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2008-01-01T15:43:20Z

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{{Policy|27 February 2007|shortcut=BW:DEL}}
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There are a cases where [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|admins]] can delete pages. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page, by going through the procedure listed below.

This policy deals with how to nominate an article or other namespace item for deletion, in addition to how such deletions should be handled.

== How to Ask ==

Before you ask to have a page deleted, make sure to read the qualifiers for deletion.

The user ''does not'' need to e-mail or send a message via an admin's talk page. It is as simple as tagging it, akin to "hide and go seek" where you tag people by saying "your it".

In non-juvenile terminology, the user would tag the page by adding one of the following tags:

=== Simple Delete Tag ===

A delete tag is simple as clicking "edit" on the page in question and typing the following on the first line:

* {{tl|delete}}

Should you wish, you can also add your reasoning on the discussion / talk page in question.

=== Reason Delete Tag ===

An alternate tag available on this wiki is:

* {{tlp|deletebecause|''Reason''}}

=== Speedy Delete Tag ===

To request a speedy delete enter:

* {{tlp|speedydelete|''Reason''}}

This tag not only states that the article needs to be reviewed and, if necessary, deleted but also the reason for the deletion.

=== Image Delete Tag ===

To request that all previous versions of a image be deleted, but keeping the current version enter:

* {{tl|image delete}}

== The cases ==

Sysops may immediately delete a page, so long as it satisfies one of the following criteria; it is however worthwhile to discuss and evaluate the reasons for the deletion before executing it. Always check the page history first to see if any previous version can be restored, such that deletion is not necessary.

Note that some Wikipedians create articles in multiple saves. Try to avoid deleting a page too soon after its initial creation, as the author may be working on it.

Of course, the [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]] is exempt from these rules and should not be deleted even though it may satisfy some of the criteria. Removing the test content is preferred.

=== Criteria for Deletion===

These apply to contributions made in any namespace; in most cases other criteria, in an another sub-section within the present section, also apply to the namespace in question.

# No meaningful content or history (''e.g.'' random characters). See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Patent nonsense|patent nonsense]].
# Test pages (''e.g.'', "Can I really create a page here?").
# Pure vandalism. (see also [[Battlestar Wiki:Vandalism|dealing with vandalism]]).
# Reposted content that was deleted according to [[Battlestar Wiki:Candidates for deletion|Battlestar Wiki's deletion policy]].
#* This does not apply to content that was undeleted according to [[Battlestar Wiki:Undeletion policy|undeletion policy]].
# Contributions made by a [[Battlestar Wiki:List of banned users|banned user]] after they were [[Battlestar Wiki:Banning policy|banned]], unless the user has been unbanned. This is slightly controversial!
# Temporarily deleting a page in order to move a page manually.
# Any page which is requested for deletion by the original author, provided the author reasonably explains that it was created by mistake, and the page was edited only by its author.
# Very short articles with little or no context (''e.g.'', "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
#* Turning such pages into relevant redirects may sometimes be appropriate if any potential context can be found.
#* Be aware that some articles are contributed from other Wikipedias, or by non-fluent English speakers, which may lead to misunderstanding of the content.
# Any article whose contents consist only of an external link, "See also" section, book reference, category tag, template tag, or interwiki link.
# Any article which consists only of attempts to correspond with the person or group named by its title.

=== Redirects ===

Redirects can be deleted if they have no useful history and:
# They refer to non-existent pages. Before deleting a redirect, check to see if the redirect can be made useful by changing its target.
# Were created by moving user pages out of the article space. (Sometimes new [[:Category:Galactipedian|Galactipedians]] accidentally create user pages in the main article space. Move them into the user space using the "Move this page" tool to preserve their history, and consider waiting a day or two before deleting the resultant redirect.)
# There is a consensus that it should be removed to make way for a non-controversial page move.
# Were created very recently as a result of a typo (during a page move or as a proactive measure). This does not include common mis-spellings, as redirects from those are considered useful.
# Are the result of vandalism (e.g. renaming a page to a nonsense title; when the page is moved back to its correct name, a redirect will be left behind).

=== Images/Media ===
# An [[Wikipedia:Images|image]] which is a redundant (all pixels the same or scaled-down) copy of something else on Wikipedia and as long as all inward links have been changed to the image being retained.
# A corrupt or empty image.

=== Categories ===
#Empty categories (no articles or subcategories) whose only content has consisted of links to parent categories.
#Empty categories (no articles or subcategories), 24 hours after the last page was removed from it.

=== User pages ===
# Personal subpages, upon request by their owner.
# User and talk pages on request of the user, where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the page.
# User talk pages of non-logged in users where the message is no longer relevant (This is to avoid confusing new users who happen to edit with that same IP address).

== Dealing with candidates ==

All candidates for deletion should be ''evaluated'' prior to making a decision. Such evaluations are typically carried out by the community via discussion on the corresponding candidate's talk page, where multiple people can share their viewpoints.

For instance, not all CFDs should be deleted on sight, even if they satisfy the aforementioned criteria. For instance, content in CFD-tagged articles may be merged into other articles; other times, a CFD-tagged article may just need to be expanded upon. Even in other instances, content from a growing page may need to be segmented for easier reading, and thus find a home in a CFD-tagged article.

The timeline for these discussion is typically established by an administrator, as there is no default time period for discussions to take place in. Administrators strive to let everyone know the timeline for discussions, so that everyone is clear on the expectation.

While the expectation is that CFD articles should have a definitive resolution within the shortest time possible, the Wiki strives for accuracy and completeness, and not necessarily how quickly something is thrown up -- or thrown out.

With that said, many times a CFD-tagged article is very much an "open and shut" case, with little discussion needed. Thus common sense comes into play.

=== Instructions ===

Upon determining whether an article should be deleted, the deleting administrator must:

# Using the [[Special:Whatlinkshere]] feature, ensure that no other articles link to the article you are about to delete.
# Delete the article, explaining the reason briefly in the reason box.
# Tag the talk page of the deleted article with {{tl|deletion discussion}}.

If the article was chosen to '''not''' be deleted, then the CFD tag can be removed. Additionally, any additional ideas to come out of the discussion (such as merges or rewrites) should be implemented, unless consensus states otherwise.

== Notes ==
Please note that [[Battlestar Wiki:Copyright problems|copyright problems]] are not candidates for deletion unless they meet one of the above criteria.

Ideally, when a sysop deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it is a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, and preserving the deleted content, pointing them to the [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox|sandbox]] in cases of tests. Be friendly! [[Battlestar Wiki:Welcome, newcomers|Everyone was new once]].

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DDG-62

2007-07-03T19:43:35Z

Astfgl:

[[Image:DDG-62_1.jpg|thumb|right|Designer Peter Laird admiring the DDG-62s mounted on the [[Blackbird]].]]

The '''DDG-62''' is a model of sublight engine, outdated by the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The engines are apparently meant for small, one-man craft, and provide ample acceleration that seems to match that of a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark II]].

During the construction of the [[Blackbird]], a prototype craft devised by [[Galen Tyrol]] and constructed by crew of ''[[Galactica]]'', [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]] offers Tyrol a pair of these engines that are taking up space in the ''[[Baah Pakal]]'''s cargo hold ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

The engines were designed by aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]], who says that they were mostly phased out of use 10 years ago ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

==Notes==
[[Image:DDG62 ResShipPI.JPG|thumb|left|DDG-62s deactivated for low-observibility ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).]]
* DDG-62 is also the real-word designation of the US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer [http://www.fitzgerald.navy.mil/ USS ''Fitzgerald'']. DDG is the Navy hull classification for a guided missile destroyer.

* The engines' name is an homage to that very ship. The show's science advisor, [[Kevin R. Grazier]], organized a tour of the vessel for the writing staff. Ultimately only [[Bradley Thompson]] and his wife attended, but he later included the reference into the episodes as thanks. <ref name="ddg62">[http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=3429 BSG Tech Blog #6]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Technology]] [[Category: RDM]]

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Colonial Day

2007-03-30T20:22:25Z

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: ''This article refers to the [[List of All Episodes|episode]] "Colonial Day". For the holiday itself, see [[Colonial Day (holiday)]].''
{{Episode Data
| image =bsg-1-11.jpg
| title=Colonial Day
| series=
| season=1
| episode=11
| guests=[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
| writer=[[Carla Robinson]]
| story=
| goof= Y
| director=[[Jonas Pate]]
| production=111
| rating= 2.3
| US airdate=2005-03-18
| UK airdate=2005-01-10
| dvd= {{Season 1 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 1 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population= 47898
| oldpopulation= 47898
| podcast=y
| prev=[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]
| next=[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Colonial Day is due, and [[Laura Roslin]] is using the occasion to institute an interim [[Quorum of Twelve]]; then [[Tom Zarek]], duly selected as the representative of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]], stands for the post of Vice President, a position Roslin is determined he will not hold.''

== Summary ==

*[[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]], the annual anniversary of the signing of the [[Articles of Colonization]], has arrived. President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] has formed a new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], the legislative branch of the Colonial [[Government]], and has decided to have her unveiling of the new Quorum coincide with the patriotic holiday
*A tension erupts when terrorist/criminal [[Tom Zarek]] wins nomination as [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]] representitive on the Quorum. Roslin feels she cannot remove him, as he won the election fairly (many on Sagittaron view him as a hero of their downtrodden Tribe).
*At the first meeting of the Quorum, Zarek creates a crisis by insisting that the vacant post of Vice President be filled by a special vote of the Quorum, in case anything should happen to Roslin – a move that is surprisingly seconded by [[Gaius Baltar]] (when prodded by Number Six)– Tom Zarek is thereupon nominated as a vice presidential candidate. He has been using his men on the Astral Queen to perform technical favors for several other ships, to the support of several, plus he plays on various disatisfactions in the refugee fleet.
*Roslin responds by pushing [[Wallace Gray]], a presidential aide, into standing as an alternative candidate.
*Manipulating the [[Colonial Gang|media]], Zarek makes headway in his desire to secure the position as Vice President, while a man named [[Valance]] plots in secret to carry out an assasinate plot against her – possibly orchestrated by Zarek.
*Surprisingly, it is Gaius Baltar who comes to her aid: flashing his pre-attack charsima, he gives an eloquent speech to the media that reminds the people of Roslin’s qualities and Zarek’s questionable background (trying to look supportive of Roslin and look more favorable). Roslin realizes that Baltar is quite popular in the Fleet (particularly following the unmasking of a [[Six Degrees of Separation|Cylon plot to discredit him]] and has Gray relinquish his position as her nominee in favor of Baltar.
*Baltar wins the nomination through a close vote, as the Quorum is evenly split, but as president Roslin is allowed to cast the tie breaking vote which enables Baltar's victory – but Zarek makes it clear matters are far from over: there is still the presidential elections due in 6 months. Roslin introduces Baltar as the victor at the Colonial Day Celebration.

=== On Caprica: ===
*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Valerii]] have reached the outskirts of [[Delphi]]
*Helo ponders how he could have seen two women who look exactly the same helping the Cylons, after recently seeing a Number Six copy leading a squad of Centurions. Quickly putting two and two together (the Cylons had probably tried to make sure that Helo never saw humanoid Cylons before, so he wouldn't suspect Caprica-Sharon) and considers the [[Humanoid Cylon|Humanoid Cylons]] to be some sort of human "replicants", created by the Cylons using human DNA. Helo realizes that this would explain the rapid fall of the Twelve Colonies, as the humanoid Cylons must have infiltrated the Colonies to soften them up for an invasion.
*Caprica-Sharon uses this idea as a means of testing his possible feelings towards her, should she reveal her true identity. She starts to say that maybe the humanoid Cylons are mislead or that their attack on the Colonies were wrong and they might doubt that it was the right thing to do (her own current thoughts), but Helo dismisses this as he feels they're just more Cylons.
*Later, as they try to enter the Cylon base at Delphi, Helo sees another Valerii copy, and instantly realises the truth, flashing through his adventures on Caprica and all of the coincidences surrounding his escape – at which point he immediately runs away from both Caprica-Sharon and the base.

== Questions ==

*Just how much freedom of movement within the fleet have Zarek’s people gained since the events of [[Bastille Day]]? ([[The Farm|Answer]]: While Zarek seems to be allowed unrestricted access to any vessel in the fleet his fellow inmates still appear to be confined to the [[Astral Queen]]. He is probably one of the prisoners that has been paroled after earning "freedom points" for work performed for the Fleet).
*Will Zarek be able to use this apparent freedom to rally support for the forthcoming elections? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer]])
*Was Zarek really behind the suspected attempt on Roslin’s life?
*How does the Quorum of Twelve relate to the Office of the President? Does it function in a similar manner to the US Congress? [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Answer]]
*Who killed Valance?
*When exactly is Colonial Day, the day? Reporter [[James McManus]] states that it will coincide with the first meeting of the interim [[Quorum of Twelve]], but Commander Adama also gives the day as "Colonial Day" at Baltar's victory gala, two days later.

== Analysis ==
*By this point in the late first season, the writers and actors seem to have gained an increasingly better grasp of the story they are trying to tell, and the dialogue, characterization, and plot developments are flowing much more smoothly than in the early learning-curve period of "[[Water]]" and "[[Bastille Day]]".
*It seems a small cheat that Cloud Nine has not been seen before, but this is explained as that she was heavily damaged and undergoing repairs until now.
*It is slightly odd that [[Wallace Gray]] is supposedly one of Roslin's top aides and has played a large role in the work of her administration, but has not been seen until now. Of course, this is the mechanics of introducing new characters on a tv series at play. However, Roslin ''is'' often followed around by many nameless aides with the implication that there are more working for her "off screen" than a given episode focuses on (in the podcasts, Ron Moore and David Eick have said that they feel they make Roslin seem more official onscreen).
*It is ironic that Baltar himself makes no drive to put himself on the road to power; Roslin (and other major characters) make him vice president because they prefer him over Zarek (even though Roslin admits that she does not like Baltar or particularly trust him, and admits that it is a "choose the devil you know" situation.
*Despite being a clever manipulator of human emotion, Number Six seems also capable of immature self-delusion by convincing herself that Baltar can have sex with whoever he wants, such as [[Playa Palacios]], but this is irrelevant because his "heart" is hers: this goes to show how "human" the biomechanical Cylons can be, as even though they are "machines" they have advanced to the point that they exhibit human emotional foibles.
*Caprica-Sharon is showing more symptoms of being pregnant, as well as guilt over the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. She now feels the attack was wrong and the Cylons are misguided/self-deluded.
*During Season 1, several critics and fans expressed that they thought it odd that Helo never suspected Caprica-Sharon of being a [[Humanoid Cylon]] at all. However, this is an unfair criticism: Helo was not present on ''Galactica'' when the existence of humanoid Cylon models was revealed, and very probably during their experiment the Cylons attempted to avoid exposing Helo to humanoid Cylon models (after his initial "capture" by a single Number Six). Helo only sees a second Number Six copy in this episode because it is after he and Caprica-Sharon went on the run from the Cylons for real, after Caprica-Sharon's change of heart. —— Putting these accusations of Helo's unperceptiveness to rest, in this episode immediately after seeing a second Number Six (when last we saw him in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]") within minutes Helo ''on his own'' theorizes that the Cylons must have created human models or DNA replicants of some sort, who must have been infiltrating Colonial society as Trojan Horses, explaining the rapid fall of the Twelve Colonies. Later, when Helo sees another Sharon-model Cylon copy, after recovering from his shock the events of the past two months instantly fit together in his mind, he realizes he has been duped, and he (prudently) runs away.

== Notes ==
*10 days have passed since the events of [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]].
*The office of the President operates in conjunction with the Quorum of Twelve, a council of representatives of the Twelve Colonies.
*The Articles of Colonisation were signed 52 years ago.
**Given the Twelve Colonies have been inhabited for millennia, the Articles therefore don't directly relate to the settlement of these worlds.
**However, given the timeframe (52 years) and its proximity to the first Cylon War, perhaps the original articles were the document that united the Twelve Colonies to fight the threat of the Cylons, and became the basis for their peaceful co-operation after the war.
*Issues surrounding the distribution of food and medical supplies are beginning to cause concern within the fleet.
*Despite being "isolated" aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' ([[Bastille Day]]), Zarek has managed to use his time to build up contacts within the fleet and offer assistance to other vessels - so much so that the representative from Virgon is only too willing to throw his support behind Zarek.
*Apparently convicted felons lose their citizenship under Sagittarian penal law but have it automatically reinstated after they finish serving their sentences. This included the right to vote and to stand for election.
*This episode contains the first glimpse of the Cylon [[Heavy Raider]], which is seen landing on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].
*After Valance's assassination, the whiteboard on ''[[Colonial One]]'' shows 47,898 survivors in the fleet, a net loss of 7 since [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]].
*This episode is the first to show (however briefly) a version of [[Number Eight]] that isn't "Sharon Valerii".
*Boomer-Valerii only appears in this episode briefly, dancing with [[Felix Gaeta]] at the gala after Baltar's election.
*Dr. Baltar apparently didn't give consent or even know of his nomination to a seat in the Quorum of Twelve, thus making it a little unclear how exactly the elections took place without a preexisting list of candidates.
*[[James McManus]], host of [[The Colonial Gang]], doesn't seem to mind using [[frak|the F-word]] on the air.
*The controversy surrounding whether [[Laura Roslin]] would shake [[Tom Zarek]]'s hand intentionally mirrored that at the signing of the [[wikipedia:Oslo Accords|Oslo Accords]] in 1993 about whether [[wikipedia:Yitzhak Rabin|Yitzhak Rabin]] would shake hands with [[wikipedia:Yasser Arafat|Yasser Arafat]].
*Tom Zarek's statement "I shaved very close this morning in preparation for getting smacked by you." to Laura Roslin is a direct quote from the 1970 movie ''Patton''.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Helo and Valerii have arrived in the vicinity of the Cylon base at Delphi, and the talk turns to the two women "helping" the Cylons:''
:'''Helo:''' (Standing as Valerii crouches with her back to him, getting some food) I'm trying to make sense out of two women we saw with the Cylons.
:'''Sharon Valeri:''' (keeping her back to him) And?
:'''Helo:''' I can't fathom why anybody would want to help the toasters...and they just happen to be twins? It's too weird.
:'''Sharon Valeri:''' You got a better explanation?
:'''Helo:''' Do you think the Cylons could be messing with human DNA? (Valerii reacts, mouth opening as she looks away). Cloning people or something?
:'''Sharon Valeri:''' (gathering herself and looking over her shoulder at Helo) Could be.
:'''Helo:''' (nodding and crouching) That would explain how they took us by surprise. They had these...replicated humans infiltrating the colonies, laying the groundwork for the surprise attack.
:'''Sharon Valeri:''' (pausing, as if considering this) You know, if they were human clones, that means they're capable of...complex emotions - maybe even love. Maybe they were misguided in the way they were indoctrinated...
:'''Helo:''' (interrupting) Whatever they are, they're not human! No human could do the things they've done - killed billions of innocent people (Valerii looks away, hurt)
:'''Helo:''' They've got to be frakking Cylons, just like the rest of them...

* ''Gaius Baltar is interviewed by [[The Colonial Gang]]:''
:'''[[James McManus]]:''' We're here with Dr. Gaius Baltar, representative of Caprica. Dr. Baltar, I have one question: is President Roslin's political career terminal, or is there hope of resuscitating it?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Laura Roslin's political career is very much alive, and to underestimate her would be a very serious mistake.
:'''Number Six:''' You miss the loud mic, don't you Gaius?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Yes, I have.
:'''James McManus:''' You have what, Dr. Baltar?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Nothing. You were saying?
:'''James McManus:''' Yes. So you seriously believe that this schoolteacher is able to handle the job of presidency?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Well I'm glad to hear it, because I think all of us have had teachers who have made a profound impact on our lives. History is full of examples of leaders who have come from the most humble beginnings, and have risen to meet the challenge posed by cataclysmic events. It's very easy to be sitting there in your armchairs ... criticize Laura Roslin for the tough decisions that she has to make every day - especially if you're someone like Tom Zarek, who's never shouldered any real responsibility in your life. To be fair to Tom, how could he? He's been in prison for the last twenty years. Now that he's had a drastic personality makeover, he's posing like he's the savior to all your ills! I think you all have a short memory, really. ... What I have to say is, we must survive, and we will survive. And we will do so through the values that have made our colonies great: courage, truth, justice, liberty, with a firm and deep resolve to make tomorrow better, not just for ourselves, but for our children.

* ''Baltar and Six discuss jealousy and women, prompted by [[Playa Palacios]]'s behavior:''
: '''Gaius Baltar''': She's only human. (notes Six's reaction) You're not jealous?
: '''Number Six''': Love isn't about sex, Gaius.
: '''Gaius Baltar''': Now there's an enlightened point of view.
: '''Number Six''': I've been thinking... and as far as I'm concerned, you can have any woman you want. But always remember, I have your heart.
: '''Gaius Baltar''': Yes, of course you do.
: '''Number Six''': (deadly serious) I can always rip it out of your chest if I need to.
: '''Gaius Baltar''': (coughs, as if in reaction to a pain in his chest)

== Official Statements ==

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* ''"I'm part of the nitpick brigade, but since the Colonies are obviously modeled after the US system of government, right down to the line of succession, are legislative and judicial branches? If so what are they called and will we see any manifestation of either branch take shape as series progresses?"''

:In Episode 11, "Colonial Day" we'll see the reinstatement of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], a political body established in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]], which seems to be a cross between a US style Senate and the UN Security Council, where each Colony has a single vote. Presumably there was also a larger representative legislative body and some kind of separate judiciary. There is also a religious body, (unnamed thus far) that acts in some advisory capacity to the government, along the lines of the British House of Lords. Although we haven't dealt with it yet, [[Elosha]] was probably a member of this body.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[Robert Wisden]] as [[Wallace Gray]]
*[[David Kaye]] as [[James McManus]]
*[[Alex Zahara]] as [[Valance]]
*[[Patrick Gallagher]] as [[Leon Grimes]]
*[[Malcolm Stewart]] as [[Marshall Bagott]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]]
*[[Cailin Stadnyk]] as Ensign [[Davis]]
*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]
*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]
*[[James Ashcroft]] as Spectator #1
*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]
*[[Mario Battista]] as Gardner

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[[Category:Episodes written by Carla Robinson]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Jonas Pate]]
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[[de:Der Zwölferrat]]

Viper Mark II

2007-01-24T14:06:10Z

Astfgl:

:''This article discusses the older, generally obsolete Viper-class fighters seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the advanced Viper Mark VII from the same series, see [[Viper Mark VII]]. For the Viper used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and in [[Galactica 1980]], see [[Viper (TOS)]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= Bsg-viper-1.jpg
| title= Viper Mk. II
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= No
| propol= 1 x Voram VM2-D15 upper turbothrust engine, 2x Voram VM3-D22 turbothrust engines, 2x reverse thrust motors: [[RCS]] points
| crew= 1 pilot
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]], missiles
| arm= 2 x MEC-A6 30mm Thraxon forward-firing kinetic energy weapons ([[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|KEW]]) mounted in the wing roots with 800 round magazine, Dorsal storage bay for 8 x HD-70 Lightning Javelin missiles (optional 50 megaton nuclear warhead)<ref name="armaments">Armaments listings and ejector seat details from David Bassom's ''[[The Official Companion|Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]''.</ref>, Weapon hardpoints for mounting missiles / munitions pods, etc. under the wings
| status= Obsolete / In current Colonial service
| length= (8.4082m)<ref name="di">Dimensions provided by [http://www.leestringer.com/ Lee Stringer], one of the VFX Animators of the miniseries. These are for the CGI models, which are based on but not identical to the fullsize props. Source: [http://www.starshipbuilder.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000012.html Starshipbuilder.com forums]</ref>
| height= (2.7247m)<ref name="di"/><ref name="inflight">In flight, without landing gear. Landing gear adds approximately (0.5m)</ref>
| wingspan= (4.7168m)<ref name="di"/>
| img=Y
}}
The '''Viper Mark II''' was the [[Colonial Fleet]]'s primary space superiority fighter / attack craft during the [[Cylon War]], approximately 50 years prior to a second and decisive [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack that [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|effectively destroys the civilization of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]).

Capable of atmospheric flight, the Mark II is a single-seat craft mounting two kinetic energy weapons ([[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|KEW]]s), as well as having hardpoints beneath the wings for mounting missiles, munitions pods and other ordnance ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

The Viper was originally introduced into Colonial service shortly before the outbreak of the [[Cylon War]]. However, it was the Mark II variant, designed specifically for use with the new Colonial [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] that is best remembered.

The Mark II served with distinction throughout the Cylon War, proving a capable fighting vehicle that won renown across the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] and is regarded as one of the reasons the Colonials did not suffer defeat at the hands of the Cylons.

The Mark II remained in service after the end of the war, but was subsequently superseded by newer models. At the time of the renewed Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, the [[Viper Mark VII]] was the front-line variant of the Viper design, retaining the Mark II general layout but using fully networked systems providing superior battle management and fight information for the pilot.

== Technical Specifications ==

=== [[Computers#Avionics|Avionics]] ===

:''Main article: [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Vipers and Raptors|Computers in the Re-imagined Series]]''

[[Image:Vipermk2interior3 104 1080i.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mark II main instrument panel]]
Viper Mark II fighter cockpits, as part of their use in the [[Cylon War]], were initially designed to resist Cylon attempts at disabling or damaging the fighter's flight controls. As such, the avionics of a Mark II are not complicated, relying more on the pilot's [[Mark One Eyeball]], the fighter's analog controls and a simple computer to manage the flight systems.

It is likely that Mark II fighters, given the number of analog gauges and controls, were designed to be flown entirely without its computer in the event of its compromization by Cylon cracking. Some analog gauges, such as the altimeter, are used only in atmospheric flight.

The joystick used in the Mark II is a replica of real-life F/A-18 Hornet and F-15 Eagle.

=== Armament ===

:''Main article: [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper_and_Cylon_Raider|Weapons in the Re-imagined Series]]''

The Viper's main weapon are two wing-mounted cannons.

In addition, it can be equipped with several missiles, carried under the fuselage ([[The Hand of God]], [[Home, Part II]]).

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=== Performance ===

Can rotate 180 degrees vertically in .35 seconds ([[Act of Contrition]])

== Layout ==
[[Image:Viper Mk II orthos.jpg|right|thumb|Fore, side, top and aft views of the Mark II]]
The Viper Mark II is a long, sleek vehicle that can be split into two parts, fore and aft.

*Fore section: comprises the nose back to the cockpit. This contains the forward RCS systems for maneuvering the craft; the forward landing gear; the main [[avionics]] and sensor packages, plus the single-seat cockpit itself
*Stern section: comprises the main engines, fuel tanks, wings and vertical stabiliser. The wings themselves contain the kinetic energy weapons ("guns") and their munitions storage and feeds. Hardpoints beneath the wings allow missiles, munitions pods and other items to be rack-mounted ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). The wings roots contain the main landing gear. This section of a Viper also contains a number of RCS maneuvering packs.

The stern section of a Viper is distinctive because of the offset "intakes" mounted just behind the cockpit. The port / starboard "intake" nacelles incorporate small but powerful reverse thrust engines that can quickly counter a Viper's forward momentum in an emergency ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

==Known Viper Mark IIs==
*[[Viper 289]]
*[[Viper 0205]]
*[[Viper 1104]]
*[[Viper 2220]]
*[[Viper 3266]]
*[[Viper 591]]
*[[Viper 709]]
*[[Viper 7242]]
*[[Viper 791]]
*[[Viper 7961]]
*[[Viper 8547]]
*[[Viper 8737]]

== Related Imagery ==
<gallery>
Image:1104Tube Mini.JPG|Viper in launch tube (Miniseries)
Image:7242 Mini.JPG|Viper in perfect condition (Miniseries)
Image:Starbuckmk2disintegrate 104 1080i.jpg|Burning up in an atmosphere (Act of Contrition)
Image:4267 HoG.JPG|Vipers on an attack run (The Hand of God)
Image:Bsg-viper-2.jpg|Zoic CGI model
Image:Gunsarmed 206 1080i.jpg|Guns armed
Image:Missilefire 206 1080i.jpg|Missile fired
Image:HotDogViperCockpit.jpg|Viper Mk II cockpit
Image:Radio_magnetic_indicator.JPG|Instruments: radio-magnetic indicator
Image:Vipermk2interior5 104 1080i.jpg|Instruments: altimeter
Image:Viper Attitude Indicator 1.jpg|Instruments: attitude indicator
Image:Torque Percent Indicator.JPG|Instruments: torque indicator
‎</gallery>

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Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)

2007-01-20T18:50:35Z

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{{Book Data
| image = Bsgminiseriesbook.jpg
| title= Battlestar Galactica
| series= Re-imagined
| bookno= 1
| episode=
| author=Jeffrey A. Carver
| published= December 27, 2005
| isbn=0765315416
| prev=''None''
| next=[[The Cylons' Secret]]
}}

== Overview ==

A '''novelization of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica"]] [[Miniseries]]''' was published by Tor Books on December 27, 2005. Content and page numbers are from the trade paperback edition (ISBN=0765315416 ), First Edition: January 2006.

The book, written by science fiction author [http://www.starrigger.net Jeffrey A. Carver], includes a few background elements not shown in the aired Miniseries, and incorporates [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|some deleted scenes]]. Since the information in the [[Miniseries]] article (Overview, Summary, etc) covers the novelization, the focus of this article is a comparsion of the two very similar versions of the same story.

== Notes ==

Interesting additions to the novelization include:

*'''[[Armistice Officer|Colonel Wakefield]]''': The name given to the first human, the Armistice Officer, that viewers see in the Miniseries<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|16}}</ref>. He meets a unexpected arrival of a Cylon "diplomatic group"--and his death--on the [[Armistice Station]]. This also suggests that his son, [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]], shares his father's last name.

*The discussion about the fate of [[Kara Thrace]] between [[William Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] has a light-hearted [[Quotes:06 17|end]]<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|38}}</ref>.

*The motive for the controversial murder of the infant by a [[Cylon agent|mysterious infiltrator]] known later as [[Number Six]] (as well as [[Caprica-Six]] after her [[Downloaded|resurrection]]) is explicitly explained as to spare the infant any suffering in the imminent [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]]<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|45}}</ref>.

*'''Natasi''': The name given to [[Caprica-Six]]<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|47}}</ref>.

*The light emitted by the illuminated spine of an aroused humanoid Cylon is explained as being mostly infrared, with a small amount of gamma radiation, and nearly invisible to the human eye<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|50}}</ref>

*In normal operations, ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' carries as many as fifty fighter, recon, and other spacecraft. At the time of the decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is carrying fewer<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|51}}</ref>.

*Carver assigns first names to the three members of Deck Crew 5; "Jane [[Cally]]", "Brad [[Socinus]]", "Leonard [[Prosna]]".<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|56-57}}</ref> When asked why he named Cally as "Jane", Carver said "she just looks like a Jane" {{citation needed}}

*The meeting that [[Caprica-Six]] has with an unknown individual (immediately following her discussion with [[Gaius Baltar]] about the [[CNP]] status and her motives for assisting him on the project) has extra dialogue. The unknown individual she meets after Baltar leaves says, "It is indeed (about time). The time has almost come." [[Caprica-Six]] replies, "All right, then. I'd like to be with him." The unknown individual says, "Of course. There is much for him to do yet. And one way or another, you will always be with him"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|62}}</ref>. The area in which both these conversations happen is named the "Government Center Plaza."<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|60}}</ref>.

*The museum's exhibits contain actual [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]s captured during the [[Cylon War]]<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|63}}</ref>.

*At the decommissioning ceremony, there is a enormous video projection screen at one end of the [[landing bay]] that give the illusion of an open window to space. The screen displays the approaching [[Vipers]] participating in the flyby to the audience<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|85}}</ref>.

*The TV interview that Baltar has with the newscaster [[Kellan Brody]] occurs two days before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]]<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|91}}</ref>.

*The book that Commander Adama was reading when he received word that the Cylon attack was underway is named "A Time of Changes: Five Colonial Presidents Before The War", a history book about a series of leaders of Caprica before the Cylon War. In Ron Moore's blog during season 1, he stated that a [[Government|unified government]] encompassing all Twelve Colonies was only formed in response to the outbreak of the Cylon War (though there may have been local President of Caprica itself before this, presumably)<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|97}}</ref>.

*It is specifically said that there are a few [[Viper Mark VII]]'s remaining on ''Galactica'', but they are in need of heavy maintenance at the time of the initial Cylon Attack and not in working condition (they are presumably fixed in time for the final battle at [[Ragnar]], where several Viper Mark VII's are seen on screen)<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|107}}</ref>.

*Carver made it a point in interviews that he rewrote it that the [[Viper Mark II]]'s in the museum have had their reactor cores pulled and they're in storage, although Tyrol is able to reinsert them fairly easily, as he didn't think it was safe to leave them in a museum like that (even though the Miniseries states that they have "rad buffers" inserted in them to make them nonfunctional)<ref name="page108">{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|108}}</ref>.

*New dialogue is added in which Starbuck says that ''Galactica'' has almost no ordnance because it was unloaded at "[[Rhapsody Station]]", but they have enough for the Viper Mark II's (though not the main batteries of ''Galactica'') because they were supposed to dump off some extra ammo at a base on Caprica. A deleted scene from the Miniseries actually shows that the ordnance of ''Galactica'' wasn't dropped off anywhere, but released into space and remote detonated<ref name="page108"/>.

*Carver assigned names to mentioned-only Viper pilots over the com link such as "Scott" and "Erin."<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|112}}</ref>.

*The description of the cockpit of ''[[Colonial One | Colonial Heavy 798]]'' includes an instrument monitoring ''[[Lorey-field gravity]]''<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|117}}</ref>. Half a dozen times throughout the novelization, Carver refers to the artificial gravity technology used by the Colonials as "Lorey-field gravity".

*The unnamed pilot of [[Colonial One]] is given a name, "Captain [[Russo]]"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|123}}</ref>.

*[[Jack]], the man who speaks from Roslin over [[wireless]] from Caprica during the attacks, is given a full name, "[[Jack Nordstrom]]"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|126}}</ref>.

*The author devises how [[Gaius Baltar]] survives the nuclear explosion that strikes his home. [[Caprica-Six]] shoves him to the floor and throws her body over his. Despite her sacrifice, Baltar is still tossed across the room, but he is more or less okay. The home is not completely destroyed and he is able take a jacket and a briefcase containing incriminating evidence he had given Caprica-Six from the remains of the home. Baltar even points out to himself that his house must be over 30 kilometers away from Caprica City, and not was "not really so close" to the blast<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|130}}</ref>.

*The [[small arms|''Blade Runner''-style handguns]] used in the Miniseries are given a name, "Previn automatics"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|132}}</ref>.

*Carver gave the nameless black copilot of ''Colonial One'' the name "[[Eduardo]]".<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|134}}</ref>.

*The cargo bay of ''Colonial One'' is described as "like the lower deck of a seagoing ferry." This is most likely an in-joke: the scenes for ''Colonial One's'' cargo bay were actually filmed on the car deck of a [[Wikipedia:BC Ferries|BC Ferries]] [[Wikipedia:V class ferry|V Class]] car and passenger ferry<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|136}}</ref>.

*Pilots are given more throwaway names, "Choker", "Shooter", "Keyhole", "Wedlock", and "Karen". A "Viper Mark IV" is mentioned as being among the Vipers that ''Galactica'' launches (this might just be a misprint, as it is not emphasized that it is a different model)<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|145}}</ref>.

