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Battlestar Wiki talk:Community Portal

2005-10-02T21:37:43Z

Danaucpe:

==Purpose?==
What's the goal of the Community Portal page, eventually? What kind of things should go here? If I had any idea of how to help, I'd feel better about changing it to, well, something at all. --[[User:Day|Day]] 00:49, 30 August 2005 (EDT)

: My thought was to have a list of links and references to other BSG resources and bulletin boards. -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 09:48, 30 August 2005 (EDT)

::Ah. So not so much a portal to the community of ''this'' site, but a portal to the greater BSG community on the web. I see. --[[User:Day|Day]] 11:47, 30 August 2005 (EDT)

::: Or it can function as both our internal community as well as the "greater" community. :-) -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 14:58, 30 August 2005 (EDT)

== Village Pump? ==
I didn't know where else to post this, so i'll do it here.

Can we get a page like the wikipedia village pump? The village pump is simply an area where wikipedians (sorry, wiki-editors) can come to talk to each other about the wiki. It's where ideas can be presented and discussed, and questions can be asked. It's sort of a gathering point, from which groups can break off into dedicated projects, and etc.

I would like that just because i have a few questions and suggestions that i'd like to include interested people in, but i don't know where to talk about it. I checked the community portal, but it hasn't been made. I'd volunteer to create an initial page if i had a 'village pump' to link to. :P

As a final note, it can be called anything. "Village pump" en.wikipedia, "Beer parlour" en.wiktionary, "Le Bistro" fr.wikipedia. Probably for this site some clever name of a place that people meet on galactica... "flight deck" or... well i dunno, someone suggest a good idea!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump

[[User:Fudoreaper|Fudoreaper]] 07:10, 2 October 2005 (EDT)

: I vote for the Combat Information Center or something like that. Or Cloud 9. Something like that. I assume it'd use the Battlestar Wiki namespace or something, so as not to conflict with actual pages. --[[User:Day|Day]] 15:28, 2 October 2005 (EDT)
::I vote Cloud 9. CIC sounds too official and serious. -- [[User:Danaucpe|Danaucpe]] 17:37, October 2, 2005 (EDT)

Talk:Pegasus (episode)/Archive 1

2005-09-24T06:07:47Z

Danaucpe:

For some reason, I'm really excited about this episode. [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 01:28, 29 Jun 2005 (EDT)

Oh, great. Now it appears that whatever is SPAMing us with ad links got a user name: "Boomer". Although I think it might be possible for a zombie computer to do this, I'm leaning towards the idea that it's an actual person. They must be subjected to live unsedated vivisection. ---Ricimer 25 Aug 2005
: Yeah, this is a real person. But they are likely still controlling another computer to do it. There are a few ways to go about reducing this stuff, but what I really don't get is that some yahoo actually wastes their time spamming a board that has thousands--THOUSANDS--of people who read and edit it deily, eliminating their "work" in seconds. They're wasting their time more than they get on our nerves. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:02, 25 Aug 2005 (EDT)

[[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]], Did you move the "proposed episode" stuff to another article, or just delete it? It should definitely be somewhere here. --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] 08:25, 14 September 2005 (EDT)
*I deleted it. It's completely, and I mean ''completely'', irrelevant to this episode. It belongs on the page for the original Living Legend episodes, if at all. [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 16:35, 17 September 2005 (EDT)

There is a picture of the [[Mercury-class]] Battlestar in the preview after [[Flight of the Phoenix]]. We need a shot of Pegasus here on the page! [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:46, 17 September 2005 (EDT)
*I noticed they still don't have the trailer up on the SciFi BSG page. [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 16:35, 17 September 2005 (EDT)

Did you notice Pegasus advertised as the Season Finale of Galactica on SciFi channel last night? Did they split the run of 20 into two seasons? [[User:JohnReese|John Reese]]
*On closer study, it said "Summer Finale." No idea what that means. [[User:JohnReese|John Reese]]

::How many times must we re-explain this? A normal season for a show on Scifi (Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, etc) has 20 episodes. What they do is they take the first half of these and run them during summer, then run the second half during February-May. ***They've done this for like 4-5 years now. --->What may confuse you is that their ''advertisements'' in commercials refer to it as a "summer season finale". '''That's just a marketing ploy. One Scifi Channel fans are all used to'''. Season 1 only had 13 episodes so they didn't do that then, but it's going to be in this new format forever. ---Ricimer, 17 Sept, 2005

Any guesses what the mystery Cylon ship is for? [[User:Danaucpe|Danaucpe]]

== Summaries vs Speculation ==

We're all anticipating these episodes, of course. It's important to note that rumors, speculation and other unaired hearsay about this episode is not fit for summary entries. The summary is the factual summation of the '''aired content'''. If the episode has yet to air, then it is best to place only the information that could be confirmed from the official Sci-Fi Channel preview (being careful not to intepret it literally since they are always out of context) or official information from [[RDM]] himself. There was an entry of Cain's demise and Adama's rank change in this episode, while we also have similar information in the later ep, [[Resurrection Ship]]. Neither can both be right, so we need to wait until we have verified information, which, if the pattern continues from other eps, only happen when the episode airs. Rumors can be placed here in Talk at any time, but you may want to state your source. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:24, 19 September 2005 (EDT)

* Source of [[Spoiler]] [Cain's demise and Adama's rank change to Admiral] podcast http://podcasts.lvrocks.com/details.aspx?castid=5 (9-7-2005) Second half of podcast about (1hr 6mins) into podcast.

