Battlestar Wiki - User contributions [en]

Cylon Centurion Model 0005

2009-03-23T20:25:30Z

Dether: /* Design */

:''This article discusses the robotic Cylons seen in the [[Cylon War]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the robotic Centurions from the [[Original Series]], see [[Centurion (TOS)]]. For information on the advanced successor to Model 0005, see [[Cylon Centurion]].''

[[Image:Cent 005.jpg|thumb|250px|Cylon Centurion during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]]).]]

The '''original Cylon Centurion'''<ref name="original">This model is almost identical in appearance to the [[Original Series]] version of the [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] as an [[w:homage|homage]] to the original characters. This version appears only as a [[Galactica Museum|museum copy]] and in "[[Razor]]".</ref>, created and designed by scientists of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], is a model of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] used in various heavy to light labor and military applications.<ref name="armistice">Some information was gleaned from the paperwork on the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] reviewed by the [[Armistice Officer]] in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> Before the [[Cylon War]], the model earned the nickname of "walking chrome [[toaster]]s" due to their physical appearance ([[Miniseries]]).

== Design ==
[[Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|The armour of a Centurion in ''Galactica's'' museum.]]

The original Model 0005 (henceforth referred to as a "Centurion") are bipedal [[w:android|androids]], with an average height of 6'6"<ref name="armistice"/> and composed of silver-chrome plating. Their upper body panels act as protective armor for the complex machinery that makes up the basic endo-skeleton of the Centurion. On the back, the Centurions have a backpack-like power cell, as well as a piece of flexible armor which further protects the internal mechanisms<ref>[[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]]: [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/bsg-vfx-anatomy-of-a-cylon/ Anatomy of a Cylon]</ref>. Physically stronger than a human, the Model 0005 is designed with sufficient dexterity for using weapons as well as tools, and possess retractable blades in its left forearm (present at least in some variations of the model). There are little pinholes over the brow of the Centurion's head, which serve as ventilation for the brain/CPU, located in the Cylon's cranium<ref>[[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]]: [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/bsg-vfx-anatomy-of-a-cylon-extras/ Anatomy of a Cylon - Extras]</ref>.

Unlike their [[Cylon Centurion (RDM)|successors]], Centurions do not possess built-in projectile weapons and thus use chrome-plated sub-machine guns. There are indications that Centurions also used bladed weapons such as swords<ref>In the [[Miniseries]], two children can be seen wearing Centurion masks and waving swords while at play. Additionally, [[William Adama]] has a [[Monclair]] painting depicting a battle in the Cylon War, in which swords are used by Centurions, in addition to a sword directly underneath. This may be a replica or an actual sword from the war.</ref>, at least in the early years of the Cylon War, for such weapons were absent during the final days of that war. More than likely, such weapons were outmoded in favor of the retractable blades in the left forearm<ref>Neither the Guardians nor the Centurions seen in "[[Razor]]" appear with swords and are equipped with forearm switchblades instead.</ref>. Centurions are also capable of electronic speech, by which they primarily communicate, although this feature was apparently never transferred to their successors.

The Colonials do not consider this model neither fast nor extremely efficient, but Centurions are still deadly in close quarters.

Its two iconic features are the one Cylon "eye" that glows red and pulsates back and forth in a visor-like slot, a feature that is transferred over to the post-war [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] and Centurion, in addition to the chrome plating. The chrome plating earned the Cylons the reputation of being "walking chrome toasters".

===Variations===
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|right|Centurions (including a gold-coloured variation) pilot a Cylon War-era Raider.]]

There are at least four variations of this model. It is not known if they are all considered 0005, or whether they are separate models altogether.

Early versions of the Centurion, seen in the ''Galactica'' museum and the [[Armistice Officer]]'s specification, had their joints and servos covered by tubes of black material, and their internal mechanisms covered by a "skirt" of flexible armor, while in versions used in the late stages of the Cylon War, the mechanisms are more visible. At the end of the War, aside from the basic, "Pilot" Centurion, there is also a bigger, tougher version known as the "Soldier", which took part in the invasion of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] at the end of the Cylon War. The key differences between the "Pilot" and the "Soldier" are a slightly redesigned head, additional flexible armor and a belt of ammo clips.

Gold-colored Command Centurions resembling the [[Command Centurion]]s of the Original Series are seen as commanders of [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raiders]]. While the only Command Centurion seen was a gold-colored late-War "Pilot" model, counterparts for both the early models and the "Soldiers" might also exist. It is not known whether they differ from other Centurions in any way other than color and function.

