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Cimtar is a small moon in a location considered neutral territory by both the Cylon Empire and the Colonials during the Thousand-Yahren War. It is referred to as an "old moon" by some in the Colonial military.
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Cimtar is an "old moon" designated as a neutral meeting site to finalize the armistice.
During a recon patrol, Galactica's Capt. Apollo and Lt. Zac happen across an empty Cylon tanker in orbit of Cimtar. Interference shields a large assembly of Raiders, with only two dispatched to intercept and destroy the patrol.
While Apollo returns to his battlestar, Zac is killed short of newly-arrived battlestar fleet, beginning the Battle of Cimtar (Annihilation!).
The name of Cimtar is one of a handful of direct cross-references between the Original Series and the Re-imagined Series. In the Re-imagined Series, Cimtar is noted only in the Armistice Officer's copy of the Peace Accord, suggesting that, in the Re-imagined universe, Cimtar was, indeed, used for an actual peace treaty signing. No further information was given about Cimtar itself in this continuity, however.
A curious continuity gap exists on the Re-imagined peace accord documents. Visible in the same scene is a technical specifications document on the original Cylon models used by the Colonies. The document contains the Original Series-specific term "yahrens". Given that the Re-imagined Series uses the standard real-world measurement terminology of "years," this is likely a goof of the props department or a homage to the Original Series than an attempt to suggest a more direct connection between the two series.
The bulk of the Colonial military is lured into a trap by the promise of peace, only to find themselves and the Twelve Colonies of Man in a fatal trap (TOS: "Saga of a Star World").
After 1000 yahrens of war, the humans of the Twelve Colonies vie for peace with Lord Baltar acting as diplomat. The peace is to become official at Cimtar,[1] a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launch their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials. The Cylons use a two-pronged attack, striking at both the peace delegation (including the battlestars) as well as the Twelve Colonies.
Cylon fighter groups of Cylon Raiders (numbering a thousand total, along with support fuel tankers) hide near the Cimtar moon in wait for their chance at attacking the battlestar fleet. The basestars are left free for bombardment of the Colonies.
Commander Adama of battlestar Galactica receives reports that a Viper patrol has discovered the massive, hidden Cylon Raider fleet near Cimtar. Adama warns President Adar, President of the Colonies and commander of battlestar Atlantia of an imminent attack, but Lord Baltar sways Adar from ordering a defensive posture for the battlestar fleet under the pretense that they are a "welcoming committee."
Adama readies Galactica's defenses against orders under the guise of a battlestations drill. The battlestar is able to defend herself when the Cylons arrive, but the other battlestars, following President Adar's pacifist lead, are not so fortunate and can launch only a fraction of its fighters in time.
The Cylon fighters use a variety of tactics, including kamikaze methods to destroy the battlestar fleet. The Cylons destroy battlestars Atlantia (with President Adar aboard), Triton, Pacifica, and Acropolis.[2]
Leaving her Viper pilots behind temporarily after getting reports of bombardment of the Colonies, Galactica heads towards Caprica in a vain effort to protect her homeworld.
During Galactica's flight to the Colonies, the battlestar received reports as the Cylons cleared the jamming to allow their own targeting and communication equipment to function. In one broadcast, 31 cities were "known to be under heavy attack" on an unknown colony[3] while another report mentioned a second wave coming in.[4]
Cylon basestars sneak by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies. The home planets are bombed and the Cylons exterminate almost all of the human population of the Colonies. Caprica's destruction is assured through the efforts of Karibdis, one of Baltar's agents, who disables Caprica's defense systems and is held responsible for a million Caprican deaths (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star").[5]
A handful of humans are tasked by Adama, now commanding the last known surviving battlestar,[6] to flee the Colonies in whatever spaceworthy ships they can find to create a motley caravan that abandons Colonial space, initially for the nearby planet of Carillon where they obtain supplies for the long journey to Earth. Their exodus—via the dangerous but poorly defended Nova of Madagon rather than the logical waypoint of Borallus—takes the Cylons by surprise, who change their tactics to eliminate an now-elusive, moving target.
