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	[[de:Teuflische Versuchung, Teil II]]		[[de:Teuflische Versuchung, Teil II]]
	[[fr:Épisode:La Guerre des dieux, 2e partie]]		[[fr:Épisode:La Guerre des dieux, 2e partie]]

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	* The mysterious lights begin to appear overhead.		* The mysterious lights begin to appear overhead.

	* Starbuck asks why he seems so worried. Starbuck suspects that it is within Iblis' bounds to strike down a willing follower, but not an innocent.		* Starbuck asks why he seems so worried. Starbuck suspects that it is within Iblis's bounds to strike down a willing follower, but not an innocent.

	* Iblis claims that nobody has dominion over him. He claims that they will meet again in another time and place, then disappears.		* Iblis claims that nobody has dominion over him. He claims that they will meet again in another time and place, then disappears.
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			=== Behind the Scenes ===
			According to ''[[So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica]]'', the character of [[Count Iblis]] was introduced as part of a conscious effort by the writers to create villains other than the [[Cylons (TOS)\|Cylons]], aiming to explore more metaphysical and spiritual themes.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|197}}</ref> The episode was praised by critics and fans, with many considering it the series' finest hour and a seminal installment that explored themes of good versus evil, faith, and religion.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|198-201}}</ref>

			The original script for the episode was more explicit about Iblis's demonic nature. Story editor [[Jim Carlson]] revealed that the plan was to show a "cloven hoof" inside the crashed ship, but the network censors objected to the overt satanic imagery. The scene was shot with a prop that actress [[Anne Lockhart]] described as looking like a "dead sheep under a blanket," and was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|197}}</ref> Producer [[Glen A. Larson]] later stated that he preferred the ambiguity, feeling that a direct biblical reference would have been too limiting for the character.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|197}}</ref>

			=== Additional Details ===
	*Sheba is seen in a dress before the triad match, but once the match starts she is shown on a viewer screen in her flight uniform. Then, in a live shot back is shown back in her dress sitting next to Count Iblis. It may be possible that the shot on the viewer were supposed to be highlights from an earlier match.		*Sheba is seen in a dress before the triad match, but once the match starts she is shown on a viewer screen in her flight uniform. Then, in a live shot back is shown back in her dress sitting next to Count Iblis. It may be possible that the shot on the viewer were supposed to be highlights from an earlier match.
	*Five figures representing the "[[Final Five]]" [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon models]] make a brief appearance in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-Imagined]] episode "[[Hero]]". Their physical appearance and attire are reminiscent of the Beings of Light appearing in this episode.		*Five figures representing the "[[Final Five]]" [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon models]] make a brief appearance in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-Imagined]] episode "[[Hero]]." Their physical appearance and attire are reminiscent of the Beings of Light appearing in this episode.
	* Iblis means "Satan" in Arabic.		* Iblis means "Satan" in Arabic.

	== The Mystery of the Crashed Ship ==		== The Mystery of the Crashed Ship ==
	[[File:19 - War of the Gods.jpg\|thumb\|right\| What Starbuck and Apollo found inside the crashed ship.]]		[[File:19 - War of the Gods.jpg\|thumb\|right\| What Starbuck and Apollo found inside the crashed ship.]]
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	* From the "War of the Gods" original script:		* From the "War of the Gods" original script:

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	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTx4anJkOw Deleted scene from War of the Gods: Starbuck, Apollo and Sheba return from the Ship of Lights - YouTube]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTx4anJkOw Deleted scene from War of the Gods: Starbuck, Apollo and Sheba return from the Ship of Lights - YouTube]

	{{Episode List (TOS)}}		== References ==
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External Links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/WAROFTHEGODS.htm War of the Gods full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]

	*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingWar.htm War of the Gods deleted scenes]

	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTx4anJkOw Deleted scene from War of the Gods: Starbuck, Apollo and Sheba return from the Ship of Lights - YouTube]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTx4anJkOw Deleted scene from War of the Gods: Starbuck, Apollo and Sheba return from the Ship of Lights - YouTube]

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Guest Stars

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	*[[John Dullaghan]] as [[Wilker\|Dr. Wilker]]		*[[John Dullaghan]] as [[Wilker\|Dr. Wilker]]
	*[[Norman Stuart]] as Statesman		*[[Norman Stuart]] as Statesman
			*[[Leann Hunley]] as [[1st Girl Warrior\|Warrior]] (uncredited)

