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Music of Caprica

2013-03-16T21:25:29Z

Psutherlin: /* Clarice's Theme */

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For the music of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', composer [[Bear McCreary]] strove to create a soundscape reminiscent of, but vastly different from that of its predecessor, calling it a "distant cousin" of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The music includes the continued use of [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifes]] for characters, events and places - but with a decidedly more "western" feel; the distinctly ethnic instrumentation and percussion from ''Battlestar Galactica'', while featured in ''Caprica'', is heard in a diminished capacity. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref>

==Main Title Music==
Beginning in the series' second episode, "[[Rebirth]]", a main title sequence is established utilizing a theme from the [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] - the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]] Theme - as an overarching theme for ''Caprica'' as a whole. According to composer Bear McCreary:

:"The title begins with a pounding percussion fill that introduces the Main Theme (technically the Graystone Theme), played by Chris Bleth on flute. The track builds in intensity, incorporating electric guitars and bass, played by Steve Bartek and Mike Valerio respectively. Towards the end, a distorted drum kit enters (played by Nate Wood) that gives the track a hard-rock feel, completely unique from anything we heard in the pilot. I wanted to give our delicate, plaintive melody a bad ass metal backbone, representative of the [[V-Club]]s and cultural underbelly of [[Caprica City]] that the series depicts." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

==Character & Event Themes==
Bear McCreary described the music of ''Caprica'' as featuring three spokes: music representing the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]], the [[Tauron]] elements of the series, and sequences taking place in the [[virtual world]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> However there are a litany of themes and motifs branching from those three spokes.

===Main Characters===
====Graystone Family Theme====
Described as the de facto ''Caprica'' theme, the Graystone Family Theme was initially created to underscore scenes featuring the Graystones, but later evolved into the series main title. Executive producer [[David Eick]] later recalled in "The Music of Caprica" video blog that theme was a remarkable achievement as it was instantly recognizable and easily associated with ''Caprica''. <ref>http://video.syfy.com/shows/caprica</ref>

The theme first appears in the pilot immediately following the death of [[Zoe Graystone]] during a montage in which [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] mourn the loss of their daughter. It appears in every episode of the series, generally played on flute or strings, underscoring scenes related to the Graystone Family and [[Graystone Industries]], as well as [[Lacy Rand]]. It notably appears in the series finale "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", underscoring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87s]] battling [[STO]] terrorists in [[Atlas Arena]]. For that episode, McCreary described the piece, titled "Apotheosis", as an extension of the main title, combining strings, percussion and electric guitars. The Graystone Theme is also integral in the final moments of the series, played on string and accompanied by percussion in what McCreary described as a "soaring" final statement. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

In the episode, "[[End of Line]]", Daniel Graystone appears playing the Graystone Theme on the piano in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-end-of-line/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - End of Line}}</ref>

Bear McCreary intended the Graystone Family Theme to be heard one last time in the pilot movie for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', underscoring a scene between Graystone Industries scientist [[Becca Kelly]] and a young Ensign [[William Adama]]. The cue, however, was cut from the finished episode. <ref>http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/battlestar-galactica-3/battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/</ref>

====Graystone Family Ostinato====
McCreary described the Graystone Ostinato as a "simple oscillating pattern...woven throughout the score, serving as the canvas upon which the longer melodies are painted." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on the harp, piano and gamelan, the [[Wikipedia:Ostinato|osinato]] was restated in the series finale in a more aggressive variation, heard in the climactic battle at Atlas Arena. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Daniel Graystone Ostinato====
An ostinato representing Daniel Graystone also appears in the pilot episode and transitions to represent the character in the series proper. This repetitive figure first signifies Daniel's progressing obsession with the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] and his "growing madness", it later underscored many of the scientist's scenes. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on harp, the ostinato was also accompanied by aggressive percussive elements in the pilot as well as in "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" and "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref>

====Amanda Graystone Theme====
A lesser used melody, the Amanda Graystone Theme notably appears during the Graystones' love scene during the pilot. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> A simple, ascending scale, the theme is also prominently featured in the Amanda-centered episode, "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which it was adapted for her deceased brother [[Darius]]. Utilized as both a theme and in the form of an ostinato, the Darius melody is Amanda's theme played in reverse order. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-the-imperfections-of-memory/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - The Imprefections of Memory}}</ref>

====Zoe Graystone Chords====
While both the Graystone Theme and Ostinato are utilized to represent Zoe Graystone, a third musical idea is more specifically attached to the character. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> The progression first appears when Lacy Rand discovers the Zoe avatar in the [[virtual world]] and later recurs in "Rebirth" as Lacy embraces Zoe in her robotic form. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

The chords are later heard prominently during Zoe's virutal dates with [[Philomon]] in the episodes "The Imperfections of Memory" (notably during the simulated [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] flight) and "[[End of Line]]". In the episode "[[Things We Lock Away]]" this motif is heard subtly mixed with repeating gamelan notes similar to those of the [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Six theme|Six Theme]] from ''Battlestar Galactica'', referencing "[[Messengers#Messenger Zoe|Messenger Zoe]]"'s connection to that series' "[[Head Six]]".

====Tauron Theme====
While neither [[Joseph Adama]] nor his brother [[Sam Adama]] receive specific themes or motifs, the second most prominent musical identity in ''Caprica'' is the Tauron Theme. With the themes for the Graystones given a more traditional Western sound, the Tauron Theme was created as a more ethnic and chaotic counterpoint mirroring the depiction of the [[Tauron]] home planet. Bear McCreary compared the Tauron themes to the Italian music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]''. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> This theme is used in scenes featuring the Adama Family and is frequently played by Paul Cartwright on the acoustic fiddle, or by Chris Bleth on the Chinese membrane flute. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Theme is the only theme in ''Caprica'' to receive lyrics, heard in the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]" during the funeral for [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] and [[Shannon Adama]]. Written by the episode's writer, Kath Lingenfelter, the lyrics for the Tauron Theme were sung in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]: <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original English lyrics by Kath Lingenfelter:'''
|-
| These are the voices of those 
Who have passed over the river heard 
On the wind entwined with the 
Eternal and the everlasting 
These are the voices of those whom 
We have loved, who no more will suffer 
Who have returned to the mud 
This is the voice of the dead 
Entwined with the eternal and the everlasting 
|}

Speaking of the Tauron Theme, Bear McCreary said:

:"My task was relatively easy because Tauron and its musical traditions are entirely fictional, so I could make Tauronese music sound like whatever I wanted. I drew my inspirations from Russian folk music, and asked Paul Cartwright to play in that style as opposed to the Scottish Fiddle feel he so frequently evokes for “[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Roslin and Adama theme|Roslin and Adama]]” on ''Battlestar''." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

====Tauron Ostinato====
Another ostinato used throughout the series, the Tauron Ostinato is prominently heard in the pilot when Sam Adama murders Caprica's minister of defense, [[Val Chambers]]. It is also among the first pieces from the pilot to be realized, as recounted by the show's director, [[Jeff Reiner]]:

:"The first piece I heard was the montage where Sam kills the Minister of Defense while Amanda and Daniel make love, not to mention, Joseph breaking down in tears because of guilt and the loss of his family. The score drove the scene, while evoking the intimacy of love, the rage of a gangland killing, and the struggle with ethnic identity." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Ostinato is later heard in a notably different form in "End of Line" in scenes in which Joseph Adama searches [[New Cap City]] for the Tamara avatar, played by electronic instruments.

====Adama Family Theme====
Initially composed for the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode, "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", the [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Adama Family theme|Adama Family Theme]] continued throughout that series as the defining musical identity for William Adama as well as Adama's relationship with his son, [[Lee Adama]]. McCreary stated that he tried to "avoid over-using the sole melody from ''BSG'' to carry over", utilizing it only in the pilot episode, the Tauron funeral scene in "[[There is Another Sky]]" and in a fragmented statement in "[[The Dirteaters]]", the Adama family is the only outright thematic link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica''. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

===Other Themes===
====Cylon Percussion====
The other prominent musical link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'' is the varied use of percussive elements including shakers, claves, shime daiko and sparing use of electronic and taiko drums. While heard on a smaller scale than in ''Galactica'', the percussion is frequently heard during scenes featuring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]], such as the U-87 test scene in the pilot, various scenes featuring [[Zoe-R]] in "Rebirth" and "There is Another Sky", and Sam Adama's Cylon scene in "[[False Labor]]".

Though McCreary intended to keep the use of the percussive element so heavily used in ''Galactica'' to a minimum, as ''Caprica'' progressed, the identity increasingly asserted itself. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref> By late series episodes like "[[Here Be Dragons]]" and "Apotheosis", the percussive and ethnic instrumentation was increased, most notably in the climactic Cylon battle at the series conclusion. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Clarice's Theme====
A theme for [[Clarice Willow]] is heard beginning in "Rebirth" and is featured in all subsequent episodes to underscore the character's scenes, frequently played on flute or oboe. It later branches out to scenes featuring the [[STO]] even when Clarice is not present, such as the "secrets and mysteries" conversation between [[Mother]] and [[Diego]] and the virutal love scene Lacy Rand and [[Odin Sinclair]] share in "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

====Tamara's Theme====
While not established until her third appearance in "There is Another Sky", Tamara Adama receives a musical identity associated with her action in New Cap City, but also featuring a structure reminiscent of the Tauron Theme. Played on electric violin by Paul Cartwright and layered with distorted drum kit, electric guitars, bass and synthesizers, the identity is also heard in an English Horn solo, flutes and harp. According to McCreary: "The violin represents her Tauron heritage and connection to her father, because the acoustic violin always plays the Tauron Theme. However, running it through Paul’s amp and distortion effects represents the change Tamara has undergone and her new surroundings in New Cap City." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref> The theme appears in all episodes featuring Tamara in New Cap City, notably in "End of Line" and "Things We Lock Away", before being diminished by a secondary virtual world theme in "[[The Dirteaters]]" and "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]".

====Vergis' Theme====
Another Tauron sub-theme is that attached to the character [[Tomas Vergis]] which is first used in that character's debut, "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". Described by Bear McCreary as "simple and repetitive, evocative of a folk song" and played on Chinese membrane flute, the theme was intended to subtly reference Vergis' Tauron heritage while giving the antagonistic character an ominous musical identity, closely related in tone to ''Battlestar Galactica'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref> The theme would recur throughout the series, most notably during the character's final appearance in "Things We Lock Away".

===Songs===
====Caprican National Anthem====
For the second episode of the series Bear McCreary created a recording of the Caprcian National Anthem, ''Caprica Abides''. Though only a small portion of that recording was used during the scenes at Atlas Arena, the entire song was later utilized at the arena in "Apotheosis". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref> The anthem was sung by Mack Donnelly - “Mr. O Canada” - who frequently sang the Canadian National Anthem before [[Wikipedia:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]] games. <ref>http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=58673</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original lyrics by Jane Espenson:'''
|-
|Caprica let us celebrate 
Raise our hands despite the weight 
And all her joys we extol 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 
|}

====Tauron Gangster Rap====
For a scene at the [[Ha'la'tha]] hangout in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]" the producers initially intended use an "old-timey blues music, appropriate for the fedoras and suits on screen". Bear McCreary however felt the scene warranted a much more modern take, instead creating a song "electronic and contemporary, but also be uniquely Tauron" called "Voices of the Dead". Performed by McCreary's brother [[Brendan McCreary]], "Voices of the Dead" features lyrics sung in Ancient Greek and acoustic fiddle solos by Paul Cartwright. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-reins-of-a-waterfall/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Reins of a Waterfall}}</ref>

==See Also==
* [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Caprica pilot)]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/ Bear McCreary's website]
* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear McCreary's blog]

==References==
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Caprica City

2013-03-15T20:05:53Z

Psutherlin: tweaks

[[Image:Caprica City panorama.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A panoramic view of Caprica City, before the Fall.]]

'''Caprica City''' is the capital city of the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. The city is itself divided into a number of smaller districts and neighborhoods before its destruction by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

==History==
[[Image:Caprica City, The Plan.jpg|thumb|left|Caprica City before the Fall.]]

Caprica City - colloquially "C-City" - is a major metropolitan area and the capital city of the planet Caprica before the integration of the Twelve Worlds under a single government. Following that integration, Caprica City is the home to the Twelve Colonies' government offices, including the Office of the President and those of his cabinet ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]],, "[[Epiphanies]]", "[[The Plan]]", [[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

In the years leading up to the [[Cylon War]], Caprica City is a center of scientific discovery in which [[holoband]] technology is created and the first [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] are developed. Despite its wealthy and progressive society, Caprica City is scorned by groups such as the [[Soldiers of the One]] for the decadence and moral decay demonstrated within in its limits and is targeted by terrorist attacks ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]", "[[False Labor]]").

In the [[virtual world]], Caprica City is the template for [[New Cap City]], an illegally hacked game in which holoband users indulge in sex, drugs and gangster-style violence. New Cap City perfectly duplicates Caprica City, even integrating current events into its matrix, though with a gritty, film noir style ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]"). The virtual construct is later destroyed and re-created as an idyllic woodland setting ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[Image:Glorious_Demise.png|thumb|...after the Fall.]]

During the Cylon War, Caprica City is attacked by Cylon forces. [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion]]s and [[Civilian Cylon|domestic Cylons]] utilize mobile war machines to attack the city and its population from the ground, while [[Basestar (TRS)#First Variant|basestar]]s and [[Cylon Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s attack from the air (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Caprica City is once again a target during the second [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. First eliminating the city's electrical grid and starting numerous fire storms, the Cylons ultimately destroy Caprica City with multiple independently targeted missiles and a 50-megaton [[Weapons_in_the_Re-imagined_Series#Nuclear_weapons|nuclear]] detonation launched from orbit. The result is the total destruction of Caprica City ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[The Plan]]").

==Geography==
[[Image:Gemenon from Caprica City.jpg|thumb|The planet Gemenon seen from downtown Caprica City.]]
Before the Fall, Caprica City is a thriving urban center; home to trade, industry, entertainment, and [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Military]] installations and spaceports. The city is located between the [[Caprican Bay]] and a range of hills, covering a wide expanse of land, divided by a number of waterways ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[Daybreak, Part I]]", "[[The Plan]]"; [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[End of Line]]").

The skyline of Caprica City is distinguished by a number of prominent skyscrapers, with ultramodern glass and metal architecture intermingled with older, brick and stone buildings. The city is also populated by a number of statues bearing the likenesses of the [[Lords of Kobol]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Parts I]] & [[Daybreak, Part II|II]]", "[[The Plan]]"; [[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Gravedancing]]").

At night, the city is illuminated by numerous neon lights and animated billboards. During optimal conditions, Caprica's twin world [[Gemenon]] can be seen from within the city limits from the naked eye ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Parts I]] & [[Daybreak, Part II|II]]", "[[The Plan]]"; [[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Retribution]]").

