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New Caprica

2012-04-22T15:22:44Z

Flatulist:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the escaping civilian [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].

Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] triangulation, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the surviving Colonial military attempts to liberate the colony, resulting in the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

[[Image:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|'''New Caprica''', as seen from space]]
Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as '''New Caprica''' after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about 20% of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a star system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders [[DRADIS]] all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], quickly dividing it into two factions - those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their pursuit of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] .

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and [[Laura Roslin]] is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] (smuggled off of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in [[Epiphanies]]) is detonated aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'', destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers of New Caprica one year later.

==One Year Later==

[[Image:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infastructure]]
The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. More than a year after colonization, most of the population continues to live in canvas tents. A small number of grounded ships also serve as living quarters.

Many among the population of New Caprica City, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers on New Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Just over a year after colonization, the population of New Caprica City is 39,192 ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). A small group of around 2,000 civilians remain in orbit in their respective vessels ([[Occupation]]).
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==Cylon Occupation==

[[Image:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).]]
[[Image:Cylon-Occupied New Caprica City.jpg|thumb|New Caprica City on the 134th day of occupation ([[Occupation]]).]]

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, the Cylons discover New Caprica after detecting and tracing the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''[[Cloud 9]]''. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their fully-manned strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape New Caprica with the few ships orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation consisting of [[Caprica Six]], [[Sharon Valerii]] and a copy of [[Number Five]]. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons on behalf of the majority of the planet's settlers ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Initially, the Cylon forces are led by Caprica Six and Boomer under the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration controlled by Cylon rule. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate early in the occupation and is sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[Precipice]]).

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters, regarded by the Cylon-occupiers as insurgents, begin to strike back against the Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown, [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying Cylon force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP); a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be Cylon collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential human reprisal.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and [[William Adama]], a [[Raptor]] is deployed from the hiding battlestars and regularly jumps into New Caprica's orbit in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Concealed from Cylon detection by the nebula, the Raptor establishes contact with the resistance movement. With communication ties established, Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human prisoners. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica and successfully establishes contact with the resistance. Moreover, Agathon is able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the rescue attempt now under way, ''Pegasus'' Commander [[Lee Adama]] is ordered to protect the hiding fleet at a pre-arranged location where they will rendezvous with ''Galactica'' if the rescue mission is successful, or continue the search for Earth alone if it is not. ''Galactica'' then jumps to New Caprica alone. Once in orbit, Raptors deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing the two battlestars, scattering their fleet of basestars. Adama takes advantage of the Cylons' confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters begin attacks on Cylon ground forces, liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships which begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a badly damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. Adama, unable to jump away and without enough time to fix the ship's damaged FTL drive, resigns himself to defeat. At this moment, his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind with the escaped civilian vessels, arrives with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and diverts the Cylon attack on ''Galactica'' to his own ship. ''Galactica's'' crew is able to repair the ship's FTL drive, and upon the successful return of the ship's Viper squadron, escapes to the rendezvous point.

''Pegasus'', having left its Vipers to guard the ships at the rendezvous point, is left with no fighter cover. The battlestar is mortally damaged and Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon the ship. Boarding Raptors, they escape after setting the ship on a collision course with a basestar. After the destruction of both vessels, ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s starboard [[flight pod]] collides with another basestar and destroys it as well ("[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

While the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately 2,000 humans die during the operation and the preceding four month long occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 casualties in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this doesn't fit with previously established figures.</ref>

Casualties include [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of his partner, [[Nora Farmer]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]), and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[Occupation]]); [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband for collaborating with the Cylons (although she is later reborn in a new body on a Cylon Resurrection Ship, as she is one of the Final Five); and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The child survives, but without the protection of her mother is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population [[Gaius Baltar]] elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

With the humans gone, and with their possession and control of the hybrid-child finally realized, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet.

Also, the Fleet loses the ''Pegasus'' to the battle about the planet and the ''Galactica'' takes near crippling damage, although some repairs are made. With the ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection, but the old battlestar's damage is felt for the rest of its life, and the damage contributes to the decision to abandon the ship a little over eighteen months later.

Also, the Cylons gain one of the Final Five as a prisoner. Ellen Tigh is killed by her husband (ironicaly a Cylon himself) for collaborating with the Cylons, and she downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]]. Resurrection restores her memories and she remains Cavil and Boomer's prisoner on a basestar for eighteen months.

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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New Caprica

2012-04-22T15:20:32Z

Flatulist: episode link

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the escaping civilian [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].

Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] triangulation, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]

Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the surviving Colonial military attempts to liberate the colony, resulting in the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

[[Image:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|'''New Caprica''', as seen from space]]
Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as '''New Caprica''' after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about 20% of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a star system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders [[DRADIS]] all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], quickly dividing it into two factions - those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their pursuit of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] .

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and [[Laura Roslin]] is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] (smuggled off of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in [[Epiphanies]]) is detonated aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'', destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers of New Caprica one year later.

==One Year Later==

[[Image:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infastructure]]
The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. More than a year after colonization, most of the population continues to live in canvas tents. A small number of grounded ships also serve as living quarters.

Many among the population of New Caprica City, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers on New Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Just over a year after colonization, the population of New Caprica City is 39,192 ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). A small group of around 2,000 civilians remain in orbit in their respective vessels ([[Occupation]]).
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==Cylon Occupation==

[[Image:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).]]
[[Image:Cylon-Occupied New Caprica City.jpg|thumb|New Caprica City on the 134th day of occupation ([[Occupation]]).]]

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, the Cylons discover New Caprica after detecting and tracing the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''[[Cloud 9]]''. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their fully-manned strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape New Caprica with the few ships orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation consisting of [[Caprica Six]], [[Sharon Valerii]] and a copy of [[Number Five]]. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons on behalf of the majority of the planet's settlers ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Initially, the Cylon forces are led by Caprica Six and Boomer under the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration controlled by Cylon rule. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate early in the occupation and is sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[Precipice]]).

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters, regarded by the Cylon-occupiers as insurgents, begin to strike back against the Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown, [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying Cylon force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP); a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be Cylon collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential human reprisal.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and [[William Adama]], a [[Raptor]] is deployed from the hiding battlestars and regularly jumps into New Caprica's orbit in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Concealed from Cylon detection by the nebula, the Raptor establishes contact with the resistance movement. With communication ties established, Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human prisoners. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica and successfully establishes contact with the resistance. Moreover, Agathon is able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the rescue attempt now under way, ''Pegasus'' Commander [[Lee Adama]] is ordered to protect the hiding fleet at a pre-arranged location where they will rendezvous with ''Galactica'' if the rescue mission is successful, or continue the search for Earth alone if it is not. ''Galactica'' then jumps to New Caprica alone. Once in orbit, Raptors deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing the two battlestars, scattering their fleet of basestars. Adama takes advantage of the Cylons' confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters begin attacks on Cylon ground forces, liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships which begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a badly damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. Adama, unable to jump away and without enough time to fix the ship's damaged FTL drive, resigns himself to defeat. At this moment, his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind with the escaped civilian vessels, arrives with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and diverts the Cylon attack on ''Galactica'' to his own ship. ''Galactica's'' crew is able to repair the ship's FTL drive, and upon the successful return of the ship's Viper squadron, escapes to the rendezvous point.

''Pegasus'', having left its Vipers to guard the ships at the rendezvous point, is left with no fighter cover. The battlestar is mortally damaged and Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon the ship. Boarding Raptors, they escape after setting the ship on a collision course with a basestar. After the destruction of both vessels, ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s starboard [[flight pod]] collides with another basestar and destroys it as well ("[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

While the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately 2,000 humans die during the operation and the preceding four month long occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 casualties in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this doesn't fit with previously established figures.</ref>

Casualties include [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of his partner, [[Nora Farmer]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]), and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[Occupation]]); [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband for collaborating with the Cylons (although she is later reborn in a new body on a Cylon Resurrection Ship, as she is one of the Final Five); and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The child survives, but without the protection of her mother is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population [[Gaius Baltar]] elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

With the humans gone, and with their possession and control of the hybrid-child finally realized, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet.

Also, the Fleet loses the ''Pegasus'' to the battle about the planet and the ''Galactica'' takes near crippling damage, although some repairs are made. With the ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection, but the old battlestar's damage is felt for the rest of its life, and the damage contributes to the decision to abandon the ship a little over eighteen months later.

Also, the Cylons gain one of the Final Five as a prisoner. Ellen Tigh is killed by her husband (ironicaly a Cylon himself) for collaborating with the Cylons, and she downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]]. Resurrection restores her memories and she remains Cavil and Boomer's prisoner on a basestar for eighteen months.

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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Raptor

2012-04-22T15:15:50Z

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The '''Raptor''' is a vehicle utilized by the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial military]]. A versatile craft, it is designed to perform multiple roles, but the Raptor most commonly takes part in reconnaissance and scouting operations.
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| image= Raptor-ZOIC.jpg
| title= Raptor
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes (short range)
| crew= 2 (Pilot and [[ECO]])
| cap= Approximately 5-10 passengers
| role= Reconnaissance and surveillance, electronic countermeasures support, transport
| weapons= Missiles and bombs (special missions only); normally unarmed; decoys
| length= {{Feet2Meters|28}}
| height= {{Feet2Meters|9.5}}
| weight= 50 tons <ref>In the [[Miniseries]], [[Sharon Valerii]] tells Chief Tyrol "You're not the one out there trying to bring 50 tons of Raptor onto a moving hangar deck". However, given the relatively small size of the craft, this figure seems unrealistically high. In comparison, large military helicopters like the [[w:Mil Mi-24|Mi-24 Hind]] or the [[w:CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53 Sea Stallion]] weigh approximately 10-15 metric tons.</ref>
| wingspan= {{Feet2Meters|18.34}}
}}

== Overview ==
The Raptor is usually operated by a crew of two (one pilot and one [[ECO]]), has [[Gravity in the Re-imagined series|synthetic gravity]] on board, and is controlled by means of a fly-by-wire system ([[Rapture]]). It is capable of atmospheric flight and is also equipped with a short-range [[FTL]] engine, allowing it to make short faster-than-light hops. Due to its size and shape, a Raptor is not launched from a battlestar's [[Launch tubes (RDM)|launch tube]], rather, it deploys from the forward end of a [[flight pod]]. The vehicle has been a mainstay of the Colonial fleet for over 40 years, having entered service sometime prior to the twelfth year of the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]], Episode 3). Its versatility and reliability in various roles has likely prevented it from being phased out by newer Colonial craft.

As a scout, Raptors can:
*Undertake short and medium-range scans to detect electromagnetic, heat or other signatures from other vessels
*Scan planetary surfaces for signs of life, energy output, or to locate and assess mineral deposits ("[[Water]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]")
*Scout ahead of its parent warship in other planetary or celestial systems for any signs of hostile intent or stellar conditions prior to the parent ship's arrival ([[Miniseries]])
*Undertake [[SAR|search & rescue operations]] after an engagement with Cylon forces.

When scouting, Raptors can operate independently, or in concert with other Raptors and Vipers ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

As an [[ECM]] platform, the Raptor contains a full suite of electronic countermeasure and monitoring tools, enabling it to:
*Jam [[wireless]] or relay transmissions (by wireless or optically) from other spacecraft ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]")
*Scramble control signals used by guided weapons ([[Miniseries]])
*Undertake IFF operations for Viper squadrons ([[Miniseries]])

In addition to reconnaissance and scouting, the Raptor can also undertake the following roles:
*Airborne warning & control and electronic countermeasures platform supporting [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] operations ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]")
*Marine assault craft ("[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")
*Ambulance / evac vehicle ([[Miniseries]])
*General purpose transport ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")
*Combat Search and Rescue ("[[Fragged]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]")
*Secure communication with other vessels ([[33]])

In the transport role, a Raptor is capable of carrying around eight to ten adults in addition to the two-person crew. In the assault role, it can carry a squad of some eight equipped Marines ([[Bastille Day]]).

== Atmospheric Operations ==
The Raptor is designed for atmospheric as well as space-based operations. However, a critical element for atmospheric operations is that to remain airborne requires fuel: once in an atmosphere, the engines must be run constantly to maintain lift and to hover. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Raptor's engines ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).

Due to their overall configuration and bulk, Raptors may also suffer from poor handling at low speeds, and rely heavily on directed thrust to remain airborne.

== FTL Operations ==

A Raptor seems to be able to make at least ten, and probably at least 20 [[FTL]] jumps before refueling as seen in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]". However, these Raptors had been carrying more than a typical amount of [[tylium|fuel]] for that mission.

== Life Support ==
The main flight deck / cabin of a Raptor is fully pressurized. However, crews operate in [[flight suit]]s and helmets to help protect them against any hull breach ([[Miniseries]]). The cabin can also be depressurized and used in space rescue operations. Re-pressurization takes 10 seconds ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[A Day in the Life]]"). The forward pilot and co-pilot seats can eject in an emergency as the forward canopy is blown away prior to the ejection ([[Dirty Hands]]).

== Propulsion ==
*2x sublight engines mounted aft
*1x small-scale [[FTL]] system
*[[RCS]] points

== Armament ==

[[Image:RaptorWeapons.jpg|thumb|right|Raptor weapon pods ([[Exodus, Part II]]).]]

====Offensive====
Raptors are normally unarmed as they make for a poor general-purpose fighter. The craft have an internal weapons bay capable of holding both offensive and defensive weapons. They are also capable of carrying heavy external armaments on four wing hardpoints, two wingtip hardpoints, and two fuselage hardpoints on the sides of the Raptor's body. Known weapons carried include:
*nuclear missiles
*bombs/munitions pods
*quad racks of missiles
*multiple-tube rocket batteries mounted on the fuselage points
*external cannons

====Defensive====
The Raptor's contours provide it a reduced [[DRADIS]] signature to avoid detection. In addition, the craft carry an assortment of pods to aid in communications or defense as well as electronic countermeasures such as a [[jigger]].<ref>A close-up of a Raptor display in the [[Miniseries]] (timestamp 57 m 41 sec) shows the name and number of these items.</ref>
*Up to 6 [[Swallow|decoy drones]]
*Up to 4 [[Communication drone|communication drones]]
*Up to 4 sets of flares
*Up to 4 chaff pods

== Layout ==
[[Image:Raptor-1.jpg|thumb|[[Raptor 312]] taking off from the ground ([[Miniseries]]).]]
The Raptor is an angular vehicle built for function, not aesthetics. The forward section consists of a flight cabin with side-by-side seats for the pilot and ECO, with a large bubble canopy providing wide fields of view both forward and side. The flight cabin opens into the main compartment where a workstation containing early warning, electronic countermeasures, and other equipment is manned by the ECO when not co-piloting the craft.

Access to the Raptor's main compartment is primarily through a large port-side hydraulic door, and a floor-mounted hatchway provides access through the deck. A pressurized docking skirt can also be extended from the underside, enabling the Raptor to dock to the hulls of other vessels. In assault missions, [[marines]] can use this skirt to breech a hull and board a hostile vessel ([[Bastille Day]]).

Aft of the pressurized area are the [[FTL]] drive and main [[sublight]] engines. Port and starboard stub wings provide additional lift during atmospheric flight, and winglets reduce drag and provide step access to the wings and hull. [[RCS]] thrusters are placed throughout the craft for landing, maneuvering and stabilization ([[Miniseries]]).

== Notes ==
* "Raptor" is a Latin word meaning [[w:Bird of prey|bird of prey]].
*Commonly seen Raptor pilots include Lt. [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]] and [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] (who also serves as an ECO).
*Boomer blames a malfunctioning [[Wikipedia:Gimbal|gimbal]] for a rough landing in the [[Miniseries]].
*The design of the Raptor originally began as [[:image:Raptor concept drawing.JPG|this sketch]]. "Sketches like this are great for selling a concept," explains production designer Richard Hudolin. "The Raptor is derived from an Apache helicopter and we wanted to give it a retro feel, a nuts-and-bolts look, to give the impression that in its time it was the best of the best, but now its time is almost over."
*The design of the Raptor was based on the US Army's [[Wikipedia:AH-64_Apache|Apache helicopter]]. [[Ronald D. Moore]] thinks of it "as analogous to the Navy's [[Wikipedia:EA-6 Prowler|EA-6 Prowler]] (a variant of the [[Wikipedia:A-6 Intruder|A-6 Intruder]] popularized in ''[[IMDB:tt0099587|Flight of the Intruder]]'')."<ref name="apache">{{cite web|url=http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/04/|title=RDM Battlestar Blog |accessdate=18 April 2006}}</ref>
*The joystick seen inside of the Raptor appears to be a [http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/joysticks/devices/302&cl=us,en Logitech Attack 3].

==== Making the Raptor fly ====
[[Image:Raptor, lifted by crane.JPG|thumb|right|Shooting of the Miniseries.]]

Richard Hudolin explains: "The Raptor is made out of foam on a steel frame. We built it so that we could have people safely in there as a 100ft crane picks it up and swings it around. The actors were a little bit surprised: 'Oh, my God, it goes up that high!'"

It's custom-built and then it's painted. We have painters who are literally standing by on the day to add to it before the camera rolls [the wires are removed digitally later in post production]."

"The actors are rehearsing and we have people aging [the Raptor], adding the gunshot hits. One day we had to paint it up as if it had crashed and been on fire - the next day it had to be made pristine again."
<ref>{{cite_magazine|quotes=|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=2004|month=October|title=Making the Raptor fly|magazine=[http://www.radiotimes.com/content/show-features/battlestar-galactica/making-the-raptor-fly/ Radio Times]|volume=|issue=|pages=|id=|url=|accessdate=}}</ref>

== Related Images ==

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== See Also ==
* [[List of Raptors]]

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Miniseries, Night 1

2012-04-22T15:10:08Z

Flatulist: /* Act 2 */ Viper 2276

: ''After 40 years of peace with their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the peoples of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] find themselves victims of a genocidal attack.
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== Backstory ==
* The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] were created by the people of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] 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 left the Colonies, apparently to seek a homeworld of their own.
*The Colonials maintain an [[Armistice Station]] as a place where Cylon and Colonial representatives can meet in order to maintain diplomatic relations. However, the Cylons have never sent an ambassador. No one has seen a Cylon since the end of the Cylon War, over 40 years ago.

==Summary==
===Act 1===
*At the Armistice Station, the [[Armistice Officer]], with pictures of his [[Boxey (RDM)|family]] on his desk, is dozing off when the unexpected happens: Two [[Cylon Centurion]]s enter the station and take guard at the station's Cylon entrance. These Cylons appear similar to the expected [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]], but are distinctively taller and more menacing.
*The Colonial officer is further surprised by the entrance of a [[Number Six|a beautiful female]].<ref>The notion of a humanoid Cylon is not unique to the Re-imagined Series. Some 23 years prior, in the [[spin-off]] series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', a Cylon with human appearance, [[Andromus]], appears in the episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]."</ref> Instead of sitting at the negotiation table, the woman walks over to the officer's side of the table in a seductive fashion, leans over to examine him, asking, "Are you alive?"
*The woman kisses the Colonial officer as the station shakes from the impact of a Cylon missile, fired from a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] - a massive Cylon capital warship that dwarfs the tiny station.
*The woman restrains the officer, preventing him from escaping. "It has begun," she says as she forcefully kisses him - and the Armistice Station and its occupants are destroyed.
*Some distance from the colony of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', one of the last relics from the [[Cylon War]], is preparing for its decommissioning ceremony. Instead of being scrapped, the ship is slated to be turned into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]] in honor of its wartime service.<ref>The United States honors one of its earliest battle sailing ships, the [[w:USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']], by converting it partially into a living museum while also keeping it as officially commissioned in the U.S. Navy. The United Kingdom honors the [[w:HMS Victory|HMS ''Victory'']] similarly, although it is dry-docked and unable to sail, while ''Constitution'' is annually sailed to minimize weathering to the wooden ship while docked.</ref>
*[[Aaron Doral]], a P.R. representative for the government, provides a tour of the battlestar to the press as life goes on in the battlestar. [[Kara Thrace|Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], a Viper pilot, jogs through the corridors.
*Commander [[William Adama]] prepares his speech for the ceremony, occasionally being interrupted by well-wishers of his crew on his pending retirement. As Thrace passes by, he and she exchange their [[Nothing but the rain|personal pilot's greeting]].
*Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], the ship's Watch Officer, notifies him of various bits of Fleet housekeeping news, including a request from [[Fleet Headquarters]] asking any available [[FTL]]-capable ships to visit Armistice Station, as the Armistice Officer is overdue from his mission. Adama notes that his ship's decommissioning ceremonies that day would make ''Galactica'' a bit too busy to jump to the Armistice Station.
*The hangar deck crew, led by [[Galen Tyrol]], gives Adama a parting gift for the retiring battlestar and its commander. The crew has found and refurbished Adama's old [[Viper Mark II]] from the Cylon War, and has readied it for flight. Specialist [[Prosna]] also gives Adama a picture from the Colonial Fleet archives that shows a young Adama with his two sons, [[Lee Adama]] and [[Zak Adama]]. When Adama sees the picture, he appears shaken. Adama's youngest son was killed two years before, which has caused a rift in his relationship with his older son, a captain in the Colonial Fleet.
*Thrace is locked in the [[brig]] after striking Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], who started a fight during a [[Triad (RDM)|card game]].
*On Caprica, Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] sits in a doctor's office. The [[Caprica Doctor|doctor]] arrives with grim news. She has breast cancer and it has spread aggressively.<ref>This scene marks the first of three homages to spaceships from other science fiction series. See [[The Fleet (RDM)#Notes|this article for more information]].</ref>
*Roslin later boards the government-chartered civilian transport, ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' as the government representative that will attend ''Galactica's'' decommissioning ceremonies. She is joined by a government aide, [[Billy Keikeya]], who briefs her on the events. Roslin, however, is too distracted by the news of her illness to fully absorb Keikeya's notes.
*Another seemingly [[Caprica-Six|identical twin]] of the blonde woman from the Armistice Station walks through the [[Riverwalk Market]]. During her walk, she runs into a young mother, [[Chantara]], and her [[Unnamed characters in the Colonies (RDM)#Chantara's_baby|baby boy]]. She begins observing how small babies are and asks to hold it. After obtaining the mother's permission to do so, the blonde begins cooing to the crying baby, telling him that he'll soon no longer cry. She makes a disturbing observation about the baby's neck being able to support his head's weight, which upsets the mother. However, she is momentarily distracted by her [[Chantara's husband|husband]] and the blonde snaps the baby's neck, and walks away from the crowd as the mother screams frantically about her dead child.

===Act 2===
*Famed scientist [[Gaius Baltar]] gives a remote television interview with reporter [[Kellan Brody]] at his home. While Baltar speaks in the interview, a woman enters his home with the familiarity of someone who has entered the home many times. The woman is identical to the blonde woman seen on the Armistice Station.
*Baltar and the young blonde woman have sexual intercourse. As she gyrates atop Baltar, the spine of the young woman glows a bright red color.<ref>This is a special effect used only once again in the regular series, but is later discontinued.</ref>
*Captain [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] arrives in his [[Viper Mark VII]] ([[Viper 2276]]) as part of the decommissioning ceremonies. He appears ambivalent about his role, given the rift between him and Commander Adama, his father. He questions the use of [[Hands-on Approach|manual landings]] for ''Galactica'', which Chief Tyrol explains as standard procedure on the old battlestar.
*Later, Baltar and his blonde girlfriend discuss the success of his [[Command Navigation Program]]. He boasts that her involvement with the project should help her later in future work with the government, but the woman tells him cryptically that future government work wasn't the reason that she helped. She leaves Baltar to meet another person, whose identity is not shown.
*''Colonial Heavy 798'' arrives. Secretary Roslin meets with Commander Adama, who denies her request to add a student computer network in the battlestar. Unlike her sister battlestars, ''Galactica'' has a tradition where its commanders have never allowed networked computers in the ship.
*The next morning, Baltar's young blonde woman ejects another woman she finds Baltar in bed with, and soon tells Baltar of the truth of her existence, and her mission, to Baltar's disbelief.
*The woman is a type of android, a [[Cylon agent]] that has used him to access critical Colonial Fleet facilities to, among other things, compromise his [[CNP]] software. When Baltar becomes upset, denies involvement and reaches for his phone to call his lawyer, the blonde woman tells Baltar not to worry, since in a few hours, no one will be alive to accuse him of any crime. The flash of a distant nuclear explosion appears outside Baltar's scenic windows.
*Captain Adama and the last Viper squadron flies overhead the starboard [[landing bay]] to [[Colonial anthem|the Colonial musical fanfare]], where the new museum is located.
*Commander Adama completes his address at the decommissioning ceremony. His derision of humanity and their creation of the Cylons leaves a quizzical expression on several attendees, including Colonel Tigh.

===Act 3===
*Baltar watches two news channels as Kellan Brody and a second reporter attempt to report on the explosions. A bomb strikes near Brody's studio, likely obliterating it, as the shockwave of the same bomb blows the second reporter off the air seconds later.
*Baltar starts to break down as he realizes what his actions have wrought: the impending annihilation of humankind. He rejects the young blond's attempt at comfort. A bomb explodes near them, the flash briefly blinding Baltar.
*The young blonde explains that she cannot die, and that her consciousness will [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] into a new body. She also tells Baltar that there are twelve human Cylon models: She is "[[Caprica-Six|Number Six]]."
*As the shockwave from the nearby blast approaches, Baltar begs for his life. The Cylon protects him as the shockwave rips through his home, destroying it.<ref>This event triggers the analysis on Baltar's true nature. While the regular series' second season episode "[[Downloaded]]" appears to eliminate Gaius Baltar's possibility of being a Cylon, the third season episodes "[[Torn]]" and "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" reopen the question. For more, see the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]].</ref>
*As ''Colonial Heavy 798'' flies back to Caprica, passengers and crew hear news over personal shortwave [[wireless]] sets that the Colonies are under attack. The chaos and intermittent contact make confirmation of the news difficult. Captain Lee Adama, flying escort with the starliner in his father's old Viper, acknowledges the news but warns that the old Viper may not be useful for any real combat.
*Commander Adama is notified of the attacks by Lt. Gaeta and calls the battlestar to [[Action Stations|action stations]].

===Act 4===
*Most of the crew, including Colonel Tigh, are caught off guard; very few of them have ever assumed action stations except in drills, especially on a battlestar that hasn't any ammunition for its [[batteries]] or even a [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron remaining aboard. Tigh enters [[CIC]], believing that some shipping accident has occured.
*Commander Adama uses the general ship address system to tell his crew of the "massive assault" by the Cylons, and that Admiral [[Nagala]], on battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' is leading the Fleet attack after [[Picon Fleet Headquarters]] was destroyed.
*Adama orders Gaeta to begin a plot of all space traffic, "friendly or otherwise", orders Kara Thrace out of the brig, and orders Tigh to search for munitions depots they can reach to rearm ''Galactica''.
*''Galactica's'' last Viper Mark VII squadron, led by [[Jackson Spencer]], en route to Caprica for reassignment, receives the attack news and moves to intercept a Cylon fighter group. As their support [[Raptor]], piloted by Lt. [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], moves away, Spencer moves his group into attack range.
*Gaeta notes that the bulk of the fight is massing near [[Virgon]].
*Lieutenant Thrace is briefed on the situation. She is aghast that a quarter of the Fleet's 120 battlestars are already lost. She reports many pilots but no fighters. Commander Adama reminds her of the squadron of functional [[Viper Mark II]]s in the museum.
*Communications officer [[Anastasia Dualla]] receives word of "equipment malfunctions" throughout the Fleet, including the ominous news of a battlestar completely losing power before being destroyed by the Cylons.
*The Viper Mark VII squadron near Caprica finds only two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|newly-designed Cylon Raiders]], but before the Vipers can attack, the Cylons access the backdoor programming of the Vipers' [[CNP]], disabling every Colonial fighter. The Cylons launch missiles and obliterate the squadron while Boomer's Raptor retreats with the Cylons in pursuit.
*In the Raptor, Boomer and [[Helo]], her [[ECO]], manage to shake off two Cylon missiles using [[swallow]]s, but not without damage. They make an emergency landing on Caprica for repairs, powering down to escape detection. The planet's surface is still periodically illuminated with flashes of nuclear bomb detonations. Strewn around Caprican space are many undamaged Cylon basestars and the wreckage of a battlestar and other Colonial fighters.
*Adama tells the crew of the extent of nuclear bombings throughout the Colonies, but asks his crew to mourn the dead later and get ''Galactica'' into the fight.
*On ''Colonial Heavy 798'', Laura Roslin succeeds in confirming the news of Caprica's plight. After informing the starliner's passengers officially, she manages to contact [[Jack|a fellow official]] about the attack, including the whereabouts of President [[Richard Adar]]. Before she can get more news, a Cylon missile is detected approaching the ship.
*Apollo is able to decoy and destroy the missile, but his Viper is disabled and must be retrieved to ''798'''s cargo bay.
*Boomer and Helo, making repairs, are soon besieged by [[Caprican refugees|Colonial refugees who are desperate to escape Caprica]].
*When he gets back on ''Colonial Heavy 798'', Apollo is met by [[Aaron Doral]], who is worried because the pilot of the ship is "not the one giving orders". He is brought to Laura Roslin, who is heading up preparing the ship to take on passengers from disabled vessels. Apollo quickly recognizes her authority. The current plan is to gather as many survivors as they can carry and "find a place to hide".
*Overwhelmed by the mob of refugees, Helo and Boomer agree to take all the children among them, which include a boy named [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]. They figure they can also take three adults and still break orbit, so they quickly organize a lottery.
*Several Cylon Raiders soon engage ''Galactica'' and her older Vipers while it performs evasive maneuvers. Unlike the newer Mark VIIs, however, the attack squadron of older Mark II Vipers cannot be electronically compromised by the Cylons. Starbuck finally enters the fray after several aborted launch attempts.
*A Raider fires three nuclear missiles at ''Galactica''. Starbuck manages to down two of the three missiles but the third strikes ''Galactica'' in her forward port [[flight pod]].

===Act 5===
*The fighters rid themselves of the last Cylon fighters, but the battlestar is now in a slow uncontrolled lateral spin. The port [[flight pod]] has suffered intense fires and decompressions.
*Chief Tyrol and Captain [[Aaron Kelly]] work from the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|Damage Control console]] to control the damage, but it is too severe to manage as water mains have been damaged. [[Deckhand]] damage control teams are fighting the fires with handheld gear.
*Colonel Tigh orders decompression of sections of the flight pod to prevent the battlestar's fuel lines from being caught in the flre, which would destroy the ship. The decompression works, but 85 crew members are killed in the process, including [[Prosna]].
*Helo and Boomer select the three adults who will join them and the children in the Raptor. The last number is #47, which belongs to an elderly woman standing next to Gaius Baltar. He notices she has the number when she asks him to read her ticket, but hesitates.
*Helo notices Baltar in the crowd and calls to him. Baltar immediately identifies the lady next to him as having #47 and moves her onto the shuttle. Helo then gives up his seat on the Raptor to Baltar, believing that he was more important to the welfare of humanity than a mere Raptor ECO.<ref>Originally, [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] was an [[w:redshirt|expendable character]], but his performance convinced series executives to create a [[Sharon Agathon|story arc for him]] in the first season of the Re-imagined Series.</ref>
*As he boards, Baltar briefly sees what he thinks to be Caprica-Six in the crowd. As the Raptor lifts off, one of the refugees left behind jumps on, forcing Helo to shoot him off.
*The [[Colonial One Captain|captain]] of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' discovers an [[Case Orange|automated government message]] on wireless. Secretary Roslin instructs the pilot to respond to the message with her government identification.
*Roslin returns to the cabin, and is joined by Apollo. She tells him that she's 43rd in the line of succession, and knows all 42 ahead of her, from President [[Richard Adar]] down. She quips that she never liked politics, but something about Adar kept her coming back.
*Soon, a response returns from the automated message: Roslin is the only government official at or above the cabinet level alive, and is now assigned the duties of President of the Twelve Colonies by emergency succession. In an emotional ceremony, she is sworn in by a [[priest]], [[Elosha]].
*Tigh notifies Adama of the death count, and of [[Ragnar Anchorage]], a munitions depot on the opposite side of the Cylon fleet. Adama orders for confirmation on the depot's storage.
*Chief Tyrol meets with Adama to berate Tigh for acting too quickly, but the commander (with some level of sympathy) dresses down Tyrol. Adama tells Tyrol that, if he were at the damage control station, he would have done the same as Tigh.
*[[Dualla]] gives Adama more fateful news: Nagala's ship, ''Atlantia'', as well many other battlestars such as the ''[[Triton (RDM)|Triton]]'', ''[[Solaria]]'', and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' are destroyed.
*As the only senior officer remaining in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], Commander Adama assumes fleet command and issues a system-wide order to all Colonial Fleet units to rendezvous at Ragnar Anchorage for counterattack preparations.
*As Roslin's transport, renamed ''[[Colonial One]]'', begins a rescue of several civilian ships, two Cylon Raiders launch nuclear missiles at the Colonial ships. Roslin refuses to leave the area, but Lee Adama activates ''Galactica's'' old [[EMP|electric pulse generators]] stored in ''Colonial One's'' cargo hold.
*''Galactica'' [[Actual]] is in communication with ''Colonial One'' before the attack as Captain Adama and Commander Adama argue over his orders to regroup at Ragnar, which conflict with Roslin's orders to initiate civilian rescues.
*When communication is cut off as Captain Adama deals with the missile attack, ''Galactica'' is able to get a remote telemetry of the incoming missiles. The telemetry registers what appears to be a nuclear explosion as the signal disappears.
*Commander Adama mourns the loss of another son, but orders that [[FTL|jump preparations]] to [[Ragnar]] continue.

== Notes ==

* Principal photography for the miniseries occured between 1 April and 12 June 2003.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=23|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
* [[w:Breck Eisner|Breck Eisner]], who previously worked with [[David Eick]] on Sci-Fi Channel's original series, ''[[w:The Invisible Man (TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'', was initially assigned as director of the Miniseries<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=12|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>. However, Eisner left the miniseries to work on other projects, including ''[[w:Sahara (2005 film)|Sahara]]'', a film adaptation of [[w:Clive Cussler|Clive Cussler]]'s 1992 novel [[w:Sahara (novel)|of the same name]]. While [[Michael Rymer]] was eventually selected, [[Jeff Woolnough]] (who would later direct episodes of the series) was also considered as the miniseries' director.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=19|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
* The opening scenes on the [[Armistice Station]] were written in at [[David Eick]]'s request, stating the need for "something like the shark attack at the start of ''[[w:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' – when the girl is attacked at the beginning of the movie, you don't really have any idea what's going to happen next, but for the next hour you're desperately waiting to find out."<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=28|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
* The scene where [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] is playing cards is a reworking of a similar scene from "[[Saga of a Star World]]", where [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], played by [[Dirk Benedict]], is playing cards with his fellow pilots prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|the Cylon attack]]. [[Katee Sackhoff]] notes the reworked scene as a favorite of hers that was "exciting to shoot", and would refer to it whenever she needed to eliminate her doubts on "how strong the character is and how much of a loose cannon she is".<ref name="oc 29">{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=29|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
* Lee Adama's first meeting with William Adama was [[Jamie Bamber]]'s audition scene, although the scene that was shot was set up differently and "much more vitriolic towards his father than I had originally intended".<ref name="oc 29"/>
* In an early scene showing Caprica through a window, several ships pass over. One of which bears resemblance to the ship "Serenity" from the series "Firefly" and "Serenity".

==Analysis==
{{mainarticle|Miniseries, Analysis}}

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

* What happened to the Cylons over the course of their 40 year exile? ([[Razor|Possible Answer]], [[No Exit|Answer #2]], [[Islanded In a Stream of Stars|Answer #3 {In Teaser}]])
* What events transpired that made the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] hate their human masters? When did this occur? ([[Caprica (series)|This is covered in "Caprica", mostly.]])
* Why did the Cylons cut off all diplomatic contact? ([[No Exit|Possible Answer]])
* Why did the Cylons attack? ([[Bastille Day|Partial Answer #1]], [[No Exit|Partial Answer #2]])
* Where is the [[Cylon homeworld]]? ([[Daybreak, Part I|Partial answer]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Full Answer]])
* Whom does Number Six meet on Caprica after Gaius Baltar leaves? ([[The Plan|Answer]])
* What happened to [[Husker]]'s Viper? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]]; [It was put into storage.])

=== Unanswered Questions ===
* Who placed the Cylon transmitter on the [[DRADIS console]]?
* See also [[Miniseries, Analysis#The Infanticide Debate|Questions on the death of the infant at the Riverwalk market at the Six's hands]].

:''See the series article [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]] for analysis of the Miniseries and the central differences between the Re-imagined Series and the [[Original Series]].''

== Official Statements ==

* ''Moore discusses using "[[Saga of a Star World]]" as a template for the miniseries:''

: Both involve a sudden Cylon attack that wipes out the homeworlds of this Colonial society, leaving only the ''Galactica'' and a handful of civilian ships and survivors to escape from the Cylons and go off to find a mythical place called [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Where they differ is that the miniseries takes a very different approach to telling that particular story. I wanted to make it much more believable and real.
: There were certain elements of the original pilot's storyline that I knew didn't work, so I changed them. In the original pilot, the Colonials have been at war with the Cylons for [[Thousand Yahren War|a thousand years]] and as soon as the Cylons launch a peace initiative, the Colonials [[Battle of Cimtar|gather their entire fleet in one place ready to be destroyed]]! I always felt that was a bit silly. I also knew I did not want to go to the [[Carillon|casino planet]] like they did in the original.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=27|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>

* ''[[Michael Rymer]] discusses the first sex scene between [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Six]]:''

: I think science fiction tends to be a little antiseptic in its depiction of sexuality. It's clearly aimed at teenage boys and usually consists of [[MemoryAlpha:Seven of Nine|just a babe in a tight outfit]]. So I wanted to do something that had more of a relationship to reality and shows that sexuality is a huge part of life.
: The scene between Baltar and Number Six is all about lust. I was fascinated by the way Number Six uses sex to get the information the Cylons use to destroy humanity, because I thought that was very believable and had a great contemporary relevance – there have been a lot of scandals over the years involving national security and military secrets being exchanged for sex.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=30|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>

* ''Moore on focusing on people's reactions to the destruction of the Colonies, than on the destruction itself:''

: I wanted to keep the focus on our people. It's more effective and scarier if the attack is happening out there some place, and you're stuck on a ship and can only hear about it. That was very reminiscent of 9/11, and also harked back to the movie ''[[w:In Harm's Way|In Harm's Way]]'', which focused on what was happening on [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]]'s cruiser during the attack on [[w:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=31|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>

* ''[[Matthew Bennett]] discusses auditioning for the Miniseries:''

: I had heard that they were going to be shooting the ''Battlestar'' mini-series well before the auditions. We had all heard about it. It was a big show that was coming to town and I had watched [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original show]] as a kid. When it came to the audition I didn’t actually know I was auditioning for [[Aaron Doral|Doral]]. The scene I was given to read when I showed up was the tour scene that starts the show. It was a lot of dialogue, but the director, [[Michael Rymer]], told me that he wanted me in the show and so we worked in the audition room to find it. It seemed to work. Michael likes actors and for me that’s everything. He’s a guy who has a lot of trust in what we do and so I wanted to work with him.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/matthew_bennett_01.htm|title=The Scifi World: Matthew Bennett interview|date=26 November 2006|accessdate=19 Feburary 2007|last=Nuytens|first=Gilles|format=|language=}}</ref>

* ''[[Aaron Douglas]] discusses his growing involvement in the Miniseries:''

: Oh God, read the original script. In the original script, Tyrol is just this relatively small character. There is not a whole lot going on. There’s not a lot of scenes and there’s not a lot of dialogue. I mean, he was there and he was in place and everybody understood who he was and everything like that, but oh yeah, David Eick was on the set as sort of helping us do the re-write as we go, constant communication was going on and Michael Rymer would just sort of say, “go Aaron, go.” And I am a big improver, if the line doesn’t make sense I’ll change the line, and originally I had nine days in the shooting schedule, and I ended up with 14 because David just kept adding scenes and adding scenes and adding lines, and I would show up and David would just go, “OK, I’m putting you to this scene, I’m not really sure what the dialogue would be but here’s the situation...” And then: Go. And I’d go out and just improv something and he would say “Fabulous! It’s great , do it again!” Or he would say, “Good. I really need this one word hit.” And so, a lot of my stuff is improved and ad-libbed. And they just kept adding me to more and more scenes.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bsgtns.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=44|title=Chief Tyrol Tells It Like It Is|date=23 February 2004|accessdate=23 February 2007|last=Farvoyager|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*{{audio|Mini1 Adama's speech.mp3|''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 (RDM)|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.

* {{audio|Mini1 war.mp3|''Adama tells his crew that the Cylon attack is underway:''}}

: '''Adama:''' This is the commander. Moments ago, this ship received word of a Cylon attack against our home worlds is underway. We do not know the size or the disposition or the strength of the enemy forces. But all indications point... to a massive assault against Colonial defenses.

: Admiral [[Nagala]] has taken personal command of the [[Colonial Fleet|fleet]] aboard the ''battlestar [[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', following complete destruction of [[Picon Fleet Headquarters]] in the first wave of the attacks.

: How, why ... doesn't really matter now.

: What does matter is that, as of this moment, we are at war.

: You've trained for this. You're ready for this. Stand to your duties, trust your fellow shipmates and we'll all get through this. Further updates as we get them. Thank you.

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

== External Links ==

*[[imdb:tt0314979|Battlestar Galactica Miniseries]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]
*[http://www.seesaw.com/TV/Drama/b-28373-Battlestar-Galactica Battlestar Galactica Miniseries] at SeeSaw.com (UK only)
*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/NewGalactica.htm Sheba's Galaxy review of the miniseries]
*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/reviewsgalactica2.htm Various reviews of the miniseries]
*[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/gal2003pt1.html Battlestar Zone review of the miniseries script]

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== Margaret Edmonson ==

Hi Flatulist,<br/>Thank you for editing in this wiki. But I see an issue on an article. You made a big remove on the [[Margaret Edmonson]] article. Is it possible to explain why did you remove the infobox, many informations and all the categories and interwikies. I hope it's only an error. I just reverted your edits on this article. All articles, especially characters have a guideline. See [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions|this link for the standards and conventions here]] in Battlestar Wiki. Thank you for following these principles. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:30, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

Hi LIMAFOX76 ... I took a look at it and I see where it was corrected - all I can think of is that it was a bad error on my part, because it shows me as the one that did it - but it was certainly not intentional and I think the article is great ... thank you for letting me know that I did it though, I'm glad it was caught and corrected as fast as it was - if you ever see me do anything like that that doesn't make sense, it was probably an accident ... I have broken up a few pages into smaller paragraphs, but I wouldn't normally delete any info unless I was absolutely sure it was incorrect and I knew that other people would agree, and then I would only do it to minor errors - I had an editing window open for [[Racetrack]] during a recent Firefox lock-up and all I can think of is that it somehow happened during that without me knowing - thanks again, see you around --[[User:Flatulist|Chris]] 21:47, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

-- update - I saw how much of the page I actually deleted and I'm surprised so much of it was removed without me noticing right away - that would have certainly made the article look terrible compared to the restored version ... I'm going to keep a close eye out for anything like that happening on my account from now on, please let me know if you ever see more than a sentence or two disappear from any pages I have edited ... so far I'm more interested in adding information to pages that I know about instead of deleting other edits - I honestly haven't found many errors on anything besides a few tail number mix-ups on Vipers and little things like that - thanks again for telling me about this on here -- [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 22:15, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

== Aft Damage Control ==

My pleasure, and thanks for making so many great contributions to the wiki recently! - [[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 21:42, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

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Talk:Daybreak, Part II/Archive 1

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== Move ==
Why move this? The way I understand this, this is still episode 20, but it will be lengthened to actually be 3 episodes long. So in a away there are 21/22 episodes even, and not 19. However, [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html This] says that the season will be 11 hours and not 12, but that doesn't mean that we need to get rid of episode 19 already. Especially given that the finale will probably air in at least 2 parts. So it makes some sense to have separate episodes guides for two airings. By production numbers this would be one episode, but split apart by airdate numbers. Maybe we should wait for some further clarification. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 06:45, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
:It could be split up into 3 parts in reruns. I think it would be easier to start with a single article and then split as necessary after it airs. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 07:41, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
::If Sci Fi is gonna pull a Miniseries and air this thing in two parts, we should pull a Miniseries too and have [[Miniseries, Night 1|separate]] [[Miniseries, Night 2|articles]]. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:08, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Which we can do after we know where the break point is. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 09:25, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

There's no reason to split the article at this time. We won't know how things will be aired until they're actually aired. All we know for now is that the finale's been extended... that's it. Creating two or three sections based on something we have absolutely very little information on is just... ill-advised. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 13:14, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
:The proposal wasn't a split, but a merge with 419 I think (the article exists. It just isn't linked to, because it's an empty skeleton). But the result is the same. The way I understand it, 419+420 will be the finale then, with both episodes running 3 hours together (incl. ads I guess). We'll see. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
::Ah, ok. Sounded like it would be a split, with at least one additional article, seeing as each article would cover an hour. Anyway, we don't have enough information to be certain; it's still really all up in the air, and they have now until doomsday to figure out how to release the thing. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 15:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

==Title==
''Daybreak, Part 2'' (and ''Part 3'') [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/09/battlestar-galactica-cruise-book.html according to producer Mark Verheiden].--[[User:Werthead|Werthead]] 19:34, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Can we PLEASE change the title of the page to Part II & Part III -- It is being sold on iTunes, Amazon, etc. and two completely different episodes and this actually screwed me up immensely because I ended up reading spoilers for Part 3 before I started watching it. Yes, this is how it aired, but it is not how it is being archived. -- [[User:Namtastic|Namtastic]] 13:38, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

==Analysis==
"Ronald D. Moore appears in a cameo as the man holding a National Geographic magazine in New York City. "

I think there is much more to it. Ronald D. Moore is appearing as himself reading that article because his knowledge of "Eve" influenced the series. In other words, the series is a result of the events depicted in the series. With that scene, Battlestar Galactica becomes part of Battlestar Galactica.

:This is impossibel since as of 2009 mitochondrial Eve's remains haven't been found yet, this scene is set in the future, after the series ended.
--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 20:02, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

::Checkout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve. First articals apearred in 2003 ;)

It's not the same thing: we've known about mitochondrial Eve since before the series started, but her actual remains have not been found, there were never any bones of her found up to this day.
It's possible that Moore knowing about Eve's existence may have influenced the show, but he has never read an NGC article about the finding of her remains, simply because those remains haven't been found and thus never made their way into an NGC article.
--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 20:38, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

==Notes==

I recognised it immediately when watching the episode (and it's already on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daybreak_(Battlestar_Galactica)#Outside_references ), the "Kodiak" spacecraft from Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun can be seen among the fleet during this episode.

Does the final fate of the fleet include a reference to Pink Floyd's "Set the controls for the heart of the sun"? --[[User:Stormj|Stormj]] 13:35, 23 June 2011 (EDT)

: It's likely a coincidence. Unless RDM or someone else from the creative staff makes a note that this was, indeed, a reference to the Pink Floyd song, then there's no point in noting it. (It would just be an assumption with a highly dubious basis in reality.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 14:14, 23 June 2011 (EDT)

==(Un)answered questions)==

The following Ron Moore interview clears up some misunderstandings about the show: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/battlestar_galactica_ronald_d.html

1) Kara Thrace's father was NOT the lost cylon Daniel.

2) The Missiles Racetrack's Raptor (accidentally) fires at the cylon colony were nukes that severely damaged the colony and made it fall from its stable orbit into the singularity (black hole) so the colony has been utterly destroyed.

3) The Earth which is discovered in this episode is not the same planet that was discovered in "Revelations." The Earth of "Revelations" was not the planet we now live on, but our Earth was named after it.

There are still a bunch of unanswered questions:

1) What is the nature of the divine power (although this was probably intentionally left unanswered.)

2) Who were the Lords of Kobol and what happened to that world?

3) How did the colonials get from Kobol to the colonies and if they were technologically advanced, how did they loose all knowledge of Kobol, save for some religious texts?

4) What happened to those who nuked the old Earth 2000 years ago, some of these victors would have survived, but they re never seen or heard from.

5) Why didn't Cavil and his cylons try to re-invent resurrection themselves as the technology wasn't that far ahead of them (it was re-invented by the final five on old-Earth in a civilization that hadn't even invented jump drives.)

6) How could the resurrection hub control all resurrection ships while there was never any mention of FTL-communication on the show and why wasn't the resurrection hub integrated into the colony rather than floating around in deep space, vulnerable and guarded by only 2 baseships.

