Brent Baxton
the rookie Viper pilot called BB
Ensign Brent "BB" Baxton was a newly graduated Viper pilot assigned to Galactica's air group, who provided cover for the mining ship Majahual and was killed by the Cylon Raider ace nicknamed Scar.
Ensign Brent "BB" Baxton was a Colonial Fleet Viper pilot who completed his training aboard the battlestar Pegasus and was assigned to Galactica's air group. A green pilot still learning his trade, he was killed providing cover for the mining ship Majahual by the Cylon Raider ace nicknamed Scar. (Battlestar Galactica, "Scar")
A green pilot#
Baxton completed his Viper training aboard Pegasus. After graduating, he was assigned to Galactica's air group, flying in the operation to protect the mining ship Majahual. Though he was a qualified pilot, he had very little combat experience, and he asked Starbuck how to survive Scar. (Battlestar Galactica, "Scar")
The hunt of Scar#
Baxton was placed on Combat Air Patrol as wingman to Tucker "Duck" Clellan. While the two were heading back to Galactica to refuel, they were stalked by the Cylon Raider ace nicknamed Scar. (Battlestar Galactica, "Scar")
Recalling the advice to always engage the enemy that he had been given by Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Baxton disregarded Duck's order to retreat and turned back to face the Raider. Scar quickly eliminated him. (Battlestar Galactica, "Scar")
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Brent Baxton?
- Ensign Brent "BB" Baxton was a Colonial Fleet Viper pilot assigned to Galactica's air group. He completed his Viper training aboard the battlestar Pegasus and remained a green, inexperienced pilot.
- What was Brent Baxton's mission with Galactica?
- After graduating, Baxton was assigned to Galactica's air group to take part in the operation to protect the mining ship Majahual. Though qualified, he had very little experience.
- How did Brent Baxton die?
- Baxton was flying Combat Air Patrol as wingman to Tucker "Duck" Clellan when the pair were stalked by the Cylon Raider ace nicknamed Scar while returning to Galactica to refuel. Recalling advice from Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Baxton disregarded Duck's order to retreat and turned back to face the Raider, and Scar quickly killed him.
- What was Brent Baxton's call sign?
- Brent Baxton's call sign was BB.
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Scar", Season 2, Episode 15 (2006)
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Kara Thrace
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Colonial Fleet: 120 battlestars
The navy of the Twelve Colonies, which fought the Cylon War. One software exploit cut it to two surviving battlestars on the day of the Fall.
Cylon Raider: the living fighter
The modern Raider was a living organism fused to a metal exoskeleton, able to plan and to refuse orders. Killed Raiders resurrected into new ships.
Galactica
Galactica was a Jupiter-class battlestar that served the Colonial Fleet from the Cylon War until the discovery of Earth. Never networked, it survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and shepherded the last fifty thousand humans across uncharted space before being scuttled into the sun.
Majahual
Majahual was a Monarch-type mining vessel that joined the Galactica-led fleet after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. While mining a tylium-rich asteroid field, it was terrorized by the lone Cylon Raider known as Scar.
Pegasus: Helena Cain's battlestar
Pegasus survived the Fall because an overhaul had taken parts of its Command Navigation Program offline. It was lost ramming a basestar to cover Galactica's escape from New Caprica.
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