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File talk:Pegasus Hi-Res 5a.jpg

2006-03-11T23:14:55Z

Kronos:

In this pic the pylons connecting the flight-pod are not rendered.

Talk:Mercury class battlestar/Archive 1

2006-03-09T09:16:37Z

Kronos:

==Class Name==

So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

==Specs==

Tomorow ill add to this for basic specs.
(ill have to borrow the [[Battlestar]] page for a template.
ill start one the template in notepad here however.
when i put it up, please be gentle :)

oh and ill add in a section for fan-fiction if you want..
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Ok.
and no i wasnt going to count the guns. and also i was just going to give a fair idea. and im glad i asked about fan fiction first ;)
cheers for your advice.
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:45, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:erm, could you post places i can go for sources , ill look on [[zoic]] but i dont know any others, i dont even know where RDM's blog is. (-embarrased-). I am quite new here, though. --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:16, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog]
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog]
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== My Part.. ==

What do you think?
When changing part of it, please post here what your changing and to what so i know, as i have well, bad memory for details after reading new ones lol.
but seriously, what do you think?
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== Age of class==
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Armaments ==

The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:59, 18 October 2005 (EDT)
:::There are four on the forward edge of the ship and at least 6 more on each side of the forward section of the ship. These are visible on the hi-res screenshots (.tga format) [http://client.zoicstudios.com/HYPE_pr/BSG_VFXpro_Images/ here]. They are some huge but seriously sweet pictures. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:18, 14 December 2005 (EST)
::::And two more on the front of each flight pod. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)
:::::Great images, thanks for posting the link. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 15:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)

== High Res pics of Pegasus added ==

Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice.

==Pegasus "Appearances"==

Pegasus was not in [[Resistance]], however, Chief Tyrol mentioned that he served aboard her. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 07:48, 15 December 2005 (EST)

== Final Pegasus Hi-Res Upload ==

Just uploaded three more High-Res Zoic screen-caps. These five are all the Hi-Res Pegasus images that have been released to date. Have another render from Zoic, but don't know if I should post it here since it was originally posted on the PlanetX65 site. It does have credit info on the image, but it also has the PlanetX64 logo on it. --[[User:KRONOS|Kronos]] 04:32, 09 March 2006 (EST)

Talk:Mercury class battlestar/Archive 1

2006-03-09T09:14:01Z

Kronos:

==Class Name==

So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

==Specs==

Tomorow ill add to this for basic specs.
(ill have to borrow the [[Battlestar]] page for a template.
ill start one the template in notepad here however.
when i put it up, please be gentle :)

oh and ill add in a section for fan-fiction if you want..
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Ok.
and no i wasnt going to count the guns. and also i was just going to give a fair idea. and im glad i asked about fan fiction first ;)
cheers for your advice.
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:45, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:erm, could you post places i can go for sources , ill look on [[zoic]] but i dont know any others, i dont even know where RDM's blog is. (-embarrased-). I am quite new here, though. --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:16, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog]
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog]
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== My Part.. ==

What do you think?
When changing part of it, please post here what your changing and to what so i know, as i have well, bad memory for details after reading new ones lol.
but seriously, what do you think?
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== Age of class==
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Armaments ==

The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:59, 18 October 2005 (EDT)
:::There are four on the forward edge of the ship and at least 6 more on each side of the forward section of the ship. These are visible on the hi-res screenshots (.tga format) [http://client.zoicstudios.com/HYPE_pr/BSG_VFXpro_Images/ here]. They are some huge but seriously sweet pictures. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:18, 14 December 2005 (EST)
::::And two more on the front of each flight pod. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)
:::::Great images, thanks for posting the link. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 15:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)

== High Res pics of Pegasus added ==

Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice.

==Pegasus "Appearances"==

Pegasus was not in [[Resistance]], however, Chief Tyrol mentioned that he served aboard her. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 07:48, 15 December 2005 (EST)

== Final Pegasus Hi-Res Upload ==

Just uploaded three more High-Res Zoic screen-caps. These five are all the Hi-Res Pegasus images that have been released to date. --[[User:KRONOS|Kronos]] 04:32, 09 March 2006 (EST)

Talk:Mercury class battlestar/Archive 1

2006-03-09T09:13:34Z

Kronos:

