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Stealth Centurion

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	One distinctive feature of these Centurions is their ability to change their armor coloration from silver to black, accompanied by specialized visor systems that conceal their characteristic red eye to eliminate detection. They can also extend gun barrels from their arms that assemble from smaller components with minimal sound. According to [[Becca Kelly]], these models are capable of experiencing pain and can be heard "screaming" when damaged, suggesting a more advanced integration of organic components than previous Centurion designs {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.		One distinctive feature of these Centurions is their ability to change their armor coloration from silver to black, accompanied by specialized visor systems that conceal their characteristic red eye to eliminate detection. They can also extend gun barrels from their arms that assemble from smaller components with minimal sound. According to [[Becca Kelly]], these models are capable of experiencing pain and can be heard "screaming" when damaged, suggesting a more advanced integration of organic components than previous Centurion designs {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

	=== ~~Script Version Details~~ ===		=== Pre-Production Notes ===
			[[File:U-90 Cylon Scout by David Morton.jpg\|thumb\|[[David Morton]]'s render of the Stealth Centurion, a.k.a. the U-90 Scout.]]
	The pre-production script provides extensive detail about these Centurions' stealth capabilities. Their armor features "thousands of tiny facets, like snake scales, flipping over from silver to black" to achieve camouflage.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=82}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 81</ref> When activating stealth mode, "a black visor lowers over its eye slit, hiding the roving red eye, along with the sound of its motion." The script emphasizes their tactical sophistication, describing how they use coordinated attacks and diversionary tactics. One unit scans Kelly's identification tags and hesitates, suggesting advanced recognition protocols or programming that distinguishes between different types of targets. The script also notes their enhanced pain responses, with one making electronic sounds "somewhere between a human sound and a modem" when wounded, indicating a more complex sensory system than standard Centurions.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=84}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 83</ref>		The pre-production script provides extensive detail about these Centurions' stealth capabilities. Their armor features "thousands of tiny facets, like snake scales, flipping over from silver to black" to achieve camouflage.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=82}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 81</ref> When activating stealth mode, "a black visor lowers over its eye slit, hiding the roving red eye, along with the sound of its motion." The script emphasizes their tactical sophistication, describing how they use coordinated attacks and diversionary tactics. One unit scans Kelly's identification tags and hesitates, suggesting advanced recognition protocols or programming that distinguishes between different types of targets. The script also notes their enhanced pain responses, with one making electronic sounds "somewhere between a human sound and a modem" when wounded, indicating a more complex sensory system than standard Centurions.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=84}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 83</ref>

			CG artist [[David Morton]] dubs these models the "U-90 Cylon Scout," noting that had ''Blood and Chrome'' continued as a series, the Centurion seen in "[[Razor]]" would be seen as its succes[7]sor. The design, therefore, is a bridge between the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit\|U-87]] and the later "[[Cylon Centurion\|Modern Centurion]]."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deviantart.com/cablereadygodhead/art/Cylon-Scout-01-483213518\|title=Cylon Scout 01 by cablereadygodhead\|date=18 Sept 2014\|accessdate=13 May 2026}}</ref>

	:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)\|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.''		:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)\|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.''

			=== Gallery ===
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			File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood and Chrome (Unrated) - Stealth Centurion Over Kelly - 4180.jpg
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			File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood and Chrome (Unrated) - Stealth Centurion Near Kelly Fired Upon - 4241.jpg
			File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood and Chrome (Unrated) - Stealth Centurion Down with Oil Blood - 4288.jpg
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	==Modern Centurion==		==Modern Centurion==
	[[File:Cylon Centurion, "The Hub".jpg\|thumb\|right\|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]		[[File:Cylon Centurion, "The Hub".jpg\|thumb\|right\|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]

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Prototype Humanoid Cylon

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	The prototype encountered Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] at the Cylon communications facility on [[Djerba]], where it engaged her in philosophical discussion about Cylon sentience and human-Cylon relations. Demonstrating both intelligence and a complex understanding of morality, it acknowledged Kelly's relatively enlightened views about Cylons before ultimately killing her, suggesting the model possessed both empathy and ruthless pragmatism {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.<blockquote>The prototype is voiced by [[Tricia Helfer]].</blockquote>		The prototype encountered Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] at the Cylon communications facility on [[Djerba]], where it engaged her in philosophical discussion about Cylon sentience and human-Cylon relations. Demonstrating both intelligence and a complex understanding of morality, it acknowledged Kelly's relatively enlightened views about Cylons before ultimately killing her, suggesting the model possessed both empathy and ruthless pragmatism {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.<blockquote>The prototype is voiced by [[Tricia Helfer]].</blockquote>