* Other podcasts have some interviews with Battlestar cast memebrs i.e (8-10-2005) (9-14-2005) etc

: Thanks. Who made this podcast? Normally we take just RDM's and David Eick's podcasts and videos as official, so cast member comments may or may not be accurate if RDM and Co. have to adjust schedules, episode airings and stuff. Can you elaborate? If you want to add the stuff I took off back in the meantime, please feel free--I'm not the police or anything; I just want to ensure we keep things to a credible-enough source. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 14:35, 21 September 2005 (EDT)

Humanoid Cylon

2005-09-20T06:20:00Z

Danaucpe: added ability to communicate over fiber optic cables.

[[Image:Humano-cylon_group.jpg|thumb|Humano-Cylons -- Doral, Number Six, and Conoy on Ragnar<br>(Credit: Sci-Fi Channel)]]
== Overview ==

Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the Cylons withdrew from Colonial space to a planet of their own. For some 40 years, nothing was heard of them and apparently no attempt was made by the Colonials to keep an eye on them. The only contact expected between the two was at annual meetings at [[Armistice Station]]. However, while the Colonials sent a repesentative to the station every year, the Cylons did not ([[Mini-Series]]).

During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed or evolved a humanoid form that very closely mimics Human form, down to the cellular level.

Humano-Cylons have the capacity to emulate many of the same acts that humans do, including sex acts, as demonstrated by the Number 6 model. ([[Mini-Series]])

Humano-Cylons can also be programmed to believe that they are human.

Humano-Cylons can also connect fiber-optic cables inside their wrists and communicate with computer systems as Caprica Sharon did in [[Flight of the Phoenix]].

Like other [[Cylons]], this model utilizes a synthetic, silicon brain that is susceptible to damage from certain types of radiation. Upon the death of the "body," a Humano-Cylon transfers its consciousness into another copy of itself, though this is limited by distance and perhaps signal integrity (hindered by interference). ([[Mini-Series]], [[Flesh and Bone]]) Based on Caprica [[Sharon Valerii]]'s conversation with [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode, [[The Farm]], it appears that all humano-Cylons may share a ''collective knowledgebase'' of data from other active or deactivated humano-Cylons. Valerii spoke of a conversation between Kara and a captured [[Leoben Conoy]] copy in the fleet. This information would only be known to that now-dead Leoben copy if sharing were not possible. Kara Thrace's call sign, Starbuck, was also a likely bit of information gleaned from the collective knowledgebase that [[Simon]] knew of the Viper pilot, although Kara never told him of her call sign and used it to strike back at her abductors ([[The Farm]]). Also, during [[Flight of the Phoenix]], Caprica Sharon asked [[Dualla]] if she still carried her pocket knife, a fact which would have been known only to the Galatica copy. When under duress, the copy of Sharon Valerii on the Galactica was able to tell [[Gaius Baltar]] the number of remaining humano-Cylon agents in the fleet, information that would be impossible to gather without a collective knowledgebase ([[Resistance]]).

Some or all Cylon "female" models may have the capacity to bear children seeded by Human males. ([[33]], [[Flesh and Bone]], [[Hand of God]]. [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). The Cylons had been testing numerous methods of sexual reproduction yet all seemed to fail. Humano-Cylons cannot reproduce with each other biologically, and to try and get around this deficiency they have been trying to reproduce with humans to create hybrid offspring. "Farms" were set up apparently across all 12 Colonies where survivors, namely young fertile women of child-bearing age were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. However, so far this method has not met with success. Another drastically different approach was also considered; producing a child from a bond of love. It seems that [[Helo]] and [[Boomer]]'s love-child is a lone success story in the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction. ("[[The Farm]]")

== Known Humano-Cylon Models ==

There are twelve models of Cylon ([[Mini-Series]])[[#Note|'''*''']]. Six have so far been identified as humano-Cylons.

=== [[Number Six]] ===

This model utilizes the human need / desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She is religious and monotheistic. She desires to know what it is to be alive.

Typically she is the alpha female, as demonstrated on multiple occasions. ([[Mini-Series]], [[33]], [[Water]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]).

