Troy (TOS-RH)

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Troy, known also by his childhood nickname "Boxey," is the adopted son of Lieutenant Commander Apollo. He holds the rank of lieutenant and is a Colonial Warrior and Viper pilot.

Biography

Early life

Troy was six yahren old when the Cylons attacked Caprica during the Battle of Cimtar. His biological father had been killed by the Cylons some yahren earlier, and half a yahren after the attack on Caprica, his mother Serina died as well. Troy was left in the care of Apollo, who had taken the seal of marriage with Serina before her tragic death.

Troy survived the attack and joined the Fleet, suffering the loss of both his daggit Muffit and, later, his mother. He still remembered that horrible night and continued to have restless dreams about it even as an adult. During the exodus, his anger and hatred for the Cylons grew, the seed of which was planted when the Cylons killed his biological father.

Though not blood relatives, Adama, Athena, and Apollo loved Troy as if he were their own blood. Apollo positively beamed whenever the young Warrior was in his presence, as Troy had a way of making everything feel all right. Adama was the only person in the Fleet who could call Troy by his childhood nickname "Boxey" and get away with it.

Colonial Warrior

Troy's drive to become a Colonial Warrior was spurred by his hatred for the Cylons and, to some extent, his respect for his adoptive father. His fundamental reason for becoming a Warrior was simple: he wanted to kill Cylons. The result of his drive was his being the youngest Warrior to have graduated from the Academy, a record later beaten by Dalton, the daughter of Starbuck and Cassiopeia.

After graduating, Troy was disappointed that they had been able to evade the Cylons for six yahren. He believed he was the only person in the entire Fleet to be disappointed when the Cylons seemed to have forgotten them. He had finally become a Warrior and could go out to face them ship to ship, to pay them back for his parents, sleepless nights, and so much else—but they had disappeared.

When Apollo returned without Starbuck following the Battle of Ochoa, Troy was distraught and wished he could bring Starbuck back. However, he was glad the Cylons had reentered their lives, viewing Starbuck's death as one more thing to make the Cylons pay for. (RH: Armageddon)

Service as a Warrior

Troy served with distinction as a Viper pilot, participating in numerous combat operations and recon missions. During one major battle, he formulated a plan to turn the tide against superior Cylon forces, coordinating with Boomer and Dalton to execute a daring maneuver. With Boomer and Dalton following his lead, Troy piloted his Viper beneath Galactica and shut down his engines, using the battlestar's gravitational wake to drift undetected before ambushing Cylon Raiders. (RH: Armageddon)

Troy participated in the search for the missing Sheba, coordinating with other Viper pilots across vast stretches of space. When Lieutenant Toth and Ensign Mayr disappeared under mysterious circumstances, Troy flew through the debris cloud that remained of their Viper, reporting the grim findings to Boomer. (RH: Warhawk)

During atmospheric flight training on Paradis, Troy participated in exercises with Dalton and other pilots, warning them about updrafts and the differences between space and atmospheric flight. When Dalton's reckless maneuver caused her Viper to stall and break up, Troy screamed as he watched the craft slam into a mountain. All the other Vipers then began losing power simultaneously, forcing emergency landings. Troy issued instructions to help stabilize the crafts for safe landing. (RH: Paradis)

Troy saved Trays' life during a fierce battle with Cylon Raiders. When Trays lost control of his Viper and came under attack from a pair of Cylons, Troy pulled his Viper around with tremendous G-force and destroyed both enemy fighters. Trays, breathing raggedly over the comm, acknowledged the debt, stating with real emotion that Troy had saved his life. (RH: Rebellion)

Adama's death

Prior to Adama's death, the commander elicited a promise from Troy to dedicate his life to serving the Lords of Kobol, believing that their wisdom was the only way the human race could be saved. Weeping, Troy hung his head and swore the oath as Adama tousled his hair as he had done since Troy had come into their family at the age of six. (RH: Armageddon)

Personality

Troy is described as passionate and intelligent, though sometimes a bit too serious like his father Apollo. He keeps mainly to his adopted family, which includes Athena, Tigh, Sheba, Cassiopeia, Adama, Boomer, and Starbuck.

Troy is deeply attached to Sheba, viewing her as the closest thing he has had to a mother for nearly twenty yahren. He recalls her gentle touch on his feverish forehead when he fell ill at age eight and all the talks they had during his teenage years when "Boxey" and Apollo could not communicate.

Troy questioned his role in the Fleet's mission when discussing the possibility of colonizing Poseidon with Athena. He expressed his belief that someone must take a stand and destroy the Cylons once and for all, or humanity would never know peace. When Athena suggested his desire to stay and fight might stem from vengeance for his parents' deaths, Troy acknowledged the possibility, admitting he might simply want to kill more Cylons. (RH: Warhawk)

Relationships

Dalton

Troy was Dalton's babysitter and language tutor during her childhood, having tutored her in language skills during numerous learning periods. There was never any question that he was fond of her. When she became the youngest Warrior to graduate Academy at age 17, beating his record, Troy came to recognize that he was romantically attracted to her, despite the eight-yahren age difference.

By 7359, during Dalton's novayahren celebration, Troy gave her a bracelet that had belonged to his mother Serina, a gift with significant romantic implications. Dalton, frustrated by Troy's previous reluctance to acknowledge their feelings, kissed him fiercely, and Troy finally gave in to the relationship. During a search for the missing Sheba, Dalton told Troy she loved him over their commlink, and Troy expressed gratitude for her support. (RH: Warhawk)

The relationship faced challenges when Troy discovered Dalton at a bar surrounded by other pilots, with particular attention from a handsome blonde cadet named Trays. Troy confronted Dalton, calling her by the childhood nickname "Boxey" in anger, which she only used as an endearment or embarrassment. When Trays mocked the nickname, Troy's jealousy erupted into a physical fight. After Troy and Trays were pulled apart, Dalton angrily left, furious at Troy's possessiveness. Troy pursued her and found her in a cavern on the outskirts of the city, drawn up into a ball. She initially shoved him away and pounded on his arms and chest in rage before collapsing emotionally. Troy comforted her, and they reconciled during a quiet walk back through the ancient city. (RH: Resurrection)

Notes

• Troy's childhood nickname "Boxey" is only tolerated when used by his grandfather Adama. Other characters risk Troy's anger by using the nickname, with the notable exception of Dalton, who teases him with it affectionately.