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* KarmicDeath: Averted. Originally he was supposed to be [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves killed by his new "allies"]] but...
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** IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He somewhat averts the above trope with Aurora, as he is more upset than flirty that she is among the mutineers on the ''Celestra''. He even has a pep talk regarding her with Damon, her current lover.
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[[caption-width-right:277:''"Unfortunately, we are programmed to destroy humans, not save them. Our knowledge of their anatomy is so limited."'']]
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!!General
* AcePilot: All of the Viper pilots, with some being better than others. It's implied that Adama, Tigh and Cain were this back in their youth.
!!Commander Adama (Lorne Greene)
Leader of "The Fleet". A veteran, a father and a grandfather. The one thing he hates other than the Cylons is politicians. He has set out on a quest to find the lost "Thirteenth Tribe" in the hopes that the two groups can fight back against the Cylons.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is by no means a slouch when it comes to direct combat, as seen when he helps Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer fire at the invading Borays. [[ThisIsMyBoomstick Of course, they were just scaring them off.]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone: He is played by Lorne Greene, after all.
** BadassGrandpa: Literally in Boxey's case.
* BeingGoodSucks: When he has to deal with the [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Council of Twelve]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Tries (and fails) to do this for the 12 colonies, but succeeds in doing so to rescue Terra from a thermonuclear exchange.
* CommandingCoolness
* DadTheVeteran: He is after all warrior with three children (one of whom died).
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Seems to hit this off with Tinia at the end of 'Baltar's Escape'. Belloby attempts to have this with him in an earlier episode, 'The Magnificent Warriors'.
* GutFeeling: He often feels this way when it comes to the Council in whatever decisions they make for the good of the fleet. He even points out that they are bent on repeating the previous Quorom's mistakes that led to the Destruction of the Colonies. He is proven right when the Eastern Alliance officers the Council decided to release align with Baltar and the Noman, and take the Council (along with Boomer and Sheba) hostage.
* IMinoredInTropology: During the Count Iblis story, we learn that Adama had studied {{Telekinesis}} when he was attending military academy; he invokes NinetyPercentOfYourBrain, and reminisces to Apollo about how his wife made him promise to stop bending spoons with his mind. This gets used as a possible excuse to [[DoingInTheWizard Do In The Wizardry]] of Count Iblis' miracles.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tigh, which probably goes as far as their early days as Viper pilots.
* InvincibleHero: He tends to give off this vibe, especially when he's in command of the entire fleet. Even the doubtful Tigh still follows Adama unquestionably, and maybe one or two members of the Council want to take him down a peg.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the Berkley novels, Adama is a much more stern, strict man than he appeared to be in the TV series, as the members of his crew were said to have feared him as much as they loved him. That being said, there's an alternate version of him in the Dynamite comics, in a reality that Starbuck and Apollo are stuck on where there never was a Galactica and the Cylons rule supreme.
* MeaningfulName: His name is derived from the father of all humans, Adam. Like him, Adama maintains balance between godlike wisdom and personal doubt.
* ThePatriarch: Being played by Lorne Greene helps. [[{{Bonanza}} This isn't his first time at this, either]].
** AFatherToHisMen / TheMenFirst: He likes to help out his warriors whatever he can, including keeping them out of the loop in one of his [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's usually one of the first commanding officers to figure out what Apollo has planned.
* PapaWolf: He's a nice guy, but don't get him mad...
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Justified, since the Council led by Adar has made a stupid mistake. The fleet has since been under martial law, which sometimes puts Adama at odds with the Council.
* SoProudOfYou: Adama says this to his son a lot. Way more often than the [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined new Adama]], that's for sure.
* TiredOfRunning: He says this almost word for word when Tigh suggests they can outrun the basestar in the last episode.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cain.
!!Colonel Tigh (Terry Carter)
Adama's bridge assistant. Serious to a fault and completely hopeless when it comes to trying to relax and be one of the guys.
* BavarianFireDrill: Pulls one on Apollo and the rest of his squadron when he needs to keep them out of the loop on a BatmanGambit.
* BlackBestFriend: To Adama.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Tigh...
* TheCynic: Perhaps even more so than Starbuck.
--> '''Starbuck:''' [[SarcasmMode "That's what I like about the colonel. His optimism."]]
* DaChief: To the younger warriors - especially Apollo and Starbuck.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Of course everyone knows his bark is worse than his bite.
* FriendVersusLover: With Siress Tinia, who's not exactly of Adama's interest at first but in any case it's because she was part of the Council. It officially comes into play when Tigh orders a round of grog when he sees Adama walking Tinia into the Officer's Club.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Adama, which probably goes as far as their early days as Viper pilots. This kind of relationship allows Tigh to speak frankly in matters of protocol and defense.
* NumberTwo: To Adama.
* PluckyComicRelief: Not so much plucky but, [[spoiler: he's gotten in and out of hairy situations through comedic means.]]
--> '''Tigh''': "When Adama sees these ''(uniforms)'' he's gonna go crazy!"
* StraightMan: And how!
!!Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch)
Apollo is the leader of Blue Squadron. A no-nonsense kind of guy who doesn't take no for an answer. Kind and helpful to his friends and family.
* ActionDad: He's a Viper pilot, and he's raising Boxey.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the captain of the Blue Squadron and has got plenty of piloting and sharpshooting skills to boot.
* BackToBackBadasses: He and Starbuck pull this off awesomely against the Cylons during the raid on the Basestar.
* BatmanGambit: Apollo is known to pull this, especially if the lives of his friends are at stake.
** In "Murder on the Rising Star", the only way Starbuck could be acquitted from murdering Ortega was to have Baltar positively identify Karybdis, the latter's fellow collaborator and the real killer. Apollo purposely lets Karybdis aboard the shuttle before picking up Baltar from the Prison Barge. Apollo knows he and Baltar would both likely be killed as Karybdis [[spoiler:turns out to be Pallon, who works as a waiter aboard the Rising Star.]]
** "Baltar's Escape" has Apollo and Starbuck helping Wilker fixing up the two Cylon pilots for Baltar who has the Council of the Twelve as well as Boomer and Sheba (along with two "[[RedShirt Blackshirts]]") captive. Apollo's plan? The shuttle takes off as planned, but Baltar finds out too late that [[spoiler:these Cylons aren't functioning properly, which allow Apollo and Starbuck to remove the detonator and recapture him.]]
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: WordOfGod implies that Apollo has [[PrettyBoy unnatural good looks]] as well as a balance between concern for others and unwavering dedication to his duty as a Colonial Warrior.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Sheba, who even lampshades this in the last episode.
* BerserkButton: Do not berate or threaten to discharge any of his pilots just for not responding to red alert. Iblis comes close to finding that out the hard way.
* BigDamnHeroes: Apollo rescues Starbuck (and vice versa) about [[OnceAnEpisode Every Other Episode]].
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Serina.
* CartwrightCurse: Played straight with [[spoiler:Serina]]; later averted with [[spoiler:Sheba.]]
* TheChosenOne: A mild example; his tendency to save many innocent lives is why the Beings of Light have taken an interest in him.
* CommandingCoolness: He is the commanding officer of a fighter squadron.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: He improvises an alternate plan upon seeing the repaired Cylon fail to activate the control panel, leading to the very same Centurion damaging a captured Raider ship which prevents Baltar's escape plan from succeeding.
* DeathSeeker / MartyrWithoutACause: Sheba accuses him of being this since [[spoiler:Serina's death.]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Prince]]: Being around Starbuck and Boomer (and raising Boxey) has helped the initially tight-assed Apollo mellow out.
* DistressedDude: Starbuck has had to save his skin at least more than once.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: With Zac; he's the older and responsible one - which makes sense because he happens to be a Captain.
* FreudianTrio: With Starbuck and Boomer; the Super Ego of the group, and the most moral (and moralizing).
* TheGoodCaptain: Hello! Captain Apollo!
* TheGunslinger: Apollo proves he's quite the accomplished marksman when he stands off with Red-Eye.
* GutFeeling: He's pretty much the only one (aside from Boomer) who knows Starbuck would not go as far as murder, even if he's a cigar-chomping scoundrel.
-->'''Apollo:''' "Father, you know him as well as you know me. He would never kill anyone in cold blood!"
** Other notable feelings includes his suspicions of people being more than they claim to be - like Chameleon for conning Starbuck and Count Iblis for being more malevolent in nature.
* TheHero: And arguably the main protagonist of the show.
* HeroicSacrifice
** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu / [[TakingTheBullet Taking the Blast]]: [[spoiler:He tries to shield Sheba from Iblis, only to be killed in her place in "War of the Gods". [[StatusQuoIsGod (Don't worry, he got better!)]]]]
** ItIsNotYourTime: [[spoiler:The Beings of Light resurrect Apollo because he was not meant to die and that Iblis had broken their laws by killing him.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Starbuck. They treat each other like brothers so much that it's often easy to forget they aren't related by blood. And while it's not mentioned out loud, it's obvious that Adama thinks of Starbuck as another son.
--> '''Apollo:''' "Hey, hey. It's me, Apollo. Remember? We talk about things."
** It becomes a trio when Boomer is in the mix.
** VitriolicBestBuds: The two sometimes venture into this territory, though.
* HurtingHero: The deaths of both his brother and his wife must've really taken a toll on him.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: He appears to be the only one (if not one of the few) who seems unaffected by Count Iblis' charms.
* InvincibleHero: Let's just say everytime he comes up with a hunch, he always ends up being right.
* TheKirk: Being the most moral character in the show, it's no surprise he fits well into this role.
* KnightInSourArmor: Not as much as Starbuck, but it's there. He can be rough around the edges at times.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: He and his father share a high morality.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: He can barely keep his temper in check when it concerns Sheba.
* ManHug: He and Starbuck share this in "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part 2" when the latter was released by the Cylons.
-->'''Starbuck:''' "Don't you know it's against regulations to hug a junior officer?"
-->'''Apollo:''' "Not if I mean it."
* ManlyTears: The ending of "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part 2", [[spoiler:when Serena dies from her injuries.]] There's also a smaller instance in "Fire in Space" when he's reunited with his family in the Life station.
* MeaningfulName: Named after a famous God, Apollo maintains a balance between being a poetic soul and a warrior of necessity, and that love and understanding as well as valor and responsibility are the keypoints to the character. They're both also unlucky in love (in the warrior's case, it's fate).
* MilitaryMaverick: Of a ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight variety. He and Starbuck are often considered as such by the Council.
* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: When stranded on Equalus, Apollo often laments he has a son waiting for him. It doesn't help that Puppis' restlessness and childish expectations remind him so much of Boxey.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: With Starbuck; is the noble of the pair, due to being more reserved when it comes to duty and women - the latter of which [[CartwrightCurse he unfortunately doesn't seem to have luck with]], and is also a ParentalSubstitute.
* OffOnATechnicality: He uses rather unorthodox methods during his time as legal council.
* ParentalSubstitute: He raises Boxey as his own [[spoiler:following Serena's death, probably only because he was married to her.]]
* ThePhilosopher: Instead of being a fighter pilot, Apollo would much rather chart the stars.
* ProperlyParanoid: There's a reason why he does not like the idea of Count Iblis taking over command of the fleet, and why he doesn't completely buy Chameleon's familial connection to Starbuck despite his mixed feelings on the matter - [[spoiler:he really wants to believe that Chameleon is Starbuck's father.]]
* QuickDraw: Had to employ this in "The Lost Warrior" during his stand-off with Red-Eye.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Starbuck's Red; compared to his irresponsible wingman, Apollo is the more mature half of the daring duo. Starbuck himself pretty much sums it up when he introduces him and himself to Chameleon:
-->'''Starbuck:''' "I'm Starbuck and this is my conscience, Apollo."
* RomanticInterest: To Serina, and [[spoiler:after her death,]] Sheba.
* SiblingRivalry: With Zac in the novels.
* SiblingTeam: When he and Zac went out on patrol together.
* TheSmartGuy: The Berkley novelizations show Apollo being much more scientifically skilled than in the show proper. Of course, one can assume that much of those traits were transferred to Boomer.
* TheSouthpaw: Apollo mainly shoots (and eats) with his left hand. In real life, Richard Hatch is ambidextrous.
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic: He definitely has his moments, as Count Iblis could attest. Then there's Sheba.
** SugarAndIcePersonality: Apollo usually keeps a cool head and is usually stiff around his fellow officers (only because he knows the Cylons won't back down), but he does get more relaxed with his family and friends.
* StraightMan: Not as much as Tigh, though.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He tries to apply this to the people of Terra in a speech, to buy Starbuck time enough to reach the Galactica.
