Who Is Starbuck? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Starbuck is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Kara Thrace, with over 34 comic issue appearances. Cpt. Kara Thrace is among the survivors of the cylon attack on Caprica. She is considered one of the best Viper Pilots in the fleet. Her call sign is "Starbuck".

Who is Starbuck?

Before she served on board Galactica , Kara Thrace was a flight instructor. While teaching at the academy, she got into a relationship with one of her students and despite her best efforts, she ended up falling in love with him. Unfortunately, Zak wasn't a very good pilot but she couldn't bring herself to fail him. Because of this, she passed him and shortly after graduating, he died on a routine mission. At the funeral, she met Commander Adama , the man who would have been her father-in-law had Zak not died. They bonded over the loss and over time he became the caring parent she never had growing up and in many ways she became the daughter he never had and the child he would have preferred his sons had been more like. On New Caprica, she got drunk and slept with Lee Adama on the very plot of land she was planing on building a house with her boyfriend, Sam Anders . The next morning, feeling guilty, she ran off and eloped with Anders.

Key facts

Starbuck is of other origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 34 recorded issue appearances, Starbuck ranks among the most featured characters in comics.