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Battle of the Algae Planet

2007-01-25T04:03:21Z

Lordmutt:

{{Battle Data
| name= Battle of the Algae Planet
| image=Galactica nukes.jpg
| description= Cylons and Colonials converge on a planet containing the [[Eye of Jupiter]]
| conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]
| date= Fourteen days into algae harvesting
| place=The [[Algae planet]]
| result=Colonials gain Earth waypoint, [[Hera Agathon]] retrieved, Boxing of all [[Number Three]] units
| combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet]]
| combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
| co1=Admiral [[William Adama]]
| co2=[[Basestar command]]
| strength1=orbit:
''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[Vipers]], [[Raptors]] 

surface: 
1 Raptor, approx. 12 Marines, Unknown number of drafted civilians
| strength2=orbit:
Four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s 

surface: 
1 Heavy Raider, at least six [[Centurion]]s
| shiploss1= 1 Raptor damaged Supplies left on planet
| shiploss2= 2 Heavy Raiders several Centurions
| casualties1=Two casualties on planet from Centurion fire
| casualties2=Cylons disable all [[Number Three]] units
| prev=[[Battle of NCD2539]]
| next=Unknown
| rdm=y
}}

A discovery of a [[Eye of Jupiter|mysterious religious artifact]] leads to a temporary (as of yet) standoff between [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces.

Shortly after the [[Temple of Five]] is discovered during day 14 of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]'s food-collection operations on the [[Algae planet]], four Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s jump into orbit. Admiral [[William Adama]] orders all civilian ships to [[jump]] to emergency jump coordinates as the Cylons discreetly deploy one [[Heavy Raider]] to the planet's surface.

After a [[wireless]] transmission from the basestars to ''Galactica'', [[Gaius Baltar]], a [[Number Three]], a [[Cavil]], and [[Boomer]] of the basestars' command group come to ''Galactica'' in order to negotiate for control of the [[Eye of Jupiter]], reported to be in the temple. The Cylons claim that if they gain possesion, they will leave the Fleet alone and turn over Baltar. Admiral Adama delivers an ultimatum: make any move and he'll destroy the temple with a nuclear strike. For the moment, no agreement is reached, and the Cylons and Baltar leave ''Galactica''.

The Cylons soon jam all Colonial wireless frequencies. On the surface, [[Lee Adama|Major Adama]] develops a plan to defend the temple and their base camp, placing [[Samuel Anders]] in command of all civilians present, and using [[Kara Thrace|Captain Thrace]]'s Raptor, the only one on the surface, for reconnaissance.

Meanwhile, Centurions from the first Heavy Raider have established a surface-to-air missile battery and shoot down Thrace during her recon.

Six Heavy Raiders are deployed from the basestars toward the planet as part of the Cylons' plan to both defend Baltar and D'anna who are heading to the temple and to test Adama's supposed bluff of nuking the place.

Admiral Adama prepares ''Galactica'''s missile launchers to fire seven nuclear missiles at the surface ([[missile tubes]] 4 through 10), obliterating the temple, as he had promised during the failed negotiations ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

In response the Cylons recall all but one of the Heavy Raiders (an internal dispute with their [[Number Three]] units and the other Cylons prevent the last recall). Admiral Adama rescinds the missile launch.

On the planet, Starbuck is shot down after she encounters a Cylon missile battery. Luckily, the Raptor is structurally intact after the crash, but its fly-by-wire system is damaged and the pilot has serious burns to her hands, making it impossible to fly.

Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] is assigned [[SAR]] detail with another officer, who is killed in a sniper attack. Dualla manages to reach the Raptor, and, after repair, return Starbuck to ''Galactica'', despite her lack of flight training.

Major Adama's team place bombs within a narrow trail where the terrain would require any enemy forces to walkthrough. Three Cylons enter the kill zone, but detect the bomb before all of them are inside the zone. The Colonials dispatch one Centurion, and two retreat, but the Colonials suffer another casualty. After a later offensive by the two remaining Cylons, Major Adama calls for a withdrawal of Colonial forces and the destruction of the Temple.

When the forces activate the ordnance, nothing happens. A small Cylon team, including deposed president [[Gaius Baltar]] entered the Temple moments before and removed the [[G-4]] detonator caps.

The Cylon's official intention, to retrieve information on the whereabouts of Earth, are ignored by the Number Three copy in the Temple. A [[Cavil]] model assigned with the group attempts to kill the Three, but Baltar kills the Cavil unit.