Copies of her have appeared under the names Shelly Godfrey and Gina.

=== [[Leoben Conoy]] ===

This model has shown to be religiously oriented, using dogma and intermixing truth with falsehoods. It was first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]], claiming to be a scavenger / arms dealer. ([[Mini-Series]])

He can be likened to the serpent of the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[Wikipedia: Christian Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition.

=== [[Aaron Doral]] ===

This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives. ([[Mini-Series]]) Doral-model tackles more of the behind-the-scenes issues, but at times takes it upon himself to execute certain tasks, such as becoming a suicide bomber. ([[Litmus]])

=== [[Sharon Valerii]] ===

This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is apparently not as religious as other Cylon models, but has demonstrated that she can love, unlike the [[Number Six]] model, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[Six Degrees of Separation]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). She may be "defective", as the two personalities (Cylon and Human-programmed) of the sleeper-agent Sharon-copy on the ''Galactica'' have clashed multiple times ([[Water]]), and the fully aware Sharon on Caprica fully switched sides after falling in love with [[Helo]] and is now aiding the Colonials. ([[Flesh and Bone]])

=== [[Simon]] ===

A model that [[Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] encountered on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]] posing as a doctor, who was actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice. ([[The Farm]])

=== [[D'anna Biers]] ===

This reporter from the "Fleet News Network" was revealed to be a Cylon at the end of "[[Final Cut]]". It was also revealed that part of her mission on Galactica was to keep tabs on [[Sharon Valerii]]'s baby. There are two models revealed so far: one on [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]], and another on [[Galactica]]. It has been speculated as to whether her assistant is also a Cylon, for he has exhibited the same type of behaviors as D'anna. Whether or not he actually IS another Cylon, or if this is just run-off from D'anna's reporter-ish ways is yet to be determined. ([[Final Cut]])

== Speculated Infiltrators ==

=== Ellen Tigh? ===
[[Ellen Tigh]] may or may not be a Cylon, but this has not been confirmed. However her actions, especially in the light of the attempt on Commander [[Adama|Adama's]] life ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" through "[[Resistance]]") do call her character and motiviations into question. For someone who seems so intellegent and far-sighted she should be well aware that pushing her husband to strong-arm the rest of the fleet to conform with his (and her) views would only end in chaos. If she ''is'' a Cylon looking to destroy the fleet from within, then the best weapon in her arsenal is the man she's married to. Information from [[RDM]] indicates that, at the start of season 2, there are ''eight'' Cylon operatives that appear in the fleet, so the possibillity is still open.

=== Gaius Baltar? ===
[[Gaius Baltar]]'s ability to see and communicate with a virtual Number Six was initially attributed to some kind of device implanted in his body. However, after tests performed on him by Dr. [[Cottle]] ([[Home, Part II]]), no devices were found, suggesting three alternatives: that whatever device that the Cylons used was organic in nature, and indistinguishable from other tissue; that Baltar is ''inorganic'' in origin, that is, a Humano-Cylon; or that his Six is a supernatural being, as she claims to be. How did Baltar survive the outer shockwave of a nuclear blast near his home on [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]], shielded only by Six's body, which is just as frail as a human's? Is the Baltar we see in fact, a copy? See the [[Gaius Baltar]] page for arguments for and against this possibility.

=== William Adama? ===

In the miniseries, Adama seems to know that the Humano-Cylons have "silica relays" in their brains, and that they would be affected by the storm around [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. In [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]], Commander Adama disappears mysteriously and returns with Ellen Tigh. Around the same time, a Cylon Raider shows up. However, this was all explained later in the same episode, when Adama reveals that he was reluctant to openly announce Ellen's sudden appearance because he was afraid she could be a Cylon. Adama also has exhibited strange behavior, from expressing vague Cylon sympathies (both in his speech in the miniseries and in his discussion with Tyrol in [[Home, Part I]] where he seems to concede that Boomer was more than a machine). While not openly friendly to the Cylons, Adama seems to at least respect them as persons.

=== Felix Gaeta? ===

Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] is in a good position for a Cylon—not conspicuous but nonetheless in a position where he can help the Cylons quite a bit. Gaeta arguably seems to hand something to Boomer in ''[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]'' before she shoots Adama (a frame by frame analysis shows that their hands are not in frame, leaving the question unanswered). Gaeta can recognize Cylon devices, and is close to [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]]. Gaeta has plotted coordinates to a water planet, a Cylon [[tyllium]] base, and [[Kobol]] with uncanny accuracy. He "forgot" to send updated coordinates to the fleet in ''[[Scattered]]'', leaving ''Galactica'' vulnerable to Cylon electronic attack after having to network the ship computer systems together. These and other small oddities leave Gaeta as suspect in the eyes of many viewers.

=== Jammer? ===

[[Jammer]] has exibited suspicious actions numerous times. Along with [[Cally]] and [[Socinus]], he serves under Chief [[Tyrol]] on the flight deck. Jammer consistently makes remarks that seem to be trying to divide the humans against each other. When it was revealed to the Fleet that Cylons now can look like humans in "[[Litmus]]", he kept arguing that everyone should stop trusting each other and that it was "every man for himself now", while Socinus said that if they didn't trust each other they wouldn't survive. Cally even pointed out that Jammer's kind of thinking is ''exactly'' what the Cylons want: for everyone to become suspicious and paranoid. Jammer keeps doing this through the second season: when Tyrol is accused of being a Cylon in "[[Resistance]]" he immedieately yells at Cally that the Chief must be a Cylon. Whenever Jammer appears he seems to be trying to sow mistrust among the crew. Also, he told the emotionally unstable Cally that she should be angry at Galactica-Boomer, not himself, for Tyrol being suspected, and that she should take it up with Boomer; thus Jammer can be seen as having manipulated Cally into killing Boomer (Cally need not be a Cylon; Jammer could tell she was suffering from post-traumatic stress after Kobol and that she would go after Boomer if he suggseted it to her).

One of the biggest pieces of evidence against Jammer is that when the ''Galactica'' was boarded by Cylon Cenuturions in "[[Valley of Darkness]]", Apollo and his group of marines found him hiding in a small arms locker, completely unharmed, even though the room was littered with the corpses of crewmen the Cylons had killed. He claimed to have just hid then snuck inside, but perhaps he was already there and the Centurions spared him because they knew he was a Cylon as well. ([[Anastasia Dualla]] was also found alive in a room filled with dead crewmen, but she was just in the head (lavatory), which isn't a vital area of the ship, while Jammer was in a small arms locker. Further, Dualla was wounded; she had a light concussion and presumably a Centurion knocked her unconscious, assumed she was dead, and moved on. Jammer was just standing around inside of the weapons locker).

Jammer continues to exhibit pessimistic, counterproductive, and morale-draining behavior. When Chief [[Tyrol]] was trying to construct the [[Blackbird]], he vocally tried to convince the other deckhands that it couldn't be done and it wasn't worth trying. He may have done this to undermine the military assets of the Galactica: the Cylons may be hoping to wear down the Galactica's Viper numbers through gradual attrition, while because the Cylons have dedicated manufacturing capabilities for Raiders on the [[Cylon homeworld]] and possibly on Basestars, Raiders are easily replaceable. With this in mind, the last thing the Cylons would want is for ''Galactica'' to start constructing her own new ships ("[[Flight of the Phoenix]]")

=== Bell? ===

D'anna Biers' [[Bell|cameraman/assistant]] is another possible candidate for a Cylon infiltrator, as he has been shown willingly taking part in the same devious and manipulative activities as D'anna ([[Final Cut]]). Whether he is a Cylon working in tandem with D’anna, or just a devious human following his superior’s equally devious wishes has yet to be determined.

==Note==
* The number of Humano-Cylon models is not without controversy. See [[Twelve Cylon Models]] for more.
* The term "Humano-Cylon" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' popular term for the humanoid Cylons, and not a canonical name found in episodes or revealed in podcasts from [[Ron D. Moore]] or [[David Eick]] as yet. Other names are also used, such as "humanoid-Cylons", or "Bio-Cylons" which is sometimes used derisively by fans of the Original Series.

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Cylons]]
[[Category:RDM]]

The Fleet (TRS)

2005-09-20T04:44:14Z

Danaucpe: spelling

'''The Fleet''' is a term used by the members thereof to describe the convoy of ships that made an exodus from the [[Twelve Colonies]] after the [[Cylon Holocaust]].

== Re-imagined Series ==

In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]], the fleet began as a convoy of about 60 refugee ships assembled by [[Laura Roslin]] in the midst of the [[Fall_of_the_Twelve_Colonies|Cylon attacks]]. Only about 40 of these were [[FTL capable]], however. The fleet rendezvoused with the surviving battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], which led the past the [[Red Line]] in search of [[Earth]].

These figures were [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] with Saul Tigh's assertion in "[[The Farm]]" that the 24 ships which departed with the [[Roslin Faction]] represented "almost a third of the fleet". We must now assume that number of ships in the fleet is meant to be in the mid-70s.

