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	==Creation==		==Creation==
	The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of {{RDM\|Caprica}}, the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge\|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form {{CAP\|Caprica (pilot)\|Unvanquished}}.		The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of {{RDM\|Caprica}}, the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge\|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form {{CAP\|Caprica (pilot)\|Unvanquished}}.
			[[File:Zoe's U-87 drawings, 1x12.jpg\|thumb\|[[Zoe Graystone]]'s childhood drawings of the first Cylon model that Daniel Graystone used as inspiration {{CAP\|Things We Lock Away}}.]]

	===Inspiration===		===Inspiration===

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	[[File:U-87~~, 1x02~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~The physical~~ U-87 ~~prop {{CAP\|Rebirth}}~~.]]		*[[File:Caprica - Pierre Drolet and Gray Hutzel with Practical Static U-87 - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|[[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]] reviewing the practical, full-size U-87 stand-in circa 2009 CE.]]The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>{{Clear}}
	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*[[File:Caprica - Gary Hutzel with Practical Static U-87 - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|[[Gary Hutzel]] with the practical, static full-size U-87, during early stages of its construction circa 2009 CE.]]Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*~~The~~ construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*[[File:Caprica - U-87 with Caprica VFX Team - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' visual effects team members with the completed practical, full-size U-87 stand-in. From L to R: [[Farrah Welch]], [[Pierre Drolet]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Dave Morton]] (front), [[Jeremy Lang]], [[Jesse Toves]], [[Sean Jackson]] (front, kneeling), and [[Dave Takemura]].]]ClearThe construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

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	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:		*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="~~drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern~~">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

			*The construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

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	[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical prop of the U-87.]]		[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot\|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 01:16:29</ref>		*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot\|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 01:16:29</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot\|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 01:23:29</ref>
	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:		*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

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	Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy. The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.		Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy.

			<blockquote>This pivotal moment was not in the original script and was added during editing to heighten the emotional impact of the scene.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot\|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 01:17:13</ref></blockquote>

			The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.

	Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.		Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical prop of the U-87.]]		[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:		*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot\|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 01:16:29</ref>
			*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>
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	[[File:U-87~~, 1x02~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~The physical~~ U-87 ~~prop {{CAP\|Rebirth}}~~.]]		*[[File:Caprica - Pierre Drolet and Gray Hutzel with Practical Static U-87 - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|[[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]] reviewing the practical, full-size U-87 stand-in circa 2009 CE.]]The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>{{Clear}}
	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*[[File:Caprica - Gary Hutzel with Practical Static U-87 - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|[[Gary Hutzel]] with the practical, static full-size U-87, during early stages of its construction circa 2009 CE.]]Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*~~The~~ construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*[[File:Caprica - U-87 with Caprica VFX Team - DrexFiles c. 2009.jpg\|thumb\|''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' visual effects team members with the completed practical, full-size U-87 stand-in. From L to R: [[Farrah Welch]], [[Pierre Drolet]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Dave Morton]] (front), [[Jeremy Lang]], [[Jesse Toves]], [[Sean Jackson]] (front, kneeling), and [[Dave Takemura]].]]ClearThe construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

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	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:		*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act. Recognizing that certain shots would feature the proto-Cylon deactivated and standing by, [[Gary Hutzel]] made the decision to have a real-world version built rather than relying entirely on computer-generated imagery, which would save the visual effects team from having to render and composite the CG version for those specific scenes.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_gary_decision_deactivated_standing">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Gary%20knew%20that%20Caprica%20would%20have%20shots%20where%20the%20proto-Cylon%20would%20be%20deactivated%20and%20standing%20by\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="~~drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern~~">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern_unbelievably_short_time">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

			*The construction of the physical U-87 provided an extraordinary experience for the ''Caprica''/''BSG'' VFX team, as it is rare for a computer-generated model to be built into a full-scale practical version that the team could stand alongside. The project brought together both the digital and practical effects teams, with CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] able to see his digital creation being built in reality.<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_extraordinary_experience_rare_cg_full_scale">{{cite_web\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015000807/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Recently%20the%20Caprica%5CBSG%20VFX%20team%20had%20an%20extraordinary%20experience.%20It's%20rare%20that%20a%20CG%20model%20is%20built%20into%20the%20full%20meal%20deal\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>		*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

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	Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy.		Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy.