7) Was the colony really the place where all cylons lived, was their civilization so small (and clearly no match for the colonial military before the holocaust) and are there no baseships left out there that still have cylons aboard who want to exact their revenge on humanity? They may die out like the article suggests, but there's nothing stopping them from taking Earth with them (provided they find it within their lifetime.)

8) What happened to the other rebel cylons? Was it just the 3 baseships that rebelled, and if not, where are the other 2's, 6's and 8's?

9) How did Lee get everyone to agree to give up technology (even medical)?

10) Had it not made more sense to build new cities on Earth and rebuild the advanced colonial civilization, when everyone understood how important equal treatment of cylons and humans is, instead of letting Earth's humans build their own civilization thousands of years later, humans who are likely to make the same old mistakes with artificial intelligence and repeat the cycle?

11) How come no intelligent alien life has ever been encountered by colonials or cylons in their histories, but when it finally happens these aliens are identical to humans, who somehow evolved separately from the Kobol humans? Somehow this amazing coincidence being an "act of God" seems like a rather unsatisfactory answer.

12) Since all the fleet's decisions after the Ellen's reapperarance have been about breaking the cycle, is Lee afraid that by having superior technology on earth the cylons and colonials would "enslave" the native population, creating yet another cycle?

-- [[User:Gully|Gully]] 21:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

:: He doesn't actually say that about Kara. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 20:00, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

You're right, I've edited my post. -- [[User:Gully|Gully]] 21:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

: I'd still like to know the origin of Kara's pristine Viper from her resurrection or how she died going into a gas giant with her corpse resting on a planet light-years away. And what the deal is with the Centurions from "Razor" and the Hybrid they deified. And while I understand his prophesy, I'd like to know why the old Hybrid didn't want Kara to lead a new civilisation to Earth. --[[User:Mars|Mars]] 02:36, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

:: Her being sent back with a new viper was supposed to be an act of the divine power. I think the Razor centurions were explained as regular mutineers, they saw the first hybrid as some kind of prophet because of the way it talked and wanted to protect it from being scrapped. Seeing as how Kara was largely responsible for the end of Cylon civilization, except the few centurions that are still left, this explains why '''CYLON''" hybrids call her the harbinger of death (it was never stated she was the harbinger of death for humanity.) -- [[User:Gully|Gully]] 20:48, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Gully, as for question four the Thirteenth Tribe's Earth got nuked by their Centurions. From the surface, not from space. M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction). The Final Five secretly built a ship and rebuilt resurrection (Which the 13th Tribe hadn't needed since first achieving reproduction on Kobol). That was how they escaped. -- [[User:ZeldaTheSwordsman|ZeldaTheSwordsman]] 04:24, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

: Alright, but being centurions the radiation wouldn't really hurt them, they could easily have created their own civilization after the dust settled (a bit like the machines in the "Terminator".) -- [[User:Gully|Gully]] 15:47, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

:: Machines can be disabled by radiation, and the impacts themselves would have destroyed the Centurions. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

From the article: “Since the notes of All Along the Watchtower lead to Earth, do they still serve a purpose on Earth?” answer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film) yes]. -- [[User:LaloMartins|LaloMartins]] 12:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

:Regarding point six, in [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]], it was stated that, when the [[Resurrection Hub]] jumps, it transmits its' new location to the [[Hybrid]]s, so FTL communication technology definitely exists. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 01:13, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Adding a question on, the CGI Raptor launched ''16'' missiles, why were only 8 shown after the launch scene?--[[User:CHr0n0sPh3r3|CHr0n0sPh3r3]] 06:51, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

==== What Precisely Killed [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]] and [[Hamish McCall|Skulls]]? ====

The Marines in the rear of the cabin were killed by explosive decompression and vacuum exposure, but Racetrack and Skulls were in sealed pressure suits. I don't recall seeing suit damage in that quick shot of Margaret's hand falling on the missile-launch button. Did the one penetrating rock cause invisible crushing injuries to both of them? It didn't look big enough to hit both of them square on. -- [[User:Davidkevin|Davidkevin]] 08:59, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:Skulls whas hit in his face or chest by the rock and there was a small hole in Racetrack's helmet when her hand fell on the button.--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 00:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

==== [[Delphi]] ====

In the episode "[[Downloaded]]" the cylons were rebuilding the Caprican city of [[Delphi]] and living in it. Was this effort completely abandoned when the Cylons decided to occupy [[New Caprica]]? Or has the effort to recover [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] continued all this time and is it still occupied? Are there still a substantial number of human-Cylons living on Caprica? Will it become like first Earth before their holocaust, an entirely Cylon-populated society? Are any humans stragglers left alive on either Caprica or New Caprica? -- [[User:Davidkevin|Davidkevin]] 09:33, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

: They likely did leave the colonies after [[Downloaded]], there may still be some baseships out there, but the cylons on them are aging and cannot procreate. Even if they found Earth within their lifetimes a handful of basestars probably don't have enough nukes to obliterate the Earth's surface, that is assuming they'll actually know humans are living on Earth: it's pretty hard to find a stone age culture or neolithic society from space, even when you're actively looking for them (sure the colonials found one tribe, but in order to kill all humans with a limited number of nukes you'd have to know the positions of every tribe on Earth.)
There may be human survivors left on the colonies but it's unlikely: sure, they may have survived the nukes and the radiation, but the cylons actively hunted them down, probably to populations too small to repopulate the planets.--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 00:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

:: The Cylons left the Twelve Colonies altogether in [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], remember? -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:37, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

==== Lost Viper ====

During the "back-breaking" of ''Galactica'' a Viper fell out of the bow of the port flightpod and floated downward relative to the ship, which was horizontal relative to the moon below. Has RDM mentioned what happened to it? Was it recovered to the ship, was it left adrift in Solar orbit (where it theoretically could still be), or did it crash onto the Moon? (Which would leave wreckage which could be discovered in the present or future.) -- [[User:Davidkevin|Davidkevin]] 21:41, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

==== Birch trees ====

(A notation rather than a question.) Birch trees don't grow and never grew in Africa, yet we clearly see them in /B/r/i/t/i/s/h/ /C/o/l/u/m/b/i/a/ Africa at the Colonial landing site. -- [[User:Davidkevin|Davidkevin]] 21:41, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

== The Angels Make Life In This Galaxy Boringly Homogenous. ==

I slept on this, but my original impression after watching Daybreak Park # 2 is that these Angels make things boring:

They create pidgins, dogs, cats, foxes, people, oranges, tuna, et cetera. I would not be surprised if the Angels dropped a big rock on the dinosaurs just so they can have a clean slate for creating rats.

Once they create people, they make the people invent pianos, worship Zeus, Yahweh, Thor, et cetera. They make the people play “All Along The Watchtower”. They see to it that the people create Cylons.

We are not descended from apes, but from # 8s — a little wordplay because 8 and ape sound similar. the mitochondrial DNA of the # 8s is so similar to that of Homo '' neanderthalensis '' that we apparently have a common ancestor, Homo '' heidelbergensis '' half a million years ago even though that is impossible.

If we explore the Galaxy, will only find humans and cylons. ¿What is the point? ¿Why bother exploring?

Arthur C. Clarke in '' 2001 '' had a similar idea of lonely aliens helping intelligent life evolve, but the beings did not care about the final form. In other words, diversity is the rule in '' 2001. ''

We still do not know the nature of these Angels other than that Starbuck seems to be one of them

I do not know how this fits into the article, but it fits into the article somehow. I figure that I should but this on the talkpages for '' Virtual Beings '' and '' Daybreak # 2. ''

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From Act 10 section of article: "(This is in the year 1987 AD.)" How can it be 1987 when the flat panel TV clearly showed MSNBC logo at the bottom? MSNBC was created in 1996.--[[User:Steven512|Steven512]] 14:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

:Yes, the robots you see in this scene were also developed after 1987 and as far as I know the remains of mitochondrial Eve have never been found.
In 1987 it was discovered that there had been a mitochondrial Eve, this was based on DNA-research among modern humans, her actual remains have not been found to this day so the scene takes place in the near future (it could even be tomorrow), not in 1987!
--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 15:58, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

== Hera's Mate = Boxey? ==

From the notes section

''On the second Earth Hera's mate that produced children was most likely human. Saul Tigh and the Leobens would be too old for her. While it was fairly common in ancient times for the men to be far older than their brides (particularly with royalty), for example with the female being as young as 12 and and the male being say 60 to take an extreme, Colonial mores, which are much like our own in real life, would forbid the Leobens from sexual congress with Hera when she reach the accepted reproductive age. On the other hand there were many human children about her age and slightly older in the Fleet. She could had also had children with a human child unborn at the time of the landing on Second Earth perhaps within five years to ten years of her age. It is possible that other hybrid children could had been born after the landing given that the Twos, Sixes, and Eights joined the humans. And it is possible that pure Cylon children could had been born to the age compatible Sixes, Eights, and Leobens but as noted in the series it is difficult if not impossible for a pure Cylon child to come to term making any pool of pure Cylon children that were successfully born very small. Cylon-Human mating with a human male with a Six or a Sharon is very possible with the example of Hera herself an significantly more likely than with a Cylon-Cylon birth, but it is harder than with human-human pairings making any pool of those pairing while much more likely and larger than Cylon-Cylon offspring, still quite small number compared to pure human offspring. Therefore Hera's offspring is most likely with a human. A more remote possibility is with another Cylon-human hybrid. Her producing children with a pure Cylon offspring is the least likely since pure Cylons are the least likely to exist.''

Boxey could be Hera's mate. It would make sense.

Boxey as Y-chromosomal Adam? Or would that be "Adama"? heh--[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 15:42, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

: The chromosomal Adam live tens of thousands of years after the Mitochondrial Eve.

: [[User:Walabio|Walabio]] 17:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
::Walabio is right and why would it be more likely for Hera to end up with Boxey instead of with one of the other hundreds of children from the fleet?
--[[User:Gully|Gully]] 18:11, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

::The ''Y-chromosomal Adam'' reference was to make the pun based on Boxey being Apollo's adopted son in TOS :). As for why it would make sense, it be for no other reason that it would give the RDM version of the character some (belated) importance, which he lacked through the run of the show. Why have her end up with some random kid from the fleet than have her end up with a character who had some level of development? Plus, look at it this way, the original intent according to some references on this site say that the plan was to make Boxey, Tyrol, and Sharon (Boomer) a makeshift family. Having him end up with Hera accomplishes part of that intent as he'd be related to one version of Sharon (Athena)--[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 18:31, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:::It is a moot point. He had NO relevant to BSG any more since they dropped him as a character. If they didn't drop him as a character I think the perfect end would had been making him that guy that was killed in the mutiny, you know the one that acted as a runner between CIC and some damaged area of the ship to get a damage report for Adama at the near the beginning of the mutiny? He was then later killed by Gaeta's trigger happy Marines when he pushed Adama to the deck, saving his life. That would had been a good way for Boxey to go. He would had been the right age (17) and would had gave his character an ultimate purpose, to save Adama when the time came.
::: Of course it is possible for Boxey and Hera to had gotten together. He would had been 14 years old when Hera was born but with Hera say 20 years old Boxey would had been 34, a reasonable age difference allowable in both our and Colonial Society. And further it would had been another of the shows many ironies and "what goes around, comes around" themes: Boxey, who was taken in by Boomer, an Eight as a quasi foster son, later marries the daughter of Athena, an Eight, who was stolen and then given back by Boomer who was then killed Athena. Imagine all the physiological turmoil that could case Boxey. This show thrived on that sort of thing. LOL [[User:Hunter2005|Hunter2005]] 23:31, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

== Number Three ==

Couldn't they have sent a Raptor or an FTL-capable ship to find Number Three and bring her to the New Earth with them? It would have been the humane thing to do. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 15:53, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

: She was left on a dead-to-humans world, where the only plant life we saw were grasses or other non-edibles, with a background radiation count above the safe level beyond short exposure: even the water was contaminated. She probably died within a few weeks of being left behind. -- [[User:Davidkevin|Davidkevin]] 12:42, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
:: Good point. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 14:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
:::It was established by Athena in [[The Passage]] that Cylons are far more resistant to radiation than humans are. In fact they bombed [[Caprica]] and the other Colonies with high yield nuclear weapons '''outside''' the cities so they could kill the humans but keep the buildings and infrastructure intact. We saw them settling in [[Caprica City]] in "[[Downloaded]]" even reopening the coffee shops, so radiation is of no problem to them (except for the rare special kind of Nebula radiation at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]) So it is possible for [[D'Anna Biers]] to survive the radiation of Earth One and even drink the rain water. Food on the other hand would be a problem and I saw no evidence of surviving animal life, and this all assumes that she wanted to survive, which I don't think she would due to staying on the radioactive rock in the first place. Still, it would had been a nice thing to try to find her. Maybe a miracle would had happened LOL. [[User:Hunter2005|Hunter2005]] 00:05, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

== "No Further Significant Revelations..."==

I think this statement in the advisory tag is premature. There's still "The Plan", as well as, in theory, the Caprica series, both of which might provide further revelations with regards to Daybreak and the series itself. Certainly The Plan, anyway. Not to mention the presumed deleted scenes that will be on the DVD and there's a rumor Daybreak will be extended for the DVD as well. There's still a chance for some issues to be resolved. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 13:42, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

:That's interesting. I don't expect The Plan to reveal much of anything about what Kara became or who the Virtual beings were, but Caprica might explore it given the establishment that they appear at times when the cycle of time (machine on human violence) begins. Caprica might provide the answers to the lingering questions if for nothing more than to give fans of BSG a reason to watch. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 14:58, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

::Let's hope so, though I don't expect they will reveal much more about the divine powers or the angels, ever. It would take away the mystery and the sense that there is something bigger than us (humans and cylons), now we are left wondering if the divine power is a God, or just a very advanced race (maybe the perpetrators (or their descendents) of the first holocaust during the first cycle are feeling guilty) and I think that's how Ron Moore intended it to be. However, ''Caprica'' may reveal more about colonial history: what happened to Kobol, how did humans move from Kobol to the colonies, why was that history almost completely forgotten (was there a colonial dark age) and who or what were the Lords of Kobol? --[[User:Gully|Gully]] 15:34, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

:::I'm sure that many people would agree, or at least theorize, that the virtual beings are Moore's version of the beings of light from the Ship of Lights, especially considering what happened to Kara, which I've seen (here or elsewhere, I forget) compared to what happened to the Starbuck from the original series on the last episode of Galactica 80. I think that the reason why Moore must have decided to leave things vague is that he didn't want to "cheapen it" by introducing something like the Ship of Lights into his show, which was more realistic than the original version. Now that I think about it, when Baltar tells Six that "it" doesn't like to be called God, it could be that "it" is the Ship of Lights or whatever version of it that exist in this version of the story. It would be cool if there was more exploration of this in Caprica, as well as further exploration of the "jealous God" from Kobol (which I'm sure we'll hear more of due to this headmistress in Caprica who doesn't believe in the Lords of Kobol) and all the other lingering questions from the show. In fact, given that religion is an important aspect of Caprica as it was in BSG (RDM) I wouldn't be surprised if we saw more of this down the line. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 17:49, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

::::Hi, guys. Here's my two cents, since I'm the Senior Chief that added the special notice. "No further significant revelations" means "the story is generally over." BSG isn't Star Trek, guys. RDM has stated that there are some elements of the story that he wouldn't resolve, but that he would resolve the important stuff. Is that etched in stone somewhere? No. I'm sure ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' may open a few new questions. But until that series debuts, what we have is what we have. Battlestar Wiki allows some speculation because we're talking about a work of fiction. But to speculate further when no further answers are likely and people are making what's otherwise original research--that's [[BW:FANW|fanwanking]], and it's not allowed on Battlestar Wiki. For the purposes of this episode summary because its so long (and must be), we have to keep focus and not overload the article. Episode summaries are the only articles where questions can be asked (provided they don't go out of control) but many questions will not be answered. As soon as the noise dies down we can move some pressing questions to [[BW:OC|our special Q&A page answered by BSG co-producer Bradley Thompson]]. In my opinion, the nature of the Virtual Beings and Kara have been answered as far as RDM wanted to do. They are beings of divine source--and folks, religion is one thing that RDM loved to keep close to his chest to add to the BSG mystique. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 18:53, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
::::: I'm not saying that The Plan is going to answer all the unanswered questions, etc. However The Plan has been acknowledged as the coda for this series, and just as important to it as Razor was. However the special notice as I saw it wasn't just in reference to Daybreak, but to the Wiki in general, and that's where I think it's premature. In terms of Daybreak itself, I agree that any additional revelations in The Plan will likely be minor and there are unlikely to be any in Caprica at all relating to that particular episode. But I think questions that come to mind are still worth asking with regards to characters that could be addressed in The Plan. And unless someone has already seen The Plan, or RDM has explicitly stated otherwise, we can't really predict which characters may or may not be addressed. Something that might be interesting once The Plan airs and is analysed is to go through the episode articles and compile the outstanding questions that the series has left unanswered. I think there will be fewer than some think, with the remainder being just enough to put this series into the same league as "The Prisoner" in that people will still be arguing over "what does it mean" 40 years from now. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 02:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

== How did the fleet reach Earth 2 / New Earth? ==
As far as I understood it before Galactica departed for the Colony they agreed to a rendezvous location with the fleet. But when jumping away from the colony Starbuck punched in the numbers of the song and Galactica jumped for its last time. But when it reappeared over New Earth the fleet also jumped right in. How did they get the coordinates (a raptor jumping to the rendezvous location?)? But how did they get them so fast? [[User:DJ Doena|DJ Doena]] 14:02, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

:Galactica still had a few raptors left (we saw 7 of them landed on Earth) and 12 hours passed between the shot of Galactica jumping near the Moon and the rest of the fleet showing up, nothing fishy going on there. --[[User:Gully|Gully]] 15:30, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

::The key here was time pressure. Someone had the coordinates, but with the chaos of getting sucked into a black hole, no one could give them to Kara in time before ''Galactica's'' final jump. When all was stable, someone remembered/recalled the Fleet's coordinates, sent a Raptor, and all was good. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 18:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

:You missed the letters onscreen spelling "Twelve Hours Later". -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

== Consolidation change ==

Hey everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to explain the format and consolidation change for Act I. This change is a test for updating the event summary because:

*Each detail does not require a bullet.
*Having bullets for every event make it look redundant.

*However, having bullets between major events makes the summary flow a little better. This was the approach I used when summarizing [[Daybreak, Part I]]. It gives each scene a sense of distinction, like this example.

Are there any other opinions regarding this proposed change? If it's OK, I can start work on the other acts. -- [[User:Sgtpayne|Sgtpayne]] 20:52, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
:Given the massive data, it's okay to condense a few points. But keep it to maybe three or four lines condensed. Any larger and it's hard to follow. Try to keep it looking like the other episode guides as much as possible for consistency. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:57, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks for the working guideline. As of this writing, Act I & II are done, and starting on the rest. Hope you guys like it! -- [[User:Sgtpayne|Sgtpayne]] 07:46, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

==The robot at the end==
I corrected an addition in Story Notes that suggested the female robot at the very end is the one that was unveiled only a few days before the broadcast. That would have been very cool, but it's actually the "Actroid" which was unveiled 4 years ago. Interestingly I found Actroid, a 4-year-old technology, to be more lifelike than the one unveiled last week... [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 02:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

==The model on the cover of "Sports Limited"==
Here's a challenge for those who watched this on HD sets... I've heard it suggested that the model on the cover of "Sports Limited" (the SI-like magazine seen on the newsstand) might actually be Tricia Helfer. I can't tell at all on the computer-screen I'm using, but it might be a neat bit of trivia (not to mention it would open a line of speculation as to whether the Sixes have survived to the present day) if it's true. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 16:30, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

== Questions Section ==

I can never be more blunt than I tried to be before on these last two guides. The questions sections follow strict rules [[Battlestar_Wiki:Standards_and_Conventions/Episode_Guides#Questions_Section]] is the policy on this section. I am going to again clear out the questions section with the bad stuff. Users who do not follow our polices on the [[BW:SAC]] will be warned and if after being warned by doing it again, will be banned. [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|talk]]) 02:56, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

== Lie-dector test "question" ==

In the Questions section, somebody asked:'' "During the lie detector test in the flashback scene of William Adama's attempt to secure a civilian job, why did the interrogator ask him if he was a Cylon?"''

This was a control question in order to get a baseline from which to compare the real questions for deception. Such as if a polygraph-operator were to ask "Are you a dinosaur?" This fact was made immediately clear in the dialogue. This was in no way left unclear. It's not a mystery. It's not even a debate.

I've deleted it.

== What year is it "question" ==

Another rediculous addition to the Questions section: ''"What year is it on Earth during the final scene?"''

That too was answered by the title: "150,000 Years Later". Go back 150,000 years from 2009 AD, and you have the answer: 148000 B.C.E.

I've deleted the question.

== Regarding my edits to Questions Section ==

I've removed these three questions:

* Why so many zeros in the Model 0005?
* Does either Battlestar Galactica TV series exist in some form on the new Earth?
* Who or what is God exactly?

The first two are completely and utterly ridiculous and do not have any merit as questions. They will never be answered, and it's simply beneath the scope of what questions should be in that section in the first place.

The third question has been pretty much answered in the series by Baltar, who is essentially the mouthpiece of the writers coda on that subject. In the universe of BSG, God is a force of nature who doesn't like the name "God." -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 15:57, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

== Galactica breaking her back ==

Just noticed, Galactica made her final jump with her flight pods out, maybe thats what caused the damage? I mean the extra forces exerted on the ship because of the higher amount of ship to effect. It makes sense that Galactica jumping without her pods retracted would place extraordinary amount of stress on the ship. Every other time even when dropping through the atmosphere at New Caprica the Galactica always had her pods retracted fro a jump.
--[[User:CHr0n0sPh3r3|CHr0n0sPh3r3]] 08:24, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

:That could very well have been a contributing factor, but there are many other factors in play, too, namely
:*her age,
:*compromises made during construction,
:*accumulated stresses and fractures from past battle damage and the sheer number of jumps,
:*lack of proper dock repair and maintenance,
:*her last sustained pounding at close-range, and ramming into the Colony.
:And consider that Adama and Tigh were told that she only had a few more jumps in her before she suffers structural damage. The old girl was already falling apart.-- [[User:Fredmdbud|Fredmdbud]] 13:24, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I remember that one of the specialists told Adama that Galactica had 5 jumps left max, but nevermind it I just took notice of it and wanted to see what everyone else thought of it. EDIT: Also noticed that Glactica's flight pods went up and down of their own accord after the jump, maybe thats why they retract the pods? I think the Mercuries could non-retract jump because of the way their support struts are placed. By the looks of it the movement of the pods was absolutely massive and that kind of stress would most certainly break Galactica's back no matter what sort of structural damage she had before. --[[User:CHr0n0sPh3r3|CHr0n0sPh3r3]] 07:12, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

:A suspension bridge's cables snap, and the road buckles. Overwhelming stresses on the road deform it, and the cables snap. A similar arguement can be made for the flight pods. There could have been torque forces on the pods, but the loss of lateral supports could have affected the ship's rigidity that caused the body to flex, which could also cause the flight pods to sway, too.-- [[User:Fredmdbud|Fredmdbud]] 07:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

==Cylon Longevity==

According to [[No Exit]], Ellen and the others created Cavil in the image of her father, so it stands to reason that, 40 years prior to the fall of the colonies, he was already a man in his 70'(s?) and in fact had not aged in those four decades. It can be assumed that the same holds true for the other six humanoid cylons, all of which were considerably younger than him.

The point here is, if humaoid Cylons don't age then the surviving Cylons who didn't make it to Earth wouldn't have died out as it has been speculated, be it from old age or lack of mates to reproduce with. Their longevity could surpass human longevity and they could be alive at the end of the series.

Furthermore there's the issue of boxing. They could have boxed themselves as a form of suspended animation to ensure their survival and programmed Guardian Centurions to watch over them.

All in all, there are many number of ways in which the humanoid Cylons that didn't make it to Earth could have survived. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 20:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Edit: Now that I think about it, what about the Cylons who did make it to Earth? If they don't age, how did they die out? --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 00:33, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

: Perhaps aging was only a non-issue when they had resurrection tech. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

::You mean, they did age but then transfered their conciousness to younger bodies? That's possible. What about the option to box their conciousness? They could still survive that way (sure, their bodies might die out without some form of suspended animation given that they are biological, but their conciousness could survive as 1s and 0s that could be downloaded into new bodies 150,000 years later). --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 20:21, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

== Removed questions ==

I've removed the following questions:
* Who were/are the Lords of Kobol?
** Good question, but not one with any connection to this episode.
* What year is the present day?
** I'm not sure what this is asking. We are shown that the Colonial's present is 150 000 years before our own.
* Who is the dying leader? Laura Roslin? Galactica? Starbuck?
** The narrative gives us many explicit statements that it is Roslin, and she fits the role perfectly, making it unnecessary to try and jam someone else into the position. Doing so without clear indications from the show is speculation.
* What’s the deal with Kara Thrace?
** She was sent back by "God" as an angel to guide the people to the new Earth. Covered fairly conclusively, if not explicitly.
* What is the true nature of the Head People?
** They were angels, as was stated many times.
* Who or what is guiding events?
** Something akin to "God", though it doesn't like to be called that. I think this is covered sufficiently in the earlier question about why "God" is guiding events.
* Is Virtual Baltar really the archangel Gabriel? If not, is Virtual Leobon? (Assuming they're not actually the same being, that is.)
** Theory without basis in the show.
--[[User:Hylas|Hylas]] 23:41, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
:Regarding "What year is the present day?" considering Mitochondrial Eve's remains have not yet been found to this day, the "present day" part of the episode (the final moments) occur sometime after 2011. This question, I'd think, is asking exactly what year that would be. [[User:TerranRich|TerranRich]] 02:39, 15 September 2011 (EDT)

== Parallel evolution ==

It is implausible scientifically that Earth humans and Colonials just happened to evolve in parallel without outside influence (possibly from the head beings). Therefore, I wouldn't state it as fact that they're alien to each other -- there is no support for that in the show. The facts are that they can mate and that the characters are surprised about humans existing on Earth, but I wouldn't go as far as drawing conclusions about the origins of Colonials and humans. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 19:11, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

:It could be that in the Galactica universe humans are the standard of life across the universe, which is why they never encountered other life forms during their travels. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 14:19, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

:And yet no one remarks about the fact that New Caprica and the Algae planet's trees look like Earth trees. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:36, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

:: I covered this on this very talkpage [[#The_Angels_Make_Life_In_This_Galaxy_Boringly_Homogenous. | here. ]] Basically, the [[Angel]]s guide evolution subtly by such means as dropping huge asteroids on the dinosaurs so that they can create dodos in their place. Because of these [[Angel]]s life is the same everywhere right down to identical pianofortes playing [[the Music | All Along The Watchtower. ]]

:: [[User:Walabio|Walabio]] 18:48, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

:::Most importantly, don't forget the suits and ties, which were reinvented by accident or through the collective unconscious. Back to the topic, though - all I'm saying is that the fact that Earth humans are primitive in that era does not necessarily imply that the Colonials evolved totally independently on Kobol and are therefore aliens, as the note in the article stated. No need to make such bold conclusions for the sake of "You know what that actualy means?"-type trivia; we know the visible facts, and they should be reported as such, and we know there is a LOT that we don't know about the head beings, which opens up any number of possibilities for future storytelling. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 20:15, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

::::"And yet no one remarks about the fact that New Caprica and the Algae planet's trees look like Earth trees" The Algae planet could have been terraformed by the 13th Tribe before they reached Earth (maybe they intended to settle there but then learned of the supernova and changed their minds, but not after they had terraformed the planet and built the temple). New Caprica had trees? Wasn't it mostly a desert? --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 20:50, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

::::: I shall address the remarks of Graf Iblis, None Of Your Business, and Man of the Atom together:

::::: What Graf Iblis says could make sense:

::::: Let us suppose that the [[Angel]]s scooped up humans from Our Earth, took them to Cobol taught them to talk and ruled over them as the [[Lords of Cobol]] 160 thousand years ago. That makes sense.

::::: About the trees on New Caprica, trees on our Earth come in 3 shapes:

* - Cone-Shaped

* - Mushroom-Shaped

* - Palm-Tree-Shaped

::::: For all 3 shapes one can find both angiosperms and gymnosperms. For the Palm-Tree-shaped we even have some ferns too. Convergent evolution like sharks and ichthyosaurs probably can explain the trees looking alike.

::::: [[User:Walabio|Walabio]] 23:55, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::: If the same tree species, and foxes, and chickens, and so on, can evolve on different planets without terraforming, humans aren't a stretch. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 19:10, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::: But the trees need not be the same species on New Caprica.. Indeed, they may have only a superficial resemblance to each other. Despite looking externally similar ichthyosaurs and sharks are very different. For foxes, pidgins, humans, et cetera to be on both Cobol and our Earth, the [[Angel]]s would have to stear biological evolution on both planets or scooped up these organisms on our Earth where we know for a fact they evolved and taken them to Cobol.

::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 00:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::: And the Twelve Colonies, if humans didn't bring them from Kobol (and I doubt they did). -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 03:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::::: It was mine understanding that the Colonists brought life from Cobol and terraformed the 12 planets orbiting a few stars in an open star-cluster.

::::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 04:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::::: No one ever said this. Was it in the role-playing game? -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 14:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::::::: No. It just 1 of only 2 ideas making sense:

# - The Colonists terraformed several planets orbiting several stars in an open starcluster.
# - The Colonists rearranged 12 planets and moons of a star so that they all orbit stably within the habitable zone of a star and then terraformed them.

::::::::::: Nowhere in the show do we see any hint of the capability to move planets.

::::::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 00:52, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::::::: Or there were twleve habitable planets. It's not that far-fetched in light of Earth and Kobol both having humans. If you think that both did naturally. Which I do, since the Colonials had the concept of evolution. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 02:31, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::::::::: > “Or there were twleve habitable planets.”

::::::::::::: You want something that cannot be. One cannot have twelve planets forming the habitable zone of a star. Even if one could, not all twelve would be habitable.

::::::::::::: > “It’s not that far-fetched in light of Earth and Kobol both having humans. If you think that both did naturally. Which I do, since the Colonials had the concept of evolution”

::::::::::::: > They could not both have evolved naturally. Biological evolution has 2 components:

# - Natural Selection
# - Random Mutation

::::::::::::: Natural selection is not random, but random selection is random. The solution-space is too large and the process to stochastic. One would not have humans and chickens arising on other worlds. ¿Does Australia have bison or kangaroos? Even with extreme convergent evolution like sharks and ichthyosaurs, they do not become the same species like Colonials and the humans on our Earth.

::::::::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 04:00, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::: "Let us suppose that the [[Angel]]s scooped up humans from Our Earth, took them to Cobol taught them to talk and ruled over them as the [[Lords of Cobol]] 160 thousand years ago. That makes sense." It goes without saying that BSG left people wanting more. One thing I would like to know more about is who the Lords of Kobol were, what their relationship with the Angels/Messengers was, and who the jealous Lord that Elosha mentioned in "Kobol's Last Gleaming" was meant to be. Was he Iblis? Was he God? Was Iblis meant to be God? According to some text on the first season finale's page, RDM wanted Dirk Benedick to play Iblis and introduce himself to Baltar as God. Could this still happen? Did RDM change his mind and made God a "force of nature", or did Iblis/Jealous Lord EVOLVE into a force of nature? Is it that he (it?) doesn't like to be called God because he prefers to be called "Iblis"? Wasn't Iblis refered to as Lord in the original show? (Lord Iblis sounds right to me). Iblis as the one true God who orchestrated everything that happened to the Colonials and the Cylons... wouldn't that be a twist (just like Starbuck being a woman was a twist) on the original? Iblis goes from being Satan to being God... I HOPE that this is explored more deeply in Caprica... How could it NOT be given that it features a religious school, right? What else will those characters talk about if not Colonial theology and the Lords of Kobol (as well as the jealous Lord of Kobol). --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 00:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::: I doubt that Ronald D. Moore will ever directly answer these questions. He will probably just frak up our minds even more.

:::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 00:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::: There's a chance that RDM intended to answer these and other questions on BSG, but when the opportunity came to develop a spin off (Caprica) he could have made the choice to abandon these plots and focus on the survival aspect of the story instead and keep them to be developed later in Caprica. With characters like the teacher/nun who believes in the "one true God", locations like the Athena school (is is Athena? I forget), and the cult of religious believers that Zoe Graystone's boyfriend belongs to, there's considerable evidence to believe that these topics will be explored in the series, either as fully-developed plots or just casual conversation (i.e. dialogue spoken in a classroom, a conversation between this teacher/nun and maybe a younger Elosha in the school's quad)... It would stand to reason that given that Caprica seems to be more deeply rooted in the theology of BSG that it would explore these ideas, which might be why they stopped being an issue in BSG, which was more about finding Earth/a new world than in about discovering the "truth of God". --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 01:12, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::::: I always figured that it is just another crazy cult. On our Earth, people blow themselves up in the name of the one true god all of the time. The one true cylon-god is nothing more than the one true god of the cult of the of true god.

::::::::: Both Joseph Adams and William Adama are atheists. Lee Adama seems indifferent to religion. I wonder whether this is nature or nurture.

:::::::: [[User:Walabio|— “⸘Ŭalabio‽”]] 04:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::::: It could be a result of their loosing their family in the explosion. It could be that Joseph decides that religion only results in hatred (it is religion that pushes Zoe's boyfriend into detonating the bomb). The question is in finding the link between the Cylon's worship of the one true God and the cult that Zoe's boyfriend belogns to. Why would Daniel Graystone instill religion into the Cylons? If not him, then who, how, and why? Is it Zoe's friend? Is it the teacher/nun? Is it Virtual Zoe? Why would any Graystone believe in the one true God whose followers caused the death of Zoe, Adama's sister and mother, and all those other people?... Speaking of Virtual Zoe, will she be connected to Virtual Six and Virtual Baltar? Is the one true God really a divine being (i.e. a Lord of Kobol), a "force of nature", or a man inside a space ship (a ship of lights, if you will) who uses Graystone's Cylon and Virtual echnologies to influence Colonial life (well, that might not track given that the messengers visited the 13th Colony 2000 years prior to the creation of the Cononial Cylons, but wouldn't it be cool if it did, heh?). --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 13:12, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

::::::::: The messengers saw Kobol and Earth as well as Caprica, so they can't be the product of Graystone technology. Right now, the best answer for the Centurions' monotheism is that they're Zoe's descendants. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 14:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

--[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 18:52, 8 May 2009 (UTC)== The Colonials were NOT "human" (in the modern sense) ==
I've restored the bit about the characters not being "human" in the modern sense of the term and that the series was fundamentally the saga of an alien race. If you actually listened to Dr. Cottle, he said the DNA of the early Earth humans is "compatible" to Colonial DNA. He didn't say it was exactly the same. Going by that, it's completely fair to conclude that the Colonials and early humans were NOT genetically identical. They simply had analogous DNA structures. We already know they had at least one physiological difference: the Colonials didn't have a universal blood donor type.

As for "our" connection with them; within the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, modern humans are NOT Colonials. We are a hybridization of Colonials AND the native humans. So the characters of ''Battlestar Galactica'' were indeed "aliens" and not "human" in the sense of what we consider human today. By the nature of them not evolving on Earth, they were most certainly extraterrestrial. -- [[User:Troyian|Troyian]]

: Extraterrestrial and alien have different meanings. The former simply means "not from Earth", the latter is a relative term for something the speaker has no relationship to. It is obvious that Colonials are extraterrestrial. They are not alien to us, just as the Cylons and the Earth natives are not.

: There's no evidence that they didn't have a universal blood donor type. The copy of Baltar's Lab Notes sold at the big auction shows that Hera's blood was unusual because it had no antigens whatsoever, not just ABO. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 19:21, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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Here are my problems with the paragraph:

1) The revelation that the Colonial "humans" evolved separately from Earth humans...

::Where is this demonstrated in the series? All we know for sure is that practically identical Colonials arrived on our Earth more than 150,000 years ago. We have absolutely no idea how they came to be on Kobol. Why are you so eager to jump to conclusions about totally separate evolution processes of practically identical races, especially with the huge uncertainty factor of the "God" entity taking an active part in everyone's life? I would be extremely careful - if the "God" entity is so powerful and capable of surviving over 150,000 years, it could have manipulated life on Kobol based on life on Earth. No need to ignore the scientific facts of evolution in that case. Therefore, I propose to stick to the facts, and not espouse anyone's theory of how the two groups evolved, either yours or mine. The Colonials arrived on Earth 150,000 years ago and they can mate with the local population. That's it.

2) ...means that fundamentally none of the so-called "human" characters of the series were actually human in the sense of what we consider human today. Instead, they were an outwardly indistinguishable from Homo sapiens extraterrestrial species with compatible DNA to Homo sapiens as a result of a parallel evolution.

::Again, no evidence for parallel evolution, which would be extremely unlikely. The facts are: Colonials came from Kobol as far as they know, although they don't know much about their early history.

3) The reimagined Battlestar Galactica was actually the saga of an alien race.

::No proof. In order to prove that it is an alien race, you have to prove that they evolved completely separately, despite all the physical similarities and an extremely influential "God" entity observing the events over hundreds of thousands of years and taking an active part in them.

It is extremely important to stick to verifiable facts on such shaky ground, with so much about the "God" entity remaining unknown. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 19:48, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

*[[Jane Espenson]] (one of BSG's writers and executive producers) has confirmed in an interview that Kobol was indeed the "original origin point for humanity" (i.e. Colonials) [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]. -- [[User:Troyian|Troyian]] 21:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

:I think this is likely the case, but unfortunately her wording is "I've always taken it to be Kobol." -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]]

:Jane, Ron, any writer or producer. If you see this, could you please clear things up for us? --- [[User:Troyian|Troyian]] 21:30, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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As noted, she assumed it to be Kobol. If you quote her exactly, I don't mind, but that does not mean that Ron Moore shares the opinion absolutely, without possibility of change, or that any other writers do. Remember how fluid and unpredictable BSG writing tends to be? She also indicated in another interview that the Angels may be aliens, which is something that Ron Moore wasn't specific about; they really prefer to leave a lot of this to our interpretation. Again, quoting her on that is fine, but it should not be stated as undisputable fact. If you include the source, the reader will know that the statement does not have the same value as an onscreen demonstration, and that there are alternative explanations as well. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 21:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

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Wouldn't the Colonials fall within the category of Missing Link between modern humanity and the "Colonial-compatible human life" they found on Earth (2). meaning that, since modern man is the child of the mating of Colonials and those humans, he shares more in commun with them than he does with the humans they found here?

In other words, modern man, as the child of the Colonials, is the result of mating between aliens and human ancestors who shared communalities wth those aliens, thus making the Colonials humans in the modern sense since the modern sense of what means to be human is the result of that mixture of races.--[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 12:57, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

:Which is closer to modern man depends on the ratio of Colonial to Earther in the mix. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 14:28, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

:: Modern Man = The mating of a Colonial/Cylon hybrid (Hera) with either a human from the planet (which might be unlikely given their state of evolution), a Colonial (i.e. Boxey), or a Cylon (which would have to be Leoben since he was the only male Cylon that joined the Civil War on the Sixes' side, right? Simon and Doval stayed with Cavil). How likely is it that Hera would have mated with a native during her lifetime? Would the Colonials and Cylons have integrated themselves that early into the populace, or waited until they achieved a higher degree of evolution (i.e. invent the wheel)? --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 18:52, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

== Daybreak Three-Parter ==

In Latin America, Daybreak is airing as a three-parter. Today, part II just finished airing here and it had the following differences from the two-hour version detailed in this article (in all likelihood this is the syndicated version. I don't know if that has already aired in the US).

The following two summaries, taken from the main article, are the two scenes that have been omitted from the second chapter of the three-parter version of Daybreak:

*Elsewhere, Laura Roslin greets her date, Sean Allison, at her home. She eventually recognizes him as a former student from years ago. Despite the age difference, Roslin decides to let him stay the night.

*A flashback scene shows what Boomer meant: a time back in her days on 'Galactica, as Adama and Tigh redress her but give her another chance to be a better pilot.
--[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 22:58, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

:The finale is split up into 3 parts on Netflix as well, and the above omissions are also not present in those three parts. [[User:TerranRich|TerranRich]] 02:46, 15 September 2011 (EDT)

== Religion Vs Technology ==

The intro of the original show went

"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. That they may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of Lemuria or Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive somewhere beyond the heavens..."

The last episode of the show clearly took its inspiration for this with the revelation that the events of the show took place 150,000+ years in the past.

It can be safely concluded that, as the intro says, the Egyptians, Toltecs, Mayans, the architects of the pyramids, and the losts civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis based their religious ideologies on those of the 13 Colonies.

It's interesting that, while they opted to forgo technology in a bid to avoid repeating the cycle of violence, they retained their religious beliefs, which in turn lead to a different kind of violance. --[[User:ManofTheAtom|ManofTheAtom]] 20:07, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

== Analysis point ==

I'm not sure what the original author was getting at by adding this, so I'm adding it here in the hopes that its fate can be decided upon:

* It should be noticed, that the sequence of age represented at the clearing, when Adama, Baltar, and the others observe the Earth Two humans is rather symbolical. Baltar, followed by Hoshi, Adama, Cottle and Tigh seems to at least aesthetically show 5 generations of the same man. All 5 have somehow been involved at key stages in the exodus from the 12 colonies, and they have all had their hardships. Still they resemble each other very much, and even though this seems conjectural, it could either be a general touch from the directors, or actually a peak at the symbolism of "all of this has happened before..."

Discuss. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 15:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

:Where to begin. Unclear wording, a hodgepodge of disjointed symbolism and incomplete exposition, and a haphazardly stringing 'em all together. This needs more than discussion ... it needs excavating :( -- [[User:Fredmdbud|Fredmdbud]] 06:30, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

: Having further reflected on this, it is evident to me that the above can be applied to ''any'' of the characters still alive as of "Daybreak..." If there's something here to salvage, then I'm not really seeing it. That being said, I do want to give people to chance to salvage this point, should they feel compelled to do so. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 06:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

==Extended version==
Has anyone thought about putting up some info about the extended version? There's a separate article for the extended cut of [[Unfinished Business]], but details on the other extended episodes is pretty thin on the ground. I don't know what's actually added, so maybe separate articles for each extended cut would be pushing it, but surely the relevant episode pages could have a new section added describing what's different?--[[User:Leigh Burne|Leigh Burne]] 04:37, 4 January 2012 (EST)

== Does Anyone? ==

hey - does anyone know exactly how many, and which ships (including smaller ones) actually survived the entire thing and were sent into Sol at the end? -- [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 00:32, 22 April 2012 (EDT)

Humanoid Cylon

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:''For information on the robotic Cylons of the [[Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]]. For information on a human-appearing Cylon from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', see [[Andromus]].''

:''This article is capitalized for technical reasons. The correct term is "humanoid Cylon" and is not a proper noun.''

[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right: Cylon copies of [[Number Six]] (two copies pictured), [[Number Two]] (one copy pictured), and [[Number Five]] (two copies), at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]]]
'''Humanoid Cylons'''<ref>Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons by during Season 1. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]] "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout Season 2 has canonically established "Cylon agent" to refer specifically to Cylon infiltrators, but since [[Sharon Agathon]] and members of the Final Five work for the Colonials, ''Battlestar Wiki'''s preference is to use "humanoid Cylon" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name). Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the humanoid Cylons as "skin jobs," an homage to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. William Adama refers to them as "humanoid models" in "[[Precipice]]", as does Samuel Anders in "[[No Exit]]". Sharon Valerii refers to them as "human models" in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and Simon refers to them as "human Cylons" in "[[Torn]]"</ref> are an organic type of [[Cylon Models|Cylon models]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

==Overview==
The Humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon form]] - the modern [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are not fully sentient like their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|predecessors]] and answer to the humanoids. These Cylons biologically mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Humanoid Cylons have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex. Their "programming" is such that they genuinely possess human personality traits (affection, love, sex drive, jealousy, sadness, anger, hatred, sense of humor, fear, happiness, religious faith, etc.).

The original purpose of the humanoid Cylons was to simply serve as the next step in Cylon evolution ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). However, the fact that they are designed to be as human-like as possible in appearance, internal anatomy and behavior makes them perfect spies. The humanoid Cylons are responsible for masterminding the complete destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] through their use of sabotage and infiltration.

==Origins==
Although at least one human-shaped robot existed in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] (housing a copy of the consciousness of [[Zoe Graystone]]), this was not a truly biological android and her connection to the later humanoid Cylons is unclear. All that is known about Graystone's android body is that the bath from which she emerged resembled a [[resurrection tank]], her mother the plastic surgeon [[Amanda Graystone]] gave her skin, and she may have been in contact with the five survivors of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", DVD commentary for "Apotheosis").

Following the end of the Cylon War, nothing was heard of the Cylons in 40 years ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").

[[Image:Season 3 Female Cylons.jpg|thumb|150px|From left to right: Numbers [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Three|Three]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]]]]
During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed ''humanoid'' models <ref>The idea of Cylons in humanoid form in ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Unlike the humanoid Cylons, however, [[Andromus]] was an [[Wikipedia:Android|android]], akin to the character of [[MemoryAlpha:Data|Data]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.</ref>. The first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings was known as the "[[First Hybrid]]." Other [[Hybrid]]s were later created to control [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). Hybrid models are not fully humanoid and cannot live on their own, thus are considered an evolutionary dead end.

The new humanoid Cylons were created by the five survivors of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in exchange for the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] ending the [[Cylon War]]. These five early generation Cylons (now known as the "[[Final Five]]") are the descendants of Cylons created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. These humanoid Cylons were the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that left Kobol and settled Earth.

The Five created the [[Number One]] model first and named them John. They initially developed eight humanoid models and copied each of them many times over. However, the [[Number Seven|seventh model]], Daniel, was destroyed by Number One out of jealousy. Number One (also known as "Cavil") contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Number Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula.

==Physiology and Psychology==
Humanoid Cylons are not merely robots with a human appearance, they possess actual flesh and blood. They are visually indistinguishable from humans down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is able to create a [[Cylon detector|detector]] that can distinguish Cylon from human, but rarely uses the device to a positive end ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"; "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Deceptions on the part of Dr. Baltar in regards to the true nature of sleeper agent [[Sharon Valerii]] lead to the detector being inaccurately labelled useless and abandoned ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"; "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). The Cylons themselves have accurate methods for testing biological samples and determining whether they are human or Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Each humanoid Cylon has the same face, stature, hair, eye and skin color, sex, apparent age, and other biometrics as all the others of his or her model. Some copies choose to make cosmetic differences. Examples include [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Gina Inviere]], and a Number Six copy with black hair ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). In addition, each copy appears to start with the same basic personality, but each personality grows more distinct due to their individual experiences. For example, any two random Eights are more or less interchangeable, but [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] have become highly individuated.

The Cylon brain appears to have the same basic anatomical structure as the human brain and is claimed by [[Caprica-Six]] to operate on the same principle ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), yet is based on the [[silica pathways|silica pathway]] technology developed by the Colonies for the original mechanical [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] models ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). It is this inherited technology that apparently allows humanoid Cylons to do things that a human brain and nervous system may not or cannot do, such as stellar navigate with the naked eye ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"), program and compile computer code ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"), and interface directly with other technologies ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"; "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

Humanoid Cylons' memories and programming can be tampered with. The Number Ones altered the memories of the Number Twos, Number Threes, Number Fours, Number Fives, Number Sixes and Number Eights to remove knowledge of the Final Five from them and programmed them not to think or talk about the Five. The Ones also blocked the real memories of the Final Five and imprinted them with fake memories so that they believed they were human. The same was done to [[Sharon Valerii]], but in her case her original memories could be awakened with a trigger so that she would commit acts of sabotage against the human fleet.

Valerii is the only such sleeper agent known. Other Cylon infiltrators are fully aware of their true nature. The Final Five were never infiltrators as such, rather the Ones made them live through the [[Cylon Attack]] as "humans" in order to teach them a lesson.

[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy known as "Gina Inviere".]]
Humanoid Cylons are susceptible to the same emotional traumas and joys that humans are, as they cannot "turn off" their ability to feel pain or other emotions ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), further proving that personalities are a real part of their psyche. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina Inviere]], who is physically and sexually assaulted repeatedly by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Inviere's near-catatonic state and suicidal desires at the time ''Pegasus'' discovers the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

Humanoid Cylons can sleep and dream<ref>A Number Three speaks casually to Doctor [[Cottle]] about her [[Dodona Selloi|prophetic dreams]] of the child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]". John Cavil used to suffer nightmares ("[[No Exit]]").</ref>, however they can live without doing so, and the Ones have reprogrammed themselves to prevent sleep, wishing to avoid nightmares.

