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* When Diana leaves, Athena uses her scorned electronics knowledge to identify the [[Grayson]] model door pad use a thread of bare [[chronium]] from her uniform's braiding to short out the control pad.  
* When Diana leaves, Athena uses her scorned electronics knowledge to identify the [[Grayson]] model door pad use a thread of bare [[chronium]] from her uniform's braiding to short out the control pad.  
* [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS alternate)|Starbuck]] land on Thrace, observing Cylon [[Centurion (TOS alternate)|Centurion]] loading tylium into their [[Raider (TOS alternate)|Raider]].  
* [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS alternate)|Starbuck]] land on Thrace, observing Cylon [[Centurion (TOS alternate)|Centurion]] loading tylium into their [[Raider (TOS alternate)|Raider]].  
* Starbuck apologies to Apollo for his pursuit of the information on McKintosh's pendant. Apollo points out that Osiris would still be on the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] and the Cylons would be one step closer to wiping them out.
* Starbuck apologies to Apollo for his pursuit of the information on McKintosh's pendant. Apollo points out that Osiris would still be on the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] and the Cylons would be one step closer to wiping them out, to which Starbuck notes that Osiris is ''still'' on the Quorum and it is the Warriors who are on the run.
* Apollo notes that this will soon change, and with the Cylons prepping to depart, this distraction affords them the opportunity to enter the "abandoned" mine. Instead of planning a careful way in, Apollo decides to go in [[laser pistol|laser]] blazing, taking a leaf from Starbuck's book.
* Meanwhile, an intruder alarm blazes as Athena makes good her escape. Nearby, Athena overhears Diana screaming to a Centurion saying that the intruders are of no concern as the reactor will explode within [[micron]]s.
* When the Centurion departs, Diana calls out Athena from hiding. Tired of Diana's taunting, Athena attacks Diana.
* Apollo and Starbuck enter the security room. Starbuck discovers that the reactor is rigged to blow, and also finds Athena in a fight with Diana on the monitors.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

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Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #4
Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #4
An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No. 4
Writer(s) Tony Lee
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Inker(s) Eman Casallos
Colorist(s) Davi Correia (pages); Adriano Lucas (cover)
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Published Feburary 2014
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Summary[edit]

FINAL ISSUE!!! The origin of Lt. Starbuck concludes, told by #1 New York Times best-selling author Tony Lee! On an ice world in the middle of Cylon space, Starbuck and Apollo race to free Athena before Osiris can use her in his vendetta against Adama - but are they too late to save the colonies from Cylon invasion?[1]

Plot[edit]

As with the previous two installments, this issue is set entirely two yahrens before the attack at Cimtar.
  • On the ice moon Thrace, Athena is imprisoned in the "abandoned" mining center's holding cell. Diana informs her that Athena will die anyway, regardless of whether or not Adama resigns and destroys McKintosh's Umbra data.
  • Diana has begun a melt-down of the fusion reactor, which will not only kill Athena but wipe out Osiris's and Diana's proof of a connection with the Cylon.
  • Diana further taunts Athena, reminiscing of her memories of Athena's time in the Academy, and how Athena should have focused her efforts on learning Vipers and battle tactics instead of computers and com-systems.
  • When Diana leaves, Athena uses her scorned electronics knowledge to identify the Grayson model door pad use a thread of bare chronium from her uniform's braiding to short out the control pad.
  • Apollo and Starbuck land on Thrace, observing Cylon Centurion loading tylium into their Raider.
  • Starbuck apologies to Apollo for his pursuit of the information on McKintosh's pendant. Apollo points out that Osiris would still be on the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons would be one step closer to wiping them out, to which Starbuck notes that Osiris is still on the Quorum and it is the Warriors who are on the run.
  • Apollo notes that this will soon change, and with the Cylons prepping to depart, this distraction affords them the opportunity to enter the "abandoned" mine. Instead of planning a careful way in, Apollo decides to go in laser blazing, taking a leaf from Starbuck's book.
  • Meanwhile, an intruder alarm blazes as Athena makes good her escape. Nearby, Athena overhears Diana screaming to a Centurion saying that the intruders are of no concern as the reactor will explode within microns.
  • When the Centurion departs, Diana calls out Athena from hiding. Tired of Diana's taunting, Athena attacks Diana.
  • Apollo and Starbuck enter the security room. Starbuck discovers that the reactor is rigged to blow, and also finds Athena in a fight with Diana on the monitors.

Notes[edit]

Nods[edit]

Errata[edit]

Analysis[edit]

  • The treasonous motives of both Osiris and Diana are not in any way fleshed out, in keeping with the tradition of established story telling in the series proper. There is a vague insinuation of power acquisition, and perhaps it could be argued that the Cylons also agreed to spare Osiris' colony of Aeries (assuming that the Cylons gave them the same deal as the one they gave Baltar), but this is paper-thin as motivation.
  • The ending scene of the comic implies that Baltar was recruited by the Cylons before Starbuck resurrected the threat of McKintosh's Umbra recording.

Questions[edit]

  • Why would anyone betray their homeworlds to the Cylons?
  • When was Baltar recruited by the Cylons?
  • What is Baltar's plan to bring about the downfall of the Colonies in two yahrens? (Answer)

Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]

  • Apollo engages the Cylons outside of the tylium mine:
    Starbuck: What the frack are you doing?
    Apollo: Taking a leaf out of your book! Leaping in with both feet!
    Starbuck: That's with girls! Apollo—That's with girls! Not Cylons!

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References[edit]

  1. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: STARBUCK #4 (OF 4) (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 28 May 2019.