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| {{separate continuity|universe=TOS}}
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| {{Character Data | | {{Character Data |
| | series=TOS | | |photo= Rigel.jpg |
| |primecon title=Rigel|spoilers=no|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png | | |age= |
| |caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics|folly}}. | | |colony= |
| |title=Rigel | | |birthname= |
| |role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' | | |callsign= |
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| | |role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] |
| |rank= Flight Corporal | | |rank= Flight Corporal |
| |primecon=Y | | |actor= [[Sarah Rush]] |
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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. | | Flight Corporal '''Rigel''' is a Colonial [[Core Command]] operative on [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. Rigel is noted for being a professional woman who approaches her responsibilities with enthusiasm. |
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| == Comics ==
| | Among her duties in [[Core Command]], Rigel's primary responsibility is in the coordination of [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] defense and launch approval procedures (similar to a [[LSO|landing signal officer]]). She is also responsible for processing data ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' receives from [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] out on patrol. In one instance, she supplies information to [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] and [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] concerning the [[Ravashol pulsar]] on [[Arcta]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]). |
| === Dynamite Entertainment ===
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| Sometime in [[7348 (alternate)|7348]], she enters the officer candidate program during the Fleet's transit through the [[Empyrean Expanse]] {{comics|classic|0|3}}.
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| She is present during the events leading up to and following entry into a [[black hole]], as well as the battle between the [[Meclons]] and the combined {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} and Colonial Fleet {{comics|folly}}.
| | Among her notable moments in Core Command, Rigel becomes quite joyous over the female pilots' successful defense of [[Salik]]'s [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|medical shuttle]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]). |
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| ==== Notes ====
| | == Notes == |
| While never referred to directly by name in {{comics|folly|sup=no|prose=y}}, her distinctive hair style and approach are referenced throughout the comic.
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| Rigel's entrance into the officer candidate program is borne of an error by the colorist from {{Comics|classic|0|prose=y|sup=no}}, who gave her a blue uniform like other officers. [[John Jackson Miller]], the writer of the series, turns this error into a story point in {{Comics|classic|3|sup=no|prose=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike3/|title=Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #3 - Faraway Press|author=John Jackson Miller|accessdate=01 January 2023}}</ref> | | * Rigel was credited only as "Woman on Duty" for "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and "[[Lost Planet of the Gods]]". This was changed in her subsequent appearances. |
| | * 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 [[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]]. |
| | * 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. |
| | * 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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| == Berkley Novelizations ==
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| Rigel serves as Flight Officer aboard ''[[Galactica (TOS-BN)|Galactica]]'' and is responsible for conducting launch countdowns. She demonstrates her professional competence during the [[SuperViper (TOS-BN)|SuperViper]] test flight, where she conducts the countdown sequence with a "quiet and confident voice" that [[Apollo (TOS-BN)|Apollo]] listens to through his [[Comline|commline]].<ref name="STG57">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=57}}</ref>
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| Later in the crisis, when a [[Cylon (TOS-BN)|Cylon]] sabotage attack disables ''Galactica''{{'|s}} engines, Rigel serves as the communication link between the bridge and [[Commander]] [[Adama (TOS-BN)|Adama]] during the emergency. When [[Colonel]] [[Tigh (TOS-BN)|Tigh]] is not present on the bridge, Rigel reports directly to Adama, informing him that "the explosion seems to have been a bomb. Sabotage in the engineering section, it appears."<ref name="STG196">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=196}}</ref>
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| During the subsequent battle, Rigel coordinates the launch of the SuperViper for its combat mission, where Apollo and [[Starbuck (TOS-BN)|Starbuck]] deploy in the SuperViper to engage the attacking Cylon forces.<ref name="STG210">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=210-211}}</ref>
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| Rigel also handles routine communications, including Captain Apollo's requests for orders, demonstrating her role as a key bridge communications officer during both normal operations and crisis situations.<ref name="STG64">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=64}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| {{Characters (Comics)|series=TOS}}
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | [[Category:A to Z]] |
| [[Category:Characters]] | | [[Category:Characters]] |
| [[Category:Characters (TOS)]] | | [[Category:Characters (TOS)]] |
| [[Category:Colonial Warriors]] | | [[Category:Recurring Guest Characters (TOS)]] |
| [[Category:Flight Officers]] | | [[Category:TOS]] |
| [[Category:Berkley Novelizations]]
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