*It is implied that Cally and [[Prosna]] were a couple<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|170}}</ref>.

*Commander [[William Adama | Adama]] brought Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] onto ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at a time when no other commanding officer would because of a single mistake in the past that cost lives<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|171}}</ref>.

*More detail is given about the mining accident that destroyed [[Troy]]: [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] recalls that a mining accident cracked the dome which was protecting the 200,000 inhabitants from the planet's toxic atmosphere; Boomer only survived because she was en route to Caprica at the time for her admissions interview at Colonial Academy<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|184}}</ref>. This contradicts Boomer's statements in the series that Troy was destroyed when she was a little girl, and actually contradicts the beginning of the same paragraph on this page when Boomer says her parents died when she was little. Of course, Boomer was [[Number Eight|never a real person]] and [[Abraham Valerii|her family]] was never real, but the Troy mining accident actually happened and was a well known incident to other Colonials, so the date here appears to be shifted around.

*The entire procedure of retracting the [[flight pod]]s takes ten minutes and forty-three seconds<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|187}}</ref>.

*It's said that the planet [[Ragnar]] is in the same solar system as the Twelve Colonies<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|189}}</ref>.

*New dialogue is added of Baltar confirming to Roslin that a planet-wide "nuclear winter" is setting in on Caprica (and the other Colonies), rendering them uninhabitable<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|204}}</ref>.

*When Boomer finds a ship named "[[Tauranian]]", on-air it was only said that it would help the "thirsty" other ships in the fleet, but here it is elaborated that it is a [[tylium]] refinery ship, and would sate the other ship's "thirst" for fuel, etc.<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|213}}</ref>.

*Laura Roslin says that the population of the Twelve Colonies at the time of the Cylon Attack was 23 billion. An early draft of the Miniseries script had a line which was cut from the final version, which said the population was 12 billion. A line from [[Saul Tigh]] in the webisode, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'' supports the 20 billion mark.<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|217}}</ref>.

* The abandonment of the [[Botanical Cruiser]] and the non-FTL ships is shown from [[Cami]]'s perspective (not that she dies; she just notices the other ships leaving). Her doll's name is "Jeannie"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|223}}</ref>.

*[[Leoben Conoy]] claims to Adama that he is a "[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon theist]]"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|228}}</ref>.

*[[Dualla]] is described as having "olive-toned" skin<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|236}}</ref>, though usually in print this description is used for a "Mediterranean" complexion. Carver said that he actually struggled mightly to convey the ethnicity of certain characters, while not resorting to Earth-specific terms because the Twelve Colonies are not in contact with Earth. For example, at various times, Boomer is referred to as "Asian", or "Oriental", and sometimes he resorts to descriptive writing such as saying that she has epicanthal folds around her eyes.

*A new scene is added of Commander Adama struggling to walk back from his fight with Leoben Conoy to the other ''Galactica'' crewmen at the entrance to Ragnar station, and being found just as he collapses<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|249}}</ref>.

*A new scene is added where [[Billy Keikeya]] gives Roslin advice. Roslin recalls that she let Personnel pick Keikeya and thus hadn't met with him in person before he was hired, and that Keikeya won a "Siltzer Prize for writing a paper on Diplomacy and Leadership Models"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|257-260}}</ref>.

*Baltar recalls that he was actually given hair and skin samples from various people and briefly tested them, though spectrographic analysis yielded no results, so he simply chose to lie about them. In the Miniseries it was somewhat implied that he didn't even perform such preliminary tests<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|261}}</ref>.

*Brief new dialogue is between Adama and Tigh, agreeing that Roslin is the lawful president and they should follow her orders<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|262}}</ref>.

*Doral says that he is from "Moasis": on the Miniseries DVD, the subtitles for "[[Oasis]]" were incorrectly transcribed as "Moasis" (it's really just that "from" ends with an "m" and slurs into "oasis")<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|268}}</ref>.

* The [[Red Line]] is defined as the distance beyond which jump calculations are too uncertain, too risky for a single [[Jump]]<ref name="page282">{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|282}}</ref>. This definition is also given in the original draft of the Miniseries (and actually later [[Sources:Red Line|confirmed]] as correct).

*The [[Prolmar Sector]] is said to be roughly 30 light-years away from Ragnar<ref name="page282"/>.

*[[Gaeta]] announces that 43 Vipers have returned aboard, not including the two that Apollo and Starbuck return in<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|293}}</ref>. In "[[Act of Contrition]]," Apollo states that ''Galactica'' has 40 Vipers left: Apollo and Starbuck's Vipers were probably totaled, and the extra three could have been just scrapped for parts. However, "[[33]]" Apollo's Viper, [[Viper 7242|7242]] is explicitly shown to be under repair and appears several times throughout the series, which would mean more of the other Vipers were scrapped.

*Carver makes referrence to the FX gaffe that when ''Galactica'' Jumps away from Ragnar, it's flight pods are still extended. Ron Moore acknowledged in his blog that this is an error. In the book, Adama says that they're running out of time and have no choice but to take the risky move of Jumping with the flight pods extended<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|298}}</ref>.

*It is stated that [[Elosha]]'s funeral service is broadcast via live video feed throughout the entire fleet. In the regular series, it seems to have been established that the fleet doesn't have the resources for this, and are limited to audio-only [[wireless]] broadcasts<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|300}}</ref>.

*Dialogue is added to Baltar's final scene with Number Six, with her telling him that he is important and has a mission (God's plan, etc.)<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|310}}</ref>.

*[[Aaron Doral]] is a "sleeper" agent who doesn't realize he is a [[Cylon]] until he is rescued from [[Ragnar Anchorage]] by the Cylons and sees another Aaron Doral model<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|317}}</ref>. He thinks of himself as "a public relations man"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|27}}</ref>. Additional information about him is presented.

*Apollo hasn't been on a battlestar for years, but last served on the (brand new at the time) battlestar ''[[Atlantia]]''. ''Atlantia'' is actually one of the original battlestars, but unlike ''Galactica'' it was given extensive refits over time to keep it on par with other current battlestars, but it was still not completely new. In his blog, Ron Moore has said that Apollo never served on a battlestar, but out of various planetary bases.

*The water outside Baltar's house is called "King's Bay Inlet".

*The Cylon Attack occurs during springtime on Caprica.

*Tigh has known Adama for over 40 years and fought with him in the Cylon War. As the series progressed it was revealed in "[[Scattered]]" that Tigh first met Adama 20 years ago, 20 years after the Cylon War ended, and never served on the same ship as him until his tour on battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''.

*At times, Keikeya and others refer to Laura Roslin as "Dr. Roslin" instead of "Secretary Roslin". As Secretary of Education is a high level position Roslin could presumably hold a degree.

*The dialogue between Baltar and Number Six when she reveals the nature of the new humanoid Cylons, just before a nuclear explosion shatters the windows of Baltar's house, has been changed to clarify what Number Six says: here she specifically says that there are "twelve human-type models", to avoid confusion that Raiders or Centurions might be included in the count.

Included [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] from the [[Miniseries]]:

*Billy Keikeya introduces himself to [[Laura Roslin]] as her new assistant aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|40-41}}</ref>.
* [[Cally]], [[Socinus]] and [[Prosna]] talk about Valerii's and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]'s forbidden relationship<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|57-58}}</ref>.

Scenes not in the novelization:

*After [[Gaeta | Lt. Gaeta's]] and Commander Adama's discussion about the Armistice Officer, Lt. Gaeta leaves [[CIC]] where he passes and salutes Colonel Tigh who is slouching over and holding on to a railing with a cup in his hand.

*The controversial interjection "Jesus" coming from Colonel Tigh during the discussion with Commander Adama concerning Kara Thrace. (This is to be expected, as that exclamation was an ad-lib by Michael Hogan. The Colonials have a polytheistic religion.)

Error(s) in the novelizations include:

*Commander [[William Adama]]'s callsign is stenciled on his old [[Viper Mark II]] as "HUSHER"<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|30}}</ref>.
**Carver has admitted that this was a mistake, due to his misinterpreting the font style's K for an H. {{citation needed}}

*Starbuck refers to Boomer as a "crook" not a "rook", Carver probably misheard the line<ref>{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|34}}</ref>

*Gemenon is spelled as the non-standard "Geminon".

*Aaron Doral says that the radiation from Ragnar affects their Cylon "neural relays", when in the Miniseries he actually said "[[Silica Pathways|silica relays]]"<ref name="page318">{{cite book/bsg novel 2005|318}}</ref>.

*The dialogue between the humanoid Cylon models on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] is added as well. After a [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] says it might take decades to find the fleeing humans, Boomer says "Don't worry, we'll find them...and it won't take ''nearly'' that long". Number Six also says they must find the humans because "The Mission, the Project, require it": this was probably Carver alluding to the human/Cylon hybridization project which began to be revealed by mid-late season 1 when he was writing the novelization. In interviews Ron Moore has actually confirmed that the Cylons are actively trying to outright destroy ''Galactica'' and the refugee fleet, and have no great need to capture them for their hybridization experiments, as they already have enough captured humans on the occupied Twelve Colonies. This seems to be educated speculation by Carver <ref name="page318"/>.

== Analysis ==

*The conversation between [[Caprica-Six]] and the unknown individual could have implications on whether Baltar is a Cylon and definitely has implications for the nature of [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|Baltar's Six]]. It implies that Caprica-Six knows Baltar will survive and continue to do the Cylons' work, and that the virtual Six is a deliberate Cylon implant in his mind; however, the events of "[[Downloaded]]" (an episode aired after the novelization was released) contradict this.

*Baltar's suspicious survival of the destruction of his home remains one of the few key issues that, in the minds of some fans, point to Baltar's [[Cylon agent speculation|remote possibility of being a Cylon agent himself]]. However, an airburst shockwave such as the one that hit Baltar's house is potentially survivable with cover, as it is a wall of force rather than radiation. It's quite likely that what killed [[Caprica-Six]] was the broken glass from the windows, as opposed to the shockwave itself.

*In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], a [[Galactica type battlestar]] can carry more than fifty support spacecraft.

*The description of Doral's "awakening" to being a [[Cylon agent | Cylon]] is in sharp contrast to [[Sharon Valerii|another Cylon]] who will have trouble accepting the truth during [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]].

*In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] says that no one has ever died while working on his deck before in the episode "[[Litmus]]".

== Official Sources ==

In a [http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700002601 interview] on 05/31/2006, [[David Eick]] states that Baltar is a man of many tastes and it is likely that he never knew [[Caprica-Six]]'s name on [[Caprica]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

In Jeffery Carver's [http://starrigger.blogspot.com/2005/06/writing-question-6-whats-it-like-to.html blog], he discusses writing the novelization.

In a [http://s9.invisionfree.com/Ragnar_Anchorage/index.php?showtopic=2374 thread] at Ragnar Anchorage, Jeffery Carver answers questions about the novelization.

==External Links==
*[http://astore.amazon.com/battlestarwik-20/detail/0765315416 Purchase ''Battlestar Galactica'' from Amazon.com]

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Bastille Day

2006-11-24T21:39:03Z

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| guests=[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
| writer=[[Toni Graphia]]
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| rating= 2.3
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== Overview ==

: ''Continuing from the events of "[[Water]]", [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' and [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] face a chronic water shortage. Their only recourse: persuade 1,500 prisoners on the transport vessel ''[[Astral Queen]]'' to help them mine ice from a nearby moon. ''

== Summary ==
* ''[[Galactica]]'s'' fleet-critical water supplies have been sabotaged ([[Water]]).
* A source of water has been located on a nearby moon - but it is in the form of ice, and must be mined, which will require a crew of around 1,000.
* As that number cannot be spared from ''Galactica's'' crew, and it is unlikely civilians will volunteer, it is determined to try and enlist the help of the prisoners on the ''[[Astral Queen]]''.
* [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] won’t have the prisoners forced into the work, so [[Lee Adama]] suggests the prisoners who volunteer could be awarded points to go towards their freedom.
* This idea does not go down well with Commander [[William Adama|Adama]], who is already at odds with his son over his new position as "special advisor" to the President ([[Water]]).
* However, Roslin decides to send a delegation lead by Lee Adama to the ''Astral Queen'' to put the idea to the prisoners. To address Adama's fears that they might inadvertently release dangerous prisoners into the Fleet's community, [[Billy Keikeya]] is selected to go as well and screen the prisoners prior to selection.
* As a further snub to his son, Adama insists military personnel also go – one to assist in the screening, who will report directly to him – and one to ensure the selected prisoners can handle the equipment that will be used to extract the ice.
* [[Anastasia Dualla]] is "volunteered" by Billy for the first role, [[Cally]] is eventually selected for the second.
* Arriving on the ''Astral Queen'', Lee puts the situation to the prisoners, and outlines the deal: help us and earn points towards your freedom.
* No-one volunteers. Instead, the nominated leader of the prisoners politely refuses the offer. Billy Keikeya recognizes him as [[Tom Zarek]], a political agitator from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]].
* While Dualla and Billy argue the merits of Zarek as a "prisoner of conscience" or terrorist – Billy almost idolizing him, Lee meets with Zarek to try and persuade him to help the fleet.
* On ''Galactica'', Adama meets with [[Gaius Baltar]], who is still equivocating over his [[Cylon detector]]. When Adama pushes Baltar into a corner, the doctor tries to admit he can’t actually build the detector.
* This releases a torrent of anger from Baltar’s virtual [[Number Six|Six]], which terrifies him into submission. She then instructs him on what to ask for in order to make the detector: a nuclear warhead.
* When Six only reveals a part of how this can be used to make the detector, Baltar is forced to think things through himself, and realizes it will actually work. Adama agrees to let Baltar have a warhead.
* On the ''Astral Queen'', a planned break-out takes place, and ''Galactica’s'' delegation is taken hostage.
* With the ship in his control, Zarek demands the immediate resignation of Roslin and her government on the grounds that, having never been elected, they do not represent the people.
* As Zarek uses Lee to try and gain insight into the dynamic between Roslin and Adama, an assault mission, led by [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], is put together using ''Galactica’s'' [[Raptor]]s and [[Marines|Marine]] contingent. As a crack sharpshooter, Starbuck is ordered by Adama to kill Zarek if she gets the chance.
* Adama then tries to negotiate with Zarek himself, but is rebuffed. Lee Adama realizes the truth: Zarek wants Adama to send in the troops, believing a bloodbath aboard the ''Queen'' will bring down Roslin’s government.
* The Marines and Starbuck arrive in the Raptors and start cutting their way into the ship.
* In the cells, one of the prisoners decides he doesn’t like the way Cally has been “mocking” him, and decides to teach her a lesson.
* As Starbuck and her Marines enter the ship, matters come to a head as the prisoner shoots Cally, wounding her, after he clearly tried to rape her, and she bit off a piece of his ear.
* Lee Adama and Zarek rush to the cell where the prisoner is holding Cally. In the confusion, Lee obtains a handgun and puts it to Zarek’s head, giving him a choice: die immediately, or work with his men to supply the Fleet with water, and in return he’ll get to keep the ''Astral Queen'' and get his elections.
* The Marines then make their presence felt, as Starbuck takes a shot at Zarek – who is saved by Lee Adama.
* Roslin and Adama are initially less than pleased at these arrangements. Lee doesn’t really care. The prisoners are helping with the water, even if they have control of the ''Astral Queen'' they are still reliant on the Fleet for supplies, and under Colonial law, Roslin would have to face elections in seven months anyway.
* Later, Lee informs Roslin that he didn’t mean to offend her with his views, and that when the elections come, he’ll vote for her. His honesty causes her to reveal the truth about her cancer and the fact that she might not be alive come the elections.

===On Caprica===
* [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Valerii]] reach a relatively undamaged city.
* As they explore the city, they are observed by [[Aaron Doral|Doral]] and [[Number Six|Six]] from a rooftop.
* Doral and Six discuss their heritage as Cylons - the "children of humanity", Six expressing regret that humans must be destroyed. Doral is less compassionate: parents need to die to let the children come into their own.

== Questions ==

*Both Six and Zarek make references to "humanity's children", is there a connection?
*Is Zarek genuinely willing to die for his beliefs?
*Can Baltar really use a nuclear warhead to build a Cylon detector, or does Six have some other plan? ([[Flesh and Bone|Answer]]).
*Will elections really be held in seven months? (Answer: [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|Yes, elections will be held]])

== Analysis ==
*In their initial write-ups for the series, executive producers [[Ron Moore]] and [[David Eick]] initially envisioned having many episodes or most episodes involve going out into the refugee fleet and solving problems that arose within it and little fiefdoms that people would start to set up. However, as they state in the podcast for this episode, ''Bastille Day'' was the only episode of the first season in which they actually did this, and by season 2 they have said that they've more or less abandoned the idea (at least, it's no longer the "stock storyline" they originally thought it would be). The reason they dropped this idea, they say, is because this episode went incredibly over-budget: the ''Astral Queen'' prison interior used up all of the money they had thought would be spread out over the entire first season to create sets for several other ships that they might visit. Building a new set for each ship-of-the-week turned out to be such an expensive undertaking that it was untenable.
*The Cylons apparently did not nuke every single city on Caprica, such as they did [[Caprica City]], thought they did nuke most of them. Ron Moore points out in the podcast that at first this was just the plot expediency of needing an environment for Helo to interact in, which of course then asks the question "Why are some cities not nuked?" which then becomes a plot point for later episodes (soon Helo will find that at the least, the Cylons wanted a a few surviving cities to use as foward bases).
*It seems a little counter-intuitive that Helo would be shouting loudly to see if anyone might hear him, as the Cylons might find out his position. However, in Helo's defense we the viewers are only coming in to see him at this instant; Caprica-Sharon and Helo might have spent many boring hours beforehand wandering through an empty city, before Helo finally got fed up and started shouting. Also, it's only been 12 days since the Cylon attack, and Helo has no idea how far over Caprica they've spread yet.
*This is the only episode of the regular series that [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] appears in (He appeared in the [[Miniseries]] beforehand). According to the podcast, when the Miniseries was created the writers envisioned Boxey as being a major recurring character in most episodes of the series. However, on a case by case basis they found that inserting a child like Boxey did not harmonize with many of the dark scripts on the series, and once they show got underway and found its flow, they simply couldn't think of ways to write him into upcoming scripts. By the beginning of Season 2, they realized they hadn't been using him, and officially decided to simply abandon the character and consciously never tried to use him again.
*Starbuck's flight briefing she gives as acting-CAG seems a bit "out of character" with what the series would later develop as its "norm", and shows some of the learning curve in the first few episodes before the writers and actors got a firm handle on just exactly how everything worked on the show. Starbuck as a character is in full "Top Gun" mode, even wearing aviator sunglasses with a stogie cigar in hand, while giving a very irreverant briefing. Actress Katee Sackhoff and the writers have said that after the first few episodes (after the time of "Bastille Day") they learned to start adding in "more of Katee into Starbuck", and Starbuck as a character smoothed out a great deal by the middle of the season. The other big oddity with this scene is that it's the only scene in the entire regular series (post-Miniseries) to include Boxey, and his presence seems forced (Moore and Eick point this out in the podcast). Why would Starbuck bring a 10 year old to a flight briefing on a military ship? The concept pitch seems understandable on paper: Boxey is supposed to be the orphan kid the pilots adopted who lives with them and is sort of their mascot/gofer/helper, and as such would help Starbuck with a briefing. However Boxey didn't really get any buildup scenes to this, so here it seems that, without much prior explanation, there's just a kid helping Starbuck give a briefing. Some of the several quirks in the first few episodes which soon disappear.
*In the Miniseries, Tigh went from completely incompetent drunk by the end of the story, continuing into "[[33]]" where Commander Adama even notes how good it is that Tigh isn't drinking anymore. With the Cylon attack, Tigh more or less decided to quit drinking. However, he has a bit of a relapse here and has a few shots, and is a little tipsy in front of some crewmen (though he's not slurring his speach and stumbling over furniture; he's a functioning alcoholic). Throughout the season he oscilates back and forth in his struggle with his alcoholism, sometimes he has relapses, though on the whole on his own he manages to seriously curtail his old drinking habit for a time (without being in a support group or anything, just by himself). Still, he relapses here: this is another instance of the series meeting its [[Naturalistic science fiction|goal to make a very realistic series]]: to make Tigh have an epiphantic, life-changing moment and adamantly stop drinking forever from the Miniseries onward would have been hackneyed and unrealistic. In real life, Tigh would have an ongoing struggle with his alcohol addiction, and even when trying to cut back find himself ''not'' meeting his goals from time to time; the characters on the series are flawed, human, and real.
*Also, Starbuck being a sharpshooter, "best shot in or ''out'' of the cockpit" stretches the credibility of these scenes: shooting in a Viper and shooting a sniper rifle are entirely different things. The force of moving the plot foward and trying to shoehorn a major character in becomes a bit obvious. Ron Moore actually conceded this point in his blog on [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/ April 11th, 2005], saying that it would have been jarring to introduce a new Marine sniper, but they had to find a way to keep main character Starbuck as part of the action:
::"I concede the point...we chose to go with the dramatic needs rather than the "real" choices. Making Kara the sniper was simply a way of providing more tension and drama into the final sequence of "Bastille Day" rather than going with a brand-new Marine sniper who the audience would have no investment in or identification with...It's a judgement call, frankly. We're always striving to keep things as "real" as we can make them, but we are still producing a television series and we're telling a story, so sometimes we bend the rules to make the show more compelling or to avoid awkward scenes that actually slow it down and dissipate the momentum."
*Starting with this episode, [[Cally]] started to become a larger character on the series, as noted by Moore and Eick in the podcast (see [[Bastille Day#Official statements|Official Statements]], below). Originally she was supposed to die, but instead she shows "balls" and bites a man's ear off in an attention-grabbing moment. Many fans and critics started noticing her more after this point.

== Notes ==

* Richard Hatch played the character of [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] television series.
* Events here take place 4 days after those of "[[Water]]".
* In the [[Miniseries]] the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' is apparently a liner, rather than a prison ship.
** During a briefing, [[Billy Keikeya|Billy]] informs [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] that: "The Captain of the ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has nearly 500 convicted criminals under heavy guard in his cargo hold. They were being transported to a penal station when the attack happened."
** In the re-cap clip shown at the top of this episode, Billy's lines are re-dubbed so that he says, "The Captain of the ''Astral Queen'' wants you to know that he has 1,500 prisoners under heavy guard."
** Instead of being taken to a penal station, as in the [[Miniseries]], [[Lee Adama]] states that the prisoners were being transferred to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] for parole hearings.
** For the purposes of the increased number of prisoners, the ''Astral Queen'' becomes a prison ship.
* [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] is an expert sharpshooter with a rifle.
* The Colonials are going to be facing a fuel shortage at some point ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|Resolved in a later episode]]).
* [[Raptor]]s are designed for Marine assault and include an extendable docking skirt in their underside that can be pressurized (and possibly used in rescue operations?).
* ''Galactica'' has a small contingent of Marines onboard - perhaps around the 20-30 mark.
* ''Galactica'' has five "remaining" nuclear warheads.
* The [[Lords of Kobol]] are modeled on / parallel the [[Greek Gods|Olympian gods]] of Greek mythology.
* The quip made by the ''[[Astral Queen]]'''s captain, "I'm a bus driver, not a warden", is a homage to the original ''Star Trek'' television series. It is similar to Doctor Leonard McCoy's trademark quote, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer", or whatever fits at the time in the latter portion of the statement.
* The setup for this plot was likely inspired by the episode "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]". In both episodes, a group of criminals was conscripted from a prison ship to work on the icy surface of a hostile planet. A notable difference between the two episodes lies in how the workers were chosen. While the workers in "Bastille Day" were chosen in part for their expendability, the conscripts in [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]] were chosen for their expertise in harsh environments and in demolition work. Also different was the prisoners' motivation to take on the work. In "Bastille Day", the prisoners are offered the possibility of earning their freedom, whereas the prisoners in [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]] were offered nothing overtly other than the fear that the fleet might be destroyed without their services. A number of them take the assignment in the hopes of escaping during the action.
*According to the DVD commentary for the episode, the startling scene when Number Six yells in Baltar's face that "they're going to throw you out of an airlock!" was a visual homage taken from the film "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/ Jacob's Ladder]", which has a similar startling close up shot. Tricia Helfer was given scary makeup for the shot, but in such a slight way that it is difficult for the eye to see what's wrong with the shot, but the audience can tell on some level that something's wrong. If you pause during her close-up shot, you can see that she's wearing contact lenses that make her eyes look unnaturally bright, and a mouthpiece of fake teeth which are bent out of shape and unnaturally large.
*The building seen in the first scene with Helo and Sharon is actually the [[wikipedia:Vancouver Public Library|Vancouver Public Library]], one of the most recognizable buildings in the city of Vancouver.
*Major [[Cottle]], ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ship doctor, is first mentioned in this episode, although he will not appear until next episode.
*President Roslin's hair style changes starting with this episode, from the straight-down hairstyle she had since the [[Miniseries]], to the swept-back style which she would sport through the end of season 2.
*The scene where [[Lee Adama]] holds his pistol to a kneeling [[Tom Zarek]] is a recreation of ''[[wikipedia:Dirty Harry|Dirty Harry]]'', according to [[David Eick]]'s comments in the DVD commentary. "That is the 'I know what you're thinking, punk' shot, down to the move, the lense, the distance of the camera away from the actor."

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''On choosing sides:''
:'''Adama''': Every man has to decide for themselves which side they are on.
:'''Apollo''': I didn't know we were picking sides. (walks off)
:'''Adama''': That's why you haven't picked one yet.

*''On Cylon-occupied Caprica:''
:'''Doral''': She's good.
:'''Six''': So far.
:'''Doral''': Jealous?
:'''Six''': This all makes me so sad.
:'''Doral''': (matter-of-fact) They would have destroyed themselves anyway. They deserve what they got.
:'''Six''': We're the ''children of humanity''. That makes them our parents in a sense.
:'''Doral''': True - but parents have to die. It's the only way children come into their own.

*''Later, aboard the 'Astral Queen', in a broadcast by Tom Zarek:''
:'''Tom Zarek''': I make these demands not for me....but for you, the people. The survivors of the holocaust and the ''children of humanity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s future. I am Tom Zarek, and this is the first day of a new era.

== Official Statements ==
*In the DVD commentary for "[[Bastille Day]]", David Eick and Ron D. Moore talk about Cally's character, and how initial drafts had her being killed:

:Eick: Nicki Clyne, who you see here playing Cally, was somebody who in the Miniseries, I remember Michael (Rymer) and I cast just on the basis of her look, 'cause we thought she was really cute, she kind of reminded us of a young [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001167/ Shelley Duvall]. [...] she turned out to be so good that we— in launching the series we started talking about ways to involve her and I'm very proud of a moment coming up where she does something rather nasty, that...
:RDM: Well she almost died! '''She was gonna die in the intial drafts of this'''.
:Eick: That's right! He kills her! He rapes and kills her! And they're telling us we're too dark ''this'' year.
:RDM: Oh, I know. The second season is so much darker. And I don't think they even care. Yeah, Cally, Nicki, I hate to tell ya, but the bullseye was on Nicki here. And I can't even tell you why we decided it was, no I take that back I think it was your note; you said you wanted Cally to fight back and really show some balls in this scene. She bit his ear off...
:Eick: I said, "She bites his frakking ear off" and I was totally being...you know, just ''illustrative''! I didn't really mean it!
:RDM: And I wrote, "she bites his ear off"!
:Eick: "And I got the draft, and she bites his ear off! I was like "that's great!"
:RDM: '''And from that moment on, I think, she really became part of the show'''. In a real sense, once she had gone through that and survived, and you know Tyrol and the gang come in and see her in the hospital at the end you kind of felt like she is one of the family.

*In issue #348 of ''Starlog'' magazine, p.31, Nicki Clyne (Cally) said:

:"They used this mixture of corn syrup and coloring for the blood, which was extremely sticky...I had to squeeze this sponge of icky goo all over myself, and I had it on the ''whole'' day. I couldn't wipe off the blood for lunchtime and put it back on, because of continuity reasons. So for the entire day I had my shirt completely stuck to me, and my face was all sticky — it ''wasn't'' a nice feeling. When I ate my lunch, no one wanted to sit with me. I even forgot I had this guck on me. I was walking around, throwing popcorn in my mouth and everyone was backing off and staring at me. I'm going "Hey, what's your problem?" Then it occurred to me, "Oh yeah, I look like Death! Right. OK!""




== Guest stars ==
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Crewman Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Crewman Specialist [[Socinus]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]
*[[imdb:nm0234235|Pat Adrien Dorval]] as [[Wilkens]]
*[[imdb:nm0783498|Ron Selmour]] as [[Seaborne]]
*[[imdb:nm0821609|Brent Stait]] as [[Mason]]
*[[imdb:nm1807701|Graham Young]] as Marine #1
*[[imdb:nm1348197|Curtis Hicks]] as Marine #2

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Actress '''Nicki Clyne''' was born on February 11, 1983 in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada. She stands 5'6" tall and was born under the sign of Pisces. Nicki graduated in June 2000 from [[Wikipedia:Hugh Boyd Secondary School|Hugh Boyd Secondary School]] in Richmond, B.C.. While Nicki said she could not sing, she played the title character on stage in a high school production of ''[[Wikipedia:Annie|Annie]]''. She has taken courses at the [[Wikipedia:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]] and [[Wikipedia:Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]], which are both in metropolitan Vancouver.

== Film and TV ==

One of her favorite directors is [[Wikipedia:Tim Burton|Tim Burton]]. She owns a motorcycle. According to IMDb, one of her first roles was in ''[[IMDB:tt0268365|The Hostage Negotiator]]'' in 2001. Nicki also acted along with Battlestar Galactica alumnus [[Paul Campbell]] in the independent Canadian film ''[[IMDB:tt0422462|Ill-Fated]]''. Nicki was nominated for Best Actress for that film in the [[Wikipedia:Leo Awards|Leo Awards]].

Some of her other work includes guest appearances on ''Smallville'', ''The L Word'', ''Dark Angel'', ''The Twilight Zone'', and other Canadian productions. Nicki's big break is arguably her role as Specialist Crewmen [[Cally]] on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined Battlestar Galactica]] [[Miniseries]] and subsequent appearance as a recurring character on the regular series.

Nicki filmed an appearance in a [[Wikipedia:VH1|VH1]] production slated for early 2006 called "Totally Awesome;" however, the production now appears to have been shelved, though it might be released on DVD. She also has a minor role in the July 2006 film [[Wikipedia:John Tucker Must Die|John Tucker Must Die]].

== External Links ==
*[http://s15.invisionfree.com/Nicki_Clyne_Fan_Site Nicki "Cally" Clyne Fan Site]
*[[Wikipedia:Nicki Clyne|Nicki Clyne]]

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'''Sharon Agathon''' is a copy of the Cylon human model [[Number Eight]] who is first encountered by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]], when he is stranded on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. She is initially assigned to seduce him by impersonating Lt. [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], as part of a Cylon cross-breeding experiment, but later turns against her Cylon nature and helps him escape the planet; pregnant with his child during that time. Once on ''Galactica'', she is imprisoned, but over time earns [[William Adama|Admiral Adama's]] trust by helping the [[Colonial Fleet]] escape peril several times and she is eventually appointed as an officer of the Colonial Fleet. Agathon gives birth on ''Galactica'', but her child [[Hera]] is subsequently hidden from her and she believes her to be dead. She is married to Karl Agathon.

== Biography ==
=== Cylon cross-breeding experiment ===
This [[Number Eight]] is first seen on [[Caprica]], as the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] decide to use her in an elaborate experiment focused around [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] who is stranded on the planet after he gave up his seat on his and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer's]] [[Raptor]] on the day of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Cylons intend to use this Eight who is an identical copy of Helo's friend and colleague [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], to examine the possibilities of Cylon-human procreation. This second Valerii appears to Helo to rescues him after he is captured by a [[Number Six|Six]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Cylon Centurions]]. Unaware that Cylons have developed human models, Helo believes her to be the "Boomer" he knows from ''Galactica'', returning to rescue him. Following this rescue, Valerii leads Helo to "her" Raptor, now surrounded by several Cylon Centurions, convincing him that they have no direct way off of the planet. Copies of [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Number Six]] oversee the experiment ([[Water]]).

After receiving a "Colonial signal" on a radio receiver they carry, Valerii leads Helo to a city where they find a fully-equipped "fallout shelter" in which two people can live in reasonable security, hidden from above-ground Cylon operations, and with sufficient supplies to last a considerable period of time ([[Act of Contrition]]). The purpose in establishing this "nest" is to elicit an emotional response in Helo towards Valerii. When this fails, as Helo continues to seek a way off Caprica, the Cylons arrange for Valerii to be "captured", concluding that if Helo does not seek to rescue her, the experiment has failed, and he must be killed ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).

Helo does indeed "rescue" Valerii. Helo has always been fond of Valerii; his long-time affection for her (stilled by "her" relationship with [[Galen Tyrol]]) arises within him from the dramatic rescue, which leads to Helo and Valerii having sex ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Valerii later reports this achievement to Doral and Six. A new hideout, a cabin in the woods, is being constructed for Helo and Valerii. She is instructed to lead him there and have him stay with her - or kill him if he attempts to leave ([[Flesh and Bone]]). But Valerii's human emotions begin to question the Cylon's overall goal. Realizing that she has herself fallen in love with Helo, Valerii disobeys her instructions and attempts to lead Helo to [[Delphi]], where they hope to steal a vehicle and get off the planet ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). On the way to the spaceport, Valerii shows signs of being pregnant: she succumbs to a bout of morning sickness ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]) and develops a ravenous appetite ([[Colonial Day]]).

=== Helo's discovery ===
[[Image:Boomerhelokara.jpg|235px|left|Helo attempts to stop Kara from shooting Sharon, in the Delphi Museum.|thumb]]
On reaching Delphi, Valerii and Helo break into the Cylon facilities to reach the spaceport. When Helo encounters yet another copy of Valerii, he draws the initial conclusion that she is a human clone created by the Cylons, and goes on the run alone ([[Colonial Day]]). When Valerii catches up with him, her emotional condition is so confused that she challenges him to shoot her ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). Helo can only bring himself to wound her, and takes her with him to use her to somehow get off Caprica. While Helo keeps her at gunpoint, Valerii leads him to the [[Delphi Museum]]. Waiting out a storm in a nearby ruined building, Valerii tells Helo that her love for him is real and that she is pregnant with his child.

When she and Helo come across [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], who lands near the museum to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]], Thrace realizes on-sight that this Valerii is a Cylon (having left [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]] behind with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]) and attempts to shoot her. Helo stops Thrace and reveals to her that Valerii is pregnant ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Starbuck, like Helo, also wrongly concludes that Caprica-Valerii must be a Cylon copy of the "real" Sharon Valerii on ''Galactica''. Valerii tries to convince her that she and "Boomer" Valerii are both Cylons but also just as "real" as the other. Valerii attempts to prove this by recollecting the first time she and Starbuck met, to no avail.

=== Resistance movement and arrival at the Fleet ===

While Thrace and Helo argue over Valerii, the confused and frightened Cylon escapes in Thrace's Cylon Raider to save herself and the life of her unborn child ([[Scattered]]). After tracking them for several days, Valerii returns to Helo and a human [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] that had formed on Caprica. She offers her aid in finding the missing Thrace ([[The Farm]]). After Thrace escapes to the outside of the hospital where she was imprisoned, Valerii arrives at the rescue scene in a stolen [[Heavy Raider]] and destroys several Centurions that attack the Resistance rescue party. Convinced that Helo's Valerii copy can be sufficiently trusted, or at least give useful information on Cylon activity, the humans allow Valerii to accompany them as they fly the Heavy Raider back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].

