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Creator:Battlestar Galactica: Zarek - Number 1 <span class="SFPTagline"> From SCIFIPEDIA </span>  Battlestar Galactica: Zarek - Number 1
 A Creator page is protected content supplied by the original creator of the material, and is not open to changes or additions. See details at the end of the article. Dynamite Entertainment’s Battlestar Galactica series is set during the continuity of the re-imagined SCI FI Channel series, beginning before the first Cylon War. Excerpts from Tom Zarek’s book The Revolution Within provide narration as we learn about his home colony of Sagittaron. Once a key resource provider, Sagittaron gradually becomes marginalized by its fellow colonies, and Zarek’s parents find themselves living a life as virtual slaves, toiling away in Nitrassium processing facilities. Eventually, the Colonial government creates the mechanical Cylons to lessen the work of humans—but the neglected Sagittaron colony is last on the list, and the development changes very little for its working-class citizens. The Cylons soon turn on their human masters, plunging the Twelve Colonies into war. During the height of the conflict, the struggling Zareks take advantage of a government-issued “procreation incentive,” and Thomas J. Zarek is born nine months later.
 Two years pass, and we see that Karen Zarek has developed an ongoing illness while her husband continues to work at the Nitrassium plant. His fellow workers stage a violent walkout, but Zarek will not be swayed; he keeps his job because he knows it’s the key to his family’s survival. Karen’s illness grows worse, and her supply of medicine is rapidly shrinking. Young Tom is sensitive to this situation, and he also shows a burgeoning awareness of the conflict between man and machine that dominates the news reports on television. Tom attempts to negotiate a raise, but the plant simply cannot afford the expense. He offers an ultimatum, but we do not see the result. Tom is now in elementary school; Jerome’s work schedule has been cut and his mother is still not well. Jerome has tried to obtain more of the Aelotol that she needs, but every attempt hits a dead end. Promising his wife that he’ll do something, Jerome breaks into a pharmacy and steals the medicine. Confronted by military police, Tom reaches into his jacket to produce what little money he has; unfortunately, the MPs believe he’s reaching for a gun and they open fire on him. We cut to Jerome’s funeral. Ten-year-old Tom knows that he is the man of the house now, and the weight of this burden changes him forever. He and his mother move to Perseus Village with a small amount of money and a lifetime supply of Aelotol, the closest thing to an apology they will ever receive for the death of Jerome. We also learn that Jerome’s negotiations at work had resulted in a life insurance plan for himself that paid a considerable sum to his wife and child. Tom is eventually expelled from high school after becoming a political firecracker. This is clearly related to Karen Zarek’s new life as an outspoken labor leader, rallying the people of Sagittaron against the oppressive government that has dominated them for decades. Faced with no other options, Karen agrees to let Tom finish his schooling on his own while working for the labor union.  The young man’s discipline and hard work pay off, and he soon finds himself serving as his mother’s right-hand man. Public opinion is massively divided when it comes to Karen Zarek’s political platform and the local Labor Ministry does everything within its power to block her efforts. The first issue culminates with the assassination of Karen Zarek during a public rally. Local police forces make it clear that they aren’t going to protect her, and a gunman takes her down in the middle of a public rally. Having now lost both of his parents to a corrupt system, Tom vows that their deaths will not be in vain; seeking to repair the madness of the government rule, Tom pledges to begin a revolution that starts from that moment forward.
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