Reproduction is important to the Cylons, because one of their God's commandments is to "be fruitful". Both male and female Cylon models possess reproductive systems which should be fully functional, but have a flaw that is not properly understood. The Ones, Twos, Fours, and Fives have tried to impregnate the Threes, Sixes, and Eights many times, but all these attempts at sexual reproduction have failed<ref>In [[Podcast:Deadlock|the podcast for "Deadlock"]], Ronald Moore says that conceptions presumably did happen but none lasted long.</ref>. The Cylons try to interbreed with humans to subvert this deficiency, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, including young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. There also farms for male humans, plus ''in vitro'' experiment labs, etc ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]" [[Podcast:The Farm|podcast]]). If a captured human agrees to cooperate, he or she is instead set up with a Cylon sexual partner on a voluntary basis. However, these methods have all been unsuccessful thus far.

Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love, because of the Cylon belief that "God is Love". [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s love-child, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). More recent conceptions of human-Cylon hybrids or pure Cylon offspring have either been proven untrue (in the case of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s child [[Nicholas Tyrol]]) or miscarried during pregnancy ([[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]]'s unborn child [[Liam|Liam Tigh]]).

The bodies of humanoid Cylons have stamina and strength above human average, and are designed to destroy or resist commonly dangerous human diseases<ref>The blood from [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]'s fetus destroys the cancer within [[Laura Roslin]]'s body in "[[Epiphanies]]".</ref>, although they are not immune from all contagions<ref>[[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ravages the Cylons in the episode "[[Torn]]". Samuel Anders contracts a form of pneumonia on [[New Caprica]], but recovers. </ref>. In keeping with their desire to be a better human, however, the Cylons did not or could not further improve on other characteristic design flaws of the human body.<ref>Dr. Cottle complains of birth complications with Sharon, specifically a detached placenta, in the episode "[[Downloaded]]".</ref> Humanoid Cylons are heavily fortified to resist damage from intense radiation fields that would kill a human after short exposure ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"), but they are still susceptible to damage from [[Ragnar|certain types of radiation]] or trauma ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]"). Despite their resistance to certain forms of energy, humanoid Cylons, unlike the [[Cylon Centurion]], cannot be made "bulletproof" and are as susceptible as humans to piercing or blunt force weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Hero]]"). They require oxygen to live, and thus can be killed by suffocation ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"; "[[No Exit]]").

Some Cylons, like some humans, are spiritually sensitive and have been known to receive visions. For example, D'Anna Biers, [[Caprica-Six]], and Sharon Agathon ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). The Number Two model regularly claims to see patterns and have insight into future events ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]").

==Cylon Religion==
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The Cylons follow a [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic religion]] to varying extents. Fanatical devotion to God is the central part of [[Number Two]]'s character, whilst the [[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Three|Threes]], and to a lesser extent the [[Number Eight|Eights]] also have strong faith. The [[Number One]]s are atheistic. [[Number Four|Fours']] and [[Number Five|Fives']] views are not so well known, but they too take the "non-religious side" in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Cylon belief system is handed down from the original Centurions and the Final Five.

==Cybernetic Behavior==
[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] interfaces with ''Galactica's'' [[Computers|computer systems]].]]
Upon the death of its body, a humanoid Cylon's consciousness is automatically transferred into another copy of itself. This "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" is limited by signal integrity and proximity to the Cylon homeworld or a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"; "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, as Sharon Agathon had no reason to do such a thing when she died, but another Cylon must choose to access them ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"; "[[The Hub]]").

The humanoid Cylons' psychology is based on what they simply refer to as "[[projection]]". Essentially an enhanced form of a self-induced and controlled hallucination, projection is how they choose to see the world around them, in any form they wish, whenever they wish. For example, if a Cylon were standing in a hallway, they could choose to see it as a forest filled with birds, trees, and sunlight. This mode of visualization is pleasing to humanoid Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")<ref>[[Gaius Baltar]]'s dreamlike interactions with his [[Virtual beings|virtual Number Six]] is strikingly similar to Cylon projection. See the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]] for more on this issue.</ref>. Cylons can share these virtual worlds with each other ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").

Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, humanoid Cylons can interface with a [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]] or computer network by photo-electrical means. To interface directly with a Colonial ship's system the Cylon must insert a cable into his or her own arm, which is painful ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The process is preferably carried out by touching a [[data-font|data-font]] of the Cylon [[datastream]]<ref>[[Sharon Agathon]] steals back the Fleet's [[launch key]]s by infiltrating a Cylon base by using a Cylon data-font. Humanoid Cylons are seen operating a basestar in the episode "[[Torn]]" by touching an optical pad that illuminates these arm interfaces.</ref>. This might be possible through the use of bio-luminescent and photosensitive cells in their hands. Once interfaced, they can rewrite code to purge or create a computer virus, send transmissions to other computer systems, or calculate FTL jump coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

[[Image:Ander's red eye.jpg|thumb|left|Anders's "red eye" moment.]]
The presence of a water-like fluid as an integral part of the basestar, the ability to interface photo-electronically through subdermal and dermal contact, and the fact that humanoid Cylon are anatomically indistinguishable from human beings, implies that the techniques used in their creation are advanced enough to incorporate cybernetic functions into their design without the use of specific internal structures other than human-like organs.

After being "stared at" by a [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], [[Samuel Anders]]'s right eye briefly flashes red, the Raider responds to this apparent [[IFF]] procedure by flying away, and a Cylon fleet attacking the Colonials retreats ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").

A humanoid Cylon, or at least one with the strange brainwaves exhibited by Anders after being shot in the head, can be wired into a ship like a [[Hybrid]] by means of the datastream and a tank similar to a Hybrid's own ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). The datastream in this tank was used by the Final Five to access and combine their own memories of Resurrection technology (buried memories in the case of [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]), then send it to [[the Colony]]'s Hybrids. This process was unspecific, however, and gave them full access to each other's recollections for a moment ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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== The Thirteen Cylon Models ==
[[Image:Cylonagentdossier.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the colonies, there are twelve models of humanoid Cylons ([[Miniseries]]). These can be divided into two separate groups, the "Significant Seven"<ref name="sign7">{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=Sig7|timestamp=19:14|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> and the "Final Five". The Significant Seven were once eight in number, but [[Number Seven]] is no longer extant ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Only six models survive to settle on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]], namely Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Number Two, Number Six, and Number Eight ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

The Significant Eight have numerical designations and were designed based on personality archetypes the Cylons had witnessed in humanity, however this is not true of the Final Five. All the Significant Eight models except the Sixes have come to be associated with a particular "human name", and even other Cylons will refer to "Leobens", "Sharons", "Daniels", "D'Annas" and so on.

===Significant Eight===

The seven surviving models of the Significant Eight were the first seven Cylons to be revealed to the Colonials. With the exception of Number Seven, whose entire line was sabotaged ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), there are many copies of each model, all totaling in the millions according to [[Number One]] and Ellen Tigh. The identities of these mechanized copies are determined by their model and each model is unique ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). These models were designed by the Final Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

==== [[Number One]] ====

[[File:John Cavil.jpg|thumb|left|Number One/John Cavil]]
One of the Number One models poses as a Colonial [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Brothers|brother]] named Cavil, a lay clergyman in the Fleet. This Cavil is later revealed to be the one responsible for the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and is indicated to be the same copy as the one that led the Cylon Civil War.

Ones do not appear to subscribe to overall theology of the Cylons, but adhere to group consensus, and often are persuasive leaders. Ones have displayed a condescending attitude toward the beliefs of the other six known Cylons at times.

In several instances, the Ones advocate dark, draconian solutions to the insurgency on [[New Caprica]] that reveal a militant zeal equaling that of Numbers Three and Five.

This Number One model in particular seems to be in something approaching a leadership role on one of the basestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). This model assumes some authority and wields influence over the others, yet decisions are still reached through majority vote. However, this is soon overturned by the rebellion of the Cylons led by [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]], and the body of this One is killed by Centurions. The resurrected Cavil assumes leadership of one faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]].

The [[Number One]] model was the first model created by the [[Final Five]], and assisted them in creating the other models of the [[Significant Eight]]. Unfortunately, the [[Number One]]s eventually rebelled against the Five and exiled them to the [[Twelve Colonies]] with their memories erased. Prior to this, they eradicated the entire [[Number Seven]] model line out of jealousy, and secretly programmed their brothers and sisters of the other six models to lose all knowledge of their makers. The Number One model was given the name John by the Final Five, but does not like this appellation.

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==== [[Number Two]] ====

[[File:Leoben2.jpg|thumb|right|Number Two/Leoben Conoy]]
Number Two, better known as Leoben Conoy, has shown to be mystically oriented--making references to the oneness of the universe, the illusion of time, etc.--and claims to be prescient on some level, albeit with a known propensity for intermixing truth with falsehoods. He is first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]] shortly after the Holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, claiming to be a scavenger and arms dealer ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]").

The Two models also appear obsessed and fascinated with [[Kara Thrace]] and her [[The Destiny|special destiny]]. One model in particular claims to be in love with her and has tried to get her to return his affections, and to guide her towards fulfilling her destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").

Two can be likened to the serpent of the [[w:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[w:Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge, then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some the "swimming in the stream" comment made by another Number Two copy captured in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]",; "[[The Farm]]").

The Number Twos are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Three]] ====

[[File:Number Three.jpg|thumb|left|Number Three/D'Anna Biers]]
First seen posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]], this model created a documentary about the crew of ''Galactica'' - which was later shown on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] to a theatre full of Cylons, including a second copy of Number Three ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Threes are among the most calculating and duplicitous models shown to-date, even manipulating and deceiving other models if they feel warranted, though they've got nothing on the duplicity and manipulations of the Number Ones. The copy that tried to [[Boxed|box]] Sharon Valerii exhibited these characteristics strongly ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").

This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until either shortly after the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] or after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

After the Threes defy other Cylon models in their attempt to discern the identity of the [[Final Five|five missing Cylon humanoids]], the other Cylons conclude that the Three model has an inherent flaw that threatens their overall reliability. After the failure on the [[algae planet]] to gather information on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], the Cylons have all Number Three models [[boxing|boxed]] indefinitely.

One of the goals of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War is to unbox D'Anna and learn what she knows. She is actually unboxed by Cavil and Boomer, who want to her to speak to the rebels and get them to stop fighting, but this discussion is interrupted by a joint Colonial and rebel Cylon attack on the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). With the Resurrection Hub destroyed in the battle, D'Anna is the only Number Three copy in existence. She is retrieved and assumes leadership of the rebels to make contact with the Final Five, eventually reaching Earth with the Colonial fleet, but decides to stay behind there and die, following the revelation that Earth is a barren nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"; "[[Revelations]]"; "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

The first encountered copy of this model appeared under the alias "[[D'Anna Biers]]", and the D'Anna name is used to describe the model as a whole.
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==== [[Number Four]] ====

[[Image:Cysim.jpg|thumb|right|Number Four/Simon O'Neill]]
The Number Four model is first encountered by [[Kara Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor under the name Simon, this Number Four is actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). Simon is a model based primarily on human intellectualism and logic<ref>A Four expresses the moral dilemmas of rescuing a crippled basestar as having no scientific answer in "[[Torn]]".</ref>. A Four model also infiltrated the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] prior to the occupation of [[New Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor enlisted in the Colonial Fleet under the name of Simon O'Neill, he escapes the destruction of the colonies aboard the Cybele with his adopted daughter and is later reunited with his wife Giana who he truly loved. He killed himself beyond resurrection range ultimately to prevent himself betraying the Fleet. Another Four served as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] at the time of the attack and fought as a part of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]' resistance. He was found out when the Resistance rescued Starbuck from another copy and was presumably killed for being a Cylon. In any case, the model is now known to the general populace, many humans likely saw a Number Four model during the occupation and Starbuck revealed his existence upon her return to the Fleet.

The Number Fours are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War, and fill a crucial medical role in his schemes, being recruited to transfer vital information on resurrection technology from [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain, and after the kidnapping of [[Hera]], to examine and eventually dissect the hybrid child. To the end, the Number Fours trust in cold logic and mathematics when considering the chances of ''Galactica'' emerging victorious in the [[Battle of the Colony]].
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==== [[Number Five]] ====

[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|left|Number Five/Aaron Doral]]
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Number Five models are more covert than others, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Number Five models are among the most militant, fanatic, and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]").

Viewers first meet a Number Five during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) at the start of the Miniseries, but are not sure of the Cylon's true identity until the Miniseries' conclusion.

Copies of this model have appeared under the alias "[[Aaron Doral]]".

The Number Fives are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Six]] ====

[[File:NumSix.jpg|thumb|right|Number Six]]
This is the first humanoid Cylon model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].

Stunningly beautiful, promiscuous and sensual, this model utilizes the human need and desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Number Six desires to know what it is to be alive. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.

Sixes are the only model who appear not to have one particular "human name"; copies have appeared under the aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]", "[[Gina Inviere]]", "[[Natalie Faust]]", "Lida", "Sonja", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies). She seems not to have been known by any name by [[Gaius Baltar]], even as the two formed a love to last eternity before the fall on Caprica.

Six is also the only model known to exhibit significant variations in appearance -- several different hairstyles and hair colors have been noted -- as well as noticable differences in personality, ranging from idealistic (Caprica) to assertive and take-charge (Natalie) to wide-eyed and innocent (Lida).

Shortly after the attacks, Baltar began experiencing interactions from an entity (informally dubbed [[Messenger Six]]) that resembles the version of Caprica-Six that seduced him prior to the attacks. It is unclear what relation if any that Messengerl Six -- that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear -- has to the physical Sixes. Caprica-Six, meanwhile also began to experience interactions with a [[Virtual Baltar]] after the attacks.

The Number Sixes are part of the rebel faction, of which Natalie Faust was originally the leader, in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Seven]] ====

Number Seven, also known as "Daniel", is a previously-undisclosed model whose existence is revealed by Number One and members of the Final Five who have recovered their memories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). This model is believed to be defunct due to a sabotage by Number One prior to the Second Cylon War. The Daniel model was artistic and sensitive, and had a close relationship with [[Ellen Tigh]], which led to murderous fraternal jealousy on the part of the Cavil model. Nothing is known about this model's appearance.

It is possible that Number Seven was named after [[Daniel Graystone]], the inventor of the Twelve Colonies' Centurions.<ref>In [[Podcast:No Exit]], Ron D. Moore describes Daniel as "a springboard for ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''".</ref>

==== [[Number Eight]] ====

[[Image:Eight.jpg|thumb|left|Number Eight/Sharon]]
Number Eight is generally a saboteur assigned to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed humanoid Cylon model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is religious like most other Cylon models, has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"; "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").

She is known for being internally conflicted, as seen in the identity crisis of the sleeper agent known as "Boomer". ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Caprica switches allegiances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials many times ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Eventually, she is able to gain the trust of the humans, particularly [[William Adama]], and becomes a [[Raptor]] pilot in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] under the name [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]].

The original sleeper agent copy of this model appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]." Her copy on Caprica used the same identity before marrying Helo and joining the Colonial fleet.

The Number Eights are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War, with the exception of Boomer (who is Cavil's consort) and Athena (who is part of the human fleet, and thus merely allied with the rebels).
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=== Final Five ===

{{Mainarticle|Final Five}}

The identities of the missing five Cylon models remain a mystery long after the revelation of the identities of the "Significant Seven".

[[Gaius Baltar]], who knows there are twelve extant Cylon models yet has only observed seven aboard the Cylon baseship, coins the term "Final Five" for the five that are missing. [[Caprica-Six]] informs him that the seven do not discuss or know the identities of the five ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). After entering the [[Ionian Nebula]], four major players in the human fleet become awake to the fact that they are Cylons: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]]. They were previously unaware of their nature, because they were boxed by the Number One model and introduced to the Twelve Colonies one at a time with fabricated memories and histories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). They keep the knowledge that they are Cylons to themselves until a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel baseship forces them into the open. The identity of the final Cylon remains a mystery until [[Saul Tigh]] recovers fragments of blocked memory in the ruins of Earth and realizes that it was his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Although the Final Five are genetically of the same race as their creations, and their own earliest ancestors were constructed, their nature differs from that of the Signficant Seven in that each of them was originally born to Cylon parents on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Thus, they only ever had names, not numbers. Unlike the many copies of the Significant Seven, there is only one active version of each of the Five at a time. However, like the Significant Seven, they are capable of downloading into identical duplicates if killed, as long as the Resurrection Hub exists; indeed, they are the inventors of the resurrection system used by all humanoid Cylons and organic Raiders. Their bodies at the time of the First Cylon War and the Fall of the Twelve Colonies are not their original bodies, which were destroyed by the nuclear warfare on Earth.

==== [[Samuel Anders]] ====

[[Image:Samuel Anders.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Anders]]
'''Samuel T. "Longshot" Anders''' is a [[rook]] Viper pilot aboard ''Galactica'', former resistance fighter, and husband to Captain [[Kara Thrace]].

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon assault on the Colonies]] he was a [[Pyramid]] player for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and was leading his team in high-altitude training in the mountains outside of [[Delphi]] when Caprica was attacked. Anders and the resistance movement conduct acts of terrorism against the Cylons for months with variable success until their eventual rescue by [[Kara Thrace]].

He settles on [[New Caprica]] and becomes a leader of the [[New Caprica Resistance]], along with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] when the Cylons arrive. After the Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica and the apparant death of his wife, Anders decides to follow in her footsteps by obtaining a commission and joining the Fleet as a [[nugget|pilot trainee]]

After becoming aware of his Cylon nature Anders joins the ''[[Demetrius]]'''s crew on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], an action which eventually leads to an unintended conflict with [[Felix Gaeta]]. The events on board Demetrius lead to the unboxing of [[Number Three|D'Anna]], who is aware of his nature as a member of the "[[Final Five]]".
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==== [[Tory Foster]] ====

[[Image:Tory Foster.jpg|thumb|left|Tory Foster]]
'''Tory Foster''' becomes President [[Laura Roslin]]'s new aide and campaign manager following the death of [[Billy Keikeya]].

When President Roslin makes the decision to keep the new-born [[Hera Agathon|Cylon/human]] baby as far away from [[Sharon Agathon]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as possible, it is Tory who chooses [[Maya]] ro raise the child. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]] Tory is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of Maya and Hera off the planet, but she fails at this task.

Before and during the trial of ex-president [[Gaius Baltar]], she is tasked with helping Roslin assemble a tribunal to bring charges against Baltar, as well as establish security arrangements ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]"; "[[The Son Also Rises]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").

Since the events of the [[Ionian nebula]] Tory appears to have embraced both being a Cylon and her own version of Baltar's teachings, allowing her to by-pass feelings such as guilt and adopt an almost [[w:hedonism|hedonistic]] approach to life. She declares herself to be "perfect", something that uneases fellow Cylons Tigh and Tyrol, and is in marked contrast to Tigh's and [[Caprica Six]]'s guilty consciences ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). She has also displayed a cold-blooded streak, murdering [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]] when the wife of Galen Tyrol discovers the four's Cylon nature. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]")

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==== [[Ellen Tigh]] ====

[[File:Hellen.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh]]
'''Ellen Tigh''' was the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and a survivor of the [[Cylon Holocaust]]. Ellen claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her. It's ultimately revealed that when the attack happened she was in a bar on Picon talking to a [[Cavil|mysterious stranger]] who didn't give her his name. The bar she was in was destroyed by a shockwave from a nuclear blast and she was severely injured, but survived. Cavil kept her alive as he felt she still hadn't learned her lesson and escorted her to the medical transport ''Rising Star'' where she spent the three weeks recovering from her severe injuries after the ship lucky enough to make it to [[Galactica]].

Ellen is well known for her sexual promiscuity and her desire for power. After Adama's attempted assassination, she encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing. Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take unwise steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead.

One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. After the Cylons arrive Ellen begins a relationship with [[Cavil]] to protect her husband. When her collaboration is discovered the resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

In a flash of memory on Earth, Saul Tigh realizes that Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].

It is later revealed that Ellen did in fact survive her husband killing her: she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after which [[Cavil]] kept her prisoner and a secret from all of the other Cylons but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. With her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] she regained all of her true Cylon memories and had a much different personality then when she was originally on the show. It's revealed that it was in fact a Cavil that put her on that transport. Cavil plans to open her brain for information on resurrection technology but she escapes with the help of Boomer and makes it back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], where she attempts to assert leadership over her four colleagues. ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]")

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==== [[Saul Tigh]] ====

[[Image:Saul Tigh.jpg|thumb|left|Saul Tigh]]
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]].

Since the Cylon attack Tigh has proved himself to be an excellent battle manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes saved the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"; "[[Scattered]]"; "[[Valley of Darkness]]").

Tigh has a somewhat dysfunctional marriage with his wife Ellen. Soon after her reunion with Tigh, he returns to drinking and often finds himself acting as an unknowing pawn as his wife plays her political schemes. After the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]], Tigh temporarily acts as Commander of the Fleet, a position which almost leads to [[Gideon|catastrophe]].

During the occupation of New Caprica, Tigh commands [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance]]. In the months spent on the planet Tigh suffers many harsh losses, including losing an eye to the Cylons and the death of his wife.

After learning of his Cylon nature Tigh finds himself repeatedly visiting [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] in an attempt to understand and come to grips with his unwanted identity, a course of action that is not without [[Sine Qua Non|consequences]].
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==== [[Galen Tyrol]] ====

[[File:Galen Tyrol.jpg|thumb|right|Galen Tyrol]]
'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Tyrol is demoted for a while until [[Peter Laird]] is KIA before being reinstated as ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Chief" again ([[No Exit]]). He is a respected and well liked officer on ''Galactica'', and has great respect for Commander Adama. Tyrol attempts to model his own style of command after Adama, unknowingly modeling even the [[You Can't Go Home Again|extremes of his style]], such as the reckless actions he [[Scattered|sometimes makes]] in support of his subordinates.

For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol was engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots, a relationship which was forced to end. Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]].

By the time he has settled on [[New Caprica]], Tyrol is married to [[Cally Henderson]] and is the father of a young son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]]. Together with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] he runs the [[New Caprica Resistance]].

Tyrol has difficulty coping with the revelation that he is a Cylon, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He blames himself for Cally's apparent suicide, but finds himself unable to pull the trigger when he tries to kill himself.
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==The Thirteenth Tribe==

The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|thirteenth tribe]] consisted of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons first created on the planet [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They colonized [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] after the exodus from Kobol, going their separate ways from the twelve human tribes that settled the Twelve Colonies. Because they reproduced sexually, they were a diverse population without a limited number of models. Their remains, when tested using procedures known to the Significant Seven, match as Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). The Thirteenth Tribe originally used [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology to sustain themselves, but this was lost after they began to procreate naturally. The Final Five are the last five survivors of this Cylon civilization, having rediscovered resurrection technology ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The five were also the only surviving members of the humanoid Cylon race until they created the Significant Eight.

== Human/Cylon Hybrids ==

Conceived by [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]], the infant [[Hera Agathon]] is the first and only known human/Cylon hybrid<ref>These beings should not be confused with the living computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also called a [[Hybrid]].</ref>.

[[Gaius Baltar]]'s internal [[Number Six]] regularly insists that Hera is actually the child of herself and Baltar, though there is no physical reason yet presented to justify that claim.

For some time Hera was hidden away from both humans and Cylons, and believed to be dead by her parents. President [[Laura Roslin]] had the baby hidden with [[Maya]] as her adoptive parent. Despite Roslin's attempts to protect the child on [[New Caprica]], Hera is later found by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

After Hera's mother discovers that her daughter is alive, she uses her ability to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] to transport to the Cylon ships, and manages to convince [[Caprica-Six]] to return the child to ''Galactica'' for medical treatment for a possible intestinal blockage, which the Cylon doctors, lacking pediatric knowledge, were unable to comprehend ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

All humans living on the second Earth 150,000 years after the Colonial holocaust are descendants of Hera, making them all a combination of human and Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

A child, [[Kacey Brynn]], is presented by a Number Two model to [[Kara Thrace]] as a hybrid offspring purportedly created with their genetic material in the episode "[[Precipice]]". The Cylon's ruse is revealed when Kacey's real mother later claims the child, who is a normal human girl ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

[[Nicholas Tyrol]] was thought to be a human-Cylon hybrid until it was revealed that [[Brendan Costanza]], not [[Galen Tyrol]], is his biological father. He is a fully human baby.

== Liam Tigh ==

[[Liam]] is a fully Cylon child conceived by Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six. His conception comes as a great surprise to the rebel Cylons after so many failed attempts, and leads them to believe that it is possible for them to build a self-reproducing Cylon civilization away from the Colonial fleet, just like the original Thirteenth Tribe. Tory Foster and Galen Tyrol vote in support of this plan. However, the child is miscarried while Caprica-Six is still only four months pregnant, closing the door on the notion of remaking a separatist society of pure Cylons.

== Speculated Infiltrators ==

:''See the [[Humanoid Cylon speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a humanoid Cylon, based on episode information.''

== Notes ==

*[[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] stated in an interview with ''[http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com]'', "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." This established as what was thought to be canon that:
** There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.
** '''None''' of the humanoid Cylons was ''ever'' an actual human.
** Although John Cavil was designed to look like Ellen's father John, a humanoid Cylon from Earth.
*** Though, It is possible that Number Six's appearance was based off the appearance of the '[[Virtual beings#The Final Five's Virtual Beings|woman messenger]]' that appeared to [[Samuel T. Anders|Sam Anders]]. This would potentially explain the lack of a given personal name for the model.
** The twelve models are based on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.
**However, much of it has been disproven or called into question by revelations about the nature of Cylons in season 4 episodes, particularly in "[[No Exit]]":
***Although the twelve model count is accurate - when Caprica-Six states this, there are indeed only twelve models extant - including the lost [[Number Seven]] in the Cylon count raises the total number of models to 13. Including members of the original Thirteenth Tribe who died on Earth raises the number much further than 13.
***Cavil was revealed to be based on Ellen's father, a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] Cylon, raising the possibility that other models cauld be based on individuals known by the Final Five in their original lives.
***Unlike the eight numbered Cylon models, the Final Five are the product of natural reproduction by members of the Thirteenth Tribe, so they could not have been designed around specific personality archetypes, although this possibility is still open for the numbered Cylons.
* A [[Cylon Centurion]] cannot distinguish the differing versions of one model from another ([[Precipice]]). For example, if faced with two differing Number Eight models, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]], it would not be able to discriminate between them without external aid.
* While Centurions may not be able to tell the difference between different versions of the same model, other humanoid Cylons do not have this problem ([[Downloaded]], [[Exodus, Part I]], [[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Six of One]], [[Deadlock]]).
* According to [[Cavil]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", the pain associated with each successive [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] is worse than the one before. The first download feels like little more than a headache, but the third feels like someone has rushed a white hot poker through the head. However, this might be a subjective feeling that varies with model and circumstances. [[Sharon Agathon]]'s report in "[[Scar]]" supports Cavil, but a [[Number Three]] considers her last download to be rejuvenating ([[Downloaded]]).
*Some characters refer to humanoid Cylons as "skinjobs". This is a reference to the film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' in which [[Edward James Olmos]] has a supporting role. In the movie "skinjob" is used as an insult to [[w:Replicant|replicants]], which are bio-mechanical robots made to look human.
*According to Ron Moore, the Final Five Cylons, unlike the Significant Seven, "do not" have model numbers <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref>.

== See also ==

* [[Cylon Culture]]
* [[Cylon Religion]]

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Basestar (TRS)

2012-04-22T01:07:11Z

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:''This article is about the basestars as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]]. For the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] version, see [[Basestar (TOS)]].''

A '''basestar''' (known interchangeably as a "baseship") is the most prominent example of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] military presence. As the capital ship of the Cylons, the basestar appears in three forms in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

== Modern basestar ==
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| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= [[Humanoid Cylon]]s, [[Cylon Centurion]]s, the [[Hybrid]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= Nuclear and conventional missiles, Raiders, [[Heavy Raider]]s
| width={{Meters2Feet|1030.69}}<ref>The following was posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available: "Width: 1030.69m Length: 856.1m (two arm side) + 1039.87m (single arm side) Height: 132.586m (Each Piece), 265.172m Total". Because of its ratio to the stated width, the overall length must have been measured on one of the three-arm pieces, meaning the full ship is slightly longer.</ref>
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The modern basestars, seen some 40 years after the end of the [[Cylon War]], are approximately the same size as a Colonial battlestar but appear to be more technologically advanced <ref>The official SciFi.com website indicates that basestars "dwarf" a battlestar. However, aired information in season 3, which shows ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' in close proximity to a basestar, contradict SciFi.com's information.</ref>. The shape of the newer basestar reflects its name, with two Y-shaped hulls attached at their centers by a single pylon, the warship has a distinctive "star" shape.

They are equipped with a superior [[FTL|jump system]] and no visible means of [[sublight propulsion]], lacking any engine pods or nacelles, but remain capable of chasing down a battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). They can rotate their upper and lower halves into a tandem-Y configuration for entry into a planetary atmosphere ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmAEmuwZY5Q From 1:49 to 2:04]</ref>

Basestars operate a fleet of small fighters, known as [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], and are capable of deploying hundreds of these ships simultaneously (see [[#Related Imagery|Related Imagery]]). The enormous number of Raiders serves as a basestar's primary defense system.

Like the Raiders, the basestars are partially [[Cylon organic resin|organic]], which is particularly evident in their landing bays ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). When severely damaged, they can sustain large, fleshy [[:image:Basestar Wound Closeup.png|"wounds"]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"). Moreover, [[Natalie]] mentions that their damaged baseship can heal itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]").

The baseships possess several conventional rooms and hallways, which are sleek but generally bland. Lighting plays a large role in the aesthetics and some rooms are furnished with clearly human objects, such as beds and couches. Humanoid Cylons [[Projection|project different surroundings]] to navigate ship corridors more easily, and to provide them with an individually pleasing environment (such as a lush forest). Data and other functions (such as analyzing visual information) are handled within a liquid computer interface that resembles a stream of water flowing over a luminous glass surface. Cylons can [[Data-font|interact with the main computer by placing their hands in these basins]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").

===Command and Control===
[[Image:Basestarcontol_306_720p.png|thumb|left|Baseship control room ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").]]
A basestar is operated by many [[humanoid Cylon]]s. Up to [[Torn|all seven models]] of them issue commands for the basestar from a central command and control center. Consensus amongst models is the typical procedure, as such the process of deliberation and voting on decisions may cause the basestar to react more slowly than a battlestar's command and control in a [[CIC]].

A basestar's functions are managed by a partially [[Hybrid|humanoid Cylon]] incorporated into the ship, known as a [[Hybrid]]. The Hybrid, for all respects of identity and control, ''is'' the basestar. The ship is an extension of her body and she is the ship's mind. The Hybrid, despite its humanoid appearance, is not a considered a fellow humanoid Cylon and lacks voting power as other agents have in Cylon affairs.

A basestar has a [[datastream]], or computer network, which interfaces with the Hybrid and all aspects of the basestar's operation.

===Armaments===
[[Image:Basestar fires missiles, "He That Believeth In Me".jpg|thumb|left|Basestar launching missiles ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").]]
A basestar is capable of launching conventional or nuclear missiles from 220 turret launchers mounted throughout the arms and central axis <ref>[http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?autocom=gallery Season 3 (Collaborators) and onward]</ref><ref>[http://darthmojo.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/baseship_wallpaper.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/a/a3/Basestar_Weapon_Mod.JPG An image of one y structure. Two make up a basestar.]</ref> that pivot to allow the basestar to fire in any direction<ref>Intelligence Debrief: Cylon Basestar, "Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine", June/July 2006, page 56.</ref>. Basestar-launched nuclear strikes against Colonial ships are usually carried out before Raider deployment. One example of a Cylon nuclear attack involved three Cylon basestars that [[Battle of the Binary Star System|ambush]] the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]''. They open their attack firing several nuclear missiles before deploying Raiders and switching to a non-nuclear salvo ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

A basestar's complement of Raiders is estimated as high as 792 fighters<ref>Intelligence Debrief: Cylon Basestar, "Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine", June/July 2006, page 56.</ref>, not counting fighters in repair or otherwise off-line. It should be noted that there are a total of 864 Raider launch slots on the arms of a pre-retconned Basestar. <ref>[http://www.modelermagic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kg_cg_ns_basestar-067.jpg multiply total by two]</ref> In comparison, the retconned Basestar has only 434 Raider launch slots, a dramatic decrease from the previous version.<ref>[http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?autocom=gallery&req=si&img=149903 larger section, multiply by 2: 5 rows of 17 slots, and 2 rows of 7 slots]</ref><ref>[http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?autocom=gallery&req=si&img=131194 smaller section, multiply by 4: 59 total slots]</ref>

This tactic, along with the massive numbers of Raiders that a basestar can unleash, suggest a reliance on overwhelming force to destroy a foe. It is probable that basestars use nuclear weapons to destroy the bulk of the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] (using their [[CNP]] back-doors to compromise their defenses first) in the opening wave of their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Colonies]].

After the Colonial commanders draw away their Raider wings, [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|two basestars are torn apart]] by the kinetic guns of the battlestars ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' in a joint mission to destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. It would seem that that basestars rely heavily on their Raiders for close-range gun defense. Since a basestar does not appear to have point-defense batteries, or heavy armoring<ref>Intelligence Debrief: Cylon Basestar, "Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine", June/July 2006, page 57.</ref>, it seems quite vulnerable to battlestars in close-range combat when fighter support is not prominent ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]"). From this, it can be theorized that basestars are designed primarily as carriers for the massive fleet of Raiders they carry, rather than as a front-line main battleship. Their reliance on long-distance attacks with missiles and their complement of Raiders, as well as their overall fragility seem to support this.

It would also appear that basestars possess an automated self-destruct system that triggers in the event that no living Cylons remain aboard ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").

=== Notes ===
*Beginning with the episode "[[Collaborators]]", a [[:Image:Change.jpg|new exterior design]] is used for the basestars, bearing a sharper, more mechanical look than they previously had. This was apparently an upgrade by the visual effects crew to make the exterior reflect the interior design, which is seen for the first time in that episode.
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== Cylon War-era basestar ==

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| crew= [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= Nuclear and conventional missiles, [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]
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The basestars in service during the 12-year Cylon War consisted of two flattened cones connected at the center by a thick pylon, giving them a conical saucer-like appearance<ref>This basestar design seen in the [[Miniseries]] and later in "[[Razor]]" is an obvious homage to the [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] seen in the [[Original Series]]. However, its weaponry (if not also its [[Imperious Leader|command structure]]) is markedly different than its 1978 counterpart per the "realistic" goals of [[Ron Moore]]'s essay on [[Naturalistic science fiction]] in ''Battlestar''.</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").

[[Image:Basestarinmuseum.jpg|thumb|left|A model of a Cylon War-era basestar on display in the defunct museum.]]
Much like its modern counterpart, this model utilized chemically-propelled missiles (with both nuclear and standard warheads) as the main form of offensive weaponry. Raiders were deployed from access points (totaling 8 in number) throughout a basestar's hull to provide defense.

During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], the battlestar ''[[Columbia (TRS)|Columbia]]'' was destroyed by basestar missiles and Raider attacks as ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and another unnamed battlestar pressed their assaults.

The origins of the initial basestars are unclear. However, as [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons were a creation of man]] in the early days before the war, it is probable that man himself (through the efforts of various [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colonies]]) designed the various ships and weapons used by the Cylons for the use in intra-colonial wars prior to the [[Articles of Colonization]].

A model of this basestar design is displayed over 40 years later on ''Galactica'', as part of its [[Galactica Museum|planned museum]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").

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== Guardian basestar ==
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| title= Guardian basestar
| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]], the [[first Hybrid]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= 36 twin missile tube mountings <ref>[http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?autocom=gallery&req=sc&cat=187&sort_key=caption&order_key=ASC&prune_key=*&st=4384 Images are in the middle of the page and clearly show missle launchers.]</ref>, First Cylon War-era Raiders
| status= Destroyed
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Towards the end of the first Cylon War, the Cylons built a prototype basestar that had roughly the same shape as the modern basestar. The [[First Hybrid|first hybrids]] were developed for use with this model.

[[Image:Gardian basestar.jpg|thumb|left|The Guardian basestar taking off from an [[ice planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]").]]
It is explained by [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] that a group of Centurions calling themselves [[Guardians]] fractured from the Cylon majority with such a basestar. The belief is that they escaped to the far reaches of space to avoid being shut-down in favor of their modernized, non-sentient [[Cylon Centurion|successors]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). The only basestar of this type known to exist was destroyed by Colonial forces shortly after its discovery.
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== Rebel basestar ==
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| title= Rebel basestar
| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= [[Humanoid Cylon]]s, [[Cylon Centurion]]s, the [[Hybrid]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= Nuclear and conventional missiles, [[Heavy Raider]]s, at least 3 Raiders
| status= Somewhere in space under the command of freed Centurions
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This basestar belonged to the rebel Cylon faction comprising of all [[Number Two|Two]], [[Number Six|Six]] and [[Number Eight|Eight]] models apart from [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], as well as the last remaining [[Number Three|Three]] copy later on. The basestar recieved serious damaged after the other three models attempted to wipe out and destroyed all but this basestar ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

The basestar was later found by the ''[[Demetrius]]'' and her crew, who had been searching for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. They return to [[The Fleet (TRS)|the fleet]] with the basestar, where the Colonials and the Rebel Cylons form an unsteady alliance to destroy the [[Resurrection Hub]], and hence destroy the Cylons' ability to [[resurrection|resurrect]]. However, the basestar becomes the only ship to make it there, after the [[Hybrid]] jumps without the Galactica. Against all odds, the Baseship manages to destroy the Hub with the help of the Humans in the ship, as well as retreive the last Three copy ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", "[[The Hub]]").

After a brief standoff, the Cylons join the fleet in the final jump to Earth, only to find it in ruins. The basestar is later invited to join the fleet to find a new home afterwards ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Over time, the ship is integrated into the fleet, getting its own representation in the new Quorum of Ship's Captians and flying joint fighter CAP's with Galactica. Upon Admiral Adama's decision to abandon the battlestar, it is decided that the baseship would become the new flagship under Adama's command, since it is the only other warship remaining in the fleet.

When Galactica heads off to The Colony to rescue Hera, the baseship is left under the command of Admiral Hoshi to await Galactica's return. She later jumps to New Earth along with the rest of the fleet, where the Cylons turn control of the ship to the Centurions, allowing them to seek their own destiny as the human models settle on Earth with the rest of humanity.

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== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>Image:Baseship, hornet nest.jpg|[[Cylon Raider|Raiders]] being released ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").
Image:Baseships over Caprica.jpg|Trio of basestars over Caprica ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
Image:Dyingbasestar_306_720p.png|A basestar infected by a deadly [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").
Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|[[Operation Raptor Talon]] at the end of the first Cylon War ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Basestar Interior 1.jpg|Baltar and a Three in a room on a basestar ([[TRS]]: "Torn").
Image:Basestar Interior 2.jpg|Baltar and a Three in a corridor ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]").
Image:Basestar Interior 3.jpg|A basestar's hangar bay ([[TRS]]: "Torn").
Image:Cylon membrane hatch.jpg|A membrane covers a mechanical-looking hatch of a Cylon docking slip ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]").
Image:Basestars Atmospheric Entry Configuration.png|Tandem "Y" formation assumed for atmospheric entries as seen in "[[The Plan]]".
Image:Basestars Entering Caprica Atmosphere.png|Another view of tandem "Y".
Image:Basestar Missle Launchers The Plan.jpg|Basestar Weaponary.
Image:Closeup Basestar Missle Launcher.png|Closeup of missle launcher with MIRV mounted.
Image:Retconned Basestar Raider Bays.png|Detail of primary raider bays. There are two per ship.
Image:Cylon Basestar Secondary Raider Bay.png|Detail of the secondary raider bays. There are four per ship.
Image:Rebel Basestar Arm Closeup.png|Arm detail.
Image:New Cylon Basestar Zoic Style Shot.png|Angle shot.
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Viper (TRS)

2012-04-21T15:49:33Z

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: ''This is an overview page on the subject of Viper fighter craft. For detailed information, see [[Viper Mark II]] and [[Viper Mark VII]].''
__NOTOC__
The '''Viper''' is the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]'s primary space superiority fighter/attack craft, serving the fleet in both Cylon engagements. It dates back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] before the formation of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]] when Vipers were primarily atmospheric aircraft.

=== Early Vipers ===
::''See also [[Caprican Viper]] and [[Vintage Viper]]''
[[File:Vintage Viper.jpg|thumb|Early Vipers fly in formation.]]
[[Caprican Viper|Viper]]s are in service prior to the formation of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], serving the Caprican Military long before the [[First Cylon War]].

Atmospheric Vipers in the form of [[Vintage Viper|propeller aircraft]] and [[Caprican Viper|jet-powered aircraft]] are utilized on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] decades before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Equipped with [[DRADIS]] technology, these early Viper jets are popular with [[holoband]] users, available for flight simulations in the [[virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Earlier Vipers are also appear in the popular hacked environment, [[New Cap City]] ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]], "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

=== Later Models ===
[[Image: Viper Mk II atmospheric flight.jpg|thumb|A Viper Mark II in atmospheric flight.]]
The [[Viper Mark II]] is the Colonial Fleet's mainstay fighter during the [[First Cylon War]], serving with distinction throughout that conflict. Subsequently retired and replaced with newer models, Mark IIs survive into the modern era in museums - an entire squadron on display aboard the museum ship [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' - and rusting in shipyards ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the [[Viper Mark VII]] has taken up the mantle of the Mark II. However, due to its advanced construction and [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]], the standard Mark VII is vulnerable to the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

=== Flight Regimes ===

[[Image:Mk VII with Mk II, patrol.jpg|thumb|right|A Viper Mk. II and a Mk. VII on patrol ([[33]]).]]

The Viper is designed to operate in both space and atmospheric conditions.

In space flight, the Viper is highly maneuverable, dangerously so in inexperienced hands. [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|Reaction control system]] (RCS) thrusters for rapid and flexible attitude control, a cluster of 3 main thrusters for high acceleration, and retractable reverse thrusters housed in both port and starboard cowlings for some degree of deceleration can subject the pilot to punishing [[w:g-force|g-forces]]. Its retractable landing struts can be magnetized to secure the Viper on metal decks and surfaces in zero gravity.

In atmospheric flight, Vipers consume more [[Tylium]] fuel than in the vacuum of space. Once in an atmosphere, the engines must run continuously to maintain sufficient airflow over the wing lifting surfaces. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Viper's engines ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In addition to greater fuel consumption, the high wing load (i.e. small wing area relative to weight) may compromise the Viper's overall maneuverability. Because the smaller wing surfaces generate less lift, higher speeds are needed to stay aloft. The fighter's RCS thrusters might partially compensate for this.

=== Life Support ===
Viper cockpits are pressurized and heated, and pilots wear [[flight suit]]s which, along with a breathing pack housed within the back, provide full life support should ejection be required ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In atmospheric ejections, the seat jettisons automatically once clear of the Viper, exposing a parachute which is deployed at a safe altitude ([[Act of Contrition]] and [[Razor#William_Adama|Razor]]).

Because of the stamina required to operate Vipers, battlestars have a specialized [[weight room]] where the pilots maintain their physical conditioning.

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* Other Series
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Viper (TRS)

2012-04-21T15:46:56Z

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: ''This is an overview page on the subject of Viper fighter craft. For detailed information, see [[Viper Mark II]] and [[Viper Mark VII]].''
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The '''Viper''' is the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]'s primary space superiority fighter/attack craft, serving the fleet in both Cylon engagements. It dates back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] before the formation of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]] when Vipers were primarily atmospheric aircraft.

=== Early Vipers ===
::''See also [[Caprican Viper]] and [[Vintage Viper]]''
[[File:Vintage Viper.jpg|thumb|Early Vipers fly in formation.]]
[[Caprican Viper|Viper]]s are in service prior to the formation of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], serving the Caprican Military long before the [[First Cylon War]].

Atmospheric Vipers in the form of [[Vintage Viper|propeller aircraft]] and [[Caprican Viper|jet-powered aircraft]] are utilized on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] decades before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Equipped with [[DRADIS]] technology, these early Viper jets are popular with [[holoband]] users, available for flight simulations in the [[virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Earlier Vipers are also appear in the popular hacked environment, [[New Cap City]] ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]], "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

=== Later Models ===
[[Image: Viper Mk II atmospheric flight.jpg|thumb|A Viper Mark II in atmospheric flight.]]
The [[Viper Mark II]] is the Colonial Fleet's mainstay fighter during the [[First Cylon War]], serving with distinction throughout that conflict. Subsequently retired and replaced with newer models, Mark IIs survive into the modern era in museums - an entire squadron on display aboard the museum ship [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' - and rusting in shipyards ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the [[Viper Mark VII]] has taken up the mantle of the Mark II. However, due to its advanced construction and [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]], the standard Mark VII is vulnerable to the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

=== Flight Regimes ===

[[Image:Mk VII with Mk II, patrol.jpg|thumb|right|A Viper Mk. II and a Mk. VII on patrol ([[33]]).]]

The Viper is designed to operate in both space and atmospheric conditions.

In space flight, the Viper is highly maneuverable, dangerously so in inexperienced hands. [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|Reaction control system]] (RCS) thrusters for rapid and flexible attitude control, a cluster of 3 main thrusters for high acceleration, and retractable reverse thrusters housed in both port and starboard cowlings for some degree of deceleration can subject the pilot to punishing [[w:g-force|g-forces]]. Its retractable landing struts can be magnetized to secure the Viper on metal decks and surfaces in zero gravity.

In atmospheric flight, Vipers consume more [[Tylium]] fuel than in the vacuum of space. Once in an atmosphere, the engines must run continuously to maintain sufficient airflow over the wing lifting surfaces. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Viper's engines ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In addition to greater fuel consumption, the high wing load (i.e. small wing area relative to weight) may compromise the Viper's overall maneuverability. Because the smaller wing surfaces generate less lift, higher speeds are needed to stay aloft. The fighter's RCS thrusters might partially compensate for this.

=== Life Support ===
Viper cockpits are pressurized and heated, and pilots wear [[flight suit]]s which, along with a breathing pack housed within the back, provide full life support should ejection be required ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In atmospheric ejections, the seat jettisons automatically once clear of the Viper, exposing a parachute which is deployed at a safe altitude ([[Act of Contrition]] and [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

Because of the stamina required to operate Vipers, battlestars have a specialized [[weight room]] where the pilots maintain their physical conditioning.

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Viper (TRS)

2012-04-21T15:45:30Z

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: ''This is an overview page on the subject of Viper fighter craft. For detailed information, see [[Viper Mark II]] and [[Viper Mark VII]].''
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The '''Viper''' is the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]'s primary space superiority fighter/attack craft, serving the fleet in both Cylon engagements. It dates back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] before the formation of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]] when Vipers were primarily atmospheric aircraft.

=== Early Vipers ===
::''See also [[Caprican Viper]] and [[Vintage Viper]]''
[[File:Vintage Viper.jpg|thumb|Early Vipers fly in formation.]]
[[Caprican Viper|Viper]]s are in service prior to the formation of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], serving the Caprican Military long before the [[First Cylon War]].

Atmospheric Vipers in the form of [[Vintage Viper|propeller aircraft]] and [[Caprican Viper|jet-powered aircraft]] are utilized on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] decades before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Equipped with [[DRADIS]] technology, these early Viper jets are popular with [[holoband]] users, available for flight simulations in the [[virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Earlier Vipers are also appear in the popular hacked environment, [[New Cap City]] ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]], "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

=== Later Models ===
[[Image: Viper Mk II atmospheric flight.jpg|thumb|A Viper Mark II in atmospheric flight.]]
The [[Viper Mark II]] is the Colonial Fleet's mainstay fighter during the [[First Cylon War]], serving with distinction throughout that conflict. Subsequently retired and replaced with newer models, Mark IIs survive into the modern era in museums - an entire squadron on display aboard the museum ship [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' - and rusting in shipyards ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the [[Viper Mark VII]] has taken up the mantle of the Mark II. However, due to its advanced construction and [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]], the standard Mark VII is vulnerable to the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

=== Flight Regimes ===

[[Image:Mk VII with Mk II, patrol.jpg|thumb|right|A Viper Mk. II and a Mk. VII on patrol ([[33]]).]]

The Viper is designed to operate in both space and atmospheric conditions.

In space flight, the Viper is highly maneuverable, dangerously so in inexperienced hands. [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|Reaction control system]] (RCS) thrusters for rapid and flexible attitude control, a cluster of 3 main thrusters for high acceleration, and retractable reverse thrusters housed in both port and starboard cowlings for some degree of deceleration can subject the pilot to punishing [[w:g-force|g-forces]]. Its retractable landing struts can be magnetized to secure the Viper on metal decks and surfaces in zero gravity.

