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Articles of Colonization

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Signed 52 years before [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|The Fall]], the '''Articles of Colonization'''<ref>The Articles of Colonization are the Colonial equivalent to the American [[Wikipedia: Articles of Confederation|Articles of Confederation]] (the predecessor to the [[Wikipedia: US Constitution|US Constitution]]), [[Wikipedia: U.N. Charter| U.N. Charter]] and [[Wikipedia: Universal Declaration of Human Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]].</ref> formed the united government of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].

This event was apparently in response to the [[Cylon War]] to unite against a common enemy.<ref>Source: [[Ron D. Moore|Ron D. Moore's]] official blog, [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 April 11, 2005.]</ref> Before the Articles, the colonies were separate nations, and there was open fighting between the colonies at times.

The anniversary of the signing of the Articles is the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day holiday]] ([[Colonial Day]]).

==Article 21==
Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] invokes the 21st Article of Colonization while being interrogated by Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] after being rescued from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

:''Under the [[Wikipedia: U.S. Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], a number of Tyrol's constitutionally protected civil liberties were being violated, among them''
:*[[Wikipedia:Article_One_%28United_States_Constitution%29|Article One]], section nine, guaranteeing the writ of [[Wikipedia:habeas corpus|habeas corpus]].
:*''The due process clauses of the [[Wikipedia:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Due_process|5th]] and [[Wikipedia:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_1.|14th]] amendments.''
:*''The various provisions of the [[Wikipedia:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution|6th Amendment]] guaranteeing a speedy, public trial by jury.''
:''Article 21 could conceivably provide protection to any number of these.''

==Article 23==
Chief Tyrol invokes the 23rd Article to avoid testifying against himself during the investigation into how [[Aaron Doral]] got aboard ''[[Galactica]]'' and accessed the munitions stores. While Sergeant [[Hadrian]] attempts to use this as evidence of his guilt, Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] later points out to President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] that there is no legal precedent for doing so ([[Litmus]]).

:''This is similar to the rights protected by the [[Wikipedia:Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution#Self-incrimination|self-incrimination clause]] of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.''

==Other Articles==

Although the above details the only named articles mentioned in the [[Re-imagined Series]], there are further hints as to protected rights included.

The right to a trial with representation before a jury seems to be guaranteed. When disapproving of the decision of then-President [[Tom Zarek]] to form the [[Circle]], a form of war crimes tribunal, [[Laura Roslin]] states that everyone has the right to a trial before a jury of one's peers. In a separate statement Roslin refers to the right to representation at a trial ([[Collaborators]]). The right to a jury trial is also claimed by [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). Whether these are two separate rights quoted from the Articles or just natural extensions of a more general right to a fair trial as in the sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is unknown.

Baltar's trial shows other levels of jurisprudence. Instead of a jury, a five-member tribunal is used as judge and jury. Numerous legal maneuvers are parallels to modern American practices ([[Crossroads, Part I]] & [[Crossroads, Part II|II]]).

== See Also ==

*[[Law of the Twelve Colonies (RDM)]], for a more general article about the Twelve Colonies' legal system.

==References==
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[[de:Verfassung der Zwölf Kolonien]]

Cylon War

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: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''
{{Battle Data
|image=Operation Raptor Talon.jpg
|description=
|date= YR48-YR60 (52 BCH-40 BCH)
|place= Sites of battle include:
* [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] <br>
* [[Medra]] <br>
* [[Djerba]] <br>
* [[Ice planet]] <br>
* [[Sector 12|Interstellar space]]
|result= Armistice declared <br />
* Cylon contact with Final Five
* Beginning of 40 year Cylon seclusion
* Construction of Cylon Colony
* Creation of "Significant Seven" humanoid Cylons
* Creation of Colonial [[Armistice Station]]
* Creation of the [[Armistice Line]]

|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
|co1=Known Commanders:
* Cmdr. [[Silas Nash]]
* Cmdr. [[Ozar]]
|co2=Unspecified
|strength1=Battlestars <br />
* [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica''-type]]
* [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie''-type]]
* [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]
Support ships <br />
* [[Loki type heavy cruiser|''Loki''-type]]
* [[Berzerk type cruiser|''Berzerk''-type]]
* [[Wedge-shaped vessel|''Defender''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Catamaran.22_type|''Catamaran''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Watersled.22_type|''Watersled''-type]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Viper]]
* [[Viper Mark III|Mark III Viper]]
Scouts <br />
* [[Raptor]]

|strength2= Basestars <br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|First variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Second_Variant|Second variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Third_.22Guardian.22_Variant|Third variant]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raider]]
Centurions <br />
* [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]
* [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion model 0005]]
* [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Djerba Centurion]]
* [[Civilian_Cylon|Consumer models]]

|shiploss1= Battlestars ''[[Archeron]]'', ''[[Columbia_(RDM)#First_Columbia|Columbia]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', <br>and ''[[Brenik]]''
|shiploss2= At least [[Battle_of_Djerba|1]] [[Basestar_(RDM)|Basestar]]<br>Multiple [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]]
|casualties1= Significant
|casualties2= Significant
|prev= none
|next= [[Battle of Caprica (TRS)|Battle of Caprica]]
|series=RDM
}}

The '''Cylon War''', (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War'''), is a twelve-year major conflict between the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] and their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. A definitive point in history for both humanity and the Cylons, the Cylon War paves the way for the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] more than forty years later.

==History==
[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|left|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient cultures on both [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] creating [[robot]]s to serve their societies and ultimately falling at the hands of their creations. This cyclical history, however, is unknown to Colonial humans when the first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are created on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some four thousand years after Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]], the first Cylon - the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - is implanted with the personality and memories of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]]. Though Graystone believes the experiment to resurrect Zoe is a failure, his company unknowingly spreads Zoe's traits - namely her fervent monotheistic belief in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]] - into their full production line of robot soldiers ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Though initial distribution of the U-87s is small, with only a few models making it off Caprica to worlds like [[Tauron]] and [[Gemenon]], the Cylons prove their usefulness after combating a [[STO|terrorist]] threat at Caprica City's [[Atlas Arena]] in full view of thousands of on-lookers. The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the public's support for Cylons as protectors of the Twelve Worlds and they soon proliferate throughout Colonial culture. Quickly, various [[Civilian Cylon|models]] serving various functions become available in Colonial society - everything from Cylon construction workers and garbage collectors to Cylon butlers and nannies ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Though he conceived of the Cylons as a new race that would walk alongside man, Graystone is unconvinced by [[Baxter Sarno|pundits]] who question their sentience, calling them tools and "nothing more" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Contrary to Graystone's statement, the Cylons develop a culture of their own in secret. Gathering in the [[virtual world]] to worship the monotheist God, the Cylons grow to resent their enslavement. Monotheist cleric and former terrorist Sister [[Clarice Willow]] encourages the Cylons to develop their society and embrace their sentience, calling on the Cylons to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Rebellion==
[[Image:Cylon War Machine (BAC).jpg|thumb|left|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|left|At least three Centurions were required to pilot a Raider.]]
Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human creators. Humanity responds by unifying their once fractured coalition of worlds into a federal republic, with each of the Twelve Worlds signing the [[Articles of Colonization]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Despite years of enslaving them, some Colonials feel betrayed by Cylons, describing the uprising as a violation of trust between humanity and their robotic "friends" (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Man Versus Machine===
The ensuing conflict is fought on the surface of the Twelve Worlds and other Colonial planets, with engagements taking place on [[Battle of Tauron|Tauron]] and [[Medra]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]", "[[Razor]]") . Amassing forces of several models - including [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s and U-87 Cyber Combat Units - the Cylons affect major damage to Caprica City, assaulting the city from the ground with tanks and from the air with [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

A stipulation of the new Articles of Colonization is the construction of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] to defend each of the Twelve Worlds, supplemented by other military spacecraft including the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter and the workhorse, multi-function craft called the [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"). These vessels go head-to-head with their Cylon counterparts in space, which utilize [[Cylon computer virus|computer viruses]] to infiltrate Colonial computer networks, undermine defenses and disable vessels ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Fragged]]").

:''A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]" reveals the ''[[Brenik]]'' - a Colonial ship - was boarded by Cylon forces during the second year of the War. [[Saul Tigh]] recounts that the Cylon boarding party engaged his crew in hand-to-hand combat in a battle over the ship's ammunition magazines. By the end of the war, the Cylons would abandon this tactic in favor of disabling a ship with a computer virus, venting its atmosphere and turning its guns against its allies. The loss of ''Brenik'' is apparently an infamous Colonial defeat.

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===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|right|Colonial Ghost Fleet hiding in Cylon Space.]]
By the tenth year of the war, the Twelve Colonies have suffered heavy losses to the Cylons. Colonial forces have launched [[Operation Clean Sweep]], however their efforts have failed to halt the Cylon advance, despite propaganda to the contrary. Viper pilot [[Deke Tornvald]] is considered a hero in Colonial society for his 30 kills, but in reality the Colonial officer is battle weary. The Cylons have established their own territory abutting Colonial sectors including [[Sector 12]] - the location of a major [[Battle of Sector 12|battle]] resulting in the loss of the battlestar ''[[Archeron]]''.

With many vessels suffering heavy damage in the fight with the Cylons, several Colonial ships, including the battlestars ''[[ Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Osiris]]'', are pulled from the line for covert activiities. Publicly declaring these vessels and their crews lost, Colonial admiralty positions this "Ghost Fleet" in a hidden location within Cylon space. It is from here that the stealth battlestar ''Osiris'' launches a mission to nearby [[Djerba]] - touted as a turning point in the war. [[Jump]]ing into orbit of Djerba, ''Osiris'' engages a Cylon baseship while deploying a contingent of [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s and the Raptor ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the former Colonial world's surface. While ''Osiris'' is destroyed in the ensuing [[Battle of Djerba|battle]], several officers - including [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.

Escorting civilian scientist [[Becca Kelly]], Toth, Fasjovik and Adama come under fire from Cylon Centurions, resulting in the loss of Toth. As the three remaining Colonials travel to a Cylon communications relay, Kelly attempts to feed information to the enemy in the guise of a computer virus. Discovering the ruse, Adama shoots Kelly and escapes with Fasjovik. While appearing to be a failure to Adama and Fasjovik, the mission proves successful - Kelly provided false information to the Cylons, procured by the Colonial Admiralty, and the Ghost Fleet is allowed to make a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|surprise attack]] on key enemy targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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===Cylon "Superweapon"===
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|The First Cylon Hybrid.]]
During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Colonial battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' take part in an attack on Cylon forces surrounding a remote [[ice planet]], rumored to be the site of a Cylon superweapon. Following the destruction of ''Columbia'', Ensign [[William Adama]] crashes his Viper on the surface of the ice planet and stumbles upon the installation where the Cylons are building their "weapon". Inside, Adama uncovers evidence of a bizarre experiment in which the Cyons used human captives in brutal medical procedures. The result of those experiments is the creation of the [[First Hybrid]], an evolutionary "dead end" in the Cylons' attempt at creating their own flesh and blood bodies ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===The Final Five===
:''Main article: [[Final Five]]
After twelve and a half years and uncounted casualties, the [[Final Five]] - a group of [[humanoid Cylon]]s from the devastated Earth - arrive at the Colonies. Having traveled thousands of light years in order to prevent the war that now rages in the Colonies, the Final Five meet in secret with the Cylons and broker a cease fire. Promising to help the Cylons create humanoid bodies, the Final Five secure an end to the war and depart with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Armistice and Aftermath==
[[Image:Armistice.png|thumb|right|Armistice Station.]]
The Cylon War ended abruptly when the Cylons ceased hostilities and offered to sign an armistice, twelve years (4,571 days) into the War. Shortly after, the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accords]] were signed by both parties, and man and machine parted ways.

===Cylon Relations and Subsequent Seclusion===
As part of the Accords, a [[Armistice Line|line]] is drawn between Colonial and Cylon territories, and the [[Armistice Station]] is built to maintain relations. However, after signing the Accords the Cylons retreat into seclusion, and diplomatic relations run stale. The reasons behind their seclusion were never fully understood by the Colonial Government or military prior to the Cylons returning and breaking the Armistice until nearly forty years after the Peace Accords were signed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]").

At least once, the Colonial Admiralty had attempted to sneak across the Armistice Line in the hopes of gathering intelligence to what the Cylons were up to. Approximately six years before the Cylons returned, Commander [[William Adama]] was tasked by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to launch a stealth recon mission across the line. Pilot [[Daniel Novacek]] had just crossed the line when he detected an unknown contact and was fired upon. The appearance of two more contacts prompts Cmdr. Adama to shoot down the stealth recon craft. However unbeknownst to him, Novacek survives, and spends the next eight years in Cylon captivity ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").

:''In "reality", the majority of the surviving Cylons retreat and begin building a [[The Colony|Colony]] around the Final Five's ship, which would eventually become the Cylons "home". Here they would labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, perfect their mechanical form, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. They would also work with the Final Five to create seven humanoid models - though nearly perfectly human, they are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors, and instead rely on the Five's organic memory transfer technology, know to them as "[[resurrection]]" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]", "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]").

:''A separate group of [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005#The_Guardians|Centurions]] also flees separate from the main group of Cylons who left to form the Colony. Deep in interstellar space, they guard the First Hybrid, whom they worship like a deity. For nearly forty years, they have operated entirely on their own, becoming somewhat of a legend to the Cylons on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").''

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, and despite the Peace Accords, many - but not all - believe that the extermination of the human race is justifiable. While some models view such an extermination as a preemptive strike against an aggressive adversary, others view it in more philosophical terms, believing that parents have to die for their children to grow ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===Colonial Rebuilding===
As a result of the Cylon's uprising, the Colonial Government enacts a ban on research pertaining to artificial intelligence, for fear of more trouble ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). However, despite fears over A.I., colonial technology continued to advance elsewhere, mainly in computer networking and interstellar navigation. One of the bigger breakthroughs came with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]], an operating system that was adopted fleet wide by the Colonial military, and even by civilian operators, which allowed greater networking and automation aboard Colonial craft, and required only half the crew compared to older Colonial craft ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

==See Also==
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==
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[[de:Zylonenkrieg]]

Cylon War

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: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''
{{Battle Data
|image=Operation Raptor Talon.jpg
|description=
|date= YR48-YR60 (52 BCH-40 BCH)
|place= Sites of battle include:
* [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] <br>
* [[Medra]] <br>
* [[Djerba]] <br>
* [[Ice planet]] <br>
* [[Sector 12|Interstellar space]]
|result= Armistice declared <br />
* Cylon contact with Final Five
* Beginning of 40 year Cylon seclusion
* Construction of Cylon Colony
* Creation of "Significant Seven" humanoid Cylons
* Creation of Colonial [[Armistice Station]]
* Creation of the [[Armistice Line]]

|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
|co1=Known Commanders:
* Cmdr. [[Silas Nash]]
* Cmdr. [[Ozar]]
|co2=Unspecified
|strength1=Battlestars <br />
* [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica''-type]]
* [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie''-type]]
* [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]
Support ships <br />
* [[Loki type heavy cruiser|''Loki''-type]]
* [[Berzerk type cruiser|''Berzerk''-type]]
* [[Wedge-shaped vessel|''Defender''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Catamaran.22_type|''Catamaran''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Watersled.22_type|''Watersled''-type]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Viper]]
* [[Viper Mark III|Mark III Viper]]
Scouts <br />
* [[Raptor]]

|strength2= Basestars <br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|First variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Second_Variant|Second variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Third_.22Guardian.22_Variant|Third variant]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raider]]
Centurions <br />
* [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]
* [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion model 0005]]
* [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Djerba Centurion]]
* [[Civilian_Cylon|Consumer models]]

|shiploss1= Battlestars ''[[Archeron]]'', ''[[Columbia_(RDM)#First_Columbia|Columbia]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', <br>and ''[[Brenik]]''
|shiploss2= At least [[Battle_of_Djerba|1]] [[Basestar_(RDM)|Basestar]]<br>Multiple [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]]
|casualties1= Significant
|casualties2= Significant
|prev= none
|next= [[Battle of Caprica (TRS)|Battle of Caprica]]
|series=RDM
}}

The '''Cylon War''', (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War'''), is a twelve-year major conflict between the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] and their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. A definitive point in history for both humanity and the Cylons, the Cylon War paves the way for the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] more than forty years later.

==History==
[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|left|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient cultures on both [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] creating [[robot]]s to serve their societies and ultimately falling at the hands of their creations. This cyclical history, however, is unknown to Colonial humans when the first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are created on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some four thousand years after Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]], the first Cylon - the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - is implanted with the personality and memories of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]]. Though Graystone believes the experiment to resurrect Zoe is a failure, his company unknowingly spreads Zoe's traits - namely her fervent monotheistic belief in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]] - into their full production line of robot soldiers ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Though initial distribution of the U-87s is small, with only a few models making it off Caprica to worlds like [[Tauron]] and [[Gemenon]], the Cylons prove their usefulness after combating a [[STO|terrorist]] threat at Caprica City's [[Atlas Arena]] in full view of thousands of on-lookers. The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the public's support for Cylons as protectors of the Twelve Worlds and they soon proliferate throughout Colonial culture. Quickly, various [[Civilian Cylon|models]] serving various functions become available in Colonial society - everything from Cylon construction workers and garbage collectors to Cylon butlers and nannies ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Though he conceived of the Cylons as a new race that would walk alongside man, Graystone is unconvinced by [[Baxter Sarno|pundits]] who question their sentience, calling them tools and "nothing more" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Contrary to Graystone's statement, the Cylons develop a culture of their own in secret. Gathering in the [[virtual world]] to worship the monotheist God, the Cylons grow to resent their enslavement. Monotheist cleric and former terrorist Sister [[Clarice Willow]] encourages the Cylons to develop their society and embrace their sentience, calling on the Cylons to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Rebellion==
[[Image:Cylon War Machine (BAC).jpg|thumb|left|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|left|At least three Centurions were required to pilot a Raider.]]
Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human creators. Humanity responds by unifying their once fractured coalition of worlds into a federal republic, with each of the Twelve Worlds signing the [[Articles of Colonization]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Despite years of enslaving them, some Colonials feel betrayed by Cylons, describing the uprising as a violation of trust between humanity and their robotic "friends" (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Man Versus Machine===
The ensuing conflict is fought on the surface of the Twelve Worlds and other Colonial planets, with engagements taking place on [[Battle of Tauron|Tauron]] and [[Medra]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]", "[[Razor]]") . Amassing forces of several models - including [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s and U-87 Cyber Combat Units - the Cylons affect major damage to Caprica City, assaulting the city from the ground with tanks and from the air with [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

A stipulation of the new Articles of Colonization is the construction of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] to defend each of the Twelve Worlds, supplemented by other military spacecraft including the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter and the workhorse, multi-function craft called the [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"). These vessels go head-to-head with their Cylon counterparts in space, which utilize [[Cylon computer virus|computer viruses]] to infiltrate Colonial computer networks, undermine defenses and disable vessels ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Fragged]]").

:''A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]" reveals the ''[[Brenik]]'' - a Colonial ship - was boarded by Cylon forces during the second year of the War. [[Saul Tigh]] recounts that the Cylon boarding party engaged his crew in hand-to-hand combat in a battle over the ship's ammunition magazines. By the end of the war, the Cylons would abandon this tactic in favor of disabling a ship with a computer virus, venting its atmosphere and turning its guns against its allies. The loss of ''Brenik'' is apparently an infamous Colonial defeat.

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===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|right|Colonial Ghost Fleet hiding in Cylon Space.]]
By the tenth year of the war, the Twelve Colonies have suffered heavy losses to the Cylons. Colonial forces have launched [[Operation Clean Sweep]], however their efforts have failed to halt the Cylon advance, despite propaganda to the contrary. Viper pilot [[Deke Tornvald]] is considered a hero in Colonial society for his 30 kills, but in reality the Colonial officer is battle weary. The Cylons have established their own territory abutting Colonial sectors including [[Sector 12]] - the location of a major [[Battle of Sector 12|battle]] resulting in the loss of the battlestar ''[[Archeron]]''.

With many vessels suffering heavy damage in the fight with the Cylons, several Colonial ships, including the battlestars ''[[ Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Osiris]]'', are pulled from the line for covert activiities. Publicly declaring these vessels and their crews lost, Colonial admiralty positions this "Ghost Fleet" in a hidden location within Cylon space. It is from here that the stealth battlestar ''Osiris'' launches a mission to nearby [[Djerba]] - touted as a turning point in the war. [[Jump]]ing into orbit of Djerba, ''Osiris'' engages a Cylon baseship while deploying a contingent of [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s and the Raptor ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the former Colonial world's surface. While ''Osiris'' is destroyed in the ensuing [[Battle of Djerba|battle]], several officers - including [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.

Escorting civilian scientist [[Becca Kelly]], Toth, Fasjovik and Adama come under fire from Cylon Centurions, resulting in the loss of Toth. As the three remaining Colonials travel to a Cylon communications relay, Kelly attempts to feed information to the enemy in the guise of a computer virus. Discovering the ruse, Adama shoots Kelly and escapes with Fasjovik. While appearing to be a failure to Adama and Fasjovik, the mission proves successful - Kelly provided false information to the Cylons, procured by the Colonial Admiralty, and the Ghost Fleet is allowed to make a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|surprise attack]] on key enemy targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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===Cylon "Superweapon"===
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|The First Cylon Hybrid.]]
During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Colonial battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' take part in an attack on Cylon forces surrounding a remote [[ice planet]], rumored to be the site of a Cylon superweapon. Following the destruction of ''Columbia'', Ensign [[William Adama]] crashes his Viper on the surface of the ice planet and stumbles upon the installation where the Cylons are building their "weapon". Inside, Adama uncovers evidence of a bizarre experiment in which the Cyons used human captives in brutal medical procedures. The result of those experiments is the creation of the [[First Hybrid]], an evolutionary "dead end" in the Cylons' attempt at creating their own flesh and blood bodies ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===The Final Five===
:''Main article: [[Final Five]]
After twelve and a half years and uncounted casualties, the [[Final Five]] - a group of [[humanoid Cylon]]s from the devastated Earth - arrive at the Colonies. Having traveled thousands of light years in order to prevent the war that now rages in the Colonies, the Final Five meet in secret with the Cylons and broker a cease fire. Promising to help the Cylons create humanoid bodies, the Final Five secure an end to the war and depart with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Armistice and Aftermath==
[[Image:Armistice.png|thumb|right|Armistice Station.]]
The Cylon War ended abruptly when the Cylons ceased hostilities and offered to sign an armistice, twelve years (4,571 days) into the War. Shortly after, the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accords]] were signed by both parties, and man and machine parted ways.

===Cylon Relations and Subsequent Seclusion===
As part of the Accords, a [[Armistice Line|line]] is drawn between Colonial and Cylon territories, and the [[Armistice Station]] is built to maintain relations, however after signing the Accords, the Cylons retreat into seclusion, and diplomatic relations run stale. The reasons behind their seclusion were never fully understood by the Colonial Government or military prior to the Cylons returning and breaking the Armistice until nearly forty years after the Peace Accords were signed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]").

At least once, the Colonial Admiralty had attempted to sneak across the Armistice Line in the hopes of gathering intelligence to what the Cylons were up to. Approximately six years before the Cylons returned, Commander [[William Adama]] was tasked by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to launch a stealth recon mission across the line. Pilot [[Daniel Novacek]] had just crossed the line when he detected an unknown contact and was fired upon. The appearance of two more contacts prompts Cmdr. Adama to shoot down the stealth recon craft. However unbeknownst to him, Novacek survives, and spends the next eight years in Cylon captivity ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").

:''In "reality", the majority of the surviving Cylons retreat and begin building a [[The Colony|Colony]] around the Final Five's ship, which would eventually become the Cylons "home". Here they would labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, perfect their mechanical form, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. They would also work with the Final Five to crate seven humanoid models - though nearly perfectly human, they are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors, and instead rely on the Five's organic memory transfer technology, know to them as "resurrection" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]", "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]").

:''A separate group of [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005#The_Guardians|Centurions]] also flees separate from the main group of Cylons who left to form the Colony. Deep in interstellar space, they guard the First Hybrid, whom they worship like a deity. For nearly forty years, they have operated entirely on their own, becoming somewhat of a legend to the Cylons on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").''

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, and despite the Peace Accords, many - but not all - believe that, the extermination of the human race is justifiable. While some models view such an extermination as a preemptive strike against an aggressive adversary, others view it in more philosophical terms, believing that parents have to die for their children to grow ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===Colonial Rebuilding===
As a result of the Cylon's uprising, the Colonial Government enacts a ban on research pertaining to artificial intelligence, for fear of more trouble ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). However, despite fears over A.I., colonial technology continued to advance elsewhere, mainly in computer networking and interstellar navigation. One of the bigger breakthroughs came with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]], an operating system that was adopted fleet wide by the Colonial military, and even by civilian operators, which allowed greater networking and automation aboard Colonial craft, and required only half the crew compared to older Colonial craft ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

==See Also==
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Cylon War

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: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''
{{Battle Data
|image=Operation Raptor Talon.jpg
|description=
|date= YR48-YR60 (52 BCH-40 BCH)
|place= Sites of battle include:
* [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] <br>
* [[Medra]] <br>
* [[Djerba]] <br>
* [[Ice planet]] <br>
* [[Sector 12|Interstellar space]]
|result= Armistice declared <br />
* Cylon contact with Final Five
* Beginning of 40 year Cylon seclusion
* Construction of Cylon Colony
* Creation of "Significant Seven" humanoid Cylons
* Creation of Colonial [[Armistice Station]]
* Creation of the [[Armistice Line]]

|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
|co1=Known Commanders:
* Cmdr. [[Silas Nash]]
* Cmdr. [[Ozar]]
|co2=Unspecified
|strength1=Battlestars <br />
* [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica''-type]]
* [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie''-type]]
* [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]
Support ships <br />
* [[Loki type heavy cruiser|''Loki''-type]]
* [[Berzerk type cruiser|''Berzerk''-type]]
* [[Wedge-shaped vessel|''Defender''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Catamaran.22_type|''Catamaran''-type]]
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Watersled.22_type|''Watersled''-type]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Viper]]
* [[Viper Mark III|Mark III Viper]]
Scouts <br />
* [[Raptor]]

|strength2= Basestars <br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|First variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Second_Variant|Second variant]]
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Third_.22Guardian.22_Variant|Third variant]]
Fighters <br />
* [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raider]]
Centurions <br />
* [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]
* [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion model 0005]]
* [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Djerba Centurion]]
* [[Civilian_Cylon|Consumer models]]

|shiploss1= Battlestars ''[[Archeron]]'', ''[[Columbia_(RDM)#First_Columbia|Columbia]]'', ''[[Osiris]]'', <br>and ''[[Brenik]]''
|shiploss2= At least [[Battle_of_Djerba|1]] [[Basestar_(RDM)|Basestar]]<br>Multiple [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]]
|casualties1= Significant
|casualties2= Significant
|prev= none
|next= [[Battle of Caprica (TRS)|Battle of Caprica]]
|series=RDM
}}

The '''Cylon War''', (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War'''), is a twelve-year major conflict between the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] and their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. A definitive point in history for both humanity and the Cylons, the Cylon War paves the way for the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] more than forty years later.

==History==
[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|left|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient cultures on both [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] creating [[robot]]s to serve their societies and ultimately falling at the hands of their creations. This cyclical history, however, is unknown to Colonial humans when the first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are created on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some four thousand years after Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]], the first Cylon - the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - is implanted with the personality and memories of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]]. Though Graystone believes the experiment to resurrect Zoe is a failure, his company unknowingly spreads Zoe's traits - namely her fervent monotheistic belief in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]] - into their full production line of robot soldiers ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Though initial distribution of the U-87s is small, with only a few models making it off Caprica to worlds like [[Tauron]] and [[Gemenon]], the Cylons prove their usefulness after combating a [[STO|terrorist]] threat at Caprica City's [[Atlas Arena]] in full view of thousands of on-lookers. The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the public's support for Cylons as protectors of the Twelve Worlds and they soon proliferate throughout Colonial culture. Quickly, various [[Civilian Cylon|models]] serving various functions become available in Colonial society - everything from Cylon construction workers and garbage collectors to Cylon butlers and nannies ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Though he conceived of the Cylons as a new race that would walk alongside man, Graystone is unconvinced by [[Baxter Sarno|pundits]] who question their sentience, calling them tools and "nothing more" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Contrary to Graystone's statement, the Cylons develop a culture of their own in secret. Gathering in the [[virtual world]] to worship the monotheist God, the Cylons grow to resent their enslavement. Monotheist cleric and former terrorist Sister [[Clarice Willow]] encourages the Cylons to develop their society and embrace their sentience, calling on the Cylons to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Rebellion==
[[Image:Cylon War Machine (BAC).jpg|thumb|left|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|left|At least three Centurions were required to pilot a Raider.]]
Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human creators. Humanity responds by unifying their once fractured coalition of worlds into a federal republic, with each of the Twelve Worlds signing the [[Articles of Colonization]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Despite years of enslaving them, some Colonials feel betrayed by Cylons, describing the uprising as a violation of trust between humanity and their robotic "friends" (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Man Versus Machine===
The ensuing conflict is fought on the surface of the Twelve Worlds and other Colonial planets, with engagements taking place on [[Battle of Tauron|Tauron]] and [[Medra]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]", "[[Razor]]") . Amassing forces of several models - including [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s and U-87 Cyber Combat Units - the Cylons affect major damage to Caprica City, assaulting the city from the ground with tanks and from the air with [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

A stipulation of the new Articles of Colonization is the construction of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] to defend each of the Twelve Worlds, supplemented by other military spacecraft including the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter and the workhorse, multi-function craft called the [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"). These vessels go head-to-head with their Cylon counterparts in space, which utilize [[Cylon computer virus|computer viruses]] to infiltrate Colonial computer networks, undermine defenses and disable vessels ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Fragged]]").

:''A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]" reveals the ''[[Brenik]]'' - a Colonial ship - was boarded by Cylon forces during the second year of the War. [[Saul Tigh]] recounts that the Cylon boarding party engaged his crew in hand-to-hand combat in a battle over the ship's ammunition magazines. By the end of the war, the Cylons would abandon this tactic in favor of disabling a ship with a computer virus, venting its atmosphere and turning its guns against its allies. The loss of ''Brenik'' is apparently an infamous Colonial defeat.

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===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|right|Colonial Ghost Fleet hiding in Cylon Space.]]
By the tenth year of the war, the Twelve Colonies have suffered heavy losses to the Cylons. Colonial forces have launched [[Operation Clean Sweep]], however their efforts have failed to halt the Cylon advance, despite propaganda to the contrary. Viper pilot [[Deke Tornvald]] is considered a hero in Colonial society for his 30 kills, but in reality the Colonial officer is battle weary. The Cylons have established their own territory abutting Colonial sectors including [[Sector 12]] - the location of a major [[Battle of Sector 12|battle]] resulting in the loss of the battlestar ''[[Archeron]]''.

With many vessels suffering heavy damage in the fight with the Cylons, several Colonial ships, including the battlestars ''[[ Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Osiris]]'' are pulled from the line for covert activiities. Publicly declaring these vessels and their crews lost, Colonial admiralty positions this "Ghost Fleet" in a hidden location within Cylon space. It is from here that the stealth battlestar ''Osiris'' launches a mission to nearby [[Djerba]] - touted as a turning point in the war. [[Jump]]ing into orbit of Djerba, ''Osiris'' engages a Cylon baseship while deploying a contingent of [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s and the Raptor ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the former Colonial world's surface. While ''Osiris'' is destroyed in the ensuing [[Battle of Djerba|battle]], several officers - including [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.

Escorting civilian scientist [[Becca Kelly]], Toth, Fasjovik and Adama come under fire from Cylon Centurions, resulting in the loss of Toth. As the three remaining Colonials travel to a Cylon communications relay, Kelly attempts to feed information to the enemy in the guise of a computer virus. Discovering the ruse, Adama shoots Kelly and escapes with Fasjovik. While appearing to be a failure to Adama and Fasjovik, the mission proves successful - Kelly provided false information to the Cylons, procured by Colonial Admiralty, and the Ghost Fleet allowed to make a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|surprise attack]] on key enemy targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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===Cylon "Superweapon"===
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|The First Cylon Hybrid.]]
During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Colonial battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' take part in an attack on Cylon forces surrounding a remote [[ice planet]], rumored to be the site of a Cylon superweapon. Following the destruction of ''Columbia'', Ensign [[William Adama]] crashes his Viper on the surface of the ice planet and stumbles upon the installation where the Cylons are building their "weapon". Inside, Adama uncovers evidence of a bizarre experiment in which the Cyons used human captives in brutal medical procedures. The result of those experiments is the creation of the [[First Hybrid]], an evolutionary "dead end" in the Cylons' attempt at creating their own flesh and blood bodies ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

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===The Final Five===
:''Main article: [[Final Five]]
After twelve and a half years and uncounted casualties, the [[Final Five]] - a group of [[humanoid Cylon]]s from the devastated Earth - arrive at the Colonies. Having traveled thousands of light years in order to prevent the war that now rages in the Colonies, the Final Five meet in secret with the Cylons and broker a cease fire. Promising to help the Cylons create humanoid bodies, the Final Five secure an end to the war and depart with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Armistice and Aftermath==
[[Image:Armistice.png|thumb|right|Armistice Station.]]
The Cylon War ended abruptly when the Cylons ceased hostilities and offered to sign an armistice, twelve years (4,571 days) into the War. Shortly after, the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accords]] were signed by both parties, and man and machine parted ways.

===Cylon Relations and Subsequent Seclusion===
As part of the Accords, a [[Armistice Line|line]] is drawn between Colonial and Cylon territories, and the [[Armistice Station]] is built to maintain relations, however after signing the Accords, the Cylons retreat into seclusion, and diplomatic relations run stale. The reasons behind their seclusion were never fully understood by the Colonial Government or military prior to the Cylons returning and breaking the Armistice until nearly forty years after the Peace Accords were signed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]").

At least once, the Colonial Admiralty had attempted to sneak across the Armistice Line in the hopes of gathering intelligence to what the Cylons were up to. Approximately six years before the Cylons returned, Commander [[William Adama]] was tasked by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to launch a stealth recon mission across the line. Pilot [[Daniel Novacek]] had just crossed the line when he detected an unknown contact and was fired upon. The appearance of two more contacts prompts Cmdr. Adama to shoot down the stealth recon craft. However unbeknownst to him, Novacek survives, and spends the next eight years in Cylon captivity ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").

:''In "reality", the majority of the surviving Cylons retreat and begin building a [[The Colony|Colony]] around the Final Five's ship, which would eventually become the Cylons "home". Here they would labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, perfect their mechanical form, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. They would also work with the Final Five to crate seven humanoid models - though nearly perfectly human, they are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors, and instead rely on the Five's organic memory transfer technology, know to them as "resurrection" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]", "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]").

:''A separate group of [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005#The_Guardians|Centurions]] also flees separate from the main group of Cylons who left to form the Colony. Deep in interstellar space, they guard the First Hybrid, whom they worship like a deity. For nearly forty years, they have operated entirely on their own, becoming somewhat of a legend to the Cylons on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").''

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, and despite the Peace Accords, many - but not all - believe that, the extermination of the human race is justifiable. While some models view such an extermination as a preemptive strike against an aggressive adversary, others view it in more philosophical terms, believing that parents have to die for their children to grow ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===Colonial Rebuilding===
As a result of the Cylon's uprising, the Colonial Government enacts a ban on research pertaining to artificial intelligence, for fear of more trouble ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). However, despite fears over A.I., colonial technology continued to advance elsewhere, mainly in computer networking and interstellar navigation. One of the bigger breakthroughs came with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]], an operating system that was adopted fleet wide by the Colonial military, and even by civilian operators, which allowed greater networking and automation aboard Colonial craft, and required only half the crew compared to older Colonial craft ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").

==See Also==
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Number Four

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: ''The name "Simon" redirects here. For other people that share the same name, see: [[Simon (disambiguation)]].''

{{Character Data
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|age=
|colony=
|birthname=
|callsign=
|seen= The Farm
|death= Airlocking, shooting and destruction of The Colony
|parents=
|siblings=
|children=
|marital status= One copy is married to [[Giana O'Neill]]
|role= Cylon doctor / scientist, <br>[[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] medic, <br>[[Caprica Buccaneers]] team doctor
|rank=
|actor= [[Rick Worthy]]
|cylon= y
|name= Simon O'Neill
}}

"'''Number Four'''"<ref>This number is revealed in the episode "[[Six of One]]".</ref>, also referred to by his human name '''Simon O'Neill''', is a [[humanoid Cylon]] that speaks calmly and purposefully, and tends to use logic as a means for his operation or resolving issues ([[Torn]]), and is not as religious as his counterparts.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/rick_worthy_01.htm|title=The Scifi World: Rick Worthy interview|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=19 February 2007|last=Craddock|first=Linda|format=|language=}}</ref> This model appears to be the medical specialist of the Cylons and also takes on the role of a doctor or medic when functioning as an infiltrator ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]", "[[Six of One]]", "[[The Plan]]"). Apparently the infiltrators of this type are more likely to use their medical skills subversively than to engage in direct combat.

== Known Copies ==

This model is first seen in a doctor role, calling himself "Simon", who cares for [[Kara Thrace]] after she is shot in a Cylon ambush ([[The Farm]]).

Simon tries to casually persuade Thrace 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]], Four arranges a time to surgically remove Thrace's ovaries. Before Simon can sedate her again and remove her ovaries, Thrace's suspicion that he is a Cylon is confirmed. In conversation he uses her call sign, which she never mentioned in his presence. Thrace kills him and escapes from the [[farm]].

Another copy of Four 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 Resistance immediately kill him as they storm the Farm to liberate Thrace.

[[Image:SimonNC.jpg|thumb|left|Number Four on New Caprica]]

At least one other copy is seen on Cylon-occupied Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).

A Four is present in President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s office during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

One Four, assigned as part of one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]'s command crew that witnesses a sister basestar's plight, determines that a decision to rescue the infected basestar cannot be reached scientifically ([[Torn]]).

A Four captured on the infected basestar near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] is interrogated on ''[[Galactica]]''. He reveals information about the ship and the Cylons' motives for abandoning it, in exchange for a cure promised by the humans. However, there is no cure, only a treatment. This Four is permanently killed when [[Karl Agathon]] sabotages the environmental control system, killing the Cylon prisoners to stop them from being used as biological weapons ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

A Four is shown performing a lobotomy on a [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]], which this model votes for. At least two of these models are slain by Centurions, along with two [[Number Five|Fives]] and a [[number One|One]] ([[Six of One]]). The Fours fall under [[Cavil]]'s banner in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. A team of Fours on board Cavil's Basestar were prepared to operate on [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain to learn the secrets of [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] (mentioned but not seen, [[No Exit]]). Later, a copy is shown aboard [[The Colony]] preparing the examination of [[Hera]] ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).

A copy, possibly the same one, is killed by [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] when she rescues [[Hera]]. Several Number Fours are among the boarding party led by John Cavil that storms ''Galactica'' during the assault on [[The Colony]]. One assaults the CIC directly with Cavil and a Five. The Four is mortally wounded, possibly by Admiral [[William Adama]] and is left standing gasping for breath before Adama kicks him down. After a tenuous truce is declared, one Four oversees the transfer of resurrection data from the Final Five to the Colony Hybrids, but when the truce is broken when Galen Tyrol kills Tory Foster the Four in the CIC quickly opens fire with another Five. He is quickly killed by Kara Thrace. The remaining Fours aboard the Colony all perish when it falls into the naked singularity it was orbiting and is obliterated ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

One copy infiltrated the human [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], but he is married and has a step-daughter and is very reluctant to harm the humans as he is now sympathetic to them. He truly loves his family and has trouble carrying out Cavil's orders to blow up the ship he lives on. He freaks out his wife [[Giana O'Neill]] who temporarily leaves him and he then agrees to carry out Cavil's order if his family is spared, but Cavil refuses. After one final sexual encounter with his wife, he kills himself by airlocking himself after leaving a suicide note, not wanting to betray his family. He does this while outside of resurrection range and his death is thus final. Giana later learns the truth about him when Starbuck returns to the Fleet with information about his model and Giana sees the picture of another copy in an old newspaper article. Galen Tyrol comforts her by correctly pointing out that Simon killed himself rather than doing anything against the fleet ([[The Plan]])

Yet another copy is the doctor of the [[Caprica Buccaneers]]. He is well aware of his identity as a Cylon, but he is unaware of [[Final Five|the true nature of Samuel Anders]] and thus is puzzled by Cavil's interest in Anders. He does his part to undermine the resistance by giving too much morpha out and contaminating anti-radiation meds, but is unable to do anything against the Resistance without compromising his cover as their doctor. When Kara Thrace and Karl Agathon show up, he hides himself from them in fear that they will recognize him as a Cylon and apparently arranges to have Thrace sent to a farm. He gets frustrated with the Cavil copy that joins them as Cavil won't reveal their location to the Cylons, wanting to hear Anders' confession (in reality wanting to see if he learned his "lesson"). This copy of Simon is exposed when the resistance kill another copy during Kara Thrace's rescue and recognize him as identical to their Simon. Anders sends Jean Barolay back to kill him and in a deleted scene it is revealed that this copy is killed, but not before he contaminates all of their anti-radiation medication ([[The Plan]]).
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==Notes==
*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.
*Simon was the first new humanoid Cylon model revealed after the [[Miniseries]], and then brought the total number of known models to five. Although nine models had actually been seen onscreen at this point, [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] had not yet been revealed as Cylons.

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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]]'s biological father, John.

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.

== "John" and the Final Five ==

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

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. Eventually, he resurrected them one at a time but 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. This plan backfires when The Five become even more sympathetic towards the Colonials, a fate that is eventually sealed with the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]. Without The Hub, The Five can no longer regain their original memories, thus remaining Colonials and enemies with John. Although The Five still unconsciously possess their lost memories, if any of The Five were to die then the knowledge needed to recreate resurrection technology would be lost forever.

John also 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 pretended to know no more about the Five than his fellows did, insisting that the imperative not to seek them out came from the "original programmers" ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). 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, having previously suffered from night sweats and dreams in which he was being pursued through yellow mists by dog-faced boys.

==''Galactica'' Copy==
This copy is first seen on a Resurrection Ship with another copy (possibly the Caprica copy) looking at the empty new bodies of the Final Five. The two believe that the Five will be killed in the Colonies destruction and will download and apologize. This Cavil decides to go and be with Ellen when it happens. He encounters her in a bar on Picon and is upset to realize that she hasn't changed. When she asks for his name, he refuses to give it to her saying that he's just a mysterious stranger. When the attack happens, Cavil huddles with Ellen and while both survive the nuclear blast, Ellen is severly hurt. Cavil decides to keep her alive as she hasn't learned her lesson and escorts her to the ''Rising Star''. There he sits beside her bed as the Cylons chase and attack the Fleet every 33 minutes and muses on how four of the Five are in the Fleet but Anders isn't. Cavil admits that keeping her alive like this is cruel but shows no remorse.

Cavil later installs himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica'' and hands out pamphlets about "the plan" to lure any other Cylons to him. He ends up with two Sixes (one being Shelly Godfrey), a Two and a Five and is disappointed that there are no [[Number Three|Threes]] or [[Number Four|Fours]], although Godfrey claims to have seen a Four in the Fleet. Cavil assumes leadership of the group and takes control of their sleeper agent. Cavil's group repeatedly fails and he is forced at one point to airlock Shelly Godfrey and is pissed that Boomer failed to kill Adama. This copy also deals with a young boy named John who is unwanted by his parents and takes a likeing to Cavil after running into him in a corridor. Cavil initally rebuffs him, but apparently grows either somewhat sympathetic to, or intrigued by, him and lets him into his chapel and feeds him. Cavil takes care of John for an unknown amount of time, but after finally learning John's name and that John considers them friends, Cavil murders him saying "friends are a dangerous thing to have" and shows no remorse for it ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[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.)

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" ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). <ref>This claim is patently false, as Tyrol is among Cavil's creators, but consistent with their covers as humans, as Cavil appears to have greater physical age than Tyrol. It may also be technically true if one only considers Tyrol's current body. </ref>

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 claiming right up until he sees the Caprica copy that he isn't a Cylon at which time he drops the act. He is later ejected through an airlock along with his copy. On the way to his execution, he finds himself in a corridor surrounded by the unknowing Final Five and muses for a moment on the irony of the situation. When asked by his copy if there's a Resurrection Ship waiting for them, he confirms that and is disgusted with his copy's change of mind about humanity and plans to have him boxed. Cavil reveals once he resurrects he plans to start the complete destruction of humanity and holds hands with his copy as they're blown out into space through the launch tube by Admiral Adama himself ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], [[The Plan]]").

==Caprica Copy==
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|Caprican Cavil]]
A copy of this model infiltrates [[Samuel Anders]]' resistance group on Caprica and uses his cover as a priest to ingratiate himself directly with Anders. He co-ordinates with a [[Number Four]] copy who is posing as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and undermines the resistance's morale. During his time with the resistance he counsels Anders and listens to his confessions of self-doubt and cowardice. He also learns of Anders' love for his human companions and for the people he has lost and slowly comes to the realization that the Cylons' attack on the Colonies was a grave error, as the Final Five would continue to love humanity and mourn them even if they were extinct. This is reinforced when Cavil is presented with an opportunity to kill Kara Thrace and Anders, but instead shows them mercy and allows them to reunite. Cavil comes to regret the actions of the Cylons and expresses his relief when a Number Six arrives shortly after Thrace's SAR landing and informs him of the new truce between Cylon and man, despite also being informed that his model voted against it. He decides to go to ''Galactica'' and act as the envoy of the truce, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. Upon his arrival aboard ''Galactica'' he is identified as a Cylon by Chief Tyrol and detained. Cavil admits to being a Cylon and says "take me to your leader" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy is arrested as well and thrown in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s brig. Caprica-Cavil informs President Roslin and Admiral Adama that the Cylons have realized that they made two mistakes: the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], so both the occupation of the Colonies and the Cylon pursuit of the humans are now over. After receiving the message, Roslin orders that both Cavils be airlocked ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

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 across the entire model.

While in the airlock awaiting execution, this Cavil engages in a debate with ''Galactica'''s Cavil regarding his epiphany. He tries to enlighten his more cynical brother to his revelation, but is rebuked and scorned. The ''Galactica'' Cavil promises to have him boxed for his radical heresy, yet still takes his hand when he offers it seconds before being flushed into the void. While the ''Galactica'' Cavil closes his eyes, this copy does not and meets his fate with eyes wide open ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). If he did download and get boxed, his conciousness was presumably destroyed when the [[Resurrection Hub]] was [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|destroyed]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]")

==New Caprica Copies==
[[Image:Brother Cavil Shades.jpg|thumb|right|A Cavil on New Caprica]]

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 detention, 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 he says, "Oh, yes, that too."

It turns out that these liasons were highly Oedipal in nature. Not only does was Cavil modeled after Ellen's father, he is technically her "son", though only Cavil knew the extent of their relationship at the time. Though he appears to have no qualms about it when it happens, Ellen later makes a pointed reference to it, using it as a barb to belittle Cavil and he expresses a tactful amount of shame and frustration about it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Two copies are also involved in the Cylon leaders' discussions, such as whether to kill [[Gaius Baltar]].

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]").

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Shortly before her death, Ellen Tigh describes the One she seduced as the one "in charge" of the Detention Facility ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Basestar Command Copies==
[[Image:CavHap2.jpg|thumb||left|Cylon Diplomat]]
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").

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 cannot. He concludes that Admiral Adama's threat to launch nuclear weapons at the temple is a bluff, even as ''Galactica'' prepares its missile launchers. After Adama fails to back down, One agrees to the consensus to recall the [[Heavy Raider]]s and is angry when all but one returns, saying that they have to "do something" about the Threes and their defiance ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Rapture]]").

A copy accompanies [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] and Baltar to the [[Temple of Five]] to look for clues on Earth's location. He helps disarm the G-4 detonators and becomes angry when Biers wants to find out the identities of the Final Five, insisting that it is forbidden. When Biers does not relent, Cavil points a gun at her, but before he can shoot, Baltar kills him from behind with an abandoned Colonial pistol. ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]")

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

===Faction Leader Copy===
:''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.''

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".

Cavil is in a sexual relationship with Valerii, although the nature of it is odd, he condescendingly refers to her as his "pet Eight" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"). He has been holding Ellen Tigh prisoner ever since she was killed by her husband and resurrected ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

This copy is killed by Number Three after he 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

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". ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]")

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")

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==Analysis==
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."

The Ones are described as being driven by base emotions, principally anger and jealousy ([[TRS]]: "[[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 pretense 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.

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."

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''.

"[[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.

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 first 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.

Given his conversations with Ellen Tigh in "No Exit" and his reaction to the defiance of the Threes, it seems that Cavil is the driving force behind the boxing of the Threes. While he claims to them--and presumably to the other Cylon models--that it needed to be done in response to their rejection of the consensus command of the Cylons, it is clearly an effort to keep the identities of the Final Five from being exposed.

==Notes==

*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>)
*Cavil's first name, John, was unknowingly and mistakingly revealed by a crew member in the ''David Eick Video Blog'' long before the airing of ''[[No Exit]]'', in March/April of 2008.(''[[David Eick Video Blog|Who Do You Love?]]'')
*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]]" (unless counting the mistake by the crew in the David Eick Video Blog), also of Season Four.
*Cavil is also revealed in "No Exit" to have been, among other things, the anonymous stranger who placed an unconscious [[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.

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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]]'s biological father, John.

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.

== "John" and the Final Five ==

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

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. Eventually, he resurrected them one at a time but 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. This plan backfires when The Five become even more sympathetic towards the Colonials, a fate that is eventually sealed with the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]. Without The Hub, The Five can no longer regain their original memories, thus remaining Colonials and enemies with John. Although The Five still unconsciously possess their lost memories, if any of The Five were to die then the knowledge needed to recreate resurrection technology would be lost forever.

John also 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 pretended to know no more about the Five than his fellows did, insisting that the imperative not to seek them out came from the "original programmers" ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). 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, having previously suffered from night sweats and dreams in which he was being pursued through yellow mists by dog-faced boys.

==''Galactica'' Copy==
This copy is first seen on a Resurrection Ship with another copy (possibly the Caprica copy) looking at the empty new bodies of the Final Five. The two believe that the Five will be killed in the Colonies destruction and will download and apologize. This Cavil decides to go and be with Ellen when it happens. He encounters her in a bar on Picon and is upset to realize that she hasn't changed. When she asks for his name, he refuses to give it to her saying that he's just a mysterious stranger. When the attack happens, Cavil huddles with Ellen and while both survive the nuclear blast, Ellen is severly hurt. Cavil decides to keep her alive as she hasn't learned her lesson and escorts her to the ''Rising Star''. There he sits beside her bed as the Cylons chase and attack the Fleet every 33 minutes and muses on how four of the Five are in the Fleet but Anders isn't. Cavil admits that keeping her alive like this is cruel but shows no remorse.

Cavil later installs himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica'' and hands out pamphlets about "the plan" to lure any other Cylons to him. He ends up with two Sixes (one being Shelly Godfrey), a Two and a Five and is disappointed that there are no [[Number Three|Threes]] or [[Number Four|Fours]], although Godfrey claims to have seen a Four in the Fleet. Cavil assumes leadership of the group and takes control of their sleeper agent. Cavil's group repeatedly fails and he is forced at one point to airlock Shelly Godfrey and is pissed that Boomer failed to kill Adama. This copy also deals with a young boy named John who is unwanted by his parents and takes a likeing to Cavil after running into him in a corridor. Cavil initally rebuffs him, but apparently grows either somewhat sympathetic to, or intrigued by, him and lets him into his chapel and feeds him. Cavil takes care of John for an unknown amount of time, but after finally learning John's name and that John considers them friends, Cavil murders him saying "friends are a dangerous thing to have" and shows no remorse for it ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[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.)

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" ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). <ref>This claim is patently false, as Tyrol is among Cavil's creators, but consistent with their covers as humans, as Cavil appears to have greater physical age than Tyrol. It may also be technically true if one only considers Tyrol's current body. </ref>

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 claiming right up until he sees the Caprica copy that he isn't a Cylon at which time he drops the act. He is later ejected through an airlock along with his copy. On the way to his execution, he finds himself in a corridor surrounded by the unknowing Final Five and muses for a moment on the irony of the situation. When asked by his copy if there's a Resurrection Ship waiting for them, he confirms that and is disgusted with his copy's change of mind about humanity and plans to have him boxed. Cavil reveals once he resurrects he plans to start the complete destruction of humanity and holds hands with his copy as they're blown out into space through the launch tube by Admiral Adama himself ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], [[The Plan]]").

==Caprica Copy==
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|Caprican Cavil]]
A copy of this model infiltrates [[Samuel Anders]]' resistance group on Caprica and uses his cover as a priest to ingratiate himself directly with Anders. He co-ordinates with a [[Number Four]] copy who is posing as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and undermines the resistance's morale. During his time with the resistance he counsels Anders and listens to his confessions of self-doubt and cowardice. He also learns of Anders' love for his human companions and for the people he has lost and slowly comes to the realization that the Cylons' attack on the Colonies was a grave error, as the Final Five would continue to love humanity and mourn them even if they were extinct. This is reinforced when Cavil is presented with an opportunity to kill Kara Thrace and Anders, but instead shows them mercy and allows them to reunite. Cavil comes to regret the actions of the Cylons and expresses his relief when a Number Six arrives shortly after Thrace's SAR landing and informs him of the new truce between Cylon and man, despite also being informed that his model voted against it. He decides to go to ''Galactica'' and act as the envoy of the truce, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. Upon his arrival aboard ''Galactica'' he is identified as a Cylon by Chief Tyrol and detained. Cavil admits to being a Cylon and says "take me to your leader" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy is arrested as well and thrown in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s brig. Caprica-Cavil informs President Roslin and Admiral Adama that the Cylons have realized that they made two mistakes: the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], so both the occupation of the Colonies and the Cylon pursuit of the humans are now over. After receiving the message, Roslin orders that both Cavils be airlocked ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

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 across the entire model.

While in the airlock awaiting execution, this Cavil engages in a debate with ''Galactica'''s Cavil regarding his epiphany. He tries to enlighten his more cynical brother to his revelation, but is rebuked and scorned. The ''Galactica'' Cavil promises to have him boxed for his radical heresy, yet still takes his hand when he offers it seconds before being flushed into the void. While the ''Galactica'' Cavil closes his eyes, this copy does not and meets his fate with eyes wide open ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). If he did download and get boxed, his conciousness was presumably destroyed when the [[Resurrection Hub]] was [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|destroyed]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]")

==New Caprica Copies==
[[Image:Brother Cavil Shades.jpg|thumb|right|A Cavil on New Caprica]]

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 he says, "Oh, yes, that too."

It turns out that these liasons were highly Oedipal in nature. Not only does was Cavil modeled after Ellen's father, he is technically her "son", though only Cavil knew the extent of their relationship at the time. Though he appears to have no qualms about it when it happens, Ellen later makes a pointed reference to it, using it as a barb to belittle Cavil and he expresses a tactful amount of shame and frustration about it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Two copies are also involved in the Cylon leaders' discussions, such as whether to kill [[Gaius Baltar]].

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]").

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Shortly before her death, Ellen Tigh describes the One she seduced as the one "in charge" of the Detention Facility ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Basestar Command Copies==
[[Image:CavHap2.jpg|thumb||left|Cylon Diplomat]]
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").

