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|seen= Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I<br />
|death=Suicide ([[Daybreak, Part II]])<br />
|parents=Claimed as a child by [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
|siblings= <br />
|children=<br />
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|actor= [[Dean Stockwell]]<br />
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"'''Number One'''" is the first of eight [[humanoid Cylon]] models created by the [[Final Five]] for the [[Cylon Centurion| Centurions]] following the [[Cylon War|first Cylon war]]. The Final Five referred to him as John, and he was created in the image of [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen Tigh's]] biological father.<br />
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One of the Number Ones, prior to being discovered among the Fleet, posed as '''[[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|Brother Cavil]]''', a member of the Colonial clergy. However, contrary to his assumed role, he did not share the other Cylons' [[Cylon Religion|religious beliefs]] and frequently mocked them.<br />
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== "John" and the Final Five ==<br />
<br />
After the [[Final Five]] contacted the Centurions, they agreed to create humanoid Cylons and share resurrection technology with them in exchange for an end to the [[Cylon War]]. The first humanoid Cylon created by the Final Five was "John", named after and created in the likeness of [[Ellen Tigh]]'s biological father. He was "treasured" by the Five, and even assisted them in the creation of the other seven models. <br />
<br />
John grew intensely jealous of [[Daniel]], the seventh model, because Daniel was emotionally favored by Ellen. John sabotaged the Sevens' genetic code and amniotic fluid, wiping out the entire line permanently. He later trapped the Final Five in a room, suffocated them, and [[boxing|boxed]] them before they could be resurrected fully. Sometime after, he obscured their original memories, gave them false ones, and planted each of them "like a [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]" among the humans in an effort to teach them a lesson about their foolish appreciation for humans. As well, he corrupted the memories of his six surviving "sibling" models to remove from them the knowledge of the Final Five's identities and programmed them not to think about the matter, though they still knew that another five models were extant. John was extremely contemptuous of many of the human traits the Five gave him. He eliminated his need for sleep and dreaming by rewriting his own software. <br />
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==''Galactica'' Copy==<br />
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On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', the first viewed copy of Brother Cavil provides counsel for [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] after Tyrol's maddened attack against [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]]. Cavil identifies the source of Tyrol's anxiety as arising from the fear that he could be a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon sleeper agent]]. This Cavil seems to be personally very familiar with Tyrol and is apparently aware that Henderson harbors romantic feelings for him ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). (Later analysis of Cavil's nature, from behavior in season 3 and 4 episodes, suggests that Cavil's comments were aimed to incite torment in Tyrol.)<br />
<br />
A somewhat eccentric figure, Cavil is a surprisingly harsh critic of prayer for a Brother, but claims to have been preaching "longer than you [Tyrol] have been sucking down oxygen" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). This claim is patently false, as Tyrol is among Cavil's creators.<br />
<br />
Despite his cynicism, Cavil prays with [[Laura Roslin]] for her re-election to the presidency to be successful. When Tyrol deduces the Caprica copy of him as a Cylon, Cavil is thrown in the brig along with his copy. He is later ejected through an airlock along with his copy (deleted scene). Due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]], his death is presumed to be final ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
<br />
==Caprica Copy==<br />
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|Caprican Cavil]]<br />
A second copy of this model emerges from the crew of resistance members rescued by the Caprica [[SAR]] team, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. What he does not tell them — until Tyrol blew his cover upon his arrival at ''Galactica'' — is that he is a Cylon. <br />
<br />
Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy is arrested as well and thrown in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s brig. Laura Roslin orders them ejected into space after Caprica-Cavil informs her and Admiral Adama that the Cylons had made two mistakes: the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Due to the loss of the Resurrection Ship, his death is presumed to be final. Though their execution is not shown, a later conversation indicates that they were executed ([[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|deleted scene]]).<br />
<br />
Like his Fleet counterpart, the Caprica copy also expresses doubt in the active involvement of divine forces in the real world, although he focuses his contempt on the Cylon religion. He says that "There is no [[God (RDM)|God]]", something that the Ones have been telling the other Cylons for years, though he acknowledges that God's existence or nonexistence can't actually be proven. Based on his conversation with the Fleet copy, this viewpoint appears to be shared between at least these two copies, and possibly across the entire model.<br />
<br />
==New Caprica Copies==<br />
[[Image:Brother Cavil Shades.jpg|thumb|right|A Cavil on New Caprica]]<br />
<br />
At least two Ones are present in the invasion fleet on New Caprica, as seen in "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]." They have some authority over humans in detainment, as [[Ellen Tigh]] is able to use sexual favors to bribe another into releasing [[Saul Tigh]]. This may have been a self-serving ruse, because after a second sexual encounter, One says to her of Saul, "When's his next meeting with the insurgents?" and "We know he's their leader - why do you think we let him out of detention?" Ellen replies, "I thought it was because of the 'twist'", referring to a sex act, and One says, "Oh, yes, that too."<br />
<br />
Two copies are also involved in the Cylon leaders' discussions such as whether to kill [[Gaius Baltar]].<br />
<br />
Another copy also acts as a type of liaison between the [[New Caprica Police|NCP]] and their Cylon masters. He gives [[Jammer]] the list of Colonials to detain, and later accompanies the NCP to the site of a mass execution of Colonial Detainees ([[Occupation]]).<br />
<br />
The NCP liaison version is critically wounded during an attack by the Resistance movement. One is left with a bullet wound to the stomach and is left to die after the detainees are liberated. He resorts to suicide by severing his [[w:carotid artery|carotid artery]] with a spent casing. He [[Resurrection (RDM)|downloads]] into a new body for the third time; an experience that, as he explains, is similar to having a white hot poker slammed through his skull ([[Exodus, Part I]]).<br />
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Shortly before her death, [[Ellen Tigh]] descibes the One she seduced as the one "in charge" of the Detention Facility ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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==Basestar Command Copies==<br />
[[Image:CavHap2.jpg|thumb||left|Cylon Diplomat]]<br />
After the Cylon fleet arrives at the [[algae planet]], a Cylon negotiation team negotiates a meeting on ''Galactica'', which consists of [[Gaius Baltar]], [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], a [[Number Three]], and a Number One. The One ad-libs during the discussion, personally suggesting that the Cylons will hand over Baltar to the Colonials as part of the negotiation ("to sweeten the pot").<br />
<br />
Later, a One (likely the same one) argues that they should destroy ''Galactica'' now and be rid of them for good. He thinks it does not matter if the Cylons find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in five days or five thousand years, saying that they can last forever, whereas the Colonials can't. He then determines Admiral Adama's claim that he will nuke the temple is a bluff even as ''Galactica'' preps its missile launchers ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).<br />
<br />
Another copy greets Number Three when she resurrects on a Resurrection Ship and informs her of the decision to box her model. She replies that someday he will know the truth of the [[Final Five]] like she does just before he removes the device storing her consciousness. Other Cavils are shown boxing other Number Threes all over the room in the Resurrection Ship ([[Rapture]]).<br />
<br />
===Faction Leader Copy===<br />
:''Owing to the identical nature of the Ones, the singular copy referred to below may actually be several different copies. Furthermore this copy could be the same as one discussed above, although there is no particular indication this is the case.''<br />
<br />
In "[[Six of One]]" a Number One model, consistently referred to as "Cavil", despite the egalitarian and democratic principles of Cylon command, exudes an definite sense of assumed authority. As of such, he appears to be the ''de facto'' leader of one side of the [[Cylon Civil War|schism]] between the Cylons, composed of Ones, [[Four]]s, [[Five]]s, and [[Sharon Valerii]], opposed to the [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]] and [[Number Eight|Eights]] loyal to [[Natalie]]. His is among the first blood shed in the Cylon Civil War, as Natalie has the [[Telencephalic inhibitor|self-aware]] [[Centurions]] (a concept Cavil is horrified by) attack. He initially appears to be forgiving, negotiating generous terms of truce with the rebels, although this is turns out to be a ploy for a devastating ambush, one which he justifies: "they started it". <br />
<br />
Cavil is in a romantic relationship with Valerii, although the nature of it is odd, he condescendingly refers to her as his "pet Eight" ([[The Hub]]). He has been holding Ellen Tigh prisoner ever since she was killed by her husband and resurrected ([[No Exit]]).<br />
<br />
This copy is killed by [[Number Three]] after he [[boxing|un-boxes]] her to try to convince her to get the rebels to stop. She breaks his neck when she learns of the attack on the Hub, believing that he won't have time to resurrect before it is destroyed ([[The Hub]]).<br />
<br />
It is likely that she was wrong, as [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] brings a kidnapped Hera to a Number One which seems to be the same Cavil. He may have had to time to resurrect before the Hub was destroyed contrary to what D'Anna thought. It is equally possible that this is a different copy entirely, as they seem to share similar personalities. Regardless, this copy, alongside a [[Simon]], runs many tests on the child. ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]). <br />
<br />
He is later seen with Boomer and Hera in [[The Colony]], and remarks upon how Hera "holds the key to their survival somewhere in her genetic code". ([[Daybreak, Part I]])<br />
<br />
During the attack on [[The Colony]], Cavil invades the ''Galactica'' CIC to take back Hera Agathon. He agrees to hand her over to the Colonials in exchange for the secret of Resurrection, and backs down. His trademark sarcasm surfaces when he is impatient with the Final Five, saying they're "keeping two civilizations waiting". When [[Tyrol]] attacks and kills [[Tory Foster]], he takes this as a sign of aggression, attacking the Colonials. When his attack fails, he swears and puts a gun in his mouth, committing suicide. Many other Number One copies died with him when The Colony falls into the black hole it was orbiting and is destroyed. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
In "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]", the Ones are the most ''outwardly'' [[w:sadism|sadistic]] and cruel to humans, appearing to take pleasure (or at least a noticeable level of amusement) in their own acts of psychological and physical cruelty. They are even described by one of their creators, [[Ellen Tigh]], as being sadists. The Ones like toying with the idea of liquidating the human population on New Caprica as a solution to the Resistance, to "perhaps a more manageable number. Say, less than a thousand."<br />
<br />
The Ones are described as being driven by base emotions, principally anger and jealousy ([[No Exit]]). They try to hide behind a facade of genial yet sarcastic superiority, but when situations move beyond their control they often lash out in rage, abandoning any pretence of civility. The Ones are a vindictive model; even their creators do not escape their anger and wrath. They specifically torture the [[Final Five]] psychologically and physically as a means of exacting "justice" for perceived slights against them. In conversation with the other Cylons, Ones are vocal and callous proponents of harsh measures against the [[New Caprica Resistance]] and are strong advocates of mass executions.<br />
<br />
Though apparently [[w:Atheism|atheistic]], the first two known copies of this model pose as clergy. possibly as an intentional mockery of religion on their part. The Cavils on [[New Caprica]] often speak of "God" sarcastically when among other Cylons but seem to recognize the pragmatic aspects of religion, referring to the Cylon "plan" as "God's Plan." The Cavil who lead the main Cylon faction against the rebel faction is also implied to possess more personal knowledge than other Cylons as the nature of the Cylon god and possibly the Final Five. He plays a "gatekeeper" role, and refers to "God" as "the voice of reason."<br />
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With the Cylons apparently occupying [[New Caprica]] at the end of the [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], it appears that the Ones on ''Galactica'' are either lying about the Cylon change of heart or the Cylon plans changed after the second Number One was captured on ''Galactica''.<br />
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"[[Exodus, Part I]]" reveals that a Number One unit, the leader of the execution squad intercepted by the Resistance and who died there (his third death), experienced increasing head pain with each resurrection.<br />
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Several comments Number One makes in the episode "[[The Ties That Bind]]" indicate that he has some deeper knowledge of the Centurions than the rest of the Cylons do. This is because the Ones are the eldest of the eight Colonial-era Humanoid Cylons, the firsts ones to be created by the [[Final Five]]. They played a key role in helping the Five create both their seven brother and sister models and the advanced Centurions and Raiders.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The word ''cavil'' is a noun and verb involving an irrelevant or trivial point made during an argument or discussion; synonyms include ''quibble'' and ''carp.'' (<span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cavil Dictionary Reference]</span>)<br />
*Cavil's numerical designation isn't revealed until the episode "[[Six of One]]" in Season Four and his given name "John" is not revealed until "[[No Exit]]", also of Season Four.<br />
*Cavil is also revealed in "No Exit" to have been, among other things, the anonymous stranger who placed an unconcious [[Ellen Tigh]] aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. His copy on Caprica was a member of Sam's resistance fighters, which is why his sudden appearance in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" was not remarked on with surprise.<br />
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
|photo=Pensieve One.jpg<br />
|age=<br />
|colony=<br />
|birthname=<br />
|callsign=<br />
|seen= Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I<br />
|death=Committed suicide ([[Daybreak, Part II]])<br />
|parents=Claimed as a child by [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
|siblings= <br />
|children=<br />
|marital status=<br />
|role= Cylon infiltrator, lay clergy<br />
|rank=<br />
|actor= [[Dean Stockwell]]<br />
|cylon= y<br />
|name= John Cavil<br />
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"'''Number One'''" is the first of eight [[humanoid Cylon]] models created by the [[Final Five]] for the [[Cylon Centurion| Centurions]] following the [[Cylon War|first Cylon war]]. The Final Five referred to him as John, and he was created in the image of [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen Tigh's]] biological father.<br />
<br />
One of the Number Ones, prior to being discovered among the Fleet, posed as '''[[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|Brother Cavil]]''', a member of the Colonial clergy. However, contrary to his assumed role, he did not share the other Cylons' [[Cylon Religion|religious beliefs]] and frequently mocked them.<br />
<br />
== "John" and the Final Five ==<br />
<br />
After the [[Final Five]] contacted the Centurions, they agreed to create humanoid Cylons and share resurrection technology with them in exchange for an end to the [[Cylon War]]. The first humanoid Cylon created by the Final Five was "John", named after and created in the likeness of [[Ellen Tigh]]'s biological father. He was "treasured" by the Five, and even assisted them in the creation of the other seven models. <br />
<br />
John grew intensely jealous of [[Daniel]], the seventh model, because Daniel was emotionally favored by Ellen. John sabotaged the Sevens' genetic code and amniotic fluid, wiping out the entire line permanently. He later trapped the Final Five in a room, suffocated them, and [[boxing|boxed]] them before they could be resurrected fully. Sometime after, he obscured their original memories, gave them false ones, and planted each of them "like a [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]" among the humans in an effort to teach them a lesson about their foolish appreciation for humans. As well, he corrupted the memories of his six surviving "sibling" models to remove from them the knowledge of the Final Five's identities and programmed them not to think about the matter, though they still knew that another five models were extant. John was extremely contemptuous of many of the human traits the Five gave him. He eliminated his need for sleep and dreaming by rewriting his own software. <br />
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==''Galactica'' Copy==<br />
<br />
On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', the first viewed copy of Brother Cavil provides counsel for [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] after Tyrol's maddened attack against [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]]. Cavil identifies the source of Tyrol's anxiety as arising from the fear that he could be a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon sleeper agent]]. This Cavil seems to be personally very familiar with Tyrol and is apparently aware that Henderson harbors romantic feelings for him ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). (Later analysis of Cavil's nature, from behavior in season 3 and 4 episodes, suggests that Cavil's comments were aimed to incite torment in Tyrol.)<br />
<br />
A somewhat eccentric figure, Cavil is a surprisingly harsh critic of prayer for a Brother, but claims to have been preaching "longer than you [Tyrol] have been sucking down oxygen" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). This claim is patently false, as Tyrol is among Cavil's creators.<br />
<br />
Despite his cynicism, Cavil prays with [[Laura Roslin]] for her re-election to the presidency to be successful. When Tyrol deduces the Caprica copy of him as a Cylon, Cavil is thrown in the brig along with his copy. He is later ejected through an airlock along with his copy (deleted scene). Due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]], his death is presumed to be final ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
<br />
==Caprica Copy==<br />
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|Caprican Cavil]]<br />
A second copy of this model emerges from the crew of resistance members rescued by the Caprica [[SAR]] team, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. What he does not tell them — until Tyrol blew his cover upon his arrival at ''Galactica'' — is that he is a Cylon. <br />
