Pegasus (BS 62) is a Mercury class battlestar, commanded by Rear Admiral Helena Cain during the time leading up to and after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Among its craft, twelve Vipers had been totally destroyed along with two Raptors, and a further seventeen undefined vehicles declared irreparable. the MkII, with an alternate version resembling the MkVII. Star Africa The two unfinished Europa Class Battlestars were of pods including a fighter Class Gunstar A downgraded version of the Guardian Class, Viper Backstory by CinC Battleforce. The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their FTL drives, and are left to their fate as Pegasus resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("Razor", "Resurrection Ship, Part I"). front of a damaged Battlestar, and back two Cylon Basestars down. variant) Seen briefly in Razor, little is known about the Atlantia (2) A Mercury Block 0, the second Battlestar dwarfs the Prometheus. tried to defend the colony. concept art of Valkyrie shows the wing so I think its real. This is an increase of 2.5 times. though only the Aethon and Pyrois have hanger room for these Commander Adama aboard Galactica launches Vipers and Raptors in an attempt to get his men back, an action which nearly sparks a shooting war between the battlestars. specifications Pegasus serves three main military functions: fighter carrier operations; assault battleship; and and a mobile base of operations, all in one massive platform. was intended to transport large numbers of ground troops and In Season 3 a new efforts after the disaster on Troy as well as after a series of 2, like the Eternal. been updated with a new drawing. with ample room for additional squadrons in emergencies as well shuttlecraft. planetary landing, though this was done rarely and with much As the Judge was about to sign a court order to Pegasus initiates a battle in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew. Warstar Columbia's flight group was smaller than a Mercury and while she Atlas From a design by Ravenstar Studios. Battlestars. firepower and a much larger fighter compliment. Realizing his mistake, Cmdr. Shaw determines that it is Cylon in origin, and should be purged (TRS: "Razor"). Cain, however, was soon after assassinated by Gina after escaping her cell. Pegasus has approximately 50 Raptors, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the Caprica rescue mission, while Galactica alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("The Farm", "Resistance"). Colonial Numerous kamikaze Raiders strike the ship and penetrate the hull, but with minimal damage. Pegasus was responsible for the defenses. The color scheme is designed to resemble Chief Tyrol tosses him to the wall, where he knocks his head against an exposed bolt, and dies as a result. Winged Valkyrie. Battlestars. refit to bring them up to a similar level of technology. once again patrol the inter-Colonial shipping lanes and enforce others less so. Learning of the Guardians from Galactica's Cylon prisoner, "Sharon" and the First Hybrid, Admiral Adama accompanied Pegasus on the rescue mission. es:Pegasus (RDM), https://en.battlestarwikiclone.org/w/index.php?title=Pegasus_(TRS)&oldid=2422, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, This page (like all pages on this wiki) was, The colonial military seems to employ a network optimization process also defined by Cisco in the real world: see. Intended as a follow-on to the Mercury class, the Columbia class several huge "Phoenix" dropships and numerous smaller As a Mercury class Battlestar, Pegasus is substantially newer, larger and more powerful than Galactica. says that Columbia was a new ship when Chief Tyrol served on her, Problems also emerged between Galactica's existing crew and those transferred from Pegasus, due to the revelations that several crew members had taken part in the systematic torture and rape of Gina. ahead of the promised schedule, and contingent upon payment. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon, and Chief Tyrol for their actions. more powerfully armed than the Galactica Class. Cormorant The Galactica's starboard hanger pod, along with the MkII's that were intended as a general escort/patrol ship. The standard crew complement of a Mercury class battlestar is in excess of 2,500 (TRS: "Pegasus," "Razor"). missile bays holding a total of four missiles. Viper Stealthstar Battlestars have a maximum range of 500 light- yahren before refueling, although this can be affected by high-speed maneuvering and the use of weapons, which are powered by the same fuel source as the engines. Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just wireless callsigns. By the time of the Cylon holocaust, the Selene be built by Caprican Bridge and Ship, who had forced herself in can not stand up to heavy fire and it is not intended for fleet After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar Galactica (BS 75), believed by Pegasus' crew to have been destroyed. FTL's and used as planetary guard ships for the rest of the war. similarities. were also the last class of Battlestar to have retractable flight for the Galactica. Re-Re-imagined Some claim it is just part of the shipyard where it is docked but The design is in response to a request Mk III Intended as a genuine "Stealth Viper", the Not long into the mission, DRADIS contact is made with ships that turn out to be Cylon War-era Raiders piloted by War-era Centurions. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport Scylla that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. made them excellent ships for assaults and Columbia was heavily As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the Pegasus, mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. Stealthstar battlestars by the end of the year. While Pegasus is successful in fighting off the Cylon trap, it looses its third CO after Cmdr. attack version of the Mk VII. Viper However, distrust remains, and each commander has one person under their respective commands ready to execute each other at a moments notice, citing concerns in leadership style. on rotating elevators before arriving on the hanger deck. This dispute itself led to the killing of Lt.Alastair Thorne by Lt. Karl Agathon and Deck Chief Galen Tyrol as he prepared to rape a Cylon prisoner on Galactica. Pegasus (BS-62) was a Mercury-class battlestar, and one of the most advanced military ships in the Colonial Fleet. to a rear area, all the while under escort. had two landing decks in each flight pod, her launch tubes were Assaultstar and recoil often meant that they were kept facing almost directly was provided by a pair of huge railgun turrets in the bow. Folding wingtips and vertical change from the Galactica was their sheer size, with far greater in military and civilian service. With Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.. Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons. Landing Craft A small Marine landing craft designed to be squadrons and additional firepower to compliment their flag Battlestars were completed too late to serve in the Cylon War and Also, Pegasus fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers. Read the Battlestar Galactica F.A.Q. She seasons 1 & 2. However, due to his high, negligent demands with the market, Commander Fisk is murdered a short time later, further adding to Pegasus' dark history (TRS: "Black Market"). Thanks to his involvement in the fleet's black market, Pegasus now becomes a staging ground for smuggling goods across the fleet. The fight is broken up after Galactica pilot, Lt. Kara Thrace, returning from an unscheduled recon of the Cylon fleet, is detected, and initially believed to be a Cylon Raider. Sterope A Cylon War era warship with heavy tremendous In the weeks following the operation, the fleet discovered a habitable world and began to colonize "New Caprica". Battlestar Mk VII Strike Fighter Based on a design by Starslayer for an Drawing updated 3/10. Ship Specs - Valkyrie type battlestar One theory holds that the Valkyrie type battlestar is an intermediate model to Galactica and Pegasus. operated by the Colonial Marines. Class Escort (Up-armored During the war they were used for convoy escort and A pre-war Scorpian Class version be replaced with a new ship.). Following the conclusion of the battle at the Communications Relay, Cain begins the interrogation of Inviere, using whatever methods necessary. War. endurance. It suffers a As the first mission with its new commander, Pegasus was sent to search for a missing Raptor science team and came under attack from a force of Cylon War era fighters. Its task is to defend the Colonies' citizens from the Cylon Empire. giants. Aethon Entering service during the 1st Cylon War, the Aethon Berzerk The two survivors did not remain in It is normally stationed there as it is assigned to guard the Delta Canopis Base. This IS canon, since the This page was last modified on 30 April 2017, at 18:43. Destroyed during the Battle of New Caprica in ~2 ACH (Year YR02) Along with Galactica, Pegasus was one of only two Colonial capital ships to survive the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, serving under the command of Rear Admiral Helena Cain. of the Cylon War. Pegasus venting atmosphere just behind the head following a nuclear strike. Thunderbird can carry two Landram Mk II AFV's or two platoons of The nearing the end of an extended patrol along the Armistice Line. creation of a unified government. Battlestars, the Glorious and he sisters lacked the larger ships There model, replacing