Duke Danton - Revision history

LIMAFOX76: Fixing episode title in the dialogue Box (Planet of the Slave Girls, not Awakening)

2026-03-02T19:53:06Z

Fixing episode title in the dialogue Box (Planet of the Slave Girls, not Awakening)

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	\|Col. Wilma Deering\|No.		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|No.
	\|William "Buck" Rogers \|''[getting the picture]'' Some things never change.		\|William "Buck" Rogers \|''[getting the picture]'' Some things never change.
	\|attribution=Col. [[Wilma Deering]] and {{Buck}} discuss Maj. [[Duke Danton]] en route to [[Vistula]], {{BR25\|~~Awakening~~\|prose=Y}}		\|attribution=Col. [[Wilma Deering]] and {{Buck}} discuss Maj. [[Duke Danton]] en route to [[Vistula]], {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls\|prose=Y}}
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LIMAFOX76: Adding French link

2021-07-11T11:17:53Z

Adding French link

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	[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]		[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
	[[Category: One-Shot Characters]]		[[Category: One-Shot Characters]]
			[[fr:Duke Danton]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: expansion

2021-04-24T22:37:21Z

expansion

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	{{Quote		{{Quote
	\|Col. Wilma Deering\|The problem is ~~you [~~{{buck}}] and Duke are too much alike. I mean, once you get to know him, he's not that bad. Come on, Buck, give him a chance.		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|The problem is {{buck\|you}} and Duke are too much alike. I mean, once you get to know him, he's not that bad. Come on, Buck, give him a chance.
	\|William "Buck" Rogers \| I intend to. How long have you known him?		\|William "Buck" Rogers \| I intend to. How long have you known him?
	\|Col. Wilma Deering\|Since flight school.		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|Since flight school.
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	Danton's craft is forced to crash land after a [[power leech]] is used against it, with Rogers and Danton making their trek towards [[Kaleel]]'s mountain stronghold, bonding and hashing out their differences en route.		Danton's craft is forced to crash land after a [[power leech]] is used against it, with Rogers and Danton making their trek towards [[Kaleel]]'s mountain stronghold, bonding and hashing out their differences en route.

	Upon discovering a mass of [[Scorpion fighter]]s, Danton absconds with one and flees Vistula at [[translight velocity]] to avoid the power leech, while Rogers goes after Deering. Bringing news of the attack squadron to Huer, Danton is astonished to know that the Earth's fighting forces are a small cadre of unaffected pilots, his former instructor Brigadier Gordon, and the duo of [[Twiki]] and Dr. [[Theopolis]]. With this force of only eight Thunderfighters, Danton's force makes haste back to Vistula to head off Kaleel's force before it launches {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.		Upon discovering a mass of [[Scorpion fighter]]s, Danton absconds with one and flees Vistula at [[translight velocity]] to avoid the power leech, while Rogers goes after Deering. Bringing news of the attack squadron to Huer, Danton is astonished to know that the Earth's fighting forces are a small cadre of unaffected pilots, his former instructor Brigadier Gordon, and the duo of [[Twiki]] and Dr. [[Theopolis]]. With this force of only eight Thunderfighters, Danton's force makes haste back to Vistula to [[Battle of Vistula\|head off Kaleel's force before it launches]].

			Although too late to dispatch them while grounded, Danton's task force is bolstered by the arrival of Deering and Rogers in stolen Scorpions, and Rogers makes use of "sacking the quarterback" after Danton and his force are able to break the defensive line {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 22:20, 24 April 2021