<br />
Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy is arrested as well and thrown in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s brig. Laura Roslin orders them ejected into space after Caprica-Cavil informs her and Admiral Adama that the Cylons had made two mistakes: the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Due to the loss of the Resurrection Ship, his death is presumed to be final. Though their execution is not shown, a later conversation indicates that they were executed ([[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|deleted scene]]).<br />
<br />
Like his Fleet counterpart, the Caprica copy also expresses doubt in the active involvement of divine forces in the real world, although he focuses his contempt on the Cylon religion. He says that "There is no [[God (RDM)|God]]", something that the Ones have been telling the other Cylons for years, though he acknowledges that God's existence or nonexistence can't actually be proven. Based on his conversation with the Fleet copy, this viewpoint appears to be shared between at least these two copies, and possibly across the entire model.<br />
<br />
==New Caprica Copies==<br />
[[Image:Brother Cavil Shades.jpg|thumb|right|A Cavil on New Caprica]]<br />
<br />
At least two Ones are present in the invasion fleet on New Caprica, as seen in "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]." They have some authority over humans in detainment, as [[Ellen Tigh]] is able to use sexual favors to bribe another into releasing [[Saul Tigh]]. This may have been a self-serving ruse, because after a second sexual encounter, One says to her of Saul, "When's his next meeting with the insurgents?" and "We know he's their leader - why do you think we let him out of detention?" Ellen replies, "I thought it was because of the 'twist'", referring to a sex act, and One says, "Oh, yes, that too."<br />
<br />
Two copies are also involved in the Cylon leaders' discussions such as whether to kill [[Gaius Baltar]].<br />
<br />
Another copy also acts as a type of liaison between the [[New Caprica Police|NCP]] and their Cylon masters. He gives [[Jammer]] the list of Colonials to detain, and later accompanies the NCP to the site of a mass execution of Colonial Detainees ([[Occupation]]).<br />
<br />
The NCP liaison version is critically wounded during an attack by the Resistance movement. One is left with a bullet wound to the stomach and is left to die after the detainees are liberated. He resorts to suicide by severing his [[w:carotid artery|carotid artery]] with a spent casing. He [[Resurrection (RDM)|downloads]] into a new body for the third time; an experience that, as he explains, is similar to having a white hot poker slammed through his skull ([[Exodus, Part I]]).<br />
<br />
Shortly before her death, [[Ellen Tigh]] descibes the One she seduced as the one "in charge" of the Detention Facility ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
<br />
==Basestar Command Copies==<br />
[[Image:CavHap2.jpg|thumb||left|Cylon Diplomat]]<br />
After the Cylon fleet arrives at the [[algae planet]], a Cylon negotiation team negotiates a meeting on ''Galactica'', which consists of [[Gaius Baltar]], [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], a [[Number Three]], and a Number One. The One ad-libs during the discussion, personally suggesting that the Cylons will hand over Baltar to the Colonials as part of the negotiation ("to sweeten the pot").<br />
<br />
Later, a One (likely the same one) argues that they should destroy ''Galactica'' now and be rid of them for good. He thinks it does not matter if the Cylons find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in five days or five thousand years, saying that they can last forever, whereas the Colonials can't. He then determines Admiral Adama's claim that he will nuke the temple is a bluff even as ''Galactica'' preps its missile launchers ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).<br />
<br />
Another copy greets Number Three when she resurrects on a Resurrection Ship and informs her of the decision to box her model. She replies that someday he will know the truth of the [[Final Five]] like she does just before he removes the device storing her consciousness. Other Cavils are shown boxing other Number Threes all over the room in the Resurrection Ship ([[Rapture]]).<br />
<br />
===Faction Leader Copy===<br />
:''Owing to the identical nature of the Ones, the singular copy referred to below may actually be several different copies. Furthermore this copy could be the same as one discussed above, although there is no particular indication this is the case.''<br />
<br />
In "[[Six of One]]" a Number One model, consistently referred to as "Cavil", despite the egalitarian and democratic principles of Cylon command, exudes an definite sense of assumed authority. As of such, he appears to be the ''de facto'' leader of one side of the [[Cylon Civil War|schism]] between the Cylons, composed of Ones, [[Four]]s, [[Five]]s, and [[Sharon Valerii]], opposed to the [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]] and [[Number Eight|Eights]] loyal to [[Natalie]]. His is among the first blood shed in the Cylon Civil War, as Natalie has the [[Telencephalic inhibitor|self-aware]] [[Centurions]] (a concept Cavil is horrified by) attack. He initially appears to be forgiving, negotiating generous terms of truce with the rebels, although this is turns out to be a ploy for a devastating ambush, one which he justifies: "they started it". <br />
<br />
Cavil is in a romantic relationship with Valerii, although the nature of it is odd, he condescendingly refers to her as his "pet Eight" ([[The Hub]]). He has been holding Ellen Tigh prisoner ever since she was killed by her husband and resurrected ([[No Exit]]).<br />
<br />
This copy is killed by [[Number Three]] after he [[boxing|un-boxes]] her to try to convince her to get the rebels to stop. She breaks his neck when she learns of the attack on the Hub, believing that he won't have time to resurrect before it is destroyed ([[The Hub]]).<br />
<br />
It is likely that she was wrong, as [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] brings a kidnapped Hera to a Number One which seems to be the same Cavil. He may have had to time to resurrect before the Hub was destroyed contrary to what D'Anna thought. It is equally possible that this is a different copy entirely, as they seem to share similar personalities. Regardless, this copy, alongside a [[Simon]], runs many tests on the child. ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]). <br />
<br />
He is later seen with Boomer and Hera in [[The Colony]], and remarks upon how Hera "holds the key to their survival somewhere in her genetic code". ([[Daybreak, Part I]])<br />
<br />
During the attack on [[The Colony]], Cavil invades the ''Galactica'' CIC to take back Hera Agathon. He agrees to hand her over to the Colonials in exchange for the secret of Resurrection, and backs down. His trademark sarcasm surfaces when he is impatient with the Final Five, saying they're "keeping two civilizations waiting". When [[Tyrol]] attacks and kills [[Tory Foster]], he takes this as a sign of aggression, attacking the Colonials. When his attack fails, he swears and puts a gun in his mouth, committing suicide. Many other Number One copies died with him when The Colony falls into the black hole it was orbiting and is destroyed. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
In "[[Occupation]]" and "[[Precipice]]", the Ones are the most ''outwardly'' [[w:sadism|sadistic]] and cruel to humans, appearing to take pleasure (or at least a noticeable level of amusement) in their own acts of psychological and physical cruelty. They are even described by one of their creators, [[Ellen Tigh]], as being sadists. The Ones like toying with the idea of liquidating the human population on New Caprica as a solution to the Resistance, to "perhaps a more manageable number. Say, less than a thousand."<br />
<br />
The Ones are described as being driven by base emotions, principally anger and jealousy ([[No Exit]]). They try to hide behind a facade of genial yet sarcastic superiority, but when situations move beyond their control they often lash out in rage, abandoning any pretence of civility. The Ones are a vindictive model; even their creators do not escape their anger and wrath. They specifically torture the [[Final Five]] psychologically and physically as a means of exacting "justice" for perceived slights against them. In conversation with the other Cylons, Ones are vocal and callous proponents of harsh measures against the [[New Caprica Resistance]] and are strong advocates of mass executions.<br />
<br />
Though apparently [[w:Atheism|atheistic]], the first two known copies of this model pose as clergy. possibly as an intentional mockery of religion on their part. The Cavils on [[New Caprica]] often speak of "God" sarcastically when among other Cylons but seem to recognize the pragmatic aspects of religion, referring to the Cylon "plan" as "God's Plan." The Cavil who lead the main Cylon faction against the rebel faction is also implied to possess more personal knowledge than other Cylons as the nature of the Cylon god and possibly the Final Five. He plays a "gatekeeper" role, and refers to "God" as "the voice of reason."<br />
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With the Cylons apparently occupying [[New Caprica]] at the end of the [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], it appears that the Ones on ''Galactica'' are either lying about the Cylon change of heart or the Cylon plans changed after the second Number One was captured on ''Galactica''.<br />
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"[[Exodus, Part I]]" reveals that a Number One unit, the leader of the execution squad intercepted by the Resistance and who died there (his third death), experienced increasing head pain with each resurrection.<br />
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Several comments Number One makes in the episode "[[The Ties That Bind]]" indicate that he has some deeper knowledge of the Centurions than the rest of the Cylons do. This is because the Ones are the eldest of the eight Colonial-era Humanoid Cylons, the firsts ones to be created by the [[Final Five]]. They played a key role in helping the Five create both their seven brother and sister models and the advanced Centurions and Raiders.<br />
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*The word ''cavil'' is a noun and verb involving an irrelevant or trivial point made during an argument or discussion; synonyms include ''quibble'' and ''carp.'' (<span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cavil Dictionary Reference]</span>)<br />
*Cavil's numerical designation isn't revealed until the episode "[[Six of One]]" in Season Four and his given name "John" is not revealed until "[[No Exit]]", also of Season Four.<br />
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| image=Battleofthecolony.jpg<br />
| description=<br />
| conflict= Second Human-Cylon War<br/>Cylon Civil War<br />
| date= Approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|4 years]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]<br />
| place=[[The Colony]]<br />
| result=Colonial/Rebel Cylon Victory<br/>The Colony destroyed<br/>[[Hera Agathon]] rescued<br/>Cylon loyalist faction destroyed<br/>End of Human-Cylon War as well as Cylon Civil War<br />
| combatant1= Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet]]<br/>Rebel Cylon faction<br />
| combatant2= Cylon loyalist faction<br />
| co1= Admiral [[William Adama]] <br/> [[Samuel Anders]]<br />
| co2= [[Number One|John Cavil]] †<br />
| strength1= One heavily damaged Battlestar ([[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]), associated Vipers and at least 12 Raptors. <br/>Marine assault team, secondary assault team aboard Raptors, reserve marines aboard ''Galactica''.<br/>Rebel Centurions<br />
| strength2= The Colony<br/>associated Raiders<br/>[[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon War era Centurions]] and [[Cylon Centurion|current era Centurions]]. <br/>Unknown number of [[Basestar]]s. <br/> Various [[Doral]] and [[Simon]] copies<br />
| shiploss1= Crippling damage to ''Galactica''<br/>4 Vipers destroyed<br/>7 Raptors destroyed <br/>Many Rebel Centurions destroyed<br />
| shiploss2= The Colony destroyed<br/>Total Raider and Centurion losses<br />
| casualties1= Heavy marine casualties, as well as crew and pilot casualties (such as [[Racetrack]], [[Skulls]])<br />
| casualties2= Complete or nearly complete destruction of Cylon loyalist faction, including [[Cavil]] and [[Boomer]]<br />
| prev= [[Gaeta's Mutiny]]<br />
| next= None (''Series finale'')<br />
| series= RDM<br />
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The '''Battle of The Colony''' is the final engagement between the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|humans]] of ''[[Galactica]]'' and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as well as the final battle of the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br />
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The Colonials begin a rescue mission, the most dangerous and daring offensive ever undertaken by Admiral [[William Adama]] and a skeleton crew, to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], kidnapped by [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] and taken to [[the Colony]] for experimentation ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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The battle comprises of people, both rebel Cylon and human, who volunteer to stay aboard ''Galactica''. There are only perhaps several hundred human or humanoid fighters, but fortunately the Cylons also add a few hundred [[Cylon Centurion]]s to the attack and defense forces.<br />
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Racetrack and Skulls are sent on a reconnaissance mission in a [[Raptor]]. They find the Colony in orbit of a black hole and also find the only place that a ship can jump in and out safely: within a kilometer of The Colony: point-blank range for The Colony's weapons. <br />
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Admiral Adama turns over command of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to [[Hoshi]] while [[Romo Lampkin]] is made the new President of the Colonies (as [[Lee Adama]] chooses to stay on ''Galactica'' to fight).<br />
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==Battle==<br />
[[File:Colony Breech.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|''Galactica'' rams herself into [[The Colony]].]]<br />
''Galactica'' jumps in directly in front of the Colony, which opens fire with its gun batteries as it's too close for missiles or nukes for both sides. ''Galactica'' takes a pounding until [[Samuel Anders]] (now effectively ''Galactica's'' [[Hybrid]]) manages to hack into the Colony and shut down its Hybrids and their weapon control.<br />
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''Galactica'' immediately launches her [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] to engage the Colony's Raiders while the battlestar's Raptors jump directly from the starboard [[flight pod]] in a flanking position to board the Colony. The Raptor's jumps rip open the side of the flight pod, but safely arrive at the battle.<br />
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As ''Galactica's'' gun batteries fire at the Colony's gun batteries and Raiders, Admiral Adama orders flank speed on ''Galactica'', ramming the battlestar's dense "alligator-head" bow into the Colony. The collision punchs a hole in the Colony's side, ''Galactica's'' bow effectively docked in the enemy ship. From ''Galactica's'' bow enters allows a strike force made out of marines and Rebel Centurions. Raptor strike forces led by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] cut their way in elsewhere on the Colony's hull.<br />
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The fight is not without serious losses. Racetrack and Skulls arm their nukes aboard their Raptor but are killed when an asteroid hits their ship, punching a hole in the window and smashing their helmets.<br />
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Inside the Colony, both strike forces push onwards despite opposition from not only modern Centurions but older [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Model 0005 Centurions]]. <br />
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[[Kara Thrace]]'s forces discover Boomer, who has retrieved Hera out of sympathy and because she feels she owes Adama a favor. She hands the child over to the rescue team without a fight, warning the team that their Raptors have been destroyed and cannot be used for escape. Fortunately, the battle plan was to abandon the Raptors and return to ''Galactica'' through her bow.<br />
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After Sharon Agathon kills Sharon Valerii, Thrace's team meets up with [[Lee Adama]] and his team. All retreat to ''Galactica's'' airlock to escape the Colony.<br />
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Cavil, [[Simon]] and a [[Number Five]] go on the offensive, leading a platoon of Centurions in a boarding attack on ''Galactica''. Firefights break out all over the ship, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]] are among the many that help defend the ship from the boarders. <br />
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Karl Agathon is wounded by a Five. Hera runs away in the chaos. Her mother goes after her at her husband's insistence. [[Laura Roslin]], working in [[sickbay]], senses Hera's return and chases after her as well in what becomes a parallel of the [[Opera House Prophecy]], each person in turn part of a vision that protects the child from harm as she wanders through decks filled with gunfire and enemy forces. Caprica Six and Baltar eventually find Hera and take her with them to [[CIC]], recreating their movement as seen in their visions, encountering the [[Final Five]] there, standing on the CIC balcony.<br />
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Cavil is captured in CIC. During an explosion, Cavil takes Hera hostage and plans to leave with her as he sees her as the only hope for his kind. Baltar successfully talks Cavil into a truce in exchange for Hera's life. [[Saul Tigh]] sweetens the pot by offering [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] in exchange for the permanent true between humanity and Cylone. Cavil calls off his forces and the battle seems to end.<br />
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*''Galactica's main batteries are a primary target for the Cylons.''<br />
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==Broken Truce==<br />
[[File:Colony's Demise.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|Shortly after the truce is broken, a Raptor unintentionally fires its nuclear misses at the Colony.]]<br />
However, the truce is short-lived. Shortly after the Final Five begin downloading their knowledge of resurrection to the enemy forces, [[Galen Tyrol]] breaks the download and kills [[Tory Foster]] when he learns that she is responsible for the [[The Ties That Bind|murder of Cally Tyrol]]. Believing themselves betrayed, the Cylons restart their attack, but after the Doral and Simon that joined him in CIC are killed, Cavil swears and kills himself. The Raiders resume attacking ''Galactica''.<br />
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In space, another asteroid strikes Racetrack's Raptor and causes her dead hand to accidentally hit the launch button for the remainder of the nuclear missiles from Galactica and Pegasus to fire. All 8 of the missiles hit the Colony, badly damaging it and knocking it out of its orbit towards the black hole nearby--and pulling ''Galactica'' with it.<br />
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Admiral Adama orders Thrace to jump the ship--[[blind jump|anywhere]]. Without the coordinates to the Fleet's location, she realizes that [[The Music|the mysterious music played by her father]] forms FTL coordinates. She enters the coordinates and ''Galactica'' escapes as the Colony is sucked into the black hole and destroyed.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
[[File:Cripple.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|After ''Galactica'' jumps, she suffers massive hull damage.]]<br />
The toll of battle and her structural frailty are too much for the old battlestar. As she completes the jump, ''Galactica'' suffers a series of critical structural failures, breaking her backbone and permanently losing her FTL ability.<br />