The Colonials witness the sun of the planet go nova. Not wishing to be caught in the explosion, all of the Cylon forces jump away. The star's appearance tells the Colonials that the star itself, not anything within, is the Eye of Jupiter marker. The Colonials quickly investigate the Temple to find Baltar (who is rendered unconscious and captured) and two dead Cylon agents.

All Colonials are quickly retrieved by Raptor back to ''Galactica'' with the imminent destruction of the algae planet from its home star's nova shockwave. The Fleet's leadership are able to use the information about the nova to discern the next waypoint: the [[Ionian system]].

The Cylon, failing to obtain information from the Temple due to the unauthorized actions of the Number Three units, intentionally [[boxing|deactivate]] all Number Three models throughout the Cylon race.

==Notes==
*''Galactica'' departs [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with five nuclear warheads. One warhead is cannibalized to create [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Cylon detector]] ([[Bastille Day]]) and ultimately detonated by [[Gina]] on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). A second warhead is used to destroy a Cylon basestar above Kobol in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", leaving ''Galactica'' with three. ''Galactica'' probably obtained additional warheads from ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' at some point prior to her destruction in "[[Exodus, Part II]]".

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Talk:Battle of the Algae Planet/Archive 1

2007-01-25T03:54:05Z

Lordmutt: /* Name of Battle */

== Name of Battle ==

1. So I just threw this page up so that we'd have the beginning of a summary to make things easier to write out when we see the conclusion in January, but I know that the title of the article, and battle, may be a bit controversial. Is it a "battle?" We don't really know yet. It is a "Standoff," "Crisis," etc.? It'll be easy enough to change the title later on if consensus shows that it isn't a "battle." There have been shots fired and losses taken; Starbuck was downed hit by SAM fire.

2. Also annoying, no one has gone and officially named the site of the battle as the "Algae Planet." Most either use "Algae planet" or "algae planet." The [[Algae planet]] page has been started, so this shouldn't be much of a big deal, because the word "planet" in a battle title would be capitalized regardless of whether it is capitalized in the name of the planet or not. - [[User:Keithustus|Keithustus]] 19:13, 16 December 2006 (CST)

I think the name of the page should be changed ; their not fighting for the planet but rather for the eye - so "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is a more logical choice. --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 19:40, 16 December 2006 (CST)

The show itself also calls the place "Algae planet" ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). Maybe we should wait for ''[[Rapture]]'' to air before we take any decisions, as it will show the rest of the battle and provide more ground for calling it a battle/standoff/crisis/whatever. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]] 09:37, 18 December 2006 (CST)
:"Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is a cool name, but its probably best to wait until the next episode airs before making any drastic changes --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 15:50, 18 December 2006 (CST)

Fair enough. Can't wait till the next ep, shame it's a month away :( --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 20:02, 18 December 2006 (CST)

Concur; the name can always be changed once the battle is concluded, although I suggest "Battle for the Eye" in the interest of brevity. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:42, 18 December 2006 (CST)

Why bother with brevity if we've also got "Battle of NCD2539"? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]] 08:50, 19 December 2006 (CST)

:While "NCD2539" doesn't roll off the tongue, it is a short search term. Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia, so any effort to shorten, simplify or differentiate a search term when possible to avoid numerous redirects or disambiguations. Sometimes keeping length down isn't easy, such as "[[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus]]", a title that had a long debate on its talk page. "Battle of the Eye" is OK as it will have links, is short, and differentiates itself well. "Battle of the Algae Planet" is OK but also shares its name with the planet's article. "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is long and creates confusion with the artifact's article and the episode article. One could argue that association by title ''is'' a good idea in searching, but we just have to watch length and frequency of use. Search for "Pegasus" and you will understand why differentiation is important in considering a name when it is very common. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 10:30, 19 December 2006 (CST)
::Agreed, there's Pegasus (episode) and Pegasus (ship) for both RDM and TOS. I can live with pretty much any of the names you suggest (Battle of the Eye , Battle of the Eye of Jupiter, Battle of the Algae Planet), but due to the "Battle of the"-prefix, confusion is much less likely to occur than with Pegasus. Also compare "Resurrection Ship", "Resurrection Ship, Part I", "Resurrection Ship, Part II", "Battle of the Resurrection Ship", not too much confusion there either. And even if people get confused, all those pages link to eachother. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]] 10:41, 19 December 2006 (CST)