===Ships===
* ''[[Colonial One]]'', President [[Laura Roslin]]'s ship, previously known as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' ([[Mini-Series]])
* ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' ([[33]], destroyed)
* ''[[Rising Star]]'', mentioned frequently and notable for several reasons:
**First (reported) human birth after the exodus from the Colonies ([[33]])
**Where [[Ellen Tigh]] was suddenly discovered three weeks after the attack ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]])
**Where Ellen Tigh intended her husband to meet with allies of [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Colonial Day]])
* ''[[Virgon Express]]'' ([[Water]])
* ''[[Astral Queen]]'', prison ship noted for carrying 1500 prisoners, including [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Bastille Day]])
* ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'', a civilian ship that a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] was captured on ([[Flesh and Bone]])
* ''[[Aturian]]'', a refinery ship ([[The Hand of God]])
* ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', meeting place of the [[Quorum of Twelve]] ([[Colonial Day]])
* ''[[Zephyr]]'' ([[Fragged]])
* ''[[Gideon]]'' ([[Resistance]])
* ''[[Kimba Huta]]'', cold storage ([[The Farm]])
* ''[[Monarch]]'', a mining ship that joined the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Adriatic]]'', a member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[Home, Part I]])
* ''[[Striker]]'', damaged in a refuelling operation overseen by Capt. [[George Birch]] ([[Home, Part I]])
* Unnamed [[fuel tanker]], same incident.
* ''[[Celestra]] (Scifi.com)
* ''[[Space Park]]'' (Scifi.com)
* ''[[Freighter 212]]'' ([[Final Cut]])
* ''[[Boppa Kala]]'', the ship from which the [[Blackbird]] gets its [[DDG-62]] engines. ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])

In the episode [[The Farm]], 24 ships leave the fleet to return to Kobol. [[Dualla]] provides the following breakdown:
*12 transports - incl. Astral Queen, Gemenon Traveller
*7 freighters
*3 construction platforms
*1 private cruiser
*1 mining ship - the Monarch.

===Demographics===

A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the fleet. In "[[33]]", before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there were 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]", the [[Laura Roslin faction]] left the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 were Gemenons and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the fleet was 47,857.

This isn't a lot to go on, but it can give us a general idea of the population breakdown of the fleet if we make a few assumptions for the purpose of argument.
*First, note that Gemenon and Caprica had more citizens in the Roslin Faction alone than Sagittaron had in the entire fleet. The twelve colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.
*Before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, Sagittaron natives made up 10.50% of the fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, we assume that the Olympic Carrier's population breakdown was identical to the rest of the fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the fleet's total population.
*We can deal with the figures from the Roslin faction in several ways:
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics1.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenons and Capricans jumped to Kobol with the Roslin Faction.
::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13.06%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 27,081 (56.59%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics2.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenons jumped to Kobol with the Roslin Faction, lured by the "Religion Card", but Caprican portion of the Roslin faction was representative of the fleet.
::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (58.93%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (19.85%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 5,127 persons (10.72%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics3.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenon portions of the Roslin faction were representative of the fleet.
::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (34.72%)
::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (52.78%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (10.50%)
::*Others: 956 (2.00%)<br clear="both">
*Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was in the vicinity when the attack began, and was the nucleus around which the fleet rallied, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore probably somewhere in between Assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "Religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.

== Original Series ==

In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]], the fleet comprised of the last surviving [[battlestar]], ''[[Galactica]]'', and 220 ships. With the exception of ''Battlestar Galactica'', the ships were not capable of [[FTL|lightspeed]]. The fleet was restricted in its speed for it had to accomodate the slowest ship within the fleet -- removing that ship (or ships) was not an option as all ships in the Fleet were filled to (or over) capacity.

Ships in the fleet include:

* [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', the only military vessel capable of defensive and offensive actions
* ''[[Celestra]]'', electronics ship ([[Take the Celestra]])
* ''[[Prison Barge]]'', a prison ship operated by members of [[Council Security]]
* ''[[Rising Star]]'', a luxury liner and chancery
* ''[[Freighter Gemini]]''

[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: RDM]] [[Category: Terminology]] [[Category: TOS]]

User:Danaucpe

2005-09-20T04:36:21Z

Danaucpe:

Dan lives in Seattle and just recently (9/19/05) started watching Battlestar Galactica. Dan was excited to find this wiki and hopes to contribute in any way he can. Here is a list of the things he is currently interested in helping with:

*Capital ships and other spacecraft
*Weapons

Baah Pakal

2005-09-20T00:53:12Z

Danaucpe: added link to the fleet page.

A ship in [[The Fleet]]. The name of the ship may involve the name of nomadic Hindu musicians called the Kala Boppa who live in Rajasthan, India.

