| Samuel Anders | |
|---|---|
| Race | Humanoid Cylon |
| Gender | Male |
| Portrayed by | Michael Trucco |
| First appearance | "Resistance" |
| Callsign | Longshot |
| Rank | Ensign (Episode 3. The Cylons are a fictional race of bio-mechanical beings appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Michael Trucco (born Edward Michael Trucco on June 22, 1970) is an actor " Resistance " is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D 19 - Current) |
| Colony | Picon (Assumed) |
| Affiliation | Colonial Fleet |
Samuel T. The Colonial Forces are the military forces of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Anders is a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series, played by Michael Trucco. Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D Michael Trucco (born Edward Michael Trucco on June 22, 1970) is an actor After joining the Colonial Fleet, his callsign is "Longshot".
He is a former star Pyramid player for the Caprica Buccaneers, and the leader of a group of survivors on Caprica who escaped the initial Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. Triad or Pyramid is a team sport first shown in the Battlestar Galactica (1978 two-part episode " War of the Gods " The Cylons are a fictional race of bio-mechanical beings appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series The Twelve Colonies of Man or Twelve Colonies of Kobol constitute the main human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica Television series His group is encountered by Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, and Karl "Helo" Agathon in the wilderness just outside the ruins of Delphi. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, played by Katee Sackhoff, is a Fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining Karl C Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett. His group was spared from the nuclear attack on the cities because they were out in the wilderness at a high elevation performing athletic training. Since the attack, the group has rounded up supplies and weapons and formed a resistance militia which began conducting raids and sabotage on the Cylon forces occupying Delphi.
Soon after meeting Anders, Starbuck falls in love with him and promises him that she will return to Caprica and rescue his group. She secures this promise by giving Anders her fleet dogtags. A dog tag is the informal name for the identification tags worn by military personnel because of their resemblance to actual Dog tags The tag is primarily used for the However, upon returning to the fleet, President Roslin and Commander Adama deny Starbuck's request to lead a search-and-rescue team back to Caprica, stating the situation is too dangerous. Laura Roslin is a Fictional character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series portrayed by Mary McDonnell. Admiral William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series Meanwhile, Anders's team struggle to survive and continue their attacks on the Cylons.
In the episode "Downloaded", during a sabotage mission, Anders is caught in the rubble of a parking structure where he encounters the Cylon humanoids Number Six, Boomer (aka Number Eight) and a copy of the Cylon reporter D'Anna Biers (aka Number Three). " Downloaded " is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series Number Six is a series of fictional Cylon characters played by Canadian actress Tricia Helfer in the television "re-imagining" of Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii, Number Eight, and Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharon 'Athena' Valerii Agathon refer to a collection of humanoid Number Three is a Cylon, a Fictional Character in the 2000s Science fiction Television series Battlestar Galactica Three attempts to kill Anders, but Six and Eight - having decided to sympathize with the human cause, turn against Three and allow Anders to escape.
In the episodes "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I and II", Starbuck is finally green-lighted to lead a group of Raptors to Caprica and gather the survivors. " Lay Down Your Burdens ", Parts I and II are episodes of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series Once found, Anders's team comes under attack by Cylon Centurions who discover their encampment and drive them out. Starbuck's search team is forced to engage the Cylons, but quickly realize they are outnumbered. The team is driven further into the wilderness where they hole up in a ravine. After an unsettling 18-hour standoff, the team discovers that the Cylons have completely withdrawn from the area. A mysterious survivor among the group, (later discovered to be a copy of the Cylon Brother Cavil), announces the Cylons have left the planet. Brother Cavil ( Number One) is a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series
Once at the fleet, Anders and Starbuck begin a relationship which causes torn feelings for Lee "Apollo" Adama. Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo" is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. During the year that passes after settling on New Caprica, Starbuck and Anders marry and the two live in a tent in the ramshackle "New Caprica City" under the neglectful authority of President Gaius Baltar. Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. Anders becomes seriously ill with pneumonia at one point and is on the brink of death, but makes a full recovery. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal After the Cylons invade New Caprica and Starbuck is taken into custody by the Cylon Leoben Conoy, Anders becomes one of the leaders of the New Caprica Resistance. Leoben Conoy ( Number Two) is a Fictional character appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series
Following the escape from New Caprica, Anders becomes one of the six members of The Circle, a Star Chamber-like group commissioned by the newly sworn-in President Tom Zarek to try, judge, and execute Cylon collaborators. For the online trading card game see Star Chamber The Harbinger Saga. Tom Zarek is the name of a Fictional character on the Sci Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica. After thirteen such executions, Anders quits The Circle and is immediately replaced by his wife Starbuck as a new member. Anders and Starbuck have a fight arising from this, which exposes numerous deep rifts that had emerged in their marriage and the two separate.
