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Caprican Ministry of Defense

2020-07-31T16:03:09Z

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The '''Caprican Ministry of Defense''' (or '''Caprican Defense Department''') is a department of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] government relating to the defense of the colony from outside forces.

In the years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Caprican Ministary of Defense is responsible for the initial development of [[robot]]ic soldiers for use by the Caprican Military, including the [[Caprican Marine Corps]]. Having issued a contract to Caprica's [[Graystone Industries]] for the engineering and testing of the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cyber Combat Unit]], the Ministry of Defense becomes frustrated by that company's protracted R&D process and considers taking the contract off-world to one of Graystone's competitors, the [[Vergis Corporation]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

Some fifty-eight years before the Fall, however, Graystone Industries gains traction when - unbeknownst to the Ministry of Defense - the integration of a stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] from the Vergis Corporation and Graystone's U-87 prototype chassis proves successful in Defense demos ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]). Placing an order for 100,000 "Cylon" soldiers, the Ministry of Defense continues to monitor Graystone's progress, which again stalls ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Frustrated by Graystone Industries' CEO [[Daniel Graystone]], Ministry of Defense representative [[Colonel]] [[Sasha Patel]] personally persuades [[Tomas Vergis]] to gain control of his rival's company and complete the contract. Ten years and half a billion [[cubit]]s (or more) over budget, Graystone Industries under the leadership of Vergis finally begins delivery of Caprica's Cylon army ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

[[Val Chambers]] is the Minister of Defense before his murder by [[Ha'la'tha]] enforcer [[Sam Adama]]. Chambers is succeeded by [[Joan Leyte]] who green-lights Graystone's Cylon project, but is later replaced by Sasha Patel during the second [[Tauron Uprising]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Dirteaters]]").

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Caprican Ministry of Defense

2020-07-31T16:02:49Z

BlueResistance:

The '''Caprican Ministry of Defense''' (or '''Caprican Defense Department''') is a department of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] government relating to the defense of the colony from outside forces.

In the years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Caprican Ministary of Defense is responsible for the initial development of [[robot]]ic soldiers for use by the Caprican Military, including the [[Caprican Marine Corps]]. Having issued a contract to Caprica's [[Graystone Industries]] for the engineering and testing of the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cyber Combat Unit]], the Ministry of Defense becomes frustrated by that company's protracted R&D process and considers taking the contract off-world to one of Graystone's competitors, the [[Vergis Corporation]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

Some fifty-eight years before the Fall, however, Graystone Industries gains traction when - unbeknownst to the Ministry of Defense - the integration of a stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] from the Vergis Corporation and Graystone's U-87 prototype chassis proves successful in Defense demos ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]"). Placing an order for 100,000 "Cylon" soldiers, the Ministry of Defense continues to monitor Graystone's progress, which again stalls ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Frustrated by Graystone Industries' CEO [[Daniel Graystone]], Ministry of Defense representative [[Colonel]] [[Sasha Patel]] personally persuades [[Tomas Vergis]] to gain control of his rival's company and complete the contract. Ten years and half a billion [[cubit]]s (or more) over budget, Graystone Industries under the leadership of Vergis finally begins delivery of Caprica's Cylon army ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

[[Val Chambers]] is the Minister of Defense before his murder by [[Ha'la'tha]] enforcer [[Sam Adama]]. Chambers is succeeded by [[Joan Leyte]] who green-lights Graystone's Cylon project, but is later replaced by Sasha Patel during the second [[Tauron Uprising]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Dirteaters]]").

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Humanoid Cylon

2020-05-12T03:12:58Z

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:''For information on the robotic Cylons of the [[Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]]. For information on a human-appearing Cylon from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', see [[Andromus]].''
:''This article is capitalized for technical reasons. The correct term is "humanoid Cylon" and is not a proper noun.''
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[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right: Cylon copies of [[Number Six]] (two copies pictured), [[Number Two]] (one copy pictured), and [[Number Five]] (two copies), at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]]]
'''Humanoid Cylons'''<ref>Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons by during Season 1. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]] "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout Season 2 has canonically established "Cylon agent" to refer specifically to Cylon infiltrators, but since [[Sharon Agathon]] and members of the Final Five work for the Colonials, ''Battlestar Wiki'''s preference is to use "humanoid Cylon" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name). Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the humanoid Cylons as "skin jobs," an homage to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. William Adama refers to them as "humanoid models" in "[[Precipice]]", as does Samuel Anders in "[[No Exit]]". Sharon Valerii refers to them as "human models" in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and Simon refers to them as "human Cylons" in "[[Torn]]"</ref> are an organic variant of [[Cylon Models|Cylon models]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

==Overview==
The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon form]] - the modern [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are not fully sentient like their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|predecessors]] and answer to the humanoids. These Cylons biologically mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Humanoid Cylons have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex. Their "programming" is such that they genuinely possess human personality traits (affection, love, sex drive, jealousy, sadness, anger, hatred, sense of humor, fear, happiness, religious faith, etc.).

The original purpose of the humanoid Cylons was to simply serve as the next step in Cylon evolution ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). However, the fact that they are designed to be as human-like as possible in appearance, internal anatomy and behavior makes them perfect spies. The humanoid Cylons are responsible for masterminding the complete destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] through their use of sabotage and infiltration.

==Origins==
Although at least one human-shaped robot existed in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] (housing a copy of the consciousness of [[Zoe Graystone]]), this was not a truly biological android and her connection to the later humanoid Cylons is unclear. All that is known about Graystone's android body is that the bath from which she emerged resembled a [[resurrection tank]], her mother the plastic surgeon [[Amanda Graystone]] gave her skin, and she may have been in contact with the five survivors of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", DVD commentary for "Apotheosis").

Following the end of the Cylon War, nothing was heard of the Cylons in 40 years ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").

[[Image:Season 3 Female Cylons.jpg|thumb|150px|From left to right: Numbers [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Three|Three]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]]]]
During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed ''humanoid'' models <ref>The idea of Cylons in humanoid form in ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Unlike the humanoid Cylons, however, [[Andromus]] was an [[Wikipedia:Android|android]], akin to the character of [[MemoryAlpha:Data|Data]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.</ref>. The first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings was known as the "[[First Hybrid]]." Other [[Hybrid]]s were later created to control [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). Hybrid models are not fully humanoid and cannot live on their own, thus are considered an evolutionary dead end.

The new humanoid Cylons were created by the five survivors of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in exchange for the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] ending the [[Cylon War]]. These five early generation Cylons (now known as the "[[Final Five]]") are the descendants of Cylons created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. These humanoid Cylons were the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that left Kobol and settled Earth.

The Five created the [[Number One]] model first and named them John. They initially developed eight humanoid models and copied each of them many times over. However, the [[Number Seven|seventh model]], Daniel, was destroyed by Number One out of jealousy. Number One (also known as "Cavil") contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Number Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula.

==Physiology and Psychology==
Humanoid Cylons are not merely robots with a human appearance, they possess actual flesh and blood. They are visually indistinguishable from humans down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is able to create a [[Cylon detector|detector]] that can distinguish Cylon from human, but rarely uses the device to a positive end ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"; "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Deceptions on the part of Dr. Baltar in regards to the true nature of sleeper agent [[Sharon Valerii]] lead to the detector being inaccurately labelled useless and abandoned ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"; "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). The Cylons themselves have accurate methods for testing biological samples and determining whether they are human or Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Each humanoid Cylon has the same face, stature, hair, eye and skin color, sex, apparent age, and other biometrics as all the others of his or her model. Some copies choose to make cosmetic differences. Examples include [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Gina Inviere]], and a Number Six copy with black hair ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). In addition, each copy appears to start with the same basic personality, but each personality grows more distinct due to their individual experiences. For example, any two random Eights are more or less interchangeable, but [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] have become highly individuated.

The Cylon brain appears to have the same basic anatomical structure as the human brain and is claimed by [[Caprica-Six]] to operate on the same principle ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), yet is based on the [[silica pathways|silica pathway]] technology developed by the Colonies for the original mechanical [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] models ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). It is this inherited technology that apparently allows humanoid Cylons to do things that a human brain and nervous system may not or cannot do, such as stellar navigate with the naked eye ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"), program and compile computer code ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"), and interface directly with other technologies ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"; "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

Humanoid Cylons' memories and programming can be tampered with. The Number Ones altered the memories of the Number Twos, Number Threes, Number Fours, Number Fives, Number Sixes and Number Eights to remove knowledge of the Final Five from them and programmed them not to think or talk about the Five. The Ones also blocked the real memories of the Final Five and imprinted them with fake memories so that they believed they were human. The same was done to [[Sharon Valerii]], but in her case her original memories could be awakened with a trigger so that she would commit acts of sabotage against the human fleet.

Valerii is the only such sleeper agent known. Other Cylon infiltrators are fully aware of their true nature. The Final Five were never infiltrators as such, rather the Ones made them live through the [[Cylon Attack]] as "humans" in order to teach them a lesson.

[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy known as "Gina Inviere".]]
Humanoid Cylons are susceptible to the same emotional traumas and joys that humans are, as they cannot "turn off" their ability to feel pain or other emotions ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), further proving that personalities are a real part of their psyche. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina Inviere]], who is physically and sexually assaulted repeatedly by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Inviere's near-catatonic state and suicidal desires at the time ''Pegasus'' discovers the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

Humanoid Cylons can sleep and dream<ref>A Number Three speaks casually to Doctor [[Cottle]] about her [[Dodona Selloi|prophetic dreams]] of the child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]". John Cavil used to suffer nightmares ("[[No Exit]]").</ref>, however they can live without doing so, and the Ones have reprogrammed themselves to prevent sleep, wishing to avoid nightmares.

Reproduction is important to the Cylons, because one of their God's commandments is to "be fruitful". Both male and female Cylon models possess reproductive systems which should be fully functional, but have a flaw that is not properly understood. The Ones, Twos, Fours, and Fives have tried to impregnate the Threes, Sixes, and Eights many times, but all these attempts at sexual reproduction have failed<ref>In [[Podcast:Deadlock|the podcast for "Deadlock"]], Ronald Moore says that conceptions presumably did happen but none lasted long.</ref>. The Cylons try to interbreed with humans to subvert this deficiency, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, including young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. There also farms for male humans, plus ''in vitro'' experiment labs, etc ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]" [[Podcast:The Farm|podcast]]). If a captured human agrees to cooperate, he or she is instead set up with a Cylon sexual partner on a voluntary basis. However, these methods have all been unsuccessful thus far.

Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love, because of the Cylon belief that "God is Love". [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s love-child, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). More recent conceptions of human-Cylon hybrids or pure Cylon offspring have either been proven untrue (in the case of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s child [[Nicholas Tyrol]]) or miscarried during pregnancy ([[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]]'s unborn child [[Liam|Liam Tigh]]).

The bodies of humanoid Cylons have stamina and strength above human average, and are designed to destroy or resist commonly dangerous human diseases<ref>The blood from [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]'s fetus destroys the cancer within [[Laura Roslin]]'s body in "[[Epiphanies]]".</ref>, although they are not immune from all contagions<ref>[[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ravages the Cylons in the episode "[[Torn]]". Samuel Anders contracts a form of pneumonia on [[New Caprica]], but recovers. </ref>. In keeping with their desire to be a better human, however, the Cylons did not or could not further improve on other characteristic design flaws of the human body.<ref>Dr. Cottle complains of birth complications with Sharon, specifically a detached placenta, in the episode "[[Downloaded]]".</ref> Humanoid Cylons are heavily fortified to resist damage from intense radiation fields that would kill a human after short exposure ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"), but they are still susceptible to damage from [[Ragnar|certain types of radiation]] or trauma ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]"). Despite their resistance to certain forms of energy, humanoid Cylons, unlike the [[Cylon Centurion]], cannot be made "bulletproof" and are as susceptible as humans to piercing or blunt force weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Hero]]"). They require oxygen to live, and thus can be killed by suffocation ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"; "[[No Exit]]").

Some Cylons, like some humans, are spiritually sensitive and have been known to receive visions. For example, D'Anna Biers, [[Caprica-Six]], and Sharon Agathon ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). The Number Two model regularly claims to see patterns and have insight into future events ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]").

==Cylon Religion==
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The Cylons follow a [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic religion]] to varying extents. Fanatical devotion to God is the central part of [[Number Two]]'s character, whilst the [[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Three|Threes]], and to a lesser extent the [[Number Eight|Eights]] also have strong faith. The [[Number One]]s are atheistic. [[Number Four|Fours']] and [[Number Five|Fives']] views are not so well known, but they too take the "non-religious side" in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Cylon belief system is handed down from the original Centurions and the Final Five.

==Cybernetic Behavior==
[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] interfaces with ''Galactica's'' [[Computers|computer systems]].]]
Upon the death of its body, a humanoid Cylon's consciousness is automatically transferred into another copy of itself. This "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" is limited by signal integrity and proximity to the Cylon homeworld or a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"; "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, as Sharon Agathon had no reason to do such a thing when she died, but another Cylon must choose to access them ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"; "[[The Hub]]").

The humanoid Cylons' psychology is based on what they simply refer to as "[[projection]]". Essentially an enhanced form of a self-induced and controlled hallucination, projection is how they choose to see the world around them, in any form they wish, whenever they wish. For example, if a Cylon were standing in a hallway, they could choose to see it as a forest filled with birds, trees, and sunlight. This mode of visualization is pleasing to humanoid Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")<ref>[[Gaius Baltar]]'s dreamlike interactions with his [[Virtual beings|virtual Number Six]] is strikingly similar to Cylon projection. See the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]] for more on this issue.</ref>. Cylons can share these virtual worlds with each other ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").

Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, humanoid Cylons can interface with a [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]] or computer network by photo-electrical means. To interface directly with a Colonial ship's system the Cylon must insert a cable into his or her own arm, which is painful ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The process is preferably carried out by touching a [[data-font|data-font]] of the Cylon [[datastream]]<ref>[[Sharon Agathon]] steals back the Fleet's [[launch key]]s by infiltrating a Cylon base by using a Cylon data-font. Humanoid Cylons are seen operating a basestar in the episode "[[Torn]]" by touching an optical pad that illuminates these arm interfaces.</ref>. This might be possible through the use of bio-luminescent and photosensitive cells in their hands. Once interfaced, they can rewrite code to purge or create a computer virus, send transmissions to other computer systems, or calculate FTL jump coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

[[Image:Ander's red eye.jpg|thumb|left|Anders's "red eye" moment.]]
The presence of a water-like fluid as an integral part of the basestar, the ability to interface photo-electronically through subdermal and dermal contact, and the fact that humanoid Cylon are anatomically indistinguishable from human beings, implies that the techniques used in their creation are advanced enough to incorporate cybernetic functions into their design without the use of specific internal structures other than human-like organs.

After being "stared at" by a [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], [[Samuel Anders]]'s right eye briefly flashes red, the Raider responds to this apparent [[IFF]] procedure by flying away, and a Cylon fleet attacking the Colonials retreats ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").

A humanoid Cylon, or at least one with the strange brainwaves exhibited by Anders after being shot in the head, can be wired into a ship like a [[Hybrid]] by means of the datastream and a tank similar to a Hybrid's own ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). The datastream in this tank was used by the Final Five to access and combine their own memories of Resurrection technology (buried memories in the case of [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]), then send it to [[the Colony]]'s Hybrids. This process was unspecific, however, and gave them full access to each other's recollections for a moment ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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== The Thirteen Cylon Models ==
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By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the colonies, there are twelve models of humanoid Cylons {{TRS|Miniseries}}. These can be divided into two separate groups, the "Significant Seven"<ref name="sign7">{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=Sig7|timestamp=19:14|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> and the "Final Five". The Significant Seven were once eight in number, but [[Number Seven]] is no longer extant ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Only six models survive to settle on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]], namely Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Number Two, Number Six, and Number Eight ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

The Significant Eight have numerical designations and were designed based on personality archetypes the Cylons had witnessed in humanity, however this is not true of the Final Five. All the Significant Eight models except the Sixes have come to be associated with a particular "human name", and even other Cylons will refer to "Leobens", "Sharons", "Daniels", "D'Annas" and so on.

===Significant Eight===

The seven surviving models of the Significant Eight were the first seven Cylons to be revealed to the Colonials. With the exception of Number Seven, whose entire line was sabotaged ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), there are many copies of each model, all totaling in the millions according to [[Number One]] and Ellen Tigh. The identities of these mechanized copies are determined by their model and each model is unique ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). These models were designed by the Final Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

==== [[Number One]] ====

[[File:John Cavil.jpg|thumb|left|Number One/John Cavil]]
One of the Number One models poses as a Colonial [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Brothers|brother]] named Cavil, a lay clergyman in the Fleet. This Cavil is later revealed to be the one responsible for the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and is indicated to be the same copy as the one that led the Cylon Civil War.

Ones do not appear to subscribe to overall theology of the Cylons, but adhere to group consensus, and often are persuasive leaders. Ones have displayed a condescending attitude toward the beliefs of the other six known Cylons at times.

In several instances, the Ones advocate dark, draconian solutions to the insurgency on [[New Caprica]] that reveal a militant zeal equaling that of Numbers Three and Five.

This Number One model in particular seems to be in something approaching a leadership role on one of the basestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). This model assumes some authority and wields influence over the others, yet decisions are still reached through majority vote. However, this is soon overturned by the rebellion of the Cylons led by [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]], and the body of this One is killed by Centurions. The resurrected Cavil assumes leadership of one faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]].

The [[Number One]] model was the first model created by the [[Final Five]], and assisted them in creating the other models of the [[Significant Eight]]. Unfortunately, the [[Number One]]s eventually rebelled against the Five and exiled them to the [[Twelve Colonies]] with their memories erased. Prior to this, they eradicated the entire [[Number Seven]] model line out of jealousy, and secretly programmed their brothers and sisters of the other six models to lose all knowledge of their makers. The Number One model was given the name John by the Final Five, but does not like this appellation.

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==== [[Number Two]] ====

[[File:Leoben2.jpg|thumb|right|Number Two/Leoben Conoy]]
Number Two, better known as Leoben Conoy, has shown to be mystically oriented--making references to the oneness of the universe, the illusion of time, etc.--and claims to be prescient on some level, albeit with a known propensity for intermixing truth with falsehoods. He is first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]] shortly after the Holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, claiming to be a scavenger and arms dealer ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]").

The Two models also appear obsessed and fascinated with [[Kara Thrace]] and her [[The Destiny|special destiny]]. One model in particular claims to be in love with her and has tried to get her to return his affections, and to guide her towards fulfilling her destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").

Two can be likened to the serpent of the [[w:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[w:Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge, then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some the "swimming in the stream" comment made by another Number Two copy captured in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]",; "[[The Farm]]").

The Number Twos are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Three]] ====

[[File:Number Three.jpg|thumb|left|Number Three/D'Anna Biers]]
First seen posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]], this model created a documentary about the crew of ''Galactica'' - which was later shown on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] to a theatre full of Cylons, including a second copy of Number Three ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Threes are among the most calculating and duplicitous models shown to-date, even manipulating and deceiving other models if they feel warranted, though they've got nothing on the duplicity and manipulations of the Number Ones. The copy that tried to [[Boxed|box]] Sharon Valerii exhibited these characteristics strongly ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").

This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until either shortly after the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] or after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

After the Threes defy other Cylon models in their attempt to discern the identity of the [[Final Five|five missing Cylon humanoids]], the other Cylons conclude that the Three model has an inherent flaw that threatens their overall reliability. After the failure on the [[algae planet]] to gather information on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], the Cylons have all Number Three models [[boxing|boxed]] indefinitely.

One of the goals of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War is to unbox D'Anna and learn what she knows. She is actually unboxed by Cavil and Boomer, who want to her to speak to the rebels and get them to stop fighting, but this discussion is interrupted by a joint Colonial and rebel Cylon attack on the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). With the Resurrection Hub destroyed in the battle, D'Anna is the only Number Three copy in existence. She is retrieved and assumes leadership of the rebels to make contact with the Final Five, eventually reaching Earth with the Colonial fleet, but decides to stay behind there and die, following the revelation that Earth is a barren nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"; "[[Revelations]]"; "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

The first encountered copy of this model appeared under the alias "[[D'Anna Biers]]", and the D'Anna name is used to describe the model as a whole.
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==== [[Number Four]] ====

[[Image:Cysim.jpg|thumb|right|Number Four/Simon O'Neill]]
The Number Four model is first encountered by [[Kara Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor under the name Simon, this Number Four is actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). Simon is a model based primarily on human intellectualism and logic<ref>A Four expresses the moral dilemmas of rescuing a crippled basestar as having no scientific answer in "[[Torn]]".</ref>. A Four model also infiltrated the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] prior to the occupation of [[New Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor enlisted in the Colonial Fleet under the name of Simon O'Neill, he escapes the destruction of the colonies aboard the Cybele with his adopted daughter and is later reunited with his wife Giana who he truly loved. He killed himself beyond resurrection range ultimately to prevent himself betraying the Fleet. Another Four served as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] at the time of the attack and fought as a part of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]' resistance. He was found out when the Resistance rescued Starbuck from another copy and was presumably killed for being a Cylon. In any case, the model is now known to the general populace, many humans likely saw a Number Four model during the occupation and Starbuck revealed his existence upon her return to the Fleet.

The Number Fours are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War, and fill a crucial medical role in his schemes, being recruited to transfer vital information on resurrection technology from [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain, and after the kidnapping of [[Hera]], to examine and eventually dissect the hybrid child. To the end, the Number Fours trust in cold logic and mathematics when considering the chances of ''Galactica'' emerging victorious in the [[Battle of the Colony]].
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==== [[Number Five]] ====

[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|left|Number Five/Aaron Doral]]
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Number Five models are more covert than others, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Number Five models are among the most militant, fanatic, and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]").

Viewers first meet a Number Five during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) at the start of the Miniseries, but are not sure of the Cylon's true identity until the Miniseries' conclusion.

Copies of this model have appeared under the alias "[[Aaron Doral]]".

The Number Fives are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Six]] ====

[[File:NumSix.jpg|thumb|right|Number Six]]
This is the first humanoid Cylon model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].

Stunningly beautiful, promiscuous and sensual, this model utilizes the human need and desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Number Six desires to know what it is to be alive. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.

Sixes are the only model who appear not to have one particular "human name"; copies have appeared under the aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]", "[[Gina Inviere]]", "[[Natalie Faust]]", "Lida", "Sonja", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies). She seems not to have been known by any name by [[Gaius Baltar]], even as the two formed a love to last eternity before the fall on Caprica.

Six is also the only model known to exhibit significant variations in appearance -- several different hairstyles and hair colors have been noted -- as well as noticable differences in personality, ranging from idealistic (Caprica) to assertive and take-charge (Natalie) to wide-eyed and innocent (Lida).

Shortly after the attacks, Baltar began experiencing interactions from an entity (informally dubbed [[Messenger Six]]) that resembles the version of Caprica-Six that seduced him prior to the attacks. It is unclear what relation if any that Messengerl Six -- that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear -- has to the physical Sixes. Caprica-Six, meanwhile also began to experience interactions with a [[Virtual Baltar]] after the attacks.

The Number Sixes are part of the rebel faction, of which Natalie Faust was originally the leader, in the Cylon Civil War.
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==== [[Number Seven]] ====

Number Seven, also known as "Daniel", is a previously-undisclosed model whose existence is revealed by Number One and members of the Final Five who have recovered their memories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). This model is believed to be defunct due to a sabotage by Number One prior to the Second Cylon War. The Daniel model was artistic and sensitive, and had a close relationship with [[Ellen Tigh]], which led to murderous fraternal jealousy on the part of the Cavil model. Nothing is known about this model's appearance.

It is possible that Number Seven was named after [[Daniel Graystone]], the inventor of the Twelve Colonies' Centurions.<ref>In [[Podcast:No Exit]], Ron D. Moore describes Daniel as "a springboard for ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''".</ref>

==== [[Number Eight]] ====

[[Image:Eight.jpg|thumb|left|Number Eight/Sharon]]
Number Eight is generally a saboteur assigned to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed humanoid Cylon model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is religious like most other Cylon models, has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"; "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").

She is known for being internally conflicted, as seen in the identity crisis of the sleeper agent known as "Boomer". ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Caprica switches allegiances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials many times ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Eventually, she is able to gain the trust of the humans, particularly [[William Adama]], and becomes a [[Raptor]] pilot in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] under the name [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]].

The original sleeper agent copy of this model appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]." Her copy on Caprica used the same identity before marrying Helo and joining the Colonial fleet.

The Number Eights are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War, with the exception of Boomer (who is Cavil's consort) and Athena (who is part of the human fleet, and thus merely allied with the rebels).
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=== Final Five ===

{{Mainarticle|Final Five}}

The identities of the missing five Cylon models remain a mystery long after the revelation of the identities of the "Significant Seven".

[[Gaius Baltar]], who knows there are twelve extant Cylon models yet has only observed seven aboard the Cylon baseship, coins the term "Final Five" for the five that are missing. [[Caprica-Six]] informs him that the seven do not discuss or know the identities of the five ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). After entering the [[Ionian Nebula]], four major players in the human fleet become awake to the fact that they are Cylons: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]]. They were previously unaware of their nature, because they were boxed by the Number One model and introduced to the Twelve Colonies one at a time with fabricated memories and histories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). They keep the knowledge that they are Cylons to themselves until a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel baseship forces them into the open. The identity of the final Cylon remains a mystery until [[Saul Tigh]] recovers fragments of blocked memory in the ruins of Earth and realizes that it was his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Although the Final Five are genetically of the same race as their creations, and their own earliest ancestors were constructed, their nature differs from that of the Signficant Seven in that each of them was originally born to Cylon parents on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Thus, they only ever had names, not numbers. Unlike the many copies of the Significant Seven, there is only one active version of each of the Five at a time. However, like the Significant Seven, they are capable of downloading into identical duplicates if killed, as long as the Resurrection Hub exists; indeed, they are the inventors of the resurrection system used by all humanoid Cylons and organic Raiders. Their bodies at the time of the First Cylon War and the Fall of the Twelve Colonies are not their original bodies, which were destroyed by the nuclear warfare on Earth.

==== [[Samuel Anders]] ====

[[Image:Samuel Anders.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Anders]]
'''Samuel T. "Longshot" Anders''' is a [[rook]] Viper pilot aboard ''Galactica'', former resistance fighter, and husband to Captain [[Kara Thrace]].

Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon assault on the Colonies]] he was a [[Pyramid]] player for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and was leading his team in high-altitude training in the mountains outside of [[Delphi]] when Caprica was attacked. Anders and the resistance movement conduct acts of terrorism against the Cylons for months with variable success until their eventual rescue by [[Kara Thrace]].

He settles on [[New Caprica]] and becomes a leader of the [[New Caprica Resistance]], along with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] when the Cylons arrive. After the Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica and the apparant death of his wife, Anders decides to follow in her footsteps by obtaining a commission and joining the Fleet as a [[nugget|pilot trainee]]

After becoming aware of his Cylon nature Anders joins the ''[[Demetrius]]'''s crew on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], an action which eventually leads to an unintended conflict with [[Felix Gaeta]]. The events on board Demetrius lead to the unboxing of [[Number Three|D'Anna]], who is aware of his nature as a member of the "[[Final Five]]".
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==== [[Tory Foster]] ====

[[Image:Tory Foster.jpg|thumb|left|Tory Foster]]
'''Tory Foster''' becomes President [[Laura Roslin]]'s new aide and campaign manager following the death of [[Billy Keikeya]].

When President Roslin makes the decision to keep the new-born [[Hera Agathon|Cylon/human]] baby as far away from [[Sharon Agathon]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as possible, it is Tory who chooses [[Maya]] ro raise the child. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]] Tory is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of Maya and Hera off the planet, but she fails at this task.

Before and during the trial of ex-president [[Gaius Baltar]], she is tasked with helping Roslin assemble a tribunal to bring charges against Baltar, as well as establish security arrangements ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]"; "[[The Son Also Rises]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").

Since the events of the [[Ionian nebula]] Tory appears to have embraced both being a Cylon and her own version of Baltar's teachings, allowing her to by-pass feelings such as guilt and adopt an almost [[w:hedonism|hedonistic]] approach to life. She declares herself to be "perfect", something that uneases fellow Cylons Tigh and Tyrol, and is in marked contrast to Tigh's and [[Caprica Six]]'s guilty consciences ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). She has also displayed a cold-blooded streak, murdering [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]] when the wife of Galen Tyrol discovers the four's Cylon nature. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]")

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==== [[Ellen Tigh]] ====

[[File:Hellen.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh]]
'''Ellen Tigh''' was the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and a survivor of the [[Cylon Holocaust]]. Ellen claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her. It's ultimately revealed that when the attack happened she was in a bar on Picon talking to a [[Cavil|mysterious stranger]] who didn't give her his name. The bar she was in was destroyed by a shockwave from a nuclear blast and she was severely injured, but survived. Cavil kept her alive as he felt she still hadn't learned her lesson and escorted her to the medical transport ''Rising Star'' where she spent the three weeks recovering from her severe injuries after the ship lucky enough to make it to [[Galactica]].

Ellen is well known for her sexual promiscuity and her desire for power. After Adama's attempted assassination, she encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing. Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take unwise steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead.

One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. After the Cylons arrive Ellen begins a relationship with [[Cavil]] to protect her husband. When her collaboration is discovered the resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

In a flash of memory on Earth, Saul Tigh realizes that Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].

It is later revealed that Ellen did in fact survive her husband killing her: she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after which [[Cavil]] kept her prisoner and a secret from all of the other Cylons but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. With her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] she regained all of her true Cylon memories and had a much different personality then when she was originally on the show. It's revealed that it was in fact a Cavil that put her on that transport. Cavil plans to open her brain for information on resurrection technology but she escapes with the help of Boomer and makes it back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], where she attempts to assert leadership over her four colleagues. ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]")

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==== [[Saul Tigh]] ====

[[Image:Saul Tigh.jpg|thumb|left|Saul Tigh]]
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]].

Since the Cylon attack Tigh has proved himself to be an excellent battle manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes saved the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"; "[[Scattered]]"; "[[Valley of Darkness]]").

Tigh has a somewhat dysfunctional marriage with his wife Ellen. Soon after her reunion with Tigh, he returns to drinking and often finds himself acting as an unknowing pawn as his wife plays her political schemes. After the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]], Tigh temporarily acts as Commander of the Fleet, a position which almost leads to [[Gideon|catastrophe]].

During the occupation of New Caprica, Tigh commands [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance]]. In the months spent on the planet Tigh suffers many harsh losses, including losing an eye to the Cylons and the death of his wife.

After learning of his Cylon nature Tigh finds himself repeatedly visiting [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] in an attempt to understand and come to grips with his unwanted identity, a course of action that is not without [[Sine Qua Non|consequences]].
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==== [[Galen Tyrol]] ====

[[File:Galen Tyrol.jpg|thumb|right|Galen Tyrol]]
'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Tyrol is demoted for a while until [[Peter Laird]] is KIA before being reinstated as ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Chief" again ([[No Exit]]). He is a respected and well liked officer on ''Galactica'', and has great respect for Commander Adama. Tyrol attempts to model his own style of command after Adama, unknowingly modeling even the [[You Can't Go Home Again|extremes of his style]], such as the reckless actions he [[Scattered|sometimes makes]] in support of his subordinates.

For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol was engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots, a relationship which was forced to end. Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]].

By the time he has settled on [[New Caprica]], Tyrol is married to [[Cally Henderson]] and is the father of a young son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]]. Together with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] he runs the [[New Caprica Resistance]].

Tyrol has difficulty coping with the revelation that he is a Cylon, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He blames himself for Cally's apparent suicide, but finds himself unable to pull the trigger when he tries to kill himself.
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==The Thirteenth Tribe==

The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|thirteenth tribe]] consisted of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons first created on the planet [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They colonized [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] after the exodus from Kobol, going their separate ways from the twelve human tribes that settled the Twelve Colonies. Because they reproduced sexually, they were a diverse population without a limited number of models. Their remains, when tested using procedures known to the Significant Seven, match as Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). The Thirteenth Tribe originally used [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology to sustain themselves, but this was lost after they began to procreate naturally. The Final Five are the last five survivors of this Cylon civilization, having rediscovered resurrection technology ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The five were also the only surviving members of the humanoid Cylon race until they created the Significant Eight.

== Human/Cylon Hybrids ==

Conceived by [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]], the infant [[Hera Agathon]] is the first and only known human/Cylon hybrid<ref>These beings should not be confused with the living computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also called a [[Hybrid]].</ref>.

[[Gaius Baltar]]'s internal [[Number Six]] regularly insists that Hera is actually the child of herself and Baltar, though there is no physical reason yet presented to justify that claim.

For some time Hera was hidden away from both humans and Cylons, and believed to be dead by her parents. President [[Laura Roslin]] had the baby hidden with [[Maya]] as her adoptive parent. Despite Roslin's attempts to protect the child on [[New Caprica]], Hera is later found by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

After Hera's mother discovers that her daughter is alive, she uses her ability to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] to transport to the Cylon ships, and manages to convince [[Caprica-Six]] to return the child to ''Galactica'' for medical treatment for a possible intestinal blockage, which the Cylon doctors, lacking pediatric knowledge, were unable to comprehend ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

All humans living on the second Earth 150,000 years after the Colonial holocaust are descendants of Hera, making them all a combination of human and Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

A child, [[Kacey Brynn]], is presented by a Number Two model to [[Kara Thrace]] as a hybrid offspring purportedly created with their genetic material in the episode "[[Precipice]]". The Cylon's ruse is revealed when Kacey's real mother later claims the child, who is a normal human girl ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

[[Nicholas Tyrol]] was thought to be a human-Cylon hybrid until it was revealed that [[Brendan Costanza]], not [[Galen Tyrol]], is his biological father. He is a fully human baby.

== Liam Tigh ==

[[Liam]] is a fully Cylon child conceived by Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six. His conception comes as a great surprise to the rebel Cylons after so many failed attempts, and leads them to believe that it is possible for them to build a self-reproducing Cylon civilization away from the Colonial fleet, just like the original Thirteenth Tribe. Tory Foster and Galen Tyrol vote in support of this plan. However, the child is miscarried while Caprica-Six is still only four months pregnant, closing the door on the notion of remaking a separatist society of pure Cylons.

== Speculated Infiltrators ==

:''See the [[Humanoid Cylon speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a humanoid Cylon, based on episode information.''

== Notes ==

*[[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] stated in an interview with ''[http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com]'', "There is no original human Sharon. The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said 'You know what? There's really only 12 of you.' If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is." This established as what was thought to be canon that:
** There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.
** '''None''' of the humanoid Cylons was ''ever'' an actual human.
** Although John Cavil was designed to look like Ellen's father John, a humanoid Cylon from Earth.
*** Though, It is possible that Number Six's appearance was based off the appearance of the '[[Messengers#The_Final_Five.27s_Messengers|woman messenger]]' that appeared to [[Samuel T. Anders|Sam Anders]]. This would potentially explain the lack of a given personal name for the model.
*** [[Kevin Murphy]] has stated in an interview with ''[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy The Caprica Times]'' that the production team for the series ''Caprica'' discussed the idea that the Sixes and Eights were based on [[Zoe Graystone]] and [[Tamara Adama]], respectively, although this was never established onscreen. Even if the Sixes and Eights were inspired by Zoe and Tamara, they are obviously not exact copies.
** The twelve models are based on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.
**However, much of it has been disproven or called into question by revelations about the nature of Cylons in season 4 episodes, particularly in "[[No Exit]]":
***Although the twelve model count is accurate - when Caprica-Six states this, there are indeed only twelve models extant - including the lost [[Number Seven]] in the Cylon count raises the total number of models to 13. Including members of the original Thirteenth Tribe who died on Earth raises the number much further than 13.
***Cavil was revealed to be based on Ellen's father, a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] Cylon, raising the possibility that other models cauld be based on individuals known by the Final Five in their original lives.
***Unlike the eight numbered Cylon models, the Final Five are the product of natural reproduction by members of the Thirteenth Tribe, so they could not have been designed around specific personality archetypes, although this possibility is still open for the numbered Cylons.
* A [[Cylon Centurion]] cannot distinguish the differing versions of one model from another ([[Precipice]]). For example, if faced with two differing Number Eight models, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]], it would not be able to discriminate between them without external aid.
* While Centurions may not be able to tell the difference between different versions of the same model, other humanoid Cylons do not have this problem ([[Downloaded]], [[Exodus, Part I]], [[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Six of One]], [[Deadlock]]).
* According to [[Cavil]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", the pain associated with each successive [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] is worse than the one before. The first download feels like little more than a headache, but the third feels like someone has rushed a white hot poker through the head. However, this might be a subjective feeling that varies with model and circumstances. [[Sharon Agathon]]'s report in "[[Scar]]" supports Cavil, but a [[Number Three]] considers her last download to be rejuvenating ([[Downloaded]]).
*Some characters refer to humanoid Cylons as "skinjobs". This is a reference to the film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' in which [[Edward James Olmos]] has a supporting role. In the movie "skinjob" is used as an insult to [[w:Replicant|replicants]], which are bio-mechanical robots made to look human.
*According to Ron Moore, the Final Five Cylons, unlike the Significant Seven, "do not" have model numbers <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref>.

== See also ==

* [[Cylon Culture]]
* [[Cylon Religion]]

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{{Ship Data|
| image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= ''Pegasus'' (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| propol = * 8x sublight engines <br /> * Maneuvering thrusters
| crew= Approx. 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| arm= * 34x [[KEW|primary batteries ]] (30x twin turrets, 4x fixed twin mounts) <br /> * Numerous [[KEW|point-defense cannons]] <br /> * [[missile tubes|Missile tubes]]
| def= * Electronic countermeasures <br /> * Flak
| aircraft= * Full Viper Mk. VII compliment <br /> * Full Raptor compliment
| facilities= * 2x flight pods <br /> * 4x flight decks <br /> * 80x Viper launch tubes <br /> * Viper construction facilities
| status= Destroyed, [[Battle of New Caprica]], circa 3 ACH
| patch= Pegasus White.png
| img= Y
}}
:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the time leading up to and after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built sometime after the First Cylon War, ''Pegasus'' was the crown jewel of the Colonial Fleet, with a big reputation, and many officers yearning for a post on the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

After the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the surviving Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

==History==
=== Before the Fall ===
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|left|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]
At some point prior to the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is upgraded to include the [[Command Navigation Program]], a new operating system (later found to be bugged) designed for use in Colonial spacecraft. Parts of it were taken offline during a three-month systems overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] shortly before the Cylon attack, an attribute which later spared the ship from destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

During the three month overhaul, technicians and staff from both the [[Ministry of Defense]], and [[Integral Systems Engineering]] were aboard the ship, assisting ''Pegasus'' crew members with the upgrades. One of those technicians, [[Gina Inviere]], worked to gain the trust of the crew - even entering into a relationship with Rear Admiral Cain, in what is now known to be an act of subterfuge ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== Cylons Attack ===
:''Main articles: [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
Shortly after the ship enters drydock, the Cylon strike the Colonies. The Fleet Shipyards are indirectly struck by nuclear weapons, which blinds both Cylon and Colonial [[DRADIS]]. The nuclear strike is powerful enough to knock the crew to the floor, causing many injuries. ''Pegasus'' survives the nuclear strike, but with multiple injuries to officers and crew, and damage to its computer systems, it is unable to fight back. With no other options available, Cain orders a blind FTL jump away from the shipyards.

''Pegasus'' emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies, far from the Cylon onslaught. Cain uses this time to repair her ship, and calm the crew, with the intent on getting back into the fight, but repair efforts are compounded by rumors of the fate of the Colonies and the Colonial Fleet. After revealing that both have been destroyed, Cain prepares the ship and crew for hit and run attacks against Cylon targets, and with the help of ISE specialist Inviere, quickly determine their first target. The crew responds with overwhelming support.

As the computer systems are brought back online by Ministry of Defense officer [[Kendra Shaw]], she discovers that the Command Navigation Program contains a backdoor, allowing access to the computer network. Shaw determines that it is Cylon in origin, and should be purged ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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=== Hit and Run Campaign, and A Cylon Spy ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Communications Relay]]
[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
With repairs complete, ''Pegasus'' begins her attacks on what is thought to be a communications relay. However, after launching a handful of Vipers, multiple Raider squadrons appear on DRADIS, revealing the area to be a staging ground. The Vipers are quickly outnumbered, and are unable to proceed as planned. Cain orders the reserves launched, however, her XO, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] hesitates and proposes to retreat and form a new plan. A now furious Cain calls for Belzen's sidearm, and summarily executes him on the spot for refusing to carry out orders, much to the shock and horror of CIC staff. As the battle continues, Cain calls up officer Colonel [[Jack Fisk]] to launch the reserves. Still in shock, he calls for the launch.

The battle does not proceed well, with the Cylons soon gaining access to the ship via the flight pods. As the boarding parties fight their way into the ship, officer Shaw discovers a woman in white who looks exactly like Gina Inviere walking the corridors. Determining that she is not a ''Pegasus'' officer or crewman, she guns the woman down, and then makes her way back to the CIC, where she finds Inviere next to Cain. Shaw determines that she is Cylon in nature, and moves to apprehend her. As she sees her double on a security feed, she kills three marines before she is knocked unconscious and removed from the CIC.

While ''Pegasus'' is able to destroy the relay, the battle was pyrrhic at best, with heavy Colonial losses. At this point, nearly 816 crewmen have been killed, with 121 injured. Losses are further compounded by the tally of Vipers lost or damaged in the battle, with half the airwing suffering damage.

The battle takes an insurmountable toll on the crew, and the communications relay would be the first and last Cylon target ''Pegasus'' strikes on its own ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Following the conclusion of the battle at the Communications Relay, Cain begins the interrogation of Inviere, using whatever methods necessary. Considered now to be nothing more than an emotionless machine, certain members of the crew, led by Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] begin assaulting and raping the prisoner. Thorne is essential in saving the lives of many ''Pegasus'' officers and crew, and line up behind him in support of torturing the Cylon prisoner ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===A Lost Civilian Fleet===
[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|right|Several ships found by ''Pegasus''.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters a small fleet of fifteen civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that the military needs of ''Pegasus'' take priority over the survival of the civilians. Cain also reviews the fleet's passenger lists and draws up a list of valuable selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]], to forcibly draft into its crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd grows violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing ten people and cowing the rest into submission. The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("''[[Razor]]''", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

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=== Finding ''Galactica'', and Cylon Resurrection ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]]
Months after the attacks, ''Pegasus'' is still tracking a large Cylon fleet jumping from system to system with natural resources. When ''Pegasus'' jumps ahead to the Cylon's next projected position, it detects a large fleet. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (BS 75), believed by ''Pegasus''' crew to have been destroyed. Integration into the fleet doesn't go as smooth as both crews had hoped, with Admiral Cain quickly taking command, and integrating both crews despite having said otherwise. She also begins neglecting the civilian fleet, with many crucial supplies going to both battlestars instead. Cain also uses this time to share the information they've gathered about the Cylon fleet they've been tracking with ''Galactica's'' CO, [[William Adama]]. Several basestars, their support ships, and one unidentified ship is seen in the recon photographs.

During this time, Lt. Thorne is brought aboard ''Galactica'' to interrogate Sharon Agathon, ''Galactica's'' Cylon prisoner, while Dr. Baltar is brought to ''Pegasus'' to see Gina Inviere. Lt. Thorne wastes no time in abusing Agathon, and when deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]], and pilot [[Karl Agathon]] are told of his visit, they rush to the jail cell and pull him off Sharon, moments away from raping her. Chief Tyrol tosses him to the wall, where he knocks his head against an exposed bolt, and dies as a result. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon, and Chief Tyrol for their actions. Commander Adama aboard ''Galactica'' launches Vipers and Raptors in an attempt to get his men back, an action which nearly sparks a shooting war between the battlestars. The fight is broken up after ''Galactica'' pilot, Lt. [[Kara Thrace]], returning from an unscheduled recon of the Cylon fleet, is detected, and initially believed to be a Cylon Raider. Cooler heads prevail, and a truce is called while the crews work to destroy their Cylon target, now discovered to be a [[Resurrection Ship]].

A plan to attack is formulated as the two crews begin working with each other. However, distrust remains, and each commander has one person under their respective commands ready to execute each other at a moments notice, citing concerns in leadership style. The battle proceeds as planned, with both battlestars working in unison against two basestars, while fighters are used to draw the Raiders away from the targets. With the basestars occupied, a small joint force of Vipers converges on the Resurrection Ship, and destroys it. This proves to be a turning point in relations between both crews, and both sides call off their decapitation plans. As both crews relax, an escaped Inviere exacts revenge on Cain for the physical and emotional abuse she's suffered, gunning her down in the war room. Cains death marks the end of hostilities with the crew of ''Galactica'', and the permanent integration into the surviving fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

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=== Service Within the Fleet ===
:''Main articles: [[Battle of the Binary Star System]], [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar]]
Following Admiral Cain's death, Jack Fisk is promoted to the rank of commander, and is instated as the ship's new CO. Thanks to his involvement in the fleet's [[black market]], ''Pegasus'' now becomes a staging ground for smuggling goods across the fleet. However, due to his high, negligent demands with the market, Commander Fisk is murdered a short time later, further adding to ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> dark history ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). Following Fisk's death, newly promoted Admiral Adama appoints ship's engineer [[Barry Garner]] as CO. As Garner is used to dealing with machines, rather than people, his command style is rather strict, with many crew either punished or interned for their actions. When a pair of ''Pegasus''' raptors go missing, Garner ignores all authoritative orders, and takes ''Pegasus'' to go find them, triggering a Cylon trap. ''Pegasus'' is quickly outnumbered, and takes heavy damage, knocking out the FTL drive, and the ship's only means of escape. Realizing his mistake, Cmdr. Garner cedes command to his XO, [[Lee Adama]], while he retreats to the engine room to repair the FTL drive. While ''Pegasus'' is successful in fighting off the Cylon trap, it looses its third CO after Cmdr. Garner dies from vacuum exposure while effecting repairs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"). Upon returning to the fleet, Admiral Adama appoints Lee Adama as ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> next CO.

After settling into his new command, Cmdr. Adama begins the search for a new XO and eventually settles on Kendra Shaw, out of a desire to demonstrate to the crew a measure of respect for Cain's legacy that he in fact does not share. ''Pegasus'' is called upon shortly thereafter to find a missing Raptor, sent out by ''Galactica'' to study a supernova remnant. Not long into the mission, DRADIS contact is made with ships that turn out to be [[Cylon War]]-era [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] piloted by War-era [[Centurions]]. It is quickly determined that the missing Raptor crew were taken by these Cylons back to their [[Guardian basestar|baseship]]. ''Pegasus'' initiates [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|battle]] in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew. Numerous kamikaze Raiders strike the ship and penetrate the hull, but with minimal damage. ''Pegasus'' is successful in rescuing the kidnapped Raptor crew and destroying the baseship. However, Kendra Shaw sacrifices herself in order to detonate the nuclear weapon smuggled aboard the baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

===New Caprica===
:''Main article: [[Battle of New Caprica]]
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|''Pegasus''' destruction.]]
Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the humans left on the planet ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. The admiral takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite the admiral's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves the majority of its crew, fighters and all but three of its Raptor complement to protect the remnants of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

''Pegasus'' reels from the onslaught of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars and is beset upon by Raiders, sustaining heavy damage. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. ''Pegasus's'' fuel lines ignite, causing explosions to ripple down the ships hull towards the fuel stores, which detonate and blow the entire engineering section apart. The starboard flight pod is launched away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The rest of Pegasus's crew, Vipers and Raptors are integrated with ''Galactica'', bolstering its air wing and pilot roster significantly.

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==Notes==
*According to [[David Eick]]'s video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of ''Pegasus'' on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's ''Lost In Space'' remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*During the Battle of New Caprica, Pegasus is shown to possess anti-ship gun batteries on the dorsal surface of its flight pods (visible when the ship is firing all of its weapons). However, none of the CGI models show any evidence of such turrets, so this is likely a VFX error.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].
*The colonial military seems to employ a network optimization process also defined by Cisco in the real world: see [[PPDIOO]]. As network breakdowns induced by Cylon viruses are the main reason for the colonial demise, this might comprise a pun on said networking company.

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==

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==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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{{Ship Data|
| image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= ''Pegasus'' (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| propol = * 8x sublight engines <br /> * Maneuvering thrusters
| crew= Approx. 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| arm= * 34x [[KEW|primary batteries ]] (30x twin turrets, 4x fixed twin mounts) <br /> * Numerous [[KEW|point-defense cannons]] <br /> * [[missile tubes|Missile tubes]]
| def= * Electronic countermeasures <br /> * Flak
| aircraft= * Full Viper Mk. VII compliment <br /> * Full Raptor compliment
| facilities= * 2x flight pods <br /> * 4x flight decks <br /> * 80x Viper launch tubes <br /> * Viper construction facilities
| status= Destroyed, [[Battle of New Caprica]], circa 3 ACH
| patch= Pegasus White.png
| img= Y
}}
:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the time leading up to and after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built sometime after the First Cylon War, ''Pegasus'' was the crown jewel of the Colonial Fleet, with a big reputation, and many officers yearning for a post on the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

After the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the surviving Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

==History==
=== Before the Fall ===
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|left|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]
At some point prior to the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is upgraded to include the [[Command Navigation Program]], a new operating system (later found to be bugged) designed for use in Colonial spacecraft. Parts of it were taken offline during a three-month systems overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] shortly before the Cylon attack, an attribute which later spared the ship from destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

During the three month overhaul, technicians and staff from both the [[Ministry of Defense]], and [[Integral Systems Engineering]] were aboard the ship, assisting ''Pegasus'' crew members with the upgrades. One of those technicians, [[Gina Inviere]], worked to gain the trust of the crew - even entering into a relationship with Rear Admiral Cain, in what is now known to be an act of subterfuge ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== Cylons Attack ===
:''Main articles: [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
Shortly after the ship enters drydock, the Cylon strike the Colonies. The Fleet Shipyards are indirectly struck by nuclear weapons, which blinds both Cylon and Colonial [[DRADIS]]. The nuclear strike is powerful enough to knock the crew to the floor, causing many injuries. ''Pegasus'' survives the nuclear strike, but with multiple injuries to officers and crew, and damage to its computer systems, it is unable to fight back. With no other options available, Cain orders a blind FTL jump away from the shipyards.

''Pegasus'' emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies, far from the Cylon onslaught. Cain uses this time to repair her ship, and calm the crew, with the intent on getting back into the fight, but repair efforts are compounded by rumors of the fate of the Colonies and the Colonial Fleet. After revealing that both have been destroyed, Cain prepares the ship and crew for hit and run attacks against Cylon targets, and with the help of ISE specialist Inviere, quickly determine their first target. The crew responds with overwhelming support.

As the computer systems are brought back online by Ministry of Defense officer [[Kendra Shaw]], she discovers that the Command Navigation Program contains a backdoor, allowing access to the computer network. Shaw determines that it is Cylon in origin, and should be purged ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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=== Hit and Run Campaign, and A Cylon Spy ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Communications Relay]]
[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
With repairs complete, ''Pegasus'' begins her attacks on what is thought to be a communications relay. However, after launching a handful of Vipers, multiple Raider squadrons appear on DRADIS, revealing the area to be a staging ground. The Vipers are quickly outnumbered, and are unable to proceed as planned. Cain orders the reserves launched, however, her XO, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] hesitates and proposes to retreat and form a new plan. A now furious Cain calls for Belzen's sidearm, and summarily executes him on the spot for refusing to carry out orders, much to the shock and horror of CIC staff. As the battle continues, Cain calls up officer Colonel [[Jack Fisk]] to launch the reserves. Still in shock, he calls for the launch.

The battle does not proceed well, with the Cylons soon gaining access to the ship via the flight pods. As the boarding parties fight their way into the ship, officer Shaw discovers a woman in white who looks exactly like Gina Inviere walking the corridors. Determining that she is not a ''Pegasus'' officer or crewman, she guns the woman down, and then makes her way back to the CIC, where she finds Inviere next to Cain. Shaw determines that she is Cylon in nature, and moves to apprehend her. As she sees her double on a security feed, she kills three marines before she is knocked unconscious and removed from the CIC.

While ''Pegasus'' is able to destroy the relay, the battle was pyrrhic at best, with heavy Colonial losses. At this point, nearly 816 crewmen have been killed, with 121 injured. Losses are further compounded by the tally of Vipers lost or damaged in the battle, with half the airwing suffering damage.