In atmospheric flight, Vipers consume more [[Tylium]] fuel than in the vacuum of space. Once in an atmosphere, the engines must run continuously to maintain sufficient airflow over the wing lifting surfaces. Depending on the composition of the atmosphere itself, this can place severe strain on the Viper's engines ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In addition to greater fuel consumption, the high wing load (i.e. small wing area relative to weight) may compromise the Viper's overall maneuverability. Because the smaller wing surfaces generate less lift, higher speeds are needed to stay aloft. The fighter's RCS thrusters might partially compensate for this.

=== Life Support ===
Viper cockpits are pressurized and heated, and pilots wear [[flight suit]]s which, along with a breathing pack housed within the back, provide full life support should ejection be required ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). In atmospheric ejections, the seat jettisons automatically once clear of the Viper, exposing a parachute which is deployed at a safe altitude ([[Act of Contrition]] and [[Pegasus]]).

Because of the stamina required to operate Vipers, battlestars have a specialized [[weight room]] where the pilots maintain their physical conditioning.

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** Viper (1980)|Galactica 1980 Viper
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William Adama

2012-04-21T04:55:24Z

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:''For information on William Adama's [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Adama (TOS)]].''
:''For characters with the same name, see: [[William Adama (disambiguation)]].''
:''For other people named the shortened version of William, see: [[Bill (disambiguation)]].''
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|death= Presumably on Earth, c. 148,000 BCE
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Admiral '''William Adama''', a veteran of the [[First Cylon War]], is the commanding officer of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', and has the longest tenure as the highest ranking officer in the Colonial Fleet after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

== Background ==
*William Adama was born in 57 BCH on Caprica, the son of [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and [[Evelyn Adama]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") He was named after his [[Willie Adama|deceased half-brother]] and their paternal [[William Adama Sr.|grandfather]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). His father was a criminal defense lawyer who later specialized in civil liberties cases, while his mother was an accountant ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") and Joseph's personal legal assistant ([[CAP]]: "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]"). He was raised in [[Qualai]], a small coastal community ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").
*The extent of William Adama's knowledge regarding his half-siblings and his father's previous marriage, or his father's involvement with [[Daniel Graystone]] and the creation of the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]], is not known.
* He was still in school at the beginning of the [[Cylon War]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1). During his childhood, he was considered small for his age and would often be beaten by his peers ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)/Season 3#99|deleted scene]], "[[Exodus, Part II]]").
*Adama served late in the [[Cylon War]] as both a [[Raptor]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot, his first assignment being on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. His first mission behind enemy lines was in a Raptor undergoing an unknown mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1; "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). He allegedly gained the call sign of "Husker"<ref>Adama's callsign is misspelled as "Husher" in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)|Miniseries novelization]], which is considered a [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] source.</ref> on account of his baritone "graveled" voice. During his time on ''Galactica'', he had a romantic relationship with [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 1). He proved a gifted pilot, shooting down his first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] on his very first combat mission, for which he received a commendation ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 3; "[[Hero]]").
*In the last week in the war, Adama served on ''[[Galactica]]'' when the battlestar was boarded by Cylon forces. He recalled to his friend [[Saul Tigh]] a dangerous Cylon tactic that tried to turn the battlestar's power against itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]]).
*Furloughed by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after the war's end, Adama found work as a deck hand on a [[Sedulana|merchant fleet civilian freighter]], where he met [[Saul Tigh]], who became a long-time friend ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]").
*Adama married [[Carolanne Adama]], whose family had political influence with the defense subcommittee and pulled to get Adama reinstated to the Colonial Fleet. Adama (now a major) himself arranged for Tigh's reinstatement two years later.
*William and Carolanne Adama 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 in active service began to place a strain on their marriage, and the two eventually divorced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]").
*While elder son Lee 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 his poor flight skills. Later, Zak Adama was killed in an operational flight. Zak's death would cause a rift between Commander Adama and his older son for nearly [[Act of Contrition|three years]] until Thrace admits her error to both of them.
*Adama rose through the ranks of the peacetime fleet, becoming the executive officer of the battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', before becoming the commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''. About six years <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref> prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], he was ordered by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to escort a [[Stealthstar|stealth scout ship]] over the [[Armistice Line]]. The mission was a failure, and in an attempt to cover up, he ordered the ship and its pilot shot down. Ever since, he had felt guilt, both over shooting down his own pilot and over the possibility that his actions resulted in the holocaust. According to Tigh, this mission brought his star into descent, and he was given command of ''Galactica'' as a graceful way of easing into retirement.
*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 that personnel of all ranks aboard ''Galactica'' hold him in high regard, and know that he is approachable ([[TRS]]: [[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 [[You Can't Go Home Again|his stubbornness to save Kara Thrace]], Adama shows a dogged determination that few others care to confront.
*Adama does not share the majority of Colonial beliefs in the gods ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"), although he has come to accept that his people's scripture may have relevance to the search for Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").
*Several notable assignments and reassignments during his 45-year career in the Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"):
**D6/21311 - First commission: battlestar ''Galactica'' fighter squadron
**E4/21312 - Commendation for shooting down Cylon fighter in first combat mission
**D5/21314 - Mustered out of service post-armistice
**R6/21317 - Served as deckhand in merchant fleet and as common [...] aboard inter-colony tramp freighters
**D1/21331 - Recommissioned to Fleet
**D6/21337 - Major: battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**R8/21341 - Executive Officer: battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]''
**C2/21345 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''
**C2/21348 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''

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Image:BillAdama.png|William Adama around the age of 4 ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")
Image:Young Adama.jpg|William Adama during the first Cylon War ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Silently screaming.png|Adama silently screaming as he is informed of the bad bones in [[Galactica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").
Image:Youngadamafamily.jpg|A somewhat older William Adama and his two sons.
Image:Adama freighter.jpg|Adama aboard an inter-colony tramp freighter ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").
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== Character History==

=== Childhood ===

* He was still in school when the First [[Cylon War]] started ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1). During his childhood, he was considered small for his age and would often be beaten by his peers ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)/Season 3#99|deleted scene]], "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

=== The Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===

[[image:Mini_Adama_Tigh_DRADIS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Commander Adama and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] plot a course to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].]]

*At the time just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], 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 is 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 [[First Cylon War|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" ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]"). Despite this, as well as the presumed loss of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]] in Caprica City, he unhesitatingly takes control of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] Fleet Headquarters is destroyed and Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed.
*At Ragnar Anchorage, Adama deduces that [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]]'s "allergies" are really the effect of Ragnar's cloud's electro-magnetic radiation upon the [[silica pathways]] composing a Cylon brain, despite the fact that the existence of [[Humanoid Cylon|biological Cylons]] is presumably unknown to humans at that time.<ref>See [[Miniseries, Analysis#Commander William Adama|Miniseries, Analysis]] for hypotheses concerning Adama's curious ability to quickly deduce Conoy's real nature.</ref>
*Once President Roslin convinces Adama the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with what may be the last 50,000 humans who 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 (RDM)|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.

=== From the Colonies to Kobol ===

*Adama continues to face the problem of infiltration within the Fleet by [[humanoid Cylon]]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 who 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 [[Sharon Agathon|second copy of Valerii]].
*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 himself and Roslin publicly.
*In a desperate plan, Adama trusts the second Valerii to help [[Flight of the Phoenix|ward off]] a [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|massive Cylon fleet]]. Despite his "gut" feelings about the Cylon, he finds common ground often with her, even apologizing to her after a [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|distasteful incident]].

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Image:Attack adama.jpg|Adama seconds after having been shot by [[Sharon Valerii]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
image:Home_pt1-Adama.jpg|Adama paints a model naval ship while talking to [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").
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=== ''Pegasus'' ===

*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 [[Pegasus (episode)|several highly questionable orders]] that lead him to face off with her battlestar and her command in a [[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus|military challenge]]. While the issue is [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|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 Inviere]], 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 ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

=== New Caprica ===

[[Image:Adama being carried Exodus-Pt-II.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Adama being carried by crew and civilians after the [[Battle of New Caprica]] (mid left).]]

*Adama's sense of justice with Roslin holds when he confronts her about [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|a conspiracy]] involving her re-election. Roslin admits the conspiracy but she is certain disaster will strike if [[Gaius Baltar]] becomes president. He agrees, but 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 Inviere]]'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.
*A year later, Adama commands ''Galactica'' manned by a skeleton crew as the flagship of a defense fleet, consisting of all ships unable or unwilling to make planetfall on [[New Caprica]]. He now sports a thick mustache, and has apparently taken up smoking. Adama feel lonely in command after he allowed many people close to him to settle on the planet despite his initial refusal. Eventually he grants [[Saul Tigh]] leave to take his wife [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] and go as well. His friendship to [[Laura Roslin]] appears to have deepened and the two share a carefree day during Founders' Day celebrations on the planet, marking the formal ground-breaking of New Caprica City ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[Unfinished Business]]").
*Shortly after the election, Adama and/or President Baltar commissions Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla a lieutenant (junior grade), skipping the initial commissioned rank of ensign. Aside from pilots, she is the only NCO shown to receive a commission. On the morning after the Founders' Day celebration, Adama approves her transfer to Battlestar ''Pegasus'' to join his son and her lover, Commander Lee Adama.
*During the year in orbit, he mends fences with [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]]. Although he valued her advise earlier, he called her a "thing" or "it" and treated her such. While becoming estranged from the people around him, Adama grows much closer to Agathon, having personal conversations with her and he allowing her to decorate her cell with chairs, tables and other amenities and she has apparently become an advisor of sorts to him ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). He permits [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] to marry her, and she adopts his surname, Agathon, thereby further separating herself from the identical Sharon Valerii who shot Adama.
*With Colonel Tigh released from active duty and beached on New Caprica, Adama promotes Lt. Karl Agathon (Helo) to captain and appoints him Executive Officer of ''Galactica,'' thereby demonstrating both the trust he has in Helo despite the latter's marriage to the Cylon prisoner, and his unwillingness to split families.
*Not long after Tigh leaves, a massive Cylon fleet bears down on New Caprica. After a brief discussion with [[Lee Adama|his son]] aboard ''Pegasus'' they order the understaffed 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."
* Frustrations over the lack of a plan and problems during exercises lead to a conflict with his son whom he attacks over his weight gain and perceived softness. While Lee is pragmatic and doesn't believe that they can rescue the people on New Caprica in their state, his father drives everyone to their limit, thinking it is his misjudgments that brought them into the situation.
*He only forgives himself for leaving almost everyone behind after a conversation with Agathon, where she explains that, after being through so much herself, she discovered that she first had to forgive herself in order to get through it. In her opinion, the human race can't survive if Adama can't forgive himself.
*He commissions Agathon as a Colonial officer shortly after making contact with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], showing complete trust in her. She asks how he knows that she won't betray him and he replies he doesn't, stating "that's what trust is." Eventually a rescue plan takes shape, but Adama decides to go to New Caprica alone, ordering his son to take over as guardian of the Fleet should he not return. Despite their differences of opinion, the two have a heartfelt goodbye.
*Although sustaining losses, and with the last-minute assistance of Lee and ''Pegasus'', Adama is able to [[Battle of New Caprica|successfully pull off the rescue attempt]]. He is lauded by his crew and the civilians for this. He also shaves off his mustache, signifying a new beginning ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

=== Flight from New Caprica to "Maelstrom" ===
*Adama is awarded the [[Medal of Distinction]] for his 45 years of distinctive service in the Colonial Fleet. To him this is a penance for the harm that he caused in the past, and his belief that he might have been the cause of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").
*In an effort to alleviate tensions on ''Galactica'', Adama [[Unfinished Business|holds a boxing tournament]], disregarding rank, allowing people to work out built up frustrations. He himself joins the festivities by challenging Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Beaten, he declares that he let everyone too close to him, which ultimately led to the fracturing of their family on New Caprica, and vows to not make that mistake again.
*After the discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]], four Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] jump into orbit. A meeting with the Cylons occurs on ''Galactica'', but Adama threatens to nuke the planet should the Cylons make a claim to it. A standoff occurs, and when the Cylons try to launch six Heavy Raiders, Adama orders the arming the ship's [[missile tubes]]. This frightens the Cylons, who recall five of the six and Adama orders a stand down ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").
*With the capture of [[Gaius Baltar]], Adama and President Roslin are faced with a dilemma of what to do with Baltar. They try various methods of interrogation, including food and sleep deprivation, threats, and even an [[interrogation drug]], to find out what the Cylons know about the location of Earth. Adama apparently has previous experience with the drug and, after suggesting its use, acts as the interrogator, showing his darker side ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").
*On his wedding anniversary, Adama is plagued by memories of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]]. He wonders about the nature of his relationship to Roslin, not admitting that it could turn into a romantic one. He is also unsure how to treat his son, having a hard time telling him his personal feelings: "proud, stubborn and angry", but "coming into his own". While loving his son, he prefers to interact with him as an admiral to a subordinate officer, believing Lee knows how he feels. Upon Roslin's recommendations, he offers his son to organize Baltar's upcoming trial. Although not sure if Lee will have the time, he gives him [[Joseph Adama]]'s old [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Law books|law books]]. It is also revealed that Adama does memory exercises to enable him to know everyone on his crew by name ([[TRS]]: "[[A Day in the Life]]").

=== [[Kara Thrace]]'s death, resurrection and the final leg of the journey to Earth ===
* By chance, Adama is selected to be a judge at the trial. Two weeks after [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Maelstrom|death]] he is still distraught, having considered her as a daughter—after her resurection/return/rebirth, he tells her, "You are my daughter" ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]"). In anger, he breaks his model ship. Adama places [[Lee Adama|Lee]] in charge of security for [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s new lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]], but Lee develops a desire to actively help defend Baltar much to Adama's outrage. The two also come to blows over their dealing with Thrace's loss ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]"). This results in a break between the father and son, with Lee resigning his commission and Adama questioning his son's integrity after Lee contributed to humiliating his friend [[Saul Tigh]] in court, not able to understand how he could do such things in order to defend a traitor, whom he believes is undeserving of a trial ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").
*Adama reconsiders his relationship with his son after Lee's [[Crossroads, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|impassioned speech]] about justice, itself swaying his vote in favor of an acquittal of Baltar. He is further pleased that his son participated in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], offering him his wings back, which Lee refuses as he believes that he can do better in his new role as the new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").
* Adama comforts Laura Roslin throughout her [[Doloxan]] treatments on ''Galactica''. The two bond further and share some of their most intimate thoughts. During this, Roslin manages to convince Adama that they will truly find Earth despite his earlier skepticism. Roslin's remarks that Adama is afraid to lose people close to him hit a mark, and he gives Thrace command of the ''[[Demetrius]]'' on a mission to search for Earth. He wants to believe in her despite serious questions regarding her sudden resurrection, even after her attack on Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", "[[Six of One]]").
*Adama and Roslin later discuss Lee's choices, including his decision to support the right of Baltar's [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] to assemble without stricture. Adama seems to appreciate his son's idealism to a certain extent, despite having been on its opposing side several times. He also attempts to comfort Galen Tyrol after Cally's [[The Ties That Bind|sudden death]], but Tyrol rejects the efforts and Adama demotes him to specialist before Tyrol can endanger any other pilots ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]").
* While Roslin continues her Doloxan treatments aboard ship, he continues to comfort her by reading various books, including ''[[Searider Falcon]]'', to her and generally being present to discuss matters of faith. He later admits to her that she is the reason why he has faith in their mission to find Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]", "[[Faith]]").
[[Image:410 Adama sees the Fleet off.jpg|thumb|William Adama sees the Fleet off.]]
* After [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?|Roslin's abrupt abduction]] by the rebel Cylon baseship, as well as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s murder of [[Natalie Faust]], he initiates a search for Roslin while ignoring the Fleet's safety and interests. His dismissal of both the Quorum and [[Tom Zarek]] raise tensions in the Fleet that force his son to search for—and become—the interim president in Roslin's place. Further, tensions between Adama and Tigh to boil, notably after Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]] reports that [[Caprica Six]] is impregnated by Tigh. The two come to blows over their decisions regarding the women currently in their lives. Adama admits that he can't live without Roslin and decides to stay behind in a Raptor to wait for Roslin's return. As a result, he hands command of the Fleet over to newly-promoted Admiral Tigh, acknowledging that Tigh has become more knowledgeable about himself and is not the same man who [[Scattered|commanded the Fleet disastrously]] over two years ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). After reconnecting with the missing basestar and reuniting with President Roslin on the hangar deck of the basestar, she finally admits that she is in love with him, to which he replies, "About time" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").
*When [[Saul Tigh]] confesses that he is a Cylon, [[Revelations|Adama doesn't take it well]]. He can't believe that his decades-long friend is a Cylon and thinks that he was brainwashed on New Caprica. After ordering Marines to arrest Tigh, Adama breaks down in his quarters, hitting a mirror with his fist and sobbing on the floor. His son finds him in this state and tries to get him to pull himself together.

=== Discovery of Earth ===
*After Lee Adama defuses the following crisis with the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]], Adama has sufficiently recovered to lead the Fleet on its final jump to Earth, holding a rousing speech [[Revelations|after the arrival]].
* Unfortunately, when the Colonials land on Earth, they discover that the whole planet is a burnt out wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"). Baltar confirms that the planet suffered a nuclear holocaust 2000 years ago. There is still enough radiation left to make the planet uninhabitable. Adama leaves the planet's surface in disgust.
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama receives even more disturbing news. The Rebel Cylons have found evidence on Earth that the Thirteenth Tribe were not human. They were Cylons.
* Adama tries to get Roslin to address the Fleet, but Roslin has completely lost faith in the Scriptures and no longer has the will to lead the people. She initiates a romantic and cohabital relationship with him, stating that she no longer wishes to live for the fleet, but to live for what she wants to.
* After Dualla commits suicide, Adama breaks down in tears over her body and believes he's failed everyone. He starts drinking excessively and eventually makes his way to Saul Tigh's quarters.
* Tigh tries to apologize for not telling him the truth, but Adama ignores him and instead starts drinking more and insulting Tigh. He questions whether Tigh was "programmed" to be his friend all these years. Adama then comments that Ellen must have realized the truth about her husband long before he did, which is why she slept around with half the Colonial Fleet. Tigh tells him to shut up, but Adama keeps goading him. Tigh finally can't take it anymore and points his pistol at Adama. Adama draws his own weapon which he points to his own head. He tells Tigh to kill him or he'll do it himself.
* Tigh suddenly realizes that Adama wants to die, but he doesn't have the guts to pull the trigger himself. Tigh calms down and sternly tells Adama that he still has a duty to this ship and that his death won't make things any better. Adama slowly comes to terms with everything that has happened.
* Later, Adama walks onto CIC and addresses a thoroughly demoralized crew. He acknowledges that they can't stay on Earth, but he promises they will find a new home. Adama then orders the CIC personnel to begin jump preparation and to plot a course for an area of space likely to contain a habitable planet. He reinstates Tigh to his rank and posting, despite the latter's Cylon nature.

=== Mutiny ===
* Adama approves an alliance between rebel Cylon faction without the consent of the Quorum of Twelve. These Cylons are given them full colonial citizenship an Quorum seat in exchange for Cylon technology and accepting the colonial command structure.
* Adama integrates the Cylon heavy raiders (piloted by humanoid Cylons who thus can communicate directly with the humans) into ''Galactica''’s combat air patrols (CAPs), their Six and Eight pilots assigned to Colonial squadrons.
* Adama orders the fleet to allow Cylons to install their more efficient technology aboard the various ships of the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").
* This unpopular decision ferments a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny attempt]] led militarily by [[Felix Gaeta]] and politically by [[Tom Zarek]].
* Adama is ''de facto'' removed from command, but before he is taken out of the CIC, Adama speaks of a reckoning of traitors.
* The admiral is able to escape the rebels temporary, and helps Laura Roslin and Baltar escape to the Cylon Basestar, but is recaptured in doing so ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]", "[[Blood on the Scales]]").
* Against the advise of Tom Zarek, Gaeta attempts to have an informal trial of Adama charging him with treason.
* Adama is sentenced to death by Gaeta, but again evades death after a group of loyalists save him. His own executioners join him in his quest to retake the ship and he storms CIC with the group that rescued him, the marines who were supposed to execute him and many crew members who join up with him on the way.
* Gaeta attempts to jump away with the fleet, but is stopped by a large group of loyalists storming the CIC and reinstating Adama in command. Gaeta surrenders without a fight and Adama has him and Zarek executed by a firing squad that he personally commands ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").

=== Post-Mutiny and the second Earth ===
* With crew sizes stretched very thin, Adama relies even more on the rebel Cylons, further integrating them into the Fleet.
* ''Galactica'' begins to show small fractures through the ship. Tyrol recommends to Adama to use Cylon technology to fix these fractures. Adama initially disagrees, but eventually orders this to be done ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]", "[[Deadlock]]").
*The increased presence of Cylons aboard ''Galactica'' leads to Adama and Roslin viewing them even more as the same as humans, when they realise that Cylons have taken to placing photographs of their own lost companions in the remembrance hall.
* Further damage to the ship caused by Boomer's FTL jump leads Adama to order ''Galactica'''s abandonment ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]", "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").
* Adama changes his mind, after discovering [[The Colony|the location]] of [[Hera Agathon]]. He plans to send the ship off in a blaze of glory in a volunteers-only apparent [[Battle of the Colony|suicide mission]] to rescue the child ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").
* Adama rejects two volunteers: Doctor (Major) [[Sherman Cottle]] is needed by the civilian populace. Adama brevets Lt. [[Louis Hoshi]] to rear admiral and appoints him to command of the rest of the Fleet from the Cylon Basestar under appointed Acting President Romo Lampkin.
* Adama and the volunteers successfully save Hera and destroy the Colony. With the Colony detonating around them, Adama orders [[Kara Thrace]] to [[blind jump]] the ship away, without giving time to draw in the ship's Flight Pods. The ship ends up at a habitable planet, with it's structual integrity totally compromised and it's ability to Jump gone forever.
* Finding the planet habitable and sparcely populated by inexplicedly genetically compatable humans, Adama suggests it be named Earth to take the place of the planet they had long sought.
* The Fleet reunites with ''Galactica''. Adama reluctantly agrees to Lee's proto-ludite settlement plans for the new planet, and orders that the ships of the Fleet be flown into the sun by [[Samuel Anders]] (less the Cylon Basestar which the humanoid Cylons give to the Centurions with which to make their own destiny).
* He flies off in a Raptor with Roslin to find a good place to build a cabin, never planning to return. While remarking on the wildlife, Laura Roslin dies peacefully of her cancer. Realizing this, he tearfully places his wedding ring on her finger.
*He builds a cabin in a mountain range, as were Roslin's wishes, and buries her nearby. Afterwards, he lives in solitude in the cabin, often visiting Laura's grave and speaking to her ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==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.
*The Tauron language is portrayed on the show using Ancient Greek. Thus, the most likely etymology for the family name "Adama" is from ''adamas'' (ἀδάμας), which means invincible and is the etymological root of the word ''diamond''. It seems a suitable choice as the surname of the various related characters in this series as it relates to their personality traits.
*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 son Apollo, will resemble each other more.
*Astute viewers may recall Edward James Olmos sharing the screen with realistic humanoid robots as [[w:List of minor characters in Blade Runner#Gaff|Gaff]] in the classic science fiction film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', which also used the term "skin job" as a pejorative to denote the artificial humanoids.
*Olmos also shares with ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' star [[MemoryAlpha:William Shatner|William Shatner]] the distinction of being one of only two actors to both command a television starship and portray a police officer in a popular 1980's cop show (''[[w:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]'' for Olmos, ''[[w:T.J. Hooker|T.J. Hooker]]'' for Shatner), as a regularly credited actor on each show.
*Edward James Olmos is the father of actor [[Bodie Olmos]], who plays [[Brendan Costanza]], and husband of actress [[Lymari Nadal]], who plays [[Giana O'Neill]].
*Roslin has [[Billy Keikeya]] seek out a jeweler to fashion new admiral pins for Adama after Cain's death at the end of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".

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Talk:Caprica Buccaneers/Archive 1

2012-04-20T18:57:32Z

Flatulist: anyone know?

== Insignia ==
During the rerun today I noticed the insignia on Anders' jacket as well:
[http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=175&pos=101 Screencap].
Not sure if that'd be any better a shot than the current one. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 22:02, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
:Nah, that's not any better. You can try to get a DVD screenshot, but that probably won't be too good either. There is [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=48&pos=29 this] promo photo. The high-res version of that would be good for cropping. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 22:11, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
==Barolay and Hillard==
Only Anders, Jo-man, Rally, Ten-point, Sue-Shaun, Crip-Key and Morris Fink are established as C-Bucs:
:"Helo: This is Jo-man, Rally, Ten-point. Sue-Shaun, Crip-Key, Morris Fink. Kara, these are the Caprica Buccaneers." ([[Resistance]])
Later in that episode, Anders notes that there are many members of his resistance cell who weren't Pyramid players:
:"Anders: Nah, just us C-Bucs. Rest are survivalists, hikers mostly." ([[Resistance]])
Since Barolay and Hillard aren't established as C-Bucs when they appear in "[[Downloaded]]" or in any of their later appearances, and since we know there were members of the resistance who weren't C-Bucs, it's inappropriate to assume that Barolay and Hillard were. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:49, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
: Barolay and Hillard are members of the C-Bucs. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 22:54, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
::Citation? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
==Championships==
Do we know for sure the C-Bucs never won a championship under Anders? They hadn't at the point in time when the flashback in "Daybreak" occurs, but do we know how long that was before the Fall? Could they have conceivably won a championship after the flashback and before the Fall? {{unsigned|Mosy}}

==Survivors==

Anyone know how many, if any, of the Buccaneers ended up surviving to the end of the series?

Raptor 312

2012-04-20T05:21:08Z

Flatulist:

'''Raptor 312''' is a [[Raptor]] piloted by Lt. [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[ECO]] [[Karl Agathon|"Helo" Agathon]]. It flies in formation with Capt. [[Lee Adama]] and one of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' Viper squadrons in the ship's decomissioning ceremony.

It is later called into duty with Capt. [[Jackson Spencer]]'s ill-fated squadron during the first hours of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The ship is pursued by [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and damaged by shrapnel from a missile, forcing it to land on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Its crew makes repairs and saves a select few civilians by lottery, including [[Gaius Baltar]]. Helo stays behind on Caprica in exchange for the extra weight of Baltar, believing that Baltar's genius was more important to the fleet than himself.

After being rescued by new President [[Laura Roslin]]'s caravan, the Raptor aids in finding other stranded civilian ships before rejoining ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]).

Raptor 312 is known to a few crew members as having a possible "Gimbal Haunting" where Raptor 314 causes freshly rebuilt gimbals to appear 'bad' even after being tested multiple times both before and after the alleged 'bad gimble' event was reported to have happened - the gimble is always blamed for the skid marks left by the in the landing deck by Raptor 314 with both pilot and [[ECO]] reporting trouble with the gimble

Although she has piloted other Raptors (such as when she flew in [[Raptor 478]] for a time after the attacks - perhaps while Raptor 312 was being repaired), Boomer may have been assigned Raptor 312 or have a preference for it as her call sign BOOMER is part of Raptor 312's livery and is clearly visible printed under the canopy

When CPO [[Galen Tyrol]] refers to a Raptor which Valerii had piloted on 47 missions, he may be referring to Raptor 312 ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). She is also known to have piloted [[Raptor 478]] ("[[33]]," "[[Water]]").

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Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h39m18s72.png |Unusual bubble-canopy seen on Raptor 312 on [[Caprica]] in [[Miniseries]]
Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h55m55s59.png | [[Boomer]] reluctantly leaving [[Helo]] behind on irradiated Caprica in exchange for [[Baltar]]
Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h38m22s26.png | [[Helo]] looks on as Raptor 312 undergoes emergency hull and fuel-line repairs by [[Boomer]] after an emergency landing on Caprica during a planet-wide Cylon nuclear strike
Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h34m35s62.png | Front pilot display showing multiple warnings directly after taking shrapnel damage in [[Miniseries]] after the slaughter of Galactica's original [[Viper Mark VII]] Air Squadron
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Raptor 312

2012-04-20T05:19:41Z

Flatulist: /* Related Imagery */ - minor link repair

'''Raptor 312''' is a [[Raptor]] piloted by Lt. [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[ECO]] [[Karl Agathon|"Helo" Agathon]]. It flies in formation with Capt. [[Lee Adama]] and one of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' Viper squadrons in the ship's decomissioning ceremony.

It is later called into duty with Capt. [[Jackson Spencer]]'s ill-fated squadron during the first hours of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The ship is pursued by [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] and damaged by shrapnel from a missile, forcing it to land on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Its crew makes repairs and saves a select few civilians by lottery, including [[Gaius Baltar]]. Helo stays behind on Caprica in exchange for the extra weight of Baltar, believing that Baltar's genius was more important to the fleet than himself.

After being rescued by new President [[Laura Roslin]]'s caravan, the Raptor aids in finding other stranded civilian ships before rejoining ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]).

Raptor 312 is known to a few crew members as having a possible "Gimbal Haunting" where Raptor 314 causes freshly rebuilt gimbals to appear 'bad' even after being tested multiple times both before and after the alleged 'bad gimble' event was reported to have happened - the gimble is always blamed for the skid marks left by the in the landing deck by Raptor 314 with both pilot and [[ECO]] reporting trouble with the gimble

Although she has piloted other Raptors (such as when she flew in [[Raptor 478]] for a time after the attacks - perhaps while Raptor 312 was being repaired from the emergency landing and repairs on [[Caprica]]), Boomer may have been assigned Raptor 312 or have a preference for it as her call sign BOOMER is part of Raptor 312's livery and is clearly visible printed under the canopy

When CPO [[Galen Tyrol]] refers to a Raptor which Valerii had piloted on 47 missions, he may be referring to Raptor 312 ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). She is also known to have piloted [[Raptor 478]] ("[[33]]," "[[Water]]").

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Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h39m18s72.png |Unusual bubble-canopy seen on Raptor 312 on [[Caprica]] in [[Miniseries]]
Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h55m55s59.png | [[Boomer]] reluctantly leaving [[Helo]] behind on irradiated Caprica in exchange for [[Baltar]]
Image:Vlcsnap-2012-04-13-12h38m22s26.png | [[Helo]] looks on as Raptor 312 undergoes emergency hull and fuel-line repairs by [[Boomer]] after an emergency landing on Caprica during a planet-wide Cylon nuclear strike
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Troy

2012-04-20T05:17:17Z

Flatulist:

Please select a specific reference for the name, '''Troy'''.

== Characters ==

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], a [[Colonial Warrior]] who, with Lieutenant [[Dillon]], undertake missions to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] in order to develop its technology to aid the Colonials in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
** [[Troy Adama|Troy "Boxey" Adama]], who is a character in the re-imagined ''[[Galactica 1980 1|Galactica 1980]]'' comic book series that is published by [[Dynamite Entertainment]].
* [[Troy (RH)|Troy]] is also the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], and is also a Colonial Warrior on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in both [[Richard Hatch]]'s novels and his mock trailer, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]''. Aside from the name and its association with Boxey, his character is not based off the ''1980'' counterpart.
* [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal#New Characters|Troy]] is the name of [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s cabin boy in [[Glen Larson]]'s [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal|treatment]] of the [[Original Series]]'s second season.
* [[Troykus Adama]], ''[[Galactica (1980 alternate)|Galactica]]'''s commander depicted in the ''Galactica 1980'' comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment.
* [[Troy Minos]] is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

== Locations ==

* [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]] is the name of a mining settlement, and alleged birthplace of [[Sharon Valerii]], which suffered an unknown catastrophe prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

* Troy is shown below to be a small planet used as a mine orbiting the [[Helios Beta]] star in the same system as the colonies on [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]] - Troy is not an independent colony or world, but a local resource used and controlled by both the Virgon and the Leonis Colonial worlds

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== Other ==

* "Troy" may be a misspelling of [[Tory Foster]], aide to President [[Laura Roslin]] and one of the [[Final Five]] [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

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Troy

2012-04-20T05:10:49Z

Flatulist: /* Locations */

Please select a specific reference for the name, '''Troy'''.

== Characters ==

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], a [[Colonial Warrior]] who, with Lieutenant [[Dillon]], undertake missions to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] in order to develop its technology to aid the Colonials in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
** [[Troy Adama|Troy "Boxey" Adama]], who is a character in the re-imagined ''[[Galactica 1980 1|Galactica 1980]]'' comic book series that is published by [[Dynamite Entertainment]].
* [[Troy (RH)|Troy]] is also the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], and is also a Colonial Warrior on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in both [[Richard Hatch]]'s novels and his mock trailer, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]''. Aside from the name and its association with Boxey, his character is not based off the ''1980'' counterpart.
* [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal#New Characters|Troy]] is the name of [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s cabin boy in [[Glen Larson]]'s [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal|treatment]] of the [[Original Series]]'s second season.
* [[Troykus Adama]], ''[[Galactica (1980 alternate)|Galactica]]'''s commander depicted in the ''Galactica 1980'' comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment.
* [[Troy Minos]] is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

== Locations ==

* [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]] is the name of a mining settlement, and alleged birthplace of [[Sharon Valerii]], which suffered an unknown catastrophe prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

* Troy is shown below to be a small planet used as a mine orbiting the [[Helios Beta]] star in the same system as the colonies on [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]] - Troy is not an independent colony or world, but a local resource used and controlled by Virgon and Leonis

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Image:Quantum Mechanix The Twelve Colonies of Kobol.jpg|Map of The 12 Colonies
</gallery>

== Other ==

* "Troy" may be a misspelling of [[Tory Foster]], aide to President [[Laura Roslin]] and one of the [[Final Five]] [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

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Troy

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Flatulist: /* Locations */ - beefed location info on Troy

Please select a specific reference for the name, '''Troy'''.

== Characters ==

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], a [[Colonial Warrior]] who, with Lieutenant [[Dillon]], undertake missions to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] in order to develop its technology to aid the Colonials in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
** [[Troy Adama|Troy "Boxey" Adama]], who is a character in the re-imagined ''[[Galactica 1980 1|Galactica 1980]]'' comic book series that is published by [[Dynamite Entertainment]].
* [[Troy (RH)|Troy]] is also the true name of [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], and is also a Colonial Warrior on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in both [[Richard Hatch]]'s novels and his mock trailer, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]''. Aside from the name and its association with Boxey, his character is not based off the ''1980'' counterpart.
* [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal#New Characters|Troy]] is the name of [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s cabin boy in [[Glen Larson]]'s [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal|treatment]] of the [[Original Series]]'s second season.
* [[Troykus Adama]], ''[[Galactica (1980 alternate)|Galactica]]'''s commander depicted in the ''Galactica 1980'' comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment.
* [[Troy Minos]] is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

== Locations ==

* [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]] is the name of a mining settlement, and alleged birthplace of [[Sharon Valerii]], which suffered an unknown catastrophe prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

* Troy is shown below to be a small planet used as a mine orbiting the [[Helios Beta]] star in the same system as the colonies on [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]] - Troy is not an independent colony or world, but more or a local resource by Virgon and Leonis

<gallery>
Image:Quantum Mechanix The Twelve Colonies of Kobol.jpg|Map of The 12 Colonies
</gallery>

== Other ==

* "Troy" may be a misspelling of [[Tory Foster]], aide to President [[Laura Roslin]] and one of the [[Final Five]] [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

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The Plan

2012-04-18T22:32:02Z

Flatulist: /* Fall of the Twelve Colonies */

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==Overview==
: ''Set during the events from the [[Miniseries]] to Season 2's "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," this story is told from the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons']] perspective, centering on two distinct [[Number One|Cavil]] copies as they try to fulfill the Cylons' plan.''

==Summary==
The story begins ''[[w:in_medias_res|in medias res]]'', with the two Cavils from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" being escorted to the airlock. The two Cavils argue about the worthiness of their plan to destroy humanity, with Caprica-Cavil beginning to tell Galactica-Cavil why the genocide of humanity was a mistake.

From here, the tale begins as a single narrative, documenting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], before splitting into two distinct but related stories on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.

===Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===
*Two weeks before the attack, two [[Number One]]s in a [[Resurrection Ship]] near [[the Colony]] are standing over the [[resurrection tank]]s containing insensate copies of the "[[Final Five]]:" [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel T. Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Tory Foster]]. The Ones expect that the Final Five will be killed in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and then resurrect into these bodies and apologize to the Ones for their former appreciation of humanity. One of the Ones plans on joining the active version of Ellen Tigh on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] so that he can experience the holocaust in person, while the other One will go to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to make final arrangements with their contact.
*Fourteen hours before the attack, [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six|Six]] walk through the Government Center Plaza in [[Caprica City]]. Shortly after their goodbyes, Six meets up with One and passes off the access codes to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. One recommends she kill herself before the attack, suggesting poison as a relatively easy method.
*Shortly before the attack, Ellen is in the Club Pink Moon, a topless bar on Picon. The other One approaches her and strikes up a conversation, with Cavil introducing himself as a "mysterious stranger." She asks if he is a priest, and he ducks the question.
*At the Colony, the Cylon fleet stands in formation. The [[Hybrid]] gives the order and the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] simultaneously jump to the Colonies.
*On Caprica, the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] are at a [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] training camp in the mountains near [[Delphi]]. Among the players are [[Samuel Anders]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Sue-Shaun]]. Watching from the sidelines is the team coach as well as the team doctor, a [[Number Four]] [[humanoid Cylon]].
*In the Caprican city of Delphi, Tory Foster is driving to the airport to catch a flight to Caprica City. En route, she is talking with a man on the phone about her government work.
*Above Caprica, dozens of basestars and at least one [[Resurrection Ship]] jump into orbit. Several of the basestars rotate around their axes to form a y-pattern, allowing them to enter Caprica's atmosphere. - this has been compared to a bird folding its wings as it dives upon a prey animal.
*The Hybrid, presumably using the access codes given to Cavil by Six, infiltrates Colonial defenses.
[[File:Bsyashuman.jpg|thumb|''Yashuman'' and two other battlestars prepare to engage the Cylons above Caprica.]]
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil debate the ability of people to change. Ellen's flippant, rebuking response to Cavil's argument for others needing "correcting" visibly frustrates him. She later tells him that people who let others make them change or apologize sell themselves out.
*In orbit of Caprica, three [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' type battlestars]] led by the battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'', along with several wings of [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk. VII]]s, move to intercept the Cylons. Caprican Control reports that they are unable to track and respond to the Cylons due to a system-wide crash in the defense mainframe.
*As the Colonials prepare to engage, the Cylons use the backdoors installed by [[Caprica-Six|Six]] into the [[Command Navigation Program]] to shut down the Colonial ships. The battlestars and Vipers drift helplessly in space, unable to speak to each other.
[[Image:Cylon_mirv.jpg|thumb|A Cylon MIRV.]]
*The Cylons launch multiple missiles towards the surface of Caprica. As they approach the ground, the missiles open up to reveal over a [[w:MIRV|dozen independent nuclear warheads in each]]. The warheads separate, vector off in multiple directions and detonate.
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil are startled as a nuclear shock wave hits the Pink Moon, indicating detonations on that planet as well. Cavil shields Ellen as the shock wave hits them.
*Delphi is hit, and Foster watches in horror as the shock wave consumes her vehicle.
*Anders quietly whispers to himself, "[[Earth (RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|This has happened before]]," as his teammates react to the several mushroom clouds seen in the distance. The Four secretly smiles at the destruction.
*The [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], along with the docked ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', are attacked by Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] as multiple nuclear detonations occur across the surface of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]].
*On [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], Cylon forces attack a city as several ships hastily take off. On board one of them, another Four carries a young girl through the crowds of evacuating people.
*A passenger ship in orbit of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] is shaken by nuclear detonations on that planet. Among the passengers is a visibly happy [[Shelly Godfrey]].
*The Hybrid reports on the successful attack on all [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]].
*On board ''[[Galactica]]'', [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] informs [[Saul Tigh]] of the attack as the ship enters [[action stations]].
*A wounded Foster crawls out of the remains of her car to find herself standing in the smoldering ruins of Delphi. Nearby, several [[SAR]] Raptors land, presumably evacuating Foster and any other survivors before rendezvousing with [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]].
*Several SAR birds also comb the wreckage of Picon. In the ruins of the Pink Moon, a severely wounded Ellen has a flashback to the Fall of Earth. Cavil stands over her, assuring her that she is not going to die yet because she has more left to learn. Both Ellen and Cavil are soon evacuated by the SAR Raptors, also presumably meeting up with Roslin's fleet.
*[[Lee Adama]] helps Caprican survivors off [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Raptor on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. A distraught [[Giana O'Neill]] inquires about her husband serving in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] on Gemenon.
*Adama enters his [[Adama's quarters|quarters]] to find a [[Miniseries, Night 2#Epilogue|note]] informing him that there are only twelve Cylon models. A cut to Baltar implies that he left the note.

=== On ''Galactica'' ===
*Five days after the attack, the Fleet is attacked by the Cylons as they have been every [[33|33 minutes]] for the past five days. On board the ''[[Rising Star]]'', a wounded and disoriented Ellen is lying in a cramped makeshift [[sickbay]] as Cavil watches over her. Ellen does not remember who he is, but begs him to find Saul. As she passes out, Cavil says that four of the Final Five are in the Fleet; only Anders is absent.
*The ship continues to be jolted by explosions from the battle. Cavil rationalizes with himself about the necessity of keeping Ellen alive, saying that she has yet to understand her mistake in loving an immoral and imperfect humanity.
*Eight days after the attack, refugees continue to board and be processed on ''Galactica''. Tigh remarks at the calm of the people, but Adama corrects him, saying they are just temporarily numb from the shock. As they walk through a corridor, Tigh accidentally bumps into Cavil.
*Cavil is carrying fliers, which talk about "the Plan" and encourage people to meet with him. A [[John (RDM)|young boy]] runs by and knocks the fliers out of Cavil's hands.
*Cavil bends to pick up the fliers and is helped by a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|Number Six]]. Surprised but relieved, he hands her a flier as he notices a [[Number Four|Simon]] copy going around a corner.
*He asks [[Socinus]] if he may post the fliers in ''Galactica'''s restricted area, but Socinus offers to do so for him.
*In the chapel on ''Galactica'' given to Cavil, Shelly Godfrey arrives with a flier to find the other Six, a [[Number Two]] copy and a [[Number Five]] copy assembled, all carrying fliers. Cavil notes that they are missing copies of [[Number Three]] and Four.
*Cavil reviews the original Cylon plan, which involved all the humans being killed, the Cylons [[download|downloading]] and the Universe "basking in [[Cylon War|justice]]." However, the survival of ''Galactica'' and the Fleet has prevented its success.
*Two proposes that they each work separately to sabotage the Fleet, but instead Cavil has assignments for each of them. He informs them that a [[Cylon Tactics#Sleeper agents within the Fleet|sleeper agent]], an [[Number Eight|Eight]], is currently within the Fleet and he will speak to her.
*Cavil tasks the Two with cracking the Colonial military's technology so that they can listen into the Fleet's communications and contact any basestars in the area.
*For Shelly Godfrey, Cavil gives her the mission of sabotaging Baltar's work on the [[Cylon detector]]. As he will simply build another one if they destroy it, Godfrey is to [[Six Degrees of Separation|discredit him]] to prevent any future work.
*As the copy of [[Aaron Doral]] aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' was discovered to be a Cylon, Cavil tells the Five that he is too recognizable to remain in the Fleet. Instead, he gives him a suicide vest to use.
*On board the ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', Leoben has successfully hacked into ''Galactica'''s military communications. He listens in as [[Kara Thrace]] and other pilots engage three Raiders. He is clearly intrigued by her.
*Cavil takes a small statue of an elephant out of his bag. As he leaves, he finds the boy that had knocked the fliers out of his hands sleeping in the chapel and kicks him out.
*In the tool room of the [[hangar deck]], the newly enlisted Giana tells Tyrol that she needs to change out the oxygen cylinders on a Raptor. Tyrol disputes that the cylinders need changing and playfully informs her that ''Galactica'' has no replacement parts.
*Valerii enters the room looking for the Chief, where she is introduced to Giana. As she leaves, Giana quickly deduces that the two are an item.
*Back in her [[duty locker]], Valerii finds the elephant statue that Cavil had been holding. The statue apparently unlocks Valerii's awareness of her Cylon identity, and she flashbacks to a conversation she had with [[Gina Inviere]] before becoming a sleeper agent.
*Meeting with Cavil, Valerii proposes that she sabotage ''Galactica'''s water supplies as a way to cripple the Fleet. Cavil agrees, but when he suggests that Valerii kill herself in the process, she is able to convince him that her cover is better than expected, referencing her relationship with Tyrol. Cavil laughs at the irony of her becoming romantically involved with Tyrol over all of the potential humans, then tells her to kill herself anyway.
*On the ''[[Cybele]]'', the ship that had carried the Simon copy and young girl off Gemenon, Giana is having dinner with the two of them. Simon had previously married Giana, without revealing his Cylon identity, and adopted Giana's daughter [[Jemmy]].
*During dinner, Cavil approaches Simon and introduces himself as Simon's childhood [[priest]]. Cavil excuses himself but asks Simon to come see him soon, giving the vague warning that he knows where Simon lives. Simon is clearly disturbed by the encounter.
*In a [[weapons locker]], a soaking-wet Valerii informs Cavil that the charges have been placed in the water tanks. When she expresses reluctance at destroying the Fleet, Cavil rebukes and uses the statue to revert her into sleeper agent mode.
*As a panicked Valerii discusses with Tyrol what to do about the missing [[G-4]] detonators, the charges are detonated, sending all of ''Galactica'''s water into space.
*Seventeen days after the Fall of the Colonies, the Five uses his suicide vest in an attempt to kill Adama. Only through Tigh's intervention is Adama saved.
*With Roslin's [[Litmus|subsequent announcement]] that the Cylons now appear human and the distribution of pictures of both Two and Five, Leoben hides from [[Colonial Marines]] in the ducts of the ''Gemenon Traveler''.
*Simon meets with Cavil in ''Galactica'''s chapel. While Simon proposes that he use his position as a medic to kill the humans off one by one, Cavil asks him why he won't do more.
*When Simon critiques this query by asking Cavil whether he actually has a plan, Cavil becomes frustrated by the failures of the Cylons to fully exterminate humanity. He tells Simon that they will later discuss a plan to have Simon blow up the ''Cybele''.
*Shelly Godfrey goes to Adama and accuses Baltar of collaborating in the attack on the Colonies, using a forged photo of him placing an explosive device on the Defense Mainframe.
*Leoben continues to listen to Starbuck's exploits, painting the [[mandala]] symbolizing the [[Eye of Jupiter]] on a wall as he listens to a recording of Starbuck's engagement with Cylon Raiders above the [[Red moon|red moon]].
*Valerii finds that someone has written "CYLON" on the mirror of her locker. Meeting with Cavil while out of sleeper agent mode, Valerii suspects that she wrote the message herself. Cavil comforts her and reminds her why humanity must be destroyed. The two then share a kiss.
*Baltar confronts Godfrey in the [[Galactica Crew Facilities (RDM)#Heads|head]] over her false allegations. Though she maintains her story, she seems reluctant to go through with destroying him.
*Leoben tries to convince Cavil of Starbuck's [[The Destiny|destiny]], referencing her ability to fly a downed Cylon Raider without ever having done so before, but Cavil refuses to listen. Soon after, marines capture Leoben.
*Baltar is arrested for treason but saved when [[Felix Gaeta]] proves that the incriminating photos are a fake.
*As marines follow Godfrey through the corridors of ''Galactica'', Cavil uses the other Six to make it seem as though Godfrey had suddenly disappeared.
*Cavil accuses Godfrey of failing to convincingly frame Baltar because of her love for him. She denies it, but Cavil has her kill herself by using an [[airlock]], reminding her to give the Fleet's position to the other Cylons once she resurrects.
*Twenty-five days after the attack on the Colonies, Starbuck is [[Flesh and Bone|interrogating]] the captured Leoben aboard the ''Gemenon Traveler''. He breaks free of his constraints and pins Starbuck to a wall.
*As he holds her, he sees prophetic visions of their experiences together on [[New Caprica]] and Thrace's [[Maelstrom|visions and death]]. The guards then restrain Leoben. Soon after, Leoben is airlocked on the orders of Roslin, with Starbuck showing him a moment of sympathy.
*Torn with grief and confusion over her identity, Valerii attempts suicide by shooting herself in the mouth.
*The young boy returns to Cavil's chapel. He tells Cavil that he is not a war orphan, but his parents don't want him anymore. Cavil tells once again tells him to leave.
*Giana returns to her quarters from work, where she and the rest of the deck crew had been analyzing the captured Cylon Raider. Simon becomes upset over how much she has been working, saying that since the Cylons are trying to kill them, they should be spending as much time together as possible. Giana is furious over his behavior and leaves with Jemmy.<ref>This scene comes after the scene where Adama asks Valerii to destroy the basestar. However, this creates a significant continuity error, as Adama asked Valerii to do so because Tyrol had been shot down over Kobol and Starbuck had stolen the raider, meaning Giana's statement as to her work that day is non-sensical. Hence, the scene is placed before the previous scene in this article for the sake of continuity</ref>
*Adama asks the recovering Valerii to take a Raptor armed with nukes and destroy the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. Valerii, along with [[Margaret Edmondson]], succeed in doing so and are greeted as heroes upon their return to ''Galactica''. As Adama thanks them for their actions, Valerii pulls a gun and shoots Adama twice in the chest.
*Simon informs Cavil that Adama is dying, and that he will blow up the ''Cybele'' on the condition that his family is kept safe. However, Cavil tells him that shouldn't happen, since they will never know his true nature if they die now.
*As Adama lays in sickbay, Cavil chastises Valerii in the brig for not killing Adama. She claims that she is not fully in control of herself, but later admits her reluctance towards continuing the genocide of humanity and her attraction to her human life. Wishing her well, Cavil reactivates her sleeper agent programming and leaves. Valerii is later assassinated by [[Cally Henderson]].
*Simon makes love to Giana and apologizes for his actions. Later, he is able to rig open an airlock on the ''Cybele'', crying and declaring his love for his family as he is launched into space and dies permanently, outside the range of any [[Resurrection Ship]].
*Drunk and lamenting the failures of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet, Cavil ponders the source of his bad fortunes. The remaining Six tells him the flaw in his plan: "You can't declare war on love."
*Giana is questioned by Tigh. Giana believes that Tigh thinks Simon was a Cylon, which Cavil denies. Giana shows Tigh the suicide note left by Simon, which reads, "Love outlasts death."
*Cavil finds the young boy and invites him inside, giving him food and shelter.
*Tyrol finds Giana in the corner of the hanger bay. Kara Thrace's return from her experiences with a Four copy on Caprica, along with a newspaper clipping of the Four acting as the team doctor for the Buccaneers, has proven to Giana that Simon was a Cylon. Both of them suspect that Valerii and Simon were being ordered to carry out their missions by someone else and deliberately failed.
*Giana says that were she to believe that she was a Cylon, she would climb to the top of the hangar deck and jump. Tyrol kisses her, but immediately says he didn't mean anything by it.
*After having assaulted Cally, Tyrol is being [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|counseled]] by Cavil. Tyrol admits that he is afraid to place his trust in others, to which Cavil tells him he should be given his experiences.
*While reading in his quarters, Cavil is again approached by the young boy, who offers Cavil an apple. Cavil takes out a knife and cuts the apple, giving it the boy. When Cavil asks what the boy's name is, he tells him it is [[Number One#"John" and the Final Five|John]].
*Cavil asks if they have become friends, and John responds that they have. Cavil tells him that "friends are dangerous things" and stabs John with the knife. He dies, and Cavil apathetically pushes his body off the bed.

