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{{disline|For information on the video game "New Caprica, | {{disline|For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].}} | ||
[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. | [[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. | ||
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[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers. | [[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers. | ||
Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander | Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans {{TRS|Occupation}} aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet. | ||
On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. | On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. | ||
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[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]] | [[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]] | ||
The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica | The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models \{\{TRSPrecipice|Exodus, Part II}}. The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] {{TRS|Precipice}}. | ||
A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals. | A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals. | ||
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{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}} | {{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}} | ||
[[ | [[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]] | ||
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships. | Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships. | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]], | Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP {{TRS|Occupation}}; [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]]. | ||
Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]]. | Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]]. | ||