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Pegasus (TRS)

2007-08-14T21:11:43Z

Gen00b: Former Members of the Senior Staff - added Jurgen Belzen

:''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)]].''

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'''''Pegasus'' (BS 62)''' is a [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]], whose earliest-known commander was Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]].

More technologically advanced, and of far greater size and firepower than the decommissioned ''[[Galactica]]'', ''Pegasus'' had been presumed destroyed in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] . In actuality it survived, reunited with ''Galactica'' and the civilian fleet, and served a significant role in the Colonial struggle for survival until the [[Battle of New Caprica|exodus]] from [[New Caprica]].

In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Cut]] of the episode "Pegasus" Admiral Cain states that the ship is nearly twice the size of ''Galactica'', but needs only half the crew. This probably refers to either the dual [[landing bay|landing bays]] or the ship's volume, but not its length. The decreased manpower requirement stems from increased computerization and automation. This is also evident in the comparatively small size of the ''Pegasus'' [[CIC]].

==History==
[[Image:TheEnemysGateIsDown3.jpg|thumb|right|Pegasus taking heavy fire]]
[[Image:PegasusForeBatteries.jpg|thumb|right|Pegasus firing her forward batteries]]
While ''Pegasus'' had the [[Command Navigation Program]] installed, which the Cylons used as a backdoor, ''Pegasus'' had just checked in to the [[Scorpian Fleet Shipyards]] for a three-month refit at the time of the Cylon attack. As such, almost all of its networked [[Computers|computer]] systems were offline. As a result, the Cylons were not able to immobilize the ship using computer infiltration. Combined with the sheer luck of the multiple targets that the Cylons enjoyed, the nuclear detonations temporarily blinded the Cylon [[DRADIS]]. Her options limited, Admiral Cain ordered her ship to [[Blind jump|randomly jump without a coordinates check]].

While saving the battlestar, the risky blind jump was not the end of their troubles. An indeterminate amount of time later, a [[Cylon agent]] known as [[Gina]] allowed a party of [[Cylon Centurion]]s to board the ship, resulting in approximately 700 deaths. When Gina was discovered, she killed 7 men before she was subdued. Once imprisoned, ''Pegasus's'' commander instituted a new policy of Cylon interrogation for Gina: by brutal gang-rape.

After their escape, ''Pegasus'' occupied itself with hit-and-run attacks on various Cylon assets. It participated in a bold assault on a staging area filled with fifteen squadrons of [[Raider]]s. When Cain's long-time Executive officer [[Jurgen Belzen]] expressed hesitancy to launch the ships' fighters against such odds, Cain publicly executed him on the bridge and promoted [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. Fisk tells this story (and later recants it) while drunk to Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], which Tigh believed to be true when he recounts it in turn to Commander Adama.

Some time later, ''Pegasus'' discovered that a Cylon fleet it was tracking appeared to be jumping, not randomly, but to systems with natural resources. The battlestar accidentally encounters the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] led by ''[[Galactica]]'' when it jumps ahead to scout the Cylon target's projected next position (as it turned out, the Cylons were jumping to systems ''Galactica'' had passed through or explored). Cain assumes overall command of the Fleet and begins transferring supplies and many personnel between the two battlestars, including Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]]. Cain appears unconcerned with the needs of the civilians and their ships, a problem noted to Commander Adama by President [[Laura Roslin]].

Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] mentions during his interrogation by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] that he served aboard a number of battlestars in his military career, including ''Pegasus'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). If Admiral Cain ever knew him during this time, she makes no mention of it, and has no reservations sentencing him and [[Karl Agathon]] to death when they inadvertently kill Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]], Cain's chief "Cylon interrogator". [[William Adama]] refuses to permit the execution, precipitating an armed standoff between the two ships ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

The battlestar commanders later set aside their animosity and join forces to successfully destroy a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. However in the midst of celebration, Cain is killed by Gina, who escapes from the battlestar ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

Admiral Cain is succeeded by Jack Fisk, who in turn is murdered after running afoul of the Fleet's illicit black market ([[Black Market]]). ''Pegasus'' is briefly commanded by engineer-turned-commander [[Barry Garner]], who dies saving the ship during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. ''Pegasus's'' final commander is Lee Adama, with his wife [[Anastasia Dualla]] later serving as his XO.

''Pegasus'' becomes unofficially known as "The Beast" within the Fleet, although it is not known if the nickname comes from her tenacity in combat or the battlestar's sordid crew history ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

===A Lost Civilian Fleet===

It is later revealed that ''Pegasus'' originally had its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The tiny caravan was equipped with FTL drives and weapons. Rather than defending them (as ''Galactica'' had at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]), Admiral Cain saw them as potential spare parts for ''Pegasus'', and decided that ''Pegasus's'' military needs were a priority over them. The civilian ships were stripped for parts, including their weapons and FTL drives, marooning them and leaving them completely at the mercy of the Cylons when Cain left.

However not all of the civilians were left to die. After looking over the passenger lists, Cain selected those civilians who she thought would be of value (such as [[Peter Laird]], an aeronautical engineer), forcibly drafting them into her crew. However, fifteen 'selectees' aboard the civilian transport ''[[Scylla]]'' were traveling with their families and refused to leave without them. Admiral Cain ordered her marines to kill two families (men, women, and children) to shock the rest into submission. ''Pegasus'' then abandoned the civilian ships to pursue Admiral Cain's campaign of hit-and-run attacks against Cylon forces ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

===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 ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

Four months later, ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' plan a rescue mission to recover the people left on the planet ([[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. Adama takes ''Galactica'' in the rescue effort without ''Pegasus'', ordering his son to stay with the Fleet at a rendezvous point to await their return ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Despite Adama's orders, ''Pegasus'' leaves her fighters to protect the remains 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 her forward batteries and attracts the attention of the others while ''Galactica'' repairs its FTL drive and prepares to jump away.

''Pegasus'' reels from the onslought of missiles from the remaining Cylon basestars. 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, ''Pegasus'', now completely unmanned, collides with a basestar, destroying it. As ''Pegasus'' explodes, the remains of her starboard [[flight pod]] collides with another basestar, destroying it as well ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==

''Pegasus'' had built in electronic countermeasure (ECM) generators as it deviates missiles away from the ship ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

''Pegasus'' also had [[Viper Mark VII]] production facilities ([[Scar]]). This is a capability that would allow the ship to be self sufficient on extended deployments, so long as the battlestar has sufficient means to gather the raw materials necessary for construction.

==Air Wing==
:''See also: [[Squadrons of Galactica]]

''Pegasus'' operates at least four [[Viper Mark VII]] squadrons (prior to [[Exodus, Part II|its demise]]):
*[[Red Squadron (RDM)|Red Squadron]]
*[[Yellow Squadron]]
*[[Green Squadron]]
*[[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]

:''These squadrons are verbally identified in the episode "[[The Captain's Hand]]". It is possible that these designations are just [[wireless]] code names and not formal, standing squadrons, since on ''Galactica'' they 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.''

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

====Former Members of the Senior Staff====
*Admiral [[Helena Cain]] - Commanding Officer (Killed by [[Gina]])
*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] - Commanding Officer (Killed by racketeers in the [[Black market (organization)|black market]])
*Commander [[Barry Garner]] - Commanding Officer (Killed in action)
*Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]] - Executive Officer (Presumably 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]]'' in "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] - Cylon Interrogator (Killed by [[Galen Tyrol]])
*[[Peter Laird]] - Chief of the Deck (Civillian that was conscripted by Admiral Cain)

==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.
*This ship is named after [[w:Pegasus|the winged horse from Greek mythology]].

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
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_Hi-Res_3a.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Next to ''Galactica''    
Image:Pegasus 217 1080i rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Side angle    
Image:Pegasus2_217_1080i_rescale.jpg|''Pegasus'' - Reverse side    
Image:Pegasus flight pod turret.jpg|''Pegasus'' flight pod turrets
Image:Pegasus engine room.jpg|A part of ''Pegasus'''s engine room.
</gallery>

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2007-08-11T14:29:22Z

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'''Steve Bacic''' is an actor who portrays Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]], the original XO of [[Pegasus]], in "[[Razor]]".

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2007-08-11T14:29:08Z

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'''Steve Bacic''' is an actor who portrays Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen]], the original XO of [[Pegasus]], in "[[Razor]]".

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Talk:Jurgen Belzen/Archive 1

2007-08-11T14:24:39Z

Gen00b: always forget my signature

You should have waited. This needs to be merged with [[Unnamed Pegasus Executive Officer]] if it's true.

But do we have any concrete evidence about this? The rank is a good indication, but it's only IMDB. The name is also appeared on the GoBetween casting site, but no details about the role. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 09:18, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

:His [http://www.stevebacic.com/1filmog.shtml official website] says so: "Razor, TV movie special: Colonel Jurgen Belzen, Pegasus' original XO". --[[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 09:24, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Jurgen Belzen/Archive 1

2007-08-11T14:24:08Z

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Steve Bacic

2007-08-11T14:20:08Z

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Jurgen Belzen

2007-08-11T14:08:40Z

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'''Jurgen Belzen''' was Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s long-time Executive Officer on ''[[Pegasus]]''. He was presumably publicly executed by Cain when he expressed hesitancy to launch the ships' fighters during a bold assault on a staging area filled with fifteen squadrons of Raiders. After his death she promoted [[Jack Fisk]] to replace him. Fisk tells this story (and later recants it) while drunk to Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], which Tigh believed to be true when he recounts it in turn to Commander Adama.

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Jurgen Belzen

2007-08-11T14:08:20Z

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Battlestar Wiki:News/Colonial Fleet News Service

2007-07-20T09:37:21Z

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*Battlestar Galactica has been nominated for four Emmy awards. The episode [[Exodus, Part II]] has been nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series. [[Occupation]] / [[Precipice]] have been nominated for Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series. A list of all the nominations can be seen [http://www.emmys.tv/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php here].
*A 30th anniversary reunion celebration called "[http://www.galacticruise.com GalactiCruise]" will be held in 2008 from September 15th through the 19th. [[Terry Carter]] (TOS's Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]), [[Jack Stauffer]] (TOS's [[Bojay]]), [[Denny Miller]] (TOS's [[Ser 5-9]]), and [[Aaron Douglas]] (TNS's [[Galen Tyrol]]) have been confirmed, with many more planning to make it, including [[Richard Hatch]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]/[[Tom Zarek]]), [[Anne Lockhart]] (TOS's [[Sheba]]) and cast and crew from the new and original series, as well as people who participated in "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]". [http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/news/battlestar-galactica-cast-to-reunite-for-thirtieth-anniversary-on-galacticruise Read more here].
*A sneak peek of "[[Razor]]" was shown at the Season 2 premiere of ''Eureka''. A download is available [http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/746421.html here].
*Five members of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' cast appear in a three-part question-and-answer session on [http://media.tv.ign.com/media/821/821011/vids_1.html IGN.com].
*Battlestar Wiki now has a presence on both [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2396825683 Facebook] and [http://www.myspace.com/battlestarwiki MySpace]. Please friend us and spread the word to all the remaining Colonials.
*The [[SciFi Channel]] has [http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=41709&type=0 announced] that [[Season 4]] will be the final season of ''Battlestar Galactica''. Ron Moore and David Eick stated that this was a creative decision by the staff.

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Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Season 4 Guide

2007-06-14T13:24:05Z

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Season 4 (2008-09)

2007-06-01T11:57:56Z

Gen00b:

{{spoiler}}

==Summary==
:''TBA''
== Story ==

* On Friday June 1 2007 the Sci Fi Channel issued a statement saying that season 4 is going to be the final season. Ending the series with the upcoming 22-episode fourth season was a creative decision made by the hit show's executive producers [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]]. Sci Fi executive vp original programming Mark Stern said the channel's brass "respect the producers' decision to end the series."<ref name="ew rdm">{{cite_web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0131913620070601|title=Battlestar gets grounded by Sci Fi: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter|date=|accessdate=1 June 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
* According to Ronald D. Moore, [[Katee Sackhoff]] is signed for this season.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=31699|title=Q&A with "Battlestar" Showrunner Ron Moore: On the Return of Starbuck, Falling Ratings and 'Caprica' Prequel|date=26 March 2007|accessdate=08 April 2007|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>
* A [[Battlestar Galactica (2007 DVD movie)|two hour story]] set during the events of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] is slated to air in November 2007. The story, while occurring after the destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', will be told via flashbacks to a time prior to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" during [[Helena Cain]]'s command.
* Moore indicated that the last of the [[Final Five]] may be revealed this season.{{citation needed}}

== Notes==
* Moore indicates that this season begins the "third act in the three-act structure where we're all moving towards the finale and the climax of all these different plot lines. In my head there's two chapters to go in the story and those can be of varying lengths."<ref name="mtv">{{cite_web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1556508/story.jhtml|title=MTV Movie News: 'Battlestar Galactica' Producer Talks Movie(s?), Possible Conclusion|date=6 April 2007|accessdate=8 April 2007|last=Jacks|first=Brian|format=|language=}}</ref>
* According to an [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i157e88908d7e0062e667b93703b9ba80 official announcement] by the SciFi Channel, Season 4 will be the final season of the show. Ron Moore claims that this was a creative decision and not handed down by the network.

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Number Eight|Sharon Valerii/Number Eight]]

===Co-stars===


==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [[Toni Graphia]] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Harvey Frand]] - Producer
* [[Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors & Writing Staff===
: ''To view the list of all the directors and staff, go to the [[Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Crew#Directors|Battlestar Galactica Crew Guide]] page.''

==Episodes==
: ''To view the list of episodes, go to the [[Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Episode Guide - Season 4 Guide|Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide]] page.''

== Official Statements ==
*[http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40133 Official SciFi.com Release]
* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses planning the season:''
: It will be a serialized show to an extent. I think what we talked about with the network — because their concern is the drop-off in viewers and giving too many hurdles for new viewers to overcome to watch the show — we're always going to try to provide at least an episodic quality to each show. Even though there are plotlines that are ongoing over the course of the whole season, we'll try to give you something in each episode that you can hold on to that starts and stops within that episode.<ref name="ew rdm">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20015932_2,00.html|title=Four-ward, Cylons: RONALD D MOORE|date=|accessdate=31 May 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== References ==

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

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 4 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]

{{episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

Season 4 (2008-09)

2007-06-01T11:57:10Z

Gen00b: Season 4 final season

{{spoiler}}

==Summary==
:''TBA''
== Story ==

* On Friday June 1 2007 the Sci Fi Channel issued a statement saying that season 4 is going to be the final season. Ending the series with the upcoming 22-episode fourth season was a creative decision made by the hit show's executive producers Ronald Moore and David Eick. Sci Fi executive vp original programming Mark Stern said the channel's brass "respect the producers' decision to end the series."<ref name="ew rdm">{{cite_web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0131913620070601|title=Battlestar gets grounded by Sci Fi: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter|date=|accessdate=1 June 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
* According to Ronald D. Moore, [[Katee Sackhoff]] is signed for this season.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=31699|title=Q&A with "Battlestar" Showrunner Ron Moore: On the Return of Starbuck, Falling Ratings and 'Caprica' Prequel|date=26 March 2007|accessdate=08 April 2007|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>
* A [[Battlestar Galactica (2007 DVD movie)|two hour story]] set during the events of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] is slated to air in November 2007. The story, while occurring after the destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', will be told via flashbacks to a time prior to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" during [[Helena Cain]]'s command.
* Moore indicated that the last of the [[Final Five]] may be revealed this season.{{citation needed}}

== Notes==
* Moore indicates that this season begins the "third act in the three-act structure where we're all moving towards the finale and the climax of all these different plot lines. In my head there's two chapters to go in the story and those can be of varying lengths."<ref name="mtv">{{cite_web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1556508/story.jhtml|title=MTV Movie News: 'Battlestar Galactica' Producer Talks Movie(s?), Possible Conclusion|date=6 April 2007|accessdate=8 April 2007|last=Jacks|first=Brian|format=|language=}}</ref>
* According to an [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i157e88908d7e0062e667b93703b9ba80 official announcement] by the SciFi Channel, Season 4 will be the final season of the show. Ron Moore claims that this was a creative decision and not handed down by the network.

==Cast==
===Stars===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar|Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Number Eight|Sharon Valerii/Number Eight]]

===Co-stars===


==Production Crew==
===Producers===
* [[Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
* [[David Eick]] - Executive Producer
* [[Toni Graphia]] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
* [[Harvey Frand]] - Producer
* [[Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer

===Directors & Writing Staff===
: ''To view the list of all the directors and staff, go to the [[Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Crew#Directors|Battlestar Galactica Crew Guide]] page.''

==Episodes==
: ''To view the list of episodes, go to the [[Portal:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)/Episode Guide - Season 4 Guide|Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide]] page.''

== Official Statements ==
*[http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40133 Official SciFi.com Release]
* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses planning the season:''
: It will be a serialized show to an extent. I think what we talked about with the network — because their concern is the drop-off in viewers and giving too many hurdles for new viewers to overcome to watch the show — we're always going to try to provide at least an episodic quality to each show. Even though there are plotlines that are ongoing over the course of the whole season, we'll try to give you something in each episode that you can hold on to that starts and stops within that episode.<ref name="ew rdm">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20015932_2,00.html|title=Four-ward, Cylons: RONALD D MOORE|date=|accessdate=31 May 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== References ==

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

==Related Topics==
* [[List of Season 4 Guest Actors (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]]
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]]

{{episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|*]]

The Music

2007-03-28T21:00:41Z

Gen00b: /* Notes */ Reverse order

As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], several people, specifically [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], begin hearing fragments of strange music that only they can see and hear. The music becomes more distinct and distracting as the nebula gets closer.

Once the Fleet arrives at the Ionian nebula, '''the Music'''<ref>This is a Battlestar Wiki [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]].</ref> reaches a piercing shrill. The Colonials affected not only hear the music complete, but begin to add lyrics as well. As the Fleet plunges into darkness, losing electrical power for reasons unknown, the music compels the four to meet in a isolated room.

The four are able to assemble the lyric fragments with the intact music to form a strange song. Because of the mutual experience, the four believe themselves to be [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The source or cause of the music is not known ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

At the end of the episode the song starts playing as background music for the viewers to hear. These are the complete lyrics that are sung:

:''There must be some way out of here''
:''Said the joker to the thief''
:''There's too much confusion''
:''I can't get no relief''
:''Businessmen they drink my wine''
:''Plowmen dig my earth''
:''None of them along the line''
:''Know what any of it is worth''

:''No reason to get excited''
:''The thief he kindly spoke''
:''There are many here among us''
:''Who feel that life is but a joke''
:''But you and I, we've been through that''
:''And this is not our fate''
:''So let us not talk falsely now''
:''The hour is getting late''

:''All along the watchtower''
:''All along the watchtower''

==Notes==
*The music is, indeed, a version of [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] song, "[[w:All Along The Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]," specially composed by series composer [[Bear McCreary]].
*The song is ''not'' intended to indicate that the Colonials have picked up an Earth communication.<ref>From Bear McCreary's [http://www.bearmccreary.com Blog], March 25, 2007.</ref> Series executive producer [[Ron D. Moore]] considers the song to be an invention created by a Colonial citizen in a curious parallel to what had or will develop on Earth. The series creators have intentionally avoided citing whether ''Battlestar Galactica'' occurs in [[Earth#In the Re-imagined Series|the series' Earth]]'s past, present, or future.
* Over 25 notable bands have performed cover versions of "All Along The Watchtower"; the definitive cover was performed by [[w:The Jimi Hendrix Experience|The Jimi Hendrix Experience]]. Many people are even unaware that his version was not the original!
* Bob Dylan has indicated that the events in the song's lyrics are "in a rather reverse order", beginning logically in time with the "All Along The Watchtower" verse and ending with the now-famous opening lines, "'There must be some way out of here,' said the Joker to the Thief." <ref name="dylanlyrics">http://bobdylan.com/songs/watchtower.html</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==

* [http://www.reasontorock.com/tracks/watchtower.html An excellent analysis of "All Along the Watchtower" at Reason to Rock]

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

Talk:Humanoid Cylon speculation/Archive4

2007-03-28T14:32:19Z

Gen00b:

:''For discussions prior to October 13, 2006, [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Cylon_agent_speculation&oldid=83992 see this revision.]

:''For discussions prior to March 13, 2007, [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Humanoid_Cylon_speculation&oldid=113030 see this revision.]

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==Archived Page==
I had to archive this page as it was three times larger than some browsers could read. I know that this is a very popular page, but please limit the discussion to the criteria and reasoning behind a character's suspicion. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 10:04, 14 March 2007 (CDT)

== Romo Lampkin's entry ==

I truncated Lampkin's entry to its basic points and moved him to "low' probability. By the nature of the show, almost ''everyone'' is a suspect. Lampkin's demeanor is suspicious, but so is/was [[Tom Zarek]], [[Phelan]], [[Valance]], and many, many other antagonists in the show. "Creepy" is not a qualifier, per se. The point of association with Joseph Adama is of particular note for possibie disqualification if we can verify his time of death. Based on conversations with the surviving Adamas, it appears that the senior Adama died some time (>2 years) before the Cylon genocide, but we can't verify a time. If anything, for someone who actually ''knew'' Joseph Adama to be a survivor of the Fleet, like [[Ellen Tigh]]'s mysterious rescue, is a matter of question. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 10:54, 14 March 2007 (CDT)

== Statement on Death ==

I have changed the following line:

<blockquote>''As only a humanoid Cylon can "return" from the dead, any human character that dies is instantly disqualified from suspicion. If the character returns in a manner other than being seen in a "flashback" scene or episode, then it is <strike>probable</strike> <u>possible</u> that the character is a Cylon.''</blockquote>

The reason for this is due to the return of Starbuck, who due to her arrival and Apollo's reaction, we are not sure if she is human, Cylon, or even a delusion in his mind at this time.--<font color="#4b0082">[[User:Mitsukai|み使い]]</font> <font color="#2f4f4f">''[[User_talk:Mitsukai|Mitsukai]]''</font> 21:13, 27 March 2007 (CDT)

==All Males Should Be In Low Probability==
I think we should consider all male suspects to be in the lowest possible suspicion level since the number of males is already greater than that of females, and I doubt they would go as far as unbalancing it even more. Doesn't mean they can't be, but it does mean it's a lot less probable that they are Cylons. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22:39, 27 March 2007 (CDT)
:Three's drawings were of three males and two females, yes? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:36, 27 March 2007 (CDT)
::I can't really tell, but I'm mainly basing my comment on the fact that it would be extremely disproportionate to have 8 Males and 4 females....--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 23:41, 27 March 2007 (CDT)
:::Maybe it's meant to be the reverse of the human female to male ratio, where it's (as the Beach Boys have said) "two girls for every boy....". Seriously, there may be a reason why such a disparity exists, and in any case, I'm not sure that gender plays a factor in how things will transpire, as it hasn't played a factor in how things have happened thus far.--<font color="#4b0082">[[User:Mitsukai|み使い]]</font> <font color="#2f4f4f">''[[User_talk:Mitsukai|Mitsukai]]''</font> 00:13, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

==Kara Thrace==
According to Katee Sackhoff she was one of the few actors told she wasn't a Cylon.([http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8547/redeye3copyci7.jpg Source]) I think this statement is enough to remove her from the list because Ronald D. Moore has already made up his mind as to who the fifth Cylon is (see note at the article about the [[Final five]]). --[[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 09:32, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Humanoid Cylon speculation/Archive4

2007-03-28T14:21:11Z

Gen00b: Remove Kara?

Talk:Xeno Fenner/Archive 1

2007-03-28T09:01:56Z

Gen00b: Xeno or Zeno?

==Xeno or Zeno?==
Which is the correct spelling, Xeno or Zeno? The second question in the quiz about Colonials on the official BSG website ([http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/about/quiz/colonials/index.php clicky]) says it's Zeno Fenner, and obviously this page says Xeno Fenner. --[[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 04:01, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Earth/Archive 1

2007-03-28T08:48:23Z

Gen00b: /* The RDM Earth Picture? */

==Concision==

[[User:Jzanjani|Jzanjani]], your summary of events here is very well written, but I wonder if it's necessary to go into such detail on this article - the topic is Earth, not Roslin's various visions. Would you mind if I tried to make it a little more concise? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 04:01, 5 October 2005 (EDT)

:I agree, this is on the Line. Further, this page should *definately* be turned into a disambiguation page and split into two separate ones: one for TOS Earth, one for RDM Earth. RDM's Earth could be entirely different from the old one. ---Ricimer, October 5, 2005

::Ricimer, I think I agree with your statement about colonial FTL drive, but I thought it would be prudent to point out that colonial sublight engines also run on Tylium - c.f. Apollo's ready room comments in "Resistance". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:15, 5 October 2005 (EDT)

I think we should avoid splitting pages according to different series, especially when the amount of information we have on the subject is so sparse. All the information we have on Earth easily fits into one screen of properly formatted text. I'm not sure if anyone else notices it, but Wiki pages don't exactly load quickly, and I think the community should try to avoid excessive compartmentalization as much as possible. [[User:Jzanjani|Jzanjani]] 15:51, 5 October 2005 (EDT)
*Abosolutely not. Wiki pages load perfectly fast on any computer I use; problem is on your end, not us. Purpose of this is not to worry about having to cut away information, but to upload as much as possible. Information should not be sacrificed for length. I mention splitting the two, because (had you not just recently arrived) you see we have quite recently been splitting the Galactica and Pegasus articles. If it were not for the fact that I don't know how to make a disambiguation page I already would have. ---[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]], October 5, 2005
::The Galactica and Battlestar articles needed to be split because it was huge, and the Pegasus article went along with that. I'm less convinced about this page, which is quite concise. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 17:33, 5 October 2005 (EDT)

== The RDM Earth Picture? ==

What can we learn from the picture of the RDM Earth? Can we tell anything about the current state of Earth? Is that Clouds or Snow? Is it a little too green for it to be the industrialized U.S. some of us live in now? Questions of that nature basically, I don't believe I'm smart enough to make any of those assumptions...
:Nothing, really, and I think it was chosen to reveal nothing. All the land (except Hawai`i) is in daylight/sunset, so you can't easily look for lights. You can tell it's not the very distant past or future, ie. no ice age, major shifts of shoreline but that's about it. RDM has said he doesn't want to reveal much about the state of Earth, so don't expect anything.--[[User:Bradtem|Bradtem]] 01:42, 28 March 2007 (CDT)
::Tectonic movement over the course of several hundred or maybe even thousands of years won't change the world very significantly. So it could be possible we Earthlings are already extinct when the RTF gets here. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. --[[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 03:48, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

The Music

2007-03-27T13:39:53Z

Gen00b: Added the lyrics

As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], several people, specifically [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], begin hearing fragments of strange music that only they can see and hear. The music becomes more distinct and distracting as the nebula gets closer.