!!Lt. Starbuck (Dirk Benedict)
There's really only one word to describe Lt. Starbuck... trouble. Name the scam or scheme and chances are Starbuck has tried it, or he'll get around to it. Good at heart and an excellent pilot. Unfortunately he's also a classic con-man - [[spoiler:most likely he gets it from his old man, Chameleon.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Many. [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sometimes it feels like Starbuck is the real lead of the show.]]
* AmusingInjuries: Suffers one when Athena catches him on the surveillance cameras making out with another woman and vents steam from the catapults on him.
* AntiHero: While he is a hero, he does some pretty unheroic things - juggling between women or gambling in his spare time. This may or may not have disappeared entirely as of the last ''1980'' episode, where he actually befriends a Cylon and sacrifices his chance of returning to the Fleet for the sake of a mother and her child.
* BackForTheFinale: The final episode of ''Galactica 1980'' is basically a ''BSG'' episode in all but name depicting Starbuck's last known fate. [[spoiler: Being left alone on an empty rock, having used his chance to return to the fleet to instead save a mysterious woman and her child.]]
* BackToBackBadasses: He and Apollo pull this off awesomely against the Cylons during the raid on the Basestar.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: One of Starbuck's bad habits. He even befriends Baltar's subordinate, Lucifer!
* BerserkButton: Mileage may vary, but Starbuck has been known for getting into some altercations just because one jerkass or another manage to get under his skin. [[spoiler:Being told his friends are dead and killing them right in front of him]] are just two of the good ways to piss him off.
* BigDamnHeroes: Trades off with Apollo doing this regularly.
* ButtMonkey: When it concerns Pyramid, he would either always lose or something bad will always happen if he does win. Not to mention his two love interests ganging up on him.
* CaptainCrash: He sure doesn't know how to land any spacecraft right.
* TheCasanova: He is famously known for flirting with various women throughout the show, though it doesn't help when he has [[BettyAndVeronica two women]] currently vying for him.
** TheCharmer: While he enjoys his free time courting beautiful women, he is a warrior and will not back down from his role as one.
** ChivalrousPervert: He demonstrates this when he is able to look beyond Cassiopeia's past social status.
** IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He somewhat averts the above trope with Aurora, as he is more upset than flirty that she is among the mutineers on the ''Celestra''. He even has a pep talk regarding her with Damon, her current lover.
** NoGuyWantsToBeChased: If the novelizations are anything to go by.
* CassandraTruth: In 'The Young Lords', Starbuck experiences this while trying to convince Kyle that the Cylons wont turn over his father in exchange for him. Thankfully, Kyle is eventually talked out of making the exchange.
* TheCynic: Starbuck can be very cynical.
* DeadpanSnarker: His usual stock of trade. Almost half of his lines are usually sarcastic remarks.
--> '''Starbuck''': "I wonder how this place looks like in the daytime?"
--> '''Boomer''': "Hey, this is the daytime."
--> '''Starbuck''': "Oooh... lovely..."
* DistressedDude: Subverted; he was captured by the Cylons in 'Lord Planet of the Gods - Part II', but is soon released after forming an OddFriendship with Lucifer.
* EnemyMine: With Cy in "The Return of Starbuck".
* {{Expy}}: According to the creators, he is basically [[Series/{{Maverick}} Bret Maverick]] [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]].
* FirstKiss: He gives one to Miri.
* FreudianTrio: With Apollo and Boomer; the Id of the group, and the most emotional and desire driven.
* AFriendInNeed: In "Murder on the Rising Star", where he is accused of Ortega's murder and his innocence is only believed by Boomer and Apollo.
* GotVolunteered: A subversion in 'A Gun at Ice Planet Zero' two-parter, Starbuck recruits himself so he'll have the chance to rescue cadet Cree. Once he is chosen he feigns ignorance.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Apollo, to the point where Starbuck does not like the idea of Serina replacing him as Apollo's wingman. It definitely helps that Adama has also considered him a family, which Apollo is not afraid to point out.
** He is also this with Boomer, at least when it comes to playtime. Put the three together and it's a trio.
* HonoraryUncle: Is one for Boxey.
* HotBlooded: Oh, so very much. He even lampshades this himself at one point.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Despite his occasional altercations with people who piss him off, he's rather quick to befriend everyone around him, Cylon or not. Even other con men. Lucifer is rather impressed by Starbuck's easy-going nature. He even re-activated a Cylon pilot when they're both stranded on a planet. As Starbuck tells Apollo:
-->'''Starbuck:''' "You were always part of a very big family and I never had that, so I just grew up keeping the number of people around me as large as I could."
-->'''Apollo:''' "So you couldn't be hurt by any particular one?"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his devil-may-care attitude, Starbuck is not actually out to hurt anybody.
* KnightInSourArmor: He may be cynical, but at least his heart's in the right place.
* TheLancer: To Apollo; shares this role with Boomer.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:Both he and his father are natural con men.]]
* LovableRogue: He's a pretty likeable guy when you aren't annoyed at one of his irresponsible schemes.
* LoveTriangle: With Athena and Cassiopeia, and also with Cain and Cassiopeia for only one two-part episode.
* ManChild: According to WordOfGod, a large part of him is childlike (despite the fact that he smokes his trademark fumarellos) because he gets easily distracted in the face of very serious situations.
* ManHug: See Apollo.
* ManlyTears: He weeps near the end of "War of the Gods, Part 2", when when he takes in that fact that Iblis murdered Apollo right in front of him, and again when the Beings of Light resurrect Apollo.
* MeaningfulName: To contrast Apollo who is named after a perfect being, Starbuck is named after Captain Ahab's imperfect first mate from ''MobyDick'' who rushes in where others fear to tread simply out of necessity. It helps that the original character's also a NumberTwo.
* MilitaryMaverick: He is known to break a lot of rules - just ask Boomer.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Not really touched upon in the series, but the novels revealed that Lucifer launches a Cylon attack near the end of the episode against Baltar's orders, having been inspired by the same bout of recklessness in Starbuck. Of course, this gets Serina killed.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: With Apollo; is the roguish of the pair, being a gambler and smoker who tends to find himself in fights and generally [[TheCasanova juggles between two women (or maybe more)]].
* NotSoDifferent: To Commander Cain, due to both of them being hot-blooded warriors.
* NumberTwo: To Apollo.
* OnlySaneMan: He thinks he's this, and yet his plans and schemes are some of the most wacky of all.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: He was 'orphaned' on the forests of Caprica. But...]]
** MissingMom: [[spoiler:Turns out his mother is indeed dead while Chameleon, despite using Starbuck, is actually his father.]]
* PrettyBoy: Some say it's not in the same extent as Apollo, but it's to the point in 'Greetings from Earth' where Hector mistakes Starbuck for Michael's grown-up daughter before Vector corrects him. Apollo and Cassiopeia were both amused.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red to Apollo and Boomer's Blue; Starbuck is more likely to take risks than the two and is the most impulsive and irresponsible warrior in the squadron.
* TheRival: To Ortega. According to Athena, their rivalry stretches from Pyramid, Triad and even women.
* RobotBuddy: Cy in "The Return of Starbuck".
* UndyingLoyalty: To Apollo.
--> '''Starbuck:''' "...I just know you're not gonna do whatever it is you're going to do without me."
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Apollo. This is more prominent in the novelizations than the show proper; though close like brothers, Starbuck would sometimes snicker about Apollo having a stick up his rear-end.
* WhatTheHellHero: In "The Man with Nine Lives", he calls Apollo and Boomer out for investigating Chameleon but then forgives them when he finds out for himself that [[spoiler:Chameleon has conned him into protecting him from the Nomen who put him on their blood trail.]]
** He also gives one to Kyle in "The Young Lords" when the latter plans to exchange the former with his imprisoned father.
!!Lt. Boomer (Herb Jefferson, Jr.)
Ace pilot. Smart enough to stay away from Starbuck during his "Get Rich Quick" schemes. Whenever Starbuck and Apollo are both missing in action, Adama counts on him to command Blue Squadron.
* BigDamnHeroes: He has his moments, but the best one is in the second half of the Lords of Kobol two-parter.
* BlackBestFriend: To Apollo and Starbuck.
* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler: Boomer is the only member of the trio who makes it to Earth.]]
** [[spoiler:[[FanonDiscontinuity But that dosen't exist so...]]]]
* BlackAndNerdy: He serves as the brains within the Blue Squadron.
* CaptainObvious: Boomer loves stating the obvious, sometimes...
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Athena and Boxey, Boomer takes center stage in 'Fire In Space'.
* DeadpanSnarker:
--> '''Tigh:''' "You can barely stand!"
--> '''Boomer:''' "A Viper is flown from a seated position."
* TheEveryman: At least when compared to Apollo and Starbuck...
* FormerTeenRebel: Implied by Boomer himself when he mentions he spends more time hot-wiring hovormobiles than doors. Which makes one wonder...
* FreudianTrio: With Apollo and Starbuck; the Ego of the group, tries to balance out the other two.
* GreenEyedMonster: It's not that he doesn't like Apollo and Starbuck. It's just the fact that he's tired of losing to them in Triad matches, and he doesn't realize that making a deal with the devil would only make matters worse.
* [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Trio]]: Again, with Apollo and Starbuck. Those secret handshakes between the three warriors say it all. Not to mention him and Apollo being the only ones who believe Starbuck's innocence in "Murder on the Rising Star".
--> '''Apollo:''' "Hey, I've never seen you fuss so much."
--> '''Boomer:''' "I guess I would feel better if I were going."
--> '''Apollo:''' "We need you to lead the squadron."
--> '''Boomer:''' "But it doesn't change the way I feel."
* TheLancer: To Apollo; shares this role with Starbuck.
* MrFixit: Which he displays when he hotwires the door to open in 'Fire In Space'.
* OnlySaneMan: The one most likely to point out how insane Starbuck's schemes are.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Blue to Starbuck's Red, being more reserved and thoughtful of the two.
* TheSmartGuy: He is more familiar with engineering than most warriors (as as shown in 'Fire In Space') and is fluent in many languages (notably, Gemonese).
* StraightMan: To Starbuck, who he often tries to keep on the reigns.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Apollo and Starbuck, and that's to say the least.
* YouCannotFightFate: He has bits of this outlook - when there's a particularly risky job present, he know he's one of the best qualified for the job.
!!Lt. Athena (Maren Jensen)
Athena is Adama's daughter and Apollo's sister who has feelings for Starbuck and he has feelings for her... [[TheCasanova and Cassiopeia... and Aurora... and Merium.]] Sometimes she just wants to hit him on the head, and she may very well have.
* AccidentalAimingSkills: Poor Athena, she managed what no Cylon ever could. She killed Starbuck, true it was just a simulation...
* ActionGirl: She is one of the women trained to be a Viper pilot when the warriors fall ill. It is implied she already is one anyway.
* AdaptationDyeJob: She was blonde in the Berkley novelizations. Maren Jensen is a brunette.
* BridgeBunny / CommunicationsOfficer: Her main area of expertise. The novelizations reveal that she is always on the bridge rather than in a viper because she is the most qualified person to do the job.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She was this to Starbuck for quite awhile, even if she was the one who emotionally pushes him away.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Boomer and Boxey, Athena takes center stage in 'Fire In Space'.
* DaddysGirl: While not as passionate about it as Sheba, Athena is the loyalest to her father out of her siblings (who of whom is now dead).
* DemotedToExtra: She ends up getting this treatment after the pilot. She was originally supposed to be a front-line female character.
* DevotedToYou: Towards Starbuck; it even shows when she helps him land his Viper in the hangar through the counsel. Of course, it sours a bit when Cassiopeia enters the picture. Granted, she was the one who dissolves her relationship with Starbuck after the Destruction, but still.
* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Seems to have shades of this in earlier episodes. While it's not to say Adama favors neither her or Apollo, she does stay on the bridge while Apollo flies around shooting off Cylons in his Viper.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: With Zac; she's the older and responsible one.
* LoveTriangle: With Starbuck and Cassiopeia.
* MeaningfulName: Athena possesses many attributes of a Goddess from the Greek mythology, including strength and determination as seen when she comforts her father when they both lose two of their family members. It definitely helps that she's also a Viper pilot.
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]]: Alongside Boxey and Muffit, she never appeared for the rest of the season after "Greetings from Earth".
* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]: To Cassiopeia's Blue Oni; despite her 'good girl' status, she can be very short-tempered.
* RomanticRunnerUp: At least we think so...
