopy is cracked during the quantum space transition, but she survives and is rescued by a med team from ''{{TOS-RH|Galactica}}''<ref name="RS81">{{cite book/RH|3|81}}</ref>. She continues flying combat missions during subsequent engagements against the {{TOS-RH|Cylons}}, including a dangerous pass against a {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} {{TOS-RH|basestar}} where {{TOS-RH|Troy}} weaves the Duet through the vessel's plasma cannon array to destroy a pursuing Stinger<ref name="RS228">{{cite book/RH|3|228}}</ref> {{RH|Resurrection}}.
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| On {{TOS-RH|Paradis}}, Dalton participates in atmospheric flight training, demonstrating skill in the different techniques required for planetary flying. She maintains a "steady chatter" to warn other pilots about atmospheric hazards like updrafts and challenges a new cadet named Rhaya to prove her superior piloting skills<ref name="Paradis87">{{cite book/RH|5|87}}</ref> {{RH|Paradis}}.
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| == Relationships ==
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| Dalton has a close relationship with {{TOS-RH|Troy}}, whom she has known since childhood. Troy tutored her in language skills during her youth and is described as being "fond of her," though their relationship becomes complicated as they grow older<ref name="STG30" /> {{RH|Armageddon}}.
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| Despite her parents' tumultuous romantic history, Dalton maintains relationships with both {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} and {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}. Her mother notes that Dalton inherited her father's "sneaky sort of charm and a hot temper," while most of her other qualities come from {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}<ref name="WH39" /> {{RH|Warhawk}}.
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| == Personality ==
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| Dalton is described as confident, mischievous, and prone to taking risks. She "swaggers with a pride" rarely seen in others and is known for getting away with statements and actions that few others could<ref name="STG30" /><ref name="WH12">{{cite book/RH|2|12}}</ref>. {{TOS-RH|Troy}} notes that long-term exposure to her "volatile personality" might help loosen him up<ref name="WH154">{{cite book/RH|2|154}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon|Warhawk}}.
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| Like her father, she is an accomplished gambler and is usually surrounded by other young pilots who worship her father {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} as a hero and view her as his worthy successor<ref name="STG30" /> {{RH|Armageddon}}.
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| == References ==
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