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Portrays:	Squad Leader Stuart "Banzai" Bachanal
Date of Birth:	January 26,1984
Date of Death:	Missing required parameter 1=month!
Age:	42
Nationality:	CAN
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Jacob William Blair (born January 26, 1984, in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian actor who portrays Squad Leader Stuart "Banzai" Bachanal in "Razor" and "Razor Flashbacks."

Career

Training and early roles

Blair grew up in Red Deer, Alberta, where he attended Hunting Hills High School and was drawn more to hockey and volleyball than to drama. He graduated from high school in 2002 and enrolled in the commerce program at Red Deer College, having enrolled in drama electives to raise his grade point average before deciding to pursue performing full-time. A friend enrolled in the college's theatre program persuaded him to give acting a try, telling him he could "roll around on the ground and pretend you're a tree" and still pass. He auditioned for the professional theatre training program at Studio 58, the conservatory program at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was accepted in the spring of 2004 as one of about 35 students chosen from more than 500 applicants nationwide, graduating in 2007. He initially expected to land stage work after finishing the program, but television and film roles opened up for him instead, beginning with Razor and Aliens in America.

Screen debut and early guest roles

His first credited role came in 2007, as Squad Leader Banzai in the television movie Razor and in two entries of the accompanying web series Razor Flashbacks, including the episode "Operation Raptor Talon." Later that year, he appeared as "Cute Guy" in a single episode of NBC's Bionic Woman, a series also developed by David Eick. That same year, Blair landed what a 2011 profile called his first big break, a recurring role as quarterback Dan Archer across four episodes of the CW comedy Aliens in America (2007-2008). He described the part as a dark inversion of his own athletic background, saying he "was a popular quarterback who was actually an evil antagonist."

Blair continued to build a resume of guest and supporting roles over the following three years, including a single-episode part as "Richard" on The L Word (2008), "Operative #1" in the miniseries The Andromeda Strain (2008), "Soldier #2" in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and Trooper Jerry in the Fringe episode "Johari Window" (2010). He also played Cpl. Baras across two episodes of Stargate Universe, "Resurgence" (2010) and "Deliverance" (2011), and had a single-episode role as a lab technician on V (2011).

Christmas in Canaan films

One of Blair's most prominent early opportunities was the Hallmark Channel film Christmas in Canaan (2009), in which he played "Older DJ," the son of a Texas farmer and country singer identified in press coverage as Cyrus, growing up on a farm in the early 1970s. The film centered on DJ's friendship with Rodney, a young African-American boy who becomes part of the family, and drew positive audience response for its message of inclusion after being promoted by Oprah Winfrey. Blair reprised the role of DJ in the sequel Christmas Comes Home to Canaan, which aired on Hallmark Channel in the United States on December 17, 2011, and on Canada's W Network two days later. In the sequel, DJ attempts to run the family farm while his father takes DJ's younger sibling to hospital for treatment. Blair said he would not be surprised if a third installment were eventually made, noting that the first film's sequel had likewise come about unexpectedly.

Film work and Underworld: Awakening

Between 2010 and 2012, Blair took supporting film roles that included Agent Blair in The A-Team and a role as a German skier named Gunnar in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). The latter part was cut from the theatrical release and appears only among the film's DVD outtakes. He also appeared as Park Ranger in the 2011 thriller Wrecked and had an uncredited part in The Grey (2011) as Cimoski, and in the same period played a supporting role in Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010). Blair has credited his casting in The Grey and The A-Team, both directed by Joe Carnahan and filmed in the Vancouver area, as a turning point that came about after Carnahan responded well to his audition tape, saying he was "very fortunate, incredibly blessed and lucky." In 2012, he played Officer Kolb, a human detective, in Underworld: Awakening, a role that gave him the chance to learn weapon handling for a rookie-cop character caught between vampires and werewolves.

