Billy Keikeya
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| Billy Keikeya | |
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 Billy Keikeya. |
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| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Portrayed by | Paul Campbell |
| First appearance | "Miniseries" |
| Last appearance | "Sacrifice" |
| Rank | Former Personal Aide to the President |
| Affiliation | Twelve Colonies |
Billy Keikeya is a character in the miniseries and television remake of Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by Paul Campbell.
In the miniseries, Keikeya was assigned to Secretary of Education Laura Roslin as an aide during the decommissioning of the Battlestar Galactica. As he and Roslin were en route back to Caprica, a massive Cylon attack occurred, forcing Roslin to assume the presidency. Keikeya lost most of his family on Picon during the attack.
After the Galactica and the remnants of society fled the Cylon attack, Keikeya continued to work with the President, rarely leaving her side. In his role of confidante, he was amongst the first to deduce that Roslin was dying of cancer.
Both he and Roslin developed a strong loyalty to each other; Roslin once commented that Billy was the closest thing to family she had. Commander Adama told Keikeya that Roslin said she saw similarities between Keikeya and the late President Adar and believed that Keikeya would be President one day. However Adama followed this up with "Don't let it go to your head... Adar was a moron". During the military coup that put Roslin in prison, Keikeya worked with several of Galactica's crewmembers to break her out. However, Keikeya refused to escape with Roslin after the breakout, fearing her break with the military could cause serious fractures within the fleet.
Keikeya later travelled with Adama to locate Roslin on the surface of Kobol and reunite the fleet. This was because Adama felt he was one of the few people to whom Roslin would listen. Keikeya was also one of the few people to enter the Tomb of Athena and see the map to Earth (Home, Part II).
During much of his time after the Cylon attack, Keikeya was in a romantic relationship with Petty Officer Anastasia "Dee" Dualla. He eventually proposed to her; however, she said she could never marry him. Shortly afterwards, Keikeya caught Dualla and Lee Adama in a romantic setting on Cloud Nine. A verbal argument ensued, but the bar they were in was suddenly taken over by disgruntled citizens/terrorists. When one of the terrorists attempted to shoot Dualla, Keikeya made a play for a gun and killed the shooter, but was mortally wounded in the process. President Roslin later tearfully tended to Keikeya's body in the Galactica's morgue.
[edit] Trivia
- Paul Campbell has said that his character, Billy Keikeya, was axed because he had been unwilling to commit to a five-year contract. [1] He has also said that he would not mind returning as a Cylon.
[edit] External links
- Billy Keikeya at Battlestar Wiki
| Preceded by unknown |
Chief of Staff to the President of the Twelve Colonies (seasons 1-2.0) |
Succeeded by Tory Foster |
