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	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Tom Zarek is idealistic in his own way. But I think he has more personal ambition than even he would care to admit.		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Tom Zarek is idealistic in his own way. But I think he has more personal ambition than even he would care to admit.
	\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_mandela_comparison">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=53}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_graphia_zarek_complexity"/><ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_zarek_ambition"/>		\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_mandela_comparison">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=53}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_graphia_zarek_complexity">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=53}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_zarek_ambition">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=53}}</ref>
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	Ron Moore is extremely good at creating complex, interesting characters who aren't just all good or all bad. So Tom Zarek is ultimately just a very complex human being, like we all are in real life.		Ron Moore is extremely good at creating complex, interesting characters who aren't just all good or all bad. So Tom Zarek is ultimately just a very complex human being, like we all are in real life.
	\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_character_interpretation">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=135}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_moore_complexity"/>		\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_character_interpretation">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=135}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_moore_complexity">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=135}}</ref>
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	I have complete respect for the old show, especially after I got to meet Richard Hatch. I love working with Richard and he does a terrific job of playing Laura's nemesis, Tom Zarek.		I have complete respect for the old show, especially after I got to meet Richard Hatch. I love working with Richard and he does a terrific job of playing Laura's nemesis, Tom Zarek.
	\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_mcdonnell_working">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=86}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_mcdonnell_hatch_chemistry"/><ref group="companion" name="bassom_mcdonnell_hatch_respect">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=105}}</ref>		\| source = <ref group="companion" name="bassom_hatch_mcdonnell_working">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=86}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_mcdonnell_hatch_chemistry">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=86}}</ref><ref group="companion" name="bassom_mcdonnell_hatch_respect">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=105}}</ref>
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	\|birthname= Thomas Zarek		\|birthname= Thomas Zarek
	\|seen=Bastille Day		\|seen=Bastille Day
	\|death= Executed by firing squad, c. {{ACH\|4}} {{TRS\|Blood on the Scales}}		\|lastseen=Blood on the Scales\|death= {{spoilli\|Executed by firing squad, c. {{ACH\|4}} {{TRS\|Blood on the Scales}}}}
	\|marital status= Single		\|marital status= Single
	\|role= Vice President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br>Former President of the Twelve Colonies<br/> Former representative of Sagittaron on the [[Quorum of Twelve]]		\|role= Vice President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br>Former President of the Twelve Colonies<br/> Former representative of Sagittaron on the [[Quorum of Twelve]]
	\|actor= [[Richard Hatch]]		\|actor= [[Richard Hatch]]
	\|sortkey=Zarek, Tom		\|archives=y\|sortkey=Zarek, Tom
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	{{Character Data\|		{{Character Data\|
	\|photo= zarek.jpg		\|photo= zarek.jpg
	~~\|age=~~
	\|colony= [[Sagittaron]]		\|colony= [[Sagittaron]]
	\|birthname= Thomas Zarek		\|birthname= Thomas Zarek
	~~\|callsign=~~
	\|seen=Bastille Day		\|seen=Bastille Day
	\|death= Executed by firing squad, c. {{ACH\|4}} {{TRS\|Blood on the Scales}}		\|death= Executed by firing squad, c. {{ACH\|4}} {{TRS\|Blood on the Scales}}
	\|marital status= Single		\|marital status= Single
	\|role= Vice President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br>Former President of the Twelve Colonies<br/> Former representative of Sagittaron on the [[Quorum of Twelve]]		\|role= Vice President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br>Former President of the Twelve Colonies<br/> Former representative of Sagittaron on the [[Quorum of Twelve]]
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	\|actor= [[Richard Hatch]]		\|actor= [[Richard Hatch]]
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	*Tom Zarek is portrayed by actor [[Richard Hatch]], who portrayed the original [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] in the [[Original Series]]. Hatch is the only actor to have had roles in both ''Battlestar Galactica'' series.		*Tom Zarek is portrayed by actor [[Richard Hatch]], who portrayed the original [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] in the [[Original Series]]. Hatch is the only actor to have had roles in both ''Battlestar Galactica'' series.
	*A [[separate continuity]] comic book series, starting with ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1]]'', gives a non-canonical tale about this character's more rebellious life.		*A [[separate continuity]] comic book series, starting with ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1]]'', gives a non-canonical tale about this character's more rebellious life.
	* [[Ronald D. Moore]] noted that President Roslin's first public encounter with Tom Zarek was loosely inspired by Palestinian leader [[w:Yasser_Arafat\|Yasser Arafat]]'s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister [[w:Yitzhak_Rabin\|Yitzhak Rabin]] during the signing of the [[w:Oslo_Accords\|Oslo Accords]] in 1993.<ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_arafat_rabin_inspiration">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=84}}</ref>		* [[Ronald D. Moore]] noted that President Roslin's [[Colonial Day\|first public encounter]] with Tom Zarek was loosely inspired by Palestinian leader [[w:Yasser_Arafat\|Yasser Arafat]]'s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister [[w:Yitzhak_Rabin\|Yitzhak Rabin]] during the signing of the [[w:Oslo_Accords\|Oslo Accords]] in 1993.<ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_arafat_rabin_inspiration">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=84}}</ref>
	* Moore described "Colonial Day" as their "''[[w:The_West_Wing_(series)\|West Wing]]'' episode," designed to explore the political nature of the show and see how Laura functions as President while giving them an opportunity to bring back Tom Zarek.<ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_west_wing_episode">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=84}}</ref>		* Moore described "Colonial Day" as their "''[[w:The_West_Wing_(series)\|West Wing]]'' episode," designed to explore the political nature of the show and see how Laura functions as President while giving them an opportunity to bring back Tom Zarek.<ref group="companion" name="bassom_moore_west_wing_episode">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=84}}</ref>


