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[[File:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|right|Colors and symbol of Caprica]]
'''Caprica''' (ancient name '''[[wikipedia:Capricorn (constellation)|Capricorn]]''') is a planet in the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Star System| star system Cyrannus]] and one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. Its capital is [[Caprica City]]. 

After the unification, Caprica becomes the governmental seat of the Twelve Colonies. Both before and after the [[First Cylon War]], this world is regarded as the Colonies' seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning, and the language of Caprica has become the standard language of the Twelve Colonies. It has always been one of the wealthiest colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]", ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''). 


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==Geography and Astronomy==
[[File:Caprica from Orbit.jpg|thumb|280px|Caprica, before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]].]]
Caprica is a lush, blue green world. It contains large oceans and continents, and the planet's climate can be described as moderate, at least in the region around [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}. 

Caprica is also a twin planet. It shares its orbit around Helios Alpha with [[Gemenon|Gemenon]], orbiting each other every 28.2 days. The distance between the two is 439,000 km, and their common barycenter exists at a point between the two worlds. Their close relationship can lead to some spectacular planet-rises and planet-sets in the Caprican (and Gemenese) skies ([[Caprica (series)|''Caprica'']], [[Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies]]), and also leads to significant planet-shine in the night skies, nearly turning night back into day {{TRS|Litmus}}.

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==History==
Prior to the [[Articles of Colonization]], Caprica has a global government independent of the other colonies. This government was led by a Prime Minister. 

Some 60 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Caprica is plagued by religious motivated terrorism. A group, known as the [[Soldiers of the One]], are responsible for the bombing of a [[Maglev]] train within [[Caprica City]] and likely other terrorist acts, as well {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|Gravedancing}}. 

The first [[U-87|Cylon prototype]] is created on Caprica by [[Graystone Industries]], paving the way to the [[First Cylon War|the First Cylon War]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.

After the War, Caprica reasserts itself as the cultural, economic and political center of the Twelve Colonies. The Colonial Government is located on this world {{TRS|Epiphanies}}.

===The Fall===
[[File:Bsyashuman.jpg|thumb|Caprica, shortly before its downfall.]]
[[File:Nukes in Miniseries.jpg|thumb|Bombardment of the planet.]]
Caprica is devastated through massive nuclear bombardment during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Most of the planet's human population that aren't killed by the direct bombardment eventually die of radiation poisoning.<ref>This is verified in the special presentation "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far]]."</ref>

The few surviving smaller cities are taken over by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] who use the planet as a base of operations for some time.

Some of the few human survivors are incarcerated by the Cylons in their attempts to [[Farms|create human-Cylon offspring]]. A very small and isolated group of humans forms a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance group]] near [[Delphi]] that performs [[Resistance (episode)|hit-and-run attacks on Cylon installations]] until the survivors are [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|rescued]] by ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', nine months later.

Caprica, and the other occupied colonies, are later abandoned by the Cylons {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}.

Slowly but surely, during the first year since the nuclear bombardment, the planet's ecosystem including trees and wildlife diminishes. The planet's atmosphere changes from blue, to a distinctive yellow. The ultimate fate of Caprica is unknown.

===The Fleet===
Many notable persons from Caprica survive the holocaust within the Fleet to the point where nearly all of the Fleet leaders are Caprican. 

Three months after the Fall 6,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] over [[Kobol (RDM) | Kobol]] {{TRS|Home, Part I}}. The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown ([[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|see analysis]]). 

The first [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate after the Fall is [[Gaius Baltar]]. Years later this spot is taken by {{callsign|Lee Adama}}.
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== Cities ==
[[File:CapricaCityBeforeCylonAttack.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica City, a few years before the Fall.]]
The planet's largest population center was [[Caprica City]], which served as the seat of all three branches of the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial Government]] and the capital of the Twelve Colonies. The city is completely destroyed in the Cylon attack on the Colonies, killing seven million people in an instant. Caprica City is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets, such as [[Oasis]]. 

Another major city is [[Delphi]], famous for the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] and also home to a large spaceport. The Cylons spared Delphi from nuclear bombardment in order to use it as a base of operations in their occupation of the planet {{TRS|Downloaded}}.

On their trek across Caprica, {{callsign|Karl Agathon}} and [[Sharon Valerii]] explore two [[Unnamed cities of Caprica|undestroyed and unnamed cities]].
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== Other ==
===Notable natives and residents===

==== Pre-[[First Cylon War]] ====

* [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]], [[Sam Adama|Sam]], [[William Adama|William]], and [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]], [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] and [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Lacy Rand]] and her family
* [[Baxter Sarno]]
* [[Ben Stark]] and his mother, [[Natalie Stark | Natalie]]
* [[Clarice Willow]], though a native of [[Sagittaron]], was head mistress of Athena Academy

==== Post-First Cylon War ====

* [[Zak Adama|Zak]] and {{callsign|Lee Adama}}
* [[Richard Adar]], was the mayor of Caprica City before becoming president
* [[Gaius Baltar]], though a native of [[Aerilon]], moved to Caprica after his 18th birthday
* [[James McManus]], was the editor of the ''[[Caprican Times]]''
* [[Laura Roslin|Laura]], [[Cheryl Roslin|Cheryl]] and [[Sandra Roslin]], as well as their parents
* [[Kara Thrace |Kara]], [[Socrata Thrace | Socrata]] and (presumably) [[Dreilide Thrace]]
* [[Sharon Valerii]] had an apartment on Caprica

===Publications and Media===
* [[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]
* [[CAP 2]]
* [[CAP News]]
* [[CAP Sports]]
* ''[[The Caprican]]''
* ''[[The Caprican Financial Times]]''
* ''[[Caprica Tribune]]''
* ''[[Caprican Life]]''
* ''[[Caprican Times]]''
* [[Caprica 5]]
* ''[[Caprica Today]]''
* [[Channel 7 News]]
* [[Cubits & Pieces]]
* [[New Cap City]]

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Caprica Buccaneers]]
* [[Delphi Legion]]

===Economics===
* [[Graystone Industries]]

===Locations===
* [[Caprica City]] (see article for locations within that city)
* [[Caprica Beach]]
* [[Caprica Transfer Station]]
* [[Cobb's Point]]
* [[Delphi]]
* [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]]
* [[Little Tauron]]
* [[Martok Valley]]
* [[Oasis]]
* [[Pilgrim Bay]]
* [[Qualai]]
* [[Theoresos]]
* [[Unnamed cities of Caprica]]

==== Streets ====

* [[Colonial Highway 5]]
* [[Gore Avenue]]
* [[Luinstra Drive]]
* [[McNay Street]]
* [[West Walker Road]]

== Notes ==
* Caprica's full surface has yet to be seen. One shot of the planet in "[[The Plan]]" shows it to be nearly completely covered in water, so it might be assumed that most of its land masses are situated on one side. 
* Two regions of the planet are remarkably Earth-like: An ice-covered continent, as seen in "[[Daybreak]]", is of similar shape to [[w:Antarctica|Antarctica]].  Another heavily metropolitan section appears to have a similar shape to the [[w:Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] and [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] regions of Earth.
* Caprica was and continues to be the world most prominently depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM) | re-imagined series' continuity]]. It wasn't until "[[Razor]]" that another of the Twelve Colonies was actually seen on screen.  

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