Once the Fleet arrives at the Ionian nebula, '''the Music'''<ref>This is a Battlestar Wiki [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]].</ref> reaches a piercing shrill. The Colonials affected not only hear the music complete, but begin to add lyrics as well. As the Fleet plunges into darkness, losing electrical power for reasons unknown, the music compels the four to meet in a isolated room.

The four are able to assemble the lyric fragments with the intact music to form a strange song. Because of the mutual experience, the four believe themselves to be [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The source or cause of the music is not known ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

At the end of the episode the song starts playing as background music for the viewers to hear. These are the complete lyrics that are sung:

:''There must be some way out of here''
:''Said the joker to the thief''
:''There's too much confusion''
:''I get no relief''
:''Businessman they drink my wine''
:''Plowmen dig my earth''
:''None level on the line''
:''Nobody of it is worth''

:''No reason to get excited''
:''The thief he kindly spoke''
:''There are many here among us''
:''Who feel that life is but a joke''
:''But you and I we've been through that''
:''And this is not our fate''
:''So let us not talk falsely now''
:''The hour's getting late''

==Notes==
*The music is, indeed, a version of [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] song, "All Along The Watchtower," specially composed by series composer [[Bear McCreary]].
*The song is ''not'' intended to indicate that the Colonials have picked up an Earth communication.<ref>From Bear McCreary's [http://www.bearmccreary.com Blog]], March 25, 2007.</ref> Series executive producer [[Ron D. Moore]] considers the song to be an invention created by a Colonial citizen in a curious parallel to what had or will develop on Earth. The series creators have intentionally avoided citing whether ''Battlestar Galactica'' occurs in the real-world Earth's past, present, or future.

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

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

Final Five

2007-03-27T11:37:11Z

Gen00b: /* Notes */ Note about clues to the last Cylon

[[Image:Final Five.jpg|right|thumb|300px|D'Anna's vision shows five white-robed figures between each banner ([[Rapture]]) '''Note''': This picture is a production still and is in no way indicative of the identities of the Final Five. No official source has confirmed the identities of these stand-in actors.]]
The term "'''final five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylon models]] whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the known existing seven Humanoid Cylon models.

[[Caprica-Six]], when asked by Gaius Baltar about the five missing models he has not seen on the [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] he lives on or on [[New Caprica]], curtly replies that the others do not talk about the subject ([[Torn]]).

==The unauthorized quest for the Five==

A [[Number Three]] copy, which [[Gaius Baltar]] calls by her human alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the final five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).

One detailed sketch which she briefly shows to Baltar depicts her personal artistic rendering of the faces of the five ([[The Passage]]). The sketch is meant to depict [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]] and twelfth and final Cylon ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) lead him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.

The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes nova, a ray of light is generated by the mechanisms of the temple. D'Anna steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the [[Opera House]] and before the same image of the Five, not persistent. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying in surprise "You... forgive me... I had no idea." She is then pulled back to reality and collapses in Baltar's arms, apparently suffering the effects of a brain hemorrhage. She dies before she can tell Baltar what she saw. She tells Baltar, "You were right," but dies before answering about what. She tells the [[Cavil]] who greets her in the tank that there are five other Cylons, and he will see them some day.

Although four of the final five have been revealed ([[Crossroads, Part II]]), the identity of the person she recognized remains a mystery ([[Rapture]]).

==Four Revealed==
As [[The Fleet (RDM)|the fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], an [[W:All Along the Watchtower|unusual melody]] begins playing on wireless radio, however only four people can hear it; Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Cheif [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol claims to remember the song from his childhood, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering it's mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the final five. The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven, as Col. Tigh in particular has been alive for over 60 years and is a well documented veteran of the first [[Cylon War]], at a time when the humanoid Cylons known to mankind supposedly did not exist.

The identity of the last remaining Cylon is presently unknown ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

==Interpretations==

While the Re-imagined Series notes that there are a total of twelve humanoid Cylon models, only seven have been seen thus far. Although the Number Threes believe the images they have seen during resurrection and in the Temple of Five are, indeed, images of the final five, the series adds a contradictory interpretations of what is seen and what is truthful.

===Connections between the Colonial gods and Cylon god===

*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], long before the Cylons existed. The [[Thirteenth Tribe]] would, logically, have no knowledge of these automatons in the strictest sense. However, the Thirteenth Tribe has significant prophetic insight, as shown in the works of [[Pythia]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken". This may have been another Lord of Kobol, given that on a deleted scene [[Elosha]] noted that the fall of [[Kobol]] and its civilization was due in part to a "jealous god".

*On [[New Caprica]], D'Anna/Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.

*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the the Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol.

===The Eye of Jupiter and Kara Thrace===

*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that "doodled" a circular image as a child with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophesy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an unexplained "destiny" ([[Flesh and Bone]]).

===Illusion or Truth===

*The threes hunt for and see visions of the Five, which leads to the other Cylons themselves [[boxing]] the entire line of Threes after her discovery, but whether this is done to suppress the notion or actual information of the final five or to relieve the other Cylons of an aberrant model is unclear.

*Later, in dream visions of the opera house shared by [[Laura Roslin]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Caprica Six]], the same 5 glowing figures seen by Three appear.

*As the Temple of Five was apparently built for human usage, the Temple may have only allowed the transitional visions that the Threes see to be more persistent and clear. It may never be revealed what Baltar (or another human) would have seen. While Baltar believed Three and actively participated in her quest, both his virtual Six and a [[Hybrid]] noted that he, not D'Anna/Three, was intended to use the Temple's imaging mechanism as the "chosen one". The human association and significance of the five priests, the god they worshiped, and their connections with the Cylons, Kara Thrace and Baltar are not yet explained.

==Notes==

* The podcast for "[[Rapture]]" confirms that the final five Cylons have not been [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>.
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel Battlestar Galactica forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.

==References==
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Crossroads, Part II

2007-03-27T11:21:27Z

Gen00b: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */ Apollo encounters Starbuck

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== Overview ==
:''As Gaeta testifies against Baltar about the execution list that the accused signed on New Caprica, Roslin finds a disturbing link between her dreams and the [[Opera House]] on Kobol. Lee Adama turns around the trial with an unusual move, and several people make a disturbing discovery about themselves.''

== Summary ==

===Teaser===
*[[Admiral Adama]] shaves, cutting himself when the lights flicker.
*[[Laura Roslin]] calls, seeking a bit of humorous motivation to get out of bed and face the [[Crossroads, Part I|trial]] again, which she does not relish.
*After one feeble attempt, Adama manages "get your fat, lazy ass out of that rack, Roslin!" which makes Roslin laugh and give a heartfelt thank you. Adama tells her, "Don't let 'em see you sweat, Laura."
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] are sexually engaged when she hears a strange music. When she notes it to Anders, he's surprised at the revelation, having heard it before himself.
*[[Diana Seelix]] knocks on the duty locker door and Anders opens it. An unconfortable silence between Seelix, Anders and Foster begins.
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is half-asleep, humming the music. He leaves his bed and quarters and goes to a section of ventilation to hear the music elsewhere on ''[[Galactica]]''.
*[[Lee Adama]] recommends a mistrial for [[Gaius Baltar]], using his grandfather's written advice, believing that their successes are actually worsening the issue. Baltar is incensed at the suggestion, believing that Adama wants to leave the case.
*[[Romo Lampkin]], Baltar's attorney, is inclined to agree with Adama, but young Adama's comment about his father's words about the "treacherous" Baltar leaves him to ponder.
*Baltar doesn't want to repeat the terror he's experienced in the time before the trial.
*[[Racetrack]] is training Seelix, Anders, and other [[Raptor]] [[nugget]]s, when Anders overhears Chief Tyrol humming. Together, they realize that the melody feels like something out of childhood, and they hear only a part of the melody.
*Before they can analyze further, Racetrack yells for Anders to return to the group.

===Act 1===
*Roslin takes [[diloxin]] treatment in [[sickbay]]. As she lies down and dreams, she experiences the same dream as [[Sharon Agathon]], also in sickbay with [[Hera Agathon|her daughter]], and both scream simultaneously. The two ask to talk privately.
*Later, Roslin and Sharon Agathon meet with [[Caprica-Six]], who has also experienced the dreams. When asked why Six is trying to reach Hera, she says that she felt she had to protect her "with (my) life."
*[[Saul Tigh]] tells Admiral Adama about the music. The admiral tells Tigh that he will look into it later as he leaves for court.
*The trial resumes. Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] is on the stand. The [[Precipice|execution order]] from [[New Caprica]] is admitted as evidence by [[Cassidy]], the prosecutor.
*Gaeta lies, as viewers are shown the actual events where Baltar is forced to sign at gunpoint, where Gaeta says that Baltar did not resist.
*Lampkin chooses not to cross-examine, to Baltar's great horror. The prosecution rests.

===Act 2===
*After a recess, the defense begins its case.
*Lampkin motions for a mistrial, as Baltar objects, due to prejudicial comments by Admiral Adama four days before. He asks for Mr. Lee Adama to take the stand.
*The prosecuting attorney strongly objects, but after Lampkin warns of much case law that permits such a procedure, the tribunal allows Mr. Adama to testify.
*Mr. Adama refuses to confirm his father's comments. As Lampkin tries to intimidate Mr. Adama, he restates, asking if Baltar deserves a fair trial.
*Asked why, Mr. Adama believes Baltar is not guilty, but Admiral Adama asks for the questioning to continue.
*Pressed for more clarification, Mr. Adama states that Baltar did not commit treason. He asks the tribunal what anyone else would do in that situation. He notes that all other conspirators and resistance fighters were pardoned, as was many, many other mistakes of the past, from [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|Roslin]], to [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Admiral Adama]], and himself in the destruction of the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' and running from [[New Caprica]], recommending never to return with [[Pegasus (RDM)|his battlestar]].
*Mr. Adama believes that new laws are needed because they are less of a civilization now and more of a gang. He states that, unlike everyone else, Baltar is being prosecuted because of his arrogance and is not being accorded the same forgiveness as others.
*Adama believes that the trial is built on emotions and shame from the events of New Caprica, and the shame of those that ran away. Mr. Adama looks to his father as he speaks.
*He believes that Baltar is a scapegoat for all the guilt of the people.
*The prosecuting attorney does not cross-examine, and the defense rests.
*The tribunal steps out to deliberate as Roslin steps down to congratulate Cassidy for her work.

===Act 3===
*Baltar is acquitted, 3 votes to 2 against. Yelling turns into a riot in the gallery as marines try to get Baltar to safety while the [[Fleet News Service|press]] tries to interview many players.
*Baltar is happily discussing the victory but makes a mistake in insulting Admiral Adama. Lee Adama warns him, "Don't push it, doctor."
*When Baltar asks Lampkin to aid him in a book tour and other profitable matters, Lampkin tells him that his association with Baltar is done.
*Baltar suddenly realizes that, despite his apparent freedom, he is a man without a country, without work, friends, or even quarters.
*Lampkin and Mr. Adama say their goodbyes. Lee Adama, on seeing Lampkin walking away without his cane, realizes that he had used the cane as yet another psychological tactic.
*Gaius Baltar tries to be inconspicuous as he moves files elsewhere, but all eyes are on him.
*Roslin and Admiral Adama speak in [[CIC]]. She is incensed at the verdict. Adama reminds Roslin that "not guilty" does not mean "innocent."
*Roslin assumes that Adama cast a guilty vote, when, to Roslin's shock and anger, the admiral states he voted not guilty, feeling that the prosecution did not hold their case.
*Adama tells Roslin that no one is asking anyone to forgive or forget, but they must look to the future.
*Adama orders the last jump to the [[Ionian nebula]]. The jump is successful, and Adama orders a [[DRADIS]] scan when Roslin becomes immediately dazed and stunned.
*As Admiral Adama looks to Roslin to check on her health, main power on every ship of the Fleet fails, leaving each one, including ''Galactica'', drifting dangerously close to each other.

===Act 4===
*Pilots scramble with [[flashlight]]s to their stations while CIC tries to get to auxiliary power, but battery power is the best they can muster.
*The scene shifts to a dream in the [[Opera House]] again, with Gaius Baltar holding Hera and Caprica-Six next to him. Above them, the glowing images of the [[Final Five]] appear. Caprica-Six awakens from the dream.
*Baltar tries to take advantage of the darkness and chaos when three women confront him. Frightened, Baltar is told by the women that they will take him to safety.
*The mysterious music gets louder, and Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Tory Foster and Anders begin quoting lyrics from an increasingly coherent melody. It turns out to be "[[Wikipedia:All Along The Watchtower|All Along The Watchtower]]", originally by Bob Dylan (here in an [[Bear_McCreary|original]] Indian/Rock version).
*As viewers watch, the music gets louder and more dynamic, forming a rock song. Each of the four are drawn to a central room on ''Galactica'', where they discover each other. Each are stunned and shocked.
*Tyrol believes the impossible; that all of them are [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Each of them begin to hum the music, together, coherently, in full. Tigh angrily stops them and closes the hatches while they talk.
*Tigh states his time in service, and his history, trying to believe that none of it was in vain. Anders objects as well.
*As power is restored, DRADIS picks up a large Cylon fleet coming their way. [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] manage to scramble. [[Helo]], as acting XO, notes the mass power outage will mean that it will take at least 20 minutes for the [[FTL]] jump drives on the civilian ships to be ready. The admiral doesn't believe they have the time.
*In the closed room, Tigh states that, despite what they believe about themselves, that he is going to do his job as a Colonial officer, and heads to CIC. The others follow suit.
*The hangar deck is abuzz with activity as Chief Tyrol tries to resume his usual work.
*Lee Adama, after watching other pilots run from duty lockers to flight preparation, heads there himself to prep.
*Admiral Adama orders the preparation of the battlestar's nuclear weapons. Tigh reports on station, keeping his face stony.
*The Vipers launch. [[Helo]] is confused about the pilot of Viper 3.
*Apollo, in Viper 3, picks up a target on his [[Viper Mark VII|Viper's]] DRADIS, and tracks it down. As he looks around, an image of a [[Viper Mark II]] keeps appearing and disappearing in the clouds. The image buzzes overhead and alarms the pilot momentarily.
*Pulling alongside in her undamaged Viper, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] greets Apollo. She tells him not to "freak out," that it really is her.
*The [[Maelstrom|believed-dead]] pilot tells Apollo that she has been to [[Earth]], and that she can guide the Fleet there.
*As the music continues to play, the episode concludes as the shot pulls swiftly and violently away from Apollo and Starbuck's Viper, past the Colonial fleet, the Cylon fleet and several planets to show an arm of the galaxy.
*The shot suddenly zooms forward and through another nearby galactic arm to the familiar blue-green planet of Earth and what is known to viewers as the North American continent (in its current shape, long after the tectonic drift that split the [[w:Pangaea|Pangaea]] super-continent millions of years earlier in the planet's history).

== Questions ==
*What is the source of the music?
*Are we supposed to interpret the music as the actual Dylan song, and therefore a connection to Earth? ([[#Official Statements|Answer]])
*Is Saul Tigh the oldest humanoid Cylon model?
*Who is the twelfth Cylon?
*Did the Cylons develop humanoid models before the first [[Cylon War]]?
*Why does Number Six feel the need to protect [[Hera]] with her life?
*How are [[Laura Roslin]], [[Hera]], [[Sharon Agathon]], and [[Caprica-Six]] spiritually connected, and what is the nature of said connection?
*How will those close to the four revealed Cylons react when they learn the truth about their friends/loved ones?
*Will Colonel Tigh's hatred of the Cylons persist in light of his discovery of his Cylon nature?
*Will Cally's hatred of the Cylons persist if she discovers that her husband is a Cylon and that [[Nicholas Tyrol|her son]] is a human-Cylon hybrid?
*What is the importance of the [[Opera House]]?
*Who were the women who spirit [[Gaius Baltar]] to safety?
*What is the current state of [[Earth]]?
*What phenomenon causes the simultaneous power loss and equally simultaneous power restoration throughout the Fleet after jumping to the [[Ionian nebula]]?
*As [[William Adama]] is the deciding vote for Baltar's 'not guilty' verdict, how will this act (and Lee Adama's testimony) affect their relationship with each other?
*How will Kara Thrace's "resurrection" from the dead be viewed by the Colonials?
*What convinces [[Laura Roslin]] to take the [[diloxin]] treatments she scoffed earlier?
*How were Kara Thrace and her Viper, unharmed and without any explicable means, able to survive the events of "[[Maelstrom]]" and transport from the "interior" of a gas planet to Earth and then to the Ionian nebula within a relatively short span of time?

== Analysis ==

* With the revelation that [[Galen Tyrol]] is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], the second known Human-Cylon hybrid known to exist is in the form of [[Nicholas Tyrol]]. His birth reinforces the Cylon belief that love is a necessary component to successful procreation. This would make one male and one female hybrid born to date.
* The reason for Tyrol's discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]] is better explained here, however it is clearly apparent that his conscious mind is unable to rationalize the reason he discovers it.
* It is also reaffirmed that none of the "significant seven", are aware of the final five. As demonstrated by [[Sharon Valerii]]'s lack of knowledge about Galen Tyrol's true nature during her relationship with him in [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]] and the torture of Saul Tigh on New Caprica by the Cylons.
* Saul Tigh has been known to physically exist for roughly 23 years as of this episode. While Tigh claims to have fought in the first Cylon War, aside from likely military documentation about his service in the war, there are no supporting non-Cylon witnesses to support his claim. This predates the two-year marker previously indicated by two known infiltrators, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii]].
* The final scene of the episode depicts Earth, notably the North America content, definitively indicating the existence of this planet.

== Notes ==
* Four of the so-called "[[Final Five]]" are revealed to be [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Tory Foster]].
* Lee Adama points out a string of incidents throughout the series that would have resulted in serious consequences under normal circumstances, but where the persons involved weren't punished: his destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'' ([[33]]), William Adama's coup against Roslin, Lee putting a weapon to Colonel Tigh's head and supporting a munity ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), Helo and Chief Tyrol killing Lt. [[Thorne]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), Tigh's use of suicide bombers on New Caprica ([[Occupation]]), people supporting the Cylons on New Caprica ([[Collaborators]]).

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] decide what to do now they know they're Cylons:''
: '''[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]''': (over the intercom) Inbound Cylon Fleet. I repeat. Action stations, action stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This is not a drill.
: '''Tory Foster''': My Gods, what are we going do?
: '''Saul Tigh''': The ship is under attack, we do our jobs. Report to your stations.
: '''Galen Tyrol''': What is this?
: '''Saul Tigh''': My name is Saul Tigh, I am an officer in the Colonial Fleet. Whatever else I am, whatever else it means, that's the man I want to be. And if I die today, that's the man I'll be.
* ''[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] pulls alongside [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] in her undamaged Viper:''
: '''Starbuck''': Hi, Lee.
: '''Apollo''': (his eyes widen in unbelievement) Kara?
: '''Starbuck''': Dont freak out, it really is me (laughs). It's going to be okay. I've been to Earth. I know where it is. And I'm going to take us there.

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the finale:''
: It is a different finale in the sense that the previous ones have been about fragmenting the characters and spreading them all over different parts of space, and this one, everyone is really on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Every major character is on ''Galactica'', and the stuff going on down on ''Galactica'' is where the drama is.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7BAC4FC1D4-115F-457C-8E4A-01A539D77D39%7D|title=''Galactica'''s Jamie Bamber Visits a Heavenly ''Ghost''|date=2007-02-23|accessdate=2007-02-23|last=Cohn|first=Angel|format=|language=}}</ref>
* ''SciFi.com Forums Admin discusses the running time:''
: The Sunday, March 25, season finale of ''Battlestar Galactica'' will run five minutes longer than usual. If you plan on recording the episode, set your DVR or VCR to continue for five to 10 minutes after the end of the hour so you do not miss anything.<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2266869|title=BSG Season Finale on March 25 will run 5 minutes overtime|publisher=|page=|date=2007-03-07|accessdate=2007-03-08|language=English}}</ref>
* Bear McCreary discusses the use of the [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song:
: ''I learned that the idea was not that Bob Dylan necessarily exists in the characters' universe, but that an artist on one of the colonies may have recorded a song with the exact same melody and lyrics. Perhaps this unknown performer and Dylan pulled inspiration from a common, ethereal source.''<ref>Bear McCreary's blog, {{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/html/blog/blogmain.htm|title="Crossroads, Pt. II"|date=2007-03-25|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
*RDM has confirmed in [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07085/770732-352.stm this] interview that Tyrol, Tigh, Tory, and Anders are indeed Cylons and members of the Final Five.

== Guest Stars ==

*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as [[Dr. Cottle]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Chelah Horsdal]] as [[Cassidy]]
*[[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Jen Halley]] as [[Diana Seelix]]
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as [[Hoshi]]
*[[Alison Matthews]] as Fallbrook
*[[Susan Hogan]] as [[Doyle Franks]]
*[[Stephen Holmes]] as Reporter #2
*[[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as Young Woman
*[[William Samples]] as Judge #2
*[[Lily Duong-Walton]] as [[Hera Agathon]] (uncredited)

== References ==
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Ionian Nebula

2007-03-27T11:10:35Z

Gen00b: Added screenshot of the Nebula from Crossroads II

[[Image:Ionian_Nebula.png|thumb|The Ionian Nebula.]]
The '''Ionian nebula''' is approximately 13,000 light years distant from the [[algae planet]]. It encompasses a star system with at least two planets.

In their search for the [[Eye of Jupiter]]'s function and symbolism, Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers that a nova occurred in the Ionian system which was seen 4,000 years ago, around the time the 13th tribe [[Timeline (RDM)|left Kobol]]. The nova left behind a gas cloud, known to the Colonials as the Ionian nebula ([[Rapture]]).

As Gaius Baltar's trial starts, the Fleet has almost reached the nebula and hopes to find its next clue to the location of Earth ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). When Baltar is acquitted of his crimes on [[New Caprica]], Admiral Adama and the four other captains are released from their duty as judges and are free to finally make the jump to the nebula. When [[The Fleet (RDM)|the fleet]] jumps into the nebula it is stricken with an abrupt power outage, every ship in the fleet looses power all at once. As the ships drift dead in space and without [[DRADIS]] four Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestars]] also jump into the nebula and begin launching [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. When power is finally restored to ''Galactica'' they discover the Basestars, however the fleet, having had to completely restart all their systems, is unable to jump away in time. ''Galatica'' launches all it's [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s to intercept the Raiders and Admiral Adama authorizes the use of nuclear weapons against the Baseships.

During the battle, Lee Adama picks up an "Unknown" contact on DRADIS and breaks off to intercept it. The unknown bogey leads him on a chase through the dust clouds of the nebula and after outmaneuvering Adama's Viper pulls up along side him. Much to Lee's surprise the "Unknown" contact is actually the supposedly dead Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]" piloting an unusually pristine Viper Mk. II. Thrace claims to have been to [[Earth]] and that she is going to lead the fleet there. The outcome of the battle however, is yet to be determined ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

== Notes ==

* [[w:Ionia|Ionia]] was an ancient region of southwestern coastal [[w:Anatolia|Anatolia]] (in present-day [[w:Turkey|Turkey]], the region nearest [[w:İzmir|İzmir]],) on the [[w:Aegean Sea|Aegean Sea]], which was said to be founded by [[w:Ion (mythology)|Ion]], son of [[w:Apollo|Apollo]].

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Earth

2007-03-27T11:03:18Z

Gen00b: /* More Clues to Earth */ (Added picture of Earth from Crossroads II)

{{translation|[[Earth/ms:Bumi|Malay]]}}

'''Earth''' is the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe]] in both ''Battlestar Galactica'' sagas.

== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|In the Original Series]] ==
[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|Boomer analyzing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)]]

The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable. As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]] left opposite the other [[Twelve Colonies|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).

Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- were picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] in the [[Celestial chamber]] on an obsolete [[Gamma frequency]], though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon basestar]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).

== In ''[[Galactica 1980]]''==

In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].<ref>Many fans of the Original Series feel that the events of "Galactica 1980" are apocryphal, despite the airing of this information, preferring to consider Earth as undiscovered as of the conclusion of the Original Series. Regardless of its popularity, Battlestar Wiki maintains its canonicity for purposes of this encyclopedia.</ref> The short-lived series primarily depicts the central character's adventures on Earth's surface, including its past through a means of time-travel.

== [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|In the Re-imagined Series]] ==

Earth is the believed destination of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. The Thirteenth Tribe left for Earth nearly 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol to form the Colonies approximately 2,000 years after the Thirteenth Tribe's departure.

===A Cause for Hope===

Earth is first mentioned by [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] during a speech after the battlestar's funeral services after escaping from [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Adama claims that Earth was a top military secret that can now be revealed (see [[Miniseries]]).

In a private conversation with new President [[Laura Roslin]] immediately afterward, Adama admits that he has not the slightest idea where Earth may be, if it exists. His true motivation was inspirational; he intended to bolster the morale of the population (especially his beleaguered crew) in the aftermath of the [[Cylon attack|near-annihilation]] of humanity.

===Tangible Faith===

While she is initially skeptical, going so far as to rebuke Adama for his dishonesty, Laura Roslin's faith grows perceptibly throughout the events of the first season. This transition is at least partly due to her use of [[chamalla]] as an alternative treatment to her terminal breast cancer. These hallucinations are increasingly interpreted as prophetic vision by Roslin, which continue as the Fleet accidentally discovers the legendary homeworld of [[Kobol]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Eventually, a [[Arrow of Apollo|religious artifact]] is recovered which later aids in revealing the general location of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).

In the activated [[Tomb of Athena]], the stars of the Twelve Colonies are represented in the twelve [[Wikipedia:Zodiac|Zodiacal]] constellations, as viewed from Earth, recognized by Roslin as the shapes of the original flags of the Twelve Colonies. The chamber itself was intended by its builders to be a stylized replica of the night sky of the Earth, from which all twelve constellations could be seen. This is corroborated by [[Kara Thrace]], who quotes [[Sacred Scrolls|scripture]], saying that Earth was the place where the people of the Thirteenth Tribe could look up into the sky and see their twelve brothers.<ref>Some viewers may question how information on Earth's location could be recorded in the Tomb before the Thirteenth Tribe left for Earth. Had the tribes already visited Earth? Did the tribes ''originate'' from Earth? For more information on the circular origins of humanity as it pertains to the Re-imagined Series, see the article on the [[Sacred Scrolls]].</ref>

Morerover, [[Lee Adama]] recognizes the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]], also represented in the night sky of the mystery chamber. This astronomical object is known to Fleet personnel, since [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] remarks that this celestial body would take some time to reach.

===More Clues to Earth===

Over a year later, the Fleet discovers a derelict [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon baseship]] near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], a celestial marker revealed by [[Felix Gaeta]] to Admiral Adama and President Roslin ([[Torn]]). The information is derived from [[Gaius Baltar]]'s research on the path to Earth. The derelict basestar finds a [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient beacon]] left by the Thirteenth Tribe. While a Colonial boarding party finds the probe, it also learns that the [[Humanoid Cylon]]s aboard the basestar are dead or dying, suggesting a deadly pathogen was released by the beacon. In their haste to leave and for the safety of the Fleet, the beacon is abandoned on the basestar, where it is destroyed when the basestar self-destructs ([[A Measure of Salvation]])

After the Fleet must gather needed foodstuffs from the [[algae planet]], believed previously uninhabited by humans, [[Galen Tyrol]] senses and finds the [[Temple of Five]], an ancient [[temple]] built by the Thirteenth Tribe, as told in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], apparently built during a stopover on this world. Believed to be hidden inside the Temple of Five is the [[Eye of Jupiter]], an artifact that may provide more clues to the location of Earth. However, a Cylon force arrives with the same intentions on the Eye, leading to a standoff between Adama and the [[basestar command]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). The Eye is later revealed to be the algae planet's own star as it began to nova, taking the form of the circular starburst patterns throughout the Temple of Five. While the Colonials are not privy to the special holograph feature of the Temple that the Cylons witness in the early moments of the nova, the Colonials are later are able to discern the information of the new nova as a waypoint to the next marker, another similar nova's remnants in the [[Ionian system]] ([[Rapture]]).

[[Image:Earth_RDM.png|thumb|Earth seen from space in [[Crossroads, Part II]]]]
When the Fleet arrives at the nebula it is intercepted by four Basestars and a host of Raiders. Unable to escape due to a crippling fleet-wide power outage, ''Galactica'' is forced to fight and launches Vipers and Raptors. During the battle, Lee Adama in Viper 3 breaks off from the attack to track an "Unknown" contact on DRADIS. That contact ultimately turns out to be Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], miraculously returned from the dead. Thrace claims that she has been to Earth, she knows where it is and will take the fleet there. The episode concludes with a sweeping zoom out of the [[W:Milky Way|Milky Way]] and a zoom in straight to Earth itself, confirming once and for all that Earth truly does exist ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

==Notes==

*In one of the ''extras'' included on the five-disc DVD release of the first season of [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], [[Edward James Olmos]] (the actor portraying [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]) remarks in a very jocular fashion that they will never reach Earth. Mary McDonnell (the actress who plays [[Laura Roslin]]) covers his mouth and tries to hush him while laughing. Although loyal fans may question the trustworthiness of this statement, it is known that the creators keep a "[[Series bible|Bible]]" to the show, to which the actors presumably have access.

== See also ==

[[Sacred Scrolls#The Origin of Mankind]] - For a brief outline on two competing theories about the nature of Earth in the Re-imagined Series.

==References==
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Crossroads, Part II

2007-03-27T10:47:51Z

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| title= Crossroads, Part II
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| season= 3
| episode= 20
| guests=
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production= 320
| rating=
| US airdate= 2007-03-25
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population= ?
| extra= '''Season Finale - 50 Minute Episode'''
| prev= [[Crossroads, Part I]]
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== Overview ==
:''As Gaeta testifies against Baltar about the execution list that the accused signed on New Caprica, Roslin finds a disturbing link between her dreams and the [[Opera House]] on Kobol. Lee Adama turns around the trial with an unusual move, and several people make a disturbing discovery about themselves.''

== Summary ==

===Teaser===
*[[Admiral Adama]] shaves, cutting himself when the lights flicker.
*[[Laura Roslin]] calls, seeking a bit of humorous motivation to get out of bed and face the [[Crossroads, Part I|trial]] again, which she does not relish.
*After one feeble attempt, Adama manages "get your fat, lazy ass out of that rack, Roslin!" which makes Roslin laugh and give a heartfelt thank you. Adama tells her, "Don't let 'em see you sweat, Laura."
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] are sexually engaged when she hears a strange music. When she notes it to Anders, he's surprised at the revelation, having heard it before himself.
*[[Diana Seelix]] knocks on the duty locker door and Anders opens it. An unconfortable silence between Seelix, Anders and Foster begins.
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is half-asleep, humming the music. He leaves his bed and quarters and goes to a section of ventilation to hear the music elsewhere on ''[[Galactica]]''.
*[[Lee Adama]] recommends a mistrial for [[Gaius Baltar]], using his grandfather's written advice, believing that their successes are actually worsening the issue. Baltar is incensed at the suggestion, believing that Adama wants to leave the case.
*[[Romo Lampkin]], Baltar's attorney, is inclined to agree with Adama, but young Adama's comment about his father's words about the "treacherous" Baltar leaves him to ponder.
*Baltar doesn't want to repeat the terror he's experienced in the time before the trial.
*[[Racetrack]] is training Seelix, Anders, and other [[Raptor]] [[nugget]]s, when Anders overhears Chief Tyrol humming. Together, they realize that the melody feels like something out of childhood, and they hear only a part of the melody.
*Before they can analyze further, Racetrack yells for Anders to return to the group.

===Act 1===
*Roslin takes [[diloxin]] treatment in [[sickbay]]. As she lies down and dreams, she experiences the same dream as [[Sharon Agathon]], also in sickbay with [[Hera Agathon|her daughter]], and both scream simultaneously. The two ask to talk privately.
*Later, Roslin and Sharon Agathon meet with [[Caprica-Six]], who has also experienced the dreams. When asked why Six is trying to reach Hera, she says that she felt she had to protect her "with (my) life."
*[[Saul Tigh]] tells Admiral Adama about the music. The admiral tells Tigh that he will look into it later as he leaves for court.
*The trial resumes. Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] is on the stand. The [[Precipice|execution order]] from [[New Caprica]] is admitted as evidence by [[Cassidy]], the prosecutor.
*Gaeta lies, as viewers are shown the actual events where Baltar is forced to sign at gunpoint, where Gaeta says that Baltar did not resist.
*Lampkin chooses not to cross-examine, to Baltar's great horror. The prosecution rests.

===Act 2===
*After a recess, the defense begins its case.
*Lampkin motions for a mistrial, as Baltar objects, due to prejudicial comments by Admiral Adama four days before. He asks for Mr. Lee Adama to take the stand.
*The prosecuting attorney strongly objects, but after Lampkin warns of much case law that permits such a procedure, the tribunal allows Mr. Adama to testify.
*Mr. Adama refuses to confirm his father's comments. As Lampkin tries to intimidate Mr. Adama, he restates, asking if Baltar deserves a fair trial.
*Asked why, Mr. Adama believes Baltar is not guilty, but Admiral Adama asks for the questioning to continue.
*Pressed for more clarification, Mr. Adama states that Baltar did not commit treason. He asks the tribunal what anyone else would do in that situation. He notes that all other conspirators and resistance fighters were pardoned, as was many, many other mistakes of the past, from [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|Roslin]], to [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Admiral Adama]], and himself in the destruction of the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' and running from [[New Caprica]], recommending never to return with [[Pegasus (RDM)|his battlestar]].
*Mr. Adama believes that new laws are needed because they are less of a civilization now and more of a gang. He states that, unlike everyone else, Baltar is being prosecuted because of his arrogance and is not being accorded the same forgiveness as others.
*Adama believes that the trial is built on emotions and shame from the events of New Caprica, and the shame of those that ran away. Mr. Adama looks to his father as he speaks.
*He believes that Baltar is a scapegoat for all the guilt of the people.
*The prosecuting attorney does not cross-examine, and the defense rests.
*The tribunal steps out to deliberate as Roslin steps down to congratulate Cassidy for her work.

===Act 3===
*Baltar is acquitted, 3 votes to 2 against. Yelling turns into a riot in the gallery as marines try to get Baltar to safety while the [[Fleet News Service|press]] tries to interview many players.
*Baltar is happily discussing the victory but makes a mistake in insulting Admiral Adama. Lee Adama warns him, "Don't push it, doctor."
*When Baltar asks Lampkin to aid him in a book tour and other profitable matters, Lampkin tells him that his association with Baltar is done.
*Baltar suddenly realizes that, despite his apparent freedom, he is a man without a country, without work, friends, or even quarters.
*Lampkin and Mr. Adama say their goodbyes. Lee Adama, on seeing Lampkin walking away without his cane, realizes that he had used the cane as yet another psychological tactic.
*Gaius Baltar tries to be inconspicuous as he moves files elsewhere, but all eyes are on him.
*Roslin and Admiral Adama speak in [[CIC]]. She is incensed at the verdict. Adama reminds Roslin that "not guilty" does not mean "innocent."
*Roslin assumes that Adama cast a guilty vote, when, to Roslin's shock and anger, the admiral states he voted not guilty, feeling that the prosecution did not hold their case.
*Adama tells Roslin that no one is asking anyone to forgive or forget, but they must look to the future.
*Adama orders the last jump to the [[Ionian nebula]]. The jump is successful, and Adama orders a [[DRADIS]] scan when Roslin becomes immediately dazed and stunned.
*As Admiral Adama looks to Roslin to check on her health, main power on every ship of the Fleet fails, leaving each one, including ''Galactica'', drifting dangerously close to each other.

===Act 4===
*Pilots scramble with [[flashlight]]s to their stations while CIC tries to get to auxiliary power, but battery power is the best they can muster.
*The scene shifts to a dream in the [[Opera House]] again, with Gaius Baltar holding Hera and Caprica-Six next to him. Above them, the glowing images of the [[Final Five]] appear. Caprica-Six awakens from the dream.
*Baltar tries to take advantage of the darkness and chaos when three women confront him. Frightened, Baltar is told by the women that they will take him to safety.
*The mysterious music gets louder, and Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Tory Foster and Anders begin quoting lyrics from an increasingly coherent melody. It turns out to be "[[Wikipedia:All Along The Watchtower|All Along The Watchtower]]", originally by Bob Dylan (here in an [[Bear_McCreary|original]] Indian/Rock version).
*As viewers watch, the music gets louder and more dynamic, forming a rock song. Each of the four are drawn to a central room on ''Galactica'', where they discover each other. Each are stunned and shocked.
*Tyrol believes the impossible; that all of them are [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Each of them begin to hum the music, together, coherently, in full. Tigh angrily stops them and closes the hatches while they talk.
*Tigh states his time in service, and his history, trying to believe that none of it was in vain. Anders objects as well.
*As power is restored, DRADIS picks up a large Cylon fleet coming their way. [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] manage to scramble. [[Helo]], as acting XO, notes the mass power outage will mean that it will take at least 20 minutes for the [[FTL]] jump drives on the civilian ships to be ready. The admiral doesn't believe they have the time.
*In the closed room, Tigh states that, despite what they believe about themselves, that he is going to do his job as a Colonial officer, and heads to CIC. The others follow suit.
*The hangar deck is abuzz with activity as Chief Tyrol tries to resume his usual work.
*Lee Adama, after watching other pilots run from duty lockers to flight preparation, heads there himself to prep.
*Admiral Adama orders the preparation of the battlestar's nuclear weapons. Tigh reports on station, keeping his face stony.
*The Vipers launch. [[Helo]] is confused about the pilot of Viper 3.
*Apollo, in Viper 3, picks up a target on his [[Viper Mark VII|Viper's]] DRADIS, and tracks it down. As he looks around, an image of a [[Viper Mark II]] keeps appearing and disappearing in the clouds. The image buzzes overhead and alarms the pilot momentarily.
*Pulling alongside in her undamaged Viper, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] greets Apollo. She tells him not to "freak out," that it really is her.
*The [[Maelstrom|believed-dead]] pilot tells Apollo that she has been to [[Earth]], and that she can guide the Fleet there.
*As the music continues to play, the episode concludes as the shot pulls swiftly and violently away from Apollo and Starbuck's Viper, past the Colonial fleet, the Cylon fleet and several planets to show an arm of the galaxy.
*The shot suddenly zooms forward and through another nearby galactic arm to the familiar blue-green planet of Earth and what is known to viewers as the North American continent (in its current shape, long after the tectonic drift that split the [[w:Pangaea|Pangaea]] super-continent millions of years earlier in the planet's history).

== Questions ==
*What is the source of the music?
*Are we supposed to interpret the music as the actual Dylan song, and therefore a connection to Earth? ([[#Official Statements|Answer]])
*Is Saul Tigh the oldest humanoid Cylon model?
*Who is the twelfth Cylon?
*Did the Cylons develop humanoid models before the first [[Cylon War]]?
*Why does Number Six feel the need to protect [[Hera]] with her life?
*How are [[Laura Roslin]], [[Hera]], [[Sharon Agathon]], and [[Caprica-Six]] spiritually connected, and what is the nature of said connection?
*How will those close to the four revealed Cylons react when they learn the truth about their friends/loved ones?
*Will Colonel Tigh's hatred of the Cylons persist in light of his discovery of his Cylon nature?
*Will Cally's hatred of the Cylons persist if she discovers that her husband is a Cylon and that [[Nicholas Tyrol|her son]] is a human-Cylon hybrid?
*What is the importance of the [[Opera House]]?
*Who were the women who spirit [[Gaius Baltar]] to safety?
*What is the current state of [[Earth]]?
*What phenomenon causes the simultaneous power loss and equally simultaneous power restoration throughout the Fleet after jumping to the [[Ionian nebula]]?
*As [[William Adama]] is the deciding vote for Baltar's 'not guilty' verdict, how will this act (and Lee Adama's testimony) affect their relationship with each other?
*How will Kara Thrace's "resurrection" from the dead be viewed by the Colonials?
*What convinces [[Laura Roslin]] to take the [[diloxin]] treatments she scoffed earlier?
*How were Kara Thrace and her Viper, unharmed and without any explicable means, able to survive the events of "[[Maelstrom]]" and transport from the "interior" of a gas planet to Earth and then to the Ionian nebula within a relatively short span of time?

== Analysis ==

* With the revelation that [[Galen Tyrol]] is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], the second known Human-Cylon hybrid known to exist is in the form of [[Nicholas Tyrol]]. His birth reinforces the Cylon belief that love is a necessary component to successful procreation. This would make one male and one female hybrid born to date.
* The reason for Tyrol's discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]] is better explained here, however it is clearly apparent that his conscious mind is unable to rationalize the reason he discovers it.
* It is also reaffirmed that none of the "significant seven", are aware of the final five. As demonstrated by [[Sharon Valerii]]'s lack of knowledge about Galen Tyrol's true nature during her relationship with him in [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]] and the torture of Saul Tigh on New Caprica by the Cylons.
* Saul Tigh has been known to physically exist for roughly 23 years as of this episode. While Tigh claims to have fought in the first Cylon War, aside from likely military documentation about his service in the war, there are no supporting non-Cylon witnesses to support his claim. This predates the two-year marker previously indicated by two known infiltrators, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii]].
* The final scene of the episode depicts Earth, notably the North America content, definitively indicating the existence of this planet.

== Notes ==
* Four of the so-called "[[Final Five]]" are revealed to be [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Tory Foster]].
* Lee Adama points out a string of incidents throughout the series that would have resulted in serious consequences under normal circumstances, but where the persons involved weren't punished: his destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'' ([[33]]), William Adama's coup against Roslin, Lee putting a weapon to Colonel Tigh's head and supporting a munity ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), Helo and Chief Tyrol killing Lt. [[Thorne]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), Tigh's use of suicide bombers on New Caprica ([[Occupation]]), people supporting the Cylons on New Caprica ([[Collaborators]]).

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] decide what to do now they know they're Cylons:''
: '''[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]''': (over the intercom) Inbound Cylon Fleet. I repeat. Action stations, action stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This is not a drill.
: '''Tory Foster''': My Gods, what are we going do?
: '''Saul Tigh''': The ship is under attack, we do our jobs. Report to your stations.
: '''Galen Tyrol''': What is this?
: '''Saul Tigh''': My name is Saul Tigh, I am an officer in the Colonial Fleet. Whatever else I am, whatever else it means, that's the man I want to be. And if I die today, that's the man I'll be.

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the finale:''
: It is a different finale in the sense that the previous ones have been about fragmenting the characters and spreading them all over different parts of space, and this one, everyone is really on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Every major character is on ''Galactica'', and the stuff going on down on ''Galactica'' is where the drama is.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7BAC4FC1D4-115F-457C-8E4A-01A539D77D39%7D|title=''Galactica'''s Jamie Bamber Visits a Heavenly ''Ghost''|date=2007-02-23|accessdate=2007-02-23|last=Cohn|first=Angel|format=|language=}}</ref>
* ''SciFi.com Forums Admin discusses the running time:''
: The Sunday, March 25, season finale of ''Battlestar Galactica'' will run five minutes longer than usual. If you plan on recording the episode, set your DVR or VCR to continue for five to 10 minutes after the end of the hour so you do not miss anything.<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2266869|title=BSG Season Finale on March 25 will run 5 minutes overtime|publisher=|page=|date=2007-03-07|accessdate=2007-03-08|language=English}}</ref>
* Bear McCreary discusses the use of the [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song:
: ''I learned that the idea was not that Bob Dylan necessarily exists in the characters' universe, but that an artist on one of the colonies may have recorded a song with the exact same melody and lyrics. Perhaps this unknown performer and Dylan pulled inspiration from a common, ethereal source.''<ref>Bear McCreary's blog, {{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/html/blog/blogmain.htm|title="Crossroads, Pt. II"|date=2007-03-25|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
*RDM has confirmed in [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07085/770732-352.stm this] interview that Tyrol, Tigh, Tory, and Anders are indeed Cylons and members of the Final Five.

== Guest Stars ==

*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as [[Dr. Cottle]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Chelah Horsdal]] as [[Cassidy]]
*[[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Jen Halley]] as [[Diana Seelix]]
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as [[Hoshi]]
*[[Alison Matthews]] as Fallbrook
*[[Susan Hogan]] as [[Doyle Franks]]
*[[Stephen Holmes]] as Reporter #2
*[[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as Young Woman
*[[William Samples]] as Judge #2
*[[Lily Duong-Walton]] as [[Hera Agathon]] (uncredited)

== References ==
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Crossroads, Part II

2007-03-27T10:46:08Z

Gen00b: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */

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| title= Crossroads, Part II
| image= 3x20-CrossroadsPartII-BaltarSixHera.jpg
| season= 3
| episode= 20
| guests=
| writer= [[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production= 320
| rating=
| US airdate= 2007-03-25
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population= ?
| extra= '''Season Finale - 50 Minute Episode'''
| prev= [[Crossroads, Part I]]
| next= '''TBA'''
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== Overview ==
:''As Gaeta testifies against Baltar about the execution list that the accused signed on New Caprica, Roslin finds a disturbing link between her dreams and the [[Opera House]] on Kobol. Lee Adama turns around the trial with an unusual move, and several people make a disturbing discovery about themselves.''

== Summary ==

===Teaser===
*[[Admiral Adama]] shaves, cutting himself when the lights flicker.
*[[Laura Roslin]] calls, seeking a bit of humorous motivation to get out of bed and face the [[Crossroads, Part I|trial]] again, which she does not relish.
*After one feeble attempt, Adama manages "get your fat, lazy ass out of that rack, Roslin!" which makes Roslin laugh and give a heartfelt thank you. Adama tells her, "Don't let 'em see you sweat, Laura."
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] are sexually engaged when she hears a strange music. When she notes it to Anders, he's surprised at the revelation, having heard it before himself.
*[[Diana Seelix]] knocks on the duty locker door and Anders opens it. An unconfortable silence between Seelix, Anders and Foster begins.
*[[Galen Tyrol]] is half-asleep, humming the music. He leaves his bed and quarters and goes to a section of ventilation to hear the music elsewhere on ''[[Galactica]]''.
*[[Lee Adama]] recommends a mistrial for [[Gaius Baltar]], using his grandfather's written advice, believing that their successes are actually worsening the issue. Baltar is incensed at the suggestion, believing that Adama wants to leave the case.
*[[Romo Lampkin]], Baltar's attorney, is inclined to agree with Adama, but young Adama's comment about his father's words about the "treacherous" Baltar leaves him to ponder.
*Baltar doesn't want to repeat the terror he's experienced in the time before the trial.
*[[Racetrack]] is training Seelix, Anders, and other [[Raptor]] [[nugget]]s, when Anders overhears Chief Tyrol humming. Together, they realize that the melody feels like something out of childhood, and they hear only a part of the melody.
*Before they can analyze further, Racetrack yells for Anders to return to the group.

===Act 1===
*Roslin takes [[diloxin]] treatment in [[sickbay]]. As she lies down and dreams, she experiences the same dream as [[Sharon Agathon]], also in sickbay with [[Hera Agathon|her daughter]], and both scream simultaneously. The two ask to talk privately.
*Later, Roslin and Sharon Agathon meet with [[Caprica-Six]], who has also experienced the dreams. When asked why Six is trying to reach Hera, she says that she felt she had to protect her "with (my) life."
*[[Saul Tigh]] tells Admiral Adama about the music. The admiral tells Tigh that he will look into it later as he leaves for court.
*The trial resumes. Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] is on the stand. The [[Precipice|execution order]] from [[New Caprica]] is admitted as evidence by [[Cassidy]], the prosecutor.
*Gaeta lies, as viewers are shown the actual events where Baltar is forced to sign at gunpoint, where Gaeta says that Baltar did not resist.
*Lampkin chooses not to cross-examine, to Baltar's great horror. The prosecution rests.

===Act 2===
*After a recess, the defense begins its case.
*Lampkin motions for a mistrial, as Baltar objects, due to prejudicial comments by Admiral Adama four days before. He asks for Mr. Lee Adama to take the stand.
*The prosecuting attorney strongly objects, but after Lampkin warns of much case law that permits such a procedure, the tribunal allows Mr. Adama to testify.
*Mr. Adama refuses to confirm his father's comments. As Lampkin tries to intimidate Mr. Adama, he restates, asking if Baltar deserves a fair trial.
*Asked why, Mr. Adama believes Baltar is not guilty, but Admiral Adama asks for the questioning to continue.
*Pressed for more clarification, Mr. Adama states that Baltar did not commit treason. He asks the tribunal what anyone else would do in that situation. He notes that all other conspirators and resistance fighters were pardoned, as was many, many other mistakes of the past, from [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|Roslin]], to [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Admiral Adama]], and himself in the destruction of the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' and running from [[New Caprica]], recommending never to return with [[Pegasus (RDM)|his battlestar]].
*Mr. Adama believes that new laws are needed because they are less of a civilization now and more of a gang. He states that, unlike everyone else, Baltar is being prosecuted because of his arrogance and is not being accorded the same forgiveness as others.
*Adama believes that the trial is built on emotions and shame from the events of New Caprica, and the shame of those that ran away. Mr. Adama looks to his father as he speaks.
*He believes that Baltar is a scapegoat for all the guilt of the people.
*The prosecuting attorney does not cross-examine, and the defense rests.
*The tribunal steps out to deliberate as Roslin steps down to congratulate Cassidy for her work.