==Class Name==

So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

==Specs==

Tomorow ill add to this for basic specs.
(ill have to borrow the [[Battlestar]] page for a template.
ill start one the template in notepad here however.
when i put it up, please be gentle :)

oh and ill add in a section for fan-fiction if you want..
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Ok.
and no i wasnt going to count the guns. and also i was just going to give a fair idea. and im glad i asked about fan fiction first ;)
cheers for your advice.
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:45, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:erm, could you post places i can go for sources , ill look on [[zoic]] but i dont know any others, i dont even know where RDM's blog is. (-embarrased-). I am quite new here, though. --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:16, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog]
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog]
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== My Part.. ==

What do you think?
When changing part of it, please post here what your changing and to what so i know, as i have well, bad memory for details after reading new ones lol.
but seriously, what do you think?
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== Age of class==
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Armaments ==

The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:59, 18 October 2005 (EDT)
:::There are four on the forward edge of the ship and at least 6 more on each side of the forward section of the ship. These are visible on the hi-res screenshots (.tga format) [http://client.zoicstudios.com/HYPE_pr/BSG_VFXpro_Images/ here]. They are some huge but seriously sweet pictures. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:18, 14 December 2005 (EST)
::::And two more on the front of each flight pod. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)
:::::Great images, thanks for posting the link. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 15:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)

== High Res pics of Pegasus added ==

Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice.

==Pegasus "Appearances"==

Pegasus was not in [[Resistance]], however, Chief Tyrol mentioned that he served aboard her. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 07:48, 15 December 2005 (EST)

== Final Pegasus Hi-Res Upload ==

Just uploaded three more High-Res Zoic screen-caps. These five are all the Hi-Res Pegasus images that have been released to date. --[[User:KRONOS|Kronos]] 04:32, 03 March 2006 (EST)

Talk:Mercury class battlestar/Archive 1

2006-03-09T09:08:56Z

Kronos: Final Pegasus Hi-Res Upload

==Class Name==

So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

==Specs==

Tomorow ill add to this for basic specs.
(ill have to borrow the [[Battlestar]] page for a template.
ill start one the template in notepad here however.
when i put it up, please be gentle :)

oh and ill add in a section for fan-fiction if you want..
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Ok.
and no i wasnt going to count the guns. and also i was just going to give a fair idea. and im glad i asked about fan fiction first ;)
cheers for your advice.
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:45, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:erm, could you post places i can go for sources , ill look on [[zoic]] but i dont know any others, i dont even know where RDM's blog is. (-embarrased-). I am quite new here, though. --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:16, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog]
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog]
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== My Part.. ==

What do you think?
When changing part of it, please post here what your changing and to what so i know, as i have well, bad memory for details after reading new ones lol.
but seriously, what do you think?
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== Age of class==
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Armaments ==

The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:59, 18 October 2005 (EDT)
:::There are four on the forward edge of the ship and at least 6 more on each side of the forward section of the ship. These are visible on the hi-res screenshots (.tga format) [http://client.zoicstudios.com/HYPE_pr/BSG_VFXpro_Images/ here]. They are some huge but seriously sweet pictures. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:18, 14 December 2005 (EST)
::::And two more on the front of each flight pod. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)
:::::Great images, thanks for posting the link. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 15:19, 14 December 2005 (EST)

== High Res pics of Pegasus added ==

Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice.

==Pegasus "Appearances"==

Pegasus was not in [[Resistance]], however, Chief Tyrol mentioned that he served aboard her. --[[User:MASON|Mason]] 07:48, 15 December 2005 (EST)

== Final Pegasus Hi-Res Upload ==

Just uploaded three more High-Res Zoic screen-caps. These are all the Hi-Res Pegasus images that have been released to date.

Mercury class battlestar

2006-03-09T09:02:19Z

Kronos:

[[Image:BSPegasus.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar - Image 1]]
[[Image:Pegasus01.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar - Image 2]]
[[Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar - Image 3]]
[[Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_3a.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar - Image 4]]
[[Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar - Image 5]]

The '''''Mercury'' class''' battlestar is an advanced warship introduced into the [[Colonial Fleet]] sometime after the First [[Cylon War]]. For the unnamed original class, to which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' belongs, see [[Original Battlestar (RDM)]].

==Overview==

Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war ([[Mini-Series]]). A ''Mercury''-class battlestar therefore sports several features not found aboard ''Galactica'' such as automated sliding doorways and basic computer recognition stations at vital areas. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a ''Mercury''-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.

