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The Fleet (TRS)

2006-02-04T04:08:40Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Ships */

''For information on the military fleet of the Tweleve Colonies, see [[Colonial Fleet]].''

'''The Fleet''' is the convoy of ships that contain what is effectively the last survivors of humanity after the [[Cylon Attack]], and it forms the backdrop of the drama of the several television series all known as [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]. Unofficially, off-screen many viewers refer to it as the "RTF"; "Rag Tag Fleet", or more fully, "RTFF"; "Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet", after the voiceover for the original series.

== Overview ==

"The Fleet" began as a convoy of about sixty stranded commercial and civilian ships assembled by [[Laura Roslin]] in the immediate aftermath of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] as depicted in the [[Mini-Series]]. It is not shown that any of these found ships were Colonial military craft, save [[Raptor 478]], although [[Crashdown]] was mentioned as being a "refugee from [[Triton]]". Of these, twenty ships were abandoned to an imminent Cylon attack because they lacked [[FTL]] drives. The remainder of the Fleet joined with battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', the only [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] surviving warship in the first months after the events of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Fleet represents the last vestige of humanity, protected by ''Galactica''. The political and social troubles of the Fleet as it wanders through space function as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.

The phrase "the Fleet" functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as a substitute for the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Usage of the term "the Fleet" has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President [[Laura Roslin]]'s continued use of the term ''President of the [[Twelve Colonies]].'' This may be interpreted as either an expression of hope that eventually the people on board the ships of the Fleet will reestablish themselves on a new colony permanently, or a psychological inability to confront that the Fleet may be the only home that humanity knows for a very long time.

[[Saul Tigh]]'s assertion in "[[The Farm]]" that the twenty four ships which departed with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] during her insurrection represented "almost a third of the fleet" imply that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's.

===Ships===
* ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', last remaining [[Original battlestar (RDM)|original battlestar]] and main protector and flagship of the Fleet ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Colonial One]]'', President [[Laura Roslin]]'s ship, previously known as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', a [[Mercury class battlestar]] formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)]]), currently under the command of [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])
* ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', destroyed in "[[33]]" after apparent an Cylon takeover. Multiple ships of the same model, including the ''Pan Galactic'' and ''Sagitarrian Spaceways'' are still part of the fleet.
* ''[[Gemini]]'', FTL-capable freighter which Valerii escorts to the convoy. ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'', mentioned frequently and notable for several reasons:
**First (reported) human birth after the exodus from the Colonies ([[33]])
**Where [[Ellen Tigh]] was suddenly discovered three weeks after the attack ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]])
**Where Ellen Tigh intended her husband to meet with allies of [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Colonial Day]])
* ''[[Coronis]]'' ([[Litmus]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/106/deleted1.html deleted scene])
* ''[[Virgon Express]]'' ([[Water]])
* ''[[Astral Queen]]'', prison ship noted for carrying 1500 prisoners, including [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Bastille Day]])
* ''[[Scorpia Traveler]]'', a civilian ship that carried a suicide bomber copy of [[Aaron Doral]] ([[Litmus]])
* ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]'', greeted by Colonial One shortly after Laura Roslin's hasty inauguration.
* ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', a civilian ship that a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] was captured on ([[Flesh and Bone]])
**The above two appear to be of identical configuration, and may be the same ship.
* ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', a luxury liner desgined to mimick the enviroment of a habitable planet.
**Meeting place of the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. ([[Colonial Day]])
**Base of operations for [[Demand Peace]]. ([[Epiphanies]])
* ''[[Zephyr]]'' ([[Fragged]])
* ''[[Gideon]]'', a supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians were killed by ''Galactica'' marines. ([[Resistance]])
* ''[[Kimba Huta]]'', a cold storage vessel on which exiled President Roslin hid from Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh. ([[The Farm]])
* ''[[Monarch]]'', a mining ship that joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Adriatic]]'', a member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Striker]]'', damaged in a refuelling operation overseen by Capt. [[George Birch]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Celestra]] (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Space Park]]'' (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Flattop]]'', a [[salvage and repair]] ship (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Freighter 212]]'', a ship [[Louanne Katraine]] apparently has some "buddies" on ([[Final Cut]])
* ''[[Baah Pakal]]'', a ship carrying unused [[DDG-62]] engines onboard ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])
*''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' (While the original was destroyed in the [[Mini-Series]], various background shots have placed an [[FTL]]-equiped Botanical Cruiser in the fleet.)
* ''[[Daru Mozu]]'', a [[tylium]] refinery ship. Damaged by a suicide bomber in [[Epiphanies]].
* ''[[Greanleaf]]'', a ship where [[Asha Janik]] was a maintenance worker before being recruited to ''Galactica'''s machine shop.
* ''[[McConnell]]'', a supply ship frequented my Commander [[Jack Fisk]].
* ''[[Prometheus]]'', an "off the grid" freighter and the den of mercenary-turned-crime boss [[Phelan]].
* ''[[Majahual]]'', a mining ship seen in ([[Scar]]).
In the episode "[[The Farm]]", 24 ships leave the Fleet to return to Kobol. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] provides the following breakdown:
*12 transports - incl. the ''Astral Queen'', and the ''Gemenon Traveller''
*7 freighters
*3 construction platforms
*1 private cruiser
*1 mining ship - the ''Monarch''.