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But Thrace's coordinates take ''Galactica'' to a habitable planet, lush and filled with life. They name this planet [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and, after retrieving the other Colonials at the rendezvous coordinates, the population of the Fleet is able to settle without concern.<br />
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The Rebel Cylons settle down with them and give the [[Rebel Basestar]] to their Centurions to find freedom and their own destiny.<br />
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The Hybrid Samuel Anders is instructed to autopilot ''Galactica'' and the last of her charge into the Sun, destroying the ships and allowing humanity and the Rebel Cylons a fresh start, sans technology.<br />
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It is not known whether the Cylons on the Colony were able to transmit any data or if any of them were able to escape before it fell into the black hole. The fate of the loyalist Cylons who were not on the Colony is likewise unclear, however, with both reproduction and the recovery of resurrection technology unlikely, their extinction is a foregone conclusion.<br />
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|parents=Claimed as a child by [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
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"'''Number Seven,'''" also known as "'''Daniel'''", was one of eight [[humanoid Cylon]] models created by the [[Final Five]]. His line was destroyed by [[Number One]] ([[No Exit]]) some time before the second Cylon war. In a fit of jealousy, Cavil contaminated the amniotic fluid in which all the Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. [[Ellen Tigh]] says that Cavil was angry at her for playing favorites.<br />
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According to Ellen, Number Seven was creative, sensitive and an artist.<br />
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It was stated by Ellen that Cavil's methods for wiping out the Sevens were more permanent than [[boxing]] and Anders states that Daniel died, implying that no copies of the Number Seven model survived, hence the statement "there are twelve models" was correct at the time it was made by [[Caprica-Six]]. <br />
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==Cult of Daniel==<br />
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After the episode ''No Exit'' aired, many fans on the official Sci-Fi Channel forum became convinced that Daniel was responsible for many of the mysteries in the show, and was Starbuck's father as well as being responsible for sending the head-people to Baltar and Caprica Six, and so forth. This phenomenon, called the 'Cult of Daniel' by Ronald D. Moore, was unintended and led to the unusual step of Moore saying unequivocally in the podcast for ''[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]'' that Daniel was not Starbuck's father and would not be playing a role in the resolution of the series. Normally Moore does not rule out any fan theories or explanations, but he felt the 'Daniel theory' had gotten out of hand and would lead to many of its proponents being disappointed in the finale. He also apologised if people felt the writers were leading them to incorrect conclusions.<br />
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==Possible influences==<br />
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*Daniel could be linked to the Biblical prophet Daniel, whose name means "God is judge". He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order. <br />
*Daniel may be named after (or a reference to) [[Daniel Graystone]], one of the original designers of the 12 Colonies' Cylon Centurions ([[Caprica (series)]]). In his podcast for [[No Exit]], Moore mentions a connection between Daniel and the [[Caprica (series)|Caprica series]].<br />
*''[[w:Daniel_(song)|Daniel]]'' is a song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Inspired by events of the Vietnam War, it has one verse that may be relevant in a BSG context:<br />
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::''Daniel my brother you are older than me''<br />
::''Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal''<br />
::''Your eyes have died but you see more than I''<br />
::''Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky''<br />
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The '''Cylon Occupation Authority''' is a group of Cylons assigned to govern over the rule of occupied [[New Caprica]]. While officially they are present only as "allies and friends of the legitimate Colonial government", they are in reality in complete control of the planet. The occupation authority attempts to rule by consensus, but as a copy of [[Number Three]] notes, the strains of occupation make consensus more difficult to come by.<br />
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Only seven of the twelve Cylon models have been sighted on New Caprica:<br />
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*[[Number Three]]—At least two copies of Number Three appear to be posted to the planet—one of which is the same copy that knew [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] on [[Caprica]]. Three's role is largely supervisory, although she also begins a path of spiritual discovery on the planet that leads her to question her faith and discover that [[Hera]], the child of [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] still lives.<br />
*[[Number Five]]—At least two copies of Number Five are present on New Caprica. These copies are at times violent towards humans, supervising the temple massacre, shooting [[Caprica-Six]], threatening Baltar at gunpoint, and suggesting that if the occupation fails, they could simply nuke the New Caprica settlements. At other times, the Fives seem optimistic about the possibility of lasting peace, convincing [[James Lyman|Jammer]] about the potential of both peoples working in harmony, and discussing with [[Gaius Baltar]] how small things, like the presence of sufficient toilet paper, would help to quell human unhappiness.<br />
*[[Number Six]]—At least three copies of Number Six are assigned to the occupation, including [[Caprica-Six]]. Caprica-Six has a different perspective than the other copies of her model, and is present largely to rejoin the company of her beloved [[Gaius Baltar]]. She, along with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]], is most optimistic about the possibility of lasting peace, and is reluctant to adopt stern measures.<br />
*[[Number Eight]]—[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] is present on New Caprica, as is at least one other copy of her model. Valerii is not in favor of the detentions and executions but has not as of yet made a stand on these issues, probably because the others are already well aware of how she feels without needing to be told and because of what happened to Caprica-Six when she dissented openly.<br />
*[[Cavil]]—At least two copies of Cavil are present, to the apparent chagrin of the other models—Cavil often mocks their faith and makes outrageous, potentially sarcastic suggestions, such as executing Baltar. Copies of Cavil also free [[Saul Tigh]] from custody, and Tigh's wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], performing sexual favors upon another copy of Cavil in exchange for her husband's freedom. Cavil also supervises the attempted executions in [[Precipice]]—after being left to die when the [[New Caprica Resistance]] frees the prisoners, this copy at least decides that the occupation is no longer worth it.<br />
*[[Simon]]—Simon is only sighted once, voting with the others to agree on executing suspected members of the insurgency.<br />
*[[Leoben Conoy]]—Only one copy of Conoy has been sighted. He is the captor of [[Kara Thrace]] and the supposed father of [[Kacey]], another hybrid child created from Thrace's ovary. He attempts to force Kara to live a married life with him—however, she kills him and forces him to download at least five times before finally appearing to give in. Conoy, interestingly, does not seem to be part of the Occupational Authority per se—for instance, he is never present on Colonial One, where the other Cylons discuss and decide the course of the occupation.<br />
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|servicen= T-990429<br />
|callsign= Boomer<br />
|seen= Miniseries<br />
|death= Shot by [[Cally]] and reborn<br />
|parents= None (supposedly [[Abraham Valerii|Abraham]] and [[Catherine Valerii]])<br />
|siblings= None (supposedly one, per photo in "[[Downloaded]]"), except for the other Eights<br />
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|marital status= Single, was in relationship with [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
|role= Cylon infiltrator, saboteur; [[Raptor]] pilot<br />
|rank= Lieutenant, Junior Grade<br />
|actor= [[Grace Park]]<br />
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|name= Sharon Valerii<br />
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Lieutenant Junior Grade '''Sharon "Boomer" Valerii''', serial number T-990429, appears to be a young pilot recently-assigned to shipboard operations. Assigned to flying the Raptor reconnaissance vehicle, her inexperience is demonstrated through repeated rough landings aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
As a pilot, she is assigned alongside [[ECO]] [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]], with whom she has developed a close friendship. She has also formed friendships with other pilot officers aboard the battlestar, sharing off-duty activities, such as regular card games ([[Miniseries]], [[Act of Contrition]]), all of which have helped her integrate into shipboard life and be accepted as a member of the crew. She had been serving on board ''Galactica'' for two years prior to the Cylon attack ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Agent in Disguise ===<br />
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Initially, "Boomer" Valerii is a "sleeper" agent, unaware of her Cylon status. As far as she is aware, she was born on the mining colony of Troy, the daughter of a family from Aerelon ([[Flesh and Bone]]). Troy itself was destroyed in an unexplained cataclysm, allowing Boomer's background to be established as that of an orphan.<br />
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Following her arrival on-board ''Galactica'', she enters into a relationship with the ship's Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]], which is against military protocols concerning fraternization between officers and non-officers. Whether this is unintentional or a subconcious reaction to her Cylon personality program is unclear.<br />
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At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], Boomer is flying her Raptor to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] with ''[[Galactica]]'s'' last remaining operational [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadron when they learn of the attacks and attempt to engage two [[Cylon Raider]]s. However, the Viper squadron is destroyed (their ships powered down by their tainted [[CNP]]), and the Raptor is damaged while trying to escape, forcing Boomer and Helo to make an emergency landing on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. <br />
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After repairing the Raptor, Helo and Boomer are mobbed by desperate civilians and undertake an unexpected rescue operation, lifting a number of children and adults from the planet. However, Helo chooses to give up his place aboard the Raptor so that Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] can be rescued ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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After being found by [[Laura Roslin]]'s group of stranded military and civilian ships, Boomer works hard within the new civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], assisting Laura Roslin's attempts to gather other stranded civilian ships within the space surrounding Caprica as possible. She finds a number of ships critical to the fledgling Fleet's survival (such as a fuel tanker). After the Fleet (with ''Galactica'' leading it) leaves the solar system of the Colonies, Boomer aids in other critical acts, such as the discovery of a [[tylium]]-rich asteroid, replete with an active Cylon mine ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), and locating a source of water to replenish the Fleet's lost supply after a sabotage of ''Galactica's'' stores ([[Water]]).<br />
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=== The Sleeper Awakens ===<br />
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However, at the same time she is apparently supporting the Fleet, Boomer's underlying Cylon programming periodically emerges. Her Cylon programming is the cause of the sabotage ''Galactica's'' water tanks ([[Water]]). Later, she likely assists a copy of [[Aaron Doral]] to access to a munitions store. The Doral copy constructs a suicide bomb which very nearly kills [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]]. <br />
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Having "awoken" to her human personality shortly after the bombs used to destroy ''Galactica's'' water tanks were planted, she finds herself soaking wet. Boomer's human personality becomes increasingly concerned that she is not all she appears. Her worry increases when she experiences a certain "attraction" to a captured [[Cylon Raider]], and is able to give insight into how it can be properly assessed and understood ([[Six Degrees of Separation]], [[Flesh and Bone]]). Her concerns are further elevated when, following the bombing by Doral, ''Galactica's'' [[Master-at-Arms]], Sergeant [[Hadrian]], suspects her and Tyrol of Cylon complicity ([[Litmus]]).<br />
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Boomer is isolated from Tyrol following this event, and he later ends their relationship following the arrest of Specialist [[Socinus]] ([[Litmus]]). Facing Tyrol's own suspicions concerning her activities immediately before the bombing, Boomer finds herself emotionally isolated and stressed. She takes the Cylon detector test created by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]. Baltar hides the positive test results to cover himself from recrimination from other Cylon agents and lies to the young lieutenant ([[Flesh and Bone]]). Boomer finds short solace in his test results but deals with increasing anonymous accusations from others when she finds the word "CYLON" written on the mirror of her locker ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
[[Image:Valshootadama.jpg|thumb|left|Sharon shoots Commander Adama.|thumb]]<br />
Frightened and isolated, Boomer withdraws into herself and attempts suicide, but finds herself initially unable to do so. During her second attempt, she is interrupted by Dr. Baltar who, rather than discouraging her, essentially gives her his blessing on her attempt. Following his departure from the bunkroom, Boomer succeeds in shooting herself, but her Cylon personality apparently interrupts the attempt. Boomer can only severely wound herself in the face ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).<br />
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After [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] absconds with the captured Raider intended for an attack on a basestar orbiting [[Kobol]], Commander Adama orders Boomer and ECO [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]] to use a [[Cylon transponder]] in their Raptor to infiltrate the basestar and place a nuclear warhead within to destroy it. The mission is a success. However, when the weapon would not auto-release from the Raptor after landing, Boomer exits the ship and enters the basestar. Inside, she encounters a dozen copies of herself, confirming her worst fears. Boomer escapes in the Raptor while her copies caress the weapon just before it detonates and destroys the basestar. Back on ''Galactica'', her encounter with her copies on the basestar apparently forces Boomer's Cylon personality to emerge once more, with astonishing repercussions: on being congratulated for the mission, she shoots Commander Adama in the chest, critically wounding him ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).<br />
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=== Boomer's Dark Discovery and Demise === <br />
Boomer is quickly restrained by guards and jailed in the [[brig]]. During her emprisonment, Tigh attempts to forcibly extract information from her by gunpoint. Sharon's human and Cylon personalities appear to stonewall him ([[Scattered]]). Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] is later thrown in the same brig cell by Col. Tigh, also suspected of being a Cylon. While imprisoned together, Boomer tries to convince Tyrol that her feelings for him were real and important, but he rejects her and threatens to kill her if she touched him. <br />
[[Image:Sharondeath.jpg|Sharon dies in Tyrol's arms.|right|thumb]]<br />
Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] later enters the cell, austensibly to collect a blood sample from Tyrol to prove his innocence using the [[Cylon detector]], but instead Baltar injects Tyrol with a potent toxin that would kill him in a matter of seconds if Baltar doesn't give him an antidote. Baltar interrogates Sharon, demanding to know how many other Cylons were in the Fleet, using the dying Tyrol to blackmail her. Boomer, near hysterics, protests that she didn't know. Baltar insists that somewhere in her subconscious mind, underneath all of her programming and false memories, she truly ''does'' know and with a stressful enough stimulus, the information would come forward. At the last second, she cries out that there were eight other Cylons in the Fleet. Baltar revives Tyrol.<br />
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Soon after, while being transferred to a new reinforced cell in the [[brig]] built to hold Cylons for later experiments, a large crowd of crewmembers jeers at her and calls her a traitor. An enraged [[Cally]] breaks through the crowd holding a gun and shoots Boomer at point blank range. Dying in Tyrol's arms, her last words were "I love you, Chief" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
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Boomer's body is sent to the morgue, and autopsied. The recovered [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] visits her corpse, asking "Why?" aloud, and weeps over her body. Commander Adama gives Cally a slap on the wrist by sentencing her to only 30 days in the brig for discharging a weapon without authorization. Cally is never tried for murder since Boomer wasn't human ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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[[Image:Cylon resurrection.jpg|thumb|left|''Galactica''-Sharon reborn in a new body|thumb]]<br />
However, Boomer's consciousness does not die. When Cally shoots "Boomer" Valerii, ''Galactica'' is close enough to the then-unknown Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] so that her consciousness is retrieved for download into another body. Her resurrection occurs in the Caprica city of [[Delphi]] ([[Downloaded]]). On rebirth, Boomer rejects her Cylon nature and continues to call herself "Sharon" instead of "Eight," even going so far as to reclaim her former apartment. A copy of [[Number Three]], representing the status quo of the Cylons, is deeply disturbed by this, going so far as to suggest that Sharon be "[[boxed]]."<br />
[[Image:Boomer downloaded.JPG|thumb|Resurrected Valerii on Caprica ([[Downloaded]])]] Another "Hero of the Cylon", [[Caprica-Six]], protests vehemently, and Three advises her to get Sharon to change. When Sharon laments the loss of Tyrol, Six tells Sharon of her own love for Baltar, which prompts Sharon to inform her that Baltar is still alive. Realizing that Three has an ulterior motive, the two play along. After a [[Caprica Resistance]] bombing, Three, Sharon, and Six are trapped in a garage with [[Samuel Anders]]. Listening to the dry conversation, Six suddenly reveals the truth: "Sharon" and "Caprica" are celebrities in a culture of unity, and, through their love for human individuals, have realized the true horror of the Cylons' actions. Using their celebrity status, they could therefore convince a large portion of the rest of Cylon society of their new belief that the Cylon genocide of humanity was wrong. <br />
