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Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies

2022-01-19T23:31:54Z

Ety3rd: /* Trivia */ I bought my map a bit later and the information is correct on it.

[[Image:Quantum_Mechanix_The_Twelve_Colonies_of_Kobol.jpg|thumb|"Intergalactic travelers and stargazers need never be lost in the {{TOS|Cyrannus|Cyrannus}} star system if they have this in their back pocket: the first and only official map of the 12 Colonies of Kobol."
—[[Quantum Mechanix]]]]
'''Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies'''<ref name="Quantum Mechanix">{{cite_web|url=http://store.qmxonline.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Map-of-the-12-Colonies_p_119.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|date=|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> is a [[Quantum Mechanix]] product depicting the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] and its spin-off ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. According to Quantum Mechanix<ref name="Quantum Mechanix">{{cite_web|url=http://store.qmxonline.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Map-of-the-12-Colonies_p_119.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|date=|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>, the map's status is official. However, according to Jane Espenson, quoted in an interview with [[w:io9|io9]]<ref name="io9">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5742034/a-detailed-map-of-battlestar-galacticas-twelve-colonies?skyline=true&s=i|title=Detailed Map Of Battlestar Galactica's Twelve Colonies|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|format=|language=English}}</ref>, the status of information on the map is "[[Battlestar_Wiki:Canon#Official|quasi-canon]]" (used only in production and subject to future revision).

== Production ==
The map was made over the course of one year with the help of writer [[Jane Espenson]] and scientific advisor [[Kevin Grazier]] while graphic designer [[Geoffrey Mandel]] "created the map from scratch".<ref name="Quantum Mechanix">{{cite_web|url=http://store.qmxonline.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Map-of-the-12-Colonies_p_119.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|date=|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> In an interview with [[w:io9|io9]], the map drew inspiration from [[Bob Harris]]'s book ''[[Beyond Caprica: A Visitor's Pocket Guide to the Twelve Colonies]]''<ref name="io9">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5742034/a-detailed-map-of-battlestar-galacticas-twelve-colonies?skyline=true&s=i|title=Detailed Map Of Battlestar Galactica's Twelve Colonies|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|format=|language=English}}</ref> as well as [[Kevin Grazier]]'s "[[Astronomy of the Twelve Colonies]]", which he wrote based on the "[[series bible]]" and the first two scripts of "[[33]]" and "[[Water]]".<ref name="io9">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5742034/a-detailed-map-of-battlestar-galacticas-twelve-colonies?skyline=true&s=i|title=Detailed Map Of Battlestar Galactica's Twelve Colonies|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Official statements ==
*''Kevin Grazier explained the necessity of making the map:''
:Later, when I was working on the chapter about planets for the book ''[[The Science of Battlestar Galactica|Science of Battlestar Galactica]]'', I revisited that document – expanding upon it for the book. While I was writing that chapter I had a conversation with Jane and we agreed that it might serve the dramatic needs of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' if we laid out the Colonies explicitly before they got too deep into writing.<ref name="io9">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5742034/a-detailed-map-of-battlestar-galacticas-twelve-colonies?skyline=true&s=i|title=Detailed Map Of Battlestar Galactica's Twelve Colonies|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2011|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
Early versions of the map included an error in Picon's description, inaccurately stating that Queenstown is Caprica's capital instead of Picon's. This was later corrected.

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110127102539/http://store.qmxonline.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Map-of-the-12-Colonies_p_119.html Archive link of the official website]
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2021-10-26T15:37:27Z

Ety3rd: I have a larger version of this screenshot

I have a higher resolution version of this image (with legible serial number), but I do not know how to replace the smaller one here.

This is the link: https://imgur.com/a/7B6l02X.png

Tauron

2021-07-18T17:12:55Z

Ety3rd: /* Geography and Astronomy */

{{disline|For the Colony from the Original Series, see: [[The Twelve Colonies of Man]].}}

[[Image:ColonialColors4.png|thumb|right|Colors and symbol of Tauron]]

'''Tauron''' (ancient name '''[[wikipedia:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]''') is a planet in the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Star System|star system Cyrannus]] and one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. Its capital is [[Hypatia]].

Tauron is one of the poorer Colonial worlds and the center of a [[Tauron Civil War|civil war]] nearly a century before [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the Fall]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. After [[First Cylon War|the War]], Tauron is known as a troublesome colony within the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|federal system]] of the Colonies {{TRS|Hero}}, having later been counted among the wealthier of the twelve worlds {{TRS|Dirty Hands}}.

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==Geography and Astronomy==
[[Image:TauronTwinPlanet.JPG|thumb|Tauron's moon in the evening sky.]]
Tauron is a barren, arid planet that lacks any kind of flowers. However, within the Colonies it is still known as an agricultural world {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.

Tauron shares its orbit with another world. This close, ringed astronomical body can even be seen as a large celestial object on the Tauron sky ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," see notes).

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== History ==
[[Image:TauronCity.JPG|thumb|An aerial view of [[Tauron City]].]]
[[Image:Tauron.png|thumb|Tauron, under attack by Cylon forces.]]
Over 800 years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]], Tauron was conquered by rival colonies Virgon and Leonis. After a long, hard struggle, the people of Tauron liberated themselves, and this is celebrated as the "[[Our Day]]" holiday.<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php ''The Caprican'' article: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life].</ref>

In 93 BCH, the [[Tauron Civil War]] occurred here, causing the displacement of many of its people to {{RDM|Caprica}}, partially due to a genocide committed by government forces {{CAP|The Dirteaters}}.