The Pinkertons

In 2014, Blair was cast as William Pinkerton, son of detective agency founder Allan Pinkerton, in the first-run syndicated Canadian series The Pinkertons, filmed in and around Grosse Isle, Manitoba. He was the last principal cast member hired, joining roughly two weeks before filming began and drawing on Allan Pinkerton's memoirs and case files to shape a character the scripts left largely undefined. Blair described the process as building the character from scratch. Speaking to the Calgary Herald from the Winnipeg set, Blair said the writers had deliberately made William an impulsive foil to the analytical detective Kate Warne, comparing the dynamic to the television series Moonlighting. He noted that although the series took dramatic license, it drew on real Pinkerton case files and occasionally worked in historical figures such as Jesse James and Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. The series ran for one season of 22 episodes, airing on CHCH in Canada beginning January 2015 before reaching UKTV's Drama channel and Netflix.

Blair and his wife relocated from [[w:Toronto|Toronto** to Winnipeg for the production, which shot on a schedule running from August 25, 2014, to March 19, 2015. He said the day-to-day workload exceeded any recurring television role he had held before, contrasting the sustained daily demands of The Pinkertons with the occasional heavier-dialogue day he was used to from past guest and recurring parts. Blair credited local production designer Réjean Labrie with converting a community centre in Grosse Isle into a period-accurate saloon set for the series. Having grown up playing hockey through Alberta's cold winters, Blair was unfazed by warnings from Manitoba crew members about the weather, saying his "investment in a goose-down-filled jacket was well worth it."

Later career

After relocating to Toronto, Blair took guest roles on several Canadian series, including Suits (2013), Beauty and the Beast (2014), Republic of Doyle (2014), and Rookie Blue (2014). He subsequently appeared as Benjamin Graves in two episodes of the miniseries Houdini & Doyle (2016), played Jeremy Bloom in the Aaron Sorkin film Molly's Game (2017), and had a recurring role as Const. Pete Bell on Coroner (2019). He also played Hank Potter in the 2019 war film Midway.

Blair has become a regular presence in television movies for the Hallmark networks, portraying Daniel opposite Katie Leclerc in Beverly Lewis' The Reckoning (2015). He continued taking similar television-movie roles through the following decade, including Christmas Next Door (2017) and Grounded for Christmas (2019). More recently, he played Blake Lassiter in the 2023 film Champions. In 2024, he worked with Winnipeg production company Black Watch Entertainment on the thriller Match, Meet, Murder (2025), with producer Meghan Duffy naming Blair among the Winnipeg-based cast members who stood out in the production.

Personal life

Blair currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. His parents are Warren and Deborah Blair, the latter a daughter of the late Frank McCamus of Red Deer. Early in his career, Blair performed in community theatre in the Squamish, British Columbia area, appearing opposite Lindsey Agnell in the one-act play Window Gazing at the Brackendale Art Gallery, on a double bill that also featured Trisha Cundy, his eventual fiancée, in the companion piece Ladies in Waiting. As of February 2011, Blair was engaged to Cundy, whom he married later that year.

Sources differ on his age when his family relocated from Ponoka, Alberta, to Red Deer, variously citing four years old and five years old.

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Portrays:	Kendra Shaw
Date of Birth:	June 22,1980
Date of Death:	Missing required parameter 1=month!
Age:	46
Nationality:	AUS
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Stephanie Jacobsen (also credited as Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen and Stephany Jacobsen) is a Hong Kong-born Australian actress who portrays Kendra Shaw in "Razor," a television movie feature of the Re-imagined Series.

Career

Born in British Hong Kong to a multicultural family of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian, and English descent, Jacobsen moved to Australia with her family when she was twelve years old. More specifically, her father is "half Chinese, a quarter English and a quarter Norwegian," while her mother's family is "primarily Portuguese." She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy. While at university, she "considered a multitude of other careers, but I always intended to be an actor."

Jacobsen began her acting career in Australian television, appearing in the SBS comedy series Pizza and the soap opera Home and Away, playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002. She also had a brief appearance as Nurse Froy in the science fiction series Farscape.

In 2007, Jacobsen launched the North American phase of her career by landing the role of Kendra Shaw in "Razor," the television movie feature of the Re-imagined Series. This role marked her breakthrough into American science fiction television. Her casting came after her agent in Sydney received a call following auditions for another project during pilot season, and she was asked to audition on tape for the role.

Jacobsen described the complexity of her character as fundamentally challenging, noting that Kendra Shaw was "almost sterile" and required her to "go against all of those instincts, pull them right back and cover them up," which was "an enormous challenge" but "very, very fulfilling." In a more detailed interview, she elaborated that Kendra was "almost a dream role" because of "the direness of her circumstance" and how she had been "rendered unemotive, almost inhuman by what she'd seen and done."

The challenge of playing Kendra was that "she never laughed, she never cried, she rarely even smiled, she seldom regretted anything," which Jacobsen compared to "being told to build a house without a hammer, without any wood, without any nails." She found joining the established ensemble cast to be welcoming, stating that "everyone was helpful, accommodating, welcoming, very open, very generous with me in every way," though she acknowledged that being "completely new to the environment" created a correlation with her character's experience.

Working closely with Michelle Forbes (Helena Cain), Jacobsen described Forbes as "almost like a force of nature" and praised her intensity and focus, saying that "responding to what she provides on set as a fellow actor is absolutely effortless." In the TV.com interview, she elaborated that Forbes "is a powerhouse of a performer but she is also a very kind, accommodating person." She also worked extensively with Katee Sackhoff (Kara Thrace), whom she called "possibly the easiest person I've ever worked with" and "completely no maintenance."

Jacobsen interpreted her character's relationships with both Cain and Starbuck through the lens that "Cain replaced her mother," and noted that Kendra "didn't necessarily like either of them but she respected them both," with respect being "the closest thing to affection that she was capable of." She elaborated that Kendra "never actually liked or disliked people" but "either respected them, or she didn't, and she respected Starbuck." Regarding the conflict between the two characters, Jacobsen explained that Kendra and Starbuck were "very different" - while Starbuck's core "was always very human and very noble," Kendra's was "quite cold and quite desensitized."

Regarding her character development, Jacobsen explained her approach to Kendra's darker aspects, noting that she "never perceived her as 'dark'" but rather "exceptionally decisive and functional: she was all about getting the job done, and getting it done succinctly." Her drug use, she explained, was simply "how she functioned for a while." Following her Battlestar Galactica appearance, Jacobsen secured recurring roles in major American television series. She played Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future, in ten episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles during its second season. Coincidentally, this character also served as an executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS Jimmy Carter.

Discussing the differences between her two science fiction characters, Jacobsen noted that while both Kendra and Jesse had "seen some horrible things and had some hard times," they dealt with their traumas differently. While Kendra "cut herself off from people (except for Admiral Cain) and turned to drugs," Jesse was "really just clinging to a sense of humanity and a sense of connection with Derek." She described Jesse as having "an interest in experiencing the more privileged aspects of pre-apocalyptic life," including staying in fancy hotels and lounging by the pool.

Regarding her transition to playing Jesse on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Jacobsen noted this was "the first time that I've really played a pseudo villain" and "the first time I've played a character who was, in a lot of ways, intended to be misunderstood." She explained that while Kendra "did a lot of, or a few at least, outrageous things but she was still positioned as a protagonist in Razor," her character on The Sarah Connor Chronicles was "an antagonist."

In April 2009, she was cast as medical student Lauren Yung in The CW's revamped Melrose Place series. Reflecting on the transition from science fiction to drama, Jacobsen stated that "it was time for me to learn how to use some new tools" and appreciated the "change of pace," though she hoped to return to sci-fi in the future. She described Lauren as "such a paradox, so torn" and considered it "an honour to be entrusted with this character." Jacobsen was also originally cast as Maya, Sam Tyler's girlfriend, in the original pilot of Life on Mars but was replaced by Lisa Bonet when the show was retooled. She was philosophical about the experience, noting that when the entire cast was replaced, "it obviously wasn't a personal slight towards anyone who was involved in the original pilot" and that "all's well that ends well" since she was enjoying her work on Terminator at the time.

