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×:''This article is concerned with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] process of boxing. [[w:Boxing|Boxing]], a sport and martial art, took place in the episode "[[Unfinished Business]]".'' | |||
:''If you are looking for the character of Box (a.k.a. Boxey) from the [[Maximum Press]] comics, see: [[Boxey (alternate)]].'' | |||
[[Image:Box.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Cylon cold storage unit.]] | |||
To '''box''' a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] is to download a particular [[humanoid Cylon]]'s consciousness from his or her body into cold storage indefinitely (analogous to a computer core dump), presumably in an inert state. To a Cylon, boxing is much like true death, except that boxing is relatively easy to reverse if the Cylons who carried it out change their minds. | To '''box''' a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] is to download a particular [[humanoid Cylon]]'s consciousness from his or her body into cold storage indefinitely (analogous to a computer core dump), presumably in an inert state. To a Cylon, boxing is much like true death, except that boxing is relatively easy to reverse if the Cylons who carried it out change their minds. | ||
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A Cylon is boxed when he or she has been found dangerously unstable, such as when a humanoid Cylon's memories appear "corrupted" by extended or intense human contact, or when a sleeper agent becomes psychologically maladjusted from denying his or her Cylon nature. | A Cylon is boxed when he or she has been found dangerously unstable, such as when a humanoid Cylon's memories appear "corrupted" by extended or intense human contact, or when a sleeper agent becomes psychologically maladjusted from denying his or her Cylon nature. | ||
[[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]] were boxed by [[Number One]] for a time after he killed them by asphyxiation, then released into the Twelve Colonies one by one with fake memories ([[No Exit]]). | |||
The resurrected Cylons [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] are threatened with boxing by a [[Number Three]] shortly after their return. Their "[[Hero of the Cylon]]" status and extended human associations threaten the Cylon ''status quo'' because the two became individuals, their personalities diverging from their fellow models | The resurrected Cylons [[Caprica-Six]] (the [[Number Six]] who died protecting [[Gaius Baltar]] when his house is destroyed in the [[Miniseries]]) and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] are threatened with boxing by a [[Number Three]] shortly after their return. Their "[[Hero of the Cylon]]" status and extended human associations threaten the Cylon ''status quo'' because the two became individuals, their personalities diverging from their fellow models ([[Downloaded]]). | ||
Similarly, a Cavil infiltrates the resistance on Caprica and, as a result of observing and questioning the humans, comes to the conclusion that the extermination of humanity was a mistake. In order to contain this heresy, ''Galactica'' copy promises to have him boxed once they are resurrected | Similarly, a Cavil infiltrates the resistance on Caprica and, as a result of observing and questioning the humans, comes to the conclusion that the extermination of humanity was a mistake. In order to contain this heresy, the ''Galactica'' copy promises to have him boxed once they are resurrected ([[The Plan]]). | ||
[[ | [[Image:Boxáge.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A [[Cavil]] boxes [[Number Three]].]] | ||
After | After the incident at the [[Temple of Five]], where the same Number Three who threatened to box Caprica-Six and Boomer goes against the will of the other Cylons, the decision is made to box not just her, but all Number Three models ([[Rapture]]). The [[Podcast:Rapture|podcast for "Rapture"]] reveals that the boxing of the Threes is the first and only model-wide boxing in Cylon history. | ||
All boxed Cylons are stored at the [[Resurrection Hub]], a central facility which coordinates all resurrections. | All boxed Cylons are stored at the [[Resurrection Hub]], a central facility which coordinates all resurrections. When the Hub is destroyed by an alliance of humans and renegade Cylons, all but one [[Number Three]], the unboxed [[D'Anna Biers]], are permanently killed in their boxed state. With the Hub gone, all Cylons lose their ability to resurrect and thus be boxed ([[The Hub]]). | ||
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