Tigh is gruff and rather unlikable. He once observed that "If the crew doesn't hate the XO, then he's not doing his job." He initially had a particularly unpleasant relationship with Kara Thrace, whom he regarded as an insubordinate hothead, while she considered him mentally weak. Tigh attempts to bury the hatchet at one point, but does it in such a high-handed manner that he fails to accomplish anything. They appear to have reconciled at some point during the colonization of New Caprica and relations between them are now much warmer. Tigh also has a strong dislike of Gaius Baltar; this turns into murderous rage during Baltar's tenure as head of the collaborationist government. Tigh had a particular respect for his subordinate Felix Gaeta, going so far as to defend him after he makes a foolish mistake separating "Galactica" from the civilian fleet, though this respect all but evaporated after Tigh suspected Gaeta of collaboration with the Cylons on New Caprica. It is unclear how Tigh feels about Gaeta after he found out it was Gaeta supplying the human resistance with vital information.