	=== ~~Script Version Details~~ ===		=== Pre-Production Notes ===
			[[File:Proto six designs master by cablereadygodhead d809usy-fullview.jpg\|thumb\|Concept for the Prototype Humanoid Cylon ("Proto [[Six]]") by [[David Morton]] for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.]]
	The pre-production script describes this model as being "poised halfway between machine and human" with a "sleekly beautiful" appearance that was "clearly female, even sleekly beautiful."<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=99}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 98</ref> The script emphasizes the model's advanced emotional capabilities, noting that its eyes "look back at her almost sorrowfully" and that it considers Kelly "with a hint of sorrow mixed with something else." This suggests the prototype possessed genuine emotional responses, representing a significant advancement over purely mechanical Cylon models. The scene establishes this model as a bridge between the mechanical Centurions and the later fully organic humanoid Cylons, demonstrating the technological progression that would eventually lead to models indistinguishable from humans.		The pre-production script describes this model as being "poised halfway between machine and human" with a "sleekly beautiful" appearance that was "clearly female, even sleekly beautiful."<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=99}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 98</ref> The script emphasizes the model's advanced emotional capabilities, noting that its eyes "look back at her almost sorrowfully" and that it considers Kelly "with a hint of sorrow mixed with something else." This suggests the prototype possessed genuine emotional responses, representing a significant advancement over purely mechanical Cylon models. The scene establishes this model as a bridge between the mechanical Centurions and the later fully organic humanoid Cylons, demonstrating the technological progression that would eventually lead to models indistinguishable from humans.

			Earlier CGI versions of the "Proto Six" were made by [[David Morton]]. The final version was rendered by [[Jesse Mesa Toves]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deviantart.com/cablereadygodhead/art/PROTO-SIX-designs-master-484189234\|title=PROTO SIX designs master by cablereadygodhead\|accessdate=12 May 2026\|date=23 Sept 2014}}</ref>

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	==Cylon Spacecraft==		==Cylon Spacecraft==

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	The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.		The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.

	There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. {{callsign\|Karl Agathon}} on occupied [[~~The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#~~Caprica\|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness}}.		There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. {{callsign\|Karl Agathon}} on occupied [[Caprica (RDM)\|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness}}.

	While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref>		While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref>

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Stealth Centurion

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	One distinctive feature of these Centurions is their ability to change their armor coloration from silver to black, accompanied by specialized visor systems that conceal their characteristic red eye to eliminate detection. They can also extend gun barrels from their arms that assemble from smaller components with minimal sound. According to [[Becca Kelly]], these models are capable of experiencing pain and can be heard "screaming" when damaged, suggesting a more advanced integration of organic components than previous Centurion designs {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.		One distinctive feature of these Centurions is their ability to change their armor coloration from silver to black, accompanied by specialized visor systems that conceal their characteristic red eye to eliminate detection. They can also extend gun barrels from their arms that assemble from smaller components with minimal sound. According to [[Becca Kelly]], these models are capable of experiencing pain and can be heard "screaming" when damaged, suggesting a more advanced integration of organic components than previous Centurion designs {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

	== Script Version Details ==		=== Script Version Details ===
	The pre-production script provides extensive detail about these Centurions' stealth capabilities. Their armor features "thousands of tiny facets, like snake scales, flipping over from silver to black" to achieve camouflage.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=82}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 81</ref> When activating stealth mode, "a black visor lowers over its eye slit, hiding the roving red eye, along with the sound of its motion." The script emphasizes their tactical sophistication, describing how they use coordinated attacks and diversionary tactics. One unit scans Kelly's identification tags and hesitates, suggesting advanced recognition protocols or programming that distinguishes between different types of targets. The script also notes their enhanced pain responses, with one making electronic sounds "somewhere between a human sound and a modem" when wounded, indicating a more complex sensory system than standard Centurions.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=84}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 83</ref>		The pre-production script provides extensive detail about these Centurions' stealth capabilities. Their armor features "thousands of tiny facets, like snake scales, flipping over from silver to black" to achieve camouflage.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=82}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 81</ref> When activating stealth mode, "a black visor lowers over its eye slit, hiding the roving red eye, along with the sound of its motion." The script emphasizes their tactical sophistication, describing how they use coordinated attacks and diversionary tactics. One unit scans Kelly's identification tags and hesitates, suggesting advanced recognition protocols or programming that distinguishes between different types of targets. The script also notes their enhanced pain responses, with one making electronic sounds "somewhere between a human sound and a modem" when wounded, indicating a more complex sensory system than standard Centurions.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=84}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 83</ref>

