Tory Foster
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| Tory Foster | |
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 Tory Foster in the episode "Hero". |
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| Race | Humanoid Cylon |
| Gender | Female |
| Portrayed by | Rekha Sharma |
| First appearance | "The Captain's Hand" |
| Affiliation | Colonial Government , Final Five Cylons |
Tory Foster is a recurring fictional character from the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Rekha Sharma.
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Before the Destruction of the Twelve Colonies, she was a precinct captain for the Federalist Party in Delphi on Caprica for five years. In this capacity, she became an expert on polling.[1]
Following the death of Billy Keikeya, Tory Foster becomes one of President Laura Roslin's chief aides and advisors. She takes a particular responsibility for managing Roslin's election campaign. One of her first moves is to take an opinion poll, the results of which clearly show Roslin leading her presumptive opponent, Tom Zarek.[1] She plays a part in finding a human foster mother for the half-Cylon child Hera Agathon and is one of the few people who know the child is alive.[2] She counsels Roslin during the Rya Kibby case, as she weighs up the consequences of appeasing the pro-life beliefs of the Gemenese and the need to repopulate the human race versus the individual rights and freedoms guaranteed under Colonial law before the attack.[1]
After Roslin's executive order criminalizes abortion throughout the fleet, Vice-President Gaius Baltar announces his candidacy in the forthcoming election, and garners Zarek's support as campaign manager (and eventual Vice-President[3]). The discovery of New Caprica and the Baltar-Zarek campaign's pro-settlement position swings much popular support away from Roslin. With Roslin's at first tacit, and later explicit, approval, Foster conspires with Colonel Saul Tigh and others to rig the election in Roslin's favour. The deception is discovered by Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on account of a typographical mistake on one set of ballot papers, and Baltar is sworn in as Roslin's successor.[4]
During the occupation of New Caprica by the Cylons, Foster joins the human resistance movement, again serving as Laura Roslin's aide. She works to compile a list of known Cylon collaborators among the human population.[5][3] She helps to organise the swift and orderly evacuation of the civilian population to their assigned vessels, and is one of the last people to see Maya and her adopted daughter Hera/Isis as the evacuation takes place. Despite having two bodyguards, Maya does not make it off New Caprica, Hera is captured by Number Three, and Foster personally apologizes to Roslin for what she sees as her failure.[6]
Following Roslin's second inauguration as President of the Twelve Colonies, Foster resumes her former duties as a presidential aide.[7]
In the last few episodes of season 3, her mental condition starts deteriorating, and she starts hearing music. In the cliffhanger Season 3 finale, "Crossroads, Part II", she, along with Samuel Anders, Saul Tigh, and Galen Tyrol become aware of the fact that they are Cylons [8], based on hallucinatory music that only they can hear, and a "switch" that goes off within them (as Chief Tyrol mentions). Foster and Anders have been having a physical relationship. As the Cylon fleet attacked, Tigh defiantly declared "Whatever else I am, I'm an officer in the Colonial Fleet and if I die today, that's the man I'll be." Following this speech, Foster reported to the CIC to aid President Roslin.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Captain's Hand". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ "Downloaded". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ a b "Precipice". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ "Lay Down Your Burdens". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ "Occupation". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ "Exodus". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ "Collaborators". Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- ^ Ronald Moore confirms that they are Cylons in this interview: [1]
| Preceded by Billy Keikeya |
Chief of Staff to the President of the Twelve Colonies (seasons 2.0-2.5) |
Succeeded by Felix Gaeta |
| Preceded by Felix Gaeta |
Chief of Staff to the President of the Twelve Colonies (seasons 3.0+) |
Succeeded by current |
| Characters on Battlestar Galactica |
| Lee "Apollo" Adama | William Adama | Karl "Helo" Agathon | Gaius Baltar | Anastasia "Dee" Dualla | Felix Gaeta | Laura Roslin Kara "Starbuck" Thrace | Cally Tyrol | Number Three | Number Six | Number Eight | Samuel Anders | Tory Foster | Saul Tigh | Galen Tyrol |
| List of Battlestar Galactica characters |
