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Caprica (ancient name Capricorn) is a planet in the star system Cyrannus and one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Its capital is Caprica City.

After the unification, Caprica becomes the governmental seat of the Twelve Colonies. Both before and after the First Cylon War, this world is regarded as the Colonies' seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning, and the language of Caprica has become the standard language of the Twelve Colonies. It has always been one of the wealthiest colonies (TRS: "Dirty Hands," Caprica).

Geography and Astronomy

Caprica is a lush, blue green world. It contains large oceans and continents, and the planet's climate can be described as moderate, at least in the region around Caprica City and Delphi (TRS: "Miniseries").

Caprica is also a twin planet. It shares its orbit around Helios Alpha with Gemenon, orbiting each other every 28.2 days. The distance between the two is 439,000 km, and their common barycenter exists at a point between the two worlds. Their close relationship can lead to some spectacular planet-rises and planet-sets in the Caprican (and Gemenese) skies (Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies), and also leads to significant planet-shine in the night skies, nearly turning night back into day (TRS: "Litmus").

History

Prior to the Articles of Colonization, Caprica has a global government independent of the other colonies. This government was led by a Prime Minister.

Some 60 years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Caprica is plagued by religious motivated terrorism. A group, known as the Soldiers of the One, are responsible for the bombing of a Maglev train within Caprica City and likely other terrorist acts, as well (CAP: "Pilot" and "Gravedancing").

The first Cylon prototype is created on Caprica by Graystone Industries, paving the way to the the First Cylon War (CAP: "Pilot").

After the War, Caprica reasserts itself as the cultural, economic and political center of the Twelve Colonies. The Colonial Government is located on this world (TRS: "Epiphanies").

The Fall

Caprica is devastated through massive nuclear bombardment during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Most of the planet's human population that aren't killed by the direct bombardment eventually die of radiation poisoning.^[1]

The few surviving smaller cities are taken over by the Cylons who use the planet as a base of operations for some time.

Some of the few human survivors are incarcerated by the Cylons in their attempts to create human-Cylon offspring. A very small and isolated group of humans forms a resistance group near Delphi that performs hit-and-run attacks on Cylon installations until the survivors are rescued by Galactica, nine months later.

Caprica, and the other occupied colonies, are later abandoned by the Cylons (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II").

Slowly but surely, during the first year since the nuclear bombardment, the planet's ecosystem including trees and wildlife diminishes. The planet's atmosphere changes from blue, to a distinctive yellow. The ultimate fate of Caprica is unknown.

The Fleet

Many notable persons from Caprica survive the holocaust within the Fleet to the point where nearly all of the Fleet leaders are Caprican.

Three months after the Fall 6,250 people from Caprica join the Laura Roslin faction over Kobol (TRS: "Home, Part I"). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis).

The first Quorum of Twelve delegate after the Fall is Gaius Baltar. Years later this spot is taken by Lee Adama.

Cities

Caprica City, a few years before the Fall.

The planet's largest population center was Caprica City, which served as the seat of all three branches of the Colonial Government and the capital of the Twelve Colonies. The city is completely destroyed in the Cylon attack on the Colonies, killing seven million people in an instant. Caprica City is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets, such as Oasis.

Another major city is Delphi, famous for the Delphi Museum of the Colonies and also home to a large spaceport. The Cylons spared Delphi from nuclear bombardment in order to use it as a base of operations in their occupation of the planet (TRS: "Downloaded").

On their trek across Caprica, Karl Agathon and Sharon Valerii explore two undestroyed and unnamed cities.

Other

Notable natives and residents

Pre-First Cylon War

Joseph, Sam, William, and Tamara Adama
Daniel, Amanda and Zoe Graystone
Lacy Rand and her family
Baxter Sarno
Ben Stark and his mother, Natalie
Clarice Willow, though a native of Sagittaron, was head mistress of Athena Academy

Post-First Cylon War

Zak and Lee Adama
Richard Adar, was the mayor of Caprica City before becoming president
Gaius Baltar, though a native of Aerilon, moved to Caprica after his 18th birthday
James McManus, was the editor of the Caprican Times
Laura, Cheryl and Sandra Roslin, as well as their parents
Kara, Socrata and (presumably) Dreilide Thrace
Sharon Valerii had an apartment on Caprica

Publications and Media

Pyramid Team

Economics

Graystone Industries

Locations

Caprica City (see article for locations within that city)
Caprica Beach
Caprica Transfer Station
Cobb's Point
Delphi
Delphi Museum of the Colonies
Little Tauron
Martok Valley
Oasis
Pilgrim Bay
Qualai
Theoresos
Unnamed cities of Caprica

Streets

Notes

Caprica's full surface has yet to be seen. One shot of the planet in "The Plan" shows it to be nearly completely covered in water, so it might be assumed that most of its land masses are situated on one side.
Two regions of the planet are remarkably Earth-like: An ice-covered continent, as seen in "Daybreak," is of similar shape to Antarctica. Another heavily metropolitan section appears to have a similar shape to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea regions of Earth.
Caprica was and continues to be the world most prominently depicted in the re-imagined series' continuity. It wasn't until "Razor" that another of the Twelve Colonies was actually seen on screen.

