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:''For Starbuck as depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Starbuck (TOS)]]. For Starbuck's counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Kara Thrace]].'' | |||
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|photo= ROSstarbuck.jpg | |photo= ROSstarbuck.jpg | ||
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|colony=[[Umbra]], [[The Twelve Colonies | |colony=[[Umbra]], [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]] | ||
|birthname= Starbuck | |birthname= Starbuck | ||
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|marital status= Single | |marital status= Single | ||
|role= [[Viper ( | |role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' | ||
|rank= | |rank= Lieutenant | ||
|actor= [[Dirk Benedict]] | |actor= [[Dirk Benedict]] | ||
|cylon= | |cylon= | ||
|name= | |name= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Lieutenant '''Starbuck''' is a [[Colonial Warrior]] on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. | |||
On his last mission as a Warrior attached to ''Galactica'', he is on patrol with [[Boomer ( | On his last mission as a Warrior attached to ''Galactica'', he is on patrol with [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] when they are ambushed by [[Cylon Raider|Raiders]]. Starbuck's [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is severely damaged, and he is forced to put it down on a small planet, stranding him and separating him from [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]]. | ||
Out of loneliness, Starbuck repairs a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] from one of the Raiders he had downed. He nicknames it [[Cyrus|Cy]], and the two become friends. When Cy senses that Starbuck longs for human companionship, he leaves, returning with a pregnant woman named [[Angela]]. | Out of loneliness, Starbuck repairs a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] from one of the Raiders he had downed. He nicknames it [[Cyrus|Cy]], and the two become friends. When Cy senses that Starbuck longs for human companionship, he leaves, returning with a pregnant woman named [[Angela]]. | ||
Angela speaks in riddles, but convinces Starbuck to build a ship to transport her and "their baby" back to the Fleet. Starbuck uses parts from his Viper and the downed Raider to construct the ship, but the ship has enough room only for the mother and the child. A [[Cylons ( | Angela speaks in riddles, but convinces Starbuck to build a ship to transport her and "their baby" back to the Fleet. Starbuck uses parts from his Viper and the downed Raider to construct the ship, but the ship has enough room only for the mother and the child. A [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack forces him to launch the ship. Cy is gunned down fighting off the Cylons, and Starbuck is left alive on the planet, apparently marooned. The child he launches grows up to be [[Doctor Zee]] ([[The Return of Starbuck]]). | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Over the years since the airing of ''Galactica 1980'', fans tend to consider "The Return of Starbuck" as the only episode of the series with [[canon|canonical value]]. | * Over the years since the airing of ''Galactica 1980'', fans tend to consider "The Return of Starbuck" as the only episode of the series with [[canon|canonical value]]. | ||
* Had the series | * Had the series been permitted to continue, an episode called "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have seen Starbuck rescued by the [[Beings of Light]] to become one of their rank. | ||
* A doomed attempt at [[SDS|reviving the Original Series in 2001 | * A doomed attempt at [[SDS|reviving]] the Original Series in 2001 would have seen an older Starbuck in the planned series, which would have to explain the inconsistencies and poor storylines created in "[[Galactica 1980]]." | ||
* Starbuck is | * Starbuck is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode. | ||
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