Pegasus (TRS)
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- For the second-season episode, see Pegasus (episode). For the Original Series Pegasus, see Pegasus (TOS).
| Pegasus (BS 62) | |||
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| Race: | Colonial | ||
| Type: | Military | ||
| FTL: | Yes | ||
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| Crew: | Approximately 1,750 | ||
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| CO: | Lee Adama | ||
| XO: | Anastasia Dualla | ||
| Role: | Carrier / Battleship hybrid | ||
| Weapons: | Primary and point-defense Kinetic Energy Weapons, conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors | ||
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| Fate: | Destroyed in Battle of New Caprica | ||
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Pegasus (BS 62) was a Mercury class battlestar, commanded by Admiral Helena Cain.
Much more advanced in size, strength, and technology than the decommissioned battlestar Galactica, Pegasus was presumed destroyed in the Fall of the Twelve Colonies by the the survivors of the Colonies.
History
Although Pegasus was advanced enough to have the Command Navigation Program installed, which the Cylons used as a backdoor, Pegasus had just checked in for a three-month refit at the time of the Cylon attack, and as such, almost all of its networked computer systems were offline. As a result, the Cylons were not able to immobilize the ship using computer infiltration. Combined with the sheer luck of the multiple targets that the Cylons enjoyed, the nuclear detonations temporarily blinded the Cylon DRADIS. Her options limited, Admiral Cain orders her ship to randomly jump without a coordinates check.
While saving the battlestar, the risky blind jump was not the end of their troubles. An indeterminate amount of time later, the Cylon agent known as Gina allowed a party of Cylon Centurions to board the ship, resulting in approximately 700 deaths. When Gina was found out, she killed 7 men before she was subdued. Once she was imprisoned, Pegasus' commander instituted a new policy of Cylon interrogation - brutal gangrape.
After their escape, Pegasus occupied itself with hit-and-run attacks on various Cylon assets. It participated in a bold assault on a staging area filled with fifteen squadrons of Raiders. When Cain's long-time Executive officer expressed hesitancy to launch the ships' fighters against such odds, Cain publicly executed him on the bridge and promoted Jack Fisk to replace him. Fisk tells this story (and later recants it) while drunk to Colonel Tigh, which Tigh believed to be true when he recounts it in turn to Commander Adama.
Some time later, Pegasus discovered that a Cylon fleet it was tracking appeared to be jumping, not randomly, but to systems with natural resources. The battlestar accidentally encountered the Fleet led by battlestar Galactica when Pegasus jumped ahead to scout the Cylon target's projected next position (as it turned out, the Cylons were jumping to systems Galactica had passed through or explored). Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and began transferring supplies and many personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain Lee Adama and Lieutenant Kara Thrace. Cain appeared unconcerned with the needs of the civilians and their ships, a problem noted to Commander Adama by President Laura Roslin.
Chief Tyrol mentioned during his interrogation by Colonel Saul Tigh that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including Pegasus (Resistance). If Admiral Cain ever knew him during this time, she made no mention of it, and had no reservations sentencing him and Karl Agathon to death when they inadvertently kill Lieutenant Alistair Thorne, Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator". William Adama, commander of Galactica, refused to permit the execution, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships (Pegasus).
The battlestars later succeed in destroying the Resurrection Ship. But Pegasus' commander is later killed by Gina (Resurrection Ship, Part II).
Pegasus commander Admiral Helena Cain is succeeded after her murder by Jack Fisk, who in turn is also murdered after running afoul of the fleet's illicit black market (Black Market). Pegasus is briefly commanded by engineer-turned-commander Barry Garner, who is killed saving the ship during the Battle of the Binary Star System. Pegasus was commanded by Commander Lee Adama, son of the Fleet's supreme commander, Admiral William Adama.
Pegasus becomes unofficially known as "The Beast" amongst the Fleet, although it is not known if the nickname comes from her tenacity in combat or its sordid crew history (The Captain's Hand).