Ok we should definitely chance the name - the battle wasn't in space for the planet, but rather for eye. Could someone also find a pic from the land battle? considering it ALL took place on the planet we should replace it. --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 08:43, 22 January 2007 (CST)
:How about "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter"? And as to the picture, maybe someone can get a shot of Anders&Co. blowing up those three chromejobs... --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]
::It was more of a standoff than an actual battle. Like the Standoff between Galactica and Pegasus in series 2 --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 03:31, 24 January 2007 (CST)
:::In Galactica vs. Pegasus, not a single shot or missile was fired. Here we have Centurions taking down a Raptor, Adama threatening to nuke the hell out of a planet and fire exchange between Anders' team and three Centurions. Hell, we even have losses: one Centurion (first legless, then destroyed) and a couple of people on Anders' team who got shot. Also, Baltar managed to kill a Cavil. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]] 03:54, 24 January 2007 (CST)

What defines a battle or skirmish? to me, a skirmish is not a matter of size but place, for instance over the red moon the raiders and starbuck were not after anything, but just found themselves in the same place. In this both the Cylons and Colonials are battling for the eye. Colonials to keep, Cylons to have. So to, at least me and Catrope, this is a battle not a skirmish. --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 21:54, 24 January 2007 (CST)

2007-01-10T12:28:13Z

Lordmutt: /* Congrats! */

We look forward to your contributions to the community!
! --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 15:09, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

== Minor Edits ==

Thanks for the information! However, your contribuation to Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques was more than just a ''minor'' edit as you indicated by clicking the "<tt>'''[ ] This is a minor edit'''</tt>" checkbox is unchecked for these types of edits. Please read up on the [[BW:MARK#Minor_edits|guidelines]] refering to minor edits.
--[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 02:11, 14 September 2006 (CDT)
:Alright. I used it because I only added another comment to an existing one. In the future I shall only use for typos and formatting :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 02:17, 14 September 2006 (CDT)

== Gateworld ==
Gateworld is not consider a valid source. In this case, this episode info probably is from casting sides which may or may not be "interpreted" correctly and even the title could change. Just want you to know this is "SOP", and not being vindicative or the such. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 15:25, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:Oh noes /o\ While it's somewhat surprising to get such a relatively big summary, I thought they were pretty accurate in the past. Of course things can still change, but the pages can be edited then. Next time I won't post anything...--[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:30, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
::Don't know the link offhand, but find the "official sources", like interviews with the crew or cast, or from Sci-Fi, or Bradley's page, episode info from those sources are more than welcome. I know it's kinda strict, but you know how to do it now ;), so if you find official info, go for it. If you want to do the reverts, go ahead. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 15:36, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:::The sucky thing is that official info could come out and we have to it over again. Personally, the episode itself sounds kinda sucky (is sucky a real word?). Thanks for doing the reverts. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 15:45, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
::::I find the premise kinda interesting and have been waiting for something like that already. It's that Doctor King dude that sounds a bit iffy. Like "evil doctor with a horrible secret" I guess we could ask Bradley Thompson if there is some truth to it --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:50, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:::::The problem with using the Gateworld info is that this may not be the "main" plotline or another plotline adds to this story. However, it does add "realism" to the series, much like the need for food later in the first half of the season. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 15:57, 16 September 2006 (CDT)

== Google Talk ==
May I send you a google talk invite? Email me at gougef at gmail dot com . Thanks. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 16:04, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:I don't use that program :) In fact I don' t have any IM installed atm, but I used to use ICQ --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:17, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
::I can yell at u RA anyway :) just thought I'd ask because we had headed off into speculation (and spoilishism - new word I just made ;) ) No problemo. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 16:22, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:::If you have ICQ, that'd be an option. I don't have it installed right now, but it's a program I'd have more use for than Google Talk. And how about "spoilerism"? --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:31, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
::::Google talk is a really simple program. unlike other chat software. When I get time we can try ICQ. We talk about a chat channel for the wiki before but never took it anywhere. Actually, spoilerism - addiction to spoilers :). --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 16:41, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:::::A chat would be cool. I don't think many people here have mIRC but I could set up a channel on a server if wanted. Some type of web-based Java applet would be better for new people though, even if more frustrating for IRC veterans --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:55, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
::::::[[User:Shane | Shane]] is gone this weekend but gets back get with him about it, I think that he has experimented with all ready. However, probably need it take it to the think tank before doing much with it. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 17:08, 16 September 2006 (CDT)
:::::::[[BW:IRC]] --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 17:46, 16 September 2006 (CDT)