The battle takes an insurmountable toll on the crew, and the communications relay would be the first and last Cylon target ''Pegasus'' strikes on its own ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Following the conclusion of the battle at the Communications Relay, Cain begins the interrogation of Inviere, using whatever methods necessary. Considered now to be nothing more than an emotionless machine, certain members of the crew, led by Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] begin assaulting and raping the prisoner. Thorne is essential in saving the lives of many ''Pegasus'' officers and crew, and line up behind him in support of torturing the Cylon prisoner ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===A Lost Civilian Fleet===
[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|right|Several ships found by ''Pegasus''.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters a small fleet of fifteen civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that the military needs of ''Pegasus'' take priority over the survival of the civilians. Cain also reviews the fleet's passenger lists and draws up a list of valuable selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]], to forcibly draft into its crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd grows violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing tens of people and cowing the rest into submission. The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("''[[Razor]]''", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

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=== Finding ''Galactica'', and Cylon Resurrection ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]]
Months after the attacks, ''Pegasus'' is still tracking a large Cylon fleet jumping from system to system with natural resources. When ''Pegasus'' jumps ahead to the Cylon's next projected position, it detects a large fleet. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (BS 75), believed by ''Pegasus''' crew to have been destroyed. Integration into the fleet doesn't go as smooth as both crews had hoped, with Admiral Cain quickly taking command, and integrating both crews despite having said otherwise. She also begins neglecting the civilian fleet, with many crucial supplies going to both battlestars instead. Cain also uses this time to share the information they've gathered about the Cylon fleet they've been tracking with ''Galactica's'' CO, [[William Adama]]. Several basestars, their support ships, and one unidentified ship is seen in the recon photographs.

During this time, Lt. Thorne is brought aboard ''Galactica'' to interrogate Sharon Agathon, ''Galactica's'' Cylon prisoner, while Dr. Baltar is brought to ''Pegasus'' to see Gina Inviere. Lt. Thorne wastes no time in abusing Agathon, and when deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]], and pilot [[Karl Agathon]] are told of his visit, they rush to the jail cell and pull him off Sharon, moments away from raping her. Chief Tyrol tosses him to the wall, where he knocks his head against an exposed bolt, and dies as a result. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon, and Chief Tyrol for their actions. Commander Adama aboard ''Galactica'' launches Vipers and Raptors in an attempt to get his men back, an action which nearly sparks a shooting war between the battlestars. The fight is broken up after ''Galactica'' pilot, Lt. [[Kara Thrace]], returning from an unscheduled recon of the Cylon fleet, is detected, and initially believed to be a Cylon Raider. Cooler heads prevail, and a truce is called while the crews work to destroy their Cylon target, now discovered to be a [[Resurrection Ship]].

A plan to attack is formulated as the two crews begin working with each other. However, distrust remains, and each commander has one person under their respective commands ready to execute each other at a moments notice, citing concerns in leadership style. The battle proceeds as planned, with both battlestars working in unison against two basestars, while fighters are used to draw the Raiders away from the targets. With the basestars occupied, a small joint force of Vipers converges on the Resurrection Ship, and destroys it. This proves to be a turning point in relations between both crews, and both sides call off their decapitation plans. As both crews relax, an escaped Inviere exacts revenge on Cain for the physical and emotional abuse she's suffered, gunning her down in the war room. Cains death marks the end of hostilities with the crew of ''Galactica'', and the permanent integration into the surviving fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

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=== Service Within the Fleet ===
:''Main articles: [[Battle of the Binary Star System]], [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar]]
Following Admiral Cain's death, Jack Fisk is promoted to the rank of commander, and is instated as the ship's new CO. Thanks to his involvement in the fleet's [[black market]], ''Pegasus'' now becomes a staging ground for smuggling goods across the fleet. However, due to his high, negligent demands with the market, Commander Fisk is murdered a short time later, further adding to ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> dark history ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). Following Fisk's death, newly promoted Admiral Adama appoints ship's engineer [[Barry Garner]] as CO. As Garner is used to dealing with machines, rather than people, his command style is rather strict, with many crew either punished or interned for their actions. When a pair of ''Pegasus''' raptors go missing, Garner ignores all authoritative orders, and takes ''Pegasus'' to go find them, triggering a Cylon trap. ''Pegasus'' is quickly outnumbered, and takes heavy damage, knocking out the FTL drive, and the ship's only means of escape. Realizing his mistake, Cmdr. Garner cedes command to his XO, [[Lee Adama]], while he retreats to the engine room to repair the FTL drive. While ''Pegasus'' is successful in fighting off the Cylon trap, it looses its third CO after Cmdr. Garner dies from vacuum exposure while effecting repairs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"). Upon returning to the fleet, Admiral Adama appoints Lee Adama as ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> next CO.

After settling into his new command, Cmdr. Adama begins the search for a new XO and eventually settles on Kendra Shaw, out of a desire to demonstrate to the crew a measure of respect for Cain's legacy that he in fact does not share. ''Pegasus'' is called upon shortly thereafter to find a missing Raptor, sent out by ''Galactica'' to study a supernova remnant. Not long into the mission, DRADIS contact is made with ships that turn out to be [[Cylon War]]-era [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] piloted by War-era [[Centurions]]. It is quickly determined that the missing Raptor crew were taken by these Cylons back to their [[Guardian basestar|baseship]]. ''Pegasus'' initiates [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|battle]] in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew. Numerous kamikaze Raiders strike the ship and penetrate the hull, but with minimal damage. ''Pegasus'' is successful in rescuing the kidnapped Raptor crew and destroying the baseship. However, Kendra Shaw sacrifices herself in order to detonate the nuclear weapon smuggled aboard the baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

===New Caprica===
:''Main article: [[Battle of New Caprica]]
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|''Pegasus''' destruction.]]
Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the humans left on the planet ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. The admiral takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite the admiral's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves the majority of its crew, fighters and all but three of its Raptor complement to protect the remnants of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

''Pegasus'' reels from the onslaught of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars and is beset upon by Raiders, sustaining heavy damage. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. ''Pegasus's'' fuel lines ignite, causing explosions to ripple down the ships hull towards the fuel stores, which detonate and blow the entire engineering section apart. The starboard flight pod is launched away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The rest of Pegasus's crew, Vipers and Raptors are integrated with ''Galactica'', bolstering its air wing and pilot roster significantly.

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==Notes==
*According to [[David Eick]]'s video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of ''Pegasus'' on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's ''Lost In Space'' remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*During the Battle of New Caprica, Pegasus is shown to possess anti-ship gun batteries on the dorsal surface of its flight pods (visible when the ship is firing all of its weapons). However, none of the CGI models show any evidence of such turrets, so this is likely a VFX error.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].
*The colonial military seems to employ a network optimization process also defined by Cisco in the real world: see [[PPDIOO]]. As network breakdowns induced by Cylon viruses are the main reason for the colonial demise, this might comprise a pun on said networking company.

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==

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==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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{{Ship Data|
| image= Pegasus High Res.jpg
| title= ''Pegasus'' (BS 62)
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| propol = * 8x sublight engines <br /> * Maneuvering thrusters
| crew= Approx. 1,750 <ref>The [[survivor count]] increases by this number in the episode "Pegasus". Before that, the battlestar lost approximately 700 crewmen during the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] and a further 100 during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]].</ref>
| length={{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref>
| co= [[Lee Adama]] (At time of loss)
| xo= [[Anastasia Dualla]] (At time of loss)
| role= Carrier / Battleship
| arm= * 34x [[KEW|primary batteries ]] (30x twin turrets, 4x fixed twin mounts) <br /> * Numerous [[KEW|point-defense cannons]] <br /> * [[missile tubes|Missile tubes]]
| def= * Electronic countermeasures <br /> * Flak
| aircraft= * Full Viper Mk. VII compliment <br /> * Full Raptor compliment
| facilities= * 2x flight pods <br /> * 4x flight decks <br /> * 80x Viper launch tubes <br /> * Viper construction facilities
| status= Destroyed, [[Battle of New Caprica]], circa 3 ACH
| patch= Pegasus White.png
| img= Y
}}
:''This article discusses the [[Mercury class battlestar]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For the episode of the same name, see [[Pegasus (episode)]]. For other meanings of '''Pegasus''', see [[Pegasus (disambiguation)]].''

'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] during the time leading up to and after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Built sometime after the First Cylon War, ''Pegasus'' was the crown jewel of the Colonial Fleet, with a big reputation, and many officers yearning for a post on the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

After the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is informally nicknamed "The Beast" within the surviving Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

==History==
=== Before the Fall ===
[[Image:Pegasus, Scorpion Shipyards.jpg|thumb|left|''Pegasus'' docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]].]]
At some point prior to the Fall, ''Pegasus'' is upgraded to include the [[Command Navigation Program]], a new operating system (later found to be bugged) designed for use in Colonial spacecraft. Parts of it were taken offline during a three-month systems overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] shortly before the Cylon attack, an attribute which later spared the ship from destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

During the three month overhaul, technicians and staff from both the [[Ministry of Defense]], and [[Integral Systems Engineering]] were aboard the ship, assisting ''Pegasus'' crew members with the upgrades. One of those technicians, [[Gina Inviere]], worked to gain the trust of the crew - even entering into a relationship with Rear Admiral Cain, in what is now known to be an act of subterfuge ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== Cylons Attack ===
:''Main articles: [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
Shortly after the ship enters drydock, the Cylon strike the Colonies. The Fleet Shipyards are indirectly struck by nuclear weapons, which blinds both Cylon and Colonial [[DRADIS]]. The nuclear strike is powerful enough to knock the crew to the floor, causing many injuries. ''Pegasus'' survives the nuclear strike, but with multiple injuries to officers and crew, and damage to its computer systems, it is unable to fight back. With no other options available, Cain orders a blind FTL jump away from the shipyards.

''Pegasus'' emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies, far from the Cylon onslaught. Cain uses this time to repair her ship, and calm the crew, with the intent on getting back into the fight, but repair efforts are compounded by rumors of the fate of the Colonies and the Colonial Fleet. After revealing that both have been destroyed, Cain prepares the ship and crew for hit and run attacks against Cylon targets, and with the help of ISE specialist Inviere, quickly determine their first target. The crew responds with overwhelming support.

As the computer systems are brought back online by Ministry of Defense officer [[Kendra Shaw]], she discovers that the Command Navigation Program contains a backdoor, allowing access to the computer network. Shaw determines that it is Cylon in origin, and should be purged ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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=== Hit and Run Campaign, and A Cylon Spy ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Communications Relay]]
[[Image:Centurion on Pegasus.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Centurion]] on ''Pegasus''.]]
With repairs complete, ''Pegasus'' begins her attacks on what is thought to be a communications relay. However, after launching a handful of Vipers, multiple Raider squadrons appear on DRADIS, revealing the area to be a staging ground. The Vipers are quickly outnumbered, and are unable to proceed as planned. Cain orders the reserves launched, however, her XO, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] hesitates and proposes to retreat and form a new plan. A now furious Cain calls for Belzen's sidearm, and summarily executes him on the spot for refusing to carry out orders, much to the shock and horror of CIC staff. As the battle continues, Cain calls up officer Colonel [[Jack Fisk]] to launch the reserves. Still in shock, he calls for the launch.

The battle does not proceed well, with the Cylons soon gaining access to the ship via the flight pods. As the boarding parties fight their way into the ship, officer Shaw discovers a woman in white who looks exactly like Gina Inviere walking the corridors. Determining that she is not a ''Pegasus'' officer or crewman, she guns the woman down, and then makes her way back to the CIC, where she finds Inviere next to Cain. Shaw determines that she is Cylon in nature, and moves to apprehend her. As she sees her double on a security feed, she kills three marines before she is knocked unconscious and removed from the CIC.

While ''Pegasus'' is able to destroy the relay, the battle was pyrrhic at best, with heavy Colonial losses. At this point, nearly 816 crewmen have been killed, with 121 injured. Losses are further compounded by the tally of Vipers lost or damaged in the battle, with half the airwing suffering damage.

The battle takes an insurmountable toll on the crew, and the communications relay would be the first and last Cylon target ''Pegasus'' strikes on its own ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Following the conclusion of the battle at the Communications Relay, Cain begins the interrogation of Inviere, using whatever methods necessary. Considered now to be nothing more than an emotionless machine, certain members of the crew, led by Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] begin assaulting and raping the prisoner. Thorne is essential in saving the lives of many ''Pegasus'' officers and crew, and line up behind him in support of torturing the Cylon prisoner ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===A Lost Civilian Fleet===
[[Image:Lost Civilian Fleet.gif|thumb|right|Several ships found by ''Pegasus''.]]
''Pegasus'' encounters a small fleet of fifteen civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Admiral Cain uses them as a source of spare parts, deciding that the military needs of ''Pegasus'' take priority over the survival of the civilians.

Cain also reviews the fleet's passenger lists and draws up a list of valuable selectees, people such as aeronautical engineer [[Peter Laird]], to forcibly draft into its crew. However, some are with their families and refuse to leave them. Facing an uprising aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' that spreads to the other ships, Admiral Cain orders Colonel Fisk to shoot the families of any who resist. When the angry crowd grows violent, Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] and her Marines carry out the order, killing tens of people and cowing the rest into submission. The civilian ships are stripped of useful items, including their FTL drives, and are left to their fate as ''Pegasus'' resumes its campaign of hit-and-run attacks against the Cylons ("''[[Razor]]''", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

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=== Finding ''Galactica'', and Cylon Resurrection ===
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]]
Months after the attacks, ''Pegasus'' is still tracking a large Cylon fleet jumping from system to system with natural resources. When ''Pegasus'' jumps ahead to the Cylon's next projected position, it detects a large fleet. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' (BS 75), believed by ''Pegasus''' crew to have been destroyed. Integration into the fleet doesn't go as smooth as both crews had hoped, with Admiral Cain quickly taking command, and integrating both crews despite having said otherwise. She also begins neglecting the civilian fleet, with many crucial supplies going to both battlestars instead. Cain also uses this time to share the information they've gathered about the Cylon fleet they've been tracking with ''Galactica's'' CO, [[William Adama]]. Several basestars, their support ships, and one unidentified ship is seen in the recon photographs.

During this time, Lt. Thorne is brought aboard ''Galactica'' to interrogate Sharon Agathon, ''Galactica's'' Cylon prisoner, while Dr. Baltar is brought to ''Pegasus'' to see Gina Inviere. Lt. Thorne wastes no time in abusing Agathon, and when deck chief [[Galen Tyrol]], and pilot [[Karl Agathon]] are told of his visit, they rush to the jail cell and pull him off Sharon, moments away from raping her. Chief Tyrol tosses him to the wall, where he knocks his head against an exposed bolt, and dies as a result. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon, and Chief Tyrol for their actions. Commander Adama aboard ''Galactica'' launches Vipers and Raptors in an attempt to get his men back, an action which nearly sparks a shooting war between the battlestars. The fight is broken up after ''Galactica'' pilot, Lt. [[Kara Thrace]], returning from an unscheduled recon of the Cylon fleet, is detected, and initially believed to be a Cylon Raider. Cooler heads prevail, and a truce is called while the crews work to destroy their Cylon target, now discovered to be a [[Resurrection Ship]].

A plan to attack is formulated as the two crews begin working with each other. However, distrust remains, and each commander has one person under their respective commands ready to execute each other at a moments notice, citing concerns in leadership style. The battle proceeds as planned, with both battlestars working in unison against two basestars, while fighters are used to draw the Raiders away from the targets. With the basestars occupied, a small joint force of Vipers converges on the Resurrection Ship, and destroys it. This proves to be a turning point in relations between both crews, and both sides call off their decapitation plans. As both crews relax, an escaped Inviere exacts revenge on Cain for the physical and emotional abuse she's suffered, gunning her down in the war room. Cains death marks the end of hostilities with the crew of ''Galactica'', and the permanent integration into the surviving fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

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=== Service Within the Fleet ===
:''Main articles: [[Battle of the Binary Star System]], [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar]]
Following Admiral Cain's death, Jack Fisk is promoted to the rank of commander, and is instated as the ship's new CO. Thanks to his involvement in the fleet's [[black market]], ''Pegasus'' now becomes a staging ground for smuggling goods across the fleet. However, due to his high, negligent demands with the market, Commander Fisk is murdered a short time later, further adding to ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> dark history ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). Following Fisk's death, newly promoted Admiral Adama appoints ship's engineer [[Barry Garner]] as CO. As Garner is used to dealing with machines, rather than people, his command style is rather strict, with many crew either punished or interned for their actions. When a pair of ''Pegasus''' raptors go missing, Garner ignores all authoritative orders, and takes ''Pegasus'' to go find them, triggering a Cylon trap. ''Pegasus'' is quickly outnumbered, and takes heavy damage, knocking out the FTL drive, and the ship's only means of escape. Realizing his mistake, Cmdr. Garner cedes command to his XO, [[Lee Adama]], while he retreats to the engine room to repair the FTL drive. While ''Pegasus'' is successful in fighting off the Cylon trap, it looses its third CO after Cmdr. Garner dies from vacuum exposure while effecting repairs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"). Upon returning to the fleet, Admiral Adama appoints Lee Adama as ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki> next CO.

After settling into his new command, Cmdr. Adama begins the search for a new XO and eventually settles on Kendra Shaw, out of a desire to demonstrate to the crew a measure of respect for Cain's legacy that he in fact does not share. ''Pegasus'' is called upon shortly thereafter to find a missing Raptor, sent out by ''Galactica'' to study a supernova remnant. Not long into the mission, DRADIS contact is made with ships that turn out to be [[Cylon War]]-era [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] piloted by War-era [[Centurions]]. It is quickly determined that the missing Raptor crew were taken by these Cylons back to their [[Guardian basestar|baseship]]. ''Pegasus'' initiates [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|battle]] in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew. Numerous kamikaze Raiders strike the ship and penetrate the hull, but with minimal damage. ''Pegasus'' is successful in rescuing the kidnapped Raptor crew and destroying the baseship. However, Kendra Shaw sacrifices herself in order to detonate the nuclear weapon smuggled aboard the baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

===New Caprica===
:''Main article: [[Battle of New Caprica]]
Following the founding of [[New Caprica]], ''Pegasus'' is assigned to the orbital defense force that protects the planet. During this time, Commander [[Lee Adama]] keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. One year after the founding the colony, the Cylons return in force. Unable to defend the planet, ''Pegasus'' and the remaining ships orbiting the planet jump away ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").
[[Image:Pegaus Ram (3).jpg|thumb|''Pegasus''' destruction.]]
Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the humans left on the planet ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). While the plans initially called for the involvement of ''Pegasus'' in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. The admiral takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite the admiral's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves the majority of its crew, fighters and all but three of its Raptor complement to protect the remnants of the Fleet and returns to New Caprica to participate in the rescue. ''Pegasus'' jumps into the fight and finds ''Galactica'' under fire from four Cylon basestars. ''Pegasus'' destroys one of the baseships with its forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

''Pegasus'' reels from the onslaught of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars and is beset upon by Raiders, sustaining heavy damage. It becomes clear to Admiral Adama that ''Pegasus's'' trip was one-way. Following ''Galactica's'' jump, Commander Adama sets his battlestar's batteries on auto-fire and orders the crew to abandon ship, pausing just long enough to give his dying command a quiet thanks. As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the ''Pegasus'', mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. ''Pegasus's'' fuel lines ignite, causing explosions to ripple down the ships hull towards the fuel stores, which detonate and blow the entire engineering section apart. The starboard flight pod is launched away, and is flung into a handful of raiders, eventually colliding with another nearby basestar, destroying it as well ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The rest of Pegasus's crew, Vipers and Raptors are integrated with ''Galactica'', bolstering its air wing and pilot roster significantly.

==Air Wing==

''Pegasus'' operates at least 10 squadrons of Viper Mark VII space fighters. During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] four [[:Category:Fighter squadrons|color-coded squadrons]] are identified verbally and on the [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]). Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just [[wireless]] callsigns. Moreover, the standing [[Squadrons of Galactica|squadrons on ''Galactica'']] have more elaborate names and are numbered; such as the [[Vigilantes]]. The colors and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background.

Given that ''Pegasus'' suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] ([[Razor]]), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering ''Galactica'', this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. The exact number of Vipers per squadron for a full-strength battlestar is approx 20 ([[Battlestar Galactica RPG]]). Also, ''Pegasus'' fielded approx 8 squadrons of Vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of Vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 Vipers.

''Pegasus'' has approximately 50 [[Raptor]]s, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] rescue mission, while ''Galactica'' alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

==Crew==
====Senior Staff at Time of Destruction====
*Commander [[Lee Adama]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]] - [[Executive officer]]
*Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - [[Communications officer]]

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding officer (Killed by [[Gina Inviere]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding officer (Killed in action)
*Major [[Kendra Shaw]] - Cain's aide; [[Lee Adama]]'s XO (Killed in action by destroying the [[Guardian basestar]])
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive officer (Killed by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Cole Taylor]] - [[CAG|Commander, Air Group]] (Demoted by Admiral Cain)
*Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - Commander, Air Group (Replaced Cole Taylor in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" but transferred to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' at some time after "[[Razor]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the deck (Civilian conscripted by Admiral Cain; later murdered by [[Tom Zarek]])

==Notes==
*According to [[David Eick]]'s video blog, it would have been impossible to afford creating new sets for the entire interior of ''Pegasus'' on the budget of an episodic television show. This expense was circumvented when a year beforehand Ron D. Moore and David Eick bought (for next to nothing) the abandoned sets of the failed pilot for the FOX network's ''Lost In Space'' remake, directed by John Woo. The production team then held onto the sets hoping to find some later use for them, eventually using them for "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]". The sets were then radically redesigned and painted to give them the aesthetic look of ''Galactica'', but sleeker and more advanced.
*During the Battle of New Caprica, Pegasus is shown to possess anti-ship gun batteries on the dorsal surface of its flight pods (visible when the ship is firing all of its weapons). However, none of the CGI models show any evidence of such turrets, so this is likely a VFX error.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].
*The colonial military seems to employ a network optimization process also defined by Cisco in the real world: see [[PPDIOO]]. As network breakdowns induced by Cylon viruses are the main reason for the colonial demise, this might comprise a pun on said networking company.

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Pegasus01.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Front view    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Vipers landing    
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Gun batteries    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear
Image:Pegasus cripple.jpg|''Pegasus'' taking mortal damage.
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
Image:PegasusInterior Office2.jpg|Admiral Cain's office.
Image:PegasusInterior BriefingRoom.jpg|Pilot [[briefing room]].
Image:PegasusInterior Brig.jpg|The [[Brig]].
Image:CIC - Pegasus (Razor).jpg|[[CIC]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CIC3.jpg|CIC ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
Image:PegasusInterior CICHallway.jpg|Hallway and entrance to CIC (The Captain's Hand).
</gallery>

== References ==

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==External links==

* [http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=536 A collection of Pegasus images]

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New Caprica

2020-04-09T13:47:55Z

BlueResistance:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''
[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as New Caprica after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about twenty percent of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders DRADIS all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from Cylon detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within the human Fleet, quickly dividing it into two factions: those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and Roslin is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth.

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration, a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] [[Epiphanies|smuggled onto ''Cloud 9'']] is detonated, destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers one year later ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==One Year Later==

[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers.

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]") aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==Cylon Occupation==

[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]]

The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica in order to coordinate with the resistance. Agathon is also able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the evacuation plan under way, ''Galactica'' jumps into the nebula, leaving ''Pegasus'' behind to protect the free civilian fleet and continue the search for Earth if the plan fails. Raptors launched from ''Galactica'' deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing two battlestars, scattering the basestars. The admiral takes advantage of the confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters who have been attacking Cylon ground forces liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships. One by one, the ships begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a heavily damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. With its FTL drive offline and without enough time to fix it, the basestars pummel ''Galactica'' - until his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind, arrives with ''Pegasus'', destroys a basestar, and diverts the remaining Cylon attackers. The crew of ''Galactica'' hurriedly brings their FTL drive back online, gathers the ship's Viper squadron, and jumps away. Having left its own Vipers to guard the civilian ships at the rendezvous point, ''Pegasus'' has no fighter cover and succumbs to the Cylon assault. Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon ship. Seconds after they escape, ''Pegasus'' collides with a second basestar, obliterating both vessels, and inadvertently destroys a third that is struck by debris from the battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"); [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]].

Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

Valuable equipment and supplies are left on the planet in the evacuation, along with several ships. This forces ''Galactica'' to take on civilians to help alleviate cramped conditions within the Fleet. With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection. The damage endured by ''Galactica'' is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ship's life, contributing to the decision to abandon ''Galactica'' a little over eighteen months later.

The Cylons also gain an unexpected prisoner: after being poisoned, Ellen Tigh downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]], and regains her memory of being one of the [[Final Five]].

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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New Caprica

2020-04-08T13:42:53Z

BlueResistance:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as New Caprica after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about twenty percent of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders DRADIS all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from Cylon detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within the human Fleet, quickly dividing it into two factions: those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and Roslin is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth.

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration, a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] [[Epiphanies|smuggled onto ''Cloud 9'']] is detonated, destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers one year later ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==One Year Later==

[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers.

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]") aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==Cylon Occupation==

[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]]

The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica in order to coordinate with the resistance. Agathon is also able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the evacuation plan under way, ''Galactica'' jumps into the nebula, leaving ''Pegasus'' behind to protect the free civilian fleet and continue the search for Earth if the plan fails. Raptors launched from ''Galactica'' deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing two battlestars, scattering the basestars. The admiral takes advantage of the confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters who have been attacking Cylon ground forces liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships. One by one, the ships begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a heavily damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. With its FTL drive offline and without enough time to fix it, the basestars pummel ''Galactica'' - until his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind, arrives with ''Pegasus'', destroys a basestar, and diverts the remaining Cylon attackers. The crew of ''Galactica'' hurriedly brings their FTL drive back online, gathers the ship's Viper squadron, and jumps away. Having left its own Vipers to guard the civilian ships at the rendezvous point, ''Pegasus'' has no fighter cover and succumbs to the Cylon assault. Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon ship. Seconds after they escape, ''Pegasus'' collides with a second basestar, obliterating both vessels, and inadvertently destroys a third that is struck by debris from the battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"); [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]].

Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

Valuable equipment and supplies are left on the planet in the evacuation, along with several ships. This forces ''Galactica'' to take on civilians to help alleviate cramped conditions within the Fleet. With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection. The damage endured by ''Galactica'' is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ship's life, contributing to the decision to abandon ''Galactica'' a little over eighteen months later.

The Cylons also gain an unexpected prisoner: after being poisoned, Ellen Tigh downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]], and regains her memory of being one of the [[Final Five]].

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

==References==
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New Caprica

2020-04-08T13:42:01Z

BlueResistance:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits. Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]
Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as New Caprica after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about twenty percent of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders DRADIS all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from Cylon detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within the human Fleet, quickly dividing it into two factions: those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and Roslin is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth.

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration, a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] [[Epiphanies|smuggled onto ''Cloud 9'']] is detonated, destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers one year later ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==One Year Later==

[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers.

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]") aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==Cylon Occupation==

[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]]

The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

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[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica in order to coordinate with the resistance. Agathon is also able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the evacuation plan under way, ''Galactica'' jumps into the nebula, leaving ''Pegasus'' behind to protect the free civilian fleet and continue the search for Earth if the plan fails. Raptors launched from ''Galactica'' deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing two battlestars, scattering the basestars. The admiral takes advantage of the confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters who have been attacking Cylon ground forces liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships. One by one, the ships begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a heavily damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. With its FTL drive offline and without enough time to fix it, the basestars pummel ''Galactica'' - until his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind, arrives with ''Pegasus'', destroys a basestar, and diverts the remaining Cylon attackers. The crew of ''Galactica'' hurriedly brings their FTL drive back online, gathers the ship's Viper squadron, and jumps away. Having left its own Vipers to guard the civilian ships at the rendezvous point, ''Pegasus'' has no fighter cover and succumbs to the Cylon assault. Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon ship. Seconds after they escape, ''Pegasus'' collides with a second basestar, obliterating both vessels, and inadvertently destroys a third that is struck by debris from the battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"); [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]].

Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

Valuable equipment and supplies are left on the planet in the evacuation, along with several ships. This forces ''Galactica'' to take on civilians to help alleviate cramped conditions within the Fleet. With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection. The damage endured by ''Galactica'' is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ship's life, contributing to the decision to abandon ''Galactica'' a little over eighteen months later.

The Cylons also gain an unexpected prisoner: after being poisoned, Ellen Tigh downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]], and regains her memory of being one of the [[Final Five]].

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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New Caprica

2020-04-08T13:41:19Z

BlueResistance:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]
Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as New Caprica after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about twenty percent of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders DRADIS all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from Cylon detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within the human Fleet, quickly dividing it into two factions: those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and Roslin is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth.

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration, a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] [[Epiphanies|smuggled onto ''Cloud 9'']] is detonated, destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers one year later ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==One Year Later==

[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers.

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]") aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==Cylon Occupation==

[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]]

The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica in order to coordinate with the resistance. Agathon is also able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the evacuation plan under way, ''Galactica'' jumps into the nebula, leaving ''Pegasus'' behind to protect the free civilian fleet and continue the search for Earth if the plan fails. Raptors launched from ''Galactica'' deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing two battlestars, scattering the basestars. The admiral takes advantage of the confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters who have been attacking Cylon ground forces liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships. One by one, the ships begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a heavily damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. With its FTL drive offline and without enough time to fix it, the basestars pummel ''Galactica'' - until his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind, arrives with ''Pegasus'', destroys a basestar, and diverts the remaining Cylon attackers. The crew of ''Galactica'' hurriedly brings their FTL drive back online, gathers the ship's Viper squadron, and jumps away. Having left its own Vipers to guard the civilian ships at the rendezvous point, ''Pegasus'' has no fighter cover and succumbs to the Cylon assault. Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon ship. Seconds after they escape, ''Pegasus'' collides with a second basestar, obliterating both vessels, and inadvertently destroys a third that is struck by debris from the battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"); [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]].

Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

Valuable equipment and supplies are left on the planet in the evacuation, along with several ships. This forces ''Galactica'' to take on civilians to help alleviate cramped conditions within the Fleet. With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection. The damage endured by ''Galactica'' is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ship's life, contributing to the decision to abandon ''Galactica'' a little over eighteen months later.

The Cylons also gain an unexpected prisoner: after being poisoned, Ellen Tigh downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]], and regains her memory of being one of the [[Final Five]].

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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Richard Hatch

2020-04-08T02:43:46Z

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'''Richard Hatch''' (May 21, 1945 - February 7, 2017) is an American actor and writer. Hatch is best known for portraying the role of Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as his attempts to revive the series, notably in the form of his promotional trailer, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', as well as his various novels. He would later portray [[Tom Zarek]] in the re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' in 2004, making him the only Original Series actor to also appear in the Re-imagined Series.

== Overview ==

Born in [[w:Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, California]], Richard Hatch was studying classical piano at the age of eight. In high school, he was a keen athlete, and hoped to participate in the [[w:Olympics|Olympics]] as a pole vaulter.

== Biographical Notes ==

However, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he read an article about the slain president to the rest of his oral interpretation class at school, and found himself orating and almost acting as he read. This led him to enrolling in the Eric Morris Actors' Workshop a few years later. While he was uncertain about taking up acting as a career, he changed his mind after appearing in a version of the Tennessee Williams one-act play "This Property is Condemned".

His television career started in earnest in 1970, when he was cast as "Philip Brent" in the original series of ''All My Children'' (1970). following this, he took guest roles in the leading genre shows of the 1970s: ''Canon, Hawaii Five-O, Barnaby Jones, The Rookies'' and ''Medical Centre'', as well as appearing in shows such as ''Kung Fu'', ''MacGyver'' and ''The Waltons''.

[[Image:tos-take.jpg|thumb|left|Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch on the set filming "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]".]]

In 1976 he was cast opposite Karl Malden in ''The Streets of San Francisco'', in which he replaced Michael Douglas for the final two seasons of the show. Following this, he was cast in the role of [[Captain Apollo]] in the [[Original Series|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] series - a role for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Away from acting, Richard Hatch lectures on a range of subjects, including: overcoming fear and producing powerful results, success strategies for business and life, and becoming a powerful, dynamic and compelling communicator. He created the "Breakthrough to Success Bootcamps", which inspire people to achieve a more productive and positive lifestyle.
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== Before & After ==

Since the end of the original series of ''Battlestar Galactica'', Hatch has demonstrated his love of the show by writing tie-in books, and working to bring about a [[continuation]] of the original series. Amongst writing [[List of Books|books]], numbering seven as of this writing, he also produced and starred in a promotional trailer called ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', which was shown at SF conventions to much acclaim. While he was initially openly skeptical about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|new ''Battlestar Galactica'']] series, he has recognized it as a different interpretation of the ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'''s voyages and accepted it to the point of appearing in the recurring role of Tom Zarek.

== Death ==

Richard Hatch passed on Feburary 7, 2017 as a result of pancreatic cancer, which he had been battling while in hospice care.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/notable-deaths/article/richard-hatch-1945-2017|title=Legacy.com: Richard Hatch (1945 - 2017)
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== Notes ==

* Hatch appears in all episodes of the Original Series, and 22 episodes of the re-imagined Series.

==Official Statements==
* ''Richard Hatch comments on the comic series, Battlestar Galactica: Zarek, he plans to read:''

:I'm looking forward to learning more about my history and backstory. I'm amazed that they decided to do a story on my character and I'm truly humbled and appreciative<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20070108_Shes_just_MARVEL-ous.html|title=She's just MARVEL-ous|date=8 January 2007|accessdate=1 July 2007|last=Maida|first=Jerome|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==References==
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== External Links ==

* [http://www.richardhatch.com Richard Hatch's official website]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060412193252/http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/bts/hatch/ Richard Hatch diary from ''Bastille Day'']

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Launch key

2020-04-08T02:36:41Z

BlueResistance: Miscellaneous corrections + removing speculation

'''Launch keys''' are a critical component aboard [[Colonial]] ships. They are used to start up a ship's power plant and engines. Their removal from a ship will immobilize it.

During a briefing aboard the [[Galactica_type_battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', senior officers learn that grounded [[The_Fleet_(TRS)|civilian ships]] on [[New Caprica]] have had their launch keys removed by [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] occupying the planet. The keys are very hard to duplicate, and Commander [[Lee Adama]] rules out making new ones as too difficult and time consuming ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). One of the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]]'s goals is to recover them, which Lieutenant [[Sharon Agathon]] manages to do after landing covertly on the planet and infiltrating a secure storage facility ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

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New Caprica

2020-04-08T02:30:05Z

BlueResistance:

:''For information on the video game "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[SDS|failed Singer/DeSanto continuation series]] colony, see [[New Caprica (SDS)]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a cold, barely habitable world discovered and colonized by the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet of human survivors]] escaping the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

Located within a nebula that significantly hinders [[DRADIS]] abilities, the planet is seen as a safe haven from the marauding [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] enemy. It is only after the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' is destroyed in a nuclear explosion that the Cylons detect the resulting radiation signature and track it to New Caprica, where an unprepared military and civilian population awaits ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

Four months after the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, the remaining [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] attempts to liberate the colony, leading to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Discovery==

[[File:NewCaprica.jpg|thumb|right|New Caprica, as seen from space.]]
Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] discovers the planet later known as '''New Caprica''' after her [[Raptor]] accidentally jumps to the wrong coordinates while on a [[Caprica Resistance|rescue mission]] to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Ground surveys reveal that New Caprica is a cold world with a harsh climate, and that only about twenty percent of the surface - a small temperate band around the equator - is habitable. The planet is located in a system enshrouded by a dense nebula that renders DRADIS all but useless. This makes the planet strategically appealing; theoretically, it would protect a settlement from Cylon detection indefinitely.

Excited by her discovery, Racetrack returns to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' with sensor readings she has gathered. The mere prospect of setting foot on a planet causes great debate within the human Fleet, quickly dividing it into two factions: those who wish to stop running from the Cylons and colonize the planet, and those who want to continue their search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").

==Colonization==

Given the harsh climate of the planet, President [[Laura Roslin]] writes off colonization as unrealistic. However, the discovery of New Caprica happens to coincide with an impending presidential election ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). Presidential candidate [[Gaius Baltar]] and running mate [[Tom Zarek]] seize upon colonization as their wedge issue, offering the Fleet the prospect of settlement under the presumption that the Cylons will be unable to penetrate the nebula. Roslin disagrees with this assessment, but the majority of the travel- and war-weary survivors of the Fleet find the idea of colonizing the planet favorable. Baltar and Zarek win a decisive mandate, and Roslin is voted out of office. President Baltar's first executive order is to begin settlement, bringing an end to the Fleet's search for Earth.

Shortly after Baltar's inauguration, a [[Cylon detector|nuclear warhead]] [[Epiphanies|smuggled onto ''Cloud 9'']] is detonated, destroying it and several other ships orbiting New Caprica. The incident proves to have a devastating impact on the human settlers one year later ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==One Year Later==

[[File:NewCapricaCity.jpg|thumb|left|New Caprica City, complete with tents and a basic road infrastructure.]]The population of New Caprica is concentrated in a small settlement called [[New Caprica City]]. The climate proves unforgiving, and there are major shortages of medical supplies and basic living materials. Most of the 39,192 settlers continue to live in canvas tents, with the rest using grounded ships for shelter. Many, including [[Galen Tyrol]] and the [[Workers Union|workers' union]] which he leads, blame President Baltar and his lack of leadership for the majority of economic and social problems facing the settlers.

Three hundred and eighty days after settlement, Cylon forces over a light year away discover New Caprica after detecting the radiation signature of the nuclear warhead detonated on ''Cloud 9'' and tracing it back to its source. The Cylons jump into New Caprica's orbit with a fleet of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and descend upon the settlement. The battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''Pegasus'' are caught by surprise and are vastly outnumbered. With both ships at a fraction of their full crew strength, Commander [[Lee Adama]] persuades Admiral [[William Adama]] to escape along with two thousand humans ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]") aboard the few civilian ships still orbiting the planet.

On New Caprica, President Baltar is confronted by a Cylon delegation in his office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]''. Left with no choice, Baltar surrenders to the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

==Cylon Occupation==

[[File:NCapricaMarch.jpg|thumb|Cylons march into New Caprica City.]]

The Cylon forces are initially led by Caprica Six and Boomer with the sincere intention of establishing peace between the Cylons and the human race. However, they quickly lose their influence to the more militaristic Cylon models ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). The Cylons become an occupying force on New Caprica, with President Baltar and his staff reduced to a puppet administration. Vice President Tom Zarek refuses to cooperate from the start of the occupation and is immediately sent to a [[New Caprica Detention Center|detention center]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").

A band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters regarded by the Cylon occupiers as insurgents begin to strike back. Ironically the three resistance leaders are three of the [[Final Five]] Cylons. The resistance is significantly aided by an unknown [[Felix Gaeta|inside source]] that passes them classified information from the Cylon government, allowing the resistance to wreak considerable havoc on the occupying force. In turn, the Cylons establish the [[New Caprica Police]] (NCP), a group of human volunteers who work for the Cylon authority to establish order within the colony. Considered to be collaborators, the NCP is regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the New Caprica’s human population. This forces members of the NCP to wear black masks that conceal their identity, and protect them and their families from potential reprisals.

== The Battle of New Caprica and the [[Second Exodus]]==

{{mainarticle|Battle of New Caprica}}

[[Image:Battle of New Caprica - Initiation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Caprica during its liberation.]]
Based on a contingency plan developed prior to colonization by [[Saul Tigh]] and William Adama, a Raptor regularly jumps into the nebula surrounding New Caprica in an attempt to contact the humans left behind. Four months after the start of the occupation, contact with the resistance movement is established. Admiral Adama and his military personnel devise a plan to evacuate the human population. However, the plan's success hinges on the retrieval of the planet-bound ships' [[launch key|launch keys]]. Confiscated by the Cylons, these keys are necessary to activate the FTL drives on the grounded ships.

Admiral Adama deploys a team led by newly commissioned [[Sharon Agathon]] that covertly lands on New Caprica in order to coordinate with the resistance. Agathon is also able to locate and retrieve the hidden launch keys. With the evacuation plan under way, ''Galactica'' jumps into the nebula, leaving ''Pegasus'' behind to protect the free civilian fleet and continue the search for Earth if the plan fails. Raptors launched from ''Galactica'' deploy [[swallow|decoys]], creating illusory targets that trick the Cylons into believing they are chasing two battlestars, scattering the basestars. The admiral takes advantage of the confusion by jumping ''Galactica'' directly into New Caprica's lower atmosphere, deploying [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]] and then jumping back into higher orbit. With Blue Squadron providing air cover, resistance fighters who have been attacking Cylon ground forces liberate the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and escort civilians to their designated ships. One by one, the ships begin to launch and jump to the rendezvous point.

Back in orbit above New Caprica, a heavily damaged ''Galactica'' is surrounded by four basestars. With its FTL drive offline and without enough time to fix it, the basestars pummel ''Galactica'' - until his son, having ignored his father's order to stay behind, arrives with ''Pegasus'', destroys a basestar, and diverts the remaining Cylon attackers. The crew of ''Galactica'' hurriedly brings their FTL drive back online, gathers the ship's Viper squadron, and jumps away. Having left its own Vipers to guard the civilian ships at the rendezvous point, ''Pegasus'' has no fighter cover and succumbs to the Cylon assault. Commander Adama and his skeleton crew are forced to abandon ship. Seconds after they escape, ''Pegasus'' collides with a second basestar, obliterating both vessels, and inadvertently destroys a third that is struck by debris from the battlestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Aftermath==

Although the rescue mission is considered a success, approximately two thousand humans die during the escape and the preceding four-month occupation.<ref>This number is calculated from all available population data. See the "Precipice" and "Collaborators" section of [[Survivor count]] for the details. [[Cassidy]] cites over 5000 deaths in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]", but this does not fit with previously established figures.</ref> Among the dead are [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]], one of ''Galactica's'' Viper pilots, who is driven to despair by the murder of [[Nora Farmer|his partner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]") and conducts a suicide attack on the NCP ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"); [[Ellen Tigh]], who is poisoned by her husband Saul Tigh for collaborating with the Cylons; and [[Maya]], who is killed while attempting to board an escape ship with her adopted baby daughter, the human/Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]].

Hera survives, but without the protection of her mother, she is left behind and recovered by the Cylons. With the humans gone and the child Hera in their possession, the Cylons see no logical reason to remain on the planet. Knowing he cannot escape with the rest of the human population, President Baltar elects to leave with the Cylons, at the invitation of the [[Number Three]] copy [[D'Anna Biers]].

Valuable equipment and supplies are left on the planet in the evacuation, along with several ships. This forces ''Galactica'' to take on civilians to help alleviate cramped conditions within the Fleet. With ''Pegasus'' destroyed, ''Galactica'' once again becomes the Fleet's only protection. The damage endured by ''Galactica'' is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ship's life, contributing to the decision to abandon ''Galactica'' a little over eighteen months later.

The Cylons also gain an unexpected prisoner: after being poisoned, Ellen Tigh downloads into a new body on a nearby [[Resurrection Ship]], and regains her memory of being one of the [[Final Five]].

== See also ==

* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[New Caprica City]]
* [[Breeders Canyon]]
* [[Pergamus Flats]]
* [[New Caprica Detention Center]]
* [[New Caprica Police]]
* [[The Mutiny|The Mutiny (TOS)]]

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Second Exodus

2020-03-23T00:16:34Z

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The '''Second Exodus''' is a term used in official [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial government]] statements to describe the escape of the human population from [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]-occupied [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Collaborators]]").

The use of "second" implies that the First Exodus was the successful escape of [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian ships]] under the protection of the [[Galactica_type_battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' from the worlds of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] after their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction in an overwhelming Cylon attack]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

== See also ==
* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[Cylon Occupation Authority]]

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Second Exodus

2020-03-22T22:00:25Z

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The '''Second Exodus''' is a term used in official [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial government]] statements to describe the escape of the human population from [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]-occupied [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Collaborators]]").

The use of "second" implies that the First Exodus was the successful escape of [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian ships]] under the protection of the [[Galactica_type_battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' from the worlds of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] after their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destruction in an overwhelming Cylon attack]].

== See also ==
* [[Battle of New Caprica]]
* [[Cylon Occupation Authority]]

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Sarah Porter

2020-03-22T16:46:38Z

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'''Sarah Porter''' is a politician from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], who is selected to represent her colony in the [[Quorum of Twelve]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]"). During her tenure, Porter is an influential presence within the Quorum.

She initially supports the nomination of [[Tom Zarek]] as a candidate for the vice presidency. This is possibly a move to spite President [[Laura Roslin]] after she refuses a request from Porter for additional water supplies over and above the agreed quotas ([[TRS]]: Colonial Day"). Being from Gemenon, she is very familiar with the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and was able to confirm President Roslin's claim that she was the dying leader mentioned in the [[Pythia|Pythian Prophecy]] who would lead the fleet to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. This seems to have softened her political grudge against Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]"). Later, Porter clashes with Roslin, when a teenager from Gemenon, [[Rya Kibby]], seeks to have an abortion ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

As of the [[Second Exodus]] from [[New Caprica]], Porter no longer represents Gemenon in the Quorum ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

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Sarah Porter

2020-03-22T16:45:50Z

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'''Sarah Porter''' is a politician from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], who is selected to represent her colony in the [[Quorum of Twelve]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]"). During her tenure, Porter is an influential presence within the Quorum.

She initially supports the nomination of [[Tom Zarek]] as a candidate for the vice presidency. This is possibly a move to spite President [[Laura Roslin]] after she refused a request from Porter for additional water supplies over and above the agreed quotas ([[TRS]]: Colonial Day"). Being from Gemenon, she is very familiar with the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and was able to confirm President Roslin's claim that she was the dying leader mentioned in the [[Pythia|Pythian Prophecy]] who would lead the fleet to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. This seems to have softened her political grudge against Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]"). Later, Porter clashes with Roslin, when a teenager from Gemenon, [[Rya Kibby]], seeks to have an abortion ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

As of the [[Second Exodus]] from [[New Caprica]], Porter no longer represents Gemenon in the Quorum ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

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Here Be Dragons

2020-02-29T16:31:09Z

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| image=Angry Zoe, 1x17.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Here Be Dragons
| season=1
| episode=17
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer=[[Michael Taylor]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=117
| rating=
| US airdate=January 4, 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref>
| CAN airdate= November 23, 2010 <ref name="SPACE Schedule">{{cite_web|url=http://www.spacecast.com/Schedule.aspx?date=11/23/2010&mode=Daily&tz=ET|title=SPACE Schedule|accessdate=21 November 2011|language=English}}</ref>
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| prev= [[The Heavens Will Rise]]
| next = [[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]
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== Overview ==
: ''The [[Graystone]]s search for [[Zoe-A|Zoe]] in [[V-World]], while a vengeful [[Clarice]] closes in on them in the real world. The [[Ha'la'tha]] turns on the [[Adama]] brothers.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
* "[[w:Here_be_dragons|Here be dragons]]" is a phrase used to denote unexplored or dangerous territories, derived from the medieval European practice of putting sea serpents and other mythological creatures in blank areas of maps. The most obvious correspondences between the title and the episode content are the inhospitable forest created by Zoe and Tamara (unexplored) and the dragon conjured there by Zoe (dangerous) to attack Amanda.

== Analysis ==
*The episode contains two indications that Evelyn is the future mother of Admiral [[William Adama]]. First, she enjoys model shipmaking, as her son is seen doing in several episodes of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Second, she mentions a brother on Tauron who uses hunting dogs to drive foxes into the water; this is the uncle that William mentions in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".
*Zoe-A's brief return to the body of the U-87 prototype is the first Cylon [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] to occur in the Twelve Colonies. Like the [[humanoid Cylons]] decades later, massive damage to her physical body caused her consciousness to upload completely to a larger computer network; for Zoe, this was V-World, rather than a [[Resurrection Ship]] or the [[Resurrection Hub]]. She is capable of downloading only to a body specifically designed for her, but unlike the humanoid Cylons who would have many genetically equivalent biological bodies available at any time, Zoe is obliged to wait until the unique U-87 prototype body was sufficiently repaired to hold her once again. However, Zoe is able to download into that body at will, whereas downloading for humanoid Cylons would be more akin to a reflex response out of the individual's control.

== Questions ==
*Will Zoe-A continue to associate with Tamara-A in New Cap City, or anywhere else in V-World?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
*[[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Diego]]
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]
*[[Chris Heyerdahl]] as [[Kevin Reikle]]
*[[Carmen Moore]] as [[Fidelia Fazekas]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[Willie Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Eva Allan]] as [[Devanna]]
*[[Luc Roderique]] as [[Lexon]]
*[[Lloyd Adams]] as Tommy
*[[Gerald Paetz]] as Armed Goon #2

== References ==
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Helena Cain

2020-02-22T03:35:19Z

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:''For information on this character's [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Cain (TOS)]].
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|birthname=Helena Cain
|callsign=
|seen= Pegasus (episode)
|pseen=Pegasus
|death= Shot in the head by [[Gina Inviere]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).
|parents= [[Saundra Cain|Mother Saundra Cain]] and [[Cain (father)|father]] killed in the first [[Cylon War]] <ref name="watcher-forbes">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/battlestar-ga-1.html|title='Battlestar Galactica: Razor' cuts to the heart of the matter|date=20 November 2007|accessdate=22 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>
|siblings= [[Lucy Cain]]† (killed in the first Cylon War)
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|rank=Rear Admiral
|actor=[[Michelle Forbes]]<br/> [[Kyra Scott]] (young Cain)
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Admiral '''Helena Cain''' hails from the colony [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], and is the commanding officer of the [[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. She is a hard leader, unafraid of making difficult decisions and unflinching in her will to do what she sees as right. These traits sometimes compel her to feel that she has been left no choice but to take controversial, unpopular, and morally questionable choices.

==Biography==
===Childhood===
Helena Cain was born during the first [[Cylon War]]. On the last day of the war, Tauron was under attack by Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] ground forces. Her sister [[Lucy Cain]] and her [[Cain (father)|father]] were pinned down in a building under heavy fire. When her father was injured trying to escape, he told Helena to get Lucy to a shelter, before dying. The two made it out of the building, as a result of panic and likely injury Lucy had sustained when she tripped over some broken concrete, Helena left her in a field of rubble and ran away to hide in a container. While in the container, she found a folding knife, and when she was cornered by a Cylon centurion, she pulled the knife and demanded that the Cylon either attack or leave. Much to her shock the Cylon stopped, turned around and left the container. When Cain came out again after the Cylons retreated, she found only her sister's doll on the ground ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", extended version). These traumatic events were formative for her future.

===Cylon attack and guerrilla warfare===
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|Cain dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]

When ''Pegasus'' is scheduled for an extensive overhaul at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], Cain has regular meetings with [[Gina Inviere]], a civilian contractor working for the [[Colonial Ministry of Defense]], to work out the details of the retrofit. The two eventually become romantically involved.

Shortly before the [[Cylon attack]], Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] is assigned to the battlestar as Cain's personal aide. When the lieutenant fails to make it to [[CIC]] immediately after her arrival, Cain chews her out in front of the crew, but breaks into laughter after Shaw leaves, showing that she isn't always as hard as she appears to be.

When the Cylons [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack the shipyards]], Cain is in her quarters, working out and going over efficiency reports. She makes it to CIC and immediately orders the battlestar unmoored. When the navigational computer is discovered to be offline and nuclear missiles are inbound, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] to escape certain destruction. With many of her crew dead and the destruction of the Twelve Colonies confirmed, she uses the '''Pegasus''' public address to inform the survivors while vowing to take revenge on the Cylons. However, in a private dinner with her XO [[Jurgen Belzen]], [[Jack Fisk]], Inviere and Shaw, she promises that she has no intention to unnecessarily waste lives or resources in an emotional quest for revenge.

Shortly later, a Cylon communications relay is detected, which the crew believes to be an easy target. On arrival, one squadron of Vipers is launched. However, 15 squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s suddenly appear because, it turns out, the target is actually a Cylon staging area. XO Belzen urges Cain to recover their Vipers and retreat, but instead she seemingly forgets her earlier promise and orders the launch of all remaining fighters, which Belzen refuses to do in the face of such odds. Cain asks the XO for his side arm, and shoots him in the head with it in front of the crew. She then turned to Fisk, promotes him to XO, and orders him to launch the rest of the Vipers. Fearing for his life, he does so. At the same time, Inviere disables the main gun batteries and allows a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s to board the ship, causing many deaths. Shaw reveals her as a Cylon agent in CIC and Cain orders her arrest. Inviere kills two marines and aims a gun at the helpless Cain, but hesitates to shoot her, showing that perhaps the Cylon's feelings for Cain are real. Before Inviere can make up her mind, Shaw knocks her out. ''Pegasus'' manages to win the [[Battle of the Communications Relay|battle]], but with staggering losses.

Cain is deeply stung by Inviere's betrayal, her feelings toward her erstwhile lover turned into hatred and scorn. Cain gives [[Alastair Thorne]] free rein in interrogating the Cylon for information, suggesting "pain ... degradation, fear, shame." This sets the tone for the interrogations, ultimately leading to measures such as gang rape.

When ''Pegasus'' happens upon a small civilian flotilla, Admiral Cain decides to strip it of resources and personnel, including their FTL drives. The civilians, however, refuse the cooperate. Resistance is particularly vocal on the ''[[Scylla]]''. When a boarding team led by Shaw and Fisk fails to make the civilians cooperate, Cain orders the team to shoot the families of every conscript who refuses to obey. Shaw fires the first shot and eventually 10 people are killed, thus breaking the resistance. Cain is very impressed by Shaw's actions in the civilian standoff and promotes her to the rank of captain, explaining that Shaw has the qualities of a "razor"; someone who is able to shut down all emotions and inhibitions in battle in order to survive.