=== On Caprica ===
*The Buccaneers panic as they listen to wireless broadcasts on the attack. Anders quickly takes charge, telling them that they have to stick together and learn more about what has happened.
*[[Centurion (RDM)|Centurions]] are placing their damaged and destroyed comrades in a large container. The Buccaneers sneak across a large bridge, hiding behind the railing and observing the centurions. After a Raider takes off and nearly spots them, they retreat.
*The newly-founded [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]], made up of the Buccaneers and various hikers and survivalists, use [[Delphi Union High School]] as their headquarters.
*For their first mission, Anders uses inspiration from an old war movie, ''[[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Visual Arts|The Tauron Line]].'' The Resistance will plant explosives on a severed Centurion thigh, wait for the Centurions to place the thigh in a recovery container and then detonate the charges.
*The Resistance quietly approaches their target and places the thigh near the container, watching from the tree line as Centurion picks up the piece. Before it goes into the container, one of the fighters slips on gravel, and the Centurion kills him immediately. Sam detonates the charge, crippling the Centurion and partially opening the container.
*Despite Anders' insistence to retreat, Kai and the coach charge towards the door with an explosives-packed pyramid ball. The damaged Centurion aims at them, and Kai passes the ball to the coach before jumping on the Centurion, which shoots and kills Kai. The coach throws the ball into the container, and the explosion knocks him off his feet, presumably wounding or killing him. As one of the teammates runs to get the coach, a Raider appears and kills him; the rest of the group retreats.
*Anders walks away from the group, arguing that he has no idea what he is doing. Barolay begs him to stay.
*Some time later, Barolay and Anders view a group of Dorals burning human bodies in a mass grave. Barolay breaks down when she notices that all of the Dorals look alike, realizing that the Cylons now look like humans.
*Anders and Barolay return with armed reinforcements as a Cavil inspects the grave. The resistance fighters kill the Dorals, and as they approach the bodies they find Cavil, pretending to be a human, calling out for help on the ground. The fighters fall for the trick, and Cavil is stunned when he sees that Anders is the leader of the Resistance.
*As they arrive back at camp, Anders asks if Cavil hears confessions. Cavil says he does, and Anders tell him they will speak later. They exit the truck, and Cavil is "introduced" to Simon, who feigns ignorance.
*One week later, Simon and Cavil speak privately. Simon asks why Cavil has yet to follow through on his plan to inform the Cylon forces of their location. Cavil sarcastically responds that Anders had asked him to hear his confession and that, as a man of the Gods, he must keep his promise to do so.
*Several weeks later, Cavil is on patrol with Anders and the Resistance when he sees Starbuck and [[Karl Agathon]]. He tells Anders that he believes he has seen them before and, thus, they must be Cylons. As the two sides engage each other, Simon calls out Cavil on his lack of effort in bringing down the Resistance.
*The next morning, Anders and Starbuck awaken together. Starbuck promises to send a rescue party for the Resistance once she returns to ''Galactica''.
*Cavil and Simon are in the next room, where they can hear Starbuck and Anders speaking and having sex. Cavil asks why they are doing so, to which Simon responds that Anders loves her. Cavil considers Thrace to be beneath Anders and conspires with Simon to send her to the Fours' "[[farm]]" for experimentation.
*During a recon patrol, Starbuck is shot and taken to the farm. Anders returns to base with his wounded and tells Cavil the situation. Though Cavil attempts to convince Anders that Starbuck is likely dead, Anders insists on trying to find her, obviously irritating Cavil.
*The next day, Cavil joins Anders outside. Anders finally gives his confession to Cavil, where he admits his cowardice and vanity following the failed raid on the Cylon container. Cavil absolves him, then asks if Anders could forgive the Cylons considering the strength Anders have gained following the attack. Anders angrily rejects Cavil's argument and walks off.
*Simon approaches Cavil, who is upset over the fact that Anders continues to love humanity.
*At the Farm, Starbuck stabs a Four copy in the neck and escapes outside. The Resistance rescues her, and Anders orders Barolay to return to camp and kill Simon.
*Several months later, the Resistance has been heavily reduced by Cylon attacks. Anders, Cavil and the remaining survivors walk through the woods. Anders tells Cavil of his love for the people who have died under his command. Cavil angrily asks Anders why he continues to love the dead, to which Anders replies that death doesn't change love.
*Barolay tells Anders that a group of unknowns is moving towards them, and the survivors take cover. It is quickly determined that the unknowns are Starbuck, Helo and the marines ''Galactica'' has sent to rescue the Resistance.
*As Starbuck and Anders embrace, Cavil takes aim with a rifle from the distance. His gaze lingers over the backs of both their heads, but he remembers Anders' insistence that death doesn't change love and puts down the rifle.
*The Cylons begin to mortar their position, and the humans take cover. The Cylons stop firing, and both Cavil and the humans wonder why. As the humans sleep later that night, Cavil ventures out into the woods, where he finds a Six. The Six tells Cavil that the Cylons have voted for a cease-fire with the humans, and Cavil elects to deliver the message to the humans himself.

===Epilogue===
*The Resistance survivors and Thrace's team return to ''Galactica'', where Caprica-Cavil reveals himself. The Chief identifies him as a Cylon, and Caprica-Cavil is taken into custody.
*In the [[brig]], Galactica-Cavil enters while denying that he is a Cylon. However, his protests cease when he sees Caprica-Cavil in the cell. Caprica-Cavil delivers the cease-fire to Adama and Tigh, who decide to airlock both of them.
*As they are escorted to the airlock, the Cavils see all of the Final Five Cylons watching them. They admit that this wasn't the reunion they had expected.
*Entering the airlock, and returning to where the story began, Caprica-Cavil asks if there is a resurrection ship in range. Galactica-Cavil says that there is one but adds that he is not looking forward to dying in a vacuum first.
*Galactica-Cavil asks Caprica-Cavil whether he truly thinks that attacking the humans was a mistake. Caprica-Cavil tells him he does. Their error was that they wanted to be loved by the Final Five more than the humans, but the destruction of humanity would only strengthen the love of the Five for humanity.
*Galactica-Cavil assures Caprica-Cavil that he will have him [[boxed]] upon downloading, then resume the task of destroying the Fleet.
*As they wait in silence, Caprica-Cavil offers his hand, which Galactica-Cavil takes. They are launched into space, and as they float towards a nebula, Cavil's speech to Ellen from "[[No Exit]]" about his potential as a machine is heard.

== Notes ==
[[Image:Universal_intro.jpg|thumb|The Universal Studios Intro for 'The Plan']]
*The planet behind the Universal Studios logo at the beginning of the movie is [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] instead of [[Earth]].
*The Caprican landmasses shown in an orbital shot during the attack are clearly identifiable as those of Earth, specifically an inverted and stretched image of [[w:Europe|Europe]], as well as [[w:Iran|Iran]], the [[w:Arabian Peninsula|Arabian Peninsula]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. This most likely represents an instance of CGI corner-cutting rather than any deeper meaning.
*[http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/6/63/Impending_Doom.png One of the buildings] visible in the Caprica City skyline is actually the [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=84 Emirates Office Tower], located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
*In what is either an Easter egg (given the large amount of ''Battlestar Galactica'' filming which took place in and around Vancouver) or another CGI cost-cutting move, the MIRV is seen detonating over a large city [http://www.niciasus.com/wp-content/gallery/bsg-the-plan/bsgplan_059.JPG] which is a Google Maps satellite image of downtown Vancouver, rotated by approximately 180 degrees. [http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=vancouver+bc&fb=1&gl=us&ei=jfueS-vzCqG2zASz77TPBg&ved=0CBgQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FeSz7wId-w2p-A&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X] The domed sports arenas [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] and [[w:BC Place|BC Place Stadium]] are clearly visible when the nuclear missiles are falling.
*The CGI landscape which appears during the Hybrid's statement that the "courthouses of [[Libran]] are burning" is the same landscape which is shown on screen as [[Tauron City]] in the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' episode "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". The ''Caprica'' version is widened and more buildings added. It is unclear whether the landscape in "The Plan" was intended to represent Tauron, or if this is simply another example of CGI corner-cutting by incorporating footage created for "The Plan" into ''Caprica''.
*Unknown to the Colonials there apparently ''was'' a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavils were executed, allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.
* ''Galactica'' Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear before this exactly ''which'' One it was.
*Whereas [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] was designated as such in "Razor", the setting is identified in "The Plan" simply as ''Scorpia'' because it is meant to denote the planet as well.
* During the attack on the Colonies, after the Raiders scan the Vipers and Battestars, one of the pilots can be heard saying "I have no RADIO contact". This should be "WIRELESS" as there are no "radios" in the ''BSG'' universe.
* An outfit is listed on Propworx<ref>http://archive.battlestarprops.com/1003/192 Gina's Outfit in Scene with Boomer</ref> as being worn in the extended version of "Daybreak" by Gina Inviere, in a scene where she speaks to Sharon Valerii on a plane just before the latter becomes a sleeper agent. This is a flashback to before Valerii entered the Colonial fleet academy. This scene does not appear in the extended "Daybreak", but, as stated in Ronald Moore's commentary on that episode, it was moved to "The Plan". Thus, the Six seen speaking to Boomer in this flashback is Gina Inviere.
*The named locations on Leonis, Scorpia, Tauron, Picon, Aquaria and Libran evoke the zodiac symbols each is named for. Aerilon's association with agriculture and Caprica's association with sophisticated, urban life were established in "[[Dirty Hands]]" and "[[The Woman King]]".
*The jungles of Scorpia were also mentioned in the fourth issue of ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 4|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].
*Reveal: When Sam and his teammates are trying to listen to a radio broadcast after the attack, and before they decide what to do, the device they are listening to is marked 'Centrios' which is an electronics brand carried by the Canadian 'Source' electronics chain before it was bought out after its parent company 'Circuit City' went bankrupt.
*Cavil puts Shelly Godfrey through an airlock weeks before Roslin "invents" airlocking as the preferred method of disposing of Cylons.
**Cavil also seems to be able to activate the airlock very quickly and without anyone noticing, whereas later in the film it took Simon a long time to rewire the airlock in order to activate it.
***Simon may have been wiring the airlock to be able to operate it from the inside, rather than requiring an external operator.
*Reveal: "Venus Eye Design V-07" can be read on the inside of the frames left behind by Shelly Godfrey. Venus Eye Design is a Canadian maker of fashion eyewear.
*Several scenes from the first two seasons of the series are shown again in this movie, but in most cases are conveniently edited to fit the story.
**Baltar's role in Boomer's suicide attempt is omitted.
**When Tyrol visits Cavil in "The Plan," Cavil asks "What's on your mind chief?" which was never asked in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", and Tyrol's response in "The Plan" about how to know he is human comes much later in the actual conversation.
**Scenes on Caprica create extra moments for new dialogue to be inserted where it wasn't before. In "The Plan", a voiceover during Starbuck's rescue from the [[Farm]] has Anders ordering a resistance fighter to return to their basecamp and kill their doctor, whom they learn is a Cylon upon seeing the Simons at the farm.
**When Starbuck/Helo re-encounter the resistance on Caprica, the scene from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" has the question "Is Kara Thrace there?" with Anders shouting "If she is she took her sweet time." In "The Plan", the dialogue is interrupted by Helo asking "Who wants to know?" after the question about Thrace. This scene also contains a continuity error during the switch from new footage to archive footage. As Anders and the resistance fighters are crouched behind a log, there is no one behind them in the new footage, but when it cuts to the old footage there is suddenly a soldier behind them.
**When the Cylon attack on Caprica stops, Anders asks why. In "The Plan", he is answered by Cavil with "That's a good question," a line that obviously is not in the original sequence.
**The scene of the two Cavils in the brig from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" cuts most of the dialogue and rearranges it, leaving out most of Galactica Cavil's supportive statements of the new peace, and the implication he knew about the truce. Also, in the original episode, Roslin suggested throwing the pair out the airlock. Roslin does not appear at all in "The Plan" (other than a few strands of hair in archive footage of the Cavil interrogation scene), and re-dubbed dialogue has Tigh suggesting the airlock solution, with Adama agreeing.
* "The Plan" shows the end of the Cavil/Tyrol conversation from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I". Picking up after Cavil tells Tyrol that his deck hands are his family and taps his hands on the table, "The Plan" shows Cavil asking Tyrol if he finds it difficult to trust others. Tyrol says yes, and Cavil sympathizes with him, saying that he trusted people and they all let him down (referring to his Cylon cohorts). Cavil says it will be tough, wishes the Chief luck, and leaves.
* The iconic Cylon catchphrase "[[By your command]]" is never used in this film.
* Despite still being members of the fleet, [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''Pegasus'' and ''Cloud Nine'' were not seen in any fleet shots at all, ''Pegasus'' makes an appearance briefly during the attack on Scorpia but not in the end where logically it should appear.
* The Plan also identified ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' as being based off the original series counterpart, confirmed Shelly Godfrey was not onboard ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' despite claims in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and saw the reappearance of ''Gemenon Traveller'', which had only been seen in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" and on the tally boards aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Colonial One'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
*''Cybele'' is first shown since making brief mentions in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and "[[The Passage]]". While the ship does bare some similarity to ''[[Scylla]]'', seen in "[[Razor]]", it is actually a new design.

== Analysis ==
*Given the ''Galactica'' copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the anti-human Cylon faction during the [[Cylon Civil War]] and later killed himself permanently in CIC during the [[Battle of The Colony]].

*It is likely that the device Leoben constructs to intercept Colonial military transmissions is a forerunner of the device he gave [[Laura Roslin]] to overcome the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutineers']] communications jamming in "[[Blood on the Scales]]".

*Number One's plan to make his creators repentant is inherently flawed due to basic differences in his thinking as compared to theirs. He believes that human life is terrible and just living among humans will make them see that - a belief they simply do not share - and he does not realize the fact that inflicting suffering on the humans will make the sympathy of the five original Cylons towards humanity grow, not diminish. This holocaust mirrors that which occurred on their own homeworld and is exactly what they were trying to prevent when they made a deal with the Colonial Centurions. Number One is therefore just as naive in his expectations at the outset of the movie as are his sibling models. At the end of the movie, the One that was on Caprica with Anders has realized these errors, and the One that was on ''Galactica'' has not.

*The main focus of this movie, which is the triumph of love, shows perhaps why the Cylons eventually split into two factions. Being that it is far easier to kill people you don't know, once they start getting to know humans they are obviously having a harder time killing them. This is evident in the split during the Cylon Civil War, the three models that take the most interest in, and have the most interaction with humans are the ones advocating peace and from their interaction with humans become curious about discovering their own natures while the three models that have the least to do with humans are far more machine like and less interested in self-discovery as a result.

*The movie makes a visual point of the different evolutions of the two Cavils in one of the last scenes through intercutting, showing the murder of John by ''Galactica''-Cavil while Caprica-Cavil considers shooting first Starbuck - which would result in her death - and then Anders - which would result in him downloading and regaining his memories but then being held prisoner while his compatriots believed him dead - before deciding to spare them.

*The characteristics of several of the Cylon models are further fleshed out.
**Number One/Cavil is clearly the leader as shown by his taking charge of the Cylons within the fleet and just like in the series this is often shown to be because his superior knowledge
**The Number Two/Leoben model is shown (as he is later in Blood on the Scales) as being very good at signal/communications cracking, this fits in well with his own obsession, and skills, with information and revelations. Two also seems to be fairly knowledgeable and Cavil seems to be slightly less derogatory towards this model, possibly because as the second model created he has known Leoben the longest.
**All the Number Four/Simon models seem to have very detailed medical expertise (enough to successfully be hired as doctors for both a pro-sports team and the military)
**Number Five/Doral is portrayed as being, as they are in other instances, very bureaucratic and obsessed with minute and unimportant details (like most bureaucrats) as well as being extremely zealous, although not particularly bright, and they seemed to be looked down upon by the other models.
**Number Six is once more portrayed as being the most varied, adaptable, and strong willed (regardless of which personality) of the Cylon models.
**Number Eight is shown being very skilled in military thinking and engineering as shown by her plan to blow the water tank but at the same time she is the most susceptible to emotions and outside influence.

*The Plan shows how Leoben knew Starbuck's name and that his belief that she had a destiny was based solely on his discovering that she learned how to fly a raider without being taught how, showing to him that she had some kind of special connection to the universe. The flashes he sees the first time he touches her, of their history together, also shows why he is so sure she will tell him she loves him and kiss him (although the flashes don't show him getting stabbed by her, hence his surprise) which also show her meeting her destiny(falling into the Maelstrom and encountering a version of him (possibly an angel) but it doesn't show anything after that, hence his surprise on seeing her dead body.

*A major plot point of "Six Degrees of Separation" was the baffling disappearance of Shelly Godfrey, seemingly into thin air. It is unclear whether or not the Colonials eventually deduced that she airlocked herself (the scene in which she is airlocked comes after the scene in which Adama is questioning her evasion of the guards).

* Tyrol's intense dreams of suicide by diving off the deck as related in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I," are inspired by his conversation with Giana, as depicted in "The Plan." She said that's what she would do if she suspected she were a Cylon. The chief clearly had such suspicions, and his subconscious must have latched onto her suggestion.

*The Plan does not show whether or not Boomer left the hatch combing open for Doral as Tyrol suspected in "[[Litmus]]".

*The movie exposes Ellen Tigh's explanation in "Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down" for what she was doing during the attack on Picon as a lie. In the episode, she says she was at an airport buying a ticket to return home, presumably to be with Tigh. The Plan shows she was at a strip club getting drunk and hitting on men. It is entirely possible, however, that she was awaiting her flight.

*Before this movie, it was not clear whether Sharon Valerii carried out her actions against the human fleet (bombing the water tanks, shooting Adama) in a mindless drone state or of her own free will, albeit a will hidden from her "human" persona. The Plan establishes that the latter was the case, and that even her "Cylon side" was conflicted about her actions.

== Questions ==
* Is the Club Pink Moon on Picon a Hat Tip to the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Drake Nick Drake]?
* Did Galactica Cavil have anything to do with the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''?
* What happened to the rest of the Cylon fleet; there look to be at least two dozen Basestars attacking Caprica alone, possibly more, but that many are never seen in the series and it looks like there are no more than 5 chasing the fleet after they flee from New Caprica? Are most of them still occupying the colonies? If so, then why? Are they spread out and searching other places? Where they abandoned due to lack of resources? Was the Cylon Civil war more widespread than believed?
* Did Shelly Godfrey give ''Galactica'''s coordinates to the Cylon fleet?
* Was Cavil ever linked to the murder of young John?
* If figuring out how to fly a Raider is sufficient to think a human can tap into the universal stream, is [[Daniel Novacek]] as similarly gifted as Starbuck?
** Doubtful, the Cylons let him escape in an attempt to assinate Admiral Adama so the Raider was most likely "hollowed out" before hand, which also explains why nothing is said about the Raider ever again
* Was Cavil aware Gina Inviere had joined the fleet and formed a resistance group? If so, did he order the destruction of ''Cloud Nine''?
* Is Cavil responsible for Ellen's memory loss during her recovery on the ''Rising Star''?
* Why does Giana not realize that Cavil must be a Cylon because a person who has never had a childhood (Simon) cannot have had a childhood priest? Did Cavil simply slip her mind?
* Why didn't the Cylons shoot down the search and rescue Raptors?

== Official Statements ==
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of ''The Plan'', [[Edward James Olmos]] stated that he believes there will be several more ''Battlestar Galactica'' movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of ''The Plan'' will sell well enough to facilitate these films:
:"As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5322385/olmos-the-plan-wont-be-the-last-bsg-movie|title=Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie|date=Fri Jul 24 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]], and [[Syfy]] have made no mention of any additional ''Battlestar'' films.

Olmos later went on to clarify that if ''The Plan'' sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future ''Battlestar''-related productions. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/08/edward-james-olmos-holds-court.html|title=Edward James Olmos holds court|date=Sat 08 Aug 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> As of November 15, 2009, ''The Plan'' had sold roughly 300,000 copies. <ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20091115.php</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*Said by both [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] during the attack on the Colonies:
:''This has happened before.''

*Various utterances by the [[Hybrid]]:
:*''Seized by God they cry for succor in the dark of the light. Mists of dreams dribble on the nascent echo and love no more. Jump.''
:*''Counting down. All functions nominal. All functions optimal. Counting down. The center holds. The falcon hears the falconer. Infrastructure, check. Wetware, check. Everyone hang on to the lap bar, please.''
:*''[[Apotheosis]] was the beginning before the beginning. Devices on alert. Observe the procedures of a general alert. The base and the pinnacle. The flower inside the fruit that is both its parent and its child. Decadent as ancestors. The portal in that which passes.''
:*''Nuclear devices activated, and the machine keeps pushing time through the cogs, like paste into strings into paste again, and only the machine keeps using time to make time to make time. And when the machine stops, time is an illusion we created. Free will, twelve battles, three stars, and yet we are countless as the bodies in which we dwell, are both parent and infinite children in perfect copies. No degradation.''
:*''The makers of the makers fall before the child. Accessing defense system: Handshake, handshake. Second level clear.''
:*''Accepting scan. Love outlasts death.''
:*''Their ships fail, skittering like skipped stones, and movement is meaningless in the absence of time. What never was is never again.''

*The battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'' and Caprica Control panicking as the Cylons appear over [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]:
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Caprica Control, ''Yashuman''. Heavy bogeys, six plus, lower orbit, over grid 15-2. ''
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''No joy, ''Yashuman''.''
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Then go to your window and look up. They’re big as frakking asteroids! ''
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Copy, ''Yashuman''. Still blind. Got some kind of system-wide crash in the defense grid. ''
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Try to unfrak yourself right godsdamned now, ‘cause we got multiple inbound, and they’re not carrying flowers!''
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Wait one, ''Yashuman''!''
:'''Yashuman:''' ''We don’t have one left!''

*{{audio|Colonies of man.mp3|A Hybrid summarizes the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and notes all but the colonies of Gemenon and Sagittaron):}}
:''Progress reports arriving. The farms of [[Aerilon]] are burning. The beaches of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] are burning. The plains of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Leonis|Leonis]] are burning. The jungles of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]] are burning. The pastures of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] are burning. The harbours of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] are burning. The cities of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] are burning. The oceans of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aquaria|Aquaria]] are burning. The courthouses of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libran|Libran]] are burning. The forests of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] are burning. The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]] of Man lie trampled at our feet.''

*Galactica-[[Cavil]] and [[Doral]] discussing the latter being recognizable:
:'''Cavil:''' ''One of your counterparts managed to get himself outed back on [[Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar Station]].''
:'''Doral:''' ''I can't understand how he was discovered. I heard it was [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]].''
:'''Cavil:''' ''Well, no. I'm not talking about that, exactly. I'm talking about the fact that you're walking around this fleet wearing that jacket and, more importantly, that face. You're recognizable.''
:'''Doral:''' ''His jacket was burgundy. This is teal.''

*Galactica-Cavil giving Doral a suicide vest to use on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'':
:''They call this a 'suicide' vest, but I think that undersells all the homicide that goes along with it, don't you?''

*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] discussing Raptor maintenance:
:'''Giana:''' ''I'm swapping out the oxygen cylinders on Raptor 702.''
:'''Tyrol:''' ''I checked 702 yesterday. Life support's fine.''
:'''Giana:''' ''Until two weeks ago, I used to inspect the aircraft for [[Sun Airways]]. If I found cylinders in that condition, you'd be looking at a shutdown.''
:'''Tyrol:''' ''All right. Well, grab the spares.''
:'''Giana:''' (after looking in vain for the cylinders) ''There are no spares.''
:'''Tyrol:''' ''Welcome to the ''[[Galactica]]''.''

*Galactica-Cavil and [[Leoben Conoy]] talking about [[Kara Thrace]]:
:'''Leoben''' ''I'm telling you. She flew a Raider. Learned how to control it from the inside. Nobody taught her how. Kara Thrace plucked that knowledge from the stream...''
:'''Cavil''' ''I don't care if she plucked puppies from [[God (RDM)|God]]'s ass!''

*Tough-Six and Galactica-Cavil drunkenly lament on the failure of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet:
:'''Six:''' ''You want a progress report? I'll give you a frakkin' progress report.''
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, no. Please don't. Please don't.''
:'''Six:''' ''Oh, come on, it is spectacular. Doral blew himself up, causing minor damage to a minor hallway. And Boomer jettisoned the water, and then, she personally found loads more water. ''(Laughing) ''And then she shot Adama, but not very accurately, since she loved him. And then, Leoben, he got obsessed with [[Kara Thrace]], and then was captured and airlocked. And my [[Shelly Godfrey|sister]] Six utterly failed to discredit Baltar and his dreamy hair and destroyed our frakkin' cover in the process. And now Simon...Simon killed himself, really killed himself, out of resurrection range, without blowing up the ship that he lived on because he couldn't imagine life without his little [[Giana O'Neill|human wife]] and his little [[Jemmy|human daughter]] because he loves them...''
:'''Cavil:''' ''Stop, stop, stop.''
:'''Six:''' ''Guess I'd better.''
:'''Cavil:''' ''Yes. They're all letting me down.''
:'''Six:''' ''Why are they letting you down, One? What's the x-factor?'' (She takes the bottle) ''You can't declare war on love.'' (She leaves)
:'''Cavil:''' ''I think I already did. Hey, where'd the bottle go?''

*Caprica-Cavil and [[Simon]] hear Starbuck and Anders having sex:
:'''Cavil:''' ''What are they doing?''
:'''Simon:''' ''You need a doctor to tell you that?''
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, for God's sake, why?''
:'''Simon:''' ''Why? He loves her.''
:'''Cavil:''' ''He loves her?''
:'''Simon:''' ''Vigorously.''
:'''Cavil:''' ''But she's beneath him.''
:'''Simon:''' (listening to Starbuck's moans) ''Not necessarily.''

==Cast==

=== Starring ===

* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel T. Anders]]
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Number Eight]]
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]]
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]
* [[Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana O'Neill]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]

=== Co-Starring ===

* [[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]

=== Also Starring ===

* [[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine Alan [[Nowart]]
* [[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]
* [[Bruce Dawson]] as [[Coach]]
* [[Lawrence Haegert]] as [[Wheeler]]
* [[Tommy Europe]] as [[Rally]]
* [[Maya Washington]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]
* [[Luvia Petersen]] as [[Kai]]
* [[Richard Yearwood]] as [[Marine]]
* [[Alex Ferris]] as [[John (RDM)|Boy]]
* [[Gina Vultaggio]] as [[Jemmy]]

=== Uncredited major cast appearing via archive footage ===

* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Callandra Tyrol]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]

== References ==
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:''This article discusses the [[Re-imagined Series]] battlestar. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''
{{Ship Data
| image= Galactica Overview.jpg
| title= Galactica (BS 75)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 3,500
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1438.64}}<ref>These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by [[Lee Stringer]] on the StarshipBuilder.com forums, which are no longer available. They are the most precise so far. The width with pods extended and the height are quoted here verbatim; the length was calculated by adding the posted dimension for the front of the ship (766.04m) to the posted dimension for the back (672.6m). The full set as provided by Lee Stringer is as follows: "Width (Pods out) 536.84m (Pods In) 352.34m
Engines Max 359.38m Head Max 334.58m
Length: Front (Main body) 730.65m (Antenee) 766.04m Back 672.6m
(using the center of the two arms as the middle)
Height (Armor/Mainbody) 181.825m (Details) 183.315m".</ref>
| width= {{Meters2Feet|536.84}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|183.315}}
| otherdi= The dimensions above are from [[Lee Stringer]], who built the ''Galactica'' CG model. VFX Sequence Designer [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]] gave the length as {{Feet2Meters|4740}}.<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref> The reason for this twenty-foot discrepancy is unknown.
| co= Admiral [[William Adama]]
| xo= Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid
| weapons= As many as 514 dual point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], 24 primary dual Kinetic Energy Weapons, at least 12 [[missile tubes]] capable of firing conventional and nuclear missiles, Vipers, Raptors
| status= Abandoned, flown into the Sun with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]
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'''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is a [[Galactica type battlestar|veteran battlestar]] and the last of her kind still in service with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built during the early days of the [[Cylon War]], she remains the only military vessel without integrated [[Computers|computer networks]]. Without networked computers, ''Galactica'' never upgrades to the new [[Command Navigation Program|integrated defense system software]] developed by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] and his [[Number Six|team]]. Because of this and other factors, she becomes one of only two known battlestars (the other being ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') to survive the renewed Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. At the time of this attack, she was part of the 75th [[Battlestar Group]] (BSG-75).

== History ==
=== The First Cylon War ===
[[Image:Mini gal top.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A dorsal view of ''Galactica''. The starboard [[flight pod]] is covered by a window to form the [[Galactica Museum|museum area]].]]
''Galactica'' was one of the first twelve battlestars to be constructed by the Colonials, each representing one of the twelve colonies; ''Galactica'' represented [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. As such, she is some 50 years old. While solidly built, various factors during ''Galactica's'' construction led to the shipyard "cutting corners" when she was originally built, with various components not completed to spec ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Following the outbreak of Cylon hostilities several more battlestars were built. ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> first commander was named [[Nash]].

The original battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies.

''Galactica'' took part in [[Operation Raptor Talon]] which then Lieutenant [[William Adama]] served on. After crash-landing on the ice planet the operation took place over and witnessing the experiments on humans, Adama contacted ''Galactica'' to take out the [[Guardian basestar]] which had just launched, but was informed by ''Galactica'', which had dispatched a [[SAR]] [[Raptor]] for him, of the Armistice. Adama wouldn't learn the truth of what he'd seen until the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]] over forty years later. After the [[Final Five|rather mysterious]] Cylon [[Armistice Station|armistice]], and their withdrawal from Colonial space, ''Galactica'' and her sister ships served the Twelve Colonies in a variety of roles. While her surviving sister ships were scrapped or upgraded to match the systems capabilities of newer Colonial vessels, ''Galactica'' continued in service without her systems being fully networked or integrated, making her unique among Colonial military vessels. '' Galactica'' was relegated to intra-system duties for at least 20 years prior to her decommissioning.<ref>This is inferred by [[Saul Tigh]] in his reaction to Commander Adama's decision for a [[FTL]] jump ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").</ref>

=== Decommissioning ===
[[Image:Ragnarbattle3.jpg|200px|right|thumb|''Galactica'' provides cover for civilian ships during the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]].]]
With her active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission her from service. Colonial Fleet chose not to scrap her, but to turn her into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with her conversion being overseen by her final commander, [[William Adama]].

At the time of her formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' is stripped of all but one of her operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, her munitions are destroyed, and her starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized [[Galactica Museum|museum]] which houses (among other things) a full squadron of [[Viper Mark II|Mk. II Vipers]] as well as a Viper model that appears [[Viper (TOS)|older than the Mark II]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").

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=== Return of the Cylons ===
[[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].]]
With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, ''Galactica'' is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties several Mark IIs retrieved from her museum, engaging in her first battle with the Cylons in over 40 years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). She survives a direct hit by a tactical nuclear missile, and later [[FTL|jumps]] successfully to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] to replenish her empty ammunition stores at this strategic depot.

''Galactica'' emerges from the anchorage and engages one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with her gun batteries, providing cover for [[The Fleet (RDM)|a fleet of 75 civilian ships]] harboring survivors of the Twelve Colonies. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, ''Galactica'' recovers her remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the [[Red Line]], never to return to Colonial space ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]").

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=== Leading a Ragtag Fleet ===
[[Image:Ep212battle.jpg|200px|right|thumb|''Galactica'' and [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]] work together during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]].]]
Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. She provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]": "[[Act of Contrition]]"). The battlestar provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]") and she is the primary source of medical care, where groups of civilians are periodically brought aboard for check-ups and treatment ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"; "[[Bastille Day]]").

''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, capturing a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").

The [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''Pegasus'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], joins ''Galactica'' approximately 6 months into their exile (See the series [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] for special information about this milestone). The two battlestars destroy two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. After Admiral Cain's death, President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] promotes William Adama to Admiral, restoring him to overall Fleet command, but now with two battlestars at his disposal ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

===New Caprica===
[[Image:Leaving New Caprica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'', and the orbiting fleet prior to leaving [[New Caprica]].]]
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time the majority of her crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. The diminished crew inevitably results in standard maintenance becoming overlooked or ignored; basic military responses, such as the launching of alert fighters and routine training exercises become difficult to execute. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Severely limited in their abilities, Admiral Adama orders the defense fleet to jump away from New Caprica along with a handful of civilian ships still in orbit of the colony. They vow to eventually return to New Caprica and liberate it from the Cylon invaders ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

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===[[Battle of New Caprica]]===
[[Image:BONC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Galactica'' takes a pounding during the [[Battle of New Caprica]].]]
Four months after their escape, ''Galactica'''s staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). This forces both a change in strategy and the reformulation of a rescue plan to deal with personnel who have not seen conflict in 16 months. While ''Galactica'' fights to liberate the Colonials on-planet, ''Pegasus'' is assigned to protect the remaining civilian Fleet and continue its search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

After coordinating with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], ''Galactica'' leaves ''Pegasus'' to guard the space-bound members of humanity while it uses a series of drones to misdirect the bulk of the Cylon Raiders and avoid immediate detection by baseships, thus allowing the civilians on the planet to escape to their ships and flee New Caprica.

''Galactica'' then jumps into low orbit, plummeting from an altitude of 100,000 feet. As the ship falls, Admiral Adama orders the launch of all remaining Vipers. ''Galactica'' then jumps back into orbit. In the subsequent battle with the orbiting basestars, ''Galactica'' is overtaxed, out-gunned, and faces destruction when ''Pegasus'' unexpectedly arrives. ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from ''Galactica'', buying ''Galactica'' time to bring her [[FTL|FTL drives]] back on-line and escape, but at the cost of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

''Galactica'' bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull. Nonetheless, the battlestar remains combat ready, holding off a superior Cylon force for a short duration in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]"), and threatening to use its nuclear arsenal twice after New Caprica ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part II]]"). Given the loss of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part II]]"; "[[He That Believeth in Me]]"). Further, there are various redundancies between the two crews that are appropriately dealt with (e.g. [[Lee Adama]] in a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)|deleted scene]] from "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

Colonel Tigh comments that ''Galactica'' took so much damage in this battle that it would "take six weeks in dry dock just to bang out the dents" ([[TRS]]: "[[A Day in the Life]]"). This indicates that the damage is extensive enough to require a significant amount time (probably months) for full repair, and would be unlikely to survive a massive battle again.

=== Resuming the Search for Earth ===
''Galactica'' takes aboard a significant quantity of civilians following the exodus from New Caprica, as several civilian ships are lost during the escape from the failed colony. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed "[[Camp Oil Slick]]" and later "Dogsville" ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Woman King]]").

During a [[The Passage|food shortage crisis]] caused by contamination of the Fleet's food processing systems, ''Galactica'' (along with her Raptors acting as pilot ships) guides the civilian Fleet through an area of intense heat, light and radiation caused by a [[Passage (star cluster)|dense star cluster]] to reach edible resources on the [[algae planet]]. ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> heavy armor and radiation shielding protect her from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and decompressions.

The ship confronts a Cylon fleet and barely escapes a nova during [[Eye of Jupiter|the events over the algae planet]], jumping out at the last moment after recovering its ground teams and additional data on a way-point to Earth known to the Colonials as the [[Ionian nebula]] ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]"). Repairs continue on the journey to the Ionian nebula. Damage to one particular airlock nearly causes the deaths of Galen and Cally Tyrol during what they expected to be a quick repair of a hull micro-fracture ([[A Day in the Life]]).
[[Image:BOTIM.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Galactica'' is outnumbered during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]].]]
When the Fleet reaches the nebula, four Cylon baseships are detected following an unexplained power outage. With the entire Fleet crippled and unable to escape, ''Galactica'' scrambles her Vipers and prepares for a lopsided fight, outnumbered and outgunned ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|following battle]], ''Galactica'' manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. Despite the damage suffered in previous engagements, the old warship wields her main guns and point defense batteries effectively again in defense of the Fleet. During the battle ''Galactica'' takes many hits while covering the Fleet although without crippling damage. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the [[Final Five]] among the Colonials ([[He That Believeth in Me]]).

''Galactica'' is once forced to prepare for a battle against the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestar]], but the ''[[Demetrius]]'' arrives to defuse the situation. In the wake of the basestar disappearing from the Fleet ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]), [[Saul Tigh]] assumes command of ''Galactica'', jumping along with the Fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

After [[Kara Thrace]] picks up a strange signal in [[Starbuck's Viper|her Viper]], the Colonials have a direct bearing towards Earth. Shortly later, after several years of searching, ''Galactica'' and her Fleet finally make the last jump to Earth ([[Revelations]]).

=== Post-Earth ===

After discovering [[Earth]] is a nuclear wasteland, discipline and morale on ''Galactica'' fall dramatically and the overall cleanliness of the ship suffers, e.g. outside [[CIC]], the words "Frak Earth" are spray-painted on the walls ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). When former deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]] disables the FTL drive, foiling the mutineers' escape with the ship, he discovers multiple tears in the chamber's walls, a sign that the aging battlestar's structural integrity is faltering ([[Blood on the Scales]]).
[[Image:Damaged Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A heavily damaged ''Galactica''.]]
A structural survey of the ship finds several torn supports and weakened areas in the hull, and a more in-depth examination finds endemic metal fatigue throughout the ship, with virtually every part of the hull riddled with small cracks and fissures.

''Galactica's'' advanced age, the corners cut during construction and the abuse it has been put through since the war started contributed to its condition. Tyrol suggests treating the damaged parts of the ship with an [[Cylon organic resin|organic Cylon resin]] from the [[Rebel Baseship]], which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. However, Adama finally appreciates ''Galactica's'' dire condition when he finds a tear in a bulkhead in his quarters, and orders Tyrol to carry out his plan to repair the ship ([[No Exit]]). Tyrol later says that the resin will buy more time but the ship's integrity has been fundamentally weakened and it might not survive more FTL jumps- it is impossible to say how long she can hold. ''Galactica'' is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage.

Later ''Galactica'' is damaged even further when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] jumps away very close to the hull. The resulting spatial distortion of her Raptor's FTL jump causes what appears to be buckling and explosive decompression in several sections of the alligator head of ''Galactica'' on her port side ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]). This causes a chain reaction of explosions, structural failures and power outages throughout many parts of the ship including CIC.

At first refusing to accept the reality of the ship's fate, Admiral Adama gives the emotionally painful order to stop the repairs and begin the process of abandoning ship, moving to the Rebel Baseship as the Fleet's new flagship ([[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]).

As the ship is slowly offloaded of parts and personnel, the Admiral relents one last time, stops the scrapping of the battlestar, and calls for volunteers for what will likely be a ''Galactica's'' final mission- to get the kidnapped Hera back from Cavil's Cylon colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

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=== Endgame: [[Battle of The Colony|Battle of The Colony]] ===

[[Image:Battleofthecolony.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|''Galactica'' takes massive hits seconds after jumping to [[The Colony]].]]
With a skeleton crew and a frail battlestar, Admiral Adama executes a daring mission to rescue Hera Agathon.

''Galactica'' jumps to the Colony at point-blank range. Besieged by the Colony's gun batteries at first, the ship is pummeled relentlessly (destroying the dorsal Colonial roundel) until the Hybrid Anders manages to take them and the Colony's Hybrids offline. As ''Galactica's'' Vipers engage incoming Raiders, her Raptors jump directly from their berth in the starboard [[flight pod]] (causing extensive damage to it) and maneuver to board the Colony.

Adama does the unbelievable: he rams ''Galactica's'' bow into the Colony, forming not only a second breech for his search teams to enter, but also forming an alternate escape route.

The rescue is successful thanks to Boomer's help (before Athena kills her), but ''Galactica'' is far from safe. The Raiders are still attacking the ship, destroying at least one of its remaining heavy gun batteries. The rescue teams are pursued back to ''Galactica'' by Cavil and his troops, determined to recapture Hera. Platoons of enemy Centurions swarm into the ship. Cavil personally leads an attack on CIC but is foiled.

Things appear to settle down after Cavil and Adama call a ceasefire. Cavil agrees to let ''Galactica'' leave with Hera in exchange for the information needed to bring back [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]]. Part of the deal is that Cavil will leave humanity alone forever as well. The Raiders return to the Colony, while the Vipers return to ''Galactica''. However, as the Final Five begin to download their knowledge into the Colony, they are exposed to each other's secrets, and Galen Tyrol learns that Tory Foster murdered his wife [[Cally Tyrol]] ([[The Ties That Bind]]). Tyrol flies into a rage and kills Foster, severing the download. Chaos ensues and the ceasefire ends. The Raiders renew their attack on the ship. In CIC the Simon, Doral and Cavil there open fire but Apollo and Starbuck kill Doral and Simon while Cavil, realizing the hopelessness of the situation, kills himself.

Meanwhile [[Racetrack]]'s Raptor, drifting in space after all aboard were killed, is hit by a stray asteroid, causing the Raptor to launch its nuclear missiles into the Colony. The Colony's orbit immediately decays, pulling it into the black hole--threatening to take ''Galactica'' with it. But Kara Thrace jumps the ship, using coordinates she had extrapolated from [[The Music]] at the last second.

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=== Journey's End ===
[[File:Battlestar Over Africa.jpg|thumb|left|200px|right|A crippled ''Galactica'' seen in orbit over the Sahara Desert.]]
The ship does not retract its flight pods as Kara Thrace executes the emergency jump; this, as well as the cumulative stresses of the previous battle and the past four years turn out to be the death knell for the old battlestar. ''Galactica'' experiences a series of fatal structural failures that send shockwaves and explosions rippling through the ship. The ship suffers explosive decompression in various sections, causing support beams to crash through deck ceilings. While the Cylon organic resin applied earlier prevents ''Galactica'' from snapping in two, the ship permanently loses its FTL ability as its structural integrity is severely compromised (Colonel Tigh mentions red-lines through the ship's lateral structural members, and groaning and buckling can be heard throughout the ship, indicating ''Galactica'''s structure is damaged beyond repair, and cannot take any further stress). However, despite the loss of FTL, ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other systems are still online, including life support and sublight propulsion. The fear of being stranded in space is short-lived as ''Galactica'' arrives in the vicinity of a lush, blue-green habitable world, already populated by tribes of primitive humans who naturally evolved there.
[[File:The fleet's end.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Galactica'' and her Fleet heading straight into the Sun.]]
The population of the Fleet, arriving later, agree to leave their technology behind and start new lives on the planet they decide to call "[[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]]". The Rebel Cylons also decide to stay on the planet. With this decision, the Rebel Baseship is left to the Centurions, who leave to seek out their own destiny. Anders, still acting as ''Galactica'''s Hybrid, brings the battlestar's adventures to a close as he pilots ''Galactica'' and the last ships in the Fleet into the Sun, destroying ''Galactica'' and her Fleet. Admiral Adama is the last person to leave the ship, departing in his Viper Mk II from his service in the Cylon War.

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== Equipment ==
Apart from any technological upgrades that may have been made to her sister ships, ''Galactica'' was built to the general technical specifications of her [[Galactica type battlestar|class]].

It is mentioned in [[Crossroads, Part II]] that Galactica is able to run on batteries - but that not all systems would work when the ship was battery powered so restoring engine, computer and electrical power was always a priority any time the batteries were the only thing powering Galactica.

===Starboard Flight Pod===

The starboard landing bay is eventually restored to usable condition, evidenced when Major Lee Adama lands his Raptor in the starboard pod. However, it is possible that this is due to a previously issued quarantine order and not because the flight pod is in regular use ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). The starboard hangar deck is designated an [[Dogsville|area of refuge]] for civilians displaced from lost ships (The Woman King).

During the last mission of Galactica, this pod held a number of Raptors ready for launch, these deployed out of the pod by FTL jump with the result that the shock waves fatally weakened the pods structure and the pod blew open to space. ([[Daybreak part 2]])

Strangely at least part of the museum setup survives all the way to Daybreak part 2, despite a hull breach and part of it being flattened by a heavy raider [[Scattered]]. It's unclear why the museum was kept intact and/or repaired, though it's possible it was put right during the year on New Caprica before the Cylons found the planet, since this is probably the only period when the crew would have any spare time to fix it. This serves as a minor plot hole that may never be resolved.

The museum would certainly have been destroyed in the jump shock wave from the Raptors leaving the pod during the [[Battle of the Colony]] or the decompression immediately after that point, any remains were sent into the sun with the rest of the ship.

===Nuclear Warheads===
[[Image:Galactica nukes.jpg|200px|thumb|''Galactica'''s nuclear arsenal.]]
''Galactica'' has five nuclear warheads as of "[[Bastille Day]]". Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] uses one warhead to destroy the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] orbiting Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] cannibalizes one to use in his [[Cylon detector]]. He later gives the warhead to [[Gina Inviere]], who detonates it aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.

It is unknown how many nuclear warheads ''Pegasus'' has when it encounters ''Galactica'', but the two ships pool their nuclear ordnance stockpiles after that. As of "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", ''Galactica'' possesses at least seven warheads ([[missile tube]]s 4 through 10).

:''The yield of these weapons is unknown. It is likely they are of a "dial a yield" design which is common in real-life nuclear weapons. Because the physics of nuclear weapon design is a measurable science, and based on the size of the weapons seen on screen, the yield of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> weapons may lie between 5 and 150 kilotons.''<ref>This is extrapolated from the size of the weapon, compared to a modern day ([[w:W80|W80]])-class nuclear warhead used by the United States.</ref> ''However, the energetic properties of [[tylium]] are so formidable that if a warhead design were to properly exploit even only 50% of the refined ore's enthalpy, a mere kilogram of it would allow for a yield of nearly 60 kilotons, and a one megaton yield warhead would require over 16.7 kg of refined tylium. The fact that the ore can also be used for explosives such as improvised mines ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) opens a vast field of opportunities for heavy high yield weapons, not necessarily restricted to nukes in the traditional sense. If indeed a "dial a yield" capacity were part of the stock warhead's design, then it's possible that the addition of a weapon grade level of refined tylium would allow said yield to be considerably increased. Besides, the required high levels of pressure and heat could even be achieved with mere chemical implosion phases instead of atomic ones (ref. Fat Man bomb).''