	<blockquote>This pivotal moment was not in the original script and was added during editing to heighten the emotional impact of the scene.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_daddy_scene_added_editing">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=This%20pivotal%20moment%20was%20not%20in%20the%20original%20script\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:17:13}}</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>This pivotal moment was not in the original script and was added during editing to heighten the emotional impact of the scene.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_daddy_scene_added_editing">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=This%20pivotal%20moment%20was%20not%20in%20the%20original%20script\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:17:13\|archive=Y}}</ref></blockquote>

	The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.		The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.
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	===Gemenon===		===Gemenon===
	[[File:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg\|thumb\|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon {{CAP\|The Heavens Will Rise}}.]]		[[File:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg\|thumb\|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon {{CAP\|The Heavens Will Rise}}.]]
	At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[Black market (organization)\|black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within {{CAP\|Blowback\|The Heavens Will Rise}}. In a significant moment, a U-87 is used to execute recruits who failed their loyalty tests, marking one of the earliest instances of Cylons being used as enforcers against humans.<ref group="production" name="podcast_blowback_u87_execute_recruits_earliest_instance">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_blowback.mp3#:~:text=marking%20one%20of%20the%20earliest%20instances%20of%20Cylons%20being%20used%20as%20enforcers\|title=Podcast for "Blowback"\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 41:49}}</ref>		At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[Black market (organization)\|black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within {{CAP\|Blowback\|The Heavens Will Rise}}. In a significant moment, a U-87 is used to execute recruits who failed their loyalty tests, marking one of the earliest instances of Cylons being used as enforcers against humans.<ref group="production" name="podcast_blowback_u87_execute_recruits_earliest_instance">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_blowback.mp3#:~:text=marking%20one%20of%20the%20earliest%20instances%20of%20Cylons%20being%20used%20as%20enforcers\|title=Podcast for "Blowback"\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 41:49\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand begins to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe {{CAP\|The Heavens Will Rise}}.		During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand begins to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe {{CAP\|The Heavens Will Rise}}.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical U-87 prop {{CAP\|Rebirth}}.]]		[[File:U-87, 1x02.jpg\|thumb\|The physical U-87 prop {{CAP\|Rebirth}}.]]
	*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29}}</ref>		*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]]<ref group="design" name="livingston_blog_caprica_u87_cylon_design_creation">{{cite_web\|url=http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/#:~:text=U-87%20was%20designed%20in%20the%20real%20world%20by%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20and%20Caprica%20illustrator\|title=Caprica U-87 Cylon\|author=Richard Livingston\|website=richardclivingston.wordpress.com\|date=26 June 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. The producers noted that the visual effects for the U-87 were a significant challenge, particularly for the final scene of the pilot, and that the technology to make a CGI character so central to a dramatic moment had only recently become advanced enough to be effective.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_visual_effects_challenge_cgi_character">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=visual%20effects%20for%20the%20U-87%20were%20a%20significant%20challenge\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:16:29\|archive=Y}}</ref> To aid the actors and camera crew, a special effects team member would perform the robot's movements on set, and it was noted how closely the final animation matched the on-set stand-in's performance.<ref group="production" name="podcast_caprica_pilot_standin_performance_matched_animation">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/podcast_caprica_pilot.mp3#:~:text=how%20closely%20the%20final%20animation%20matched%20the%20on-set%20stand-in's%20performance\|title=Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|note=timestamp 01:23:29\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:		*Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

	::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What's really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It's a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool."<ref group="production" name="drexler_blog_u87_keeping_it_real_lou_zutavern">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/#:~:text=Lou%20and%20his%20guys%20built%20the%20U-87%20in%20an%20unbelievably%20short%20time%20frame\|title=The U-87: Keeping it Real\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=11 October 2009\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award\|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)\|polygons]]."<ref group="technical" name="emmy_awards_u87_cg_model_obsessive_detail_polygons">{{cite_web\|url=http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg#:~:text=The%20CG%20model%20is%20exquisitely%20detailed%20to%20the%20point%20of%20obsession\|title=Ghost In The Machine - U-87\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=drexfiles.wordpress.com\|date=September 2010\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*On his personal website, VFX modeler Pierre Drolet described his involvement in the creation of the U-87:		*On his personal website, VFX modeler Pierre Drolet described his involvement in the creation of the U-87:

