Gail Pilgrim

Gail Pilgrim is the captain of Starship Quicksilver and chancellor of The Pilgrim Space Academy. Formerly, she was an ambassador for The Galactic Union and a soldier in the Rebellion.

She is currently the legal guardian of Margaret Dale, and owns a cat named Zubar.

Early Life
Gail spent most of her childhood on board Starship Quicksilver, which at that time was owned by her father John Pilgrim. She inherited the ship from him when he retired.

As the captain of Quicksilver she spent most of her time ferrying caro and passengers, though she had been known to explore the frontier in search of valuable ore deposits. Despite her profession, she was not a member of the Guild of Merchant Space-Adventurers.

At the beginning of Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri, Sabina White mentions that Gail did not appear to have a criminal record.

The Yuri Yerzov Incident
In 2202, Gail was carrying three passengers from Union Space Station to Planet Adroa. One of these passengers was a priest named Yuri Yerzov, who turned out to be a mentally-unstable fanatic.

Yerzov hijacked the ship, locked himself in the cockpit and attempted to fly it directly into Proxima Centauri. Gail enlisted the help of the other two passengers (Sabina White and "The Colonel") to get inside the cockpit. Initially they attempted to use the cargo teleporter, but this did not go to plan and led to The Colonel being severely injured.

After discovering some bombs inside Yerzov's locker, Gail was able to blast open the cockpit doors. She was then forced to shoot Yuri Yerzov.

Innes Station
Seeking medical assistance for The Colonel, Starship Quicksilver flew to the nearest space station with a medical facility, which turned out to be Innes Station.

While there, Gail and Sabina uncovered evidence that the station's administrator had been murdered by First Engineer Otto Nielson. Gail found herself imprisoned along with Daniel Godfrey, the science and medical officer. They were later rescued by Sabina, and the rebellious crew were imprisoned.

Following these events, Sabina decided to join Gail as the co-pilot of Starship Quicksilver.

Personality
Gail is generally known for her optimistic and charismatic personality, often making jokes and bad puns even while facing potentially deadly situations.

Taking lives is not something that comes easily to her, and the killing of Yuri Yerzov disturbed her greatly for many years afterwards. Historically, she has usually tried to "do the right thing" even if it's not necessarily in her own interests.

She is not entirely comfortable with the fame she has accumulated over the years.

Appears In

 * Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
 * Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi
 * Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis
 * Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 2
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 3
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion