Gideon

For the company on Caprica with the same name, see: Gideon Enterprises.

Gideon
Race:	Colonial
Type:	Civilian
FTL:	Yes
Propulsion:
Crew:	Captain Elias Meeker
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Fate:	Flown into Sol with the rest of the Fleet in "Daybreak, Part II"
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Additional Information

Gideon is a heavy hauler transport vessel within the Fleet, captained by Elias Meeker (TRS: "The Son Also Rises").

During Laura Roslin's removal from office and Colonel Tigh's enactment of martial law, Galactica Boarding Party 6, under Lieutenant Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino and made up of several Colonial Marines, was went to Gideon. Civilians rioted and attacked the boarding party. The Marines opened fire and killed 4 civilians.

The civilians aboard are protesting Roslin's removal from the presidency, the declaration martial law and the dissolving of the Quorum of Twelve, by hindering an effort to resupply Galactica. During the protest, where coffee and other objects are thrown at the boarding party, the Marines hear what they think to be a gunshot. Believing that they are under attack, they fire into the crowd, until Palladino manages to weakly regain control of the situation after the damage had been inflicted (TRS: "Resistance").

Reporter D'anna Biers later hypes the incident as the "Gideon Massacre" to try to turn civilian opinion against Galactica (TRS: "Final Cut", "The Plan").

Notes

• "Gideon" is the name of one of the biblical characters in the Book of Judges.
• It is unknown whether or not Meeker was in command during the "Gideon Massacre".

Re-imagined Series definition: Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama

Re-imagined Series definition: Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh

Re-imagined Series definition: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. Colonial Heavy 798

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Original Series definition: the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal ^{(TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")}

Galactica 1980 definition: Dillon looks up this term after Jamie Hamilton orders a coffee at a diner, upon their return to 1980 Earth ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III")}.