Versions Number Four (Battlestar Galactica)

1 versions

1.1 caprica
1.2 fleet
1.3 new caprica
1.4 number 4 s role

versions
caprica

a number 4 first appears posing human physician treating kara thrace (starbuck) ballistic trauma in supposedly hospital on caprica. in reality, performing invasive medical tests on reproductive organs. after starbuck begins suspect doctor s true nature, kills him, , escapes facility. fears confirmed when second copy of model greets on way. copy gunned down resistance fighters rescue her. @ least 1 other copy seen on cylon-occupied caprica.

it later revealed number 4 caprica buccaneers team doctor , worked against resistance contaminating radiation meds , giving morpha. copy eliminated after samuel anders saw 4 copy cornered starbuck outside cylon facility

the fleet

another 4 - named simon - medic in colonial fleet on gemenon , later lived on ship cybele in galactica s refugee fleet human wife giana o neill , stepdaughter jemmy. simon reluctant act against humanity because loved wife , stepdaughter. brother cavil attempted pressure him blowing cybele. simon airlocks himself instead. giana learned truth husband after starbuck returned fleet. although distraught, reasoned must have killed himself rather follow cylon plan , heroic in way. according six, killed himself out of resurrection range (the reason being out of range @ time unknown) , dead.

new caprica

a 4 present in president gaius baltar s office during battle of new caprica. 1 four, assigned part of 1 basestar s command crew witnesses sister basestar s plight, determines decision rescue infected basestar cannot reached scientifically. simon captured same infected basestar near lion s head nebula interrogated on galactica. reveals information ship , cylons motives abandoning it, in exchange cure promised humans. however, there no cure, treatment. thought 4 killed when karl agathon sabotages environmental control system, killing cylon prisoners stop them being used biological weapons.

number 4 s role

simon returns when number 3 model talks baltar in passage, after consulting simon cylons next move towards earth.

number fours featured doctor or medic, , has fascination possibility of humanoid cylons being able reproduce. speaks calmly , clearly, , seems use logic solve problems , make decisions. when galactica attacks colony in final episode, 4 shows no concern, believing odds in cylons favor , there no need worry.

ellen tigh makes veiled comment number 4 want study caprica 6 , saul tigh s baby if given opportunity. caprica 6 takes threat against baby. ellen s veiled threat proven valid, 4 chance operate on hera when later kidnapped boomer. 4 killed boomer herself snaps neck in order return hera parents during attack on colony.

several number fours among boarding party led john cavil storms galactica during assault on colony. @ least 1 killed cic crew. after tenuous truce declared, 1 4 oversees transfer of resurrection data final 5 colony hybrids, truce broken when galen tyrol murders tory foster. 4 in cic shot dead starbuck in ensuing fight. remaining fours aboard colony perish when falls naked singularity orbiting , obliterated.