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==The Baltar-as-Father Argument== | ==The Baltar-as-Father Argument== | ||
Six states her desire to have a child with Baltar. Humanoid Cylon couplings have failed to result in offspring prior to that point | Six states her desire to have a child with Baltar. Humanoid Cylon couplings have failed to result in offspring prior to that point ([[The Farm]]). If Baltar and Six were both Cylons, it is likely that offspring would either be impossible or at least exceptionally unlikely. This point gives evidence against the Baltar-as-Cylon theory, but Six has repeatedly made it clear that she considers the hybrid human-Cylon baby that Sharon is carrying to be "our" (as she puts it) baby. "Our" may in fact be inclusive of all Cylons, which may just include Baltar. However, this is likely a metaphor regarding Hera's half-Cylon/half-human nature. In this regard, Baltar represents humanity, being the 'father', and Six represents the Cylons, being the 'mother'. Thus when Six tells Baltar that Hera is 'our' child, she is speaking as a Cylon to a human. | ||
In "[[Home, Part II]]," the virtual Six indicates that Baltar's and Six's child will be born in the isolation cage built for the [[Sharon Valerii|''Galactica'' copy of Sharon Valerii]]. The reality turns out different: The Caprica version of Valerii, pregnant by {{callsign|Karl Agathon}}, occupies the cage, and virtual Six indicates that it is in fact '''Valerii's''' child that will become Baltar's. This gives some weight to the Baltar-as-Cylon theory since Baltar becoming a father by surrogate circumvents the need for him to do so naturally, although Chief Tyrol's outing as a Final Five Cylon shows that male Cylons can sire a child with human females. However, earlier in the first season, in "[[33]]," Six asks Baltar if he wants to procreate with her, and at this point she may mean an actual child of Baltar's. "Home, Part II" occurs much later, and it is possible that the Cylons and Number Six had to alter their plans during this time. Number Six mentions in "Home, Part II" that she doesn't consider Sharon "worthy" of bearing one of "God's new children" (the humanoid Cylons). Perhaps Sharon was not originally planned to be the first mother of a hybrid baby at all, and Number Six was going to have a child with the (necessarily human) Baltar, but had to shift plans when Sharon becomes pregnant first. | In "[[Home, Part II]]," the virtual Six indicates that Baltar's and Six's child will be born in the isolation cage built for the [[Sharon Valerii|''Galactica'' copy of Sharon Valerii]]. The reality turns out different: The Caprica version of Valerii, pregnant by {{callsign|Karl Agathon}}, occupies the cage, and virtual Six indicates that it is in fact '''Valerii's''' child that will become Baltar's. This gives some weight to the Baltar-as-Cylon theory since Baltar becoming a father by surrogate circumvents the need for him to do so naturally, although Chief Tyrol's outing as a Final Five Cylon shows that male Cylons can sire a child with human females. However, earlier in the first season, in "[[33]]," Six asks Baltar if he wants to procreate with her, and at this point she may mean an actual child of Baltar's. "Home, Part II" occurs much later, and it is possible that the Cylons and Number Six had to alter their plans during this time. Number Six mentions in "Home, Part II" that she doesn't consider Sharon "worthy" of bearing one of "God's new children" (the humanoid Cylons). Perhaps Sharon was not originally planned to be the first mother of a hybrid baby at all, and Number Six was going to have a child with the (necessarily human) Baltar, but had to shift plans when Sharon becomes pregnant first. | ||