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| | image= Guardian basestar.jpg | | | image= |
| | title=Guardian basestar | | | title=Guardian basestar |
| | race=Cylons | | | race=Cylons |
| | type=Military | | | type=Military |
| | role=Carrier/battleship hybrid | | | role=Carrier/battleship hybrid |
| | ftl=Yes | | | ftl=Y |
| | crew= [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]], the [[first Hybrid]]
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| | weapons=36 twin mount missiles launchers, First Cylon War-Era Raiders | |
| | arm= | | | arm= |
| | status= Destroyed by Colonial forces | | | status= Destroyed |
| | img= | | | img= |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''Guardian basestar'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> was constructed by the Cylons at the end of the first [[Cylon War]] and is a part of the evolution towards [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar|modern basestar]] design. The [[first Hybrid]] to be developed was integrated into the systems of this ship.
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| During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Lieutenant [[William Adama]] was shot down over an [[ice planet]] and encountered a facility where the Cylons were experimenting on humans in several ways, eventually creating the first [[Hybrid]]. Unable to free surviving captives as the facility began to crumble around him, Adama witnessed the launch of the Guardian basestar. Approximately 40 years later, the vessel is once again encountered by the Colonial military.
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| While searching for a missing Raptor with a civilian science team aboard, {{callsign|Starbuck}} and [[Showboat]] encounter a squadron of [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] identical to the models used in the Cylon War. Outnumbered by the enemy, the two pilots retreat towards the safety of ''Pegasus''. Both manage to land while ''Pegasus'' uses its point defense batteries to halt the approaching Raiders. One Raider penetrates these defenses and follows Starbuck and Showboat into the landing bay. A quick-thinking Starbuck shoots the craft down, leaving the Raider sufficiently intact for observation.
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| Within the shot-down Raider, the Colonials find a trio of [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|old-style Centurions]]. Upon viewing their remains, {{callsign|Athena}} recalls the legend of the Guardians; a faction of Centurions that broke away from the core group when they were to be replaced with newer, non-sentient models. They were given the name 'Guardians' because the baseship they escaped with carried the first Hybrid, a figure that these Centurions worshiped like a deity.
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| After learning of the Guardians from Agathon, and connecting the information with his experiences 40 years ago, Admiral Adama realizes that the missing Raptor crew is likely on the Guardian basestar, and that they are undergoing the same treatment as the civilians on the ice planet were 40 years ago. Unwilling to leave these crewmen to be mutilated, Adama orders an attack on the basestar. Having learned the vessel's likely location from the Raider's navigational computer, ''Pegasus'' jumps into the vicinity of the ship, and instigates the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]. The ''Pegasus'' seems to be a match for it by itself and it is ultimatly destroyed by Major Kendra Shaw who detonates a nuke on board after talking with the First Hybrid.
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| == Notes ==
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| * Given that only the standard Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]] is displayed in the [[Galactica Museum]], the Colonials might never have encountered another one like it. Considering this was the very end of the war, the model likely never saw combat. It is unknown if more ships like it were built, or if it is unique.
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| * Given that Raptors evacuate the ''Pegasus'' strike team from the basestar without incident, it appears that the Guardian basestar is unarmed, and totally reliant on its Raiders for defense. Unless the Raptor jumped in very close and landed fast enough to not be targeted by the basestar, it seems likely that it would have been shot down, were the basestar armed.
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| ** However, this contradicts visuals provided of the Guardian Basestar, which clearly show numerous protrusions on the hull that resemble missile launchers.<ref>[http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?autocom=gallery&req=sc&cat=187&sort_key=caption&order_key=ASC&prune_key=*&st=4384 Images are in the middle of the page and clearly show missle launchers.]</ref>
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| == Related Imagery ==
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| <gallery mode="slideshow">
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| Image: First_Shot_Guardian_Basestar.png|
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| Image: Second_Shot_Guardian_Basestar.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Weapons_Emplacement.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Takes_Off.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Deploys_Raiders.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Wide_Shot.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Closeup.png|
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| Image: Strike_Team_Approaches_Guardian_Basestar.png|
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| Image: Evac_Raptor_Speeds_Away_From_Guardian_Basestar.png|
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| Image: Guardian_Basestar_Destroyed.png|
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| </gallery>
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| == See Also ==
| | The '''Guardian basestar''' is a design developed by the Cylons at the end of the first [[Cylon War]] and represents the first stop towards the [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar]] |
| *[[Battle of the Guardian basestar]]
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| *[[First Hybrid]]
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| *[[Guardians]]
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| | It has become a legend among the Cylons as no one knows for sure if it exists. At the end of the first war Admiral Adama, then a Viper Pilot, was shot down over an ice planet and encountered a facility where humans were being experimented on to create Hybrids. He was unable to free the survivors as the facilty began to collapse but outside he witnessed the launching of this particular Basestar although he was unaware of what it really was at the time. Eventually it came upon a science team from the Pegasus examining a supernova and captured them to experiment upon. A Viper Patrol encountered some of it's Raiders which are also a different configuration and flown by Centurions and was forced to do battle with them. |
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| [[de:Wächter Basisschiff]] | | The Vipers won and one was shot down in Pegasus' landing bay. After learning what it was from Sharon Agathon and finding its location in the crashed Raider's computer the Pegasus launched an attack and rescue mission on it starting the [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar]]. While the Basestar and its fighters where distracted fighting Pegasus a Raptor jumped in with a rescue team and a nuke. The Raptor was destroyed but the team managed to escape detection and boarded the Basestar. They found the science team and saved them but were discovered by the crew who attacked them. One of the rescue team was killed and the commander, Major Kendra Shaw was badly wounded and the team was pinned down. The Basestar jammed comunications and Pegasus prepared to launch a nuclear missle to take it out but stopped when Starbuck managed to contact them when the jamming went down. The nuke's remote detonator was down and the team had to detonate it manually. Another Raptor came back for the survivors and Shaw stayed behind to detonate the nuke. Shaw detonated the nuke and the Guardian Basestar was destroyed. |