* {{Tsundere}}: If she were any more hot tempered she'd be a redhead, especially as far as Starbuck is concerned.
* [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]]: To Cassiopeia's Betty for Starbuck's Archie.
* WomanScorned: Once caught Starbuck making out with another woman in the Viper launch bay. She vents steam from the catapults on him.
!!Cassiopeia (Laurette Spang)
Originaly a... Socialator/[[spoiler:Hooker]] by trade. Cassiopeia decided to make a more helpful contribution to the fleet by becoming a nurse.
* ActionGirl: She once guarded a downed teammate on a black-ops mission all by herself.
* AdaptationDyeJob: She was brunette in the Berkley novelizations. Laurette Spang is a blonde.
* AscendedExtra: She was originally supposed to die in the pilot but was then kept as one of the series regulars.
* TheAtoner: She becomes a nurse to Dr. Salik in order to put her socialator life behind her.
* [[BettyAndVeronica Betty]]: To Athena's Veronica for Starbuck's Archie.
* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: To Athena's Red Oni; unlike Athena, Cass is rather amused by Starbuck's shortcomings and finds his bad habits more charming than annoying.
* DistressedDamsel: She was rescued by Starbuck when the Ovians were about to eat her.
* FireForgedFriends: With Sheba, who doesn't seem to be taken with her thanks to her relationship with Cain. It isn't until the battle on Gamoray that the two develop a newfound respect for each other.
* GreaterNeedThanMine: Almost says this word for word in the pilot when Starbuck tries to get her medical attention for her broken arm, underlying her modest nature despite her status.
-->'''Cassiopeia:''' "There are others in greater need than I."
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Her original profession is as a Socialator, apparently a largely respectable profession in Colonial High Society, and she has the kind of gracious and generous personality to make that claim believable.
** HospitalHottie: She later becomes this after her ordeal on Carillon.
* LadyInRed: Her initial appearance in the pilot, and in some episodes after.
* LoveTriangle: With Starbuck and Athena, and also with Starbuck and Cain for a two-part episode.
* MayDecemberRomance: Was in this with Cain sometime prior to the series.
-->'''Cassiopeia:''' "I could be your daughter as well."
* MeaningfulName: Cass shares a parallel beauty with that of the original Cassiopeia from the Greek mythology, though they also share opportunism and pride in some degree. They both also seek to atone for their past deeds.
* TheMedic: She's a med-tech, after all.
* SecretSecretKeeper: She is the only one who knows that [[spoiler:Chameleon is Starbuck's father]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Sheba; is the girly girl of the pair.
!!Lt. Sheba (Anne Lockhart)
Daughter of the Legendary Commander Cain (NOT the female one). She's just as stubborn as he is.
* AcePilot: Her own father has often called her, "One of the best".
* ActionGirl
** AffirmativeActionGirl: She was not added to the main roster until around halfway through the show, probably to serve as the main female Viper pilot.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Apollo.
-->'''Sheba:''' "Do you ever think about the fact that maybe two people who snap at each other for no reason are doing it to avoid their real feelings? I've thought about it quite a bit."
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescues Starbuck and Apollo as her introductory move.
* DaddysGirl: It especially shows in her debut episode, where it gets to the point she initially resents Cassiopeia.
* DefrostingIceQueen: During her initial introduction, Sheba is a realist with a tough exterior but during her time aboard the ''Galactica'' she forms a friendship with the rest of the crew - even Cassiopeia.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Apollo, according to the creator of the re-imagined show.
* DivineDate: She and Iblis spend a lot of time alone together in various ships throughout the fleet.
* FireForgedFriends: With Cassiopeia, who tends to Bojay's wounds during the raid on Gamoray.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Shares her father's stubbornness and bravery.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: She is completely taken in by Iblis in a two-parter episode.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Iblis. He even looks like he could be her dad!
* OneOfTheBoys: Subverted - She's a skilled Viper pilot and hangs out with the boys. But she does talk to Athena and Cassiopeia, too.
* PlatonicLifePartners: She initially had this with Bojay and once openly referred to him as such in "War of the Gods".
--> '''Sheba:''' "Bojay is like my family. He's all that I've got left."
* RomanticInterest: To Apollo.
* TheSixthRanger: See AffirmativeActionGirl.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Cassiopeia; is the tomboy of the pair.
!! Serina (Jane Seymour)
Mother of Boxey. Appears in only the Pilot and the two-part episode "Lost Planet of the Gods", but an important character nonetheless.
* ActionGirl: Learns how to [[spoiler:fly a Viper when the regular pilots fall ill.]]
** ActionMom: She did have a son to raise.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the novels, she has auburn hair and green eyes. Jane Seymour is brown-eyed and a light brunette in the show.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Apollo.
* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: To Apollo.]]
* IllGirl: The original material has her suffering from radiation poisoning and the ending [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have her leave Boxey with Apollo to die alone]]. Fortunately, it was found depressing and she was subsequently kept around to die as a warrior in the next episode.
* IntrepidReporter: She was reporting on the peace celebrations when the Cylons attacked.
* JumpScare: She is understandably startled when she spots a corpse the tomb she and the others are exploring.
* KilledOffForReal
** TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: A Type B for Apollo.]]
* MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from Cylene, one of Apollo's lovers in the Greek mythology; both attract their respective Apollos through different means of strength - while Cylene attracted the God by wrestling with a lion, Serina attracted the warrior by coping with life and crisis with exceptional strength, and by training as a Viper pilot.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:Becomes one for Boxey when she dies from the blast she took from the Cylon during the Battle of Kobol.]]
* RomanticInterest: To Apollo [[spoiler:whom she later marries.]]
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Though she has lived through the events of the pilot, she was killed off two episodes later.]]
!!Boxey (Noah Hathaway) and Muffit (Evie the Chimp)
Apollo's [[spoiler:adoptive]] son. Boxey is a bright and outspoken boy who loves adventure. Boxey lost his beloved daggit/dog Muffit when the colonies where destroyed. So Muffit II was created to take his place. Now the pair are almost always together. Both Boxey and Muffit have used their unique talents to save lives many times.
* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and His Daggit]]
* CheerfulChild: He can retain being this even when in danger. When it comes to Muffit, however...
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Athena and Boomer, Boxey takes center stage along with Muffit in 'Fire In Space'.
* FamilyOfChoice: Since his mother's death, the entire core ''Galactica'' crew has become Boxey's surrogate family. Starbuck even becomes his HonoraryUncle.
* TheHeart: They're supposed to be this to the whole 'Galactica' crew. Especially Adama and his family.
* [[HeroicDog Heroic Daggit]]: Muffit.
* HeroicFireRescue: Muffet running back into the ventilation duct to rescue an injured firefighter he'd spotted earlier.
* KidSidekick: Boxey.
* NonHumanSidekick: Muffit the Robo Dog.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:His father died during the Cylon attack on Caprica, while his mother was killed in action during a mission on Kobol.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Apollo, who has married his mother.
** [[HasTwoMommies Has Two Daddies]]: Though Starbuck has his share of looking after Boxey as well. Such as when he offers to look after Muffit while the boy goes to visit his dying mother. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming D'aww!]]
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]]: Alongside Athena, Boxey never appeared for the rest of the season after "Greetings from Earth". Muffit is not seen again after "War of the Gods".
* ReplacementGoldfish: Muffit II is one for Boxey after the latter's real daggit was killed during the Cylon attack.
* SidekickExMachina: Again, Muffit.
* [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kid and Daggit]]: Subverted during the pilot; played straight in "Gun At Ice Planet Zero" and "The Magnificent Warriors". Muffit has proved useful in those situations, though.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Boxey seems to always wonder this whenever Apollo is out on patrols or fighting Cylons.
!! Zac (Rick Springfield)
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Zac is the eager excitable sibling compared to the responsible Apollo and Athena.
* KilledOffForReal
* OddNameOut: Unlike his older brother and sister, Zac's name has no connection to Greek mythology.
* SacrificialLamb: He is the first causality to die in the show.
* SiblingRivalry: With Apollo in the novels.
* SiblingTeam: When he and Apollo went out on patrol together.
* TheUnfavorite: In the novels, his father believes he just CantCatchUp.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Zac is quickly and unceremoniously killed off barely twenty minutes in.
!! Lt. Bojay (Jack Stauffer)
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While fiercely loyal to Cain, he does have a caring side.
* PlatonicLifePartners: He initially had this with Sheba, but...
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]] / WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He was not seen again since the beginning of "War of the Gods".
** [[TheBusCameBack The Shuttlecraft Came Back]]: He does get a mention before the series end, though.
!!Commander Cain (Lloyd Bridges)
Sheba's Father. Commander of the battlestar ''Pegasus''. Appears in only one episode ("The Living Legend"), but is too hammy to pass up.
* BloodKnight: Ho boy!
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In order to have his way, he destroys needed fuel tankers to force Adama to attack a base. Adama calls him on this, everyone expects him to backstab again, and no one is surprised when he disobeys orders again in a later attack.
* DrowningMySorrows: Cain does this after he's demoted for attacking the Cylon tankers.
* FourStarBadass
* GeneralRipper: While an inherently good person ([[AxeCrazy unlike his reimaged opposite sex counterpart]]), Cain does some very shading things in his attempts to get the Galactica's help taking Gomorray.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Though whether or not he survived during the confrontation is unknown.]]
* InformedAbility: Commander Cain is famous as a bold commander, brilliant strategist, and an inspiring leader. In practice, his leadership consists of swaggering around boasting about himself and sneering at others, and his strategy is AttackAttackAttack It works, mostly because Baltar is an idiot and he is a tactful competent general.
* LargeHam: Most of his lines are very hammy.
* LoveTriangle: With Cassiopeia and Starbuck. Fortunately, Cain himself resolves this by taking on the two Cylon basestars alone.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Cassiopeia.
* MilitaryMaverick: Ho boy!
* [[RecycledInSpace Patton In Space!]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Cain's crew almost take this to the extreme.
* YouShallNotPass: He throws the Pegasus at two cylon Basestars to protect the fleet. After which his ship disappears. It is speculated that he is to much of a {{badass}} to be dead.
!! Chameleon (Fred Astaire)
* ConMan: Like father, like son. Apparently.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure, he can be very deceptive when it suits him. But overtime, he grows to care for Starbuck. [[spoiler:Indeed, the warrior turns out to be his own son - a fact which he told only Cassiopeia.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:To Starbuck. He didn't actually tell him that, though.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The look on Chameleon's face as Starbuck tells him he's quitting the service to spend more time with him just screams this.
!! Dr. Salik (George Murdock)
* HumansAreMorons: His attitude towards the Council of Twelve.
* TheMedic: In the Galactica, he's senior of them all.
!! Dr. Wilker (John Dullaghan)
* TheSmartGuy: It's part of his electronics job resume. He's also the one who built Muffit II, not only as Boxey's replacement pet but to also serve as a basis for the War Daggits designed to take watch over the Warriors as they rest in situations where they are isolated or on a ground mission.
!! Flight Sergeant Jolly (Tony Swartz)
* TheBigGuy: In the Blue Squadron. Shares this role with Greenbean.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Greenbean. Only elements of this come to play in the show, but is delved a little deeper in the novelizations.
!! Flight Sergeant Greenbean (Ed Begley Jr.)
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: It is revealed in the novelizations that Greenbean has had a crush on Serina.
* TheBigGuy: In the Blue Squadron. Shares this role with Jolly.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jolly. Only elements of this come to play in the show, but is delved a little deeper in the novelizations.
!! Flight Sergeant Ortega (Frank Ashmore)
* AssholeVictim: He was murdered by [[spoiler:Karybdis]]. But it's only because he has blackmailed him along with two other men who sneaked aboard the fleet using aliases, and was also a jerk to some other warriors - but especially Starbuck.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkJock: He is a rival Triad player, after all.
* KilledOffForReal
* TheRival: To Starbuck. Those two have had quite the rivalry history...
* TokenEvilTeammate: He took the bribe from three men, and has been blackmailing them ever since.
!!President Adar (Lew Ayers)
* HeadInTheSandManagement: With disastrous results.
* KilledOffForReal
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He sinks into despair upon realizing that his actions have caused the destruction upon the Twelve Colonies.
* SacrificialLamb
!!Croft (Roy Thinnes)
* BelligerentSexualTension: With his wife Leda, who is not too fond of him.
* MilitaryMaverick: According to his wife, he 'invites trouble' and is a little more extreme than even Starbuck. He was even sent to the Prison Barge for this.