===Vipers===
:''For information on the fighter squadrons stationed on ''Galactica'' see: [[Squadrons of Galactica]]''

[[image:1104Tube Mini.JPG|right|thumb|200px|A [[Viper Mark II]] in a launch tube.]]
[[image:Kg zoic-studio screen-caps-065.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A [[Viper Mark VII]] in the port [[Flight pod]].]]
Early in the flight of the Fleet, ''Galactica'' carried "40 Vipers and 21 pilots" ([[Act of Contrition]]) , of which at least six were Mark VIIs. Following the advent of ''Pegasus'', ''Galactica'' receives supplies that aid in the repair and refurbishment of her initial fighter complement ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Some time later, new Mark VII Vipers are constructed at ''Pegasus''s' Viper construction facilities utilizing the raw ore mined in an asteroid belt ([[Scar]]), and several of those are assigned to ''Galactica''.

With ''Pegasus'' destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]], ''Galactica'' absorbs the former's fighter squadrons and personnel, and her Viper complement now counts approximately 80 planes. <ref>Dialogue from "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]" and "[[Sine Qua Non]]" establishes that 40 Vipers have been transferred to a Cylon basestar, which comprises half the ship's air wing.</ref>

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===Raptors===
[[image:Raptor port.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A [[Raptor]].]]
The number of [[Raptor|Raptors]] available to ''Galactica'' is portrayed inconsistently. The assumption prior to joining up with ''Pegasus'' is that the battlestar has at least five Raptors, having left [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with at least eight. After the Battle of New Caprica, ''Galactica'' takes on ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Raptors. The subsequent number of available craft is unknown, but is at least 30, considering how many Raptors are deployed to rescue to the resistance fighters on Caprica ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") and still have enough to move people from ship to ship through out the Fleet.

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===Other Craft===
[[image:Blackbird FotP.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The [[Blackbird]], a special stealth ship, was constructed on ''Galactica''.]]
[[image:AtmoShutt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|One of ''Galactica'''s [[Atmospheric shuttle| shuttle]] craft.]]
*''Galactica'' possesses two [[Heavy Raider]]s. One is hit by ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defensive fire and crashes into the starboard flight pod with unknown, but probably extensive, damage ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]"). The other returns in operational status from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]"). One of these Heavy Raiders is relieved of its FTL navigation system for use on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").
* A Raider from the first Cylon War may be on board ''Galactica'' after one follows Starbuck into one of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> landing bays and is shot down ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). A Cylon War era Raider, or at least a replica of one, was present in the [[Galactica Museum]], but has not been mentioned since.
*A second [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] comes into ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> possession after [[Daniel Novacek]]'s "escape" from a basestar, replacing the one retrieved by [[Kara Thrace]] and lost during the quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").
*An experimental stealth fighter, the [[Blackbird]], is constructed using spare parts ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]") and used in a critically successful reconnaissance mission to explore the nature of what comes to be known as the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The Blackbird is destroyed after completing its [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|first combat mission]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").
*''Galactica'' possesses [[fuel tanker]]s used to supply fuel to Vipers and Raptors in flight without the need to dock with the ship. These may be dedicated craft or specially fitted shuttles or Raptors ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]").

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== Crew ==
:''For information on Senior Staff, see : [[Senior Staff of Galactica]]''
:''For a list of pilots, see: [[List of Pilots]]''
:''For a list of deckhands, see: [[List of deckhands]]''
:''For a list of marines, see: [[Colonial Marine Corps]]''

Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,900 crewmen. By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. (c.f. [[Crew tally]])
It is unknown whether the Colonial Marines account for members or not.
*Between "[[Act of Contrition]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> offensive capability is also greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, and their lack of flight simulators with which to train more. Since ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> reunion with ''Pegasus'', this has ceased to be an issue ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]").
== Blue prints of Galactica ==

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Image:BSG Ortho Top & Bottom.jpg|''Galactica'' - [[Zoic]] rendering    
Image:BSG Ortho Front, Back & Starboard.jpg|''Galactica'' - Zoic rendering    
Image:Galactica's top side.jpg|''Galactica'''s top side.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-049.jpg|''Galactica'''s front - Zoic
Image:Battlestar stern.jpg|''Galactica'''s stern.
Image:Galactica retraction.jpg|Flight pod retraction area.
Image:Galactica's bottom-023b.jpg|''Galactica'''s bottom.
Image:Bsg damaged.jpg|''Galactica'' with battle damage. (High Res)
Image:Cylon War-era Galactica, "Razor" Flashback 1.jpg|''Galactica'' in the [[Razor]] Flashbacks.
Image:Galactica - flight pods retracted.jpg|''Galactica'' with flight pods retracted.
Image:BSG landing alcove.jpg|''Galactica'' landing alcove.
Image:Kg cg ns galactica-037.jpg|A cluster of rail guns.
Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|Bow view of ''Galactica''.
Image:GalPeg.png|''Galactica'' overlooking the [[Pegasus]].
Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> point defense batteries in action    
Image:Galactica fights off missile salvos.jpg|''Galactica'' establishes a defense perimeter.
Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|''Galactica'' scrambles [[Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s.
Image:Colony Breech.jpg|''Galactica'' rams herself into [[The Colony]].
Image:Img0059.jpg|''Galactica'''s main batteries.
Image:Galactia's end.jpg|''Galactica'' and the Fleet depart for the sun, with the African continent in the background.
Image:CIC Overview 1.jpg|''Galactica'''s CIC.
Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|Weapons control.
Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|Tactical station.
Image:Cic commstation.jpg|Communications.
Image:The Mess.jpg|The Officers' mess hall.
Image:Cicdmgcontrol.jpg|Damage control.
Image:Ftl2.jpg|FTL Drive.
Image:Bsg-1-10.jpg|The "War Room".
Image:Porthangardeck.jpg|The port hangar bay on ''Galactica''.
Image:DutyLocker.jpg|Crew quarters.
Image:GalacticaInterior Sickbay1.jpg|Sickbay
Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg| The ''Galactica'' museum in the starboard flight pod.
Image:Galactica corridor.jpg|The "A-shaped" corridors.
Image:BSG Blue prints.png|Schematics from the [[Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game|roleplaying game]].
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*[[Galactica crew facilities (RDM)|Galactica crew facilities]]
*[[:Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)|Galactica Areas]]

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User talk:Flatulist

2012-04-18T02:15:49Z

Flatulist: /* Margaret Edmonson */

User talk:BlueResistance

2012-04-18T02:04:31Z

Flatulist: aft damage control stuff

== A Note on Language/Aerelon/Grace Park ==

It is true that Grace Park is a fluent speaker of Korean, but her English--either as Sharon Valerii or as herself in interviews--bears no trace of a Korean accent whatsoever. I am married to a native Korean speaker, have friends and colleagues who speak Korean either as their first or second language, and have been studying the language for a few years myself, so I am absolutely certain that Korean has no bearing on what might or might not be considered an Aerelon accent.

On a somewhat smaller matter, there is no accepted version of English called "General English," with a capital G. I am willing to accept a lower case g, "general English," to indicate "common sense" notions about the accent/group of accents.

:Please, do me the courtesy of replying to my comments before altering [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] unilaterally. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:45, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

::I'm sorry, I'm new to this system and I didn't see your comments or the "Languages of the Twelve Colonies" talk page until after I had made the changes. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what goes where.

:::No harm, no foul. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:48, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

Can I just respond to you here, for now? It seems more convenient. You said that Grace Park's bilingualism would come up eventually. I would recommend limiting discussions of her bilingualism to the actress' bio page. The label "Korean" doesn't meaningfully describe anything that's going on when Sharon/Boomer is speaking. My own Korean is getting good enough that I'm approaching true "bilingual" status, but nobody would use "Korean" to describe my English.

:It's better to have the conversation on the relevant article's talk page, so that others can participate. I'm copying your comments there once again. Tip: to sign your comments, use <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:55, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Thanks for reverting the idiotic blanking vandalism done recently! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 05:12, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
:My pleasure, but sorry I got around to fixing only two or three--some problems came up here at home. --[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 12:10, 30 December 2010 (EDT)
:: No need to apologize, I was able to get the rest. Hope all is well! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:22, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

== Punctuation ==

A comma is after the second quotation mark, not before, when the reason there are quotation marks is that it's an episode title, as this makes the marks part of an object not a quote. A comma is not used before the last term in a series when it's a simple series according to AP Style, which I follow in my work as web editor for my university's CIT department. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 10:12, 11 June 2011 (EDT)

:As you noted, AP style avoids serial commas before conjunctions in a series of simple terms. However, Battlestar Wiki is not governed by AP style rules: it isn't journalism, nor is there anything in the Standards and Conventions regarding AP style. Therefore, a writer may follow AP style on this point or s/he may not, based on her/his preference. I won't second guess your choice in this matter. But, you are wrong about commas and periods inside or outside quotation marks and AP style--even AP style requires them inside the quotation marks, with no exceptions for the titles of creative works. Here is a small selection of websites covering AP style, including at least one with samples of creative works in quotation marks:

http://www.brandeis.edu/communications/webcommunications/images/apstyle.pdf
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/02/
http://www.sc.edu/webpresence/editorial_guide/punctuation.html

Placing commas and periods inside quotation marks is not just an AP rule; it is standard across the majority of American styles, unless there is a chance of ambiguity, which would not be a risk here. You're confusing American style with British style (a.k.a. "logical punctuation").

HOWEVER, bringing the discussion back to Battlestar Wiki, the specific [[Battlestar_Wiki:Standards_and_Conventions/Prose#Episode.2C_TV.2C_and_Movie_Title_Formats|Standards and Conventions for this wiki]] state, "Contrary to standard American punctuation rules, place commas and periods after the quotation mark." Therefore, you were correct about the commas in this case, but not for the reason you thought. --[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]], 23:05, 12 June 2011 (UTC).
: I didn't say the quote thing was AP. Anyway, I'm glad it's resolved. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 19:16, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

==Aft Damage Control==

Hi BlueResistance ... I see what you did to my edits on [[Aft Damage Control]] and I think they look great - thanks for cleaning it up as nicely as you did, I agree that it looks better now than my last edit - [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 22:03, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

User talk:BlueResistance

2012-04-18T02:03:43Z

Flatulist:

== A Note on Language/Aerelon/Grace Park ==

It is true that Grace Park is a fluent speaker of Korean, but her English--either as Sharon Valerii or as herself in interviews--bears no trace of a Korean accent whatsoever. I am married to a native Korean speaker, have friends and colleagues who speak Korean either as their first or second language, and have been studying the language for a few years myself, so I am absolutely certain that Korean has no bearing on what might or might not be considered an Aerelon accent.

On a somewhat smaller matter, there is no accepted version of English called "General English," with a capital G. I am willing to accept a lower case g, "general English," to indicate "common sense" notions about the accent/group of accents.

:Please, do me the courtesy of replying to my comments before altering [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] unilaterally. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:45, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

::I'm sorry, I'm new to this system and I didn't see your comments or the "Languages of the Twelve Colonies" talk page until after I had made the changes. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what goes where.

:::No harm, no foul. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:48, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

Can I just respond to you here, for now? It seems more convenient. You said that Grace Park's bilingualism would come up eventually. I would recommend limiting discussions of her bilingualism to the actress' bio page. The label "Korean" doesn't meaningfully describe anything that's going on when Sharon/Boomer is speaking. My own Korean is getting good enough that I'm approaching true "bilingual" status, but nobody would use "Korean" to describe my English.

:It's better to have the conversation on the relevant article's talk page, so that others can participate. I'm copying your comments there once again. Tip: to sign your comments, use <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:55, 19 October 2005 (EDT)

==Aft Damage Control==

Hi BlueResistance ... I see what you did to my edits on [[Aft Damage Control]] and I think they look great - thanks for cleaning it up as nicely as you did, I agree that it looks better now than my last edit - [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 22:03, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Thanks for reverting the idiotic blanking vandalism done recently! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 05:12, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
:My pleasure, but sorry I got around to fixing only two or three--some problems came up here at home. --[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 12:10, 30 December 2010 (EDT)
:: No need to apologize, I was able to get the rest. Hope all is well! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:22, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

== Punctuation ==

A comma is after the second quotation mark, not before, when the reason there are quotation marks is that it's an episode title, as this makes the marks part of an object not a quote. A comma is not used before the last term in a series when it's a simple series according to AP Style, which I follow in my work as web editor for my university's CIT department. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 10:12, 11 June 2011 (EDT)

:As you noted, AP style avoids serial commas before conjunctions in a series of simple terms. However, Battlestar Wiki is not governed by AP style rules: it isn't journalism, nor is there anything in the Standards and Conventions regarding AP style. Therefore, a writer may follow AP style on this point or s/he may not, based on her/his preference. I won't second guess your choice in this matter. But, you are wrong about commas and periods inside or outside quotation marks and AP style--even AP style requires them inside the quotation marks, with no exceptions for the titles of creative works. Here is a small selection of websites covering AP style, including at least one with samples of creative works in quotation marks:

http://www.brandeis.edu/communications/webcommunications/images/apstyle.pdf
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/02/
http://www.sc.edu/webpresence/editorial_guide/punctuation.html

Placing commas and periods inside quotation marks is not just an AP rule; it is standard across the majority of American styles, unless there is a chance of ambiguity, which would not be a risk here. You're confusing American style with British style (a.k.a. "logical punctuation").

HOWEVER, bringing the discussion back to Battlestar Wiki, the specific [[Battlestar_Wiki:Standards_and_Conventions/Prose#Episode.2C_TV.2C_and_Movie_Title_Formats|Standards and Conventions for this wiki]] state, "Contrary to standard American punctuation rules, place commas and periods after the quotation mark." Therefore, you were correct about the commas in this case, but not for the reason you thought. --[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]], 23:05, 12 June 2011 (UTC).
: I didn't say the quote thing was AP. Anyway, I'm glad it's resolved. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 19:16, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.

2012-04-18T01:57:47Z

Flatulist:

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== Military Ranks ==

Just a few concluding remarks I don't blame you for what you did, where I in your position I would have done the same thing. The reason I didn't respond to Serenity's first post was because until yesterday I had been unable to figure out how. As far as fear of retribution, I've never really been involved with a wiki before so I wasn't really sure what to expect and was kind of intimidated. I appreciate you're addressing my issues. Not only did it help me understand why things were happening the way they were, but it also made me feel like my input was welcome and that was all I was asking for. I am anxious to see any clarification you can offer in the weeks ahead because I find this a rather fascinating topic.

Thanks again for the clarification. {{unsigned|Grandmaester314}}

== BG S4.1 in Latin America ==

In Latin America, Season Four of Battlestar Galactica airs on Saturdays and Sundays on [http://www.canalspace.tv Space].

== Dynamic Page List ==

Hi, I just checked all feature about BW and I didn't see the Dynamic Page List feature. Do you plan one day to install it because it's very useful?--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:32, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
: Perhaps. I'll talk with [[User:Shane|Shane]] about this. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:08, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

=== Examples ===

Here are some examples I made for the Stargate Wiki FR:

* To see minor characters:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:LigneMineurs Automatic generation of a line with five stamps] using DPL with entry of the series, the season, and the first article sorted.
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Personnages_Universe/Mineurs/Saison_Un/Page_1 Automatic generation of minor characters for the first page] with automatic sort by last name
**[http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Personnages_Universe/Mineurs/Saison_Un Automatic creation of minor character stamps page links] with automatic image update and automatic update of the first and the last character name of this page.
* To see objects:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Ligne Automatic generation of a line]. All you juste have to do is to put the correct category.
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Armes Autogeneration of a page] with the famous lines.
* To resume objects in a bottom navigation bar:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Divers Nav bar] automaticaly updated (put the right category)

All you have to do with this kind or templates is to put the right category and DPL (with a purge) will do the rest. The main purpose of DPL is to avoid editing when the database can do the stuff for you. You don't have to edit an article or a template to update with new article of the same category. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

== What about RFA and RFB for French BW ? ==

Hi Joe,

I'm on the verge to edit the policy for the french version of [[BW:RFA|Request for Admninship]] and [[BW:RFB|Request for Bureaucratship]]. I need your help for this two policies.
# Do I just translate the English version with the same vote system than the main site?
# Do I have to do it in another way?
# Is the principle of request the same than the main site?
Thanks for answering.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:25, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

: If you have any suggestions as to improve the policies in question, then that would work well. Until the French wiki has more contributors, I don't think the RFA and RFB are really going to work all that well, and so administrators are promoted on a case-by-case basis as determined by you, me, and Shane. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 13:10, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

:: Until I design or translate all the templates needed and the main page, I think there will not be a lot of contributors. The main problem is the lack of French and French-speaking people who speak English fluently. French people are not very confortable with English, so it's very difficult for them to contribute unless they have seen the show and are fans. With your agreement, I will just create one page for RFA and RFB with the statement you said above (Shane, you and me).<br/>FYI, all the episodes of the [[Re-Imagined Series]] have been aired in France, and have been released in DVD format (I just saw the Season 4 Part 2 Set yesterday in a supermarket) . --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

::: Understandable. And, yes, this works for me. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your hard work! It is certainly appreciated! :D -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 15:21, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

:::: Thanks for encouraging. ;-) -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 17:50, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

== Wiki Store (FR) and iTunes (FR) ==

Hi again,

I can see on the Support section of the sidebar many links to affiliates (like Amazon and iTunes). Can I (or not) create similar links to french Amazon and iTunes store with french official stuff from ''Battlestar Galactica'' Franchise? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 18:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

: I'll have to look into it. So don't worry about it for now. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:18, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
:: OK. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:15, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

== German Battlestarwiki ==

For days, I have been trying to access the german Battlestarwiki - without success. Is it offline? Under maintenance?--[[User:Dvd-junkie|Dvd-junkie]] 17:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

: I'm checking into it. I'll let you know when it's back online. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 17:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

: It's back up. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:22, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

::Thank you!--[[User:Dvd-junkie|Dvd-junkie]] 18:59, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

* Hello. I cannot look at articles with galleries. E.G. if I open http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Pegasus_%28RDM%29 i cannot see the article. If I kill the gallery everything is alright. Whats the problem? --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 16:26, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

: I'm looking into this right now and will get back to you. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:29, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

:: Ok, it's working now. There was a conflict with one of the extensions and MW 1.16. I've disabled it. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:14, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

::: Great, thank you. and can you tell me, where the mistake in this template is?: http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Vorlage:Stammbaum --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 17:26, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
:::: No problem. As for the template: I would just port the english Familytree template over from scratch, and see if you get the same errors. I don't have the time to do it now, but I did put it on my to-do list. If you can't get to it, then I'll be able to do so after the Easter holiday. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:39, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
:::::I will try it tomorrow or this evening, but I can remember, that I once copy and paste it from the german wikipedia site and it also doesnt work correctly. {{unsigned|Enabran}}
:::::: It's a complicated template. I know that [[User:Shane|Shane]] had problems porting it over as well... -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 11:14, 24 April 2011 (EDT)
::::::: I don't know anything about templates, but after hours of testing it seems to work :-) (maybe an easter wonder). As first attempt I created the [[de:Vorlage:Stammbaum zylonischer Evolution|german version]] of your [[Template:Cylon evolution tree|zylon tree]]. But I do not know why there is so much free space between the top and the first line. Maybe you can take a look at it? --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 09:01, 25 April 2011 (EDT)

== Happy holidays ==

Hi Joe! Just wanted to say hi and happy holidays to you and yours. I am well, hope you are too. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 04:43, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
: Hi Jeremy! Happy Holidays! I am doing well, and I'm glad to see that you are too! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 17:57, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

== Hah, I feel bad now. ==

Since I've joined here, the only thing I've been doing is tinkering with the Glare page. Now I feel bad that's all I've been doing. =/ I gotta help out for the reals, so do any pages need serious revision/are missing a lot of crap that I can help out with? --[[User:NeutraVega|NeutraVega]] 19:40, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

: Hi there! :D Sorry for the long delay in replying, but we had the database locked and the site moved to new servers, thus the delay. Anyway, we could use the most help on the [[Caprica pilot]] page and subjects relating to ''Caprica''. So if you'd like to start there, that'd be great. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 16:27, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

== Advertising and problem on media repository ==

Hi Joe and Happy New Year,<br/>
As I already said to Shan, I can see that you succeed to bring back the wiki. Congratulations. I have two point to ask.
# I made a donation for the wiki to avoid advertising but I still have them on the screen, why? Thank you for your answer.
# On the media repository, I tried to upload an image. It is actually somewhere in the directory but the sofware is unable to create a thumbnail. It says that it cannot find the "convert" file on the server. So for now, it's impossible to add new images on the media repository.
Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:48, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

: Happy New Year to you too! :D
: Anyway, I went ahead and upgraded your account to sponsor status, so you shouldn't see the ads. If you do, try logging in and out again. If that doesn't work, a hard refresh should clear the cache. As for the convert issue, I'll have Shane look into it. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 15:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
:: Thanks, I've no ads anymore. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:57, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
::: Awesome! :D -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 16:33, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
: Fixed the issue with the media repository as well. Cheers. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:16, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

== InterBot and BS Pegasus ==

Hi Joe.<br/>
1. It seems that [[:fr:User:InterBot|InterBot]] doesn't work because the interwiki link I made on the pages I created aren't duplicated on the other wikis.<br/>
2. I don't have access to [http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/ BS Pegasus] either. It says it's forbidden. Is there any problem since the server transfer or something?<br/>
Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 21:41, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
:Hi,<br/>Still doesn't work for both points. Do you have any answer for that please? Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:23, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

: Sorry, I've been pretty busy. (Barely have had time to really work on the wiki, other than to greet the newcomers.) To answer your questions:
: 1. Shane needs to reprogram the InterBot. He hasn't had time to do that as he's been working on projects for Best Buy.
: 2. The BS Pegasus site is down. No ETA on when that'll be back up as it isn't priority. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 01:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

== Calendar dates on auction items ==

Hi Joe,

I expanded the [[Colonial calendar#Different Dating Methods]] section with information from a couple of auction items and noticed in the process that you wrote at least some of the blog entries at battlestarprops.com. Do you recall seeing any calendar items I haven't mentioned yet, and if so, could you point me to their pictures? It would also be nice to see a higher resolution scan of Socrata's medal of valor document, if one is available.

Regards,

-- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 19:55, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

: I honestly never really paid all that much attention to the dating thing, since it was all made up anyway. (''Star Trek'''s "stardate" system is a very good example of this, actually. It isn't until they did TNG that they really put thought into it.) There is very little consistency behind the dating on any of the paperwork; in television production, much of it is thrown together—some of it even at the very last minute—even taking into account the quality of BSG's paperwork being higher than other genre television series. It isn't until ''Caprica'' that they really tried to address the issue of the Colonial dating method, because it's simply not natural not to have characters ''not'' say "Hey Lacy, meet me for lunch on Saturday."

: As for photos of the stuff, the [http://archive.propworx.com Propworx archive] has photos of everything that's been auctioned through Propworx. I also know of a few fans who have won many paperwork documents from the BSG auctions (both live and via eBay) that have taken the time to scan them, but most of their work is on private boards and some prop replication communities. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 02:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. The scans on that site have a much higher resolution and I already found a couple of items with supposed dates. I would like to document them in the article primarily to establish that there was no real system in the re-imagined series as opposed to ''Caprica''. Such random alphanumerics also suggest to the reader that the dates in Adama's dossier need not be correct necessarily (e.g. the year 20000+). -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 18:16, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

== "pos" extended parser function ==

Hi Joe,<br/>I would like to ask if it is possible to add the "'''''pos'''''" Parser Function into the wiki, this will allow to do some research more easily (for example to do an action on pages with a certain text and not on the others). Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:57, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

: Do you have a link so I can check this out? I take it this is an extension to MW. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 13:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

:: Check [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StringFunctions this link] to see. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 18:20, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

::: It's now installed. I'd be interested to see how you use this. Cheers! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 20:19, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

:::: One example for the moment:
::::* The [[fr:Modèle:Apparitions Télésuite, 1re nuit|Modèle:Apparitions Télésuite]] template using [[fr:Modèle:Apparition]]. I use the '''''pos''''' to show the number of apparitions only on the Apparition page (condition) :
::::** When you see it inside the episode: [[fr:Télésuite, 1re nuit#Apparition des personnages|Télésuite, 1re nuit#Apparition des personnages]]
::::** When you see it inside the characters apparition page: [[fr:Liste des apparitions des personnages par épisode#Battlestar Galactica|Liste des apparitions des personnages par épisode]]. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:31, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

== HTML activation ==

Hi Joe,<br/>I think the wiki has not the HTML function activated because I tried to import some Wikipedia template to adapt them to the wiki and those have htlm writing inside and it doesn't work. So, please, is it possible to activate html editing in the french wiki?<br/>Thanks a lot. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:34, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
: Which templates are affected? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 16:39, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
::[[fr:Modèle:Infobox/Ligne mixte|This one]] for example. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:47, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
::: Why not just use the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables wikicode table syntax]? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 17:06, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:::: I tried it but there is an issue when you use a template using parser function inside another template using parser functions. It doesn't recognise at all a link (an image for an example) created by the template inside, it separates the link like a colspan. At least, is it possible to activate only the <code><nowiki><td><hr><tr></nowiki></code> tags? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:21, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
::::: OK, I should get to activating those HTML tags sometime tonight. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 17:44, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

== SVG generation ==

Hi Joe,<br/>I hope you're fine, I've seen a little problem with the SVG generator. It doesn't work properly. Here is the message I get :

<code>Erreur lors de la création de la miniature : /usr/bin/rsvg: not found</code>

I think it's a missing file forgot during the transfer last december. Thank you for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:21, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

: It's that rsvg isn't presently installed on the new server. I'll send in a support request. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:39, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

:: Hi, Joe,<br/>Still doesn't work, sorry. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:36, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

::: Yeah, that's because I was sidetracked and neglected sending that support request. I've sent it in and hope to hear from someone in the next 48 hours. Sorry about that. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:34, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

::: OK, they've installed it. All should be good now. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 00:29, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

:::: YES, it's working. Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

::::: Hi Joe, I think I've a bit too quick to say Hurra. There is still a problem. There is no generation of image but instead of, we have the name of the file. See [[:fr:Modèle:Drapeau]] or [[:fr:Michael Rymer]] for example. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:11, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

:::::: Looking into it now... -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 21:13, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

::::::: I'd have to track down the exact error, since our server host doesn't supply tech support for MediaWiki (understandably so) an Shane is busy with projects. Of course, I have no time to do it right not until mid-October because I am committed to other projects right now. Would it be possible to use PNGs for the flags until we can get the SVG issue ironed out? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 01:37, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

== removal of my question ==

Hi !

Yes, it was a real question : how could the pegasus avoid further contamination by the Cylon virus. Is this answered in future episodes ?

Why did you simply remove my question ?

Regards,
Nixab (new fan and new contributor here).

:I think it's a valid question, Joe, so I noted that the answer is in [[Razor]] and spelled it out in the [[Answered Questions from Season 2 (RDM)#Pegasus|Answered Questions from Season 2]]. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 03:25, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

: Fair enough, and I agree. Sorry for the inconvenience. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 05:11, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

== Jupiter-class battlestar issue ==

I have a problem with your edit of my edit on the Jupiter class battlestar Galactica. The book I refered to is canon since it was written by the science advisor to BSG and sactioned by SyFy and Ron Moore. If yoiu prefer your wiki not to contain official information then that is fine and I will not bother to add any other information to your site. I will rely solely on official material such as this book. Cancel my membersip please.
Good Bye. {{unsigned|Lonewriter}}

: Please refer to [[BW:CITE#Acceptable_Sources|Acceptable Sources]], which list the sources of what makes something canon. Just because there is an error in a book sanctioned by Syfy Channel, does not mean it is automatically canon. As I've only started reading the book, I've already noticed errors (mostly with spelling, such as Cally's name), that raises a few doubts in my mind when it comes to how thoroughly the book was copyedited.

: As I believe I had explained, the episode that the writers of the book refer to ("Pegasus") does ''not'' make mention of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> class. ''At all.'' So, they made a mistake, or improperly cited the source. (Now, if it came from the script for that episode, I can see that. We've used scripts as sources before.)

: Now, if Ron Moore or David Eick were to come out and say "well, they're right, ''Galactica'' is a ''Jupiter'' class" then we will certainly note that, and cite that it came from them. Furthermore, maybe I wasn't clear, but I'm not saying that we should throw out the reference at all, but '''it needs to be pointed out that the way the information is present is in ''direct contradiction to what viewers saw on screen.'''''

: Believe me, were this information aired in "Pegasus" fans would have eaten that up, just like they (we) ate up the whole ''Mercury'' class reference that Adama made before Cain boarded the ship. :)

: Now, as to your immature comment, it does suggest that you probably wouldn't be a good editor here, because you don't seem to understand how to critically analyze information, or the necessity of viewing all information with a critical eye. That's fine. There are people who simply don't have that ability. There's nothing wrong with that. Also, you don't have to use the site, at all. I hate to be disingenuous and brusque, but if you're going to use appeals to emotion instead of actually bothering to do the research (which I, and many, many fans have done over the past five-plus years) then you're welcome to leave and never look back.

: However, let me be particularly clear when I say this: what I have done is pointed out this error, which you've brought to our attention, so thank you for that. Now, if you want to act like a prima donna and storm off in a huff, then that's your call. You're more than welcome to stay, or you are more than welcome to leave. Ball is in your court. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 02:58, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

== William Adama edits ==

I seem to find the spoiler tag formatting (I edit on wikipedia but we have nothing similar there) so I'm just going to be as vague as I can be and hope you understand. While reading over the spoilered info on William Adama's page that you recently added I realized that you have a character connection slightly off. If you check my edit history, you'll see I made a similar change on a related page. Hope that's enough for you to see what I meant (since I can't edit the Old Man's page). [[User:Millahnna|Millahnna]] 23:00, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

: Yes, I got what you meant! I'll make the correction now! Thanks! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 02:41, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Duram's files at Propworx ==

Hi Joe,

Have you preserved alternate photographs of Duram's files which are now on eBay? The available photo makes Clarice's file halfway legible, but I'm curious what's in Amanda's and other files. I'm not planning on buying them though, since I'm only interested in the information, not in provenance. Even so, thanks for participating in the auctions — the photos have provided so much useful information that would've normally disappeared with the shows. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 22:10, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

: I'd have to ask Jarrod, since he's the one who oversees the Caprica auction stuff out in LA. (I'm not in LA, so I don't have easy access to this stuff myself.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 23:00, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

== Reference in Template ==

What does putting the ref in break? I don't see anything unusual except that the 33 has to be bracketed to be a link. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

: Issue is that the brackets are printed out, and they really shouldn't be. I guess I'll have to modify the infobox template to deal with that. Basically a separate field that is only for references, like "|seenref=". -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 00:42, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

== Affiliation ==

Hello would you like this wiki to affiliate with my independent wiki http://stargate-wiki.org/ ? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 23:38, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

: Hi there, feel free to e-mail me directly at joe@frakmedia.net so we can talk about it more. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 23:44, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

Not sure if you got my email or not, anyway, would you prefer to join the SIWA Network (Scifi independent wiki alliance)? http://siwanetwork.webs.com Basically just lets more people interlink with these wikis and its always good to have more links to your site laying around. It costs nothing and we dont really ask for anything in return. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 06:35, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: Thank you for the offer, but I will decline. I really see no benefit for this wiki and its contributors in being a part of the SIWA Network. In fact, I feel that our inclusion would only be beneficial for you, seeing as we have a wide exposure. We've run into loose fan organizations like SIWA before, and frankly they are not worth the bandwidth that it takes to pull up the webpage. Our experience is that such things are not professionally run and are basically glorified fly-by-night operations operated by unprofessional, doe-eyed fans with unrealistic expectations. Nothing personal against you, it is just our experience. And, as for traffic and links, we've found that being a part of a glorified "webring" has no return on investiment. A majority of new traffic has always, and without fail, come from two sources: 1) word-of-mouth (forums and social networks), and 2) search engines. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 10:25, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

I had 22 new visitors to my site because of SIWA. Your loss i guess. Also it really doesn't make it less offensive when you call me: unprofessional, doe-eyed fan with unrealistic expectations then say no offence. Even you should see that. Well if you change your mind, let me know. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 11:56, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: And how many of those 22 people will stick around and contribute in the long-haul? Since there are so many Stargate wikis out there, those results aren't surprising... and, don't get your hopes up, as they will be short lived. Traffic from web rings and "alliances" is short-lived, and with extremely poor to negligible long-term ROI. I've been running websites for the last 15 years, so I am well aware of what I'm taking about.

: Furthermore, I was not making a personal attack against you: I was making a general observation about such organizations. However, since you are keen to make it about yourself: given your behavior in the past towards another member of this website (and bringing problems from an outside wiki to this Wiki directly and without provocation from us), I find ''that'' unprofessional. End of subject. Thank you for the offer, and have a splendid day. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:16, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

Wow, take it overboard much. I was going to link certain articles like actors other work here etc but because of that attitude, you can forget it [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 12:21, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: Your attitude and sour disposition are the problems here. After all, you were the one who [[User_talk:LIMAFOX76|brought outside problems from another website to this one]]. ''You'' initiated it here. ''You'' deliberately sought the user in question, tracked them to this website, and brought ''your'' problems to an open forum instead of taking it up with the user via e-mail. ''You'' involved us, and ''I'' put a stop to it. I have no ill will towards you personally, but your immature behavior here and your inability to properly deal with issues in a mature manner exemplifies why we are careful in associating with other organizations and websites.

: At any rate, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. Farewell. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:39, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

::Wow alcohol and wiki editing should never be mixed, i don't remember writing most of that. Back to my original idea of affiliation, one of your bsg wiki 'friends' perhaps. Many BSG actors have been on Stargate. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 01:21, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

::: We'll think about it, thanks. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 21:50, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

::::Any more news on this? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 08:12, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::We've thought about it, and we're not interested. Thank you for the offer, though. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 10:02, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::Forgive me for asking, but why not? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 03:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::The reasons outlined previously still apply, and we do not see the real, tangible long-term benefit in it. We've operated for a very long time without the need to "associate" ourselves with other websites as part of an alliance or organization, and given our prevalence we don't really see how it would benefit us. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 10:08, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::::You don't see the benefit in having a couple hundred extra links to your site?...... Ok then. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 15:02, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::::Question: How is it that a "couple hundred extra links" equate affiliation? Anyone can add links to any wiki and not be affiliated. At best, it's link swapping. My issue with the so-called "affiliation" proposal you set before us is that you haven't presented a clear idea of what it means, only vague concepts. Your proposal lacks details on these important elements: purpose, method of execution/standards and practices, and the responsibilities of each party. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:37, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::::::I always thought of it more as like references on a resume (sort of) essentially that people trust your site and know that you would not affiliate with some fly-by-night operation-wiki full of useless crap. All it is is like a greenlight for users, they know that they can visit your site and it will be good, the only responsibility would be a link with any affiliates and any relevant links, which for me would probably be to actor/crew other work on either show. I don't know if you've even visited my site yet but I am growing it everyday and doing my best to reel in new users, your welcome to ask me anything about it. It's not some 142 page wikia site with no pics and a desperate admin trying to scam people. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 15:34, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::::::Frankly, most of our web traffic has always come from either Wikipedia or search engines, and most people can already see the quality of the Battlestar Wiki... Link swapping does not work as well as you apparently think it does. So, not sure how affiliating with your network would really be to anyone's best interest, considering that we dominate search engine results.
:::::::::::The best piece of advice I can give you is just develop content on your wiki to the best of your, and your team's, ability. Traffic will come naturally that way. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:33, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

== Electronic smockers ==

Hi Joe,<br/>There is another giant spam attack on the repository by electronic smockers. I just mark the articles and images for speedy delete. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:22, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

: Sadly, I've noticed that... I've been trying a few different methods to block them, and think I've managed to block them on the EN wiki. We'll see. (I've just been battling it manually as I see it.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 11:15, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

:: Hi Joe,<br/>I found more old spammers who were selling certificates and car insurrances. I saw also two recent uploaded files: this one and this one. What do you thing about that? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:57, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::: Cool! I've also added those terms to the blacklist. As for the two files: those were uploaded by a spammer. Feel free to delete them. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:05, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:::: Done. This spammer has been blocked too. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:13, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::::: Hi Joe, I found iPhone spamming article on md. I added iPhone on both en and md blacklist. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:56, 8 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::: Awesome! Thanks! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 21:32, 8 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::: Hi Joe, It's seems that the spamming business has goten other BW languages. I cleaned up the Chinese one and now I currently take the Spanish one but the spammers seem more subtil. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:08, 23 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::: I think the Spanish wiki is cleaned now. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:41, 23 June 2011 (EDT)

== Senior Chief rights on FR ==

Hi Joe,<br/>I don't know if I deserve them, but I would like to ask you if it is possible to grant me Senior Chief for the [[fr:|French BW]]. Thank you for your answer (Yes or No, no problem at all). --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:17, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

: I have no problem with giving you Senior Chief access. I just need to discuss this with Shane and a few others before I flip the switch. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:28, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:: OK, no problem for that. Thank you. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:33, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

::: Hi Joe, just getting back from holidays, I'm just here to check if you have any news. Thank you very much. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:22, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

:::: Been plenty busy myself, so I can relate! I'll upgrade you here in a bit. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 14:56, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
::::: Thanks a lot.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:58, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

== Not sure this is a gaffe ==

[[He_That_Believeth_In_Me#Gaffes]] contains this final paragraph, which I think should be deleted:
:Tracey tells Baltar prior to their intercourse that the door to the group's hideout is locked and that only the two of them are in the room, but when Jeanne returns with Derrick, she is able to reenter even though both Tracey and Baltar are still asleep (presumably she said this to put Baltar more at ease).
Saying that a door is locked does not preclude the possibility of others entering. A locked door can be unlocked. Other doors on Galactica are locked with keypads (like the one rigged to blow up Romo Lampkin), and there is no reason to think Jeanne would not have the entry code. [[User:Dogger55|Dogger55]] 16:12, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:: Many of Galactica's hatches are lockable only from one side, not both. Further, only small arms lockers and other sensitive areas have keypads. Not every door has one. This isn't the starship ''Enterprise'', after all. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:26, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:::I wasn't sure; that's why I wrote instead of deleting or changing. However, I went back and took a closer look. When Baltar first arrives at his new home (10:45), they knock to gain entry and the door is unlocked from the inside. You see a wheel for bolting/unbolting the door on the outside and on the inside. Around 14:30, you hear the door close and the bolt turn when Paula and Jeanne leave, and no other such sounds from then until Tracey "makes her move" on Baltar and agrees that the door is locked. It seems to me that whatever means they used to secure it, the door could be locked & unlocked from either side, and was clearly locked from the outside until the time Jeanne returned. [[User:Dogger55|Dogger55]] 17:57, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:::: OK, then make the correction. It's been a while since I've seen the episode. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 18:08, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

== Simple wiki ==

Theres a user that needs banning on the simple wiki - "oakley brand" [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 21:40, 15 July 2011 (EDT)

: Saw him, done. Thanks --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 01:52, 16 July 2011 (EDT)

== Operational costs. ==

I am really curious on how you are able to keep this wiki running, with only source of revenue being a few paying members, AdSense, AdBrite, and a few affiliations with Amazon and other stores. I mean I just see two ads per page, one on the top header, and one on the sidebar. [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 10:15, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

: Actually, we're able to cover all of our monthly costs with these revenue sources. It's just finding that balance that was the issue. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:25, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

: It also helps to dominate the search results when it comes to anything BSG related. Advertisers really love that kind of thing. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:26, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

:: Really. Its kind of hard to believe. I am <s>amusing</s> assuming that, the only way this is working out is, your CPM for ads is a really high figure. Unfortunately the forum doesn't rank high in search rankings. Any plans of getting rid of the ancient vBulliten for something more SEO friendly like vanilla forums. If required I can be of some technical help. [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 14:45, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

::: We've never made money from the forum, so that never factored much into it anyway. Thanks for the offer, but vBulletin has more than enough features that we need and vanilla forums don't seem to have the features that we need. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 14:55, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

== Article number on main BW portal. ==

Hi Joe,<br/>It seems that the [http://www.battlestarwiki.org main BW portal] is not up to date regarding article number on all languages wikis. Is it possible to update it or put an automatic routine to avoid manual updates? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

: We did have a script that updated the article count, but I would need to talk to Shane about that. Also, I'm thinking we're going to ditch that main portal and come up with something more dynamic. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:46, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Re-imagined categories ==

Greetings, I have a quick question, I have noticed that there seems to be "duplicate" categories for the re-imagined continuity, "RDM" and "TRS", that seems to be going along with the page renaming. What my question is, are pages supposed to be moved out of "RDM" and placed into "TRS" or something? --[[User:Typhoeus|Typhoeus]] 22:31, 4 September 2011 (EDT)

: Basically, if it's in the "RDM" universe (that means ''Caprica'', ''Blood & Chrome'', ''Re-imagined BSG'') then it's classified as RDM. Otherwise, if it is specific to one show, such as [[Helena Cain]], then it is classified under both "RDM" and "TRS". Originally, we used RDM for just the Re-imagined Series, until the spinoffs/prequels came along. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 23:04, 4 September 2011 (EDT)

== Recent spaming ==

Is it just me, or is there a recent increase in spamming? I am not around as often as I would like, so I am not entirely sure on this. If I could ask, what sort of anti spam features do you have? {{unsigned|Typhoeus}}

: It comes and goes. Basically, these are humans (instead of bots) who are paid to spam, and thus solve the captchas and the like. They have to fill out a captcha when they sign up for an account, and when they add a link in any page (new or established) a captcha will also come up. We have a blacklist for terms and the like, but that's why they come up with crazy titles for the spam pages. We've enabled a variety of anti-spam measures, but that's mostly good against automated bots. IP blocking isn't an option in these cases, as the manual spammers use proxies, and thus change their IP address every time they create a new account and spam. We could go draconian and prevent new accounts from posting, BUT then we make it extremely difficult for new contributors to actually contribute. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 11:31, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

:: Usually, they spam in early Europe morning, when American sleep ;-).--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:51, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

::: LOL! They do seem to attack in the early morning! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 13:31, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

:::: One more acting in USA's end of day ;-)--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:36, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

== Recent spaming (option) ==

With all the recent spamming, I think we should temporarily ban new sign ups for a while. It's just becoming too annoying seeing useless pages. I know you would disagree with the suggestion, but I see it as the only option available. [[User:CoreyDanian|Corey "Shadow" Danian]] 08:58, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

: In my opinion, but I'm not the one who decides for this, It would be a mistake to do so. Yes it's annoying to see all this rubbish but by doing so, we prevent real genuine contributors to sign up and contribute, even if, for the moment there are not so many new real genuine contributors but there is still hope. Even in French Battlestar wiki, some spammers try to pollute the wiki but we are here to prevent this and to clean this wiki. They are more now, but not like Wikipedia, so we can clean quicky. But as I said first, it's just my opinion. Cheers.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 09:26, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

: I feel the frustration, and I've even briefly considered this as an option, but I don't see it as a big enough issue to temporarily ban new sign-ups (or run them through a rigorous sign-up process). Spamming has always been an issue on any Wiki, and to lock things down in such a matter would really dissuade genuine contributors from contributing. I know it may not seem like it, but we've always been spammed, and we will continue to be spammed; the volume of spam just seems massive because we're not expanding much in the way of content, like the way we were when the show was airing.

: Further, taking into consideration that most new contributors would not waste their time trying to jump through hoops just to contribute, we would just be shooting ourselves in the foot in the long run. (Actually, it takes only a few minutes to deal with them. Delete their contributions and ban them.) We've been very good about responding to spam in a reasonably timely manner, so I really don't see the need for such draconian measures right now. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:42, 16 October 2011 (EDT)
:: Hi Joe,<br/>I saw the availabitily of the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiSpoof AntiSpoof extension] on MediaWiki. Is it an answer for us against spammer usernames? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:28, 9 November 2011 (EST)

== DISPLAYTITLE activation on the French Wiki ==

Hi Joe,<br/>Is it possible please to set the two following parameters in the ''LocalSetting.php'' file?
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictDisplayTitle $wgRestrictDisplayTitle] to ''false'';
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowDisplayTitle $wgAllowDisplayTitle] to ''true''.
Reason: allowing permission to see episode titles like the [[:fr:Modèle:ép|<nowiki>{{ép}}</nowiki>]] template. In the same way, can you disable the automatic système which add a caps letter at each word in the title. Thank you very much. Cheers.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:33, 17 November 2011 (EST)

: I'll activate these on the French wiki here in a bit. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:43, 17 November 2011 (EST)

: Activated. I'm very leery of actually deactivating the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgCapitalLinks CaptailLinks] feature because of the link breakage it may cause. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 13:32, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:: Weird. It doesn't seem to work (see [[:fr:33 minutes|this page]] with a DISPLAYTITLE). CaptailLinks is about the first captail letter of the title. I'm talking about the others, not the first. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:51, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::: Ah, I added quotes around the "false" and "true" variables, and MediaWiki doesn't like that. Should work now. The only thing is that you can't use wiki syntax within the <nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</NOWIKI> code, since it renders the HTML tags as text. (See the "33" page.)

::: Also, the uppercase thing for the first word is a CSS attribute (as I recall) in the style sheet, so I can fix that. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 14:04, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::: Is it possible to activate the wiki syntax on titles? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:48, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::: Not that I've seen. You can only change what the title says, not how it is styled. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:18, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::::: I think it's possible, just see the [[w:Template:Italic title|italic title]] template on Wikipedia. It is used especially for feature films and it's using wiki markup. May be it's just a parameter to set. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:28, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::::: I've looked through the template, and it's impossible to do it within the DISPLAYTITLE syntax itself. The italics must be applied on the outside, like so: <nowiki>''{{DISPLAYTITLE}}''</nowiki>. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:58, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::::::: At least, I will be able to put French quotes signe in the title. Yet, there is still First letter caps appearing on each word following the first one. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:42, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::::::: Hi, Joe. I checked again and I think the issue can be resolved by setting the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgUseTidy $wgUseTidy] parameter to true in LocalSettings.php. Check out if I'm right. Best regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 07:43, 23 November 2011 (EST)

== Possible solution against spammers ==

Hi Joe,<br/>It seems that we may have a solution against spammers. It is called [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha QuestyCaptcha]. Semantic MediaWiki has used it for two weeks as they were invaded by spammers like us (same username style) and the number of spammers has been largely reduced since the installation. It may be a good solution for BW. What do you think? For instance, I deleted more than 25 spammer for two days in the media repository. Best Regards.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:14, 26 November 2011 (EST)

: Would be nice if it worked! I'll check it out and see! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 16:40, 26 November 2011 (EST)

:: Have you considered the following extensions for preventing spam.

* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GlobalBlocking
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiBot
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleAntiSpam
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Find_Spam
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamDnsblAlternative
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TorBlock
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiSpoof

:: -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 11:23, 4 February 2012 (EST)

::: Yes. Spamming isn't a new problem on the Wiki; it's one that we've been dealing with on and off since the site's founding in 2005. The issue is that about half the so-called "spam blocking" software doesn't actually work on "manual spammers" — i.e. actual people behind the computer solving captchas and what not. Further, many bot software programs are actually better at circumventing and solving captchas, and so it's really a constant fight to keep up.

