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:''This article is about the [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] named Scar. For the episode with the same name, see [[Scar]].'' | |||
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| title= "Scar" | | title= "Scar" | ||
| image= Scar Scar.JPG | | image= Scar Scar.JPG | ||
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| status= Permanently destroyed by Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in episode "[[Scar]]" | | status= Permanently destroyed by Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in episode "[[Scar]]" | ||
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'''Scar''' is the nickname for a particularly vicious and cunning Cylon [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], feared and revered by ''Galactica'' | |||
'''Scar''' is the nickname for a particularly vicious and cunning Cylon [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], feared and revered by ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[pilots]]. The nickname is derived from battle damage and grime on the Raider's forward cowling that resembles a scar. | |||
Scar is responsible for many ruthless, successful attacks against mining vessels deployed from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] into a treacherous asteroid field. It is known for its taste for [[Nugget|nuggets]] and favors separating them from their wingmates for an easy kill. The need to eliminate Scar's threat increases a pilot rivalry between Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]. | Scar is responsible for many ruthless, successful attacks against mining vessels deployed from the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] into a treacherous asteroid field. It is known for its taste for [[Nugget|nuggets]] and favors separating them from their wingmates for an easy kill. The need to eliminate Scar's threat increases a pilot rivalry between Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]. | ||
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On the 29th day of mining operations, Starbuck engages Scar but breaks off a suicidal run against it in favor of luring it into the sights of her wingmate, Kat, who scores a crippling blow on Scar. Scar is sent careening into an asteroid, and is destroyed in an explosion of shrapnel and gore. | On the 29th day of mining operations, Starbuck engages Scar but breaks off a suicidal run against it in favor of luring it into the sights of her wingmate, Kat, who scores a crippling blow on Scar. Scar is sent careening into an asteroid, and is destroyed in an explosion of shrapnel and gore. | ||
It was unlikely that Scar was able to [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrect]], due to the [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|recent loss]] of the nearest [[Resurrection Ship]] | It was unlikely that Scar was able to [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrect]], due to the [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|recent loss]] of the nearest [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[Scar]]). | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This storyline of destroying an enemy fighter ace may be derived from the Royal Air Force's hunt for [[Wikipedia:Manfred von Richthofen|the Red Baron]] during [[Wikipedia:World War I|World War I]]. | * This storyline of destroying an enemy fighter ace may be derived from the Royal Air Force's hunt for [[Wikipedia:Manfred von Richthofen|the Red Baron]] during [[Wikipedia:World War I|World War I]]. | ||
* Scar may be a reincarnation of the Raider that Starbuck kills and guts in "[[ | * Scar may be a reincarnation of the Raider that Starbuck kills and guts in "[[Act of Contrition]]", as hinted by Caprica-Valerii. | ||
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