Apollo (TOS)

Apollo (TOS)
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Name	{{{name}}}
Age	30s
Colony	Unknown
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Birth Name	Apollo
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Death
Parents	Adama, commander of the Battlestar Galactica
Siblings	Athena and Zak (KIA)
Children	Boxey (adopted)
Marital Status	Widowed; formerly sealed to Serena
Family Tree	View
Role	Viper pilot, Battlestar Galactica
Rank	Captain
Serial Number	{{{serial}}}
Portrayed by	Richard Hatch
Apollo (TOS) is a Cylon
Apollo (TOS) is a Final Five Cylon
Apollo (TOS) is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Apollo (TOS) is an Original Series Cylon
Related Media
		@ BW Media
Additional Information
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Biography

Captain Apollo was the Galactica's lead Viper pilot, leading Blue Squadron in the defense of the rag-tag, fugitive fleet.

Series History

While leading a group of Cylons away from the Fleet, Apollo's viper ran out of fuel, causing him to crash-land on Equellas, a low-tech planet far removed from the Fleet's flight path. Marooned within an agrarian community, he befriended Vella and her son Puppis, joining with them in the fight against strong-arm man Lacerta. Apollo destroyed Lacerta's right-hand "man", Red-Eye, a marooned Centurion with memory problems, thus ending Lacerta's reign of terror. Although he was beginning to fall in love with Vella, Apollo nevertheless returned to the Fleet when Vella showed him another crashed viper, which had the fuel Apollo needed. (The Lost Warrior)

Apollo, accompanied by Boomer, piloted the shuttle which rescued Starbuck, who had become stranded on the planet Attilla. Apollo wisely suggested the use of a shuttlecraft, rather than a viper squadron, so as not to attract Cylon attention. (The Young Lords)

When the Galactica was severely damaged by suicidal Cylon Raiders, Apollo hatched the idea of modifying vipers to shoot fire-extinguishing boroton into the burning landing bay. When that failed to completely put out the flames, Apollo and Starbuck undertook a risky spacewalk to plant explosives on parts of the Galactica's hull, which successfully vented the fire out into space. While on the spacewalk, Apollo had the idea of placing mushies next to the ventilation duct on the bridge, in order to lure Muffit through the convoluted maze of ducts; the idea worked, saving the lives of Boomer, Athena, Boxey, and numerous other crewmembers stranded in the rejuvenation center. (Fire in Space)

Notes

Handpicked and sought after by Glen A. Larson, Richard Hatch did not originally accept the Apollo role, finding the character to be too one-dimensional in the original drafts of Saga of a Star World. However, changes to the script were made and he accepted the role of Apollo, which has fueled his life and dreams ever since.

In early script drafts, the Apollo character was named "Skyler"; many believe the name was changed to "Apollo" to avoid similarities with "Skywalker".

See Also

• Tom Zarek, a scrupulous political figure played by Richard Hatch in the re-imagined series.

• Lee Adama, the counterpart of the character of Apollo in the re-imagined series.