Pegasus (TRS)

This article discusses the Mercury class battlestar from the Re-imagined Series. For the episode of the same name, see Pegasus (episode). For other meanings of Pegasus, see Pegasus (disambiguation).

Pegasus (BS 62)
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Race:	Colonial
Type:	Military
FTL:	Yes
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Crew:	Approximately 1,750
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CO:	Lee Adama (At time of loss)
XO:	Anastasia Dualla (At time of loss)
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Fate:	Destroyed in Battle of New Caprica
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Pegasus (BS 62) is a Mercury class battlestar, commanded by Rear Admiral Helena Cain during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.

Technologically more advanced and far greater in size and firepower than the to-be-decommissioned Galactica, Pegasus is presumed destroyed in the Cylon attack, but had in fact survives, eventually finding and joining Galactica and its civilian fleet. It serves a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the exodus from New Caprica.

In the Extended Cut of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of Galactica, but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual landing bays or the ship's volume, but not its length. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the Pegasus CIC.

History

Pegasus docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.

Prior to the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Pegasus was a prize assignment in the Colonial Fleet. Frank Bruno at the Caprica Transfer Station tells Kendra Shaw that "half the officers on this base would kill to get posted to that ship". It is apparently important enough for the Cylons as a military target to infiltrate, as Gina Inviere (a Number Six copy) assumes the role of network administrator on the ship (Razor). William Adama mentions the reputation of Cain and her ship to President Laura Roslin ("Pegasus", extended version).

Pegasus taking heavy fire.

Weeks before the Fall Pegasus docked at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, where she was to undergo a three-month systems overhaul. All of the ship’s networked computers were taken off-line in preparation of the refit, leaving the heavily automated ship partially inoperative but also less vulnerable to electronic attacks. When the Cylons launch a surprise assault against the shipyard, they are only able to shut down Pegasus's weapons grid and navigational computer. The attack works in extreme favor of the Cylons, and they overtake the installation in a matter of minutes. However, the multiple nuclear weapons that they detonate create an EMP that blinds their DRADIS, leaving them temporarily unaware of Colonial movement in the immediate area. Admiral Cain uses this to her advantage and orders her ship to randomly jump without a coordinates check.

A Centurion on Pegasus.

After their escape, Cain leads Pegasus on a series of hit-and-run attacks on various Cylon assets. Among them is an attack on what is to be believed a lightly defended communications relay, but turns out to be a staging area filled with fifteen squadrons of Raiders. When Cain's long-time Executive officer Jurgen Belzen refuses launch all of the ships' fighters against such odds, Cain publicly executes him in CIC and promotes Jack Fisk to replace him. During the battle, the Cylon agent Gina allows a party of Centurions to board the ship, resulting in heavy casualties. When Gina is discovered, she kills several Marines before she is subdued. Once imprisoned, Admiral Cain gives her crew free rein in interrogating the Cylon, which leads to brutal gang-rape and other physical and emotional abuse.

Some time later, Pegasus discovers that a Cylon fleet that it is tracking appears to be jumping, not randomly, but to systems with natural resources. The battlestar accidentally encounters the Fleet led by Galactica when it jumps ahead to scout the Cylon target's projected next position (as it turned out, the Cylons were jumping to systems Galactica had passed through or explored). Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and many personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain Lee Adama and Lieutenant Kara Thrace. Cain appears unconcerned with the needs of the civilians and their ships, a problem noted to Commander Adama by President Laura Roslin.

Chief Tyrol mentions during his interrogation by Colonel Saul Tigh that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including Pegasus (Resistance). If Admiral Cain ever knew him during this time, she makes no mention of it, and has no reservations sentencing him and Karl Agathon to death when they inadvertently kill Lieutenant Alastair Thorne, Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator". William Adama refuses to permit the execution, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships (Pegasus).

The battlestar commanders later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon Resurrection Ship. However in the midst of celebration, Cain is killed by Gina, who escapes from the battlestar (Resurrection Ship, Part II).

Admiral Cain is succeeded by Jack Fisk, who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market (Black Market). Pegasus is briefly commanded by engineer-turned-commander Barry Garner, who dies saving the ship during the Battle of the Binary Star System. Pegasus's final commander is Lee Adama, with his wife Anastasia Dualla later serving as his XO.

Pegasus becomes unofficially known as "The Beast" within the Fleet, although it is not known if the nickname comes from her tenacity in combat or the battlestar's sordid crew history (The Captain's Hand).