New Caprica
Following the founding of New Caprica, Pegasus is assigned to the Orbital Defense Force that protects the planet. During this time Commander Lee Adama keeps an emergency supply of medications aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew had been severely reduced due to repopulation of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, Pegasus and the remaining ships in the defense fleet jump away from the planet (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II).
Four months later, Pegasus and Galactica plan a rescue mission to recover the people on the planet (Occupation). While the plans initially call for the involvement of Pegasus in the recovery, Admiral Adama realizes that the remains of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, must not be involved in the fight should things go awry. Adama orders his son to stay with the last of the Fleet at a rendevous point to await their return (Precipice, Exodus, Part I).
Despite its orders, Pegasus returns to New Caprica to participate in the rescue efforts. Thanks to its assistance Galactica is rescued from destruction and manages to jump away, but Pegasus remains under attack from four Cylon baseships. With her fighters deployed protecting the fleet, Pegasus is relatively defenseless. As Pegasus is dying, Commander Adama orders the crew to abandon ship. As the EVAC Raptors jump away, Pegasus flies directly into a basestar. The remains of the starboard flight pod collide with another basestar, destroying it as well (Exodus, Part II).
See also: Battle of New Caprica
A Lost Civilian Fleet
It was later revealed that Pegasus originally had its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. The tiny caravan was equipped with FTL drives and weapons. Rather than defending them (as Galactica had at Ragnar Anchorage), Admiral Cain saw them as potential spare parts for Pegasus, and decided that Pegasus' military needs were a priority over them. The civilian ships were stripped for parts, including their weapons and FTL drives, marooning them and leaving them completely at the mercy of the Cylons when Cain left.
However not all of the civilians were left to die: after looking over the passenger lists, Cain selected those civilians who she thought would be of value (such as Peter Laird, an aeronautical engineer), forcibly drafting them into her crew. However, 15 'selectees' aboard the civilian transport Scylla were traveling with their families and refused to leave without them. Admiral Cain ordered her marines to kill two families (men, women, and children) to shock the rest into submission. Pegasus then abandoned the civilian ships to pursue Admiral Cain's campaign of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon forces (Resurrection Ship, Part I).
Equipment
In the Extended Cut of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of Galactica, but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual landing bays or the ship's volume, but not its length. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the Pegasus CIC.
Pegasus operates at least four Viper Mark VII squadrons, all verbally identified in the episode "The Captain's Hand":
It is possible that these designations are just wireless code names and not formal, standing squadrons. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background; such as the Vigilantes on Galactica.
Pegasus has Viper Mark VII production facilities (Scar). This is a capability that would allow the ship to be self sufficient on extended deployments, so long as the battlestar has sufficient means to gather the raw materials necessary for construction.
In "Resurrection Ship, Part II" Pegasus is shown to have built in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators as it deviates missiles away from the ship.
Crew
Senior Staff following the founding of New Caprica
- Commander Lee Adama - Commanding Officer
- Lieutenant Anastasia Dualla - Executive Officer
- Lieutenant Hoshi - Communications or Tactical Officer
Former Members of the Senior Staff
- Admiral Helena Cain - Commanding Officer (Killed by Gina)
- Commander Jack Fisk - Commanding Officer (Killed by racketeers in the black market)
- Commander Barry Garner - Commanding Officer (Killed in action)
- Captain Cole Taylor - Commander, Air Group (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
- Captain Kara Thrace - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "Resurrection Ship, Part I" but transferred to Galactica in "The Captain's Hand")
- Lieutenant Alistair Thorne - Cylon Interrogator (Killed by Galen Tyrol)
Notes
- According to David Eick's video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of Pegasus on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's "Lost In Space" remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, eventually using them for "Pegasus". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of Galactica, but sleeker and more advanced.
- This ship is named after the winged horse from Greek mythology.
Related Imagery
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Pegasus - Front view
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Pegasus - Vipers landing
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Pegasus - Gun batteries
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Pegasus - Next to Galactica
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Pegasus - Side angle
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Pegasus - Reverse side