Her other television appearances include guest roles in NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, Revenge, and Star-Crossed.

Jacobsen has also appeared in several films, including Alex Cross (2012) as businesswoman Fan Yau Lee, the first victim of the antagonist Picasso (Matthew Fox), and the science fiction film Occupation (2018) as Amelia Chambers.

Voice Acting

In recent years, Jacobsen has expanded into voice acting. From 2021 to 2022, she voiced the character Drysi in six episodes of the Netflix animated series Dota: Dragon's Blood. This marked her entry into animation voice work.

Character Development and Motivation

Jacobsen brought considerable depth to her interpretation of Kendra Shaw's character arc and psychological development. She viewed Kendra's transformation from the "bright eyed optimist" seen in early flashbacks as an inevitable progression, explaining that Kendra "had sort of pledged herself to Cain sooner than" the pivotal scene aboard the civilian ship Scylla. The significance of the Scylla incident was that "there was no coming back from it" - it represented Kendra going "past the point of no return."

Regarding Kendra's family background, Jacobsen noted that "Kendra's mother had died" and "had been a prominent figure," suggesting that "familial legacy would have been there, irrespective of whether or not the Cylons attacked." However, she emphasized that Kendra was "never that vulnerable" and that while her attachment to Cain might have been "reflective of the loss of her mother in some indirect way," it wasn't "like a child looking for shelter."

When discussing Kendra's relationship with Gina Inviere, Jacobsen revealed that "she was curious about Gina" and "perceived Gina as a vulnerable point in Cain." Interestingly, she felt that "Kendra, one to one, liked Gina" because "Gina was effective, she was good at what she did, they got along." This complexity extended to Kendra's role in the torture and abuse of Gina - Jacobsen believed that "as that Colonial officer, she felt that she was justified in everything she did" and that "every officer around her was justified in everything that they did as well."

Acting Philosophy and Approach

Jacobsen has developed a distinctive approach to challenging material, particularly when dealing with dark or complex scenes. Regarding her work in "Razor," she explained that she approaches difficult scenes "without comment," focusing on "doing what is done in the scene and then maybe reflecting on or analyzing it later." She believes actors must "commit to whatever it is and get it done and then sort of worry about it afterwards," noting that every scene "amounts to a very clear and I guess quite a profound philosophy."

The introduction of Kendra Shaw as a completely new character so late in Battlestar Galactica's run was, in Jacobsen's view, "an act of boldness and an act of ingenuity" that enabled "an entirely new untainted alternative perspective of situations, people and events" that had already been established.

Regarding the character's sacrifice at the end of "Razor," Jacobsen felt this was "creatively speaking, the best possible ending for her" because "that sacrifice at the very end was her redemption, it really, in a way, purified what she'd been through." She also noted that Kendra "was a character who, in essence, was a temporal POV [Point of View]" and that "it would have sort of been a bit odd for her to have come in for Razor and then sort of stuck around for season four."

Science Fiction Career and Genre Affinity

Jacobsen's attraction to science fiction stems from both personal background and professional considerations. She explained that it "was a genre that I always, I guess, felt a kind of affinity with because my father is a big Sci Fi fan, so I was exposed to it a lot when I was growing up." More importantly from a career perspective, she noted her attraction to "the kind of female characters that the Sci Fi genre tends to promote and to nurture," citing "very strong, competent women in Sci Fi like Cain, like Starbuck and like Lena Headey's character Sarah Connor."

Recent Projects and Perspective on Science Fiction

In a 2018 interview about the film Occupation, Jacobsen discussed her attraction to science fiction roles, explaining that as a mixed-race woman of Asian and Portuguese heritage, sci-fi offers her "the widest breadth in regards to the characters that I am allowed to play." She noted that the genre allows for more creative fulfillment because "the stakes tend to be higher" and often involve "saving the human race."

