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:'' | ==Plot== | ||
:''Apollo and Starbuck discover a civil war brewing within the Cylon Empire.'' | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
*While on patrol, {{ | *While on patrol, {{TOS|Apollo}} and {{TOS|Starbuck}} pick up hundreds of {{TOS|Raider|Cylon Raiders}} on their [[scanner]]s. | ||
*The Warrior's two {{ | *The Warrior's two {{TOS|Viper|Vipers}} are connected to a small asteroid by their landing clamps, powered down as they conduct their reconnaissance. | ||
*On a closer look, the two [[Colonial Warrior]]s discover that the Cylons are fighting ''each other''. The battle occurs over an | *On a closer look, the two [[Colonial Warrior]]s discover that the Cylons are fighting ''each other''. The battle occurs over an uninhabitable, watery planet. | ||
*A | *A {{TOS|Basestar|basestar}} in the middle of the fighting is suffering a core breech and is falling towards the [[Burania|planet]]. | ||
*The | *The Cylon fighters that dispatched the basestar begin their retreat, passing dangerously close to the asteroid and the two Vipers, but the Colonials go undetected. | ||
*Apollo orders Starbuck to join him to investigate the wreckage of the downed basestar; he and {{ | *Apollo orders Starbuck to join him to investigate the wreckage of the downed basestar; he and {{TOS|Adama|his father}} would have many questions as to why Cylons are killing Cylons. | ||
*Elsewhere, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and her {{TOS|The Fleet|Fleet}} are entering their third week of hiding in the [[Korax nebula]]. | *Elsewhere, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and her {{TOS|The Fleet|Fleet}} are entering their third week of hiding in the [[Korax nebula]]. | ||
*Amidst the electromagnetic storms of dust and interference is the [[Canopus wormhole]], which Adama believes might be a clue for mankind's survival, or its doom. | *Amidst the electromagnetic storms of dust and interference is the [[Canopus wormhole]], which Adama believes might be a clue for mankind's survival, or its doom. | ||
*Commander Adama, | *Commander Adama, [[Sheba]] and [[Bojay]] brief Doctor [[Wilker]] on a series of strange transmissions that they have received while studying the wormhole during a stealth approach Viper patrol. | ||
*Bojay notes that they were analyzing signals at frequencies that the Cylons would never think to explore: amplitude and frequency modulations, as well as ultra-high and very-high frequency spectrums. | *Bojay notes that they were analyzing signals at frequencies that the Cylons would never think to explore: amplitude and frequency modulations, as well as ultra-high and very-high frequency spectrums. | ||
*The transmissions the two Warriors picked up show a [[w:Franklin D. Roosevelt|stately older human male]] in front of a podium.<ref>The picture used appears to be U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, dedicating the [[w:1939 New York World's Fair|1939 New York World's Fair]].</ref> | *The transmissions the two Warriors picked up show a [[w:Franklin D. Roosevelt|stately older human male]] in front of a podium.<ref>The picture used appears to be U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, dedicating the [[w:1939 New York World's Fair|1939 New York World's Fair]].</ref> | ||
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*As they approach, Starbuck laments that they have found yet another uninhabitable planet. He mulls over what he'd just like to do for leisure on a nice, perfect world (with a beach): a professional {{TOS|Pyramid|pyramid player}}, a [[fumarello]] leaf plantation owner, or something more leisurely. | *As they approach, Starbuck laments that they have found yet another uninhabitable planet. He mulls over what he'd just like to do for leisure on a nice, perfect world (with a beach): a professional {{TOS|Pyramid|pyramid player}}, a [[fumarello]] leaf plantation owner, or something more leisurely. | ||
*Donning breathing gear (the atmosphere has sufficient pressure that negates the need for environmental suits), the two land their Vipers on a rock outcropping. Apollo reads no movement in the basestar. | *Donning breathing gear (the atmosphere has sufficient pressure that negates the need for environmental suits), the two land their Vipers on a rock outcropping. Apollo reads no movement in the basestar. | ||
*As they enter the warship, they find signs of blaster marks: the Cylons were attacking each other inside the ship as well. At the bottom of a long shaft that the | *As they enter the warship, they find signs of blaster marks: the Cylons were attacking each other inside the ship as well. At the bottom of a long shaft that the repell down, Apollo and Starbuck find the inactive shells of dozens of {{TOS|Centurion|Centurions}}. | ||
*Starbuck lands on the pile of dead Cylons and looks closer. The robots are covered in a [[nano-cybrid|black, viscous liquid]]. | *Starbuck lands on the pile of dead Cylons and looks closer. The robots are covered in a [[nano-cybrid|black, viscous liquid]]. | ||
*Back on ''Galactica'', Adama has moved his battlestar out of the nebula, risking Cylon detection so that he could show Dr. Wilker the complication of further exploration of the Canopus wormhole. Located in front of the wormhole is a planet, inhabited by Cylons. | *Back on ''Galactica'', Adama has moved his battlestar out of the nebula, risking Cylon detection so that he could show Dr. Wilker the complication of further exploration of the Canopus wormhole. Located in front of the wormhole is a planet, inhabited by Cylons. | ||