When Valerii walks aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', [[Lee Adama]] reacts violently. The son of Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] (shot by the sleeper Cylon agent "Boomer" Valerii) grabs this second Valerii and places his gun to her head. Helo draws his sidearm against Adama, forcing a standoff, but President Roslin urges both men enough to withdraw their weapons, and orders Valerii to be ejected out the airlock. Valerii pleads for her life, telling Roslin she knows the precise location of the [[Laura Roslin faction|faction's]] objective: The [[Tomb of Athena]]. Roslin reconsiders and places Valerii in the brig. Roslin later confirms that the Cylon is actually working on their side because Valerii wants her child and Helo to remain safe from what Roslin interprets as a mothering instinct.

=== Guide on Kobol ===
[[image:sharonhome.jpg|235px|Sharon on Kobol, with Helo, Elosha, and Roslin.|thumb]]
Valerii accompanies Roslin's party to [[Kobol]]. Valerii recites the specific passages of the Tomb in the scriptures of the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and plots the group's path along a ridge nearby. As priestess [[Elosha]] examines a gravestone marker along the ancient trail, the handcuffed Valerii senses danger but is too late to warn anyone; two "[[Wikipedia:S-mine|Bouncing Betty]]"-style antipersonnel mines detonate, killing Elosha. At the same instant, a group of Centurions open fire. As others hide or return fire, Valerii vaults away, with Lee Adama in pursuit, believing she is trying to escape. Valerii scoops up a grenade launcher lying ahead, and just as Lee Adama thinks she is about to shoot him, she aims for the last Centurion and destroys it ([[Home, Part I]]). At camp, Adama and Thrace are perplexed that Helo still loves Valerii, despite his awareness of her true nature as a Cylon.

During the trek, Valerii casually tells Helo that their child is a girl. Not long after, Commander Adama's search party arrives at Roslin's camp. The warm reunion of the two leaders and family is interrupted when Adama sees this second copy of Sharon Valerii. Reacting as his son did, Commander Adama immediately tries to choke her to death. He releases her after experiencing terrible chest pains (probably the result of his recent surgery, or from anxiety), as she says "And you asked 'why'?" (mysteriously referencing what Commander Adama said over the dead body of "Boomer" Valerii).

[[Tom Zarek]]'s follower, [[Meier]], tries to convince Valerii to help him kill both Adamas as part of a power play by Zarek. Valerii believed her ''Galactica'' counterpart was being held in the [[brig]], but Meier informs her that she was killed. She expresses her outrage to Helo that [[Cally]] killed Boomer, receiving only a minor punishment. Valerii deduces that the Colonials don't see humanoid Cylons are people; she is a thing they may destroy once they no longer need her. Valerii appears to take up Meier's proposal to kill Commander Adama and Lee Adama, but after they all draw their weapons, she shoots Meier instead, saving the lives of both Adamas. She announces to Commander Adama that she is not the same Sharon Valerii that shot him, and that she is not a sleeper agent with hidden protocols waiting to activate; she makes her own choices. She surrenders the weapon to Commander Adama, to everyone's surprise.

=== Cooperation with the human fleet ===
[[Image:Valerii_virus.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Valerii in trance while disabling the Cylon logic bomb.]]
Subsequently, Valerii is brought aboard battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' and imprisoned in a new reinforced cell designed to incarcerate "Boomer." The virtual [[Number Six]] tells Dr. Baltar that Valerii's baby will be born in that cell. Number Six considers Valerii's and Helo's biological child to be hers; she says that she will be its "mother" and Baltar will be its "father" ([[Home, Part II]]).

While in her cell, Valerii nearly has a miscarriage, and is rushed to [[Sickbay]] where Dr. [[Cottle]] succeeds in saving the fetus. [[D'anna Biers]], a reporter for the [[Fleet News Service]], stumbles upon Valerii while filming her documentary in Sickbay. Biers threatens to expose that Commander Adama is harboring a Cylon aboard ''Galactica'', but he confiscates what he believed was Biers' tape of Valerii. In reality, Biers secretly switches tapes and keeps the real one. This critical information was not broadcast in the final cut of her documentary distributed to the Fleet, but it was broadcast back to other Cylons on Caprica (by way of two Raiders that attack ''Galactica'' in order to get within transmission range). The Cylons on Caprica (including another copy of Biers and yet another Valerii copy) are surprised yet overjoyed that Helo's Valerii is still alive (they are apparently unaware that she had survived). They are incredibly concerned that her hybrid child survives, saying that it must be protected at all costs ([[Final Cut]]).

When ''Galactica'' experiences mysterious computer failures and system malfunctions from a mutated version of a Cylon virus [[Valley of Darkness|thought eradicated]], Commander Adama orders Helo to show the incarcerated Valerii the strange Cylon code. Valerii identifies it as a very virulent [[Logic bomb]] that will take control of the ship and kill off the crew without her help. Reluctantly, on advice from President Roslin, Commander Adama brings Valerii to [[CIC]], where Valerii cuts her arm open and connects her body to a fiber optic line to communicate with ''Galactica's'' mainframe [[Computers|computer]] and communication channels. With Valerii now with access, she takes into her a portion of the logic bomb code, then instructs Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] to wipe the hard drives of the system computers to erase all Cylon virus traces for good. ''Galactica'' is a sitting duck to a massive Cylon fighter force on the outskirts of [[DRADIS]] range while Valerii makes adjustments to the code. She resends the code out on the communication channels to the Cylons, disabling the entire fleet of Cylon fighters. ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

=== Interrogation and abuse ===
[[image:Pegasus-Thorne_Boomer.jpg|235px|Valerii is beaten and sexually assaulted during an interrogation by Lt. [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]].|thumb]]
After ''Galactica'' reunites with battlestar ''Pegasus'', Admiral [[Helena Cain]] sends Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne]] to inspect the incarcerated Valerii. He beats and sexually assaults her while his guards watch and hold her. Fortunately for Valerii, both Helo and Tyrol find out about Thorne and what was done to his previous [[Gina|prisoner]] and arrive in time to stop him. Tyrol accidentally kills Thorne in the process. Both he and Helo are arrested by the ''Pegasus'' guards and taken to Cain's battlestar, where Cain hastily convenes courts-martial for the men (without Adama's knowledge) and sentences Agathon and Tyrol to death.

Commander Adama sends a [[Marines|Marine]] force and his Viper squadrons out to retrieve his men. Valerii and all of the fleet await news on the survival of her "past" and current love as a military standoff between the battlestars begins ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Valerii's attempted rape by Thorne results in a hairline fracture in one of her ribs and minor bruising. Still in shock for the incident, Commander Adama (who has reached a détenté with Admiral Cain over Helo's execution) personally appologizes to Valerii over the incident ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]). This is also the first time that Adama refers to Valerii as a "her", as opposed to as an "it". Valerii is happily reunited with Helo and Tyrol when the two are released after Adama resumes full command of the Fleet, though she is more enthusiastic to see Helo than Tyrol. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Weeks later, President Roslin, on her deathbed, recommends that Valerii's fetus be aborted, fearing dire consequences for the Fleet. On hearing this news, Helo is terrified, but Valerii, having cooperated fully to aid the Fleet to save herself and her child and to show that not all Cylons are dangerous, is enraged. Marines sent to inspect her and later to take her to [[sickbay]] for the procedure are forced to restrain the angry Cylon.

At the last minute (spurred by threats from his virtual [[Number Six]]), [[Gaius Baltar]] learns of an astonishing ability of the fetal blood of Valerii's baby: it destroys cancer cells. Taking a small blood sample, he injects it into the dying Laura Roslin. Moments later, her cancer is "gone," according to Dr. [[Cottle]]. The abortion procedure is cancelled. The recovering Roslin visits Valerii in her cell and smiles at the sight of Valerii stroking her belly, just as a human female would ([[Epiphanies]]).

===Birth of her daughter===
[[Image:Sharondownloaded.jpg|170px|thumb|left|Helo comforts Valerii as the doctors start to perform an emergency birth procedure ]]
Valerii begins to bleed; her placenta is detaching. An emergency [[Wikipedia:Cesarean section|birth procedure]] must to be performed by Dr. [[Cottle]] to save both the baby's and Caprica-Valerii's life. Helo and Valerii name the baby girl [[Hera]] and marvel at her as she lay in an incubator. Some time later, believing their baby is out of danger, the baby apparently dies due to her underdeveloped lungs and Dr. Cottle's failure to intubate her in time. In a state of shock, Valerii nearly strangles Cottle in grief before being subdued, and subsequently falls into a deep depression.

However, unbeknownst to Caprica-Valerii, Hera is still alive. In a move to not have to kill the baby but at the same time not have it raised by Valerii or risk having it captured by unseen Cylon agents, Valerii's baby was switched with another dead child. President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]], Dr. Cottle and Presidental aide [[Tory Foster]] place Valerii's baby in the care of [[Maya]], a foster mother. Maya is told a cover story that disguises Hera's true identity ([[Downloaded]]).

Valerii's depression over losing her child only worsens. Helo convinces her to aid in the rescue of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and the other survivors on Caprica, in part to try and draw her out of her depression. Valerii's knowledge of Cylon FTL technology makes the rescue possible by acting as a conduit between the Colonial Raptors and the far more advanced FTL computer salvaged from a Heavy Raider ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).

On Caprica, Thrace demonstrates a new level of trust for Valerii by throwing her a gun during a firefight with ambushing Centurions. Later, Valerii is as perplexed as everyone else when the Cylons disengage and apparently leave the planet for good. She ''is'' aware, however, that [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]], a man who approaches the group and loudly proclaims the end of the occupation to be a miracle, is a [[Cylon agent]]. She witholds this information from the others. On ''Galactica'', Cavil is exposed by Chief Tyrol (who realizes that a copy of Cavil was already present in the Fleet). Angered by Valerii's obvious withholding of Cavil's nature, Admiral Adama sends Valerii back to the brig along with Cavil. When asked by a distraught Helo why she didn't report this crucial fact, she replies "They killed my baby. Do you think I care about you, or us, or whether or not Adama trusts me anymore?" Valerii withdraws further, shutting Helo out completely. ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

===Officer of the Colonial Fleet===
[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Epi 1 - 2 - C-Number Eight, Adama, Helo.jpg|235px|Sharon Agathon is sworn-in by Adama as a Colonial Officer.|thumb]]
Four months after ''Galactica's'' and ''Pegasus's'' retreat brings many changes. Sharon Agathon, now married to Karl "Helo" Agathon, is still in her special brig, but Admiral Adama has taken to sitting down to tea and talking in confidence with her. Her cell now has a couch, table, and other amenities ([[Occupation]]). Admiral Adama commissions Agathon into the Colonial Fleet as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade). This could be because he trusts her, because the upcoming rescue mission is much easier with her help, or some combination of both.

Her first mission as an officer has two objectives: to lead an insertion force that will serve as a liaison between the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] and ''Galactica'' during the extraction of the New Caprica population, and to, herself, infiltrate the Cylon defenses and secure the [[launch key]]s to the grounded Colonial Ships. She leads two Raptors in an intra-atmosphere Jump and links up with [[Samuel Anders]] and his squad at the [[Breeders Canyon]]. Their planning is interrupted when an unknown number of [[Cylon Centurion]]s ambush their position ([[Precipice]]). Agathon and her assigned Marines had anticipated enemy contact, so the Marines, from a supporting position, easily neutralize the Cylon attackers.

That night, the combined force of Agathon, her Marines, and Anders' squad return to [[New Caprica City]]. No Agathon or Resistance footage is shown for the next day, so it is assumed that the plans are confirmed and rehearsed all day. On the day following, Agathon enters the [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] to recover the launch keys. The [[Cylon Centurion]]s, unable to distinguish individual models, let her enter unhindered, and she interfaces with a data terminal to determine the location of the keys. As she is taking them, a [[Number Three]] enters the room and recognizes her as a defector. The Three tells her that [[Hera]] is still alive, and Agathon responds that Adama would not lie to her, shooting the Three in each leg, and departs. When she hands over the keys to [[Galen Tyrol]], she asks if Hera had truly died and, and he affirms ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

==Notes==
*This Sharon Valerii is still referred to as the Caprica copy, even though she is now aboard ''Galactica'', because she was first encountered on Caprica. She is also sometimes called 'Helo-Sharon' by fans (as opposed to 'Tyrol-Sharon') or simply 'Sharon' (as opposed to 'Boomer', a nickname more commonly associated with Galactica-Sharon; although Baltar once called Caprica-Sharon "Boomer" in [[Home, Part II]], he is the only character to have done so).
*During Season 1, Caprica-Valerii parts her hair on the left side of her head, while "Boomer" Valerii parts her hair to the right.

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{{Episode Data
| image =Tighadama.jpg
| title=Scattered
| series=
| season=2
| episode=1
| guests=
| writer=[[David Weddle]] [[Bradley Thompson]]
| story=
| director=[[Michael Rymer]]
| production=201
| rating= 2.6
| US airdate=2005-07-15
| UK airdate=2006-01-10
| dvd= {{Season 2.0 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population=47,875
| extra= '''Season 2.0 Premiere'''
| prev=[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]
| next=[[Valley of Darkness]]
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Chaos is rampant as paramedics try to save [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]'s life after he is shot, and ''[[Galactica]]'' is accidentally separated from the Fleet.''

: '''Note''': This is part one of a two-part episode. See the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]," for the conclusion.

== Summary ==

===On ''Galactica''===

*Moments after [[William Adama|Adama]] is shot, a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ambushes the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], prompting [[Executive officer|XO]] [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] to execute an [[Emergency jump coordinates|emergency jump procedure]] for the Fleet to rendezvous at another point. After ''[[Galactica]]'' jumps, it finds itself stranded from the rest of the Fleet, in the middle of nowhere.
*After being shot by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], Commander Adama is rushed to the ship's infirmary. As Dr. [[Cottle]] is not aboard, a team of [[Layne Ishay|medics]] work to stabilize Adama's condition.
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] devises a plan to find the co-ordinates of the Fleet: he networks the [[FTL]] computer to the Navigation, Damage Control, and Fire Control [[computers]] aboard ''Galactica'', so it will only take 10 minutes (instead of 12 hours) to compute the Fleet's location. However, not only will this involve jumping back to their last position, where they were ambushed by the Cylons, but networking the computers will make ''Galactica'' susceptible to Cylon computer infiltration.
[[Image:201 02.jpg|thumb|Tigh brutalizes Valerii during her interrogation.]]
*[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] visits the incarcerated Valerii, who insists she knows nothing about what's going on. She asks about Adama's condition.
*[[Lee Adama]] agrees to a parole with [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]], the conditions of which mean that Adama is allowed to perform his duties as [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot and [[CAG]] but must report to the brig after duty shift is complete. The parole begins immediately, as Captain Adama is required to lead ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and hold off the Cylons.
*Once ''Galactica'' jumps back to its last position, the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s manage to hold off the oncoming waves of [[Raider]]s. A [[Heavy Raider]] makes its way towards ''Galactica''. Apollo shoots it down but the Heavy Raider crashes into the starboard [[flight pod]], depressurizing it and the contents of the stillborn [[Galactica Museum|museum]].
*The Cylons attempt to crack ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computers as Gaeta manages to calculate the Fleet's location. While the Cylons fail to gain control over ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems, they [[Valley of Darkness|manage to infect them]] moments before Gaeta breaks the network. ''Galactica'' jumps to return to the Fleet.
*The medics successfully stabilize [[William Adama|Adama]]'s condition, but he remains in serious condition.
*The crashed Heavy Raider seems completely destroyed as it lay on ''[[Galactica]]'s'' starboard flight deck, but multiple sets of red sensors soon light up from inside, and a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s make their way out of the craft.

===On Caprica===

* In the [[Delphi Museum]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Kara Thrace]] meet after she recovers the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Thrace attempts to shoot the [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]].

* Helo stops Thrace and tells her that Valerii is pregnant. Thrace refuses to accept it.
* After Thrace's attempt to shoot Valerii, she escapes from the Delphi Museum's grounds in Thrace's captured Cylon Raider. (Exclaims Starbuck: "Bitch took my ride.")

===On Kobol===

*On Kobol, the survivors of the Raptor crash escape into the forest to avoid the Cylons.
*With [[Socinus]] dying, Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]], [[Cally]], and [[Tarn]] return to the crash site to retrieve a medkit. On their way back, the trio are ambushed by Cylons, and only Tyrol and Cally manage to escape.

== Questions ==

* Does Tigh recall that [[Gaius Baltar]] first tested his [[Cylon detector]] on Valerii? Or did he know in the first place? ([[Resistance (episode)|Answer]])
* Regarding the firewall status display: What is not to say that the Cylons programmed the display, or more accurately the GUI interface for it, to show a false reading on their intrusion progress? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]] for related topic)
* Just how many aboard ''Galactica'' agree with Adama's decision to jail Roslin? ([[Home, Part I|Answer]])
* What is the significance of the number "3"? It is prominently shown on a door that a younger William Adama enters (in Colonel Tigh's flashbacks); when Lieutenant Gaeta arranges 3 bars of soap beside each other after washing his hands in the bathroom, and is also shown during the sequence with the firewall (that Lieutenant Gaeta devises to slow down the infiltration of the ''Galactica's'' network by Cylon forces), that has 4 levels of encryption, with 3 sub-encryption codes for each barrier.
* Is LSO Captain Kelly normally third in the chain of command on ''Galactica'', or would a CAG outrank him if on board the ship?
**As Captain Kelly is the highest-ranking Captain that is not assigned pilot duty, the chain of command would point to Kelly as next in line, but Captain Adama, as CAG, would likely follow Kelly next in the chain of command were not for his arrest.
*Why do the ''Galactica'' crew immediately jump to the conclusion that Lieutenant Valerii must be a Cylon agent? Why do they not consider the possibility that she acted in support of President Roslin or in collusion with one of the many dissident factions within the fleet, or that she is suffering from mental illness?

== Analysis ==
[[Image:Firewallbreech.jpg|left|thumb|Gaeta's firewall under attack, but not (yet) breached.]]
[[Image:Virus Scattered.JPG|right|thumb|The virus breaches Gaeta's last firewall on the display in the upper-left corner.]]
*As Gaeta leans away from the status display to the floor to yank out the cable networking the computers (while he's not looking), the display does show that the last firewall is breached (probably why the Cylons were able to infiltrate a few but not all of ''Galactica's'' computers). Once he unplugs the network, the firewall status disappears from the screen. When he sits up and looks at the screen, it only says that the fleet position is plotted and that the network is offline.

 

*In this episode, we discover that [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]] is third-in-command, but we haven't really seen that much of him since the [[Miniseries]] (although we see him doing his job as [[Landing Signal Officer]] in "[[Final Cut]]"), which makes this seem contrived. However, in the [[Miniseries]], Kelly gives Tyrol an order to aid the stricken port flight pod rescue after Tigh hesitates to give an order (himself following Adama's command to tend to the matter). Giving such an order with the second-in-command standing there is something only a third-in-command would have the guts or authorization to do. Tigh did countermand him moments later to order the venting of the pod, but did not suggest he was out-of-line for stepping in. This strongly suggests that Kelly already was third-in-command, either at the time of decommissioning or as a direct result of casualties taken in the attack. Additionally, "Final Cut" seemed to establish that as [[Landing Signal Officer|LSO]], he just spends most or all of his duty time in the flight pod, and thus wouldn't normally be seen in CIC. Given that a battlestar's initial defense involves the reliability of Viper launches, Kelly's rank and duties could be considered just as important as the command staff needed to initiate the launch orders.
**From [[Ron Moore]]'s blog on [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ July 27th, 2006]:
::"The appearance/disappearance of Captain Kelly has more to do with the budgeting process on the show than any creative issue. We only have so much money to spend each week and it's not worth it to pay to bring in Kelly (or any other recognizable guest-star for that matter) unless he's integral to the plot. So, we ask you to take the leap with us and assume that characters like Kelly and Kat and Hotdog and so on, are still aboard ship and doing their jobs even when they're not featured on camera, and therefore are ready to step into action the moment we actually need them for a story."

*Considering that Colonel Tigh is still sitting at Commander Adama's bedside as [[Valley of Darkness]] opens, and that the Vipers deployed in this episode have just arrived in the flight deck, and the pilots are getting out of their aircraft, it is plausible to assume that [[Valley of Darkness]] takes place either directly after the events of this episode, or at the most, a couple of hours.

*The starboard flight pod is significantly damaged in this episode. However, as RDM reminded us in audio commentary (podcast) for this episode, this landing pod - originally set up as a museum - is not in active use.

*Computers simply being networked is not a sufficient condition to allow foreign interference - why would any of the systems [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] linked be connected to [[wireless]] channels? Was the infiltration that he detected most likely originating from within ''[[Galactica]]''?
**As with any other Colonial ship, ''Galactica'' receives data all the time from exterior sources. In addition to its mainframe computer, ''Galactica'' primary computers include the FTL, Navigation, Damage Control, and Fire Control systems. The mainframe ostensibly handles wireless communications (Note [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]]'s request for access to the mainframe with its communications channels in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The mainframe probably ''did'' come under attack by the Cylon virus but was able to avoid infection because a Colonial mainframe may have been what the Colonials believed would be the central lynchpin in stopping any Cylon computer cracking.
**While the Colonial Fleet became lax in their computer defenses years after the [[Cylon War]], they probably believed that a networked computer system would be acceptable provided that their battlestar's mainframe computer or a robust avionics package and programming would be able to block or stop any electronic incursion. That fact might have been true--where it not for the [[Command Navigation Program]], which gave the Cylons a backdoor to any Colonial flight computer system. Instead of ramming the main door (mainframe) down, the Cylons used the "window", entering through a lesser computer (or opening a hole in their network) to achieve the same effect. The CNP helped to bypass the defenses of the mainframe, where normal communications were probably screened and electronic attacks thwarted, to enter through another system.
**''Galactica's'' computers may have never been networked in her history before this episode. Her computers may also not be as robust as her sister battlestars. But her computers were designed to be networked or run separately since Gaeta was able to set up a network at all. It was very likely that the mainframe was part of Gaeta's ad hoc network since the other computers would not be able to gather any data from the mainframe's wireless communications. Once the connections were made, the other computers (all of which probably had less resistance or defenses to Cylon viruses) were likely more susceptible to infection than the mainframe as these computers could now "hear" the same things that the mainframe heard normally in its business (such as Cylon electronic attack sequences), but was far more able to thwart. The lesser computers became infected quickly. After a time, even the mainframe in whole or in part would be infected since the Cylon virus is remarkably adaptable and polymorphic, even turning later into a [[Logic bomb]] after learning and probing ''Galactica's'' hardware (in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").

== Notes ==

*The second season introduced the practice of showing the current fleet population in the opening credits. Throughout this episode, that population is 47,875. That represents 12 total casualties since "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II".
* [[Socinus]]'s lungs are filling with fluid.
* Captain Kelly is third in the chain of command, after Tigh. This was demonstrated in the [[Miniseries]], as Kelly attempted to give orders on trying to stop the fires after the nuclear strike on the battlestar, while Tigh hesitated in giving the order to vent the affected compartments.
** '''Note:''' It is possible that Kelly is only third in command because of the "malefactions" of Apollo, and that, typically as fourth it is not a surprise that we have not seen him before. The sudden incapacity of two superiors has bumped him up the ladder. It is also worth noting that Doc Cottle holds the rank of Major, as stated in "[[Bastille Day]]", which would make him third in command, were it not for his absence from Galactica when Adama was shot.
** '''Note:''' Another possibility is that Dr. (Major) Cottle might not even be in ''Galactica's'' chain of command at all (he is a medical officer, not a combat officer); in the United States military there are times when a lower ranking person will be in "Operational Command" of people who are technically higher in rank. For example, the United States Navy makes a distinction between Line Officers and Staff Officers. Line officers are those officers in general military specialties, and are eligible to command ships and other units. Staff Officers, however, are only permitted to command units within their specialty. Aboard ships, the senior Line Officer is in command, no matter the rank of any embarked Staff Officer. Similarly, in the US Army, a physician is not a part of the succession of command of the unit in which he or she serves; only in a medical unit would he or she be able to command.
* Adama and Tigh served on a merchant freighter together after leaving the military; Adama was responsible for bringing Tigh back into the military when he reentered.
* According to Ron Moore's podcast, the flashback scene at the end of the episode in which Tigh is a drunken wreck in a run-down hotel room about to kill himself, but at the last minute Military Police knock on the door and reinstate him into the military, is an homage to a similar scene involving Martin Sheen's character at the beginning of the film "[[Wikipedia:Apocalypse_Now|Apocalypse Now]]".
* This episode marks the first (known) attempt at networking ''Galactica'''s computer systems, at least under William Adama's command.
* Tigh's distrust of Baltar seems evident in this episode, particularly in the reply he made to [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] regarding the trust he had in the Lieutenant's programming abilities over Baltar's.
* Tigh's wife has taken residence in Tigh's quarters.
* Starbuck seems to incorrectly assume that there is a "real" Sharon Valerii and that the Valerii on Caprica is just a copy of her.
* This episode introduces the first combat depiction of the Cylon [[Heavy Raider]], previously seen during [[Colonial Day]].
* This episode showed the first change in the intro sequence, including subtitles, a lack of the "episode clip" sequence, and the use of the theme music previously used only in the UK showings of the first season.
*Kerry Norton (Paramedic [[Layne Ishay]]) is the wife of Jamie Bamber (Lee "Apollo" Adama)

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''In ''Galactica's'' sickbay:''
*:Colonel Tigh: (to Commander Adama) You never should have brought me back into the service. If you had just let me be, I'd have died back there on Caprica along with everyone else, and been happier for it. I don't want a command. I never did. Don't you dare die on me now.

* ''During a flashback sequence:''
*:Saul Tigh: So, how'd you do it? How'd you get off this [[frak]]king freighter?
*:William Adama: Connections. [[Anne Adama|Anne's]] father has a friend in the Defense Committee.
*:Saul Tigh: So the new wife comes through. I wish I had in-laws with pull.
*:William Adama: Give me a couple years. I'll have some pull. You watch me. I'll have my own battlestar someday.

* ''In ''Galactica's'' brig:''
*:President Laura Roslin: (to Tigh) Colonel, once we find the fleet, I'd like to have a word with you.
*:Colonel Tigh: There's nothing to talk about. You went up against [[William Adama | the old man]] and you lost.

* ''Tigh's pep talk to the [[CIC]] crew:''
*: '''Tigh''': This is his command. His orders are still the word of the Gods on board this ship. Just so we're clear. This will be Adama's command until the day he dies. And we are not going to let him die. So say we all.

* ''On Caprica Valerii being "right":''
*: '''Starbuck''': She's right, huh? Sharon the Cylon is right. Let's all just listen to Sharon the Cylon. Do whatever she says. Because that's a good idea.
*: '''Helo''': Hey, Kara, she helped me get this far.
*: '''Starbuck''': OK. I get it. I get it, Helo. You and I go way back, so I get it. All right? I remember how you felt about her, but she is not the real Sharon. That is some cheap, knock-off copy.

* ''After Starbuck shoots at Caprica Valerii:''
*: '''Helo''': I'm not going to let you kill her. She's carrying my child.
*: '''Starbuck''': My Gods, men are so painfully stupid sometimes! How do you know that?
*: '''Helo''': I know, all right? She's not lying.
*: '''Starbuck''': They lie about ''everything'', Helo. Their entire existence is a ''lie''. They're not human, Helo, they're machines. You can't have a baby with a ''machine''.
*: '''Helo''': I don't know what to tell you, OK? But I believe her. It's hard to describe, we've been together for a long time. I mean, I know what she is, but she's not like the others! Look at me, she is not.

* ''Lee Adama gives his word to Tigh regarding his parole:''
*: '''Adama''': All right, you have my parole. When I'm on duty, I will make no attempt to free her or sow insurrection among the crew. When I'm not on duty, I'll report back to this cell.
*: '''Tigh''': (matter-of-factly) Pre-flight brief is underway in the ready room.
*: '''Adama''': Right.

* ''Starbuck, upon the realization that Caprica Valerii has just stolen her Cylon Raider:''
*: '''Starbuck''': Bitch took my ride...

== Official Statements ==



* "We shot a scene where I’m in the brig, and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] is trying to get in my face, and I’m all, 'Just shoot me now, you pussy.' It was great." -- [[Grace Park]], <ref>http://scifi.about.com/od/bgsonscifi/a/parkinter2_2.htm</ref>

* We've almost completed shooting the opening of Season Two, with [[Michael Rymer]] back at the helm filming a two-parter written by [[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]] called 'Scattered' and '[[Valley of Darkness]].' Things have been going well so far, with a good mood on the set and a feeling of satisfaction and pride running through the whole team at their accomplishments in year one and anticipation for year two." -- {{from_RDM_blog}}

=== From [[Podcast]] ===

* ''Regarding the bar room scenes (i.e. how [[Saul Tigh]] and [[William Adama]] met) that were filmed, but weren't fully utilized:''
*: "We were going to open this show, with just that scene, to show how the two men met. And then come into this scene we're watching now, where Tigh takes command of ''Galactica'', and Adama's been shot, and there's all this chaos. And the episode was going to continue to sort of flashback onto their relationship. On the early days of Tigh and Adama. [...] And we shot those sequences. And edited it together, and we looked at them, but ultimately we didn't like them. We just didn't feel -- they weren't quite the show. [...] You can't really put your finger on any particular person, except maybe me, because it is my concept. [...] I don't know if I created, or had the writers of this episode, [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]], I don't know if I really gave them a rich enough environment to tell that backstory. "
* ''On splitting the original "Scattered" into "Scattered" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]".''
*: "We've always struggled with the length of our scripts, the length of our episodes. If you look at it, there's only 40 minutes and change of actual program content. And our scripts tend to run, in the early drafts, in the 50s or low 50s. [...] 60 page scripts are not unheard of. An ideal page script for us, going into shooting, is usually around 46-47 pages. Sometimes we make that, sometimes we don't. [...] And I think we did on 'Scattered', I think in the final draft it was around 47-48 pages. The shows are still too huge. They're still too long. The style of storytelling -- I might have talked about this before -- just requires spending more time on character, creating moments, really, sort of, taking your time as you go through the show. [...] So we essentially divided it into two and created another action storyline for part two."

=== Interviews===

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about the challenge of filming the episode's opening act:''

: So far this season I've been given great stuff to do, and [[Lee Adama|as my character]] I've been very careful not to apologize for the decision he made in ''[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Kobol's Last Gleaming]]''. It's the one thing that Lee can claim as his own act and he's not about to second guess himself. [[Michael Rymer]] [who directed ''Kobol's Last Gleaming'' and ''Scattered''] and I got together early on and decided that would be the case. We could have taken Lee down either path. He could have felt massive guilt in the way in which his father is gunned down seconds after betraying him, and then not having the chance to put that right. It would have been easy to go back and question what he did, but I think the character is far more interesting and stronger for not doing that. Lee is standing on his own two feet and moving forward, which he has to do. <ref name="starburst_71_19-20">Steven Eramo, "Jamie Bamber: A Man for all Seasons". Starburst, Special 71: [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/StarburstScans/BSGscan11.jpg 19]-[http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/StarburstScans/BSGscan12.jpg 20]</ref>

* ''In issue #348 of ''Starlog'' magazine, p.33, Nicki Clyne (Cally) said:''

:"Cally is supposed to provide the Chief firecover by shooting at the Cylons. I focused on doing it right, because the weapons experts showed me how to aim and fire the guns, but the director said "No, you're shooting those weapons ''too'' well. Remember, Cally hasn't fired a weapon since basic training!" But I figured, "Hey, if ''I'' can learn to shoot a gun that quickly, then Cally certainly can". That was my defense!"

== Guest stars ==
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
*[[imdb:nm1406239|Warren Christie]] as [[Tarn]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]
*[[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as [[Socinus]]
*[[imdb:nm0851898|Michael Tayles]] as [[Flyboy]]
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[imdb:nm1756208|Chris Shields]] as Corporal [[Venner]]
*[[imdb:nm0356501|Jennifer Halley]] as "[[Seelix]]"
*[[Kerry Norton]] as Paramedic [[Layne Ishay]]
*[[imdb:nm0262957|Kurt Evans]] as Paramedic [[Howard Kim]]
*[[imdb:nm0871706|Nicholas Treeshin]] as Sergeant [[Watkins]]
*[[imdb:nm0006820|Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Fischer]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/201/ "Scattered"] at scifi.com

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Epiphanies

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{{Episode Data
| image = 2BATejC05.jpg
| title= Epiphanies
| season= 2
| episode= 13
| guests= [[Colm Feore]] as President [[Richard Adar|Adar]]
| writer= [[Joel Anderson Thompson]]
| story=
| goof= Y
| director=[[Rod Hardy]]
| production= 213
| pating= 1.9
| US airdate= 2006-01-20
| UK airdate= 2006-04-28
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population= 49,598
| prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]
| next= [[Black Market]]
| podcast= Y
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow violence and discontent within the Fleet.''

== Summary ==

* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' for intensive care treatment. She has days to live.
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]] are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port gun is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit.
* [[Cally]] and CPO [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] discover that several rounds of ammunition from the damaged Viper are unusually light and fragile. These rounds break and misfire, leaving the projectile lodged in the barrel. When the next round fires, the overpressure destroys the gun. They determine the ammunition has been sabotaged.
*The sabotage investigation quickly leads [[Lee Adama]] and Kara Thrace to [[Asha Janik]], one of the recent civilian hirees in ''Galactica's'' armory. When they apprehend her, she declares her allegiance to an [[Demand Peace|organization]] claiming to want peace with the Cylons.
*Vice President [[Gaius Baltar]] is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy reveals a letter from Roslin, to be opened upon her death.
* The new peace movement, led by [[Royan Jahee]], gains momentum as the civilian population begins to realize that victory against the Cylons is impossible and questions the Fleet's 'attack-and-retreat' tactics.
* An infusion of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii's]] fetal blood ostensibly destroys the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. Valerii's pregnancy is allowed to continue for further research.

===On Caprica, prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]]===
*Roslin finds out she has cancer.
*Roslin meets with President [[Richard Adar]] to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.
*Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Naylin Stans, and strikes an agreement.
*Adar disagrees with Roslin's methods and results, and asks for her resignation.
*Roslin refuses to resign for the moment, and departs for ''Galactica's'' decommissioning ceremony.
*Roslin sees [[Gaius Baltar]] with [[Number Six]] in her dream state. She then seems alarmed to see Dr. Baltar when she wakes up and tries to say something to him.