For Occupation, Jacobsen particularly enjoyed playing the character arc "from civilian to soldier," as she had previously portrayed military characters but never had the opportunity to show the transformation from ordinary person to warrior. She performed her own stunts throughout the film, noting that she "didn't have a double ever" during production.

Personal Life

Jacobsen has been living in the United States since 2007. As of 2025, she is reportedly single and maintains a private personal life while focusing on her acting career. She is passionate about environmental issues and actively promotes sustainable living, while also participating in charity work and fundraising events.

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Commentary and Interviews

Jacob CalabosJacob Cantrell

This list was created to keep track of Galactica's and Pegasus' current and former Viper pilots, Raptor pilots and ECOs. When mentioned-only characters are linked to a separate article, they are either repeatedly mentioned, have some significance despite not being seen or the article includes a note about their name.

Pilots are officers in the Colonial Fleet trained and qualified to operate a Viper fighter or a Raptor multipurpose vehicle.

Pilot candidates, or "nuggets," normally start training in simulators, but after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Galactica's nuggets went from classroom straight into live aircraft until Pegasus (with its on-board flight simulators) joined the Fleet. Once nuggets complete their basic flight and combat training, they are known as "Rooks".

A flight-qualified pilot wears basic pilot wings on the uniform's left breast. Senior-rated pilots (e.g. William Adama, Saul Tigh) wear a variation with outstretched wings.

Pilot wings are a permanently-awarded skills badge; they do not necessarily indicate active flight status, only that the wearer has successfully qualified as a pilot. Officers who have moved into non-flying positions, such as Aaron Kelly and Felix Gaeta, continue to wear them.

A flight suit, which protects a pilot during a decompression emergency, is standard apparel for all pilots.

Qualifications legend:

V - Viper pilot
R - Raptor pilot
E - Raptor ECO
O - Other craft

Active

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Seen (Mentioned)
Captain	Karl "Helo" Agathon	RE	Daybreak, Part II
Captain	Marcia "Showboat" Case	V	Razor (Someone to Watch Over Me)
Lieutenant	Sharon "Athena" Agathon	RO	Daybreak, Part II
Lieutenant	Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza	VR	Daybreak, Part II
Lieutenant	Paolo "Redwing" McKay	V	Blood on the Scales
Lieutenant	Noel "Narcho" Allison	V	Blood on the Scales
Ensign	Diana "Hardball" Seelix	V	The Oath
	An unnamed, tattooed pilot	VR	A Disquiet Follows My Soul

Mentioned Only

The following pilots' names can be seen on duty rosters in the pilots' ready room or on other documents following Gaeta's Mutiny. It may thus be presumed that they are on active duty.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Captain	George "Catman" Birch	V	Home, Part I (TRS: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
Lieutenant	Jarrell "Fuzzy" Kief	R	Final Cut (TRS: "The Passage")

The following pilots have been mentioned exclusively in dialogue.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
	"Bingo"	V	Occupation
	"Hex"	V	The Son Also Rises (mentioned by Dualla)
	"Hotshot"	V	He That Believeth in Me
	"Terra"	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (combat comm chatter during 2nd combat sortie)
	"Wally"	V	Occupation

The following pilots' names can be seen on duty rosters in the pilots' ready room or on other documents following the second exodus. Some of these names appear on the roster as early as the first season in episodes like "Act of Contrition" and "The Hand of God".

