Ruth

Ruth
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Introduced	Caprica
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Children	Shannon Adama † (daughter)
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Portrayed by	Karen Austin
Ruth is a Cylon
Ruth is a Final Five Cylon
Ruth is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Ruth is an Original Series Cylon
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		@ BW Media
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Ruth is the mother of Shannon Adama a.k.a. Shannon Adams, and mother-in-law to Joseph Adama. Her grandson, William Adama, refers to her by the affectionate term "Tsattie".

In 58 BCH, she lives with Joseph Adama and his son, William, on Caprica after the terrorist bombing of the Lev claims both her daughter's and her granddaughter's lives. She has repeatedly attempted to convince Joseph to tell his son William about their true heritage as Tauronese, eventually succeeding in this (Caprica pilot).

Re-imagined Series definition: a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in wireless communications and in conversation

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Galactica 1980 definition: Dillon is called both a terrorist and a chauvinist by Jamie Hamilton during their phone call from the police station; he asks Troy "what's a terrorist chauvinist?" ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I")}

These are terms directly relating to Galactica 1980, some of which are based from the Original Series. For terms from that series, please refer to List of terms (TOS).