Despite the impossible odds, Cain intends to sustain a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the occupying Cylon forces. She then led the battlestar away from the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], following a Cylon fleet that trails what they discovered as the fellow battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

===Meeting Galactica===
[[image:caingalact.jpg|left|Admiral Cain, meeting up with the crew of ''Galactica''.|thumb]]
Upon meeting up with Commander [[William Adama]]'s [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] six months later, she as ranking officer assumes command and transfers personnel from ''Galactica'' to ''Pegasus'', including [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]], indicating that Adama has let military discipline become too lax. Cain is more interested in fighting the Cylons, seemingly oblivious to the point that she and the ships around her are all that was left of the human race, whose survival is more paramount than offensive assaults. While Adama initially welcomes such attacks against a mysterious Cylon force that followed the Fleet (to stop it from following them), his attitude begins to cool about Cain's very strict and unmerciful leadership.

Cain's actions also raise concerns with President [[Laura Roslin]]. Cain recognizes Roslin and her former role as Secretary of Education. After the Fleet command transfer from Adama to Cain, Roslin makes several attempts to call Cain to request supplies for the civilian fleet, but all of Roslin's calls are ignored.

After the fatal assault of one of her crew members, Lieutenant Thorne, Cain arrests Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]] and has them flown to ''Pegasus'', under Adama's protest, since traditionally a trial is held on the ship where an incident has occurred. Cain uses ''Galactica'''s log against Adama when he asks for a tribunal; Cain notes that Adama dismissed the last council unilaterally when the verdict did not suit him. Cain summarily court-martials the prisoners herself in a matter of hours, sentencing them to death. A displeased Commander Adama orders an assault crew to ''Pegasus'' to bring his men back. Cain responds by deploying her squadrons of advanced Viper Mark VIIs against Adama's museum collection of Viper Mark IIs in a tense standoff ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

The tense situation is ended by a sudden appearance by Starbuck, flying the [[Blackbird]] as she returns from her unofficial recon mission on the unknown Cylon ship. Starbuck transmits the pictures she took of the [[Resurrection Ship]] back to ''Pegasus'''s CIC. Upon Thrace's return to ''Pegasus'', Cain is so impressed with her performance that she promotes Thrace to Captain and ''Pegasus'' [[CAG]], replacing the competent but uncreative and inflexible Captain [[Cole Taylor|Taylor]]. Cain tasks Starbuck with planning the joint strike on the Resurrection Ship.

===Attack on the Resurrection Ship===
[[Image:Gina-Cain.jpg|thumb|Admiral Cain held at gun-point by [[Gina Inviere|her Cylon prisoner]].]]

After Captain Thrace briefs both Adama, Apollo, and Cain on her plan to attack the Resurrection Ship, Adama pulls Starbuck aside and outlines a plan to assassinate Cain following the attack. At the same time, Cain instructs [[Jack Fisk]] to lead a detachment of marines to "terminate Adama's command" after the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

When the moment arrives, both commanders back down from their assassination plots, to the relief of Thrace and Fisk.

===Assassination===

Shortly afterwards, Cain returns to her quarters and is surprised to find Gina Inviere, who escaped her cell with the aid of [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]], waiting for her. After a tense confrontation, Gina kills Cain with a shot to the head.

Cain is given a funeral with full military honors. Fisk and Thrace eulogize her; Fisk promises to command ''Pegasus'' in the same spirit as she did, and Thrace says that while she knew Cain only briefly, she admired her, and that "We were safer with her than we are without." ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]"). Several months later, Adama tells his son that he can't find any faults in Cain's tactical decisions, and refuses to pass judgment on her, because he had people who kept him from going down a similar path, and never had to go through the situations Cain had to face ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

== Analysis ==

Adama abandons his assassination plan because of something that was pointed out in a private conversation with [[Sharon Agathon|the second copy of Sharon Valerii]], who reminded him that during his decommissioning speech he had asked whether humanity asked itself if it deserved to survive ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]). Turning on each other would have proven that the Cylons were correct about humanity.

Cain's reasons for calling off her plan were never revealed, and remain a topic of debate among fans.

== Notes ==

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=== Original Series nods ===

*Helena Cain is inspired by the character of Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', portrayed by the late [[Lloyd Bridges]].

*Unlike Commander Cain in the Original Series, Admiral Cain is a superior officer to Commander William Adama. The Original Series's Adama held seniority over Cain (as well as being the sitting leader of the Quorum of the Twelve at the time), and relieved him of command for a time in the two part episode, "[[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]]".

=== Behind-the-Scenes ===

*Actress Michelle Forbes said on her character, "She’s lost perspective. People ask, ‘Is she insane? Is she psychotic?’ I hope that’s not how she came across because that was never the intention. I think some individuals can appear to be that way, but this is a woman who did what she had to do in order to survive during some very brutal conflicts. Along the way, Cain lost her sense of judgment as well as her sense of reason and rationale. That was all very interesting for me to play. Usually in TV you’re given one characteristic and you dare not stray from that, so it was neat to have such a difficult, fascinating woman to play. In "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]" it really comes to light the path of sadism that these people have gone down and we’re fully able to see exactly what happened to this group aboard the Pegasus. There were some pretty difficult choices they had to make, too, in regard to the Cylon prisoner Gina and that whole dynamic." [http://www.greatlink.org/dcisV2.asp?url=http://www.greatlink.org/shownewsitem.asp?item=5201]

*Cain's sexual orientation was revealed in ''Razor'', which Forbes, in the "Making of" featurette on its original DVD release, stated came as a surprise to her.

*Forbes guest starred as Dara Timicin in the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Half a Life|Half a Life]]" and had a recurring role as Ensign [[MemoryAlpha:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]] during the last three seasons of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', with the character at one point earmarked to join the spinoff series ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. The role of Kira Nerys was created to fill that function, instead. ''Battlestar Galactica'' executive producer [[Ronald D. Moore]], also a ''TNG'' veteran, wrote for her character in the episodes "[[MemoryAlpha:Disaster|Disaster]]" and "[[MemoryAlpha:The Next Phase|The Next Phase]]".

=== Production ===

*Cain's given name, Helena, was not spoken in dialogue initially, but was posted in episode summaries on Scifi.com (initially misspelled as "Nelena"). Her name is first spoken by Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] in "[[Razor]]".

*Cain's habit of expediting meetings by conducting them without chairs is borrowed from UN Ambassador [[Wikipedia:John R. Bolton|John R. Bolton]] (Source: [[Podcast:Pegasus#Act 2|Podcast:Pegasus]]). Within the show, the lack of chairs is said to stem from her preference to stand because of her back problems ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

=== Separate continuity ===

* In [[Dynamite Entertainment]]'s [[comic]] books, Helena Cain and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' make a one-shot appearance in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus]]'', and she is mentioned again in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Origins 6]]''. In ''Origins 6'', Captain [[Alexa Cain|Alexa "Pugnacious" Cain]] is noted as Helena's mother, who had divorced her husband well before the [[Battle of Tauron]]—the last battle of the First Cylon War. However, "Razor" makes it clear that Helena's mother was named "[[Saundra Cain|Saundra]]", and that she was on [[Hypatia]], [[Tauron]] at the time of that last battle, which is when she died.

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Guatrau

2020-02-08T20:58:16Z

BlueResistance: Fidelia Fazekas actress

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The '''Guatrau''' is the title of the leader of the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Guatrau of the time lives and conducts business in [[Caprica City]], relying on enforcers like [[Sam Adama]]. Years earlier, the Guatrau paid for law school for Sam's brother, [[Joseph Adama]], who provides legal defense and other services for the Ha'la'tha. The Guatrau meets personally with Joseph to convince him to threaten then Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]. The Guatrau then promises Joseph that he is committed to finding the perpetrators of the [[Lev|MLMT]] bombing that had recently claimed Joseph's wife and daughter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Some months later, the Guatrau meets with [[Daniel Graystone]] at the wealthy industrialist's behest. With the aid of both Adama brothers, the Guatrau enters into a mutually beneficial alliance with Graystone, offering to help him regain control of his company, [[Graystone Industries]], in return for profit made from Graystone's newest venture — [[Virtual world|virtual]] [[avatar]]s of dead people ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Despite his dealings with Graystone, the Guatrau is personal friends with [[Tomas Vergis]] of the [[Vergis Corporation]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). However, once Vergis discovers that the Ha'la'tha were behind Graystone's reappointment as CEO of Graystone Industries, he believes that the Guatrau would eventually have him killed, prompting him to kill himself instead ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Through his daughter, [[Fidelia Fazekas]], the Guatrau later discovers that Joseph and Sam Adama are smuggling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to resistance fighters on [[Tauron]]. The pained Guatrau orders Fazekas to kill the Adama brothers — this results not in their deaths, but in the death of Joseph's only surviving child, [[Willie Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]"). The Adama brothers seek retribution for Willie's murder and, in order to avoid an all-out conflict with the Ha'la'tha, manage to convince Fazekas to launch a coup against the Guatrau. This coup results in the murder of the Guatrau during what was to be a meeting between the two parties, and Fazekas assuming the position of Guatrau herself ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

== Notes ==
*The name of the particular Guatrau featured in this article is never given. His surname is possibly Fazekas, as this is the surname of his daughter.

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Mother

2020-02-08T20:56:45Z

BlueResistance: Lacy Rand actress

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'''Blessed Mother''', '''Her Holy Mother''', or simply '''Mother''' are variations on the title given to the leader of the [[Monotheist Church]] in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] in the years prior to the [[Cylon War]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Mother is based in the "Retreat" located in the mountains of [[Gemenon]]. Skeptical of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]n [[Soldiers of the One]] cell leader [[Clarice Willow]]'s notion of [[apotheosis]], Mother authorizes Monotheist Conclave leader [[Obal Ferras]] to dispose of Willow. Gaining support from other STO members - including [[Diego]] - Willow is able to turn the tables, orchestrating Ferras' assassination as Mother looks on. Confronted by Willow and her plan for a "[[Virtual World|virtual]] heaven", Mother cedes control of all Caprican STO cells to Willow ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Mother later visits STO training camp leader Diego in his "rustic" living quarters. Disturbed by [[Lacy Rand]]'s connection to Clarice Willow and her apparent ability to control [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s smuggled to Gemenon by the [[Ha'la'tha]], Mother suggests that an accident might befall Rand during training. As a way of further securing Diego's loyalty, Mother gives him the ring that belonged to Obal Ferras before his murder ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Mother is subsequently deposed by Rand, who leads a successful coup against the church leadership using the U-87s and a handful of STO trainees, including [[Odin Sinclair]], [[Lexon]] and [[Devanna]]. Rand herself takes on the position of Mother, with Sinclair serving as her lieutenant. Some time after Rand's coup, Clarice Willow visits her Holy Mother on Gemenon to plead for the Church's recognition of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as members of the monotheist religion ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*According to the unproduced outlines for [[Caprica Season 2]], Mother was not killed during Rand's coup, and would have made an uneasy alliance with [[Daniel Graystone]] to reclaim her old position.<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref>

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Things We Lock Away

2020-02-02T17:55:17Z

BlueResistance: /* Overview */

{{Episode Data
| image=ZoeKatana.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Things We Lock Away
| season=1
| episode=12
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer=[[Drew Z. Greenberg]]
| story=
| director= [[Tim Hunter]]
| production=112
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| US airdate=October 19, 2010
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| next = [[False Labor]]
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== Overview ==
: ''Zoe-A finds Tamara-A, and is forced to confront the legacy created by the public for the original Zoe Graystone. Daniel Graystone learns that ousting Tomas Vergis will not be enough to satisfy his Ha'la'tha partners. Lacy Rand is imprisoned by Clarice Willow, who is herself being spied upon by Amanda Graystone.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*Inside the [[New Cap City]] game, the crowd at [[Atlas Arena]] roars for blood: the grassy playing field of the real-world arena is replaced with sand and stark spotlights, and contestants fight to the death with swords. As one battle ends, [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A|Zoe-A]] walks into the arena and demands to see the other "Deadwalker." Two more combatants enter and raise their swords in challenge. Zoe confidently lifts her own blade against them when a single gunshot rings out and strikes her in the abdomen. Lying on the ground, Zoe looks up to see [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A|the Tamara Adama avatar]] standing over her with a rifle. Tamara gloats over Zoe's pain, tells Zoe that her search is over, and shoots her again.

=== Act 1 ===
* [[Nestor Willow]] alternates between berating and comforting a drugged [[Lacy Rand]]. Rand's mind eventually clears and she realizes she is locked inside the attic of the Willow family house. She manages to pry a wooden plank from a window and scream for help, only to be silenced and drugged seconds later by [[Olaf Willow]]. Downstairs, [[Mar-Beth Willow]]'s worries about keeping a teenaged girl captive in their home are all but ignored by their wife, [[Clarice Willow]], who simply calls it "[[God (RDM)|God]]'s will" before leaving.
* [[Amanda Graystone]] rummages through Clarice's forest cabin outside [[Caprica City]]. She sends a text message to [[Global Defense Department]] agent [[Jordan Duram]] that she has found nothing incriminating. Duram instructs Amanda to work her way into Clarice's home.
* In an executive meeting room of the [[Graystone Industries]] building, [[Tomas Vergis]] is stunned to learn that chairman [[Jon Parker]] has summoned the board of directors for a vote to remove Vergis from the CEO position and to reinstate [[Daniel Graystone]]. Parker and the others ignore Vergis' demands for an explanation. [[Cyrus Xander]] calls Daniel at home with the result of the vote: fourteen to zero. Daniel thanks him for the news but shows no joy.
* Zoe recovers enough to stand and plead with Tamara. One of Tamara's followers hands Zoe a newspaper clipping with an article on the [[Metropolitan_Levitation_Mass_Transit|maglev bombing]] months earlier, indicating that "[[Zoe Graystone|original Zoe]]," the template and creator of Zoe-A, was the [[Rebirth#Act_5|bomber]].

=== Act 2 ===
*Before leaving the cabin, Amanda asks Clarice if she can stay at her home for a while, but Clarice gently turns her down. Amanda returns to the [[Graystone Estate]] and is welcomed to an empty house by [[Serge]].
*Rand wakes up and finds that the window boards have been reinforced. She pauses to take a long drink from a water bottle, and realizes that the water has been spiked with drugs before lapsing into delirium again. As her consciousness returns, Nestor tries encouraging her to eat. Rand refuses the food until Clarice comes to talk with her.
*Daniel visits [[Joseph Adama]]'s home in [[Little Tauron]], where Adama informs him that Vergis has to be killed. Daniel cannot accept this, especially after having gone through a [[Retribution|blackmail campaign]] against the Graystone Industries board and a formal board vote to depose Vergis. Adama explains that Vergis is [[Tauron]], and he will seek retribution unless he is permanently eliminated. Daniel argues that he can speak with Vergis, and asks for time.
*In the arena, Zoe desperately tries to tell Tamara that the two of them are not the same people as the flesh and blood Zoe Graystone and [[Tamara_Adama#History|Tamara Adama]] who were killed in the bombing. Tamara is not convinced; she has all the memories of the original and she does not feel like a mere copy. She suspects that the same is true for Zoe, and that an avatar will suffice. At that moment, family and friends of bombing victims enter the arena and surround Zoe, armed with blades and clubs.

=== Act 3 ===
*A young man tentatively steps forward and runs Zoe through with a sword. Soon the rest of the mob descends upon her, taking turns cutting and bashing. They eventually step away from Zoe, leaving her soaked in blood and barely conscious. Tamara walks over and begins to taunt her, but Zoe's attention is drawn instead toward a calm and comforting young woman only she can see. The woman looks exactly like her--and exactly like the woman who first appeared to original Zoe in her childhood, saving her from a house fire. This [[Messenger#Messenger_Zoe|Messenger]] asks Zoe if she truly believes that guilt for the bombing should rest on her shoulders.
*Zoe-A's mind goes back to memories given to her by original Zoe. While talking with Daniel in his Graystone Estate workshop, the teenager spots his schematics for a prototype robot, the [[U-87]]. Original Zoe notes that the robot looks very much like crayon drawings she had done years earlier, but the possibility of having appropriated his daughter's ideas does not phase him. The Messenger appears and encourages Zoe to beat him by designing something even greater: life. Sometime later in [[V-world]], Zoe meets her finished creation, Zoe-A. She tells the avatar that she is a distinct person, endowed with original Zoe's memories and very similar to her at the moment, but who will become increasingly different as time goes by.
*In the present, the Messenger encourages Zoe-A to defend herself. She stands, picks up an abandoned sword, and readies herself to fight Tamara.

=== Act 4 ===
*With Rand devouring a plate of food, Clarice asks her about the possible location of original Zoe's V-world avatar program. Rand puts aside the feeling that she is betraying her friend and confesses that the avatar had been [[Caprica pilot|downloaded into the U-87 prototype]], which was eventually [[End of Line|destroyed]]. Clarice insists that something so important would have had a backup. On reflection, Rand speculates that a pin in the shape of an infinity symbol might also be a storage medium for the program. Satisfied with Rand's answers, Clarice decides that sending her to a training camp for [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] recruits would save Rand's life and enable her to be "properly focused." Olaf bundles her into a car for a flight to [[Gemenon#Gemenon|Gemenon]].
*Clarice visits Amanda at the Graystone estate. She asks about original Zoe's belongings as a way of keeping her memory alive. As they continue to talk, Clarice spontaneously asks Amanda if her bags are still packed. She brings Amanda to the Willow house and announces that she will be staying with them. Clarice's spouses and children uniformly receive the news in cold silence.
*Zoe gains the upper hand with Tamara. She pins Tamara to the ground and tells her that the crowd cheering on their combat does not care about her. Tamara begins to yield. Zoe assures her that both of them have a much greater purpose ahead of them, something more meaningful than entertainment for the mob. Zoe helps Tamara to her feet and the two stand together hand in hand. In the midst of the booing crowd, the Messenger smiles down at them.

=== Act 5 ===
*Daniel shares a drink with Vergis at the estate and promises him a generous severance for his time at Graystone Industries, as a way of acknowledging that Vergis had [[Unvanquished|expertly maneuvered Daniel out of his own company]]. Vergis impatiently steers the conversation to the fact that the [[Ha'la'tha]] will eventually come for him, regardless of what Daniel says or does. Unwilling to allow them to determine his fate for him, Vergis produces a dagger and tries to goad Daniel into killing him. Daniel refuses, but makes a counterproposal. He describes the Ha'la'tha as "small-minded, vicious thugs" with limited power, and suggests that he and Vergis combine their vast corporate and personal resources to marginalizing or even eliminating them. Vergis appears to embrace the idea. He encourages Daniel to place his hand on the dagger and make an oath. As Daniel moves toward the blade, Vergis clamps Daniel's hand onto the grip and plunges it into his own chest. Daniel tries to free himself but he cannot, and he can only watch as Vergis dies before him.
*Daniel calls Adama for help. A pair of Ha'la'tha men come to the estate, bag and carry away the body, and clean every last physical trace of Vergis.

== Notes ==

== Analysis ==
* There is a [[Messenger]] Zoe who appeared to original Zoe and now appears to Zoe-A. She appeared in the form of Zoe's teenage self even before Zoe was that old.
* Zoe credits Messenger Zoe with saving her from the fire that burned down the Graystones' old home. This is reminiscent of Messenger Six saving [[Gaius Baltar]] from the burning [[Raptor 1]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). On that occasion, Messenger Six appeared in place of [[Crashdown]], an ability which Messenger Zoe demonstrates during Zoe-A's fight in New Cap City by appearing in place of the people fighting her.
* This is the first time that a Messenger is shown to be actively promoting the creation of artificial sentience, through encouragement to design the new life that would become Zoe-A. Until this point, Messengers had been seen taking an interest only in guiding and protecting Cylons and humans through problems that arise out of the conflict between them.
* Sister Clarice is correct in believing that Zoe was divinely inspired, or at least inspired by the agent of the closest thing to a [[God (RDM)|god]] known to exist in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''/''Caprica'' universe.
* Nestor survived the bombing of Clarice's car, as stated by an article in [[The Caprican]] months before this episode aired<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Sister Clarice Willow, Target of Bomb Plot]</ref>.
* Young Zoe has black hair like teenage Zoe, making it more likely that this is her natural color. A natural brunette would almost never have a blonde and a redhead for parents. Interestingly, [[Alessandra Toressani]] is a natural blonde.

== Questions ==
* Will Daniel's involvement in Vergis's death ever be discovered? Is Serge a witness?
* Does Vergis commit suicide because he does not believe that he and Daniel have a good chance of defeating the Ha'la'tha or because he would rather die than join forces with Daniel?
* Will the general populace ever discover the true perpetrator of the [[Maglev]] bombing, or at least Zoe's lack of involvement?
* If Lacy does go to Gemenon, what will she do there? ([[Blowback|Answer]]) Will she ever return to Caprica?
* Is Messenger Zoe akin to [[Messenger Six]], [[Messenger Baltar]], and [[Messenger Leoben]]? If not, how does she differ?
* Is Messenger Zoe the same individual as one of these Messengers, but in another form?
** Given that Zoe may have been the basis for the [[Number Six|Six]]es (see [[Caprica Season 2|''Caprica'' Season 2]]) and that Messenger Zoe was only introduced because [[Tricia Helfer]] was unavailable to play Messenger Six, is it especially likely that Messenger Zoe is Messenger Six?
* Why is Messenger Zoe encouraging the development of the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]]?
* How did Messenger Zoe save Zoe from the fire in her old home?
* Did the Messengers involve themselves in the development of artificial sentience at other times in history, on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] or on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]?
* What led to original Zoe's personality change, from the happy optimist she was when she first created Zoe-A to the comparatively dour and hostile young woman whom she and Zoe-A became soon thereafter?
* Did Zoe tell Clarice about Messenger Zoe? If so, is that related to Clarice's belief that Amanda's visions of her brother Darius were significant?
* What will Zoe-A and Tamara-A do? ([[The Dirteaters|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==
*The original idea was for [[Tricia Helfer]] to appear in this episode as Messenger Six, but her shooting schedule disallowed it and Messenger Zoe was shown instead<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref>.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''Tomas Vergis translates from Tauron, explaining his reason for wanting Daniel Graystone to kill him:''
: '''Vergis:''' "Control your return to the soil," meaning plan your death. I am Tauron. It is important to me to die at the moment and time of my choosing. I choose here, now, at the hands of my enemy.
* ''Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama debate the necessity of assassinating Tomas Vergis:''
:'''Graystone:''' Let me try and reason with him. He's a man of business. We speak the same language.
:'''Adama:''' No. You speak Caprican.
:'''Graystone:''' Human beings value life. That's one of the main things that makes us slightly more evolved than animals. Understanding the value of life.
:'''Adama:''' Other things have value.
:'''Graystone:''' Look, if I don't at least try, I'm no better than . . .
:'''Adama:''' Me?
:'''Graystone:''' Him.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Thomas Saunders]] as [[Jon Parker]]
*[[Jadyn Wong]] as Gamester
*[[Luke Welland]] as Butcher Knife Player
*[[Olivia Steele Falconer]] as Young [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]

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Retribution

2020-02-01T19:05:16Z

BlueResistance:

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| series= cap
| title=Retribution
| season=1
| episode=11
| special=
| extra=
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| writer=[[Patrick Massett]]<br>[[John Zinman]]
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| director=[[Jonas Pate]]
| production=111
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| US airdate=October 12, 2010
| CAN airdate=October 12, 2010
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| prev= [[Unvanquished]]
| next = [[Things We Lock Away]]
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== Overview ==
: ''Barnabas Greeley's leadership of the STO on Caprica is challenged by a failed bombing and the return of Clarice Willow. Jordan Duram solicits Amanda Graystone for help in his investigation of the STO. Daniel Graystone begins a blackmail campaign against members of the Graystone Industries board of directors in his attempt to reclaim the corporation.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*Inside a nearly deserted [[Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport]] terminal, [[Soldiers of the One]] members [[Pann]], [[Hippolyta]], and [[Lacy Rand]] quietly go about setting up explosive devices. Before Rand can remove hers from a bag, a security guard confronts her, but is suddenly shot dead by Pann. The three terrorists flee into the rainy night and a waiting car driven by [[Keon Gatwick]]. As they speed away, Hippolyta prepares to detonate the bombs--until Rand tells them that she still has a device with her, in the car.

=== Act 1 ===
*The terrorists begin to realize the depth of their failure: not only were they unable to carry out the mission given to them by the leader of their STO cell, [[Barnabas Greeley]], but the unexploded devices left in the terminal bear their fingerprints. Hippolyta and Pann berate Rand for her incompetence, until Rand demands to be dropped off.
*At the [[Graystone Estate]], [[Sam Adama]] pushes a confused and angry [[Cornell Gast]] inside, where he is confronted by [[Joseph Adama]] and Gast's former friend, [[Daniel Graystone]]. Daniel explains that as a member of the board of directors of [[Graystone Industries]], Gast's vote is required to reinstate Daniel as the corporation's CEO, and that he is willing to publicly reveal Gast's history of drug abuse and sexual assault on young girls in order to ensure that vote. Gast indignantly refuses and is allowed to leave.
*Joseph and Sam sit down with Daniel and review their files on other Graystone Industries board members. One by one, details of drunken driving, marital infidelity, and illicit sex emerge. Despite his misgivings about betraying colleagues and friends, Daniel carries on.
*Waking from a dream about her daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], [[Amanda Graystone]] notices her friend [[Clarice Willow]] lying in bed, wearing a [[holoband]], and mumbling about Zoe. In [[V-world]], Sister Clarice is talking with [[Alvo]] about the failed attack on the spaceport and the involvement of Clarice's former followers, who she calls her "children." Alvo demands that Clarice take action.
*Gast sits in a parked car somewhere in [[Caprica City]], finishes composing a letter, puts a gun to his head, and fires.

=== Act 2 ===
*Clarice moves against her former students. She first breaks into Pann's apartment and confronts him while he is seated in a bathtub; he apologizes to her and she reminds him that he was her first follower before Clarice pushes a television into the bathtub, electrocuting him. Several hours later in an alleyway, Clarice approaches Hippolyta, who tries to run but is cornered by Clarice's husband [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]].
*After daybreak, Rand makes her way to one of Greeley's safe sites, in a high-rise building undergoing construction. Greeley becomes enraged and doubts Rand's commitment to him. She tells him that she is loyal to [[God (RDM)|God]], which is enough to satisfy him.

=== Act 3 ===
*Overcome by grief and suspicion, Cornell Gast's wife [[Helen Gast|Helen]] attempts to talk to Daniel, who calmly orders his driver to continue on. Daniel thinks back to his first meeting with Amanda in a hospital room after her [[End_of_Line#Act_4|attempted suicide]]. He once again tries to justify his use of [[Ha'la'tha]] criminals to steal [[Meta-cognitive_processor|cutting-edge technology]] in light of the [[Know_Thy_Enemy#Teaser|people in killed during the theft]]. He compares his mistake with Zoe's involvement with the STO, which Amanda interprets as Daniel calling her a bad mother.
*Agents of the [[Global Defense Department]] search Pann's apartment as part of their investigation of the abortive attack on the spaceport, which has become a murder case with the discovery of Pann's body. [[Jordan Duram]] notes that Pann was a student of the [[Athena Academy]], the same school attended by Zoe Graystone and [[Ben Stark]] before their suspected involvement in the [[Metropolitan_Levitation_Mass_Transit|maglev bombing]]. He finds Sister Clarice on a Caprica City street. His questions quickly shift from Pann and Hippolyta to Clarice's own involvement in the [[Monotheist Church]]. Clarice reminds him of her position in service of the goddess [[Athena,_Lord_of_Kobol|Athena]] and as headmistress of the Athena Academy and walks off.
*[[Cyrus Xander]] visits Daniel with a wooden crate containing the ruined [[U-87]] prototype robot.
*Duram meets with the director of the GDD, [[Gara Singh]], about his investigation of the STO. Singh informs him that Sister Clarice has filed a harassment complaint, that even [[Youngblood|his own partner]] thinks that Duram is going in the wrong direction, and shares his own opinion that Duram is blinded by his own devout polytheism. Duram grudgingly assures his superior that he will back off.

=== Act 4 ===
*Without official support for his investigation of Sister Clarice, Duram turns to Amanda. He apologizes for [[Gravedancing|coming into her home and taking all of her daughter's belongings]] before he explains why he feels Clarice is STO: she was raised on [[Gemenon]] at the same time the STO was actively recruiting soldiers to protect the new Monad Church, and she had been on Gemenon the week before at the same time as a conclave of the Monad Church leadership, and not at a teaching conference [[End of Line|as she had claimed]]. Duram goes on to ask Amanda if she would become a confidential informant and bring back intelligence. Amanda leaves without giving him a decision.
*At the cabin, Amanda reflects on her time with Clarice and realizes that there have been hints of her monotheism all along. She asks Clarice about her holoband usage. Her answers are evasive.
*Amanda enters the Graystone Estate sometime later that evening, opens a safe, and retrieves a gun.

=== Act 5 ===
*With Greeley's cell under attack, Rand suggests that Greeley contact the [[Mother|Blessed Mother]] on Gemenon to arrange a truce. Greeley instantly rejects the idea and grows increasingly violent. Keon Gatwick loses his patience and tries to leave the safe site, only to be shot dead by Greeley. At that moment, Clarice and Olaf enter. Olaf seizes Rand, while Clarice arms an explosive and handcuffs Greeley to a beam. Greeley defiantly declares Clarice's vision of [[apotheosis]] to be nothing but a fraud. Back on the street, Clarice detonates the explosive, destroying the top floors of the skyscraper. Rand asks if Clarice and Olaf will kill her. Clarice answers, "I hope not."
*Amanda returns to the cabin. Clarice is slumped in her chair and obviously troubled. Amanda slowly reaches into her purse for the gun, until Clarice says that Amanda is the only person she can talk to. Amanda lets the gun go, and listens to her friend.

== Notes ==
* [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] do not appear in this episode.
* A ship of the same type as ''[[Colonial One]]'' is seen lifting off from the Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport.

== Analysis ==
* Zoe briefly has red eyes in Amanda's nightmare, accompanied by the distinctive sound of a Centurion's eye flashing. This indicates a subconscious awareness on Amanda's part of a connection between her daughter and the robot or possibly a similarity to the prescient dreams many ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' characters experience.
* Clarice is aided by Olaf Willow in her drive to eliminate members of Greeley's cell. Both Olaf and [[Nestor Willow]], two of Clarice's husbands, have previously been shown as collaborators working with Clarice ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Nestor is absent in this episode and was last seen near Clarice's car, which was bombed ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]"); however, an article in ''[[The Caprican]]'' indicates that he survived <ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/sister-clarisse-willow-target-of-bomb-plot.php Sister Clarice Willow, Target of Bomb Plot]</ref>.

== Questions ==
* What are Clarice's plans for Lacy? ([[Things We Lock Away|Answer]])
* Did Greeley escape Clarice's bomb?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]
*[[Andrew Airlie]] as [[Cornell Gast]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Zak Santiago]] as [[Pann]]
*[[Aidan Dee]] as [[Hippolyta]]
*[[Maya Massar]] as [[Helen Gast]]
*[[Garvin Cross]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Security Guard|Security Guard]]
*[[Bridget Hoffman]] as Newswoman
*[[Sophie Lui]] as Reporter
*[[Greg Benson]] as Weatherman
*[[Neil Schell]] as Doctor

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category: Episodes written by Patrick Massett]]
[[Category: Episodes written by John Zinman]]
[[Category: Episodes directed by Jonas Pate]]

[[de:Retribution]]
[[fr:Épisode:Représailles]]

Ghosts in the Machine

2020-01-31T00:39:37Z

BlueResistance:

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== Overview ==
: ''Daniel Graystone suspects that the Zoe avatar he thought was lost is still inside the Cylon prototype, and he puts the robot through a series of tests intended to flush her out. Joseph Adama ventures further into the gritty world of New Cap City to find Tamara.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*In his [[Caprica City]] apartment, [[Joseph Adama]] is lying on the sofa, wearing a [[holoband]] and a computer running on the table next to him. In a tunnel underneath [[New Cap City]], Joseph is dressed in a flashy suit and fedora--better attire for New Cap City than the "businessman special" he was initially scanned in, according to [[Emmanuelle]]. She gives him a drug, [[Amp]], intended to enhance his senses and reflexes. Joseph puts a drop of Amp into his eye and feels an instant surge that registers in his real-life body.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] reactivates the [[U-87]]. He tells the prototype that he is convinced the [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe avatar]] is there, in the U-87, but she gives him no indication. Daniel correctly guesses that Zoe is refusing to respond to him. Realizing that she will answer only as the robot, he promises something difficult for her, something that he says will be for the best.

=== Act 1 ===
*In a New Cap City alleyway, Emmanuelle and Joseph find the unconscious body of an Amp addict. Joseph is scared by the potential of something in the holoband--technology that was intentionally designed to not be addictive--to go directly into the pleasure centers of the brain and have this kind of effect. A large airship and its fighter escorts, the same that took [[Tad Thorean]] out of the game, appear overhead, and the two of them take cover. Emmanuelle hands Joseph a gun and instructs him on how to use it with the flair of a fictional character. She refuses to reveal her real-life identify ("You think this is what I look like in real life?"), admitting only that she is being paid to help him.
*Amanda walks along a secluded road in a forest, the place where her brother died years ago in an accident. A car drives by. It seems as if her brother is driving.
*Zoe-A finishes assembling a rifle. Daniel orders her to dismantle it again and she grudgingly, but efficiently, complies. Daniel smokes, despite [[Zoe_Graystone|the original Zoe]]'s hatred of his habit. He starts talking to the robot about the old house that their family had lived in years earlier, and the fire that had destroyed it. The firearm is dismantled, and Daniel orders her to assemble it again. He relates the story of Zoe at the age of five, screaming, trapped in her room by the flames. He speculates in vivid detail about what Zoe must have seen and heard and felt in that room. Suddenly, he burns his finger on a lit match--and the robot spontaneously and noisily tenses its grip on the gun. Daniel is more convinced than ever that the avatar is there.
*Sometime later, Zoe-A sits with [[Lacy Rand]] in the [[V-Club]] VIP room, telling her about the episode and her urge to hurt Daniel. Zoe realizes that Daniel is trying to draw her out. Lacy wonders openly whether that might not be a bad thing, to which Zoe answers that he has used her and lied to her, and that he will do it again. Her only option seems to be to follow every order, to turn herself off and become only the U-87. "Can you do that anymore?" Lacy asks.
*Joseph and Emmanuelle arrive at the New Cap City equivalent of the Adama apartment. His key does not work, suggesting that someone else has moved in. They knock. A drug addict answers but quickly shuts the door. Joseph breaks in and holds the man down, making sure that he does not move to take off his holoband. The apartment is a mess. Joseph asks him about [[Tamara-A]]. After describing her and showing a photo of her, the man recognizes "the dead girl" and points them to [[Mysteries]], a club. Before they can leave, another man enters the apartment behind them, cocking a shotgun.

=== Act 2 ===
*The drug addict hides behind the gunman, who is joined by another man with a gun. Joseph pleads that he is only interested in finding his daughter and that he would be willing to pay them, but the gunman has already lost two friends to Tamara. He spares Emmanuelle, but as she moves away, she pulls a gun and quickly shoots both gunmen. One of them flickers but does not fade from the game, and threatens to shoot Joseph--who cannot bring himself to fire on the man. Emmanuelle manages to finish him off. She is furious with Joseph's hesitation.
*At the Willow house, Clarice talks to Amanda over the phone about her sighting. She wonders if Amanda asked Daniel yet about the Zoe avatar. Amanda was told that the avatar was unstable and no longer exists.
*Daniel has brought the U-87 outside, to a grassy area overlooking the water near the estate. He confronts the U-87 about its "tell," the show of tension that betrayed Zoe's presence. Despite her supposed brilliance and the chance she was given to live in the real world through the U-87, Daniel argues that she is still a "scared little girl" hiding from life inside the machine. He briefly softens his tone, tells her that he loves her, and pleads for her to talk. Nothing. Daniel then pours a ring of gasoline around the robot, betting that her fear of fire will overcome her stubbornness and the robot's ability to tolerate heat, and force her to reveal herself unequivocally. He ignites the gasoline and waits. The U-87 does not move, and the fire burns itself out. Inside the robot, stress is taking its toll on Zoe.

=== Act 3 ===
*[[Sam Adama]] enters his brother's apartment and finds Joseph groggy and unkempt, admiring a card given to him by Tamara and the stylized "T" she used to sign her name. Sam bluntly tells him that he has already [[There_is_Another_Sky#Tag|said goodbye to Tamara and his wife, Shannon]]. Joseph asks Sam what he thinks about when he kills someone. At first, Sam is angered, but then says that he tells himself the situation is not real, that the targets are ''only'' targets, just like a game.
*Emmanuelle and Joseph arrive at Mysteries. Before entering the club, they are required to check their weapons. Inside, Joseph tries his best to follow Emmanuelle and to stay inconspicuous. The flamboyant host, [[Cerberus]], calls out for players to the fast-paced beat of electric music, rapid strobe lights, and the chance to reach an epiphany. No one in the audience volunteers. Suddenly, Cerberus selects Joseph. Armed guards drag Joseph to the stage, where he pleads for help in finding Tamara and shows the host a photograph. Cerberus tears up the photo, and insists that they can help one another--but that failure to answer the riddle correctly will result in death. Cerberus ceremoniously reads the question. Joseph is flustered, and comes up with nothing. He is booed and pulled off the stage.

=== Act 4 ===
*In the lobby, Joseph spots Tamara's stylized signature written almost out of sight on a glass case, and instantly knows that she was here. He secretly takes a dose of Amp, and the instant he is handed his checked weapon, he moves with lightning speed and kills the check boy. He walks back into the club and eliminates Cerberus' guards before they can react. He orders the clients to leave, and one by one they reach for their holobands and de-rezz.
*Joseph turns his attention to Cerberus. He admits that Tamara once played the riddle game, looking for answers about her existence. She could not answer her riddle, but she could not be killed. Word of her appearance spread through New Cap City and has been helping to fill the club for the past month. Cerberus is so eager for her return that he is willing to give her star billing and to pay her real [[cubits]]. Before Joseph leaves, Cerberus warns him of the transformative abilities of New Cap City.
*Outside, behind Mysteries, Emmanuelle and Joseph find an entire wall covered by Tamara's signatures. Emmanuelle suggests that Tamara has found a home in the game, and that it is time for Joseph to return to his own home.
*In her bedroom, Amanda smokes and looks at childhood pictures. Serge interrupts to notify her that [[Tomas Vergis]] is at the door and, to Amanda's surprise, wishes to speak with her. In the foyer, Amanda notes Vergis' gloves as a sign of mourning. He succinctly tells Amanda about the murders of his employees and the theft of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], and his belief that Daniel is responsible. Amanda is indignant, and Vergis wonders aloud whether she really knows her husband. She orders him to leave.
*In the lab, Daniel sits exhausted in front of the U-87. [[Caesar]] is fixated on the robot. Daniel shows the Cylon a handgun and promises one more test: if Zoe is in the machine, she will not be able to follow his order to shoot the dog. On the count of five, Zoe complies with the order and shoots three times. Caesar whimpers but is unharmed--the gun is loaded with blanks. Daniel orders the U-87 to shut down.

=== Act 5 ===
*Late at night, Daniel wanders into the living room, drinks, and watches home videos of Zoe. Outside, Amanda sits and despairs.
*In the VIP room of the [[V-Club]], Zoe tells Lacy about the experience, including the robot's ability to detect the subtly lighter feel of the handgun and hence the fact that it was loaded with blanks. If it had been loaded with full rounds, Zoe believes she would have aimed it at Daniel. She begs Lacy to help her escape soon, before she does something rash.

== Notes ==
* ''[[w:The Ghost in the Machine|The Ghost in the Machine]]'' is a non-fiction work by [[w:Arthur Koestler|Arthur Koestler]]. Among its themes are man's tendency towards self-destruction, and that the more primitive parts of the brain (the "ghost in the machine") can override logical functions and are responsible for destructive impulses.
* ''[[w:Ghost in the Machine (album)|Ghost in the Machine]]'' is the fourth album by [[w:The Police|The Police]], named for and influenced by the book mentioned above. Among the songs contained on the album are "Spirits in the Material World", Demolition Man", and "Rehumanize Yourself". Additionally, the song, "One World (Not Three)" evokes Lacy's and Zoe's conversation in "Rebirth" about Zoe's three selves which Lacy refer to as a trinity.

== Analysis ==
*[[Cerberus]] is the first example in the re-imagined continuity of crossdressing.
*When Joseph confronts Cerberus about his daughter, he yells out, "You freak!" It is unclear if Joseph is referring to the game that Cerberus plays at the club, or Cerberus' status as a crossdresser. If it is the latter, it would be the first expression of intolerance toward a different sexuality and/or gender-based identity depicted in the re-imagined continuity. Up to this point, Colonial society has been shown to be highly tolerant of such diversity.
*Cerberus' riddle to Joseph about parents visiting their sins upon their children is yet another reference to one of the [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|themes]] from the [[Re-imagined Series]]. In the speech given at ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s decommissioning ceremony, [[William Adama]] uses this line as well.
*As per Cerberus' riddle, Colonial mythology (like Greek mythology) includes a war in which the gods overthrew their predecessors the [[Titan]]s. There are parallels to Man overthrowing the Gods and Cylon overthrowing Man.
*While describing the fire that destroyed the Graystones' family home (and mentally scarred Zoe in the process) years earlier, Daniel notes that the fire was started by running too much heavy computer equipment in a place that was not designed to accommodate it. This can easily be interpreted as foreshadowing the destructive nature of Daniel's own work and the products of [[Graystone Industries]] on an unprepared [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonial]] society. The holoband is seen by some (such as [[Baxter Sarno]]) as having ruined lives, especially those of younger people. In time, the descendants of the U-87 will launch the [[First Cylon War]] and ultimately the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|near-extinction of the human race]].
*The U-87 weighs approximately one-quarter ton, according to Daniel.

== Questions ==
*Will Zoe-A have an opportunity to kill Daniel, and if so, will she take it?
*Will Tamara-A have a long-term effect on life inside New Cap City? ([[Unvanquished|Answer #1]], [[The Heavens Will Rise|Answer #2]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Cerberus]] poses a riddle to [[Joseph Adama]]:''
:'''Cerberus:''' As the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|gods]] overthrew the [[Titans]], so has Man overthrown the gods. But when Man visits his sins upon his children, how shall he be repaid?

* ''Cerberus wonders aloud about the nature of [[Tamara-A]]:''
:'''Cerberus:''' Maybe she's found the answers everyone is searching for, or maybe she is the answer.

* ''[[Emmanuelle]] berates [[Joseph Adama]] after a near-fatal encounter with some thugs:''
:'''Emmanuelle:''' Get your pink [[w:Newbie|newbie]] cheeks out of [[New Cap City|this game]] and don't come back in until you've got your [[frak|frakkin']] head on straight!
:'''Joseph Adama:''' Uh ... B-but my daughter ... I've got to get my daughter ...
:'''Emmanuelle:''' Yeah, but you're no good to her if you're going to freeze every time some dirtbag shoves a gun in your face. I thought [[Tauron (RDM)|Taurons]] had bigger stones.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]
*[[Dmitry Chepovetsky]] as [[Cerberus]]
*[[Philip Granger|Phil Granger]] as [[Tanner Willow]]
*[[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Jesse Haddock]] and [[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]
*[[Stefan Arngrim]] as [[Amphead]]
*[[Ron Selmour]] as [[Shotgun]]
*[[King Lau]] as Bouncer #2
*[[Amos Stern]] as Cigarette Man
*[[Patrick Sabongui]] as Weasely Bouncer
*[[Kailyn Stratton]] as Six-year-old [[Zoe Graystone]]
*[[Kassandra Kingsborough]] as Young [[Amanda Graystone]]
*[[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
*[[Kirstyn Konig]] as Female Dancer
*[[Crystal Yuan-Jui Lai]] as Female Dancer
*[[Paula Giroday]] as Female Dancer
*[[Aryn Savard]] as Female Dancer
*[[Christian Vincent]] as Male Dancer
*[[Scott Augustine]] as Male Dancer
*[[Kenny Mugisha]] as Male Dancer
*[[Marco Arimare]] as Male Dancer

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}
[[Category:Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Wayne Rose]]

[[de:Ghosts in the Machine]]
[[fr:Épisode:Âmes perdues]]

The Imperfections of Memory

2020-01-29T22:53:35Z

BlueResistance: /* Overview */

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| special=
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| story=
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== Overview ==
: ''To obtain Zoe's avatar, Clarice Willow carries on her friendship with Amanda Graystone, who is beginning to see visions of her dead brother. Heracles guides Joseph Adama through the hazards of New Cap City. The Zoe avatar and Lacy Rand continue their efforts to get the U-87 to Gemenon. Daniel Graystone is pressured by Tomas Vergis to sell the Caprica Buccaneers to fund his company's work on the meta-cognitive processor.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*From a hazy first-person point of view, someone in bare feet and a hospital gown is chasing after a young man through a hospital corridor. In her bed, [[Amanda Graystone]] suddenly wakes. She goes into her purse and retrieves an envelope from the [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]].
*[[Clarice Willow]] is woken by one of her husbands, [[Olaf Willow]]. Olaf and [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]] have finished reviewing the information stolen from [[Daniel Graystone]]'s computer, and found that the [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe avatar]] had been downloaded from the computer. Clarice believes that Daniel knows where it is now. She decides to meet Amanda at the memorial to the Maglev bombing victims, and to give her some emotional support.
*Workers are collecting personal items from the memorial, relocating them to a permanent shelter at Apollo Park. Amanda grows indignant, telling one of the workers that these items cannot be moved. Clarice joins her. As the workers withdraw in frustration, Amanda spots the young man from her dream in the crowd. She snaps a picture before being whisked away by Clarice. In Amanda's car, she confesses to Clarice that she saw "someone"--her deceased brother [[Darius]].
*Zoe calls [[Lacy Rand]] and insists that they meet immediately in the VIP room of the [[V-Club]]. She tells Lacy that Clarice accessed Daniel's computer. Lacy needs more time to prepare delivery of the [[U-87]] to [[Gemenon]]. Zoe grows angry wth Lacy for letting her down again--and Lacy quickly corrects her by saying she has never let ''her'', the avatar, down.
*In an alleyway behind a restaurant, [[Tad Thorean]] is working when he is ordered to tell a man in a suit not to loiter. The man turns around--[[Joseph Adama]] pushes Thorean back into the alleyway and demands to be taken into [[New Cap City]] to find his daughter, [[Tamara-A|Tamara]]. Thorean relents, and the two of them don [[holoband]]s and enter [[V-world]].

=== Act 1 ===
*Amanda experiences another vision of chasing her brother through a hospital corridor, never catching him. In her living room, she uses a window tile to view blurry photographs taken with her cellphone at the memorial site. None of them show any sign of Darius.
*Thorean, now in the New Cap City persona of [[Heracles]], leads Joseph through an underground tunnel. He is unsure that Tamara stayed in New Cap City, but Joseph is certain that she did, trusting that she would stay in one place until found. They pause, and Heracles warns Joseph that no amount of hacking or disguise can circumvent New Cap City's cardinal rule: if a person is killed in the game, they are permanently barred from it for life. Explosions and gunfire from above stop them from going up to street level.
*Amanda is browsing through the stalls of street vendors when she hears a car crash. She runs toward the crash and offers to help, but another doctor reaches the victim first. When she turns away, she spots Darius. She chases after him with no luck, until she runs into a dead end in a parking garage. Next to her, she notices a poster advertising the Caprica City Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring a painting of a covered bridge in a forest. She takes the poster. Before leaving, she gives herself a dose of prescription pills.
*Clarice wraps a ribbon around a pricey bottle of liquor. Olaf tells her that their wife [[Desiree_Willow|Desiree]] will be upset with the expense. Clarice counters that because Amanda is Zoe's mother and because she sees people who are not there, Clarice must listen to her for the word of God.
*Heracles and Joseph carefully emerge from a subway stairway onto the daytime streets of New Cap City. A bomb goes off near them. Joseph wonders why they cannot just fly to their destination instead of walking. For a moment, Heracles humors him, then calls him an idiot for not realizing that New Cap City is a non-fantasy game--in other words, if people cannot fly under their own power in the real world, it is impossible here, too. An airship fires a round near them, and they proceed as cautiously as possible. Three helicopter-like aircraft that had been escorting the airship move in the same direction as Joseph and Heracles.

=== Act 2 ===
*Clarice arrives at the Graystone Estate with a gift--a bottle of Scorpion Marsh Genuine [[Ambrosia]]. As they drink their way through the bottle, Amanda tells Clarice about the incident with the car crash and the poster, and shows the poster to Clarice. She was in the car with Darius when he died, so she knows that the bridge in the poster is where it occurred. She admits that the trauma of the accident was so great that she was given drugs.
*The [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] mediasphere: a commercial for [[V-world#V Match Sites|V-Match]], the ''Rhetoric'' news show discussing the plummet in [[Graystone Industries]] stock value, the Caprica Shopping Network selling a limited edition of the Graystone OS-9 holoband, with all proceeds going to the Graystone Children's Fund.
*In Daniel's private booth at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Tomas Vergis]] interrupts Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] as they talk and watch a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] match. He tells them that the stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] actually never worked, and again he insists that Daniel sell him the C-Bucs.
*On a playground, Lacy and [[Keon Gatwick]] talk about [[Barnabas Greeley]]'s refusal to help her. Keon tells her that Greeley refuses to help someone outside [[Soldiers of the One]], so she decides to join STO. Keon is resistant, but Lacy kisses him.
*Daniel and Xander argue about Vergis' claim. Daniel believes that Vergis is betraying some advantage that they can use against him, but Xander does not see it--he only knows that Graystone Industries is overextended, and that sale of the C-Bucs is the only viable financial option. Daniel angrily refuses to sell, and leaves.
*At the [[Graystone Estate]] lab, [[Philomon]] enters V-world; once he is in, Zoe-A follows him. In V-world, they are both flying early model [[Viper_(RDM)|Vipers]]. Zoe tries to operate her Viper, but quickly clips Philomon, sending her plane burning and spinning out of control toward the sea.
*In New Cap City, Heracles and Joseph try to flee a renewed attack from the [[dirigible]] and its fighters. Joseph hesitates, exposing Heracles. A fighter catches him in the street, killing him. Joseph disconnects. Back in the alleyway, Thorean curses Joseph and tells him that he is now on his own.

=== Act 3 ===
*Zoe's crashed Viper lies in shallow coastal waters. Philomon walks down a hillside, catching up with a dripping wet Zoe, who is removing her parachute. They begin talking about how V-world is overused as an escape from life, when it should be used as a place to extend life, in generative ways that are random and more natural. They kiss for a while, until Zoe seems to brainstorm about the benefits of generative programming, and the need to let a robot out into the world to explore and learn. Something in Philomon sparks. He thanks her, and they kiss again.
*Daniel comes home and talks with Amanda. In the midst of their conversation, he notices the ambrosia bottle on the counter. She squirms a little. Daniel asks further, wondering if he should be jealous. Coyly she answers, "Maybe," but offers no further details. He accepts it casually, then walks away. Flustered, Amanda takes another dose of her medicine and calls Clarice to suggest a night out. Clarice suggests that Amanda join her at the [[Dive Bar]].
*Daniel walks downstairs into the lab and spots Philomon using a holoband, kissing the air. Daniel plays a few loud notes on a piano and jolts him back into the real world. He reminds his young assistant about their impending deadline and the need to focus. Philomon pauses, then sounds out his theory about the MCP being partially analog, generative, and therefore impossible to simply copy like a digital program. However, he has no evidence of this, and Daniel dismisses him for the evening. As soon as Philomon leaves, however, Daniel starts to consider the possibility of a generative system.

=== Act 4 ===
*At home, Joseph re-enters New Cap City. Once he reaches street level, he starts calling out Tamara's name. He fails to notice a woman behind him. A few moments later, she comes up behind him and puts a knife to his throat. She releases him, and introduces herself as [[Emmanuelle]]. She is already familiar with his quest to find Tamara-A, through Thorean himself, and she offers to guide Joseph through New Cap City, for a price.
*Amanda and Clarice smoke pipes of "purple," quickly growing sluggish and giddy. Amanda produces the Delphi Convalescent Institute donation letter, and tells Clarice about her two and a half years there for her "trouble coping with reality," which began a whole three years after Darius' death.

=== Act 5 ===
*Clarice does not believe Amanda at first, but then she shows her sympathy. Amanda had been experiencing hallucinations of her dead brother so frequently that she abandoned college and many other things in her life. She still feels guilt for not telling Darius everything that should have been said while he was alive. Clarice takes the initiative and says that God, singular, loves her, and that trusting Him will enable her to escape her pain. Amanda seems not to understand, and asks [[Religion_in_the_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#The_Lords_of_Kobol|which god]] she means.
*In the lab, Daniel continues to consider the notion of generative process. The Graystones' dog, [[Caesar]], tries to engage the U-87 in a game of fetch. Zoe-A tries to shoo the dog away, but he whimpers and barks for attention. Daniel walks over to the U-87, and examines it closely. "Zoe," he whispers.