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Captain	Ricky "Two Times" Richardson		Six of One
Lieutenant	Delphi "Falcon" Birch	V	The Passage, Behind-the-scenes photo
Lieutenant	Mei "Freaker" Firelli	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	Steve "Red Devil" Fleer	R	Six of One
Lieutenant	Analy "Feline" Amante	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	River "Hiccup" Brigden	V	Six of One
Captain	John "Snitch" Burke	V	The Passage
Lieutenant	Coran "Chopper" Dix	V	Six of One
	Ars "Snicker" Kelder		The Passage
	Troy "Sever" Minos		Six of One
	Anumanda "Spender" Salas		Six of One
Lieutenant	Bryan "Tailgate" Smith		Six of One
Lieutenant	Timo "Blindspot" Talamonte	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
Lieutenant	Drew "Bomber" Wilson	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), Viper Mark VII pilot assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Brakes"	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Butch"		Crossroads, Part II (on locker door in the Weight room )
Lieutenant	Keenan "Buttermilk" Van Dyk	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Catbird"	V	Six of One
	"Chinman"		Six of One
	"Digger"		Six of One
	"Dune"		Crossroads, Part II (on locker door in the weight room)
	"Famous"	V	Six of One
	"Hyper"	V	Six of One
Ensign	Seamus "Kingston" McCrae	V	Six of One
	"Ninja"	V	Six of One
Lieutenant	Lyn "Pookie" Zook	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Rash"		Collaborators (on locker door)
	"Rocket"		Six of One
Lieutenant	Chac "Ruins" Choben	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
	"Sharky"		Six of One
	"Sniper"	V	Six of One
	"Space-Katt"	V	Six of One
	"Stinger"	V	Six of One
	"Snaps"		Six of One
	"Thumper"	V	Six of One
	"Toothbrush"		Six of One
Lieutenant	Jose "Trip" Montero	V	From War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.

Inactive

Rank	Name	Qualifications
Rear Admiral	William "Husker" Adama	VR
Colonel	Saul Tigh	Unknown
Major (ret.)	Lee "Apollo" Adama	VRO
Captain	Aaron Kelly	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.
Lieutenant (ret.)	Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek	VO
Junior Lieutenant/Ensign	"Shooter"	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.

Deceased

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Death
Rear Admiral	Helena Cain	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Resurrection Ship, Part II (Murder)
Commander	Jack Fisk	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Black Market (Murder)
Colonel	Jurgen Belzen	Unknown, senior flight status indicated by senior flight wings on uniform.	Razor (Execution)
Major	Jackson "Dipper" Spencer	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (KIA)
Captain	Louanne "Kat" Katraine	VR	The Passage (Radiation poisoning)
Captain	Kara "Starbuck" Thrace	VRO	Maelstrom/Daybreak, Part II (KIA / Vanished)
Lieutenant	"Jolly" Anders	V	Miniseries, Night 1 (KIA)
Lieutenant	Cohen "Karma" Baker	R	Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (KIA)
Lieutenant	Richard "Buster" Bayer	R	The Captain's Hand (KIA)
Lieutenant	Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson	RE	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Lieutenant	Hamish "Skulls" McCall	RE	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Lieutenant	Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo	E	Fragged (Fratricide)
Jr. Lieutenant (ret.)	Tucker "Duck" Clellan	V	Occupation (Suicide)
Jr. Lieutenant (ret.)	Nora Farmer	V	The Resistance, Episode 4 (Assault)
Jr. Lieutenant	Jay "Shark" Finnegan	R	The Face of the Enemy (Murder)
Jr. Lieutenant	Felix Gaeta	Unknown, junior flight status indicated by junior flight wings on uniform.	Blood on the Scales (Execution)
Jr. Lieutenant	Eammon "Gonzo" Pike	VR	Sine Qua Non/The Hub (KIA)
Jr. Lieutenant	Dwight "Flat Top" Saunders	R	Act of Contrition (Accident)
(former) Jr. Lieutenant	Sharon "Boomer" Valerii	RO	Daybreak, Part II (KIA)
Ensign	Samuel "Longshot" Anders	V	Daybreak, Part II (Suicide)
Ensign	Brent "BB" Baxton	V	Scar (KIA)
Ensign	Joseph "Jo-Jo" Clark	V	Scar (KIA)
Ensign	"Easy" Esrin	R	The Face of the Enemy (Murder)
	"Stepchild"	V	The Hand of God (KIA)
Sergeant	Donald "Chuckles" Perry	V	The Hand of God (KIA)
	Lyla "Shark" Ellway	E	The Captain's Hand (KIA)
Lieutenant	"S. "Flyboy" Irvine"	V	Valley of Darkness (KIA)
	"Fireball"	V	The Hand of God (KIA)