References

↑ This is verified in the special presentation "Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far."

[1] This is verified in the special presentation "Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far."

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-[[Image:Caprica from Orbit.jpg|thumb|280px|Caprica, before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]].]]
+[[File:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|right|Colors and symbol of Caprica]]
-The planet '''Caprica''' was the governmental seat of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].<ref>Until the events in the DVD release of "[[Razor]]", Caprica was the only colony ever depicted "on camera" in the Re-imagined Series. "Razor" would show planetary views of the colonies of [[Scorpia]] and [[Tauron]] (in a deleted scene), respectively.</ref> According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the Twelve Colonies' seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning, as well as one of the wealthiest colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).
+'''Caprica''' (ancient name '''[[wikipedia:Capricorn (constellation)|Capricorn]]''') is a planet in the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Star System| star system Cyrannus]] and one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. Its capital is [[Caprica City]].
+After the unification, Caprica becomes the governmental seat of the Twelve Colonies. Both before and after the [[First Cylon War]], this world is regarded as the Colonies' seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning, and the language of Caprica has become the standard language of the Twelve Colonies. It has always been one of the wealthiest colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]," ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'').
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+{{clear}}
 ==Geography and Astronomy==
-Caprica is a lush, blue green world. It contains large oceans and continents, including an arctic region that is remarkably similar to that of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth | another world]] on the other side of the Galaxy ([[Daybreak, Part II]]). The planet's climate can be described as moderate, at least in the region around [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]].
+[[File:Caprica from Orbit.jpg|thumb|280px|Caprica, before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]].]]
+Caprica is a lush, blue green world. It contains large oceans and continents, and the planet's climate can be described as moderate, at least in the region around [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
+Caprica is also a twin planet. It shares its orbit around Helios Alpha with [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], orbiting each other every 28.2 days. The distance between the two is 439,000 km, and their common barycenter exists at a point between the two worlds. Their close relationship can lead to some spectacular planet-rises and planet-sets in the Caprican (and Gemenese) skies ([[Caprica (series)|''Caprica'']], [[Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies]]), and also leads to significant planet-shine in the night skies, nearly turning night back into day {{TRS|Litmus}}.
-Caprica shares its orbit with another world. This red planet seems to be arid and xeric, containing no visible bodies of water. At times, the planet can be seen as a large celestial object on the Caprican sky ([[Caprica pilot#Differences between the DVD and TV version |Caprica Pilot, TV Version]]). Thus far it is not known whether this world is one of the other [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. However, it fits the descriptions given to [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]].
+{{clear}}
 ==History==
 Prior to the [[Articles of Colonization]], Caprica has a global government independent of the other colonies. This government was led by a Prime Minister.
-Approximately 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a militant monotheist group, the [[Soldiers of One]], detonated an explosive device aboard a train leaving [[Caprica City]]. The explosion killed several people, including [[Zoe Graystone]] and [[Tamara Adama]]. [[Caprica (series)]]
+Some 60 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Caprica is plagued by religious motivated terrorism. A group, known as the [[Soldiers of the One]], are responsible for the bombing of a [[Maglev]] train within [[Caprica City]] and likely other terrorist acts, as well {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|Gravedancing}}.
+The first [[U-87|Cylon prototype]] is created on Caprica by [[Graystone Industries]], paving the way to the [[First Cylon War|the First Cylon War]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
+After the War, Caprica reasserts itself as the cultural, economic and political center of the Twelve Colonies. The Colonial Government is located on this world {{TRS|Epiphanies}}.
+===The Fall===
+[[File:Bsyashuman.jpg|thumb|Caprica, shortly before its downfall.]]
+[[File:Nukes in Miniseries.jpg|thumb|Bombardment of the planet.]]
+Caprica is devastated through massive nuclear bombardment during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Most of the planet's human population that aren't killed by the direct bombardment eventually die of radiation poisoning.<ref>This is verified in the special presentation "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far]]."</ref>