* NotSoDifferent: To Apollo; both have lost their respective wives to Cylon fire.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Among the criminals recruited to disable a laser weapon meant to target the Galactica passing through Arcta, he's the only one willing to stick to the mission. The rest of the prisoners, however, devise an escape plan.
!!Leda (Christine Belford)
* BelligerentSexualTension: With her husband, Croft. It appears to be one-sided as she outright states that she hates him despite their marriage, though [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther she ends up dying for him in the end]].
* HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath: She [[TakingTheBullet takes the blast]] from Vulpa meant for Croft.
* TheMedic: For the Arcta team.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female in the demolition team.
!!Commander Kronus (Paul Fix)
* HeroicSacrifice: He is shot while trying to get the Celestria back upright during a skirmish.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He ultimately decides to take matters into his own hands upon finding out what Charka was really up to.
* StopHavingFunGuy: He is among the most strict Colonial Commanders in the fleet, and his attitude towards the other officers shows.
!!Aurora (Ana Alicia)
* ForcedIntoEvil: She is among the mutineers who staged an escape from the Celestra, but we later find out that Kronus' second-in-command, Charka, is the reason the mutiny took place due to his inhumane treatment toward the workers.
* LoveTriangle: With Damon and Starbuck, though the latter later [[DefiedTrope defies this]].
* [[RememberTheNewGuy Remember the New Girl]]: She may be one of Starbuck's past love interests, but she was not seen until next to the last episode. Somewhat justified, as she is thought to be killed during the Destruction.
!!Sire Uri (Ray Milland)
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Sire Uri was described in the Berkley novels as 'handsome', though this could count as an inversion since the novel and the show were released around the same time.
* AmbitionIsEvil: According to Adama, he was once an honorable Councilman before the Destruction, which has now corrupted his moral and ethical standings as well as [[EvilMakesYouUgly physical appearance]].
* TheCasanova: He has at least two or three ladies sitting with him during his initial introduction.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Subverted. He was highly thoughtful and full of moral spirit in his early days before power and fame eventually got to his head.
* KarmaHoudini: Assuming he survived the attack on Carillon...
* LackOfEmpathy: He could care less about the dangers the rest of the Colonials would have to face.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Arguably more so than the rest of the Council.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Happened off-screen, perhaps sometime prior to the first episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is never seen again after the events of 'Saga of the Star World'.
!!The Council of the Twelve
* AristocratsAreEvil: Almost any Sire or Siress is of high-brow low-moral character. Especially in the Council.
* HeroAntagonist: Quite a few of them are this. One of them, Siress Tinia, explains they are really only trying to do their job.
* HumansAreMorons: Dr. Salik thinks this towards the Council, anyway.
* LawfulStupid: They believe everything they do for the Colonies and later the rag-tag fugitive Fleet is for peace. They are even willing to call a truce for both the Cylons and the Eastern Alliance, only for both to stab them in the back.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Almost all of them are this, with Anton and Tinia being notable exceptions. There may be even one or two who want Adama removed from office.
* OnlySaneMan: At least Sire Anton is this in the pilot. Of course, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he is not seen again after that]].
* StrawCivilian: Except Adama, of course.
* WomenAreWiser: At least one Siress, Tinia, comes to have a right mind when the Galactica is under attack by Baltar and his fellow escapees.
!!Council Securty (aka Sentries)
* AssholeVictim: For all of their trouble, they're usually on the receiving end of the abuse. Reese, especially. He got attacked ''twice'', first by a scared man whose family was captured then by the escaping Nomen.
* DrivenByEnvy / TheResenter: In the novelizations, the Council security are called Sentries and the reason they were not present until the 'Tombs of Kobol' arc was because the men who weren't qualified to be warriors were recently selected by the new Council representatives and and the jealousy they feel helps explain why they always cause so much trouble for the warriors.
* GangOfBullies: Mainly to the warriors.
* InSeriesNickname: The warriors officially dub them 'Blackshirts', due to their uniforms.
* {{Jerkass}}: Due out of pure spite and jealousy they feel towards the warriors.
* JerkassBall: Boomer screws around in the shuttle just to get back at a couple of them for insulting him.
* LawfulStupid: Probably the reason why the council chose them in the first place.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cylons]]
!!Baltar (John Colicos)
Baltar is not a Cylon - he's the man who sold humanity out to the Cylons. A chronic liar and coward, he loves to think of himself as superior to everyone else. He thinks he's using the Cylons when they're the ones using him. Of course none of that matters because he could never do the one thing they wanted him to do - destroy the Galactica.
* AristocratsAreEvil
* BigBad
* ClassicVillain: With "Evil Lighting" and everything.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: In "Lost Planet of the Gods", he tries to get into a position to backstab either the Cylons, the Rag-Tag Fleet, or ''both at once'' — and not even the audience is sure where he actually wants to aim the knife. It all ends with him pinned under rubble at the bottom of a Space-Egyptian pyramid when both sides refuse to trust him.
* DevilInPlainSight: Initially when he was part of the Council. Now he's just an all-around villain.
* DirtyCoward: Boy is he ever.
* TheDragon: To the Cylons' BigBad, and later to Count Iblis.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* ItsAllAboutMe: Definitely has moments of this. At one point, he believes he'll be treated like a ''prince''.
* KarmicDeath: Averted. Originally he was supposed to be [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves killed by his new "allies"]] but...
** SparedByTheAdaptation: ...the audience liked him so much the big wigs gave him a break. New scenes were therefore shot for the series to keep him around as a recurring villain.
* MisanthropeSupreme
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If it wasn't for Baltar leading an attack against the ''Galactica'', the crew of the titular battlstar as well as those of ''Pegasus'' would have gone on fighting over the latter's fuel exchange - which has been ordered by Adama.
* NotNowKiddo: Does this to a Cylon as he is too busy relishing on the ''Galactica'''s destruction until the ''Pegasus'' attacked.
--> '''Cylon:''' "Sir, I really think you should take a look at the ''other'' battlestar."
* [[OhCrap Oh, Frak]]: His reaction in "The Living Legend" when he's gloating at seeing the Battlestar Galactica about to be defeated, only to see the Battlestar Pegasus on an attack run right at him.
* TemptingFate: In 'Baltar's Escape', he cheers about how successful his plan is going, just before he orders his Centurion pilot to launch.
* UngratefulBastard: It is revealed in the novelizations that despite Lucifer saving his life, Baltar has been hating him since he was abandoned at Kobol.
* VillainousFriendship: With Lucifer, ranging between Types III and IV.
!!Lucifer (voiced by Jonathan Harris)
The smartest Cylon in the whole universe. He has the brains, the style, and most importantly, he's modest. His only handicap? Having to work under Baltar. Despite this handicap Lucifer seems to enjoy his banter with Balter, or perhaps he just like watching him sweat when things get hairy.
* AFatherToHisMen: Sort of. In ''The Gun On Ice Planet Zero'' he objects to Baltar's intention to use the ship's pilots as [[WeHaveReserves reserves]].
* AffablyEvil: Instead of hating him for being a member of the evil race of robots, you'll spend most of your time laughing at his razor sharp wit.
* BewareTheSillyOnes
* DeceptiveDisciple: He seems to be this at first. [[spoiler: But when Baltar gets the idea to surrender to the Galactica, he sounds genuinely concerned for the man's safety.]]
* DeadpanSnarker
* EvenEvilHasStandards
* HeelFaceTurn: He does this in the novelizations, due to his friendship with Starbuck.
* LikableVillain: Lucifer isn't likable becuase he does good or isn't as evil as he claims so much as It's because he's so good at calling Baltar out on his [[LargeHam hammyness]]. That's probably why we love him so much.
* TheRival: Baltar believes Lucifer has a rivalry with Spectre.
* TheStarscream
* VillainousFriendship: With Baltar, ranging between Types III and IV.
!!Spectre (voiced by Murray Matheson)
* BlatantLies: Subverted; while he is good at coming up with lies, Lucifer doesn't buy him for a second as he finds most of his behavior faulty.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Perhaps even moreso than Lucifer.
* EvilCounterpart: To Lucifer. While both of them are evil, Spectre is shown to be more deceitful and devious in which Lucifer doesn't really approve of.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Specter does an excellent job of sucking up to Baltar.
* TheRival: Lucifer sees him as this, according to Baltar.
* SmugSnake
* WouldHurtAChild: Specially those 'renegade' children.
!!Cylon Centurions
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Higher-ranked Gold Centurions.
* DeadpanSnarker: At least the one in the Imperious Leader's personal guard was.
* EvilSoundsDeep
* HiveMind: Averted in the pilot - a centurion realizes that the "green and purple squadrons" are a ruse, and gives the order to open fire on Starbuck and Apollo. Also, see DeadpanSnarker above.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty: Definitely on the shiny side.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Others]]
!!Count Iblis (Patrick Macnee)
* AristocratsAreEvil
* AttentionWhore: Of course, he's claiming to be a god, what do you expect?
* BrightIsNotGood
* CharmPerson: He proves capable of wooing just about every woman he meets.
* DevilInPlainSight
* DivineDate: He and Sheba spend a lot of time alone together in various ships throughout the fleet.
* GodTest: He claims to have great powers and knowledge. The Council of Twelve gives him three challenges: to deliver their greatest enemy (Baltar) to them, to lead the fleet to Earth, and one more to be named later.
* KneelBeforeZod: He forces the initially-resistant Baltar to do this.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Sheba. He does look like he could be her dad!
* MindControl / MoreThanMindControl: His persuasive powers are phenomenal, and dangerous.
* PhysicalGod: What he claims to be.
** GodGuise: This is a disguise, however.
* SatanicArchetype: He is a mythical fallen angel, after all.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: What he really is.
!! Borellian Noman
* BadassBaritone: Both of the elder Nomen have very deep voices.
* BerserkButton: Do not insult Maga in front of Taba. Fortunately, Maga stops him before any damage could be done.
-->'''Taba:''' "He has insulted you."
-->'''Maga:''' "If he has, he would already be dead."
* BigOlEyebrows: All male Borellian Nomen appear to sport them.
* BlatantLies: The trio arrive at the Rising Star, insisting that they have come to enjoy themselves. Fortunately, the Colonial Warriors know better.
-->'''Boomer:''' "I knew we had some among the survivors but I never heard of them mixing with the other colonists."
-->'''Jolly:''' "They don't, unless they're on a blood trail."
* BloodKnight: Seems to be a common trait among the Nomen.
* HonorBeforeReason: Once a Borellian Nomen sets out on a "blood trail", nothing will ever dissuade him from his "hunt".
* HotBlooded: Taba, the youngest out of the three. Maga even removes him from the blood trail for this.
* TheLeader: Maga.
* ProudWarriorRace
* [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]]: Debatable. The Borellains only want to be left alone, even when they are forced to align with Baltar and the Eastern Alliance.
* TheStoic: This also seems to be a common trait.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: The reason they're on the blood trail for Chameleon was because the latter has conned one of their own.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Characters in "Galactica 1980"]]
!!Admiral Adama (Lorne Greene)
* AFatherToHisMen
!!Colonel [[spoiler:Boomer]]
* FieldPromotion
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Almost 30 years have passed, so it makes sense.
!!Captain Troy (Kent [=McCord=])
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Galactica 1980 aired two years after the original ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic Battlestar Galactica]]'' - in universe, 30 years pass by, so the former Boxey is now played by Kent [=McCord=].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute
* StraightMan
* UpbringingMakesTheHero
!!Lt. Dillon (Barry Van Dyke)
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: No Dillon, the spining doors weren't built to keep aliens out of the building.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: [[spoiler: Through the streets of Los Angeles, no less!]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute
!!Dr. Zee (Robbie Rist; later James Patrick Stuart)
* CreepyChild: Robbie Rist's incarnation of the character in the three-part pilot story. This was changed to him having a much more normal personality in the following episodes thanks to ExecutiveMeddling.
* TeenGenius
!!Colonel Xavier (Richard Lynch; later Jeremy Brett)
* BigBad: Almost as big as the Cylons, in fact.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He decides to raise Earth's level of technology by [[spoiler: helping the Nazis [[StupidJetpackHitler improve their rockets and fighters.]]]]
!!Jamie Hamilton (Robyn Douglass)
Troy and Dillon's contact on Earth. She saves them time and again with her knowledge of Earth history and current events.
* TheChick
* IntrepidReporter
* [[MrExposition Ms Exposition]]
* TagalongKid
!!Cy (Rex Cutter)
Also known as Cyrus, Cy is a Cylon Centurion rebuilt by Starbuck to keep company while he was stranded on a planet. Despite the rocky start, the pair actually develop a genuine friendship.