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Boomer stops Anders from killing Three, and is shell-shocked when Six smashes Three's skull. After telling Anders to escape, Six begs Sharon to help her reveal the truth of the genocide to the other Cylons. Sharon eventually agrees, and a new path is forged ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
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A year later, Boomer is one of the leaders of the Cylon force occupying [[New Caprica]], along with Caprica-Six and a [[Number Five]]. ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*This Sharon Valerii is still referred to as the ''Galactica'' copy, even though she is now with the Cylons, because she was first encountered on ''Galactica''. Fans also refer to her as 'Tyrol-Sharon' (as opposed to 'Helo-Sharon') or just as 'Boomer' (as the callsign is more closely associated with her than with Caprica-Sharon, who is usually just called 'Sharon').<br />
*[[Number Six]] rhetorically asks Baltar in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" why he thinks that Valerii got her callsign, "Boomer."<br />
**As shown twice in "[[Water]]" and by her destruction of the basestar in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," the ''Galactica'' Valerii appeared to have a penchant for blowing things up. This is inconsistent with her [[Boomer (TOS)|namesake]] from the [[TOS|Original Series]].<br />
**Number Six could have been using sexual innuendo when she rhetorically asked why the ''Galactica'' Valerii's callsign was "Boomer." For example, regarding "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]," actress [[Grace Park]] said in interviews that she was so determined to make an enthusiastic lovemaking scene, i.e. copious amounts of moaning and the like, that when the scene director finished they flat out said their footage would have to be ''heavily'' edited.{{citation needed}}<br />
**Alternately, this may be a script joke referring to the anime ''[[Wikipedia:Bubblegum Crisis|Bubblegum Crisis]]''. ''Bubblegum Crisis'' generally focuses on police in conflict with rogue androids with a human appearance, referred to as "[[Wikipedia:Boomer (anime term)|boomers]];" some of these are sleepers. It should be noted that [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']] predates this usage.<br />
**'Boomer' is also a nickname for a ballistic missile submarine. "[[Karl Agathon|Helo]]" is a similar nickname for a helicopter.<br />
*During Season 1, ''Galactica''-Sharon parts her hair on the right side of her head, while Caprica-Sharon parts her hair on the left side of her head.<br />
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<div>The '''Cylon homeworld''' is the planet which the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] established as their main base after rebelling against the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. The Cylons presumably leave for this world with the [[Armistice Station|armistice]] of the [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]). <br />
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The Colonials estimate the general location of the Cylon homeworld ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), by using the Armistice Station as a reference. The station was apparently built at a border in space which the Colonials agreed to never cross, and behind which the Cylons would settle.<br />
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The escaping [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and the Twelve Colonies are too far away from the Cylon homeworld for [[Cylon agent]]s or Raiders to resurrect. As a result, the Cylons built several [[Resurrection Ship]]s, which would serve as safety nets for Cylons located outside of downloading range during and after the attack. <br />
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*When Ron D. Moore was questioned why the "Cylon POV episode", "[[Downloaded]]", took place on Cylon-occupied Caprica instead of the Cylon homeworld in an interview with [http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3206/2/ Now Playing Magazine] on February 23, 2006, he stated that the series will probably not show that planet any time in the forseeable future, explaining that:<br />
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*Recently, in Now Playing Magazine, Moore is quoted, "another major thing that’s going to happen in the third season is we’re going to do an ongoing Cylon story where we’re going to be cutting over to the Cylon world for the first time and running a complete arc within the Cylon." [http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3300/2/] The exact meaning of this is unclear, as 'world' can mean 'planet' or 'viewpoint'.<br />
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<div>:''This article discusses the newer Viper-class fighters seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the older, generally obsolete Viper Mark II fighter from the same series, see [[Viper Mark II]]. For the Viper used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and in [[Galactica 1980]], see [[Viper (TOS)]].''<br />
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| title= Viper Mk. VII<br />
| race= Colonial<br />
| type= Military<br />
| ftl= No<br />
| propol= 3 x turbothrust engines mounted aft, [[RCS]] points<ref name="propol">Angular exhaust nozzle design suggest possible thrust-vectoring.</ref><br />
| crew= 1 pilot in Terrell ES 24C ejection seat. <ref name="camp">Ammunition used was same as older Viper models; the Mark VII guns appear to have a higher rate of fire. Armaments listings and ejector seat details from David Bassom's ''[[The Official Companion|Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]''.</ref><br />
| role= Space superiority fighter<br />
| weapons= 3 [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], missiles<br />
| arm= 3 x forward-firing kinetic energy weapons ([[KEW]]), 2 mounted towards the outboard sections of the wings, 1 x mounted in the vertical stabiliser, Weapon hardpoints for mounting missiles / munitions pods, etc. under the wings.<ref name="camp"/><br />
| status= In current Colonial service<br />
| length= 9.8643 meters<ref name="dim">Dimensions provided by [http://www.leestringer.com/ Lee Stringer], one of the VFX Animators of the miniseries. These are for the CGI models, which are based on but not identical to the fullsize props. Source: [http://www.starshipbuilder.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000012.html Starshipbuilder.com forums]</ref><br />
| height= 2.9508 meters<ref name="inflight">In flight, without landing gear. Landing gear adds approximately 0.5m.</ref><br />
| wingspan= 5.61 meters<br />
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The '''Viper Mark VII''' was the [[Colonial Fleet]]'s latest update to the venerable [[Viper Mark II]] primary space superiority fighter / attack craft. Capable of atmospheric flight, the Viper is a single-seat craft mounting two kinetic energy weapons ([[KEW]]s), as well as having hardpoints beneath the wings for mounting missiles, munitions pods and other ordnance ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br />
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The Mark VII was the front-line variant of the Viper design, retaining the Mark II's general layout but adding fully integrated avionics that provide superior battle management and flight information for the pilot.<br />
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Ironically, it was the incorporation of the new integrated systems that prevented the majority of Mark VIIs from being effective during the Cylon attack: as with the majority of Colonial Fleet, the Mark VIIs suffer fatal computer system failures on contact with Cylon forces. Thanks to a [[Number Six|Cylon agent's]] relationship with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], scientist and programmer of the navigation software project, the [[CNP|navigational software]] in use onboard the majority of Colonial Fleet vessels contained backdoors that allow the Cylons to infiltrate a vessel's network by [[wireless]] signals and disable its power systems. While the problem could be overcome by removing the navigational upgrade compromised by the Cylons, this information is not discovered in time to be of major benefit to the surprised and hard-pressed Colonial forces.<br />
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== Technical Specifications ==<br />
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=== [[Computers#Avionics|Avionics]] ===<br />
[[Image:Vipermk7interior 101 1080i.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mark VII joystick, with few analog controls]]<br />
The Mark VII cockpit is almost totally computerized. There are far fewer analog gauges and more reliance on a more powerful central flight computer. This gives the Mark VII pilot far greater control of the fighter as well as, presumably, greater targeting control in a dogfight.<br />
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However, the latest and last software upgrade, the [[CNP]] upgrade, introduced a fatal flaw (inserted by a [[Cylon agent]]) in the Mark VII that led to the virtual annihilation of most of these fighters in the opening wave of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]].<br />
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The surviving Mark VII fighters on both ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' were likely retrofitted to older avionics packages to replace the compromised CNP, or other subsystems in the fighter were augmented or removed to minimize or eliminate further infiltration.<br />
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As of "[[Scar]]", ''Pegasus'' had begun to use her onboard construction facilities to produce replacement Vipers. Enough materials were mined in the asteroid field to produce two full squadrons. Presumably, these are Mark VII Vipers fitted with Cylon-proof avionics. Also, since ''Pegasus'' joined the fleet, the Mark IIs have been steadily phased out in favor of the retrofitted Mark VIIs, of which many were intact aboard ''Pegasus''.<br />
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*While the Mark II could rotate 180 degrees vertically in .35 seconds ([[Act of Contrition]]), it is presumed that the Mark VII has an equal or better performance ratio.<br />
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[[Image:Markvii-pa.jpg|thumb|right|Production Art of Viper Mark VII on SCIFI.COM]]<br />
* Since ''Galactica'' only had 40 Viper Mark IIs aboard as part of its museum, they needed as many fighters as possible. The remaining Mark VII's advanced computer systems were refitted to resist Cylon infiltration. However, since this is not how the Mark VII was designed to fly, the craft is increasingly more difficult to handle and can only be flown by the most experienced pilots such as [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]. ''Galactica'' has roughly 6-8 Mark VIIs on board after the Cylon attack ([[Scattered]], [[Flight of the Phoenix]]). (Source: [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ships/ships/|official Scifi.com series website])<br />
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* The stern section of a Viper is distinctive because of the offset "intakes" mounted just behind the cockpit. The port / starboard "intake" nacelles incorporate small but powerful reverse thrust engines that can quickly counter a Viper's forward momentum in an emergency ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).<br />
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* According to [[David Weddle]] during the [[Podcast:Scar#Act 2|Scar podcast]] the Mark VII cockpit design "was actually laid out based on, I think it's either the [[Wikipedia:F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] or the [[Wikipedia:F/A-18 Hornet|F-18]]." The side-mounted control stick more closely resembles that of the F-16, which is appropriate given the "Viper" nickname of the jet (that was initially the General Dynamics codename for the project, which was in turn named for the [[Viper (TOS)|TOS Viper]]).<br />
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* Also revealed in the podcast for Scar is that the full cockpit interior for the Viper Mark VII was built for the episode "Scar". "Flight of the Phoenix" had paved the way for the construction of the full cockpit when "the line producers and the production designers figure[d] out ways to move money around that basically bought us this cockpit because we had built the [[Blackbird|stealth fighter]]." The cockpit interior may have been constructed at the same time the Blackbird was being built.<br />
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* Like the [[Viper (TOS)|Original Series' Viper]], the weapons fire of Vipers on the Re-Imagined Series is red, however, the button is on the center of the joystick for the Mark VII, and the left for the Mark II ([[33]]).<br />
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* According to [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]], when creating the design of the Viper Mark VII, [[Gary Hutzel]] took a prexisting design from the [[Video Game|2003 video game]] loosely based on a mix of the Original Series and upcoming [[Miniseries]], then "did some modifications, and that became the Viper Mark VII".<br />
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'''Simon''' is a [[Cylon agent]] who poses as a doctor caring for [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] after her capture in "[[The Farm]]."<br />
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Simon tries to casually persuade her into bearing children but is unsuccessful. When his diplomatic efforts fail, he surgically explores her ovaries without Thrace's permission, either partially removing an ovary or its eggs. On orders from a copy of [[Number Six]], Simon arranges a time to surgically remove Thrace's ovaries.<br />
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Another copy of Simon is seen just as Thrace exits the building, a more well-kept copy in a dark business suit who greets Thrace just as she reaches the outside of the compound. Before he can speak further, members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] immediately kill him as they storm the Farm to liberate Thrace.<br />
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At least one other copy is seen on Cylon-occupied Caprica. ([[Downloaded]])<br />
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''Simon was the first new Cylon agent model revealed since the [[Miniseries]], and brought the total number of known models to 5. The later revelations of [[D'anna Biers]] and [[Cavil]] as Cylons brought the total to 7.''<br />
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*Whether Simon has completely or partially removed one or both ovaries or just their eggs from Kara Thrace is unclear. The sentence that Kara overhears Simon saying to Number Six is, ''"Pending lab test results on the sample ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow. If lab tests are positive, then subject will be moved to processing facility for final disposition."'' However, humans only have two ovaries, so it seems implausible that he would take a "sample" one, so perhaps the line truly meant "ova" (egg cells). It is clear that he didn't completely remove all of Starbuck's reproductive cells, as Starbuck escaped before "complete removal" took place. <br />
*It is possible that this particular model, like the Valerii model, is prone to sympathizing with humans. He expresses regret, which another Six model notices, when discussing the possibility of removing her ovaries. Based on the lone scar that Thrace acquired, at most a single ovary was removed, if at all.<br />
*Actor Rick Worthy doesn't actually appear in "Downloaded" and is uncredited: briefly during the cafe scene, we see another bald black man ''from behind'', and we see him walking by in some of the outdoor scenes in the background. It is clearly implied to be Simon, however he is not credited and RDM stated in [[Podcast:Downloaded#Act 1|the podcast]] that it was just an extra standing in for him.<br />
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{{spoiltext|The sample ovaries obtained by Simon were likely used in a Cylon breeding experiment, as in a Season 3 preview commercial [[Leoben]] is shown holding a baby in a tent on New Caprica saying "Say hello to your mother [[Kara]]".}}<br />
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<div>:''This page is about Shelly Godfrey, the copy of Cylon Model Number Six who tries to expose [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] as a traitor. See the [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gina]] articles for information about them. For other copies, see the [[Number Six]] article.''<br />
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"'''Shelly Godfrey'''" is the pseudonym adopted by an incarnation of [[Number Six]] that arrives on board the ''[[Galactica]]'' with a mission to apparently expose [[Gaius Baltar]] as a traitor ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Her real aim, however, is to further push Baltar to a point where his only hope of salvation appears to be his complete acceptance of the Cylon concept of "[[God]]". Indeed, once he has reached this point, she rapidly goes into hiding (possibly unwittingly helped by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] on the ''Galactica''?) and later probably removes herself from the ship - or destroys herself. <br />
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During her time on the ''Galactica'', "Godfrey" very much reveals her underlying nature is very similar to that of her "sisters" as she attempts to seduce [[William Adama]]. She also claimed to have had an affair with Dr. [[Amorak]].<br />
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Her appearance on the ''Galactica'' seems to give the clearest indication of all that Baltar's Six is an independent intelligence implanted in his head - and that, for all its statements to the contrary - it is somehow in contact with other [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]] within the fleet (or at least in communication with any of its "sisters" which may be in the fleet). The appearance of "Shelly Godfrey" and the "disappearance" of Six from Baltar's mind is otherwise too coincidental to be believable.<br />
Some fans have speculated that Ms. Godfrey was a physical manifestation of [[Cylon-Related_Hallucinations#Baltar.27s_Internal_Six|Baltar's Internal Six]], given her mysterious disappearance and her apparent goal of covertly helping Baltar, whom the other Cylons have not shown an interest in beyond his help in setting up the sneak attack (e.g. Centurions attacking his party in "[[Fragged]]," [[D'anna Biers|Ms. Biers]]' lack of any special interest in him beyond that which she had in any other Galactica resident in "[[Final Cut]]," etc.) It is unclear whether this will ever be resolved.<br />
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A file photo of Godfrey exists in President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as part of a dossier of identified Cylon agents. When, where, and how this photo, as well as the photos of [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Leoben Conoy]], were acquired is not known ("[[Epiphanies]]").<br />
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*The last name [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Godfrey '''Godfrey'''] is a derivative from Old French which in turn derives from the Old High German male proper name Godafrid meaning "the peace of God".<br />
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"Shelly Godfrey" is the pseudonym adopted by an incarnation of [[Number Six]] that arrives on board the ''[[Galactica]]'' with a mission to apparently expose [[Gaius Baltar]] as a traitor ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Her real aim, however, is to further push Baltar to a point where his only hope of salvation appears to be his complete acceptance of the Cylon concept of "[[God]]". Indeed, once he has reached this point, she rapidly goes into hiding (possibly unwittingly helped by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] on the ''Galactica''?) and later probably removes herself from the ship - or destroys herself. <br />
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During her time on the ''Galactica'', "Godfrey" very much reveals her underlying nature is very similar to that of her "sisters" as she attempts to seduce [[William Adama]]. She also claimed to have had an affair with Dr. [[Amorak]].<br />
