Lance Corporal Madeline "Charlie-33" Cervantes

Personnel » Lance Corporal Madeline "Charlie-33" Cervantes

Madeline Cervantes died on 08 January 2005 from wounds she received at the Battle of Avery Hall on Caprica during the beginning of the Second Cylon War.



	Cervantes, Madeline
LCPL	Marines


Station	4th ANGLICO, 2nd SALT


Position	WIRELO (JTAC)

Age	Sex

23	Female

Hair	Eyes

Red	Blue


Sagittarion
129-41-6418

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Table of Contents

Background

'Interstellar Flight'

'Once Upon Another Time'

Video Game Voice Actress

Photo Shoots and Calendars

'Criminal Forensics: Caprica City'

Death

Distinguishing Features

Service Record & Medals

Adoring Fans, and Other People I Know

Recent Logs

Gallery

You see her on the deck and with fatigues, and chatting it up with the other girls her age, and you can't help notice that she looks familiar somehow. Then, one restless night, you're sitting and watching some old retro TV show, and there she is.

From 1989, when she was nine years old, and walking down with her mom to her first day at a new school and shares a basket of snackcakes and makes a lot of new friends. Or in 1992, when she raises her hand and answers a question about math with a fruit pie. Or who can forget that adorable Saturnalia commercial in 1994, when the then fourteen year old girl splits her last cream filled sponge cake in the snow with the equally cute boy and he kisses her.

She's that girl, you realize! From all those commercials. With the hat, and the dress and the Mary Sue shoes. Snackcakes Sandy! And now she's a Marine. What?

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For a Sagitarian, Madeline Price has had a pretty charmed life. Her parents were both farmers, and she was their redheaded light of her life. When she was eight years old, a film crew from Caprica came to Sagitarron to film some scenes for a movie. Madeline was brought by her mother to the try-outs for 'Girl in Field #2'. The producers were so impressed, they gave her a few lines in the movie.

Six months later, the Price family was moving to Caprica. The Softie Confections company was starting a new campaign and wanted a fresh face to follow for the next few years. Madeline was chosen from the casting call to be their Spokesgirl, "Snackcakes Sandy". For the next five years, Madeline was the face of Softie Confections, starring in commercials that followed her growth and development from a young starlet to a fresh-faced teen.

Madeline never got that huge part, though. The one to make her a star. The closest she came to it was a five-episode stint on Criminal Forensics: Caprica City as the killer teen prostitute Sophia. She tried a carrer in music as well, and had one song that made it into the top 50, the poppy catchy summer tune, "What 'bout my Heart". But her record sales tanked. But it was good enough to get her invited onto the Saturnalia tour of the ships of the fleet by the Colonial Navy Morale office.

It was on a performance for the Colonial Navy that Maddy's life would change, however. She performed for the Battlestar Athena, and after the performance met a gunny sergeant named Jacob Cervantes that was in the Marines. It was an immediate attraction to the young man, and with a few months after her nineteeth birthday, she married the thirty-two year old Cervantes. She kept her stage name, but on all legal docs, she took Jacob's last name. She wanted to remain close to her new husband, so he applied for OCS. When he was accepted, Madeline joined the Marines at twenty to become a WIRELO, with her hopes being that they could be stationed together. Communications just seem to come naturally to her. She had spent her life in front of the camera, and in a lot of time between takes, she would step behind the camera with a childish curiosity to want to learn. She was a quick study, even making suggestions on some of her own ad campaigns (including the kiss, because Gods the boy was cute and she wanted him to be her first kiss…)

Catching hell for her past, she was called 'Snackcakes' or 'Muffins' or any other number of names involving her cake and such. She grinned and beared it all, working harder. She was driven to not only impress her husband to prove to herself that she wasn't just a pretty face in front of the camera, doomed to become the 'Where did she go?' nudie pinup in some magazine. She went through her Hades Week at Ymir Base in the northern sectons of Kyros. It was her natural skills at communications that got her so many high marks, not to mention that her status as a minor cultural icon allowed people to just open up more and she could assist in training and evaluations better. With her soft and clear voice, she took to the skill set easily.

