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| | The '''Armistice Station''' is a remote space station. Annually it is attended by an [[Armistice Officer]], who happens to be [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]'s father. |
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| image= BSG-TRS - Miniseries - Armistice Station.jpg
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| | title= Armistice Station
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| | race= Colonial
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| | type= Military
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| | ftl= No
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| | crew= 1, annually
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| | role= Diplomatic relations
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| | weapons= None
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| | status= Destroyed, [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Zero Hour]], [[0 BCH]]
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| The '''Armistice Station''' is a remote space station, built with the intent of allowing both [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|the Twelve Colonies]] to maintain diplomatic relations after the [[Cylon War]].
| | A few items of interest are visible on the officer's negotiation desk in the center room of the Armistice Station: |
| | * A photograph of [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] |
| | * A photograph, presumably the Armistice Officer's wife and Boxey's mother |
| | * A document detailing the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurian Model 0005 ''(sic)'']] |
| | * A copy of the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] |
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| The station is manned on an annual basis by a Colonial [[Armistice Officer|armistice officer]]. The last armistice officer is the father of [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]].<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=26}}</ref> He maintains a few items on the negotiation desk in the meeting room of the station, suggesting the isolated and unproductive nature of his assignment:
| | ==Destruction== |
| | [[Image:Armistice Station Critically Damaged.jpg|thumb|Destruction of Armistice Station]] |
| | Armistice Station is dwarfed in size by the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] that pays it a visit. In a fitting choice for the opening salvo of the [[Cylon Attack|Cylon attack]], the basestar attacks and destroys Armistice Station. |
| | The [[Miniseries#Armistice Station|Armistice Station section]] of the [[Miniseries]] article discusses this peculiar circumstance. |
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| * Personal photographs of [[Boxey (RDM)|the officer's son]] and presumably his wife.
| | Science fiction fans may see the Armistice Station as a ''very'' short-lived parallel or acknowledgement to the purpose of the [http://tgm.firstones.com/wiki/Babylon_5_%28station%29 Babylon 5 space station] in the popular TV series, "Babylon 5." |
| * A schematic of an [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|obsolete Cylon model from the end of the War.]]
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| * A copy of the [[Cimtar Peace Accords]], which were signed at the end of the War.
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| The Cylons ignore the Armistice Station and all overtures of diplomacy for forty years. In their only visit, a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Number Six]], escorted by two [[Cylon_Centurion|contemporary Centurions]], boards the station and briefly interacts with the armistice officer, before the station is destroyed in the opening salvo of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
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| == Behind the Scenes ==
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| * The opening scene at the Armistice Station was not in the original draft of the Miniseries script. Executive producer [[David Eick]] requested that [[Ronald D. Moore]] add an early scene to create an immediate sense of threat, similar to the opening shark attack in the film ''Jaws''.<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=28}}</ref>
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| * The role of the Armistice Officer was initially offered to [[Dirk Benedict]], who played [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] in the [[Original Series]]. Benedict ultimately passed on the project.<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=28}}</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| === Emblems ===
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| [[File:TRS - Miniseries - Armistice Officer's Shuttle Docks.jpg|thumb|The [[Armistice Officer]]'s {{RDM|shuttle}} docks at the [[Armistice Station]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]]
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| The Armistice Station features the seals of the two formerly warring factions above the base of its docking tube: the Cylons, indicated by a blue-green double-stroke pentagon (a nod to the design on {{TOS|Raider|Raiders}} from the [[Original Series]]); and the [[Colonial seal|Colonial Phoenix seal]] with ring featuring two sets of prongs, e.g. "ears," a nod to the Original Series logos found on fire extinguishers and other medical equipment.
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| === Effects Gaffe ===
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| Of further note, the logos swap places between the [[Armistice Officer]]'s [[Shuttle (RDM)|shuttle]] docking sequence and when the station is destroyed by a missile from the [[Basestar (TRS)|Cylon basestar]], thus beginning the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|group="Book"}}
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Armistice Line]]
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| *[[Miniseries, Analysis#Armistice Station|Armistice Station Analysis]]
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| [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]
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| [[de:Waffenstillstandsstation]] | | [[de:Waffenstillstandsstation]] |
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