Lord Baltar is initially considered expendable by the Imperious Leader after the human's traitorous work and set up for public execution. However, the Leader's successor reconsiders Baltar's execution and provides him with the means to chase Galactica and her fleet to finish humanity once and for all.
The non-canonical publication, Encyclopedia Galactica, refers to this event as the "Final Destruction"[7], which does have some merit. More precisely, the battle can also be refer to as the "Final Annihilation," since this can be derived from the order of the Imperious Leader.[8]
↑The signing never takes place. In the Re-imagined Series, a peace accord was signed at a place known as Cimtar, but this should not be confused with its Original Series counterpart.
↑If Vulpa is to be believed, battlestar Columbia is also destroyed at the Battle of Cimtar. However, this brings the count of battlestars to six, where only five are shown on-screen.
↑At ~00:28:39, a male reporter can be heard giving the following statement:
Reporter: ... 31 cities are known to be under heavy attack ...
↑At ~00:29:22, a female reporter gives the following:
Woman: The central area is under attack. A second wave is coming in. We have no defenses!
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The Battle of Cimtar is the defining cornerstone of various separate continuity stories, depicted in a wide variety of tie-in media from comics, novels, and games across the panoply of materials since 1978 C.E. and into 2020 C.E.
The Battle of Cimtar commences after Apollo and Zac, on recon patrol from Galactica, uncover a massive task force of Cylonraiders laying in wait around Cimtar, hidden by both interference and empty Cylon tankers.
With only notification that the recon patrol is under armed attack, Commander Adama brings Galactica to readiness under the guise of a battlestations drill as the fleet of battlestars approaches the rendezvous at Cimtar. Believing that a show of force would upset the peace negotiations, President Adar specifically forbids Adama from launching Vipers, leading Adama to the aforesaid drill, allowing Galactica to be the only ship prepared for the Cylons' deception.
Meanwhile, Apollo leave behind Zac—whose Viper is slowed due to damage to one of its three engines—to warn the approaching Fleet. Zac is destroyed "short of the fleet" and a grieving Apollo informs Tigh that no basestars were sighted, only the raiders and their now-empty fuel tankers. Adama, believing that the basestars were needed elsewhere for an attack on the Twelve Colonies of Man, leaves behind the battlestar fleet and Galactica's Viper squadrons and heads to a fretful flight to defend the Colonies.
Galactica is too late, as masses of Cylons have bombarded the Colonies, inflicting destruction on a massive scale. The Colonies burned out cinders, Adama is ferried by Apollo to their home on Caprica, from which Adama proclaims to a band of survivors to assemble in any assorted ship that can carry them, as they are fleeing their unrecoverable homeworlds (Annihilation!). Discovered later during their journey, pluton poisoning affects much of the foodstuffs hurriedly taken aboard, forcing the Fleet to make a stop at Carillon (Exodus!).
Baltar, the traitor that lead the Colonies' to their demise, oversees the destruction. Centurions inform him that a handful of human are assembling a fleet, and that those who have been captured offer this information in exchange for their lives. Baltar reminds them of their Imperious Leader's standing order: extermination (Exodus!).
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After 1000 yahrens of war, the humans of the Twelve Colonies vie for peace with Lord Baltar acting as diplomat. The peace is to become official at Cimtar,[1] a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launch their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials. The Cylons use a two-pronged attack, striking at both the peace delegation (including the battlestars) as well as the Twelve Colonies.
Cylon fighter groups of Cylon Raiders hide near the Cimtar moon in wait for their chance at attacking the battlestar fleet. The basestars are left free for bombardment of the Colonies.
↑The signing never takes place. In the Re-imagined Series, a peace accord was signed at a place known as Cimtar, but this should not be confused with its Original Series counterpart.
