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This article has a separate continuity. This article is in a separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

This article covers the various depictions of Starbuck from the tie-in novelizations, comic books, and other media.

Books

Berkley Novelizations

In the novelization of Saga of a Star World, Starbuck's romantic relationships are explored in greater detail than the televised version. When Cassiopeia storms away from him in the casino, Athena angrily hands him the room key and leaves as well, later regretting not having stayed with Starbuck as she believes she could have made him forget about Cassiopeia. During the mass exodus from Caprica's surface, Starbuck and Cassiopeia pilot a shuttle filled with highly volatile Tylium, barely evading attacking Cylons before returning safely to Galactica.

The Tombs of Kobol novelization expands on Starbuck's capture aboard the Cylon basestar, where he teaches Lucifer how to play Pyramid and consistently beats the Cylon at the card game. This interaction leads to Lucifer developing a fondness for Starbuck that becomes significant in later stories.

In The Long Patrol novelization, the Robber that Starbuck encounters is revealed to be a woman who later joins Galactica and changes her name to Roberta. The book's final scene shows Starbuck taking Roberta to the Rising Star where they encounter the same waiter from his previous visit. When Starbuck notices Athena and Cassiopeia in a booth next to their reserved table, he has the waiter relocate them to another area to avoid potential complications.

The 12th novel The Nightmare Machine presents Starbuck in a darker psychological context when the Cylons deploy a guilt-inducing device aboard Galactica. Starbuck is affected worse than anyone else, feeling terrible about his treatment of women throughout his life. The psychological pressure eventually drives him nearly insane, culminating in an attempt to kill Greenbean.

In the 13th novel Die, Chameleon!, Starbuck's relationship with Chameleon takes a dramatic turn when Cassiopeia reveals that Chameleon is actually Starbuck's father. After Chameleon is captured by alien smugglers, Starbuck pursues them and is also captured. Though he manages to break free, Chameleon is taken hostage by one of the aliens who escapes in a spacecraft. Chameleon eventually steals a ship but has no navigation knowledge to return to Galactica, ultimately plotting his course based on the roll of dice.

SuperViper Test Flight

Starbuck becomes involved in testing the experimental SuperViper prototype alongside Apollo. Despite his initial nervousness about the test, admitting he's "scared right out of my flight booties," Starbuck demonstrates his characteristic humor to lighten tense situations.

The SuperViper requires two physiologically linked pilots working in tandem, with specialized equipment that reads and transmits muscular movements between pilots. The ship demonstrates incredible power and maneuverability, performing loops so tight the ship appears to bend with the curve. However, the test flight becomes dangerous when the ship's sensitivity to pilot input creates near-catastrophic situations.

Following the dangerous test flight, Starbuck undergoes medical examination by Cassiopeia, who pronounces him fit for duty while maintaining professional distance despite their romantic history.

Relationship with Hera

Starbuck faces romantic complications with Hera, a Vailean cadet who pursues him romantically. Before the events of the novel, during the Yevra mission, Hera had announced to Starbuck that she wished to be his woman. However, he rejected her advances because he "preferred to pursue his women" and felt "it was up to him to make such proposals."

Their relationship becomes further strained when Hera reveals Starbuck's plan to desert the fleet and search for the missing Apollo, despite Starbuck's trust in her. She physically confronts him by punching him on the jaw to prevent his unauthorized departure, then summons Commander Adama to intervene. While Adama ultimately allows both Starbuck and himself to search for Apollo under strict orders, Starbuck remains resentful of Hera's interference.

During their confrontations, Starbuck is described as having "odd cold blue eyes" that remind Hera of the skies over Vaile. He maintains his dismissive attitude toward her, often avoiding eye contact and speaking in chilled tones when forced to interact.

The Satirical Play

Hera's rejection leads her to seek revenge by collaborating with Cassiopeia and Athena to write a satirical play specifically designed to humiliate Starbuck during theatrical performances aboard Galactica. The play, performed by Dwybolt's theatrical company, is designed as a curtain-raiser that addresses issues of gender relations aboard the ship.

Initially, Starbuck shows reluctance to attend theater performances, stating that he finds them to be "just fantasy" and "too much reality in my world. I can't take playacting seriously." However, he is convinced to attend by being told it's a command performance.

