Editing Raymond Lai

[[image:Mini-Raygun.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Kara Thrace]] in [[Raymond Lai|Raygun]]'s [[Viper]] in the [[Mini-Series]]. (C. SciFi Channel)]]
'''Raymond Lai''' was a [[Viper]] pilot who was known as "Raygun" during the first [[Cylon War]].

A duplicate or original Viper with his name and callsign awaited visitors of the planned [[Galactica Museum]] once the battlestar was decommissioned and placed under the control of the Colonial [[Government]]'s educational branch, under the auspices of then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]].

Lai's Viper was part of two squadrons of old Viper Mark IIs in the museum's exhibit area in the newly refitted pressurized starboard [[flight pod]].

Raygun's Viper was never to remain a museum piece. When a new [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] menace destroys ''[[Galactica]]'s'' last Mark VII squadron en route to Caprica after the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies, and with the battlestar itself [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|without munitions]], Commander [[William Adama]] orders these old fighters returned to flight status to protect the battlestar.

Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] inherits Lai's [[Viper 8547|Viper, number 8547,]] and scores many kills during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

==Notes==

Ray Lai was a concept artist for the 2003 [[Mini-Series]], where this Viper made its debut. Some of his work can be seen on [http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/laiconceptart.shtml Galactica.TV].

''The naming of fictional spacecraft after real-life cast, crew, or historic figures is a tradition done in other SF shows such as "Babylon 5" and the various "Star Trek" series, starting with the "Galileo 7", named after the Italian astronomer.''

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-Captain '''Raymond "Raygun" Lai''' is presumed to have been a Colonial pilot in the days when the [[Viper Mark II]] was in active service prior to its successor, the [[Viper Mark VII]].
+A duplicate or original Viper with his name and callsign awaited visitors of the planned [[Galactica Museum]] once the battlestar was decommissioned and placed under the control of the Colonial [[Government]]'s educational branch, under the auspices of then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]].
-A Viper with Lai's name (tail number [[Viper 8547|8547]]) was part of a squadron of Viper Mark IIs in the [[Galactica Museum]].
+Lai's Viper was part of two squadrons of old Viper Mark IIs in the museum's exhibit area in the newly refitted pressurized starboard [[flight pod]].
-After word of [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|renewed Cylon attacks on the Colonies]] and with no ordnance for the recently-decommissioned ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and few Viper Mark VIIs on board, Commander [[William Adama]] orders the deployment of the museum Vipers in the ship's defense. Lai's Viper is piloted by [[Kara Thrace]] in ''Galactica''{{'|s}} first sortie since the [[Cylon War]].
+Raygun's Viper was never to remain a museum piece. When a new [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] menace destroys ''[[Galactica]]'s'' last Mark VII squadron en route to Caprica after the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies, and with the battlestar itself [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|without munitions]], Commander [[William Adama]] orders these old fighters returned to flight status to protect the battlestar.
+Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] inherits Lai's [[Viper 8547|Viper, number 8547,]] and scores many kills during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
-Starbuck's skillful piloting of Lai's old Viper, despite a strike that damaged one of its engines, saves ''Galactica'' from possibly fatal damage after Starbuck shoots down two of three kiloton [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] nuclear missiles fired by a [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] that target the [[Galactica type battlestar|old battlestar]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.{{clear}}
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-*[[File:Mini-Raygun.jpg|thumb|[[Kara Thrace]] in '''Raygun''''s [[Viper 8547|Viper]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]][[Ray Lai]] was a concept artist for the 2003 [[Miniseries]]. His name appears in the show as an honorific.
+Ray Lai was a concept artist for the 2003 [[Mini-Series]], where this Viper made its debut. Some of his work can be seen on [http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/laiconceptart.shtml Galactica.TV].
-*in the episode "[[The Passage]]," Raymond "Raygun" Lai can be seen on the air group organization chart in the squadron led by Kara Thrace. Since this mentioned-only character existed in the long past of the series's characters, possibly during or shortly after the [[Cylon War]], this mention on the chart is a [[Continuity errors (RDM)|continuity error]].
+''The naming of fictional spacecraft after real-life cast, crew, or historic figures is a tradition done in other SF shows such as "Babylon 5" and the various "Star Trek" series, starting with the "Galileo 7", named after the Italian astronomer.''
-[[Category:A to Z|Lai, Raymond]]
+[[Category: A to Z|Lai, Raymond]] [[Category: Characters|Lai, Raymond]] [[Category: Mentioned-Only|Lai, Raymond]] [[Category: RDM|Lai, Raymond]]
-[[Category:Characters|Lai, Raymond]]
-[[Category:Characters (RDM)|Lai, Raymond]]
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