For some time before the [[First Cylon War]], the crime syndicate [[Ha'la'tha]] has enormous influence over the planet, which even extends to other colonies, such as {{RDM|Caprica}}.

Around 58 BCH a [[meta-cognitive processor]] is invented on Tauron by the [[Vergis Corporation]], later to be stolen by [[Sam Adama]] on behalf of [[Joseph Adama]] and [[Graystone Industries]] for use in the very first [[U-87|Cylon prototype]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}.

At the end of the Cylon War, Tauron is [[Battle of Tauron|under attack]] from Cylon [[basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|ground forces]], causing many civilian causalities in areas such as the city of [[Hypatia]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]," extended Edition).

After the War, Tauron becomes one of the wealthier colonies in the Twelve Worlds and earns the reputation for being a troublesome colony within the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|federal system]] of the Colonies, often disobeying directives decided by the Colonies and pushing their luck with the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|admiralty]] {{TRS|Hero|Dirty Hands|}}. Four years before the Fall, this reputation is used as a cover-up for a top-secret mission of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' {{TRS|Hero}}.

=== After the Fall ===
Like its sister worlds, Tauron is heavily devastated during the Cylon attack and its population killed by nuclear bombardment {{TRS|Miniseries|The Plan}}. The ultimate fate of the planet is unknown.

[[Perah Enyeto]] is the colony's representative on the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|refugitive Fleet]] {{TRS|Colonial Day}}. Enyeto is later replaced by another Quorum member, before the Quorum is dissolved after [[Tom Zarek]]'s massacre {{TRS|Blood on the Scales|Islanded in a Stream of Stars|}}.

== Culture ==
[[Image:TauronFuneral.jpg|thumb|A Tauron funeral on {{RDM|Caprica}}.]]
Taurons traditionally speak a {{inlineref|Tauronese|different language|bold=N}} than Capricans {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, in order to keep alive their traditions and cultural heritage in the face of assimilation {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|del1=y}}.

As a culture, Taurons are noted for their stoicism, as well as for their elaborate use of [[tattoo]]s, noting their various accomplishments and failures, roles in society, and other social attributes — in essence, each tattoo has its own story and significance. Before the [[First Cylon War]] Taurons are looked upon as "[[dirt eater]]s" and are treated as second-class citizens on {{RDM|Caprica}}.

Tauron children are known to play with bones from chicken's feet, as one would play with a rubber ball and metal jacks. Further, a Tauron male is considered a man at thirteen years of age {{CAP|Gravedancing}}.

When in mourning, they wear black gloves as a possible way to distance themselves from the world {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. Tauron services include family gatherings, songs, tattoos and aim at the people left behind to let their loved ones go {{CAP|There is Another Sky}}. It is also traditional for the deaths of family members to be avenged: "blood for blood" {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}. This may be due to the Tauron belief that no one truly dies until their death is avenged, as their soul is believed to be caught in between life and death {{TRS|Gravedancing}}.

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==Other==

===Notable Natives and Residents===

==== Pre-[[First Cylon War]] ====
* [[William Adama (grandfather)|William Adama]]
* [[Joseph Adama|Joseph]] and [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Willie Adama]]
* [[Shannon Adama]] and her mother [[Ruth]]
* [[Saundra Cain]] and [[Cain (father)|her husband]]
* [[Lucy Cain]]
* [[Tomas Vergis]]

==== Post-First Cylon War ====
* [[Helena Cain]]

===Publications and Media===
* ''[[The Tauron Globe Times]]''

===Pyramid Teams===
* [[Olympia Stallions]]<ref>Mentioned on [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10645355011 Serge's Twitter account].</ref>
* [[Tauron Bulls]]<ref>"[[Caprica Buccaneers|Bucs]] vs. Bulls" was mentioned by [[Baxter Sarno]] in "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". ''The Caprican'' later [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/entertainment/tomas-vergis-makes-big-splash-on-backtalk.php clarified] this as "Bucs and the [Tauron] Bulls".</ref>

===Economics===
* [[Vergis Corporation]]

===Locations===
* [[Hypatia]], Tauron's capital
* [[Olympia]], a wealthy suburb of Hypatia<ref>Mentioned on [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10645355011 Serge's Twitter account].</ref>
* [[Tauron City]] (also known as '''Minos''')

==Notes==
* The Tauron language is based on both ancient and modern Greek. Additionally, Tauron funeral services resemble ancient Greek traditions.
* Tauron was the third of the twelve Colonial worlds shown in the Re-imagined Series, but only through the extended DVD version of "[[Razor]]".
* According to [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10335013016 Serge's Twitter Account] Tauron only has a moon. However, the object's appearance in "Know Thy Enemy" is relatively large and resembles an [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/01/caprica-countdown-paula-malcolmsons-moving-away-from-deadwoods-trixie.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ShowTracker+%28L.A.+Times+-+Show+Tracker%29 ''LA Times'' description] of [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Scorpia|Scorpia]].
* Tauron City was originally assumed to be Tauron's capital (analogical to [[Caprica City]]). Later, Serge's Twitter account [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10545200174 stated] the capital to be [[Hypatia]].
*On Serge's twitter account, he [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/17517649103 states] that Tauron has a long and bloody history with much contested over its retelling. Furthermore, he [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/17517702025 states] that the earlier uprising of 30 years ago was heating up again and also [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/17517803680 comments] that the agrarian Taurons are becoming disillusioned with the playboy antics of their dictator [[Andreas Phaulkon]].

== References ==
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