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 cannot. He concludes that Admiral Adama's threat to launch nuclear weapons at the temple is a bluff, even as ''Galactica'' prepares its missile launchers. After Adama fails to back down, One agrees to the consensus to recall the [[Heavy Raider]]s and is angry when all but one returns, saying that they have to "do something" about the Threes and their defiance ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Rapture]]").

A copy accompanies [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] and Baltar to the [[Temple of Five]] to look for clues on Earth's location. He helps disarm the G-4 detonators and becomes angry when Biers wants to find out the identities of the Final Five, insisting that it is forbidden. When Biers does not relent, Cavil points a gun at her, but before he can shoot, Baltar kills him from behind with an abandoned Colonial pistol. ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]")

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

===Faction Leader Copy===
:''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.''

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".

Cavil is in a sexual relationship with Valerii, although the nature of it is odd, he condescendingly refers to her as his "pet Eight" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"). He has been holding Ellen Tigh prisoner ever since she was killed by her husband and resurrected ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

This copy is killed by Number Three after he 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

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". ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]")

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")

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==Analysis==
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."

The Ones are described as being driven by base emotions, principally anger and jealousy ([[TRS]]: "[[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 pretense 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.

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."

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''.

"[[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.

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 first 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.

Given his conversations with Ellen Tigh in "No Exit" and his reaction to the defiance of the Threes, it seems that Cavil is the driving force behind the boxing of the Threes. While he claims to them--and presumably to the other Cylon models--that it needed to be done in response to their rejection of the consensus command of the Cylons, it is clearly an effort to keep the identities of the Final Five from being exposed.

==Notes==

*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>)
*Cavil's first name, John, was unknowingly and mistakingly revealed by a crew member in the ''David Eick Video Blog'' long before the airing of ''[[No Exit]]'', in March/April of 2008.(''[[David Eick Video Blog|Who Do You Love?]]'')
*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]]" (unless counting the mistake by the crew in the David Eick Video Blog), also of Season Four.
*Cavil is also revealed in "No Exit" to have been, among other things, the anonymous stranger who placed an unconscious [[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.

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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]]'s biological father, John.

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.

== "John" and the Final Five ==

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

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. Eventually, he resurrected them one at a time but 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. This plan backfires when The Five become even more sympathetic towards the Colonials, a fate that is eventually sealed with the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]. Without The Hub, The Five can no longer regain their original memories, thus remaining Colonials and enemies with John. Although The Five still unconsciously possess their lost memories, if any of The Five were to die then the knowledge needed to recreate resurrection technology would be lost forever.

John also 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 pretended to know no more about the Five than his fellows did, insisting that the imperative not to seek them out came from the "original programmers" ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). 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, having previously suffered from night sweats and dreams in which he was being pursued through yellow mists by dog-faced boys.

==''Galactica'' Copy==
This copy is first seen on a Resurrection Ship with another copy (possibly the Caprica copy) looking at the empty new bodies of the Final Five. The two believe that the Five will be killed in the Colonies destruction and will download and apologize. This Cavil decides to go and be with Ellen when it happens. He encounters her in a bar on Picon and is upset to realize that she hasn't changed. When she asks for his name, he refuses to give it to her saying that he's just a mysterious stranger. When the attack happens, Cavil huddles with Ellen and while both survive the nuclear blast, Ellen is severly hurt. Cavil decides to keep her alive as she hasn't learned her lesson and escorts her to the ''Rising Star''. There he sits beside her bed as the Cylons chase and attack the Fleet every 33 minutes and muses on how four of the Five are in the Fleet but Anders isn't. Cavil admits that keeping her alive like this is cruel but shows no remorse.

Cavil later installs himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica'' and hands out pamphlets about "the plan" to lure any other Cylons to him. He ends up with two Sixes (one being Shelly Godfrey), a Two and a Five and is disappointed that there are no [[Number Three|Threes]] or [[Number Four|Fours]], although Godfrey claims to have seen a Four in the Fleet. Cavil assumes leadership of the group and takes control of their sleeper agent. Cavil's group repeatedly fails and he is forced at one point to airlock Shelly Godfrey and is pissed that Boomer failed to kill Adama. This copy also deals with a young boy named John who is unwanted by his parents and takes a likeing to Cavil after running into him in a corridor. Cavil initally rebuffs him, but apparently grows either somewhat sympathetic to, or intrigued by, him and lets him into his chapel and feeds him. Cavil takes care of John for an unknown amount of time, but after finally learning John's name and that John considers them friends, Cavil murders him saying "friends are a dangerous thing to have" and shows no remorse for it ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

On ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[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.)

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" ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). <ref>This claim is patently false, as Tyrol is among Cavil's creators, but consistent with their covers as humans, as Cavil appears to have greater physical age than Tyrol. It may also be technically true if one only considers Tyrol's current body. </ref>

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 claiming right up until he sees the Caprica copy that he isn't a Cylon at which time he drops the act. He is later ejected through an airlock along with his copy. On the way to his execution, he finds himself in a corridor surrounded by the unknowing Final Five and muses for a moment on the irony of the situation. When asked by his copy if there's a Resurrection Ship waiting for them, he confirms that and is disgusted with his copy's change of mind about humanity and plans to have him boxed. Cavil reveals once he resurrects he plans to start the complete destruction of humanity and holds hands with his copy as they're blown out into space through the launch tube by Admiral Adama himself ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], [[The Plan]]").

==Caprica Copy==
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|Caprican Cavil]]
A copy of this model infiltrates [[Samuel Anders]]' resistance group on Caprica and uses his cover as a priest to ingratiate himself directly with Anders. He co-ordinates with a [[Number Four]] copy who is posing as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and undermines the resistance's morale. During his time with the resistance he counsels Anders and listens to his confessions of self-doubt and cowardice. He also learns of Anders' love for his human companions and for the people he has lost and slowly comes to the realization that the Cylons' attack on the Colonies was a grave error, as the Final Five would continue to love humanity and mourn them even if they were extinct. This is reinforced when Cavil is presented with an opportunity to kill Kara Thrace and Anders, but instead shows them mercy and allows them to reunite. Cavil comes to regret the actions of the Cylons and expresses his relief when a Number Six arrives shortly after Thrace's SAR landing and informs him of the new truce between Cylon and man, despite also being informed that his model voted against it. He decides to go to ''Galactica'' and act as the envoy of the truce, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. Upon his arrival aboard ''Galactica'' he is identified as a Cylon by Chief Tyrol and detained. Cavil admits to being a Cylon and says "take me to your leader" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy is arrested as well and thrown in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s brig. Caprica-Cavil informs President Roslin and Admiral Adama that the Cylons have realized that they made two mistakes: the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], so both the occupation of the Colonies and the Cylon pursuit of the humans are now over. After receiving the message, Roslin orders that both Cavils be airlocked ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

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 across the entire model.

While in the airlock awaiting execution, this Cavil engages in a debate with ''Galactica'''s Cavil regarding his epiphany. He tries to enlighten his more cynical brother to his revelation, but is rebuked and scorned. The ''Galactica'' Cavil promises to have him boxed for his radical heresy, yet still takes his hand when he offers it seconds before being flushed into the void. While the ''Galactica'' Cavil closes his eyes, this copy does not and meets his fate with eyes wide open ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]"). If he did download and get boxed, his conciousness was presumably destroyed when the [[Resurrection Hub]] was [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|destroyed]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]")

==New Caprica Copies==
[[Image:Brother Cavil Shades.jpg|thumb|right|A Cavil on New Caprica]]

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 he says, "Oh, yes, that too."

It turns out that these liasons were highly Oedipal in nature. Not only does was Cavil modeled after Ellen's father, he is technically her "son", though only Cavil knew the extent of their relationship at the time. Though he appears to have no qualms about it when it happens, Ellen later makes a pointed reference to it, using it as a barb to belittle Cavil and he expresses a tactful amount of shame and frustration about it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Two copies are also involved in the Cylon leaders' discussions, such as whether to kill [[Gaius Baltar]].

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]").

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]").

Shortly before her death, Ellen Tigh describes the One she seduced as the one "in charge" of the Detention Facility ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Basestar Command Copies==
[[Image:CavHap2.jpg|thumb||left|Cylon Diplomat]]
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").

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 cannot. He concludes that Admiral Adama's threat to launch nuclear weapons at the temple is a bluff, even as ''Galactica'' prepares its missile launchers. After Adama fails to back down, One agrees to the consensus to recall the [[Heavy Raider]]s and is angry when all but one returns, saying that they have to "do something" about the Threes and their defiance ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Rapture]]").

A copy accompanies [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] and Baltar to the [[Temple of Five]] to look for clues on Earth's location. He helps disarm the G-4 detonators and becomes angry when Biers wants to find out the identities of the Final Five, insisting that it is forbidden. When Biers does not relent, Cavil points a gun at her, but before he can shoot, Baltar kills him from behind with an abandoned Colonial pistol. ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]")

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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").

===Faction Leader Copy===
:''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.''

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".

Cavil is in a sexual relationship with Valerii, although the nature of it is odd, he condescendingly refers to her as his "pet Eight" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"). He has been holding Ellen Tigh prisoner ever since she was killed by her husband and resurrected ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

This copy is killed by Number Three after he 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

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". ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]")

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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")

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==Analysis==
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."

The Ones are described as being driven by base emotions, principally anger and jealousy ([[TRS]]: "[[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 pretense 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.

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."

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''.

"[[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.

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.

Given his conversations with Ellen Tigh in "No Exit" and his reaction to the defiance of the Threes, it seems that Cavil is the driving force behind the boxing of the Threes. While he claims to them--and presumably to the other Cylon models--that it needed to be done in response to their rejection of the consensus command of the Cylons, it is clearly an effort to keep the identities of the Final Five from being exposed.

==Notes==

*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>)
*Cavil's first name, John, was unknowingly and mistakingly revealed by a crew member in the ''David Eick Video Blog'' long before the airing of ''[[No Exit]]'', in March/April of 2008.(''[[David Eick Video Blog|Who Do You Love?]]'')
*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]]" (unless counting the mistake by the crew in the David Eick Video Blog), also of Season Four.
*Cavil is also revealed in "No Exit" to have been, among other things, the anonymous stranger who placed an unconscious [[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.

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2015-05-13T05:04:17Z

Mcc1789: /* First Hybrid */

[[Hybrid]]s, the central computer of a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], appear to constantly '''utter incoherent phrases and thoughts''', punctuated by what seem to be computer or system observations, results, or instructions of the basestar's operation.<ref>The behavior of speaking with little pause in an incoherent fashion is a condition known as [[w:Logorrhoea|logorrhoea]], and is generally considered a type of illness in humans. This differs from [[w:glossolalia|glossolalia]]: constant nonsensical speech, and [[w:xenoglossy|xenoglossy]]: speaking in a language not ordinarily known by the speaker. Glossolalia is also known as "speaking in tongues." While the Hybrid speaks the same common language as the humanoid Cylons and Colonials, the content of her speech includes religious and prophetic messages related to the series storylines as classic glossolalia is claimed to exhibit.</ref> Despite their seemingly nonsensical nature, they sometimes seem to relate to the wider world around them, perhaps with a prophetic nature. [[Number Two]]s believe that the Hybrid's words have religious significance.

=== Various Hybrids ===
[[Gaius Baltar]] and [[humanoid Cylon]]s are present when one Hybrid is speaking:

* ''Two protons expelled at each coupling site creates the mode of force, the embryo becomes a fish that we don't enter until a plate, we're here to experience evolve the little toe, atrophy, don't ask me how I'll be dead in a thousand light years, thank you, thank you. Genesis turns to its source, reduction occurs stepwise though the essence is all one. End of line. FTL system check, diagnostic functions within parameters repeats the harlequin the agony exquisite, the colors run the path of ashes, neuronal network run fifty-two percent of heat exchanger cross-collateralized with hyper-dimensional matrix, upper senses, repair ordered relay to zero zero zero zero.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")
* ''Mists of dreams drip along the nascent echo and love no more. End of line.''
* ''The five lights of the apocalypse rising struggling towards the light, the sins revealed only to those who enter the temple only to the chosen one.'' (Staring at Baltar:)'' The chosen one. The chosen one. The chosen one. The chosen one.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]")
** (alternate version: ''The Final Five revealed only to those who enter the temple only to the chosen one.'') ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]")
* ''One degree angle nominal. Seascape portrait of the woman child cavern of the soul. Under pressure-heat ratio ides of evolutions have buried their fears.''
* ''Gestalt therapy and escape clauses.''
* ''Throughout history the nexus between man and machine has spun some of the most dramatic, compelling and entertaining fiction.''<ref>This "[[w:Fourth wall|fourth wall]]" dialogue references the drama of man/machine conflicts in science fiction as seen in the ''Battlestar'' series themselves as well as movies and novels such ''[[w:The Terminator|The Terminator]]'', ''[[w:I, Robot|I, Robot]]'' and ''[[w:The Matrix|The Matrix]]''.</ref>
* (Grasping Baltar) ''Intelligence. A mind that burns like a fire.''
* ''Find the hand that lies in the shadow of the light. In the eye of the husband of the eye of the cow.''<ref>These two lines are quoted in the music for "[[Rapture]]" as [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Temple of Five theme|theme for the Temple of Five]] and sung in Latin.</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]")

At least one Hybrid has spoken utterances that suggest a knowledge of the 'activation' of the [[Final Five]]:
* ''The excited state decays by vibrational relaxation into the first excited singlet state. Yes, yes and merrily we go. Reduce atmospheric nitrogen by 0.03%. It is not much consolation that society will pick up the bits, leaving us at eight modern where punishment, rather than interdiction, is paramount. Please, cut the fuse. They will not harm their own. End of line. Limiting diffusions to two dimensions increases the number of evolutionary jumps within the species. Rise and measure [[Temple of Hopes|the temple of the five]]. Transformation is the goal. They will not harm their own. [[Data-font]] synchronization complete.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]")

A Hybrid aboard a basestar that oversaw the attack on the Colonies:
* ''Seized by God, they cry for succour in the dark of the light. Mists of dreams dribble on the nascent echo and love no more. Jump.''

* ''Counting down. All functions nominal. All functions optimal. Counting down. The center holds. The falcon hears the falconer. Infrastructure, check. Wetware, check. Everyone hang on to the life bar, please.''<ref>This references the poem [[w:The Second Coming (poem)|The Second Coming]] by [[w:William Butler Yeates|William Butler Yeates]]: "Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world."</ref>

* ''Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning. Devices on alert. Observe the procedures of a general alert. The base and the pinnacle. The flower inside the fruit that is both its parent and its child. Decadent as ancestors. The portal and that which passes.''

* ''Nuclear devices activated, and the machine keeps pushing time through the cogs, like paste into strings into paste again, and only the machine keeps using time to make time to make time.''

* ''And when the machine stops, time was an illusion that we created free will. Twelve battles, three stars, and yet we are countless as the bodies in which we dwell, are both parent and infinite children in perfect copies. No degradation.''

* ''The makers of the makers fall before the child. Accessing defense system. Handshake, handshake. Second level clear.''

* ''Accepting scan. Love outlasts death.''

* ''Their ships fail. Skittering like skipped stones. Meaningless in the absence of time. What never was is never again.''

* ''Progress reports arriving. The farms of Aerolon are burning. The beaches of Canceron are burning. The plains of Leonis are burning. The jungles of Scorpia are burning. The pastures of Tauron are burning. The harbors of Picon are burning. The cities of Caprica are burning. The oceans of Aquaria are burning. The courthouses of Libran are burning. The forests of Virgon are burning. The Colonies of Man lie trampled at our feet.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]")

===Rebel Hybrid===
[[Kara Thrace]] travels to the rebel basestar to hear their Hybrid, whom [[Leoben]] believes will guide her on her quest for earth. She finds little sense in its ramblings:
* ''Then shall the maidens rejoice at the dance.''
* ''They'll start going ripe on us pretty soon.''
* ''Centrifugal force reacts to the rotating frame of reference.''
* ''The obstinate toy soldier becomes pliant.''
* ''The city devours the land, the people devour the city...''
* ''Intruders swarm like flame, like the whirlwind; Hopes soaring to slaughter all their best against our hulls.''
* ''All these things at once and many more, not because it wishes harm, because it likes violent vibrations to change constantly.''
* ''But you are a spark of God's fire.''
* ''The children of the one reborn shall find their own country.''
* ''Compartmentalize integrity conflicts with the obligation to provide access.''
* ''No ceremonies are necessary.''
* ''Contact is inevitable, leading to information bleed.''
* ''Assume the relaxation length of photons in the sample atmosphere is constant.''
Just as the Hybrid is being disconnected from its basestar she delivers one final, and unusually coherent, message to Thrace:
* ''Thus shall it come to pass. A dying leader will know the truth of the [[Opera House]]. The missing [[Number Three|Three]] will give you the [[Final Five|Five]] who come from the home of the [[Earth (RDM)|Thirteenth]]. You are the harbinger of death, Kara Thrace. You will lead them all to their end. End of line.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]")
When President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] is informed of this message she goes to speak with the Hybrid ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]"). She has little success talking to the Hybrid and does not get the answers she was expecting:
* ''Filters, Filters, the sublime elevation of the lifter and the filters''
* ''The wing beat of the dove drown out the heartbeat of those who follow the [[Number Six|Six]] is back in the stream.''
* ''The [[Natalie|Six]] who went among the makers is no longer.''
* ''Back in the stream that feeds the ocean that feeds the stream.''
* ''Such a format will close the door.''
* ''[[D'anna Biers|The three]] is online.''
* ''Protect the [[Hera Agathon|child]].''
* ''To remove the pump with the attached hose and wiring, simultaneously release the three tangs while pulling the pump out of the retainer along with the line and wiring.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]")

== First Hybrid ==
The [[first Hybrid]] also says several prophetic phrases, although this Hybrid's behavior displays far more coherence, grammatically. The First Hybrid also shows self-awareness, speaking in complete sentences when addressing [[Kendra Shaw]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

* ''At last, they’ve come for me. I feel their lives, their destinies spilling out before me. The denial of the one true path, played out on a [[New Caprica|world not their own]], will end soon enough. Soon there will be [[Final Five|four, glorious in awakening]], struggling with the knowledge of their true selves, the pain of revelation bringing new clarity, and in the midst of confusion, [[Crossroads, Part II#Act_4|he will find her]]. Enemies brought together by impossible longing, enemies now [[Cylon Civil War#Proposed_Alliance_with_the_Humans|joined as one]]. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the [[Ellen Tigh|fifth]], still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering. I can see them all. The [[Significant Seven|seven, now six]]<ref>At the time of this utterance, [[Number Three]] has not yet been [[Boxing|boxed]].</ref>, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin, but in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the [[Cylon Civil War|one splintering into the many]], and then they will join [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth|the promised land]], gathered on the wings of an [[Kara Thrace|angel]]. Not an end, but a beginning.''
* ''Come in [[Kendra Shaw|Major]]. I've been waiting for you for a long time.''
* ''What am I, a man? Or am I a machine? My [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Guardians|children]] believe that I am a God.''
* ''I have seen[/can see] things. Your life, Kendra Shaw, the things you have done. The things [[Scylla|you felt you had to do]], all leading to this moment. You wish to be forgiven, my child. Do you wish to be forgiven? Then come closer, there's something I have to tell you. Come.''
* ''[[Kara Thrace]] will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death. They must not follow her.''
* ''As my own/lone existence comes to a close, only to begin anew, in ways uncertain.''
* ''All [of] this has happened before, and [it] will happen again...again...again...again...again...again...again...''

==Samuel Anders==
After a bullet penetrates his brain during [[Gaeta's Mutiny]] and the subsequent operation to remove the bullet from his brain, [[Samuel Anders]] is rendered comatose. Due to his Cylon nature, his brain functions allow him to become a form of Hybrid; he is first to mention [[The Colony]] and unlock the knowledge of the [[Final Five]]'s true nature, prior to the operation that renders him comatose and ultimately dependent on Cylon technologies. After his operation, members of the [[Significant Seven]] construct a Hybrid tank on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the hopes of essentially restoring his mental abilities, ultimately becoming ''Galactica'''s Hybrid:

* ''The neuroanatomy of fear and faith share common afferent pathways. Flip a coin. Increased vascular pressure marks the threat response. Free will scuttles in the swamp of fear, do not fear the word. You are the harbinger of death Kara Thrace, you will lead them all to their end. End of line. New command. Resume function. Resume function. Resume function...''
* ''A closed system lacks the ability to renew itself. Knowledge alone is a poor primer...''
* ''End of line. Begin reintegration of right hemisphere subcommand routines ...patterns... the universe...sea... begin reintegration of command subroutines. There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket. A/the long view returns patterns and repetitions... all has happened before and all will happen again...''
* ''Spins and turns, angles and curves. The shape of dreams, half remembered. Slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of perfection - a perfect face, perfect lace. Find the perfect world for the end of Kara Thrace. End of line.''

During the [[Battle of the Colony]], Anders is seen responding to commands by [[Galen Tyrol]]:
* ''There are secrets within lies, answers within riddles. Lay off the ACS, you betcha Galen. Open your mind and hear what your heart wants to deny. End of line.''

After the Fleet's discovery of [[Earth (RDM)|the second Earth]], Anders navigates [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] into the planet's sun. When Anders' wife [[Kara Thrace]] says goodbye, he simply responds, "[[Maelstrom|See you on the other side]]."

==The Colony Hybrid==
Once [[Samuel Anders]] begins to communicate with The Colony's (Chief?) Hybrid, she utters one line before deactivating the defenses:

* ''Look through the eye to know thyself.''

This could be interpreted as she was herself looking within and shutting down the defenses, after realizing the truth of one of the Final Five's return.

==Rebel Hybrid's Message deciphered==
Some of what the rebel hybrid has said has come to pass and has been revealed.

What it said about the Dying Leader and the Opera House refers to Roslin and her visions, but that has not been resolved yet. The truth behind what it said about Kara being the Harbinger of Death may refer to her part in the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, but this too is unclear. However, the part about the Three leading them to the Five that come from the home of the Thirteenth is now clear and makes sense: D'Anna Biers saw the faces of the Final Five in the Temple of Five. She is ultimately unboxed and is able to lead them to four of the five with the identity of the fifth being discovered at Earth.

It is learned that the Final Five in fact ''come'' from Earth as they were born there and the Thirteenth Tribe are Cylons who were apparently created on Kobol. They came to the Colonies to help us after they had their own nuclear holocaust and had their real memories blocked by Cavil and were placed among humans with no knowledge of their true identities.

Many of the Rebel Hybrid's messages may also reference the ''Book of Jeremiah'' from the Old Testament. The ''Book of Jeremiah'' deals with themes of Judaism vs Paganism, Prophets and prophecy, destruction of home, and a main character overwhelmed by his task - concurrent with many of the themes in the show. Roslin later ''did'' come to know the truth of the [[Opera House Prophecy]]: it was a vision that came true in the final episode with Athena, Roslin, Baltar and Caprica Six protecting Hera during the [[Battle of The Colony]], but their actions exactly mirrored that of the vision except they were on ''Galactica'' and not in the Opera House although they did flash to that vision several times.

The room with the Final Five in it turned out to be ''Galactica's'' CIC and the Final Five were in similar positions on the balcony to the ones they were in in the vision.

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2015-05-13T04:58:01Z

Mcc1789: /* Rebel Hybrid's Message deciphered */

[[Hybrid]]s, the central computer of a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], appear to constantly '''utter incoherent phrases and thoughts''', punctuated by what seem to be computer or system observations, results, or instructions of the basestar's operation.<ref>The behavior of speaking with little pause in an incoherent fashion is a condition known as [[w:Logorrhoea|logorrhoea]], and is generally considered a type of illness in humans. This differs from [[w:glossolalia|glossolalia]]: constant nonsensical speech, and [[w:xenoglossy|xenoglossy]]: speaking in a language not ordinarily known by the speaker. Glossolalia is also known as "speaking in tongues." While the Hybrid speaks the same common language as the humanoid Cylons and Colonials, the content of her speech includes religious and prophetic messages related to the series storylines as classic glossolalia is claimed to exhibit.</ref> Despite their seemingly nonsensical nature, they sometimes seem to relate to the wider world around them, perhaps with a prophetic nature. [[Number Two]]s believe that the Hybrid's words have religious significance.

=== Various Hybrids ===
[[Gaius Baltar]] and [[humanoid Cylon]]s are present when one Hybrid is speaking:

* ''Two protons expelled at each coupling site creates the mode of force, the embryo becomes a fish that we don't enter until a plate, we're here to experience evolve the little toe, atrophy, don't ask me how I'll be dead in a thousand light years, thank you, thank you. Genesis turns to its source, reduction occurs stepwise though the essence is all one. End of line. FTL system check, diagnostic functions within parameters repeats the harlequin the agony exquisite, the colors run the path of ashes, neuronal network run fifty-two percent of heat exchanger cross-collateralized with hyper-dimensional matrix, upper senses, repair ordered relay to zero zero zero zero.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")
* ''Mists of dreams drip along the nascent echo and love no more. End of line.''
* ''The five lights of the apocalypse rising struggling towards the light, the sins revealed only to those who enter the temple only to the chosen one.'' (Staring at Baltar:)'' The chosen one. The chosen one. The chosen one. The chosen one.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]")
** (alternate version: ''The Final Five revealed only to those who enter the temple only to the chosen one.'') ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]")
* ''One degree angle nominal. Seascape portrait of the woman child cavern of the soul. Under pressure-heat ratio ides of evolutions have buried their fears.''
* ''Gestalt therapy and escape clauses.''
* ''Throughout history the nexus between man and machine has spun some of the most dramatic, compelling and entertaining fiction.''<ref>This "[[w:Fourth wall|fourth wall]]" dialogue references the drama of man/machine conflicts in science fiction as seen in the ''Battlestar'' series themselves as well as movies and novels such ''[[w:The Terminator|The Terminator]]'', ''[[w:I, Robot|I, Robot]]'' and ''[[w:The Matrix|The Matrix]]''.</ref>
* (Grasping Baltar) ''Intelligence. A mind that burns like a fire.''
* ''Find the hand that lies in the shadow of the light. In the eye of the husband of the eye of the cow.''<ref>These two lines are quoted in the music for "[[Rapture]]" as [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Temple of Five theme|theme for the Temple of Five]] and sung in Latin.</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]")

At least one Hybrid has spoken utterances that suggest a knowledge of the 'activation' of the [[Final Five]]:
* ''The excited state decays by vibrational relaxation into the first excited singlet state. Yes, yes and merrily we go. Reduce atmospheric nitrogen by 0.03%. It is not much consolation that society will pick up the bits, leaving us at eight modern where punishment, rather than interdiction, is paramount. Please, cut the fuse. They will not harm their own. End of line. Limiting diffusions to two dimensions increases the number of evolutionary jumps within the species. Rise and measure [[Temple of Hopes|the temple of the five]]. Transformation is the goal. They will not harm their own. [[Data-font]] synchronization complete.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]")

A Hybrid aboard a basestar that oversaw the attack on the Colonies:
* ''Seized by God, they cry for succour in the dark of the light. Mists of dreams dribble on the nascent echo and love no more. Jump.''

* ''Counting down. All functions nominal. All functions optimal. Counting down. The center holds. The falcon hears the falconer. Infrastructure, check. Wetware, check. Everyone hang on to the life bar, please.''<ref>This references the poem [[w:The Second Coming (poem)|The Second Coming]] by [[w:William Butler Yeates|William Butler Yeates]]: "Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world."</ref>

* ''Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning. Devices on alert. Observe the procedures of a general alert. The base and the pinnacle. The flower inside the fruit that is both its parent and its child. Decadent as ancestors. The portal and that which passes.''

* ''Nuclear devices activated, and the machine keeps pushing time through the cogs, like paste into strings into paste again, and only the machine keeps using time to make time to make time.''

* ''And when the machine stops, time was an illusion that we created free will. Twelve battles, three stars, and yet we are countless as the bodies in which we dwell, are both parent and infinite children in perfect copies. No degradation.''

* ''The makers of the makers fall before the child. Accessing defense system. Handshake, handshake. Second level clear.''

* ''Accepting scan. Love outlasts death.''

* ''Their ships fail. Skittering like skipped stones. Meaningless in the absence of time. What never was is never again.''

* ''Progress reports arriving. The farms of Aerolon are burning. The beaches of Canceron are burning. The plains of Leonis are burning. The jungles of Scorpia are burning. The pastures of Tauron are burning. The harbors of Picon are burning. The cities of Caprica are burning. The oceans of Aquaria are burning. The courthouses of Libran are burning. The forests of Virgon are burning. The Colonies of Man lie trampled at our feet.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]")

===Rebel Hybrid===
[[Kara Thrace]] travels to the rebel basestar to hear their Hybrid, whom [[Leoben]] believes will guide her on her quest for earth. She finds little sense in its ramblings:
* ''Then shall the maidens rejoice at the dance.''
* ''They'll start going ripe on us pretty soon.''
* ''Centrifugal force reacts to the rotating frame of reference.''
* ''The obstinate toy soldier becomes pliant.''
* ''The city devours the land, the people devour the city...''
* ''Intruders swarm like flame, like the whirlwind; Hopes soaring to slaughter all their best against our hulls.''
* ''All these things at once and many more, not because it wishes harm, because it likes violent vibrations to change constantly.''
* ''But you are a spark of God's fire.''
* ''The children of the one reborn shall find their own country.''
* ''Compartmentalize integrity conflicts with the obligation to provide access.''
* ''No ceremonies are necessary.''
* ''Contact is inevitable, leading to information bleed.''
* ''Assume the relaxation length of photons in the sample atmosphere is constant.''
Just as the Hybrid is being disconnected from its basestar she delivers one final, and unusually coherent, message to Thrace:
* ''Thus shall it come to pass. A dying leader will know the truth of the [[Opera House]]. The missing [[Number Three|Three]] will give you the [[Final Five|Five]] who come from the home of the [[Earth (RDM)|Thirteenth]]. You are the harbinger of death, Kara Thrace. You will lead them all to their end. End of line.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]")
When President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] is informed of this message she goes to speak with the Hybrid ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]"). She has little success talking to the Hybrid and does not get the answers she was expecting:
* ''Filters, Filters, the sublime elevation of the lifter and the filters''
* ''The wing beat of the dove drown out the heartbeat of those who follow the [[Number Six|Six]] is back in the stream.''
* ''The [[Natalie|Six]] who went among the makers is no longer.''
* ''Back in the stream that feeds the ocean that feeds the stream.''
* ''Such a format will close the door.''
* ''[[D'anna Biers|The three]] is online.''
* ''Protect the [[Hera Agathon|child]].''
* ''To remove the pump with the attached hose and wiring, simultaneously release the three tangs while pulling the pump out of the retainer along with the line and wiring.'' ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]")

== First Hybrid ==
The [[first Hybrid]] also says several prophetic phrases, although this Hybrid's behavior displays far more coherence, grammatically. The First Hybrid also shows self-awareness, speaking in complete sentences when addressing [[Kendra Shaw]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

* ''At last, they’ve come for me. I feel their lives, their destinies spilling out before me. The denial of the one true path, played out on a [[New Caprica|world not their own]], will end soon enough. Soon there will be [[Final Five|four, glorious in awakening]], struggling with the knowledge of their true selves, the pain of revelation bringing new clarity, and in the midst of confusion, [[Crossroads, Part II#Act_4|he will find her]]. Enemies brought together by impossible longing, enemies now [[Cylon Civil War#Proposed_Alliance_with_the_Humans|joined as one]]. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the [[Ellen Tigh|fifth]], still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering. I can see them all. The [[Significant Seven|seven, now six]]<ref>At the time of this utterance, [[Number Three]] has not yet been [[Boxing|boxed]]</ref>, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin, but in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the [[Cylon Civil War|one splintering into the many]], and then they will join [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth|the promised land]], gathered on the wings of an [[Kara Thrace|angel]]. Not an end, but a beginning.''
* ''Come in [[Kendra Shaw|Major]]. I've been waiting for you for a long time.''
* ''What am I, a man? Or am I a machine? My [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Guardians|children]] believe that I am a God.''
* ''I have seen[/can see] things. Your life, Kendra Shaw, the things you have done. The things [[Scylla|you felt you had to do]], all leading to this moment. You wish to be forgiven, my child. Do you wish to be forgiven? Then come closer, there's something I have to tell you. Come.''
* ''[[Kara Thrace]] will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death. They must not follow her.''
* ''As my own/lone existence comes to a close, only to begin anew, in ways uncertain.''
* ''All [of] this has happened before, and [it] will happen again...again...again...again...again...again...again...''

==Samuel Anders==
After a bullet penetrates his brain during [[Gaeta's Mutiny]] and the subsequent operation to remove the bullet from his brain, [[Samuel Anders]] is rendered comatose. Due to his Cylon nature, his brain functions allow him to become a form of Hybrid; he is first to mention [[The Colony]] and unlock the knowledge of the [[Final Five]]'s true nature, prior to the operation that renders him comatose and ultimately dependent on Cylon technologies. After his operation, members of the [[Significant Seven]] construct a Hybrid tank on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the hopes of essentially restoring his mental abilities, ultimately becoming ''Galactica'''s Hybrid:

* ''The neuroanatomy of fear and faith share common afferent pathways. Flip a coin. Increased vascular pressure marks the threat response. Free will scuttles in the swamp of fear, do not fear the word. You are the harbinger of death Kara Thrace, you will lead them all to their end. End of line. New command. Resume function. Resume function. Resume function...''
* ''A closed system lacks the ability to renew itself. Knowledge alone is a poor primer...''
* ''End of line. Begin reintegration of right hemisphere subcommand routines ...patterns... the universe...sea... begin reintegration of command subroutines. There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket. A/the long view returns patterns and repetitions... all has happened before and all will happen again...''
* ''Spins and turns, angles and curves. The shape of dreams, half remembered. Slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of perfection - a perfect face, perfect lace. Find the perfect world for the end of Kara Thrace. End of line.''

During the [[Battle of the Colony]], Anders is seen responding to commands by [[Galen Tyrol]]:
* ''There are secrets within lies, answers within riddles. Lay off the ACS, you betcha Galen. Open your mind and hear what your heart wants to deny. End of line.''

After the Fleet's discovery of [[Earth (RDM)|the second Earth]], Anders navigates [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] into the planet's sun. When Anders' wife [[Kara Thrace]] says goodbye, he simply responds, "[[Maelstrom|See you on the other side]]."

==The Colony Hybrid==
Once [[Samuel Anders]] begins to communicate with The Colony's (Chief?) Hybrid, she utters one line before deactivating the defenses:

* ''Look through the eye to know thyself.''

This could be interpreted as she was herself looking within and shutting down the defenses, after realizing the truth of one of the Final Five's return.

==Rebel Hybrid's Message deciphered==
Some of what the rebel hybrid has said has come to pass and has been revealed.

What it said about the Dying Leader and the Opera House refers to Roslin and her visions, but that has not been resolved yet. The truth behind what it said about Kara being the Harbinger of Death may refer to her part in the destruction of the Resurrection Hub, but this too is unclear. However, the part about the Three leading them to the Five that come from the home of the Thirteenth is now clear and makes sense: D'Anna Biers saw the faces of the Final Five in the Temple of Five. She is ultimately unboxed and is able to lead them to four of the five with the identity of the fifth being discovered at Earth.

It is learned that the Final Five in fact ''come'' from Earth as they were born there and the Thirteenth Tribe are Cylons who were apparently created on Kobol. They came to the Colonies to help us after they had their own nuclear holocaust and had their real memories blocked by Cavil and were placed among humans with no knowledge of their true identities.

Many of the Rebel Hybrid's messages may also reference the ''Book of Jeremiah'' from the Old Testament. The ''Book of Jeremiah'' deals with themes of Judaism vs Paganism, Prophets and prophecy, destruction of home, and a main character overwhelmed by his task - concurrent with many of the themes in the show. Roslin later ''did'' come to know the truth of the [[Opera House Prophecy]]: it was a vision that came true in the final episode with Athena, Roslin, Baltar and Caprica Six protecting Hera during the [[Battle of The Colony]], but their actions exactly mirrored that of the vision except they were on ''Galactica'' and not in the Opera House although they did flash to that vision several times.

The room with the Final Five in it turned out to be ''Galactica's'' CIC and the Final Five were in similar positions on the balcony to the ones they were in in the vision.

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SU

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The '''SU''' or 'stellar unit'<ref>[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1760 Confirmed by Kevin Grazier on Bear McCreary's blog]</ref> is a Colonial unit of measurement in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

==Usage==
In the episode "[[The Captain's Hand]]", [[Lee Adama]] reports the distance of the missing [[Raptors]] from ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' in SUs.

In the episode "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]" [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] reported that the [[Rebel Basestar]] jumped in at a range of 15 MSU, apparently a subunit of the SU.

Starbuck reports that the tidal stresses around black hole orbited by [[the Colony]] would destroy the ''Galactica'' before it could get within 10 SUs [[Daybreak, Part 1]].

The final six digits of ''Galactica'''s jump coordinates represent its jump range in SUs<ref>[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1760 Kevin Grazier on Bear McCreary's blog]</ref>, suggesting that the ship's maximum jump range - or at least the maximum inputtable distance - is 999,999 SUs (or 15.81 Colonial light-years).

== Notes ==
* The real-world equivalent of the SU is the [[w:Astronomical unit|astronomical unit]] (AU), which is approximately equal to the distance between the Earth and the sun. Because distances in the Colonial solar system are very likely to be different, the SU cannot be assumed to have a value close to that of the AU. However, the relationship between the SU and the Colonial light-year (which would vary from ours based on the difference between the year of the Twelve Colonies' reference point - possibly Caprica's orbit around its star - and our own) is the same as that between AU and Terrastial light-years. Character ages in the series are similar to our own, suggesting that the differences between Terran and Colonial references are minimal, if not negligible<ref>[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1760 Kevin Grazier on Bear McCreary's blog]</ref>.

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:''For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] modes of propulsion, see [[Propulsion (TOS)]].''

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In the [[Re-imagined Series]], propulsion systems are powered by fuel refined from [[tylium|tylium ore]]. A ship's primary propulsion systems, referred to as "sublight engines," allow it to travel at a slight fraction of the speed of light, which is sufficient to traverse the distances between planets in a solar system in relatively short timeframes. Most ships in the series also have a secondary system, called a [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|'''faster-than-light drive''']] (or '''"FTL"'''), that enables a ship to travel interstellar distances almost instantaneously, by "folding up space" in between the ship and its destination. Since, under normal circumstances, a ship that has used its FTL drive cannot be followed without explicit information about its destination, this technology is used extensively in strategic and tactical maneuvers.

==Sublight propulsion==

In the Re-imagined Series, all ships have some manner of sublight flight ability. Sublight propulsion is convenient for intra-solar system travel (such as to or from the planets that comprise the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]), but cannot be used for travel outside of a solar system as the time to arrive at a destination may exceed the fuel supply of the ship or the lifetime of the crew that fly the ship.

As many of the ships of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] are capable of landing on and taking off from planets, (such as [[New Caprica]]) it is clear that sublight engines work in an atmosphere as well as in space. ''Galactica'' is never seen doing this, and its large mass might prohibit planetary landings altogether, but it employs sublight engines for normal spaceflight. Few of the ships appear to have extremely large propellant tanks as would be required for rocketry as it is presently understood, in spite of having aft-mounted thrusters. This may be explained by the very high energy density of [[tylium]] fuel. Smaller vessels are known to employ rocketry-based [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|RCS thrusters]] for maneuvering and small course adjustments.

Vipers are equipped with a thrust reversal system to counteract or arrest their forward momentum ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). No such mechanism exists on capital ships, but such vessels might turn by 180° to decelerate.

Cylons [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] do not have any visible exhaust nozzles or other external structural mechanisms that suggest propulsion ability. It is possible that force fields of the [[Gravity in the Re-imagined Series|artificial gravity]] generators are the source of the sublight propulsion.

Both Colonial ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") and Cylon missiles used in combat appear to be rockets, leaving a trail of gas behind them.

The law of conservation of momentum requires that any propulsion system which adds momentum to a spacecraft or missile in one direction must equal the amount of momentum that is imparted in the opposite direction to something else, as in the example of the controlled combustion of rocket fuel creating thrust in the opposite direction of a ship's or missile's movement. ''[[Pegasus]]'', for example, possesses two very large thrusters on the bow of the ship to counteract the force of the main engines ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). However, many other vessels don't appear to have such thrusters.

===Relativistic Sublight travel ===
The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] did not have jump drive technology, so FTL travel was unavailable to the [[Final Five]] on their voyage from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. They instead used a sublight drive able to reach relativistic speeds (a substantial fraction of the speed of light.) The journey took about 2,000 years according to a planetary reference frame, but a more modest (unspecified) number of years in their ship's reference frame.

==Faster-Than-Light travel==
[[Image:FTL1.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' FTL jump.]]
''FTL'' is an abbreviation for '''F'''aster-'''T'''han-'''L'''ight. The term refers to a means of interstellar propulsion utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]]. A common shorthand term for FTL travel is '''"jumping"''', as this space-folding drive involves making instantaneous "jumps" across vast distances in space.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/about/index.php?sub=glossary</ref>

[[Image:Basestar FTL Jump The Plan.png|thumb|Basestar FTL jump.]]

The FTL drive makes interstellar travel possible for both the Colonials and Cylons. No longer confined to their own home solar system, the Cylons managed to avoid Colonial interference for forty years after the [[Cylon War]] and establish their own [[Cylon homeworld|homeworld]]. However, not all ships — from small to large — are outfitted with these drives ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

It is likely that FTL drives are not commonplace on many civilian ships because of the costs involved in using and maintaining the drive and the amount of [[tylium|fuel]] available. For some civilian ships that travel comparatively short distances between some destinations, such as the ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]], FTL may simply be impractical or unnecessary.

The technology behind FTL systems is such that, providing the relevant data is known (how that data is acquired, for instance how ships can determine what obstacles are present at their destination, despite never having traveled there before, is not known) ships can jump with a high degree of accuracy, allowing ships to rendezvous in space and even "park" in a synchronous orbit directly above a given point on a planet's surface ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]). Proper FTL use even enables vessels to arrive in crowded areas, such as the middle of an asteroid field or other ships, without the risk of collision and damage ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). What happens if a ship jumps to the same point at the same time as another ship, or jumps to a point occupied by another ship, is unknown.

[[Image:Ftl_display.jpg|thumb|FTL drive display]]

Little specific information on the technology of an FTL drive has been given in the Miniseries or regular series. We know only that ''Galactica'' has two FTL drives<ref>Dialogue from Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] instructs the tactical officer to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2" in the [[Miniseries, Night 2]].</ref>, and that other smaller or civilian ships have a single drive. Ships also do not need to be in motion for the FTL drive to work, or at least smaller craft do not need to be, as Raptors during the Battle of the Colony jump directly from Galactica's starboard flight pod without engaging in forward momentum.

FTL drives on ''Galactica'' are said to be "spun up" in preparation for a jump, contain components such as the "spinner" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]") and "spin-sync generator" ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]") and display a rotational and possibly electromagnetic operation. Until the final-season episode "[[Blood on the Scales]]", the expression was theorized by many fans to be either a turn of phrase, or an anachronism dating back to another form of propulsion, much like the use of the term "air" in reference to fighter operations in the vacuum of space ("[[Commander Air Group]]", "[[Combat Air Patrol]]", ''inter alia'') and the real-world use of "sail" and "set sail" in reference to self-propelled vessels.

[[Image:Ftl2.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s FTL drive.]]

An operational FTL drive was first seen in "Blood on the Scales", specifically one of ''Galactica's'' two. Indeed, an assortment of long, thick shafts spin as part of the FTL drive mechanism. The FTL engine room includes a control terminal for diagnostic and auxiliary control. In order to prevent Felix Gaeta and his mutineers from jumping ''Galactica'' to an unknown location, former Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]] attempted to log into the engine room terminal which refused him access, recognizing his duty status as "inactive". He was nevertheless able to manually disable the drive by removing the synchronization coil.<ref>Part identified in dialogue in "No Exit".</ref> Gaeta made no attempt to use the other FTL drive, indicating either that the other drive was inoperative, the two drives are not entirely independent, that neither drive alone is sufficient to jump the ship, or that Gaeta simply decided that the mutiny and coup d'état were doomed and further attempts were pointless.

FTL jump drives can be used ''within'' an atmosphere. This Colonial tactic is used often to evade Cylon detection. While [[Raptor]]s primarily perform these kind of jumps, Admiral [[William Adama]] performs a daring intra-atmosphere jump at approximately 100,000 feet altitude with ''[[Galactica]]'' during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] to evade immediate Cylon detection. The battlestar jumps back to space a few thousand feet above the planet's surface after its Viper deployment. When ''Galactica'' jumps, the clouds surrounding it and the re-entry fires consuming its hull are "sucked" into the vacuum created by the sudden loss of volume. A clap of thunder is heard afterward, likely caused by air rushing into the aforementioned vacuum ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). A similar phenomenon occurs when ''Pegasus'' jumps from the attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]; the resulting displacement not only draws in the burning gases from the nearby berthing superstructure, but also defuses two nuclear warheads bound for ''Pegasus'' itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

[[Image:Ftl3.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s engine room.]]

An area of spatial distortion of some sort is also produced when a ship jumps. This effect has been observed twice thus far. Once, when the tylium refinery ship ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is approached by a pair of Vipers and a Raptor in an effort to quell a mutiny aboard the ship. The ''Hitei Kan'' unexpectedly jumps and the Vipers and Raptor are repelled away by some force as soon as the ship dematerializes ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). The second time this is seen is when a Raptor stolen by [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] executes a jump mere meters away from ''Galactica’s'' hull. When the Raptor disappears into the jump the section of the hull it was adjacent to is instantaneously indented. Just prior to that, Col. [[Saul Tigh]] expresses his fears of even greater damage should Valerii jump the Raptor while inside ''Galactica’s'' flight pod ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]"). During the [[Battle of the Colony]], several Raptors actually do jump within ''Galactica’s'' sealed off starboard flight pod, causing significant damage to the landing bay within the pod and most likely contributed to the catastrophic failure of its hull after the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). It is not clear how this distortion field, which seems to produce effects like a shock wave, also coincides with the known effect of a jump acting as a sort of vacuum, which instead of producing an outwards wave should pull the surrounding space into it. The two effects might occur consecutively, the vacuum effect left in the ship's wake, then the expelled shock wave, as hangar equipment in the flight pod is seen being pulled towards the vacuum before being expelled outwards.

Later, the Fleet's FTL drives are upgraded by the Rebel Cylons so they can now travel as far and as fast as a Cylon ship. Not all ships are apparently upgraded as for some reason, the Raptor Boomer steals lacks the upgraded drive.

=== Limitations of Colonial FTL ===

* The effectiveness of a [[Raptor]]'s FTL is limited to brief, short-distance jumps. Raptors require a sequence of short consecutive FTL "hops" to reach the same destination as a Colonial capital ship with a full-sized FTL drive ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).
* Colonial FTL systems are prone to breakdown after repetitive use over an extended period of time ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]").
* Colonial FTL systems appear to be a holdover from the [[History of the Twelve Colonies#Exodus|Exodus]] from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and their current designs have been developed to meet the needs of jumping between the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and their outposts in other star systems. Colonial FTL capabilities are generally limited in effective range compared to Cylon FTL.
* Colonial FTL computers are prone to glitches, often jumping ships to the wrong coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").
* Navigators must be careful to plan FTL jump paths in order to keep a safe distance from planets or other large objects ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").
* "Spooling up" a Colonial FTL drive takes at least 20 minutes when the drive has been offline ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads Part II]]"). Because of this, when ships enter dangerous situations, they keep their FTL drives "spun up". Drives cannot be kept spun up indefinitely, as system crashes or serious damage to the drive will occur. A "cooldown" time is required after a jump for new jump calculations, so a ship that has jumped into a new location cannot jump to another location for a brief period of time.
* Colonial capital ships (at least older ones of the Galactica type) require the flight pods to retract before a jump, prolonging jump prep time. Should the ship jump with extended pods, serious structural damage can occur.

Colonial FTL performance can be improved, demonstrated when a [[Raptor]] is successfully refitted by a team apparently led by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] with the navigational computer from a captured [[Heavy Raider]] (presumably the one used by [[Kara Thrace]] to return from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]") and, with the cooperation of a [[Sharon Agathon|Number Eight]], is used to navigate a squadron of Raptors back to Caprica on a rescue mission to retrieve a [[Caprica Resistance|group of resistance fighters]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). A massive distance that would have taken Galactica 241 jumps one way (~482 jumps total), the Raptor squadron does in only 20 (10 to Caprica, 10 back).

Colonial FTL computers can be affected by highly-charged sub-atomic particles, corrupting their calculations and possibly causing a jump beyond the [[Red Line]], as in the case of [[Raptor 718]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", Episode 2).

The FTL drive apparently puts significant strain on a ship's structure. ''Galactica'' has substantial cracks in its hull adjacent to the FTL drive which Tyrol disabled. ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]") While discussing structural repairs with Adm. Adama, Tyrol asks him not to jump the ship for a while, while his crews upgrade the structure. ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]")

FTL jumps can apparently induce nausea or discomfort in some people, such as [[Cally Henderson]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]], "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").

=== Cylon Advantages in FTL ===

* Cylon FTL systems can be manufactured to be much more compact than their Colonial equivalent, thus allowing the [[Cylon Raider]] to be outfitted with an FTL drive. ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).
* Cylon FTL drive systems are far more efficient than their Colonial equivalent. Tests with the Raider captured by the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]") demonstrated that the drive could enable the Raider to jump directly from the vicinity of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]") - a jump completed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] during her search for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). This superiority is not from FTL drives themselves, but from the superior Cylon navigation system, resulting in more accurate jump calculations.

Cylon FTL drives are—using the most conservative estimation—three times more efficient than their Colonial counterparts ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). Despite being well-versed in maintaining ''Galactica'''s two FTL drives and being a [[Final Five]] [[Cylon]], former [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Galen Tyrol]] is baffled by Cylon FTL technology and defers to "[[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Eight|Sharons]] and maybe even some [[Number Two|Leobens]]" to upgrade Colonial ships' drives. The Fleet later gets the upgrade and the difference can be clearly seen in the jump capabilities: a Raptor stolen by Boomer which for an unknown reason does not have the upgraded drive, takes over a dozen jumps to reach The Colony, but ''Galactica'' and even an upgraded Raptor are able to make the distance that took that Raptor over a dozen jumps, they make in ''one''.

The Cylons may also be capable of [[faster-than-light communication]].

==FTL jump ranges==
The range that ''Galactica'' can jump at has never been specified on-screen. However, in a deleted line from the mini-series the jump from Ragnar to the [[Prolmar Sector]] is said to be "30 light-years"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060517022749/http://www.curemode.com/battlestar/bgarticle26.htm An early draft of the mini-series script]</ref>, which is well beyond the [[red line]] (maximum safely calculable jump range). This is consistent with Colonel Tigh saying that ''Galactica'' could search every planet within 12 light-years for water before having to jump to another sector altogether ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). On this Wiki, producer Bradley Thompson suggested that internally, the writers had been working on the idea the Fleet had been jumping about 5 light-years at a time, although that does not have to have been its maximum range. Finally, on composer Bear McCreary's blog<ref>[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1760 Bear McCreary's blog]</ref>, science advisor Kevin Grazier and producer Bradley Thompson suggested that the final six digits for the jump coordinates Kara interprets from [[the Music]] represent distance in [[SU]]s. 999,999 SUs - the maximum possible distance that can be inputted - would relate to 15.812 Colonial light-years. The distance inputted during the Battle of the Colony is 365,321 SU or 5.77 Colonial light-years, which is presumably the distance from the Colony to Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). There may also be a factoring scale at work, and at close ranges ''Galactica'' appears to be able to jump much more accurately, as demonstrated by its jump from several million kilometers directly into New Caprica's atmosphere 100,000 feet above the surface ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"), or a jump of unknown range to within one kilometre of the Colony's surface ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

Cylon FTL ranges are considerably larger. At the end of the series, the Fleet's larger ships have their jump ranges tripled by the installation of Cylon technology ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). However, during the rescue of Colonial resistance forces from Caprica three years earlier, a Raptor squadron outfitted with a Cylon FTL navigation computer traversed in 10 jumps ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") a distance that ''Galactica'' would have required a minimum of 230 jumps (conservatively) to cross ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]"), an improvement by a factor of 23. However, this rescue team was just using the navigation computer to improve their jump calculations. Another example is how many jumps it ended up taking to reach The Colony. When Boomer stole a for some reason un-upgraded Raptor, it took her over a dozen jumps to reach The Colony. But the recon Raptor that was dispatched and even ''Galactica'' herself were able to make that distance in ''one'' jump with their upgraded FTL drives. Lee Adama even specifically said that The Colony was in ''Galactica's'' FTL range which it would not have been before with the un-upgraded drive given Boomer's journey there. With the upgraded drives, Tyrol said that the efficiency of the Fleet's jump drive would be tripled and give them a much longer jump range which they believed was key to finding a new world for humanity to settle on. Cylon FTL's were so complicated that even Tyrol did not understand them fully and said they were going to need rebel Cylons just to do the upgrades.

==Background to FTL in the Re-imagined Series==

{{Plausible speculation}}

In establishing the series the creators of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] determined to keep everything within the show very "[[Naturalistic science fiction|natural]]". This means steering away from the standard clichés of television science-fiction: no bumpy-head aliens, no remarkable technology such as matter/anti-matter conversion, etc. So how is the concept of faster-than-light travel possible within this precept?

===Underpinning Theories===

[[Image:Wormhole-demo.png|thumb|FTL: "Folding Space"]]
The FTL drive technology used within the Re-imagined Series might be based on the use of [[Wikipedia:Superstring Theory|Superstring Theory]] and [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] that essentially enable the "jump drive" systems to "fold" space, reducing the distance between any two points by creating a "corridor" through space that links them together (essentially forming a wormhole, or Einstein-Rosen Bridge). Such "corridors" are allowed by the general theory of relativity; what [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] does is provide a way to change the topology of space-time dynamically.

The use of such wormholes is based on the tenet that space is curved. Hence the term "[[Wikipedia:Wormhole|wormhole]]", which arises from the analogy that space can be seen as an apple. A worm can travel from one side of the apple to the other in two ways:
* By crawling over the surface, or
* By burrowing through the apple (creating a "wormhole").
Obviously, the second option is considerably shorter than the first.

===Relativistic Acceleration===
A key point concerning the use of wormholes within the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' is that they do not break the fundamental limiting factor of our universe: the speed of light. Vessels in ''Battlestar Galactica'' do not accelerate to faster-than-light velocities. Rather, they use the wormhole to reduce the distance to their destination, thus giving the ''impression'' of faster-than-light travel.

However, the FTL jumps in the series do allow information to be sent faster than light can send it, which results in a violation of causality within the special theory of relativity (i.e. If event A comes before B from one viewpoint, there will be other equally valid viewpoints where event B takes place before A). Causality is not violated by FTL in a universe that has a special fixed reference frame, however this contradicts current understanding.

This is the reason why FTL jumps are virtually instantaneous within episodes. It also means that the only ''direct'' form of propulsion available for vessels is generated by their [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight drive systems]]<ref>In turn, this is why vessels exiting from a jump are traveling at the same velocity as when they committed to the jump ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]], "[[33]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" and other episodes).</ref>.

