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| {{separate continuity|universe=TOS}} | | {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}} |
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| {{disambiguation|Battle of Cimtar|for the battle depicted in the [[Original Series]] canon}}
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| {{Battle Data | | {{Battle Data |
| | name= Battle of Cimtar | | | name= Battle of Cimtar |
| | image= Marvel - Baltar Oversees the Final Destruction.png | | | image= BSGv2 - Battle of Cimtar - alternate reality.png |
| | description= {{alt|Baltar|TOS}} oversees the final destruction {{comics|marvel|2}}. | | | description= Cylon raiders begin the ambush on the battlestars |
| | conflict=[[Thousand-Yahren War (alternate)|Thousand-Yahren War]] | | | conflict=[[Thousand-Yahren War]] |
| | date=During the Peace Conference | | | date=During the Peace Conference |
| | place={{alt|Cimtar}}, {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}} | | | place=[[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]], {{alt-r|Twelve Colonies of Man}} |
| | result=Decisive Cylon victory, destruction of the Twelve Colonies | | | result=Decisive Cylon victory, destruction of the Twelve Colonies |
| | combatant1={{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}} | | | combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|The Twelve Colonies of Man]] |
| | combatant2={{alt|Cylons|TOS}} | | | combatant2=[[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] |
| | co1={{alt|Adama|TOS|Commander Adama}} <br/>{{alt|Adar|TOS|President Adar}} | | | co1={{alt-r|Tigh|Commander Tigh}} <br/>{{alt-r|Adama|President Adama}} |
| | co2={{alt|Imperious Leader}} | | | co2={{alt-r|Imperious Leader}} |
| | strength1=Colonial Fleet | | | strength1=Colonial Fleet |
| | strength2=Cylon Fleet | | | strength2=Cylon Fleet |
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| | casualties2=Unknown, minimal | | | casualties2=Unknown, minimal |
| | prev= | | | prev= |
| | next= | | | next=[[Battle of Cache]] |
| | series=TOS | | | series=TOS |
| }} | | }} |
| | The bulk of the Colonial military is lured into a trap by the promise of peace, only to find themselves and the {{alt-r|Twelve Colonies of Man}} in a fatal trap ({{comics|vol2|3}}). |
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| The '''Battle of Cimtar''' is the defining cornerstone of various [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] stories, depicted in a wide variety of tie-in media from comics, novels, and games across the panoply of materials since 1978 C.E. and into 2020 C.E.
| | After 1000 [[yahren]]s of [[Thousand-Yahren War|war]], the humans of the Twelve Colonies vie for peace with Lord {{alt-r|Baltar}} acting as diplomat. The peace is to become official at [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]],<ref>The signing never takes place. In the [[Re-imagined Series]], a [[Cimtar Peace Accord|peace accord]] was signed at a place known as Cimtar, but this should not be confused with its Original Series counterpart.</ref> a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launch their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials. The Cylons use a two-pronged attack, striking at both the peace delegation (including the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]]) as well as the Twelve Colonies. |
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| == Comics ==
| | Cylon fighter groups of [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raiders]] hide near the Cimtar moon in wait for their chance at attacking the battlestar fleet. The [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]] are left free for bombardment of the Colonies. |
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| === Marvel Comics ===
| | In an [[alternate reality]] where {{alt-r|Galactica|a battlestar named ''Galactica'' was never built}}, President {{alt-r|Adama}} survives the attack only through the efforts of Commander {{alt-r|Tigh}}, who sacrifices his life in the process ({{comics|vol2|3}}). |
| The '''Battle of Cimtar''' commences after {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and {{alt|Zac}}, on recon patrol from ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'', uncover a massive task force of {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} {{alt|raider|TOS}}s laying in wait around {{alt|Cimtar}}, hidden by both interference and empty {{alt|Cylon tanker}}s.
