Editing Cygnus

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[[File:BSG 2014 Annual - Cygnus.png|thumb|The domed habitat of Cygnus.]]

'''Cygnus''' is an asteroid rich in tylium, a provincial outpost of {{alt|Picon|TOS}}.

{{alt|Baltar|TOS}}'s father, [[Sela]], operates the {{TOS|tylium}} mine on this asteroid. When invaded by the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} during the course of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], the {{alt|Caprica|TOS}}ns influence the {{alt|Quorum of Twelve}} to abstain from defending the outpost for fear of further Cylon reprisals closer to the Colonies.

Baltar betrays both his father and the Cygnus rebels' attempt to destroy the mine to the Cylon [[Commandant]], resulting in their execution and securing Baltar's release via a shuttle to Picon.

Following Cygnus' recovery by the Colonials yahrens later, Baltar returns to Cygnus to inherit the remains of the family business and, with the help of [[Abel]], reactivates the Cygnus operation. Cygnus becomes Baltar's home base from which Baltar rapidly expands his tylium operations throughout the quadrant.

Both Cygnus and Picon are to be spared by the Cylons in return for Baltar's assistance with their false peace offer. The Cylons renege on this, destroying both Cygnus and Picon during the {{alt|Battle of Cimtar}} ({{comics|annual2014}}).

== Notes ==

* The location and backstory used in {{comics|annual2014}} are derived from Cygnus' entry in ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', with those details summarized [[Encyclopedia Galactica#Cygnus|here]].

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