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| {{Character Data|photo=Bsg-cag-1.jpg|callsign=Dipper|seen=Miniseries|death=Killed in action during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}|marital status=|role=[[CAG|Commander, Air Group]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''|rank=Major|actor=[[John Mann]]}}Major '''[[Jack (disambiguation)|Jackson]] "[[Dipper]]" Spencer''' is the [[CAG]] aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' just before her scheduled decommissioning and conversion into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]]. He is a liked and respected officer who mixes easily with his pilots. Off-duty he enjoys joining his pilots in a card game, while on-duty he takes his work very seriously and treats his pilots with a firm but fair hand. | | {{Character Data| |
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| | |callsign= Ripper |
| | |death= Killed in Action during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]) |
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| | |role= [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] assigned to [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' |
| | |rank= Major |
| | |actor= [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0542821/ John Mann] |
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| == Decommissioning ''Galactica'' ==
| | The CAG aboard ''Galactica'' just before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], '''Jackson "Ripper" Spencer''' is a liked and respected officer who mixes easily with his pilots. Off-duty he enjoys joining his pilots in a card game, while on-duty he takes his work very seriously and treats his pilots with a firm but fair hand. |
| In the final days of ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s decommissioning preparations, Spencer enjoys a cigar while playing a game of [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] with Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and Lieutenants {{callsign|Karl Agathon}}, {{callsign|Starbuck}}, and [[Sharon Valerii]]. During the game, Thrace and Tigh trade barbs, with Thrace broaching the topic of [[Ellen Tigh|Tigh's estranged wife]]; after Thrace wins the game by having full colors, Tigh flips their table over to assault Thrace and is held back by Spencer before the brawl could escalate, but Tigh orders Thrace be thrown in [[Brig|the brig]].
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| During the decommissioning ceremonies for ''Galactica'', Spencer plays second fiddle to Captain {{callsign|Lee Adama}}, allowing the younger man to fly the [[Viper 7242|newly-restored Viper Mark II N7242C]]—the vehicle flown by Lee's father, then-Lieutenant [[William Adama]] during the [[First Cylon War]]. | | During the decommissioning ceremonies for ''Galactica'', Spencer plays second fiddle to Captain [[Lee Adama]], allowing the younger man to fly the newly-restored [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark II [[Viper 7242|N7242C]] - the vehicle flown by one Lieutenent [[William Adama]] during the [[Cylon War]], to honor ''Galactica's'' outgoing Commander and Lee Adama's father. |
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| Following the decommissioning ceremony, Spencer leads his squadron—the last fully-operational squadron on ''Galactica'' with [[Viper Mark VII]]<nowiki/>s—to {{RDM|Caprica}}, presumably for later reassignment within the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]]. While en route, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] launch [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|their surprise attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. | | Following the decommissioning ceremony, Spencer leads his squadron - the last fully-operational squadron on ''Galactica'' - to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], presumably to be re-deployed. While en route, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] launch their surprise attack on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. |
| [[File:TRS - Miniseries - Dipper Before Being Ripped Apart by Cylons.jpg|thumb|At the dawn of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Spencer leads his [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron, rendered impotent by the compromised [[Command Navigation Program]] software update, to their deaths {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]]
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| Alerted to the attack by ''Galactica'', Spencer locates two Cylon [[Raider]] fighters and, after ordering the accompanying [[Raptor 312]] reconnaissance vehicle away from the combat zone, orders his squadron to [[weapons free]] to intercept and destroy the Raiders. As the targets approach, all Vipers in Spencer's squadron suffer simultaneous and complete system failures as the Cylons infiltrate their onboard computers using the backdoor programming of the [[Command Navigation Program]] upgrade.
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| The impotent squadron is quickly destroyed by missiles deployed by the two Raiders, with Spencer among the first to be killed {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
| | Alerted to the attack by ''Galactica'', Spencer locates two Cylon [[Raider]] fighters and, after ordering the accompanying [[Raptor]] reconnaissance vehicle away from the combat zone, orders his squadron to intercept and destroy the Raiders. However, as the Vipers moved in on their targets, all suffer simultaneous failures in their flight control, communications and weapons systems as the Cylons infiltrate their ship computer using the backdoor programming of the [[Command Navigation Program]]. |
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| Thrace later recites his callsign along with other fallen pilots in her dedication during a toast celebrating the death of the ace Cylon Raider, [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]], by [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] {{TRS|Scar}}.
| | Unable to maneuver or fire, the entire squadron was quickly destroyed by the two Raiders, with Spencer among the first to be killed. |
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| == Gallery ==
| | With his death, Spencer is replaced by Captain [[Lee Adama]] as ''Galactica's'' [[Commander Air Group|CAG]]. |
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| File:TRS - Miniseries - Major Spencer at the Brawl Between Colonel Tigh and Lieutenant Thrace.jpg|Major [[Jackson Spencer]] at the brawl between Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
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| == Notes == | | === Notes === |
| | In their DVD commentary of the Miniseries, producers [[Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]] and director [[Michael Rymer]] noted they were very impressed with actor John Mann's proformance as Capt. Spencer. They were disappointed in killing off his character, jokingly wishing to bring him back as his character's "twin brother" because they enjoyed working with him so much. |
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| * In their DVD commentary of the Miniseries, producers [[Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]] and director [[Michael Rymer]] note they were very impressed with actor [[John Mann]]'s performance as Major Spencer. They were disappointed in killing off his character, jokingly wishing to bring him back as his character's "twin brother" because they enjoyed working with him so much. Mann eventually returned for "[[Black Market]]," but all his [[Linden|character]]'s scenes were cut from the episode.
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| [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]''|title=[[Commander Air Group|Commander, Air Group]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''|after={{callsign|Apollo}}}}
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