===Feasibility===
While the use of wormholes in this manner is not currently possible, work is progressing on superstring and M-Theory which may make the creation of wormholes possible in the future. The limiting factor is the ability to generate negative energy densities, which are allowed (though severely restricted) by quantum mechanics. As such, the use of such systems again meets one of the stated desires of the the producers of ''Battlestar Galactica'': not to rely on the "traditional" trappings of science-fiction that require exotic science and technology. Theoretical physicist [[Wikipedia:Kip Thorne|Kip Thorne]] has carried out extensive research into wormholes, and helped develop a scientifically-consistent means of wormhole travel used by [[Wikipedia:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] in his novel [[Wikipedia:Contact (novel)|"Contact"]] which bears a remarkable similarity to the technology employed within ''Battlestar Galactica''.

==See Also==
*[[Combat jump]]
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:FTL (Battlestar Galactica)|FTL]] at Wikipedia.
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:''For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] modes of propulsion, see [[Propulsion (TOS)]].''

{{RDM science series}}
In the [[Re-imagined Series]], propulsion systems are powered by fuel refined from [[tylium|tylium ore]]. A ship's primary propulsion systems, referred to as "sublight engines," allow it to travel at a slight fraction of the speed of light, which is sufficient to traverse the distances between planets in a solar system in relatively short timeframes. Most ships in the series also have a secondary system, called a [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|'''faster-than-light drive''']] (or '''"FTL"'''), that enables a ship to travel interstellar distances almost instantaneously, by "folding up space" in between the ship and its destination. Since, under normal circumstances, a ship that has used its FTL drive cannot be followed without explicit information about its destination, this technology is used extensively in strategic and tactical maneuvers.

==Sublight propulsion==

In the Re-imagined Series, all ships have some manner of sublight flight ability. Sublight propulsion is convenient for intra-solar system travel (such as to or from the planets that comprise the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]), but cannot be used for travel outside of a solar system as the time to arrive at a destination may exceed the fuel supply of the ship or the lifetime of the crew that fly the ship.

As many of the ships of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] are capable of landing on and taking off from planets, (such as [[New Caprica]]) it is clear that sublight engines work in an atmosphere as well as in space. ''Galactica'' is never seen doing this, and its large mass might prohibit planetary landings altogether, but it employs sublight engines for normal spaceflight. Few of the ships appear to have extremely large propellant tanks as would be required for rocketry as it is presently understood, in spite of having aft-mounted thrusters. This may be explained by the very high energy density of [[tylium]] fuel. Smaller vessels are known to employ rocketry-based [[Navigation in the Re-imagined Series|RCS thrusters]] for maneuvering and small course adjustments.

Vipers are equipped with a thrust reversal system to counteract or arrest their forward momentum ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). No such mechanism exists on capital ships, but such vessels might turn by 180° to decelerate.

Cylons [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] do not have any visible exhaust nozzles or other external structural mechanisms that suggest propulsion ability. It is possible that force fields of the [[Gravity in the Re-imagined Series|artificial gravity]] generators are the source of the sublight propulsion.

Both Colonial ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]") and Cylon missiles used in combat appear to be rockets, leaving a trail of gas behind them.

The law of conservation of momentum requires that any propulsion system which adds momentum to a spacecraft or missile in one direction must equal the amount of momentum that is imparted in the opposite direction to something else, as in the example of the controlled combustion of rocket fuel creating thrust in the opposite direction of a ship's or missile's movement. ''[[Pegasus]]'', for example, possesses two very large thrusters on the bow of the ship to counteract the force of the main engines ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). However, many other vessels don't appear to have such thrusters.

===Relativistic Sublight travel ===
The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] did not have jump drive technology, so FTL travel was unavailable to the [[Final Five]] on their voyage from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. They instead used a sublight drive able to reach relativistic speeds (a substantial fraction of the speed of light.) The journey took about 2,000 years according to a planetary reference frame, but a more modest (unspecified) number of years in their ship's reference frame.

==Faster-Than-Light travel==
[[Image:FTL1.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' FTL jump.]]
''FTL'' is an abbreviation for '''F'''aster-'''T'''han-'''L'''ight. The term refers to a means of interstellar propulsion utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]]. A common shorthand term for FTL travel is '''"jumping"''', as this space-folding drive involves making instantaneous "jumps" across vast distances in space.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/about/index.php?sub=glossary</ref>

[[Image:Basestar FTL Jump The Plan.png|thumb|Basestar FTL jump.]]

The FTL drive makes interstellar travel possible for both the Colonials and Cylons. No longer confined to their own home solar system, the Cylons managed to avoid Colonial interference for forty years after the [[Cylon War]] and establish their own [[Cylon homeworld|homeworld]]. However, not all ships — from small to large — are outfitted with these drives ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).

It is likely that FTL drives are not commonplace on many civilian ships because of the costs involved in using and maintaining the drive and the amount of [[tylium|fuel]] available. For some civilian ships that travel comparatively short distances between some destinations, such as the ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]], FTL may simply be impractical or unnecessary.

The technology behind FTL systems is such that, providing the relevant data is known (how that data is acquired, for instance how ships can determine what obstacles are present at their destination, despite never having traveled there before, is not known) ships can jump with a high degree of accuracy, allowing ships to rendezvous in space and even "park" in a synchronous orbit directly above a given point on a planet's surface ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]). Proper FTL use even enables vessels to arrive in crowded areas, such as the middle of an asteroid field or other ships, without the risk of collision and damage ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). What happens if a ship jumps to the same point at the same time as another ship, or jumps to a point occupied by another ship, is unknown.

[[Image:Ftl_display.jpg|thumb|FTL drive display]]

Little specific information on the technology of an FTL drive has been given in the Miniseries or regular series. We know only that ''Galactica'' has two FTL drives<ref>Dialogue from Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] instructs the tactical officer to "spin up FTL drives 1 and 2" in the [[Miniseries, Night 2]].</ref>, and that other smaller or civilian ships have a single drive. Ships also do not need to be in motion for the FTL drive to work, or at least smaller craft do not need to be, as Raptors during the Battle of the Colony jump directly from Galactica's starboard flight pod without engaging in forward momentum.

FTL drives on ''Galactica'' are said to be "spun up" in preparation for a jump, contain components such as the "spinner" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]") and "spin-sync generator" ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]") and display a rotational and possibly electromagnetic operation. Until the final-season episode "[[Blood on the Scales]]", the expression was theorized by many fans to be either a turn of phrase, or an anachronism dating back to another form of propulsion, much like the use of the term "air" in reference to fighter operations in the vacuum of space ("[[Commander Air Group]]", "[[Combat Air Patrol]]", ''inter alia'') and the real-world use of "sail" and "set sail" in reference to self-propelled vessels.

[[Image:Ftl2.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s FTL drive.]]

An operational FTL drive was first seen in "Blood on the Scales", specifically one of ''Galactica's'' two. Indeed, an assortment of long, thick shafts spin as part of the FTL drive mechanism. The FTL engine room includes a control terminal for diagnostic and auxiliary control. In order to prevent Felix Gaeta and his mutineers from jumping ''Galactica'' to an unknown location, former Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]] attempted to log into the engine room terminal which refused him access, recognizing his duty status as "inactive". He was nevertheless able to manually disable the drive by removing the synchronization coil.<ref>Part identified in dialogue in "No Exit".</ref> Gaeta made no attempt to use the other FTL drive, indicating either that the other drive was inoperative, the two drives are not entirely independent, that neither drive alone is sufficient to jump the ship, or that Gaeta simply decided that the mutiny and coup d'état were doomed and further attempts were pointless.

FTL jump drives can be used ''within'' an atmosphere. This Colonial tactic is used often to evade Cylon detection. While [[Raptor]]s primarily perform these kind of jumps, Admiral [[William Adama]] performs a daring intra-atmosphere jump at approximately 100,000 feet altitude with ''[[Galactica]]'' during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] to evade immediate Cylon detection. The battlestar jumps back to space a few thousand feet above the planet's surface after its Viper deployment. When ''Galactica'' jumps, the clouds surrounding it and the re-entry fires consuming its hull are "sucked" into the vacuum created by the sudden loss of volume. A clap of thunder is heard afterward, likely caused by air rushing into the aforementioned vacuum ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). A similar phenomenon occurs when ''Pegasus'' jumps from the attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]; the resulting displacement not only draws in the burning gases from the nearby berthing superstructure, but also defuses two nuclear warheads bound for ''Pegasus'' itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

[[Image:Ftl3.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'''s engine room.]]

An area of spatial distortion of some sort is also produced when a ship jumps. This effect has been observed twice thus far. Once, when the tylium refinery ship ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is approached by a pair of Vipers and a Raptor in an effort to quell a mutiny aboard the ship. The ''Hitei Kan'' unexpectedly jumps and the Vipers and Raptor are repelled away by some force as soon as the ship dematerializes ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). The second time this is seen is when a Raptor stolen by [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] executes a jump mere meters away from ''Galactica’s'' hull. When the Raptor disappears into the jump the section of the hull it was adjacent to is instantaneously indented. Just prior to that, Col. [[Saul Tigh]] expresses his fears of even greater damage should Valerii jump the Raptor while inside ''Galactica’s'' flight pod ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]"). During the [[Battle of the Colony]], several Raptors actually do jump within ''Galactica’s'' sealed off starboard flight pod, causing significant damage to the landing bay within the pod and most likely contributed to the catastrophic failure of its hull after the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). It is not clear how this distortion field, which seems to produce effects like a shock wave, also coincides with the known effect of a jump acting as a sort of vacuum, which instead of producing an outwards wave should pull the surrounding space into it. The two effects might occur consecutively, the vacuum effect left in the ship's wake, then the expelled shock wave, as hangar equipment in the flight pod is seen being pulled towards the vacuum before being expelled outwards.

Later, the Fleet's FTL drives are upgraded by the Rebel Cylons so they can now travel as far and as fast as a Cylon ship. Not all ships are apparently upgraded as for some reason, the Raptor Boomer steals lacks the upgraded drive.

=== Limitations of Colonial FTL ===

* The effectiveness of a [[Raptor]]'s FTL is limited to brief, short-distance jumps. Raptors require a sequence of short consecutive FTL "hops" to reach the same destination as a Colonial capital ship with a full-sized FTL drive ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).
* Colonial FTL systems are prone to breakdown after repetitive use over an extended period of time ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]").
* Colonial FTL systems appear to be a holdover from the [[History of the Twelve Colonies#Exodus|Exodus]] from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and their current designs have been developed to meet the needs of jumping between the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and their outposts in other star systems. Colonial FTL capabilities are generally limited in effective range compared to Cylon FTL.
* Colonial FTL computers are prone to glitches, often jumping ships to the wrong coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").
* Navigators must be careful to plan FTL jump paths in order to keep a safe distance from planets or other large objects ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").
* "Spooling up" a Colonial FTL drive takes at least 20 minutes when the drive has been offline ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads Part II]]"). Because of this, when ships enter dangerous situations, they keep their FTL drives "spun up". Drives cannot be kept spun up indefinitely, as system crashes or serious damage to the drive will occur. A "cooldown" time is required after a jump for new jump calculations, so a ship that has jumped into a new location cannot jump to another location for a brief period of time.
* Colonial capital ships (at least older ones of the Galactica type) require the flight pods to retract before a jump, prolonging jump prep time. Should the ship jump with extended pods, serious structural damage can occur.

Colonial FTL performance can be improved, demonstrated when a [[Raptor]] is successfully refitted by a team apparently led by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] with the navigational computer from a captured [[Heavy Raider]] (presumably the one used by [[Kara Thrace]] to return from Caprica in "[[Home, Part I]]") and, with the cooperation of a [[Sharon Agathon|Number Eight]], is used to navigate a squadron of Raptors back to Caprica on a rescue mission to retrieve a [[Caprica Resistance|group of resistance fighters]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). A massive distance that would have taken Galactica 241 jumps one way (~482 jumps total), the Raptor squadron does in only 20 (10 to Caprica, 10 back).

Colonial FTL computers can be affected by highly-charged sub-atomic particles, corrupting their calculations and possibly causing a jump beyond the [[Red Line]], as in the case of [[Raptor 718]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]", Episode 2).

The FTL drive apparently puts significant strain on a ship's structure. ''Galactica'' has substantial cracks in its hull adjacent to the FTL drive which Tyrol disabled. ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]") While discussing structural repairs with Adm. Adama, Tyrol asks him not to jump the ship for a while, while his crews upgrade the structure. ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]")

FTL jumps can apparently induce nausea or discomfort in some people, such as [[Cally Henderson]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]], "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").

=== Cylon Advantages in FTL ===

* Cylon FTL systems can be manufactured to be much more compact than their Colonial equivalent, thus allowing the [[Cylon Raider]] to be outfitted with an FTL drive. ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]).
* Cylon FTL drive systems are far more efficient than their Colonial equivalent. Tests with the Raider captured by the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]") demonstrated that the drive could enable the Raider to jump directly from the vicinity of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]") - a jump completed by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] during her search for the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). This superiority is not from FTL drives themselves, but from the superior Cylon navigation system, resulting in more accurate jump calculations.

Cylon FTL drives are—using the most conservative estimation—three times more efficient than their Colonial counterparts ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). Despite being well-versed in maintaining ''Galactica'''s two FTL drives and being a [[Final Five]] [[Cylon]], former [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Galen Tyrol]] is baffled by Cylon FTL technology and defers to "[[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Eight|Sharons]] and maybe even some [[Number Two|Leobens]]" to upgrade Colonial ships' drives. The Fleet later gets the upgrade and the difference can be clearly seen in the jump capabilities: a Raptor stolen by Boomer which for an unknown reason does not have the upgraded drive, takes over a dozen jumps to reach The Colony, but ''Galactica'' and even an upgraded Raptor are able to make the distance that took that Raptor over a dozen jumps, they make in ''one''.

The Cylons may also be capable of [[faster-than-light communication]].

==FTL jump ranges==
The range that ''Galactica'' can jump at has never been specified on-screen. However, in a deleted line from the mini-series the jump from Ragnar to the [[Prolmar Sector]] is said to be "30 light-years"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060517022749/http://www.curemode.com/battlestar/bgarticle26.htm An early draft of the mini-series script]</ref>, which is well beyond the [[red line]] (maximum safely calculable jump range). This is consistent with Colonel Tigh saying that ''Galactica'' could search every planet within 12 light-years for water before having to jump to another sector altogether ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). On this Wiki, producer Bradley Thompson suggested that internally, the writers had been working on the idea the Fleet had been jumping about 5 light-years at a time, although that does not have to have been its maximum range. Finally, on composer Bear McCreary's blog<ref>[http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1760 Bear McCreary's blog]</ref>, science advisor Kevin Grazier and producer Bradley Thompson suggested that the final six digits for the jump coordinates Kara interprets from [[the Music]] represent distance in [[SU]]s. 999,999 SUs - the maximum possible distance that can be inputted - would relate to 15.812 Colonial light-years. The distance inputted during the Battle of the Colony is 365,321 SU or 5.77 Colonial light-years, which is presumably the distance from the Colony to Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). There may also be a factoring scale at work, and at close ranges ''Galactica'' appears to be able to jump much more accurately, as demonstrated by its jump from several million kilometers directly into New Caprica's atmosphere 100,000 feet above the surface ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]"), or a jump of unknown range to within one kilometre of the Colony's surface ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

Cylon FTL ranges are considerably larger. At the end of the series, the Fleet's larger ships have their jump ranges tripled by the installation of Cylon technology ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). However, during the rescue of Colonial resistance forces from Caprica three years earlier, a Raptor squadron outfitted with a Cylon FTL navigation computer traversed in 10 jumps ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") a distance that ''Galactica'' would have required a minimum of 230 jumps (conservatively) to cross ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Pegasus]]"), an improvement by a factor of 23. However, this rescue team was just using the navigation computer to improve their jump calculations. Another example is how many jumps it ended up taking to reach The Colony. When Boomer stole a for some reason un-upgraded Raptor, it took her over a dozen jumps to reach The Colony. But the recon Raptor that was dispatched and even ''Galactica'' herself were able to make that distance in ''one'' jump with their upgraded FTL drives. Lee Adama even specifically said that The Colony was in ''Galactica's'' FTL range which it would not have been before with the un-upgraded drive given Boomer's journey there. With the upgraded drives, Tyrol said that the efficiency of the Fleet's jump drive would be tripled and give them a much longer jump range which they believed was key to finding a new world for humanity to settle on. Cylon FTL's were so complicated that even Tyrol did not understand them fully and said they were going to need rebel Cylons just to do the upgrades.

==Background to FTL in the Re-imagined Series==

{{Plausible speculation}}

In establishing the series the creators of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] determined to keep everything within the show very "[[Naturalistic science fiction|natural]]". This means steering away from the standard clichés of television science-fiction: no bumpy-head aliens, no remarkable technology such as matter/anti-matter conversion, etc. So how is the concept of faster-than-light travel possible within this precept?

===Underpinning Theories===

[[Image:Wormhole-demo.png|thumb|FTL: "Folding Space"]]
The FTL drive technology used within the Re-imagined Series might be based on the use of [[Wikipedia:Superstring Theory|Superstring Theory]] and [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] that essentially enable the "jump drive" systems to "fold" space, reducing the distance between any two points by creating a "corridor" through space that links them together (essentially forming a wormhole, or Einstein-Rosen Bridge). Such "corridors" are allowed by the general theory of relativity; what [[Wikipedia:M-Theory|M-Theory]] does is provide a way to change the topology of space-time dynamically.

The use of such wormholes is based on the tenet that space is curved. Hence the term "[[Wikipedia:Wormhole|wormhole]]", which arises from the analogy that space can be seen as an apple. A worm can travel from one side of the apple to the other in two ways:
* By crawling over the surface, or
* By burrowing through the apple (creating a "wormhole").
Obviously, the second option is considerably shorter than the first.

===Relativistic Acceleration===
A key point concerning the use of wormholes within the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' is that they do not break the fundamental limiting factor of our universe: the speed of light. Vessels in ''Battlestar Galactica'' do not accelerate to faster-than-light velocities. Rather, they use the wormhole to reduce the distance to their destination, thus giving the ''impression'' of faster-than-light travel.

However, the FTL jumps in the series do allow information to be sent faster than light can send it, which results in a violation of causality within the special theory of relativity. (ie. If event A comes before B from one viewpoint, there will be other equally valid viewpoints where event B takes place before A.) Causality is not violated by FTL in a universe that has a special fixed reference frame, however this contradicts current understanding.

This is the reason why FTL jumps are virtually instantaneous within episodes. It also means that the only ''direct'' form of propulsion available for vessels is generated by their [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight drive systems]]<ref>In turn, this is why vessels exiting from a jump are traveling at the same velocity as when they committed to the jump ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]], "[[33]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" and other episodes).</ref>.

===Feasibility===
While the use of wormholes in this manner is not currently possible, work is progressing on superstring and M-Theory which may make the creation of wormholes possible in the future. The limiting factor is the ability to generate negative energy densities, which are allowed (though severely restricted) by quantum mechanics. As such, the use of such systems again meets one of the stated desires of the the producers of ''Battlestar Galactica'': not to rely on the "traditional" trappings of science-fiction that require exotic science and technology. Theoretical physicist [[Wikipedia:Kip Thorne|Kip Thorne]] has carried out extensive research into wormholes, and helped develop a scientifically-consistent means of wormhole travel used by [[Wikipedia:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] in his novel [[Wikipedia:Contact (novel)|"Contact"]] which bears a remarkable similarity to the technology employed within ''Battlestar Galactica''.

==See Also==
*[[Combat jump]]
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:FTL (Battlestar Galactica)|FTL]] at Wikipedia.
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[[Image:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|thumb|right|Cassiopeia is harassed for being a socialator ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
A '''socialator''' is a 4,000 [[yahren]] old profession sanctified by the "elders", wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for [[w:Prostitute|prostitute]] or "space hooker".<ref>Actress [[Laurette Spang]] called her character's original vocation this in ''[[Sciography]]''.</ref>. Those who practice this profession are scorned by members of the [[Otori Sect]].

[[Cassiopeia]] was a socialator prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon sneak attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: Socialators are "a caste whose function was to entertain and give pleasure to others" and were "skilled in the music and the dance, and could speak with intelligence on nearly any subject".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref> I.e., they would be more akin to [[w:Geisha|geishas]] and [[w:Courtesan|courtesans]] than modern prostitutes.
* The legality of prostitution under Colonial law was maintained in the [[Re-imagined Series]], as noted in the episode "[[Black Market]]".

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Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

2015-05-13T04:10:19Z

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: ''For sexuality depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see: [[Sexuality in Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]].''

'''Sexuality in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''''', mirrors sexuality in the real world, in terms of the presence of hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual relationships.

According to comments from [[Michael Taylor]], the Colonials do not make an emphasis "of the distinction between hetero- and homosexual preferences. I tend to think that in this respect, at least, they’re a bit more enlightened than we are."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Gender Identity and Distinctions ==

No gender-based restrictions on occupation, either military or civilian, have been seen to exist in the Twelve Colonies, and [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated that there are none. However, males and females adhere to different standards in terms of clothing, makeup, ornamentation and hairstyling. One example has been seen of a transvestite, a man called [[Cerberus]] who wears "female" garb, jewelry and makeup; he is referred to as a "freak" by [[Joseph Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In marriages between only one man and only one woman, there are examples of both partners retaining their surnames (ex. [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]]) and of the woman taking the surname of her husband (ex. [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]). However, the common surname of the Willow group marriage derives from one of its female members, [[Desiree Willow]]. The standard practice for two-person homosexual marriages is unclear, as the only one shown so far is that between [[Samuel Adama]] and [[Larry]], the latter of whom is only referred to by his first name. It is unknown whether the surname a person used before marriage is referred to as a "maiden name" by the Colonials.

A concept of "manliness" exists, as evidenced by [[William Adama]]'s sayings "a man isn't a man until he wears the wings of a Viper pilot" and "a man takes responsibility for his actions". If an equivalent idea of "womanliness" as a strong attribute exists, it has not been referenced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]").

[[Tauron]] boys are known to be considered men at the age of 13 and receive a Mark of Manhood. No equivalent tradition has been mentioned for girls, although women fulfill the same roles in Tauron society as men do (ex. [[Isabelle Adama]] as a [[Ha'la'tha]] resistance member, [[Kolibri]] as a [[Herac]] soldier, [[Ruth]] as a hitwoman, [[Fidelia Fazekas]] as the Guatrau) ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Dirteaters]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

In the Colonial military, the honorific "sir" is used for both female and male superiors; in civilian usage, "ma'am" is used for women and "sir" for men. This is highlighted when Captain Lee Adama addresses President [[Laura Roslin]] as "sir" and her aide [[Billy Keikeya]] addresses her as "ma'am" at the same meeting ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

[[Kara Thrace]], on one occasion, said that "men are so painfully stupid sometimes," in reference to Karl Agathon believing that Sharon was pregnant with his child ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").

== Heterosexuality ==

[[Image:Billy and Jaycie.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] and [[Jaycie McGavin]] in coitus ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).]]

Relationships depicted in the series tend to be overwhelmingly heterosexual in nature. Amongst these relationships are:

* Relationships resulting in marriage:
** [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] (2,000 years in the series' past<ref>The Tighs wear wedding rings in the flashback to the destruction of Earth at the end of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>, and again in series' present)
** [[William Adama]] and [[Carolanne Adama]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]")
** [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Faye Lampkin]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")
** [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Rika Belzen]] ([[Razor]])
** [[Sesha Abinell]] and [[Ray Abinell]] ([[Sacrifice]])
** [[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] ([[The Plan]])
** [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Tyrol ''neé'' Henderson]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Precipice]])

* Relationships between consensual, unmarried persons:
** Galen Tyrol and [[Sharon Valerii]]
** Lee Adama and [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Scar]])
** William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"; previously implied in "[[A Day in the Life]], "[[Unfinished Business]]")
** William Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]])
** [[Richard Adar]] and Laura Roslin ([[Epiphanies]])
** Samuel Anders and [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) [Anders was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Kara Thrace, was later discovered seemingly alive]
** [[Billy Keikeya]] and Anastasia Dualla
** [[Enzo]] and [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[The Passage]])
** Saul Tigh and [[Caprica-Six]] [Tigh was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Ellen, was later discovered alive]
** [[Cavil]] and Sharon Valerii
** [[Felix Gaeta]] and "[[Number Eight#Sweet_Eight|Sweet Eight]]"

* Sexual relationship between consensual adults while engaged in other sexual relationships:
** [[Gaius Baltar]] and various female conquests such as [[Sherry Bennett]], [[Caprica Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Number Three]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Playa Palacios]], and an [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Unnamed Lover|unidentified woman]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Baltar's ongoing relations with [[Virtual Six]] are difficult to define, but certainly involve a sexual aspect.
** Ellen Tigh and various men during her marriage to Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]], "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]")
** Ellen Tigh and a [[Number One|Cavil]] Cylon to secure Saul Tigh's release from prison.
** Lee Adama and Kara Thrace cheat on their respective spouses before ([[Unfinished Business]]) and after ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) getting married.
** Spec. [[Callandra Henderson]] with both Lt. [[Brendan Costanza]] and [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Galen Tyrol]]; the former unknowingly sired [[Nicholas Tyrol|her child]], while the latter married her and was presumed to be the child's father. Both relationships were violative of fraternization regulations and/or laws ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
** Sharon Valerii seduces Karl Agathon under the guise of Sharon Agathon, while the latter watches helplessly, bound and gagged in a commode closet ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]).
** Saul Tigh with Ellen Tigh upon her return to the Fleet, while he (having been presumed widowed) is cohabitating with Caprica-Six, who has become pregnant by him. Ellen recognizes that he has added to his sexual repertoire during her absence.

== Homosexuality ==
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|[[Helena Cain]] dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]
Homosexuality in the series was formally introduced in "[[Razor]]", with the revelation that [[Helena Cain]] and [[Gina Inviere]] were engaged in a lesbian relationship.

The revelation of the Cain-Inviere relationship does not seem to surprise ''Pegasus'' personnel. [[Kendra Shaw]] is slightly shocked, but more due to the surprise that Cain is dependent on anyone. [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Jack Fisk]] do not seem to be at all fazed or uncomfortable with this relationship during the formal dinner after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] (Razor). Therefore, this is in keeping with writer Michael Taylor's comments that "the point about Cain’s and Gina’s relationship is that the fact that they had a same-sex relationship was no big deal".<ref name="thewatcher"/>

[[Sam Adama]] casually mentions to his nephew [[Willie Adama]] that he used to try to flirt with men in a district the two are visiting ([[Rebirth]]). Sam's marriage to [[Larry]], taken with his status as an enforcer for the [[Ha'la'tha]], suggests homosexuality is not seen as in conflict with traditional masculine roles and attitudes.

Judging by comments made by producer/writer [[Jane Espenson]] and on [[Serge]]'s Twitter account, homophobia does not exist and never has existed in the Twelve Colonies, and heterosexual and homosexual relationships are not thought of in different lights. Therefore, the word
"gay" does not exist and homosexual marriage has been legal for as long as marriage has existed<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/01/jane-espenson After Elton Interview With Jane Espenson]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10210163537 Serge's Twitter]</ref>.

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== Bisexuality ==

[[Image:Threesome.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica-Six, Three and Baltar sleeping ([[Hero]]).]]

Bisexuality has not been seen until "[[Hero]]", with the culmination of a [[w:ménage à trois|ménage à trois]] between [[Caprica Six]], [[Number Three]], and [[Gaius Baltar]]. It is uncertain how this is viewed in Colonial society, but since it is apparent that the Cylons model their behavior after their human creators, it is more than likely that sexual acts involving multiple partners is derived from Colonials.

Also, [[Gina Inviere]] can be considered bisexual due to her involvement with both [[Helena Cain]] and Gaius Baltar (at different times), though her relationship with Baltar is marred by the psychological effects of Inviere having been gang-raped on ''Pegasus''.

In the webisode series ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' [[Felix Gaeta]] is revealed to be in a relationship with [[Louis Hoshi]]. Flashbacks to [[New Caprica]] also show him being involved with a [[Number Eight]]. Gaeta's sexuality had been teased early on behind the scenes, notably with the [[Season 3 gag reel]] where [[Alessandro Juliani]] attempts to hit on a [[marine]] protecting [[James Callis]]'s [[Gaius Baltar]], and later appears to be having a sexual dream about "Gaius".
[[image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|left|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).]]
In an interview, [[Ronald D. Moore]] stated that the bisexuality of Caprica Six and Inviere may or may not be typical of all the Six copies, or all the twelve Cylon models: "We sort of always talked about the Cylons being basically bisexual in all formats. They didn’t really have gender roles within the twelve models kind of thing, but we never really played that idea out so I don’t know if we ever really established that as part of the mythos, but that was something we sort of talked about. We pretty much established that some of the Sixes, there was the Six that was in a relationship with Admiral Cain so we know that that’s part of some of the Sixes, whether that means that applies to all the Six models, we just never got into that depth, that kind of detailed stories of them." <ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Moore also said that "We’re in the process now of starting to think about what ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' the series will be and what the storylines are and it is something that we’re talking about in our sort of nascent writers’ room where we have some people together and we’re just talking about what it could be and we are talking about it as an active thing, like okay, how can we work in gay, lesbian and bisexual storylines into this and that – it’s just not there yet, but it is part of the discussion."<ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is married to both women and men ([[Rebirth]]).

== Inter-racial and Inter-species ==

===Inter-racial/ethnic===
Although there are periodic mentions of prejudice between the quasi-castes of different colonies, no dialogue has indicated any taboo among Colonials regarding relationships between humans of different [real-world] ethnic or racial groups, nor even an acknowledgement of real-world ethnicity; each of the twelve colonies appears to be composed of a mixture of real-world human ethnicities.

In addition to the many inter-racial and inter-ethnic relationships not resulting in marriage (well, confirmed marriage), a full one half of the post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between spouses of different real-world races: African [[Anastasia Dualla]] and Caucasian [[Leland Adama]], and East Asian [[Sharon Agathon]] (née Eight) and Caucasian [[Karl Agathon]] (''cf'' [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and [[Galen Tyrol]] [all four appear predominantly Caucasian]). Moreover, interbreeding between what would be real-world Caucasians and East Asians is presumably so commonplace that Dr. [[Cottle]] had a still-born Eurasian infant readily available, to secretly switch with [[Hera Agathon]] on [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s order.

===Inter-species===
Humans and [[humanoid Cylon]]s can and frequently do engage in consensual sexual intercourse. Relationships between humans and Cylons are viewed negatively by those who see Cylons as nonpersons, a viewpoint which becomes less and less common.

*[[Ellen Tigh]] and various men
*[[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]]
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Helena Cain]]
*[[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Kara Thrace]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Number Eight|A Number Eight copy]] and [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|A Number Three copy]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Tory Foster]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]

Cylon Simon and human Giana O'Neill were married before the apocalypse, with Giana unaware of her husband's Cylon nature but Simon well aware. Three of the four post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between humans and Cylons: Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and human [[Karl Agathon]], human [[Kara Thrace]] and Cylon [[Samuel Anders]], and human [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and Cylon [[Galen Tyrol]]. Of the three, the Agathons were the only marriage entered into while both (or either) spouse was consciously aware that one was a Cylon. The only post-apocalypse marriage shown between humans is that of [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Leland Adama]]. The only pre-apocalypse marriage depicted as surviving both the Cylons and Adm. Cain is that between [[Final Five]] Cylons [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Saul Tigh]].

== Practices ==
Multiple real-world coitus positions have been depicted, including female superior (a.k.a. "cowgirl")<ref>Caprica-Six mounts Baltar thus in the [[Miniseries]].</ref> and the so-called missionary position<ref>Baltar is shown atop Kara Thrace in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and Tory Foster in [[Faith]], Lee Adama is shown climbing off of Thrace in "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''et al''.</ref>

Heterosexual fellatio among Colonials is implied by Laura Roslin's statement to Tory Foster, "I don't really care if you have to spend the night on your knees praying, or just on your knees. I want a name." ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

== Other notes ==

* The religious controversy surrounding [[Rya Kibby]]'s abortion suggest that the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial faith]] (or the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] interpretation thereof) contains doctrine pertaining to sexuality, possibly in a similar fashion to many real world religions ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

* The presence of [[w:child prostitution|child prostitution]] under [[Phelan]]'s [[black market (organization)|black market]] indicates the presence of pedophilia within Colonial society. The practice of child prostitution is viewed with loathing and disdain by Colonials such as Lee Adama, who ultimately kills Phelan after discovering this practice aboard ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

* Prostitution is legal in Colonial society, with consenting adult women such as [[Shevon]] offering their services to adult men such as Lee Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). This fact is a nod to the [[socialator]] practices touched upon in the [[Original Series]]. However, prostitution is not considered respectable, as [[Tom Zarek]] and Major Adama's conversation shows. Prostitution of young men for female clients has also been established ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

* In addition, the Colonials have pornographic material like ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"), although it is uncertain whether or not pornography is viewed in the same controversial light as it is in [[w:United States|America]] and some other cultures.

* Strip clubs exist where strippers of both sexes perform simultaneously ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

* The spines of some [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] have been seen to emit a red glow during copulation.<ref>Caprica Six is shown glowing atop Baltar in the [[Miniseries]], Sharon Agathon is shown glowing atop Helo in [[Six Degrees of Separation]] and writer commentary for [[The Face of the Enemy]] confirms that "Sweet Eight" similarly glowed while having sex with Felix Gaeta on New Caprica.</ref> It is unclear whether or not this is visible to the human eye and could be used to detect Cylons. Nevertheless the real-world metaphorical use of the term "glowing" is used by Colonials to describe women sexually satisfied and/or in love.<ref>Laura Roslin referring to Tory Foster in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", Felix Gaeta referring to Anastasia Dualla in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>

* Marriage and engagement are practiced by the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and were practiced by the Cylons of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In the Colonies, marriage vows are considered sacred oaths. Women generally take their husbands' surnames, but not always. Men do not change their name, except in the group marriage example noted below. There is no evidence of any similar practice to marriage among the [[Significant Seven|modern Cylons]], though two of them got married to humans.

* Marriages between more than two people have been shown to be legal on Caprica, though unusual. Upon learning that [[Clarice Willow]] is part of a group marriage, [[Lacy Rand]] is surprised but accepting and mentions knowing classmates who are children of group marriages. The Willow family surname comes from [[Desiree Willow]].

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Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

2015-05-13T04:09:50Z

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: ''For sexuality depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see: [[Sexuality in Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]].''

'''Sexuality in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''''', mirrors sexuality in the real world, in terms of the presence of hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual relationships.

According to comments from [[Michael Taylor]], the Colonials do not make an emphasis "of the distinction between hetero- and homosexual preferences. I tend to think that in this respect, at least, they’re a bit more enlightened than we are."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Gender Identity and Distinctions ==

No gender-based restrictions on occupation, either military or civilian, have been seen to exist in the Twelve Colonies, and [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated that there are none. However, males and females adhere to different standards in terms of clothing, makeup, ornamentation and hairstyling. One example has been seen of a transvestite, a man called [[Cerberus]] who wears "female" garb, jewelry and makeup; he is referred to as a "freak" by [[Joseph Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In marriages between only one man and only one woman, there are examples of both partners retaining their surnames (ex. [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]]) and of the woman taking the surname of her husband (ex. [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]). However, the common surname of the Willow group marriage derives from one of its female members, [[Desiree Willow]]. The standard practice for two-person homosexual marriages is unclear, as the only one shown so far is that between [[Samuel Adama]] and [[Larry]], the latter of whom is only referred to by his first name. It is unknown whether the surname a person used before marriage is referred to as a "maiden name" by the Colonials.

A concept of "manliness" exists, as evidenced by [[William Adama]]'s sayings "a man isn't a man until he wears the wings of a Viper pilot" and "a man takes responsibility for his actions". If an equivalent idea of "womanliness" as a strong attribute exists, it has not been referenced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]").

[[Tauron]] boys are known to be considered men at the age of 13 and receive a Mark of Manhood. No equivalent tradition has been mentioned for girls, although women fulfill the same roles in Tauron society as men do (ex. [[Isabelle Adama]] as a [[Ha'la'tha]] resistance member, [[Kolibri]] as a [[Herac]] soldier, [[Ruth]] as a hitwoman, [[Fidelia Fazekas]] as the Guatrau) ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Dirteaters]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

In the Colonial military, the honorific "sir" is used for both female and male superiors; in civilian usage, "ma'am" is used for women and "sir" for men. This is highlighted when Captain Lee Adama addresses President [[Laura Roslin]] as "sir" and her aide [[Billy Keikeya]] addresses her as "ma'am" at the same meeting ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

[[Kara Thrace]], on one occasion, said that "men are so painfully stupid sometimes," in reference to Karl Agathon believing that Sharon was pregnant with his child ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").

== Heterosexuality ==

[[Image:Billy and Jaycie.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] and [[Jaycie McGavin]] in coitus ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).]]

Relationships depicted in the series tend to be overwhelmingly heterosexual in nature. Amongst these relationships are:

* Relationships resulting in marriage:
** [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] (2,000 years in the series' past<ref>The Tighs wear wedding rings in the flashback to the destruction of Earth at the end of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>, and again in series' present)
** [[William Adama]] and [[Carolanne Adama]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]")
** [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Faye Lampkin]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")
** [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Rika Belzen]] ([[Razor]])
** [[Sesha Abinell]] and [[Ray Abinell]] ([[Sacrifice]])
** [[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] ([[The Plan]])
** [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Tyrol ''neé'' Henderson]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Precipice]])

* Relationships between consensual, unmarried persons:
** Galen Tyrol and [[Sharon Valerii]]
** Lee Adama and [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Scar]])
** William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"; previously implied in "[[A Day in the Life]], "[[Unfinished Business]]")
** William Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]])
** [[Richard Adar]] and Laura Roslin ([[Epiphanies]])
** Samuel Anders and [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) [Anders was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Kara Thrace, was later discovered seemingly alive]
** [[Billy Keikeya]] and Anastasia Dualla
** [[Enzo]] and [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[The Passage]])
** Saul Tigh and [[Caprica-Six]] [Tigh was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Ellen, was later discovered alive]
** [[Cavil]] and Sharon Valerii
** [[Felix Gaeta]] and "[[Number Eight#Sweet_Eight|Sweet Eight]]"

* Sexual relationship between consensual adults while engaged in other sexual relationships:
** [[Gaius Baltar]] and various female conquests such as [[Sherry Bennett]], [[Caprica Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Number Three]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Playa Palacios]], and an [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Unnamed Lover|unidentified woman]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Baltar's ongoing relations with [[Virtual Six]] are difficult to define, but certainly involve a sexual aspect.
** Ellen Tigh and various men during her marriage to Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]], "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]")
** Ellen Tigh and a [[Number One|Cavil]] Cylon to secure Saul Tigh's release from prison.
** Lee Adama and Kara Thrace cheat on their respective spouses before ([[Unfinished Business]]) and after ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) getting married.
** Spec. [[Callandra Henderson]] with both Lt. [[Brendan Costanza]] and [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Galen Tyrol]]; the former unknowingly sired [[Nicholas Tyrol|her child]], while the latter married her and was presumed to be the child's father. Both relationships were violative of fraternization regulations and/or laws ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
** Sharon Valerii seduces Karl Agathon under the guise of Sharon Agathon, while the latter watches helplessly, bound and gagged in a commode closet ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]).
** Saul Tigh with Ellen Tigh upon her return to the Fleet, while he (having been presumed widowed) is cohabitating with Caprica-Six, who has become pregnant by him. Ellen recognizes that he has added to his sexual repertoire during her absence.

== Homosexuality ==
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|[[Helena Cain]] dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]
Homosexuality in the series was formally introduced in "[[Razor]]", with the revelation that [[Helena Cain]] and [[Gina Inviere]] were engaged in a lesbian relationship.

The revelation of the Cain-Inviere relationship does not seem to surprise ''Pegasus'' personnel. [[Kendra Shaw]] is slightly shocked, but more due to the surprise that Cain is dependent on anyone. [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Jack Fisk]] do not seem to be at all fazed or uncomfortable with this relationship during the formal dinner after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] (Razor). Therefore, this is in keeping with writer Michael Taylor's comments that "the point about Cain’s and Gina’s relationship is that the fact that they had a same-sex relationship was no big deal".<ref name="thewatcher"/>

[[Sam Adama]] casually mentions to his nephew [[Willie Adama]] that he used to try to flirt with men in a district the two are visiting ([[Rebirth]]). Sam's marriage to [[Larry]], taken with his status as an enforcer for the [[Ha'la'tha]], suggests homosexuality is not seen as in conflict with traditional masculine roles and attitudes.

Judging by comments made by producer/writer [[Jane Espenson]] and on [[Serge]]'s Twitter account, homophobia does not exist and never has existed in the Twelve Colonies, and heterosexual and homosexual relationships are not thought of in different lights. Therefore, the word
"gay" does not exist and homosexual marriage has been legal for as long as marriage has existed<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/01/jane-espenson After Elton Interview With Jane Espenson]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10210163537 Serge's Twitter]</ref>.

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== Bisexuality ==

[[Image:Threesome.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica-Six, Three and Baltar sleeping ([[Hero]]).]]

Bisexuality has not been seen until "[[Hero]]", with the culmination of a [[w:ménage à trois|ménage à trois]] between [[Caprica Six]], [[Number Three]], and [[Gaius Baltar]]. It is uncertain how this is viewed in Colonial society, but since it is apparent that the Cylons model their behavior after their human creators, it is more than likely that sexual acts involving multiple partners is derived from Colonials.

Also, [[Gina Inviere]] can be considered bisexual due to her involvement with both [[Helena Cain]] and Gaius Baltar (at different times), though her relationship with Baltar is marred by the psychological effects of Inviere having been gang-raped on ''Pegasus''.

In the webisode series ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' [[Felix Gaeta]] is revealed to be in a relationship with [[Louis Hoshi]]. Flashbacks to [[New Caprica]] also show him being involved with a [[Number Eight]]. Gaeta's sexuality had been teased early on behind the scenes, notably with the [[Season 3 gag reel]] where [[Alessandro Juliani]] attempts to hit on a [[marine]] protecting [[James Callis]]'s [[Gaius Baltar]], and later appears to be having a sexual dream about "Gaius".
[[image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|left|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).]]
In an interview, [[Ronald D. Moore]] stated that the bisexuality of Caprica Six and Inviere may or may not be typical of all the Six copies, or all the twelve Cylon models: "We sort of always talked about the Cylons being basically bisexual in all formats. They didn’t really have gender roles within the twelve models kind of thing, but we never really played that idea out so I don’t know if we ever really established that as part of the mythos, but that was something we sort of talked about. We pretty much established that some of the Sixes, there was the Six that was in a relationship with Admiral Cain so we know that that’s part of some of the Sixes, whether that means that applies to all the Six models, we just never got into that depth, that kind of detailed stories of them." <ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Moore also said that "We’re in the process now of starting to think about what ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' the series will be and what the storylines are and it is something that we’re talking about in our sort of nascent writers’ room where we have some people together and we’re just talking about what it could be and we are talking about it as an active thing, like okay, how can we work in gay, lesbian and bisexual storylines into this and that – it’s just not there yet, but it is part of the discussion."<ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is married to both women and men ([[Rebirth]]).

== Inter-racial and Inter-species ==

===Inter-racial/ethnic===
Although there are periodic mentions of prejudice between the quasi-castes of different colonies, no dialogue has indicated any taboo among Colonials regarding relationships between humans of different [real-world] ethnic or racial groups, nor even an acknowledgement of real-world ethnicity; each of the twelve colonies appears to be composed of a mixture of real-world human ethnicities.

In addition to the many inter-racial and inter-ethnic relationships not resulting in marriage (well, confirmed marriage), a full one half of the post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between spouses of different real-world races: African [[Anastasia Dualla]] and Caucasian [[Leland Adama]], and East Asian [[Sharon Agathon]] (née Eight) and Caucasian [[Karl Agathon]] (''cf'' [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and [[Galen Tyrol]] [all four appear predominantly Caucasian]). Moreover, interbreeding between what would be real-world Caucasians and East Asians is presumably so commonplace that Dr. [[Cottle]] had a still-born Eurasian infant readily available, to secretly switch with [[Hera Agathon]] on [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s order.

===Inter-species===
Humans and [[humanoid Cylon]]s can and frequently do engage in consensual sexual intercourse. Relationships between humans and Cylons are viewed negatively by those who see Cylons as nonpersons, a viewpoint which becomes less and less common.

*[[Ellen Tigh]] and various men
*[[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]]
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Helena Cain]]
*[[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Kara Thrace]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Number Eight|A Number Eight copy]] and [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|A Number Three copy]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Tory Foster]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]

Cylon Simon and human Giana O'Neill were married before the apocalypse, with Giana unaware of her husband's Cylon nature but Simon well aware. Three of the four post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between humans and Cylons: Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and human [[Karl Agathon]], human [[Kara Thrace]] and Cylon [[Samuel Anders]], and human [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and Cylon [[Galen Tyrol]]. Of the three, the Agathons were the only marriage entered into while both (or either) spouse was consciously aware that one was a Cylon. The only post-apocalypse marriage shown between humans is that of [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Leland Adama]]. The only pre-apocalypse marriage depicted as surviving both the Cylons and Adm. Cain is that between [[Final Five]] Cylons [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Saul Tigh]].

== Practices ==
Multiple real-world coitus positions have been depicted, including female superior (a.k.a. "cowgirl")<ref>Caprica-Six mounts Baltar thus in the [[Miniseries]]</ref> and the so-called missionary position<ref>Baltar is shown atop Kara Thrace in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and Tory Foster in [[Faith]], Lee Adama is shown climbing off of Thrace in "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''et al''.</ref>

Heterosexual fellatio among Colonials is implied by Laura Roslin's statement to Tory Foster, "I don't really care if you have to spend the night on your knees praying, or just on your knees. I want a name." ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

== Other notes ==

* The religious controversy surrounding [[Rya Kibby]]'s abortion suggest that the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial faith]] (or the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] interpretation thereof) contains doctrine pertaining to sexuality, possibly in a similar fashion to many real world religions ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

* The presence of [[w:child prostitution|child prostitution]] under [[Phelan]]'s [[black market (organization)|black market]] indicates the presence of pedophilia within Colonial society. The practice of child prostitution is viewed with loathing and disdain by Colonials such as Lee Adama, who ultimately kills Phelan after discovering this practice aboard ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

* Prostitution is legal in Colonial society, with consenting adult women such as [[Shevon]] offering their services to adult men such as Lee Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). This fact is a nod to the [[socialator]] practices touched upon in the [[Original Series]]. However, prostitution is not considered respectable, as [[Tom Zarek]] and Major Adama's conversation shows. Prostitution of young men for female clients has also been established ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

* In addition, the Colonials have pornographic material like ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"), although it is uncertain whether or not pornography is viewed in the same controversial light as it is in [[w:United States|America]] and some other cultures.

* Strip clubs exist where strippers of both sexes perform simultaneously ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

* The spines of some [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] have been seen to emit a red glow during copulation.<ref>Caprica Six is shown glowing atop Baltar in the [[Miniseries]], Sharon Agathon is shown glowing atop Helo in [[Six Degrees of Separation]] and writer commentary for [[The Face of the Enemy]] confirms that "Sweet Eight" similarly glowed while having sex with Felix Gaeta on New Caprica.</ref> It is unclear whether or not this is visible to the human eye and could be used to detect Cylons. Nevertheless the real-world metaphorical use of the term "glowing" is used by Colonials to describe women sexually satisfied and/or in love.<ref>Laura Roslin referring to Tory Foster in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", Felix Gaeta referring to Anastasia Dualla in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>

* Marriage and engagement are practiced by the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and were practiced by the Cylons of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In the Colonies, marriage vows are considered sacred oaths. Women generally take their husbands' surnames, but not always. Men do not change their name, except in the group marriage example noted below. There is no evidence of any similar practice to marriage among the [[Significant Seven|modern Cylons]], though two of them got married to humans.

* Marriages between more than two people have been shown to be legal on Caprica, though unusual. Upon learning that [[Clarice Willow]] is part of a group marriage, [[Lacy Rand]] is surprised but accepting and mentions knowing classmates who are children of group marriages. The Willow family surname comes from [[Desiree Willow]].

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Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

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: ''For sexuality depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see: [[Sexuality in Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]].''

'''Sexuality in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''''', mirrors sexuality in the real world, in terms of the presence of hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual relationships.

According to comments from [[Michael Taylor]], the Colonials do not make an emphasis "of the distinction between hetero- and homosexual preferences. I tend to think that in this respect, at least, they’re a bit more enlightened than we are."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Gender Identity and Distinctions ==

No gender-based restrictions on occupation, either military or civilian, have been seen to exist in the Twelve Colonies, and [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated that there are none. However, males and females adhere to different standards in terms of clothing, makeup, ornamentation and hairstyling. One example has been seen of a transvestite, a man called [[Cerberus]] who wears "female" garb, jewelry and makeup; he is referred to as a "freak" by [[Joseph Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In marriages between only one man and only one woman, there are examples of both partners retaining their surnames (ex. [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]]) and of the woman taking the surname of her husband (ex. [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]). However, the common surname of the Willow group marriage derives from one of its female members, [[Desiree Willow]]. The standard practice for two-person homosexual marriages is unclear, as the only one shown so far is that between [[Samuel Adama]] and [[Larry]], the latter of whom is only referred to by his first name. It is unknown whether the surname a person used before marriage is referred to as a "maiden name" by the Colonials.

A concept of "manliness" exists, as evidenced by [[William Adama]]'s sayings "a man isn't a man until he wears the wings of a Viper pilot" and "a man takes responsibility for his actions". If an equivalent idea of "womanliness" as a strong attribute exists, it has not been referenced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]").

[[Tauron]] boys are known to be considered men at the age of 13 and receive a Mark of Manhood. No equivalent tradition has been mentioned for girls, although women fulfill the same roles in Tauron society as men do (ex. [[Isabelle Adama]] as a [[Ha'la'tha]] resistance member, [[Kolibri]] as a [[Herac]] soldier, [[Ruth]] as a hitwoman, [[Fidelia Fazekas]] as the Guatrau) ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Dirteaters]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

In the Colonial military, the honorific "sir" is used for both female and male superiors; in civilian usage, "ma'am" is used for women and "sir" for men. This is highlighted when Captain Lee Adama addresses President [[Laura Roslin]] as "sir" and her aide [[Billy Keikeya]] addresses her as "ma'am" at the same meeting ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

[[Kara Thrace]], on one occasion, said that "men are so painfully stupid sometimes," in reference to Karl Agathon believing that Sharon was pregnant with his child ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").

== Heterosexuality ==

[[Image:Billy and Jaycie.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] and [[Jaycie McGavin]] in coitus ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).]]

Relationships depicted in the series tend to be overwhelmingly heterosexual in nature. Amongst these relationships are:

* Relationships resulting in marriage:
** [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] (2,000 years in the series' past<ref>Tighs wear wedding rings in the flashback to the destruction of Earth at the end of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"</ref>, and again in series' present)
** [[William Adama]] and [[Carolanne Adama]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]")
** [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Faye Lampkin]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")
** [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Rika Belzen]] ([[Razor]])
** [[Sesha Abinell]] and [[Ray Abinell]] ([[Sacrifice]])
** [[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] ([[The Plan]])
** [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Tyrol ''neé'' Henderson]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Precipice]])

* Relationships between consensual, unmarried persons:
** Galen Tyrol and [[Sharon Valerii]]
** Lee Adama and [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Scar]])
** William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"; previously implied in "[[A Day in the Life]], "[[Unfinished Business]]")
** William Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]])
** [[Richard Adar]] and Laura Roslin ([[Epiphanies]])
** Samuel Anders and [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) [Anders was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Kara Thrace, was later discovered seemingly alive]
** [[Billy Keikeya]] and Anastasia Dualla
** [[Enzo]] and [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[The Passage]])
** Saul Tigh and [[Caprica-Six]] [Tigh was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Ellen, was later discovered alive]
** [[Cavil]] and Sharon Valerii
** [[Felix Gaeta]] and "[[Number Eight#Sweet_Eight|Sweet Eight]]"

* Sexual relationship between consensual adults while engaged in other sexual relationships:
** [[Gaius Baltar]] and various female conquests such as [[Sherry Bennett]], [[Caprica Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Number Three]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Playa Palacios]], and an [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Unnamed Lover|unidentified woman]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Baltar's ongoing relations with [[Virtual Six]] are difficult to define, but certainly involve a sexual aspect.
** Ellen Tigh and various men during her marriage to Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]], "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]")
** Ellen Tigh and a [[Number One|Cavil]] Cylon to secure Saul Tigh's release from prison.
** Lee Adama and Kara Thrace cheat on their respective spouses before ([[Unfinished Business]]) and after ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) getting married.
** Spec. [[Callandra Henderson]] with both Lt. [[Brendan Costanza]] and [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Galen Tyrol]]; the former unknowingly sired [[Nicholas Tyrol|her child]], while the latter married her and was presumed to be the child's father. Both relationships were violative of fraternization regulations and/or laws ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
** Sharon Valerii seduces Karl Agathon under the guise of Sharon Agathon, while the latter watches helplessly, bound and gagged in a commode closet ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]).
** Saul Tigh with Ellen Tigh upon her return to the Fleet, while he (having been presumed widowed) is cohabitating with Caprica-Six, who has become pregnant by him. Ellen recognizes that he has added to his sexual repertoire during her absence.

== Homosexuality ==
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|[[Helena Cain]] dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]
Homosexuality in the series was formally introduced in "[[Razor]]", with the revelation that [[Helena Cain]] and [[Gina Inviere]] were engaged in a lesbian relationship.

The revelation of the Cain-Inviere relationship does not seem to surprise ''Pegasus'' personnel. [[Kendra Shaw]] is slightly shocked, but more due to the surprise that Cain is dependent on anyone. [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Jack Fisk]] do not seem to be at all fazed or uncomfortable with this relationship during the formal dinner after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] (Razor). Therefore, this is in keeping with writer Michael Taylor's comments that "the point about Cain’s and Gina’s relationship is that the fact that they had a same-sex relationship was no big deal".<ref name="thewatcher"/>

[[Sam Adama]] casually mentions to his nephew [[Willie Adama]] that he used to try to flirt with men in a district the two are visiting ([[Rebirth]]). Sam's marriage to [[Larry]], taken with his status as an enforcer for the [[Ha'la'tha]], suggests homosexuality is not seen as in conflict with traditional masculine roles and attitudes.

Judging by comments made by producer/writer [[Jane Espenson]] and on [[Serge]]'s Twitter account, homophobia does not exist and never has existed in the Twelve Colonies, and heterosexual and homosexual relationships are not thought of in different lights. Therefore, the word
"gay" does not exist and homosexual marriage has been legal for as long as marriage has existed<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/01/jane-espenson After Elton Interview With Jane Espenson]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10210163537 Serge's Twitter]</ref>.

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== Bisexuality ==

[[Image:Threesome.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica-Six, Three and Baltar sleeping ([[Hero]]).]]

Bisexuality has not been seen until "[[Hero]]", with the culmination of a [[w:ménage à trois|ménage à trois]] between [[Caprica Six]], [[Number Three]], and [[Gaius Baltar]]. It is uncertain how this is viewed in Colonial society, but since it is apparent that the Cylons model their behavior after their human creators, it is more than likely that sexual acts involving multiple partners is derived from Colonials.

Also, [[Gina Inviere]] can be considered bisexual due to her involvement with both [[Helena Cain]] and Gaius Baltar (at different times), though her relationship with Baltar is marred by the psychological effects of Inviere having been gang-raped on ''Pegasus''.