Mentioned Only

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Death
	"Cartwheel"	R	Daybreak (KIA)
	"Sandman"	V	Sine Qua Non (KIA)
	"Tough Guy"	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I (KIA)
	"Carousel"	E	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I (KIA)
	Reilly	V	Scar (KIA)
	"Beano"	V	Scar (KIA)
	"Sheppard"		KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")
Captain	Theo "Dash" Oberon	V	KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")
Captain	Branuelle "Puppet" Bronte	V	KIA (mentioned by Kara Thrace in "Scar")

Unnamed

• Pilot and ECO of Raptor 314 - The Captain's Hand (KIA)
• (At most) 4 pilots - Resurrection Ship, Part II
• Pilot and ECO of Raptor 3 - Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (KIA)
• 1 unidentified Viper Mk. II pilot - The Hand of God (KIA)
• 12 unidentified pilots - Act of Contrition (Accident)
• 18 Viper Mk. VII pilots - Miniseries, first sortie (KIA)
• 1 Viper Mk. II pilot - Miniseries, second sortie (KIA)
• 7 Viper Mk. II pilots - Miniseries, third sortie (KIA)
• 1 Viper Mk. VII pilot - Miniseries, third sortie (KIA)

Status Unknown after New Caprica

These characters have not been seen or mentioned since the settlement of New Caprica, during which many military personnel mustered out of the service. As such, it is not known if they are still on active duty.

Seen

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Seen (Mentioned)
Captain	Cole "Stinger" Taylor	VR	Resurrection Ship, Part I (seen) The Captain's Hand (mentioned)
Lieutenant	Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino	V	Final Cut
Lieutenant	Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones	R	Home, Part I
	"Stubbs"	R	The Hand of God

Mentioned Only

The following mentioned-only characters have been identified by name. They may be identical with any of the mentioned-only characters identified by call sign, listed below.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
Lieutenant	Mueller		Home, Part I (by William Adama)
Lieutenant	Olin Perry		Home, Part I (by Saul Tigh)
Lieutenant	Simes	V	Fragged (by Saul Tigh)

The following mentioned-only characters have been identified by callsign. They may be identical with any of the mentioned-only characters identified by name, listed above. All the pilots listed for "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" are part of the rescue mission to Caprica and identify themselves during the wireless check-in prior to the first jump.

Rank	Name	Qualifications	Last Mentioned
	Headcase	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Swordsman	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Anvil	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Chinstrap	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Gumball	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Raw Meat	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Toyon	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Strakus	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Playboy	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Polo	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Casey	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Adonis	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Gully Man	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Star Cloud	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Callan	R	Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
	Snake	V	Scar
	Crash		Scar (on locker door in the head)
	Bubba		Scar (on locker door)
	Flash		Scar (on locker door)
	Spooky		Scar (on locker door)
	Nuke		Scar (on locker door)
	Rebel		Scar (on locker door)
Lieutenant	Ronald "Sonny" French	V	Black Market (on locker door in the weight room) This is a nod to producer Ron E. French.
	Rock Star	V	Resurrection Ship, Part I
	Whiplash	VR	Pegasus
	Thumper	VR	Pegasus
	Grayshirt	V	Final Cut, later seen on War Room chalkboard (circa Season 4), assigned to Primus Squadron.
Lieutenant	T "Ranger" Rogers	R	Fragged (on Raptor name plate)
	Honey Bear	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Moe	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Guy	R	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Frosty	R	The Hand of God (on roster )
	Bobo	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Bash	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Hooper	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Bambit	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Jackson	V	The Hand of God (on roster)
	Spinner	V	The Hand of God
Lieutenant	Oein "Deadbolt" Parker	V	The Hand of God
	Buzzer	V	The Hand of God
	Beehive	V	Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
	Joker	V	Act of Contrition (on roster)
	Greenback	V	Act of Contrition (on roster)
	Thumper		Bastille Day (on roster)
	Ice Cap	V	33 (on roster)
	T-Bone	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)
	Wedge	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)
	Winger	V	33 (Part of Apollo's squadron, deleted scene)

Status Unknown

This is a listing of pilots and callsigns derived from the nameplates that were auctioned off. These nameplates were either used on the Vipers in the background or made for the production, and thus may or may never have been seen on-screen. Their status has been presently identified as "unknown."