The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with eight sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. The flight pods also appear to have two entrances each, above and below the midline. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decommissioning.

Based on figures from the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.

Also, in addition to having better armament and weapons than the [[Galactica]] the Mercury Class Battlestar is known to known to have the production means to build new Vipers from basic resources ([[Scar]]).

== Known ''Mercury''-class Battlestars ==

*Battlestar ''[[Mercury]]'', for which it presumed the class is named
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])

== Notes ==

[[Image:Pegasus-Comparison.png|thumb|right|Original series/''Mercury'' class comparison]] The shape of the ''Mercury''-class resembles the [[TOS|original series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] more than the re-imagined ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Its engine pods number eight, compared to the ''Galactica'''s six, and appear more directly integrated with its rear section, and its flight pods share the original's angular shape.
The visual effects artist of the re-imagined ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Jose A. Perez, has commented that, "The new design was somewhat of a cross between the look of the [[TOS|old class]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], and yet with elements of the [[Galactica (RDM)|new one]]. Aside from that, it has mostly hull plating (to absorb more damage) , as opposed to the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' which has more ribbing."
Mr. Perez also commented that, "The harder edges [ of the [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] ] were intentional as well, to match the interior style of the sets more." {{source}}

[[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:Colonial Craft]] [[Category:Colonial Military]] [[Category:RDM]] [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Battlestars|*]]

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:11:45Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got the two I uploaded here from the Zoic Hi-Res promotionals while they were still available a few months back. I touched them up a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have a few others, but they are quiet large. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Meshes.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites so the modelers can use them as references. I'd recommend checking those sites out, some good stuff is posted there, especially scifi-meshes.

:when they were available, there were also another series of shots, btw. --[[Sauron18|Sauron18]] 8 march 2006

== Other pics ==

Were you able to get any? I only have the ones of the Pegasus itself.

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:10:44Z

Kronos: Other pics

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got the two I uploaded here from the Zoic Hi-Res promotionals while they were still available a few months back. I touched it it just a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have a few others, but they are quiet large. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Meshes.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites so the modelers can use them as references. I'd recommend checking those sites out, some good stuff is posted there, especially scifi-meshes.

:when they were available, there were also another series of shots, btw. --[[Sauron18|Sauron18]] 8 march 2006

== Other pics ==

Were you able to get any? I only have the ones of the Pegasus itself.

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:09:48Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got the two I uploaded here from the Zoic Hi-Res promotionals while they were still available a few months back. I touched it it just a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have a few others, but they are quiet large. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Meshes.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites so the modelers can use them as references. I'd recommend checking those sites out, some good stuff is posted there, especially scifi-meshes.

:when they were available, there were also another series of shots, btw. --[[Sauron18|Sauron18]] 8 march 2006

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:07:44Z

Kronos:

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:06:58Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got the two I posted here from the Zoic Hi-Res posts while they were still available a few months back. I touched it it just a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have several others, and they are huge. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Mesh.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites.

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:06:23Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got the two I posted here from the Zoic Hi-Res posts while they were still posting them a few months back. I touched it it just a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have several others, and they are huge. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Mesh.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites.

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:05:46Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

== Hi-Res Pegasus Pics ==

Got this one from the Zoic Hi-Res posts while they were still posting them a few months back. I touched it it just a bit with photoshop. Didn't even realize what I had till I started cleaning out the drive of misc junk. I have several others, and they are huge. I post the other pics on the Scifi-Mesh.com, starship builder, and game-warden.com sites.

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T05:01:06Z

Kronos: Hi-Res Pegasus Pics

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T04:57:35Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

File talk:Pegasus01.jpg

2006-03-08T04:56:52Z

Kronos:

Again, great pic, would you mind telling me where you found it? Thanks ^_^ [[User:Blacklight|Blacklight]]

Got this one from the Zoic Hi-Res posts. I found it lying around in my drive and decided to post it for all to have/see.

Mercury class battlestar

2006-03-06T17:17:45Z

Kronos:

[[Image:BSPegasus.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar Pegasus BS-62]]
[[Image:Pegasus01.jpg|thumb|Mercury-Class Battlestar Pegasus BS-62]]

The '''''Mercury'' class''' battlestar is an advanced warship introduced into the [[Colonial Fleet]] sometime after the First [[Cylon War]]. For the unnamed original class, to which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' belongs, see [[Original Battlestar (RDM)]].