== Questions ==

*Kara Thrace is flying Mk. II Vipers with ''Galactica's'' pilots again. Is she still the CAG of ''Pegasus''?
**According to interviews with RDM, Starbuck is still the ''Pegasus'' CAG. There's nothing to say she couldn't just continue flying joint missions with ''Galactica'', etc.
***Confirming this, Kat remarks that Starbuck is "late" for flying the [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]. Presumably, the patrols are now a joint effort between the two battlestars.
*Now that Roslin recalls Baltar's involvement with a Cylon agent on Caprica, what will she do about it? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|One answer]])
*Will there be any consequences for Helo's near-mutiny?
**Answer: apparently not. As mentioned of Colonel Tigh in "[[Final Cut]]", they have so few skilled people left that they can't afford to lose any of them.
*Will Roslin's attitude toward the Cylon fetus change following her recovery?
**Ronald D. Moore's podcast implies that her urgency was only prompted by her lack of faith in Baltar's ability to handle the situation. Will she be content to let to Sharon carry to term now that her survival is no longer in question?
*Roslin's recent series of Machiavellian orders (Cain's assassination in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", and the forced abortion here) appear to have been facilitated by her belief that, given her impending death, she wouldn't have to deal with the ethical ramifications. Will this alter her relationship with Admiral Adama in the long term?
*Is security really so lax that Baltar (whom Adama does not consider especially trustworthy) would be able to smuggle one of ''Galactica's'' very few nuclear warheads off-ship?
**The warhead is the one given to Baltar by Commander Adama to build the [[Cylon detector]]; he's got 24 hours a day unrestricted access to it.
**''Galactica'' and its Raptors are capable of detecting radiological devices. Why wasn't the bomb noticed in transit? (see [[Epiphanies#Analysis|Analysis]]).
**Alternately, is the nuclear device actually functional? ([[Cloud 9|Yes]])
*Why aren't there posters of [[Gina]] scattered all over the fleet to inform everyone of her Cylon identity, making it difficult for her to hide, let alone lead a Cylon-sympathy movement?
**Ronald Moore did admit during his podcast that this was Gina's "Clark Kent" disguise and it was very shaky the way they played it off that nobody would recognize her. Will this loose end be tied-up in some future story line when they get further into the Colonial underground story lines that the next few episodes are supposed to follow?
***Gina was supposed to feature in a recurring subplot throughout almost every episode of Season 2.5 according to the podcasts, but for time reasons these sections of the script were cut and Gina only appears in a select few episodes for major plot developments.
**On the other hand, Gina does not appear to be leaving her room on ''Cloud 9'' that much, and the humans who do see her are Cylon sympathizers anyway.
*Does Gina "remember" Number Six's memories about having a relationship with Baltar on Caprica, or even after? In "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", she did not seem to know him, as Baltar introduced himself to her and explained that he had a relationship with another Cylon copy of her model. Here, however, it sort of seems like she remembers having a physical relationship with him, but isn't "ready" to go back to that after her torture. Then again, her lines also be interpreted to mean that she really never "knew" about him before she met him on ''Pegasus''. The process of Cylon memory-transfer and systematic updating isn't very well understood at this point.
*Why is it that in the last episode, "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," Sharon is not noticeably pregnant even when wearing a close-fitting tank top, but is now suddenly visibly quite progressed in her pregnancy? (This is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]])
**The same may be said of the physical condition of Gina. She now has no noticeable scars or other markings from her ordeal on Pegasus. Baltar does comment when he sees Number Six in the corridor, however, that it has been several weeks since he saw her last. This could help explain the noticeably pregnant Sharon.
***Gina does have several permanent physical scars from her ordeal, but her face has healed by now.
*Now that Roslin is no longer dying of cancer, is she still the "Dying Leader" foretold by the Book of [[Pythia]]?
**From [[Ron Moore]]'s blog on [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ July 27, 2006]:
::" We have had numerous discussions of the fact that since Laura is no longer dying she may not, in fact, be the "dying leader" mentioned in the scriptures. There's also been talk of how that would be reflected throughout the fleet and in particular among the religious community and there will be some follow-up in this area. She isn't taking chamalla any longer, but she will experience some... "experiences" which will indicate that this part of her life isn't necessarily over."

== Analysis ==

* The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]. [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] and the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' marine killed by [[Gina]] account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]].
** This seems to be extremely good fortune, as the two battlestars engaged in a major fleet action for an extended time.
* Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the [[miniseries]] that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."
*Naylin Stans implies that he believes the teacher's strike is a cause worth dying for. This claim is ridiculously hyperbolic.
**The fact that President Adar was willing to use the military to enforce a back-to-work order seems to indicate that the protest must've been more serious than simple wage issues.
*Roslin's medical chart showed her name and other information such as date of birth, but this information was too blurry for viewers to read.
*Roslin's recollections of Baltar on Caprica do not match the same scene in the Miniseries. For example: Baltar and Six did walk together and kiss, and she was carrying the same case in her left hand, but they did not "make out" against a wall. Each character did end the miniseries scene by saying they were meeting someone else, however.
**Logically, it wasn't the same scene. Baltar and Six were on Caprica for a while, and they could easily have been making at a different time on the same day. The episode actually makes no attempt to establish that Roslin is seeing the same scene of Baltar and Number Six (that we the viewers saw in the Miniseries), from a different angle.
*Watching closely during the early scene when Starbuck and Kat are flying the CAP, it seems probable that actress Luciana Carro (Kat) said the real "F word" instead of the ersatz "[[Frak]]", which was then dubbed over (it's a closeup so you can tell her lips don't quite correspond to it). She actually seems to have done this in the past on many occasions.

*Roslin's cancer cure seemed somewhat a "[[Wikipedia:Deus ex machina |deus ex machina]]." For more analysis on the cure, see this [[Science in the Re-imagined Series#The Cancer Cure of Laura Roslin | section]] of the article [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]].
**It should be noted that the cure might not be permanent and the cancer may return in the future (as hinted by Ronald D. Moore in the podcast for this episode).

*A nuclear warhead was smuggled from ''Galactica'' to ''Cloud Nine''. How would such a device possibly get past the various [[Radiological Alarm|radiological sensors]] throughout the Fleet?
**This was a plot complication used in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" as well when a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] claimed that a nuclear device was hidden in the Fleet. "Flesh and Bone" established that Colonial radiological scanning technology is limited; it would take hours for them to scan the entire Fleet. The process does work faster when they ''know'' specifically what ship to scan, such as the ''Olympic Carrier'' when it reappeared in "[[33]]" because it was a potential hostile, or Cylon ships. Here, they didn't know they should scan the outgoing Raptor (how frequently do people move nuclear warheads in the Fleet ''without'' their knowledge?) so they didn't think to scan it; they do not scan all air trafic.
**Like any device, [[Radiological Alarm|radiological sensors]] are only effective when they are online. It is possible that these sensors are intelligent enough to ignore known radioactive sources, such as Galatica's existing stores of nuclear warheads.

*The explosion of the bomb on the refinery ship is powerful enough to create a sizable hole on the ship. While space is a vacuum and so shock waves do not carry as they would in an atmosphere, the Raptor that flew close to the ship and was not very far from the explosion should probably be damaged from flying debris.
**Raptors, being warships, presumably have some shielding against shrapnel.

== Notes ==

* This episode is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]].
*In the podcast, [[Ron Moore]] stated that a longer, more detailed explanation of the curing of Roslin's cancer using fetal hybrid blood was filmed - explaining that it was the fetal blood stem cells from the baby that were the actual cure - but Moore was afraid that this would be seen as [[technobabble]] and criticized by fans, so it was edited down to a truncated version. Ironically, this resulted in widespread complaint in critic reviews and fan messageboards that there was ''too little'' explanation in the final version.
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica's'' CAG. His authority apparently extends to the ''Pegasus'' squadrons as well. This is consistent with [[Cole Taylor]]'s authority over ''Galactica's'' air wing, when ''Pegasus'' was the flagship.
* [[Gina]] has joined the Cylon sympathizers. The other members of the resistance are apparently unaware she is a [[Cylon agent]].
* Roslin was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.
*Roslin now recalls witnessing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s affair with a copy of [[Number Six]] on Caprica, prior to the attack.
* The [[Media:Radiation Symbol.jpg|radiation symbol]] used by the colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.
*''Galactica'' has been recruiting civilians to handle "grunt work" on the hangar deck.
*Baltar was aware of the [[Demand Peace]] movement prior to this episode.
*At least three bodies can be seen being vented into space after the explosion onboard ''[[Daru Mozu]]''.
*The file photograph of Number Six is of [[Shelly Godfrey]], seen in the episode "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]".
* The nuclear device Dr. Baltar gives the resistance is the same one he was given to create his [[Cylon detector]] in "[[Bastille Day]]".
* ''Pegasus'' is barely featured in this episode, and none of her crew or interior locations are seen, except in the pre-episode recap.
*Admiral Adama continues to wear his commander's [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniform]] with new admiral's rank insignia at his collar.
**Adama is a pragmatist who tends to eschew ceremony.
*This episode, which contained the issue of abortion, was aired on January 20th, 2 days before the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court [[Wikipedia:Roe v. Wade|Roe v. Wade]] decision of 1973.
**The issue of abortion was not, however, directly addressed—very few, if any, real-life abortions happen because of the national security implications of giving birth to a human-robot chimera.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*{{audio|Epiphanies - terminating the pregnancy.mp3|''Admiral Adama informs Agathon of Roslin's decision to terminate Sharon's pregnancy.''}}
:'''William Adama:''' There's no easy way to say this. It's about [[Sharon Agathon|the Cylon]]. The [[Laura Roslin|President]] has decided that her pregnancy will be terminated.
:'''[[Karl Agathon]] (taken aback):''' What? Why?
:'''Adama:''' Doc [[Cottle]] discovered some anomalies in the fetal blood work.
:'''Agathon:''' Isn't that expected?
:'''Adama:''' Maybe. But the President believes that to allow the baby to come to full term, it constitutes an unacceptable risk to [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].
:'''Agathon:''' I don't understand. Sharon's only [[Flight of the Phoenix|helped us]] since she came back from [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]]. She even turned on her own.
:'''Adama:''' To save her life. Don't mistake the will to live for genuine compassion, Lieutenant. She's still the enemy.
:'''Agathon:''' Does she know?
:'''Adama:''' Not yet.
:'''Agathon:''' Then I should be the one to tell her. If that's all, sir.
:'''Adama:''' Helo, I don't expect you to agree to the decision, but I need you to ''accept'' it.
:'''Agathon:''' We're talking about my child, sir. Part of me. But I guess it's easier to kill when you call it a Cylon.
:'''Adama:''' Dismissed.

*''During Roslin's flashbacks:''
:'''President Richard Adar:''' {{audio|Epiphanies - one of the most interesting things about president.mp3|One of the most interesting things about being President is that you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone.}}

::*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".

:'''Secretary Roslin:''' {{audio|Epiphanies - be prepared to fight.mp3|I am on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. When I return, if you still want my job, be prepared to fight.}}

== Official Statements ==




== Guest stars ==
*[[Colm Feore]] as [[Richard Adar|President Adar]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt.[[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[imdb:nm1248979|David Richmond-Peck]] as [[Naylin Stans]]
*[[imdb:nm0226597|Holly Dignard]] as [[Asha Janik]]
*[[imdb:nm0674646|Paul Perri]] as [[Royan Jahee]]
*[[imdb:nm1274038|Jennifer Kitchen]] as [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/213/ "Epiphanies"] at scifi.com

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Black Market

2006-10-10T12:01:42Z

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:''For information on the black market itself, see [[Black market (organization)]].''

{{Episode Data
| image = Black_Market-Lee.jpg
| title= Black Market
| season= 2
| episode= 14
| guests= [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]] [[Bill Duke]] as [[Phelan]]
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[James Head]]
| production=
| rating= 1.8
| US airdate=2006-01-27
| UK airdate=2006-04-04
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population=49,597
| prev= [[Epiphanies]]
| next= [[Scar]]
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Captain [[Lee Adama]], battling haunting demons of his own from a spurned love lost on Caprica, investigates the murder of new ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' commander [[Jack Fisk]], and uncovers a black market that strains the resources of the Fleet.''

== Summary ==

*The recovered President [[Laura Roslin]], discusses her plan to eliminate black market problems within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] in Adama's quarters with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]], ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]], and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]].
*When he arrives back in his quarters on ''Pegasus'' (Cain's old quarters) Fisk is garroted by several black market gangsters. One in particular stands out as a well-dressed "businessman".
*[[Lee Adama]], severely depressed since his ejection from the [[Blackbird]], has apparently been nurturing a relationship on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' with a woman named [[Shevon]], who has a young daughter named [[Paya]].
*In a "morning after" talk, Lee and Shevon talk in tones that hint towards his wanting of a serious relationship. Shevon appears to dodge these, and requests 100 extra cubits as Lee is leaving since he "stayed the night".
*In flashback scenes, we see a past love of Lee Adama on Caprica. The scenes revolve around a rendezvous between Lee and this girl, which resolves with her running away. The details and intensity of these flashbacks increase as the episode progresses.
*Apollo finds a small fortune of luxury goods in Fisk's closet, including a gold bracelet with the monogram "E.T" on it. Apollo realizes it's [[Ellen Tigh]]'s, and confronts Col. [[Saul Tigh]] about it in his quarters. Tigh says that it was he and not his wife who traded it to Fisk for good liquor, fruit, etc. for Ellen and himself. Tigh explains that Fisk was deeply involved in using ''Pegasus'' as a hub to fence black market goods.
*Dr. [[Cottle]]'s autopsy finds cubits jammed in Fisk's mouth, perhaps as a warning. Adama realizes that Fisk was trying to undercut one of his black market suppliers, and they took revenge.
[[Image:Leeshevon.jpg|Lee with Shevon.|thumb]]
*On ''[[Colonial One]]'', President Roslin, piecing together her [[Epiphanies|near-death recollections of Caprica]], becomes aware of Baltar's pre-holocaust contact with a copy of [[Number Six|the Cylon agent]] known to the Fleet as "[[Shelly Godfrey]]" and "[[Gina]]". She candidly asks Dr. Baltar, her vice president, to resign. While he never wanted any political power in his life or the office at first, he wants to stay VP now. Roslin tells him it's not an offer she'll make again, but he leaves anyway.
*Off duty, working out in ''Galactica's'' gym, [[Anastasia Dualla]] comes to [[Lee Adama]] to bravely ask if their flirtation while working out is leading somewhere. Adama has no idea what to say, and Dualla takes the quiet hint.
*Lee Adama rushes to Shevon's quarters on ''Cloud 9'' after she calls for help. He finds the bruised Shevon and Paya, and decides to take them to ''Galactica'', but is ambushed by thugs, who nearly garrote him. As he is held within a breath of his life, he is confronted by a well-dressed, blunt "businessman", who warns him to back off of the investigation.
*After the beating, Apollo notices the corpse of the man that garroted Fisk. [[Tom Zarek]] drops by the scene in Shevon's room later, and discusses the black market with Apollo.
*Zarek points out that the black market does get supplies where they are needed. Nonetheless, Zarek mentions the central hub of the black market, ''[[Prometheus]]'', a ship so lawless it's practically "off the grid", where you can supposedly get anything. Zarek gives a name to the "businessman" -- [[Phelan]] -- and tells Apollo that he probably took Shevon there. Additionally, he points out that Phelan has given Lee the murderer -- the thug with a bullet in his head -- and that it should be considered "a way out."
*On ''Prometheus'', alone, Lee Adama searches and finds Paya and other children locked up.
*Apollo encounters Phelan in the ''Prometheus's'' bar. Apollo warns that ''Galactica'' is fully aware of his location, and that the battlestar would vent ''Prometheus's'' air into space unless he gets Shevon and Paya back, and the black market is shut down.
*Phelan counters that the Fleet needs the black market; it's like a pressure valve. Whenever a ship falls behind in the supply schedule, the black market fills the need. Phelan states that they sell all things to fill all wants, including ''child'' prostitution. Adama is horrified. Shevon is dragged out and admits to her work for Phelan as a prostitute.
*Taking a gun from one of Phelan's guards, Adama threatens Phelan about the black market crossing the line and after several flashbacks, shoots him in the chest.
*Apollo turns to Phelan's guards, also in shock, and tells them that he's not going to shut down all black market trade because the Fleet needs it for vital supplies whether he likes it or not. However, they continue their business at his whim only. If there are more killings, if they hold back essential medicines or use children, he will annihilate them without restraint.
*Shevon rejects Apollo, telling him he doesn't really care for her and only sees her as a replacement for the girl he left on Caprica.
*Back on ''Colonial One'', the Adamas present their reports to the President. Roslin is upset that Apollo did not shut down the black market, but Apollo counters that they will never have a perfect system and there will always be a black market.

== Questions ==
*How were the black market gangsters able to penetrate ''Pegasus''' security, causing the death of its second commanding officer in a short period?
**It is likely that ''Pegasus'' draconian command structure allows for abuse, and Fisk's own use of the market led to tacit protection of it, including its figurehead, Phelan.
*At the end of the episode, Zarek is seen walking in a crowd on the ''Prometheus'', with one of Phelan's old men nearby. Is Zarek going to try to fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Phelan's death? Was it just showing how everyone needs to use the black market, even someone like Tom Zarek who claims to wash his hands of involvement with it?
**Did Zarek somehow set up the entire incident to get Apollo to kill Phelan for him, allowing him to take over control of the black market?
***It's possible that Zarek is going to fill the gap with his own agents and use it as political leverage against President Roslin at some future point in time. This is just speculative however, more evidence would be required to prove Zarek's hand in the Black Market.
*The woman that William Adama (father) discusses with Lee Adama (son). Is it Shevon, the prostitute (the obvious, close-at-hand issue)? Or, is it the girl back on Caprica (the deeper-seated, much more affecting issue)?
**Could very easily be both, though it is probably the latter of the two choices. If Admiral Adama's relationship with his son was strained before the attacks, he might not know about his son's prior bedroom activities.
*Why hasn't Roslin openly accused Baltar of collaborating with the Cylons after "[[Epiphanies]]"?
**Possibly it is because she has no actual "evidence", and she remembered seeing him when her mind was in shambles dying of cancer, so she may not feel confident enough in this revelation to act on it more openly. However, it does seem to have influenced her to the point that unofficially, she no longer trusts Baltar.
*** She didn't entirely trust him before, given the contents of her letter, but now Roslin does not trust him in any capacity.
*Did Apollo's pregnant former love on Caprica actually die, or is she perhaps one of the handful of survivors? Or worse, a prisoner in one of the Cylon [[Farms]]?
*Who will take command of ''Pegasus'' following Fisk's death? ([[Barry Garner|Answer]])
*Where does the Black Market get all their goods, given the finite supplies on the fleet?
**Possibly from freighters that were en route at the time of the attack. Non perishable goods such as medical supplies, liquor, cigarettes and fumarellos could have become a currency they could negotiate with.

== Analysis ==

*This is the third episode to use a "Flash Forward" introduction to the storyline as a hook (''[[wikipedia:in medias res|in medias res]]''); this was also used just two episodes previous in [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]. Moore has said that the device was added after he was disappointed with initial cuts of the episode to try to add suspense. The narrative technique also appeared in "[[Act of Contrition]]".
*Apollo's recent angst may appear to some viewers as rather hastily added to the character, much like the issues involving [[Laura Roslin]]'s miraculously fast recovery from her cancer in the [[Epiphanies|previous episode]].
**Then again, it was rather addressed in [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] when Lee admits to Kara, "I didn't wanna come back alive."
*The Apollo-Dualla relationship, a story thread running since "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", appears to have been stopped very abruptly, with only Adama's angst as an excuse in ending their flirtation. The manner in which Dualla and Adama speak to each other appeared out of character. Dualla later appears with [[Billy Keikeya]], where he says little, and Dualla appears ready to give Adama up and continue things more seriously with Billy. Actor Paul Campbell (Billy) has been filming a lot of TV pilots and other projects, so he hasn't had much to do this season. But, in comparison to [[Cally]] or [[Kat]], who now seem better developed, Billy's character appears underused.
**The relationship between Apollo and Dualla may have been a contingency plan in case Campbell left the series.
***Actually, RDM said it was introduced because they thought it would make an interesting love triangle.
*It is interesting to note Shevon's final reaction to and rejection of Apollo. Given the dire straits a person in her position would find themselves in, one might think that she would be grateful for the patronage of a (relatively) powerful and generally decent man like Apollo, regardless of whom he saw her as a substitute for.
*Much of the regular cast, including [[Kara Thrace]], [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Helo]], [[Felix Gaeta]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Cally]] do not appear in this episode. Baltar's virtual [[Number Six]] is seen in what some may feel was a distracting appearance, taunting Baltar on ''Pegasus'' and in the meeting with Roslin.
*Col. Tigh is merely a person to be interviewed in Apollo's investigation. Dr. [[Cottle]]'s screen time has increased in the last two episodes, although his character's contribution may be too short for some.
*Like many "pulp" murder mysteries, the episode appeared without a special point or purpose other than to unravel the mystery. Perhaps the writers were attempting to stress the ''realism'' of living in a "Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet" of civilians; yes, there would probably be gangsters carving out fiefdoms who would run drug, medicine, and prostitution rackets. The show took a really dark turn when it made mention of child prostitution. Once again, this isn't anything that several police-dramas airing at the same time of night as BSG haven't done, and nothing is "shown"; a character just mentions in dialog that he runs a ring of this, and the "good guy" promptly kills him and shuts it down. However, the entire idea of the drug rings, etc. is a little disturbing, even if entirely logical.
*The storyline of Apollo's pregnant girlfriend on Caprica was unusual in that this episode is the first mention of such a crucial backstory thread. Considering the extent to which the memory seems to weigh Lee down, it seems contrived to introduce it so late in the series, especially when there have been [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|many circumstances]] in earlier episodes during which such reflection would have been considerably more apt. In addition, confusion arose concerning Shevon's line about Adama's old flame "want(ing) to give you a child." That is, many viewers may not have understood that Adama's old love was actually already pregnant. Further, the incessant repetition of the flashback, which did not vary, did little to advance the plot.
*[[Jack Fisk]] being killed as easily as Cain was implausible. Admiral Adama is now escorted by marines at all times. With Cain's [[Gina|killer still on the loose]], it would rational for Fisk to have some paranoia.
**Phelan and his men clearly had access to Fisk already, so it may not be all that implausible.
**Considering that an attempt on Adama's life has already happened once, marines should have been escorting him from the very beginning. With Fisk and Cain now both dead, there may be a standing Fleet or Colonial military order in place that automatically activates, similar to such real-world orders in the US military.
*The scene between Baltar and Roslin was interesting in its scripting and acting. Roslin is determined to be ''extremely'' polite, forceful, and cheery despite the fact that she's making a power play and now ''knows'' Baltar has something to do with the fall of the Colonies. Viewers should probably expect this revelation to come to a head at the close of season 2.

== Notes ==
*Ron D. Moore admits in his podcast that this episode did not live up to his expectations. The long complaint about failed goals he made in his blog was actually about this episode.
*Survivor count for this episode was 49,597. That's one less than last week's episode, "[[Epiphanies]]" in which a suicide bomber attacked the tylium refinery. However, bodies are seen blasted into space, and Adama actually says in dialog "people are dead", so more than one should have died. However, this number is occasionally offset by new babies born in the Fleet, which can account for some small discrepancies.
*Zarek notes that he is the representative of the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', although in "[[Colonial Day]]", he was elected to represent the colony of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]]. Given the nature of the conversation, however, he may have been speaking of his status as ''de facto'' leader of the Astral Queen.
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Sharon Valerii]] do not appear in this episode.
*As seen in "[[Final Cut]]", there are occasionally meetings of all the ships in the fleet.
*Bill Duke (Phelan) also appeared in the scifi film ''[[Wikipedia:Predator|Predator]]'', and played Bolivar Trask in ''[[Wikipedia:X-Men 3|X-Men 3]]''.
*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] does not appear in this episode. This is only the second episode that he has not appeared in; the other was "[[Fragged]]".
*[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] does not appear in this episode. This is only the second episode he has not appeared in; the first was "[[Home, Part I]]".
*Prostitution was legal in the Twelve Colonies; this is a nod to [[socialator]]s of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] ([[Podcast:Black Market]]).
*Apollo pilots a Raptor alone to get to the ''Prometheus''; as we've seen in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", he is qualified to fly both Vipers and Raptors.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*{{audio|Black Market - Phelan's last words.mp3|''Speaking to Lee Adama.''}}
:'''Phelan''': You're not gonna shoot. You're not like me. You're not gonna--(Apollo shoots him in the chest midsentence)--Uhuhhh...

== Official Statements ==

*''In an interview in issue #197 of TV Zone, James Callis (Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]) said'': "Mary and I had a great deal of fun doing a scene where the President tells Baltar in no uncertain terms that she doesn’t like him and wants him to resign. He’s not very happy about that."

== Guest stars ==
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[imdb:nm0006419|Claudette Mink]] as [[Shevon]]
*[[Bill Duke]] as [[Phelan]]
*[[imdb:nm2173573|Hayley Guiel]] as [[Paya]]
*[[imdb:nm0065320|Graham Beckel]] as Colonel [[Jack Fisk]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[imdb:nm1674589|Amy Lalonde]] as [[Gianne]]
*[[imdb:nm0542821|John Mann]] as [[Linden]]
*[[imdb:nm0542668|Brad Mann]] as Pegasus [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]]
*[[imdb:nm0038778|James Ashcroft]] as Security Officer
*[[imdb:nm1591767|Gustavo Febres]] as Herbalist

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/214/ "Black Market"] at scifi.com

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Scar

2006-10-09T17:22:07Z

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: ''This article deals with the episode. For information on the ace Cylon Raider, see "[[Scar (Raider)]]"''

{{Episode Data
| image = Scar-Firing.jpg
| title= Scar
| season= 2
| episode= 15
| guests=
| writer= [[David Weddle]] [[Bradley Thompson]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=
| rating= 1.9
| US airdate= 2006-02-03
| UK airdate= 2006-04-11
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population= 49,593
| prev= [[Black Market]]
| next= [[Sacrifice]]
| podcast= Y
}}

== Overview ==

: ''An ace Cylon Raider, nicknamed "[[Scar (Raider)|Scar]]" by the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots, has been causing problems for the Fleet. [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]] compete to hunt it down while Starbuck pines for [[Samuel Anders|"a dead guy"]].''

== Summary ==

* Several [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots have been killed while guarding the ''[[Majahual]]'', an ore mining ship located on top of a metal ore-rich asteroid. The Fleet's goal is to gather sufficient ore there to create two new squadrons of Vipers.
* With the [[Resurrection Ship]] destroyed as well as most of the nearest Cylon fleet, the Cylons are far less brazen in attacks, sending only a few Raiders to harass the mining operation.
* ''Galactica'' stays behind to guard the mining operation with their [[CAP]], while ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' stays with the civilian fleet at a remote location.
* There is too much debris in the system to use [[DRADIS]] to quickly sight and kill the Raiders. [[Combat Air Patrol]]s are needed instead, using their [[Mark One Eyeball]] to find the Raiders.
* One particular Raider, known as "[[Scar]]," is the cause of the pilot deaths.
* [[Kat]], now a seasoned and very talented pilot, challenges [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] over the "Top Gun" beer stein (currently held by Thrace) with the downing of Scar.
* Thrace's depression over the inability to convince Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to return to Caprica to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and his [[Caprica Resistance]] causes her to drink excessively and behave very rashly. To suppress her feelings on the inability to fulfill her promise, Thrace begins to tell herself that Anders is dead.
*Thrace turns to [[Sharon Valerii]] for advice regarding Scar. Valerii explains that Raiders can reincarnate as well, and with the [[Resurrection Ship]] destroyed, Scar will do anything to survive.
*Valerii also mentions that "he probably hates you (Thrace) as much as you hate him", as well as asking "how many of us" ''[sic]'' did Scar kill. In an unguarded moment, Valerii and Thrace reminisce over old times, but when Valerii reaches to touch Thrace in friendship, [[marines]] on guard make it clear that it is not permitted. As a distraught Thrace leaves, Sharon tells her to be careful.
* When a rookie pilot from ''Pegasus'', [[Brent Baxton|BB]], is killed, Kat berates Starbuck for giving him "textbook" advice. Later, Kat berates a hungover Starbuck again for being late to lead her own pilot's briefing as well as assigning [[Joseph Clark|Jo-Jo]] in her place on CAP, which leads to his death at the hands of Scar.
* Thrace and [[Lee Adama]] talk over drinks, when Thrace propositions Adama for a "quick lay." The two pilots attack each other, clothes flying, but Thrace is too aggressive, which turns Adama's desire almost completely off. She admits that her feelings for Samuel Anders are very confused. When Adama tells her that it's the "living guys" she can't deal with, Thrace is so confused that she slaps Adama, then kisses him for his thoughtfulness in reminding her that he is her friend before she leaves his quarters.
* Starbuck is on patrol with Kat as her wingman when they spot a Raider. Both chase the Raider, but Scar uses that second Raider as a decoy by trying to ambush the Vipers from behind.
* Starbuck's instincts tell her to check their "six" (rear), which successfully locates Scar but leaves her Viper with moderate damage when Scar scores hits on her Viper.
*Starbuck leads Scar into a canyon on an asteroid, flips, and flies at Scar on a collision course. Kat shouts at Starbuck to break off as Scar is a machine and won't break off. Starbuck realizes this; she is making a suicide run, as her mind begins to drift out of focus as she thinks of Anders.
* At the last moment, Starbuck breaks off her [[CBDR]] run, and Scar chases her. Starbuck instructs Kat to ambush him from behind while Starbuck lures him into Kat's killzone, in a similar ambush that Scar attempted on them. The ambush is successful, with Kat winning her challenge over Starbuck.
* Starbuck fills the "Top Gun" beer stein for Kat and congratulates her. Then, Starbuck praises the memory of the many pilots lost to Scar and past battles. Admiral Adama and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], both laudable Viper pilots themselves in the [[Cylon War]], attend the celebration. Admiral Adama ends the tribute with "[[So say we all]]."
* Training with Helo in the gym, Starbuck says that she could have killed Scar, but she would have killed herself in the process. Helo tells her that backing off and letting her wingman get the kill was the right thing to do. Helo notes that Starbuck didn't make the suicide run, because she has something to live for now in Anders.

== Questions ==


*Is Scar a reincarnation of the Cylon Raider that Starbuck captures in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]?" Valerii seems to suggest this, and the "previously" segment seems to imply it.
**When ''BattlestarWiki'' [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive01#Scar|asked]] the writer of this episode, [[Bradley Thompson]], this question he said: "Sharon is speculating. She doesn't know, but it could have happened that way." So it remains an unconfirmed possibility.
*The Fleet has obtained enough metal ore to (eventually) construct two new squadrons of Vipers: will they be Mark II's, or Mark VII's?
**It is likely that the ''Pegasus'' production facilities will create Mark VIIs, as the ''Pegasus'' is a more modern battlestar than ''Galactica'' (which does not have these facilities). Since the Mark IIs are outdated models that were only on ''Galactica'' for museum purposes, the blueprints and equipment molds in the production facilities are most likely not set to produce equipment for the older Vipers.
**They may also decide to produce more of the stealth fighters, as they have now seen their combat and surprise capabilities. However, since these aren't robust fighters and sustain damage easily, the odds favor making more protection over stealth.
*With Thrace serving on ''Galactica'', who is instructing [[nugget]]s on ''Pegasus''?
*If Raiders reincarnate so that Cylon forces can benefit from their learned experience, why don't Centurions? (It was noted that Centurions cannot reincarnate in [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 RDM's January 20 blog entry]. Centurions are not sentient.)
**The three basic Cylon models represent something of a spectrum of advancement: from their original, purely mechanical form (the Centurions), to the almost-entirely "organic" forms (the humanoid Cylons). The Raiders are described (podcast, "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]") as supposed to be "in the gap" between [[Number Six]] and a Centurion. Centurions cannot resurrect, and they also contain none of the more advanced bio-mechanical technology the Cylons have developed (as demonstrated by destroyed Centurions, etc). Raiders, on the other hand, ''do'' contain "bio-mechanical" technology, albeit not as advanced as that used in humanoid Cylons. Perhaps the resurrection technology is based on that bio-mechanical "wetware".
***Also, the Cylons may believe that fighter-piloting takes more skill than infantry combat.
* Do basestars also have the ability to reincarnate given that they appear to be composed of similar bio-mechanical technology as the Raiders?
**Although humanoid Cylons are truly sentient, Raiders are not. Raiders do have a level of self-awareness, as an animal. Basestars make use of some bio-mechanical materials, but little else is known on how they use their bio-mechanics (This may be answered in a Season 3 episode).
*As Apollo was not flying in this episode and is in a supporting role, could the events of "Scar" be taking place concurrently with the events of "[[Black Market]]," given that neither Starbuck or Kat are featured in that episode?
**Based on the population counts or Fleet status, it's not likely that the episode events are running concurrently. In "Black Market," the Fleet is united (else, Apollo could not fly to ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' or the ''[[Prometheus]]''). In "Scar," ''Galactica'' and the ''Majahual'' are in one system while ''Pegasus'' guards the rest of the Fleet in another location.
**As CAG of two battlestars, Apollo need not fly in every mission now with the relatively high levels of existing pilots and new recruits from ''Pegasus'' as well as ''Galactica's'' own pilots. Since Starbuck appears to have returned to her 2nd pilot in command status (acting as CAG in Apollo's absence), she manages some CAG responsibilities on ''Galactica'', such as pilot briefings. Kat appears to brief pilots as well, suggesting she is higher in the pilot command chain than before.
*How are the consciousnesses of dead Raiders "stored"? The resurrection ship images only showed humanoid bodies awaiting download from deceased Cylon agents, no full Raiders nor dissociated bio-mechanical brains awaiting transfer.
**There may have been bio-mechanical brains in storage we didn't see; also, the ship acts as a transmitter and could simply transmit their consciousnesses to accompanying basestars.

== Analysis ==
*The title "Scar" refers to the "ace" Cylon Raider this episode centers around. While all Cylon Raiders appear visually identical, this particular unit has extensive hull damage, whether from asteroid impacts, scoring from near-misses or other debris, giving it a weathered, craggy look - essentially, "battle scars".
*Many of the pilots Starbuck toasts are minor and recurring characters who have died in previous episodes. In the order she lists them:
**[[Dwight Saunders|Flat Top]] - killed in deck accident in "[[Act of Contrition]]", along with twelve others.
**[[Perry|Chuckles]] - killed in action during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] in "[[The Hand of God]]".
**[["Jolly" Anders|Jolly]] - killed in action in the [[Miniseries]], along with nineteen others.
**[[Crashdown]] - shot by Dr. Gaius Baltar in "[[Fragged]]".
**[[Flyboy]] - killed in action by a Cylon Centurion in [[Valley of Darkness]].
**[[Stepchild]] - killed in action during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] in "[[The Hand of God]]".
**[[Fireball]] - killed in action during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] in "[[The Hand of God]]".
*Among those not mentioned were Maj. [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]], KIA in the [[Miniseries]], and [[Karma]], KIA in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".
**This may be truthfully reflecting Starbuck's earlier comment that she can't remember the names of all of the pilots that have died. This is acknowledged in the podcast.

