Editing Troy Adama

{{separate continuity|universe=1980|cont=Dynamite Comics}}

{{Character Data
| series=1980
| title=Troy "Boxey" Adama
| photo=Troy - 1980 comic.jpg
| seen=Galactica 1980 1
| parents=[[Serina]]† (mother)<br/>[[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]† (step-father)
| role=[[Warrior]], ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''
}}

: ''For the canonical character from which this character is based, see: [[Troy (1980)]].''

'''Troy "Boxey" Adama''' is the adopted son of former Flight Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and the biological son of [[Serina]]; his grandfather, Commander [[Adama (1980 alternate)|Adama]], outlived both his parents. During his childhood years, he was known as [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], which inevitably became his callsign.

By 1980 C.E., he became a [[Warrior]] and flew patrols that he believed were worthless as during his life as a Warrior, neither he nor his wingman, [[Dillon (alternate)|Dillon]], encounter [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]. To cope with the boredom and conditions in the Fleet, Troy seeks refuge in [[ambrosia]] and often drinks while on patrol, much to Dillon's chagrin. Troy and Dillon appear to have an odd relationship, as Dillon is responsible and "by-the-book" in his approach as a Warrior.

During a patrol in 1980, Troy and Dillon recover the [[Voyager spacecraft|''Voyager'' spacecraft]] launched by [[w:NASA|NASA]] several [[Earth (1980 alternate)|Earth]] years prior. After Doctor [[Gaius Zee]] deciphers the golden disc on ''Voyager'', they find the location of Earth and discover its inhabitants to be primitive and unable to repel a Cylon invasion, should one occur. Troy and Dillon are dispatched as scouts prior to Commander Adama's ill-advised appearance over the [[w:White House|White House]] in [[w:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] (''[[Galactica 1980 1]]'').

After ''Galactica'''s debris fall over Washington, D.C., Troy and Dillion land to determine if Adama survived the attack. As Adama and Dillion extract Adama's body from the debris, they encounter soldiers from the United States Army. During the altercation, Dillon is mortally wounded and Troy returns fire, incapacitating a solider until the soldiers are forced to retreat due to the radiation. Before Dillion dies, he tells Troy to forgive their Earth brothers, for they are only human (''[[Galactica 1980 2]]'').

Fleeing from the site, Troy later encounters Doctor [[Felix Mortinson]], who speaks [[Caprican language|Caprican]] albeit roughly, and with Mortinson's help bring Adama to meet with President [[Jimmy Carter]]. After initial resistance from Carter, Adama is able to secure the American's assistance against the Cylon forces and orders the Colonial Fleet to stand down from their invasion of Earth (''[[Galactica 1980 3]]''). 

As the Cylons begin their own attack—lead by [[Baltar (1980 alternate)|Baltar]] and [[Lucifer (1980)|Lucifer]]—Adama devises a plan to use nuclear warheads against the Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|basestar]]s, as they are susceptible to this technology. Troy objects when Adama takes Troy's Viper, however Adama doesn't give him any choice in the matter. With the initial Cylon invasion thwarted, Adama dead in a suicide run on Baltar's basestar, Doctor Zee killed, and a majority of the Colonial Fleet destroyed in the battle, Troy assumes the mantle of the leader of the Colonials. Establishing a rapport with a reporter, Ms. [[Hamilton (alternate)|Hamilton]], Troy begins to learn English and helps the Thirteenth Tribe create a new battlestar, ''[[Adama (battlestar)|Adama]]'' (''[[Galactica 1980 4]]''). 

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