In the webisode series ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' [[Felix Gaeta]] is revealed to be in a relationship with [[Louis Hoshi]]. Flashbacks to [[New Caprica]] also show him being involved with a [[Number Eight]]. Gaeta's sexuality had been teased early on behind the scenes, notably with the [[Season 3 gag reel]] where [[Alessandro Juliani]] attempts to hit on a [[marine]] protecting [[James Callis]]'s [[Gaius Baltar]], and later appears to be having a sexual dream about "Gaius".
[[image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|left|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).]]
In an interview, [[Ronald D. Moore]] stated that the bisexuality of Caprica Six and Inviere may or may not be typical of all the Six copies, or all the twelve Cylon models: "We sort of always talked about the Cylons being basically bisexual in all formats. They didn’t really have gender roles within the twelve models kind of thing, but we never really played that idea out so I don’t know if we ever really established that as part of the mythos, but that was something we sort of talked about. We pretty much established that some of the Sixes, there was the Six that was in a relationship with Admiral Cain so we know that that’s part of some of the Sixes, whether that means that applies to all the Six models, we just never got into that depth, that kind of detailed stories of them." <ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Moore also said that "We’re in the process now of starting to think about what ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' the series will be and what the storylines are and it is something that we’re talking about in our sort of nascent writers’ room where we have some people together and we’re just talking about what it could be and we are talking about it as an active thing, like okay, how can we work in gay, lesbian and bisexual storylines into this and that – it’s just not there yet, but it is part of the discussion."<ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is married to both women and men ([[Rebirth]]).

== Inter-racial and Inter-species ==

===Inter-racial/ethnic===
Although there are periodic mentions of prejudice between the quasi-castes of different colonies, no dialogue has indicated any taboo among Colonials regarding relationships between humans of different [real-world] ethnic or racial groups, nor even an acknowledgement of real-world ethnicity; each of the twelve colonies appears to be composed of a mixture of real-world human ethnicities.

In addition to the many inter-racial and inter-ethnic relationships not resulting in marriage (well, confirmed marriage), a full one half of the post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between spouses of different real-world races: African [[Anastasia Dualla]] and Caucasian [[Leland Adama]], and East Asian [[Sharon Agathon]] (née Eight) and Caucasian [[Karl Agathon]] (''cf'' [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and [[Galen Tyrol]] [all four appear predominantly Caucasian]). Moreover, interbreeding between what would be real-world Caucasians and East Asians is presumably so commonplace that Dr. [[Cottle]] had a still-born Eurasian infant readily available, to secretly switch with [[Hera Agathon]] on [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s order.

===Inter-species===
Humans and [[humanoid Cylon]]s can and frequently do engage in consensual sexual intercourse. Relationships between humans and Cylons are viewed negatively by those who see Cylons as nonpersons, a viewpoint which becomes less and less common.

*[[Ellen Tigh]] and various men
*[[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]]
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Helena Cain]]
*[[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Kara Thrace]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Number Eight|A Number Eight copy]] and [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|A Number Three copy]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Tory Foster]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]

Cylon Simon and human Giana O'Neill were married before the apocalypse, with Giana unaware of her husband's Cylon nature but Simon well aware. Three of the four post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between humans and Cylons: Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and human [[Karl Agathon]], human [[Kara Thrace]] and Cylon [[Samuel Anders]], and human [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and Cylon [[Galen Tyrol]]. Of the three, the Agathons were the only marriage entered into while both (or either) spouse was consciously aware that one was a Cylon. The only post-apocalypse marriage shown between humans is that of [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Leland Adama]]. The only pre-apocalypse marriage depicted as surviving both the Cylons and Adm. Cain is that between [[Final Five]] Cylons [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Saul Tigh]].

== Practices ==
Multiple real-world coitus positions have been depicted, including female superior (a.k.a. "cowgirl")<ref>Caprica-Six mounts Baltar thus in the [[Miniseries]]</ref> and the so-called missionary position<ref>Baltar is shown atop Kara Thrace in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and Tory Foster in [[Faith]], Lee Adama is shown climbing off of Thrace in "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''et al''.</ref>

Heterosexual fellatio among Colonials is implied by Laura Roslin's statement to Tory Foster, "I don't really care if you have to spend the night on your knees praying, or just on your knees. I want a name." ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

== Other notes ==

* The religious controversy surrounding [[Rya Kibby]]'s abortion suggest that the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial faith]] (or the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] interpretation thereof) contains doctrine pertaining to sexuality, possibly in a similar fashion to many real world religions ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

* The presence of [[w:child prostitution|child prostitution]] under [[Phelan]]'s [[black market (organization)|black market]] indicates the presence of pedophilia within Colonial society. The practice of child prostitution is viewed with loathing and disdain by Colonials such as Lee Adama, who ultimately kills Phelan after discovering this practice aboard ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

* Prostitution is legal in Colonial society, with consenting adult women such as [[Shevon]] offering their services to adult men such as Lee Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). This fact is a nod to the [[socialator]] practices touched upon in the [[Original Series]]. However, prostitution is not considered respectable, as [[Tom Zarek]] and Major Adama's conversation shows. Prostitution of young men for female clients has also been established ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

* In addition, the Colonials have pornographic material like ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"), although it is uncertain whether or not pornography is viewed in the same controversial light as it is in [[w:United States|America]] and some other cultures.

* Strip clubs exist where strippers of both sexes perform simultaneously ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

* The spines of some [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] have been seen to emit a red glow during copulation.<ref>Caprica Six is shown glowing atop Baltar in the [[Miniseries]], Sharon Agathon is shown glowing atop Helo in [[Six Degrees of Separation]] and writer commentary for [[The Face of the Enemy]] confirms that "Sweet Eight" similarly glowed while having sex with Felix Gaeta on New Caprica.</ref> It is unclear whether or not this is visible to the human eye and could be used to detect Cylons. Nevertheless the real-world metaphorical use of the term "glowing" is used by Colonials to describe women sexually satisfied and/or in love.<ref>Laura Roslin referring to Tory Foster in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", Felix Gaeta referring to Anastasia Dualla in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>

* Marriage and engagement are practiced by the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and were practiced by the Cylons of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In the Colonies, marriage vows are considered sacred oaths. Women generally take their husbands' surnames, but not always. Men do not change their name, except in the group marriage example noted below. There is no evidence of any similar practice to marriage among the [[Significant Seven|modern Cylons]], though two of them got married to humans.

* Marriages between more than two people have been shown to be legal on Caprica, though unusual. Upon learning that [[Clarice Willow]] is part of a group marriage, [[Lacy Rand]] is surprised but accepting and mentions knowing classmates who are children of group marriages. The Willow family surname comes from [[Desiree Willow]].

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Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

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Mcc1789: /* Inter-racial/ethnic */

: ''For sexuality depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see: [[Sexuality in Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]].''

'''Sexuality in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''''', mirrors sexuality in the real world, in terms of the presence of hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual relationships.

According to comments from [[Michael Taylor]], the Colonials do not make an emphasis "of the distinction between hetero- and homosexual preferences. I tend to think that in this respect, at least, they’re a bit more enlightened than we are."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Gender Identity and Distinctions ==

No gender-based restrictions on occupation, either military or civilian, have been seen to exist in the Twelve Colonies, and [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated that there are none. However, males and females adhere to different standards in terms of clothing, makeup, ornamentation and hairstyling. One example has been seen of a transvestite, a man called [[Cerberus]] who wears "female" garb, jewelry and makeup; he is referred to as a "freak" by [[Joseph Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In marriages between only one man and only one woman, there are examples of both partners retaining their surnames (ex. [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]]) and of the woman taking the surname of her husband (ex. [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]). However, the common surname of the Willow group marriage derives from one of its female members, [[Desiree Willow]]. The standard practice for two-person homosexual marriages is unclear, as the only one shown so far is that between [[Samuel Adama]] and [[Larry]], the latter of whom is only referred to by his first name. It is unknown whether the surname a person used before marriage is referred to as a "maiden name" by the Colonials.

A concept of "manliness" exists, as evidenced by [[William Adama]]'s sayings "a man isn't a man until he wears the wings of a Viper pilot" and "a man takes responsibility for his actions". If an equivalent idea of "womanliness" as a strong attribute exists, it has not been referenced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]").

[[Tauron]] boys are known to be considered men at the age of 13 and receive a Mark of Manhood. No equivalent tradition has been mentioned for girls, although women fulfill the same roles in Tauron society as men do (ex. [[Isabelle Adama]] as a [[Ha'la'tha]] resistance member, [[Kolibri]] as a [[Herac]] soldier, [[Ruth]] as a hitwoman, [[Fidelia Fazekas]] as the Guatrau) ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Dirteaters]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

In the Colonial military, the honorific "sir" is used for both female and male superiors; in civilian usage, "ma'am" is used for women and "sir" for men. This is highlighted when Captain Lee Adama addresses President [[Laura Roslin]] as "sir" and her aide [[Billy Keikeya]] addresses her as "ma'am" at the same meeting ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

[[Kara Thrace]], on one occasion, said that "men are so painfully stupid sometimes," in reference to Karl Agathon believing that Sharon was pregnant with his child ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").

== Heterosexuality ==

[[Image:Billy and Jaycie.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] and [[Jaycie McGavin]] in coitus ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).]]

Relationships depicted in the series tend to be overwhelmingly heterosexual in nature. Amongst these relationships are:

* Relationships resulting in marriage:
** [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] (2,000 years in the series' past<ref>Tighs wear wedding rings in the flashback to the destruction of Earth at the end of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"</ref>, and again in series' present)
** [[William Adama]] and [[Carolanne Adama]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]")
** [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Faye Lampkin]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")
** [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Rika Belzen]] ([[Razor]])
** [[Sesha Abinell]] and [[Ray Abinell]] ([[Sacrifice]])
** [[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] ([[The Plan]])
** [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Tyrol ''neé'' Henderson]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Precipice]])

* Relationships between consensual, unmarried persons:
** Galen Tyrol and [[Sharon Valerii]]
** Lee Adama and [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Scar]])
** William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"; previously implied in "[[A Day in the Life]], "[[Unfinished Business]]")
** William Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]])
** [[Richard Adar]] and Laura Roslin ([[Epiphanies]])
** Samuel Anders and [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) [Anders was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Kara Thrace, was later discovered seemingly alive]
** [[Billy Keikeya]] and Anastasia Dualla
** [[Enzo]] and [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[The Passage]])
** Saul Tigh and [[Caprica-Six]] [Tigh was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Ellen, was later discovered alive]
** [[Cavil]] and Sharon Valerii
** [[Felix Gaeta]] and "[[Number Eight#Sweet_Eight|Sweet Eight]]"

* Sexual relationship between consensual adults while engaged in other sexual relationships:
** [[Gaius Baltar]] and various female conquests such as [[Sherry Bennett]], [[Caprica Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Number Three]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Playa Palacios]], and an [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Unnamed Lover|unidentified woman]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Baltar's ongoing relations with [[Virtual Six]] are difficult to define, but certainly involve a sexual aspect.
** Ellen Tigh and various men during her marriage to Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]], "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]")
** Ellen Tigh and a [[Number One|Cavil]] Cylon to secure Saul Tigh's release from prison.
** Lee Adama and Kara Thrace cheat on their respective spouses before ([[Unfinished Business]]) and after ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) getting married.
** Spec. [[Callandra Henderson]] with both Lt. [[Brendan Costanza]] and [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Galen Tyrol]]; the former unknowingly sired [[Nicholas Tyrol|her child]], while the latter married her and was presumed to be the child's father. Both relationships were violative of fraternization regulations and/or laws ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
** Sharon Valerii seduces Karl Agathon under the guise of Sharon Agathon, while the latter watches helplessly, bound and gagged in a commode closet ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]).
** Saul Tigh with Ellen Tigh upon her return to the Fleet, while he (having been presumed widowed) is cohabitating with Caprica-Six, who has become pregnant by him. Ellen recognizes that he has added to his sexual repertoire during her absence.

== Homosexuality ==
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|[[Helena Cain]] dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]
Homosexuality in the series was formally introduced in "[[Razor]]", with the revelation that [[Helena Cain]] and [[Gina Inviere]] were engaged in a lesbian relationship.

The revelation of the Cain-Inviere relationship does not seem to surprise ''Pegasus'' personnel. [[Kendra Shaw]] is slightly shocked, but more due to the surprise that Cain is dependent on anyone. [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Jack Fisk]] do not seem to be at all fazed or uncomfortable with this relationship during the formal dinner after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] (Razor). Therefore, this is in keeping with writer Michael Taylor's comments that "the point about Cain’s and Gina’s relationship is that the fact that they had a same-sex relationship was no big deal".<ref name="thewatcher"/>

[[Sam Adama]] casually mentions to his nephew [[Willie Adama]] that he used to try to flirt with men in a district the two are visiting ([[Rebirth]]). Sam's marriage to [[Larry]], taken with his status as an enforcer for the [[Ha'la'tha]], suggests homosexuality is not seen as in conflict with traditional masculine roles and attitudes.

Judging by comments made by producer/writer [[Jane Espenson]] and on [[Serge]]'s Twitter account, homophobia does not exist and never has existed in the Twelve Colonies, and heterosexual and homosexual relationships are not thought of in different lights. Therefore, the word
"gay" does not exist and homosexual marriage has been legal for as long as marriage has existed<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/01/jane-espenson After Elton Interview With Jane Espenson]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10210163537 Serge's Twitter]</ref>.

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== Bisexuality ==

[[Image:Threesome.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica-Six, Three and Baltar sleeping ([[Hero]]).]]

Bisexuality has not been seen until "[[Hero]]", with the culmination of a [[w:ménage à trois|ménage à trois]] between [[Caprica Six]], [[Number Three]], and [[Gaius Baltar]]. It is uncertain how this is viewed in Colonial society, but since it is apparent that the Cylons model their behavior after their human creators, it is more than likely that sexual acts involving multiple partners is derived from Colonials.

Also, [[Gina Inviere]] can be considered bisexual due to her involvement with both [[Helena Cain]] and Gaius Baltar (at different times), though her relationship with Baltar is marred by the psychological effects of Inviere having been gang-raped on ''Pegasus''.

In the webisode series ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' [[Felix Gaeta]] is revealed to be in a relationship with [[Louis Hoshi]]. Flashbacks to [[New Caprica]] also show him being involved with a [[Number Eight]]. Gaeta's sexuality had been teased early on behind the scenes, notably with the [[Season 3 gag reel]] where [[Alessandro Juliani]] attempts to hit on a [[marine]] protecting [[James Callis]]'s [[Gaius Baltar]], and later appears to be having a sexual dream about "Gaius".
[[image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|left|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).]]
In an interview, [[Ronald D. Moore]] stated that the bisexuality of Caprica Six and Inviere may or may not be typical of all the Six copies, or all the twelve Cylon models: "We sort of always talked about the Cylons being basically bisexual in all formats. They didn’t really have gender roles within the twelve models kind of thing, but we never really played that idea out so I don’t know if we ever really established that as part of the mythos, but that was something we sort of talked about. We pretty much established that some of the Sixes, there was the Six that was in a relationship with Admiral Cain so we know that that’s part of some of the Sixes, whether that means that applies to all the Six models, we just never got into that depth, that kind of detailed stories of them." <ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Moore also said that "We’re in the process now of starting to think about what ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' the series will be and what the storylines are and it is something that we’re talking about in our sort of nascent writers’ room where we have some people together and we’re just talking about what it could be and we are talking about it as an active thing, like okay, how can we work in gay, lesbian and bisexual storylines into this and that – it’s just not there yet, but it is part of the discussion."<ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is married to both women and men ([[Rebirth]]).

== Inter-racial and Inter-species ==

===Inter-racial/ethnic===
Although there are periodic mentions of prejudice between the quasi-castes of different colonies, no dialogue has indicated any taboo among Colonials regarding relationships between humans of different [real-world] ethnic or racial groups, nor even an acknowledgement of real-world ethnicity; each of the twelve colonies appears to be composed of a mixture of real-world human ethnicities.

In addition to the many inter-racial and inter-ethnic relationships not resulting in marriage (well, confirmed marriage), a full one half of the post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between spouses of different real-world races: African [[Anastasia Dualla]] and Caucasian [[Leland Adama]], and East Asian [[Sharon Agathon]] (née Eight) and Caucasian [[Karl Agathon]] (''cf'' [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and [[Galen Tyrol]] [all four appear predominantly Caucasian]). Moreover, interbreeding between what would be real-world Caucasians and East Asians is presumably so commonplace that Dr. [[Cottle]] had a still-born Eurasian infant readily available, to secretly switch with [[Hera Agathon]] on [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s order.

===Inter-species===
Humans and [[humanoid Cylon]]s can and frequently do engage in consensual sexual intercourse. Relationships between humans and Cylons are viewed negatively by those who see Cylons as nonpersons, a viewpoint which becomes less and less common.

*[[Ellen Tigh]] and various men
*[[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]]
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Helena Cain]]
*[[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Kara Thrace]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Number Eight|A Number Eight copy]] and [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|A Number Three copy]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Tory Foster]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]

Cylon Simon and human Giana O'Neill were married before the apocalypse, with Giana unaware of her husband's Cylon nature but Simon well aware. Three of the four post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between humans and Cylons: Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and human [[Karl Agathon]], human [[Kara Thrace]] and Cylon [[Samuel Anders]], and human [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and Cylon [[Galen Tyrol]]. Of the three, the Agathons were the only marriage entered into while both (or either) spouse was consciously aware that one was a Cylon. The only post-apocalypse marriage shown between humans is that of [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Leland Adama]]. The only pre-apocalypse marriage depicted as surviving both the Cylons and Adm. Cain is that between [[Final Five]] Cylons [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Saul Tigh]].

== Practices ==
Multiple real-world coitus positions have been depicted, including female superior (a.k.a. "cowgirl")<ref>Caprica-Six mounts Baltar thus in the [[Miniseries]]</ref> and the so-called missionary position<ref>Baltar is shown atop Kara Thrace in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and Tory Foster in [[Faith]], Lee Adama is shown climbing off of Thrace in "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''et al''.</ref>

Heterosexual fellatio among Colonials is implied by Laura Roslin's statement to Tory Foster, "I don't really care if you have to spend the night on your knees praying, or just on your knees. I want a name." ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

== Other notes ==

* The religious controversy surrounding [[Rya Kibby]]'s abortion suggest that the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial faith]] (or the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] interpretation thereof) contains doctrine pertaining to sexuality, possibly in a similar fashion to many real world religions ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

* The presence of [[w:child prostitution|child prostitution]] under [[Phelan]]'s [[black market (organization)|black market]] indicates the presence of pedophilia within Colonial society. The practice of child prostitution is viewed with loathing disdain by Colonials such as Lee Adama, who ultimately kills Phelan after discovering this practice aboard ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

* Prostitution is legal in Colonial society, with consenting adult women such as [[Shevon]] offering their services to adult men such as Lee Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). This fact is a nod to the [[socialator]] practices touched upon in the [[Original Series]]. However, prostitution is not considered respectable, as [[Tom Zarek]] and Major Adama's conversation shows. Prostitution of young men for female clients has also been established ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

* In addition, the Colonials have pornographic material like ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"), although it is uncertain whether or not pornography is viewed in the same controversial light as it is in [[w:United States|America]] and some other cultures.

* Strip clubs exist where strippers of both sexes perform simultaneously ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

* The spines of some [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] have been seen to emit a red glow during copulation.<ref>Caprica Six is shown glowing atop Baltar in the [[Miniseries]], Sharon Agathon is shown glowing atop Helo in [[Six Degrees of Separation]] and writer commentary for [[The Face of the Enemy]] confirms that "Sweet Eight" similarly glowed while mating with Felix Gaeta on New Caprica.</ref> It is unclear whether or not this is visible to the human eye and could be used to detect Cylons. Nevertheless the real-world metaphorical use of the term "glowing" is used by Colonials to describe women sexually satisfied and/or in love.<ref>Laura Roslin refering to Tory Foster in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", Felix Gaeta refering to Anastasia Dualla in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>

* Marriage and engagement are practiced by the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and were practiced by the Cylons of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In the Colonies, marriage vows are considered sacred oaths. Women generally take their husbands' surnames, but not always. Men do not change their name, except in the group marriage example noted below. There is no evidence of any similar practice to marriage among the [[Significant Seven|modern Cylons]], though two of them got married to humans.

* Marriages between more than two people have been shown to be legal on Caprica, though unusual. Upon learning that [[Clarice Willow]] is part of a group marriage, [[Lacy Rand]] is surprised but accepting and mentions knowing classmates who are children of group marriages. The Willow family surname comes from [[Desiree Willow]].

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Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)

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Mcc1789: /* Heterosexuality */

: ''For sexuality depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see: [[Sexuality in Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]].''

'''Sexuality in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''''', mirrors sexuality in the real world, in terms of the presence of hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual relationships.

According to comments from [[Michael Taylor]], the Colonials do not make an emphasis "of the distinction between hetero- and homosexual preferences. I tend to think that in this respect, at least, they’re a bit more enlightened than we are."<ref name="thewatcher">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/11/answers-to-your.html|title=Answers to your 'Razor' questions and clues about 'Battlestar Galactica's' final season|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=16 November 2007|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Gender Identity and Distinctions ==

No gender-based restrictions on occupation, either military or civilian, have been seen to exist in the Twelve Colonies, and [[Ronald Moore]] has indicated that there are none. However, males and females adhere to different standards in terms of clothing, makeup, ornamentation and hairstyling. One example has been seen of a transvestite, a man called [[Cerberus]] who wears "female" garb, jewelry and makeup; he is referred to as a "freak" by [[Joseph Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In marriages between only one man and only one woman, there are examples of both partners retaining their surnames (ex. [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]]) and of the woman taking the surname of her husband (ex. [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]). However, the common surname of the Willow group marriage derives from one of its female members, [[Desiree Willow]]. The standard practice for two-person homosexual marriages is unclear, as the only one shown so far is that between [[Samuel Adama]] and [[Larry]], the latter of whom is only referred to by his first name. It is unknown whether the surname a person used before marriage is referred to as a "maiden name" by the Colonials.

A concept of "manliness" exists, as evidenced by [[William Adama]]'s sayings "a man isn't a man until he wears the wings of a Viper pilot" and "a man takes responsibility for his actions". If an equivalent idea of "womanliness" as a strong attribute exists, it has not been referenced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]").

[[Tauron]] boys are known to be considered men at the age of 13 and receive a Mark of Manhood. No equivalent tradition has been mentioned for girls, although women fulfill the same roles in Tauron society as men do (ex. [[Isabelle Adama]] as a [[Ha'la'tha]] resistance member, [[Kolibri]] as a [[Herac]] soldier, [[Ruth]] as a hitwoman, [[Fidelia Fazekas]] as the Guatrau) ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Dirteaters]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

In the Colonial military, the honorific "sir" is used for both female and male superiors; in civilian usage, "ma'am" is used for women and "sir" for men. This is highlighted when Captain Lee Adama addresses President [[Laura Roslin]] as "sir" and her aide [[Billy Keikeya]] addresses her as "ma'am" at the same meeting ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

[[Kara Thrace]], on one occasion, said that "men are so painfully stupid sometimes," in reference to Karl Agathon believing that Sharon was pregnant with his child ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").

== Heterosexuality ==

[[Image:Billy and Jaycie.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] and [[Jaycie McGavin]] in coitus ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).]]

Relationships depicted in the series tend to be overwhelmingly heterosexual in nature. Amongst these relationships are:

* Relationships resulting in marriage:
** [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] (2,000 years in the series' past<ref>Tighs wear wedding rings in the flashback to the destruction of Earth at the end of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"</ref>, and again in series' present)
** [[William Adama]] and [[Carolanne Adama]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]")
** [[Romo Lampkin]] and [[Faye Lampkin]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]", "[[Sine Qua Non]]")
** [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Rika Belzen]] ([[Razor]])
** [[Sesha Abinell]] and [[Ray Abinell]] ([[Sacrifice]])
** [[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] ([[The Plan]])
** [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Tyrol ''neé'' Henderson]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Lee Adama]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
** [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] ([[Precipice]])

* Relationships between consensual, unmarried persons:
** Galen Tyrol and [[Sharon Valerii]]
** Lee Adama and [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Scar]])
** William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]] ("[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"; previously implied in "[[A Day in the Life]], "[[Unfinished Business]]")
** William Adama and [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[Razor Flashbacks]])
** [[Richard Adar]] and Laura Roslin ([[Epiphanies]])
** Samuel Anders and [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]) [Anders was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Kara Thrace, was later discovered seemingly alive]
** [[Billy Keikeya]] and Anastasia Dualla
** [[Enzo]] and [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[The Passage]])
** Saul Tigh and [[Caprica-Six]] [Tigh was presumed to be a widower, though his wife, Ellen, was later discovered alive]
** [[Cavil]] and Sharon Valerii
** [[Felix Gaeta]] and "[[Number Eight#Sweet_Eight|Sweet Eight]]"

* Sexual relationship between consensual adults while engaged in other sexual relationships:
** [[Gaius Baltar]] and various female conquests such as [[Sherry Bennett]], [[Caprica Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Number Three]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Playa Palacios]], and an [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Unnamed Lover|unidentified woman]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Baltar's ongoing relations with [[Virtual Six]] are difficult to define, but certainly involve a sexual aspect.
** Ellen Tigh and various men during her marriage to Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]], "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]")
** Ellen Tigh and a [[Number One|Cavil]] Cylon to secure Saul Tigh's release from prison.
** Lee Adama and Kara Thrace cheat on their respective spouses before ([[Unfinished Business]]) and after ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) getting married.
** Spec. [[Callandra Henderson]] with both Lt. [[Brendan Costanza]] and [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|SCPO]] [[Galen Tyrol]]; the former unknowingly sired [[Nicholas Tyrol|her child]], while the latter married her and was presumed to be the child's father. Both relationships were violative of fraternization regulations and/or laws ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
** Sharon Valerii seduces Karl Agathon under the guise of Sharon Agathon, while the latter watches helplessly, bound and gagged in a commode closet ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]).
** Saul Tigh with Ellen Tigh upon her return to the Fleet, while he (having been presumed widowed) is cohabitating with Caprica-Six, who has become pregnant by him. Ellen recognizes that he has added to his sexual repertoire during her absence.

== Homosexuality ==
[[Image:Cain and gina.jpg|thumb|right|[[Helena Cain]] dining with [[Gina Inviere]].]]
Homosexuality in the series was formally introduced in "[[Razor]]", with the revelation that [[Helena Cain]] and [[Gina Inviere]] were engaged in a lesbian relationship.

The revelation of the Cain-Inviere relationship does not seem to surprise ''Pegasus'' personnel. [[Kendra Shaw]] is slightly shocked, but more due to the surprise that Cain is dependent on anyone. [[Jurgen Belzen]] and [[Jack Fisk]] do not seem to be at all fazed or uncomfortable with this relationship during the formal dinner after the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] (Razor). Therefore, this is in keeping with writer Michael Taylor's comments that "the point about Cain’s and Gina’s relationship is that the fact that they had a same-sex relationship was no big deal".<ref name="thewatcher"/>

[[Sam Adama]] casually mentions to his nephew [[Willie Adama]] that he used to try to flirt with men in a district the two are visiting ([[Rebirth]]). Sam's marriage to [[Larry]], taken with his status as an enforcer for the [[Ha'la'tha]], suggests homosexuality is not seen as in conflict with traditional masculine roles and attitudes.

Judging by comments made by producer/writer [[Jane Espenson]] and on [[Serge]]'s Twitter account, homophobia does not exist and never has existed in the Twelve Colonies, and heterosexual and homosexual relationships are not thought of in different lights. Therefore, the word
"gay" does not exist and homosexual marriage has been legal for as long as marriage has existed<ref>[http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/01/jane-espenson After Elton Interview With Jane Espenson]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10210163537 Serge's Twitter]</ref>.

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== Bisexuality ==

[[Image:Threesome.jpg|thumb|right|Caprica-Six, Three and Baltar sleeping ([[Hero]]).]]

Bisexuality has not been seen until "[[Hero]]", with the culmination of a [[w:ménage à trois|ménage à trois]] between [[Caprica Six]], [[Number Three]], and [[Gaius Baltar]]. It is uncertain how this is viewed in Colonial society, but since it is apparent that the Cylons model their behavior after their human creators, it is more than likely that sexual acts involving multiple partners is derived from Colonials.

Also, [[Gina Inviere]] can be considered bisexual due to her involvement with both [[Helena Cain]] and Gaius Baltar (at different times), though her relationship with Baltar is marred by the psychological effects of Inviere having been gang-raped on ''Pegasus''.

In the webisode series ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' [[Felix Gaeta]] is revealed to be in a relationship with [[Louis Hoshi]]. Flashbacks to [[New Caprica]] also show him being involved with a [[Number Eight]]. Gaeta's sexuality had been teased early on behind the scenes, notably with the [[Season 3 gag reel]] where [[Alessandro Juliani]] attempts to hit on a [[marine]] protecting [[James Callis]]'s [[Gaius Baltar]], and later appears to be having a sexual dream about "Gaius".
[[image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|left|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).]]
In an interview, [[Ronald D. Moore]] stated that the bisexuality of Caprica Six and Inviere may or may not be typical of all the Six copies, or all the twelve Cylon models: "We sort of always talked about the Cylons being basically bisexual in all formats. They didn’t really have gender roles within the twelve models kind of thing, but we never really played that idea out so I don’t know if we ever really established that as part of the mythos, but that was something we sort of talked about. We pretty much established that some of the Sixes, there was the Six that was in a relationship with Admiral Cain so we know that that’s part of some of the Sixes, whether that means that applies to all the Six models, we just never got into that depth, that kind of detailed stories of them." <ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Moore also said that "We’re in the process now of starting to think about what ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' the series will be and what the storylines are and it is something that we’re talking about in our sort of nascent writers’ room where we have some people together and we’re just talking about what it could be and we are talking about it as an active thing, like okay, how can we work in gay, lesbian and bisexual storylines into this and that – it’s just not there yet, but it is part of the discussion."<ref name="cylons">{{cite_web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/ronald-moore-kevin-reilly-virtuality-star-trek|title=Scoop on "Virtuality", the first U.S. science fiction series to include gay characters|date=7 October 2008|accessdate=7 October 2008|last=Jensen|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is married to both women and men ([[Rebirth]]).

== Inter-racial and Inter-species ==

===Inter-racial/ethnic===
Although there are periodic mentions of prejudice between the quasi-castes of different colonies, no dialogue has indicated any taboo among Colonials regarding relationships between humans of different [real-world] ethnic or racial groups, nor even an acknowledgement of real-world ethnicity; each of the twelve colonies appears to be composed of a mixture of real-world human ethnicities.

In addition to the many inter-racial and inter-ethnic relationships not resulting in marriage (well, confirmed marriage), a full one half of the post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between spouses of different real-world races: African [[Anastasia Dualla]] and Caucasian [[Leland Adama]], and Korean [[Sharon Agathon]] (née Eight) and Caucasian [[Karl Agathon]] (''cf'' [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and [[Galen Tyrol]] [all four appear predominantly Caucasian]). Moreover, interbreeding between what would be real-world Caucasians and East Asians is presumably so commonplace that Dr. [[Cottle]] had a still-born Eurasian infant readilly available, to secretly switch with [[Hera Agathon]] on [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s order.

===Inter-species===
Humans and [[humanoid Cylon]]s can and frequently do engage in consensual sexual intercourse. Relationships between humans and Cylons are viewed negatively by those who see Cylons as nonpersons, a viewpoint which becomes less and less common.

*[[Ellen Tigh]] and various men
*[[Simon O'Neill]] and [[Giana O'Neill]]
*[[Caprica-Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Helena Cain]]
*[[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Karl Agathon]]
*[[Samuel Anders]] and [[Kara Thrace]]
*[[Gina Inviere]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Number Eight|A Number Eight copy]] and [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|A Number Three copy]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Tory Foster]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]
*[[Number Six#Lida|Lida]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]

Cylon Simon and human Giana O'Neill were married before the apocalypse, with Giana unaware of her husband's Cylon nature but Simon well aware. Three of the four post-apocalypse marriages depicted are between humans and Cylons: Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and human [[Karl Agathon]], human [[Kara Thrace]] and Cylon [[Samuel Anders]], and human [[Callandra Tyrol]] (née Henderson) and Cylon [[Galen Tyrol]]. Of the three, the Agathons were the only marriage entered into while both (or either) spouse was consciously aware that one was a Cylon. The only post-apocalypse marriage shown between humans is that of [[Anastasia Dualla]] and [[Leland Adama]]. The only pre-apocalypse marriage depicted as surviving both the Cylons and Adm. Cain is that between [[Final Five]] Cylons [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Saul Tigh]].

== Practices ==
Multiple real-world coitus positions have been depicted, including female superior (a.k.a. "cowgirl")<ref>Caprica-Six mounts Baltar thus in the [[Miniseries]]</ref> and the so-called missionary position<ref>Baltar is shown atop Kara Thrace in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and Tory Foster in [[Faith]], Lee Adama is shown climbing off of Thrace in "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''et al''.</ref>

Heterosexual fellatio among Colonials is implied by Laura Roslin's statement to Tory Foster, "I don't really care if you have to spend the night on your knees praying, or just on your knees. I want a name." ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

== Other notes ==

* The religious controversy surrounding [[Rya Kibby]]'s abortion suggest that the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial faith]] (or the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] interpretation thereof) contains doctrine pertaining to sexuality, possibly in a similar fashion to many real world religions ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

* The presence of [[w:child prostitution|child prostitution]] under [[Phelan]]'s [[black market (organization)|black market]] indicates the presence of pedophilia within Colonial society. The practice of child prostitution is viewed with loathing disdain by Colonials such as Lee Adama, who ultimately kills Phelan after discovering this practice aboard ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

* Prostitution is legal in Colonial society, with consenting adult women such as [[Shevon]] offering their services to adult men such as Lee Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). This fact is a nod to the [[socialator]] practices touched upon in the [[Original Series]]. However, prostitution is not considered respectable, as [[Tom Zarek]] and Major Adama's conversation shows. Prostitution of young men for female clients has also been established ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

* In addition, the Colonials have pornographic material like ''[[Nymph]]'' magazine ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"), although it is uncertain whether or not pornography is viewed in the same controversial light as it is in [[w:United States|America]] and some other cultures.

* Strip clubs exist where strippers of both sexes perform simultaneously ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

* The spines of some [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] have been seen to emit a red glow during copulation.<ref>Caprica Six is shown glowing atop Baltar in the [[Miniseries]], Sharon Agathon is shown glowing atop Helo in [[Six Degrees of Separation]] and writer commentary for [[The Face of the Enemy]] confirms that "Sweet Eight" similarly glowed while mating with Felix Gaeta on New Caprica.</ref> It is unclear whether or not this is visible to the human eye and could be used to detect Cylons. Nevertheless the real-world metaphorical use of the term "glowing" is used by Colonials to describe women sexually satisfied and/or in love.<ref>Laura Roslin refering to Tory Foster in "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", Felix Gaeta refering to Anastasia Dualla in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]".</ref>

* Marriage and engagement are practiced by the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and were practiced by the Cylons of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In the Colonies, marriage vows are considered sacred oaths. Women generally take their husbands' surnames, but not always. Men do not change their name, except in the group marriage example noted below. There is no evidence of any similar practice to marriage among the [[Significant Seven|modern Cylons]], though two of them got married to humans.

* Marriages between more than two people have been shown to be legal on Caprica, though unusual. Upon learning that [[Clarice Willow]] is part of a group marriage, [[Lacy Rand]] is surprised but accepting and mentions knowing classmates who are children of group marriages. The Willow family surname comes from [[Desiree Willow]].

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Government of the Twelve Colonies

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The '''Government of the Twelve Colonies''', established by the [[Articles of Colonization]], is a [[w:Federal republic|federal republic]]. The Colonial government was established 52 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and is lead by a democratically elected president and legislature. Thanks largely to the efforts of President [[Laura Roslin]] the survivors retain their civilian government. The [[Military - Government relations|relationship]] between the civilian government and the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|military]], encapsulated by [[William Adama|Adama]]'s relationship with the president, has been a dynamic feature of the Fleet.

The amount of unity between the colonies prior to the holocaust is unclear. Gaius Baltar claims to have gotten his Gemenese [[Adrien Bauer|lab assistant]] a visa to work on Caprica ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). It is unknown to what extent this visa program was required for travel and transfer of labor between the colonies. However, this indicates that even unified under a central government the colonies were still independent to a certain degree <ref>This is contrary to the European Union, in which people can travel with little or no border controls, and can work in other countries largely unrestricted. This has economic advantages, like easier trade due to faster and more unbureaucratic shipping.</ref>. Furthermore, each colony had its own [[Law of the Twelve Colonies (RDM)# Colonies' Rights|laws]] concerning various areas of life.
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==Pre-Federal System==
Before the first [[Cylon War]], the Twelve Colonies functioned as autonomous states independent of their sister colonies. Each planet had its own localized government, civil services, and armed forces. Caprica, for instance, had a Prime Minister as the head of its government as well as its own Defence Minister and judicial system. Inter-planetary wars, civil wars, and other conflicts were common in this time, as inter-colonial relations varied widely (''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'').

==Before the Cylon attack==

===Executive Branch===
[[Image:Office of the President.png|thumb|Seal of the President of the Twelve Colonies.]]
The president<ref>[[Ron Moore]] has stated in several interviews that there have presumably been female presidents before Laura Roslin, and thus her presidency is not reacted to any differently by characters than if a man were in the office {{citation needed}}. Although some characters question her ability because of her previous office as a low-ranking cabinet member, their objections have little to do with her gender.</ref> at the time of the Cylon attack was President [[Richard Adar]]. The president is assisted by a cabinet, consisting of the heads of the various government departments. Under Adar, the the Secretary of Education was [[Laura Roslin]]. A member of the Ministry of Civil Defense, known only as "[[Jack]]", is also identified ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

In the event of the death or incapacitation of the president, the vice president and the cabinet are included in the line of succession. At the time she assumed the presidency, Roslin was 43rd in succession ([[Miniseries]]).<ref>This line of succession is apparently similar to the [[Wikipedia:United States presidential line of succession|United States presidential line of succession]], which only includes 18 officers beneath the President. The US Secretary of Education is number 16.</ref>

===Legislative Branch===
The Colonial legislature is bicameral. The upper house is the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], with each colony represented by a single delegate, each with one vote. When the vice presidency becomes vacant, the Quorum is responsible for both the nomination and confirmation of the successor to that office. The president of the Colonies is also the presiding officer of the Quorum, with the authority to break tie votes. Ceremonial dress for Quorum members includes a sash representing their colony.

The lower house is apparently larger, and may be elected on a proportional basis. This may be the body which Gaius Baltar refers to as the "People's Council" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). The government maintains a separate judiciary and recognizes an unelected religious body in an advisory capacity.<ref>This is similar to the British [[Wikipedia:House of Lords|House of Lords]].'' ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 RDM, January 30, 2005]).</ref>

Plurality of office is apparently forbidden, as Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is promptly replaced after being elected to the vice presidency from a position on the Quorum ([[Fragged]]).

Numerous civil liberties are guaranteed under the [[Articles of Colonization]].<ref>Many of these are apparently analogous to the [[w:United States Bill of Rights|United States Bill of Rights]].</ref>

===''Ex Officio'' Advisers===

The peoples of the Twelve Colonies appear to have a single religion based on worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Lords of Kobol]]. As such, a religious homogeneity exists that makes a "separation of church and state" unnecessary in the strictest sense. Government officials appear to be able to choose to consult religious leaders to support decisions or gather advice and consensus. [[Elosha]], a priest, was also a member of the Quorum of Twelve for a number of years.<ref>According to a [http://scifitalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=18387 podcast conversation] with actress [[Lorena Gale]], Elosha had been on the [[Quorum of Twelve]] for some twenty years. She was present on ''Galactica'' to "cut the tape" at the decommissioning ceremony.</ref>

==Government of the Fleet==
===Executive Branch===
The [[President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] is directly elected by the population. For the most part [[Laura Roslin]] has presided over the Fleet while it has been spacebound, whilst [[Gaius Baltar]] presided over the time on [[New Caprica]]. On a few occasions [[Tom Zarek]] and [[Lee Adama]] have held the presidency for very short periods before the staus quo was re-established.
====First Roslin Administration====
[[Laura Roslin]], Secretary of Education under President Richard Adar, assumes the presidency after the deaths of Adar and the 42 other secretaries and ministers above her under the [[Case Orange]] contingency system. She apparently never forms an official cabinet of her own, but employs various advisers during the remaining nine months of Adar's unexpired term.

Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is chosen as her vice president in a special, and hotly contested (with [[Tom Zarek]]) Quorum election 49 days after the Cylon attack. The extent of his duties are unclear, and he still has considerable time to devote to scientific undertakings.

Baltar is prepared to assume the role of the president during Roslin's imminent death from cancer, but the scientist ''cum'' vice president manages to save the president's life. Despite the action, Roslin suspects Baltar is a Cylon collaborator, and Baltar chooses to become a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election.

=====Roslin's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Billy Keikeya]] - Personal assistant to the president and makeshift press secretary
:Keikeya is killed in the episode "[[Sacrifice]]".
*[[Tory Foster]] - Personal assistant to the president and makeshift press secretary
:Foster succceeds Keikeya in the episode "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
*Priest [[Elosha]] - Formerly a government cleric ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 RDM, January 30, 2005]) who became President Roslin's spiritual adviser
:Elosha is killed in the episode "[[Home, Part I]]".
*Brother [[Cavil]] - Spiritual adviser
:Cavil apparently succeeds Elosha for a brief period during "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" prior to his discovery as a [[humanoid Cylon]].
*[[Lee Adama]] - Military adviser ([[Water]])
:It is unclear when Adama's service as military Adviser ends. He does not appear in that capacity after "[[Home, Part II]]". Roslin's relationship with [[William Adama]] warms considerably following the events of that episode, generally obviating her need for a special military adviser. It can be assumed that Lee Adama's responsibilities as commander of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' leave him little time for affairs of state following "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
*[[Wallace Gray]] - Economic adviser ([[Colonial Day]])
:Gray apparently severs ties with the Roslin administration following his dismissal as vice presidential candidate in "[[Colonial Day]]".

====Baltar Administration====
[[Gaius Baltar]] announces his candidacy against Roslin one month prior to the presidential elections, with Sagittaron delegate and former opponent [[Tom Zarek]] as his running mate. Baltar runs on a platform opposed to religious interference in government affairs, prompted by the [[Rya Kibby]] affair, and in favor of colonization of [[New Caprica]]. Although Roslin attempts to fix the election in her favor, he is installed as President after the voter fraud is uncovered by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]].

Immediately after his inauguration, Baltar signs his first executive order ordering the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to return to New Caprica. One year later, President Baltar appears unsympathetic to the resource problems plaguing the colony and public approval of his administration is quite low. At the same time, a fleet of Cylon ships finds the settlement on New Caprica when they detect a trace radiation signature. Copies of Cylon models [[Number Five|Five]], [[Number Six|Six]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]] meet with President Baltar and his cabinet, and with ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' having jumped away he offers the unconditional surrender of humanity ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Part II]]).

After four months of Cylon occupation, Baltar is still in office although his role is reduced to that of a figurehead ([[Occupation]]). [[Tom Zarek]] refuses to cooperate with the Cylons and is summarily imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] until his execution is ordered by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] and signed by Baltar at gunpoint ([[Exodus, Part I]]). Baltar is deposed after Admiral Adama organizes and executes a daring rescue mission of occupied New Caprica's inhabitants. During the exodus, Baltar chooses to leave with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

=====Baltar's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Felix Gaeta]] - Personal assistant to the president.
*The [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] - Part advisers, part puppet masters, the Cylons play an important role in Baltar's administration during their occupation of New Caprica.

====Zarek Administration====
After the escape from New Caprica, Tom Zarek assumes the office of the president, succeeding the missing President Baltar. President Zarek brokers an agreement with Laura Roslin whereby he will nominate her to be his vice president (subject to the approval of the Quorum of Twelve), he will step down as president, and she will become president again. In return, Roslin would then appoint him as her vice president.

Zarek's only major action taken in his brief tenure as president of the Twelve Colonies is an executive order authorizing a [[The Circle|secret six-person tribunal]] tasked to find, charge, try, and execute collaborators and traitors. Shortly before stepping down as president, Zarek discloses this to Adama and Roslin. Zarek abides by his agreement with Roslin and goes through with his plan allowing Laura Roslin to resume her role as president ([[Collaborators]]).

====Second Roslin Administration====
Laura Roslin's first act as president is to grant a general pardon to anyone who collaborated with the Cylons. She abides by her agreement with Tom Zarek and nominates him as her vice president ([[Collaborators]]).

=====Roslin's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Tory Foster]] - Personal assistant to the president.

====Adama Administration====
====Lampkin Administration====
With President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s health rapidly failing she elects to abdicate the presidency to aid Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] in his high-risk assault on [[The Colony]]. [[Romo Lampkin]], former public defender and adviser to interim President [[Lee Adama]] is chosen to be her successor. Although Roslin survives the mission, she does not return to an active role in the government. President Lampkin takes part in the debate and planning of the settlement of the [[Earth (RDM)|newly found "Earth"]], but expresses his concerns over Lee Adama's suggestion that the Colonials and Cylons abandon their technology and live like the native humans already present on the planet. With the survivors diffusing across the planet and possessing no means to communicate and co-ordinate with one another, it is assumable that the Colonial government is officially dissolved, thus making Romo Lampkin the last President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. His term is probably among the shortest in Colonial history, spanning just hours, possibly a few days at the most ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

===The Quorum of Twelve===
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46 days after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] is elected by survivors of the Twelve Colonies. It first convenes on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' on the eve of [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] and remains in session for some time thereafter ("[[Fragged]]", "[[Final Cut]]"). ''Cloud Nine'' is destroyed in a nuclear attack by the [[humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] [[Gina Inviere]]. It is unknown whether any of the Quorum delegates are on board at the time of the attack ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

After the commencement of the [[Second Exodus]], then-President Tom Zarek oversees the swearing in of the new Quorum of Twelve, which was likely disbanded by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]]. This Quorum convenes on ''Colonial One'' and consists entirely of new delegates ([[The Ties That Bind]]).

==Elections==

===Vice Presidency (Day 49)===
The new Quorum's first order of business is the election of a vice president, a motion presented by [[Tom Zarek]] (Sagittaron) and seconded by Dr. Gaius Baltar (Caprica). [[Marshall Bagot]] (Virgon) nominates Zarek for the position, and is seconded by [[Sarah Porter]] (Gemenon). Roslin's supporters select [[Wallace Gray]] to compete with him, but Gray is later replaced with Dr. Baltar.

Zarek loses the election six votes to six, with President Roslin casting the tie-breaker. Based on on-screen evidence, Zarek had the support of the representatives from Aerilon, Aquaria, Gemenon, Picon and Virgon, and his own vote as representative of Sagittaron.<ref>This election followed a procedure similar to that laid out in the [[w:Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], with two exceptions: under U.S. law, only the president may appoint a nominee, and that nominee must be confirmed by both Houses of Congress, not just the upper house. (The 25th amendment is unclear on tie-breaking scenarios, as it is the vice president himself who is empowered to break ties in the U.S. Senate.)</ref>

===Presidency (c. Day 280)===
The late President [[Richard Adar|Adar]]'s unexpired term, which Roslin fills under the provisions of [[Case Orange]], expires roughly nine and a half months post-holocaust. Roslin did not initially expect to run, due to the rapid progression of her cancer, but after her cure ([[Epiphanies]]) she makes it clear that she would stand for re-election.

Tom Zarek, defeated in his earlier bid for the vice presidency, privately states his intention to campaign for the presidency early on ([[Colonial Day]]), but withdraws his bid after he realizes that he could not hope to overcome Roslin's popularity. Instead, he throws his backing behind Roslin's vice president, Gaius Baltar, who publicly breaks ranks with the Roslin administration following the [[Rya Kibby|Kibby affair]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

[[Image:Ballot Candidates.jpg||left|thumb|100px|A sample ballot.]]
The election is conducted by popular vote across the entire Fleet, with votes being counted by military staff on ''Galactica'', overseen by civilian officials. The election resulted in victory for Baltar and a strong mandate for his policy of settlement on New Caprica, despite a suppressed attempt at rigging the election by the outgoing administration.

===Vice Presidency (c. Day 800)===
Following Baltar's disappearance in the aftermath of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, he is succeeded by his former vice president Tom Zarek. Zarek indicates his intent to nominate Laura Roslin for the vice presidency before stepping down himself and allowing her to succeed him. Although unseen in the episode "[[Collaborators]]", this sequence of events apparently takes place without incident.

As part of this deal, Zarek is promised the opportunity to continue on as vice president ([[Collaborators]]), and officially assumed the position after giving Roslin the presidency ([[The Woman King]]).

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==Post-holocaust relationship with the military==
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== Hierarchy ==
Based of the cited material that is available, this a tree of the Colonial Government system.
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Quorum of Twelve (TRS)

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:''This article explains the legislative body in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)]].''
[[Image:4x03 Quorum of Twelve.jpg|thumb|The current Quorum of Twelve]]
The '''Quorum of Twelve''' is a unicameral deliberative body<ref>The Quorum combines features from the [[w: U.N. Security Council|U.N. Security Council]], [[Wikipedia: United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] and the [[Wikipedia: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] (a leadership body in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and some other Mormon sects).</ref> that grants each of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] one elected representative, who votes on and brings issues to be discussed. The scope of these issues, in the aftermath of the [[Cylon attack]], is likely to be quite broad due to the lack of any other organized political bodies.

In practice, the Quorum is the counterpoint to the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies#Executive Branch|President]] of the Twelve Colonies. While the executive branch has great power, the Quorum likely needs to ratify all laws devised by the president and the cabinet. It is also able to veto [[Law of the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Presidential provisions|presidential provisions]].

It is believed that the Quorum was instituted by the [[Articles of Colonization]] 52 years prior to the final [[Cylon attack]].

==First Roslin Administration==
After the loss of the Quorum under President Adar, [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] reestablishes a new Quorum on [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]]. Its representatives, elected by the populous, include:
[[Image:Cloud 9 Ballroom.jpg|thumb|The Quorum of Twelve meets for the first time in the ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ballroom.]]
* [[Alisander Asiel]] of [[Aerilon]]
* [[Marshall Bagot]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]]
* [[Gaius Baltar]] of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] <ref>As shown in "[[Dirty Hands]]", although Baltar resided on Caprica, his colony of origin is actually [[Aerilon]].</ref>
* [[Miksa Burian]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aquarion|Aquarion]] <ref name="agenda">This information comes from [[:Image:Names from agenda ep 111.jpg|this page]] from the Quorum agenda in "[[Colonial Day]]".</ref>
* [[Perah Enyeto]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]
* [[Oswyn Eriku]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libran|Libran]] <ref name="agenda"/>
* [[Elrad Hunt]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Leonis|Leonis]] <ref name="sanne">While [[:Image:Names from agenda ep 111.jpg|this page]] from the Quorum agenda in "[[Colonial Day]]" notes that [[Elrad Hunt]] represents Picon and [[Safiya Sanne]] represents Leonis, a production error leads to Sanne being depicted onscreen as the representative of both colonies. Because neither character appears subsequently, the actual representatives of these colonies under the first Roslin administration cannot be conclusively established.</ref>
* [[Sarah Porter]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]]
* [[Eladio Puasha]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]]
* [[Safiya Sanne]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Leonis|Leonis]] or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] <ref name="sanne"/>
* [[Robin Wenutu]] of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]]
* [[Tom Zarek]] of [[Sagittaron]]

Secluded in his lab, [[Gaius Baltar]] seems unaware that he has even been nominated for the Caprican post until he is made aware of the decision.

One of the primary issues of the new Quorum was the election of a vice president as the Quorum was responsible for the confirmation of the successor to that office. If there is a tie, as is the case during the campaign of Tom Zarek and Gaius Baltar, the president was the one who casts the tie-breaking vote ([[Colonial Day]]).

This Quorum of Twelve assembled on ''[[Cloud 9]]''.

==Baltar Administration==
With the loss of ''Cloud 9'' shortly after [[Gaius Baltar]]'s inauguration, the Quorum's meeting place is destroyed. A number of delegates may also have died in the disaster. The Quorum continued to meet throughout the Baltar administration until at least its surrender to the Cylons a year later on [[New Caprica]]<ref>Gaius Baltar: If it's not the union, it's the Quorum. And if it's not the Quorum, it's the People's Council. ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])</ref>. It appears to have been dissolved at some point during the Cylon occupation<ref>Laura Roslin: So, [[Tom Zarek|Mr. President]], how long before the new Quorum of Twelve can be sworn in? ([[Collaborators]])</ref>.

==Zarek/Second Roslin Administration==
President Tom Zarek oversees the appointment of a new Quorum, who later approves the transition of presidential powers from Zarek to [[Laura Roslin]] after the [[Second Exodus]] ([[Collaborators]]).

Meeting on ''[[Colonial One]]'' with the [[Fleet News Service|press]] in attendance, now-Vice President Zarek appears to act as chairman to an unruly Quorum ([[The Ties That Bind]]).

The representatives on this Quorum include:
* [[Jacob Cantrell]] of Sagittaron
* [[Lee Adama]] of Caprica (succeeding [[Cowen]])
* [[Dahlia]] of Tauron
* an unnamed female [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Picon Delegate|delegate]] from Picon
* an unnamed female [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gemenon Delegate|delegate]] from Gemenon
* an unnamed male [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Aerilon Delegate|delegate]] from Aerilon
* an unnamed male [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Libran Delegate|delegate]] from Libran
* [[Reza Chronides]] (unknown colony)
* four further [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Other delegates|unnamed delegates]] (two women and two men, one of which was temporarily replaced by another man in the Quorum for some time)
* [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Quorum Delegate|Another female delegate]], presumably with a special function, who temporarily replaced three regular delegates on three different occasions

==Post Earth/Execution==
Upon learning of Adama's plan to enter a permanent alliance with the Rebel Cylons in exchange for access to Cylon FTL technology to be installed on all civilian ships, Zarek takes advantage of Roslin's self-imposed absence from politics and agitates the Quorum into voting that no Cylon may board a civilian ship without the permission of its people ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).

Later, Zarek collaborates with Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] of Galactica to stage a mutiny which quickly turns bloody ([[The Oath]]). When the Quorum (minus Lee Adama who is at large on ''Galactica'') doesn't support him and Cantrell orders him to leave, pointedly addressing him as the ''Vice'' President, he orders their execution by the marines outside the door. After they carry out this order, Zarek summons Gaeta, who is shaken out of his naievety about Zarek's motives and mourns the resulting loss of the rebellion's perceived moral high ground ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

Instead of forming the colony-based Quorum again with new representatives, Lee Adama proposes that the Colonials are no longer defined by their home colonies but rather the respective ships they live on. President Roslin supports the idea and tasks Lee with restructuring the civilian government accordingly ([[No Exit]]).

In "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]", its revealed that a [[Quorum of Ships' Captains|new Quorum]] is being formed, but this time made up of ship's captains. It is unknown how many captains are on this new Quorum, but a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] representative, a [[Six]] named Sonja, has also been elected to this Quorum to represent the [[Rebel Basestar]].

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Demand Peace

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[[Image:Demand Peace 2.jpg|thumb|Demand Peace's operational emblem]]

[[Image:Daru mozu 213 1080i.jpg|thumb|right|Demand Peace's attack on the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'']]

'''Demand Peace''' is an extremist organization (operating out of ''[[Cloud Nine]]'') led by [[Royan Jahee]] that seeks peace with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Their ideology has gained significant traction amongst the civilian population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] who believe surrender to the Cylons is preferable to a life on the run. The movement grew increasingly popular after Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and the [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' joined forces with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', as Cain's methods to fight the Cylons (from stripping civillian ships for supplies to other abuses) and her subsequent death served as a rallying cry, feeling this and the oppression by the Fleet to prevent Cylon sabatoge made them no better than the Cylons who hunt them down.

