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'''Raptor 1''' is the designation of the lead [[Raptor]] in a scout party dispatched to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] by ''[[Galactica]]'' in the episode "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]". | |||
'''Raptor 1''' is the designation of the lead [[Raptor]] in a scout party dispatched to | |||
"Raptor 1" is also the designation of the lead Raptor of the [[SAR]] party deployed in "[[Fragged]], | "Raptor 1" is also the designation of the lead Raptor of the [[SAR]] party deployed in "[[Fragged]]", and another Raptor in "[[Home, Part II]]". | ||
== Incident == | == Incident == | ||
After entering Kobol's orbit, a phalanx of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] happens upon them suddenly. [[Raptor 3]] is destroyed in orbit via collision with a Raider, [[Raptor 275|Raptor 2]] is ordered to [[FTL|jump]] back to ''Galactica'', and Raptor 1 is damaged as a result of the | After entering Kobol's orbit, a phalanx of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] happens upon them suddenly. [[Raptor 3]] is destroyed in orbit via collision with a Raider, [[Raptor 275|Raptor 2]] is ordered to [[FTL|jump]] back to ''Galactica'', and Raptor 1 is damaged as a result of the fracas - shot once, sending it into an uncontrolled counter-clockwise spin, and then a second time, breaching the crew cabin and killing the pilot, [[Karma]]. | ||
[[Crashdown]] manages to ditch near an overgrown field, near [[City of the Gods|ruins]] presumed to be from humanity pre-Exodus. During the crash, [[Socinus]] is badly burned, but the remaining six survive relatively unscathed. The survivors take cover in a nearby forest, but [[Tarn]] is gunned down by Cylon ground forces while retrieving a medical kit lost in the confusion. Socinus succumbs to his injuries shortly thereafter, and is euthanized by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. | |||
After burying the two, the remaining five observe [[Cylon Centurion]]s constructing a [[DRADIS]] dish and missile battery to intercept ''Galactica'' | After burying the two, the remaining five observe [[Cylon Centurion]]s constructing a [[DRADIS]] dish and missile battery to intercept ''Galactica's'' [[SAR]] party. Crashdown formulates a plan to take out the Cylon forces, but is killed by [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] after drawing a gun on [[Cally]] when the plan goes awry. | ||
The SAR party manages to evade the Cylon missiles and rescue the four survivors | The SAR party manages to evade the Cylon missiles and rescue the four survivors. | ||
The status of the ''Raptor 1'' crashed on the surface is unknown, it is probable that the Raptor was left behind. | |||
== Occupants == | == Occupants == | ||
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=== Deceased === | === Deceased === | ||
* [[Karma]]: KIA prior to crash landing | * [[Karma]]: KIA prior to crash landing ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) | ||
* [[Tarn]]: KIA from a Cylon ambush | * [[Tarn]]: KIA from a Cylon ambush ([[Scattered]]) | ||
* Specialist [[Socinus]]: dies from pulmonary edema and deliberate [[morpha]] overdose | * Specialist [[Socinus]]: dies from pulmonary edema and deliberate [[morpha]] overdose ([[Valley of Darkness]]) | ||
* Lieutenant Alex " | * Lieutenant Alex "[[Crashdown]]" Quartararo: KIA from a shot in the back from Dr. Baltar ([[Fragged]]) | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||