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	: ''With the enigmatic Count [[Iblis]] usurping {{TOS\|Adama}}'s command of [[the Fleet (TOS)\|the Fleet]], [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] endeavor to find out the mysterious origins of their guest-turned-savior before all is lost to Iblis.''		: ''With the enigmatic Count [[Iblis]] usurping {{TOS\|Adama}}'s command of [[the Fleet (TOS)\|the Fleet]], [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] endeavor to find out the mysterious origins of their guest-turned-savior before all is lost to Iblis.''

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	* One of the council members suggests that they immediately elect Count Iblis to be the President of the Council.		* One of the council members suggests that they immediately elect Count Iblis to be the President of the Council.

	* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]]s.		* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the {{TOS\|Viper}}s.
	[[Image:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]		[[Image:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]

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	* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the [[Viper (TOS)\|~~Vipers~~]].		* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the [[Viper (TOS)\|Viper]]s.
	[[Image:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]		[[Image:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]

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	: ''With the enigmatic Count [[Iblis]] usurping {{TOS\|Adama}}'s command of [[the Fleet (TOS)\|the Fleet]], [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] endeavor to find out the mysterious origins of their guest-turned-savior before all is lost to Iblis.''		: ''With the enigmatic Count [[Iblis]] usurping {{TOS\|Adama}}'s command of [[the Fleet (TOS)\|the Fleet]], [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] endeavor to find out the mysterious origins of their guest-turned-savior before all is lost to Iblis.''

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	* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the {{TOS\|Viper}}s.		* {{TOS\|Adama}} expresses some reservations. He says that they still do not know about the mysterious lights, or the disappearance of the {{TOS\|Viper}}s.
	[[~~Image~~:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]		[[File:Frank Frazetta - War of the Gods - Part 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''War of the Gods'']]

	* Iblis visits Baltar on the Prison Barge. Baltar remembers Iblis' voice to be that of the [[Imperious Leader]].		* Iblis visits Baltar on the Prison Barge. Baltar remembers Iblis' voice to be that of the [[Imperious Leader]].
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	* Just before the [[Triad (TOS)\|Triad]] game, Count Iblis asks Boomer how badly he wants to win. Iblis says that he wants to play, through Boomer.		* Just before the [[Triad (TOS)\|Triad]] game, Count Iblis asks Boomer how badly he wants to win. Iblis says that he wants to play, through Boomer.

	[[~~Image~~:Darkness At Time's Edge - Frank Frazetta.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Darkness at Time's Edge - concept art for ''War of the Gods'' by Frank Frazetta.]]		[[File:Darkness At Time's Edge - Frank Frazetta.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Darkness at Time's Edge - concept art for ''War of the Gods'' by Frank Frazetta.]]

	* Boomer and [[Jolly (TOS)\|Jolly's]] team win by a large margin.		* Boomer and [[Jolly (TOS)\|Jolly's]] team win by a large margin.
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	* Adama will be able to shield his mind from Iblis by crowding it with other thoughts. This also was part of the Military Institute training that he received.		* Adama will be able to shield his mind from Iblis by crowding it with other thoughts. This also was part of the Military Institute training that he received.

	[[~~Image~~:Iblis - Maximum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The re-imagined Count Iblis from the Maximum Press comic series.]]		[[File:Iblis - Maximum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The re-imagined Count Iblis from the Maximum Press comic series.]]

	* Starbuck runs into Apollo as he is leaving, and forces Apollo to take him along.		* Starbuck runs into Apollo as he is leaving, and forces Apollo to take him along.
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	== The Mystery of the Crashed Ship ==		== The Mystery of the Crashed Ship ==
	[[~~Image~~:19 - War of the Gods.jpg\|thumb\|right\| What Starbuck and Apollo found inside the crashed ship.]]		[[File:19 - War of the Gods.jpg\|thumb\|right\| What Starbuck and Apollo found inside the crashed ship.]]
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	* From the War of the Gods original script ~~at http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingWar.htm~~:		* From the "War of the Gods" original script:

	:"When Starbuck and Apollo look into the wreckage of the ship, this is exactly what they see: A piece of metallic surface, highly scorched but out of which ~~portrudes~~ a foot-like extremity, except that its tip is clearly in the shape of a cloven hoof. (Then they lift the metal and toss it aside) They grimace in horror... Under the wreckage is the figure of a devil... a demon."		:"When Starbuck and Apollo look into the wreckage of the ship, this is exactly what they see: A piece of metallic surface, highly scorched but out of which protrudes a foot-like extremity, except that its tip is clearly in the shape of a cloven hoof. (Then they lift the metal and toss it aside) They grimace in horror... Under the wreckage is the figure of a devil... a demon."