==Overview==

Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war ([[Mini-Series]]). A ''Mercury''-class battlestar therefore sports several features not found aboard ''Galactica'' such as automated sliding doorways and basic computer recognition stations at vital areas. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a ''Mercury''-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.

The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with eight sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. The flight pods also appear to have two entrances each, above and below the midline. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decommissioning.

Based on figures from the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.

Also, in addition to having better armament and weapons than the [[Galactica]] the Mercury Class Battlestar is known to known to have the production means to build new Vipers from basic resources ([[Scar]]).

== Known ''Mercury''-class Battlestars ==

*Battlestar ''[[Mercury]]'', for which it presumed the class is named
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])

== Notes ==

[[Image:Pegasus-Comparison.png|thumb|right|Original series/''Mercury'' class comparison]] The shape of the ''Mercury''-class resembles the [[TOS|original series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] more than the re-imagined ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Its engine pods number eight, compared to the ''Galactica'''s six, and appear more directly integrated with its rear section, and its flight pods share the original's angular shape.
The visual effects artist of the re-imagined ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Jose A. Perez, has commented that, "The new design was somewhat of a cross between the look of the [[TOS|old class]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], and yet with elements of the [[Galactica (RDM)|new one]]. Aside from that, it has mostly hull plating (to absorb more damage) , as opposed to the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' which has more ribbing."
Mr. Perez also commented that, "The harder edges [ of the [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] ] were intentional as well, to match the interior style of the sets more." {{source}}

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Mercury class battlestar

2006-03-04T03:59:55Z

Kronos:

[[Image:BSPegasus.jpg|thumb|Mercury Class Battlestar]]
[[Image:Pegasus01.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

The '''''Mercury'' class''' battlestar is an advanced warship introduced into the [[Colonial Fleet]] sometime after the First [[Cylon War]]. For the unnamed original class, to which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' belongs, see [[Original Battlestar (RDM)]].

==Overview==

Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war ([[Mini-Series]]). A ''Mercury''-class battlestar therefore sports several features not found aboard ''Galactica'' such as automated sliding doorways and basic computer recognition stations at vital areas. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a ''Mercury''-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.

The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with eight sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. The flight pods also appear to have two entrances each, above and below the midline. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decommissioning.

Based on figures from the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.

Also, in addition to having better armament and weapons than the [[Galactica]] the Mercury Class Battlestar is known to known to have the production means to build new Vipers from basic resources ([[Scar]]).

== Known ''Mercury''-class Battlestars ==

*Battlestar ''[[Mercury]]'', for which it presumed the class is named
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])

== Notes ==

[[Image:Pegasus-Comparison.png|thumb|right|Original series/''Mercury'' class comparison]] The shape of the ''Mercury''-class resembles the [[TOS|original series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] more than the re-imagined ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Its engine pods number eight, compared to the ''Galactica'''s six, and appear more directly integrated with its rear section, and its flight pods share the original's angular shape.
The visual effects artist of the re-imagined ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Jose A. Perez, has commented that, "The new design was somewhat of a cross between the look of the [[TOS|old class]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], and yet with elements of the [[Galactica (RDM)|new one]]. Aside from that, it has mostly hull plating (to absorb more damage) , as opposed to the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' which has more ribbing."
Mr. Perez also commented that, "The harder edges [ of the [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] ] were intentional as well, to match the interior style of the sets more." {{source}}

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Talk:Mercury class battlestar/Archive 1

2005-10-16T10:00:45Z

Kronos: High Res pics of Pegasus added

==Class Name==

So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

==Specs==

Tomorow ill add to this for basic specs.
(ill have to borrow the [[Battlestar]] page for a template.
ill start one the template in notepad here however.
when i put it up, please be gentle :)

oh and ill add in a section for fan-fiction if you want..
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Ok.
and no i wasnt going to count the guns. and also i was just going to give a fair idea. and im glad i asked about fan fiction first ;)
cheers for your advice.
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:45, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:erm, could you post places i can go for sources , ill look on [[zoic]] but i dont know any others, i dont even know where RDM's blog is. (-embarrased-). I am quite new here, though. --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:16, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog]
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog]
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== My Part.. ==

What do you think?
When changing part of it, please post here what your changing and to what so i know, as i have well, bad memory for details after reading new ones lol.
but seriously, what do you think?
--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

== Age of class==
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Armaments ==

The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

== High Res pics of Pegasus added ==

Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice.

