Anastasia "Dee" Dualla, portrayed by Kandyse McClure, is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.
Character history
A native of Sagittaron,[1] Anastasia Dualla joined the Colonial Fleet against the wishes of her father; her decision to enlist caused a rift between them that was not healed by the time of the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies.[2]
For the mini-series, first season, and up until the last episode of the second season, Petty Crew Specialist 2nd Class Dualla, was a communications NCO working in the CIC on board the Battlestar Galactica. One of her prime functions in this role is to act as a "bridge" between the Galactica's command staff and other spacecraft, including the fleet's combat air patrol.
Dualla expresses a romantic interest in President Laura Roslin's aide Billy Keikeya shortly after their first encounter aboard Galactica.[3] This interest blossoms into a relationship between the two,[4] but is brought to an end when Billy proposes marriage and Dualla realizes she is not really in love with him, due in part to her attraction to Galactica CAG, then-Captain Lee Adama.[5][6]. Billy is killed shortly thereafter in a terrorist attack aboard Cloud Nine.[7] In the year between the discovery of New Caprica and the Cylon invasion of the colony, Dualla's position in the fleet changes considerably. Within four months of the planet's discovery, Dualla is commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade; on the day of the colony's ground-breaking ceremony, Rear Admiral Adama approves her transfer to the Battlestar Pegasus.[8] She also marries her new commanding officer, then-Commander Lee Adama.[9] By the time of the Cylon invasion, she serves as executive officer of Pegasus.[10]
Following the destruction of Pegasus above New Caprica,[11] Dualla returns to duty aboard Galactica, working in CIC (in an as-yet unspecified capacity).[12]
At the time of the Cylon invasion of New Caprica, Dualla is at least slightly aware of Lee Adama's feelings towards Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, and there is noticeable bad feeling between Dualla and Thrace.[10] Following Adama and Thrace's fight after Galactica's boxing competition, "the dance", she is visibly saddened by their reconciliation.[8] Later in the season Lee reaffirms his love for her and the two greatly strengthen their relationship.[13][14]
After Lee Adama questions President Roslin during Baltar's trial, Dee leaves Lee. When Lee departs Galactica, Dee honours him with a plaque containing his CAG badges. Lee embraces Dee and jokes that she "got the house".[15]
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