After she graduated, she and Jacob were stationed on the Assault Lander Niflheimr Valley together. It was a dream. For two years, they worked together on different shifts, she in the Marines, him on the bridge. One weekend near the middle of the tour, they went for a swim together. Jacob dove and misjudged his landing and hit his head on the back of the diving board. His neck broke immediately and he died in his wife's arms. Madeline was devastated by his death. She was offered a discharge after the funeral, but was talked out of it by several of their friends. Honor his memory, they asked. Finish what you set out to do.

She accepted their advice, but she didn't want to be on the Valley anymore. She needed something to take her attention. Her scores were good enough to suggest that she join JTAC training. It was hard, nose-grinding work, but it would be something to take her mind off of her loss. She threw everything she had into it. She maintains that sweet outside, even if she's still torn up on the inside.

She graduated JTAC training at the top of her class, and just wanted.. to get away. Which is why she volunteered for Orion. Eighteen months away from everything, and maybe she can finally start to let Jacob's memory go.

'Interstellar Flight'

Released in 1998, Interstellar Flight was meant to be a tribute to the Navy and a serenade to Madeline's then-new fiance, GSGT Jacob Cervantes. Based on her experiences as part of the morale tour of the Fleet, the record flopped for being 'too poppy' and trying to hard to add a sweet side to the Military.

+ Boot Camp Baby

+ What 'bout My Heart

+ Lonely Soldier Boy

+ Interstellar Flight

'Once Upon Another Time'

Released as a single while on bereavement leave in 2003, this was Madeline's attempt to come to terms with the death of her husband and her miscarriage.

A total departure from the poppy 'Interstellar Flight', it saw limited release and was a choice pick for coffee shops around the colonies.

Critics wanted more of this sophmore effort, but Madeline instead opted to return to her duties as a Marine for personal reasons and left the spotlight of her career.

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Video Game Voice Actress

Maddy is best known in the role of the feisty Princess Cherry in the Super Fruit Bros games series. In the ending twist of the second game, the Princess actually saves the Hero, instead of the other way around. She also had her own game, Super Princess Cherry, considered a cult classic to girl gamers.

She was also the Female Commo Officer in the Call to Duty series, and of course a few of her songs made it as Song Hero choices.

Photo Shoots and Calendars

Madeline has two swimsuit calenders.

There was a commercial version released in 1997, and then a Navy only version one released in 1998.

The second one included candid shots from her tour of the fleet, including a swimsuit shoot aboard Athena (which is where this picture comes from), a flight suit photo, and several other poses.

She also has done shoots for Teen Pop magazine, Colonial Populace, Pyramid Illustrated, and a few men's magazines, but never nude.

'Criminal Forensics: Caprica City'

Madeline had a five episode arc on CF:CC as Sophia. Her character started off as a victim in the series, a battered hooker. After her case was solved, she started an affair with the young new agent on the case. As the arc continued, Sophia would sneak from her lover's bed, and stalk, seduce, and murder her former pimps. When her lover caught wind of what she was doing, she killed him as well. In the last episode, she was confronted by Agent Briggs, and shot dead when she tried to draw a weapon on him.

Death

Sadly, Madeline Cervantes did not survive the injuries she received during the Battle of Avery Hall. She died in recovery on 8 Jan 2005 from her injuries.

Distinguishing Features

Physical Description

Red hair and fair skin make the sun the bane of the young woman in front of you. She stands at 5' 5" tall, with blue eyes to compliment all of that red hair that goes down to her shoulders and beyond. Her face is thin, almost pixie like as it has a soft chin and rounded cheek bones. She carries a medium frame well, and legs that just don't seem to quit.

Identifying Marks

Scar on left hip from appendix removal.
Scar under left breast (bullet wound).
Scar in left side of back (bullet wound).
Numerous small shrapnel wounds to back (radio explosion).