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Her appearance on the ''Galactica'' seems to give the clearest indication of all that Baltar's Six is an independent intelligence implanted in his head - and that, for all its statements to the contrary - it is somehow in contact with other [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]] within the fleet (or at least in communication with any of its "sisters" which may be in the fleet). The appearance of "Shelly Godfrey" and the "disappearance" of Six from Baltar's mind is otherwise too coincidental to be believable.<br />
Some fans have speculated that Ms. Godfrey was a physical manifestation of [[Cylon-Related_Hallucinations#Baltar.27s_Internal_Six|Baltar's Internal Six]], given her mysterious disappearance and her apparent goal of covertly helping Baltar, whom the other Cylons have not shown an interest in beyond his help in setting up the sneak attack (e.g. Centurions attacking his party in "[[Fragged]]," [[D'anna Biers|Ms. Biers]]' lack of any special interest in him beyond that which she had in any other Galactica resident in "[[Final Cut]]," etc.) It is unclear whether this will ever be resolved.<br />
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A file photo of Godfrey exists in President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s office aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as part of a dossier of identified Cylon agents. When, where, and how this photo, as well as the photos of [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Leoben Conoy]], were acquired is not known ("[[Epiphanies]]").<br />
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*The last name [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Godfrey '''Godfrey'''] is a derivative from Old French which in turn derives from the Old High German male proper name Godafrid meaning "the peace of God".<br />
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'''Earth''' is the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe]] in both ''Battlestar Galactica'' sagas.<br />
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== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|In the Original Series]] ==<br />
[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|Boomer analyzing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)]]<br />
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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]])<br />
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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]])<br />
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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]].<br />
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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.'')<br />
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Technology from Earth appears to be present at [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]]'s station in "[[Saga of a Star World]]." As she runs a diagnostic on [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], the words "MADE IN USA" appear on the screen. ''This is obviously a cinematic goof, as the Colonials knew very little of Earth, much less the countries that populated it.''<br />
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== [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|In the Re-imagined Series]] ==<br />
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Earth is the alleged location of the [[13th Colony|Thirteenth Colony]], destination of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. Earth is first mentioned by [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] during a speech made after funeral services in the wake of the devastating [[Cylon attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], claiming that it is a real place and that top military leadership knew its location (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.<br />
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While she is initially skeptical, going so far as to rebuke Adama for his dishonesty, [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] faith grows perceptibly throughout the events of the first season. This transition is at least partly due to her use of the hallucinogen [[Chamalla]] as an alternative treatment to her terminal breast cancer. These hallucinations are increasingly interpreted as prophetic vision by Roslin, and they continue as the Fleet ultimately finds the legendary Kobol in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]."<br />
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Eventually, a [[Arrow of Apollo|religious artifact]] is recovered which later aids in revealing the general location of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
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In a mysterious chamber, 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 Colonies could be seen. This is corroborated by [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], 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. [[Lee Adama|Captain Apollo]] also recognized 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]] remarked that this celestial body would take some time to reach.<br />
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It's presumed that some sort of recording of the chamber was taken to allow the fleet to match the position of stars to the view from an potential candidate for Earth.<br />
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{{spoiltext|*The mid-[[Season 3 (2006-07)|season 3]] cliffhanger story, spanning episodes [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], will center on "discovering the next big clue on the journey to Earth".}}<br />
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===Is Earth the birthplace of Humanity in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''?===<br />
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Throughout the re-imagined series of ''Battlestar Galactica'', there has been evidence (both circumstantial and non-circumstantial) that the humans of Kobol originated from the planet Earth and not Kobol itself. If humanity ''did'' originate from the planet Earth, then the Thirteenth Tribe of Kobol was ''returning'' to Earth, which could explain why the holographic star maps in the Tomb of Athena were made in a way to resemble the night sky on Earth as well as the location and name of the Lagoon Nebula.<br />
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The debate about the origins of humanity and which planet is the "real" birthplace of humanity still remains a highly contested issue among fans of ''Battlestar Galactica'', especially the fans of the re-imagined series.<br />
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* 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.<br />
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'''Cylon agents''' are [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] that mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Cylon agents can either be actively aware of their origins as Cylons or can be programmed to believe that they are truly human, resulting in a "sleeper agent". These types of Cylons were responsible for aiding in the complete destruction of the Twelve Colonies through their use of sabotage and infiltration. <br />
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== Origins == <br />
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Following the end of the [[Cylon War]], the Cylons withdrew from Colonial space to a planet of their own. For some 40 years, nothing was heard of them, and no apparent attempt was made by the Colonials to keep an eye on them. The only contact expected between the two was created by the Colonial government through planned annual diplomatic meetings at [[Armistice Station]]. However, while the Colonials sent a repesentative to the station every year, the Cylons did not ([[Miniseries]]). <br />
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During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed or evolved into a ''humanoid form''<ref name="humanoids">The idea of Cylons in humanoid form is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.</ref> that is indistinguishable with the human form, down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. These '''Cylon agents'''<ref name="name">Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons during season 1 of the series. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the descriptive term "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout season 2 have consistently used "Cylon agent" to describe the humanoid Cylons. Other names are also used, such as "humanoid-Cylons" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name), or "Bio-Cylons" which is sometimes used derisively by fans of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].<br />
*Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the Cylon agents as "Skin Jobs," a script reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''.</ref> have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex, as demonstrated by the Number Six and Sharon Valerii models. Cylon agents also display convincingly human personalities (affection, jealousy, sadness, anger, sense of humor etc.) In fact, they do so even when interacting with other Cylons outside of Colonial scrutiny, making it clear that these personalities are real. The majority of the Cylons follow a monotheistic religion (with the possible exception of the [[Cavil|Brother Cavil model]]).<br />
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Cylon agents can be programmed to believe that they are truly human. These are known as 'sleeper agents'. Sleeper agents appear to have a low-level Cylon personality that can conduct operations while placing the human sleeper personality "on-hold." The [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|first copy of Sharon Valerii]], known by her callsign of "Boomer" on battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', had little awareness of her true nature until her arrest for the attempted assassination of [[William Adama]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). This sleeper agent conducts or aids in sabotage operations within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Water]], [[Litmus]]). Most agent copies, particularly [[Number Five|Numbers Five]] [[Number Six|and Six]], imitate human behavior, but are fully aware of their true nature and behave more or less like a human "spy."<br />
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[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy, called "Gina". Her catatonic state proves that the Cylon psyche is susceptible to the same pressures and clevages as the human psyche.]]<br />
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Agents are also susceptible to the same emotional traumas and clevages that their human counterparts are, further proving that personalities are a realistic part of their psyche, despite the presence of the Cylon portion of their personality. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina]], who was repeatedly physically and sexually assaulted by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Gina's near-catatonic state at the time ''Peagsus'' discovered [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).<br />
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[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|thumb|[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] interfaces with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' [[Computers|mainframe computer]] and communication systems by fiber-optic link]]<br />
Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, Cylon agents can interface with a computer system or computer network through subdermal physical contact with input cables connected to the devices. In "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," Caprica-Valerii connected to ''Galactica'''s computers by this method when she inserted a fiber-optic cable through her left palm and into her arm. This subdermal fiber-optical link suggests that certain tissues in a Cylon agent are photo-reactive. The process involves cutting an opening into the agent's palm and appears painful, so it may not be a common method of data access.<br />
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A Cylon agent's brain is certainly human in appearance, but is apparently still susceptible to damage from certain types of radiation. Upon the death of an agent's body, a Cylon agent transfers its consciousness into another copy of itself. This ability is limited by distance, signal integrity, and proximity to a resurrection node or, in space, a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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Based on [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica Sharon Valerii]]'s conversation with [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode, "[[The Farm]]," it appears that all Cylon agents may share a ''collective knowledgebase'' of data from other active or deactivated Cylon agents. (A collective knowledgebase works more like an internet chat forum, or even a wiki, which differs from the concept of the collective consciousness as seen in SF characters such as the Borg in ''Star Trek.'' Writers of the show have indicated this type of "hive mind" is not used with agents.)<br />
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Valerii spoke of a conversation between Thrace and the second captured [[Leoben Conoy]] copy in the Fleet. This information would only be known to that now-dead Leoben copy if sharing were not possible. Kara Thrace's call sign, Starbuck, was also a likely bit of information gleaned from the collective knowledgebase that [[Simon]] knew of the Viper pilot, although Thrace never told him of her call sign and used it to strike back at her abductors ([[The Farm]]). Also, during "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," Caprica-Valerii asks [[Anastasia Dualla]] if she still carried her pocket knife, a fact which should have been known only to the ''Galactica'' copy. When under duress, "Boomer" Valerii is able to tell [[Gaius Baltar]] the number of remaining Cylon agent agents in the Fleet, information that would be impossible to gather without a collective knowledgebase to all agents ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
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Some or all Cylon "female" models may have the capacity to bear children seeded by human males ("[[33]]," "[[Flesh and Bone]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). The Cylons tested numerous methods of sexual reproduction, yet these failed due to a known flaw in the Cylon agent design. Cylon agents cannot reproduce with each other biologically, so in an attempt to subvert this deficiency, they try to interbreed with humans, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were apparently set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, specifically, young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination (Ron Moore said there are presumably also farms for male humans, plus in vitro experiment labs, etc.). However, this method has been unsuccessful thus far. Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love. It seems that [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Sharon Valerii]]'s love-child is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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== Known Cylon Agent Models ==<br />
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There are twelve models of Cylon agents ([[Miniseries]]), representing twelve archetypes the Cylons have witnessed in humanity. Thus far, seven models have been revealed to ''viewers'' as Cylon agents<ref name="dossier">The term "Known Cylon agents" is shown on a dossier on the models shown on [[Laura Roslin]]'s desk on ''[[Colonial One]]'' in the episode "[[Epiphanies]]."</ref>. All Seven models are known to the Colonial Fleet as of the [[Occupation]]. Of each model there are many copies, probably tens or hundreds of thousands. Each Cylon agent has the same face, stature, hair, eye & skin color, gender, etc. as all the others of his or her model. The copies apparently start out with the same basic personality, but grow more distinct due to their individual experiences.<br />
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=== [[Number Three]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Biers Downloaded.JPG|thumb|left|Number Three]]<br />
This model was witnessed by viewers posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]] and was revealed to be a Cylon at the end of "[[Final Cut]]" when a second copy was shown living on Caprica. Of all the Cylon agent models revealed to viewers, the Colonials are not yet aware that D'anna Biers is a Cylon agent as of the season two finale, "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]". Three's seem to be the most calculating and two-faced models shown. The copy that tried to box Sharon Valerii exibited these chracteristics the most. Part of Biers' mission within ''Galactica's'' fleet (which fits her work as a journalist) likely involves the relay of important intelligence within the Fleet, such as the status of the pregnant Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii. This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]]. It is reasonable to assume that the surviving Resistance members have since revealed this information.<br />
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A copy of this model has appeared under the name/alias "[[D'anna Biers]]."<br />
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=== [[Number Five]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|Number Five]]<br />
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[Miniseries]]). Doral models are more covert, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Aaron Doral models are the most militant, fanatic and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[Litmus]]). Viewers first meet Doral during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) as we see the battlestar for the first time at the start of the [[Miniseries]]. Viewers aren't sure of Doral's true identity as the second Cylon agent until the Miniseries' conclusion.<br />
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Copies of this model have appeared under the name/alias "[[Aaron Doral]]."<br />
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A copy of Number Five is seen with [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]] at the end of Season 2, and seems to be in command of the others. While Six and Sharon express concern and warning to Baltar and the New Capricans, Five expresses a tone of unmistakable threat.<br />
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A copy of Number Five (presumably the same entity seen at the end of Season 2) has [[Jammer]] detained, and is questioning him at the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] in Webisode 7. He shows classic tactics to try to buy the young refugee's trust, and eventually glean information from him about the [[resistance]]. He provides [[Jammer]] with an unknown Cylon device which will allow him to alert this Five in order to report further uprisings for the sake of peace.<br />
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=== [[Number Six]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Whiterainsix 33.JPG|thumb|left|Number Six]]<br />
This is the first Cylon agent model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].<br />
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This model utilizes the human need / desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Model 6 desires to know what it is to be alive. There is something inherently enigmatic about her, more so than with the other models. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.<br />
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Typically she is the alpha female, as demonstrated on multiple occasions ([[Miniseries]], [[33]], [[Water]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
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Copies of this model have appeared under the names/aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]" , "[[Gina]]", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies).<br />