Midway through the series third-season, Anders and Starbuck try to reconcile their marriage, but Starbuck's growing love for Apollo makes things difficult.
In episode "Maelstrom", the last time he sees Starbuck alive, he asks her to go with him to another ship for some much needed rest and relaxation to which she replies that she would think about it. " Maelstrom " is the seventeenth episode of the third season from the Science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. He leaves the room and the two never really resolve their soured relationship. After Starbuck's death Anders starts to drink heavily. In mourning, he finds himself in an inebriated state atop one of the Colonial Vipers in the hangar. The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Apollo tries to talk him down, but Anders slips and falls, injuring his leg.
In the episode "Crossroads, Part I", Anders is seen wearing the uniform of a Colonial Fleet Ensign. " Crossroads " (Parts 1 and 2 are the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the third season and season finale from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica He has signed up for flight training since the death of Starbuck. He also displays a rather budding relationship with Diana Seelix, a newly recruited "nugget". Military Personnel Zak Adama See also Zak Adama Played by Tobias Mehler, Clarke Hudson
As the trial of Gaius Baltar commences, Anders is one of only four people so far, (Tory Foster, Galen Tyrol and Colonel Tigh being the other three), who begins to hear strange music coming from a radio in Joe's Bar. Tory Foster is a recurring fictional character from the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Rekha Sharma. Galen Tyrol (commonly referred to as The Chief) is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Colonel Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. The reimagined Science fiction Television series Battlestar Galactica presents various locations, spaceborne and planetary In the cliffhanger Season 3 finale, "Crossroads, Part II", he, along with Galen Tyrol, Saul Tigh, and Tory Foster become aware of the fact that they are Cylons[1] based on hallucinatory music (which turns out to be "All Along The Watchtower" as arranged by Bear McCreary and performed by Bt4) that only they can hear, and a "switch" that goes off within them (as Chief Tyrol mentions). " Crossroads " (Parts 1 and 2 are the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the third season and season finale from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica Galen Tyrol (commonly referred to as The Chief) is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Colonel Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. Tory Foster is a recurring fictional character from the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Rekha Sharma. A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. " All Along the Watchtower " is a folk song written and recorded by Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Bear McCreary (born February 17 1979 is a classically trained Composer and Musician living in Los Angeles California. Anders and Foster have been having a physical relationship. As the Cylon fleet attack, Tigh defiantly declares "I am an officer in the Colonial Fleet. Whatever else I am, whatever else that means, that's the man I want to be. And if I die today, that's the man I'll be. " Following this speech, Anders reports for duty with Tyrol to prepare for battle against the Cylon fleet.
In the first episode of Season 4, Anders flies his first battle mission and cannot fire upon his targeted Cylon ship. The Cylon pilot recognizes him as a Cylon, and the Cylon fighters retreat. After being reunited with the newly back from the dead Kara, who is thought by many to be a Cylon, Anders tells her he will still love her even if she is a Cylon. Kara replies that if he were a Cylon, she would kill him with no qualms. He and the other three secret Cylons meet in secret and he is later a member of Starbuck's crew on the Demetrius, on a secret mission to find Earth.
While aboard the Demetrius, Anders tries to reconnect with his wife and constantly reassure the rest of the crew of the ship who are lacking confidence in Starbucks ability and purpose.