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	=== Script Version Details ===		=== Script Version Details ===
	The pre-production script for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' provides additional detail about these cybernetic creatures. Described as "giant snake-like armored creatures," they are created through Cylon experiments that combine organic tissue with mechanical components.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=70}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 69</ref> The script indicates these creatures were part of broader Cylon efforts to create "cyborg critters: half machine, half organic, and very hard to kill." The creatures possess "slabs of muscle integrated with servos" and demonstrate aggressive behavior when hunting, able to burrow through snow and emerge to attack with surprising speed and ferocity. When killed, they emit a high keening sound that can be heard across significant distances, possibly serving as a form of communication or distress signal to other creatures in the area.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=68}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 67</ref>		The pre-production script for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' provides additional detail about these cybernetic creatures. Described as "giant snake-like armored creatures," they are created through Cylon experiments that combine organic tissue with mechanical components.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=70}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 69</ref> The script indicates these creatures were part of broader Cylon efforts to create "cyborg critters: half machine, half organic, and very hard to kill." The creatures possess "slabs of muscle integrated with servos" and demonstrate aggressive behavior when hunting, able to burrow through snow and emerge to attack with surprising speed and ferocity. When killed, they emit a high keening sound that can be heard across significant distances, possibly serving as a form of communication or distress signal to other creatures in the area.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=68}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 67</ref>

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	==Stealth Centurion==		==Stealth Centurion==
	[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A stealth-capable Centurion on Djerba.]]		[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A stealth-capable Centurion on Djerba.]]

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	{{disline\| This article describes various Cylon models and constructs ~~seen in~~ the ~~new~~ [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|~~Battlestar Galactica~~]], [[Caprica]], and [[Blood and Chrome]]. For information on the [[Original Series]] Cylons, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].}}		{{disline\|This article describes various Cylon models and constructs from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]], ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'', and ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''. For information on the [[Original Series]]' Cylons, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].}}

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	At least two are encountered by the crew of ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine special ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill without the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Toth also claims they make for good eating, if the mechanical parts are removed first {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.		At least two are encountered by the crew of ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine special ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill without the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Toth also claims they make for good eating, if the mechanical parts are removed first {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

			== Script Version Details ==
			The pre-production script for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' provides additional detail about these cybernetic creatures. Described as "giant snake-like armored creatures," they are created through Cylon experiments that combine organic tissue with mechanical components.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=70}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 69</ref> The script indicates these creatures were part of broader Cylon efforts to create "cyborg critters: half machine, half organic, and very hard to kill." The creatures possess "slabs of muscle integrated with servos" and demonstrate aggressive behavior when hunting, able to burrow through snow and emerge to attack with surprising speed and ferocity. When killed, they emit a high keening sound that can be heard across significant distances, possibly serving as a form of communication or distress signal to other creatures in the area.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=68}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 67</ref>

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	==~~Djerba~~ Centurion==		==Stealth Centurion==
	[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A ~~Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit~~ on Djerba.]]		[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A stealth-capable Centurion on Djerba.]]

			These advanced Centurion models represent a significant evolution in Cylon technology, featuring adaptive camouflage capabilities and enhanced stealth systems. During the mission to [[Djerba]], four of these units attack the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' crew at a former ski lodge. The models demonstrate sophisticated tactical awareness and coordinated hunting behavior, with some units using automated weapons systems as decoys while others infiltrate the facility's interior.

	~~Four copies~~ of ~~this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]]~~, [[Becca Kelly]], and ~~Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags~~, ~~which appear to hold~~ a ~~set~~ of ~~data stream bits. Two are destroyed by Adama~~ and ~~Fasjovik and the other two are destroyed by Toth after fatally wounding him~~.		One distinctive feature of these Centurions is their ability to change their armor coloration from silver to black, accompanied by specialized visor systems that conceal their characteristic red eye to eliminate detection. They can also extend gun barrels from their arms that assemble from smaller components with minimal sound. According to [[Becca Kelly]], these models are capable of experiencing pain and can be heard "screaming" when damaged, suggesting a more advanced integration of organic components than previous Centurion designs {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

