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[[File:John.jpg|thumb|right|John, one of the Beings of Light {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}]]

The '''Beings of Light''' are a mysterious race that travel using the [[Ship of Lights]]. Called angels by the primitive people on {{TOS|Kobol}}, these creatures helped them develop the civilization that would become {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|the Twelve Colonies}} {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

Many of their number appear as humanoids wearing ethereal robes, with most of the face (sans eyes) covered by a niqab {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}, although one by the name of [[John]] later presents itself in a more distinctly, professional human form {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

Apparently mistakes were made in the past by these advanced beings, as they seem reluctant to interfere directly with the Colonials or the [[Terra]]ns. They help {{TOS|Apollo}} and {{TOS|Battlestar|battlestar}} ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' save the Terrans from themselves {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

[[Iblis|Count Iblis]] is a fallen member of this race, who has chosen to use his powers for selfish and malignant purposes {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

==''Galactica 1980''==

[[Angela]] is another likely member of the Beings of Light and, like [[John]], wore white, appeared and disappeared suddenly (in this case on a [[Planet Starbuck|desolate planet]] where {{1980|Starbuck}} and [[Cyrus]] are marooned), and spoke in riddles.  She is revealed to be the mother of [[Doctor Zee]], which may account for the young boy's superhuman abilities {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}, and was sent to the Fleet as a means to help the surviving humans find the {{1980|Earth|Thirteenth Colony}}.

A scrapped episode entitled "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have had [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] rescued from a lonely asteroid by more representatives of this mysterious race.

== Tie-in Material Information ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: In the [[Book of the Word]], humans of [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]] were "visited in the remotest past by a race of Angels, always pictured garbed in white, who not only gave the humans the beginnings of their science, but also handed down to them the Word of God, immutable laws for living a righteous life." A fallen Angel, known variously as [[Diaboles]] or Mephistopholes (sic), "repeatedly attempts to lead the humans astray, but is bested always by the intervention of the benevolent spirits from the stars." The Angels give various human prophets "brief glimpses of the Light of Good and Truth that inspire them and their disciples from that time forth." The War between Good and Evil is the central theme of the Book of the Word. Simple stories dramatize the central ethical conflicts of life in terms even the youngest child can understand. But these tales all have hidden complexities that have intrigued, delighted and guided even the most profound ethicists of humankind. In these legends, the humans of Kobol were visited in the remotest past by a race of Angels, always pictured garbed in white, who not only gave the humans the beginnings of their science, but also handed down to them the Word of God, immutable laws for living a righteous life. Folktales apart from the Book describe Diaboles as degenerating "into a comic prankster, half man and half beast."<ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=21}}</ref>

== Notes ==

* The term [[w:Seraph|Seraph]] (plural: ''Seraphim'') has been associated to these beings in various [[List of Comics|comic book incarnations]] from both [[Maximum Press]] and [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. In real-world theism, Seraph is the Hebrew word for Angel. Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human form, and in that way they passed into the ranks of Christian angels. In the Christian angelic hierarchy, seraphim represent the highest rank of angels.

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 ==''Galactica 1980''==
-[[Angela]] is another likely member of the Beings of Light and, like [[John]], wore white, appeared and disappeared suddenly (in this case on a [[Planet Starbuck|desolate planet]] where {{1980|Starbuck}} and [[Cyrus]] are marooned), and spoke in riddles.  She is revealed to be the mother of [[Doctor Zee]], which may account for the young boy's superhuman abilities {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}, and was sent to the [[Galactican Fleet]] as a means to help the surviving humans find the {{1980|Earth|Thirteenth Colony}} {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.
+[[Angela]] is another likely member of the Beings of Light and, like [[John]], wore white, appeared and disappeared suddenly (in this case on a [[Planet Starbuck|desolate planet]] where {{1980|Starbuck}} and [[Cyrus]] are marooned), and spoke in riddles.  She is revealed to be the mother of [[Doctor Zee]], which may account for the young boy's superhuman abilities {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}, and was sent to the Fleet as a means to help the surviving humans find the {{1980|Earth|Thirteenth Colony}}.
 A scrapped episode entitled "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have had [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] rescued from a lonely asteroid by more representatives of this mysterious race.
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 * The term [[w:Seraph|Seraph]] (plural: ''Seraphim'') has been associated to these beings in various [[List of Comics|comic book incarnations]] from both [[Maximum Press]] and [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. In real-world theism, Seraph is the Hebrew word for Angel. Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human form, and in that way they passed into the ranks of Christian angels. In the Christian angelic hierarchy, seraphim represent the highest rank of angels.
-== Related imagery ==
-<gallery mode="slideshow">
-File:TOS - WOTG1 - Beings of Light with Bubble Wrap.jpg|A pair of Beings aboard a [[Ship of Lights|Ship of Light]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.
-</gallery>
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