===Act 3===
*Baltar is acquitted, 3 votes to 2 against. Yelling turns into a riot in the gallery as marines try to get Baltar to safety while the [[Fleet News Service|press]] tries to interview many players.
*Baltar is happily discussing the victory but makes a mistake in insulting Admiral Adama. Lee Adama warns him, "Don't push it, doctor."
*When Baltar asks Lampkin to aid him in a book tour and other profitable matters, Lampkin tells him that his association with Baltar is done.
*Baltar suddenly realizes that, despite his apparent freedom, he is a man without a country, without work, friends, or even quarters.
*Lampkin and Mr. Adama say their goodbyes. Lee Adama, on seeing Lampkin walking away without his cane, realizes that he had used the cane as yet another psychological tactic.
*Gaius Baltar tries to be inconspicuous as he moves files elsewhere, but all eyes are on him.
*Roslin and Admiral Adama speak in [[CIC]]. She is incensed at the verdict. Adama reminds Roslin that "not guilty" does not mean "innocent."
*Roslin assumes that Adama cast a guilty vote, when, to Roslin's shock and anger, the admiral states he voted not guilty, feeling that the prosecution did not hold their case.
*Adama tells Roslin that no one is asking anyone to forgive or forget, but they must look to the future.
*Adama orders the last jump to the [[Ionian nebula]]. The jump is successful, and Adama orders a [[DRADIS]] scan when Roslin becomes immediately dazed and stunned.
*As Admiral Adama looks to Roslin to check on her health, main power on every ship of the Fleet fails, leaving each one, including ''Galactica'', drifting dangerously close to each other.

===Act 4===
*Pilots scramble with [[flashlight]]s to their stations while CIC tries to get to auxiliary power, but battery power is the best they can muster.
*The scene shifts to a dream in the [[Opera House]] again, with Gaius Baltar holding Hera and Caprica-Six next to him. Above them, the glowing images of the [[Final Five]] appear. Caprica-Six awakens from the dream.
*Baltar tries to take advantage of the darkness and chaos when three women confront him. Frightened, Baltar is told by the women that they will take him to safety.
*The mysterious music gets louder, and Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Tory Foster and Anders begin quoting lyrics from an increasingly coherent melody. It turns out to be "[[Wikipedia:All Along The Watchtower|All Along The Watchtower]]", originally by Bob Dylan (here in an [[Bear_McCreary|original]] Indian/Rock version).
*As viewers watch, the music gets louder and more dynamic, forming a rock song. Each of the four are drawn to a central room on ''Galactica'', where they discover each other. Each are stunned and shocked.
*Tyrol believes the impossible; that all of them are [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Each of them begin to hum the music, together, coherently, in full. Tigh angrily stops them and closes the hatches while they talk.
*Tigh states his time in service, and his history, trying to believe that none of it was in vain. Anders objects as well.
*As power is restored, DRADIS picks up a large Cylon fleet coming their way. [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] manage to scramble. [[Helo]], as acting XO, notes the mass power outage will mean that it will take at least 20 minutes for the [[FTL]] jump drives on the civilian ships to be ready. The admiral doesn't believe they have the time.
*In the closed room, Tigh states that, despite what they believe about themselves, that he is going to do his job as a Colonial officer, and heads to CIC. The others follow suit.
*The hangar deck is abuzz with activity as Chief Tyrol tries to resume his usual work.
*Lee Adama, after watching other pilots run from duty lockers to flight preparation, heads there himself to prep.
*Admiral Adama orders the preparation of the battlestar's nuclear weapons. Tigh reports on station, keeping his face stony.
*The Vipers launch. [[Helo]] is confused about the pilot of Viper 3.
*Apollo, in Viper 3, picks up a target on his [[Viper Mark VII|Viper's]] DRADIS, and tracks it down. As he looks around, an image of a [[Viper Mark II]] keeps appearing and disappearing in the clouds. The image buzzes overhead and alarms the pilot momentarily.
*Pulling alongside in her undamaged Viper, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] greets Apollo. She tells him not to "freak out," that it really is her.
*The [[Maelstrom|believed-dead]] pilot tells Apollo that she has been to [[Earth]], and that she can guide the Fleet there.
*As the music continues to play, the episode concludes as the shot pulls swiftly and violently away from Apollo and Starbuck's Viper, past the Colonial fleet, the Cylon fleet and several planets to show an arm of the galaxy.
*The shot suddenly zooms forward and through another nearby galactic arm to the familiar blue-green planet of Earth and what is known to viewers as the North American continent (in its current shape, long after the tectonic drift that split the [[w:Pangaea|Pangaea]] super-continent millions of years earlier in the planet's history).

== Questions ==
*What is the source of the music?
*Are we supposed to interpret the music as the actual Dylan song, and therefore a connection to Earth? ([[#Official Statements|Answer]])
*Is Saul Tigh the oldest humanoid Cylon model?
*Who is the twelfth Cylon?
*Did the Cylons develop humanoid models before the first [[Cylon War]]?
*Why does Number Six feel the need to protect [[Hera]] with her life?
*How are [[Laura Roslin]], [[Hera]], [[Sharon Agathon]], and [[Caprica-Six]] spiritually connected, and what is the nature of said connection?
*How will those close to the four revealed Cylons react when they learn the truth about their friends/loved ones?
*Will Colonel Tigh's hatred of the Cylons persist in light of his discovery of his Cylon nature?
*Will Cally's hatred of the Cylons persist if she discovers that her husband is a Cylon and that [[Nicholas Tyrol|her son]] is a human-Cylon hybrid?
*What is the importance of the [[Opera House]]?
*Who were the women who spirit [[Gaius Baltar]] to safety?
*What is the current state of [[Earth]]?
*What phenomenon causes the simultaneous power loss and equally simultaneous power restoration throughout the Fleet after jumping to the [[Ionian nebula]]?
*As [[William Adama]] is the deciding vote for Baltar's 'not guilty' verdict, how will this act (and Lee Adama's testimony) affect their relationship with each other?
*How will Kara Thrace's "resurrection" from the dead be viewed by the Colonials?
*What convinces [[Laura Roslin]] to take the [[diloxin]] treatments she scoffed earlier?
*How were Kara Thrace and her Viper, unharmed and without any explicable means, able to survive the events of "[[Maelstrom]]" and transport from the "interior" of a gas planet to Earth and then to the Ionian nebula within a relatively short span of time?

== Analysis ==

* With the revelation that [[Galen Tyrol]] is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], the second known Human-Cylon hybrid known to exist is in the form of [[Nicholas Tyrol]]. His birth reinforces the Cylon belief that love is a necessary component to successful procreation. This would make one male and one female hybrid born to date.
* The reason for Tyrol's discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]] is better explained here, however it is clearly apparent that his conscious mind is unable to rationalize the reason he discovers it.
* It is also reaffirmed that none of the "significant seven", are aware of the final five. As demonstrated by [[Sharon Valerii]]'s lack of knowledge about Galen Tyrol's true nature during her relationship with him in [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]] and the torture of Saul Tigh on New Caprica by the Cylons.
* Saul Tigh has been known to physically exist for roughly 23 years as of this episode. While Tigh claims to have fought in the first Cylon War, aside from likely military documentation about his service in the war, there are no supporting non-Cylon witnesses to support his claim. This predates the two-year marker previously indicated by two known infiltrators, [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii]].
* The final scene of the episode depicts Earth, notably the North America content, definitively indicating the existence of this planet.

== Notes ==
* Four of the so-called "[[Final Five]]" are revealed to be [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Tory Foster]].
* Lee Adama points out a string of incidents throughout the series that would have resulted in serious consequences under normal circumstances, but where the persons involved weren't punished: his destruction of the ''Olympic Carrier'' ([[33]]), William Adama's coup against Roslin, Lee putting a weapon to Colonel Tigh's head and supporting a munity ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]), Helo and Chief Tyrol killing Lt. [[Thorne]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]), Tigh's use of suicide bombers on New Caprica ([[Occupation]]), people supporting the Cylons on New Caprica ([[Collaborators]]).

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
* ''[[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] decide what to do now they know they're Cylons:''
: '''[[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]'''' over the intercom: Inbound Cylon Fleet. I repeat. Action stations, action stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This is not a drill.
: '''Tory Foster''': My Gods, what are we going do?
: '''Saul Tigh''': The ship is under attack, we do our jobs. Report to your stations.
: '''Galen Tyrol''': What is this?
: '''Saul Tigh''': My name is Saul Tigh, I am an officer in the Colonial Fleet. Whatever else I am, whatever else it means, that's the man I want to be. And if I die today, that's the man I'll be.

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the finale:''
: It is a different finale in the sense that the previous ones have been about fragmenting the characters and spreading them all over different parts of space, and this one, everyone is really on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Every major character is on ''Galactica'', and the stuff going on down on ''Galactica'' is where the drama is.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7BAC4FC1D4-115F-457C-8E4A-01A539D77D39%7D|title=''Galactica'''s Jamie Bamber Visits a Heavenly ''Ghost''|date=2007-02-23|accessdate=2007-02-23|last=Cohn|first=Angel|format=|language=}}</ref>
* ''SciFi.com Forums Admin discusses the running time:''
: The Sunday, March 25, season finale of ''Battlestar Galactica'' will run five minutes longer than usual. If you plan on recording the episode, set your DVR or VCR to continue for five to 10 minutes after the end of the hour so you do not miss anything.<ref>{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2266869|title=BSG Season Finale on March 25 will run 5 minutes overtime|publisher=|page=|date=2007-03-07|accessdate=2007-03-08|language=English}}</ref>
* Bear McCreary discusses the use of the [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song:
: ''I learned that the idea was not that Bob Dylan necessarily exists in the characters' universe, but that an artist on one of the colonies may have recorded a song with the exact same melody and lyrics. Perhaps this unknown performer and Dylan pulled inspiration from a common, ethereal source.''<ref>Bear McCreary's blog, {{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/html/blog/blogmain.htm|title="Crossroads, Pt. II"|date=2007-03-25|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
*RDM has confirmed in [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07085/770732-352.stm this] interview that Tyrol, Tigh, Tory, and Anders are indeed Cylons and members of the Final Five.

== Guest Stars ==

*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as [[Dr. Cottle]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Chelah Horsdal]] as [[Cassidy]]
*[[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Jen Halley]] as [[Diana Seelix]]
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as [[Hoshi]]
*[[Alison Matthews]] as Fallbrook
*[[Susan Hogan]] as [[Doyle Franks]]
*[[Stephen Holmes]] as Reporter #2
*[[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as Young Woman
*[[William Samples]] as Judge #2
*[[Lily Duong-Walton]] as [[Hera Agathon]] (uncredited)

== References ==
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{{Episode list (RDM season 3)}}

[[Category:A to Z|Crossroads, Part II]]
[[Category:Episode Guide|Crossroads, Part II]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (RDM)|Crossroads, Part II]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Verheiden]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]
[[Category:RDM]]

File talk:Monclair.jpg

2007-03-01T17:55:27Z

Gen00b:

I have a better pic of this painting. However I'm not sure how to change it, so here it is. Hope it will help...

<nowiki>http://bsg-cz.net/gallery/koncepty/koncept_049.jpg</nowiki>

Deus

: Very cool. Where did these pics come from, by the way? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 19:30, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

:: I don't really know. I found it some time ago and put it into gallery on my site. Today I noticed you haven't better version than screencap... -- [[User:Deus|Deus]] 20:00, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

:::That's kind of the issue. We need to know where it originated, so that we know its copyright information and so forth. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 20:05, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

::::Well, I'll try to find out, but it's over a year now, so I can't promise anything. [[User:Deus|Deus]] 20:10, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

:::::This pic has been at Blade Runner's Site [http://www.galacticastation.com/] for quite over a year, possibly more. If anyone knows where it comes from, it's probably him or someone else associated with Galacticastation --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:57, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

::::::The link from Blade Runner's site is dead, but it still exists on his server [http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/Artwork/images/tnsadamapainting9cr.jpg] as I discovered. It's official artwork done for the series and since we know who actually painted it we can give proper credits. Are there any objections against using it, because it would be a damn shame not to? [[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 17:11, 28 February 2007 (CST)

:::::::The file appears to have been removed from the server. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 17:56, 28 February 2007 (CST)

::::::::Hmm... I saved it to my harddrive though. Uploaded it to the Media Wiki: [http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Monclair_original.jpg Clicky] [[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 11:55, 1 March 2007 (CST)

File talk:Monclair.jpg

2007-02-28T23:11:09Z

Gen00b:

File talk:Monclair.jpg

2007-02-28T23:10:43Z

Gen00b:

User talk:Gen00b

2007-02-26T23:07:35Z

Gen00b:

==Mini-Series stuff==
Thanks for the help changing some of the Mini-Series -> Miniseries links, was getting quite a bore for me hehe --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] 11:04, 1 April 2006 (CST)

Welcome to the Wiki. Feel free to tell us about yourself on your user page. Also read the [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions]] project article, which details the policies we use in editing pages (this differs from many other wikis in consistent use of phrasing, abbreviations, format, and the like). --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:15, 19 January 2006 (EST)

== Signing comments ==

Please remember to sign your comments with four tildes like this: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. That will automatically add your name and a timestamp. There is also a quick link in the first line of the format box below the text box when editing pages. Just click on it and you're done. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 13:11, 26 February 2007 (CST)

== Recent image and its removal ==

Hi, there. I'm sorry, but I had to remove (from Battlestar Wiki Media) your Photoshop-rendered version of the cover of the ''[[My Triumphs, My Mistakes]]'' cover that you added to the article. It was darn close (if not identical) to the original, and I was impressed how fast you made it (I can't make a stick figure in PS to save my life). However, Battlestar Wiki cannot accept [[BW:NOT|fan-rendered artwork or other fan submissions]] for article content in most instances. Unfortunately, artists (like the Tyrols) are the first against the wall when the text-based MediaWiki revolution comes. :( --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:37, 26 February 2007 (CST)

: Sucks. I understand completely new fan-made work can't be added such as a Mark VIII Viper or something, but can't there be an exception for work that closely resembles what we've already seen on the show? [[User:Gen00b|Gen00b]] 17:07, 26 February 2007 (CST)

User talk:Gen00b

2007-02-26T23:07:14Z

Gen00b:

My Triumphs, My Mistakes

2007-02-26T23:03:12Z

Gen00b:

[[Image:S3-mistakesbook.jpg|thumb|A worn copy of Baltar's book on the [[hangar deck]] ([[Dirty Hands]])]]
'''''My Triumphs, My Mistakes''''' is a book written by [[Gaius Baltar]] while imprisoned on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. In it he tells his life story and writes about the oppression of the working class of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] by the "aristocracy", particularly the "[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprican]] elite". The current pages of the book that are in circulation were smuggled out of Baltar's cell and distributed amongst the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] by Baltar's lawyer. However, the book isn't finished seeing as Baltar had to turn in several new pages after being searched by ''Galactica's'' guards on the orders of President Roslin. <ref>The book appears to be inspired by real-world classic [[w:Karl Marx|Marxist/Leninist]] philosophy.</ref>

Throughout the Fleet it is known as "the book". A copy is freely circulating on ''Galactica's'' flight deck. It fuels the already present dissatisfaction of the Fleet's workers, which ultimately leads to a strike on the [[refinery ship]] and the [[List of deckhands|deckhands]] on ''Galactica''.

President [[Laura Roslin]] initially attempts to suppress the book, but later uses it to aid in the labor squabbles in the Fleet ([[Dirty Hands]]).

[[Galen Tyrol]] finds a copy and turns to one section:

:''The Emerging''
:''Aristocracy and''
:''the Emerging''
:''Underclass''

:''I wash my hands of the phony democratic system; I will never let myself be distracted by the placetory crumbs that the Caprican elite led by the Roslin administration toss into the barnyard every now and again. Many of the oppressed have realized the truth and are ready to take action, even ready to take arms ...''

Another quote from the book:

:''If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.''

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

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

My Triumphs, My Mistakes

2007-02-26T19:03:17Z

Gen00b:

[[Image:Book-fullsize.jpg |thumb|"My Triumphs, My Mistakes" by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]]]
'''''My Triumphs, My Mistakes''''' is a book written by [[Gaius Baltar]] while imprisoned aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. In it he tells his life story and writes about the oppression of the working class [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]] by the "aristocracy", particularly the "[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprican]] elite". The book was smuggled out of Baltar's cell and distributed amongst the [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] by Baltar's lawyer. It appears inspired by classic Marxist/Leninist rhetoric. Throughout the Fleet it is known as "the book". A copy is freely circulating on ''Galactica's'' flight deck. It fuels the already present dissatisfaction of the Fleet's workers, which ultimately leads to a strike on the [[refinery ship]] and the [[List of deckhands|deckhands]] on ''Galactica'' ([[Dirty Hands]]).

The following is an excerpt:

:''The Emerging''
:''Aristocracy and''
:''the Emerging''
:''Underclass''

:''I wash my hands of the phony democratic system; I will never let myself be distracted by the placetory crumbs that the Caprican elite led by the Roslin administration toss into the barnyard every now and again. Many of the oppressed have realized the truth and are ready to take action, even ready to take arms ...''

Another quote from the book:

:''If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.''

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

Dirty Hands

2007-02-26T18:46:17Z

Gen00b: /* Act 1 */

{{Episode Data
| title= Dirty Hands
| image= 3x16-DirtyHands-TyrolSelix.jpg
| season= 3
| episode= 16
| guests=
| writer= [[Anne Cofell Saunders]] <br/> [[Jane Espenson]]
| story=
| director= [[Wayne Rose]]
| production= 316
| rating=
| US airdate= 2007-02-25
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population=41,400
| prev=[[A Day in the Life]]
| next=[[Maelstrom]]
}}

== Overview ==

== Summary ==
=== Act 1 ===
* In the hanger bay they are fueling a Raptor and perfoming a pre-flight. A copy of [[My_Triumphs,_My_Mystakes | Baltars booklet]] is being passed around.
* Seelix is handing out laundry with a bad attitude. One of her crewmates ribs her about being an officer soon and she states that she was turned down for pilot training due to her critical position.
* Tyrol comments that she is indeed in a critical position and the best avioinics tech they have.
* After more ribbing a scuffle breaks out
* The Raptor being fueled takes off, shortly thereafter there are malfunctions with the thrusters and the Raptor becomes uncontrollable.
* The Raptor is heading toward Colonial One and the crew ejects.

=== Act 2 ===
=== Act 3 ===
=== Act 4 ===
=== Bonus Scene ===

== Questions ==
* Will Baltar's book help his image among the working class of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] in his upcoming trial?
* Is it possible that [[Tom Zarek]] somehow assisted Baltar in the writing and distribution of his book?
* Has [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]]'s [[tylium]] reserve been re-stocked at all since "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"?
* Has these class differentiations amongst the colonies been problematic before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies?
* Besides occupations that are related to the "working class" and other professions such as news reporters, what other occupations exist within the fleet besides those positions found on ''Colonial One'' and ''Galatica''?
* Have the Colonials truly lost the Cylons or are the Cylons continuing on different plans?
* Why wasn't Tigh mentioned along with Dulla as another member of the "working class" that rose to be part of the Fleet leadership as he was born on [[12 Colonies|Aerelon]] and started his career as an enlisted man?
* Besides Baltar's testimony, is there any real solid evidence that Baltar was born on Aerelon?
* With the information provided by "[[Unfinished Business]]" and "[[A Day in the Life]]", have the attitude and admiration towards Admiral Adama changed significantly to the point that his crew feel more indifferent or resentful of him?
* Besides the six Colonies that were mentioned, how were the other colonies, such as Picon considered?

== Analysis ==
* Not having any real options for defending his actions during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, Baltar has opted to use class warfare as a distraction from the real issues and to drum up support as a victim of "the aristocracy". His booklet appears to inspired by classic Marxist/Leninist rhetoric. Historically, such approaches to political change and power are most effective when conditions are unacceptable and dangerous for large numbers of workers.
* Adama's explanation and pending orders to execute Cally and the rest of the knuckledraggers to force Tyrol to call off the strike is reminiscent of the style of leadership found with Admiral Cain. However, once Tyrol relented and called off the strike, Adama immediately displayed his familiar style of leadership by informing Tyrol of his meeting with Roslin.
* This is the first time that an emergency cockpit ejection from a Raptor is shown during the series.
* Ever since her murder of Boomer and following detention and eventual release, Cally has displayed an attitude of disrespect towards the Fleet leadership, especially to Adama recently. Her recent demeanor and naive assumption that Adama would not do anything more than arrest the strikers may highlight a growing problem amongst the military workers that are beginning to dissent from the leadership.
* This episode, as well as "[[The Woman King]]" display an ongoing theme since Season 2 that focuses on how human beings are self-destructive by nature without any Cylon intervention. As was stated in "[[A Day In The Life]]", the Fleet hadn't encountered any Cylon forces for approximately 2 months. This state of complacency has allowed the typical in-fighting amongst the colonials to resume, especially with the depreciating state of quality of life amongst the ships in the fleet.

== Notes ==

* A number of main characters are not present at all during this episode: [[Lee Adama]], [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Karl Agathon]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Felix Gaeta]], and [[Anastasia Dualla]].
* According to [[Bradley Thompson]], this episode was originally a different story titled "Our Enemies, Ourselves". When developing "[[The Woman King]]", it was felt that both episodes dealt with the same themes. As a result, "Dirty Hands" was created instead.
* The [[w:79th Academy Awards|79th Academy Awards]] were shown during the episode. The ratings should be taken ''lightly''.
* The prop department still hasn't produced any Ensign [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]] yet. Like in "[[Scar]]", Lieutenant j.g. insignia are used instead.
* Cally is steal dealing with the injuries she sustained in "[[A Day in the Life]]".
* One of the deckhands has lost an arm, but is using a prosthetic one to work.
* [[Dogsville]] is still in use.
* Baltar reveals that he is allegedly from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aerelon|Aerelon]]. He displays his native accent, traces of which he claimed to have heard in Sharon Valerii's voice in "[[Flesh and Bone]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==
Jane Espenson, in an interview with tvsquad.com, made the following remark: "The episode, co-written with Anne Cofell Saunders, is called 'Dirty Hands,' and as you might guess, it's a look at the people who do the dirty work in the fleet. Knuckle-dragging fun!" <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/06/jane-espenson-answers-your-battlestar-questions/|title=TV Squad: Jane Espenson answers your Battlestar questions|date=6 December 2006|accessdate=11 December 2006|last=McDuffee|first=Keith|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[David Patrick Green]] as [[Xeno Fenner]]

== External Links ==

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

{{Episode list (RDM season 3)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Anne Cofell Saunders]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Wayne Rose]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II

2007-02-11T19:48:00Z

Gen00b: /* Analysis */

{{Episode Data
| image = Baltarlaydownburdensii.jpg
| title= Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II
| season= 2
| episode= 20
| guests= [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]<br/>[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]<br/>[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]
| writer= [[Anne Cofell Saunders]]<br/>[[Mark Verheiden]]
| story=
| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
| production=
| rating= 1.9
| US airdate= 2006-04-10
| UK airdate= 2006-05-16
| dvd= {{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US'''<br/>{{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population= 49,550
| prev= [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]
| next= [[Occupation]]
| podcast= Y
}}

== Overview ==

:''Everything turns on its head as the survivors vote for a new president -- and vote for their fate.''

== Summary ==

===On Caprica===

*[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], the [[marines]], and the [[Caprica Resistance]] continue to take fire from [[Cylon Centurion]]s and their artillery. They make their way up a hill, and hold their position.
*The Cylons hold fire, and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] remarks that the Cylons will attempt to capture them with non-lethal weapons, such as gas.
*Eighteen hours later, they emerge to find that the Cylons have disappeared. [[Cavil]] -- who suddenly appears behind them -- announces that the Cylons have left the Twelve Colonies and that humanity is spared.

===In the Fleet===

*[[Cally]] is cleared for duty by [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]], despite having her jaw wired shut. [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] visits her, apologizing for the attack. Cally forgives him, saying that she's always cared for him.

*[[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]] continues to gain in the polls. On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Tory_Foster|Tory]] mentions an alternative victory plan. [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] later calls a private meeting with Dr. Baltar, asking to deliver a joint statement of [[Wikipedia:Table (verb)|tabling]] the issue of colonization until after the election. Baltar rejects the idea.

*Roslin, fearing that she has indeed lost the presidential race, confronts [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] on whether he was with a copy of [[Number Six]] on Caprica before the Cylon attack. Baltar avoids answering the question and states that he may have [[Epiphanies|saved her life]], but he will not save her political life.

