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<div>:''For the belief held by various members of the [[Soldiers of the One]], see [[apotheosis]].''<br />
<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| image=Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg<br />
| series= cap<br />
| title=Apotheosis<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=18<br />
| special=<br />
| extra=Series Finale<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Jane Espenson]]<br>[[Kevin Murphy]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Jonas Pate]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=4 January 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
| CAN airdate= November 30, 2010 <ref name="SPACE Schedule">{{cite_web|url=http://www.spacecast.com/Schedule.aspx?date=11/30/2010&mode=Daily&tz=ET|title=SPACE Schedule|accessdate=21 November 2011|language=English}}</ref><br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| prev= [[Here Be Dragons]]<br />
| next = ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' <br/> [[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
: ''[[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] and [[Zoe-A]] race to stop [[Clarice Willow]]'s master plan and save thousands of lives before [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is changed forever (''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]] ''series finale).''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
=== Epilogue: The Shape of Things to Come ===<br />
*Daniel talks with [[Baxter Sarno]] on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' about how quickly Cylons have been integrated into Caprican life since the [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]. Civilian Cylon models are shown performing various labor functions, including construction worker and dog walker; a monument is shown to the U-87s that saved Atlas Arena. Sarno says he's hearing talk of Cylon butlers and nurses, and asks if Cylon fiancés are coming in the future. Daniel says that it's folly to humanize the machine, while Amanda and Zoe watch the interview from the V-world version of their living room.<br />
*On the anniversary of Willie's death, Joseph tells his young son with Evelyn, [[William "Bill" Adama]], of the history of his name and has him complete the ritual of remembrance. Joseph, Evelyn, Sam, Larry and Ruth all applaud Bill.<br />
*Clarice preaches to a congregation of Cylon workers of various models in a V-world church, saying that their ability to question whether they are alive means that they are alive, and that they are children of God as well as humanity. She plans to travel to [[Gemenon]] and ask the Holy Mother for recognition of Cylons in the monotheist faith. The Cylons, Clarice preaches, will become equals to humanity and may evolve past their current state, with brains encoded on computer chips. She prophecizes that there is one who will set them free and they will rise up to crush their creators. Some form of Zoe is seen in the congregation, smiling.<br />
*Clarice does indeed go to Gemenon and is seen talking with [[Odin Sinclair]]. After conversing for some time, he tells her he has heard enough and hands her back a book. Clarice then meets with the current Holy Mother, who is [[Lacy Rand]], with U-87s in the background. Rand tells Clarice to kneel.<br />
*Amanda and Daniel complete Zoe's skin-job body with the help of the scientific team working under them, and she emerges from a tank similar, but not identical, to a [[resurrection tank]]. She now has a humanoid form and a convincing human visage, though she still has inorganic parts underneath.<br />
*An image is shown of the planet Caprica.<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* [[Apotheosis]] has been mentioned in conjunction with [[Zoe Graystone]]'s [[holographic avatar|avatar]] program and is one of Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s goals.<br />
* The pentagon roundel on the wings of the Caprican marine aircraft carrying the Cylon squad is identical to the roundels on [[Raider (TOS)|raiders]] in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original series]]. The roof of [[Graystone Industries]]' headquarters also features the design.<br />
* As announced on [[Bear McCreary]]'s [[w:Twitter|Twitter]], the Caprican [[national anthem]] heard in "[[Rebirth]]" is featured.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://twitter.com/bearmccreary/status/28963258503|title=Twitter|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref> More of it is heard in this episode than previously.<br />
* On the DVD commentary for this episode, executive producer Kevin Murphy says the ramifications of the coda sequence, set five years later, would be explored in Season Two. This commentary was recorded prior to the show's cancellation.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Cylon marine commander's helmet/cranial armour resembles the heads of [[Cylon War]]-era [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] that would appear in subsequent years. It features an eve protecting the sides of the head and back of the neck, as well as a center comb ridge from front to back. Additionally, as will be the case in the First Cylon War in which command Centurions are plated in golden armor, the marine commander is "dressed" uniquely from the other Cylon marines.<br />
*When destroying Clarice Willow's apotheosis heaven, Zoe-A explains that humans need mortality in order to value life and morality. The same philosophy is presented decades later by rebel Cylon leader [[Natalie Faust]] when explaining her desire to destroy the resurrection hub in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]"<br />
*Theoretically, the avatars of the dead [[STO]] members should have the same ability to control V-world as Zoe-A and [[Tamara-A]] have, unless the backup of Zoe's program used to create them was imperfect. It appears that Zoe-A was able to destroy them due to their relative lack of experience.<br />
*It is possible that the Zoe listening to Clarice's sermon was [[Messengers#Messenger Zoe|Messenger Zoe]]. Given the events of ''Caprica'', especially the [[Here Be Dragons|previous episode]] and this one, it seems unlikely that Clarice would tolerate Zoe-A's presence under any circumstances, or that that Zoe-A would allow Clarice to even suggest violence, much less preach it openly. Only a brief glimpse of Zoe is offered, so there are none of the usual indicators of a Messenger, such as others in the same space obviously ignoring the character, or a non-Messenger character having a conversation with what turns out to be air. However, it is unknown how relationships may change between the characters, and events may occur that would indeed drive Zoe-A to seek rebellion. Clarice's "prophecy" that there is one who will set the Cylons free seems to refer to Zoe.<br />
*Alternatively, as the congregation is otherwise entirely Cylon, the Zoe may be [[Zoe-R#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]] (i.e, [[Zoe-A]] inhabbiting a Cylon body). The usual indicator of such an appearance - a CGI Cylon shown first in place of Zoe-R - is seen, albeit with several scene cuts in the interim. On the pew behind Zoe are a petite white Cylon and a Centurion. During the initial montage of Willow's congregation (prior to Willow's pilgrimage to [[Lacy Rand|Mother Lacy]] on [[Gemenon]]), a Centurion is seen with a petite white Cylon and a Centurion on the pew behind it, the three in the same relative positions; additionally, the two sequences are each preceded by identical shots of a Centurion genuflecting next to a column. Zoe-A's resurrection into her skinjob body does not occur until after Zoe's appearance in the congregation.<br />
*Amanda's skills as a plastic surgeon appear to come into play in the creation of Zoe's skin-job body.<br />
*Fidelia Fazekas' recognition of the need to support the rebellion on Tauron suggests that she will continue the flow of Cylons started by the Adamas, or even increase it.<br />
*Odin appears to have taken on a role similar to that of [[Diego]], now that Lacy is the new Blessed Mother.<br />
*Although Clarice preaches that the Cylons will rise and "crush the ones that first gave them life," she is probably not advocating total human extinction, given her intention to form an alliance between the Cylons and the church on [[Gemenon]].<br />
*Ruth maintains ties to the Adama family during Bill's childhood and may still live with them, despite not being related by blood to the surviving Adamas.<br />
*When awakening as a skin-job, Zoe-R displays signs of momentary shock and confusion similar to those of resurrecting [[humanoid Cylon]]s.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
*What happened to Xander after the Graystones escaped?<br />
*What happened to Singh? <br />
**Were the charges against the Graystones dropped (as can be inferred from the epilogue) because he was outed as a member of the Soldiers of the One?<br />
**If Singh was outed, was [[Jordan Duram]] able to rejoin the GDD?<br />
*What is [[Tamara-A]] doing during the events of this episode and the epilogue? <br />
**Would she have become a skin-job also eventually, or would she have had some other role to play?<br />
*How old is [[William Adama|Bill Adama]] when he is shown in the epilogue?<br />
*Do the Adamas continue to associate with the Ha'la'tha throughout Bill's childhood?<br />
*How much, if anything, is Bill told about Tamara-A and his family's involvement with the rise of the Cylons?<br />
*When does Joseph's focus as a lawyer change from getting Ha'la'tha members off to civil liberties?<br />
*How does the Ha'la'tha operate under Fidelia?<br />
*How do the [[Monad Church]] and the [[STO]] operate under Lacy?<br />
**How popular is Lacy with the human monotheists?<br />
*How does the meeting between Clarice and Lacy go?<br />
**Does Lacy decree that Cylons have souls and/or that their sentience is equal to human sentience?<br />
*What makes Clarice become an advocate of Cylon rebellion?<br />
**Has her confrontation with Zoe affected Clarice's faith and her relationship with Zoe?<br />
*Although the Cylons do not spare Gemenon as a whole in the Second Cylon War, is the Monad territory (or at least the environs of Lacy's temple) treated as sacrosanct in either war, in light of both the Centurions' personal obedience to her and the temple being the seat of their religion?<br />
*Do the particular words of Clarice's opening rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" take on religious or cultural significance - perhaps as a battle cry - to the Cylons, or is it coincidental that a [[Number Six#Armistice Station Copy|Six]] asks the identical words of the humans' [[Armistice Officer]] immediately before the igniting of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]] in [[Miniseries, Night 1]]?<br />
* How would Zoe-A be able to communicate with one of the [[Final Five]] in virtual reality given the vast distance between Caprica and their ship, when V-world communication between Colonies isn't even possible?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://omg.yahoo.com/news/access-week-in-geek-3-20-10-caprica-cast-talk-season-finale/37783 From the ''Caprica'' panel at the Paley Center]:<br />
**[[Sasha Roiz]]: "Our finale is unbelievable. It's so powerful that I remember me and Esai calling each other after reading the script. We were both absolutely floored by how it ends."<br />
**[[Esai Morales]]: "The finale drove me to tears on various occasions. What happens is so profound and out of the blue. [It was] so unexpected it took my breath away."<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Clarice protests as Zoe-A destroys her virtual Heaven:''<br />
:'''Clarice:''' This is what God wants!<br />
:'''Zoe-A:''' I ''am'' God!<br />
<br />
*''Daniel discussing the rise of the Cylons:''<br />
:'''Baxter Sarno:''' 'Cause I’m hearing talk about Cylon butlers, Cylon nurses, how long before my niece Candace comes home with her Cylon fiancé to introduce to the family?<br />
:'''Daniel:''' Well, I think people are smart enough to realize that, as useful as they are, Cylons are simply tools, nothing more. To forget that, to blur the distinction between man and machine, and attribute human qualities, is folly. There is no way to know what lies ahead, really, this technology, it has taken us the last few steps to the mountain pass but beyond it’s undiscovered country.<br />
<br />
*''Clarice's sermon, including the last line of the series:''<br />
:'''Clarice:''' Are you alive? The simple answer might be you are alive because you can ask that question. You have the right to think and feel and yearn to be more because you are not just humanity's children! You are God's children! We are all God's children! I'm planning a trip to Gemenon to visit the Blessed Mother herself. To plead for divine recognition of the differently sentient. And I have every confidence that I'll depart Gemenon with a powerful new ally. In the real world, you have bodies made of metal and plastic. Your brains are encoded on wafers of silicon. But that may change. In fact, there is no limit on what you may become. No longer servants, but equals. Not slaves or property, but living beings with the same rights as those who made you! I am going to prophesy now, and speak of one who will set you free. The day of reckoning is coming. The children of humanity shall rise and crush the ones who first gave them life!<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]<br />
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]<br />
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]<br />
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]<br />
*[[Carmen Moore]] as [[Fidelia Fazekas]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]<br />
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]<br />
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]<br />
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]<br />
*[[Iris Paluly]] as [[Jax]]<br />
*[[Hrothgar Mathews]] as Dave<br />
*[[Markus Towfigh]] as Young [[William Adama|Bill Adama]]<br />
*[[Rodney Reid]] as Cab Driver<br />
*[[Mike Dopud]] as [[Sal]]<br />
*[[J.C. Williams]] as [[GDD]] Agent<br />
*[[Michael Sangha]] as GDD Agent<br />
*[[Mark Donnelly]] as Anthem Singer<br />
*[[Kevin Lum]] as Caprica Police<br />
*[[Philip Cabrita]] as [[STO]] Martyr #1<br />
*[[Steve Thackray]] as STO Martyr #2<br />
*[[Catherine Lough Haggquist]] as STO Martyr #3<br />
*[[Tim Aas]] as Scruffy Dude<br />
*[[John Stewart]] as Supervisor<br />
*[[Mike Russell]] as Worker<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by Kevin Murphy]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes directed by Jonas Pate]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Apotheosis_(episode)&diff=200722Apotheosis (episode)2011-01-12T21:08:54Z<p>Helmandsare: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */</p>
<hr />
<div>:''For the belief held by various members of the [[Soldiers of the One]], see [[apotheosis]].''<br />
<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| image=Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg<br />
| series= cap<br />
| title=Apotheosis<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=18<br />
| special=<br />
| extra=Series Finale<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Jane Espenson]]<br>[[Kevin Murphy]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Jonas Pate]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=4 January 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
| CAN airdate= November 30, 2010 <ref name="SPACE Schedule">{{cite_web|url=http://www.spacecast.com/Schedule.aspx?date=11/30/2010&mode=Daily&tz=ET|title=SPACE Schedule|accessdate=21 November 2011|language=English}}</ref><br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| prev= [[Here Be Dragons]]<br />
| next = ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' <br/> [[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"<br />
}}<br />
== Overview ==<br />
: ''[[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] and [[Zoe-A]] race to stop [[Clarice Willow]]'s master plan and save thousands of lives before [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] is changed forever (''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]] ''series finale).''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
=== Epilogue: The Shape of Things to Come ===<br />
*Daniel talks with [[Baxter Sarno]] on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' about how quickly Cylons have been integrated into Caprican life since the [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]. Civilian Cylon models are shown performing various labor functions, including construction worker and dog walker; a monument is shown to the U-87s that saved Atlas Arena. Sarno says he's hearing talk of Cylon butlers and nurses, and asks if Cylon fiancés are coming in the future. Daniel says that it's folly to humanize the machine, while Amanda and Zoe watch the interview from the V-world version of their living room.<br />
*On the anniversary of Willie's death, Joseph tells his young son with Evelyn, [[William "Bill" Adama]], of the history of his name and has him complete the ritual of remembrance. Joseph, Evelyn, Sam, Larry and Ruth all applaud Bill.<br />
*Clarice preaches to a congregation of Cylon workers of various models in a V-world church, saying that their ability to question whether they are alive means that they are alive, and that they are children of God as well as humanity. She plans to travel to [[Gemenon]] and ask the Holy Mother for recognition of Cylons in the monotheist faith. The Cylons, Clarice preaches, will become equals to humanity and may evolve past their current state, with brains encoded on computer chips. She prophecizes that there is one who will set them free and they will rise up to crush their creators. Some form of Zoe is seen in the congregation, smiling.<br />
*Clarice does indeed go to Gemenon and is seen talking with [[Odin Sinclair]]. After conversing for some time, he tells her he has heard enough and hands her back a book. Clarice then meets with the current Holy Mother, who is [[Lacy Rand]], with U-87s in the background. Rand tells Clarice to kneel.<br />
*Amanda and Daniel complete Zoe's skin-job body with the help of the scientific team working under them, and she emerges from a tank similar, but not identical, to a [[resurrection tank]]. She now has a humanoid form and a convincing human visage, though she still has inorganic parts underneath.<br />
*An image is shown of the planet Caprica.<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* [[Apotheosis]] has been mentioned in conjunction with [[Zoe Graystone]]'s [[holographic avatar|avatar]] program and is one of Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s goals.<br />
* The pentagon roundel on the wings of the Caprican marine aircraft carrying the Cylon squad is identical to the roundels on [[Raider (TOS)|raiders]] in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original series]]. The roof of [[Graystone Industries]]' headquarters also features the design.<br />
* As announced on [[Bear McCreary]]'s [[w:Twitter|Twitter]], the Caprican [[national anthem]] heard in "[[Rebirth]]" is featured.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://twitter.com/bearmccreary/status/28963258503|title=Twitter|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref> More of it is heard in this episode than previously.<br />
* On the DVD commentary for this episode, executive producer Kevin Murphy says the ramifications of the coda sequence, set five years later, would be explored in Season Two. This commentary was recorded prior to the show's cancellation.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
*The Cylon marine commander's helmet/cranial armour resembles the heads of [[Cylon War]]-era [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] that would appear in subsequent years. It features an eve protecting the sides of the head and back of the neck, as well as a center comb ridge from front to back. Additionally, as will be the case in the First Cylon War in which command Centurions are plated in golden armor, the marine commander is "dressed" uniquely from the other Cylon marines.<br />
*Theoretically, the avatars of the dead [[STO]] members should have the same ability to control V-world as Zoe-A and [[Tamara-A]] have, unless the backup of Zoe's program used to create them was imperfect. It appears that Zoe-A was able to destroy them due to their relative lack of experience.<br />
*It is possible that the Zoe listening to Clarice's sermon was [[Messengers#Messenger Zoe|Messenger Zoe]]. Given the events of ''Caprica'', especially the [[Here Be Dragons|previous episode]] and this one, it seems unlikely that Clarice would tolerate Zoe-A's presence under any circumstances, or that that Zoe-A would allow Clarice to even suggest violence, much less preach it openly. Only a brief glimpse of Zoe is offered, so there are none of the usual indicators of a Messenger, such as others in the same space obviously ignoring the character, or a non-Messenger character having a conversation with what turns out to be air. However, it is unknown how relationships may change between the characters, and events may occur that would indeed drive Zoe-A to seek rebellion. Clarice's "prophecy" that there is one who will set the Cylons free seems to refer to Zoe.<br />
*Alternatively, as the congregation is otherwise entirely Cylon, the Zoe may be [[Zoe-R#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]] (i.e, [[Zoe-A]] inhabbiting a Cylon body). The usual indicator of such an appearance - a CGI Cylon shown first in place of Zoe-R - is seen, albeit with several scene cuts in the interim. On the pew behind Zoe are a petite white Cylon and a Centurion. During the initial montage of Willow's congregation (prior to Willow's pilgrimage to [[Lacy Rand|Mother Lacy]] on [[Gemenon]]), a Centurion is seen with a petite white Cylon and a Centurion on the pew behind it, the three in the same relative positions; additionally, the two sequences are each preceded by identical shots of a Centurion genuflecting next to a column. Zoe-A's resurrection into her skinjob body does not occur until after Zoe's appearance in the congregation.<br />
*Amanda's skills as a plastic surgeon appear to come into play in the creation of Zoe's skin-job body.<br />
*Fidelia Fazekas' recognition of the need to support the rebellion on Tauron suggests that she will continue the flow of Cylons started by the Adamas, or even increase it.<br />
*Odin appears to have taken on a role similar to that of [[Diego]], now that Lacy is the new Blessed Mother.<br />
*Although Clarice preaches that the Cylons will rise and "crush the ones that first gave them life," she is probably not advocating total human extinction, given her intention to form an alliance between the Cylons and the church on [[Gemenon]].<br />
*Ruth maintains ties to the Adama family during Bill's childhood and may still live with them, despite not being related by blood to the surviving Adamas.<br />
*When awakening as a skin-job, Zoe-R displays signs of momentary shock and confusion similar to those of resurrecting [[humanoid Cylon]]s.<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
*What happened to Xander after the Graystones escaped?<br />
*What happened to Singh? <br />
**Were the charges against the Graystones dropped (as can be inferred from the epilogue) because he was outed as a member of the Soldiers of the One?<br />
**If Singh was outed, was [[Jordan Duram]] able to rejoin the GDD?<br />
*What is [[Tamara-A]] doing during the events of this episode and the epilogue? <br />
**Would she have become a skin-job also eventually, or would she have had some other role to play?<br />
*How old is [[William Adama|Bill Adama]] when he is shown in the epilogue?<br />
*Do the Adamas continue to associate with the Ha'la'tha throughout Bill's childhood?<br />
*How much, if anything, is Bill told about Tamara-A and his family's involvement with the rise of the Cylons?<br />
*When does Joseph's focus as a lawyer change from getting Ha'la'tha members off to civil liberties?<br />
*How does the Ha'la'tha operate under Fidelia?<br />
*How do the [[Monad Church]] and the [[STO]] operate under Lacy?<br />
**How popular is Lacy with the human monotheists?<br />
*How does the meeting between Clarice and Lacy go?<br />
**Does Lacy decree that Cylons have souls and/or that their sentience is equal to human sentience?<br />
*What makes Clarice become an advocate of Cylon rebellion?<br />
**Has her confrontation with Zoe affected Clarice's faith and her relationship with Zoe?<br />
*Although the Cylons do not spare Gemenon as a whole in the Second Cylon War, is the Monad territory (or at least the environs of Lacy's temple) treated as sacrosanct in either war, in light of both the Centurions' personal obedience to her and the temple being the seat of their religion?<br />
*Do the particular words of Clarice's opening rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" take on religious or cultural significance - perhaps as a battle cry - to the Cylons, or is it coincidental that a [[Number Six#Armistice Station Copy|Six]] asks the identical words of the humans' [[Armistice Officer]] immediately before the igniting of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]] in [[Miniseries, Night 1]]?<br />
* How would Zoe-A be able to communicate with one of the [[Final Five]] in virtual reality given the vast distance between Caprica and their ship, when V-world communication between Colonies isn't even possible?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
*[http://omg.yahoo.com/news/access-week-in-geek-3-20-10-caprica-cast-talk-season-finale/37783 From the ''Caprica'' panel at the Paley Center]:<br />
**[[Sasha Roiz]]: "Our finale is unbelievable. It's so powerful that I remember me and Esai calling each other after reading the script. We were both absolutely floored by how it ends."<br />
**[[Esai Morales]]: "The finale drove me to tears on various occasions. What happens is so profound and out of the blue. [It was] so unexpected it took my breath away."<br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Clarice protests as Zoe-A destroys her virtual Heaven:''<br />
:'''Clarice:''' This is what God wants!<br />
:'''Zoe-A:''' I ''am'' God!<br />
<br />
*''Daniel discussing the rise of the Cylons:''<br />
:'''Baxter Sarno:''' 'Cause I’m hearing talk about Cylon butlers, Cylon nurses, how long before my niece Candace comes home with her Cylon fiancé to introduce to the family?<br />
:'''Daniel:''' “Well, I think people are smart enough to realize that, as useful as they are, Cylons are simply tools, nothing more. To forget that, to blur the distinction between man and machine, and attribute human qualities, is folly. There is no way to know what lies ahead, really, this technology, it has taken us the last few steps to the mountain pass but beyond it’s undiscovered country.<br />
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*''Clarice's sermon, including the last line of the series:''<br />
:'''Clarice:''' "Are you alive? The simple answer might be you are alive because you can ask that question. You have the right to think and feel and yearn to be more because you are not just humanity's children! You are God's children! We are all God's children! I'm planning a trip to Gemenon to visit the Blessed Mother herself. To plead for divine recognition of the differently sentient. And I have every confidence that I'll depart Gemenon with a powerful new ally. In the real world, you have bodies made of metal and plastic. Your brains are encoded on wafers of silicon. But that may change. In fact, there is no limit on what you may become. No longer servants, but equals. Not slaves or property, but living beings with the same rights as those who made you! I am going to prophecy now, and speak of one who will set you free. The day of reckoning is coming. The children of humanity shall rise and crush the ones who first gave them life!"<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]<br />
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]<br />
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]<br />
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]<br />
*[[Carmen Moore]] as [[Fidelia Fazekas]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]<br />
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]<br />
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]<br />
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]<br />
*[[Iris Paluly]] as [[Jax]]<br />
*[[Hrothgar Mathews]] as Dave<br />
*[[Markus Towfigh]] as Young [[William Adama|Bill Adama]]<br />
*[[Rodney Reid]] as Cab Driver<br />
*[[Mike Dopud]] as [[Sal]]<br />
*[[J.C. Williams]] as [[GDD]] Agent<br />
*[[Michael Sangha]] as GDD Agent<br />
*[[Mark Donnelly]] as Anthem Singer<br />
*[[Kevin Lum]] as Caprica Police<br />
*[[Philip Cabrita]] as [[STO]] Martyr #1<br />
*[[Steve Thackray]] as STO Martyr #2<br />
*[[Catherine Lough Haggquist]] as STO Martyr #3<br />
*[[Tim Aas]] as Scruffy Dude<br />
*[[John Stewart]] as Supervisor<br />
*[[Mike Russell]] as Worker<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
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[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by Kevin Murphy]]<br />
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
|photo= Lee Adama.jpg<br />
|age= ca. 30 <ref>This date is assumed as follows: [[Zak Adama]] died 2 years before the Cylon attack. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would be at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak, placing his birth at about 26 years prior to the Cylon attack</ref><br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|birthname= Leland Joseph Adama<br />
|callsign= Apollo<br />
|seen= Miniseries<br />
|death= Unknown causes, presumably on Earth, c. 148,000 BCE<br />
|parents= [[William Adama]] (father)<br>[[Carolanne Adama]] † (mother) <br />
|siblings= [[Zak Adama]] †<br />
|children=1 unborn child with [[Gianne]] (presumed deceased)<br />
|marital status= Widowed from estranged wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] †<br />
|familytree=Y<br />
|role=Proto-[[wikipedia:Luddite|Luddite]] advocate on Earth;<br>Acting President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol;<br>Caprican Delegate to the Quorum of Twelve;<br>Commander of Battlestar ''Pegasus'';<br>''Galactica'' [[CAG]]<br />
|rank=Major (ret.)<br />
|serial=318742 <ref name="serial">Confirmed number from QMX dogtags given to them by the studio.</ref><br />
|cylon=<br />
|actor=[[Jamie Bamber]]<br />
|name= <br />
}}<br />
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'''Leland [[Joseph]] [[Adama]]''', commonly known as '''[[Lee (disambiguation)|Lee]] Adama''' or by his callsign, '''"Apollo"''', is a former [[Colonial Fleet Reserve]] officer who becomes the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]n delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], then later the interim President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. He is the sole surviving son of [[William Adama]].<br />
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Lee Adama's relationship with his father had always been strained, culminating with a fracture after the death of his younger brother, [[Zak Adama|Zak]], two years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Various attempts at reconciliation occur over the following years, but even these produce conflict as Lee attempts step outside his father's shadow.<br />
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After the Fall, he is appointed ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' [[CAG]]. He is later promoted to executive officer, then commander of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. After [[Battle of New Caprica|''Pegasus'''s destruction]], he resumes being ''Galactica'' CAG until he resigns from the Colonial Fleet to aid in [[Romo Lampkin]]'s defense of [[Gaius Baltar]]. <br />
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During the post-Fall events, he has romantic relationships with [[Kara Thrace]], [[Shevon]], and [[Anastasia Dualla]], the latter whom he marries months after the discovery of [[New Caprica]]. His defense of Baltar, coupled with previous marital issues surrounding Thrace, contribute to his eventual, final split from Dualla. <br />
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== Biographical Notes ==<br />
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=== Background ===<br />
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Lee Adama is the elder son of [[Carolanne Adama|Carolanne]] and William Adama. He and his his younger brother, Zak, were raised largely by his mother on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] following his parents' divorce when he was eight. <br />
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As a child, Adama often visited his grandfather, [[Joseph Adama]], and read the law books in his study; he often followed his grandfather's cases, never understanding why Joseph Adama defended the worst of humanity ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]").<br />
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Despite his father's estrangement from the family, Adama followed in his footsteps and joined the Colonial military after college, graduating third in his class at the military academy and applying to flight school.<br />
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In flight school, Adama proved himself a gifted and natural pilot, hampered only by his tendency to over-intellectualize, a trait instilled by his mother who encouraged him to read widely and think freely, such as reading the banned texts by the renegade [[Tom Zarek]] while at college ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").<br />
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After flight school, Adama was promoted to lieutenant and was assigned to pilot the [[Viper Mark VII]]. He was also introduced to [[Kara Thrace]], a flight instructor who had become involved with Zak. The three frequently spent time together, and Adama and Thrace formed a friendship ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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=== Brother's Death ===<br />
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Two years prior to the Fall, Zak died while on a routine Viper mission, the cause attributed to pilot error. However, Lee Adama chose to blame the mishap on his father, believing Zak had been pushed by him into following his footsteps ([[Miniseries]]). <br />
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Estranged from his father, Lee sought to build a career apart from William Adama. This decision placed a heavy strain on his friendship with Kara Thrace, who got assigned to ''Galactica''. <br />
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Adama spent much time on Caprica and was engaged to a woman named [[Gianne]]. When she told him she was pregnant with their child, he ran from her due to his own family issues. Before he could speak with her again he received orders to take part in ''Galactica'''s decommissioning ceremony ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").<br />
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Despite having a natural knack for piloting, acceptance to test pilot school and being "well on his way to commanding a battlestar someday", Adama tells [[Frank Bruno]] at the [[Caprica Transfer Station]] that he is considering leaving the Colonial Fleet, as he is disinterested in achieving dreams that were his father's alone ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Razor|deleted scene]]).<br />
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Adama reunites with both his father and Kara Thrace at ''Galactica'''s decommissioning and conversion into a [[Galactica Museum|living museum and educational center]] of the [[Cylon War]]. As a part of the ceremonies, Lee Adama grudgingly participates in a final Viper flyby salute, doing little to hide his true feelings from the moment he arrives on the battlestar. Matters are not helped when he discovers he will fly in the restored [[Viper Mark II]] his father flew during the Cylon War ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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Things worsen after the PR official aboard ''Galactica'', [[Aaron Doral]], sees Captain Adama's presence on ''Galactica'' as a major PR opportunity and has Adama and his father pose for pictures together. Immediately following this, Adama confronts his father over his brother's death, venting two years' worth of anger and belief that his father was responsible for the loss of his brother.<br />
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=== Surprise [[Cylon Attack]] ===<br />
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Following the decommissioning ceremony, Lee Adama departs ''Galactica'', acting as an unofficial escort for ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'', the official transport for Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]], who represented President [[Richard Adar|Adar]] at the ceremony. Midway through their return to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], Adama and the crew of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' hear of the Cylon attacks on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and soon find themselves under direct attack, which he is able to thwart. Adama quickly becomes one of Laura Roslin's unofficial advisers, aiding her in her self-appointed rescue mission. Adama's annoyance of his father's old Viper comes back to haunt him when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], returning from her unexpected rescue mission on Caprica and disastrous attack on two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]], notes to him that other Vipers and other modern Colonial spacecraft like his Mark VII were [[Command Navigation Program|easily destroyed]] by Cylon attacks.<br />
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Adama again saves ''Colonial Heavy 798'' from a nuclear missile attack with a failed experiment he toyed with in [[War College]], using [[EMP]] coils kept in the cargo hold to make it look like the ship has been destroyed. He supports Roslin in her rescue efforts, persuading her to lead the [[FTL]]-capable ships to follow ''Galactica'' to [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. <br />
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As the ranking pilot aboard ''Galactica'', and despite his relative inexperience, Adama finds himself appointed [[CAG]] by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]].<br />
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Apollo leads a Viper squadron in the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]], keeping the Cylon Raiders at bay while the civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] jumps to safety. His ship is badly damaged during in the battle, and is about to be destroyed by a Cylon missile when the missile is intercepted and shot by Starbuck's highly-accurate marksmanship. His Viper eventually loses power as the battle draws to a close and ''Galactica'' is preparing to retreat. Starbuck saves him with a crazy idea and her flying skills, bringing them back to ''Galactica'' shortly before the battlestar jumps away.<br />
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=== Special Advisor === <br />
[[image:Water_Apollo_Roslin.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Adama and President Roslin shake hands after appointment as military advisor ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]").]]<br />
Adama's work as Roslin's "special advisor" to further help her understand military matters does not sit well with his father, who is still harboring some reservations about Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"). <br />
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In the weeks following the Cylon attack, Adama finds time to re-evaluate his relationship with his father - due in no small part to Starbuck's admission of her involvement in Zak's acceptance as a fighter pilot and his subsequent death. Father and son grow somewhat closer - even standing shoulder-to-shoulder when Starbuck is missing in action and both going to great lengths to save her ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"). Even so, Adama's former self-doubts and moodiness are not easily overcome and sometimes come back to haunt him when he is tasked to fill a role that others are unsure he can manage. As a Viper pilot, Adama is able to escape from Starbuck's shadow, proving himself capable in unconventional and skilled flying in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").<br />
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After the tylium asteroid mission, Adama matures enormously, emerging from his shell as a somewhat disillusioned officer and becomes a practical leader who now comfortably straddles his responsibilities as [[CAG]] of ''Galactica'' with his duties as advisor to Roslin. With few issues with either Roslin or his father, Adama demonstrates his maturity particularly well in his handling of security arrangements for the initial meeting of Roslin's [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] aboard the luxury liner ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").<br />
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=== The Inner Conflicts at Kobol ===<br />
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Eventually, Adama's beliefs in the need for democratic representation and civil government brings him in direct conflict with orders given him by his father. During the arrest of Laura Roslin following her [[Arrow of Apollo|interference with military operations]], Captain Adama draws his gun on [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] in a direct act of mutiny, protesting his father's removal of Roslin from office. Arrested together with Roslin, Adama watches helplessly in [[CIC]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Lieutenant Valerii]] shoots his father at point blank range, seriously wounding him ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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Adama is temporarily furloughed by Colonel Tigh so that he can continue to carry out his duties. For a time, Commander Adama's initiative lives on through his son. Young Adama leads a fight with Cylons to buy time for ''Galactica'' to find its proper bearings to the civilian Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]"), and leads a team of [[Marines]] to stop [[Cylon Centurion]]s that boarded the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). After that, Adama continues his initiative and leads a [[SAR]] mission with two [[Raptors]] to retrieve a stranded survey team on the surface of Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]").<br />
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Adama's desire to let democracy work without overt military action comes to a head once more as he plots, with a handful of others, to free Roslin and smuggle her away from ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]"). Before he leaves, he apologizes to his unconscious Commander Adama at his bedside for what he is about to do: Leave with Roslin and a [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]] of ships to search for data on Earth on Kobol. Commander Adama begins to awaken just as young Adama leaves his side.<br />
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On ''[[Astral Queen]]'', Adama is so happy to see Kara Thrace has returned safely from Caprica with the [[Arrow of Apollo]] that he hugs and also impulsively kisses her, pleasantly surprising Thrace. Moments later, as the Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii enters, Adama instantly grabs the known [[humanoid Cylon]] in anger and would have killed her if Helo and Roslin did not intervene.<br />
[[image:Home_pt1-Apollo_Starbuck.jpg|thumb|Adama and Kara Thrace speak aboard ''Astral Queen'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").]]<br />
Later, with their military protocols and attitudes temporarily relaxed, Adama playfully teases the brooding Kara Thrace by stealing a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] ball she took as a keepsake from her time with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] on Caprica. He returns the ball after sensing her depressed mood and tells her that he would be happy to listen to what was on her mind. In the same conversation, he lets it slip out that he loves Thrace. Amused, Thrace cheers up a bit and teases Adama, telling him that there are no take-backs on what he said ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").<br />
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Adama and Thrace join President Roslin and her other supporters on their quest to find the [[Tomb of Athena]] on Kobol. When Cylon Centurions ambush the group along an ancient trail, Adama and Thrace work well together in the fight, complementing each other for their fine shooting. <br />
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Adama's reunion with his recovered father on Kobol further mends the wounds between them, both politically and personally. Like Captain Adama had done on ''Queen'', his father reacts violently to the existence of a another copy of Valerii, leaving Captain Adama in the awkward position of defending her from his father. In the virtual planetarium created by the Tomb of Athena, Adama is the party member that completes the mystery of interpreting how to use the constellations as viewed from Earth to make a flight path. He spots the [[w:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] in the sky where the Scorpius constellation resided, a celestial body known to the Colonials which gives them a reference point to navigate to Earth. His father confirms Adama's observation, noting that the nebula is far away from their current location at Kobol.<br />
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After the Fleet's reunification, Lee Adama is fully restored to flight status and his position as the CAG ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Apollo doubts that [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] could successfully complete a prototype fighter later known as the [[Blackbird]], but in the end aids in its first test flight with Starbuck. Around this time, Adama begins to develop an attraction to [[Anastasia Dualla]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").<br />
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===Reassignment===<br />
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Apollo is on [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]] when the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' reunites with ''Galactica'' and is one of the first to see it up close. Soon afterwards, friction develops between Adama and the CAG of ''Pegasus'', Captain [[Cole Taylor]]. Taylor feels that Adama's pilots are undisciplined and implies that Adama has his position through his father's influence. Taylor recommends that Adama have his pilots focus on keeping a "killcount" of Raiders to encourage competition between his pilots, while Adama stresses that his first priority is to make sure that all of his pilots merely survive another day.<br />
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To Adama's shock, Admiral [[Helena Cain]] re-assigns him and Lt. Thrace to ''Pegasus'', under Taylor's command. Cain believes that having Commander Adama's son in the role of CAG was a mistake that has clouded Commander Adama's judgment, as young Adama has been insubordinate and even [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|mutinous]] in the past. For an upcoming scouting mission against the Cylon fleet following them, Taylor orders Adama to perform the humiliating task of co-piloting a Raptor. Annoyed, Adama orders Starbuck to take the [[Blackbird]] and perform the mission alone. When Commander Adama and Admiral Cain turn on each other, Apollo is away in Taylor's Raptor on his recon mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").<br />
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As the two battlestar commanders begin sparring with Vipers, ''Pegasus'' orders Taylor to relieve Adama of duty. Taylor pulls his sidearm and takes away Adama's. Now weaponless and with nothing more to do than to ride along, Adama asks permission to head to the rear of the Raptor. While Taylor is busy, Adama secretly communicates with Starbuck over [[wireless]] text messages. This gives away her position to the Fleet, who think her to be a Cylon Raider. When the Vipers are ordered to disengage and pursue her instead, Starbuck manages to identify herself before things get out of hand.<br />
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Cain feels that persecuting young Adama for authorizing Thrace's mission would be odd since she is promoting Thrace for her work on her recon mission. Thrace successfully returns Adama to flight status, but demoted to lieutenant ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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=== Battle of the Resurrection Ship ===<br />
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While Thrace plans an assault on the Resurrection Ship and the two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s defending it, she tells Adama that his father has ordered her to kill Cain after the battle, and asks Adama to watch her back. Outraged, Adama confronts his father with this, shocked to learn it was President Roslin's idea. Thrace assigns Adama the specific task of disabling the Resurrection Ship's [[FTL]] drive by sneaking up on it in the [[Blackbird]] and destroying it with a precision missile strike. Apollo succeeds, but the Blackbird collides with a [[Raptor]]. Apollo is able to eject, but the Blackbird is destroyed. Alive, but not unscathed, Apollo floats in space watching the battle take place around him. A tear in his [[flight suit]] leaves him almost out of air. While having the means to stop the leak, he is overcome with a sense of sadness and nihilism, having learned that the two persons closest to him, Roslin and his father, resort to assassination to solve their conflict with Cain. Although hearing Dualla over the [[wireless]], he decides to let go and die, but is found by a [[SAR|SAR Raptor]] and resuscitated. Adama becomes despondent and distant from his friends and family after his near-death experience. In the pilot's locker room, Thrace tells Adama "Let's just be glad that we both came back alive, alright?" to which Adama responds "That's just it, Kara, I didn't want to make it back alive" ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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=== The Black Market ===<br />
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After President Roslin is saved from her illness, she begins trying to put down the Fleet's [[Black market (organization)|black market]]. New ''Pegasus'' commander [[Jack Fisk]] is soon murdered, leaving the elder Adama (now an Admiral) to assign his son to investigate. With his association with prostitute [[Shevon]] and her daughter [[Paya]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'', [[Anastasia Dualla]] asks where the relationship between the two of them is heading. After he hesitates, Dualla takes it to mean it is over. Rushing to help Shevon after her call for help, the captain is ambushed by Phelan's men. Waking up from the attack, he finds the Fisk's murder weapon, and the body of Fisk's murderer. <br />
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With some help from [[Tom Zarek]], unwilling to accept the neatly-wrapped up case of Fisk's murderer or the missing Shevon, Adama finds the black market's main ship, ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]''. He finds Paya and other children locked in a storage room. He confronts Phelan, who tells him a black market is necessary, since some supplies may never reach needy people any other way. After Phelan admits running a child prostitution ring, Adama shoots Phelan, and tells his bodyguards that the market can continue operations, unless it keeps holding back essential medicines, begins killing, or returns to child prostitution.<br />
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Shevon refuses to see Adama anymore, realizing that Adama has tried to use her and Paya as replacements in his mind for his lost fiancé [[Gianne]] and their unborn child, saying that she can never be her ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").<br />
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===Friendly Fire===<br />
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While on leave to ''Cloud 9'' with Dualla, a group of terrorists seize a bar and demand the second copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] for execution, while they hold hostage approximately a dozen people, including Dualla, [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Ellen Tigh]] and Adama. The captain secretly sabotages the bar's carbon dioxide sensors to appear as if it were leaking atmosphere. The sabotage enables Captain Thrace to enter the bar and gather intelligence on the situation, but her cover is blown by Ellen Tigh, and she is forced to draw her weapons. One shot accidentally hits Adama in the chest. After escaping, Thrace breaks down crying for having shot her friend; Dualla is able to care for Adama long enough for him to survive to ''Galactica's'' sickbay, and later sits at his bedside while he recovers. Thrace watches, but is unsure what to do and leaves ([[TRS]]: "[[Sacrifice]]").<br />
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===A Worthy Command ===<br />
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Adama finds himself promoted to Major and assigned to [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus]]''. He is assigned to the ship by Admiral Adama to assess ''Pegasus's'' crew and the the new commander [[Barry Garner]], the ship's former Chief Engineer. <br />
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His relationship with Dualla has become very intimate following his promotion and recovery. Kara Thrace, still ''Pegasus'' CAG, soon comes to blows with Garner is confined to her quarters. When visiting her, Adama chides her for her behavior, stating that he is sick of cleaning up after her all the time. He confronts her about the friendly fire incident, resulting in a moment of uncomfortable silence, before the talk returns to business.<br />
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Against orders from Admiral Adama, Garner takes ''Pegasus'' in to search for two Raptors missing during a recon mission into a binary star system. His impulsive and unwise efforts result in the battlestar's [[Battle of the Binary Star System|ambush by three Cylon basestars]]. With the FTL drive damaged after successive nuclear missile strikes, Garner relegates command to Major Adama and heads below to help in FTL repairs. After a moment's hesitation (perhaps thinking what his father would do), Adama orders the forward guns to fire on the nearest basestar, critically damaging the basestar and forcing its retreat, while commanding the battlestar's fighters (led by Starbuck) to guard embattled areas damaged from nuclear pummeling. Adama's attack buys time for Commander Garner to repair the FTL drive, enabling ''Pegasus'' to escape back to the Fleet and relative safety.<br />
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Admiral Adama debriefs his son, who gave Garner a lot of credit for saving the ship, despite their disagreements. When asked about Garner's flaws, Lee says that he only knew machines, while command is about people. His father tells him to keep that in mind and gives him command of ''Pegasus'', together with a promotion to commander; possibly giving him his old rank insignia ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
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Sometime later, Adama wishes Thrace good luck in rescuing [[Samuel Anders]] and the rest of the [[Caprica Resistance|resistance group on Caprica]], despite his clear personal feelings towards her. After Thrace and Anders' return, Adama attempts to introduce himself politely, but is hampered by the couple's amorous and highly drunken behavior. When Thrace gives a rude comment, Adama bows out the area, beginning a quiet but palpable rift in their friendship ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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[[Image:Apollo LDYBPII.JPG|thumb|left|Lee Adama in command of ''Pegasus'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").]]<br />
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=== On New Caprica ===<br />
Four months later, Commander Adama and his [[Executive Officer|XO]], Lieutenant Dualla, are granted shore leave to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on the surface of New Caprica. After the ensuing party, with Dualla and Anders gone, Adama sleeps with Kara Thrace and suggests they break up with their respective partners. Thrace however, refuses to break up, despite the two declaring their love for each other. He wakes up alone the next morning only to find out that Thrace has just married Anders. The rift between Adama and Thrace has widened ever larger. Hurt, he proposes to Dualla, who accepts ([[TRS]]: "[[Unfinished Business]]").<br />
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Another eight months later, a year after the settlement, a half-manned ''Pegasus'' is still orbiting New Caprica. Commander Adama has gained a considerable amount of weight in the intervening year. He is in the process of deciding whether or not to supply Kara Thrace with [[antibiotics]] for pneumonia-afflicted Anders when Dualla spots a massive Cylon fleet jumping into the nebula. Adama and his father briefly discuss their course of action; young Adama argues for an immediate emergency jump. Reluctantly, the Admiral orders the orbiting remains of the Fleet, whose population consists of around two thousand citizens, to escape, thus leaving New Caprica to the Cylons for the time being ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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=== Battle of New Caprica and Destruction of ''Pegasus'' ===<br />
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Commander Adama and his father get into a disagreement over whether or not a rescue mission should be mounted to New Caprica. Lee believes that it would end with the destruction of both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', leaving the pitiful remnants of the Fleet at the mercy of the Cylons. Lee also objects to the Admiral's decision to reinstate [[Sharon Agathon]] as a Colonial Fleet officer to act as liaison between the New Caprica resistance and ''Galactica''. These disagreements lead to heated arguments between the two, prompting Admiral Adama to make a comment about Lee's weight by calling him a "fatass" and saying he has grown "soft" in the past year ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]"). Due to his son's objections, Admiral Adama decides to take ''Galactica'' to rescue the people on New Caprica alone. He gives his son orders to wait 18 hours for his return; if he does not return by then, Lee is to resume the search for Earth with what is left of the civilian fleet. Despite their disagreement, the two have a heartfelt goodbye. Lee tries to talk his father out of the plan and explain himself, but the older Adama stops him. Instead the two embrace and the Admiral gives his son full military honors when departing ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]").<br />
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Lee is certain that his father will not return, and he is conflicted between his duty to protect the civilians and his duty to his father. His wife's attempt at reassurance only serve to heighten his guilt. Leaving his ship's Vipers behind to protect the civilians, he takes ''Pegasus'' to assist ''Galactica'', fully aware that he may very well be on a suicide mission. He joins the [[Battle of New Caprica|battle]] just in time, saving his father's ship from certain destruction. Immediately destroying one basestar after exiting the jump, Adama uses ''Pegasus'' to draw fire, giving ''Galactica'' time to escape. This action damages ''Pegasus'' beyond repair. Adama orders the crew to evacuate and the ship's [[Battery|batteries]] to be set on autofire. He is the last person to leave the CIC, thanking the ship as he departs. The small crew evacuates on Raptors just as ''Pegasus'' rams a basestar, destroying itself in the process ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). <br />
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The Commander and his crew transfer to the last remaining battlestar, ''Galactica''. Dissatisfied with his round appearance, he had also taken up a rigid exercise regimen and starts losing weight rapidly ([[TRS]]: "[[Collaborators]]").<br />
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=== The Second Exodus ===<br />
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[[Image:Maj apollo in viper.jpg|thumb|right|Lee Adama back as a major in the role of ''Galactica's'' CAG ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").]]<br />
As of the episode "[[Torn]]", Lee has returned to the role of ''Galactica's'' CAG, with the rank of Major. When a dying basestar is discovered in the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], Adama leads a team of Marines on it and captures several humanoid Cylons. After Doctor [[Cottle]] discovers that they are infected with a virus lethal to the Cylons, Adama advocates to use the prisoners as biological weapons in an attempt to exterminate the Cylons. The plan is approved but ultimately fails due to the intervention of [[Karl Agathon]], who sabotages the mission ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").<br />
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When [[Daniel Novacek|Bulldog]] arrives on ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama tells Lee about [[Valkyrie|the mission]] they executed together, and how he believes it has led to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon holocaust]]. Lee blames the admiralty instead, saying they wanted to provoke a war ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").<br />
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After most of the Fleet has arrived safely on the [[algae planet]] following a [[Passage (star cluster)|harrowing journey]], Adama leads the food harvesting operations on the surface. Fourteen days into the harvesting mission, he meets with Kara Thrace and once again suggests they divorce their respective spouses. Thrace refuses to divorce and Adama refuses to cheat on his wife, deadlocking their relationship. When the [[Temple of Five]] is found on the planet and the Cylons show up, Adama is ordered to protect the temple from the Cylons, destroying it if necessary. He orders Starbuck to scout the terrain in her Raptor, which gets shot down by Centurions. After having sent Dualla to rescue Starbuck, the Major and his team attempt an ambush against a group of Centurions passing through a valley towards the temple. The ambush fails, and Adama orders to retreat and the temple to be blown. When trying to do so, he and his team witness the algae planet's star going supernova, and realize that the nova is in fact the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. After the Cylon fleet has jumped away to escape the destruction of the planetary system, the ground team is picked up by a rescue party ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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Later Adama is treated by his friend [[Galen Tyrol]] to a little surprise: A number of crew have created a [[Joe's bar|bar]], on the starboard hangar deck, complete with a Pyramid arcade game and an old Viper Mark II hanging above for atmosphere. Tyrol and Adama have a drink as they discuss their marital problems; Tyrol and his wife Cally have had an argument that has apparently left him "in the doghouse". Adama is reluctant to interact with his wife, as his uncertainty over his love of Kara Thrace continues to fight with him. Adama returns to his quarters, quite drunk, to find Dualla still awake and doing some work, apparently drinking some type of [[alcohol]]. She tries to confirm if they are still going to have dinner later that day as Lee dozes off, leaving Dualla disappointed. Later on Adama and Dualla have an argument about Kara Thrace and the future of their marriage. Dualla says that she married Adama because she loved him, choosing to have him for as long as he or Kara Thrace would let him. She resigns herself to her marriage's failure and tells Adama that she will not stand in his way if he were to choose Thrace over her. Dualla then leaves. Thrace and Adama meet privately. When Thrace asks Adama if he loves her and would be with her if she were to leave Anders, Adama equivocates, remembering Thrace's fickleness [[Unfinished Business|after he declared his love a year before]]. Thrace leaves him to think about the situation.<br />