== Notes ==
* The [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] appears to be the same location the Cylons use as a [[farm]] after the Fall, and where [[Kara Thrace]] and other women are kept prisoner. Indeed, in [[The Farm]], [[Simon]] states that the building was formerly a mental hospital.

== Analysis ==
* It seems clear now that [[Zoe-A]] is deliberately seducing, rather than simply courting, [[Philomon]], with her goal evidently being to use him as a means to escape [[Daniel Graystone|Graystone]]'s lab. However, [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s question regarding Philomon's attractiveness indicates she thinks that's not the only reason Zoe is approaching the roboticist.
* Zoe-A and Lacy clearly differ on whether the latter has disappointed the former yet, underlining some tensions between the two. Lacy indicates she hasn't, because that Zoe-A isn't Zoe and so her sudden refusal to board the [[maglev]] doesn't count. Zoe-A, however, seems to believe that she really ''is'' Zoe, if only in personality, an idea well in line with [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]]'s theory of [[apotheosis]]. On the other hand, had Lacy not refused to board the maglev, she would be dead and unable to help Zoe-A.
* During the drug binge at the [[Dive]], Clarice let her monotheism slip, as noted by [[Amanda Graystone]] who questioned ''which'' [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|god]] she was talking about when she said "[[God (RDM)|God]]." It is unclear if Amanda suspects Sister Clarice's true allegiances, but it is clear that Clarice is in danger of breaking her cover.
* While an interesting theory and one that would theoretically explain why the [[MCP]] has not yet been successfully copied, Zoe-A's explanation to Philomon about letting a program "grow" rather than building seemingly contradicts several points. Notably, of course, is Zoe-A's very existence--Zoe-A is repeatedly described to be a ''perfect'' copy of [[Zoe Graystone]], rather than simply an imitation or look-alike. In this case, making an identical copy of ''her'' shouldn't be impossible, which Zoe-A's statements and later Philomon's reiterations of such to Daniel seem to imply. A possible explanation exists in the [[Significant Eight]], in which each individual of a particular model line are all theoretically one personality, but who in practice tend to act very differently (particularly the [[Number Six|Sixes]]). Zoe-A might also mean some kind of controlled growth that is distinct from a line by line copy, as Daniel has been attempting.

== Questions ==
* Is there any weight to [[Clarice]]'s theory that [[God (RDM)|God]] is speaking to her through [[Amanda]] and [[Zoe]]? Could this be evidence of a higher power at work, just as the [[Messengers]] influence events during and after the Fall?
* Following on from this question, could there be a connection between Amanda's visions of her brother and the apparitions that appear to people in the Fleet sixty years later?
* Does Clarice's belief that a person seeing others who aren't there is evidence of divine intervention indicate that she has read about prior appearances of the [[Messengers]]?
* How will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] go about testing his theory that [[Zoe-A]] is in the [[U-87]]? ([[Ghosts in the Machine|Answer]])
* Is Zoe-A a "perfect" copy of Zoe Graystone, as both she and Daniel seem to believe? Or is there an underlying difference, as [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] seems to? Similarly, is Tamara-A a perfect copy of [[Tamara Adama]]?
* Is there any attraction at all on Zoe-A's part towards [[Philomon]] or is she simply using him to escape?
* Will Philomon's proposed method (based on Zoe-A's suggestion) of [[artificial intelligence|AI]] development work in solving the [[MCP]] problem? ([[Unvanquished|Answer]])
* Is [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] genuinely attracted to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] (or vice versa)? If so, will either of them act on this?
* Is the V-World a precursor to, or in any way related to [[projection|Cylon Projection]]?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Leah Gibson]] on playing [[Emmanuelle]] and bossing around [[Joseph Adama]] ([[Esai Morales]])'':

: Well that was the best part of playing Emmanuelle! That, and the boots of course. (giggles) Esai and I hit it off right away, from the first day we met on set—we have always had a really wonderful rapport with one another. He was kind and incredibly warm, and so very much fun to play around with. And there is nothing more satisfying than playing the role of a strong, empowered female, who gets to kick the butts of minion men! Esai was full of advice and opinions until the camera started rolling, and then it was me kicking him into gear!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-leah-gibson|title=The Caprica Times' Exclusive Interview: Leah Gibson|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=3 May 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''[[Amanda]] and [[Clarice]] are smoking in the [[Dive Bar|Dive]], discussing Amanda's visions.''
:'''Amanda:''' Do you remember that old saying? "[[Pythia|All this has happened before, and all this will happen again]]"?

*''Graffiti in New Cap City accompanied by a simple human face:''
:THIS IS NOT ME, IT'S JUST MY BODY VEHICLE.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Richard Harmon]] as [[Tad Thorean|Tad Thorean/"Heracles"]]
*[[Chris Shields]] as [[Louie]]
*[[Jesse Haddock]] and [[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]
*[[Rif Hutton]] as Rhetoric Host #1
*[[Paul Pape]] as Rhetoric Host #2
*[[Steve Elliot]] as Doctor
*[[Sean Campbell]] as Construction Worker
*[[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
*[[Jim Thomson]] as [[Serge]] (voice, uncredited)

== References ==
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The Imperfections of Memory

2020-01-29T22:50:19Z

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== Overview ==
: ''To continue her goal of obtaining Zoe's avatar, Clarice Willow carries on her friendship with Amanda Graystone, who is being haunted by visions of her dead brother. Heracles guides Joseph Adama through the hazards of New Cap City. Zoe and Lacy Rand continue their respective efforts to get the U-87 to Gemenon while Daniel Graystone is still being pressured by Tomas Vergis to sell the Caprica Buccaneers to help work on the meta-cognitive processor.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*From a hazy first-person point of view, someone in bare feet and a hospital gown is chasing after a young man through a hospital corridor. In her bed, [[Amanda Graystone]] suddenly wakes. She goes into her purse and retrieves an envelope from the [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]].
*[[Clarice Willow]] is woken by one of her husbands, [[Olaf Willow]]. Olaf and [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]] have finished reviewing the information stolen from [[Daniel Graystone]]'s computer, and found that the [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe avatar]] had been downloaded from the computer. Clarice believes that Daniel knows where it is now. She decides to meet Amanda at the memorial to the Maglev bombing victims, and to give her some emotional support.
*Workers are collecting personal items from the memorial, relocating them to a permanent shelter at Apollo Park. Amanda grows indignant, telling one of the workers that these items cannot be moved. Clarice joins her. As the workers withdraw in frustration, Amanda spots the young man from her dream in the crowd. She snaps a picture before being whisked away by Clarice. In Amanda's car, she confesses to Clarice that she saw "someone"--her deceased brother [[Darius]].
*Zoe calls [[Lacy Rand]] and insists that they meet immediately in the VIP room of the [[V-Club]]. She tells Lacy that Clarice accessed Daniel's computer. Lacy needs more time to prepare delivery of the [[U-87]] to [[Gemenon]]. Zoe grows angry wth Lacy for letting her down again--and Lacy quickly corrects her by saying she has never let ''her'', the avatar, down.
*In an alleyway behind a restaurant, [[Tad Thorean]] is working when he is ordered to tell a man in a suit not to loiter. The man turns around--[[Joseph Adama]] pushes Thorean back into the alleyway and demands to be taken into [[New Cap City]] to find his daughter, [[Tamara-A|Tamara]]. Thorean relents, and the two of them don [[holoband]]s and enter [[V-world]].

=== Act 1 ===
*Amanda experiences another vision of chasing her brother through a hospital corridor, never catching him. In her living room, she uses a window tile to view blurry photographs taken with her cellphone at the memorial site. None of them show any sign of Darius.
*Thorean, now in the New Cap City persona of [[Heracles]], leads Joseph through an underground tunnel. He is unsure that Tamara stayed in New Cap City, but Joseph is certain that she did, trusting that she would stay in one place until found. They pause, and Heracles warns Joseph that no amount of hacking or disguise can circumvent New Cap City's cardinal rule: if a person is killed in the game, they are permanently barred from it for life. Explosions and gunfire from above stop them from going up to street level.
*Amanda is browsing through the stalls of street vendors when she hears a car crash. She runs toward the crash and offers to help, but another doctor reaches the victim first. When she turns away, she spots Darius. She chases after him with no luck, until she runs into a dead end in a parking garage. Next to her, she notices a poster advertising the Caprica City Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring a painting of a covered bridge in a forest. She takes the poster. Before leaving, she gives herself a dose of prescription pills.
*Clarice wraps a ribbon around a pricey bottle of liquor. Olaf tells her that their wife [[Desiree_Willow|Desiree]] will be upset with the expense. Clarice counters that because Amanda is Zoe's mother and because she sees people who are not there, Clarice must listen to her for the word of God.
*Heracles and Joseph carefully emerge from a subway stairway onto the daytime streets of New Cap City. A bomb goes off near them. Joseph wonders why they cannot just fly to their destination instead of walking. For a moment, Heracles humors him, then calls him an idiot for not realizing that New Cap City is a non-fantasy game--in other words, if people cannot fly under their own power in the real world, it is impossible here, too. An airship fires a round near them, and they proceed as cautiously as possible. Three helicopter-like aircraft that had been escorting the airship move in the same direction as Joseph and Heracles.

=== Act 2 ===
*Clarice arrives at the Graystone Estate with a gift--a bottle of Scorpion Marsh Genuine [[Ambrosia]]. As they drink their way through the bottle, Amanda tells Clarice about the incident with the car crash and the poster, and shows the poster to Clarice. She was in the car with Darius when he died, so she knows that the bridge in the poster is where it occurred. She admits that the trauma of the accident was so great that she was given drugs.
*The [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] mediasphere: a commercial for [[V-world#V Match Sites|V-Match]], the ''Rhetoric'' news show discussing the plummet in [[Graystone Industries]] stock value, the Caprica Shopping Network selling a limited edition of the Graystone OS-9 holoband, with all proceeds going to the Graystone Children's Fund.
*In Daniel's private booth at [[Atlas Arena]], [[Tomas Vergis]] interrupts Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] as they talk and watch a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] match. He tells them that the stolen [[meta-cognitive processor]] actually never worked, and again he insists that Daniel sell him the C-Bucs.
*On a playground, Lacy and [[Keon Gatwick]] talk about [[Barnabas Greeley]]'s refusal to help her. Keon tells her that Greeley refuses to help someone outside [[Soldiers of the One]], so she decides to join STO. Keon is resistant, but Lacy kisses him.
*Daniel and Xander argue about Vergis' claim. Daniel believes that Vergis is betraying some advantage that they can use against him, but Xander does not see it--he only knows that Graystone Industries is overextended, and that sale of the C-Bucs is the only viable financial option. Daniel angrily refuses to sell, and leaves.
*At the [[Graystone Estate]] lab, [[Philomon]] enters V-world; once he is in, Zoe-A follows him. In V-world, they are both flying early model [[Viper_(RDM)|Vipers]]. Zoe tries to operate her Viper, but quickly clips Philomon, sending her plane burning and spinning out of control toward the sea.
*In New Cap City, Heracles and Joseph try to flee a renewed attack from the [[dirigible]] and its fighters. Joseph hesitates, exposing Heracles. A fighter catches him in the street, killing him. Joseph disconnects. Back in the alleyway, Thorean curses Joseph and tells him that he is now on his own.

=== Act 3 ===
*Zoe's crashed Viper lies in shallow coastal waters. Philomon walks down a hillside, catching up with a dripping wet Zoe, who is removing her parachute. They begin talking about how V-world is overused as an escape from life, when it should be used as a place to extend life, in generative ways that are random and more natural. They kiss for a while, until Zoe seems to brainstorm about the benefits of generative programming, and the need to let a robot out into the world to explore and learn. Something in Philomon sparks. He thanks her, and they kiss again.
*Daniel comes home and talks with Amanda. In the midst of their conversation, he notices the ambrosia bottle on the counter. She squirms a little. Daniel asks further, wondering if he should be jealous. Coyly she answers, "Maybe," but offers no further details. He accepts it casually, then walks away. Flustered, Amanda takes another dose of her medicine and calls Clarice to suggest a night out. Clarice suggests that Amanda join her at the [[Dive Bar]].
*Daniel walks downstairs into the lab and spots Philomon using a holoband, kissing the air. Daniel plays a few loud notes on a piano and jolts him back into the real world. He reminds his young assistant about their impending deadline and the need to focus. Philomon pauses, then sounds out his theory about the MCP being partially analog, generative, and therefore impossible to simply copy like a digital program. However, he has no evidence of this, and Daniel dismisses him for the evening. As soon as Philomon leaves, however, Daniel starts to consider the possibility of a generative system.

=== Act 4 ===
*At home, Joseph re-enters New Cap City. Once he reaches street level, he starts calling out Tamara's name. He fails to notice a woman behind him. A few moments later, she comes up behind him and puts a knife to his throat. She releases him, and introduces herself as [[Emmanuelle]]. She is already familiar with his quest to find Tamara-A, through Thorean himself, and she offers to guide Joseph through New Cap City, for a price.
*Amanda and Clarice smoke pipes of "purple," quickly growing sluggish and giddy. Amanda produces the Delphi Convalescent Institute donation letter, and tells Clarice about her two and a half years there for her "trouble coping with reality," which began a whole three years after Darius' death.

=== Act 5 ===
*Clarice does not believe Amanda at first, but then she shows her sympathy. Amanda had been experiencing hallucinations of her dead brother so frequently that she abandoned college and many other things in her life. She still feels guilt for not telling Darius everything that should have been said while he was alive. Clarice takes the initiative and says that God, singular, loves her, and that trusting Him will enable her to escape her pain. Amanda seems not to understand, and asks [[Religion_in_the_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#The_Lords_of_Kobol|which god]] she means.
*In the lab, Daniel continues to consider the notion of generative process. The Graystones' dog, [[Caesar]], tries to engage the U-87 in a game of fetch. Zoe-A tries to shoo the dog away, but he whimpers and barks for attention. Daniel walks over to the U-87, and examines it closely. "Zoe," he whispers.

== Notes ==
* The [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] appears to be the same location the Cylons use as a [[farm]] after the Fall, and where [[Kara Thrace]] and other women are kept prisoner. Indeed, in [[The Farm]], [[Simon]] states that the building was formerly a mental hospital.

== Analysis ==
* It seems clear now that [[Zoe-A]] is deliberately seducing, rather than simply courting, [[Philomon]], with her goal evidently being to use him as a means to escape [[Daniel Graystone|Graystone]]'s lab. However, [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]]'s question regarding Philomon's attractiveness indicates she thinks that's not the only reason Zoe is approaching the roboticist.
* Zoe-A and Lacy clearly differ on whether the latter has disappointed the former yet, underlining some tensions between the two. Lacy indicates she hasn't, because that Zoe-A isn't Zoe and so her sudden refusal to board the [[maglev]] doesn't count. Zoe-A, however, seems to believe that she really ''is'' Zoe, if only in personality, an idea well in line with [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]]'s theory of [[apotheosis]]. On the other hand, had Lacy not refused to board the maglev, she would be dead and unable to help Zoe-A.
* During the drug binge at the [[Dive]], Clarice let her monotheism slip, as noted by [[Amanda Graystone]] who questioned ''which'' [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|god]] she was talking about when she said "[[God (RDM)|God]]." It is unclear if Amanda suspects Sister Clarice's true allegiances, but it is clear that Clarice is in danger of breaking her cover.
* While an interesting theory and one that would theoretically explain why the [[MCP]] has not yet been successfully copied, Zoe-A's explanation to Philomon about letting a program "grow" rather than building seemingly contradicts several points. Notably, of course, is Zoe-A's very existence--Zoe-A is repeatedly described to be a ''perfect'' copy of [[Zoe Graystone]], rather than simply an imitation or look-alike. In this case, making an identical copy of ''her'' shouldn't be impossible, which Zoe-A's statements and later Philomon's reiterations of such to Daniel seem to imply. A possible explanation exists in the [[Significant Eight]], in which each individual of a particular model line are all theoretically one personality, but who in practice tend to act very differently (particularly the [[Number Six|Sixes]]). Zoe-A might also mean some kind of controlled growth that is distinct from a line by line copy, as Daniel has been attempting.

== Questions ==
* Is there any weight to [[Clarice]]'s theory that [[God (RDM)|God]] is speaking to her through [[Amanda]] and [[Zoe]]? Could this be evidence of a higher power at work, just as the [[Messengers]] influence events during and after the Fall?
* Following on from this question, could there be a connection between Amanda's visions of her brother and the apparitions that appear to people in the Fleet sixty years later?
* Does Clarice's belief that a person seeing others who aren't there is evidence of divine intervention indicate that she has read about prior appearances of the [[Messengers]]?
* How will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] go about testing his theory that [[Zoe-A]] is in the [[U-87]]? ([[Ghosts in the Machine|Answer]])
* Is Zoe-A a "perfect" copy of Zoe Graystone, as both she and Daniel seem to believe? Or is there an underlying difference, as [[Lacy Rand|Lacy]] seems to? Similarly, is Tamara-A a perfect copy of [[Tamara Adama]]?
* Is there any attraction at all on Zoe-A's part towards [[Philomon]] or is she simply using him to escape?
* Will Philomon's proposed method (based on Zoe-A's suggestion) of [[artificial intelligence|AI]] development work in solving the [[MCP]] problem? ([[Unvanquished|Answer]])
* Is [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] genuinely attracted to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] (or vice versa)? If so, will either of them act on this?
* Is the V-World a precursor to, or in any way related to [[projection|Cylon Projection]]?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Leah Gibson]] on playing [[Emmanuelle]] and bossing around [[Joseph Adama]] ([[Esai Morales]])'':

: Well that was the best part of playing Emmanuelle! That, and the boots of course. (giggles) Esai and I hit it off right away, from the first day we met on set—we have always had a really wonderful rapport with one another. He was kind and incredibly warm, and so very much fun to play around with. And there is nothing more satisfying than playing the role of a strong, empowered female, who gets to kick the butts of minion men! Esai was full of advice and opinions until the camera started rolling, and then it was me kicking him into gear!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-leah-gibson|title=The Caprica Times' Exclusive Interview: Leah Gibson|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=3 May 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''[[Amanda]] and [[Clarice]] are smoking in the [[Dive Bar|Dive]], discussing Amanda's visions.''
:'''Amanda:''' Do you remember that old saying? "[[Pythia|All this has happened before, and all this will happen again]]"?

*''Graffiti in New Cap City accompanied by a simple human face:''
:THIS IS NOT ME, IT'S JUST MY BODY VEHICLE.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Leah Gibson]] as [[Emmanuelle]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Richard Harmon]] as [[Tad Thorean|Tad Thorean/"Heracles"]]
*[[Chris Shields]] as [[Louie]]
*[[Jesse Haddock]] and [[Johnston Gray]] as [[Darius]]
*[[Rif Hutton]] as Rhetoric Host #1
*[[Paul Pape]] as Rhetoric Host #2
*[[Steve Elliot]] as Doctor
*[[Sean Campbell]] as Construction Worker
*[[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
*[[Jim Thomson]] as [[Serge]] (voice, uncredited)

== References ==
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Know Thy Enemy

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== Overview ==
: ''Tomas Vergis comes to Caprica to seek vengeance on Daniel Graystone for two workers who were killed during the theft of his meta-cognitive processor. Sister Clarice tries to steal Zoe Graystone's avatar, a move that will reveal her plan and gain attention from STO soldiers who now follow the reckless Barnabas Greeley.

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*At the headquarters of the [[Vergis Corporation]] in [[Tauron City]], [[Tomas Vergis]] walks to his lab--and notices that a keypad lock has been ripped out of the wall. He pushes the door open and enters the corporation's [[meta-cognitive processor|MCP]] Research Laboratory. A piece of equipment is missing. When he looks up, he sees blood smears on a wall, and on the floor beneath, two dead bodies.
*One month later, at a museum on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] are enjoying a black tie function attended by many [[Graystone Industries]] shareholders; Daniel is receiving congratulations from the shareholders, the [[Caprica Buccaneers|C-Bucs]] have won today's game, and some time has passed since anyone has called Amanda "Terror Mom." As they dance, Daniel freezes upon seeing Vergis standing next to a sculpture. Vergis defends himself against Daniel's accusation of crashing the party, and abruptly tells him about the theft and murders. "We should get together while I'm on-world," Vergis says. "Discuss the situation."
*Upon returning to the [[Graystone Estate]], Amanda asks about the exchange. Daniel claims that Vergis' only interest was a claim of intellectual property infringement related to the [[U-87]]. In the middle of their discussion, [[Serge]] interrupts to announce that [[Cyrus Xander]] has arrived. As Daniel walks downstairs, Amanda calls out to him, "You'll tell me the rest when you're ready, yeah?"
*Xander asks Daniel for more details about Vergis' claims, while holding on to the hope that since there have been no legal charges related to the theft or the murders, Graystone and their company are still safe. Gradually, Daniel reveals that the [[Ha'la'tha]] was involved. Xander is flabbergasted and furious--and eavesdropping from inside the U-87, [[Zoe-A]] is troubled by the revelation. Xander calms down and offers advice for his meeting with Vergis. Daniel leaves to talk to someone about the matter, which Xander guesses is his "mob friend."

=== Act 1 ===
*[[Joseph Adama]] comes home with an Emptor Electronics bag, from which he takes out a [[holoband]] package. He activates the holoband, puts it on, and is transported to the interior of the virtual Graystone Industries building. Before he can get his bearings, a very bright-eyed, cheerful, and loud copy of Daniel welcomes him. Joseph tries repeatedly to get help finding his wife and daughter and accessing the "hacked worlds," but the avatar insists on showing him menus for licensed areas, while reminding him of the penalties for illegal operation. From somewhere, Joseph hears footsteps.
*Without warning, Daniel is standing over him in the apartment, backed up by his bodyguard, and removing Joseph's holoband. He accuses Joseph of intentionally allowing Vergis to know about his involvement in the MCP theft. Joseph counters by telling him that Vergis is a friend of the [[Guatrau]], and that if Vergis had known, Joseph would already be dead. He changes tracks, telling Daniel about [[Tamara-A]], which Daniel refuses to believe. They start to yell until [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] wakes up. The two men quietly finish, warning one another.
*Daniel cuts vegetables in his kitchen, thinking all the time about Vergis' claims and imagining the murders.
*Clarice listens to a [[wireless]] report about another bombing of a [[Holo Cafe|holo cafe]]. [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] think it is [[Barnabas Greeley]], a move that Clarice believes is badly timed. Nestor interrupts, telling her about a [[swipe drive]] which can be used to capture the Zoe avatar and to create more avatars. Clarice acknowledge it, but reminds him that Zoe-A is not just an avatar, but a continuation of the eternal soul. Nestor tells her that she has to get close to Daniel's computer with the swipe drive, and use it to take Zoe.
*Amanda takes a call. Clarice tells Amanda that she was "wonderful" on [[Gravedancing|''Sarno'']], and asks if she could come to the house to say goodbye to [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]. Amanda walks into an empty room and tells Clarice that the [[Global Defense Department]] took all of Zoe's things. Clarice offers to bring some of Zoe's books to Amanda.
*Joseph asks [[Sam Adama]] if there is anything the Guatrau could trace back to the two of them. Sam denies it, but Joseph pushes. Impatiently and vaguely, Sam tells his brother he did his job.
*In the Graystone Industries boardroom, Vergis eats an imperfect [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] steak in front of Daniel, who is confused by Vergis' change of mood. Daniel tells him flatly that he had no part in the crimes--but Vergis interrupts, informing him that now he is interested in buying the Caprica Buccaneers for 300 million [[cubits]]. He offers several explanations why, but ends by reminding Daniel that Graystone Industries needs cash in order to buy enough time to solve its problems with the MCP.

=== Act 2 ===
*[[Philomon]] takes a break in the Graystone Industries U-87 lab to smoke and to check his V-Match account; to his dismay, no one seems to be interested in him. He has a mock conversation with the U-87 about dating--until Daniel walks in.
*In a warehouse on the [[Caprica City]] docks guarded by men with machine guns, [[Keon Gatwick]] informs Barnabas Greeley about Lacy's request. Keon vouches for her. Greeley walks out of his room, and shocks Keon with the sight of his right arm wrapped tightly and painfully with barbed wire; as Greeley puts it, "Pain keeps our brain from going down bad paths." He tells Keon that if God is guiding Lacy, then she will be accepted.
*Clarice uses her holoband, and is sitting in a small confessional-like room with her disguised STO contact, [[Alvo]]. S/he tells Clarice that the "Conclave" supports Greeley over her quest for [[apotheosis]]. She argues that she needs more time in order to give the Conclave something tangible.
*Walking through the halls of Graystone Industries, Xander tries to convince Daniel of the merit in Vergis' offer for the C-Bucs. Nothing they have done so far with the MCP has been successful, and the cash could give them the opportunity to find a solution. Daniel, however, remain suspicious.
*Serge greets Clarice at the front door of the Graystone estate. Clarice is unsure how to respond to Serge, seemingly inexperienced with robots. Amanda intercedes and invites her in cheerfully, but grows quiet after accepting Zoe's books. They talk briefly about Agent [[Jordan Duram]], and then Clarice notes a decanter of Scorpion [[Ambrosia]]. Both have a taste for it, even though most Capricans detest it. They start to drink, and Amanda invites Clarice into Daniel's lab to see Zoe's drawings.
*At the Adama apartment, Joseph shows security camera photographs of [[Tad Thorean]] to [[Evelyn]], and asks her to personally locate him.
*Clarice's attention is drawn from Zoe's pictures to the U-87. She manages to place the swipe drive onto Daniel's computer and starts to download. She and Amanda talk about Zoe's hatred of Daniel's work and how she would react to having a "killer robot" in the house. Just as the download is completed, Amanda excuses herself for being drunk. They say farewell and embrace, with Clarice still clutching the drive.

=== Act 3 ===
*Keon and Lacy arrive at the dock and meet with Greeley. Lacy hesitates to tell him the nature of what she wants transported offworld, admitting only that Zoe died trying to do so. Greeley rejects the request and dismisses her. He erupts at Keon for bringing her, but calms himself and encourages Keon to find out the nature of the cargo before making a final decision.
*Alone in the estate lab, Zoe-A accesses a computer and hastily types a response to Philomon's V-Match profile.
*In the Caprica mediasphere, Vergis' offer for the C-Bucs is announced, the [[Global Defense Department]] raises the security threat level to "Serious," and the latest episode of ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' begins.
*[[Baxter Sarno]] introduces his next guest, an inventor, philanthropist, and an "excellent kisser"--Vergis. He presents Sarno with Tauron cigars, jokes about his rivalry with Daniel, and expresses sympathy for the Graystones and for others who were close to the victims of the [[Maglev]] bombing. He then pleasantly surprises the audience by announcing his intention to become a Caprican citizen.

=== Act 4 ===
*Philomon is working late when he receives an alert about a V-Match response from "Rachel." He slips on a holoband and enters the [[V-Club]] to meet her. Although Zoe-A is wearing glasses, Philomon instantly recognizes the face of Zoe Graystone. "Rachel" explains it as a failed attempt to protect herself from unwanted attention. Philomon confesses that despite the bombing, he admires Zoe Graystone's sense of principles.
*Olaf and Nestor find Clarice at the [[Dive Bar]], close to unconsciousness from alcohol and other drugs. However, they quickly find the swipe drive and note that she has completed her mission.
*Daniel wakes up in the middle of the night, consumed with thoughts about the murders in Vergis' laboratory.

=== Act 5 ===
*Evelyn enters the Adama apartment with copies of Tad Thorean's Caprica City driver's license and high school ID. She asks to look underneath a bandage at the [[There Is Another Sky|tattoo on his chest]]. They both become awkwardly aware of their proximity to one another.
*Talking over drinks in his living room, Daniel confidently rejects Vergis' offer for the C-Bucs and calls him out on his pretense of Caprican identity and allegiance, all a part of a scheme to win over Daniel's military contract. Vergis does not lie about his desire for the contract, but he continues that his real goal is "to tear up your dream." The two men killed during the break-in were close to him, "like brothers," so close that he served as ''no-ness'' to their children. He rolls up his sleeve and shows Daniel a long row of Tauron tattoos covering his forearm, with two marks near the top indicating these children, who are now orphans. Vergis pledges to take away the precious things in Daniel's life: the C-Bucs, Graystone Industries, and more.

== Notes ==
* In a reference to the [[Original Series]], a man on [[Talk Wireless]] mentions the [[Book of the Word]] at the beginning of Act Three.
* According to ''[[The Caprican]]'', the art [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Tomas Vergis]] appreciate while speaking to one another is from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. It is also real-life art by [[w:Bill Reid|Bill Reid]], ''Raven and the First Men'', on exhibit in [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]] and displayed on the back of the "Canadian Journey" series twenty dollar bill.
* The first on-screen depiction of Tauron City is borrowed from [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Libran|Libran]] as shown in "[[The Plan]]." A small number of buildings were added to the shot, along with a wider view of the nighttime sky.
* Philomon's V-Match profile identifies him as a fan of Gemenese monster movies and ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]''. Gemenese monster movies were previously referenced by Amanda Graystone in "[[Rebirth]]," stating that the U-87 reminded her of a monster that was depicted trampling Oranu.

== Analysis ==
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality, which she terms "[[apotheosis]]." This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid Cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although it is also known from "[[No Exit]]" that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for (re)creating resurrection technology. Additionally, "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]" makes it clear that the [[Significant Seven]] do not know how the technology works. The difference is that the process of Cylon resurrection does not create a digital clone of a person's personality, but rather downloads the same personality back into a humanoid Cylon body. The duplication part of "apotheosis" parallels the existence of multiple copies of the Cylon models.
* Just prior to the attacks on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] as shown in "[[The Plan]]", the [[Hybrid]] reporting on the progress of the attack utters the line "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning," possibly confirming a link between Clarice's aims and the evolution of the Cylon race.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily so. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create digital avatars of themselves, as well as dead people they know.
* [[Evelyn]]'s intimate moment with [[Joseph Adama]], while brief, indicates that Evelyn may indeed become [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]]'s stepmother, which would validate his parentage as established in "[[Hero]]".
* The STO are headed by a body called the Conclave, for which Barnabas acts as an enforcer.

== Questions ==
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Will the program ever be used to make more than one avatar of the same person?
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid form]])?
* How does [[Tomas Vergis]] plan to ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]?
** Will he succeed?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react?
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Philomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity? If so, how will he react? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond the professional? ([[False Labor|Answer]])
* Is Barnabas Greeley mentally unstable?
* What makes Greeley such a fervent monotheist?
* Will the disagreement between the factions of the STO represented by Greeley and Willow come to a head? ([[Retribution|Answer]])
* What is a ''no-ness''?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Clarice Willow]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] discuss the [[Cylon Prototype]], unaware that they are commenting on [[Zoe-A]] herself, inside the prototype:''
: '''Clarice:''' Ooh, that's a scary thing.
: '''Amanda:''' Oh yeah, that. That is the very, very important defense project that Daniel's been working on. Frakkin' ugly monster.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]]
*[[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Erica Carroll]] as Woman
*[[D. Harlan Cutshall]] as Man

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There is Another Sky

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== Overview ==
: ''Tamara Adama is forced to participate in a dangerous game as part of a trade individuals who claim they can help her return to reality. Joseph Adama tries to reconnect with his son. Daniel Graystone keeps himself from being removed from the leadership of his own company by introducing the U-87.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*[[Sam Adama]] enters his brother's apartment in the morning, and finds [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] listening to music and playing with a computer instead of going to school--and [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] asleep on the sofa. Sam wakes him roughly. Joseph insists that he will take Willie to school, but Sam and Willie both insist on going together. Sam asks Joseph whether he will go to work today, and after getting no answer, he chastises his brother for failing both his image as a [[Tauron]] and his son.
*In [[V-World]], [[Tamara Adama]] walks into a caged area and pushes through a line until a pair of teenagers stop her. She tells them that she is looking for [[Vesta]], since she appears to be the only one who can help Tamara get back to the real world. At a round table, Vesta is accepting bets. She signals, lights in the room begin to flash, and a wheel with handguns spins on the tabletop. The wheel stops. Each player takes a gun, points it at their own head, and pulls the trigger. One man's gun fires and he instantly de-rezzes. Tamara realizes that this is a way home.
*She intrudes on the roulette game, telling Vesta that she wants to play. Vesta recognizes her as "the girl who can't get out" and tells her to just remove her band. Tamara barely has time to say "I can't" when Vesta produces another gun and fires. Tamara falls to the floor, bleeding and crying, but she does not leave V-World. The crowd is stunned. Vesta kneels next to Tamara, telling her that they are going to help each other.

=== Act 1 ===
*Gathered around Tamara, Vesta and her followers speculate on Tamara's status: she is asleep or unconscious or in a coma, but with her holoband malfunctioning, since the device should have timed out. Tamara figures out that Vesta wants something in return for their assistance. Vesta says that she wants help in striking an adversary. Vesta's followers marvel that Tamara's gunshot wound has completely healed, something that never occurs in V-world.
*Still at home, Joseph receives a call from Willie's principal: Willie has been out of school since the middle of the previous week.
*Joseph finds Willie at the [[Tauron]] social club on Gore Avenue, wearing an apron and interacting with the [[Ha'la'tha]] there. He angrily demands that Willie leave. Before going, Sam tells his brother that he has lost Willie.
*[[Heracles]], one of Vesta's followers, pulls Tamara through an underground tunnel by the wrist, giving her a few more details about their objective. Both of them are dressed in stylish formal clothes that do not resemble the norm for Caprica. They emerge onto a hotel fire escape overlooking a noisy, lower technology version of [[Caprica City]] at night. An airship prowls the city. It launches fighter planes that fire at the street and at them, forcing them to take cover. "Welcome to [[New Cap City]]," Heracles tells her.
*Safe in the hotel room, Heracles tells Tamara more about the game, that it mirrors and alters Caprica City, down to the site of the [[Maglev|Maglev 23]] bombing. Tamara asks calmly, "A maglev train blew up?" Heracles: "How long have you been asleep?" He goes on to tell her that although players can accumulate points and money in New Cap City, no one knows the ultimate object of the game.
*Joseph is working at home when he stumbles upon pictures of him, Willie, [[Shannon Adama|his wife]], and Tamara on a fishing trip. He starts to cry.
*In a lower east side bar, Heracles and Tamara stalk [[Chiron]], the best gamer in New Cap City. Heracles briefly mentions the plan to steal Chiron's avatar in order to gain access to his money. A few minutes later, Tamara moves toward Chiron, an overweight older man surrounded by pretty teenaged boys and girls and a number of bodyguards. Tamara claims to be an ignored girlfriend pleading for attention. Just as Chiron's patience is about to run out, Tamara produces a gun and takes out a bodyguard (who de-rezzes from the game) before she herself is shot. Like before, everyone is drawn to her as she cries in pain on the floor. While Chiron and the others are distracted, Heracles sneaks up behind Chiron and touches him with a device. Chiron looks up, puzzled but nothing more. A moment later, Heracles is running through the street, carrying Tamara.

=== Act 2 ===
*Back in the hotel room, Heracles marvels at Tamara's healing, a flickering wound closing up as they watch. With the device he had used on Chiron, he demonstrates how he can mask himself as Chiron and break into his vault. He confesses to Tamara that the game is a place where he can make something of himself, to which she answers that less time in New Cap City might allow him to achieve something in the real world.
*Joseph and Willie arrive at a shallow river with fishing gear, but Willie is thoroughly bored with the outing from the very first moment. As Joseph tries to give emotional support, Willie's attention is drawn to older boys who are making faces at him and are muttering "dirt eater." Eventually, one of the boys stands up and openly taunts Willie. He confronts the boy, then hurls a rock at his head, knocking him to the ground. Willie leaps onto the boy and begins pummeling him as Joseph struggles to pull him up.
*In the hallways of [[Graystone Industries]], [[Cyrus Xander]] uncomfortably informs [[Daniel Graystone]] that the corporation's board of directors is planning an emergency meeting to decide whether Daniel should be removed, due to his [[Gravedancing|surprise announcement about the future of the holoband]]. When Daniel asks him whether there are enough votes to do this, Xander quietly backs away.
*Late at night, Daniel is sitting in bed. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] wakes up. He confesses to her that he might lose Graystone Industries the next day. She reminds him of a time when she was pregnant and the two of them were struggling financially, and how despite a host of difficulties, Daniel had a successful meeting with the computer company Microcap, "the deal that would start everything."

=== Act 3 ===
*Gathered around the boardroom table, [[Priyah Magnus]] and Xander defend the public relations success of Daniel's move to [[Jon Parker]] and the rest of the Graystone Industries' board of directors. Xander points out that "Daniel Graystone is the brand," and that removing him from the board would be tantamount to suicide. They are interrupted by the sound of metallic clanking that grows louder. Daniel briskly enters the room, followed by the U-87.
*Daniel begins by announcing that the holobands are as good as dead as a profit-making venture. The future, he claims, is [[Cylon_(RDM)|Cylons]]. Expense is irrelevant; the machine that is walking across the boardroom (and making the board members nervous, to Zoe-A's delight) is not just artificial intelligence, but artificial ''sentience'', "another race that will walk beside us." This race, Daniel continues, will serve humanity without question or fail. To emphasize the point, Daniel orders the Cylon to rip its own arm off. Zoe hesitates, but she complies, and violently tears off the robot's left arm and tosses it onto the table, frightening the board. Daniel concludes by saying that humanity will not be able to resist the need to connect with the Cylons--and ultimately, to buy them.
*In New Cap City, Tamara and Heracles (as Chiron) enter a bank. Once the guards are dismissed, Heracles reads the vault code to Tamara, a sequence of steps on a floor pattern representing the Twelve Colonies. The floor vault opens and emits golden light and floating gold coins. Heracles collects them and accumulates points on a massive scale--until an alarm is triggered. Two guards enter and fire at Tamara. She quietly takes the bullets, then clenches her fists and instantly de-rezzes the guards.

=== Act 4 ===
*At home, the tension between Joseph and Willie is growing. Later, Sam and [[Larry]] visit. Sam tells his brother that Willie would already be a man on Tauron, and that denying him his heritage will drive him further away. The best place to start, Sam tells Joseph, are the "rites" to bring closure to [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]] and Tamara.
*Daniel waits in the boardroom at night. Xander enters and tells Daniel cautiously that he has won the vote.
*Tauron family and friends gather, playing games and praying before an altar bearing photos of Shannon and Tamara. Eventually, Joseph announces that he is ready.
*Heracles and Tamara step into the bar that had been Chiron's, but is now occupied by Vesta and her followers. Before handing Vesta the money, Tamara demands to be woken up. Vesta flatly tells her that she cannot: she produces a month-old newspaper with a list of the bombing victims, including Tamara Adams. Vesta only offers the girl the promise of more work in New Cap City. Heracles holds Tamara, and glares at Vesta. Without warning, Tamara grabs Heracles' guns and opens fire, eliminating all of Vesta's followers. She takes Heracles aside and demands that he find her father, and that he tries to make something of his life in the real world. After Heracles removes the holoband and de-rezzes, Tamara returns to Vesta, who is sprawled on the floor. "What are you?" she asks. "I'm awake," Tamara answers, and fires.

=== Tag ===
*Led by an elder Tauron, Joseph and Willie say farewell to Shannon and Tamara. Joseph opens his shirt and receives a tattoo.
*After the ceremony, a stranger comes to the door. Tad Thorean, Heracles, nervously tells Joseph about Tamara in V-world, still unconvinced that she is dead. Joseph reacts angrily, and Thorean realizes that Vesta was not lying. He flees. Joseph chases after him, but cannot keep up.
*Tamara prowls the streets of New Cap City, armed.

== Notes ==
* [[Lacy Rand]], [[Clarice Willow]], and [[Jordan Duram]] do not appear in this episode.
* According to the audio commentary for the episode, ''[[New Cap City]]'' is a reference to the film ''[[w:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''.

== Analysis ==
* The [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] Funeral Rite as seen in this episode mirrors the Ancient Greek rite of placing a coin on the head of the dead for the Charon, the ferryman who took the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades (The Underworld). In Ancient Greece it was two coins for each person to be placed on each eye; however, in the case of the Tauron rite it was a single coin each. The ceremony also differs in that it involved the Tauron custom of applying tattoos.
* Logically, [[Zoe-A]] has the same capabilities that [[Tamara-A]] does, though we have not seen this. It is possible that this is because she, like Tamara at the beginning of the episode, does not know about her capabilities. Another possibility is that she simply hasn't seen any reason to use them.
* It is likely that Tad ([[Heracles]]) ran away because he did not believe [[Vesta]]'s claim that Tamara was really dead. This is evidenced by his statement to [[Joseph Adama]] that Tamara was in trouble and that he should "wake her up." When Joseph told him that Tamara was dead, his demeanor changed rapidly.
* [[Daniel Graystone]]'s speech to the board about the Cylons might seem self-destructive at first glance and, in the long run, [[Fall of the Colonies|it certainly is]]. However, it is possible that when he talked about the U-87 appearing sentient he did not, in fact, mean that it was, but rather that it did an excellent job at imitating a human connection. Alternatively, he may believe that sentience and free will are not necessarily linked and that the U-87 can be both sentient and completely obedient. This latter scenario has a precedent in famed sci-fi author [[w:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]'s work, which imagines a society in which (sentient) robots carry out the commands of their human overlords without hesitation, but who are nonetheless capable of conscious thought, rationalization, and self-inquiry. Whatever the case, it is clear that Graystone miscalculated, as the Cylons do, in fact, eventually rebel.
* This episode marks the first time that a specific street address is given for a location in the re-imagined continuity: the Adama apartment is located at 615 Olympic Street #3 in Caprica City.

== Questions ==
* What will happen to [[Tamara-A]] now that she is aware of her abilities within the V-world? ([[The Heavens Will Rise|Answer]])
* Will [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] find [[Heracles]]? If so, will he lead him to Tamara? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s treatment of the [[U-87]] in the board meeting affect [[Zoe-R]]'s behavior?
* Does [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] ever learn of his sister's avatar? ([[The Dirteaters|Possible answer]])
* Will the funeral improve Willie and Joseph's relationship, as [[Sam Adama|Sam]] indicated it would?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Sam Adama is arguing with his brother Joseph about his detachment from work and family:''
: '''Sam:''' First, you be a father, and when you can manage that, maybe I'll introduce you to your son.

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
* [[Karen Austin|Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Camille Mitchell]] as [[Vesta]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
* [[Richard Harmon]] as [[Heracles]]
* [[AC Peterson]] as [[Chiron]]
* [[Eve Harlow]] as [[Byun]]
* [[Travis Turner]] as [[Ashok]]
* [[Graham Chabot]] as Big Kid
* [[Thomas Saunders]] as [[Jon Parker]]
* [[Ian A. Wallace]] as [[Ferryman]]
* [[Patti Allan]] as [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] Rites Singer
* [[Jim Ralph]] as Chiron's Bank Guard
* [[Charles Andre]] as Rail Thin Man
* [[Zolton Crane]] as Man

== References ==

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Kath Lingenfelter]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

[[de:There is Another Sky]]
[[fr:Épisode:Il y a un autre ciel]]

There is Another Sky

2020-01-24T22:47:46Z

BlueResistance: /* Overview */

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== Overview ==
: ''Tamara Adama is forced to participate in a dangerous game as part of a trade individuals who claim they can help her return to reality. Joseph Adama tries to reconnect with his son. Daniel Graystone keeps himself from being removed from the leadership of his own company by introducing the U-87.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*[[Sam Adama]] enters his brother's apartment in the morning, and finds [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] listening to music and playing with a computer instead of going to school--and Joseph asleep on the sofa. Sam wakes him roughly. Joseph insists that he will take Willie to school, but Sam and Willie both insist on going together. Sam asks Joseph whether he will go to work today, and after getting no answer, he chastises his brother for failing both his image as a [[Tauron]] and his son.
*In [[V-World]], Tamara Adama walks into a caged area and pushes through a line until a pair of teenagers stop her. She tells them that she is looking for [[Vesta]], since she appears to be the only one who can help Tamara get back to the real world. At a round table, Vesta is accepting bets. She signals, lights in the room begin to flash, and a wheel with handguns spins on the tabletop. The wheel stops. Each player takes a gun, points it at their own head, and pulls the trigger. One man's gun fires and he instantly de-rezzes. Tamara realizes that this is a way home.
*She intrudes on the roulette game, telling Vesta that she wants to play. Vesta recognizes her as "the girl who can't get out" and tells her to just remove her band. Tamara barely has time to say "I can't" when Vesta produces another gun and fires. Tamara falls to the floor, bleeding and crying, but she does not leave V-World. The crowd is stunned. Vesta kneels next to Tamara, telling her that they are going to help each other.

=== Act 1 ===
*Gathered around Tamara, Vesta and her followers speculate on Tamara's status: she is asleep or unconscious or in a coma, but with her holoband malfunctioning, since the device should have timed out. Tamara figures out that Vesta wants something in return for their assistance. Vesta says that she wants help in striking an adversary. Vesta's followers marvel that Tamara's gunshot wound has completely healed, something that never occurs in V-world.
*Still at home, Joseph receives a call from Willie's principal: Willie has been out of school since the middle of the previous week.
*Joseph finds Willie at the [[Tauron]] social club on Gore Avenue, wearing an apron and interacting with the [[Ha'la'tha]] there. He angrily demands that Willie leave. Before going, Sam tells his brother that he has lost Willie.
*[[Heracles]], one of Vesta's followers, pulls Tamara through an underground tunnel by the wrist, giving her a few more details about their objective. Both of them are dressed in stylish formal clothes that do not resemble the norm for Caprica. They emerge onto a hotel fire escape overlooking a noisy, lower technology version of [[Caprica City]] at night. An airship prowls the city. It launches fighter planes that fire at the street and at them, forcing them to take cover. "Welcome to New Cap City," Heracles tells her.
*Safe in the hotel room, Heracles tells Tamara more about the game, that it mirrors and alters Caprica City, down to the site of the [[Maglev|Maglev 23]] bombing. Tamara asks calmly, "A maglev train blew up?" Heracles: "How long have you been asleep?" He goes on to tell her that although players can accumulate points and money in New Cap City, no one knows the ultimate object of the game.
*Joseph is working at home when he stumbles upon pictures of him, Willie, [[Shannon Adama|his wife]], and Tamara on a fishing trip. He starts to cry.
*In a lower east side bar, Heracles and Tamara stalk [[Chiron]], the best gamer in New Cap City. Heracles briefly mentions the plan to steal Chiron's avatar in order to gain access to his money. A few minutes later, Tamara moves toward Chiron, an overweight older man surrounded by pretty teenaged boys and girls and a number of bodyguards. Tamara claims to be an ignored girlfriend pleading for attention. Just as Chiron's patience is about to run out, Tamara produces a gun and takes out a bodyguard (who de-rezzes from the game) before she herself is shot. Like before, everyone is drawn to her as she cries in pain on the floor. While Chiron and the others are distracted, Heracles sneaks up behind Chiron and touches him with a device. Chiron looks up, puzzled but nothing more. A moment later, Heracles is running through the street, carrying Tamara.

=== Act 2 ===
*Back in the hotel room, Heracles marvels at Tamara's healing, a flickering wound closing up as they watch. With the device he had used on Chiron, he demonstrates how he can mask himself as Chiron and break into his vault. He confesses to Tamara that the game is a place where he can make something of himself, to which she answers that less time in New Cap City might allow him to achieve something in the real world.
*Joseph and Willie arrive at a shallow river with fishing gear, but Willie is thoroughly bored with the outing from the very first moment. As Joseph tries to give emotional support, Willie's attention is drawn to older boys who are making faces at him and are muttering "dirt eater." Eventually, one of the boys stands up and openly taunts Willie. He confronts the boy, then hurls a rock at his head, knocking him to the ground. Willie leaps onto the boy and begins pummeling him as Joseph struggles to pull him up.
*In the hallways of [[Graystone Industries]], [[Cyrus Xander]] uncomfortably informs Daniel that the corporation's board of directors is planning an emergency meeting to decide whether Daniel should be removed, due to his [[Gravedancing|surprise announcement about the future of the holoband]]. When Daniel asks him whether there are enough votes to do this, Xander quietly backs away.
*Late at night, Daniel is sitting in bed. [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] wakes up. He confesses to her that he might lose Graystone Industries the next day. She reminds him of a time when she was pregnant and the two of them were struggling financially, and how despite a host of difficulties, Daniel had a successful meeting with the computer company Microcap, "the deal that would start everything."

=== Act 3 ===
*Gathered around the boardroom table, [[Priyah Magnus]] and Xander defend the public relations success of Daniel's move to [[Jon Parker]] and the rest of the Graystone Industries' board of directors. Xander points out that "Daniel Graystone is the brand," and that removing him from the board would be tantamount to suicide. They are interrupted by the sound of metallic clanking that grows louder. Daniel briskly enters the room, followed by the U-87.
*Daniel begins by announcing that the holobands are as good as dead as a profit-making venture. The future, he claims, is [[Cylon_(RDM)|Cylons]]. Expense is irrelevant; the machine that is walking across the boardroom (and making the board members nervous, to Zoe-A's delight) is not just artificial intelligence, but artificial ''sentience'', "another race that will walk beside us." This race, Daniel continues, will serve humanity without question or fail. To emphasize the point, Daniel orders the Cylon to rip its own arm off. Zoe hesitates, but she complies, and violently tears off the robot's left arm and tosses it onto the table, frightening the board. Daniel concludes by saying that humanity will not be able to resist the need to connect with the Cylons--and ultimately, to buy them.
*In New Cap City, Tamara and Heracles (as Chiron) enter a bank. Once the guards are dismissed, Heracles reads the vault code to Tamara, a sequence of steps on a floor pattern representing the Twelve Colonies. The floor vault opens and emits golden light and floating gold coins. Heracles collects them and accumulates points on a massive scale--until an alarm is triggered. Two guards enter and fire at Tamara. She quietly takes the bullets, then clenches her fists and instantly de-rezzes the guards.

=== Act 4 ===
*At home, the tension between Joseph and Willie is growing. Later, Sam and [[Larry]] visit. Sam tells his brother that Willie would already be a man on Tauron, and that denying him his heritage will drive him further away. The best place to start, Sam tells Joseph, are the "rites" to bring closure to [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]] and Tamara.
*Daniel waits in the boardroom at night. Xander enters and tells Daniel cautiously that he has won the vote.
*Tauron family and friends gather, playing games and praying before an altar bearing photos of Shannon and Tamara. Eventually, Joseph announces that he is ready.
*Heracles and Tamara step into the bar that had been Chiron's, but is now occupied by Vesta and her followers. Before handing Vesta the money, Tamara demands to be woken up. Vesta flatly tells her that she cannot: she produces a month-old newspaper with a list of the bombing victims, including Tamara Adams. Vesta only offers the girl the promise of more work in New Cap City. Heracles holds Tamara, and glares at Vesta. Without warning, Tamara grabs Heracles' guns and opens fire, eliminating all of Vesta's followers. She takes Heracles aside and demands that he find her father, and that he tries to make something of his life in the real world. After Heracles removes the holoband and de-rezzes, Tamara returns to Vesta, who is sprawled on the floor. "What are you?" she asks. "I'm awake," Tamara answers, and fires.

=== Tag ===
*Led by an elder Tauron, Joseph and Willie say farewell to Shannon and Tamara. Joseph opens his shirt and receives a tattoo.
*After the ceremony, a stranger comes to the door. Tad Thorean, Heracles, nervously tells Joseph about Tamara in V-world, still unconvinced that she is dead. Joseph reacts angrily, and Thorean realizes that Vesta was not lying. He flees. Joseph chases after him, but cannot keep up.
*Tamara prowls the streets of New Cap City, armed.

== Notes ==
* [[Lacy Rand]], [[Clarice Willow]], and [[Jordan Duram]] do not appear in this episode.
* According to the audio commentary for the episode, ''[[New Cap City]]'' is a reference to the film ''[[w:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''.