* ComicallySerious
* RobotBuddy
* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicSacrifice
[[/folder]]
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[[folder:Colonials]]
!!General
* AcePilot: All of the Viper pilots, with some being better than others. It's implied that Adama, Tigh and Cain were this back in their youth.
!!Commander Adama (Lorne Greene)
Leader of "The Fleet". A veteran, a father and a grandfather. The one thing he hates other than the Cylons is politicians. He has set out on a quest to find the lost "Thirteenth Tribe" in the hopes that the two groups can fight back against the Cylons.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is by no means a slouch when it comes to direct combat, as seen when he helps Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer fire at the invading Borays. [[ThisIsMyBoomstick Of course, they were just scaring them off.]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone: He is played by Lorne Greene, after all.
** BadassGrandpa: Literally in Boxey's case.
* BeingGoodSucks: When he has to deal with the [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Council of Twelve]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Tries (and fails) to do this for the 12 colonies, but succeeds in doing so to rescue Terra from a thermonuclear exchange.
* CommandingCoolness
* DadTheVeteran: He is after all warrior with three children (one of whom died).
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Seems to hit this off with Tinia at the end of 'Baltar's Escape'. Belloby attempts to have this with him in an earlier episode, 'The Magnificent Warriors'.
* GutFeeling: He often feels this way when it comes to the Council in whatever decisions they make for the good of the fleet. He even points out that they are bent on repeating the previous Quorom's mistakes that led to the Destruction of the Colonies. He is proven right when the Eastern Alliance officers the Council decided to release align with Baltar and the Noman, and take the Council (along with Boomer and Sheba) hostage.
* IMinoredInTropology: During the Count Iblis story, we learn that Adama had studied {{Telekinesis}} when he was attending military academy; he invokes NinetyPercentOfYourBrain, and reminisces to Apollo about how his wife made him promise to stop bending spoons with his mind. This gets used as a possible excuse to [[DoingInTheWizard Do In The Wizardry]] of Count Iblis' miracles.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tigh, which probably goes as far as their early days as Viper pilots.
* InvincibleHero: He tends to give off this vibe, especially when he's in command of the entire fleet. Even the doubtful Tigh still follows Adama unquestionably, and maybe one or two members of the Council want to take him down a peg.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the Berkley novels, Adama is a much more stern, strict man than he appeared to be in the TV series, as the members of his crew were said to have feared him as much as they loved him. That being said, there's an alternate version of him in the Dynamite comics, in a reality that Starbuck and Apollo are stuck on where there never was a Galactica and the Cylons rule supreme.
* MeaningfulName: His name is derived from the father of all humans, Adam. Like him, Adama maintains balance between godlike wisdom and personal doubt.
* ThePatriarch: Being played by Lorne Greene helps. [[{{Bonanza}} This isn't his first time at this, either]].
** AFatherToHisMen / TheMenFirst: He likes to help out his warriors whatever he can, including keeping them out of the loop in one of his [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's usually one of the first commanding officers to figure out what Apollo has planned.
* PapaWolf: He's a nice guy, but don't get him mad...
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Justified, since the Council led by Adar has made a stupid mistake. The fleet has since been under martial law, which sometimes puts Adama at odds with the Council.
* SoProudOfYou: Adama says this to his son a lot. Way more often than the [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined new Adama]], that's for sure.
* TiredOfRunning: He says this almost word for word when Tigh suggests they can outrun the basestar in the last episode.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cain.
!!Colonel Tigh (Terry Carter)
Adama's bridge assistant. Serious to a fault and completely hopeless when it comes to trying to relax and be one of the guys.
* BavarianFireDrill: Pulls one on Apollo and the rest of his squadron when he needs to keep them out of the loop on a BatmanGambit.
* BlackBestFriend: To Adama.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Tigh...
* TheCynic: Perhaps even more so than Starbuck.
--> '''Starbuck:''' [[SarcasmMode "That's what I like about the colonel. His optimism."]]
* DaChief: To the younger warriors - especially Apollo and Starbuck.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Of course everyone knows his bark is worse than his bite.
* FriendVersusLover: With Siress Tinia, who's not exactly of Adama's interest at first but in any case it's because she was part of the Council. It officially comes into play when Tigh orders a round of grog when he sees Adama walking Tinia into the Officer's Club.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Adama, which probably goes as far as their early days as Viper pilots. This kind of relationship allows Tigh to speak frankly in matters of protocol and defense.
* NumberTwo: To Adama.
* PluckyComicRelief: Not so much plucky but, [[spoiler: he's gotten in and out of hairy situations through comedic means.]]
--> '''Tigh''': "When Adama sees these ''(uniforms)'' he's gonna go crazy!"
* StraightMan: And how!
!!Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch)
Apollo is the leader of Blue Squadron. A no-nonsense kind of guy who doesn't take no for an answer. Kind and helpful to his friends and family.
* ActionDad: He's a Viper pilot, and he's raising Boxey.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the captain of the Blue Squadron and has got plenty of piloting and sharpshooting skills to boot.
* BackToBackBadasses: He and Starbuck pull this off awesomely against the Cylons during the raid on the Basestar.
* BatmanGambit: Apollo is known to pull this, especially if the lives of his friends are at stake.
** In "Murder on the Rising Star", the only way Starbuck could be acquitted from murdering Ortega was to have Baltar positively identify Karybdis, the latter's fellow collaborator and the real killer. Apollo purposely lets Karybdis aboard the shuttle before picking up Baltar from the Prison Barge. Apollo knows he and Baltar would both likely be killed as Karybdis [[spoiler:turns out to be Pallon, who works as a waiter aboard the Rising Star.]]
** "Baltar's Escape" has Apollo and Starbuck helping Wilker fixing up the two Cylon pilots for Baltar who has the Council of the Twelve as well as Boomer and Sheba (along with two "[[RedShirt Blackshirts]]") captive. Apollo's plan? The shuttle takes off as planned, but Baltar finds out too late that [[spoiler:these Cylons aren't functioning properly, which allow Apollo and Starbuck to remove the detonator and recapture him.]]
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: WordOfGod implies that Apollo has [[PrettyBoy unnatural good looks]] as well as a balance between concern for others and unwavering dedication to his duty as a Colonial Warrior.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Sheba, who even lampshades this in the last episode.
* BerserkButton: Do not berate or threaten to discharge any of his pilots just for not responding to red alert. Iblis comes close to finding that out the hard way.
* BigDamnHeroes: Apollo rescues Starbuck (and vice versa) about [[OnceAnEpisode Every Other Episode]].
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Serina.
* CartwrightCurse: Played straight with [[spoiler:Serina]]; later averted with [[spoiler:Sheba.]]
* TheChosenOne: A mild example; his tendency to save many innocent lives is why the Beings of Light have taken an interest in him.
* CommandingCoolness: He is the commanding officer of a fighter squadron.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: He improvises an alternate plan upon seeing the repaired Cylon fail to activate the control panel, leading to the very same Centurion damaging a captured Raider ship which prevents Baltar's escape plan from succeeding.
* DeathSeeker / MartyrWithoutACause: Sheba accuses him of being this since [[spoiler:Serina's death.]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Prince]]: Being around Starbuck and Boomer (and raising Boxey) has helped the initially tight-assed Apollo mellow out.
* DistressedDude: Starbuck has had to save his skin at least more than once.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: With Zac; he's the older and responsible one - which makes sense because he happens to be a Captain.
* FreudianTrio: With Starbuck and Boomer; the Super Ego of the group, and the most moral (and moralizing).
* TheGoodCaptain: Hello! Captain Apollo!
* TheGunslinger: Apollo proves he's quite the accomplished marksman when he stands off with Red-Eye.
* GutFeeling: He's pretty much the only one (aside from Boomer) who knows Starbuck would not go as far as murder, even if he's a cigar-chomping scoundrel.
-->'''Apollo:''' "Father, you know him as well as you know me. He would never kill anyone in cold blood!"
** Other notable feelings includes his suspicions of people being more than they claim to be - like Chameleon for conning Starbuck and Count Iblis for being more malevolent in nature.
* TheHero: And arguably the main protagonist of the show.
* HeroicSacrifice
** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu / [[TakingTheBullet Taking the Blast]]: [[spoiler:He tries to shield Sheba from Iblis, only to be killed in her place in "War of the Gods". [[StatusQuoIsGod (Don't worry, he got better!)]]]]
** ItIsNotYourTime: [[spoiler:The Beings of Light resurrect Apollo because he was not meant to die and that Iblis had broken their laws by killing him.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Starbuck. They treat each other like brothers so much that it's often easy to forget they aren't related by blood. And while it's not mentioned out loud, it's obvious that Adama thinks of Starbuck as another son.
--> '''Apollo:''' "Hey, hey. It's me, Apollo. Remember? We talk about things."
** It becomes a trio when Boomer is in the mix.
** VitriolicBestBuds: The two sometimes venture into this territory, though.
* HurtingHero: The deaths of both his brother and his wife must've really taken a toll on him.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: He appears to be the only one (if not one of the few) who seems unaffected by Count Iblis' charms.
* InvincibleHero: Let's just say everytime he comes up with a hunch, he always ends up being right.
* TheKirk: Being the most moral character in the show, it's no surprise he fits well into this role.
* KnightInSourArmor: Not as much as Starbuck, but it's there. He can be rough around the edges at times.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: He and his father share a high morality.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: He can barely keep his temper in check when it concerns Sheba.
* ManHug: He and Starbuck share this in "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part 2" when the latter was released by the Cylons.
-->'''Starbuck:''' "Don't you know it's against regulations to hug a junior officer?"
-->'''Apollo:''' "Not if I mean it."
* ManlyTears: The ending of "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part 2", [[spoiler:when Serena dies from her injuries.]] There's also a smaller instance in "Fire in Space" when he's reunited with his family in the Life station.
* MeaningfulName: Named after a famous God, Apollo maintains a balance between being a poetic soul and a warrior of necessity, and that love and understanding as well as valor and responsibility are the keypoints to the character. They're both also unlucky in love (in the warrior's case, it's fate).
* MilitaryMaverick: Of a ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight variety. He and Starbuck are often considered as such by the Council.
* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: When stranded on Equalus, Apollo often laments he has a son waiting for him. It doesn't help that Puppis' restlessness and childish expectations remind him so much of Boxey.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: With Starbuck; is the noble of the pair, due to being more reserved when it comes to duty and women - the latter of which [[CartwrightCurse he unfortunately doesn't seem to have luck with]], and is also a ParentalSubstitute.
* OffOnATechnicality: He uses rather unorthodox methods during his time as legal council.
* ParentalSubstitute: He raises Boxey as his own [[spoiler:following Serena's death, probably only because he was married to her.]]
* ThePhilosopher: Instead of being a fighter pilot, Apollo would much rather chart the stars.
* ProperlyParanoid: There's a reason why he does not like the idea of Count Iblis taking over command of the fleet, and why he doesn't completely buy Chameleon's familial connection to Starbuck despite his mixed feelings on the matter - [[spoiler:he really wants to believe that Chameleon is Starbuck's father.]]
* QuickDraw: Had to employ this in "The Lost Warrior" during his stand-off with Red-Eye.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Starbuck's Red; compared to his irresponsible wingman, Apollo is the more mature half of the daring duo. Starbuck himself pretty much sums it up when he introduces him and himself to Chameleon:
-->'''Starbuck:''' "I'm Starbuck and this is my conscience, Apollo."
* RomanticInterest: To Serina, and [[spoiler:after her death,]] Sheba.
* SiblingRivalry: With Zac in the novels.
* SiblingTeam: When he and Zac went out on patrol together.
* TheSmartGuy: The Berkley novelizations show Apollo being much more scientifically skilled than in the show proper. Of course, one can assume that much of those traits were transferred to Boomer.
* TheSouthpaw: Apollo mainly shoots (and eats) with his left hand. In real life, Richard Hatch is ambidextrous.
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic: He definitely has his moments, as Count Iblis could attest. Then there's Sheba.
** SugarAndIcePersonality: Apollo usually keeps a cool head and is usually stiff around his fellow officers (only because he knows the Cylons won't back down), but he does get more relaxed with his family and friends.
* StraightMan: Not as much as Tigh, though.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He tries to apply this to the people of Terra in a speech, to buy Starbuck time enough to reach the Galactica.
