Editing Donzo

{{Character Data
| series=1980
| photo=G80 - GDE1 - Donzo.jpg
| birthplace=Earth
| seen=Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I
| role=Biker
| actor=[[Mickey Jones]]
}}

'''Donzo''' is a biker and part of [[Willy]]'s [[California]] [[w:motorcycle|motorcycle]] gang.

He asks Willy about the [[turbocycle]]s that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). 

== Novelization depiction ==

{{separate continuity|universe=1980|type=line}}

In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named of '''Donzo Gates'''<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on [[Lizard Charlie]], an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]].<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 22-24</ref>
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== Behind the Scenes ==

* In "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at 0:22:11 on the Blu-ray restoration, a younger stunt double for [[Mickey Jones]] can be clearly seen riding Donzo's motorcycle. The same stuntman collides with [[Willy]]'s stunt double from behind with his motorcycle after Troy and Dillon took off the highway (at 0:23:09).

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File:Donzo's stand-in in Galactica Discovers Earth.jpg|Donzo's stunt double&hellip;
File:Donzo's stand-in collides with Willy's stand-in.jpg|&hellip; who collides with [[Willy]]'s stunt double {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.
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== References ==

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