A Lost Civilian Fleet

Pegasus originally had its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Rather than defending them (as Galactica had at Ragnar Anchorage), Admiral Cain sees them as potential spare parts for Pegasus, and decides that Pegasus's military needs are a priority over them. The civilian ships are stripped for parts, including their weapons and FTL drives, marooning them and leaving them completely at the mercy of the Cylons when Cain left.

However not all of the civilians are left to die. After looking over the passenger lists, Cain selects people who would be of value (such as Peter Laird, an aeronautical engineer), forcibly drafting them into her crew. However, several selectees aboard the civilian transport Scylla are traveling with their families and refuse to leave without them. Admiral Cain orders Kendra Shaw and her Marines to kill the families of the protesters to shock the rest into submission. After having killed 10 people and carried out Cain's orders, they then abandoned the civilian ships to pursue Admiral Cain's campaign of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon forces ("Razor", "Resurrection Ship, Part I").

New Caprica

Following the founding of New Caprica, Pegasus is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander Lee Adama keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, Pegasus and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II).

Four months later, Pegasus and Galactica plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet (Occupation). While the plans initially called for the involvement of Pegasus in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Adama takes Galactica in the rescue effort without Pegasus, ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("Precipice", "Exodus, Part I").

Despite Adama's orders, Pegasus leaves her fighters to protect the remains of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica to participate in the rescue. Pegasus jumps into the fight and finds Galactica under fire from four Cylon basestars. Pegasus destroys one of the baseships with her forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while Galactica repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

Pegasus reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that Pegasus's trip was one-way. Following Galactica's jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, Pegasus, mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, collides with a basestar, destroying it. As Pegasus explodes, the remains of her starboard flight pod collides with another basestar, destroying it as well (Exodus, Part II).

Equipment

Pegasus had built in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators as it deviates missiles away from the ship (Resurrection Ship, Part II).

Pegasus also had Viper Mark VII production facilities (Scar). This is a capability that would allow the ship to be self sufficient on extended deployments, so long as the battlestar has sufficient means to gather the raw materials necessary for construction.

Air Wing

Pegasus operates at least four squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the Battle of the Binary Star System four color-coded squadrons are identified verbally and on the DRADIS (The Captain's Hand). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just wireless callsigns. Moreover, the standing squadrons on Galactica have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the Vigilantes. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background. Two color squadrons might also be one "full" squadron divided in two for tactical purposes.

Given that Pegasus suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its attack on a Cylon communications relay (Razor), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering Galactica, this suggests that her initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is unknown. However, if Pegasus fielded only four squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been higher than 20, or there were more than four squadrons of Vipers aboard in order to sustain these losses.

Pegasus also has a relatively large number of Raptors, since 20 Raptors can be deployed for the Caprica rescue mission, while Galactica alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("The Farm", "Resistance").

Crew

Senior Staff at Time of Destruction

• Commander Lee Adama - Commanding officer
• Lieutenant Anastasia Dualla - Executive officer
• Lieutenant Hoshi - Communications officer

Former Members of the Senior Staff

• Rear Admiral Helena Cain - Commanding officer (Killed by Gina)
• Commander Jack Fisk - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the black market)
• Commander Barry Garner - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
• Major Kendra Shaw - Cain's aide; Lee Adama's XO (Killed in action by destroying the Guardian basestar)
• Colonel Jurgen Belzen - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
• Captain Cole Taylor - Commander, Air Group (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
• Captain Kara Thrace - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "Resurrection Ship, Part I" but transferred to Galactica at some time after "The Captain's Hand")
• Lieutenant Alastair Thorne - Cylon interrogator (Killed by Galen Tyrol)
• Peter Laird - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain)

Notes

• According to David Eick's video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of Pegasus on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's Lost In Space remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, eventually using them for "Pegasus". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of Galactica, but sleeker and more advanced.
• This ship is named after the winged horse from Greek mythology.

Related Imagery

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  Pegasus - Front view    
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  Pegasus - Vipers landing    
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  Pegasus - Gun batteries    
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  Pegasus - Side angle    
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  Pegasus flight pod turrets
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  A part of Pegasus's engine room.
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  Admiral Cain's office.
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  Pilot briefing room.
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  The Brig.
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  CIC (The Captain's Hand).
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  CIC (The Captain's Hand).
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  Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).