== Analysis ==
* The [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] Funeral Rite as seen in this episode mirrors the Ancient Greek rite of placing a coin on the head of the dead for the Charon, the ferryman who took the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades (The Underworld). In Ancient Greece it was two coins for each person to be placed on each eye; however, in the case of the Tauron rite it was a single coin each. The ceremony also differs in that it involved the Tauron custom of applying tattoos.
* Logically, [[Zoe-A]] has the same capabilities that [[Tamara-A]] does, though we have not seen this. It is possible that this is because she, like Tamara at the beginning of the episode, does not know about her capabilities. Another possibility is that she simply hasn't seen any reason to use them.
* It is likely that Tad ([[Heracles]]) ran away because he did not believe [[Vesta]]'s claim that Tamara was really dead. This is evidenced by his statement to [[Joseph Adama]] that Tamara was in trouble and that he should "wake her up." When Joseph told him that Tamara was dead, his demeanor changed rapidly.
* [[Daniel Graystone]]'s speech to the board about the Cylons might seem self-destructive at first glance and, in the long run, [[Fall of the Colonies|it certainly is]]. However, it is possible that when he talked about the U-87 appearing sentient he did not, in fact, mean that it was, but rather that it did an excellent job at imitating a human connection. Alternatively, he may believe that sentience and free will are not necessarily linked and that the U-87 can be both sentient and completely obedient. This latter scenario has a precedent in famed sci-fi author [[w:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]'s work, which imagines a society in which (sentient) robots carry out the commands of their human overlords without hesitation, but who are nonetheless capable of conscious thought, rationalization, and self-inquiry. Whatever the case, it is clear that Graystone miscalculated, as the Cylons do, in fact, eventually rebel.
* This episode marks the first time that a specific street address is given for a location in the re-imagined continuity: the Adama apartment is located at 615 Olympic Street #3 in Caprica City.

== Questions ==
* What will happen to [[Tamara-A]] now that she is aware of her abilities within the V-world? ([[The Heavens Will Rise|Answer]])
* Will [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] find [[Heracles]]? If so, will he lead him to Tamara? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Will [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]'s treatment of the [[U-87]] in the board meeting affect [[Zoe-R]]'s behavior?
* Does [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] ever learn of his sister's avatar? ([[The Dirteaters|Possible answer]])
* Will the funeral improve Willie and Joseph's relationship, as [[Sam Adama|Sam]] indicated it would?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Sam Adama is arguing with his brother Joseph about his detachment from work and family:''
: '''Sam:''' First, you be a father, and when you can manage that, maybe I'll introduce you to your son.

== Guest Stars ==
* [[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
* [[Karen Austin|Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Camille Mitchell]] as [[Vesta]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
* [[Richard Harmon]] as [[Heracles]]
* [[AC Peterson]] as [[Chiron]]
* [[Eve Harlow]] as [[Byun]]
* [[Travis Turner]] as [[Ashok]]
* [[Graham Chabot]] as Big Kid
* [[Thomas Saunders]] as [[Jon Parker]]
* [[Ian A. Wallace]] as [[Ferryman]]
* [[Patti Allan]] as [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] Rites Singer
* [[Jim Ralph]] as Chiron's Bank Guard
* [[Charles Andre]] as Rail Thin Man
* [[Zolton Crane]] as Man

== References ==

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Kath Lingenfelter]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Nankin]]

[[de:There is Another Sky]]
[[fr:Épisode:Il y a un autre ciel]]

Global Defense Department

2020-01-23T23:06:31Z

BlueResistance: /* Notes */

[[Image:gddlogo.jpg|thumb|250px|Logo of the GDD.]]

The '''Global Defense Department''' (GDD) is an internal law enforcement and intelligence service on the colony of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], operating under the Caprican Department of Justice.

==History==
In the years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], the GDD has an underfunded bureau in [[Caprica City]] run by Director [[Gara Singh]]. Prior to the resurgence of the [[Soldiers of the One]], agents of the GDD were tasked with routine investigative work, including stopping kids for curfew violations ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

==MagLev Investigation==
[[Image:Caprica_-_GDD_Caprica_City_Bureau_building.jpg|thumb|Exterior of GDD's Caprica City Bureau.]]

Following the STO attack on the [[Maglev|MLMT]] train in Caprica City, Agents [[Jordan Duram]] and [[Youngblood]] are assigned to investigate and capture the organizers of that terrorist act ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]").

Recovering a suspicious message sent from an [[E-sheet]] moments before the train exploded, Duram focuses his investigation on [[Zoe Graystone]], rather than her boyfriend [[Ben Stark]] - the real perpetrator ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]). Embarrassed by footage of Agent Youngblood interrogating Stark some months for the bombing for a routine curfew violation, the agents channel all of their energies into pinning the attack on Graysotne. Following [[Amanda Graystone]]'s public revelation of her daughter's involvement with the STO, Duram and Youngblood alert the Caprica Tribune to "bureaucratic red tape" preventing them from searching the [[Graystone Estate|Graystones' home]], causing public outcry ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). Awaiting permission to search the Graystones' home, Duram and Youngblood search student lockers at [[Athena Academy]], but come up short. Finally securing a warrant from the high court on [[Libran]], Duram and Youngblood and a contingent of GDD agents conduct a thorough search of Zoe Graystone's bedroom, removing most of her belongings and placing them into evidence ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

Still, the investigators come away with little in the way of solid evidence proving Graystone's involvement in the bombing. Unable to pin Zoe to the crime, Duram and Youngblood extend their investigation to include any known members of the STO, securing funding for new equipment capable of facial recognition ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" deleted scene). Casting a wide net, Duram and Youngblood focus on the involvement of [[Clarice Willow]] after two of her former students with ties to the STO - [[Pann]] and [[Hippolyta]] - turn up dead ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

Aware of Amanda Graystone's close relationship with Willow, Duram turns to her personally, persuading her to provide information about the suspected STO ringleader ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]"). Though Graystone is at first hesitant to work with the GDD, she begins acting as a covert informant, moving in with Willow and her family and reporting back to Duram ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

After discovering evidence is missing from the GDD evidence locker, Agent Duram begins to suspect there is a leak within the department. With pressure from Director Singh to reveal the identity of his CI, Duram provides false information indicating Clarice Willow's wife [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]] - not Amanda Graystone - as his mole. Shortly thereafter, Willow informs Duram that Mar-Beth has gone missing, coinciding with the discovering of a body matching Mar-Beth's description ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

Believing Director Singh is the leak, Duram is openly defiant, resulting in his suspension. With Agent Youngblood taking over his caseload, Duram is temporarily out of contact with his CI Amanda Graystone who is left to operate on her own ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]"). Acting in an unofficial capacity, Duram eventually reconnects with Graystone and the two continue their investigation, focusing on Clarice Willow's personal [[holoband]]. Duram provides Graystone with a dummy holoband and persuades her to swap it with Willow's, meeting in [[Orpheus Park]] to make the exchange. As the two part company, a sniper's bullet catches Duram, however Graystone is on hand to provide first aid and call the paramedics ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

With Duram incapacited, Amanda Graystone and her husband [[Daniel Graystone]] continue the pursuit of Clarice Willow, discovering her plans to bomb [[Atlas Arena]]. Realizing the Graystones are close to uncovering the conspiracy, Director Singh begins actively assisting Willow and her STO cell. Using his influence over the GDD, Singh pins the MLMT bombing on Daniel and Amanda Graystone, publicly labeling them terrorists. On the run from the GDD, the Graystones become fugitives. Utilizing backdoor access to a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cylon]]s, Daniel Graystone is able to prevent the bombing and expose Willow, and clear his and his wife's name ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Known agents==
* [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD office in Caprica City
* [[Jordan Duram]], Agent
* [[Youngblood]], Agent
* [[Alpert]], Agent

==Notes==
* The GDD is similar in function to the present day British [[w:MI5|MI-5]] as well as the United States' [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).

* The practical location for the GDD field office was housed in the [[Wikipedia:Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam)|Riverview Hospital]] in [[Wikipedia:Coquitlam|Coquitlam, British Columbia]]. It is the same location used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[The Farm]]" as well as for the [[Guatrau]]'s meeting place in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s "[[Unvanquished]]". <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-3-reins-of-waterfall.html</ref>

*According to [[Ronald D. Moore]] - who directed the episode "The Reins of a Waterfall," which established the location - the ''Caprica'' production was able to dress an entire floor of the River Hospital and leave it set up for future episodes the entire season. The set was purposefully decorated with outdated equipment like [[Wikipedia:Monochrome monitor|amber screen monitor]]s and old-fashioned [[Wikipedia:Typewriter|typewriter]]s to illustrate how underfunded the GDD was. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode103_commentary.mp3</ref>

==References==
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Global Defense Department

2020-01-23T23:05:32Z

BlueResistance: /* Notes */ GDD doesn't have as wide a mandate as the Dep't. of Homeland Security

[[Image:gddlogo.jpg|thumb|250px|Logo of the GDD.]]

The '''Global Defense Department''' (GDD) is an internal law enforcement and intelligence service on the colony of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], operating under the Caprican Department of Justice.

==History==
In the years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], the GDD has an underfunded bureau in [[Caprica City]] run by Director [[Gara Singh]]. Prior to the resurgence of the [[Soldiers of the One]], agents of the GDD were tasked with routine investigative work, including stopping kids for curfew violations ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

==MagLev Investigation==
[[Image:Caprica_-_GDD_Caprica_City_Bureau_building.jpg|thumb|Exterior of GDD's Caprica City Bureau.]]

Following the STO attack on the [[Maglev|MLMT]] train in Caprica City, Agents [[Jordan Duram]] and [[Youngblood]] are assigned to investigate and capture the organizers of that terrorist act ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]").

Recovering a suspicious message sent from an [[E-sheet]] moments before the train exploded, Duram focuses his investigation on [[Zoe Graystone]], rather than her boyfriend [[Ben Stark]] - the real perpetrator ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]). Embarrassed by footage of Agent Youngblood interrogating Stark some months for the bombing for a routine curfew violation, the agents channel all of their energies into pinning the attack on Graysotne. Following [[Amanda Graystone]]'s public revelation of her daughter's involvement with the STO, Duram and Youngblood alert the Caprica Tribune to "bureaucratic red tape" preventing them from searching the [[Graystone Estate|Graystones' home]], causing public outcry ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). Awaiting permission to search the Graystones' home, Duram and Youngblood search student lockers at [[Athena Academy]], but come up short. Finally securing a warrant from the high court on [[Libran]], Duram and Youngblood and a contingent of GDD agents conduct a thorough search of Zoe Graystone's bedroom, removing most of her belongings and placing them into evidence ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

Still, the investigators come away with little in the way of solid evidence proving Graystone's involvement in the bombing. Unable to pin Zoe to the crime, Duram and Youngblood extend their investigation to include any known members of the STO, securing funding for new equipment capable of facial recognition ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" deleted scene). Casting a wide net, Duram and Youngblood focus on the involvement of [[Clarice Willow]] after two of her former students with ties to the STO - [[Pann]] and [[Hippolyta]] - turn up dead ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

Aware of Amanda Graystone's close relationship with Willow, Duram turns to her personally, persuading her to provide information about the suspected STO ringleader ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]"). Though Graystone is at first hesitant to work with the GDD, she begins acting as a covert informant, moving in with Willow and her family and reporting back to Duram ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

After discovering evidence is missing from the GDD evidence locker, Agent Duram begins to suspect there is a leak within the department. With pressure from Director Singh to reveal the identity of his CI, Duram provides false information indicating Clarice Willow's wife [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]] - not Amanda Graystone - as his mole. Shortly thereafter, Willow informs Duram that Mar-Beth has gone missing, coinciding with the discovering of a body matching Mar-Beth's description ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

Believing Director Singh is the leak, Duram is openly defiant, resulting in his suspension. With Agent Youngblood taking over his caseload, Duram is temporarily out of contact with his CI Amanda Graystone who is left to operate on her own ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]"). Acting in an unofficial capacity, Duram eventually reconnects with Graystone and the two continue their investigation, focusing on Clarice Willow's personal [[holoband]]. Duram provides Graystone with a dummy holoband and persuades her to swap it with Willow's, meeting in [[Orpheus Park]] to make the exchange. As the two part company, a sniper's bullet catches Duram, however Graystone is on hand to provide first aid and call the paramedics ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

With Duram incapacited, Amanda Graystone and her husband [[Daniel Graystone]] continue the pursuit of Clarice Willow, discovering her plans to bomb [[Atlas Arena]]. Realizing the Graystones are close to uncovering the conspiracy, Director Singh begins actively assisting Willow and her STO cell. Using his influence over the GDD, Singh pins the MLMT bombing on Daniel and Amanda Graystone, publicly labeling them terrorists. On the run from the GDD, the Graystones become fugitives. Utilizing backdoor access to a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cylon]]s, Daniel Graystone is able to prevent the bombing and expose Willow, and clear his and his wife's name ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Known agents==
* [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD office in Caprica City
* [[Jordan Duram]], Agent
* [[Youngblood]], Agent
* [[Alpert]], Agent

==Notes==
* The GDD is similar in function to the present day British [[w:MI5|MI-5]] as well as the United States' [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).

* The practical location for the GDD field office was housed in the [[Wikipedia:Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam)|Riverview Hospital]] in [[Wikipedia:Coquitlam|Coquitlam, British Columbia]]. It is the same location used in [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|The Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[The Farm]]" as well as for the [[Guatrau]]'s meeting place in ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s "[[Unvanquished]]". <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-3-reins-of-waterfall.html</ref>

*According to [[Ronald D. Moore]] - who directed the episode "The Reins of a Waterfall" which established the location - the ''Caprica'' production was able to dress an entire floor of the River Hospital and leave set up for future episodes the entire season. The set was purposefully decorated with outdated equipment like [[Wikipedia:Monochrome monitor|amber screen monitor]]s and old-fashioned [[Wikipedia:Typewriter|typewriter]]s to illustrate how underfunded the GDD was. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode103_commentary.mp3</ref>

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Gravedancing

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== Overview ==
: ''Daniel Graystone readies himself for his appearance on ''Backtalk with Baxter Sarno''. The Global Defense Department carries out searches on the Athena Academy and the Graystone home. Sam Adama waits patiently for his moment to kill Amanda Graystone, but Joseph Adama is slowly overcome with regret for calling in the hit on her.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

* Somewhere in [[Caprica City]], a closed and empty [[Holo Cafe]] is bombed. Three hours later, Director [[Gara Singh]] and Agent [[Jordan Duram]] discuss the bombing, believing it to be either copycats or [[Soldiers of the One]]. During the conversation, Duram preens himself on obtaining a warrant from the [[Inter-Colonial Court]] on [[Libran]], whereby they are not only permitted to search the [[Graystone Estate]], but also the lockers that [[Zoe Graystone]] may have used at the [[Athena Academy]]. Singh gives his blessing on making the school search a media spectacle, but stresses that Duram should make the search "tasteful."
* At the Willow home, [[Desiree Willow|Desiree]], [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Clarice Willow]] awaken in the morning. As Nestor and Clarice start to be intimate, Clarice receives a call on her cellphone. She abruptly leaves the bedroom, leaving the rest of her partners to wonder what just happened.
* Out on the steps of a building, Clarice Willow "accidentally" bumps into another man, taking out an [[e-sheet]] from the man's pocket. On it she types in "[[Global Defense Department|GDD]] RAID COMING," sends the message, and disposes of the e-sheet in a trash can.
* [[Keon Gatwick]] receives Willow's message at Athena Academy and removes his detonators and explosives, throwing them into his bag. Just as he finishes, Agent Duram and various GDD agents are followed by reporters and Sister Willow. Duram announces that they are executing a search, and GDD agents begin cutting off locks and force students to empty their packs.
* During the raid, [[Lacy Rand]] approaches Gatwick and asks him to follow her shortly after she leaves, so that they may talk. Instead, he chooses to walk away, leaving her behind.
* At the Graystone Estate, [[Daniel Graystone]] reviews the list of talking points for the ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' show. Daniel discusses how best to divorce his [[Zoe Graystone|late daughter]] from the [[holoband]] technology with [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]], but is not pleased with calling his daughter troubled. [[Amanda Graystone]] briskly walks by, leading Daniel to note of her displeasure with his appearance on Sarno's show; Xander asks if she'll make another scene that'll contradict Daniel's statement, leading Daniel to assure him that this will not be the case.
* When talking to Magnus, he very directly notes that the holoband wasn't the problem, thus earning her praise. They continue the pow-wow.
* Outside across the river from the house, [[Sam Adama]] watches via bincoulars the ongoings inside the Graystone Estate from inside his car. He receives a phone call from [[Joseph Adama]], who asks why Amanda was not killed yet. He tells his brother about Graystone's visitors and asks how much of a bloodbath Joseph would desire. Joseph quickly backtracks, realizing that he doesn't want one; Sam asks Joseph if he still wants Amanda killed. Joseph assures him that this is still his desire; Sam tells his brother to have patience and ends the conversation.

=== Act 1 ===

* In the hallway, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] promises her students that the [[GDD]]'s search will not happen again, and gives her students leave to return home for the day. After the students leave, she collapses to the floor and begins hitting a nearby locker as she screams in rage.
* [[Daniel Graystone]] enters their bedroom, telling [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]] that [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]] have left for the studio. As Daniel looks for his suit jacket, he and his wife emotionally quarrel over "dancing" over "Zoe's grave" by going on Sarno's show. He reminds her that he's only doing it because of her actions in [[Apollo Park]], wherein she opened a dialogue to greater [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. She appeals to him to say that they are going through a difficult time right now, but he points out that such a thing "doesn't play," much to her disgust. He storms out after noting that they are not parents.
* In Daniel's lab, [[Zoe-R]] accesses the [[virtual world]] trying to get [[Lacy Rand]]. Zoe finds herself in the [[V-Club]], and de-rezes when [[Philomon]] begins running his diagnostics. He notes that the robot needs a name.
* Backstage of Sarno's show, Magnus and Xander continue to coach Daniel on what he should say, while [[Rebecca]] the makeup artist works on hiding most of Daniel's injuries from his encounter with [[Sam Adama]]. He wants to smoke, as he finds the thought of going on television nauseating, but Rebecca is insistent that he not smoke. After bribing her through an offer of a thousand [[cubit]]s, Rebecca permits him to smoke.
* At the Adama apartment, [[Ruth]] calls out [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]] on not going to school. Willie claims that he was with Uncle Sam, and asks if that's a problem. Ruth notes that this isn't a problem, but he shouldn't tell his father. She notes that on Tauron males are considered men at 13, and therefore capable of making their own decisions; she notes that whenever Joseph sees him, he shouldn't be angry. As Willie sits in a chair and is about to watch television, Ruth takes the remote from his hand and directly asks him what he wants to be right now. He tells her that he wants to take the job offered to kids, where they work inside the locker room of the [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] players. During the conversation, Willie notes that his dad knows the owner, but they do not appear to be friends any more. She scoffs the comment, noting that one gets the best things from enemies, "because they're scared of you." Ruth adds that Sam can look into it, as he can get things done, and returns the remote to the now contemplative Willie.
* Still sitting on a cliff overlooking the [[Graystone Estate]], Sam sees Amanda going to the kitchen. Much to his chagrin, he receives a phone call from Joseph; he exasperatedly tells Joseph that he'll have to live with the murder of Amanda. During the phone call, he sees a group of GDD agents and civilian reporters barge into the mansion, much to Amanda's shock. Joseph is shocked at this development.
* Inside the mansion, Agent [[Jordan Duram]] tells the press to remain outside. Amid Amanda's protests, Duram serves her their warrant, noting that they will only search the residence and stay away from Daniel's lab. He tries to talk her down, noting that all they want to do is find out who turned her daughter into a bomber.

=== Act 2 ===

* Agent [[Jordan Duram]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] are in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s former room as the GDD agents begin tearing it apart. As one of the agents extracts a cello from the room, she asks that they be careful with it; Duram reiterates this desire to the agent in question. Amanda brings up the necessity of the search, and Duram notes that he'd like to find out who brainwashed her into believing a "moral dictator named 'God'" or who blew up a [[#Teaser|Caprican business]]. Agent [[Youngblood]] discovers the infinity pendant in the jewelry box; Amanda quickly notes that she placed it there, after it was [[Rebirth|given to her]] by [[Natalie Stark]]. During the conversation, Duram notes that if they have to take apart Zoe's life to put other terrorists behind bars, then he's all right by that. Amanda tries to find out Duram's personal motivations, to which he replies that he lost everybody on that train.
* [[Lacy Rand]] goes to [[Keon Gatwick]]'s place of employment, [[Bike Kitchen]], to follow up on how she can get [[Zoe-R|Zoe's package]] to [[Gemenon]]. Gatwick replies that it is out of his control and, amidst her recrimination that he shouldn't have scampered away during the GDD search, tries to get her to leave by claiming that he has a pressing project that needs to be completed. She offers to help, as she has picked up technical expertise from her mother, who is a mechanic. Gatwick offers his concern about someone seeing them together, but she seems unconcerned.
* [[Gara Singh]] and Duram review the results of the search; Singh is displeased at the lack of terrorist paraphernalia. Duram wants to go further, wanting to engage in electronic and telecommunication surveillance of those at the school. Duram assumes that other students were turned as well, and that they'll be able to find out who turned the kids there. Singh agrees to this surveillance on the condition that, should Duram be wrong, Duram takes the blame. Duram agrees.
* In Daniel's lab, [[Philomon]] runs a diagnostic on [[Zoe-R]]'s motor control, resulting in odd dancing between Zoe-R and Philomon. During this, Zoe-R seems to express feelings for Philomon, even if the robot is incapable of expressing them.
* Youngblood brings in printouts of the last of the [[e-sheet]]s from the students, as they do not have an up-to-date computer system to process them. Duram has her look for messages sent around 6 A.M. and assumes that it was a group-send to the student body. Frustrated, he upheaves a stack of papers, and expresses his frustration over having [[Ben Stark]] and then letting him go. He quickly clarifies his frustration for her, saying that everyone became complacent and that they all share the responsibility for the bombing. She then asks if they're all responsible for the bad wheat crop on [[Aerilon]]. Duram shifts the conversation to Youngblood's interest and dedication in the investigation, to which she replies that the [[Gemenese]] scum who lure "good [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] kids into a killer cult" deserves to be destroyed.
* [[Ruth]] chops up meat as she tells [[Joseph Adama]] that she bought [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] the Tauron equivalent of jacks, seeing as Joseph threw out his "fancy games." She morbidly jokes that they are bones from Tauron children who lost at jacks, although she later notes that they are bones from chicken feet. Joseph sees a commercial for Daniel Graystone's appearance on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]''. Ruth notes that Daniel is the man that Joseph doesn't like, and Joseph promises that he'll be dealt with soon enough. Ruth is pleased at this, noting that the "dead don't really die until their death is avenged," noting that both their daughters are caught between life and death.
* [[Baxter Sarno]] begins taping that night's show with a self-described "horrible monologue" that includes jokes about bombing "figuratively." Backstage, Daniel begins popping some pills and eyedrops into his eyes, for he is anxious and delays his entrance on the stage in order to collect himself. As Daniel walks on stage, Amanda barges backstage and tells Xander that the GDD just searched their estate, and that there are things that Daniel is wrong about. Sarno and Daniel begin talking, Daniel makes a joke about his [[solstice]] wish being for "free publicity," which bombs. Daniel is uncomfortable on stage, asking if the cup in front of him has water, which leads to Sarno joking about finding stuff that is "stronger." Sarno then goes in for the kill, beginning to broach the topic of Amanda's statement and how Zoe was connected to the lev bombing. Daniel claims that she was troubled (much to Amanda's chagrin), and tries to explain it when Sarno cuts him off, and goes into the issue of the holoband and the virtual world. Daniel deflects this claim by saying that Zoe didn't like the holoband and that she would actually agree with Sarno's many talking points. She barges on stage after Sarno makes a crack about the holoband making her want to "blow things up," and Sarno takes the opportunity to welcome Amanda on stage and then breaks for commercial.

=== Act 3 ===

* On stage after the commercial break, [[Amanda Graystone]] declares that both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Baxter Sarno]] are wrong. After making a joke about his previous attempts at marriages, Sarno apologizes and allows her to continue. She says that [[Zoe Graystone]] wasn't crazy, but very angry, defiant, and rebellious, and Amanda asks him to point out any teenager that didn't act the same way. The conversation turns to Zoe being "morally blank," noting that the [[virtual world]] is a poor teacher; Daniel counters that Zoe would actually agree with Sarno on that, and notes that it is "exactly how the [[STO]] got to her." After explaining that she saw things in the virtual world that troubled her—ritual sacrifices, games like ''[[New Cap City]]'', and other lurid things, he reveals that he talked to her. When pressed on this by his wife, Daniel reveals that he created an [[avatar]] of her. Daniel agrees that the very fact is disturbing, and notes that he wanted to understand his child—like other parents in the world.
* As Daniel explains why he created the avatar of Zoe, [[Sam Adama]] is stopped by an assistant en route back stage. The assistant happens to be [[Tauron]], which he sees by the tattoo on her hand; after speaking to her in Tauronese, she gives him her security badge and walks away.
* On stage, Daniel says that technology may, in fact, be a problem. Backstage, [[Priyah Magnus]] and [[Cyrus Xander]] do not react well to the direction the conversation is taking. Daniel admits that they—meaning his company—believed they would be able to control the content in the [[virtual world]], but admits that they have failed, given that the "temptation to hack the code is too great." When asked about a solution to this problem, Daniel admits that he doesn't know, but notes that for any beneficial change, one must take away the profit motive. He brings up the point of the legalization of drugs and then, in that vein, states that they will no longer make profit from the licensing of legal spaces of [[virtual world]] and, with his wife, notes that any profit from the holoband technology will go into a foundation for children to get the "right experiences."
* Backstage, Magnus notes that the move is a great public relations act, however Xander disagrees, noting that the holoband licensing accounts for 60% of [[Graystone Industries]]'s net. On stage, Daniel reiterates his pledge and asks Caprica to hold him to it. This results in applause from the audience, as Sarno offers his genuine surprise while crediting Amanda for a great save.
* At the Adama apartment, [[Ruth]] asks [[Joseph Adama]] about Amanda's appearance. He notes that she shouldn't be there, and Ruth expresses her desire to kill Amanda with her hands and sleep well every night.
* Daniel and Amanda part ways, as Daniel needs to talk to his people. As Daniel heads off, Sam introduces himself as Sarno's driver and offers to take her home, if she'd like. She happily agrees.

=== Act 4 ===

* [[Sam Adama]] drives [[Amanda Graystone]]; they do not converse, allowing the music to fill the air.
* At the [[Bike Kitchen]], [[Keon Gatwick]] and [[Lacy Rand]] celebrate the successful repair of a motorbike. She asks him if he had anything in his locker and whether or not he received a warning, a subject that he is reticent to discuss. She pleads with him to get her and [[Zoe-R|Zoe's package]] to [[Gemenon]], and he notes that the only one who can get her any help within the STO is [[Barnabas Greeley]]. She thanks him.
* Amanda asks about Sam's tattoos, and he reveals that he is Tauron and, as he reveals the reasons why a Tauron might get a tattoo, she tells him that she can get rid a few of of his mistakes via plastic surgery. He notes that it wouldn't be real. She becomes aware that they're not going the right way to her residence. He remains silent.
* At the apartment, [[Joseph Adama]] frets. He begins leaving texts to Sam, telling him not to kill Amanda. He then calls [[Larry]], and asks Larry to get Sam to call him as soon as possible. [[Ruth]] watches on.
* In the car, Amanda tells him that they're going the wrong way. He claims that there is an accident on the throughway, and tells her that he knows a shortcut through [[Little Tauron]]. He assures her that there are good people there, and they are not nosy. Sam touches on the subject of the bombing; he reveals that he lost his [[Shannon Adama|sister-in-law]] and [[Tamara Adama|niece]] in the bombing. Amanda grows increasingly concerned for her safety, after he says that all they can do is find balance, to "even things out." He goes on to explain that he believes that Tamara would "make us all proud."
* Joseph awakens from his sleep at the dinner table, finding Sam washing up in the kitchen; Sam claims that Larry hates it when he comes home bloody. After Joseph questions him about the deed being done, Sam replies in the affirmative. Sam goes on to explain how he murdered Amanda at the kitchen of [[Connie]]'s restaurant. After leading him on for some time, Sam tells him he didn't kill her, but went through the motions of scaring her a bit to teach Joseph a lesson about yanking him around. Sam assures a distraught, questioning Joseph that he didn't kill her, revealing that he doesn't turn off his phone for other people call him; he notes that he received 60 text messages. He reveals that he's frakking with his brother, because he knew that Joseph couldn't go through with it, calling him a "[[frak]]kin' [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] in a [[Tauron]] body."
* At the Willow residence, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] watches a recording of [[Daniel Graystone]]'s appearance on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'', where Daniel reveals that he created an [[avatar]] of [[Zoe Graystone]]. [[Nestor Willow]] enters and she reveals that every time she watches the recording, she gets something out of it.
* At the [[Graystone Estate]], Daniel and Amanda discuss his revelation regarding the avatar. He claims that it is a simple avatar made from a photo. She asks him why he did it and why he didn't talk to her about it earlier, and they both snuggle, saying how much they miss their daughter. They joke about their appearance on ''Sarno'', saying how rich, disgusting, and ridiculous they are.

== Notes ==
*[[Jordan Duram]] notes that the [[Soldiers of the One]] have been dormant for 10 years prior to the bombing of [[Maglev 23]].
*As [[Philomon]] cycles through music selections in Daniel's lab, the [[Colonial Anthem]] is briefly heard.
*Ruth's quip that Tauron males are considered men at 13 is odd as it does not match up with Willie Adama's age, which is 11.
*The source music for ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'', such as the opening theme and the walkout music heard when Daniel walks onto the set, is the same source music heard at the dance at the end of "[[Colonial Day]]."
*Several mentions are made during the episode to [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]]'s set of [[Tauron]] jacks. This may be an indirect reference to "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]," where [[Anastasia Dualla]] discovers a set of jacks buried among the ruins on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
*Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s phone is a Nokia.

== Analysis ==
*The public's deep suspicion of the [[Holoband]] as discussed on ''Backtalk With Baxter Sarno'' is mirrored in real life Earth over worries of the Holoband's presumed predecessor in the Colonies, the Internet. Much of the same issues of parental control, the youth losing its way on it due to, as the adult public sees it, nefarious forces are much the same as the public worries of the net on Earth in [[wikipedia:First World|First World]] Nations, particularly with [[wikipedia:social networking|social networking]] sites. This phenomenon is called a [[wikipedia:Moral panic|Moral Panic]] when a new powerful trend that generates anxiety in a population, mostly among the middle age adult and older as they worry as to the effect on the new cultural touchstone on children, teenagers and young adults; in particular adolescents. Past Moral Panics have included video games in the 1980's through the early 21st century, [[wikipedia:Hip Hop Music|Hip Hop Music]], in particular [[wikipedia:Gangsta Rap|Gangsta Rap]] in the 1990's, Skateboarding in the 1970's, [[wikipedia:Rock 'n Roll|Rock 'n Roll]] music in the 1950's and 1960's, Comic books in the 1950's. Such panics sometimes involved congressional investigations such as The [[wikipedia:United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency|United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency]] in early 1954 to investigate the Comic Book industry over what it saw as very violent content of detective and horror comic books. This lead to the voluntary adoption of the industry created [[wikipedia:Comics Code Authority|Comics Code Authority]] to police itself. Then the Congressional investigations of content in video games deemed to have a violent content in 1993. As with the Comic Book industry in the 1950's such concerns led the video game industry to adopt voluntary ratings rankings of video games such as the [[wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]] rating system in the United States and Canada, as well as the [[wikipedia:PEGI|PEGI]] rating system in Europe to placate public and governmental concerns and to head off actual governmental regulation (congressional attempts failed due to First Amendment issues). [[Daniel Graystone]] at the spur of the moment pledged to take the profit motive out of using the holoband in response to public suspicion that it was somehow the holoband, which seems overwhelmingly "populated" by teenagers that caused Graystone's "troubled" daughter to blow up the commuter train. Graystone pointed out that it was because her daughter saw lack of moral direction on the Holoband that lead her to join the STO, not that it caused her to lack moral direction.
* [[Daniel Graystone]]'s lie regarding the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]]'s abilities will undoubtedly cause further strain between the Graystones.
* [[Joseph Adama]]'s unwillingness to go through with the hit on [[Amanda Graystone]] is further indication of a loss of direction, and his lack of dealing with his grief. This is addressed in "[[There is Another Sky]]."
* [[Lacy Rand]]'s character is becoming increasingly fleshed out over the past few episodes, from her economic situation to her willingness to help [[Zoe-R]] go to [[Gemenon]]. Her continued persistence has lead to various relationships, including an awkward bond between herself and [[Clarice Willow]], and an equally odd relationship between herself and Keon Gatwick, whom she has apparently never truly interacted with before. During her time at [[Bike Kitchen]], she expresses a willingness to engage in a relationship with [[Keon Gatwick]], and seems to express affection to him after promising to bring her desire up to [[Barnabas Greeley]], thus leading to an awkward moment between them.

== Questions ==

* Will [[Barnabas Greeley]] help [[Lacy Rand]] deliver [[Zoe Graystone]]'s "[[Zoe-R|package]]" to [[Gemenon]]? ([[End of Line|Partial answer]])
* What exactly is on Gemenon?
* How will [[Daniel Graystone]]'s promise to make [[holoband]] access free affect the company? What are the possible repercussions to Daniel's hold over the company? ([[There Is Another Sky|Partial answer]]) ([[End of Line|Partial answer]]).
* Will [[Philomon]] ever discover that the [[U-87]] contains Zoe's avatar? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* What is [[Jordan Duram]]'s personal stake in hunting down the [[Soldiers of the One]], assuming there is one?
* How involved are [[Clarice Willow]]'s various husbands and wives in the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] quarrel over Daniel's necessity to appear on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'':''
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Look, can't you go out there and say that this is a very sad time for our family, and that we need time to process?
: '''Daniel Graystone''': It just doesn't play. The car should be here by now. [[Serge]]?
: '''Amanda''': '''''"Just doesn't play?!"'' Doesn't play?''' Did you actually hear what you just said? It won't play?
: '''Daniel''': I don't have time for this—
: '''Amanda''': You sound like [[Cyrus Xander|Cyrus]]. "It just won't play," Daniel?
: '''Daniel''': I'm about to go on international television.
: '''Amanda''': We're not company spokespeople, we're parents!
: '''Daniel''': Parents? Actually, no, we're not.

* ''[[Ruth]] imparts unique advice to young [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]:''
: '''Ruth:''' You think you only get things from friends? You get the best things from ''enemies'', because they're ''scared'' of you.

* ''Ruth on her rage against Amanda:''
: '''Ruth''': I could kill her with my hands. Sleep well every night. Couldn't [[Joseph Adama|you]]?

* ''Daniel talks about the [[holoband]] and [[V-World]]:''
: '''Daniel Graystone''': We thought we could control the content on V-World, especially for kids, but we've failed. Clearly. I think the temptation to hack the code is too great.
: '''[[Baxter Sarno]]''': Then what is your solution?
: '''Daniel''': I don't know.
: '''Sarno:''' Think out loud.
: '''Daniel''': I don't know. I... For there to be any beneficial change you'd have to take away the profit motive. Like when we legalized drugs, for instance.
: '''Sarno''': Ok. That's a good point. You're also talking about something that took decades of pretty violent arguing back and forth in...
: '''Daniel''': Well, why not? Why couldn't we try it?
: '''Sarno''': But this is a huge leap you're talking about.
: '''Daniel''': Graystone Industries will no longer charge for licensing of any legal spaces and any profit we make off the bands will go to some charity...
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Or foundation that we can create...
: '''Daniel''': ... for young people to find the right experiences and the right values.

* ''[[Sam Adama]] tells [[Joe Adama]] some monumental news:''
: '''Joseph Adama''': Sam?
: '''Sam Adama''': [washing up at the sink] Hey, [[Larry]] hates it when I come home bloody.
: '''Joseph''': [softly] Did you do it?
: '''Sam''': Can't hear you over the water.
: '''Joseph''': ''Is it done?''
: '''Sam''': Yeah, it's done. Why do you think I'm washing up, huh? She was getting a little, uh... A-po-play-ktay in the car. Didn't want a fight in a closed space so... I ordered her out of the car, said we were having engine trouble. Told her to go inside this restaurant... [[Connie]]'s place, remember? Used to go there in high school.
: '''Joseph''': I know Connie's place.
: '''Sam''': Yeah. Sent her inside, right? [sees the jacks made of bone on the table] Jacks, nice... and she notices right away that there's no one inside. Could've called ahead just in case. So... we're standing the front with the knives, tsfa-gi-dess... yeah.
: '''Joseph''': [[Frak]].
: '''Sam''': She tries to get out back to the alley, but it's locked.
: '''Joseph''': You killed her in the kitchen?
: '''Sam''': Well, the stuff they spray at crime scenes can't tell the difference between animal blood and human blood.
: '''Joseph''': You really did it.
: '''Sam''': No, I'm messing with you to teach you a lesson about yanking me around like this.
: '''Joseph''': Wait... what?
: '''Sam''': Hmm?
: '''Joseph''': Are you... Was that sarcastic?
: '''Sam''': What do you think?
: '''Joseph''': ''I can't tell, Sam! Stop frakkin' around—'''did you kill her?'''''
: '''Sam''': I don't turn off my phone, Yusef. I've got other people who call me, you know. So yeah, I got your like 60 text messages... I didn't kill her. Scared her a bit... but she's getting a lot of that right now.
: '''Joseph''': You were frakkin' with me.
: '''Sam''': Oh yeah, I'm frakkin' with you, because I knew you couldn't go through with it. Frakkin' [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] in a [[Tauron]] body.

* ''Amanda and Daniel jokingly discuss their appearance on ''Backtalk'':''
: '''Amanda Graystone''': Wanna watch TV? Graystones are on ''Sarno'' tonight.
: '''Daniel Graystone''': [chuckles]
: '''Amanda''': I heard they were really good.
: '''Daniel''': I'm so sick of them. They're everywhere.
: '''Amanda''': Awful...
: '''Daniel''': Rich...
: '''Amanda''': Disgusting...
: '''Daniel''': ... ridiculous people.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
*[[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick]]
*[[Françoise Yip]] as [[Desiree Willow]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
*[[Rebecca Lee]] as [[Rebecca]] (credited as "Makeup Artist")
*[[Maggie Ma]] as Crew Member
*[[Scott Patey]] as Comic
*[[Riel Hahn]] as Stage Manager
*[[Conrad Whitaker]] as Businessman

== References ==

{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by Michael Angeli]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Watkins]]

[[de:Gravedancing]]
[[fr:Épisode:Danser sur les tombes]]

Reins of a Waterfall

2020-01-18T19:16:33Z

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== Overview ==

: ''Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of his wife's false revelation that their daughter was one of the suicide bombers of Maglev 23. Meanwhile, Joseph Adama continues his pursuit to see the Tamara avatar again while Willie and Sam Adama continue to bond.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*Scenes from the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] media: [[Amanda Graystone]]'s "revelation" of her daughter's involvement in the [[Lev|Maglev bombing]] are replayed on the news, [[Baxter Sarno]] mentions in his monologue that [[V-World]] hackers are re-creating the bombing before making comments about [[Daniel Graystone]], students at the [[Athena Academy]] tell reporters that they were unnerved being in the same school and the same classes with [[Zoe Graystone]], and Amanda is caught on camera leaving Caprica General Hospital as protesters chant "Terror Mom."
*At the hospital, Amanda is walking fast toward her car, but she quickly answers a reporter's question about her employment future by saying that she has resigned from the hospital. Encouraged to share her side of the story with the audience, Amanda pauses long enough to tell the report that they are not interested in the truth. A bottle is thrown, and a shard cuts Amanda's forehead. She speeds away.
*At the Athena Academy, students--including [[Keon Gatwick]]--stare at [[Lacy Rand]], harasses her, and make thinly veiled threats. Sister Clarice watches from a distance.
*Daniel spars in the boxing ring at the Red Gloves Gym, an old and run-down facility, while talking with [[Cyrus Xander]]. Xander recommends hiring [[Priyah Magnus]] as a consultant to address the growing public relations problem. Daniel expresses his distaste for PR, but Xander disagrees, pointing out that Daniel is at this gym rather than in [[Graystone Industries]]' facilities precisely because he wants to be seen as a man of the people. Daniel is unmoved.
*As Daniel walks to his car, his driver, Kalil, opens a door--and [[Sam Adama]] steps out. He accepts the keys from Kalil. Sam seizes Daniel and brings him to an alley, and proceeds to rough him up for being the parent of a terrorist who killed [[Tamara_Adama|his niece]]. Joseph Adama joins them. He kneels next to Daniel and demands to see [[Tamara-A|his daughter's avatar]] again. Daniel reluctantly agrees to search for the avatar. Joseph promises to call on him again.

=== Act 1 ===
*[[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] walks into a [[Tauron]] social club near his apartment building, carrying a box of burritos for sale. He approaches a group of men at a card game, who give him a hard time, even when he tells them about his [[Rebirth|brief time in jail]]. Sam pulls him aside and asks what he is doing there so early, telling him that he needs to go to school first for attendance before coming to the club. Sam concocts an excuse for him, hands him a beer, and they drink.
*Daniel limps into his home. [[Serge]] starts to play the day's news broadcasts for him before it quickly becomes obvious that it will all be dominated by the fallout from Zoe's alleged involvement in the Maglev 23 bombing, and Daniel orders the stories to be deleted. Serge offers Daniel medical treatment, but he prefers to do it himself in the downstairs lab.
*[[Evelyn]] greets Joseph at the courthouse entrance, telling him that he has to wait for a judge who for some reason is upset with him, despite all the appropriate paperwork and "special delivery" for the judge being in order. He asks Evelyn to get him coffee. She reluctantly agrees.
*At the Academy, [[Clarice Willow]] makes tea for Lacy, telling her that all the monotheists at the school have to be careful, in order to avoid being linked to the bombing. She asks Lacy to open up to her, the way the Zoe did. Obviously uncomfortable, Lacy excuses herself, claiming to have problems with her classwork.
*In the lab, Amanda finds Daniel. They are immediately worried about the injuries of the other. Amanda tries tending to Daniel's wounds first. While this is happening, [[Zoe-A]] watches from inside the [[U-87]]. Amanda and Daniel lapse into an argument about Zoe's supposed involvement in the bombing. Daniel eventually accepts Amanda's claim about their daughter's guilt, shocking Zoe-A, but he is still amazed that Amanda admitted this on television. She cries, claiming that it "just happened" and that she is sorry for it. Daniel kisses her tenderly. Eventually, Amanda asks him, "How about a good frak?" Despite his wounds, the two of the carefully start to make love, in front of the U-87.

=== Act 2 ===
*In the Caprica City offices of the [[Global Defense Department]], Agent [[Youngblood]] is pleased to read about Amanda's "confession" in the newspaper, but [[Jordan Duram]] pessimistically believes that it only served to scare off other members of Zoe Graystone's supposed cell. Director [[Gara Singh]] walks into their office and shows them an old videotape that had been mistakenly filed under "Starke" with an "e": Youngblood's interrogation of [[Ben Stark]] a year ago about wires and detonators in his possession that Stark explained as materials for his school's rocketry club, for which Stark had been quickly released. Singh warns them about press repercussions and leaves in frustration. Scared, Youngblood asks Duram what to do next. Duram destroys the videotape and asks rhetorically about the damage that would occur if they did not investigate "Terror Mom" because of bureaucratic road blocks. He dials the ''Caprica Tribune''.
*Joseph continues to wait. Finally, Judge [[Maximus]] emerges and leads Joseph to a side room. Maximus asks Joseph if he is willing to let his client, Plexico Amarcord, go to a full jury trial. Joseph is confused and assures him that the "delivery" was made--which makes Maximum furious at the insult of blind drops, rather than being given the dignity of their agreed-upon face-to-face meetings. He notes that Joseph has been sloppy lately, and then doubles his price for cooperation.
*The U-87 connects itself to a holoband and Daniel's computer. In front of her own home, Lacy receives an [[e-sheet]] message to meet. She dons a holoband, and finds Zoe-A in Daniel's undecorated V-world entryway. Although Zoe can enter V-world, she cannot remain there, since she is housed inside the robot. Lacy informs her about Clarice's interest in Zoe-A. The original Zoe never showed the avatar to Clarice, so Zoe-A believes it is best to continue to keep the secret. They search for a doorway, find one, and open it, allowing light to pour into the room--revealing Tamara-A, on the floor and confused. Lacy assumes that the girls is "pure avatar," a simple simulation created and stored by Daniel. Zoe recognizes that Tamara is not the avatar of a live holoband user, and that she might be more than just a simulation. Lacy and Zoe lead Tamara through the door.

=== Act 3 ===
*In the Caprica mediasphere: a news report discusses Zoe Graystone and shares security camera footage of her at the MLMT station in the company of Ben Stark; a business report notes the precipitous drop in Graystone Industries stock following Amanda's statement; protests against the Graystones continue; the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] may also be a target of public anger as they prepare for a home game; Sarno makes more jokes about the Graystone family.
*Magnus and Xander tell Daniel about Sarno's success at the expense of the Graystones and the scandal's effect on the holoband, but Daniel is unmoved. He specifically notes Sarno's anti-corporate stance and the mixed success of guests on [[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno|his show]] in repairing their own PR problems. Magnus persists, advising him that he would have to talk in length about Zoe on the show, that he would have to present her to the audience as "troubled." Daniel grows indignant, angrily insisting that he would not bring his daughter into the media spotlight. He curtly asks both of them to leave the house.
*In the [[V-Club]], Tamara is stunned and lost. Zoe offers to help, but she rejects their offers, insists that she will be able to find her own way home, and wades into the crowd.
*Clarice locks her bedroom door and connects to the holoband. She enters a small, modest corridor, and opens a door to a small compartment. She sits and lights a candle.
*In the quiet of their private V-Club room, Zoe eats and instructs Lacy to seek out Keon Gatwick, who was a friend of Ben Stark and thus knows about the plan to go to [[Gemenon]]. It is now Lacy's responsibility to make sure that Zoe-A is delivered to fellow believers there, but since the avatar has bonded with the U-87, Lacy will have to figure a way to transport the entire robot. Lacy is skeptical, but Zoe-A trusts the intentions of her creator. She goes on to remind Lacy about her [[Caprica pilot|cowardice]], and tells Lacy that she must see this through.

=== Act 4 ===
*In the small compartment, Clarice talks to [[Alvo]], who appears as a silhouette behind translucent glass and speaks with a heavily distorted voice. Despite being ordered not to make contact, Clarice wants to report progress in acquiring Zoe-A and thus moving a step closer to [[apotheosis]]. Alvo notes that her quest for the avatar has caused her to lose control, leading to the bombing and unwanted exposure for the STO.
*Lacy waits for Keon to walk by, then tackles him to the grass and forces him to confess his membership in STO. However, he is confused by Lacy's claim that Clarice is running the STO cell at the Athena Academy. Keon grudgingly promises to look into how he can help Lacy to make Zoe's delivery to Gemenon.
*Daniel leads Joseph downstairs to the estate lab. Although Daniel did not speak to or see Tamara, he assures Joseph that the program was in the computer as of three hours earlier. They both don holobands, and find nothing. Daniel is confused and apologetic about her absence. On his way out, Joseph tells Daniel that he, too, is sorry.

=== Act 5 ===
*Singh, Duram, and Youngblood watch ''Cubits and Pieces'' coverage of the ''Caprica Tribune'''s report of bureaucratic red tape holding up searches of the Graystone residence. Duram gives his partner credit for the idea. Singh happily promises them a search warrant by the following morning.
*Daniel absently listens to further television reports about Zoe, protests, the corporation's stock price drop, and predictions of Graystone Industries' default on almost two billion cubits owed to the Twelve Colony Banking Consortium. Daniel calls Xander and orders him to tell Magnus to arrange an appearance on ''Sarno''.
*At the Adama apartment, Sam is cleaning the dinner table for his husband [[Larry]] and Willie, who asks them about why they do not have any children. Neither of them hide the fact that it is due to the violent nature of Sam's job. Joseph comes in and talks to Sam privately: he wants Sam to eliminate Amanda.

== Notes ==
*[[Luciana Carro]], who played [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]], plays Daniel Graystone's Public Relations officer [[Priyah Magnus]]. She joins various other actors from the Re-imagined Series in different ''Caprica'' roles, including [[Michael Eklund]] ([[Prosna]] from the [[Miniseries]] and [[Waylon]] in "[[Rebirth]]"), [[Christian Tessier]] (Viper jock [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]] in the Re-imagined Series and [[Ha'la'tha]] gangster [[Francis]] in this episode), and [[Nimet Kanji]] ([[Candace Myson]] from "[[Litmus]]" and [[Natalie Stark]] in "Rebirth").

== Analysis ==
*Sam Adama and his husband [[Larry]] have decided not to have children, at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation." It is not conducive to having children. Ironically, Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew William into a life of crime.
*Caprica, and perhaps the other 11 Worlds as well, has a Juvenile Curfew Law. No minor is to be on the street after 10pm. This is the cause that had Ben Stark picked up by the GDD. In modern day Earth in some jurisdictions there are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-examples.html Juvenile Curfew Laws] in some localities to maintain the general peace and to combat juvenile crime. Presumably Caprica have them for the same reasons. Civil Liberties organizations in the United States such as the [[w:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU) are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-legal-challenges.html generally against] such laws, both on general principles that it violates the [[w:First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] of the [[w:United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States]] and in particulars that they are unfairly enforced due to vagueness, lack of exemptions and sometimes are racially discriminatory. It is not known todate if Caprican Civil Liberties advocates oppose such laws. One non US example of curfew laws is Russia [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556594.htm?section=justin passing a law] in 2009 allowing localities to pass curfew laws against juveniles. One important difference between Caprica and real life America is that the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD) help enforce these curfew laws. In the US curfew laws are strictly a municipal and county creations. The State and Federal government do not enact or enforce these laws. On Caprica their "national" police force have a hand in enforcing these laws, the equivalent of the FBI or the [[w:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Homeland Security]] doing so on Earth.
**It is possible that GDD was only questioning Ben due to the wiring and detonators discovered in his possession, making him a possible security risk (which he was given his affiliation with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization).
*It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD, sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press with 20/20 hindsight as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.
* [[Baxter Sarno]] is similar in form and style to real-life talkshow hosts like [[w:David Letterman|David Letterman]] or [[w:Jay Leno|Jay Leno]]. However, Priyah's statement that he is a major news source for young people even though he's a comedian is likely a reference to [[w:Jon Stewart (comedian)|Jon Stewart]] and ''[[w:The Daily Show|The Daily Show]]'', which have also been cited as [http://dailyuw.com/blog/2007/05/21/college-students-prefer-the-daily-show-to-real-ne/ a common source of news for young people].
*Daniel claimed to Joseph that it would be impossible for him to construct another avatar like Tamara's, "no matter how many bones you break," because the program he would need to work from was (he believed) lost along with the Zoe avatar.

== Questions ==
* The documentation in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "[[Hero]]" gave William Adama's parents as Joseph and Evelyn Adama and stated that Evelyn was an accountant. Does this mean that Joseph will marry his clerk assistant Evelyn? ([[Apotheosis (episode)|Answer]])
* What will become of the Tamara avatar? Will she realize she is no longer in real space? ([[There Is Another Sky|Answer]])
* Is there actually a model rocket club at Athena Academy?
* Is Sister Clarice aware of these STO meetings Ben and Keon attended that were not held by her?
* How factionalized are the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* What is "apotheosis"? Is it a plan for immortality via virtual avatars? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* What views of apotheosis are there other than Clarice's?
* What is Alvo's true identity? ([[Blowback|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Daniel Graystone is sparring in a boxing ring as he discusses with Cyrus (who is outside the ring) the PR disaster his wife Amanda's public confession is causing the business:''
:'''Daniel Graystone:''' Scandals are sunburns, Cyrus; they fade.
:'''Cyrus:''' Or they give you cancer.
*''The Graystone's situation has become grist for the late night comedian's mill:''
:'''Baxter Sarno''': Big news in the publishing world today. Daniel Graystone is revising his autobiography. A lot of you know it as ''The Man Who Could See The Future''. It is now going to be titled ''Wow, I Didn't See That Coming''.
*''In a renewed sense of grief and anger over not being able to contact the avatar of his dead daughter Tamara, he gives Sam a veiled but still chillingly clear order:''
:'''Joseph Adama''' [to Sam]: Daniel Graystone lost his daughter, right? I lost my daughter and my wife. [thoughtful pause] Balance it out.
*''As Sister Clarice tries to open Lacy to her, Lacy retreats, claiming problems with her astronomy class work:''
:'''Lacy Rand''': Got a problem with my stars.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
*[[Paul Perri]] as Judge [[Maximus]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
*[[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
*[[Sarah Afful]] as Angry Woman
*[[Lynn Colliar]] as [[Delice Jackson]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Lee Tichon]] as [[Kalil]]
*[[Kristian Haas]] as [[Paulie]]
*[[Sheldon Yamkovy]] as Protester
*[[Dawn Chubai]] as Reporter
*[[Elfina Y. Luk]] as Reporter
*[[Shane Sweet]] as Student
*[[Warren Stroka]] as Man on Street

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Michael Angeli]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Ronald D. Moore]]

[[de:The Reins of a Waterfall]]
[[fr:Épisode:Apprendre de ses erreurs]]

Reins of a Waterfall

2020-01-18T19:13:46Z

BlueResistance: /* Overview */

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== Overview ==

: ''Daniel Graystone attempts damage control in light of his wife's false revelation that their daughter was one of the suicide bombers of Maglev 23. Meanwhile, Joseph Adama continues his pursuit to see the Tamara avatar again while Willie and Sam Adama continue to bond.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*Scenes from the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] media: Amanda's "revelation" of her daughter's involvement in the bombing are replayed on the news, [[Baxter Sarno]] mentions in his monologue that [[V-World]] hackers are re-creating the bombing before making comments about Daniel, students at the [[Athena Academy]] tell reporters that they were unnerved being in the same school and the same classes with Zoe Graystone, and Amanda is caught on camera leaving Caprica General Hospital as protesters chant "Terror Mom."
*At the hospital, Amanda is walking fast toward her car, but she quickly answers a reporter's question about her employment future by saying that she has resigned from the hospital. Encouraged to share her side of the story with the audience, Amanda pauses long enough to tell the report that they are not interested in the truth. A bottle is thrown, and a shard cuts Amanda's forehead. She speeds away.
*At the Athena Academy, students--including [[Keon Gatwick]]--stare at [[Lacy Rand]], harasses her, and make thinly veiled threats. Sister Clarice watches from a distance.
*Daniel spars in the boxing ring at the Red Gloves Gym, an old and run-down facility, while talking with Xander. Xander recommends hiring [[Priyah Magnus]] as a consultant to address the growing public relations problem. Daniel expresses his distaste for PR, but Xander disagrees, pointing out that Daniel is at this gym rather than in [[Graystone Industries]]' facilities precisely because he wants to be seen as a man of the people. Daniel is unmoved.
*As Daniel walks to his car, his driver, Kalil, opens a door--and [[Sam Adama]] steps out. He accepts the keys from Kalil. Sam seizes Daniel and brings him to an alley, and proceeds to rough him up for being the parent of a terrorist who killed [[Tamara_Adama|his niece]]. Joseph Adama joins them. He kneels next to Daniel and demands to see [[Tamara-A|his daughter's avatar]] again. Daniel reluctantly agrees to search for the avatar. Joseph promises to call on him again.