[[Image:Caprica_City_skyline, 1x13.jpg|245px]][[Image:Caprica morning rain, 1x11.jpg|245px]][[Image:Caprica City Center.jpg|245px]]
*Various locales and weather conditions in Caprica City, before its destruction by the Cylons.
[[Image:Caprica City vista.jpg|245px]][[Image:Caprica City sunset.jpg|245px]][[Image:Caprica City storm, 1x11.jpg|245px]]

==Landmarks==
===Parks & Recreation===
Caprica City features a number of municipal parks, shopping promenades and a worlds famous [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] stadium.

====Apollo Park====
:''Main article: [[Apollo Park]]''
[[Image:Caprica - Apollo Park.jpg|thumb|Apollo Park during the Maglev memorial ceremony.]]
Apollo Park is a large amphitheater and recreation area located above street-level, surrounded by cafes, landscaped with trees and a grassy area. Apollo Park is distinguished by a large statue of the God [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

Fifty-eight years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Apollo park hosts the memorial service for the victims of the bombing of [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MLMT]] train #23 ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

====Atlas Arena====
:''Main article: [[Atlas Arena]]''
[[Image: Atlas Arena.jpg|thumb|Atlas Arena during game time.]]
Atlas Arena is the home court of the [[Caprica City Buccaneers]] pyramid team. Owned by wealthy industrialist [[Daniel Graystone]], the stadium hosts teams from many of the Twelve Worlds, including the [[Gemenon Twins]] and the [[Tauron Bulls]], as well as the Pyramid Worlds Championships games. Able to accommodate more than 30,000 fans, Atlas Arena stands in downtown Caprica City - along one of its waterways - and features a large statue of [[Atlas]] himself ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]", "[[Unvanquished]]").

The arena becomes a target for suicide bombers associated with the Soldiers of the One terrorist cult ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]"). The attackers are repelled by a squadron of Marine Cyber Combat Units, saving thousands of Capricans anda galvanizing Colonial support for Cylons ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

====The Riverwalk====
[[Image:Riverwalk.jpg|thumb|The Riverwalk section of Caprica City.]]
The {{inlineref|Riverwalk}} section of Caprica City is an open-air promenade and park area. Landscaped with fountains and large reflecting pools, as well as playground equipment for families with children, the Riverwalk also features a large bazaar with vendors and other amenities ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Epiphanies]]", "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Parts I]] & [[Daybreak, Part II|II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

The Riverwalk is frequented by members of all strata of Colonial life, from laborers and businessmen to luminaries such as the famous Doctor [[Gaius Baltar]]. Apparently near to both the Colonial Government offices as well as her Caprica City apartment, future President of the Colonies [[Laura Roslin]] also visits the Riverwalk section on several occasions ([[TRS]]: "[[Epiphanies]]", "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").

It is at the Riverwalk section that undercover Cylon agent "[[Caprica-Six]]" meets with her [[One|contact]], setting into motion the attack on the Twelve Worlds ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[The Plan]]").

====Orpheus Park====
'''Orpheus Park''' is another large public park in Caprica City, this one located outside the downtown area. Distinguished by a network of jogging paths, large wooded areas and open fields providing mountain vistas, Orpheus Park is used as a clandestine meeting place for GDD agent [[Jordan Duram]] and his confidential informant, [[Amanda Graystone]], during their attempt to bring down the STO cell controlled by [[Clarice Willow]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]", "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===Industry===
====Graystone Industries Campus====
:''Main article: [[Graystone Industries]]''
[[Image:Graystone Industries.jpg|thumb|The campus and headquarters of Graystone Industries.]]
The sprawling campus of Graystone Industries - the Caprica-based technology company owned by industrialist, scientist, and capitalist Daniel Graystone - is located near the waterfront of Caprica City. Spread throughout several modern buildings dominated by a pentagonal tower, Graystone Industries' campus houses labs, offices, boardrooms, landing pads for aircraft and a "big, beautiful" gym, complete with boxing ring. It is at its Caprica City campus that the company pioneers such technology as the holoband and the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit - the prototypical Cylon ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Neighborhoods===
====Little Tauron====
:''Main article: [[Little Tauron]]''
[[Image:Little Tauron.jpg|thumb|Little Tauron located in Downtown Caprica City.]]
Among Caprica City's more diverse locations is [[Little Tauron]], an ethnic enclave home to a sizable population of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] immigrants. Within the neighborhood, residents often speak the Tauron language and own and operate shops catering to Tauron cultural needs, including grocery stores, butchers and printing shops ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). Despite the family residences and peace of the neighborhood, members of the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate are widely known operate in relative comfort within the confines of Little Tauron, walking the streets with near impunity and operating out of the backroom of Connie's Place restaurant ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). Prior to the first Cylon War, Little Tauron is home to [[Joseph Adama]] where he resides with his young son, future [[Battlestar (TRS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' commander [[William Adama]]. The area is considered "downtown" Caprica City ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

====Residential Areas====
[[Image:Graystone's estate.jpg|thumb|The luxurious Graystone Estate.]]
Like any major metropolitan area, Caprica City provides a wealth of residential areas of varying economy for its citizens, from high density suburban housing to luxurious seaside and lakeside homes ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Daybreak, Part I]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). Away from the urban sprawl and skyscrapers of downtown Caprica, families lived in tract housing and middle-class neighborhoods, with trash pickup provided by the city ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

Some of the most lavish homes in Caprica City belonged to the brightest minds of Caprican society, the seaside [[Graystone Estate|estate]] of Doctors Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] being among the most opulent of its time - featuring a tennis court, multiple bedrooms, a robotic butler named [[Serge]], and a private lab where Graystone conducted Defense Department work on the premises ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Schools in the area included [[Athena Academy]], a private institute devoted to the teachings of the Goddess [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] as wells public schools like [[Wilson Elementary School]], [[Promethia High School]] and [[Apollo University]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]").

==Entertainment==
[[Image:Caprica at night, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|Caprica City boasted nightlife as well.]]
Caprica City boasted a number of attractions for tourists and residents. Among them were Pyramid games at Atlas Arena, the city's many parks and gardens, as well as the Caprica City Museum of Contemporary Art ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). The [[Caprican Art Museum]] also displayed unique artifacts from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

Nightlife in Caprica City offered adult entertainment in the form of elaborate strip clubs and bars like [[Skybar]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]", "[[False Labor]]"). Hot spots like the [[Dive Bar]] also catered to residents seeking recreation in the form of chemical substances, serving as a bar and [[opium den]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

In the [[Virtual World]], Caprica City was represented by a darker, more subversive counterpart, [[New Cap City]] - an action adventure game accessible through illegal holoband hacks ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

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==Government==
[[Image:Caprica_City_Hall.jpg|thumb|Caprica City Hall.]]
[[Image:Caprica_-_GDD_Caprica_City_Bureau_building.jpg|thumb|Global Defense Dept., Caprica City Bureau.]]
Following the first Cylon War, Caprica City was home to the Government of the Twelve Worlds, with the offices of the President, [[Richard Adar]], and his cabinet just a short walk from the city's Riverwalk section ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Epiphanies]]"). Military installations were also present in Caprica City, including spaceports shuttling Colonial officers to various points in the Twelve Worlds including the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). The [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]] was also accessible from government buildings within Caprica City ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Epiphanies]]"). [[Caprica City Police]] was charged with keeping the city safe, with patrolmen on the streets in the Riverwalk and Little Tauron sections as well as stations all over the city - including one on Gore Street near Caprica City's harbor ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").

Before being elected President of the Colonies, Richard Adar was Mayor of Caprica City ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").

Prior to the initial Cylon conflict, Caprica's [[Global Defense Department]] held a Caprica City bureau and the Caprican Defense Department held offices for former Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] and his successor [[Joan Leyte]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]"). Caprica City Hall was located downtown ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]])".
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==Transportation==
:''Main article: [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit]]''
[[Image:MLMT_Train.jpg|thumb|The Maglev train speeds through Caprica City.]]
Mass transit in Caprica City before the Fall was carried out a number of ways including city buses, taxi cabs and the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit]] system, or MLMT train ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]"). Operating both below ground and on elevated platforms, the MagLev train provided public transport to destinations all over Caprica City, including Atlas Arena and the city's spaceports ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). 58 years before the Fall, MLMT train number 23 was the target of fanatical monotheist terror group [[Soldiers of the One]] in a devastating bombing. In the days following the tragic event, a Memorial Walk was created, dedicated to those who lost their lives aboard the train and the system was eventually rebuilt ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:Caprica_docks.jpg|thumb|Sea-going and space-going vessels docked at Caprica's harbor.]]

Carpica's waterways were also traveled, with ships and ferries crossing the Caprican Bay and landing at the city's docks which provided harbor for both ocean-going vessels and their space-going counterparts (including ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy]]'' liners). The [[Pantheon Bridge]] also provided transit across the Caprican Bay as well as providing vehicle access to the [[Caprica Inter-Colonial Spaceport]] which offered off-world flights to locations such as Gemenon, [[Picon]], and Tauron ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]", "[[Retribution]]").

Caprica City also maintained expressways, though they were sometimes prone to congestion ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

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==Notes==
[[Image:Water_Caprica_City.jpg|left|thumb|The original look of Caprica City from the Miniseries.]]
[[Image:Capricacitydaybreak1.jpg|thumb|left|The retconned appearance for "Daybreak, Part I" and ''Caprica''.]]

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada stands in for Caprica City throughout ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', augmented by set dressings and digital matte paintings and set extensions. For its initial appearance in the 2003 [[Miniseries]], Caprica was created as a series of computer-generated establishing shots by Zoic Studios; these establishing shots were later reused throughout the series, most prominently in "[[Epiphanies]]" and "[[Razor]]". For the series finale, however, a new digital model of Caprica City was unveiled, featuring far more detailed vistas that more closely matched the Vancouver practical locations. This new model, appearing in "[[Daybreak, Part I]]" and "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as well as "[[The Plan]]" and finally throughout ''Caprica'', serves as a sort of retcon for the previous incarnation of the city.

According to ''Caprica'' location scouts Anand Kanna and Scott Firth, "Vancouver is a very modern city - lots of sea-foam glass and steel and high-rises. And that's the scope of what the planet Caprica is. It's a forward-thinking society and very modern... In Vancouver, there's an area called [[Wikipedia:Coal Harbour|Coal Harbour]], which is very modern. That was perfect for establishing Caprica City itself, the steel and glass look of downtown Caprica and its really modern-looking buildings. And then there's another area of town in the series, and it's called Little Tauron, which is a little bit backwards. It's more of the run-down, '40s feel. So we would go to [[Wikipedia:Chinatown, Vancouver|Chinatown]] for that." [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/24/entertainment/la-ca-workinghollywood24-2010jan24]
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== Behind the scenes ==

=== Locations for Caprica City ===

* '''Apollo Park''':
:Apollo Park was shot on location at the Jack Poole Plaza atop the Vancouver Convention Centre [http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/frik-and-frak-say-free-the-flame/], the location was augmented by a digital matte painting and set extensions. Photos of the set and filming of scenes for "Rebirth" appeared on the photo sharing website Flickr in July, 2009 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/raggo/3742135728/in/photostream/].
* '''Atlas Arena''':
:According to BSG and ''Caprica'' visual effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]], Atlas Arena was based upon the architectural designs of [[Wikipedia: Santiago Calatrava|Santiago Calatrava]], "We decided that it’s architectural inspiration would come from renowned architect Calatrava. This ties nicely to the the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] from BSG, also Calatrava inspired. Atlas stadium was built by modeling maestro [[Pierre Drolet]]." [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/vancouver-as-caprica-city/]
:Atlas Arena in the pilot episode of ''Caprica'' was shot at the [[Wikipedia: General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[Wikipedia: Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. These scenes were later reshot on the ''Caprica'' sound stages for the aired version of the episode and all other subsequent episodes featuring Atlas Arena.
* '''The Riverwalk''':
:The Riverwalk complex and garden was actually the campus of [[Wikipedia:Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]] in [[w:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, British Columbia]], Canada.''
* '''Graystone Industries''':
:The unaired "extended" version of the ''Caprica'' pilot episode featured an entirely different matte painting of Graystone Industries, depicting the installation as a much smaller location apparently some distance from downtown Caprica City. A new, expanded version of the complex was created for the aired version, situating Graystone Industries among the skyscrapers of the city.
* '''Little Tauron''':
:Little Tauron featured a very prominent visual reference to the real world with the famous [[Wikipedia: Pike Place Market|Pike Place Market]] sign from [[Wikipedia: Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] appearing in the digital matte painting of the location. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4360996970/] In the pilot episode of ''Caprica'', Joseph Adama's Little Tauron apartment was shot in Vancouver's Waterfall Building, the same location used for [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Delphi]] apartment building, though in subsequent episodes, the apartment was a sound stage set.
* '''Caprica City Hall''':
:The [[Wikipedia: Vancouver Public Library|Vancouver Public Library]] stood in for the [[Caprica City Hall]] exterior in the pilot episode of ''Caprica'', though an establishing shot in the aired version showed a computer-generated vista. The interior was shot at Simon Fraser University. [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/24/entertainment/la-ca-workinghollywood24-2010jan24]
* '''MLMT Train''':
: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 Vancouver. [http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/04/granville-station-in-caprica/] For the production, Vancouver signage was changed to represent Caprica and the SkyTrain itself was replaced with a digital model, though an H&M advertisement managed to sneak into the scene. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4311998589/]
* '''Pantheon Bridge''':
:The Pantheon Bridge was in reality the [[Wikipedia: Burrard Bridge|Burrard Bridge]] in Vancouver. The Caprica Inter-Colonial Spaceport was filmed at Simon Fraser University in Surrey. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtanenbaum/4077340868/in/photostream/]

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U-87 Cyber Combat Unit

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Psutherlin: +info from pierre drolet's website

[[Image:U-87-Cyber-Combat-Unit.jpg|thumb|210px|Graystone Industries' U-87 Cyber Combat Unit.]]

The '''U-87 Cyber Combat Unit''' is the progenitor of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] race, created some fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] by [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]]. They are later among several models of Cylons who rise against humanity in the [[Cylon War]].

==Creation==
The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

===Inspiration===
Whether deliberately or unintentionally, Daniel Graystone's design for the U-87 chassis bears a striking resemblance to drawings his daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] had done as a child. Zoe's design featured distinctively jointed legs, an artificial brain contained within the chest rather than the head, and a single, red-glowing eye ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Research & Development===
[[Image:Philomon works on the U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The U-87 under construction at Graystone labs.]]

Following the fabrication of the prototype chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the U-87 project stalls, taking five years longer than expected and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is a simple task, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that body is another matter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Testing of the U-87 includes at least 42 evaluation protocols in which the robot is placed in a simulated battlefield environment inside the Graystone labs. Tested on its ability to independently identify and acquire targets, and resolve and execute conflict, the Cyber Combat Unit consistently fails to live up to expectations ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries while considering taking the project to an off-world contractor ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The MCP===
[[Image:MCP diagram, 1x02.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of the MCP within the U-87.]]