	~~According~~ to Kelly, ~~this model feels~~ pain, and ~~can be heard~~ "~~screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik~~ {{~~TRS~~\|~~Blood and Chrome~~}}.		== Script Version Details ==
			The pre-production script provides extensive detail about these Centurions' stealth capabilities. Their armor features "thousands of tiny facets, like snake scales, flipping over from silver to black" to achieve camouflage.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=82}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 81</ref> When activating stealth mode, "a black visor lowers over its eye slit, hiding the roving red eye, along with the sound of its motion." The script emphasizes their tactical sophistication, describing how they use coordinated attacks and diversionary tactics. One unit scans Kelly's identification tags and hesitates, suggesting advanced recognition protocols or programming that distinguishes between different types of targets. The script also notes their enhanced pain responses, with one making electronic sounds "somewhere between a human sound and a modem" when wounded, indicating a more complex sensory system than standard Centurions.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=84}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 83</ref>

	:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)\|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.''		:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)\|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.''
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	On at least two occasions, Cylons in the Twelve Colonies are able to approximate human form while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The first Cylon in the Colonies to achieve this is the virtual reality avatar of Zoe Graystone. Using Daniel Graystone's knowledge of robotics and advanced surgical techniques from [[Amanda Graystone]], the two are able to build a body that superficially reproduces Zoe's V-world human appearance {{CAP\|Apotheosis}}.		On at least two occasions, Cylons in the Twelve Colonies are able to approximate human form while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The first Cylon in the Colonies to achieve this is the virtual reality avatar of Zoe Graystone. Using Daniel Graystone's knowledge of robotics and advanced surgical techniques from [[Amanda Graystone]], the two are able to build a body that superficially reproduces Zoe's V-world human appearance {{CAP\|Apotheosis}}.

			==Prototype Humanoid Cylon==
			[[File:Human Cylon.png\|thumb\|"Are you alive?"]]
			During the First Cylon War, the Cylons achieved a significant breakthrough in their development of humanoid models with the creation of at least one prototype that combined biological and mechanical elements. This experimental model represents a crucial step in the evolution toward the fully organic humanoid Cylons that would later infiltrate Colonial society.

			Unlike the convincing human appearance achieved by later models, this prototype retained visible mechanical components while successfully integrating exposed muscle tissue, skin, and other biological features onto a robotic framework. Despite its obviously artificial appearance, the model demonstrated sophisticated cognitive abilities and was capable of speech with a perfectly human-like voice, suggesting advanced vocal synthesis or possibly organic vocal cords.

			The prototype encountered Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] at the Cylon communications facility on [[Djerba]], where it engaged her in philosophical discussion about Cylon sentience and human-Cylon relations. Demonstrating both intelligence and a complex understanding of morality, it acknowledged Kelly's relatively enlightened views about Cylons before ultimately killing her, suggesting the model possessed both empathy and ruthless pragmatism {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

	[[File:~~Human Cylon~~.~~png~~\|~~thumb\|"Are you alive?"]~~]		== Script Version Details ==
	~~Unknown to Colonials~~, the ~~Cylons attempt to create their own inorganic humanoid models~~, and ~~achieve~~ a ~~degree~~ of ~~success~~ with ~~at least one individual~~. ~~Grafting exposed muscle, skin, and other biological features onto robotic parts, this individual clearly lacks~~ the ~~convincing human appearance of Zoe Graystone~~, ~~but it is able to speak with~~ a ~~perfect human-like voice~~. ~~On Djerba, it discovers Dr. Becca Kelly lying wounded inside an automated relay station. It asks Kelly "Are you alive?"~~ and ~~acknowledges her relatively enlightened views about~~ the Cylons ~~before snapping Kelly's neck {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}~~.		The pre-production script describes this model as being "poised halfway between machine and human" with a "sleekly beautiful" appearance that was "clearly female, even sleekly beautiful."<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=99}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 98</ref> The script emphasizes the model's advanced emotional capabilities, noting that its eyes "look back at her almost sorrowfully" and that it considers Kelly "with a hint of sorrow mixed with something else." This suggests the prototype possessed genuine emotional responses, representing a significant advancement over purely mechanical Cylon models. The scene establishes this model as a bridge between the mechanical Centurions and the later fully organic humanoid Cylons, demonstrating the technological progression that would eventually lead to models indistinguishable from humans.

