Editing Ovions (alternate)


: ''For other depictions of this race in [[BW:SEP|Separate Continuity]] media, see: [[Ovions (alternate)]].

[[Image:Ovions.jpg|thumb|250px|The Ovions in ''Saga of a Star World'']]

'''Ovions''' are insectoid creatures that manage a mysterious [[Chancery|gambler's paradise]] on the planet [[Carillon]]. They are one of the members of [[The Alliance|Cylon Alliance]]. Their extensive [[tylium]] mines are an extremely valuable asset.

The Ovions use Carillon's playground on the surface to attract their prey. The [[chancery]] is rigged to let the players always win, and there is [[grog]] and entertainment to keep the people occupied. Ovions occasionally prowl discreetly on the entertainment level, but generally remain out of sight. Individual humans are trapped selectively when they enter the elevator, and are taken into the hive-like structures underground instead of their desired destination. They are then placed into chambers which slowly transform them into food.

[[Cassiopeia]] is trapped in such a manner, until she is rescued by [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. They are presumably wiped out when Carillon is destroyed by the explosion of the tylium mines ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

== Notes ==
* Named characters include [[Lotay|Queen Lotay]] and [[Seetol]].
* [[MemoryAlpha:Ovion|Ovion]]s are also the name of a hexapodic race mentioned in ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]''. Given the mention of hexapodicism, which the Ovions depicted in "[[Saga of a Star World]]" shared (having four arms and two legs), it is likely that this is ''Voyager'''s nod to ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

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-{{disambiguation|Ovions (disambiguation)|on depictions relating to this race across multiple [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuities]]}}
-{{separate continuity|universe=TOS}}
+: ''For other depictions of this race in [[BW:SEP|Separate Continuity]] media, see: [[Ovions (alternate)]].
-[[File:Marvel - Ovions Surround Boxey.png|thumb|Ovions surround {{alt|Boxey|TOS}} upon the darkened surface of {{alt|Carillon}} {{comics|marvel|3}}.]]
+[[Image:Ovions.jpg|thumb|250px|The Ovions in ''Saga of a Star World'']]
-'''Ovions''' are insectoid creatures who work the {{TOS|tylium}} mines of the planet {{alt|Carillon}}.
+'''Ovions''' are insectoid creatures that manage a mysterious [[Chancery|gambler's paradise]] on the planet [[Carillon]]. They are one of the members of [[The Alliance|Cylon Alliance]]. Their extensive [[tylium]] mines are an extremely valuable asset.
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+The Ovions use Carillon's playground on the surface to attract their prey. The [[chancery]] is rigged to let the players always win, and there is [[grog]] and entertainment to keep the people occupied. Ovions occasionally prowl discreetly on the entertainment level, but generally remain out of sight. Individual humans are trapped selectively when they enter the elevator, and are taken into the hive-like structures underground instead of their desired destination. They are then placed into chambers which slowly transform them into food.
-The '''Ovions''', also referred to as the {{inlineref|Lords of Ovion}} by the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}}, are occupants of Carillon. A communal order order from birth, all Ovions work and share, believing that such a system is peaceful and ordered: there is no competition, no jealousy. Eschewing happiness as "the goal of an immature order," the Ovion is content with such a communal system, as it has been so for millennia. As such, they align with the Cylons as a member of the {{alt|Alliance}}, unbeknownst to the Colonials.
+[[Cassiopeia]] is trapped in such a manner, until she is rescued by [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. They are presumably wiped out when Carillon is destroyed by the explosion of the tylium mines ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
-[[File:Marvel - Ovion Young Feasting.png|thumb|left|{{alt|Ovions||Ovion young}} feast on humans in the subterranean catacombs of {{alt|Carillon}} {{comics|marvel|3}}.]]
-The Ovions set up a lure for their human food supply in the form of a resort and chancery on Carillon, attracting humans from across the star system; they and their young feed on the unsuspecting humans, as humans would feast on cows. Captain {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and Lieutenant {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} uncover this, leading to the mass exodus from and {{alt|Battle of Carillon||destruction of Carillon}} {{comics|marvel|3}}.
-== Dynamite Entertainment comics ==
-[[File:BSG 2014 Annual - Ovions.png|thumb|Ovions lead by Queen {{alt|Lotay}} as depicted in [[Dynamite Entertainment]]'s {{comics|annual2014}}.]]
-The Ovions originate from a place other than {{alt|Carillon}}, and thus are something of nomads.
-{{alt|Baltar|TOS}} and their queen {{alt|Lotay}} agree for the Ovions to work the rich {{TOS|tylium}} deposits of Carillon, for Baltar did not trust his own people to safeguard the secret of Carillon's wealth from either the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} or the {{alt|Colonials|TOS}}.
-For the Ovions, Baltar had them build a [[chancery|gambler's paradise]] on the planet, in which the den of sin allows none of its victims to lose&mdash;except their lives as a food source for the Ovions, for they were on the verge of collapse as a species ({{comics|annual2014}}).
 == Notes ==
-* The Ovions are a typical ingredient in a majority of [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] works, particularly for their involvement in the general lore of the [[Original Series]].
+* Named characters include [[Lotay|Queen Lotay]] and [[Seetol]].
-* In [[Marvel]]'s {{comics|marvel|3}}, the Ovions are shown to have pincer feet.
+* [[MemoryAlpha:Ovion|Ovion]]s are also the name of a hexapodic race mentioned in ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]''. Given the mention of hexapodicism, which the Ovions depicted in "[[Saga of a Star World]]" shared (having four arms and two legs), it is likely that this is ''Voyager'''s nod to ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.
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