Mason

Mason was a violent offender who survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
==Biography==
Nothing is known of what Mason's crime was, but he was sentenced to hard labour and on the day of the attack he was being transported on Astral Queen to Caprica, where he was to attend a parole hearing. The ship found itself part of President Laura Roslin's refugee fleet. Over the next twelve days, Mason was radicalised by fellow prisoner Tom Zarek's political philosophy. When a team from Galactica arrived asking for volunteers to mine ice to replenish the fleet's water supply, he joined the prison riot and took the crew visitors hostage. Mason became angry with Specialist Cally Henderson attitude towards him, and took her away to another cell to assault. In the struggle, she was able to bite part of his ear off, and he responded by shooting her in the stomach. This drew the attention of many of the rioters looking for the cause of the disturbance, and hostage Captain Leland Adama grabbed a handgun and killed him before he could shoot Specialist Henderson a second time. Due to the distraction Mason caused, three Marine teams were able to quickly take back control of the ship.Battlestar Galactica, episode: "Bastille Day".
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