Lt. Crashdown

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Alex Quartararo
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Portrayed by	Samuel Witwer
Callsign	Crashdown
Rank	Lieutenant, J.G.
Affiliation	Colonial Fleet

Lt. Crashdown is a Colonial Raptor pilot in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. Crashdown is his callsign; his real name, while not given in the series, is Alex Quartararo.

Crashdown was a refugee from the Battlestar Triton who begins serving as Sharon Valerii's electronic countermeasures officer on the Battlestar Galactica after she left Karl Agathon on Caprica. He felt like an outcast among the new crew and especially resented the fact that Valerii seemed to compare him unfavorably to Agathon.

Along with the Cylon spy Boomer, Crashdown led several pivotal Raptor missions to find water and fuel supplies for the Colonial fleet.

Crashdown met his demise at the hands of Dr. Baltar when he led a disastrous expedition mission to explore Kobol and threatened to kill team members who refused to engage a squad of Cylons attempting to set up an anti-aircraft battery. Baltar saves Cally's life by shooting Crashdown in the back. Upon returning to the fleet, Baltar explains Crashdown had died in battle and should be honored.

[edit] See also

• List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 television series) episodes

[edit] Notes

• Crashdown's real name of Alex Quartararo was confirmed by Battlestar Galactica writer Bradley Thompson.
• Crashdown's original Battlestar Triton crew patch can be see on his flight suit in "33".[1]

[edit] References

• Crashdown. Battlestar Wiki. Retrieved on March 15, 2006.