Captain:Willelmus Cretacea

"This new Empire is a disgrace to the legacy of the Republic, and yet hope always remains while we remain true to each other."

- Cretacea, to the Remnant Fleet

Admiral Cretacea is a veteran of many of the most important wars in galactic history, such as the, and the. Cretacea is a native of the planet Caprica though he has his roots on the planet Tauronsa. Cretacea's family has been among the most notable in the galaxy's history, with his son, Aedan becoming the President of the, leading the great nation through many wars and hardships.

While Cretacea remained loyal to the Republic Navy, when the Republic was reorganised into the, he choose to remain loyal to his son, captaining the Last Hope on its voyage toward the Quadrants.

Early Life
Cretacea was born on Caprica, though he has roots in the colony of Tauronsa, his father was a admiral in the Caprican Fleet before the Unification of the Twelve Colonies. He was a very intelligent child, and was eager to learn more about the way the universe works.

He always dreamed of becoming an explorer with the United Colonies Space Exploration Program, but tragedy was about to strike. While his father and sister were traveling through Caprica City's metro rail, a terrorist against the Twelve Colonies unification blew up the train, killing everyone abroad. He was then brought up by his mother alone, and was anxious to avenge the death of his beloved father. To this end, when he was 18 years old he joined the naval academy on Lunasa. Cretacea was a top student in his year, and he met many friends including Leland Shaw, who was 7 years ahead of him. He pasted every test he was given with flying colors and his teachers all thought that he would do great things in the Navy. After he graduated he took time off, to explore the for a year. During his trips he learned a lot about other races and their cultures and even learnt to speak many of their languages. This knowlege would help him become a key diplomat for the Republic in the future.

Cretacea then was assigned on the Columbia under the Command of Commander Ualla as a lieutenant. He exhibited a strong attention to detail and was highly efficient. These tendencies and his overall ability in the job led Ualla to rely heavily on him as a member of Columbia's command crew, despite his youth and junior rank. As well as performing the role of Tactical Officer, Cretacea also managed the ship's FTL drive, including the calculation and initiation of jumps. Cretacea also managed the needs of the various primary computer systems used on the warship.

He became a popular member of the crew, with both senior staff and those below him.

Trucinex War
After two years under the command of Ualla, she recommended him to High Command to earn a new ship. He was given the small corvette known as the Pathway to Peace, as a diplomatic vessel. During this time, he met his wife, Mulenia and soon after this his son, Apollo was born. While he was anxious to stay home with his son, Mulenia promoted him to stay with the Navy. Apollo lived his early life at home with his mother, until he was 17 years old.

Cretacea's life however was about to change, as the, an aggressive race from the Outer Rim attacked the Twelve Colonies with nuclear weapons. Cretacea had to personally transport President Wilsa to her flagship, Colonial One after the devastating Trucinex attack on the colonies. As an award for saving the presidents life, Cretacea was made a Rear Admiral commanding the Amicitia, a one of a kind update on the Hunter-class Star Destroyer. However he soon learned that his wife, Mulenia, died in the Trucinex attack, needless to say, he was heartbroken. Her death caused a rift between Apollo and Cretacea, one that wouldn't be mended until the final stages of the war. Cretacea became famous during the and was credited as saving the  on numerous occasions, it was during the Trucinex War that Cretacea met his future best friend, Captain Rambas II, the Rambo captain of the USS Hood. Late during the war, Cretacea went on a mission, to the Nex homeworld to kill the Nex Prophet, the leader of the Trucinex Imperium. Cretacea killed him for revenge of the death of his wife, it was also around this time that Apollo decided to leave politics and become the Senator for Caprica.

Second Galactic War
Admiral Cretacea fought in many battles of the, including the first battle between Imperial and Cyrannus forces at the planet Tuacio, Cretacea became even more famous during the battle for coordinating the land invasion of Tuacio and directing the fleets of and the CSA over the planet against the.

A few weeks later, Cretacea led the The Fleet of Retribution, to victory against the Imperial Alliance shipyard on the planet Veloci, however when the battle was over, he learnt that the Rambo Fleet had lost to the Imperial Alliance over the Rambo Capital, this saddened him, although he and Rambas II pledged to get revenge. Soon, Cretacea ws called to liberate Canceron from the Imperial Alliance and save his best friend Rambas II, he attacked the Imperial occupied Canceron with a huge fleet consisting of many Star Destroyers and Frigates. The Fleet in orbit was destroyed and the others began to evacuate. Canceron was liberated, thanks to Cretacea and those under his command.

He later helped save the President and his son, Senator Apollo in the attack on Caprica. He was further celebrated for his brave tactics in this battle; yet again he had saved the President and the Senator and by extension the CSA itself. As the Second Galactic War progressed, he was promoted to Fleet Admiral, the second highest rank in the URC navy.

