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: ''This article deals with the ship. For the episodes of the same name, see "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" and [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".'' | |||
{{Ship Data | {{Ship Data | ||
| image= | | image= 211 004.jpg | ||
| title= Resurrection Ship | | title= Resurrection Ship | ||
| race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] | | race= [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] | ||
| type= Military | | type= Military | ||
| ftl= Yes | | ftl= Yes | ||
| crew= | | crew= Unknown | ||
| role= | | role= Cylon ressurection | ||
| | | weapons= | ||
| | | status= [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|Destroyed]] | ||
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| img= | | img= | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Resurrection Ship''' is a large vessel specifically dedicated to the "resurrection" of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon agent|humanoids]] who are killed. Normally, upon death, their consciousnesses are downloaded into new identical bodies on the [[Cylon homeworld]], but for Cylon agents located farther and farther away from home - such as those aboard the humans' refugee [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] - this is not possible, as the download range of a humanoid Cylon is limited. | |||
For this reason, when the Cylons began pursuing The Fleet, they incorporated the Resurrection Ship at the center of their pursuit force, to provide their agents with a fallback position; if they were killed, their consciousnesses could be downloaded to new bodies without concern. Without that ship, a killed Cylon would truly die, as their consciousnesses also would be cut off. | |||
Based on testimony provided by [[Gina]] and on reconnaisance photos taken by [[Kara Thrace]] on the [[Blackbird]], the ship contains multiple copies of [[Cylon agent]] models, along with all the apparatus necessary for resurrection. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]). | |||
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The | [[Image:Bscap243.jpg|thumb|left| ''Pegasus'' reconnaissance photos]] | ||
===Pursuing The Fleet=== | |||
When ''Pegasus'' happened upon a Resurrection Ship, later found to be pursuing The Fleet, they found that the ship was escorted by two [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s and approximately a dozen support vessels. It is assumed that the ships were following the Fleet since the exodus from the Colonies. | |||
The | [[Image:Res Ship Int.jpg|thumb|right|An interior view of the Cylon Resurrection Ship]] | ||
According to a copy of [[D'anna Biers]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], two [[Cylon Raider]]s from this Cylon fleet were destroyed relaying a documentary on ''Galactica'''s crew back to "''the'' Fleet", presumably the main one guarding this ship ("[[Final Cut]]"). The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' located this ship and its escorts sometime after the [[Fall of the Scorpian Fleet Shipyards]] and used it to locate ''Galactica''. | |||
Prior to Thrace's recon flight, the function of such a ship was a complete mystery. Admiral Cain speculated that it was a command and control ship, while Adama suggested that it might be a [[Raider]] factory. The two ships rendezvoused and began planning an offensive strike on it, but tension between Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] quickly escalated and threatened to derail the operation ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). Only after Thrace's arrival with data regarding the resurrection ship did the standoff end. | |||
== | ===Destruction=== | ||
In a [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|joint operation]] by the both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', the resurrection ship was disabled and then destroyed. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). This was done using a number of Colonial civilian transports left to bait ships from the Cylon Fleet; those ships were then engaged and occupied by the Vipers protecting the "helpless" Colonial ships. | |||
With the Cylon fleet divided, the two battlestars then attacked the two basestars protecting the resurrection ship. As the resurrection ship attempted to flee, the [[Blackbird]] piloted by Lieutenant [[Lee Adama]] was able to slip inside and disable the ship's FTL drive. With the two escort basestars being blown to pieces by the battlestars, the resurrection ship, now dead in the water, was quickly torn apart by all the remaining Viper squadrons, lead by Thrace. | |||
After its destruction, the imprisoned Cylon [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] revealed to Thrace that the resurrection ship had also served to ressurect the consciousnesses of destroyed [[Cylon Raider]]s. The loss has forced Raiders to change their attack tactics from frontal assuaults on [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] ''en masse'' to more cautious hit-and-run strikes and coy traps ("[[Scar]]" and "[[The Captain's Hand]]"). | |||
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