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Lieutenant '''Joe Palladino''', callsign "Hammerhead," is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' | Lieutenant '''Joe Palladino''', callsign "Hammerhead," is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''. He leads a detachment of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to the civilian cargo ship ''[[Gideon]]''. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Saul Tigh]] orders him to retrieve desperately needed supplies from the ''Gideon'', which withheld them from ''Galactica'' in protest of Tigh's declaration of martial law. | ||
He leads a detachment of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to the civilian cargo ship ''[[Gideon]]''. Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] orders him to retrieve desperately needed supplies from the ''Gideon'', which withheld them from ''Galactica'' in protest of Tigh's declaration of martial law. | |||
Due to his inexperience at riot control, Palladino is unable to maintain control of his forces and the irate civilian crowd during the food transfer. When the situation grows violent, one of his marines fires his weapon and other marines under his command begin shooting at random into the panicked crowd. Despite repeated orders to his Marines to cease fire, four civilians are killed during the incident. Palladino is reprimanded by Colonel Tigh for his failure {{TRS|Resistance (episode)}}. | Due to his inexperience at riot control, Palladino is unable to maintain control of his forces and the irate civilian crowd during the food transfer. When the situation grows violent, one of his marines fires his weapon and other marines under his command begin shooting at random into the panicked crowd. Despite repeated orders to his Marines to cease fire, four civilians are killed during the incident. Palladino is reprimanded by Colonel Tigh for his failure {{TRS|Resistance (episode)}}. | ||
The killings aboard ''Gideon'' begin to exact a mental toll on Palladino. He blames the incident on Tigh and develops a deep and brooding hatred of the colonel. When reporter [[D'anna Biers]] investigates the ''Gideon'' incident, Palladino is forced to relive the nightmare all over again. | The killings aboard the ''Gideon'' begin to exact a mental toll on Palladino. He blames the incident on Tigh and develops a deep and brooding hatred of the colonel. When reporter [[D'anna Biers]] investigates the ''Gideon'' incident, Palladino is forced to relive the nightmare all over again. | ||
Palladino eventually snaps and decides to punish Tigh for the incident when no one else would. After leaving [[Kataris|a threat]] in Tigh's quarters and sabotaging a [[Raptor]] that Tigh is to fly in to ''[[Cloud 9]]'', Palladino invades Tigh's quarters, binds and gags his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], and waits for the Colonel to return. | Palladino eventually snaps and decides to punish Tigh for the incident when no one else would. After leaving [[Kataris|a threat]] in Tigh's quarters and sabotaging a [[Raptor]] that Tigh is to fly in to ''[[Cloud 9]]'', Palladino invades Tigh's quarters, binds and gags his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], and waits for the Colonel to return. | ||