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A virtual personality of Number Six haunts [[Gaius Baltar]] in a manner only he can see or hear. Throughout seasons one and two of the series, viewers presume this "virtual Six" was the "[[Caprica-Six]]" persona destroyed in the Miniseries. However, this persona appears not to be the same consciousness as Caprica-Six at all. Not only does Baltar's virtual Six appear to have a separate, destructive agenda from the reanimated [[Caprica-Six]] (containing the same personality template that infiltrates the Colonial military and falls in love with Baltar), but Caprica-Six is ''herself'' haunted by a virtual ''Gaius Baltar.'' See the [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations]] article for more on this confusing, but intriguing turn of events.<br />
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=== [[Number Eight]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Boomerraincoat Colonialday.JPG|thumb|Number Eight]]<br />
Number Eight is generally a saboteur designed to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[Water]]). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed Cylon agent model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is apparently not as religious as other Cylon models, but has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[Six Degrees of Separation]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). She may be "defective", as the Cylon programming within the sleeper agent known as "Boomer" on ''Galactica'' conflicts multiple times with its human personality ([[Water]]). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] on Caprica switches alliances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|for a time]] (several episodes, most notably "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Number Eight is the third Cylon agent introduced during the [[Miniseries]]. However, viewers do not discover her true identity until the very end of the Miniseries when a second copy of Sharon Valerii appears at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] while retrieving an abandoned copy of Number Five.<br />
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[[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Copies]] of this model have appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]."<br />
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=== [[Leoben Conoy]] ===<br />
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[[Image:CyLeo.jpg|thumb|left|Leoben Conoy]]<br />
Leoben Conoy (Cylon agent model number unknown) was the fourth model witnessed by viewers (although viewers would not know until the end of the [[Miniseries]] that they had already seen the third introduced Cylon agent, Sharon Valerii). The Conoy model has shown to be religiously oriented and claims to be prescient on some level, using dogma and intermixing truth with falsehoods. It was first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]], claiming to be a scavenger / arms dealer ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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He can be likened to the serpent of the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[Wikipedia: Christian Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Leoben copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some comments made by another Leoben copy captured in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] ([[Flesh and Bone]], [[The Farm]]).<br />
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=== [[Simon]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Simon Farm2.JPG|thumb|Simon]]<br />
The Simon model (Cylon agent model number unknown) was encountered by [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor, Simon was actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[The Farm]]) Unlike other models, Simon doesn't seem to have many military aspects to his physical or mental configuration, and was easily overcome by a wounded Thrace. Simon may be a model based primarily on human intellectualism.<br />
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=== [[Cavil]] ===<br />
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[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|thumb|left|Cavil]]<br />
Brother Cavil (Cylon agent model number unknown) gives counsel to [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] after his maddened attack against [[Cally Henderson Tyrol|Cally]]. Despite his disdain in prayer and religous pomp and circumstance ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]), Cavil conducts a prayer session with [[Laura Roslin]], the latter apparently hoping that prayer would aid her success in the elections. Another copy of Cavil appears on [[Caprica]], informing a [[Caprica Resistance]] [[SAR]] team that the Cylons had left the Colonies some 18 hours after Cylon units cease an attack on their unit. When the Caprica SAR team returns to ''Galactica'', Tyrol recognizes and identifies Cavil as a Cylon agent. For a priest, and especially for a Cylon, Cavil displays an utter disdain for both the beliefs of the Colonial's [[Lords of Kobol]] and the Cylon [[God]]. <br />
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[[Cavil#Caprica-Cavil|Caprica-Cavil]] alleges that he is sent to ''Galactica'' as a messenger of peace. He relays what occurred after [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]] are rescued from the wreckage of the cafe bombing ([[Downloaded]]). The two "Heroes of the Cylon" use their new found celebrity to voice what many in the Cylon population felt themselves... The Cylon annihilation of the human race and occupation of the Twelve Colonies was wrong. Caprica-Cavil tells [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] that the Cylons will go their own way, and leave the Fleet alone.<br />
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But Cavil's proclamation [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|proves false a year later]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]), due to the change in the Cylons' attitudes caused by Caprica-Six and Boomer, as the Cylons arrive to allegedly help the humans and live in peaceful coexistence with them ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").<br />
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Interestingly, the Fleet copy of Cavil claims, in conversation with Tyrol, that he had been preaching longer than Tyrol had been "sucking down oxygen" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). If Cavil is being truthful and, assuming Tyrol is roughly thirty years old, Cavil has been operational for at least thirty years. This information conflicts with aired information that suggests that Cylon agent infiltration of the Colonies began approximately two years prior to the Miniseries. Based on this information, it is likely that Cavil's comment is part of his "cover" as an older Colonial citizen.<br />
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=== Hera/Isis ===<br />
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In [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Downloaded|deleted scenes]] from the episode "[[Downloaded]]", it is shown that [[Gaius Baltar]] attempts to steal the baby from ''Galactica'' in collusion with [[Gina]] and [[D'anna Biers]]. When Biers refers to the baby as Hera, Gina tells her not to call the baby by [[Hera, Lord of Kobol|the name of a Human god]], and to call her "Number Thirteen".<br />
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== Speculated Infiltrators ==<br />
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:''See the [[Cylon agent speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a Cylon agent, based on episode information.''<br />
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==Ron Moore elaborates on the twelve models==<br />
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In a 10/24/05 interview on "The Chase Show" on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com] with veteran "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" actress [[IMDB:nm0557732|Chase Masterson]], Ron D. Moore is interviewed and directly answers two key questions in the Twelve Models debate and the origin of Sharon Valerii in particular. Here is a transcription of that interview segment.<br />
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:'''Chase''': ... I just have to ask something... is there one Boomer that's just human? <br />
:'''Ron''': No, there's not. I mean, the idea is not there was one like an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these were... these models of Cylon were developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said, "Well, you know what, there's really only twelve of you... and these are the twelve." And then if you look at them, they kind of represent different archetypes of what humanity is. Um, Sharon, in particular &mdash; Sharon-Boomer, went through quite a trans-metamorphosis because in the original [[Miniseries]] script, in the first draft, she wasn't a Cylon at all. She was going to be just &mdash; I wrote her just &mdash; I wanted a youngish pilot, who was the rookie, who was sort of vulnerable in ways, who made mistakes in ways that you're not used to seeing your heroes on TV shows do, and I was really interested in this idea of the officer, the female officer in love with the male deck chief in violation of all the rules and I kinda thought, going forward, that she and the [[Galen Tyrol|chief]], in combination with [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]], who's really only in the [[Miniseries]] and one or two other episodes, would form sort of our family unit, that that was kind of a family...<br />
:'''Chase''': OK...<br />
:'''Ron''': ... and actually, after that first draft was written, it was [[David Eick]], my producing partner, who said, "You know what, if at the end of this thing, at the very end when all the Cylons walk into Armistice &mdash; into the [[Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar station]] at the end... if you turn around and Sharon is one of the Cylons, he said, we're definitely gonna get picked up for a series.<br />
:'''Chase''': (laughs) OK... that did make... that really did seal the deal...<br />
:'''Ron''': ... and I just really went... that's a great idea and I realized that, because I'd had laid... I had written a story straight, I really hadn't cheated. There was no hint of who Sharon might be, and it really did suck you in, and really sort of, you believed her as a person first, and then we revealed her as a Cylon.<br />
:'''Chase''': ... Right....<br />
:'''Ron''': ... And so what happened after that was, I assumed going into the first season &mdash; well I didn't assume, I just planned... to slowly, over the course of the first year, peel back the layers &mdash; that Sharon would only start to sort of discover her Cylon nature by the end of the first year.<br />
:'''Chase''': Oh, God... and it was heartbreaking, watching that unfold, because I loved her much as human, and she was just adorable, with him and then with the kid, it was like, oh, what a great girl, she's um... you know, young and cute, and &mdash; who's the actress &mdash; and that whole thing, and then you're like, WHAT?<br />
:'''Ron''': Yeah...<br />
:'''Chase''': ... She's the enemy...<br />
:'''Ron''': I know then, she's the enemy, then she's the one that is your most worry, what's she gonna do next.<br />
:'''Chase''': Yeah. You really took us on quite a journey there. I was still hoping for a human one running around somewhere, but no, huh?....<br />
:'''Ron''': No.<br />
:'''Chase''': Oh, well...<br />
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With this information from the show's main creative leader, it is established as canon that:<br />
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* There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.<br />
* '''None''' of the Cylon agents were ''ever'' an actual human.<br />
* The twelve models are based on on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.<br />
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<div>I removed the 'Cylon agent' label, as Hera is only half-Biocylon and certainly not, at the present time, an agent working for the Cylons. <br />
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:That's why, when I did a preliminary write up, I didn't check off "Cylon agent" by putting "y", but left "???" question marks, hoping someone would get to deciding on this eventually.<br />
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Frankly, I had the wacky idea that we should consider the Hybrids a third race with their own article, but this didn't meet with much support, and as Hera is the only current Hybrid, it doesn't make a lot of sense just yet. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 23:10, 2 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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Someday, she will grow up to become one of the main characters of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]]. -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 17:19, 5 March 2006 (CST)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Boxey_(RDM)&diff=35737Boxey (RDM)2006-03-04T15:52:23Z<p>John-1107: </p>
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<div>''This article is about the young orphan in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], for more information on the young chaaracter in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]], see [[Boxey (TOS)]].''<br />
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|birthname= Boxey <br />
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==Mini-Series==<br />
[[Image:Photos seen on Armistice Station.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey & maybe his mother, photos on [[Armistice Station]].]]<br />
'''Boxey''' was the son of the [[Armistice Officer]] at [[Armistice Station]]. Following the [[Cylon Attack]], Boxey and his aunt sought sanctuary when a [[Raptor]] flown by Lieutenants [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Valerii]] and [[Karl Agathon|Agathon]] made an emergency landing on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. When it became evident that the Raptor could not rescue all those who came to it, Boxey's aunt gave him up for transport back to battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'', where he has since been unofficially adopted by members of the crew ([[Mini-Series]]).<br />
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==Season One==<br />
In season one, Boxey has been seen following [[Kara Thrace]] around and copying her attitude and tone with [[Saul Tigh]] in "[[Bastille Day]]". He has also been seen eating with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] and other pilots on ''[[Galactica]]''. He is mostly found in deleted scenes and on the cutting room floor, with very little exposure otherwise.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Boxey is a based on a character of the same name from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. He shares some similarities with his TOS counterpart, in that he is a young boy orphaned by the [[Cylon Attack]] who is adopted by members of ''Galactica's'' crew. While Boxey was an often recurring character in the Original Series and the [[Troy (1980)|main character]] of the follow up series, [[Galactica 1980]], in the re-imagined series, he has only appeared in one episode of the first season, "[[Bastille Day]]". A number of other appearances were filmed, but they were cut from other episodes due to time considerations, and the character now appears to have been abandoned.<br />
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[[Image:Boxey goes to the raptor, aunt watches.jpg|thumb|right|Boxey is rescued by Sharon's Raptor, while his aunt watches.)]]<br />
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*In the original draft of the Miniseries, Boxey would form a family unit with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], but it was then decided that Sharon would be a Cylon sleeper agent. The writers then toyed around with the idea of still having the three of them be a family unit (with Sharon completely unsuspecting that she was a Cylon) until the season 1 finale when Sharon would reveal herself. Instead, starting with the second episode, "[[Water]]" Sharon early on started suspecting that she was a Cylon, and the writers found fewer and fewer ways for Boxey to fit in. An idea toyed around with was that Boxey would become the "artful dodger" on the show; running the [[black market (organization)|black market]], stealing things, etc. but it was decided that there wasn't even time for that.<br />
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*One of the problems with having a young character such as Boxey on the show is that while the actor ages in real-time, the re-imagined series has progressed much more slowly - the series has only covered about three months in fictional time from the mini-series (2003) to the middle of season 2 (2005).<br />
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<div>''This article is about the young boy in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Battlestar Galactica]]. <br />
For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]].''<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
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=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
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[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
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Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
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Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
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The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
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Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
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=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
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Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
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When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
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Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
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[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
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Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
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Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
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Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
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<div> ''This article is about the young boy in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Battlestar Galactica]]. <br />
For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]].''<br />
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|colony=[[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Caprica|Caprica]]<br />
|birthname= Troy<br />
|callsign= Boxey<br />
|death=<br />
|parents= [[Serina]] (KIA), [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] (adoptive)<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
<br />
=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
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[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
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Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
<br />
The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
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Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
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=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
<br />
When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
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[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
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Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
<br />
Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]<br />
[[Category:TOS]]</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Boxey_(TOS)&diff=35732Boxey (TOS)2006-03-04T15:49:55Z<p>John-1107: </p>
<hr />
<div> ''This article is about the young boy in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Battlestar Galactica]]. For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]].''<br />
<br />
{{Character Data| <br />
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|birthname= Troy<br />
|callsign= Boxey<br />
|death=<br />
|parents= [[Serina]] (KIA), [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] (adoptive)<br />