The Boppa Kala once held a pair of outdated [[DDG-62]] engines on her flight deck that were donated to the [[Blackbird]] prototype. ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])
[[Category:Colonial Craft]][[Category:RDM]][[Category:A to Z]]

The Fleet (TRS)

2005-09-19T23:18:36Z

Danaucpe:

Talk:Flight of the Phoenix/Archive 1

2005-09-19T21:38:32Z

Danaucpe:

http://www.lucylawless.info/battlestar-galactica/index.php

According to that site, Lucy Lawless said that she was in episode #8, and its title was "Final Cut." Seems to me that that's either been moved to episode #9, or that Flight of the Phoenix is actually episode #9. [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 18:39, 29 Jun 2005 (EDT)
:Huh? Lucy was in [[Final Cut]] as [[D'anna Biers]] which aired as episode #8 in the second season. [[User:Danaucpe|Danaucpe]] 17:38, 19 September 2005 (EDT)
== Hadrian? ==

Was it just me, or was there a glimpse of Hadrian when Sharon was being brought to the CIC? [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 23:37, 16 September 2005 (EDT)
:I have the episode on tape: it's not her. It's another female Marine wearing the tan Marine uniform which I guess if for NCO's like Seargents. She's also got dark har, and also wears it in a ponytail, but it's not her. --Ricimer, 17 Sept, 2005

== Another Fine Episode ==

I can't think of a bad episode in the bunch this season. This one was one of the richest yet. Opinions? The interesting tension between Helo/Tyrol and Dualla/Lee are weird, as well as the new comeraderie (fondness?) growing between Commander Adama and Roslin? That's really going to hurt him when she passes on. The new ship is great, and it looks like you can practically build it out of nothing--which is what the Colonials have in near-abundance. And Tyrol...well, Tyrol's got the Scotty skillz, and that's saying a lot. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 01:15, 17 September 2005 (EDT)
:It was good. The Tyrol subplot, though, was my favorite part in any episode this season and high on my list of the entire series. The colonial march ending from Final Cut is a close second for this season. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 01:37, 17 September 2005 (EDT)

Talk:Blackbird/Archive 1

2005-09-19T01:34:41Z

Danaucpe:

We should probably get a screenshot of the Blackbird, both when under construction and during its test flight. -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 00:03, 17 September 2005 (EDT)
:I added a photo of the blackbird at the commissioning, since it was the widest shot of the ship -- [[User:Danaucpe|Danaucpe]] 21:34, 18 September 2005 (EDT)
== Name ==

"The first prototype was dubbed "Laura", in honor of President Laura Roslin." Are there really going to be any more of these things? If they had to through so much to scrounge up materials for just one...Also, isn't its name now 'Laura,' not 'Blackbird,' which I thought was just its temporary designation? [[User:Kuralyov|Kuralyov]] 10:57, 17 September 2005 (EDT)
: I'm not too sure, to be honest with you. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable with this sort of thing might wish to come forward and clarify for us. As for scrounging up parts, they may eventually be able to get some from unserviceable Vipers. -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 11:07, 17 September 2005 (EDT)

::Two points to resolve this. One, we'll just check next episode, and if they consistently call it ''Laura'' and never "Blackbird" we change the name. Two, next episode the Battlestar Pegasus is showing up, with a full compliment of Vipers, so that should kind of render it a moot point for a while. ---Ricimer, 17 Sept, 2005
:::Perhaps it's the Blackbird-class Viper "Laura", where Laura is the name of that particular ship. Well, I guess we'll find out later. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 13:24, 17 September 2005 (EDT)

== Blackbird's Shape, and the Shuttle Orbiter ==

According to online sources, the design of a stealth aircraft uses angles along the fuselage and a low profile to cause radar signals to bounce erratically off of it, causing a small radar image, perhaps the size of a bird, if at all. Further reduction of the radar bounceback can be done by using radar-absorbing materials (RAM), which absorb radar energy, emitting heat as a by-product. While carbon-composite materials may not actually be in truth RAM material, in Galactica's universe, DRADIS may not be sensitive to it. Color does not matter for RAM material; this is a matter of visual stealth and aesthetics. In the case of the American aircraft mentioned in the article as a stealth fighter, its shape is less used in stealth, but obviously RAM is used for this purpose.

Sources
* [http://www.airforce-technology.com/glossary/radar-absorbent-material.html Definition of RAM]<br>
* [http://www.danshistory.com/f117.shtml Info on the F-111 Stealth Fighter]

The entire vehicle that lifts off the pad at Cape Canaveral is officially known as the ''Space Transportation System'', or STS. Colloquially the entire launch vehicle is also known as the Space Shuttle. The ''Orbiter'' is the official name of the winged vehicle and the only part of the launch vehicle with its form of carbon composite known as Reinforced Carbon-Carbon, which is why I'm a stickler in noting the Orbiter, not the entire Shuttle stack, uses carbon composites. Since the Blackbird uses a kind of carbon composite that can cover the entire ship, the material is significantly lighter than RCC, which has some weight and greater fragility than what Galactica's carbon composite appears to be. Perhaps they use carbon-fiber composites similar to that found in our popular in racing bicycles. Perhaps they use graphite...who knows? Whatever it is, it's lightweight. 00:17, 18 September 2005 (EDT)

Blackbird

2005-09-19T00:56:13Z

Danaucpe: added image of the blackbird.