*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] returns to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' with the resistance fighters, much to the delight of Admiral [[William Adama]]. She mentions the Cylon retreat from Caprica as Brother Cavil, leaving the Raptor, confirms it. He also says he has a message, but is attacked by Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], who declares a "[[Code blue]]," claiming Cavil is a Cylon. Incensed that Caprica-Valerii did not reveal Cavil's true nature earlier, Admiral Adama orders both Caprica-Valerii and the second Cavil to the brig.

*The ''Galactica''-based Cavil (from last episode) is brought to the brig, claiming he's not a Cylon, but changes his tune upon seeing his "brother", as he calls him. Caprica-Cavil then talks about the fact that the “war heroes” ([[Caprica Six]] & [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]]) have convinced their kind that the attack of the colonies and the pursuit of the fleet were mistakes. Caprica-Cavil's mission was to relay the message that man and Cylon will go their separate ways. Both Roslin and Admiral Adama are less than trusting regarding the message.

*In the brig, Caprica-Valerii is completely disillusioned and nihilistic, declaring that since her [[Hera|child's]] death, nothing -- not Adama's trust or [[Helo]]'s -- matters to her. A frustrated Helo insists that he's not giving up on her, but she seems disinclined to listen.

*Thrace and [[Anders]] are getting extremely drunk when Apollo comes in to welcome them back. Starbuck makes a snide remark about Apollo and Dualla and goes back to drunkenly making out with Anders. Apollo, clearly upset with Starbuck, leaves without saying much.

*Election Day has arrived and Baltar has an apparent five thousand-vote lead over Roslin with only a five ships left to tally. On ''Colonial One'', Foster activates her alternative victory plan with a call to ''Galactica.''

*Amazingly, Roslin initially appears to have retained the presidency. While most are celebrating, Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers fraudulent actions in the vote, and informs the Admiral that Col. Tigh (who acts suspiciously when questioned by Gaeta) may be involved in a conspiracy to throw the election.

*Admiral Adama confronts Roslin regarding the conspiracy, saying that Tigh has confessed to rigging the vote. Roslin admits her involvement and Adama is disappointed. The Admiral indicates that, for good or bad, the people's vote must take precedence. Adama secretly buries the conspiracy itself while announcing the startling change in events to Dr. Baltar.

*Initially Baltar vows to have a full investigation on the vote count, but after Adama suggests that Baltar take his victory and leave matters be, Baltar relents and informs Adama that he can be quite generous in victory. President-elect Baltar then orders a course for “[[New Caprica]].”

*Baltar and Gina consummate their relationship after Gina informs Baltar that she would not be part of the colonization.

*[[Gaius Baltar]] is sworn in as the new President of the Twelve Colonies, and orders the immediate colonization of New Caprica.

*Gina activates the nuclear warhead [[Epiphanies|given to her by Baltar]] aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]''. The nuclear blast destroys ''Cloud 9'' and at least three other ships. Admiral Adama warns that this may be a prelude to a Cylon attack, but President Baltar ignores him and presses forward with colonization.

===One Year Later===
[[image:burdens2.jpg|Thrace and Cottle on New Caprica.|thumb]]
*President Baltar's administration appears to be corrupt, lax, and unresponsive. [[Felix Gaeta|Mr. Gaeta]], now the President's aide, reports issues with a worker's union. Baltar is upset, saying there have been no Cylon attacks but the people still complain. He has regressed, turning to alcohol, medication, and womanizing.

*Admiral Adama, now sporting a [[Adamastache|mustache]], walks the corridors of a near-empty ''Galactica'', which is quickly falling into disrepair. Over half of the crew have moved down onto the planet, leaving the ship so short on crew that they barely have enough pilots to fly training missions, much less form up [[Combat Air Patrol]]s. The long absence of the Cylons has left both the remaining crews aboard the [[Pegasus]] and the Galactica rusty, causing them to take a long time to go to [[Action Stations]]. Adama asks Tigh to retire from duty to join his [[Ellen Tigh|wife]] on the planet. Tigh reluctantly agrees.

*[[Samuel Anders|Anders]], now Thrace's husband, has pneumonia. Dr. Cottle is unable to treat Anders because there are no [[antibiotics]] available. He can only advise Thrace to make sure Anders gets enough rest in order to recover.

*Thrace runs into the Tighs as [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]], now a union boss, is making a speech to begin a strike, with a very pregnant Cally by his side. Col. Tigh mentions to Thrace that ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' keeps a store of backup medical supplies and that Commander [[Lee Adama]] might spring some for her. Thrace disagrees, which prompts Tigh to state that Lee Adama should be over her harsh neglect of Adama's friendship after Anders' arrival a year before.

*Roslin returns to her teaching roots, teaching the settlement's children, and manages to find enjoyment in her new position. [[Maya]] is with her, as is the now one year-old "[[Hera|Isis]]".

*Thrace calls Commander Lee Adama aboard ''Pegasus'' to request the antibiotics. [[Dualla]], ostensibly the ''Pegasus'' [[XO]], notices something on [[DRADIS]], to her horror.

*A massive fleet of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s arrive in orbit around New Caprica. The Adamas discuss what to do in response, with Lee initially advocating that the remains of the orbiting Fleet [[FTL|jump]] away. Admiral Adama initially resists, but orders the Jump, vowing that they will return.

*A [[Leoben Conoy]]-model [[Humanoid Cylon]] shows up at Thrace and Anders' tent, where he asks an ailing Anders about where to find Thrace.

*Mr. Gaeta informs the President of the Cylon approach. Later, before his assembled staff, copies of Numbers [[Number Five|5]], [[Number Eight|8]], and [[Number Six|6]] approach the President. The Cylons declare that as long as there’s no resistance, no harm will come. President Baltar, after learning that the Cylons discovered New Caprica because of the nuclear explosion set off by Gina, declares surrender on behalf of the colonists. As Cylon armies occupy the planet, Thrace vows to resist.

== Questions ==

*Who is Baltar's Vice President? ([[Exodus, Part I|Answer]])
*Has Gaeta's view of Baltar changed since Baltar's ascension to the presidency? If so, is Gaeta planning to do anything about it? ([[Exodus, Part II|Answer]])
*Was Roslin's threat to put the two Cavils into space actually carried out?
*Where did the remains of the Fleet escape to?
*Where is Caprica-Valerii? ([[Occupation|Answer]])
*Why is Leoben looking for Starbuck, specifically? ([[Occupation|Answer]])
*Why has the population (until Tyrol's recent union speech) accepted Baltar's imperious rule? People were hardly so passive under Roslin. Indeed, Adama executed a [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|military coup]] over a rather less important issue than giving a nuclear weapon to a Cylon.
*What were the workers being asked to do which was so "odious", "so sick[ening] at heart" that Tyrol was willing to call a general strike, and so important to Baltar that he was willing to use illegal imprisonment to break it?
*Baltar surrenders to copies of Humanoid Cylons Six and Eight. Are these agents the reincarnated [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]]? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
*If "Galactica-Sharon" is present on New Caprica, will she attempt to rekindle ties with Tyrol? If she does, what kind of effect will that have on his relationship with Cally? (see "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]")
*Where did the Cylon fleets go, after they left the Twelve Colonies? Cavil was deliberately vague when asked if they simply returned to the [[Cylon homeworld]].
*Why didn't the nuclear device trigger the radiological alarms on either battlestar?
*How many people died in ''Cloud 9'''s destruction? (See the "Precipice" section of [[Survivor Count]])
*Were the Quorum of Twelve killed on ''Cloud Nine''?
*Were [[Shevon]] and [[Paya]] killed on ''Cloud Nine''?
*When Gina was instantly vaporized due to being only two feet from a nuclear detonation, did she still transmit her consciousness? Was she even capable of transmitting considering that any internal hardware responsible for this task would have been instantly destroyed? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
*Given Roslin's memories of Baltar with Six, why didn't Admiral Adama suspect Baltar of handing over the nuclear warhead to the cylons? If he did suspect him, why not act on it? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
*Did Baltar's internal Six disappear at any point during the New Caprica year? If so, when and why? If so, did the events of her disappearance contribute to Baltar's regression?
*Why was it so easy for Adama to hide the collusion of the rigged election from the press, and why were there no consequences?
*If the Cylons really left the Twelve Colonies, leaving behind a nuked-out wasteland, what happened to all of the human captives in the [[farms]]?
*Why have the Cylons returned after suggesting that they were willing to go their "separate ways"?
*Will the Cylons resume their pursuit of the Fleet?
*How many people are left in the Fleet? (see [[Survivor count]])
*Have the remaining ships in the defense fleet been armed during the past year?
*Will the Adamas resort to Cain's tactic of conscripting civilians to fill the gaps?
*What happened between Apollo and Starbuck? ([[Unfinished Business|Answer]])
*What led to Starbuck's reconciliation with Col. Tigh? The two had been in conflict since the [[Miniseries]], what led them to bury the hatchet and become the close friends they now appear to be?
*Has it become public knowledge that Baltar killed [[Crashdown]] on [[Kobol]]? Now that Chief and Cally are Baltar's open adversaries they could attempt to use this information against him.
*When Adama informs Baltar that the nuke used to blow up ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' was probably stolen from Baltar's lab, why is he not suspicious about the fact that Baltar never reported that it was missing? Had it really been stolen from his lab, he would surely notice.
*Are the Cylons that appear at the end representative of the whole Cylon race, or are they a faction that broke off after the two "Cylon Heroes" began to speak out against the war on the humans?
*If it is true that the Cylons now believe the attack on humanity was a mistake, is the occupation on New Caprica viewed by the Cylons as an act of mercy and kindness vs. oppression from the human perspective? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
*Could it be the intent of the Cylons to actually help the colonization of New Caprica, helping with the construction of infrastructure, new homes, etc., in order to make up for the holocaust? (see [[#Analysis|Analysis]])
**Could the Cylons be fortifying New Caprica to protect the humans from hostile Cylons? There should still be some, that Number Three in "Downloaded" was pretty fanatical, and if the political winds have changed as they so often do...
**Is there a Cylon civil "cold" war?
**Could the occupation of New Caprica be a compromise between pro-human and anti-human factions, with war breaking out between them after it fails?

== Analysis ==
*According to Ron Moore's podcast, the events of "One Year Later" are real and were meant to solidify to the audience that the show is taking a path that cannot be reversed. In order to make the colonization of New Caprica real, Moore felt that the show would need to jump ahead in a span of year to show that indeed Baltar has followed through with his political promise.

*The events of the Cylon invasion of New Caprica parallel the Nazi invasion of France, with the fleet's escape a parallel to the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk and Baltar's surrender a parallel to Petain's surrender. If the parallel continues, Baltar will establish a puppet regime under Cylon rule akin to [[Wikipedia:Vichy France|Vichy France]] while Colonials still loyal to humanity will establish a resistance movement. Ron Moore has actually said in the podcast for this episode that it is inspired by Vichy France.

*Baltar's arrogance seems to have led to corrupt rule during his year on New Caprica; he replaces Roslin's modest desk with a more elaborate one, replaces the population count whiteboard with a portrait of himself, and keeps a harem aboard the grounded ''Colonial One''.

*After a year, everyone still lives in tents. Shortages of medicine abound, the military is of no use, and labor conditions are apparently intolerable. Baltar's administration is apparently as incompetent as Roslin feared, when she said he was ridiculously unqualified and had no idea how to be president.
**It is not clear whether these conditions are the result of administrative incompetence or the inherent difficulties of colonizing a marginally habitable planet.
***Of course, it was Baltar's idea to settle on a marginally habitable planet in the first place.
****Tory Foster points out that Baltar was winning the election because he was "holding out hope for breathing real air, growing real food, sleeping in a bed instead of a bunk. Living in a house instead of a ship"; hopefully the irony of this wasn't lost on Baltar voters who even a full year later are sleeping in hammocks and living in tents.

*It's ironic that the obligations of duty keep Lee Adama aboard ''Pegasus'' while everyone else goes planet-side. He is a reserve officer, and promised to build his pilots a bar as soon as they found a habitable planet.
**It's possible the bar was built.
**A bar-type area is seen in "[[Unfinished Business]]".

*In the podcast for "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" Moore commented on how everyone assumed that ''Pegasus'' would be destroyed by the end of the episode, and thus he thought it would be a good twist to keep ''Pegasus'' alive as another ship in the Fleet. Speculators mistakenly assumed that the nuke that Baltar gave to Gina in "[[Epiphanies]]" would be used to destroy ''Pegasus'' (keeping in tune with the assumed destruction of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series']] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus'']]).

*Twenty-nine people died between this episode and the preceding one? One or two Raptors were lost, and some Marines died on Caprica, but that doesn't seem high enough.
**It's possible they took out all of the people who left in the Raptors because they were not a part of the fleet at the end of the previous episode
***Starbuck remained in the count during her time on Caprica at the beginning of Season 2. When she and Helo returned to the fleet in "[[Home, Part I]]," the count only rose by one.
**Perhaps more people died during the attack on Caprica than shown.
***Yet another possibility is the inclusion of the Caprica survivors in the count to offset many of the losses that had incurred in the rescue mission.
***Although they didn't actually talk about the losses, there was a shot of a wounded person being taken away on a stretcher after the Raptors returned from the [[Caprica]] [[SAR]] mission.
***There may have been a series of election-related riots or murders.

* The Cylons were slightly over a light year away, according to the Number Five at the surrender. The radiation from the nuclear explosion on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' would, of course, only be traveling at the speed of light. There is inconclusive evidence whether the Cylon download process is limited to the speed of light or not. While it is likely that it is, an FTL capability in this area would indicate that [[Gina]] didn't manage to download. It should be noted that comments by the writers and subsquent episodes point out that she is truly dead.

*The population of New Caprica City is given as 39,192. There were just under 50,000 people in the Fleet before establishing the settlement, so that gives a figure of roughly 10,000 accounting for the deaths on ''Cloud Nine'' and the people remaining on the ships in orbit. At this point it can't be determined how many people died as the result of the nuclear explosion.
**Later we would learn that roughly 2,000 people escaped on the civilian ships and that both battlestars were at half-strength. This makes it possible to put the casualties of the explosion at about 5,700 to 6,200. See the "Precipice" section of [[Survivor Count]] for details.

*Any "industrial" vessels — such as the mining ships, tanker ships, repair ships, agricultural ships — would have landed on the planet and been debarked, dismantled, or converted to form the foundation for industrial / production efforts. Some of the vessels in the fleet that left [[Ragnar Anchorage]] weren't designed for prolonged interstellar journeys, and were basically running on a hope and a prayer, and would have been rendered promptly upon finding a more permanent home. The nineteen-or-so ships seen are, more than likely, the last space-worthy vessels in the fleet that are not needed (or capable of landing) planet-side.
**After a year, people are still living in tents and using landed ships as buildings, so it doesn't look like much has been dismantled or converted into raw production. Other than the miners, who are apparently extremely unhappy at how things have been run, we see little evidence of industry or production over the year.

*Apparently, Thrace's comments about Lee Adama and Dualla have taken their toll on their relationship. Whether the comments escalated is unknown, but, from Dualla's expression of annoyance when she hands the receiver to Adama when Thrace calls, it is clear that the three never reconciled with each other (See "[[Unfinished Business]]" for the answer).

*The Six and Eight that are part of the Cylon delegation that greets Baltar's cabinet are almost certainly [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|"Boomer" Valerii]]. This is implied from Six's reaction upon seeing Baltar and her intimation that she knew who Baltar was. The two are also wearing the exact same clothes as in "[[Downloaded]]."

*In the Season 3 trailer that followed the end of the episode, Six narrates, saying that humanity has finally surrendered and the war is over. According to Six, the Cylons can finally fulfill their "''true destiny''" and take care of humanity. They desire to show humanity the "''glory of peace''," mercy; like God, their mercy can only be matched by their power and complete control. So apparently, the war heroes have indeed changed the Cylons' prejudices toward humans, but unfortunately this also means that the Cylons believe that the only way to care for humanity is to control it.
**This narrative sounds more like Baltar's internal Six (superior, controlling, zealous) than Caprica-Six (more of a people person).

== Notes ==
* According to Ron Moore's podcast, although the SciFi Channel was willing to air this episode as a 90-minute special, there also exists an 60-minute version for international distribution. In some markets outside of the United States, viewers might only see the 1 hour version of the episode, which Moore regards as "almost incomprehensible". Many plot threads, such as the entire Cally/Tyrol subplot, were completely removed for the one hour version.
**In the United Kingdom, Sky One showed the episode as a 90 minute special.
**In Latin America, as aired by TNT LA, the 90 minute special was shown as well.

*Admiral Adama watches [[Pyramid]] games and was a fan of the [[Picon Panthers]].

*In RDM's podcast for the previous episode, he said that in early drafts of this special 90 minute long episode, the writers actually tried to make it a 2 hour special, but this was soon dropped (these times are including commercials).
*The election board appears to have a definitive list of the names of all of the ships in [[The Fleet (RDM)]]. Not all of them are clearly visible, but this means that the writers do have an actual list that they get new ship names from.

*The framed photo of President Roslin and [[Billy Keikeya]] is still on Roslin's desk during the election.

*When Roslin "won" the rigged election results, Roslin received 24,265 votes, while Baltar recieved 22,266. This means that the eligible voters in the Fleet number at least 46,531. In the podcast, RDM explains that he quickly came up with these numbers, to try to reflect roughly how many survivors are below the voting age.

*Toward the end of the episode, President Baltar refers to a government body called the "People's Council". This may be the proportionally elected lower house mentioned by RDM in his [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 blog post] on January 30, 2005.

*[[Hera]] is seen on New Caprica in the same white cradle that Baltar had a vision of her being in in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]] and "[[Scattered]]". According to RDM's podcast it is actually the exact same cradle.

*Tyrol's union speech is an almost word for word quote of Mario Savio's address during the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley in 1964. According to Ron Moore and David Eick in the podcast, they even got permission from Savio's widow to use it (even though, due to the way copyright laws work from back then, they could have just used it without permission, they felt they should get it). As a result, it's even listed in the credits: "Mario Savio speech excerpted courtesy of: Lynne Hollander Savio". Actor Aaron Douglas (Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]) actually studied film of Savio, so all of the hand gestures Tyrol makes when he gives the speech are gestures that Savio actually used.

*Baltar's portrait of himself does not have the 'cut corners' as seen in almost all other papers and photos in the show. Neither do the other framed pictures in the presidential office aboard ''Colonial One'', nor the papers in the classroom on New Caprica.

*[[:md:Image:Wtfk1tn.jpg|Visible]] on the blackboard of Roslin's school are the French verbs ''aller'', ''avoir'', and ''être''. Either English isn't the only language spoken on the Twelve Colonies, or this might be a goof by the set designers trying to make it look more like a generic school.
**French has appeared in the show before. In "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", Six uses the French word for momentum or surge, ''élan''. In "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] uses the phrase ''esprit de corps''.
**There are also [[:Image:Chinese_characters.png|Chinese ideograms]] in an episode of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]'' webisodes.
* The story of the Fleet settling on New Caprica and being overrun by the Cylons is eerily similar to the story of the first episode of [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|Singer and DeSanta's revival attempt]]. The shot of Roslin teaching kids the history of the Colonies is also a, possibly unintentional, reference to that.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''After being uncovered as a Cylon upon on arrival from Caprica:''
:'''Brother Cavil''': Well, this is an awkward moment…. Yes, he's right, I'm a Cylon. And I have a message. So…take me to your leader.
:'''Admiral Adama''': Take him to the brig.

*''After arrest on Galactica:''
:'''Brother Cavil''': Would you mind telling me what's going on? I'm not a frakking Cylon, I'm not…(sees the other Cavil from Caprica in the cell)…oh. Well, okay then.

*''On Caprica during the fight with the Cylons:''
:'''Anders:''' You got any great ideas in that military brain of yours?
:'''Starbuck:''' Do the same thing we always do; fight 'em 'till we can't.

*''After the Cylons occupy New Caprica:''
:'''Tyrol:''' What do you want to do now, Captain?
:'''Starbuck:''' The same thing we always do. Fight them until we can't.

*''Number Six heralds the Cylons' arrival to Baltar:''
:'''Number Six:''' Judgment day.

== Official Statements ==

From the official site (http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/):
When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.

RDM's blog ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/03/#a000409 March 28, 2006]) gives details. (''Due to article size requirements, the blog entry is not reproduced here.'')

=== Interviews ===

* '''[[Paul Campbell]] discussess his thoughts on the story post-"[[Sacrifice]]":'''

:'''MB/TSFW:''' So what do you think about the story after you left, and the trouble [[Mary McDonnell|Mary]]’s [[Laura Roslin|character]] got herself into? After your [[Tory Foster|replacement]] came in she kind of had a fall there. Do you think that would have happened if you were still there to watch her back?

: '''Paul:''' You know, I don’t know if they could have. [[Billy Keikeya|Billy]] had so much integrity, that under his watch, I don’t think that would have happened. And maybe he would have had to step down, and Mary would have gone about that route with someone else. But I don’t think if he would have been in the picture, that would have gone down. Because that’s some shady crap, and I don’t think it would have cut it. We obviously butted heads on a few things like that in the past. In particular when I ended up leaving her at the ship. As it turned out, I had another pilot to go shoot. As it turned out, it was more my schedule that didn’t work out, but it worked in the writing. But no, I don’t think that would have flown had I been in the picture. So I don’t know what they would have done. I’m sure that was the story line from the beginning, but how they would have worked me into it, I don’t really know. [http://mediablvd.com/magazine/index.php?option=com_magazine&func=show_article&id=84 MediaBlvd]

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
*[[Erica Cerra]] as [[Maya]]
*[[Winston Rekert]] as Priest
*[[David Kaye]] as [[James McManus]]

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Rapture

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| image= Final Five.jpg
| season= 3
| episode= 12
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| writer= [[Bradley Thompson]] <br/> [[David Weddle]]
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| director= [[Michael Rymer]]
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| population= 41,401
| prev= [[The Eye of Jupiter]]
| next= [[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]
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== Overview ==

: ''With an impending supernova, the Colonials and Cylons see their time running out as they endeavor to unlock the secrets of the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. Meanwhile, [[Number Three]] executes her plan to know the faces of the [[Final Five]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] tries to get [[Hera]] back.''

== Summary ==

== Questions ==
* Why did D'Anna die?
* Who did D'Anna recognize as being one of the [[final five]]?
* Who are the final five Cylons?
* Have we seen the last of [[Number Three]]?
* What will become of [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]?
* What is the connection between Starbuck and the [[Eye of Jupiter]]?
* What is Starbuck's "destiny"?
* What will President Roslin and Admiral Adama do with Baltar now they he is back in their custody?
* Has Roslin and Adama's relationship soured now that Adama knows of Roslin's involvement with hiding Hera?
* What will happen to [[Caprica-Six]] now that she's onboard ''Galactica''?
* Is Baltar a Cylon?

== Analysis ==
* The [[Final five|five figures in white]] bear a striking resemblance to the occupants of the [[Ship of Lights]] from the [[Original Series]].

== Notes ==
* Prior to the airing of this epiosde, [[James Callis]] revealed that [[Gaius Baltar]] returns to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1659 |title=Exclusive Interview: JAMES CALLIS SELLS iF MAGAZINE A BILL OF GOODS ON BATTLESTAR GALATICA SEASON 3 -PART 1 |date=2006-09-09 |accessdate=2006-09-09 |last=Elliot |first=Sean |format= |language=English }}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==

*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[Hoshi]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]
*[[Eileen Pedde]] as Gunnery Seargant [[Erin Mathias]]
*[[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]
*[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'Anna Biers]] ([[Number Three]])
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
*[[Aleks Paunovic]] as Sergeant [[Omar Fischer]]

== References ==
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Final Five

2007-01-22T12:10:01Z

Gen00b: Actual line is: "You? Forgive me. I had no idea." That's not an apology.

[[Image:Final Five.jpg|right|thumb|300px|D'Anna's vision shows five white-robed figures between each banner ([[Rapture]])]]
The term "'''final five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylon models]] whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the known existing seven Cylon agent models. Currently, only seven of the twelve Cylon agent models are in use. [[Caprica-Six]], when asked by Gaius Baltar about the five missing models, curtly replies that the other agents do not talk about the subject ([[Torn]]).

A [[Number Three]] copy, which [[Gaius Baltar]] calls by her human alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the final five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).

One sketch shows what looks like two men and three women. One is a man with dark hair and a widow's peak, one is a middle aged woman with shoulder-length hair, one appears to be a woman with long hair, one appears to be a man with short, possibly thinning light hair and one appears to a young woman with very short hair. If this interpretation is accurate, that would make six male Cylon models and six female Cylon models in total ([[The Passage]]).

[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) lead him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.

The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes supernova a ray of light beams in through the temple. D'Anna steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the Opera House and before the five again. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying she "couldn't have known." She is then pulled back and collapses in Baltar's arms, dying before she could tell him what she saw. The identity of the person she recognized remains a mystery ([[Rapture]]).

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Stims

2006-05-20T12:25:12Z

Gen00b:

[[Image:Stims.jpg|thumb|right|Kat's stims from the episode "Final Cut".]]
Nothing yet is known of the chemical composition of the stimulant known as '''Stims''', or if the term refers to one substance or a class of several. It may simply be an abbreviation of "stimulant".

