Battlestar Pegasus - Battlestar Galactica (1978 Series)

Battlestar Galactica (1978 Series)

Battlestar Pegasus appears in the original series two-part episode, "The Living Legend".

Pegasus spent her earlier life patrolling the edges of Colonial space under Commander Cain, a renowned (and later legendary) Colonial warrior. Later, Pegasus took part in the battle of Jol'Trata in which she was badly damaged. After the battle she was found by Battlestar Athenia and towed back to Caprica for repair and re-fitting. Two yahren before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies Pegasus was involved in the battle of Molokai with the Cylon forces. The battle was a complete disaster for the Colonial forces and the entire Fifth Fleet, save Pegasus, was destroyed. Pegasus managed to slip away from the battle. Realising that the route back home would be crawling with Cylons Commander Cain and the Pegasus made her way into deep space.

Some time after the destruction of the Twelve Colonies, a recon patrol of the Galactica's was discovered while on patrol by Pegasus (The patrol consisted of two Vipers flown by Apollo and Starbuck). The two battlestars met and took part in a fierce battle against the Cylons. Towards the end of the battle, the badly damaged Pegasus positions itself between two Cylon Basestars, launched nuclear missiles from its port and starboard missle bays, and at point blank range destroys both basestars. After the "dust" had settled from the attack, there was no trace of Pegasus. The future fate of the battlestar is unknown.

Commander Cain's daughter, Lieutenant Sheba, leader of one of Pegasus's Viper squadrons, remains with Galactica after the disappearance of the Pegasus'. The rest of the surviving Pegasus crew also joins the forces of the Galactica'. Yet for a while they continue to wear their original Pegasus insignia.