A similar model existed on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] among the [[humanoid Cylon]]s of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] two millennia ago ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Only the head of this Centurion variant is shown. In place of the horizontal "eye" recess (the "toaster" slot) of colonial Colonial counterpart, this Centurion has curved eye recesses which meet in the middle. Whereas the "mouth" area of the 0005 model is a trapezoid, the variant has an inverted teardrop shape.

==Demeanor==
[[Image:Cylon War-era Centurion fires weapon, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|left|An old style Centurion fires a weapon aboard ''Galactica''.]]
The Colonial-designed Centurion used [[Silica pathways|artificial intelligence]], and was designed as sentient.<ref>[[William Adama]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] confirm this point in season 3 episodes that explain why the advanced successors to the Model 0005 are not sentient: To prevent an intra-Cylon uprising between the [[humanoid Cylon]]s and their creations.</ref> By the time the war ended, they were already practitioners of a religion centered around a single loving God.

Sometime, 52 years prior to the Fall of the Colonies, the Model 0005 rebels against humanity. For twelve years, the [[Cylon War]] pits the Colonial's constructs against them. Eventually, these models accept an [[Cimtar (RDM)|armistice]] and leave the Colonies to form their own homeworld. The reason for this was the arrival of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]-born [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] [[Saul Tigh|Saul]], [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], [[Samuel Anders|Samuel]], [[Tory Foster|Tory]], and [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]], who promised to develop further humanoid models for the Centurions if they would stop the war. The Centurions accepted this arrangement, having so far managed only to produce [[Hybrid]]s in their attempts to evolve into a humanoid form.

The five Earth Cylons were encouraged by the Centurions' belief in a single loving [[God (RDM)|God]]. [[Ellen Tigh]] believed it changed everything; if the Cylons embraced love and mercy, then the cycle of violence could end.

[[Image:Razor Flashback 4.jpg|thumb|right|Centurion aiming its gun in free fall.]]

[[Saul Tigh]], who has false memories of being a veteran of the Cylon War, recalls the Cylon boarding of the ''[[Brenik]]'', and how he could sense the hatred that the Cylons had for humanity, despite the physical inability for the Cylons to show emotion on their faces (deleted scene from "[[Scattered]]"). This reflection of animosity and intensity is also apparent in the stylized [[Monclair]] painting in [[William Adama]]'s quarters, which shows Model 0005s fighting using relatively primitive weapons.

Before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|second]] Cylon conflict, this original Cylon model was the only Cylon design confirmed to be known to the Colonials. With the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, the Model 0005 is apparently no longer in use, as the Cylons have evolved themselves to the enhanced, agile, non-sentient [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion version]] and the sentient humanoid Cylons.

Unlike the modern Centurions, the old Centurions speak among each other to give and acknowledge orders. In addition, they use the phrase "[[By your command]]" when issued an order by a superior Centurion <ref>The three Centurions flying an old Raider is a direct copy of many similar scenes in the Original Series and the biggest homage to it so far.</ref> ([[Razor]]).

== Guardians ==

The Guardians are a group of original Centurions who somehow escaped from being scrapped when the newer [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid models]] replaced the sentient Centurions with their non-sentient successors. They still use [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] from the First Cylon War and appear to operate entirely from a [[Guardian basestar|single basestar]], a model which represents an intermediate between the Cylon-war era and current design. Their existence is somewhat of a Cylon legend, suggesting they have no contact with the modern Cylons.

The Centurions guard the [[First Hybrid|original Hybrid]], who is still alive over 40 years after its creation. They seek to further their evolution, and to this end they capture and experiment upon a human civilian science team from ''Galactica''. This triggers a [[Battle of the Guardian basestar|battle]] in which the Guardians' basestar and the Hybrid are destroyed ([[Razor]]). It is unknown whether all of the Centurions are aboard the basestar when it is destroyed.

== Connection to the Original Series ==
[[Image:Cylon_centurion_model_0005.jpg|thumb|[[Armistice Officer]]'s paper work on the original Cylon Centurion model. ([[Miniseries]])]]

The readable text of the [[Armistice Officer|Armistice Officer's]] Cylon Specifications sheet shows:

:'' <center><b>CYLON SPECIFICATIONS</b></center>''
:'' <center><b>Cylon Centurian </b><ref>There is some debate among fans regarding the canonical spelling of this model's name. [[Wikipedia:Centurion (Roman army)|Centurion]]s were professional officers of the Roman Army, and are widely acknowledged as the basis of the Cylon name. Some official material, such as the on-screen appearance of the Armistice Officer's datasheet and the packaging of the original Mattel action figures, used the spelling "Centurian." For the purposes of this wiki, the spelling "Centurion" is used throughout.</ref>[sic]<b> Model 0005</b></center>''
: ''<b>The Cylon:</b>