2021-04-24T22:20:40Z

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	~~<!--~~{{Quote		{{Quote
	\|William "Buck" Rogers \| ~~Wingman, bandit, 12 o'clock high~~.		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|The problem is you [{{buck}}] and Duke are too much alike. I mean, once you get to know him, he's not that bad. Come on, Buck, give him a chance.
	\|Lt. ~~Wrather~~\|"~~12 o'clock~~" ~~what~~?		\|William "Buck" Rogers \| I intend to. How long have you known him?
	\|Col. Wilma Deering\|~~Lieutenant Wrather, disregard~~. ~~Captain~~ Rogers~~, get off~~ the ~~air! Our [[combat computer]]s are way ahead~~ of ~~you~~.		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|Since flight school.
	\|William "Buck" Rogers \|~~Well, yeah, Colonel, but if your combat computers don't do something pretty fast, your Lieutenant Wrather will be fin.~~.. ''[~~Wrather's ship is destroyed~~]''		\|William "Buck" Rogers \|You close?
	\|attribution={{Buck}}~~, Lt. Wrather, and Col~~. [[~~Wilma Deering~~]] ~~during a "pirate" attack on ''~~[[~~Draconia~~]]'', {{BR25\|Awakening\|prose=Y}}		\|Col. Wilma Deering\|''[morosely]'' No. Not any more.
			\|William "Buck" Rogers \|Was your moving up in rank part of the problem?
			\|Col. Wilma Deering\|That was the least of it.
			\|William "Buck" Rogers \|Care to elaborate?
			\|Col. Wilma Deering\|No.
			\|William "Buck" Rogers \|''[getting the picture]'' Some things never change.
			\|attribution=Col. [[Wilma Deering]] and {{Buck}} discuss Maj. [[Duke Danton]] en route to [[Vistula]], {{BR25\|Awakening\|prose=Y}}
	}}		}}
	~~-->~~
	Maj. '''Duke Danton''' is an instructor and pilot in the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.		Maj. '''Duke Danton''' is an instructor and pilot in the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.

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	As hotshot pilots with many of the same qualities, Danton and Rogers clash with one another, culminating into "demonstrating" 20th century battle strategy via the use of various [[football]] plays—which results in damage to a pilot training room in [[New Chicago]].		As hotshot pilots with many of the same qualities, Danton and Rogers clash with one another, culminating into "demonstrating" 20th century battle strategy via the use of various [[football]] plays—which results in damage to a pilot training room in [[New Chicago]].

	Unaffected by the sickness plaguing the Defense Directorate's pilot corps, Danton is assigned by Dr. [[Elias Huer]] to the honor guard conveying Saroyan back to Vistula, so that the Directorate may make use of the opportunity to investigate the source of the poisoned [[food disc]]s {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.		Unaffected by the sickness plaguing the Defense Directorate's pilot corps, Danton is assigned by Dr. [[Elias Huer]] to the honor guard conveying Saroyan back to Vistula, so that the Directorate may make use of the opportunity to investigate the source of the poisoned [[food disc]]s.

			Following Deering's abduction by [[Julio]] and Rogers' discovery of the source of the poison from [[Processing Plant 347]], Rogers and Danton follow Deering into the [[Sea of Stone]] using Danton's Thunderfighter, while Maj. [[Fields]] returns to Earth with the discovery.

			Danton's craft is forced to crash land after a [[power leech]] is used against it, with Rogers and Danton making their trek towards [[Kaleel]]'s mountain stronghold, bonding and hashing out their differences en route.

			Upon discovering a mass of [[Scorpion fighter]]s, Danton absconds with one and flees Vistula at [[translight velocity]] to avoid the power leech, while Rogers goes after Deering. Bringing news of the attack squadron to Huer, Danton is astonished to know that the Earth's fighting forces are a small cadre of unaffected pilots, his former instructor Brigadier Gordon, and the duo of [[Twiki]] and Dr. [[Theopolis]]. With this force of only eight Thunderfighters, Danton's force makes haste back to Vistula to head off Kaleel's force before it launches {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: tweak

2021-04-12T00:25:09Z

tweak

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	Achieving the rank of major in the Defense Directorate, he takes on the task of training new pilots in light of recent losses against the [[Draconian Empire]], including [[Regis Saroyan]], the son of [[Vistula]]'s [[Earth]]-appointed governor, [[Tabor Saroyan]]. In [[2491]] CE, following the reanimation of {{buck}} by the Draconians, Deering and Rogers travel between [[Stargate]]s as part of his introduction into the reality of the 25th century. It is on return from this exercise that Rogers and Deering come across Danton, and decide to intervene after Saroyan's [[Thunderfighter]] comes under attack by pirates, much to Danton's chagrin.		Achieving the rank of major in the Defense Directorate, he takes on the task of training new pilots in light of recent losses against the [[Draconian Empire]], including [[Regis Saroyan]], the son of [[Vistula]]'s [[Earth]]-appointed governor, [[Tabor Saroyan]]. In [[2491]] CE, following the reanimation of {{buck}} by the Draconians, Deering and Rogers travel between [[Stargate]]s as part of his introduction into the reality of the 25th century. It is on return from this exercise that Rogers and Deering come across Danton, and decide to intervene after Saroyan's [[Thunderfighter]] comes under attack by pirates, much to Danton's chagrin.