The '''Blackbird''' is a prototype [[Colonial]] fighter craft constructed by [[Galen Tyrol]], his deck crews, and other members of ''[[Galactica]]''. This craft was meant to supplement the [[Viper]], given the issues in maintaining the remaining craft aboard the [[battlestar]].

It is designed to use the Viper [[Launch tubes|launch tube]]s, and therefore shares the same general shape. It is built more for speed than for maneuverability. If it is armed, it likely fires the same ammunition as typical Vipers, though this has not yet been demonstrated.

It does not use metal for its skin since this metal was reserved for Viper repairs. Instead, on [[Karl Agathon]]'s suggestion, the Blackbird uses a carbon composite material, which makes it largely invisible to [[DRADIS]] scanning. Carbon composites are the same material used in the nose and leading edges of the wings of NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter. Carbon composites are somewhat fragile, so impacts (even one from a champagne bottle, which Laura Roslin jokingly attempted to do as she christened the ship) may cause the material to splinter or break.

The Blackbird is powered by obsolete [[DDG-62]] engines that came from the flight deck of the colonial fleet ship the [[Boppa Kala]]. One must speculate that since a typical Viper's engines are vulnerable to heat-seeking missiles ([[Mini-Series]]), these must be as well. This would compromise its stealth features during powered flight. (This is less of a disadvantage in space than in atmospheric flight; a spacecraft's inertia is not affected by gravity, friction, and other factors an atmospheric-bound craft would be, and thus can fly indefinitely without firing its engines.)

The first prototype was dubbed "Laura", in honor of President [[Laura Roslin]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). It was piloted for the first time by [[Kara Thrace]].

[[image:Blackbird.JPG|thumb|left|250px|"Blackbird Commishoning" (C. Sci-Fi Channel)]]

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[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Craft]] [[Category: RDM]]

Blackbird

2005-09-18T23:16:25Z

Danaucpe: addition of starbuck as first pilot

The '''Blackbird''' is a prototype [[Colonial]] fighter craft constructed by [[Galen Tyrol]], his deck crews, and other members of ''[[Galactica]]''. This craft was meant to supplement the [[Viper]], given the issues in maintaining the remaining craft aboard the [[battlestar]].

It is designed to use the Viper [[Launch tubes|launch tube]]s, and therefore shares the same general shape. It is built more for speed than for maneuverability. If it is armed, it likely fires the same ammunition as typical Vipers, though this has not yet been demonstrated.

It does not use metal for its skin since this metal was reserved for Viper repairs. Instead, on [[Karl Agathon]]'s suggestion, the Blackbird uses a carbon composite material, which makes it largely invisible to [[DRADIS]] scanning. Carbon composites are the same material used in the nose and leading edges of the wings of NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter. Carbon composites are somewhat fragile, so impacts (even one from a champagne bottle, which Laura Roslin jokingly attempted to do as she christened the ship) may cause the material to splinter or break.

The Blackbird is powered by obsolete [[DDG-62]] engines that came from the flight deck of the colonial fleet ship the [[Boppa Kala]]. One must speculate that since a typical Viper's engines are vulnerable to heat-seeking missiles ([[Mini-Series]]), these must be as well. This would would compromise its stealth features during powered flight. (This is less of a disadvantage in space than in atmospheric flight; a spacecraft's inertia is not affected by gravity, friction, and other factors an atmospheric-bound craft would be, and thus can fly indefinitely without firing its engines.)

The first prototype was dubbed "Laura", in honor of President [[Laura Roslin]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). It was piloted for the first time by [[Kara Thrace]].

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[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Craft]] [[Category: RDM]]

Blackbird

2005-09-18T23:11:51Z

Danaucpe: added name of the ship where the Blackbird got its DDG-62 engines but I am not sure of the spelling (Boppa Kala).

The '''Blackbird''' is a prototype [[Colonial]] fighter craft constructed by [[Galen Tyrol]], his deck crews, and other members of ''[[Galactica]]''. This craft was meant to supplement the [[Viper]], given the issues in maintaining the remaining craft aboard the [[battlestar]].

It is designed to use the Viper [[Launch tubes|launch tube]]s, and therefore shares the same general shape. It is built more for speed than for maneuverability. If it is armed, it likely fires the same ammunition as typical Vipers, though this has not yet been demonstrated.

It does not use metal for its skin since this metal was reserved for Viper repairs. Instead, on [[Karl Agathon]]'s suggestion, the Blackbird uses a carbon composite material, which makes it largely invisible to [[DRADIS]] scanning. Carbon composites are the same material used in the nose and leading edges of the wings of NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter. Carbon composites are somewhat fragile, so impacts (even one from a champagne bottle, which Laura Roslin jokingly attempted to do as she christened the ship) may cause the material to splinter or break.