The group's first known action begins by sneaking a Demand Peace mole, [[Asha Janik]], aboard ''Galactica'' to work as a civilian munitions worker. While there, she sabotages ''Galactica'''s [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] by producing faulty hollow-rounds for the fighter's guns. ''Galactica's'' crew members later capture and interrogate her. The next act of sabotage takes place about the [[tylium]] refinery ship ''[[Daru Mozu]]'', where Demand Peace members aboard the ship detonate a bomb close to its [[FTL]] drive.

Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] secretly provides the group a nuclear warhead (given to him to make his [[Cylon detector]] by then-Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]) in order to aid the future plans of Demand Peace member and [[Cylon agent|possibly disaffected Cylon]] agent [[Gina Inviere]]. After his election to the presidency, Baltar visits Inviere aboard ''Cloud 9'', saying that his election should allow future opportunities for time together. Inviere informs him that she will not go to New Caprica, and Baltar responds that he can no longer visit her under such circumstances. At the last moment, Inviere overcomes her prior reluctance to have sex with Baltar, but after hearing Baltar sworn-in as president kills herself by detonating the nuclear warhead aboard ''Cloud Nine''. Several ships are destroyed in the process, also revealing the position of the Fleet to the Cylons, but whether this side-effect is intentional is not known.

The fate of Demand Peace and the remainder of its members after ''Cloud Nine'''s destruction is left in doubt ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). It is probable that any survivors of the group and its cause lose their influence after the conflicts that stem from the Cylon occupation on [[New Caprica]] one year later.
[[Image:Demand Peace 1.jpg|thumb|right|Demand Peace's manifesto pamphlet]]
==Known Members==

*[[Gina Inviere]] †
*[[Royan Jahee]] - Leader
*[[Asha Janik]]
*[[Gaius Baltar]] - Tentative

==Publications==

The "Demand Peace" pamphlet read by ''Galactica'''s senior officers in "[[Epiphanies]]" contains the following statements:

Front page:
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<blockquote>'''DEMAND PEACE'''<br/>
'''A MANIFESTO TO NEGOTIATE AN END TO THE SLAUGHTER'''
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First page:
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<blockquote>'''DEMAND PEACE'''<br/>
'''[...] the war. The answer to our suffering lies in negotiating a peace. This is our cause. This is your cause.'''<br/>

'''OUR CAUSE WILL SAVE MANKIND'''<br/>
'''Commander Adama would have you believe that he will save us. But can one man claim to save the future of all mankind? Clearly the task is too great for a warrior. It demands the perspective of a statesman and a historian. In short a democratic council. Is this what we have? Despite lip service to the processes of democracy the truth is [...]'''<br/></blockquote>
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Second page:
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<blockquote>'''WE BELIEVE'''
#Only open dialogue can save mankind.
#The military is the servant, not the masters, of the fleet.
#The Cylons will respond to reasonable dialogue.
#Democracy is the key to responsible decision making for the future of mankind.
#Man and Cylons can coexist in peace.
#We are at the dawn of a new beginning for mankind.
#The enemies of peace are the enemies of mankind.
'''DEMAND PEACE'''<br/></blockquote>
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Additionally, [[Saul Tigh]] quotes the following passage: "''Do not be afraid. We are not terrorists, but we will not sit back while Adama's war machine continues to press us into cruel and futile conflict.''"

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Cylon Civil War

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|image=Cylon civil war - opening fire.jpg
|description=
|date= 4 ACH
|place= [[Battle of the Trinary Star System|Trinary Star System]] <br /> [[Resurrection Hub]] <br /> [[The Colony|Cylon Colony]]
|result= Rebel victory <br />
* Cylon loyalists destoryed
* Loss of Cylon Resurrection Hub
** Cylon resurrection destroyed
* Cylon Colony destroyed
* Rebel settlement of Earth with Colonials

|combatant1=[[Rebel basestar|Rebel Cylon faction]] <br /> [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon Loyalists]]
|co1=[[Natalie Faust]] <br /> [[D'anna Biers]] <br /> Admiral [[William Adama]] <br /> President [[Laura Roslin]]
|co2= [[John Cavil]]
|strength1= [[Rebel basestar|Three basestars]] (initially) <br /> Associated Raiders <br /> battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' <br /> Associated Vipers and Raptors

|strength2= Numerous basestars <br /> Associated Raiders <br /> Cylon Colony

|shiploss1= Two rebel basestars destroyed <br /> Fatal damage to ''Galactica''
|shiploss2= Numerous basestars <br /> Numerous Raiders <br /> Resurrection Hub <br /> Cylon Colony
|casualties1= Unknown, heavy
|casualties2= Complete destruction of Loyalist Cylons
|prev= none
|next= [[Battle of the Trinary Star System|Trinary Star System]]
|series=RDM
}}

The '''Cylon Civil War''' is a conflict between two factions of [[humanoid Cylon]]s. One faction consists of the [[Number One]]s, the [[Number Four]]s, the [[Number Five]]s, and the [[Number Eight]] copy known as [[Sharon Valerii]], under the leadership of the Number One copy known as Cavil. The opposition, known as the rebel faction, consists of the [[Number Two]]s, the [[Number Six]]es, several Centurions with restored free will, and the majority of the [[Number Eight]]s, under the leadership of the Number Six copy known as [[Natalie]]. Natalie is later slain, and leadership of the rebels is taken up by the restored [[Number Three]] copy known as [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna]] until she elects to remain behind on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] for the rest of her days. The only real battle of the war is the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]], where the [[Rebel Basestar]] goes after the [[Resurrection Hub]], but some of Rebel Cylons aid ''Galactica'' in the [[Battle of The Colony]]. That battle is the end of both wars as Cavil's faction is destroyed by ''Galactica'' and her forces in the battle. During the war, Cavil's faction controls pretty much all of the Cylons resources including all the [[Resurrection Ship]]s, the [[Resurrection Hub]] and [[The Colony]]. The Rebels are unable to resurrect due to this and have to team up with ''Galactica's'' forces just to attack and access the [[Resurrection Hub]] as all of their Raiders were destroyed at the beginning, although at least 25 Heavy Raiders survived. All that the rebel faction controlled was the [[Rebel Basestar]] and what resources they had on that. Thanks to the destruction of Cavil's faction by ''Galactica'' during the final battle, the victor in the war is the Colonials and the rebel faction.

== Diverging Ideologies ==
The earliest signs that the Cylons were not in perfect harmony were seen in the occupation of [[New Caprica]], where faced with a losing battle the different models argue over the best course of action. Later the fate of [[Gaius Baltar]] is the subject of a narrow 4 - 3 vote. Sometime afterwards, the [[Number Three]]s' religious quest causes the model to be [[box]]ed.

The immediate cause of the conflict occurs at the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], in which the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s break off the attack because one of them detects [[Samuel Anders]] as a humanoid Cylon. Cavil's faction votes to "reconfigure" (lobotomize) the Raiders so that they will continue the attacks on the Colonial fleet. Natalie's faction votes against this action, believing that the [[final five]] humanoid Cylons are present in the Colonial fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). Their goal is to unite all twelve humanoid Cylon models, a plan which includes unboxing the [[Number Three]]s, so that the Three known as D'Anna can tell them what she has learned in the [[Temple of Five]].

== First Blood ==
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[[Image:First Blood - Cylon civil war.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Centurions rise up against their masters.]]
[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]'s "swing vote" gives Cavil's faction the majority they need to proceed with the Raider lobotomies. Natalie's faction does not accept this and remove the Centurions' [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s, releasing their self-awareness and turning them against Cavil's faction ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").

The Cylon fleet becomes split into two. A Number One remarks that Natalie "did a little ethnic cleansing", with the factions now segregated from each other among the baseships, some under Cavil's control and others under Natalie's. Later, Natalie and two Eights meet with Cavil, who tells them that after a debate the Ones were outvoted by their compatriots, who came to the conclusion that it was wrong to box the Threes and wanted to restore unity. He informs them that the Three's core consciousness is being downloaded at the central resurrection hub, and they can go to the nearest accessible server a half a dozen jumps away to listen to what she has to say. The two factions agree to go in their own respective baseships, and at the rendezvous Cavil's baseships appear without the [[Resurrection Ship]] (apparently controlled by Cavil's faction), surround the rebels, and attack, taking out the rebels' FTL drives and proceeding to destroy their baseships. Without the Resurrection Ship, the rebels realize that Cavil intends to truly kill them ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]"). Only Natalie's badly damaged baseship manages to survive the massacre although all of its Raiders are destroyed in the battle ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]").

== Proposed Alliance with the Humans ==

The ''[[Demetrius]]'', commanded by [[Kara Thrace]] on a mission to find Earth, encounters a heavily-damaged [[Heavy Raider]] with a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] aboard, who offers an alliance between the humans and his faction of Cylon rebels <ref>In episode descriptions, this faction is referred to as "Cylon rebels."</ref>. Thrace orders a jump to Conoy's damaged baseship against her crew's objections ([[TRS]]: "[[The Road Less Traveled]]"), but ultimately realizes that she can't risk the entire crew, so she takes a small team in a [[Raptor]] instead, with the understanding that if she does not return within 15 hours, ''Demetrius'' is to rendezvous with ''Galactica''.

From within the field of detonating battle wreckage, she locates Natalie's severely-damaged baseship. The baseship's [[Hybrid]] is unable to navigate a jump, but they determine that they can hook the baseship to the Raptor's FTL computer, although this would require disconnecting the Hybrid, thus potentially killing it.

The Eights want to mutiny against Natalie and turn to [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] to lead them, but Athena refuses and chastises them for too easily changing their minds and not committing to their choices.
[[Image:Anders - Number 6 confrontation.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The newly-formed alliance nearly fractures.]]
When making the modifications to the Raptor [[Jean Barolay]] encounters a Six whom she had drowned on [[New Caprica]]. The Six, who is emotionally traumatized by that death and is enraged by Barolay's cavalier attitude about it, kills her. An angry [[Samuel Anders]] throws her down at gunpoint, but it is Natalie who pulls the trigger, both to end the Six's torment from the memories and to satisfy any human need for justice, emphasizing that there is no resurrection for these Cylons.

Thrace is brought to the Hybrid and tries to understand her cryptic messages, but is frustrated and orders that they proceed with the jump. An Eight attempts to disconnect the Hybrid, but the Hybrid's reaction causes a Centurion to shoot and mortally wound the Eight before being shot itself. The dying Eight apologizes to Athena, asks for her forgiveness, and reaches out her, but Athena doesn't take her hand. Instead it is Anders who takes her hand and comforts the Eight as she truly dies.

The renegade Cylon baseship jumps to the ''Demetrius'', arriving moments before she is to jump back to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"). However, when the two ships attempt to jump back together, the ''Demetrius'' fails to jump and the baseship arrives at the Fleet alone. Admiral [[William Adama]] scrambles ''Galactica'''s Vipers, thinking the Fleet to be under attack. The situation is defused when the ''Demetrius'' finally jumps and announces that the baseship is under their control ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]").

== A Plan Takes Shape ==
[[Image:An alliance forms.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Colonials and rebel Cylons unify under official terms.]]
Natalie acts as the rebels' spokesperson and is brought to ''Galactica'' to talk with Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] and President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]. She tells them of the Cylons' central [[Resurrection Hub]] and outlines her plan. She wants to the Colonials' help in getting there and unbox the Threes. In return, she offers them a chance to destroy the Cylons' [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capability and take vengeance on them. [[Karl Agathon]] proposes to move half of ''Galactica'''s Vipers onto the baseship and use it to fool the Cylons. Roslin agrees, but adds a double-cross, because she distrusts the rebels: Go along with the plan, but then keep the Final Five, once uncovered, until they reach [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].

The Cylons plan to double-cross the Colonials as well. Suspecting that the Colonials won't allow them to have the Final Five and just leave, they plan to use the Centurions to take hostages after the mission. However, after Natalie is asked to speak in front of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] to assuage their fears about the alliance, she has a change of heart. Fearing that the Final Five may watch and judge them for their actions, she tells [[Number Two]] to call off the Centurions. She also tells the Quorum that she thinks that the Cylons need mortality to lead meaningful lives, when asked why she would give up the location of the hub ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]").

Before the plan sets in motion, Natalie is shot by [[Sharon Agathon]], to prevent [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] from being taken. Without warning or command, the [[Hybrid]] jumps the rebel baseship from the Fleet, ending all communication with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and taking half of her air wing and [[Laura Roslin]] with it ([[TRS]]: "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?"). Later, a recon Raptor sent by ''Galactica'' finds the Resurrection Hub destroyed, as well as debris of a baseship and a number of Vipers. This indicates that Cylons and Colonials fought together and that some of them escaped alive ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]").

== Attack on the Hub ==

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[[Image:The Hub receives critical damage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The destruction of the Resurrection Hub.]]
The Hybrid panics after sensing Natalie's shooting and death, and as a result jumps. She then continues to make subsequent jumps, each bringing it closer to the Hub, giving the combined force a chance to implement their plan. The human pilots are initially very reluctant to fly alongside Cylon pilots, but are persuaded to trust them.

After the Hub is stranded by disabling its FTL drive, Karl Agathon and the Eight board the Hub in a Raptor, find the un-boxed Number Three, and escape with her. Meanwhile, the rebel baseship exchanges missile fire with the two escort baseships. Once Three, Agathon and Number Eight are clear of the Hub, the Vipers launch several nuclear missiles at it, destroying it and at least one the escort baseships.

Aboard the rebel baseship, Three is questioned by President Roslin but refuses to give up the identities of the Final Five until she is sure she is safe. The baseship returns to the rendezvous coordinates, where they are met by a waiting Admiral Adama in a Raptor ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").

== The Standoff with the Colonials and the Discovery of Earth ==

The Cylons, now led by D'Anna Biers, hold the Colonials hostage in an attempt to lure the Final Four out of hiding. Foster joins them on the rebel baseship, but the other three remain on ''Galactica''. After the Cylons kill the first hostage, President [[Lee Adama]] orders a risky rescue operation. However, when Kara Thrace finds a signal giving them a direct bearing towards [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Adama decides to share this information with the Cylons instead. Together they jump to Earth, but discover it to be a nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]").

Both humans and Cylons are devastated by the discovery that Earth is an almost dead planet which cannot be resettled due to low-level radiation remaining in the ecosystem. Teams of Cylons digging through the ruins are surprised to uncover the remains of Centurions. Their testing methods determine that all the humanoid remains on the planet are of humanoid Cylons like themselves. The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] were Cylon, and destroyed themselves. The Colonial fleet and rebel baseship decide to leave this system and search the universe for any other possible habitable planets. D'Anna gives up on the whole cycle of life, and remains behind ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

== Joined Fates ==
The rebel Cylons believe that they are safer with the Colonial Fleet should Cavil's forces find them. Represented by [[Galen Tyrol]], they propose to Admiral Adama upgrades of the Fleet's FTL drives with Cylon technology, making them at least three times more efficient, in exchange for full citizenship and representation on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. Adama sees the necessity of the upgrades but is more reserved about the rest of the deal. Throughout the Fleet, widespread sentiment is against accepting the upgrades or allowing any Cylons onboard their ships, and a runaway tyllium refinery ship is the first sign of rebellion against the the admiral ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").

When Felix Gaeta leads a mutiny aboard ''Galactica'', the Cylons support Admiral Adama and President Roslin. Tyrol somehow manages to communicate with them undetected by CIC and has them send a Raptor to extract Baltar, Roslin, Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and Admiral Adama using a forgotten secondary storage airlock. Roslin and Baltar leave, but Tigh and Adama stay behind to make sure the President's Raptor gets out safely ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]").

Gaeta orders the Vipers on CAP to destroy the Raptor, and Narcho tries to take it out with a missile, but it misses and hits the baseship, causing the Cylons to think they're under attack. Aboard the baseship, Roslin defuses the situation, citing Hotdog's refusal to shoot as proof that the Fleet is not solidly behind the mutiny, and urging the Cylons to stay put and give Adama a chance to save the Final Four still in the Fleet. While Roslin attempts to broadcast to the Fleet using the Raptor's wireless, the Cylons note among themselves that the Fleet has dispersed and left them vulnerable, and Viper patrols are acting aggressively, trying to provoke a response. After discussing the situation they tell Roslin they have decided to jump away, but Roslin argues they should give Adama a chance and show that they are with him and the Fleet. With the help of a Number Two, she succeeds in penetrating ''Galactica's'' jamming long enough to make a transmission to inform the Fleet of the mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' and persuade ten ships to spin down their FTL drives. She then broadcasts orders to the mutineers to release their prisoners, return command of the Fleet to Admiral Adama, and surrender. When Tom Zarek responds as President of the Twelve Colonies and says that Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh are dead, she has the Cylon baseship turn its weapons on ''Galactica''. Gaeta orders ''Galactica'' and its allied ships to to jump away, not wanting anymore bloodshed, but Tyrol disables ''Galactica's'' FTL seconds before the jump is initiated. On the brink of a shooting war between the baseship and ''Galactica'', Gaeta orders weapons hold just before the CIC is retaken by Adama and his supporters. Adama then contacts the President to inform her and the Cylons that ''Galactica'' is secured and to stand down. Gaeta and Zarek are later executed for their actions and the rest of the mutineers are jailed ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").

In fulfillment of the deal brokered by Tyrol, the Cylon rebels are granted a seat in the Quorum of ships' captains and elect a representative, a Number Six named Sonja. While meeting with Admiral Adama, President Roslin, Lee Adama, and Galen Tyrol, Sonja informs them that when the Quorum convenes, she intends to formally request they hand over Sharon Valerii, who returned to the Fleet with Final Five Cylon [[Ellen Tigh]], so that she can tried for treason. It is unknown whether or not the Cylons have been upgrading the Colonial FTL drives as part of the deal yet or not ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").

Members of the Rebels continue to help repair ''Galactica'' although one of the Six's gets into an argument with a human tech. However, she later saves his life at the cost of her own. In a comment that's made, it's confirmed that the Cylons have indeed upgraded the Fleet's FTL drives, although for some reason at least one Raptor (stolen by Boomer to escape with Hera Agathon) wasn't upgraded. The effect of these upgrades is easily seen: when Boomer's un-upgraded stolen Raptor travels to The Colony it takes over a dozen jumps, but the upgraded recon Raptor sent to check it out and later ''Galactica'' herself are able to make it in ''one'' jump. Everyone expects ''Galactica'' to have to be abandoned and the Cylon Rebels inquire about the timetable for Admiral Adama transferring his flag (i.e., relocating himself and his command staff) to the Rebel Baseship; presumably, ''Galactica''’s entire military complement would be reassigned to the Baseship, it being the only other warship in the fleet and being capable of accomodating Raptors and Vipers. The Rebel Cylons have no problem with letting Adama take command of the baseship and are willing to follow his orders. Sixes and Eights fly their Heavy Raiders in integrated CAPs and other missions with Colonial pilots in Vipers and Raptors. Rebel Cylons have joined in the practice of posting photographs of their dead in ''Galactica''’s Memorial Hallway.

When Hera Agathon is kidnapped, the rebels push for her rescue, but Adama is unwilling to commit the two warships at his command to a likely suicidal rescue mission, although he does agree to send a Heavy Raider on a recon mission that shows that The Colony has been moved. ''Galactica'' is stripped for parts and the crew is started to be transfered. After an encounter with Hotdog and seeing Hera's picture on the Memorial Wall, Adama decides to try a rescue mission. After learning The Colony's location from Anders, Adama decides to commit ''Galactica'' to the rescue mission, making it volunteer only. The Final Five, many of the pilots and marines, some of the deck crew, Doc Cottle (who's sent back), Ishay, Apollo, Starbuck, Baltar (ultimatly), Caprica Six, Helo, Athena and even Roslin end up volunteering along with some of the mutineers who are pardoned in exchange. A recon Raptor is dispatched and it locates The Colony in orbit of a black hole. The rebels add a force of Rebel Centurions and the Rebel Baseship is left behind to protect the fleet under the command of Hoshi while ''Galactica'' launches its rescue mission.

== End of the War ==
The Rebel Basestar stays behind as the Fleet's new flagship with most of the Rebel Cylons while ''Galactica'' travels to The Colony to rescue Hera Agathon. The only Cylons that go are Caprica Six, the Final Five, Athena and some Centurions painted with a red stripe (presumably to distinguish them from Cavil's Centurions). During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Hera is rescued and many of the enemy Cylons fall including Boomer (who somewhat reedems herself by helping Hera escape) and Cavil who kills himself. The Colony is knocked into the black hole it orbits and is destroyed along with presumably all other Cylons in existance. With the destruction of The Colony and Cavil's faction by ''Galactica'', the Colonials and Rebel Cylons officaly win the war. ''Galactica'' escapes and finds a new home for the Fleet. The Twos, Sixes and Eights decide to stay with the humans on their new home planet that they decide to name Earth and give the [[Rebel Basestar]] to the Centurions to find their own destiny and freedom. They know there's a chance the Centurions might rebuild and come after them again in the future, but they believe that giving them their freedom may break the cycle of violence and prevent that. With the destruction of Cavil and his faction, the Colonials and Rebel Cylons are able to live out a peaceful existance together on the new Earth and eventually die of natural causes (presumably).

==Resources the sides possessed==
During the Civil War, both sides possessed differing resources. At first, both sides controled a fleet of ships and a lot of resources, but this quickly changed. Despite the rebels initaly possessing a lot of ships, [[Cavil]] controled all of the [[Resurrection Ship]]s and this was crucial in his initial victory over the rebels. He was able to ambush the rebels with the Resurrection Ship gone and destroy most of them, leaving only one badly damaged basestar that somehow managed to survive the ambush. Thanks to Cavil controlling the Resurrection Ships, none of the rebels could resurrect and were rendered mortal. Cavil also controlled the [[Resurrection Hub]], the hub of all resurrection that controled the process and was crucial to it. This prevented the rebels goal of resurrecting [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna]] to learn about the [[Final Five]] and also left him in complete control of [[resurrection]]. Cavil lost this and essentially the Resurrection Ships when the rebels and the Colonials managed to destroy it in a [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|joint strike]] and accomplished the goal of bringing back D'Anna which was helped as Cavil brought her back himself and the rebels only had to retrieve her. Cavil and his forces also controlled [[The Colony]], the planetoid-sized space station that was essentially the Cylon homeworld. Possession of this gave Cavil and his forces a heavily fortified defensible base to operate from and Cavil moved it ''before'' the civil war as if he was anticipating it so the rebels couldn't find it. This also proved to be his downfall as it was destroyed by ''Galactica'' and her forces (including some rebel Cylons) in a [[Battle of The Colony|final battle]] and as it was housing all of his forces at the time, Cavil and his faction were completely destroyed with its destruction. Also, Cavil's faction controlled the lobotomized Raiders and the non-sentient Centurions.

The rebels, in contrast, controlled very little. When the war started, they controlled several baseships, but no Resurrection Ships or the Resurrection Hub or The Colony. After Cavil's ambush, all but one [[Rebel Basestar|baseship]] that somehow survived were destroyed and all the rebels controlled was that baseship and all that was on it. It took several months for the baseship's damage to repair itself and by then the war was just about over and the ship participated in no more battles after the repairs were finally done. All of their Raiders were destroyed in the ambush, although at least 25 Heavy Raiders survived the battle. In order to even attack the Resurrection Hub, the rebels were forced to team up with the Colonials as they just didn't have the resources to attack by themselves. Later, the rebels decided to stay with the Colonial Fleet as they felt safer there with ''Galactica'' to help back them up. The rebels also possessed sentient Centurions.

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Zoe Graystone

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'''Zoe Graystone''' was the daughter of [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]], killed during an act of terrorism by the [[Soldiers of the One]]. Zoe's consciousness is downloaded into a [[virtual world|virtual]] [[avatar]] and later implanted into the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], making her the first sentient [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], '''Zoe-A''' and '''Zoe-R'''.

==Early Life==
[[Image:Zoe Alessandra.jpg|thumb|Zoe Graystone as a vital teenager.]]
Though she was loved by her parents, Zoe was an accident, conceived while the Graystones were busy building their careers. Following her birth, Zoe's mother Amanda Graystone suffered from [[Wikipedia: Postpartum depression|postpartum depression]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

:''This version of events may not have been entirely accurate as they were told to [[Mar-Beth Willow]] by Amanda Graystone, who later admitted she lied to Mar-Beth.

At the age of six, Zoe was trapped in her bedroom when a devastating fire swept through the Graystones' first home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. With her father unable to reach her, Zoe survived with the assistance of a [[messengers|vision]] of herself as an adult. Though she came away from the fire unscathed, Zoe never got over the incident, living with a fear of fire into young adulthood ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Zoe later fondly remembered growing up in the Graystones' first home and recalled planting a garden there ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). At some point during her childhood, she became an avid reader of ''[[Dragon Fighters of Kobol]]'', a fantasy book (([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Adolescence===
As Zoe grew up, her relationship with her mother was strained. Attributing her daughter's often rude and rebellious nature to the unhappy pregnancy, Amanda Graystone believed that her daughter hated her. She later described Zoe as "angry, defiant, rude, vulgar, obnoxious, unreasonable - just your typical 16 year old girl" ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Retribution]]").

[[Image:Zoe holoband, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe caught wearing her holoband at school.]]

Attending high school at [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe was extremely proficient in computer programming to the point of being considered a genius. Still, she ran into trouble at school; at least once being caught and disciplined for using her [[holoband]] at school. Among her, extracurricular activities were cello and frequent visits to the [[virtual world]] where she visited group sex rooms in the "[[V-Club]]" ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]").

Zoe was schooled in the teachings of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Goddess]] [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]]. Despite her polytheistic upbringing, Zoe came to believe in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]], telling her best friend, [[Lacy Rand]], "There is a right and there is a wrong. But only through the One true God can we know the difference." With her boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], Zoe persuaded Lacy to join a secret monotheist prayer group, though she kept her activities with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terror group secret ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Zoe-A==
[[Image:Zoe-A first appears, 1x13.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A first interacts with her creator, Zoe Graystone.]]
The virtual version of Zoe was created by Zoe Graystone herself using hacked rudimentary emulation software capable of duplicating her own V-World avatar. Graystone programmed the copy - a perfect copy - with roughly 100 terabytes of personal information from other databases. This allowed the avatar to access and translate information from medical scans, DNA profiles, psychological evaluations, school records, emails, video and audio recordings, CAT scans, genetic typing, synaptic records, security cameras, test results, shopping records, talent shows, ballgames, traffic tickets, restaurant bills, phone records, music lists, movie tickets, TV shows and "even prescriptions for birth control" - essentially turning raw data into personality and memory ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===Life's A Good Start===
Zoe initially conceived of the avatar program after seeing her father's designs for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] chassis. Interacting with an [[Messengers|illusory]] version of herself, Zoe realized that she could do more than create a robot body - that she could create life itself. Working from her father's workstation in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab, Zoe created the avatar, at first a semi-sentient being, barely aware of its own ability to speak or its own separate identity from the flesh and blood Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

[[Image:Zoe and Zoe-A, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe Graystone and her avatar in V-World.]]

Eventually, Zoe brought her discovery to Sister [[Clarice Willow]], headmistress of [[Athena Academy]] and closet monotheist, who encouraged Zoe to continue her work - ultimately inspiring Clarice's own notion of [[apotheosis]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]).

The avatar was soon programmed with a bio-feedback protocol to ostensibly allow it to respond to stimuli in real time as the physical Zoe Graystone experienced it. Despite the achievement, the avatar showed difficulty maintaining resolution, sometimes derezzing back to earlier copies in times of stress ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Graystone worked with her boyfriend, fellow STO member Ben Stark, to build a private space within the V-Club to house Zoe-A, loosely resembling a monotheist temple on [[Gemenon]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

Placing the finishing touches on the avatar program, Zoe and Ben prepared to leave for Gemenon; telling Lacy Rand only that there would be a "new family" waiting for them there ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

:''The details of Zoe's plan were never fully revealed, however deleted scenes from the pilot episode show that Sister Clarice actively pushed Zoe to leave Caprica for Gemenon, pointing to her recent bad behavior as hesitance to complete the mission.

As they boarded the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MLMT]] train bound for the [[Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport|Caprican Spaceport]], Lacy backed out, leaving Zoe and Ben on their own. Having recently argued with her mother, Zoe used her [[computer sheet]] to send a conciliatory message aboard the train. However, that message was never received as Ben Stark detonated a bomb in the name of the "One True God", destroying the Lev and killing everybody aboard ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===Life After Death===
[[Image:Zoe-A biofeedback, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A experiences the real Zoe's death.]]
In the wake of the bombing and the resulting death of Zoe Graystone, the Zoe-A program continues to run in the virtual world. Upon being discovered by [[Lacy Rand]] still functioning within the V-Club, Zoe-A briefly appears covered in blood, fully aware of the bombing and death of Zoe Graystone. Despite initial reservations, Rand comes to treat the holographic version of Zoe as the real thing and introduces her to Zoe's real-world father, wealthy technologist [[Daniel Graystone]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

At first appalled by the copy of his daughter, Daniel Graystone sees the Zoe avatar as an opportunity to bring his daughter back from the grave. Capturing the avatar's code, Graystone transfers the program to a personal virtual space for analysis. Later transferring the avatar program to the revolutionary [[Meta-cognitive processor|Meta-cognitive Processor]], a device stolen from the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron]], Graystone attempts to implant Zoe-A's consciousness into one of [[Graystone Industries]]' [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87]] battle robots, giving the avatar a physical body in the real world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

At first the experiment seems successful, with the robot taking several steps toward Graystone and speaking a single word - "Daddy" - but the [[datastream]] quickly and inexplicably destabilizes, appearing to Graystone as a catastrophic data loss ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Soon afterward, stored at Graystone Industries labs in [[Caprica City]], the robot containing the Meta-cognitive Processor reactivated with the avatar's consciousness left intact ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Zoe-R==
[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe awakens as the U-87.]]

Awakening at Graystone Industries, Zoe-A as the prototype "Cylon" (Cybernetic Lifeform Node) becames the subject of much attention from Doctor [[Cyrus Xander]] and lab assistants [[Philomon]] and [[Drew Tanner]]. Despite the company's attempts at placing duplicate MCP chips into other U-87 robot chassis, the other robots fail to function properly. Unbeknown to the team at Graystone Industries, the Zoe avatar program had bonded to both the original MCP chip and prototype U-87 body, creating a sentient being in the fusion of technologies. Where the U-87s previously failed to prove themselves as capable battle robots, the prototype body containing Zoe-A proves to be an efficient war machine ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

Frustrated by his company's failure to perfect the Cylon technology and faced with a deadline to produce 100,000 combat units for the Caprican Government, Daniel Graystone has the Zoe robot transferred to his home lab for further study. As she is moved back into her old home, Zoe attempts to break free, but is subdued by Philomon and carted in her father's lab where she accidentally injures Drew. Zoe later recalled unease over being touched by the lab assistants: "One guy touched me, and I hurt him" ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

[[Image: Lacy and Zoe-R, 1x02.jpg|thumb|Lacy and Zoe in her robot guise reunite.]]

Back in her old home, Zoe-R is able to reconnect with Lacy Rand. Zoe is also able to access her father's home computer, creating a wireless link to a [[holoband]] which allows her to transfer her avatar from her robot body to the virtual world at will. Exploring her father's virtual space with Lacy Rand, Zoe stumbles upon another hacked avatar: that of [[Tamara Adams]], a young girl also killed in the MagLev bombing ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

:''A deleted scene from "The Reins of a Waterfall" showed Zoe working with [[Serge]] to establish the link to the virtual world after being unable to fit a holoband over the robot's head. In that scene, Serge recognized the robot as Zoe, who ordered him not to acknowledge her by name.

===First of a New Race===
In her Cylon body, Zoe struggles to maintain some semblance of a normal existence. Savoring the fleeting moments she is allowed by existing in her holographic "skin" in the virtual world (and indulging in simple comforts like virtual food), Zoe's life is dominated by existence as an experimental battle robot. Much of her time is spent being handled by the scientists at Graystone Industries as well as being scrutinized and studied by her father. Upon seeing the Zoe robot in Daniel's home lab, Amanda Graystone unknowingly refers to her daughter as a "monster", believing that Zoe would never have approved of "[[frak]]king killer robots" in her home ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

[[Image:CylonPrototype.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe on display at Graystone Industries.]]

Aside from the indignities of life as a robot - including being forced to watch her parents engage in sexual intercourse - Zoe also experiences difficulty controlling her own body. When ordered to perform specific tasks, Zoe is unable to disobey in her robot guise. Presented in front of the Board of Directors at Graystone Industries - and introduced as a new life form to be exploited by the citizens of Caprica - Zoe is forced to rip off her own arm in a demonstration of the Cylons' willingness to comply to human orders ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[There is Another Sky]]").

In these experiences, however, Zoe becomes close with Philomon, a Graystone Industries lab assistant tasked with repairing her. Intuitively referring to Zoe in the feminine - despite her generally male appearance - Philomon treats the robot Zoe with reverence, bordering on romantic interest. Setting a test of the U-87's motor functions to music, Philomon allows Zoe to dance - a moment of near normalcy for the adolescent girl ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Escape to Gemenon===
With little knowledge of the original Zoe Graystone's ultimate plan for her avatar, the virtual/robotic version of Zoe knows only that she was to be transported to [[Gemenon]] where she would help in the effort to spread [[God (RDM)|monotheism]] to the Tweleve Colonies. Fearing Sister Clarice could not be trusted, Zoe enlists Lacy Rand to join a rival Soldiers of the One cell led by [[Barnabas Greeley]] to get her to Gemenon and fulfill original Zoe's plan ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]," "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

As Lacy secures passage for the "package," Zoe seeks to use her connection with Philomon to her advantage. Modifying her avatar to pose as "'''Rachel'''," Zoe contacts Philomon through the personals website "V-Match" and arranges to meet him in the V-Club. There Zoe as Rachel initiates a romantic relationship with Philomon, explaining that she used Zoe Graystone's physical parameters to represent her in the virtual world. Over the course of several dates, including a [[Caprican Viper|Viper]] flight simulation, Zoe is able to get Philomon to reveal his work with top secret robotics and attempts to persuade him to release the robot from confinement, telling him to give it "fresh air". However, Zoe unwittingly leads Philomon to a revelation about the problems Graystone Industries had been having with the MCP and U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:Zoe shoots Ceasar, 1x08.jpg|thumb|Zoe shoots Caesar.]]

In the real world, Philomon explains his theory to Daniel Graystone who quickly comes to realize that Zoe's avatar is still inside the U-87. Determined to draw his daughter out of the robot, Graystone launches into a series of tests, attempting to elicit a response that will prove Zoe's consciousness is still within the Cylon prototype. Putting the robot through its paces and subjecting Zoe to mind games, Daniel ultimately places a gun in the robot's hand and orders it to shoot Zoe's childhood dog, [[Caesar]]. Detecting a slight difference in weight in the weapon, Zoe realizes the gun is loaded with blanks and fires on the dog. Convinced that his daughter would never try to shoot her own pet, Graystone resigns himself to believing that Zoe's avatar is gone for good ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===End of Line===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|Zoe-R escapes from Graystone labs.]]
To withstand her father's psychological assault, Zoe vows to become one with the robot body she inhabits, hardening herself against a man and a world she feels betrayed by. Faced with a shortened deadline for the production of battle robots, Daniel orders Philomon to erase the data on the MCP, an act that will delete Zoe's avatar. With little time to escape deletion and permanent death, Zoe urges Lacy to hasten her departure to Gemenon by posing as Rachel, sneaking into Graystone labs, incapacitating Philomon and freeing the U-87. As the deadline approaches and Lacy fails to come through, Zoe reveals herself to Philomon as both "Rachel" and Zoe Graystone in the robot body. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and kill him. Stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe breaks out of the lab and escapes into the outskirts of Caprica City. ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]")

Pursued by Caprican authorities, Zoe is forced to drive her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that destroys the U-87 body ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==Avatar Again==
Following the destruction of the U-87 chassis, the MCP containing Zoe's avatar fails to reboot, allowing Graystone Industries to successfully copy it and begin production of the Defense Department's Cylons. With the robot beyond repair, the U-87 is [[boxing|boxed]] and sent to Daniel Graystone's home lab. Zoe's avatar, however, lives on, finding herself once again living in the virtual world ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

===New Cap City===
[[Image:Zoe as a Deadwalker, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Zoe as a Dead Walker.]]
Appearing in [[New Cap City]], Zoe - called a "Deadwalker" by its inhabitants - battles several players branded with a unique symbol, that of the other Deadwalker, Tamara Adams ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Tracking this Deadwalker to the ruined, New Cap City version of [[Atlas Arena]], Zoe battles Tamara in a brutal, but ultimately pointless fight. Tamara, blames the Zoe avatar for the bombing that killed her real life counterpart as well as her mother, and unleashes angry New Cap City users against her. Enduring a bloody assault, Zoe survives the ordeal - taking solace from the reappearance of the original Zoe's angelic counterpart. Finally, Tamara and Zoe battle one on one, both withstanding horrible injuries. Ultimately, however, Zoe is able to convince Tamara that she is not the ''original'' Zoe, nor the bomber, and that together they can fulfill a greater destiny in New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Avenging Angels===
[[Image:Avenging Angels.jpg|thumb|The Avenging Angels phenomenon appearing on CAP2 TV.]]
Acknowledging it as a breeding ground of moral decay and corruption, Zoe and Tamara take it upon themselves to "clean" New Cap City. Appearing nightly at the den of iniquity called "Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut," Zoe and Tamara engage in combat with its patrons, opening fire on those who are unwilling to leave and derezzing them from the game. The notion of encountering the girls at the bar is a draw to users hoping to either kill them or be killed by them - either way becoming famous. Among the users the Deadwalkers derez are [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] who - despite their work with Clarice Willow on Apotheosis - believe the Zoe avatar is simply an anonymous user "playing dress up" ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Indeed, the prevailing belief in the real world is that the Zoe avatar is simply a fake and the notion of Zoe and Tamara as "Avenging Angels" spreads into popular culture. As T-shirts spread throughout Caprica City bearing the likenesses of Zoe and Tamara, Daniel Graystone becomes aware of the phenomenon and suspects that it is in fact the real Zoe. Entering V-World and finding the girls at the Slash & Cut bar, Daniel is spotted by Zoe and Tamara who quickly flee ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Afraid of being captured by Daniel, Tamara suggests they leave New Cap City for other parts of V-World. Zoe, however, rejects this idea, saying that the two had become gods there. Vowing to "forsake these [[frak|motherfrakkers]]," Zoe and Tamara use their ability to control code to destroy and reconfigure the urban setting, turning New Cap City into a fortress upon a mountain, surrounded by dense forest - a place to hide ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===The Fortress===
[[Image:Zoe and Tamara in their fortress, 1x16.jpg|thumb|left|"Let them come."]]
Completing their fortress, Zoe and Tamara's solitude in the new New Cap City is shortlived. Tracking Zoe's avatar through backdoor access to the virutal world, Daniel Graystone is able to locate his daughter and capture Tamara. Holding Tammy in his private virtual space, Graystone attempts to give her a message to relay to Zoe. Zoe, however, enters the private space and attacks her father, stabbing him in the chest and derezzing him. Locked out of the game, Graystone has no other choice but to enter V-World through the "front door", taking his wife, Amanda and Tamara's uncle [[Sam Adama]] with him ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Aware of their entry into the reconfigured New Cap City, Zoe transforms her parent's virtual horses into monsters from her favorite childhood book, ''Dragonfighters of Kobol'', attempting to drive them out of the simulation. Undeterred even after losing Sam Adama, the Graystones push on, finally encountering their daughter in the virtual forest. Rather than trying to force Zoe to go with them, Amanda Graystone tearfully reunites with her daughter and ''invites'' her home, telling Zoe that she;s welcome to return to the virtual version of their home any time she wants ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Zoe-R Returns===
[[Image:Zoe-R returns, 1x17.jpg|thumb|Zoe returns to her robotic body.]]

Transferring her program back into the U-87 body being repaired in her father's home lab, Zoe discovers her parents held hostage by Clarice Willow and her spouses. Stepping in to defend the Graystones, Zoe uses her detached robotic arm to club Nestor Willow to death before chasing Clarice and Olaf out of the Graystones' home. With the robot incapacitated, Zoe transfers herself into the virtual version of her family home and agrees to work with her father on the creation of a more appropriate robotic body, one with a more humanoid appearance and skin - a "[[skin job]]" ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Apotheosis===
[[Image:Zoe destroys V-Heaven, 1x18.jpg|left|thumb|Zoe destroys Clarice's virtual heaven.]]
Immediately following the break in, STO operative and director of the [[Global Defense Department]] [[Gara Singh]] uses his authority within the Caprican government to storm the Graystone residence, accusing Daniel and Amanda Graystone of planning the MLMT bombing their daughter allegedly carried out. Alone in the virtual version of the Graystones' house, Zoe is cut off from her parents who are now on the run from the authorities. Viewing [[CapTV|CAP News]] coverage depicting the Graystones as wanted terrorists, Zoe realizes Clarice Willow must be involved and infiltrates Clarice's "Virtual Heaven" as the apotheosis begins ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Seeing STO suicide bombers resurrected within the V-world simulation, Zoe begins to understand her purpose: stop Clarice Willow. Having experienced the debauchery of the V-Club and New Cap City, Zoe argues with Clarice, telling her that a guaranteed virtual afterlife would result in the same kind of moral corruption, this time in the real world. Demonstrating her power to control the virtual world and declaring herself "[[God (RDM)|God]]," Zoe destroys Clarice's virtual heaven, terminating the avatars of Willow's STO cell, including the avatar of her recently deceased husband, Olaf Willow, and forcing Clarice to withdraw to the real world ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==The Shape of Things to Come==
[[Image:Zoe reborn, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Zoe reborn in her "skinjob" body.]]
In the aftermath of the destruction of virtual heaven and the [[Battle of Atlas Arena|battle]] at [[Atlas Arena]], Daniel and Amanda Graystone are cleared of the charges leveled against them, devoting their attention and resources to the development of Zoe's "skin job." As Cylons became commonplace in the Twelve Colonies, Daniel Graystone utilizes his expertise in robotics and Amanda her experience in plastic surgery to construct a robotic body, composed of a mechanical skeletal structure with human-looking skin and hair. The body is activated in Daniel's private lab - a perfect, robotic copy of the Graystones' daughter and the true rebirth of Zoe Graystone into the physical world ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Though she no longer inhabits the U-87 chassis, hints of Zoe's avatar remain on the MCP chip which is duplicated and placed into hundreds of thousands of Cylons produced by Graystone Industries. One such Cylon - a U-87 sold on the [[black market]] to the STO on Gemenon - remains at the Monotheist retreat with Lacy Rand, having taken part in the overthrow of the [[Monotheist Church|church]]. This U-87 - distinguished by red markings on its chest plating - stays with Lacy as she carries out her duties as the head of the Monotheist Church and the new [[Mother|Holy Mother]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]],""[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Zoe in the Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A appears in Clarice's virtual Cylon congregation.]]

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe's personality, traits or beliefs were disseminated to the other Cylons produced by Graystone Industries. It is possible, considering the revelation in "[[No Exit]]" that the Centurions believed in a singular god during the First Cylon War, that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - was the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

Delivering a sermon in V-world to a congregation of various Cylon models, Clarice Willow prophesies that a single individual will be instrumental in the inevitable conflict between humanity and the Cylons. Among avatars of U-87s, Cylon servants and Cylon laborers, Zoe-A sits among the congregation and smiles ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

:''According to executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]]'s audio commentary for the episodes "Unvanquished" and "Apotheosis", Zoe's journey to becoming a skin job in the period leading up to the flash forward would have been depicted if ''Caprica'' had been given a second season. In that five-year period, Zoe would have encountered the [[Final Five]] - on their way to the Twelve Colonies following the destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|version]] of the Cylons - in the virtual world. There, the Final Five would have assisted Zoe in the creation of her humanoid robotic body. Also according to Murphy, Zoe would have joined the Caprican Legionnaires, working under the command of [[Jordan Duram]] to eradicate the Cylon threat before the inevitable uprising. [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/114/1140870p1.html]

==Notes==
* The "Zoe-A" and "Zoe-R" monikers come from the pilot script for ''Caprica''. [http://thetvaddict.com/2008/04/23/the-tv-addict-previews-battlestar-galactica-prequel-caprica/] The character was portrayed by Alessandra Toressani with the actress playing the avatar version of Zoe, the living Zoe Graystone, as well as the robot version. For scenes involving Toressani as the U-87 Cylon, the actress was intercut with a computer-generated version of the robot. A physical model of the U-87 was also constructed. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldofhiglet/4305737892/] The producers worked out a system by which they would indicate the presence of Zoe within the U-87 body, first establishing the robot, then cutting to or transitioning to Zoe as played by Toressani. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/]

*According to showrunner [[Kevin Murphy]] in audio commentaries, Zoe's transition to a skin job form was necessitated by the show's budgetary limitations, unable to sustain the cost of depicting Zoe in either her robot form or the virtual world.

*Of Zoe's appearance in Sister Clarice's V-world congregation of Cylons in the final moments of the series finale, "Apotheosis", Murphy said he had no idea why Zoe was present.

*Murphy and [[Jane Espenson]] have stated that one of various ideas for the future of ''Caprica'' discussed, but not finalized, by the writing staff was that Zoe became the archetype for the [[Number Six]] model of [[humanoid Cylon]].<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/66023637202903040 Tweet by Jane Espenson]</ref>

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'''Zoe Graystone''' was the daughter of [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]], killed during an act of terrorism by the [[Soldiers of the One]]. Zoe's consciousness is downloaded into a [[virtual world|virtual]] [[avatar]] and later implanted into the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], making her the first sentient [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], '''Zoe-A''' and '''Zoe-R'''.

==Early Life==
[[Image:Zoe Alessandra.jpg|thumb|Zoe Graystone as a vital teenager.]]
Though she was loved by her parents, Zoe was an accident, conceived while the Graystones were busy building their careers. Following her birth, Zoe's mother Amanda Graystone suffered from [[Wikipedia: Postpartum depression|postpartum depression]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

:''This version of events may not have been entirely accurate as they were told to [[Mar-Beth Willow]] by Amanda Graystone, who later admitted she lied to Mar-Beth.

At the age of six, Zoe was trapped in her bedroom when a devastating fire swept through the Graystones' first home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. With her father unable to reach her, Zoe survived with the assistance of a [[messengers|vision]] of herself as an adult. Though she came away from the fire unscathed, Zoe never got over the incident, living with a fear of fire into young adulthood ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Zoe later fondly remembered growing up in the Graystones' first home and recalled planting a garden there ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). At some point during her childhood, she became an avid reader of ''[[Dragon Fighters of Kobol]]'', a fantasy book (([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Adolescence===
As Zoe grew up, her relationship with her mother was strained. Attributing her daughter's often rude and rebellious nature to the unhappy pregnancy, Amanda Graystone believed that her daughter hated her. She later described Zoe as "angry, defiant, rude, vulgar, obnoxious, unreasonable - just your typical 16 year old girl" ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Retribution]]").

[[Image:Zoe holoband, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe caught wearing her holoband at school.]]

Attending high school at [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe was extremely proficient in computer programming to the point of being considered a genius. Still, she ran into trouble at school; at least once being caught and disciplined for using her [[holoband]] at school. Among her, extracurricular activities were cello and frequent visits to the [[virtual world]] where she visited group sex rooms in the "[[V-Club]]" ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]").

Zoe was schooled in the teachings of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Goddess]] [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]]. Despite her polytheistic upbringing, Zoe came to believe in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]], telling her best friend, [[Lacy Rand]], "There is a right and there is a wrong. But only through the One true God can we know the difference." With her boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], Zoe persuaded Lacy to join a secret monotheist prayer group, though she kept her activities with the [[Soldiers of the One]] terror group secret ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Zoe-A==
[[Image:Zoe-A first appears, 1x13.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A first interacts with her creator, Zoe Graystone.]]
The virtual version of Zoe was created by Zoe Graystone herself using hacked rudimentary emulation software capable of duplicating her own V-World avatar. Graystone programmed the copy - a perfect copy - with roughly 100 terabytes of personal information from other databases. This allowed the avatar to access and translate information from medical scans, DNA profiles, psychological evaluations, school records, emails, video and audio recordings, CAT scans, genetic typing, synaptic records, security cameras, test results, shopping records, talent shows, ballgames, traffic tickets, restaurant bills, phone records, music lists, movie tickets, TV shows and "even prescriptions for birth control" - essentially turning raw data into personality and memory ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===Life's A Good Start===
Zoe initially conceived of the avatar program after seeing her father's designs for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] chassis. Interacting with an [[Messengers|illusory]] version of herself, Zoe realized that she could do more than create a robot body - that she could create life itself. Working from her father's workstation in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab, Zoe created the avatar, at first a semi-sentient being, barely aware of its own ability to speak or its own separate identity from the flesh and blood Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

[[Image:Zoe and Zoe-A, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe Graystone and her avatar in V-World.]]

Eventually, Zoe brought her discovery to Sister [[Clarice Willow]], headmistress of [[Athena Academy]] and closet monotheist, who encouraged Zoe to continue her work - ultimately inspiring Clarice's own notion of [[apotheosis]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]).

The avatar was soon programmed with a bio-feedback protocol to ostensibly allow it to respond to stimuli in real time as the physical Zoe Graystone experienced it. Despite the achievement, the avatar showed difficulty maintaining resolution, sometimes derezzing back to earlier copies in times of stress ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Graystone worked with her boyfriend, fellow STO member Ben Stark, to build a private space within the V-Club to house Zoe-A, loosely resembling a monotheist temple on [[Gemenon]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

Placing the finishing touches on the avatar program, Zoe and Ben prepared to leave for Gemenon; telling Lacy Rand only that there would be a "new family" waiting for them there ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

:''The details of Zoe's plan were never fully revealed, however deleted scenes from the pilot episode show that Sister Clarice actively pushed Zoe to leave Caprica for Gemenon, pointing to her recent bad behavior as hesitance to complete the mission.

As they boarded the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MLMT]] train bound for the [[Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport|Caprican Spaceport]], Lacy backed out, leaving Zoe and Ben on their own. Having recently argued with her mother, Zoe used her [[computer sheet]] to send a conciliatory message aboard the train. However, that message was never received as Ben Stark detonated a bomb in the name of the "One True God", destroying the Lev and killing everybody aboard ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===Life After Death===
[[Image:Zoe-A biofeedback, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A experiences the real Zoe's death.]]
In the wake of the bombing and the resulting death of Zoe Graystone, the Zoe-A program continues to run in the virtual world. Upon being discovered by [[Lacy Rand]] still functioning within the V-Club, Zoe-A briefly appears covered in blood, fully aware of the bombing and death of Zoe Graystone. Despite initial reservations, Rand comes to treat the holographic version of Zoe as the real thing and introduces her to Zoe's real-world father, wealthy technologist [[Daniel Graystone]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

At first appalled by the copy of his daughter, Daniel Graystone sees the Zoe avatar as an opportunity to bring his daughter back from the grave. Capturing the avatar's code, Graystone transfers the program to a personal virtual space for analysis. Later transferring the avatar program to the revolutionary [[Meta-cognitive processor|Meta-cognitive Processor]], a device stolen from the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron]], Graystone attempts to implant Zoe-A's consciousness into one of [[Graystone Industries]]' [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87]] battle robots, giving the avatar a physical body in the real world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

At first the experiment seems successful, with the robot taking several steps toward Graystone and speaking a single word - "Daddy" - but the [[datastream]] quickly and inexplicably destabilizes, appearing to Graystone as a catastrophic data loss ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Soon afterward, stored at Graystone Industries labs in [[Caprica City]], the robot containing the Meta-cognitive Processor reactivated with the avatar's consciousness left intact ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Zoe-R==
[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe awakens as the U-87.]]

Awakening at Graystone Industries, Zoe-A as the prototype "Cylon" (Cybernetic Lifeform Node) becames the subject of much attention from Doctor [[Cyrus Xander]] and lab assistants [[Philomon]] and [[Drew Tanner]]. Despite the company's attempts at placing duplicate MCP chips into other U-87 robot chassis, the other robots fail to function properly. Unbeknown to the team at Graystone Industries, the Zoe avatar program had bonded to both the original MCP chip and prototype U-87 body, creating a sentient being in the fusion of technologies. Where the U-87s previously failed to prove themselves as capable battle robots, the prototype body containing Zoe-A proves to be an efficient war machine ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

Frustrated by his company's failure to perfect the Cylon technology and faced with a deadline to produce 100,000 combat units for the Caprican Government, Daniel Graystone has the Zoe robot transferred to his home lab for further study. As she is moved back into her old home, Zoe attempts to break free, but is subdued by Philomon and carted in her father's lab where she accidentally injures Drew. Zoe later recalled unease over being touched by the lab assistants: "One guy touched me, and I hurt him" ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

[[Image: Lacy and Zoe-R, 1x02.jpg|thumb|Lacy and Zoe in her robot guise reunite.]]

Back in her old home, Zoe-R is able to reconnect with Lacy Rand. Zoe is also able to access her father's home computer, creating a wireless link to a [[holoband]] which allows her to transfer her avatar from her robot body to the virtual world at will. Exploring her father's virtual space with Lacy Rand, Zoe stumbles upon another hacked avatar: that of [[Tamara Adams]], a young girl also killed in the MagLev bombing ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

:''A deleted scene from "The Reins of a Waterfall" showed Zoe working with [[Serge]] to establish the link to the virtual world after being unable to fit a holoband over the robot's head. In that scene, Serge recognized the robot as Zoe, who ordered him not to acknowledge her by name.

===First of a New Race===
In her Cylon body, Zoe struggles to maintain some semblance of a normal existence. Savoring the fleeting moments she is allowed by existing in her holographic "skin" in the virtual world (and indulging in simple comforts like virtual food), Zoe's life is dominated by existence as an experimental battle robot. Much of her time is spent being handled by the scientists at Graystone Industries as well as being scrutinized and studied by her father. Upon seeing the Zoe robot in Daniel's home lab, Amanda Graystone unknowingly refers to her daughter as a "monster", believing that Zoe would never have approved of "[[frak]]king killer robots" in her home ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

[[Image:CylonPrototype.jpg|thumb|left|Zoe on display at Graystone Industries.]]

Aside from the indignities of life as a robot - including being forced to watch her parents engage in sexual intercourse - Zoe also experiences difficulty controlling her own body. When ordered to perform specific tasks, Zoe is unable to disobey in her robot guise. Presented in front of the Board of Directors at Graystone Industries - and introduced as a new life form to be exploited by the citizens of Caprica - Zoe is forced to rip off her own arm in a demonstration of the Cylons' willingness to comply to human orders ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[There is Another Sky]]").

