Editing Donald Perry
From Battlestar Wiki, the free, open content Battlestar Galactica encyclopedia and episode guide
More actions
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Perry''' is a young man with some flying experience as a boonie 'jumper who is selected as a candidate pilot ("[[nugget]]") for Viper training under the command of Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. | |||
{{Character Data | {{Character Data | ||
|photo= bsg-perry-1.jpg | |photo= bsg-perry-1.jpg | ||
|age= | |age= | ||
|colony= | |colony= | ||
|birthname= | |birthname= Nathan Perry | ||
|callsign= Chuckles | |callsign= Chuckles | ||
|seen= Act of Contrition | |seen= Act of Contrition | ||
| Line 10: | Line 12: | ||
|siblings= | |siblings= | ||
|children= | |children= | ||
|marital status= | |marital status= Single | ||
|role= Viper | |role= Viper Pilot Cadet, [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (KIA) | ||
|rank= | |rank= Cadet | ||
|actor= [ | |actor= [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Terry+Chen Terry Chen] | ||
|cylon= | |cylon= | ||
|name= | |name= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Biography == | |||
Perry is a young man in his early 20s, who is selected from relative obscurity to become one of ''[[Galactica|Galactica's]]'' first intake of trainee pilots after 13 experienced pilots are killed in a freak accident ([[Act of Contrition]]). | |||
Once on ''Galactica'' he finds himself | Once on the ''Galactica'' he finds himself under the command of Kara Thrace for training, alongside nugget pilots [[Brendan Constanza]] and [[Louanne Katraine]], with whom he forms a friendship. | ||
Thrown | Thrown in at the deep end-- flying [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] on their very first day of training, none of the nuggets perform particularly well. This leads to the entire intake initially being washed out by Thrace, prior to being reinstated on the orders of Commander [[William Adama]]. | ||
==Death== | |||
Chuckles is later mentioned during a conversation between | Perry is selected to fly in with [[Lee Adama]] during a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|raid]] as part of Strike Force Two to secure [[tylium]] desposits from the Cylons ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). He is killed during the operation when an anti-aircraft bullet pierces his cockpit and pressure suit. | ||
Chuckles is later mentioned (and confirmed dead) during a conversation between Captain Adama and Captain Thrace as they talk about other pilots that have died ([[Scar]]). | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
After Lee Adama's defection to the [[Laura Roslin faction]], commander [[William Adama]] considers a pilot named Perry to replace him as [[CAG]], before ultimately settling on [[George Birch]]. Because of his death in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", it seems likely that the "Perry" mentioned in "[[Home, Part I]]" is a different pilot altogether. | |||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:RDM]] | [[Category:RDM]] | ||