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| {{Character Data
| | Doctor Wilker is experienced in a unique variety of electronic sciences, including but not limited to communications, robotics, and computational technologies. |
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| |role=Electronics expert, scientist
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| |actor=[[John Dullaghan]]
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| Doctor '''Wilker''' is experienced in a unique variety of electronic sciences, including but not limited to communications, robotics, and computational technologies.
| | Wilker built and constructed the [[Muffit II]] robotic [[daggit]] as a favor to [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], programming it for [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]]'s visual image that Apollo furnished him. He had hoped to use the Muffit II as a template for other daggits to take watch over the [[Warriors]] as they rested in situations where they were isolated or on a ground mission of basically any sort. ([[Saga of a Star World]]) |
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| Wilker builds and constructs the [[Muffit II]] robotic [[daggit]] as a favor to [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], programming it for {{TOS|Boxey}}'s visual image that Apollo furnishes him. He had hopes to use the Muffit II as a template for other daggits to take watch over the [[Warriors]] as they rest in situations where they are isolated or on a ground mission {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. | | Apollo later questioned Wilker on the possibility that [[Iblis]] was an android construct, and Wilker mentioned (interesting and ironically enough) that such a feat was possible with Colonial technologies. He later was sent on a mission to find out what exactly caused the "miracle" growth of the edible plants on the [[Agro Ship Nine]], during Iblis' visit to the [[Fleet]]. He discovered that the plants had been subjected to a growth-inducing radiation. ([[War of the Gods]]) |
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| Apollo later questions Wilker on the possibility that [[Iblis]] is an android construct, and Wilker mentions (interesting and ironically enough) that such a feat is possible with Colonial technologies. He later is sent on a mission to find out what exactly caused the "miracle" growth of the edible plants on the [[Agro Ship Nine]], during Iblis' visit to [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]]. He discovers that the plants had been subjected to a growth-inducing radiation {{OS|War of the Gods}}.
| | Additionally, he apparently is also on call to do forensics for the Fleet, as he tested [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s [[laser pistol]] to confirm whether or not the energy expended upon [[Ortega]]'s corpse was the same as the energy expended from Starbuck's pistol. Unfortunately, it was, albeit it was later proven that [[Karibdis]] later terminated Ortega using the pistol while Starbuck was showering. ([[Murder on the Rising Star]]) |
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| Additionally, he apparently is also on call to do forensics for the Fleet, as he tests [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s [[laser pistol]] to confirm whether or not the energy expended upon [[Ortega]]'s corpse is the same as the energy expended from Starbuck's pistol. Unfortunately, it is, albeit it is later proven that [[Karibdis]] had terminated Ortega using the pistol while Starbuck was showering {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}.
| | Wilker also was responsible for experimenting with the [[Lunar Seven]] [[Lunar Avion|shuttle]] that [[Michael]] liberated from the [[Eastern Alliance]], although he tended to be over the line in his experiments, and was ordered by [[Adama]] to desist. ([[Greetings from Earth]]) |
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| Wilker also is responsible for experimenting with the [[Lunar Seven]] [[Lunar Avion|shuttle]] that [[Michael]] liberates from the [[Eastern Alliance]], although he tends to be over the line in his experiments, and is ordered by {{TOS|Adama}} to desist ([[TOS]]: [[Greetings From Earth]]").
| | [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] noted that Wilker could do thousand-fold better than him to clear up the transmission that Apollo received in the old [[Gamma frequencies]], although he apparently was over at the electronics ship (the <i>[[Celestra]]</i>, most probably) at the time. Wilker never had the chance to look at it, since his lab had been destroyed when the <i>[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]</i> fenced with the lone [[Cylon basestar (TOS)|Cylon base star]] that Apollo and Starbuck had blinded. ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]) |
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| {{TOS|Boomer}} noted that Wilker could do thousand-fold better than him to clear up the transmission that Apollo receives in the old [[Gamma frequency|Gamma frequencies]], although he apparently is over at the electronics ship (the ''[[Celestra]]'', most probably) at the time. Wilker never has the chance to look at it, since his lab is destroyed when ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' fences with the lone [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon base star]] that Apollo and Starbuck blind {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.
| | Portrayed by [[IMDB-person:John Dullaghan|John Dullaghan]] |
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
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| === Character Conception and Portrayal ===
| | According to the [[novelization]] of "[[Saga of a Star World]]", Wilker had an assistant named [[Lanzer]]. Lanzer could very well be seen (from the waist downward) controlling the robotic daggit (Muffit II) with a remote control -- he could very well be [[IMDB-person:Ray Berwick|Ray Berwick]], [[Evie the Chimp]]'s trainer. |
| According to ''[[So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica]]'', Dr. Wilker was portrayed by actor [[John Dullaghan]].<ref>{{cite book/sswa|81}}</ref> | |
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| His most notable contribution to the series is the creation of [[Muffit II]], the robotic daggit. Following the death of [[Boxey]]'s pet daggit during the Cylon attack on Caprica, Dr. Wilker builds the mechanical replacement at the request of Captain [[Apollo]].<ref>{{cite book/sswa|77}}</ref>
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| === Re-imagined Series Perspective ===
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| Dr. Wilker does not have a direct counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. However, his role as a scientist dealing with artificial life and robotics can be seen as a minor precursor to the more central and complex role of [[Gaius Baltar]], who is at the forefront of Cylon-related science in the 2004 version.
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| === Additional Details ===
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| * According to the novelization of "[[Saga of a Star World]]", Wilker had an assistant named [[Lanzer]]. "Lanzer" may be the individual seen—from the waist downward—controlling Muffit II with a remote control, although the man with the remote control could very well be [https://www.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Ray+Berwick Ray Berwick], [[Evolution]]'s trainer.
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