Does this fanfic show how Adama made Fleet Commander over Cain. Cos Cain is supposed to be under Adama in terms of rank in the Living Legend two parter. The Living Legend novelization says Cain was promoted after Adama not before, which explains why Adama could relive him of command and Cain was in the officers club thinking he went too far with his plan to force Adama into taking Gamoray.
Unless of course Adama's political route over the years with the Council Of Twelve in later years before and after the colonial holocaust gave him an advantage over Cain in the military. Or was Cain the
Captain Kirk type in your eyes and was promoted higher later on to a "fleet Admiral" still but did something rebelious to get busted back to mere Commander, something he excels at?
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Originally Posted by Eric Paddon
Adama stayed on the Cerberus a little longer, where he first met Tigh, and then went to the Rycon to serve under Commander Kronus and finally to his own command on the Galactica.
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Makes sense. But having Cain also serve elsewhere's or had at one time been a P.O.W. of the Cylons and their allies (before the Cylons turned on and killed them of course after they outlived their purpose) for a short period during the war before being freed and taking command of a ship of his own would also be a more logical change of pace for the two eventual commanders of the Galactica and Pegasus. Cain would logically follow Odysseus' style of command and learned off another military hero like Odysseus during his time onboard and had the time to grow closer to him than Adama ever did. Due to being around him much longer and serving on the Cerberus before and after Adama moved on.
Adama had Kronus to learn off afterwards didn't he? Seems you've got an opportunity to make Cain more fleshed out than Adama here?
Commander Odysseus himself is somebody i so wished was fleshed out in a Battlestar Galactica comic book series much more as well. Just like his mythological Greek namesake from the iliad. Perhaps he had a long and detailed history fighting in the war with the Cylons (Trojan war) and then spend many years trying to get home after the gods punished him for blinding Poseidon's son the Cyclops Polyphemus (Cylon?) Think Count Iblis and the beings from the ship of lights fighting over his fate in a battle of wills etc.
Certainly would be neat to make Odysseus and the Cerberus turn up in a fanfic of Battlestar Galactica's fan envisioned season 2 where the Galactica and Cerberus might meet up, and a older madder and perhaps more intimidating Odysseus could be a salvation or hinderance to the Galactica and her fleet? explaining Odysseus age might be a problem even for a race of humans who naturally age up to 200 yahrens or more. But he could always be "time displaced" due to tangling with higher being like Iblis or maybe John and the "Ships of light" chose him and his crew and plucked them for a particular higher purpose which had yet to be explained.
A Commander Odysseus who felt the wrath of Count Iblis first hand, or fighting a set of foes more dangerous than the Cylons might be a good tale to come up with fanfic wise.
Food for thought!
KJ
