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| Colony | Caprica | |
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| Birth Name | Adama | |
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| Introduced | [[{{{seen}}}]] | |
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| Children | Apollo, Athena, and Zac (KIA) | |
| Marital Status | Widowed; formerly sealed to Ila | |
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| Role | Commander of Battlestar Galactica, President of the Quorum of Twelve | |
| Rank | Commander | |
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| Portrayed by | Lorne Greene | |
| Adama (TOS) is a Cylon | ||
| Adama (TOS) is a Final Five Cylon | ||
| Adama (TOS) is a Human/Cylon Hybrid | ||
| Adama (TOS) is an Original Series Cylon | ||
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Biography[edit]
Background[edit]
Adama is the commander of the great military vessel Battlestar Galactica, commander of the refugee fleet, and military commander of the evacuees of the Twelve Colonies. He is also the spiritual leader of the surviving Colonists, leading the quest for Earth.
He has a daughter Lieutenant Athena and son Captain Apollo who feature in the series. His wife Ila, and his second son, Zac, were killed in the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies.
Adama is a native of the planet Caprica, which is where he graduated from military academy.
Early in his career Adama was involved in a parapsychological research project at the Colonial Military Institute (War of the Gods, Part II). He flew with his executive officer Colonel Tigh in their younger days, and later served as an aide to Commander Kronus aboard Battlestar Rycon (Take the Celestra).
As well as being a career military officer, Commander Adama is also a member of the Quorum of Twelve, the governing body of the Colonies.
The Peace Conference[edit]
Adama is mistrustful of the Cylons at the time of the Peace Conference to end the 1,000 year Cylon War, and as a result Galactica is the only battlestar to survive the Cylon sneak attack. Despite the destruction and great personal loss, Adama is able organize the survivors in an escape from the Cylons and lead them on the search for Earth.
Adama immediately encounters resistance with the Quorum. Sire Uri presents Borallus as a destination, as the Fleet lacks the supplies to reach Carillon. Adama insists that Borallus is too obvious, and is surely a Cylon trap. Apollo suggests an shorter route to Carillon through the Straits of Madagon.
Once at Carillon, the council tries to convince Adama to disarm the Fleet. They agree to let the people decide at an award ceremony Sire Uri has organized for Apollo, Starbuck, and Boomer. Adama secretly conspires with Colonel Tigh to send non-essential crew to the ceremony dressed as warriors, so that they would have a fighting force ready in case of a Cylon attack. The Cylons do attack, crushing Sire Uri's ceremony as well as the efforts to disarm the fleet (Saga of a Star World).
Adama is a fair and beloved leader, with almost unquestioned authority. He is a deeply religious man, and his visit to the planet Kobol (Lost Planet of the Gods) and the Fleet's encounter with the Beings of Light (War of the Gods) strengthened his belief that someday Earth would be found.
Notes[edit]
- Adama's name is a variation of the name "Adam", the first man to be created according to the Bible in the Book of Genesis. Despite the origin of Adama's name, he functioned more like a Moses-type patriarch as he led and defended the Fleet time and time again.
- Despite the fact that Moses never made it to his people's Promised Land, the character of Adama (as well as the actor) did return for the "Galactica 1980" series, when the Fleet finally reached Earth. Greene was one of two regulars that returned, the other being Jefferson as a promoted Colonel Boomer. Greene also donned a Moses-like beard for "1980".
- Adama (also known as Nazareth) is also the name of a large city in Ethiopia