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:''For information on the chamber where the [[Original Series]]' [[Imperious Leader]] sits, see [[Throne room]]. For the actual command and control center of an [[Basestar (TOS)|Original Series basestar]], see [[Command chamber]]. For information on the Colonial [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar counterpart]] in the Re-imagined Series, see [[CIC]].'' | |||
[[Image:Baseshipcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|right|Baseship control room]] | |||
A '''[[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] is commanded by several [[Humanoid Cylon]]s''', working by spoken discussion and eventually, consensus. The commanders issue instruction to their ship's central computer, the [[Hybrid]]. | |||
No one | No one Humanoid Cylon is the ''de facto'' leader. However, personalities which have been more exposed to human contact, such as [[Caprica-Six]] ([[Downloaded]]), or personalities which are under extreme emotional stress, such as one particular [[Number Three]] model ([[Torn]]), may be more argumentative and likely to sway consensus. | ||
The basestar has a central command and control center, likely located within the ship's central axis. | The basestar has a central command and control center, likely located within the ship's central axis. The Humanoid Cylons stand at a control console that have interfaces for their [[Cylon data port|data ports]]. The center has many waterfalls and pools that form the basestar's [[datastream]]. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Viewers are shown the baseship command structure for the first time in the episode, "[[Torn]]" | *Viewers are shown the baseship command structure for the first time in the episode, "[[Torn]]." Prior to this episode, the command leadership, if any, was unknown. Basestars were previously suspected as being a larger autonomous living entity similar to the [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]. | ||
*Humanoid Cylons have a collective knowledge of information from their [[datastream]] that is apparently available to other agents, but, unlike the Borg of ''[[w:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' fame, the agents do not work as a collective consciousness, or "hive mind." Agents generally share memories by personal option. | |||
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