== Rollback ==

I did a rollback to [[Occupation]] from Peter's last version. Alot of the changes were discussed before you edit. Plus the population is something that was know we can't keep track. Our edits where merged during my rollback so I will go back threw it and make sure nothing was removed. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 16:10, 10 October 2006 (CDT)

:I didn't do that intentionally. That was a complete accident. I wanted to edit something and - I think - used a link from the comparison page and thus edited an older version. Or something. Stupid n00b mistake :( --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:14, 10 October 2006 (CDT)

::Tis ok. We are only human. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 16:21, 10 October 2006 (CDT)

:::Didn't there used to be some kind of edit conflict warning when you submitted an edit from an old diff? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:23, 10 October 2006 (CDT)

::::Not during "rollback". --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 16:26, 10 October 2006 (CDT)

== Thanks ==

Hi, just saw that you moved a comment of mine from Exodus Part II to Part I for me, per my mistake. Nice to see someone not just make the easy correction, to revert, but to make sure the information gets to the right place. - [[User:Keithustus|Keithustus]] 12:17, 21 October 2006 (CDT)

==New Caprica==

Thanks for your help cleaning up [[New Caprica]]. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:36, 29 October 2006 (CST)
:No problem. I thought that the last part was kind of a duplicate of the "Battle of New Caprica" article, but wasn't sure how far to cut it down --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 18:48, 29 October 2006 (CST)
::Feel free to cut it down further, if you want. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:07, 29 October 2006 (CST)

== RFA ==
I created an RFA for you [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Serenity|here]]. Please drop by to either accept it or decline it. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:38, 2 January 2007 (CST)
:Sorry, I thought that counted as acceptance instead of vote... --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 10:38, 2 January 2007 (CST)
::No problem. I knew what you meant. And we don't really have these things often enough for people to really get "used" to them. So it's always a learning experience around here (and always has been). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 10:41, 2 January 2007 (CST)

== Congrats! ==

Congrats! You are now an administrator! You may want to read over the [[w:Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide|Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide]] from Wikipedia to learn more about the tools in the janitor's closet, headquarters for the [[Mop Boy]]. Obviously, if you have any questions or need to confer with your fellow administrators, do feel free to do so. Thank you for taking on the task! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 19:06, 9 January 2007 (CST)
:Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:40, 9 January 2007 (CST)
::Ha-ha! A new [[Mop Boy]]! And just in time for mid-season cleanup! --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 19:55, 9 January 2007 (CST)
:::Congrats, Serenity. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 21:34, 9 January 2007 (CST)
::::Well deserved! Congratulations! --[[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 01:28, 10 January 2007 (CST)
:Good timing, gratz :) --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 03:06, 10 January 2007 (CST)
::Congratulations, my friend :) -[[User:Madbrood|Madbrood]] 06:25, 10 January 2007 (CST)

Well deserved, congratultion --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 06:28, 10 January 2007 (CST)

Talk:Final Five/Archive 1

2007-01-10T12:26:51Z

Lordmutt:

I took the image into photoshop (I do minor image tweaking at my job), did everything I could to enhance it, just for fun. And I'd like to make a grandiose speculation that the Five look, well, slightly mutilated...or mutated. Botched Cylon experiments, torutred and insane minds!!! I don't know, That one "fellow's" hand reaching to Three looks awefully stumpy...of course it could always be some foreshortening.--[[User:Gallion|Gallion]] 10:57, 3 January 2007 (CST)

Yup, totally convinced they are mutilated and grotesque, their faces, albiet shrouded are just a little odd and produce strange shadow tones.--[[User:Gallion|Gallion]] 11:17, 3 January 2007 (CST)

:It is also possible that the show is intentionally masquerading their faces to allow the show to cast anyone in these roles at a later time, rather than fixing the faces of the characters right away. In any case, any interpretations of these promo shots are too speculative to make a valid assessment. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:38, 3 January 2007 (CST)

We should get rid of the main picture - we don't know for sure that they are in fact the Final Five, they may be

A hallucation on the part of D'eanna when she resurrects/is boxed.
The five temple priests who are not Cylons.

Fact is, we don't know --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 06:26, 10 January 2007 (CST)

== ID ==

Looking at the high resolution picture, I can identify most of the actors in these robes. Whether they actually are the Final Five Cylons or whether this is just a dream sequence and they grabbed whoever was convenient is not clear. From the left to the right:

# Aaron Douglas, better known as Chief Tyrol. The stature and facial features are a perfect match.
# Tahmoh Penikett, better known as Helo. This isn't as certain, but the lower face and stature both match.
# Unidentified female
# Unidentified female
# The big, bald Asian pilot who's always in the rec room.