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	Older craft were purely mechanical, and [[Operation Clean Sweep\|easily]] [[Battle of Djerba\|gave]] the largely unprepared Colonials a run for their [[cubits]]. At this time the Cylons are known to have employed basestars of various design, and Raider support ships capable of carrying a crew of three Centurions. These designs were retired sometime at the end of the War, however, a few raiders from this era survived, and were placed aboard the [[The Colony\|Cylon Colony]] after the arrival of the Final Five.		Older craft were purely mechanical, and [[Operation Clean Sweep\|easily]] [[Battle of Djerba\|gave]] the largely unprepared Colonials a run for their [[cubits]]. At this time the Cylons are known to have employed basestars of various design, and Raider support ships capable of carrying a crew of three Centurions. These designs were retired sometime at the end of the War, however, a few raiders from this era survived, and were placed aboard the [[The Colony\|Cylon Colony]] after the arrival of the Final Five.

			== Script Version Details ==
			The pre-production script for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' provides additional information about First War Raider capabilities, describing advanced models that could transform for atmospheric flight. These Raiders were capable of sprouting "ailerons and flaps, transforming from a familiar type of ship into something brand new" when transitioning from space to atmospheric combat.<ref>''[[Blood and Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf\|page=61}} pre-production script dated 30 November 2010], pg. 60</ref> This atmospheric adaptation capability allowed them to effectively engage Colonial forces in planetary environments, demonstrating greater versatility than previously understood about First War Cylon spacecraft.

	:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar\|Modern Basestar]], [[Raider (RDM)#Modern Raider\|Modern Raider]], [[Heavy Raider]], [[Cylon Reconnaissance Drone]], [[Cylon freighter (RDM)\|Freighter]], [[Resurrection Ship]], [[Resurrection Hub]], [[The Colony]]''		:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar\|Modern Basestar]], [[Raider (RDM)#Modern Raider\|Modern Raider]], [[Heavy Raider]], [[Cylon Reconnaissance Drone]], [[Cylon freighter (RDM)\|Freighter]], [[Resurrection Ship]], [[Resurrection Hub]], [[The Colony]]''
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	While there are many strengths to this, their organic parts proved to be the fleet's undoing. Organic Cylon parts are not immune to sickness, and in one such case, [[Lymphocytic encephalitis\|a virus]] picked up from a homing beacon killed an entire basestar, its crew, and raider compliment. This basestar was abandoned by the Cylons for fear of the virus following them through the resurrection process {{TRS\|Torn}}. The next knock against their organic parts came after attacking raiders detected the presence of the Final Five in the Colonial fleet. They broke off their attack, and refused further orders as a result. It was ordered that the raiders undergo lobotomies, so they would attack the fleet again, however this action split the Cylon fleet up into civil war {{TRS\|Six of One}}.		While there are many strengths to this, their organic parts proved to be the fleet's undoing. Organic Cylon parts are not immune to sickness, and in one such case, [[Lymphocytic encephalitis\|a virus]] picked up from a homing beacon killed an entire basestar, its crew, and raider compliment. This basestar was abandoned by the Cylons for fear of the virus following them through the resurrection process {{TRS\|Torn}}. The next knock against their organic parts came after attacking raiders detected the presence of the Final Five in the Colonial fleet. They broke off their attack, and refused further orders as a result. It was ordered that the raiders undergo lobotomies, so they would attack the fleet again, however this action split the Cylon fleet up into civil war {{TRS\|Six of One}}.


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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "[[Beka" to "[[Becca"

2025-08-01T20:56:53Z

Text replacement - "[[Beka" to "[[Becca"

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	[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit on Djerba.]]		[[File:Unknown Cylon.png\|thumb\|right\|A Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit on Djerba.]]

	Four copies of this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]], [[~~Beka~~ Kelly]], and Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags, which appear to hold a set of data stream bits. Two are destroyed by Adama and Fasjovik and the other two are destroyed by Toth after fatally wounding him.		Four copies of this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]], [[Becca Kelly]], and Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags, which appear to hold a set of data stream bits. Two are destroyed by Adama and Fasjovik and the other two are destroyed by Toth after fatally wounding him.

	According to Kelly, this model feels pain, and can be heard "screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.		According to Kelly, this model feels pain, and can be heard "screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik {{TRS\|Blood and Chrome}}.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Karl Agathon" to "{{callsign|Karl Agathon}}"

2025-02-08T16:19:27Z

Text replacement - "Karl Agathon" to "{{callsign|Karl Agathon}}"

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	The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.		The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.

	There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Caprica\|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness}}.		There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. {{callsign\|Karl Agathon}} on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Caprica\|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness}}.

	While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref>		While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref>