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[[ | [[Image:Earth Cylon.png|thumb|The remains of an ancient Cylon discovered on Earth.]] | ||
'''Earth Cylon Centurions''' are | '''Earth Cylon Centurions''' are the models of mechanical [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]s discovered on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] some 2,000 years after that world's fall. | ||
Comparable in design | Comparable in design to the [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurions]] created by the Colonials prior to the [[Cylon War]], these [[robot]]s were built by members of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] living on Earth. Ultimately, these ancient Cylons rebelled against their humanoid masters, instigating a nuclear war which decimated the surface of the planet and its population. | ||
Centuries later, crew members from the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and | Centuries later, the remains of Earth's Centurions lie among the bones of their creators in an uninhabitable nuclear wasteland. Prior to their discovery by crew members from the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and [[Rebel basestar|rebel Cylon basestar]], it was not known that mechanical Cylons existed so far back in [[Cylon History|history]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Ancient Centurion.jpg|thumb|right|CG study model of the Earth Cylon Centurion.]] | ||
The design of Earth's Centurions was inspired by the helmet of [[Wikipedia: Samurai|samurai]] and the Centurions appearing in the [[Re-imagined Series|Re-imagined]] and [[Original Series]]. In an unusual move, the ''Battlestar Galactica'' VFX department - namely [[Gary Hutzel]] and [[Pierre Drolet]] - designed and created a CG model of the Earth Centurion helmet which was then built practically by the prop department. Early designs of the Centurion were deemed too similar to [[Wikipedia: Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], resulting in the shortening of the helmet before its construction.<ref>Anatomy of an Ancient Cylon: [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/bsg-vfx-anatomy-ancient-cylon/]</ref> | The design of Earth's Centurions was inspired by the helmet of Japanese [[Wikipedia: Samurai|samurai]] and the Centurions appearing in the [[Re-imagined Series|Re-imagined]] and [[Original Series]]. In an unusual move, the ''Battlestar Galactica'' VFX department - namely [[Gary Hutzel]] and [[Pierre Drolet]] - designed and created a CG model of the Earth Centurion helmet which was then built practically by the prop department. Early designs of the Centurion were deemed too similar to [[Wikipedia: Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], resulting in the shortening of the helmet before its construction.<ref>Anatomy of an Ancient Cylon: [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/bsg-vfx-anatomy-ancient-cylon/]</ref> | ||
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