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}}<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
<br />
=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
<br />
Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
<br />
The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
<br />
Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
<br />
When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
<br />
Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
<br />
Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]<br />
[[Category:TOS]]</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Boxey_(TOS)&diff=35731Boxey (TOS)2006-03-04T15:49:31Z<p>John-1107: </p>
<hr />
<div> ''The article is about the young boy in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Battlestar Galactica]]. For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]].''<br />
{{Character Data| <br />
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|death=<br />
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}}<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
<br />
=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
<br />
Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
<br />
The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
<br />
Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
<br />
When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
<br />
Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
<br />
Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]<br />
[[Category:TOS]]</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Boxey_(TOS)&diff=35729Boxey (TOS)2006-03-04T15:47:58Z<p>John-1107: </p>
<hr />
<div> :''For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]].''<br />
{{Character Data| <br />
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}}<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
<br />
=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
<br />
Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
<br />
The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
<br />
Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
<br />
When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
<br />
Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
<br />
Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]<br />
[[Category:TOS]]</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Boxey_(TOS)&diff=35728Boxey (TOS)2006-03-04T15:47:09Z<p>John-1107: </p>
<hr />
<div> ''For more information on the young character in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]], see [[Boxey (RDM)]]''<br />
{{Character Data| <br />
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|birthname= Troy<br />
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<br />
== Biography ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
'''Boxey''' is the nickname for Troy given by [[Serina]], his biological mother. Originally from [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]], he is a survivor of the holocaust.<br />
<br />
=== Flight from Caprica ===<br />
He was quite fond of a [[daggit]] known as [[Muffit]], killed by falling debris when the daggit headed toward them. Along with his mother, he went to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' and, while there, mourned for Muffit and refused to rest. To appease the boy's anguish, [[Apollo (TOS)|Flight Commander Apollo]] of the ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' had talked to Doctor [[Wilker]], an electronics expert, into giving the boy a prototype of an automaton-generated daggit, the [[Muffit II]]. Previously, Apollo attempted to give him one of his ranking pins as Boxey seemed to respond to the him as a fatherly, [[Warrior]]-like figure ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey plays Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]<br />
<br />
Boxey was tasked with the effort of training the "Muffit II" to act as a real daggit would; made easier as Wilker scanned his image into the daggit's memory. Although Boxey was initially confused, he began to recover from the devastating loss ([[Saga of a Star World]]). But the worst was yet to come, as his mother was soon to die at the hand of a Cylon ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey was involved with the planetary expedition to [[Carillon]], a planetoid practically brimming with [[tylium]]. During this expedition, he was the first to be "captured" by the planetary inhabitants, the humanoid-insect race known as the [[Ovions]]. Serina, Apollo, and [[Jolly (TOS)|Flight Sergeant Jolly]] were also surrounded and brought to the boy thanks to the Ovion's queen, [[Lotay]].<br />
<br />
The endeavoring boy managed to get himself into entanglements due to the automated daggit, making his way to the lower levels of the mine underneath the chancery where everyone is made obese and senses made dull. Apollo and Starbuck, who stumbled upon the Cylons that were within the mine, freed [[Cassiopeia]] and rescued the boy from the carnivorous Ovions ([[Saga of a Star World]]). <br />
<br />
Boxey, with his newfound pet, bore witness to the [[Seal]]ing of Serina and Apollo. He also bore witness to his mother's entrance in the Fleet's Viper corps, although her tour of duty was short lived. Along with his father, Boxey mourned the death of his mother, which they managed to work through eventually ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).<br />
<br />
=== After Serina's Death ===<br />
When Boxey's father, Apollo, went missing and presumed unreachable, no one had the heart to tell him about his father. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] took to babysitting the tyke, who managed to get away with the spoils of [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] from [[Greenbean]], Jolly and other pilots. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully enjoy the [[mushies]] as he was suddenly torn away from the game and care of the warriors from a fretful Cassiopeia, despite defending their unique approach at babysitting ([[The Lost Warrior]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey seemed to visit [[Core Command]] without chastisement a variety of times, including the time where the Galactica lead the Fleet from the [[Cyranus Galaxy]] through asteroid dust ([[The Long Patrol]]).<br />
<br />
When the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]]-manned [[Ravishol Pulsar]] threatened the Fleet, Apollo handed him a medallion his father gave him after graduating from the Colonial Military Academy before going off on the mission. He seemed to be quite curious, explaining to his father that he'd never seen snow before, although he forbade it. When the [[shuttle]] sent by the ''Galactica'' was crashed into Sector Hekla of ice planet [[Arcta]], Boxey was discovered along with his daggit in the [[snowram]]. Boxey was later secreted in the [[Theta|Thetas]]' underground city after they were saved by Thetas lead by [[Ser 5-9]] ([[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]).<br />
<br />
Boxey also partook in the mission to obtain [[agro|agron]] seeds from the long-forgotten [[agron colony]] of [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]], although he stayed behind on the shuttle with Flight Sergeant Jolly ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).<br />
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[[Image:AthenaGreetingsFromEarth.jpg|thumb|right|An instructional period aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Greetings from Earth]]).]]<br />
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Along with Lieutenant Boomer, [[Athena (TOS)|Ensign Athena]], and other ''Galactica'' personnel he and Muffit were trapped in the [[rejuvenation center]] while the ship was ablaze, thanks to kamikaze [[Cylon Raider|Cylon raiders]] packed with [[solonite]]. His pet, fortunately, managed to save not only them but also a downed firefighter ([[Fire in Space]]).<br />
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Other peers in the ''Galactica'''s instructional programs influenced Boxey's decisions and behaviors, especially during [[Iblis]]' visitation to the Fleet. He took to heart that his father was a coward who wouldn't face Boomer and his Blue Team since they were said to defeat Apollo and Starbuck's Red Team, should there be a game. Saddened by this, he managed to persuade Boxey that this was not so -- Apollo subsequently played [[Triad]] with the Blue Team. Unbeknownst to anyone, Boomer was possessed by Count Iblis, and thus won the game due to Iblis' feats of "magic" ([[War of the Gods]]).<br />
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Boxey was later a part of the instructional period that discussed about why the "[[Earthlings]]" ([[Michael]], [[Sarah]], and their children) weren't coming out of their vessel that his father and Starbuck picked up on their patrol ([[Greetings from Earth]]). Evidently, his intuition and drive would lead him to the future, and may very well be a part of the Fleet's future as a whole…<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* The name Troy came from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''; it has been one of the few things that came from the series that has been adapted to the [[canon]].<br />
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<div>Since, according to IMDB, Dean Stockwell has been credited with the role of Brother Cavell (not Cavill) ... should this page be modified? Apparently, one more cylon has been identified.<br />
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:Not sure. All the ep guide says is that Cavell is a Humano-Cylon priest. IS it possible that the spoiler is wrong and he's really just a religious leader (possibly replacing Elosha) who is promoting a Human-Cylon peace? --Ltcrashdown 22:19, 5 February 2006 (EST)<br />
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Found some pics - Spoiler Warning - http://pics.livejournal.com/ravenclawdrew/gallery/0000wa1h - [[User:Lordmutt|Lordmutt]] 12:30, 11 February, 2006<br />
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::Yeah I saw those too; it's what I based the info about Baltar running for President on (look really hard).--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 20:40, 10 February 2006 (EST)<br />
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I am starting to think these spoilers were to throw us off the track...<br />
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Corrected a number of spelling mistakes - [[user:lordmutt|Lordmutt]] 3rd March, 2006<br />
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Note to everyone: I tend to make a lot of spelling mistakes because I'm hurrying, and worrying about spelling makes it harder for me to concentrate and focus on the information, and slows me down alot; I usually try to proofread my stuff when I'm "done" with an episode (after most of the notes and stuff around done) but I still tend to leave a typo here or there. I appreciate the spelling help. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 22:55, 3 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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Merovingian, don't worry, the quality article makes "up" for it ;) i do the same thing as well when it comes to writing up an article - [[user:lordmutt|Lordmutt]] 3rd March, 2006<br />
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:Yeah I usually only worry about spelling around Sundays, by which time we're more or less done. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 23:04, 3 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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::I think this is the right approach. We obviously want the capsule summaries sooner rather than later. And we don't criticise authors' typos as English may not be their native tongue and in any event if we waited for perfection we'd still be on the miniseries. [[User:JohnH|JohnH]] 08:14, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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Does anyone know the music playing the the background from the first few scenes of this episode? --[[User:PioneerCreative|PioneerCreative]] 23:33, 3 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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How many Raptors are lost in the misjump into the mountain? One or two? I only thought it was on when I watched the episode and edited the summary to reflect this, but it seems '''everybody''' else seems to think it was a pair. Starbuck did say two names, but I interpreted those to be the pilot and ECO of a single Raptor. -[[User:CWD|CWD]] 01:29, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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:Helo says they have 17 Raptors left. They already lost Racetrack's. They then say two names, and Starbuck says "we lost Raptore six twelve"; Now, this sounds confusing, but I don't think she said "Raptor 612"; I think she said "Raptors 6, 12" out of 20. Plus she did say two names; in addition, it wasn't just pilots but also marines, so one name wouldn't make as much sense. Although a little fuzzy, this still fits the "19-17=2" thing, instead of us jumping to believe that another Raptor got lost in a completely undocumented event. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 01:36, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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::I remember hearing Helo say they had seventeen left after (I thought) a single one had been lost in the mountain and thinking nineteen was an odd starting number, having missed the earlier reference to the entire complement being twenty. If the starting force did indeed number twenty, it seems clear two Raptors were indeed lost in the final jump and I was mistaken. I will point out, however, that Starbuck would be much less likely to know the names of marines lost on board a ship, while it's almost a given she would know who the flight crew were. -[[User:CWD|CWD]] 02:01, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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:::Helo actually says, "Wait a minute, we lost ''another'' Raptor. I'm only reading 17 ''out there''." His DRADIS screen doesn't display the Raptor they are in - that behavior was shown clearly in Scattered. Galactica's DRADIS was completely empty when they were seperated from the fleet, it didn't show Galactica itself as a single contact. So, clearly, Helo is talking about there being 17 other Raptors, in addition to the one he, Starbuck, and Sharon are in. In addition, Starbuck clearly says Raptor, not Raptors, and it is extremely unlikely that she would verbally separate a list of two numbers with an implied comma rather than the word 'and'. Not to mention, Raptors are commonly referred to by their 3-digit flight number. So only two Raptors were lost - Racetrack's miscalculated jump, and Raptor 612, which jumped into the mountain. Eighteen landed safely on Caprica. --[[User:Xenophon10k|Xenophon10k]] 09:00, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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BTW: in case anyone was wondering later; in the podcast, RDM confirms that by "jumped into the mountain" he doesn't mean "they jumped close to it and thus crashed", he means, exactly like a ''Star Trek'' transporter accident, that they materialized from the Jump "in solid rock" like a transporter accident. Cool. (It's what I assumed too).--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 02:39, 4 March 2006 (CST)<br />
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Is the planet in this episode [[Earth]]? -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 09:06, 4 March 2006 (CST)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Cylon_homeworld/Archive_1&diff=25933Talk:Cylon homeworld/Archive 12006-01-22T02:46:02Z<p>John-1107: </p>
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<div>If the Cylon homeworld's location is known, would there be an offensive against it to end the second Cylon war after [[The Fleet]] finds [[Earth]]? -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 21:46, 21 January 2006 (EST)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Iblis&diff=20759Iblis2005-12-27T21:28:00Z<p>John-1107: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Countiblis.jpg|thumb|Patrick Macnee as Count Iblis]]<br />
== Overview ==<br />
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"Count Iblis" is the Colonial version of the Prince of Darkness, who almost tricked a majority of the [[Fleet]]'s citizens to follow "him". <br />
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He was previously a [[Being of Light]] who fell from grace after using his powers for evil purposes. He is known as Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Mephistopheles, "The Devil", and Diabolis.<br />
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He first appeared in the episode [[War of the Gods, Part I (TOS)]].<br />
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== Discovery by the Fleet ==<br />
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Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and Lieutenants [[Sheba]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] came across this manifestation of evil itself when they were about to investigate the wreckage of what once was a fairly large vessel. Iblis manage to trick them into believing that he was confused survivor of a crash, among fooling Apollo's instruments into believing that the ship had a high [[radion]] level. Sheba apparently became fond of him, and would become his follower that she had relations with.<br />
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They took him back to the Fleet, initially believing that he was benevolent. Sheba, much to the ire of Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], showed him around the sensitive areas of the ship -- revealing that their technology was being interfered with by Iblis. (Though this was unknown at the time.) Two medtechs attempted to gather readings from the newcomer, however nothing ever was recorded from their scanners; [[Cassiopeia]] also attempted to do a scan of him, however again it was in vain.<br />
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Iblis began to influence people to turn their backs on Adama and the mission, promising anyone who would pledge fealty to him that they would be protected. He also has the ability to read minds, influence those that follow the ways of evil or pledge fealty to him, take control of those who allow him to do so, and even kill those within his dominion. He must, however, convince people to follow him and not force them to do so. In order to convince people to join him in his pursuits of evil, he performed feats such as providing food aplenty from the [[Agro Ship Nine]] and bringing Lord [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], humanity's traitor, to them. This caused celebration throughout the Fleet, and for people to suddenly decry Adama. He also took possession of [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]'s body in a [[Triad]] game onboard the <i>[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]</i> when the [[Warrior]] commented that he would do anything to beat Apollo and Starbuck. (This happened at Boomer's concent, though he did not explicitly know that he had done so at the time.)<br />
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All of this further cemented Iblis' position within the Fleet. Yet, ironically, when battle stations were called, and the pilots were too tired to respond, he severely chastised and threatened them.<br />
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Of course, those who opposed the ways of evil and hatred watched such a being, and spheroid-like specters appeared and disappeared at random. Iblis instilled what people would call "the fear of God" into people who saw the lights, including Sheba, who stayed close to this incarnation of Evil itself.<br />
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Adama, on the other hand, opposed him, joined with [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] and a few others -- essentially a minority, though still threatening to Iblis' power. At the time, the majority supported Iblis, since he seemed to do more than the mortal Adama could. <br />
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Of course, had it been discovered that Iblis was the one who helped foster the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] that destroyed the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]], he would be cast out by a majority of the Fleet. (This was discovered, in part, by the captured Baltar's recognition of Iblis' voice being the same as the [[Imperious Leader]]'s.)<br />