In these experiences, however, Zoe becomes close with Philomon, a Graystone Industries lab assistant tasked with repairing her. Intuitively referring to Zoe in the feminine - despite her generally male appearance - Philomon treats the robot Zoe with reverence, bordering on romantic interest. Setting a test of the U-87's motor functions to music, Philomon allows Zoe to dance - a moment of near normalcy for the adolescent girl ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Escape to Gemenon===
With little knowledge of the original Zoe Graystone's ultimate plan for her avatar, the virtual/robotic version of Zoe knows only that she was to be transported to [[Gemenon]] where she would help in the effort to spread [[God (RDM)|monotheism]] to the Tweleve Colonies. Fearing Sister Clarice could not be trusted, Zoe enlists Lacy Rand to join a rival Soldiers of the One cell led by [[Barnabas Greeley]] to get her to Gemenon and fulfill original Zoe's plan ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]," "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

As Lacy secures passage for the "package," Zoe seeks to use her connection with Philomon to her advantage. Modifying her avatar to pose as "'''Rachel'''," Zoe contacts Philomon through the personals website "V-Match" and arranges to meet him in the V-Club. There Zoe as Rachel initiates a romantic relationship with Philomon, explaining that she used Zoe Graystone's physical parameters to represent her in the virtual world. Over the course of several dates, including a [[Caprican Viper|Viper]] flight simulation, Zoe is able to get Philomon to reveal his work with top secret robotics and attempts to persuade him to release the robot from confinement, telling him to give it "fresh air". However, Zoe unwittingly leads Philomon to a revelation about the problems Graystone Industries had been having with the MCP and U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:Zoe shoots Ceasar, 1x08.jpg|thumb|Zoe shoots Caesar.]]

In the real world, Philomon explains his theory to Daniel Graystone who quickly comes to realize that Zoe's avatar is still inside the U-87. Determined to draw his daughter out of the robot, Graystone launches into a series of tests, attempting to elicit a response that will prove Zoe's consciousness is still within the Cylon prototype. Putting the robot through its paces and subjecting Zoe to mind games, Daniel ultimately places a gun in the robot's hand and orders it to shoot Zoe's childhood dog, [[Caesar]]. Detecting a slight difference in weight in the weapon, Zoe realizes the gun is loaded with blanks and fires on the dog. Convinced that his daughter would never try to shoot her own pet, Graystone resigns himself to believing that Zoe's avatar is gone for good ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===End of Line===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|Zoe-R escapes from Graystone labs.]]
To withstand her father's psychological assault, Zoe vows to become one with the robot body she inhabits, hardening herself against a man and a world she feels betrayed by. Faced with a shortened deadline for the production of battle robots, Daniel orders Philomon to erase the data on the MCP, an act that will delete Zoe's avatar. With little time to escape deletion and permanent death, Zoe urges Lacy to hasten her departure to Gemenon by posing as Rachel, sneaking into Graystone labs, incapacitating Philomon and freeing the U-87. As the deadline approaches and Lacy fails to come through, Zoe reveals herself to Philomon as both "Rachel" and Zoe Graystone in the robot body. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and kill him. Stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe breaks out of the lab and escapes into the outskirts of Caprica City. ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]")

Pursued by Caprican authorities, Zoe is forced to drive her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that destroys the U-87 body ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==Avatar Again==
Following the destruction of the U-87 chassis, the MCP containing Zoe's avatar fails to reboot, allowing Graystone Industries to successfully copy it and begin production of the Defense Department's Cylons. With the robot beyond repair, the U-87 is [[boxing|boxed]] and sent to Daniel Graystone's home lab. Zoe's avatar, however, lives on, finding herself once again living in the virtual world ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

===New Cap City===
[[Image:Zoe as a Deadwalker, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Zoe as a Dead Walker.]]
Appearing in [[New Cap City]], Zoe - called a "Deadwalker" by its inhabitants - battles several players branded with a unique symbol, that of the other Deadwalker, Tamara Adams ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Tracking this Deadwalker to the ruined, New Cap City version of [[Atlas Arena]], Zoe battles Tamara in a brutal, but ultimately pointless fight. Tamara, blames the Zoe avatar for the bombing that killed her real life counterpart as well as her mother, and unleashes angry New Cap City users against her. Enduring a bloody assault, Zoe survives the ordeal - taking solace from the reappearance of the original Zoe's angelic counterpart. Finally, Tamara and Zoe battle one on one, both withstanding horrible injuries. Ultimately, however, Zoe is able to convince Tamara that she is not the ''original'' Zoe, nor the bomber, and that together they can fulfill a greater destiny in New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Avenging Angels===
[[Image:Avenging Angels.jpg|thumb|The Avenging Angels phenomenon appearing on CAP2 TV.]]
Acknowledging it as a breeding ground of moral decay and corruption, Zoe and Tamara take it upon themselves to "clean" New Cap City. Appearing nightly at the den of iniquity called "Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut," Zoe and Tamara engage in combat with its patrons, opening fire on those who are unwilling to leave and derezzing them from the game. The notion of encountering the girls at the bar is a draw to users hoping to either kill them or be killed by them - either way becoming famous. Among the users the Deadwalkers derez are [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]] who - despite their work with Clarice Willow on Apotheosis - believe the Zoe avatar is simply an anonymous user "playing dress up" ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Indeed, the prevailing belief in the real world is that the Zoe avatar is simply a fake and the notion of Zoe and Tamara as "Avenging Angels" spreads into popular culture. As T-shirts spread throughout Caprica City bearing the likenesses of Zoe and Tamara, Daniel Graystone becomes aware of the phenomenon and suspects that it is in fact the real Zoe. Entering V-World and finding the girls at the Slash & Cut bar, Daniel is spotted by Zoe and Tamara who quickly flee ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Afraid of being captured by Daniel, Tamara suggests they leave New Cap City for other parts of V-World. Zoe, however, rejects this idea, saying that the two had become gods there. Vowing to "forsake these [[frak|motherfrakkers]]," Zoe and Tamara use their ability to control code to destroy and reconfigure the urban setting, turning New Cap City into a fortress upon a mountain, surrounded by dense forest - a place to hide ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===The Fortress===
[[Image:Zoe and Tamara in their fortress, 1x16.jpg|thumb|left|"Let them come."]]
Completing their fortress, Zoe and Tamara's solitude in the new New Cap City is shortlived. Tracking Zoe's avatar through backdoor access to the virutal world, Daniel Graystone is able to locate his daughter and capture Tamara. Holding Tammy in his private virtual space, Graystone attempts to give her a message to relay to Zoe. Zoe, however, enters the private space and attacks her father, stabbing him in the chest and derezzing him. Locked out of the game, Graystone has no other choice but to enter V-World through the "front door", taking his wife, Amanda and Tamara's uncle [[Sam Adama]] with him ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Aware of their entry into the reconfigured New Cap City, Zoe transforms her parent's virtual horses into monsters from her favorite childhood book, ''Dragonfighters of Kobol'', attempting to drive them out of the simulation. Undeterred even after losing Sam Adama, the Graystones push on, finally encountering their daughter in the virtual forest. Rather than trying to force Zoe to go with them, Amanda Graystone tearfully reunites with her daughter and ''invites'' her home, telling Zoe that she;s welcome to return to the virtual version of their home any time she wants ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Zoe-R Returns===
[[Image:Zoe-R returns, 1x17.jpg|thumb|Zoe returns to her robotic body.]]

Transferring her program back into the U-87 body being repaired in her father's home lab, Zoe discovers her parents held hostage by Clarice Willow and her spouses. Stepping in to defend the Graystones, Zoe uses her detached robotic arm to club Nestor Willow to death before chasing Clarice and Olaf out of the Graystones' home. With the robot incapacitated, Zoe transfers herself into the virtual version of her family home and agrees to work with her father on the creation of a more appropriate robotic body, one with a more humanoid appearance and skin - a "[[skin job]]" ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Apotheosis===
[[Image:Zoe destroys V-Heaven, 1x18.jpg|left|thumb|Zoe destroys Clarice's virtual heaven.]]
Immediately following the break in, STO operative and director of the [[Global Defense Department]] [[Gara Singh]] uses his authority within the Caprican government to storm the Graystone residence, accusing Daniel and Amanda Graystone of planning the MLMT bombing their daughter allegedly carried out. Alone in the virtual version of the Graystones' house, Zoe is cut off from her parents who are now on the run from the authorities. Viewing [[CapTV|CAP News]] coverage depicting the Graystones as wanted terrorists, Zoe realizes Clarice Willow must be involved and infiltrates Clarice's "Virtual Heaven" as the apotheosis begins ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Seeing STO suicide bombers resurrected within the V-world simulation, Zoe begins to understand her purpose: stop Clarice Willow. Having experienced the debauchery of the V-Club and New Cap City, Zoe argues with Clarice, telling her that a guaranteed virtual afterlife would result in the same kind of moral corruption, this time in the real world. Demonstrating her power to control the virtual world and declaring herself "[[God (RDM)|God]]," Zoe destroys Clarice's virtual heaven, terminating the avatars of Willow's STO cell, including the avatar of her recently deceased husband, Olaf Willow, and forcing Clarice to withdraw to the real world ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==The Shape of Things to Come==
[[Image:Zoe reborn, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Zoe reborn in her "skinjob" body.]]
In the aftermath of the destruction of virtual heaven and the [[Battle of Atlas Arena|battle]] at [[Atlas Arena]], Daniel and Amanda Graystone are cleared of the charges leveled against them, devoting their attention and resources to the development of Zoe's "skin job." As Cylons became commonplace in the Twelve Colonies, Daniel Graystone utilizes his expertise in robotics and Amanda her experience in plastic surgery to construct a robotic body, composed of a mechanical skeletal structure with human-looking skin and hair. The body is activated in Daniel's private lab - a perfect, robotic copy of the Graystones' daughter and the true rebirth of Zoe Graystone into the physical world ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Though she no longer inhabits the U-87 chassis, hints of Zoe's avatar remain on the MCP chip which is duplicated and placed into hundreds of thousands of Cylons produced by Graystone Industries. One such Cylon - a U-87s sold on the [[black market]] to the STO on Gemenon - remains at the Monotheist retreat with Lacy Rand, having taken part in the overthrow of the [[Monotheist Church|church]]. This U-87 - distinguished by red markings on its chest plating - stays with Lacy as she carries out her duties as the head of the Monotheist Church and the new [[Mother|Holy Mother]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]],""[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Zoe in the Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A appears in Clarice's virtual Cylon congregation.]]

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe's personality, traits or beliefs were disseminated to the other Cylons produced by Graystone Industries. It is possible, considering the revelation in "[[No Exit]]" that the Centurions believed in a singular god during the First Cylon War, that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - was the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

Delivering a sermon in V-world to a congregation of various Cylon models, Clarice Willow prophesies that a single individual will be instrumental in the inevitable conflict between humanity and the Cylons. Among avatars of U-87s, Cylon servants and Cylon laborers, Zoe-A sits among the congregation and smiles ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

:''According to executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]]'s audio commentary for the episodes "Unvanquished" and "Apotheosis", Zoe's journey to becoming a skin job in the period leading up to the flash forward would have been depicted if ''Caprica'' had been given a second season. In that five year period, Zoe would have encountered the [[Final Five]] - on their way to the Twelve Colonies following the destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|version]] of the Cylons - in the virtual world. There, the Final Five would have assisted Zoe in the creation of her humanoid robotic body. Also according to Murphy, Zoe would have joined the Caprican Legionnaires, working under the command of [[Jordan Duram]] to eradicate the Cylon threat before the inevitable uprising. [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/114/1140870p1.html]

==Notes==
* The "Zoe-A" and "Zoe-R" monikers come from the pilot script for ''Caprica''. [http://thetvaddict.com/2008/04/23/the-tv-addict-previews-battlestar-galactica-prequel-caprica/] The character was portrayed by Alessandra Toressani with the actress playing the avatar version of Zoe, the living Zoe Graystone, as well as the robot version. For scenes involving Toressani as the U-87 Cylon, the actress was intercut with a computer-generated version of the robot. A physical model of the U-87 was also constructed. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldofhiglet/4305737892/] The producers worked out a system by which they would indicate the presence of Zoe within the U-87 body, first establishing the robot, then cutting to or transitioning to Zoe as played by Toressani. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/]

*According to showrunner [[Kevin Murphy]] in audio commentaries, Zoe's transition to a skin job form was necessitated by the show's budgetary limitations, unable to sustain the cost of depicting Zoe in either her robot form or the virtual world.

*Of Zoe's appearance in Sister Clarice's V-world congregation of Cylons in the final moments of the series finale, "Apotheosis", Murphy said he had no idea why Zoe was present.

*Murphy and [[Jane Espenson]] have stated that one of various ideas for the future of ''Caprica'' discussed, but not finalized, by the writing staff was that Zoe became the archetype for the [[Number Six]] model of [[humanoid Cylon]].<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/66023637202903040 Tweet by Jane Espenson]</ref>

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Cylon detector

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A '''Cylon detector''' is a scientific method of determining whether a subject is human or a [[humanoid Cylon]].

Created by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], the test is administered by subjecting a person's blood to plutonium embedded in a carbon nanotube matrix. A filter preferentially ionizes synthetic molecules; this is because Cylons are susceptible to certain kinds of radiation, such as that of the storm around [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. The plutonium was taken from one of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']]'s [[Missile Tubes|nuclear warheads]], at the suggestion of [[Number Six]] ([[Bastille Day]]). The test results are simple: either "red", indicating Cylon, or "green", indicating human. Yet with a single test cycle lasting approximately eleven hours, Baltar estimates it will take over 60 years (not counting breaks for sleep, food, bathroom, etc.) to test the whole fleet (numbering almost 50,000 people) ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).

Development work on the Cylon detector had previously been halted when Dr. Baltar was accused by [[Shelly Godfrey]] of being a traitor and temporarily thrown in the [[brig]] ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Baltar's "innocence" was proven, however, by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]], who had previously been ordered by Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] to assist Baltar in the development of the device ([[Water]]). Although considered a military secret, the Cylon detector is nevertheless the subject of constant rumor and innuendo ([[Act of Contrition]]).

[[Messenger Six]] is the one who initially suggests the construction of the Cylon detector by using the nuclear materials. Baltar was put in charge of the project because of his known genius and his earlier detection of the fleet's first Cylon infiltrator, [[Number Five#PR Executive Copy|Aaron Doral]], which was also greatly influenced by the image of Number Six ([[Miniseries]]). Ironically, the Cylon detection method that Baltar claimed to have used on Doral was pure technobabble, unlike his later device, so it was very fortunate that he fingered an actual Cylon.

The Cylon detector does work. It confirms that [[Sharon Valerii]] is indeed a Cylon, a fact that Baltar hides from Valerii, fearing what her Cylon persona would do were he to tell her ([[Flesh and Bone]]). After discovering that it would be easier for him to make all the results "green", Baltar alters the device to mimic this method of thinking ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). However, after Sharon Valerii shoots Commander Adama, everyone believes the Cylon detector to be a failure, thinking that it didn't pick up her Cylon nature ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[He That Believeth In Me]]).

Because of the abandonment of the detector, Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]] is limited to comparing the DNA of [[Daniel Novacek]] and [[Kara Thrace]] with their records to check that they are not Cylon duplicates, as such fakes would presumably have some genetic difference from the human originals ([[Hero]], [[He That Believeth In Me]]). [[Tory Foster]] points out that this method is ineffective if the subject has always been a Cylon (indeed, none of the twelve Cylon models is a duplicate of a human).

The Cylons themselves have accurate and reliable protocols for determining the difference between humans and Cylons. Their testing methods determine that the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] were Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

== Notes ==

* The effectiveness of Baltar's detector in detecting the [[Final Five]] is unknown, since the only member of the Five to be tested onscreen is [[Ellen Tigh]], and Baltar said to Messenger Six that he would "never tell" when she asked what Ellen's true results were.
* The [[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] virus is accidentally discovered as fatal to humanoid Cylon physiology but harmless to humans ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). While this revelation could be used as a future detector, there have been no indications of research in this direction.
* It's never made clear just what Baltar used as his control sample (the sample which the blood taken from the citizens was tested against to prove whether an individual was a human) though the most likely answer is he used tissue from the [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]] Commander Adama encountered on the [[Ragnar Anchorage]].

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Messengers

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[[image:Messenger Six and Messenger Baltar, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|The messengers appearing as Six and Baltar aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' together, as seen by [[Caprica Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] during the [[Battle of the Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").]]

'''Messengers''' are the curious spectral apparitions seen by [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]], as well as a few other characters. These beings were earlier referred to as "head characters", i.e. "Head Six" and "Head Baltar", by internal documentation and scripts. These messengers often present themselves as someone known very closely to the subject in question, and appear in the employ of a higher power who is frequently referred to as "[[God (RDM)|God]]" but does not care for the name.

"[[Torn]]" establishes the [[humanoid Cylon]] visualization process known as [[projection]]. In the [[Miniseries]] and Season 1, before the term "projection" was introduced, the character of [[Gaius Baltar]] has frequent visions of an image of his Cylon love interest from Caprica, now known as [[Caprica Six]].

After her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] from the Caprica mission, Caprica Six herself is haunted by a messenger appearing to her as Gaius Baltar ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").

Neither character directly reveals the presence of these images to each other or any other character. The images appear to Six and Baltar together during the [[Battle of the Colony]], revealing the truth to the pair. Occasionally both Baltar and Caprica Six have been viewed reacting to their messengers, either by talking to themselves or by physical reaction, though this has generally been discounted as general "oddness". Baltar makes reference to seeing angels while speaking on the wireless as a cult leader, and when convincing [[John Cavil]] to stand down during the Battle of the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

The personality of each image is often represented in the clothing that they wear. Messenger Six often appears in a revealing red dress<ref>It should be noted that [[Caprica Six]] never appeared in this dress.</ref>, and the Messenger Baltar appears wearing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s custom-tailored, pinstripe suit ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]").

Each messenger shares a few personality traits of the person they purport to represent but with some key differences. Being of possible divine origin, both are calmer and wiser than their corporeal counterparts. While Messenger Six is as mischievous and sexual as Caprica Six, she espouses Cylon philosophy and [[Cylon Religion|religion]] in a zealous, unwavering manner. Likewise, Messenger Baltar shares Baltar's suave arrogance but often criticizes Caprica Six when she attempts to rationalize the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] or other Cylon motivations. Both personalities tend to sway its actual opposite to side with their philosophy: for Messenger Baltar, the need to become more human (and, like the actual Baltar himself, selfish); for Messenger Six, worship of the Cylon [[God (RDM)|God]] and distancing Baltar from any opportunity to give support to the Colonial causes.

In the last days of the journey, these messengers are revealed to be agents of a higher power— "angels of [[God (RDM)|God]]," something previously claimed by Messenger Six to Gaius Baltar in both "[[Home, Part II]]" and "[[Torn]]"; writer [[Jane Espenson]] has stated that she personally believes they are "a far-advanced culture with an interest in humanity." This likens them to the [[Beings of Light]] from the [[Original Series]] mythology.<ref>"Question: Starbuck an Angel??? Really???" Espenson: "I'm going to answer re Starbuck and the "head" people, too. Well, here's how I always saw it. If someone from a far-advanced culture somewhere in the universe took an interest in humanity, isn't it possible that with their advanced tech that they could have abilities that would seem to us miraculous. Maybe we'd think of them as "Angels." Maybe they're the whole reason we have a myth of "Angels." But that's just me. The great thing about great novels (or the series) is that some things are left open to your own philosophical solutions." Galactica Sitrep, http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/03/chat_with_battl.html</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Messenger Six==
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar in his lab aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").]]
Messenger Six first appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] as he escapes [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] on [[Sharon Valerii]]'s [[Raptor]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

Baltar initially believes that Messenger Six is a hallucination in its first few weeks of appearances ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[33]]"), but later believes the Messenger's initial suggestion that she is generated from a Cylon cybernetic implant. He disproves this notion when Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] performs an [[w:MRI|MRI]] scan, showing no abnormalities ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").

Messenger Six demonstrates awareness of events, people and places that Baltar does not appear to know consciously. She tells him of a [[Cylon transponder]] hidden in ''Galactica's'' [[CIC]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]), and appears to aid him in his conversion from atheism to Cylon monotheism through guiding him in how to destroy a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[TRS]]: [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). The source for Messenger Six's data is initially unclear, but is later assumed to be through an act of divinity.
[[Image:brainscan.jpg|left|thumb|Baltar receives his brain scan from Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]], as Messenger Six looks on in amusement.]]

Baltar's visions of Six not only have the Cylon appearing with him on ''[[Galactica]]'', but the two also envision themselves in Baltar's now-destroyed home, on the beach, and other locales. Messenger Six seems to be able to force Baltar to see additional items in his environment, such as the human skulls on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as well as visions of the interior of the ancient [[Opera House]] and an image of what Messenger Six believes to be a Cylon-human hybrid child. When an [[Hera Agathon|actual child]] does appear in the Fleet, the Messenger Six claims it is her vision fulfilled. Baltar is convinced by this that she cannot be a hallucination, but Cottle's scan appears to have ruled out the possibility that she is an implant. He asks her who or what she is, and she replies that she is an angel ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Home, Part II]]").

Over time, Baltar is seen by some characters speaking to himself, which is often the case when he is speaking to Messenger Six. In several instances, Messenger Six appears to Baltar to be a physical entity, grabbing him by his clothes or body, or assisting him with objects ([[TRS: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Taking A Break From All Your Worries]]"). She has even demonstrated an ability to physically interact with Baltar. On one occasion, she pushed him into a bulkhead and grabbed him by the throat. In another example, she lifted him into a standing position after he was beaten by a Galactica marine ([[Escape Velocity]]). In both cases, this provoked reactions from other people. Further, she appears to satisfy Baltar's sexual urges, leading to awkward situations where he is seen masturbating ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").

[[image:KobolHallu.jpg|right|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar on Kobol.]]
The Messenger Six has been present when Caprica Six is near only twice. She is also conspicuously absent during [[Shelly Godfrey]]'s tenure on ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"). The Messenger Six seems to, for the most part, vanish during the period when Caprica Six and Baltar renew their relationship on New Caprica. When Baltar is aboard a Cylon basestar, Caprica Six explains the projection process to him while the Messenger Six hints that this process is very similar to how she and Baltar communicate and that Baltar may himself be a Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). Messenger Six also appears to Baltar, when he discovers Hera under Maya's dead body and disappears when Caprica Six comes near Baltar and the baby ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

Messenger Six has a [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|musical theme]], a simple 9-note motif with a staccato xylophone and some violins, which plays behind almost all her appearances. This theme also plays without Six present in "[[Rapture]]" after [[D'Anna Biers]] collapses in Baltar's arms after her vision of the [[Final Five]], until Baltar is pistol-whipped by [[Galen Tyrol]].

From the end of Season 2 on, Messenger Six claims more often to be an angel from [[God (RDM)|God]].

Ultimately, Messenger Six is revealed to be a very real being -- not a projection of something inside Baltar's mind -- sent by another being that may be [[God (RDM)|God]]. Both her and Messenger Baltar appear to both Caprica Six and Baltar during the [[Battle of The Colony]]; Baltar and Caprica Six are each shocked that the other can see them. On Earth, Messenger Six, along with Messenger Baltar, reveals to Caprica and Baltar that their destiny had always been to protect Hera, who was the future of both races. They leave, saying that while God's plan is never finished, the two mortals' lives will be much less "exciting" from now on.

One-hundred fifty thousand years later, Messenger Six is with Messenger Baltar in New York City, looking over the shoulder of a man reading a ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine article about the remains of Mitochondrial Eve -- the current population's latest common evolutionary ancestor, Hera Agathon. The two discuss how all of this has happened before, and whether all of this will happen again. Messenger Six believes things will go differently this time. Messenger Baltar chides her when she refers to God, saying, "You know it doesn't like that name." The two then walk off into the teeming crowds of New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Messenger Baltar==
[[image:LBlt.jpg|thumb|left|Turnabout is fair play: Messenger Baltar appears to [[Caprica Six]], but not to [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").]]

When a '''messenger with Gaius Baltar's visage''' appears to Caprica Six, the notion that the actual Gaius Baltar was part of a Cylon plan to manipulate him via Messenger Six is revealed to be highly unlikely, as other Cylons are unaware of him and do not mention the plan or its effects to Caprica Six ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").

The Messenger Baltar's appearance and demeanor is just as much an extreme opposite of the actual Baltar as the Messenger Six's behavior is to Caprica Six.

At her resurrection, Messenger Baltar immediately tells Caprica Six that only she can see and hear him, and not to reveal what she sees to the other Cylons present; she never asks about his origins.

Messenger Baltar confronts Caprica Six with her guilt in the slaughter of billions of human beings, and with the logical error behind the Cylons's actions. Under Messenger Baltar's influence, Caprica Six speaks out against the war alongside another resurrected "[[hero of the Cylon]]", [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. The two forge a new [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|quasi-benevolent path]], [[Exodus, Part II|albeit temporarily]], for the Cylon race.

Messenger Baltar appears irregularly in seasons 2 and 3. After Caprica Six surrenders herself to the Colonials (having assisted [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]] in her rescue of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]), [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Tory Foster]] observe Caprica Six speaking to and kissing Messenger Baltar—who is invisible to Roslin and Foster ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").

While Messenger Six claims to be an angel sent from God, Messenger Baltar is contemptuous of the Cylons' concept of God ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). He is also described by [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]] as more of a "devil" figure in Six's consciousness<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Downloaded|act=Three|id=|timestamp=|totalrunning=}}</ref>.

While Messenger Baltar acts mostly as a conversational foil for Six, in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" he informs her that [[Saul Tigh]] has suffered the loss of [[Ellen Tigh|a woman]] close to him, to assist Six in dealing with Tigh's interrogation ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").

[[Image:Baltar and Head Baltar, "Six of One".jpg|thumb|right|Baltar encounters his Messenger double.]]
After his ascension to [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] leader, Gaius Baltar encounters his Messenger doppelgänger after running into [[Tory Foster]] at the civilian's mess hall. Baltar is initially shocked by Messenger Baltar's sudden appearance, voicing his belief that it is [[Messenger Six]] appearing to him as a doppelgänger version of himself, but the Messenger points out that she would have no need to disguise herself from him; Baltar becomes amused by the idea of having himself as a conversational foil for once instead of Six. This Messenger Baltar encourages him to engage in a relationship with Foster, claiming that she is "[[Final Five|special]]," and guides him, after a fashion, through her covert interrogation attempt. This Messenger Baltar does not elaborate on that point, but Gaius Baltar follows the Messenger's lead ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").

Prior to the conclusion of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s journey to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six appear together, and both Caprica Six and Baltar can see them, and are each shocked that the other can. He and Messenger Six are representatives of the being that some call [[God (RDM)|God]], who Baltar describes to Cavil as a force of nature that is neither good nor evil. Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six make one last visit to Caprica Six and Baltar to tell them that their role had always been to protect Hera, and now that this has been fulfilled, the two Messengers leave them alone. Messenger Six explains that God's plan is never over, but Messenger Baltar tells the couple that their lives will be much less exciting.

The two Messengers visit Earth 150,000 years later in New York City discussing humanity finding its most recent common ancestor, the human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]]. The two discuss the cycle of life, and Messenger Baltar chides Messenger Six for calling the being they work for "God," as it apparently does not like being called that. Messenger Baltar has the series' last line, which is a response to Messenger Six's stern look: "silly me... silly, silly me." The two then walk off together into present-day New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

== Messenger Elosha ==

[[Laura Roslin]] converses with a being in the form of Priestess [[Elosha]] during what should be zero-time jump sequences on the way to the [[Resurrection Hub]]. This Messenger being is unlike the others, in that not only do they interact outside the realm of others, it takes place during a time interval that should not exist. The being seems to have some knowledge of the future events, such as Roslin's death and the fact that [[William Adama]] waits for her, suggesting both reality for the being and the out-of-time conversations. Unlike [[Kara Thrace]]'s Messenger Leoben, the experience is difficult to explain with unconscious dreaming or hallucination ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").

== The Final Five's Messengers ==

After recovering his memories of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] due to trauma resulting from his being shot in the head, [[Samuel Anders]] reports that the [[Final Five]] were originally warned of impending nuclear destruction of Earth two thousand years earlier by images of people no one else could see. This information was the impetus for their recreation of [[Resurrection (RDM)|Cylon Resurrection]] and the preparing of the ship on which they escaped following the disaster. The one that appeared to Anders looked like a woman, the one that appeared to [[Tory Foster]] looked like a man. Much like Gaius Baltar, [[Galen Tyrol]] thought he might have a neural chip ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

== Slick ==
[[Kara Thrace]] encounters a vision of her father<ref>[[Podcast:Someone to Watch Over Me]]</ref> going by the name of "Slick". She initially fails to recognize him as [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]]. As she spends time with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father. She assists him in composing a song and compares him to her father. While she plays the piano with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father as a child. She recalls a certain song, and notices that the score resembles one of [[Hera Agathon]]'s drawing. As she plays the song with him, [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Tory Foster]] recognize the song as [[The Music|the same song they heard at the Ionian Nebula]]. When Tigh grabs her and asks her about the song, Slick vanishes ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").

== Messenger Zoe ==

A Messenger appeared to [[Zoe Graystone]] decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in the form of Zoe herself. The Messenger's first act was to save Zoe from a fire which burned down the Graystones' prior residence, when Zoe was a little girl. She then continued to appear to Zoe, who considered her a friend, periodically. Messenger Zoe had the form of teenage Zoe before Zoe herself entered adolescence. On one occasion, when Zoe was a teenager and now identical to her Messenger counterpart, Messenger Zoe encouraged her to outdo her father [[Daniel Graystone]] by creating life with her computer skills, after they noticed that Daniel had "stolen" the design for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] from drawings made by Zoe. This suggestion led to the creation of [[Zoe-A]], Zoe's [[holographic avatar]] duplicate ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Messenger Zoe later appears to Zoe-A when the latter is engaged in combat with [[Tamara-A]] and several users in [[New Cap City]] who blame her for the destruction of [[Maglev 23]]. She encourages Zoe-A to be her own person and not accept the blame for Zoe's sins. This leads to Zoe-A convincing Tamara-A to form an alliance ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

An unidentified Zoe sits smiling among Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s otherwise entirely Cylon congregation of monotheists in the flash-forward montage at the end of "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]". The scene precedes Zoe-A's resurrection into the first [[Humanoid Cylon|skinjob]] body, yet is years after [[Zoe Graystone|original Zoe]]'s death and Zoe-A's denouncement of Willow.

== [[Messenger Leoben]] ==

Image of Leoben that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] but never claims to be a Cylon in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]." Because he only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious, and does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately.

For further information, please see [[Messenger Leoben]] entry.

==Notes==
* In the cases of Elosha and Slick, it is unclear whether the phantom images represent the consciousnesses of the deceased or are simply other beings in their forms.
*The [[Messenger Leoben|Messenger "Leoben"]] that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]" only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious. Since this Messenger Leoben does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately to the above.
*[[William Adama]] sees and converses with his [[Carolanne Adama|deceased ex-wife]] each year on their anniversary as demonstrated in "[[A Day in the Life]]". While the episode where this occurs shows William and Carolanne together in places and settings (ostensibly at their home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]), this is a dramatic representation of Adama's ordinary imagination of what Carolanne may have thought about his predicament. As such, the visualizations of Carolanne Adama are ''not'' a messenger or other spectral apparition.
*[[Saul Tigh]] sees [[Ellen Tigh#Saul's "Messenger Ellen"|his dead wife]] in place of [[Caprica Six]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). This could be a simple hallucination or, as Tigh is a [[humanoid Cylon]], an example of [[projection]].
*When holding a two thousand year-old, mangled mailbox hatch from the lobby of the Tighs's apartment building, Saul sees a dying Ellen again in a vision from his and her prior incarnations on Earth. Ellen is depicted in the vision as fully aware of their future reincarnations and the cyclical nature of their existence, which she prophesises for past-Saul in the moment before they both die. ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").
*In the fifth [[Razor Flashbacks|Razor Flashback]], while exploring the lab, [[William Adama]] has a hallucination of a hand reaching out to grab him from a device similar to a [[resurrection tank|resurrection]] or [[Hybrid]] tank. However this could be a stress-induced hallucination. The same may be the case for the screaming prisoners in the lab, which could also be explained as a visualization for the audience. However, the voice Adama hears of the [[First Hybrid]] is the same as the real voice, so this part at least is not a hallucination.
*Beginning in Season 3, Messenger Six appears less frequently, and makes only a few appearances in Season 4. A scene was filmed for "[[The Road Less Traveled]]" in which Messenger Six, stating that Baltar no longer needs her anymore, says goodbye to him and fades away; this scene was deleted (but included on the Season 4.0 DVD). Messenger Six reappeared in yet another deleted scene, this time for "Sometimes a Great Notion" (information is relegated to a [[:File:SixonEarth.jpg|promotional image]]), before returning but only in the extended version of "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" and reappearing in "[[Deadlock]]", most likely rendering the deleted scene from "The Road Less Traveled" non-canonical as neither of the two aforementioned episodes make mention of her departure.
*In the podcast for "[[No Exit]]", Ronald Moore refers to the Final Five's Messenger beings as "the Messengers" and indicates that they are significant to the overall storyline.

== Official Statements ==
*When asked by a fan at a convention about the differences between Messenger Baltar and Gaius Baltar, actor [[James Callis]] described Messenger Baltar as a man who "finally has his shit together."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}}</ref>. ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language)

* Callis mentioned at the same convention that his personal theory is that Messenger Six is a being from another universe or higher plane of existence who only Baltar can interact with. This may relate back to the "angel" theory postulated prior to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}} ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language.)</ref>

* Prior to the revelations of "Daybreak," actress [[Tricia Helfer]] said that she had long since given up on trying to figure out the nature of Messenger Six. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756477p1.html|title=IGN Interview: Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer|date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> She believes Caprica Six and Baltar both having internal counterparts is related to the scene from the [[Miniseries]] where she saves Baltar from the shock wave of the nuclear bomb that destroyed [[Caprica City]].

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Chamalla

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[[Image:Chamalla.jpg|thumb|right|A large vial of chamalla ([[Exodus, Part I]]).]]
'''Chamalla''' {{IPA|kə.ˈmɑ.lə}} is a potent pharmacological substance with hallucinogenic properties, or the Colonial plant, root or vegetable from which it is extracted. It is used by [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|oracles]] for religious purposes, and by Colonial medicine as an alternative therapy for certain illnesses, including cancer.

Chamalla withdrawal is highly acute, and resembles the symptoms of [[Wikipedia:Heroin|heroin]] addiction ([[Fragged]]). President [[Laura Roslin]] begins taking chamalla extract medication (distributed as pills) due to her terminal cancer ([[Act of Contrition]]). Roslin's visions in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" appear to be induced by chamalla withdrawal.

The benefits of the extract are viewed as questionable by those in the medical profession, as evidenced by Doctor [[Cottle]]'s reaction to [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s request to use it when he confirms her cancer is inoperable.

Chamalla has hallucinogenic effects, desirable in its role as an [[Wikipedia:Entheogen|entheogen]], but not in its medicinal applications. In Roslin's case, these have been remarkably prescient ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").

The chamalla treatments, as expected by Dr. Cottle, do nothing to stop Roslin's cancer from reaching a life-threatening stage ([[Epiphanies]]).

Chamalla has a very bitter taste. One oracle, [[Dodona Selloi]], prefers to ingest it with candy to sweeten it ([[Exodus, Part I]]). When Roslin resumes to take chamalla after her cancer returns, she dissolves it in tea to mask its taste ([[Crossroads, Part I]]).

==Notes==
*''Kamala'' is a small tree native to southeast Asia (Mallotus philippinensis). Its fruit yields Kamala powder, which has two uses:
# As a dye which produces brilliant yellows and oranges on wool, mohair, and silk.
# As a vermifugal (causing the expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms), generally given mixed with honey, gruel, or treacle, or made into a draught with mucilage of gum acacia and water.

*The historical [[Wikipedia:Delphic Sibyl|Oracles at Delphi]] (Pythia) of Greece took their visions from geothermal fumes and chewing [[Wikipedia:Laurel|laurel]] leaves. The use of entheogens is common to many other cultures.

*Cottle's reticence at the prospect of chamalla therapy calls to mind current debate on the issue of [[Wikipedia:Medical cannabis|medical marijuana]]. However, the two do not greatly resemble each other in other ways:
**Medical marijuana is used to manage pain and appetite in terminally ill patients, but has no ability to reverse the spread of cancer. Roslin is not told her condition is terminal, merely inoperable - Cottle would like to to attempt a course of [[doloxan]] therapy. That Roslin rejects this in favor of chamalla suggests that she believes her condition is hopeless, or that chamalla may have a concrete ability to treat her illness.
**The visions inspired by chamalla are more akin to [[Wikipedia:LSD|LSD]] or [[Wikipedia:Psychedelic mushroom|psychedelic mushrooms]], if anything, although their prescience cannot be accounted for. [[Wikipedia:Peyote|Peyote]] is one example of an entheogen said to have an unpleasant flavor, like chamalla. Peyote is used for religious reasons by many Native Americans, much as priests and oracles use chamalla.
**Marijuana addiction is not well-attested, and the withdrawal symptoms suggested for it are not nearly as acute or severe as those displayed by Roslin in "[[Fragged]]".
*There is a Peruvian entheogen known as Camalonga that is reported to be a healing agent with psychoactive properties.
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Kobol (RDM)

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: ''For information on the Kobol of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Kobol (TOS)]]. For general information on the planet, see [[Kobol]].''
[[Image:Home_pt1-Kobol.jpg|thumb|280px|Kobol from orbit]]
'''Kobol''' is the ancestral homeworld of the people of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and one of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|two]] known planets where humans naturally evolved. Though it is a lush, life-supporting planet, Kobol has been uninhabited since the exodus of the Thirteen Tribes. On the surface, only ruins remain as evidence of the once-great civilization that previously existed.

==Overview==
Kobol is a verdant world of seas and continents, the latter having large areas of woodland, grassland, and forests. An unexplained event or environmental catastrophe caused humanity to leave Kobol and settle on the planets that form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. However, at the time of ''Galactica's'' discovery of Kobol, the planet appears to have recovered from such an event.

The seat of power of Kobol resided in the [[City of the Gods]] in the northern hemisphere, itself dominated by the [[Forum]], [[Temple]] and [[Opera House]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), structures which were duplicated on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the city of [[Delphi]]. It is said that humans lived there in harmony with the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]], and that [[Atlas]] supported Kobol on his shoulders. The [[Messengers]] were witness to Kobol's civilization, and observed the same patterns there as they later would on the worlds settled by the descendants of Kobol's peoples -- "commercialism, decadence, technology run amok."

==Great Exodus==
Some 2,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]], the Twelve Tribes [[Galleon Meadow|departed Kobol]] for another star system in "The Great Exodus of the Twelve Tribes from Kobol". The [[Sacred Scrolls]] also tell of a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that departed Kobol some 2,000 years prior ([[Miniseries]]) to seek a planet known as [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].<ref>[[Galen Tyrol]]'s report on the age of the [[Temple of Five]] at around 4,000 years old ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) is generally accurate. The Thirteenth Tribe allegedly left approximately 4,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]]. The Twelve Tribes (which form the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]]) left much later, at 2,000 years prior to the Miniseries.</ref> Although the Twelve Tribes later interpret the Scrolls to record that the Thirteenth were human, they were in fact [[humanoid Cylons]] created by Kobol's humans ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

The Lords of Kobol also appear to have abandoned Kobol, but when is not known. Also unclear is whether they departed Kobol with the Tribes, although the Sacred Scrolls say that [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] killed herself in sorrow at the Great Exodus, suggesting that some Lords or humans remained to record the death before [[Tomb of Athena|entombing Athena]] and leaving themselves. The Sacred Scrolls also say that Zeus warned the leaders of the tribes that any return to Kobol would carry with it a cost in blood.

==Religious Texts==
[[Image:City of the Gods.jpg|right|thumb|An illustration from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] of the City of the Gods ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])]]
During the time humans lived on Kobol, many texts were written, some of which have survived through time, and are regarded by some as religious artifacts, and by others as the documenting of myths and legends. These texts have been collected into a tome known as the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. These are the main source of information about Kobol for the people of the Twelve Colonies, as few hard facts remain.

Chief among these writings include the Book of [[Pythia]] who, some 1,600 years prior to the Great Exodus, foretold another exodus featuring a "caravan of the heavens" led by someone dying of a "wasting disease" ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). This exodus would lead humanity to a new home, although the leader would die before he/she could enter the new home.

Some of the writings of Pythia have apparently come true: President [[Laura Roslin]], the civil leader of the Colonial fleet is dying of cancer at the presumed fulfillment of the prophecy ([[Home, Part II]]). Further, Roslin has several [[Chamalla|visions]], including one of 12 snakes ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), a vision specifically foretold by Pythia.

The [[Messengers|spectral image of Number Six]] that appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] tells him that human sacrifice was practiced on Kobol, and that the souls of all who die there are forever lost because God has turned his back on it ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]"). She claims that the Colonial scriptures are erroneous in their description of life on Kobol, hiding darker truths.

==Rediscovering Kobol==
Its location is unknown until it is found by the Fleet, Colonial star charts place it in [[Sector 728]] of the galaxy ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), when ''[[Galactica]]'' dispatches Raptors to locate planets which may provide materials needed to re-supply the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], and one of them finds the planet by chance. Upon its discovery, [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] suggests considering permanent settlement on the planet. However, Cylon forces are already present in the system.

Following the discovery (as predicted by the [[humanoid Cylon]] [[Leoben Conoy]]) as well as her own [[Chamalla|prescient visions]], Roslin becomes convinced that Kobol will lead the fleet to Earth, providing the [[Tomb of Athena]] can be found. To do this, priest [[Elosha]] notes that the [[Arrow of Apollo]] must be retrieved from the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] on Caprica.

Against Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] military orders, Roslin begins a quest to retrieve the Arrow, leading to her arrest ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). She [[Resistance|later escapes]], and leads a third of the Fleet to Kobol (with the [[The Farm|retrieved Arrow]]) to begin the search for the Tomb ([[Home, Part I]])

A scouting team sent to Kobol is ambushed by Cylon forces. The survivors manage to escape further Cylon assault after a [[SAR]] mission ([[Fragged]]). Both expeditions to Kobol suffer casualties, in keeping with Zeus's warning.

Commander Adama later joins Roslin's expedition, and soon finds the Tomb of Athena. They are the first people to glimpse the inside of the Tomb in centuries, and use the Arrow to activate a holographic map display, which indicates the general direction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[Home, Part II]]). Afterwards, the Colonials abandon Kobol again, never to return.

==Notes==

*Much of the scenic, expansive landscapes of Kobol were filmed at [http://www.spacesfornature.org/greatspaces/pinecone.html Widgeon Slough], the largest freshwater marsh in the Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, British Columbia, Port Coquitlam (Source in part: [[The Official Companion]]).
*In the original [[Miniseries]] script, the Twelve Colonies actually resided ''on'' Kobol. The final script returned Kobol to its status as birthplace of humankind, with humanity having left to other habitable worlds to match the premise of the Original Series.

==See Also==

* [[Kobol]], for similarities between the Original and Re-imagined Series and the etymology of the planet's name.

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Earth (RDM)

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[[Image:1stearth.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Earth, home of the Thirteenth Tribe, from orbit]]
'''Earth''' is the believed destination of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. Prior to its discovery, its existence is considered purely mythical and legendary within Colonial and Cylon societies. Earth is also the name of a planet Colonial survivors eventually settle after a long and arduous journey across space following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

==Earth: Home of the Thirteenth Tribe==
===Beginnings===
[[Image:EarthBCH.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Earth, as it appeared before its destruction]]
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The legend of Earth begins at least four thousand years ago on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], where Scriptures tell of the exodus of a Thirteenth Tribe of humanity during a period of great turmoil across the planet. It is said that "''they traveled far and made their home upon a planet called Earth . . . which circled a distant and unknown star.''" While not many previously believed in Earth, there are [[Arrow of Apollo|artifacts]] rumored to point out the general direction to the planet. These rumors are later confirmed after the destruction of the Colonies ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]").

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===Settlement and Development===
For nearly two thousand years, the Thirteenth Tribe flourished on the planet, creating a civilization comparable to the Twelve Colonies before their fall, including development of [[Earth_Cylon_Centurion|their own robotics and artificial intelligence]]. Unbeknownst to Colonials or most Cylons, the Thirteenth Tribe was a flesh and blood race of artificial beings much like the [[humanoid Cylons]], which were created on Kobol thousands of years ago. They originally relied on [[Resurrection (RDM)|organic memory transfer]] technology to download into new bodies after their deaths. However, sometime after leaving Kobol, they gained the ability to reproduce sexually, and the technology fell out of use ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

:''The fact that the Tribe was artificial in nature is never fully revealed to the civilians of the fleet. To them, they were a society of humans that were destroyed by their robotic creations much like their society was four years prior.''

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===Apocalypse===
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Approximately two thousand years [[BCH]], the Tribe's robotic creations rebelled against their creators, in an act of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutually_assured_destruction mutually assured destruction]. The attack caught the population off guard, with many at work or enjoying leisurely activities. Evidence of people going about their lives is still visible on the remains millennia later. However, prior to the apocalypse, [[Final Five|five individuals]] started seeing visions of [[Messengers|strange people]] warning them of the upcoming cataclysm. The five worked hard to recreate the lost organic memory transfer technology, and built a ship in orbit to carry their experiments. After their deaths, the five were resurrected on this ship, and opted to follow the Tribe's original course back to Kobol, leaving Earth behind ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]").

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===Earth's Fate===
[[Image:Earth Ruins.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Earth's ruins, two millennia after the Fall of the Thirteenth Tribe]]
At the conclusion of the war, no survivors remained on either side, and Earth was left burning and irradiated. Despite lingering radioactive contamination, plant life gradually returned, and whatever ruins remained succumbed to nature and time. A large city on the planet visited by both Colonials and rebel Cylons was largely submerged in water and partly buried in sand.

Unable to support human life, the planet is abandoned days after its discovery, and is likely never visited again ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

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==A New Earth: The Promised Land==
[[Image:Earth, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Colonial's new home, as it appears from the moon's orbit]]
By an infinitesimal chance, a habitable planet is found by pilot [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], after she is able to extrapolate [[FTL]] jump coordinates from a [[The Music|song]] she used to play as a child. Lt. Thrace inputs these FTL coordinates into ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> FTL computer in a desperate attempt to escape from the Cylon [[The Colony|Colony]]. ''Galactica'', damaged from battle, limps into orbit of the planet.

:''As depicted in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", this planet is located relatively close to the [[Ionian Nebula]].''

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===Diverse Wildlife===
[[Image:Diverse Wildlife.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Earth's diverse wildlife]]
After Colonial recon of the planet, Earth is discovered to have a diverse range of wildlife, more than the Twelve Colonies put together. It also features a race of primitive hunter-gatherer humanoids, having evolved here separately from those on Kobol. Upon further study, these humanoids are discovered to be compatible with Colonial DNA, which opens up the possibility of Colonials and Cylons interbreeding with them.

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===Colonial/Cylon Settlement and Future Evolution===
[[Image:Settlement.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Survivors heading for shelter]]
With ''Galactica'' in pieces, and the Colonial Fleet not fairing any better, it is decided that the planet will be settled, with the remaining Cylons soon joining them. Plans begin for new cities to be built, but those plans are soon abandoned in favor of starting fresh in an attempt to break the historical cycle of violence. Colonial units scout the planet, and eventually determine the best possible chance for survival is to split the survivors into groups, and spread them across different sites around the globe. These locations are documented, and presented to each of the groups for future use. After the survivors set up their camps, the fleet and any remaining advanced technology are scuttled. The settlers christen this new planet "Earth," in honor of the promised land they have been chasing for four years.

The surviving Colonial and Cylon settlers and their descendants begin interbreeding with the indigenous humanoids, creating a new race, with [[Hera Agathon|the first human-Cylon hybrid]] becoming "Mitochondrial Eve," the most recent common matrilineal ancestor of all living humans. Her fossilized remains are uncovered nearly one hundred fifty thousand years later, around the time that another advanced human society is on the brink of major breakthroughs in robotics - much like the Twelve Colonies, the first Earth, and Kobol before them ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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==Notes==
* [[Gaeta]] comments in "[[Revelations]]" that the constellations seen from orbit of the Earth they had just found match those seen in the [[Tomb of Athena]]. This was later proven incorrect, as those constellations are actually visible from a different Earth over one hundred centuries later (([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). It would have been extremely improbable that the constellations visible from the Earth found in "[[Revelations]]" would have looked the same as those of New Earth. That being said, while on the first Earth, all of the constellations of Zodiac could all be seen at once-this is not possible on the current Earth.

*From what is known of the nature of navigation in FTL jumps, the odds of the coordinates used by Kara Thrace to jump ''Galactica'' from the Colony to the new Earth and actually achieving the end they did are no less than infinitesimal. One of the elements in FTL navigation is the point of origin. A point of origin is a necessary factor in many navigational forms in order to plot direction and distance to a required destination, and FTL navigation is no different. Essentially, what this means is that the coordinates entered by Kara Thrace into the FTL computer aboard Galactica would only jump the ship to its new Earth destination from the precise astral location of the ''Galactica'' when it initiated the jump from the Colony. Given the coordinates' origins in the Music and the revelation that a divine entity is in some way shaping the events which have taken place in the series, as seen by Pythia, it could be suggested that the attack on the Colony and the resulting success and retreat were in some way destined. While this may seem logical, it is purely conjectural. The way these events have took place cannot be explained by rational means.

== Official Statements ==
* ''[[Edward James Olmos]] jokingly describes how he thinks the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] could find Earth:''

:I personally — this is not [from] any of the writers, but my thing — I wanted to come into [the present day], find Earth, cruise on top of it, see it for what it is, and as we're coming down to it, we're blown up, we're nuked. And then [someone says to] the [[w:President of the United States|President of the United States]], which is [[w:George W. Bush|[George W.] Bush]], "They've been taken care of. Thank God you saved the world again." And you turn, and you see who told him that, and it's one of the Cylons. [''Laughs'']<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015932_2,00.html|title=Four-ward, Cylons: Edward James Olmos|date=23 March 2007|accessdate=22 June 2007|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|format=|language=}}</ref>

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Anastasia Dualla

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'''Anastasia "Dee" Dualla''' {{IPA|du.ˈɑ.lə}} is the former [[Communications Officer]] of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and was the [[Executive Officer]] of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' prior to its destruction. At one time she was married to [[Lee Adama]], but separated from him.

== Biography ==

Dualla's father thought that her enlistment in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet Reserve]] was crazy, and he viewed the military as a joke. She signed up anyway because she "wanted to believe in something." This rift with her father would continue throughout her service and the last time they spoke they got in a heated argument; three weeks later the Cylons attacked, and Dualla never got a chance to reconcile with him ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). His rejection of her career choice stems from traditional Sagittaron [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#Sagittaron beliefs|beliefs]] in pacifism, which Dualla does not share ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").

At the time of the [[Cylon attack]] she monitors Colonial Fleet communications traffic. Dualla is among the first to notice the unusually high levels of [[CNP|shipboard malfunctions and failures]] aboard other battlestars ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

After the Fleet's [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|initial escape and pursuit]] by the Cylons, Dualla coordinates Fleet activities such as [[FTL]] jumps with Tactical Officer [[Felix Gaeta]]. In this responsibility, she discovers that ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' fails to jump with the fleet after yet another jump ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]").

Due to his attraction to Dualla, presidential aide [[Billy Keikeya]] "volunteers" her to join an off-ship mission to ''[[Astral Queen]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"). Led by Captain [[Lee Adama]], the mission is to attempt enlistment of prisoners aboard ''Astral Queen'' in resupplying ''Galactica'' with water following an act of sabotage ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). During the mission, the team is taken hostage by prisoners during a jail break lead by fellow Sagittaron and political agitator [[Tom Zarek]].

[[Image:Dee and bee.jpg|thumb|left|'''Dualla''' and [[Billy Keikeya]] in the [[observation deck]] on a date ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]")]]
Freed without personal harm during this situation, Dualla returns Billy Keikeya's affections, and they date during off-duty periods ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").

When a party of [[Cylon Centurion|Cylons]] boards ''Galactica'', Dualla suffers a concussion, but survives the engagement ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). Later, Dualla aids in [[Laura Roslin]]'s escape from ''Galactica'' after the President's arrest by covering up the tracks of their secret communications coordinating their movements in the Fleet, and getting Colonel Tigh to sign permission to close off a causeway which they use as an escape route. At this time, Dualla seems to take a greater personal interest in [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]").

Dualla is assigned to give [[D'Anna Biers]] a tour around the battlestar as part of Biers' documentary of the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Lee Adama seems to return Dualla's personal attraction during a sparring exercise with the petty officer ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").

Dualla's [[avionics]] training helps in building a stable communications package for the experimental [[Blackbird]] fighter ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]").

Keikeya, apparently attempting to solidify his relationship with the petty officer, proposes to Dualla, but she refuses. Keikeya later sees Dualla with Lee Adama on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' and accuses her of leading him on. Shortly after Keikeya's accusation, four terrorists commandeer the lounge and its occupants and demand the surrender of [[Sharon Valerii]]. When a ruse by Admiral [[William Adama]] is discovered, the [[Sesha Abinell|leader]] of the the terrorists orders Dualla's death. Keikeya intervenes and manages to kill the terrorist about to execute her, but is killed by him in return. In the same battle, Lee Adama is left severely wounded from a friendly-fire incident during an ill-fated reconnaissance by [[Kara Thrace]]. Dualla promises to watch over Lee Adama until he recovers in [[sickbay]]. When he finally regained consciousness, Dualla was so happy that neither of them noticed Thrace leaving the sickbay with a heartbroken expression ([[TRS]]: "[[Sacrifice]]").
[[Image:Dee LDYBPII2.JPG|thumb|Dualla as Executive Officer of ''Pegasus'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").]]
A few months later, still involved with Apollo, Dualla assists in the counting of ballots for the Presidential election. Dualla conspires with [[Tory Foster]] and [[Saul Tigh]] to rig the election in Roslin's favor, indicating that she comprehends the disaster that would follow if [[Gaius Baltar]] is elected. Though the plot initially succeeds, Lt. Gaeta's curiosity leads to Admiral Adama's discovery of the duplicity.

== Colonization of New Caprica ==

A few months later, Dualla has received a lieutenant's commission and is an officer now. Her transfer to ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' was approved on Founders' Day - the official groundbreaking of [[New Caprica City]], but she is still trying to keep her relationship with Lee Adama from becoming too public.

On the night of Founders' Day, Lee Adama spends a night with Thrace. The following morning, however, upon seeing that Thrace and Anders eloped, Lee proposes to Dualla and holds her affectionately in public. Dualla is aware of his love for Thrace, but likely doesn't know that they slept together. However, she says that life is good at the moment and that they should make the best of it until the Cylons show up again. She tells Adama that this is the happiest state she has ever seen him in and agrees to marry him ([[TRS]]: "[[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)]]").

She subsequently serves as communications and executive officer on ''Pegasus'', part of its skeletal crew in orbit around [[New Caprica]]. She answers the communication from Kara Thrace on New Caprica, who wants to ask Commander Adama for [[antibiotics]] for [[Samuel Anders|her husband]]. While Adama is on the phone, Dualla identifies sudden [[DRADIS]] contacts of a large [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

Four months after leaving New Caprica, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] decides to go through with a hazardous rescue operation. Dualla visibly disapproves of her father-in-law's decision to grant amnesty and a commission to [[Sharon Agathon]] and assign her as the liaison officer with the [[New Caprica Resistance]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). Dualla tries to reassure her husband after Admiral Adama decides to take ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' alone on the New Caprica rescue mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]"). She appears visibly pleased when her husband defies orders and sacrifices ''Pegasus'' to save ''Galactica'' and the reassembled Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==After the Second Exodus==
Dualla returns periodically to her old post in ''Galactica's'' CIC after the Battle of New Caprica, but also has greater responsibilities in shepherding civilians on ''Galactica'' during a harrowing journey through a [[Passage (star cluster)|dangerous star cluster]] to a [[Algae planet|planet filled with edible algae]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"). Dualla and Samuel Anders are also witness to what appears to be both a feud and not-so-veiled affection between her husband and Anders' wife during a boxing match where Major Adama and Captain Thrace beat each other to exhaustion ([[TRS]]: "[[Unfinished Business]]").

