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==Noteworthy Dialogue==
==Noteworthy Dialogue==


* ''The Starbucks exchange barbs over helping the remaining humans:''
*: '''Lieutenant {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}:''' Come ''on,'' are we just going to watch while the Cylons ''execute'' the ''human race''? We're the ''same person,'' Starbuck! Fate can't have squeezed ''every'' shred of decency out of you in this timeline!
*: '''Captain {{alt-r|Starbuck}}:''' I fight when I ''want'' to. ''My battles. Not... that kind of ''suicidal [[felgercarb]].'' There's no percentage.
*: '''Lieutenant Starbuck:''' Right. Funny you can't even look me in the ''eye'' when you say that. 


* ''When ''{{alt-r|Galactica}}'' attacks [[Baltifer]]'s [[Baltifer's basestar|basestar]]:''
*: '''Baltifer:''' A battlestar? A ''battlestar''? Is this a ''trick'' of yours, {{alt-r|Adama}}?
*: '''Adama:''' I wish it ''was.'' Fate is ''kind'' today.
*: '''Baltifer:''' ''Counter attack! Destroy all the humans and that wretched ship!'' And ''kill'' Adama!
*: '''{{alt-r|Centurion}}:''' [[By your command]].
*: '''Adama:''' If death means I can stop listening to your ''madness,'' Baltifer, fate is ''still'' being kind to me to--
* ''The lead {{alt-r|Raider}} commander reaches out for support:''
*: '''Centurion:''' Lead raider to basestar. Request battery support against the human fighters.
*: '''Adama:''' ''Here's'' your battery support. (Basestar's weapons batteries destroy the Raiders.)
* ''Following {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and Starbuck's return to their reality:''
*: '''{{alt|Zee}}:''' The [[temporal battery]] has burned out, but I feel ''confident'' I can repair it. I'll need--
*: '''Starbuck:''' Zee, you see, it's all about ''risk'' and ''reward''. ''No more [[temporal weapon|time weapons]]...'' It's not ''worth'' it.
*: '''Zee:''' Oh.


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Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 5
Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 5
An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No. 5
Writer(s) Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
Illustrator(s) Cezar Razek
Penciller(s)
Inker(s) {{{inker}}}
Colorist(s) Vinicius Townsend
Letterer(s) Simon Bowland
Editor(s)
Collection Design {{{designer}}}
Cover Artist(s) Alex Ross (Main Cover and Variants)
Chris Eliopoulos (Subscription Cover)
Adaptation of
Published September 18, 2013
Collects
Collected in Battlestar Galactica Volume 1: Memorial
Reprints
Reprinted as
Pages 32
ISBN 725130204622
Population 0 Survivors
Special {{{special}}}
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Starbuck and Apollo must help the beleaguered human resistance fighters against overwhelming odds as they face extinction at the hands of the all-pervading Cylon empire. it's [sic] all or nothing for our time-displaced heroes as winning may jeopardize their chances of returning home.[1]

Plot

Notes

Publication Releases

  • A version of this issue, the Battlestar Galactica #5 Exclusive Subscription Variant, released in September 2013. Per the publisher:
    A super-special, exclusive Chris Eliopoulos Cute cover, only available to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders![2]
  • This issue concludes the "Memorial" arc.

Nods

Miscellany

Analysis

Questions

Noteworthy Dialogue

  • The Starbucks exchange barbs over helping the remaining humans:
    Lieutenant Starbuck: Come on, are we just going to watch while the Cylons execute the human race? We're the same person, Starbuck! Fate can't have squeezed every shred of decency out of you in this timeline!
    Captain Starbuck: I fight when I want to. My battles. Not... that kind of suicidal felgercarb. There's no percentage.
    Lieutenant Starbuck: Right. Funny you can't even look me in the eye when you say that.
  • When Galactica attacks Baltifer's basestar:
    Baltifer: A battlestar? A battlestar? Is this a trick of yours, Adama?
    Adama: I wish it was. Fate is kind today.
    Baltifer: Counter attack! Destroy all the humans and that wretched ship! And kill Adama!
    Centurion: By your command.
    Adama: If death means I can stop listening to your madness, Baltifer, fate is still being kind to me to--
  • The lead Raider commander reaches out for support:
    Centurion: Lead raider to basestar. Request battery support against the human fighters.
    Adama: Here's your battery support. (Basestar's weapons batteries destroy the Raiders.)
  • Following Apollo and Starbuck's return to their reality:
    Zee: The temporal battery has burned out, but I feel confident I can repair it. I'll need--
    Starbuck: Zee, you see, it's all about risk and reward. No more time weapons... It's not worth it.
    Zee: Oh.


Related Imagery

Covers

Preview Pages

Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.
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    Page 1

  • Page 2

    Page 2

  • Page 3

    Page 3

  • Page 4

    Page 4

  • Page 5

    Page 5

External links

References

  1. ↑ Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Battlestar Galactica #5 Exclusive Subscription Variant (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 8 April 2020.
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