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|birthname= Ortega | |birthname= Ortega | ||
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|role= [[ | |role= Flight Sergeant, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] | ||
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|actor= [[Frank Ashmore]] | |actor= [[Frank Ashmore]] | ||
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Flight Sergeant '''Ortega''' is | Flight Sergeant '''Ortega''' is an immature [[Warrior]] and loner who is aggressive and engaged in illegal activities, but somehow manages to keep his mouth shut about personal issues. | ||
Ortega had previously met Lieutenant [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] at the Colonial Academy, probably at flight training, and loathed him ever since. He is a member of [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']]'s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] corps. He teams up with [[Barton|Flight Sergeant Barton]], who personally dislikes but tolerates Ortega as he is a good [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]] player. | |||
Ortega had previously met Lieutenant | |||
During the loading of the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', three people bribe Ortega for places aboard the starliner -- places reserved for children and their caretakers. Ortega unwisely blackmails [[Karibdis]], [[Elias]], and [[Riftis]] afterward. | |||
Riftis, who assumes an alias as [[Chella]], works as a dealer at a [[chancery]] table on the ''Rising Star'', which Ortega sits often and extorts money. | |||
During a long recon mission, Ortega reveals to | During a long recon mission sometime before his death, Ortega reveals to Barton that the only person with enough gall to kill him was Karibdis (who chooses the alias of [[Pallon]]). | ||
Before Ortega's death by Karibdis, he manages to eject both himself and Starbuck out of the Triad game. Karibdis, tired of the continual blackmail, uses Starbuck's [[laser pistol]] to kill Ortega before the corrupt Warrior has a chance to fire. | |||
Before Ortega's death by Karibdis, he manages to eject both | |||
Ortega is likely missed by few, but the Colonial Warrior is given a proper burial nonetheless | Ortega is likely missed by few, but the Colonial Warrior is given a proper burial nonetheless ([[TOS]]: "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]"). | ||
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