Immediate Family

Name	Relation	Occupation
Gregory Price	Father	Farmer / Land Owner
Aeryth Price	Mother	Retired Swimmer, finished 5th in the 100m Freestyle in the Colonial Games
Alissa Price	Sister	Professional Partyer living in her sister's glory…
Jacob Cervantes	Husband	Deceased

Recent Events

Service Record & Medals

Year	Rank	Station	Notes
1998	PVT	Camp Dubberly, Kyros	Basic Training
1999-2000	PVT	Ymir Base, Kyros	Communications Advanced Training, Promoted to PFC
2000-2002	PFC	Assault Lander Niflheimr Valley (CAKS-31)	Dismissed from station in December 2002 after death of husband.
Dec 2002 - Aug 2003	PFC	Bereavement Leave	Caprica City, Caprica
2003-2004	PFC	JTAC School, Aerlion	Graduated Top of Class, Promoted to LCPL
2004-Present	LCPL	Battlestar Orion (BS-114)	Transferred to JTAC / Morale

Award	When	Notes
Combat Action Badge	07 Jan 2005	Awarded for action in the Battle of Avery Hall.
Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon	07 Jan 2005	Awarded for action in the Battle of Avery Hall.

When	Why	Notes
31 Dec 2004	Art 15 - Fighting	24 hours in brig, two weeks community service. PSA made.

When	What	How
05 Jan 2005	Shot in Chest	Cylon LMG during rescue of staff from Avery Hall. Bullet pierced lung, shrapnel radio into back. Two days coma, 13 days recovery time.
2004	Appendicitis	Self-Explanatory
2002	Miscarriage	Self-Explanatory

Adoring Fans, and Other People I Know

File Image	Name	Notes
	ENS Phin "Dolly" McBride	Said his ex-girlfriend loved 'What 'bout my Heart'. He said he loathed it. Then asked me to sign an autograph to apologize to his ex. Guys are so frakking confusing. Edit: he owes me a month of laundry after I smoked him in the pool. Score!
	CPT Eric "Hipshot" Haldor	A Viper pilot. We got to talk shop. He's handsome. I hope he asks me for coffee sometime.
	LT Aristides "Janitor" Cole	A Viper pilot. Impromptu judge. Pretty laid back officer.

File Image	Name	Notes
	LTJG Zander "Buttons" Zava	Ah. The gamer. The ones that recognize me as Princess Cherry are sometimes the worse to handle. Especially when they kneel to you in front of a Captain. But, he helped me in my revenge on Noble, so it's all good.
	CPT Bennett "Butch" St. Clair	I fear my popularity confused the hell out of her. But that means she doesn't know I'm famous. I can use a friend that doesn't just see me as that famous girl.
	ENS Ygraine "Milkshake" Vashti	Someone that likes my music. Yay \o/. Of course, it does always seem to go over better with girls. Also my age. Also boy crazy. Plus plus. I hope to get to know her better.

File Image	Name	Notes
	PO3 Kelsey Wescott	She literally fell over herself when she first met me! Or realized who I was. She seems to be a real sweetheart of a girl, but I sense there's something more behind those eyes than she lets own. She asked me if I'd be okay with her being a fan. I hope she becomes my friend, instead.
	PO1 Sera Jane Rutlii	My new hero. I must find out more about her. She slipped up.. I know she didn't know about my history of me and children, but it still hurts. Edit: I had a talk with her over laundry. We hashed out a lot. If I had girl crushes, I'd have one on her, but she is totally on my friend's list. She gives it to me straight and listened to me and actually… we just have a lot in common.

File Image	Name	Notes
	PO2 Bridget Samuels	BFFWB <3

File Image	Name	Notes
	Doctor Suri Charu	It was good to have a friendly ear to talk to, to confide in, with out feeling like you're bitching to a fellow Marine. She also makes great tea and gives good hugs. I look forward to seeing her again.