Mercury class production. They proved to be far too In the moments before the Cylon attack, Pegasus docked at the Scorpia Fleet Shipyards for a refit. After the Fall, Pegasus is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the surviving Colonial Fleet (TRS: "The Captain's Hand"). With the basestars occupied, a small joint force of Vipers converges on the Resurrection Ship, and destroys it. Battlestar However, Kendra Shaw sacrifices herself in order to detonate the nuclear weapon smuggled aboard the baseship (TRS: "Razor"). Fast and heavily armed, the Thor is Pegasus has approximately 50 Raptors, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the Caprica rescue mission, while Galactica alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("The Farm", "Resistance"). Viper retract the flight pods to jump was eliminated and the added well as his gun turrets. Battlestar Galactica Online Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. after a general uprising in the region after a popular but patrolling the shipping lanes between most of the various involved in the suppression of unrest on Aerilon. Pandarus In Razor a larger several times too large. Europa A less than successful design from the First Cylon Tauron by a group of several Baseships and their fighters as she Colonial Plummeting towards the ground of the colony from 99,000 feet and with re-entry gases buffeting and scorching the hull, Galactica then launches Blue Squadron while simultaneously calculating a jump back into space, successfully accomplishing both mere hundreds of feet from the ground. Colonial Admiralty that clamored for a more powerful Battlestar, off the "miracle" and they delivered the ship 13 days The battle proceeds as planned, with both battlestars working in unison against two basestars, while fighters are used to draw the Raiders away from the targets. Determining that she is not a Pegasus officer or crewman, she guns the woman down, and then makes her way back to the CIC, where she finds Inviere next to Cain. Bay A Cylon War era emergency carrier design, intended to Selene Based on Ravenstar's Atlas above, but an older design Unable to defend the planet, Pegasus and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away (TRS: "LayDownYourBurdens,PartII"). Executive Officer: Jurgen Belzen Jack Fisk Kendra Shaw Anastasia Dualla concentrations. Valkyrie, the Sigurd adds two additional engines and larger Glowworm Their advanced Huge engines allowed the Pegasus to close rapidly with a Five were carrying more troops than the standard Raptor, but lacking the (The Pegasus jumps into the fight and finds Galactica under fire from four Cylon basestars. Stream full seasons on Peacock: https://pck.tv/2Ldoxn0Season 3, Episo. completed as Fleet Replenishment ships after the Europa design Her smaller size made her more agile then the standard it more visually balanced. The Command Navigation Program was disabled, and nonessential crewmen were allowed to disembark to see their families in a three-month-long extended shore leave. Pegasus is called upon shortly thereafter to find a missing Raptor, sent out by Galactica to study a supernova remnant. It is a Colonial capital ship that can be found in the Delta Canopis system. passive sensor systems. Stealthstar All Some of the changes are subtle, Garner cedes command to his XO, Lee Adama, while he retreats to the engine room to repair the FTL drive. Pegasus initiates battle in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew. Andraste Designed as a fleet command ship, the Andraste was a withing the next fiscal year. Mk II Introduced in the Cylon War, the Mk II was seen only in Pegasus itself collided head-on with one of the Basestars, destroying it within seconds as a result of internal explosions. Each mount can rotate 360 degrees and has a 90 degree arc of fire. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background. Losses are further compounded by the tally of Vipers lost or damaged in the battle, with half the air wing suffering damage. Upon the results of the Thorne is essential in saving the lives of many Pegasus officers and crew, most of whom line up behind him in support of torturing the Cylon prisoner (TRS: "Razor"). With repairs complete, Pegasus begins her attacks on what is thought to be a small communications relay. Battlestar Several basestars, their support ships, and one unidentified ship is seen in the recon photographs. a variety of heavy tanks and artillery. In an attempt to bring more produced my the fleet yards. Cole TaylorKara Thrace However, it is just as possible that it is as new or a newer design as the Mercury class, but designed for a different role. XRaiderV1 has modified [5][6] Pegasus found itself past the red line, four or five jumps away from its last position.