!!Lt. Starbuck (Dirk Benedict)
There's really only one word to describe Lt. Starbuck... trouble. Name the scam or scheme and chances are Starbuck has tried it, or he'll get around to it. Good at heart and an excellent pilot. Unfortunately he's also a classic con-man - [[spoiler:most likely he gets it from his old man, Chameleon.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Many. [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sometimes it feels like Starbuck is the real lead of the show.]]
* AmusingInjuries: Suffers one when Athena catches him on the surveillance cameras making out with another woman and vents steam from the catapults on him.
* AntiHero: While he is a hero, he does some pretty unheroic things - juggling between women or gambling in his spare time. This may or may not have disappeared entirely as of the last ''1980'' episode, where he actually befriends a Cylon and sacrifices his chance of returning to the Fleet for the sake of a mother and her child.
* BackForTheFinale: The final episode of ''Galactica 1980'' is basically a ''BSG'' episode in all but name depicting Starbuck's last known fate. [[spoiler: Being left alone on an empty rock, having used his chance to return to the fleet to instead save a mysterious woman and her child.]]
* BackToBackBadasses: He and Apollo pull this off awesomely against the Cylons during the raid on the Basestar.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: One of Starbuck's bad habits. He even befriends Baltar's subordinate, Lucifer!
* BerserkButton: Mileage may vary, but Starbuck has been known for getting into some altercations just because one jerkass or another manage to get under his skin. [[spoiler:Being told his friends are dead and killing them right in front of him]] are just two of the good ways to piss him off.
* BigDamnHeroes: Trades off with Apollo doing this regularly.
* ButtMonkey: When it concerns Pyramid, he would either always lose or something bad will always happen if he does win. Not to mention his two love interests ganging up on him.
* CaptainCrash: He sure doesn't know how to land any spacecraft right.
* TheCasanova: He is famously known for flirting with various women throughout the show, though it doesn't help when he has [[BettyAndVeronica two women]] currently vying for him.
** TheCharmer: While he enjoys his free time courting beautiful women, he is a warrior and will not back down from his role as one.
** ChivalrousPervert: He demonstrates this when he is able to look beyond Cassiopeia's past social status.
** IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He somewhat averts the above trope with Aurora, as he is more upset than flirty that she is among the mutineers on the ''Celestra''. He even has a pep talk regarding her with Damon, her current lover.
** NoGuyWantsToBeChased: If the novelizations are anything to go by.
* CassandraTruth: In 'The Young Lords', Starbuck experiences this while trying to convince Kyle that the Cylons wont turn over his father in exchange for him. Thankfully, Kyle is eventually talked out of making the exchange.
* TheCynic: Starbuck can be very cynical.
* DeadpanSnarker: His usual stock of trade. Almost half of his lines are usually sarcastic remarks.
--> '''Starbuck''': "I wonder how this place looks like in the daytime?"
--> '''Boomer''': "Hey, this is the daytime."
--> '''Starbuck''': "Oooh... lovely..."
* DistressedDude: Subverted; he was captured by the Cylons in 'Lord Planet of the Gods - Part II', but is soon released after forming an OddFriendship with Lucifer.
* EnemyMine: With Cy in "The Return of Starbuck".
* {{Expy}}: According to the creators, he is basically [[Series/{{Maverick}} Bret Maverick]] [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]].
* FirstKiss: He gives one to Miri.
* FreudianTrio: With Apollo and Boomer; the Id of the group, and the most emotional and desire driven.
* AFriendInNeed: In "Murder on the Rising Star", where he is accused of Ortega's murder and his innocence is only believed by Boomer and Apollo.
* GotVolunteered: A subversion in 'A Gun at Ice Planet Zero' two-parter, Starbuck recruits himself so he'll have the chance to rescue cadet Cree. Once he is chosen he feigns ignorance.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Apollo, to the point where Starbuck does not like the idea of Serina replacing him as Apollo's wingman. It definitely helps that Adama has also considered him a family, which Apollo is not afraid to point out.
** He is also this with Boomer, at least when it comes to playtime. Put the three together and it's a trio.
* HonoraryUncle: Is one for Boxey.
* HotBlooded: Oh, so very much. He even lampshades this himself at one point.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Despite his occasional altercations with people who piss him off, he's rather quick to befriend everyone around him, Cylon or not. Even other con men. Lucifer is rather impressed by Starbuck's easy-going nature. He even re-activated a Cylon pilot when they're both stranded on a planet. As Starbuck tells Apollo:
-->'''Starbuck:''' "You were always part of a very big family and I never had that, so I just grew up keeping the number of people around me as large as I could."
-->'''Apollo:''' "So you couldn't be hurt by any particular one?"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his devil-may-care attitude, Starbuck is not actually out to hurt anybody.
* KnightInSourArmor: He may be cynical, but at least his heart's in the right place.
* TheLancer: To Apollo; shares this role with Boomer.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:Both he and his father are natural con men.]]
* LovableRogue: He's a pretty likeable guy when you aren't annoyed at one of his irresponsible schemes.
* LoveTriangle: With Athena and Cassiopeia, and also with Cain and Cassiopeia for only one two-part episode.
* ManChild: According to WordOfGod, a large part of him is childlike (despite the fact that he smokes his trademark fumarellos) because he gets easily distracted in the face of very serious situations.
* ManHug: See Apollo.
* ManlyTears: He weeps near the end of "War of the Gods, Part 2", when when he takes in that fact that Iblis murdered Apollo right in front of him, and again when the Beings of Light resurrect Apollo.
* MeaningfulName: To contrast Apollo who is named after a perfect being, Starbuck is named after Captain Ahab's imperfect first mate from ''MobyDick'' who rushes in where others fear to tread simply out of necessity. It helps that the original character's also a NumberTwo.
* MilitaryMaverick: He is known to break a lot of rules - just ask Boomer.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Not really touched upon in the series, but the novels revealed that Lucifer launches a Cylon attack near the end of the episode against Baltar's orders, having been inspired by the same bout of recklessness in Starbuck. Of course, this gets Serina killed.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: With Apollo; is the roguish of the pair, being a gambler and smoker who tends to find himself in fights and generally [[TheCasanova juggles between two women (or maybe more)]].
* NotSoDifferent: To Commander Cain, due to both of them being hot-blooded warriors.
* NumberTwo: To Apollo.
* OnlySaneMan: He thinks he's this, and yet his plans and schemes are some of the most wacky of all.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: He was 'orphaned' on the forests of Caprica. But...]]
** MissingMom: [[spoiler:Turns out his mother is indeed dead while Chameleon, despite using Starbuck, is actually his father.]]
* PrettyBoy: Some say it's not in the same extent as Apollo, but it's to the point in 'Greetings from Earth' where Hector mistakes Starbuck for Michael's grown-up daughter before Vector corrects him. Apollo and Cassiopeia were both amused.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red to Apollo and Boomer's Blue; Starbuck is more likely to take risks than the two and is the most impulsive and irresponsible warrior in the squadron.
* TheRival: To Ortega. According to Athena, their rivalry stretches from Pyramid, Triad and even women.
* RobotBuddy: Cy in "The Return of Starbuck".
* UndyingLoyalty: To Apollo.
--> '''Starbuck:''' "...I just know you're not gonna do whatever it is you're going to do without me."
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Apollo. This is more prominent in the novelizations than the show proper; though close like brothers, Starbuck would sometimes snicker about Apollo having a stick up his rear-end.
* WhatTheHellHero: In "The Man with Nine Lives", he calls Apollo and Boomer out for investigating Chameleon but then forgives them when he finds out for himself that [[spoiler:Chameleon has conned him into protecting him from the Nomen who put him on their blood trail.]]
** He also gives one to Kyle in "The Young Lords" when the latter plans to exchange the former with his imprisoned father.
!!Lt. Boomer (Herb Jefferson, Jr.)
Ace pilot. Smart enough to stay away from Starbuck during his "Get Rich Quick" schemes. Whenever Starbuck and Apollo are both missing in action, Adama counts on him to command Blue Squadron.
* BigDamnHeroes: He has his moments, but the best one is in the second half of the Lords of Kobol two-parter.
* BlackBestFriend: To Apollo and Starbuck.
* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler: Boomer is the only member of the trio who makes it to Earth.]]
** [[spoiler:[[FanonDiscontinuity But that dosen't exist so...]]]]
* BlackAndNerdy: He serves as the brains within the Blue Squadron.
* CaptainObvious: Boomer loves stating the obvious, sometimes...
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Athena and Boxey, Boomer takes center stage in 'Fire In Space'.
* DeadpanSnarker:
--> '''Tigh:''' "You can barely stand!"
--> '''Boomer:''' "A Viper is flown from a seated position."
* TheEveryman: At least when compared to Apollo and Starbuck...
* FormerTeenRebel: Implied by Boomer himself when he mentions he spends more time hot-wiring hovormobiles than doors. Which makes one wonder...
* FreudianTrio: With Apollo and Starbuck; the Ego of the group, tries to balance out the other two.
* GreenEyedMonster: It's not that he doesn't like Apollo and Starbuck. It's just the fact that he's tired of losing to them in Triad matches, and he doesn't realize that making a deal with the devil would only make matters worse.
* [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Trio]]: Again, with Apollo and Starbuck. Those secret handshakes between the three warriors say it all. Not to mention him and Apollo being the only ones who believe Starbuck's innocence in "Murder on the Rising Star".
--> '''Apollo:''' "Hey, I've never seen you fuss so much."
--> '''Boomer:''' "I guess I would feel better if I were going."
--> '''Apollo:''' "We need you to lead the squadron."
--> '''Boomer:''' "But it doesn't change the way I feel."
* TheLancer: To Apollo; shares this role with Starbuck.
* MrFixit: Which he displays when he hotwires the door to open in 'Fire In Space'.
* OnlySaneMan: The one most likely to point out how insane Starbuck's schemes are.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Blue to Starbuck's Red, being more reserved and thoughtful of the two.
* TheSmartGuy: He is more familiar with engineering than most warriors (as as shown in 'Fire In Space') and is fluent in many languages (notably, Gemonese).
* StraightMan: To Starbuck, who he often tries to keep on the reigns.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Apollo and Starbuck, and that's to say the least.
* YouCannotFightFate: He has bits of this outlook - when there's a particularly risky job present, he know he's one of the best qualified for the job.
!!Lt. Athena (Maren Jensen)
Athena is Adama's daughter and Apollo's sister who has feelings for Starbuck and he has feelings for her... [[TheCasanova and Cassiopeia... and Aurora... and Merium.]] Sometimes she just wants to hit him on the head, and she may very well have.
* AccidentalAimingSkills: Poor Athena, she managed what no Cylon ever could. She killed Starbuck, true it was just a simulation...
* ActionGirl: She is one of the women trained to be a Viper pilot when the warriors fall ill. It is implied she already is one anyway.
* AdaptationDyeJob: She was blonde in the Berkley novelizations. Maren Jensen is a brunette.
* BridgeBunny / CommunicationsOfficer: Her main area of expertise. The novelizations reveal that she is always on the bridge rather than in a viper because she is the most qualified person to do the job.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She was this to Starbuck for quite awhile, even if she was the one who emotionally pushes him away.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Boomer and Boxey, Athena takes center stage in 'Fire In Space'.
* DaddysGirl: While not as passionate about it as Sheba, Athena is the loyalest to her father out of her siblings (who of whom is now dead).
* DemotedToExtra: She ends up getting this treatment after the pilot. She was originally supposed to be a front-line female character.
* DevotedToYou: Towards Starbuck; it even shows when she helps him land his Viper in the hangar through the counsel. Of course, it sours a bit when Cassiopeia enters the picture. Granted, she was the one who dissolves her relationship with Starbuck after the Destruction, but still.
* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Seems to have shades of this in earlier episodes. While it's not to say Adama favors neither her or Apollo, she does stay on the bridge while Apollo flies around shooting off Cylons in his Viper.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: With Zac; she's the older and responsible one.
* LoveTriangle: With Starbuck and Cassiopeia.
* MeaningfulName: Athena possesses many attributes of a Goddess from the Greek mythology, including strength and determination as seen when she comforts her father when they both lose two of their family members. It definitely helps that she's also a Viper pilot.
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]]: Alongside Boxey and Muffit, she never appeared for the rest of the season after "Greetings from Earth".
* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]: To Cassiopeia's Blue Oni; despite her 'good girl' status, she can be very short-tempered.
* RomanticRunnerUp: At least we think so...
* {{Tsundere}}: If she were any more hot tempered she'd be a redhead, especially as far as Starbuck is concerned.
* [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]]: To Cassiopeia's Betty for Starbuck's Archie.
* WomanScorned: Once caught Starbuck making out with another woman in the Viper launch bay. She vents steam from the catapults on him.