*During the "previously on Battlestar Galactica" intro, a clip of a scene which has never actually aired before in any episode was played. In the scene, Starbuck argues to Adama and Roslin that they must mount a rescue operation to save the Caprica Resistance, but Adama and Roslin are in agreement that it is impossible and tell her they can't. This is the opening of the extended cut of [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]] that was released later on DVD:
**'''Thrace: '''The Resistance base camp is here (''points at a map'') 300 klicks north of the only Cylon airbase in the area...
**'''Roslin: ''' I respect what you're trying to do here, however...
**'''Thrace: ''' We have a ''duty'' to the people we left behind.
**'''Adama: ''' We understand that.
**'''Thrace: ''' We ''have to'' find a way to Jump back to Caprica, and go get them--
**'''Adama: '''--Kara!
*During the "in this episode" sequence of the credits, there are two images not seen in the episode; one of Starbuck standing at a distance, and one of a gun being placed before the camera. These could have been cut from the training scene.
* This episode was the third of the most recent four episodes to begin ''[[Wikipedia:In medias res|in medias res]]'', after [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] and [[Black Market]]. Though the technique was used well in this episode -- aside from the use of the same endpoint, with Starbuck and Scar charging toward each other, for both acts III and IV -- its apparent prevalance in the series here detracts from the episode. (However, [[RDM|RDM's]] [[podcast]] for "[[Black Market]]" indicates that beginning that episode with Lee's confrontation with [[Phelan]] was not part of the original script and was done as an act of "desperation".)
**This episode's use of the flashbacks, going back and forth between past and current events, resembled "[[Act of Contrition]]" more than either of the Season Two episodes mentioned above.
**While the openings of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" and "[[Black Market]]" were a quick teaser from the end of the episode, jumping back to the beginning (to "hook" the audience), this entire episode was structured around such flashbacks. RDM stated that the flashbacks in the other episodes were done to get the audience's attention, (as stated above, "Black Market" wasn't even supposed to have this). "[[Epiphanies]]" also had flashbacks, but these were not ''in media res'' flashforwards to later events, but straightforward flashbacks.
*Regular series writers David Weddle and Bradley Thompson seem more responsible than anyone else for expanding the minor pilot characters as the series has progressed. They wrote "[[Act of Contrition]]," in which the nuggets were introduced, then "[[The Hand of God]]," which was the second time they all appeared (and when Chuckles died). Kat and Hot Dog reappear in "[[Scattered]]" and "Valley of Darkness," which Weddle and Thompson also wrote. The character of Kat received more development since "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," the writers' most recent entry before this episode.
**This is discussed in the [[Podcast:Scar|podcast]], such as when David Weddle mentions "We'll watch dailies and watch shows and when we see somebody we like we do bring 'em, purposely bring 'em back into our scripts and start to build on what we see."

== Notes ==

*As most of this episode is told in flashback, the survivor count is a little confusing. The episode begins with Kat and Starbuck's final mission against Scar, then flashes back to 4 days earlier, within the teaser. The survivor count is then shown to be 4 less than last week's count. Does this include the pilots killed by Scar? (because most of what we seen in the episode happens in the "past"?)
**At least three people died onscreen in Black Market (Fisk, Phelan, and Fisk's killer), and there was more than 1 pilot killed by Scar, so presumably the survivor count is for the "96 hours previously" section.
*As the episode begins, mining ship ''[[Majahual]]'' has been conducting operations in a thick asteroid field for 29 days.
*Kat is now qualified to fly [[Viper Mark VII]]s.
*New nuggets are still being trained and added to the Fleet's ranks. Kat's assertion that "no replacements are coming" in "[[Final Cut]]" appears to no longer be relevant with the arrival of ''Pegasus'' and her resources.
**It was mentioned in "[[Act of Contrition]]" that ''Galactica'' didn't have any flight training simulators and so preferred to train pilots that had prior flight experience. With the arrival of ''Pegasus'', the Fleet now has Viper flight simulators and so pilots can now be trained more easily.
*Helo and Starbuck are further shown to be friendly in this episode.
*Nuggets enter the [[Colonial Fleet]] at the rank of Ensign after completing flight training.
*Pilot training apparently takes place on ''Pegasus'', with recruits being assigned to ''Galactica'' afterward.
**This is probably a result of the circumstances imposed by ''Majahual's'' extended mining operation. ''Pegasus'' is outside of the combat zone, guarding the civilians, while ''Galactica'' was constantly on guard for attack. Logically, trainee pilots would not be deployed to the combat zone until after they got their wings. Now that they have finished mining and have moved on, training may continue on both.
*Kara Thrace retains the rank of captain, but is now serving as a pilot on ''Galactica'' under CAG Lee Adama.
**She is still ''Pegasus'' CAG, but is flying under Apollo at the moment because the two battlestar have combined their resources for the mining operation's defense.
*The Fleet has found an asteroid containing large supplies of vital metals needed to build completely new Vipers in earnest (instead of making do with what spare parts they have). The Fleet has obtained a large enough supply of metals to create two entire squadrons of Vipers. (It has never been definitively stated how many Vipers are in a "squadron", but based on non-official concept outlines various interviews, it is probably 20.)
**''Pegasus'' has Viper production facilities, one of her more modern capabilities that ''Galactica'' lacks. During the episode, the ''Pegasus'' production team finishes its first combat-ready Viper.
*Anders appears in flashbacks (re-used footage) in this episode.
*[[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Six]] do not appear in this episode.
*Chief Tyrol appears very briefly in this episode. Cally is mentioned, but does not appear.
*Lt. [[Gaeta]] and [[Dualla]] appear in this episode, seen in CIC, but have no speaking lines.
*Starbuck and Kat use the word [[frak|motherfrakker]] in this episode, its second use since it was introduced in "[[Valley of Darkness]]"
*In the podcast, it is revealed that a scene was cut of the pilots auctioning off [[Beano]]'s possessions, a tradition from the British Navy during the Napoleonic War Era. This auction, RDM explains, was a tribute to the fallen, as well as serving the practical purpose of recycling resources. There would be a shot of Apollo holding up Beano's "skin" magazine and taking bids, etc. This "skin" magazine can be briefly seen when Starbuck is packing it into a box of Reilly's personal effects. (Its name appears to be "[[Nymph]]".) During the following scene when they're talking about Scar in the pilot's loungeroom ("88 hours ago"), if you look closely in the background, you can see [[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]] reading it, presumably having won the auction.
*Lee Adama doesn't fly in this episode, and is never seen in a [[flight suit]]. A lot of the day-to-day work of being the CAG, such as assigning and briefing pilots, falls to Starbuck.
*The little model plane on top of the "Top Gun" mug sported by Starbuck and Kat is actually a U.S. Navy [[wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]].
*This episode bears some similarities to the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_Above_and_Beyond Space: Above and Beyond]'' episodes "Never No More" and "The Angriest Angel," both of which dealt with the introduction of an "ace" alien fighter and its detrimental effect upon the Earth military's morale, and the ensuing efforts of a main character to hunt him down.
*The song that plays in the final scene of this episode is "Cavatina," famous as the theme from the film "[[Wikipedia:The_Deer_Hunter|The Deer Hunter]]."
*A deleted scene for this episode explains that Kat is giving a pilot briefing about Scar at one point (ending with "That's the motherfrakker I'm going to kill") because Starbuck was late for the meeting, so Kat assumed she wasn't coming at all and started without her. In the deleted scene, Stabuck comes into the room right after the original scene ends, argues with Kat for starting without her, and then moves right into the next scene where Starbuck is summarizing the tactical situation for the past month.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Drinking heavily late at night, Apollo and Starbuck commiserate over all of the pilots that have died:''
:'''Apollo''': You know what gets me? I know that in two weeks, I won't remember his face. I can't remember any of their faces after they're killed. No matter how hard I try, they just fade.
:'''Starbuck''': I don't even remember their names.
:'''Apollo''': Names. Oh, let's see, there was- there was [[Flat Top]]. (Starbuck spits some of her drink on him) Who bought it on his thousandth landing. There was [[Chuckles]]. (Starbuck spits out some more beer) Stop it, already. Please, not funny. All right. It's not funny.
:'''Starbuck''': It is funny. You know [[Laura Roslin|the President]] says that we're saving humanity for a bright, shiny future. On [[Earth]]. That you and I are never gonna see. We're not. Because we go out over and over again until someday, some [[Cylon Raider |metal mother frakker]] is gonna catch us on a bad day and just blow us away.
:'''Apollo''': Bright, shiny futures are overrated anyway.
:'''Starbuck''': That is why we gotta get what we can. Right now.

*''After Starbuck pours Kat a drink in her new Galactica Top Gun mug, she raises a toast to nearly every pilot that has died since the re-imagined series began:''
:'''Starbuck:''' To BB, Jo-Jo, Reilly, Beano, Dipper, [[Dwight Saunders|Flat Top]], [[Perry|Chuckles]], [["Jolly" Anders|Jolly]], [[Crashdown]], Sheppard, Dash, [[Flyboy]], [[Stepchild]], Puppet, [[Fireball]]...(stops, crying)
:'''Apollo:''' To all of 'em.
:'''Admiral Adama:''' So say we all.
:'''Crew:''' So say we all!.
:'''Starbuck:''' So say we all.

*''Kat responds to Starbuck's runaway drinking, after being called a "stim junkie":''
:'''Kat''': One Tigh on this ship's enough.

== Official Statements ==

*According to an interview on Subject2Discussion.com on January 3rd, 2006, along with "Home" (Parts [[Home, Part I|One]], [[Home, Part II|Two]]), and "[[The Farm]]", this is one of Katee Sackhoff's favorite episodes.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[imdb:nm0856351|Christian Tessier]] as Lieutenant [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[imdb:nm1423766|Sean J. Dory]] as Ensign [[Joseph Clark|Joseph "Jo-Jo" Clark]]
*[[imdb:nm0415066|Christopher Jacot]] as Ensign [[Brent Baxton|Brent "BB" Baxton]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/215/ "Scar"] at scifi.com

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Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I

2006-10-06T17:20:46Z

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| title= Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I
| season= 2
| episode= 19
| guests= [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]] [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]] [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]
| writer= [[Ronald D. Moore]]
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| goof= Y
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
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| rating= 1.8
| US airdate= 2006-03-03
| UK airdate= 2006-05-09
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population= 49,579
| prev= [[Downloaded]]
| next= [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]
| podcast= Y
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== Overview ==
:''As the presidential election looms just weeks away, the accidental discovery of a habitable planet sparks debate in the Fleet: Colonize? Or keep seeking Earth? Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] leads a rescue mission of Raptors back to [[The_Twelve_Colonies_%28RDM%29#Caprica|Caprica]] to save [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and his resistance''.

== Summary ==
*[[William Adama|Adama]] has finally given [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] the go-ahead to plan a rescue mission to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Caprica]]. On [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']], she lays out their plan: they will use ''all'' of their remaining [[Raptor|Raptors]] — 20 in all — and use the navigation computer/organ from one of the captured [[Heavy Raider]]s to calculate the Jumps back to Caprica. Using this, they can make it back to Caprica in a series of 10 Jumps. They will go undetected when they reach Caprica by making a risky jump to just a few klicks above the surface, within the atmosphere itself, below [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[DRADIS]]. Their biggest obstacle to doing this was actually interfacing with the Heavy Raider's navigation "computer", but now they will take [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|''Caprica''-Sharon]] along in Starbuck's Raptor with it; Sharon will directly interface with the computer (by inserting a fiber-optic cable into her arm, like she did in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").
*The presidential election is two weeks away, and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] is ahead in the polls. The only real arguments that [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] has against her that give him any ground are when he accuses her of pandering to the religious fundamentalists (i.e. her recent policy switch on abortion) and guiding the Fleet based on the scriptures alone. Conferring with his campaign manager [[Tom Zarek]] in his lab, Baltar realizes he'll need more than this to turn the fleet againt Roslin. Meanwhile, Roslin is doing a little rehearsal ritual for the presidential debate with Adama in his quarters.
*On the hangar deck, [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] is sleeping on the floor and twitching convulsively, having a nightmare. [[Cally]] searches around the deck to find him, and is confused by the sight when she finds him. Cally tried to wake Tyrol up, but snapping right out of his nightmare he attacks Cally, punching her in the face until she is a bloody pulp and unconscious. Realizing where he is and what's going on, Tyrol is horrified, and carries Cally in his arms to sickbay.
*[[Lee Adama|Apollo]] has conflicting feelings about Starbuck's mission to rescue Anders, but wishes her good luck in finding him.
*[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and ''Caprica''-Sharon travel in Starbuck's Raptor. Sharon is still deeply depressed about her daughter [[Hera]]'s apparent death, and has been shutting herself out. Helo tells her that he won't let her do that and won't give up on her. Sharon tells him that she has the feeling that something bad will happen in the future; not on the mission to Caprica, but something else.
*On the very first jump out of the series of ten, [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]]'s Raptor jumps to the wrong set of coordinates. Starbuck's orders were to keep going ahead until they lose 3 Raptors, so they continue on, while Racetrack prepares to follow her orders to return to [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] if separated. Her Raptor jumped into the middle of a gas cloud with a lot of interference, and upon clearing it, a new planet is found. Scanners indicate that it is a human-habitable planet. She returns to ''Galactica'' with news of the discovery.
*The crew goes over the scans from the planet; it can sustain human life and subsequent scouting shows that in contains animal and vegetative life; they could indeed settle here. However, it is a cold world and somewhat harsh; only a temperate band around the equator covering about 20% of the surface would be habitable. After some prodding from [[Six]], Baltar and Zarek realize that they can use this as their wedge issue to turn the people against Roslin: offer them permament settlement on this planet.
*[[Tory Foster|Tory]] goes over new poll numbers with Roslin on [[Colonial One]]: Baltar has been gaining ground with his new offer to stop running from the Cylons and stay here. The planet is hidden by interference from the gas clouds, and many people want to stop their constant run in the refugee fleet. Roslin points out that if the Colonials could find the planet, the Cylons could just as easily. Tory points out that Baltar is pandering to the people's hopes, while Roslin is pointing out the bitter truth that they simply don't want to hear; people will vote their hopes.
*Shocked by his attack on Cally, Chief Tyrol asks for religious counselling, and meets with a priest named [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]. Tyrol explains that it is because he doesn't believe that psychoanalysis works, but is himself a very [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|religious]] man. Cavil is somewhat loose and sarcastic in his counseling, leaving Tyrol a little pertubed and confused. Cavil tells Tryol that he must look for the problem in himself and questions Tyrol, and when Tyrol denies that he has been having disturbing dreams, Cavil can see through it, so Tyrol relents.
*For weeks, Tyrol has been having the recurring dream that he walks onto the upper level of the hangar deck, climbs over the railing and commits suicide himself by jumping to his death. Cavil says it is because Tyrol has a subconscious desire to kill himself. Tyrol explains that he has had the gnawing worry since [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|''Galactica''-Sharon]] died that he might himself be a [[Cylon agent|Cylon]]. ''Galactica''-Sharon never really knew she was a Cylon, even up to the point that she died, but reported strange fears that something bad was going to happen and she had to stop herself: how would Tyrol, or anyone else, really ''know'' if they were a Cylon sleeper agent or not? Tyrol is frightened by the prospect.
*Cavil assured Tyrol that he is not a Cylon, sarcastically quipping that he knows because he is a Cylon himself, and hasn't seen Tyrol at any of the meetings. Tyrol feels ashamed to go back to the hangar deck crew after the accident, but Cavil assures him that they're the only family he has left, and they love him, especially Cally.
*At the final presidential debate, Baltar's charisma and hopes of finally giving up their run from the Cylons starts to pull him ahead in the polls, and Roslin's warnings that this planet is not safe and determination to keep searching for Earth do not gain wide support. Baltar apparently wins the final debate. Roslin tells him to go frak himself.
*The rescue mission makes the final jump to Caprica. [[Raptor 612]] is lost because it jumps right into the middle of a mountain. The remaining Raptors continue on, then Starbuck, Helo, Sharon and the marines continue on foot.
*One klick away from the resistance's base camp, they see movement, and find [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and his whole group. Starbuck is overjoyed to see him, but Anders warns that the Cylons are right behind them; the resistance's base was ambushed that morning, and half of Anders' men are dead.
*The [[Colonial Marine Corps|marines]] and [[Caprica Resistance]] members start coming under Cylon artillery fire. After running briefly, they reach a point where the arc of the artillery shells is right above them, and cannot hit them. However, the artillery's killzone is now between them and retreat back to the Raptors. To be continued...

== Questions ==
*If Raptor 612 was destroyed by jumping into a mountain, how was their transponder still operational? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
*Does the fleet have the resources to sustain long term settlements on the newly found planet? Even if ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' themselves were recycled, would there be enough materials, or would the Battlestars still be necessary for orbital defence?
*Zarek says the people have been cooped up in metal boxes since the attack. How literally does he mean this—for instance, are people living inside converted cargo holds as they were in the original series? Or did he just meant being stuck inside of cramped ships in general, i.e. even the ''Galactica'' crew (who have dedicated crew quarters)?
*Laura states that Baltar does not have a key issue besides the "religious angle." What about the abortion issue from "[[The Captain's Hand]]"? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])

== Analysis ==
*Timeline:
**According to [[Six]], on the night of the first debate the election is still "two weeks away".
**At the beginning of the first debate, [[James McManus]] states Baltar declared his bid for presidency a month ago. This took place at the end of "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
**Zarek states that the people of the fleet have been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months", putting this episode not long after "[[Downloaded]]" around Day 270.
**At the conclusion of the second debate, the polls will open in three days.
**It appears to take the Raptors 10 days to make the trip back to Caprica. Not enough is known yet about the vagaries of Colonial FTL drives and computers to explain why it should take so long.

*[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] is apparently assigned to ''Pegasus'' at present, since Dualla refers to her mission as the "Pegasus survey team".
**She could have been flying a ''Pegasus'' Raptor.

*[[Lee Adama]] is now wearing a wristwatch, perhaps [[Barry Garner]]'s from "[[The Captain's Hand]]".

*It is safe to emerge from a hyperspace jump inside a planetary atmosphere at 2km, but not within solid rock. For comparative purposes, the density of air at 2km in an earth-like atmosphere is about 1 kg/m3, while the density of silica rock is about 2,600 kg/m3.

*When Tyrol's counseling with Cavil is coming to an end, Cavil notes to Tyrol that Cally "especially" loves him. Tyrol is apparently oblivious to this obvious fact up to that point.

*In this episode they refer to "the captured Heavy Raider", singular. This would imply that only the one Starbuck brought back from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]" was still functional at all, and the one that crashed into ''Galactica'' in "[[Scattered]]" was damaged beyond salvage or repair.

*The pro-settlement faction seems to assume that Cylon agents still hiding within the Fleet will not be able to contact the Cylon fleet to track the Colonials, in particular in view of the shielding afforded by the gas cloud near New Caprica.

*When [[Raptor 612]] jumps into the mountain, it jumps '''into''' the mountain. RDM confirms in the podcast that by "jumped into the mountain" it doesn't mean "they jumped close to it and thus crashed", it means, exactly like a Star Trek transporter accident, that they materialized from the Jump into solid rock, "half-phased".

*The "''religious''" angle that Baltar was using was based on the abortion issue. The banning of abortion by Roslin was two-folded. First, it was to try to force humanity's population to grow, and to not allow anything that would hinder that growth, such as abortion. Secondly, the religious card was used to give further support to her ban on abortion if the population decline wasn't enough to persuade others from rejecting. Baltar, noticeably attacks Roslin in the press conference in which she was using the religious reason for the ban, not in the earlier press conference when it was first just based on wanting to prevent any decline of the population.

== Notes ==
*This episode is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]].
*The re-cap for this episode includes scenes not actually shown in previous episodes—for instance, Starbuck demanding to the dying Roslin circa "[[Epiphanies]]" that they go back and rescue the Caprica resistance.
*Roslin's comment to Baltar after the last presidential debate, "Why don't you go frak yourself", is likely inspired by the [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3699-2004Jun24.html incident] on June 22, 2004 in the US Senate, when Vice President [[Wikipedia:Dick Cheney|Dick Cheney]] told Senator [[Wikipedia:Patrick Leahy|Patrick Leahy]] to "go fuck yourself".
*When Baltar sarcastically quips that Zarek (and Six) expect him to just sit around and wait for "The Hand of God" to deliver them something they can use to their advantage against Roslin, he is of course referencing the previous episode titled "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]". Ironically, Baltar considers himself the hand of God in that episode. Further, a "chance serendipitous event" (namely the discovery of an inhabitable planet) does deliver them something they can use against Roslin.
*Likewise, when Apollo wishes Starbuck "good hunting", there's a tone of concern, and he seems to pause before saying it, as if Apollo meant to say something else but changed his mind. This may be a reference to "[[33]]", when Starbuck tells Apollo to say "good hunting" instead of "be careful out there".
*This episode has many parallels to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]": the discovery of an inhabitable planet, Gaeta plotting a Raptor jump dangerously close to a planet surface, Starbuck's use of captured Cylon technology to return to Caprica, the intercutting of several plot threads in the teaser, a character contemplating suicide out of fear of being a Cylon, and difficulties between Helo and Sharon. In addition, Tyrol's assault of Cally is something of a parallel to Helo shooting Sharon in "Kobol's Last Gleaming"—in both cases, a man driven to rage physically and emotionally wounds a woman who loves him.
*When Lt. Gaeta takes his shirt off in the washroom, his tiger tatoo from "[[Final Cut]]" can be seen.
*The combined Colonial fleet had 20 Raptors in this episode, of which 1 was destroyed before the end. Previously, ''Galactica'' was confirmed to have at least 5 left ([[The Farm]]), with the suggestion that there may be as many as 8 ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). Doubtlessly, ''Pegasus'' brought at least an equal number of Raptors with it when it joined the Fleet, but 20 is still a high number for this. Perhaps a disproportionately large number of Raptors escaped to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] during the [[Miniseries]]. Unlike Vipers, Raptors do have FTL drives. We actually saw Boomer and Helo escaping the destruction of their Viper squadron, because Raptors do not engage in frontline combat, and because they have an extenstive ECM suite which Helo was trying to jam the Cylon virus signal with. Indeed, [[Crashdown]] was a Raptor ECO, but Boomer stated that he was not from ''Galactica'', but a refugee "from Triton" (a battlestar). Or perhaps like in real life with American Nimitz class Aircraft Carriers that carry a larger number of fighter aircraft compared to older Forrestal class carriers, the Pegasus, being a larger and more modern Battlestar than Galactica, it has the capability to carry a larger complement of Raptors.
**Also, more Raptors could have been built with extra materials after the Viper squadrons were manufactured ([[Scar]]).

*The jump error that landed the Raptor in the nebula was attributed to a "firmware error" by the crew. This may be an indication that there was firmware upgrade to deal with the increased FTL jump distances provided by the Cylon computer.
*When Cavil is consoling Tyrol's fears that he might unknowingly be a Cylon sleeper agent, just like Boomer was, Tyrol asks him how he can know for sure. Cavil sarcastically answers that it's because maybe he's a Cylon, and he hasn't seen Tyrol at any of the meetings: Number Six also sarcastically remarked to Baltar in the Miniseries that [[Aaron Doral]] could not be a Cylon, because she hadn't "seen him at any of the good Cylon parties"...but of course, Doral actually ''was'' a Cylon, implying that Cavil is truly more than he seems.
*Tory actually paraphrases the title of this episode aloud, saying that the new planet offers people in the Fleet the hope that they can "lay down their burdens" and stop running.
*During the premiere airing of this episode on the Sci-Fi Channel, before the Teaser segment a "Parental Discretion Is Advised" black and white message was inserted. At the end of the Teaser, Tyrol beats Cally to a bloody pulp.
*Lee Adama is now wearing a new uniform as Commander of ''Pegasus'': it is a Commander's uniform, denoted by the new red trim (with gold inner trim), and it has a white "''Pegasus'' BSG-62" patch, replacing his old gold "''Galactica'' BSG-75" patch.
*Dualla's photo of Adama is the left half of a group shot with Kara Thrace and his brother Zak Adama. The original belongs to Thrace, and she has kept it in her locker on ''Galactica'' since the miniseries.
*Dualla refers to "rivers of milk and honey" on the newly discovered planet. The phrase "land of milk and honey" is a common epithet for the promised land in the Torah, appearing in Exodus 3:8, 3:17, 13:5, 33:3, Leviticus 20:24, Number 13:27, 14:8, 16:13-14, and Deuteronomy 6:3.
*Commander Lee Adama is seen eating noodles with chopsticks in his quarters, just like his father in "[[33]]", etc.
*In the podcast, RDM states that originally instead of Starbuck, Helo, and Sharon leading the other Raptors in another Raptor, they would have been flying in the captured Heavy Raider itself. However, the 2 part season finale went overbudget and cuts had to be made, and the cost of building the Heavy Raider interior was deemed prohibitively expensive. Thus, they bring the Heavy Raider computer/organ with them in a normal Raptor. Moore said he believed that fans "wouldn't miss" an actual appearance by the Heavy Raider.
*Col. [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] appears in this epsiode twice but doesn't speak a single line.
*This is the first time since the [[Miniseries]] that Helo is seen fulfilling his duties as an [[ECO]].
*Apollo quips that if they find a habitable planet, he'll build the pilots a bar on it. Actor Jamie Bamber has said in interviews that part of Apollo's backstory is that he didn't know what he was going to do with his life; he's in the Colonial Fleet reserves, not a full-career commitment, etc. He said that right before the attack, Apollo was supposed to be considering leaving the service and just openning up a bar somewhere.
*Actress [[Leah Cairns]] said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006 that a fan, [[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]], wrote a short fanfiction romance story (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5) on the messageboards between [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]] and Helo, and she decided to work it into her character's backstory: Cairns plays her scenes as if Racetrack is attracted to Helo and jealous of Caprica-Sharon. Tahmoh Penikett is aware of this and when playing Helo recognizes this, though he is not attracted to her and loves Caprica-Sharon. In the opening scene of this episode, when Caprica-Sharon is brought into the ''Pegasus'' pilot briefing room (essentially the only time in the series so far in which Racetrack, Helo, and Caprica-Sharon were in the same scene), Cairns asked director Michael Rymer if they could film a few extra shots working in these elements she had developed for her backstory, and he agreed, so several extra shots were filmed for this scene: after Helo walks over to Caprica-Sharon, Racetrack looks jealously at them and Helo notices while Caprica-Sharon doesn't. These shots were filmed, but were removed in the editing room. They might appear in the Season 2.5 DVD extras.
*Ron Moore co-hosted the podcast commentary for this episode with his wife [[Terry Dresbach]]

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Laura Roslin is preparing for the presidential debate''
:'''Laura Roslin:''' This is what I do, I memorize the talking point, then tear the card…let the pieces fall as they may. It helps.
:'''William Adama:''' Yeah, my father used to break pencils before going into court, and then borrow one from the clerk. "Break preconceptions, work with what you have."
:'''Laura Roslin:''' You know, I like that. Let me see…:''
:''Laura breaks a pencil''
:'''Laura Roslin:''' That's good…. But what happens if the moderator doesn't have a pencil?
:'''William Adama:''' Then you're pretty screwed.

*''Brother Cavil explains to Chief Tyrol the "value" of prayer:''
:'''Brother Cavil:''' Do you know how useless prayer is? Chanting, and singing, and mucking about with old half-remembered lines of bad poetry? And you know what it gets you? Exactly nothing.
:'''Chief Tyrol:''' Are you sure you're a priest?

*''Chief Tyrol is worried that like'' Galactica''-Sharon, he could just as well be another Cylon sleeper agent:''
:'''Chief Tyrol:''' How do you know I'm human?
:'''Brother Cavil:''' Oh, well, maybe because I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings.

*''Baltar and Zarek discuss campaign strategy''
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' I'm not sure if you're aware, [[Tom Zarek|Tom]], but the mob isn't usually in the habit of electing ungodly apostates who denegrate people of faith.
:'''Tom Zarek:''' Things are gonna turn around. You'll see.
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' What is that, advice? Well, thank you for your ''keen'' insight, your ''astounding'' political acumen. You know, I'm so assured right now, Tom, I'm just going to sit right back and wait for the hand of God to reach down and change my political fortunes!

== Official Statements ==

*''In an interview in issue #197 of TV Zone, James Callis (Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]) said:'' "[T]he arrival of the ''Pegasus'' has helped galvanize our characters into who they are and who they’re trying to be. These later episodes [in Season 2] also further drive home the fact that the Galactica’s crew could be exterminated by its own kind, meaning that Humans are potentially far more terrifying an enemy than perhaps the Cylons."

=== From RDM's blog ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/03/#a000409 March 28, 2006]) ===

* '''"Why is the fleet so concerned [about] [[Government|elections]]? They are running for their lives, so I would think holding elections would be the least of their problems."'''

: I felt right from the beginning that question of who was in charge and how a democratic society would deal with this situation was one of the fundamental questions of the show. If democracy means anything, it means that people get to decide who their leaders are and what kind of life they choose to lead. And the operative word is "choose." Democracies are about choices, some made intelligently and thoughtfully, and some not so much. [[William Adama|Adama]] and the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' were faced with an immediate question as to the role of the military in this surviving population: were they still the servants of the people, or were they the overseers? Adama's choice was to preserve the idea of their society, indeed of their entire civilization while still striving to protect them from their enemies both within and without. It was, and continues to be a difficult balancing act, but as he said in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]": [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|it's not enough to survive, you have to [be] worthy of suriving]].

: If the military simply took choice away from the people of the fleet, if it simply decided that the senior commanders knew best and that was that, then the people out there in those ships become irrelevant. They're cargo. It's a military world and a military society and everything else is secondary. Down that road lies the cautionary tale of Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. One Adama and ''Galactica'' decided not to go down that road, then the entire panoply of democracy was in play -- representation by consent and elections to determine those representatives.

=== Interviews ===

* '''[[Nicki Clyne]] ([[Cally]]) talks about [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]'s maddened assault on Cally:'''
:It was difficult for people to watch. Even when we were filming it and it was difficult to do. Not only physically, but I had to make it look real. Actually, [[Aaron Douglas|Aaron (Douglas]]–Chief Tyrol) actually punched me in the face! (''she chuckled as she continued on'') And, it’s really difficult, but the funny part about it is that he and I were trying to be brave, but whenever you get knocked in the face I think the instinct is to start crying. I was laughing at the same time, trying to persuade everyone that I was fine, but there were tears streaming down my face. And, Aaron was all, ‘But it wasn’t me.’ I was like, ‘Ok, ok, I am not blaming you, I know it was an accident, but I don’t think I punched myself in the face.’ He felt terrible about it happening. It was fine. Luckily, I didn’t get a bruise and slow everything up.
:But it was difficult and I am trying to block the punches and then my own hand was going into the whole scene and realizing what he had done. It was pretty emotional. [http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2384&Itemid=0]

== Guest Stars ==

*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
*[[imdb:nm0492687|Colin Lawrence]] as [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
*[[imdb:nm0443286|David Kaye]] as [[James McManus]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/219/ "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"] at scifi.com

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The Captain's Hand

2006-10-06T17:18:08Z

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| UK airdate= 2006-04-25
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== Overview ==

:''When two Raptors go missing after a training mission, new ''Pegasus'' commander [[Barry Garner]] challenges Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]'s orders by sending his battlestar directly into the rescue zone — and a trap.''

== Summary ==
*Two [[Raptor|Raptors]] begin a training mission outside ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', which is near a [[Wikipedia:Binary star system|binary star]] that causes [[Dradis|DRADIS]] and communications interference. Shortly after, contact with the Raptors is lost.

*On ''[[Galactica]]'', [[Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] and the deck crew are in the process of unloading containers, Chief Tyrol finds a pregnant teenager inside who asks for [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]].

*[[Lee Adama]], now promoted to Major, arrives as acting [[Executive officer|XO]] on the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', where he runs into [[Kara Thrace]]. Both report to Commander Garner in ''Pegasus''' [[CIC]]. Garner argues with now-Captain Thrace over the disappearance of the Raptors.

*[[Barry Garner|Commander Garner]] and Major Adama talk in private about the discipline on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Garner thinks that [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] is a huge part of the problem and that the virtues learned in his experience as an engineer would do the ship some good.

*On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura_Roslin|President Roslin]] is hounded by her new aide, [[Tory Foster]], about preparing for the coming election. Elsewhere, [[Tom Zarek]] discusses the idea of presidency. He concedes he's not able to garner support, but is willing to support someone more popular: [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]].

*Back on ''Galactica'', Dr. [[Cottle]] & Admiral Adama discuss the fate of the young woman found in the container, [[Rya Kibby]]. Kibby mentions the fact that she doesn't want to keep the baby, but Admiral Adama (on request from the Gemenese delegate) is intent on sending her back to her family. Dr. Cottle suggests that she request asylum aboard ''Galactica''.

*News of Rya Kibby's asylum request raises a stir throughout the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] discusses the issue with Admiral Adama, Tory Foster, and Delegate [[Sarah_Porter|Sarah Porter]] from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemonon|Gemenon]]. Delegate Porter states that abortion is a obscenity and demands that the girl be returned to her parents. Afterwards, President Roslin mentions she's not willing to even consider the idea of abortion in general, having fought for a woman's right to control her body for her entire career, but Admiral Adama reminds her that their population must increase in order to survive.

*While reviewing the last transmissions from the Raptors, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] discovers the reason for the missing Raptors may be that they responded to a distress call. She attempts to bring this up with Commander Garner, who flatly rejects the theory. Additional search parties learn of the distress call that lured the first Raptors away. Commander Garner decides to start preparing the ''Pegasus'' for a Jump.

*Over [[wireless]], [[Barry Garner|Commander Garner]], Major Adama, and [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] discuss the missing Raptor situation. Commander Garner feels that ''Pegasus'' should [[FTL|Jump]] to bring home the missing crews and ships, while the Admiral and Major believe it may be a trap and orders a 5-Raptor recon mission to ascertain the training mission's fate.

*Garner orders a Jump despite Admiral Adama's orders. [[SAR]] Raptors at the rescue site find both Raptors, but the crews are dead. At that moment, three [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ambush ''Pegasus'' with conventional and nuclear missile barrages seconds after their arrival.

*''Pegasus''' [[FTL]] drive is disabled. Garner attempts to determine the FTL failure's cause from CIC., but the Engineering crew are confused from the attack. Commander Garner heads down to Engineering to assess the damage, and transfers command of ''Pegasus'' to Major Adama. Adama orders ''Pegasus'' to target one of the Basestars with its forward batteries, severely damaging the basestar and buying them more time.

*Garner's successful repair of their FTL system allows ''Pegasus'' to escape. Commander Garner, however, dies in the process due to vaccum exposure.

*In [[William Adama|Admiral Adama's]] quarters, the Admiral and [[Lee Adama|Major Adama]] review the reports from the incident on ''Pegasus''. After discussing the late ''Pegasus'' commander, the Admiral offers his son the job of commanding ''Pegasus'', along with a promotion to Commander.

*[[Gaius Baltar]] proclaims his candidacy for President of the Colonies in the Presidential election in the midst of a press conference called by [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] regarding abortion in the Fleet.