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], founder and CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP chip. While the Vergis Corporation is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract, despite being off-world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

As Daniel Graystone is confronted with this professional challenge, he also suffers a personal tragedy when Zoe Graystone is killed in the bombing of [[Lev|MagLev]] Train 23 in Caprica City. Shocked to discover that Zoe had created an identical [[Zoe-A|copy]] of herself within the [[virtual world]], Daniel soon comes to realize that he can theoretically bring his daughter back to life by implanting the [[avatar]] in a robotic body. Daniel, though, needs the MCP to make the resurrection possible ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Enlisting [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - Daniel arranges to steal the MCP from Vergis Corporation labs on Tauron. Unbeknownst to Daniel, the theft results in the brutal beatings and death of two men. This is a loss Tomas Vergis himself would soon seek retribution for ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

===Cybernetic Life Form Node===
[[Image:Cyber Combat Unit.jpg|thumb|The Cyber Combat Unit in evaluation protocol number 42.]]

Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy. The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the Cyber Combat Contract securely in the possession of Graystone Industries, Daniel Graystone dubs the working U-87 a "Cybernetic Life Form Node" or "Cylon" for short ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Shape of Things to Come==
Now fully operational and ready for mass production, the U-87 begins testing in the sentient levels and performs well in Defense Department demos. Unfortunately, only the one prototype unit shows these kinds of aptitudes, with other U-87 chassis and MCP copies performing far below expectations. Baffled by the inexplicable bond between the U-87 and the original MCP chip, Graystone scientists are unaware that the Zoe avatar is still intact within the U-87 exoskeleton ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==="Zoe-R"===
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]]''

[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe awakens inside the robot body.]]

As the first operational Cylon, the Zoe Graystone avatar imbues her robot body with a unique personality - that of a rebellious, if brilliant teenage girl, as well as a [[God (RDM)|monotheist]] disgusted with the corruption of Colonial society. Reading her father's attempt at placing her avatar inside the robot as a cynical attempt at perfecting the U-87 technology and increasing his profit margin, Zoe refuses to reveal herself to Daniel Graystone. Struggling with life as a prototypical robot warrior, Zoe enlists help from her best friend [[Lacy Rand]] in a bid to free herself from captivity within Graystone labs. Zoe hopes to escape to the planet [[Gemenon]] where she would be united with other members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist group ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===A New Race===
Still struggling to solve the technical issues plaguing the line of U-87s, Graystone Industries most profitable product - the [[holoband]] - comes under scrutiny when Zoe Graystone's involvement with the STO becomes public knowledge. With many citizens of Caprica blaming the holoband for society's ills, Graystone Industries begins hemorrhaging money. In a desperate bid to retain control of the company, Daniel Graystone declares holobands dead and presents the U-87 to the board of directors as the future of Graystone Industries:

[[Image:Graystone and the U-87, 1x05.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

:"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."

With that, Graystone once again has full support of the board and resumes work on the U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

Still, despite the prospect of Cylons in the private sector, the Caprican Government presses for its battle robots. Detecting the standstill in development of the line, the Ministry of Defense moves up its timeline for the delivery of 100,000 robots, essentially creating a deadline Graystone Industries simply cannot meet and ensuring the ouster of Graystone as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Desperate to deliver on time, Daniel Graystone pushes his scientists to deal with the problem aggressively. Rather than cataloging and preserving the anomalies within the prototype MCP that made the original U-87 so successful, Graystone pushes his team to burn them from the chip like a "cancer" ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

===The Escape===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|The U-87 escapes in a Graystone Industries van.]]

Aware that the total erasure of the MCP chip would essentially end her existence within the U-87 body, Zoe Graystone reveas herself to lab assistant [[Philomon]]. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and accidentally kill him. Escaping the lab and stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe leads Caprican authorities on a high speed chase through the outskirts of Caprica City. Faced with opposition on either side, Zoe drives her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that badly damages the U-87 body and deactivates the MCP chip ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Recovering the remains of the original U-87, Graystone scientists reboot the system, finding the errors that had plagued the unit now gone. Copying the now clean version of the MCP, Graystone Industries - now under the leadership of Tomas Vergis - is able to implant working chips into their U-87 chassis and begin mass production on time. With the original U-87 beyond repair, Vergis orders the unit be melted down. Acknowledging how much the prototype meant to the now ousted Daniel Graystone, lead scientist [[Cyrus Xander]] saves the unit from destruction, ordering its [[boxing]] and later shipping it to Daniel's home lab ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]").

===Mass Production===
[[Image:U-87 construction, 1x10.jpg|thumb|The U-87 chassis in development at Graystone Industries.]]
At a press conference some time later, Graystone Industries CEO Tomas Vergis announces the commencement of production on Caprica's robot soldiers:

:"Production proceeds with Graystone Industries turning out a thousand robot chassis per month, and I am pleased to announce that Graystone Industries will deliver the first installment of battle units to the Caprican Government on time and - thank the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Gods]] - on budget" ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Following Vergis' ouster and eventual death, Daniel Graystone regains control of his company through a dubious alliance with the Ha'la'tha and continues the mass production of U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

==Practical Application==
With Caprica arming itself with a legion of robot soldiers and political tensions escalating throughout the Twelve Worlds, different factions from the various colonies begin vying for the U-87 technology ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]", "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Tauron===
[[Image:Sam Adama and U-87, 1x13.jpg|thumb|The U-87 with Tauron mobster Sam Adama.]]
As a new [[Tauron]] [[Tauron Uprising|uprising]] takes hold, Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]] seeks to aid rebel forces by running guns to Tauron from Caprica. Coming into conflict with members of another organized crime group who claim jurisdiction over the gun-running trade, Adama sends an armed U-87 into the [[Skybar]] in Caprica City. There, the U-87 opens fire on Adama's rivals, killing everybody inside and proving its worth as a killing machine. Adama realizes the power of the robot soldiers and attempts to persuade the [[Guatrau]] to ship U-87s to Tauron - telling him that just one robot could turn the tide of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]])".

The Guatrau, however, rejects Adama's proposal, having already secured a deal with the Soldiers of the One for a shipment of U-87 robots. Incensed by the potential use of robot soldiers by the terrorist organization, Daniel Graystone attempts to convince the Guatrau to reconsider, telling him that he could put their [[resurrection program]] venture in jeopardy. Graystone also fears the ramifications of selling the robots to Caprica's enemies on Gemenon, an act of treason punishable by death. Equally incensed by the Guatrau's decision, Sam Adama convinces his brother, Joseph Adama, to betray the Ha'la'tha and - together with Graystone - arranges to have the Cyber Combat Units sent to Tauron ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Neither Graystone nor the Adamas, however, are aware that a shipment of U-87s has already arrived on Gemenon and are being put to use by the Soldiers of the One ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

===Gemenon===
[[Image:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg|thumb|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon.]]
At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand beings to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Threatened by Rand's ability to control her robot army, Her Holy [[Mother]] orders Diego to kill Rand. Narrowly escaping the subsequent assassination attempt, Rand refuses to run from the STO, instead bringing the company of U-87s into the fray, successfully overthrowing Monad leadership and installing herself as the new head of the Monotheist Church ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===Battle at Atlas Arena===
::''Main article: [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]''
[[Image:Battle at Atlas Arena, 1x18.jpg|thumb|U-87s engage STO suicide bombers at Atlas Arena.]]
Discovering evidence that [[Clarice Willow]]'s STO cell plans to destroy [[Atlas Arena]] using suicide bombers connected to Willow's resurrection program, Daniel and his wife [[Amanda Graystone]] are framed for high crimes against Caprica and on the run from the corrupt [[Global Defense Department]]. Racing to prevent the bombing, Daniel Graystone enlists Graystone Industries scientist [[Drew Tanner]]'s help in gaining control of the U-87 soldiers supplied to the Caprican Military ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Sneaking into the stadium, Graystone uses a remote connection to the robots to command a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] U-87s to storm Atlas Arena during game time, landing on the playing field and deploying themselves in formation. Using a backdoor connection to the U-87s synthetic vision systems, Graystone is able to identify and target the suicide bombers, allowing the Cylons to execute them one by one. Though several U-87s are destroyed when [[Olaf Willow]] detonates an explosive strapped to his chest, the terror plot was foiled. Successfully preventing the bombing, the Graytones are cleared of wrongdoing and the U-87s quickly seen as heroes by the Caprican people, with a statue erected in their honor ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Specifications==
Upon its introduction, the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit is unlike other robots of its time. While servant robots like [[Serge]] are distinguished by decidedly non-humanoid configurations, the Cylon prototype was designed with an identifiably human form. Bearing a nearly identical construction to the later [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s, the U-87 model is a stripped down version of the Cylon War-era units ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

===Physical Characteristics===
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|Close up of the U-87 face and Cylon "eye".]]
Distinguished by the distinctly Cylon trait of the single, roving scanner, the U-87's "eye" changes color from yellow to red and focuses on single objects rather than continually moving from side to side. The U-87's synthetic vision system features chemical sensors and can be remotely accessed ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Weighing approximately one-quarter ton, the U-87 chassis is composed of metallic and plastic components and utilizes a fluid circulatory system and piston joints. Motion analysis routines are performed on the prototype unit in which the U-87 repeats various motions, giving the robot the appearance of dancing ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In the U-87's destroyed state, Cyrus Xander remarks that the unit is "toast," prompting Tomas Vergis to remark that it is "more like a toaster" - the first, but not last, of similar comparisons. Disposal of Cyber Combat Units requires either the [[boxing]] or melting down of defective U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Those units not meeting the standards of the Caprican Military are stripped of their non-metal components and sold as scrap metal to a reclamation facility ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Programming===
[[Image:Cylon brain, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Silicon wafers comprising the Cylon "brain".]]

The prototypical Cylons are programmed with Caprican Military manuals and are capable of wireless access to the virtual world, later possessing virtual avatars of individual units. Specific controllers can be assigned to U-87s, giving them authorization to give voice commands. Despite this, a backdoor was built into the Cyber Combat Units' programming, allowing them to be remotely controlled by a computer terminal located within 400 meters ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

Though the original MCP chip is thought to have been totally erased following the destruction of the U-87 carrying the Zoe Graystone avatar, some remnants of Zoe-A remain on the chip, disseminated to the other U-87s when the chip is duplicated for mass production ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe Graystone's personality, traits or beliefs remain on the MCP and are passed 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 prior to the arrival of the [[Final Five]], that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - is the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

===Variations===
[[Image:U-87 Troop Commander, 1x18.jpg|thumb|The Caprican Military armored combat U-87.]]

Though the U-87s were designed to be functionally isomorphic, some variation do exist in their configurations. While most Cyber Combat Units feature the typical, stripped down, exoskeletal structure, they vary in color from grey to black and can be equipped with various types of ammunition clips ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Blowback]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Notable individual U-87 units include the chassis inhabited by the Zoe Graystone avatar and the U-87 commanded by Lacy Rand on Gemenon. This specific Cylon, used in Rand's overthrow of Monotheist Chruch leadership, is distinguished by red markings on its chest plate ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Some U-87 models delivered to the Caprican Military are outfitted with camouflage armor - bearing military emblems - and helmets. These armored U-87s represent a clear evolutionary step toward the form of the Centurions that become the quintessential Cylon form during the first Cylon War ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Rise==
The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the Colonial public, demonstrating the usefulness of Cylons as protectors against the monotheist threat. Cylon technology quickly progresses with the introduction of new types of robots based on the original U-87 design, including Cylon butlers and Cylon construction workers. Walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds, these Cylons quickly become integrated into Colonial society, provoking questions of their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Cylon Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|A virtual world congregation of Cylons during a sermon by Clarice Willow.]]

Addressing a congregation of Cylons - including many U-87 models - in the Virtual world, Clarice Willow speaks of Cylon potential:

:"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 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]]")

In fact the Cylons do rise against their creators. Despite the introduction of newer, more advanced models with improved MCP software, the original U-87 Cyber Combat Unit survives to serve in some capacity as ground forces in the eventual Cylon War (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Notes==
[[Image:U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]]." <ref>{{cite web|url= http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg|title= Ghost In The Machine - U-87}}
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*On his personal website, VFX modeler Pierre Drolet described his involvement in the creation of the U-87:

::"I started with the original Cylon Centurion I did for "[[Razor]]" and rebuilt it inside out without the armor. The robot's head took the most time due to the amount of detail that I put on it and the complexity involved. I'm glad I did it because we ended up doing a lot of close up on the U-87 head and I never had to up-res it."<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots</ref>

*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.

*On 19 January 2013, Doug Drexler posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, which Drexler described as "the bullet proof, and transparent plastic armor edition" <ref>http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7?fref=ts</ref>

*Pierre Drolet later posted images on his own website of the U-87s created for "Apotheosis", depicting both Marine and Army U-87s as well as Drexler's plastic armor version.<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/u-87-robots</ref>

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Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport

2013-03-10T21:35:30Z

Psutherlin: verb tense

[[Image:Caprica City Interplanetary Spaceport.jpg|thumb|The Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport at night.]]
The '''Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport''', also known as '''Trojan Spaceport''', is a facility located within [[Caprica City]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. It provides off-world flights to locations within the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] including destinations to [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Picon|Picon]], [[Gemenon]], and [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]. The spaceport's official abbreviation is CCX ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]," "[[Retribution]]").

Members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] cell led by [[Barnabas Greeley]], including [[Pann]], [[Hippolyta]] and [[Lacy Rand]], attempt to bomb the facility some fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The terror attack, however, is botched when Rand is caught by a spaceport [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Security Guard|security guard]] who is promptly shot by Pann. Unable to plant their explosives in time, the three STO flee in a getaway car driven by [[Keon Gatwick]]. The [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] [[Global Defense Department]] is tasked with investigating the incident, with Agent [[Jordan Duram]] suspecting Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s involvement ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

==Notes==
*The Caprica Interplanetary Spaceport was filmed at [[Wikipedia: Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]] in [[Wikipedia: Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, British Columbia]]. Photos of the location show set dressings labeling the port as "Caprica Inter-Colonial Spaceport". [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtanenbaum/4077340868/in/photostream/] The computer-generated exterior included architecture from the [[Wikipedia: Incheon International Airport|Incheon International Airport]] in South Korea.

*Several ships bearing identical or near-identical configurations to ships seen in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' appear docked at the spaceport. Among them are luxury liners of the same design as the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' and a passenger ship bearing a striking resemblance to ''[[Colonial One]]''. A [[Phoenix]]-type jet, unique to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', is also visible in the exterior shot of CCX.

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Bike Kitchen

2013-03-10T21:32:33Z

Psutherlin: expanded slightly

'''Bike Kitchen''' is a motorcycle and bicycle repair shop somewhere in [[Caprica City]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the years before the [[Cylon War]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Keon Gatwick]] is employed at the Bike Kitchen. After the [[Global Defense Department]] searches student lockers at [[Athena Academy]], [[Lacy Rand]] visits Keon here to discuss their involvement in the [[Soldiers of the One]] and set up a meeting with cell leader [[Barnabas Greeley]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

:''The real life location of the Bike Kitchen is located in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] near Hastings and Salsbury.<ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-4-gravedancing.html</ref>''

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Holo Cafe

2013-03-10T21:27:06Z

Psutherlin:

[[File:Caprica_-_Gravedancing_-_Holo_Cafe.jpg|thumb|A Holo Cafe and neighboring businesses in Caprica City, Caprica.]]