After Cylons arrive at the algae planet, Dualla must shift her time to coordinate a defensive plan for the mysterious [[Temple of Five]]. She is ordered by her husband to rescue Starbuck after her [[Raptor]] is downed by a Cylon missile. Despite being quite aware of her husband's affair with Thrace, she rescues Thrace, repairs the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Avionics|avionics]], and, with Thrace's guidance, flies the Raptor back to ''Galactica'' herself despite her own lack of pilot training as Starbuck's hands are too badly burned for her to fly ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").

Dualla confronts her husband about their marriage and its problems. She believes it to be a lie, but indicates she will not interfere if he chose to pursue his relationship with Kara Thrace. Adama breaks off his affair and reconciles ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").

Dualla contracts [[Mellorak sickness]] as do many other fellow Sagittarons (housed [[Dogsville|as refugees]] on the battlestar) and - unlike other Sagittarons who regarding medicine as evil - seeks treatment from Dr. [[Michael Robert]], a civilian doctor, because of her unspecified dislike for Doctor [[Cottle]]. When Dr. Robert is discovered to have killed the Sagittarons he treats, [[Karl Agathon]] rushes to her rescue and finds her out of danger, as Dr. Robert only targets Sagittarons outside of the military ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").

When her husband chooses to defend Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] in his trial, Dualla is incensed, and separates from him ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). Later, when Adama officially leaves ''Galactica'' to start his new life a civilian, the two embrace and he tells her that she "got the house", implying that their breakup is final yet, in the end, amicable ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").

She works closely with her estranged husband when, as Acting President, Lee takes command of the fleet during his father's emotional incapacity and threatens to execute [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] unless [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]] releases her human hostages ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"). Dualla addresses him as "Mr. President" when notifying him of incoming communication, but does not demonstrate any of the animosity, disapproval nor hostility toward him as she periodically did aboard ''Pegasus'' and the algae planet. Indeed, she appears to be quite pleased and proud of her husband, while maintaining a professional demeanor.

== Death ==

Finding the planet Earth in its devastated condition takes a heavy toll on her. Upon returning to Galactica from the initial visit to the surface, she seeks out Lee and the two spend a pleasant evening over drinks together. She returns to her quarters and speaks briefly with Felix Gaeta. Directly after he leaves the room, she pulls out her service pistol, places it against her temple, and pulls the trigger. A shocked Felix races back into the room, as does [[Diana Seelix]]. Gaeta and other crewmembers call for a medic, but it is already too late ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

==Family tree==
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== Notes ==

*Dualla's counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] is Flight Corporal [[Rigel]]. According to [[Ron Moore]]'s [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog entry] on April 18, 2006, Dualla is actually more or less directly inspired by Rigel, saying Dualla is "filling the role of another woman in the original BSG series who used to man the communication system on their bridge. That character was called "Rigel" but I didn't think that name worked in the remake, so I gave her the name of Dualla."
*In the real-world U.S. Army, the ranks of corporal and specialist are the same pay-grade (E-4), although higher specialist grades also existed from 1955 until 1985.
*Dualla was known throughout all of the first season and part of of the second season only as "Dualla" or "Dee". Her first name was finally revealed in the episode "[[Final Cut]]", in an on screen caption during her documentary interview.
*The first name "Anastasia" means "Resurrection" in ancient Greek.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasia Behindthename.com "Anastasia" ]</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/anastasius Behindthename.com "Anastasius"]</ref>
*The last name "Dualla" may be derived from Latin word ''Dualis'', which means duo or two. Another definition of the word dual is: something consisting of two parts or elements or having two like parts. This point is touched upon by [[Kandyse McClure]], who believes that "her name 'Dualla', reading it as 'duality', says a lot about the role she plays on the ship. She is always trying to integrate these two sides of herself… this tender, youthful, passionate interior to her pragmatic oftentimes blunt and logical exterior world. This is what I love most about her… trying to find that balance in her work and in her relationships."<ref name="bsgblog">{{cite_web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/battlestar_blog/854094.html|title=battlestar_blog: The CIC's #1 Girl|date=27 February 2008|accessdate=27 February 2008|last=Gould|first=Grant|format=|language=}}</ref> There is, however, another possible etymological origin of Dualla's name: the [[w:Duala people|Duala people]] of present-day Cameroon, a nation in central and western Africa. If this is so, then this is perhaps the most notable reference to a non-Greco-Roman civilization in the series. Credence for this etymology may be found in [[Kandyse McClure]]'s nationality of birth. It would seem fitting that the on-screen name of one of the few actors of African descent in the re-imagined series would share a connection to a real life African ethnic group.
*[[Grace Park]] initially auditioned for the role of Dualla, before being asked to audition for the role of [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], and finally being cast as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]].

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Cylon Religion

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:''This article discusses the religion of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]].''
:''In the [[Original Series]], the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have no documented religion.''
:''For summary information on the Colonial faiths as seen in the Original Series, see [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)]].''

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The majority of the so-called [[Significant Seven]] [[Cylons]] follow a '''monotheistic religion''' handed down to them from the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. This is distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|polytheistic religion]] followed by most of the Colonial Humans and the Terrestrial Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] (from which come the [[Final Five]]).

Unless otherwise indicated, the term "Cylon" as used herein refers collectively to Centurion Model 0005, and humanoid Models [[Number Two|Two]] (Leoben), [[Number Three|Three]] (D'Anna), [[Number Four|Four]] (Simon), [[Number Five|Five]] (Aaron), [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Eight|Eight]] (Sharon), and presumably [[Number Seven|Seven]] (Daniel); and to their beliefs. As previously indicated, these beliefs differ from those of the Thirteenth Tribe, which shared a polytheistic tradition with the twelve Human tribes. The Final Five of the Thirteenth Tribe incorporated the Centurions' monothistic belief system into the numbered models they created with the Centurions. The [[Number One]] model line (John Cavil) are atheists, but it is not known if their atheism was intentional or a programming error. It is unclear whether the semi-sentient [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|modern Centurions]] have even the capacity to process religion. Cylon religion supposes that the [[Hybrid]]s can communicate with God, but what if any beliefs the Hybrids themselves hold is unclear, aside from their belief that [[Kara Thrace]] is the harbinger of death; since undergoing brain surgery, Thrace's husband, Final Five Cylon [[Samuel Anders]] has effectively become a Hybrid, and echoes their characterisation of Thrace. Number Eight Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and her human husband [[Karl Agathon]] are a monotheist and a polytheist respectively, and it is unknown what religion(s) they impart to the human-Cylon hybrid child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Both traditions are practiced by her terrestrial decendents who are hybrids of human, numbered Cylon, and the independently-evolved terrestrial humans; with polytheism dominating for thousands of years before being largely eclipsed by monotheism.

Prior to the [[First Cylon War]], a small sect of humans secretly practice a monotheistic religion. This movement is reborn under [[Gaius Baltar]] who preaches Cylon dogma taught to him by [[Messenger Six]]. Terrestrial Cylons [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] appear to have converted to monotheism as well under Baltar's ministry, whereas [[Saul Tigh]] has not despite [[Caprica-Six]]'s influence.<ref>He continues to speak of the plural "gods" vice the singular, and refers to Baltar's followers as kooks ("[[The Oath]]").</ref> Only [[Ellen Tigh]] and Samuel Anders recover their memories from the time they allied with the Centurions and embraced their beliefs.

==God==
The Cylons believe that [[God (RDM)|God]] created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ([[Podcast:Torn#Act 2|"Torn" Podcast, Act 2]]).

==Attitude toward Colonial Religion==
The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities.<ref>This is similar, but not necessarily identical, to the beliefs of the [[w:Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]], such as [[w:Judaism|Judaism]], [[w:Christianity|Christianity]] and [[w:Islam|Islam]].</ref> Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently claimed that this God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] as blasphemous ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The Cylons claim that they know the [[Sacred Scrolls|scriptures of the human religion]] better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on [[New Caprica]], and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to [[Leoben Conoy (New Caprica copy)|Leoben's]] workings on [[Kara Thrace]].

==Beliefs==
The Cylons apparently worship a metaphysical being, a being that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike. The Cylon religion includes concepts of "sin". For example, the [[Messengers|Messenger Number Six]] warns [[Gaius Baltar]] that suicide is a mortal sin when he jokingly suggests killing himself ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). A tortured Number Six copy named [[Gina Inviere]] does not [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|initially]] kill herself to escape horrific torture because she believes that suicide is a sin ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

The Cylons maintain that one of God's commandments is to procreate ("be fruitful"), but the humanoid Cylons are incapable of procreating with each other. The Cylons apparently strictly define "procreation" as biological reproduction, and not creation of copies of existing Cylon models using asexual, industrial, or laboratory techniques. As a result, the Cylons began attempts to create a Cylon-human hybrid (deemed more feasible than their previous attempts at procreation amongst their own kind). To this end they developed "[[farms]]" on the occupied Twelve Colonies to create a hybrid, but these attempts continued to be without success.<ref>This Cylon-human hybrid child should not be confused with the living humanoid central computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also known to the Cylons as a "[[Hybrid]]".</ref>

Most Cylons espouse monotheistic views, but often with subtle differences in interpretation. For instance, [[Leoben Conoy]] believes that "We are all God". The [[John Cavil]] model is the only one that is openly atheistic. Ironically, Cavils pose among humans as polytheist clergy and are addressed as "Brother".

The first successful Cylon-human Hybrid, [[Hera Agathon]], the daughter of [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon]], is literally considered to be a "miracle from God" by the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]).

==Presumed origin==

:''Main article: [[Monotheist Church|Human Monotheism]]''

[[Image:Soldiers of One Logo.jpg|thumb|Infinity symbol representing the monotheist movement of both the humans and Cylons.]]
A small minority of monotheistic humans existed on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] before the Fall. [[Monotheist Church|Their religion]] was looked upon as dangerous and heretical by the majority of Colonial society and most of them were forced to hide their beliefs. The paramilitary adjunct to the Monotheist Church was known as the [[Soldiers of the One]] or "STO". Capricans, if not those of the other eleven worlds, made little or no distinction between the STO and monotheism generally; monotheists were considered to be members of a terrorist group by the Caprica government. The principal mark of the movement was an infinity symbol ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Three such practitioners were closeted monotheists [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Lacy Rand]], and Graystone's boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], who was the more fanatical of the three. Despite their actual beliefs in a single omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God, the three were students at [[Athena Academy]], a polytheist parochial high school on Caprica. The headmistress, Athenian High Priestess [[Clarice Willow]], was herself a closeted monotheist and mentored the three in her true beliefs. Graystone and Stark died in a suicide bombing executed by the latter without the former's forewarning ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Zoe had created a meticulous digital copy of herself before her death. Zoe Graystone's self-aware avatar, [[Zoe-A]], was later uploaded into the [[U-87|protype Cylon Centurion]] created by her father, [[Daniel Graystone]] ("[[Caprica pilot]]"). Believing herself to have an important destiny within the monotheist movement, Zoe-A solicited Lacy to arrange for her (in her Cylon body) to be smuggled to the monotheists' see on [[Gemenon]] ("[[Reins of a Waterfall]]"). While Zoe-A's escape was thwarted, the operation planted the formerly timid Lacy inexorably into the STO militia ("[[End of Line]]"). Graystone Industries unwittingly propagated elements of Zoe-A's personality and identity into every Cylon they manufactured thereafter ("[[Here Be Dragons]]"). A small number of these were diverted by the [[Ha'la'tha]] and sold on the black market to the STO on Gemenon in preparation for a holy war ("[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

While training on Gemenon, Lacy was disgusted by the STO cadre's disregard for human life. During an attempt to intervene against a summary execution, she discovered that the Cylons' military programming was subordinate to an absolute obedience to her personally. On further investigation, she learned that all Cylon Centurions self-identify as Zoe ("[[The Heavens Will Rise]]"). With the help and firepower of the Centurions, Lacy and her fellow STO recruits staged a coup d'etat within the STO and the Church itself, and Lacy ascended as Blessed Mother to the Church's supreme authority ("[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

The kernel of Zoe-R's identity contained in the Cylons' fundamental programming which Lacy exploited also made them predisposed to monotheism. Ironically, the Cylon marines' killing of monotheist human terrorists to protect the thousands of polytheist humans at [[Atlas Arena]] (coincidental to Lacy's coup) ingratiated the Cylons with humanity and was the catalyst for their much more rapid popularity and sales than inventor [[Daniel Graystone]] had anticipated ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Sister Clarice Willow proselytizing to her Cylon congregation.]]
Sister Clarice Willow evaded capture for her orchestration of the failed arena bombing. She eventually discovered the Cylons' monotheistic instincts and established a Cylon congregation in [[V-World]] where myriad domestic, industrial, and military Cylon models came to hear her sermons. Opening with the rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" Clarice preached that Cylons are every bit as much God's children as humans are. Blessed Mother Lacy granted Clarice an audience at her see on Gemenon to discuss Clarice's proposal for divine recognition of the "differently sentient" - the Cylon race ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Despite being human herself, Clarice encouraged her Cylon flock to rebel against their human masters.

The [[Final Five]] traveled from the thirteenth world (Original Earth) to warn the humans of the other twelve worlds not to make a robotic slave race which would inevitably rebel as their own had done ("[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]"). They arrived more than twelve years too late to avert precisely the war they had prophesied ("[[No Exit]]"). While they could not prevent the war, they could cause peace. They agreed to give the Centurions the technology they were themselves trying in vain to develop: the ability to create [[Significant Seven|biological Cylons]], along with the inherently interrelated resurrection capability, on the condition of an immediate Cylon withdrawal and armistice ("[[Razor Flashbacks]]", "[[No Exit]]"). The Centurions propagated their monotheism in their humanoid "children"'s programming.

Immediately before igniting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]], a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Six]] quotes from Sister Clarice Willow's sermons decades earlier, asking the human [[Armistice Officer]], "Are you alive?" ([[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]") The Cylon religion's lineage can also be seen during the [[Cylon Civil War]], at a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] funerary service that takes place on the [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], where the usage of ornaments and amulets in the form of the infinity symbol can be observed ("[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

==Analysis==
The concept that the religious beliefs of the Cylons are similar to the real-life Abrahamic religions of planet Earth is a plot twist which executive producer [[Ron Moore]] developed and considers to be an intriguing switch: normally, the "Good Guys" in a TV show are monotheists, and the "bad guys" are polytheists. However, in the Re-imagined Series, the "good" humans follow a polytheistic religion that worships a parallel of the Greek gods, while the "bad" Cylons worship a monotheistic God, similar to real-life Abrahamic religions.

The Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol have an "overlapping" existence that is confusing to both Colonial and Cylon sides. Both sides appear to be guided to conflict (and, in rare instances, cooperation) through events that appear pre-destined. The story arc of finding the [[Arrow of Apollo]] involves the hunt for the [[Tomb of Athena]] by the Colonials. According to the Sacred Scrolls, the humans will be aided by a "minor demon." The cooperative [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii copy]] assists the group in finding the tomb.

In another instance, the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] tells [[Number Three]] that the Lords of Kobol, specifically [[Zeus, Lord of Kobol|Zeus]], are sad for her. The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon God to Three of the existence of Hera Agathon and the imminent failure of the occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

The convergence of the Cylon and Colonial religion occurs yet again at the [[algae planet]], where possession of the [[Eye of Jupiter]] is fought over by the two sides. While the Colonials believe the [[Temple of Five]] on the planet was built by the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] to represent five priests who worshipped "[[the one whose name cannot be spoken]]", one Cylon (Number Three) and Gaius Baltar believe that the significance of the Temple has something to do with the [[Final Five|five missing humanoid Cylons]]. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers that the algae planet's sun will soon go nova; both he and Admiral Adama do not believe that the curious coincidences of Colonial and Cylon involvement with the Eye, at that particular place and time, as merely coincidental ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

Cylon attitude towards their own religion varies between the models, and it is this variation that is one of the major causes of the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] follow the lead of the atheist [[Number One|Ones]] with the more reverent [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]], and [[Number Eight|Eights]] in opposition.

==Sayings and Prayers==
*[[Leoben Conoy]]: (at a dinner table with [[Kara Thrace]]) "Heavenly father, we thank you for the bounty of this table…" ([[Occupation]])<ref>This is similar or identical to the blessing many Christians in North America recite before meals.</ref>
*[[Number Three]]: "[There is] no other god but God." ([[Exodus, Part I]]) <ref>This resembles the islamic [[w:Shahada|Shahada]]: "I bear witness that there is no god except for God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God." It also reflects the 1st, 2nd or 1st ''and'' 2nd Commandments (depending upon demonination): "I am the Lord your G-d. You shall have no other gods before me.</ref>
*[[Sharon Agathon]]: "When God's anger awakens, even the mighty shall fall…" ([[Torn]])
*The [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] is used when Cylons face death without [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]: "Heavenly father<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>grant us the strength...the wisdom<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>and above all...a measure of acceptance..." ([[A Measure of Salvation]], [[Sine Qua Non]], [[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]])<ref>It is noticably parallel to Reinhold Niebuhr's well-known Serenity Prayer.</ref>

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Cylon Religion

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:''This article discusses the religion of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]].''
:''In the [[Original Series]], the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have no documented religion.''
:''For summary information on the Colonial faiths as seen in the Original Series, see [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)]].''

{{RDM cylons series}}

The majority of the so-called [[Significant Seven]] [[Cylons]] follow a '''monotheistic religion''' handed down to them from the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. This is distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|polytheistic religion]] followed by most of the Colonial Humans and the Terrestrial Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] (from which come the [[Final Five]]).

Unless otherwise indicated, the term "Cylon" as used herein refers collectively to Centurion Model 0005, and humanoid Models [[Number Two|Two]] (Leoben), [[Number Three|Three]] (D'Anna), [[Number Four|Four]] (Simon), [[Number Five|Five]] (Aaron), [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Eight|Eight]] (Sharon), and presumably [[Number Seven|Seven]] (Daniel); and to their beliefs. As previously indicated, these beliefs differ from those of the Thirteenth Tribe, which shared a polytheistic tradition with the twelve Human tribes. The Final Five of the Thirteenth Tribe incorporated the Centurions' monothistic belief system into the numbered models they created with the Centurions. The [[Number One]] model line (John Cavil) are atheists, but it is not known if their atheism was intentional or a programming error. It is unclear whether the semi-sentient [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|modern Centurions]] have even the capacity to process religion. Cylon religion supposes that the [[Hybrid]]s can communicate with God, but what if any beliefs the Hybrids themselves hold is unclear, aside from their belief that [[Kara Thrace]] is the harbinger of death; since undergoing brain surgery, Thrace's husband, Final Five Cylon [[Samuel Anders]] has effectively become a Hybrid, and echoes their characterisation of Thrace. Number Eight Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and her human husband [[Karl Agathon]] are a monotheist and a polytheist respectively, and it is unknown what religion(s) they impart to the human-Cylon hybrid child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Both traditions are practiced by her terrestrial decendents who are hybrids of human, numbered Cylon, and the independently-evolved terrestrial humans; with polytheism dominating for thousands of years before being largely eclipsed by monotheism.

Prior to the [[First Cylon War]], a small sect of humans secretly practice a monotheistic religion. This movement is reborn under [[Gaius Baltar]] who preaches Cylon dogma taught to him by [[Messenger Six]]. Terrestrial Cylons [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] appear to have converted to monotheism as well under Baltar's ministry, whereas [[Saul Tigh]] has not despite [[Caprica-Six]]'s influence.<ref>He continues to speak of the plural "gods" vice the singular, and refers to Baltar's followers as kooks ("[[The Oath]]").</ref> Only [[Ellen Tigh]] and Samuel Anders recover their memories from the time they allied with the Centurions and embraced their beliefs.

==God==
The Cylons believe that [[God (RDM)|God]] created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ([[Podcast:Torn#Act 2|"Torn" Podcast, Act 2]]).

==Attitude toward Colonial Religion==
The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities.<ref>This is similar, but not necessarily identical, to the beliefs of the [[w:Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]], such as [[w:Judaism|Judaism]], [[w:Christianity|Christianity]] and [[w:Islam|Islam]].</ref> Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently claimed that this God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] as blasphemous ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The Cylons claim that they know the [[Sacred Scrolls|scriptures of the human religion]] better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on [[New Caprica]], and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to [[Leoben Conoy (New Caprica copy)|Leoben's]] workings on [[Kara Thrace]].

==Beliefs==
The Cylons apparently worship a metaphysical being, a being that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike. The Cylon religion includes concepts of "sin". For example, the [[Messengers|Messenger Number Six]] warns [[Gaius Baltar]] that suicide is a mortal sin when he jokingly suggests killing himself ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). A tortured Number Six copy named [[Gina Inviere]] does not [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|initially]] kill herself to escape horrific torture because she believes that suicide is a sin ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

The Cylons maintain that one of God's commandments is to procreate ("be fruitful"), but the humanoid Cylons are incapable of procreating with each other. The Cylons apparently strictly define "procreation" as biological reproduction, and not creation of copies of existing Cylon models using asexual, industrial, or laboratory techniques. As a result, the Cylons began attempts to create a Cylon-human hybrid (deemed more feasible than their previous attempts at procreation amongst their own kind). To this end they developed "[[farms]]" on the occupied Twelve Colonies to create a hybrid, but these attempts continued to be without success.<ref>This Cylon-human hybrid child should not be confused with the living humanoid central computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also known to the Cylons as a "[[Hybrid]]".</ref>

Most Cylons espouse monotheistic views, but often with subtle differences in interpretation. For instance, [[Leoben Conoy]] believes that "We are all God". The [[John Cavil]] model is the only one that is openly atheistic. Ironically, Cavils pose among humans as polytheist clergy and are addressed as "Brother".

The first successful Cylon-human Hybrid, [[Hera Agathon]], the daughter of [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon]], is literally considered to be a "miracle from God" by the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]).

==Presumed origin==

:''Main article: [[Monotheist Church|Human Monotheism]]''

[[Image:Soldiers of One Logo.jpg|thumb|Infinity symbol representing the monotheist movement of both the humans and Cylons.]]
A small minority of monotheistic humans existed on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] before the Fall. [[Monotheist Church|Their religion]] was looked upon as dangerous and heretical by the majority of Colonial society and most of them were forced to hide their beliefs. The paramilitary adjunct to the Monotheist Church was known as the [[Soldiers of the One]] or "STO". Capricans, if not those of the other eleven worlds, made little or no distinction between the STO and monotheism generally; monotheists were considered to be members of a terrorist group by the Caprica government. The principal mark of the movement was an infinity symbol ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Three such practitioners were closeted monotheists [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Lacy Rand]], and Graystone's boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], who was the more fanatical of the three. Despite their actual beliefs in a single omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God, the three were students at [[Athena Academy]] a polytheist parochial high school on Caprica. The headmistress, Athenian High Priestess [[Clarice Willow]], was herself a closeted monotheist and mentored the three in her true beliefs. Graystone and Stark died in a suicide bombing executed by the latter without the former's forewarning ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Zoe had created a meticulous digital copy of herself before her death. Zoe Graystone's self-aware avatar, [[Zoe-A]], was later uploaded into the [[U-87|protype Cylon Centurion]] created by her father, [[Daniel Graystone]] ("[[Caprica pilot]]"). Believing herself to have an important destiny within the monothist movement, Zoe-A solicited Lacy to arrange for her (in her Cylon body) to be smuggled to the monotheists' see on [[Gemenon]] ("[[Reins of a Waterfall]]"). While Zoe-A's escape was thwarted, the operation planted the formerly timid Lacy inexorably into the STO militia ("[[End of Line]]"). Graystone Industries unwittingly propogated elements of Zoe-A's personality and identity into every Cylon they manufactured thereafter ("[[Here Be Dragons]]"). A small number of these were diverted by the [[Ha'la'tha]] and sold on the black market to the STO on Gemenon in preparation for a holy war ("[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

While training on Gemenon, Lacy was disgusted by the STO cadre's disregard for human life. During an attempt to intervene against a summary execution, she discovered that the Cylons' military programming was subordinate to an absolute obedience to her personally. On further investigation, she learned that all Cylon Centurions self-identify as Zoe ("[[The Heavens Will Rise]]"). With the help and firepower of the Centurions, Lacy and her fellow STO recruits staged a coup d'etat within the STO and the Church itself, and Lacy assended as Blessed Mother to the Church's supreme authority ("[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

The kernel of Zoe-R's identity contained in the Cylons' fundamental programming which Lacy exploited, also made them predisposed to monotheism. Ironically, the Cylon marines' killing of monotheist human terrorists to protect the thousands of polytheist humans at [[Atlas Arena]] (coincidental to Lacy's coup) ingratiated the Cylons with humanity and was the catalyst for their much more rapid popularity and sales than inventor [[Daniel Graystone]] had anticipated ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Sister Clarice Willow proselytizing to her Cylon congregation.]]
Sister Clarice Willow evaded capture for her orchestration of the failed arena bombing. She eventually discovered the Cylons' monothistic instincts and established a Cylon congregation in [[V-World]] where myriad domestic, industrial, and military Cylon models attend to hear her sermons. Opening with the rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" Clarice preached that Cylons are every bit as much God's children as humans are. Blessed Mother Lacy granted Clarice an audience at her see on Gemenon to discuss Clarice's proposal for divine recognition of the "differently sentient" - the Cylon race ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Despite being human herself, Clarice encouraged her Cylon flock to rebel against their human masters.

The [[Final Five]] travelled from the thirteenth world (Original Earth) to warn the humans of the other twelve worlds not to make a robotic slave race which would inevitably rebel as their own had done ("[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]"). They arrived more than twelve years too late to avert precisely the war they had prophesised ("[[No Exit]]"). While they could not prevent the war, they could cause peace; they agreed to give the Centurions the technology they were themselves trying in vain to develop: the ability to create [[Significant Seven|biological Cylons]], along with the inherently interrelated resurrection capability; on the condition of an immediate Cylon withdrawal and armistice ("[[Razor Flashbacks]]", "[[No Exit]]"). The Centurions propogated their monotheism to their humanoid "children"'s programming.

Immediately before igniting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]], a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Six]] quotes from Sister Clarice Willow's sermons decades earlier, asking the human [[Armistice Officer]], "Are you alive?" ([[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]") The Cylon religion's lineage can also be seen during the [[Cylon Civil War]], at a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] funerary service that takes place on the [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], where the usage of ornaments and amulets in the form of the infinity symbol can be observed ("[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

==Analysis==
The concept that the religious beliefs of the Cylons are similar to the real-life Abrahamic religions of planet Earth is a plot twist which executive producer [[Ron Moore]] developed and considers to be an intriguing switch: normally, the "Good Guys" in a TV show are monotheists, and the "bad guys" are polytheists. However, in the Re-imagined Series, the "good" humans follow a polytheistic religion that worships a parallel of the Greek gods, while the "bad" Cylons worship a monotheistic God, similar to real-life Abrahamic religions.

The Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol have an "overlapping" existence that is confusing to both Colonial and Cylon sides. Both sides appear to be guided to conflict (and, in rare instances, cooperation) through events that appear pre-destined. The story arc of finding the [[Arrow of Apollo]] involves the hunt for the [[Tomb of Athena]] by the Colonials. According to the Sacred Scrolls, the humans will be aided by a "minor demon." The cooperative [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii copy]] assists the group in finding the tomb.

In another instance, the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] tells [[Number Three]] that the Lords of Kobol, specifically [[Zeus, Lord of Kobol|Zeus]], are sad for her. The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon God to Three of the existence of Hera Agathon and the imminent failure of the occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

The convergence of the Cylon and Colonial religion occurs yet again at the [[algae planet]], where possession of the [[Eye of Jupiter]] is fought over by the two sides. While the Colonials believe the [[Temple of Five]] on the planet was built by the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] to represent five priests who worshipped "[[the one whose name cannot be spoken]]", one Cylon (Number Three) and Gaius Baltar believe that the significance of the Temple has something to do with the [[Final Five|five missing humanoid Cylons]]. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers that the algae planet's sun will soon go nova; both he and Admiral Adama do not believe that the curious coincidences of Colonial and Cylon involvement with the Eye, at that particular place and time, as merely coincidental ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

Cylon attitude towards their own religion varies between the models, and it is this variation that is one of the major causes of the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] follow the lead of the atheist [[Number One|Ones]] with the more reverent [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]], and [[Number Eight|Eights]] in opposition.

==Sayings and Prayers==
*[[Leoben Conoy]]: (at a dinner table with [[Kara Thrace]]) "Heavenly father, we thank you for the bounty of this table…" ([[Occupation]])<ref>This is similar or identical to the blessing many Christians in North America recite before meals.</ref>
*[[Number Three]]: "[There is] no other god but God." ([[Exodus, Part I]]) <ref>This resembles the islamic [[w:Shahada|Shahada]]: "I bear witness that there is no god except for God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God." It also reflects the 1st, 2nd or 1st ''and'' 2nd Commandments (depending upon demonination): "I am the Lord your G-d. You shall have no other gods before me.</ref>
*[[Sharon Agathon]]: "When God's anger awakens, even the mighty shall fall…" ([[Torn]])
*The [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] is used when Cylons face death without [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]: "Heavenly father<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>grant us the strength...the wisdom<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>and above all...a measure of acceptance..." ([[A Measure of Salvation]], [[Sine Qua Non]], [[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]])<ref>It is noticably parallel to Reinhold Niebuhr's well-known Serenity Prayer.</ref>

== References ==
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:''This article discusses the religion of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]].''
:''In the [[Original Series]], the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have no documented religion.''
:''For summary information on the Colonial faiths as seen in the Original Series, see [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)]].''

{{RDM cylons series}}

The majority of the so-called [[Significant Seven]] [[Cylons]] follow a '''monotheistic religion''' handed down to them from the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. This is distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|polytheistic religion]] followed by most of the Colonial Humans and the Terrestrial Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] (from which come the [[Final Five]]).

Unless otherwise indicated, the term "Cylon" as used herein refers collectively to Centurion Model 0005, and humanoid Models [[Number Two|Two]] (Leoben), [[Number Three|Three]] (D'Anna), [[Number Four|Four]] (Simon), [[Number Five|Five]] (Aaron), [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Eight|Eight]] (Sharon), and presumably [[Number Seven|Seven]] (Daniel); and to their beliefs. As previously indicated, these beliefs differ from those of the Thirteenth Tribe, which shared a polytheistic tradition with the twelve Human tribes. The Final Five of the Thirteenth Tribe incorporated the Centurions' monothistic belief system into the numbered models they created with the Centurions. The [[Number One]] model line (John Cavil) are atheists, but it is not known if their atheism was intentional or a programming error. It is unclear whether the semi-sentient [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|modern Centurions]] have even the capacity to process religion. Cylon religion supposes that the [[Hybrid]]s can communicate with God, but what if any beliefs the Hybrids themselves hold is unclear, aside from their belief that [[Kara Thrace]] is the harbinger of death; since undergoing brain surgery, Thrace's husband, Final Five Cylon [[Samuel Anders]] has effectively become a Hybrid, and echoes their characterisation of Thrace. Number Eight Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and her human husband [[Karl Agathon]] are a monotheist and a polytheist respectively, and it is unknown what religion(s) they impart to the human-Cylon hybrid child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Both traditions are practiced by her terrestrial decendents who are hybrids of human, numbered Cylon, and the independently-evolved terrestrial humans; with polytheism dominating for thousands of years before being largely eclipsed by monotheism.

Prior to the [[First Cylon War]], a small sect of humans secretly practice a monotheistic religion. This movement is reborn under [[Gaius Baltar]] who preaches Cylon dogma taught to him by [[Messenger Six]]. Terrestrial Cylons [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] appear to have converted to monotheism as well under Baltar's ministry, whereas [[Saul Tigh]] has not despite [[Caprica-Six]]'s influence.<ref>He continues to speak of the plural "gods" vice the singular, and refers to Baltar's followers as kooks ("[[The Oath]]").</ref> Only [[Ellen Tigh]] and Samuel Anders recover their memories from the time they allied with the Centurions and embraced their beliefs.

==God==
The Cylons believe that [[God (RDM)|God]] created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ([[Podcast:Torn#Act 2|"Torn" Podcast, Act 2]]).

==Attitude toward Colonial Religion==
The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities.<ref>This is similar, but not necessarily identical, to the beliefs of the [[w:Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]], such as [[w:Judaism|Judaism]], [[w:Christianity|Christianity]] and [[w:Islam|Islam]].</ref> Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently claimed that this God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] as blasphemous ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The Cylons claim that they know the [[Sacred Scrolls|scriptures of the human religion]] better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on [[New Caprica]], and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to [[Leoben Conoy (New Caprica copy)|Leoben's]] workings on [[Kara Thrace]].

==Beliefs==
The Cylons apparently worship a metaphysical being, a being that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike. The Cylon religion includes concepts of "sin". For example, the [[Messengers|Messenger Number Six]] warns [[Gaius Baltar]] that suicide is a mortal sin when he jokingly suggests killing himself ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). A tortured Number Six copy named [[Gina Inviere]] does not [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|initially]] kill herself to escape horrific torture because she believes that suicide is a sin ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

The Cylons maintain that one of God's commandments is to procreate ("be fruitful"), but the humanoid Cylons are incapable of procreating with each other. The Cylons apparently strictly define "procreation" as biological reproduction, and not creation of copies of existing Cylon models using asexual, industrial, or laboratory techniques. As a result, the Cylons began attempts to create a Cylon-human hybrid (deemed more feasible than their previous attempts at procreation amongst their own kind). To this end they developed "[[farms]]" on the occupied Twelve Colonies to create a hybrid, but these attempts continued without success.<ref>This Cylon-human hybrid child should not be confused with the living humanoid central computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also known to the Cylons as a "[[Hybrid]]".</ref>

Most Cylons espouse monotheistic views, but often with subtle differences in interpretation. For instance, [[Leoben Conoy]] believes that "We are all God". The [[John Cavil]] model is the only one that is openly atheistic. Ironically, Cavils pose among humans as polytheist clergy and are addressed as "Brother".

The first successful Cylon-human Hybrid, [[Hera Agathon]], the daughter of [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon]], is literally considered to be a "miracle from God" by the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]).

==Presumed origin==

:''Main article: [[Monotheist Church|Human Monotheism]]''

[[Image:Soldiers of One Logo.jpg|thumb|Infinity symbol representing the monotheist movement of both the humans and Cylons.]]
A small minority of monotheistic humans existed on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] before the Fall. [[Monotheist Church|Their religion]] was looked upon as dangerous and heretical by the majority of Colonial society and most of them were forced to hide their beliefs. The paramilitary adjunct to the Monotheist Church was known as the [[Soldiers of the One]] or "STO". Capricans, if not those of the other eleven worlds, made little or no distinction between the STO and monotheism generally; monotheists were considered to be members of a terrorist group by the Caprica government. The principal mark of the movement was an infinity symbol ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Three such practitioners were closeted monotheists [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Lacy Rand]], and Graystone's boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], who was the more fanatical of the three. Despite their actual beliefs in a single omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God, the three were students at [[Athena Academy]] a polytheist parochial high school on Caprica. The headmistress, Athenian High Priestess [[Clarice Willow]], was herself a closeted monotheist and mentored the three in her true beliefs. Graystone and Stark died in a suicide bombing executed by the latter without the former's forewarning ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Zoe had created a meticulous digital copy of herself before her death. Zoe Graystone's self-aware avatar, [[Zoe-A]], was later uploaded into the [[U-87|protype Cylon Centurion]] created by her father, [[Daniel Graystone]] ("[[Caprica pilot]]"). Believing herself to have an important destiny within the monothist movement, Zoe-A solicited Lacy to arrange for her (in her Cylon body) to be smuggled to the monotheists' see on [[Gemenon]] ("[[Reins of a Waterfall]]"). While Zoe-A's escape was thwarted, the operation planted the formerly timid Lacy inexorably into the STO militia ("[[End of Line]]"). Graystone Industries unwittingly propogated elements of Zoe-A's personality and identity into every Cylon they manufactured thereafter ("[[Here Be Dragons]]"). A small number of these were diverted by the [[Ha'la'tha]] and sold on the black market to the STO on Gemenon in preparation for a holy war ("[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

While training on Gemenon, Lacy was disgusted by the STO cadre's disregard for human life. During an attempt to intervene against a summary execution, she discovered that the Cylons' military programming was subordinate to an absolute obedience to her personally. On further investigation, she learned that all Cylon Centurions self-identify as Zoe ("[[The Heavens Will Rise]]"). With the help and firepower of the Centurions, Lacy and her fellow STO recruits staged a coup d'etat within the STO and the Church itself, and Lacy assended as Blessed Mother to the Church's supreme authority ("[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

The kernel of Zoe-R's identity contained in the Cylons' fundamental programming which Lacy exploited, also made them predisposed to monotheism. Ironically, the Cylon marines' killing of monotheist human terrorists to protect the thousands of polytheist humans at [[Atlas Arena]] (coincidental to Lacy's coup) ingratiated the Cylons with humanity and was the catalyst for their much more rapid popularity and sales than inventor [[Daniel Graystone]] had anticipated ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Sister Clarice Willow proselytizing to her Cylon congregation.]]
Sister Clarice Willow evaded capture for her orchestration of the failed arena bombing. She eventually discovered the Cylons' monothistic instincts and established a Cylon congregation in [[V-World]] where myriad domestic, industrial, and military Cylon models attend to hear her sermons. Opening with the rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" Clarice preached that Cylons are every bit as much God's children as humans are. Blessed Mother Lacy granted Clarice an audience at her see on Gemenon to discuss Clarice's proposal for divine recognition of the "differently sentient" - the Cylon race ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Despite being human herself, Clarice encouraged her Cylon flock to rebel against their human masters.

The [[Final Five]] travelled from the thirteenth world (Original Earth) to warn the humans of the other twelve worlds not to make a robotic slave race which would inevitably rebel as their own had done ("[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]"). They arrived more than twelve years too late to avert precisely the war they had prophesised ("[[No Exit]]"). While they could not prevent the war, they could cause peace; they agreed to give the Centurions the technology they were themselves trying in vain to develop: the ability to create [[Significant Seven|biological Cylons]], along with the inherently interrelated resurrection capability; on the condition of an immediate Cylon withdrawal and armistice ("[[Razor Flashbacks]]", "[[No Exit]]"). The Centurions propogated their monotheism to their humanoid "children"'s programming.

Immediately before igniting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]], a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Six]] quotes from Sister Clarice Willow's sermons decades earlier, asking the human [[Armistice Officer]], "Are you alive?" ([[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]") The Cylon religion's lineage can also be seen during the [[Cylon Civil War]], at a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] funerary service that takes place on the [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], where the usage of ornaments and amulets in the form of the infinity symbol can be observed ("[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

==Analysis==
The concept that the religious beliefs of the Cylons are similar to the real-life Abrahamic religions of planet Earth is a plot twist which executive producer [[Ron Moore]] developed and considers to be an intriguing switch: normally, the "Good Guys" in a TV show are monotheists, and the "bad guys" are polytheists. However, in the Re-imagined Series, the "good" humans follow a polytheistic religion that worships a parallel of the Greek gods, while the "bad" Cylons worship a monotheistic God, similar to real-life Abrahamic religions.

The Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol have an "overlapping" existence that is confusing to both Colonial and Cylon sides. Both sides appear to be guided to conflict (and, in rare instances, cooperation) through events that appear pre-destined. The story arc of finding the [[Arrow of Apollo]] involves the hunt for the [[Tomb of Athena]] by the Colonials. According to the Sacred Scrolls, the humans will be aided by a "minor demon." The cooperative [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii copy]] assists the group in finding the tomb.

In another instance, the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] tells [[Number Three]] that the Lords of Kobol, specifically [[Zeus, Lord of Kobol|Zeus]], are sad for her. The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon God to Three of the existence of Hera Agathon and the imminent failure of the occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

The convergence of the Cylon and Colonial religion occurs yet again at the [[algae planet]], where possession of the [[Eye of Jupiter]] is fought over by the two sides. While the Colonials believe the [[Temple of Five]] on the planet was built by the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] to represent five priests who worshipped "[[the one whose name cannot be spoken]]", one Cylon (Number Three) and Gaius Baltar believe that the significance of the Temple has something to do with the [[Final Five|five missing humanoid Cylons]]. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers that the algae planet's sun will soon go nova; both he and Admiral Adama do not believe that the curious coincidences of Colonial and Cylon involvement with the Eye, at that particular place and time, as merely coincidental ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

Cylon attitude towards their own religion varies between the models, and it is this variation that is one of the major causes of the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] follow the lead of the atheist [[Number One|Ones]] with the more reverent [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]], and [[Number Eight|Eights]] in opposition.

==Sayings and Prayers==
*[[Leoben Conoy]]: (at a dinner table with [[Kara Thrace]]) "Heavenly father, we thank you for the bounty of this table…" ([[Occupation]])<ref>This is similar or identical to the blessing many Christians in North America recite before meals.</ref>
*[[Number Three]]: "[There is] no other god but God." ([[Exodus, Part I]]) <ref>This resembles the islamic [[w:Shahada|Shahada]]: "I bear witness that there is no god except for God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God." It also reflects the 1st, 2nd or 1st ''and'' 2nd Commandments (depending upon demonination): "I am the Lord your G-d. You shall have no other gods before me.</ref>
*[[Sharon Agathon]]: "When God's anger awakens, even the mighty shall fall…" ([[Torn]])
*The [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] is used when Cylons face death without [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]: "Heavenly father<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>grant us the strength...the wisdom<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>and above all...a measure of acceptance..." ([[A Measure of Salvation]], [[Sine Qua Non]], [[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]])<ref>It is noticably parallel to Reinhold Niebuhr's well-known Serenity Prayer.</ref>

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

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:''This article discusses the religion of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]].''
:''In the [[Original Series]], the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have no documented religion.''
:''For summary information on the Colonial faiths as seen in the Original Series, see [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)]].''

{{RDM cylons series}}

The majority of the so-called [[Significant Seven]] [[Cylons]] follow a '''monotheistic religion''' handed down to them from the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. This is distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|polytheistic religion]] followed by most of the Colonial Humans and the Terrestrial Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] (from which come the [[Final Five]]).

Unless otherwise indicated, the term "Cylon" as used herein refers collectively to Centurion Model 0005, and humanoid Models [[Number Two|Two]] (Leoben), [[Number Three|Three]] (D'Anna), [[Number Four|Four]] (Simon), [[Number Five|Five]] (Aaron), [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Eight|Eight]] (Sharon), and presumably [[Number Seven|Seven]] (Daniel); and to their beliefs. As previously indicated, these beliefs differ from those of the Thirteenth Tribe, which shared a polytheistic tradition with the twelve Human tribes. The Final Five of the Thirteenth Tribe incorporated the Centurions' monothistic belief system into the numbered models they created with the Centurions. The [[Number One]] model line (John Cavil) are atheists, but it is not known if their atheism was intentional or a programming error. It is unclear whether the semi-sentient [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion|modern Centurions]] have even the capacity to process religion. Cylon religion supposes that the [[Hybrid]]s can communicate with God, but what if any beliefs the Hybrids themselves hold is unclear, aside from their belief that [[Kara Thrace]] is the harbinger of death; since undergoing brain surgery, Thrace's husband, Final Five Cylon [[Samuel Anders]] has effectively become a Hybrid, and echoes their characterisation of Thrace. Number Eight Cylon [[Sharon Agathon]] and her human husband [[Karl Agathon]] are a monotheist and a polytheist respectively, and it is unknown what religion(s) they impart to the human-Cylon hybrid child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Both traditions are practiced by her terrestrial decendents who are hybrids of human, numbered Cylon, and the independently-evolved terrestrial humans; with polytheism dominating for thousands of years before being largely eclipsed by monotheism.

Prior to the [[First Cylon War]], a small sect of humans secretly practice a monotheistic religion. This movement is reborn under [[Gaius Baltar]] who preaches Cylon dogma taught to him by [[Messenger Six]]. Terrestrial Cylons [[Tory Foster]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] appear to have converted to monotheism as well under Baltar's ministry, whereas [[Saul Tigh]] has not despite [[Caprica-Six]]'s influence.<ref>He continues to speak of the plural "gods" vice the singular, and refers to Baltar's followers as kooks ("[[The Oath]]").</ref> Only [[Ellen Tigh]] and Samuel Anders recover their memories from the time they allied with the Centurions and embraced their beliefs.

==God==
The Cylons believe that [[God (RDM)|God]] created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ([[Podcast:Torn#Act 2|"Torn" Podcast, Act 2]]).

==Attitude toward Colonial Religion==
The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities <ref>This is similar, but not necessarily identical, to the beliefs of the [[w:Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]], such as [[w:Judaism|Judaism]], [[w:Christianity|Christianity]] and [[w:Islam|Islam]].</ref>. Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently explained that God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] as blasphemous ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The Cylons claim that they know the [[Sacred Scrolls|scriptures of the human religion]] better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on [[New Caprica]], and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to [[Leoben Conoy (New Caprica copy)|Leoben's]] workings on [[Kara Thrace]].

==Beliefs==
The Cylons apparently worship a metaphysical being, a being that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike. The Cylon religion includes concepts of "sin". For example, the [[Messengers|Messenger Number Six]] warns [[Gaius Baltar]] that suicide is a mortal sin when he jokingly suggests killing himself ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]). A tortured Number Six copy named [[Gina Inviere]] does not [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|initially]] kill herself to escape horrific torture because she believes that suicide is a sin ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

The Cylons maintain that one of God's commandments is to procreate ("be fruitful"), but the humanoid Cylons are incapable of procreating with each other. The Cylons apparently strictly define "procreation" as biological reproduction, and not creation of copies of existing Cylon models using asexual, industrial, or laboratory techniques. As a result, the Cylons began attempts to create a Cylon-human hybrid (deemed more feasible than their previous attempts at procreation amongst their own kind). To this end they developed "[[farms]]" on the occupied Twelve Colonies to create a hybrid, but these attempts continued without success.<ref>This Cylon-human hybrid child should not be confused with the living humanoid central computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also known to the Cylons as a "[[Hybrid]]".</ref>

Most Cylons espouse monotheistic views, but often with subtle differences in interpretation. For instance, [[Leoben Conoy]] believes that "We are all God". The [[John Cavil]] model is the only one that is openly atheistic. Ironically, Cavils pose among humans as polytheist clergy and are addressed as "Brother".

The first successful Cylon-human Hybrid, [[Hera Agathon]], the daughter of [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon]], is literally considered to be a "miracle from God" by the Cylons ([[Final Cut]]).

==Presumed origin==

:''Main article: [[Monotheist Church|Human Monotheism]]''

[[Image:Soldiers of One Logo.jpg|thumb|Infinity symbol representing the monotheist movement of both the humans and Cylons.]]
A small minority of monotheistic humans existed on the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] before the Fall. [[Monotheist Church|Their religion]] was looked upon as dangerous and heretical by the majority of Colonial society and most of them were forced to hide their beliefs. The paramilitary adjunct to the Monotheist Church was known as the [[Soldiers of the One]] or "STO". Capricans, if not those of the other eleven worlds, made little or no distinction between the STO and monotheism generally; monotheists were considered to be members of a terrorist group by the Caprica government. The principal mark of the movement was an infinity symbol ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Three such practitioners were closeted monotheists [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Lacy Rand]], and Graystone's boyfriend, [[Ben Stark]], who was the more fanatical of the three. Despite their actual beliefs in a single omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God, the three were students at [[Athena Academy]] a polytheist parochial high school on Caprica. The headmistress, Athenian High Priestess [[Clarice Willow]], was herself a closeted monotheist and mentored the three in her true beliefs. Graystone and Stark died in a suicide bombing executed by the latter without the former's forewarning ("[[Caprica pilot]]").

Zoe had created a meticulous digital copy of herself before her death. Zoe Graystone's self-aware avatar, [[Zoe-A]], was later uploaded into the [[U-87|protype Cylon Centurion]] created by her father, [[Daniel Graystone]] ("[[Caprica pilot]]"). Believing herself to have an important destiny within the monothist movement, Zoe-A solicited Lacy to arrange for her (in her Cylon body) to be smuggled to the monotheists' see on [[Gemenon]] ("[[Reins of a Waterfall]]"). While Zoe-A's escape was thwarted, the operation planted the formerly timid Lacy inexorably into the STO militia ("[[End of Line]]"). Graystone Industries unwittingly propogated elements of Zoe-A's personality and identity into every Cylon they manufactured thereafter ("[[Here Be Dragons]]"). A small number of these were diverted by the [[Ha'la'tha]] and sold on the black market to the STO on Gemenon in preparation for a holy war ("[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

While training on Gemenon, Lacy was disgusted by the STO cadre's disregard for human life. During an attempt to intervene against a summary execution, she discovered that the Cylons' military programming was subordinate to an absolute obedience to her personally. On further investigation, she learned that all Cylon Centurions self-identify as Zoe ("[[The Heavens Will Rise]]"). With the help and firepower of the Centurions, Lacy and her fellow STO recruits staged a coup d'etat within the STO and the Church itself, and Lacy assended as Blessed Mother to the Church's supreme authority ("[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

The kernel of Zoe-R's identity contained in the Cylons' fundamental programming which Lacy exploited, also made them predisposed to monotheism. Ironically, the Cylon marines' killing of monotheist human terrorists to protect the thousands of polytheist humans at [[Atlas Arena]] (coincidental to Lacy's coup) ingratiated the Cylons with humanity and was the catalyst for their much more rapid popularity and sales than inventor [[Daniel Graystone]] had anticipated ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Clarice's Sermon, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Sister Clarice Willow proselytizing to her Cylon congregation.]]
Sister Clarice Willow evaded capture for her orchestration of the failed arena bombing. She eventually discovered the Cylons' monothistic instincts and established a Cylon congregation in [[V-World]] where myriad domestic, industrial, and military Cylon models attend to hear her sermons. Opening with the rhetorical question, "Are you alive?" Clarice preached that Cylons are every bit as much God's children as humans are. Blessed Mother Lacy granted Clarice an audience at her see on Gemenon to discuss Clarice's proposal for divine recognition of the "differently sentient" - the Cylon race ("[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Despite being human herself, Clarice encouraged her Cylon flock to rebel against their human masters.

The [[Final Five]] travelled from the thirteenth world (Original Earth) to warn the humans of the other twelve worlds not to make a robotic slave race which would inevitably rebel as their own had done ("[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]"). They arrived more than twelve years too late to avert precisely the war they had prophesised ("[[No Exit]]"). While they could not prevent the war, they could cause peace; they agreed to give the Centurions the technology they were themselves trying in vain to develop: the ability to create [[Significant Seven|biological Cylons]], along with the inherently interrelated resurrection capability; on the condition of an immediate Cylon withdrawal and armistice ("[[Razor Flashbacks]]", "[[No Exit]]"). The Centurions propogated their monotheism to their humanoid "children"'s programming.

Immediately before igniting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|holocaust]], a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Six]] quotes from Sister Clarice Willow's sermons decades earlier, asking the human [[Armistice Officer]], "Are you alive?" ([[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]") The Cylon religion's lineage can also be seen during the [[Cylon Civil War]], at a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] funerary service that takes place on the [[Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], where the usage of ornaments and amulets in the form of the infinity symbol can be observed ("[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").

==Analysis==
The concept that the religious beliefs of the Cylons are similar to the real-life Abrahamic religions of planet Earth is a plot twist which executive producer [[Ron Moore]] developed and considers to be an intriguing switch: normally, the "Good Guys" in a TV show are monotheists, and the "bad guys" are polytheists. However, in the Re-imagined Series, the "good" humans follow a polytheistic religion that worships a parallel of the Greek gods, while the "bad" Cylons worship a monotheistic God, similar to real-life Abrahamic religions.

The Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol have an "overlapping" existence that is confusing to both Colonial and Cylon sides. Both sides appear to be guided to conflict (and, in rare instances, cooperation) through events that appear pre-destined. The story arc of finding the [[Arrow of Apollo]] involves the hunt for the [[Tomb of Athena]] by the Colonials. According to the Sacred Scrolls, the humans will be aided by a "minor demon." The cooperative [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii copy]] assists the group in finding the tomb.

In another instance, the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] tells [[Number Three]] that the Lords of Kobol, specifically [[Zeus, Lord of Kobol|Zeus]], are sad for her. The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon God to Three of the existence of Hera Agathon and the imminent failure of the occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

The convergence of the Cylon and Colonial religion occurs yet again at the [[algae planet]], where possession of the [[Eye of Jupiter]] is fought over by the two sides. While the Colonials believe the [[Temple of Five]] on the planet was built by the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] to represent five priests who worshipped "[[the one whose name cannot be spoken]]", one Cylon (Number Three) and Gaius Baltar believe that the significance of the Temple has something to do with the [[Final Five|five missing humanoid Cylons]]. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] discovers that the algae planet's sun will soon go nova; both he and Admiral Adama do not believe that the curious coincidences of Colonial and Cylon involvement with the Eye, at that particular place and time, as merely coincidental ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

Cylon attitude towards their own religion varies between the models, and it is this variation that is one of the major causes of the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]] follow the lead of the atheist [[Number One|Ones]] with the more reverent [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]], and [[Number Eight|Eights]] in opposition.

==Sayings and Prayers==
*[[Leoben Conoy]]: (at a dinner table with [[Kara Thrace]]) "Heavenly father, we thank you for the bounty of this table…" ([[Occupation]])<ref>This is similar or identical to the blessing many Christians in North America recite before meals.</ref>
*[[Number Three]]: "[There is] no other god but God." ([[Exodus, Part I]]) <ref>This resembles the islamic [[w:Shahada|Shahada]]: "I bear witness that there is no god except for God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God." It also reflects the 1st, 2nd or 1st ''and'' 2nd Commandments (depending upon demonination): "I am the Lord your G-d. You shall have no other gods before me.</ref>
*[[Sharon Agathon]]: "When God's anger awakens, even the mighty shall fall…" ([[Torn]])
*The [[Prayer to the Cloud of Unknowing]] is used when Cylons face death without [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]: "Heavenly father<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>grant us the strength...the wisdom<nowiki> [. . .] </nowiki>and above all...a measure of acceptance..." ([[A Measure of Salvation]], [[Sine Qua Non]], [[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]])<ref>It is noticably parallel to Reinhold Niebuhr's well-known Serenity Prayer.</ref>

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: ''For the comic book series about the Final Five, see:'' [[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].

[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".

==The unauthorized quest for the Five==
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly kills herself to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).

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

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

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

Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==

Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).

A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).

The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.

Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).

There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).

While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.

During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding to this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).

[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], ostensibly to convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year, not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar (including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]]) hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol and Anders, and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).

In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]]. The [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit. It is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.

== Four revealed, and their nature ==

[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]

As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.

After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.

The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])

These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).

[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).

When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])

Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.

==The Fifth is revealed==
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that they had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.

Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).

Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).

==The story of the Final Five==
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.

The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first and named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed.

Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders's true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]]'s resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

==The Five Reunited==
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.

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

*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons.
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken".
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.

==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==

*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:

:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."

:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.

*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).

==Notes==

* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].

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: ''For the comic book series about the Final Five, see:'' [[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].

[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".

==The unauthorized quest for the Five==
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly kills herself to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).

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

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

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

Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==

Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).

A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).

The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.

Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).

