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For information on the proposed Re-imagined Series spin-off, see Caprica (series).

Overview

Caprica is a large blue-green planet, and the only colony directly seen by viewers thus far in the Re-imagined Series^[1]. According to Gaius Baltar, Caprica was the Twelve Colonies' seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning.

The planet was devastated by a massive nuclear attack and the sky has turned orange due to the onset of a nuclear winter. While a lot of people died from the radiation, some survived with the use of anti-radiation medication. However, the plant life is presumably dying, making long-term human survival on the planet doubtful. The few surviving larger cities were taken over the Cylons who used the planet as a base of operations for a time.

Cities

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. 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).

An unnamed, destroyed city on Caprica (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II).

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

Other

The human resistance cell, led by Samuel Anders, operated near Delphi, having survived the nuclear attack by being in the mountains (and thus above the radiation).
Caprica is known for its fine Caprican cloth (which Dr. Baltar wears), fumarella leaf, Caprican cigars and art.
A railway line can be seen below the balcony of Baltar's house on Caprica in "The Hand of God". What appear to be internal combustion engine powered vehicles, such as cars and trucks, appear extensively in shots of Caprica.

Natives and Residents

The Adama Family:
- William Adama (Born in Qualai)
- His wife, Carolanne Adama
- His sons, Lee and 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 Cylon Aaron Doral once 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-presidency is as yet unnamed.

6,250 people from Caprica join the Laura Roslin faction (Home, Part I). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis here).

Publications and Media

Pyramid Team

Caprica Buccaneers

Locations

References

↑ The military base seen in Kara Thrace's flashbacks in "Act of Contrition" might have been located on another planet than Caprica, but cannot be placed with certainty.

[1] The military base seen in Kara Thrace's flashbacks in "Act of Contrition" might have been located on another planet than Caprica, but cannot be placed with certainty.

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-'''Caprica''' is a large blue-green planet, and the only colony directly seen by viewers thus far in the Re-imagined Series<ref>The military base seen in [[Kara Thrace]]'s flashbacks in "[[Act of Contrition]]" might have been located on another planet than Caprica, but cannot be placed with certainty.</ref>. According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning. It was also one of the wealthiest colonies. In ''[[My Triumphs, My Mistakes]]'', Baltar writes of a "Caprican elite" as the emerging aristocracy of the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Dirty Hands]]).
+'''Caprica''' is a large blue-green planet, and the only colony directly seen by viewers thus far in the Re-imagined Series<ref>The military base seen in [[Kara Thrace]]'s flashbacks in "[[Act of Contrition]]" might have been located on another planet than Caprica, but cannot be placed with certainty.</ref>. According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the [[The Twelve Colonies|Twelve Colonies']] seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning.
-<div style="clear:both;"></div>  It was completly devastated by a massive nuclear attack and the sky has turned orange and any survivors need anti-radiation meds to fight off all the intense radiation in the atmosphere now.  The plant life is dying and the planet will eventually go into nuclear winter along with presumably the rest of the Twelve Colonies.  Starbuck led a rescue mission here and the Cylons eventually abandoned the planet and the rest of the Colonies but even though they are gone the Fleet cannot return as the planet will be going into nuclear winter and is now uninhabitable.
+The planet was devastated by a massive [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|nuclear attack]] and the sky has turned orange due to the onset of a nuclear winter. While a lot of people died from the radiation, some survived with the use of [[anti-radiation medication]]. However, the plant life is presumably dying, making long-term human survival on the planet doubtful. The few surviving larger cities were taken over the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] who used the planet as a base of operations for a time.
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 == Cities ==