'''Holo Cafe''' was a chain of establishments on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] that allowed access to the [[virtual world]] provided by the [[holoband]] in a restaurant setting.

At least two Holo Cafes were bombed in [[Caprica City]] by persons unknown, capturing the attention of the local [[Global Defense Department]] office and GDD Director [[Gara Singh]]. Though Singh was skeptical, investigating officer, Agent [[Jordan Duram]] insisted the bombing was carried out by the monotheist terror group known as [[Soldiers of the One]]. ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

The destruction of a Holo Cafe caused traffic delays on the 802 Driveway in Caprica City. While no one stepped forward to claim responsibility for the bombings, authorities refused to rule out STO involvement. Viewing news coverage of the bombings, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] suspected that the acts were committed by her rival in the STO, [[Barnabas Greeley]], the very same terrorist who ordered the destruction of [[Maglev]] Train 23 months earlier ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

== Notes ==
[[Image:Hot Spot Holo Cafe.jpg|thumb|Holo Cafe storefront]]
*According to the ''[[The Caprican]]'', the bombings were committed on [[Februarius]] 27 and [[Martius]] 9 of YR42. (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[BREAKING: Holo Cafe Bombed]]", "[[BREAKING NEWS: Another Holo Cafe Bombed]]")
*The ''[[Caprica City Visitors Guide]]'' section of ''The Caprican'' also described Holo Cafes as a place with "comfy sofas, tasty food and easy access to cyber land - this is not your parent's café. With multiport access and unlimited bandwidth, if you're thirsting for a force greater than caffeine, the Holo-band Café is the place to be." [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/guide/food.php]
*The exterior shot of the Holo Cafe seen in "Gravedancing" is a combination live-action/CGI vista. The real life building is a parkade on Keefer Street between Main and Quebec in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]].<ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-4-gravedancing.html</ref>

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Holo Cafe

2013-03-10T21:25:17Z

Psutherlin: real world location of the holo cafe

[[File:Caprica_-_Gravedancing_-_Holo_Cafe.jpg|thumb|A Holo Cafe and neighboring businesses in Caprica City, Caprica.]]

'''Holo Cafe''' was a chain of establishments on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] that allowed access to the [[virtual world]] provided by the [[holoband]] in a restaurant setting.

At least two Holo Cafes were bombed in [[Caprica City]] by persons unknown, capturing the attention of the local [[Global Defense Department]] office and GDD Director [[Gara Singh]]. Though Singh was skeptical, investigating officer, Agent [[Jordan Duram]] insisted the bombing was carried out by the monotheist terror group known as [[Soldiers of the One]]. ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

The destruction of a Holo Cafe caused traffic delays on the 802 Driveway in Caprica City. While no one stepped forward to claim responsibility for the bombings, authorities refused to rule out STO involvement. Viewing news coverage of the bombings, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] suspected that the acts were committed by her rival in the STO, [[Barnabas Greeley]], the very same terrorist who ordered the destruction of [[Maglev]] Train 23 months earlier ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

== Notes ==
[[Image:Hot Spot Holo Cafe.jpg|thumb|Holo Cafe storefront]]
*According to the ''[[The Caprican]]'', the bombings were committed on [[Februarius]] 27 and [[Martius]] 9 of YR42. (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[BREAKING: Holo Cafe Bombed]]", "[[BREAKING NEWS: Another Holo Cafe Bombed]]")
*The ''[[Caprica City Visitors Guide]]'' section of ''The Caprican'' also described Holo Cafes as a place with "comfy sofas, tasty food and easy access to cyber land - this is not your parent's café. With multiport access and unlimited bandwidth, if you're thirsting for a force greater than caffeine, the Holo-band Café is the place to be." [http://showblogs.syfy.com/caprican/guide/food.php]
*The exterior shot of the Holo Cafe seen in "Gravedancing" is a combination live-action/CGI vista. The real life building is on Keefer Street between Main and Quebec in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]].<ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-4-gravedancing.html</ref>

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Music of Caprica

2013-03-10T20:57:50Z

Psutherlin: messenger zoe's six motif

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For the music of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', composer [[Bear McCreary]] strove to create a soundscape reminiscent of, but vastly different from that of its predecessor, calling it a "distant cousin" of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The music includes the continued use of [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifes]] for characters, events and places - but with a decidedly more "western" feel; the distinctly ethnic instrumentation and percussion from ''Battlestar Galactica'', while featured in ''Caprica'', is heard in a diminished capacity. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref>

==Main Title Music==
Beginning in the series' second episode, "[[Rebirth]]", a main title sequence is established utilizing a theme from the [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] - the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]] Theme - as an overarching theme for ''Caprica'' as a whole. According to composer Bear McCreary:

:"The title begins with a pounding percussion fill that introduces the Main Theme (technically the Graystone Theme), played by Chris Bleth on flute. The track builds in intensity, incorporating electric guitars and bass, played by Steve Bartek and Mike Valerio respectively. Towards the end, a distorted drum kit enters (played by Nate Wood) that gives the track a hard-rock feel, completely unique from anything we heard in the pilot. I wanted to give our delicate, plaintive melody a bad ass metal backbone, representative of the [[V-Club]]s and cultural underbelly of [[Caprica City]] that the series depicts." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

==Character & Event Themes==
Bear McCreary described the music of ''Caprica'' as featuring three spokes: music representing the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]], the [[Tauron]] elements of the series, and sequences taking place in the [[virtual world]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> However there are a litany of themes and motifs branching from those three spokes.

===Main Characters===
====Graystone Family Theme====
Described as the de facto ''Caprica'' theme, the Graystone Family Theme was initially created to underscore scenes featuring the Graystones, but later evolved into the series main title. Executive producer [[David Eick]] later recalled in "The Music of Caprica" video blog that theme was a remarkable achievement as it was instantly recognizable and easily associated with ''Caprica''. <ref>http://video.syfy.com/shows/caprica</ref>

The theme first appears in the pilot immediately following the death of [[Zoe Graystone]] during a montage in which [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] mourn the loss of their daughter. It appears in every episode of the series, generally played on flute or strings, underscoring scenes related to the Graystone Family and [[Graystone Industries]], as well as [[Lacy Rand]]. It notably appears in the series finale "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", underscoring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87s]] battling [[STO]] terrorists in [[Atlas Arena]]. For that episode, McCreary described the piece, titled "Apotheosis", as an extension of the main title, combining strings, percussion and electric guitars. The Graystone Theme is also integral in the final moments of the series, played on string and accompanied by percussion in what McCreary described as a "soaring" final statement. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

In the episode, "[[End of Line]]", Daniel Graystone appears playing the Graystone Theme on the piano in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-end-of-line/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - End of Line}}</ref>

Bear McCreary intended the Graystone Family Theme to be heard one last time in the pilot movie for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', underscoring a scene between Graystone Industries scientist [[Becca Kelly]] and a young Ensign [[William Adama]]. The cue, however, was cut from the finished episode. <ref>http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/battlestar-galactica-3/battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/</ref>

====Graystone Family Ostinato====
McCreary described the Graystone Ostinato as a "simple oscillating pattern...woven throughout the score, serving as the canvas upon which the longer melodies are painted." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on the harp, piano and gamelan, the [[Wikipedia:Ostinato|osinato]] was restated in the series finale in a more aggressive variation, heard in the climactic battle at Atlas Arena. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Daniel Graystone Ostinato====
An ostinato representing Daniel Graystone also appears in the pilot episode and transitions to represent the character in the series proper. This repetitive figure first signifies Daniel's progressing obsession with the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] and his "growing madness", it later underscored many of the scientist's scenes. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on harp, the ostinato was also accompanied by aggressive percussive elements in the pilot as well as in "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" and "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref>

====Amanda Graystone Theme====
A lesser used melody, the Amanda Graystone Theme notably appears during the Graystones' love scene during the pilot. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> A simple, ascending scale, the theme is also prominently featured in the Amanda-centered episode, "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which it was adapted for her deceased brother [[Darius]]. Utilized as both a theme and in the form of an ostinato, the Darius melody is Amanda's theme played in reverse order. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-the-imperfections-of-memory/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - The Imprefections of Memory}}</ref>

====Zoe Graystone Chords====
While both the Graystone Theme and Ostinato are utilized to represent Zoe Graystone, a third musical idea is more specifically attached to the character. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> The progression first appears when Lacy Rand discovers the Zoe avatar in the [[virtual world]] and later recurs in "Rebirth" as Lacy embraces Zoe in her robotic form. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

The chords are later heard prominently during Zoe's virutal dates with [[Philomon]] in the episodes "The Imperfections of Memory" (notably during the simulated [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] flight) and "[[End of Line]]". In the episode "[[Things We Lock Away]]" this motif is heard subtly mixed with repeating gamelan notes similar to those of the [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Six theme|Six Theme]] from ''Battlestar Galactica'', referencing "[[Messengers#Messenger Zoe|Messenger Zoe]]"'s connection to that series' "[[Head Six]]".

====Tauron Theme====
While neither [[Joseph Adama]] nor his brother [[Sam Adama]] receive specific themes or motifs, the second most prominent musical identity in ''Caprica'' is the Tauron Theme. With the themes for the Graystones given a more traditional Western sound, the Tauron Theme was created as a more ethnic and chaotic counterpoint mirroring the depiction of the [[Tauron]] home planet. Bear McCreary compared the Tauron themes to the Italian music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]''. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> This theme is used in scenes featuring the Adama Family and is frequently played by Paul Cartwright on the acoustic fiddle, or by Chris Bleth on the Chinese membrane flute. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Theme is the only theme in ''Caprica'' to receive lyrics, heard in the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]" during the funeral for [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] and [[Shannon Adama]]. Written by the episode's writer, Kath Lingenfelter, the lyrics for the Tauron Theme were sung in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]: <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original English lyrics by Kath Lingenfelter:'''
|-
| These are the voices of those 
Who have passed over the river heard 
On the wind entwined with the 
Eternal and the everlasting 
These are the voices of those whom 
We have loved, who no more will suffer 
Who have returned to the mud 
This is the voice of the dead 
Entwined with the eternal and the everlasting 
|}

Speaking of the Tauron Theme, Bear McCreary said:

:"My task was relatively easy because Tauron and its musical traditions are entirely fictional, so I could make Tauronese music sound like whatever I wanted. I drew my inspirations from Russian folk music, and asked Paul Cartwright to play in that style as opposed to the Scottish Fiddle feel he so frequently evokes for “[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Roslin and Adama theme|Roslin and Adama]]” on ''Battlestar''." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

====Tauron Ostinato====
Another ostinato used throughout the series, the Tauron Ostinato is prominently heard in the pilot when Sam Adama murders Caprica's minister of defense, [[Val Chambers]]. It is also among the first pieces from the pilot to be realized, as recounted by the show's director, [[Jeff Reiner]]:

:"The first piece I heard was the montage where Sam kills the Minister of Defense while Amanda and Daniel make love, not to mention, Joseph breaking down in tears because of guilt and the loss of his family. The score drove the scene, while evoking the intimacy of love, the rage of a gangland killing, and the struggle with ethnic identity." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Ostinato is later heard in a notably different form in "End of Line" in scenes in which Joseph Adama searches [[New Cap City]] for the Tamara avatar, played by electronic instruments.

====Adama Family Theme====
Initially composed for the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode, "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", the [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Adama Family theme|Adama Family Theme]] continued throughout that series as the defining musical identity for William Adama as well as Adama's relationship with his son, [[Lee Adama]]. McCreary stated that he tried to "avoid over-using the sole melody from ''BSG'' to carry over", utilizing it only in the pilot episode, the Tauron funeral scene in "[[There is Another Sky]]" and in a fragmented statement in "[[The Dirteaters]]", the Adama family is the only outright thematic link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica''. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

===Other Themes===
====Cylon Percussion====
The other prominent musical link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'' is the varied use of percussive elements including shakers, claves, shime daiko and sparing use of electronic and taiko drums. While heard on a smaller scale than in ''Galactica'', the percussion is frequently heard during scenes featuring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]], such as the U-87 test scene in the pilot, various scenes featuring [[Zoe-R]] in "Rebirth" and "There is Another Sky", and Sam Adama's Cylon scene in "[[False Labor]]".

Though McCreary intended to keep the use of the percussive element so heavily used in ''Galactica'' to a minimum, as ''Caprica'' progressed, the identity increasingly asserted itself. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref> By late series episodes like "[[Here Be Dragons]]" and "Apotheosis", the percussive and ethnic instrumentation was increased, most notably in the climactic Cylon battle at the series conclusion. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Clarice's Theme====
A theme for [[Clarice Willow]] is heard beginning in "Rebirth" and is featured in all subsequent episodes to underscore the character's scenes, frequently played on flute or oboe. It later branches out to scenes featuring the [[STO]] even when Clarice is not present, such as the "secrets and mysteries" conversation between [[Mother]] and [[Diego]] in "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

====Tamara's Theme====
While not established until her third appearance in "There is Another Sky", Tamara Adama receives a musical identity associated with her action in New Cap City, but also featuring a structure reminiscent of the Tauron Theme. Played on electric violin by Paul Cartwright and layered with distorted drum kit, electric guitars, bass and synthesizers, the identity is also heard in an English Horn solo, flutes and harp. According to McCreary: "The violin represents her Tauron heritage and connection to her father, because the acoustic violin always plays the Tauron Theme. However, running it through Paul’s amp and distortion effects represents the change Tamara has undergone and her new surroundings in New Cap City." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref> The theme appears in all episodes featuring Tamara in New Cap City, notably in "End of Line" and "Things We Lock Away", before being diminished by a secondary virtual world theme in "[[The Dirteaters]]" and "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]".

====Vergis' Theme====
Another Tauron sub-theme is that attached to the character [[Tomas Vergis]] which is first used in that character's debut, "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". Described by Bear McCreary as "simple and repetitive, evocative of a folk song" and played on Chinese membrane flute, the theme was intended to subtly reference Vergis' Tauron heritage while giving the antagonistic character an ominous musical identity, closely related in tone to ''Battlestar Galactica'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref> The theme would recur throughout the series, most notably during the character's final appearance in "Things We Lock Away".