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| With only notification that the recon patrol is under armed attack, Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} brings ''Galactica'' to readiness under the guise of a battlestations drill as the fleet of {{alt|battlestar|TOS}}s approaches the rendezvous at Cimtar. Believing that a show of force would upset the peace negotiations, President {{alt|Adar|TOS}} specifically forbids Adama from launching Vipers, leading Adama to the aforesaid drill, allowing ''Galactica'' to be the only ship prepared for the Cylons' deception.
| | Following this event, two noteworthy factions harass the {{alt-r|Cylon Empire}}: a [[Colonial Resistance]] lead by Adama himself, and a motley crew of pirates lead by {{alt-r|Starbuck}} ({{comics|vol2|3}} & {{comics|vol2|4|short=y}}) |
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| Meanwhile, Apollo leave behind Zac—whose {{alt|Viper|TOS}} is slowed due to damage to one of its three engines—to warn the approaching Fleet. Zac is destroyed "short of the fleet" and a grieving Apollo informs Tigh that no {{alt|basestar|TOS}}s were sighted, only the raiders and their now-empty fuel tankers. Adama, believing that the basestars were needed elsewhere for an attack on the {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}}, leaves behind the battlestar fleet and ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Viper squadrons and heads to a fretful flight to defend the Colonies.
| | ==References== |
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| ''Galactica'' is too late, as masses of Cylons have bombarded the Colonies, inflicting destruction on a massive scale. The Colonies burned out cinders, Adama is ferried by Apollo to their home on Caprica, from which Adama proclaims to a band of survivors to assemble in any assorted ship that can carry them, as they are fleeing their unrecoverable homeworlds {{comics|marvel|1}}. Discovered later during their journey, [[pluton poisoning]] affects much of the foodstuffs hurriedly taken aboard, forcing the Fleet to make a stop at {{alt|Carillon}} {{comics|marvel|2}}.
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| {{alt|Baltar|TOS}}, the traitor that lead the Colonies' to their demise, oversees the destruction. {{alt|Centurion|TOS}}s inform him that a handful of human are assembling a fleet, and that those who have been captured offer this information in exchange for their lives. Baltar reminds them of their {{alt|Imperious Leader}}'s standing order: extermination {{comics|marvel|2}}.
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| === Dynamite Entertainment ===
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| Also referred to as the {{Inlineref|Ambush at Cimtar}}, this event commences the destruction of the human race and the subsequent exodus of the survivors in [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)|a large caravan of ships]], shepherded by the last of the surviving battlestars, [[Galactica (TOS-DE alternate)|''Galactica'']] {{Comics|apocalypse|3}}.
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| The {{Alt|Sagittarian|TOS-DE}} satellite colony of [[Maytoria]] is hardest hit during this event, with only two hundred Maytorians surviving thanks to the leadership of [[Stadra Ah Mun]] {{Comics|vol1|2}}—{{Comics|vol1|4|short=y}}, later integrating into the Fleet before its departure from their home system {{Comics|vol1|5}}.
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| In an [[alternate reality]], a [[Battle of Cimtar (TOS alternate reality)|similar event]] lead to the destruction of the human race, outside of a small band of [[Colonial Resistance|resistance fighters]] lead by former [[Adama (TOS alternate reality)|President Adama]] that wages a seemingly hopeless struggle against the [[Cylons (TOS alternate reality)|Cylons]] {{Comics|vol2|3}}.
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| == Books ==
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| === Richard Hatch's Novels ===
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| In [[Richard Hatch]]'s novels, the '''Battle of Cimtar''' results in the ascension of {{TOS-RH|Zac}}, the first casualty of that decisive attack, as a {{TOS-RH|Being of Light}}<ref name="p151">{{cite book/RH|1|151}}</ref>. Additional victims of note included {{TOS-RH|Persephone}}, {{TOS-RH|Boomer}}'s youngest sister<ref name="p204">{{cite book/RH|1|204}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.
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| == See also ==
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| * {{alt-r|Battle of Cimtar}}, as depicted in an [[alternate reality]] shown in {{comics|vol2}}
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}{{Tabnav|comics=vol1|comics2=memorial}}
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | [[Category:A to Z]] |
| [[Category:Colonial]] | | [[Category:Colonial]] |
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| [[Category:Colonial Battles (TOS)]] | | [[Category:Colonial Battles (TOS)]] |
| [[Category:Events of the Thousand Yahren War]] | | [[Category:Events of the Thousand Yahren War]] |
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