Editing Earth

''Mostly harmless''

=== [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica, 2003]] ===

Earth is the alleged location of the [[13th Colony|Thirteenth Colony]], destination of the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]].  Earth is first mentioned by [[Adama, William|Commander Adama]] during a speech made after funeral services in the wake of the devastating [[Cylon attack]] on the Twelve Colonies, claiming that it is a real place and that top military leadership knew its location (see [[Mini-series]]).  In a private conversation with newly-appointed President [[Laura Roslin]] immediately afterward, Adama admits that he has not the slightest idea where Earth may be, if it exists.  His true motivation was inspirational; he intended to bolster the morale of the population (especially his beleaguered crew) in the aftermath of the [[Cylon attack|near-annihilation]] of humanity.

While she is initially skeptical, going so far as to rebuke Adama for his dishonesty, [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] faith grows perceptibly throughout the events of the first season. This transition is at least partly due to her use of the hallucinogen [[Chamalla]] as an alternative treatment to her terminal breast cancer.  These hallucinations are increasingly interpreted as prophetic vision by Roslin, and they continue as the Fleet ultimately finds the legendary Kobol in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]].  Eventually, a [[Arrow of Apollo|religious artifact]] is recovered which reveals clues of the location of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).

In a mysterious chamber, the stars of the Twelve Colonies are represented in the twelve [[Wikipedia:Zodiac|Zodiacal]] constellations, as viewed from Earth, recognized by Roslin as the shapes of the original flags of the Twelve Colonies.  The chamber itself was intended by its builders to be a stylized replica of the night sky of the Earth, from which all twelve Colonies could be seen.  This is corroborated by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], who quotes [[Sacred Scrolls|scripture]], saying that Earth was the place where the people of the Thirteenth Tribe could look up into the sky and see their twelve brothers.  [[Lee Adama|Captain Apollo]] also visually recognized the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]], also represented in the ''night sky'' of the mystery chamber.  Apparently this astronomical object is very well known to Fleet personnel, since [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] remarked that this celestial body would take some time to reach.

=== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica, 1978]] ===

Earth is the [[13th Colony|Thirteenth Colony]]; its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable.  As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]] left opposite the other [[Twelve Colonies|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]].  ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]])

Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- were picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] in the [[Celestial Temples|Celestial Temple]] on an obsolete [[Gamma frequency]], though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon basestar]].  ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]])

=== Notes (Non-Canonical) ===

* In the maligned ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].

* In one of the ''Extras'' included on the five-disc DVD release of the first season of [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], Eddie Olmos (the actor portraying [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]) remarks in a very jocular fashion that they will never reach Earth.  Mary McDonnell (the actress who plays [[Laura Roslin]]), who just so happens to be there, covers his mouth and tries to hush him while laughing.  Although loyal fans may question the trustworthiness of this statement, it is known that the creators keep a "Bible" to the show, to which the actors presumably have access.

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+Earth is the alleged location of the [[13th Colony|Thirteenth Colony]], destination of the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]].  Earth is first mentioned by [[Adama, William|Commander Adama]] during a speech made after funeral services in the wake of the devastating [[Cylon attack]] on the Twelve Colonies, claiming that it is a real place and that top military leadership knew its location (see [[Mini-series]]).  In a private conversation with newly-appointed President [[Laura Roslin]] immediately afterward, Adama admits that he has not the slightest idea where Earth may be, if it exists.  His true motivation was inspirational; he intended to bolster the morale of the population (especially his beleaguered crew) in the aftermath of the [[Cylon attack|near-annihilation]] of humanity.
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+While she is initially skeptical, going so far as to rebuke Adama for his dishonesty, [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] faith grows perceptibly throughout the events of the first season. This transition is at least partly due to her use of the hallucinogen [[Chamalla]] as an alternative treatment to her terminal breast cancer.  These hallucinations are increasingly interpreted as prophetic vision by Roslin, and they continue as the Fleet ultimately finds the legendary Kobol in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]].  Eventually, a [[Arrow of Apollo|religious artifact]] is recovered which reveals clues of the location of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).
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+In a mysterious chamber, the stars of the Twelve Colonies are represented in the twelve [[Wikipedia:Zodiac|Zodiacal]] constellations, as viewed from Earth, recognized by Roslin as the shapes of the original flags of the Twelve Colonies.  The chamber itself was intended by its builders to be a stylized replica of the night sky of the Earth, from which all twelve Colonies could be seen.  This is corroborated by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], who quotes [[Sacred Scrolls|scripture]], saying that Earth was the place where the people of the Thirteenth Tribe could look up into the sky and see their twelve brothers.  [[Lee Adama|Captain Apollo]] also visually recognized the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]], also represented in the ''night sky'' of the mystery chamber.  Apparently this astronomical object is very well known to Fleet personnel, since [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] remarked that this celestial body would take some time to reach.
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+=== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica, 1978]] ===
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+Earth is the [[13th Colony|Thirteenth Colony]]; its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable.  As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]] left opposite the other [[Twelve Colonies|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]].  ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]])
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+Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- were picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] in the [[Celestial Temples|Celestial Temple]] on an obsolete [[Gamma frequency]], though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon basestar]].  ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]])
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+=== Notes (Non-Canonical) ===
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+* In the maligned ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
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+* In one of the ''Extras'' included on the five-disc DVD release of the first season of [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], Eddie Olmos (the actor portraying [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]) remarks in a very jocular fashion that they will never reach Earth.  Mary McDonnell (the actress who plays [[Laura Roslin]]), who just so happens to be there, covers his mouth and tries to hush him while laughing.  Although loyal fans may question the trustworthiness of this statement, it is known that the creators keep a "Bible" to the show, to which the actors presumably have access.
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