Paulla Schaffer

Paulla Schaffer
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Last Appearance	Daybreak, Part II
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Portrayed by	Lara Gilchrist
Paulla Schaffer is a Cylon
Paulla Schaffer is a Final Five Cylon
Paulla Schaffer is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Paulla Schaffer is an Original Series Cylon

Paulla Schaffer is a Baltar cultist with fanatical religious tendencies.

She accompanies Jeanne in her successful attempt to extricate Derrick from Galactica's sickbay.

Later, she escorts Baltar to an officer's head where she gives Gaius Baltar the opportunity to shave his beard. During this visit, she and Baltar are assaulted by Shaunt and Charlie Connor, respectively. She manages to break free of Shaunt, who was trying to asphyxiate her, and fends off their attackers, savagely beating them.

En route back to the cultist's commune, Schaffer notes how she felt the power of God in her to "smite" their attackers; Baltar ruefully retorts that she should curtail her violent tendencies, or run the risk of being up on murder charges in the future ^{(TRS: "He That Believeth in Me")}. She is later by his side during a stand-off with a marine en route to the stowage compartment following his denouncement of the standard Colonial religion at a temple onboard Galactica ^{(TRS: "Escape Velocity")}.

Over time, Schaffer becomes one of his lieutenants, often by his side during Baltar's wireless sermons, up to and beyond the discovery of the Thirteenth Colony ^{(TRS: "The Road Less Traveled" and "A Disquiet Follows My Soul")}

After Baltar's escape from Galactica during Gaeta's Mutiny ^{(TRS: "The Oath")}, Schaffer assumes the role of leader for the cult, encouraging a more pragmatic lifestyle and more interaction with the other cultures on the ship. When Baltar returns, she unwillingly steps aside from the leadership role, but is happy when Baltar is able to procure weapons from Admiral William Adama for protection against the Sons of Ares and other violent gangs ^{(TRS: "Deadlock")}.

She is present at the funeral ceremony where Baltar declares that Kara "Starbuck" Thrace has returned from the dead ^{(TRS: "Islanded in a Stream of Stars")}.

When Baltar decides to remain on Galactica for the final assault on The Colony, he formally abdicates his leadership of the cult to Schaffer. It is more likely than not that she and the cultists settle Earth ^{(TRS: "Daybreak, Part II")}.