Louanne Katraine (Sasha)
Capt. Louanne Katraine in "Torn"
Race	Human
Gender	Female
Portrayed by	Luciana Carro
First appearance	"Act of Contrition"
Last appearance	"The Passage"
Callsign	Kat
Rank	Lieutenant (Episode 1. " Torn " is the sixth episode following Collaborators (Battlestar Galactica, of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Luciana Carro (born March 23, 1981 in Toronto) is a Canadian actress of Italian descent " Act of Contrition " is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series " The Passage " is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D 05 - 2. 20) Captain (Episode 3. Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D 01 - 3. 10)
Affiliation	Colonial Fleet

Louanne "Kat" Katraine is a character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series, portrayed by Luciana Carro. The Colonial Forces are the military forces of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D Luciana Carro (born March 23, 1981 in Toronto) is a Canadian actress of Italian descent

Contents 1 Character biography 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

Character biography

In her first appearance in the series, Kat is a rookie Viper pilot or "nugget" aboard the Battlestar Galactica, part of a group being trained by then Lieutenant Kara Thrace (Starbuck). The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of Science fiction Films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978 Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, played by Katee Sackhoff, is a Fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining ^[1] Although a rookie, she is very sharp and talented, and quickly becomes a hot-shot pilot, taking part in a vital operation to attack a Cylon tylium refinery. The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction ^[2]

As the fatigue and stress of weeks of continuous duty without relief mount, Kat turns to stimulants to keep her senses sharp. Ultimately, she overdoses on stims, becomes hysterical, and finds herself unable to safely land her Viper. She is talked down into a near crash-landing by her former instructor, Starbuck, and is temporarily hospitalized. ^[3]

After Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama and Starbuck are transferred to the Battlestar Pegasus by Admiral Helena Cain, Kat becomes Galactica's senior pilot, leading the Galactica Air Wing in what amounts to a game of "chicken" with the Pegasus Air Wing. Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo" is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Pegasus is a fictional spacecraft that appears in the both the original and the re-imaged television series Battlestar Galactica. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Rear Admiral Helena Cain is a fictional character in the reimagined Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by The game of Chicken, also known as the Hawk-Dove or Snowdrift game is an influential model of conflict for two players in Game theory. ^[4]

The rivalry between Kat and Starbuck, arguably the two best pilots on Galactica, intensifies with the passage of time. Kat comes to disdain her former flight instructor on account of her drunken and irresponsible behavior; Starbuck considers Kat to be an upstart with a too-high opinion of her own abilities. Circumstances lead to Starbuck and Kat flying as a pair on a Combat Air Patrol during which they encounter the ace Cylon Raider nicknamed "Scar". Combat air patrol (CAP is a type of flying mission for Fighter aircraft. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat The Cylon Raider is the standard Starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series The Cylon Raider is the standard Starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series Starbuck is the first to spot "Scar", and comes close to trying to kill "him" in suicidal head-on pass; at the last moment, she breaks away and lures "Scar" into Kat's line of fire. As Kat is the one who fires the killing shots, she earns the title of Galactica's "Top Gun", thereby also winning a personal bet against Starbuck. ^[5]

During the settlement of New Caprica, with Commander Lee Adama in command of Pegasus and Starbuck down on the ground, Kat becomes the CAG of Galactica, leading the decoy attacks that lured the Cylons away from New Caprica, clearing the way for Galactica to jump in and deploy the real strike force. Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo" is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. Commander Air Group, or CAG, refers to the Commander of the Air Wing aboard an Aircraft carrier of the U An FTL, or "Faster Than Light" Drive is a Fictional propulsion technology from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series ^[6] Following the successful recovery of the civilian population from New Caprica and the destruction of the Pegasus, Lee Adama resumes his old post of CAG: however, Kat remains a senior member of Galactica's Air Wing as a squadron leader. ^[7]

As the Galactica and its Raptors guide the civilian fleet in relays through a treacherous stellar cluster, it is revealed that the real Louanne Katraine was a woman who died two days prior to the Cylon attack on Caprica. The Raptor is a multipurpose military spacecraft featured in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. A drug runner by the name of Sasha, seeking to change her life, took the deceased's identity and became the individual known thereafter as Louanne "Kat" Katraine. After Starbuck discovers this, Kat begs her not to inform Admiral William Adama but instead to allow Kat to do so herself. Admiral William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series On the fourth and penultimate relay through the cluster, Kat receives a dose of radiation that would be sufficient to have her removed from flight status, and begins losing hair. She chooses to accept her past and present life: she has a sexual encounter with her former associate Enzo, swaps her radiation badge for that of Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon, and boards her Raptor for the last time. Karl C Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett. She stays in the cluster after Admiral Adama issues the jump order in order to see her assigned ship, the Faru Sadin, safely to the other side. There have been many appearances of various Spaceships in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Television series In doing so, she receives a fatal dose of radiation. Admiral Adama visits her deathbed. He later promotes her posthumously to CAG on account of her bravery. ^[8] Although it was not made explicit in the scene, Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore made it clear in his podcast for "The Passage" that it was intended that Adama should look on Katraine, like Kara Thrace, as an "adopted daughter" of sorts. Ronald Dowl Moore (born 5 July 1964 in Chowchilla California) is a two-time Emmy Award -nominated American Screenwriter A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download

See also

• List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 television series) episodes

External links

• Louanne Katraine at the Battlestar Wiki

References

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