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	Zarek, with his associate [[Meier]], plan to eliminate the young Captain Adama on Kobol, using the rationalization about [[Zeus]]{{'}} warning that any return to Kobol would "exact a price in blood". Zarek feels that removing the young Adama would create a political power vacuum, allowing Zarek to take the position as leader of the fractioned Fleet, while Roslin would remain president {{TRS\|Home, Part I}}.		Zarek, with his associate [[Meier]], plan to eliminate the young Captain Adama on Kobol, using the rationalization about [[Zeus]]{{'}} warning that any return to Kobol would "exact a price in blood". Zarek feels that removing the young Adama would create a political power vacuum, allowing Zarek to take the position as leader of the fractioned Fleet, while Roslin would remain president {{TRS\|Home, Part I}}.

	Zarek abandons the assassination plan when Commander Adama arrives on Kobol to mend fences with Roslin. However, Meier privately revises the plan outside of Zarek's knowledge, now with the goal of eliminating both Adamas by soliciting the help of the [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] that returned with [[Karl Agathon]] and Thrace. Unfortunately for Zarek, Sharon Valerii double-crosses Meier, killing him at the entrance to the Tomb of Athena. While none in the group immediately consider Zarek as a suspect in Meier's assassination attempt, Commander Adama remains guarded and leaves Zarek and several others outside of the Tomb under the watchful eye of Chief [[Galen Tyrol\|Tyrol]] while they unlock its secrets {{TRS\|Home, Part II}}.		Zarek abandons the assassination plan when Commander Adama arrives on Kobol to mend fences with Roslin. However, Meier privately revises the plan outside of Zarek's knowledge, now with the goal of eliminating both Adamas by soliciting the help of the [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] that returned with {{callsign\|Karl Agathon}} and Thrace. Unfortunately for Zarek, Sharon Valerii double-crosses Meier, killing him at the entrance to the Tomb of Athena. While none in the group immediately consider Zarek as a suspect in Meier's assassination attempt, Commander Adama remains guarded and leaves Zarek and several others outside of the Tomb under the watchful eye of Chief [[Galen Tyrol\|Tyrol]] while they unlock its secrets {{TRS\|Home, Part II}}.

