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|death=Shot by Centurions, circa 42 | |pseen=''Blood and Chrome''|lastseen=Blood and Chrome|plastseen=''Blood and Chrome''|death=Shot by Centurions, circa {{BCH|42}} | ||
|role=[[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] | |role=[[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]] | ||
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|actor=[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] | |actor=[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] | ||
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'''Xander Toth''' is a technical sergeant with demolitions expertise assigned to a group of [[Marines]] on the planet [[Djerba]] in {{BCH|42}}, during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]]. | '''Xander Toth''' is a technical sergeant with demolitions expertise assigned to a group of [[Marines]] on the planet [[Djerba]] in {{BCH|42}}, during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]]. | ||
He is the only survivor of the fifty<ref>The number is revealed in dialogue between Toth and [[Coker Fasjovik]] during a deleted scene at the lodge's galley.</ref>-person group sent to the moon to rendezvous with [[Graystone Industries]] scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]. He finds the team as they are being harassed by a group of [[Cylon Models#Cython|Cythons]], and saves [[Coker Fasjovik]] from a certain gruesome death. Afterwards, he leads the team to an abandoned ski lodge turned [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] storage base to weather out a coming storm. | He is the only survivor of the fifty<ref>The number is revealed in dialogue between Toth and [[Coker Fasjovik]] during a deleted scene at the lodge's galley.</ref>-person group sent to the moon to rendezvous with [[Graystone Industries]] scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]. He finds the team as they are being harassed by a group of [[Cylon Models#Cython|Cythons]], and saves [[Coker Fasjovik]] from a certain gruesome death. Afterwards, he leads the team to an abandoned ski lodge turned [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] storage base to weather out a coming storm. | ||
After their arrival, Toth allows Kelly's group some rack time, assuming the first watch. He is later pinned down, and shot by an invading [[Cylon Models#Djerba Centurion|group of unknown Cylons]], where he later succumbs to his wounds after destroying his two attackers {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}. | After their arrival, Toth allows Kelly's group some rack time, assuming the first watch. He is later pinned down, and shot by an invading [[Cylon Models#Djerba Centurion|group of unknown Cylons]], where he later succumbs to his wounds after destroying his two attackers {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}. | ||
==Notes== | |||
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] is one of a handful of actors to portray characters in all three installments that comprise the [[Re-imagined Series]] canon: [[Cole Taylor]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]] and [[Tomas Vergis]] in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. | |||
*[[Bear McCreary]] used subtle chaotic [[w:electric sitar|electric sitar]] solos performed by [[Steve Bartek]] to represent Toth's mental instability. This musical technique created a subconscious warning that the character was "losing it," connecting him thematically to {{callsign|Crashdown}}, who had been similarly represented by electric sitar during his descent into madness on [[Kobol]]. McCreary noted that while the connection was "very subtle," he liked the idea of linking Toth with Quartararo on a subconscious level, as both characters suffered psychological breakdowns in combat situations.<ref name="McCreary2013">{{cite web |last=McCreary |first=Bear |title=Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome |url=https://bearmccreary.com/battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/ |website=Bear McCreary |access-date=27 July 2025}}</ref> | |||
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Xander Toth is a technical sergeant with demolitions expertise assigned to a group of Marines on the planet Djerba in 42 BCH (58YR), during the 10th year of the First Cylon War.
He is the only survivor of the fifty[1]-person group sent to the moon to rendezvous with Graystone Industries scientist Dr. Becca Kelly. He finds the team as they are being harassed by a group of Cythons, and saves Coker Fasjovik from a certain gruesome death. Afterwards, he leads the team to an abandoned ski lodge turned Cylon storage base to weather out a coming storm.
After their arrival, Toth allows Kelly's group some rack time, assuming the first watch. He is later pinned down, and shot by an invading group of unknown Cylons, where he later succumbs to his wounds after destroying his two attackers (TRS: "Blood and Chrome").
Notes
- John Pyper-Ferguson is one of a handful of actors to portray characters in all three installments that comprise the Re-imagined Series canon: Cole Taylor in the Re-imagined Series and Tomas Vergis in Caprica.
- Bear McCreary used subtle chaotic electric sitar solos performed by Steve Bartek to represent Toth's mental instability. This musical technique created a subconscious warning that the character was "losing it," connecting him thematically to Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo, who had been similarly represented by electric sitar during his descent into madness on Kobol. McCreary noted that while the connection was "very subtle," he liked the idea of linking Toth with Quartararo on a subconscious level, as both characters suffered psychological breakdowns in combat situations.[2]
References
- ↑ The number is revealed in dialogue between Toth and Coker Fasjovik during a deleted scene at the lodge's galley.
- ↑ McCreary, Bear. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (backup available on Archive.org) (in English).