Starbuck (Battlestar Galactica Timeline 1)



Starbuck is a principal character in the Battlestar Galactica Timeline 1 Universe. He debuted in Battlestar Galactica (1978) 101, Saga of a Star World in 1978.

History
Starbuck is a Galactican race human, born on planet Caprica who served aboard the Battlestar Galactica as a Lieutenant. In the yahren 7348, or year 1968 our time, Starbuck survived the destruction of the Colonies of Kobol and would be part of the continuing fight against the Cylon forces during the Battlestar Galactica's search for the 13th colony, planet Earth. In 1970, Starbuck wound up stranded on a planet he would deem Planet Starbuck, meeting a mysterious woman named Angela and repairing an enemy Cylon he soon befriends, naming it "Cy." With Angela, he sires a child before both Angela and the child disappear to the stars. Starbuck is last recorded being alone on his planet, with Angela, their child, and the destroyed Cy gone.

Danaverse Connection
For Starbuck, being stranded on a desolate planet was only the beginning, soon being visited by Rey Skywalker and is recruited into the Council of the Multiverse. After meeting Kara Thrace aka Starbuck of Battlestar Galactica Timeline 2, he longs once again for adventure, only to be assured, that time will come.

Information
Starbuck is portrayed by Dirk Benedict.

In Battlestar Galactica Timeline 2, Starbuck's analogue is Kara Thrace.