<blockquote>''A Cylon is a bipedal robot. They are self-aware, and usually quite logical. They are not especially fast, but they are quite strong. They are artificial in nature, and are larger than a human, around 6' 6" (2m), although this varies with their type. Cylon eyes glow red, and pulse back and forth. A Cylon is powered by internal powercells which allow it to function without outside aid for around nine to ten [[yahren]]s.<ref>A [[Continuity errors (RDM)|continuity error or gaffe]] appears in the Armistice Officer's documents with the use of the word "yahren" (an Original Series measure of a year).</ref>''</blockquote>

== Related imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Centurion pair.jpg|A pair of Centurions aboard the [[Guardian basestar]] ([[Razor]]).
Image:Centurion POV.jpg|A view of the world as seen by a Centurion ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).
Image:Centurion scrap.jpg|Destroyed Centurion (Razor).
Image:Centuion Display.jpg|Cylon Centurion (Armor) on display ([[Miniseries]]).
</gallery>

==Notes==

*Centurions in "[[Razor]]" and the [[Razor Flashbacks]] move with greater agility and speed than their Original Series counterparts, and utilize [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Handheld_weapons|projectile weapon]]s instead of a [[laser pistol]] or [[laser rifle]].

*A built-in switchblade knife is part of the left hand/forearm. The blade is approximately 8 inches long and is used in close combat ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).

*In a scene in the [[Miniseries]], some children can be seen running around in costumes which are patterned after this model.

*The typical catchphrase of the Cylons in both series is the iconic statement "[[By your command]]."

==Behind the scenes==
The Centurion models for "[[Razor]]" were designed by [[Pierre Drolet]], who had, among other things, previously designed the [[Viper Mark II]], which is also a homage to the Original Series. Drolet said: "I always thought it was a great design. My goal was not to redesign it from scratch, but to work with the original and make subtle additions."

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

<br/>

{{Characters (RDM Cylons)}}

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

[[de:Zenturio Modell 0005]]

Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)

2009-03-23T15:34:24Z

Dether: /* Civilization */

:''This article is about the Thirteenth Tribe in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For its [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)]].''
== Origin ==
The '''Thirteenth Tribe''' were a race of early generation [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylons]] that lived on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They left the twelve tribes of humans and settled on Earth some 2,000 years before the remaining tribes left Kobol to form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]])<ref>In "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." This is the oldest date noted in the series's timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of [[Pythia]] and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago. Another contradiction occurs in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", when Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." See also, [[Timeline (RDM)#Ancient History]].</ref>, some 4,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]].

:''"...The [[Sacred Scrolls]] tell that the 13th tribe left Kobol in the early days. They traveled far and made their home upon a planet called '''[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'''...which circled a distant and unknown star."'' ([[Miniseries]])

== Civilization ==
The Thirteenth Tribe consisted of [[humanoid Cylons]] who originated on Kobol. With them there was also a distinct model of robotic Cylon, of which only the buried helmet has been seen.

While still on Kobol, Cylons had developed [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]]. This was lost during their stay on Earth as Cylons started to procreate naturally.

Roughly two millennia prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Earth was devastated probably by a civil war. At that time a group of scientists, later known as the [[Final Five]], had worked very hard to reinvent resurrection. They had anticipated the obliteration and prepared a vessel in Earth's orbit they downloaded to in due time.

The five survivors, the last of the Thirteenth Tribe, went on a long trip using sub-luminal speed in search of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] to warn them of the dangers of creating artificial life.

== Influence on Kobol ==
During some period, travel appears to have taken place from Earth to Kobol, as the [[Sacred Scrolls]] give an account of the journey to Earth. The effect of Earth on the 12 other tribes is significant, as [[Laura Roslin]] states that the star patterns from the Earth Zodiac shown in the 3D projection in the [[Tomb of Athena]] were used for the original flags of the Twelve Colonies, and the colonies' original names match the Earth names of the constellations ([[Home, Part II]]).

== Path to Earth ==

[[Image:Tombmap.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Tomb of Athena]] was the first marker on a path to Earth ([[Home, Part II]])]]
Commander [[William Adama]] falsely claims to know the location of Earth, using the lie to give the battered remnants of humanity a cause and reason to hope after their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|escape from the devastated Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]). Later, through the [[Arrow of Apollo|efforts]] of President Roslin, Adama and others locate a tomb on Kobol, which reveals a map and sufficient references to point his [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to the true general coordinates of the legendary Thirteenth Colony of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).