== Questions ==
*Would Adama allow Dr. Cottle to be arrested? From the episode, he is of the opinion that he would do what is necessary.
**Given that Cottle is the only real doctor left in the fleet, Adama may be hesitant to take such an action.
***This idea is supported by Cottle's behavior toward officers: Adama is the only one to whom he shows even marginal respect.
**Are there no doctors on ''Pegasus''? If Cain had a large civilian fleet to recruit from, it is likely that she would have drafted some doctors into service.
*Was Baltar's report real, or was it just invented to produce the opportunity to drive his wedge?
**With the constant Cylon attacks to the Fleet (barring the unexpected return of ''Pegasus'') the population is almost always declining, as noted by Admiral Adama.
*Who will replace Baltar as Roslin's Vice President?
**Can Roslin actually pick another Vice President, under Colonial law, if Baltar refuses to resign? One of the reporters at the end actually directly asked if Baltar would remain as Vice President. Perhaps Roslin cannot forcibly remove Baltar from his office just because he's running against her.
***If Colonial law works similarly to American political protocol, Baltar was elected in his own right. For example, George Bush cannot force Dick Cheney to resign, only Mr. Cheney himself can elect to resign. Interestingly, 204 years ago, US President John Adams faced a similar situation: His own Vice-President, Thomas Jefferson, plotted Adams' political downfall.
*How will Zarek position himself in the Baltar campaign?
**It is likely that Zarek hopes to become Vice President himself.
***Does Zarek plan to have Baltar killed, as per his plan in "[[Colonial Day]]"?
****Zarek actually seems willing to make a beneficial alliance with Baltar, which Roslin would never agree to.
****Baltar may be a political novice but he's no fool; he would spot that a mile away. In fact, Baltar specifically asks Zarek what he (Zarek) would want in return. Zarek gave a diplomatic answer rather than openly ask for the VP slot.
*Will Tigh accept the fact that Lee Adama now outranks him and has command of a ship? Or does Saul have no interest in command and already told Admiral Adama that before the posting was offered to Lee?
**As mentioned in "[[Scattered]]," Col. Tigh was never really interested in commanding a battlestar.
*What will happen to Rya now that she has been granted asylum on ''Galactica''?
*Why was Lee promoted straight from Major to Commander? Can a Colonel not be placed in command of a battlestar for long-term purposes?
**No. Colonel [[Jack Fisk]] was promoted to Commander of ''Pegasus'' before his death. It appears to be something of a rank nomenclature formality, as Garner was promoted up from being head of engineering. Compare to the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Captain established terminology convention] on ''Star Trek'' for always referring to the commanding officer of a ship as "Captain", even if that officer does not hold that specific rank.
***The use of "captain" is done in real life as well. In the US Navy, a person in the command of a vessel is referred to as "Captain" even if his actual rank is Lieutenant Commander, Ensign or even if he/she is a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO).
*Had Garner been serving as XO to ''Pegasus's'' previous commander, the late [[Jack Fisk]]?
*Does the fact that the Cylons had such a large force waiting to ambush ''Pegasus'' indicate that they have a new [[Resurrection Ship]] in place?
**Given that there were three basestars in wait, it is more likely that the Cylons opted on surprise and sheer numbers to succeed. Still, ''Pegasus'' caused one basestar to retreat, despite being outnumbered. It is likely that the ''lack'' of a Resurrection Ship resulted in the basestar's retreat.
**Before, the Cylons were confident in making a frontal assault on a battlestar with a single basestar, in "[[Scattered]]", etc. They are markedly ''less'' confident now.
*How does the double layer flight pod system on ''Pegasus'' operate? Just before the battlestar jumps away from the ambush, there is a short sequence of Vipers returning to the ship that shows them landing on two distinct levels of the flight pod, with Vipers landing on the lower level being upside down with respect to ''Pegasus''. Both the Colonials and Cylons obviously have some form of artificial gravity on their spacecraft, so this explains why such an arrangement is possible.
**For more on the use of artificial gravity, see the article, [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]].
*How could abortion be legal and established throughout the colonies despite being against the religious views of at least one planet? Was it introduced only recently?
**Abortion may have been illegal or tightly-curtailed on that one planet. How much power did the Colonial political structure give to individual planets or smaller geographic areas?
***On present day Earth, there are several countries which have legalized abortion despite having internal regions/cultural subgroups which frown upon it. The Twelve Colonies were ruled by a federal system, not a loose confederation adhering to principles of States' Rights, etc.; the majority view in the federal government could probably enforce such laws on member worlds.
*What kind of equipment is available to fix small breaches such as the one in the ''Pegasus'' Engine room?
** [[Helo]] uses a hand-held pressure pad to seal a minor breach in the damaged Raptor during the [[Miniseries]] right after he receives his leg wound. Would such a device not help here?
***Maybe not all hull breaches are small enough to fix that way.
***There may not have been time to patch it, the ship was under heavy fire and could be destroyed at any moment; Restoring the FTL drive was the priority.
*Now that Lee Adama is commanding ''Pegasus'', who does he have for an XO since it is apparent both battlestars are short field grade officers? Does he elevate Stinger to XO, or does he bring someone from Galactica?

== Analysis ==
*When Baltar announces his candidacy for the Presidency, Number Six applauds with a slow clap. This action runs in parallel to how then-Commander William Adama led the entire crew in a long, drawn-out slow clap in respect of President Roslin when she was re-instated to her office in "[[Home, Part II]]".
*Survivor count is decremented by six from "[[Sacrifice]]", but seven people died in that episode - terrorists [[Sesha Abinell]], [[Vinson]], [[Page]] and [[Chu]], two unnamed marines, and civilian [[Billy Keikeya]]. At least one birth must have taken place to offset the population count between the two episodes.
*Based on the ''[[Colonial One]]'' whiteboard seen toward the end of the episode, only five people died as a result of the ambush on ''Pegasus'': [[Richard Bayer|Richard "Buster" Bayer]], [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]], the unnamed crew of [[Raptor 314]], and Commander [[Barry Garner]].
**This casualty figure is conspicuously low, considering that ''Galactica'' lost 85 crewmen as the result of a hit by a single nuclear missile in the [[miniseries]], while ''Pegasus'' is hit with no less than three in this episode.
**On the other hand, it is at least consistent with the surprisingly low number of casualties incurred in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], and may indicate that the hull armor on ''Pegasus'' is significantly stronger than on ''Galactica'', which has many conspicuously bare structural ribs.
**A large number of the casualties ''Galactica'' incurred were due to the firefighting crews failure to use breathing gear when Tigh ordered the flight pod vented. However, based on dialogue in this episode, it appears that the ''Pegasus'' firefighting teams did take this precaution.
* It seems clear now that the Cylons are again shadowing the fleet. They are doing so accurately enough to vector three basestars onto ''Pegasus''. Why do they not attack the fleet itself? The trap for ''Pegasus'' was somewhat laborious. This returns us to theories that the Cylons want the fleet to survive, even with ''Galactica'', but that the arrival of ''Pegasus'' throws some of their calculations out.
**The Cylons never stopped shadowing the Fleet, per "[[Scar]]" etc. They were just afraid to engage because the Resurrection Ship was destroyed. In the past, one Basestar was willing to simply wade into ''Galactica'' and its Vipers, but now they're resorted to both a sneak attack/trap, and ganging up on a battlestar using superior numbers. The Cylons set up the trap, so they knew where to jump and that's why it was so accurate. In no way does this support a theory that the Cylons want the Fleet to survive, and further, [[Ron Moore]] has repeatedly stated that the Cylons aren't doing that and truly want to destroy the Fleet (at least, before the season 2 finale).
*In the course of this episode's timeline, [[Lee Adama]] rises from the rank of Captain (CAG of ''[[Galactica]]'') to Major (No details are given on that posting except Adama was assigned to [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']]), to Commander and CO of [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] in the wake of Commander [[Barry Garner|Barry Garner's]] death saving his ship.
**Major Adama's duty was intended as a temporary stint as ''Pegasus'' acting XO, to familiarize himself with the duties of a senior officer. In the opening scene, he tells [[Anastasia Dualla]] that he expects to return to ''Galactica'' "in a couple of weeks".
*Garner's decision to mount a rescue operation in contravention of his commanding officer's orders is an explicit parallel to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", down to the choice of words:
:'''Adama:''' "I'm getting my men."
:'''Garner:''' "I'm going to get our men."
*Kara Thrace's posting is finally clarified in this episode: she is now serving as CAG on ''[[Galactica]]''.
**She was transferred to ''Pegasus'' in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and then promoted to that ship's CAG over [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]". In "[[Epiphanies]]", it is made clear that Lee Adama regained his posting as ''Galactica's'' CAG. In "[[Epiphanies]]", Thrace is seen piloting one of ''Galactica's'' Mk. II Vipers with Kat; in "[[Scar]]" she is serving on Galactica, and appears to have assumed the majority of Adama's responsibilities as CAG, although she still takes orders from him.
**During this episode it's mentioned that she's only been on board ''Pegasus'' for four days before getting thrown in the brig: probably referring to the time she spent away on ''Galactica'' in "Scar" and in the Fleet on leave in "Sacrifice".
*Although there's no clear evidence of this, it's nice to imagine that when Admiral Adama promoted his son to Commander, he gave Lee his old Commander rank insignia.
**This is actually quite likely; the decision to bump Lee to Commander seemed to have been made immediately following Garner's debacle, and given that Billy had to search extensively for a jeweler to get Adama his Admiral's insignia, giving Lee his old rank insignia was probably as much practicality as it was sentiment.

== Notes ==
*Timeline-wise, Baltar says that he made an initial projection of the fleet's population "over seven months ago". This would have been before the arrival of ''Pegasus'', since he said he factored in the arrival of her crew subsequently.
*Baltar states that he added the crew of the ''Pegasus'' into his calculations, with the result of the end of the human race within 18 years at current attrition rates.
*It has been "almost a month" since Apollo was shot in "[[Sacrifice]]".
*The recap at the beginning of this episode includes two scenes that did not actually appear in any previous episode, but were constructed by redubbing existing footage.
**The scene where Colonel Tigh and Admiral Adama discuss Garner's promotion is constructed from the scene in "Black Market" when Adama and Tigh are telling Apollo to go to ''Pegasus'' on the hangar deck. The scene has been cleverly redubbed, so that Adama is saying entirely new lines when the camera is pointed at ''Tigh'' (not at Adama's face), and then Tigh says new lines when the camera is pointed at ''Adama''.
**The same technique is used when Baltar is talking to Gina: when the camera is pointed at Baltar, we hear [[Gina]] saying "You must betray Roslin and run for President in the upcoming election", but this was never heard in the aired version of "[[Epiphanies]]".
*From the podcast, it seems that the "previously" scene (above) was actually meant for "[[Black Market]]", but the original hangar deck scene had to be heavily edited due to the legal complications surrounding Commander Barry Garner's name. The character was originally named "Barry Trammel", but at the last minute it had to be changed for legal reasons when the production team found that there was a real person with that name.
*Capt. [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] is still onboard ''Pegasus'', mentioned by Capt. Thrace as being in the brig for insubordination.
*The adjectival form of "Gemenon" is "Gemenese".
*Under Gemenese law, minors are the "property" of their parents.
*[[Mercury class battlestar]]s do not need to retract their flight pods prior to a jump, unlike the [[Galactica type battlestar|Galactica type]].
*The coolant pressure gauges on ''Pegasus'' measure in PSI, presumably [[Wikipedia:Pound-force per square inch|Pound-force per square inch]]. This is consistent with the use of customary units on the Viper Mk. II's altimeter, seen in "[[Act of Contrition]]".
*The distance between ''Pegasus'' and the lost Raptors is reported in "SU" units. This may be the Colonials' equivalent of the [[Wikipedia:Astronomical unit|Astronomical unit]] (AU); an AU is based on the distance between Earth and the Sun, so it would seem illogical for the planets of the Twelve Colonies to share this exact measurement.
*This is the fourth episode of the season in which [[Grace Park]] has not appeared as [[Sharon Valerii]].
*Writer Jeff Vlaming references [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s "[[Wikipedia:The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]" when he has [[Laura Roslin]] tell [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate [[Sarah Porter]], "you have your pound of flesh".
*Sharon warned Admiral Adama in the previous episode, "[[Sacrifice]]", that the Cylons might try to lay ambushes near some pulsar stars ahead of their position, due to DRADIS interference.
*Based on the promo images for the episodes, it appears that in a deleted scene, Rya tried to kill herself by overdosing on pills when she was told she couldn't have an abortion, and she had to be resuscitated.
*This episode had the lowest [[Wikipedia:Nielsen Ratings|Nielsen Ratings]] figure that an episode of the Re-Imagined Series ever received, although the episode was well-received by critics and fans; this is possibly the backlash from what Ron Moore himself feels were the less desirable episodes "Black Market" and "Sacrifice".
*Several fans felt that in the final scene with Apollo and Starbuck embracing, Apollo whispered "forever" into Starbuck's ear (after his last line that "we're okay", etc.). However on repeat viewing it's just Starbuck sighing three short times in a row, which vaguely sounds like three syllables. When actor Jamie Bamber was [http://mboard.scifi.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1833539&page=0&fpart=86&vc=1 asked] about this, he confirmed that he did ''not'' whisper "forever".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''Following the Cylon ambush of ''Pegasus'' and the death of Commander Garner''
:'''Admiral Adama''': In your opinion, off the record, what was Garner's flaw?
:'''Major Lee Adama''': He was used to working with machines. Command is about people.
:'''Admiral Adama''': Remember that, as you take command of "The Beast" ''([[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''). Garner was my decision; His failures, my responsibility. Don't let me fail a second time. Congratulations, Commander.

*''Responding to President Roslin's decision to criminalize abortion:''
:'''Vice-President Baltar''': It is true in the light of recent events, the President may have lost support in some quarters. I would ask the people to understand that if this is an extreme decision, we live in extreme times. The decision has been made with good faith. I, however, cannot with good conscience support it. I am so sorry, Madame President, but the Cylon have no understanding the meaning of the word "freedom". How could they? They're programmed...machines. Every time you take away one of our freedoms, every time we restrict or curtail one of our rights, we become one step closer to being like them. As the Vice-President, I am bound to follow the administration's lead; As President, I should have no such strictures. Given the current situation, I'm afraid that I have no alternative but to announce that I am, as of now, a candidate for the Presidency.

== Guest Stars ==

*[[imdb:nm0001334|John Heard]] as Commander [[Barry Garner]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[imdb:nm0238694|Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
*[[imdb:nm0856351|Christian Tessier]] as [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]
*[[imdb:nm0745336|Amber Rothwell]] as [[Rya Kibby]]
*[[imdb:nm0808902|Kavan Smith]] as Lt. [[Richard Bayer|Richard "Buster" Bayer]]
*[[imdb:nm2015903|Stephanie von Pfetten]] as Cpt. [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]]
*[[imdb:nm0406896|Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]
*[[imdb:nm0669041|Aaron Pearl]] as Ensign [[Abel Thornton]]
*[[imdb:nm1775193|Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]
*[[imdb:nm1605039|Tammy Hui]] as ECO [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]]
*[[imdb:nm1056475|James Bell]] as Lt. [[Steve Fleer|Steve "Red Devil" Fleer]]
*[[imdb:nm0750343|Kurt Max Runte]] as Ensign Charles Bellamy
*[[imdb:nm0808995|Kimani Ray Smith]] as ''Pegasus'' Sergeant

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/217/ "The Captain's Hand"] at scifi.com

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Hadrian

2006-09-28T22:15:21Z

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'''Sergeant Hadrian''' is the Master-at-Arms on battlestar ''Galactica'', and one of its few remaining [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]]. She is responsible for the internal security of the ship ([[Litmus]]).

As such, Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] places her in command of investigating Cylon sabotage. Apparently in this duty, she investigated the flight deck accident that resulted in the death of thirteen Viper pilots ([[Act of Contrition]]). After the suicide attack of [[Aaron Doral]], [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] places her in command of an independent tribunal to attempt to locate Cylon saboteurs aboard ''Galactica''.

After refusing to defer to Adama's authority, and accusing Adama of being involved, he forcefully disbands the tribunal, and confines Hadrian to her quarters ([[Litmus]]). Col. Tigh mentioned that Sgt. Hadrian was leading one of the squads of Marines repelling a Cylon boarding party that invaded ''Galactica'' shortly after they reunited with the fleet ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

==Notes==

* Hadrian was the name of a Roman Emperor who was characterized by his efforts to stabilize and strengthen the Roman frontier, building suitable defenses and abandoning provinces that were too costly to guard. Sergeant Hadrian plays a similar role: she tirelessly works to defend the ''Galactica'' against its enemies (although she focuses on internal enemies, whereas the emperor focused on external ones). In keeping with the show's basis in Greek mythology, Hadrian was a noted Hellenophile, and did much to enrich Greek culture in the Empire during his reign. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian Wikipedia: Emperor Hadrian])
* In "[[Litmus]]" Hadrian wears [[Military Ranks (RDM)#Insignia|rank insignia]] with one chevron on a green backround that are normally used by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] Non-Commissioned Officers. While she is a Marine, it is possible that some rank insignia are used in both services. Her full rank can be assumed to be 'Staff Sergeant' which equates to 'Petty Officer, 1st Class'. Placing her one rank lower or higher would create a conflict with the established insignia of 'Petty Officer, 2nd Class' and 'Chief Petty Officer' respectively.

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Miniseries, Night 1

2006-09-18T15:22:00Z

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:''For analysis of the Miniseries see [[Miniseries (page 2)]]''

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| production= Pilot
| rating= 3.2 (night one); 3.8 (night two)
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| UK airdate= 17 February 2004
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== Overview ==

: ''After 40 years of peace with Humanity's bastard children, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], Humanity finds itself victim of a genocidal attack and the survivors are forced to flee from their [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] in the Cyrannus system.''

== Backplot ==
* The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] were created by the Colonials as a labor and military force. Approximately 52 years prior, the Cylons turned on their human creators and the [[Cylon War]] ensued. After an armistice was declared, the Cylons were exiled from the Colonies and were never seen again in any known form for 40 years.
* [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' is one of the last relics from the [[Cylon War]] and is being decommissioned. Instead of being scrapped, the ship was slated to be turned into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]].
* The Colonies, once technophobic due to the Cylon War, recovered from their phobia and had integrated technology back into their normal lives and their [[Command Navigation Program|military vessels]].
* The Cylons are capable of infiltrating any networked [[Computers|computer]] system by use of viruses and "[[backdoor]]" programming.
* The Colonials descended from a mother world, known as [[Kobol]]. Many Colonials believe this to be a myth.
* There is a legend in the [[Sacred Scrolls]] about a 13th Colony of Kobol, known as [[Earth]].

== Summary ==
*The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] use scientist, [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Gaius Baltar]], to help one of their infiltrators, ([[Caprica-Six|Number Six]]) to penetrate the Colonies' master defense mainframes. Six covertly assists Baltar in developing the [[Command Navigation Program]], or CNP, which is eventually deployed on almost all Colonial spacecraft.
*Baltar is reluctant, but smitten with Number Six, who appears as a woman of seemingly insatiable sexual desire. The result of their affair is a nuclear sneak-attack which annihilates billions of people on the Colonies and the fleet deployed for their protection.
*The CNP had [[Backdoor|backdoors]] written into it that allowed Cylon fighters to shut down the power and weapons systems of battlestars and other ships during the attack, leaving them defenseless and easy to destroy.
*One ship, however, survives; a less advanced battlestar designated [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']], part of [[Battlestar Group|Battlestar Group 75]], which had been scheduled for decommissioning and conversion into a museum to honor its role in the first Cylon war. After the destruction of their fleet headquarters on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] and nearly 120 other battlestars and support ships in the Colonial fleet, Galactica's commanding officer, [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], assumes leadership of of the surviving fleet.
*Galactica's first task in its new life as sole remaining Battlestar is to refill its munitions, which were destroyed as part of the ship's decommissioning ceremony. After an [[FTL]] (faster-than-light) jump to avoid Cylon forces, the ship arrives at the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] depot, a space station located deep within the upper atmosphere of a gas giant.
*Education Secretary [[Laura Roslin]] is designated by a Colonial government "doomsday" contingency computer program as President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] after the deaths of all other more-senior government officials. She convinces Commander Adama of the futility of continuing to fight and the importance of escaping with the last 50,000 humans from the Colonies who were fortunate to have been in space on FTL-capable ships during the attack. The ''Galactica'' must now lead the surviving humans on a quest for a new home world on which to rebuild humanity.
*''Galactica'' holds back two Cylon basestars and their Raiders while the civilian ships jump away from Ragnar to a new location and to the void of space.
*After the escape, during the funeral for the dead crew on the ship, Adama inspires his crew by pretending to know the location of the legendary thirteenth colony known as [[Earth]].
*They are not out of danger yet, Six warns Baltar that [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]], who may even believe that they are human, could still be within the fleet.
*Adama finds a cryptic message in his quarters reading simply, "There are only 12 Cylon models," while on Ragnar, a group of Cylons rescue [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]]. One of them is an exact copy of [[Number Eight|Lt. Sharon Valerii]], revealing that Valerii is a Cylon.

== Questions ==
* What happened to the Cylons over the course of their 40 year exile?
* What events transpired that made the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] hate their human masters? When did this occur?
* Where is the [[Cylon homeworld]]?
:{{spoiltext|Recently, in Now Playing Magazine, Moore is quoted, "another major thing that’s going to happen in the third season is we’re going to do an ongoing Cylon story where we’re going to be cutting over to the Cylon world for the first time and running a complete arc within the Cylon." [http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3300/2/] The exact meaning of this is unclear, as 'world' can actually mean the Cylon homeworld itself.}}
* Does Earth truly exist, despite Cmdr. [[William Adama|Adama's]] disbelief? ([[Home, Part II|Probable Answer]])
* What happened to [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]? ([[33|Answer]])
* As of the Miniseries, viewers know of four of the twelve [[Cylon agent]] models: [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Number Six]], [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Leoben Conoy]]. What are the others? ([[Cylon agent|Latest Update]])
* Are there other Cylon ships aside from the [[Raider]] and [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]]? (Three answers so far: [[Heavy Raider]], [[:Image:Cylon-Transports.png|Unidentified Cylon Transport]], [[Resurrection Ship]])
* If the Cylons hate humanity with the passion that they do, why did they mimic human form? Was it for strategic purposes or was there something greater? ([[The Farm|Likely answer]] from the [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] ("This form brings us closer to God...", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). Also note the experiment with [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] while on Caprica)
*Who was the unseen individual that Number Six met with on Caprica?
* When the Cylon device is discovered in the CIC by Baltar and eventually removed, Gaeta states that the device has been there for some time. Yet in the first scene in the CIC (when Adama is practicing his speech), there is a clear view of the bottom of the console and the device is not present. Was this a filming error, was Gaeta simply mistaken, or was Gaeta lying because he is a [[Cylon agent]]?
* Who was responsible for the note Adama received at the end of the miniseries informing him that 12 Cylon models exist? Baltar would be the likeliest, but how come there was no mention of the note later, or any debate over the veracity of the clue it gave?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

==== Adama's Speech at ''Galactica'''s Decommissioning Ceremony ====

"The Cylon War is long over, yet we must not forget the reasons why so many sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom. The cost of wearing the uniform can be high, but --

"Sometimes it's too high.

"You know, when we fought the Cylons, we did it to save ourselves from extinction. But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.

"Like we did with the Cylons. We decided to play God, create life. When that life turned against us, we comforted ourselves in the knowledge that it really wasn't our fault, not really. You cannot play God then wash your hands of the things that you've created. Sooner or later, the day comes when you can't hide from the things that you've done anymore."

==== Adama's Speech at the Funeral Services on the ''Galactica'' ====

"Are they the lucky ones? That's what you're thinking, isn't it? We're a long way from home. We've jumped way beyond the red line, into uncharted space. Limited supplies, limited fuel. No allies, and now, no hope? Maybe it would have been better for us to have died quickly, back on the Colonies with our families, instead of dying out here slowly, in the emptiness of dark space. Where shall we go? What shall we do? Life here began out there. Those are the first words of the sacred scrolls, and they were told to us by the Lords of Kobol, many countless centuries ago. And they made it perfectly clear that we are not alone in this universe. Elosha, there's a thirteenth colony of humankind, is there not?"

Elosha: "Yes. The scrolls tell us a thirteenth tribe left Kobol in the early days. They travelled far and made their home upon a planet called Earth, which circled a distant and unknown star."

"It's not unknown. I know where it is! Earth. The most guarded secret we have. The location was only known by the senior commanders of the fleet, and we dare not share it with the public. Not while there was a Cylon threat upon us. For now we have a refuge to go to. A refuge the Cylons know nothing about. It won't be an easy journey. It'll be long, and arduous. But I promise you one thing: on the memory of those lying here before you, we shall find it, and Earth shall become our new home. So say we all!"

====On the empty [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with a group of [[Cylon agent]]s====

'''[[Sharon Valerii]]''': Don't worry. We'll find [[The Fleet (RDM)|them]]. 
'''[[Number Six]]''': [[By your command]]. 

== Cast ==
===Starring===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as Commander [[William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as President [[Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as Captain [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
* [[Grace Park]] as Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]
* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]
* [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]

=== Guest Stars ===
*[[imdb:nm0393953|Barclay Hope]] as Transport Pilot ([[Colonial One]])
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha|Priestess Elosha]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl C. Agathon/Helo]]
*[[imdb:nm0927045|Connor Widdows]] as [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]
*[[imdb:nm0542821|John Mann]] as Captain [[Jackson Spencer]] ([[CAG]])
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Deckhand [[Cally]]
*[[imdb:nm1002664|Michael Eklund]] as Deckhand [[Prosna]]
*[[imdb:nm1477415|Haili Page]] as [[Cami]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Deckhand [[Socinus]]
*[[Ty Olsson]] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]
*[[Ron Blecker]] as Launch Officer
*[[imdb:nm0730455|Ryan Robbins]] as [[Armistice Officer]]
*[[imdb:nm0378016|Tim Henry]] as Caprica Doctor
*[[imdb:nm0024780|Kwesi Ameyaw]] as Liner Captain of [[Botanical Ship]]
*[[imdb:nm0531634|Brenda McDonald]] as Old Woman (who thought she forgot her glasses)
*[[imdb:nm0558598|Suleka Mathew]] as [[Kellan Brody]]
*[[imdb:nm1172442|Erin Karpluk]] as Woman #1
*[[imdb:nm1048171|Jenn Griffin]] as Woman #2
*[[imdb:nm0365484|BJ Harrison]] as Woman #3
*[[imdb:nm1340697|Moneca Delain]] as Blonde Woman
*[[imdb:nm0354427|Zahf Paroo]] as Man #1
*[[imdb:nm0507674|Robert Lewis]] as Man #2
*[[imdb:nm1505104|Denzal Sinclaire]] as Man #3
*[[imdb:nm0942669|Nadine Wright]] as [[Chantara]]
*[[imdb:nm1157166|Michael Soltis]] as Chantara's Husband
*[[imdb:nm0444104|Fred Keating]] as Junior Reporter
*[[imdb:nm1317082|Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana]]
*[[Biski Gugushe]] as Pilot #1
*[[imdb:nm0036812|Nahanni Arntzen]] as Pilot #2
*[[imdb:nm1508419|Nogel Vonas]] as Pilot #3
*[[imdb:Ryan Nelson|Ryan Nelson]] as Pilot #4

== Related Topics==
* [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]]
* [[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Miniseries)]]
* The Miniseries [[Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)|novelization]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/mini/ Miniseries] at scifi.com
*[[imdb:tt0314979|Battlestar Galactica Miniseries]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]

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Number Eight

2006-09-18T06:31:08Z

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Cylon Model '''Number Eight''', known to the humans as '''Sharon Valerii''', initially appears as a young officer with a bright future in the [[Colonial Fleet]]. She is initially encountered aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', where she is integrated into [[Colonial]] military life, serving as a [[Raptor]] pilot (callsign of "Boomer") with the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade).

But "Boomer" Valerii is Cylon operative in hiding, a "sleeper agent." She has many copies. Other variants of the Valerii model are active on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and were also aboard a Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] orbiting [[Kobol]] before its destruction. Of all the [[Cylon agent]]s witnessed thus far, Sharon Valerii appears to behave with the strongest or most genuine human qualities. This may be the cause of this model's tendency to have conflicts between its latent Cylon or active human personalities, or even turn against its own kind.

== ''Galactica'' Copy ==
[[Image:bsg-valerii-1.jpg|thumb|right|The Many Sides of "Sharon Valerii" (credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]
The first copy of the Sharon model is encountered on ''Galactica'', where she has been serving as a Raptor pilot for two years (where she came from before this infiltration is unknown). She is a "sleeper" agent, programmed with false memories to think she ''is'' human.
:''For more, see the article [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]]''

== Caprica Copy ==
Another copy of the Sharon model is used by the Cylons in a breeding experiment with Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Eventually, she falls in love with Helo, apparently defecting to the humans and turning on her fellow Cylons.
:''For more, see the article [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)]]''

==Other Copies==
[[Image:Boomerraincoat Colonialday.JPG|thumb|left|Number Eight copy at Delphi spaceport ([[Colonial Day]])]]
*Shortly after the [[Cylon Attack]] ends, a copy in a pale blue tunic is one of four 'rebirth nurses' who greet [[Caprica-Six]] following her rebirth (this takes place at the same time as the events of the middle or end of the [[Miniseries]], but is seen in the much later episode [[Downloaded]]).
*At the end of the [[Miniseries]], a copy of Valerii wearing the Colonial Raptor Pilot Uniform appears to be leading the group of Cylon agents who recover the [[Aaron Doral#PR Executive Copy|PR Executive Copy of Aaron Doral]] from [[Ragnar Anchorage]].
**It is possible that the this is the same individual as the Caprica copy. While, at the time the [[Miniseries]] had been filmed, there were no plans to have [[Tahmoh Penikett]] reprise the role of [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], the ending of the [[Miniseries]] forms a link to "[[33]]", establishing that the Cylons have developed a plan for Helo's presence on Caprica.
*A copy of Valerii is witnessed wearing a grey coat at the spaceport at [[Delphi]]. However, she is immediately "killed" by Helo's Valerii copy ([[Colonial Day]]) after noticing and attempting to shoot Helo.
*Multiple copies of the Valerii model are encountered on the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] over [[Kobol]]. It is likely that they were dispatched to the Raptor in order to activate some latent portion of the ''Galactica'' copy's Cylon personality ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).
*A copy of Valerii is seen at the end of "[[Final Cut]]", also wearing a grey coat like other Sharons on Caprica, remarking in surprise that Caprica-Valerii is still alive (and that she had told the Number Five copy sitting next to her so).
*Numerous copies of Valerii are seen on Cylon occupied Caprica throughout the episode "[[Downloaded]]", the episode where it was revealed that she is the eighth in the sequence of twelve Cylon models. Various outfits are seen on them, possibly indicating different functions. Most notably, an Eight is among a group of rebirth nurses, likely the same ones that midwifed Caprica-Six, who welcome the reborn [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Lieutenant Boomer]]. Boomer becomes hysterical after seeing and hearing this copy.

==Notes==
*As a matter of trivia, neither copy of Sharon refers to her lover by his first name onscreen. Galactica-Sharon calls Chief Tyrol "Chief" instead of "Galen" even when dying in his arms, and Caprica-Sharon has yet to call Lt. Agathon "Karl". Ron Moore explained in his blog that no one had every really called Tyrol "Galen" before, and hearing Sharon say it would have distracted from the emotional impact of her death (RDM revealed his first name in his blog, and it has only been mentioned on screen once, briefly at the beginning of "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]"). RDM compared it to the Seinfeld episode when Kramer's first name is revealed to be "Cosmo"; i.e. the viewers would be unused to Tyrol's previously unknown first name. As for Agathon, everybody usually just calls him "Helo" (Starbuck has only briefly called him "Karl" once or twice).
*[[Wikipedia:Valerii|Valerii]] is the male plural form of the Roman name of the family Valeria. Valerius is the singular form.
*In an interview for thefandom.com Ron D. Moore stated that "'''There is no original human Sharon.''' The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said "You know what? There's really only 12 of you". If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is".

There is some speculation as to whether Sharon's ability to form close bonds with humans is considered an asset or a liability (or a little of both) by the Cylon majority. It would be interesting to see whether the four models created after Number Eight act more or less "human" than she.

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2006-09-14T08:54:29Z

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'''Crashdown''' is the callsign of a [[Raptor]] [[ECO]] who replaces [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] ([[33]]) after [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] reluctantly leaves Helo behind on [[Cylon]]-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] at his request ([[Miniseries]]).

Crashdown aids in the discovery of a fresh water source for [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] ([[Water]]), a Cylon-held [[tylium]] mine ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), and the planet [[Kobol]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Despite Lt. Valerii's initial misgivings of him (she referred to him as a "refugee from [[Triton]]", which strongly suggests that he escaped the destruction of the battlestar ''Triton'' rather than a city or colony), Crashdown is a loyal officer. His actions include the defense of Lt. Valerii to [[Hadrian|Sgt. Hadrian]] prior to Valerii's being taken away for questioning ([[Litmus]]).

Crashdown is also the object of [[Davis|Ensign Davis]]'s affections ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]], [[Colonial Day]]).

=== Events on Kobol ===

After Valerii attempts suicide, Crashdown accompanies a mission to investigate Kobol, which meets with disastrous results. A Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] and [[Cylon Raider]]s had already taken position above the planet, causing the destruction of one Raptor, the retreat of another and damage to Crashdown's Raptor. He pilots [[Raptor 1]] after his pilot is killed, crash-landing on Kobol near the ruins of the [[Opera House]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

When sonic booms are heard, presumably coming from a Cylon ship, Crashdown leads the team away from a likely approach by [[Cylon Centurion]]s. However, he hurries his team excessively to the point where they abandon most of their critical survival supplies, leaving [[Socinus]], critically injured in the Raptor crash, without needed medicine. Crashdown orders [[Tarn]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally]] to return to the crash site to retrieve the needed medicine. This ill-advised move results in Tarn's death from Centurion gunfire, and later the death of Socinus, as the retrieved medicine could not treat his injuries in time. All that the medic kit could do is to give Socinus an euthanization of [[morpha]] in lieu of suffering an agonizing death.

Crashdown's inexperience reemerges again as he attempts to organize his team through textbook field exercises to destroy a missile battery that several Centurions have constructed from the remains of their [[Heavy Raider]] to destroy any colonial [[SAR]] parties. The parameters of the operation change when the Centurions shift their deployment, providing greater Cylon defense at the missile launcher, and when the [[DRADIS]] guidance dish is left relatively unprotected. Crashdown assigns [[Cally]] the likely-suicidal task of creating a diversion while the remaining team try to destroy the missile battery.

Although [[Galen Tyrol]] insists that destroying the missile's DRADIS guidance dish would accomplish their mission and prevent the shooting down of the SAR operation, Crashdown's inexperience and by-the-book insistence on following his original plan blinds him to alternatives that would greatly increase their team's survival chances.

As the SAR Raptor's sonic booms announces their imminent arrival, Crashdown hastily orders Cally to begin the operation, but she is frozen in fear and refuses to move. Becoming increasingly irritated and irrational, Crashdown aims his sidearm at Cally's head and threatens to kill her if she does not follow orders. Chief Tyrol aims his sidearm at Crashdown, asking him to stand down while Crashdown counts to three in a final effort to move Cally along.

Before the final number is counted, [[Gaius Baltar]] shoots Crashdown in the back, likely severing his spinal cord or piercing his heart, killing him instantly.

After their rescue by the SAR team, both Baltar and Tyrol lie to Captain [[Lee Adama]], claiming that Crashdown died a hero in battle ([[Fragged]]).

Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] succeeds Crashdown as Lt. Valerii's ECO for her mission to destroy the basestar over Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

==Notes==
*Crashdown is possibly named for the "Crashdown Café" from Ron Moore's previous series, ''[[Wikipedia:Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'' (dealing with supposed alien survivors of the [[Wikipedia:Roswell UFO incident|crash]]).
*According to actor Samuel Witwer in [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]], [[David Eick]] told Witwer to play Crashdown with a personality like Private Hudson ("Game over, man!") from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (1986 film)|Aliens]]''.

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Eversun

2006-09-10T23:39:11Z

Astfgl:

'''Intersun''' is the name of a starline company in operation throughout the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]].

''Starlines are analogous to airlines such as [[wikipedia:Northwest Airlines|Northwest Airlines]] or [[wikipedia:American Airlines|American Airlines]] of the real-world Earth.''

[[Image:Intersun Pilot.jpg|thumb|200px|The captain of one of Intersun's last flights, ''Colonial Heavy 798'', played by [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Barclay+Hope Barclay Hope]]]
Intersun apparently offered many flights to and from cities scattered about the Twelve Colonies. Almost all of their passenger liners were likely to be [[FTL]]-capable to handle the distances between each colony, but as with real-world Earth airlines, there were likely [[sublight]] passenger shuttles to move supersonically or hypersonically across a Colonial world from city to city.

