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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Lieutenant '''Starbuck''' is on patrol with [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] when they are ambushed by [[Cylon Raider| | Lieutenant '''Starbuck''' is on patrol with [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] when they are ambushed by [[Cylon Raider|Raiders]]. Starbuck's [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is severely damaged, and he is forced to put it down on a small planet, stranding him and separating him from [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]]. | ||
Out of loneliness, Starbuck repairs a [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] from one of the Raiders he had downed. He nicknames it [[Cyrus|Cy]], and the two become friends. When Cy senses that Starbuck longs for human companionship, he leaves, returning with a pregnant woman named [[Angela]]. | |||
Angela speaks in riddles, but convinces Starbuck to build a ship to transport her and "their baby" back to the Fleet. Starbuck uses parts from his Viper and the downed Raider to construct the ship, but the ship has enough room only for the mother and the child. A [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack forces him to launch the ship. Cy is gunned down fighting off the Cylons, and Starbuck is left alive on the planet, apparently marooned. The child he launches grows up to be [[Doctor Zee]] ([[The Return of Starbuck]]). | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Had the series been permitted to continue, an episode called "Wheel of Fire" would have seen Starbuck rescued by the [[Beings of Light]] to become one of their rank. | * Over the years since the airing of "Galactica 1980," fans tend to consider "The Return of Starbuck" as the only episode of the series with [[canon|canonical value]]. | ||
* Had the series been permitted to continue, an episode called "Wheel of Fire" would have seen Starbuck rescued by the [[Beings of Light]] to become one of their rank{{citation needed}}. | |||
* A doomed attempt at [[Tom DeSanto|reviving]] the Original Series in 2001 would have seen an older Starbuck in the planned series, which would have to explain the inconsistencies and poor storylines created in "[[Galactica 1980]]." | * A doomed attempt at [[Tom DeSanto|reviving]] the Original Series in 2001 would have seen an older Starbuck in the planned series, which would have to explain the inconsistencies and poor storylines created in "[[Galactica 1980]]." | ||
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| Colony | Umbra, Caprica | |
| Birth place | {{{birthplace}}} | |
| Birth Name | Starbuck | |
| Birth Date | {{{birthdate}}} | |
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| Nickname | {{{nickname}}} | |
| Introduced | [[{{{seen}}}]] | |
| Death | ||
| Parents | Chameleon (father) | |
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| Marital Status | Single | |
| Family Tree | View | |
| Role | Viper pilot, Battlestar Galactica | |
| Rank | Lieutenant | |
| Serial Number | {{{serial}}} | |
| Portrayed by | Dirk Benedict | |
| Starbuck (1980) is a Cylon | ||
| Starbuck (1980) is a Final Five Cylon | ||
| Starbuck (1980) is a Human/Cylon Hybrid | ||
| Starbuck (1980) is an Original Series Cylon | ||
| Related Media | ||
| @ BW Media | ||
| Additional Information | ||
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For Starbuck's counterpart in the Re-imagined Series, see Kara Thrace. For Starbuck as depicted in the Original Series, see Starbuck (TOS).
Biography
Lieutenant Starbuck is on patrol with Boomer when they are ambushed by Raiders. Starbuck's Viper is severely damaged, and he is forced to put it down on a small planet, stranding him and separating him from the Fleet.
Out of loneliness, Starbuck repairs a Centurion from one of the Raiders he had downed. He nicknames it Cy, and the two become friends. When Cy senses that Starbuck longs for human companionship, he leaves, returning with a pregnant woman named Angela.
Angela speaks in riddles, but convinces Starbuck to build a ship to transport her and "their baby" back to the Fleet. Starbuck uses parts from his Viper and the downed Raider to construct the ship, but the ship has enough room only for the mother and the child. A Cylon attack forces him to launch the ship. Cy is gunned down fighting off the Cylons, and Starbuck is left alive on the planet, apparently marooned. The child he launches grows up to be Doctor Zee (The Return of Starbuck).
Notes
- Over the years since the airing of "Galactica 1980," fans tend to consider "The Return of Starbuck" as the only episode of the series with canonical value.
- Had the series been permitted to continue, an episode called "Wheel of Fire" would have seen Starbuck rescued by the Beings of Light to become one of their rank[citation needed].
- A doomed attempt at reviving the Original Series in 2001 would have seen an older Starbuck in the planned series, which would have to explain the inconsistencies and poor storylines created in "Galactica 1980."