Kalypso |
Kate Bosworth as Kalypso Elene Leto |
Name: | Kalypso Elene Leto |
Callsign: | Wide Load |
AKA: | K |
Age: | 23 |
Branch: | Navy |
Faction: | Military |
Organization: | None |
Department: | Air_Wing Department |
Position: | Raptor_Pilot |
Rank: | Ensign |
Ship: | Genesis |
Homeworld: | Caprica |
Actor: | Kate Bosworth |
Biographical Information
Brief
Kalypso was born into wealth and affluence on Caprica. Her father was a wealthy and well-known businessman who expected his daughter to fall in line with the family business. Kaly had other ideas… such as joining the Navy and becoming a Raptor pilot. Her career, if it could even be called that, was short-lived. Her father threw a fit over her "career choice", called in numerous favors, and saw to it that his daughter didn't receive an assignment following her graduation. Instead, she was shuffled off on a pleasure cruise on the Hera, where she could fly "safely" by her father's standards until she got it out of her system. Blowing up asteroids wasn't nearly as satisfying, but it did keep Kalypso safe when the Cylon attacks came… if being stranded in space on a ship with no weapons and no working FTL, wondering if there's anyone else out there and help is ever coming… was to be considered safe. When the Genesis came to answer the distress call, Kalypso made the move to pick her military career back up where it had been left off.
Skills
- Drawing
- Painting
- Flying
- Seduction
Distinguishing Features
- Her left eye is pale blue; her right eye brown
- She has an aristocratic Caprican accent
Pre IC History
Family & Childhood
The Leto family is well known on Caprica as having both wealth and power. Kalypso was intended to be the eventual heiress of the family fortune, despite her frequent indiscretions. She was essentially born with a silver spoon in her mouth and had anything she could want during her childhood — except the attention and approval of her father.
Education
Attended high school and college on Caprica, both of which she showed relative disinterest in and was mainly just "going through the motions" to get through it. She did show some competence while studying Art in college, but lacked any real passion for it. She subsequently went off to train at the fleet academy, where she finally demonstrated some initiative. She graduated from the Academy as a Raptor pilot.
Military Service
Kalypso never received her first commission. Her father pulled some hefty strings with his political and financial pull and saw to it that his daughter was instead whisked off on the Hera rather than put on assignment.
Relationships
- Apostrophe 'Sig' Algos - Former Shipmate on the Hera; Friend
- Lieutenant Tychon Armedes - Knew one another back on Caprica; Family Friends
- Dion Gaelan - Old Boyfriend; Younger Brother of Major Pieter Gaelan IV
- Chione Hemera Dike - Cousin
On the Grid
Callsign
Kalypso's callsign of "Wide Load" was earned during her first official mission on the Battlestar Genesis, during which she had to tow in Ensign Breit "Tempo" Dynames' Viper. Kalypso came in a bit too hot, calling "Frak. Sorry! Wide load, coming through!" over the Tac. See Log: Recons and Rescues
Timeline
- 85 ACH: Wrong Side of Bed: Paris gets more than he bargained for when Kalypso wakes up.
- 80-81 ACH: Three Ways of Coping: Pilots drink, shady business happens, and Karan makes Snatch cry.
- 79 ACH: All Kinds of Frakked Up: Something of a Wake… welcome to the Air Wing, Arsen
- 74 ACH: Get Your Coat: Major Gaelan comes to let the brigged pilots go.
- 74 ACH: Brigged Birthday Girl: Kalypso gets visitors while she sobers in the Brig.
- 73 ACH: Happy Birthday Brawl: Kalypso gets drunk for her birthday and Sloane becomes her impromptu chaperone and gets in a fight.
- 71 ACH: Drinking Euphemisms: Orion and Kalypso fly a CAP and talk… kind of.
- 67 ACH: This Didn't Happen: After the Funeral Rite… some things didn't really happen. Or did they?
- 67 ACH: Who Bears the Toll?: Chapel chatter — and a funeral.
- 66 ACH: Smash and Grab - Air Wing: The Genesis Air Wing provides top cover for the operation. EVENT!
- 66 ACH: Smash and Grab - Hospital: Medical team loots a Hospital. Some robots and a familiar face from Zaharis' recent past make a brief apperance. EVENT!
- 66 ACH: Smash and Grab Briefing: The pilots prepare for an important mission to the colonies. EVENT!
- 65 ACH: That's Not Awkward: Some conversations take place in the Crows nest.
- 63 ACH: Reflective Conversations: Gaelan and Kalypso discuss memories of home.
- 62 ACH: You Can Choose Your Friends: The bet is a draw, Chione has claws, and Micah has a serious cough.
- 58-59 ACH: Fights and Misunderstandings: The 1st half of Pilot Fight Night and a relationship rescue.
- 58 ACH: Mints on My Pillow: Kalypso goes on a mission to get Sloane a date… with her cousin.
- 58 ACH: Pimp My Cornbread: Cornbread needs some quality tail.
- 57 ACH: Small Blessings: Gaelan searches for Greje and finds Kalypso instead. Kaly talks with the priest about faith.
- 57 ACH: Worth Four Psychologists: Kalypso takes booze to Gold Squadron and has a heart-to-heart with Orion.
- 55 ACH: Recons and Rescues: Kalypso's first mission and a callsign is coined.
- 55 ACH: Tucking In: Kalypso enters the Ares berthings and wakes Jo up.
- 54 ACH: Crowded Stairwells and Unexpected Reunions: Kalypso wanders the ship, catches up with an old friend, and meets the "real" Micah.
- 54 ACH: Reminds Me of Gold Wing: Kalypso makes an impression on Orion.
- 54 ACH: Probationary Pilot: Kalypso speaks with the CAG about joining the Air Wing.
- 52 ACH: Abandoned: The Genesis finds the stranded ships and things go to hell in a handbasket. EVENT!
Quotes
- "I blame my father."
- "Do I look like a nymph to you?"
- "If you got blood on my uniform, there'll be hell to pay."
- "Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure."
Memoirs
- 81 ACH: Kalypso's Sketchbook-Journal - IV
- 66 ACH: Kalypso's Sketchbook-Journal - III
- 58 ACH: Kalypso's Sketchbook-Journal - II
- 57 ACH: Kalypso's Sketchbook-Journal I
- Gourmet Meals
- Walks on the Beach
- Flying
- Art
- Music