Apollo

A Viper pilot and leader of Blue Squadron, son of Commander Adama.

Captain Apollo, portrayed by Richard Hatch, is a Viper starfighter pilot on the Battlestar Galactica. He is the son of Commander Adama and brother of Lieutenant Athena. As the leader of Blue Squadron, Apollo is typically partnered with his best friend, Lieutenant Starbuck. Early in the series, Apollo marries reporter-turned-Viper pilot Serina, but she is killed by Cylons, and Apollo adopts her young son, Boxey.

Quick Facts

Full name: Captain Apollo
Rank: Captain
Role: Viper Pilot, Leader of Blue Squadron

Lore & Background

Captain Apollo is a central figure among the human survivors fleeing the destruction of their homeworlds aboard the titular spacecraft, searching for a new home while being pursued by the Cylons, a fearsome society of robots intent on exterminating all humans. After Boxey's pet daggit, Muffit, is killed in the attack on Caprica, Apollo arranges for a robot daggit, Muffit II, to be given to the boy. In the series finale, "The Hand of God", Lieutenant Sheba ultimately professes her love for him.

Reader's Guide

Captain Apollo is a Viper starfighter pilot on the Battlestar Galactica, the son of Commander Adama and brother of Lieutenant Athena. He is the leader of Blue Squadron and is typically partnered with his best friend, Lieutenant Starbuck. Lee Adama (call sign "Apollo"), portrayed by Jamie Bamber, is a reimagined version of Captain Apollo in the 2003 miniseries and 2004–2009 series. Richard Hatch played a different recurring character, Tom Zarek, in the reboot series.