===Demographics===

A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In "[[33]]", before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there were 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]", the [[Laura Roslin faction]] left the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 were Gemenons and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the fleet was 47,857.

This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.
*Note that Gemenon and Caprica had more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron had in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.
*Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives made up 10.50% of the fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, we assume that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.
*The figures from the Roslin faction can be viewed in several ways:
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics1.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenons and Capricans jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction.
::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13.06%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 27,081 (56.59%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics2.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenons jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the "religion card", but Caprican portion of the Roslin faction was representative of the Fleet.
::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (58.93%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 5,127 persons (10.72%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics3.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenon portions of the Roslin faction were representative of the fleet.
::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (34.72%)
::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (52.78%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 956 (2.00%)<br clear="both">
*Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was in the vicinity when the attack began, and was the nucleus around which the fleet rallied, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore probably somewhere in between Assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.

As for population distribution, we know the population of ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of [[Water]]), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of [[33]]) and ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of [[Bastille Day]], [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the mini-series). There are 176 civillians in the cargo hold of [[Colonial One]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". The fleet is stated at about 75 ships in "[[Resistance]]", retconned up from 40 in the mini.
*Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.
*The 23 ships that left with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.

==Notes==

In the [[Mini-Series]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. These ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.

* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series "Firefly" and the motion picture, "[http://www.serenitymovie.com/ Serenity]", appears briefly in the sky outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see Laura Roslin.

* The original USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) from the original ''[http://www.startrek.com Star Trek]'' TV series makes a cameo in the last shot of the Fleet as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Mini-Series.

*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] TV series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[IMDB:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to the Original Series.

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The Fleet (TRS)

2006-02-04T04:06:15Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Ships */

''For information on the military fleet of the Tweleve Colonies, see [[Colonial Fleet]].''

'''The Fleet''' is the convoy of ships that contain what is effectively the last survivors of humanity after the [[Cylon Attack]], and it forms the backdrop of the drama of the several television series all known as [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]. Unofficially, off-screen many viewers refer to it as the "RTF"; "Rag Tag Fleet", or more fully, "RTFF"; "Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet", after the voiceover for the original series.

== Overview ==

"The Fleet" began as a convoy of about sixty stranded commercial and civilian ships assembled by [[Laura Roslin]] in the immediate aftermath of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]] as depicted in the [[Mini-Series]]. It is not shown that any of these found ships were Colonial military craft, save [[Raptor 478]], although [[Crashdown]] was mentioned as being a "refugee from [[Triton]]". Of these, twenty ships were abandoned to an imminent Cylon attack because they lacked [[FTL]] drives. The remainder of the Fleet joined with battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', the only [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] surviving warship in the first months after the events of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Fleet represents the last vestige of humanity, protected by ''Galactica''. The political and social troubles of the Fleet as it wanders through space function as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.

The phrase "the Fleet" functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as a substitute for the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Usage of the term "the Fleet" has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President [[Laura Roslin]]'s continued use of the term ''President of the [[Twelve Colonies]].'' This may be interpreted as either an expression of hope that eventually the people on board the ships of the Fleet will reestablish themselves on a new colony permanently, or a psychological inability to confront that the Fleet may be the only home that humanity knows for a very long time.