+The few surviving smaller cities are taken over by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] who use the planet as a base of operations for some time.
+Some of the few human survivors are incarcerated by the Cylons in their attempts to [[Farms|create human-Cylon offspring]]. A very small and isolated group of humans forms a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance group]] near [[Delphi]] that performs [[Resistance (episode)|hit-and-run attacks on Cylon installations]] until the survivors are [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|rescued]] by ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', nine months later.
-==The Fall==
+Caprica, and the other occupied colonies, are later abandoned by the Cylons {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}.
-Caprica is devastated through massive nuclear bombardment during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Most of the planet's human population that aren't killed by the direct bombardment would eventually die of radiation poisoning.<ref>This is verified in the special presentation "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far]]."</ref>
-Some of the humans were incarcerated by the Cylons in their attempts to [[Farms|create human-Cylon offspring]]. A very small and isolated group of humans formed a [[Caprica resistance|resistance group]] that performed [[Resistance (episode)|hit-and-run attacks on Cylon installations]] and [[Downloaded|residences]] until the survivors of that resistance were [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|rescued]] by ''[[Galactica]]'' months later.
+Slowly but surely, during the first year since the nuclear bombardment, the planet's ecosystem including trees and wildlife diminishes. The planet's atmosphere changes from blue, to a distinctive yellow. The ultimate fate of Caprica is unknown.
-The few surviving smaller cities were taken over the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] who used the planet as a base of operations for a time.
+===The Fleet===
+Many notable persons from Caprica survive the holocaust within the Fleet to the point where nearly all of the Fleet leaders are Caprican.
-Caprica, and the other occupied colonies, are later abandoned by the Cylons in their effort to find the Fleet and attempt a forced co-existence on [[New Caprica]] as benevolent dictators ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
+Three months after the Fall 6,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] over [[Kobol (RDM) | Kobol]] {{TRS|Home, Part I}}. The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown ([[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|see analysis]]).
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-Slowly but surely, among the first two years since the nuclear bombardment, the planet's ecosystem including trees and wildlife diminished, as well as the other colonies. The planet's atmosphere changed from blue, to an unmistakeable yellow. The fate of Caprica is unknown.
+The first [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate after the Fall is [[Gaius Baltar]]. Years later this spot is taken by [[Lee Adama]].
+{{clear}}
 == Cities ==
-[[Image:CapricaCityBeforeCylonAttack.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica City in its pristine state.]]
+[[File:CapricaCityBeforeCylonAttack.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica City, a few years before the Fall.]]
-The planet's largest population center was [[Caprica City]], which served as the seat of all three branches of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial Government]] and the capital of the Twelve Colonies. The city is completely destroyed in the Cylon attack on the Colonies. Caprica City is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets, such as [[Oasis]]. Another major city is [[Delphi]], famous for the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] and also home to a large spaceport. The Cylons spared Delphi from nuclear bombardment in order to use it as a base of operations in their occupation of the planet ([[Downloaded]]).
+The planet's largest population center was [[Caprica City]], which served as the seat of all three branches of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial Government]] and the capital of the Twelve Colonies. The city is completely destroyed in the Cylon attack on the Colonies, killing seven million people in an instant. Caprica City is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets, such as [[Oasis]].
+Another major city is [[Delphi]], famous for the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] and also home to a large spaceport. The Cylons spared Delphi from nuclear bombardment in order to use it as a base of operations in their occupation of the planet {{TRS|Downloaded}}.
 On their trek across Caprica, [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Valerii]] explore two [[Unnamed cities of Caprica|undestroyed and unnamed cities]].
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+{{clear}}
 == Other ==
+===Notable natives and residents===
+==== Pre-[[First Cylon War]] ====
-*The human [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] cell, led by [[Samuel Anders]], operated near Delphi, having survived the nuclear attack by being in the mountains (and thus spared the initial intense radiation).