Intergalactic War
Cretacea fought in many battles of the, and was one of the first to actually kill a Cognati, during the war Cretacea was given the command of one of the most advanced ships in URC history, the CSS Pegasus a newly revealed Liberator Class which will prove to be very useful to the war effort. Later in the war, Cretacea even got married to his love Ambassador Naberrie.

At the end of the war, Cretacea was glad the Intergalactic War ended, he finally decided to go on vacation and relax for the first time in several months, however first he visited, where he would be headquartered from now on.

First Year of the Great War
Cretacea took part in the Battle of Cyroenia in the and fought valiantly against  and. He was aided by his friend Captain Rambas II and the two together won the battle. After the battle, Cretacea gave up the Avenger to his good friend and officer Helo Roslia. In return, Republic Command gave him the Resolute, a newly constructed and the sister ship of the Avenger.

Soon afterward he was tasked with hunting down the Annihilator, a Mortalitas Dreadnought involved in the kidnapping of Senator Mer Mirea. He went with a taskforce of three star destroyers, including the Resolute and freed the senator. However, not before running into his old friend, Cainaó, now an admiral in the Confederate fleet. However, he escaped just as turbolaser fire destroyed the gigantic ship. He was soon called into action to defend Caprica City against a Confederacy attack, during the battle, he disabled the Benevolent and killed General Zillum giving the Cyrandia a boast in moral, he then returned to the battle in orbit where he and his friend Admiral Shaw defeated the Confederate forces and caused them to retreat.

Soon after the Great Library of Apailiana was discovered, Republic spies reported that the Confederacy was building the majority of its new ground forces on the distant planet of Nosiso, deep in the Outer Rim. From what the different races of the URC know about Nosiso, is that the natives resisdents do not like outsiders, and that they are extremely proficient at creating machines and vehicles. Knowing that the battle could be a major URC victory in the war, Republic command dispatched Fleet Admiral Cretacea of the Resolute and Vice Admiral Shaw of the Valorous to lay siege to the important Confederate planet. The Resolute and the Valorous dropped out of hyperspace and immediately engaged the Confederate Fleet. The battle raged on for days on the dusty plains of Nosiso, millions of Cyrannian and Confederate Troopers were dying and in space, huge starships crashed down to the planet. Admiral Cretacea in the Resolute was supplying ground troopers and vehicles to the assualt on the main base of operations for the Confederate forces on the planet, which could be seen for miles, due to the huge Emporico-class Core Ships dotting the grey horizon. As the battle went on the Republic was attacked by an unknown supership. Because of this ship, Admiral Shaw, Admiral Cretacea and Captain Ramoslin all came to the desicion rather quickly that retreat was the only option. They couldn't last long against that huge ship.

Year Two of the Great War
Cretacea was angered by the conclusion to the battle and swore revenge on the ship and its unknown captain. After the Battle of Nosiso, several months ago, Admiral Cretacea was sent on escort duties in the Outer Rim of Cyrannus. It was a boring assignment and he knew it. He would have much prefered to fighting on the front lines against the Confederacy as opposed to patrolling peaceful space. However, unbeknownst to him, he was being watched by High General Zillum, his arch nemesis. Zillum smiled as he noticed that the Resolute was all alone in empty space and that this was the perfect time to strike. However, the Malevolent still was receiving upgrades and repairs since the last battle and so he sent an advanced fleet of frigates to destroy the Resolute and kill Cretacea.

Meanwhile, Cretacea looked out into space from the Resolutes bridge, two Munificent-class frigates and one Rescure-class Frigate came out of hyperspace and began to attack the unshielded Resolute. Charging weapons, the Resolute opened fired on the nearest starship, which began to buckle under the turbolaser fire. Cretacea watched however, as the ship began to be engulfed in flames, they couldn't take much more of this punishment! He sent an emergency transmission to the nearest URC warship and began to order his crew to this escape pods. Another ship, an Emporico-class jumped into view of the Resolute and began firing its massive cannons directly at the Resolutes bridge. Cretacea made it into his escape pod just as the bridge was consumed by flame. The escape pods shot out of the Resolute and Cretacea looked one final time at his flagship, the one whom he only used for a few months and yet he felt a great deal of sadness as it exploded. However, help was at hand! The Valorous, command ship of Admiral Shaw arrived at the scene, and quickly rescued the survivors of the destruction of the Resolute and quickly escaped, baring light damage.

However, Cretacea still appeared solemn, his flagship was destroyed and once again Command would have to give him another... A few days after the destruction of the Resolute, Republic Command decided to give command of the newly constructed Phoenix-class Colony Ship, the Spirit of Freedom to Admiral Cretacea. Any other officer in the navy would not see command of another ship for months, but Command saw an exception for Cretacea, citing his long military career. Cretacea took a shuttle to where the Spirit was being constructed, the shipyards of Athena in the Corannus System, the same system that houses the Twelve Colonies.