=== Act 1 ===
*[[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]] walks into a [[Tauron]] social club near his apartment building, carrying a box of burritos for sale. He approaches a group of men at a card game, who give him a hard time, even when he tells them about his [[Rebirth|brief time in jail]]. Sam pulls him aside and asks what he is doing there so early, telling him that he needs to go to school first for attendance before coming to the club. Sam concocts an excuse for him, hands him a beer, and they drink.
*Daniel limps into his home. [[Serge]] starts to play the day's news broadcasts for him before it quickly becomes obvious that it will all be dominated by the fallout from Zoe's alleged involvement in the Maglev 23 bombing, and Daniel orders the stories to be deleted. Serge offers Daniel medical treatment, but he prefers to do it himself in the downstairs lab.
*[[Evelyn]] greets Joseph at the courthouse entrance, telling him that he has to wait for a judge who for some reason is upset with him, despite all the appropriate paperwork and "special delivery" for the judge being in order. He asks Evelyn to get him coffee. She reluctantly agrees.
*At the Academy, [[Clarice Willow]] makes tea for Lacy, telling her that all the monotheists at the school have to be careful, in order to avoid being linked to the bombing. She asks Lacy to open up to her, the way the Zoe did. Obviously uncomfortable, Lacy excuses herself, claiming to have problems with her classwork.
*In the lab, Amanda finds Daniel. They are immediately worried about the injuries of the other. Amanda tries tending to Daniel's wounds first. While this is happening, [[Zoe-A]] watches from inside the [[U-87]]. Amanda and Daniel lapse into an argument about Zoe's supposed involvement in the bombing. Daniel eventually accepts Amanda's claim about their daughter's guilt, shocking Zoe-A, but he is still amazed that Amanda admitted this on television. She cries, claiming that it "just happened" and that she is sorry for it. Daniel kisses her tenderly. Eventually, Amanda asks him, "How about a good frak?" Despite his wounds, the two of the carefully start to make love, in front of the U-87.

=== Act 2 ===
*In the Caprica City offices of the [[Global Defense Department]], Agent [[Youngblood]] is pleased to read about Amanda's "confession" in the newspaper, but [[Jordan Duram]] pessimistically believes that it only served to scare off other members of Zoe Graystone's supposed cell. Director [[Gara Singh]] walks into their office and shows them an old videotape that had been mistakenly filed under "Starke" with an "e": Youngblood's interrogation of [[Ben Stark]] a year ago about wires and detonators in his possession that Stark explained as materials for his school's rocketry club, for which Stark had been quickly released. Singh warns them about press repercussions and leaves in frustration. Scared, Youngblood asks Duram what to do next. Duram destroys the videotape and asks rhetorically about the damage that would occur if they did not investigate "Terror Mom" because of bureaucratic road blocks. He dials the ''Caprica Tribune''.
*Joseph continues to wait. Finally, Judge [[Maximus]] emerges and leads Joseph to a side room. Maximus asks Joseph if he is willing to let his client, Plexico Amarcord, go to a full jury trial. Joseph is confused and assures him that the "delivery" was made--which makes Maximum furious at the insult of blind drops, rather than being given the dignity of their agreed-upon face-to-face meetings. He notes that Joseph has been sloppy lately, and then doubles his price for cooperation.
*The U-87 connects itself to a holoband and Daniel's computer. In front of her own home, Lacy receives an [[e-sheet]] message to meet. She dons a holoband, and finds Zoe-A in Daniel's undecorated V-world entryway. Although Zoe can enter V-world, she cannot remain there, since she is housed inside the robot. Lacy informs her about Clarice's interest in Zoe-A. The original Zoe never showed the avatar to Clarice, so Zoe-A believes it is best to continue to keep the secret. They search for a doorway, find one, and open it, allowing light to pour into the room--revealing Tamara-A, on the floor and confused. Lacy assumes that the girls is "pure avatar," a simple simulation created and stored by Daniel. Zoe recognizes that Tamara is not the avatar of a live holoband user, and that she might be more than just a simulation. Lacy and Zoe lead Tamara through the door.

=== Act 3 ===
*In the Caprica mediasphere: a news report discusses Zoe Graystone and shares security camera footage of her at the MLMT station in the company of Ben Stark; a business report notes the precipitous drop in Graystone Industries stock following Amanda's statement; protests against the Graystones continue; the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] may also be a target of public anger as they prepare for a home game; Sarno makes more jokes about the Graystone family.
*Magnus and Xander tell Daniel about Sarno's success at the expense of the Graystones and the scandal's effect on the holoband, but Daniel is unmoved. He specifically notes Sarno's anti-corporate stance and the mixed success of guests on [[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno|his show]] in repairing their own PR problems. Magnus persists, advising him that he would have to talk in length about Zoe on the show, that he would have to present her to the audience as "troubled." Daniel grows indignant, angrily insisting that he would not bring his daughter into the media spotlight. He curtly asks both of them to leave the house.
*In the [[V-Club]], Tamara is stunned and lost. Zoe offers to help, but she rejects their offers, insists that she will be able to find her own way home, and wades into the crowd.
*Clarice locks her bedroom door and connects to the holoband. She enters a small, modest corridor, and opens a door to a small compartment. She sits and lights a candle.
*In the quiet of their private V-Club room, Zoe eats and instructs Lacy to seek out Keon Gatwick, who was a friend of Ben Stark and thus knows about the plan to go to [[Gemenon]]. It is now Lacy's responsibility to make sure that Zoe-A is delivered to fellow believers there, but since the avatar has bonded with the U-87, Lacy will have to figure a way to transport the entire robot. Lacy is skeptical, but Zoe-A trusts the intentions of her creator. She goes on to remind Lacy about her [[Caprica pilot|cowardice]], and tells Lacy that she must see this through.

=== Act 4 ===
*In the small compartment, Clarice talks to [[Alvo]], who appears as a silhouette behind translucent glass and speaks with a heavily distorted voice. Despite being ordered not to make contact, Clarice wants to report progress in acquiring Zoe-A and thus moving a step closer to [[apotheosis]]. Alvo notes that her quest for the avatar has caused her to lose control, leading to the bombing and unwanted exposure for the STO.
*Lacy waits for Keon to walk by, then tackles him to the grass and forces him to confess his membership in STO. However, he is confused by Lacy's claim that Clarice is running the STO cell at the Athena Academy. Keon grudgingly promises to look into how he can help Lacy to make Zoe's delivery to Gemenon.
*Daniel leads Joseph downstairs to the estate lab. Although Daniel did not speak to or see Tamara, he assures Joseph that the program was in the computer as of three hours earlier. They both don holobands, and find nothing. Daniel is confused and apologetic about her absence. On his way out, Joseph tells Daniel that he, too, is sorry.

=== Act 5 ===
*Singh, Duram, and Youngblood watch ''Cubits and Pieces'' coverage of the ''Caprica Tribune'''s report of bureaucratic red tape holding up searches of the Graystone residence. Duram gives his partner credit for the idea. Singh happily promises them a search warrant by the following morning.
*Daniel absently listens to further television reports about Zoe, protests, the corporation's stock price drop, and predictions of Graystone Industries' default on almost two billion cubits owed to the Twelve Colony Banking Consortium. Daniel calls Xander and orders him to tell Magnus to arrange an appearance on ''Sarno''.
*At the Adama apartment, Sam is cleaning the dinner table for his husband [[Larry]] and Willie, who asks them about why they do not have any children. Neither of them hide the fact that it is due to the violent nature of Sam's job. Joseph comes in and talks to Sam privately: he wants Sam to eliminate Amanda.

== Notes ==
*[[Luciana Carro]], who played [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]], plays Daniel Graystone's Public Relations officer [[Priyah Magnus]]. She joins various other actors from the Re-imagined Series in different ''Caprica'' roles, including [[Michael Eklund]] ([[Prosna]] from the [[Miniseries]] and [[Waylon]] in "[[Rebirth]]"), [[Christian Tessier]] (Viper jock [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]] in the Re-imagined Series and [[Ha'la'tha]] gangster [[Francis]] in this episode), and [[Nimet Kanji]] ([[Candace Myson]] from "[[Litmus]]" and [[Natalie Stark]] in "Rebirth").

== Analysis ==
*Sam Adama and his husband [[Larry]] have decided not to have children, at least not at this time because of Sam's "occupation." It is not conducive to having children. Ironically, Larry is right considering how Sam is corrupting his nephew William into a life of crime.
*Caprica, and perhaps the other 11 Worlds as well, has a Juvenile Curfew Law. No minor is to be on the street after 10pm. This is the cause that had Ben Stark picked up by the GDD. In modern day Earth in some jurisdictions there are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-examples.html Juvenile Curfew Laws] in some localities to maintain the general peace and to combat juvenile crime. Presumably Caprica have them for the same reasons. Civil Liberties organizations in the United States such as the [[w:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU) are [http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/curfew-laws/juvenile-curfew-laws-legal-challenges.html generally against] such laws, both on general principles that it violates the [[w:First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] of the [[w:United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States]] and in particulars that they are unfairly enforced due to vagueness, lack of exemptions and sometimes are racially discriminatory. It is not known todate if Caprican Civil Liberties advocates oppose such laws. One non US example of curfew laws is Russia [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2556594.htm?section=justin passing a law] in 2009 allowing localities to pass curfew laws against juveniles. One important difference between Caprica and real life America is that the [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD) help enforce these curfew laws. In the US curfew laws are strictly a municipal and county creations. The State and Federal government do not enact or enforce these laws. On Caprica their "national" police force have a hand in enforcing these laws, the equivalent of the FBI or the [[w:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Homeland Security]] doing so on Earth.
**It is possible that GDD was only questioning Ben due to the wiring and detonators discovered in his possession, making him a possible security risk (which he was given his affiliation with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization).
*It is possible that [[Gara Singh]], Director of the GDD, sanctions the destruction of evidence if he believes it could hold the Department in a bad light. He did criticize Agent Youngblood for alleged incompetence about not destroying a misfiled and forgotten interrogation tape of her questioning [[Ben Stark]] after he was picked up on Aprilus 9th, YR41 for a curfew violation and found with what could be interpreted as bomb making materials (Stark explained it away as [[w:model rocketry|model rocketry]] components) nearly a year prior to the attack. Singh was concerned that if it came out it could had been portrayed in the press with 20/20 hindsight as GDD incompetence in letting one of the bombers go instead of holding him and perhaps saving many lives. To an outside observer his comment about her not even being competent enough to destroy the tape saving herself and the Department embarrassment could had been taken as sarcasm. However, as soon as Singh left Agent [[Jordan Durham]] and Youngblood's presence Durham did exactly that, destroyed the tape. This seem to indicate that Singh is willing to sanction acts like this because Durham did not express any concern about not being able to producing the tape in the future if Singh or any other GDD or government official asked for it nor did Agent Youngblood object. This could be taken as another example of the corruption of the Government on either Caprica in particular or the other 11 Worlds as a whole.
* [[Baxter Sarno]] is similar in form and style to real-life talkshow hosts like [[w:David Letterman|David Letterman]] or [[w:Jay Leno|Jay Leno]]. However, Priyah's statement that he is a major news source for young people even though he's a comedian is likely a reference to [[w:Jon Stewart (comedian)|Jon Stewart]] and ''[[w:The Daily Show|The Daily Show]]'', which have also been cited as [http://dailyuw.com/blog/2007/05/21/college-students-prefer-the-daily-show-to-real-ne/ a common source of news for young people].
*Daniel claimed to Joseph that it would be impossible for him to construct another avatar like Tamara's, "no matter how many bones you break," because the program he would need to work from was (he believed) lost along with the Zoe avatar.

== Questions ==
* The documentation in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "[[Hero]]" gave William Adama's parents as Joseph and Evelyn Adama and stated that Evelyn was an accountant. Does this mean that Joseph will marry his clerk assistant Evelyn? ([[Apotheosis (episode)|Answer]])
* What will become of the Tamara avatar? Will she realize she is no longer in real space? ([[There Is Another Sky|Answer]])
* Is there actually a model rocket club at Athena Academy?
* Is Sister Clarice aware of these STO meetings Ben and Keon attended that were not held by her?
* How factionalized are the STO? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* What is "apotheosis"? Is it a plan for immortality via virtual avatars? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* What views of apotheosis are there other than Clarice's?
* What is Alvo's true identity? ([[Blowback|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Daniel Graystone is sparring in a boxing ring as he discusses with Cyrus (who is outside the ring) the PR disaster his wife Amanda's public confession is causing the business:''
:'''Daniel Graystone:''' Scandals are sunburns, Cyrus; they fade.
:'''Cyrus:''' Or they give you cancer.
*''The Graystone's situation has become grist for the late night comedian's mill:''
:'''Baxter Sarno''': Big news in the publishing world today. Daniel Graystone is revising his autobiography. A lot of you know it as ''The Man Who Could See The Future''. It is now going to be titled ''Wow, I Didn't See That Coming''.
*''In a renewed sense of grief and anger over not being able to contact the avatar of his dead daughter Tamara, he gives Sam a veiled but still chillingly clear order:''
:'''Joseph Adama''' [to Sam]: Daniel Graystone lost his daughter, right? I lost my daughter and my wife. [thoughtful pause] Balance it out.
*''As Sister Clarice tries to open Lacy to her, Lacy retreats, claiming problems with her astronomy class work:''
:'''Lacy Rand''': Got a problem with my stars.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]]
*[[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
*[[Kendall Cross]] as [[Youngblood]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as [[Priyah Magnus]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Liam Sproule]] as [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]]
*[[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
*[[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
*[[Paul Perri]] as Judge [[Maximus]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
*[[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
*[[Sarah Afful]] as Angry Woman
*[[Lynn Colliar]] as [[Delice Jackson]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Lee Tichon]] as [[Kalil]]
*[[Kristian Haas]] as [[Paulie]]
*[[Sheldon Yamkovy]] as Protester
*[[Dawn Chubai]] as Reporter
*[[Elfina Y. Luk]] as Reporter
*[[Shane Sweet]] as Student
*[[Warren Stroka]] as Man on Street

== References ==
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== Overview ==
:''Zoe's attachment to the Cylon Prototype makes it difficult for Daniel Graystone and his company to duplicate success with other U-87 units. Amanda Graystone looks into her daughter's life and finds that she barely knew the real Zoe. Sister Clarice invites Lacy Rand for dinner, as Sam Adama begins to exert a bad influence on his nephew.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

: ''All events in this episode occur one month after the bombing of Maglev 23, depicted in the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]]. The main part of the pilot started two weeks after the bombing.

* At a lab in [[Graystone Industries]], [[Cyrus Xander]] informs [[Daniel Graystone]] that the [[meta-cognitive processor]] (MCP) only works in the original [[U-87]] prototype body; they are unaware that [[Zoe-A]] inhabits the body. Attempts to install the chip in any other body result in the other units becoming "morons." The technicians attempt to determine what makes the bonding between the MCP and U-87 body unique. Xander notes that the military liaison is giving him grief.
* Graystone orders the unit be transported to his private lab at his residence.
* At the [[Graystone Estate|estate]], [[Amanda Graystone]] searches for old home movies of [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], enlisting [[Serge]] to help.
* At the [[Athena Academy]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] approaches [[Lacy Rand]] at the end class, asking if she received the lunch invitation for Saturday<ref>This is the first instance of a normal "day name" being used in the [[Re-imagined Series]] continuity.</ref>. Rand says that she hasn't been to a teacher's house before and is uneasy about the invitation, but ultimately agrees to the lunch date.
* [[Zoe-R]] calls Rand at the school. Zoe-R is losing track of time and is having dreams of not only her life as an avatar, but of the original Zoe's life as well. Rand offers to tell Sister Willow about the situation, but Zoe-R rejects the notion, believing that the only control she has is that no one knows she exists. After securing Rand's promise to not inform anyone, Zoe-R hangs up and returns to her place in the lab, where two of Graystone's technicians ([[Philomon]] and [[Drew]]) prepare the Cylon prototype for transport. Drew views Philomon's attempt to feminize the machine with disdain; indeed, he views the robot as merely another piece of machinery, much to Zoe-R's disgust.

=== Act 1 ===

* The scene opens with various broadcasts on [[CapTV]] channels: a news piece featuring [[Global Defense Department]] Agent [[Jordan Durham]] on the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist terrorist group; a follow-up on GDD officers arresting suspects from the STO; a piece on ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' discussing the 52-week low on [[Graystone Industries]] stock; and a sports broadcast from the [[Atlas Arena]] covering the long-awaited [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] match between the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and the [[Olympian Stallions]] hosted by sports commentators [[Steve Bahara]] and [[Abasi Lowe]].
* At this game, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] watch from their private box. After the Caprican [[national anthem]], Amanda leaves as she is not ready to be sociable as she once was.
* From the front of [[Promethia High School]], [[Joseph Adama]] calls Daniel in to hopes of seeing the avatar of his departed daughter, although he doesn't openly state this. After the phone call, he realizes that he's at his daughter's old school and calls up [[Wilson Elementary School]] in order to get a message to his son, [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]], about how he would be late.
* In the lab, [[Philomon]] is testing out voice commands for the Cylon prototype. His impatient associate becomes increasingly irate to the point of interrupting Philomon's tests, strapping down the unit forcibly, and notes how "she likes it rough"—mocking Philomon's preference of feminizing the robot. Zoe-R reacts painfully to this, but she does nothing as she is crated.
* Joseph arrives at his apartment, finding that William—playing a handheld video game—was able to get a ride home. William asks his father if he went to Tammy's school again: he lies, saying that he was held up in court. Joseph checks his answering machine, after which [[Ruth]] mentions receiving an invitation for a Memorial Event at [[Apollo Park]] on [[Junius]] 7, commemorating the loss of family members and friends at the [[Lev]] bombing—financed by Graystone Industires. Joseph exclaims "[[Frak]] the Graystones!" and storms off.
* Zoe-R begins to break free of the crate as she is being transported to the Graystone Estate.
* At the Estate, Amanda watches an old family video with a young Zoe playing in a waterpark. During this, [[Serge]] announces Agent Durham's presence at the front door. Amanda goes to meet him, bluntly informing him that he cannot search the premises due to her husband's defense work; he inquires as to Zoe's now-deceased boyfriend [[Ben Stark]]. Amanda does not know the name and has no knowledge that he was Zoe's boyfriend; Amanda claims that she wasn't "old enough" to have one. She closes the door on Durham thereafter.
* Arriving at the Estate, Philomon and his associate discover that the U-87 is working her way out of the crate. After a close call, Philomon talks the robot down pulls the [[MCP]].
* Ruth, Joseph and William are having a Tauron dinner she prepared; Joseph stares off at an empty seat, while William fusses over the meal. After Joseph offers the comment of "maybe going out for some burgers," William proclaims that he may not be that full after all; Ruth and William clean up the table, after Ruth's proclamation that she wouldn't cook another Tauron meal. As Joseph grabs a plate, he "sees" [[Tamara Adama|his daughter]] as she reaches out to him; he is visibly unsettled.
* Drew and Philomon wheel Zoe-R to Daniel Graystone's lab. As Philomon offers his views on how the robot is able to do things that he thought no other robot would be able to do, Drew notices that a piece from the unit needs repair. Despite Philomon's objections that they run a diagnostic, Drew grabs a tool and begins to adjust the damaged facial component manually. As the tool reaches Zoe-R's face, she reacts and, as a result, severs a fingertip from Drew's left hand. Philomon finds the severed fingertip and he brings Drew away to obtain medical attention at a nearby hospital. Now free from their influence, Zoe-R begins to remove her restraints. She discovers blood on her cheek and wipes it off, seeing it on the gloved hand of the U-87 through her "eyes."

=== Act 2 ===

* Amanda seeks out Lacy Rand, finding her on the footsteps outside her home wearing a [[holoband]]. Amanda attempts to strike up a conversation with Rand, which is cut short by Rand's mother calling for her. Before she goes, Amanda asks Rand what Zoe was running away from, but feigns ignorance to the subject and notes that there'd be a "new family waiting for us on [[Gemenon]]." Amanda does not react well to this particular revelation.
* As Daniel plays [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]] on a piano in his lab, Philomon discusses his belief that the MCP is diffusing some of its control to the peripheral sub-units of the U-87 prototype. Daniel reminds Philomon that they have a contract for a 100,000 robots, not one.
* Rand makes it to Sister Willow's house for the lunch date, where she is introduced to Willow's various husbands and wives, in addition to children from said wives. Willow is first introduced to a shirtless Nestor, who notes that not only is Rand pretty, but it was "about time that someone in this family brought home someone interesting"; Nestor is Sister Willow's husband. Rand is then introduced to three wives ([[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]] and [[Desiree Willow]]) and her various husbands (Nestor, [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]]). Tanner notes the various soups he's made, the last one being "squirrel." One of the wives notes that the stew is just regular. Nestor is called over to the table, and he seems a bit uncomfortable with Rand's presence at the lunch.
* [[Sam Adama]] and William are walking through [[Little Tauron]], a part of Caprica where Sam and his brother Joseph grew up. Sam tells William that when hanging out there with Joseph and all the other [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] kids that came there; Sam would try to pick up men while Joseph would get dates with the men's sisters. Sam picks up some food from one of the stands on the street, assuring William that he can do that here, since he knows the shop keepers—who can tell his whole story by his tattoos, or so he informs William.
* Sam receives a call on his cell, which prompts William to later ask if it was the [[Guatrau]]. Sam tells him never to use that name in public, as they are en route to "break something."
* After eating lunch, Rand sits down with Sister Willow and Nestor. Rand tells them that her mother is formal, whereas everyone in the Willow house is very comfortable with each other. Nestor, with Sister Willow's help, broaches the topic of Zoe Graystone and her computer work; Nestor reveals that his studies are in computers. He notes that software exists that was written decades ago and that such programs can outlive their writers, and that Zoe was an artist and that [[Zoe-A|her work]] will live on. The conversation becomes more awkward from there.
* In his lab, Daniel is listening to a sportscast on the Caprica Buccaneers while he lets the "old subconscious" find the answers when his wife enters. Upon seeing [[Zoe-R]], she makes a crack that she once saw the "guy in a movie once" and that the robot was a "monster." She then brings up the subject of the memorial, believing that they attend it; Daniel comes up with various excuses, encouraging her to go. [[Caesar]], the Graystone's dog, leaves Zoe-R's feet when summoned by Amanda; Serge informs Daniel that Joseph Adama is at the front gate, requesting entry. Daniel denies it.
* Rand leaves the Willow household, where Tanner and Mar-Beth challenge Sister Willow on the reason why Rand was invited, claiming that she has a less than stellar "track record." She defends her position, claiming to be supporting a grieving student.
* In his office, Daniel plays a game of makeshift [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] with balled-up crumpled paper, while Serge offers pre-programmed sentiments about how the crowd "goes [[frak]]king wild" and demands another hour of game time. He then continues his work on the U-87 problem while attempting to figure out where [[Zoe-A]] went.

=== Act 3 ===

* [[Sam Adama]] and William make it to Sam's destination. As Sam talks about mechanics of automobiles, he picks up a trash can, empties its contents, and throws it through a window of a business. William is shocked at the blatant vandalism and is itching to run away from the cops that approach, but is stopped by Sam who states that running is admitting guilt. Sam and Officer [[Mendez]] are well acquainted with one another, submitting to arrest. Sam assures William that a phone call will fix the problem after they pay the "fine." He also tells William that "if you give them all the little things, they miss the big things."
* Amanda watches an old video of Rand and Zoe from her bed when Daniel enters. He inquires about her reason for going to the memorial, she admits that she doesn't even know why. Daniel opens up, saying that he doesn't even want to think about Zoe. He admits to being angry at everyone and everything. After the chat, he says that if she wants to go to the memorial, he would go with her. He jokes that the reason for going was that Serge has a crush on the U-87 and he wants to give them some time alone.
* Sam and William are released from jail, and he imparts more advice on his young nephew regarding guilt and smoking cigarettes.
* As Lacy returns home, Zoe-R calls her and tells her to come to the [[Graystone Estate]].
* At the Adama apartment, William walks in to find his father waiting for him. He asks why he didn't attend the Tauron class, and William manipulates his way out of punishment by claiming that it's hard to be part of a family when there is no family.
* Sister Willow finds herself across from an [[Opium]] den she's never visited before. After being greeted by the tender, she asks for a private room and partakes of the drugs.
* Zoe-R visits Zoe's room, sitting on the bed while looking at a statue of a giraffe. The bed soon collapses under the weight of the robot. Lacy enters the room as Zoe-R continues searching through Zoe's belongings; Lacy is amazed by the robot. Zoe-R asks Lacy if she looks real to her, and while Lacy replies in the positive, Zoe-R explains her problems about being ordered about and even hurting a person who touched her. Lacy says that she doesn't know how to help. Zoe-R informs her that Zoe's original program was destroyed, and that she feels like three beings trapped in the same body—a Trinity, which Lacy calls her. Zoe-R is further conflicted when revealing that Amanda called her a "monster" upon seeing her. Lacy comforts Zoe-R, although she has her doubts.

=== Act 4 ===

* On [[Junius]] 7 at mid-day, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] attend the memorial for the victims of the ''[[Maglev 23]]'' bombing. While there, Amanda wants to talk to the parents of students from Zoe's [[Athena Academy|school]], however Daniel attempts to dissuade her from doing so—and fails. While looking at a display at the memorial, she meets up with [[Natalie Stark]] who confirms Agent [[Jordan Durham]]'s assertion that [[Ben Stark]] was Zoe's boyfriend.
* An irritated [[Joseph Adama]] approaches Daniel at the event. After Daniel waves away [[Sean]], they begin discussing the avatars.
* Stark returns a small collection of Zoe's things that she found while cleaning out Ben's room to Amanda. Amongst these possessions is the [[infinity symbol]] brooch that she saw Zoe wear in a video earlier; she looks up from the brooch to see Agent [[Jordan Durham]] in the crowd staring back at her from across the park.
* Adama presses the issue of seeing [[Tamara-A]] again, while Daniel attempts to give him the runaround. He claims that she is gone, destroyed during a beta test to iron out the glitches in the avatar program. Adama fears that Tamara may be all alone in the virtual world, wondering where he went. Daniel abruptly leaves the conversation when he sees his wife take the stage.
* During her speech to the crowd (which is televised and is watched by many, including [[Ruth]] and [[Zoe-R]]), Amanda shares that she never knew her daughter and that her daughter not only died on the train, but she may have caused it.

=== Act 5 ===

* Still on stage, [[Amanda Graystone]] "reveals" that [[Zoe Graystone]] was a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]], holding up the infinity symbol brooch that she was just given. Daniel rushes to the podium, telling [[Sean]] to help him and to have a car brought around. Emphatically, the grief-stricken Amanda declares, "My daughter was a terrorist!" The crowd becomes feral and frenzied, expressing their outrage.
* At the opium den, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] doodles in a notebook while listening to Amanda's pronouncement.
* Sean and Daniel make their way through the crowd outside a police barricade. The crowd becomes increasingly violent and Sean pulls out his pistol as the Graystones enter their vehicle. The crowd runs after the Graystones's vehicle as it speeds off, while Joseph Adama attempts to deal with his own rage in his stoic manner.

== Notes ==

=== General ===

* The episode uses the visual effect of switching between [[Alessandra Toressani]] and the robot. This both conveys how [[Zoe-R]] thinks of herself and makes her more sympathetic to the audience.
* [[Serge]]'s official twitter page explains that [[Lacy Rand]] was able to enter the Graystone house because Zoe-R told [[Serge]] to let her in<ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone Serge Graystone at Twitter]</ref>.
* A possible gaffe in this episode is the sign in the building adjoining the one that [[Sam Adama]] vandalizes. The sign features Chinese characters and, in English, says "Carley Quality Meat Ltd." [http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2209918_Carley_Quality_Meats_Ltd_Vancouver_BC Carley Quality Meat Ltd.] is a company based out of [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]] where ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' is filmed. However, although no language in the re-imagined continuity is named "Chinese," there are brief instances of Chinese characters in [[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Resistance#Notes|The Resistance]]" and on [[Caprica_City#Related_Imagery|the side of a skyscraper]] in [[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]." Other real-world languages occur in speech and/or writing in the re-imagined continuity--for example, Romanian as Old Gemenese, Ancient Greek as Tauron, and, overwhelmingly, English--without bearing their real-world names. See [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] for more information.
* The cell phone used by [[Lacy Rand]] is a G-Zone Boulder (Orange Model).

=== Music ===

*The musical piece [[Daniel Graystone]] is playing on the piano in his lab is the second movement of [[Nomion]]'s [[Nomion's 3rd Sonata|3rd Sonata]].
*In this episode, [[Bear McCreary]] introduces a specific theme for Sister [[Clarice Willow]] entitled "Clarice Theme."<ref name="bear's blog">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=3108|title=Bear's Blog: "Caprica: Rebirth"|date=29 January 2009|accessdate=30 January 2009|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Colonial Society ===

* [[Joseph Adama]]'s car is a [[w:Citroën DS|Citroën DS]], a well-known French car produced between 1955 and 1975. Citroën cars were introduced in the [[Re-imagined Series]]'s universe in the episode "[[Downloaded]]."
* The sign over the window smashed by Sam says "ποιοτητα εκτύπωσης σε λογικές τιμές", which means "quality printing at a reasonable price" in modern Greek.
* Colonial society is confirmed to use a 52 week year as demonstrated by the use of the "52 week low" in the ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' telecast on [[Graystone Industries]].
*The presence of Promethia High School, and its distinction from the Athenian Academy, implies the status of the latter as a private school. While the only students whose homes have been thus far shown are Zoe's and Lacy's, the large gap in apparent affluence suggests that Lacy may be present at the Academy as a scholarship student.
* Further, this episode marks the establishment of both day and month names in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe. Established is the day name "[[Saturday]]" (as evidenced by the conversation between [[Lacy Rand]] and Sister [[Clarice Willow]]) and the month name "[[Junius]]" on the [[:File:Caprica - Memorial Invitation at Apollo Park.jpg|Memorial Event card]] that Joseph receives at his apartment, stating that the memorial at Apollo Park takes place at midday on Junius 7th. By their existence, these names also introduce two Gods from the ''Roman'' pantheon: [[w:Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]] and [[w:Juno (mythology)|Juno]].
* This episode introduces another [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Lord of Kobol]] in the pantheon, [[Atlas]], in keeping with the Greek influences established in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

== Analysis ==
*Homosexuality is totally accepted by Caprican society. William Adama's uncle Sam Adama had no reluctance in telling how his brother Joseph, William's father, would win dates with the sisters of the boys Sam would flirt but strike out with when the two brothers were close to William's age. On modern Earth even in the most liberal modern countries, homosexuality is not usually discussed with frankness around or with children.
**In further contrast to modern Earth, where although homosexuality is gaining acceptance in most [[wikipedia:First World|"First World"]] countries it is still viewed negatively by much of the world and is actually illegal and punishable by death in some countries, primarily in the Middle East. In ancient Greece and Rome, and in a few other cultures, homosexuality was much more widely accepted as part of life, but even in that time and place the union of man and woman was the ideal, with homosexuality seen as a pleasurable dalliance at most.
*[[wikipedia:Polygamy|Polygamous]] or plural marriages are legal in Caprican society. Sister Clarice Willow, so far the only person revealed in the series to have one, has three wives - Mar-Beth, Helena, and Desiree Willow (they use Desiree's last name as the family name) and at least four husbands - Olaf, Nestor, Tanner, and Rashawn - including a few that she didn't know if they were presently in the house or not. They range across the board in both ethnic appearance and age, including a husband that could had been young enough to be her son (Nestor). The family has children, and Mar-Beth is currently pregnant.
**Judging from [[Lacy Rand]]'s reaction, the practice is unusual but not against general social mores. Her reaction is similar to that of a person in modern America who just discovered a friend was in a homosexual relationship or, in 1980's America, in a relationship with someone of a different skin color, i.e. surprised but accepting. The fact that she feels compelled to say, "It's cool" implies that at least some people on Caprica would consider it not cool, but she also noted that she knew several kids that were from group marriages.
**The Willow group marriage is different from the majority of polygamous marriages in those Earth cultures which allow the practice, which tend to be strictly [[wikipedia:Polygyny|polygynous]], heterosexual, and patriarchal. In these arrangements, a man has multiple wives, who have no other husbands, do not engage in intimate relations with the other wives, and have an unequal relationship with their husband. [[wikipedia:Polyandry|Polyandry]], where the woman has multiple husbands, and examples involving homosexual relations do historically and presently exist. There is, however, no known example of a culture where a group marriage would be polyandrous '''and''' polygynous.
*The Soldiers of the One is viewed by many (including the Caprican security forces) as a terrorist group, but that may be a simplistic and overly monolithic view. The original Zoe Graystone had been a member of the group. Nevertheless, she never appeared to advocate violent action, and was horrified when Stark revealed his bomb seconds before it was detonated. Stark's unwillingness to inform her ahead of time suggests that those in the STO who advocate terrorism must operate separately from those who do not.
*[[Ruth]] continues her attempts at trying to introduce [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]] to his Tauron roots by cooking a Tauron meal, but ultimately ends in failure on her part. Interestingly, Willie begins to bond with Joseph's brother, [[Sam Adama]], who introduces him to a different aspect of Tauron culture: the [[Ha'la'tha]] and the [[Guatrau]].
*Zoe was more comfortable with Ben's family than with her own. She visited Ben's house and Natalie Stark was well aware of her relationship with her son, whereas Ben presumably never visited the Graystone house and Zoe's parents didn't even know he existed. Or rather, Amanda didn't know about him. Whether Daniel knew about Ben is unknown at this point.
*Amanda and Zoe's disconnect goes beyond Amanda knowing nothing of Zoe's religious and political affiliations. Amanda states that her daughter was too young to have a boyfriend, yet at 16 this is certainly not true. This is perhaps due to the idealization that many parents have of their children, thinking that they are more innocent and unworldly than they actually are.
*Sam Adama showed William how to be a successful criminal including taking William along to intimidate a store owner by smashing his window after he got the assignment to do so from his boss over his cellphone. The policeman was right when he half jokingly accused Sam of running a criminal school as he handcuffed Sam and his partner handcuffed William, for Sam was in fact corrupting a minor. His teachings included making other people feel guilty about something when they try to make you feel guilty about something. He put the lesson to use when he deflected his father's accusations when he confronted William about his absence from school and his responsibility to the family by saying they haven't been much of a family lately. As his father guiltily hugged him William smiled at his new found ability to manipulate.
*Lacy made reference to Zoe-R being a Trinity, "...three faces of one thing" when Zoe described her confusion of being Zoe, The Avatar and the Robot. The real world equivalent is in most forms of Christianity refer to God as The father , the son and the Holy Spirit as [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]]. There is also the concept of [[wikipedia:Trimurti|the Trimurti]] in [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]].

== Questions ==
* Is Zoe developing feelings for [[Philomon]]? If he finds out about her being in the U-87, will he become an ally? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* Why does [[Sam Adama|Sam]] throw the trashcan through the store window?
* Why does Sam not want William to say the name "[[Guatrau]]"?
* Where is Tamara's avatar now? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* What is the previous incident that Clarice's spouses refer to? Did it involve inappropriate relations with a student?
**If so, are they correct about Clarice having ulterior motives regarding Lacy (aside from potentially gathering information about Zoe-A)?
* Is Clarice beginning a downward slide when she visits the [[Dive Bar]]? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial answer]])
* Under what circumstances in her past did Clarice smoke before?
* How much did Natalie know about her son's activities?
* Are Nestor and Clarice trying to get information out of Lacy about Zoe-A?
* How is the common surname of a group marriage agreed upon, assuming it's agreed upon at all?
* Did all the Willow spouses enter into the marriage at the same time?
* Is the Willow group marriage a cover for STO activities? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
* Why didn't Serge stop Lacy from entering the house, given that her security clearance was revoked in the pilot?
* Did Daniel ever meet Ben, or at least know of him? Was Ben's existence (and relationship with Zoe) kept secret from both Graystone parents?
* How did Zoe explain the time she spent with Ben and his family to her parents? Did they think she was with Lacy? Did Lacy ever cover for Ben and Zoe?
* What is Clarice writing down in the Dive Bar?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Drew]] and [[Philomon]] discuss the [[Cylon Prototype]]:''
: '''Drew:''' Great piece of engineering.
: '''Philomon:''' Yeah, I know. She gives me the chills.
: '''Drew:''' [glares at Philomon] ''"She?"'' Dude, stop feminizing it. It's weird. It's unnatural.
: '''Philomon:''' I don't think there's anything wrong with feminizing it.
: '''Drew:''' Nothing wrong with it? It's not a person. It's useful. Just a tool.

* ''[[Daniel Graystone]] is throwing crumpled balls of paper into a makeshift pyramid hoop in his home lab:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' Sudden death. Graystone steps up to the line and... [throws a crumpled ball, misses goal] Graystone lines up the shot, sees the angle—[throws another ball, makes the goal] '''Goal!''' What do you say to that [[Serge]]? We've been over this!
: '''Serge:''' The crowd goes [[frak]]king wild, sir. They're tearing the seats. It's bedlam. [sounds of pre-recorded cheers come from Serge]
: '''Daniel:''' Thank you! Thank you!
: '''Serge:''' They demand another hour of game time, sir.

* ''[[Sam Adama]] and [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]] are about to be arrested by the police. Sam stops William from running off:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' Stick around! Stick around! If you run away, you're guilty of two things: the thing and the running away from the thing.

* ''Sam imparts more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam Adama:''' If you give them all the little things, they miss the big things. Okay? Now you remember that. Good advice.

* ''Daniel opens up to [[Amanda Graystone|his wife]] regarding his grief:''
: '''Daniel Graystone:''' I don't even want to think about her. I know it sounds awful but... it's true. I don't... I don't want to think... I don't want to think. I just feel awful, angry and numb.
: '''Amanda Graystone:''' Angry at who?
: '''Daniel:''' Everybody. Everything. Myself and the world. Her. The robot.
: '''Amanda:''' The robot didn't do anything.
: '''Daniel:''' [chuckles] No, it didn't. I'm just going a little crazy.
: '''Amanda:''' Oh really? What's that like, huh?
: '''Daniel:''' Oh, like you don't know... I sure love you. And if you want to still go to the memorial, I'll go with you.
: '''Amanda:''' Because you're ready to think?
: '''Daniel:''' Because I promised Serge some time alone with the [[U-87]]. [Amanda laughs] I think he's got a little crush...
: '''Amanda:''' No!
: '''Daniel:''' It's not pretty. It's not a pretty thing, but they need to be alone.

* ''After leaving the police station, Sam imparts even more wisdom on William:''
: '''Sam:''' Someone tries to make you feel guilty, you figure out what they feel guilty about. You talk about that. Also, don't smoke. You know why?
: '''William:''' Uh, because it's bad for you maybe?
: '''Sam:''' No. Life's bad for you. You don't smoke because they can get genetic data off a cigarette butt now.

== Guest stars ==
* [[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]<ref>In the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]], [[Avan Jogia]] was credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in this and future episodes. On the other hand, [[Sasha Roiz]] and [[Brian Markinson]], who were both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in this episode.</ref>
* [[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Françoise Yip]] as [[Desiree Willow]]
* [[Philip Granger]] as [[Tanner Willow]]
* [[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
* [[James Pizzinato]] as [[Drew Tanner]]
* [[Michael Eklund]] as [[Waylon]]
* [[Renu Bakshi]] as [[Abasi Lowe]]
* [[Dale Wolfe]] as [[Steve Bahara]]
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as Bodyguard [[Sean]]
* [[Greg Webb]] as Man at the Mic
* [[Nimet Kanji]] as [[Natalie Stark]]
* [[Darryl Scheelar]] as Officer [[Mendez]]
* [[Jeanettea Antonio]] as Female at the Mic
* [[Kailyn Stratton]] as Six-year-old [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]
* [[Brady Schlecker]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Mario Casoria]] as Angry Crowd
* [[Hannah]] as [[Caesar]] the Dog
* Unknown as [[Olaf Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Helena Willow]]
* Unknown as [[Rashawn Willow]]
* Unknown as [[J.G. Moon]]

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== Overview ==
: ''In the wake of a tragedy experienced by the Adama and Graystone families, a scientific breakthrough is about to occur—the invention of the Cylons.''

: '''''Note:''' This episode is the two-hour '''pilot''' for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' TV series, the [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[David Eick]] for the [[Syfy Channel]]. It was released on DVD prior to being aired on television.''

== Plot summary==
===Teaser===
* 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], young people are engaged in group sex, fist fights, shootings, wild dancing, all to the beat of loud party music--this is the [[V-Club]]. From a balcony, [[Zoe Graystone]] watches a girl below, next to the stage. The girl appears to be a [[Zoe-A|perfect copy of Zoe]]. [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] join Zoe on the balcony and deplore the hedonism and depravity happening around them, but promise that she, the girl below, will change it all.
* On the dance floor, the music grows subdued. A muscled man displays a knife to the audience, and [[Hecate|a dancer]] emerges on stage, her face shifting from human to monster and back in the strobe lights. While this is happening, another girl is dragged to the stage, to the sound of the audience chanting "Kill, kill, kill!" The muscled man brings the knife down and kills the girl, all to cheering from the audience. At that moment, the copy of Zoe looks terrified and suddenly vanishes.
* On the balcony, Ben promises Zoe that eventually the copy will be perfect, because Zoe is perfect. They kiss while Lacy stares.
* In the real world, Zoe continues to immerse herself in the V-Club experience via a [[holoband]], until Prefect [[Caston]] opens the bathroom stall and discovers her.
* Outside the [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe, Ben, and Lacy meet again and talk about running away to [[Gemenon]]. They finish by pledging themselves to the "[[God (RDM)|one true god]]."

===Act One===
* On the grounds of their waterfront home, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] play tennis while their robot butler, [[Serge]], watches. They are interrupted by a call from the Academy about Zoe.
* In the kitchen, the three Graystones fight about Zoe's behavior, Daniel's "dirty science," and life in the Graystone family. Tensions escalate until a comment about marrying into money pushes Amanda over the edge, and she slaps Zoe.
* Zoe retreats to her room and the privacy of the holoband. She hurries to a secret room in the V-Club and meets her copy. The two sit and talk about the horror of the human sacrifice, and how the audience knew what they were doing and drew strength from the experience. Zoe promises that her copy will help to change these attitudes among people, both here and on the outside.
* Amanda wordlessly drops Zoe off in front of the Academy. The instant Amanda drives away, Zoe and her two friends leave, heading for a [[Lev|maglev]] subway station.
* In front of the three of them on an escalator, [[Shannon Adams]] and her daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] talk on the phone with [[Joseph Adams]], demanding that he come home in time to be at [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]]'s birthday party. Despite a court appointment, Joseph promises to be there.
* At the last moment, Lacy backs out, despite promises of a new family and a new life on Gemenon. She watches the Lev leave the station.
* On the train, Tamara tells her mother about someone she was forced to deal with for insulting her [[Tauron]] heritage. While this is happening, Zoe types out a message on a [[computer sheet]] forgiving her mother, then sends it.
*She looks at Ben, who seems very nervous and distracted. He apologizes, stands up, and opens his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his torso. He announces, "The one true god shall drive out the many," and detonates the bomb. The train is consumed in the fireball. The sound of the explosion is heard by Joseph. He and the pedestrians around him are frozen by the sight of smoke rising into the street.

===Act Two===
*Two weeks later, both Daniel and Joseph attend a briefing at [[Caprica City Hall]] where [[GDD]] agent [[Jordan Durham]] announces that evidence points to the involvement of the monotheistic terrorist organization [[Soldiers of the One]] in the bombing. Outside the meeting, Daniel and Joseph introduce themselves to each other and decide to grab coffee in a [[Sa's Place|nearby cafe]].
*At Athena Academy, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the headmistress of the Academy, discusses the recent events with a grieving Lacy. When Lacy mentions that Zoe was extremely gifted with computers, Clarice suggests that Lacy attempt to find any of Zoe's programming work as a way of reconnecting with her.
*Amanda continues to grieve for her daughter when Lacy arrives at their home, asking if she could spend time alone in Zoe's room. Amanda tells Serge to give Lacy access to the house.
*After sitting for hours in the cafe smoking and drinking coffee, Daniel and Joseph leave, but not before Daniel invites Joseph and Willie to his court side seats of the latest [[Buccaneers]] [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] game.
*In Zoe's room, Lacy finds a computer sheet, and types in an infinity symbol and code before entering the V-Club. Entering their private cathedral through a door with an infinity symbol, Lacy finds Zoe's avatar covered in blood as a result of a biofeedback protocol installed by Zoe.

===Act Three===
*Though Lacy is skeptical of the Zoe avatar, they continue to talk and eventually reconcile.
*Daniel enters the room to find Lacy, who quickly exits and leaves the computer sheet. Daniel picks the sheet up but does not know the code.
*Joseph represents a [[Ha'la'tha]] criminal at a bail hearing. With a look from Joseph, the judge overrules the prosecutor's objections and grants bail. [[Sam Adama]], the brother of Joseph and an enforcer for the Ha'la'tha, meets Joseph outside the courthouse and gives him [[cubit]]s for the bail and for the judge's bribe.
*Though Sam wishes to use the Ha'la'tha to find those responsible for the train bombing, Joseph refuses and asks Sam to let him grieve.
*At [[Graystone Industries]] headquaters, Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] watch as their latest robot prototype, the [[U-87]], fails at its latest combat exercise. Cyrus notes that media coverage on the project has become increasingly unfavorable considering the time delays and cost overruns. He has heard rumors that the government is considering canceling its contract with Graystone in favor of the [[Vergis Corporation]].
*Joseph picks up Willie from school and tells him of Daniel's offer to see the C-Bucs play. Willie seems less than enthused, and remarks that Joseph has never spent much time with him.
*Daniel is able to crack the encryption protocol on Zoe's computer sheet and enters the V-Club. He receives a call from Cyrus, who informs him that [[Tomas Vergis]] is on Caprica and has apparently developed a meta-cognitive processor, which gives him a huge advantage in acquiring the U-87 contract.
*Reentering the V-Club, Daniel spots Zoe's avatar in the crowd and gives chase, but is unable to follow her through the infinity symbol door.

===Act Four===
*Shannon's mother, [[Ruth]], tries to convince Joseph to take Willie to [[Tauron]] in order to discover his roots, but Joseph refuses.
*Agent Durham meets Amanda at her office and attempts to question her about Zoe. He informs her that Zoe is considered a suspect in the bombing and shows Amanda the message to her sent by Zoe shortly before the explosion.
*Lacy returns to the Graystone residence and is allowed in by Serge, but Daniel confronts her and demands she take him to see Zoe, to which she complies.
*Joseph meets the [[Guatrau]], head of the Ha'la'tha, in a public park. The Guatrau asks Joseph to deliver a warning to the Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Val Chambers]], but Joseph asks for time to consider the proposal.
*Lacy and Daniel enter the V-Club to find Zoe in the cathedral. Daniel insists that she is nothing more than a copy, but Zoe tries to convince him otherwise. As the two embrace, Daniel copies Zoe onto a flash drive and forces Lacy to leave the house, telling Serge to ban her from reentering.
===Act Five===
*At Athena Academy, Agent Durham questions Lacy in front of Sister Clarice. Lacy denies knowing of Ben and Zoe's involvement with the STO or the train bombing and storms out. When Durham asks how many practicing monotheists attend Athena Academy, Willow refuses to answer.
*At the pyramid game in [[Atlas Arena]], Joseph mentions that he forgot that Daniel owns the C-Bucs. After leaving Willie with the players in the locker room, Daniel and Joseph speak about their daughters.
*Arriving at Daniel's home, Serge shows Willie to the game room, while Joseph follows Daniel to his lab. Daniel asks Joseph to indulge him as he creates Joseph's avatar, and both of them enter V-World.
*Walking into an empty room, Daniel introduces Joseph to Zoe, with Joseph staring at her incredulously. Ripping off his holoband, Joseph is horrified, yet Daniel makes him a deal: use his connections with the Ha'la'tha to steal Vergis's meta-cognitive processor, and he will use Zoe's program to create avatars of Tamara and possibly Shannon.
===Act Six===
*With Sam's help, the Guatrau agrees to help Joseph obtain the meta-cognitive processor in exchange for Joseph delivering the message to Minister Chambers.
*Though Joseph delivers the message, he is harshly rebuked by Chambers, who shows deep-seated racism towards Taurons. Later that night, Sam enters Chambers' bedroom and stabs him in the chest, killing him.
===Act Seven===
*Lacy admits to Sister Clarice that she, Zoe and Ben were involved with the STO. However, Clarice draws an infinity symbol with water on a table, indicating to Lacy that she is also an STO member.
*Joseph delivers the meta-cognitive processor to Daniel, who agrees to show him the [[Tamara-A|avatar of Tamara]] he has created. Though Joseph is overjoyed at seeing his daughter, Tamara is terrified, not knowing where she is or why she can't feel her heart beating.
*Horrified, Joseph leaves V-World and angrily denounces Graystones' plans, abruptly leaving the house.

===Act Eight===
*Daniel enters V-World to speak with Zoe. However, she expresses concern over returning to Caprica, arguing that it is not her home and that Zoe planned to leave for Gemenon because she had found God. However, Daniel ignores her concerns and places her avatar in the U-87.
*Initially, the experiment seems to work, with the U-87 calling Graystone "daddy" and talking a few steps forward. However, the program soon becomes corrupted and the robot crashes to the ground. Though Daniel reenters V-World, Zoe is nowhere to be found.
*At home, Joseph tells William that they are going to start their relationship over. He mentions how Willie was named after his [[William Adama Sr.|grandfather]], and that he changed their last name after he immigrated to Caprica; their true family name is Adama.
*At the Graystone campus, Daniel gathers with Caprican government and military officials watch the latest U-87 demonstration. In contrast to previous tests, the robot demonstrates significant intelligence and deadly efficient combat skills. Visibly impressed, Minister [[Joan Leyte]] asks Daniel what the machine is called. He tells her it is a Cybernetic Life-form Node, or [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]].
*Alone in a diagnostic room, the U-87 accesses a communication terminal and calls Lacy. Inside the machine, Zoe's avatar still exists, and she asks Lacy for her help.

== Notes ==
* In the script, Joseph Adama insists that Daniel Graystone delete the Tamara avatar. This does not happen in the aired pilot and is later contradicted in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]".
* In the stadium scene, the shot where fans are throwing food and drinks at the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] contains a small goof. If you look at the stadium rafters, a Canadian and an American flag can be seen. The stadium scenes were shot at [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. Also of note, the Pre-Cylon War Buccaneers team colors of blue, green, and white are the colors of the current Canucks uniforms.
* It is worth noting that Joseph Adama doesn't use his lucky cigarette lighter at any point during the pilot.
* The infinity symbol used by the STO is the same as that used by the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".
* It is genetically all but impossible for a blonde (Amanda) and a redhead (Daniel) to have a brunette daughter.

