Boxey
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Boxey is a fictional character
from the original Battlestar Galactica
television series portrayed by Noah Hathaway. He is the son of Serina and the stepson of Captain Apollo
. Boxey grows up to become Captain Troy in Galactica 1980
, portrayed by Kent McCord
. Dialogue in the initial episode of Galactica 1980 indicates that "Boxey" was a childhood nickname, and that the character's given name was always Troy.
Boxey was a six-year-old survivor of the planet Caprica, following the holocaust of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. His natural mother, Serina, was a television news reporter. Following the Cylon attack which destroyed the Colonies, Serina became romantically involved with Captain Apollo and began training as a Colonial warrior. She married Apollo, who became Boxey's step-father. However, Serina was killed shortly after the wedding and, upon her death, Apollo's family became Boxey's only living relatives and he lived on board the Galactica. Inconsolable over the loss of Muffit, his pet daggit (dog), the boy was given a replacement robot daggit, which he named Muffit II. The two became inseparable and had a number of adventures together, notably in the episodes entitled "Gun on Ice Planet Zero" and "Fire In Space", in which Muffit used his sensors to aid the Galactica officers.
By the time the Fleet discovered Earth after a (supposed) 30-year voyage, Troy had joined the Colonial forces as a Colonial Warrior and Viper
pilot. Troy along with Lt. Dillon led the first team to interact with Earth which took place in the Earth year 1980.
He appears in Richard Hatch's relaunch novels set after the end of the TV series, having grown up and trained as a Viper pilot. He also appears in a similar fashion in the Maximum Press Battlestar Galactica published in the 1990's.
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He is the son of the Colonial Armistice Station officer who is killed in the opening scenes of the miniseries; it is implied that his mother also died in the attack on Caprica, leaving him an orphan. Boxey is rescued on Caprica and befriends Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.
Boxey only appears in the pilot miniseries, the third episode ("Bastille Day") of the weekly series, and a deleted scene for the episode "Water".
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the original Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
television series portrayed by Noah Hathaway. He is the son of Serina and the stepson of Captain Apollo
Captain Apollo
Captain Apollo is the name of a fictional character in the Battlestar Galactica franchise. He was first played by Richard Hatch, who would also later appear as the character of Tom Zarek in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series in 2005....
. Boxey grows up to become Captain Troy in Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980 is a science fiction television series, and a spin-off from the 1978–1979 series Battlestar Galactica. It was first broadcast on the ABC network in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980.-Development:...
, portrayed by Kent McCord
Kent McCord
Kent McCord is an American actor best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the television series Adam-12.- Biography :...
. Dialogue in the initial episode of Galactica 1980 indicates that "Boxey" was a childhood nickname, and that the character's given name was always Troy.
Boxey was a six-year-old survivor of the planet Caprica, following the holocaust of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. His natural mother, Serina, was a television news reporter. Following the Cylon attack which destroyed the Colonies, Serina became romantically involved with Captain Apollo and began training as a Colonial warrior. She married Apollo, who became Boxey's step-father. However, Serina was killed shortly after the wedding and, upon her death, Apollo's family became Boxey's only living relatives and he lived on board the Galactica. Inconsolable over the loss of Muffit, his pet daggit (dog), the boy was given a replacement robot daggit, which he named Muffit II. The two became inseparable and had a number of adventures together, notably in the episodes entitled "Gun on Ice Planet Zero" and "Fire In Space", in which Muffit used his sensors to aid the Galactica officers.
By the time the Fleet discovered Earth after a (supposed) 30-year voyage, Troy had joined the Colonial forces as a Colonial Warrior and Viper
Colonial Viper
The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe. Appearing in both the 1978 original series and the 2003 reimagined series, as well as various derivative works, the single-pilot spacecraft are carried aboard...
pilot. Troy along with Lt. Dillon led the first team to interact with Earth which took place in the Earth year 1980.
He appears in Richard Hatch's relaunch novels set after the end of the TV series, having grown up and trained as a Viper pilot. He also appears in a similar fashion in the Maximum Press Battlestar Galactica published in the 1990's.
Reimagined series (2003)
The character of Alex "Boxey" Boxman was included in the reimagined version of Battlestar Galactica in 2003. This version of Boxey is slightly older than the character in the original 1978 series (around 10 or 11 years old), and is played by Connor WiddowsConnor Widdows
Connor Widdows is a Canadian actor. He appeared in the second and third film adaptation of the X-Men franchise, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, as Jones, a student at Professor Xavier's school who does not need sleep and can control television equipment by blinking...
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He is the son of the Colonial Armistice Station officer who is killed in the opening scenes of the miniseries; it is implied that his mother also died in the attack on Caprica, leaving him an orphan. Boxey is rescued on Caprica and befriends Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.
Boxey only appears in the pilot miniseries, the third episode ("Bastille Day") of the weekly series, and a deleted scene for the episode "Water".
External links
- Boxey at the Battlestar Wiki