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'''Kendra Shaw''' is an officer from the [[Ministry of Defense]] who is assigned to '' | '''Kendra Shaw''' is an officer from the [[Ministry of Defense]] who is assigned to ''[[Pegasus]]'' as [[Helena Cain]]'s aide when the battlestar puts in for an overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]. She sees the assignment as a stepping stone to her real goal, which is Fleet Command. | ||
Shaw's mother, [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate [[Marta Shaw]], recently died of cancer prior to the lieutenant's posting to ''Pegasus''. It is insinuated by Cain upon her first meeting with Shaw that she receives this posting due to her mother's influence. Shaw also claims to be a "lapsed Classics major" upon recognizing that [[Gina Inviere]]'s last name is old [[Gemenon|Gemenese]] for "resurrection". | Shaw's mother, [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate [[Marta Shaw]], recently died of cancer prior to the lieutenant's posting to ''Pegasus''. It is insinuated by Cain upon her first meeting with Shaw that she receives this posting due to her mother's influence. Shaw also claims to be a "lapsed Classics major" upon recognizing that [[Gina Inviere]]'s last name is old [[Gemenon|Gemenese]] for "resurrection". | ||
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== Final Mission == | == Final Mission == | ||
In the [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|attack on the Guardian basestar]] she leads Starbuck, Sergeant [[Erin Mathias]] and several Marines to the basestar in order to rescue a captured Raptor crew. In a firefight with Centurions she is seriously wounded. Instead of being evacuated with the others, she decides to stay back and forces Starbuck to hand over a nuclear device at gunpoint. Shortly before detonating the weapon to destroy the basestar, she finds an [[First Hybrid|ancient Hybrid]], who addresses her by name. He knows or deduces her desire to seek forgiveness for her deeds and delivers a [[The Destiny|cryptic warning]] about Kara Thrace | In the [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|attack on the Guardian basestar]] she leads Starbuck, Sergeant [[Erin Mathias]] and several Marines to the basestar in order to rescue a captured Raptor crew. In a firefight with Centurions she is seriously wounded. Instead of being evacuated with the others, she decides to stay back and forces Starbuck to hand over a nuclear device at gunpoint. Shortly before detonating the weapon to destroy the basestar, she finds an [[First Hybrid|ancient Hybrid]], who addresses her by name. He knows or deduces her desire to seek forgiveness for her deeds and delivers a [[The Destiny|cryptic warning]] about Kara Thrace ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). | ||
== Character Analysis and Actress Commentary == | == Character Analysis and Actress Commentary == | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Shaw's [[Insignia (RDM)#Other patches|shoulder patch]] has been unseen in the series, but is apparently the same patch worn by the [[Armistice Officer]] in the [[Miniseries]]. It is yellow and reads "Ministry of Defense" at the top and " | *Shaw's [[Insignia (RDM)#Other patches|shoulder patch]] has been unseen in the series, but is apparently the same patch worn by the [[Armistice Officer]] in the [[Miniseries]]. It is yellow and reads "Ministry of Defense" at the top and "[[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] HQ" at the bottom. The "Kobol HQ" reference may be part of a last-minute change in the central storyline of an early Miniseries script, where the Twelve Colonies of Kobol were actually ''on'' Kobol until [[Ronald Moore]] rewrote the storyline to make the Colonies individual worlds for the final script. | ||
*Despite being a major, she wears a colonel's [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniform]] with grey/red trim when she becomes the XO of ''Pegasus''. As shown on Doctor [[Cottle]] earlier, a major's uniform only has a grey trim. | *Despite being a major, she wears a colonel's [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniform]] with grey/red trim when she becomes the XO of ''Pegasus''. As shown on Doctor [[Cottle]] earlier, a major's uniform only has a grey trim. | ||
*In early interviews, Shaw's surname was Taggart. | *In early interviews, Shaw's surname was Taggart. | ||