Battlestar Galactica: Origins 4

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Origins #4 An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No.	4
Writer(s)	Kevin Fahey
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Penciller(s)	Jonathan Lau
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Published	February 2008
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Plot

In this final issue of the four-part miniseries exploring the life of Gaius Baltar before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Baltar sees his Command Navigation Program being implemented in the Colonial Fleet, as well as an unexpected desire to visit Aerilon before the Cylons final attack.

Notes

The Colonial Ministry of Defense's Gaius Baltar uses Mac OS X.

• The computer screen on page 11 depicts applications on a Mac OS X operating system, namely iCal and Automator.
• Gaius Baltar has a pang of guilt over having turned his back on his family. He returns to Aerilon only to find that his mother, Vanessa Baltar, has passed.
• It is implied that the woman Baltar picks up on the return flight from Aerilon is the same woman that Baltar last fornicates with before Caprica Six's revelation of her Cylon nature.
• Dr. Amorak manages to escape Cylon custody through means unknown, thus avoiding any contradiction to established series' canon. It also addresses how he knows about the Cylons' plans for the attack on the Twelve Colonies.
• The capture of the prominent officials is likely linked to the Cylons' plans for artificial procreation, similar to the Cylons' baby farms. However, these endeavors are known to both the audience and to the Cylons to be unsuccessful.
• A bit of a gaffe occurs here, as a Heavy Raider is seen nearing the Armistice Station. However, the Heavy Raiders were not introduced until well into Season 1, and no Raider was seen on screen on the first night of the Miniseries.

Questions

• How was Amorak able to escape Cylon custody?

Alternate covers

• 
  Fabio Laguna cover.
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  Photo cover featuring Number Six and Gaius Baltar.

External links

• Battlestar Galactica: Origins 4 - Regular Edition at Dynamite Entertainment