During the performance, the play includes pointed references to his character, with lines like "buck the star" clearly targeting him. When Ensign Giles recognizes the reference and points it out, Starbuck becomes visibly angry, glaring up at Hera in her box seat and declaring "I don't have to sit here for this!" He storms out of the auditorium, with Hera following to confront him.

Final Confrontation and Resolution

Following the theatrical incident, Starbuck and Hera have a final confrontation where she attempts to explain her motivations. Starbuck demonstrates a surprising level of self-awareness and honesty about his character, stating: "I don't want to change. I like being a womanizer, if I may be allowed to use the word. I wouldn't be happy any other way. I wouldn't be happy molded into some other kind of guy."

He also clarifies his position on their relationship, explaining that he doesn't want her to change either but insists on the right to remain himself. Their conversation ends on a surprisingly positive note, with Starbuck telling Hera "I like you" as he heads to the awards ceremony where both are being honored.

Combat and SuperViper Deployment

During the climactic battle against Spectre's Cylon forces, when conventional Viper launches are prevented by sabotage damage, Starbuck and Apollo deploy the SuperViper as their only hope for defense. Despite its previous test flight dangers, Starbuck volunteers for the mission, understanding it represents their only chance for survival against overwhelming odds.

Relationship with Cassiopeia

Throughout the novel, Starbuck's complicated relationship with Cassiopeia continues to cause him emotional difficulty. Despite their past as "one of Galactica's hottest items," she firmly rebuffs his attempts to rekindle their romance, maintaining professional distance while working as his medtech. When he attempts to charm her with promises of change, she responds that she "really liked the old one" but is "not available" anymore.

Personal Philosophy

Starbuck demonstrates a complex understanding of his own character flaws and strengths. He acknowledges his reputation as a womanizer but refuses to change his fundamental nature to please others. He treats relationships with women as personal challenges rather than emotional connections, preferring to be "the one who makes the approach" rather than being pursued. His conversation with Hera reveals both his selfishness and his honesty about his limitations in romantic relationships.

Comics

Dynamite Entertainment

Main article: Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)

In addition to various comics in the Original Series timeline, Dynamite Entertainment gave this character his own 4-issue series depicting the character's origin, development as a warrior, and finding out how he was orphaned.

Marvel Comics

In issue #12, Starbuck, Boomer, and Athena, on recon patrol, stumble across Scavenge World, a planet composed entirely of spare parts and inhabited by alien scavengers. They are captured and brought before the throne of Eurayle, the leader of the scavenger "family." Meanwhile, Galactica is buffeted by an unexpected Cylon attack. The Cylons are momentarily averted, and the Fleet arrives at Scavenge World. Learning of Galactica's situation, Eurayle makes a proposal - she will use her powers of the mind to free Commander Adama from the Memory Machine, if she can receive Lieutenant Starbuck in return. Starbuck eventually agrees to her offer. After the Cylons are defeated, Starbuck stays behind with her while the Colonial fleet moves on.

Starbuck escapes from Scavenge World and returns to the fleet in issue #19. Eurayle pursues the fleet in issue #20, and Starbuck and Apollo meet with her. Starbuck agrees to fight her in a duel to the death. Eurayle wins, but after she leaves it is revealed that Starbuck faked his own death.

The Scavenge World ship that Starbuck used to escape winds up giving the Colonials the coordinates to Earth, and the series ends with the fleet making a hyperjump to their final destination.

Look-In Magazine

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Lieutenant Starbuck is a charismatic Colonial Warrior and one of the Fleet's top Viper pilots, known for his love of card games, women, and fumarellos.

He is reluctantly pulled from a card game to assist with the Freighter Eighteen incident, where he helps defend the ship from Cylon attack ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 1)}.

During the encounter with the planet Thar, Starbuck attempts to prove a mysterious alien ship is an illusion by flying directly at it. He loses his nerve at the last second and pulls up sharply, causing significant stress damage to his Viper ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 2)}.

As part of the initial exploratory mission to Zaroak, Starbuck is captured and enslaved. When a guard whips him in the mines, he retaliates, sparking a brawl that escalates into a full-blown slave revolt ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 4)}.

Maximum Press

Taking place 20 yahrens after the events of the original series, it is revealed that Starbuck feels guilt because Cassiopeia died yahrens earlier on a mission that he was in charge of.

In The Enemy Within, a Cylon humanoid named Ares infiltrated the fleet in order to sabotage it. Once the truth about Ares becomes known, Starbuck fights him and both wind up trapped inside a shuttle that launches and crashes on a desolate planet. Starbuck survives the crash, but no resolution to the story line was ever given because the series was canceled.