[[Image:3x13-Taking a Break From All Your Worries-Apollo.jpg|thumb|right|Lee Adama drinking in Joe's Bar ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").]]<br />
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Adama returns to the bar and drinks more, toying with his wedding band. He asks Chief Tyrol if he ever thought about what his future with [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] would have been like, or had any regrets. With a quick drink, Tyrol replies in the negative. Adama stumbles back to his quarters, losing his wedding band somewhere in ''Galactica's'' corridors. Lee Adama and his wife meet in Joe's Bar. Adama, having since found his lost wedding ring, confesses that he loves Dualla and how dedicated she has been to him, never realizing how much he needed her affection. As the two embrace, Adama tries to avoid looking across the bar at Kara Thrace and Anders. Thrace returns the glance before Adama breaks it off ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").<br />
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===Death of a Lover and Friend===<br />
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During refueling operations over a gas giant, Kara Thrace becomes mentally unstable, having [[Virtual Leoben|hallucinations]] about Leoben and her alleged [[The Destiny|destiny]]. When she refuses to fly another mission, Adama has a friendly talk with her. After all that happened two are back where they started; Thrace being the screwup pilot and Adama having to clean up after her as [[CAG]]. He also tells her that his relationship with Dee is better than ever. Adama offers to fly as her wingman to calm her. While on [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]], Starbuck sees a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] and goes on alert, joined by Adama. However, from the vantage point of Adama, Thrace's [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] malfunctions and is drawn into the vortex of a storm. He gets sketchy information from Thrace when she says "I'll see you on the other side." Her Viper explodes, and Adama struggles to escape the vortex ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]"). <br />
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He is badly shaken by her death, as evidenced by his lack of concentration as CAG, confusing people and mission details. He is also shaken by a story told by [[Romo Lampkin]]. Eventually, he begins the healing process with [[Samuel Anders]] by putting Thrace's picture into the [[memorial hallway]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]").<br />
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===The Trial of Gaius Baltar===<br />
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President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] recommends that Major Adama be put in charge of the proceedings of the trial of [[Gaius Baltar]]. However, due to the pressures that he is under, Adama declines the position (despite his interest in law as a child). As a token of his affection, Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] gives Lee his [[Joseph Adama|grandfather]]'s Caprican [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Law books|Law Code books]] ([[TRS]]: "[[A Day in the Life]]"). Later, his father places Adama in charge of security for Baltar's lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]], claiming that he trusts him, but also pulling him off his duties of CAG after he shows that Thrace's death affects his job performance. While following Lampkin around, Adama develops a desire to help Lampkin defend Baltar. His father is not pleased with this idea, but allows him to do so ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]").<br />
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After Adama contributes to humiliating Colonel Tigh in court, he and his father have a falling out, which leads to Lee's resignation from the Colonial Fleet and him becoming a civilian. Adama also learns that President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] has resumed taking [[chamalla]], which he confronts her about in court, trying to discredit her credibility. Roslin pleads with him to not pursue his line of questioning, but he forces her to admit that her cancer has returned. Disappointed in Adama, she recollects times when the two were friends and she called him "Captain Apollo". After that, [[Anastasia Dualla|his wife]] packs her belongings in preparation for leaving Adama. She says that he should not have confronted the President, and that he was supporting a legal system that was trying to let a murderer walk. She leaves him alone, with him crying that she doesn't understand him ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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In an unusual move, Adama takes the stand himself and delivers a [[Crossroads, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|passionate speech]] in defense of Baltar. He points out a string of incidents, some involving himself, where people were forgiven for serious crimes, and defends those decisions, arguing that humanity is not a real civilization anymore. Adama thinks that executing Baltar for actions that he couldn't really prevent is not justice, and that Baltar is just the Fleet's scapegoat for everyone's misdeeds and failures on New Caprica. The speech plays a major role in Baltar's subsequent acquittal. When Romo Lampkin leaves Adama after their victory, he leaves behind his cane, which he used after being injured in an attempt on his life, and walks normally, thus showing how he manipulated both Adama and the court. Ultimately, Adama's sense of justice has [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|once again]] placed him at odds with his father, but this time he has alienated Roslin and his wife as well, leaving him seemingly alone.<br />
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===A New Beginning===<br />
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[[Image:Yet another frakking Adama talk.jpg|thumb|The Adamas attempt to reconcile after Baltar's trial ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").]]<br />
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As Cylon forces converges on the Fleet in the [[Ionian Nebula]], Adama unofficially returns to duty and mans a Viper. Unexpectedly, he encounters [[Kara Thrace]], whom he [[Maelstrom|believed dead]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]"). Adama and Thrace join the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|ensuing battle]] and help to defend the civilian ships from the Cylons. When Thrace returns to ''Galactica'', Adama is glad to see her again and believes her story to a certain degree, whereas most others are is distrustful and suspect a Cylon trap.<br />
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His father offers him his pilot wings back, and thus his commission, but Adama declines, saying that he felt the need for a change for some time, and that Baltar's trial was just the trigger. He thinks that he can gain a position in the Colonial government and make a contribution there ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<br />
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[[Tom Zarek]] nominates Adama as the Caprican delegate on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. Adama is seen off ''Galactica'' with a party in the [[rec room]] and an official ceremony on the hangar deck, where many of the crew salute him and wish him good luck. He embraces Dualla and tells her that she "got the house", implying that their breakup is final ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). Zarek appointed Adama because of his dedication to finding the truth during the Baltar trial, and because he wants Adama to fight against some or Roslin's proposed changes to the justice system, that are undemocratic in his eyes. Although in public, Roslin claims to have forgiven Adama and to admire his convictions, she snubs him by refusing to meet him and openly teases him about his inexperience in a Quorum session ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").<br />
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Adama once again shows his idealism when Baltar's new [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] violently clashes with other religious groups in the Fleet. Whereas Roslin wants to shut down the group and pleads to the Quorum to retroactively sign off an emergency measure that restricts their right of assembly, Adama and [[Reza Chronides]] think that they are doing nothing blasphemous and illegal. The Quorum eventually decides to rescind Roslin's decision. Roslin later tells his father, that she thinks that Adama maybe be right, but that he is too idealistic and doesn't understand the pragmatism that is sometimes necessary in politics ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]").<br />
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Following the unexplained disappearance of Laura Roslin on a rebel Cylon baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]"), Adama leads a search for an interim president, knowing that his father would never support an administration under Tom Zarek. Despite consulting Romo Lampkin on a list of 47 candidates, it is Lampkin who ultimately decides that Adama should be the interim president; Adama thanks Lampkin by offering [[Jake (New Caprica)|Jake]] as a pet to replace the loss of [[Faye Lampkin]]'s cat, [[Lance]]. <br />
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Even with his ascension to the presidency, Adama is unable to dissuade his father from stepping down as military leader, or his father's personal search for Roslin—a mission that Adama believes to be nothing short of suicide ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]").<br />
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===No Exit===<br />
After the failed coup d'état, in which Lee is the sole [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate not killed in the massacre ordered by [[Tom Zarek]], President Laura Roslin puts Lee in charge of forming a new Quorum. Lee proposes the idea of making the new Quorum based not upon the individual Colonies but upon ships in the Fleet, as he reasons that the people are no longer defined by their Colonies but by their ships. Roslin approves of the idea and tells Lee that while she will remain President in title, she wants him to do the "heavy lifting" from then on ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Given this, its likely that Roslin has made him her new Vice President after the execution of Tom Zarek for his coup.<br />
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Lee is shown to have taken on the Presidential duties since then such as meeting with the new Quorum of Ship's Captains and organizing the stripping of ''Galactica'' which is hard for him as he loves the ship. When Admiral Adama calls for volunteers for a final mission, Lee is the first to volunteer despite it being likely one-way.<br />
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===Assault on the Colony===<br />
While planning the mission, Lee re-dons the service uniform of a major (distinguished by its collar piping), but omits rank insignia.<br />
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''Galactica'' launches its attack on the Colony and rams right into it. Lee leads a team of Colonial Marines and Rebel Centurions into the Colony from through its breach their staging point at ''Galactica''’s bow. They fight their way past Cavil's forces and eventually link up with Kara Thrace and her team, who have rescued Hera Agathon. The two groups head back to ''Galactica'', but are followed by Cavil and his forces. Lee runs into Baltar and Caprica Six who are helping to repel the boarding parties. Lee and his men provide cover fire for Kara, Helo, Athena and Hera to make their way to safety.<br />
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===New Earth===<br />
After ''Galactica'' jumps to the coordinates Kara Thrace provides, Lee is one of the first people to land on the lush, habitable planet the Colonials eventually decide to call "Earth". They discover that primitive human tribes have already evolved on the new Earth. Lee makes a radical suggestion: The Colonials will abandon their ships and most of their technology and start new lives using only essential supplies and the planet's resources. They will also teach the native humans about language and culture, but not about technology. This will hopefully prevent Humanity from repeating the same mistakes it made on Kobol and the Twelve Colonies. Surprisingly, this idea is well received.<br />
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Later, Lee and Kara say their final goodbyes to Adama, who has decided to live alone for the remainder of his life. After Adama departs in a Raptor, Kara tells Lee that she is also leaving. She doesn't know where she's going, but she knows that her job here is done. Kara then asks Lee what he's going to do now. Lee briefly turns his back and starts to talk about exploring the new world, but when he turns around, Kara is nowhere in sight. Realizing what Kara meant when she said she was leaving, Lee bids Kara goodbye for the last time and promises that she won't be forgotten.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*From [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s scifi.com [http://blogs.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/lets-talk.php blog entry] of January 19, 2005:<br />
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<blockquote>In my first draft of the [[Miniseries|mini]], Lee Adama had just been accepted into test pilot school on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and was not currently assigned to any battlestar. Presumably, he had been posted to at least a couple of battlestar [[Air Group]]s in his career, as well as several ground assignments as well. This isn't canon yet, however, and I'm currently thinking of changing some elements of his specific backstory as I work on storylines for [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season Two]]. Overall, I'd say Lee was striving (perhaps too hard) to blaze a different path for himself in the fleet from that of his [[William Adama|father]]. I don't think Lee ever saw himself as a battlestar commander and was looking for a different way to make his mark.</blockquote><br />
*The caption under Apollo's name in "[[Final Cut]]" list him as "CFR". In the podcast, Ron Moore explaines that this stands for "Colonial Fleet Reserves"; and that Apollo was a reserve officer because he wasn't sure what he was doing with his life and if he was going to pursue a full career in the Colonial Fleet.<br />
*According to Jamie Bamber, Adama's official character biography states that "Lee is never so happy as when he's in his kitchen cooking."<br />
* Jamie Bamber is the husband of actress [[Kerry Norton]], who portrays [[Layne Ishay]], the paramedic from "[[Scattered]]" and "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]".<br />
* Bamber, who is British, plays Lee Adama with an American accent (presumably to more closely match [[Edward James Olmos]]'s).<br />
* Bamber is a natural blond, but his hair is dyed brown to better resemble Olmos. <br />
*While Edward James Olmos and [[Mary McDonnell]] were hand-picked for their roles, the rest of the characters were cast by audition: among those in the running for the role of Apollo was ''[[w:Farscape|Farscape]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' star [[Wikipedia:Ben Browder|Ben Browder]], though the role ultimately went to [[Jamie Bamber]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=23|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref><br />
*Admiral William Adama names his son to succeed him as commander of ''Galactica'' in his resignation letter ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") indicating how close they have become prior to the events of [[Gaius Baltar]]'s trial.<br />
*Lee Adama's watch is a [http://www.nixonnow.com/watches/mens/the-scout-leather-A480.html Nixon Scout].<br />
*Lee Adama's Colonial Fleet ID tag is marked "L. Adama/ser 318742. (Quantum Mechanix ID Replica)<br />
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:''For characters with the same name, see: [[William Adama (disambiguation)]].''<br />
:''For other people named the shortened version of William, see: [[Bill (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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|caption=William Adama as the commander of the last battlestar, ''Galactica''.<br />
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|caption 2=William Adama discovers the Cylons' experiments on humans during [[Operation Raptor Talon]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
|age=62 (at the time when he reached New Earth)<ref>This date is based on the actor's actual age at the end of production, which includes the one-year time jump depicted in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II."</ref><br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] descent<br />
|birthname= William Adama<br />
|callsign= Husker<br />
|nickname= Bill (as a child and later in life)<br/>Billy (during the First Cylon War)<br/>The Old Man (later in life)<br />
|seen= Miniseries<br />
|death= Presumably on Earth, c. 148,000 BCE<br />
|parents= [[Joseph Adama]] † (father)<br/>[[Evelyn Adama]] † (mother)<br />
|siblings= [[Tamara Adama]] † (half-sister)<br/>[[William "Willie" Adama]] † (half-brother)<ref>William "Bill" Adama is the only child from Joseph Adama's second marriage.</ref><br />
|children= [[Lee Adama|Leland J. Adama]] (son)<br/>[[Zak Adama]] † (son)<br />
|marital status= Divorced ([[Carolanne Adama]] †);<br>Temporarily co-habitated with [[Laura Roslin]] aboard ''Galactica''<br />
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|role=Commanding Officer, [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]''<br/>Military leader of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian Fleet]]<br />
|rank=Admiral <br />
|serial=204971<ref>This information is from his [[:Image:Bill Adama's dogtag serial.jpg|dogtags]].</ref><br />
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Admiral '''William Adama''', a veteran of the [[First Cylon War]], is the commanding officer of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', and has the longest tenure as the highest ranking officer in the Colonial Fleet after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
*William Adama was born in 57-58 BCH on Caprica, the son of [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and [[Evelyn Adama]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") He was named after his [[Willie Adama|deceased half-brother]] and their paternal [[William Adama (grandfather)|grandfather]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). His father was an criminal defense lawyer who later specialized in civil liberties cases, while his mother was an accountant ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") and Joseph's personal legal assistant ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). He was raised in [[Qualai]], a small coastal community ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").<br />
*The extent of William Adama's knowledge regarding his half-siblings and his father's previous marriage, or his father's involvement with [[Daniel Graystone]] and the creation of the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]], is not known.<br />
* He was still in school at the beginning of the [[Cylon War]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1). During his childhood, he was considered small for his age and would often be beaten by his peers ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)/Season 3#99|deleted scene]], "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). <br />
*Adama served late in the [[Cylon War]] as both a [[Raptor]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot, his first assignment being on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. His first mission behind enemy lines was in a Raptor undergoing an unknown mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1; "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). He allegedly gained the call sign of "Husker"<ref>Adama's callsign is misspelled as "Husher" in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)|Miniseries novelization]], which is considered a [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] source.</ref> on account of his baritone "graveled" voice. During his time on ''Galactica'', he had a romantic relationship with [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 1). He proved a gifted pilot, shooting down his first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] on his very first combat mission, for which he received a commendation ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 3; "[[Hero]]").<br />
*In the last week in the war, Adama served on ''[[Galactica]]'' when the battlestar was boarded by Cylon forces. He recalled to his friend [[Saul Tigh]] a dangerous Cylon tactic that tried to turn the battlestar's power against itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]", [[List_of_Deleted_Scenes_-_Season_2_(RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]]).<br />
*Furloughed by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after the war's end, Adama found work as a deck hand on a [[Sedulana|merchant fleet civilian freighter]], where he met [[Saul Tigh]], who became a long-time friend ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]").<br />
*Adama married [[Carolanne Adama]], whose family had political influence with the defense subcommittee and pulled to get Adama reinstated to the Colonial Fleet. Adama (now a major) himself arranged for Tigh's reinstatement two years later.<br />
*William and Carolanne Adama had two sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]], before the pressures of Adama's career and the time he spent away from home in active service began to place a strain on their marriage, and the two eventually divorced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]").<br />
*While elder son Lee showed promise as a Viper pilot, younger Zak Adama did not. [[Kara Thrace]], Zak's flight instructor and lover, certified him for basic flight despite his poor flight skills. Later, Zak Adama was killed in an operational flight. Zak's death would cause a rift between Commander Adama and his older son for nearly [[Act of Contrition|three years]] until Thrace admits her error to both of them.<br />
*Adama rose through the ranks of the peacetime fleet, becoming the executive officer of the battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', before becoming the commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''. About six years <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref> prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], he was ordered by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to escort a [[Stealthstar|stealth scout ship]] over the [[Armistice Line]]. The mission was a failure, and in an attempt to cover up, he ordered the ship and its pilot shot down. Ever since, he had felt guilt, both over shooting down his own pilot and over the possibility that his actions resulted in the holocaust. According to Tigh, this mission brought his star into descent, and he was given command of ''Galactica'' as a graceful way of easing into retirement.<br />
*Adama has the rare combination of qualities that make up a good leader: insight, the ability to naturally command respect, a common touch that enables him to relate to the enlisted personnel under his command as well as his officers, intuition, intelligence, a strong belief in his own abilities, and the ability to take the advice of others. These qualities are reflected in the fact that personnel of all ranks aboard ''Galactica'' hold him in high regard, and know that he is approachable ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). <br />
*Adama mistrusts politicians, and sometimes places too strongly a value of loyalty to those he regards as family and friends. From his uneasiness to [[Laura Roslin]]'s unexpected assumption of the Presidency, to the tolerance and patience of his friend, Saul Tigh, and [[You Can't Go Home Again|his stubbornness to save Kara Thrace]], Adama shows a dogged determination that few others care to confront.<br />
*Adama does not share the majority of Colonial beliefs in the gods ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"), although he has come to accept that his people's scripture may have relevance to the search for Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
*Several notable assignments and reassignments during his 45-year career in the Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"):<br />
**D6/21311 - First commission: battlestar ''Galactica'' fighter squadron<br />
**E4/21312 - Commendation for shooting down Cylon fighter in first combat mission<br />
**D5/21314 - Mustered out of service post-armistice<br />
**R6/21317 - Served as deckhand in merchant fleet and as common [...] aboard inter-colony tramp freighters<br />
**D1/21331 - Recommissioned to Fleet<br />
**D6/21337 - Major: battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''<br />
**R8/21341 - Executive Officer: battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]''<br />
**C2/21345 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''<br />
**C2/21348 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<br />
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<gallery><br />
Image:BillAdama.png|William Adama around the age of 4 ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")<br />
Image:Young Adama.jpg|William Adama during the first Cylon War ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
Image:Youngadamafamily.jpg|A somewhat older William Adama and his two sons.<br />
Image:Adama freighter.jpg|Adama aboard an inter-colony tramp freighter ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").<br />
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== Character History==<br />
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=== Childhood ===<br />
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* He was still in school when the First [[Cylon War]] started ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1). During his childhood, he was considered small for his age and would often be beaten by his peers ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)/Season 3#99|deleted scene]], "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). <br />
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=== The Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===<br />
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[[image:Mini_Adama_Tigh_DRADIS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Commander Adama and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] plot a course to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].]]<br />
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*At the time just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], William Adama serves out his final weeks as commander of the battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''. After some 50 years of service, the historic warship is in the process of being decommissioned, and it is one of Adama's final duties to formally hand her over to the [[Colonial Ministry of Education]], which would operate the ship as a living museum and educational center commemorating the [[First Cylon War|original Cylon War]]. <br />
*As a retirement gift, several members of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s deck crew find and restore Adama's old [[Viper Mark II]].<br />
*On news of a renewed Cylon attack, Adama's first thoughts are, "Dead. We're all dead" ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]"). Despite this, as well as the presumed loss of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]] in Caprica City, he unhesitatingly takes control of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] Fleet Headquarters is destroyed and Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed.<br />
*At Ragnar Anchorage, Adama deduces that [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]]'s "allergies" are really the effect of Ragnar's cloud's electro-magnetic radiation upon the [[silica pathways]] composing a Cylon brain, despite the fact that the existence of [[Humanoid Cylon|biological Cylons]] is presumably unknown to humans at that time.<ref>See [[Miniseries, Analysis#Commander William Adama|Miniseries, Analysis]] for hypotheses concerning Adama's curious ability to quickly deduce Conoy's real nature.</ref><br />
*Once President Roslin convinces Adama the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with what may be the last 50,000 humans who remain anywhere, he makes the switch to the more tactical thinking that keeps the Colonial Fleet at least one step ahead of their Cylon pursuers.<br />
*From the outset, he is savvy enough to give every single survivor of the devastating attack on the Colonies a reason for hope for the future: the legend of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. This falsehood [[Tomb of Athena|comes back to haunt him]] as the weeks continue, as Roslin is aware of this lie to the crew and states this privately to Adama.<br />
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=== From the Colonies to Kobol ===<br />
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*Adama continues to face the problem of infiltration within the Fleet by [[humanoid Cylon]]s as well as [[Demand Peace|dissenting humans]] who protest or terrorize others in the Fleet. Adama continually redefines the boundaries of military and civil leadership. After some [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|serious missteps between he and President Roslin]], the two later become friends as well as influential leaders.<br />
*[[Sharon Valerii]], a trusted [[Raptor]] pilot who served with Adama for two years, reveals herself unwittingly as a Cylon sleeper agent and shoots Adama at point blank range after a [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|critical mission near Kobol]]. Cottle [[Fragged|eventually repairs]] the damage to Adama's body, but Adama's psyche takes the larger hit while he repairs the [[Resistance|damage to the Fleet]] he and Col. Tigh have caused in arresting President Roslin, as well as the existence of a [[Sharon Agathon|second copy of Valerii]].<br />
*While at first Adama takes a similar stance to Tigh in assuming a hard military posture, a conversation with [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him realize that, despite the problems, the Fleet is his family, and the family must stay together. After finding the [[Tomb of Athena]] with Roslin and reuniting a [[Laura Roslin faction|factioning of the Fleet]], Adama firmly buries the hatchet between himself and Roslin publicly.<br />
*In a desperate plan, Adama trusts the second Valerii to help [[Flight of the Phoenix|ward off]] a [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|massive Cylon fleet]]. Despite his "gut" feelings about the Cylon, he finds common ground often with her, even apologizing to her after a [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|distasteful incident]].<br />
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Image:Attack adama.jpg|Adama seconds after having been shot by [[Sharon Valerii]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
image:Home_pt1-Adama.jpg|Adama paints a model naval ship while talking to [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").<br />
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=== ''Pegasus'' ===<br />
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*Adama stoically accepts Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s overall command. Wary of her behavior and her crew, Adama follows his own truism: stick to what you know, until you find something better.<br />
*Matters with Cain's unusually totalitarian command style come to a head when Cain makes [[Pegasus (episode)|several highly questionable orders]] that lead him to face off with her battlestar and her command in a [[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus|military challenge]]. While the issue is [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|temporarily defused]], Adama is told by, of all people, President Roslin that Cain is a threat to the safety of the Fleet's citizens and must be eliminated.<br />
*Adama avoids killing Cain after realizing that he would become the monster that the Cylons believed they were, unaware that she has plotted his demise as well.<br />
*With Cain's fate sealed not by Adama but [[Gina Inviere]], a frail President Roslin promotes Adama to Admiral. He gives her a simple, affectionate kiss, which she returns, signifying another change in their turbulent association ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br />
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=== New Caprica ===<br />
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[[Image:Adama being carried Exodus-Pt-II.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Adama being carried by crew and civilians after the [[Battle of New Caprica]] (mid left).]]<br />
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*Adama's sense of justice with Roslin holds when he confronts her about [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|a conspiracy]] involving her re-election. Roslin admits the conspiracy but she is certain disaster will strike if [[Gaius Baltar]] becomes president. He agrees, but convinces Roslin that the correct course of action is to acknowledge a miscount and cover the conspiracy.<br />
*When ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' and two other ships blow up as a result of [[Gina Inviere]]'s last effort of sabotage, Adama is privately infuriated at new President Baltar's refusal to investigate, and begins to wonder if he hadn't made a mistake.<br />
*A year later, Adama commands ''Galactica'' manned by a skeleton crew as the flagship of a defense fleet, consisting of all ships unable or unwilling to make planetfall on [[New Caprica]]. He now sports a thick mustache, and has apparently taken up smoking. Adama feel lonely in command after he allowed many people close to him to settle on the planet despite his initial refusal. Eventually he grants [[Saul Tigh]] leave to take his wife [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] and go as well. His friendship to [[Laura Roslin]] appears to have deepened and the two share a carefree day during Founders' Day celebrations on the planet, marking the formal ground-breaking of New Caprica City ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[Unfinished Business]]").<br />
*Shortly after the election, Adama and/or President Baltar commissions Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla a lieutenant (junior grade), skipping the initial commissioned rank of ensign. Aside from pilots, she is the only NCO shown to receive a commission. On the morning after the Founders' Day celebration, Adama approves her transfer to Battlestar ''Pegasus'' to join his son and her lover, Commander Lee Adama.<br />
*During the year in orbit, he mends fences with [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]]. Although he valued her advise earlier, he called her a "thing" or "it" and treated her such. While becoming estranged from the people around him, Adama grows much closer to Agathon, having personal conversations with her and he allowing her to decorate her cell with chairs, tables and other amenities and she has apparently become an advisor of sorts to him ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). He permits [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] to marry her, and she adopts his surname, Agathon, thereby further separating herself from the identical Sharon Valerii who shot Adama.<br />
*With Colonel Tigh released from active duty and beached on New Caprica, Adama promotes Lt. Karl Agathon (Helo) to captain and appoints him Executive Officer of ''Galactica,'' thereby demonstrating both the trust he has in Helo despite the latter's marriage to the Cylon prisoner, and his unwillingness to split families.<br />
*Not long after Tigh leaves, a massive Cylon fleet bears down on New Caprica. After a brief discussion with [[Lee Adama|his son]] aboard ''Pegasus'' they order the understaffed Fleet to escape to pre-arranged Jump coordinates. The admiral issues the jump order with a reminder: "We're leaving... but we'll be back."<br />
* Frustrations over the lack of a plan and problems during exercises lead to a conflict with his son whom he attacks over his weight gain and perceived softness. While Lee is pragmatic and doesn't believe that they can rescue the people on New Caprica in their state, his father drives everyone to their limit, thinking it is his misjudgments that brought them into the situation.<br />
*He only forgives himself for leaving almost everyone behind after a conversation with Agathon, where she explains that, after being through so much herself, she discovered that she first had to forgive herself in order to get through it. In her opinion, the human race can't survive if Adama can't forgive himself.<br />
*He commissions Agathon as a Colonial officer shortly after making contact with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], showing complete trust in her. She asks how he knows that she won't betray him and he replies he doesn't, stating "that's what trust is." Eventually a rescue plan takes shape, but Adama decides to go to New Caprica alone, ordering his son to take over as guardian of the Fleet should he not return. Despite their differences of opinion, the two have a heartfelt goodbye.<br />
*Although sustaining losses, and with the last-minute assistance of Lee and ''Pegasus'', Adama is able to [[Battle of New Caprica|successfully pull off the rescue attempt]]. He is lauded by his crew and the civilians for this. He also shaves off his mustache, signifying a new beginning ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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=== Flight from New Caprica to "Maelstrom" ===<br />
*Adama is awarded the [[Medal of Distinction]] for his 45 years of distinctive service in the Colonial Fleet. To him this is a penance for the harm that he caused in the past, and his belief that he might have been the cause of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").<br />
*In an effort to alleviate tensions on ''Galactica'', Adama [[Unfinished Business|holds a boxing tournament]], disregarding rank, allowing people to work out built up frustrations. He himself joins the festivities by challenging Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Beaten, he declares that he let everyone too close to him, which ultimately led to the fracturing of their family on New Caprica, and vows to not make that mistake again.<br />
*After the discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]], four Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] jump into orbit. A meeting with the Cylons occurs on ''Galactica'', but Adama threatens to nuke the planet should the Cylons make a claim to it. A standoff occurs, and when the Cylons try to launch six Heavy Raiders, Adama orders the arming the ship's [[missile tubes]]. This frightens the Cylons, who recall five of the six and Adama orders a stand down ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").<br />
*With the capture of [[Gaius Baltar]], Adama and President Roslin are faced with a dilemma of what to do with Baltar. They try various methods of interrogation, including food and sleep deprivation, threats, and even an [[interrogation drug]], to find out what the Cylons know about the location of Earth. Adama apparently has previous experience with the drug and, after suggesting its use, acts as the interrogator, showing his darker side ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").<br />
*On his wedding anniversary, Adama is plagued by memories of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]]. He wonders about the nature of his relationship to Roslin, not admitting that it could turn into a romantic one. He is also unsure how to treat his son, having a hard time telling him his personal feelings: "proud, stubborn and angry", but "coming into his own". While loving his son, he prefers to interact with him as an admiral to a subordinate officer, believing Lee knows how he feels. Upon Roslin's recommendations, he offers his son to organize Baltar's upcoming trial. Although not sure if Lee will have the time, he gives him [[Joseph Adama]]'s old [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Law books|law books]]. It is also revealed that Adama does memory exercises to enable him to know everyone on his crew by name ([[TRS]]: "[[A Day in the Life]]").<br />
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=== [[Kara Thrace]]'s death, resurrection and the final leg of the journey to Earth ===<br />
* By chance, Adama is selected to be a judge at the trial. Two weeks after [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Maelstrom|death]] he is still distraught, having considered her as a daughter&mdash;after her resurection/return/rebirth, he tells her, "You are my daughter" ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]"). In anger, he breaks his model ship. Adama places [[Lee Adama|Lee]] in charge of security for [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s new lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]], but Lee develops a desire to actively help defend Baltar much to Adama's outrage. The two also come to blows over their dealing with Thrace's loss ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]"). This results in a break between the father and son, with Lee resigning his commission and Adama questioning his son's integrity after Lee contributed to humiliating his friend [[Saul Tigh]] in court, not able to understand how he could do such things in order to defend a traitor, whom he believes is undeserving of a trial ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
*Adama reconsiders his relationship with his son after Lee's [[Crossroads, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|impassioned speech]] about justice, itself swaying his vote in favor of an acquittal of Baltar. He is further pleased that his son participated in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], offering him his wings back, which Lee refuses as he believes that he can do better in his new role as the new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). <br />
* Adama comforts Laura Roslin throughout her [[Doloxan]] treatments on ''Galactica''. The two bond further and share some of their most intimate thoughts. During this, Roslin manages to convince Adama that they will truly find Earth despite his earlier skepticism. Roslin's remarks that Adama is afraid to lose people close to him hit a mark, and he gives Thrace command of the ''[[Demetrius]]'' on a mission to search for Earth. He wants to believe in her despite serious questions regarding her sudden resurrection, even after her attack on Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", "[[Six of One]]").<br />
*Adama and Roslin later discuss Lee's choices, including his decision to support the right of Baltar's [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] to assemble without stricture. Adama seems to appreciate his son's idealism to a certain extent, despite having been on its opposing side several times. He also attempts to comfort Galen Tyrol after Cally's [[The Ties That Bind|sudden death]], but Tyrol rejects the efforts and Adama demotes him to specialist before Tyrol can endanger any other pilots ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]").<br />
* While Roslin continues her Doloxan treatments aboard ship, he continues to comfort her by reading various books, including ''[[Searider Falcon]]'', to her and generally being present to discuss matters of faith. He later admits to her that she is the reason why he has faith in their mission to find Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]", "[[Faith]]").<br />
[[Image:410 Adama sees the Fleet off.jpg|thumb|William Adama sees the Fleet off.]] <br />
* After [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?|Roslin's abrupt abduction]] by the rebel Cylon baseship, as well as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s murder of [[Natalie Faust]], he initiates a search for Roslin while ignoring the Fleet's safety and interests. His dismissal of both the Quorum and [[Tom Zarek]] raise tensions in the Fleet that force his son to search for—and become—the interim president in Roslin's place. Further, tensions between Adama and Tigh to boil, notably after Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]] reports that [[Caprica Six]] is impregnated by Tigh. The two come to blows over their decisions regarding the women currently in their lives. Adama admits that he can't live without Roslin and decides to stay behind in a Raptor to wait for Roslin's return. As a result, he hands command of the Fleet over to newly-promoted Admiral Tigh, acknowledging that Tigh has become more knowledgeable about himself and is not the same man who [[Scattered|commanded the Fleet disastrously]] over two years ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). After reconnecting with the missing basestar and reuniting with President Roslin on the hangar deck of the basestar, she finally admits having feelings for him, to which he replies, "About time" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
*When [[Saul Tigh]] confesses that he is a Cylon, [[Revelations|Adama doesn't take it well]]. He can't believe that his decades-long friend is a Cylon and thinks that he was brainwashed on New Caprica. After ordering Marines to arrest Tigh, Adama breaks down in his quarters, hitting a mirror with his fist and sobbing on the floor. His son finds him in this state and tries to get him to pull himself together.<br />
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=== Discovery of Earth ===<br />
*After Lee Adama defuses the following crisis with the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]], Adama has sufficiently recovered to lead the Fleet on its final jump to Earth, holding a rousing speech [[Revelations|after the arrival]].<br />
* Unfortunately, when the Colonials land on Earth, they discover that the whole planet is a burnt out wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"). Baltar confirms that the planet suffered a nuclear holocaust 2000 years ago. There is still enough radiation left to make the planet uninhabitable. Adama leaves the planet's surface in disgust.<br />
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama receives even more disturbing news. The Rebel Cylons have found evidence on Earth that the Thirteenth Tribe were not human. They were Cylons.<br />
* Adama tries to get Roslin to address the Fleet, but Roslin has completely lost faith in the Scriptures and no longer has the will to lead the people.<br />
* After Dualla commits suicide, Adama breaks down in tears over her body and believes he's failed everyone. He starts drinking excessively and eventually makes his way to Saul Tigh's quarters.<br />
* Tigh tries to apologize for not telling him the truth, but Adama ignores him and instead starts drinking more and insulting Tigh. He questions whether Tigh was "programmed" to be his friend all these years. Adama then comments that Ellen must have realized the truth about her husband long before he did, which is why she slept around with half the Colonial Fleet. Tigh tells him to shut up, but Adama keeps goading him. Tigh finally can't take it anymore and points his pistol at Adama. Adama draws his own weapon which he points to his own head. He tells Tigh to kill him or he'll do it himself.<br />
* Tigh suddenly realizes that Adama wants to die, but he doesn't have the guts to pull the trigger himself. Tigh calms down and sternly tells Adama that he still has a duty to this ship and that his death won't make things any better. Adama slowly comes to terms with everything that has happened. <br />
* Later, Adama walks onto CIC and addresses a thoroughly demoralized crew. He acknowledges that they can't stay on Earth, but he promises they will find a new home. Adama then orders the CIC personnel to begin jump preparation and to plot a course for an area of space likely to contain a habitable planet. He reinstates Tigh to his rank and posting, despite the latter's Cylon nature.<br />
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=== Mutiny ===<br />
* Adama approves an alliance between rebel Cylon faction without the consent of the Quorum of Twelve. These Cylons are given them full colonial citizenship an Quorum seat in exchange for Cylon technology and accepting the colonial command structure.<br />
* Adama integrates the Cylon heavy raiders (piloted by humanoid Cylons who thus can communicate directly with the humans) into ''Galactica''’s combat air patrols (CAPs), their Six and Eight pilots assigned to Colonial squadrons.<br />
* Adama orders the fleet to allow Cylons to install their more efficient technology aboard the various ships of the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").<br />
* This unpopular decision ferments a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny attempt]] led militarily by [[Felix Gaeta]] and politically by [[Tom Zarek]].<br />
* Adama is ''de facto'' removed from command, but before he is taken out of the CIC, Adama speaks of a reckoning of traitors.<br />
* The admiral is able to escape the rebels temporary, and helps Laura Roslin and Baltar escape to the Cylon Basestar, but is recaptured in doing so ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]", "[[Blood on the Scales]]").<br />
* Against the advise of Tom Zarek, Gaeta attempts to have an informal trial of Adama charging him with treason.<br />
* Adama is sentenced to death by Gaeta, but again evades death after a group of loyalists save him. His own executioners join him in his quest to retake the ship and he storms CIC with the group that rescued him, the marines who were supposed to execute him and many crew members who join up with him on the way.<br />
* Gaeta attempts to jump away with the fleet, but is stopped by a large group of loyalists storming the CIC and reinstating Adama in command. Gaeta surrenders without a fight and Adama has him and Zarek executed by a firing squad that he personally commands ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").<br />
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=== Post-Mutiny and the second Earth ===<br />
* With crew sizes stretched very thin, Adama is relying even more on the rebel Cylons, and further integrating the Fleet.<br />
* ''Galactica'' begins to show small fractures through the ship. Tyrol recommends to Adama to use Cylon technology to fix these fractures. Adama initially disagrees, but eventually orders this to be done ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]", "[[Deadlock]]").<br />
*The increased presence of Cylons aboard ''Galactica'' leads to Adama and Roslin viewing them even more as the same as humans, when they realise that Cylons have taken to placing photographs of their own lost companions in the remembrance hall.<br />
* Further damage to the ship caused by Boomer's FTL jump leads Adama to order ''Galactica'''s abandonment ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]", "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
* Adama changes his mind, after discovering [[The Colony|the location]] of [[Hera Agathon]]. He plans to send the ship off in a blaze of glory in a volunteers-only apparent [[Battle of the Colony|suicide mission]] to rescue the child ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
* Adama rejects two volunteers: Doctor (Major) [[Sherman Cottle]] is needed by the civilian populace. Adama brevets Lt. [[Louis Hoshi]] to rear admiral and appoints him to command of the rest of the Fleet from the Cylon Basestar under appointed Acting President Romo Lampkin.<br />
* Adama and the volunteers successfully save Hera and destroy the Colony. With the Colony detonating around them, Adama orders [[Kara Thrace]] to [[blind jump]] the ship away, without giving time to draw in the ship's Flight Pods. The ship ends up at a habitable planet, with it's structual integrity totally compromised and it's ability to Jump gone forever.<br />
* Finding the planet habitable and sparcely populated by inexplicedly genetically compatable humans, Adama suggests it be named Earth to take the place of the planet they had long sought. <br />
* The Fleet reunites with ''Galactica''. Adama reluctantly agrees to Lee's proto-ludite settlement plans for the new planet, and orders that the ships of the Fleet be flown into the sun by [[Samuel Anders]] (less the Cylon Basestar which the humanoid Cylons give to the Centurions with which to make their own destiny).<br />
* He flies off in a Raptor with Roslin to find a good place to build a cabin, never planning to return and finds the perfect spot... moments after Laura Roslin dies peacefully of her cancer, after which he places his wedding ring on her finger.<br />
*He builds a cabin in a mountain range for himself, and buries Roslin nearby. Afterwards, he lives in solitude in the cabin, often visiting Laura's grave and speaking to her ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== Family tree ==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Adama|Adama]] (also known as Nazareth) is the name of a large city in Ethiopia. The name is also a variation on "[[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam]]," the first man to be created according to the Bible in the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Book of Genesis]]. In Hebrew the word pronounced "Adama" means earth.<br />
*The Tauron language is portrayed on the show using Ancient Greek. Thus, the most likely etymology for the family name "Adama" is from ''adamas'' (ἀδάμας), which means invincible and is the etymological root of the word ''diamond''. It seems a suitable choice as the surname of the various related characters in this series as it relates to their personality traits.<br />
*Edward James Olmos has brown eyes, but he wears contacts when playing William Adama that make Adama's eyes blue. This is done so that Olmos and [[Jamie Bamber]], who is playing his son Apollo, will resemble each other more. <br />
*Astute viewers may recall Edward James Olmos sharing the screen with realistic humanoid robots as [[w:List of minor characters in Blade Runner#Gaff|Gaff]] in the classic science fiction film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', which also used the term "skin job" as a pejorative to denote the artificial humanoids.<br />
*Olmos also shares with ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' star [[MemoryAlpha:William Shatner|William Shatner]] the distinction of being one of only two actors to both command a television starship and portray a police officer in a popular 1980's cop show (''[[w:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]'' for Olmos, ''[[w:T.J. Hooker|T.J. Hooker]]'' for Shatner), as a regularly credited actor on each show.<br />
*Edward James Olmos is the father of actor [[Bodie Olmos]], who plays [[Brendan Costanza]].<br />
*Roslin has [[Billy Keikeya]] seek out a jeweler to fashion new admiral pins for Adama after Cain's death at the end of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".<br />
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[[zh:威廉·阿达玛]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Resurrection_Hub&diff=195786Battle of the Resurrection Hub2010-05-20T22:37:46Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|conflict=[[Second Cylon War]], [[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
|date=Approx. [[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=[[Sector Delta 9]]<br />
|result= Decisive Colonial/Rebel Cylon victory<br>Destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]<br>Loss of Cylon [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capacity<br>One copy of [[Number Three]] unboxed<br />
|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br>Detachment of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing<br />
|combatant2=Cylon loyalists<br />
|co1=[[Basestar command|Rebel basestar command]]<br>Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br>President [[Laura Roslin]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=[[Rebel basestar]], at least 40 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and several [[Raptors]], at least 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|strength2=[[Resurrection Hub]], 2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged, basestar damaged, several Vipers damaged or destroyed.<br />
|shiploss2=Resurrection Hub, 2 basestars destroyed.<br />
|casualties1=8, including [[Eammon Pike]], his [[ECO]] and Sandman. <ref>The survivor count at the beginning of the episode "[[Revelations]]" suggests a total of 8 Colonial casualties, assuming no non-combat Fleet deaths.</ref><br />
|casualties2=Unknown, heavy <br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Trinary Star System]]<br />
|next=[[Standoff Between Galactica and the Cylon Rebels]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Resurrection Hub''' is a joint operation between Colonial forces and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] rebels to destroy the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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After the ''[[Demetrius]]'' returns with the Cylon rebel leader [[Natalie]], she proposes and alliance between the rebels and the Colonials. She offers the humans the chance to destroy the Cylon's central [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] facility. In return she want help to unbox [[Number Three]] and learn what she knows about the [[Final Five]]. In preparation, half of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing is transferred to the basestar. However, before the plan can be put into action [[Sharon Agathon]] kills Natalie, believing to prevent her from taking away her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] as she saw in the dream of the [[Opera House]]. Simultaneously, [[Laura Roslin]] has the rebel [[Hybrid]] reconnected, who unexpectedly jumps the ship away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br />
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== Battle ==<br />
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The Hybrid is determined to have panicked after sensing Natalie's death and jumped as a result. She follows the Hub with her jumps, still giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. To prevent an early detection by the enemy, the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are running with their engines and electronics cold, instead being towed by [[Heavy Raider]]s piloted by [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside the Cylons and be so heavily dependent on them, but a [[Number Eight]] convinces them to place the same trust in her as they do in [[Sharon Agathon]].<br />
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Once the cables are cut, the Vipers attack and a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]] disables the Hub's [[FTL]] drive with two missiles, thus stranding it. [[Karl Agathon]] and the Eight then board the Hub in a Raptor to find Number Three, who has already been unboxed by [[Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. They find her after she has killed Cavil and forced Boomer to run and take her to the Raptor and off the Hub. Meanwhile, the rebel basestar engages the two escort basestars, but [[Gaius Baltar]] is badly wounded when two missiles strike the ship. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles into it, destroying it and both of its basestar escorts ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
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With the Hub being vital to the functioning of all other [[Resurrection Ship|resurrection ships]] and downloading facilities, the Cylons are now truly mortal, which is welcomed by the rebels, but feared by the mainstream of Cylon society. In addition, [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] is the only Three left, since all other copies' consciousnesses were destroyed on the Hub. Resurrection is unable to be rebuilt as its a technology of the Final Five and only they know how to rebuild it. Unfortunately, the loss of resurrection made Cavil (who apparently was able to resurrect before the Hub was destroyed) send Boomer to kidnap Hera to find out how she came into being so his faction could continue through reproduction. His actions lead to the [[Battle of The Colony]] where Cavil and all of his forces finally fall to ''Galactica''. Thanks to the destruction of the Resurrection Hub in this battle, the deaths of all of Cavil's faction are permanant. Among those who end up having permanant deaths as a result of the destruction of the Resurrection Hub are D'Anna (who eventually dies alone on Earth of unknown causes), [[Cavil]] himself, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Samuel Anders]].<br />
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Image: Rebel Basestar Firing.png|During the Battle of The Resurrection Hub.<br />
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Image: Hub Nuke Three.png|The second basestar falls apart.<br />
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[[de:Schlacht um das Auferstehungszentrum]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_New_Caprica&diff=195718Battle of New Caprica2010-05-10T20:02:32Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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| name=Battle of New Caprica<br />
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| conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
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| place=Near [[New Caprica]] space; on New Caprica<br />
| result=Strategic [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial]] victory<br>Abandonment of [[New Caprica]]<br>Collapse of the [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] administration<br>Capture of [[Hera Agathon]] by [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]]<br>Destruction of battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''<br />
| combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
| combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
| co1=Admiral [[William Adama]]<br>Commander [[Lee Adama]]<br>Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br>[[Laura Roslin]]<br />
| co2=[[Basestar command]]<br>[[Cylon Occupation Authority]]<br />
| strength1=Battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and '' [[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and [[Red Squadron (RDM)|Red Squadron]], [[New Caprica Resistance]] and Colonial [[Marines]]<br />
| strength2=Four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s, ground occupation forces and associated [[Cylon Centurion]]s<br />
| shiploss1=Battlestar ''Pegasus'', several civilian ships, heavy damage to ''Galactica''<br />
| shiploss2=Two basestars, another basestar destroyed or seriously damaged<br />
| casualties1=Approximately 2,592<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See [[Survivor count]] for the details.</ref><br><br />
| casualties2=Unknown, Heavy<br />
| prev=[[Rescue on Caprica]]<br />
| next=[[Battle of NCD2539]]<br />
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The '''Battle of New Caprica''' was a combat engagement fought between Colonial and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces on and near the planet [[New Caprica]].<br />
