Alex Quartararo (callsign "Crashdown") is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, portrayed by Samuel Witwer. His real name, while not given in the series, is Alex Quartararo.
Crashdown is a refugee from the Battlestar Triton who begins serving as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii's electronic countermeasures officer (ECO) on the Battlestar Galactica after she leaves Karl "Helo" Agathon on Caprica. He resents the fact Valerii s...
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Alex Quartararo (callsign "Crashdown") is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, portrayed by Samuel Witwer. His real name, while not given in the series, is Alex Quartararo.
Crashdown is a refugee from the Battlestar Triton who begins serving as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii's electronic countermeasures officer (ECO) on the Battlestar Galactica after she leaves Karl "Helo" Agathon on Caprica. He resents the fact Valerii seems to compare him unfavorably to Agathon. Over time, however, their antagonism matures into a more good-natured teasing.
Crashdown was involved in a developing romantic relationship with Ensign Davis, a junior officer on the Galactica.
Along with the Cylon sleeper agent Boomer, Crashdown leads several pivotal Raptor missions to find water and fuel supplies for the Colonial fleet.
Crashdown is a member of a three-Raptor survey part sent to examine the planet Kobol. The Cylons destroy one Raptor above Kobol and severely damage the one carrying...
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