===Songs===
====Caprican National Anthem====
For the second episode of the series Bear McCreary created a recording of the Caprcian National Anthem, ''Caprica Abides''. Though only a small portion of that recording was used during the scenes at Atlas Arena, the entire song was later utilized at the arena in "Apotheosis". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref> The anthem was sung by Mack Donnelly - “Mr. O Canada” - who frequently sang the Canadian National Anthem before [[Wikipedia:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]] games. <ref>http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=58673</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original lyrics by Jane Espenson:'''
|-
|Caprica let us celebrate 
Raise our hands despite the weight 
And all her joys we extol 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 
|}

====Tauron Gangster Rap====
For a scene at the [[Ha'la'tha]] hangout in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]" the producers initially intended use an "old-timey blues music, appropriate for the fedoras and suits on screen". Bear McCreary however felt the scene warranted a much more modern take, instead creating a song "electronic and contemporary, but also be uniquely Tauron" called "Voices of the Dead". Performed by McCreary's brother [[Brendan McCreary]], "Voices of the Dead" features lyrics sung in Ancient Greek and acoustic fiddle solos by Paul Cartwright. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-reins-of-a-waterfall/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Reins of a Waterfall}}</ref>

==See Also==
* [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Caprica pilot)]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/ Bear McCreary's website]
* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear McCreary's blog]

==References==
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[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Caprica (series)]]

Music of Caprica

2013-03-10T20:44:56Z

Psutherlin: /* See Also */ fix

__TOC__
For the music of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', composer [[Bear McCreary]] strove to create a soundscape reminiscent of, but vastly different from that of its predecessor, calling it a "distant cousin" of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The music includes the continued use of [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifes]] for characters, events and places - but with a decidedly more "western" feel; the distinctly ethnic instrumentation and percussion from ''Battlestar Galactica'', while featured in ''Caprica'', is heard in a diminished capacity. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref>

==Main Title Music==
Beginning in the series' second episode, "[[Rebirth]]", a main title sequence is established utilizing a theme from the [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] - the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]] Theme - as an overarching theme for ''Caprica'' as a whole. According to composer Bear McCreary:

:"The title begins with a pounding percussion fill that introduces the Main Theme (technically the Graystone Theme), played by Chris Bleth on flute. The track builds in intensity, incorporating electric guitars and bass, played by Steve Bartek and Mike Valerio respectively. Towards the end, a distorted drum kit enters (played by Nate Wood) that gives the track a hard-rock feel, completely unique from anything we heard in the pilot. I wanted to give our delicate, plaintive melody a bad ass metal backbone, representative of the [[V-Club]]s and cultural underbelly of [[Caprica City]] that the series depicts." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

==Character & Event Themes==
Bear McCreary described the music of ''Caprica'' as featuring three spokes: music representing the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]], the [[Tauron]] elements of the series, and sequences taking place in the [[virtual world]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> However there are a litany of themes and motifs branching from those three spokes.

===Main Characters===
====Graystone Family Theme====
Described as the de facto ''Caprica'' theme, the Graystone Family Theme was initially created to underscore scenes featuring the Graystones, but later evolved into the series main title. Executive producer [[David Eick]] later recalled in "The Music of Caprica" video blog that theme was a remarkable achievement as it was instantly recognizable and easily associated with ''Caprica''. <ref>http://video.syfy.com/shows/caprica</ref>

The theme first appears in the pilot immediately following the death of [[Zoe Graystone]] during a montage in which [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] mourn the loss of their daughter. It appears in every episode of the series, generally played on flute or strings, underscoring scenes related to the Graystone Family and [[Graystone Industries]], as well as [[Lacy Rand]]. It notably appears in the series finale "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", underscoring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87s]] battling [[STO]] terrorists in [[Atlas Arena]]. For that episode, McCreary described the piece, titled "Apotheosis", as an extension of the main title, combining strings, percussion and electric guitars. The Graystone Theme is also integral in the final moments of the series, played on string and accompanied by percussion in what McCreary described as a "soaring" final statement. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

In the episode, "[[End of Line]]", Daniel Graystone appears playing the Graystone Theme on the piano in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-end-of-line/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - End of Line}}</ref>

Bear McCreary intended the Graystone Family Theme to be heard one last time in the pilot movie for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', underscoring a scene between Graystone Industries scientist [[Becca Kelly]] and a young Ensign [[William Adama]]. The cue, however, was cut from the finished episode. <ref>http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/battlestar-galactica-3/battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/</ref>

====Graystone Family Ostinato====
McCreary described the Graystone Ostinato as a "simple oscillating pattern...woven throughout the score, serving as the canvas upon which the longer melodies are painted." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on the harp, piano and gamelan, the [[Wikipedia:Ostinato|osinato]] was restated in the series finale in a more aggressive variation, heard in the climactic battle at Atlas Arena. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Daniel Graystone Ostinato====
An ostinato representing Daniel Graystone also appears in the pilot episode and transitions to represent the character in the series proper. This repetitive figure first signifies Daniel's progressing obsession with the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] and his "growing madness", it later underscored many of the scientist's scenes. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on harp, the ostinato was also accompanied by aggressive percussive elements in the pilot as well as in "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" and "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref>

====Amanda Graystone Theme====
A lesser used melody, the Amanda Graystone Theme notably appears during the Graystones' love scene during the pilot. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> A simple, ascending scale, the theme is also prominently featured in the Amanda-centered episode, "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which it was adapted for her deceased brother [[Darius]]. Utilized as both a theme and in the form of an ostinato, the Darius melody is Amanda's theme played in reverse order. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-the-imperfections-of-memory/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - The Imprefections of Memory}}</ref>

====Zoe Graystone Chords====
While both the Graystone Theme and Ostinato are utilized to represent Zoe Graystone, a third musical idea is more specifically attached to the character. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> The progression first appears when Lacy Rand discovers the Zoe avatar in the [[virtual world]] and later recurs in "Rebirth" as Lacy embraces Zoe in her robotic form. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

The chords are later heard prominently during Zoe's virutal dates with [[Philomon]] in the episodes "The Imperfections of Memory" (notably during the simulated [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] flight) and "[[End of Line]]", as well as in "[[Things We Lock Away]]" during flashback's to Zoe-A's creation.

====Tauron Theme====
While neither [[Joseph Adama]] nor his brother [[Sam Adama]] receive specific themes or motifs, the second most prominent musical identity in ''Caprica'' is the Tauron Theme. With the themes for the Graystones given a more traditional Western sound, the Tauron Theme was created as a more ethnic and chaotic counterpoint mirroring the depiction of the [[Tauron]] home planet. Bear McCreary compared the Tauron themes to the Italian music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]''. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> This theme is used in scenes featuring the Adama Family and is frequently played by Paul Cartwright on the acoustic fiddle, or by Chris Bleth on the Chinese membrane flute. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Theme is the only theme in ''Caprica'' to receive lyrics, heard in the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]" during the funeral for [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] and [[Shannon Adama]]. Written by the episode's writer, Kath Lingenfelter, the lyrics for the Tauron Theme were sung in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]: <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original English lyrics by Kath Lingenfelter:'''
|-
| These are the voices of those 
Who have passed over the river heard 
On the wind entwined with the 
Eternal and the everlasting 
These are the voices of those whom 
We have loved, who no more will suffer 
Who have returned to the mud 
This is the voice of the dead 
Entwined with the eternal and the everlasting 
|}

Speaking of the Tauron Theme, Bear McCreary said:

:"My task was relatively easy because Tauron and its musical traditions are entirely fictional, so I could make Tauronese music sound like whatever I wanted. I drew my inspirations from Russian folk music, and asked Paul Cartwright to play in that style as opposed to the Scottish Fiddle feel he so frequently evokes for “[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Roslin and Adama theme|Roslin and Adama]]” on ''Battlestar''." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

====Tauron Ostinato====
Another ostinato used throughout the series, the Tauron Ostinato is prominently heard in the pilot when Sam Adama murders Caprica's minister of defense, [[Val Chambers]]. It is also among the first pieces from the pilot to be realized, as recounted by the show's director, [[Jeff Reiner]]:

:"The first piece I heard was the montage where Sam kills the Minister of Defense while Amanda and Daniel make love, not to mention, Joseph breaking down in tears because of guilt and the loss of his family. The score drove the scene, while evoking the intimacy of love, the rage of a gangland killing, and the struggle with ethnic identity." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Ostinato is later heard in a notably different form in "End of Line" in scenes in which Joseph Adama searches [[New Cap City]] for the Tamara avatar, played by electronic instruments.

====Adama Family Theme====
Initially composed for the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode, "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", this theme continued throughout that series as the defining musical identity for William Adama and as well as Adama's relationship with his son, [[Lee Adama]]. McCreary stated that he tried to "avoid over-using the sole melody from ''BSG'' to carry over", utilizing it only in the pilot episode, the Tauron funeral scene in "[[There is Another Sky]]" and in a fragmented statement in "[[The Dirteaters]]", the Adama family is the only outright thematic link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica''. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

===Other Themes===
====Cylon Percussion====
The other prominent musical link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'' is the varied use of percussive elements including shakers, claves, shime daiko and sparing use of electronic and taiko drums. While heard on a smaller scale than in ''Galactica'', the percussion is frequently heard during scenes featuring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]], such as the U-87 test scene in the pilot, various scenes featuring [[Zoe-R]] in "Rebirth" and "There is Another Sky", and Sam Adama's Cylon scene in "[[False Labor]]".

Though McCreary intended to keep the use of the percussive element so heavily used in ''Galactica'' to a minimum, as ''Caprica'' progressed, the identity increasingly asserted itself. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref> By late series episodes like "[[Here Be Dragons]]" and "Apotheosis", the percussive and ethnic instrumentation was increased, most notably in the climactic Cylon battle at the series conclusion. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Clarice's Theme====
A theme for [[Clarice Willow]] is heard beginning in "Rebirth" and is featured in all subsequent episodes to underscore the character's scenes, frequently played on flute or oboe. It later branches out to scenes featuring the [[STO]] even when Clarice is not present, such as the "secrets and mysteries" conversation between [[Mother]] and [[Diego]] in "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

====Tamara's Theme====
While not established until her third appearance in "There is Another Sky", Tamara Adama receives a musical identity associated with her action in New Cap City, but also featuring a structure reminiscent of the Tauron Theme. Played on electric violin by Paul Cartwright and layered with distorted drum kit, electric guitars, bass and synthesizers, the identity is also heard in an English Horn solo, flutes and harp. According to McCreary: "The violin represents her Tauron heritage and connection to her father, because the acoustic violin always plays the Tauron Theme. However, running it through Paul’s amp and distortion effects represents the change Tamara has undergone and her new surroundings in New Cap City." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref> The theme appears in all episodes featuring Tamara in New Cap City, notably in "End of Line" and "Things We Lock Away", before being diminished by a secondary virtual world theme in "[[The Dirteaters]]" and "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]".

====Vergis' Theme====
Another Tauron sub-theme is that attached to the character [[Tomas Vergis]] which is first used in that character's debut, "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". Described by Bear McCreary as "simple and repetitive, evocative of a folk song" and played on Chinese membrane flute, the theme was intended to subtly reference Vergis' Tauron heritage while giving the antagonistic character an ominous musical identity, closely related in tone to ''Battlestar Galactica'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref> The theme would recur throughout the series, most notably during the character's final appearance in "Things We Lock Away".

===Songs===
====Caprican National Anthem====
For the second episode of the series Bear McCreary created a recording of the Caprcian National Anthem, ''Caprica Abides''. Though only a small portion of that recording was used during the scenes at Atlas Arena, the entire song was later utilized at the arena in "Apotheosis". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref> The anthem was sung by Mack Donnelly - “Mr. O Canada” - who frequently sang the Canadian National Anthem before [[Wikipedia:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]] games. <ref>http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=58673</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original lyrics by Jane Espenson:'''
|-
|Caprica let us celebrate 
Raise our hands despite the weight 
And all her joys we extol 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 
|}

====Tauron Gangster Rap====
For a scene at the [[Ha'la'tha]] hangout in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]" the producers initially intended use an "old-timey blues music, appropriate for the fedoras and suits on screen". Bear McCreary however felt the scene warranted a much more modern take, instead creating a song "electronic and contemporary, but also be uniquely Tauron" called "Voices of the Dead". Performed by McCreary's brother [[Brendan McCreary]], "Voices of the Dead" features lyrics sung in Ancient Greek and acoustic fiddle solos by Paul Cartwright. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-reins-of-a-waterfall/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Reins of a Waterfall}}</ref>

==See Also==
* [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Caprica pilot)]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/ Bear McCreary's website]
* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear McCreary's blog]

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

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Caprica (series)]]

Music of Caprica

2013-03-10T20:43:45Z

Psutherlin: + blood and chrome use of graystone's theme

__TOC__
For the music of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', composer [[Bear McCreary]] strove to create a soundscape reminiscent of, but vastly different from that of its predecessor, calling it a "distant cousin" of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The music includes the continued use of [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifes]] for characters, events and places - but with a decidedly more "western" feel; the distinctly ethnic instrumentation and percussion from ''Battlestar Galactica'', while featured in ''Caprica'', is heard in a diminished capacity. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref>

==Main Title Music==
Beginning in the series' second episode, "[[Rebirth]]", a main title sequence is established utilizing a theme from the [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] - the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]] Theme - as an overarching theme for ''Caprica'' as a whole. According to composer Bear McCreary:

:"The title begins with a pounding percussion fill that introduces the Main Theme (technically the Graystone Theme), played by Chris Bleth on flute. The track builds in intensity, incorporating electric guitars and bass, played by Steve Bartek and Mike Valerio respectively. Towards the end, a distorted drum kit enters (played by Nate Wood) that gives the track a hard-rock feel, completely unique from anything we heard in the pilot. I wanted to give our delicate, plaintive melody a bad ass metal backbone, representative of the [[V-Club]]s and cultural underbelly of [[Caprica City]] that the series depicts." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

==Character & Event Themes==
Bear McCreary described the music of ''Caprica'' as featuring three spokes: music representing the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]], the [[Tauron]] elements of the series, and sequences taking place in the [[virtual world]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> However there are a litany of themes and motifs branching from those three spokes.

===Main Characters===
====Graystone Family Theme====
Described as the de facto ''Caprica'' theme, the Graystone Family Theme was initially created to underscore scenes featuring the Graystones, but later evolved into the series main title. Executive producer [[David Eick]] later recalled in "The Music of Caprica" video blog that theme was a remarkable achievement as it was instantly recognizable and easily associated with ''Caprica''. <ref>http://video.syfy.com/shows/caprica</ref>

The theme first appears in the pilot immediately following the death of [[Zoe Graystone]] during a montage in which [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] mourn the loss of their daughter. It appears in every episode of the series, generally played on flute or strings, underscoring scenes related to the Graystone Family and [[Graystone Industries]], as well as [[Lacy Rand]]. It notably appears in the series finale "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", underscoring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87s]] battling [[STO]] terrorists in [[Atlas Arena]]. For that episode, McCreary described the piece, titled "Apotheosis", as an extension of the main title, combining strings, percussion and electric guitars. The Graystone Theme is also integral in the final moments of the series, played on string and accompanied by percussion in what McCreary described as a "soaring" final statement. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

In the episode, "[[End of Line]]", Daniel Graystone appears playing the Graystone Theme on the piano in his [[Graystone Estate|home]] lab. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-end-of-line/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - End of Line}}</ref>

Bear McCreary intended the Graystone Family Theme to be heard one last time in the pilot movie for ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', underscoring a scene between Graystone Industries scientist [[Becca Kelly]] and a young Ensign [[William Adama]]. The cue, however, was cut from the finished episode. <ref>http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/battlestar-galactica-3/battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/</ref>

====Graystone Family Ostinato====
McCreary described the Graystone Ostinato as a "simple oscillating pattern...woven throughout the score, serving as the canvas upon which the longer melodies are painted." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on the harp, piano and gamelan, the [[Wikipedia:Ostinato|osinato]] was restated in the series finale in a more aggressive variation, heard in the climactic battle at Atlas Arena. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Daniel Graystone Ostinato====
An ostinato representing Daniel Graystone also appears in the pilot episode and transitions to represent the character in the series proper. This repetitive figure first signifies Daniel's progressing obsession with the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] and his "growing madness", it later underscored many of the scientist's scenes. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> Usually played on harp, the ostinato was also accompanied by aggressive percussive elements in the pilot as well as in "[[Know Thy Enemy]]" and "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref>

====Amanda Graystone Theme====
A lesser used melody, the Amanda Graystone Theme notably appears during the Graystones' love scene during the pilot. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> A simple, ascending scale, the theme is also prominently featured in the Amanda-centered episode, "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which it was adapted for her deceased brother [[Darius]]. Utilized as both a theme and in the form of an ostinato, the Darius melody is Amanda's theme played in reverse order. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-the-imperfections-of-memory/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - The Imprefections of Memory}}</ref>

====Zoe Graystone Chords====
While both the Graystone Theme and Ostinato are utilized to represent Zoe Graystone, a third musical idea is more specifically attached to the character. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref> The progression first appears when Lacy Rand discovers the Zoe avatar in the [[virtual world]] and later recurs in "Rebirth" as Lacy embraces Zoe in her robotic form. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

The chords are later heard prominently during Zoe's virutal dates with [[Philomon]] in the episodes "The Imperfections of Memory" (notably during the simulated [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] flight) and "[[End of Line]]", as well as in "[[Things We Lock Away]]" during flashback's to Zoe-A's creation.