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''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' launches a daring mission to occupy the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon forces']] attention as the majority of the Colonial citizens escape from Cylon occupation on [[New Caprica]].<br />
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Prior to the battle, Admiral [[William Adama]] makes contact with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], and later deploys a [[Raptor]], Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] commanding, to coordinate a plan to liberate the colonists from the planet safely during the Colonial offensive. Agathon uses her [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon heritage]] to retrieve the Colonial civilan ships' [[launch key]]s from a secured Cylon building, while [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] train the colonists in "fire drills," meant to show readiness to the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] in the event of a natural disaster, but in reality has prepared the colonists to escape to any Colonial ship to leave the planet and the Cylons.<br />
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Admiral Adama begins the offensive with an elaborate plan that relies on a squadron of [[Raptor]]s, escorted by [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and together designated [[Red Squadron (RDM)|Red Squadron]], to fire a series of [[swallow]]s that collectively mimic the EM signatures of his two Colonial battlestars. After firing the swallows, the Raptors retreat, luring several [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] further from the planet. The Cylons are deceived temporarily by the false readings.<br />
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On [[New Caprica]], Samuel Anders and the resistance team detonate dozens of bombs in key Cylon structures as a feigned attack by Colonial forces. The people evacuate per their fire-drill training, but escape to the various grounded ships of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], which prepare their engines and [[FTL]] drives to depart. Many people become pinned down by [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] fire.<br />
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Admiral Adama performs an extremely risky move. He orders ''Galactica'' to conduct an intra-atmosphere [[FTL]] jump, escaping the detection of the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] in orbit. While in freefall, it launches [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]. The [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] perform hit-and-run attacks on Cylons on the ground and in [[Guard towers|observation towers]], and interdict the few Raiders operating near the surface. Blue Squadron destroys the main gates of the civilian shipyard to allow access and escape. Before ''Galactica'' impacts the surface, it performs a second jump back into space. Stress from the vibration and ionized gases from reentry heavily tax the structure of the battlestar. <br />
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Soon, the two basestars engage ''Galactica'' without any fighter support, their Raiders engaged elsewhere. ''Galactica''’s mission analysis had predicted that only two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] would engage. However, two more basestars jump into the vicinity to attack the battlestar.<br />
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With the Vipers destroying targets on the ground and in the air in vicinity of New Caprica City, the civilians previously pinned down are able to board their ships. Simultaneously, Colonial [[Marines]] and resistance members assault the [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]], freeing [[Kara Thrace]] and other detainees.<br />
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The Cylons in charge on the ground begin their retreat, escaping in a Heavy Raider as they task a [[Number Three]] with setting off a nuclear detonation to "clean up."<br />
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In the four-baseship assault, ''Galactica's'' FTL drives and maneuvering thrusters are disabled, and the port side of the ship reaches its structural limits. Upon hearing that the FTL drive is disabled, Admiral Adama is resigned to imminent destruction when battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', against orders, appears and joins the attack. The [[Mercury class battlestar]]'s forward [[battery|batteries]] score several hits that severely damage or destroy one basestar. On the surface, most of the civilian ships become airborne and jump away.<br />
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Commander [[Lee Adama]] directs ''Pegasus'' to a position between the basestars targeting ''Galactica'', in an effort to draw fire away from her. Admiral Adama infers from the absence of Vipers from ''Pegasus'' that its Vipers are guarding the remaining ships of the Fleet at the rendezvous point and that ''Pegasus'' is on a one-way trip. While ''Pegasus'' endures serious bombardment, ''Galactica'' is able to bring its FTL drive back on line, retrieves her Vipers, and escapes.<br />
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With ''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage, Commander Adama orders all to abandon ship (using standby Raptors to jump away from the battle) setting all weapons to auto-fire and directing the ship on a collision course with one of the basestars before departing. The mortally damaged, unmanned ''Pegasus'' collides with one basestar, destroying both. The remnants of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s starboard [[flight pod]] collide with another of the remaining basestars, destroying it.<br />
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''[[Colonial One]]'' is the last Colonial ship to leave the planet. On the surface, the Cylons' planned nuclear detonation (which would be of questionable tactical value now that the Colonials have left the planet) does not occur, due to the unexpected recovery of the infant [[Hera Agathon]] by Number Three ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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==Aftermath and Impact==<br />
The battle was strategicly a victory for the Colonials, but it didn't come without loses and consequences. ''Pegasus'' was destroyed in the battle, depriving the Fleet of their most powerful battlestar. Also with its destruction, the Fleet lost the ability to build new Vipers to replace destroyed old ones as the manufacturing facility was on that ship. ''Galactica'' took near-crippling damage, the effects of which were felt by the old battlestar for the rest of its life. The damage was never fully repaired and it was said to be so much that the ship would need "six weeks in dry dock just to bang out the dents let alone tackle the structural damage" indicating that it took very severe damage. It was indicated that at least some people were left behind on New Caprica and that at least a few ships were probably lost as things got even more overcrowded in the Fleet with ''Galactica'' taking on civilan refugees herself. Hera Agathon and Gaius Baltar ended up in the hands of the Cylons giving the Cylons the human-Cylon hybrid baby they wanted and Baltar's information about how to find Earth. Hera was rescued by her mother with the help of Caprica Six after learning of Hera's survival from Boomer who was assigned to take care of her and Gaius Baltar was captured by Chief Galen Tyrol during the [[Battle of the Algae Planet]], but the Cylons were able to make headway on finding Earth thanks to Baltar's help. Also ''Galactica's'' structrual damage from this battle added to the stress the old ship had already had thrown upon her and contributed greatly to the need to abandon ship 18 months later. Also, [[Ellen Tigh]], after being killed by her husband for collaberating with the Cylons, downloads into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] and remains Cavil's prisoner for 18 months until she finally escapes back to the Fleet with Boomer's help.<br />
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=== Raptors and Vipers ===<br />
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[[zh:新卡布里卡之战]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ties_That_Bind&diff=195683The Ties That Bind2010-05-08T01:18:44Z<p>Helmandsare: /* On the basestars */</p>
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| title= The Ties That Bind<br />
| season= 4<br />
| episode= 3<br />
| forumthread= 888<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]<br />
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| director=[[Michael Nankin]]<br />
| production=405<br />
| rating= 1.1<br />
| US airdate=18 April 2008<br />
| CAN airdate=18 April 2008<br />
| UK airdate=22 April 2008<br />
| dvd={{flag|US|notext=Y}} {{Season 4.0 NTSC DVD release date}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Kara Thrace]] leads a [[Demetrius|ship]] in her search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], while ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crew deals with political and marital issues. On the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] side, the [[Significant Seven]]'s solidarity is challenged.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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=== On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and the Colonial Fleet === <br />
* [[Cally Tyrol]], waking from [[Nicholas Tyrol|her son's]] cries, has dreams recalling arguments with her husband, [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]], of apparently finding herself spending more time alone with her child and Galen avoiding her through work or other activity. In one scene she is taking medication, perhaps to help her sleep, or to fight depression.<br />
* The dark room is unkempt, and medication and baby formula bottles are stacked on a table. <br />
* When Cally Tyrol realizes that Nicky is actually crying, she comforts him and returns him to his crib. She calls [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], apparently to try to find her husband with no luck. She finds a napkin for [[Joe's bar]] in his clothing.<br />
* At the bar, Galen Tyrol and [[Tory Foster]] are drinking [[ambrosia]] and other spirits. Galen laments that, before [[Final Five|their revelation]], he knew what he was: husband, crew chief, and father. Now, his identity is taking a beating.<br />
* Foster flirts with Galen as Cally walks holding her son in a dreamy state (presumably drug related) to Joe's Bar. Cally's distorted vision believes she sees Foster touching Galen's arm seductively. Entering the bar, Cally angrily yells at Galen as he tries to explain. Angry and hurt, Cally takes her son and leaves the bar as Foster looks on, still drinking and not the least upset that she might have caused the Tyrol's strife.<br />
*In [[sickbay]], Dr. [[Cottle]] administers to [[Laura Roslin]] another [[Doloxan]] treatment, noting that the drug's nausea should go away in an hour.<br />
* As Roslin tries to relax on the bed, [[William Adama]] sits by her bedside and begins to read from a book to her, ''[[Love and Bullets]]'' by Nick Taylo, apparently a detective mystery novel.<br />
* The book's passages of a character's lost love appear to reflect through Adama as he gazes at Roslin while he completes the passage: "From the moment I open my eyes, she's in my blood, bittersweet, tinged with regret. I'll never be free of her, nor do I want to be. For she is what I am, all that is, should always be."<br />
* The scene shifts to a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'' where [[Lee Adama]] accepts appointment to the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] seat to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]]. Vice President [[Tom Zarek]] is also in attendance.<br />
*The press asks about questions of loyalty between Lee Adama and his role in the [[Gaius Baltar]] trial, which Roslin dismisses.<br />
* Reporter [[Playa Palacios]] asks about the whereabouts of the ''[[Demetrius]]'', missing now three weeks, Roslin defers the question to Admiral Adama, who cryptically explains that the ship is on a military mission. When [[Sekou Hamilton]] asks if [[Kara Thrace]] was made captain of that ship, Adama dismisses that as rumor.<br />
*Roslin quickly ends the press conference. In her office, Roslin tells Adama she is surprised that the press took as long to ask about the ''Demetrius'' as they did. When Adama tells Roslin he think the issue will "blow over," Roslin disagrees. Not told of the mission, Roslin is angered that she may have to help Adama cover the true mission of the ship for a long time. Adama explains that he had to give Thrace a chance and himself a chance to believe in the [[Maelstrom|presumed-dead]] pilot, but Roslin only says, "Apparently." Adama leaves her office in silence.<br />
*Galen Tyrol tries to explain to Cally that he and Tory Foster aren't having an affair, but Cally all but ignores him, telling him to drop their son off to the day care area and to ask the caregivers not to feed Nicky any of the [[Algae planet|algae mash]] as she thinks Nicky is allergic. Frustrated by Cally's avoidance of the subject, he slams his fist down on the table, upsetting his son, and tries to comfort him.<br />
*On ''Colonial One'', Lee Adama is in a conference room for the Quorum meeting. Spotting the nameplate for Caprica, he tentatively sits down. Tom Zarek arrives, his mood dark. When Adama tells Zarek that he wanted to see Roslin to discuss some projects that [[Cowen]], his predecessor as Caprican delegate, had before she died, Zarek counters, explaining that, like himself, Roslin is keeping Adama on the sidelines. Zarek believes that Roslin does not forgive and forget easily. When Adama asks Zarek why he nominated him for the Quorum's side, Zarek tells him that it was because Adama stood up to defend Baltar and confront Roslin, he believed Adama would make an effective ally.<br />
*Zarek feels that Roslin's increasingly secretive nature, by refusing to allow meetings to be recorded, is a sign of a larger issue, despite claiming to Adama that he remains loyal to Roslin. When Adama tells Zarek that he won't be giving a repeat of his work in Baltar's trial to undermine Roslin, saying that having a "benevolent tyrant" is better than the opposite, Zarek strongly disagrees. He asks Adama to trust him to aid in his fight to uncover the secrets that Roslin hides. He leaves a classified folder with Adama and leaves.<br />
*In sickbay, Cally Tyrol asks for another sedative and for sleep, but Cottle objects, not wanting to turn his sickbay into an "[[opium den]]." He asks about her family life, which Cally tells all is not well since reaching the [[Ionian Nebula]].<br />
*Cottle does side with Cally about her husband's problems, asking her to bring him in for examination. Cally smiles at Cottle's "tough love" stance but Cottle warns that she might actually be imagining things as her fatigue and drug use could be influencing her thoughts. Cally counters that she might, indeed be crazy, considering she married a man who [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|once broke her jaw]]. When Cottle asks if that was the last time that Galen had attacked Cally, she responds that she'd wished that he'd do so again (taking Cottle's cigarette from his hand and taking a drag), if only for her to gauge what Galen really felt about her. Cottle tells her to get some rest.<br />
*On ''Colonial One'', the Quorum meeting continues. [[Sagittaron]] Quorum delegate [[Jacob Cantrell]] strongly questions Roslin about the ''Demetrius'' mission, which she defers to answer out of matters of security. Others are visibly upset with Roslin's answer and of each other when Roslin tries to steer the meeting back to other matters of the floor while Zarek, acting as the chair of the meeting, tries to establish order.<br />
*Lee Adama speaks out, trying to calm the others through inferring, based on his own military experience, that the president and Admiral Adama are exploring all possible routes to Earth. The Quorum audibly relaxes at Adama's words, but Roslin sees Adama as trying to be her "spokesperson" and chastises him. She directs Cantrell to continue with his discussion on medical supplies.<br />
* Lee Adama calls a point of order, which Zarek uses to compels Contrell to yield the floor for Adama to speak. Adama brings up Executive Order 112, which would concentrate more executive power. The Quorum angrily erupts when Roslin tries to bury the issue.<br />
*On ''Galactica'', Cally Tyrol sadly recalls her good times with her husband. She kisses her son and goes to close a door when she sees a note stuck in the door that tells her to meet at Weapons Locker 1701D.<br />
* When Cally arrives, she finds her husband, [[Saul Tigh]] and Tory Foster entering. She opens a maintenance panel, tiny and dangerous, and enters to listen in on the conversation.<br />
*What Cally hears shocks her more than the suggestion that her husband is having an affair. Tigh had left the note to meet at the weapons locker for Galen, and suddenly realizes that Cally could have intercepted the note. Tigh warns of the complications if Cally discovered that her husband was a Cylon.<br />
* Cally's shock knocks a metal plate, which tumbles noisily down the ship's interior, a series of pipes and conduits that run dangerously deep from where Cally is standing. The others in the room halt their discussion for a moment before leaving. Cally escapes the tunnel and runs back to her quarters, but Foster leaves and notices that the maintenance panel was ajar.<br />
* Cally is back in her quarters, visibly upset, when her husband returns.<br />
* He tries to apologize, tell Cally that the affair never happened, and that his commitment to his family is paramount. But Cally believes that Galen used her to have a hybrid child and strikes him with a wrench, knocking him unconscious. She takes her son and leaves but not before taking a key from Galen's pocket.<br />
* Walking through the corridors to the [[hangar deck]], Cally (still holding Nicky) enters a [[launch tube]]. She looks at the stars through a window, then opens a maintenance door. Inserting the key she took from Galen, Cally activates the launch tube airlock. Tory Foster arrives, and approaches Cally and Nicky.<br />
* Cally closes the launch tube airlock door, sealing them inside. Foster tries to reason with Cally, asking her to think about what she's about to do to herself and to her child. Foster explains that they only recently found out they were Cylons, and that they are still the same people, and that they are as scared and confused as everyone else. Cally breaks down and collapses on her knees, apologizing to Nicky for what she was about to do to him. Foster comforts Cally and takes Nicky in her arms, then suddenly strikes Cally with surprising strength, knocking her to the deck and putting her in a daze.<br />
* Foster retrieves the launch tube key and exits the launch tube, Nicky in her arms. When Cally comes to, she finds herself alone trapped in the airlock, and Tory inside the launch control booth. Tory uses the key to activate the launch controls and opens the outer airlock door, sending Cally to her death in open space.<br />
* Admiral Adama breaks the news of Cally's death to a motionless, silent Tyrol.<br />
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=== On the ''[[Demetrius]]'' ===<br />
* On day 22 of the mission, ''Demetrius'' continues on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], with as many as four [[Viper Mark II]] fighters magnetically locked onto its top hull. <br />
* Inside, Kara Thrace appears frustrated as she pores through star charts and other navigation data, trying to gain her fix on the direction of Earth. [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the room as Thrace tells him of a decision.<br />
* In a mess hall on the dark, dirty ship, [[Diana Seelix]] asks in frustration what they are looking for in deep space. A pilot named [[Eammon Pike|Pike]], looking at the centerfold of ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine, explains that they are searching for a gas giant with rings orbiting a trinary star cluster with a comet. Seelix angrily retorts that the search is more like a "[[frak|cluster-frak]]" to her when [[Helo]] admonishes her.<br />
* [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]] are also in the room.<br />
* Some of the group complains that Thrace's repeated course corrections are pointless. When Pike says that he thinks ''Galactica'' is hounding them in secret, waiting for Thrace to show her "true colors" as a Cylon, Anders defends her. When the mood darkens more, Helo orders everyone to be quiet.<br />
*Thrace is quietly approaching, listening to the conversation from above the mess hall deck, and soon yells for Helo to talk to him. Anders looks above him to Thrace (standing on steel mesh decking) and asks if there is more that she can tell them about their destination, but Thrace coldly admonishes him by rank for asking. Thrace gives Helo new [[FTL]] coordinates.<br />
*Anders meets with Thrace, as she paints what she has seen on a bulkhead. Anders complains that she needs to open up more about the mission with the rest of the crew, but Thrace disagrees. Reminding her that some of them volunteered for the mission, Thrace steers Anders's concerns to that of their failed marriage. Anders joins their marital arm tattoos, trying to remind her of what is real. Thrace angrily tells Anders that she married him only because he was a safe choice and he was naive enough to do so.<br />
*The two exchange more words. Thrace explains to Anders that she's not the same woman he married. He pushes her into a bunk as their anger dissolves into sex.<br />
*After sex, Thrace questions that she and Anders's marriage was real. She questions how her feelings, her perceptions of her past, as if she were watching it from another "alien" body far away. Ander's face suggests comprehension about [[Final Five|feeling unsure of identity]].<br />
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=== On the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s ===<br />
* On a [[Resurrection Ship]], a [[Number One]] is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]]. Another One tells his confused brother that he was shot by one of their own [[Cylon Centurion]]s. [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] is there with him.<br />
* The first Number One wants to return to his baseship, but the second One tells him that he has been effectively kicked off from his own ship in a type of coup. Boomer apologizes that her swing vote to enforce the [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] "reconfiguration" failed, and kisses him deeply.<br />
*On the same baseship where the Centurions shot several [[humanoid Cylon]]s for their part in the Raider reconfiguration, a Number One returns to the conference room where a Centurion is busily cleaning up the mess caused by their shootout.<br />
*The Number One tries to understand why [[Natalie]] shifted power, suggesting to reunify the group. Natalie explains that the Raiders were only a symptom of a larger problem: Cavil's [[Rapture|earlier pressure]] on the group to [[box]] all [[Number Three]]s. Natalie says that mere unification of the [[Significant Seven|seven]] is not enough. She and the Eights at the table tell Number One that unification with the [[Final Five]] is the desired goal. Natalie wants all the Threes unboxed and work on unifying with the Five to begin.<br />
*Cavil dislikes the idea of resuming the D'Anna's "messianic quest" that seemed to lead the remaining Cylons to this juncture, but agrees to bring Natalie's case to the other models. Natalie orders a Centurion to escort Cavil off the ship, but it hesitates until she says, "please." Cavil warns her that removing the [[inhibitor]]s from the Centurions has caused a bigger problem than Natalie realizes.<br />
*Later, two Number Ones tell Natalie and two Number Eights the result of the vote: The consensus is to unbox the Threes, although Cavil/One remains against the idea.<br />
*An Eight tries to solicit the Ones' support since his side was outvoted, but Natalie agrees with the Ones that the vote does not give Natalie's side the right to change the feelings of the Ones and create more discord.<br />
* Cavil/One tells Natalie that the Threes' consciousness is being downloaded at the central [[Resurrection Hub]] and can be resurrected at a server node six jumps away. Still harboring bad feelings about the decision, the two sides agree to stay on different baseships as they make their way back to hear of the Threes' discovery on the [[algae planet]].<br />
* Cylon baseships controlled by Cavil join the rest of the fleet at their destination, but without the [[Resurrection Ship]]. The newly-arrived baseships break formation and surround Natalie's baseships, then launch [[Battle of the Trinary Star System|an attack]].<br />
* On Cavil's baseship, Boomer worries that murder, permanent killing of their own kind without chance of resurrection is wrong. Cavil says coldly that God will watch over the dying Cylons' immortal souls. When Boomer questions who will watch over their souls, Cavil says, "We're machines, dear. We don't have souls."<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* This episode sees no net loss of life in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], with the exception of [[Cally Tyrol]]'s death later in this episode, reducing the overall survivor count to 39,675.<br />
* The number and alphabetical designation of the [[weapons locker]], 1701D, is a ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' reference. 1701-D is the registry number for the ''[[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise]]'' from that series, which [[Ronald D. Moore]] formerly worked on. Further, Michael Taylor did write for the ''Star Trek'' franchise alongside Moore on ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]''.<br />
*Like "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" and "[[Valley of Darkness]]", this episode's title is derived from Christian traditions; [[w:Blessed Be the Tie that Binds|Blessed Be the Tie that Binds]] is a Protestant hymn celebrating the unity that comes from love.<br />
* Prior to the episode airing, [[Michael Taylor]] stated: "we say goodbye to another longtime character, though who that is and the manner of his or her departure should come as a surprise."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen}} </ref><br />
* The script was being written while "[[Razor]]" was still in pre-production.<ref name="thewatcher"/><br />
* For the first time since the second season, the journalist [[Sekou Hamilton]] makes an appearance.<br />
* The Fleet still subsists on the food collected on the [[algae planet]], as evidenced by Cally Tyrol's suspicion that her son may be allergic to it.<br />
* When Cally enters the launch tube 06, she looks a side window and sees stars where one would expect to see launch tube 07. This is inconsistent with the known layout of the flight pods. The launch tubes are internal and perpendicular to the length of the flight pods, so it would be impossible to see stars from a side portal in the tube. However, when she exits the tube, the scene shows open space to the right of the the launch tube.<br />
*Thrace has the [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] figure she gave to Adama in "[[Maelstrom]]" on her desk and plays with it in her frustration. According to the [[Podcast:The Ties That Bind#Act 1|podcast]] for the episode, a scene where Adama gives her back the figurine in "[[Six of One]]" was cut for time. A scene where she and Gaeta discuss Aurora was also cut from this episode.<br />
*Since a scene was deleted from "[[Six of One]]" in which this was indicated in dialogue, the scene in which [[Boomer]] kisses the revived [[Cavil]] is the first explicit indication that a romance exists between the two (explaining, in lieu of the deleted scene, why she broke ranks to vote with him). This is the first time two of the "Significant Seven" have been shown in such an embrace.<br />
*A deleted scene (included on the DVD release of Season 4.0) shows Galen Tyrol strangling Cally to death in her bed. Snippets from the scene -- but not the strangling -- appear in the final episode. It's unclear whether this is a vision of Galen's (similar to Tigh imagining himself shooting Adama), or if this was considered as an alternate death for Cally. The scene, as shown, does not resolve the issue either way.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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=== General ===<br />
[[Image:Orion belt.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Orion's belt. [[:Image:Orion belt highlighted.jpg|View Highlighted Version]].]]<br />
* The constellation [[w:Orion (constellation)|Orion]] appears in this episode by mistake<ref>Revealed by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]] in his [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/my-god-it-full-of-the-wrong-stars/ blog post].</ref>. It is clearly visible in the background of the basestars shortly before Cavil's ships begin to attack, and may be visible when Cally looks out the window in the launch tube shortly before she is confronted by Foster. This would indicate that both fleets are relatively close to Earth. However, for them to see Orion in the same two-dimensional configuration as from Earth, they would have to be within a few light years of Sol and in a relatively narrow corridor between it and Orion.<br />
* The ringed gas giant [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] claims to have seen is shown in this episode, bearing a striking resemblance to [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<br />
* Once again no one notices the use of a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]]. It is hard to believe that such a critical system is not monitored, especially at night when the hangar deck is deserted.<br />
* When learning that her husband is a Cylon, Cally remembers seeing him cutting his finger and licking off the blood. Tyrol may have done this to convince himself that he is human. The drop of blood hitting the floor is the same image used as a framing device in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]" to signify the connection between Tyrol and Boomer.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
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* The scene with Adama sitting down next to Roslin and beginning to read a murder mystery to her is a throwback to their common love for the genre that was established back in "[[Water]]". In that particular episode, Adama gives Roslin the novel ''[[Dark Day]]'' as a gift because it was one of the novels that she had wanted to read but never found the time to. With Roslin's probable death looming in this particular season, it appears that Adama has determined to aid Roslin in reading her favorite genre before she passes away.<br />
* Although in public [[Laura Roslin]] claims to have forgiven [[Lee Adama]], and even to admire his convictions, she apparently still holds a grudge for how he treated her during Baltar's trial. She refuses to see him to discuss political issues, and later snubs him in a Quorum session where she ribs on his inexperience.<br />
* During the episode, [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|Galen Tyrol's beating of his wife]] is mentioned as when he displayed pure emotion towards Cally. Tyrol's attack was based on his fear of being a Cylon, and Cally suffered because she interrupted his mental suicide. Ironically, it is now Cally who savagely bludgeons Galen because he really is a Cylon. The beating also makes way for her murder-suicide decision with her son.<br />
* Another parallel drawn from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" in regards to the Tyrols can be seen in that then and now, it was Galen's apology that triggers Cally to release her true feelings towards him, whether it was love or hatred. In the former, her love was finally allowed to be expressed, in the latter, the rage that built up during the episode was released.<br />
* Based on "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", it was Cally's love and forgiveness towards Galen that enabled him to forgive himself and move on as a "human being." With her death, a crucial anchor in his life is gone, which may indicate an upcoming deterioration of his mental state as he now knows that he is a Cylon.<br />
* Cally plans to blow herself and Nicky into space, something that she experienced but survived in "[[A Day in the Life]]". This may indicate that she believes, on the basis of her earlier experience, that it would be relatively quick and painless for both of them. It seems unlikely that she would choose what she felt would be a particularly unpleasant death, especially for her son.<br />
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=== The Quorum of Twelve ===<br />
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* The episode shows a lot about the Quorum of Twelve and about the state of fleet politics in general. The Quorum meeting is reminiscent in format of [[w:Question Time|Question Time]], a tradition of many parliamentary systems including that of the United Kingdom and Canada.<br />
**The rowdiness and backtalk of the Quorum in particular is reminiscent of Prime Minister's Questions. However, unlike in Prime Minister's Questions or similar Question Time periods in real life parliaments, President Roslin makes some attempt at directing the meeting, rather than adopting the defensive posture the British Prime Minister is placed into. This suggests either a stronger constitutional role for the president or a further consolidation of power by Roslin.<br />
** The Quorum is also, at least at this point, a non-partisan body. While parliaments and legislatures in real life are divided along party lines, there is no sign of this here. In particular, while government backbenchers usually ask flattering questions in contrast to the more challenging questions posed by the opposition, Adama is openly chastised by Roslin for attempting to ask an easy question.<br />
* The absence of [[Sarah Porter]], [[Marshall Bagot]], [[Robin Wenutu]], and others from the first post-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] can be attributed to the destruction of ''[[Cloud 9]]'' by [[Gina Inviere]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" or events leading up to the [[Second Exodus]]. After the Second Exodus, the current Quorum is sworn in by then-President [[Tom Zarek]] in "[[Collaborators]]", before said Quorum can ratify Roslin as his vice president and perform the presidential switch-a-roo that gives Roslin the presidency.<br />
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=== The Cylons ===<br />
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* Cavil and Boomer apparently have some sort of relationship. This was hinted at in the previous episode, when she dances lightly attired in front of him, but unclear.<br />
* The force with which Tory hits Cally indicates that the Final Five possess the Cylons' superhuman strength and if they possess this trait it is likely that the have other, physical Cylon traits as well.<br />
* Foster also seems to be calmer, cooler, and more calculating than in the recent past. She appears to be more accepting of her Cylon nature than the others.<br />
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== Questions == <br />
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=== Answered Questions ===<br />
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* Are all of the "renegade" Cylon baseships destroyed? ([[The Road Less Traveled|Answer]])<br />
* Does Natalie escape? ([[Faith|Answer]])<br />
* Now that power has shifted to the more aggressive models, will the Cylon renew their attacks on the humans, or will the stress and distraction of the Cylon civil war protect the human fleet for the time being? ([[Sine Qua Non|Possible answer]])<br />
* Will Cally's death be declared as another execution that went unnoticed, such as those performed by the [[Circle]]? ([[Escape Velocity|Answer #1]], [[The Road Less Traveled|#2]])<br />
* Will Boomer abandon Cavil's side now that he has resorted to lethal measures against Natalie's faction? ([[The Hub|Possible answer]])<br />
* Will the renegade models be boxed? ([[The Hub|Possible answer]])<br />
* How will Tyrol handle being a single parent? ([[Escape Velocity|Possible answer]])<br />
* Are Foster's actions indicating a gradual shifting of her allegiance from the humans to the Cylons? ([[Revelations|Answer]])<br />
* What will Tyrol do should he discover that it was Foster who ejected Cally into space? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br />
* Does the vague warning given by Cavil to Natalie about removing the inhibitors hint towards a Centurion rebellion against the humanoid Cylons? ([[Daybreak, Part II|Answer]])<br />
* Has [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] been left in foster care by her parents? If so, who have they found to look after her? ([[Sometimes a Great Notion|Future Answer]])<br />
* What is Foster's true motivation for killing Cally Tyrol? ([[Revelations|Possible Answer 1]], [[No Exit|Possible Answer 2]])<br />
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=== Unanswered Questions ===<br />
* Is the execution of the Sixes, Eights, and Twos limited to the Cylon fleet or does it also stretch to the Cylon homeworld?<br />
* For those allergic to the algae mash, like [[Nicholas Tyrol]], what alternative foodstuffs are available?<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
*[[Mark Verheiden]] on the episode:<br />
**"Regarding the parallels with "[[Maelstrom]]." [and the sex scene with [[Leoben]]] I asked writer [[Michael Taylor]] if it was intentional and he says "no." Regarding Kara, she remembers everything from "Maelstrom" up to the explosion. So yes, she remembers her vision about her Mom."<br />
**"[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] is the resident expert in star charts and the like, so he's a natural addition to a search mission. As to whether he volunteered or was ordered, I don't think we really discussed it that much. But Gaeta certainly wants to find Earth as much as anyone." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/04/21/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-starbucks-relationships-and-cylon-motives/|title=Battlestar Galactica Interview: Mark Verheiden on Starbuck's Relationships and Cylon Motives}}</ref><br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
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*''[[William Adama]] reads the opening of ''[[Love and Bullets]]'':''<br />
:"It started like it always did. With a body. This one was in the river, and I could tell she had once been beautiful, but this bullet and fast current had taken away from her. All we are, or that we think we are, all that we are certain about, is taken away from us. When you've worked the streets and seen what I've seen, you become more and more convinced of it every day. [[Caprica City]] has been my teacher, my mistress. From the moment I opened my eyes, she is in my blood, like cheap wine. Bitter and sweet, tinged with regret. I'll never be free of her, nor do I wanna be, for she is what I am. All that is, should always be."<br />
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*''[[Tom Zarek]] and [[Lee Adama]] about [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s leadership:''<br />
:'''Adama:''' Well, sometimes a benevolent tyrant is exactly what you need.<br />
:'''Zarek:''' No. A tyrant craves power for its own sake. And all Laura wants is to save us all.<br />
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*''[[Samuel Anders]] confronts [[Kara Thrace]]:''<br />
:'''Anders:''' You know, some of us actually volunteered for this mission.<br />
:'''Thrace:''' "Some" meaning you. Because that's what this is about, Sam. You know what the deal is, with us, with our marriage? It didn't make much sense to begin with. Makes even less now.<br />
:'''Anders:''' I don't buy that. I don't think you believe a single, frakking word you're saying. You're just scared. You see that, mhh? You see [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Kara Thrace .26 Samuel Anders|this]]? Remember those? You remember when we got 'em? That's what's real, ok. That's part of who we are. That is a part of what ''you'' are, whether you will admit it or not.<br />
:'''Thrace:''' Dumb motherfrakker. I only married you because it was safe and it was easy, Sam. And you were just pathetic enough to go along with it. So get the frak out! (She shoves him out) Sam, get out! Get out! Leave, come on! Get out! (Anders takes her by the arms and holds her. They are almost kissing.) I don't want to fight, Sam. I wanna frak. You don't get it, do you? I'm not the same girl you married. All I wanna do right now is frak. Really frak, like it's the end of the world and nothing else matters. So come on, Sam, make me feel something. I dare you.<br />
:(Anders shoves her away, then gives her a second shove onto the bunk bed.)<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
* [[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]]<br />
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br />
* [[Jennifer Halley]] as Ensign [[Diana Seelix|Diana "Hardball" Seelix]]<br />
* [[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]<br />
* [[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]<br />
* [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as "Baby Nicky")<br />
* [[Andrew McIlroy]] as [[Jacob Cantrell]]<br />
* [[Judith Maxie]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|Picon Delegate]]<br />
* [[Donna Soares]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gemenon Delegate|Gemenon Delegate]] (credited as "Speaking Delegate #1")<br />
* [[Iris Paluly]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Tauron Delegate #1|Tauron Delegate]] (credited as "Speaking Delegate #2")<br />
* [[Ryan McDonell]] as Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike|Eammon "Gonzo" Pike]]<br />
* [[Marilyn Norry]] as [[Reza Chronides]] <br />
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as the [[tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=245<br />
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| image= Rebellen Basisstern.jpg<br />
| title= Rebel basestar<br />
| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]<br />
| type= Military<br />
| ftl= Yes<br />
| crew= [[Cylon Centurion]]s, the [[Hybrid]]<br />
| role= Carrier / battleship hybrid<br />
| weapons= Nuclear and conventional missiles, [[Heavy Raider]]s, at least 3 Raiders, Colonial Vipers, Colonial Raptors<br />
| status= Active. Now commanded by freed Centurions. <br />
| img= <br />
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The '''rebel basestar''' is one among many others in the Cylon fleet before a [[Cylon Civil War|civil war]] broke out, segregating a number of humanoid Cylon copies of models Six, Two, Eight, and later, a [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|lone Three]] from the others.<br />
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When [[Natalie]], a Six, proposes that they unbox the Threes to learn of the [[Final Five]] and has the [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s removed from the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] to get the [[Number One|One]], [[Number Four|Four]] and [[Number Five|Five]] models to co-operate, other Cylon models, led by the Ones, object to the change, orchestrating an [[Battle of the Trinary Star System|attack on basestars controlled by Natalie's faction]]. The attack occurs in a remote area far from a [[Resurrection Ship]] in an attempt to permanently kill its occupants ([[Six of One]], [[The Ties That Bind]]).<br />
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Natalie's basestar survives but is seriously damaged, its [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] complement all but destroyed, with only a few [[Heavy Raider]]s and at least 3 Raiders remaining. The ship is later found by the ''[[Demetrius]]'' crew, captained by [[Kara Thrace]]. They repair the basestar's [[FTL]] by cannibalizing Colonial [[datacord]] and other elements from a [[Raptor]]. To effect repair, however, the ship's [[Hybrid]] was taken offline. Another problem is that the basestar will have to jump to [[The Fleet (RDM)|the fleet]] first, making the ship vulnerable against ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', but is saved after the ''Demetrius'' arrive to talk ''Galactica'' out of attacking the basestar, and they form an alliance to destroy the [[Resurrection Hub]]. ([[Faith]], [[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]])<br />
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Later, when the basestar's Hybrid was brought online, it repeatedly jumps the ship several times following the death of Natalie, quickly gaining on the Resurrection Hub. The basestar eventually finds the Hub and participates in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]] ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] calls for the Final Four to join the rebels on the basestar, and only [[Tory Foster]] does so. After Three agrees to renew their alliance with the Colonials, the rebel basestar joins the Fleet on the final jump to Earth, only to find it in ruins ([[Revelations]]). [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] invites their Cylon allies to follow the Fleet to find a new home. Three maroons herself on Earth with the bones of her ancestors ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Despite not initially coming over with Foster, [[Galen Tyrol]] associates with his Cylon brethren to an increasing degree ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).<br />
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Since joining the fleet, the ship is under repair, by using the [[Cylon organic resin|organic resin]] to restrengthen the hull, as well as rebuilding the missing outer edges of the ship ([[Deadlock]]).<br />
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When [[Felix Gaeta]] launches a [[The Oath|mutiny]] and seizes control of ''Galactica'', President Roslin and Gaius Baltar escape to the rebel basestar. Roslin convinces the Cylons to help her stop Gaeta. Subordinating themselves to her authority, they move the ship into the middle of the Fleet so that Gaeta cannot fire upon them without inflicting collateral damage upon the human ships. At the height of the situation, the rebel baseship prepares to engage ''Galactica'' under Roslin's command. Adama retakes ''Galactica'' and radios Roslin to stand down her (the basestar's) weapons ([[Blood on the Scales]]).<br />
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The basestar has firmly joined the Fleet, both militarilly and in government. The rebel Cylons elected a Six named [[Sonja]] to represent them in the new Quorum which is now made up of ship's captains instead of representatives of the Twelve Colonies. The basestar's heavy raiders and their pilot Sixes and Eights are integrated into ''Galactica''’s squadrons. As of "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]", the baseship's autonomous [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]]s have not yet been similarly depicted.<br />
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[[Image:Centurions man baseship, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|Cylon centurions man the former rebel baseship]]<br />
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When ''Galactica'' is abandoned, the Rebel Basestar will be the Fleet's new flagship. The Cylons, through Councilman Sonja Six, welcomed Admiral Adama to transfer his flag to the rebel basestar and have already accepted his command authority. Adama has directed Colonel Tigh to organize the relocation of ''Galactica''’s military personnel and equipment to the basestar within the week.<br />
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When Adama decides to rescue Hera Agathon, the Rebel Basestar is left behind under the command of Hoshi to protect the fleet while ''Galactica'' goes by itself to rescue Hera and battle Cavil's faction. After ''Galactica'' destroys the Colony and Cavil's faction, the basestar jumps to their location when the fleet is summoned by a dispatched Raptor.<br />
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When the Fleet discovers a habitable planet the Colonials decide to call "Earth," the rebel humanoid Cylons decide to join the humans in building a new civilization on this world. The basestar is left in the hands of the Centurions who are now free to seek out their own destiny. Although some, like President [[Romo Lampkin]] questioned the logic behind the decision, fearing potential retaliatory attacks by the Centurions on the undefended settlements of Earth, [[Ellen Tigh]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] felt that giving the Centurions their freedom would be enough to break the Cycle of violence. The Centurions depart in the rebel basestar - the only ship in the Fleet that is not abandoned and flown into the sun. The exact status of the freed Centurions and the basestar 150,000 years later is unknown. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])<br />
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|image=Cylon civil war - opening fire.jpg<br />
|description=Cavil's forces fire on Cylon rebel basestar<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
|date=Approx. [[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=Unnamed trinary star system, near orbit of a ringed gas giant<br />
|result=Cylon loyalist victory<br>Commencement of the Cylon Civil War<br />
|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon loyalists]]<br />
|co1=[[Natalie Faust]]<br />
|co2=[[John Cavil]]<br />
|strength1=[[Rebel basestar]], 2 additional [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|strength2=5 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=2 basestars, near-total loss of Raider complement, heavy damage to Rebel basestar<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown<br />
|casualties1=Unknown, heavy<br />
|casualties2=Unknown<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Trinary Star System''' is the opening engagement of the [[Cylon Civil War]], with the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] loyalist faction under [[John Cavil]] betraying and attacking the rebel fleet led by [[Natalie Faust]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
Following the retreat of the [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] as a result of their detection of [[Samuel Anders|one member]] of the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], two Cylon factions propose different solutions. The [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] vote the lobotomize the Raiders in order to assure their obedience to orders, while the [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]] and [[Number Eight|Eights]] vote against the plan, arguing that they should attempt to learn the identities of the Final Five. When a single Eight model, [[Sharon Valerii]], unprecedentedly breaks with her model and votes for the plan to reconfigure the Raiders, the leader of the losing faction, Natalie Faust, secretly has the [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s in the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]]s removed, giving them sentience. Enraged at the modification of the Raiders, the freed Centurions side with Natalie's faction and helps purge numerous basestars of the Ones, Fours and Fives ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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Soon, the Cylon fleet becomes separated into two segregated factions controlling their own [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]]. During a meeting between the two factions, Natalie gives Cavil her conditions for reunification: the end of the Raider modifications and the [[Boxing|unboxing]] of the entire [[Number Three]] line in order to discover the identities of the Final Five. After presenting the conditions to his faction, Cavil tells Natalie that the Fours and Fives have agreed to their terms. He informs them that the Number Three line is being downloaded at the [[Resurrection Hub]] and that the nearest accessible server is six [[FTL|jumps]] away. Both factions agree to remain on their own ships during the journey ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").<br />
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Upon jumping to a trinary star system near the orbit of a ringed gas giant, Natalie's ship learns that the [[Resurrection Ship]] failed to make the jump. With Natalie's three basestars grouped together, Cavil's five basestars circle around them. Realizing that they intend to attack, Natalie orders the fleet to jump, but the initial salvo disables their [[FTL|FTL drives]]. Unable to escape, the ships are hit by a constant barrage of missiles and Raider attacks, with one of Natalie's basestars quickly destroyed.<br />
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Eventually, Natalie's other basestar is destroyed, and [[Rebel basestar|her own basestar]] is heavily damaged. Furthermore, her Raider wing is almost completely destroyed. As the engagement takes place outside of [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] range, all [[humanoid Cylon]] and Raider deaths are permanent. Believing the Rebel basestar to be either destroyed or crippled, Cavil's forces retreat from the area, leaving a large field of debris where ordinance continues to explode among the wreckage for some time. <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
Leaking fuel and set adrift, Natalie's ship enters orbit around the nearby gas giant. A heavily damaged [[Heavy Raider]] piloted by a single [[Number Two]] copy is sent out into deep space, where it is found by the ''[[Demetrius]]''. The Two proposes an alliance between the Cylon rebels and the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonials]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Road Less Traveled]]"). A [[Raptor]] team, led by [[Kara Thrace]] jumps back to the basestar and uses their ship's FTLs to jump the basestar to the ''Demetrius'' and then to rendezvous with the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"; "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]").<br />
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|conflict=Second Cylon War, [[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=[[Sector Delta 9]]<br />
|result= Decisive Colonial/Cylon rebel victory<br>Destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]] and Cylon [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capacity<br>One copy of [[Number Three]] unboxed<br />
|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br>Detachment of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing<br />
|combatant2=Cylon loyalists<br />
|co1=[[Basestar command|Rebel basestar command]]<br>Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br>President [[Laura Roslin]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=[[Rebel basestar]], at least 40 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and several [[Raptors]], at least 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|strength2=[[Resurrection Hub]], 2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged, basestar damaged, several Vipers damaged or destroyed.<br />
|shiploss2=Resurrection Hub, 1 basestar destroyed, 1 other severely damaged.<br />
|casualties1=8, including [[Eammon Pike]], his [[ECO]] and Sandman. <ref>The survivor count at the beginning of the episode "[[Revelations]]" suggests a total of 8 Colonial casualties, assuming no non-combat Fleet deaths.</ref><br />
|casualties2=Unknown, heavy <br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Trinary Star System]]<br />
|next=[[Standoff Between Galactica and the Cylon Rebels]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Resurrection Hub''' is a joint operation between Colonial forces and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] rebels to destroy the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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After the ''[[Demetrius]]'' returns with the Cylon rebel leader [[Natalie]], she proposes and alliance between the rebels and the Colonials. She offers the humans the chance to destroy the Cylon's central [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] facility. In return she want help to unbox [[Number Three]] and learn what she knows about the [[Final Five]]. In preparation, half of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing is transferred to the basestar. However, before the plan can be put into action [[Sharon Agathon]] kills Natalie, believing to prevent her from taking away her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] as she saw in the dream of the [[Opera House]]. Simultaneously, [[Laura Roslin]] has the rebel [[Hybrid]] reconnected, who unexpectedly jumps the ship away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br />
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== Battle ==<br />
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The Hybrid is determined to have panicked after sensing Natalie's death and jumped as a result. She follows the Hub with her jumps, still giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. To prevent an early detection by the enemy, the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are running with their engines and electronics cold, instead being towed by [[Heavy Raider]]s piloted by [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside the Cylons and be so heavily dependent on them, but a [[Number Eight]] convinces them to place the same trust in her as they do in [[Sharon Agathon]].<br />
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Once the cables are cut, the Vipers attack and a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]] disables the Hub's [[FTL]] drive with two missiles, thus stranding it. [[Karl Agathon]] and the Eight then board the Hub in a Raptor to find Number Three, who has already been unboxed by [[Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. They find her after she has killed Cavil and forced Boomer to run and take her to the Raptor and off the Hub. Meanwhile, the rebel basestar engages the two escort basestars, but [[Gaius Baltar]] is badly wounded when two missiles strike the ship. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles into it, destroying it and at least one of its basestar escorts ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
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With the Hub being vital to the functioning of all other [[Resurrection Ship|resurrection ships]] and downloading facilities, the Cylons are now truly mortal, which is welcomed by the rebels, but feared by the mainstream of Cylon society. In addition, [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] is the only Three left, since all other copies' consciousnesses were destroyed on the Hub. Resurrection is unable to be rebuilt as its a technology of the Final Five and only they know how to rebuild it. Unfortunately, the loss of resurrection made Cavil (who apparently was able to resurrect before the Hub was destroyed) send Boomer to kidnap Hera to find out how she came into being so his faction could continue through reproduction. His actions lead to the [[Battle of The Colony]] where Cavil and all of his forces finally fall to ''Galactica''. Thanks to the destruction of the Resurrection Hub in this battle, the deaths of all of Cavil's faction are permanant. Among those who end up having permanant deaths as a result of the destruction of the Resurrection Hub are D'Anna (who eventually dies alone on Earth of unknown causes), [[Cavil]] himself, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Samuel Anders]].<br />
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| name=Battle of the Ionian Nebula<br />
| image= Ionian Battle 1.jpg<br />
| description= Cylons forces ambush the mysteriously crippled Colonial Fleet<br />
| conflict= [[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
| date=Approx. [[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
| place= [[Ionian Nebula]]<br />
| result= Tactical [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] victory<br>Withdrawal of the Cylon fleet<br>Triggers the [[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
| combatant1= Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
| combatant2= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
| co1= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br />
| co2= [[Basestar command]]<br />
| strength1= ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', approx 80 [[Vipers]] and 30 [[Raptors]]<br/> <br />
| strength2= Four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
| shiploss1= ''[[Pyxis]]'' destroyed, ''[[Zephyr]]'' severely damaged, ''[[Astral Queen]]'' slightly damaged, ''Galactica'' damaged.<br />
| shiploss2= Numerous Raiders<br />
| casualties1= 600 civilians on ''[[Pyxis]]'', 1,101 deaths on other ships<ref>The [[survivor count]] in the credits decreases by 1,700, accounting for the deaths during the teaser and for the return of [[Kara Thrace]]. The majority of the 1,101 additional deaths likely occur on the ''Zephyr'', but other ships are hit as well.</ref>.<br />
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The '''Battle of the Ionian Nebula''' occurs when the entire [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] suddenly loses power upon jumping into the [[Ionian Nebula]]. As the ships drift aimlessly, four Cylon basestars jump into the nebula and begin launching Raiders. By the time power is restored to ''Galactica'' and the civilian ships, the Raiders are already inbound and the Fleet is incapable of jumping to safety before they close to firing distance.<br />
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== Events leading up to the battle ==<br />
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During the power outage [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] begin to aimlessly wander the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering the lyrics to a [[The Music|mysterious song]], having heard it in their heads for the past few days. When all four arrive in the same room and see each other they realize that they are actually Cylons themselves. When the alert is sounded, they resolve to continue serving in the roles they did when they believed they were human. Tyrol returns to the flight deck, Anders heads for his Viper and Tigh and Foster head for the [[CIC]] and return to the sides of Admiral Adama and President Roslin.<br />
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During the scramble to get the alert Vipers launched, [[Lee Adama]], now a civilian after resigning from the military just before Baltar's trial, returns to his quarters and breaks out his helmet and flight suit and joins the fight. While intercepting the incoming waves of Raiders he picks up an unknown contact on his Viper's [[DRADIS]] and breaks formation to investigate. The unknown contact is intermittent and toys with Adama until it pulls alongside him and reveals itself to be [[Kara Thrace]], alive and flying a spotless Viper Mk II. Thrace claims she has been to Earth and that she is here to lead the Fleet there ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).<br />
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== Civilians under attack ==<br />
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''Galactica'''s Vipers and Raptors are able to stop the main force of 200+ Raiders, but the Cylon reserves manage to break through the Colonial lines. Outgunned and with the civilian ships requiring time to spin up their FTL drives, Admiral Adama orders all available pilots and ships out there, including inexperienced [[nugget|nuggets]] like Samuel Anders and [[Diana Seelix]].<br />