They were in high use in the first series episode, ''[[33]]'', as the [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' pilots were forced to use them in an attempt to stay alert after four continuous days on Condition One and Two [[Action Stations|Alert Status]].

[[Kara Thrace]] believed that Stims dulled her flying skills, and refused to take hers initially until ordered by her [[CAG]], [[Lee Adama]].

Overuse or overdosing on Stims can cause irrational, violent, and psychotic behavior. [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Cadet [[Louanne Katraine]] severely damaged her Viper and injured herself when her Stim use reached a point where she could barely fly or understand instructions.

In real life, stimulants, usually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine#Performance_enhancing_use amphetamines], are used by combat pilots to maintain alertness.

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Miniseries, Night 1

2006-04-01T17:07:07Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

'''For analysis of the Miniseries see [[Miniseries (page 2)]]'''

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|- style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: #461919;" colspan=3|'''Miniseries'''<br />Pilot for the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]''
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| '''Writer(s)'''
| colspan=2 | [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[Glen A. Larson|Christopher Eric James]]
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| '''Story by'''
| colspan=2 | [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| '''Director'''
| colspan=2 | [[Michael Rymer]]
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | '''Nielsen Rating'''
| colspan=2 | 3.2 (night one); 3.8 (night two)
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | '''US airdates'''
|colspan=2 | December 8, 9 2003
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | '''UK airdate'''
|colspan=2 | February 17 2004
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | '''DVD release'''
|colspan=2 | December 28 2004
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|style="width: 33%;" | [[33]]
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[[Image:B00064AFBE.01.jpg|thumb|Miniseries DVD box]]
== Overview ==

: ''After 40 years of peace with Humanity's bastard children, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], Humanity finds itself victim of a genocidal attack and the survivors are forced to flee from their [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] in the Cyrannus system.''

== Backplot ==
* The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] were created by the Colonials as a labor and military force. Approximately 52 years prior, the Cylons turned on their human creators and the [[Cylon War]] ensued. After an armistice was declared, the Cylons were exiled from the Colonies and were never seen again in any known form for 40 years.
* [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' is one of the last relics from the [[Cylon War]] and is being decommissioned. Instead of being scrapped, the ship was slated to be turned into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]].
* The Colonies, once technophobic due to the Cylon War, recovered from their phobia and had integrated technology back into their normal lives and their [[Command Navigation Program|military vessels]].
* The Cylons are capable of infiltrating any networked [[Computers|computer]] system by use of viruses and "[[backdoor]]" programming.
* The Colonials descended from a mother world, known as [[Kobol]]. Many Colonials believe this to be a myth.
* There is a legend in the [[Sacred Scrolls]] about a 13th Colony of Kobol, known as [[Earth]].

== Summary ==
*The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] use scientist, [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Gaius Baltar]], to help one of their infiltrators, ([[Number Six]]) to penetrate the Colonies' master defense mainframes. Six covertly assists Baltar in developing the [[Command Navigation Program]], or CNP, which is eventually deployed on almost all Colonial spacecraft.
*Baltar is reluctant, but smitten with Number Six, who appears as a woman of seemingly insatiable sexual desire. The result of their affair is a nuclear sneak-attack which annihilates billions of people on the Colonies and the fleet deployed for their protection.
*The CNP had [[Backdoor|backdoors]] written into it that allowed Cylon fighters to shut down the power and weapons systems of battlestars and other ships during the attack, leaving them defenseless and easy to destroy.
*One ship, however, survives; a less advanced battlestar designated [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']], part of [[Battlestar Group|Battlestar Group 75]], which had been scheduled for decommissioning and conversion into a museum to honor its role in the first Cylon war. After the destruction of their fleet headquarters on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] and nearly 120 other battlestars and support ships in the Colonial fleet, Galactica's commanding officer, [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], assumes leadership of of the surviving fleet.
*Galactica's first task in its new life as sole remaining Battlestar is to refill its munitions, which were destroyed as part of the ship's decommissioning ceremony. After an [[FTL]] (faster-than-light) jump to avoid Cylon forces, the ship arrives at the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] depot, a space station located deep within the upper atmosphere of a gas giant.
*Education Secretary [[Laura Roslin]] is designated by a Colonial government "doomsday" contingency computer program as President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] after the deaths of all other more-senior government officials. She convinces Commander Adama of the futility of continuing to fight and the importance of escaping with the last 50,000 humans from the Colonies who were fortunate to have been in space on FTL-capable ships during the attack. The ''Galactica'' must now lead the surviving humans on a quest for a new home world on which to rebuild humanity.
*''Galactica'' holds back two Cylon basestars and their Raiders while the civilian ships jump away from Ragnar to a new location and to the void of space.
*After the escape, during the funeral for the dead crew on the ship, Adama inspires his crew by pretending to know the location of the legendary thirteenth colony known as [[Earth]].
*They are not out of danger yet, Six warns Baltar that [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]], who may even believe that they are human, could still be within the fleet.
*Adama finds a cryptic message in his quarters reading simply, "There are only 12 Cylon models," while on Ragnar, a group of Cylons rescue [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]]. One of them is an exact copy of [[Number Eight|Lt. Sharon Valerii]], revealing that Valerii is a Cylon.

== Questions ==
* What happened to the Cylons over the course of their 40 year exile?
* What events transpired that made the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] hate their human masters? When did this occur?
* Where is the [[Cylon homeworld]]?
* Does Earth truly exist, despite Cmdr. [[William Adama|Adama's]] disbelief? ([[Home, Part II|Probable Answer]])
* What happened to [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]? ([[33|Answer]])
* As of the Miniseries, viewers know of four of the twelve ''[[Cylon agent]]'' models: [[Sharon Valerii]], [[Number Six]], [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Leoben Conoy]]. What are the others? ([[Cylon agent|Latest Update]])
* Are there other Cylon ships aside from the [[Raider]] and [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestar]]? (Three answers so far: [[Heavy Raider]], [[:Image:Cylon-Transports.png|Unidentified Cylon Transport]], [[Resurrection Ship]])
* If the Cylons hate humanity with the passion that they do, why did they mimic human form? Was it for strategic purposes or was there something greater? ([[The Farm|Likely answer]] from the [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] ("This form brings us closer to God...", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). Also note the experiment with [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] while on Caprica)
*Who was the unseen individual that Number Six met with on Caprica?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

==== Adama's Speech at ''Galactica'''s Decommissioning Ceremony ====

"The Cylon War is long over, yet we must not forget the reasons why so many sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom. The cost of wearing the uniform can be high, but --

"Sometimes it's too high.

"You know, when we fought the Cylons, we did it to save ourselves from extinction. But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.

"Like we did with the Cylons. We decided to play God, create life. When that life turned against us, we comforted ourselves in the knowledge that it really wasn't our fault, not really. You cannot play God then wash your hands of the things that you've created. Sooner or later, the day comes when you can't hide from the things that you've done anymore."

==== Adama's Speech at the Funeral Services on the ''Galactica'' ====

"Are they the lucky ones? That's what you're thinking, isn't it? We're a long way from home. We've jumped way beyond the red line, into unchartered space. Limited supplies, limited fuel. No allies, and now, no hope? Maybe it would have been better for us to have died quickly, back on the Colonies with our families, instead of dying out here slowly, in the emptiness of dark space. Where shall we go? What shall we do? Life here began out there. Those are the first words of the sacred scrolls, and they were told to us by the Lords of Kobol, many countless centuries ago. And they made it perfectly clear that we are not alone in this universe. Elosha, there's a thirteenth colony of humankind, is there not?"

Elosha: "Yes. The scrolls tell us a thirteenth tribe left Kobol in the early days. They travelled far and made their home upon a planet called Earth, which circled a distant and unknown star."

"It's not unknown. I know where it is! Earth. The most guarded secret we have. The location was only known by the senior commanders of the fleet, and we dare not share it with the public. Not while there was a Cylon threat upon us. For now we have a refuge to go to. A refuge the Cylons know nothing about. It won't be an easy journey. It'll be long, and arduous. But I promise you one thing: on the memory of those lying here before you, we shall find it, and Earth shall become our new home. So say we all!"

====On the empty [[Ragnar Anchorage]] with a group of [[Cylon agent]]s====

'''[[Sharon Valerii]]''': Don't worry. We'll find [[The Fleet (RDM)|them]].<br/>
'''[[Number Six]]''': [[By your command]].<br/>

== Cast ==
===Starring===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as Commander [[William Adama]]
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as President [[Laura Roslin]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as Captain [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]
* [[James Callis]] as Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
* [[Grace Park]] as Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]
* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]
* [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]

=== Guest Stars ===
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Barclay+Hope Barclay Hope] as Transport Pilot ([[Colonial One]])
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0301874/ Lorena Gale] as [[Elosha|Priestess Elosha]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl C. Agathon/Helo]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Connor+Widdows Connor Widdows] as [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+John+Mann John Mann] as Captain [[Jackson Spencer]] ([[CAG]])
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nicki+Clyne Nicki Clyne] as Deckhand [[Cally]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Michael+Eklund Michael Eklund] as Deckhand [[Prosna]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Haili+Page Haili Page] as [[Cami]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Alonso+Oyarzun Alonso Oyarzun] as Deckhand [[Socinus]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Ty+Olsson Ty Olsson] as Captain [[Aaron Kelly]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Ron+Blecker Ron Blecker] as Launch Officer
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Ryan+Robbins Ryan Robbins] as [[Armistice Officer]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Tim+Henry Tim Henry] as Caprica Doctor
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Dwesi+Ameyaw Dwesi Ameyaw] as Liner Captain of [[Botanical Ship]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Brenda+McDonald Brenda McDonald] as Old Woman (who thought she forgot her glasses)
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Suleka+Mathew Suleka Mathew] as [[Brody, Kellan|Kellan Brody]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Erin+Karpluk Erin Karpluk] as Woman #1
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Jenn+Griffin Jenn Griffin] as Woman #2
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+BJ+Harrison BJ Harrison] as Woman #3
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Moneca+Delain Moneca Delain] as Blonde Woman
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Zahf+Pardo Zahf Pardo] as Man #1
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Robert+Lewis Robert Lewis] as Man #2
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Denzal+Sinclaire Denzal Sinclaire] as Man #3
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nadine+Wright Nadine Wright] as [[Chantara]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Michael+Soltis Michael Soltis] as Chantara's Husband
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Fred+Keating Fred Keating] as Junior Reporter
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Lymari+Nadal Lymari Nadal] as [[Giana]]
*[[Biski Gugushe]] as Pilot #1
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nahanni+Arntzen Nahanni Arntzen] as Pilot #2
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nogel+Vonas Nogel Vonas] as Pilot #3
*[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Ryan+Nelson Ryan Nelson] as Pilot #4

== Related Topics==
* [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/mini/ Miniseries] at scifi.com
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Dog tags

2006-04-01T17:06:07Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

Every soldier in the [[Colonial Fleet]] wears hexagonally shaped '''identification tags''' around their neck.

[[Image:Id_wings.jpg|thumb|This is [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]'s Identificatin Tag]]

The two tags presumably contain the rank, name, and serial number of the soldier, as well as their ship or troop assignment.

In the event of the soldier's death, identification tags on the soldier's body aid in identification, particularly if damage to the soldier's body renders the body difficult or impossible to identify. Soldiers retrieve the tags from a body if possible during combat if unable to return with the dead soldier's body, as did Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] for soldiers [[Tarn]] and [[Crashdown]], for return to a superior officer later ([[Fragged]]).

Captain [[Aaron Kelly|Kelly]] was the somber recipient of nearly 85 identification tags from dead ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' crewmen trapped in the port [[flight pod]] when it was vented to space by order of Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to prevent a catastrophic ship explosion ([[Miniseries]]).

When [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] had to leave [[Samuel Anders]] to return to ''Galactica'', she gave him her ID tags as a promise that she would return ([[The Farm]]), which she eventually did ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).

==Note==
"Identification tags" is a descriptive term (not a [[canon|canonical]] name) created for the Battlestar Galactica Wikipedia. Although they were referred to as "ID tags" in "[[Downloaded]]", it has yet to have been stated what their "official" name is. In "It is tempting, but technically incorrect, to use the colloquial American military term of "[[Wikipedia:Dog tag|dog tags]]" to describe these items as the tags are obviously similar in function to those used in the real-world United States military.

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Awards and Honors (RDM)

2006-04-01T17:05:59Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

This article lists any '''awards, nominations or honors''' received by the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] episodes, its cast or crew.

==[[Wikipedia:Emmy Award|Emmy Award]] Nominations or Wins==

===2004 Emmy Awards===
*Nominated: [[Miniseries]] for '''Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special'''

===2005 Emmy Awards===
*Nominated: The first season premiere episode, "[[33]]", for '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series'''
*Nominated: The episode "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" for '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series'''

==Hugo Awards==

The '''Hugo Award''' is presented each year in recognition of outstanding work in science fiction.

===2005 Hugo Awards===
*'''Winner''': The first season premiere episode, "[[33]]", for '''Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form'''

===2006 Hugo Awards===
*'''Nominated''': mid-season 2 cliffhanger episode, "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", for '''Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form'''

==[http://www.vesawards.com/ Visual Effects Society Awards]==

===2004 2nd Annual VES Awards===
*Winner: [[Zoic|Zoic Studios]] for '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or a Special''', [[Miniseries]]
*Nominated: Zoic Studios for '''Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial''', Miniseries

===2005 3rd Annual VES Awards===
*Nominated: Zoic Studios for '''Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program''', [[33|Episode 101]], "[[Cylon Centurion|Cylon Character]]"

===2006 4th Annual VES Awards===
*Winner: Zoic Studios for '''Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video''', "[[Fragged|Episode 203, Fragged]]", "Cylon Centurion"
*Nominated: Zoic Studios for '''Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video''', "[[Valley of Darkness|Episode 202, Valley of Darkness]]", "Cylon"

==[http://www.saturnawards.org/index.html The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films Awards]==

===2004 30th Annual Awards===
*Nominated: [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]] TV Series, Sci-Fi Channel, for '''Best Television Presentation'''
*Nominated: [[Katee Sackhoff]] for '''Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series'''
*Nominated: [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|"Battlestar Galactica]] Complete Epic Series" DVD Collection, for '''Best DVD Television Release'''

== Comments and Quotes ==

''I didn't get into this business to get awards or get acclamation. I did it because I was searching for my own sense of who I was as a human being.... ''

::::---Edward James Olmos, [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/bts/interviews/olmos_QA.html Scifi.com] interview

==See Also==

[http://www.emmys.tv/ The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences], home of the Emmy Awards

[http://www.wsfs.org/hugos.html The Hugo Awards] information from the World Science Fiction Society, its official servicemark holder

[http://www.vesawards.com/ The Visual Effects Society Awards]

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Colonial wireless alphabet

2006-04-01T17:05:43Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

{{shortcut|CWA}}

The '''Colonial wireless alphabet''' is a means of communicating letters via words, thus permitting clarity when communicating spellings over [[wireless]]. This is similar to the [[Wikipedia:NATO phonetic alphabet|NATO phonetic alphabet]] used for [[Wikipedia:radio|radio]] communications.

The following is a list of words used in the CWA. At present, only seven have been [[canon]]ically identified.

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #A60003 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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! Letter !!align=left| Word !!align=left| Pronunciation
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|align=center|'''A'''||Alpha {{ref|bastille}}{{ref|scattered}}{{ref|rs2}} || {{IPA|ˈæl.fə}}
|-
|align=center|'''B'''||Bravo {{ref_label|bastille|1|a}} {{ref|hog}} || {{IPA|ˈbɹɑ.voʊ}}
|-
|align=center|'''C'''||Constellation {{ref_label|bastille|1|b}} {{ref_label|hog|4|a}} {{ref|mini}} || {{IPA|ˌcɑn.stə.ˈleɪ.ʃən}}
|-
|align=center|'''D'''||Delta {{ref_label|hog|4|b}} || {{IPA|ˈdɛl.tə}}
|-
|align=center|'''E'''||Echo {{ref_label|rs2|3|a}} || {{IPA|ˈɛ.koʊ}}
|-
|align=center|'''N'''||Nebula {{ref_label|hog|4|c}} {{ref_label|mini|5|a}} || {{IPA|ˈnɛb.ju.lə}}
|-
|align=center|'''S'''||Sierra {{ref_label|scattered|2|a}} || {{IPA|si.ˈɛɹˌɹə}}
|}

== Notes ==

*In the NATO phonetic alphabet, "Alpha" is spelled "Alfa", in consideration of Spanish orthography. Depending on how literally one interprets certain scenes, Spanish (or a language represented by Spanish) may be [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Spanish Accent|spoken]] in the twelve colonies. Our use of the traditional English spelling here is somewhat arbitrary.
*"Wilco" is not a CWA letter code. It is used by the Colonials in place of "roger".
*"Colonial wireless alphabet" is a descriptive term, not a [[canon|canonical]] designation.
*While the Colonial wireless alphabet has some terms in common with the NATO phonetic alphabet, there are a few used by NATO which are highly unlikely to be used by Colonial forces. Specifically, India and Quebec (as they are locations on Earth), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare lived and wrote on Earth), and Yankee and Zulu (as they refer to specific peoples of Earth).

== Sources ==
#{{note|bastille}}{{note_label|bastille|1|a}}{{note_label|bastille |1|b}}'''Kara Thrace:''' Three assault teams, Alpha, Bravo, Constellation. ([[Bastille Day]])
#{{note|scattered}}{{note_label|scattered|2|a}}'''Lee Adama:''' Sierra Alpha, we got a new bogey. ([[Scattered]])
#{{note|rs2}}{{note_label|rs2|5|a}}'''William Adama:''' Order batteries alpha through echo to switch to salvo fire. ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]])
#{{note|hog}}{{note_label|hog|3|a}}{{note_label|hog|3|b}}{{note_label|hog|3|c}}'''Freighter Pilot #1:''' Carrier constellation, jump complete on station, point deacon. Initiate search pattern delta.<br>'''Freighter Pilot #2:''' Ore flight bravo, delta, wilco.<br>'''Freighter Pilot #3:''' Ore flight nebula, delta initiated. ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]])
#{{note|mini}}{{note_label|mini|4|a}}'''Galen Tyrol:''' If the commander will take a closer look at the tail numbering... Nebula Seven Two Four Two Constellation. ([[Miniseries]])

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Numerology

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Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

The [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined Battlestar Galactica]] series shares a humorous and sometimes mysterious affinity in placing numbers with popular-culture cross-references or inside jokes in episode content.

== "1701" ==
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|Enterprise NCC-1701 in fleet.]]

This is part of the registry number of the famous "USS ''Enterprise''" of the "Star Trek" TV and movie series. In the [[Miniseries]], ''[[Colonial One]]'' rescues a passenger liner named "Gemenon Liner 1701." This is an inside nod to [[Ronald D. Moore|RDM]]'s work in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" TV series.
Interestingly, the ''actual'' USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 appeared in the miniseries tucked away in the background of the final shot of the fleet. As a result of stock footage, the Enterprise actually appears in the opening credits of every episode.

== "42" ==

There were 42 people in front of Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] in line of succession for the presidency of the Twelve Colonies. "42" is the infamous "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything"...of course, no one knows what the ''Question'' is, so ''out of context'' as a result, "42" is meaningless. The "42" joke is from Douglas Adams's masterpiece, the five book "[[Wikipedia:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy]]" Trilogy (yes, ''five'' book "Trilogy"). Another helpful axiom from the books is that when traveling around different planets through space, it's always best to "'''Know where your towel is"''' - which is considered a serious blunder to forget - a mistake which [[Lee Adama]] has nearly made on several occasions.

== "47" ==

*This was the last lottery number held by a lucky refugee on [[Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]], who was rescued by Lt. [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] during an emergency stop on the Colony during the initial [[Cylon Attack]]. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] appeared to momentarily consider using the number for himself as the older woman could not read her number (her forgetfulness led her to neglect her glasses on top of her head). But Baltar was frightened out of the idea when [[Karl Agathon]] recognized him, and Baltar feared arrest for [[Colonial Defense Mainframe|treason]].

*The [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|''Galactica'' copy of Sharon Valerii]], as her stint as Boomer, the [[Raptor]] pilot, flew '''47''' missions in her Raptor ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

*The fighter tail number of [[Raymond Lai]]'s old Mark II [[Viper 8547|Viper]], later piloted by [[Kara Thrace]], is number 85'''47''' ([[Miniseries]]).

*The fighter tail number of [[William Adama]]'s refurbished Mark II [[Viper 7242|Viper]], later piloted by [[Lee Adama]] when escorting ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' back to Caprica, is '''7'''2'''4'''2 ([[Miniseries]])

The number 47 was a very common in-joke in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Writer [[Wikipedia:Joe Menosky|Joe Menosky]], a Pomoma College alumni, originated this joke based on a humorous "47 Society" at the college. He and other writers placed the number as many times as possible throughout the series in [[technobabble]], props, and visual references.

The "47" joke has become the numerical counterpart to the audio clip known as the [[Wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|"Wilhelm Scream"]] that's added to many, many action movies as an in-joke between directors and sound editors. Currently, the TV spy drama "[[Wikipedia:Alias (TV series)|Alias]]" has taken the "47" joke to almost-epic proportions by placing very obvious references in most of its episodes over its 5-year history.

== "893893" ==
[[Tom Zarek|Zarek's]] repetitive prisoner number, "893893", suggests that it was not selected at random.

== "33" ==

* [[33]] is the name of the first episode
* 33 is the number of minutes between Cylon attacks in the episode [[33]]
* 33 is the largest printed number on the [[Radio Magnetic Indicator]]
* The [[Wikipedia:Homeric Hymns|Homeric Hymns]] are '''33''' verses to various characters from Greek mythology, a few of which are also [[Lords of Kobol]].

=== {{from_RDM_blog}}: Why 33 minutes? ===

:"The truth is, there's no real answer. It's just a random number that felt right when I came up with the idea that our people were under continuous, relentless attack since the end of the pilot. I wanted it to be a short interval, just long enough for them to grab a bite to eat, jump in the shower and maybe try to catch a catnap before dragging themselves back to their duty stations and begin the whole tedious, terrifying ordeal all over again.

:"A deeper truth is, I was never interested in coming up with an explanation for Why? Never. I mean, I suppose I could've come up with a sufficiently important-sounding bit of technobabble that would've made sense (you see, the [[Cylon]] double-talk sensors tracking the <i>[[Olympic Carrier]]</i>'s nonsense drive signature needed 15 minutes to relay the made-up data wave through the pretend continuum, then the Cylon navigational hyper silly system needed another 10 minutes to recalculate the flux capacitor, etc.) but what would that have really added to the drama? How does explaining that 33 minute interval help our understanding of [[Laura Roslin|Laura]]'s terrible moment of decision, or bring us to any greater knowledge of [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]]'s search for her missing family and friends, or yield insight into [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s morally shattered psyche?

:"It doesn't, of course. The answer, however artfully it may (or may not) have been crafted can only subtract from the experience we have in watching the episode. Not knowing the how's or why's of the Cylon attack puts us in the same seat as the characters we're watching. They're in the dark, and we're in the dark. The relentless attack is unfathomable in its origin and unstoppable in its execution. It's mortality coming at you on a loop. If you only had 33 minutes before the next time you could die, what would you do? And what about the time after that? And the time after that? At a certain point, you stop caring about why it's happening, all you know is that it is happening, and it's happening to you.

:"So the mystery of 33 will be permanent on this show. No explanation, not even the attempt. Let it just be a number that seemed like an eternity for five long days on the [[battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]''."

== "13" ==

* There are 13 Colonies - the [[Twelve Colonies]], plus one: The thirteenth Colony, [[Earth]]<br>
* There are 13 episodes in the first season of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica."<br>
**This is the standard number of episodes in the first 'trial' season of many new shows; 52 weeks a year/4 = 13 weeks a "season" that they air episodes.
* Number of pilots killed by communication drone accident in "[[Act of Contrition]]"<br>

== "12" ==

* There are 12 Colonies which match the 12 zodiac symbols.
* There are 12 models of [[Cylon agent]].
* According to President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] there were 12 snakes encircling her press podium when she had one of her first [[Chamalla]]-induced visions ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). This vision was predicted by the prophet [[Pythia]], stating: "And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come" ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).
* There were 12 Vipers that participated on the direct assault at the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Pythia's prophecy also mentioned that the humans would be led by "serpents numbering two and ten."
* There were 12 [[Original battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] constructed on the onset of the [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]).
* There are 12 days between the first time Helo and Caprica-Valerii make love and when she becomes visibly pregnant.
* There are twelve thoracic vertebrae in the human spine, which glow during sexual intercourse on Cylon agents.

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Galactica (TRS)

2006-04-01T17:05:08Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

:''For the Original Series ''Galactica'', see [[Galactica (TOS)]]. For the Video Game ''Galactica'', see [[Galactica (Video Game)]].''<br/><br/>

[[Image:Bsg-bsg-1.jpg|thumb|300px|The historic battlestar ''Galactica'']]

'''''Galactica'' (BS 75)''' is the most famous warship in the [[Colonial Fleet]]. Built in time to participate in the [[Cylon War]], she remained the only military vessel without integrated [[Computers|computer networks]]. Without networked computers, ''Galactica'' never upgraded to the new [[Command Navigation Program|integrated defense system software]] developed by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] and his [[Number Six|team]]. Because of this and other fortune, she became one of only [[Pegasus (RDM)|two]] battlestars to survive the renewed Cylon attack on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], some 40 years after the end of the first war.

