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: ''Out of options, the survivors of [[Maytoria]] decide to attempt to commandeer a Cylon transport to escape.'' | : ''Out of options, the survivors of [[Maytoria]] decide to attempt to commandeer a [[Cylon personnel carrier|Cylon transport]] to escape.'' | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
*When [[ | *When [[Danle Rel]] discovers a Cylon [[Tracking bug|tracking tag]] on {{Alt|Boomer|TOS-DE}}'s clothes, he threatens to shoot him as a traitor until both {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} and [[Maytoria]] resistance leader [[Stadra Ah Mun]] convince Del that the [[Colonial Warrior]] was tagged in the brief time that Boomer was captured by the {{Alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}}, unconscious and helpless. | ||
*Realizing a battalion of {{ | *Realizing a battalion of {{Alt|Centurion|TOS-DE|Centurions}} may invade the Maytorian stronghold at any time, the humans escape to the lowest level, where the group plans to have the non-combatants escape through the lower tunnels. | ||
*[[ | *[[Freg]] gathers the available weapons, knowing that some of their group would fight weaponless in their mission to steal a [[Cylon personnel carrier|Cylon transport]], so that the survivors may escape the planet in the hopes of finding ''{{Alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}''. | ||
*Boomer and Starbuck convince Ah Mun that their leaders are too zealous, and will likely kill themselves without cooler heads (the Warriors) and a more stealthy plan. Ah Mun agrees. | *Boomer and Starbuck convince Ah Mun that their leaders are too zealous, and will likely kill themselves without cooler heads (the Warriors) and a more stealthy plan. Ah Mun agrees. | ||
* | *Danle Rel is incensed that the Warriors, who represent a {{TOS|Colonial Fleet|Colonial Fleet}} that has abandoned them, have been selected to lead them. He relents, but shortly after the mission begins, Rel charges forward with a grenade, destroying a Cylon platoon to preoccupy them long enough for the main group to pass. Freg stops [[Srep]] from going after Rel, and the others believe him dead. | ||
*The group must cross a bridge. Knowing their defensive options are limited, they cross. | *The group must cross a bridge. Knowing their defensive options are limited, they cross. | ||
*Midway, they spot a Cylon battalion, including two tanks. The team hides. The Cylons nearly pass by until | *Midway, they spot a Cylon battalion, including [[Cylon tank|two tanks]]. The team hides. The Cylons nearly pass by until Freg spots the body of Danle Rel lashed in front of a tank, and attacks. | ||
*The others are forced to fight. The tanks begin their bombardment, and Starbuck and Ah Mun manage to commandeer one, destroying the second tank and other Centurions. | *The others are forced to fight. The tanks begin their bombardment, and Starbuck and Ah Mun manage to commandeer one, destroying the second tank and other Centurions. | ||
*Ah Mun hugs Starbuck in celebration, but pushes them against a control that makes the tank move forward. Unable to stop it, the tank plunges over into the river. | *Ah Mun hugs Starbuck in celebration, but pushes them against a control that makes the tank move forward. Unable to stop it, the tank plunges over into the river. | ||
*The others, including Boomer, believe Ah Mun and Starbuck dead. | *The others, including Boomer, believe Ah Mun and Starbuck dead. Freg and Boomer continue on, eventually arriving the Cylon [[Central Command|central command]] center three [[Metric|metrics]] from their position. Boomer orders everyone to converge on the large personnel carrier they can find. | ||
*Ah Mun and Starbuck somehow survive, but have few options to escape other than to open the hatch and hope to swim out. After a kiss for luck, the hatch is opened. | *Ah Mun and Starbuck somehow survive, but have few options to escape other than to open the hatch and hope to swim out. After a kiss for luck, the hatch is opened. | ||
==Notes== | |||
* The [[Cylon tank]] is a hybrid between the [[landram]] and the small tank featured at the beginning of the [[Universal Studios]] ride, ''[[Battle of Galactica]]''. | |||
* The "resistance is futile" statement from various Cylons during encounters with the human forces is a nod to ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Memoryalpha:Borg|Borg]]. | |||
* The entirety of this issue takes place solely on [[Maytoria]], and is the only issue in this {{Comics|vol1}} that does so. | |||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
* Why the {{Alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}} persist in operating ground craft as if they were individual humanoid entities is both inefficient and mind-boggling. {{Comics|vol2}} does attempt to address this with the introdution of the [[Cylon Heavy Weapons Unit]]. | |||
* As with previous {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}}-centric installments from the [[Original Series]], Starbuck seems to be able to "get the girl" ([[Stadra Ah Mun]]) in the end by sheer persistence. | |||
* Boomer is given a leadership role that, while uncommon in the Original Series, is more common in separate continuity offerings and rounds out the pre-{{Alt|Sheba|TOS-DE}} "Warrior trinity" of the Original Series. | |||
==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
* What are the {{Alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}}' long term plans for [[Maytoria]]? | |||
* What of {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} and [[Stadra Ah Mun]]'s chances of survival ({{Comics|vol1|4|Answer}}) | |||
== Alternate covers == | == Alternate covers == | ||
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| Issue 3 An issue of the Dynamite series. | ||
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| Issue No. | 3 | |
| Writer(s) | Rick Remender | |
| Illustrator(s) | {{{illustrator}}} | |
| Penciller(s) | Carlos Rafael | |
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| Cover Artist(s) | Dave Dorman Carlos Rafael | |
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| Published | September 2006 | |
| Collects | Dorman Virgin Cover Rafael Sketch Cover | |
| Collected in | Classic Battlestar Galactica | |
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Original Series definition: an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: Warrior)
