History Characters / BattlestarGalactica2003

* CrazyIsCool: {{Deconstructed}} over the course of the series, as she initially seems to be a straight example of the trope but is eventually revealed to be a badly traumatized person with extreme self-destructive tendencies that often harm both herself and those around her.

* ScrewYourself: Literally. She sleeps with [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 original series Starbuck]] in ComiBook/BattlestarGalacticaBSGVsBSG the crossover comic]].

* ScrewYourself: Literally. She sleeps with [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 original series Starbuck]] in the crossover comic.

The first-ever human-Cylon hybrid. President Roslin orders her death faked and the actual infant assigned to a foster mother, who is killed on New Caprica, causing the child to fall into the hands of the Cylons...

* LivingMacGuffin: For both humanity and the Cylons. Being a hybrid, the Cylons (who are desperate to figure out how to reproduce) are keenly interested in her. Meanwhile, for the humans, it turns out that [[spoiler:her fetal stem cell blood can reverse Roslin's cancer, which helps her beat the disease back for a while before it comes back]].

* NoDelaysForTheWicked: Subverted with ''The Plan'', with it being shown that they ultimately suffered from as many logistical, tactical and strategic issues as the Colonials did.

* AdaptationOriginConnection: In [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 the original series]], the Cylons were created by an extinct alien race (also named the Cylons), versus being created by humanity here.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original show, Count Baltar was TheHeavy for the Cylons and served as the ''de facto'' main antagonist for the show, was a deliberate traitor to the human race, and at times was arrogant enough to believe that the Cylons worked for ''him'' rather than the other way round. Here, he is an AntiVillain at worst, was only tricked into helping the Cylons destroy the Colonies, and while definitely selfish, cowardly and an all-round {{Jerkass}}, he is never truly evil and (very) slowly undergoes CharacterDevelopment that sees him eventually become a more heroic person.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original show, Baltar was TheHeavy for the Cylons and served as the ''de facto'' main antagonist for the show, was a deliberate traitor to the human race, and at times was arrogant enough to believe that the Cylons worked for ''him'' rather than the other way round. Here, he is an AntiVillain at worst, was only tricked into helping the Cylons destroy the colonies, and while definitely selfish, cowardly and an all-round {{Jerkass}}, he is never truly evil and (very) slowly undergoes CharacterDevelopment that sees him eventually become a more heroic person.

The Secretary of Education under President Richard Adar, Laura Roslin was attending the de-commissioning ceremony on ''Galactica'' when the Cylons attacked (as the ship was to be turned into a museum). [[UnexpectedSuccessor Forty-third in the line of succession]], she was sworn in as the lawful replacement President of the Twelve Colonies. Immediately, many cast doubt that a former kindergarten teacher could be president, especially under such dire circumstances, but Roslin handles the office with more aplomb than even her supporters could have expected.

* MosesArchetype: Roslin is the leader of her displaced people who, guided by divine visions, leads them to a promised lan. [[spoiler: She ultimately suceeds but tragically passes shortly after it's discovery, able to see the land but never being able to live there herself.]]

%%* MessianicArchetype

* CelebritySurvivor: He was was the star player of the Caprica Bucaneers, a Pyramid[[note]]A fictional sport seemingly based on basketball.[[/note]] team. He's well known enough for Helo to have gambled on his games and recognize Anders and his teammates after they introduce themselves.

-> '''Played By:''' Chris Boyd

-> '''Played By:''' Jennifer Halley

->'''Played By''': Matthew Bennett

An eccentric, self-absorbed and attention-hungry lawyer who takes up the unwanted job of being Gaius Baltar's attorney during his (Baltar's) farcical trial. Trained as a lawyer by Joseph Adama, William Adama's father (and Lee's grandfather).

* AmoralAttorney: Downplayed - he's ethically questionable and has penchants for deception and psychological manipulation, but he's not a horrible man, and is dedicated to the preservation of the colonies above all else.

* DuplicateDivergence: The model lines start out interchangeable from one another, but by the end of the series some of the Sixes and Eights have developed individual personalities and even names.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He is blown up with the bomb he'd planned to destroy a ship with in Season 1.

* RedHerring: Not intentionally, but it took [[WordOfGod clarifications from the producers]] to assure some viewers that the reveal of Daniel's former existence was ''not'' indicative of any other plot twist involving him around the corner, and none of the already introduced characters were going to be revealed to be Daniel or a hybrid child of his. [[invoked]]