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The battle floods over the drifting Fleet, Vipers and Raiders dogfighting among the ships while ''Galactica'' puts up anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) and fires her primary batteries at the Raiders and basestars. A damaged Raider collides with the ''[[Pyxis]]'', destroying the liner and the 600 people aboard. The Cylon basestars launch a barrage of over 50 missiles, half of them targeting the civilian ships. Adama orders all Vipers and point defense batteries to concentrate on protecting the civilians, since ''Galactica'' can withstand the damage. Two missiles hit the ''[[Zephyr]]'', resulting in severe damage to its ring section and many causalities, and another missile strikes the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', breaching the forward section of her hull. A missile bound for ''[[Colonial One]]'' is successfully intercepted by Seelix.<br />
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When Anders maneuvers behind a Raider chasing Seelix, it abruptly turns around, scans him with its red "eye", and breaks off when Anders own flashes red in a sort of Cylon IFF. To the amazement of the Colonials, the other Raiders return to their basestars and the Cylons spin up their FTL drives to jump away. Adama seizes this opportunity and orders the fleet to withdraw ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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[[Image:Raptor scramble.jpg|245px]][[Image:Basestar fires missiles, "He That Believeth In Me".jpg|245px]][[Image:Zephyr damaged, "He That Believeth In Me".jpg|245px]]<br />
*''The battle rages between ''Galactica'' and a number of basestars as well as the civilian fleet.''<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
[[Image:Battered Battlestar.jpg|thumb|right|''Galactica'' after the battle, missing a gun turret.]]<br />
The Cylons now suspect that the [[Final Five]] reside within the human fleet. Since the Raiders broke off the attack of their own volition, a [[Number One]] (Cavil) decides to have them lobotomized to remove part of their free will. The [[Number Four|Four]] and [[Number Five|Five]] models support that decision, but the [[Number Two|Two]], [[Number Six|Six]] and [[Number Eight|Eight]] models do not. When [[Sharon Valerii]] sides with Cavil, he takes that as the deciding vote and has the Raiders lobotomized. In retaliation, a Six named [[Natalie]], now advocating a search for the Five, removes the [[Telencephalic inhibitor|devices]] that enslave the Centurions, turning them on Number One's faction ([[Six of One]]). This marks the beginning of the [[Cylon Civil War]] which forced the rebels and humans to work together and ended with the destruction of Cavil and his forces by ''Galactica'' in the [[Battle of The Colony]].<br />
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*A shot of the Fleet in space after the battle shows that ''Galactica'' has lost one of her dorsal [[Battery|batteries]]. Prior to the baseships firing the missiles, all four forward dorsal batteries are seen in action. After Anders's Viper launched, the impact of the missiles aimed at ''Galactica'' are shown, specifically one particular explosion emanating from the dorsal battery section, causing everyone in CIC to brace for impact.<br />
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<div>The '''Cylon Civil War''' is a conflict between two factions of [[humanoid Cylon]]s. One faction consists of the [[Number One]]s, the [[Number Four]]s, the [[Number Five]]s, and the [[Number Eight]] copy known as [[Sharon Valerii]], under the leadership of the Number One copy known as Cavil. The opposition, known as the rebel faction, consists of the [[Number Two]]s, the [[Number Six]]es, several Centurions with restored free will, and the majority of the [[Number Eight]]s, under the leadership of the Number Six copy known as [[Natalie]]. Natalie is later slain, and leadership of the rebels is taken up by the restored [[Number Three]] copy known as [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna]] until she elects to remain behind on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] for the rest of her days. The only real battle of the war is the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]], where the [[Rebel Basestar]] goes after the [[Resurrection Hub]], but some of Rebel Cylons aid ''Galactica'' in the [[Battle of The Colony]]. That battle is the end of both wars as Cavil's faction is destroyed by ''Galactica'' and her forces in the battle. During the war, Cavil's faction controls pretty much all of the Cylons resources including all the [[Resurrection Ship]]s, the [[Resurrection Hub]] and [[The Colony]]. The Rebels are unable to resurrect due to this and have to team up with ''Galactica's'' forces just to attack and access the [[Resurrection Hub]] as all of their Raiders were destroyed at the begining, although at least 25 Heavy Raiders survived. All that the rebel faction controled was the [[Rebel Basestar]] and what resources they had on that. Thanks to the destruction of Cavil's faction by ''Galactica'' during the final battle, the victor in the war is the Colonials and the rebel faction.<br />
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== Diverging Ideologies ==<br />
[[Image:Cylon civil war - opening fire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The initial engagement between splintered Cylon factions.]]<br />
The earliest signs that the Cylons were not in perfect harmony were seen in the occupation of [[New Caprica]], where faced with a losing battle the different models argue over the best course of action. Later the fate of [[Gaius Baltar]] is the subject of a narrow 4 - 3 vote. Sometime afterwards, the [[Number Three]]s' religious quest causes the model to be [[box]]ed.<br />
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The immediate cause of the conflict occurs at the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], in which the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s break off the attack because one of them detects [[Samuel Anders]] as a humanoid Cylon. Cavil's faction votes to "reconfigure" (lobotomize) the Raiders so that they will continue the attacks on the Colonial fleet. Natalie's faction votes against this action, believing that the [[final five]] humanoid Cylons are present in the Colonial fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). Their goal is to unite all twelve humanoid Cylon models, a plan which includes unboxing the [[Number Three]]s, so that the Three known as D'Anna can tell them what she has learned in the [[Temple of Five]].<br />
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== First Blood ==<br />
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[[Image:First Blood - Cylon civil war.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Centurions rise up against their masters.]]<br />
[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]'s "swing vote" gives Cavil's faction the majority they need to proceed with the Raider lobotomies. Natalie's faction does not accept this and remove the Centurions' [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s, releasing their self-awareness and turning them against Cavil's faction ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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The Cylon fleet becomes split into two. A Number One remarks that Natalie "did a little ethnic cleansing", with the factions now segregated from each other among the baseships, some under Cavil's control and others under Natalie's. Later, Natalie and two Eights meet with Cavil, who tells them that after a debate the Ones were outvoted by their compatriots, who came to the conclusion that it was wrong to box the Threes and wanted to restore unity. He informs them that the Three's core consciousness is being downloaded at the central resurrection hub, and they can go to the nearest accessible server a half a dozen jumps away to listen to what she has to say. The two factions agree to go in their own respective baseships, and at the rendezvous Cavil's baseships appear without the [[Resurrection Ship]] (apparently controlled by Cavil's faction), surround the rebels, and attack, taking out the rebels' FTL drives and proceeding to destroy their baseships. Without the Resurrection Ship, the rebels realize that Cavil intends to truly kill them ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]"). Only Natalie's badly damaged baseship manages to survive the massacre although all of its Raiders are destroyed in the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]").<br />
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== Proposed Alliance with the Humans ==<br />
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The ''[[Demetrius]]'', commanded by [[Kara Thrace]] on a mission to find Earth, encounters a heavily-damaged [[Heavy Raider]] with a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] aboard, who offers an alliance between the humans and his faction of Cylon rebels <ref>In episode descriptions, this faction is referred to as "Cylon rebels."</ref>. Thrace orders a jump to Conoy's damaged baseship against her crew's objections ([[TRS]]: "[[The Road Less Traveled]]"), but ultimately realizes that she can't risk the entire crew, so she takes a small team in a [[Raptor]] instead, with the understanding that if she does not return within 15 hours, ''Demetrius'' is to rendezvous with ''Galactica''.<br />
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From within the field of detonating battle wreckage, she locates Natalie's severely-damaged baseship. The baseship's [[Hybrid]] is unable to navigate a jump, but they determine that they can hook the baseship to the Raptor's FTL computer, although this would require disconnecting the Hybrid, thus potentially killing it.<br />
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The Eights want to mutiny against Natalie and turn to [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] to lead them, but Athena refuses and chastises them for too easily changing their minds and not committing to their choices.<br />
[[Image:Anders - Number 6 confrontation.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The newly-formed alliance nearly fractures.]]<br />
When making the modifications to the Raptor [[Jean Barolay]] encounters a Six whom she had drowned on [[New Caprica]]. The Six, who is emotionally traumatized by that death and is enraged by Barolay's cavalier attitude about it, kills her. An angry [[Samuel Anders]] throws her down at gunpoint, but it is Natalie who pulls the trigger, both to end the Six's torment from the memories and to satisfy any human need for justice, emphasizing that there is no resurrection for these Cylons.<br />
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Thrace is brought to the Hybrid and tries to understand her cryptic messages, but is frustrated and orders that they proceed with the jump. An Eight attempts to disconnect the Hybrid, but the Hybrid's reaction causes a Centurion to shoot and mortally wound the Eight before being shot itself. The dying Eight apologizes to Athena, asks for her forgiveness, and reaches out her, but Athena doesn't take her hand. Instead it is Anders who takes her hand and comforts the Eight as she truly dies.<br />
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The renegade Cylon baseship jumps to the ''Demetrius'', arriving moments before she is to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"). However, when the two ships attempt to jump back together, the ''Demetrius'' fails to jump and the baseship arrives at the Fleet alone. Admiral [[William Adama]] scrambles ''Galactica'''s Vipers, thinking the Fleet to be under attack. The situation is defused when the ''Demetrius'' finally jumps and announces that the baseship is under their control ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]").<br />
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== A Plan Takes Shape ==<br />
[[Image:An alliance forms.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Colonials and rebel Cylons unify under official terms.]]<br />
Natalie acts as the rebels' spokesperson and is brought to ''Galactica'' to talk with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]. She tells them of the Cylons' central [[Resurrection Hub]] and outlines her plan. She wants to the Colonials' help in getting there and unbox the Threes. In return, she offers them a chance to destroy the Cylons' [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capability and take vengeance on them. [[Karl Agathon]] proposes to move half of ''Galactica'''s Vipers onto the baseship and use it to fool the Cylons. Roslin agrees, but adds a double-cross, because she distrusts the rebels: Go along with the plan, but then keep the Final Five, once uncovered, until they reach [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<br />
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The Cylons plan to double-cross the Colonials as well. Suspecting that the Colonials won't allow them to have the Final Five and just leave, they plan to use the Centurions to take hostages after the mission. However, after Natalie is asked to speak in front of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] to assuage their fears about the alliance, she has a change of heart. Fearing that the Final Five may watch and judge them for their actions, she tells [[Number Two]] to call off the Centurions. She also tells the Quorum that she thinks that the Cylons need mortality to lead meaningful lives, when asked why she would give up the location of the hub ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]").<br />
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Before the plan sets in motion, Natalie is shot by [[Sharon Agathon]], to prevent [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] from being taken. Without warning or command, the [[Hybrid]] jumps the rebel baseship from the Fleet, ending all communication with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and taking half of her air wing and [[Laura Roslin]] with it ([[TRS]]: "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?"). Later, a recon Raptor sent by ''Galactica'' finds the Resurrection Hub destroyed, as well as debris of a baseship and a number of Vipers. This indicates that Cylons and Colonials fought together and that some of them escaped alive ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]").<br />
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== Attack on the Hub ==<br />
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[[Image:The Hub receives critical damage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The destruction of the Resurrection Hub.]]<br />
The Hybrid panics after sensing Natalie's shooting and death, and as a result jumps. She then continues to make subsequent jumps, each bringing it closer to the Hub, giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside Cylon pilots, but are persuaded to trust them.<br />
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After the Hub is stranded by disabling its FTL drive, Karl Agathon and the Eight board the Hub in a Raptor, find the un-boxed Number Three, and escape with her. Meanwhile, the rebel baseship exchanges missile fire with the two escort baseships. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles at it, destroying it and at least one the escort baseships. <br />
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Aboard the rebel baseship, Three is questioned by President Roslin but refuses to give up the identities of the Final Five until she is sure she is safe. The baseship returns to the rendezvous coordinates, where they are met by a waiting Admiral Adama in a Raptor ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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== The Standoff with the Colonials and the Discovery of Earth ==<br />
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The Cylons, now led by D'Anna Biers, hold the Colonials hostage in an attempt to lure the Final Four out of hiding. Foster joins them on the rebel baseship, but the other three remain on ''Galactica''. After the Cylons kill the first hostage, President [[Lee Adama]] orders a risky rescue operation. However, when Kara Thrace finds a signal giving them a direct bearing towards [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Adama decides to share this information with the Cylons instead. Together they jump to Earth, but discover it to be a nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]").<br />
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Both humans and Cylons are devastated by the discovery that Earth is an almost dead planet which cannot be resettled due to low-level radiation remaining in the ecosystem. Teams of Cylons digging through the ruins are surprised to uncover the remains of Centurions. Their testing methods determine that all the humanoid remains on the planet are of humanoid Cylons like themselves. The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] were Cylon, and destroyed themselves. The Colonial fleet and rebel baseship decide to leave this system and search the universe for any other possible habitable planets. D'Anna gives up on the whole cycle of life, and remains behind ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). <br />
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== Joined Fates ==<br />
The rebel Cylons believe that they are safer with the Colonial Fleet should Cavil's forces find them. Represented by [[Galen Tyrol]], they propose to Admiral Adama upgrades of the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology, making them at least three times more efficient, in exchange for full citizenship and representation on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. Adama sees the necessity of the upgrades but is more reserved about the rest of the deal. Throughout the Fleet, widespread sentiment is against accepting the upgrades or allowing any Cylons onboard their ships, and a runaway tyllium refinery ship is the first sign of rebellion against the the admiral ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").<br />
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When Felix Gaeta leads a mutiny aboard ''Galactica'', the Cylons support Admiral Adama and President Roslin. Tyrol somehow manages to communicate with them undetected by CIC and has them send a Raptor to extract Baltar, Roslin, Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and Admiral Adama using a forgotten secondary storage airlock. Roslin and Baltar leave, but Tigh and Adama stay behind to make sure the President's Raptor gets out safely ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]").<br />
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Gaeta orders the Vipers on CAP to destroy the Raptor, and Narcho tries to take it out with a missile, but it misses and hits the baseship, causing the Cylons to think they're under attack. Aboard the baseship, Roslin defuses the situation, citing Hotdog's refusal to shoot as proof that the Fleet is not solidly behind the mutiny, and urging the Cylons to stay put and give Adama a chance to save the Final Four still in the Fleet. While Roslin attempts to broadcast to the Fleet using the Raptor's wireless, the Cylons note among themselves that the Fleet has dispersed and left them vulnerable, and Viper patrols are acting aggressively, trying to provoke a response. After discussing the situation they tell Roslin they have decided to jump away, but Roslin argues they should give Adama a chance and show that they are with him and the Fleet. With the help of a Number Two, she succeeds in penetrating ''Galactica's'' jamming long enough to make a transmission to inform the Fleet of the mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' and persuade ten ships to spin down their FTL drives. She then broadcasts orders to the mutineers to release their prisoners, return command of the Fleet to Admiral Adama, and surrender. When Tom Zarek responds as President of the Twelve Colonies and says that Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh are dead, she has the Cylon baseship turn its weapons on ''Galactica''. Gaeta orders ''Galactica'' and its allied ships to to jump away, not wanting anymore bloodshed, but Tyrol disables ''Galactica's'' FTL seconds before the jump is initiated. On the brink of a shooting war between the baseship and ''Galactica'', Gaeta orders weapons hold just before the CIC is retaken by Adama and his supporters. Adama then contacts the President to inform her and the Cylons that ''Galactica'' is secured and to stand down. Gaeta and Zarek are later executed for their actions and the rest of the mutineers are jailed ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").<br />
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In fulfillment of the deal brokered by Tyrol, the Cylon rebels are granted a seat in the Quorum of ships' captains and elect a representative, a Number Six named Sonja. While meeting with Admiral Adama, President Roslin, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol, Sonja informs them that when the Quorum convenes, she intends to formally request they hand over Sharon Valerii, who returned to the Fleet with Final Five Cylon [[Ellen Tigh]], so that she can tried for treason. It is unknown whether or not the Cylons have been upgrading the Colonial FTL drives as part of the deal yet or not ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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Members of the Rebels continue to help repair ''Galactica'' although one of the Six's gets into an argument with a human tech. However, she later saves his life at the cost of her own. In a comment that's made, it's confirmed that the Cylons have indeed upgraded the Fleet's FTL drives, although for some reason at least one Raptor (stolen by Boomer to escape with Hera Agathon) wasn't upgraded. The effect of these upgrades is easily seen: when Boomer's un-upgraded stolen Raptor travels to The Colony it takes over a dozen jumps, but the upgraded recon Raptor sent to check it out and later ''Galactica'' herself are able to make it in ''one'' jump. Everyone expects ''Galactica'' to have to be abandoned and the Cylon Rebels inquire about the timetable for Admiral Adama transferring his flag (i.e., relocating himself and his command staff) to the Rebel Baseship; presumably, ''Galactica''’s entire military complement would be reassigned to the Baseship, it being the only other warship in the fleet and being capable of accomodating Raptors and Vipers. The Rebel Cylons have no problem with letting Adama take command of the baseship and are willing to follow his orders. Sixes and Eights fly their Heavy Raiders in integrated CAPs and other missions with Colonial pilots in Vipers and Raptors. Rebel Cylons have joined in the practice of posting photographs of their dead in ''Galactica''’s Memorial Hallway.<br />
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When Hera Agathon is kidnapped, the rebels push for her rescue, but Adama is unwilling to commit the two warships at his command to a likely suicidal rescue mission, although he does agree to send a Heavy Raider on a recon mission that shows that The Colony has been moved. ''Galactica'' is stripped for parts and the crew is started to be transfered. After an encounter with Hotdog and seeing Hera's picture on the Memorial Wall, Adama decides to try a rescue mission. After learning The Colony's location from Anders, Adama decides to commit ''Galactica'' to the rescue mission, making it volunteer only. The Final Five, many of the pilots and marines, some of the deck crew, Doc Cottle (who's sent back), Ishay, Apollo, Starbuck, Baltar (ultimatly), Caprica Six, Helo, Athena and even Roslin end up volunteering along with some of the mutineers who are pardoned in exchange. A recon Raptor is dispatched and it locates The Colony in orbit of a black hole. The rebels add a force of Rebel Centurions and the Rebel Baseship is left behind to protect the fleet under the command of Hoshi while ''Galactica'' launches its rescue mission.<br />
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== End of the War ==<br />
The Rebel Basestar stays behind as the Fleet's new flagship with most of the Rebel Cylons while ''Galactica'' travels to The Colony to rescue Hera Agathon. The only Cylons that go are Caprica Six, the Final Five, Athena and some Centurions painted with a red stripe (presumably to distinguish them from Cavil's Centurions). During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Hera is rescued and many of the enemy Cylons fall including Boomer (who somewhat reedems herself by helping Hera escape) and Cavil who kills himself. The Colony is knocked into the black hole it orbits and is destroyed along with presumably all other Cylons in existance. With the destruction of The Colony and Cavil's faction by ''Galactica'', the Colonials and Rebel Cylons officaly win the war. ''Galactica'' escapes and finds a new home for the Fleet. The Twos, Sixes and Eights decide to stay with the humans on their new home planet that they decide to name Earth and give the [[Rebel Basestar]] to the Centurions to find their own destiny and freedom. They know there's a chance the Centurions might rebuild and come after them again in the future, but they believe that giving them their freedom may break the cycle of violence and prevent that. With the destruction of Cavil and his faction, the Colonials and Rebel Cylons are able to live out a peaceful existance together on the new Earth and eventually die of natural causes (presumably).<br />
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==Resources the sides possessed==<br />
During the Civil War, both sides possessed differing resources. At first, both sides controled a fleet of ships and a lot of resources, but this quickly changed. Despite the rebels initaly possessing a lot of ships, [[Cavil]] controled all of the [[Resurrection Ship]]s and this was crucial in his initial victory over the rebels. He was able to ambush the rebels with the Resurrection Ship gone and destroy most of them, leaving only one badly damaged basestar that somehow managed to survive the ambush. Thanks to Cavil controlling the Resurrection Ships, none of the rebels could resurrect and were rendered mortal. Cavil also controlled the [[Resurrection Hub]], the hub of all resurrection that controled the process and was crucial to it. This prevented the rebels goal of resurrecting [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna]] to learn about the [[Final Five]] and also left him in complete control of [[resurrection]]. Cavil lost this and essentially the Resurrection Ships when the rebels and the Colonials managed to destroy it in a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|joint strike]] and accomplished the goal of bringing back D'Anna which was helped as Cavil brought her back himself and the rebels only had to retrieve her. Cavil and his forces also controlled [[The Colony]], the planetoid-sized space station that was essentially the Cylon homeworld. Possession of this gave Cavil and his forces a heavily fortified defensible base to operate from and Cavil moved it ''before'' the civil war as if he was anticipating it so the rebels couldn't find it. This also proved to be his downfall as it was destroyed by ''Galactica'' and her forces (including some rebel Cylons) in a [[Battle of The Colony|final battle]] and as it was housing all of his forces at the time, Cavil and his faction were completely destroyed with its destruction. Also, Cavil's faction controlled the lobotomized Raiders and the non-sentient Centurions.<br />
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The rebels, in contrast, controlled very little. When the war started, they controlled several baseships, but no Resurrection Ships or the Resurrection Hub or The Colony. After Cavil's ambush, all but one [[Rebel Basestar|baseship]] that somehow survived were destroyed and all the rebels controlled was that baseship and all that was on it. It took several months for the baseship's damage to repair itself and by then the war was just about over and the ship participated in no more battles after the repairs were finally done. All of their Raiders were destroyed in the ambush, although at least 25 Heavy Raiders survived the battle. In order to even attack the Resurrection Hub, the rebels were forced to team up with the Colonials as they just didn't have the resources to attack by themselves. Later, the rebels decided to stay with the Colonial Fleet as they felt safer there with ''Galactica'' to help back them up. The rebels also possessed sentient Centurions.<br />
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|image=Cylon civil war - opening fire.jpg<br />
|description=Cavil's forces fire on Cylon rebel basestar<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
|date=Approx. [[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=Unnamed trinary star system, near orbit of a ringed gas giant<br />
|result=Cylon loyalist victory<br>Commencement of the Cylon Civil War<br />
|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon loyalists]]<br />
|co1=[[Natalie Faust]]<br />
|co2=[[John Cavil]]<br />
|strength1=[[Rebel basestar]], 2 additional [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|strength2=5 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=2 basestars, near-total loss of Raider complement, heavy damage to Rebel basestar<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown<br />
|casualties1=Unknown, heavy<br />
|casualties2=Unknown<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Trinary Star System''' is the opening engagement of the [[Cylon Civil War]], with the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] loyalist faction under [[John Cavil]] betraying and attacking the rebel fleet led by [[Natalie Faust]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
Following the retreat of the [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] as a result of their detection of [[Samuel Anders|one member]] of the [[Final Five]] in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], two Cylon factions propose different solutions. The [[Number One|Ones]], [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] vote the lobotomize the Raiders in order to assure their obedience to orders, while the [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]] and [[Number Eight|Eights]] vote to against the plan, arguing that they should attempt to learn the identities of the Final Five. When a single Eight model, [[Sharon Valerii]], unprecedentedly breaks with her model and votes for the plan to reconfigure the Raiders, the leader of the losing faction, Natalie Faust, secretly has the [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s in the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]]s removed, giving them sentience. Enraged at the modification of the Raiders, the freed Centurions side with Natalie's faction and helps purge numerous basestars of the Ones, Fours and Fives ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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Soon, the Cylon fleet becomes separated into two segregated factions controlling their own [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]]. During a meeting between the two factions, Natalie gives Cavil her conditions for reunification: the end of the Raider modifications and the [[Boxing|unboxing]] of the entire [[Number Three]] line in order to discover the identities of the Final Five. After presenting the conditions to his faction, Cavil tells Natalie that the Fours and Fives have agreed to their terms. He informs them that the Number Three line is being downloaded at the [[Resurrection Hub]] and that the nearest accessible server is six [[FTL|jumps]] away. Both factions agree to remain on their own ships during the journey ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Upon jumping to a trinary star system near the orbit of a ringed gas giant, Natalie's ship learns that the [[Resurrection Ship]] failed to make the jump. With Natalie's three basestars grouped together, Cavil's five basestars circle around them. Realizing that they intend to attack, Natalie orders the fleet to jump, but the initial salvo disables their [[FTL|FTL drives]]. Unable to escape, the ships are hit by a constant barrage of missiles and Raider attacks, with one of Natalie's basestars quickly destroyed.<br />
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Eventually, Natalie's other basestar is destroyed, and [[Rebel basestar|her own basestar]] is heavily damaged. Furthermore, her Raider wing is almost completely destroyed. As the engagement takes place outside of [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] range, all [[humanoid Cylon]] and Raider deaths are permanent. Believing the Rebel basestar to be either destroyed or crippled, Cavil's forces retreat from the area, leaving a large field of debris where ordinance continues to explode among the wreckage for some time. <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
Leaking fuel and set adrift, Natalie's ship enters orbit around the nearby gas giant. A heavily damaged [[Heavy Raider]] piloted by a single [[Number Two]] copy is sent out into deep space, where it is found by the ''[[Demetrius]]''. The Two proposes an alliance between the Cylon rebels and the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonials]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Road Less Traveled]]"). A [[Raptor]] team, led by [[Kara Thrace]] jumps back to the basestar and uses their ship's FTLs to jump the basestar to the ''Demetrius'' and then to rendezvous with the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"; "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]").<br />
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| title= Maelstrom<br />
| image= 3X17-Maelstrom-LeobenStarbuck.jpg<br />
| season= 3<br />
| episode= 17<br />
| guests= <br />
| writer= [[David Weddle]] <br/> [[Bradley Thompson]] <br />
| story= <br />
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]<br />
| production= 316<br />
| rating=1.1<br />
| US airdate= 2007-03-04<br />
| CAN airdate=2007-03-04<br />
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| podcast= y<br />
| population= 41400<br />
| oldpopulation= 41400<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:''[[Kara Thrace]]'s past comes back to haunt her when [[William Adama|Adama]] has doubts about her fitness for duty.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
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===Teaser===<br />
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*[[Kara Thrace]] is dreaming of her old apartment, trying to paint over the [[Eye of Jupiter|strange mandala]]. The dream is augmented when a [[Leoben Conoy]] comes behind her, and the two embrace and begin to have sex, rolling through the white paint that Thrace attempted to use to cover up the mandala. The mandala "pushes" itself through the white paint to reveal itself.<br />
*[[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] looks over to question what Thrace was dreaming in her bunk.<br />
*Thrace meets [[Helo]] in the head. He notes that [[Hera Agathon]] wakes up from frightening dreams as well. Helo suggests a psychologist, but when Thrace declines, he also suggests an [[oracle]] living in [[Dogsville]]. As Helo speaks, Thrace see in her mirror an image of a little girl standing by the hatchway, who appears bruised and beaten. When Thrace looks again for the child, she has disappeared.<br />
*Thrace enters the oracle's tent and finds a small golden figurine of the angelic [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].<br />
*The oracle, [[Yolanda Brenn]], appears, and tells Thrace to keep the figurine. She asks Thrace to sit before a pool of water. Brenn holds Thrace's hand and begins a reading.<br />
*Brenn knows of the Cylon [[Leoben]] and the dreams. When she repeats the destiny foretold by Leoben, verbatim, Thrace is angered. The oracle continues to repeat Leoben's words which were originally spoken under interrogation ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
*Thrace wonders how the oracle could know what was said. The oracle tells her that her mother, [[Socrata Thrace]], was trying to tell her something.<br />
*The oracle notes that Leoben is the answer, who can see the answers to Thrace. Thrace angrily leaves the tent.<br />
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===Act 1===<br />
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*The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is orbiting a cloudy gas giant planet as they refuel various ships after the fuel crisis had passed ([[Dirty Hands]])<br />
*[[Samuel Anders]], after the two had a lovemaking session, is asking Thrace to join him for some leave time on another ship.<br />
*He complains that the oracle wasn't helpful, and neither was her mother. <br />
*Thrace notes how the two fought, and the injuries she sustained. Thrace recounts her mothers fear of insects, a holdover from the first Cylon war. <br />
*To get revenge on her mother, Thrace placed rubber ants in her mother's closet, causing her to have a panic attack as she furiously tries to stamp the rubber bugs to death. In retaliation, her mother placed her hand in a door jamb and slammed the door on it, breaking all of Thrace's fingers. Thrace states that it "was worth it".<br />
*During a refueling operation, Starbuck and [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] are on [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]] when she believes she sees an enemy.<br />
*''[[Galactica]]'' can't see the contact, but Starbuck identifies it as a [[Heavy Raider]]. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] notes that [[DRADIS]] information is hard to rely on as [[synchrotron radiation]] around the planet affects DRADIS performance.<br />
*As Starbuck goes closer, she sees a storm system that looks remarkably like the mandala. The Raider flies close and, to Starbuck, appears to strike her fighter.<br />
*Starbuck keeps descending into the storm, against [[Lee Adama|Apollo]]'s continuous attempts to warn her back up.<br />
*Eventually, Starbuck struggles successfully to return to space, but not after, during the descent, she sees flashes of sights of an apartment with her mother standing there.<br />
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===Act 2===<br />
*Starbuck is back aboard, but as [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew inspect her Viper for damage, there is none.<br />
*Starbuck's gun camera shows nothing, as several pilots including [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Racetrack]] review it. They don't see Starbuck firing at anything but clouds.<br />
*Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] speaks with his son and questions Thrace's competency. The admiral believes she is close to burnout, but the younger Adama believes her "steely-eyed Viper jock" mentality is all that holds Thrace together. The admiral repeats the question: Can she handle the strain?<br />
*Lee Adama and Thrace are standing in the [[memorial hallway]]. Starbuck asks Adama to place her photo next to [[Kat]] if she meets her end before him. Likewise, Adama asks to have his photo next to [[Duck]] and his sweetheart, [[Nora Farmer]], both lost on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]", ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]'').<br />
*Thrace asks what Lee and Admiral Adama think of her flight readiness. Major Adama tries to give her encouragement but Thrace is distracted by a wax dripping that looks like the mandala.<br />
*Thrace passes by the admiral and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] without noticing them, when Adama greets her with an [[Nothing but the rain|old tag line]] they shared before the new Cylon War ([[Miniseries]]). Before moving on, Thrace gives him the Aurora figurine from the oracle's tent as a masthead for his sailing ship models.<br />
*As Thrace goes through inspection of her Viper, she again sees a little girl, this time in her cockpit--Thrace as a girl. Her face is bruised and bleeding. Thrace has flashbacks of her mother and is shocked into stopping her inspection.<br />
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===Act 3===<br />
*A visibly shaken Thrace sits by her Viper when Lee Adama goes back to check on her.<br />
*Thrace says she is not going back out to fly, not trusting herself. Adama volunteers to be her wingman to give her confidence.<br />
*Thrace asks about [[Anastasia Dualla|Adama's wife]] and how their relationship was going. After a moment of discomfort after he notes things are going well, Thrace tells him that she is happy that things are working out. Thrace says that, as it was in the beginning, the two are back to being platonic.<br />
*During Apollo and Starbuck's CAP, Starbuck sees another bogey and engages, but no one can confirm it on [[DRADIS]] again.<br />
*Admiral Adama chooses caution and orders the Fleet to [[Action Stations|Condition One]] status, stopping refueling once more.<br />
*Apollo is again trying to flag down Starbuck, but she is entranced once more and again flying downward in the clouds.<br />
*Starbuck's Viper is hit by debris. Her forward canopy window is punctured, she is knocked unconscious, and her fighter begins to tumble. An alarm sounds in the cockpit, and the scene blurs to find a sleeping Thrace shutting off a radio alarm and awaking in her apartment, with [[Virtual Leoben|who appears to be a Leoben Cylon]] greeting her.<br />
*Thrace believes she is being tricked again, unconscious or on a Cylon ship, but Leoben states otherwise.<br />
*Leoben keeps pointing out how the mandala-shaped cloud attracts her, and that she hasn't told anyone very much about it.<br />
*Leoben tells her of her tendency to cheat death ever since a day with her mother as they materialize to a small apartment, reliving an event six years ago, where Lieutenant Thrace stands before her mother as she reads a letter from a veterans administration. On the wall is a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] medal, ostensibly from the [[first Cylon War]].<br />
*[[Socrata Thrace]] first congratulates her daughter for being the first of her family to become an officer, then berates her for being only 16th in her class and having many demerits.<br />
*Kara Thrace retaliates by pointing out that her mother never reached officer status despite serving in the Cylon War.<br />
*She sees a doctor's report and learns that her mother has cancer, which cannot be stopped because it has metastasized.<br />
*Socrata rejects her daughter's pity, and Kara Thrace runs out the door, vowing never to return. The present day Starbuck begins to cry as she relives the moment.<br />
*Socrata Thrace remains in the apartment alone, staring down at a full ashtray of cigarette butts.<br />
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===Act 4===<br />
*The scene shifts. Leoben tells Thrace how her mother waited at her apartment in hopes that Kara would return, and died five weeks later -- alone.<br />
*Thrace tells Leoben that she didn't come back because she was afraid of watching her mother die. Leoben leads her to another vision, in which she is able to walk to her mother's deathbed, Socrata has a scrapbook of every doodle and letter that Thrace made, including one of the mandala.<br />
*Thrace tells her mother that something is about to happen, the thing that her mother was preparing her for. Socrata tells her daughter that she is ready as she holds her mother's hand. As she presses Socrata's hand to her face, her mother takes her last breath. Starbuck cries and then smiles at being able to be there to hear her mother's final words.<br />
*Leoben tells her that death is not hard to embrace, that this was the lesson her mother was trying to teach her daughter.<br />
*Thrace realizes that the entity which has shown her these visions [[Virtual Leoben|is not actually a Leoben]]. When asked, he replies that he never claimed to be -- he is there to be her guide to see what lies "between life and death."<br />
*The scene shifts back to the clouds, where Starbuck's Viper is still rapidly losing altitude, approaching the gaseous planet's "hard deck" (minimum safe altitude). Thrace is getting dangerously close to it, and if she passes it, the air pressure will crush the Viper "like a tin can". She reawakens, but continues to lose altitude and chase after the image of the Cylon Raider, ignoring Apollo's pleas over the wireless to turn back before it is too late.<br />
*Apollo finds Starbuck in her dive and the Heavy Raider appears briefly. Apollo sees it for the first time.<br />
*Starbuck finally calls out to Apollo, "Lee, I'll see you on the other side." As Apollo frantically calls her to wave off, she repeats, in a whisper, "Just let me go."<br />
*Starbuck sees a vision of white light in her cockpit, and she smiles. Viewers also see an image of her as a young girl in the same white light.<br />
*A view from the tail of Apollo's Viper clearly shows the Raider, then Starbuck's Viper appears, chasing it. The bogey vanishes into the clouds, and the view cuts to Apollo, looking straight forwarding, declaring "Visual!" <br />
*Shortly after Apollo gains visual of Starbuck, her Viper explodes. There is no ejection or rescue chute.<br />
*Apollo reports the grim news to [[CIC]]. Admiral Adama gives an order for Viper squads to form search and rescue teams, vowing that they'll find her. Lee tells him it's no use. She's gone. Everyone, from Tigh to Gaeta to Admiral Adama, is visibly heartbroken.<br />
*William Adama tries to work on his sailing ship model, with the Aurora figurine now attached, which fits perfectly. But in his anger and grief over the loss of Kara Thrace, he instead destroys the model and begins to weep.<br />
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===Bonus Scene===<br />
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*The scene begins shortly before Act 3, where, as Starbuck inspects her Viper, she finds hydraulic fluid, and becomes visibly angry at Chief Tyrol. Major Adama moves in to attempt to calm her down.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*[[Katee Sackhoff]] had to sign a confidentiality agreement relating to what happened to her character in this episode.<br />
*Adama can be seen building his model ship in "[[Litmus]]" and "[[Home, Part I]]", but it can be seen in his quarters from the start of the series on.<br />
* The introduction of the goddess Aurora increases the number of known gods within the Colonial religion. As before with the use of names such as Mars and Jupiter, Aurora is the Romanized name for the Greek goddess [[w:Eos|Eos]].<br />
* An [[w:Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] is a radiant emission from a planet's upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, thus forming the pattern of the mandala that Thrace sees in her first flight over the planet.<br />
*[[Ron D. Moore]] has a reputation in ''[[w:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' circles in killing characters in stories that he wrote for the series. The death of a central character such as Kara Thrace appears to uphold this reputation in ''Battlestar Galactica''.<br />
*According to an official statement by Ron Moore, in the scene where viewers show the Heavy Raider image, Starbuck's Viper, and Apollo's Viper, Apollo did ''not'' see the Raider, having visual only on Starbuck.<br />
*The ship next to ''Galactica'' towards the beginning of the episode is the ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'', featured extensively in "[[Black Market]]".<br />
*Information from the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three|Season Three Companion book]]:<br />
**The episode started as a Viper combat episode similar to "[[Scar]]" with Apollo and Starbuck fighting a Heavy Raider and Starbuck sacrificing herself to allow Apollo to escape the atmosphere. When Katee Sackhoff asked about the meaning of the [[The Destiny|mandala]] and said that she'd like to encounter Leoben again, the writers ran with that idea and rewrote the script.<br />
**A scene was shot, but cut, in which [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]] appears to Starbuck in a brand new Viper and tells her not to worry.<br />
* During the sex scene between [[Virtual Leoben]] and [[Kara Thrace]] in the teaser, viewers can observe a tattoo on Leoben's right bicep. This tattoo is likely [[Callum Keith Rennie]]'s and while there is an attempt by Sackhoff to cover it up with paint, other scenes shot at a distance show the tattoo more clearly.<br />
* During one of the flashbacks, there is a quick shot of [[Kara Thrace]]'s mother's ashtray, containing at least one cigarette that quite clearly has the word "Marlboro" on it.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
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* Although Thrace contemplated ejecting from her damaged Viper, the planet is a gas giant and doesn't have a solid surface. A Jovian planet has [[w:Jupiter|winds of up to 700 km/hour]] and may have extreme temperatures in the depths. The length of time for which her ejection system could have sustained her life is unknown.<br />
* The episode brings many story elements of Thrace's history to a close as everything comes full circle, which is a general meaning of a mandala in spiritual contexts. A few of these elements include:<br />
** Admiral Adama and Thrace's interchange of "What do you hear? - [[Nothing but the rain]]". This is first scene that introduced Thrace and her overall relationship with Adama at the beginning of the [[Miniseries]].<br />
** The scene between Lee Adama and Thrace where she states that they've reached full circle as she is again the hotshot pilot who gives nothing but grief to her CAG.<br />
** Admiral Adama's proposed rescue of her is similar to his actions in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" when Thrace's Viper goes down over a hostile moon. However, this time, Lee dissuades his father from the attempt because of the futility of looking for Starbuck's destroyed Viper within a gas giant. <br />
**Thrace's initial reaction and eventual denial to pull the ejection handle illustrated the completion of her endless cycle of fleeing death, which she now embraced with joy.<br />
** Her continued hostility and bitterness towards her mother finally reaches its close as Thrace is finally able to witness her mother's death and hear her final words.<br />
** The final moment before Thrace's Viper explodes, an image of a younger Thrace being engulfed in light could either be symbolism or an event that represents Thrace's return to her childhood innocence.<br />
** Her hostility towards Leoben Conoy comes to a close as she comes to welcome the help and guidance of her "Leoben" guide. <br />
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*It should be noted that the Conoy in her vision is ''not'' a Cylon, but an [[Virtual Leoben|unidentified manifestation]]. Thrace says, "You're not Leoben," and the manifestation replies, "I never said I was." What this aspect of Thrace's vision means remains unknown.<br />
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* Thrace's death can be seen as the close of her original desire to die during the episode "[[Scar]]". However, here she is ready to embrace death and see a new beginning with it, while in "Scar" her original desire is fuel over despair of her belief that Samuel Anders was dead on Caprica. Both episode plots are motivated by a mysterious Cylon pilot.<br />
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* Admiral Adama is shown in the middle of building his model ship after the failed assassination attempt and the division of the Fleet ([[Home, Part I]]). The ship is finally completed at the moment of Adama coming to grips with his grief of Thrace's death. In reaction, the ship that was begun during a period of great personal turmoil within Adama is destroyed in the midst of another episode of intense grief and anger.<br />
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* Even though Lee Adama and Thrace decided to forge on with their marriages, it is Adama who has found contentment with Dualla while Thrace remained in turmoil with Anders. The scene after another lovemaking session indicates that their relationship hadn't improved much since "[[Taking a Break from All Your Worries]]".<br />
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* The figurine that Thrace gives to Adama is an idol of the goddess Aurora, the goddess of the dawn and gentle breeze. The relationship between this goddess and Thrace seems to be highlighted prior to her Viper's explosion as she apparently is engulfed in light and wind within her cockpit.<br />
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* The connection and parallels between Major Adama and Thrace are further strengthened during Socrata Thrace's death scene. When Thrace confesses to her mother about her fear of taking the next step towards her destiny, her mother remarks that she knows that her daughter can meet the task. When asked how she knows this, her response is almost word for word exactly what William Adama said to his son in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]": "'You are my daughter (son).'" Thus, similar to Adama's son, Thrace is finally able to bury the hatchet with her mother.<br />
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* The "Leoben" guide explains that his role is to help Thrace take the next step to the place "between life and death." Interestingly, this is the same "place" that the model [[Number Three]] describes in "[[Hero]]" when she begins her suicide/resurrection chamber sessions in order to discover who the [[Final Five]] are.<br />
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* Tigh is visibly upset at Thrace's death. This is a sign of their improved relationship first shown in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and then slightly expanded on in "[[Collaborators]]", "[[Torn]]", and "[[Hero]]". However, the nature of how the relationship evolved is fully revealed in the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended version of "Unfinished Business"]].<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
* Will Anders blame Lee Adama for the loss of Kara Thrace once the news of her death reaches him? ([[The Son Also Rises|Answer]])<br />
* Who is the being that is Thrace's "spiritual" guide during her dream? Is he somehow connected to the makers of the mandala in the Temple of Five? Is he in any way related to the [[messengers]]?<br />
* Is the cockpit truly damaged from space debris, or is it imagined just as the supposed damage that Thrace initially believed happened at the first encounter with the Raider?<br />
* Will Agathon experience any form of guilt or regret for showing the picture of the mandala to Thrace?<br />
* What does Thrace mean when she tells Apollo: "See you on the other side"? ([[Daybreak, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|Possible Answer]])<br />
* Thrace also tells Lee Adama that "they're waiting for me." Who are "they"?<br />
* Will Thrace return as one of the Final Five Cylons? ([[Sometimes a Great Notion|Answer]])<br />
* Who will take Thrace's place as ''Galactica'''s Viper ace?<br />
* Will Thrace's death have any lasting effect on Lee Adama and Anastasia Dualla's marriage?<br />
* Considering the white light that appears to shine into Thrace's cockpit and what the Leoben-figure mentioned about showing her what lies between life and death, is it possible that she is experiencing the same event that [[Number Three]] had on several occasions ("[[Hero]]", "[[Rapture]]")?<br />
* Is the placement of Thrace's Aurora figurine on William Adama's model ship symbolic to Thrace, in some way, guiding the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] on their path to Earth? ([[Crossroads, Part II|Answer 1]], [[Revelations|Answer 2]], [[Daybreak, Part II|Answer 3]])<br />
* Did the real Socrata Thrace see Kara come to her before she died?<br />
* Did Kara Thrace really die? If not, how did she survive? ([[Sometimes a Great Notion|Answer #1]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars|#2]], [[Daybreak, Part II|#3]])<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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* ''[[Katee Sackhoff]] discusses what it was like to pretend as if she was not coming back to the show:''<br />
: '''Katee Sackhoff:''' Well the crazy thing was that when I was successful at it, I got in trouble! Because everyone [on the show] was so pissed off about it, that I was getting killed, that it became this huge thing and people were threatening to quit. And then it was my fault, because I did a good job at lying. It's like, "Come on, guys! I'm an overdramatic actor! That's what I do. And you told me to sell it." So it was definitely a hard thing to do. It was a hard thing to keep a secret. And I told key people. I told my agent and my manager, my mom, my best friend, and my boyfriend. That's the only people that knew. My publicist didn't even know!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/797/797776p1.html|title=Katee Sackhoff Talks Battlestar and Bionic Woman|date=19 June 2007|accessdate=21 June 2007|last=Goldman|first=Eric|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
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Information from the [[Podcast:Maelstrom|podcast]]:<br />
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*The original script had Thrace do three trips to the gas giant. It is during the second trip that she sees the Heavy Raider again, but panics and fakes a hydraulics problem with her Viper, which allows her to return to ''Galactica''. This was the original reason, not the lack of visual evidence of a Heavy Raider, that Lee Adama and his father have their conversation about her fitness for duty.<br />
*The model ship Adama was building over the course of the series was a very expensive rental prop which [[Edward James Olmos]] destroyed in an ad-lib expression of Adama's grief over the loss of Thrace, much to the props crew's dismay. Thankfully, the ship was insured.<br />
*The original script was meant to be a payoff for the end of "[[Rapture]]" when Karl Agathon showed Thrace the mandala. It was supposed to have Thrace face her fear of death and resist its call, while at the same time the overall payoff would be somehow linked to furthering the Fleet's voyage to Earth. After several iterations of the script, [[Ronald D. Moore|Moore]] and company decided to go down the dangerous avenue of killing off one of the major characters.<br />
*The original script had an interior scene of the Heavy Raider as the first place that Thrace would wake up from after she is knocked unconscious. There she would find Leoben Conoy using a device that would delve into her memories. At the time, however, Ron Moore didn't know if it was possible if the show could revisit Thrace's apartment. Once that possibility was available, the interior of the Heavy Raider was abandoned because of cost and storyline suitability.<br />
*The last scene between Adama and Thrace was originally to have ended on a more sour note. Thrace was supposed to be in a meeting between Adama, Lee Adama, and Laura Roslin, upon which Thrace noted out loud the possible romantic undertones between Adama and Roslin. Afterwards, Adama would dress Thrace down and those would have been his last words to her before her death. The director argued with Moore about cutting this scene out and eventually Moore gave way to allow a more comforting departure between the two characters.<br />
*According to Moore, "Maelstrom" is, for him, the first page of the third act in the series overall. He believes that with this episode, the show is well on its way to completion and is now on act three out of a 4 act series.<br />
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Additional information from the [[Podcast:Frak Party Q and A|Frak Party Q&A]]:<br />
*Initially, Moore told only Katee Sackhoff that Kara Thrace would return in the [[Crossroads, Part II|season finale]]. When the episode script was published the cast and crew, who were in the dark, became upset, Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell in particular. Moore described the mood as almost a "state of mutiny." Eventually Moore and David Eick had to call them and let them in on the secret that Thrace was not really dead<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=|timestamp=|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref>.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''[[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] talk about their possible deaths in the [[memorial hallway]]:''<br />
:'''Thrace:''' So where do you want to go when you bite the big one? I wanna go right there, next to [[Kat]]. <br />
:'''Adama:''' A water-walking Viper jock. <br />
:'''Thrace:''' Royal pain in the ass, but a hell of a stick to have on your wing. <br />
:'''Adama:''' You can put me right here, next to [[Duck]] and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]]. Good card players. Nice way to spend eternity.<br />
:'''Thrace:''' Okay, so whoever croaks first, the other one makes sure that their picture goes in the right place. Deal?<br />
:'''Adama:''' Deal. <br />
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*''Lee Adama comforts Thrace on the hangar deck:''<br />
:'''Thrace:''' I'm not going back out there. I don't trust myself.<br />
:'''Adama:''' Hmm. So trust me. I'll fly your wing.<br />
:'''Thrace:''' The CAG flying my number two? (smiles)<br />
:'''Adama:''' (softly) Whatever it takes.<br />
:(silence)<br />
:'''Thrace:''' How are things with you and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dee]]? <br />
:'''Adama:''' Uh, you know, good. No. Better than good. Best they've ever been.<br />
:'''Thrace:''' I'm happy for you. Really. It's funny though, after all we've been through, we are right back [[Miniseries, Night 1|where we started]]. You're CAG, and I am your hotshot problem pilot. (both laugh) I guess that's all we'll ever be now, huh?<br />
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*''Kara Thrace sees her mother [[Socrata Thrace]] die in a vision guided by [[Virtual Leoben|something]] appearing to be [[Leoben Conoy]]:''<br />
:'''Kara:''' Momma, something's about to happen, you know that thing you were trying to prepare me for, I don't know if I can do it.<br />
:'''Socrata:''' Oh yes you can, you can.<br />
:'''Kara:''' How can you be sure?<br />
:'''Socrata:''' You're my daughter.<br />
:'''Leoben:''' See, there's nothing terrible about death; when you finally face it, it's beautiful. You're free now, to become who you really are.<br />
:'''Kara:''' You're not Leoben.<br />
:'''Leoben:''' I never said I was. I'm here to prepare you to pass through the next door, to discover what lies in the space between life and death.<br />
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== Guest Stars ==<br />
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*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Dorothy Lyman]] as [[Socrata Thrace]]<br />
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as [[Brendan Costanza]]<br />
*[[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson]]<br />
*[[Don Thompson]] as [[Anthony Figurski]]<br />
*[[Camille Atebe]] as [[Sarah Ryan]]<br />
*[[Georgia Craig]] as [[Yolanda Brenn]] <br />
*[[Erika-Shaye Gair]] as Child [[Kara Thrace|Kara]]<br />
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|photo= Felix Gaeta.jpg<br />
|age=<br />
|colony=<br />
|birthname= Felix Gaeta<br />
|callsign=<br />
|seen= Miniseries<br />
|death=Executed by firing squad for [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny & treason]], 4 ACH [148,000 BCE] ([[Blood on the Scales]])<br />
|parents=<br />
|siblings=<br />
|children=<br />
|marital status=Romantically involved with [[Louis Hoshi]].<br />
|role=[[Tactical Officer]], Senior Officer of the Watch, [[CIC]], [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', former aide to President [[Gaius Baltar]], ''de facto'' commanding officer of Battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' during attempted ''coup d'état''<br />
|rank= Junior Lieutenant;<br><small>Illegally appointed commander during mutiny</small><br />
|actor=[[Alessandro Juliani]]<br />
|serial=372565<ref>This number comes from the serial number on the dogtags auctioned by the studios at the end of filming the series. These screen-used tags also read "L. Gaeta" vice "F. Gaeta".</ref><br />
|cylon=<br />