Mercury class battlestar

2005-10-16T09:55:06Z

Kronos:

[[Image:Pegasus02.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

[[Image:Pegasus01.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

The '''''Mercury'' class''' battlestar is an advanced warship introduced into the [[Colonial Fleet]] sometime after the First [[Cylon War]]. For the unnamed original class, to which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' belongs, see [[Original Battlestar (RDM)]].

==Overview==

Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the original battlestars remained in service, and other battlestars were built. Their numbers steadily increased to a grand total of 120 ships in the Colonial Fleet. New models employed technologies, such as networked computers, which had been prohibited during the war ([[Mini-Series]]). A ''Mercury''-class battlestar therefore sports several features not found aboard ''Galactica'' such as automated sliding doorways and basic computer recognition stations at vital areas. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a ''Mercury''-class battlestar was a top-of-the-line craft.

The physical appearance of the ''Mercury''-class is different than that of the original battlestar. The "neck" section is smaller, and the ''Mercury''-class is equipped with eight sublight engine pods, compared the older class's four. These are also more "boxy" in appearance than those of the original. The flight pods also appear to have two entrances each, above and below the midline. Unlike ''Galactica'', ''Pegasus'' appears to have a full armor "skin", but in ''Galactica's'' case this may have been deliberately removed prior to its decommissioning.

Based on figures from the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", the standard crew complement of a Mercury-class battlestar is in excess of 2,500.

== Known ''Mercury''-class Battlestars ==

*Battlestar ''[[Mercury]]'', for which it presumed the class is named
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])

== Notes ==

[[Image:Pegasus-Comparison.png|thumb|right|Original series/''Mercury'' class comparison]] The shape of the ''Mercury''-class resembles the [[TOS|original series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] more than the re-imagined ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Its engine pods are more numerous and appear more directly integrated with its rear section, and its flight pods share the original's angular shape.
The visual effects artist of the re-imagined ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Jose A. Perez, has commented that, "The new design was somewhat of a cross between the look of the [[TOS|old class]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], and yet with elements of the [[Galactica (RDM)|new one]]. Aside from that, it has mostly hull plating (to absorb more damage) , as opposed to the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' which has more ribbing."
Mr. Perez also commented that, "The harder edges [ of the [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] ] were intentional as well, to match the interior style of the sets more." {{source}}

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User talk:Kronos

2005-09-28T14:33:07Z

Kronos:

Good work. I was considering tackling some of the sites images but I see you and Blacklight have it under control. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:25, 28 September 2005 (EDT)

Glad to be of service. Will post screen caps and official pics as they become available.

Talk:Pegasus (TRS)/Archive 1

2005-09-28T07:24:46Z

Kronos: /* Pegasus Battle Group */

Holy frak!!! Look at the SIZE of that thing! I love the look of this advanced battlestar, and hope we get a few more good looks at her and how good a fighter it is--but not against Adama, please. Pictures, pictures, pictures needed, particularly interior shots as well. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:46, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

== Fleet unit ==

I couldn't make it out - I believe the Pegasus was assigned to the [[62nd Battlestar Group]], but I can't be sure. [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 13:34, 24 September 2005 (EDT)

== Pegasus Battle Group ==

It belonged to BSG 63

[[Image:Cain_Pegasus_emblem_BSG_63.jpg]]

Talk:Pegasus (TRS)/Archive 1

2005-09-28T07:22:40Z

Kronos: Pegasus Battle Group

Mercury class battlestar

2005-09-28T07:18:34Z

Kronos:

[[Image:Pegasus_beauty_shot_.jpg|thumb|The ''Mercury''-class battlestar, ''Pegasus'']]
''Mercury''-class ships are an advanced type of [[battlestar]] introduced into the [[Colonial Fleet]] sometime after the First [[Cylon War]].

''Mercury''-class battlestars include the ''[[Pegasus]]'' and, presumably, the ''[[Mercury]]''.

{{stub}}

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Pegasus (TRS)

2005-09-28T07:13:26Z

Kronos: /* Re-Imagined Series */

:''This page is about the battlestar. For the episode, see [[Pegasus (episode)]].''