====Tauron Theme====
While neither [[Joseph Adama]] nor his brother [[Sam Adama]] receive specific themes or motifs, the second most prominent musical identity in ''Caprica'' is the Tauron Theme. With the themes for the Graystones given a more traditional Western sound, the Tauron Theme was created as a more ethnic and chaotic counterpoint mirroring the depiction of the [[Tauron]] home planet. Bear McCreary compared the Tauron themes to the Italian music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]''. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode106_commentary.mp3</ref> This theme is used in scenes featuring the Adama Family and is frequently played by Paul Cartwright on the acoustic fiddle, or by Chris Bleth on the Chinese membrane flute. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Theme is the only theme in ''Caprica'' to receive lyrics, heard in the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]" during the funeral for [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] and [[Shannon Adama]]. Written by the episode's writer, Kath Lingenfelter, the lyrics for the Tauron Theme were sung in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]: <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original English lyrics by Kath Lingenfelter:'''
|-
| These are the voices of those 
Who have passed over the river heard 
On the wind entwined with the 
Eternal and the everlasting 
These are the voices of those whom 
We have loved, who no more will suffer 
Who have returned to the mud 
This is the voice of the dead 
Entwined with the eternal and the everlasting 
|}

Speaking of the Tauron Theme, Bear McCreary said:

:"My task was relatively easy because Tauron and its musical traditions are entirely fictional, so I could make Tauronese music sound like whatever I wanted. I drew my inspirations from Russian folk music, and asked Paul Cartwright to play in that style as opposed to the Scottish Fiddle feel he so frequently evokes for “[[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)#Roslin and Adama theme|Roslin and Adama]]” on ''Battlestar''." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

====Tauron Ostinato====
Another ostinato used throughout the series, the Tauron Ostinato is prominently heard in the pilot when Sam Adama murders Caprica's minister of defense, [[Val Chambers]]. It is also among the first pieces from the pilot to be realized, as recounted by the show's director, [[Jeff Reiner]]:

:"The first piece I heard was the montage where Sam kills the Minister of Defense while Amanda and Daniel make love, not to mention, Joseph breaking down in tears because of guilt and the loss of his family. The score drove the scene, while evoking the intimacy of love, the rage of a gangland killing, and the struggle with ethnic identity." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

The Tauron Ostinato is later heard in a notably different form in "End of Line" in scenes in which Joseph Adama searches [[New Cap City]] for the Tamara avatar, played by electronic instruments.

====Adama Family Theme====
Initially composed for the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode, "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", this theme continued throughout that series as the defining musical identity for William Adama and as well as Adama's relationship with his son, [[Lee Adama]]. McCreary stated that he tried to "avoid over-using the sole melody from ''BSG'' to carry over", utilizing it only in the pilot episode, the Tauron funeral scene in "[[There is Another Sky]]" and in a fragmented statement in "[[The Dirteaters]]", the Adama family is the only outright thematic link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica''. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-pilot/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Pilot}}</ref>

===Other Themes===
====Cylon Percussion====
The other prominent musical link between ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'' is the varied use of percussive elements including shakers, claves, shime daiko and sparing use of electronic and taiko drums. While heard on a smaller scale than in ''Galactica'', the percussion is frequently heard during scenes featuring the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]], such as the U-87 test scene in the pilot, various scenes featuring [[Zoe-R]] in "Rebirth" and "There is Another Sky", and Sam Adama's Cylon scene in "[[False Labor]]".

Though McCreary intended to keep the use of the percussive element so heavily used in ''Galactica'' to a minimum, as ''Caprica'' progressed, the identity increasingly asserted itself. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref> By late series episodes like "[[Here Be Dragons]]" and "Apotheosis", the percussive and ethnic instrumentation was increased, most notably in the climactic Cylon battle at the series conclusion. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref>

====Clarice's Theme====
A theme for [[Clarice Willow]] is heard beginning in "Rebirth" and is featured in all subsequent episodes to underscore the character's scenes, frequently played on flute or oboe. It later branches out to scenes featuring the [[STO]] even when Clarice is not present, such as the "secrets and mysteries" conversation between [[Mother]] and [[Diego]] in "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-rebirth/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Rebirth}}</ref>

====Tamara's Theme====
While not established until her third appearance in "There is Another Sky", Tamara Adama receives a musical identity associated with her action in New Cap City, but also featuring a structure reminiscent of the Tauron Theme. Played on electric violin by Paul Cartwright and layered with distorted drum kit, electric guitars, bass and synthesizers, the identity is also heard in an English Horn solo, flutes and harp. According to McCreary: "The violin represents her Tauron heritage and connection to her father, because the acoustic violin always plays the Tauron Theme. However, running it through Paul’s amp and distortion effects represents the change Tamara has undergone and her new surroundings in New Cap City." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-there-is-another-sky/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - There is Another Sky}}</ref> The theme appears in all episodes featuring Tamara in New Cap City, notably in "End of Line" and "Things We Lock Away", before being diminished by a secondary virtual world theme in "[[The Dirteaters]]" and "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]".

====Vergis' Theme====
Another Tauron sub-theme is that attached to the character [[Tomas Vergis]] which is first used in that character's debut, "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". Described by Bear McCreary as "simple and repetitive, evocative of a folk song" and played on Chinese membrane flute, the theme was intended to subtly reference Vergis' Tauron heritage while giving the antagonistic character an ominous musical identity, closely related in tone to ''Battlestar Galactica'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-know-thy-enemy/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Know Thy Enemy}}</ref> The theme would recur throughout the series, most notably during the character's final appearance in "Things We Lock Away".

===Songs===
====Caprican National Anthem====
For the second episode of the series Bear McCreary created a recording of the Caprcian National Anthem, ''Caprica Abides''. Though only a small portion of that recording was used during the scenes at Atlas Arena, the entire song was later utilized at the arena in "Apotheosis". <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-apotheosis/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Apotheosis}}</ref> The anthem was sung by Mack Donnelly - “Mr. O Canada” - who frequently sang the Canadian National Anthem before [[Wikipedia:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]] games. <ref>http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=58673</ref>

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original lyrics by Jane Espenson:'''
|-
|Caprica let us celebrate 
Raise our hands despite the weight 
And all her joys we extol 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 

Caprica let us perservere 
Shield ourselves from doubt and fear 
And all the sorrows of the soul 
Caprica Abides 
|}

====Tauron Gangster Rap====
For a scene at the [[Ha'la'tha]] hangout in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]" the producers initially intended use an "old-timey blues music, appropriate for the fedoras and suits on screen". Bear McCreary however felt the scene warranted a much more modern take, instead creating a song "electronic and contemporary, but also be uniquely Tauron" called "Voices of the Dead". Performed by McCreary's brother [[Brendan McCreary]], "Voices of the Dead" features lyrics sung in Ancient Greek and acoustic fiddle solos by Paul Cartwright. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-reins-of-a-waterfall/|title=BearMcCreary: Caprica - Reins of a Waterfall}}</ref>

==See Also==
* [[Music of Battlestar Galactica]]
* [[Soundtrack (Caprica Pilot)]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/ Bear McCreary's website]
* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear McCreary's blog]

==References==
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Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)

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While ''Battlestar Galactica'' uses a wide variety of ethnic instruments and styles to create a soundscape that is not usually found in television science fiction, it nonetheless makes use of various [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifes]] for characters, events and places.

==Main Title Music==

To date, the [[Opening credits|main titles]] have been set to two distinct pieces of music. For the first season, a different cue was used in North America than for broadcasts taking place in other regions. The North American cue was a modification of the track "[[#Religious ceremony theme|Two Funerals]]" from "[[Act of Contrition]]", followed by a segment played on [[w:taiko|taiko]] drums that played over a [[w:Montage sequence|montage]] of scenes from the upcoming episode. The "worldwide" cue followed the same structure, but with the funeral cue replaced by a rendition of the [[w:Gayatri|Gayatri]] [[w:mantra|mantra]]:

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Lyrics ([[Wikipedia:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]], [[Wikipedia:IAST|IAST]] transliteration):'''
! class="infoboxheader" | '''English translation (one version)):'''
|-
| Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ 
Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ 
Bhargo devasya dhīmahi 
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

|O earth, atmosphere, heaven: 
May we attain that excellent glory 
of [[Wikipedia:Savitr|Savitr]] the God: 
So may he stimulate our prayers.
|}

Since the second season, all broadcasts of the show use the "worldwide" version of the main title cue.

== Character and event themes ==

===Main characters ===

==== Six theme ====

A simple 9-note motif composed by [[Richard Gibbs]] for the [[Miniseries]], it is perhaps the most recognizable theme of the series, playing in nearly all scenes with [[Number Six]] and used as the "Prologue" of each episode. It is nearly always performed on a Balinese instrument called a [[w:gamelan|gamelan]].<ref name="themes1">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=33|title=BearMcCreary: The Themes of Battlestar Galactica, Part I}}</ref>

*Note: It is used as the theme for [[Virtual beings#Caprica-Six's Virtual Baltar|Caprica-Six's virtual Baltar's]] in "[[Downloaded]]", but digitally reversed to signify the reversal of roles.

==== Boomer theme ====

Another very common theme, that plays in many scenes with Boomer, especially in Season 2. Initially created as a Helo/Boomer theme for "[[33]]" it quickly turned into Boomer's theme. Sometimes played with woodwinds of string orchestra, it is usually performed by gamalans and bells.<ref name="themes1"/>

*Note: Bear McCreary also composed a percussion theme for "[[Water]]" (heard in the teaser), intended to give Galactica-Sharon and Caprica-Sharon different themes, but abandoned that idea.

==== Starbuck theme, triumph theme ====

This theme first appears in a track called "Starbuck on the Red Moon" in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", in the scene where she leaves the planet in the captured Raider, and in the same episode in "Forgiven" when Adama forgives her for the death of Zak. After that it makes many appearances in scenes with Starbuck, sometimes used a simple fanfare ([[Home, Part I]]), or in the background of other tracks, like "[[Flesh and Bone]]" or more subtle in the pounding "Prelude to War" in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".

It wasn't initially intended as a theme solely for Starbuck, but since she is the center of many of the show's heroic and triumphant moments, it became associated with her. However, it sometimes appears in scenes involving other characters, most notably ''Galactica'''s daring jump into New Caprica's atmosphere in "[[Exodus, Part II]]".

It has been performed by all major instruments of the show, but usually heard in [[w:duduk|duduk]], vocals and strings.<ref name="themes1"/>

==== Leoben and Starbuck theme, Destiny theme ====

While their first meeting is in "[[Flesh and Bone]]", this theme was composed for their changing relationship in "[[Occupation]]" and beyond. It's a small fragment always performed on a Chinese [[w:Erhu|erhu]] - which is similar to a violin - or [[w:Zhonghu|zhonghu]]. It is a representation for Starbuck's anger at being imprisoned, Leoben's love towards her, her self-doubt, fears and the uncertainty about her [[The Destiny|destiny]].

After the New Caprica storyline it is featured throughout "[[Maelstrom]]", where it is combined with Starbuck's own theme.<ref name="themes5"/><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=144|title=BearMcCreary: "Maelstrom"}}</ref>

After her mysterious return in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", the theme reappears in the [[He That Believeth In Me|following episode]] in many of Thrace's scene to represent her confusion about her situation and her [[The Destiny|higher purpose]]. <ref name="htbim">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=241#more-241|title=BearMcCreary: "BG4: “He That Believeth…"}}</ref>

==== Helo theme ====

Starting in "[[33]]" it can be heard several times in Season 1, but then disappeared for a long time once Helo returned to ''Galactica''. It appears again in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[The Woman King]]". On the Season 1 soundtrack it is included in the form of "Helo Chase".<ref name="themes2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=69|title=BearMcCreary: The Themes of Battlestar Galactica, Part II}}</ref>

*Note: The last two notes are the starting point of Baltar's theme.

==== Adama Family theme ====

Initially composed for "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" it appears twice in this episode. Once as a quiet background piece when Lee talks with his father before the battle ("A Good Lighter") and as a rousing song at the end after the Cylons are defeated ("Wander my Friends").

After that it can be heard in many scenes involving a friendly moment between the two Adamas like Lee visiting his injured father in "[[Valley of Darkness]]", Lee being promoted to ''Pegasus'''s CO ([[The Captain's Hand]]), the two parting before the Battle of New Caprica ("[[Exodus, Part I]]"), and Lee receiving his grandfather's law books in "[[A Day in the Life]]". It even appears as a general theme for family when Adama decides to "Reunite the Fleet" in "[[Home, Part I]]".<ref name="themes1"/>

An arrangement very similar to the original one at the end of "The Hand of God", but without the vocals, is played during Lee Adama's official send-off into retirement in "[[Six of One]]". Instead of Uilleann pipes, Scottish pipes are used to create a more foreign and intimate sound.<ref name="sixofone">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=242#more-242|title=BG4: “Six Of One”}}</ref>

The theme reappears in the spin-off series ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' representing the Adama Family and [[Joseph Adama]] specifically. It appears in the [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] and again in the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]". It is the only theme from ''Battlestar Galactica'' to carry over into ''Caprica''.

* Note: The Gaelic lyrics are printed in the [[Soundtrack (Season 1)|Season 1 soundtrack]].

