Apollo (TOS)

2006-03-05T04:38:44Z

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{{Character Data|
|photo= [[Image:ApolloLostPlanet.jpg|200px]]
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|colony=Caprica
|birthname= Apollo
|callsign=
|death=
|parents= [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], commander of the Battlestar ''Galactica'', and [[Ila]]
|siblings= [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] and [[Zak (TOS)|Zak]] (KIA)
|children= [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] (adopted)
|marital status= Widowed; formerly [[sealed]] to [[Serina]]
|role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''
|rank= Captain
|actor= [[Richard Hatch]]
|cylon=
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}}

''The article discusses the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, see [[Lee Adama]].''

== Biography ==

Captain Apollo was the ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' lead [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, leading [[Blue Squadron]] in the defense of the rag-tag, fugitive fleet.

=== The Peace Conference ===
Apollo goes out on a patrol with his brother [[Zac]], just prior to the [[Cimtar Peace Accords|peace conference]]. They discover some [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|freighters]] and then encounter an armada of Cylon [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. Zac stays behind in a delaying action, allowing Apollo to report the enemy activity back to [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']]. Apollo is able to warn [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], but Zac is killed by the Raiders before anything can be done ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

=== After the Cylon Attack ===
The captain helps inspect ships in newly formed [[The Fleet (TOS)|fleet]]. While aboard the freighter [[Gemini]] he discovers that [[Uri|certain individuals]] were hoarding supplies aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] while others went without. Apollo ensures that supplies are fairly distributed, much to the displeasure of Sire Uri. Apollo encounters [[Serina]], and helps her cheer up her son ([[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]]) who is depressed.

In front of the [[Quorum of Twelve]] Apollo suggests the [[Straits of Madagon]] as a possible route to [[Carillon]], volunteering himself as well as [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] to help clear the minefield.

On Carillon, Apollo gets to know Boxey and Serina better. Apollo helps Starbuck save Boxey, [[Muffit]], and [[Cassiopeia]] from the [[Ovions]], while lighting a fire in the [[tylium]] mines. The pair use [[Battle of Carillon|deception]] to force a Cylon [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] into the atmosphere as the tylium fires cause the planet to explode ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

Apollo and Serina announce their intentions to be [[seal]]ed. Apollo and Starbuck are out on patrol when they discover a [[magnetic void]]. Their mission prevents them from catching the mysterious illness that affects the rest of the Viper pilots. Apollo helps to train the female [[shuttle]] pilots, including Serina, to be Viper pilots. Apollo leads the new pilots on a successful raid against an outpost, before the fleet turns and heads into the magnetic void ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).

Apollo and Serina chase after Starbuck, who tried to go on a mission without them, and Starbuck is captured by the Cylons. Serina asks to go ahead with the ceremony, and the two are sealed. They join the group that goes down to the surface of [[Kobol]], and follow Adama into the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]]. Baltar arrives and accidentally triggers a trap, sealing all four into the tomb. A blast from a Raider frees them, but as they escape Serina is shot by a nearby [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]. Serina is brought back aboard ''Galactica'' where she says goodbye to Apollo and Boxey ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]).

[[Image:Showdown.jpg|thumb|left|Apollo is ready for the showdown with Red-Eye ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]

While leading a group of Cylons away from the Fleet, Apollo's viper ran out of fuel, causing him to crash-land on [[Equellus]], a low-tech planet far removed from the Fleet's flight path. Marooned within an agrarian community, he befriended [[Vella]] and her son [[Puppis]], joining with them in the fight against strong-arm man [[Lacerta]]. Apollo destroyed Lacerta's right-hand "man", [[Red-Eye]], a marooned [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] with memory problems, thus ending Lacerta's reign of terror. Although he was beginning to fall in love with Vella, Apollo nevertheless returned to the Fleet when Vella showed him another crashed viper, which had the fuel Apollo needed ([[The Lost Warrior]]).

The Captain and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] help rescue Starbuck from the [[Proteus]] prison and return his lost Recon Viper. All three of them manage to eliminate the Raiders that had been dispatched to investigate, and return to ''Galactica'' safely.

Apollo is chosen to lead the mission to [[Arcta]] to destroy the [[Ravishol pulsar]]. He is dismayed when he finds Boxey has stowed away on the [[snowram]] ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]). His team successfully destroys the pulsar, ensuring the survival of the Fleet ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]).

Apollo accompanies the mission to [[Serenity]]. He uses [[Muffit]] to help track down the location of the [[Borays]] by having the robotic daggit track Siress [[Belloby]]'s scent ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).

Apollo, accompanied by [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]], piloted the shuttle which rescued [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], who had become stranded on the planet [[Antilla]]. Apollo wisely suggested the use of a shuttlecraft, rather than a viper squadron, so as not to attract Cylon attention ([[The Young Lords]]).