== Differences between the DVD and TV Cut==
* Several establishing shots of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] were redone or added for the TV version of the pilot, giving the planet a more exotic and futuristic look. In addition, the backgrounds of some exterior scenes were digitally altered with CG imagery. Specific CGI changes include:
**At the beginning, Caprica is shown in space beside its twin planet [[Gemenon]].
**The background of the [[Caprica City]] street in which Joseph Adama loses his cell phone connection in his last conversation with his wife, and subsequently sees the smoke from the maglev train bombing, is altered to include colorful banners and advertising displays.
**There is an establishing shot of a municipal building prior to the scene in which the Mayor and Jordan Durham discuss the official response to the bombing.
** The [[Graystone Industries]] building was heavily redesigned.
* In the [[V-Club]] scenes, several shots of people having sex, as well as shots of naked and topless women, were removed for the TV version. The scene were Daniel is accosted by a topless woman was reshot with the extra wearing a bra.
* Some scene transitions are slightly different in the TV version due to the insertion of commercial breaks. For example, on the DVD, after the explosion, the scene cross-fades to a shot of Daniel Graystone mourning in his house. In the TV version, there is a cut to black after the explosion, which leads to a commercial break; after the break, there is an establishing shot of the Graystone mansion, and then a slightly different shot of Graystone inside.
* When [[Daniel Graystone]] confronts [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], she states that the human brain consists of about 100 terabytes of information, instead of the 300 megabytes that were mentioned in the DVD version.
* The scene at the [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid game]] was completely reshot with the characters watching from box seats high above the field. This also offers the very first glimpse of a professional Pyramid match.

==Analysis==
* Several technologies seen in the pilot, including the [[computer sheet]] and the [[holoband]], are absent in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Given that both of these technologies seem to utilize wireless computer networks, it is likely that they were banned as a result of the [[Cylon War]] and the Cylons' ability to infiltrate networks.
* The existence of the monotheistic cult and the Soldiers of the One confirms that monotheism was not unique to the Cylons, an idea hinted at in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" with the revelation of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]]. It is likely then, though unconfirmed, that the Cylons derived their religion from the Soldiers of the One. This is supported by the use of the infinity symbol both by the STO and the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".
* Sister Clarice's use of the infinity symbol during her meeting with Lacy parallels the use of the early Christian ''[[Wikipedia:Ichthys|Ichthys]]'', or "Jesus Fish", which it also visually resembles. The ''Ichthys'' would be drawn in the ground to establish solidarity between two Christians in secret.
* The fact that Caprica shares its orbit with Gemenon retroactively explains the enormous over-representation Capricans and Gemenese have in the [[the Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|Fleet]].

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

*Will Zoe's consciousness in the U-87 emerge more frequently or less frequently as time goes on? ([[Rebirth|Answer]])
*Will Tamara Adama's avatar be downloaded into a Cylon brain, or will Graystone delete it, considering that Adama knows the [[Guatrau]] personally and socially to the point of being on first name terms with him? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
**On that note, did Graystone create an avatar for Shannon Adama as well? If so, how will Joseph, Sam and William react? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])
*Will Joseph Adama invest in a holoband for himself and William, or does he consider the entire network, and possibly networks in general, to be abominations? Is this the origin of William's phobia about integrated computer networks as depicted on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
*If there isn't a single flower on the entire surface of Tauron, what kind of crops do they grow?
*Why did Zoe and Ben decide to go to Gemenon to escape religious persecution? Is there an enclave of the [[Soldiers of the One]] on Gemenon? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])
*Where and how did Ben Stark obtain the [[G-4]]? Was his suicide bombing authorized? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])
* In what way was Zoe's avatar supposed to bring about change and how exactly was it to do this? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])
* Is there any significance to the fact that Caprica's twin world was never previously seen? Is this planet Tauron or any of the other Colonies? ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10290859041 Partial Answer])

=== Unanswered Questions ===

==== Adama Family ====

*Why did Joseph and Sam Adama go to such great lengths to keep their family's past a secret from William and Tamara? Could it have something to do with how their father, William the First, died?

==== Colonial Culture ====

*Will the murder of Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] lead to greater discrimination and reprisals against Taurons?
*Will holoband technology be banned along with artificial intelligence due to the Cylon War, or will it still exist at the time of the Fall?

==== Cylons ====

*How long will it take for the U-87 to go into mass production and enter military service as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]?
**Also, why is the production model designated the 0005, instead of remaining the U-87?
**On a related note, why do all of the 0005s have masculine voices instead of keeping the distinctly feminine voice of the U-87, which sounds suspiciously like [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s?
* What connection, if any, does [[Zoe-A]] have to the [[Significant Eight]]?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Joseph discussing his family past with Willie:''
:'''Joseph Adama''': I want you to know who you are. We come from a long, proud line of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] peasants who knew how to work the land and still stand proud. You're named after your grandfather. Did I ever tell you that?
:'''Willie Adama''': Nope.
:'''Joseph Adama''': William. He was killed during the Tauron uprising. Our last name isn't Adams. I changed it after I arrived here on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Our family name is Adama. Adama. And it's a good, honorable Tauron name.

*''The Cylon prototype after having destroyed all targets during an exercise:''
:'''Cylon prototype''': All targets neutralized. Program completed [[by your command]].

*''After having watched the live-fire demonstration of Graystone Enterprise's military robot:''
:'''Joan Leyte''': What'd you call it?
:'''Daniel Graystone''': A cybernetic life-form node. A [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]], Minister.
:'''Joan Leyte''' : Hmm. Cylon. Interesting.

==Starring==
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]
* [[Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]

In the pilot, Avan Jogia is credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in his future appearances. On the other hand, Sasha Roiz and Brian Markinson, who are both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in the first regular episode of the series.

==Guest cast==
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as [[Jordan Duram]]
* [[William B. Davis]] as Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adams]]
* [[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama|Tamara Adams]]
* [[Anna Galvin]] as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon Adams]]
* [[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]
* [[Veena Sood]] as Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]]
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
* [[Nancy Kerr]] as Prosecutor
* [[Terence Kelly]] as Mayor
* [[Angela Moore]] as Judge
* [[Josh Byer]] as Defendant
* [[Vicky Lambert]] as [[Hecate]]
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
* [[Jared Keeso]] as [[Rod Jenkins]]
* [[Kathryn Schellenberg]] as Dancer
* [[Maiko Miyauchi]] as Dancer
* [[Daina Ashbee]] as Dancer
* [[Adrienne Chan]] as Dancer
* [[Salma Allam]] as Dancer
* [[Kirsten Wicklund]] as Dancer
* [[Shawn Stewart]] as Dancer
* [[Donald Sales]] as Dancer
* [[Paul Becker]] as Dancer
* [[Cara Long]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Jay Devery]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Keita Parker]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chelsea Darden]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Megan Sehn]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Chantal Ayre]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Michelle Andrew]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Eva Hartkopf]] as V-Club Patron
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as [[Sean]] (uncredited)

Prior to the release of the pilot, many names were given in the cast. Of those not confirmed in the credits are the following and if they do appear, would be categorized uncredited:
* [[Edwina Cheer]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb">This information comes from the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/ ''Caprica'' entry on IMDb]. It may or may not be accurate, as IMDb has [[BW:CJ|no apparent fact checking facilities]]. We provide this information as a service to fans who may be looking for it, and we make no claim as to either its accuracy or unverifiable lack thereof.</ref>
* [[Ildiko Ferenczi]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Marci T. House]] as Woman<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Nathalie Marrable]] as Burlesque Dancer<ref name="imdumb"/>
* [[Charlie Robson]] as Avatar<ref name="imdumb"/>

Michelle Andrew is credited in the pilot, but as "V-Club Patron" and not as "Lap Dancer".<ref name="imdumb"/> [[Roger R. Cross]] portrayed [[Tomas Vergis]], but his scenes were all cut and the part has been recast for future appearances.

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Andreas Phaulkon

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'''Andreas Phaulkon''' is the leader of the government on the planet [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]. He is described on the [[Caprica Network]] as a "playboy dictator." [[Sam Adama]] supports the rebellion against Phaulkon's government by sending them both money and guns, believing that the establishment on Tauron is corrupt and that the conflict represents a repeat of the [[Tauron Civil War]] that resulted in the deaths of his parents and the immigration of himself and his brother [[Joseph Adama]] to Caprica ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

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False Labor

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| writer= [[Michael Taylor]]
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| director= [[John Dahl]]
| production=113
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== Overview ==
: ''Sam Adama's attempts to aid anti-government rebels on Tauron create new conflicts on Caprica. Amanda Graystone tries to get closer to the Willow family. Daniel Graystone struggles to create a realistic avatar of his wife. Joseph Adama and Evelyn build their relationship.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*The residents of [[Caprica City]] sleep: [[Daniel Graystone]] dreams about the death of [[Tomas Vergis]], [[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] hears the screams of victims of the [[Tauron Civil War]], and as [[Amanda Graystone]] dreams of [[Clarice Willow]], Sister Clarice herself watches over her in a guest room of the Willow house.
*In the morning, the Adama household bustles with activity as [[Evelyn]] and [[Joseph Adama]] prepare for work. Sam and his husband [[Larry]] enter, and Sam immediately turns on the television to [[CapTV]] news about the new uprising against [[Tauron]] dictator [[Andreas Phaulkon]]. [[Ruth]] encourages young [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie Adama]] to pay attention, since his father and uncle Joseph and Sam both endured the same kind of violence from the Tauron regime when they were his age. Larry suddenly shuts off the TV, disgusted that Sam is investing so much time and income on supporting the rebels. A moment later, Evelyn and Ruth are alone in the kitchen, and Ruth encourages Evelyn to spend time with Joseph this evening, even offering to visit a friend so that they can be alone.
*In the kitchen of the [[Graystone Estate]], Daniel talks about his problems recreating his daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s [[avatar]] program with Amanda. Amanda is unusually sweet and seductive with him. Daniel removes his [[holoband]] and leaves the [[virtual world]] reconstruction of the Estate and the avatar of Amanda, returning to his real--and empty--home.

=== Act 1 ===
*In a television commercial, a mother and her children weep at the wake for their deceased husband and father, a soldier in the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] military, until he walks into the room smiling and hugging everyone. Daniel Graystone steps in front of the camera and introduces the audience to [[Grace]] by [[Graystone Industries]], a service that promises escape from the loss of death by creating v-world avatars of loved ones. The real Daniel is unequivocally unhappy with the commercial, starting with the fact that [[Cyrus Xander]] and others appropriated Daniel's own digital avatar for the spot without his prior consent. At the other end of the table, the [[Guatrau]] overrides him, saying the commercial is "sweet" and recommending that it be re-shot with the real Daniel.
*[[Mar-Beth Willow]] is becoming increasingly unhappy with Amanda Graystone's presence. She dismisses her with a menial errand after Amanda expresses surprise at Mar-Beth not receiving any professional medical support for her pregnancy, and then confronts Clarice about the danger of keeping "[[Reins of a Waterfall|Terror Mom]]" as a house guest. She goes on to ask Clarice if she is ready to continue exposing their family to this and other increasingly hazardous risks. Clarice answers only that it is all "[[God (RDM)|God]]'s will," and she hopes God will not ask her for a sacrifice that will truly endanger the family. Mar-Beth points out how God's will and Clarice's will seem to have become the same thing recently.
*Sam talks privately with Joseph in a Graystone Industries meeting room about his nightmares of the civil war. When he complains that Larry cannot understand why he is so driven to send money to the rebels--something that even Evelyn is doing--Joseph presses him. Sam admits to smuggling small arms to Tauron, without the Gautrau's knowledge. Joseph points out that Larry knows the repercussions Sam could face for these activities, and that he should be grateful someone who loves him deeply is trying to protect him. Standing off to the side of the room, Evelyn hears everything Joseph is saying.
*In a public park, Amanda is surprised when [[Global Defense Department]] agent [[Jordan Duram]] appears. She confesses that she is making little progress in begin accepted by the Willow family. Duram urges her to go faster, acting only on a gut instinct that they are losing precious time.
*Driving a hearse into an alleyway, Sam and a [[Ha'la'tha]] colleague, [[Demos]], stop behind a city maintenance truck. A black car pulls up behind them, pinning them in. The maintenance workers suddenly point guns at the hearse as a group of armed men step out of the car.

=== Act 2 ===
*The leader of the armed Tauron men, [[Atreus]], orders Sam and Demos out of the vehicle and inspects the contents of the coffin in the back of the hearse: a cache of assorted firearms. He gut punches Sam and has Demos shot dead when he attempts to intervene, and puts a pistol to Sam's head. Sam defiantly yells at him to do it, and Atreus pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Atreus simply says, "Whoops, I'm out," and warns Sam about "your Guatrau" intruding on his weapons smuggling trade before withdrawing.
*Returning to the v-world estate, Daniel chats with the Amanda avatar about work, but she distracts him with talk about vacations. He plays along and pulls up photographs of a family camping trip on Zoe's ninth birthday. As the conversation moves into personal memories, the Amanda program visibly adjusts and tries to continue, but she is only capable of lifting entries from Zoe's journal. Daniel pushes her to actually recall the trip, and she seemingly begins to remember making love on the beach at night. This inspires Daniel in a new direction based on a wider social networking approach that draws on shared experiences, but Amanda moves closer and insists on giving him pleasure. He relents.
*The Guatrau confronts Sam in a back room of [[Goldie's Off Track Betting|Goldie's]] about the encounter with Atreus, upset by Sam acting without his permission and challenging Atreus' rightful control of the business. Sam's only defense is that the cause of helping their people's struggle on Tauron called for any action necessary. The Guatrau informs him that since he acted alone, he must resolve the problem alone and demonstrate to Atreus that he will not passively accept Demos' death. He goes on to tell Sam that the issue needs to be addressed by the end of the day, or he will have Sam tortured and killed.

=== Act 3 ===
*Daniel apologies to Xander for his attitude in the meeting earlier, but Xander needs to speak with him about another issue: time cards indicating that Graystone Industries is now running an unauthorized third shift, and shipping and receiving paperwork without appropriate data. Daniel's best guess is the Ha'la'tha illegally selling holobands. He asks Xander to use the surveillance system to learn something more specific.
*Mar-Beth directly confronts Amanda about her apparent disapproval of the family's way of life, and tells her to leave. Amanda grudgingly agrees, but pauses to say that she is jealous of them. She reveals that being pregnant with Zoe was an accident, and that it had taken a long time before Amanda could truly accept and unconditionally love her daughter. She even suspects that Zoe's rebelliousness was partially influenced by Amanda's ambivalence. Compared to her own life, the energy and chaos and love of the Willow house was a moment of pure joy, and Amanda thanks Mar-Beth for the privilege of having been able to share in it.
*Sam looks for Joseph around the Graystone Industries offices, without any luck. He pauses as his attention is drawn to schematics for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] left on a tabletop.
*On a quiet and isolated maintenance ledge overlooking Caprica City, Daniel discovers Joseph smoking, and starts to leave before Joseph invites him to stay. Daniel lights his own cigarette and says that the two of them might have become friends if circumstances had developed differently, the first in a long series of wrong turns since the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|maglev]] bombing. Now, Daniel is trying to go back to where he was before all of this started. Joseph tells him that it is not possible to go back; instead, Daniel needs someone who can see the kind of person he used to be and forgive him for what has been done and said since then. Daniel asks if Joseph's wife used to fill that role for him. Joseph bluntly states that [[Shannon Adama]] was just that kind of person, before Daniel's daughter killed her in the bombing.

=== Act 4 ===
*[[Atreus]], his crew, and a number of female guests celebrate their earlier victory at a [[Skybar|high rise club and bar]]. Atreus confidently announces that his campaign to topple the Guatrau from control of the Caprican underworld is well underway, when they notice an unannounced elevator making its way up. The crew is armed and ready when the elevator door opens and a U-87 steps out and surveys the room. The Cylon pulls a pair of heavy machine guns from its back and fires. It takes down its opposition within seconds, wounding Atreus and slaughtering everyone else without suffering any significant damage. When Sam enters the room, Atreus offers all of his merchandise to him. Sam gratefully accepts before taunting Atreus, putting a pistol to his head, and pulling the trigger. Nothing happens. Sam says, "Whoops, I'm out," eliciting a laugh from Atreus and a smile from Sam, before he turns to the U-87 and asks, "How about you?" Without hesitation, the Cylon reloads and kills Atreus. Sam studies it for a moment and asks about some of its other military capabilities.
*Daniel pours drinks for himself and a more distant and skeptical Amanda, thanks her for coming, and attempts to continue [[End_of_Line#Act_3|the conversation they began weeks earlier]] by confessing that the Zoe avatar was the reason he had an [[Meta-cognitive_processor|advanced processor]] stolen from Tomas Vergis. He informs Amanda about his involvement with the Ha'la'tha and Vergis' death in the very room where they are standing. Amanda is initially unwilling to forgive him even when Daniel tells her it was all part of his attempt to return things to the way they used to be, but she abruptly changes her mind and holds him. Daniel laughs at her willingness to accept "half-truths." Losing his patience, he lashes out at the improved Amanda avatar for not challenging him and leaving him forever, the way the real world Amanda would rightfully do to him. The avatar derezzes and fails. In the real world, Daniel smashes his holoband in frustration.

=== Act 5 ===
*Sam appeals to the Guatrau to send U-87s to the rebels on Tauron. The Guatrau expresses skepticism about whether a victorious and principled rebel government would maintain business ties; the Ha'la'tha, from his perspective, endures and thrives by not becoming involved in politics. The Guatrau grows harsher and accuses Sam of being obsessed with the old world and forgetting that his home is on Caprica. Before leaving, he extends his hand to Sam, demanding a show of loyalty. Sam gives it, but his feelings have obviously not changed.
*Life on Caprica goes on: Samuel dwells on a photograph of his parents while Larry sleeps, Daniel fixes his broken holoband, Joseph and Evelyn make love, and Mar-Beth delivers her newborn with her spouses surrounding her. Amanda hands the baby to Mar-Beth, and Clarice says a prayer over the child.
*On a park bench the following day, Duram asks Amanda how she managed to get closer to the Willow family. She only says that she lied. Duram commends her.

== Notes ==
*The very day after this episode first aired, [[Syfy]] announced that it would not be renewing the series for a second season. The subsequent five episodes were then pushed back to 2011 airdates. Foreshadowing this, Syfy did not air the preview for the next episode at the conclusion of this episode as normal.
[[Image:Downtown Community Court.PNG|thumb|Atreus and his thugs hold up Sam Adama in front of Downtown Community Court?]]
*During the scene in which Atreus and his thugs search Sam Adama's hearse, [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]]'s [http://www.criminaljusticereform.gov.bc.ca/en/justice_reform_projects/community_court/ Downtown Community Court] can be seen. This is likely a mistake given the criminal activity and proximity to a court, or it could signify the degree of power and impunity that the Ha'la'tha enjoy in contemporary Caprican society.
*[[Lacy Rand]], [[Zoe-A]], and [[Tamara-A]] do not appear in this episode.
* [[Alvo]] is written as "Arvo" in this episode's subtitles.

== Analysis ==

== Questions ==
* Will Sam send Cylons to the rebels on Tauron, despite the Guatrau's orders? ([[The Dirteaters|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''Baxter Sarno on [[New Cap City]]:''
: '''Baxter Sarno:''' So I tried to play this holoband game, New Cap City. I held up a liquor store and I rolled a guy in an alley. If I do it three more times, I'll have enough money to actually buy the game and play it.
* ''The Guatrau suggests a change to the Grace commercial using Daniel Graystone's avatar:''
: '''Guatrau:''' Then may I suggest that you re-shoot it. And this time use the actual Dr. Graystone. After all, there's no substitute for the real thing.
* ''Under orders from Sam Adama, a U-87 finishes its efficient elimination of rival gangsters:''
: '''U-87:''' Task completed [[by your command]].
: '''Sam Adama:''' How are you with tanks?
* ''Daniel talks with Joseph about finding redemption:''
:'''Daniel:''' It's like every decision I've made since the bombing has been a wrong turn. By now, I've made so many of them I'm not sure I even know how to get back.
:'''Joseph:''' Get back to where?
:'''Daniel:''' To who I was, or who I thought I was.
:'''Joseph:''' You can't do that alone. You may need somebody. You need someone who can see the man you were inside the man you've become and forgive you.
:'''Daniel:''' Did your wife do that for you?
:'''Joseph:''' Yeah. Till your daughter blew her up.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
*[[Ben Cotton]] as [[Atreus]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]
*[[Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
*[[Philip Granger]] as [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]]
*[[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Julius Chapple]] as [[Larry]]
*[[Vincent Tong]] as [[Demos]]
*[[Camille Atebe]] as Phoebe
*[[Christopher Rogan]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Military Father|Military Father]]
*[[Tanya Hubbard]] as [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Mother|Mother]]
*[[Taya Clyne]] as [[Tessa]]
*[[Evan Bird]] as [[Johnny]]
*[[Phillip Mitchell]] as Natty Thug
*[[Michael Nyuis]] as Kiss-Ass Thug
*[[Patton Oswalt]] as [[Baxter Sarno]] (uncredited)

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category: Episodes written by Michael Taylor]]
[[Category: Episodes directed by John Dahl]]

[[de:False Labor]]
[[fr:Épisode:Le Début de la fin]]

The Dirteaters

2020-01-15T03:26:47Z

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: ''For the anti-[[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] racial slur, see: [[dirt eater]].''

{{Episode Data
| image=WilliamIsabellePoison.JPG
| series= cap
| title=The Dirteaters
| season=1
| episode=15
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Matthew B. Roberts]]
| story=
| director= [[John Dahl]]
| production=115
| rating=
| syfyname=dirteaters
| US airdate=January 4, 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref>
| CAN airdate= November 9, 2010
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[Blowback]]
| next = [[The Heavens Will Rise]]
}}

== Overview ==
: ''Joseph]] and Sam Adama reflect on the horrors of their childhood and their loyalty to the Guatrau. Zoe and Tamara come to understand the extent of their power in V-World. Agent Jordan Duram's investigation is thwarted from within the GDD itself.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
'''TODAY'''
*Formally dressed [[Ha'la'tha]] members gather in a back room of [[Goldie%27s_Off_Track_Betting|Goldie's]] for a ceremony to make [[Joseph Adama]] a full member and to elevate his younger brother [[Samuel Adama|Sam]] to captain. Joseph privately confesses that he feels terrible about this event in light of business ties to the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] terrorist group and orders to assassinate [[Daniel Graystone]]. Sam blithely dismisses his concerns about Graystone. At that moment, the [[Guatrau]] arrives. He fondly recalls his first encounter with the two when they were boys in a refugee camp, when Sam tried to pick his pocket and Joseph showed his quiet, calculating manner. He kisses both of them and the ceremony begins with the lighting of a ''skivvy malanos'' lamp.

'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
*On [[Tauron]], [[William Adama Sr.]] lights a ''skivvy malanos'' on the kitchen table of the Adama family home, and prepares to give young Joseph--"Yoseef" in the Tauron language--a tattoo of manhood. He praises Yoseef's successful learning of prayers and religious texts. After asking Yoseef to find his ceremonial robes, William turns to a sullen-looking Sam and asks him to support his older brother on this day. He assures Sam that he is already a man, and that his time to receive his own mark will come.
*[[Isabelle Adama]] enters the kitchen with news that [[Heracleides]] troops were arriving, likely as a reprisal for the [[Tauron Civil War|resistance]] blowing up grain silos. William is uncomfortable about the resistance's tactics, while Isabelle sees them as appropriate. The four family members sit at the table, and as the boys' parents warn them against the dangers of the Heracs, William shows them a small vial of [[kapi]], suicide capsules to be used if no other options remain. He tells them that like their own ancestors, it is a point of personal honor for someone to decide for themselves how they would "return to the soil."

=== Act 1 ===
'''TODAY'''
*At Sinny McNutt's Slash and Cut bar in the [[New Cap City]] [[V-World]] game, [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] are dressed in expensive suits and enjoying drinks and the company of women. The relaxed mood is interrupted by the entrance of the "deadwalkers" [[Tamara_Adama#Tamara-A|Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe_Graystone#Zoe-A|Zoe-A]]. Most of the bar patrons remove their [[holoband]]s and escape, fearing game death at the hands of the unstoppable "Avenging Angels." Nestor and Olaf remain and draw their swords, eager for a fight--until the girls pull out firearms in clear violation of the rules of Slash and Cut. Olaf is struck and killed by the first round, while Nestor dives to the floor and takes off his headband just in time.
*Back in their real world bedroom, Olaf vents his frustration about being permanently blocked from New Cap City after five years of work on his [[avatar]]. [[Clarice Willow]] enters the room and scolds them for wasting time on the game instead of sorting through belongings left by their wife [[Mar-Beth Willow]] after her murder. The two husbands jokingly invite Clarice to try New Cap City and meet the player who is supposedly pretending to be [[Zoe Graystone]]. All of this happens as they are recorded by a discreetly placed [[Global Defense Department|GDD]] [[Blowback|surveillance device]].
[[Image:Deceased_CEOs.png|thumb|right|250px|Past and present corporate associates of the Ha'la'tha.]]
*Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama spar in a boxing ring in a [[Graystone Industries]] gym. Daniel tries to get Joseph to understand that the two-week deadline imposed on him by the Guatrau for delivering [[Grace|new V-World avatar technology]] is unreasonable. Joseph tries to advise him indirectly as they fight, and at one point pauses the match to tell him in a near whisper to do research and find the Guatrau's weakness, and to use it or risk being killed. He yells at Daniel to fight and knocks him out, giving him a black eye.
*At the [[Graystone Estate]] that evening, Daniel listens as the robot [[Serge]] reports biographical and criminal records on Sam Adama, the importance of family ties in Tauron culture, the civil war, and the emergence of the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate as a means of survival for the defeated resistance. Daniel next asks for information on Obolus Incorporated, a shell company operating across the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] on behalf of the Guatrau. The corporation has been able to evade prosecution on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Except for Graystone Industries, five of the six companies recently acquired by Obolus have all been used up and left in various states of financial ruin. The screen displays the pictures of six CEOs, all of whom have died, except for Daniel.

=== Act 2 ===
'''TODAY'''
*[[CapTV|Cap News]] reports that the Tauron government is confident of success in their war against the current rebellion, and that Caprican defense minister [[Sasha Patel]] has no plans to send soldiers to Tauron. In very different news, Cap 2 reports that the popularity of the Avenging Angels has spawned new merchandising opportunities.
*Daniel walks into Goldie's and ignores an insult from [[Francis|Frankie]] to speak with Sam. The two step into the privacy of a kitchen. Daniel's show of respect for Tauron culture is met with Sam's derision for "Cappa fraks," but Daniel quickly moves on to his main point: he knows that the Guatrau will have him killed soon after he finishes his new avatar program, and that Sam will be the likely assassin. Sam denies it, but Daniel presses on. He demonstrates a deeper understanding of Ha'la'tha respect for family and for "soil," and argues that the Guatrau is betraying those values for profit by selling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to the STO when they could vastly improve the Tauron rebels' chances for survival and victory. Daniel offers Sam the use of his own personal resources--including a private transport--to divert U-87 robots to Tauron without the Guatrau's knowledge. Sam is interested, and asks Daniel for his price. He asks only that Sam keep him from being killed.
*Joseph and [[Evelyn Adama|Evelyn]] spend time talking in bed. While Joseph handles a [[Joseph_Adama#A_Good_Lighter|lucky lighter]], his mood sours. Evelyn convinces him to admit that he is being torn up by the Guatrau's decision to sell U-87s to the same terrorist group that murdered his [[Shannon Adama|wife]] and [[Tamara Adama#History|daughter]]. Despite Joseph's new position in the Ha'la'tha, the Guatrau would not listen to him.

'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
*The nighttime peace of the tenement where the Adama family resides is disturbed by a Herac soldier being beaten savagely in an alleyway. The noise wakes Yoseef and Sam. When the attackers retreat, Sam ignores his older brother's warnings and climbs down a fire escape. He rummages through the dead soldier's pockets, takes the soldier's sidearm back to the apartment, and hides the weapon underneath a mattress. When Yoseef protests, Sam criticizes his lack of courage.
*Banging on the apartment door disturbs the Adamas' breakfast. Isabelle whisks the two boys into a secret passageway behind a cupboard shelf and tells them to head for the family's pre-planned meeting place. William answers the door, and Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] leads two Herac soldiers into the apartment. Instead of leaving, the boys linger and watch as the soldiers begin their search. Kolibri asks the parents if they have any knowledge of the murder of in the alleyway the previous night. Like their neighbors, they deny having heard anything. Kolibri becomes impatient with their "[[dirt eater]]" excuses and slaps Isabelle. One of the soldiers finds the hidden gun.

=== Act 3 ===
'''TODAY'''
*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] summons Agent [[Jordan Duram]] to his office. Duram resists until Singh angrily demands his attention. Duram obeys, but promises that he will find evidence of [[Blowback#Act_4|Singh's treasonous behavior]] and make sure that he is punished. With an Internal Affairs agent as a witness, Singh calmly lies and accuses Duram of not giving him the identity of his confidential informant, Mar Beth Willow, leading to her murder. He plays security video of [[Blowback#Act_1|Duram's first refusal to hand over the information]] and omits mentioning [[Blowback#Act_3|their next meeting]], in which Duram complied with the request. Singh removes him from duty and forces him to surrender his gun and badge.
*[[Amanda Graystone]] sneaks into the Willow bedroom, opens a small box, and replaces the memory card in the surveillance device with a fresh card and leaves without being spotted. She calls the GDD office from the privacy of her car and asks for Duram, but is shocked to learn that he no longer works there.
[[Image:Avenging_Angels_Shirt.png‎ |thumb|right|200px|The Avenging Angels as cultural icons.]]
*While walking down a [[Caprica City]] street, Daniel spots a young man wearing an Avenging Angels t-shirt, asks where he got it, and offers to buy it. The man is star struck and babbles while he takes off the shirt, hands it to Daniel, and runs away. Daniel later enters the New Cap City game and stops at the Slash and Cut bar, where he asks about the Angels. The bartender tells him that the girls are the reason most of his customers frequent the Slash and Cut these days. At that moment, Zoe and Tamara enter and spot Daniel. They immediately turn around and flee. Daniel tries to follow but is stopped at knifepoint.
*Sitting on a high rooftop, Zoe and Tamara realize that their fame and the growing number of New Cap City players who want to fight them is what drew Daniel to them. They consider running away to some other part of V-World, but Zoe realizes that their god-like power in the game makes them safer here. The gritty cityscape around them suddenly comes crashing down. Skyscrapers, bridges, cars, all of it collapse and transform into a sun-drenched forested mountain range, with an ancient castle overlooking the new environment.

'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
*One of the two Herac soldiers holds Isabelle, while William is tied to a chair and subjected to Kolibri's questions. He cannot answer their questions about the gun, and accuses them of having planted it themselves. From the safety of the pantry, Sam and Yoseef watch as their father's legs are hit repeatedly, shattering his knees. Kolibri and the soldiers take Isabelle into a side room. She screams and William yells at them to stop. The boys take the opportunity to step out and try untying William, but he cannot walk. They hear Kolibri coming back, and Yoseef grabs a gun and the two boys duck back into hiding. William pleads with the Lieutenant to leave them alone, but a single gunshot sounds and Isabelle falls silent.

=== Act 4 ===
'''TODAY'''
*Clarice reviews images of the virtual heaven being created by Nestor and Olaf for those who will sacrifice their lives for the [[God (RDM)|monotheist God]]. She does nothing to hide her disappointment, despite the effort put into it by her husbands, and the fact that the martyrs will be able to create anything that they wish once they enter. Clarice expects something truly glorious to welcome the martyrs, something that can honor God and "those of us that were there at the beginning." Nestor pales when he realizes that Clarice wants to be an object of glorification herself.
*Sam and another man are loading and re-labeling large wooden crates containing U-87 robots into a truck at a Graystone Industries dock. [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie Adama]] runs up and alerts them that his father his coming. Sam orders Willie to try stalling. The boy runs to Joseph and tries chatting with him, even suggesting that they go fishing again soon. Joseph is surprised, since his son [[There_is_Another_Sky#Act_2|despised it the last time they went]]. He steps around Willie and sees Sam in the distance as the other man drives the truck away.
*In Joseph's apartment, Sam listens as his older brother warns him about the dangers that defying the Guatrau will bring to him and to all of his loved ones. Sam evokes the memory of their parents and admits that he cannot bear to see the same kind of pain being brought to their people again. Joseph tries to assure him that they were just boys and that they could not have known the consequences of bringing the Herac soldier's gun into their home. Sam replies that if he does nothing, then their parents' deaths will have been a waste. Joseph relents, and pledges to help his younger brother in his cause. They clasp hands and embrace.

'''THIRTY YEARS AGO'''
[[Image:Adama_Boys.png‎|thumb|right|200px|The Adama brothers are forced to become men.]]
*The Heracs continue to torture William as Kolibri demands the names of suspected resistance sympathizers. In the pantry, Yoseef urges Sam to shoot, but he cannot. Yoseef grabs the weapon, points it through the door slats, and fires, killing the two soldiers and incapacitating Kolibri. Alert whistles sound from outside. When the boys emerge from hiding, William shows pride in Yoseef and urges the young man to send him to the soil. Yoseef hesitates only briefly before aiming at his father's head and pulling the trigger.
*Yoseef finishes giving Sam his first tattoo next to the light of a small campfire and his father's ''skivvy malanos'' under the open night sky. He reminds him that "Ha'la'tha" means "always faithful to the soil," but that their faith to one another as brothers is more important than even that. As they will do again in the future, they clasp hands and embrace.

=== Act 5 ===
'''TODAY'''
*Amanda comes home and finds Daniel in his basement workspace. He informs her that he saw Zoe in V-World. Rather than being a shallow imitation, it is a perfect re-creation of their daughter, who somehow survived what seemed to be the [[Caprica_pilot#Act_Eight|crash of her avatar program]] months ago. Amanda asks to see her, and Daniel agrees.

== Notes ==
* "[[Dirt eater]]" is a derogatory term for a [[Tauron]].
* Joseph is seen for the first time with the lighter that, according to his son [[William Adama|William]], he always carried with him into court when arguing cases. Nearly sixty years later, William lends the same lighter to [[Leland Adama|his own son]] for good luck before a [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid|key battle]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").
* Black-and-white film of atrocity victims from the Tauron Civil War is taken (at least in part) from footage of bodies discovered in [[wikipedia:Nazi_concentration_camps|Nazi concentration camps]] by Allied forces at the end of World War II<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxepV5nk28 ''Nazi Death Mills'']</ref> Older scenes of agricultural life and more recent file footage of ground rocket bombardments and protests are also used in the episode.

== Analysis ==
*After being gunned down in New Cap City, Olaf complains that he had been working on his avatar inside the game for five years. This puts a minimum age on the game, and possibly approximates the age of holoband technology.
*Daniel's claim that the Guatrau is a "pure Caprican" who is "no more Tauron than I am" is meant as a comment on the disconnect between the Guatrau's profit-driven motivations and Sam's values, and not on his literal background.

== Questions ==
*Are Zoe-A and Tamara-A's ability to alter the virtual world around them limited to New Cap City, or does it work in other areas of V-World? ([[Apotheosis (episode)|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==
*[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/sci-fi-still-very-much-on.php From an interview with Scifi Wire]:
**[[Esai Morales]]: "There's one we unofficially call 'Adama-rama.' It's called 'Dirt Eaters' and it shows the history of [[Sam Adama|my brother]] ([[Sasha Roiz]]) and [[Joseph Adama|I]] on the show, our history when we were little, when he was actually shorter than me."

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Nestor stands alongside Olaf in the Slash & Cut bar in New Cap City, challenging Zoe-A:''
:'''Nestor:''' You look nothing like Zoe Graystone. Whoever programmed you was a hack.
* ''Daniel tries convincing Sam he will soon be assassinated:''
: '''Daniel:''' (''In the Tauron language'') "When the tree surrenders all its fruit, it's time to trim from the top down." (''Switching back to Caprican'') More than just a Ha'la'tha proverb?
: '''Sam:''' Your pronunciation needs some work.
*''Serge displays photographs of CEOs that have all been executed by the Ha'la'tha and are marked "DECEASED," except for Daniel:''
:'''Serge:''' That is an old likeness of you, Daniel. Would you like me to update the image?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor Willow]]
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as [[William Adama Sr.]]
*[[Elisabeth Rosen]] as [[Kolibri]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Francis]]
*[[Alison Araya]] as [[Isabelle Adama]]
*[[Daleal Monjazeb]] as Young [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]]
*[[Alexander Kambolis]] as Young [[Sam Adama|Sam]]
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as Bartender
*[[William C. Vaughan]] as Fan Boy
*[[Nicola Anderson]] as [[GDD]] Receptionist
*[[Colin Decker]] as [[Herac]] Soldier

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Matthew B. Roberts]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by John Dahl]]

[[de:The Dirteaters]]
[[fr:Épisode:La Marque de passage]]

The Heavens Will Rise

2020-01-15T03:25:26Z

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{{Episode Data
| image=U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg
| series= cap
| title=The Heavens Will Rise
| season=1
| episode=16
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer=[[Patrick Massett]]<br>[[John Zinman]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Nankin]]
| production=116
| rating=
| US airdate=January 4, 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref>
| CAN airdate= November 16, 2010
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[The Dirteaters]]
| next = [[Here Be Dragons]]
}}

== Overview ==
''As Tamara and Zoe continue to reshape New Cap City, Daniel Graystone seeks the help of Sam Adama to enter the dangerous game. An old friend threatens to expose the Adama brothers. The Willows move closer to apotheosis. Jordan Duram's investigation comes to a sudden conclusion. Lacy Rand discovers a special link to the U-87 robots.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*From a turret atop their newly made castle, [[Tamara-A]] and [[Zoe-A]] survey with satisfaction the forested mountains that they have created inside the [[New Cap City]] game. Tamara wishes to add one more detail, and with a simple squeeze of her hand, the forest echoes with the faraway screeches of [[Dragonfighters_of_Kobol|dragons]].
[[Image:Zoe_Kills_Daniel.png‎|thumb|right|225px|Daniel is killed inside V-World.]]
*With [[Amanda Graystone]] at his side, [[Daniel Graystone]] searches for the two girls in New Cap City by tracing the alterations they have been making to the game. Amanda argues that she should be the first to approach Zoe, since she had a nasty fight with the [[Zoe_Graystone|original flesh and blood Zoe Graystone]] the day before their daughter was [[Metropolitan_Levitation_Mass_Transit|killed in the terrorist bombing of a commuter train]]. Daniel counters that he had done worse, [[Ghosts_in_the_Machine#Act_2|torturing the avatar of Zoe with her fear of fire]] when he believed that she was hiding inside the prototype [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 combat robot]]. Amanda slaps him across the face, but allows him to locate the girls in a sea of code. Using a backdoor access that is a regular feature of all [[V-World]] software, Daniel snatches one of them without warning and pulls her into a private space. Daniel dons a [[holoband]] and enters.
*He speaks calmly with a terrified Tamara, who ignores his request to see Zoe and only begs to be let go. Her persists until he hears Zoe greeting him. He turns and sees her waiting. Daniel relaxes, but suddenly Zoe attacks him with a dagger hidden behind her back, and he de-rezzes out of V-World. He throws off his holoband in the real world, clutching at his chest.

=== Act 1 ===
*Daniel recovers from the attack, but informs Amanda that he is now shut out of his back door and must use a standard portal into New Cap City--and just like everyone else, he has only one life in the game. Amanda tries to find the positive in the situation, but she is interrupted by a text message from [[Jordan Duram]] insisting that they meet. Before leaving, she tells her husband about her involvement in Duram's plan to expose [[Clarice Willow]] and her family as members of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] terrorist group.
[[Image:Jordan_Duram_Amanda_Graystone_Park.png‎|thumb|right|225px|Duram and Amanda confer.]]
*Duram is surprised that Amanda told Daniel about their work, but he quickly moves on to his reason for the meeting in a public park: he has been suspended from the [[Global Defense Department]] and the organization has been "[[Gara Singh|compromised at the highest level]]." Nevertheless, he wants to keep pushing ahead with the investigation. He gives Amanda a rigged holoband for her to switch with Clarice's band. Amanda is reluctant, with the Willows being more cautious than ever in the wake of [[Mar-Beth Willow]]'s [[Blowback#Act_4|disappearance]]. Jordan begs her to do it, fearing that something terrible is about to take place.
*Inside a V-World recreation of [[Atlas Arena]], noisy spectators eagerly await the day's game as a young suicide bomber calmly sits and plants an explosive underneath her seat. Standing off to one side, Clarice and one of her husbands, [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], discuss the placement of their martyrs throughout the stadium and how their initial blasts will trigger additional bombs, collapsing the entire structure. Removing their holobands and returning to their house, they discuss other aspects of the plot with [[Olaf Willow]]. [[Holographic avatar|Scanned avatars]] of the martyrs will be activated inside a new virtual heaven immediately after their deaths, and press releases about the goal of [[apotheosis]] will go out thirty days after the bombing. Nestor begins to express doubt about the plan. He observes that their heaven is not a true afterlife for the martyrs and that their avatars are nothing more than "showmanship." Despite Olaf's defense of the martyrs' sacrifice, Nestor goes on to question whether Clarice actually represents the will of [[God (RDM)|God]]. In response, Clarice offers Nestor an additional ticket to the game at the arena. Nestor backs off, unwilling to die for his faith.
*On [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Lacy Rand]] and other STO recruits listen as praetor [[Kevin Reikle]] lectures on the design and use of a weapon. A disturbance outside their tent distracts the recruits and they spot one of their own, [[Lexon]], getting into an escalating confrontation with an officer over a breach of protocol. The officer forces Lexon to his knees and calls out to a nearby U-87 robot to shoot him. As it complies and walks toward them, Rand ignores [[Odin Sinclair]] urging her to ignore the incident and runs outside, yelling at them to stop. Surprising everyone, the robot stops and responds to Rand, "[[By_your_command#Re-imagined_Series.2FCaprica_usage|By your command]]." The officer tells it to resume and it does, until Rand yells once again. The [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] obeys, but this time it refuses to accept either the officer's shouted orders or a command from Reikle.

=== Act 2 ===
*One of the STO's top leaders, [[Diego]], questions Rand about the incident. Although he is relieved that a good soldier like Lexon was not lost, he reminds her that discipline is paramount in their ranks. Rand wonders aloud why they need to rely on killing those who fail rather than inspiring proper behavior. Diego dismisses her suggestion, but before he allows her to leave, he asks how she was able to subvert the U-87's programming and take control. She answers truthfully that she does not know, but suggests that the robot might have a sense of decency.
[[Image:Sam_Adama_Fidelia_Fizekas_Reunited.png‎|thumb|right|225px|Sam and Fazekas share a laugh.]]
*[[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] arrives at the [[Goldie's]] betting parlor in [[Little Tauron]] and starts to read a newspaper when he is interrupted by a welcome surprise--[[Fidelia Fazekas]]. The two hug and they begin chatting about her early release from prison, and about Sam's brother [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and how he has been coping since the loss of his family members in the commuter train bombing. Sam also apologies to her for the circumstances that led to her being in jail, and Fazekas accepts it. As she leaves, Sam spots Daniel walking across the street toward Goldie's.
*In the privacy of the kitchen, Sam quickly tells him to stop coming, otherwise it will arouse suspicion about [[The_Dirteaters#Act_2|their new arrangement]]. Daniel tells him that the avatars of Tamara and Zoe are alive in V-World and that he needs Sam's help reaching them. Sam is offended at the implication that he is "hired muscle." When Daniel explains his plan to bring both avatars into the real world by building humanlike bodies for them, Sam is angered and tells him that those things in V-World are not real. Daniel pleads that he needs to reunite his family.
*Amanda sneaks into the Willows' workspace inside their house undetected, and swaps Clarice's holoband for Duram's fake. Back in the park, she delivers the band to Duram, who urges her to avoid Willow completely and to stay inconspicuous for a while. Amanda senses that he is holding something back, and he relents: Mar-Beth is dead, the result of Duram's attempt to protect Amanda. She is shocked that an innocent mother who had just given birth was sacrificed by him. All that Duram can do is speculate that the baby would have grown up to be a terrorist like its family, and assures Amanda that she has been invaluable to the security of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Amanda walks away as Duram is lost in thought. Suddenly, a gunshot cracks through the park, and Duram tumbles down a hill. Amanda runs to him and uses her scarf to stop him from bleeding, but she sees no sign of the shooter.

=== Act 3 ===
*Sam chats amiably with [[Evelyn Adama|Evelyn]] and [[Ruth]] in the kitchen of Joseph's apartment when [[Willie Adama]] comes home and boasts about his new [[Tamara_Adama#Avenging_Angels|Avenging]] [[Zoe_Graystone#Avenging_Angels|Angels]] t-shirt. Sam immediately confronts his young nephew about the shirt and orders him to remove it, and when he refuses, he angrily pulls it off, and warns him to not tell his father. After Willie goes to his room, Evelyn tells Sam that the Avenging Angels are so popular that confiscating one shirt will not keep Joseph from learning that the avatar of his daughter is still alive in V-World. She suggests that Sam accept Graystone's new job and help him hunt down the avatar, and get rid of it one way or another so that Joseph can move on with his life. Sam lashes out at Evelyn, but an angry gesture from Ruth calms him, and he agrees to take the job.
*In a [[Graystone Industries]] conference room, Joseph's late night work is interrupted by a surprise visit from Fazekas. The two hug warmly, and then she kisses him passionately. For a moment, Joseph responds but then he pulls away, telling her that the affair they had carried on behind [[Shannon Adama|his wife]]'s back was wrong. She changes the topic and tells him that she is working on an assignment from the [[Guatrau]] himself, investigating why two out of every twenty-five U-87 robots manufactured are missing; the [[Ha'la'tha]] are not taking that many for sale on the black market. Joseph points out that one out of twenty-five have structural defects and are returned to the company--which would make sense, Fazekas points out, but there are no records of broken robot skeletons to support that. When he replies that the defects are sold to an outside reclamation company for scrap, she answers that Graystone Industries has not received any money for them. Joseph stumbles over his explanation of non-metal parts having to be removed first, and asks Fazekas if she thinks something suspicious is happening. She waves it off, tells him that it is probably a clerical error, and assures him that he is not in trouble. When she leaves, Joseph becomes visibly worried.
[[Image:Lacy_Rand_Confronts_U-87.png‎|thumb|right|225px|Rand looks for a sign of Zoe.]]
*In his bunk on Gemenon, Sinclair and Rand are having sex when a massive headache hits Sinclair. He is still in his bunk, but Rand is standing over the bed, holding the holoband she just ripped off him and cupping her hand over his mouth. She whispers to him to get dressed and help her. The two make their way into one of the older compound buildings a few minutes later. Inside a vaulted hall, Rand finds dozens of dormant U-87s. She tells them to power up and all of them follow her order nearly in unison. She identifies the robot involved in the earlier incident, and commands it to raise its arm. After it complies, she asks, "Zoe, are you in there?" It does not speak or move. Rand orders all the robots to raise their arms if they are Zoe. Slowly, hesitantly, they begin to move. Sinclair is frightened by what he is seeing and drags Rand out.

=== Act 4 ===
*Sinclair leads Rand away across the compound and out of the sight of an armed guard to a hiding space. He opens a box, takes out and assembles a device for smoking a drug that he calls "coto," and asks Rand about "Zoe." She gives him only vague details about her dead friend, but abruptly kisses him passionately. Sinclair is sufficiently distracted until Rand names her as Zoe Graystone, but Rand kisses him more passionately, and the two start to quietly make love.
*In another part of the compound, the [[Mother|Blessed Mother of the Monotheist Church]] make an unexpected visit to Diego's private tent. As she casually looks through his possessions, he assumes a formal tone and tells her that their inability to explain the puzzle of Rand's control over the U-87s is troubling. Mother, though, informs him that she is not troubled. Secrets are troubling, she says; secrets have clear answers that can be found, but answers are mundane. Mysteries, on the other hand, are wonderful in their endless possibilities, and if they are to remain mysteries, they should be left unanswered. Diego understands that she is not interested in an explanation, and neither should he. Mother pivots to another topic, the dangers that STO training poses to young recruits. She muses that it can be surprising that any of the recruits survive the process. Diego sees what he must do to remove Rand and to maintain the mystery. Mother hands him the ring of the [[Unvanquished#Act_3|late]] [[Obal Ferras]], her promise to elevate Diego to a [[Monotheist_Church#Conclave|leadership position in the church]] if he succeeds.
*Sam calls Daniel and accepts his offer to enter New Cap City, but only for a price. After Daniel hangs up, Evelyn asks if Daniel suspects Sam's motives, but Sam is confident that he does not.
*After she returns home, Amanda tells Daniel about Duram's condition, assuring him that the attending emergency room physician will keep his presence in the hospital secret. Daniel tries contacting the GDD but Amanda stops him, convinced that they likely are the ones who attempted to assassinate Duram. She goes on to report that she did not find Clarice Willow's holoband anywhere on Duram's person. She asks Daniel to see Zoe soon.
*Nestor tries Clarice's holoband at their house, but finds only static. He checks the unit's e-number and confirms that the band is not hers. Olaf realizes who made the switch--Amanda Graystone. Clarice tries denying it but her husbands both know it is true, that someone else now possesses her holoband and all the incriminating information on it . . . and then it dawns on them that they killed and dismembered Mar-Beth for nothing. Olaf is furious that they murdered one of their own wives and the mother of their newborn child; Clarice almost becomes sick at the thought of it. Nestor calmly points out that twenty-four hours remain before their planned [[Battle_of_Atlas_Arena#Background|terrorist attack]], which gives them enough time to retrieve the missing holoband and their virtual heaven. He asks how Clarice wants to deal with Amanda. She answers that she only wants to talk.

=== Act 5 ===
*In his car at night, Sam dons a holoband and enters a lush temperate forest, dressed in riding gear. Amanda and Daniel hold hands in Daniel's laboratory and put on their own bands. The three of them set off on horseback into the trees and mist. Zoe feels their presence in New Cap City from the castle. She and Tamara wait for them.

== Notes ==
* This episode confirms the identity of the orange planet in the vicinity of Caprica as Gemenon: a scene on Caprica ends with an orbital view panning up from Caprica and settling on the orange planet, and a new scene at the STO training camp on Gemenon begins.
*When Sam Adama and Fidelia Fazekas talk in Goldie's, Sam asks rhetorically, "My tax dollars at work?" This is almost certainly a mistake, given that the currency of Caprica (and possibly other worlds) is the [[Cubit#In_the_Re-imagined_Series|cubit]] and dollars likely existed only on [[Earth_(TRS)#A_New_Earth:_The_Promised_Land|Earth]] many millennia later.

== Analysis ==

== Questions ==
*Is the medical practitioner Amanda mentions to Daniel related to [[Sherman Cottle]]?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''Duram praises Amanda for her work against the Willows as she walks away in shock:''
:'''Duram:''' You've done a great service for the people of Caprica. (''Mumbling sadly to himself'') You've done a great service for the people of Caprica.

*''Evelyn and Sam argue about the Avenging Angels:''
:'''Sam:''' What do you want to do, Evelyn? You want to give up?
:'''Evelyn:''' No. I want you to take Graystone up on his offer. I want you to go into the game, find the Tamara avatar, and kill it.
:'''Sam:''' Graystone says it can't die.
:'''Evelyn:''' Fine. Then you bury it. You weigh it down with virtual weights, put it into a virtual lake! Joseph needs to be rid of the dead things in his life. He needs to move on.
:'''Sam:''' Yeah, move on to you.
:''Ruth angrily brings down her meat cleaver and glares at Sam, while Evelyn falls silent.''
:'''Sam:''' I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Ev. We'll do this, okay? We--I promise we'll keep him safe.

*''Rand describes the original Zoe to Sinclair:''
:'''Rand:''' Zoe Graystone was a true believer in God's grace. An inspiration. She was my friend, and I loved her.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Meg Tilly]] as [[Mother]]
*[[Scott Porter]] as [[Nestor]]
*[[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Diego]]
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]
*[[Chris Heyerdahl]] as [[Kevin Reikle]]
*[[Carmen Moore]] as [[Fidelia Fazekas]]
*[[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]]
*[[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf]]
*[[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Karen Elizabeth Austin]] as [[Ruth]]
*[[Eva Allan]] as [[Devanna]]
*[[Luc Roderique]] as [[Lexon]]
*[[Rob Boyce]] as [[STO]] Guard #1

== References ==
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Blowback

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{{Episode Data
| image=CylonBlowback.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Blowback
| season=1
| episode=14
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Kevin Murphy]]
| story=
| director= [[Omar Madha]]
| production=114
| rating=
| US airdate=January 4, 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref>
| CAN airdate= November 2, 2010
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[False Labor]]
| next = [[The Dirteaters]]
}}

== Overview ==
: ''Lacy Rand's training as a soldier in the STO starts in an unexpectedly violent way. Jordan Duram is pushed to reveal the identity of his confidential informant. The Guatrau becomes a danger to Daniel Graystone—and puts serious doubts into the minds of Sam and Joseph Adama.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*In the spaceport of a major city on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Lacy Rand]] looks around uncertainly, and then walks up to a young man to ask for directions. The two begin a conversation and lie to one another about their reasons for being on the planet, until [[Diego]] approaches them, calls Rand and [[Odin Sinclair]] by name, and leads them to a [[jump ship]] waiting to fly them and other young [[Soldiers of the One]] recruits to the retreat of the [[Monotheist Church]].
*Sitting among other recruits, the two continue to talk as the jump ship reaches cruise altitude. Rand confesses the doubts she harbors about her monotheist faith, and Sinclair tells her that his parents had him abducted, drugged, and transported to Gemenon for training. Diego steps forward and publicly introduces himself, welcomes them all, and promises that those who survive the ordeal of training will become "warriors of the [[God (RDM)|one true God]]." At that moment, a much larger vessel positions itself above them, fires clamps onto the jump ship, and forcibly reels them in. The recruits scream in fear, and Diego arms himself for battle. The Apolli invaders quickly lower an airlock seal onto the jump ship, force their way in, and shoot the adult STO soldiers dead. Their [[Kevin Reikle|leader]] speaks to his men in [[Language_in_the_Twelve_Colonies#Other_Languages|Old Gemenese]]. Sinclair whispers a translation to Rand: "The mighty gods are striking back."
*[[Amanda Graystone]] peeks through an open door in the Willow house at [[Clarice Willow]], who is talking out loud to someone on a [[holoband]] connection. [[Mar-Beth Willow]] comes up behind Amanda, scares her, and accuses her of spying on her wife. Amanda claims that she suspects Clarice of using [[Purple|drugs]] again, but Mar-Beth does not buy the excuse.
*Meanwhile, Clarice meets with [[Alvo]] in their regular [[V-world]] room and demands that he use his [[Global Defense Department]] contacts to retrieve a [[Things_We_Lock_Away#Act_4|pin]] once owned by [[Zoe Graystone]]. Alvo pledges to do as she asks.
*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] accesses an evidence room late at night, opens a box labeled "Graystone House," and takes out a pin in the shape of an infinity symbol before replacing the box and leaving just as quietly as he entered.

