Editing Earth

=== [[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 new 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 recognized the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]], also represented in the night sky of the mystery chamber.  Apparently this astronomical object is 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 ''[[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]], Edward James 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]]) 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 new 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 recognized the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]], also represented in the night sky of the mystery chamber.  Apparently this astronomical object is 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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+* In ''[[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]], Edward James 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]]) 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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