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==Plot == | ==Plot == | ||
During the pursuit of two | During the pursuit of two [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]], a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] finds itself afflicted with guilt after experiencing "malfunctions" caused by an [[ion storm]] it encounters. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
* In [[Timeline (TOS alternate)#7342|7342]], | * In [[Timeline (TOS alternate)#7342|7342]], [[Starbuck (TOS alternate)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] are under attack by a group of [[Cylons (TOS alternate)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. During their pursuit, the Raiders launched by [[Base Ship 127]] are overcome by an [[ion storm]] which disables the Raiders, thus allowing the [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] to escape. | ||
* [[Cylon 8765]] reports his position to his baseship, and is brought in by a tractor beam. He reports to his leader, an [[IL-series Cylon]], who orders him to interrogate the human pilot they had captured. He is told to extract the information of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] by any means necessary. | * [[Cylon 8765]] reports his position to his baseship, and is brought in by a tractor beam. He reports to his leader, an [[IL-series Cylon]], who orders him to interrogate the human pilot they had captured. He is told to extract the information of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] by any means necessary. | ||
* Cylon 8765 determines that it was afraid, which runs contrary to Cylon programming. It reports to the main computer, where it learns about the [[Thousand-Yahren War]]; 8765 damages the computer in a fit of rage, declaring how wrong it is to destroy | * Cylon 8765 determines that it was afraid, which runs contrary to Cylon programming. It reports to the main computer, where it learns about the [[Thousand-Yahren War]]; 8765 damages the computer in a fit of rage, declaring how wrong it is to destroy and entire race. | ||
* 8765's commander encounters him in the hallway, inquiring as to why the Cylon failed to interrogate the human. 8765 notes that he had a malfunction that needed to be corrected, which is a lie. The IL-series Cylon accompanies 8765 down to the holding cell, where 8765 hopes to be able to talk to the human in order to understand his moral dilemma | * 8765's commander encounters him in the hallway, inquiring as to why the Cylon failed to interrogate the human. 8765 notes that he had a malfunction that needed to be corrected, which is a lie. The IL-series Cylon accompanies 8765 down to the holding cell, where 8765 hopes to be able to talk to the human in order to understand his moral dilemma; it is revealed that the human is [[Starbuck (TOS alternate)|Starbuck]], which ending this tale. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* While eschewing events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', this comic brings back the character of [[Cyrus (Cylon)|Cyrus]] from "[[The Return of Starbuck]], | * While eschewing events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', this comic brings back the character of [[Cyrus (Cylon)|Cyrus]] from "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", who becomes sympathetic to the humans after questioning his own beliefs. However, there is no continuation to this story, since [[Maximum Press]] abandoned writing any further Original Series comics. | ||
* The story was printed in ''Asylum #10'', an issue of [[Maximum Press]] | * The story was printed in ''Asylum #10'', an issue of [[Maximum Press]]'s anthology series featuring Terry Moore's ''Lady Supreme''. | ||
* This tale does not have a conclusion, since Maximum Press dropped the ''Battlestar Galactica'' property in favor of working on its own properties. | * This tale does not have a conclusion, since Maximum Press dropped the ''Battlestar Galactica'' property in favor of working on its own properties. | ||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
* Cy's "malfunction" is started by the use of a spatial anomaly, in this case an [[ion storm]]. Ion storms have been in other science fiction stories, such as ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', to explain crossover between universes (i.e. the "normal universe" and the "mirror universe"). Unlike "[[The Return of Starbuck]], | * Cy's "malfunction" is started by the use of a spatial anomaly, in this case an [[ion storm]]. Ion storms have been in other science fiction stories, such as ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', to explain crossover between universes (i.e. the "normal universe" and the "mirror universe"). Unlike "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", Cy is convinced to become friends with Starbuck out of necessity, and from that necessity both learn about their opposite's race. | ||
* While consulting the main computer, Cy is told that the Cylons attacked the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS alternate)|Colonies]] in 7221. However, according to Maximum Press's [[Timeline (TOS alternate)|own timeline]], the war began in [[ | * While consulting the main computer, Cy is told that the Cylons attacked the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS alternate)|Colonies]] in 7221. However, according to Maximum Press's [[Timeline (TOS alternate)|own timeline]], the war began in [[6342]], which possibly means one of two things: | ||
*# The Cylons have a different time keeping system than the Colonials. (Therefore, 7221 is the same [[yahren]] as 6342, which means the events of the comic take place in 8221, otherwise known as the Colonial Yahren 7342.) | *# The Cylons have a different time keeping system than the Colonials. (Therefore, 7221 is the same [[yahren]] as 6342, which means the events of the comic take place in 8221, otherwise known as the Colonial Yahren 7342.) | ||
*# This is an error. | *# This is an error. | ||
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