=== Act 1 ===
*Amanda meets with GDD agent [[Jordan Duram]] in a public park with nothing to report except for Mar-Beth's suspiciousness. Afraid for her physical safety, Amanda pleads for a surveillance camera. Duram hesitates due to the risk of revealing her as his confidential informant, but he relents.
*In Singh's GDD office, Duram makes his request but does not offer a warrant to back up the request. Without it, Singh immediately demands documents on all of Duram's CIs. He flatly refuses, citing professional standards and the fact that the GDD may have a leak. Singh does not change his position.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] meets with [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and [[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] in the [[Graystone Industries]] headquarters to show them surveillance footage from a loading dock: [[U-87_Cyber_Combat_Unit|U-87 Cylons]] being smuggled offworld. Sam turns hopefully to his older brother and asks if the [[Guatrau]] has [[False_Labor#Act_5|changed his mind]] about sending assistance to rebels fighting on their homeworld of [[Tauron]]. Joseph is reluctant to answer, reminding Sam that the Guatrau is interested in money first and foremost before finally admitting that the robots are heading for the STO on Gemenon. Sam becomes outraged at the Guatrau's willingness to continue ignoring the plight of their own people, and at Joseph's complicity in helping him to ship weapons to the very group that [[Caprica_pilot#Act_One|murdered]] his own [[Shannon Adama|wife]] and [[Tamara Adama|daughter]]. Joseph tries defending himself, but Sam leaves the room. Daniel tells Joseph that selling this kind of technology to an enemy of [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] puts him in danger of being executed as a traitor. He promises that he will take the [[Ha'la'tha]] leadership down with him if that happens, and insists that Joseph set up a one-on-one meeting with the Guatrau.
*Aboard the captured jump ship, the Apolli leader communicates with local authorities by phone, promising to harm his hostages if they do not comply. As this takes place, Rand and Sinclair whisper to one another. Sinclair tells her that he has been communicating with another recruit by eye contact, preparing to strike at the inevitable moment that their captors will start to grow hungry or tired and begin to lose focus. He slowly works on unscrewing a metal rod from beneath his seat. Suddenly, the Apolli leader pulls a boy up from his seat. The boy cries and begs for his life, but he is pushed inside an airlock out of view of the other recruits. A single gunshot is fired. Rand looks out a window and sees a body tumbling toward the clouds below.

=== Act 2 ===
*Duram visits the evidence room and asks the attending agent, [[Alpert]], about a camera seized during an investigation of a [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Libran|Libran]] porn ring. After Alpert says that it is still in storage, Duram bribes him to let him into the room. He finds the camera, but he also notices that the "Graystone House" box has recently been handled, and he finds an empty bag inside the box--the same one that had held Zoe Graystone's infinity pin. On his way out with the camera, Duram asks who has after-hours access to the room. Alpert tells him that only the top GDD leadership have the codes for that. Duram leaves, more suspicious and worried than ever.
*At [[Graystone Estate|home]], Daniel tries to convince the Guatrau that the [[Grace]] [[Holographic_avatar|avatar]] program he is struggling to develop will change the very fabric of society. The Guatrau is unmoved, and challenges Graystone to admit that he believes selling robots to STO terrorists is unwise. Taking a diplomatic approach, Daniel says that it will bring short-term profit, but that it will endanger the bolder possibilities of the avatar program once it is perfected. The Guatrau asks how much more time Daniel needs to do that. He answers three months, but is given only two weeks.
*The Guatrau walks along a [[Caprica City]] street with an entourage that includes Joseph and Sam. Despite his admiration for Daniel's courage, he worries about the man's ambitions. He gives a coin to Sam, symbolic payment for Daniel's assassination. The Adama brothers accept the order but are taken aback by it.
*The lead hijacker of the STO jump ship tries a different approach, speaking to his captives about the "hubris" of monotheism in the hopes of convincing them to abandon their faith. One trembling young man stands and openly rejects the monotheist God, and kisses an [[Arrow of Apollo]] pendant around the leader's neck. He takes the young man away and asks his comrades to give him some food. Seeing that no one else will follow this example, he chooses the next hostage for execution, [[Devanna]]. She quickly regains her composure, calmly and confidently asks God to forgive him, and does not struggle as she is led to the airlock, shot, and tossed away. At that moment, Sinclair finally manages to unscrew the metal bar and prepares to use it.

=== Act 3 ===
*On the streets of Caprica City, Singh surreptitiously places a metal box containing Zoe's pin inside a newspaper vending machine, and sends a text message to Clarice. She sends her husband [[Olaf Willow]] to retrieve it. At the Willow house, Olaf examines the pin under a microscope, and finds a circuitry pattern. He connects metal leads to it, and complex program information scrolls across a computer screen. Clarice recognizes it as the avatar program they have been seeking for months. She declares this a great moment in the history of the faith.
*Daniel returns to the V-world copy of the Graystone Estate and the latest version of the Amanda avatar. Unlike his [[False_Labor|last attempts]], this version jumps from one emotional state to the next, scolding and then flirty and then enraged, throwing a dinner onto the virtual kitchen floor. Daniel concludes that she is only guessing what he wants, and disappointed by the worsening results of his work, exists V-world and orders the avatar deleted.
*Duram steps into Singh's office and hands him the file on his CI, but demands that he destroy it and keep its information quiet. Singh agrees and the tension between the two men fades. After Duram leaves, Duram closes the blinds, puts on a holoband, and sends Clarice an [[e-sheet]] request to meet. In their regular V-world meeting place, Alvo warns her that there is a spy in her home. Clarice logs off, looks out her window at Amanda and Mar-Beth returning from a shopping trip, and becomes furious.
*Rand is growing impatient and demands that they move against the hijackers soon, but Sinclair wants to wait until the next phone call. The lead hijacker barks at them to stop talking. Rand defiantly tells him that they were praying and that the monotheist God helps everyone. The hijacker angrily grabs her and calls for the airlock to be prepared. Rand rants hysterically at Sinclair for his dithering and demands that they take him instead. As she struggles with Rand, she grabs the hijacker's gun and yells out, "Now!" Sinclair and the other recruits attack and are winning the fight against their captors until Diego takes Rand's arms and orders her and everyone else to stop. The confused recruits see all the supposedly dead soldiers and hostages enter the passenger compartment, alive and well. Diego tells them that the entire incident was a test of how well they would function under stress, and that the bodies tossed out of the ship were dummies. The drop ship is released and continues on its way.

=== Act 4 ===
*Daniel sits with the real Amanda in their living room and asks her to come home, confessing that he will not be able to deal with his current situation without her support. She resists, but goes on to tell him that his anxieties are the secret source of his personal success, and that he will eventually exploit them just as he always does, the way that he exploits everything. This insights relaxes him a bit. The two of them look at each other for a moment before kissing.
*While Daniel sleeps, Amanda reads a text message from Duram. She grudgingly gets out of bed, goes to a park bench, and retrieves a package left for her: the camera she requested.
*As Mar-Beth walks her newborn along an isolated nature trail, Clarice follows her from the cover of tall grass. She quietly steps through the grass and onto the trail, seizes Mar-Beth, and cuts her throat with a pocket knife. Olaf and [[Nestor Willow]] emerge from hiding and attend to their dead wife's body, while Clarice looks at the sleeping baby and resumes pushing the carriage along the trail.
*On a busy Caprica City street, Duram shares news with Singh that the mutilated body of a woman who had recently given birth had been found in the [[Theoresos]], that he has not received any word recently from his CI, and that Clarice Willow had recently called to report the disappearance of her wife. Singh claims that he is not to blame for this, but Duram assures him that Mar-Beth was aware of the dangers involved in being an informant. Singh leaves, and Duram's friendly face turns into quiet rage with the knowledge that his superior in the GDD is a traitor.

=== Act 5 ===
*Dressed in black uniforms, the recruits gather on a balcony of the Monotheist Church compound for a nighttime reception. The leader of the "Apolli hijackers" formally introduces himself to Rand as [[Kevin Reikle]], the praetor of the STO. Rand tries to apologize, but he compliments her on gun-butting him. Diego calls everyone indoors for their meal. Sinclair pauses near the gates at the sound of something mechanical in the distance. He and Rand walk to the balcony's edge and look upon a rocky area below. Three dead bodies lie in the dirt, and two more individuals with their hands and legs bound await execution. Sinclair and Rand recognize them as the recruits who failed the test aboard the drop ship. The last to go cries until he is shot dead. Before stepping away, Sinclair reminds Rand that this brutal killing is the true nature of their hosts.
*Rand lingers at the balcony's edge until the executioner steps into view. It is a U-87 robot, one recently sold by the Ha'la'tha to the STO. The robot stops, senses Rand's presence, and looks up at her.

== Notes ==
* "Blowback" is a term used for [[w:Blowback (intelligence)|violent, unintended consequences of a covert operation]].
* Because the last five episodes of the season were rescheduled by Syfy, this was the first episode to air in Canada before the United States.
* After the cancellation of the ''Caprica'' series was announced, the original SyFy timeslot of 10:00 PM EDT Tuesday was filled by an episode of ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.<ref name="Syfy Schedule">{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfy.com/schedule/index.php?date=2010-11-2|title=Schedule <nowiki>|</nowiki> Syfy|date=|accessdate=29 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
* The scenes of Amanda Graystone walking through the park and Clarice Willow stalking her wife Mar-Beth are intercut with one another and framed in a way to make it appear that Clarice is following Amanda. The truth is revealed only a few seconds before Clarice strikes.

== Analysis ==
*When Lacy first meets Odin at the spaceport, she asks, "Do you speak Caprican?" to which Odin replies, "Everybody speaks Caprican," indicating that the power and influence of Caprica have led to its native language being spoken as at least a second language throughout the other colonies. This accords with the fact that every character in the [[Battlestar_Galactica_(RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] speaks Caprican, fifty-eight years after these events. The quasi-canon [[map of the Twelve Colonies]] lists official languages only for Caprica, Gemenon, Leonis, and Tauron, which could mean that Caprican has displaced other languages on the other colonies, or that the production team did not create a name for each one.
*The "hijackers" speak Old Gemenese, which is similar to Romanian, as established in the re-imagined series movie "[[Razor]]". The quasi-canon [[map of the Twelve Colonies]] states that Old Gemenese is the official language of Gemenon (obviously, in this case, the word "old" does not mean that it has fallen out of use).

== Questions ==
*Are the Apolli a real extremist group operating on Gemenon, or are they a complete fabrication of the STO?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
*[[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Diego]]
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]
*[[Chris Heyerdahl]] as [[Kevin Reikle]]
*[[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Eva Allan]] as [[Devanna]]
*[[Tom McBeath]] as Agent [[Alpert]]
*[[Calum Worthy]] as [[Cass]]
*[[James Kirk]] as [[Sagittaron]] Recruit
*[[Luc Roderique]] as [[Dex]]
*[[Matthew Smalley]] as Cadet Recruit #1

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Kevin Murphy]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Omar Madha]]

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{{Episode Data
| image=CylonBlowback.jpg
| series= cap
| title=Blowback
| season=1
| episode=14
| special=
| extra=
| guests=
| writer= [[Kevin Murphy]]
| story=
| director= [[Omar Madha]]
| production=114
| rating=
| US airdate=January 4, 2011<ref name="Caprica Cancelled by Syfy">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960|title=Caprica Cancelled by Syfy|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|last=Gorman|first=Bill|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Caprica US airdates">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/19/exclusive-syfys-caprica-to-sign-off-tuesday-january-4-416014/8987/|title=Exclusive: Syfy's "Caprica" to Sign Off Tuesday, January 4|date=19 November 2010|accessdate=19 November 2010|format=|language=English}}</ref>
| CAN airdate= November 2, 2010
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| prev= [[False Labor]]
| next = [[The Dirteaters]]
}}

== Overview ==
: ''Lacy Rand's training as a soldier in the STO starts in an unexpectedly violent way. Jordan Duram is pushed to reveal the identity of his Amanda Graystone|confidential informant. The Guatrau becomes a danger to Daniel Graystone—and puts serious doubts into the minds of Sam Adama|Sam and Joseph Adama.''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===
*In the spaceport of a major city on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Lacy Rand]] looks around uncertainly, and then walks up to a young man to ask for directions. The two begin a conversation and lie to one another about their reasons for being on the planet, until [[Diego]] approaches them, calls Rand and [[Odin Sinclair]] by name, and leads them to a [[jump ship]] waiting to fly them and other young [[Soldiers of the One]] recruits to the retreat of the [[Monotheist Church]].
*Sitting among other recruits, the two continue to talk as the jump ship reaches cruise altitude. Rand confesses the doubts she harbors about her monotheist faith, and Sinclair tells her that his parents had him abducted, drugged, and transported to Gemenon for training. Diego steps forward and publicly introduces himself, welcomes them all, and promises that those who survive the ordeal of training will become "warriors of the [[God (RDM)|one true God]]." At that moment, a much larger vessel positions itself above them, fires clamps onto the jump ship, and forcibly reels them in. The recruits scream in fear, and Diego arms himself for battle. The Apolli invaders quickly lower an airlock seal onto the jump ship, force their way in, and shoot the adult STO soldiers dead. Their [[Kevin Reikle|leader]] speaks to his men in [[Language_in_the_Twelve_Colonies#Other_Languages|Old Gemenese]]. Sinclair whispers a translation to Rand: "The mighty gods are striking back."
*[[Amanda Graystone]] peeks through an open door in the Willow house at [[Clarice Willow]], who is talking out loud to someone on a [[holoband]] connection. [[Mar-Beth Willow]] comes up behind Amanda, scares her, and accuses her of spying on her wife. Amanda claims that she suspects Clarice of using [[Purple|drugs]] again, but Mar-Beth does not buy the excuse.
*Meanwhile, Clarice meets with [[Alvo]] in their regular [[V-world]] room and demands that he use his [[Global Defense Department]] contacts to retrieve a [[Things_We_Lock_Away#Act_4|pin]] once owned by [[Zoe Graystone]]. Alvo pledges to do as she asks.
*GDD director [[Gara Singh]] accesses an evidence room late at night, opens a box labeled "Graystone House," and takes out a pin in the shape of an infinity symbol before replacing the box and leaving just as quietly as he entered.

=== Act 1 ===
*Amanda meets with GDD agent [[Jordan Duram]] in a public park with nothing to report except for Mar-Beth's suspiciousness. Afraid for her physical safety, Amanda pleads for a surveillance camera. Duram hesitates due to the risk of revealing her as his confidential informant, but he relents.
*In Singh's GDD office, Duram makes his request but does not offer a warrant to back up the request. Without it, Singh immediately demands documents on all of Duram's CIs. He flatly refuses, citing professional standards and the fact that the GDD may have a leak. Singh does not change his position.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] meets with [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and [[Samuel Adama|Sam Adama]] in the [[Graystone Industries]] headquarters to show them surveillance footage from a loading dock: [[U-87_Cyber_Combat_Unit|U-87 Cylons]] being smuggled offworld. Sam turns hopefully to his older brother and asks if the [[Guatrau]] has [[False_Labor#Act_5|changed his mind]] about sending assistance to rebels fighting on their homeworld of [[Tauron]]. Joseph is reluctant to answer, reminding Sam that the Guatrau is interested in money first and foremost before finally admitting that the robots are heading for the STO on Gemenon. Sam becomes outraged at the Guatrau's willingness to continue ignoring the plight of their own people, and at Joseph's complicity in helping him to ship weapons to the very group that [[Caprica_pilot#Act_One|murdered]] his own [[Shannon Adama|wife]] and [[Tamara Adama|daughter]]. Joseph tries defending himself, but Sam leaves the room. Daniel tells Joseph that selling this kind of technology to an enemy of [[Caprica_(RDM)|Caprica]] puts him in danger of being executed as a traitor. He promises that he will take the [[Ha'la'tha]] leadership down with him if that happens, and insists that Joseph set up a one-on-one meeting with the Guatrau.
*Aboard the captured jump ship, the Apolli leader communicates with local authorities by phone, promising to harm his hostages if they do not comply. As this takes place, Rand and Sinclair whisper to one another. Sinclair tells her that he has been communicating with another recruit by eye contact, preparing to strike at the inevitable moment that their captors will start to grow hungry or tired and begin to lose focus. He slowly works on unscrewing a metal rod from beneath his seat. Suddenly, the Apolli leader pulls a boy up from his seat. The boy cries and begs for his life, but he is pushed inside an airlock out of view of the other recruits. A single gunshot is fired. Rand looks out a window and sees a body tumbling toward the clouds below.

=== Act 2 ===
*Duram visits the evidence room and asks the attending agent, [[Alpert]], about a camera seized during an investigation of a [[The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol#Libran|Libran]] porn ring. After Alpert says that it is still in storage, Duram bribes him to let him into the room. He finds the camera, but he also notices that the "Graystone House" box has recently been handled, and he finds an empty bag inside the box--the same one that had held Zoe Graystone's infinity pin. On his way out with the camera, Duram asks who has after-hours access to the room. Alpert tells him that only the top GDD leadership have the codes for that. Duram leaves, more suspicious and worried than ever.
*At [[Graystone Estate|home]], Daniel tries to convince the Guatrau that the [[Grace]] [[Holographic_avatar|avatar]] program he is struggling to develop will change the very fabric of society. The Guatrau is unmoved, and challenges Graystone to admit that he believes selling robots to STO terrorists is unwise. Taking a diplomatic approach, Daniel says that it will bring short-term profit, but that it will endanger the bolder possibilities of the avatar program once it is perfected. The Guatrau asks how much more time Daniel needs to do that. He answers three months, but is given only two weeks.
*The Guatrau walks along a [[Caprica City]] street with an entourage that includes Joseph and Sam. Despite his admiration for Daniel's courage, he worries about the man's ambitions. He gives a coin to Sam, symbolic payment for Daniel's assassination. The Adama brothers accept the order but are taken aback by it.
*The lead hijacker of the STO jump ship tries a different approach, speaking to his captives about the "hubris" of monotheism in the hopes of convincing them to abandon their faith. One trembling young man stands and openly rejects the monotheist God, and kisses an [[Arrow of Apollo]] pendant around the leader's neck. He takes the young man away and asks his comrades to give him some food. Seeing that no one else will follow this example, he chooses the next hostage for execution, [[Devanna]]. She quickly regains her composure, calmly and confidently asks God to forgive him, and does not struggle as she is led to the airlock, shot, and tossed away. At that moment, Sinclair finally manages to unscrew the metal bar and prepares to use it.

=== Act 3 ===
*On the streets of Caprica City, Singh surreptitiously places a metal box containing Zoe's pin inside a newspaper vending machine, and sends a text message to Clarice. She sends her husband [[Olaf Willow]] to retrieve it. At the Willow house, Olaf examines the pin under a microscope, and finds a circuitry pattern. He connects metal leads to it, and complex program information scrolls across a computer screen. Clarice recognizes it as the avatar program they have been seeking for months. She declares this a great moment in the history of the faith.
*Daniel returns to the V-world copy of the Graystone Estate and the latest version of the Amanda avatar. Unlike his [[False_Labor|last attempts]], this version jumps from one emotional state to the next, scolding and then flirty and then enraged, throwing a dinner onto the virtual kitchen floor. Daniel concludes that she is only guessing what he wants, and disappointed by the worsening results of his work, exists V-world and orders the avatar deleted.
*Duram steps into Singh's office and hands him the file on his CI, but demands that he destroy it and keep its information quiet. Singh agrees and the tension between the two men fades. After Duram leaves, Duram closes the blinds, puts on a holoband, and sends Clarice an [[e-sheet]] request to meet. In their regular V-world meeting place, Alvo warns her that there is a spy in her home. Clarice logs off, looks out her window at Amanda and Mar-Beth returning from a shopping trip, and becomes furious.
*Rand is growing impatient and demands that they move against the hijackers soon, but Sinclair wants to wait until the next phone call. The lead hijacker barks at them to stop talking. Rand defiantly tells him that they were praying and that the monotheist God helps everyone. The hijacker angrily grabs her and calls for the airlock to be prepared. Rand rants hysterically at Sinclair for his dithering and demands that they take him instead. As she struggles with Rand, she grabs the hijacker's gun and yells out, "Now!" Sinclair and the other recruits attack and are winning the fight against their captors until Diego takes Rand's arms and orders her and everyone else to stop. The confused recruits see all the supposedly dead soldiers and hostages enter the passenger compartment, alive and well. Diego tells them that the entire incident was a test of how well they would function under stress, and that the bodies tossed out of the ship were dummies. The drop ship is released and continues on its way.

=== Act 4 ===
*Daniel sits with the real Amanda in their living room and asks her to come home, confessing that he will not be able to deal with his current situation without her support. She resists, but goes on to tell him that his anxieties are the secret source of his personal success, and that he will eventually exploit them just as he always does, the way that he exploits everything. This insights relaxes him a bit. The two of them look at each other for a moment before kissing.
*While Daniel sleeps, Amanda reads a text message from Duram. She grudgingly gets out of bed, goes to a park bench, and retrieves a package left for her: the camera she requested.
*As Mar-Beth walks her newborn along an isolated nature trail, Clarice follows her from the cover of tall grass. She quietly steps through the grass and onto the trail, seizes Mar-Beth, and cuts her throat with a pocket knife. Olaf and [[Nestor Willow]] emerge from hiding and attend to their dead wife's body, while Clarice looks at the sleeping baby and resumes pushing the carriage along the trail.
*On a busy Caprica City street, Duram shares news with Singh that the mutilated body of a woman who had recently given birth had been found in the [[Theoresos]], that he has not received any word recently from his CI, and that Clarice Willow had recently called to report the disappearance of her wife. Singh claims that he is not to blame for this, but Duram assures him that Mar-Beth was aware of the dangers involved in being an informant. Singh leaves, and Duram's friendly face turns into quiet rage with the knowledge that his superior in the GDD is a traitor.

=== Act 5 ===
*Dressed in black uniforms, the recruits gather on a balcony of the Monotheist Church compound for a nighttime reception. The leader of the "Apolli hijackers" formally introduces himself to Rand as [[Kevin Reikle]], the praetor of the STO. Rand tries to apologize, but he compliments her on gun-butting him. Diego calls everyone indoors for their meal. Sinclair pauses near the gates at the sound of something mechanical in the distance. He and Rand walk to the balcony's edge and look upon a rocky area below. Three dead bodies lie in the dirt, and two more individuals with their hands and legs bound await execution. Sinclair and Rand recognize them as the recruits who failed the test aboard the drop ship. The last to go cries until he is shot dead. Before stepping away, Sinclair reminds Rand that this brutal killing is the true nature of their hosts.
*Rand lingers at the balcony's edge until the executioner steps into view. It is a U-87 robot, one recently sold by the Ha'la'tha to the STO. The robot stops, senses Rand's presence, and looks up at her.

== Notes ==
* "Blowback" is a term used for [[w:Blowback (intelligence)|violent, unintended consequences of a covert operation]].
* Because the last five episodes of the season were rescheduled by Syfy, this was the first episode to air in Canada before the United States.
* After the cancellation of the ''Caprica'' series was announced, the original SyFy timeslot of 10:00 PM EDT Tuesday was filled by an episode of ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.<ref name="Syfy Schedule">{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfy.com/schedule/index.php?date=2010-11-2|title=Schedule <nowiki>|</nowiki> Syfy|date=|accessdate=29 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
* The scenes of Amanda Graystone walking through the park and Clarice Willow stalking her wife Mar-Beth are intercut with one another and framed in a way to make it appear that Clarice is following Amanda. The truth is revealed only a few seconds before Clarice strikes.

== Analysis ==
*When Lacy first meets Odin at the spaceport, she asks, "Do you speak Caprican?" to which Odin replies, "Everybody speaks Caprican," indicating that the power and influence of Caprica have led to its native language being spoken as at least a second language throughout the other colonies. This accords with the fact that every character in the [[Battlestar_Galactica_(RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] speaks Caprican, fifty-eight years after these events. The quasi-canon [[map of the Twelve Colonies]] lists official languages only for Caprica, Gemenon, Leonis, and Tauron, which could mean that Caprican has displaced other languages on the other colonies, or that the production team did not create a name for each one.
*The "hijackers" speak Old Gemenese, which is similar to Romanian, as established in the re-imagined series movie "[[Razor]]". The quasi-canon [[map of the Twelve Colonies]] states that Old Gemenese is the official language of Gemenon (obviously, in this case, the word "old" does not mean that it has fallen out of use).

== Questions ==
*Are the Apolli a real extremist group operating on Gemenon, or are they a complete fabrication of the STO?

== Official Statements ==

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]]
*[[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]
*[[Ryan Robbins]] as [[Diego]]
*[[Ryan Kennedy]] as [[Odin Sinclair]]
*[[Chris Heyerdahl]] as [[Kevin Reikle]]
*[[Anita Torrance]] as [[Mar-Beth Willow]]
*[[Panou]] as [[Olaf Willow]]
*[[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]
*[[Eva Allan]] as [[Devanna]]
*[[Tom McBeath]] as Agent [[Alpert]]
*[[Calum Worthy]] as [[Cass]]
*[[James Kirk]] as [[Sagittaron]] Recruit
*[[Luc Roderique]] as [[Dex]]
*[[Matthew Smalley]] as Cadet Recruit #1

== References ==
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{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Kevin Murphy]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Omar Madha]]

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== Florida ==

'''I lived in Orlando during the big 3 that was an ugly couple months without electricity or water.
(Hurricane Charlie, Frances and Jeanne)

Since I consider Galactica to be a geek culture related entertainment and you live in Florida have you heard of the Dice Tower convention in Kissimmee? Its a board game convention that last 5 days.

SS''' {{unsigned|Navaji}}

: Hello SS! I haven't heard of it. Also, I no longer live in Florida, having moved to California some time ago. Still, send me whatever information you have on the Dice Tower Convention, and I'll take a look! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:14, 6 July 2019 (PDT)

== Skin job ==

With the wiki online we really need to get it back looking its best. The 'Timeless' theme is a little scruffy in places compared to Monobook with inconsistent use of fonts and category placements. How do we go about editing this theme to bring back the classic BSwiki Burgundy and Gold look and feel? Should be usilise modern webfont code to bring familiar and relevant fonts like Battlestar, Spaceage/Galactiguise, Bank Gothic, Eurostile etc to things like headers and subheadings

Also what is going to be done about the battlestarwikiclone? I gather there were some discussions about shutting it down and redirecting back to this wiki but its still very much online and clowding google search results.

Lastly I've been in discussions with the .wiki registrar but that conversation is best to be done in private.

Regards
--[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 02:22, 16 July 2019 (PDT)

: 1. Agreed. It's going to take time for that, so if you have any mockup ideas you want to throw together in PhotoShop, I'd definitely like to see 'em!
: 2. I've been talking to Shane @ Wikiclone, but he dropped off back in late May. I've been trying to reestablish communication with him to see what we can do to either obtain the domain name or update the Wikiclone to point to the resurrected Wiki.
:3. Ping me on the .wiki thing. Not sure if that's even worth obtaining, as I feel it's just vanity -- but if it's a no-brainer price, then that might change my mind. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 20:49, 16 July 2019 (PDT)
::CloneShane is still active on Twitter do you want me to give him a poke? As for skins I've just been looking at the skin on the french wiki that LIMAFOX76 has put together here http://fr.battlestarwiki.ddns.net/index.php/Accueil (p.s. lets get the FR subdomain back online so he can lead on that project here rather than spinning off onto his own server, see conversation below). Can we use that design here with the Vector skin and use a mediawiki extension to chance to Timeless on mobile devices using the MobileFrontend ext? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 06:38, 18 July 2019 (PDT)

::: I don't know about what others think, but I loved the old skin, especially the light version one. I think that was based on a skin designed by Paul Gu. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] <sup>[[User talk:CylonU87|I don't feel like a copy.]]</sup> 23:57, 28 September 2019 (PDT)
:::: Hi Joe,<br/>I don't know if you want me to apply the [[:fr:|French wiki]]'s skin on the English one, but if you want so, you should give me the "MediaWiki namespace" changes rights. It's up to you (or a Senior Chief). Thanks a lot. Best Regards! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 12:40, 30 September 2019 (PDT)

== Interwiki to "my" French Battlestar Wiki ==

Hi Joe,<br/>Hope you're well. I would like to suggest you the following. As I try to maintain, improve and update the French Battlestar wiki on my personal server, would it be possible to update your "fr" interwiki url link like the following:
<pre>http://fr.battlestarwiki.ddns.net/index.php/$1</pre>
Two reasons for that:
* First, the French wiki is configured as I desire (Semantic MediaWiki + other stuff) so I do not have to ask you some extra extensions on the main site.
* Second, I give up my semantic English version and update my "en" interwiki link to BW (not a lot of time to spend on it unfortunately).
Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 00:38, 17 July 2019 (PDT)
::There used to be a French wiki installed on this website before it went dark for a year or two. Perhaps you'd like to take ownership of that here if we brought it back online? At the moment by spinning off onto your own website/personal server and using our branding you are causing a potential audience confusion. We want to bring the full Battlestar Wiki family back online here on this domain and it looks like you have the passion to lead the FR project here.

::Secondly you've done a nice colour scheme of Vector and keeping the angled corners which is nice. The original BSwiki themes that I co-developed are no longer compatible with the latest versions of MediaWiki and we are about to embark on developing new skins but in the mean time could we use what you've made? If you want to email me any skin code please do so at matt@simsmail.co.uk and we can have a better chat --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 06:32, 18 July 2019 (PDT)

:::Matt, see my [[User talk:LIMAFOX76#Lets get the wiki family back together|answer here]]. And there is no issue at all to use what I have done on my personal server to improve BW's style of course! Cheers!--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 08:33, 18 July 2019 (PDT)

== Work on Battlestar Wiki Skin ==

Hi Joe,<br/>I started to work on the skin using a Timeless shape with BW original colors. It seems that I cannot use CSS3 to make cut borders but you can see a first glimpse on my [http://fr.battlestarwiki.ddns.net/index.php/Accueil French website]. What do you think? You can tell me. Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 09:46, 23 July 2019 (PDT)
:It looks good so far. I have some more thoughts on fonts but I will email you later as they require attachments which cannot be posted here. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 04:07, 26 July 2019 (PDT)
:: I like it. I think the yellow and orange box borders could be more muted, perhaps different color (darker) reds? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:48, 3 August 2019 (PDT)
::: I worked on the main borders and the titles (darker yellow). I will check for the cut border (it's an image, need to edit it). Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 00:44, 4 August 2019 (PDT)
::: I just modified the cut border color. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 00:55, 4 August 2019 (PDT)
::: One change again on dark red for the cut border color. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 10:08, 4 August 2019 (PDT)

== German Battlestar Wiki issues ==

Links from english to german sites are working but no links from german sites to english sites are working.-- [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 02:40, 4 August 2019 (PDT)
: I put back this conversation here (you were on an archive). Hi Enabran,<br/>The German interwiki is not configured correctly. It points to the former address (with a <tt>wiki</tt> inside it. It has to be changed by an "Interwiki" group member (not you nor me for now). Just as a reminder, in the German LocalSettings.php the following line has to be changed from (that's for you Joe)
<pre>$wgLanguageCode = "en";</pre>
to
<pre>$wgLanguageCode = "de";</pre>
Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 03:03, 4 August 2019 (PDT)
: Handled the LanguageCode. Am handling the English interwiki link fixes now... :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 08:46, 4 August 2019 (PDT)

:: Thank you Limafox and Joe :-) -- [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 09:31, 4 August 2019 (PDT)

There are problems with our templates. But I do not have the skills to solve them. When you look at a german ship, the page does not look like the english ship.

http://de.battlestarwiki.org/Kampfstern,_Valkyrie-Typ
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/Valkyrie_type_battlestar

I think the error must be here, but I have no clue where:
http://de.battlestarwiki.org/Vorlage:Schiffsdaten

: Hi Enabran,<br/>It's not your template by itself, but the previous Battlestar-made skin used built-in classes (like "infobox"). The MediaWiki skins don't have it by itself and put a "default" class template. You have to create those classes inside the <tt>[[de:MediaWiki:Common.css|MediaWiki:Common.css]]</tt> and <tt>[[de:MediaWiki:Timeless.css|MediaWiki:Timeless.css]]</tt> pages. For that, you have to declare yourself Interface Administrator with your [http://de.battlestarwiki.org/index.php?title=Spezial%3ABenutzerrechte&user=Enabran User rights] page. You can copy-paste the [[MediaWiki:Timeless.css|English Timeless.css page]] on your German page, and see the results. It should be a first test before a definitive skin for the wiki (working on it). Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 06:14, 1 September 2019 (PDT)

:: I got it. Thank you!

And where can I include the Colonial Logo to the left of every side or change the left bar of the site?
: Unfortunately you cannot do anything for that, it's a file declared in the Wiki's <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> file. Only a server admin (like Joe) can modify it. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 09:42, 1 September 2019 (PDT)

:: Well... Joe please do that for me :-)
::: Still waiting for it [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 10:21, 4 September 2019 (PDT)
:::: I have this on my to-do list. I'll endeavor to get to it this weekend. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:09, 5 September 2019 (PDT)
:::: I've updated the logo! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 20:33, 5 September 2019 (PDT)
::::: Thanks [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 09:05, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

Sorry to waste your time again. I was trying to create a new template called Castdaten. I started with [[Tony Swartz]] Something went wrong. Now everytime I want to go to the english version of an Actor it redirects me to "Template:MONTHNAME" And I do not know what to do to show mw the month, or Nationality [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 06:13, 29 September 2019 (PDT)
: Hi Enabran, the issue is fixed, you had the EN interwiki link outside the <code><nowiki><noinclude></noinclude></nowiki></code>. brackets in two templates. Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 06:50, 29 September 2019 (PDT)
:: Your're the best! Thank you for your quick fix [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 08:22, 29 September 2019 (PDT)

== French Battlestar Wiki ==

Hi Joe,<br/>Do you have any plan about the French Battlestar Wiki to "really" come back to life? If you want to, you can directly write to my personal email address, it didn't change. Thank you very much. Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 12:21, 11 August 2019 (PDT)
: Yes, I do! I've just been traveling, so I haven't had the ability to carve time out for it. I'll reach out to you via email for further details, as I would need the database files and all that from your setup. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:21, 11 August 2019 (PDT)
:: It may be possible to have the original wiki's content back + what I've done if you have a backup made before October 31, 2013. It was just before the first French wiki crash (when all data but 15 pages were lost) and then find a way to give you the Mediawiki files and the LocalSettings.php file (+ logo and fonts). --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 05:31, 14 August 2019 (PDT)
::: Hi Joe, until you find a way and time to put back the French wiki on the main domain, could you please change the <tt>fr</tt> interwiki link on the English and German wiki to the following :
<pre>http://fr.battlestarwiki.ddns.net/wiki/$1</pre>
:::It will direct it to my personal server. I added the German link, and the English one is already active for a while now. Thank you very much! Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 13:25, 26 August 2019 (PDT)
::::Hi Joe, sorry to bother you about the previous demand, but I think it will give some time about the migration of the French Battlestar Wiki and make you doing it more comfortably. It should take you only a few minutes to do it. Thank you very much. My best regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 09:55, 8 September 2019 (PDT)
:::::Hi Joe,<br/>Hope you're well, I know you're very busy right now and I'm really, really sorry to bother you again. It's just to lighten your burden about the French wiki. It will allow me to make the interwiki links work between the English, German and French Battlestar Wikis so I can populate the links when the pages are created. You won't have to worry about the design and the MediaWiki update for the French one, and when (and only when) you are ready, we can prepare to transfer the wiki on the main domain. Thank you very much. My best regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 22:31, 26 September 2019 (PDT)
: No need to apologize! I've updated the interwiki link. Also, I've given you admin privileges to the English wiki to assist as needed, as a small token of appreciation for the work you've done to date (and beyond)! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 15:17, 28 September 2019 (PDT)
: Thanks a lot Joe. I have nine hours of time difference with you. Please don't forget to do the same for the German wiki (interwiki link). Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 21:56, 28 September 2019 (PDT)

== Battlestar Wiki - other Stuff ==
=== Character Data a.s.o ===
Would it be possible, to add a function, that lets the "Matrix" add another Series-icon to the top of the infobox, when the Actor played in more than one Series? For example [[Richard Hatch]]. Now he has the TOS icon, but he should have also the RDM-Icon. Same for Crewmembers, that worked in more than one Series. Maybe it is the "series 2" thing, but if yes -> it is broken. -- {{unsigned|Enabran}}

: I'll take a look and see what the issue is! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:24, 3 October 2019 (PDT)
:: Thank you and good luck ;-) [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 13:14, 4 October 2019 (PDT)
::: Actually, in looking at the code, it appears that it was coded to only show one emblem (defined by the "series" parameter) and not multiples (i.e. the "series2" parameter). So... the "series2" thing is more for the automatic categorization only, but I suppose that can be extended to add in multiple emblems, too. That just needs to be coded in.

::: In other words, it was never a feature to begin with. But it can be added in. I'll fiddle with it and maybe tighten the code while I'm at it. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 18:42, 4 October 2019 (PDT)
::: I think I was able to accomplish what you're looking for. If that works for you, it can easily be deployed on DE. Check it out on the [[Richard Hatch]] article. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:31, 4 October 2019 (PDT)
:::: Not so easy for me - I made a mistake somewhere. Now the english Richard Hatch is redirecting to the template instead the german page. same goes for the german page [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 01:53, 5 October 2019 (PDT)
::::: Hi, it seems you fixed the template redirect issue (need to refresh the browser's buffer). I removed the blanks inside the German and English Series icon template to fix the position issues. Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 05:17, 5 October 2019 (PDT)
:::::: "my" 1980 icon doesn't work. When you look at the german Lorne Greene Page, just the TOS icon is visible. And how can I add the english link to the template, without doing a mess? [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 10:29, 5 October 2019 (PDT)
::::::: Your "Serie2" field was wrong, in your template, the field is called "Serie 2" with a space. I fixed it inside [[:de:Lorne Greene|the article page]]. Regarding the interwiki inside a template, be sure to put the interwiki link inside the <tt><nowiki><noinclude>[[de:Pagename]]</noinclude></nowiki></tt> parser tag, not outside. Cheers! --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 11:09, 5 October 2019 (PDT)
:::::::: Thank you for fixing it. [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 11:27, 5 October 2019 (PDT)

:: One other thing to think about: There are some actors playing in more than 2 series (RDM, BAC and CAP). Would it be hard to do something like Series 3 and adding all 3 icons to the top? {{unsigned|Enabran}}
::: That shouldn't be difficult. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 00:52, 7 October 2019 (PDT)
:::: Done on the German template. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 04:28, 7 October 2019 (PDT)
:::: The English template is modified as well. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] ([[User talk:LIMAFOX76|talk]]) 04:35, 7 October 2019 (PDT)
::::: Thank you, LIMA! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 08:41, 7 October 2019 (PDT)
:::::: Thank you [[User:Enabran|Enabran]] ([[User talk:Enabran|talk]]) 11:34, 7 October 2019 (PDT)

== Late congratulations ==

Hello, Joe! Until a few hours ago, I had no idea that the Battlestar Wiki had been restored months ago. Thanks for fighting the ''very'' long fight! -- [[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] ([[User talk:BlueResistance|talk]]) 16:18, 6 January 2020 (PST)

Tauron Civil War

2020-01-07T00:14:51Z

BlueResistance: /* Second Tauron Uprising */

[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]
The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later.
==First Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heracleides death squads.]]
{{Battle Data
| name=First Uprising Of Tauron Civil War
| image=
| description=
| conflict= [[Tauron Civil War]]
| date=93 to unknown years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
| place= [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]
| result= [[Heracleides]] Victory
| combatant1= [[Heracleides]],
Tauron Government
| combatant2= [[Ha'la'tha]]
| co1= Unknown
| co2= Unknown
| strength1= Unspecified
| strength2= Unspecified
| shiploss1= Unspecified
| shiploss2= Unspecified
| casualties1= Unknown Number of Soldiers
| casualties2= Many Tauron Natives (Genocided)
| prev= none
| next= [[Tauron_Civil_War#Second_Tauron_Uprising|Second Uprising Of Tauron Civil War]]
| series=RDM
}}

The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heracleides]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]," Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to kill themselves if captured by the Heracleides.

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heracleides soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father at his request, so he would not reveal anything else.

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
{{Battle Data
| name=Second Uprising Of Tauron Civil War
| image=
| description=
| conflict= [[Tauron Civil War]]
| date= Unspecified time period (earliest 63 years) before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
| place= [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]
| result= Unknown
| combatant1= Tauron Government
| combatant2= Unnamed Rebels
| co1= [[Andreas Phaulkon]]
| co2= Unknown
| strength1= Unspecified
| strength2= Unspecified
| shiploss1= Unspecified
| shiploss2= Unspecified
| casualties1= Unspecified
| casualties2= Unspecified
| prev= [[Tauron_Civil_War#First_Tauron_Uprising|First Uprising Of Tauron Civil War]]
| next= None, eventually [[First Cylon War]]
| series=RDM
}}
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony. A massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, leading Caprican officials to believe that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles (TRS)]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[de:Tauronischer Bürgerkrieg]]

Tauron Civil War

2016-10-15T21:46:48Z

BlueResistance: References in the body of the article are sufficient

[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]

The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later.

==First Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heracleides death squads.]]
The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heracleides]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]," Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to kill themselves if captured by the Heracleides.

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heracleides soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father at his request, so he would not reveal anything else.

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony.

Though a massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, officials believed that the success of the Tauron army indicated that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles (TRS)]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

Tauron Civil War

2016-10-15T21:46:17Z

BlueResistance: Removing excess citations

[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]

The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[False Labor]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==First Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heracleides death squads.]]
The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heracleides]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]," Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to kill themselves if captured by the Heracleides.

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heracleides soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father at his request, so he would not reveal anything else.

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony.

Though a massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, officials believed that the success of the Tauron army indicated that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles]]
[[Category:Colonial Battles (TRS)]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

Heracleides

2016-10-15T21:44:36Z

BlueResistance:

The '''Heracleides''' or '''Heracs''' are a military force employed by the government of [[Tauron]] to combat the uprising of poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] during the [[Tauron Civil War]].

Referring to members of the Tauron resistance as "[[Dirt_eater|dirteaters]]," the Heracs employ brutal tactics including torture and murder to combat the Ha'la'tha resistance. In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempt a genocide against their opponents, creating murder squads that result in huge numbers of deaths as well as the mass immigration of the native Taurons to other colonies in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]].

Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] was a member of the Heracleides ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[de:Heraclitus]]

Heracleides

2016-10-15T21:43:24Z

BlueResistance:

The '''Heracleides''' or '''Heracs''' are a military force employed by the government of [[Tauron]] to combat the uprising of poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] during the [[Tauron Civil War]]).

Referring to members of the Tauron resistance as "[[Dirt_eater|dirteaters]]," the Heracs employ brutal tactics including torture and murder to combat the Ha'la'tha resistance. In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempt a genocide against their opponents, creating murder squads that result in huge numbers of deaths as well as the mass immigration of the native Taurons to other colonies in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]].

Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] was a member of the Heracleides ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[de:Heraclitus]]

Heracleides

2016-10-15T21:43:00Z

BlueResistance: Miscellaneous corrections + no need for multiple episode citations

The '''Heracleides''' or '''Heracs''' are a military force employed by the government of [[Tauron]] to combat the uprising of poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] during the [[Tauron Civil War]]).

Referring to members of the Tauron resistance as "[[Dirt_eater|dirteaters]]," the Heracs employ brutal tactics including torture and murder to combat the Ha'la'tha resistance. In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heracleides forces attempt a genocide against their opponents, creating murder squads that result in huge numbers of deaths as well as the mass immigration of the native Taurons to other colonies in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]].

Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] was a member of the Heracleides ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

:''More information, see [[Tauron Civil War]].''

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Colonial History]]
[[Category: Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category: Colonial Society]]
[[Category: Colonial Society (RDM)]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category: Caprica (series)]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[de:Heraclitus]]

Battle of Atlas Arena

2016-10-15T21:12:35Z

BlueResistance: Undo revision 215977 by Brnocesar (talk)--It wasn't a battle for unification of the Twelve Colonies

{{Battle Data
| name=Battle of Atlas Arena
| image=CommandU87Atlas.jpg
| description=
| conflict=[[Soldiers of the One|STO]] terrorist campaign
| date=Approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|58 years]] before [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the Fall]]
| epi= [[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]
| place=[[Atlas Arena]], [[Caprica City]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]
| result=Caprican government victory<br>Major defeat of [[Clarice Willow]]'s STO terrorist cell<br>Broad public acceptance of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
| combatant1=Caprican government (unknowing participant)
| combatant2=[[Soldiers of the One]]
| co1=[[Daniel Graystone]]<br>[[Amanda Graystone]]<br>[[Drew Tanner]]
| co2=Clarice Willow
| strength1=Up to 28 [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] Cylons
| strength2=At least 7 STO suicide bombers<br>STO confederates among Atlas Arena staff<br>[[Global Defense Department]] (unknowingly)<br>Caprica City police (unknowingly)
| shiploss1=6 U-87s<br>Minor damage to Atlas Arena
| shiploss2=None
| casualties1=No human deaths<br>1 [[Sal|injury]]
| casualties2=Death of all suicide bombers
| prev=
| next=Unknown<br>[[Cylon War]]
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The '''Battle of Atlas Arena''' was an action taken to prevent the destruction of [[Atlas Arena]] by terrorist members of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] at the start of a professional [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] game.

Although [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Units]] attached to the [[Caprican Marine Corps]] were deployed against the terrorists, the robots were not ordered into action by any military or government official, but instead by their inventor, [[Daniel Graystone]].

The battle was notable for being the first full application of [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] in a military combat role, and for inspiring the widespread use of Cylons throughout [[the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].

== Background ==

A ten-year silence was broken by the Soldiers of the One, or STO, in the suicide bombing of the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|Maglev 23]] commuter train in Caprica City, claiming hundreds of lives ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot]]). A string of smaller bombings and [[Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport|a failed larger attack]] followed, including an attempted assassination of Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the nominal head of STO operations in Caprica City, as part of an internal power struggle ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", [[End of Line]]", "[[Retribution]]"). In response, Clarice requested that the [[Monotheist Church]], the ultimate masters of the STO, grant her full control of the entire terrorist organization. Clarice promised in return a practical path to eternal life after death, perfect digital [[holographic avatar]] re-creations of faithful Church members who would dwell forever in a [[V-world|virtual environment]] - what would come to be called [[apotheosis]].

Initially, apotheosis would be made available only to those who had proven their devotion to the Church and to [[God (RDM)|God]] by becoming martyrs in the STO's largest attack yet. Clarice presented a [[holoband]] simulation of the attack as part of her proposal to the leadership of the Church: the martyrs would simultaneously activate bombs on their persons at the start of a [[Caprica Buccaneers]] match, triggering additional charges planted throughout Atlas Arena by allies posing as a repair crew. The combined explosions would collapse the entire structure, killing the more than thirty thousand spectators, players, and others present. At the moment of death, life monitors planted on the martyrs would activate their avatars, rewarding them for their sacrifice. Clarice envisioned this attack and others to follow as a clear message: die in the service of the one true God and be reborn, or die in vain.

During the period following the Maglev 23 bombing, [[Graystone Industries]] successfully developed and began mass production of [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Units]], robotic soldiers in the service of the Caprican military. The robots, also known as Cylons, were in the early stages of their integration into the armed forces ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

== Revelation ==

On the eve of the attack, Clarice came to learn that [[Amanda Graystone]], a close friend and confidante, had been spying on behalf of the [[Global Defense Department]], Caprica's highest law enforcement agency. In retaliation, Clarice and two of her husbands broke into the [[Graystone Estate]] to eliminate Amanda and her husband, Graystone Industries CEO Daniel Graystone. [[Nestor Willow]] was killed during the break-in, but Clarice and [[Olaf Willow]] managed to escape, and with the help of an [[Gara Singh|STO operative highly placed in the GDD]], were able to turn the Graystones themselves into fugitives wanted for acts of terrorism.

The next morning, Daniel and Amanda located a holoband stolen by Amanda from Clarice's home and hidden in a city park. The holoband contained the bombing and apotheosis simulation first presented to the leaders of the Monotheist Church months earlier. Daniel deduced from details in the simulation that the bombing would occur later that day.

== Atlas Arena ==

With the help of fellow STO members working security, Olaf and the other martyrs entered the arena without interference and took their seats among the crowd. Daniel and Amanda surreptitously made their way into the arena and entered a television camera booth manned by only one [[Sal|operator]] who tried to contact security but was overpowered by the Graystones. Amanda blocked the door while her husband logged into a laptop computer smuggled out of Graystone Industries by [[Drew Tanner|a junior member of the U-87 team]] recruited by the couple hours earlier. Daniel used the laptop to locate the nearest U-87 combat units and order them to converge on Atlas Arena.

As the crowd stood for the [[Music_of_Caprica#Caprican_National_Anthem|Caprica national anthem]] at the start of the game, four [[Caprica Marine Aircraft|marine aircraft]] flew close over the arena. They were initially mistaken as a surprise airshow, until the craft landed on the playing field and their passengers - all Cylons - emerged and rapidly took up positions along the perimeter of the field. Daniel ordered the U-87s to scan the stunned crowd, communicating through a single command Cylon clad in camoflage pattern armor. Once most of the explosives were identified and their operators targeted, the U-87s aimed their weapons and almost simultaneously killed six of the martyrs with single head or chest shots.

Silence in the crowd turned to panic. Most attempted to flee as the Cylons continued to pick out their targets, but amidst the chaos, Olaf calmly realized that their was no escape and attempted to detonate the bomb strapped to his torso - until the fleeing spectators knocked the trigger out of his hand. The command Cylon maintained its lock on Olaf and waited for further instructions. In the camera booth, Daniel and Amanda struggled with both the camera operator who had awoken and Caprica City police threatening to break down the door. Once the camera operator was knocked unconscious, Daniel sent the final command to surround and take down Olaf, and the Graystones immediately surrendered to the police.

Olaf located the trigger, and saw six Cylons climbing through the stands and swarming in on him. He cried out, "The one true God will drive out the many! So say we all!" As the U-87s pounced upon him, Olaf detonated his explosive, killing himself and destroying the six Cylons, and causing only minor damage to a small section of the arena. The attack had failed.

== Aftermath ==

The facts about the Graystones' role in the battle emerged sometime after their arrest, and all accusations of terrorism against the couple were eventually revealed to be false. The rehabilitation of their public reputation was accompanied by a dramatic surge of interest in Cylon technology, and over the next several years, the robots found their way into an ever-broader spectrum of military, commercial, and domestic uses. This interest occasionally turned into public affection, represented most vividly by a heroic Caprica City statue commemorating the U-87s that had fought in Atlas Arena. Daniel was interviewed about these developments and the future of the Cylons in a special episode of ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]''.

With the deaths of her spouses and the loss of a large number of STO members in a futile attack, Clarice's ability to continue a terrorist campaign was severely diminished. The rise of [[Lacy Rand]] to the leadership of the Monotheist Church, a personal adversary of Clarice and someone with a more ambivalent attitude toward terrorism, undoubtedly limited her even further. In a final blow, the apotheosis program and the martyrs' digital avatars were destroyed at the time of the battle, removing Clarice's most valuable contribution to the Church. Despite her fall, Clarice was able to avoid legal punishment for her crimes, and continued to serve the Church. She eventually came to recognize the growing Cylon population as "differently sentient" and as potential followers of the faith. She petitioned Rand for the Church to accept the Cylons into their number. Clarice evangelized to growing Cylon congregations in V-world, claiming that one among them would lead them to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

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