Realm Press

Starbuck's mental health is the focus of ^{(Comics: Fear of Flying)}, notably his hedonistic and playful approach to life and the pursuits thereof. After yet another counselling session with Doctor Ishtara, he manages to convince her to live a little.

References

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Starbuck is a Caprican serving in the Colonial Military during the last stages of the Thousand Yahren War as a Viper pilot aboard the last surviving battlestar, Galactica.

7322 — Umbra, Caprica

A young Starbuck attacks a Centurion with a limb during the attack on Umbra (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

As a young boy, the later re-named Starbuck flees into the Forest of Thorns as a result of the Cylon's attack on Umbra. During the defense by Rylon Viper pilots Adama and Tigh, Adama is shot down and crashes into the forest.

What seems to be a certain demise by a damaged Centurion is thwarted by Starbuck, who attacks the Cylon with a tree branch before it can kill Adama. Adama is able to blow off the distracted Centurion's head and radio for medical assistance, as Starbuck is rendered unconscious as a result of his being electrocuted upon damaging the Centurion (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

As a result of amnesia and other post-traumatic trauma diagnosed by a medic onboard Rycon, Adama names the boy "Starbuck" in appreciation of being saved.

7322-7328 — Growing Up An Orphan

A teenage Starbuck on his turbocycle (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1)

One of over three thousand children orphaned in 7322, Starbuck found himself raised by two foster parents in Lower Caprica, who had designs on helping their new son become an agro farmer.

In 7328, Starbuck arrives at Adama's home and asks Adama to sponsor his application to become a Colonial Warrior, despite the fact that Starbuck's foster parents could have done so—but wouldn't have. Adama initially rebukes this, leading to Apollo—a first-yahren flight cadet—to challenge Starbuck to a turbocycle race down Mount Colicos. This race leads to bonding between the two, particularly as the race goes wrong and results in the destruction of both participants' cycles, as well as Adama being pressured into sponsoring Starbuck as a Warrior (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

7328-7335 — Becoming a Warrior

Starbuck at the graduation celebration in 7335 (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

Sometime after entering the Academy, Starbuck quits after Apollo is reported dead during a training exercise gone wrong. Upon Apollo's return, Starbuck punches Apollo in the nose, forcing Zac to intercede by pulling Starbuck away from Apollo. After calming down, Starbuck and Apollo promise each other that, were they to both become Warriors, they would not mourn each other if the worst transpired. As this promise was extracted, Starbuck returns to the Academy (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #2)})

In 7331, Starbuck is assigned to shadow his flight instructor, Lieutenant Wyler, aboard battlestar Pegasus. The impressionable Starbuck is taken under Wyler's wing, and taught an unorthodox curriculum of womanizing, gambling, and other roguish behaviors.

During this time, Starbuck befriends fellow classmates Boomer and Jolly. He also vies for the affections of Adama's daughter, Athena, but this fails even though they reconcile by the time Starbuck graduates the Academy in 7335 (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

7335 — A Father Figure's Demise and Assignment to Galactica

Starbuck wins McKintosh's data chip with the alleged proof that the Umbra defense net was deactivated prior to the Cylon's attack.

With the death of Wyler a day prior to Starbuck's graduation (but told by Adama during the post-graduation celebrations), Starbuck enters a period of grieving the only way he knew how: gambling.

In the course of this, he happens across McKintosh during a game of pyramid at one of his and Wyler's frequent chanceries. In the course of the game, McKintosh learns that Starbuck was at Umbra, and recalls that he too was there that day as he freighted agro from the Umbra factory. He makes a grandiose claim that the defense net went down, contrary to the official story that it had been destroyed, and that he had information on a chip to prove it. As McKintosh lost the wager, he gives the chip to Starbuck—only for Starbuck to discover that it was corrupted (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1).

Post-Exodus

Following the Battle at Galaxy's Edge, Starbuck is one of four Warriors, part of Apollo's patrol into the mysterious realm following an unlikely trip through a black hole. Upon discovering an unknown planet, he participates in the discovery of truths of Iblis' actual origin, and uses himself and Boomer as bait to draw out Meclons from their ships so that they can escape to The Fleet (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1)}—^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3)}).

Following his return, he assists in warding off the Meclon attack against the Fleet (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #5)}).