!!Cassiopeia (Laurette Spang)
Originaly a... Socialator/[[spoiler:Hooker]] by trade. Cassiopeia decided to make a more helpful contribution to the fleet by becoming a nurse.
* ActionGirl: She once guarded a downed teammate on a black-ops mission all by herself.
* AdaptationDyeJob: She was brunette in the Berkley novelizations. Laurette Spang is a blonde.
* AscendedExtra: She was originally supposed to die in the pilot but was then kept as one of the series regulars.
* TheAtoner: She becomes a nurse to Dr. Salik in order to put her socialator life behind her.
* [[BettyAndVeronica Betty]]: To Athena's Veronica for Starbuck's Archie.
* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: To Athena's Red Oni; unlike Athena, Cass is rather amused by Starbuck's shortcomings and finds his bad habits more charming than annoying.
* DistressedDamsel: She was rescued by Starbuck when the Ovians were about to eat her.
* FireForgedFriends: With Sheba, who doesn't seem to be taken with her thanks to her relationship with Cain. It isn't until the battle on Gamoray that the two develop a newfound respect for each other.
* GreaterNeedThanMine: Almost says this word for word in the pilot when Starbuck tries to get her medical attention for her broken arm, underlying her modest nature despite her status.
-->'''Cassiopeia:''' "There are others in greater need than I."
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Her original profession is as a Socialator, apparently a largely respectable profession in Colonial High Society, and she has the kind of gracious and generous personality to make that claim believable.
** HospitalHottie: She later becomes this after her ordeal on Carillon.
* LadyInRed: Her initial appearance in the pilot, and in some episodes after.
* LoveTriangle: With Starbuck and Athena, and also with Starbuck and Cain for a two-part episode.
* MayDecemberRomance: Was in this with Cain sometime prior to the series.
-->'''Cassiopeia:''' "I could be your daughter as well."
* MeaningfulName: Cass shares a parallel beauty with that of the original Cassiopeia from the Greek mythology, though they also share opportunism and pride in some degree. They both also seek to atone for their past deeds.
* TheMedic: She's a med-tech, after all.
* SecretSecretKeeper: She is the only one who knows that [[spoiler:Chameleon is Starbuck's father]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Sheba; is the girly girl of the pair.
!!Lt. Sheba (Anne Lockhart)
Daughter of the Legendary Commander Cain (NOT the female one). She's just as stubborn as he is.
* AcePilot: Her own father has often called her, "One of the best".
* ActionGirl
** AffirmativeActionGirl: She was not added to the main roster until around halfway through the show, probably to serve as the main female Viper pilot.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Apollo.
-->'''Sheba:''' "Do you ever think about the fact that maybe two people who snap at each other for no reason are doing it to avoid their real feelings? I've thought about it quite a bit."
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescues Starbuck and Apollo as her introductory move.
* DaddysGirl: It especially shows in her debut episode, where it gets to the point she initially resents Cassiopeia.
* DefrostingIceQueen: During her initial introduction, Sheba is a realist with a tough exterior but during her time aboard the ''Galactica'' she forms a friendship with the rest of the crew - even Cassiopeia.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Apollo, according to the creator of the re-imagined show.
* DivineDate: She and Iblis spend a lot of time alone together in various ships throughout the fleet.
* FireForgedFriends: With Cassiopeia, who tends to Bojay's wounds during the raid on Gamoray.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Shares her father's stubbornness and bravery.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: She is completely taken in by Iblis in a two-parter episode.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Iblis. He even looks like he could be her dad!
* OneOfTheBoys: Subverted - She's a skilled Viper pilot and hangs out with the boys. But she does talk to Athena and Cassiopeia, too.
* PlatonicLifePartners: She initially had this with Bojay and once openly referred to him as such in "War of the Gods".
--> '''Sheba:''' "Bojay is like my family. He's all that I've got left."
* RomanticInterest: To Apollo.
* TheSixthRanger: See AffirmativeActionGirl.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Cassiopeia; is the tomboy of the pair.
!! Serina (Jane Seymour)
Mother of Boxey. Appears in only the Pilot and the two-part episode "Lost Planet of the Gods", but an important character nonetheless.
* ActionGirl: Learns how to [[spoiler:fly a Viper when the regular pilots fall ill.]]
** ActionMom: She did have a son to raise.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the novels, she has auburn hair and green eyes. Jane Seymour is brown-eyed and a light brunette in the show.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Apollo.
* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: To Apollo.]]
* IllGirl: The original material has her suffering from radiation poisoning and the ending [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have her leave Boxey with Apollo to die alone]]. Fortunately, it was found depressing and she was subsequently kept around to die as a warrior in the next episode.
* IntrepidReporter: She was reporting on the peace celebrations when the Cylons attacked.
* JumpScare: She is understandably startled when she spots a corpse the tomb she and the others are exploring.
* KilledOffForReal
** TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: A Type B for Apollo.]]
* MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from Cylene, one of Apollo's lovers in the Greek mythology; both attract their respective Apollos through different means of strength - while Cylene attracted the God by wrestling with a lion, Serina attracted the warrior by coping with life and crisis with exceptional strength, and by training as a Viper pilot.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:Becomes one for Boxey when she dies from the blast she took from the Cylon during the Battle of Kobol.]]
* RomanticInterest: To Apollo [[spoiler:whom she later marries.]]
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Though she has lived through the events of the pilot, she was killed off two episodes later.]]
!!Boxey (Noah Hathaway) and Muffit (Evie the Chimp)
Apollo's [[spoiler:adoptive]] son. Boxey is a bright and outspoken boy who loves adventure. Boxey lost his beloved daggit/dog Muffit when the colonies where destroyed. So Muffit II was created to take his place. Now the pair are almost always together. Both Boxey and Muffit have used their unique talents to save lives many times.
* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and His Daggit]]
* CheerfulChild: He can retain being this even when in danger. When it comes to Muffit, however...
* ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Athena and Boomer, Boxey takes center stage along with Muffit in 'Fire In Space'.
* FamilyOfChoice: Since his mother's death, the entire core ''Galactica'' crew has become Boxey's surrogate family. Starbuck even becomes his HonoraryUncle.
* TheHeart: They're supposed to be this to the whole 'Galactica' crew. Especially Adama and his family.
* [[HeroicDog Heroic Daggit]]: Muffit.
* HeroicFireRescue: Muffet running back into the ventilation duct to rescue an injured firefighter he'd spotted earlier.
* KidSidekick: Boxey.
* NonHumanSidekick: Muffit the Robo Dog.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:His father died during the Cylon attack on Caprica, while his mother was killed in action during a mission on Kobol.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Apollo, who has married his mother.
** [[HasTwoMommies Has Two Daddies]]: Though Starbuck has his share of looking after Boxey as well. Such as when he offers to look after Muffit while the boy goes to visit his dying mother. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming D'aww!]]
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]]: Alongside Athena, Boxey never appeared for the rest of the season after "Greetings from Earth". Muffit is not seen again after "War of the Gods".
* ReplacementGoldfish: Muffit II is one for Boxey after the latter's real daggit was killed during the Cylon attack.
* SidekickExMachina: Again, Muffit.
* [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kid and Daggit]]: Subverted during the pilot; played straight in "Gun At Ice Planet Zero" and "The Magnificent Warriors". Muffit has proved useful in those situations, though.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Boxey seems to always wonder this whenever Apollo is out on patrols or fighting Cylons.
!! Zac (Rick Springfield)
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Zac is the eager excitable sibling compared to the responsible Apollo and Athena.
* KilledOffForReal
* OddNameOut: Unlike his older brother and sister, Zac's name has no connection to Greek mythology.
* SacrificialLamb: He is the first causality to die in the show.
* SiblingRivalry: With Apollo in the novels.
* SiblingTeam: When he and Apollo went out on patrol together.
* TheUnfavorite: In the novels, his father believes he just CantCatchUp.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Zac is quickly and unceremoniously killed off barely twenty minutes in.
!! Lt. Bojay (Jack Stauffer)
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While fiercely loyal to Cain, he does have a caring side.
* PlatonicLifePartners: He initially had this with Sheba, but...
* [[PutOnABus Put on a Shuttlecraft]] / WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He was not seen again since the beginning of "War of the Gods".
** [[TheBusCameBack The Shuttlecraft Came Back]]: He does get a mention before the series end, though.
!!Commander Cain (Lloyd Bridges)
Sheba's Father. Commander of the battlestar ''Pegasus''. Appears in only one episode ("The Living Legend"), but is too hammy to pass up.
* BloodKnight: Ho boy!
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In order to have his way, he destroys needed fuel tankers to force Adama to attack a base. Adama calls him on this, everyone expects him to backstab again, and no one is surprised when he disobeys orders again in a later attack.
* DrowningMySorrows: Cain does this after he's demoted for attacking the Cylon tankers.
* FourStarBadass
* GeneralRipper: While an inherently good person ([[AxeCrazy unlike his reimaged opposite sex counterpart]]), Cain does some very shading things in his attempts to get the Galactica's help taking Gomorray.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Though whether or not he survived during the confrontation is unknown.]]
* InformedAbility: Commander Cain is famous as a bold commander, brilliant strategist, and an inspiring leader. In practice, his leadership consists of swaggering around boasting about himself and sneering at others, and his strategy is AttackAttackAttack It works, mostly because Baltar is an idiot and he is a tactful competent general.
* LargeHam: Most of his lines are very hammy.
* LoveTriangle: With Cassiopeia and Starbuck. Fortunately, Cain himself resolves this by taking on the two Cylon basestars alone.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Cassiopeia.
* MilitaryMaverick: Ho boy!
* [[RecycledInSpace Patton In Space!]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Cain's crew almost take this to the extreme.
* YouShallNotPass: He throws the Pegasus at two cylon Basestars to protect the fleet. After which his ship disappears. It is speculated that he is to much of a {{badass}} to be dead.
!! Chameleon (Fred Astaire)
* ConMan: Like father, like son. Apparently.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure, he can be very deceptive when it suits him. But overtime, he grows to care for Starbuck. [[spoiler:Indeed, the warrior turns out to be his own son - a fact which he told only Cassiopeia.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:To Starbuck. He didn't actually tell him that, though.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The look on Chameleon's face as Starbuck tells him he's quitting the service to spend more time with him just screams this.
!! Dr. Salik (George Murdock)
* HumansAreMorons: His attitude towards the Council of Twelve.
* TheMedic: In the Galactica, he's senior of them all.
!! Dr. Wilker (John Dullaghan)
* TheSmartGuy: It's part of his electronics job resume. He's also the one who built Muffit II, not only as Boxey's replacement pet but to also serve as a basis for the War Daggits designed to take watch over the Warriors as they rest in situations where they are isolated or on a ground mission.
!! Flight Sergeant Jolly (Tony Swartz)
* TheBigGuy: In the Blue Squadron. Shares this role with Greenbean.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Greenbean. Only elements of this come to play in the show, but is delved a little deeper in the novelizations.
!! Flight Sergeant Greenbean (Ed Begley Jr.)
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: It is revealed in the novelizations that Greenbean has had a crush on Serina.
* TheBigGuy: In the Blue Squadron. Shares this role with Jolly.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jolly. Only elements of this come to play in the show, but is delved a little deeper in the novelizations.
!! Flight Sergeant Ortega (Frank Ashmore)
* AssholeVictim: He was murdered by [[spoiler:Karybdis]]. But it's only because he has blackmailed him along with two other men who sneaked aboard the fleet using aliases, and was also a jerk to some other warriors - but especially Starbuck.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkJock: He is a rival Triad player, after all.
* KilledOffForReal
* TheRival: To Starbuck. Those two have had quite the rivalry history...
* TokenEvilTeammate: He took the bribe from three men, and has been blackmailing them ever since.
!!President Adar (Lew Ayers)
* HeadInTheSandManagement: With disastrous results.
* KilledOffForReal
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He sinks into despair upon realizing that his actions have caused the destruction upon the Twelve Colonies.
* SacrificialLamb
!!Croft (Roy Thinnes)
* BelligerentSexualTension: With his wife Leda, who is not too fond of him.
* MilitaryMaverick: According to his wife, he 'invites trouble' and is a little more extreme than even Starbuck. He was even sent to the Prison Barge for this.
* NotSoDifferent: To Apollo; both have lost their respective wives to Cylon fire.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Among the criminals recruited to disable a laser weapon meant to target the Galactica passing through Arcta, he's the only one willing to stick to the mission. The rest of the prisoners, however, devise an escape plan.