	* Footage of the demon was shot but left out of the final cut. There are conflicting accounts as to why. Some believe the censors removed it due to its possible satanic implications. Anne Lockhart stated at ~~the~~ [[GoMainline Galactica Convention]] ~~in September 1999~~ that it was left out because the demon "looked like a dead sheep." ~~Interestingly, the~~ footage ~~does not~~ appear in ~~the~~ Battlestar Galactica ~~DVD box set which~~ has deleted scenes from the episode.		* Footage of the demon was shot but left out of the final cut. There are conflicting accounts as to why. Some believe the censors removed it due to its possible satanic implications. Anne Lockhart stated at September 1999's [[GoMainline Galactica Convention\|GoMainline ''Galactica'' Convention]] that it was left out because the demon "looked like a dead sheep." The footage has yet to appear in any ''Battlestar Galactica'' media release that has deleted scenes from the episode.

	* The image on the right is from Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 [[War of Eden 4\|#4]] of Maximum Press comics in which Apollo recalls what he saw inside the crashed ship.		* The image on the right is from ''Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1'' [[War of Eden 4\|#4]] of Maximum Press comics in which Apollo recalls what he saw inside of the crashed ship.

	* A popular myth grew over the years that the crashed ship is the ~~Battlestar~~ Pegasus. In [[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]], author John Kenneth Muir argues that the crashed ship is in fact ~~the~~ Pegasus despite the script for the episode saying otherwise. To be fair, ~~because~~ the episode never shows us what is inside the ship, the answer to the mystery is open to interpretation.		* A popular myth grew over the years that the crashed ship is the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TOS)\|Pegasus]]''. In [[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica\|''An Analytical Guide to Television's'' Battlestar Galactica]], author John Kenneth Muir argues that the crashed ship is in fact ''Pegasus'' despite the script for the episode saying otherwise. To be fair, as the episode never shows us what is inside the ship, the answer to the mystery is open to interpretation.

	* In the aforementioned Maximum Press comic series, the writers play off this myth in [[War of Eden 3\|issue #3]] when Count Iblis returns to Sheba and teleports her back to the crashed ship where she discovers the body of Commander Cain inside. It turns out to be an illusion.		* In the aforementioned Maximum Press comic series, the writers play off this myth in [[War of Eden 3\|issue #3]] when Count Iblis returns to Sheba and teleports her back to the crashed ship where she discovers the body of Commander Cain inside. It turns out to be an illusion.
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	== Guest Stars ==		== Guest Stars ==
	*[[Patrick Macnee]] as [[Iblis\|Count Iblis]]		*[[Patrick Macnee]] as [[Iblis\|Count Iblis]]
	*[[John Williams]] as Statesman		*[[John Williams]] as [[Statesman No. 2\|Statesman]]
	*[[George Murdock]] as [[Salik\|Dr. Salik]]		*[[George Murdock]] as [[Salik\|Dr. Salik]]
	*[[Janet Lansbury\|Janet Louise Johnson]] as [[Brie]]		*[[Janet Lansbury\|Janet Louise Johnson]] as [[Brie]]
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	*[[Ed Begley Jr.]] as [[Greenbean]]		*[[Ed Begley Jr.]] as [[Greenbean]]
	*[[John Dullaghan]] as [[Wilker\|Dr. Wilker]]		*[[John Dullaghan]] as [[Wilker\|Dr. Wilker]]
	*[[Norman Stuart]] as Statesman		*[[Norman Stuart]] as [[Statesman]]
	*[[Leann Hunley]] as [[1st Girl Warrior\|Warrior]] (uncredited)		*[[Leann Hunley]] as [[1st Girl Warrior\|Warrior]] (uncredited)