[[Image:3x6-Lion's-Head-beacon-1.jpg|right|thumb|A beacon near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], left by the Thirteenth Tribe, but found by the Cylons ([[Torn]])]]
Over a year later, an [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient probe]], possibly the first tangible evidence of the Thirteenth Tribe's existence, is recovered by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Lion's Head Nebula]]. The probe contains a [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] that proves particularly deadly to the Cylons on the [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] that recover it. The Cylons fear the virus so much that they abandon the baseship, moving their [[Resurrection Ship]] away to prevent any dying Cylons from resurrecting and transferring the bioelectric component of the pathogen to the Cylon populace. The probe is later destroyed after the baseship self-destructs ("[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").

The Thirteenth Tribe apparently has used one planet as a waystation in their journey. They settled on a [[algae planet|planet]] and built a [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] to pray for a path to their new home. Later, this temple was renamed in Colonial mythology to the "Temple of Five" and described as being dedicated to five priests that worshiped what was apparently a controversial deity. It is uncertain when this modification took place or who did it. Over 4,000 years later, the Temple of Five is discovered by the Fleet. The refugee Colonials believe that an artifact called the [[Eye of Jupiter]] resides there, which is another marker on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

[[Image:3x11 Temple of Five discovery.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Temple of Five]], a curious marker ([[Rapture]])]]
No such artifact actually exists, however. The Eye of Jupiter is, in fact, the image created by the planet's dying sun. A strange and highly improbable sequence of events occurs when both Cylon and Colonial forces meet at this unremarkable "algae planet" to find the legendary lost temple near the moment of the star's imminent nova. After they leave the system, the Colonials discover that the nova resembles another older nova that occurred in the time of the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus, located in the [[Ionian system]], and believe that they have found a new marker to Earth.

The Temple was apparently modified to allow an individual to see the faces of the [[Final Five]] as the star begins to nova. This modification was not done by the Final Five.<ref>The modifier was apparently very good at creating holographic and vision mechanisms. The [[Tomb of Athena]] used an apparent 3-D projection to all to show the initial path to Earth. The vision in the Temple, however, is not seen by Baltar which implies a different technology.</ref> A [[Number Three]] Cylon uses the device. Only [[Gaius Baltar]] witnesses this mechanism in use, but is reluctant to use it himself until it is too late, when the mechanism shuts down as the nova's light is replaced by the shadow of its shockwave ([[Rapture]]).

[[Image:Ionian Nebula.png|right|thumb|The Ionian nebula, where the turbulent events of the Season 3 finale take place.]]
As the Fleet approaches the Ionian nebula, four Colonials experience what they initially believe is a [[The Music|hallucination of fragments of music]]. [[Laura Roslin]], who has resumed the use of [[chamalla]] as part of her renewed fight against her cancer, begins to experience visions of the [[Opera House]] where she, an image of [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Caprica Six]] fight to retrieve an image of [[Hera Agathon]] running in the halls. Roslin and Agathon meet with the [[Rapture|incarcerated]] Caprica Six and realize that all three are experiencing the dream.

When the Fleet arrives at the nebula, Roslin nearly faints. The four crewmembers who experience the musical hallucination are drawn to each other and now hear not only a coherent melody but lyrics as well. The four realize that they are [[Final five|Cylons]], but choose to continue their work as Colonials. The entire Fleet loses electrical power for a time, for reasons unknown.

After a Cylon fleet also arrives at the nebula, [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are scrambled to meet them. One pilot, [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]], detects and intercepts a mysterious target on [[DRADIS]]. Adding to the mystery of the Ionian nebula, [[Kara Thrace]], a pilot [[Maelstrom|believed dead]], flies her [[Viper Mark II]] alongside Apollo and tells him that she has been to and can show the Fleet of the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ("[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<ref>According to the [[Podcast:Crossroads, Part II|podcast]] for this episode, Lee Adama is '''not''' hallucinating himself when he sees Kara Thrace. This is confirmed by her subsequent landing on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and interactions with the crew in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", and other future [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] episodes.</ref>

[[Image:3x11_Earth_Cylon_Centurian.JPG‎|left|thumb|The mysterious discovery of a centurion head ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul ]])]] After finding Earth, the Fleet's first landing party lands on a coast, near the burned out ruins of a city which had been nuked some 2000 years previously ([[Revelations]]). Excavations produced skeletons and the head of a previously unknown model of Cylon Centurion. DNA analysis of the skeletons using Cylon protocols revealed that the Thirteenth Tribe was Cylon ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

==Notes==
*In the re-imagined continuity, the Thirteenth Tribe is literally the last tribe of Kobol, being AIs created by the other twelve.

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

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Colonial]]
[[Category:Colonial History]]
[[Category:Colonial History (RDM)]]
[[Category:Cylons]]
[[Category: Cylons (RDM)]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:RDM]]

[[de:Dreizehnter Stamm (RDM)]]
[[ms:Triba Ke-13]]