Editing Tybalt (TOS-RH)

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{{disline|For the character from the [[2003 Video Game]], see: [[Tybalt]].}}

'''Tybalt''' is the leader of the [[Cult of the Serpent]] in {{TOS-RH|7360}}<ref name="p139">{{cite book/RH|1|139}}</ref>.

Described as a slender {{TOS-RH|Sagittarian}} man, he and his cultists are berthed aboard ''[[Ursus]]'', and are given a wide berth by the other denizens of the ship within "the Pit"<ref name="p140">{{cite book/RH|1|140}}</ref>.

[[Terence]], an [[agro-worker]] on ''[[Agro-3]]'' who may have bore witness to the murder of a [[Puck|then-unidentifiable Fleet denizen]], traveled to ''Ursus'' only to be later killed and decapitated by Tybalt's cultists<ref name="p143">{{cite book/RH|1|143}}</ref>. Both Ensign [[Dalton]] and Lieutenant {{TOS-RH|Troy}} uncover this fact upon later meeting the leader, and are subsequently captured&mdash;alongside Captain {{TOS-RH|Morgan}}&mdash;by Tybalt and his cultists following an attempt to question them on Terence's whereabouts<ref name="p144">{{cite book/RH|1|144}}</ref>.

Tybalt supports the ersatz Ambassador [[Puck]]'s desire to lead the Fleet, viewing {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} and those who support the [[Kobollian]] bloodline with murderous disdain<ref name="p143"/>. Receiving instructions from {{TOS-RH|Iblis|a disembodied form}}, Tybalt uses a [[TransVid]] [[skyeye]] in order to broadcast the torment of Troy, Dalton and Morgan, and to use the threat of their execution to spur the {{TOS-RH|Quorum}} to vote Puck as commander of the Fleet.

To prove his point, Tybalt executes Morgan and threatens to execute Dalton within one {{TOS-RH|centon}} should the Quorum fail<ref name="p195">{{cite book/RH|1|195}}</ref>. Tybalt does not afford the same stay of execution for Troy, preparing to kill Troy while slandering Apollo as "a greater traitor" than {{TOS-RH|Baltar}}, but is quickly thwarted by Dalton who is able to free her bonds and shoot Tybalt's right hand<ref name="p196">{{cite book/RH|1|196}}</ref>.

Tybalt is later slain by Lieutenant Commander {{TOS-RH|Athena}} during his attempt to take Troy hostage while attempting to escape the Pit<ref name="p220">{{cite book/RH|1|220}}</ref>, but not before Troy is able to convince Tybalt's followers that the serpents that they worship may indeed be the {{TOS-RH|Cylons}} themselves<ref name="p218">{{cite book/RH|1|219}}</ref>, resulting in a death of a Tauron woman who dares to question the mad Tybalt<ref name="p220"/>. These proceedings were broadcast throughout the entire Fleet, ultimately to the detriment of both the cult and the ersatz Puck {{RH|Armageddon}}.

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