Captain Apollo is a fictional character in the Battlestar Galactica franchise. He was played by actor Richard Hatch in the original Battlestar Galactica in 1978, who would also later appear as the character of Tom Zarek in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries in 2003. Apollo is a Viper spacefighter pilot of the Battlestar Galactica, and the son of Commander Adama. (A diary entry from Adama in one of the novelizations based on the original television series says that he was named for one of Adama's squadron mates from his time aboard the battlestar Cerberus.) His sister is Lieutenant Athena, and his mother was Ila. Apollo's history has been marred by tragedy. The loss of the Twelve Colonies deprived him of not only his home, but many of his personal relationships. His brother Zac was shot down by a Cylon ambush. Zac's viper was damaged, and Apollo left him behind in order to warn the Galactica of the ambush. His mother Ila was killed in the subsequent Cylon sneak attack. Later on, Apollo married Serina, a reporter-turned-shuttle-pilot who became a reserve Viper pilot. Shortly after their wedding, she was killed by Cylons on Kobol. Apollo then adopted Serina's son, Boxey, and became a single father to him. In the final episode of the series, Apollo becomes romantically involved with Lieutenant Sheba. His best friend is Lieutenant Starbuck. Apollo is a central character of Battlestar Galactica, as many of the storylines and character relationships revolve around him. Military career Captain Apollo is the leader of Blue Squadron, an accomplished group of Viper pilots. In service of that calling, Apollo is a fearless warrior of distinction and a leader of firm resolve, whether in battle or in the face of political threats such as when he raids a guarded party of the important and corrupt member of the ruling Council of Twelve, Sir Uri, who is gorging on horded food supplies when other refugees in the refugee fleet were starving, regardless of warned retaliation. Among his accomplishments in the series are leading the mission to destroy the Madagon minefield, leading the assault on the pulsar cannon on Arkta, removing the renegade Cylon known as Red Eye, leading the paratroop assault on the Cylon city on Gamoray, leading the resistance against Count Iblis, helping to save Terra from the Eastern Alliance, and sneaking aboard a Cylon base ship to knock out its sensors so