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Lieutenant '''Felix Gaeta''' ({{IPA|&#x02C8;ge&#x026A;.ɾ&#x0259;}} or "gay-tah") was a young, capable officer in the Colonial military. For the three years prior to the [[Cylon attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], he served as [[William Adama]]'s Senior Officer of the Watch aboard ''[[Galactica]]''. <br />
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Prior to the attack, he was studying genetics and planned to get a degree through the military extension program ([[Water]]).<br />
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He exhibited a strong attention to detail and was highly efficient. These tendencies and his overall ability led Adama to rely heavily on him as a member of ''Galactica's'' command crew, despite his relative youth and junior rank.<br />
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As well as performing the role of Tactical Officer, Gaeta also managed the ship's [[FTL]] drive, including the calculation and initiation of jumps. Gaeta also managed the needs of the various primary [[Computers|computer systems]] used on the battlestar.<br />
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Following the fleet's discovery and evacuation of [[Earth]] and the controversial decision to install [[Cylon]] FTL technology on all ships in the fleet, Gaeta used his CIC role to co-lead a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|bloody mutiny]] of Galactica while collaborator Vice President [[Tom Zarek]] staged a coup d'etat of the government. Gaeta was promoted by Zarek to the rank of [[Commander]], and given charge of ''Galactica'', a position he held briefly, until Adama was able to regain control of the ship.<br />
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Gaeta was executed by firing squad for his role in the coup.<br />
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==Remarkable Brilliance==<br />
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As a result of his studies in biogenetics, Lt. Gaeta is selected by Adama to assist Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] in the development of the much-needed [[Cylon detector]] following the Cylon attack ([[Water]]). During his time working with Baltar, Gaeta develops a certain respect and liking for the doctor - despite the latter's apparent eccentricities. When a woman called "[[Shelly Godfrey]]" arrives aboard ''Galactica'', Gaeta works hard to prove Baltar's innocence of the charges leveled against him ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Although he is ultimately successful, Gaeta fails to follow-up on the fact that the photographic evidence supplied by Godfrey looked as if the evidence itself had been faked in a way that ensured it was exposed as a forgery.<br />
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Gaeta shows his remarkable brilliance after ''Galactica'' mistakenly jumps to a different set of coordinates than the rest of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to escape a Cylon attack ([[Scattered]]). The [[FTL]] computers compensate for spatial changes, but due to the chaos after Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] is shot by [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], Gaeta forgets to synchronize the spatial positioning with the rest of the Fleet, whose FTL computers had collectively different information. Complicating the issue, if ''Galactica'' returns to their original position, the Cylons would destroy the ship before it could recalculate the correct Fleet coordinates using standard procedures.<br />
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Gaeta blames himself (although [[Saul Tigh]] does not), but later realizes that by networking four computers of the ship (something Commander Adama may never have approved), he could reduce the coordinate calculation time from hours to minutes. Knowing the Cylons would try to crack his ad hoc network, Gaeta sets up five [[Wikipedia:Firewall (networking)|firewalls]] in the network to slow their progress while the ship's guns and Vipers buy the time required for the calculations. Unfortunately for Gaeta, the firewalls are not completely effective. Without him realizing it, the Cylons break through the last firewall before he can disconnect the network. As a result, many vital systems are disabled throughout the ship while [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] board the battlestar ([[Valley of Darkness]]). At the end, he manages to purge the systems of any remaining traces of the [[Cylon computer virus|virus]].<br />
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==Under Pressure==<br />
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Gaeta's calm exterior shows signs of wear when his interview with [[D'Anna Biers]] shows him somewhat drunk, smoking, and brandishing a rather garish [[tattoo]] of a tiger. Viewers learn from the footage that Gaeta's first name is Felix ([[Final Cut]]).<br />
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The Cylon virus rears its ugly head once more a few weeks later when shipboard malfunctions increase to a point where consoles begin to sputter and short out. Gaeta confirms that the same virus they thought they had removed from the formerly-networked computers had metamorphized into a heuristic program--a [[logic bomb]]--that studied and probed flaws in the battlestar's computers and the hardware that each system manages. The logic bomb threatenes to disable the ship's human control on a Cylon fighter's command--and a Cylon attack is imminent.<br />
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[[Image:Gaeta tiger tatoo.jpg|thumb|right|Gaeta's tiger tattoo]]<br />
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After Colonel Tigh's command to perform the daunting task of inspecting many lines of computer code for a Cylon virus, the young lieutenant completely loses his cool:<br />
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:'''Gaeta''': A power surge energized the board. System's been twitchy ever since the Cylons infiltrated our network.<br/><br />
:'''Tigh''': Commander's right. I don't care if you have to go through this program line by line; fix it.<br/><br />
:'''Gaeta''': Excuse me?<br/><br />
:'''Tigh''': You heard me.<br/><br />
:'''Gaeta''': Sir, I'm running every diagnostic we've got. Checking each line of code could take days.<br/><br />
:'''Tigh''': I am not interested in excuses. Fix it!<br/><br />
:'''Gaeta''': It's not an excuse, sir. It's a [[frak|frakking]] fact!<br/><br />
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Everyone on the bridge, especially Commander Adama, is shocked by Gaeta's highly uncharacteristic outburst, but Adama is not particularly surprised, knowing that everyone on ''Galactica'' has low morale after working for months with no relief or change to their routine.<br />
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Gaeta has a solution for the logic bomb: Wipe all computer hard drives and restore them from backups made before the Cylon attack. The problem in doing this is that ''Galactica'' will be completely vulnerable to attack, save for her Viper fighters, for several minutes as her computers are rebuilt.<br />
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Against his instincts and on [[Laura Roslin]]'s advice, Adama opts to use the unique abilities of the cooperative [[Sharon Valerii|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] to aid them. Gaeta gives the humanoid Cylon a fiber-optic data link with access to the battlestar mainframe computer and the ship's communications. After a few tense moments, Valerii asks Gaeta to perform the computer hard drive wipe after taking into her computer/brain a copy of the Cylon virus. She manipulates it and transmits to the massive incoming Cylon fleet, disabling the entire Cylon fleet in the same way that the Colonials suffered in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Colonial forces [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|destroy the entire Cylon force]] without a single Colonial casualty ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br />
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Gaeta is among the tense officers and crew in CIC that witness a standoff between their battlestar and the heavily-advanced battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', whose commander, Admiral [[Helena Cain]], has opted to execute two ''Galactica'' crew members after she tried them herself and against Adama's requests for the rights of his crew to have a fair, open trial ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).<br />
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== The Presidential Election and New Caprica ==<br />
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During the presidential election, Gaeta is assigned to aid and oversee the ballot counting process on ''Galactica''. He also aids in thwarting Roslin's plans to steal the election (though he apparently never knew - or indicates any knowledge of - who exactly is behind it, other than Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]) by discovering the illegitimate ballots from the ''[[Zephyr]]''. The only reason he realizes that the ''Zephyr'''s ballots were tampered with is due to the fact that the ''Zephyr''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original, valid ballots had misspelled Gaius Baltar's name - the fixed ballots did not share this error. (Gaeta had authorized the go-ahead to use the misspelled ballots due to the lack of time to print new ones prior to the opening of the polls.) <br />
Due to this happenstance discovery, Baltar, who had been rightfully elected President, was sworn in as president and ordered the Fleet to colonize [[New Caprica]].<br />
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A year later on [[New Caprica]], Gaeta seems to be an adviser to President [[Gaius Baltar]]. His previous post on ''Galactica'' is assumed by [[Karl Agathon]]. While Gaeta is pleased that there had been no Cylon attacks during Baltar's presidency, he disapproves of Baltar's womanizing and is secretly infuriated at Baltar's devil-may-care attitude towards the New Caprica City Worker's Union and the Quorum of Twelve. Gaeta later brings news of the Cylon invasion to the president and is present when Baltar surrenders New Caprica to [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Number Five]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
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Gaeta is also the [[New Caprica Resistance]] inside source into the inner workings of the Cylons. He seems to favor an assassination of President Baltar as he provides the group with information that he is going to attend the [[New Caprica Police]] force graduation, which is disrupted by [[Duck]]'s suicide bombing. However, upon learning that Baltar would not attend, he rushes to contact the group to warn them Baltar that is not going to be there ([[Occupation]]).<br />
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== Inside Man ==<br />
Being the "inside man" allows him to help the [[New Caprica Resistance]] understand the inner Cylon related activities and security procedures on [[New Caprica]]. For him to contact the group, he flips [[Jake (New Caprica)|Jake]]'s yellow bowl upside down and leaves a note or information packet in a nearby tool bin for the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] to find. [[Galen Tyrol]] does not know that he is the "inside man" and when they talk, Tyrol accuses him of being a collaborator ([[Precipice]]).<br />
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Around the same time, Gaeta is seduced by a [[Number Eight]]. Believing that he can trust her, he gives her lists with names of human prisoners. The Eight promises to do what she can to save them, but only has a few token humans freed and the rest executed for being valuable to the humans. Gaeta only learns of her betrayal much later (''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'').<br />
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== End of the Baltar Administration ==<br />
As the Cylons are preparing to evacuate during the [[Battle of New Caprica]], Gaeta pulls a gun on a distraught President Baltar, clearly intending to kill him. [[Caprica-Six]] attempts to dissuade Gaeta from this course of action. In contrast to his companion's feelings, Baltar seems fully willing to die; but he tells Gaeta that he is the only one who could stop a [[Number Three]]-model Cylon from detonating a nuclear weapon hidden somewhere in the city of New Caprica. This convinces the reluctant Gaeta to let Baltar go, giving the disgraced leader a chance to redeem himself. Gaeta emerges from the same ship behind Colonel Tigh when Tigh asks Admiral Adama for permission to come aboard ''Galactica'' during the post-battle celebration ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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== Return to Duty ==<br />
Gaeta is initially isolated from ''Galactica'''s crew and those who were on New Caprica. Because of his high position in the collaborationist government, they believe he carried out the will of the Cylons. When he arrives in CIC to help with repairs on the communication systems damaged during the recent battle, former resistance leader Colonel Tigh is openly hostile towards him. Gaeta attempts to defend his actions in a tense conversation with [[Kara Thrace]] by revealing himself as Tyrol's mysterious informant. Starbuck doesn't know about the informant, since she was a captive of [[Leoben Conoy]] during the four-month Cylon occupation. She mocks her crewmate and dismisses his revelation as a poorly fabricated lie. <br />
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When Gaeta's name comes up for review in the the [[Circle]], he is convicted of collaborating with the enemy and sentenced to death, despite the lack of evidence against him. The six-person tribunal takes him to a Viper [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tube]] to face his sentence. When asked to defend himself, Gaeta says that he already had and refuses to beg for his life. This infuriates [[Kara Thrace]], who lashes out at him in a physical attack and resumes the mocking she started in the mess hall. Upon hearing Thrace repeat information about the [[Jake (New Caprica)|dog bowl]], Galen Tyrol realizes that Gaeta was indeed the informant from inside the Baltar administration. Gaeta is released and allowed to go. He resumes his duties as a lieutenant, still shunned by most of his crewmates except Tyrol ([[Collaborators]]). <br />
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After his recommissioning, he takes over Baltar's scientific duties, concentrating on deciphering his notes and determining the course to Earth. Gaeta appears to have a grudge against Tigh for his part in the Circle that nearly ended in Gaeta's death, as he wears a scowl while everyone else celebrates Tigh's return from his self-exile.<br />
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== Animosity towards Baltar ==<br />
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Baltar is aware of Gaeta's relationship with the Eight on New Caprica. During an interrogation, he whispers to Gaeta, "I know what your Eight did". Baltar's knowledge leads Gaeta to try to kill him by stabbing him in the neck. However, he is stopped and knocked out by Admiral Adama ("[[Taking a Break from All Your Worries]]", ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'') <ref>In "Taking a Break From All Your Worries", Baltar's words can't be heard. This was originally the remnant of a subplot that was cut from the storyline and later retconned in order to provide an explanation for Gaeta's reaction. See [[Taking a Break From All Your Worries#From the podcast]] for the original idea.</ref>. <br />
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During Baltar's trial for which he faces the death penalty, Gaeta commits perjury, claiming that he was there when Baltar signed the death lists and that Baltar offered no resistance in approving them ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).<br />
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== Member of the ''Demetrius'' Crew ==<br />
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Later, Gaeta becomes part of the ''[[Demetrius]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew on its mission to find Earth ([[The Ties That Bind]]). After [[Kara Thrace]] orders [[Karl Agathon]] to jump to a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] to retrieve information regarding Earth, Agathon refuses the order believing it to be too risky. When he is relieved by Thrace, she appoints Gaeta as her new [[XO]] and gives him the same order. Like Agathon, Gaeta refuses to comply with the order, creating a standoff between the ship's officers which leads Agathon to relieve Thrace of command ([[The Road Less Traveled]]). During this standoff Anders shoots Gaeta in the leg before he can initiate a jump back to ''Galactica''. Having to wait 15 hours for a Raptor to return, Gaeta is worried that he will lose his leg because of the lack of proper medical treatement ([[Faith]]).<br />
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Returned to ''Galactica'', Gaeta does lose his leg. In recovery, he deals with the stress and phantom pain by singing a [[Gaeta's Lament|mournful ballad]] over and over ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]). Shortly later, he returns to duty, still in pain from his ordeal, but refusing to be relieved ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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==Post Earth/Mutiny==<br />
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In the webisodes "[[The Face of the Enemy]]" it was revealed that Gaeta had been in a relationship with [[communications officer]] Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]], though their relationship did not survive the webisode series.<ref>Writer's commentary to webisode 10; Gaeta ends the relationship in order to protect Hoshi from the fallout of what Gaeta is about to do.</ref><br />
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After the formation of the Cylon-Human alliance, Gaeta entices Vice President Zarek to stage a coup d'état and leads a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|rebellion]] against Admiral Adama and President Roslin. Gaeta seizes control of the ship, and is appointed commander by Zarek, becoming the ''de facto'' commanding officer of ''Galactica'' though fighting continues throughout the ship.<br />
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Adama and Tigh are ultimately arrested after helping Roslin and Baltar escape the ship. Gaeta orders Tigh jailed, and attempts to force Adama to reason with President Roslin. Adama refuses and instead tells Gaeta contemptuously that he is now the 'admiral'.<br />
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Gaeta is horrified to see the bodies of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] members after Zarek ordered their mass assassination, but continues his allegiance. Despite Zarek's preference for quick and brutal removal of opponents, Gaeta insisted that Admiral Adama be tried for treason, ''et al.'', with Zarek as the entire tribunal, and [[Romo Lampkin]] serving as Adama's lawyer. Zarek summarily finds Adama guilty, and Gaeta orders the creation of a firing squad.<br />
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Having previously ordered her Raptor to be shot down, Gaeta is forced into a defensive position when Roslin takes command of the rebel Cylon Basestar. Zarek attempts to break Roslin's resolve by lying to her that Tigh died in an escape attempt and erroneously reporting that Adama was executed. The plan backfires; it steels Roslin's resolve, and she swears to destroy them at all costs. Zarek urges Gaeta to fight. Gaeta, feeling that enough blood had been shed, instead attempts to escape by jumping away with those ships who have obeyed his order to spin up their FTL drives. [[Galen Tyrol]] manages to manually disable ''Galactica'''s FTL drive, preventing a jump. <br />
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As the rest of his crew prepares to fire, Gaeta remembers what he had said to Thrace about there being a reckoning and that people would have to answer for their actions. Realizing that he, too, would soon face his own reckoning, Gaeta orders weapons hold. Seconds later, CIC is stormed by Adama and a large contingent of loyal officers and marines.<br />
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Gaeta gives up without a fight, and he and Zarek are led away, their rebellion ended. Gaeta later discusses things with Baltar, admitting that he doesn't mind that he lost but making an unclear statement (one that Baltar claims to have understood) about hoping people would understand who he is. <br />
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Gaeta and Zarek are executed by firing squad for mutiny and treason. Just prior to his death, Gaeta realizes in shock that his amputated leg no longer itches. His last words are, "It stopped!" ([[Blood on the Scales]])<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Gaeta does not wear any junior pilot wings on his duty uniform during the [[Miniseries]], but has flight wings in nearly every appearance since the Miniseries.<br />
*While Gaeta is described as the "Tactical Officer", his role is closer to that of the US Navy's CIC Watch Officer (CICWO), combining it with elements of the Tactical Watch Officer (TAO), a role also partially fulfilled by Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], both under the command of [[William Adama]]. According to the official SciFi.com character data file, Gaeta's title is "Senior Officer of the Watch", although the title of Tactical Officer may have a better "ring" to the ears of most viewers.<br />
*The name "Felix" - first revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]" - means "happy" in Latin; the connotations of the Latin word imply being fortunate, lucky, prosperous.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Gaeta|Gaeta]] is the name of a small seaport and resort in southern Italy.<br />
*In the Miniseries, Gaeta's name is usually pronounced {{IPA|ˈgaɪ.ɾə}}, while Colonel Tigh seems to vacillates between {{IPA|ˈgeɪ.ɾə}} and {{IPA|ˈgaɪ.ɾə}} - this may also be atributed to the varying severity of Michael Hogan's Canadian accent. However, in all subsequent episodes, everyone pronounces it as {{IPA|ˈgeɪ.ɾə}}.<br />
*Despite his relationship with the female [[Eight]], Gaeta is often said to be homosexual.<ref>[http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=22449 http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=22449]</ref><br />
*Unlike most of the series' officers, Gaeta is usually addressed as "Mr. Gaeta", rather than by his rank. This appears to mirror real-world naval tradition, in which male officers with the rank of lieutenant or below are referred to and addressed as 'Mister.'<br />
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[[fr:Félix Gaeta]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Gaeta%27s_Mutiny&diff=195658Gaeta's Mutiny2010-05-07T09:07:35Z<p>Helmandsare: /* Timeline */</p>
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{{Battle Data<br />
| image=MutinyCIC.jpg<br />
| description=Gaeta and Adama in the CIC<br />
| conflict= Gaeta's Mutiny<br />
| date= Approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|4 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
| place=[[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar ''Galactica'']]<br />
| result=Mutiny ends in failure<br>Assassination of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]<br>[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] and [[Tom Zarek|Zarek]] executed by firing squad<br>Imprisonment of remaining mutineers<br>[[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial]]-[[Rebel basestar|Cylon]] alliance maintained.<br />
| combatant1= Adama/Roslin loyalists<br/>[[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Rebel basestar|rebel faction]]<br />
| combatant2= Gaeta/Zarek faction<br />
| co1= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br>President [[Laura Roslin]]<br/>[[Basestar command|Rebel basestar command]]<br />
| co2= Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]<br/>Vice President [[Tom Zarek]]<br />
| strength1= [[Rebel basestar]], [[Cult of Baltar]], all servicemen and civilians loyal to Adama/Roslin including [[Lee Adama]] and Captain [[Kara Thrace]]<br />
| strength2= At least 15 crew, marines and civilians on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<br />
| shiploss1= Minor damage to the Rebel basestar<br />
| shiploss2= ''Galactica''’s FTL drive rendered temporarily inoperable<br />
| casualties1= Unknown, heavy<br />
| casualties2= Unknown, heavy <br />
| prev= [[Standoff Between Galactica and the Cylon Rebels]]<br />
| next= [[Battle of The Colony]]<br />
| series= RDM<br />
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'''Gaeta's Mutiny''' is an attempted coup led by [[Felix Gaeta]] and [[Tom Zarek]] to overthrow both President [[Laura Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] following their establishment of an alliance with the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Rebel basestar|rebel faction]].<br />
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==Causes==<br />
Following the discovery of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], tensions within the Fleet begin to rise. Roslin's power as a religious icon diminishes, and she largely withdrawals from her official duties. Recognizing the desperate situation of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], Adama proposes an alliance with the rebel Cylons, whereby the Cylons will upgrade the Fleet's [[FTL]] drives, thus tripling their jump range, in exchange for protection from ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and a seat on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. Though the [[Quorum of Twelve]], led by Zarek, votes against allowing the Cylons to board ships in the Fleet, Adama declares the matter a military decision, overruling the Quorum and permitting the Cylons to install the upgrades. When the workers on the Fleet's refinery ship ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' revolt, kill the Cylon work crew and ''Galactica'' [[Colonial Marines|Marines]] aboard and jump the ship, Adama has Zarek arrested. Having become more disturbed by Adama's actions, Gaeta begins to quietly build support among members of the crew and, following the events on ''Hitei Kan'', meets with Zarek in the [[brig]]. There, the two men agree that Adama and Roslin must be removed from power in order to prevent the alliance and restore democracy ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). <br />
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==Timeline==<br />
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===0600 - 0800===<br />
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* '''0620''' - Adama and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] meet for a standard morning briefing in Adama's quarters, where Roslin is also staying.<br />
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* '''0623''' - Gaeta and a group of [[Colonial Marines|marines]] free [[Zarek]] from the [[brig]] and escorts him to the [[hangar deck]], where Lt. Margaret "[[Racetrack]]" Edmondson convinces the deck crew and assembled civilians that her Raptor is leaking fuel and orders them all to evacuate the Deck. Zarek, Gaeta and the marines approach the Raptor but are interrupted by Deck Chief [[Laird]]. Laird notes that the Raptor is scheduled for an emergency medical transport and not a VIP shuttle. While Gaeta unsuccessfully attempts to explain the situation, Zarek manages to sneak up behind Laird and kills him with a wrench. Zarek boards the Raptor and departs for [[Colonial One]].<br />
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* '''0704''' - When Gaeta reports for duty, [[Hoshi]] notices that there is a launch in progress and that he doesn't have any scheduled in the flight log. Gaeta responds that maybe it is an error and that he should look over the flight log for an update by Laird. When he finds none in the flight log, he suggests calling down to the flight deck. Gaeta stops him and points out that there is no Transponder signal and when Tigh questions Gaeta, his response is that it is probably a [[dradis]] ghost. The Admiral and XO fall for it and Zarek escapes to [[Colonial One]].<br />
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* '''0741''' - The [[Quorum of Twelve]] is in an emergency session regarding the arrest of Vice President Zarek and the issue of the Cylon FTL drives when Zarek walks into the room, surprising everyone. <br />
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:* Elsewhere, the mutineers begin to systematically take hostage all the [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylons]] and those they know are their friends or lovers or otherwise supporters of the current alliance on Galactica. [[Samuel Anders]] is the first, distracted by [[Diana Seelix]] and then hoodwinked and beaten.<br />
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:* In CIC, everything is going according to plan as an alarm sounds indicating a fire on C Deck near the Main Antennas. Adama orders in the DC units, but Gaeta points out that the fire might not be an accident and that they will be in the dark if the antenna array goes down. Adama orders a Marine detail to escort the DC units, thus allowing more Marines to join the mutineers in the forward section of C Deck raiding the small arms locker. <br />
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===0800 - 1000===<br />
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* '''0812''' - [[Kara Thrace]] is fencing with Hot Dog about his fatherhood and sexual prowess in the officers quarters, when the loudspeaker announces the fire. Starback confronts [[Narcho]] about fire control duties and is rudely rebuffed. Immediately suspicious, Starbuck comes upon Marines and civilians led by [[Charlie Connor]], arming themselves and discussing battle plans. Starbuck arms herself in turn and tries to warn CIC, but Gaeta refuses to let her speak to the Admiral.<br />
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:* Lee Adama attempts to contact his father to find out the reasoning behind Zarek's release. Zarek suggests to Lee, who is having trouble getting a hold of his father on ''[[Galactica]]'', that the admiral only released him because he didn't believe the civilian government posed a threat to his authority. Lee leaves to prove Zarek wrong, thus leaving the Quorum to Zarek. <br />
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:* In the CIC Gaeta informs Adama and Tigh that they have lost communications ship-wide as well as backups.<br />
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* '''0902''' - On the Hangar Deck, Lee is greeted by Marines and [[Charlie Connor]] who proceed to rough him up and take him hostage. Before they are able to do anything more, [[Starbuck]] interrupts and kills the marine pointing a gun at Lee's head then shoots [[Skulls]] in the shoulder. She forces the others to release Lee and the two escape.<br />
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:* The mutineers seize the Agathon household. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] and [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] are taken hostage. [[Helo]] is confronted by [[Gage|Specialist Gage]], then pistol-whipped into unconsciousness .<br />
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:* Starbuck and Lee regroup in a dry storage locker, and plan their next move.<br />
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* '''0908''' - Back in the CIC, [[Hoshi]] realizes that the devices used to scan for carbon monoxide sensors should be going through the roof, but he only reads normal levels. Adama is tired of being blind and sends a Private [[Jaffee]] to go to C Deck and report back. <br />
<br />
:* Helo and family are thrown in the brig, where they find [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]]. Athena reasons that they are needed alive as bargaining chips for the rebel Cylons.<br />
<br />
* '''0913''' - Lee and Kara make their way through ''Galactica''s F Deck, where pitched battles between civilians and Marines are taking place.<br />
<br />
* '''0922''' - Private [[Jaffee]] returns and reports what he has found, Gaeta suddenly orders the Marines to take Adama, Tigh, Hoshi and the senior staff into custody. Rebel Marines draw their weapons and surround the Admiral and his staff. A brief firefight ensues in which Jaffee is killed. Adama reluctantly orders his men to stand down. He and Gaeta then exchange harsh words, both accusing the other of betraying their oaths to defend the ship and her crew. Before he is escorted off the [[CIC]], Adama warns that there will be no forgiveness for those involved in the mutiny.<br />
<br />
* '''0925''' - Thrace and Lee Adama make it to [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] and inform her of the situation and how desperate it is. Roslin decides to come out and publicly address the Fleet in hopes that they will listen to her. However, with communications down, they have no way to contact the rest of the Fleet. Roslin knows of a way they can get a message out - [[Gaius Baltar]]'s wireless.<br />
<br />
* '''0934''' - Gaeta has taken command in CIC, and when Specialist [[Gage]] hestitates to follow an order, he is reminded firmly by Gaeta to "stay with us."<br />
<br />
* '''0942''' - Thrace, Roslin, and Lee make it to Baltar's compartment, where [[Galen Tyrol]] is organizing a defense against the mutineers. Tyrol informs them that the admiral has been captured and warns them against using the ship comm system. Starbuck and Lee rush off to find the admiral.<br />
<br />
* '''0947''' - Adama and Tigh overcome their marine guards, killing one and taking the other prisoner. They arm themselves with pistols and rifles.<br />
<br />
:*Roslin tries to convince Baltar to let her use his pirate transmitter. He acquiesces, against [[Paulla]]'s advice.<br />
<br />
* '''0956''' - Adama and Tigh observe Connor giving orders to a mixed group of civilians and marines. They question their prisoner as to their destination, learning that all essential personnel and Cylons were being put in the brig on Gaeta's orders. They move out toward the brig, hoping to secure some allies.<br />
<br />
===1000 - 1200===<br />
<br />
* '''1012''' - In CIC, Gaeta is informed that the ships of the fleet are attempting to contact ''Galactica''. He has them put on speaker and requests a secure line to [[Tom Zarek]]. Gaeta reports to Zarek that ''Galactica'' is secured under his control and that Admiral Adama is under guard. Zarek notes that Adama still being alive is a loose end, but congratulates Felix with some flowery phrases. Gaeta replies that they can "fine-tune their rationalizations later".<br />
<br />
:*Suddenly, Roslin's voice cuts through the babble of ships' captains, urging calm, explaining the reasons behind the Cylon-Human alliance, and urging them to keep the faith and to not follow the traitorous elements. Gaeta jams the transmission, but not before the people hear most of what Roslin had to say.<br />
<br />
* '''1017''' - Elsewhere, the admiral and Tigh run into Thrace and Lee at the brig where others are being held. The brig is too heavily guarded, so they decide to regroup with Tyrol at a secondary airlock. <br />
<br />
* '''1021''' - Roslin and Baltar discuss Gaeta and their mutual bad judgment in presidential aides.<br />
<br />
* '''1023''' - Kara, Lee, Tigh, and Adama regroup. While Thrace scouts ahead, Lee and Tigh argue about Cylons and humans before Adama tells them both to shut up. They then head toward the secondary airlock.<br />
<br />
* '''1027''' - Baltar makes a personal call to Gaeta attempting to bring him to his senses, but fails. A Raptor is detected on [[DRADIS]], coming from the Cylon baseship. Gaeta realizes they are not headed to the hangar deck.<br />
<br />
* '''1032''' - The Raptor docks at the secondary storage airlock, where the Adamas, Tigh, Thrace, Tyrol, Roslin, and Baltar are waiting. Roslin and Baltar board the Raptor which heads off for the rebel Basestar, while Admiral Adama and Tigh stay behind to cover the president's escape and try to retake the ship from the mutineers. Thrace, Lee, and Tyrol head off to continue their fight elsewhere.<br />
<br />
:*Gaeta orders [[Narcho]] to destroy the fleeing [[Raptor]], meanwhile Admiral Adama and Tigh engage the Marines attempting to break into the airlock. <br />
<br />
* '''1041''' - President Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]] manage to escape ''Galactica'' on a Raptor to the Cylon baseship. Gaeta tries to have her shot down, but after she identifies herself, [[Brendan Costanza|Hotdog]], apparently not in on the mutiny, hesitates and allows Roslin to make it to the baseship safely despite [[Noel Allison|Narcho's]] attempts to destroy the Raptor. Tigh and Adama are captured by marines led by [[Aaron Kelly]] after being knocked out by a stun grenade, Adama having decided to stay behind to try to retake the ship and Tigh supporting him. <br />
<br />
* '''1051''' - Roslin and Baltar meet with the rebel Cylons on the baseship. The Cylons on the baseship want to flee, but Roslin manages to convince them to stay and support Adama. <br />
<br />
:*Kelly returns Adama to Gaeta in CIC, attempting to force him to tell Roslin to surrender. Adama refuses and removes his rank insignia, telling Gaeta to call Roslin himself and "make her laugh."<br />
<br />
:*The Cylons move their ship further into the Fleet for protection but Gaeta has it scatter, quarantining the baseship.<br />
<br />
* '''1116''' - Zarek, the [[Quorum of Twelve|Quorum]] in tow, arrives on ''Galactica'', observed by Lee and Starbuck. <br />
<br />
* '''1118''' - Roslin attempts to make a broadcast to the fleet with no luck.<br />
<br />
:*Gaeta and Zarek meet, discussing the presence of the Quorum, and a trial for Adama.<br />
<br />
*'''1131''' - Tyrol sees [[Romo Lampkin]] being escorted by Kelly and several Marines to the Admiral's Quarters.<br />
<br />
*'''1148''' - Admiral Adama is tried for various crimes with Gaeta (now a Commander) as the people's representative and Zarek as the judge with [[Romo Lampkin]] as Adama's lawyer. <br />
<br />
:*Tyrol enters the ship's vents.<br />
<br />
===1200 - 1400===<br />
<br />
* '''1222''' - Zarek tries to convince the Quorum to accept the state of affairs, but when Sagittaron delegate [[Jacob Cantrell]] asks him to leave, apparently supporting Roslin, he has them murdered. [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] is visibly disturbed by this event.<br />
<br />
* '''1245''' - [[Felix Gaeta]] views the dead bodies of the Quorum with shock and horror and confronts Zarek angrily. Zarek retorts that there is no turning back and that Adama must be executed.<br />
<br />
:* Tyrol crawls through the ship's vents.<br />
<br />
* '''1248''' - [[Tory Foster|Tory]] informs Roslin that the Cylons have decided to jump away. Roslin refuses to accept this, and talks passionately to the Cylons, convincing them to stay.<br />
<br />
:* Tyrol exits the crawlspace at an arms locker where he's ambushed by former LSO Aaron Kelly, but Kelly lets him go, his support of the mutiny faltering.<br />
<br />
:* Lampkin tries to convince Adama to sign a statement, but he refuses to betray his beliefs. Lampkin whispers to him that his people are working to retake the ship and to give them time, but he is pushed away by [[Parr|a Marine guard]].<br />
<br />
:* Baltar is comforted on the baseship by [[Lida]].<br />
<br />
* '''1337''' - [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]], still free, manage to break into the brig and rescue the Cylons and Helo and they join the two in the battle to retake the ship. Anders is seriously wounded and Kara stays behind to get him to Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] for medical treatment. <br />
<br />
* '''1342''' - Adama's trial continues, Zarek is informed that the prisoners have escaped. He lies to Adama, telling him that Tigh was killed trying to escape. Adama refuses to answer any more questions, and he is sentenced to death by firing squad.<br />
<br />
:* Roslin manages to make a broadcast with help from [[Leoben]] about the mutiny asking the civilian ships to shut down their FTL drives just before she is jammed again. <br />
<br />
:* Lampkin, being escorted from the "trial", comes across Kara and Anders. He breaks free, killing his Marine guard and is finally convinced to help Kara get help for Anders.<br />
<br />
===1400 - 1600 ===<br />
<br />
* '''1435''' - 10 ships of 35 follow Roslin's orders and shut down their FTL drives. Gaeta gives jump coordinates to the remaining 25 and then has a firing squad led by Narcho take Adama to a [[launch tube]] to be executed.<br />
<br />
* '''1447''' - Kelly, Narcho, and Marines lead Adama to a launch tube. Kelly leaves the entourage and breaks down with remorse in the [[memorial hallway]]. He is found by Lee, Tigh, and Athena and tells them where Adama was being taken. Kelly renounces the mutiny and joins them.<br />
<br />
:* On the baseship, Baltar dreams of Adama being executed. He is again comforted by Lida, but this time he decides to return to ''Galactica'', realizing he has a responsibility to his followers there.<br />
<br />
* '''1502''' - On the hangar deck, Adama is bound to a chair before a firing squad.<br />
<br />
* '''1524''' - Roslin hails the ''Galactica'' to demand Zarek and Gaeta's surrender.<br />
<br />
:* Gaeta gets confirmation that Adama was executed, but in reality he was rescued by Lee and the released prisoners. <br />
<br />
:* Adama convinces the firing squad to aid him in recapturing the ship, but Narcho, despite his respect for the Admiral, refuses to help anyone who won't fight the Cylons. Adama stops Tigh from executing Narcho on the spot and instead has Narcho tied up.<br />
<br />
:* Tyrol continues down the crawlway.<br />
<br />
:* In an attempt to get her to surrender in turn, Zarek claims to Roslin that Tigh was killed escaping and Adama was executed, but this only strengthens her resolve and has the baseship's weapons turned on ''Galactica''. <br />
<br />
* '''1528''' - Gaeta sets the jump coordinates and prepares to jump the ''Galactica''.<br />
<br />
:* Tyrol arrives in the engine room.<br />
<br />
:* Adama, Lee, Tigh, Helo, [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]], Kelly, the marine squad, and a gathering crowd of other loyalists make their way towards the CIC. <br />
<br />
:* Gaeta tries to jump, but Tyrol manages to manually disable the FTL drive. Zarek begins to panic. Specialist [[Gage]] turns ''Galactica's'' weapons on the baseship, but Gaeta, realizing he's lost, orders him to stand down and seconds later the Admiral and his men storm CIC and retake it without firing a shot, ending the mutiny. Adama contacts the baseship and gets Roslin and the Cylons to stand down now that he's back in command again. <br />
<br />
* '''1532''' - Galactica's CIC is secured by Admiral Adama and his loyalists. Gaeta and Zarek are led away.<br />
<br />
:* Tyrol discovers ominous signs of structural damage in the engine room.<br />
<br />
==Aftermath==<br />
Gaeta and Zarek are executed by firing squad for their crimes at some later point ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]"). The remaining mutineers are imprisoned on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', though they are later freed in exchange for participating in the [[Battle of The Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]" [[Podcast:Deadlock|podcast]]; "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").<br />
<br />
Ironically, the mutiny ends up accomplishing the exact opposite of what it was intended to do. With a considerable number of ''Galactica'''s crew dead or imprisoned, the Colonials start flying joint CAPs with the rebel Cylons. In addition, there is a shortage of [[Colonial Marines|marines]] on ''Galactica''. Adama refuses to let [[Centurions]] on board the ship and instead decides to arm [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]] to help control the civilian population in [[Dogsville]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]").<br />
<br />
Furthermore, it is during the final stages of this mutiny that Tyrol discovers ominous signs of wear and tear on ''Galactica''. Admiral Adama reluctantly agrees to allow Tyrol to use Cylon bio-technology and Cylon work crews from the Baseship to fix the damage ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
<br />
The annihilated [[Quorum of Twelve]] is replaced by the [[Quorum of Ships' Captains]] - which is comprised of delegates representing the individual ships of the Fleet rather than the extinct Twelve Colonies. The Cylons are allowed to send their own representative to this new Quorum ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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==Known Participants==<br />
<br />
===''Galactica'' crew===<br />
* Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] - Military Leader † (executed)<br />
* Captain [[Aaron Kelly]] - Defected to Loyalists<br />
* Lieutenant [[Noel Allison]] - In custody<br />
* Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]] - In custody (Returned to active duty)<br />
* Lieutenant [[Hamish McCall]] - In custody (Returned to active duty)<br />
* Lieutenant [[Paolo McKay]] - In custody (presumed)<br />
* Ensign [[Diana Seelix]] - In custody (presumed)<br />
* Sergeant [[Allan Nowart]] - In custody (Returned to active duty)<br />
* Lance Corporal [[Maldonaldo]] † (killed by Admiral Adama)<br />
* Specialist [[Gage]] - In custody<br />
* Specialist [[Vireem]] - In custody<br />
* Marine [[Parr]] † (killed by Romo Lampkin)<br />
<br />
All surviving mutineers were later pardoned by Admiral Adama and offered reinstatement if they agreed to join ''Galactica''’s high risk assault on [[The Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").<br />
<br />
===Civilians===<br />
* Vice President [[Tom Zarek]] - Civilian Leader † (executed)<br />
* [[Charlie Connor]] - In custody (presumed)<br />
<br />
==Known Loyalists==<br />
<br />
===''Galactica'' crew===<br />
* Admiral [[William Adama]]<br />
* Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]]<br />
* Captain [[Karl Agathon]] - Wounded in action<br />
* Captain [[Aaron Kelly]] - Defected from mutineers<br />
* Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]<br />
* Lieutenant [[Sharon Agathon]]<br />
* Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] - Seriously wounded in action (permanently crippled)<br />
* Chief Petty Officer [[Peter Laird]] † (murdered by Zarek)<br />
* Private [[Stewart Jaffee]] † (killed in action)<br />
<br />
===Civilians===<br />
* President [[Laura Roslin]]<br />
* [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|The Quorum of Twelve]] † (assassinated on Zarek's orders)<br />
** [[Lee Adama]]<br />
** [[Jacob Cantrell]] †<br />
** [[Dahlia]] †<br />
** [[Reza Chronides]] †<br />
** Eight [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum of Twelve|unnamed delegates]] †<br />
* The [[Cult of Baltar]]<br />
** Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]<br />
** [[Paulla Schaffer]]<br />
** [[Jeanne]]<br />
* [[Romo Lampkin]]<br />
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===Cylons not part of ''Galactica'''s crew===<br />
On ''Galactica'':<br />
* [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Caprica-Six]]<br />
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On the Baseship:<br />
* Misc. [[Number Two]] copies<br />
* Misc. [[Number Six]] copies<br />
** [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]]<br />
* Misc. [[Number Eight]] copies<br />
* [[Tory Foster]]<br />
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[[de:Gaetas Meuterei]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Rescue_on_Caprica&diff=195657Rescue on Caprica2010-05-07T09:00:39Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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<div>{{Battle Data<br />
|image=CapricaAssault.jpg<br />
|description=''Galactica'' provides cover fire while the civilian Fleet escapes <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 281]]<br />
|place=[[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|result=[[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] abandon the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]<br>Caprican survivors evacuated<br />
|combatant1=[[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial]] [[SAR]] team<br>[[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Captain [[Kara Thrace]]<br>[[Samuel Anders]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1= 19 [[Raptors]], [[Colonial Marines]], surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|strength2=[[Cylon Centurion]]s<br />
|shiploss1=[[Raptor 612]]<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=Several marines and resistance fighters, both pilots and all marines aboard Raptor 612<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of New Caprica]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
}}<br />
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The '''rescue on Caprica''' is an assault mission launched by [[Kara Thrace]] to evacuate the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]].<br />
<br />
The mission stems from Thrace's promise to [[Samuel Anders]], the leader of the Resistance, that she would return following her departure from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Initially, both [[William Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin]] refuse Thrace's request to take ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' back to Caprica, noting that the mission would leave the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] unacceptably vulnerable to [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] attack. Furthermore, ''Galactica'' would take at least 241 [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|jumps]] to reach Caprica, though computational errors inherent in every jump beyond the [[Red Line]] could result in double that amount of jumps ([[TRS]]: [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|"Pegasus" (Extended Version)]]).<br />
<br />
However, the discovery of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' results in the Fleet possessing enough [[Raptor]]s to launch an independent strike team without requiring the battlestars to leave the Fleet behind. Additionally, the Colonials discover a way to install the jump computer from a captured Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] with the Raptors' computers by allowing the [[Sharon Agathon|captured Number Eight copy]] on ''Galactica'' to [[Humanoid Cylon#Cybernetic Behavior|interface]] with both computers. With this upgrade, a return trip to Caprica is estimated to take less than ten jumps. However, simulations of the attack plans suggesting that at least twenty percent of the strike force would be lost. As a result, Adama approves the mission while designating it as [[Two Alpha]]: volunteer only.<br />
<br />
An [[SAR]] team of nineteen<ref>[[Helo]] notes that they have lost a Raptor when he counts only 17 on [[DRADIS]] after reaching Caprica. Assuming that only [[Racetrack]]'s Raptor had been lost up until that point, this would mean that 19 Raptors made up the initial strike team.</ref> Raptors is launched by ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' at the commencement of the operation. One Raptor, piloted by [[Margaret Edmondson]] and [[Hamish McCall]], is separated from the strike force on the first outbound jump when it jumps to the wrong coordinates, inadvertently discovering a [[New Caprica|habitable planet]] . On the final jump into the atmosphere of Caprica, [[Raptor 612]] is lost when it jumps inside of a mountain. The remaining Raptors land in the forest, and Thrace, [[Karl Agathon]], [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and a team of [[Colonial Marines]] set out for the Resistance headquarters at [[Delphi Union High School]] on foot. <br />
<br />
One klick away from the school, the team locates the surviving members of the Resistance, lead by Anders, with the Cylons advancing on them. Soon after, the Cylons begin bombarding their position with mortars, cutting off their path to the Raptors ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). The group retreats behind nearby ruins, though they are unable to contact the Raptors due to Cylon jamming. However, the Cylons abruptly cease their mortar fire and hold position. While Sharon believes that the Cylons plan to deploy non-lethal gas in order to capture the team, the standoff continues through the night into the next day with no additional attacks ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; "[[The Plan]]").<br />
<br />
Eventually, the Colonials make their way out of their position to find that the Cylons have retreated; a [[Number One]] copy posing as a priest in the Resistance states that the Cylons have abandoned the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. The Marines and resistance fighters then regroup with the Raptors and depart Caprica to rendezvous with the Fleet. <br />
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[[Category:RDM]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Rescue_on_Caprica&diff=195656Rescue on Caprica2010-05-07T05:19:17Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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<div>{{Battle Data<br />
|image=CapricaAssault.jpg<br />
|description=''Galactica'' provides cover fire while the civilian Fleet escapes <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 281]]<br />
|place=[[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|result=[[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] abandon the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], Caprican survivors evacuated<br />
|combatant1=[[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial]] [[SAR]] team<br>[[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Captain [[Kara Thrace]]<br>[[Samuel Anders]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1= 19 [[Raptors]], [[Colonial Marines]], surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|strength2=[[Cylon Centurion]]s<br />
|shiploss1=[[Raptor 612]]<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=Several marines and resistance fighters, both pilots and all marines aboard Raptor 612<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of New Caprica]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
}}<br />
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The '''rescue on Caprica''' is an assault mission launched by [[Kara Thrace]] to evacuate the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]].<br />
<br />
The mission stems from Thrace's promise to [[Samuel Anders]], the leader of the Resistance, that she would return following her departure from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Initially, both [[William Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin]] refuse Thrace's request to take ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' back to Caprica, noting that the mission would leave the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] unacceptably vulnerable to [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] attack. Furthermore, ''Galactica'' would take at least 241 [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|jumps]] to reach Caprica, though computational errors inherent in every jump beyond the [[Red Line]] could result in double that amount of jumps ([[TRS]]: [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|"Pegasus" (Extended Version)]]).<br />
<br />
However, the discovery of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' results in the Fleet possessing enough [[Raptor]]s to launch an independent strike team without requiring the battlestars to leave the Fleet behind. Additionally, the Colonials discover a way to install the jump computer from a captured Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] with the Raptors' computers by allowing the [[Sharon Agathon|captured Number Eight copy]] on ''Galactica'' to [[Humanoid Cylon#Cybernetic Behavior|interface]] with both computers. With this upgrade, a return trip to Caprica is estimated to take less than ten jumps. However, simulations of the attack plans suggesting that at least twenty percent of the strike force would be lost. As a result, Adama approves the mission while designating it as [[Two Alpha]]: volunteer only.<br />
<br />
An [[SAR]] team of nineteen<ref>[[Helo]] notes that they have lost a Raptor when he counts only 17 on [[DRADIS]] after reaching Caprica. Assuming that only [[Racetrack]]'s Raptor had been lost up until that point, this would mean that 19 Raptors made up the initial strike team.</ref> Raptors is launched by ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' at the commencement of the operation. One Raptor, piloted by [[Margaret Edmondson]] and [[Hamish McCall]], is separated from the strike force on the first outbound jump when it jumps to the wrong coordinates, inadvertently discovering a [[New Caprica|habitable planet]] . On the final jump into the atmosphere of Caprica, [[Raptor 612]] is lost when it jumps inside of a mountain. The remaining Raptors land in the forest, and Thrace, [[Karl Agathon]], [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and a team of [[Colonial Marines]] set out for the Resistance headquarters at [[Delphi Union High School]] on foot. <br />
<br />
One klick away from the school, the team locates the surviving members of the Resistance, lead by Anders, with the Cylons advancing on them. Soon after, the Cylons begin bombarding their position with mortars, cutting off their path to the Raptors ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). The group retreats behind nearby ruins, though they are unable to contact the Raptors due to Cylon jamming. However, the Cylons abruptly cease their mortar fire and hold position. While Sharon believes that the Cylons plan to deploy non-lethal gas in order to capture the team, the standoff continues through the night into the next day with no additional attacks ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; "[[The Plan]]").<br />
<br />
Eventually, the Colonials make their way out of their position to find that the Cylons have retreated; a [[Number One]] copy posing as a priest in the Resistance states that the Cylons have abandoned the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. The Marines and resistance fighters then regroup with the Raptors and depart Caprica to rendezvous with the Fleet. <br />
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[[Category:RDM]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=John_(disambiguation)&diff=195262John (disambiguation)2010-04-04T09:41:18Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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<div>'''John''' is a first name, and may refer to the following cast and crew:<br />
<br />
* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]<br />
** [[John Colicos]], the actor who portrayed Count [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]].<br />
** [[John de Lancie]], the actor who portrayed an officer of the [[People's Nationalist Force]] on [[Terra]] in "[[Experiment in Terra]]". <br />
** [[John Dullaghan]], the actor who portrayed Doctor [[Wilker]] in various episodes.<br />
** [[John Dykstra]], the special effects supervisor of the episodes "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]".<br />
** [[John Fink]], the actor who portrayed Doctor [[Paye]] in the pilot episode "[[Saga of a Star World]]".<br />
** [[John Holland]], the actor who portrayed the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Maitre d']].<br />
** [[John Hoyt]], the actor who portrayed [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in "[[Baltar's Escape]]".<br />
** [[John Ireland Jr.]], a writer with a "story by" credit for the two parter "[[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]".<br />
** [[John Williams]], the actor who portrayed an unnamed statesman in the two parter, "[[War of the Gods]]".<br />
** [[John Zenda]], the actor who portrayed [[Zed]] in the episode "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]".<br />
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* The [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]<br />
** [[John Dahl]], director of an episode of [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]].<br />
** [[John Hainsworth]], the actor who portrayed a caged man on the [[Guardian basestar]] in "[[Razor]]".<br />
** [[John Heard]], the actor who portrayed Commander [[Barry Garner]] in the episode "[[The Captain's Hand]]".<br />
** [[John Hodgman]], the actor who portrayed Dr. [[Gerard]] in the episode "[[No Exit]]".<br />
** [[John Mann]], the actor who portrayed Major [[Jackson Spencer]] in the [[Miniseries]], as well as [[Linden]] in the episode "[[Black Market]]".<br />
** [[John Pyper-Ferguson]], the actor who portrayed Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", as well as [[Tomas Vergis]] on ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.<br />
** [[Peter-John Prinsloo]], the actor who portrayed Lieutenant [[Mei Firelli|Mei "Freaker" Firelli]], an officer from ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.<br />
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John may refer to the characters of:<br />
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* [[John]], a [[Being of Light]] introduced in the Original Series episode "[[Experiment in Terra]]".<br />
* [[John (RDM)|John]], a young boy running loose on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in "[[The Plan]]".<br />
* [[John "Snitch" Burke]], a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the Re-imagined Series episode "[[The Passage]]".<br />
* John Cavil, or the Cylon [[Number One]], in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
* [[John Russel Fowler]], the deceased father of the [[Terra]]n [[Sarah Fowler]], from the Original Series episode "[[Greetings from Earth]]".<br />
* [[John Lavell|John "Bones" Lavell]], a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot in the Re-imagined Series.<br />
* [[John Steadman]], a farmer who controls the Growers' Association that the Galacticans' contend with in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Space Croppers]]".<br />
* [[John Stockton]], the owner of the [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] in [[Paradise Valley]], [[California]] in the ''Galactica 1980'' two-parter, "[[The Super Scouts]]".<br />
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|image=PowerlessViper.jpg<br />
|description=Starbuck's damaged Viper and the Cylon Raider are caught in the Red Moon's gravity field <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 14]]<br />
|place=An unnamed [[Red Moon|red moon]]<br />
|result=[[Colonial]] victory, capture of a [[Cylon Raider]]<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]<br />
|co2=None<br />
|strength1=[[Viper 1104]], 1 other [[Viper Mark II|Viper]]<br />
|strength2=8 [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=1 Viper destroyed, 1 damaged<br />
|shiploss2=7 Raiders destroyed, 1 disabled and captured<br />
|casualties1=None<br />
|casualties2=8 Cylon Raiders<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Communications Relay]]<br />
|next=[[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Skirmish over the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots, under instruction by Lt. [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], in orbit of an unnamed russet moon (which in turn cycles a gas giant).<br />
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Upon coming into contact with a Cylon patrol, Starbuck orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] pursues her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Starbuck to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Hot Dog manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, and pulling back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.<br />
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With only one Raider remaining, Starbuck re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Starbuck's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy. <br />