To his surprise, his new ship was not a Star Destroyer, but an entirely new ship with origins that go back to the Intergalactic War. The Spirit was built with state of the art technology and a highly advanced gigaquadrant engine, capable of crossing the Gigaquadrant in no time at all. As well as being used for a military flagship, Cretacea also has a new job of colonization and exploration, with particular attention to worlds that have Thirteenth Tribe artifacts. Cretacea soon recieved a distress call from Koerband, a Rambo colony in Quadrant 82 which was under Confederate attack. After a huge battle, the CAS was defeated.With the CAS ships retreating, Cretacea got onbourd a Raptor and headed down to land on the artefact. From the information he could glean from it, apparently it was a transporter to a higher dimension or universe, and contained knowledge regarding the history of the Quadrants and yet it also pointed to a planet in the Milky Way. However, he accidently pressed a button on a console, and a huge flare shot into space. Confused, Cretacea continued to investagate, but was called back to his ship where he was thanked by Rambo Command. Still, he wondered, what caused the flare. Eventually it was discovered that it was the, who despite an original conflict eventually allied and joined the

Year Three of the Great War
Much to Cretacea's anger, he was not involved in many battles near the beginning of the third year of the war. After General Sesoka failed in taking the Cavaneu Homeworld after it was conquered by the Basileus, Cretacea contacted Sesoka, and ordered him to back away from the battle and return to the Spirit's position. Luckily, the Basileus fleet mysteriously let him retreat. Sesoka had heard about the new Phoenix-class before, but he never saw one, seeing the massive vessel filled him with awe. Cretacea once again contacted him, saying that they only have one chance to protect Neudan against the Confederacy. Cretacea would lead the Spirit into battle and engage the enemy along with a handful of support ships, while the Precipice attempted to break the blockade and liberate the planet's surface. Acting fast, Cretacea clocked his vessel and made his way toward the enemy fleet. When he was literally alongside the main battlecruiser, he de-cloaked and fired everything the Spirit had directly at the enemy warship's critical systems, such as the bridge, shield generator and the engines. Within a few seconds of fierce bombardment, the Basileus supercarrier exploded, under the intense fire-power of the Spirit of the Republic. Cretacea smiled as he looked at his monitor, a Rambo Ship, the USS Phoenix, under the command Captain Ramoslin dropped out of warp and engaged the enemy. Within an hour of fighting, the Basileus were in retreat, swearing revenge. Cretacea, Sesoka, Senator Gira and Ramoslin later met on the surface of Neudan, to celebrate the planet's liberation. Cretacea then returned to in a shuttle, leaving the Spirit of the Republic in the hands of his Executive Officer. In the aftermath of the Battle of Orbispira, however just as he thought that the Great Cyrannus War was finally over, revealed himself as the Emperor of the new.

Dark Times
Rather than to serve this new Imperial order, Cretacea stayed by his son's side, fleeing from Orbispira and Imperial controlled space. A month later, Cretacea became the captain of the Last Hope, the focal point in Apollo's voyage to the Quadrants. In his first battle against the Imperial over, Cretacea showed his worth as an admiral, managing to defy the odds and escape.

Personality and Traits
Admiral Cretacea is often known as simply the Admiral to his men and has commanded many ships over his long career, most notably the Spirit of the Republic, the Resolute and the Last Hope.

Cretacea is an experienced, pragmatic leader who is dedicated to his crew and his family. However, his relationship with his son, Apollo, was once rocky, but during the Trucinex War, the old wounds were healed and the two are now quite close indeed.

Cretacea is known for his loyalty and his great friendship with Rambo Nation, especially Vice Admiral Rambas II of the USS Caprica. The two are extremely friendly and often aid each other in battles.

Allies
"I will be forever loyal to you, my friends."


 * President Apollo - My own son, he has exceeded my expectations in every way, and I am very proud of him.
 * Senator Naberrie - My beautiful wife, I love her more then any thing else
 * Rambas II - My best friend, we share many things in common and I enjoy his great company.
 * Captain Ramcard - He is one of my greatest friends and I enjoying serving with him in battle.

Enemies
"I will not stop until you are brought to justice!"


 * Zillum - An evil tyrant! I swear, this time I will put him down for good!
 * - For the Republic!

Quotes from Others
"...I remember this one when I was mortal, he once helped my people in the war with Ayrai..."

- Overmaster Telfar

"The greatest of all URC commanders, I had the honor to fight side by side with him during the various conflicts. Honorable, thriving for justice and kind he has earned the respect of the entire Rambo Space Fleet. He is a Capricornian to my heart, as he would rather sacrifice his own life to protect the URC, instead of surrender. I look forward to our next joined battle to fight once again at his side."

- Vice-Admiral Ramcard of Rambo Nation

"Hmpf. I could easily beat him with my fists wrapped around my back."