[[Saul Tigh]]'s assertion in "[[The Farm]]" that the twenty four ships which departed with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] during her insurrection represented "almost a third of the fleet" imply that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's.

===Ships===
* ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', last remaining [[Original battlestar (RDM)|original battlestar]] and main protector and flagship of the Fleet ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Colonial One]]'', President [[Laura Roslin]]'s ship, previously known as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', a [[Mercury class battlestar]] formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[Pegasus (episode)]]), currently under the command of [[Jack Fisk]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])
* ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', destroyed in "[[33]]" after apparent an Cylon takeover. Multiple ships of the same model, including the ''Pan Galactic'' and ''Sagitarrian Spaceways'' are still part of the fleet.
* ''[[Gemini]]'', FTL-capable freighter which Valerii escorts to the convoy. ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'', mentioned frequently and notable for several reasons:
**First (reported) human birth after the exodus from the Colonies ([[33]])
**Where [[Ellen Tigh]] was suddenly discovered three weeks after the attack ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]])
**Where Ellen Tigh intended her husband to meet with allies of [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Colonial Day]])
* ''[[Coronis]]'' ([[Litmus]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/106/deleted1.html deleted scene])
* ''[[Virgon Express]]'' ([[Water]])
* ''[[Astral Queen]]'', prison ship noted for carrying 1500 prisoners, including [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Bastille Day]])
* ''[[Scorpia Traveler]]'', a civilian ship that carried a suicide bomber copy of [[Aaron Doral]] ([[Litmus]])
* ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]'', greeted by Colonial One shortly after Laura Roslin's hasty inauguration.
* ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', a civilian ship that a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] was captured on ([[Flesh and Bone]])
**The above two appear to be of identical configuration, and may be the same ship.
* ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', a luxury liner desgined to mimick the enviroment of a habitable planet.
**Meeting place of the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. ([[Colonial Day]])
**Base of operations for [[Demand Peace]]. ([[Epiphanies]])
* ''[[Zephyr]]'' ([[Fragged]])
* ''[[Gideon]]'', a supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians were killed by ''Galactica'' marines. ([[Resistance]])
* ''[[Kimba Huta]]'', a cold storage vessel on which exiled President Roslin hid from Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh. ([[The Farm]])
* ''[[Monarch]]'', a mining ship that joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Adriatic]]'', a member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Striker]]'', damaged in a refuelling operation overseen by Capt. [[George Birch]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Celestra]] (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Space Park]]'' (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Flattop]]'', a [[salvage and repair]] ship (Identified on official Sci-Fi Channel web site but not yet seen in aired episode)
* ''[[Freighter 212]]'', a ship [[Louanne Katraine]] apparently has some "buddies" on ([[Final Cut]])
* ''[[Baah Pakal]]'', a ship carrying unused [[DDG-62]] engines onboard ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])
*''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' (While the original was destroyed in the [[Mini-Series]], various background shots have placed an [[FTL]]-equiped Botanical Cruiser in the fleet.)
* ''[[Daru Mozu]]'', a [[tylium]] refinery ship. Damaged by a suicide bomber in [[Epiphanies]].
* ''[[Greanleaf]]'', a ship where [[Asha Janik]] was a maintenance worker before being recruited to ''Galactica'''s machine shop.
* ''[[McConnell]]'', a supply ship frequented my Commander [[Jack Fisk]].
* ''[[Prometheus]]'', an "off the grid" freighter and the den of mercenary-turned-crime boss [[Phelan]].
* ''[[Majahual]]'', a mining ship seen in [[Scar]].
In the episode "[[The Farm]]", 24 ships leave the Fleet to return to Kobol. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] provides the following breakdown:
*12 transports - incl. the ''Astral Queen'', and the ''Gemenon Traveller''
*7 freighters
*3 construction platforms
*1 private cruiser
*1 mining ship - the ''Monarch''.

===Demographics===

A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In "[[33]]", before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there were 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]", the [[Laura Roslin faction]] left the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 were Gemenons and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the fleet was 47,857.