Of the Intersun starliners, viewers have seen:

*'''[[Colonial One]]''' (formerly Colonial Heavy 798)

:''Colonial Heavy 798'' was the flight number for a small Intersun liner of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprican registry]] chartered by the Colonial Government (thus its flight designation) to ferry [[Laura Roslin]], other minor officials, and the [[Fleet News Service|members of the Colonial press]] to [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' for its decommissioning ceremony. ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was redesignated ''Colonial One'' by its pilot after Laura Roslin was sworn-in as President of the Twelve Colonies after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attacks]]. This starliner becomes President Roslin's principal residence and office.

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Demand Peace

2006-09-08T19:07:07Z

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[[Image:Demand Peace 2.jpg|thumb|Demand Peace's operational emblem]]

[[Image:Daru mozu 213 1080i.jpg|thumb|right|Demand Peace's attack on the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'']]

'''Demand Peace''' is an organization (operating out of ''[[Cloud 9]]'') led by [[Royan Jahee]] that has sprung up within the fleet seeking peace with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Their ideology has gained significant traction amongst the civilian population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] who believe surrender to the Cylons is preferable to a life on the run.

The movement has recently started making violent protests, striking against the Fleet's military assets, such as the ammunition stores of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ore processing operations on the [[tylium]] [[refinery ship]] ''[[Daru Mozu]]''.

The group's first known action began by sneaking a Demand Peace mole, [[Asha Janik]], aboard ''Galactica'' to work as a civilian munitions worker. While there, she sabatoges ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] by producing faulty hollow-rounds for the fighter's guns. ''Galactica's'' crew members later capture and interrogate her. The next act of sabotage takes place about the [[tylium]] refinery ship ''[[Daru Mozu]]'', where Demand Peace members aboard the ship detonate a bomb close to its [[FTL]] drive.

Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] secretly provides the group a nuclear warhead (given to him to make his [[Cylon detector]] by then-Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]) in order to aid the future plans of Demand Peace member and [[Cylon agent|possibly disaffected Cylon]] agent [[Gina]]. After his election to the Presidencey, Baltar visits Gina aboard ''Cloud 9'' to break the news to her that his duties as President would limit the time he could spend with her. In an attempt to get him to stay with her she gives in and against her better judgement has sex with him. Feeling disgusted with herself and finally hitting bottom, she arms and detonates the nuclear warhead and destroys ''Cloud 9'' and several near-by ships just as Baltar is sworn in. The fate of Demand Peace and the remainder of its members after the ''Cloud 9'' disaster is presently unknown ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

==Known Members==

*[[Royan Jahee]] - Leader
*[[Gina]] †
*[[Asha Janik]]

==Publications==
[[Image:Demand Peace 1.jpg|thumb|right|Demand Peace's manifesto pamphlet]]

The "Demand Peace" pamphlet read by ''Galactica'''s senior officers in "[[Epiphanies]]" contains the following statements:

Front page:
<blockquote>DEMAND PEACE
A MANIFESTO TO NEGOTIATE AN END TO THE SLAUGHTER</blockquote>

First page:
<blockquote>DEMAND PEACE
[...] the war. The answer to our suffering lies in negotiating a peace. This is our cause. This is your cause.

OUR CAUSE WILL SAVE MANKIND
Commander Adama would have you believe that he will save us. But can one man claim to save the future of all mankind? Clearly the task is too great for a warrior. It demands the perspective of a statesman and a historian. In short a democratic council. Is this what we have? Despite lip service to the processes of democracy the truth is [...]</blockquote>

Second page:
<blockquote>WE BELIEVE
<ol><li>Only open dialogue can save mankind.</li>
<li>The military is the servant, not the masters, of the fleet.</li>
<li>The cylons will respond to reasonable dialogue.</li>
<li>Democracy is the key to responsible decision making for the future of mankind.</li>
<li>Man and Cylons can coexist in peace.</li>
<li>We are at the dawn of a new beginning for mankind.</li>
<li>The enemies of peace are the enemies of mankind.</li></ol>

DEMAND PEACE</blockquote>

Additionally, [[Saul Tigh]] quotes the following passage: "Do not be afraid. We are not terrorists, but we will not sit back while Adama's war machine continues to press us into cruel and futile conflict."

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William Adama

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:''For information on William Adama's [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Adama (TOS)]].''

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Admiral '''William Adama''' is the commanding officer of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', and the highest ranking officer left in the [[Colonial Fleet]].

== Background ==

*William Adama was born on Caprica, the son of [[Joseph Adama]]. His father was an attorney specializing in civil liberties ([[Litmus]]).

*Adama served late in the [[Cylon War]] as a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot. He allegedly gained the call sign of "Husker" on account of his baritone "gravelled" voice. He proved a gifted pilot, shooting down his first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] on his very first mission.
*He racked-up his 1,000th deck landing while serving aboard battlestar ''[[Atlantia]]'' ([[Act of Contrition]]), when he held the rank of Lieutenant.
*In the last week in the war, Adama served on ''[[Galactica]]'' when the battlestar was boarded by Cylon forces. He recalled to his friend and fellow war veteran [[Saul Tigh]] of a dangerous Cylon tactic that tried to turn the battlestar's power against itself ([[Scattered]], deleted scene).
*Following the Cylon armistice, William Adama married [[Caroline Adama]] and had two sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]], before the pressures of Adama's career and the time he spent away from home of active service began to place a strain on their marriage, and the two eventually divorce.

[[Image:Youngadamafamily.jpg|thumb|left|A young William Adama and his two sons.]]

*Furloughed by [[Colonial Fleet]] after the war's end, Adama found work on a civilian freighter where he met [[Saul Tigh]], who was to become a longtime friend.
*Adama married a second time to [[Anne Adama]]. Anne's family had political influence with the defense subcommittee and pulled to get Adama reinstated to the [[Colonial Fleet]]. Adama himself arranged for Tigh's reinstatement a few years later.
*While elder son Lee Adama showed promise as a Viper pilot, younger Zak Adama did not. [[Kara Thrace]], Zak's flight instructor and lover, certified him for basic flight despite young Adama's poor flight skills. Later, Zak Adama was killed in an operational flight. Zak's death would cause a rift between he and his older son for nearly [[Act of Contrition|three years]] until Thrace admits her error to Bill Adama.
*Adama has the rare combination of qualities that make up a good leader: insight, the ability to naturally command respect, a common touch that enables him to relate to the enlisted personnel under his command as well as his officers, intuition, intelligence, a strong belief in his own abilities, and the ability to take the advice of others. These qualities are reflected in the fact the personnel of all ranks aboard ''Galactica'' hold him in high regard, and know that he is approachable ([[Miniseries]]).
*Adama mistrusts politicians, and sometimes places too strongly a value of loyalty to those he regards as family and friends. From his uneasiness to [[Laura Roslin]]'s unexpected assumption of the Presidency, to the tolerance and patience of his friend, [[Saul Tigh]], and his stubborness to save Kara Thrace ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), Adama shows a dogged determination that few others care to confront.

== Character History at a Glance ==
*At the time of the [[Miniseries]], William Adama serves out his final weeks as commander of the battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''. After some 50 years of service, the historic warship is in the process of being decommissioned, and it was one of Adama's final duties to formally hand her over to the [[Colonial Ministry of Education]], which would operate the ship as a living museum and educational center commemorating the original Cylon War.
*As a retirement gift, several members of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s deck crew find and restore Adama's old [[Viper Mark II]].
*On news of a renewed Cylon attack, Adama's first thoughts are, "Dead. We're all dead" ([[Home, Part II]]). Despite this, as well as the presumed loss of his wife in Caprica City, he manages to shepherd [[The Fleet (RDM)|the last of humanity]] to safety.
[[image:Mini_Adama_Tigh_DRADIS.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] plot a course to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].]]
*When [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] Fleet Headquarters is destroyed and then Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed, he unhesitatingly takes control of the Colonial's response to the Cylon incursion and starts defining a response to the onslaught. Once President Roslin convinces Adama the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with what may be the last 50,000 humans that remain anywhere, he makes the switch to the more tactical thinking that keeps the Colonial fleet at least one step ahead of their Cylon pursuers.
*From the outset, he is savvy enough to give every single survivor of the devastating attack on the Colonies a reason for hope for the future: the legend of Earth. This falsehood [[Tomb of Athena|comes back to haunt him]] as the weeks continue, as Roslin is aware of this lie to the crew and states this privately to Adama.
*Adama continues to face the problem of infiltration within the Fleet by [[Cylon agent]]s as well as [[Demand Peace|dissenting humans who protest or terrorize]] others in the Fleet. Adama continually redefines the boundaries of military and civil leadership. After some [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|serious missteps between he and President Roslin]], the two later become friends as well as influential leaders.
*[[Sharon Valerii]], a trusted [[Raptor]] pilot that served with Adama for two years, reveals herself unwittingly as a Cylon sleeper agent and shoots Adama at point blank range after a [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|critical mission near Kobol]]. Cottle [[Fragged|eventually repairs]] the damage to Adama's body, but Adama's psyche takes the larger hit while he repairs the [[Resistance|damage to the Fleet]] he and Col. Tigh have caused in arresting President Roslin, as well as the existence of a second copy of Valerii.
[[image:Home_pt1-Adama.jpg|thumb|Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] paints a model boat while talking to [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] in "[[Home, Part I]]."]]
*While at first Adama takes a similar stance to Tigh in assuming a hard military posture, a conversation with [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him realize that, despite the problems, the Fleet is his family, and the family must stay together. After finding the [[Tomb of Athena]] with Roslin and reuniting a [[Laura Roslin faction|factioning of the Fleet]], Adama firmly buries the hatchet between he and Roslin publicly.
*In a desperate plan, Adama trusts the second Valerii to help ward off a massive Cylon fleet. Adama ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Despite his "gut" feelings about the Cylon, he finds common ground often with her, even [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|apologizing to her]] after a distasteful incident.
*Adama stoically accepts Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s overall command. Wary of her behavior and her crew, Adama follows his own truism: stick to what you know, until you find something better.
*Matters with Cain's unusually totalitarian command style come to a head when Cain makes several highly questionable orders that lead him to face off with her battlestar and her command in a [[Pegasus (episode)|military challenge]]. While the issue is temporarily defused, Adama is told by, of all people, President Roslin that Cain is a threat to the safety of the Fleet's citizens and must be eliminated.
*Adama avoids killing Cain after realizing that he would become the monster that the Cylons believed they were, unaware that she has plotted his demise as well.
*With Cain's fate sealed not by Adama but [[Gina]], a frail President Roslin promotes Adama to Admiral. He gives her a simple, affectionate kiss, which she returns, signifying another change in their turbulent association.
*Adama's sense of justice with Roslin holds when he confronts her about a conspiracy involving her re-election. Roslin admits the conspiracy but she is certain disaster will strike if [[Gaius Baltar]] becomes president. He convinces Roslin that the correct course of action is to acknowledge a miscount and cover the conspiracy.
*When ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' and two other ships blow up as a result of [[Gina]]'s last effort of sabotage, Adama is privately infuriated at new President Baltar's refusal to investigate, and begins to wonder if he hadn't made a mistake.

==Currently...==

*A year later, Adama commands a heavily under-staffed ''Galactica'' as the flagship of a Defense Fleet, consisting of all ships unable or unwilling to make planetfall on [[New Caprica]].
*Adama convinces [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to rejoin Ellen in [[New Caprica City]] after months of debate, with [[Helo]] acting as his new XO.
*Not long after Tigh leaves, a massive Cylon Fleet bears down on New Caprica. After a brief discussion with Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand|now commander]] of ''Pegasus'') they order the Fleet to escape to pre-arranged Jump coordinates.
*The admiral issues the Jump order with a reminder: "We're leaving... but we'll be back."

==Additional Notes==
*[[Wikipedia:Adama|Adama]] (also known as Nazareth) is the name of a large city in Ethiopia. The name is also a variation on "[[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam]]," the first man to be created according to the Bible in the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Book of Genesis]]. In Hebrew the word pronounced "Adama" means earth.
*Edward James Olmos has brown eyes, but he wears contacts when playing William Adama that make Adama's eyes blue. This is done so that Olmos and [[Jamie Bamber]], who is playing his sone Apollo, will resemble each other more.

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Battlestar Wiki talk:Official Representation/The Blurb

2006-08-30T15:34:06Z

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Dear Fellow Battlestar Galactica Fans,

I am a representative from the Battlestar Wiki (<Insert Lang. URL Here>) to see if your interested in helping me and fellow Battlestar Galactica Wiki fans in maintaining the Battlestar Wiki in our native language. The Wiki is a respository of articles and media files that documents everything about the Battlestar Galactica univeruive. Currently the English project (http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/) has over 1,000 articles on Battlestar Galactica that need to be translated from English to <Insert Your Lang Here>.

In essence, what we will be taking the information from the English pages and translating it to our own. However, there comes a time also that some information that we might add that the English wiki does't have and that's ok too. We don't need you to spend hours upon hours doing translating work, but we need help because there is a lot of content. To help all you have to do is register by going to <Insert Lang. URL Here>/wiki/Special:Userlogin and the "media" respository wiki here, http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Special:Userlogin. It's free.

It would be a great honor to work with you and I hope to see you soon. If you have any questions, be sure to get in contact with me.

Thanks,

<OR's Name>
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== German ==
Hallo Battlestar Fans,

ich bin ein Repräsentant des Battlestar Galactica Wiki (http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/) und auf der Suche nach Battlestar Galactica Fans, die uns helfen wollen das Wiki in unserer Sprache weiter zu verbessern und auszubauen. Derzeit verfügt das englischsprachige Battlestar Galactica Wiki (http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/) über mehr als 1000 Artikel, die übersetzt werden wollen.

Im Grunde geht es erst einmal nur darum die Informationen aus den englischen Artikeln ins Deutsche zu übertragen. Es wird aber auch Gelegenheiten geben, bei denen wir Informationen hinzufügen können, die es im englischen Wiki nicht gibt. Ihr müsst nicht Stunden damit verbringen einen Artikel nach dem anderen zu übersetzen. Aber wir brauchen Hilfe, denn es gibt sehr viel zu tun und jeder noch so kleine Beitrag ist gern gesehen. Um uns zu helfen geht einfach zu http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Spezial:Userlogin und http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Spezial:Userlogin (um Bilder etc. hochladen zu können) und meldet euch an.

Ich würde mich freuen, den einen oder anderen von euch bei unserem Projekt begrüßen zu dürfen. Wenn Ihr Fragen habt, zögert nicht mich zu kontaktieren.

Vielen Dank,
<DEINNAME>, Sysop des http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/

== Spanish ==
Los estimados ventiladores de Battlestar Galactica del compañero, soy un representante del Battlestar Wiki (http://es.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/) para ver si tu interesado en ayudar me y al compañero Battlestar Galactica Wiki avienta en mantener el Battlestar Wiki en nuestra lengua materna. El Wiki es un respository de artículos y de archivos de los medios que documenta todo sobre el Battlestar Galactica univeruive. Actualmente el proyecto inglés (http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/) tiene sobre 1.000 artículos sobre Battlestar Galactica que necesiten ser traducidos de inglés al alemán. Esencialmente, qué tomaremos a información de las páginas inglesas y traduciremos lo nuestros el propio. Sin embargo, viene una época también una esa cierta información que puede ser que agreguemos que el does't inglés del wiki tiene y ése es aceptable también. No te necesitamos pasar horas sobre las horas que hacen traduciendo el trabajo, sino que necesitamos ayuda porque hay muchos del contenido. Para ayudar a todos tuviste que hacer debes colocarse yendo http://es.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Special:Userlogin y el wiki respository de los “medios” aquí, http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Special:Userlogin. Está libre. Sería un gran honor a trabajar con ti y espero verte pronto. Si tienes cualesquiera preguntas, ser seguro conseguir en contacto con mí.

Gracias,
Sysop de <YOURNAME> de http://es.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/

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Battlestar Wiki:Vandalism

2006-08-28T17:32:37Z

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{{Policy|16 October 2005|shortcut=BW:VANDL}}

== What '''is''' vandalism? ==

Vandalism is the willful destruction of a page, which can occur in the following ways:

* '''Spam linking''': The act of adding inappropriate links to websites containing content completely unrelated to an article in question.
* '''Blanking''': Deliberately "erasing" a page, so that the common viewer will see nothing. This is a form of "[[Wikipedia:whitewash|whitewash]]" vandalism.
* '''Creating Worthless Articles''': The act of creating pages with content that has no place on this Wikipedia.
* '''Uploading Obscene Content''': While ''Battlestar Galactica'' covers topics of a controversial nature, the uploading of pornographic or vulgar imagery (or sound files) is not permitted. While this act is, in itself, not vandalism by any means, inserting these images or files into other pages indiscriminately or randomly for adverse effect ''is'' vandalism.
* '''Hack-and-Slash Editing''': Basically, this is an act of randomly removing sentences or words, and inserting obscenities and nonsense to affect the quality of an article.

There are also lesser attempts at vandalism, which are a bit more controversial:

* '''Consistent Reverting of Content''': While Battlestar Wiki has not instituted a [[Wikipedia:3RR|"three revert rule"]], reverting content ''ad absurdum'' is highly frowned upon. Someone who consistently reverts content may be attempting to disrupt the Wiki by reverting a page to a previous edit, which may or may not have housed vandalized content.
* '''Moving Articles''': Moving articles to another place is '''not''' considered vandalism by itself. However, moving an article to a namespace which has little or no encyclopedic value may be considered vandalism. (For instance, moving [[Ronald D. Moore]] to "shaggy-haired Caucasian toasterfrakker" would be obscene, unencyclopedic and inappropriate -- thus an act of vandalism.)

== What ''isn't'' vandalism? ==

Most edits made in good faith are ''not'' considered vandalism. These include:

* '''Rewrites''': This is the act of rephrasing a paragraph, portion or entire work. As mentioned on the edit page, while you are free to add content, please remember that it may be edited mercilessly and reworked as your fellow Wikipedians and readers see fit.
* '''Silly Pages''': Some pages are made for fun. At present, [[Numerology]] and [[Toaster]] both have a serious and humorous intent.
* '''Most "Newbie" Edits''': Edits from newcomers to the wiki may affect the content of the page; however, mostly they are made in good faith and thus demonstrate that the user needs both guidance and assistance.

== Dealing with Vandalism ==

* For established articles:
*# Revert the article to a previous, encyclopedic version.
* For new articles created by a vandal:
*# Blank the contents of the page, then add {{tl|deletebecause}}.
* For new images uploaded as an act of vandalism:
*# Ensure that the image is an orphan -- that it is not linked to any page.
*# Edit the image description page and add {{tl|deletebecause}}.
* For existing images overwritten by a vandal:
*# Revert the image to a previous, encyclopedic version.
*# Notify an admin. The picture will have to be deleted, but ''do '''not''''' add a tag to the image description page.

== Dealing with a Vandal ==

Remember, treat every case of suspected vandalism on a case-by-case basis: a "vandal" may be nothing more than a new user trying to see how a wiki works. (And in the process learning how one ''shouldn't'' work on a wiki.) Always assume good faith unless proven guilty of bad faith.

Deal with the vandal in the following order:

# Notify an admin of the suspected vandal. Provide evidence to support your claim.
# Notify the vandal that their edit has been identified and will be dealt with accordingly.
#* Do not be combatative; assume good faith.
#* Kindly, but ''firmly'' notify them that their test worked and direct them to the [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox|sandbox]].
#* Let them know that further acts of vandalism will be dealt with at the administrator's discretion.

Should the suspected vandal be an actual, bona-fide vandal, the administrator then shall take action.

== How big is the problem? ==

On [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], it is a problem that rears its head on a daily basis. This wiki has the good fortune that this problem is infrequent, and that the vandalism is usually corrected quickly and dealt with efficiently.

The reason that this page exists is to '''prevent''' vandalism by letting people how to identify it and what to do in the event that vandalism does occur.

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2006-08-27T20:53:47Z

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Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion

2006-08-25T22:44:26Z

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'''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion''' ([http://www.titanbooks.com/ Titan Books], August 2005, ISBN 1845760972), by David Bassom, details the making of the 2003 [[Miniseries]] and [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] that debuted in 2004 in the United States.

''The Official Companion'' details the events that lead up to the creation of the miniseries and the regular series from the eyes of the show's co-creators, [[David Eick]] and [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]], as well as its cast and crew.

While ''The Official Companion'' gives readers a few technical insights into Colonial and Cylon technology seen in the series, the book is largely a reference into the cast's thoughts about their characters.

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Socialator

2006-08-25T22:24:14Z

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[[Image:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|thumb|right|Cassiopeia is harassed for being a socialator ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
A '''socialator''' is a profession sanctified by the "elders," wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for prostitute or "space hooker."

[[Cassiopeia]] was a socialator prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon sneak attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

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== Usage ==
<pre>
{{Character Data
| title=
| photo=
| age=
| colony=
| birthname=
| callsign=
| seen=
| pseen=
| death=
| parents=
| siblings=
| children=
| marital status=
| role=
| rank=
| actor=
| cylon=
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=== Optional parameters ===
* '''title''': If different from the article name.
* '''photo''': The filename of the photo.
* '''age''': The approx. age of the character
* '''[[Colonies|colony]]''': What origin colony does this character represent
* '''birthname''': What is the full birthname of the character
* '''callsign''': If they have a "nickname"
* '''seen''': Episode article name. Do not wikify.
* '''pseen''': If the episode name is different than the article name, this is what we will see. Do not wikify.
* '''death''': When, Where, and How they died. Please wikify the episode.
* '''parents''': Who is their parents
* '''siblings''': Who is related to them.
* '''children''': How many children does this character have.
* '''marital status''': What's their current marital status
* '''role''': Current Job
* '''rank''': Current Rank
** ''Millitary'' - Former of Current
* '''actor''': Actor/Actress who plays this character. Please wikify.
* '''cylon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that this character is a Cylon.
[[de:Vorlage:Charakterdaten]]
[[es:Plantilla:Character Data]]
[[Category:Infobox|Character]]
[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|{{PAGENAME}}]]
</noinclude>

Template:User Data

2006-08-23T12:20:52Z

Astfgl:

<includeonly>
{| class="infobox"
|- class="infoboxheader"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;" | '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
|- class="hiddenStructure{{{photo|}}}"
| colspan="2" style="padding: 1em 0; text-align: center;" | [[Image:{{{photo}}}|200px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{name|}}}"
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''Name'''
| {{{name}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{age|}}}"
| '''Age'''
| {{{age}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{location|}}}"
| '''Location'''
| {{{location}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{email|}}}"
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| '''Email'''
|{{{email}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{gmail|}}}"
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''Gmail/GTalk'''
| {{{gmail}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{aim|}}}"
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''AIM'''
| {{{aim}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{callsign|}}}"
| '''Callsign'''
| {{{callsign}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{parents|}}}"
| '''Parents'''
| {{{parents}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{siblings|}}}"
| '''Siblings'''
| {{{siblings}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{children|}}}"
| '''Children'''
| {{{children}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{marital status|}}}"
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| {{{marital status}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{occupation|}}}"
|'''Occupation'''
|{{{occupation}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{{rank|}}}"
| '''Rank'''
| {{{rank}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{{admin|}}}"
| colspan="2"| {{PAGENAME}} is an [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|Administrator]]
|}
{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}
| 
| [[Category:Wikipedians|{{PAGENAME}}]] {{#if:{{{countrycode|}}}|[[Category:Wikipedians ({{{countrycode|}}})|{{PAGENAME}}]]| }}
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<noinclude>
= Documentation =
This template is used on User pages for quick info about a BSG Wiki Member. It provides lower case parameters only. If you are not going to include any of these parameters, and you still want to be part of the "[[:Category:Wikipedians]]", just insert <code><nowiki>[[Category:Wikipedians|{{PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki></code> somewhere on your userpage.

== Usage ==
<pre>{{User Data
| photo=
| name=
| age=
| location=
| email=
| gmail=
| aim=
| callsign=
| parents=
| siblings=
| children=
| marital status=
| occupation=
| rank=
| countrycode=
| admin=
| nocat=
}}
</pre>

=== Optional parameters ===
* '''photo''': The image filename only.
* '''name''': Full Name
* '''age''': Your Age
* '''location''': Where you live.
* '''email''': Email Address
* '''gmail''': Google Username
* '''aim'''': AIM Username
* '''callsign''': Online Nickname
* '''parents''': How many parents
* '''siblings''': How many siblings
* '''children''': How many children
* '''marital status''': Current marital status
* '''occupation''': What you do for a living
* '''rank''': Your "pretend" BSG Wiki Rank
* '''countrycode''': Your country code in all capitol letters.
** <code>US</code>, <code>UK</code>, or others. For a full listing of possible country codes please visit [http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm IANA's Root-Zone Index].
* '''admin''': Enter "Y" if you are an admin
* '''nocat''': Enter "Y" if you don't want to be included in the ''[[:Category:Wikipedians]]''.
[[Category:Infobox|User]]
[[de:Vorlage:Userdaten]]
[[es:Plantilla:Character Data]]
</noinclude>

Battlestar Wiki:Chiefs' noticeboard

2006-08-23T10:12:51Z

Astfgl: /* Login Problems */

{{Project|Admin Noticeboard|image=BSG WIKI Postit.png|shortcut=BW:AN}}

This noticeboard is a location to discuss and coordinate administrative tasks for the Battlestar Wiki.

It is my hope that this place can serve as a location for administrators to coordinate their efforts on the maintenance tasks of the Wiki (it's not ALL fun and games), as well as a spot for our contributors to be able to bring things to the attention of the admins if something needs to be done. Need a protected page edited? An article or picture deleted? Admins will watchlist this page so that your request won't get lost in the shuffle.

These are the archives:
{{archive-header
| archivenumber = 01
| number = 1
| items = {{archive-item|01|General}} {{archive-item|01|David Larson Screen Capture}} {{archive-item|01|Home, Part II}} {{archive-item|01|Toaster revision}} {{archive-item|01|Billy}} {{archive-item|01|Spam Alert}} {{archive-item|01|SPAMER ALERT}} {{archive-item|01|Constant Vigilance}} {{archive-item|01|Amazon referral links}} {{archive-item|01|Spoiler policy}} {{archive-item|01|Another spammer}} {{archive-item|01|IRC Channel Open}} {{archive-item|01|Jon Doe|end=Y}}
|}}

{{archive-header
| archivenumber = 02
| number = 2
| items = {{archive-item|02|Battle Template}} {{archive-item|02|Inadvertent Deletions}} {{archive-item|02|Unlock the BW:SC Archives}} {{archive-item|02|Request that User "Shane" be given a warning ban}} {{archive-item|02|Vandel}} {{archive-item|02|Report on Vandalism by User:Mickey McGizzle}} {{archive-item|02|Shane's RFC and the Think Tank}} {{archive-item|02|Problem with mail validation}} {{archive-item|02|VandalBot Feature}} {{archive-item|02|July 8 Vandalism}} {{archive-item|02|Adminoticeboard}} {{archive-item|02|Possible Vandalism}} {{archive-item|02|Vandel}} {{archive-item|02|Search|end=Y}}
|}}

{{newsection link}}

__TOC__

== Current Administrators ==
===Bureaucrats===
Bureaucrats are administrators who have the ability to make other users into administrators. Currently only [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] has this status.
===Sysops===
Sysops are administrators who have access to move, delete and restore pages as well as blocking malicious users. The current administrators are:
*[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]]
*[[User:Day|Day]]
*[[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin Jr.]]
*[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]]
*[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]]
*[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]]
*[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]]

See [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|list of all admins on Battlestar Wiki]]

== Javascript Reported Vandals ==

== How do you sign up to be a mirror? ==

Hey all, I'm the webmaster of bsgtns.com and one of the owners of MediaBlvd. We think this is a pretty cool thing that you have here, and would like to offer up some server space for a mirror. MB has 6 high end servers, and good deals on bandwidth. I might be missing how to go about that, as I'm fairly new to this space. I did want to say that I really like the concept though, and I spent several hours going thru the Wiki yesterday, and liked what I saw enough to want to be involved-- NetRanger
:[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|talk to joe]]. I think usually the mirror deals with running the software of mediawiki and one site having access to the other and vice-versa. Joe is currently sick. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:12, 31 July 2006 (CDT)
:[[BW:MIR]] is the basic requirements. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:18, 31 July 2006 (CDT)
::AFAIK basicly a Mirror has the exact same content except when you go to edit, it takes you to the real BSWiki site? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 04:24, 1 August 2006 (CDT)
:::Yep. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 09:41, 1 August 2006 (CDT)

== Where to file feature request on MediaWiki ==
:''Moved to [[User talk:Shane]]''

== Help for Wiki Review Article ==

Admins can help in the circus I created named [[State of the Wiki II]]. I protected the article so that we can corral the talk page commentary to correct the agregious formatting, bias, lack of bias, and all other ills. This is arguably the worst article I've ever made. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:17, 14 August 2006 (CDT)

== Mark as Read ==

Did there used to be a buttton thart did this on my Watchlist? Often, I'll read a diff, rather than the actual article, but I would like it unbolded all the same. I could've sworn there used to be a button that said "Mark all articles as Visited" or something like that. Am I losing my mind, or did a recent update take that away or... what? --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]] - [http://hiver.swordofthestars.com/ SotS]) 23:47, 14 August 2006 (CDT)
:Is it possible to change the CSS so that links which have been clicked on are an ever so slightly different colour like before? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 02:58, 22 August 2006 (CDT)
::Updated in CSS. Just waiting to be uploaded :-) --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 03:05, 22 August 2006 (CDT)

== Login Problems ==

Hello, since the update to the new MediaWiki-Software and the move to the new URL I (and probably everyone else) cannot login to the [http://de.battlestarwiki.org German BSW] anymore. It tells me there is no user Astfgl but the [[:de:User:Astfgl|Userpage]] still exists. Do I have to recreate my account? If so, will my current userstats be lost? (I'm afraid they already are.) -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 03:20, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
:I can re-do the stats. I just need you to register. Can you contact me over Gtalk? I need to talk with you also about something. I sent you an email with my email address through the BSG wiki system. In any case, go ahead and REGSITER your name over there excatly with the same settings here, username, etc, and I will run the script that will re-link you to your edit count. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 03:24, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
::I once read, im sure, that it was possible to consolidate all the logins and passwords for all the wikis so that people dont have to re-register to each one. Surely this is a feature that would be of huge benefit to us?--[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 04:38, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
:::I could copy the "database" row from here to the german to save time, but this is where it gets tricky is the stats. Stats will not auto update. Though it's users. I guess it can't be that hard to count how many users there are and manually update the stat. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 04:45, 23 August 2006 (CDT)
::OK, I re-registered. I don't have GTalk (don't even really know what that is, something like ICQ?) but there are other ways to contact me on my [[User:Astfgl|userpage]]. -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 05:12, 23 August 2006 (CDT)

User:Astfgl

2006-08-23T10:12:14Z

Astfgl:

{{User Data
| photo=
| name=
| age=
| location=Berlin, Germany
| email=janoli@web.de
| gmail=
| aim=
| callsign=
| parents=2
| siblings=1
| children=0
| marital status=
| occupation=
| rank=
| countrycode=DE
| admin=
| nocat=
}}

==Battlestarwiki Projects==

* Translation from English to German, whenever possible.
* Übersetzungen vom Englischen ins Deutsche

==Contact==
ICQ: 264747846

[[de:User:Astfgl]]

Battlestar Wiki:Chiefs' noticeboard

2006-08-23T08:21:29Z

Astfgl: /* Login Problems */

Battlestar Wiki:Chiefs' noticeboard

2006-08-23T08:20:57Z

Astfgl: Login Problems

{{Project|Admin Noticeboard|image=BSG WIKI Postit.png|shortcut=BW:AN}}

This noticeboard is a location to discuss and coordinate administrative tasks for the Battlestar Wiki.

It is my hope that this place can serve as a location for administrators to coordinate their efforts on the maintenance tasks of the Wiki (it's not ALL fun and games), as well as a spot for our contributors to be able to bring things to the attention of the admins if something needs to be done. Need a protected page edited? An article or picture deleted? Admins will watchlist this page so that your request won't get lost in the shuffle.

These are the archives:
{{archive-header
| archivenumber = 01
| number = 1
| items = {{archive-item|01|General}} {{archive-item|01|David Larson Screen Capture}} {{archive-item|01|Home, Part II}} {{archive-item|01|Toaster revision}} {{archive-item|01|Billy}} {{archive-item|01|Spam Alert}} {{archive-item|01|SPAMER ALERT}} {{archive-item|01|Constant Vigilance}} {{archive-item|01|Amazon referral links}} {{archive-item|01|Spoiler policy}} {{archive-item|01|Another spammer}} {{archive-item|01|IRC Channel Open}} {{archive-item|01|Jon Doe|end=Y}}
|}}

{{archive-header
| archivenumber = 02
| number = 2
| items = {{archive-item|02|Battle Template}} {{archive-item|02|Inadvertent Deletions}} {{archive-item|02|Unlock the BW:SC Archives}} {{archive-item|02|Request that User "Shane" be given a warning ban}} {{archive-item|02|Vandel}} {{archive-item|02|Report on Vandalism by User:Mickey McGizzle}} {{archive-item|02|Shane's RFC and the Think Tank}} {{archive-item|02|Problem with mail validation}} {{archive-item|02|VandalBot Feature}} {{archive-item|02|July 8 Vandalism}} {{archive-item|02|Adminoticeboard}} {{archive-item|02|Possible Vandalism}} {{archive-item|02|Vandel}} {{archive-item|02|Search|end=Y}}
|}}

{{newsection link}}

__TOC__

== Current Administrators ==
===Bureaucrats===
Bureaucrats are administrators who have the ability to make other users into administrators. Currently only [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] has this status.
===Sysops===
Sysops are administrators who have access to move, delete and restore pages as well as blocking malicious users. The current administrators are:
*[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]]
*[[User:Day|Day]]
*[[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin Jr.]]
*[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]]
*[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]]
*[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]]
*[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]]

See [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|list of all admins on Battlestar Wiki]]

== Javascript Reported Vandals ==

== How do you sign up to be a mirror? ==

Hey all, I'm the webmaster of bsgtns.com and one of the owners of MediaBlvd. We think this is a pretty cool thing that you have here, and would like to offer up some server space for a mirror. MB has 6 high end servers, and good deals on bandwidth. I might be missing how to go about that, as I'm fairly new to this space. I did want to say that I really like the concept though, and I spent several hours going thru the Wiki yesterday, and liked what I saw enough to want to be involved-- NetRanger
:[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|talk to joe]]. I think usually the mirror deals with running the software of mediawiki and one site having access to the other and vice-versa. Joe is currently sick. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:12, 31 July 2006 (CDT)
:[[BW:MIR]] is the basic requirements. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:18, 31 July 2006 (CDT)
::AFAIK basicly a Mirror has the exact same content except when you go to edit, it takes you to the real BSWiki site? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 04:24, 1 August 2006 (CDT)
:::Yep. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 09:41, 1 August 2006 (CDT)

== Where to file feature request on MediaWiki ==
:''Moved to [[User talk:Shane]]''

== Help for Wiki Review Article ==

Admins can help in the circus I created named [[State of the Wiki II]]. I protected the article so that we can corral the talk page commentary to correct the agregious formatting, bias, lack of bias, and all other ills. This is arguably the worst article I've ever made. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:17, 14 August 2006 (CDT)

== Mark as Read ==

Did there used to be a buttton thart did this on my Watchlist? Often, I'll read a diff, rather than the actual article, but I would like it unbolded all the same. I could've sworn there used to be a button that said "Mark all articles as Visited" or something like that. Am I losing my mind, or did a recent update take that away or... what? --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]] - [http://hiver.swordofthestars.com/ SotS]) 23:47, 14 August 2006 (CDT)
:Is it possible to change the CSS so that links which have been clicked on are an ever so slightly different colour like before? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 02:58, 22 August 2006 (CDT)
::Updated in CSS. Just waiting to be uploaded :-) --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 03:05, 22 August 2006 (CDT)

== Login Problems ==

Hello, since the update to the new MediaWiki-Software and the move to the new URL I (and probably everyone else) cannot login to the [http://de.battlestarwiki.org|German BSW] anymore. It tells me there is no user Astfgl but the [[:de:User:Astfgl|Userpage]] still exists. Do I have to recreate my account? If so, will my current userstats be lost? (I'm afraid they already are.) -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 03:20, 23 August 2006 (CDT)

Daru Mozu

2006-08-17T17:04:57Z

Astfgl:

{{Ship Data
| image= Daru_mozu_213_1080i.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Unknown
| role= Tylium refinery ship
| status= Damaged by suicide bomber from [[Demand Peace]] movement
}}

''Daru Mozu'' is a [[tylium]] [[refinery ship]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. It was damaged by a suicide bomber who was part of a [[Cylon]] [[Demand Peace|peace movement]] ([[Epiphanies]]).

