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Encounter of the Super Basestar
	Major Apollo's recon squadron encounters a new super basestar in orbit around the planet falsely believed to be Earth (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2).
	Major Apollo's recon squadron encounters a new super basestar in orbit around the planet falsely believed to be Earth (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2).
Summary
Conflict:
Date:	7358
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Unknown moon-sized planetoid
Result:
Combatants
The Fleet	Cylon Empire
Commanders
Major Apollo	Unknown Cylon Commander
Strength
3 Vipers	One super basestar and its full force of Raiders.
Materiel Losses
3 Vipers	A handful of Raiders
Casualties
Neats and Zurel	A low number of Cylons
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Reeling from the apparent death of Major Apollo and the reappearance of the Cylon threat, Commander Adama forbids any effort to recover Apollo or his remains. With the awesome threat posed by the Cylons' newest capital ship, dubbed the "super basestar" with its phalanxes of Raiders, Adama and the Colonials of the rag-tag, fugitive fleet must continue to press on.

Background

Cylons enact their plan to ensnare humanity by manufacturing psionic impressions of humans, which are sympathetically received by Countess Sephoni during her ten yahren separation from the fugitive fleet. Immediately following Major Apollo's final transmissions, Commander Adama arrests Sephoni and her entourage, on the belief that they are knowingly complicit in the treachery (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #1-#2).

A grieving and intoxicated Captain Starbuck threatens to kill Sephoni in her brig aboard Galactica before being tranquilized by security (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2). Adama and Starbuck discuss Apollo's fate and the need to press onward, during which Adama elicits a promise from Starbuck to not mount any rescue attempt (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #3).

Action

(Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #3).

After-Action

Apollo is examined by Doctors Salik and Madusa following his rescue, and is found to no longer be medically fit to fight in the front lines. He is relegated to duty in Core Command as a command operative (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #3—#4).

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-Coordinates [[Psionic|psionically divined]] by Countess [[Sephoni]] purported to be those of {{Alt|Earth|TOS-DE}} lead to the Colonial's introduction to the {{Alt|Cylon|TOS-DE|Cylons}}' [[super basestar]], a ship strong enough to eradicate {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|the rag-tag, fugitive fleet}}.
+Reeling from the apparent death of Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}} and [[Encounter of the Super Basestar|the reappearance of the Cylon threat]], Commander {{Alt|Adama|TOS-DE}} forbids any effort to recover Apollo or his remains. With the awesome threat posed by the {{Alt|Cylon|TOS-DE|Cylons}}' newest capital ship, dubbed the "[[super basestar]]" with its phalanxes of {{Alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s, Adama and the Colonials of {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|the rag-tag, fugitive fleet}} must continue to press on.
-This marks the first encounter with the Cylons in two [[Yahren|yahrens]].
 == Background ==
-Cylons enact their plan to ensnare humanity by manufacturing [[psionic]] impressions of humans, which are sympathetically received by Countess [[Sephoni]] during her ten [[yahren]] separation from the {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|fugitive fleet}} ({{comics|doa|1}}-{{comics|doa|3|short=Y}}).
+Cylons enact their plan to ensnare humanity by manufacturing [[psionic]] impressions of humans, which are sympathetically received by Countess [[Sephoni]] during her ten [[yahren]] separation from the {{Alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE|fugitive fleet}}. Immediately following Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}}'s [[Encounter of the Super Basestar|final transmissions]], Commander {{Alt|Adama|TOS-DE}} arrests Sephoni and her entourage, on the belief that they are knowingly complicit in the treachery ({{comics|doa|1}}-{{comics|doa|2|short=Y}}).
-Following confirmation of these ersatz transmissions, Sephoni touches the mind of [[Xam]], a latent [[Delta-class telepath]] who languishes in a coma aboard the {{Alt|battlestar|TOS-DE}} ''{{Alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}'' following the [[Storm Zone Ambush]] ({{comics|vol2|9}}, {{comics|doa|2}}). Arising from this communication, Xam relays the coordinates to her ship, ''[[Taurella]]'', to Captain {{Alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} ({{comics|doa|1}}).
+A grieving and intoxicated Captain Starbuck threatens to kill Sephoni in her brig aboard ''{{Alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}'' before being tranquilized by security ({{comics|doa|2}}). Adama and Starbuck discuss Apollo's fate and the need to press onward, during which Adama elicits a promise from Starbuck to not mount any rescue attempt ({{comics|doa|3}}).
-With Countess Sephoni and ''Taurella''<nowiki/>'s crew rejoining the Fleet, Commander {{Alt|Adama|TOS-DE}} authorizes an recon patrol to coordinates Sephoni believes are of Earth. This patrol is lead by his only surviving son, Major {{Alt|Apollo|TOS-DE}}, and two new {{Alt|Warrior|TOS-DE|Warriors}}, [[Zurel]] and [[Neats]].
 == Action ==
-As they enter orbit of a moon-size planetoid, Zurel reports a ping on his magnetic sensor—a {{Alt|Cylons|TOS-DE|Cylon}} [[super basestar]] with thousands of {{Alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s in formation. Now aware of the trap they are ensnared, they attempt to flee.
+({{comics|doa|3}}).
-Zurel is quickly destroyed, with Neats taking out two Raiders on Apollo's tail. Apollo orders Neats to hit her [[Turbo|turbos]] before she herself is overcome.
-Apollo's contacts ''Galactica'' to report on the trap before his Viper receives damage, and falls towards the small planetoid ({{comics|doa|2}}).
 == After-Action ==
-The Cylons recover Apollo and nurse him back to health for unknown reasons, providing [[Rescue of Apollo|the opportunity for his rescue]] ({{comics|doa|3}}).
+Apollo is examined by Doctors {{Alt|Salik|TOS-DE}} and [[Madusa]] following his rescue, and is found to no longer be medically fit to fight in the front lines. He is relegated to duty in [[Core Command]] as a command operative ({{comics|doa|3}}—{{comics|doa|4|short=Y}}).
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