Editing Jurgen Belzen

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{{Character Data
 | role= Executive officer of ''[[Pegasus]]''
 | rank= Colonel
 | actor= [[Steve Bacic]]
}}

'''Jurgen Belzen''' was Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s long-time Executive Officer on ''[[Pegasus]]''.

He takes part in what the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crew thinks to be an attack on a small [[Cylon]] communications relay, but turns out to be a large staging area. Admiral Cain orders an attack on the Cylons, but he refuses, after which Cain kills him ([[Razor]]).

He is later referred to by [[Jack Fisk]] in a conversation with Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]. According to Fisk, Cain asked for his sidearm, and then shot him in the head in front of the entire CIC crew. This prompted Fisk's promotion to Executive Officer. Although Fisk later says that he has been lying, Tigh remains convinced that he has been telling the truth. According to Fisk, Belzen was a longtime friend of Admiral Cain ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

== Notes ==
* Although some doubt exists to the veracity of Fisk's claims in the episode "Pegasus", Ronald D. Moore said in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001323 blog entry] that all of it is in fact true.
* His surname should be written "Jürgen" or "Juergen", but it's common for people to drop diacritical marks when becoming citizens of English-speaking countries, regardless of the different pronunciation.

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 {{Character Data
- |photo= Jurgen belzen.jpg
+  | role= Executive officer of ''[[Pegasus]]''
- | colony = [[Gemenon|Gemenon]]
- | death= Shot by Admiral Cain for questioning her orders
-  | role= Executive officer of ''{{RDM|Pegasus}}''
- | children = At least two daughters
- | marital status = Married to [[Rika Belzen]]
   | rank= Colonel
- | serial=635440<ref>This information comes from his [[:Image:Belzen's dogtag serial.jpg|dogtags]].</ref>
   | actor= [[Steve Bacic]]
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-'''Jurgen Belzen''' was Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s long-time executive officer on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and close friends with her circa {{BCH|0}}.
+'''Jurgen Belzen''' was Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s long-time Executive Officer on ''[[Pegasus]]''.
-When the battlestar puts in for a lengthy overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], he plans to go paragliding on [[Scorpia]]. After the [[Cylon attack]] on the Twelve Colonies ''Pegasus'' conducts an [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] on what is believed to be a small Cylon [[Communication relay|communications relay]], but turns out to be a large staging area.
-When the Cylons jump in 15 squadrons of [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] to close an apparent trap, Cain orders to launch all remaining [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadrons. Not wanting to waste their outnumbered Vipers, Belzen urges Cain to reconsider and recall the first squadron and order a retreat. Cain views his persistence and official refusal to carry out her order as insubordination, asks for his sidearm and shoots him in the head with it in front of the entire [[CIC]] crew. ''Pegasus'' eventually wins the battle, but with staggering losses.
+He takes part in what the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crew thinks to be an attack on a small [[Cylon]] communications relay, but turns out to be a large staging area. Admiral Cain orders an attack on the Cylons, but he refuses, after which Cain kills him ([[Razor]]).
-These events are later told to Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] by Colonel [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]]. Although Fisk later says that he has been lying, Tigh remains convinced that he has been telling the truth {{TRS|Razor|Pegasus}}.
+He is later referred to by [[Jack Fisk]] in a conversation with Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]. According to Fisk, Cain asked for his sidearm, and then shot him in the head in front of the entire CIC crew. This prompted Fisk's promotion to Executive Officer. Although Fisk later says that he has been lying, Tigh remains convinced that he has been telling the truth. According to Fisk, Belzen was a longtime friend of Admiral Cain ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).
 == Notes ==
-* Although Fisk laughs his claims off as a joke in the episode "Pegasus," Ronald D. Moore said in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001323 blog entry] that all of it is in fact true. The events are later depicted, and thus confirmed, in "Razor."
+* Although some doubt exists to the veracity of Fisk's claims in the episode "Pegasus", Ronald D. Moore said in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001323 blog entry] that all of it is in fact true.
-* His first name, as it is German, should be written "Jürgen" or "Juergen," but it is not unusual to drop diacritical marks in English as the name is pronounced with a "u" in it.
+* His surname should be written "Jürgen" or "Juergen", but it's common for people to drop diacritical marks when becoming citizens of English-speaking countries, regardless of the different pronunciation.
-* Steve Bacic also played the XO of ''Andromeda Ascendant'' in the eponymous series ''Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'', who was also killed by his friend and commanding officer.
-* His counterpart in the Original Series is [[Tolen]].
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