	As hotshot pilots with many of the same qualities, Danton and Rogers clash with one another, culminating into "demonstrating" 20th century battle strategy via the use of various [[football] plays—which results in damage to a pilot training room in [[New Chicago]].		As hotshot pilots with many of the same qualities, Danton and Rogers clash with one another, culminating into "demonstrating" 20th century battle strategy via the use of various [[football]] plays—which results in damage to a pilot training room in [[New Chicago]].

	Unaffected by the sickness plaguing the Defense Directorate's pilot corps, Danton is assigned by Dr. [[Elias Huer]] to the honor guard conveying Saroyan back to Vistula, so that the Directorate may make use of the opportunity to investigate the source of the poisoned [[food disc]]s {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.		Unaffected by the sickness plaguing the Defense Directorate's pilot corps, Danton is assigned by Dr. [[Elias Huer]] to the honor guard conveying Saroyan back to Vistula, so that the Directorate may make use of the opportunity to investigate the source of the poisoned [[food disc]]s {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial update

2021-04-12T00:24:35Z

initial update

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	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| photo=		\| photo=BR25 - Planet of the Slave Girls - Duke Danton.png
	\| role=Pilot, Instructor at [[Defense Directorate]]		\| role=Pilot, Instructor at [[Defense Directorate]]
	\| rank=Major		\| rank=Major
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	Maj. '''Duke Danton''' is an instructor and pilot in the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.		Maj. '''Duke Danton''' is an instructor and pilot in the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.

	In his cadet years, Danton had been trained by Brigadier [[Gordon]]. Sometime later on, he and [[Wilma Deering]] were romantically involved, both early on in their careers at the Directorate {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.		In his cadet years, Danton had been trained by Brigadier [[Gordon]]. Sometime later on, he and [[Wilma Deering]] were romantically involved, both early on in their careers at the Directorate. Due to Deering's relentless determination, the relationship dissolved and they kept their relationship strictly professional.

			Achieving the rank of major in the Defense Directorate, he takes on the task of training new pilots in light of recent losses against the [[Draconian Empire]], including [[Regis Saroyan]], the son of [[Vistula]]'s [[Earth]]-appointed governor, [[Tabor Saroyan]]. In [[2491]] CE, following the reanimation of {{buck}} by the Draconians, Deering and Rogers travel between [[Stargate]]s as part of his introduction into the reality of the 25th century. It is on return from this exercise that Rogers and Deering come across Danton, and decide to intervene after Saroyan's [[Thunderfighter]] comes under attack by pirates, much to Danton's chagrin.

			As hotshot pilots with many of the same qualities, Danton and Rogers clash with one another, culminating into "demonstrating" 20th century battle strategy via the use of various [[football] plays—which results in damage to a pilot training room in [[New Chicago]].

			Unaffected by the sickness plaguing the Defense Directorate's pilot corps, Danton is assigned by Dr. [[Elias Huer]] to the honor guard conveying Saroyan back to Vistula, so that the Directorate may make use of the opportunity to investigate the source of the poisoned [[food disc]]s {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

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	~~{{picreq}}~~

	{{charnav\|Directorate\|episode1=Planet of the Slave Girls}}		{{charnav\|Directorate\|episode1=Planet of the Slave Girls}}

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial work

2021-03-27T17:12:22Z

initial work

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	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| photo=~~BR25 - Lt. Rather - Awakening.png~~		\| photo=
	\| role=Pilot, [[~~Third Force of the Earth~~ Directorate]]		\| role=Pilot, Instructor at [[Defense Directorate]]
	\| rank=~~Lieutenant~~		\| rank=Major
	\| death=~~Killed in action, [[Pirate Attack on Draconia\|Pirate Attack on ''Draconia'']], c. [[2491]] CE~~		\| death=
	\| seen=~~Awakening~~		\| seen=Planet of the Slave Girls
	\| actor=[[~~Colleen Kelly~~]]		\| actor=[[David Groh]]
			\| sortkey=Danton, Duke
	}}		}}

	{{Quote		<!--{{Quote
	\|William "Buck" Rogers \| Wingman, bandit, 12 o'clock high.		\|William "Buck" Rogers \| Wingman, bandit, 12 o'clock high.
	\|Lt. Wrather\|"12 o'clock" what?		\|Lt. Wrather\|"12 o'clock" what?
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	\|attribution={{Buck}}, Lt. Wrather, and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] during a "pirate" attack on ''[[Draconia]]'', {{BR25\|Awakening\|prose=Y}}		\|attribution={{Buck}}, Lt. Wrather, and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] during a "pirate" attack on ''[[Draconia]]'', {{BR25\|Awakening\|prose=Y}}
	}}		}}
			-->
			Maj. '''Duke Danton''' is an instructor and pilot in the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.