[[User:Philwelch|Philwelch]] 21:32, 9 January 2007 (CST)

No two cylons can have a child which makes Tahmoh Penikett wrong. Don't know about the others, though the "Chief" guy is certainly too short --[[User:Lordmutt|lordmutt]] 06:21, 10 January 2007 (CST)

Talk:Final Five/Archive 1

2007-01-10T12:21:18Z

Lordmutt: /* ID */

Lordmutt: /* Galactica */

:''For information on this character's [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Cain (TOS)]].

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Admiral '''Helena Cain''', hailing from the colony [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Tauron|Tauron]], is commander of the [[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. She is a hard woman not afraid of hard decisions and unflinching in her will to do what she sees as right. Sometimes, these traits conspire so that she see that she has been left no choice but to take controversial, unpopular or morally questionable decisions.

==Biography==
===Cylon attack, and guerilla warfare===
At the time of the [[Cylon attack]], Cain's battlestar was stationed at the [[Scorpian Fleet Shipyards]] for upgrades and shore leave. As the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] attacked, destroying other battlestars and support ships there, Cain orders a [[Blind jump|blind Jump]], gambling that the result of such an impromptu (and inadvisable) escape would be better than the alternative of destruction.

Despite the impossible odds, Cain intended to sustain a campaign of guerilla warfare against the occupying Cylon forces. Shortly after her escape, however, ''Pegasus'' encountered a small refugee fleet of fifteen ships. Unwilling to be shackled down by the responsibility of protecting them, she stripped the refugee fleet of useful hardware and personnel, and left them stranded without [[FTL]] engines. She then led the battlestar away from the [[Twelve Colonies]], following a Cylon fleet that trailed what they discovered as fellow battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''.

===Galactica===
Upon meeting up with Commander [[William Adama]]'s [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], she assumes command and transfers personnel from ''Galactica'' to ''Pegasus'', including [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]], indicating that Adama has let military discipline become too lax. Cain is more interested in fighting the Cylons, seemingly oblivious to the point that she and the ships around her are all that was left of the human race, whose survival is more paramount than offensive assaults. While Adama initially welcomes such attacks against a mysterious Cylon force that followed the Fleet (to stop it from following them), his attitude begins to cool about Cain's very strict and unmerciful leadership.
[[image:caingalact.jpg|left|Admiral Cain, meeting up with the crew of Galactica.|thumb]]
Cain's actions also raise concerns with President [[Laura Roslin]]. Cain recognizes Roslin and her former role as Secretary of Education. After the Fleet command transfer from Adama to Cain, Roslin makes several attempts to call Cain to request supplies for the civilian fleet, but all of Roslin's calls are ignored.

Cain may also show brutal behavior when commanding her own staff, according to a conversation over alcohol that Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] has with his ''Pegasus'' counterpart, Colonel [[Jack Fisk]]. Fisk comments that, after ''Pegasus' ''initially escapes, the battlestar once tries to attack a Cylon communications relay -- an easy target. On arrival however, it turns out the target is a Cylon staging area, filled with 15 squadrons of [[Raider]]s. Admiral Cain ordered her previous Executive Officer, a man she had served with for years, to carry out the attack anyway, but he refused the order in the face of such odds. Admiral Cain asked the XO for his gun, and shot him in the head in front of the crew in the Pegasus [[CIC]]. Cain then turned to Fisk and ordered him to launch the attack, which he did. After relating this story to Col. Tigh, Col. Fisk says he is joking about the incident.

Although the story could be unreliable because Fisk is drunk at the time, Tigh relays the story and his suspicions of his likelihood to Adama. Adama cautions that ''Galactica's'' crew has also made some questionable actions since the attack, and they don't know if the story was taken out of context or not. Even if the story is true, Adama is willing to give Cain the benefit of the doubt and not question the matter further.

