Battlestar Galactica Vol.4 #3 is a comic published by Dynamite Entertainment.
Plot[]
- "After losing the Twelve Colonies, is there anything left for humanity to lose? Plenty - and as a trap is sprung, Commander Adama faces his worst nightmare since taking the lead of the fleet. Can Apollo and Starbuck discover their mysterious foes' secrets in time? New York Times bestselling author and comics writer JOHN JACKSON MILLER (Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo) and Daniel HDR (Red Sonja, Superman) continue their miniseries timed for Battlestar Galactica's 40th anniversary year!"
- —Official synopsis
Synopsis[]
While on monitoring duty inside their Vipers, Starbuck and Boomer are surprised to be over taken by the Colonial Movers tug piloted by Jolly. By using an Okaati Harvester ship as a booster, the tug is now able to match Galactica's top speed. Some time later, Jolly is reporting the success of their test to the Council of Twelve, who react very enthusiastically. Parrin enters with grave news: her workers have decoded a message from the Cylon outpost they raided for fuel. The message is put up on a viewscreen, and shows Baltar informing all Cylon outposts that they have allied themselves with the Comitat, and that no Cylons should interfere with their vessels. Colonel Tigh ensures Adama that the message is genuine, as it bears Baltar's identifier. Parrin warns that the combined forces of their enemies is most likely going to counterstrike them in the Narrows, an area where intense clouds offer few paths of escape. She then proposes to connect an Okaati Harvester as a booster to every Colonial ship so they can outrun their enemies. Adama thinks it will take too much time, but she is certain they can do it in forty centars. Other Council members agree with her plan, and Adama gives Parrin permission to continue. She promisises to sponsor a great party for the Colonial officers after their work is finished, and asks Adama why Apollo has been absent for some time. Adama only replies that his son has been indisposed. Starbuck wonders where Apollo has been as well, and tells Adama that Grust has taken to drinking a lot of Ambrosia with him at night, and seems to be upset about something. He also notices Parrin scolding Grust from a distance.
Apollo has been taken to the Comitat's floating headquarters known as 'the Node' and imprisoned in cell fifteen on prison deck two-five-seven. When one of the Comitat warriors enters his cell, Apollo ambushes him and escapes. He is swiftly recaptured by Thane Korbok who uses an electrical weapon to stun the Colonial warrior. Apollo says he's been waiting forever, and Korbok explains it takes a long time for the Comitat to come to a decision. Korbok explains that 'Thane' is a title instead of a name and that the first two sorties the Colonials faced were merely scouting parties. Back at the Colonial Fleet, the conversions have been completed even faster than planned, and Parrin is holding her celebration aboard the Rising Star. Tigh explains that Commander Adama cannot attend and gives the poor health of his son as an excuse. Starbuck is a late arrival. Cassiopeia has been waiting for him, and he says he always has trouble finding a landing bay on the Rising Star. They spot Grust crawling out from under a shuttle, drunk with Ambrosia. Grusk reveals he has been demoted by Parrin and laments what his people have become. Starbuck fails to understand the meaning of Grust's garbled words. When Parrin orders all Okaati personal fleetwide to withdraw to their Harvesters for a data operations check, Grust tells Starbuck and Cassiopeia that's the clue.
On the bridge of the Galactica, Adama and his crew wonder about the meaning of Parrin's order as well. Adama skipped the party in order to try to make contact with Apollo without Parrin realizing he was gone. He does not intend to leave the sector without Apollo, unless the Cylons or Comitat actually force them to. Starbuck, Cassiopeia and Grust reach Colonel Tigh and try to tell him they are walking into an Okaati trap when all of the Colonial ships except the Galactica suddenly move away at increased speed. The Galactica is left alone as Parrin contacts Adama to tell him that the Okaati do what they must to survive. This includes stealing entire fleets. It is she who has been in league with Baltar all along, and has promised to deliver the Colonial fleet to the Cylons in exchange for all the Tylium they will ever need.
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Colonial Warriors
- Commander Adama
- Colonel Tigh
- Captain Apollo
- Lieutenant Athena
- Lieutenant Boomer
- Lieutenant Starbuck
- Flight Sergeant Jolly
- Bridge Officer Omega
- Flight Corporal Rigel
- Cassiopeia
- Council of Twelve
- Parrin of the Okaati
- Grust of the Okaati
- Thane Korbok
- Count Baltar
- Lucifer
- Cylons
Locations[]
- The Emphyrean Expance
- The Narrows (First Appearance)
- Nebula
- Cylon Forward Supply Dump (mentioned)
Items[]
Vehicles[]
- Battlestar Galactica
- Rising Star
- Colonial Movers Tug
- Mineral ship
- Celestra
- Colonial Vipers
- Colonial Shuttles
- Cylon Basestar
- Okaati Harvesters
- The Node (First Appearance)
- Comitat Frigate
Technology[]
Minerals[]
- Tylium (mentioned)
Liquids[]
- Ambrosia
Behind the Scenes[]
- Coming Soon
Notes[]
- Starbuck mentions that Jolly has a pirate outfit. This is a reference to a disguise he wore in the final issues of the 1979 Marvel Comics series.
- Apollo says he once knew a man named Thane, referring to the original series episodes The Gun on Ice Planet Zero and The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part Ⅱ.
- Rigel refers to the fact that she has been wearing a different, blue colored uniform since Issue 0. This is explained to be because she has joined the officer's training program.
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