This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.
*Note that Gemenon and Caprica had more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron had in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.
*Before the destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives made up 10.50% of the fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, we assume that the ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.
*The figures from the Roslin faction can be viewed in several ways:
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics1.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenons and Capricans jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction.
::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13.06%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 27,081 (56.59%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics2.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenons jumped to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the "religion card", but Caprican portion of the Roslin faction was representative of the Fleet.
::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (58.93%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 5,127 persons (10.72%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics3.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenon portions of the Roslin faction were representative of the fleet.
::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (34.72%)
::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (52.78%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 956 (2.00%)<br clear="both">
*Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was in the vicinity when the attack began, and was the nucleus around which the fleet rallied, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore probably somewhere in between Assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.

As for population distribution, we know the population of ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of [[Water]]), the ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of [[33]]) and ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of [[Bastille Day]], [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the mini-series). There are 176 civillians in the cargo hold of [[Colonial One]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". The fleet is stated at about 75 ships in "[[Resistance]]", retconned up from 40 in the mini.
*Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and the ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.
*The 23 ships that left with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from the ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.

==Notes==

In the [[Mini-Series]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. These ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.

* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series "Firefly" and the motion picture, "[http://www.serenitymovie.com/ Serenity]", appears briefly in the sky outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see Laura Roslin.

* The original USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) from the original ''[http://www.startrek.com Star Trek]'' TV series makes a cameo in the last shot of the Fleet as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Mini-Series.

*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] TV series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[IMDB:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to the Original Series.

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Epiphanies

2006-01-22T05:53:45Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Serious Technical and Storyline Issues */

{{Episode Data|
Image = [[Image:2BATejC05.jpg|300px]]
| Title= Epiphanies
| Series= [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|The Re-imagined Series]]
| Season= [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2]]
| Episode= 13
| Guests=[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Colm+Feore Colm Feore] ([[Adar (RDM)|President Adar]])
| Writer=[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]
| Story=
| Director=[[Rod Hardy]]
| Production=2.13
| Rating=
| US Airdate=January 20 2006
| UK Airdate=
| DVD=
| Population=49,598
| Prev= [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]
| Next= [[Black Market]]
}}




== Overview ==

: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow civil disobedience within the Fleet.''

== Summary ==

* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She is near death and has, at best, 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. Thrace requests priority landing; both Vipers land.
* [[Cally]] and CPO [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] discover that several rounds of ammunition from the damaged Viper are unusually light and fragile. A round of such ammunition would easily break as the cartridge loaded into the chamber and misfire, leaving the projectile lodged in the barrel. When the next round hit it, the overpressure destroyed the gun. Undoubtedly, someone is trying to sabotage the fleet's military readiness.
*The sabotage investigation quickly leads Lee Adama and Kara Thrace to Asha Janik, one of the recent civilian hirees in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s armory. When they apprehend her, she declares her allegiance to a self-proclaimed pacifist organization that wants peace with the Cylons.
*Vice President Baltar is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy gives Baltar a letter from Roslin to be opened after her death.
* The new peace movement, led by Royan Jahee, is gaining momentum in the civilian population as people begin to realize that victory against the Cylons is impossible as well as questioning the current military tactic of 'attack-and-retreat'.
* [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon's]] baby's blood was used to destroy the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. The procedure to abort Sharon's fetus was not performed.

===On Caprica Prior to the Cylon Attack===
*Roslin finds out she has cancer
*Roslin meets with President 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 then leaves for ''Galactica'''s decommisioning ceremony, telling Adar that "If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."

== Questions ==

*Kara Thrace is flying Mk. II vipers with Galactica's pilots again. Is she still the CAG of ''Pegasus''?
*Now that Roslin recalls Baltar's involvment with a Cylon agent on Caprica, what will she do about it?
*Will there be any consequences for Helo's near-mutiny?
*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 assasination in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", and the forced abortion here) appear to have been faciliated 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?
**Raptors are capable of detecting radiological devices. Why wasn't the bomb noticed in transit? If it's possible to effectively shield a nuclear device from detection, why don't the cylons do this to their own warheads?
**Alternately, is the nuclear device actually functional?
*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?

== 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.

