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'''Donzo''' is a biker and part of [[Willy]]'s [[w:California|California]] [[w:motorcycle|motorcycle]] gang.
'''Donzo''' is a biker and part of [[Willy]]'s [[California]] [[w:motorcycle|motorcycle]] gang.


He asks Willy about the [[turbocycle]]s that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.  
He asks Willy about the [[turbocycle]]s that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.  
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In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named of '''Donzo Gates'''<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on [[Lizard Charlie]], an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]].<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 22-24</ref>
In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named of '''Donzo Gates'''<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on [[Lizard Charlie]], an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]].<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 22-24</ref>
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== Behind the Scenes ==
== Behind the Scenes ==


[[File:Donzo's stand-in in Galactica Discovers Earth.jpg|thumb|left|Donzo's stand-in]]
[[File:Donzo's stand-in in Galactica Discovers Earth.jpg|thumb|Donzo's stunt double.]]
* In "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at 0:22:11 (on the Blu-ray version), it is clearly a younger stand-in who's riding Donzo's motorcycle.
* In "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at 0:22:11 on the Blu-ray restoration, a younger stunt double for [[Mickey Jones]] can be clearly seen riding Donzo's motorcycle.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:20, 18 January 2021

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Donzo is a biker and part of Willy's California motorcycle gang.

He asks Willy about the turbocycles that Troy and Dillon are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I").

Novelization depiction

In the novelization by Michael Resnick, this character is named of Donzo Gates[1]. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on Lizard Charlie, an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their laser pistols.[2]


Behind the Scenes

Donzo's stunt double.

References

  1. Resnick, Michael (1981). Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth. Berkley Books, p. 22.
  2. Ibid., pgs. 22-24