Editing Sheba

{{Character Data
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    |photo= Sheba.jpg
    |age=
    |colony=
    |birthname= Sheba
    |callsign=
    |death= 
    |parents=  [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] (father)
    |siblings=
    |children=
    |marital status= Single, involved with [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]
    |role= {{TOS|Viper}} pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
    |rank= Lieutenant
    |actor= [[Anne Lockhart]]
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    |name= 
    |gender=F|parent 1=Cain (TOS)|seen=The Living Legend, Part I|lastseen=The Hand of God (TOS)|plastseen=The Hand of God}}
'''Sheba''' is a {{TOS|Viper}} pilot on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', who is transferred to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' after the apparent loss of ''Pegasus''. Sheba is the daughter of ''Pegasus''{{'|s}} commander, [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]].

=== ''Pegasus'' Assignment ===

[[File:ShebaLounge.jpg|thumb|left|Sheba hangs out in the Warrior Lounge {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.]]

While leading a patrol with [[Bojay]], Sheba encounters {{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. Sheba orders the two [[Warrior]]s to land on ''Pegasus''. Once on board they learn that Sheba is not only Cain's daughter, but she is also the Strike Commander of [[Silver Spar Squadron]]. In the Warrior Lounge Sheba and Bojay verbally spar with Apollo and Starbuck about the different philosophies of Cain and {{TOS|Adama}}. The ''Pegasus'' pilots are clearly more cocky, experienced, and militant. Cain's arrival with [[Cassiopeia]] on his arm causes her to leave in a huff. Apollo catches up with her, trying to make sure that there isn't a conflict that will prevent them from working together. Sheba lets him know that it's not him that she has a problem with.

Sheba is surprised when her father joins the mission to capture the [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tankers]]. In the joint mission, she and her squadron end up helping [[Blue Squadron]] out of a bind, assisting them with fighting off some {{TOS|Raider}}s. While everybody is focused on fighting the Raiders, Cain manages to destroy the tankers, claiming that they were destroyed by incidental fire. When cornered about it by Apollo, Sheba backs Cain's account of the story. The destruction of the tankers forces Adama to consider an attack on [[Gamoray]].

After Cain is relieved of command for refusing to distribute fuel to the rest of the fleet, Sheba and Bojay approach him about refusing Adama's orders. Cain refuses to endorse their mutiny plans. Despite his insistence of following Adama's orders, Sheba and Silver Spar Squadron are standing guard when the pilots from ''Galactica'' arrive to distribute the fuel. A conflict is averted when an alert sounds, signaling a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Coming aboard ''Galactica'', Sheba and Bojay join the commando team that parachutes down to the surface of Gamoray. When Bojay is shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion sentry]], Sheba helps take him to safety. After the team succeeds in their mission, the shuttle makes for the closer ''Pegasus'' instead of ''Galactica'' due to Bojay's injury. Sheba gets in a Viper to join [[Battle of Gamoray|the battle]]. During the battle Sheba's Viper is heavily damaged by a Raider. Apollo and Starbuck help escort her back to ''Pegasus''. Once back on board ''Pegasus'', Cain insists that all injured and non-essential personnel (including Sheba) be shuttled to ''Galactica''.  Sheba objects, but eventually agrees. After ''Pegasus'' destroys the two [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]] and makes its disappearance, Sheba asks about her father's fate while recovering in the life sciences center. Adama explains that they don't know what has happened to ''Pegasus'', but in the meantime he hopes that she considers herself part of their family {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

=== Life After ''Pegasus'' ===

Sheba joins ''Galactica'' as a Viper pilot. She helps try to fight off the suicide attack Raiders, although a couple of them manage to slip through and detonate against ''Galactica''. Sheba helps to fight the fire as one of the pilots to fire [[Boroton]] into the landing bay {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

After [[Bojay]]'s patrol vanishes, Sheba is briefed on the disappearance. When they go to investigate, they discover a red planet capable of sustaining human life. Sheba wonders why the planet isn't inhabited. Sheba notes that the vegetation on the planet is also red. They find a crater on the planet, and the wreckage of a ship. Near the wreckage they discover [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. After he is brought back to ''Galactica'', Sheba takes him to the [[Life Station]]. He refuses treatment, asking instead to be given a tour of ''Galactica''. She shows him [[Core Command]], where some of the electronics begin to malfunction in his presence. Adama is furious that she brought him there. He sends her, Starbuck, and Apollo to the [[Officer's Club]].

Iblis later gets Sheba to take him to the [[Agro Ship]]. Iblis tells her that the quest closest to her heart is the finding of ''Pegasus'' and her father. He claims that if she opens her heart to him, all things are possible. When the [[Beings of Light]] appear, Iblis comments that despite their light "they conceal everlasting darkness" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

Sheba continues to follow Iblis, awed by his presence. During a party aboard ''{{TOS|Rising Star}}'' she offers herself as a consolation to Apollo, after losing at [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]]. While they are dancing she teasingly asks if Apollo is jealous of Iblis. Apollo emphatically indicates that something as petty as jealousy isn't affecting him, as matters regarding the survival of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] are currently more pressing. Sheba is with Iblis aboard [[Agro Ship 9]] when he senses Adama and Apollo plotting something. Apollo and Starbuck have secretly taken a shuttle back to the red planet. Sheba takes a Viper and heads to the planet herself.