+* [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]], [[Sam Adama|Sam]], [[William Adama|William]], and [[Tamara Adama]]
-*Caprica is known for its fine Caprican cloth (which Dr. Baltar wears), [[fumarella leaf]], [[Caprican Imperial|Caprican cigars]] and art.
+* [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]], [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] and [[Zoe Graystone]]
-*A railway line can be seen below the balcony of Baltar's house on Caprica in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]". What appear to be internal combustion engine powered vehicles, such as cars and trucks, appear extensively in shots of Caprica, particularly in the episode "[[Downloaded]]."
+* [[Lacy Rand]] and her family
+* [[Baxter Sarno]]
+* [[Ben Stark]] and his mother, [[Natalie Stark | Natalie]]
+* [[Clarice Willow]], though a native of [[Sagittaron]], was head mistress of Athena Academy
-===Natives and Residents===
+==== Post-First Cylon War ====
-*The Adama Family:
-**[[William Adama]] (Born in [[Qualai]])
-**His wife, [[Carolanne Adama]]
-**His sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]]
-*Lee's fiancé [[Gianne]] (Presumed)
-*[[Kara Thrace]] (Had an apartment in [[Delphi]])
-*[[James McManus]] (Presumed - editor of the ''[[Caprican Times]]'')
-*President [[Laura Roslin]] (Presumed)
-*President [[Richard Adar]] (Presumed: was mayor of [[Caprica City]] ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]))
-*The [[humanoid Cylon]] [[Aaron Doral]] claims to be from [[Oasis]].
-*[[Gaius Baltar]], though a native of [[Aerelon]], moved to Caprica after his 18th birthday, turning his back on his family and heritage.
-**Baltar is elected [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate for the colony ([[Colonial Day]]). His replacement upon his appointment to the vice-president, and subsequently president, remains unnamed.
-,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]]). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]).
+* [[Zak Adama|Zak]] and [[Lee Adama]]
+* [[Richard Adar]], was the mayor of Caprica City before becoming president
+* [[Gaius Baltar]], though a native of [[Aerilon]], moved to Caprica after his 18th birthday
+* [[James McManus]], was the editor of the ''[[Caprican Times]]''
+* [[Laura Roslin|Laura]], [[Cheryl Roslin|Cheryl]] and [[Sandra Roslin]], as well as their parents
+* [[Kara Thrace |Kara]], [[Socrata Thrace | Socrata]] and (presumably) [[Dreilide Thrace]]
+* [[Sharon Valerii]] had an apartment on Caprica
 ===Publications and Media===
-*''[[Caprican Times]]''
+* [[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]
-*''[[Caprican Life]]''
+* [[CAP 2]]
-*[[Caprica 5]]
+* [[CAP News]]
-*''[[Caprica Today]]''
+* [[CAP Sports]]
-*[[Channel 7 News]]
+* ''[[The Caprican]]''
+* ''[[The Caprican Financial Times]]''
+* ''[[Caprica Tribune]]''
+* ''[[Caprican Life]]''
+* ''[[Caprican Times]]''
+* [[Caprica 5]]
+* ''[[Caprica Today]]''
+* [[Channel 7 News]]
+* [[Cubits & Pieces]]
+* [[New Cap City]]
 ===Pyramid Team===
 * [[Caprica Buccaneers]]
+* [[Delphi Legion]]
+===Economics===
+* [[Graystone Industries]]
 ===Locations===
-* [[Caprica City]]
+* [[Caprica City]] (see article for locations within that city)
 * [[Caprica Beach]]
 * [[Caprica Transfer Station]]
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 * [[Delphi]]
 * [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]]
+* [[Little Tauron]]
 * [[Martok Valley]]
 * [[Oasis]]
 * [[Pilgrim Bay]]
 * [[Qualai]]
+* [[Theoresos]]
 * [[Unnamed cities of Caprica]]
+==== Streets ====
+* [[Colonial Highway 5]]
+* [[Gore Avenue]]
+* [[Luinstra Drive]]
+* [[McNay Street]]
+* [[West Walker Road]]
 == Notes ==
-Caprica's full surface has yet to be seen, but it possesses several interesting features.  An ice-covered continent of similar shape to [[w:Antarctica|Antarctica]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] resides in the southern hemisphere.  Most of the land masses are situated on one side of the planet, as one establishing shot of Caprica during "[[The Plan]]" shows the planet to be nearly all water.  Also, one heavily metropolitan section of the planet appears to have a similar shape to the [[w:Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] / [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] region of Earth.
+* Caprica's full surface has yet to be seen. One shot of the planet in "[[The Plan]]" shows it to be nearly completely covered in water, so it might be assumed that most of its land masses are situated on one side.
+* Two regions of the planet are remarkably Earth-like: An ice-covered continent, as seen in "[[Daybreak]]," is of similar shape to [[w:Antarctica|Antarctica]].  Another heavily metropolitan section appears to have a similar shape to the [[w:Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] and [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] regions of Earth.
+* Caprica was and continues to be the world most prominently depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM) | re-imagined series' continuity]]. It wasn't until "[[Razor]]" that another of the Twelve Colonies was actually seen on screen.
 == References ==
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+{{reflist}}
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-* See Also
-** Caprica (series)|"Caprica", the proposed spin-off
-** :Category:Places on Caprica|Places on Caprica
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