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Lieutenant	Becca "Beetle" Andrewson	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Rosemary "Dinger" Bell	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Jacob "Slick" Calabos	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Kirk "Spiceman" Donner	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Brooks "Scary" Garner	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Oliver "Stig" Gittes	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Paz "Silverstep" Huang	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Shirley "Lefty" Ingot	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Breyon "Singer" Jaskaran	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	John "Bones" Lavell	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Cody "Flea" Mandrake	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Clay "Flim-Flam" McKenzie	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Erika "Creeper" Merchantele	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Cole "Doom" Metzger	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Melinda "Akbar" Montes	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Ensign	Emma "Greybill" Munroe	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Ensign	Kraner "Sleeper" O'Kane	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.
Lieutenant	Frank "I-Zyk" Pooley	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark II pilot.
Lieutenant	Liz "Kitty-Kat" Riedel	Nameplate from Official Battlestar Props Auction	Viper Mark VII pilot.

Homages to real persons

The following pilots are homages to people working on the show or related to its production. Since they may only exist in behind-the-scenes photos and not featured on screen, they don't necessarily exist within the show's continuity.

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Admiral	Ronald D. "Caveman" Moore	Behind-the-scenes photo	A reference to show runner Ronald D. Moore.
Captain	Kevin "Silent" Smith	Behind-the-scenes photo	This is an homage to actor, director and writer Kevin Smith, who was considered to direct an episode of the fourth season.

Non-Canon

This is a list of names of pilots who have been identified as not being in the series canon, based on the following conditions:

1. The name is derived from a nameplate that was production made, and;
2. The name directly contradicts known, established canon.

Rank	Name	Source	Note
Lieutenant	Gwen "Red Devil" Fleer	Nameplate auctioned off during the Official Battlestar Props and Costumes Auction.	A nameplate likely made for Steve Fleer, who shares the same callsign, last name, and rank. Nameplate was likely made before production changes rendered it obsolete.

References

Jacob Cantrell
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Jacob Cantrell is a Cylon
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Jacob Cantrell is Sagittaron's representative to the Quorum of Twelve following the Second Exodus circa 4 ACH (2003BYR), a position formerly (albeit briefly) held by Tom Zarek circa 1 ACH (2000BYR).

Second Exodus

When Roslin goes missing during her visit to a Cylon basestar that unexpectedly jumps away, the Quorum squabbles over her successor. Cantrell pointedly asks Lee "Apollo" Adama whether Admiral William Adama would support Tom Zarek or the government if he were to become president. After some hesitation Adama replies that he wouldn't, leading to more shouting ^{(TRS: "Sine Qua Non")}.

Following the discovery and departure from Earth, Roslin considers Cantrell the key to persuading the Quorum in favor of an alliance with the rebel Cylons, but he is one of the strongest voices against the plan ^{(TRS: "A Disquiet Follows My Soul")}.

Later, after Lieutenant Felix Gaeta and Zarek stage a mutiny aboard Galactica, Zarek turns to the Quorum for support sans Lee "Apollo" Adama, who remains at large aboard Galactica. The Quorum rebukes Zarek and Cantrell orders him to leave, pointedly addressing Zarek as the Vice President. Zarek calmly leaves the room and orders the marines outside the door to execute all Quorum members present ^{(TRS: "Blood on the Scales")}.

Cantrell is Sagittaron's last Quorum representative, as the Quorum of Twelve is replaced by the Quorum of Ships' Captains ^{(TRS: "No Exit")}.

Preceded by: Unknown Earlier Tom Zarek

Sagittaron delegate to the Quorum of Twelve

Succeeded by: None Quorum of Twelve disolved

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