===Court-martial, standoff===
After the suspect fatal assault of one of her crew members, Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]], Cain arrests Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant Karl "[[Karl Agathon|Helo]]" Agathon and flies them to ''Pegasus'', under Adama's protest, since traditionally a trial is held on the ship where an incident has occurred. Cain uses ''Galactica's'' log against Adama when he asks for a tribunal; Cain notes that Adama dismissed the last council unilaterally when the verdict did not suit him. Cain summarily court-martials the prisoners herself in a matter of hours, sentencing them to death. Commander Adama is far from pleased, and orders an assault crew to head for ''Pegasus'' to bring his men back. Cain responds by deploying her squadrons of advanced Mark VII Vipers against Adama's museum collection of Mark II Vipers in a tense standoff ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

The tense game of chicken that begins is ended by Starbuck, flying the [[Blackbird]] as she returns from her unofficial recon mission on the unknown Cylon ship. Starbuck transmits the pictures she took of the [[Resurrection Ship]] back to ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]]. Upon Thrace's return to ''Pegasus'', Cain is so impressed with her performance that she promotes Thrace to Captain and ''Pegasus'' [[CAG]], replacing the competent but uncreative and inflexible Capt. [[Cole Taylor|Taylor]]. Cain tasks Starbuck with planning the joint strike on the Resurrection Ship.
===Attack on the Resurrection Ship, and assassination===
[[Image:Gina-Cain.jpg|thumb|Admiral Cain held at gun-point by [[Gina|her Cylon prisoner]].]]

After Captain Thrace briefs both Adama, Apollo, and Cain on her plan to attack the Resurrection Ship, Adama pulls Starbuck aside and outlines a plan to assassinate Cain following the attack. At the same time, Cain instructs [[Jack Fisk]] to lead a detachment of marines to "terminate Adama's command" after the battle ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

When the moment arrives, neither commander decides to send their execution orders, leaving Thrace and Fisk visibly relieved. Cain survives Adama's plan, ironically, because Adama solicits advice from [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|the second copy of Sharon Valerii]], who reminds him of his decommissioning speech that asked whether humanity asked itself if it deserved to survive ([[Miniseries]]). That is, Adama's actions in assassinating Cain would be a good example of why humanity deserved what the Cylons dealt to them so many months ago. Although it may have been due to realizing Adama's value as a commander during the battle, the reasons for Cain staying her hand were never revealed, and remain a topic of debate among fans.

Unfortunately for Cain, shortly after Adama's window to assassinate Cain had passed, [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] helps the Cylon agent [[Gina]] escape from the brig. Gina makes her way to Cain's quarters and shoots Cain at point blank range. A soldier to the last, Cain's final words are "[[Frak]] you."

Cain's funeral is given full military honors, with Fisk and Thrace giving eulogies. Though Thrace only knew Cain briefly, she obviously admired the woman, stating "We were safer with her than we are without." ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

== Notes ==
*Helena Cain is inspired by the character of Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', portrayed by the late [[Lloyd Bridges]].

*Unlike Commander Cain in the Original Series, Admiral Cain is a superior officer to Commander William Adama. The Original Series character of Adama held a higher rank than Cain, relieving him of command for a time in the two part episode, "[[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]]".

*Actress Michelle Forbes said on her character, "She’s lost perspective. People ask, ‘Is she insane? Is she psychotic?’ I hope that’s not how she came across because that was never the intention. I think some individuals can appear to be that way, but this is a woman who did what she had to do in order to survive during some very brutal conflicts. Along the way, Cain lost her sense of judgement as well as her sense of reason and rationale. That was all very interesting for me to play. Usually in TV you’re given one characteristic and you dare not stray from that, so it was neat to have such a difficult, fascinating woman to play. In "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]" it really comes to light the path of sadism that these people have gone down and we’re fully able to see exactly what happened to this group aboard the Pegasus. There were some pretty difficult choices they had to make, too, in regard to the Cylon prisoner Gina and that whole dynamic." [http://www.greatlink.org/dcisV2.asp?url=http://www.greatlink.org/shownewsitem.asp?item=5201]

*Forbes guest starred as Dara Timicin in the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Half a Life|Half a Life]]" and had a recurring role as Ensign [[MemoryAlpha:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]] during the last three seasons of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. ''Battlestar Galactica'' executive producer [[Ronald D. Moore]], also a ''TNG'' veteran, wrote for her character in the episodes "[[MemoryAlpha:Disaster|Disaster]]" and "[[MemoryAlpha:The Next Phase|The Next Phase]]".

*Cain's first name, Helena, was not spoken in dialogue but was posted in episode summaries on Scifi.com.

*Cain's habit of expediting meetings by conducting them without chairs is borrowed from UN Ambassador [[Wikipedia:John R. Bolton|John R. Bolton]] (Source: "Pegasus" podcast). Within the show, the lack of chairs is said to stem from her preference to stand because of her back problems ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

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