==== Apollo theme ====

Apollo also has his own theme first appearing when he destroys the ''Olympic Carrier'' in "[[33]]". Then in the flashback in "[[Act of Contrition]]" at Zak's coffin, and in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" when he improvises his attack plan.<ref name="themes3">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=86|title=BearMcCreary: The Themes of Battlestar Galactica, Part III}}</ref>

It is seldom heard, because it's not as dynamic as other character themes, but serves as the main theme for all the flashbacks in "[[Black Market]]".<ref name="themes3"/>

Another distinct occurrence of this theme is in the episode "[[Six of One]]", when he visits Kara Thrace in the brig and tells her about his future.<ref name="sixofone"/> It further appears during his confrontation with [[Romo Lampkin]] in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" when he makes his last argument. <ref name="sqn">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=367|title=BG4: “Sine Qua Non”}}</ref>

==== Baltar theme ====

This started as a very short and simple theme first appearing in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]". In the albums it is included in "Baltar Speaks with Adama" (Season 1) and "Dark Unions" (Season 2). It is quoted in the piano basestar theme from "[[Torn]]" and appears in more complex arrangements in "[[Taking a Break from All Your Worries]]".<ref name="themes2"/>

With Baltar's rise to a messianic figure and [[Cult of Baltar|cult leader]] ([[He That Believeth In Me]]) a new theme is used for him. While evolved from and intertwined with the original theme, it is nearly entirely new, in order to reflect his change and growth. While the old theme represents his dark and sinister side, the new theme stands for his serenity and spirituality. However, the two versions interact and are used as counterpoints in various scenes. The supposedly dark theme used to score spiritual moments and the spiritual theme to score dark moments. Bear notes that his the two sides of Baltar's personality cannot be easily separated. <ref name="htbim"/>

This new theme has lyrics sung by [http://www.myspace.com/rayayarbrough Raya Yarbrough]. They represent a prayer to Baltar and are heard throughout the episode:

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" class="messagebox" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Translated Anglo-Saxon lyrics by Alison Walker:'''
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Original English lyrics by Bear McCreary:'''
|-
| We gadriaþ in nihtscuan 
Neoðan þin gledstede, 
þin liċfæst in blode ond lieġe. 
Nu þin ġebann, æþreddaþ us 
To þæm anliċum æltæwan gastcyninge 
Gaius Baltar, ure dryhtweorþ nergend 
Nu ond æfre to alder. 
Swa we ġehwilc ġehalsiaþ.

| We gather in shadow, 
Beneath your altar, 
Your image in blood and flame. 
By your command, deliver us 
Unto the One True God. 
Gaius Baltar, our divine savior 
Now and for eternity. 
So say we all.
|}

Another version of this theme can be heard in "[[Six of One]]" when Baltar sees and talks to a virtual version of himself. This arrangement is a musical palindrome; a cue that reverses itself in the middle and sounds exactly the same being played forward or backward. <ref name="sixofone"/>

==== Roslin theme ====

Another mystical theme that replaced the original religious theme. It first appears in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", during the discovery of the planet; a discovery which is directly linked to Roslin's path. Musically, it is a boy soprano singing in Latin ("All of this has happened before, all of this will happen again. So say we all.").

After that it appears in many scenes featuring Roslin like her in the brig in "[[Fragged]]", dying in "[[Epiphanies]]", as well as "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" and "[[Exodus, Part I]]". Its most prominent use though, is in the opening montage of "[[Occupation]]" ("A Distant Sadness"), where it is set to [[Soundtrack (Season 3)#Lyrics for "A Distant Sadness"|new lyrics]] sung in Armenian, thus making it the only theme in the show to have two sets of lyrics.<ref name="themes2"/>

==== Tigh theme ====

A military-sounding brass and choir theme scored for the scene where Tigh declares martial law in "[[Fragged]]" and appearing as "Martial Law" on the Season 2 soundtrack. It can also be heard when [[Sesha Abinell]] threatens to kill [[Ellen Tigh]] in "[[Sacrifice]]". The theme appears again in Season 3 on New Caprica ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]"), and when Tigh needs to pull himself together again after the escape from the planet ([[Hero]]).<ref name="themes3"/>

In "[[Escape Velocity]]", the theme is reworked to a much more gentler, introspective version. Instead of a clearly western military piece, a duduk and and electric violin are scored in an atonal, middle easter style. <ref name="ev"/>

*Note: Virtually the only brass theme in the show, as such conventional instruments are usually not used.

==== Roslin and Adama theme ====

A lyrical and romantic theme, almost a "love theme", that first appears in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" when Adama visits a terminally ill Roslin, and in the second part in the same context. Since then it has appeared in many gentle scenes between the two; sometimes in longer arrangements, but often only as a small introduction. For example when Roslin confesses to rigging the election in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" and later in "[[Unfinished Business]]", "[[A Day in the Life]]" and "[[Crossroads, Part II]]". <ref name="themes3"/>

It takes in a more thematic role in "[[Sine Qua Non]]" to underscore the moment when Adama realizes that he can't live without Roslin, and when he explains his decision to search for her alone to his son. <ref name="sqn"/>

*Note: The sole appearance of acoustic fiddle in the show. Usually electric violins are used.

==== Tyrol theme ====

Originally written as a Tyrol/Boomer love theme for "[[Litmus]]" it was played on an [[w:Alto flute|alto flute]] there. However McCreary didn't know that it was one of their last scenes together that needed to be scored in that way, and it disappeared afterwards.

It resurfaces as a Tyrol/Cally theme when he visits her in sickbay after having beaten her in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and is afterwards heard throughout Season 3.<ref name="themes3"/>

==== Lee and Kara love theme ====

This theme runs throughout "[[Unfinished Business]]". Mainly carried by violins, set against violas and cellos, it also features the duduk, [[w:Bansuri|bansuri]] and Irish whistle.<ref name="themes4"/><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=81|title=BearMcCreary: "Unfinished Business"}}</ref>

The theme is again completely heard during their kiss in "[[Six of One]]". <ref name="sixofone"/>

==== Adama and Tigh theme ====

A military theme to underscore the friendship between William Adama and Saul Tigh, usually accompanied by snare drums. It can be heard in many scenes with the two: Adama relieving Tigh of duty in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", Adama thanking Tigh for saving his life in "[[Litmus]]", Adama watching marines restraining Boomer to abort her child in "[[Epiphanies]]", and Adama and Tigh talking about Ellen's death in "[[Hero]]".

It was first conceived as theme for the military aspects of the Fleet and appears as such when Apollo briefs the Viper pilots in "[[33]]". Played on a bansuri at first, it evolved over time.<ref name="themes5">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=154|title=BearMcCreary: The Themes of Battlestar Galactica, Part V}}</ref> It plays a large role throughout "[[Sine Qua Non]]" in Season 4, where it is used for all scenes between Adama and Tigh and when Adama boards the Raptor at the end. <ref name="sqn"/>

===Minor or guest characters===

==== Phelan theme ====

Usually, guest stars don't receive themes, because they rarely reappear again. For [[Phelan]] in "[[Black Market]]" however, McCreary created a piano theme. On the soundtrack it appears as "Standing in the Mud". Some of the pianos are played in unusual ways, like striking or plucking the wires directly. <ref name="themes5"/>

*Note: The drum-like pulse effect was created by striking a satellite dish with [[w:timpani|timpani]] mallets.

==== Novacek theme ====

[[Daniel Novacek]] from "[[Hero]]" is another guest character with an own theme. The theme itself is a melody carried by duduk, electric sitar and other ethnic strings. Added to that is a relatively complicated string piece, that can be heard throughout the episode. When Novacek arrives on ''Galactica'', when he tells Adama what happened to him, when Starbuck finds out the truth about Novacek and talks with Tigh, and finally his fight with Admiral Adama. Another element to this theme is a short four-chord passage that can be heard when Novacek arrives and again when he departs ("Wayward Soldier"). <ref name="themes5"/>

===Events and other themes===

==== To kiss or not to kiss ====

This theme is played at the end of the [[Miniseries]] when [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] and [[Billy Keikeya]], as well as [[Sharon Valerii]] and Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] are reunited and embrace. In the regular series it appears in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]" during Billy and Dualla's date on the [[observation deck]], at the beginning of "[[The Farm]]" in the scene with Anders and Starbuck, and in "[[Sacrifice]]" when Keikeya proposes to Dualla. It can be thus seen as a love theme.

The title is from the [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)|Miniseries soundtrack]].

==== Religious ceremony theme ====

This haunting piece is first in "[[Act of Contrition]]" during the funeral scene. When [[Laura Roslin]]'s religious role became more prominent towards the end of Season 1, it became associated with her (for example in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"), but ultimately a different melody is used for that.

It can also be associated more closely with death as it is also used for [[Socinus]]'s death in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" (originally only a temp track, it was retained) and [[Admiral Cain]]'s funeral in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".<ref name="themes2"/> It appears again as both a religious and funeral theme during [[Cally Tyrol]]'s [[service for the dead]] in "[[Escape Velocity]]". McCreary says that the track, titled "Lament for Callandra", is his favorite version.<ref name="ev">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=246|title=BG4: “Escape Velocity”}}</ref>

He also notes, while the theme has been used for several occasions due to the producers liking it as a temp track, he always thought of it as the theme for [[Zak Adama]]. As such it appears in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" at the end of the discussion between William and Lee Adama about Zak. <ref name="htbim"/>

==== Sagittaron theme ====

Similar to other religious themes, it appears in "[[The Woman King]]" and is played on a lone electric fiddle.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=125|title=BearMcCreary: "The Woman King"}}</ref>

==== Temple of Five theme ====

Introduced in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" when Tyrol walks, like in a trance, over the algae planet and discovers the [[Temple of Five]]. It is played by an ensemble of bells, chimes, glass harmonica, glass [[w:Marimba|marimba]], tibetian temple bowls and tines.

When Tyrol is inside the temple for the first time, the already established religious theme serves as a starting point for a wordless vocal piece sung by Raya Yarbrough; a melody that previously appeared in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and "[[Occupation]]". Added instruments are yialli tanbur, zhong hu and [[w:Guzheng|guzheng]].

When the star goes nova in "[[Rapture]]" it appears with vocals sung in Latin: "All of this has happened before. And all of this will happen again" (from Roslin's theme). When Number Three has her vision more Latin vocals are heard: "Intelligence. A mind that burns like a fire. The hand that lies in the shadows of the light, in the eye of the husband of the eye of the cow". These were previously [[Hybrid utterances|spoken by the Hybrid]] in "[[The Passage]]".<ref name="themes5"/><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=97|title=BearMcCreary: "The Eye of Jupiter"}}</ref><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=109|title=BearMcCreary: "Rapture"}}</ref>

==== Cylon theme ====

Not so much as a theme as a rhythm created by [[w:taiko|taiko drums]]. At first only used for Centurions, it is prominently used for the ace Raider [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]] in the episode of the same name, where it is underscored with a Brazilian [[w:berimbau|berimbau]].

*Note: In a twist of irony, the theme was performed on pots, pans and toasters for "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", before McCreary even saw the episode. In the episode, Helo and Boomer are attacked by Centurions in a restaurant and Helo is betrayed by a literal [[toaster]] and showered with pots and pans. <ref name="themes2"/>

==== Basestar theme ====

Also called "Battlestar Sonatica", it was Ron Moore's idea to underscore the scenes on Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s with a solo piano piece similar to Beethoven's [[w:Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|Moonlight Sonata]]. McCreary developed an original theme from that point, that serves to bridge the at once familiar, yet alien interior of the basestars, and also represents Baltar's fear.

It premieres in "[[Torn]]" and is heard in subsequent basestar scenes in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", "[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Six of One]]", and "[[The Ties That Bind]]". <ref name="themes5"/><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=75|title=BearMcCreary: "Hero"}}</ref>

==== Final Four theme ====

According to McCreary, this is an important theme of [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] used for the four known Cylons of the [[Final Five]]. First appearing in the Season 3 finale for McCreary's arrangement of Bob Dylan’s "[[#All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]", it surfaces fully in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", and can be heard when Tigh pulls the gun on Adama, during the scene with [[Samuel Anders]] facing off against the Cylon Raider and later during the secret meetings of the four Cylons.

On the Season 3 soundtrack, it is also featured in the beginning of the track "A Distant Sadness" from the episode "[[Occupation]]", even though the theme does not appear in the actual episode.<ref name="htbim"/>

== Orchestral themes ==

The soundscape of ''Battlestar Galactica'' was originally conceived to eschew the traditional brass orchestra, that it usually associated with science fiction. Thus, one season passed before a string orchestra was used. But since then string orchestras appeared a few times in the series, to great effect. However, they are still used sparingly and reserved for special occasions, to retain their impact.

=== Passacaglia ===

Named after an [[w:Passacaglia|italian music form]], it makes its first appearances in both parts of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming]]" - in the opening of Part I and as a grander orchestral piece as the end of Part II - and plays during further visits to the [[Opera House]], with which it is usually associated ("[[Scattered]]", "[[Hero]]").

Another prominent occurrence is the beginning of the "[[Home, Part II]]" (on the soundtrack as "Allegro"), accompanying Roslin's team struggling on Kobol, where it ends the whole Kobol story arc that it began. And lastly in the flashback during the climax of "[[Unfinished Business]]" (as "Violence and Variations") where it is played in a different tone. <ref name="themes4">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=117|title=BearMcCreary: The Themes of Battlestar Galactica, Part IV}}</ref>

*Note: Played in a different meter in every version: Passacaglia (3/4), The Shape of Things to Come (6/8) and Allegro (4/4).

=== A Promise to Return ===

This is a Starbuck/Anders theme whose most prominent use is at the end of "[[The Farm]]", where it is performed by the [http://www.supernovaquartet.com/ Supernova String Quartet]. It also plays when Thrace thinks about Anders in "[[Scar]]" and when they meet again in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]". After that it appears in several Season 3 episodes.<ref name="themes3"/>

=== Prelude to War ===

Combining aggressive string orchestra with taiko drums, this theme appears at the end of "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", and before and during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]] & [[Resurrection Ship, Part II|Part II]]).<ref name="themes4"/>

*Note: The title "prelude" also refers to the so-called [[w:Prelude (music)|musical element]].

=== Worthy of Survival ===

This is one of the major [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|non-musical themes in the show]]. The track was developed out of "Prelude to War" for when Starbuck prepares to assassinate Cain. Then it appears in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", and most prominently when Tigh poisons his wife in "[[Exodus, Part II]]", this time in an re-orchestrated version ("Gentle Execution").

It is is played with a sole duduk, violins and violas.<ref name="themes4"/>

=== Classic ''Battlestar Galactica'' theme ===

This is of course the main theme of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], and serves as the [[Colonial anthem]] in the Re-imagined Series. It can be heard briefly during the Viper flyby during the decommissioning ceremony in the [[Miniseries]] and as the conclusion to D'anna Biers's documentary in "[[Final Cut]]".

McCreary worked with Original Series composer [[Stu Phillips]] to recreate the theme as closely as possible, but also offers a variation of it played with ethnic instruments at the beginning of the track.<ref name="themes4"/>

== Music not original to ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==

=== Cavatina ===

[[w:Stanley Myers|Stanley Myers]]'s well known guitar piece [[w:Cavatina (song)|Cavatina]] - probably best known as the theme for the movie ''[[w:The Deer Hunter|The Deer Hunter]]'' - is used at the end of the episode "[[Scar]]".

