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'''Lacerta''' is a human resident of [[Equellus]], a low-tech agrarian planet.
'''Lacerta''' is a human resident of [[Equellus]], a low-tech agrarian planet.


Lacerta's origins and vocation are unknown.  He was fortunate to happen upon a crashed [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] containing a damaged [[Cylon Centurion]] who, upon "waking", saw Lacerta as its [[Imperious Leader]].  The Cylon, who would come to be known as [[Red-Eye]], uttered the words "By your command", and followed Lacerta's orders from then on.  Backed by the "muscle" of Red-Eye, Lacerta became a bullying strong arm man, collecting "tribute" from the local oviners (ranchers), with the threat of death by Red-Eye hanging over their heads.  Lacerta liked to spend his time in the town saloon, drinking and playing cards; the towns' people obeyed his every beck and call.
Lacerta's origins and vocation are unknown.  He was fortunate to happen upon a crashed [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] containing a damaged [[Cylon Centurion]] who, upon "waking," saw Lacerta as its [[Imperious Leader]].  The Cylon, who would come to be known as [[Red-Eye]], uttered the words "By your command," and followed Lacerta's orders from then on.  Backed by the "muscle" of Red-Eye, Lacerta became a bullying strong arm man, collecting "tribute" from the local oviners (ranchers), with the threat of death by Red-Eye hanging over their heads.  Lacerta liked to spend his time in the town saloon, drinking and playing cards; the townspeople obeyed his every beck and call.


When Red-Eye confronts [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], who crash lands on the planet, Lacerta tells Red-Eye to back down, and suggests that Apollo could work for him.  Soon thereafter, Lacerta is confronted by an angry (and drunk) [[Bootes]], a local rancher fed up with paying "tribute"; Lacerta has him killed by Red-Eye.  After Red-Eye's destruction at the hands of Apollo, Lacerta is seen humbly beating a hasty retreat, presumably to escape the wrath of the newly-freed townspeople ([[The Lost Warrior]]).
When Red-Eye confronts [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], who crash lands on the planet, Lacerta tells Red-Eye to back down, and suggests that Apollo could work for him.  Soon thereafter, Lacerta is confronted by an angry (and drunk) [[Bootes]], a local rancher fed up with paying "tribute"; Lacerta has him killed by Red-Eye.  After Red-Eye's destruction at the hands of Apollo, Lacerta is seen humbly beating a hasty retreat, presumably to escape the wrath of the newly-freed townspeople ([[The Lost Warrior]]).

Revision as of 19:52, 4 April 2006

Lacerta in his seat of power at the saloon.

Biography

Lacerta is a human resident of Equellus, a low-tech agrarian planet.

Lacerta's origins and vocation are unknown. He was fortunate to happen upon a crashed Cylon Raider containing a damaged Cylon Centurion who, upon "waking," saw Lacerta as its Imperious Leader. The Cylon, who would come to be known as Red-Eye, uttered the words "By your command," and followed Lacerta's orders from then on. Backed by the "muscle" of Red-Eye, Lacerta became a bullying strong arm man, collecting "tribute" from the local oviners (ranchers), with the threat of death by Red-Eye hanging over their heads. Lacerta liked to spend his time in the town saloon, drinking and playing cards; the townspeople obeyed his every beck and call.

When Red-Eye confronts Apollo, who crash lands on the planet, Lacerta tells Red-Eye to back down, and suggests that Apollo could work for him. Soon thereafter, Lacerta is confronted by an angry (and drunk) Bootes, a local rancher fed up with paying "tribute"; Lacerta has him killed by Red-Eye. After Red-Eye's destruction at the hands of Apollo, Lacerta is seen humbly beating a hasty retreat, presumably to escape the wrath of the newly-freed townspeople (The Lost Warrior).

Portrayed by Claude Earl Jones.