Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series. He is one of the show's primary characters.
Gaius Baltar's character and outlook change dramatically throughout the series, though many things about him remain constant. Baltar is narcissistic and a habitual womanizer. He regularly uses a well-developed acting talent to spin y...
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Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series. He is one of the show's primary characters.
Gaius Baltar's character and outlook change dramatically throughout the series, though many things about him remain constant. Baltar is narcissistic and a habitual womanizer. He regularly uses a well-developed acting talent to spin yarns on virtually any subject when he feels the need. Early in the series, his claims are accepted at face value due to his educational background and intelligence. In the final season of the series, Baltar expresses regret for having been a "profoundly selfish man" and that his work as a spiritual leader is his "last chance at redemption".
When the series began, Baltar was either an atheist or an agnostic, but he begins to consider the existence of God to be a possibility due to the events in the first season episode "The Hand of God". Though...
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