== [[RDM Battlestar Galactica|Re-Imagined Series]] ==
[[Image:Pegasus_foward_ventral_A.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

''Pegasus'' is a [[Mercury-class]] [[battlestar]] that was stationed at the [[Scorpion Ship Yards]] during the [[Cylon attack]]. It survived when its commanding officer, Admiral [[Nelena Cain]], ordered a [[blind jump]] - but not before rescuing a number of the shipyard workers, including the [[Humano-Cylon]] agent [[Gina]]. Gina alerted the Cylons to the location of the ''Pegasus'', and the subsequent attack resulted in eight hundred of the crew's deaths. However, Gina was apprehended. Some time later, the ''Pegasus'' was tracking a cylon fleet and accidentally encountered the fleet led by ''[[Galactica]]''. ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")

Chief [[Tyrol]] mentioned during his interrogation by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] that he served aboard a number of Battlestars in his military career, including the ''Pegasus''. ("[[Resistance]]") Despite her familiarity with him, Admiral Cain had no reservations sentencing him and [[Helo|Karl Agathon]] to death when they inadvertently killed [[Thorne|Lieutenant Thorne]], Cain's chief Cylon interrogator. ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")

===Notes===

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

==[[TOS Battlestar Galactica|Original Series]] ==

Pegasus was the second battlestar known to have survived the [[Cylon Attack]]. It was commanded by Commander [[Cain]], whom [[Viper|Viper]] pilots [[Bojay]] and [[Sheba]] served under. It was the only surviving ship from the [[Battle of Molecay]], meeting up with the [[Galactica|Galactica]] in [[The Living Legend, Part I (TOS)|The Living Legend]].

The military genius Cain lead the ship against two [[Cylon Basestar|Cylon Basestars]] to permit the [[Galactica]] and the Fleet to escape. The question of the survival of Cain and his battlestar was always in doubt, though it is generally assumed by the fandom that the ship survived.

==Greek Parallels==

Pegasus is derived from the Greek mythos. Pegasus was a winged horse-god who was the foal of Poseidon; this image of a winged horse is emblematic on the Helmet of Pegasus's [[Viper]] pilots in [[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]].

=== Links ===

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

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Pegasus (TRS)

2005-09-28T07:10:10Z

Kronos: /* Re-Imagined Series */

:''This page is about the battlestar. For the episode, see [[Pegasus (episode)]].''

== [[RDM Battlestar Galactica|Re-Imagined Series]] ==
[[Image:Pegasus_beauty_shot_.jpg|thumb|Battlestar Pegasus]]

''Pegasus'' is a [[Mercury-class]] [[battlestar]] that was stationed at the [[Scorpion Ship Yards]] during the [[Cylon attack]]. It survived when its commanding officer, Admiral [[Nelena Cain]], ordered a [[blind jump]] - but not before rescuing a number of the shipyard workers, including the [[Humano-Cylon]] agent [[Gina]]. Gina alerted the Cylons to the location of the ''Pegasus'', and the subsequent attack resulted in eight hundred of the crew's deaths. However, Gina was apprehended. Some time later, the ''Pegasus'' was tracking a cylon fleet and accidentally encountered the fleet led by ''[[Galactica]]''. ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")

Chief [[Tyrol]] mentioned during his interrogation by [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] that he served aboard a number of Battlestars in his military career, including the ''Pegasus''. ("[[Resistance]]") Despite her familiarity with him, Admiral Cain had no reservations sentencing him and [[Helo|Karl Agathon]] to death when they inadvertently killed [[Thorne|Lieutenant Thorne]], Cain's chief Cylon interrogator. ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")

===Notes===

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

==[[TOS Battlestar Galactica|Original Series]] ==

Pegasus was the second battlestar known to have survived the [[Cylon Attack]]. It was commanded by Commander [[Cain]], whom [[Viper|Viper]] pilots [[Bojay]] and [[Sheba]] served under. It was the only surviving ship from the [[Battle of Molecay]], meeting up with the [[Galactica|Galactica]] in [[The Living Legend, Part I (TOS)|The Living Legend]].

The military genius Cain lead the ship against two [[Cylon Basestar|Cylon Basestars]] to permit the [[Galactica]] and the Fleet to escape. The question of the survival of Cain and his battlestar was always in doubt, though it is generally assumed by the fandom that the ship survived.

==Greek Parallels==

Pegasus is derived from the Greek mythos. Pegasus was a winged horse-god who was the foal of Poseidon; this image of a winged horse is emblematic on the Helmet of Pegasus's [[Viper]] pilots in [[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]].

=== Links ===

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

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