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Lieutenant '''"Karma" Baker''' was the callsign of a [[Raptor]] pilot aboard [[battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]''. [[Crashdown]] thought he was bad luck. He was assigned to fill in for [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] after her gunshot injury in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], and was piloting [[Raptor 1]] when it was shot down over [[Kobol]]. His "combover" hairstyle indicates that he might be either [[:Image:Contritionextra5.jpg|Unidentified Uninjured Pilot #5]] or [[:Image:Contritionextra7.jpg|Unidentified Uninjured Pilot #7]].
'''Lieutenant "Karma" Baker''' is a [[Raptor]] pilot on stationed aboard [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' who, according to {{Callsign|Crashdown}}, is reputed to be unlucky.
 
Baker is assigned to fill in for {{Callsign|Boomer}} after her gunshot injury and pilots [[Raptor 1]] as part of a survey expedition to {{RDM|Kobol}}. Raptor 1 is shot down by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces that orbit the planet; a round hits Baker and mortally wounds him in the ensuing interception, forcing Quartararo attempt a crash landing {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}.
 
His body is burned in the fire from the resultant explosion {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II}}.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* In a deleted scene from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] expresses apprehension before embarking on the recon mission to Kobol, saying he hates flying with Karma because he's "bad luck." As it turns out, Tyrol's fears were well founded.
*In a deleted scene from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]," Quartararo expresses apprehension before embarking on the recon mission to Kobol, saying he hates flying with Baker because he's "bad luck".  As it turns out, Quartararo's fears were well-founded.
* His last name and rank come from [[:Image:Karma Raptor plate.jpg|the nameplate on the side of the crashed Raptor 1]]. The first name is five letters in length, but is obscured by superficial damage done by the crash.
* His name and rank come from [[:md:File:Karma Raptor plate.jpg|the nameplate on the side of the crashed Raptor 1]]. The first name is obscured by crash damage.
 
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Baker
Baker

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Birth Name Baker
Birth Date {{{birthdate}}}
Callsign Karma
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Introduced Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
Death Killed in cockpit over Kobol
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Role Raptor Pilot, battlestar Galactica
Rank Lieutenant
Serial Number {{{serial}}}
Portrayed by Jim Shield
Baker is a Cylon
Baker is a Final Five Cylon
Baker is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Baker is an Original Series Cylon
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Lieutenant "Karma" Baker is a Raptor pilot on stationed aboard battlestar Galactica who, according to Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo, is reputed to be unlucky.

Baker is assigned to fill in for Sharon "Boomer" Valerii after her gunshot injury and pilots Raptor 1 as part of a survey expedition to Kobol. Raptor 1 is shot down by Cylon forces that orbit the planet; a round hits Baker and mortally wounds him in the ensuing interception, forcing Quartararo attempt a crash landing (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I").

His body is burned in the fire from the resultant explosion (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II").

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