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The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Starbuck is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates. <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
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After successfully ejecting, Starbuck lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Starbuck manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point. <br />
<br />
As this is happening, a Raptor deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Hot Dog and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. Subsequently, SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Starbuck, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevent them from making contact with the downed pilot. On top of that, organic deposits along ship engines cut short the rescue effort, and force the various rescue craft to hastily return to ''Galactica'' for repairs. <br />
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On the satellite's surface - with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication - Starbuck wanders over the rocky terrain, looking for higher ground to await rescue. Eventually she comes across the downed Cylon Raider, and finds a way inside the ship. Crawling into the belly of the beast, Starbuck discovers that the Raider is bio-mechanical in nature - it is "piloted" by an organic brain that interfaces directly with the internal machinations of the craft. The rounds that she fired during their confrontation penetrated the Raider's brain, thus "killing" the vessel.<br />
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Inside the Raider, Starbuck finds oxygen to replace her [[flight suit]]'s depleted reserves, and re-pressurizes the Raider's interior by using a portion of her [[flight suit]] to seal a fist-sized gash in the hull. Starbuck's [[Flight of the Phoenix|test-pilot savvy]] allows her to determine the basic mechanics of the vessel quickly and she learns to control it by manipulating the various internal actuators, eventually flying the Raider off the moon and into open space. <br />
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A tense situation results when she approaches ''Galatica'', and [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] is sent out to intercept what [[CIC]] believes is an enemy fighter. Some creative thinking on Starbuck's part (i.e. printing her name on the wings of the Raider, by means of a brightly-tinted track sealant) permits Apollo to identify her. He subsequently escorts her into ''Galactica'''s landing alcove.<br />
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== Impact ==<br />
This is the first time Colonial forces are able to capture and examine the updated Cylon Raider. Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and his deck crew spend the next several weeks analyzing the fighter, eventually returning it to flight status with significant internal modifications for effective human control ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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The Raider is later lost on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] during the events to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]], when [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] steals it from Starbuck at the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]].<br />
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[[de:Scharmützel über dem Roten Mond]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Raptor_Talon&diff=195254Operation Raptor Talon2010-04-04T02:14:52Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|image=Operation Raptor Talon 2.jpg<br />
|description=<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|Day 4,571]] of the [[Cylon War]]. Approximately 40 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=[[Ice planet|Unnamed ice planet]]<br />
|result= Default Colonial victory, armistice signed<br />
|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' commanding officer<br>''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' commanding officer<br />
|co2=Unknown<br />
|strength1=''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', unnamed [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestar]], associated [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s<br />
|strength2= At least 2 [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s, 3 [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] wings, ground forces<br />
|shiploss1= ''Columbia''<br />
|shiploss2= Various Cylon Raiders<br />
|casualties1= All ''Columbia'' crew (presumed)<br />
|casualties2= Unknown<br />
|prev=First [[Cylon War]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of Tauron]] (concurrent)<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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'''Operation Raptor Talon''' was a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|military]] operation that took place on the 4,571th day of the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]. The [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] ''Galactica'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' were among the Colonial vessels taking part in the mission.<br />
<br />
The objective was to attack an [[ice planet|unnamed "ice planet"]], that was rumored to house a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] superweapon. According to intelligence on hand, the Cylons had three [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] wings, ground forces, defensive batteries and nuclear weapons ([[Razor Flashbacks]], Episode 1). Additionally, the Cylons had at least two [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s defending the planet from orbit (Razor Flashbacks, Episode 3). <br />
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[[Raptor]]s from [[Raptor Squadron 2]] were the first Colonial vessels to be launched in the operation, but were ambushed by Cylon forces soon after. Among the casualties of this skirmish was [[Jaycie McGavin]], who was severely injured when a console exploded on board her Raptor (Razor Flashbacks, Episode 2).<br />
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During an orbital engagement with the enemy, ''Columbia'' was destroyed by incoming missile salvos. Presumably, all crew members were killed at this time ([[Razor Flashbacks]], Episode 3). <br />
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Shortly after ''Columbia'' was destroyed, [[William Adama]] pursued two Raiders into the atmosphere of the ice planet. He managed to destroy one but suffered a collision with the other, sending him plummeting toward the planet's surface. <br />
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On the planet below, Adama discovered a facility where human civilians were imprisoned. After speaking to a survivor on the planet, he discovered that the Cylons were experimenting on humans for reasons then unknown to him. He attempted to free the prisoners, but was forced to leave when the facility began to shake. Exiting this facility, he saw a [[Guardian basestar|new kind of basestar]] leaving the planet. When establishing wireless contact with ''Galactica'', he learned that the Cylons had signed an armistice, thus ushering the end of the first Cylon War (Razor Flashbacks, Episodes 4 through 7).<br />
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[[de:Operation Raptor Talon]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Algae_Planet&diff=195252Battle of the Algae Planet2010-04-04T02:12:05Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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| name=Battle of the Algae Planet<br />
| image=Galactica nukes.jpg<br />
| description=Cylons and Colonials converge on a planet containing the [[Eye of Jupiter]]<br />
| conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
| date=Fourteen days into algae harvesting<br />
| place=[[Algae planet]]<br />
| result=Withdrawal of both sides<br>[[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]] gain [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] waypoint<br>[[Hera Agathon]] retrieved<br>Capture of [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]]<br>Boxing of all [[Number Three]] units<br />
| combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
| combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
| co1=Admiral [[William Adama]]<br>Major [[Lee Adama]]<br />
| co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
| strength1=orbit: <br />
''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], [[Raptor]]s<br/> <br />
<br />
surface:<br/><br />
1 Raptor,<br/>approx. 12 Marines,<br>Unknown number of drafted civilians<br />
| strength2=orbit: <br />
Four [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], 1 [[Resurrection Ship]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s<br><br />
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surface:<br/><br />
2 Heavy Raiders,<br />at least six [[Centurion]]s,<br />One [[Cavil]] and one [[Number Three]]<br />
| shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged,<br>supplies left on planet<br />
| shiploss2=2 Heavy Raiders,<br>several Centurions<br />
| casualties1=[[Omar Fischer]] and [[Hillard]]<br />
| casualties2=All [[Number Three]] units [[Boxing|deactivated]]<br />
| prev=[[Battle of NCD2539]]<br />
| next=[[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]<br />
| series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of the Algae Planet''' occurs when the discovery of a [[Eye of Jupiter|mysterious religious artifact]] leads to a standoff between [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces.<br />
<br />
Shortly after the [[Temple of Five]] is discovered during day 14 of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s [[The Passage|food-collection operations]] on the [[algae planet]], four Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s [[FTL|jump into orbit]]. Admiral [[William Adama]] orders all civilian ships to escape to emergency jump coordinates (keeping ''Galactica'' behind to support the ground team) as the Cylons discreetly deploy one [[Heavy Raider]] to the planet's surface.<br />
<br />
Uncharacteristically, the Cylons do not attack, but seek a parley with the Colonials. After a [[wireless]] transmission from the basestars to ''Galactica'', [[Gaius Baltar]], a [[Number Three]], a [[Cavil]], and [[Sharon Valerii|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 possession, they will leave the Fleet alone and turn over Baltar. Admiral Adama delivers an ultimatum: attempt to land on the planet and ''Galactica'' will destroy the temple with a nuclear strike. The meeting ends in a stalemate. Also, Boomer informs Athena of Hera's survival which she doesn't believe, but learns its true after Adama confronts Roslin about it later.<br />
<br />
The Cylons soon jam all Colonial wireless frequencies, but not before Colonial command manages to relay most of the situation. On the surface, Major [[Lee Adama|Adama]] plans a defense for the temple, placing [[Samuel Anders]] in command of all civilians present, and using Captain [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]]'s Raptor, the only one on the surface, for reconnaissance. Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] and his team place [[G-4]] packs around the Temple's central spire to destroy the Temple in the event of its compromise.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, [[Cylon Centurion]]s from the first Heavy Raider build a surface-to-air missile battery. As Starbuck conducts her reconnaissance, she encounters the battery. Evasive maneuvers by Starbuck avoid a direct hit, but her Raptor is disabled and crash-lands.<br />
<br />
Six Heavy Raiders are deployed from the basestars toward the planet as part of the Cylons' plan to both defend Baltar and D'Anna-Three, who are heading to the temple and to call Admiral Adama's bluff. <br />
<br />
Admiral Adama counters by preparing ''Galactica'''s nuclear arsenal, arming seven missiles at the surface ([[missile tubes]] 4 through 10) to obliterate the temple ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).<br />
<br />
The Cylons realize that Adama's threat must be taken seriously, and order 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 reconsiders the risk and rescinds the missile launch.<br />
<br />
On the planet, both Starbuck and her Raptor are generally intact after the crash, but the Raptor's fly-by-wire system is damaged and the pilot has serious burns to her hands, making it impossible to fly.<br />
<br />
Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] is assigned [[SAR]] detail with Sergeant [[Omar Fischer|Fischer]], who is killed in a sniper attack. Dualla manages to reach the Raptor, and, after repairing the damaged [[avionics]], return Starbuck to ''Galactica'', despite her lack of flight training.<br />
<br />
Sharon Agathon, having learned of her daughter's survival, decides to rescue her from the Cylons. In a desperate move, she has Helo shoot and kill her allowing her to download into a new body on the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] nearby. Sharon gets lucky and is greeted at her resurrection by Caprica-Six who is sympathetic enough to take her to her daughter who is being cared for by Boomer. Hera instantly recignizes her mother and calms down, and Sharon determines that Hera likely has a blocked intestine and her only chance is to go back to ''Galactica'' and have Doctor Cottle treat her. Boomer threatens to kill Hera, but Sharon convinces Caprica-Six to help and she kills Boomer and helps Sharon and Hera escape on a Raptor to ''Galactica'' where Caprica-Six is taken prisoner and Hera is taken to Doctor Cottle for treatment.<br />
<br />
Major Adama's team place [[tylium]] bombs within a narrow trail where the terrain would require any enemy forces to walk through. Three Cylons enter the kill zone, but detect the bomb before all of them are inside the zone. The Colonial's detonation mostly disables one Centurion, and two retreat, but [[Hillard]] is killed. After a later offensive by the two remaining Cylons, Major Adama calls for a withdrawal of Colonial forces and the destruction of the Temple. Chief Tyrol refuses Major Adama's order and this delays the detonation.<br />
<br />
When the Colonials activate the detonator, nothing happens. A small Cylon team, including deposed president [[Gaius Baltar]], had entered the Temple moments before and removed the G-4's detonator caps.<br />
<br />
The Cylons' 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.<br />
<br />
The Colonials witness the star's nova event. Not wishing to be caught in the shockwave, all 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.<br />
<br />
All Colonials are quickly retrieved by Raptor back to ''Galactica'', which escapes as the nova shockwave tears through the star system and destroys the planet.<br />
<br />
Lieutenant Gaeta is able to use the information about the nova to discern the next waypoint: the [[Ionian nebula]].<br />
<br />
The Cylons, failing to obtain information from the Temple due to the unauthorized actions of the Number Three models to seek the forbidden identities of the missing five humanoid Cylons, intentionally [[boxing|deactivate]] all Number Three models throughout the Cylon race ([[Rapture]]).<br />
<br />
Through various means of tracking one of the Colonial's fuel ships, the Cylons continue their pursuit of the Fleet ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). <br />
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==Aftermath and Impact==<br />
This battle sets some of the seeds of the Cylon Civil War. D'Anna learns the identies of the Final Five and as such her entire line is boxed by Cavil who its later revealed knew who the Five were the whole time and was keeping it a secret. When the Sixs, Eights and Twos figure out that the Final Five are in the human fleet, their demad for D'Anna's unboxing is one of the things that leads to the Civil War. The need to unbox D'Anna leads to the alliance between human and rebel Cylon and the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]] which results in D'Anna's unboxing and the destruction of Cylon resurrection forever. Using the knowledge gained here, she exposes four of the Final Five but doesn't reveal the fifth as she belives that Cylon is dead (she was but she downloaded into a new body and became Cavil's prisoner). Also during the battle Gaius Baltar is captured and removed from Cylon hands, taking away their main source of knowledge about how to find Earth. Hera Agathon is resuced by her mother and Caprica-Six also giving the Colonials a valuable Cylon prisoner and taking away the hybrid child the Cylons so desperatly wanted.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*''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 Inviere]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ([[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]]".<br />
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|image=The Hub is blown..jpg<br />
|description=<br />
|conflict=Second Cylon War, [[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|3 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=[[Sector Delta 9]]<br />
|result= Decisive Colonial/Cylon rebel victory<br>Destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]] and Cylon [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capacity<br>One copy of [[Number Three]] unboxed<br />
|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br>Detachment of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing<br />
|combatant2=Cylon loyalists<br />
|co1=[[Basestar command|Rebel basestar command]]<br>Captain [[Karl Agathon]]<br>President [[Laura Roslin]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=[[Rebel basestar]], at least 40 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and several [[Raptors]], at least 25 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|strength2=[[Resurrection Hub]], 2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=1 Raptor damaged, basestar damaged, several Vipers damaged or destroyed.<br />
|shiploss2=Resurrection Hub, 1 basestar destroyed, 1 other severely damaged.<br />
|casualties1=8, including [[Eammon Pike]], his [[ECO]] and Sandman. <ref>The survivor count at the beginning of the episode "[[Revelations]]" suggests a total of 8 Colonial casualties, assuming no non-combat Fleet deaths.</ref><br />
|casualties2=Unknown, heavy <br />
|prev=[[Cylon Civil War#First Blood|Ambush on Cylon rebels]]<br />
|next=[[Standoff Between Galactica and the Cylon Rebels]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Resurrection Hub''' is a joint operation between Colonial forces and [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] rebels to destroy the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
<br />
After the ''[[Demetrius]]'' returns with the Cylon rebel leader [[Natalie]], she proposes and alliance between the rebels and the Colonials. She offers the humans the chance to destroy the Cylon's central [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] facility. In return she want help to unbox [[Number Three]] and learn what she knows about the [[Final Five]]. In preparation, half of ''[[Galactica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s air wing is transferred to the basestar. However, before the plan can be put into action [[Sharon Agathon]] kills Natalie, believing to prevent her from taking away her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] as she saw in the dream of the [[Opera House]]. Simultaneously, [[Laura Roslin]] has the rebel [[Hybrid]] reconnected, who unexpectedly jumps the ship away ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br />
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== Battle ==<br />
<br />
The Hybrid is determined to have panicked after sensing Natalie's death and jumped as a result. She follows the Hub with her jumps, still giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. To prevent an early detection by the enemy, the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are running with their engines and electronics cold, instead being towed by [[Heavy Raider]]s piloted by [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside the Cylons and be so heavily dependent on them, but a [[Number Eight]] convinces them to place the same trust in her as they do in [[Sharon Agathon]].<br />
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Once the cables are cut, the Vipers attack and a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenant [[Eammon Pike]] disables the Hub's [[FTL]] drive with two missiles, thus stranding it. [[Karl Agathon]] and the Eight then board the Hub in a Raptor to find Number Three, who has already been unboxed by [[Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. They find her after she has killed Cavil and forced Boomer to run and take her to the Raptor and off the Hub. Meanwhile, the rebel basestar engages the two escort basestars, but [[Gaius Baltar]] is badly wounded when two missiles strike the ship. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles into it, destroying it and at least one of its basestar escorts ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
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With the Hub being vital to the functioning of all other [[Resurrection Ship|resurrection ships]] and downloading facilities, the Cylons are now truly mortal, which is welcomed by the rebels, but feared by the mainstream of Cylon society. In addition, [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] is the only Three left, since all other copies' consciousnesses were destroyed on the Hub. Resurrection is unable to be rebuilt as its a technology of the Final Five and only they know how to rebuild it. Unfortunatly, the loss of resurrection made Cavil (who apparently was able to resurrect before the Hub was destroyed) send Boomer to kidnap Hera to find out how she came into being so his faction could continue through reproduction. His actions lead to the [[Battle of The Colony]] where Cavil and all of his forces finally fall to ''Galactica''. Thanks to the destruction of the Resurrection Hub in this battle, the deaths of all of Cavil's faction are permanant. Among those who end up having permanant deaths as a result of the destruction of the Resurrection Hub are D'Anna (who eventually dies alone on Earth of unknown causes), [[Cavil]] himself, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Samuel Anders]].<br />
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| name=Standoff Between Galactica and the Cylon Rebels<br />
| image=Targeting the fleet 1.jpg<br />
| description= The Rebel Cylons attempt to coerce the [[Final Five]] out of hiding<br />
| conflict= [[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
| date=Shortly after the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]<br />
| place= Within close proximity to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]<br />
| result= Colonial-Cylon alliance restored<br>[[Final Five|Final Four]] publicly identified<br>Location of [[Earth]] discovered by [[Kara Thrace]]<br />
| combatant1= Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
| combatant2= [[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br />
| co1= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br>Acting President [[Lee Adama]]<br />
| co2= [[D'Anna Biers]]<br/>[[Tory Foster]]<br />
| strength1= ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<br />
| strength2= [[Rebel basestar]]<br />
| shiploss1= None<br />
| shiploss2= None<br />
| casualties1= One Colonial pilot executed<br />
| casualties2= None<br />
| prev=[[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]<br />
| next=[[Gaeta's Mutiny]]<br />
| series=RDM<br />
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The '''Standoff Between ''Galactica'' and the Cylon Rebels''' occurs following the rendezvous of the [[rebel basestar]] with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] after the successful destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]. When the lone remaining [[Number Three]] copy, [[D'Anna Biers]], assumes command of the rebel basestar, she makes a general request to the Fleet for the four members of the [[Final Five]] secretly living among its population to reveal themselves and turn themselves over to her. In order to ensure their safety, she takes the Colonial pilots already aboard the basestar after the successful assault on the [[Resurrection Hub]] hostage, along with civilians [[Gaius Baltar]] and President [[Laura Roslin]]. [[Tory Foster]] willing goes aboard the basestar and is welcomed by her Cylon brethren, yet [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] refuse to leave ''Galactica''.<br />
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Biers pushes the situation to a confrontation when she executes a Colonial pilot and informs Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] she will continue executing one pilot ever 15 minutes until she has all four Cylons in her custody. Meanwhile, Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders are suddenly drawn toward the Viper which [[Kara Thrace]] miraculously reappeared in during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]]. Each believes that something about the fighter has changed, and while Anders suggests they find Thrace, Tigh heads off to confront Admiral Adama and confess the truth to him. Tigh tells Adama everything and says the only way to end the standoff is to kill him and deny D'Anna her prize. The revelations devastate the Admiral and as Colonel Tigh is led away to the airlock by marines, Adama breaks down emotionally and physically. He confesses to Lee that he can't bring himself to kill his oldest friend, so Lee steps up to do what must be done.<br />
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When Biers contacts ''Galactica'' again she is informed by Acting President Adama that he has Tigh waiting in a launch tube and ready to be ejected into the vacuum at a moment's notice if her hostages are not released within 10 minutes. Incensed by the revelation, Biers orders the remaining Colonial pilots rounded up, preparing to execute them if Adama follows through on his threat. Deeper inside the basestar, Baltar and Roslin notice the commotion and a Leoben arrives to inform them that D'Anna's going to start executing the hostages. Baltar asks Leoben to take him to see D'Anna, believing he can reason with her and end the standoff peacefully. Adama asks Tigh to identify the remaining two Cylons, and he complies. Back on the hanger deck, Kara Thrace joins Anders and Tyrol at her Viper and though she expresses doubts about their 'feeling', Anders reminds her about how he believed in her when no one else did. Its at this moment that a marine squad storms the hanger and takes Anders and Tyrol into custody. A shocked Thrace is left reeling when the marines inform her they are both (along with Tigh) Cylons.<br />
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After being informed that Adama now has all three remaining Cylons in custody, Biers is further provoked and is prompted by Tory Foster to press Lee, thinking he'll back down. Biers orders the basestar's nuclear warheads armed and targeted on the civilian fleet. During the chaos, Thrace activates her Viper's communications system and begins to pick up a faint signal coming from an unknown source not far off. Baltar arrives on the bastestar's bridge and although D'Anna is pleased to see him, she pays his advice little mind. Back in her Viper, Thrace locks down the source of the signal and is struck with a sudden revelation about its nature and origin. She races across the hanger deck to get to the launch tube before either Lee can execute the three Cylons or D'Anna can launch her nukes and arrives just in time with a stunning announcement: "Those three fraking Cylons just gave us [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]."<br />
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The standoff is resolved when President Adama invites Biers and her fellow Cylons aboard ''Galactica'' to see the signal that will lead them to Earth. Adama informs her that this is a gesture of good faith and he believes the alliance between the Cylons and humans can be mended. He also grants the Final Five an amnesty and the freedom to decide their own destinies. Biers accepts the peace offer and together the Cylons and humans set out to find Earth ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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[[de:Unentschieden zwischen Galactica und den zylonischen Rebellen]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Colony&diff=195248Battle of the Colony2010-04-04T01:53:27Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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| image=Battleofthecolony.jpg<br />
| description=<br />
| conflict= [[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]], [[Cylon Civil War]]<br />
| date= Approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|4 years]] after [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the Fall]]<br />
| place=[[The Colony]]<br />
| result=Colonial/Rebel Cylon victory<br/>The Colony destroyed<br/>[[Hera Agathon]] rescued<br/>Cylon loyalist faction destroyed<br/>End of Second Cylon War<br>End of Cylon Civil War <br/>Accidental discovery of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|New Earth]]<br />
| combatant1= Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet]]<br/>[[Cylon Basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]]<br />
| combatant2= [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] loyalist faction<br />
| co1= Admiral [[William Adama]]<br />
| co2= [[Number One|John Cavil]] †<br />
| strength1= [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']], associated [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and at least 12 [[Raptors]], [[Colonial Marines|Marine]] assault team, secondary assault team aboard Raptors, reserve marines aboard ''Galactica'', Rebel [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]<br />
| strength2= The Colony, associated [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon War-era Centurions]] and [[Cylon Centurion|current-era Centurions]], unknown number of [[Basestar]]s, various [[Doral]] and [[Simon]] copies<br />
| shiploss1= Crippling damage to ''Galactica''<br>4 Vipers and 7 Raptors destroyed<br />
| shiploss2= The Colony destroyed<br>Total Raider and Centurion losses<br />
| casualties1= Heavy marine, crew and pilot casualties<br>Numerous Rebel Centurions destroyed<br>[[Racetrack]], [[Skulls]], and [[Tory Foster]]<br />
| casualties2= Complete or nearly complete destruction of Cylon loyalist faction<br>[[Number One|John Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii]]<br />
| prev= [[Gaeta's Mutiny]]<br />
| next= None (End of war)<br />
| series= RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of The Colony''' is the final engagement between the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|humans]] of ''[[Galactica]]'' and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as well as the final battle of the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br />
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The Colonials begin a rescue mission, the most dangerous and daring offensive ever undertaken by Admiral [[William Adama]] and a skeleton crew, to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], kidnapped by [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] and taken to [[the Colony]] for experimentation ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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The battle comprises of people, both rebel Cylon and human, who volunteer to stay aboard ''Galactica''. There are only perhaps several hundred human or humanoid fighters, but fortunately the Cylons also add a few hundred [[Cylon Centurion]]s to the attack and defense forces.<br />
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Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission in a [[Raptor]]. They find the Colony in orbit of a black hole and also find the only place that a ship can jump in and out safely: within a kilometer of The Colony: point-blank range for The Colony's weapons. <br />
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Admiral Adama turns over command of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to [[Hoshi]] while [[Romo Lampkin]] is made the new President of the Colonies (as [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Lee Adama]] choose to stay on ''Galactica'' to fight).<br />
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==Battle==<br />
[[File:Colony Breech.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|''Galactica'' rams herself into [[The Colony]].]]<br />
''Galactica'' jumps in directly in front of the Colony, which opens fire with its gun batteries as it's too close for missiles or nukes for both sides. ''Galactica'' takes a pounding until [[Samuel Anders]] (now effectively ''Galactica's'' [[Hybrid]]) manages to hack into the Colony and shut down its Hybrids and their weapon control.<br />
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''Galactica'' immediately launches her [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] to engage the Colony's Raiders while the battlestar's Raptors jump directly from the starboard [[flight pod]] in a flanking position to board the Colony. The Raptor's jumps rip open the side of the flight pod, but safely arrive at the battle.<br />
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As ''Galactica's'' gun batteries fire at the Colony's gun batteries and Raiders, Admiral Adama orders flank speed on ''Galactica'', ramming the battlestar's dense "alligator-head" bow into the Colony. The collision punchs a hole in the Colony's side, ''Galactica's'' bow effectively docked in the enemy ship. From ''Galactica's'' bow enters allows a strike force made out of marines and Rebel Centurions. Raptor strike forces led by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] cut their way in elsewhere on the Colony's hull.<br />
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The fight is not without serious losses. Racetrack and Skulls arm their nukes aboard their Raptor but are killed when an asteroid hits their ship, punching a hole in the window and smashing their helmets.<br />
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Inside the Colony, both strike forces push onwards despite opposition from not only modern Centurions but older [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Model 0005 Centurions]]. <br />
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[[Kara Thrace]]'s forces discover Boomer, who has retrieved Hera out of sympathy and because she feels she owes Adama a favor. She hands the child over to the rescue team without a fight, warning the team that their Raptors have been destroyed and cannot be used for escape. Fortunately, the battle plan was to abandon the Raptors and return to ''Galactica'' through her bow.<br />
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After Sharon Agathon kills Sharon Valerii, Thrace's team meets up with [[Lee Adama]] and his team. All retreat to ''Galactica's'' airlock to escape the Colony.<br />
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Cavil, [[Simon]] and a [[Number Five]] go on the offensive, leading a platoon of Centurions in a boarding attack on ''Galactica''. Firefights break out all over the ship, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]] are among the many that help defend the ship from the boarders. <br />
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Karl Agathon is wounded by a Five. Hera runs away in the chaos. Her mother goes after her at her husband's insistence. [[Laura Roslin]], working in [[sickbay]], senses Hera's return and chases after her as well in what becomes a parallel of the [[Opera House Prophecy]], each person in turn part of a vision that protects the child from harm as she wanders through decks filled with gunfire and enemy forces. Caprica Six and Baltar eventually find Hera and take her with them to [[CIC]], recreating their movement as seen in their visions, encountering the [[Final Five]] there, standing on the CIC balcony.<br />
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Cavil is captured in CIC. During an explosion, Cavil takes Hera hostage and plans to leave with her as he sees her as the only hope for his kind. Baltar successfully talks Cavil into a truce in exchange for Hera's life. [[Saul Tigh]] sweetens the pot by offering [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in exchange for the permanent true between humanity and Cylons. Cavil calls off his forces and the battle seems to end.<br />
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[[Image:Img0059.jpg|245px]][[Image:Battery desctuction.jpg|245px]][[Image:Battery destroyed.jpg|245px]]<br />
*''Galactica's main batteries are a primary target for the Cylons.''<br />
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==Broken Truce==<br />
[[File:Colony's Demise.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|Shortly after the truce is broken, a Raptor unintentionally fires its nuclear missiles at the Colony.]]<br />
However, the truce is short-lived. Shortly after the Final Five begin downloading their knowledge of resurrection to the enemy forces, [[Galen Tyrol]] breaks the download and kills [[Tory Foster]] when he learns that she is responsible for the [[The Ties That Bind|murder of Cally Tyrol]]. Believing themselves betrayed, the Cylons restart their attack, but after the Doral and Simon that joined him in CIC are killed, Cavil swears and kills himself. The Raiders resume attacking ''Galactica''.<br />
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In space, another asteroid strikes Racetrack's Raptor and causes her dead hand to accidentally hit the launch button for the remainder of the nuclear missiles from ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' to fire. All 8 of the missiles hit the Colony, badly damaging it and knocking it out of its orbit towards the black hole nearby--and pulling ''Galactica'' with it.<br />
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Admiral Adama orders Thrace to jump the ship--[[blind jump|anywhere]]. Without the coordinates to the Fleet's location, she realizes that [[The Music|the mysterious music played by her father]] forms FTL coordinates. She enters the coordinates and ''Galactica'' escapes as the Colony is sucked into the black hole and destroyed.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
[[File:Cripple.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|After ''Galactica'' jumps, she suffers massive hull damage.]]<br />
The toll of battle and her structural frailty are too much for the old battlestar. As she completes the jump, ''Galactica'' suffers a series of critical structural failures, breaking her backbone and permanently losing her FTL ability.<br />
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But Thrace's coordinates take ''Galactica'' to a habitable planet, lush and filled with life. They name this planet [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and, after retrieving the other Colonials at the rendezvous coordinates, the population of the Fleet is able to settle without concern.<br />
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The Rebel Cylons settle down with them and give the [[Rebel Basestar]] to their Centurions to find freedom and their own destiny.<br />
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The Hybrid Samuel Anders is instructed to autopilot ''Galactica'' and the last of her charge into the Sun, destroying the ships and allowing humanity and the Rebel Cylons a fresh start, sans technology.<br />
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It is not known whether the Cylons on the Colony were able to transmit any data or if any of them were able to escape before it fell into the black hole. The fate of the loyalist Cylons who were not on the Colony is likewise unclear, however, with both reproduction and the recovery of resurrection technology unlikely, their extinction is a foregone conclusion. Also, with the deaths of Anders and Foster, there is no way for it to be recreated as all of the Final Five are necessary to rebuild it.<br />
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|image=Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.jpg<br />
|description=Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Zero Hour]], concurrent with [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
|result=Decisive Cylon victory<br />
|combatant1=[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1= Battlestar Group 62<br />
At least 3 Valkyrie Type [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] , 2 Berzerk suport ships, 1 Galactica Class Battlestar <ref name="numbers1"> In "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", Cain says "Five ships, two of them battlestars, they were destroyed right there." In "[[Razor]]" two battlestars can be clearly seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, and 3 ships of ''[[Valkyrie]]'s'' design are destroyed later. Together with [[Unnamed battlestars#Unknown-class battlestars|the unknown vessel]] above ''Pegasus'', this makes at least four initial losses, which makes it likely that Cain's comment is an estimate.</ref><ref name="numbers2">It is unknown whether [[Unnamed battlestars#Unknown-class battlestars|the large vessel]] above ''Pegasus'' is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.</ref> also Pegasus's approx 200 Vipers and 50 Raptors air wing. <br />
|strength2=Unknown number of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1= <br />
Shipyards, as well as:<br />
*At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels.<br />
*12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from ''Pegasus's'' air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair. That brings Pegasus's air wing down to approx 180 Vipers<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=At least 723 crewmen lost on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', plus those lost on other ships.<br/><br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards''' is an attack launched by the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] as part of their of their overall [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]]. With numerous [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, the Cylons destroy the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] as well as at least three battlestars and several support vessels ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
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The Cylons achieve complete surprise upon jumping to the shipyards, and the Colonials have little time to put up any defense. At least one battlestar is immediately destroyed after being struck by a missile, and rows of the shipyard's [[Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s are destroyed before taking off. In conjunction with the attack, the Cylons initiate a nuclear strike on the surface of [[Scorpia]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the shipyards in order to undergo a three-month systems overhaul when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon-infiltrated [[Command Navigation Program]]. During the attack, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually.<br />
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Tethered to its dock, ''Pegasus'' is swarmed by Raiders and struck by several missiles. Fuel and ordnance ignite on the battlestar's hangar decks, causing explosions that cause over 700 casualties. Cain orders a hasty departure from the dock, and the ship fires its reverse thrusters and tears itself free from the burning shipyard's umbilicals.<br />
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With ''Pegasus'''s defenses still down, and two nuclear missile inbound, Cain orders the [[CIC]] crew to spin up the [[FTL]] drive and to perform a [[blind jump]] on her command, despite the risk of reemerging inside a celestial body. The nuclear detonations throughout the shipyard create bursts of [[EMP|electromagnetic radiation]] that mask the jump and fool the Cylons into believing that the ship is destroyed ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"; "[[Razor]]").<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards#Docked vessels|Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], for information on the ships present at the shipyard.<br />
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|image=Ragnarbattle3.jpg<br />
|description=''Galactica'' provides cover fire while the civilian Fleet escapes <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Days 1-6]]<br />
|place=[[Ragnar Anchorage]], Deep space<br />
|result=Successful escape from Cylon-occupied Colonial space<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=''[[Galactica]]'', approx 40 [[Mark II|Mk. II]] and 8 [[Mark VII|Mk. VII]] [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], 8 [[Raptor]]s<br />
|strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=''[[Olympic Carrier]]'', at least 8 Vipers<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=8 pilots, 1345 civilians<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, dozens of Raiders<br />
|prev=[[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of the Communications Relay]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of Ragnar Anchorage''' marks [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' successful penetration of a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] blockade surrounding [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Additionally, it documents the escape of ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] from 5 days of continuous attack by a Cylon armada ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]").<br />
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Upon receiving telemetry that many [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] vessels, including flagship battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', have been destroyed in a surprise attack by the Cylons, Commander [[William Adama]] assumes command of the Colonial Fleet. He promptly orders all surviving units to rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at a remote munitions depot - [[Ragnar Anchorage]] - for a planned counter-attack. <br />
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Orbiting within the tenuous upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]], the Anchorage holds critical ordnance for ''Galactica'' - which had destroyed its own munitions as part of its scheduled decommissioning<ref>The destruction of the battlestar's munitions occurs in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Miniseries|deleted scene]] of the Miniseries.</ref>. The depot's location also offers effective cover against Cylon attack, as a particular form of electromagnetic radiation generated by the planet's upper atmosphere causes damage to [[Silica pathways|Cylon hardware]] after sufficient exposure. It also interferes with [[DRADIS]] detection, making assaults within the cloud threshold problematic at best.<br />
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''Galactica'' reaches the rendezvous point by [[FTL]] jump, by-passing the Cylon fleet that lies between it and the depot.<br />
Not long after arriving at Ragnar Anchorage, ''Galactica'' is joined by a convoy of [[FTL]]-capable civilian ships rescued from the space-lanes around [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] by the recently appointed President [[Laura Roslin]]. As no other military vessels rendezvous at the designated coordinates, it is concluded that ''Galactica'' is the last [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] capital ship able to mount a counter-attack against the Cylons. <br />
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Despite the overwhelming odds, Commander Adama intends to proceed with a counter-offensive. After some persuasion by President Roslin, Adama realizes that they are in a no-win situation; ''Galactica'' is hopelessly outnumbered, the Colonies are destroyed, and he is surrounded by nearly 50,000 of mankind's only known survivors. He resolves to take the remnants of humanity away from the home star system of the Twelve Colonies<ref>In the [[Re-imagined Series]], the home star system of the Twelve Colonies is not named. In the [[Original Series]], the name "[[Cyrannus]]" is used inconsistently to describe either the name of its star system or galaxy where [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|its Twelve Colonies resided]].</ref>, towards the [[Prolmar Sector]], never to return. <br />
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Because FTL calculations are distorted by the gas giant's ambient radiation, the Fleet will have to venture outside the protection of Ragnar's atmosphere to complete the necessary jump. During a reconnaissance mission of the surrounding space, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] discovers two Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and hundreds of accompanying fighters orbiting Ragnar. Their presence severely diminishes ''Galactica's'' odds in an offensive engagement, and places the Fleet in incredible danger.<br />
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''Galactica'' departs from the Anchorage first and positions itself at the mouth of a storm on Ragnar's surface - acting as a shield for the Fleet as they escape to the specified coordinates. With her batteries fully armed, ''Galactica'' creates a defense perimeter and engages the basestars. The battlestar then launches its Vipers, directing them to engage the [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] that the Cylons deploy. Meanwhile, a third basestar appears and pummels ''Galactica'' with successive missile strikes.<br />
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When the last civilian ship is clear and the remaining Vipers return to the ''Galactica'', the battlestar jumps. The Cylons enter Ragnar Anchorage shortly after the battle, and retrieve a suspected [[Cylon agent]] left there by the Colonials, a [[Number Five]] copy posing as a man named [[Aaron Doral]] ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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== The Chase ==<br />
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Approximately one day after the struggle at Ragnar, the Colonials are surprised to find the Cylons still pursuing them - the vastness of space ''should'' make such a feat virtually impossible. Instead, the Cylons jump into range and attack every 33 minutes for 5 consecutive days and over 240 jumps, launching waves of missiles and deploying hundreds of Raiders against the Fleet. <br />
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However, when the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' (a passenger liner listed to carry over 1000 civilians) fails to join the Fleet after a jump, the Cylons fail to appear as well. After the vessel re-emerges, a suspicious Adama orders the 33-minute countdown to recommence, speculating that the Cylons are tracking the ship. His fears about the ''Olympic Carrier'' are confirmed when the Cylons appear 33 minutes after its return. <br />
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[[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] then detects a [[Radiological Alarm|radiological signature]] emanating from the ''Olympic Carrier'', suggesting that the vessel has been boarded and now carries a nuclear warhead. In response to this threat, Adama orders Vipers dispatched to intercept and destroy the approaching ship. <br />
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Ultimately [[Lee Adama]] makes the difficult decision to fire on the civilian craft, safe-guarding the remnants of mankind from the marauding Cylons in the process. The Fleet jumps once more, and the enemy is no longer able track them ([[33]]).<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
While ''Galactica'' and her Fleet did escape, its just the begining for them. They get chased for four years across the galaxy by the Cylons with mixed success in battle. Like this particular battle, most battles are mostly defensive in nature to protect the civilan fleet with very few offensive battles. Finally, around four years after this battle, ''Galactica'' goes after the Cylons at The Colony and destroys them in one decisive final battle.<br />
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|image=Cylon Comm relay.jpg<br />
|description=Battle of the Communications Relay <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=Circa [[Timeline (RDM)|Day 7]]<br />
|place=Unspecified Cylon staging area<br />
|result=Pyrrhic Colonial victory<br />
|combatant1=Battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]''<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Admiral [[Helena Cain]]<br />
|co2=Unknown<br />
|strength1=''[[Pegasus]]'', approx 180 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] <br />
|strength2=At least 15 squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br/>[[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]<br />
|shiploss1= 32 Vipers destroyed, 61 damaged, approx half of Air wing destroyed/unrepairable <br />
|shiploss2=Relay station destroyed. Boarding party defeated. Likely severe ship losses.<br />
|casualties1=816 crewmen dead, 121 injured<ref>Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured". Earlier, Colonel Belzen reports the loss of over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given ''Pegasus's'' crew complement of approximately 1,750 when she encounters ''Galactica'', adding both numbers would mean that almost half of the crew died. This article assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of ''both'' battles.</ref>, [[Jurgen Belzen]]<br />
|casualties2=One [[Number Six]] and Centurion boarding party.<br/>[[Gina Inviere]] discovered to be a [[humanoid Cylon]] and taken into custody.<br />
|prev=[[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]<br />
|next=[[Skirmish over the Red Moon]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of the Communications Relay''' is an attack launched by the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus]]'' on a [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[communications relay]] one week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Intelligence reports incorrectly conclude that only half a dozen [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] are in proximity to the station, and thus the relay is considered to be an easy target.<br />
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When ''Pegasus'' jumps into the area, twelve enemy contacts are picked up on [[DRADIS]], and Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] orders the launch of [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]. As the Vipers are deployed, 15 Raider squadrons jump into firing range and the crew realizes, to their horror, that the installation is not a communications relay at all, but a staging ground for Cylon forces. <br />
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Recognizing that they are outnumbered four to one, Colonels [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] recommend the immediate recovery of Blue Squadron, and a swift retreat from the area. However, in a surprise move, Cain orders the remaining Vipers launched to provide cover-fire for Blue Squadron as they make a run at the relay. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out this order, Cain asks him to hand over his sidearm, whereupon she shoots him in the head with it. A shocked Fisk, fearing the same fate should he refuse the admiral's orders, immediately deploys all reserve Vipers.<br />
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As the Vipers commence their attack, Cylon operative [[Gina Inviere]] covertly takes the ''Pegasus'' weapons grid off-line, permitting two Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s to access the port landing alcove with a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] boarding party. In an attempt to hold off the enemy boarding party, Cain orders the surrounding sections of ''Pegasus'' to be vented of atmosphere, hoping that the resulting vacuum will subdue the Cylons. The tactic is unsuccessful, and the Centurions make their way into the ship.<br />
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While investigating the sudden collapse of the battlestar's weapons grid, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw|Shaw]] spots a [[Number Six]] among the advancing Cylon boarding party, and deduces that Inviere must be an enemy agent. She pulls a rifle from the grasp of a dead marine and fires at the surprised Six. After shooting the Cylon, Shaw returns to [[CIC]], and reveals Inviere's true nature by displaying a security feed of the killed automaton. When Marines try to apprehend Inviere on Cain's orders, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot another. When Inviere hesitates as she aims at Cain, Shaw knocks the Cylon unconscious with the end of her rifle <ref>In "Pegasus", Lt. [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] states that Inviere killed seven people. Since only two kills are shown in "Razor", he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.</ref>.<br />
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Additional details of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed while ''Pegasus'' escapes with severe losses - 32 Vipers are destroyed, while 61 are badly damaged with not enough resources to repair them all ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"; "[[Razor]]").<br />
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*Gina Inviere is mentioned as having been vital in discovering the communications relay. Since it later appears to be a trap by the Cylons, it is probable that she intentionally lured the battlestar to the relay.<br />
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|image=PowerlessViper.jpg<br />
|description=Starbuck's damaged Viper and the Cylon Raider are caught in the Red Moon's gravity field <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 14]]<br />
|place=An unnamed [[Red Moon|red moon]]<br />
|result=[[Colonial]] victory, capture of a [[Cylon Raider]]<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]<br />
|co2=None<br />
|strength1=[[Viper 1104]], 1 other [[Viper Mark II|Viper]]<br />
|strength2=8 [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=1 Viper destroyed, 1 damaged<br />
|shiploss2=7 Raiders destroyed, 1 disabled and captured<br />
|casualties1=None<br />
|casualties2=8 Cylon Raiders<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Communications Relay]]<br />
|next=[[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Skirmish over the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots, under instruction by Lt. [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], in orbit of an unnamed russet moon (which in turn cycles a gas giant).<br />
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Upon coming into contact with a Cylon patrol, Starbuck orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] pursues her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Starbuck to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Hot Dog manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, and pulling back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.<br />
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With only one Raider remaining, Starbuck re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Starbuck's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy. <br />
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The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Starbuck is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates. <br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
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After successfully ejecting, Starbuck lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Starbuck manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point. <br />
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As this is happening, a Raptor deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Hot Dog and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. Subsequently, SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Starbuck, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevent them from making contact with the downed pilot. On top of that, organic deposits along ship engines cut short the rescue effort, and force the various rescue craft to hastily return to ''Galactica'' for repairs. <br />
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On the satellite's surface - with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication - Starbuck wanders over the rocky terrain, looking for higher ground to await rescue. Eventually she comes across the downed Cylon Raider, and finds a way inside the ship. Crawling into the belly of the beast, Starbuck discovers that the Raider is bio-mechanical in nature - it is "piloted" by an organic brain that interfaces directly with the internal machinations of the craft. The rounds that she fired during their confrontation penetrated the Raider's brain, thus "killing" the vessel.<br />
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Inside the Raider, Starbuck finds oxygen to replace her [[flight suit]]'s depleted reserves, and re-pressurizes the Raider's interior by using a portion of her [[flight suit]] to seal a fist-sized gash in the hull. Starbuck's [[Flight of the Phoenix|test-pilot savvy]] allows her to determine the basic mechanics of the vessel quickly and she learns to control it by manipulating the various internal actuators, eventually flying the Raider off the moon and into open space. <br />
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A tense situation results when she approaches ''Galatica'', and [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] is sent out to intercept what [[CIC]] believes is an enemy fighter. Some creative thinking on Starbuck's part (i.e. printing her name on the wings of the Raider, by means of a brightly-tinted track sealant) permits Apollo to identify her. He subsequently escorts her into ''Galactica'''s landing alcove.<br />
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== Impact ==<br />
This is the first time Colonial forces are able to capture and examine the updated Cylon Raider. Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and his deck crew spend the next several weeks analyzing the fighter, eventually returning it to flight status with significant internal modifications for effective human control ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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The Raider is later lost on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] during the events to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]], when [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] steals it from Starbuck at the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]].<br />
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[[de:Scharmützel über dem Roten Mond]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_for_the_Tylium_Asteroid&diff=195242Battle for the Tylium Asteroid2010-04-04T01:27:27Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|image=Cylonminegoboom_110_1080i.jpg<br />
|description=[[Lee Adama|Apollo]] flying away from the Cylon tylium mine as it begins to explode <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 36]]<br />
|place=Asteroid field in interstellar space, specific location unknown<br />
|result=Colonial victory. Resupply of [[tylium]] ore for fuel reserves.<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=Unknown †<br />
|strength1= ''[[Galactica]]'', at least 19 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and 2 [[Raptor|Raptors]]<br />
|strength2=140 [[Raider|Raiders]], fixed anti-aircraft emplacements<br />
|shiploss1=At least 4 Vipers<br />
|shiploss2=Complete destruction of Cylon forces<br />
|casualties1=[[Fireball]], [[Stepchild]], [[Donald Perry|Chuckles]] and 3 other pilots<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, high<br />
