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| Birth Name | ? Perry | |
| Birth Date | {{{birthdate}}} | |
| Callsign | Chuckles | |
| Nickname | {{{nickname}}} | |
| Introduced | Act of Contrition | |
| Death | The Hand of God | |
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| Family Tree | View | |
| Role | Viper Pilot Cadet, battlestar Galactica | |
| Rank | Ensign | |
| Serial Number | {{{serial}}} | |
| Portrayed by | Terry Chen | |
| Donald Perry is a Cylon | ||
| Donald Perry is a Final Five Cylon | ||
| Donald Perry is a Human/Cylon Hybrid | ||
| Donald Perry is an Original Series Cylon | ||
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| [[Image:|200px|Donald Perry]] | ||
Perry is a young man with some flying experience as a boonie jumper who is selected as a candidate pilot (nugget) for Viper training under the command of Lieutenant Kara Thrace and given the callsign "Chuckles".
Perry is selected from relative obscurity to become one of Galactica's first intake of trainee pilots after 13 experienced pilots are killed in a freak accident (Act of Contrition).
Once on Galactica he finds himself under the command of Kara Thrace for training, alongside nugget pilots Brendan Costanza and Louanne Katraine, with whom he forms a friendship.
Thrown in at the deep end, flying Vipers on their very first day of training, none of the nuggets perform particularly well. This leads to the entire intake initially being washed out by Thrace, prior to being reinstated on the orders of Commander William Adama.
Perry is selected to fly in with Lee Adama during a raid on a Cylon tylium refinery as part of Strike Force Two. He is killed during the operation when an anti-aircraft bullet pierces his cockpit and flight suit (The Hand of God).
Chuckles is later mentioned during a conversation between Captain Adama and Captain Thrace as they talk about other pilots that have died, and listed by Thrace when she toasts her fallen comrades in front of all other pilots (Scar).
Notes[edit]
- After Lee Adama's defection to the Laura Roslin faction, Commander William Adama considers a pilot named Perry to replace him as CAG, before ultimately settling on George Birch. Because of his death in "The Hand of God", the "Perry" mentioned in "Home, Part I" has to be a different pilot altogether.