The son of Adama, brother of Athena, and one of most skilled fighter pilots on board the Battlestar Galactica. He was married to Serena (Jane Seymour), who died in battle when all the males on Galactica became sick and the women had to learn how to pilot the Viper fleet. He has a son, Boxey, and a Daggit named Muffit. The best friend of Starbuck, he was once trapped on a wild west planet where a reprogrammed Cylon named Red Eye helped an outlaw named Lacerta rule over the townspeople.

Captain Apollo was played by Richard Hatch.