	==After the Fleet's Reunification==		==After the Fleet's Reunification==

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	== After the Fall of the Colonies ==		== After the Fall of the Colonies ==

	[[~~Image~~:Tom zarek.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Zarek in his cell {{TRS\|Bastille Day}}.]]		[[File:Tom zarek.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Zarek in his cell {{TRS\|Bastille Day}}.]]
	As the Cylons attack the Twelve Colonies, Zarek is on a prison barge called ''Astral Queen'', headed to Caprica for parole hearings with several hundred other inmates. Hiding out in the atmosphere of [[Ragnar]] with the rest of humanity's survivors, the captain of ''Astral Queen'' suggests that the inmates be euthanized, but his wish is overturned by President Roslin's humanitarian decision to keep all of humanity's remnants alive {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. This leaves Zarek with time to plot his escape.		As the Cylons attack the Twelve Colonies, Zarek is on a prison barge called ''Astral Queen'', headed to Caprica for parole hearings with several hundred other inmates. Hiding out in the atmosphere of [[Ragnar]] with the rest of humanity's survivors, the captain of ''Astral Queen'' suggests that the inmates be euthanized, but his wish is overturned by President Roslin's humanitarian decision to keep all of humanity's remnants alive {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. This leaves Zarek with time to plot his escape.

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	== Attempts for Political Power ==		== Attempts for Political Power ==
	[[~~Image~~:Home_pt1_debate.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Tom Zarek in debate with [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum]] members.]]		[[File:Home_pt1_debate.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Tom Zarek in debate with [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum]] members.]]

	With a degree of freedom obtained by the prisoners - including control of ''Astral Queen'' - Zarek engages in a steady effort to gain the goodwill of others of influence within the Fleet. This effort includes physical acts of support for other ships, such as fixing the air filtration system on the ship occupied by [[Marshall Bagott]], a politician from [[Virgon]].		With a degree of freedom obtained by the prisoners - including control of ''Astral Queen'' - Zarek engages in a steady effort to gain the goodwill of others of influence within the Fleet. This effort includes physical acts of support for other ships, such as fixing the air filtration system on the ship occupied by [[Marshall Bagott]], a politician from [[Virgon]].

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	Zarek remains possibly the most powerful and popular representative in the Quorum of Twelve.		Zarek remains possibly the most powerful and popular representative in the Quorum of Twelve.

	When he is interviewed by the press aboard ''Cloud ~~Nine~~'', he makes several comments consistent with a collectivist-oriented political ideology {{TRS\|Colonial Day}}. Whether these comments reflect Zarek's actual ideology, or if they are a cover he is using for his own purposes, remains unknown.<br/><br/>		When he is interviewed by the press aboard ''Cloud 9'', he makes several comments consistent with a collectivist-oriented political ideology {{TRS\|Colonial Day}}. Whether these comments reflect Zarek's actual ideology, or if they are a cover he is using for his own purposes, remains unknown.<br/><br/>

	== Breakaway from the Fleet ==		== Breakaway from the Fleet ==

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	==After the Fleet's Reunification==		==After the Fleet's Reunification==
	Zarek later gives [[Lee Adama]] information regarding the [[Black market (organization)\|black market]], initially claiming not to be a part of it because he needs to keep his hands clean, but ultimately points out that the black market does get supplies where they are needed. Nonetheless, Zarek mentions the central hub of the black market, ''[[Prometheus (ship)\|Prometheus]]'', a ship so lawless that it is practically "off the grid", as well as the name of a "businessman", [[Phelan]]. However, soon after Phelan's death at the hands of Captain Adama, Tom Zarek is seen walking through a crowd on ''Prometheus'' with one of Phelan's old henchmen in tow. It is unknown how much involvement Tom Zarek has with the organization {{TRS\|Black Market}}.		Zarek later gives [[Lee Adama]] information regarding the [[Black market (organization)\|black market]], initially claiming not to be a part of it because he needs to keep his hands clean, but ultimately points out that the black market does get supplies where they are needed. Nonetheless, Zarek mentions the central hub of the black market, ''[[Prometheus (ship)\|Prometheus]]'', a ship so lawless that it is practically "off the grid," as well as the name of a "businessman," [[Phelan]]. However, soon after Phelan's death at the hands of Captain Adama, Tom Zarek is seen walking through a crowd on ''Prometheus'' with one of Phelan's old henchmen in tow. It is unknown how much involvement Tom Zarek has with the organization {{TRS\|Black Market}}.

	Despite being the presumed opponent of Roslin in the upcoming presidential election, Zarek decides not to run against her because he realizes he probably won't win the election. However, he encourages Vice President Gaius Baltar to run in his place {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}.		Despite being the presumed opponent of Roslin in the upcoming presidential election, Zarek decides not to run against her because he realizes he probably won't win the election. However, he encourages Vice President Gaius Baltar to run in his place {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}.