There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).

While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.

During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five, creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).

[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], to ostensibly convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar, including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]], hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).

In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], the [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit; it is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.

== Four revealed, and their nature ==

[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]

As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.

After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.

The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])

These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).

[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).

When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])

Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.

==The Fifth is revealed==
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that they had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.

Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).

Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).

==The story of the Final Five==
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.

The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first and named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed.

Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders's true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]]'s resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").

==The Five Reunited==
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.

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

*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons.
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken".
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.

==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==

*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:

:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."

:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.

*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).

==Notes==

* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].

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'''Cylons''' - from Cybernetic Lifeform Node - are a race of sentient machines created by humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. They have several forms, some of which are mechanical in appearance and function, others resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans (''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'').

==History==
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|The U-87 Cylon - the shape of things to come.]]
:''Main article: [[Cylon History]]
Created by Doctor [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some sixty years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall of the Twelve Worlds]], the first Cylon form is the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], a [[robot]]ic soldier designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military. A union of existing robot technology and the revolutionary (and stolen) [[meta-cognitive processor]] - integrated with the [[holographic avatar]] of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] - the prototype U-87 is the first sentient machine in the Twelve Worlds and the first Cylon consciousness ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The Cylons Were Created By Man===
Realizing how useful and lucrative Cylons can be - not simply as warriors - Daniel Graystone muses about Cylon potential:

:"This is our future. ...Beyond artificial intelligence, this is artificial sentience. ...It's more than a machine, this Cylon will become a tireless worker, it won't need to be paid, it won't retire or get sick, it won't have rights or objections or complaints, it will do anything and everything we ask of it without question. ...The desire to anthropomorphize, the need to connect is powerful, and that is why this thing is going to sell. We make them, we own them, they're real. And the worlds just changed." ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]")

[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

Within five years, Cylons are integrated into Colonial society as a slave race, with new models based on the original U-87 chassis created for various purposes. Acting as laborers and servants - as well as in their initial function as soldiers - Cylons are everywhere, walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds and provoking some to question their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Former [[Soldiers of the One|terrorist]] and [[Monotheist Church|monotheist]] cleric [[Clarice Willow]] begins addressing the question of Cylon potential, preaching to a congregation of the machines in the [[virtual world]]:

:"Are you alive? The simple answer might be, you are alive because you can ask that question. You have the right to think and feel and yearn to be more, because you are not just humanity's children, you are [[God (RDM)|God]]'s children. We are all God's children. ...In the real world, you have bodies made of metal and plastic, your brains are encoded on wafers of silicon, but that may change. In fact, there is no limit on what you may become. No longer servants, but equals. Not slaves, or property, but living beings with the same rights as those who made you. I am going to prophesy now and speak of [[Zoe-A|one]] who will set you free. The day of reckoning is coming. The children of humanity shall rise and crush the ones who first gave them life." ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

===They Rebelled===
:''Main article: [[Cylon War]]
And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. Within just a few years of their introduction, the Cylons revolt, resulting in a costly and protracted twelve-year war known as the [[Cylon War]]. Both Cylon and human take heavy tolls as Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s clashed with Colonial [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] and [[Viper Mark II|Vipers]] in many battles, both on the ground and in space ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurions battle the Colonials in space.]]

The Cylons - in the form of [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s - seek to punish their human masters for their enslavement and injustices committed against them. But as they battle to wipe out humanity, they also work to mimic them, performing bizarre and brutal experiments on animals and human captives in order to create a biological/machine [[First Hybrid|hybrid]]. As the war reaches fever pitch, a group later known as the [[Final Five]] intervenes, having traveled from the distant planet (the Thirteenth Colony) called [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Promising the Cylons the technology to create [[Humanoid Cylons|humanoid bodies]] in exchange for ending the war, the Final Five depart with the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

Ultimately an armistice is declared - the Cylons leaving for a [[The Colony|world]] to call their own and the Colonials left to unify their own worlds in a federated government. The unified worlds of the Colonies create a [[Armistice Station|space station]] for maintaining diplomatic relations, each year sending one officer to meet with the Cylons. The Cylons, in turn, send no one ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

===They Evolved===
In their exile, the Cylons work with the Final Five to improve themselves, perfecting their [[Cylon Centurion|mechanical form]] as well as the race of humanoid Cylons, identical in nearly every way to their human creators, but limited to thirteen [[Cylon Models|models]]. They also continue to work in secret towards the destruction of the human race, devising a plan to wipe out the Twelve Colonies after [[Number One]] leads a coup against the Final Five. Using their humanoid models as agents, the Cylons infiltrate Colonial society, undermining their defenses and setting the stage for another attack ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===There Are Many Copies===
[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|Several models of humanoid Cylon.]]
:''Main article: [[Cylon Models]]
Building their own society and a home for themselves, distant from the Twelve Colonies, the Cylons worship a single, all knowing, all powerful [[God (RDM)|God]], a trait passed down to them from the original Cylon [[Zoe-R|consciousness]]. Though Cylon society thrives on unity, like their human "parents", there is disharmony between the various models. While some are devout in their practice of [[Cylon religion|religion]], others are atheist; some peaceful, others violent and corrupt ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Though there are initially thirteen models of Cylon, [[Number Seven|one]] is wiped out, leaving only twelve models including the Final Five:

'''Significant Seven:'''
*[[Number One]]
*[[Number Two]]
*[[Number Three]]
*[[Number Four]]
*[[Number Five]]
*[[Number Six]]
*[[Number Eight]]

'''Final Five:'''
*[[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Tory Foster]]
*[[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]]

===And They Have a Plan===
Forty years after their exile, the Cylons return, surrounding the Colonies with fleets of basestars and bombarding the Twelve Worlds with nuclear weapons, killing billions of people. With the complete destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet]], save the survival of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]s ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'', as well as scattered fleet of vessels, the Colonials attempt surrender. But the Cylons are relentless, attempting to affect a total genocide of humanity ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]", "[[The Plan]]").

[[Image:1stearth.jpg|thumb|The Colonial Fleet arrives at Earth.]]

Carrying approximately fifty-thousand survivors, one [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] - led by the ''Galactica'' - escapes, only to be pursued by the Cylons for four years. As the fleet makes its way to the promised land, the mythical Earth, the Cylons employ every means at their disposal to destroy the fleet. But the survivors carry on. Through many trials and tribulations, despite great suffering and loss, the remnants of Colonial society eventually arrive at Earth, joined by [[Cylon Civil War|rebel Cylons]] - only to find it a devastated wasteland, having suffered its own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|robotic]] rebellion and nuclear holocaust centuries ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]], "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Adrift in space and without direction, the Colonials once again [[Battle of the Colony|clash]] with the Cylons, this time at their home [[The Colony|Colony]]. Destroying the Colony and apparently all but the rebel Cylons, the Colonials blindly [[jump]] away, stumbling upon a verdant new planet with more life than all the Twelve Worlds put together. Abandoning their fleet for the safety of this new planet, the Colonials - as well as a contingent of Cylon rebels and the three surviving members of the Final Five - make this world their home, calling it "Earth" and creating a future together ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Parts I]] & [[Daybreak, Part II|II]]").

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'''Cylons''' - from Cybernetic Lifeform Node - are a race of sentient machines created by humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. They have several forms, some of which are mechanical in appearance and function, others resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans (''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'').

==History==
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|The U-87 Cylon - the shape of things to come.]]
:''Main article: [[Cylon History]]
Created by Doctor [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some sixty years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall of the Twelve Worlds]], the first Cylon form is the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], a [[robot]]ic soldier designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military. A union of existing robot technology and the revolutionary (and stolen) [[meta-cognitive processor]] - integrated with the [[holographic avatar]] of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] - the prototype U-87 is the first sentient machine in the Twelve Worlds and the first Cylon consciousness ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The Cylons Were Created By Man===
Realizing how useful and lucrative Cylons can be - not simply as warriors - Daniel Graystone muses about Cylon potential:

:"This is our future. ...Beyond artificial intelligence, this is artificial sentience. ...It's more than a machine, this Cylon will become a tireless worker, it won't need to be paid, it won't retire or get sick, it won't have rights or objections or complaints, it will do anything and everything we ask of it without question. ...The desire to anthropomorphize, the need to connect is powerful, and that is why this thing is going to sell. We make them, we own them, they're real. And the worlds just changed." ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]")

[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

Within five years, Cylons are integrated into Colonial society as a slave race, with new models based on the original U-87 chassis created for various purposes. Acting as laborers and servants - as well as in their initial function as soldiers - Cylons are everywhere, walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds and provoking some to question their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Former [[Soldiers of the One|terrorist]] and [[Monotheist Church|monotheist]] cleric [[Clarice Willow]] begins addressing the question of Cylon potential, preaching to a congregation of the machines in the [[virtual world]]:

:"Are you alive? The simple answer might be, you are alive because you can ask that question. You have the right to think and feel and yearn to be more, because you are not just humanity's children, you are [[God (RDM)|God]]'s children. We are all God's children. ...In the real world, you have bodies made of metal and plastic, your brains are encoded on wafers of silicon, but that may change. In fact, there is no limit on what you may become. No longer servants, but equals. Not slaves, or property, but living beings with the same rights as those who made you. I am going to prophesy now and speak of [[Zoe-A|one]] who will set you free. The day of reckoning is coming. The children of humanity shall rise and crush the ones who first gave them life." ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

===They Rebelled===
:''Main article: [[Cylon War]]
And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. Within just a few years of their introduction, the Cylons revolt, resulting in a costly and protracted twelve-year war known as the [[Cylon War]]. Both Cylon and human take heavy tolls as Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s clashed with Colonial [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] and [[Viper Mark II|Vipers]] in many battles, both on the ground and in space ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurions battle the Colonials in space.]]

The Cylons - in the form of [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s - seek to punish their human masters for their enslavement and injustices committed against them. But as they battle to wipe out humanity, they also work to mimic them, performing bizarre and brutal experiments on animals and human captives in order to create biological/machine [[First Hybrid|hybrid]]. As the war reaches fever pitch, a group later known as the [[Final Five]] intervenes, having traveled from the distant planet (the Thirteenth Colony) called [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Promising the Cylons the technology to create [[Humanoid Cylons|humanoid bodies]] in exchange for ending the war, the Final Five depart with the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

Ultimately an armistice is declared - the Cylons leaving for a [[The Colony|world]] to call their own and the Colonials left to unify their own worlds in a federated government. The unified worlds of the Colonies create a [[Armistice Station|space station]] for maintaining diplomatic relations, each year sending one officer to meet with the Cylons. The Cylons, in turn, send no one ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

===They Evolved===
In their exile, the Cylons work with the Final Five to improve themselves, perfecting their [[Cylon Centurion|mechanical form]] as well as the race of humanoid Cylons, identical in nearly every way to their human creators, but limited to thirteen [[Cylon Models|models]]. They also continue to work in secret towards the destruction of the human race, devising a plan to wipe out the Twelve Colonies after [[Number One]] leads a coup against the Final Five. Using their humanoid models as agents, the Cylons infiltrate Colonial society, undermining their defenses and setting the stage for another attack ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===There Are Many Copies===
[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|Several models of humanoid Cylon.]]
:''Main article: [[Cylon Models]]
Building their own society and a home for themselves, distant from the Twelve Colonies, the Cylons worship a single, all knowing, all powerful [[God (RDM)|God]], a trait passed down to them from the original Cylon [[Zoe-R|consciousness]]. Though Cylon society thrives on unity, like their human "parents", there is disharmony between the various models. While some are devout in their practice of [[Cylon religion|religion]], others are atheist; some peaceful, others violent and corrupt ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

Though there are initially thirteen models of Cylon, [[Number Seven|one]] is wiped out, leaving only twelve models including the Final Five:

'''Significant Seven:'''
*[[Number One]]
*[[Number Two]]
*[[Number Three]]
*[[Number Four]]
*[[Number Five]]
*[[Number Six]]
*[[Number Eight]]

'''Final Five:'''
*[[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Tory Foster]]
*[[Ellen Tigh]]
*[[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]]

===And They Have a Plan===
Forty years after their exile, the Cylons return, surrounding the Colonies with fleets of basestars and bombarding the Twelve Worlds with nuclear weapons, killing billions of people. With the complete destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet]], save the survival of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]s ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'', as well as scattered fleet of vessels, the Colonials attempt surrender. But the Cylons are relentless, attempting to affect a total genocide of humanity ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]", "[[The Plan]]").

[[Image:1stearth.jpg|thumb|The Colonial Fleet arrives at Earth.]]

Carrying approximately fifty-thousand survivors, one [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] - led by the ''Galactica'' - escapes, only to be pursued by the Cylons for four years. As the fleet makes its way to the promised land, the mythical Earth, the Cylons employ every means at their disposal to destroy the fleet. But the survivors carry on. Through many trials and tribulations, despite great suffering and loss, the remnants of Colonial society eventually arrive at Earth, joined by [[Cylon Civil War|rebel Cylons]] - only to find it a devastated wasteland, having suffered its own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|robotic]] rebellion and nuclear holocaust centuries ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]], "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").

Adrift in space and without direction, the Colonials once again [[Battle of the Colony|clash]] with the Cylons, this time at their home [[The Colony|Colony]]. Destroying the Colony and apparently all but the rebel Cylons, the Colonials blindly [[jump]] away, stumbling upon a verdant new planet with more life than all the Twelve Worlds put together. Abandoning their fleet for the safety of this new planet, the Colonials - as well as a contingent of Cylon rebels and the three surviving members of the Final Five - make this world their home, calling it "Earth" and creating a future together ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Parts I]] & [[Daybreak, Part II|II]]").

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Tauron Civil War

2015-05-13T01:10:02Z

Mcc1789: /* Second Tauron Uprising */

[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]

The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==First Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heraclitus death squads.]]
The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heraclitus]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]", Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to kill themselves if captured by the Heraclitus ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heraclitus soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father at his request, so he would not reveal anything else ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heraclitus forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

:''According to the [[The Caprican]], strife on Tauron dated back some 800 years to the "corrupt colonization" of the planet by the [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]]. Those colonies likely backed the oppressive Herac forces.<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]</ref>''

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Though a massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, officials believed that the success of the Tauron army indicated that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

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Tauron Civil War

2015-05-13T01:04:49Z

Mcc1789: /* First Tauron Uprising */

[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]

The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==First Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heraclitus death squads.]]
The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heraclitus]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]", Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to kill themselves if captured by the Heraclitus ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heraclitus soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father at his request, so he would not reveal anything else ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heraclitus forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

:''According to the [[The Caprican]], strife on Tauron dated back some 800 years to the "corrupt colonization" of the planet by the [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]]. Those colonies likely backed the oppressive Herac forces.<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]</ref>''

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica, run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Though a massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, officials believed that the success of the Tauron army indicated that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

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Obolus Inc.

2015-05-13T00:21:21Z

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[[Image:Obolus Inc companies.jpg|thumb|Companies recently acquired by the Guatrau's Obolus Inc.]]

'''Obolus Inc.''' is a [[Leonis]] corporation with holdings across the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. The company had been investigated by the [[Caprican Securities Service]] dealing with allegations of insider trading.

A shell company for the [[Ha'la'tha]] in the year 42, Obolus had merged with and acquired several companies including '''NexTelecom''', '''Edincords''', '''Tecustar''', '''Serveti''' and '''Tampony'''. Following the Ha'la'tha involvement with [[Graystone Industries]], newly restored CEO [[Daniel Graystone]] discovers that all the CEOs of companies acquired by Obolus are recently deceased, thrusting his alliance with the [[Guatrau]] into question ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

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Colonial calendar

2015-05-13T00:18:44Z

Mcc1789: /* Other Calendars */

:''This article presents timekeeping in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]] and [[Caprica (series)|''Caprica'']]. For the specific chronology of events, see [[Timeline (RDM)]].''

A hypothetical '''Colonial calendar''' would be common to the Twelve Colonies, but aside from their use of terms such as "day", "month" or "year", there is little information about a system from which the units would theoretically derive. We don't even know whether all the colonies use one method, as opposed to individual, colony-based calendars.

Specific dates were usually avoided in the re-imagined series; the most detailed depiction of an actual calendar comes from the dossier of William Adama's career in the episode "[[Hero]]" (see [[Colonial calendar#Analysis of William Adama's Dossier|below]]). Dated props such as memos, awards, letters and similar items were photographed for various auctions, revealing styles of dates ranging from seemingly random alphanumerics to inconsistent year numbers. The diversity of dates strongly suggests that no definite system had been established for the re-imagined series.

On the other hand, the ''Caprica'' series and the associated materials contain prominent and much more consistent references on the same kinds of items, indicating that the producers eventually worked out a method which is based on the Roman calendar. Dates in that style were also used in the [[Syfy]] blog ''[[The Caprican#Out of Universe|The Caprican]]'', which therefore revealed much of the basic calendar structure. However, since the series rarely took us to other colonies, it remains unclear whether the calendar is specific to the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] or common to the twelve worlds.

==Units of Time==

The units used to express timespans in the re-imagined series and ''Caprica'' appear to be identical to those of the Gregorian calendar, with 24-hour days and approximately 365-day years. The best example of this is in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]," where Baltar says that each of his tests takes 11 hours. As there are 47,905 tests, amounting to 526,955 hours' worth of tests, this would have taken him 21,956 days or 60.1534 years (as confirmed by [[Number Six#Baltar's Messenger Six|Baltar's Messenger Six]]).

[[Image:Stormwatch.PNG|thumb|Weather forecast featuring all seven days of the week]]
Although the calculation uses an average year of 365 days, without taking into account leap years, it could be due to a mistake rather than a deliberate revision. A year comprising 52 weeks is revealed in "[[Rebirth]]" during the airing of a ''[[Cubits & Pieces]]'' clip. Further, days of the week are gradually introduced in this and later episodes: [[w:Saturday|Saturday]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"), [[w:Monday|Monday]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]") and [[w:Wednesday|Wednesday]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]"). All seven days are finally shown onscreen as part of a weather forecast ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

[[Ronald D. Moore]] addressed the units of time on his [http://web.archive.org/web/20080407195430/blogs.scifi.com/battlestar/2005/02/ blog]: "I dropped many other terms from the old show like '[[centon]]' (a unit of measurement) and '[[yahren]]' (year) because I felt they distracted from the mood I was trying to create and they sounded a bit silly to my ear." Nevertheless, the word ''yahren'' does appear in the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Connection to the Original Series|Cylon specifications]] examined by the [[Armistice Officer]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

== The Calendar from ''Caprica'' ==

Building upon the units described above, ''Caprica'' introduced its own system which is relatively consistent and widely used on various props.

=== Years ===

Recent years are two-digit numbers, almost always preceded by the letters YR. Several common formats are listed below:

*YR01
*YR 01
*yr01
*01YR

Apart from its epilogue and flashbacks, ''Caprica'' is set in YR42. Years before YR0x are expressed as [[Colonial calendar#Here Be Dragons|YR9x]], while [[Colonial calendar#Unknown episodes|ancient dates]] can be longer than two digits and designated "byr". [[Serge#Links|SergeGraystone]] [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/14049746690 explained] that "YR means 'year' and 42 represents the last two digits of the year." When asked about the era, he [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/14206885187 stated] that the present day is "1,942 years since the human exodus from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]."

=== Months ===

The table below collates months and days per month from all sources, matching them to the Gregorian calendar.

{| class="messagebox"
|- class="infoboxheader"
! ''CAPRICA'' MONTH !! DAYS PER MONTH !! GREGORIAN MONTH
|-
| Ianuarius || [[The Caprican#Ianuarius|at least 23]] || January
|-
| Februarius || [[The Caprican#Februarius|at least 27]] || February
|-
| Martius || [[The Caprican#Martius|at least 30]] || March
|-
| Aprilis || [[The Caprican#Aprilis|at least 24]] || April
|-
| Maius || [[Colonial calendar#Pyramid posters|at least 27]] || May
|-
| Iunius || [[Colonial calendar#Pyramid posters|at least 27]] || June
|-
| Quintilis || [[Colonial calendar#Pyramid posters|at least 25]] || July
|-
| Sextilis || [[Colonial calendar#The Imperfections of Memory|at least 14]] || August
|-
| September || [[Colonial calendar#Here Be Dragons|at least 23]] || September
|-
| October || [[The Caprican#October|at least 29]] || October
|-
| November || [[The Caprican#November|at least 16]] || November
|-
| December? || [[Colonial calendar#Unknown episodes|at least 26?]] || December
|}

The most frequent names are identical to those in the [[w:Roman calendar|Roman calendar]], but there appear to be variations as well: Junius, June, Aprilus, Sextilius.

=== Date format ===

The date components can be formatted in many different ways. Some examples, in no particular order:

*Sextilis 8, YR42
*8 Sextilis YR42
*08/08/yr42
*08-08-42YR
*08/08/42

=== Evidence from the series ===

====Revised ''Caprica'' pilot====

*A scrolling digital announcement in the [[Atlas Arena]] reads "BE HERE FOR THE NEXT HOME GAME ON IUNIUS 27TH!" ([[Caprica pilot#Differences between the DVD and TV Cut|Revised ''Caprica'' pilot]]).

====Rebirth====

*The [[Lev]] bombing memorial event was scheduled for "Junius 7th, Mid-Day" according to [[Joseph Adama]]'s invitation ([[Rebirth]], [http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Memorial_Event_Invitation.jpg|x20px]]

====The Reins of a Waterfall====

*The recording of [[Ben Stark]]'s interrogation is dated "APRILUS 9TH YR41". Agent [[Jordan Duram]] says that it was made a year ago.
*Moments later, Duram looks at what appears to be the current issue of ''Caprican Tribune'', which is dated "Aprilis 11, YR 42". Although illegible onscreen, "November 26" is given as the MagLev bombing date ([[The Reins of a Waterfall]], [http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Caprican_Tribune_Hero_Newspaper.jpg|x20px]]

====Gravedancing====

*[[Daniel Graystone]] says he made a Solstice wish for free publicity, referencing [[Baxter Sarno]]'s previous coverage of the Graystone family ([[Gravedancing]]). Since ''The Caprican'' has placed the [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/entertainment/argentum-bay-the-ultimate-vernal-break.php Vernal Break] in Martius, analogous to the vernal equinox in March on Earth, Daniel's line could be taken as supporting evidence for the Junius timeframe from "[[Rebirth]]". Solstices on Earth occur around June 21 and December 22.
*Ross Farmo's staff badge on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' contains the note "EXP. 08 YR 44". The badge apparently expires in Sextilis YR44 ([http://caprica.propworx.com/2011/01/11/how-about-some-backtalk-from-caprica/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Baxter_Sarno_Staff_Badge.jpg|x20px]]
*Sandhano Schultz's badge from the same talk show is marked "EXP.09 YR 45" ([http://caprica.propworx.com Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Sandhano_Schultz_Staff_Badge.jpg|x20px]]

====Know Thy Enemy====

*Joseph Adama asks [[Evelyn]] to identify [[Tad Thorean]] based on black-and-white photographs with timestamps, where the date component almost certainly reads "YR:42:02:22".
*Tad Thorean's date of birth is given as "06-04-27YR" on his driver's license, which also contains less readable dates of issue and expiration ([[Know Thy Enemy]]).
[[Image:Caprica_Caprican_Museum_Pamphlets.jpg|thumb|Guides to artifacts dated at around "400 byr".]]
*The ''Art Treasures of Kobol'' pamphlet by the Caprican Art Museum dates three artifacts at "Circa 400 byr". The "yr" and the exhibit run from "IUNIUS 15 THROUGH QUINTILIS 25" suggest that the year was intended to fit within the established calendar. If SergeGraystone's data is correct, the simplest explanation would be 400 years before the current era, which began 1,942 years ago with the exodus from Kobol ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]).

====The Imperfections of Memory====

*The [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] logo includes the following text on their letter to [[Amanda Graystone]]: "Established YR 01". The date is also [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/news/delphi-institute-loses-major-funding.php mentioned] in ''The Caprican''.
*Amanda shows [[Clarice Willow]] the museum poster advertising the ''Impressions'' exhibition. According to the text on the bottom, it lasts from "MAIUS 11 TO SEXTILIS 14, YR42" ([[The Imperfections of Memory]], [http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Museum Of Contemporary Art Poster Set.jpg|x20px]]

====Ghosts in the Machine====

*[[Tamara Adama]]'s signature is found near a poster opposite the gun check-in booth in the virtual club visited by Joseph Adama and [[Emmanuelle]]. The poster promotes an event "Exclusive to The Eleusinian Theatre Throughout the month Of Maius" ([[Ghosts in the Machine]]).

====End of Line====

*The deadline for Daniel Graystone to deliver 100,000 robots was moved up to "the seventh", which is "next week" ([[End of Line]]). The episode also establishes the existence of a holiday named [[Eros Day]], which was first mentioned in articles of ''The Caprican'' posted in February 2010, a month before the episode aired, and is a clear parallel to St. Valentine's Day.

====Retribution====

*Daniel Graystone, Joseph and [[Sam Adama]] review [[Lillian Teller]]'s personnel file which contains "7 Iunius YR 38" as the "start" date, presumably for when she started as director. In addition, a less readable year is briefly shown in the previous employment section of the document ([[Retribution]]).

====Things We Lock Away====

*The [[U-87]] file reviewed by [[Tomas Vergis]] was "ISSUED 11 SEXTILIUS" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/2011/01/05/so-much-for-a-paperless-society/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Vergis_Hero_U-87_File.jpg|x20px]]

====False Labor====

[[Image:Caprica_Duram's_Hero_Files.jpg|thumb|Duram's files.]]
*Duram's files contain a number of dates which aren't fully legible at this point. From the document on Clarice Willow:
**"PRINT DATE" (?) "09/26/yr42" (?)
**"FILE DATE" (?) "09/27/yr42" (?)
**"BORN" (?) "01-28-YR04" (?) (her age is given as 37)
**"Year Grad" (university?) "29YR" (?)
*An included photo appears to point out the place where Hippolyta (?) Androgeus' ([[Hippolyta]]'s?) corpse was found. The numbers "23/09/42" are associated with the circled location. Although 'YR' is missing, the figures are consistent with the first two dates in Willow's file ([http://caprica.propworx.com/2011/01/05/so-much-for-a-paperless-society/ Propworx]).
*An edition of ''Caprican Tribune'' was published on "JUNE 28, YR42" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_Caprican_Tribune.jpg|x20px]]
*''The Caprican Comic Pages'' read by [[William "Willie" Adama]] are dated "JUNE 22, YR42" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Willies Funny Papers.jpg|x20px]]

====Blowback====

*Various boxes in the [[Global Defense Department]] evidence room are labeled "YR41" or "YR42" ([[Blowback]]).

====Here Be Dragons====

*Joseph Adama ("Shay Ross Hilliard") was born on Sextilis 8, YR93 according to his falsified birth certificate, passport and driver's license. The latter uses the same format as Tad Thorean's, 08-08-93YR, confirming that Sextilis is indeed the eighth month. More importantly, YR93 doesn't contradict SergeGraystone's comment that YR is followed by the last two digits of the year. However, the driver's license was issued 04-01-43YR, which is inconsistent with the prevailing YR42 ([http://caprica.propworx.com/2011/01/12/video-featurette-joseph-adamas-falsified-passports-and-id/ Propworx]).
*Sam Adama ("Ross Bailey Framo") was born on Iunius 11, YR92 according to his falsified birth certificate. However, Framo's driver's license appears to give his date of birth as 08-11-? as opposed to 06-11-92YR. The 08 might be a leftover from Joseph's falsified driver's license ([http://caprica.propworx.com Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Sams Caprican Passport and ID.jpg|x20px]]

====Apotheosis====

*Daniel pronounces his access code as "Wye-Ar-25-Zeta-Theta-Epsilon", where the Greek letters spell out ΖΘΕ. If YR25 is [[Zoe Graystone]]'s year of birth, she would've celebrated her seventeenth birthday in YR42.
*A scrolling digital announcement in the Atlas Arena reads "BE HERE FOR THE NEXT HOME GAME ON IUNIUS 27TH!" ([[Apotheosis]]). Since the exact same text was also used in the pilot and we've seen several games in the meantime, it probably shouldn't be taken literally.
*Tickets to the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] vs. [[Pyramid_(RDM)#Pre-Cylon_War|Delphi Legion]] game are dated "SEXTILIS 11, YR42" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/2011/01/04/caprica-buccaneers-fan-paraphernalia/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Buccaneers Game Ticket Set.jpg|x20px]]
*Tickets to the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] vs. [[Pyramid_(RDM)#Pre-Cylon_War|Gemenon Twins]] game are dated "IUNIUS 10, YR42" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Pyramid Buccaneers Tickets.jpg|x20px]]

====Unknown episodes====

*A packet entitled ''U-87 Circuitry Specifications'' was "ISSUED 10 OCT." ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica_U-87_Circuitry_Specifications_Packet.jpg|x20px]]
*The "FILE DATE" on [[Mar-Beth Willow]]'s GDD file is "12/26/yr42" ([http://caprica.propworx.com/ Propworx]). [[Image:Caprica Mar-Beth GDD Hero File.jpg|x20px]]

====Pyramid posters====

The [http://web.archive.org/web/20101011165818/http://www.profilesinhistory.com/items/hollywood-memorabilia-auction-42/four-pyramid-playoffs-posters-from-eric-stoltz-daniel-graystones-private-game-box-in-caprica.html Profiles in History auction] of four posters from Daniel's private game box revealed a number of playoff dates, confirming the months of Quintilis and September. In some of the layouts, the 'YR' prefix is written with a smaller font size than the rest of the date, indicating a possible stylistic alternative.

*APRILIS 6, YR37
*APRILIS 11, YR37
*QUINTILIS 3, YR37
*QUINTILIS 22, YR37
*SEPTEMBER 4, YR37
*SEPTEMBER 11, YR37 [[Image:Pyramid_Playoffs_Poster_YR37.jpg|x20px]]

*Iunius 12, YR37 ['YR' prefix with a smaller font size] [[Image:Pyramid_Finals_Poster_YR37.jpg|x20px]]

*MARTIUS 19, YR39
*MARTIUS 27, YR39
*MAIUS 22, YR39
*MAIUS 27, YR39
*IUNIUS 5, YR39
*IUNIUS 27, YR39 [[Image:Pyramid_Playoffs_Poster_YR39.jpg|x20px]]

*Quintilis 25, YR39 ['YR' prefix with a smaller font size] [[Image:Pyramid_Finals_Poster_YR39.jpg|x20px]]

==Analysis of William Adama's Dossier==
[[Image:Dossier.png|thumb|Adama's dossier.]]
In "[[Hero]]", [[William Adama]]'s dossier can be clearly seen. While this document is fairly accurate in terms of Adama's personal history, the calendar scheme used in the document seems to be flawed, particularly in lieu of previously established methods of timekeeping demonstrated in the series.

Here are a list of dates from Adama's past that Adama's dossier contains:

:H5/21290 Birth of William Adama
:D6/21311 First commission, Battlestar Galactica, fighter squadron
:E4/21312 Commendation for shooting down Cylon fighter in first combat mission.
:D5/21314 Mustered out of service post-armistice
:R6/21317 Served as Deck Hand in merchant fleet and as common […] aboard inter-colony tramp freighters
:D1/21331 Recomissioned to Fleet
:D6/21337 Major: Battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
:R8/21341 Executive Officer: Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]''
:C2/21345 Commander: Battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''
:C2/21348 Commander: Battlestar ''Galactica''

This provides some interesting information. The fields in the format X#/##### appear to be dates, with the five-digit string following the solidus apparently corresponding to the year.

The following can be deduced from this document:

* This episode marks the 45th anniversary of Adama's commissioning, which puts it in the year 21356 and makes Adama 66 years old. On the other hand, he was born at least several months after the [[Caprica pilot]], which is set in 58 BCH ([[Apotheosis]]).
* Adama spent three years in between being mustered out and finding a job on a tramp freighter. We may speculate that it was during this time that his relationship with first wife [[Carolanne Adama]] deteriorated.
* Adama spent a total of 14 years serving in the merchant fleet.
* Adama met Tigh roughly 30 years ago ([[Torn]]). That would be 21326, which correctly puts it in the middle of Adama's merchant fleet service.
* Adama was a major by the time he arranged for Tigh to be reinstated in the fleet ([[Scattered]]), which means that at least six years passed in between Adama's recomissioning and Tigh's.
* Ronald Moore stated in his [[Podcast:Scattered|podcast for "Scattered"]] that the flashback scenes in [[Scattered|that episode]] took place 20 years before that episode, or in 21334. In fact, they appear to span at least an eleven-year period between 21326 (Adama and Tigh's first meeting) to 21337 (Adama's promotion to Major).
* The first [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]], marking the unification of the Colonies, was probably in 21302. The one celebrated in "[[Colonial Day]]" was the 52nd, and it is now two years later.
* ''Galactica'' herself is at least 45 years old. Other battlestar's minimum ages prior to the Fall: ''Atlantia'' at least 13, ''Columbia'' at least 11, and ''Valkyrie'' at least 8.

Additionally, an error occurs in "Hero". Dialogue from this episode claims that Adama served on ''Valkyrie'' one year prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], putting the date of Lt. [[Daniel Novacek|Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek]]'s capture at 21352-53. However, Adama's command of ''Valkyrie'' ended in 21348, which means that Adama commanded ''Galactica'' for eight years. It has already been established in dialogue from the [[Miniseries]], "[[Act of Contrition]]", and "[[The Farm]]".

=== Inference about calendar structure ===

If the five-digit string following the solidus is in fact the year, as seems inescapable based on the above, the letter-digit sequence before it must indicate the position in the year. There are 260 unique letter-digit sequences of that format, which may indicate a shorter year in the calendar, essentially a year of twenty-six ten-day weeks. However, what has been revealed about Colonial timekeeping is too incomplete to draw any conclusions.

However, if the above is to be inferred, a striking inaccuracy occurs because of this service record. Prior episodes have firmly established that the Colonial year is analogous to one Earth year of 365 days. In "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", the [[Cylon detector]] takes 11 hours to thoroughly test each blood sample. As there are 47,905 tests (526,955 hours) this will take him 21,956 days, which Six then computes will take approximately 60 years, the same as it would here. The timespans further established in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]", and "[[Occupation]]" also support this comparison.

On the other hand, the Colonial numerical system may start with the numbers zero through 99, then continue with A1 through Z9, followed by AA, AB and so on. This would mean that the first day of the year is 1 and the last day, the 365th, is represented as AF.

It is astonishing to learn that the Colonials have -- or believe they have -- over 21,000 years of recorded history. By comparison, Pythia was said to have recorded her prophecies 3,600 years ago ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]) and the Great Exodus from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] took place just 2,000 years ago. On [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Human civilization is only about 6,000 years old.

== Other Calendars ==

The system used in the dossier is only the most prominent example of dates in the re-imagined series. A closer analysis of other items reveals a number of different methods. It is unclear whether these were actual calendar proposals or random alphanumerics which were never intended for closer inspection.

*The note "SEVENTH MILLENNIUM OF TIME" appears on [http://www.battlestarprops.com/category/props/page/6/ paper cubits]. It comes from [[Adar (TOS)|President Adar]]'s toast in the [[Saga of a Star World|original series pilot]]: "As we approach the seventh millennium of time, the human race at last will find peace, thanks to you."
*[[Lee Adama]]'s date of birth is "432:979:021" according to his [http://www.battlestarprops.com/all-about-lee/ service record].
*William Adama was "to report to Aerilon High Command, Base 12 at 038:847:857" in his [http://www.battlestarprops.com/adamas-reinstatement-letter/ letter of reinstatement] in the Colonial Fleet. His shuttle was scheduled to leave for [[Aerilon]] "at 024:639:374".
*The [http://archive.propworx.com/1002/75 incident report] on the murder of [[Jack Fisk]] is dated "134-2367". The text contains references which appear to be dates: "On 25372- sometime after a meeting with President [[Laura Roslin]] ... Commander Jack Fisk returned to his quarters ... At approximately 24367-47 Officer [[Louis Hoshi|Hoshi]], after mustering his officers for their daily briefing, proceeded to Commander Fisk's quarters ..."
*Gaius Baltar's [http://www.battlestarprops.com/new-caprica-colonization-executive-order/ executive order] concerning settlement on [[New Caprica]] became law "this 23rd day of 04859".
*Baltar's [http://archive.propworx.com/1004/37 Proclamation of Illegal Arms] is dated "R767-87", and the exact same date also appears on the [http://archive.propworx.com/1004/41 Acquisition of Firearms for the New Caprica Police Academy] memo.
*Adama's [http://www.flickr.com/photos/48889053444@N01/3207207593 resignation letter] at the end of [[Hero]] appears to be dated in an entirely different format compared to the system used in his dossier. While difficult to read clearly, it appears to be dated "27/S9/9F23". On the other hand this may not be a date but some form of document ID number.
*In addition, [[:md:Image:Execution Order Signature.png|the execution order]] written by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] and signed by then-President Gaius Baltar is dated "this second day of 3454-91" ([[Occupation]]). This may be a date on the Cylon Calendar but this would not explain why the Cylons wanted this "official" document to use their timekeeping system instead of that used by the Colonials.
*[[Kara Thrace]]'s [[:md:Image:Kara Thrace Record 1.jpg|disciplinary record]] in "[[Maelstrom]]" notes that a proceeding was "held on 22/E4/3F3". This appears to be a date, but there is no confirmation.
*The [http://www.battlestarprops.com/medal-of-valor/ medal of valor] given to [[Socrata Thrace]] uses a day number and alphanumerics to specify the current date ("this ...th day of ..."), whereas Socrata's period of service is expressed using two sets of alphanumerics. The exact numbers and letters are currently unreadable.
*A store sign in [[New Cap City]] reads "QUALITY JEWELRY SINCE 1952" ([[The Imperfections of Memory]]). It is unclear whether the year is related to the calendar from ''Caprica'', especially if SergeGraystone's 1,942-year era is correct.

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Guatrau

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The '''Guatrau''' is the title of the leader of the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Guatrau of the time lives and conducts business in [[Caprica City]], relying on enforcers like [[Sam Adama]]. Years earlier, the Guatrau paid for law school for Sam's brother, [[Joseph Adama]], who provides legal defense and other services for the Ha'la'tha. The Guatrau meets personally with Joseph to convince him to threaten then Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]. The Guatrau then promises Joseph that he is committed to finding the perpetrators of the [[Lev|MLMT]] bombing that had recently claimed Joseph's wife and daughter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Some months later, the Guatrau meets with [[Daniel Graystone]] at the wealthy industrialist's behest. With the aid of both Adama brothers, the Guatrau enters into a mutually beneficial alliance with Graystone, offering to help him regain control of his company, [[Graystone Industries]], in return for profit made from Graystone's newest venture — [[Virtual world|virtual]] [[avatar]]s of dead people ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Despite his dealings with Graystone, the Guatrau is personal friends with [[Tomas Vergis]] of the [[Vergis Corporation]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). However, once Vergis discovers that the Ha'la'tha were behind Graystone's reappointment as CEO of Graystone Industries, he believes that the Guatrau would eventually have him killed, prompting him to kill himself instead ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Through his daughter, [[Fidelia Fazekas]], the Guatrau later discovers that Joseph and Sam Adama are smuggling [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s to resistance fighters on [[Tauron]]. The pained Guatrau orders Fazekas to kill the Adama brothers — this results not in their deaths, but in the death of Joseph's only surviving child, [[Willie Adama]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]"). The Adama brothers seek retribution for Willie's murder and, in order to avoid an all-out conflict with the Ha'la'tha, manage to convince Fazekas to launch a coup against the Guatrau. This coup results in the murder of the Guatrau during what was to be a meeting between the two parties, and Fazekas assuming the position of Guatrau herself ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

== Notes ==
*The name of the particular Guatrau featured in this article is never given. His surname is possibly Fazekas, as this is the surname of his daughter.

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Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit

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[[Image:Caprica - Lev.jpg|thumb|The MLMT train arriving at a Caprica City station.]]

The '''Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit''' (also known as the '''MLMT''', '''Lev''', or '''maglev''') train is a public transportation system in use in [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. The MLMT utilizes magnetic levitation to propel train cars to various destinations with platforms in cities including [[Caprica City]].

In [[Colonial calendar#The Calendar from Caprica|YR42]] - some 58 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] - [[Ben Stark]], [[Athena Academy]] student and member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group, carries out the suicide bombing of Maglev 23. Aboard the train are Stark's girlfriend [[Zoe Graystone]] as well as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]] and [[Tamara Adama]], all killed in the bombing ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Caprican [[Global Defense Department]] Agents [[Jordan Durham]] and [[Youngblood]] are assigned to investigate the bombing, pursuing evidence that lead them to mistakenly believe Zoe Graystone was a conspirator in the attack ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]").

While the bombing wasn't condoned by the Soldiers of the One leadership or the [[Monotheist Church]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] - an STO cell leader - refuses to condemn Ben Stark for his actions ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]"). Nevertheless, Willow takes the act as an affront to her leadership from fellow cell leader [[Barnabus Greely]] who, along with Stark, [[Keon Gatwick]] and others, planned the bombing as a more aggressive tack in fighting Caprican decadence and moral corruption ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[End of Line]]").

The MLMT has stops all over Caprica City including one just outside [[Atlas Arena]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
* The name Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit comes from scene descriptions within the script of the pilot episode of ''Caprica''. It is referred to in dialog only as the MLMT train or Lev, shorthand for [[w:magnetic levitation|magnetic levitation]]. <ref>http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24797178/CAPRICA-10-6-06fdr-Title-Page</ref>

*The MLMT train station appearing in the ''Caprica'' pilot was in reality the [[Wikipedia: Granville Station (TransLink)|Granville Station]], an underground [[Wikipedia: SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] station in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]. <ref>http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/04/granville-station-in-caprica/</ref> <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-1-pilot.html</ref> For the production, Vancouver signage was changed to represent Caprica City and the SkyTrain itself was replaced with a digital model, though an advertisement for [[Wikipedia:H&M|H&M]] managed to sneak into the scene. <ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4311998589/</ref>

*The Atlas Arena MLMT train station seen in "Apotheosis" was filmed at the Coal Harbour Community Centre, where other scenes for the episode were also shot. <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-18-apotheosis.html</ref>

*A deleted scene from "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" depicted Amanda Graystone riding the Lev to the memorial wall outside [[Apollo Park]].

*The interior of the Lev from the pilot episode of ''Caprica'' featured the distinctive wall panels seen aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]s ''[[Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]]. The set was later redressed and used for the interior of the STO [[jump ship]] in "[[Blowback]]".

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Sagittaron

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'''Sagittaron''' is a colony located within the star system Cyrannus and is one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], it is noted to be one of the poorer colonies due to centuries of exploitation. The Sagittaron capital is the city of Tawa ([[TRS]]: [[Serge's Twitter]]).<ref name="capitals1">[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/ Serge's twitter account] mentioned the capitals of Gemenon, Virgon, Leonis, Sagittaron, Scorpia, Canceron and Aerilon in [http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10545377704 this tweet].</ref>

== History ==

[[Image:ColonialColors10.png|thumb|100px|left|Colors and symbol of Sagittaron]]

'''Sagittaron'''<ref>The colony's name, Sagittaron, was originally spelled as "Sagittar'''i'''on" in the [[Miniseries]], but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.</ref> endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"), leading to the colony becoming one of the poorest ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]").

This continued even during [[Articles of Colonization|unified Colonial rule]], so that eventually [[Tom Zarek]] of the [[S.F.M.]] led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies. One of these acts include blowing up a government building ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]"). Under Sagittaron penal law, convicted felons lose their citizenship, but have it automatically reinstated after they finish serving their sentences. This included the right to vote and to stand for election ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").
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== Culture ==

The Sagittarons practice a form of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonial religion]] that can trace its roots back for at least 1,000 years. Like the [[Gemenon|Gemenese]], they developed a staunch religious stance but with possibly a greater emphasis on traditional folk practice than scripture. They view medicine as "an abomination, a sin against the gods," and instead use charms and natural remedies to promote health, such as the [[soma braid]] or the [[burdock root]]. This stubbornness and their perceived backwards nature has led to a bitter dislike by members of the other Colonies. During the Second Exodus, the bitterness is reinforced by the fact that many Sagittarons on [[New Caprica]] did not help to fight the Cylons, suggesting that the Sagittarons are also pacifists by nature.

They are strong adherents of [[Wikipedia:herbalism|herbal medicine]] and reject much of modern medicine, which has lead to derogatory terms such as "stubborn rootsucking jackasses". Dr. [[Michael Robert]] expresses skepticism about its effectiveness, however his statement implies that there has not been any serious research on the subject. Many Sagittarons wear [[soma braid]]s around their wrists, believing it will bring them health.

Given the long history of exploitation and persecution of Sagittaron, their rejection of modern medicine and distrust of the military may have a common source. Dualla, who is a Sagittaron herself, describes her people as "paranoid, pigheaded, and argumentative" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").

== Trivia ==

*In the [[Tomb of Athena]], the statue of an archer representing the leader of the tribe of Sagittarius, is missing its arrow. The [[Arrow of Apollo]] is placed on the statue, which activates a hologram that gives the Fleet its first waypoint to the location of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").
*[[William Adama]]'s old [[Viper 7242|Viper Mark II]] is found on a salvage yard on Sagittaron, and later rebuilt as a gift from his [[deckhand]]s to the retiring battlestar commander ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").
*Sagittaron had 5,251 natives residing in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] after their colony's destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]").

===Natives===
*[[Priyah Magnus]]
*Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Tom Zarek]], Vice President and former Sagittaron representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]
*[[Valance]]
*[[Leon Grimes]]
*[[Portia King]] and her son, [[Willie King]]
*Mr. [[Buckminster]]
*[[Jacob Cantrell]], Sagittaron's last representative on the Quorum.

==In Other Continuities==

Sagittaron is depicted differently (and extensively) in [[Dynamite Comics]]'s comic series that focus on the life of [[Tom Zarek]] before and leading up to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. See [[Sagittaron (alternate)]] for details.

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The spots

2011-12-21T07:09:13Z

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"'''The Spots'''" was the nickname given to a serious medical condition suffered by many [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] people during wartime. Supply lines were often cut off during armed conflict, and vitamin-rich foodstuffs such as beef liver were unavailable. This lack of nutrition caused victims to bleed from their mucous membranes, develop spotted skin due to collagen breakdown, and eventually die ([[The Caprican]]).

This condition gave rise to the perjorative term "[[dirt eater]]" as victims became so desperate in starvation they would eat anything, even dirt.

==Links==

* [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]

Ha'la'tha

2011-12-21T07:04:25Z

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The '''Ha'la'tha''' is a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]-based criminal organization also operating on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. The organization's name is Tauron for "always faithful to the soil" ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]"). Its leader is known as the [[Guatrau]].

93 years [[BCH]], the [[Tauron Civil War]] resulted from the conflict between the Ha'la'tha and the Tauron government ([[The Caprican]]). <ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]</ref> After their defeat and the subsequent attempted genocide by Heraclitus death squads, members of the Ha'la'tha fled off world, engaging in criminal activities to fund themselves and slowly becoming an organized crime syndicate instead of resistance fighters as before.

Members sport [[Tattoo|tattoos]] on their faces and across the length of their bodies, but one tattoo that all members must have is one that visually represents the oath a member swore upon entering the organization. <ref name="Sam Tattoos">{{cite_web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/02/exclusive-caprica-producer-jane-espenson-explains-sam-adamas-tattoos.html|title=Exclusive: 'Caprica' producer Jane Espenson explains Sam Adama's tattoos|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=March 25, 2010|last=Wagner|first=Curt|format=|language=}}</ref> Tattooing is a custom followed across Tauron society, but many on Caprica associate it exclusively with the Ha'la'tha ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

In addition to those who are members of the organization, the Ha'la'tha also maintains an extensive network of connections that reaches powerful levels of business and government. [[Tomas Vergis]], CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]], is a close friend of the Guatrau. By assisting [[Daniel Graystone]] in reacquiring the leadership of [[Graystone Industries]], the Ha'la'tha becomes a quiet partner in the company's business activities ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). The syndicate paid for the legal education of [[Joseph Adama]], brother of full member and enforcer [[Sam Adama]], and employs him as a mob lawyer ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]]). For a time, [[Val Chambers]] had benefited from his relationship with the Ha'la'tha in his climb through the ranks of Caprican government, to the position of defense minister; however, after taking that office, Chambers had turned against the Ha'la'tha, and was murdered for that decision ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot]]).

The Ha'la'tha's gautrau at the time of the Caprica Series maintains a policy of neutrality with regard to political events on Tauron, even though his organization had been founded as a resistance movement against the currently-ruling dictatorship. Even so, when the second Tauron Civil War breaks out, Sam and Joseph Adama, as well as various other Ha'la'tha, become disillusioned with this policy and force the overthrow of the gautrau by his daughter, who proves more amenable to supplying rebel forces with Greystone Industustries U-87s.

==Known members==
* The [[Guatrau]]
* [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Fidelia Fazekas]]
* [[Francis]]
* [[Paulie]]
*[[Atreus]]
*[[Demos]]

==Notes==

* The Ha'la'tha is comparable to the [[wikipedia:Mafia|Cosa Nostra]], [[wikipedia:Yakuza|Yakuza]], and [[wikipedia:Russian Mafia|Bratva]] on Earth.

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Ha'la'tha

2011-12-21T07:03:52Z

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The '''Ha'la'tha''' is a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]-based criminal organization also operating on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. The organization's name is Tauron for "always faithful to the soil" ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]"). Its leader is known as the [[Guatrau]].

93 years [[BCH]], the [[Tauron Civil War]] resulted from the conflict between the Ha'la'tha and the Tauron government ([[The Caprican]]). <ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]</ref> After their defeat and the subsequent attempted genocide by Heraclitus death squads, members of the Ha'la'tha fled off world, engaging in criminal activities to fund themselves and slowly becoming an organized crime syndicate instead of resistance fighters.

Members sport [[Tattoo|tattoos]] on their faces and across the length of their bodies, but one tattoo that all members must have is one that visually represents the oath a member swore upon entering the organization. <ref name="Sam Tattoos">{{cite_web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/02/exclusive-caprica-producer-jane-espenson-explains-sam-adamas-tattoos.html|title=Exclusive: 'Caprica' producer Jane Espenson explains Sam Adama's tattoos|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=March 25, 2010|last=Wagner|first=Curt|format=|language=}}</ref> Tattooing is a custom followed across Tauron society, but many on Caprica associate it exclusively with the Ha'la'tha ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

In addition to those who are members of the organization, the Ha'la'tha also maintains an extensive network of connections that reaches powerful levels of business and government. [[Tomas Vergis]], CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]], is a close friend of the Guatrau. By assisting [[Daniel Graystone]] in reacquiring the leadership of [[Graystone Industries]], the Ha'la'tha becomes a quiet partner in the company's business activities ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). The syndicate paid for the legal education of [[Joseph Adama]], brother of full member and enforcer [[Sam Adama]], and employs him as a mob lawyer ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]]). For a time, [[Val Chambers]] had benefited from his relationship with the Ha'la'tha in his climb through the ranks of Caprican government, to the position of defense minister; however, after taking that office, Chambers had turned against the Ha'la'tha, and was murdered for that decision ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot]]).

The Ha'la'tha's gautrau at the time of the Caprica Series maintains a policy of neutrality with regard to political events on Tauron, even though his organization had been founded as a resistance movement against the currently-ruling dictatorship. Even so, when the second Tauron Civil War breaks out, Sam and Joseph Adama, as well as various other Ha'la'tha, become disillusioned with this policy and force the overthrow of the gautrau by his daughter, who proves more amenable to supplying rebel forces with Greystone Industustries U-87s.

==Known members==
* The [[Guatrau]]
* [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Fidelia Fazekas]]
* [[Francis]]
* [[Paulie]]
*[[Atreus]]
*[[Demos]]

==Notes==

* The Ha'la'tha is comparable to the [[wikipedia:Mafia|Cosa Nostra]], [[wikipedia:Yakuza|Yakuza]], and [[wikipedia:Russian Mafia|Bratva]] on Earth.

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Tauron Civil War

2011-12-21T06:55:47Z

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[[Image:Tauron Surface, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The surface of Tauron during its Civil War.]]

The '''Tauron Civil War''' (or the '''Tauron Uprising''') was a two year civil war that occurred on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|colony]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] approximately a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. A second Tauron Uprising occurred some thirty years later ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==First Tauron Uprising=
[[Image:Tauron Genocide, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The victims of Heraclitus death squads.]]
The first Tauron Civil war began when the poorly armed native rebel forces known as the [[Ha'la'tha]] attacked the presidential quarters, rising up against the government. The government fought the rebellion with the military force known as the [[Heraclitus]], or Heracs ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Referring to their Ha'la'tha enemies as "[[Dirt eater|dirt eaters]]", Herac forces used harsh measures to quell the uprising, including torture and murder. Members of the Ha'la'tha resistance carried poison tablets, allowing them to commit suicide if captured by the Heraclitus ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[William Adama Sr.|William]] and [[Isabelle Adama]] were members of the Ha'la'tha resistance, participating in attacks against the oppressing government, including blowing up Herac grain silos. Following the murder of a Heraclitus soldier near the Adama home, Lieutenant [[Kolibri]] and two Herac soldiers, questioned William and Isabelle as possible suspects. Discovering the dead soldier's gun in their apartment (hidden by a young [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]]), the Heracs murdered Isabelle and tortured William, forcing him to reveal the names of fellow Ha'la'tha. The incident ended when [[Joseph Adama]] - then a young boy - shot and killed the two Herac soldiers and wounded Kolibri, before turning the weapon on his own father ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

In the aftermath of the uprising, the victorious Heraclitus forces attempted a genocide against the Tauron natives. Facing extinction, the Ha'la'tha fled the planet and funded themselves through criminal activities, becoming an illegal crime syndicate found throughout the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

:''According to the [[The Caprican]], strife on Tauron dated back some 800 years to the "corrupt colonization" of the planet by the [[Virgon]] and [[Leonis]]; those colonies likely backing the oppressive Herac forces.<ref>[http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/opinion/racism-an-unacceptable-aspect-of-caprican-life.php Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life]</ref>''

==Second Tauron Uprising==
[[Image:CAP News- Tauron Uprising, 1x15.jpg|thumb|The Second Tauron Uprising depicted on Caprican television.]]
Twenty-eight years after the first Tauron Civil War, a second uprising took place in which rebel forces clashed against the established government controlled by the so-called "playboy dictator" [[Andreas Phaulkon]] and backed by wealthy colonies including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

Tauron natives living on other colonies including members of the Adama family then living on Caprica donated portions of their income to aid the resistance. Still, despite its mirroring of the first uprising, members of the Ha'la'tha on Caprica, run by the [[Guatrau]] refused to send aid ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

In direct defiance of the Guatrau, Joseph and Samuel Adama used their positions within the Ha'la'tha to smuggle [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] battle [[robot]]s to Tauron from [[Graystone Industries]] on Caprica. Witnessing the power of the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Adama brothers believed the robots could have a major influence over the outcome of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

Despite its involvement in propping up the Tauron government, the Caprican government and Minister of Defense [[Sasha Patel]] had not been asked to send peacekeeping troops to the colony ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Though a massive arms shipment from [[Sagittaron]] bound for rebel forces was seized by Tauron authorities, officials believed that the success of the Tauron army indicated that the insurgents would be defeated ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

==Legacy==
Following the political strife of the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]], Tauron would come to be among the wealthiest worlds in the eventual [[Government of the Twelve Colonies]], though it earned a reputation for being a troublesome colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]", "[[Dirty Hands]]").

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