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:''For the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' episode of the same name, see "[[Apotheosis (episode)]]". | |||
The '''resurrection program''' was a project undertaken by [[Zoe Graystone]] and later her father, [[Daniel Graystone]], as a way to continue life after death in the [[Virtual World]]. It was the basis of Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s notion of '''apotheosis'''. | |||
The '''resurrection program''' was a project undertaken by [[Zoe Graystone]] and later her father, [[Daniel Graystone]], | |||
==Conception== | ==Conception== | ||
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==="Zoe-A"=== | ==="Zoe-A"=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Zoe-A first appears, 1x13.jpg|thumb|Zoe Graystone first encounters her "perfect copy."]] | ||
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A]]'' | :''Main article: [[Zoe-A]]'' | ||
What resulted was a "[[Zoe-A|perfect copy]]," programmed with roughly 100 terabytes of personal information from online databases and personal journals. The avatar's personality was comprised of information from medical scans, DNA profiles, psychological evaluations, school records, emails, video and audio recordings, CAT scans, genetic typing, synaptic records, security cameras, test results, shopping records, talent shows, ballgames, traffic tickets, restaurant bills, phone records, music lists, movie tickets, TV shows and "even prescriptions for birth control" | What resulted was a "[[Zoe-A|perfect copy]]," programmed with roughly 100 terabytes of personal information from online databases and personal journals. The avatar's personality was comprised of information from medical scans, DNA profiles, psychological evaluations, school records, emails, video and audio recordings, CAT scans, genetic typing, synaptic records, security cameras, test results, shopping records, talent shows, ballgames, traffic tickets, restaurant bills, phone records, music lists, movie tickets, TV shows and "even prescriptions for birth control" - essentially turning raw data into an identical copy of Zoe Graystone ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]," "[[False Labor]]"). | ||
The avatar was also programmed with a bio-feedback protocol that ostensibly allowed it to respond to stimuli in the real world as the physical Zoe Graystone experienced it. Despite the achievement, the avatar showed difficulty maintaining resolution, sometimes "de-resing" back to earlier copies in times of stress or over-stimulation. Following the sudden death of Zoe Graystone in the Caprica City [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MagLev]] bombing, however, the avatar showed itself to be a fully realized extension of Graytone, though restricted to the [[Virtual World]] | The avatar was also programmed with a bio-feedback protocol that ostensibly allowed it to respond to stimuli in the real world as the physical Zoe Graystone experienced it. Despite the achievement, the avatar showed difficulty maintaining resolution, sometimes "de-resing" back to earlier copies in times of stress or over-stimulation. Following the sudden death of Zoe Graystone in the Caprica City [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MagLev]] bombing, however, the avatar showed itself to be a fully realized extension of Graytone, though restricted to the [[Virtual World]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]"). | ||
Stricken by the loss of his daughter and shocked by the discovery of the living avatar, Daniel Graystone sought to bring Zoe back to life, by implanting the avatar into the body of a robot. Utilizing the preexisting U-87 chassis and a [[Meta-cognitive processor|meta-cognitive processor]] stolen from the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron]], Graystone began the process of transferring the avatar, when its [[datastream]] was disrupted and the program was seemingly lost | Stricken by the loss of his daughter and shocked by the discovery of the living avatar, Daniel Graystone sought to bring Zoe back to life, by implanting the avatar into the body of a robot. Utilizing the preexisting U-87 chassis and a [[Meta-cognitive processor|meta-cognitive processor]] stolen from the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron]], Graystone began the process of transferring the avatar, when its [[datastream]] was disrupted and the program was seemingly lost ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]"). | ||
Unknown to Graystone, however, the avatar had been successfully moved into the robot body, and the Zoe Graystone avatar lived on within the | Unknown to Graystone, however, the avatar had been successfully moved into the robot body, and the Zoe Graystone avatar lived on within the U-87 for several months ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]," "[[End of Line]]"). | ||
==Apotheosis== | ==Apotheosis== | ||
:''For the series finale of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', see "[[Apotheosis (episode) | :''For the series finale of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', see "[[Apotheosis (episode)]]". | ||
[[ | [[Image:Apotheosis,_1x10.jpg|thumb|Clarice Willow's notion of Apotheosis.]] | ||
As Zoe Graystone perfected her resurrection program, a movement parallel to the technical achievement was occurring in the spiritual world. Inspired by Graystone's achievement Zoe's mentor, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], saw the potential for life after death in the Virtual World as a religious opportunity. Dissatisfied with the monotheist movement as it stood and the actions of the [[Monad Church]], Willow believed the program would serve as a lightning rod that would unite the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] under the "One True God." Willow called this "'''Apotheosis'''" and rallied many of the [[Soldiers of the One]] of | As Zoe Graystone perfected her resurrection program, a movement parallel to the technical achievement was occurring in the spiritual world. Inspired by Graystone's achievement Zoe's mentor, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], saw the potential for life after death in the Virtual World as a religious opportunity. Dissatisfied with the monotheist movement as it stood and the actions of the [[Monad Church]], Willow believed the program would serve as a lightning rod that would unite the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] under the "One True God." Willow called this "'''Apotheosis'''" and rallied many of the [[Soldiers of the One]] of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in its pursuit ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica (pilot)]], "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," "[[End of Line]]," "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]," "[[False Labor]]"). | ||
Encountering resistance to the notion of Apotheosis from many among the STO on | Encountering resistance to the notion of Apotheosis from many among the STO on Caprica - including rival cell leader [[Barnabas Greeley]] - Willow presented her idea to the monotheist conclave on [[Gemenon]]. There she produced a [[holoband]] simulation that depicted the bombing of [[Atlas Arena]] in [[Caprica City]] by members of the STO and their subsequent rebirth in a virtual heaven. Projecting the casualties of such an act in the tens of thousands, Willow described only a chosen few - those who had rejected the prevailing [[The Lords of Kobol|polytheist]] beliefs - living on. In an age, Willow said, in which myth and mystery had been replaced by science, the monotheist church would be the only religious movement capable of providing a tangible and assured afterlife {{CAP|Unvanquished}}. | ||
Still finding those who objected to the very | Still finding those who objected to the very notion - [[conclave]] member [[Obal Ferras]] describing it as blasphemous and "tacky" - Willow sought the wisdom of church leader [[Mother]]. After arranging the murder of Ferras, Willow was persuasive and able to secure power over all STO on Caprica. What followed was a violent consolidation of power as Willow asserted control over all the cells on Caprica, eliminating dissenters like Greeley and kidnapping and torturing Zoe Graystone's best friend, [[Lacy Rand]] in an effort to recreate Graystone's resurrection program ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]," "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). | ||
Despite consenting to Willow's pursuit of Apotheosis, Mother | Despite consenting to Willow's pursuit of Apotheosis, Monad leader, Mother, referred to it derisively as "artificial heaven" {{CAP|Unvanquished}}. | ||
:''In ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' "[[The Plan]]," the [[Hybrid]] uses the word as the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] begin their attack on the Twelve Colonies: "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning." It is not clear if this refers to the STO concept.'' | :''In ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' "[[The Plan]]," the [[Hybrid]] uses the word as the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] begin their attack on the Twelve Colonies: "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning." It is not clear if this refers to the STO concept.'' | ||
=="Grace"== | =="Grace"== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Grace.PNG|thumb|Graystone Industries' "Grace."]] | ||
:''Main article: [[Grace]]'' | :''Main article: [[Grace]]'' | ||