===Serious Technical and Storyline Issues===

*Roslin's cancer cure was pure "deus ex machina." While many viewers may find Roslin's cure a necessary one as she has become a pivotal character in the show, the method of her cure leaves too many medical mistakes and is too easy of a cure.
*Cancer is not a viral disease, like AIDS or the common cold, but an invasive destruction of tissue by mutated cells, which usurp the function of healthy cells. For the cure to work the way it did would require it not only to destroy free-floating cells and metastasized tissue, but to ''repair'' any organs with healthy tissue.
*As cancer is not cureable here on Earth, for the show to invest a cure at the last minute may feel contrived by some.

Major plot elements that form a resolution in the show's past were generally introduced and left "in the air" for suspense over several episodes while both viewers and characters learned their significance. These included:
**The search for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] and the search for the [[Tomb of Athena]]
**The Experiment with Helo on Caprica (Season 1)
**Adama's survival after his shooting

The "epiphany" of Baltar's cancer cure could have been worked over at least two or three episodes while he and Cottle studied Sharon Valerii's child, which is a logical way to work a cancer cure. Baltar is a tinkerer--the miracle working viewers saw in this episode would be best left to other characters in science fiction where such "magical" inventiveness might be expected. In "Battlestar Galactica", this sudden resolution of the second major plot element in the series (we hear of Roslin's terminal cancer diagnosis when we first see Roslin in the Miniseries) that has dire ramifications for the Fleet should not be resolved with the proverbial swipe of a writer's pen in a single episode.

Other technical issues abound in 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. The writing element was difficult to believe in that episode, and it far less believable in this episode. Both the battlestar and the [[Raptor]] on which the freed "freedom movement" member left the ship are military vessels ''designed'' to sniff out hostile devices.
*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.

== Notes ==

* This episode begins 189 days after the Cylon attack on the colonies. There is a 48 hour gap between Roslin's deathbed treatment and her conversation with Jahee. The number of 189 days given in this episode, and "six months" given in the previous one, are inconsistent with the [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] which ''BattlestarWiki'' has developed that keeps track of dates. See ''Talk'' page on the Timeline for a full breakdown.
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica'''s CAG.
* [[Gina]] has apparently become a member of the pro-Cylon resistance. The other members of the resistance are apparently unaware she is a [[Humano-Cylon]].
* 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 radiation symbol used by the colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.
*Lee Adama has been reinstated as CAG, and 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.
*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 [[humano-Cylon]] model [[Number Six|#6]] 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]]".
* The ''Pegasus'' is barely featured in this episode, and none of its crew or interior locations were seen, except in the pre-episode recap.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

'''Secretary Roslin:''' "I'm on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. If you want my resignation when I get back, be prepared to fight for it."

'''President Richard Adar:''' "One of the interesting things about being President, you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone."
*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".

== Official Statements ==




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Resurrection Ship

2006-01-08T06:56:04Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Pursuing the Fleet */

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

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]
[[Image:Res Ship Ext.png|thumb|right| The Resurrection Ship up close]]

The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon 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 [[Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-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 [[Humano-Cylon]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

[[Image:Res Ship Int.png|thumb|right|An interior view of the Cylon Resurrection Ship]]
===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.

According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly threatened to derail the operation ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

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. Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory.

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Resurrection Ship

2006-01-08T06:55:14Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Pursuing the Fleet */

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

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]
[[Image:Res Ship Ext.png|thumb|right| The Resurrection Ship up close]]

The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon 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 [[Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-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 [[Humano-Cylon]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

[[Image:Res Ship Int.png|thumb|right|An interior view of the Cylon Resurrection Ship]]
== 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.

According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly threatened to derail the operation ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

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. Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory.

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Resurrection Ship

2006-01-08T06:50:46Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Pursuing the Fleet */

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

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]
[[Image:Res Ship Ext.png|thumb|right| The Resurrection Ship up close]]

The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon 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 [[Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-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 [[Humano-Cylon]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

== Pursuing the [[Fleet]] ==
[[Image:Res Ship Int.png|thumb|right|An interior view of the Cylon Resurrection Ship]]
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.

According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly threatened to derail the operation ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

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. Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory.

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Resurrection Ship

2006-01-07T20:29:22Z

Erik Pflueger:

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

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]

The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon 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 [[Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-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 [[Humano-Cylon]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

== 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.

According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly threatened to derail the operation ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

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. Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory.

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Resurrection Ship

2006-01-07T20:27:41Z

Erik Pflueger:

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

[[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]]

The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of Cylon 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 [[Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a Humano-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 [[Humano-Cylon]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

== 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.