References

This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Richard Hatch continuation separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

For the canonical depiction of this character, see: Starbuck (TOS).

Starbuck is one of the remaining skilled Colonial Warriors surviving the Battle of Cimtar, and ace Viper pilot serving aboard the last known battlestar, Galactica in 7342. He holds the rank of Captain (RH: Warhawk).

Biography

Personal life

Starbuck is the father of Dalton, whom he had with Cassiopeia approximately a yahren after the Battle at Galaxy's Edge in 7343. Dalton inherits her father's piloting skills, gambling acumen, confident grin, and hot temper (RH: Armageddon, Warhawk).

His relationship with Cassiopeia is complicated and tumultuous. Though they love each other, they cannot live together, as Cassiopeia needs "a mate who would be home when she wanted him there. Not out playing pyramid at some chancery all through light cycle, spending cubits on bad wagers or expensive bottles of ambrosa shared with women half his age". Half a yahren before Dalton's eighteenth novayahren, they briefly entertain the idea of reuniting, but "that dalliance had ended badly" (RH: Warhawk).

Following the end of his relationship with Cassiopeia, Starbuck returns to Athena. Their arrangement is such that she "didn't mind whom he bought ambrosa for, as long as he slept in his own bed. Or hers". Cassiopeia notes that Starbuck is "finally growing up," acknowledging that he has matured enough to consider how his actions affect the women in his life (RH: Warhawk).

Despite their romantic complications, Cassiopeia acknowledges that "the real Starbuck, the man he was at his core, the courageous and giving person beneath the facade, that man always belonged to" Athena (RH: Armageddon).

Military service

Starbuck is considered a legendary pilot, second only to Apollo. He serves in Blue Squadron under Apollo's command. Young pilots idolize him and want to be "mavericks just like him," and they worship his daughter Dalton in part because of her connection to him (RH: Armageddon).

His piloting style is characterized by "easy grace at the navi-hilt, his coolness under fire," treating his Viper "as an extension of himself". He is known for being a "man who had nearly died and come back, good as ever" (RH: Resurrection).

Starbuck advises a young Troy that "the only Viper pilots who never get the jitters are the crazy ones. And crazy Viper pilots become dead Viper pilots pretty frackin' fast" (RH: Warhawk).

Combat operations

During the battle against the Chitain forces, Starbuck demonstrates his exceptional piloting skills. When Chitain craft pursue him, he maneuvers his Viper so that two pursuing Chitain vessels destroy each other with their own weapons fire. He whoops loudly and roars "Rack 'em up and knock 'em down!" while Dalton listens on the comm (RH: Warhawk).

When Dalton's damaged Viper is pursued by Cylon Raiders during the battle at Kirasolia, Starbuck "confiscates" a Viper against orders and launches with Boomer to protect his daughter. His unauthorized launch prompts Apollo to note that "there was no way Starbuck was going to sit this dance out, no matter what his specific orders might have been, if Dalton's safety was involved" (RH: Resurrection).

During another engagement in the Ur cloud, Starbuck becomes separated from his squadron while following Boomer's ion trail. Lost in "blind whiteness," his directional display malfunctions wildly, and his fuel runs low (RH: Rebellion).

Personality

Starbuck is known as "the lover, the jester, the gambler, the boon companion," though when in combat, these aspects of his personality disappear and "only the Warrior remained" (RH: Warhawk).

He is a habitual fumarello smoker, though he has quit "several times already". The smell of fumarello smoke reminds others of him (RH: Armageddon, Warhawk).

He is protective of his daughter Dalton, hissing at other pilots to "watch out for my daughter" as he passes them in the launch bay, even while acknowledging that "Dalton was as capable as any of the fleet's younger pilots, more so than most of them, in fact" (RH: Armageddon).

Relationship with Apollo

Starbuck shares a deep friendship with Apollo, characterized by unwavering loyalty. When Apollo needs to be rescued from a suicidal mission aboard Hephaestus, Sheba reflects that "for yahren, a secret part of her had envied the closeness between Starbuck and Apollo. There was no danger so great that either man would not risk it for the other" (RH: Armageddon).

Troy views Starbuck as "for all intents and purposes, his nephew," describing him as "a good kid, passionate and intelligent" (RH: Warhawk).

