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| | Flight Corporal Rigel was a young twenty-something, professional woman who approached her responsibilities with enthusiasm; she was mainly responsible for coordinating [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] defense and launch, as well as processing data scans from the Vipers. She was quite joyous over the female pilots' successful defense of [[Salik]]'s [[shuttle#medical|medical shuttle]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]), and also supplied information to [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] and [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] concerning the [[Ravishol Pulsar]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]) |
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| Flight Corporal '''Rigel''' is a Colonial [[Core Command]] operative on [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''. Rigel is noted for being a professional woman who approaches her responsibilities with enthusiasm.
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| Among her duties in [[Core Command]], Rigel's primary responsibility is in the coordination of {{TOS|Viper}} defense and launch approval procedures (similar to a [[LSO|landing signal officer]]). She is also responsible for processing data ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' receives from {{TOS|Viper}}s out on patrol. In one instance, she supplies information to {{TOS|Adama}} and {{TOS|Tigh}} concerning the [[Ravashol pulsar]] on [[Arcta]] {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero}}
| | Rigel appeared throughout the entire first and only season on [[Core Command]]. |
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| Among her notable moments in Core Command, Rigel becomes quite joyous over the female pilots' successful defense of [[Salik]]'s [[Colonial shuttle|medical shuttle]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
| | Portrayed by [[IMDB-person:Sarah Rush|Sarah Rush]] |
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
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| * Rigel was credited only as "Woman on Duty" for "[[Saga of a Star World]]". This was changed in her subsequent appearances. | | * Rigel was credited as "Woman on Duty" for [[Saga of a Star World]] and [[Lost Planet of the Gods]]. This was changed in her subsequent appearance. |
| * In "[[The Long Patrol]]," a computer readout lists Rigel as a sergeant and is thus inaccurate, as end credits for episodes list her as "Flight Coporal". | | * In [[The Long Patrol]], a computer readout lists Rigel as a sergeant; thusly inaccurate. |
| * In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], Rigel's contemporary is Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]], but shares tactical data to command staff in a way similar to Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]. | | * In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagining]], Rigel's contemporary is Petty Officer [[Dualla]]. |
| * The name "Rigel" is taken from [[Wikipedia:Rigel|Beta Orionis]], in the [[Wikipedia:Orion (constellation)|constellation Orion]]. It is a B8 Supergiant star, some 400 times brighter than the Earth's sun. It is believed to be a [[Wikipedia:triple star system|triple star system]], but it is unlikely any of the stars within the system support life-bearing planets.
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| * The name is a contraction of the Arabic "Rijl Jauza al-Yusra," meaning "left foot of the Central One," indicative of Rigel's position in the "left foot" of Orion.
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