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'''Peter Laird''' is a civilian aeronautical engineer. When the [[Cylon Attack]] began, he was aboard the ''[[Scylla]]'', a civilian ship, when its passengers were "picked up" by the [[battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. He became the ship's Flight-Deck Chief despite not being part of the Colonial military. When he comes aboard ''[[Galactica]]'', he meets his counterpart, Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Upon looking on the [[Blackbird]], Tyrol's new stealth fighter, he is both appalled and impressed, especially because he designed the old [[DDG-62]] engines used in the Blackbird ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).
'''Peter Laird''' is a civilian aeronautical engineer, impressed into military service after the [[Cylon attack]] on the Twelve Colonies. At the time of the attack, he is about the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' which, together with several other vessels, is found the battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'' about a week after the attack. Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]], with military priority on the mind, orders that the ships be scavenged for anything that would be of aid to ''Pegasus''. Supplies, weapons and even people with potentially useful skills.


Laird is assigned to ''Galactica'' during Admiral Cain's fleet integration and according to the the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended "Pegasus" Version]] replaces [[Chief Tyrol]] as deck chief even before he is charged with Lt. [[Thorne|Thorne's]] murder. Also shown in the extended episode, he makes a suggestion to ''Galactica'''s deck crew that increases fuel efficiency by two percent.
Laird, whose background in aeronautics would serve Cain's plan well, is selected to be drafted into her crew along with 14 other people on board. Colonel [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw|Shaw]] take a team of Marines to the ''Scylla'' to enforce the order, where Laird acts as the passengers' spokes person and refuses to cooperate. When Fisk's intimidation of the civilians fails, Cain orders that the families of the selectees are to be shot to coerce them. While Fisk still threatens to shoot them, Shaw takes the initiative and shoots one woman in the head, upon which the Marines kill nine more. This breaks all resistance on the ship, and Laird and the others are transfered to ''Pegasus''. Laird's wife and family are likely among the dead ([[Razor]]).


While drinking with Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], ''Pegasus'''s XO [[Jack Fisk]] reveals that the ''Scylla'' was part of a civilian fleet that ''Pegasus'' encountered a few weeks after escaping the Cylon attack. Admiral Cain, with military priority on the mind, ordered that civilian ships be scavenged for anything that would be of aid to ''Pegasus''. Supplies, weapons and even people with potentially useful skills were taken.
He becomes the ship's deck chief despite not being part of the Colonial military. When he comes aboard ''[[Galactica]]'', he meets his counterpart, Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Upon looking on the [[Blackbird]], Tyrol's new stealth fighter, he is both appalled and impressed, especially because he designed the old [[DDG-62]] engines used in the Blackbird ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).


Laird, whose background in aeronautics served Cain's plan well, was selected by Cain to be drafted into her crew along with 14 other people on board. However, all 15 of them were traveling with their families, and resisted Cain's attempt to draft themIn response, Cain had two of the families executed to cow the civilians, and Laird was taken aboard ''Pegasus''.  It is unclear if Laird's family was one of the two that Cain had executed, but if not, she still marooned them aboard the ''Scylla'' without an FTL drive (which left them at the mercy of the Cylons or the desert of space), making her ultimately responsible for their likely deaths.
Laird is assigned to ''Galactica'' during Admiral Cain's fleet integration and according to the the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|extended "Pegasus" cut]] replaces [[Chief Tyrol]] as deck chief even before he is charged with Lt. [[Thorne|Thorne's]] murderAlso shown in the extended episode, he makes a suggestion to ''Galactica'''s deck crew that increases fuel efficiency by two percent.


Laird is having difficulty in managing the hangar deck as Tyrol's substitute and lacks military decorum, but assures Commander Adama that all ships will be ready for "the [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|attack thing]]" ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
Laird is having difficulty in managing the hangar deck as Tyrol's substitute and lacks military decorum, but assures Commander Adama that all ships will be ready for "the [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|attack thing]]" ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*Laird's reaction to the dead civilians in "Razor" heavily implies that the woman killed by Shaw is his wife. Especially the shot at the end when he looks at the bodies and the camera pans from him to the woman.
*Ron D. Moore said in his [[Podcast:Pegasus#Act 2|podcast]] that he was tempted to give Laird a Scottish accent as a tribute to [[Wikipedia:James Doohan|James Doohan]] (''Star Trek'''s [[MemoryAlpha:Montgomery Scott|Montgomery Scott]]) at his recent death at the time of the episode's filming, but reluctantly decided against it.
*Ron D. Moore said in his [[Podcast:Pegasus#Act 2|podcast]] that he was tempted to give Laird a Scottish accent as a tribute to [[Wikipedia:James Doohan|James Doohan]] (''Star Trek'''s [[MemoryAlpha:Montgomery Scott|Montgomery Scott]]) at his recent death at the time of the episode's filming, but reluctantly decided against it.



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Peter Laird is a civilian aeronautical engineer, impressed into military service after the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. At the time of the attack, he is about the civilian transport Scylla which, together with several other vessels, is found the battlestar Pegasus about a week after the attack. Admiral Cain, with military priority on the mind, orders that the ships be scavenged for anything that would be of aid to Pegasus. Supplies, weapons and even people with potentially useful skills.

Laird, whose background in aeronautics would serve Cain's plan well, is selected to be drafted into her crew along with 14 other people on board. Colonel Fisk and Lieutenant Shaw take a team of Marines to the Scylla to enforce the order, where Laird acts as the passengers' spokes person and refuses to cooperate. When Fisk's intimidation of the civilians fails, Cain orders that the families of the selectees are to be shot to coerce them. While Fisk still threatens to shoot them, Shaw takes the initiative and shoots one woman in the head, upon which the Marines kill nine more. This breaks all resistance on the ship, and Laird and the others are transfered to Pegasus. Laird's wife and family are likely among the dead (Razor).

He becomes the ship's deck chief despite not being part of the Colonial military. When he comes aboard Galactica, he meets his counterpart, Chief Tyrol. Upon looking on the Blackbird, Tyrol's new stealth fighter, he is both appalled and impressed, especially because he designed the old DDG-62 engines used in the Blackbird (Pegasus).

Laird is assigned to Galactica during Admiral Cain's fleet integration and according to the the extended "Pegasus" cut replaces Chief Tyrol as deck chief even before he is charged with Lt. Thorne's murder. Also shown in the extended episode, he makes a suggestion to Galactica's deck crew that increases fuel efficiency by two percent.

Laird is having difficulty in managing the hangar deck as Tyrol's substitute and lacks military decorum, but assures Commander Adama that all ships will be ready for "the attack thing" (Resurrection Ship, Part I).

After Admiral Cain's death her crew transfers are reversed and Tyrol is re-installed as Galactica's deck chief. Laird likely returns to his previous post as the Pegasus deck chief (Resurrection Ship, Part II).

Notes

  • Laird's reaction to the dead civilians in "Razor" heavily implies that the woman killed by Shaw is his wife. Especially the shot at the end when he looks at the bodies and the camera pans from him to the woman.
  • Ron D. Moore said in his podcast that he was tempted to give Laird a Scottish accent as a tribute to James Doohan (Star Trek's Montgomery Scott) at his recent death at the time of the episode's filming, but reluctantly decided against it.


Preceded by:
Unknown
Deck Chief aboard the battlestar Pegasus Succeeded by:
Unknown
Preceded by:
Galen Tyrol
Deck Chief aboard the battlestar Galactica Succeeded by:
Galen Tyrol
Preceded by:
Unknown
Deck Chief aboard the battlestar Pegasus Succeeded by:
(Unkown, ship destroyed)