Death and funeral

Starbuck suffers a brain hemorrhage that leaves him in critical condition. Dr. Wilker informs Apollo that the prognosis is not promising, noting "I don't know how he's lasted this long". Dalton keeps vigil at her father's deathbed in the med-unit. Despite hopes for a miracle, Starbuck dies with Athena, Sheba, Boomer, and Tigh standing deathwatch alongside Apollo and Dalton (RH: Resurrection).

Apollo chooses to hold Starbuck's funeral ceremony in the temple inside the ancient pyramid on Kobol, following his intuition that it should be so. The funeral bier rests atop the marble dais in the small chamber. Only a small handful attend, as Starbuck has few close friends and even less family, though everyone admires him (RH: Resurrection).

President Tigh officiates the ceremony, speaking from his heart rather than from prepared notes. He quotes Adama's wisdom that "A Warrior has nothing to fight for, if he does not allow himself to love, and be loved in return," and notes that Starbuck "was a man who loved many, and was loved by many more." Tigh reflects on Starbuck's humor, remembering him with "a tankard of grog before him, one of his horrible fumarellos clenched between his teeth, possessing a losing hand of pyramids but trying to bluff everyone into believing otherwise" (RH: Resurrection).

During the ceremony, an eerie light fills the chamber from nowhere and everywhere at once, bouncing in geometric shapes off the symbols and sigils on the walls before striking Starbuck's head and suffusing his peaceful face with a brilliant glow. Apollo is the only one to witness this phenomenon, having seen the same thing before with Adama in the same chamber, leading him to wonder if Starbuck might be Kobollian after all (RH: Resurrection).

After the ceremony, Starbuck's coffin is placed in his favorite Scarlet Viper. Bojay prepares the fighter by removing the seat and navi-hilt to make room for the coffin. Apollo tucks a deck of pyramids, a pack of fumarellos, and a gold cubit into Starbuck's pockets, and places a bottle of his favorite ambrosa beside him in the coffin. The hull damage from Starbuck's last battle is left untouched as a testament to his courage under enemy fire (RH: Resurrection).

Apollo personally launches both his own fighter and Starbuck's Viper, with the funeral ship slaved to his controls. He releases Starbuck's fighter into deep space, reflecting on their friendship and expressing hope that Starbuck might find one of the Light Ships and be made an honorary Kobollian. Apollo bids farewell to his oldest friend, acknowledging "we all return home again" (RH: Resurrection).

Resurrection

Starbuck is subsequently resurrected and returns dramatically during a confrontation on Kobol. Disguised as one of the hooded caretakers, he reveals himself by firing his laser to save Apollo and Gar'Tokk from attacking acolytes. When he removes his cowl, Athena, Cassiopeia, and Dalton are stunned to see him returned from the dead "in full vigor and fighting glory". Starbuck quips "Got your back, buddy" to Apollo, who never doubted he would. He greets Athena with his characteristic rogue's smile, sweeps her into his arm, and kisses her, saying "Just in case there was any doubt" (RH: Resurrection).

His experience with death and the Light Beings profoundly changes him. While he remains a hothead who drinks too much and still comes up with crazy schemes, there is something deeper to him. The old Starbuck would have given up everything to chase Dalton's exhaust trail through danger, but his resurrection has given him new perspective (RH: Rebellion).

Service on Paradis

Following the fleet's arrival at Paradis, Starbuck continues his military service. He holds the rank of Colonel and works alongside Sheba and Boomer overseeing the deconstruction of crippled ships in the orbiting drydocks (RH: Paradis).

Athena, now in a command position, acknowledges being "hopelessly in love with Starbuck, maybe in love for the first time in her life." She wonders if he will ever be the man of which he is capable and if he could love her with the same intensity he once showed for Cassiopeia (RH: Paradis).

During a mission on Paradis, Starbuck is seriously wounded while providing covering fire for Apollo. He takes laser fire to the leg and chest, nearly dying in the caverns. While wounded, he tells Apollo that Cassiopeia "deserves someone like you" and confesses that she was "the first woman who got through to me" and "scared me worse than death." He admits he ran away from her but encourages Apollo not to do the same. Despite his severe injuries, Starbuck survives (RH: Paradis).

References

Starbuck's mental health is the focus of ^{(Comics: Fear of Flying)}, notably his hedonistic and playful approach to life and the pursuits thereof. After yet another counselling session with Doctor Ishtara, he manages to convince her to live a little.