* | *Stealth probes indicate that [[Tessida|the planet is essentially a large Cylon computer mainframe]]. The [[Cylon civilian]]s and military there are tasked with protection of the Cylon Empire's databases. | ||
*On the Cylon planet, two [[Command Centurion]]s brief Regent [[Abbadon]], an [[IL-series]], of the "infidel" basestar's destruction. Abbadon wants confirmation tha the basestar was disintegrated without a trace, but the Centurions note only the crash of the ship into the watery planet they know as [[Burania]]. | *On the Cylon planet, two [[Command Centurion]]s brief Regent [[Abbadon]], an [[IL-series]], of the "infidel" basestar's destruction. Abbadon wants confirmation tha the basestar was disintegrated without a trace, but the Centurions note only the crash of the ship into the watery planet they know as [[Burania]]. | ||
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*Starbuck tells Apollo of the strange black organic substance, and suggests hacking into the ship's computers for some useful tactical data when a gigantic form rises into the air with a loud "MMMOOWRRR!!" | *Starbuck tells Apollo of the strange black organic substance, and suggests hacking into the ship's computers for some useful tactical data when a gigantic form rises into the air with a loud "MMMOOWRRR!!" | ||
*The form is a | *The form is a monsterous blob of the black substance with many Centurion bodies littered within it. It aggressively moves towards the Warriors. | ||
*Blasting it does no good; Starbuck grabs Apollo and lifts them both on his repelling gear upward and away from the monstrous blob and out of the basestar's interior. | *Blasting it does no good; Starbuck grabs Apollo and lifts them both on his repelling gear upward and away from the monstrous blob and out of the basestar's interior. | ||
*As Starbuck asks Apollo if they can leave this "[[Hades hole]], | *As Starbuck asks Apollo if they can leave this "[[Hades hole]]", a group of Cylon bombers approach. | ||
*The two Warriors narrowly escape death from both bombs and the blob (which launches out of the shaft towards them) by jumping into the water as the bombs drop on the basestar. | *The two Warriors narrowly escape death from both bombs and the blob (which launches out of the shaft towards them) by jumping into the water as the bombs drop on the basestar. | ||
*As Starbuck and Apollo return to the Fleet, Abbadon's stealth Cylon unit invisibly tracks and follows the two Vipers back to their battlestar. | *As Starbuck and Apollo return to the Fleet, Abbadon's stealth Cylon unit invisibly tracks and follows the two Vipers back to their battlestar. | ||
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*Apollo opens a communications intercom with [[core command]], asking what is going on. Adama reports a hull breech in Apollo's sector. | *Apollo opens a communications intercom with [[core command]], asking what is going on. Adama reports a hull breech in Apollo's sector. | ||
*{{ | *{{TOS|Athena}} brings up a security camera on the science deck: Adama watches as several armed Cylons enter through a large hole in the hull. | ||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
*The transmission of the 1939 World's Fair dedication ceremony is the second Earthly transmission that the Fleet has discovered. The first was in the episode "{{TOS|The Hand of God|The Hand of God}}, | *The transmission of the 1939 World's Fair dedication ceremony is the second Earthly transmission that the Fleet has discovered. The first was in the episode "{{TOS|The Hand of God|The Hand of God}}", although it was of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. The presence of [[Sheba]] and [[Bojay]] put the events of this issue after "[[The Living Legend, Part II]]", but little else can be known of the time when the events of this issue occur. | ||
*Curiously, a [[Re-imagined Series]] episode, "[[A Measure of Salvation]], | *Curiously, a [[Re-imagined Series]] episode, "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", finds [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] leading a boarding party to a derelict [[basestar (RDM)|baseship]] as well, where, similar to what his Original Series counterpart does in this issue, finds a [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|startling discovery]] that could turn the tide against the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons in their universe]]. | ||
==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
== Alternate covers == | == Alternate covers == | ||
<gallery mode="slideshow"> | <gallery mode="slideshow"> | ||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1goldenCover.jpg|[[Michael Golden]] cover. | |||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1starlinvirginCover.jpg|[[Jim Starlin]] virgin cover. | |||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1StarlinCover.jpg|Jim Starlin cover. | |||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1LeeCover.jpg|[[Pat Lee]] cover. | |||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1LeeFOILCover.jpg|Pat Lee foil cover. Note the lack of lighting on the back panel. | |||
Image:BSGCylonApoc1LeeNegCover.jpg|Pat Lee Lee negative variant cover. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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