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== Apollo and Starbuck's Uncovering of Truth / Iblis' Punishment == <br />
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When Apollo informed Adama that he was going back to the [["Red Planet"|planet]] to find out what was in the wreckage, Adama informed him that he would do his best to avoid being scanned by Iblis. Iblis, however, felt something was wrong and went to Adama, who attempted to block out Iblis by thinking of other things, playing music in his head, and other methods he was taught at the [[Colonial Military Institute]] in [[Telekinetics]]. His mental abilities much more powerful than the Kobollian's, Iblis found out that Apollo (and Starbuck) were en route back to the planetoid. Sheba, presumably influenced in some manner by Iblis, followed in her Viper and attempted to stop them.<br />
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After Apollo and Starbuck discovered the demon in the [[Iblis' crashed ship|wreckage]] of the leviathan vessel on the unidentified red planet, Iblis was revealed for who he truly was. Laser discharges from Apollo proved ineffective to Iblis, although it did cause him to reveal his true appearance -- into a horned-creature of purple-color with red-eyes.<br />
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When Starbuck and Apollo haphazardly managed to convince Sheba to reject Iblis, he attempted to make an example of her. Apollo stepped in the way of the blast of light and was killed in the process.<br />
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This act caused the [[Beings of Light]] to deal with him; he was not permitted to kill anyone outside of those that gave him dominion.<br />
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As Apollo was not meant to die, the Beings of Light restored him from the death by "primitive measures" and sent them on their way while Iblis was, despite his threats, being dealt with. ([[War of the Gods]])<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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According to the writer of the episode "Iblis" was a shorter version of the name "Diabolis" that they used in one of the earlier scripts. The name "'''IBLIS'''" was formed with some the letters of "d'''I'''a'''B'''o'''LIS'''"<br />
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"Iblis" is pronounced "ib-lee". Appropriately, Iblis is the name of the first and original [[Wikipedia:jinn|jinn]] who causes destruction and presides over places where activities of evil occur in Muslim writings. These writings tell of Iblis casting out by [[Wikipedia:Allah|Allah]] for refusing to worship the first man of Humanity, Adam. <br />
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Interestingly enough, this similar instance occurs in "[[War of the Gods, Part I (TOS)|War of the Gods]]" where he is cast out for killing Apollo, who intercepted the bolt meant for Sheba.<br />
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Additionally, as all the [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] set down on the "Red Planet" were capable of holding one person, it would be interesting to know exactly how he got to the <i>[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]</i> in the first place without revealing himself...<br />
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Portrayed by [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Patrick+Macnee Patrick Macnee ]<br />
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[[Category: Characters (TOS)]]</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=17127Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-22T20:08:10Z<p>John-1107: /* Superweapon? Flagship? */</p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and command and control ship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the flagship of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
*I'm assuming you mean "I THINK that it is a superweapon"; the way you phrase it is confusing. And probably not. I mean what's it going to do, destroy a planet? The Twelve Colonies have already been devastated by nuclear attack! That, and we have already speculated that it is the flagship of the new Imperious Leader--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 14:35, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
:*Trying to get us talking, John? It'll be interesting to see if it works. Looks like you've been around since April, so you know what you're getting into. Present your evidence (I'm unaware of any) and we'll have a look. Good Luck. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 14:50, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
I'll bring in more evidence once the Unknown Cylon Ship finally appears in the 2003/5 remake of Battlestar Galactica. The Imperious Leader hasn't appeared nor was mentioned in the remake yet. -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 16:08, 22 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=17126Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-22T20:07:44Z<p>John-1107: /* Superweapon? Flagship? */</p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and command and control ship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the flagship of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
*I'm assuming you mean "I THINK that it is a superweapon"; the way you phrase it is confusing. And probably not. I mean what's it going to do, destroy a planet? The Twelve Colonies have already been devastated by nuclear attack! That, and we have already speculated that it is the flagship of the new Imperious Leader--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 14:35, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
:*Trying to get us talking, John? It'll be interesting to see if it works. Looks like you've been around since April, so you know what you're getting into. Present your evidence (I'm unaware of any) and we'll have a look. Good Luck. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 14:50, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
I'll bring in more evidence once the Unknown Cylon Ship finally appears in the 2003/5 remake of Battlestar Galactica. The Imperious Leader hasn't appeared in the remake yet. -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 16:07, 22 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=17125Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-22T20:07:12Z<p>John-1107: /* Superweapon? Flagship? */</p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and command and control ship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the flagship of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
*I'm assuming you mean "I THINK that it is a superweapon"; the way you phrase it is confusing. And probably not. I mean what's it going to do, destroy a planet? The Twelve Colonies have already been devastated by nuclear attack! That, and we have already speculated that it is the flagship of the new Imperious Leader--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 14:35, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
:*Trying to get us talking, John? It'll be interesting to see if it works. Looks like you've been around since April, so you know what you're getting into. Present your evidence (I'm unaware of any) and we'll have a look. Good Luck. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 14:50, 16 October 2005 (EDT)<br />
I'll bring in more evidence once the Unknown Cylon Ship finally appears in the 2003/5 remake of Battlestar Galactica. The Imperious Leader hasn't appear in the remake yet. -- [[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 16:07, 22 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=16585Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-16T18:35:07Z<p>John-1107: /* Superweapon? Flagship? */</p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and command and control ship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the flagship of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=16584Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-16T18:34:49Z<p>John-1107: /* Superweapon? Flagship? */</p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and flagship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the flagship of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unknown_Cylon_Ship/Archive_1&diff=16583Talk:Unknown Cylon Ship/Archive 12005-10-16T18:29:11Z<p>John-1107: </p>
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<div>==Superweapon? Flagship?==<br />
The Unknown Cylon Ship is not only a Raider factory and flagship, but it is also a superweapon and it may be the base of operations of the Cylon leader himself. --[[User:John-1107|John-1107]] 14:29, 16 October 2005 (EDT)</div>John-1107https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Number_Eight&diff=4659Number Eight2005-04-08T21:33:44Z<p>John-1107: /* Overview */</p>
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== Overview ==<br />
[[Humano-Cylon]] Agent<br />
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Sex: Female<br />
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Played by: [[Park, Grace|Grace Park]]<br />
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Sharon Valerii appears to be a woman in her mid-twenties of apparently "Asian" extraction. She is initially encountered aboard the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', where she is integrated into Colonial military life, serving as a [[Raptor]] pilot with the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade). Other variants of the Valerii model are active on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] and are also aboard the Cylon [[basestar]] orbiting [[Kobol]].<br />
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== Roles ==<br />
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=== "Boomer" Valerii ===<br />
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==== Background ====<br />
Rank: Lieutenant (jg)<br />
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Serial: T-990429 ([[Water]])<br />
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Call-sign: [[Boomer]]<br />
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Colony of origin: [[Aerelon]] ([[Troy]] Mining Colony - alleged)<br />
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Parents (alleged): [[Valerii, Catherine|Catherine]] and [[Valerii, Abraham|Abraham Valerii]]<br />
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Current position: [[Raptor]] pilot [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', formerly part of the 75th Battlestar Group<br />
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[[Image:Bsg-valerii-2.jpg|thumb|"Boomer" Valerii (credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]<br />
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"Boomer" Valerii appears to be a young pilot recently-assigned to shipboard operations. Assigned to flying the Raptor reconnaissance vehicle. Her inexperience is demonstrated through repeated heavy landings aboard the ''Galactica'' ([[Mini-Series]]).<br />
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As a pilot, she is assigned alongside [[ECO]] [[Agathon, Karl C.|Karl "Helo" Agathon]], with whom she has developed a close friendship. She has also formed friendships with other pilot officers aboard the battlestar, sharing off-duty activities, such as regular card games ([[Mini-Series]], [[Act of Contrition]]), all of which have helped her integrate into shipboard life and be accepted as a member of the crew.<br />
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Initially, "Boomer" Valerii is unaware of her Cylon status. As far as she is aware, she was born on the mining colony of Troy, the daughter of a family from Arilon ([[Flesh and Bone]]). Troy itself was destroyed in an unexplained cataclysm, allowing Boomer's background to be established as that of an orphan.<br />
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Following he arrival on-board the ''Galactica'', she enters into a relationship with the ship's Chief Petty Officer [[Tyrol, Galen|Galen Tyrol]]. Whether this is unintentional, or a subconcious reaction to her Cylon programming / personality is unclear.<br />
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At the time of the [[Cylon Attack|Cylon attack]], Boomer was flying her Raptor to [[Caprica]] with the [[Galactica|Galactica's]] last remaining operational [[Viper]] squadron to [[Caprica]] when they attempt to engage Cylon [[Raider]] fighters. However, the Viper squadron is destroyed, and the Raptor is damaged while trying to escape, forcing Boomer and Helo to make an emergency landing on Caprica. <br />
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With the Raptor repaired, they undertake an unexpected rescue operation, lifting a number of children and adults from the planet. However, this is at the expense of Helo, who gives up his place aboard the Raptor so that Doctor [[Baltar, Gaius|Gaius Baltar]] can be rescued ([[Mini-Series]]).<br />
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Following this, Boomer works hard within the fleet, initially assisting [[Roslin, Laura|Laura Roslin's]] attempts to gather together as many surviving civilian ships within the colonies as possible, finding a number of ships critical to the fledgling fleet's survival (such as a fuel tanker) ([[Mini-Series]]); she has also been engaged in other critical acts that have aided the continued survival of the fleet, such as the discovery of a [[tylium]]-rich asteroid, replete with an active Cylon mine ([[The Hand of God]]). It is her Raptor which also locates a source of water to replenish the fleet ([[Water]]).<br />
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However, at the same time as she is apparenlt working in support of the fleet, Boomer's underlying Cylon programming emerges. She is engaged in the sabotage of the ''Galactica's'' water tanks which results in the initial water shortage ([[Water]]); later she may have assisted the suicide bomber incarnation of [[Doral, Aaron|Aaron Doral]] gain access to a munitions store aboard the ''Galactica'' and construct a bomb which very nearly kills [[Adama, William|Commander Adama]] and [[Tigh, Saul|Colonel Tigh]]. <br />
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Having "awoken" shortly after the bombs used to destroy the ''Galactica's'' water tanks had been planted to find herself soaking wet ([[Water]]), Boomer's human personality becomes increasingly concerned that she is not all she appears. This worry is increased when she experiences a degree of "attraction" to a captured Cylon Raider, and is able to give insight into how it can be properly assessed and understood ([[Six Degrees of Separation]], [[Flesh and Bone]]). Her concerns are further elevated when, following the bombing by Doral, the ''Galactica's'' [[Master-at-Arms]], Sergeant [[Hadrian]] suspects her and Tyrol of Cylon complicity ([[Litmus]]).<br />
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Isolated from Tyrol following this event, when he ends their relationship following the arrest of Specialist [[Socinus]] ([[Litmus]]) and facing Tyrol's own suspicions concerning her activities immediately before the bombing, Boomer finds herself emotionally isolated and stressed. Despite assurances from Doctor Baltar that she is not a Cylon ([[Flesh and Bone]]), Boomer finds short solace in his test rests, and also facing an accusation from another source when she finds the word "CYLON" written on the mirror of her locker ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
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Confused and isolated, Boomer withdraws into herself, and attempts to take her own life, but finds herself initially unable to do so. During her second attempt, she is interrupted by Doctor Baltar who, rather than discouraging her, essentially gives her his blessing on her attempt. Following his departure from the bunkroom, Boomer does shoot herself. However, her Cylon personality apparently interrupts the attempt, and Boomer can only severely wound herself in the face ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). <br />
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Following this, and with the ''Galactica'' having dispatched a Cylon basestar in orbit above [[Kobol]], Boomer is subsumed by her Cylon personality and visits [[CIC]], shooting William Adama and seriously wounding him ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).<br />
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=== Caprica Valerii ===<br />
[[Image:bsg-valerii-3.jpg|thumb|"Caprica Valerii" (credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]<br />
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When [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]] is left on [[Caprica]], the [[Cylons]] use him in an elaborate experiment. Key to this experiment is another variant of Valerii, with variants of [[Doral, Aaron|Doral]] and [[Number Six|Six]] acting as overseers for the experiment. She is initially encountered "rescuing" Helo from capture by [[Number Six|Six]]. Following this, she leads Helo to "her" [[Raptor]], now in the hands of Cylons, thus convincing him that they have no direct way off of the planet ([[Water]]).<br />
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Following this, and having recived a "Colonial signal" on the radio receiver they are carrying, she leads Helo to a city where they find a fully-equipped "fallout shelter" in which two people can live in reasonable security, hidden from above-ground Cylon operations, and with sufficient supplies to last a considerable period of time ([[Act of Contrition]]). <br />
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The purpose in establishing this "nest" appears to be to elicit an emotional response in Helo towards Valerii. When this fails, and he continues to express a desire to get off the planet, the Cylons arrange for Valerii to be "captured", determining that if Helo does not seek to rescue her, the experiment has failed, and he must be killed ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). <br />
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Following Helo's "rescue" of Valerii, genuine concern and mutual need result in them making love ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]), which she reports to Doral and Six. A new hideout, a cain in the woods, is being constructed for Helo and Valerii, and she is instructed to lead him there and have him stay with her there - or kill him if he attempts to leave ([[Flesh and Bone]]). <br />
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Faced with this, and the realisation that she has herself fallen in love with Helo, Valerii disobeys her instructions and attempts to lead Helo to [[Delphi]], where they hope to steal a vehicle and get off the planet ([[Secrets and Lies]]). On route to the spaceport, Valerii shows signs of being pregnant: she is sick ([[The Hand of God]]) and develops a ravening appetite ([[Colonial Day]]).<br />
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On reaching Delphi, she and Helo attempt to break into the Cylon facilities and reach the spaceport, but when Helo encounters another variant of Valerii, he draws the conclusion that she is a human clone created by the Cylons, and goes on the run - alone ([[Colonial Day]]). When Valerii catches up with him, her emotional condition is so confused, she challenges him to shoot her ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). However, Helo is only able to wound her, then he takes her with him in the hope she can help him get off of Caprica.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*It is possible that the Caprica Valerii is the same Valerii appearing at the end of the [[Mini-Series]] who states the humans will be found. While, at the time the [[Mini-Series]] had been filmed, there were no plans to have [[Penikett,Tahmoh|Tahmoh Penikett]] reprise the role of [[Agathon, Karl C.|Helo]], the ending of the [[Mini-Series]] forms a link to [[33]], establishing that the Cylons have developed a plan for Helo's presence on Caprica.<br />
*One further Valerii is witnessed, in [[Colonial Day]]. However, she is immediately killed by Caprica Valerii.<br />
*In an odd twist, the term '''Boomer''' is used in the anime series '''Bubblegum Crisis''' to refer to synthetic humanoids, some of whom (such as Cynthia in BGC1 '''Tinsel City''') are completely unaware of their nature as synthetically created beings.<br />
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