The Blackbird is powered by obsolete [[DDG-62]] engines that came from the flight deck of the colonial fleet ship the [[Boppa Kala]]. One must speculate that since a typical Viper's engines are vulnerable to heat-seeking missiles ([[Mini-Series]]), these must be as well. This would would compromise its stealth features during powered flight. (This is less of a disadvantage in space than in atmospheric flight; a spacecraft's inertia is not affected by gravity, friction, and other factors an atmospheric-bound craft would be, and thus can fly indefinitely without firing its engines.)

The first prototype was dubbed "Laura", in honor of President [[Laura Roslin]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

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[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Craft]] [[Category: RDM]]

Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (internal links)

2005-09-18T22:32:28Z

Danaucpe: minor change to point to correct description of wikipedia categories page, not the game

{{tutorial}}
'''Links''' are important in Wikipedia articles.

==Internal links==
One of the things that makes Wikipedia useful (and addictive) is extensive cross-listing by [[Wikipedia:internal links|internal links]]. These easily-created links allow users to access information related to the article they're reading.

===When to link===
The easiest way to learn when to link is to look at Wikipedia articles for examples. If you're trying to decide whether to make a link or not, ask yourself "If I were reading this article, would the link be useful to me?"

===How to link===
When you want to make a link to another Wikipedia page (called a <em>wiki link</em>) you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:
:<tt><nowiki>[[Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>

For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia'' page, it would be:
:<tt><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia]]</nowiki></tt>
(The 'Wikipedia:' part signifies that the target page is in the Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:namespace|namespace]], rather than the Main namespace, where normal articles go.)

Also remember that in wikipedia the links are created automatically,
so if you put double square brackets around a word, it becomes a link, and because of that you have to be careful about [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]].

If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding after the pipe "|" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards).

For example, if you wanted to make a link to this page's sandbox, but wanted it to say "my text" you would write it as such:
:<tt>To view the article, <nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial_(Wikipedia_links)/sandbox|my text]]</nowiki>...</tt>

It would appear as:
:To view the article, [[/sandbox|my text]]...

but would link to the sandbox.

===Alternate endings===
When you want to use the plural of an article title (or add any other suffix) for your link, you can add the extra letters directly outside the double square brackets.

For example, you would write:

:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[viper]]s</nowiki>....</tt>
:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[battlestar]]s</nowiki>...</tt>

It would appear as:

:Colonial craft such as [[viper]]s....
:Various [[battlestar]]s...

==Linking dates==
Linking dates may not seem useful; however, please do link dates since it enables the use of a user preference in how dates are displayed. An unlinked date, like July 13, 2004, will always be displayed in that manner. If you link the date:
:<tt><nowiki>[[July 13]], [[2004]]</nowiki></tt>
Wikipedia will display it in one of the following ways:
:July 13, 2004
:13 July 2004
:2004 July 13
:2004-07-13
-according to the preference set by the individual user. (This feature is only available to logged-in users. It only works if the date is linked.)

==Categories==
You can also put the article in a category with others in a related topic. Just type <nowiki>[[Category:]]</nowiki>, and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For more information, refer to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categories|Categories]] page.

==Experiment==
Try it! Here's the [[/sandbox/]] for this page.

[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)|Continue]] with the tutorial.

[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial|*3]]

Battlestar Wiki:What Battlestar Wiki is not

2005-09-18T22:01:17Z

Danaucpe:

As opposed to what [[Battlestar Wiki:What Battlestar Wiki is|What Battlestar Wiki is]], '''Battlestar Wiki'''.

* '''IS NOT a soapbox''' for your own views. if you are going to add your views to something, make sure that everyone else's views are truthfully and completely represented as well.
* '''IS NOT a repository of links'''. We are not [[Wikipedia:Google|Google]] or the [[Wikipedia:IMDB|IMDB]], although we do link to them from time to time. Yes, we do have links to other websites, but they are somehow related to a topic covered by this [[Wikipedia:WikiWiki|WikiWiki]].
* '''IS NOT a place for fan fiction and related creations'''. that means bios and fan created places, events, and storylines have no place on this Wiki. If you have the resources at your disposal, you can always [http://www.mediawiki.org create your own wiki using MediaWiki software].
* '''IS NOT a indiscriminate source for information'''. Whenever referring to events, we always refer back to [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].
* '''IS NOT your own personal webhost'''. If you want to build your own website, there are many free web hosts out there. Just do a [http://www.google.com Google search] and you'll find some. Anything that is not related to Battlestar Galactica or is unused will be removed at the discretion of the operators of the Wiki.
* '''IS NOT a place to list or solicit illegal downloads.''' No, we cannot refer you to where you can download the newest episode of Battlestar Galactica or a track from a CD soundtrack. Such actions are illegal and we do not support them. Period. And, yes, queries will go unanswered.

[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category:Wikipedia|What]]