Editing Ruth

{{Character Data
| series=Caprica
|photo= Ruth.jpg
|age=
|colony= [[Tauron]], relocated to {{RDM|Caprica}}
|seen= Caprica (series)
|pseen=''Caprica''
|death= 
|parents= 
|siblings= sister
|children= [[Shannon Adama]] † (daughter)
|marital status= 
|role= 
|actor=[[Karen Austin]]
}}

'''Ruth''' is the mother of [[Shannon Adama]] a.k.a. Shannon Adams, and mother-in-law to [[Joseph Adama]]. Her grandson, [[William Adama]], refers to her by the affectionate term "Tsattie".

At some point in her life, Ruth was employed as a shooter/assassin for the [[Ha'la'tha]] {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}.

In 58 BCH, she lives with Joseph Adama and his son, William, on {{RDM|Caprica}} after the terrorist bombing of [[Maglev 23]] claims both her daughter's and [[Tamara Adama|her granddaughter's]] lives. She has repeatedly attempted to convince Joseph to tell his son William about their true heritage as [[Tauron]]s, eventually succeeding in this {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. 

After [[Amanda Graystone]] announces publicly that her daughter [[Zoe Graystone]] was involved in the bombing of Maglev 23, Ruth supports Joseph's plan to have Amanda assassinated by his brother [[Sam Adama]], believing in blood for blood {{CAP|Gravedancing}}.

Ruth notes that [[Evelyn]] is good for Joseph, implicitly giving Evelyn her blessing to pursue a relationship when informing Evelyn that  both she and Willie will be staying with her sister for a while {{CAP|False Labor}}.

Ha'la'tha member [[Francis]] is sent to Joseph's apartment to assassinate him after the [[Guatrau]] decides to have the Adama brothers killed for smuggling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to Tauron against his wishes, but Ruth kills Francis with a meat cleaver to the back. Ruth then keeps watch in the apartment with a gun while Joseph, Evelyn and William go to [[Goldie's]], a local restaurant, to retrieve fake identity cards so they may go into hiding {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. 

Following the death of her grandson in a shootout at Goldie's, Ruth is disgusted that the Guatrau's supporters' vendetta would extend to a child. She continues to be part of the Adama family after Joseph marries Evelyn and has another son, also named [[William Adama|William]] {{CAP|Apotheosis (episode)}}.

==Notes==
[[File:Caprica - Ruth's Tattoos.png|thumb|Ruth's tattoos on her right upper forearm, signifying her children and grandchildren {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall|del1=Y}}.]] 

* It was revealed in an e-mail that Ruth has [[Tattoo|tattoos]] located high on her right arm that represent her children and grandchildren.<ref name="Sam Tattoos">{{cite_web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/02/exclusive-caprica-producer-jane-espenson-explains-sam-adamas-tattoos.html|title=Exclusive: 'Caprica' producer Jane Espenson explains Sam Adama's tattoos|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=March 25, 2010|last=Wagner|first=Curt|format=|language=}}</ref> They appear in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (Caprica)#meatprep|deleted scene]] when Ruth cuts up meat during her conversation with [[Joseph Adama]] in "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]." Further, they were added to the character when the show went to series, for they were not present in the [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]].

* Ruth's surname is never used.

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