	::"I started with the original Cylon Centurion I did for "[[Razor]]" and rebuilt it inside out without the armor. The robot's head took the most time due to the amount of detail that I put on it and the complexity involved. I'm glad I did it because we ended up doing a lot of close up on the U-87 head and I never had to up-res it."<ref group="technical" name="drolet_website_u87_cylon_centurion_razor_rebuilt_head_detail">{{cite_web\|url=http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots#:~:text=I%20started%20with%20the%20original%20Cylon%20Centurion%20I%20did%20for%20Razor\|title=U-87 Robots\|author=Pierre Drolet\|website=sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		::"I started with the original Cylon Centurion I did for "[[Razor]]" and rebuilt it inside out without the armor. The robot's head took the most time due to the amount of detail that I put on it and the complexity involved. I'm glad I did it because we ended up doing a lot of close up on the U-87 head and I never had to up-res it."<ref group="technical" name="drolet_website_u87_cylon_centurion_razor_rebuilt_head_detail">{{cite_web\|url=http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots#:~:text=I%20started%20with%20the%20original%20Cylon%20Centurion%20I%20did%20for%20Razor\|title=U-87 Robots\|author=Pierre Drolet\|website=sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.<ref group="production" name="murphy_dvd_commentary_less_dancing_more_shooting_cylons">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/caprica_season_1_5_commentary.mp3#:~:text=less%20dancing%2C%20more%20shooting%20mentality%20regarding%20the%20Cylons\|title=Caprica Season 1.5 DVD Commentary\|author=Kevin Murphy\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.<ref group="production" name="murphy_dvd_commentary_less_dancing_more_shooting_cylons">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/caprica_season_1_5_commentary.mp3#:~:text=less%20dancing%2C%20more%20shooting%20mentality%20regarding%20the%20Cylons\|title=Caprica Season 1.5 DVD Commentary\|author=Kevin Murphy\|publisher=Syfy\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	*On 19 January 2013, Doug Drexler posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, which Drexler described as "the bullet proof, and transparent plastic armor edition"<ref group="design" name="drexler_facebook_cylon_models_chart_combat_armored_transparent">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7#:~:text=bullet%20proof%2C%20and%20transparent%20plastic%20armor%20edition\|title=Cylon Models Chart\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=Facebook\|date=19 January 2013\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		*On 19 January 2013, Doug Drexler posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, which Drexler described as "the bullet proof, and transparent plastic armor edition"<ref group="design" name="drexler_facebook_cylon_models_chart_combat_armored_transparent">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7#:~:text=bullet%20proof%2C%20and%20transparent%20plastic%20armor%20edition\|title=Cylon Models Chart\|author=Doug Drexler\|website=Facebook\|date=19 January 2013\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>

	*Pierre Drolet later posted images on his own website of the U-87s created for "Apotheosis," depicting both Marine and Army U-87s (distinguished by urban and desert camouflage, respectively), as well as the transparently armored version which first appeared in Drexler's chart. According to Drolet, the armor of all the military U-87s is made of a transparent carbon-fiber material, and is painted over in camouflage patterns to create the Marine and Army variants after construction.<ref group="technical" name="drolet_website_apotheosis_marine_army_transparent_carbon_fiber">{{cite_web\|url=http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots#:~:text=armor%20of%20all%20the%20military%20U-87s%20is%20made%20of%20a%20transparent%20carbon-fiber%20material\|title=U-87 Robots\|author=Pierre Drolet\|website=sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com\|accessdate=6 August 2025}}</ref>		*Pierre Drolet later posted images on his own website of the U-87s created for "Apotheosis," depicting both Marine and Army U-87s (distinguished by urban and desert camouflage, respectively), as well as the transparently armored version which first appeared in Drexler's chart. According to Drolet, the armor of all the military U-87s is made of a transparent carbon-fiber material, and is painted over in camouflage patterns to create the Marine and Army variants after construction.<ref group="technical" name="drolet_website_apotheosis_marine_army_transparent_carbon_fiber">{{cite_web\|url=http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots#:~:text=armor%20of%20all%20the%20military%20U-87s%20is%20made%20of%20a%20transparent%20carbon-fiber%20material\|title=U-87 Robots\|author=Pierre Drolet\|website=sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com\|accessdate=6 August 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==