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'' | :''This article discusses the living computer of a [[Re-imagined Series]] basestar. For information on the Cylon-human hybrid child, see [[Hera]].'' | ||
'''ハイブリッド'''は[[Basestar (RDM)|ベーススター(basestar)]]に搭載されているメイン・コンピュータである ([[Torn]])。 | |||
The Hybrids resemble human beings inside an immersion tank similar to a [[Cylon rebirthing tank]]. However, they aren't [[Humanoid Cylon|Humanoid Cylons]], but another type of Cylon, similar to the autonomous biomechanical pilots within [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] <ref>Despite its humanoid appearance, the Hybrid is not a Humanoid Cylon and should not be counted as one of the 12 Humanoid Cylon varieties.</ref>, specially constructed as living computers that manage the autonomic functions of the basestar, including navigation and FTL jumps, climate control, and the like. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. | |||
Only one baseship's Hybrid (with the form of a pale-skinned woman) has been shown so far, so it is currently unknown whether or not all other Hybrids are identical to her. | |||
The Hybrids do not have a completely human body, but rather appear to be more like [[Wikipedia:Cyborg|cyborgs]], consisting of conduits and other connectors mated to, or in place of elements of their bodies. | |||
It is unclear whether a Hybrid can take autonomous actions on its own, although they can articulate disagreement with orders. It appears that a unit of seven Humanoid Cylons, located elsewhere in the basestar's command and control center, generate the collective command decisions that are accepted and executed by the Hybrids. | |||
[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]] | |||
The Hybrids almost continually speak in phrases that makes little sense to the basestar's crew. The utterances appear to be a mixture of system status reports as well as observations of events in and around the basestar that may not be describable in words. The agents known to the Colonials as [[Leoben Conoy]] believe that the Hybrids can hear or understand the voice of [[God]]. | |||
A Hybrid's connectivity to its basestar provides it with a remarkable awareness of the surrounding space. They appear to experience a form of ecstasy, perhaps at an orgasmic level, when accomplishing certain tasks such as [[Jump|jumping]]. | |||
Hybrids have a conscious state that can converse, if only briefly. When [[Gaius Baltar]] reaches into the Hybrid's tank and attempts to grab her hand to ask it about the missing five Humanoid Cylons, the Hybrid grabs him from the arm and looks directly at him, recognizing him as a being with intelligence. She coherently tells him a [[The Eye of Jupiter|riddle]] before returning to her usual speech pattern and catatonia ([[The Passage]]). The copy of [[Number Three]] initially objects to touching the Hybrid, suggesting that Humanoid Cylons may find physical contact with the Hybrid to be distasteful, dangerous, or a type of taboo. | |||
==Notes== | |||
[[ | * Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is credited as the Hybrid for "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[Hero]]" but does not actually appear, which may mean that scenes involving the Hybrid were cut from those episodes. | ||
* The Hybrids are similar to [[w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert's]] Guild Navigators from his ''[[w:Dune universe|Dune]]'' series, who, through a combination of technology and mental abilities, can guide starcraft through space in a apparent-FTL process called "folding space." Like the Navigators, the Hybrids seem to be able to utilize [[w:precognition|precognition]] to a greater or lesser extent. | |||
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* | * [[Ron D. Moore]], in the [[Podcast:Torn|podcast for this episode]], notes that the Hybrid should be considered "Model 0," neither Humanoid Cylon, Raider or Centurion, but an intermediate step between the three, designed for a specific purpose. | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Cylons]] | [[Category:Cylons]] | ||
[[Category:RDM]] | [[Category:RDM]] | ||