==Notes==
''Daru Mozu'' is of the same configuration as the refinery ship brought to the fleet in the Miniseries shortly before its departure to Ragnar Anchorage, and a Tauron-registered refinery ship has been alluded to on other occasions, but it is not certain that they are the same craft.

[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Craft]] [[Category: RDM]]

[[de:Daru Mozu]]

Blackbird

2006-08-13T01:25:15Z

Astfgl:

{{Ship Data
| image= Blackbird FotP.JPG
| title= Blackbird
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= 1 pilot
| role= Prototype stealth infiltrator
| weapons= conventional missiles, could be armed with nuclear warheads
| status= Prototype destroyed
}}

The '''Blackbird''' is a prototype [[Colonial]] stealth fighter craft constructed by Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]], his deck crews, and other members of ''[[Galactica]]''. This craft was meant to supplement the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], given the issues in maintaining the remaining craft aboard the [[battlestar]]. Chief Tyrol had originally intended just to build a standard Viper but ended up building a ship that was of more value to ''Galactica'' than another Viper.

== Design and Technology ==

The Blackbird is designed to use the Viper [[Launch tubes|launch tube]]s, and therefore shares the same general shape. It is built more for speed than for maneuverability. If it is armed, it likely fires the same ammunition as typical Vipers, though this has not yet been demonstrated.

It does not use metal for its skin since this metal was reserved for Viper repairs. Instead, on [[Karl Agathon]]'s suggestion, the Blackbird uses a carbon composite material, which makes it largely invisible to [[DRADIS]] scanning.

Along with the usual [[RCS]] mechanisms for directional control, the Blackbird is powered by obsolete [[DDG-62]] engines (designed by [[Peter Laird]], a civilian aeronautical engineer) that came from the flight deck of a Colonial fleet ship named ''[[Baah Pakal]]''. One must speculate that since a typical Viper's engines are vulnerable to heat-seeking missiles ([[Miniseries]]), these must be as well. This would compromise its stealth features during powered flight. (This is less of a disadvantage in space than in atmospheric flight; a spacecraft's inertia is not disrupted by gravity, friction, and other factors an atmospheric-bound craft would be, and thus can fly straight almost indefinitely without firing its engines while in empty space.)

The Blackbird is [[FTL|Jump]]-capable, but is not equipped with a Colonial transponder, either for stealth purposes or due to supply shortages.

== ''Laura'' and Her Flight History ==
[[image:Flight_of_the_Phoenix-Laura.jpg|thumb|A close-up of the cursive on the side of the Blackbird. (C. Universal Studios)]]
The first prototype is dubbed ''"Laura"'' in honor of President [[Laura Roslin]]. [[Kara Thrace]] pilots the maiden test flight, wherein she handily eludes her escort, [[Lee Adama]].

The following individuals aid CPO [[Galen Tyrol]] in ''Laura's'' construction:

* [[Anastasia Dualla]] improves communication systems.
* [[Anthony Figurski]]
* [[Cally]]
* [[Jammer]]
* [[Seelix]]
* [[Karl Agathon]] suggests the use of carbon composite materials for the Blackbird's skin.
* [[Saul Tigh]] offers the [[DDG-62]] engines.
* [[Kara Thrace]] aids in a few design principles and tests the craft.

Colonel Tigh originally denounces the project as frivolous, but later provides assistance in procuring the DDG-62 engines. Others among Tyrol's own deck crew also at first consider the project a waste of time, as noted through their initial reactions to Tyrol's proposal. However, Commander [[William Adama]] believes that the endeavor offers hope and purpose, and therefore permits it to continue despite the crisis with the [[Cylon]] [[logic bomb]] that has infected the ''Galactica'''s systems ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

''Laura'' quickly proves her worth when Kara Thrace, by tacit request of Lee Adama, absconds with the Blackbird, claiming she is running a test flight for Admiral Cain. In reality, Starbuck has undertaken a reconnaissance mission to investigate a mysterious Cylon ship being escorted by two [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestars]] and many other support ships and fighters. ''Pegasus'' [[CAG]] [[Cole Taylor]] knows of the Blackbird but dismissed Thrace from the project and chose to use Raptors for his mission.

[[Image:Blackbird destroyed.png|thumb|left|The destruction of ''Laura'' during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]].]]

Starbuck is able to approach the Cylon fleet and the unknown ship completely undetected by the Cylons. She takes picture after picture while flying into and through the superstructure of the vessel, Jumping away just as the 'Bird clears the vessel's bow. The lack of a Colonial transponder causes the Battlestars ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' to turn their Vipers on Thrace as she approaches the Fleet, both Battlestars' DRADIS systems marking her as a [[Raider]] by mistake. The Blackbird is in visual range of the Fleet long before DRADIS detects her approach.

Moments later, Admiral Cain receives detailed pictures of the unknown vessel, and [[Gaius Baltar]] eventually details the name and purpose of the [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

''Laura'' is later piloted by then-Lieutenant [[Lee Adama]] in the battle to disable the Resurrection Ship's FTL drive, preventing her escape so that Vipers can destroy it. While Adama is successful, a collision with a disabled [[Raptor]] seriously damages the Blackbird, requiring him to eject. While Adama is later rescued, it is likely that the ''Laura'' is destroyed ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).
 

==Notes==
* Since the Blackbird was designed for stealth, not manuverability, it was logical that an FTL drive was added for advanced reconnaissance. The unused FTL drive came perhaps from a [[Raptor 305|Raptor]] that was scrapped for parts in "[[Fragged]]."
* The Blackbird's ungainly handling characteristics are quite evident during Starbuck's first test flight, as she spends the first several seconds out of the launch tube attempting to gain control over the craft ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).
*[[Wikipedia:Reinforced carbon-carbon|Carbon composites]] are a family of materials used in lightweight or high-temperature-resistant construction, of which a type is used in the nose and leading edges of the wings of [[Wikipedia:NASA|NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Space Transportation System|Space Shuttle Orbiter]]. Carbon composites are somewhat fragile, so impacts (even one from a champagne bottle, which Laura Roslin jokingly attempted to do as she christened the ship) may cause the material to splinter or break. It was damage to this material that caused the destruction of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' on [[Wikipedia:STS-107|STS-107]].
*Executive Producer [[David Eick]] stated in his video blog that the Blackbird is "not a Viper", so it is not classed as a modified Viper model ("Viper Mark VIII", etc), but is an entirely distinct craft.
*The fighter's nickname creates a curious comparison with her namesake, Laura Roslin. The ailing but influential President Roslin and her rapid, secretive actions in her quest for Earth's location (including diverting Lt. Thrace from her original mission to destroy the Kobol basestar) as well as her savvy political work in "[[Colonial Day]]", are humorously similar in perspective to the abilities of "Laura", a structually weak, but highly agile and initially underestimated stealth fighter. Like President Roslin (the only known surviving official of the pre-holocaust Colonial [[government]]), the Blackbird is a unique commodity.
*The Blackbird is most likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Lockheed SR-71|SR-71 Blackbird]], an actual highspeed reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 not only shares the principle but also many design features. These include the engines pointing forward from the wings and also the swept long nose smoothing out on the sides.

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Resurrection Ship

2006-08-11T22:22:39Z

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: ''This article deals with the ship. For the episodes of the same name, see "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".''

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| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Unknown
| role= Cylon ressurection
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| status= [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|Destroyed]]
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The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon agent|humanoids]] who are killed. Normally, upon death, their consciousnesses are downloaded into new identical bodies on the [[Cylon homeworld]], but for Cylon agents located farther and farther away from home - such as those aboard the humans' refugee [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a humanoid Cylon is limited.

For this reason, when the Cylons began pursuing The Fleet, they incorporated the Resurrection Ship at the center of their pursuit force, to provide their agents with a fallback position; if they were killed, their consciousnesses could be downloaded to new bodies without concern. Without that ship, a killed Cylon would truly die, as their consciousnesses also would be cut off.

Based on testimony provided by [[Gina]] and on reconnaisance photos taken by [[Kara Thrace]] on the [[Blackbird]], the ship contains multiple copies of [[Cylon agent]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|left| ''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]
===Pursuing The Fleet===
When ''Pegasus'' happened upon a Resurrection Ship, later found to be pursuing The Fleet, they found that the ship was escorted by two [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s and approximately a dozen support vessels. It is assumed that the ships were following the Fleet since the exodus from the Colonies.

[[Image:Res Ship Int.jpg|thumb|right|An interior view of the Cylon Resurrection Ship]]
According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to "''the'' Fleet", presumably the main one guarding this ship ("[[Final Cut]]"). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''.

Prior to Thrace's recon flight, the function of such a ship was a complete mystery. Admiral Cain speculated that it was a command and control ship, while Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning an offensive strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly escalated and threatened to derail the operation ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). Only after Thrace's arrival with data regarding the resurrection ship did the standoff end.

===Destruction===

In a [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|joint operation]] by the both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', the resurrection ship was disabled and then destroyed. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). This was done using a number of Colonial civilian transports left to bait ships from the Cylon Fleet; those ships were then engaged and occupied by the Vipers protecting the "helpless" Colonial ships.

With the Cylon fleet divided, the two battlestars then attacked the two basestars protecting the resurrection ship. As the resurrection ship attempted to flee, the [[Blackbird]] piloted by Lieutenant [[Lee Adama]] was able to slip inside and disable the ship's FTL drive. With the two escort basestars being blown to pieces by the battlestars, the resurrection ship, now dead in the water, was quickly torn apart by all the remaining Viper squadrons, lead by Thrace.

After its destruction, the imprisoned Cylon [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] revealed to Thrace that the resurrection ship had also served to ressurect the consciousnesses of destroyed [[Cylon Raider]]s. The loss has forced Raiders to change their attack tactics from frontal assuaults on [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] ''en masse'' to more cautious hit-and-run strikes and coy traps ("[[Scar]]" and "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

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Cubit

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'''Cubits''' are a form of government-regulated currency used throughout the Twelve Colonies in both the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

==In the Original Series==

Cubits were normally seen in coin form. Frequently, viewers have seen cubits played in [[Pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] games, usually while [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is playing.

==In the Re-imagined Series==
[[Image:Bsg_cubit_starbuck_001.jpg|thumb|[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] tearing a 1000 cubit slip. ([[Colonial Day]])]]
The cubit typically comes in two forms: coin and paper ([[Miniseries]]).

The paper version comes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 (logically assumed), 500 ([[Act of Contrition]]) and even 1000 ([[Colonial Day]]). Coin versions of cubits also exist and bear the icon of the colony of origin on at least one of its sides. Coines can be gold or silver ([[Black Market]]).

Currency within [[The Fleet (RDM)|refugee fleet]] led by ''Galactica'' became technically worthless as pointed out by [[Tom Zarek]]. However, President Roslin's administration did strive to address this, and presidential aide [[Wallace Gray]] is instrumental a move to return the Fleet to a currency-based economy to allow commerce in the Fleet to continue so this form of currency is still utilized ([[Colonial Day]]).

It is assumed that cubits became the common currency after the [[Articles of Colonization]] were passed.

==Notes==
The [[wikipedia:Cubit|Cubit]] is an ancient unit of measurement used by various civilizations and mentioned several times in the [[wikipedia:Bible|Christian Bible]], most prominently in the [[wikipedia:Old Testament|Old Testament]] story of [[wikipedia:Noah's Ark|Noah's Ark]]. The ''natural cubit'' is based on the distance between thumb and another finger to the elbow on an average person.

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The Twelve Colonies of Kobol

2006-07-30T20:01:59Z

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:''This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. See [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] for information on the Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].''

{{Twelve Colonies Series}}
Approximately 2,000 years ago, twelve of the thirteen tribes of [[Kobol]] leave the planet due to an issue involving their [[Lords of Kobol|gods]], settling on worlds some distance away ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). Their names and icons originally corresponded to the twelve signs of the ancient tribes, although these [[wikipedia:Zodiac|names]] drifted over time. ([[Home, Part II]]).<ref>Flag matches with Colonies from "Encyclopedia Galactica." [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]. Feb./Mar. 2006: 50-55.</ref>

Although Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] and President [[Roslin]] mention leaving the solar system, it is unclear whether all twelve Colonies are orbiting a single star or what the name of this star might be ([[Miniseries]]).

''The 2003 [[Video Game]] and the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] name the home system (or galaxy) for the Twelve Colonies as [[Cyrannus]]. However, since both the Video Game and Original Series material is of a separate continuity, its name for the system is questionable for the Re-imagined Series. In an early script of the miniseries, the Twelve Colonies were originally located on a single world - [[Kobol]]. However, this was later revised to twelve separate worlds, in keeping with the Original Series concept.''

[[Ronald D. Moore]] has suggested that the Colonies probably maintained some minor observatories and listening posts in outlying star systems, but it is unlikely that ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' will encounter them in the course of the series. <ref>[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 January 30, 2005] blog entry by [[Ronald D. Moore]]</ref>

==Aerelon==
[[Image:ColonialColors7.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Aerelon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aries|Aries]]

"Fifteen people were killed" when President [[Richard Adar]], for reasons unexplained, sent the [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to Aerelon ([[Water]]).

The mining colony of [[Troy]], destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion ([[Flesh and Bone]]) is located near Aerelon, and may have been operated by natives of that world. [[Troy]] was the alleged home of [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).

The pro [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] team from Aerelon played against the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] in one of the last games before the Cylon attack. They apparently won ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

A photo of a grief-stricken soldier staring out at the ruins of Aerelon's capital hangs behind President Roslin's desk and on the bulkhead of the pilot ready room on ''Galactica'' (titled "[[Lest We Forget]]"). ''Galactica's ''pilots touch the photo for luck as they file past to the hanger.

===Natives===
*[[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] - ([[Cylon agent#Ron Moore elaborates on the twelve models|Falsified]]. Precise home given as the [[Troy]] mining colony)
*[[Sekou Hamilton]] (Presumably - editor of the ''Aerelon Gazette'')
*[[Socinus]]
*The unnamed [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate from Aerelon voted for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]])

===Publications===
*''[[Aerelon Gazette]]''

 

==Aquaria==
[[Image:ColonialColors12.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Aquaria]]
'''Ancient Name''': (presumably [[wikipedia:Aquarius|Aquarius]])

The unnamed [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate from Aquaria voted for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).
 

==Canceron==
[[Image:ColonialColors9.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Canceron]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]

*[[Robin Wenutu]] is the Canceron Representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve]].

 

==Caprica==
[[Image:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Caprica]]
'''Ancient Name''': (presumably [[wikipedia:Capricorn|Capricorn]])

Caprica is a large blue-green planet, similar to Earth. Its largest population center is [[Caprica City]], which serves as the seat of all three branches of the Colonial [[Government]]. Caprica City is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets, such as [[Oasis]]. Thus far, Caprica is the only planet of the Twelve Colonies that viewers have seen directly. The episode opening credits show Caprica City, as well as the nuclear bombing of Caprica itself.

Other major cities included [[Delphi]], famous for the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] and also home to a large spaceport. During the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], the Cylons spared Delphi from nuclear bombardment in order to use it as a base of operations in their occupation of the planet. The human [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] cell, led by [[Samuel Anders]], operates near Delphi.

Caprica is known for its fine Caprican cloth (which Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] wears), [[fumarella leaf]], [[Caprican Imperial|Caprican cigars]] and art.

A railway line can be seen below the balcony of Baltar's house on Caprica during "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]." What appear to be internal combustion engine powered vehicles, such as cars and trucks, are seen extensively in shots of Caprica.

===Natives===
*[[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]].
*[[Caroline Adama]]
*[[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]].
*Lt. [[Zak Adama]]
*Doctor [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] (Had an apartment in Delphi. Sky One sources state that she was born on Picon, but this this information is questionable).
*[[James McManus]] (Presumably - editor of the ''[[Caprican Times]]'')
*[[Aaron Doral]] (alleged home was in [[Oasis]])
*President [[Richard Adar]] (Presumably - according to background information from SkyOne he started his political career as the mayor of [[Caprica City]])

===Publications and Media===
*''[[Caprican Times]]''
*''[[Caprican Life]]''
*[[Caprica 5]]
*[[Channel 7 News]]

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Caprica Buccaneers]]

===See also===
* [[Unnamed Cities of Caprica]]
* [[Gup's Point]]
* [[Pilgrim Bay]]
* [[Caprica Beach]]

 

==Gemenon==
[[Image:ColonialColors5.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Gemenon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Gemini|Gemini]]

Gemenon natives are known for their literal interpretations of the [[Sacred Scrolls]] ([[Fragged]]). Despite federal laws guaranteeing of reproductive freedom, the population of Gemenon was apparently very strongly opposed to abortion. Traditional Gemenese law declares children to be the property of their parents ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

Gemenon is home to the Kobol College School of Public Relations ([[Miniseries]]). One of the last ever pro [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] games was held on Gemenon just prior to the [[Cylon attack]] on the Colonies ([[Miniseries]]).

===Natives===
*Representative [[Sarah Porter]], [[Quorum of Twelve]]
*Corporal [[Venner]]
*Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Rya Kibby]]
 

==Leonis==
[[Image:ColonialColors8.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Leonis]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Leo|Leo]]

[[Safiya Sanne]] is identified as both Leonis's and [[#Picon|Picon]]'s representative on the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. See his article for details.

 

==Libra==
[[Image:ColonialColors11.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Libra]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Libra|Libra]]

''Practically no information has been given yet regarding the colony corresponding to Libra. Its colonial-era name also has yet to be confirmed.''

The ''[[Space Park]]'', a passenger liner in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], is of Libran registry.

 

==Picon==
[[Image:ColonialColors2.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Picon]]
'''Ancient Name''': (presumably [[wikipedia:Pisces|Pisces]])

Picon is the location for the [[Picon Fleet Headquarters|Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] ([[Miniseries]]). The colony came under heavy attack during the early stages of the Cylon attack. President [[Richard Adar]] offered a complete and unconditional surrender to the Cylons after Picon was nuked; this overture was ignored ([[Miniseries]], [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scene]]).

[[Ellen Tigh]] claimed to be at the airport on Picon, "on her way home" when the attack started, and that some "unknown hero" ensured she was put on the last ship to get off the planet ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).

===Natives===
*Representative [[Safiya Sanne]], [[Quorum of Twelve]] (Although see his article for some confusion on the matter)
* [[Playa Palacios]], Veteran columnist from the ''Picon Star Tribune'' (presumed a resident)
* [[Asha Janik]], Cylon sympathizer, member of the "[[Demand Peace]]" movement

===Publications===
*''[[Picon Star Tribune]]''

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Picon Panthers]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

 

==Sagittaron==
[[Image:ColonialColors10.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Sagittaron]]
'''Ancient Name''': (presumably [[wikipedia:Sagittarius|Sagittarius]])

Sagittaron endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies ([[Bastille Day]]), so much so that even after [[Articles of Colonization|unified Colonial rule]], [[Tom Zarek]] led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies. One of these acts include blowing up a government building ([[Bastille Day]]). Under Sagittarian penal law, convicted felons lose their citizenship, but have it automatically reinstated after they finish serving their sentences. This included the right to vote and to stand for election ([[Colonial Day]]).

As of the episode "[[33]]," 5,251 natives of the planet resided in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].

===Natives===
*Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*Representative [[Tom Zarek]], [[Quorum of Twelve]]
*[[Valance]] ([[Colonial Day]])
*[[Leon Grimes]] ([[Colonial Day]])

===Note===
Sagittaron is referred to as "Sagittar'''i'''on" in the [[Miniseries]], but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.

 

==Scorpia==
[[Image:ColonialColors6.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Scorpia]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpio]]

Home to the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], where battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' was docked during the Cylon attack. Scorpia native [[Eladio Puasha]] serves as its Quorum delegate.

 

==Tauron==
[[Image:ColonialColors4.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Tauron]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]

The unnamed [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate from Tauron votes for [[Gaius Baltar]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).

In a May 31st, 2006 [http://media23a.libsyn.com/a3eaeJh2aHaXeWN7Z3RppGuolHWY/podcasts/podcast411/411_060531.mp3 interview], [[Ron Moore]] stated that he toyed with the idea of making Tauron a [[Wikipedia:matriarchy|matriarchy]], unlike the gender-blind society of the other Colonies (prominently Caprica) we've seen so far.

===Natives===
*Admiral [[Helena Cain]]

 

==Virgon==
[[Image:ColonialColors1.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and Symbol of Virgon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Virgo|Virgo]]

[[Marshall Bagot]] is the Virgon Representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. In public ceremony, the Virgon delegate wears a light blue sash.

Soon after the Cylon attack began, the bulk of the spacewide offensive by the Colonials began "shaping up" over the planet. The battle ostensibly ended with the destruction of battlestar ''[[Atlantia]]'' and the death of Admiral [[Nagala]].

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Battlestar Group

2006-07-28T17:31:12Z

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:''This page covers the acronym for the '''Battlestar Group'''. BSG is also an acronym for the television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. For more, view the [[Battlestar Galactica|disambiguation page]].''

Battlestar Groups are seen by [[Ronald D. Moore]] as analogous to a modern-day [[Wikipedia:Carrier battle group|Carrier Battle Group]], comprising at least one battlestar, plus a number of support vessels.<ref>[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000015 January 27, 2005 blog post by RDM]</ref>
Given the number of available battlestars at the outbreak of hostilities with the [[Cylon attack]], it is possible that a battlestar group may have comprised a number (3-4) battlestars operating as a single unit, supported by additional Colonial vessels.

==Known Battlestar Groups==
The following Battlestar Groups are known to have existed before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]; their continued existence as functional entities is dubious:
*BSG 62: Led by [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', under Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*BSG 75: Led by [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', under Commander [[William Adama]]. This group's high unit number belies the age of ''Galactica'', probably the oldest commissioned ship in the Colonial Fleet.

==Sources==
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Space Park

2006-07-28T17:28:36Z

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{{Ship Data
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| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| ftl= Yes
| role= Used for Scientific and Military purposes
| length= 4000 feet
| width= 1250 feet
| height= 1250 feet
}}The '''Space Park''' is an [[FTL]]-capable civilian passenger liner. This passenger liner design was so successful that it was adapted for scientific and military uses by replacing passenger accomodation with laboratories, auxiliary power generators, and computer cores.

It's enormous ring section was designed in the days when artificial gravity was too expensive to utilize on a commercial ship of that size.

Some of the Space Park liners were later upgraded to include affordable artificial gravity therefore eliminating the need for their rings to rotate. Few modernized ring liners maintained it's rotation for aesthetic reasons.

At least one Space Park of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libra|Libran-registry]] was able to join [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] and escape the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the twelve colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]).

After the discovery and settlement of [[New Caprica]], it was one of the few ships to remain in orbit, and managed to escape the Cylon blockade of the planet along with battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).
 

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Fleet Headquarters

2006-07-28T17:26:04Z

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The core operational and support centre for Colonial fleet operations and co-ordination, located on the planet [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]].

Destroyed during the initial phase of the [[Cylon attack]], when Picon came under sustained Cylon bombardment ([[Miniseries]]).

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Nagala

2006-07-28T17:25:31Z

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Admiral '''Nagala''' is senior admiral in the Colonial fleet, possibly the Chief of Naval Operations. Nagala took personal command of the fleet following the destruction of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]], using [[battlestar]] ''[[Atlantia]]'' as flagship, which was subsequently destroyed with all hands in a battle above [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]].

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FTL

2006-07-28T16:58:41Z

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:''See [[Lightspeed]] for information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series']] rarely-used version of faster-than-light travel.''

[[Image:FTL1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|FTL Jump]]
==Introduction==

Acronym for '''F'''aster-'''T'''han-'''L'''ight. This is a term used to describe a means of astral propulsion utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]]. The standard term for FTL travel is '''"jump."'''

The FTL drive makes interstellar travel possible for both the Colonials and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. No longer confined to their own home solar system, the Cylons managed to avoid Colonial interference for 40 years after the [[Cylon War]] and establish their own home-world. However, not all ships -- from small to large -- are outfitted with these drives ([[Miniseries]]). It's likely that FTL drives are not commonplace on many civilian ships because of the costs involved in using and maintaining the drive and the amount of [[tyllium|fuel]] available. For some civilian ships that travel comparatively short distances between some destinations, such as the ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]], FTL may simply be impractical or unnecessary.

The technology behind FTL systems is such that, providing the relevant data is known, ships can jump with a high degree of accuracy, allowing ships to rendezvous in space and even "park" in a synchronous orbit directly above a given point on a planet's surface ([[Miniseries]]). Proper FTL use even enables vessels to arrive in crowded areas, such as the middle of an asteroid field or other ships, without the risk of collision and damage ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

No specific information on the technology of an FTL drive has been given in the Miniseries or regular series. We know only that ''Galactica'' has two FTL drives, and that other smaller or civilian ships have a single drive. We also know from dialogue that the FTL drives on ''Galactica'' are "spun up", suggesting a use of electromagnetic or centrifugal energies that may serve in creating the fields or forces needed to activate the engines.

== Colonial Limitations ==

* Colonial FTL systems are not small-scale, and cannot be installed into vehicles such as the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]. They can, however, be used on vehicles the size of a [[Raptor]], which is limited to brief, short-distance jumps. Raptors can make a sequence of short FTL "hops" in a row, to reach the same destination as a capital ship with a full-sized FTL drive ([[Miniseries]]).
* Colonial FTL systems cannot be used multiple times over a long period of time, for they are prone to breakdown after excessive, repetitive use ([[33]]).
* FTL jumps can apparently induce nausea or discomfort in some people, such as [[Cally]] ([[Miniseries]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])
* The wormholes generated by Colonial drive systems are limited in size; this defines the maximum size to which a colonial vessel can be built (hence the need for [[Battlestar|battlestars]] to retract their landing pods and reduce their overall cross-section prior to a jump ([[Miniseries]], [[33]], etc.).
* Colonial FTL systems appear to be a holdover from the [[History of the Twelve Colonies#Exodus|Exodus]] from [[Kobol]], and their current designs have been developed to meet the needs of jumping between the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], as their outposts in other [[Troy|star systems]]. Colonial FTL capabilities have defined limits, referred to as the [[Red Line]], beyond which jumps may not be possible / could result in damage to a vessel's drive system / lead to navigational inaccuracies that might put the ship at risk.
* Navigators must be careful to plan FTL jump paths so as not to get too close to planets or other large objects, as they can be dangerous ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Knowing the limitations of their own FTL drives, a team apparently led by Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] successfully refitted a [[Raptor]] with the FTL drive from a captured [[Heavy Raider]] (presumably the one used by [[Kara Thrace]] to return from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]"). They later use this drive's data (with the aid of the cooperative copy of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]) to coordinate a squadron of Raptors to fly back to Caprica for a rescue mission to retrieve a [[Caprica Resistance|team of resistance fighters there]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Despite the accuracy of the advanced Cylon FTL drive and Valerii's aid in marking the Jumps, two Raptors do not complete the mission. One obtains corrupted Jump data and finds itself within a nebula and a undiscovered [[New Caprica|habitable planet]], and is forced to return to the Fleet. The second Raptor also gets corrupted coordinates and materializes inside a nearby mountain on the final Jump intra-atmosphere into Caprica, with a loss of ship and crew.

== Cylon Advantage ==

* Cylon FTL systems can be manufactured on a smaller scale to their Colonial equivalent, thus allowing the [[Cylon Raider]] to be outfitted with an FTL drive. ([[Miniseries]]).
* Cylon FTL drive systems are far more efficient than their Colonial equivalent. Tests with the Raider captured by the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]) demonstrated that the drive could enable the Raider to jump directly from the vicinity of [[Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]) - a jump completed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] during her search for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).
* The extreme ranges over which Cylon vessels can jump would indicate that Cylon navigation systems are far better integrated with their FTL system to enable such long-distance jumps to be accurately plotted.
* Given that the Cylons left Colonial space to find their own planet, it is possible that their longer-range FTL capability was created in response to a desire to be able to cover the distance between their adoptive home-world and those of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] with a single jump.

==Background to FTL in New BSG==
In establishing the series the creators of the [[Re-imagined|new Battlestar Galactica]] determined to keep everything within the show very "[[Naturalistic science fiction|natural]]". This means steering away from the standard clichés of television science-fiction: no bumpy-head aliens, no remarkable technology such as matter/anti-matter conversion, etc. So how is the concept of faster-than-light travel possible within this precept?

===Underpinning Theories===

[[Image:Wormhole-demo.png|thumb|FTL: "Folding Space" (credit: Wikipedia)]]
The FTL drive technology used within the [[Re-imagined|new Battlestar Galactica]] appears to be based on the use of [[Wikipedia:Superstring Theory|Superstring Theory]] and [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] that essentially enable the "jump drive" systems to "fold" space, reducing the distance between any two points by creating a "corridor" through space that links them together (essentially forming a wormhole, or Einstein-Rosen Bridge). Such "corridors" are allowed by the general theory of relativity; what [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] does is provide a way to change the topology of space-time dynamically.

The use of such Wormholes is based on the tenet that space is curved. Hence the term "[[Wikipedia:Wormhole|wormhole]]", which arises from the analogy that space can be seen as an apple. A worm can travel from one side of the apple to the other in two ways:
* By crawling over the surface, or
* By burrowing through the apple (creating a "wormhole").
Obviously, the second option is considerably shorter than the first.

===Relativistic Acceleration===
A key point concerning the use of wormholes within the new Battlestar Galactica, is that they do not break the fundamental limiting factor of our universe: the speed of light. Vessels in the new Battlestar Galactica series do not accelerate to faster-than-light velocities. Rather, they use the wormhole to reduce the distance to their destination, thus giving the ''impression'' of faster-than-light travel.

This is the reason why FTL jumps are virtually instantaneous within episodes (e.g.[[33]]). It also means that the only ''direct'' form of propulsion available for vessels is generated by their [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight drive systems]]. In turn, this is why vessels exiting from a jump are seen to be travelling at the same velocity as when they committed to the jump ([[Miniseries]], [[33]], [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]], etc.)

===Feasibility===
While the use of wormholes in this manner is not currently possible, work is progressing on superstring and M-Theory which may make the creation of wormholes possible in the future. The limiting factor is the ability to generate negative energy densities, which are allowed (though severely restricted) by quantum mechanics. As such, the use of such systems again meets one of the stated desires of the the producers of the new Battlestar Galactica: not to rely on the "traditional" trappings of science-fiction that require exotic science and technology. Theoretical physicist [[Wikipedia:Kip Thorne|Kip Thorne]] has carried out extensive research into wormholes, and helped develop a scientifically-consistent means of wormhole travel used by [[Wikipedia:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] in his novel [[Wikipedia:Contact (novel)|"Contact"]] which bears a remarkable similarity to the technology employed within Battlestar Galactica.

==Jump Calculations==
Based on deduction from information gleaned in [[Scattered|Scattered]], a set of Jump Coordinates used to execute an FTL-Jump "tells" the Jump Drive to fold space along a vector of three dimensions:

*Elevation
*Rotation
*Distance

Here, the dimension of Distance would represent more than just a straight line, plotted through three-dimensional space but the amount of space curvature that the jump drive would have to fold.

A possible algorithm for jump calculations would therefore necessitate first and foremost the figuring out of the exact location of the ship, relative to its intended point of arrival after the jump. This is done by identifying, fixing and triangulating several stars. <ref name="tigh">This much is explained by Col. Tigh to his wife Ellen in "Scattered".</ref>

Next, the ship's position relative to the intended point of arrival would be [[Wikipedia:Point plotting|plotted]] on a three-dimensional [[Wikipedia:Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian coordinate system]], using the ship as its [[Wikipedia:Origin (mathematics)|point of origin]], i.e. (0/0/0).

Then, the positions of any known stellar bodies and other obstacles would have to be plotted on that coordinate system as well, in order to establish where to jump and where ''not'' to jump.

Finally, the point of arrival would likewise be plotted. The hard part in making a single jump over long distances, like to [[Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar]] in the Miniseries, would therefore lie not so much in getting the jump drive to fold space correctly, as in correctly figuring out where possible obstacles, such as a sun or a black hole, are located and then adjusting the direction of the jump accordingly, so as to land the ship in a clear volume of space.

==What happened in "Scattered"?==
[[Image:jump calculations.jpg|thumb|left|Schematic Diagram showing the three different sets of Jump Coordinates]]
In "[[Scattered]]", [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] executed jumps according to different sets of coordinates. As a consequence, ''Galactica'' had to jump back along its original jump vector, to the former point of origin of the two jumps, reacquire the former starfixes and calculate a best-fit solution given the Fleet's current position.

At first glance, this seems counter-intuitive. Since presumably both sets of jump coordinates were known to ''Galactica'', a simple triangulation of the two jump vectors would have produced an alternative third set of jump-coordinates which should have allowed ''Galactica'' to jump to the Fleet directly.
A possible explanation for the complications that arise in such a case may lie in the [[Wikipedia:General Relativity|"Curvature" of space]] and the fact that ships retain their initial velocity through a jump <ref name="velocity">This can be seen in the Miniseries immediately after Galactica jumps to Ragnar.
# In the [[Miniseries]], Colonel Tigh gives the impression that an FTL jump hasn't taken place in some 20 years and would be inadvisable. Given the preponderance of ships with FTL drives (some 63 comprising the surviving Colonial fleet alone ([[33]]). Tigh was probably referring to the last time ''[[Galactica]]'' herself made an FTL jump.</ref>

Space is not flat, but distorted by stellar masses, especially [[Wikipedia:Sun|Suns]] and [[Wikipedia:Black holes|Black Holes]]. Assuming that FTL Jumps cover enormous distances, the above the two different jumps would place lots of unknown stellar bodies between ''Galactica'' and the Fleet, distorting space and thereby screwing up the dimension of "Distance" in the above mentioned third set of jump-coordinates.

So in order to find the Fleet, ''Galactica'' had to jump back to the point of origin of their last jump, reacquire the Fleet's set of [[Emergency Jump Coordinates]], i.e. figure out where the Point of Origin of these coordinates was ''and'' how to orient the coordinate system used to define these coordinates. This would ensure that ''Galactica'' took approximately the same route as the Fleet did, thereby passing the same stellar bodies along the way and ending up in the vicinity of the Fleet.

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