Boomer (TOS alternate)

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This article covers the various depictions of the Original Series' Boomer from the tie-in novelizations, comic books, and other media.

Books

Berkley Novelizations

Lieutenant Boomer is famous throughout the Fleet for his cautious, intelligent manner, as well as his methodical modus operandi, which Boomer has a love-hate relationship with.

Surrender the Galactica!

Following the return of Captain Apollo and others from the mission to Yevra, Boomer is among the warriors eager to greet the returning pilots. While waiting near the engineering afterdeck's elevator bank with Ensign Giles, he encounters Boxey, who appears to be in an unusual part of the ship. Sensing something wrong with the boy, Boomer tells him the fictional story of "Cylons of the afterdeck" who hide in the lower levels of Galactica and attack anyone they find alone, encouraging Boxey to accompany them to the bridge.

When Boxey refuses to join them and the elevator doors close, Boomer expresses concern about the boy's behavior, noting "something in his eyes." Despite Giles's skepticism, Boomer insists on returning to search for Boxey, demonstrating his intuitive concern for the child's welfare. When they reach the bridge and discover Apollo's distress over his son's disappearance, Boomer immediately offers to take them to where he and Giles last saw the boy.

In the Officers' Lounge, Boomer joins Giles and Jolly in discussing Apollo's despondent state following Commander Adama's decision to disband the search parties for Boxey. He explains to the others that Adama likely wants Apollo to rest, noting that Apollo must be exhausted after his ordeal on Yevra and his frantic search for his son. When Starbuck attempts to cheer Apollo up, Boomer offers to accompany him as backup, sitting beside Starbuck with considerably less drama than his friend's entrance. He provides subtle support during the conversation, including a muttered comment about Starbuck's poor choice of words when suggesting Apollo "relax."

Later, after Starbuck leaves Apollo's table, Boomer quietly questions whether Starbuck's claims about the SuperViper are truthful, noting that Starbuck "has been known to lie about a lot less."

When a distress call is received from an apparently uninhabited planet, Boomer participates in the search party that descends into the Devil's Pit to look for Boxey. While exploring the dark corridors with Starbuck and Athena, the three engage in banter about their different personalities, with Starbuck characterizing Athena as "well-controlled, patient, smart but cautious."

During the major engagement against Spectre's forces, Boomer demonstrates his reputation for caution and insight. When Apollo speculates that the attacking Cylon force might be "some kind of maverick Cylon group," Boomer supplies his characteristic cautious analysis: "You ever know any Cylons independent enough to break away? Cylons don't rebel or follow revolutionary leaders." His methodical approach and intelligent assessment prove characteristic of his established reputation within the fleet.

During the intense combat that follows, Starbuck observes Boomer's effective performance from the SuperViper, noting how well he and other pilots like Giles and Greenbean handle themselves in battle.

Following the battle, Boomer attends the honors ceremony and theatrical performance, where he jokes with Starbuck about the lieutenant's habitual tardiness, predicting he'll "be late to his own funeral" and "show up with a big lie about why."

Comics

Dynamite Entertainment

Following the Battle at Galaxy's Edge, Boomer participates in the recon to an unidentified planet and discovers its damning truths and dangers. Along with Starbuck, he participates as bait to lure Meclon Raiders to make a landing, and successfully ambushes their pilots to acquire their ships ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1)}—^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3)}.

After returning to Galactica with their stolen Meclon Raiders, Boomer pilots a Viper against the Meclon forces. His Viper becomes damaged during the engagement after saving Sheba from a pursuing Meclon, but survives the engagement due to the intervention of the Seraphs ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #4)} & ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #5)}.

Look-In Magazine

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Related Media
Additional Information
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Lieutenant Boomer is a Lieutenant and a veteran Viper pilot in the Colonial Fleet aboard battlestar Galactica.

He volunteers to stay behind to guard the crippled Freighter Eighteen, where he single-handedly engages a Cylon attack force before being reinforced by Apollo and Starbuck ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 1)}.

While pursuing Apollo to the planet Thar, Boomer witnesses his friend's Viper vanish. Later, believing Starbuck has been shot down by a mysterious alien ship, he commences an attack on the vessel, which is revealed to be an illusion. This act of aggression causes the pacifist Tharians to deem the Colonials too violent to be welcomed to their world ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 2)}.

Boomer leads a rescue mission to the planet Zaroak after contact is lost with Apollo's team. With Boxey as a stowaway, he rescues a Zaroakian soldier and leads the party into the mines to join the fight and help his friends escape ^{(Comics: Look-In Magazine: Storyline 4)}.

Maximum Press

Sometime after "The Hand of God," Boomer and Lieutenant Dietra become romantically involved and apparently sealed. As a result of their union, Cleo is born, but Boomer suffers Dietra's loss sometime after Cleo's birth (The Enemy Within 2).

By 7362, Boomer is given a promotion to colonel and is given full command of Galactica's squadrons, and is one of the first Warriors to land on Earth ^{(Comics: War of Eden #1)}. After Commander Cain reactivates Sheba's commission in the Colonial Fleet, Sheba becomes Boomer's wingman to prepare her for command of Silver Spar Squadron ^{(Comics: The Enemy Within #2)}.

Realm Press

Lieutenant Boomer is a skilled and dependable Viper pilot in the Colonial Fleet, and a key member of Blue Squadron often flying alongside his close friends, Starbuck and Apollo.

Boomer is a constant presence in the fleet's most critical missions, valued for his reliability and skill. He is part of the initial landing party on the planet Salis, where he is captured by the Acmarans alongside his fellow warriors before their subsequent escape ^{(Comics: The Law of Volahd, Part 1)} ― ^{(Comics: The Law of Volahd, Part 2)}.

Often serving as a voice of reason to Starbuck's recklessness, Boomer is tasked by Colonel Tigh to accompany Starbuck on a mission to the Prison Barge to prevent a mutiny led by a guard named Krolis, who intends to execute the captured traitor, Baltar ^{(Comics: Prison of Souls, Part 2)}. He is later part of the initial construction crew for the settlement on Domia. During the subsequent attack by rock creatures, he is ordered by Apollo to evacuate the members of the Council of the Twelve. While piloting the shuttle, Sire Obob demands he turn back and attack the creatures. When Boomer refuses, Obob seizes the weapon controls, and fires on the alien structures himself, causing a massive explosion and severely injuring Starbuck in the process ^{(Comics: Fire in the Sky)}.

In a later engagement, Boomer is among the pilots, including Sheba and Janus, who go missing after patrolling through an unknown system ahead of the Fleet. It is revealed that he has been captured by the Cylons and, in the story's cliffhanger ending, he is shown being cybernetically altered. This is presented as the Cylons' "latest improvement," turning Colonial warriors into agents who can think and fight like Colonials ^{(Comics: Masquerade)}.