References

This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Look-In Magazine separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

Lieutenant Starbuck
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Lieutenant Starbuck is a charismatic Colonial Warrior and one of the Fleet's top Viper pilots, known for his love of card games, women, and fumarellos.

He is reluctantly pulled from a card game to assist with the Freighter Eighteen incident, where he helps defend the ship from Cylon attack ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 1)}.

During the encounter with the planet Thar, Starbuck attempts to prove a mysterious alien ship is an illusion by flying directly at it. He loses his nerve at the last second and pulls up sharply, causing significant stress damage to his Viper ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 2)}.

As part of the initial exploratory mission to Zaroak, Starbuck is captured and enslaved. When a guard whips him in the mines, he retaliates, sparking a brawl that escalates into a full-blown slave revolt ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 4)}.

References

This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Dynamite Comics separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.

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Starbuck is a pirate in an alternate reality, having never become a Colonial Warrior and instead becoming a gluttonous, fumarello-smoking and inebriated pirate with questionable morals.

Following the Battle of Cimtar, Starbuck and his crew of raiders make successful attacks against the Cylon Empire for their own enrichment aboard a temporally displaced Galactica (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #3)}). They are successful in their efforts due to the reverse engineering of various pieces of Cylon tech, resulting in the sensor shield, the signal disruptor, and various other anti-Cylon technologies (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #4)}).

A temporally displaced Starbuck's appearance in the alternate reality shows Starbuck what he could have been, and begrudgingly lends his support in the defense of Cache and the Colonial Resistance against Baltifer's forces, and later in the defense of the battlestar Galactica (^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5)}).

Kara Thrace (alternate)

Starbuck (1880)

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Role	Former Warrior of the Colonial Empire
Rank	Former Flight-Lieutenant, but re-instated as Major following the battle at Gamoray
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Concept Art Incentive Cover for Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1. Art: Sergio Fernandez Davila

For the canonical character from whom this depiction is based, see: Starbuck (TOS).

For other separate continuities from other comics and novelization sources, see: Starbuck (TOS alternate).

Starbuck is a former Warrior of the Colonial Empire, serving under Crown Prince Apollo to whom Starbuck owes a life debt.

Ovion Wars and Desertion

Following the end of the Ovion Wars, he leaves the service of the Colonial Empire under mysterious circumstances, of which there are many rumors given he leaves the fleet following the Battle of Carillion. One such story told by Starbuck to Athena notes of his warning Adama that Baltar has his own designs of power, and that the Quorum itself is not to be trusted given the summary disappearance of two Warriors saved by Baltar following Carillion: Boomer and Jolly (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2).

However, the ultimate reason for his departure is his love for Athena and Adama's ultimatum: forget about Athena or leave (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 4).

Pirate Life

Following his departure from Colonial life, he becomes a trader of ill-repute around the border world of Rising Star, alongside of whom is a co-pilot Daggit by the name of Muffit.

After the disappearance of Apollo during the Cylonic suicide attack on Caprica, Fleet Admiral Tigh informs Lady Athena about Starbuck's location there, believing that Starbuck would be the only person who could find Apollo.

Starbuck, in the meantime, places himself as a target for the dueling Queens of Rising Star: Cassiopeia and Sheba. This is due to his penchant for romancing and playing both sides against the middle.

As a result of taking money for a job that he did not complete, he is able to make special modifications to his aethership Starchaser (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1).

Search for Apollo

Following recruitment by Athena to search for Apollo, Starbuck finds himself fleeing Rising Star and his ship damaged, setting down on the remains of Carillion and the discovery that the Ovions had survived. Much to his consternation, Athena offers herself to the Ovions in order to secure their assistance against Baltar and the Cylonics (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3).

Starbuck later saves the life of Apollo following Apollo and the prisoners' escape from Helia, and reconciles with Apollo immediately following (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3).

Redemption

Starbuck lends assistance on the assault upon Gamoray by selling himself into bonded servitude to Cassiopeia and Sheba, thereby securing the pirates' assistance.

After Starbuck delivers Athena to the surface of Gamoray in the attempt to stop Iblis from assuming control of the Cylonics, he tells a wounded Apollo the truth on why he left, and how it related to his true feelings about Athena.

Following the victory against the Cylonics, Starbuck convinces the Queens to release him from servitude and reveals his true feelings for Athena, which lead into their marriage and his re-instatement as Major in the Colonial Empire (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 4).

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