!!Leda (Christine Belford)
* BelligerentSexualTension: With her husband, Croft. It appears to be one-sided as she outright states that she hates him despite their marriage, though [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther she ends up dying for him in the end]].
* HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath: She [[TakingTheBullet takes the blast]] from Vulpa meant for Croft.
* TheMedic: For the Arcta team.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female in the demolition team.
!!Commander Kronus (Paul Fix)
* HeroicSacrifice: He is shot while trying to get the Celestria back upright during a skirmish.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He ultimately decides to take matters into his own hands upon finding out what Charka was really up to.
* StopHavingFunGuy: He is among the most strict Colonial Commanders in the fleet, and his attitude towards the other officers shows.
!!Aurora (Ana Alicia)
* ForcedIntoEvil: She is among the mutineers who staged an escape from the Celestra, but we later find out that Kronus' second-in-command, Charka, is the reason the mutiny took place due to his inhumane treatment toward the workers.
* LoveTriangle: With Damon and Starbuck, though the latter later [[DefiedTrope defies this]].
* [[RememberTheNewGuy Remember the New Girl]]: She may be one of Starbuck's past love interests, but she was not seen until next to the last episode. Somewhat justified, as she is thought to be killed during the Destruction.
!!Sire Uri (Ray Milland)
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Sire Uri was described in the Berkley novels as 'handsome', though this could count as an inversion since the novel and the show were released around the same time.
* AmbitionIsEvil: According to Adama, he was once an honorable Councilman before the Destruction, which has now corrupted his moral and ethical standings as well as [[EvilMakesYouUgly physical appearance]].
* TheCasanova: He has at least two or three ladies sitting with him during his initial introduction.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Subverted. He was highly thoughtful and full of moral spirit in his early days before power and fame eventually got to his head.
* KarmaHoudini: Assuming he survived the attack on Carillon...
* LackOfEmpathy: He could care less about the dangers the rest of the Colonials would have to face.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Arguably more so than the rest of the Council.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Happened off-screen, perhaps sometime prior to the first episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is never seen again after the events of 'Saga of the Star World'.
!!The Council of the Twelve
* AristocratsAreEvil: Almost any Sire or Siress is of high-brow low-moral character. Especially in the Council.
* HeroAntagonist: Quite a few of them are this. One of them, Siress Tinia, explains they are really only trying to do their job.
* HumansAreMorons: Dr. Salik thinks this towards the Council, anyway.
* LawfulStupid: They believe everything they do for the Colonies and later the rag-tag fugitive Fleet is for peace. They are even willing to call a truce for both the Cylons and the Eastern Alliance, only for both to stab them in the back.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Almost all of them are this, with Anton and Tinia being notable exceptions. There may be even one or two who want Adama removed from office.
* OnlySaneMan: At least Sire Anton is this in the pilot. Of course, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he is not seen again after that]].
* StrawCivilian: Except Adama, of course.
* WomenAreWiser: At least one Siress, Tinia, comes to have a right mind when the Galactica is under attack by Baltar and his fellow escapees.
!!Council Securty (aka Sentries)
* AssholeVictim: For all of their trouble, they're usually on the receiving end of the abuse. Reese, especially. He got attacked ''twice'', first by a scared man whose family was captured then by the escaping Nomen.
* DrivenByEnvy / TheResenter: In the novelizations, the Council security are called Sentries and the reason they were not present until the 'Tombs of Kobol' arc was because the men who weren't qualified to be warriors were recently selected by the new Council representatives and and the jealousy they feel helps explain why they always cause so much trouble for the warriors.
* GangOfBullies: Mainly to the warriors.
* InSeriesNickname: The warriors officially dub them 'Blackshirts', due to their uniforms.
* {{Jerkass}}: Due out of pure spite and jealousy they feel towards the warriors.
* JerkassBall: Boomer screws around in the shuttle just to get back at a couple of them for insulting him.
* LawfulStupid: Probably the reason why the council chose them in the first place.
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[[folder:Cylons]]
!!Baltar (John Colicos)
Baltar is not a Cylon - he's the man who sold humanity out to the Cylons. A chronic liar and coward, he loves to think of himself as superior to everyone else. He thinks he's using the Cylons when they're the ones using him. Of course none of that matters because he could never do the one thing they wanted him to do - destroy the Galactica.
* AristocratsAreEvil
* BigBad
* ClassicVillain: With "Evil Lighting" and everything.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: In "Lost Planet of the Gods", he tries to get into a position to backstab either the Cylons, the Rag-Tag Fleet, or ''both at once'' — and not even the audience is sure where he actually wants to aim the knife. It all ends with him pinned under rubble at the bottom of a Space-Egyptian pyramid when both sides refuse to trust him.
* DevilInPlainSight: Initially when he was part of the Council. Now he's just an all-around villain.
* DirtyCoward: Boy is he ever.
* TheDragon: To the Cylons' BigBad, and later to Count Iblis.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* ItsAllAboutMe: Definitely has moments of this. At one point, he believes he'll be treated like a ''prince''.
* KarmicDeath: Averted. Originally he was supposed to be [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves killed by his new "allies"]] but...
** SparedByTheAdaptation: ...the audience liked him so much the big wigs gave him a break. New scenes were therefore shot for the series to keep him around as a recurring villain.
* MisanthropeSupreme
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If it wasn't for Baltar leading an attack against the ''Galactica'', the crew of the titular battlstar as well as those of ''Pegasus'' would have gone on fighting over the latter's fuel exchange - which has been ordered by Adama.
* NotNowKiddo: Does this to a Cylon as he is too busy relishing on the ''Galactica'''s destruction until the ''Pegasus'' attacked.
--> '''Cylon:''' "Sir, I really think you should take a look at the ''other'' battlestar."
* [[OhCrap Oh, Frak]]: His reaction in "The Living Legend" when he's gloating at seeing the Battlestar Galactica about to be defeated, only to see the Battlestar Pegasus on an attack run right at him.
* TemptingFate: In 'Baltar's Escape', he cheers about how successful his plan is going, just before he orders his Centurion pilot to launch.
* UngratefulBastard: It is revealed in the novelizations that despite Lucifer saving his life, Baltar has been hating him since he was abandoned at Kobol.
* VillainousFriendship: With Lucifer, ranging between Types III and IV.
!!Lucifer (voiced by Jonathan Harris)
The smartest Cylon in the whole universe. He has the brains, the style, and most importantly, he's modest. His only handicap? Having to work under Baltar. Despite this handicap Lucifer seems to enjoy his banter with Balter, or perhaps he just like watching him sweat when things get hairy.
* AFatherToHisMen: Sort of. In ''The Gun On Ice Planet Zero'' he objects to Baltar's intention to use the ship's pilots as [[WeHaveReserves reserves]].
* AffablyEvil: Instead of hating him for being a member of the evil race of robots, you'll spend most of your time laughing at his razor sharp wit.
* BewareTheSillyOnes
* DeceptiveDisciple: He seems to be this at first. [[spoiler: But when Baltar gets the idea to surrender to the Galactica, he sounds genuinely concerned for the man's safety.]]
* DeadpanSnarker
* EvenEvilHasStandards
* HeelFaceTurn: He does this in the novelizations, due to his friendship with Starbuck.
* LikableVillain: Lucifer isn't likable becuase he does good or isn't as evil as he claims so much as It's because he's so good at calling Baltar out on his [[LargeHam hammyness]]. That's probably why we love him so much.
* TheRival: Baltar believes Lucifer has a rivalry with Spectre.
* TheStarscream
* VillainousFriendship: With Baltar, ranging between Types III and IV.
!!Spectre (voiced by Murray Matheson)
* BlatantLies: Subverted; while he is good at coming up with lies, Lucifer doesn't buy him for a second as he finds most of his behavior faulty.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Perhaps even moreso than Lucifer.
* EvilCounterpart: To Lucifer. While both of them are evil, Spectre is shown to be more deceitful and devious in which Lucifer doesn't really approve of.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Specter does an excellent job of sucking up to Baltar.
* TheRival: Lucifer sees him as this, according to Baltar.
* SmugSnake
* WouldHurtAChild: Specially those 'renegade' children.
!!Cylon Centurions
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Higher-ranked Gold Centurions.
* DeadpanSnarker: At least the one in the Imperious Leader's personal guard was.
* EvilSoundsDeep
* HiveMind: Averted in the pilot - a centurion realizes that the "green and purple squadrons" are a ruse, and gives the order to open fire on Starbuck and Apollo. Also, see DeadpanSnarker above.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty: Definitely on the shiny side.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Others]]
!!Count Iblis (Patrick Macnee)
* AristocratsAreEvil
* AttentionWhore: Of course, he's claiming to be a god, what do you expect?
* BrightIsNotGood
* CharmPerson: He proves capable of wooing just about every woman he meets.
* DevilInPlainSight
* DivineDate: He and Sheba spend a lot of time alone together in various ships throughout the fleet.
* GodTest: He claims to have great powers and knowledge. The Council of Twelve gives him three challenges: to deliver their greatest enemy (Baltar) to them, to lead the fleet to Earth, and one more to be named later.
* KneelBeforeZod: He forces the initially-resistant Baltar to do this.
* MayDecemberRomance: With Sheba. He does look like he could be her dad!
* MindControl / MoreThanMindControl: His persuasive powers are phenomenal, and dangerous.
* PhysicalGod: What he claims to be.
** GodGuise: This is a disguise, however.
* SatanicArchetype: He is a mythical fallen angel, after all.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: What he really is.
!! Borellian Noman
* BadassBaritone: Both of the elder Nomen have very deep voices.
* BerserkButton: Do not insult Maga in front of Taba. Fortunately, Maga stops him before any damage could be done.
-->'''Taba:''' "He has insulted you."
-->'''Maga:''' "If he has, he would already be dead."
* BigOlEyebrows: All male Borellian Nomen appear to sport them.
* BlatantLies: The trio arrive at the Rising Star, insisting that they have come to enjoy themselves. Fortunately, the Colonial Warriors know better.
-->'''Boomer:''' "I knew we had some among the survivors but I never heard of them mixing with the other colonists."
-->'''Jolly:''' "They don't, unless they're on a blood trail."
* BloodKnight: Seems to be a common trait among the Nomen.
* HonorBeforeReason: Once a Borellian Nomen sets out on a "blood trail", nothing will ever dissuade him from his "hunt".
* HotBlooded: Taba, the youngest out of the three. Maga even removes him from the blood trail for this.
* TheLeader: Maga.
* ProudWarriorRace
* [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]]: Debatable. The Borellains only want to be left alone, even when they are forced to align with Baltar and the Eastern Alliance.
* TheStoic: This also seems to be a common trait.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: The reason they're on the blood trail for Chameleon was because the latter has conned one of their own.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Characters in "Galactica 1980"]]
!!Admiral Adama (Lorne Greene)
* AFatherToHisMen
!!Colonel [[spoiler:Boomer]]
* FieldPromotion
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Almost 30 years have passed, so it makes sense.
!!Captain Troy (Kent [=McCord=])
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Galactica 1980 aired two years after the original ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic Battlestar Galactica]]'' - in universe, 30 years pass by, so the former Boxey is now played by Kent [=McCord=].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute
* StraightMan
* UpbringingMakesTheHero
!!Lt. Dillon (Barry Van Dyke)
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: No Dillon, the spining doors weren't built to keep aliens out of the building.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: [[spoiler: Through the streets of Los Angeles, no less!]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute
!!Dr. Zee (Robbie Rist; later James Patrick Stuart)
* CreepyChild: Robbie Rist's incarnation of the character in the three-part pilot story. This was changed to him having a much more normal personality in the following episodes thanks to ExecutiveMeddling.
* TeenGenius
!!Colonel Xavier (Richard Lynch; later Jeremy Brett)
* BigBad: Almost as big as the Cylons, in fact.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He decides to raise Earth's level of technology by [[spoiler: helping the Nazis [[StupidJetpackHitler improve their rockets and fighters.]]]]
!!Jamie Hamilton (Robyn Douglass)
Troy and Dillon's contact on Earth. She saves them time and again with her knowledge of Earth history and current events.
* TheChick
* IntrepidReporter
* [[MrExposition Ms Exposition]]
* TagalongKid
!!Cy (Rex Cutter)
Also known as Cyrus, Cy is a Cylon Centurion rebuilt by Starbuck to keep company while he was stranded on a planet. Despite the rocky start, the pair actually develop a genuine friendship.
* ComicallySerious
* RobotBuddy
* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicSacrifice
[[/folder]]
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