== Fleet Details ==

'''Designation''': warship, battlestar type, [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar class]] (class name unknown).

'''Deployment''': Formerly an element of the [[75th Battlestar Group]] (BSG 75)

'''Current Status''': One of [[Pegasus (RDM) |two]] remaining Colonial military units. ''Galactica'' is commanded by [[William Adama]].

== History ==

''Galactica'' was one of the twelve first battlestars to be laid down by the Colonials. Initially they built a battlestar to represent each colony, and Galactica was the battlestar that represented [[Caprica]]. As such, she is some 50 years old (Mini Series). Following the outbreak of Cylon hostilities several more battlestars were built. ''Galactica's'' first commander was [[Peter Dash]] ([[Miniseries]]).

The original battlestars were all designed with non-integrated computer systems to avoid the Cylons' demonstrated ability to override or subvert networked command and control systems early in the war ([[Miniseries]]). Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies.

Following the [[Armistice Station|armistice]] with the Cylons, and their withdrawal from Colonial space, ''Galactica'' and her sister ships continued to serve the Twelve Colonies in a wide variety of roles. While her surviving sister ships were scrapped or upgraded to match the systems capabilities of more modern Colonial vessels, ''Galactica'' continued in service without her systems being fully networked or integrated, making her unique among Colonial military vessels ([[Miniseries]]).

With her active career drawing to a close, a decision was taken to retire ''Galactica'' and decommission her from service. [[Colonial Fleet]] chose not to scrap her, but to turn her into a combination of living museum to the original Cylon War and an educational center, with her conversion being overseen by her final commander, [[William Adama]] ([[Miniseries]]).

At the time of her formal decommissioning ceremony, ''Galactica'' was stripped of all but one of her operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII squadrons, her munitions destroyed, and her starboard landing pod converted into a pressurized [[Galactica Museum|museum]] housing (among other things) a full squadron of Mk. II Vipers (Miniseries, also in Deleted Scenes). Many argue that a "squadron" is comprised of 20 Mk. IIs, but on-screen evidence contradicts this. Galactica clearly had more than 20 Mk. IIs aboard (likely as many as 40), as in 'The Hand of God' 19 Mk. IIs are deployed - by this time over 11 Mk. IIs had been destroyed on-screen, meaning Galactica arrived at Ragnar with at least 30 Mk. IIs. The most likely assumption is that the Starboard Flight Pod contained 40 Mk. IIs (one for each launch tube), with Adama's restored Model 'found in a salvage yard' making the total 41.

With the unexpected resumption of hostilities on the part of the Cylons, ''Galactica'' quickly proves her worthiness as a warship is far from over as she withstands a direct hit from a tactical nuclear missile, and then single-handedly engages two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] after re-arming herself at [[Ragnar Anchorage]], providing an umbrella of fire cover under which [[The Fleet (RDM)|an assortment of 75 civilian ships]] containing the last survivors of the Twelve Colonies escape the Cylons.

Since the exodus of the Colonials from their overrun homeworlds, ''Galactica'' becomes both protector and provider for the Fleet. She provides direct fire-cover for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times ("[[33]]", "[[Act of Contrition]]"). She provides much of the Fleet with recycled water ([[Water]]) and she is the primary source of medical care, with groups of civilians routinely brought aboard for check-ups and the like ([[Litmus]]). ''Galactica'' also undertakes internal policing duties within the Fleet ("[[Water]]", "[[Bastille Day]]").

''Galactica'' successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, capturing a [[tylium]] fuel mining and processing plant in the process ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

''Galactica'' is joined by [[Mercury class battlestar|the advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain]], at the mid-point of the second season of the Re-imagined Series. Battlestars ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'' destroy two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] as well as a critical Cylon support ship, the [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]). After the death of Admiral Cain, President [[Laura Roslin]] promotes William Adama to Admiral, restoring him to overall Fleet command, but now with two battlestars at his disposal ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

== Equipment ==
''Galactica'' shares the same overall technical specifications as other original Colonial battlestars of [[Original Battlestar (RDM)|her class]], with the following key differences:

===Available Flight Pods===
Only ''Galactica's'' port [[flight pod]] is in service. The starboard flight pod was enclosed and pressurized as the main museum display facility. It was violently depressurized after a [[Heavy Raider]] crashed into it ([[Scattered]]). No episode since "[[Valley of Darkness]]" addresses the status of the flight pod since its depressurization.

===Turrets===
[[Image:BSG-KEW-Turret.jpg|thumb|An example of one of ''Galactica's'' large projectile weapons.]]
''Galactica's'' defenses include an array of twenty-four large turret mounted, dual-role twin-cannons, and a multitude of smaller turret mounted twin-guns located between the ''Galactica's'' "[[Frame|ribs]]", along the [[flight pod]]s. Together, these provide the ''Galactica'' with a flak field that acts as a defense perimeter against incoming hostiles ([[Miniseries]], "[[Scattered]]"). In addition, the large cannons represent ''Galactica's'' main anti-capital ship weapon, and have been shown to be quite effective against targets like [[Basestar]]s ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

===Nuclear Warheads===
''Galactica'' had five nuclear warheads as of "[[Bastille Day]]". Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] cannibalizes one to use in his [[Cylon Detector]], and Commander Adama uses another to destroy a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], leaving the ship with three.

===Vipers===
Prior to the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', ''Galactica'' has at most 34 Vipers, of which at least six are Mk. VIIs.{{ref|vipers}} ''Galactica'' receives additional supplies from ''Pegasus'' since her arrival that has helped in repair and refurbishment of her original fighter complement, and more recently new Viper Mk. VIIs built onboard Pegasus ([[Pegasus (episode)|"Pegasus"]], "[[Scar]]").

===Raptors===
The number of [[Raptor]]s available to ''Galactica'' has been very inconsistent in the series. We currently must assume she has at least five, and left Ragnar Anchorage with at least eight.{{ref|raptors}}

===Other Craft===
*''Galactica'' currently posesses two [[Heavy Raider]]s. One was hit by ''Galactica's'' defensive fire and crash-lands into the starboard flight pod in "[[Scattered]]" (now possibly unusable). The other returns in operational status from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]". In "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]", one of Galactica's [[Heavy Raider]]s was releaved of its FTL navigation system for use by the [[Caprica]] rescue mission.
*An experimental stealth fighter, the [[Blackbird]], is constructed using spare parts in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]". (Destroyed in the episode "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").

=== Crew ===
Before the attack, ''Galactica'' has approximately 2,800 crewmen, while awaiting its decomissioning.{{ref|originalcrew}} By the time of the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', attrition has reduced this number to 2,660.{{ref|crew}} {{ref|crew}} Since "[[Act of Contrition]]", ''Galactica's'' offensive capability has also been greatly hampered by the number of [[List of Pilots|qualified pilots]] available, although ''Galactica's'' reunion with ''Pegasus'' has ameliorated this substantially.

==Running Tallies==
#{{note|vipers}}Running tally of Vipers:
#* With one operational flight pod, ''Galactica'' was apparently equipped with one squadron of Mk. VII [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s. A second squadron of Mk. IIs formed part of a museum exhibit in the starboard flight pod.
#*The last squadron of Mk. VII's under the command of [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]], ''Galactica's'' [[CAG]], are lost en-route to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] when they are disabled by a backdoor in the [[Command Navigation Program]] and subsequently destroyed.
#*At least 11 Vipers, all Mk. IIs, launch during the first attack on ''Galactica'', one of which is destroyed.
#*Three Mk. VII Vipers are seen in formation inside the Fleet before they hook up with ''Galactica''. These could have been left behind with the non-FTL capable ships, or could have been carried to Ragnar in other ships as Apollo was. This would help to account for the discrepancy of fighters between the Miniseries and "[[Act of Contrition]]" (see below).
#*Thirty-nine Vipers launch at the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]], of which eight are destroyed and one is severely damaged (piloted by [[Lee Adama]]), leaving 31. Some Vipers damaged in the previous engagement are possibly held for repairs.
#*In "[[Act of Contrition]]", Lee Adama states that there were 40 Vipers left on the ship. Perhaps this discrepancy can be accounted for by other Mk. VIIs that happened to find their way to the fleet at Ragnar?
#*At the end of that episode, one Viper, piloted by [[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]], is severely damaged, and a second, piloted by [[Kara Thrace]], is destroyed in a crash landing on a nearby moon.
#*In "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", Tyrol reports that due to atmospheric [[SAR]] operations, 13 Mk. II's and one Mk. VII are down for repairs, and that he's "out". Presumably the remaining 25 constitute the [[CAP]] and [[Alert Fighters]].
#*One additional Viper is "slapped together from pieces of the others". This doesn't change the total count, since still-useable parts are just being shuffled around. The damage inflicted by the atmosphere of the moon during Thrace's [[SAR]] is apparently a matter of cleaning time, not total failure and replacement.
#*In "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", Strike Force Two is comprised of twelve Vipers. Three of these, piloted by an unidentified pilot, [[Perry|Chuckles]], and [[Stepchild]], are destroyed. Strike Force One is comprised of at least seven Vipers. At least one of these, piloted by [[Fireball]], is destroyed.
#*According to the official Sci-Fi website, following ''Galactica's'' attack on a Cylon [[tylium]] mine in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", there are 35 remaining Vipers aboard ''Galactica''. This is consistant with the losses seen in that episode and "[[Act of Contrition]]", assuming that [[Brendan Constanza|Hot Dog]]'s Viper was recovered and repaired.
#*At least 18 Vipers (11 Mk. IIs, 6 Mk. VIIs, one unidentified) are launched to defend the ship in "[[Scattered]]". None are destroyed onscreen, but in "[[Fragged]]", Apollo remarks that "seven birds" are down for repairs.
#*[[Louanne Katraine|Kat]] crashes Viper 591 into the flight deck in "[[Final Cut]]". It may have been salvaged - Hot Dog's Viper is damaged much more severely in "[[Act of Contrition]]".
#*Chief Tyrol declares Viper 289 a total loss and has it scrapped in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]". This would leave 34 remaining Vipers.
#*42 Vipers are deployed in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", including 7 Mk. VIIs. This flatly contradicts the counts given in previous episodes and official statements, and also ignores the continued attrition of Vipers noted by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] in the episode itself. This should be regarded as a visual effects gaffe.
#*15 Vipers are launched against ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' in the [[Pegasus (episode)|episode]] of the same name.
#{{note|raptors}}Running tally of Raptors:
#* No official estimate is given of ''Galactica's'' initial Raptor loadout.
#* The Raptor accompanying [[Jackson Spencer|Ripper]]'s squadron, crewed by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], manages to escape destruction but is forced to land for repairs on nearby [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. It later returns intact to ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]]).
#* Raptors are deployed to five nearby systems in [[Water]].
#* Two Raptors, piloted by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] and [[Stubbs]], perform reconaissance duties in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".
#* In "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", three Raptors are deployed to scout [[Kobol]], but unexpectedly encounter a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in orbit. [[Raptor 3]] is immediately destroyed by collision with a [[Raider]]. [[Raptor 1]] is forced to crash land on Kobol, and only [[Raptor 275]] survives to report back to "Galactica".
#* In "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Part II]]", three Raptors are sent to board "[[Colonial One]]" while [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] and [[Margaret Edmonson|Racetrack]] simultaneously take a fourth to deliver a nuclear bomb to the Kobol basestar. All four craft return safely.
#* In "[[Fragged]]", [[Raptor 305]] is scrapped for parts in order to mount a two-raptor [[SAR|search-and-rescue]] mission. This seemingly takes place very late in the same day as "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", which makes the sudden shortage mysterious.
#* Tigh orders a Raptor deployed to each ship refusing to resupply ''Galactica'' in "[[Resistance]]". At that time, these ships number at least eight, and [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] cites manpower shortage as the chief limiting factor. This means that either Tigh is unaware of ''Galactica's'' resources (unlikely), or the ship has or acquires 11 Raptors in total by the time they left the Colonies (which makes the equipment shortage in "[[Fragged]]" even harder to explain). At the end of this episode, Apollo escapes with one Raptor which he abandons on [[Cloud Nine]].
#* In "[[The Farm]]", Tigh explicitly states that they have "five raptors with [[Colonial Marine Corps|marine]] fire teams standing by". Including the two destroyed in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" and the one scrapped in "[[Fragged]]", this implies an initial complement of at least eight. If the Raptor stolen in "[[Resistance]]" has not yet been returned, the number would be nine.
#{{note|originalcrew}}Original crew:
#*In the Miniseries, Adama states that he has "almost 2,000" crew on board ''Galactica''.
#*In "[[Water]]," Baltar says there are 45,265 civilians in the Fleet. Given the stats of [[Survivor Count|total fleet population]] in that episode, that means there were 2,693 military personnel in the Fleet at the time. It is unclear if this was a gaffe or a [[Continuity errors (RDM)|retcon]], but the more recent figure is generally accepted.
#*In addition to the 85 killed in the flight pod fire (Miniseries), 29 Viper pilots are lost on-screen in the first three sorties, and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] goes MIA (all events in the [[Miniseries]]). This makes for a pre-attack total of 2,808 crewmembers.
#{{note|crew}}Running tally of crewmembers:
#*Thirteen pilots are killed in "[[Act of Contrition]]". Eight are recruited to replace them, leaving a net loss of five.
#*Three crewmen are killed by a suicide bomber in "[[Litmus]]".
#*Starbuck is seen giving combat flight training to fourteen [[nuggets]] in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", suggesting an additional six nuggets had been selected by that point. Apollo earlier alludes to a second group of trainees in "[[Act of Contrition]]".
#*Four Viper pilots are killed in action in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".
#*Ten die on [[Raptor 3]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", and Sharon Valerii is revealed as a Cylon agent.
#*Eleven crew are killed in the Cylon boarding action in "[[Valley of Darkness]]".
#*Four of the crew of [[Raptor 1]] die by the time the survivors are rescued in "[[Fragged]]".
#*Helo returns in "[[Home, Part I]]."
#*Subtracting these losses from the total given in "Water" yields no more than 2,662 crewmembers prior to the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.
#*''Galactica's'' crew complement is currently unknown as of the Season 2 finale, although Admiral Adama mentions that it is vaguely half of its former strength

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[[es:Galactica (RDM)]]

Galactica type battlestar

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:''This article discusses the original battlestar class (of which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is a member) of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]]. For information on the battlestars of the Original Series, see [[Battlestar (TOS)]]. For information on the newer ''Mercury'' class battlestars, see [[Mercury class battlestar]].''

[[Image:Bsg-bsg-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Original Colonial Battlestar (credit: Zoic)]]

==Overview==
[[Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|thumb|right|A destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar ([[Miniseries]]).]]
The '''''Galactica'' type battlestar''' is a capital Colonial warship that combines the functions of aircraft carrier and battleship. The first twelve battlestars were laid down in the early days of the [[Cylon War]], each representing one of the [[Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]). This article concerns that original, and unnamed, class.

Following the end of the war, the original battlestars remained in service, and many newer battlestars were built. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the newer [[Mercury-class Battlestar|''Mercury''-class]] represented the top of the line.

The original battlestars were space-going leviathans of some 4,640ft (1,547m) in length, housing 80 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] space superiority fighters arranged in 4 squadrons of 20 apiece, and several nuclear warheads. A fully-armed battlestar is capable of a wide range of offensive actions, while her defensive armaments ensure she is fully capable of both protecting herself from attack, and of engaging an enemy at close quarters.

==Layout==
The design common to ''Galactica'' and her sister ships can be broken down into two main sections: the main hull, and the twin flight pods.

=== Main Hull ===

This comprises the bulk of a battlestar, and can, itself, be divided into three sections:

The "alligator head" contains the primary living space for the crew, recreational facilities, mess halls, shipboard operations centres (such as the [[CIC]] and [[Situation Room]]){{ref|nosource}}; water storage tanks ([[Water]]).

The midships area contains the pod retraction mechanisms, crossways linking the hanger pods for the transfer of equipment and personnel, as well as all the necessary hoists for such transfers ([[Miniseries]]). Main munitions stores and distribution mechanisms to "local" munitions stores for main and secondary batteries; fabrication facilities; etc {{ref_label|nosource|1|a}}.

The stern section contains sublight engines, [[FTL]] drive coils, etc. Note that 4 of the sublight engines are mounted externally in engine pods, with 2 more mounted between the pods, in the stern of the battlestar's main hull.

=== Flight Pods ===
The flight pods are mounted on either side of the hull and contain a battlestar's offensive [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] force. During normal operations, they are extended away from the main hull. During FTL jumps, the pods are retracted against the hull. Each pod comprises two main decks for flight operations: the upper landing bay, which extends the full length of the pod; and the lower launch bays, which provide some 40 launch tubes per pod.

The landing bay serves as a recovery area for incoming Vipers and [[Raptor]]s. Approaches are made from the stern. The preferred approach is a slow run into the landing bay, prior to making a vertical landing on a defined landing area. However, in emergencies, [[Combat Landing|combat landings]] can be made, in which a Viper or Raptor approaches at speed and makes a running landing on its undercarriage.

The forward end of the landing bay also serves as a launch area for Raptors and shuttles. The landing bay is large enough to accept a variety of other Colonial vessels, at least as large as "heavy" passenger ships such as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. Docking collars are located throughout the upper sections of the landing bay in order to provide a pressurised connection between a docked vessel and the battlestar. The Flight Pods also have docking ports to dock with larger ships or stations.

The [[Hangar Deck|hangar deck]] within the a flight pod are used as general dispersal areas for Vipers. The hangar deck is used for maintenance & repair of Vipers / Raptors, re-fuelling, re-arming and launch operations. A hangar deck runs the length of the flight pod, but can be divided and sealed off into five sections for damage control puroposes. Each hangar deck section has eight launch tubes, two launch control stations, and an elevator that leads to the landing bay above. Viper flight operations are overseen by a [[Landing Signal Officer]], with each launch supervisor being directly responsible for all launch operations for a group of four launch tubes{{ref_label|nosource|1|b}}.

==Specifications==

===Dimensions===
Hull:
* Length: 4,640ft (1.414m)
* Beam: 1,820ft (555m) (flight pod to flight pod - extended)
* Draft: 580ft (177m) (source: [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ships/ships/ SciFi.com])

Flight Pods:
* Length (approx): 2,019ft (615m)
* Beam (approx): 360ft (110m)
* Draft (approx): 211ft (64m) {{ref|pods}}

[[Image:bsg-2-cvn.jpg|right|thumb|Battlestar / CVN comparison (credit: Zoic / VF)]]
''An appreciation of the size of an original battlestar can be gleaned from the following: A battlestar is over 4 times longer than a [[Wikipedia:USS Nimitz|''Nimitz'']]-class US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The flight pod of an original battlestar is almost twice the length of a ''Nimitz'' class carrier, is some 150ft (46m) wider and is approximately as tall as a ''Nimitz'' class carrier measured from the waterline to the top of the carrier's communications and [[Wikipedia:ELINT|ELINT]] tower. The beam of an original battlestar's "alligator head" is as broad as a ''Nimitz''-class carrier's flight deck is long. Each of the nacelles of an original battlestar's outer four sublight engines is large enough to house a ''Nimitz''-class carrier.''

===Propulsion===
[[Image:Sublight.jpg|thumb|right|''Galactica'' with all six sublight engines engaged ([[33]])]]
* 2 x FTL engines and drive coils{{ref|ftl}}
* 6 x sublight engines
** 2 x Hull-mounted
** 4 x outrigger engine pods
* 40 x maneuvering engines (10 clusters of 4 apiece){{ref|zoic}}.

Despite their massive size, battlestars are extremely maneuverable and can dock with space stations such as the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] depot. Battlestars are not designed for atmospheric flight, although their hulls can manage a tenuous upper atmospheric storm like that surrounding the gas giant [[Ragnar]] ([[Miniseries]]). A battlestar's [[FTL]] systems are capable of very accurate Jumps, able to place them precisely in synchronous orbit above any point on a planet ([[Miniseries]]) and of placing them in the midst of an asteroid field ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]) or dense fleet of ships ([[Scattered]]), without risk of a devastating impact. However, they are grossly inferior to [[Cylon]] systems in range ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

===Endurance===
Battlestars are intended to operate for long periods without resupply. Their water purification capabilities alone are so efficient that, barring an emergency or unforeseen event, a battlestar can operate without re-tanking "for several years before replenishing" ([[Water]]). They also appear capable of undertaking large-scale repairs following battle damage ([[Miniseries]], [[Water]]), and may have small manufacturing/fabrication facilities on-board ([[Litmus]]). Vegetable stores and canned goods are kept in [[Wikipedia:Titanium|titanium]] lockers ([[Final Cut]]).

===Computer Systems===
The original battlestar vessels deliberately avoided the use of networked computer systems and wireless devices, as the [[Cylon]] enemy were adept at infiltrating and subverting such systems ([[Miniseries]]).

Although they do employ [[computers]] for such functions as [[FTL]] calculations, navigation, damage control and fire control ([[Scattered]]), these are not connected with each other. This design is intended to naturally quarantine individual systems in the event that one becomes compromised.

===Armament===
[[Image:Flakfield.jpg|thumb|right|Flak field from ''Galactica'''s large turrets ([[Scattered]])]]
[[Image:Bscap064.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s point defense turrets]]
*24 large gun turrets{{ref|flak}} (mounting 2 guns apiece)
These are mounted on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the main hull and the ventral surface of the bow. The two guns on each turret can fire high-explosive (anti-Baseship) and flak (anti-Raiders) rounds in tandem at a rate of 2.23 seconds per round.

*Numerous{{ref|small}} smaller turrets (mounting 2 guns apiece)
These are smaller two-gun turrets mounted on the flight pods and other surfaces. Each barrel fires explosive rounds in bursts, with a rate of fire of 200 rounds per turret per second (estimate based on one tracer per four rounds).

*Multiple nuclear warheads{{ref|nukes}}.

*Four squadrons of 20 "[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]" air/space superiority fighters{{ref|vipers}}. Even the latest Mk. VII Vipers remain compatible with this class's launch and recovery facilities.

*Numerous{{ref|raptors}} "[[Raptor]]" reconnaissance vehicles.

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===Crew===
''Galactica's'' crew complement prior to her scheduled decommissioning was approximately 2,800{{ref|crew}}. This figure may be higher for a fully staffed and operational battlestar.

===Life Support===
Approximately twelve oxygen recirculation units are mounted throughout the ship, which replenish oxygen as well as remove ("scrub") carbon dioxide from the air. These devices work continuously ([[Final Cut]]).

==Sources==
# {{note|nosource}}{{note_label|nosource|1|a}}{{note_label|nosource|1|b}} No source provided. Figures and comments which are unsourced are being considered for deletion, in compliance with the [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad|Citation Jihad]].
# {{note|pods}} Calculated based on elevations made available by Zoic.
# {{note|ftl}} '''Tigh:''' "Engineering/Combat. Please spin up FTL drives One and Two." ([[Miniseries]])
# {{note|zoic}} Originally sourced to [[Zoic]] without explanation.
# {{note|flak}} These have been referred to as railguns by some fan sources, but there is substantial evidence to the contrary. See [[Railgun]] for more.
# {{note|small}} Unsourced figures have ranged from 252 to 512. According to the BSG Magazine, the number is 504.
#{{note|nukes}} As of the episode "[[Bastille Day]]", ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' was equipped with five nuclear warheads. This may be lower than the typical number, since ''Galactica'' was in the process of being decommissioned and had already had most of its ammunition removed. If this is the case, we must conclude that ''Galactica'' was unable to reload its supply of nuclear arms at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] (a sensible proposition, given the ease with which purported arms smuggler [[Leoben Conoy]] was able to gain access to the facility).
# {{note|vipers}}After the destruction of 20 Vipers during the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was still able to muster a 40-Viper strong defensive screen by combining their remaining squadron of Mk. VII vipers with a full squadron of Mk. II vipers from a museum exhibit in the starboard flight pod. This suggests that ''Galactica'', with a single operational flight pod, was fielding two squadrons from it, and that when fully operational it could have fielded an additional two squadrons from the starboard pod as well.
# {{note|raptors}}At the time of the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was apparently equipped with at least eight. See [[Galactica (RDM)#endnote_raptors|Galactica Raptor tally]] for a running count.
# {{note|crew}} See [[Galactica (RDM)#endnote_originalcrew|Galactica crew count]].

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Landing Signal Officer

2006-04-01T17:04:46Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

{{shortcut|LSO}}
The '''Landing Signal Officer''' (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the [[flight pod]]s of [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]s and other military vessels. This includes the landing of all vessels, from [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]] to small liners such as ''[[Colonial One]]'' ([[Miniseries]], [[Final Cut]]).

On battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'', the LSO is [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]] ([[Miniseries]], [[Final Cut]]).

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Galactica Museum

2006-04-01T17:04:37Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

[[Image:Basestarinmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|A model of a [[Cylon War]]-era Cylon [[Basestar (TOS)|Basestar]] on display in the defunct museum.]]