::: Also, half the extensions in your list are either beta, outdated (only working with older version of MW), or tend to conflict with other extensions. As I recall, we did have AntiBot running once, but that didn't quite work out well. I'll have to see if that works again after I upgrade the entire system to the 1.18.x series, though. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:40, 4 February 2012 (EST)

:::: Hi Joe,<br/>I tested [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha QuestyCaptcha] on my English [http://stargate.wikkii.net/ Stargate Wiki] and let my [http://fr.stargate.wikkii.net French one] without. Results: 5 spam attacks in one night for the French one ([http://fr.stargate.wikkii.net/wiki/index.php?title=Sp%C3%A9cial:Modifications_r%C3%A9centes see here]) and none for the English one ([http://stargate.wikkii.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges see here]). For the record, the English one was more targeted than the French one. I think it's a good solution to prevent spammer attacks, at least, spambots attacks. Best Regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 03:52, 3 March 2012 (EST)

::::: It's live. Let's see how well this does. We've used something similar before, and I hope this reduces the spammer issue. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:14, 13 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::: Can you send me your questions to translate them in French please? Thank you. -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:58, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

::::::: The questions don't have to be the same across the wikis. They can be different, and I would prefer that they were. I just have basic questions, like "What callsign is Kara known by?" etc. Come up with 5 to 10 questions with answers and just e-mail them to me, and I can put them into the backend. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:48, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::::: Email sent. Thank you. -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:56, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

::::::::: Looks like the Questy Capcha is doing a really great job. One downside though, now absolutely new comers to the BSG world will need to do some research to answer the questions before they start contributing. But, any way its not that much of a hurdle. Now, are you going to implement the same thing on the other wikis like wiki frakr. There are 127 spam articles waiting to be deleted there. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] <sup>[[User talk:CylonU87|I don't feel like a copy.]]</sup> 11:16, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::::::: Yes, I haven't been able to get to that though because of my move and work schedule. (Besides, Wiki Frakr is a good control to measure how effective the Questy Captcha is.) As with anything else... there is a downside to using it, but i consider it a litmus test for people who want to contribute... if you really can't be bothered to answer simple questions (or do a Google search to answer them), then what good is getting an user account here? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 11:52, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

== AWA ==

I did not know that you had plans of offering hosting to wiki's leaving Wikia. Interesting to note.
See: http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Anti-Wikia_Alliance#Are_there_alternatives_to_Wikia_for_hosting.3F
-- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 06:37, 4 February 2012 (EST)
: Well, we have the resources to create a small Wiki farm. Just need the people to run the thing, really. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:21, 4 February 2012 (EST)

== Russian ==

Is there any way you could set up a Russian version of the wiki. What would you need. Please let me know if you are interested. Since this wiki is in Case Orange Mode (Most of the best contributors are on hiatus.), I thought it is difficult to arrive on consensus now, and you would have to take the choice. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 02:41, 22 February 2012 (EST)
:If I read well the [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project#Articles Needing Translation|translation project]], you'll have to translate first the main policies in Russian. Plus, I think it's better for you to add your username in [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project#Contributors|the contributors section]] under a new subsection "Russian" (doesn't exist yet). It's a good way to highlight your excellent work ;-). --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:13, 23 February 2012 (EST)
: What LIMAFOX said remains true. If you can translate the pertinent policies, I can do the behind-the-scenes stuff to make a Russian-language wiki live. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:26, 23 February 2012 (EST)

==Edits to my edits==

Hi Joe ... just wanted to thank you for cleaning up a few of the pages I was working on - I'm still getting the hang of editing in here so I might leave a small trail of destruction, but I'll try to keep the damage to a minimum - see you around -- (Chris) [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 21:57, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

User talk:LIMAFOX76

2012-04-18T01:52:42Z

Flatulist:

== Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! ==

Greetings, {{PAGENAME}}, and welcome to Battlestar Wiki! I'm pleased to tell you that you have full editing privileges on every wiki in the Battlestar Wiki network. I hope you enjoy your stay with us and am looking forward to your contributions to the Wiki! Why not begin by telling us a bit about yourself on your own [[User:{{PAGENAME}}|user page]]?

As you may already know, Battlestar Wiki covers all the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series from past to present, in addition to authorized merchandise. Presently, we don't cover fan fiction, but our sister-site, [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]], does so. We're also not a discussion site, although we do have an ever-growing [http://www.battlestarforum.com Battlestar Forum] where people can discuss the various shows and non-BSG topics as well!

To get started on the wiki, we suggest that you check out our [[BW:TUT|tutorial]], experiment in [[BW:SAND|the sandbox]] (a test editing area for those learning wiki code), and review some of our basic [[BW:POL|policies]] (which have important differences from other SF wikis). For some general questions and answers about the navigation and operation of the Wiki, check out the [[Battlestar Wiki:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] (FAQ).

Of course, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you are more than welcome to bring them up at the [[BW:CN|Chiefs' noticeboard]] (which is frequented by the administrators of the Wiki) and at the [[BW:GQ|Galactipedians' Quorum]] (which is the hub for contributors, who are called "Galactipedians").

Furthermore, if you don't wish to see the ads, then please consider upgrading your account to a [[BW:MEMBERSHIP|paid membership]], which costs only $10 USD a year and helps support the wiki financially. This membership also extends to the [http://www.battlestarforum.com Battlestar Forum], where you can talk to other members about the show and most anything that you want to talk about to BSG fans! We think this is very cool, and we hope you do as well!

Thank you for joining us! Hope to see you soon!
--[[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:19, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

== Block? ==

"Salut Facy, Juste une petite question comme ça, as-tu accès au wiki indépendant d'Escyos ? J'ai comme l'impression qu'il a verrouillé l'accès sur mon adresse IP, j'ai une erreur 403, accès interdit. Peux-tu me le confirmer STP. Merci."

Why yes, I have blocked you, and will continue to block all IP addresses from France until you go somewhere else to steal original content. That previous person you talked to with my name was not me, yet you still block and attack me. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 07:17, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

: What is this all about? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 09:34, 25 May 2011 (EDT)
:: Hi Joe,<br/>Sorry for the answer's delay. This "no discussion" is about the english Stargate Wiki hub on Shoutwiki founded by Escyos. During the ShoutWiki outage, Escyos decided by his own to create his own independant Stargate Wiki (no problem for that of course) and to move on. He wanted to mass delete the ShoutWiki hub without asking the Stargate Wiki contributors. I asked Jack Phoenix (ShoutWiki staff) to grant me steward rights to save the Stargate wiki on SW (I'm already the founder of the French Stargate wiki). Following that, the day Escyos decided to leave SW, he provoked me by critising my work. My cold answer didn't pleased him so he decided to block me, remove my admin rights, block my user page and use verbal abuse on my user page without any possibility to defend myself. Then, he started to vandalize the SW Stargate Wiki by nuking all my contributions and all the site's. ShoutWiki Staff blocked and banned him for all SW sites for verbal abuse and vandalism. Since that moment. Escyos is blocking all my IP addresses (and not only mine) on his wiki because he thinks I'm making a conspiracy theory about him by stealing material from his wiki. Here's the story. So he tries to reach me and harrass me by all means, including Battlestar Wiki. Don't worry about that and thank for your concern. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:55, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

::: Thanks for filling me in. Much obliged. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:56, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

::::Once again, THAT WAS NOT ME! I was hacked, big time. You think a little revertable vandalism is bad, I actually have people here (in real life) who hate me because they think I wrote all the stuff that hacker did. And I block you because you seem to want to steal content because you can't come up with anything original on your own with NO admittance of where it came from or any recognition. I frankly don't care if you want to take MY great ideas but would want recognition of where it came from. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 14:53, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

:::::Please take this off the Battlestar Wiki, it has nothing to do with us. Thank you. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:03, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

== Admin Status on Media Repository ==

Just to let you know, i've given you administrator-level permissions on the [[md:|Media Repository]], so you can nuke any spammers and their spam. Thank you for all of your hard work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:47, 5 June 2011 (EDT)
:Thank you very much Joe. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:54, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

==Editing==

Hi LIMAFOX76 ... thank you for taking care of my accidental deletion edit on [[Racetrack]] - nice to see other people interested in the same pages as I am - see you around -- [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 21:52, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

User talk:Flatulist

2012-04-18T01:49:02Z

Flatulist: /* Margaret Edmonson */

User talk:Flatulist

2012-04-18T01:44:57Z

Flatulist: /* Margaret Edmonson */ - yep, looks like I did it

Margaret Edmondson

2012-04-17T16:47:11Z

Flatulist:

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified and skilled Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

After having watched [[Outbound Trip ]] 1-3 and anxiously waiting for the [[deck crew]] to pull up another Raptor that had been [[hastily repaired]] by [[Tyrol]] just before take-off - Pilots were selected to fly without an ECO for these ferry trips in order to limit the personnel that was exposed to that amount of radiation - Racetrack was selected to ferry another group of [[Civilian ship]]s through the [[radiation storm]] caused by the star cluster as part of [[Outbound Trip 4]] - Edmondson, lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of the single Raptor patrols is designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) assigned to [[Raptor 289]] and charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours.

Shortly after that, a Cylon fleet intercepts their FTL route and jumps in behind Galatica to mop up the wayward Raptors it had been dropping along the way. As [[Skulls]] desperately starts the spooling systems of the Raptors [[FTL]] [[Racetrack]] starts tracking incoming threats and calls out several inbound missiles - Skulls is able to complete the FTL spool and NAV system commands and manages to jump the raptor and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - This earned Skulls a greater place of respect with Racetrack and the two would continue to work together almost exclusively until both of their deaths as part of the ill-fated [[Raptor Assault Force Two]] in [[The Battle of the Colony]].

Not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before the pursuers even attempted to communicate with it - Shortly after, Racetrack takes a break from flight operations and instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack gets back into a Raptor and participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] - She refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall ([[Skulls]]) are again paired up and are sent on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction with a [[List of Raptors|Raptor]] which was recently under repair by [[Tyrol]] - She reported a rear thruster failure and tried to distance her Raptor away from any ship and then requested permission and space on the landing deck for an emergency landing - as Skulls makes his way into the front ECO seat (only the front cockpit is ejected as part of the [[emergency eject system]]) and begins to strap himself in, Racetrack is unable to control the rapidly spinning Raptor as she only has control over right-side thrusters and can only make the spin worse - as the Raptor spins completely over, Racetrack is still shown ordering Skulls to continue strapping himself in for a crash landing or possible ejection ... when the Raptor was finally inverted and Skulls was strapped in, Racetrack let go of the controls ans allowed the Raptor to crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

Although her skill at piloting largely responsible for her and Skull's survival, and for the relatively intact and salvageable airframe of their Raptor, which [[Tyrol]] later started to refurbish, she still feels guilt at not being able to control the situation better or catch the problem before the thruster failure occurred.

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

Aft damage control

2012-04-17T13:10:12Z

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[[Image:Aft Damage Control.jpg|right|thumb|The door of Aft Damage Control.]]
The '''Aft Damage Control''' room presumably controls shipboard bulkheads, vents, and other life-sustaining aspects on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. In the event of fire or other hazards, the room could be used to adjust controls that manage fires or prevent smoke and other toxins from permeating the remainder of the ship. It is likely that this room is used only if the command crew in [[CIC]] are dead or incapacitated, or unable to perform the D.C. task from CIC's Damage Control station.

It is unclear in [[Valley of Darkness]] if 06-B9 AFT DAMAGE CONTROL is a computer, or if it just refers to the closet where manual controls for life-support are - or perhaps it's just a closet with some lights in it.

Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] knew from experience that the use of such damage control rooms was a [[Cylon Centurion]] boarding tactic ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). By gaining control of these rooms, a Cylon could vent the atmosphere of a battlestar into space, suffocating the crew, or open bulkheads and airlocks to eject the crew into space. The Cylons would also attempt to control [[Auxiliary Fire Control]] to use the battlestar's own [[batteries]] against other Colonial ships--in this case, to fire on the [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian Fleet]].

Captain [[Lee Adama]] and others are able to stop two Centurions from accessing Aft Damage Control while other crew elsewhere are able to stop the assault on Auxiliary Fire Control ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]").

==Notes==
* In a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted flashback scene]] from "[[Valley of Darkness]]", Saul Tigh trades stories from the [[Cylon War]] with William Adama, and reveals where he got his knowledge about the Cylons' tactics. When Tigh served on the ''[[Brenik]]'' Centurions boarded the ship and a vicious battle for its control ensued.

*In [[Razor]], Admiral [[Cain]] also shows knowledge about the exploitation of these backup Damage Control systems as a Cylon tactic when she recognizes [[Secondary Damage Control]] as being the likely target of a [[Centurion]] boarding party on [[Pegasus]] during the original attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and orders [[Fisk]] to immediately dispatch the [[Emergency Response Team]] directly to their version of backup damage control system similar to Aft Damage Control on [[Galactica]] - it isn't mentioned how much of Pegasus this damage control station has access to or if it is an improvement on the much older Galactica system, but it seems be a necessary [[Battlestar]] design feature and is capable of shipwide atmospheric venting, making Human control of Pegasus nearly impossible and killing any of her crew not in pressurized suits and helmets if the system was compromised.

* It is rumored that AFT DAMAGE CONTROL was later used as a joke among the Galactica crew in that every time something bad happened anywhere on the ship, they would say how angry the AFT DAMAGE CONTROL closet was going to be when it found out.

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Disaster pod

2012-04-17T13:08:40Z

Flatulist:

A '''disaster pod''' is likely a container of essentials for use by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] crew members for use during an emergency.

The contents of the pod are never disclosed, but it is likely that it contains food rations, first aid kits, basic medications, and repair and rescue tools, as well as serving as a pressurized emergency escape enclosure when emptied, similar to what [[sick bay]] becomes if Galactica is lost.

This container can then becomes a small unpowered ship with docking capabilities allowing it entrance on almost any ship, allowing people to be evacuated from ships where the normal airlock is damaged and unable to be used, this pod can be temporarily welded to almost any ship surface, allowing a small crew to escape into it and seal it behind them before releasing it so they can then be towed to a hangar deck and brought back inside a pressurized vessel

Captain [[Lee Adama]] asks Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] to issue two disaster pods to aid the civilians aboard a caravan of passenger, cargo and utility ships gathered by new Colonial President [[Laura Roslin]].

Tigh grants the request mostly out of favoritism to Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] last [[Zak Adama|surviving son]], believed earlier to be dead, but insists that they do not use Galactica crew to obtain or distribute them and at the understanding that Apollo would then rejoin Galactica's airgroup as senior pilot and CAG ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

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Louis Hoshi

2012-04-16T22:53:43Z

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Lieutenant '''Louis Hoshi''' is the [[communications officer]] on the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', and later becomes the communications officer on ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' in a similar role as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]. During his time aboard ''Pegasus'', he at times carries out duties usually done by the [[tactical officer]].

During the opening salvos of the Cylon attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], Hoshi is showing Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] to her quarters and explaining the basics of the ship's computer network to her before he is knocked unconscious when ''Pegasus'' is hit. He is later seen back on duty in the CIC when Cain announces the colonies' destruction to the crew. He is also there when Shaw orders the security camera feed pulled up, revealing a dead [[Number Six]] and unmasking [[Gina Inviere]] as a Cylon agent ([[TRS]]: [[Razor]]).

Hoshi handles the [[wireless]] traffic between ''Pegasus'' and her Vipers during the [[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus|stand-off between the two battlestars]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), and between ''Pegasus'' and the strike team during the [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|attack on the Guardian basestar]], where he also reports the damage control status. He also mans the nuclear launch key station when Commander [[Lee Adama]] prepares a nuclear strike on the basestar ([[TRS]]: Razor).

With the settlement of [[New Caprica]], Hoshi remains on ''Pegasus'' and is serving in the CIC when the Cylons arrive and force the remaining [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to abandon the colony ([[TRS]]: [[Occupation]]). After the destruction of ''Pegasus'', Hoshi is assigned to ''Galactica'''s CIC ([[TRS]]: [[The Passage]]).

During a standoff with the Cylons above the [[algae planet]], Admiral [[William Adama]] orders Hoshi to arm missile tubes 4 through 10, threatening to destroy the [[Temple of Five]] ([[TRS]]: [[The Eye of Jupiter]]) with nuclear warheads.

Hoshi takes over Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]'s duties when Gaeta joins Captain [[Kara Thrace]]'s search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] aboard the ''[[Demetrius]]''. When the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebel]] [[basestar]] found by the ''Demetrius'' jumps to the Fleet without her, he relays Admiral Adama's order to the Fleet to make an [[Emergency jump coordinates|emergency jump]] and announces when the [[Battery|main batteries]] have acquired a firing solution on the baseship ([[TRS]]: [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).

After Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]'s death, Hoshi replaces her as ''Galactica'''s [[communications officer]] ([[TRS]]: [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

[[image:Louis Hoshi.jpg|thumb|left|Louis Hoshi in CiC ([[The Oath]]).]]
Hoshi is revealed to be in a romantic relationship with [[Felix Gaeta]]. When the Gaeta's [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]'', Hoshi and [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] mount a [[SAR]] mission to find him, which they eventually do. Once back aboard ''Galactica'', Gaeta ends their relationship in order to protect Hoshi from any repercussions from his meeting with Admiral Adama ([[The Face of the Enemy]]). Gaeta actually planned a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]], which Hoshi is unaware of. Gaeta arranges sabotages, which Hoshi thought were just glitches on ''Galactica'''s old systems. After Gaeta announces that he is relieving Adama of command, Hoshi is taken away by a mutinying marine ([[TRS]]: [[The Oath]]).

Despite volunteering for the mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] from [[The Colony]], he is appointed Admiral by Adama should they not return with the child. He leaves on the last Raptor out and is saluted by the crew before he goes. Later, he is seen on the new planet with [[Cottle]], [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], [[Lee]], and [[William Adama|Adama]] watching the natives. He returns the Admiral stars to Adama, saying that they were "too heavy", and that the happiest day of his life was when he saw Adama get out of that Raptor, echoing a statement Roslin made to Adama back in [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]] in regards to the return of Admiral [[Helena Cain]] ([[TRS]]: [[Daybreak, Part II]]). He participates in the planning for life on the new Earth with [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Lee Adama]].

== Notes ==

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* Hoshi means "star" in Japanese.
* In a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#The Captain's Hand|deleted scene]] in "The Captain's Hand", Hoshi is relieved of his post by Commander [[Barry Garner]] and summarily replaced with Ensign [[Abel Thornton]]. Another deleted scene from "[[Black Market]]" shows him finding Commander Fisk's body.
*In ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', [[MemoryAlpha:Hoshi Sato|Hoshi Sato]] is the name of the communications officer aboard the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]''.

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Disaster pod

2012-04-16T07:19:06Z

Flatulist: the Kool-Aid man came to me in my dreams and told me to write this.

A '''disaster pod''' is likely a container of essentials for use by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] crew members for use during an emergency.

The contents of the pod are never disclosed, but it is likely that it contains food rations, first aid kits, basic medications, and repair and rescue tools, as well as serving as a pressurized emergency escape enclosure when emptied, similar to what [[sick bay]] becomes if Galactica is lost.

This container can then becomes a small unpowered ship with docking capabilities allowing it entrance on almost any ship, allowing people to be evacuated from ships where the normal airlock is damaged and unable to be used, this pod can be temporarily welded to almost any ship surface, allowing a small crew to escape into it and seal it behind them before releasing it so they can then be towed to a hangar deck and brought back inside a pressurized vessel

Captain [[Lee Adama]] asks Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] to issue a disaster pod to aid the civilians aboard a caravan of passenger, cargo and utility ships gathered by new Colonial President [[Laura Roslin]].

Tigh grants the request mostly out of favoritism to Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] last [[Zak Adama|surviving son]], believed earlier to be dead ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

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Disaster pod

2012-04-16T07:11:43Z

Flatulist: kool-aid man is coming to eat your soul! ... tonight.

The Passage

2012-04-16T00:08:19Z

Flatulist: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */ freaking formatting stuff - bizarre event but it looks nice

:''For information on the star cluster itself, see: [[Passage (star cluster)]].''
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== Overview ==
:''Starvation threatens the population after the food-processing systems become contaminated, but the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is cut off from a food source by the intense radiation emanating from a [[Passage (star cluster)|massive star cluster]]. ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s pilots must guide the civilian vessels on a dangerous journey directly through the radiation.''

== Summary ==
=== On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ===
*[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] flies a [[Raptor]] through a [[Passage (star cluster)|blinding, immensely bright gas cloud]]. The Raptor's outer skin is charring from the intense heat. Athena is managing to fight off the intense radiation buildup surrounding her, thanks to her [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon physiology]], but a radiation monitor badge she wears is changing color from white, spotting to an ominous black.
*Elsewhere in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], President [[Laura Roslin]] summarizes the contamination of the basic foodstuff material storage used to feed everyone, from soldier to civilian. The situation is dire; 7 to 10 days of rations remain. The Fleet is starving.
*A group of pilots, including [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] and [[Louanne Katraine]], are combining what little food they have and sharing it, down to the last crumb.
*Admiral [[William Adama]] and his command staff await Athena's return from her reconnaissance mission to what they believe is a [[Algae planet|planet with algae]]. The algae, according to Dr. [[Cottle]], isn't extremely palatable but is protein-rich and will allow them to restock their food stores and survive. Athena is three hours late from return.
*Athena does make it back to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. While her radiation badge is black, her Cylon physiology protects her (although she is obviously uncomfortable). She reports success; the planet is teeming with algae.
*But the travel through the star cluster is extremely dangerous. Two [[FTL|jumps]] are required to reach the planet on the other side of the cluster, which cannot be circumnavigated. The navigation computers of any civilian ships inside the cluster would be inoperative due to insufficient shielding and the intense radiation leaves a ship only minutes to gather their bearings for the second jump out before they absorb a fatal dose of radiation. Any ship would also have to endure the intense heat as well.
*''Galactica'' alone cannot be used to ferry the people, and the civilian ships alone would not make the trip as they would get lost within the cluster cloud. There is too much algae for ''Galactica'' to bring the food to the people in time.
*The Adamas consider the use of the Raptors, whose navigation systems are radiation-hardened to protect against nuclear strikes, as pilot ships that will guide a group of civilian ships at a time by visual reckoning, relaying the proper jump coordinates once visual sighting is made to get the ships to the other side. Five jumps are needed, and skeleton crews are used on each civilian ship to limit the Fleet's possible losses, with the civilians temporarily transferred to ''Galactica'', which will survive the radiation effects thanks to the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar's]] dense hull plating ([[Miniseries]]).
*A group of civilians are bunked on ''Galactica'' from the civilian ships. One of them recognizes Kat, but calls out for her by another name: "Sasha." Kat reacts angrily to the man, [[Enzo]], and barely acknowledges his call before warning him to back off.
*The pilots are briefed on the plan, and each given radiation badges. When Major Adama encourages the use of [[stims]], Kat objects, warning that stims work by boosting the body's metabolism. In their starvation state, the stims would make them ill. Adama leaves the use of the drug to the pilot's discretion.
*Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] returns to the [[CIC]] and is greeted by a round of applause from the crew. He promptly reminds them that they have "jobs to do," resuming his post as [[XO]] of ''Galactica''. Admiral Adama keeps a quiet smile to himself as he notices Tigh's return, knowing his friend would not care to be particularly noticed.
*The first outbound flight into the cluster begins. The ''[[Adriatic]]'' is lost when its Raptor guide, flown by [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]], cannot locate her.
*Successive trips continue, but another ship, the ''[[Carina]]'', guided by Kat, is lost as well, which greatly angers and saddens her. She stays in the cloud a few minutes too long during her extended search, and her radiation badge becomes dark.
*In the [[hangar deck]], Thrace notices Enzo interacting with Kat and gets suspicious. She later questions Enzo and later, Kat.
*Kat begs Thrace not to tell Admiral Adama about her past life as a drug runner and the fact that she acquired her name, "Louanne Katraine," from a child that died two days before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], using it to clear ''Galactica'''s pilot screening when she was a [[nugget]]. Thrace accepts her offer, warning her to embrace who she really is.
*Feeling backed into a corner, Kat is physically stressed. Her hair is falling out, a sign of radiation poisoning. Fearful of what will happen to her if Admiral Adama finds out about her past, she chooses to continue her Raptor flights, swapping her radiation badge with [[Helo]]'s. She allows herself a sexual romp with Enzo before preparing for the last outbound flight.
*The last outbound trip is more destructive. Even ''Galactica'' cannot withstand the heat and begins to suffer heat-related decompression failures throughout its hull. Adama orders his son to wrap out visual sighting and perform the escape jump.
*Kat cannot find her last ship. Realizing she had already absorbed too much radiation, she elects to remain in the cloud to continue searching for her lost ship.
*''Galactica'' waits for several frightening minutes until both Kat's Raptor and the last civilian ship, the ''[[Faru Sadin]]'', rejoin them.
*Kat is greeted by the command staff and many crewmembers to celebrate her accomplishment. The young pilot pumps her arms in the air and tries to remove her helmet before she collapses from radiation poisoning.
*In [[sickbay]], Kara Thrace talks to Kat, whose exposure to the cloud's radiation was too extreme. Thrace recants a part of her conversation with Kat and her origins, and tries unsuccessfully to leave Kat's bedside with a smile before leaving the dying pilot with a bottle of sleeping pills as a means of suicide. Kat thanks her.
*Admiral Adama stands by Kat's bedside immediately after Thrace's departure. Kat attempts to confess her past, but Adama tells her that her past will not change the heroic thing she did for the Fleet. He gives her the status of [[CAG]] once more, a position she held from colonization of [[New Caprica]] to Major Adama's return to ''Galactica'', despite the fact that Kat will not survive to fly again.
*Adama stays at Kat's bedside, talking with her and how he would have loved to have had a third child, commenting that he, like his ex-wife, [[Carolanne Adama|Carolanne]], would have liked a daughter.
*Some time later, the pilots assemble in their [[Pilot ready rooms|ready room]] as Admiral Adama changes the pilot organization chart, placing Kat as the CAG.
*Kara Thrace enters ''Galactica'''s [[memorial hallway]] and tacks a photo of Kat on the board. She cries quietly as Lee Adama looks on from a distance.

=== On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ===
*[[Number Three]] wakes up in bed with Baltar and [[Caprica-Six]]. She gets up and excuses herself, saying that she has things to do. When Baltar wonders what she is doing alone, Six tells him that the other [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are also concerned about Three's activities.
*Later, Baltar confronts Three about her unexplained absences and surmises that she has been dying and [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrecting]] over and over again.
*Baltar and Three discuss the [[final five]] Cylons, who are apparently the figures Three has been seeing between life and death. Baltar wonders aloud if he could be one of them, making him a hero to the Cylons instead of a traitor to the Colonials. Three tries to hold onto the memory of what they look like, but it always fades. Her drawings of them aren't very distinct.
*The two visit the [[Hybrid]]'s chamber. Against Three's advice, Baltar reaches out to touch the Hybrid and she grabs his hand. More coherent than usual, the Hybrid says a number of cryptic clues and returns to her usual behavior.
*Baltar deduces from the clues that the Hybrid is referring to a planet where the [[Eye of Jupiter]] can be found, as well as something related to the final five. Baltar states that he is convinced that ''everything'' the Hybrid says has meaning.

== Notes ==
*This is one of the few times an Air Group organization chart is visible. Kat, as the honorary [[CAG]], is in the top slot, while directly below her are the squadron leaders, which are [[Lee Adama|Apollo]], [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Two Times]], and a fourth whose name is never visible to the camera. Other names visible on the chart include [[Narcho]], Chopper (also on the locker door left to Helo's), [[Raygun]], [[Helo]], [[Fuzzy]], [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]], [[Racetrack]], and Sever (See also ''[[List of pilots#Mentioned_Only|List of pilots]]''). Pilots and [[ECO]]s may be listed below their squadron leaders in descending order of seniority, as both [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]], for example, are listed directly beneath Starbuck, and the two of them are among ''Galactica's'' senior flight officers.
*A [[Straits of Madagon|perilous journey]] by the [[The Fleet (TOS)|"rag-tag" Fleet]] in the [[Original Series]], where pilots are also critical to the Fleet's safety, appears in its series premiere, "[[Saga of a Star World]]" .
*"The Passage" was written by ''Galactica'' newcomer [[Jane Espenson]]. The episode arose when the show brought in Dr. [[Kevin Grazier]], a scientist from the [[w:Jet Propulsion Laboratory|Jet Propulsion Laboratory]], who talked about how one would navigate through space; how one would figure out how to get from one point in the to universe to, for example, Earth. Grazier's talk prompted the story at the heart of Espenson's episode.
*This episode marks the destruction of two civilian ships, the ''[[Adriatic]]'' and ''[[Carina]]''. This results in more crowded conditions on the other ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], including ''Galactica'', as evidenced in "[[The Woman King]]".
*This is the second episode in which dialog has been censored in the [[w:Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]] broadcast. Starbuck sarcastically proclaims she gave Dr. [[Cottle]] "[[w:fellatio|head]]" in response to Kat saying she gave him her protein bar. The last word is simply muted, but Starbuck clearly opens her mouth. The line was not edited on its first showing on Sky One.
*Though the actual dialog between Baltar and Three employs the name "Jupiter", the closed-captioning subtitles uses "Zeus" instead. This discrepancy and the question as to why the Roman name Jupiter would be used instead of its Greek counterpart may indicate that the original script employed the name Zeus before. However, there is a precedent for using gods from the Roman pantheon; namely Mars and Mercury.
*[[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] is now the only survivor of the three nuggets originally introduced in "[[Act of Contrition]]".
*[[Louis Hoshi]] appears in the CIC, assuming Dualla's former duties. Other ''Pegasus'' crew members to have made the transfer to ''Galactica'' include [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]], seen on the flight roster at the end of the episode, and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] seen in "[[Torn]]".
*On the memorial wall Kat's picture is placed below the one of [[Reilly]]'s girlfriend she herself put there in "[[Scar]]".
*A note just above it reads "God rest your souls" - not "''Gods'' rest your souls". A rare departure from the established [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial polytheism]].
*Scenes cut either during the the writing process or after being shot include Helo fearing radiation poisoning, [[anti-radiation medication]] being reserved for Adama and Roslin, a scene in which Helo and Sharon discuss the loss of Hera, and a scene where Apollo and Starbuck seemingly chew bubble gum only for it to be revealed as paper. An additional scene where Admiral Adama shows his trust of Kat was shot for "Exodus", but cut ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three]]).
*A B-plot had Roslin experiencing shared visions with Sharon Agathon. This was reworked into "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" (Season 3 Companion).
*The scene in which Tigh and Adama begin laughing hysterically after Tigh's paper shortage joke may not have been completely acting, as evidenced by an outtake from the scene included in the [[Season 3 gag reel]] in which Edward James Olmos and Michael Hogan go into hysterics over a minor bodily function mishap on Olmos' behalf.

== Analysis ==
*Adama may have already abandoned his declaration from "[[Unfinished Business]]", as his treatment of Kat during her final hours suggests.
**It could also be that because she was dying he decided to comfort her in her final hours.
*The ranking shuffle resumes in this episode: Tigh returns to the CIC as XO, sending Helo back to the flight lines as a senior flight officer (retaining his rank of captain). At the end of the episode, Kat is posthumously given honorary CAG status, although Apollo is still ''de facto'' CAG.
*Baltar calls the Number Three "D'Anna", to which she responds. This may indicate acceptance of Baltar's custom of referring to and addressing some models by their "human" names—in this same scene, Baltar refers to "the relevant Simon" and in prior episodes refers to "one of the Dorals"' views on toilet paper. This custom is shared with the other humans, such as Ellen Tigh who mentions "one of the Brother Cavils," and Adama, who refers to both the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] copy and the stowaway copy in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" as "Leoben Conoy".
**Since this model has memories of viewing the footage acquired by the Galactica copy of D'Anna Biers on Caprica (seen in flashback in "[[Hero]]"), the possibility that both are the same individual can be ruled out.
**This is likely the copy that wanted to box Boomer and Caprica-Six in "[[Downloaded]]", since the one that has the visions on New Caprica talks about her death at the hands of the two.
*Gaeta is one of the few in CIC not to applaud Tigh's return to duty. This may be due to lingering feelings of resentment over his treatment by Tigh and the [[The Circle|Circle]].
*Number Three does not know what the final five humanoid Cylon models look like, at least not consciously.
*No [[Anti-radiation medication|anti-radiation injections]] are seen to be used by the pilots. Unless they are administered off screen this could either mean that the Fleet's supplies are used up, or that even the medication doesn't help against such intense levels of stellar radiation. Oddly, the pilots are not issued with anti-radiation suits (worn by the deck crew) or put on a rotation to limit their individual exposure, although there are more pilots than ships now according to "[[Torn]]".
*Lee Adama comments that the pilots shepherded eight ships through, but lost one during outbound trip four. At this rate, multiplied by 5, this suggests there are only 45 ships left from the roughly 75 that existed before the colonization of New Caprica. The first outbound trip only seems to involve five civilian ships being escorted, further reducing the number. This loss rate of around 30 ships seems unfeasible given the likely overcrowding that would result and given that only roughly 2,000 people died or were left behind on New Caprica. Larger groups of ships guided through off screen during outbound trips two and three could account for some of that. It is also possible that ''Galactica'' herself carried smaller ships (such as ''Colonial One'') in her flight pods.
**The fact that outbound trips two and three are not shown could also explain why it seems that the same group of pilots is carrying out the ferrying operation with seemingly no shifts, despite a surplus of pilots.
**From a certain perspective it actually makes sense to re-use the same pilots on most of the flights–up to a point, as this would prevent the risk of widespread radiation induced ill-effects putting most of ''Galactica's'' pilot complement out of action.
*Baltar's grooming has declined steadily since his election to the presidency. While no longer a messy drunk as he was on [[New Caprica]], he has grown a scraggly and untrimmed beard.
* One of Three's sketches in particular appears to depict the profile of a mustached and bearded male with long hair—a possible reference to Baltar; later in the episode after Baltar communes with the Hybrid, Three says "Could there be a connection between their gods and ours?" where "their" refers to the polytheistic human pantheon and "ours", the Cylon single god, a possible slip on her part indicating that she believes Baltar to be a Cylon, or that she believes Baltar has accepted the Cylon religion, and so no longer counts him as following human beliefs. However, she may be using "ours" to refer to all Cylons, not just herself and Baltar.
*"Find the hand that lies in the shadow of the light, in the eye of the husband of the eye of the cow", is what the Hybrid tells Baltar. Baltar analyzes "the eye of the cow" to be Hera (since she was referred to as "cow-eyed Hera"). The husband of Hera is Jupiter, which yields: "Find the hand that lies in the shadow of the light, in the Eye of Jupiter." The Eye of Jupiter is also written about in the ancient texts, which prompts Three to believe there may be a connection to the Colonial and Cylon gods. According to Baltar, the Eye of Jupiter is most likely some kind of artifact (like the [[Arrow of Apollo]]), located on a planet in the shadow of a bright star cluster. The "hand" is believed to be a reference to the number five, because a hand has five fingers, meaning the Eye of Jupiter will contain or point to information about the Final Five.
**Interestingly, the Fleet can gather protein from a planet in the star cluster after this episode. This will probably mean that the Cylons will run into the Colonials when they find the right planet, much like in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", but reversed as the Cylons found the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] before the Fleet did.
*The possible connection between the Colonial pantheon and the Cylon god which Three comments on was previously indicated in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", by the statements of Oracle [[Dodona Selloi]], with whom Three conferred.
*The [[astrometrics]] lab probably plays a very large role in the discovery of the algae planet and the charting of the star cluster.

== Questions ==
*Was the Fleet-wide failure of food-processing systems a result of sabotage? If so, were Cylons responsible, or someone else?
**In particular, did a member of the [[Final Five]] sabotage the food to make the fleet turn back to the [[Temple of Five]] for the appointed meeting there, which Baltar declares to be not by chance?
*A few episodes prior, in "[[Torn]]", Racetrack agrees to be Athena's ECO, noting "too many pilots, not enough birds." If this is the case, why aren't there enough pilots to allow shifts to be taken, especially when those otherwise flying Vipers (Hotdog, Apollo, Starbuck, Kat) are factored in?
*Was assisted suicide an accepted practice in the Colonies, even if not by a practicing physician?
*Are there going to be radiation consequences for the pilots exposed to the conditions of the star cluster, especially those pilots who did in fact have a black indicator?
*How many pilots and crew were lost on the two civilian ships ''Adriatic'' and ''Carina''? Will their loss cause problems for the civilians that used to live on them? ([[The Eye of Jupiter|Answer 1]], [[The Woman King|Answer 2]])
*Were there any other ships lost besides ''Adriatic'' and ''Carina''?
*Other Cylons were seen to attend Three during her resurrection in "[[Hero]]". How has she been able to keep subsequent resurrections secret?
**Are the 'nurse' Cylons at the Resurrection Ship aware of Three's attempts to discover who the final five are?
*During the brief martial law when Roslin was ousted as President, she and Apollo hid inside a meat refrigeration locker. Was all the "real" food, such as meat, fresh fruits, and drinks all used up or left behind on New Caprica?
*If there was no food contamination, how long would the Fleet's food supply have lasted?
**Is there a centralized food distribution system in place for the Fleet?

== Official Statements ==
*''In [[Ron Moore]]'s blog on [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ July 27th, 2006]:''
:"We were pretty excited to have Jane too. I actually took Jane's first pitch way back in my early days at ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' and I had the pleasure of buying what turned out to be her first sale. I hadn't seen her since, but I'd followed her career from afar and was very proud to see her do so well. Turns out that Jane was a huge fan of ''Galactica'' and really wanted to do a script for us, so we jumped on the chance. I think we're all hoping that we could get her on staff at some point in the future, but we'll have to wait and see how everything shakes out for Season Four -- and whether she's even available, she's very much in demand these days. Her episode this year is "The Passage" (originally Ep 9) and deals with a harrowing voyage of the rag-tag fleet and focuses on Kat."

*''[[Jane Espenson]] discusses writing the episode''
: "My episode originally had a [[Laura Roslin|Laura]] story threaded through it that had to be cut in later drafts because there was just too much story in the episode as a whole, and I missed it, just because she was so much fun to write. And any character with a strong opinion on what's going on in the episode is always fun and easy to write.

: "The hardest stuff to write in this episode wasn't because of any hard-to-capture voices but because there was a big chunk of mission-planning exposition that had to be done as clearly and as quickly as possible. That is always the very hardest stuff to write, setting down the rules without sounding like a textbook. It was challenging, but so nice when I felt like I'd gotten it right."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/06/jane-espenson-answers-your-battlestar-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson answers your Battlestar questions|date=6 December 2006|accessdate=11 December 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref>

* ''Epsenson talks about the scientific aspects of the episode:''

: "When I was given this episode, all the technical stuff about globular star clusters was given to me. And the writers were really patient in explaining technical stuff about the FTL drive and jump co-ordinates and the fact that you can't talk on the wireless over a jump-boundary -- I originally had Galactica in contact with Sharon-Athena while she out in the cluster doing her original recon, but that obviously didn't make sense. I received lots of help from the show's tech adviser, who is wonderful, and who explained all sorts of interesting things to me about how radiation differs from radioactivity and how gravitational forces are more likely to damage large ships than small ones.... The research that I really did on my own was about figuring out how the fleet had been making food prior to this crisis. The explanation was cut for length, but in one draft it was stated that the fleet "grew" meat from cloned cells and that it was this system that got so badly contaminated. As for the algae, I think that was already in place when I was given the story... it's just an obvious alternative protein source."<ref name="espenson-2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/11/jane-espenson-on-post-the-passage-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson on post-The Passage questions|date=11 November 2006|accessdate=11 November 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref>

* ''Espenson discusses the [[Hybrid]]'s dialogue:''

: "I wrote this for the Hybrid in that pre-grab moment: 'Seascape portrait of the woman-child cavern of the soul under pressure-heat ratio--' which is, I think, what we hear. But there is at least one BSG writer who can generate pages of beautiful, haunting and resonant Hybrid-speak at will. He writes lots of her stuff and more power to him!"<ref name="espenson-2"/>

* ''Espenson discusses scenes that were cut from the script due to time constraints:''

: "I think I got a more-than-fair edit! I was amazed! The draft that was shot was way too long -- we all knew it was too long. So lots of scenes had to be cut -- two Adama/Kat scenes that I can think of. A Lee/Dualla scene, a Lee/Starbuck scene, an Adama/Tigh scene, lots and lots of Sharon/Helo stuff... the fact that the episode holds together, that it makes sense and has emotional punch... wow. And that's not even counting lots of Cylon stuff, Laura stuff and [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] stuff that got cut before shooting! This show is so rich, the world is so full, and there are emotions along every axis between every pairing of characters, that it's incredibly easy to find things that you just HAVE to explore. This is part of what gives the series such a great voyeuristic quality... as a viewer you just KNOW that there are scenes that have played out between these people that you have never seen, and you get to infer what they must've been. I like that the edit of this episode hints at the things unseen. And I love that despite the time pressures, moments were allowed to play out... Kat watching her fellow pilots suffer, Kat in the mirror, the final hospital scene... I think it was a lovely edit."<ref name="espenson-2"/>

*''Espenson discusses fan's expectation of humor from her stories and their pertinence to "The Passage":''

: "I know people expect humor from me. I hope they understand why, given a story about Kat's redemptive and unglamorous death, I kept the funny knob turned down -- couldn't resist the giddy Tigh-Adama scene, however, and my personal favorite line the piece, Baltar's "You've got goo in your hair." Anyway, I hope the fans liked what they saw; I hope it felt real; I hope I get to write more Battlestar episodes, and get to play some more with these wonderful characters and their tragic, human, uplifting lives."<ref name="espenson-2"/>

* ''[[G. Patrick Currie]], the actor who portrayed [[Enzo]], discusses preparing for the role:''

: Oh, it was very good. I loved the character from the very beginning. I remember I woke up that morning and I knew from the script how Enzo felt and how his world felt to me. Before the audition I woke up and I said "Enzo lives in a world by himself. Also, in the script he was starving. When I woke up I had no breakfast and I went for a walk for two miles by myself and then I went to the audition.

* ''Currie discusses shooting the episode:''

: [The shoot took] four days. Those were fun days. I knew [[Tahmoh Penikett|Tahmoh [Penikett]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]]] from the show. He was also on "[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate]]" with me. When I played "Fifth", he was, I think, "First" or "Second". Whatever, one of the four. We haven’t seen each other since then. When I arrived at the set, he came up to me and he said, "I heard you got this part and I'm excited to see you again. The director said your audition was very good". That was very nice and very welcoming.<ref name="cc-curie">{{cite_web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=97|title=Caprica-City.de Interview with G. Patrick Currie|date=15 November 2007|accessdate=22 November 2007|author=Mirco Neubauer (xshrekx) and René Kissien (Lex)|format=|language=English}}</ref>

: And I saw a few other people who I met there; it's good to see old faces. I spend one afternoon speaking with [[Kandyse McClure]] [[Anastasia Dualla|[Dualla]]], she's hilarious. It was a little difficult because one moment Enzo was laughing and having a good time and then I have to get on the Set and be all dark again. She's such a beautiful girl and she is so funny. I had a great time.<ref name="cc-curie"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''[[Apollo]] to the first group of Raptors as they were preparing for their first trip guiding the Civ ships through the storm by splitting the dangerous jump in to segments with the Raptors plotting and replotting the beam of the FTL course along the way:''
:Apollo:""Shepards, find your ships, stay close and never let them go - these crews are counting on us to guide them through."

*''Adama and Tigh discuss the food shortage''
:'''Adama:''' I hear they're still eating paper. Is that true?
:'''Tigh:''' No. Paper shortage.
:''The two break down into helpless laughter.''

*''Starbuck gives a last minute pep talk to the pilots''
:'''Starbuck:''' Remember, we're all flying solo on this mission. So that means there'll be nobody there to bitch slap you if you start to get tired or start seeing little [[toaster]]s on your wing.

*''Breaking the [[w:Fourth wall|fourth wall]]'':
:'''Hybrid''': Throughout history, the nexus between man and machine has spawned some of the most dramatic, compelling, and entertaining fiction.

*''Baltar and Three confront the Hybrid'':
:'''Hybrid''': [Suddenly grabs Baltar's hand] Intelligence! A mind that burns like a fire!
:'''Baltar''': Yes, I'm here.
:'''Hybrid''': Find the hand that lies in the shadow of the light, in the eye of the husband of the eye of the cow.
:'''Baltar''': [Removes his hand from the [[Hybrid]]'s tank.]
:'''Three''': You all right? It just speaks nonsense, doesn't it?
:'''Baltar''': I don't think anything she says is nonsense.

*''Kara Thrace confronts Katraine about her past'':
:'''Katraine:''' You think I'm a traitor. You think I'm a ''traitor''?
:'''Thrace:''' No. I don't think you're a traitor. You're a smart young woman, that's what the old man said. (Kat swallows.) You're just not smart enough to accept who you are. (Kat whimpers.) You see, you lied your way into the company of good people.
:'''Katraine:''' (begins to weep) Starbuck, don't tell the admiral. Please. Please don't, or I --
:'''Thrace:''' Or what?
:'''Katraine:''' Starbuck, please just let me tell him myself. Please just let me. Can you do that?
:'''Thrace:''' (pauses for a long time) Gods.
:(Kat sobs as Starbuck leaves her alone.)

*''Admiral Adama comforts Katraine on her deathbed'':
:'''Katraine:''' Admiral, I -- I know, I'm so sorry…
:'''Adama:''' I'm not here to lecture. I'm letting you know about a promotion. I'm making you [[CAG]] again.
:'''Katraine:''' (crying) Sir, you know I'm not getting out of here, right?
:'''Adama:''' You earned it. What you did was harder than facing a bullet. And you did it without putting one other soul in harm's way. Don't know if I could've done that. I wish there something more that I could give you.
:'''Katraine:''' No. It's good. I liked to be CAG very much. Thank you. Sir, there -- there's a thing. A reason why you might not want to do this. Kara knows what it is, but I wanted to tell you myself.
:'''Adama:''' I don't need to know anything other than what I already know. When you were CAG, you protected your people. Made them feel safe enough to be brave. What you were gonna say, does it change that?
:(She stares, mute. He pulls up a chair and sits at her side.)
:'''Katraine:''' Are you...you staying?
:'''Adama:''' Oh, I'm staying. I love this sickbay in a way. (chuckles) Reminds me where my son [[Zak Adama|Zak]] was born. [[Carolanne Adama|Carolanne]] was so happy. She was convinced, both times, that she was having a girl. So it was a surprise at the end.
:'''Katraine:''' Did you want a girl too?
:'''Adama:''' Yeah. Three's a good round number.

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Luciana Carro]] as Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Cottle]]
* [[G. Patrick Currie]] as [[Enzo]]
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt. [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hotdog" Costanza]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as [[Louis Hoshi]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]]
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as The [[Hybrid]]
* [[Sean Roche]] as The Hungry Boy
* [[Ian Rozylo]] as Convulsing Pilot

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of the single Raptor patrols is designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) assigned to [[Raptor 289]] and charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours.

Shortly after that, a Cylon fleet intercepts their FTL route and jumps in behind Galatica to mop up the wayward Raptors it had been dropping along the way. As [[Skulls]] desperately starts the spooling systems of the Raptors [[FTL]] [[Racetrack]] starts tracking incoming threats and calls out several inbound missiles - Skulls is able to complete the FTL spool and NAV system commands and manages to jump the raptor and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - This earned Skulls a greater place of respect with Racetrack and the two would continue to work together almost exclusively until both of their deaths as part of the ill-fated [[Raptor Assault Force Two]] in [[The Battle of the Colony]].

Not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before the pursuers even attempted to communicate with it - Shortly after, Racetrack takes a break from flight operations and instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack gets back into a Raptor and participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] - She refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall ([[Skulls]]) are again paired up and are sent on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction with a [[List of Raptors|Raptor]] which was recently under repair by [[Tyrol]] - She reported a rear thruster failure and tried to distance her Raptor away from any ship and then requested permission and space on the landing deck for an emergency landing - as Skulls makes his way into the front ECO seat (only the front cockpit is ejected as part of the [[emergency eject system]]) and begins to strap himself in, Racetrack is unable to control the rapidly spinning Raptor as she only has control over right-side thrusters and can only make the spin worse - as the Raptor spins completely over, Racetrack is still shown ordering Skulls to continue strapping himself in for a crash landing or possible ejection ... when the Raptor was finally inverted and Skulls was strapped in, Racetrack let go of the controls ans allowed the Raptor to crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

Although her skill at piloting largely responsible for her and Skull's survival, and for the relatively intact and salvageable airframe of their Raptor, which [[Tyrol]] later started to refurbish, she still feels guilt at not being able to control the situation better or catch the problem before the thruster failure occurred.

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of the single Raptor patrols is designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) assigned to [[Raptor 289]] and charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of those patrols is designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) assigned to [[Raptor 289]] and charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of those patrols, designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) in [[Raptor 289]] is charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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2012-04-15T23:00:38Z

Flatulist: mionor clean up - probably my fault, sorry about that

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of those patrols, designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) in [[Raptor 289]] charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

During one of these pickets, the crew of [[Raptor 289]] pilots it behind a large asteroid and activates the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system to maintain close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack leaves the cockpit and joins [[Skulls]] on the ECO deck and they start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Flatulist: /* Biography */

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of those patrols, designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall ([[skulls]]) in [[Raptor 289]] charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

The crew of [[Raptor 289]] piloted it behind a large asteroid and activated the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system and maintained close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack left the cockpit and joined [[Skulls on the ECO deck and then start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Margaret Edmondson

2012-04-15T22:57:32Z

Flatulist: details about Racetrack on her tour with Raptor 289

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Lt. '''Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson''' is a female [[Raptor]] pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She harbors an extreme racist contempt for the Cylons. Racetrack tends to have a dark, bitter, and cynical attitude towards life.