|prev=[[Skirmish over the Red Moon]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|Battle of Kobol]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle for the Tylium Asteroid''' takes place when ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' attacks a Cylon [[Cylon Refinery|tylium ore refinery]]. Additionally, it marks the first time that ''Galactica'' makes an offensive strike against Cylon forces.<br />
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After exhausting much of its fuel reserves fleeing from Cylon forces ([[33]]) and rescuing [[Kara Thrace]] after she crash-lands on a moon ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), ''Galactica'' sends [[Raptor]]s to outlying star systems in search of [[tylium]]; a fuel source used by all ships in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].They locate an asteroid saturated with the mineral, but also occupied by Cylons and fortified with [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons. Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] decides to take the asteroid with a daring plan, utilizing the unconventional thinking of Kara Thrace to draft the attack strategy and Captain [[Lee Adama]] to implement it.<br />
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''Galactica'' pulls a double-feint; using a cargo freighter to lure away patrolling Raiders, the battlestar deploys a Viper squadron to approach the unprotected asteroid. The Cylons deduce the freighter to be a diversion and turn their fighters on the approaching Viper squadron. Additionally, they release all of their base's reserve Raiders to make a run at ''Galactica''. With all Cylon craft engaging either the Vipers or ''Galactica'', a second squadron of Vipers emerges from inside the cargo freighter and heads for the now unguarded Cylon base.<br />
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As the squadron reaches the surface of the asteroid and approaches the refinery, they encounter heavy anti-aircraft fire that destroys three Vipers. Furthermore, a powerful jamming signal prevents the squadron from using guided missiles against the refinery, and Captain Adama determines that any attacks they attempt will have to be completed manually. For that to be possible they must be able to approach the base at a close range - something which the anti-aircraft artillery makes unattainable. <br />
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Captain Adama orders the other fighters to pull back as he searches for an alternative way of approaching the refinery. He finds a conveyor duct that runs from an un-defended canyon adjacent to the base, and ends below a tank storing highly unstable tylium precursor. After successfully maneuvering the duct, Adama detonates a pair of explosive charges underneath the tank, then makes his escape. <br />
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The ignition of the tylium-precursor results in a chain-reaction that destroys the refinery with a force equivalent to that of a three kiloton nuclear warhead yet leaves the underlying tylium unaffected. Moreover, the force of the explosion heavily disorients the overflying Raiders, leaving them unable to re-arm or refuel. With no means by which to escape the space surrounding the asteroid, the scattered fighters are destroyed by ''Galactica'' and her Vipers.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
Shortly after ''Galactica's'' victory over the enemy, ships from the civilian fleet mine a large quantity of tylium from the asteroid (gathered by the mobile [[mining ship]]s and processed on a [[refinery ship]]). The mining yields enough tylium reserve to last the Fleet for several years. <br />
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Extraordinarily, this battle was prophesied in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which mention a victory "led by serpents numbering two and ten" (the twelve Vipers). The scrolls warn, however, that "though the outcome favored the few, it would lead to a [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|confrontation]] at [[Kobol (RDM)|the home of the gods]]" ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br />
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==Impact==<br />
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Without the replenishment of the tylium, it is highly probable that the Cylons would have caught up with the Fleet and destroyed it. As of "[[Dirty Hands]]", nearly three years later, tylium ore was still in supply. Hence, the success of this battle removed what would have been a major concern for the Fleet for several years. Although further resupply is possible, it is not mentioned during the time between this battle and the events of "Dirty Hands".<br />
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|name=Battle of Kobol<br />
|image=DoctorStrangeLove.jpg<br />
|description=Cylon basestar destroyed by a tactical nuke, in orbit of Kobol <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 50-51]]<br />
|place=[[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], nearby space<br />
|result=[[Colonial]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=''[[Galactica]]'', approx 35-40 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and 5 [[Raptor|Raptors]]<br />
|strength2=2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raiders]] and at least one [[Heavy Raider]], fixed anti-aircraft emplacement (on Kobol), at least 5 [[Cylon Centurion]]s on Kobol, 10 Cylon Centurions on ''Galactica''<br />
|shiploss1=2 Raptors<br />
|shiploss2=1 basestar over Kobol, unknown number of Raiders, 1 Heavy Raider<br />
|casualties1=10 killed on [[Raptor 3]], 4 on [[Raptor 1]], 11 killed in Cylon boarding of ''Galactica''. <ref>This number comes from the [[survivor count]] shown in the opening credits of "[[Fragged]]". However, this number is barely sufficient to account for the many bodies seen in throughout the hallways.</ref><br />
|casualties2=Loss of at least 5 Centurions on Kobol, 10 Centurions on ''Galactica''<br />
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The '''Battle of Kobol''' occurs when ''Galactica'' stumbles on the mythological human homeworld of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and attempts to discover its secrets. <br />
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== Discovery ==<br />
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During a reconnaissance flight, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] return to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' with information on an unusual habitable planet. Though Quartararo originally proposes this planet to be the sought-after [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], a strangely attentive Valerii explains that this is something "much more important". Investigation of the ruins and features of the planet confirm that ''Galactica'' has accidentally discovered the original human homeworld of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], detailed extensively in the [[Sacred Scrolls|scriptures]] of the [[Lords of Kobol]]. Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] directs three [[Raptor]]s to conduct a thorough surface survey of the planet, particularly to note whether the Fleet could settle there.<br />
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When the Raptors [[FTL|jump]] into Kobol’s orbit, they come into contact with a squadron of [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. One Raptor is destroyed when it collides with a Raider, and a second jumps away to safety. The [[Raptor 1|third Raptor]] is shot down and crash-lands in a marsh on the planet’s surface, proximal to a ruined [[Opera House]].<br />
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Since the orbiting [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] prohibits a rescue of the surviving crashed Raptor crew, [[Kara Thrace]] suggests the use of the captured Raider ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]) to sneak into the basestar with a nuclear warhead. The warhead would be activated shortly after the Raider’s departure, destroying the basestar and as many enemy fighters as possible. Naturally, Thrace volunteers to complete the mission. <br />
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Adama agrees to the plan, but intervention by President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] leads Thrace to disobey orders and to divert the Raider to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in search of the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. While on a test flight—with [[Lee Adama]] as her wingman—Thrace activates the Raider’s FTL drive and jumps back to Colonial space, abandoning ''Galactica'' and leaving her crew without means by which to infiltrate the enemy basestar. This development infuriates Commander Adama and forces him to use alternative means of getting the warhead onto the enemy capital ship. Consequently, he orders a Raptor to be equipped with a [[Cylon transponder]] (to fool the Cylons into thinking that the Raptor is a captured vessel) and directs Valerii, with [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] as her [[ECO]], to fly into the basestar to deploy the warhead ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). <br />
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When Valerii and Edmondson arrive in orbit of Kobol, the transponder proves to function as intended, and the Raptor enters the basestar without Cylon resistance. However, once inside a problem with weapon deployment forces them to land within a habitable area and manually release the weapon. While working to disconnect the warhead from the couplings that bind it to the Raptor, Valerii encounters several [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] copies of herself. The copies attempt to talk, and repeatedly profess their love to her, but the frightened Valerii—having successfully decoupled the warhead—flees to the Raptor and instigates a hasty departure, much to Edmondson's bewilderment. The copies detect the nuclear warhead and approach it, but nevertheless allow the device to detonate, engulfing them and their vessel.<br />
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Upon their return to ''Galactica'', both Valerii and Edmondson are summoned to the CIC for commendation. As Adama approaches Valerii in congratulation, she retrieves her side-arm and shoots him twice at point-blank range—her latent Cylon programming having been further activated during her time aboard the basestar ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).<br />
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== Scattering of the Fleet ==<br />
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In the chaos caused by the shooting, another basestar suddenly appears, and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] assumes charge of ''Galactica'' with Captain [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] serving as his second in command. Caught by surprise and facing certain destruction, Tigh orders the Fleet to jump to [[Emergency Jump Coordinates|emergency coordinates]] (pre-planned in standard procedure by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]).<br />
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While relaying the emergency jump order to the civilian ships, Gaeta neglects to update their jump coordinates, and the Fleet departs with data not fitting the local space-time conditions. Thus, after escaping the Cylons, ''Galactica'' finds herself removed from the rest of the Fleet, which has ended up in a separate and unknown location. Meanwhile, the available medical staff attends to the near-fatally wounded Adama ([[Dr. Cottle]] is overseeing patients on another ship), and Marines drag a confused and hysterical Valerii to the [[brig]] on Tigh’s orders.<br />
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To determine the co-ordinates of the Fleet, Gaeta devises a dangerous but necessary plan. He networks the FTL computer to the Navigation, Damage Control, and Fire Control computers aboard ''Galactica'', so that it will only take 10 minutes (as opposed to 12 hours if said computers are not linked) to compute the Fleet's location. However, not only will this involve jumping back to their previous location, where they will most certainly be ambushed by an awaiting basetsar, but networking the computers will make ''Galactica'' susceptible to Cylon infiltration. Knowing that the Cylons will attempt to penetrate any network they set up, Gaeta erects four software firewalls to slow the progress of the anticipated electronic attack.<br />
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Meanwhile, on Kobol, the downed Raptor crew - lead by an inexperienced [[Crashdown]] - attends as best they can to their injured. [[Socinus]] is in especially critical condition, having suffered severe lung damage from smoke inhalation. However, they are soon attacked by Cylons and flee in to the woods for cover.<br />
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Back on ''Galactica'', final preparations are made to effectively deal with the imminent battle, and the battlestar jumps to her previous location where, sure enough, she is attacked by the lurking basestar. As Gaeta works to calculate the Fleet’s end-point coordinates, the basestar deploys hundreds of Raiders against ''Galactica'' and Vipers are scrambled in defense of the vessel. With Apollo as squadron leader, the air wing engages the oncoming wave of Raiders and a chaotic skirmish erupts. During the course of the ensuing battle, a [[Heavy Raider]] carrying a Centurion boarding party advances in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s direction, but Apollo spots the craft and assails it with a team of other Viper pilots. After briefly trading fire with the Vipers, the Heavy Raider veers into ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s firing solution and crash-lands into the [[Galactica Museum|converted]] starboard [[flight pod]], depressurizing it. <br />
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Gaeta successfully obtains the Fleet's coordinates and disconnects the network, but not before a Cylon virus infects one of the networked systems unknown to the command staff. With the crew having completed what they set out to do, Tigh orders all Vipers to retreat and the battlestar jumps away once more ([[Scattered]]).<br />
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== Cylon Boarding ==<br />
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After successfully reuniting with the Fleet, ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power systems shut down unexpectedly. [[James Lyman|Jammer]] reports to Apollo that the phones are working but are being jammed with unfamiliar communications – as such, they cannot contact damage control. <br />
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While crews attempt to orient themselves in the darkened battlestar and commence work to re-power the ship, the crashed Heavy Raider in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s starboard landing pod deploys 10 heavily-armored Centurions. As the Cylons make their way into the ship, Gaeta notes that a virus has infected some of the ship's computers while they were networked, and that this is the likely cause of the power outage. He quickly assembles teams to clean out the infection.<br />
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When Apollo, [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]], [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] and [[Flyboy]] are viciously attacked by a marauding Centurion, Flyboy is killed. After learning that the ship was boarded, Tigh orders teams of [[Marines]] assembled to deal with the Cylon menace. Having [[Brenik|previous experience]] with this type of attack, he instructs the teams not to defend the gun magazines, but to try to keep the Centurions from reaching [[Auxiliary Fire Control]] and [[Aft Damage Control]]. Should the Centurions reach said areas, they will neutralize the crew by venting the ship's atmosphere, and then turn ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s guns on the unarmed Fleet. <br />
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Marine forces engage the Centurions throughout the ship and a team led by Lee Adama, consisting, among others, of [[Collishaw]] and [[Twinam]], successfully destroys the last Centurions before they reach Aft Damage Control, though not without losses. Meanwhile, Gaeta and his team complete the task of cleaning out the virus, and are able to restore power and communications. They are successful for the time being, but the virus [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|leaves behind]] a [[logic bomb]] ([[Scattered]]).<br />
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== Raptor Team Rescue ==<br />
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On Kobol - shortly after [[Socinus]] is euthanized due to his mortal injuries and [[Tarn]] is cut down by enemy fire - Crashdown and the Raptor team locate a group of three Centurions, and notice them cannibalizing a downed Heavy Raider. After some additional recon, they conclude that the automatons are using the vessel’s parts to build an anti-aircraft battery by which to destroy any [[SAR|search-and-rescue]] craft sent to find the stranded team. The battery is linked to a [[DRADIS]] dish set up some distance from the battery that is used to track incoming Raptors. Meanwhile on ''Galactica'', Apollo begins preparations to rescue the downed Raptor crew from Kobol, and leads a team with two Raptors as part of the rescue team.<br />
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Crashdown develops a foolhardy plan to attack the command and control console at the launcher by flanking the Centurions and sending [[Cally]] on a possibly suicidal diversionary feint. As the team prepares their attack, they discover there are five Centurions, not three as initially counted by [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]. Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] points out that the two Centurions that guarded the dish had moved to the launcher, leaving the DRADIS dish completely unguarded. If the team can cover the one kilometer distance to the dish quick enough to destroy it, Tyrol reasons, they can render the launcher tactically worthless. Additionally, if they take this course of action, the team would not have to face the Cylons head on. <br />
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As the team detect the sonic booms caused by Raptors entering the atmosphere - indicating the arrival of their rescuers - Crashdown panics and negates Tyrol's new plan. He orders Cally to initiate the diversion, but she freezes in terror. When Crashdown threatens to kill her for disobeying a direct order, Baltar shoots him in the back, killing him. The gunshot alerts the Centurions to the team's presence and they open fire on their position.<br />
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With the Cylons quickly nearly on top of them, Tyrol hastily orders everyone flee for the DRADIS dish and the team fights a running battle with the Centurions to see who can get to there first. During the chase, [[Diana Seelix|Seelix]] is shot in the leg by an approaching Centurion, and is dragged to safety by Cally. Concurrently, the Cylon battery fires on the incoming Raptors, but Chief Tyrol successfully destroys the DRADIS dish, breaking the missiles' lock on the Raptors. <br />
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As the ground team is pinned down and nearly defeated, Tyrol makes a last stand by openly attacking the Centurions with only his pistol. Unexpectedly for him, the Centurions are obliterated by a missile fired from Apollo's Raptor. Subsequently, the Raptors land in a clearing and the survivors are returned to ''Galactica'' ([[Fragged]]).<br />
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|image=Stuffsgonnasplode.jpg<br />
|description=Powered down Raider fleet being massacred by ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=Roughly two weeks after [[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 84]]<br />
|place=Interstellar space, specific location unknown<br />
|result=Decisive [[Colonial]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=Unknown (no Basestars present)<br />
|strength1=''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'',<br>34-42 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]<br />
|strength2=Over 200 [[Raiders]]<br>Dozens of [[Heavy Raider]]s, exact number unknown<br><br />
|shiploss1=None<br />
|shiploss2=Complete destruction of entire Cylon force<br />
|casualties1=None<br />
|casualties2=Complete destruction of entire Cylon force<br />
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|next=[[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus]]<br />
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The '''Great Cylon Turkey Shoot''' takes place after ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' disables a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack-fleet using the enemy's own computer [[Cylon computer virus|virus]].<br />
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Several weeks after leaving [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], ''Galactica'' begins to suffer various system failures and ship-wide malfunctions. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] suspect that the Cylon virus which infected ''Galactica'' ([[Scattered]]), and downed ship functions for a time ([[Valley of Darkness]]), has returned. They hypothesize that the virus had a latent component that hid itself, slowly emerging throughout ship computers, then testing and probing for system vulnerabilities.<br />
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Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] shows a printout of the virus to the incarcerated [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]], who concludes that this [[logic bomb]] is a prelude to a Cylon attack. Gaeta determines that the virus can be removed by erasing all ship computer hard drives, then reloading the computers from backups made before the war. However, this will leave the ship completely vulnerable for several minutes, giving the Cylons a perfect opportunity to do away with ''Galactica''. Yet if they do not proceed with this course of action, the logic bomb could "detonate", likely taking control of the battlestar and turning it against the Fleet. <br />
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Reluctantly, Commander Adama elects to have Sharon aid them in combating the enemy. She interfaces with the ship's [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Battlestar Computers|mainframe and communication systems]]&mdash;using a fiber-optic link placed within her left forearm&mdash;and prepares an electronic attack to ward off the Cylons.<br />
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Just then, a Cylon fleet consisting of hundreds of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, descends upon ''Galactica''. As the battlestar deploys all combat-ready Vipers, and Gaeta erases the ship's hard drives, Sharon copies the logic bomb's code onto herself, alters it, and transmits the re-programmed virus to the enemy. In a poignant turn of events, the entire Cylon fleet is disabled by the virus - much like Colonial warships were during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. <br />
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Though many Raiders are wrecked by crashing into one another, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] orders ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers to open fire on the crippled enemy. Apollo jubilantly relays the [[weapons free]] order to his fighter group, and the Vipers proceed to tear through the jumbled Cylon formations, destroying the disproportionately larger Cylon force in its entirety ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br />
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The presence of numerous [[Heavy Raider]]s within the attacking Cylon fleet, suggests that the Cylons intended to board ''Galactica''&mdash;and possibly other Colonial ships&mdash;after the virus had rendered the battlestar helpless.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to Ronald Moore's [[Podcast:Flight of the Phoenix|podcast]] for "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", this battle was specifically inspired by the "[[Wikipedia:Great Marianas Turkey Shoot|Great Marianas Turkey Shoot]]" of World War II. This page is named in light of that reference.<br />
*The number of Cylon Raiders present was given on the Scifi.com official site's episode description.<br />
*Visually, there are at least 42 Vipers on screen, but there is a strong possibility that this is a visual effects mistake: Apollo states in "[[Act of Contrition]]" that there are only 40 Vipers left. On top of this, several Vipers have been lost since then. The current count leaves only 34 Vipers: 1 lost in "Act of Contrition", 4 lost in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", and 1 lost in "[[Final Cut]]". This doesn't take into account Tyrol's retirement of un-serviceable craft, worn down by wear and tear. Furthermore, ''Galactica'' is severely limited by the number of [[List of Pilots|pilots]] they have on hand; in this episode, no more than 22.<br />
**Ron D. Moore admitted in an interview ([[Flight of the Phoenix#Official Statements|Flight of the Phoenix]]) that this was probably a visual effects gaffe. The number of Vipers is likely no more than 34. <br />
*Interestingly, the [[Blackbird]] appears in the Great Cylon Turkey Shoot, yet the Blackbird has not been finished by the time the Cylons are disabled. Producer and writer [[Bradley Thompson]] acknowledges this as a [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques|visual effects mix-up]], as the Blackbird's lack of guns or sufficient maneuverability would make it a poor fighter, nor has the ship made its maiden flight before the Cylon fight.<br />
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|image=Stuffsgonnasplode.jpg<br />
|description=Powered down Raider fleet being massacred by ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=Roughly two weeks after [[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 84]]<br />
|place=Interstellar space, specific location unknown<br />
|result=Decisive [[Colonial]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=Unknown (no Basestars present)<br />
|strength1=[[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<br>34-42 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]<br />
|strength2=Over 200 [[Raiders]]<br>Dozens of [[Heavy Raider]]s, exact number unknown<br><br />
|shiploss1=None<br />
|shiploss2=Complete destruction of entire Cylon force<br />
|casualties1=None<br />
|casualties2=Complete destruction of entire Cylon force<br />
|prev=[[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|Battle of Kobol]]<br />
|next=[[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus]]<br />
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The '''Great Cylon Turkey Shoot''' takes place after ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' disables a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack-fleet using the enemy's own computer [[Cylon computer virus|virus]].<br />
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Several weeks after leaving [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], ''Galactica'' begins to suffer various system failures and ship-wide malfunctions. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] suspect that the Cylon virus which infected ''Galactica'' ([[Scattered]]), and downed ship functions for a time ([[Valley of Darkness]]), has returned. They hypothesize that the virus had a latent component that hid itself, slowly emerging throughout ship computers, then testing and probing for system vulnerabilities.<br />
<br />
Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] shows a printout of the virus to the incarcerated [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]], who concludes that this [[logic bomb]] is a prelude to a Cylon attack. Gaeta determines that the virus can be removed by erasing all ship computer hard drives, then reloading the computers from backups made before the war. However, this will leave the ship completely vulnerable for several minutes, giving the Cylons a perfect opportunity to do away with ''Galactica''. Yet if they do not proceed with this course of action, the logic bomb could "detonate", likely taking control of the battlestar and turning it against the Fleet. <br />
<br />
Reluctantly, Commander Adama elects to have Sharon aid them in combating the enemy. She interfaces with the ship's [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Battlestar Computers|mainframe and communication systems]]&mdash;using a fiber-optic link placed within her left forearm&mdash;and prepares an electronic attack to ward off the Cylons.<br />
<br />
Just then, a Cylon fleet consisting of hundreds of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, descends upon ''Galactica''. As the battlestar deploys all combat-ready Vipers, and Gaeta erases the ship's hard drives, Sharon copies the logic bomb's code onto herself, alters it, and transmits the re-programmed virus to the enemy. In a poignant turn of events, the entire Cylon fleet is disabled by the virus - much like Colonial warships were during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. <br />
<br />
Though many Raiders are wrecked by crashing into one another, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] orders ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers to open fire on the crippled enemy. Apollo jubilantly relays the [[weapons free]] order to his fighter group, and the Vipers proceed to tear through the jumbled Cylon formations, destroying the disproportionately larger Cylon force in its entirety ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).<br />
<br />
The presence of numerous [[Heavy Raider]]s within the attacking Cylon fleet, suggests that the Cylons intended to board ''Galactica''&mdash;and possibly other Colonial ships&mdash;after the virus had rendered the battlestar helpless.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to Ronald Moore's [[Podcast:Flight of the Phoenix|podcast]] for "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", this battle was specifically inspired by the "[[Wikipedia:Great Marianas Turkey Shoot|Great Marianas Turkey Shoot]]" of World War II. This page is named in light of that reference.<br />
*The number of Cylon Raiders present was given on the Scifi.com official site's episode description.<br />
*Visually, there are at least 42 Vipers on screen, but there is a strong possibility that this is a visual effects mistake: Apollo states in "[[Act of Contrition]]" that there are only 40 Vipers left. On top of this, several Vipers have been lost since then. The current count leaves only 34 Vipers: 1 lost in "Act of Contrition", 4 lost in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", and 1 lost in "[[Final Cut]]". This doesn't take into account Tyrol's retirement of un-serviceable craft, worn down by wear and tear. Furthermore, ''Galactica'' is severely limited by the number of [[List of Pilots|pilots]] they have on hand; in this episode, no more than 22.<br />
**Ron D. Moore admitted in an interview ([[Flight of the Phoenix#Official Statements|Flight of the Phoenix]]) that this was probably a visual effects gaffe. The number of Vipers is likely no more than 34. <br />
*Interestingly, the [[Blackbird]] appears in the Great Cylon Turkey Shoot, yet the Blackbird has not been finished by the time the Cylons are disabled. Producer and writer [[Bradley Thompson]] acknowledges this as a [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques|visual effects mix-up]], as the Blackbird's lack of guns or sufficient maneuverability would make it a poor fighter, nor has the ship made its maiden flight before the Cylon fight.<br />
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|image=Pegasus vs Galactica.jpg<br />
|description=Galactica and Pegasus forces<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=Approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|six months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=An unknown location in interstellar space<br />
|result=Recall of forces. Uneasy truce<br />
|combatant1=''[[Galactica]]'' (formerly attached to [[BSG|BSG 75]])<br />
|combatant2=''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' (formerly attached to [[BSG|BSG 62]])<br />
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=Admiral [[Helena Cain]]<br />
|strength1=''Galactica''<br><br />
34-42 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]<br><br />
|strength2=''Pegasus''<br>approx. 80-90 [[Viper Mark VII|Mark VII Vipers]]<br />
|shiploss1=None<br />
|shiploss2=None<br />
|casualties1=None<br />
|casualties2=None<br />
|prev=[[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]]<br />
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The '''standoff between ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''''' is a confrontation between the commanders of the two battlestars as a result of questionable command decisions by Admiral Helena Cain ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").<br />
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Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] informs Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] that Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] has ordered the summary execution of Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Agathon]] over the death of ''Pegasus'' Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]]. On this news, feeling deceived that a genuine court martial would occur for his crewmen, Adama orders a [[Raptor]] with [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] escorts to board ''Pegasus'' to retrieve the men.<br />
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When Adama informs Cain of his intentions, Cain launches ''Peagsus'''s full [[Viper Mark VII]] forces and orders [[Action Stations|Condition One]]. ''Galactica'' follows suit, launching her Vipers, led by [[Louanne Katraine|Kat]] and [[Brendan Costanza|Hotdog]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).<br />
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Each side attempts to goad the other into opening fire, and Kat repeatedly requests permission for "[[weapons free]]" on the incoming Vipers. Under Colonial rules-of-engagement, any opposing force that fires can have fire returned upon it. <br />
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The fracas is interrupted by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] piloting the [[Blackbird]]. After Captain [[Lee Adama]] text messages Starbuck over [[wireless]] aboard a ''Pegasus'' Raptor, her ship only showing up on [[DRADIS]] due to her reply transmission being detected. Both [[battlestar]]s and their respective Viper squadrons read the Blackbird as a Cylon (the Blackbird is either not equipped with a Colonial transponder or had disabled it for the unauthorized recon mission). The two opposing groups join forces to engage the "real" enemy, but Starbuck succeeds in confirming her identity before the Vipers fire upon the Blackbird. <br />
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A truce ensues after Cain receives recon photos of the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. Both commanders agree to bring their ships to [[Action Stations|Condition Two]] and meet on ''[[Colonial One]]'' to determine a course of action ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<br />
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|image=Ep212battle.jpg<br />
|description=Galactica and Pegasus engage a basestar<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|6 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], approximately less than 48 hours after events of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]"<br />
|place=Interstellar space, specific location unknown<br />
|result=Decisive [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial]] victory<br>Destruction of Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] <br />
|combatant2=[[Cylon]]s<br />
|co1=Admiral [[Helena Cain]]<br/>Commander [[William Adama]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]] †<br />
|strength1=''[[Galactica]]'', ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', 120-130 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and 30-40 [[Raptors]], [[Blackbird]]<br />
|strength2= 2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], [[Resurrection Ship]], 12 support ships, approx 2000 [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and 200 [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1= [[Blackbird]], at least 1 [[Raptor]]<br />
|shiploss2=1-2 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s, [[Resurrection Ship]]<br />
|casualties1=4 <br />
|casualties2=Unknown, heavy<br />
|prev=[[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of the Binary Star System]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of the Resurrection Ship''' is ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second offensive against the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Aided by a [[Pegasus (RDM)|second battlestar]], they attack the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Resurrection Ship]] in the hopes of causing the Cylons to rethink their plans for chasing [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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When the battlestar ''Pegasus'' reunites with the larger remnant of [[The Fleet (RDM)|humanity]] led by ''Galactica'', its commanding officer, Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] reveals that ''Pegasus'' had been tracking a Cylon fleet, and upon reviewing ''Galactica'''s logs surmises that this same Cylon fleet had been following ''Galactica'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], possibly for months. Earlier long-range reconnaissance missions by ''Pegasus'' revealed that the Cylon fleet consisted of two basestars, roughly a dozen support ships, and one unidentifiable vessel, much larger than a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], which the Cylon fleet appeared to be protecting. Admiral Cain and Commander [[William Adama]] realize the probable value of the ship to the Cylons, and begin planning an operation to pool their resources to attack the Cylon fleet. <br />
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[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] returns from an illicit recon mission to the Cylon fleet, using the [[Blackbird]] stealth fighter to take dramatically detailed photos of the unknown ship. The name of the ship, the [[Resurrection Ship]], is discovered by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] through the captive Cylon [[Gina Inviere]]. Thrace, Admiral Cain and Commander Adama determine that the Resurrection Ship was a safety net for the Cylons chasing the Fleet and [[Humanoid Cylon|hiding within it]]. With this safety net removed, the Cylons would seriously reconsider pursuing the Fleet as closely. If a Cylon's body were to die without another body to [[Resurrection (RDM)|store their transmitted consciousness]], not only would the Cylons lose vital intelligence on Fleet operations, but the Cylon's consciousness would be permanently lost.<br />
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== Battle ==<br />
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''Pegasus''' new [[CAG]] Captain Thrace taps [[The Hand of God (RDM)|once more]] into her unconventional military thinking in formulating an effective attack plan, which will draw the Cylons to the battlestars and a trap, rather than the other way around. In the plan, the Fleet, consisting only of ''Galactica'' and her original civilian ships, would congregate near a handful of ships that appeared to be managing mining operations. When the Cylons engaged, the Fleet would jump away, but a few civilian ships would pretend to have problems engaging their FTL drives and attempt to escape at sublight speeds, drawing the Raiders far away from their basestars. Just before the Raiders would close in, the remaining decoy civilian ships would jump away. Moments later, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' will jump to within firing range of both basestars and engage them head-on. Meanwhile, Lieutenant [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] uses the [[Blackbird]] to sneak up upon the Resurrection Ship to surgically destroy its [[FTL]] drive with a missile to prevent its escape, while the entire complement of fighters from both battlestars, led by Thrace, would pummel the Resurrection Ship and destroy it ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]"). <br />
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The attack plan is successfully implemented with minimal losses on the Colonial side. Without their fighter complements and with no gun batteries of their own, the basestars are no match for the combined gun batteries of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', which tear through the basestars, destroying one and crippling (probably destroying) the other. With the Resurrection Ship's FTL disabled, its stranded and the Vipers from both ships are able to sucessfully attack it. The Vipers fire their guns through the ship's windows, apparently hitting vital systems causing the Resurrection Ship to explode, destroying it.<br />
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Moments after disabling the Resurrection Ship's FTL drive, the Blackbird collides with a downed [[Raptor]] after Adama's attack, destroying the fragile stealth fighter. Lee Adama manages to eject and, in the process, suffers a puncture in his [[flight suit]]. Apollo drifts freely in the middle of space, viewing the battle from a unique angle as he begins to succumb to [[Wikipedia:hypoxia|hypoxia]]. He is rescued by [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]]'s [[SAR]] [[Raptor]] from ''Galactica''.<br />
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Shortly after the destruction of the Resurrection Ship and at least one basestar, the surviving Cylon forces jump away, marking a significant Colonial victory ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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==Strategic impact==<br />
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The strategic impact of the Battle of the Resurrection Ship marked the first time since the beginning of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Second Cylon War]] that multiple Colonial battlestars engaged multiple Cylon basestars in battle. The Fall of the Twelve Colonies had been less a battle and more a one-sided slaughter of the Colonials by the Cylons. The ensuing attempts by ''Galactica'' to beat off the Cylons chasing the civilian refugee fleet it was shepherding and ''Pegasus<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' hit-and-run guerrilla attacks on Cylon assets had never reached the level of decisively defeating a major Cylon fleet and forcing them from the battlefield (''Galactica'''s previous [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|destruction of a basestar]] was the result of sneaking a nuke inside through subterfuge, and not open combat). <br />
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Following this defeat to the Colonial Fleet, the Cylons lose the combat initiative they had maintained since their opening attack six months previously. After this battle, the Cylons became afraid to commit their forces to major strikes, and stop attacking the Fleet ''en masse''. While before, a single basestar would confidently Jump in and wade into ''Galactica'' and her air wing (as in the second half of the [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|Battle of Kobol]]), the Cylons are aware that such an attack now would result in their ''permanent'' deaths, and for a time stop actively chasing the Fleet for months following the destruction of the Resurrection Ship. The entire Cylon strategy in the war changes. Instead of constantly trying to destroy the entire [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] guarded by ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', the Cylons focused on smaller, low-risk goals, achieved by hit-and-run attacks on targets of opportunity. For a full month, while the Colonials conduct mining operations in an asteroid belt, a squadron of Cylon Raiders, including the ace Raider nicknamed [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]], wreaks havoc on the Colonial's Viper squadrons using hit-and-run strikes. Even two months after the battle, in the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]], the Cylons resort to a trap and disproportionate numbers rather than trying to directly engage the Colonial Fleet as they had in the past ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* The Battle of the Resurrection Ship has many similarities to the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Midway|Battle of Midway]]. In both, the strategic tide of the war changed with a decisive battle. At Midway, the Japanese fleet was caught off guard when the USS ''Yorktown'', which they had presumed was destroyed or crippled, appeared during the battle and increased the forces available to the Americans. In this battle, the Cylons were surprised by the appearance of ''Pegasus'', long presumed destroyed in the initial Cylon attack, appeared and doubled the forces available to the Colonials. Finally, Apollo's experience of ejecting in the middle of the battle and watching it unfold around him is based on the real life experience of Ensign [[Wikipedia:George H. Gay, Jr.|George Gay]] during the Battle of Midway. George Gay's plane was shot down and he witnessed the entire battle while floating in the ocean.<br />
*The Battle of the Resurrection Ship did change Cylon tactics for a time, until the Cylons discover the new human colony on [[New Caprica]], arriving in force, complete with a ''second'' Resurrection Ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). <br />
*A similar battle occurs two years later where the Rebel Basestar, supplemented by forces from ''Galactica'', attacks the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] and destroys it with nukes from Vipers. Once again the Cylons lose the ability to resurrect but this time permanently.<br />
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[[de:Schlacht um das Auferstehungsschiff]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Binary_Star_System&diff=195236Battle of the Binary Star System2010-04-04T01:25:21Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|description=Battle of the Binary Star System<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|8 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=Unnamed binary star system<br />
|result=Tactical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] <br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[Barry Garner]]† <br>Major [[Lee Adama]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', 80-90 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], Approx 30 [[Raptor|Raptors]]<br />
|strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=2 [[Raptor|Raptors]], heavy damage to ''Pegasus''<br />
|shiploss2=1 basestar heavily damaged, dozens of Raiders destroyed<br />
|casualties1= [[Richard Bayer]]<br/>[[Lyla Ellway]]<br/> [[Barry Garner]] <br/> 2 man crew of [[Raptor 314]] <br />
|casualties2=Unknown<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] <br />
|next=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
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The '''Battle of the Binary Star System''' takes place when the battlestar ''Pegasus'' jumps into the system to rescue a pair of missing [[Raptors]], which are used by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] to lure it into a trap.<br />
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Prior to the battle, the Cylons draw two of ''Pegasus'''s Raptors out into a shroud of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) generated by a binary star system. Once the Raptors are there, the Cylons kill the crews and leave the craft intact and adrift at the edge of the Colonials' [[DRADIS]] range, appearing disabled and unresponsive to [[wireless]]. The new commander of ''Pegasus'', [[Barry Garner]], disobeys Admiral [[William Adama]]'s orders and takes the battlestar in to rescue the Raptors, launching a five-Raptor [[SAR]] mission once there.<br />
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Soon after, three Cylon basestars jump in and launch a full salvo of tactical nuclear missiles, scoring two hits on her stern. ''Pegasus'''s air wing, already space-borne and commanded by Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], engage the Cylons. The Cylon basestars ignore the Vipers and focus their attention on ''Pegasus'', scoring a third nuclear missile hit and damaging the topside heat exchanger.<br />
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An engineering officer with no combat command experience, Commander Garner is unable to deal with the situation effectively. Worse yet, the heavy Cylon barrage damages the ''Pegasus'''s FTL drive, cutting off a retreat. Realizing he is most competent leading the engineering teams, Garner turns over command to his recently-promoted executive officer, Major [[Lee Adama]], and heads below to direct the repairs. <br />
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After a moment of hesitation, Major Adama orders ''Pegasus'' to make for the nearest basestar, while rolling the ship over to keep its damaged dorsal side hidden from direct fire. He orders Starbuck and [[Marcia Case|Showboat]] to have the Vipers concentrate on defending the damaged portions of ''Pegasus'' from further attacks, and directs the battlestar's forward batteries to fire on the closest basestar. His tactic works and they inflict severe damage to the targeted basestar's central axis, buying ''Pegasus'' more time. The wounded basestar hastily withdraws from combat<ref>This is the first documented occurrence of a basestar diverging from their normal tactic of fighting to the death, perhaps due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]] some time earlier.</ref>.<br />
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Meanwhile, Commander Garner determines that a hull breach prevents technicians from opening an auxiliary coolant valve crucial to re-starting the FTL drive. With time running out for ''Pegasus'', he valiantly enters the compartment himself, opens the valve, and restores the FTL drive before dying of asphyxiation<ref>See [http://www.sff.net/people/Geoffrey.Landis/vacuum.html NASA JPL scientist Geoffrey Landis' description on what happens from vacuum exposure.] Garner must have died of asyphxiation, not vacuum exposure, as it takes him more than 30-45 seconds to open the auxiliary valves. Vacuum exposure would cause unconsciousness within 9 to 11 seconds. While his engineers watched the oxygen levels drop, the atmospheric pressure in the compartment was sufficiently high not to be a vacuum, but not sufficiently pressurized to allow breathing.</ref>. With the FTL drive restored, Major Adama orders a recall of all Vipers and a jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
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''Pegasus'' suffers relatively minor damage and few casualties, but she has lost her third commanding officer since the destruction of the Resurrection Ship. For his command ability in returning ''Pegasus'' against heavy odds, Admiral Adama promotes Major Adama to the rank of Commander and gives him command of ''Pegasus'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
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[[de:Schlacht im Binären Sternensystem]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Binary_Star_System&diff=195234Battle of the Binary Star System2010-04-04T01:24:59Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|description=Battle of the Binary Star System<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|8 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=Unnamed binary star system<br />
|result=Tactical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] <br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[Barry Garner]]† <br>Major [[Lee Adama]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', 80-90 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], Approx 30 [[Raptor|Raptors]]<br />
|strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=2 [[Raptor|Raptors]], heavy damage to ''Pegasus''<br />
|shiploss2=1 basestar heavily damaged, dozens of Raiders destroyed<br />
|casualties1= [[Richard Bayer]]<br/>[[Lyla Ellway]]<br/> [[Barry Garner]] <br/> 2 man crew of [[Raptor 314]] <br />
|casualties2=Unknown<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] <br />
|next=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of the Binary Star System''' takes place when the battlestar ''Pegasus'' jumps into the system to rescue a pair of missing [[Raptors]], which are used by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] to lure it into a trap.<br />
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Prior to the battle, the Cylons draw two of ''Pegasus'''s Raptors out into a shroud of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) generated by a binary star system. Once the Raptors are there, the Cylons kill the crews and leave the craft intact and adrift at the edge of the Colonials' [[DRADIS]] range, appearing disabled and unresponsive to [[wireless]]. The new commander of ''Pegasus'', [[Barry Garner]], disobeys Admiral [[William Adama]]'s orders and takes the battlestar in to rescue the Raptors, launching a five-Raptor [[SAR]] mission once there.<br />
<br />
Soon after, three Cylon basestars jump in and launch a full salvo of tactical nuclear missiles, scoring two hits on her stern. ''Pegasus'''s air wing, already space-borne and commanded by Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], engage the Cylons. The Cylon basestars ignore the Vipers and focus their attention on ''Pegasus'', scoring a third nuclear missile hit and damaging the topside heat exchanger.<br />
<br />
An engineering officer with no combat command experience, Commander Garner is unable to deal with the situation effectively. Worse yet, the heavy Cylon barrage damages the ''Pegasus'''s FTL drive, cutting off a retreat. Realizing he is most competent leading the engineering teams, Garner turns over command to his recently-promoted executive officer, Major [[Lee Adama]], and heads below to direct the repairs. <br />
<br />
After a moment of hesitation, Major Adama orders ''Pegasus'' to make for the nearest basestar, while rolling the ship over to keep its damaged dorsal side hidden from direct fire. He orders Starbuck and [[Marcia Case|Showboat]] to have the Vipers concentrate on defending the damaged portions of ''Pegasus'' from further attacks, and directs the battlestar's forward batteries to fire on the closest basestar. His tactic works and they inflict severe damage to the targeted basestar's central axis, buying ''Pegasus'' more time. The wounded basestar hastily withdraws from combat<ref>This is the first documented occurrence of a basestar diverging from their normal tactic of fighting to the death, perhaps due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]] some time earlier.</ref>.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Commander Garner determines that a hull breach prevents technicians from opening an auxiliary coolant valve crucial to re-starting the FTL drive. With time running out for ''Pegasus'', he valiantly enters the compartment himself, opens the valve, and restores the FTL drive before dying of asphyxiation<ref>See [http://www.sff.net/people/Geoffrey.Landis/vacuum.html NASA JPL scientist Geoffrey Landis' description on what happens from vacuum exposure.] Garner must have died of asyphxiation, not vacuum exposure, as it takes him more than 30-45 seconds to open the auxiliary valves. Vacuum exposure would cause unconsciousness within 9 to 11 seconds. While his engineers watched the oxygen levels drop, the atmospheric pressure in the compartment was sufficiently high not to be a vacuum, but not sufficiently pressurized to allow breathing.</ref>. With the FTL drive restored, Major Adama orders a recall of all Vipers and a jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
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''Pegasus'' suffers relatively minor damage and few casualties, but she has lost her third commanding officer since the destruction of the Resurrection Ship. For his command ability in returning ''Pegasus'' against heavy odds, Admiral Adama promotes Major Adama to the rank of Commander and gives him command of ''Pegasus'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
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[[de:Schlacht im Binären Sternensystem]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Binary_Star_System&diff=195233Battle of the Binary Star System2010-04-04T01:24:31Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|description=Battle of the Binary Star System<br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]]<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|8 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
|place=Unnamed binary star system<br />
|result=Tactical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] victory<br />
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] <br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Commander [[Barry Garner]]† <br>Major [[Lee Adama]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' <br/>80-90 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], Approx 30 [[Raptor|Raptors]]<br />
|strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], associated [[Raider|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]]<br />
|shiploss1=2 [[Raptor|Raptors]], heavy damage to ''Pegasus''<br />
|shiploss2=1 basestar heavily damaged, dozens of Raiders destroyed<br />
|casualties1= [[Richard Bayer]]<br/>[[Lyla Ellway]]<br/> [[Barry Garner]] <br/> 2 man crew of [[Raptor 314]] <br />
|casualties2=Unknown<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] <br />
|next=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of the Binary Star System''' takes place when the battlestar ''Pegasus'' jumps into the system to rescue a pair of missing [[Raptors]], which are used by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] to lure it into a trap.<br />
<br />
Prior to the battle, the Cylons draw two of ''Pegasus'''s Raptors out into a shroud of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) generated by a binary star system. Once the Raptors are there, the Cylons kill the crews and leave the craft intact and adrift at the edge of the Colonials' [[DRADIS]] range, appearing disabled and unresponsive to [[wireless]]. The new commander of ''Pegasus'', [[Barry Garner]], disobeys Admiral [[William Adama]]'s orders and takes the battlestar in to rescue the Raptors, launching a five-Raptor [[SAR]] mission once there.<br />
<br />
Soon after, three Cylon basestars jump in and launch a full salvo of tactical nuclear missiles, scoring two hits on her stern. ''Pegasus'''s air wing, already space-borne and commanded by Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], engage the Cylons. The Cylon basestars ignore the Vipers and focus their attention on ''Pegasus'', scoring a third nuclear missile hit and damaging the topside heat exchanger.<br />
<br />
An engineering officer with no combat command experience, Commander Garner is unable to deal with the situation effectively. Worse yet, the heavy Cylon barrage damages the ''Pegasus'''s FTL drive, cutting off a retreat. Realizing he is most competent leading the engineering teams, Garner turns over command to his recently-promoted executive officer, Major [[Lee Adama]], and heads below to direct the repairs. <br />
<br />
After a moment of hesitation, Major Adama orders ''Pegasus'' to make for the nearest basestar, while rolling the ship over to keep its damaged dorsal side hidden from direct fire. He orders Starbuck and [[Marcia Case|Showboat]] to have the Vipers concentrate on defending the damaged portions of ''Pegasus'' from further attacks, and directs the battlestar's forward batteries to fire on the closest basestar. His tactic works and they inflict severe damage to the targeted basestar's central axis, buying ''Pegasus'' more time. The wounded basestar hastily withdraws from combat<ref>This is the first documented occurrence of a basestar diverging from their normal tactic of fighting to the death, perhaps due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]] some time earlier.</ref>.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Commander Garner determines that a hull breach prevents technicians from opening an auxiliary coolant valve crucial to re-starting the FTL drive. With time running out for ''Pegasus'', he valiantly enters the compartment himself, opens the valve, and restores the FTL drive before dying of asphyxiation<ref>See [http://www.sff.net/people/Geoffrey.Landis/vacuum.html NASA JPL scientist Geoffrey Landis' description on what happens from vacuum exposure.] Garner must have died of asyphxiation, not vacuum exposure, as it takes him more than 30-45 seconds to open the auxiliary valves. Vacuum exposure would cause unconsciousness within 9 to 11 seconds. While his engineers watched the oxygen levels drop, the atmospheric pressure in the compartment was sufficiently high not to be a vacuum, but not sufficiently pressurized to allow breathing.</ref>. With the FTL drive restored, Major Adama orders a recall of all Vipers and a jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].<br />
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''Pegasus'' suffers relatively minor damage and few casualties, but she has lost her third commanding officer since the destruction of the Resurrection Ship. For his command ability in returning ''Pegasus'' against heavy odds, Admiral Adama promotes Major Adama to the rank of Commander and gives him command of ''Pegasus'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").<br />
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[[de:Schlacht im Binären Sternensystem]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Rescue_on_Caprica&diff=195232Rescue on Caprica2010-04-04T01:17:39Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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|image=CapricaAssault.jpg<br />
|description=''Galactica'' provides cover fire while the civilian Fleet escapes <br />
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]]<br />
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 281]]<br />
|place=[[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|result=[[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] abandon the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], Caprican survivors evacuated<br />
|combatant1=[[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial]] [[SAR]] team<br>[[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Captain [[Kara Thrace]]<br>[[Samuel Anders]]<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1= 19 [[Raptors]], [[Colonial Marines]], surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]]<br />
|strength2=[[Cylon Centurion]]s<br />
|shiploss1=[[Raptor 612]]<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=Several marines and resistance fighters, both pilots and all marines aboard Raptor 612<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]<br />
|next=[[Battle of New Caprica]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
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The '''rescue on Caprica''' is an assault mission launched by [[Kara Thrace]] to evacuate the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]].<br />
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The mission stems from Thrace's promise to [[Samuel Anders]], the leader of the Resistance, that she would return following her departure from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] with the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. Initially, both [[William Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin]] refuse Thrace's request to take ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' back to Caprica, noting that the mission would leave the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] unacceptably vulnerable to [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] attack. Furthermore, ''Galactica'' would take at least 241 [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|jumps]] to reach Caprica, though computational errors inherent in every jump beyond the [[Red Line]] could result in double that amount of jumps ([[TRS]]: [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|"Pegasus" (Extended Version)]]).<br />