	~~Lt. '''Wrather''' is a pilot in Col~~. [[Wilma Deering]]~~'s [[Third Force~~ of the ~~Earth Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE~~.		In his cadet years, Danton had been trained by Brigadier [[Gordon]]. Sometime later on, he and [[Wilma Deering]] were romantically involved, both early on in their careers at the Directorate {{BR25\|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

	~~Despite~~ {{~~buck~~}}'s assistance--unwanted and repeated admonished by Deering--over the pilot's communication channel, Wrather is not able to handle a "pirate" fighter during the [[Pirate Attack on Draconia\|faux "pirate" attack on ''Draconia'']] {{BR25\|Film\|Awakening}}.		{{stub}}

	~~== Notes ==~~		{{picreq}}

	* [[Colleen Kelly]] is credited only in the [[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)\|theatrical release]].		{{charnav\|Directorate\|episode1=Planet of the Slave Girls}}
	* In the subtitles for the Kino Lorber 2020 CE release, the character's name is misspelled twice as "[[:File:BR25 - Awakening - Lt Rather Spelling from Subtitles.png\|Rather]]" and "[[:File:BR25 - Awakening - Lt. Weatherly Spelling from Subtitles.png\|Weatherly]]." The spelling for the name in this article is derived directly from the theatrical release's end credits.

	{{charnav\|Directorate~~\|Deceased~~\|episode1=~~Awakening~~}}

	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]
	[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]		[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
	[[Category: Characters]]		[[Category: Characters]]
	~~[[Category: Deceased Characters]]~~
	[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]		[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
	[[Category: One-Shot Characters]]		[[Category: One-Shot Characters]]
	~~[[fr:Wrather]]~~

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{subst::Wrather}}"

2021-03-27T17:06:46Z

Created page with "{{subst::Wrather}}"

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{{Character Data
| photo=BR25 - Lt. Rather - Awakening.png
| role=Pilot, [[Third Force of the Earth Directorate]]
| rank=Lieutenant
| death=Killed in action, [[Pirate Attack on Draconia|Pirate Attack on ''Draconia'']], c. [[2491]] CE
| seen=Awakening
| actor=[[Colleen Kelly]]
}}

{{Quote
|William "Buck" Rogers | Wingman, bandit, 12 o'clock high.
|Lt. Wrather|"12 o'clock" what?
|Col. Wilma Deering|Lieutenant Wrather, disregard. Captain Rogers, get off the air! Our [[combat computer]]s are way ahead of you.
|William "Buck" Rogers |Well, yeah, Colonel, but if your combat computers don't do something pretty fast, your Lieutenant Wrather will be fin... ''[Wrather's ship is destroyed]''
|attribution={{Buck}}, Lt. Wrather, and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] during a "pirate" attack on ''[[Draconia]]'', {{BR25|Awakening|prose=Y}}
}}

Lt. '''Wrather''' is a pilot in Col. [[Wilma Deering]]'s [[Third Force of the Earth Directorate]] in [[2491]] CE.

Despite {{buck}}'s assistance--unwanted and repeated admonished by Deering--over the pilot's communication channel, Wrather is not able to handle a "pirate" fighter during the [[Pirate Attack on Draconia|faux "pirate" attack on ''Draconia'']] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}.

== Notes ==

* [[Colleen Kelly]] is credited only in the [[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)|theatrical release]].
* In the subtitles for the Kino Lorber 2020 CE release, the character's name is misspelled twice as "[[:File:BR25 - Awakening - Lt Rather Spelling from Subtitles.png|Rather]]" and "[[:File:BR25 - Awakening - Lt. Weatherly Spelling from Subtitles.png|Weatherly]]." The spelling for the name in this article is derived directly from the theatrical release's end credits.

{{charnav|Directorate|Deceased|episode1=Awakening}}

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
[[Category: Characters]]
[[Category: Deceased Characters]]
[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
[[Category: One-Shot Characters]]
[[fr:Wrather]]