== Biography ==
Edmondson accompanies [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on a mission to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]. She witnesses Valerii's attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[CIC]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). Immediately after, she informs the CIC staff that Valerii returned from placing the nuclear warhead inside the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] without her helmet on and that she probably gave away ''Galactica'''s position to the Cylons ([[Scattered]]).

During the [[SAR]] mission to Kobol, Edmondson pilots the Raptor carrying [[Lee Adama]], encountering fire from Cylon anti-aircraft missiles. [[Galen Tyrol]] destroys the missiles' [[DRADIS]] dish on the surface, and they fail to lock on. Edmondson's Raptor then destroys the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on the ground with a missile, and recovers the trapped ''Galactica'' crewmen ([[Fragged]]).

She aids the escape of President [[Laura Roslin]] from the [[brig]] by falsely claiming that her [[Raptor]] was having technical problems, enabling the furloughed Lee Adama to report to the hangar bay instead of the brig per his arrest. She then helps prep the Raptor used as the escape craft for launch, but remains on ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Racetrack serves as ECO on [[Raptor 1]], plotting the best point of orbital entry when taking Commander Adama to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to find and meet with President Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]). Since then, Margaret flies basic supply runs between ''Galactica'' and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. She continues to light candles for fallen comrades in the Cylon attack. She is almost certain she will eventually die on a mission, and is more focused on taking out as many Cylons as she can before that happens ([[Final Cut]]).

Like many others, Edmondson initially snubs [[Karl Agathon]] upon his return because of his romantic relationship with the [[Caprica]] [[Sharon Agathon|copy of Sharon Valerii]]. When she insults [[Kara Thrace]] over the matter, Thrace slams Edmondson face-first into a card table ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Edmondson later offers conciliatory congratulations to Agathon for his help on the [[Blackbird]] and his suggestion to use [[DRADIS]]-absorbing carbon composites.

[[Image:Racetrack2.jpg|left|thumb|Edmondson in a Raptor]]
Edmondson is particularly overjoyed when ''Galactica'' encounters the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. While socializing with ''Pegasus'' pilots in the hangar bay, she fails to understand Thrace's contempt for the "scorecards" on which they tally their kills ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Edmondson's Raptor rescues Lee Adama during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], reviving him using defibrillator paddles in her emergency gear ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). When Edmondson transports Lee Adama and a squad of Marines to check the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' for signs of sabotage by Cylon sympathizers, her vessel narrowly escapes the ensuing explosion ([[Epiphanies]]). Edmondson also later flew a Raptor transporting Lee Adama back from ''[[Cloud 9]]'' after he spent some off duty time there with [[Shevon]] ([[Black Market]]).

During Thrace's rescue mission for the [[Caprica Resistance]], Edmondson serves as ECO on one of the 20 Raptors to make a series of ten jumps, aided by a Cylon navigation system. On the first jump, Edmondson's Raptor jumps to the wrong coordinates, ending up in a gas cloud. Thrace and the main group proceed on without her. Preparing to return to ''Galactica'', Edmondson picks up a lot of gravity distortions on her sensors and upon clearing the gas cloud she discovers a habitable planet that the Fleet could colonize ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Though the planet turned out to be marginally habitable at best, it would later be named [[New Caprica]], and most of the human survivors of the Fleet would settle down there permanently ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Edmondson remains with the Fleet and flies missions to detect communications from the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[Occupation]]). She also plays a leading role in the rescue mission to New Caprica ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Although she is a qualified Raptor pilot, Edmondson agrees to serve as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s ECO after the crews of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' are combined and far more pilots than aircraft are available, because she thinks being ECO is better than not flying at all. When Edmondson refers to Agathon using the callsign of her Cylon doppelgänger, "[[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]", the room of pilots gleefully offer a less controversial callsign for Sharon Agathon, including her final one: "Athena".

On her first mission with Agathon, the two make a recon flight to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] to investigate a clue to the location of Earth. The information proves to be correct, but they also find a deserted Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]). After undergoing precautionary quarantine measures due to a possible [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|viral]] infection, the two fly together again in the [[Battle of NCD2539]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

Edmondson lends her Raptor talents in a harrowing series of escort flights to shepherd the Fleet through a very dangerous star cluster to a [[algae planet|planet with desperately needed foodstuffs]] ([[The Passage]]).

On a routine patrol around the Fleet, her Raptor suffers from an engine and [[RCS]] malfunction, due to impurities in its [[tylium]] fuel. Unable to regain control and on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'', she and her ECO [[Hamish McCall]] are forced to eject from the Raptor. The craft collides with ''Colonial One'', causing moderate hull damage and several injuries, but no fatalities ([[Dirty Hands]]).

As the Fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], Admiral Adama, worried about Cylon pursuit, tasks Raptor pickets with staying one jump point behind the Fleet to watch for Cylons. One of those patrols, designated as [[Rear Guard Picket]], with Edmondson ([[Racetrack]]) and McCall [[skulls]] in [[Raptor 289]] charged with "watching the fleets ass" by staying one point behind Galactica in the backward stream of their FTL course

The crew of [[Raptor 289]] piloted it behind a large asteroid and activated the [[Raptor]]'s auto-station-keeping system and maintained close position near the asteroids surface - once Raptor 289 was stable, Racetrack left the cockpit and joined [[Skulls on the ECO deck and then start playing [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]] to pass the next twelve hours. Shortly after that a Cylon fleet jumps to their position. They manage to spin up the FTL drive and escape seconds before an enemy missile would have hit their Raptor ([[Crossroads, Part I]]) - not only did they not prevent a sneak attack by observing enemy movements, but Raptor 289 came under immediate fire before even attempting to communicate with it

Shortly after, she instructs [[nuggets]] in basic Raptor operations and technology to prepare them for flying ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

Racetrack participates in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and refers to [[Samuel Anders]] not shooting down an easy [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] target as a dumb [[nugget]] mistake ([[He That Believeth in Me]]). Later, during Lee Adama's retirement party on ''Galactica'', Edmondson enjoys a game of strip [[Triad (RDM)|triad]] ([[Six of One]]).

After [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death, Edmondson and McCall are on a routine mission when they have another technical malfunction on their Raptor and crashland in the [[landing bay]] ([[Escape Velocity]]).

After an uneasy truce is formed between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Edmondson and McCall are sent on a scouting mission to the reported location of the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). After the rebels' baseship jumps away from the Fleet, Edmondson and McCall recover [[Eammon Pike]]'s Raptor, which had retreated from the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle for the Hub]], discovering that Pike and his ECO are dead. She is later part of the search of the battle site, discovering several Vipers, including [[Sandman]]'s ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

In the webisode series "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", [[Felix Gaeta]] [[Raptor]] goes missing en route to the ''[[Zephyr]]''. Edmondson is part of the [[SAR]] mission along with [[Louis Hoshi]] that finds Gaeta.

Racetrack and Skulls join [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Gaeta's mutiny]] against Admiral Adama. Racetrack's personal motivations for siding with Gaeta are unclear, although they probably stem from her resentment over having to work with the rebel Cylons. She pilots Gaeta's ally [[Tom Zarek]] off Galactica to the safety of Colonial One. Racetrack later even stands by and allows Gaeta's followers to accost her former fellow pilot Lee Adama. However, they are interrupted by [[Kara Thrace]] who kills one of the rebel marines and wounds Skulls. Thrace holds Racetrack and the others at gunpoint and forces them to release Lee. After Thrace and Adama exit, Racetrack rushes to Skulls' aid ([[The Oath]]).

She is briefly seen in the next episode chatting with [[Tom Zarek]]. She is also seen in the CIC with Seelix, Narcho, and Gaeta as they make plans for the Fleet to jump ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

In the Podcast for [[Deadlock]], RDM states that Racetrack was shipped off to Zarek's old prison ship the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' as were all the other mutineers (presumably those who did not rejoin Adama).

Several weeks later, Admiral Adama releases the mutineers in exchange for their participation in a likely-one-way mission to rescue [[Hera Agathon]] from [[The Colony]]. Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate the coordinates Adama and Starbuck retrieve from Samuel Anders. The coordinates take them to an asteroid field orbiting a black hole which protects The Colony. By observing two Baseships guarding The Colony, Racetrack and Skulls are able to pinpoint the exact location ''Galactica'' needs to jump to safely reach The Colony ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

She and Skulls participate in the [[Battle of The Colony]], and Margaret asks her ECO to arm their nukes, just to be prepared. Both are killed early in the battle, however, when a piece of debris breaks their windshield. After her death, another piece of debris knocks against her ship and causes her corpse to hit the button for launching her armed nukes at [[The Colony]], causing massive damage and causing it to lose orbit and fall into the black hole, destroying it. This ultimately fulfills Racetrack's wish to die taking out as many Cylons as possible, as her last act - albeit posthumous and accidental - was to obliterate the whole of Cavil's forces. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

==Notes==

[[Image:Edmonson caption.jpg|thumb|The incorrect spelling for Edmondson occurs here; it is, however, correct on the nameplate of the [[Raptor]] she flies.]]
[[Image:Racetrack's Raptor.jpg|thumb|A shot of the [[Raptor]] with the correct spelling.]]
*Edmondson replaced [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]], riding as ECO in whichever Raptor is featured in an episode; Quartararo himself was created as a replacement for [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] after he was stranded on Caprica. She was introduced in the first season finale, heralding Quartararo's demise on Kobol.
*Edmondson's given name was revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". However, her name was misspelled in the caption during her interview, as noted by [[Bradley Thompson]] (See [[Sources:Margaret Edmondson]]). Confusion about her name's spelling resulted in Edmondson's last name being mispelled in the end credits of many episodes in Season 2, although is corrected in Season 3.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] to "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", Edmondson's debut episode, that she was only meant to be a one-shot character, like [[Karl Agathon]]. But, just as with [[Tahmoh Penikett]]'s performance in the [[Miniseries]], Leah Cairns' performance in the episode was viewed as impressive, which lead to the decision that she'd be a recurring character.
*A fan of Karl Agathon, "[[User:Sabaceanbabe|Sabaceanbabe]]", once wrote a short [[fan fiction]] romance scene between Agathon and Edmondson (located [http://sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com/38792.html here], scroll down to part 5). [[Tahmoh Penikett]] and actress [[Leah Cairns]] read it at a party, and Cairns decided that she'd work that into the character. While not canonical or acknowledged by the writers, Cairns said in an [http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 interview] on June 27th, 2006, that she chose to incorporate this into her character backstory and how she plays scenes with Agathon, that she is wildly attracted to him and jealous of [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although Sharon isn't oblivious to this, Penikett reacts with underlying tension in his scenes with her. This is also referred to in the fan-made ''Battlestar Galactica'' game ''[[Beyond the Red Line]]'', when one of the pilots during a mission notes that whenever Edmondson sees Agathon she "slobbers all over him."
*Although she is initially an ECO she at some point qualifies to be a Raptor pilot herself and acts as one often. After New Caprica she went back to being Sharon Agathon's ECO for a time stating that she didn't mind as there weren't enough Raptors for all the pilots, but while she did a couple missions as Agathon's ECO, she seems to have gone back to being a Raptor pilot at some point with her own ECO [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]].
*Edmondson, albeit in a indirect way, has the highest number of Cylon kills for any Colonial pilot: after her death during the [[Battle of The Colony]], caused by an asteroid piercing her Raptor's canopy, a collision with a second asteroid causes her hand to press the launch button for her already-armed nukes. The resulting explosions resulted in the [[The Colony]] taking heavy damage, knocking it out of a black hole's orbit and destroying it, resulting in the death of all the [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], [[Hybrid|Hybrids]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] on board at the time, all of which combined likely numbered in the tens of thousands.
*Ron Moore noted in his [[podcast]] for "[[Escape Velocity]]" that in the original draft of the scripts for the show, Karl Agathon was to be piloting the Raptor that crash-lands as a result of [[Galen Tyrol]] forgetting to replace the fuse. This was intended to lead the viewer to suspect Tyrol had forgotten on purpose. Script rewrites led to Agathon being on ''[[Demetrius]]'', and thus Edmondson and McCall were then chosen to be the surviving victims of the Raptor crash. Moore stated that by this time, writers and staff joked that Edmondson was the character whom passengers would want to ride with if they wanted to go on wild adventures and come back alive. The joke revolved around the number of discoveries and near-death experiences Edmondson had faced, not to mention being [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|the first human]] to see the inside of a [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]].
*Edmondson and McCall are the only recognizable pilots who sided with [[Felix Gaeta]] in the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] but later accepted the deal to go on the "one way mission" in exchange for freedom and reinstatement in the Colonial Military. [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]] and [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] are not seen again after their imprisonment. Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] appears to be the only Marine who is reinstated by "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

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Blind jump

2012-04-15T18:54:09Z

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A '''blind jump''' is an operation in which a ship makes an [[FTL]] jump to a random location.

Blind jumps are usually done in the most dire of combat circumstances when a few seconds could mean preservation or destruction. In a blind jump, the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Navigation Computer|navigation computer]] is bypassed and the jump system is most likely provided with a random set of coordinates with only sparse safeguards before the jump is executed. This greatly increases the chances of the ship getting itself hopelessly lost in space and adds to the risk of being in danger after the jump (impact with ships, planets or other bodies).

Fortunately, the vast magnitude of empty space in the universe makes the chance of such a collision relatively small.

A blind jump was ordered by [[Helena Cain|Admiral Helena Cain]] to avoid destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' during the Cylon [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack]] on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]").

''[[Galactica]]'' herself executes a blind jump of sorts at the conclusion of the [[Battle of the Colony]] in order to escape the critically damaged [[The Colony|Colony]]. The coordinates used were based on the notes of [[the Music]] and entered manually by [[Kara Thrace]], miraculously leading to the discovery of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|an inhabitable planet]].

Under normal circumstances, it is not an option for the Fleet, as ships would jump to different locations without any chance of reuniting.

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Image:Pegasus ftl lit.png|Pegasus FTL achieves criticality and performs a blind jump away from the Scorpion Yards
Image:Pegasus ftl warping.png|Light warping from Pegasus FTL when activated with no Nav input
Image:Pegasus micro-singularity.png|FTL shockwave implosion from Pegasus at Scorpion
Image:Pegasus blind jump implosion.png|Retreat of Pegasus from Scorpion Fleet Yards - FTL implosion
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Scorpion Fleet Shipyards

2012-04-15T18:46:20Z

Flatulist: /* Related images */ - added image of Pegasus retreating from the battle

[[Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|right|thumb|The shipyards over Scorpia.]]
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The '''Scorpion Fleet Shipyard(s)'''<ref>Both "shipyards" and "shipyard" are used in dialogue.</ref> were a series of [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] drydocks located in orbit around [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]].

The docks themselves appear to be able to accommodate various Colonial vessels including ''[[Thera Sita]]'' type transports, [[Mercury_class_battlestar|Mercury class battlestars]], [[Valkyrie_Type_Battlestar|''Valkrie'' type battlestars]], [[Galactica_type_battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestars]], and [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Berzerk.22_Class_Escort|''Berzerk'' type cruisers]]. Cargo is transported along the entire length of the facilities by cargo trains that are able to move along both the top and bottom to deliver the cargo to its destinations. The shipyards also feature various points for Colonial craft to replenish their [[Tylium]] supply, and store the fuel in massive storage tanks at various positions along the structure.

Defensively, the structure features vary little and must rely on [[Colonial_Fleet_(RDM)|The Fleet]] for long term defense, however, the structure includes various [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] hangars, and anti-aircraft turrets along the entire length of the structure.

In the opening moments of the attacks, the Cylons are able to surprise the Colonials by detonating multiple nuclear warheads in range of the shipyards, eliminating the use of DRADIS and blinding both sides involved. The detonations cause moderate damage to the facilities themselves, but leave them intact, indicating they were not directly hit. On fire, and all but defenseless, multiple squadrons of [[Raider_(RDM)|Raiders]] are then able to jump in and have at the facilities with relative ease, despite being blind. The subsequent assault ultimately destroys the facilities, and various Colonial craft caught in the middle. However, [[Pegasus|one battlestar]] was able to escape destruction, break free of her berths, and [[blind jump|escape]] the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

[[Image:Pegasus ftl lit.png|right|thumb|Pegasus begins her emergency [[blind jump]], retreating from [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|The Battle of Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and destroying much of the dock she was moored to]]

== Docked vessels ==

At the time of the attacks, the shipyards were seen hosting the ''[[Pegasus]]'', at least one [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type]] Battlestar (possibly two) <ref> Only one can be seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, being enclosed by the superstructure on two sides. However, during the battle, a ''Galactica''-type battlestar is shown in a different place. This could mean that the visual effects of the establishing shot and the battle don't fit together, however this is not far from the location seen in the opening shot, and thus the ship could simply have moved. It is unknown if the two are meant to be the same battlestar.</ref>, at least two [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' type]] Battlestars, and at least two [[Unnamed battlestars#Escort battlestar|''Berzerk'' type]] support vessels, along with numerous military and civilian transports.

== Notes ==
*Although the planet is called Scorpia ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]", "[[Razor]]"), the location subtitles in "Razor" identify the shipyard's name as "Scorpion Fleet Shipyards". It is possible that the installation is named with an adjectival form of the colony's ancient name, "Scorpio". The shipyard is identified as ''Scorpia'' Fleet Shipyards in "[[The Plan]]".
*This image of the shipyards and of the planet Scorpia in the background is the first time that viewers have seen any other Colonial planet aside from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] is later shown in the extended DVD cut of "Razor".
*The shipyards were seen in orbit around the southern hemisphere in "The Plan", but in orbit over Scorpia's northern hemisphere in "Razor".
*[[The Science of Battlestar Galactica]] lists battlestars ''Ramses'' and ''Bellerophon'' as two of the ships destroyed at the shipyard.

== See also ==
* [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]

== Related images ==

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Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards - Close 2.jpg|Closeup
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards-Close.jpg|Further closeup
Image:Pegasus blind jump implosion.png|Retreat of Pegasus - FTL implosion
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Scorpion Fleet Shipyards

2012-04-15T18:44:09Z

Flatulist:

[[Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|right|thumb|The shipyards over Scorpia.]]
__NOTOC__
The '''Scorpion Fleet Shipyard(s)'''<ref>Both "shipyards" and "shipyard" are used in dialogue.</ref> were a series of [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] drydocks located in orbit around [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]].

The docks themselves appear to be able to accommodate various Colonial vessels including ''[[Thera Sita]]'' type transports, [[Mercury_class_battlestar|Mercury class battlestars]], [[Valkyrie_Type_Battlestar|''Valkrie'' type battlestars]], [[Galactica_type_battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestars]], and [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Berzerk.22_Class_Escort|''Berzerk'' type cruisers]]. Cargo is transported along the entire length of the facilities by cargo trains that are able to move along both the top and bottom to deliver the cargo to its destinations. The shipyards also feature various points for Colonial craft to replenish their [[Tylium]] supply, and store the fuel in massive storage tanks at various positions along the structure.

Defensively, the structure features vary little and must rely on [[Colonial_Fleet_(RDM)|The Fleet]] for long term defense, however, the structure includes various [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] hangars, and anti-aircraft turrets along the entire length of the structure.

In the opening moments of the attacks, the Cylons are able to surprise the Colonials by detonating multiple nuclear warheads in range of the shipyards, eliminating the use of DRADIS and blinding both sides involved. The detonations cause moderate damage to the facilities themselves, but leave them intact, indicating they were not directly hit. On fire, and all but defenseless, multiple squadrons of [[Raider_(RDM)|Raiders]] are then able to jump in and have at the facilities with relative ease, despite being blind. The subsequent assault ultimately destroys the facilities, and various Colonial craft caught in the middle. However, [[Pegasus|one battlestar]] was able to escape destruction, break free of her berths, and [[blind jump|escape]] the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

[[Image:Pegasus ftl lit.png|right|thumb|Pegasus begins her emergency [[blind jump]], retreating from [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|The Battle of Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and destroying much of the dock she was moored to]]

== Docked vessels ==

At the time of the attacks, the shipyards were seen hosting the ''[[Pegasus]]'', at least one [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type]] Battlestar (possibly two) <ref> Only one can be seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, being enclosed by the superstructure on two sides. However, during the battle, a ''Galactica''-type battlestar is shown in a different place. This could mean that the visual effects of the establishing shot and the battle don't fit together, however this is not far from the location seen in the opening shot, and thus the ship could simply have moved. It is unknown if the two are meant to be the same battlestar.</ref>, at least two [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' type]] Battlestars, and at least two [[Unnamed battlestars#Escort battlestar|''Berzerk'' type]] support vessels, along with numerous military and civilian transports.

== Notes ==
*Although the planet is called Scorpia ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]", "[[Razor]]"), the location subtitles in "Razor" identify the shipyard's name as "Scorpion Fleet Shipyards". It is possible that the installation is named with an adjectival form of the colony's ancient name, "Scorpio". The shipyard is identified as ''Scorpia'' Fleet Shipyards in "[[The Plan]]".
*This image of the shipyards and of the planet Scorpia in the background is the first time that viewers have seen any other Colonial planet aside from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] is later shown in the extended DVD cut of "Razor".
*The shipyards were seen in orbit around the southern hemisphere in "The Plan", but in orbit over Scorpia's northern hemisphere in "Razor".
*[[The Science of Battlestar Galactica]] lists battlestars ''Ramses'' and ''Bellerophon'' as two of the ships destroyed at the shipyard.

== See also ==
* [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]

== Related images ==

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Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards - Close 2.jpg|Closeup
Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards-Close.jpg|Further closeup
</gallery>

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Aft damage control

2012-04-15T17:30:29Z

Flatulist: /* Notes */ - related system on Pegasus

[[Image:Aft Damage Control.jpg|right|thumb|The door of Aft Damage Control.]]
The '''Aft Damage Control''' room presumably controls shipboard bulkheads, vents, and other life-sustaining aspects on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. In the event of fire or other hazards, the room could be used to adjust controls that manage fires or prevent smoke and other toxins from permeating the remainder of the ship. It is likely that this room is used only if the command crew in [[CIC]] are dead or incapacitated, or unable to perform the D.C. task from CIC's Damage Control station.

It is unclear in [[Valley of Darkness]] if 06-B9 AFT DAMAGE CONTROL is a computer, or if it just refers to the closet where manual controls for life-support are - or perhaps it's just a closet with some lights in it.

Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] knew from experience that the use of such damage control rooms was a [[Cylon Centurion]] boarding tactic ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). By gaining control of these rooms, a Cylon could vent the atmosphere of a battlestar into space, suffocating the crew, or open bulkheads and airlocks to eject the crew into space. The Cylons would also attempt to control [[Auxiliary Fire Control]] to use the battlestar's own [[batteries]] against other Colonial ships--in this case, to fire on the [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian Fleet]].

Captain [[Lee Adama]] and others are able to stop two Centurions from accessing Aft Damage Control while other crew elsewhere are able to stop the assault on Auxiliary Fire Control ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]").

==Notes==
* In a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted flashback scene]] from "[[Valley of Darkness]]", Saul Tigh trades stories from the [[Cylon War]] with William Adama, and reveals where he got his knowledge about the Cylons' tactics. When Tigh served on the ''[[Brenik]]'' Centurions boarded the ship and a vicious battle for its control ensued.

*In [[Razor]], Admiral [[Cain]] also shows knowledge about the exploitation of these backup Damage Control systems as a Cylon tactic when she recognizes [[Secondary Damage Control]] as being the likely target of a [[Centurion]] boarding party on [[Pegasus]] during the original attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and orders [[Fisk]] to immediately dispatch the [[Emergency Response Team]] directly to their version of backup damage control system similar to Aft Damage Control on [[Galactica]] - it isn't mentioned how much of Pegasus this damage control station has access to or if it is an improvement on the much older Galactica system, but it seems be a necessary [[Battlestar]] design feature and is capable of shipwide atmospheric venting, making Human control of Pegasus nearly impossible and killing any of her crew not in pressurized suits and helmets

* It is rumored that AFT DAMAGE CONTROL was later used as a joke among the Galactica crew in that every time something bad happened anywhere on the ship, they would say how angry the AFT DAMAGE CONTROL closet was going to be when it found out.

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Opera House Prophecy

2012-04-15T17:00:41Z

Flatulist: /* Attempts to Act On the Visions */ - linked to 'Hybrid utterances' - minor liverwurst is raunchy

The '''Opera House Prophecy''' is a vision [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Caprica Six]] had repeatedly since the events of "[[Crossroads, Part II]]".

==The Vision==
*In the vision that comes to them as a dream, Roslin and Agathon are chasing [[Hera Agathon]] through the [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] [[Opera House]] and their part ends when Hera's taken by [[Gaius Baltar]] and Caprica Six and goes through a door which closes behind them, closing Agathon and Roslin out. For Caprica Six the vision continues and she goes through the door and continues on through another door then turns around and sees the [[Final Five]] in white cloaks on a balcony looking down on them.

==Attempts to Act On the Visions==
*The three of them have this vision repeatedly and the Rebel Hybrid [[Hybrid utterances|prophecies]] that "the Dying Leader [Roslin] shall know the truth of the Opera House." Roslin tries to get answers from the rebel baseship's [[Hybrid]], but is unsuccessful. Fear caused by this vision causes Agathon to kill [[Natalie]], leader of the Cylon rebels, as she was worried that Natalie was the Six that would take Hera away from her. When Caprica Six becomes pregnant, Roslin and Caprica Six cease having this vision, but it returns when Caprica Six miscarries.

==Vision Fulfilled==
* Hera runs away from her parents after being rescued from [[The Colony]] with help from [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]; Roslin senses her return and briefly protects her from being found, however she runs off again. In a fulfillment of the vision, which is seen intermittently by the characters during these events, Roslin and Sharon Agathon chase after Hera through ''Galactica'', and she gets taken by Caprica Six and Baltar after finding her. They do not see Roslin and Agathon when taking her and closing the hatch. When they reach what is the ''Galactica'' equivalent of the final door entered in the vision, both realize they need to go through it, and find themselves in CIC with the Final Five, who are on the uppermost level of the area in a similar position to that of the vision. Soon after there is an explosion and [[John Cavil]] manages to grab Hera and hold her at gun point. Baltar talks him down and [[Saul Tigh]] offers him [[Resurrection (RDM)|Resurrection]] technology in exchange for Hera's life ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

==Unanswered Questions==
*Why doesn't Gaius Baltar experience the visions with the other participants, outside of the events during the [[Battle of The Colony]]?
*Why do the visions stop with the conception of [[Liam|Liam Tigh]] and then restart after his death in utero?
*When did Laura Roslin discover the "truth of the Opera House"?

== Analysis ==

* The "truth of the Opera House" might refer to [[Laura Roslin]] realizing the elements of the vision that she experienced when going after Hera in the corridors of ''Galactica'' that were actually taking place/fulfilled.
* The "dying leader" could possibly be ''Galactica'' itself. At the time the of the Opera House prophecy's realization, ''Galactica'' was already critically damaged and even described as "dying" by [[Galen Tyrol]]. The ship had lead the human race to its new home and in the final act of its life was the stage for the (brief) union between Cylon and man depicted in the vision. Shortly after that the ship suffers catastrophic damage, effectively "dying" on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s doorstep in accordance with Pythia's prophecy of the dying leader not surviving to set foot on the promised land, whereas Laura Roslin not only made it to but set foot on Earth as well.

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Pegasus (TRS)

2012-04-14T16:08:02Z

Flatulist: /* History */ - continental breakfast is not real breakfast.

:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

{{Ship Data|
image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= Pegasus (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| weapons= 34 Primary [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]] (30 twin turrets, 4 fixed twin mounts) and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors
| status= Destroyed in [[Battle of New Caprica]]
| img= Y
}}
'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Technologically more advanced and far greater in size and firepower than the to-be-decommissioned ''[[Galactica]]'', ''Pegasus'' is presumed destroyed in the Cylon attack, but had in fact survived, eventually finding and joining ''Galactica'' and its civilian fleet. It serves a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the [[Battle of New Caprica|exodus]] from [[New Caprica]].

In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Cut]] of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of ''Galactica'', but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual [[landing bay|landing bays]] or the ship's volume, as the ship is only 1000 feet longer. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]].

''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the Fleet ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==History==
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' was a prize assignment in the Colonial Fleet with an Admiral in command in place of a Commander - it is run and kept immaculate and ready by Cain and her crew.

[[Frank Bruno]] at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] tells [[Kendra Shaw]] that "half the officers on this base would kill to get posted to that ship". It is apparently important enough for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as a military target to infiltrate, as [[Gina Inviere]] (a [[Number Six]] copy) assumes the role of network administrator on the ship ([[Razor]]). [[William Adama]] mentions the reputation of Cain and her ship to President [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]", extended version).

[[Image:TheEnemysGateIsDown3.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' taking heavy fire.]]
Weeks before the Fall, ''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], where it was to undergo a three-month systems overhaul. All of the ship’s networked [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computers]] were taken off-line in preparation of the refit, leaving the heavily automated ship partially inoperative but also less vulnerable to electronic attacks.

When the Cylons launch a surprise assault against the shipyard, they are only able to shut down ''Pegasus's'' weapons grid and navigational computer, but cannot hack her jump system.

The attack works in extreme favor of the Cylons, and they overtake the installation in a matter of minutes. However, the multiple nuclear weapons that they detonate create an [[EMP]] that blinds their [[DRADIS]], leaving them temporarily unaware of Colonial movement in the immediate area. - Cain uses these precious seconds to revive some crew members and do a quick damage assessment of the entire fleetyard.

With only seconds left before another volley of Cylon nuclear warheads reaches the dock Pegasus is moored to, Admiral Cain orders Pegasus to be untethered at any cost and for [[Kendra Shaw]] to prepare for an emergency [[blind jump]], - on Cain's orders, Pegasus performs the violent jump, killing and destroying everything around [[Pegasus]], including friendly ships still trying to land from her own Air Group and various maintenance and shipyard workers unlucky enough to be that close to her outer hull at the time.

[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
After their escape, Cain leads ''Pegasus'' on a series of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon assets. One such [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] is against what is thought to be a lightly-defended communications relay but turns out to be a staging area with fifteen squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time executive officer [[Jurgen Belzen]] refuses her order to launch all of the ships' Vipers, calling it suicide, she summarily executes him in CIC and promotes [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. During the battle, the [[Cylon agent]] [[Gina Inviere]] allows a party of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to breach the ship's defenses and board, resulting in heavy casualties. When Gina is exposed as a Cylon, she kills several Marines before she is subdued. Once imprisoned, Admiral Cain directs her crew to use extreme methods, including gang-rape and other physical and emotional abuse, to break the prisoner.

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' realizes that a Cylon fleet it is tracking is not jumping randomly but is following a path along systems with natural resources. When it jumps to scout the Cylons' next projected position, ''Pegasus'' encounters the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] led by ''[[Galactica]]''; it turns out the Cylons are jumping to systems ''Galactica'' has passed through or explored. Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain's indifference to the needs of the civilian ships prompts President [[Laura Roslin]] to raise her concerns with Commander [[William Adama]].
[[Image:Kg cg ns pegasus-009.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' engaged by a Cylon baseship.]]
When Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]] inadvertently kill Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator" Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], Admiral Cain has no reservations sentencing them to death.<ref>During his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", Chief Tyrol mentions that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'', but does not mention if Cain was in command at the time. If she was and ever knew him then, she makes no mention of it.</ref> Commander Adama demands their return, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). The two later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. During the immediate celebrations that follow, however, Cain is ambushed in her quarters by Gina, who shoots her and escapes from the battlestar undetected ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Jack Fisk succeeds Cain as commander of ''Pegasus'', who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market ([[Black Market]]). Command then falls briefly to chief engineer-turned-commander [[Barry Garner]], who dies saving the ship during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. ''Pegasus's'' final commander is Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand]]), with his wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] later serving as his XO ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

===A Lost Civilian Fleet===

[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|Several ships of civilian fleet found by Pegasus.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Rather than defend them as ''Galactica'' did its own at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that ''Pegasus's'' military needs take priority over theirs.

Cain also reviews their passenger lists and draws up a list of selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]] who would be of value, to forcibly draft into her crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd gets violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing 10 people and cowing the rest into submission.

The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their weapons and FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("[[Razor]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

===New Caprica===

Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet ([[Occupation]]). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Adama takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite Adama's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves its fighters to protect the remains of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica with a skeleton crew to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|Pegasus' destruction.]]
''Pegasus'' reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. As ''Pegasus'''s engines overload and explode, the starboard flight pod breaks away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==

''Pegasus'' has built-in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators to ward off missiles aimed at the ship ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

''Pegasus'' also has [[Viper Mark VII]] production facilities, allowing the ship to re-arm itself on extended deployments, provided the battlestar has access to raw materials such as ore ([[Scar]]).

''Pegasus'' also has two Raptor take off pads on both sides of the flight pods seen in the ([[Razor]])

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==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, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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Pegasus (TRS)

2012-04-14T16:00:56Z

Flatulist: /* History */ wheat burn.

:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

{{Ship Data|
image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= Pegasus (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| weapons= 34 Primary [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]] (30 twin turrets, 4 fixed twin mounts) and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors
| status= Destroyed in [[Battle of New Caprica]]
| img= Y
}}
'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Technologically more advanced and far greater in size and firepower than the to-be-decommissioned ''[[Galactica]]'', ''Pegasus'' is presumed destroyed in the Cylon attack, but had in fact survived, eventually finding and joining ''Galactica'' and its civilian fleet. It serves a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the [[Battle of New Caprica|exodus]] from [[New Caprica]].

In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Cut]] of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of ''Galactica'', but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual [[landing bay|landing bays]] or the ship's volume, as the ship is only 1000 feet longer. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]].

''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the Fleet ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==History==
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' was a prize assignment in the Colonial Fleet with an Admiral in command in place of a Commander - it is run and kept immaculate and ready by Cain and her crew.

[[Frank Bruno]] at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] tells [[Kendra Shaw]] that "half the officers on this base would kill to get posted to that ship". It is apparently important enough for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as a military target to infiltrate, as [[Gina Inviere]] (a [[Number Six]] copy) assumes the role of network administrator on the ship ([[Razor]]). [[William Adama]] mentions the reputation of Cain and her ship to President [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]", extended version).

[[Image:TheEnemysGateIsDown3.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' taking heavy fire.]]
Weeks before the Fall, ''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], where it was to undergo a three-month systems overhaul. All of the ship’s networked [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computers]] were taken off-line in preparation of the refit, leaving the heavily automated ship partially inoperative but also less vulnerable to electronic attacks.

When the Cylons launch a surprise assault against the shipyard, they are only able to shut down ''Pegasus's'' weapons grid and navigational computer, but cannot hack her jump system.

The attack works in extreme favor of the Cylons, and they overtake the installation in a matter of minutes. However, the multiple nuclear weapons that they detonate create an [[EMP]] that blinds their [[DRADIS]], leaving them temporarily unaware of Colonial movement in the immediate area.

Admiral Cain uses this to her advantage and orders her ship to perform an emergency [[Blind jump|jump without coordinates]], killing and destroying everything around [[Pegasus]], including friendly ships still trying to land from her own Air Group and various maintenance and shipyard workers unlucky enough to be that close to her outer hull at the time.

[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
After their escape, Cain leads ''Pegasus'' on a series of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon assets. One such [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] is against what is thought to be a lightly-defended communications relay but turns out to be a staging area with fifteen squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time executive officer [[Jurgen Belzen]] refuses her order to launch all of the ships' Vipers, calling it suicide, she summarily executes him in CIC and promotes [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. During the battle, the [[Cylon agent]] [[Gina Inviere]] allows a party of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to breach the ship's defenses and board, resulting in heavy casualties. When Gina is exposed as a Cylon, she kills several Marines before she is subdued. Once imprisoned, Admiral Cain directs her crew to use extreme methods, including gang-rape and other physical and emotional abuse, to break the prisoner.

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' realizes that a Cylon fleet it is tracking is not jumping randomly but is following a path along systems with natural resources. When it jumps to scout the Cylons' next projected position, ''Pegasus'' encounters the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] led by ''[[Galactica]]''; it turns out the Cylons are jumping to systems ''Galactica'' has passed through or explored. Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain's indifference to the needs of the civilian ships prompts President [[Laura Roslin]] to raise her concerns with Commander [[William Adama]].
[[Image:Kg cg ns pegasus-009.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' engaged by a Cylon baseship.]]
When Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]] inadvertently kill Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator" Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], Admiral Cain has no reservations sentencing them to death.<ref>During his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", Chief Tyrol mentions that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'', but does not mention if Cain was in command at the time. If she was and ever knew him then, she makes no mention of it.</ref> Commander Adama demands their return, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). The two later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. During the immediate celebrations that follow, however, Cain is ambushed in her quarters by Gina, who shoots her and escapes from the battlestar undetected ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Jack Fisk succeeds Cain as commander of ''Pegasus'', who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market ([[Black Market]]). Command then falls briefly to chief engineer-turned-commander [[Barry Garner]], who dies saving the ship during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. ''Pegasus's'' final commander is Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand]]), with his wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] later serving as his XO ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

===A Lost Civilian Fleet===

[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|Several ships of civilian fleet found by Pegasus.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Rather than defend them as ''Galactica'' did its own at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that ''Pegasus's'' military needs take priority over theirs.

Cain also reviews their passenger lists and draws up a list of selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]] who would be of value, to forcibly draft into her crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd gets violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing 10 people and cowing the rest into submission.

The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their weapons and FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("[[Razor]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

===New Caprica===

Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet ([[Occupation]]). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Adama takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite Adama's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves its fighters to protect the remains of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica with a skeleton crew to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|Pegasus' destruction.]]
''Pegasus'' reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. As ''Pegasus'''s engines overload and explode, the starboard flight pod breaks away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==

''Pegasus'' has built-in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators to ward off missiles aimed at the ship ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

''Pegasus'' also has [[Viper Mark VII]] production facilities, allowing the ship to re-arm itself on extended deployments, provided the battlestar has access to raw materials such as ore ([[Scar]]).

''Pegasus'' also has two Raptor take off pads on both sides of the flight pods seen in the ([[Razor]])

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==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, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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Pegasus (TRS)

2012-04-14T16:00:04Z

Flatulist: /* History */ - nasty little itchy hole.

:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

{{Ship Data|
image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= Pegasus (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| weapons= 34 Primary [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]] (30 twin turrets, 4 fixed twin mounts) and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors
| status= Destroyed in [[Battle of New Caprica]]
| img= Y
}}
'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Technologically more advanced and far greater in size and firepower than the to-be-decommissioned ''[[Galactica]]'', ''Pegasus'' is presumed destroyed in the Cylon attack, but had in fact survived, eventually finding and joining ''Galactica'' and its civilian fleet. It serves a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the [[Battle of New Caprica|exodus]] from [[New Caprica]].

In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Cut]] of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of ''Galactica'', but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual [[landing bay|landing bays]] or the ship's volume, as the ship is only 1000 feet longer. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]].

''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the Fleet ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==History==
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' was a prize assignment in the Colonial Fleet with an Admiral in command in place of a Commander - it is run and kept immaculate and ready by Cain and her crew.

[[Frank Bruno]] at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] tells [[Kendra Shaw]] that "half the officers on this base would kill to get posted to that ship". It is apparently important enough for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as a military target to infiltrate, as [[Gina Inviere]] (a [[Number Six]] copy) assumes the role of network administrator on the ship ([[Razor]]). [[William Adama]] mentions the reputation of Cain and her ship to President [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]", extended version).

[[Image:TheEnemysGateIsDown3.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' taking heavy fire.]]
Weeks before the Fall, ''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], where it was to undergo a three-month systems overhaul. All of the ship’s networked [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computers]] were taken off-line in preparation of the refit, leaving the heavily automated ship partially inoperative but also less vulnerable to electronic attacks.

When the Cylons launch a surprise assault against the shipyard, they are only able to shut down ''Pegasus's'' weapons grid and navigational computer, but cannot hack her jump system.

The attack works in extreme favor of the Cylons, and they overtake the installation in a matter of minutes. However, the multiple nuclear weapons that they detonate create an [[EMP]] that blinds their [[DRADIS]], leaving them temporarily unaware of Colonial movement in the immediate area.

Admiral Cain uses this to her advantage and orders her ship to perform an emergency [[Blind jump|jump without coordinates]], killing and destroying everything around it, including friendly ships still trying to land from her own Air Group and various maintenance and shipyard workers unlucky enough to be that close to her outer hull at the time.

[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
After their escape, Cain leads ''Pegasus'' on a series of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon assets. One such [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] is against what is thought to be a lightly-defended communications relay but turns out to be a staging area with fifteen squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time executive officer [[Jurgen Belzen]] refuses her order to launch all of the ships' Vipers, calling it suicide, she summarily executes him in CIC and promotes [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. During the battle, the [[Cylon agent]] [[Gina Inviere]] allows a party of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to breach the ship's defenses and board, resulting in heavy casualties. When Gina is exposed as a Cylon, she kills several Marines before she is subdued. Once imprisoned, Admiral Cain directs her crew to use extreme methods, including gang-rape and other physical and emotional abuse, to break the prisoner.

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' realizes that a Cylon fleet it is tracking is not jumping randomly but is following a path along systems with natural resources. When it jumps to scout the Cylons' next projected position, ''Pegasus'' encounters the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] led by ''[[Galactica]]''; it turns out the Cylons are jumping to systems ''Galactica'' has passed through or explored. Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain's indifference to the needs of the civilian ships prompts President [[Laura Roslin]] to raise her concerns with Commander [[William Adama]].
[[Image:Kg cg ns pegasus-009.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' engaged by a Cylon baseship.]]
When Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]] inadvertently kill Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator" Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], Admiral Cain has no reservations sentencing them to death.<ref>During his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", Chief Tyrol mentions that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'', but does not mention if Cain was in command at the time. If she was and ever knew him then, she makes no mention of it.</ref> Commander Adama demands their return, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). The two later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. During the immediate celebrations that follow, however, Cain is ambushed in her quarters by Gina, who shoots her and escapes from the battlestar undetected ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Jack Fisk succeeds Cain as commander of ''Pegasus'', who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market ([[Black Market]]). Command then falls briefly to chief engineer-turned-commander [[Barry Garner]], who dies saving the ship during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. ''Pegasus's'' final commander is Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand]]), with his wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] later serving as his XO ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

===A Lost Civilian Fleet===

[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|Several ships of civilian fleet found by Pegasus.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Rather than defend them as ''Galactica'' did its own at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that ''Pegasus's'' military needs take priority over theirs.

Cain also reviews their passenger lists and draws up a list of selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]] who would be of value, to forcibly draft into her crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd gets violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing 10 people and cowing the rest into submission.

The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their weapons and FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("[[Razor]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

===New Caprica===

Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet ([[Occupation]]). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Adama takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite Adama's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves its fighters to protect the remains of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica with a skeleton crew to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|Pegasus' destruction.]]
''Pegasus'' reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. As ''Pegasus'''s engines overload and explode, the starboard flight pod breaks away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==

''Pegasus'' has built-in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators to ward off missiles aimed at the ship ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

''Pegasus'' also has [[Viper Mark VII]] production facilities, allowing the ship to re-arm itself on extended deployments, provided the battlestar has access to raw materials such as ore ([[Scar]]).

''Pegasus'' also has two Raptor take off pads on both sides of the flight pods seen in the ([[Razor]])

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==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, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

{{Ship Data|
image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= Pegasus (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Approximately 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| weapons= 34 Primary [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]] (30 twin turrets, 4 fixed twin mounts) and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors
| status= Destroyed in [[Battle of New Caprica]]
| img= Y
}}
'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Technologically more advanced and far greater in size and firepower than the to-be-decommissioned ''[[Galactica]]'', ''Pegasus'' is presumed destroyed in the Cylon attack, but had in fact survived, eventually finding and joining ''Galactica'' and its civilian fleet. It serves a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the [[Battle of New Caprica|exodus]] from [[New Caprica]].

In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Cut]] of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of ''Galactica'', but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual [[landing bay|landing bays]] or the ship's volume, as the ship is only 1000 feet longer. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]].

''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the Fleet ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==History==
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' was a prize assignment in the Colonial Fleet with an Admiral in command in place of a Commander - it is run and kept immaculate and ready by Cain and her crew.

[[Frank Bruno]] at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] tells [[Kendra Shaw]] that "half the officers on this base would kill to get posted to that ship". It is apparently important enough for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as a military target to infiltrate, as [[Gina Inviere]] (a [[Number Six]] copy) assumes the role of network administrator on the ship ([[Razor]]). [[William Adama]] mentions the reputation of Cain and her ship to President [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]", extended version).

[[Image:TheEnemysGateIsDown3.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' taking heavy fire.]]
Weeks before the Fall, ''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], where it was to undergo a three-month systems overhaul. All of the ship’s networked [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computers]] were taken off-line in preparation of the refit, leaving the heavily automated ship partially inoperative but also less vulnerable to electronic attacks.

When the Cylons launch a surprise assault against the shipyard, they are only able to shut down ''Pegasus's'' weapons grid and navigational computer, but cannot hack her jump system.

The attack works in extreme favor of the Cylons, and they overtake the installation in a matter of minutes. However, the multiple nuclear weapons that they detonate create an [[EMP]] that blinds their [[DRADIS]], leaving them temporarily unaware of Colonial movement in the immediate area.

Admiral Cain uses this to her advantage and orders her ship to perform an emergency [[Blind jump|randomly jump without a coordinates check]], killing and destroying everything around it, including friendly ships still trying to land from her own Air Group and various maintenance and shipyard workers unlucky enough to be that close to her outer hull at the time.

[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
After their escape, Cain leads ''Pegasus'' on a series of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon assets. One such [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] is against what is thought to be a lightly-defended communications relay but turns out to be a staging area with fifteen squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time executive officer [[Jurgen Belzen]] refuses her order to launch all of the ships' Vipers, calling it suicide, she summarily executes him in CIC and promotes [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. During the battle, the [[Cylon agent]] [[Gina Inviere]] allows a party of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to breach the ship's defenses and board, resulting in heavy casualties. When Gina is exposed as a Cylon, she kills several Marines before she is subdued. Once imprisoned, Admiral Cain directs her crew to use extreme methods, including gang-rape and other physical and emotional abuse, to break the prisoner.

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' realizes that a Cylon fleet it is tracking is not jumping randomly but is following a path along systems with natural resources. When it jumps to scout the Cylons' next projected position, ''Pegasus'' encounters the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] led by ''[[Galactica]]''; it turns out the Cylons are jumping to systems ''Galactica'' has passed through or explored. Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain's indifference to the needs of the civilian ships prompts President [[Laura Roslin]] to raise her concerns with Commander [[William Adama]].
[[Image:Kg cg ns pegasus-009.jpg|thumb|right|''Pegasus'' engaged by a Cylon baseship.]]
When Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]] inadvertently kill Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator" Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], Admiral Cain has no reservations sentencing them to death.<ref>During his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", Chief Tyrol mentions that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'', but does not mention if Cain was in command at the time. If she was and ever knew him then, she makes no mention of it.</ref> Commander Adama demands their return, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). The two later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. During the immediate celebrations that follow, however, Cain is ambushed in her quarters by Gina, who shoots her and escapes from the battlestar undetected ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Jack Fisk succeeds Cain as commander of ''Pegasus'', who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market ([[Black Market]]). Command then falls briefly to chief engineer-turned-commander [[Barry Garner]], who dies saving the ship during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. ''Pegasus's'' final commander is Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand]]), with his wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] later serving as his XO ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

===A Lost Civilian Fleet===

[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|Several ships of civilian fleet found by Pegasus.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Rather than defend them as ''Galactica'' did its own at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that ''Pegasus's'' military needs take priority over theirs.

Cain also reviews their passenger lists and draws up a list of selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]] who would be of value, to forcibly draft into her crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd gets violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing 10 people and cowing the rest into submission.

The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their weapons and FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("[[Razor]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

===New Caprica===

Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet ([[Occupation]]). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Adama takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite Adama's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves its fighters to protect the remains of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica with a skeleton crew to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|Pegasus' destruction.]]
''Pegasus'' reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. As ''Pegasus'''s engines overload and explode, the starboard flight pod breaks away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==

''Pegasus'' has built-in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators to ward off missiles aimed at the ship ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

''Pegasus'' also has [[Viper Mark VII]] production facilities, allowing the ship to re-arm itself on extended deployments, provided the battlestar has access to raw materials such as ore ([[Scar]]).

''Pegasus'' also has two Raptor take off pads on both sides of the flight pods seen in the ([[Razor]])

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==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, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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