Editing Centurion (TOS)

{{disline|For the original Centurions likeness in [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]], see [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]. For information on the advanced Centurions from the Re-imagined Series, see [[Cylon Centurion]].}}
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[[File:PartyCrashers.jpg|thumb|right|Centurions as infantry.]]
The '''Centurion''' is the workhorse of the [[Cylon Empire]]. Acting as infantry, pilots, and even cavalry (as in "[[The Lost Warrior]]") the Centurion is as versatile as it is shiny. Used in any front-line encounter, Centurions are the only type of Cylon a [[Colonial Warrior]] is likely to ever directly encounter {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. 

Centurions speak with a mechanical voice, typically responding to orders with the phrase "[[By your command]]." Despite their name, they are the Cylons' lowest ranking soldiers, answerable to [[Command Centurion]]s and the [[IL-series]] models.

Centurions are constructed using highly advanced robotics, beyond the capabilities of the {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|Colonials}} to understand easily. As part of a ruse Dr. [[Wilker]] attempts to reconstruct and reprogram a Centurion. The reprogrammed Centurion manages to move stiffly, but lacks the dexterity of a fully functional unit and destroys the controls of the {{TOS|Raider|Raider}} when it is instructed to fly {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

Centurions are commonly armed with bayonet-equipped laser rifles, as well as swords for close combat and execution {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

The inhabitants of [[Attila]] refer to Centurions as "tin cans" {{OS|The Young Lords}}.

==Notable Centurions==
*'''[[Serpentine]]''' is Flight Leader who is instructed by [[Imperious Leader]]  {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
*'''[[Red-Eye]]''' brutally enforces [[Lacerta]]'s reign of terror on [[Equellus]] until he is destroyed by {{TOS|Apollo}} {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}.
*'''[[Centuri]]''' along with his commander [[Andromus]] survive a crash and head into New York City {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed}}.
*'''[[Cy]]''' is rebuilt by {{TOS|Starbuck}} and (after some persuasion) befriends the Colonial pilot {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}.

==''Galactica 1980'' Version==
[[File:G80 - TROS - Centurions on Planet Starbuck.jpg|thumb|Centurions circa 1970 CE armed with [[Laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]] {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}.]]
Centurions are shown to be vulnerable to microwave radiation, and are slowly being outmoded by an android variant with human-like reflexes and agility {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed}}. 

Further, they are neither equipped with swords nor laser rifles, but with a [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]] analogous to the Colonial's {{TOS|laser pistol|laser pistol}} {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed|The Return of Starbuck}}.

==Notes==

*Both the Gold Command Cylon Centurions and the Silver Cylon Centurions were voiced with an EMS Vocoder 2000<ref>{{Cite book|title=How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip Hop - The Machine Speaks|pages=208-9|last=Tompkins|first=Dave}}</ref> by voice-actor Michael Santiago.
*The original Centurion does find its way into the [[Re-imagined Series]] canon, with similar features, known there as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]. A shell of this Centurion counterpart appears in the [[Miniseries]] in the [[Galactica Museum]] (as a CG construct), along with other artifacts from the [[Cylon War]].
*In "[[Razor]]," an operational Centurion is seen with noticeably mechanical legs (demonstrating that these Cylons were mechanical and not merely "guys in suits") in a [[Razor Flashbacks|flashback to the Cylon War]]. In the same episode, {{callsign|Starbuck}} shoots down a Cylon Raider (also based on the {{TOS|Raider|Original Series}}' design), where its Centurion version appears again in the wreckage.

== Related imagery ==

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File:Centurion guts.jpg|Disassembled Centurions on various surfaces in Doctor [[Wilker]]'s lab {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.
File:TOS - BE - Starbuck with Centurion Helmet.jpg|{{TOS|Starbuck}} examining a Centurion helmet {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.
File:TOS - BE - Starbuck Handling Centurion Components.jpg|{{TOS|Starbuck}} examining a {{TOS|Centurion}} {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.
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