Editing Survivor count (TOS)

The '''count of survivors''' from the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies of Man]] attempts to give a ''general'' idea of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]]'s population. Unlike its [[Survivor count|re-imagined counterpart]], little attempt was made to codify the Fleet's population on a consistent basis, beyond the number of ships within the Fleet itself.

It is established in dialogue from the {{OS|Greetings From Earth|prose=y}} that survivors number around '''6,000''' persons ''at that juncture''. This is not a precise number, but is supported by numerous other incidental comments, elucidated further.

== Population Overview ==

The epoch of this count originates from [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]'s [[Greetings From Earth#Noteworthy Dialogue|discussion]] with [[Michael]] on [[Paradeen]] in {{OS|Greetings From Earth|prose=y}}.

It should also be noted that the Fleet's population was likely higher when it began its journey post-[[Battle of Cimtar]] (a.k.a. "The Final Annihilation"), but the events prior to the [[Battle of Carillon]] were likely a major erosion point, as Serina mentions losses of shuttle pilots and other persons {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}. 

=== What percentage of humans survived the "Final Annihilation" and are part of the Fleet? ===

Commander Adama notes that one million people on Caprica were killed as a result of [[Karibdis]]' sabotage of Caprica's defenses {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}. This is implied to be the total sum of Caprica's total population, thus making the Fleet's total survivor population from Caprica ''no more'' than 1/14th of the approximately 6,000 persons. It would not be 1/12th, as one may surmise, given the following: 

# The presence of [[Borellian Nomen]], who are not part of the Twelve Colonies. (Nomen consider themselves the only true humans, but that is immaterial.)
# The known acquisition of survivors from off-shoots of the Colonies, namely denizens of [[Proteus]]. 

== Chart of Loss/Gains ==

All numbers are preceded by a tilde (~) to denote that the number is not precise. The '''accountable variance''' will follow the survivor count encased in parentheses, e.g. ''(+3)'' for gains '''post-epoch''', ''(-6)'' for losses '''post-epoch''', and ''(0)'' when no change is recorded between episodes. '''Pre-epoch''' positive numbers are given to Accountable Variance from Epoch for any losses '''preceding epoch's establishment''', particularly when no gains cancel recorded losses.

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{| class="wikitable"
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!Episode
!Loss
!Gain
!Accountable Variance from Epoch
|-
|[[Saga of a Star World]]
|Following [[Battle of Cimtar]] and the ensuing exodus, numbering no fewer than 4:

* [[Nanswah]]
* [[Woman in Elevator|Nanswah's friend]]
* 2 Warriors: One with Nanswah's contingent, one with Cassiopeia.

Numerous shuttle pilots and other persons were lost during the [[Battle of Carillon]] per [[Serina]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
|Unknown number of refugees from Carillon not initially rescued by the Fleet.
|No greater than ~6,021 (+4<ref>Why is this positive? See the [[Survivor count (TOS)#Chart of Loss/Gains|prefix to the table]].</ref>)
|-
|[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]
|1 person:

* [[Starbuck]] (MIA)
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,017 (+1)
|-
|[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]
|1 person:

* [[Serina]] (KIA)
|1 person:

* [[Starbuck]] (freed)
|No greater than ~6,016 (0)
|-
|[[The Lost Warrior]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,016 (-3)
|-
|[[The Long Patrol]]
|None Recorded
|At least 3 persons from [[Proteus]]:

* [[Robber]]
* [[Slayer]]
* [[Tanya]]
|No greater than ~6,019 (+3)
|-
|[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]
|At least 3 pilots:

* [[Bow]] (KIA)
* [[Cree]] (MIA)
* [[Shields]] (KIA)
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,016 (+3)
|-
|[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]
|At least 3 persons on [[Arcta]]:

* [[Thane]] (KIA)
* [[Wolfe]] (MIA)
* [[Croft]] (KIA)
|At least 1 person:

* [[Cree]]
|No greater than ~6,013 (+2)
|-
|[[The Magnificent Warriors]]
|Undefined number of persons on 2 [[Battle for the Agricultural Ships (TOS)|destroyed]] [[Agro ship|agro ships]].
At least 1 person left behind on [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]]:

* [[Belloby|Siress Belloby]]
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,011 (+1)
|-
|[[The Young Lords]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,010 (0)
|-
|[[The Living Legend, Part I]]
|None Recorded
|Crew of [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'', including:

* [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]
* [[Bojay]]
* [[Sheba]]
* [[Tolen]]
|No greater than ~6,010 (+2)
|-
|[[The Living Legend, Part II]]
|Crew of [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'', including:

* [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]
* [[Tolen]]

and excluding:

* [[Silver Spar Squadron]] and Wounded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,008 (+2)
|-
|[[Fire in Space]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,006 (0)
|-
|[[War of the Gods, Part I]]
|At least 4 missing pilots:

* [[Bojay]]
* [[Brie]]
* [[Greenbean]]
* [[Jolly]]
|At least 2:

* Count [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] (captured)
* Count [[Iblis]]
|No greater than ~6,006 (+2)
|-
|[[War of the Gods, Part II]]
|At least 1 entity:

* Count [[Iblis]]
|At least 4 pilots reappearing after their abduction by the [[Beings of Light]]:

* [[Bojay]]
* [[Brie]]
* [[Greenbean]]
* [[Jolly]]
|No greater than ~6,004 (+3)
|-
|[[The Man with Nine Lives]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,001 (0)
|-
|[[Murder on the Rising Star]]
|At least 1:

* [[Ortega]] (terminated)
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~6,001 (+1)
|-
|[[Greetings From Earth]]
|6 persons from [[Lunar Seven]], initially captured aboard ''[[Lunar Avion]]'' by [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]:

* [[Charity]]
* [[Michael]]
* [[Melanie]]
* [[Sarah Fowler]]
* [[Todd]]
* [[Walker]]
|No fewer than 7 persons from the [[Eastern Alliance]], including:

* [[Donner]]
* [[Krebbs]]
* [[Lanceman]]
* [[Leiter]]
|'''Epoch:''' ~6,000 (not including Eastern Alliance prisoners)
'''Post-Epoch:''' No fewer than ~6,007 (+7)
|-
|[[Baltar's Escape]]
|No fewer than 9 persons:

* [[Bora]]
* [[Donner]]
* [[Krebbs]]
* [[Lanceman]]
* [[Leiter]]
* [[Maga]]
* [[Taba]]
* 3 unnamed persons
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~5,998 (-9)
|-
|[[Experiment in Terra]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~5,998 (0)
|-
|[[Take the Celestra|Take the ''Celestra'']]
|At least 1 person killed in mutiny:

* [[Kronus]]
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~5,997 (-1)
|-
|[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
|None Recorded
|None Recorded
|No greater than ~5,997 (0)
|}

== Analysis ==

The numbers above do not account for births, as none were presented. Any children seen were doubtless born before the [[Battle of Cimtar]].

== Tie-in Material Information ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: Ninety-eight percent of the seventy billion humans inhabiting the Great Colonies were killed in a matter of months. The survival rate in the outer provinces may have been much higher, but only because the Cylons have not yet given these remote areas their direct attention.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=35}}</ref>

== References ==

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