[[File:ShebaKiss.jpg|thumb|right|Sheba kisses Apollo {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]

She arrives at the wreckage site just as Apollo and Starbuck are looking inside the wreckage. They are horrified at what they see, and Apollo tries to keep Sheba from looking. Starbuck suggests that they let her, just as Iblis arrives. Iblis forbids Sheba from going near the wreckage. He claims Sheba as his own, and that she has given herself freely to him. Iblis orders her to his side, but Apollo interferes. Apollo shoots Iblis, revealing his true form. Iblis sends forth a bolt, aiming to strike Sheba dead. Apollo steps in front of the blast, and is killed in her place. Iblis flees, fearing retribution for killing one who is not his to kill. She mourns Apollo's death. As they are transporting the body back to ''Galactica'', their shuttle is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. Sheba finds Starbuck, and wonders if they are dead. The Beings of Light explain themselves, and bring Apollo back to life. They return to ''Galactica'' with their memories of their time aboard the Ship of Lights wiped, but with knowledge of a possible course to [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

During the prison break by [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]] and [[Commandant Leiter]] she and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are taken hostage while piloting a shuttle. They are successfully freed when Apollo and Starbuck thwart Baltar's plot.  {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

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Apollo leads Sheba, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia up to the [[Celestial chamber]] on something of an informal double-date. Sheba loves it. She helps to investigate the [[Gamma frequency]] signal that they receive {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

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When Apollo is about to leave for the mission to infiltrate the basestar, she reveals her feelings for him, and kisses him. She and Cassiopeia watch the Raider take off from within the Celestial Chamber, confiding in Cassiopeia her feelings for Apollo. She helps to fight the basestar's Raiders with the rest of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Vipers, while ''Galactica'' [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|takes on the basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

== Tie-in Material Information ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''

: Sheba is the only daughter of the great war hero, Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]. She graduated from the [[Academy]] in [[6560]] with highest honors in Strategic Sciences and went on to become one of the most decorated Viper pilots in the fleet. She led a squadron on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' until its disappearance in Yahren [[6577]], when she was cut off escorting personnel to the Battlestar ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. She is now a member of the Battlestar ''Galactica''{{'|s}} famed [[Blue Squadron (TOS)|Blue Squadron]] and has established close ties with the family of Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]. <ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=51}}</ref>

== Notes ==

=== Character Conception and Portrayal ===

According to ''[[So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica]]'', the character of Sheba was introduced in the two-part episode "[[The Living Legend]]" and was portrayed by actress [[Anne Lockhart]]. The daughter of the legendary [[Cain|Commander Cain]], Sheba was a [[Viper (TRS)|Viper]] pilot from the battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' who becomes a significant love interest for Captain [[Apollo]].<ref>{{cite book/sswa|184}}</ref>

Anne Lockhart, daughter of actress [[w:June Lockhart|June Lockhart]], had initially turned down a different role in the pilot episode. Creator [[Glen A. Larson]] later approached her again, offering to write the character of Sheba specifically for her, which she accepted.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|186-187}}</ref> Lockhart embraced the role, describing Sheba as a character with "great gumption" who was a "warrior equal to the men" but also possessed an "awkwardness with personal situations" and vulnerability.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|184}}</ref> Writer [[Terrence McDonnell]] viewed her as a "utilitarian character" who could provide another point of view and create dramatic tension.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|185}}</ref> 

=== Re-imagined Series Perspective ===

Sheba does not have a direct counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. The closest possible would be the character of [[Kendra Shaw]], who develops an almost mother-daughter relationship with [[Helena Cain]] in "[[Razor]]."

=== Additional Details ===

* The name Sheba comes from a [[Wikipedia:Queen of Sheba|queen]] who, according to [[Wikipedia:Book of Kings|Kings 1-3]], visited [[Wikipedia:King Solomon|King Solomon]] to test his wisdom.
* In the [[novelization]] of "[[The Living Legend (Book)|The Living Legend]]," Sheba is said to resemble her mother greatly, which explained why Cain was unable to confide in her, following her mother's death. This may have been an inside nod to the strong resemblance between [[Anne Lockhart]] and her actress mother [[w:June Lockhart|June Lockhart]].
* Had the series been renewed for a second season, one proposal involved killing off Sheba to give Apollo a darker, more brooding character arc.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|221}}</ref>

== Gallery ==

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Image:Sheba portrait - Realm Press.jpg
Image:Sheba - Maximum Press.jpg|The re-imagined Sheba from the Maximum Press comic book series.
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