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Battle of Kobol
	Battle of Kobol
	Battle of Kobol
Summary
Conflict:
Date:
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Kobol
Result:	Colonial victory
Combatants
The Rag-tag Fleet of Colonial Survivors	Cylons
Commanders
Colonel Tigh	Lucifer
Strength
Two squadrons of Vipers	One basestar's compliment of Cylon Raiders
Materiel Losses
Unknown number of Vipers	Unknown number of Raiders
Casualties
Unknown	Unknown
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For information on a battle over Kobol from the Re-imagined Series, see Battle of Kobol (RDM).

The Battle of Kobol, a risky play for power on the part of Lucifer and the Cylons, nearly catch battlestar Galactica at a very vulnerable time near humanity's ancestral homeworld of Kobol.

Nearly all of Galactica's Viper pilots contract an unknown illness, which forces Adama to call up a group of female shuttle pilots to be trained on Vipers. Their initial training complete, the female Viper squadron accompanies Adama to the surface of Kobol, where Adama hopes to learn the location of Earth.

Baltar meets Adama on Kobol, and releases Starbuck from captivity as a show of good faith. When Baltar remains on the surface too long without contacting Lucifer, the Cylon seizes his absence as an opportunity to gain power. Lucifer orders an attack, hoping to gain the glory of having destroyed Galactica.

The female Viper pilots on the surface scrambles to defend against the Raiders, but their lack of experience and being outnumbered leaves them in a dire situation. In the course of the fighting, a Raider shoots the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, freeing Adama, Apollo, and Serina. The explosion that frees them also causes a large rock to fall on Baltar, pinning him. Falling debris forces the Colonials to flee, leaving Baltar to his fate.

Dr. Salik finds a cure in time for the regular Viper pilots to return to help the female pilots. While still not strong enough to walk yet, the recovering pilots are able to fly their Vipers. The combined male and female units are enough to drive the remaining Raiders away (Lost Planet of the Gods).

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-A risky play for power on the part of [[Lucifer]], the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] nearly catch battlestar ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' at a very vulnerable time near humanity's ancestral homeworld of [[Kobol]].
+The '''Battle of Kobol''', a risky play for power on the part of [[Lucifer]] and the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], nearly catch battlestar ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' at a very vulnerable time near humanity's ancestral homeworld of [[Kobol]].
-Nearly all of ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilots had contracted an unknown illness, which forced [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] to call up a group of female [[shuttle]] pilots to be trained on Vipers. Their initial training completed, the female Viper squadron accompanied Adama down to the surface of [[Kobol]], where Adama hoped to learn the location of [[Earth]].
+Nearly all of ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilots contract an unknown illness, which forces [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] to call up a group of female [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] pilots to be trained on Vipers. Their initial training complete, the female Viper squadron accompanies Adama to the surface of [[Kobol]], where Adama hopes to learn the location of [[Earth]].
-[[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] met Adama on Kobol, and released [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] from captivity as a show of good faith. When Baltar remains on the surface too long without contacting Lucifer, the Cylon seizes his absence as an opportunity to gain power. Lucifer ordered an attack, hoping to gain the glory of having destroyed ''Galactica''.
+[[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] meets Adama on Kobol, and releases [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] from captivity as a show of good faith. When Baltar remains on the surface too long without contacting Lucifer, the Cylon seizes his absence as an opportunity to gain power. Lucifer orders an attack, hoping to gain the glory of having destroyed ''Galactica''.
-The female Viper pilots on the surface scrambled to defend against the [[Cylon Raiders]], but their lack of experience in addition to being outnumbered left them in a dire situation. In the course of the fighting a Raider shot the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]], freeing Adama, [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], and [[Serina]]. The explosion that freed them also caused a large rock to fall on Baltar, pinning him. The other three are forced to escape, leaving Baltar to his fate.
+The female Viper pilots on the surface scrambles to defend against the [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]], but their lack of experience and being outnumbered leaves them in a dire situation. In the course of the fighting, a Raider shoots the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]], freeing Adama, [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], and [[Serina]]. The explosion that frees them also causes a large rock to fall on Baltar, pinning him. Falling debris forces the Colonials to flee, leaving Baltar to his fate.
-Just when things were looking hopeless for the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonials]], the male Viper pilots report for duty. [[Salik|Dr. Salik]] had found a cure. They still weren't strong enough to walk yet, but they were able to fly their Vipers. They join the fray and their combined force was enough to drive the remaining Raiders away ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
+[[Salik|Dr. Salik]] finds a cure in time for the regular Viper pilots to return to help the female pilots. While still not strong enough to walk yet, the recovering pilots are able to fly their Vipers. The combined male and female units are enough to drive the remaining Raiders away ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
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