Brendan Costanza

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Constanza (call sign: Hot Dog) from You Can't Go Home Again.

Overview

Call Sign: Hot Dog

Full Name:  ? Constanza

Rank: Cadet

Children: None

Status: Single

Position: Viper Pilot Cadet, Battlestar Galactica

Age: Early 20s?

Played by Bodie Olmos.

A cocksure cadet, originally washed out of Colonial flight school, but selected as a candidate pilot ("nugget") for Viper training under the command of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.

Biography

Constanza was a Fleet Academy washout, surviving the Cylon Holocaust. He was recruited as a Viper pilot trainee after an accident killed 7 Viper pilots, including Flat Top. Initially washed out from Viper training under Lieutenant Kara Thrace, he was reinstated after Commander William Adama ordered his, as well as the seven others that were in his group, return to flight training status. (This order was given due to the discovery that Thrace was deliberately being harsh on them, as she was responsible for the death of Zak Adama, who she passed during flight training -- despite the fact that Zak failed basic flight.)

After being reinstated, Constanza demonstrated an aptitude for being inventive and, at times, seemed to jump the gun. He acts more cocksure than he really is and tries to be top dog. This is demonstrated when a group of 8 Cylon Raiders came upon them. Instead of obeying orders and heading toward the Galactica at full throttle, he went back and assisted his instructor, an act which almost lead to his death at Cylon hands due to his inexperience in a combat situation. (Act of Contrition)

He was subsequently located by Alert 1 (Act of Contrition) and recovered by Boomer and Crashdown. (You Can't Go Home Again)

He has developed a bond with Kat and Chuckles, who were also a part of the same training group. (Act of Contrition)

Notes

The actor that portrays this character is the youngest son of Edward James Olmos (Commander William Adama).