As part of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica|Galactica's]]'' decommisioning, a museum was installed in the starboard [[flight pod]]. Massive windows were installed in the openings on each end of the pod. The museum contained a number of vehicles and displays relating to the [[Cylon War]] including a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mk. I]], a [[Cylon Raider]], a [[Landram]], a [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]], and a full 40-ship squadron of [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mk. II fighters]].

In the process of the starboard flight pod's conversion into the museum, its [[Launch tubes|launch tubes]] and launching console were converted into a gift shop, rendering it unusable for flights ([[Miniseries]]).

The decommisioning ceremony and a ceremonial flyby by ''[[Galactica]]'s'' last remaining operational Viper squadron were held here just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]).

''Galactica'' has returned much of the items of the museum to active use in their exodus from the Colonies, the first items being the Viper Mk. II squadrons.

The remains of the museum was heavily damaged when a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] rammed into it and depressurized the area ([[Scattered]]). No information has been given on ''Galactica's'' crew returning the starboard flight pod to operational status in any of the aired episodes as of January, 2006.

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Kimba Huta

2006-04-01T17:04:28Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

[[Image:Kimba2.jpg|thumb|right|Close up of the ''Kimba Huta'']]'''''Kimba Huta''''' is a freighter in [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]], and the location of a cold storage unit containing the last of the Colonial's meat supply. After [[Laura Roslin]]'s escape from ''[[Galactica]]'' in "[[Resistance]]", [[Tom Zarek]] hid her and her [[Laura Roslin faction|co-conspirators]] there while covertly making their way toward ''[[Astral Queen]]'' ([[The Farm]], Podcast). The ship appears to be of the same model as the [[Gemenon Traveler]], previously seen during the [[Miniseries]] and "[[Flesh and Bone]]".

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Fleet News Service

2006-04-01T17:04:20Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

The '''Fleet News Service''' is the official name of the makeshift news service created by the handful of media reporters still alive in [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]]. The news service is comprised primarily of the large group of journalists that were aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' for battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'s'' decommissioning ceremony ([[Miniseries]]). The news service attends press conferences held by President [[Laura Roslin]] aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' or with Commander [[William Adama]] and his command staff aboard ''Galactica'' in the [[Pilot Ready Room]].

FNS has been used for spreading information about known Cylon models throughout the Fleet ([[Litmus]]). The political commentary group, the [[Colonial Gang]], probably airs on Fleet News Service broadcasts ([[Colonial Day]]).

[[D'anna Biers]] was a documentary reporter for the Fleet News Service ([[Final Cut]]).

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Blackbird

2006-04-01T17:04:15Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

[[Image:Blackbird FotP.JPG|thumb|left|"Blackbird Commissioning" ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]) (c) Universal]]
The '''Blackbird''' is a prototype [[Colonial]] stealth fighter craft constructed by Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]], his deck crews, and other members of ''[[Galactica]]''. This craft was meant to supplement the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], given the issues in maintaining the remaining craft aboard the [[battlestar]]. Chief Tyrol had originally intended just to build a standard Viper but ended up building a ship that was of more value to ''Galactica'' than another Viper.

== Design and Technology ==

The Blackbird 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.

Along with the usual [[RCS]] mechanisms for directional control, the Blackbird is powered by obsolete [[DDG-62]] engines (designed by [[Peter Laird]], a civilian aeronautical engineer) that came from the flight deck of a Colonial fleet ship named ''[[Baah Pakal]]''. One must speculate that since a typical Viper's engines are vulnerable to heat-seeking missiles ([[Miniseries]]), 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.)

[[image:Flight_of_the_Phoenix-Laura.jpg|thumb|A close-up of the cursive on the side of the Blackbird. (C. Universal Studios)]]

The Blackbird is [[FTL|Jump]]-capable, but is not equipped with a Colonial transponder, either for stealth purposes or due to supply shortages.

== ''Laura'' and Her Flight History ==

The first prototype is dubbed ''"Laura"'' in honor of President [[Laura Roslin]]. [[Kara Thrace]] pilots the maiden test flight, wherein she handily eludes her escort, [[Lee Adama]].

The following individuals aid CPO [[Galen Tyrol]] in ''Laura's'' construction:

* [[Anastasia Dualla]] improves communication systems.
* [[Anthony Figurski]]
* [[Cally]]
* [[Jammer]]
* [[Seelix]]
* [[Karl Agathon]] suggests the use of carbon composite materials for the Blackbird's skin.
* [[Saul Tigh]] offers the [[DDG-62]] engines.
* [[Kara Thrace]] aids in a few design principles and tests the craft.

Colonel Tigh originally denounces the project as frivolous, but later provides assistance in procuring the DDG-62 engines. Others among Tyrol's own deck crew also at first consider the project a waste of time, as noted through their initial reactions to Tyrol's proposal. However, Commander [[William Adama]] believes that the endeavor offers hope and purpose, and therefore permits it to continue despite the crisis with the [[Cylon]] [[logic bomb]] that has infected the ''Galactica'''s systems ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

''Laura'' quickly proves her worth when Kara Thrace, by tacit request of Lee Adama, absconds with the Blackbird, claiming she is running a test flight for Admiral Cain. In reality, Starbuck has undertaken a reconnaissance mission to investigate a mysterious Cylon ship being escorted by two [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestars]] and many other support ships and fighters. ''Pegasus'' [[CAG]] [[Cole Taylor]] knows of the Blackbird but dismissed Thrace from the project and chose to use Raptors for his mission.

[[Image:Blackbird destroyed.png|thumb|left|The destruction of the ''Laura'' during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]].]]

Starbuck is able to approach the Cylon fleet and the unknown ship completely undetected by the Cylons. She takes picture after picture while flying into and through the superstructure of the vessel, Jumping away just as the 'Bird clears the vessel's bow. The lack of a Colonial transponder causes the Battlestars ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' to turn their Vipers on Thrace as she approaches the Fleet, both Battlestars' DRADIS systems marking her as a [[Raider]] by mistake. The Blackbird is in visual range of the Fleet long before DRADIS detects her approach.

Moments later, Admiral Cain receives detailed pictures of the unknown vessel, and [[Gaius Baltar]] eventually details the name and purpose of the [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

''Laura'' is later piloted by then-Lieutenant [[Lee Adama]] in the battle to disable the Resurrection Ship's FTL drive, preventing her escape so that Vipers can destroy it. While Adama is successful, a collision with a disabled [[Raptor]] seriously damages the Blackbird, requiring him to eject. While Adama is later rescued, it is likely that the ''Laura'' is destroyed ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

==Notes==
* Since the Blackbird was designed for stealth, not manuverability, it was logical that an FTL drive was added for advanced reconnaissance. The unused FTL drive came perhaps from a [[Raptor 305|Raptor]] that was scrapped for parts in "[[Fragged]]."
* The Blackbird's ungainly handling characteristics are quite evident during Starbuck's first test flight, as she spends the first several seconds out of the launch tube attempting to gain control over the craft ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).
*[[Wikipedia:Reinforced carbon-carbon|Carbon composites]] are a family of materials used in lightweight or high-temperature-resistant construction, of which a type is used in the nose and leading edges of the wings of [[Wikipedia:NASA|NASA]]'s [[Wikipedia:Space Transportation System|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. It was damage to this material that caused the destruction of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' on [[Wikipedia:STS-107|STS-107]].
*Executive Producer [[David Eick]] stated in his video blog that the Blackbird is "not a Viper", so it is not classed as a modified Viper model ("Viper Mark VIII", etc), but is an entirely distinct craft.
*The fighter's nickname creates a curious comparison with her namesake, Laura Roslin. The ailing but influential President Roslin and her rapid, secretive actions in her quest for Earth's location (including diverting Lt. Thrace from her original mission to destroy the Kobol basestar) as well as her savvy political work in "[[Colonial Day]]", are humorously similar in perspective to the abilities of "Laura", a structually weak, but highly agile and initially underestimated stealth fighter. Like President Roslin (the only known surviving official of the pre-holocaust Colonial [[government]]), the Blackbird is a unique commodity.
*The Blackbird is most likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Lockheed SR-71|SR-71 Blackbird]], an actual highspeed reconnaissance aircraft.

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Computers in the Re-imagined Series

2006-04-01T17:03:57Z

Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

Technologies such as '''computers''' have been mostly bane and less of a blessing to the Colonials of the [[Twelve Colonies]], despite the obvious conveniences that technology brings. It was computer technology that led to the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] for household to warfare use. These intelligent machines rebelled. To counter their creation's ability to hack into computers, the Colonial defenses, particularly the [[Original battlestar (RDM)|first battlestars]], used computers but did not network them to all but eliminate Cylon infiltration.

Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "[[backdoor]]" that allowed the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships or those with comparatively primitive computers were immune to the new Cylon menace.

==Colonial Fleet Computers==

'''[[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]'''

:Not much is known of this system other than its existence and the roles they played in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies. This central computer housed key Colonial Fleet logistical information, such as fleet deployment, and was the central system used by [[Gaius Baltar]] to create and distribute the [[Command Navigation Program]] to all advanced ships and fighters in the Colonial Fleet ([[Miniseries]]). It was located within the Ministry of Defense on Caprica ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]), since [[Number Six]] produced credible-looking footage showing Baltar attaching a bomb to it.

'''[[War College|War College Simulator]]'''

:[[Lee Adama]] performed simulations of Cylon attacks in War College to test Colonial defense tactics. One such defense involves the use of [[EMP]] devices to fool Cylon forces into believing a nuclear device detonated where no explosion took place. Adama successfully used the electric pulse generators that were offloaded onto ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from ''Galactica'' to successfully fool two Cylon Raiders that their nuclear missile attack on ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was successful, while also disabling the warheads of the missiles aimed at the [[Intersun|starliner]]. Adama was amused that this trick actually worked in reality, for in the War College simulations the Cylons were not fooled and destroyed the Colonial targets anyway ([[Miniseries]]).

'''Viper Flight Simulators'''

:Battlestar ''Galactica'' had lost many pilots to Cylon attack or accident since their exodus from the Colonies. Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] was ordered to become flight instructor to train [[nuggets]] as new pilots. Normally, pilots are trained on simulators, presumably on one of the Colonies or a more advanced battlestar, which used complex computers to immerse a trainee into the feel of Viper combat. Unfortunately, ''Galactica'' did not have simulators onboard, so Thrace taught the new pilots using actual Vipers ([[Act of Contrition]]). Months later, the [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' joined the Fleet. The modern resources of this battlestar included flight simulators onboard. Rookie pilots [[Brent Baxton|BB]] and [[Joseph Clark|Jo-Jo]] arrived on ''Galactica'' to begin their tour after training on ''Pegasus'' ([[Scar]]).

==Battlestar Computers==

An original battlestar such as ''[[Galactica]]'' has several computers dedicated to many critical ship functions. Several specific computers have been mentioned in the [[Miniseries]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|regular series]]. This list is not inclusive; an [[Original battlestar (RDM)|original battlestar]] like ''Galactica'' is still a very complex spacecraft. Advanced battlestars such as ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', with its networked computers, may have more or fewer computers or distributed functionality. It is likely that ''Pegasus'' is not as strongly networked as before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] to create a similar defense against Cylon incursion.

Although the battlestar normally does not have a central computer network in place, ''Galactica'' does possess a [[Wikipedia:Default gateway|gateway]], which, in ''Galactica's'' case, is likely managed within the Mainframe itself and not as a larger network topology. The Mainframe's normally-isolated gateway can be linked to the other computers (as Gaeta does in "[[Scattered]]").

===Navigation Computer===
Also known as the "Nav" computer. Manages spatial coordinates of the battlestar, handles [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] travel and [[RCS]] translations. It is very likely that [[DRADIS]] sensor information is obtained and managed by the Navigation Computer and passed on to the [[Tactical Officer]] and the [[Command & Control Center]] in the [[CIC]].

===FTL Computer===
The FTL computer manages the complex calculations necessary for an [[FTL]] Jump. Information for these Jumps on a more [[Mercury class battlestar|advanced battlestar]] such as ''Pegasus'' are probably transmitted from the Navigation Computer by the battlestar's network.

On ''Galactica'', however, the FTL computer receives the spatial coordinates manually from Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] or Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]]. The FTL Computer also manages the star fixes of the Jump coordinates to compensate for inertial drift that naturally occurs over time. The [[Tactical Officer]] generates a series of emergency Jump coordinates for the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] with the FTL computer. This information is relayed by the Tactical Officer to other ships regularly. It is likely that the [[flight pod]]s are also controlled through the FTL computer as they must be retracted prior to a Jump.{{ref|scattered1}}

===DC Computer===
[[Image:PegasusDamageDisplay2.jpg|thumb|Damage Control display of a [[Mercury class battlestar]] ([[The Captain's Hand]])]]
The Damage Control computer relays information to the CIC on malfunctioning or damaged areas of the battlestar, presumably from various sensors or devices throughout the ship. The DC computer also has access to radiation sensors in the event of nuclear attack to warn against dangerous radiation levels that could harm the crew.{{ref|mini2}}

===Fire Control Computer===
The Fire Control computer manages a battlestar's primary offensive weapons, the central flak turret and smaller port and starboard turrets along the length of each side of the ship. It is presumed that the Fire Control computers report to crewmembers responsible for the upkeep of ammunition on the guns when to reload an particular turret. The Fire Control computer can target individual bogeys with the flak turret guns, which, in tandem with the smaller turrets, make even ''Galactica'', an [[Original battlestar (RDM)|old original battlestar]] from the first [[Cylon War]], a formidable foe to encounter.{{ref|mini3}}

===Mainframe Computer===
This computer likely manages secondary functions of the ship, such as communications. The mainframe likely provides extra calculating power for other ship tasks when required, and may also serve as the ship's library for tactical information.{{ref|phoenix}} Of all the computers on ''Galactica'', this computer is likely very resistant by design to infiltration since it controls communication traffic (and thus is accessible to Cylon external intrusion by [[wireless]]). The mainframe likely possesses a basic gateway, but, per ''Galactica's'' no-networks edict, it is typically unused.

==Avionics==

:''The computer systems found on fighters and support aircraft of a capital ship are generally described by the term ''[[Wikipedia:Avionics|avionics]]'' (AVIation electrONICS). In the world of ''Battlestar Galactica'', aircraft terminology is intermixed with spacecraft terminology--note the use of "[[CAG]]" and Commander Adama's use of the word "planes" to Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] to describe the Viper space fighter ([[Litmus]]). Since the term "avionics" was used in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]", despite its aeronautical connotation, it will be used here.''

===Colonial Avionics===

The '''avionics''' found on [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s likely include these components, which vary in availability or degrees of complexity depending on the craft's age or purpose.

[[Image:ViperMk2Avionics.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Viper Mk. II cockpit avionics, resistant to Cylon infiltration. (Credit: Sci-Fi Channel)]]

* A non-directional medium-range [[wireless]] communications for ship-to-ship and ship-to-planet contact
* [[DRADIS]] hardware for enemy targeting, squadron formation flight manouvers, and the like
* A Colonial transponder for [[IFF]] "friend of foe" identification
* Stellar positioning system for proper [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] or [[FTL]] positioning
* Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), an automatic ("hands-off") landing system guidance package

[[Image:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Viper Mk. VII cockpit avionics, vulnerable if the [[CNP]] is installed. (Credit: Sci-Fi Channel)]]

In the case of modern (pre-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]]) spacecraft, many of these systems were likely tied into (either as a software or firmware component) of the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. Evidence for this is strong as viewers watched [[Jackson Spencer]]'s Mark VII Viper lose power, communications, flight control, DRADIS, and apparently ejection control after Cylon fighters "rooted", or counter-commanded his Viper to shut down, thanks to the backdoors installed in these modern avionics packages ([[Miniseries]]).

Older Vipers, like the Mark II, used more primitive avionics with far less dependence on computer programming. Designed for the First Cylon War to engage an enemy that commonly used computer infiltration as an attack, older Colonial spacecraft likely did not possess conveniences that modern Vipers and their pilots took for granted, such as auto-landing systems.

Larger craft such as Raptors could manage [[FTL|Jumps]] and so came equipped with more advanced avionics to handle FTL travel.

''Galactica'' prohibits auto-landings, so all pilots perform [[Hands-on Approach|manual approach and landings]] in [[Combat Landing|non-combat modes]]. No information has been given in the series if Mark II Vipers are capable of auto-landings in the manner that Mark VII's demonstrated ([[Miniseries]]).

===Cylon Avionics===

Little has been revealed of the history or configuration of modern Cylon computers or avionics on their [[Heavy Raider]] or [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], but a few scraps of information have been revealed about the Cylon Raider, the primary fighter-interceptor for the Cylon fleet.

[[Cylon Raiders]] contain some level of avionics that co-exist amidst the biological components that form the "pilot" within the fuselage of the fighter. Kara Thrace identified the mechanical linkage within the craft, and [[Galen Tyrol]]'s team had identified the fire control, navigation, and FTL drive components in addition to an actual avionics package ([[Flesh and Bone]]). ''Galactica'' flight crews later rigged a flight control console that mated with the avionics for human readability.

The Cylons moved to biomechanical pilots rather than using Centurions or other robotic pilot for three probable reasons:

# The Cylon's monothesistic belief in [[God]] and their belief in procreation (machines cannot procreate, but living organisms can) suggest that they believe a biological pilot would be more effective. A Raider pilot is programmed with a basic personality akin to a predatory animal. Unlike the logic of a Centurion, a Raider pilot is capable of improvements in its programming--it can learn and anticipate changes in battle ("[[Six Degrees of Separation]]," "[[Scar]]").
# In battle, Colonial forces may attempt electronic countermeasures that could affect the performance or operation of a fully-mechanical Cylon Raider or a craft piloted by autonomous [[Cylon Centurion]]s. As the Colonials moved to simplier technologies to combat Cylon ECM, so did the Cylons--like a human Viper pilot, the modern Raider with its biologics cannot be easily disabled by ECM.
# A Raider's personality, like a [[Cylon agent]], is downloadable and transferable should the fighter be destroyed. This provides the Cylons a dramatic tactical advantage over the Colonials since the knowledge of a Raider isn't lost on death, allowing it to improve its fighting as well as allowing risker tactics (such as ramming) without permanent loss of self, provided a [[Resurrection Ship]] or the [[Cylon homeworld]] is sufficiently close ([[Scar]]).

Cylon spacecraft avionics, however, can be affected by computer infiltration with the right methods. The cooperative Cylon infiltrator copy of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] used herself as a [[backdoor]] to send a version of a Cylon virus to shut down power to a massive Cylon fleet en route to attack ''Galactica'' ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). It was not shown whether the biologics of the Cylon Raiders were affected by this unexpected infiltration from Valerii.

==Computer History==
Partially to tradition from the Cylon War, and partially to his own experience in the Cylon War, Commander [[William Adama]] maintains the order that no computers on ''Galactica'' may be networked at any time. This order surely saves ''Galactica'' and her crew when the [[Cylon Attack]] occurrs. Although ''Galactica'' receives the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]] from [[Fleet Headquarters]] as did other Colonial units, ''Galactica'' cannot use it as the CNP requires a computer network; in fact, the CNP is never loaded into a computer at all{{ref|mini4}}. While Cylon electronic attacks disabled entire Viper squadrons and damaged or crippled battlestars during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Galactica'' remains up and running. However, since her munitions were previously destroyed as part of her expected decommissioning, the battlestar is initially defenseless in the opening wave of the attack, calling on her Navigation computer to perform evasive manueuvers in the first attack ([[Miniseries]]).

The evasive actions are not successful. ''Galactica'' suffers a kiloton nuclear missile strike on her forward port [[flight pod]]. The Damage Control computer determines the extent of fires and other damage, but luckily reports that very little radiation was seeping through, thanks to ''Galactica's'' thick outer hull{{ref|mini2}}. The Damage Control computer likely provides damage information to damage control crews in coordination or by instruction of [[CIC]] as many crewmembers don fire gear to battle the blazes. However, the blazes were too intense, worsened by damage to water mains normally used for damage control, and threaten to ignite the ship's fuel lines. Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] activates the vents throughout the port flight pod from the CIC's damage control console, releasing its atmosphere into space to extinguish the fires. Sadly, this action also causes the deaths of 85 crewmembers.

With no munitions, ''Galactica's'' Tactical Officer plots a Jump through the FTL computer to [[Ragnar Anchorage]], a Colonial munitions dump situated just inside the upper atmosphere of a large gas giant. Despite the ship not performing a Jump of any significance in 20 years{{ref|jumpage}}, the Jump is successful, and ''Galactica'' offloads a large cache of ordinance from the station.

''Galactica'' is surrounded by at least two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s and hundreds of [[Cylon Raider]]s at Ragnar. Fortunately, the electromagnetic storm covering the station, ''Galactica'', and a civilian fleet of 50,000 survivors from the Colonies prevent the basestars from making a direct attack. Now armed, ''Galactica'' leads her new [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] out of the storm, using herself as a shield while the civilian ships Jump to escape the attack. The Fire Control computer and the remaining primary computers come into play at once to coordinate damage control, calculate best attack vectors, target bogeys, and plot Jumps for all civilians and the battlestar itself.

Despite the no-networking order, ''Galactica'' finds herself in a situation where the FTL, Nav, DC, and Fire Control computers{{ref|scattered2}} must be networked to greatly accelerate the needed calculations to find the civilian Fleet, which Jump to a different emergency set of coordinates than the battlestar ([[Scattered]]). Without the network, ''Galactica'' would take 12 ''hours'' to calculate the proper coordinates--and the basestar in orbit around [[Kobol]] would certainly destroy them before the calculations were complete. With the inprovised network, only 10 minutes are needed for the calculations.
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Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] creates software [[Wikipedia:Firewall|firewalls]] between the series of computers to resist an expected Cylon virus incursion. While the calculations were successful, the last firewall was breeched by a virus attack at the exact moment that Gaeta disconnects the network ([[Valley of Darkness]]). Shortly after, the virus shuts down many systems throughout the ship, but is fortunately stopped and removed--or so the crew believes.

Weeks later, the Cylon virus reappears in the form of a [[Logic bomb]] that had taken time to test and learn the ship's weaknesses ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). When the next Cylon attack occurrs, the Logic bomb would take over all ship computers and could vent the battlestar's atmosphere to kill the crew, or direct and fire the battlestar's guns at the civilian fleet. Unfortunately, cleaning the computers require a more direct approach in the form of erasing the hard drives of each of the computers, later restoring them with backups made prior to the war. This time-consuming action will leave ''Galactica'' a sitting duck for several minutes--time enough for the Cylon force to destroy the Fleet.

Commander Adama decides to fight one Cylon attacker with another in the form of the cooperative Caprica copy of the Cylon infiltrator [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]. While Sharon appears wholly human, her cells were apparently light-reactive; she cut her forearm and stuck a fiber-optic cable into it, allowing her Cylon-designed brain to access the ship's communication channels and access the processing power (and the Cylon code inside of) ''Galactica's'' mainframe computer{{ref|phoenix}}. As ''Galactica'' erases her computer hard drives, Valerii modifies the Cylon logic bomb/virus code within herself, releasing it in a broadcast to the hundreds of Cylon fighters ready to overwhelm ''Galactica''. The broadcast contains a version of the Cylon virus which disables all the enemy's fighters, leaving ''Galactica's'' [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s to [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|destroy them with ease]].

==Sources==
*{{note|scattered1}} One of Gaeta's responsibilities is to monitor DRADIS contacts. To navigate, a battlestar must use some way to determine its location relative to other objects, so the Navigation and DRADIS connection must exist.
*{{note|scattered2}} [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]: "...But we network the FTL computer with the Nav, DC, and Fire Control computers. Once they're linked, we'll only need ten minutes to complete the calculations." ([[Scattered]])
*{{note|mini1}}While Colonel Tigh was on a handset ordering the retraction of the pods as the battlestar began its escape from Ragnar Anchorage, many events within the ship must be coordinated (bulkheads closing, motors for the pod movement activated, etc.) While there was likely a person in CIC or elsewhere that flips a switch or types in a computer command, there must still be a computer used to coordinate these events as they are too many to manage in a limited amount of time ([[Miniseries]]).
*{{note|mini2}}[[William Adama]]: "Radiation levels within norms -- the hull plating kept out most of the hard stuff." ([[Miniseries]])
*{{note|mini3}}''Galactica's'' flak turret guns are seen directly targeting specific missiles during the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]).
*{{note|phoenix}}[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]: "Mr. Gaeta, can you set me up with a fiber-optic com link? I need broadcast to all frequencies and direct link to the mainframe." ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])
*{{note|jumpage}}[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] tries to discourage Adama from a Jump, stating that ''Galactica'' had not made a Jump in over 20 years ([[Miniseries]]).
*{{note|mini4}} [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]]: "Well, you can see we do have [[Gaius Baltar|your]] [[CNP]] navigation program here on ''Galactica'', but it's never been loaded into primary memory or even test run." ([[Miniseries]])

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Swallow

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Gen00b: Miniseries naming convention

A '''Swallow''' is an decoy drone used to lure enemy heat-seeking missiles away from a Colonial vessel.

These devices were deployed from [[Raptor 478]] to successfully lure away two missiles shot at it by a [[Cylon Raider]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]).

The pilot of the Raptor deploys these and other devices on request from the [[ECO]].

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