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| === Surprise [[Cylon Attack]] ===
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| [[Image:Bsg-adama-1.jpg|thumb|William Adama at the time of the Cylon Attack<br>
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| (credit: Sci-Fi Channel)]]
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| At the time of the Cylons' sudden attack on the 12 colonies, William Adama was serving-out his final weeks as commander of the Battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''. After some 50 years of service, the massive warship was in the process of being decommissioned, and it would have been one of Adama's final duties to formally hand her over to the civilian authorities (in the form of Education Secretary [[Laura Roslin]]) who would operate the ship as a living museum commemorating the original Cylon War and an educational centre ([[Mini-Series]]).
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| As a part of the decommissioning ceremonies, someone decided it a fitting tribute to have Lee Adama, recently promoted to the rank of Captain, lead an honour flyby of Vipers - an ironic statement at best, given the strained relationship between the two men. The situation is not made any easier when Lee Adama finds he is to fly his father's battle-honoured old Mark II Viper....
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| Since the attack on the 12 colonies, Adama has striven to lead the remnants of humanity with the same conviction as has marked his entire military career. Military discipline remains intact aboard the ''Galactica'', and she continues to operate as a top-rate, front-line warship, despite her lack of any other military support and despite her reduced complement of both fighters and crew.
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| As a combat veteran, he is more than capable of both strategic and tactical operations and making the decisions both require. When [[Picon]] Fleet headquarters is destroyed and then Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed, he unhesitatingly takes control of the Colonials' response to the Cylon incursion and starts defining a response to the onslaught. Once convinced of the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with some 50,000 lives in his hands, he makes the switch to the more tactical thinking that has kept the Colonial fleet at least one step ahead of their Cylon pursuers. Not only this, but from the outset, he is savvy enough to give every single survivor of the devastating attack on the 12 colonies a reason for hope for the future: the legend of Earth.
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| Away from the daily rigours of command, he has also had to face up to the problem of [[humano-Cylon]] infiltration within the fleet ([[Litmus]], [[Flesh and Bone]], [[Secrets and Lies]]) and the possibility of a saboteur aboard the ''Galactica'' herself ([[Water]]) - who may still be at large, waiting for an opportunity to strike again. Beyond this, he has also had to redefine the boundaries of military and civil leadership, working as best he can with Laura Roslin, now recognised as the President of the people of the 12 colonies following the loss of the rest of President Adar's cabinet.
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| Events since the Cylon attack have caused Adama to seek a reconciliation with his son Lee. While they do not always see eye-to-eye, the needs of the ''Galactica's'' crew and humanity as a whole have enabled them to better understand one another and move past their differences.
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| Following the loss of seven of the ''Galactica's'' pilots, Adama has also been forced to face the truth concerning Zak Adama's death, and Kara Thrace's role within it. In a strange way, these two events have been something of a catalyst for one another - Thrace's admission to Adama forcing him to realise how precious his remaining son is to him, and how difficult a father he must have been ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[The Hand of God]]); Adama's ability to admit his love and respect for his son enabling him to overcome his anger towards Thrace following her admission to him ([[Act of Contrition]]).
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| ==Kobol and Earth== | | ==Kobol and Earth== |
