Val Chambers
Caprica's Minister of Defense
Val Chambers was the Minister of Defense of Caprica in the years before the Cylon War, a Tauron-hating official who turned on the Ha'la'tha that had helped him rise and was murdered on the syndicate's orders.
Val Chambers was the Minister of Defense of Caprica in the years before the Cylon War, decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. His entanglement with the Tauron underworld would lead to his death. (Caprica, "Pilot")
Minister of Defense#
Chambers served as Caprica's Minister of Defense while Graystone Industries was developing its U-87 military robot for the government. (Caprica, "Pilot")
He made no secret of his dislike of Taurons. (Caprica, "Pilot")
Ties to the Ha'la'tha#
The Ha'la'tha crime syndicate had helped Chambers rise to power. Once he was Minister of Defense he turned on it, using his office to start an aggressive, direct investigation of the syndicate's activities. (Caprica, "Pilot")
Assassination#
Chambers' dealings with the Tauron underworld proved fatal. The Guatrau, head of the Ha'la'tha, sent the lawyer Joseph Adama to talk him out of his campaign. Joseph went reluctantly and came away with nothing but Chambers' contempt. Soon afterwards the Ha'la'tha member Sam Adama killed Chambers in his home. Following his death, the office of Minister of Defense passed to his successor, Joan Leyte. (Caprica, "Pilot")
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Val Chambers?
- Val Chambers was the Minister of Defense of Caprica in the years before the Cylon War, during the events of the Caprica series. He was played by William B. Davis.
- What were Val Chambers' ties to the Ha'la'tha?
- The Ha'la'tha crime syndicate had helped him rise to power, but Chambers disliked Taurons, and once he became Minister of Defense he used his office to go after the syndicate.
- How did Val Chambers die?
- The Guatrau sent Joseph Adama to talk Chambers out of his campaign against the Ha'la'tha. Chambers answered with contempt, and soon afterwards Sam Adama murdered him in his home. Joan Leyte succeeded him as Minister of Defense.
Sources
- EpisodePilot, Caprica, Season 1, Episode 1 (2010)
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Followed from this entry
Caprica: the Colonial capital
Caprica was the richest of the Twelve Colonies, seat of the Colonial government, and the world where the Cylons were built. The Cylon attack destroyed it.
Fall of the Twelve Colonies
A single day of Cylon attack killed billions of people across Colonial space. Barely fifty thousand escaped in a refugee fleet.
Tauron: the Old Colony
A proud industrial world scarred by famine, civil war and a recognised genocide of its native Ha'la'tha, long before the Cylons finished the job.
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