Battlestar Galactica 2004, Caprica and Blood & Chrome
Commander Jack Fisk a tactical officer of Battlestar Pegasus, who survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
Biography[]
At the time of the Cylon attack on the Twelve Worlds, Fisk served as a senior officer onboard Pegasus, a Mercury-class Battlestar, with the rank of Colonel. The ship docked at the shipyards over Scorpia, ahead of an extensive refit. Fisk was still on board when the Cylons attacked, and consequently escaped the destruction of the shipyards and bombardment of the planet.
In the days after the Fall, Fisk was handed a battlefield promotion to Executive Officer upon the execution of Colonel Belzen for refusing to carry out orders when Pegasus was caught in a Cylon trap. Aware of what would happen if he also refused, he followed Rear Admiral Helena Cain's orders and launched all Viper wings to engage the vastly superior Cylon raider force. Following the battle, Pegasus jumped to a flotilla of civilian refugee ships which had escaped the Fall thanks to their FTL drives. Colonel Fisk personally boarded one of the ships to cannibalise it of vital components to be transferred to Pegasus and to impress civilians with vital experiences. When unrest developed amongst the flotilla, Lieutenant Kendra Shaw murdered a woman to frighten the others in line, which both Colonel Fisk and Admiral Cain approved. The ships and unwanted civilians were then left behind to be slaughtered by the Cylons.
Several months after the attack, Pegasus made contact with Galactica and its own refugee fleet. The honeymoon period was marked with crew transfers and delivery of supplies to Galactica, and Colonel Fisk took this opportunity to befriend Galactica's XO, Colonel Saul Tigh. While drunk he made remarks about the execution of Colonel Belzen and the refugees, but passed it off as a joke when he realised how shocked Colonel Tigh was to hear it.[1] Relations between the two ships quickly soured, with the final straw beind the accidental killing of Lieutenant Alastair Thorne by two Galactica crewmembers - Lieutenant Karl Agathon and Chief Galen Tyrol - as he tried to rape a Cylon prisoner, a crime of which the two were to be executed and was put on hold when both warships were willing to send out Vipers to engage one another. Colonel Fisk understood the killing was accidental, but respected the verdict of Admiral Cain, who ruled that as Cylons are not people they could not be raped and therefore their legal defence was flawed. When two of Lieutenant Thorne's friends assaulted the Galactica crewmembers, he broke off the fight and warned the two about how striking an officer in a time of war could lead to their own executions.[2] Fearing Galactica's CO, Commander William Adama, would continue to be a problem, Admiral Cain gave Colonel Fisk orders to take a Marine team to Pegasus and execute the Commander upon receiving a signal. Following the two ships' attack on a Cylon Resurrection Ship, Admiral Cain gave orders to stand down, having changed her mind. Colonel Fisk therefore returned to Pegasus with the Marines. Soon after arrival, Admiral Cain was murdered by Gina, another Cylon prisoner.
Newly promoted to the rank of Commander and appointed as CO of Pegasus, Commander Fisk quickly took advantage of the civilian fleet. Rather than see them as a collection of parts to confiscate as his predecessor had, he instead took advantage of Pegasus's own supplies and established a large presence in the black market. With the proceeds of this market, he was able to send expensive gifts to politicians and Colonial officers as a bribe. His powerful presence in this market was ultimately his downfall. Pushing to be put in charge of the investigation of the black market, he was able to keep the others' reputations secure for the time being and was able to focus on intimidating his fellow marketeers. Having enough of him, Phelan, a high-profile gang member based on Prometheus, ordered his liaison between him and Commander Fisk to board Pegasus and execute him. With Commander Fisk accustomed to black market trade onboard Pegasus, the man was allowed into his private room, where he garroted the Commander.[3]
List of Appearances[]
| Episode | Appearance | Mentioned |
|---|---|---|
| Miniseries, Night I | ||
| Miniseries, Night II | ||
| Razor | X | |
| The Plan |
Sources[]
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Pegasus".
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Resurrection Ship, Part II".
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Black Market".
Battlestar Pegasus Personnel
| |
|---|---|
| Command Staff | Anastasia Dualla · Barry Garner · Helena Cain · Jack Fisk · Jurgen Belzen · Kendra Shaw · Leland Adama · Renner · Trenell |
| CIC | Abel Thornton · Louis Hoshi · Mei Firelli |
| Viper Pilots | Cole Taylor · Marcia Case · Noel Allison |
| Raptor Crews | Lyla Ellway · Richard Baier · Steve Fleer |
| Deck Hands | Gage · Peter Laird · Vireem |
| Sick Bay | Hudson |
| Marines | Dasilva · Erin Mathias · Riggs |
| Other | Alastair Thorne · Charles Bellamy |