Apollo and Starbuck encounter [[Pegasus (TOS)|''Pegasus'']] while on patrol. With the two battlestars reunited, Apollo takes part in the joint mission to capture the Cylon tankers, which ends up failing due to [[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain's]] sabotage ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]). Apollo leads the commando team that parachutes down to [[Gamoray]] to destroy the command center of the planetary defense systems. Their mission successful, they join the fight in Vipers. Apollo and Starbuck end up breaking off of their assigned escort duty to help ''Pegasus'' defeat two Cylon basestars ([[The Living Legend, Part II]]).

When the ''Galactica'' was severely damaged by suicidal [[Cylon Raider]]s, Apollo hatched the idea of modifying vipers to shoot fire-extinguishing [[boroton]] into the burning [[landing bay]]. When that failed to completely put out the flames, Apollo and Starbuck undertook a risky spacewalk to plant explosives on parts of the ''Galactica's'' hull, which successfully vented the fire out into space. While on the spacewalk, Apollo had the idea of placing [[Hydronic mushies|mushies]] next to the ventilation duct on the bridge, in order to lure [[Muffit]] through the convoluted maze of ducts; the idea worked, saving the lives of Boomer, Athena, Boxey, and numerous other crewmembers stranded in the [[rejuvenation center]] ([[Fire in Space]]).

Apollo is part of the team that discovers Count [[Iblis]]. Apollo is wary of Iblis, especially due to the apparent threat against Adama's power ([[War of the Gods, Part I]]). Apollo later confronts Iblis, and ends up stepping in front of a blow meant for [[Sheba]]. Apollo is killed, but by doing so Iblis apparently oversteps his bounds and is forced to flee. Apollo is resurrected by the [[Beings of Light]], and returns to ''Galactica'' with Sheba and Starbuck ([[War of the Gods, Part II]]).

Apollo accompanies Starbuck to the ''Rising Star'', where Starbuck plans to try a new [[Pyramid (TOS)|Pyramid]] system. They discover [[Chameleon|Starbuck's father]], and inadvertantly protect him from the [[Borellian Nomen]] that are [[Blood trail|pursuing him]] ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).

Apollo and Boomer serve as Starbuck's Protectors when he is framed for the murder of a [[Ortega|Colonial warrior]]. Apollo manages to get the [[Karibdis|real killer]] to reveal his entire plot while Boomer pipes in the audio so that the Tribunal can hear the confession ([[Murder on the Rising Star]]).

Apollo helps the [[Terra|Terrans]] [[Sarah Fowler]], [[Michael]], and their children reach [[Paradeen]]. Once on Paradeen, Sarah sabotages the Vipers in hopes that Apollo will stay and be with her. She eventually warms up to Michael, and Apollo helps to capture the [[Eastern Alliance]] soldiers that show up ([[Greetings from Earth]]).

[[Image:ApolloExperiment.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo is taken aboard a Ship of Lights to help the Terrans ([[Experiment in Terra]]).]]

While out on patrol, Apollo is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. There, [[John]] recruits him to help the Terrans. Apollo poses as a [[Charlie Watts|Terran Nationalist]] to try to avert a war. With some help from Starbuck, ''Galactica'' ends up protecting the Nationalists from the Eastern Alliance missles. Their attack thwarted, the Eastern Alliance is forced to consider peace as an option ([[Experiment in Terra]]).

When Starbuck goes to visit an [[Aurora|old flame]] aboard the [[Celestra|electronics ship]], Apollo accompanies him. Shortly after they arrive there is a failed mutiny attempt (that includes Starbuck's former love interest). They accompany the [[Kronus|senior officer]] with the prisoners, taking a shuttle to ''Galactica'' for trial. The [[Charka|first officer]] has other plans, trying to strand their shuttle. With the help of the prisoners they manage to return to the electronics ship. They suprise the crew, and retake control of the ''Celestra'' ([[Take the Celestra]]).

Apollo takes Starbuck, Cassiopeia, and Sheba up to the [[Celestial chamber]]. While they are up there they discover an [[Gamma frequency]] old signal. With Boomer's help they trace the direction of the signal. Scouting in that direction, they discover a Cylon basestar, but manage to flee before being detected. Adama decides to engage the basestar. Apollo hatches a plan to use Baltar's raider to infiltrate the basestar and knock out its sensors. Apollo and Starbuck succeed in the mission, and ''Galactica'' destroys the basestar ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).

== Notes ==

* Handpicked and sought after by [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]], Richard Hatch did not originally accept the Apollo role, finding the character to be too one-dimensional in the original drafts of ''[[Saga of a Star World (TOS)|Saga of a Star World]]''. However, changes to the script were made and he accepted the role of Apollo, which has fueled his life and dreams ever since.

* In early script drafts, the Apollo character was named "Skyler"; many believe the name was changed to "Apollo" to avoid similarities with "Skywalker".

== See Also ==

* [[Tom Zarek]], a scrupulous political figure played by Richard Hatch in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]].

* [[Lee Adama]], the counterpart of the character of Apollo in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]].
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