Rigel (alternate) - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 20:39, 28 September 2025

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	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| series=TOS		\| series=TOS
	\|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png		\|primecon title=Rigel\|spoilers=no\|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png
	\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.		\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.
	\|title=Rigel		\|title=Rigel
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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.

			== Comics ==
			=== Dynamite Entertainment ===
			Sometime in [[7348 (alternate)\|7348]], she enters the officer candidate program during the Fleet's transit through the [[Empyrean Expanse]] {{comics\|classic\|0\|3}}.

			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}}.

			==== 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.

	~~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.~~		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>

	~~Sometime in [[7348 (alternate)\|7348]], she enters the officer candidate program during the Fleet's transit through the [[Empyrean Expanse]] ({{comics\|classic\|0}}―{{comics\|classic\|3\|short~~=~~y}}).~~		== Berkley Novelizations ==

	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~~}}).		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>

	== ~~Notes~~ ==		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>

	* While never referred to directly by name in {{comics\|folly}}, ~~her distinctive hair style and approach are referenced throughout the comic.~~		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>
	*Rigel~~'s entrance into~~ the ~~officer candidate program is borne~~ of ~~an error by~~ the ~~colorist from~~ {{~~Comics~~\|~~classic~~\|~~0}}~~, ~~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}}.<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 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>

	== References ==		== References ==
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			[[Category:Berkley Novelizations]]
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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: defined TOS series in Character Data infobox

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	\|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png		\|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png
	\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.		\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	* While never referred to directly by name in {{comics\|folly}}, her distinctive hair style and approach are referenced throughout the comic.		* While never referred to directly by name in {{comics\|folly}}, her distinctive hair style and approach are referenced throughout the comic.
			*Rigel's entrance into the officer candidate program is borne of an error by the colorist from {{Comics\|classic\|0}}, 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}}.<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>

			== References ==
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	{{Characters (Comics)\|series=TOS}}		{{Characters (Comics)\|series=TOS}}

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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]] ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}''. Rigel is noted for being a professional woman who approaches her responsibilities with enthusiasm.

			Sometime in [[7348 (alternate)\|7348]], she enters the officer candidate program during the Fleet's transit through the [[Empyrean Expanse]] ({{comics\|classic\|0}}―{{comics\|classic\|3\|short=y}}).

	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}}).		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}}).

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "''Galactica''" to "''{{TOS|Galactica}}''"

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	\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.		\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.
	\|title=Rigel		\|title=Rigel
	\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] ~~[[Galactica (~~TOS)\|''Galactica'']]		\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}''
	\|rank= Flight Corporal		\|rank= Flight Corporal
	\|primecon=Y		\|primecon=Y

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{TOS|Galactica}}"

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	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.		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.

	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}}).		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}}).

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	\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)\|''Galactica'']]		\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)\|''Galactica'']]
	\|rank= Flight Corporal		\|rank= Flight Corporal
			\|primecon=Y
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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial work

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			{{separate continuity\|universe=TOS}}

	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\|photo= Rigel.~~jpg~~		\|photo= BSG-FOTG - Rigel.png
	\|~~age~~=		\|caption= Rigel as depicted in [[Dynamite Comics]]' {{comics\|folly}}.
	\|~~colony=~~		\|title=Rigel
	\|~~birthname=~~
	~~\|callsign=~~
	~~\|death=~~
	~~\|parents=~~
	~~\|siblings=~~
	~~\|children=~~
	~~\|marital status~~=
	\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)\|''Galactica'']]		\|role= [[Core Command]] Operative, [[Battlestar (TOS)\|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)\|''Galactica'']]
	\|rank= Flight Corporal		\|rank= Flight Corporal
	~~\|actor= [[Sarah Rush]]~~
	~~\|cylon=~~
	~~\|name=~~
	}}		}}

	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.		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.

	~~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]]).~~		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]]~~).

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	* ~~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.~~		* While never referred to directly by name in {{comics\|folly}}, her distinctive hair style and approach are referenced throughout the comic.
	* 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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	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]] ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}''. Rigel is noted for being a professional woman who approaches her responsibilities with enthusiasm.

			Sometime in [[7348 (alternate)\|7348]], she enters the officer candidate program during the Fleet's transit through the [[Empyrean Expanse]] ({{comics\|classic\|0}}―{{comics\|classic\|3\|short=y}}).

	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}}).		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}}).