According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning a joint strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly threatened to derail the operation ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

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. Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory.

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Pegasus (TRS)

2006-01-07T19:26:40Z

Erik Pflueger: /* Pegasus Fleet */

:''For the second-season episode, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For the Original Series ''Pegasus'', see [[Pegasus (TOS)]].''

[[Image:BSPegasus.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

'''''Pegasus''''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar]] commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain]], that was stationed at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] during the [[Cylon attack]]. Presumed lost with the rest of the Colonial military fleet, ''Pegasus'' actually managed to escape the destruction of the Colonies when Cain ordered a [[blind jump]]. While saving the battlestar, about 700 of her crew died in the initial attack. Although the ''Pegasus'' was advanced enough to have the [[Command Navigation Program]] which the Cylons used as a backdoor, ''Pegasus'' had just checked in for a three-month refit at the time of the Cylon attack, and as such, almost all of its networked [[Computers|computer]] systems were offline.

== Fleet Details ==

'''Designation''': warship, [[battlestar]] type, [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]]

'''Deployment''': Formerly an element of [[62nd Battlestar Group]]

'''Current Status''': One of [[Galactica|two]] remaining Colonial military units, commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain]].

==History==

At some point, a [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon]] infiltrator was discovered onboard - a woman named [[Number Six#Gina|Gina]]. She killed seven men when apprehended, and was then incarcerated, brutally interrogated and gang-raped by many of the crew.

After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' occupied itself with hit-and-run attacks on various Cylon assets. It participated in a bold assault on a staging area filled with fifteen squadrons of [[Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time [[Executive officer]] expressed hesitancy to launch the ships' fighters against such odds, Cain publically executed him on the bridge and promoted Colonel [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. This, according to Colonel Fisk, who told this story (and later recanted) while drunk to Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], which Tigh believed to be true when he recounted it to Commmander [[William Adama]].

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' discovered that a Cylon fleet it was tracking appeared to be jumping, not randomly, but to systems with natural resources. The battlestar then accidentally encountered the [[fleet]] led by battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' when ''Pegasus'' jumped ahead to scout the Cylon target's projected next position (as it turned out, the Cylons were jumping to systems ''Galactica'' had been in). Cain assumed command of the fleet and began transferring supplies and many personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain appeared unconcerned with the needs of the civilians and their ships, a problem noted to Commander Adama by President [[Laura Roslin]].

Chief [[Tyrol]] mentioned during his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'' ([[Resistance]]). If Admiral Cain ever knew him during this time, she made no mention of it, and had no reservations sentencing him and [[Karl Agathon]] to death when they inadvertently killed Lieutenant [[Thorne]], Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator". [[William Adama]], commander of ''Galactica'', refused to permit the execution, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

==Pegasus Fleet==

It was later revealed that ''Pegasus'' originaly had its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships which it found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], which actually had FTL drives and weapons. However, rather than defending them (as ''Galactica'' had at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]), Admiral Cain saw them as potential spare parts for ''Pegasus'', and decided that ''Pegasus' '' military needs were a priority over them. The civilian ships were stripped for parts, including their weapons and FTL drives, marooning them and leaving them completely at the mercy of the Cylons when Cain left. However not all of the civilians were left to die: after looking over the passenger lists, Cain seleted those civilians who she thought would be of value (such as [[Peter Laird]], an aeronautical engineer), forcibly drafting them into her crew. However, 15 'selectees' aboard the civilian transport [[Scylla]] were traveling with their families and refused to leave without them. Admiral Cain ordered her marines to kill two families (men, women, and children) to shock the rest into submission. Pegasus then abandoned the civilians ships to pursue Admiral Cain's campaign of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon forces. ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]")

==Equipment==

(Differences between the Mercury-class battlestar design and that of the original class of battlestar (to which ''Galactica'' belongs) will be further elaborated upon in a deleted scene in the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", which will be included in the upcoming DVD release of "Season 2.5")

==Notes==

According to David Eick's video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of ''Pegasus'' on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's "Lost In Space" remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, until later using them for Pegasus. The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.

=== Links ===

* [[Wikipedia:Pegasus|Pegasus]] (from Wikipedia)

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