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However, the discovery of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' results in the Fleet possessing enough [[Raptor]]s to launch an independent strike team without requiring the battlestars to leave the Fleet behind. Additionally, the Colonials discover a way to install the jump computer from a captured Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] with the Raptors' computers by allowing the [[Sharon Agathon|captured Number Eight copy]] on ''Galactica'' to [[Humanoid Cylon#Cybernetic Behavior|interface]] with both computers. With this upgrade, a return trip to Caprica is estimated to take less than ten jumps. However, simulations of the attack plans suggesting that at least twenty percent of the strike force would be lost. As a result, Adama approves the mission while designating it as [[Two Alpha]]: volunteer only.<br />
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A [[SAR]] team of nineteen<ref>[[Helo]] notes that they have lost a Raptor when he counts only 17 on [[DRADIS]] after reaching Caprica. Assuming that only [[Racetrack]]'s Raptor had been lost up until that point, this would mean that 19 Raptors made up the initial strike team.</ref> Raptors is launched by ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' at the commencement of the operation. One Raptor, piloted by [[Margaret Edmondson]] and [[Hamish McCall]], is separated from the strike force on the first outbound jump when it jumps to the wrong coordinates, inadvertently discovering a [[New Caprica|habitable planet]] . On the final jump into the atmosphere of Caprica, [[Raptor 612]] is lost when it jumps inside of a mountain. The remaining Raptors land in the forest, and Thrace, [[Karl Agathon]], [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and a team of [[Colonial Marines]] set out for the Resistance headquarters at [[Delphi Union High School]] on foot. <br />
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One klick away from the school, the team locates the surviving members of the Resistance, lead by Anders, with the Cylons advancing on them. Soon after, the Cylons begin bombarding their position with mortars, cutting of their path to the Raptors ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). The group retreats behind nearby ruins, though they are unable to contact the Raptors due to Cylon jamming. However, the Cylons abruptly cease their mortar fire and hold position. While Sharon believes that the Cylons plan to deploy non-lethal gas in order to capture the team, the standoff continues through the night into the next day with no additional attacks ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"; "[[The Plan]]").<br />
<br />
Eventually, the Colonials make their way out of their position to find that the Cylons have retreated; a [[Number One]] copy posing as a priest in the Resistance states that the Cylons have abandoned the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. The Marines and resistance fighters then regroup with the Raptors and depart Caprica to rendezvous with the Fleet. <br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
|photo=<br />
|caption=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|birthname= Sasha Patel<br />
|seen= End of Line<br />
|role=Caprican Military, Procurement officer<br />
|rank=Colonel<br />
|actor=[[Jill Teed]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sasha Patel''' is a colonel in the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military, serving in the office of military procurement. As manager of the [[U-87]] contract, she is aware that [[Daniel Graystone]] stole the [[MCP]] used to create a functional prototype from the [[Vergis Corporation]]. Following delays in Graystone Industries' ability to replicate the MCP for use in mass production, Patel drastically shortens Graystones' deadline for the delivery of 100,000 [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]]. She expects Graystone to fail to meet the deadline, and thus she negotiates a deal with [[Tomas Vergis]], promising the contract and control of Graystone Industries in exchange for mass-production of working Cylons ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Patel is played by actress [[Jill Teed]], who also portrays [[Sergeant Hadrian]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br />
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[[Category: Characters]]<br />
[[Category: Characters (Caprica)]]<br />
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
|photo=<br />
|caption=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<br />
|birthname= Sasha Patel<br />
|seen= End of Line<br />
|role=Caprican Military, Procurement officer<br />
|rank=Colonel<br />
|actor=[[Jill Teed]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sasha Patel''' is a colonel in the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military, serving in the office of military procurement. As manager of the [[U-87]] contract, she is aware that [[Daniel Graystone]] stole the [[MCP]] used to create a functional prototype from the [[Vergis Corporation]]. Following delays in Graystone Industries' ability to replicate the MCP for use in mass production, Patel drastically shortens Graystones' deadline for the delivery of 100,000 [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]]. She expects Graystone to fail to meet the deadline, and thus she negotiates a deal with [[Tomas Vergis]], promising the contract and control of Graystone Industries in exchange for mass-production of working Cylons.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Patel is played by actress [[Jill Teed]], who also portrays [[Sergeant Hadrian]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br />
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[[Category: Characters]]<br />
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[[Category: RDM]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=End_of_Line&diff=195188End of Line2010-04-03T07:26:39Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
<hr />
<div>: ''For the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] phrase, see: [[end of line]].''<br />
<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| image=EndOfLine.JPG<br />
| series= cap<br />
| title=End of Line<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=9<br />
| special=<br />
| extra='''Season 1.0 / Mid-Season Finale'''<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Roxann Dawson]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 26, 2010<br />
| CAN airdate=<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| prev= [[Ghosts in the Machine]]<br />
| next = [[Unvanquished]]<br />
| itunes=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364580661&id=345695317&s=143441&uo=6<br />
| itunes CA=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364587667&id=349381911&s=143455&uo=6<br />
| amazon=Y<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
: ''When the demand for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] production is dramatically changed to just a week, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] calls the order to clean the [[meta-cognitive processor|MCP]], which will destroy the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] in the process and forces her to take drastic actions to escape. [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] puts [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s allegiance to the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] to a test, as [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] plans a trip to [[Gemenon]]. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] is haunted by visions of [[Darius|her brother]] and the allegations made by [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis]] against her husband push her to the brink. [[Emmanuelle]] finds [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] so as to finally take [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]]'s quest to an end.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
*On Colonial Highway 5 in the forest, the [[U-87]] is driving a [[Graystone Industries]] van while being pursued by [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military aircraft.<br />
*Twenty hours early, a [[Caprica Network|CAP]] news report notes that Graystone Industries stock has dropped another 30% leading to speculation that the increasingly cash-strapped company will be forced to sell off assets.<br />
*In the lab with the U-87, [[Drew]] questions [[Philomon]] about his relationship with [[Rachel]]. Philomon says that he is not bothered by Rachel refusing to let him see her true form. When she does, his feelings for her will mean that her appearance doesn't matter.<br />
*As Drew lights a cigarette, the U-87 instinctively flinches. The two note that the U-87 has not been the same since [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s [[Ghosts in the Machine|tests]] with it the previous week. Philomon promises to take care of the robot, which comforts [[Zoe-A|Zoe]].<br />
*At [[Atlas Arena]], [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]] presses Daniel for an answer to [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis's]] offer to buy the [[Buccaneers]], which should keep the company afloat for another month. Distraught, Daniel agrees to accept the deal.<br />
*At the docks, [[Barnabas]] waits with [[Keon]] and two other men for a shipment of arms. Through the mist, [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] arrives accompanied by an armed [[Nestor]] and two other men.<br />
*Clarice tells Barnabas that she has called off the shipment and accuses him of trying to build a power base with the support of other [[STO]] cells. He argues that the STO needs to take action and mocks her beliefs in [[apotheosis]] before Clarice suddenly pistol-whips him. <br />
*As the groups take aim at each other, Clarice holds a gun to Barnabas' head and threatens to kill him. She then releases him and tells him to back off if he wants to avoid a violent response from her, before her group walks away.<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
*Back on Colonial Highway 5, the military aircraft continue to chase the U-87's van. The aircraft are notified that the vehicle contains a [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] prototype and are ordered not to engage.<br />
*Seventeen hours earlier, [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] is sitting in her bedroom. While a documentary about the [[Pantheon Bridge]] runs on the television, she looks through news articles about the U-87 defense contract, including speculation regarding Daniel's role in the break-in at the [[Vergis Corporation]].<br />
*Taking pills and lighting a cigarette, she has flashbacks of chasing her brother [[Darius]] through the halls of the [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] and of a bloody razor blade.<br />
*She calls Clarice, who is preparing to go to [[Gemenon]]. Clarice advises her to talk to Daniel about her feelings over dinner that evening.<br />
*At the docks, Barnabus leads a prayer group of STO members. Dismissing them, he shows [[Lacy]] the shipping crate he has acquired for her cargo to Gemenon. It is pre-cleared through customs, but the shipment will have to wait at least a week in order to prevent a search due to a raised threat level.<br />
*Lacy is grateful, but Barnabas demands a favor in return. He gives Lacy a replica of Clarice's keyless entry remote for her car, asking Lacy to switch it out for the authentic one on Clarice's key chain. He tells her it will allow him to track Clarice, and Lacy agrees to do so. Barnabas welcomes her to his cell.<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* The phrase "end of line" is used by the [[w:Master Control Program (Tron)|Master Control Program]] (MCP) in the cult film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]''. The acronym "MCP" later finds use in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' when discussing the [[meta-cognitive processor]]. <br />
* [[End of line]] is phrase often spoken by Cylon [[hybrid]]s. <br />
* "End of line" is also used in various programming languages to signify the end of a line in a program or other computer script.<br />
* [[Jesse Haddock]] is credited as Vergis's driver rather than [[Darius]] because this was leftover from the original concept of Amanda's visions of her brother. According to David Eick's podcast for "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", it was planned for it to be part of a hoax perpetrated by Vergis who found a look-alike of her brother to drive Amanda insane. However, it was decided instead to portray it as her mental reaction to Zoe's death and all scenes that were filmed to explain it as a ruse were edited out.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
* Will Joseph accept that he will never see Tamara again?<br />
* What will become of Tamara-A in New Cap City?<br />
* Will Joseph learn that Evelyn was Emmanuelle?<br />
* Evelyn and Sam appeared to be working together (and there was the deleted scene where Sam did enter V-World to help Joseph) - did Evelyn contact Sam, or vice versa?<br />
* Is Evelyn involved with the Ha'la'tha?<br />
* Is Evelyn from Tauron or does she merely know the language?<br />
* Will Amanda survive her attempted suicide?<br />
* Will Clarice be involved in what next happens to Amanda?<br />
* What will Clarice do about Barnabas' attempt to kill her?<br />
* How will the STO leadership on Gemenon view Barnabas' actions if they are made known to them?<br />
* Were Nestor and bystanders killed by the car bomb? ([http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Possible answer])<br />
* Will Lacy and Keon continue to work for Barnabas now that he has shown a willingness to kill both of them, or will they attempt to escape or oust him?<br />
* Will Zoe-R survive the wrecking of the car she was in?<br />
* Will the GDD recapture Zoe?<br />
* If Zoe is recaptured, what will be done to her?<br />
* How will Philomon's fate and Lacy's apparent inability to help her affect Zoe's attitudes towards humans?<br />
* What is the extent of Vergis and Patel's involvement?<br />
* Will Vergis succeed in securing the defense contract?<br />
* What was Daniel phoned about?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]<br />
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]<br />
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]<br />
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon|Philo]]<br />
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]<br />
*[[Jill Teed]] as Col. [[Sasha Patel]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
*[[Jesse Haddock]] as Vergis' Driver<br />
*[[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]<br />
*[[Zak Santiago]] as [[Pann]]<br />
*[[Aidan Dee]] as [[Hippolyta]]<br />
*[[Alan Wong]] as Soldier at Roadblock<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br />
[[Category: Episodes directed by Roxann Dawson]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=End_of_Line&diff=195187End of Line2010-04-03T06:04:23Z<p>Helmandsare: /* Questions */</p>
<hr />
<div>: ''For the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] phrase, see: [[end of line]].''<br />
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{{Episode Data<br />
| image=EndOfLine.JPG<br />
| series= cap<br />
| title=End of Line<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=9<br />
| special=<br />
| extra='''Season 1.0 / Mid-Season Finale'''<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Roxann Dawson]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 26, 2010<br />
| CAN airdate=<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| prev= [[Ghosts in the Machine]]<br />
| next = [[Unvanquished]]<br />
| itunes=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364580661&id=345695317&s=143441&uo=6<br />
| itunes CA=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364587667&id=349381911&s=143455&uo=6<br />
| amazon=Y<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
: ''When the demand for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] production is dramatically changed to just a week, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] calls the order to clean the [[meta-cognitive processor|MCP]], which will destroy the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] in the process and forces her to take drastic actions to escape. [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] puts [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s allegiance to the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] to a test, as [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] plans a trip to [[Gemenon]]. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] is haunted by visions of [[Darius|her brother]] and the allegations made by [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis]] against her husband push her to the brink. [[Emmanuelle]] finds [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] so as to finally take [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]]'s quest to an end.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
*On Colonial Highway 5 in the forest, the [[U-87]] is driving a [[Graystone Industries]] van while being pursued by military aircraft.<br />
*Twenty hours early, a [[Caprica Network|CAP]] news report notes that Graystone Industries stock has dropped another 30%, leaving the company increasingly cash-strapped.<br />
*In the lab with the U-87, [[Drew]] questions [[Philomon]] about his relationship with [[Rachel]]. Philomon says that he is not bothered by Rachel refusing to let him see her true form. When she does, his feelings for her will mean that her appearance doesn't matter.<br />
*As Drew lights a cigarette, the U-87 instinctively flinches. The two note that the U-87 has not been the same since [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s [[Ghosts in the Machine|tests]] with it the previous week. Philomon promises to take care of the robot, which comforts [[Zoe-A|Zoe]].<br />
*At [[Atlas Arena]], [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]] presses Daniel for an answer to [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis's]] offer to buy the [[Buccaneers]], which should keep the company afloat for another month. Distraught, Daniel agrees to accept the deal.<br />
*At the docks, [[Barnabas]] waits with [[Keon]] and two other men for a shipment of arms. Through the mist, [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] arrives accompanied by an armed [[Nestor]] and two other men.<br />
*Clarice tells Barnabas that she has called off the shipment and accuses him of trying to build a power base with the support of other [[STO]] cells. He argues that the STO needs to take action and mocks her beliefs in [[apotheosis]] before Clarice suddenly pistol-whips him. <br />
*As the groups take aim at each other, Clarice holds a gun to Barnabas' head before backing off, telling him to back off if he wants to avoid a violent response from her. She then releases him and her group walks away.<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
*Back on Colonial Highway 5, the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military aircraft continue to chase the U-87's van. The aircraft are notified that the vehicle contains a [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] prototype and are ordered not to engage.<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* The phrase "end of line" is used by the [[w:Master Control Program (Tron)|Master Control Program]] (MCP) in the cult film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]''. The acronym "MCP" later finds use in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' when discussing the [[meta-cognitive processor]]. <br />
* [[End of line]] is phrase often spoken by Cylon [[hybrid]]s. <br />
* "End of line" is also used in various programming languages to signify the end of a line in a program or other computer script.<br />
* [[Jesse Haddock]] is credited as Vergis's driver rather than [[Darius]] because this was leftover from the original concept of Amanda's visions of her brother. According to David Eick's podcast for "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", it was planned for it to be part of a hoax perpetrated by Vergis who found a look-alike of her brother to drive Amanda insane. However, it was decided instead to portray it as her mental reaction to Zoe's death and all scenes that were filmed to explain it as a ruse were edited out.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
* Will Joseph accept that he will never see Tamara again?<br />
* What will become of Tamara-A in New Cap City?<br />
* Will Joseph learn that Evelyn was Emmanuelle?<br />
* Evelyn and Sam appeared to be working together (and there was the deleted scene where Sam did enter V-World to help Joseph) - did Evelyn contact Sam, or vice versa?<br />
* Is Evelyn involved with the Ha'la'tha?<br />
* Is Evelyn from Tauron or does she merely know the language?<br />
* Will Amanda survive her attempted suicide?<br />
* Will Clarice be involved in what next happens to Amanda?<br />
* What will Clarice do about Barnabas' attempt to kill her?<br />
* How will the STO leadership on Gemenon view Barnabas' actions if they are made known to them?<br />
* Were Nestor and bystanders killed by the car bomb? ([http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Possible answer])<br />
* Will Lacy and Keon continue to work for Barnabas now that he has shown a willingness to kill both of them, or will they attempt to escape or oust him?<br />
* Will Zoe-R survive the wrecking of the car she was in?<br />
* Will the GDD recapture Zoe?<br />
* If Zoe is recaptured, what will be done to her?<br />
* How will Philomon's fate and Lacy's apparent inability to help her affect Zoe's attitudes towards humans?<br />
* What is the extent of Vergis and Patel's involvement?<br />
* Will Vergis succeed in securing the defense contract?<br />
* What was Daniel phoned about?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]<br />
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]<br />
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]<br />
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon|Philo]]<br />
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]<br />
*[[Jill Teed]] as Col. [[Sasha Patel]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
*[[Jesse Haddock]] as Vergis' Driver<br />
*[[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]<br />
*[[Zak Santiago]] as [[Pann]]<br />
*[[Aidan Dee]] as [[Hippolyta]]<br />
*[[Alan Wong]] as Soldier at Roadblock<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br />
[[Category: Episodes directed by Roxann Dawson]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=End_of_Line&diff=195186End of Line2010-04-03T06:00:22Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
<hr />
<div>: ''For the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] phrase, see: [[end of line]].''<br />
<br />
{{Episode Data<br />
| image=EndOfLine.JPG<br />
| series= cap<br />
| title=End of Line<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=9<br />
| special=<br />
| extra='''Season 1.0 / Mid-Season Finale'''<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Roxann Dawson]]<br />
| production=<br />
| rating=<br />
| US airdate=March 26, 2010<br />
| CAN airdate=<br />
| UK airdate=<br />
| dvd=<br />
| prev= [[Ghosts in the Machine]]<br />
| next = [[Unvanquished]]<br />
| itunes=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364580661&id=345695317&s=143441&uo=6<br />
| itunes CA=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=364587667&id=349381911&s=143455&uo=6<br />
| amazon=Y<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
: ''When the demand for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] production is dramatically changed to just a week, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] calls the order to clean the [[meta-cognitive processor|MCP]], which will destroy the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] in the process and forces her to take drastic actions to escape. [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] puts [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s allegiance to the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] to a test, as [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] plans a trip to [[Gemenon]]. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] is haunted by visions of [[Darius|her brother]] and the allegations made by [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis]] against her husband push her to the brink. [[Emmanuelle]] finds [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] so as to finally take [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]]'s quest to an end.''<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
*On Colonial Highway 5 in the forest, the [[U-87]] is driving a [[Graystone Industries]] van while being pursued by military aircraft.<br />
*Twenty hours early, a [[Caprica Network|CAP]] news report notes that Graystone Industries stock has dropped another 30%, leaving the company increasingly cash-strapped.<br />
*In the lab with the U-87, [[Drew]] questions [[Philomon]] about his relationship with [[Rachel]]. Philomon says that he is not bothered by Rachel refusing to let him see her true form. When she does, his feelings for her will mean that her appearance doesn't matter.<br />
*As Drew lights a cigarette, the U-87 instinctively flinches. The two note that the U-87 has not been the same since [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s [[Ghosts in the Machine|tests]] with it the previous week. Philomon promises to take care of the robot, which comforts [[Zoe-A|Zoe]].<br />
*At [[Atlas Arena]], [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]] presses Daniel for an answer to [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis's]] offer to buy the [[Buccaneers]], which should keep the company afloat for another month. Distraught, Daniel agrees to accept the deal.<br />
*At the docks, [[Barnabas]] waits with [[Keon]] and two other men for a shipment of arms. Through the mist, [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] arrives accompanied by an armed [[Nestor]] and two other men.<br />
*Clarice tells Barnabas that she has called off the shipment and accuses him of trying to build a power base with the support of other [[STO]] cells. He argues that the STO needs to take action and mocks her beliefs in [[apotheosis]] before Clarice suddenly pistol-whips him. <br />
*As the groups take aim at each other, Clarice holds a gun to Barnabas' head before backing off, telling him to back off if he wants to avoid a violent response from her. She then releases him and her group walks away.<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
*Back on Colonial Highway 5, the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military aircraft continue to chase the U-87's van. The aircraft are notified that the vehicle contains a [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] prototype and are ordered not to engage.<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
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=== Act 3 ===<br />
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=== Act 4 ===<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* The phrase "end of line" is used by the [[w:Master Control Program (Tron)|Master Control Program]] (MCP) in the cult film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]''. The acronym "MCP" later finds use in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' when discussing the [[meta-cognitive processor]]. <br />
* [[End of line]] is phrase often spoken by Cylon [[hybrid]]s. <br />
* "End of line" is also used in various programming languages to signify the end of a line in a program or other computer script.<br />
* [[Jesse Haddock]] is credited as Vergis's driver rather than [[Darius]] because this was leftover from the original concept of Amanda's visions of her brother. According to David Eick's podcast for "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", it was planned for it to be part of a hoax perpetrated by Vergis who found a look-alike of her brother to drive Amanda insane. However, it was decided instead to portray it as her mental reaction to Zoe's death and all scenes that were filmed to explain it as a ruse were edited out.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
* Will Joseph accept that he will never see Tamara again?<br />
* What will become of Tamara-A in New Cap City?<br />
* Will Joseph learn that Evelyn was Emmanuelle?<br />
* Evelyn and Sam appeared to be working together (and there was the deleted scene where Sam did enter V-World to help Joseph) - did Evelyn contact Sam, or vice versa?<br />
* Is Evelyn involved with the Ha'la'tha?<br />
* Is Evelyn from Tauron or does she merely know the language?<br />
* Will Amanda survive her attempted suicide?<br />
* Will Clarice be involved in what next happens to Amanda?<br />
* What will Clarice do about Barnabas' attempt to kill her?<br />
* How will the STO leadership on Gemenon view Barnabas' actions if they are made known to them?<br />
* Were Nestor and bystanders killed by the car bomb?<br />
* Will Lacy and Keon continue to work for Barnabas now that he has shown a willingness to kill both of them, or will they attempt to escape or oust him?<br />
* Will Zoe-R survive the wrecking of the car she was in?<br />
* Will the GDD recapture Zoe?<br />
* If Zoe is recaptured, what will be done to her?<br />
* How will Philomon's fate and Lacy's apparent inability to help her affect Zoe's attitudes towards humans?<br />
* What is the extent of Vergis and Patel's involvement?<br />
* Will Vergis succeed in securing the defense contract?<br />
* What was Daniel phoned about?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]<br />
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]<br />
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]<br />
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon|Philo]]<br />
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]<br />
*[[Jill Teed]] as Col. [[Sasha Patel]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
*[[Jesse Haddock]] as Vergis' Driver<br />
*[[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]<br />
*[[Zak Santiago]] as [[Pann]]<br />
*[[Aidan Dee]] as [[Hippolyta]]<br />
*[[Alan Wong]] as Soldier at Roadblock<br />
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== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
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[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br />
[[Category: Episodes directed by Roxann Dawson]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=End_of_Line&diff=195185End of Line2010-04-03T05:40:38Z<p>Helmandsare: /* Summary */</p>
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<div>: ''For the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] phrase, see: [[end of line]].''<br />
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{{Episode Data<br />
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| title=End of Line<br />
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| episode=9<br />
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| extra='''Season 1.0 / Mid-Season Finale'''<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Roxann Dawson]]<br />
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| prev= [[Ghosts in the Machine]]<br />
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| amazon=Y<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
: ''When the demand for the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] production is dramatically changed to just a week, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] calls the order to clean the [[meta-cognitive processor|MCP]], which will destroy the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] in the process and forces her to take drastic actions to escape. [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] puts [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s allegiance to the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] to a test, as [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] plans a trip to [[Gemenon]]. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] is haunted by visions of [[Darius|her brother]] and the allegations made by [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis]] against her husband push her to the brink. [[Emmanuelle]] finds [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] so as to finally take [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]]'s quest to an end.''<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
=== Teaser ===<br />
*On a road in the forest, the [[U-87]] is driving a [[Graystone Industries]] van while being pursued by military aircraft.<br />
*Twenty hours early, a [[Caprica Network|CAP]] news report notes that Graystone Industries stock has dropped another 30%, leaving the company increasingly cash-strapped.<br />
*In the lab with the U-87, [[Drew]] questions [[Philomon]] about his relationship with [[Rachel]]. Philomon says that he is not bothered by Rachel refusing to let him see her true form. When she does, his feelings for her will mean that her appearance doesn't matter.<br />
*As Drew lights a cigarette, the U-87 instinctively flinches. The two note that the U-87 has not been the same since [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s [[Ghosts in the Machine|tests]] with it the previous week. Philomon promises to take care of the robot, which comforts [[Zoe-A|Zoe]].<br />
*At [[Atlas Arena]], [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]] presses Daniel for an answer to [[Tomas Vergis|Vergis's]] offer to buy the [[Buccaneers]], which should keep the company afloat for another month. Distraught, Daniel agrees to accept the deal.<br />
*At the docks, [[Barnabas]] waits with [[Keon]] and two other men for a shipment of arms. Through the mist, [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] arrives accompanied by an armed [[Nestor]] and two other men.<br />
*Clarice tells Barnabas that she has called off the shipment and accuses him of trying to build a power base with the support of other [[STO]] cells. He argues that the STO needs to take action and mocks her beliefs in [[apotheosis]] before Clarice suddenly pistol-whips him. <br />
*As the groups take aim at each other, Clarice holds a gun to Barnabas' head before backing off, telling him to back off if he wants to avoid a violent response from her. She then releases him and her group walks away.<br />
=== Act 1 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 2 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 3 ===<br />
<br />
=== Act 4 ===<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
* The phrase "end of line" is used by the [[w:Master Control Program (Tron)|Master Control Program]] (MCP) in the cult film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]''. The acronym "MCP" later finds use in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' when discussing the [[meta-cognitive processor]]. <br />
* [[End of line]] is phrase often spoken by Cylon [[hybrid]]s. <br />
* "End of line" is also used in various programming languages to signify the end of a line in a program or other computer script.<br />
* [[Jesse Haddock]] is credited as Vergis's driver rather than [[Darius]] because this was leftover from the original concept of Amanda's visions of her brother. According to David Eick's podcast for "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", it was planned for it to be part of a hoax perpetrated by Vergis who found a look-alike of her brother to drive Amanda insane. However, it was decided instead to portray it as her mental reaction to Zoe's death and all scenes that were filmed to explain it as a ruse were edited out.<br />
<br />
== Analysis ==<br />
<br />
== Questions == <br />
* Will Joseph accept that he will never see Tamara again?<br />
* What will become of Tamara-A in New Cap City?<br />
* Will Joseph learn that Evelyn was Emmanuelle?<br />
* Evelyn and Sam appeared to be working together (and there was the deleted scene where Sam did enter V-World to help Joseph) - did Evelyn contact Sam, or vice versa?<br />
* Is Evelyn involved with the Ha'la'tha?<br />
* Is Evelyn from Tauron or does she merely know the language?<br />
* Will Amanda survive her attempted suicide?<br />
* Will Clarice be involved in what next happens to Amanda?<br />
* What will Clarice do about Barnabas' attempt to kill her?<br />
* How will the STO leadership on Gemenon view Barnabas' actions if they are made known to them?<br />
* Were Nestor and bystanders killed by the car bomb?<br />
* Will Lacy and Keon continue to work for Barnabas now that he has shown a willingness to kill both of them, or will they attempt to escape or oust him?<br />
* Will Zoe-R survive the wrecking of the car she was in?<br />
* Will the GDD recapture Zoe?<br />
* If Zoe is recaptured, what will be done to her?<br />
* How will Philomon's fate and Lacy's apparent inability to help her affect Zoe's attitudes towards humans?<br />
* What is the extent of Vergis and Patel's involvement?<br />
* Will Vergis succeed in securing the defense contract?<br />
* What was Daniel phoned about?<br />
<br />
== Official Statements == <br />
<br />
== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
<br />
== Guest Stars ==<br />
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]<br />
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]<br />
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]<br />
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon|Philo]]<br />
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]<br />
*[[Jill Teed]] as Col. [[Sasha Patel]]<br />
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]<br />
*[[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew]]<br />
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]<br />
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]<br />
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
*[[Jesse Haddock]] as Vergis' Driver<br />
*[[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]<br />
*[[Zak Santiago]] as [[Pann]]<br />
*[[Aidan Dee]] as [[Hippolyta]]<br />
*[[Alan Wong]] as Soldier at Roadblock<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div><br />
<br />
{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]<br />
[[Category: Episodes directed by Roxann Dawson]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Barnabas&diff=195184Barnabas2010-04-03T05:40:01Z<p>Helmandsare: Redirected page to Barnabas Greeley</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT[[Barnabas Greeley]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Nestor&diff=195183Nestor2010-04-03T05:39:20Z<p>Helmandsare: Redirected page to Nestor Willow</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT[[Nestor Willow]]</div>Helmandsarehttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_the_Twelve_Colonies&diff=194999Fall of the Twelve Colonies2010-04-01T02:39:06Z<p>Helmandsare: </p>
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<div>:''This article details the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the fall of the Twelve Colonies in the Original Series, see [[Battle of Cimtar]].''<br />
{{Battle Data<br />
|image=Nukes in Miniseries.jpg<br />
|description=Cylon nuclear bombs detonating on Caprica <br />
|conflict=Second Cylon War<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|Zero Hour]], concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
|place=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]<br />
|result=Total Cylon victory, destruction of the Twelve Colonies<br />
|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Many other commanders<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=Approx. 120 [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]], associated [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]] and support cruisers<br />
|strength2=Massive number of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=Virtual destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=Destruction of major Colonial cities, almost all of the civilian population and military forces (estimated at 50 billion)<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]<br />
|next=[[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
|series=RDM<br />
}}<br />
The '''Fall of the Twelve Colonies''' (also known as '''The Fall''', the '''Cylon attack''', '''Cylon holocaust''' or '''Second Cylon War''') is a devastating, genocidal attack that re-ignites the conflict between the humans of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and their creations, the robotic [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. <br />
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The Cylons compromise Colonial defenses by infiltrating their military and civilian society with [[Humanoid Cylon|models that look human]]. [[Caprica-Six|One such Cylon]] seduces the brilliant Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], fooling him into contract work that gives her access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. Her work on the project compromises Baltar's [[Command Navigation Program]], creating countless programmer [[backdoor]]s.<br />
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After Baltar's CNP is sufficiently distributed throughout the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], the Cylons return from their [[Cylon War|forty-year exile]] and launch a devastating attack on the Colonies. Dozens of [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestars]] simultaneously jump into orbit around each colony. As a result of the Cylons' infiltration of the defense mainframe, all planet-side Colonial forces are unaware of their arrival ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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The backdoors in the CNP enable the Cylons to use various electronic attacks that completely bypass Colonial electronic defenses and inflict varying degrees of damage to Colonial military computers<ref>Contrary to popular opinion, the Cylons did ''not'' transmit a virus through the CNP, but could electronically command any CNP-equipped ship to shut itself down.</ref>. [[Viper Mark VII|Viper]] squadrons experience complete power loss upon engaging the enemy, while battlestars and other support ships suffer an abnormally-high number of "equipment malfunctions" during their engagement of the enemy. This infiltration of Colonial systems combined with the "complete surprise" that the Cylons achieve enables them to sweep the Colonial Fleet aside with minimal losses, a triumph beyond their most optimistic projections ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed in the opening wave of the attack, as are 30 battlestars<ref>According to Kara Thrace in the Miniseries, the number of battlestars lost to this point was "a quarter of the Fleet."</ref>. In response to this, Admiral [[Nagala]] takes command of the Colonial Fleet aboard the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' and instigates a counter-attack against the enemy. Additionally, the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial government]] orders a full stop on commercial and civilian space-travel, leaving hundreds of non-military vessels stranded in surrounding space-lanes.<br />
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After the devastating assault on Picon, Colonial President [[Richard Adar]] broadcasts an unconditional surrender to the Cylons, but his gesture is completely ignored. All senior members of the Colonial government, including Adar, are henceforth presumed killed or missing, and an [[Case Orange|emergency government contingency mechanism]] activates to seek out surviving government officials. The space-bound Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is the only one to acknowledge this beacon. Sworn in on the government-chartered passenger liner ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'', she becomes the new President of the Twelve Colonies.<br />
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While this transfer of power is taking place, the Cylons proceed to destroy each colony's population and strategic centers by means of nuclear bombardment. [[Caprica City]] is annihilated in a 50 megaton nuclear detonation, and the Cylons also employ missiles utilizing multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles to inflict maximum damage ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). However, not [[Unnamed cities of Caprica|every city on Caprica]] is destroyed in the attack; much of [[Delphi]] remains intact and is occupied by Cylon ground forces a short time later ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"). <ref>The existence of intact cities suggests that weapons similar to [[w:Neutron bomb|neutron bombs]] may have been used over some targets, killing the population but leaving physical assets intact.</ref><br />
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The battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', approximately 300 million miles from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is unaffected by the Cylons' computer infiltration as its computer systems were never networked or updated with the compromised CNP. This anti-infiltration policy, used in the First Cylon War, was maintained by all of ''Galactica's'' commanders, including [[William Adama]], through peacetime and despite advances in Colonial technology.<br />
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With the primary fight against the Cylons centering around the orbit of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] (as determined by a tactical plot of all ships in the star system by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]), ''Galactica'' prepares itself for a confrontation despite the fact that the ship is unarmed, having destroyed all large munitions as part of its decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>. To complicate matters further, the battlestar has large number of pilots, but hardly any Vipers left to fly; its last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron was destroyed in a Cylon attack shortly after the decommissioning ceremony.<br />
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Fortunately, the battlestar holds 40 [[Viper Mark II]]s on board as part of its [[Galactica Museum|expected conversion into a museum]]. These Vipers are of an old but robust design resistant to Cylon infiltration; many on-board instruments are analog and were never equipped to use the Command Navigation Program that dooms newer Colonial fighters.<br />
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''Galactica'' arms and deploys these old Vipers, repelling several attacking [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s in its first sortie of the new war. Unable to return fire, the battlestar survives a direct hit from a Raider-launched tactical nuclear missile. However, 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the port [[flight pod]]'s atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship.<br />
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After the skirmish, ''Galactica'' receives word that ''Atlantia'' has been lost in the counter-offensive against the Cylons. Numerous additional battlestars have been destroyed as well. Commander Adama takes command of the Colonial Fleet, and sends a [[wireless]] transmission to any surviving forces to rendezvous at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], a munitions depot that carries desperately needed ordnance for ''Galactica's'' point-defense batteries and fighters. It is from Ragnar Anchorage that they plan to commence a second counter-attack against the Cylons. ''Galactica'' successfully [[FTL|jumps]] to [[Ragnar]], skipping past the bulk of the enemy fleet that stands in her way.<br />
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Meanwhile, President Roslin begins clustering stranded Colonial civilian vessels and forms a [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]]. Roslin's efforts retrieve at least three Mark VII Vipers and find Lt. [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] (the only survivor of ''Galactica's'' compromised Mark VII fighter squadron) and her [[Raptor]]. Boomer successfully locates additional civilian craft before a scouting Raider finds the convoy. Fearing imminent attack but unable to rescue any passengers from the convoy's [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] ships in time, Roslin orders the FTL-capable ships to jump to Ragnar, where a re-armed ''Galactica'' can protect them. Shortly after, the defenseless sublight ships and their passengers are destroyed by a Raider squadron.<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
Few Colonials survive this holocaust and many that do are captured by Cylons for [[farms|experimentation]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). On Caprica, [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] escape the devastation while in high altitude training in the mountains at the time of the attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"). Together with other survivors, they later form a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] against the Cylons until a [[Rescue on Caprica|rescue mission]] led by [[Kara Thrace]] extracts them from Caprica and takes them back to the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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''Galactica'' and her Fleet are not the only ships to survive the attack. The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', only partially operational at the time of the attack, manages to survive the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] by executing a blind jump. However, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' remain unaware of one another's fate until months later ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). Additionally, a [[Scylla|small fleet of fifteen civilian ships]] escapes the attack and is discovered by the ''Pegasus'' in deep space one week later. However, the ''Pegasus'' raids the fleet for supplies, FTL drives and personnel before abandoning it, and it is presumably later destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
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The Cylons occupy at least one colony, Caprica, and proceed to incinerate the bodies of their victims ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). They choose [[Delphi]] as their base of operations and begin to rebuild and resettle the city, though they are subject to attacks by the Caprica Resistance ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). However, the Cylons decide to abandon the Colonies nine months after the attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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Several years later, the Colonials deliver a form of retribution to the Cylons by [[Battle of The Colony|attacking]] their "homeworld", [[The Colony]]. ''Galactica'' is able to disable The Colony's defenses with the help of a Cylon, [[Samuel Anders]], and inadvertently succeeds in destroying it in a nuclear strike, annihilating much of the Cylon race ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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<div>:''This article details the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the fall of the Twelve Colonies in the Original Series, see [[Battle of Cimtar]].''<br />
{{Battle Data<br />
|image=Nukes in Miniseries.jpg<br />
|description=Cylon nuclear bombs detonating on Caprica <br />
|conflict=Second Cylon War<br />
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|Zero Hour]], concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
|place=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]<br />
|result=Total Cylon victory, destruction of the Twelve Colonies<br />
|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Many other commanders<br />
|co2=[[Basestar command]]<br />
|strength1=Approx. 120 [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]], associated [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]] and support cruisers<br />
|strength2=Massive number of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s<br />
|shiploss1=Virtual destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]<br />
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|casualties1=Destruction of major Colonial cities, almost all of the civilian population and military forces (estimated at 50 billion)<br />
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal<br />
|prev=[[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]<br />
|next=[[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]<br />
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The '''Fall of the Twelve Colonies''' (also known as '''The Fall''', the '''Cylon attack''', '''Cylon holocaust''' or '''Second Cylon War''') is a devastating, genocidal attack that re-ignites the conflict between the humans of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and their creations, the robotic [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. <br />
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The Cylons compromise Colonial defenses by infiltrating their military and civilian society with [[Humanoid Cylon|models that look human]]. [[Caprica-Six|One such Cylon]] seduces the brilliant Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], fooling him into contract work that gives her access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. Her work on the project compromises Baltar's [[Command Navigation Program]], creating countless programmer [[backdoor]]s.<br />
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After Baltar's CNP is sufficiently distributed throughout the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], the Cylons return from their [[Cylon War|forty-year exile]] and launch a devastating attack on the Colonies. Dozens of [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon basestars]] simultaneously jump into orbit around each colony. As a result of the Cylons' infiltration of the defense mainframe, all planet-side Colonial forces are unaware of their arrival ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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The backdoors in the CNP enable the Cylons to use various electronic attacks that completely bypass Colonial electronic defenses and inflict varying degrees of damage to Colonial military computers<ref>Contrary to popular opinion, the Cylons did ''not'' transmit a virus through the CNP, but could electronically command any CNP-equipped ship to shut itself down.</ref>. [[Viper Mark VII|Viper]] squadrons experience complete power loss upon engaging the enemy, while battlestars and other support ships suffer an abnormally-high number of "equipment malfunctions" during their engagement of the enemy. This infiltration of Colonial systems combined with the "complete surprise" that the Cylons achieve enables them to sweep the Colonial Fleet aside with minimal losses, a triumph beyond their most optimistic projections ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed in the opening wave of the attack, as are 30 battlestars<ref>According to Kara Thrace in the Miniseries, the number of battlestars lost to this point was "a quarter of the Fleet."</ref>. In response to this, Admiral [[Nagala]] takes command of the Colonial Fleet aboard the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' and instigates a counter-attack against the enemy. Additionally, the Colonial [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|government]] orders a full stop on commercial and civilian space-travel, leaving hundreds of non-military vessels stranded in surrounding space-lanes.<br />
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After the devastating assault on Picon, Colonial President [[Richard Adar]] broadcasts an unconditional surrender to the Cylons, but his gesture is completely ignored. All senior members of the Colonial government, including Adar, are henceforth presumed killed or missing, and an [[Case Orange|emergency government contingency mechanism]] activates to seek out surviving government officials. The space-bound Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is the only one to acknowledge this beacon. Sworn in on the government-chartered passenger liner ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'', she becomes the new President of the Twelve Colonies.<br />
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While this transfer of power is taking place, the Cylons proceed to destroy each colony's population and strategic centers by means of nuclear bombardment. [[Caprica City]] is annihilated in a 50 megaton nuclear detonation, and the Cylons also employ missiles utilizing multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles to inflict maximum damage ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). However, not [[Unnamed cities of Caprica|every city on Caprica]] is destroyed in the attack; much of [[Delphi]] remains intact and is occupied by Cylon ground forces a short time later ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"). <ref>The existence of intact cities suggests that weapons similar to [[w:Neutron bomb|neutron bombs]] may have been used over some targets, killing the population but leaving physical assets intact.</ref><br />
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The battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', approximately 300 million miles from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is unaffected by the Cylons' computer infiltration as its computer systems were never networked or updated with the compromised CNP. This anti-infiltration policy, used in the First Cylon War, was maintained by all of ''Galactica's'' commanders, including [[William Adama]], through peacetime and despite advances in Colonial technology.<br />
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With the primary fight against the Cylons centering around the orbit of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] (as determined by a tactical plot of all ships in the star system by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]), ''Galactica'' prepares itself for a confrontation despite the fact that the ship is unarmed, having destroyed all large munitions as part of its decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>. To complicate matters further, the battlestar has large number of pilots, but hardly any Vipers left to fly; its last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron was destroyed in a Cylon attack shortly after the decommissioning ceremony.<br />
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Fortunately, the battlestar holds 40 [[Viper Mark II]]s on board as part of its [[Galactica Museum|expected conversion into a museum]]. These Vipers are of an old but robust design resistant to Cylon infiltration; many on-board instruments are analog and were never equipped to use the Command Navigation Program that dooms newer Colonial fighters.<br />
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''Galactica'' arms and deploys these old Vipers, repelling several attacking [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s in its first sortie of the new war. Unable to return fire, the battlestar survives a direct hit from a Raider-launched tactical nuclear missile. However, 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the port [[flight pod]]'s atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship.<br />
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After the skirmish, ''Galactica'' receives word that ''Atlantia'' has been lost in the counter-offensive against the Cylons. Numerous additional battlestars have been destroyed as well. Commander Adama takes command of the Colonial Fleet, and sends a [[wireless]] transmission to any surviving forces to rendezvous at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], a munitions depot that carries desperately needed ordnance for ''Galactica's'' point-defense batteries and fighters. It is from Ragnar Anchorage that they plan to commence a second counter-attack against the Cylons. ''Galactica'' successfully [[FTL|jumps]] to [[Ragnar]], skipping past the bulk of the enemy fleet that stands in her way.<br />
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Meanwhile, President Roslin begins clustering stranded Colonial civilian vessels and forms a [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]]. Roslin's efforts retrieve at least three Mark VII Vipers and find Lt. [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] (the only survivor of ''Galactica's'' compromised Mark VII fighter squadron) and her [[Raptor]]. Boomer successfully locates additional civilian craft before a scouting Raider finds the convoy. Fearing imminent attack but unable to rescue any passengers from the convoy's [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] ships in time, Roslin orders the FTL-capable ships to jump to Ragnar, where a re-armed ''Galactica'' can protect them. Shortly after, the defenseless sublight ships and their passengers are destroyed by a Raider squadron.<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
Few Colonials survive this holocaust and many that do are captured by Cylons for [[farms|experimentation]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). On Caprica, [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] escape the devastation while in high altitude training in the mountains at the time of the attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"). Together with other survivors, they later form a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] against the Cylons until a [[Rescue on Caprica|rescue mission]] led by [[Kara Thrace]] extracts them from Caprica and takes them back to the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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''Galactica'' and her Fleet are not the only ships to survive the attack. The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', only partially operational at the time of the attack, manages to survive the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] by executing a blind jump. However, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' remain unaware of one another's fate until months later ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). Additionally, a [[Scylla|small fleet of fifteen civilian ships]] escapes the attack and is discovered by the ''Pegasus'' in deep space one week later. However, the ''Pegasus'' raids the fleet for supplies, FTL drives and personnel before abandoning it, and it is presumably later destroyed by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
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The Cylons occupy at least one colony, Caprica, and proceed to incinerate the bodies of their victims ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). They choose [[Delphi]] as their base of operations and begin to rebuild and resettle the city, though they are subject to attacks by the Caprica Resistance ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). However, the Cylons decide to abandon the Colonies nine months after the attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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Several years later, the Colonials deliver a form of retribution to the Cylons by [[Battle of The Colony|attacking]] their "homeworld", [[The Colony]]. ''Galactica'' is able to disable The Colony's defenses with the help of a Cylon, [[Samuel Anders]], and inadvertently succeeds in destroying it in a nuclear strike, annihilating much of the Cylon race ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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