=== Metamorphosis Five ===

This piano piece by [[w:Philip Glass|Philip Glass]] plays in [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Delphi]] apartment in "[[Valley of Darkness]]". She says it was played by her father. It is heard again briefly with Tigh at Adama's beside. In reality, it is Bear McCreary at the piano.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?page_id=11|title=BearMcCreary: Battlestar Galactica FAQ}}</ref>

=== All Along the Watchtower ===

{{mainarticle|The Music}}

This is a newly arranged version of [[w:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] "[[w:All Along The Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]", used in the Season 3 finale "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" and hinted at earlier in "Part I". It is sung by [[Brendan McCreary]] (aka Bt4) and features [[w:Oingo Boingo|Oingo Boingo]]'s Steve Bartek playing guitar. Bear McCreary changed some of the instruments using an electric [[w:Sitar|sitar]] and an Indian [[w:Harmonium|harmonium]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=164|title=BearMcCreary: "Crossroads, Part II"}}</ref>

== See Also ==

* [[Bear McCreary]]
* [[Music of Caprica]]
* [[Soundtrack (Miniseries)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Season 1)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Season 2)]]
* [[Soundtrack (Season 3)]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/ Bear McCreary's website]
* [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/ Bear McCreary's blog]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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Talk:Air Force Viper/Archive 1

2013-03-10T19:11:19Z

Psutherlin: i dunno

=== Caprica[n] Air Force Viper, virtual or real? ===

I wonder if this model shouldn't be listed under the virtual aircraft section in ship templates, since it was only shown as a flight simulator with Zoe and Philomon. As far as I know there's only VFX modeler Pierre Drolet stating it was effectively used as an atmospheric fighter by Caprica. -- [[User:Geo|Geo]] 08:22, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

:i think now that we have pierre drolet's behind-the-scenes comments on these vipers there's actually justification to keep it out of "virtual aircraft" that wasn't there before. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 21:11, 9 March 2013 (EST)

::Doesn't the same hold for the vintage vipers then? I mean, if even Graystone Industries has a painting of these old aircraft hanging in the CEO's boardroam. And the text in the Vintage Viper's article claims the craft is a predecessor of the Air Force Viper. -- [[User:Geo|Geo]] 08:21, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

I think you are putting too much faith in what he says. He may be able to give the back story of the model, and the working names that he called it by, but neither of these mean that that is the cannon story/name. You should take what he says with a pinch of salt, all you can really definitely take from his site is trivia about the design and how it looks. Scale, name, back-story, all these are just what he thinks; "head-canon" basically. He even said that the Mk VIIb name came from him looking at a fan site. [[User:Phalanx-a-pedian|Phalanx-a-pedian]] 14:47, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

:absolutely. but in lieu of any other concrete information, what little onscreen info there is and the VFX department's intentions are the only things we have to go on. i think it's a safe assumption that these represent virtual recreations of "real world" planes, unlike things like the dreadnaught and autogyro which are a little more fantastical. but i'm split on the WWII viper, as described by drolet, it seems the WWII plane was designed specifically for V world whereas the AF viper was built with the hopes that it would appear again in subsequent stories and not just as a virtual simulation. we could always split the difference and place all of the virtual and real world aircraft under one heading and leave the specication to the actual pages. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 15:11, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Air Force Viper/Archive 1

2013-03-10T02:11:46Z

Psutherlin: /* Caprica[n] Air Force Viper, virtual or real? */

God (RDM)

2013-03-10T02:06:45Z

Psutherlin: expanding, saving progress for today

:''"You know it doesn't like that name!"'' - [[Messengers#Messenger Baltar|Messenger Baltar]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"

[[Image:Bscap059.jpg|thumb|200px|"I am an instrument of God" - Gaius Baltar.]]

'''God''' (sometimes referred to as '''The One True God''' or the '''Cylon God''') is the deity worshiped by a minority of humans living in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] dating back to their initial introduction into Colonial society.

==God in the Colonies==
Belief in and worship of a "singular, all-knowing, all-powerful" God dates back well into [[History of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial History]] with the [[Monotheist Church]]'s formation on [[Gemenon]] and the development of its militant arm the [[Soldiers of the One]] at least a century before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[Retribution]]").

Despite their colony's liberal and generally secular culture, some [[Caprica (RDM)|Capricans]] in the years before the [[Cylon War]] view monotheists with suspicion, even contempt. Agent [[Jordan Duram]] - an investigator for the [[GDD]] and devout polytheist - describes worship of a single god whose judgement cannot be questioned as "absolutism" ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]). Other Capricans are open to all forms of worship, even the worship of a single god ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

Capricans' mistrust of monotheists is tied to activities of the Soldiers of the One whose attacks in [[Caprica City]] link worship of one god with terrorism in the public's eyes ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[Retribution]]").

===Beloved of God===
Caprican STO cell leader Sister [[Clarice Willow]] believes her student [[Zoe Graystone]] is "beloved by God" and capable of speaking with [[Messengers|angels]]. She believes Graystone - whose father [[Daniel Graystone]] pioneered [[holobands]] in the Twelve Worlds - has been given the "spark of life" by God in the form of prodigal abilities in computer programming. ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

With her boyfriend and fellow STO member [[Ben Stark]], sixteen year-old Graystone creates a digital [[avatar|double]] of herself in the [[virtual world]]. Though the [[Zoe-A|Zoe avatar]] is unaware of her purpose even after Graystone is killed following Ben Stark's suicide attack on the Caprica City [[MLMT]] train, she lives on in the virtual world until she is implanted into the body of a [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] by Zoe's father, Daniel Graystone ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

Existing as a virtual avatar, the first [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] consciousness in the Twelve Worlds, and as a duplicate of the original Zoe Grasytone, Zoe-A represents what [[Lacy Rand]] describes as a "trinity" ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). Indeed, in her virtual form in the V-world environment [[New Cap City]], Zoe-A exhibits superhuman abilities, able to control code and possessing virtual immortality despite the gaming environment's restrictions ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]"). Along with another living avatar - that in the form of recently deceased [[Tamara Adama]] - Zoe-A is embraced by New Cap City as an "Avenging Angel" and in some circles as a god. Taking on this persona, Zoe-A and Tamara "clean" New Cap City, derezzing its users and ultimately re-configuring the environment into a [[Kobol]]-esque paradise ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]], "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===Apotheosis===
Following Zoe Graystone's death, Clarice Willow begins reverse engineering the computer program that created Zoe-A, calling it not just an avatar but a "continuation of the soul into eternity" ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). Pursuing her own notion of "[[apotheosis]]", Willow seeks the blessing of the Monotheist Church proper, but comes against resistance from church leadership. Conclave leader [[Obal Ferras]] questions Willow's motives, asking Clarice if she wants to serve God or be God herself. Despite her own obvious personal ambitions, Willow believes an afterlife in the virutal world is a way of bringing God to the Twelve Worlds, removing the uncertainty in faith ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Learning of a plan to demonstrate apotheosis by blowing up [[Atlas Arena]] and thousands of Capricans, Zoe-A realizes she was created to stop Willow. Appearing in virtual heaven, Zoe-A destroys the digital landscape and declares that she herself is God to a stunned Clarice Willow ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===The Children of Humanity===
Sometime later - having escaped prosecution for the attempted terrorist [[Battle of Atlas Arena|attack]] - Clarice Willow begins preaching the word of the One True God to Cylons in the virtual world. As they spread throughout the Twelve Colonies, Willow speaks of Cylon potential:

:"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'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 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]]")

Less than five years after their introduction into Colonial society, the Cylons rebel against humanity. Deeply religious, the Cylons are even considered by [[Becca Kelly|some]] to appreciate life more than humanity (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). Still, the Cylons are relentless in their slaughter of humanity, igniting a protracted war that ends only after the intervention of the [[Final Five]] - encouraged by the possibility that the [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion]]s' belief in a loving God could end the cycle of violence ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

==Cylon God==
Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]"). Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[No Exit]]").

Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[The Plan]]"). The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]] to further their race ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]", "[[No Exit]]").

A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

===Hand of God===
"[[Head Six]]" demonstrates abilities and knowledge that belie rational explanation as she guides Gaius Baltar toward salvation. Following his conversion, Baltar spreads [[Cylon Religion]] to members of a [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] which has arisen within the Fleet. At the behest of Head Six, Baltar tells his followers that there is something other than the [[Lords of Kobol]] in the universe that loves them, saying that they too can see this "singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being" by looking deeply into themselves ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]").

Elsewhere in the fleet, President [[Laura Roslin]], former Cylon agent [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Caprica Six]] all begin receiving visions of an [[Opera House]]. Having himself visited the Opera House in a vision on Kobol, Baltar later recognizes the intervention of God during [[Battle of the Colony]]. Speaking directly to [[Cavil]] - a leader in the Cylons' pursuit of humanity - of his and everyone else's encounter with the miraculous, Baltar states that no one can deny that something - whether it be Gods or simply God - has guided the destinies of humanity and the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==First Hybrid==
Cylon databases report of a [[First Hybrid|prototype Hybrid]] which was the result of early experiments in evolution to biological beings. This experiment was considered a failure but believed by some to still be alive. When [[Kendra Shaw]] meets this hybrid, he declares that "my children believe I am a god" and he makes a number of statements demonstrating significant and prophetic knowledge. He refers to Kendra as "my child." ([[Razor]]).

==Baltar==
[[Gaius Baltar]], initially sceptical of all religion, is converted to the Cylon faith though the persuasion of his [[Messenger Six]] and comes to conclude that he is an agent of God ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). Despite this Baltar is far from a model believer and his path of faith is very rocky.

Upon orders from Messenger Six, Baltar instructs his [[Cult of Baltar|cult]], who appear to regard him as a prophet, to follow the "one true God", though it does not seem likely he has explained that this is also the Cylon God.

==Notable References==
* "Maybe the Cylons are God's retribution for our many sins. What if God decided he made a mistake and he decided to give souls to another creature, like the Cylons?" -- [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Miniseries, Night 2]]
* "God didn't create the Cylons. Man did. And I'm pretty sure we didn't include a soul in the programming." -- William Adama, Miniseries
* "I was right. See, our faiths are similar but I look to one God, not to many." -- Leoben Conoy, "[[Flesh and Bone]]"
* "To know the face of God is to know madness. I see the universe. I see the patterns. I see the foreshadowing that precedes every moment of every day. It's all there, I see it and you don't." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
* "I am more than you could ever imagine. I am God." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
* "It's funny, isn't it? We're all God, Starbuck, all of us. I see the love that binds all living things together. ... I know that God loved you more than all other living creatures and you repaid his divine love with sin, with hate, corruption, evil. So then he decided to create the Cylons." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
* "And this time, your role...you have to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It's [[The Destiny|your destiny, and mine]]." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
* "Procreation, it’s one of God’s commandments, be fruitful. We can’t fulfill it we tried so we decided to <nowiki>[</nowiki>''create [[farms]]''<nowiki>]</nowiki>." -- [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]], "[[The Farm]]"

===Judeo-Christian References===
[[Image:Cylon God.jpg|thumb|240px|Baltar and his Angel.]]

The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.

* "Jesus." -- Colonel Tigh, Miniseries (unscripted ad-lib)<ref>According to [[Ronald D. Moore|RDM]], the "Jesus" line was an [[Wikipedia:ad-lib|ad-lib]] by [[Michael Hogan]]. Therefore, it should not be taken as a serious reference to [[Wikipedia:Christianity|Christianity]].</ref>

* "I was... [Six: ''Am.''] I am..." -- [[Gaius Baltar]], "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" (full quote in previous section)

* "Come on, [[James McManus|Jim]]. [[Wallace Gray]] is no 'prince of darkness.'" -- [[Playa Palacios]], "[[Colonial Day]]"

* "I figured, the devil you know..." -- [[Laura Roslin]], "Colonial Day"

* "God is love" -- Number Six, Miniseries, (1 John 4:16)

The "I am" statement in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" is noteworthy because of the self-description that the Judeo-Christian God gives to Moses in the Book of Exodus, [[Wikipedia:I am that I am|"I am that I am"]]. The Christian messiah, Jesus, has a series of "I am" statements in the New Testament of the Bible. The Bible contains over 300 "I am" statements. The Hebrew name for God, [[Wikipedia:Yahweh|Yahweh]], is derived from the Hebrew word for "I am" or "to be".

The five priests of the [[Temple of Five]] worshiped a "god whose name must not be spoken." In Jewish tradition, the name of God (Yahweh) is not spoken. In a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 1 (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), [[Elosha]] states that the exodus from Kobol was precipitated when "one jealous god began to desire that he be elevated above all the other gods, and the war on Kobol began." The 1st commandment requires the faithful have no other god before Yahweh.

A number of elements from the show derive from Mormonism, the religion of series creator [[Glen Larson]]. In particular, the concept of a lost [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] is from Mormon legend. The [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] is also a Mormon concept.

A curious parallel to the series is found in the Exodus story of the Old Testament: [[Wikipedia:Moses|Moses]] led the Israelites out of the Egyptian captivity toward the promised land, but did not live to lead the Israelites into the promised land because he doubted the water coming from the stone (Numbers 20:12). This parallels the [[Pythia|Pythian prophecy]] of the leader (presumed to be [[Laura Roslin]]) ,who, according to the [[Sacred Scrolls]], will not live to see the promised land of Earth ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

The name of [[Pergamus Flats]] (a location on [[New Caprica]]) is similar to [[Wikipedia:Pergamus|Pergamus]], a city mentioned in Revelation 2:12.

Both the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonials]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] have had an experience similar to the Jewish exodus from [[w:Egypt|Egypt]]; the Cylons following the [[Cylon War|war with the Colonies]] (including a 40 year period in the wilderness and the slaying of all in the promised land) and the Colonials following their [[Exodus, Part II|escape from]] [[New Caprica]].

==Official statements==
*In an [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0050.htm interview with BattlestarGalactica.com on December 28th, 2005] Ron Moore was asked about fan speculation that the Cylon God may be Count Iblis in the Re-imagined Series:

: Q: "There's speculation that Count Iblis' counterpart in this series is the as-yet-unseen Cylon God. Is there any possibility that elements of the original series "War of the Gods" storyline may weave themselves into the new series?

:RDM: While I have thought of incorporating the Count Iblis/Ship of Lights mythology from the original show into the series, I've pretty much decided not to go there for now. The theological construct we've been establishing seems more interesting to me at this point and I don't think Iblis will be part of the current show."

*RDM noted in his [[podcast]] of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", that the original ending of Season One called for actor [[Dirk Benedict]] to appear to [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and introduce himself as "God". Numerous prohibiting factors prevented this storyline from making it on camera, chief among them was Moore's confessed inability to write a feasible conclusion to the surprise revelation at the time. Another mitigating factor which influenced Moore to drop the idea was that when he revealed his idea to the other writers, the entire writing team found the idea simply revolting, so Moore acquiesced.

* In an [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/166/story_16650_3.html interview at beliefnet.com] Ron Moore made the following statement in response to the question:
:Q: " In “Galactica 1980,” we actually meet the “Imperious Commander” of the Cylons who turns out to be the Devil in the guise of a humanoid. Will we ever meet the maker of the Cylons in this version?

:A: I think if we ever found an answer to why the Cylons have a god or who the god is--you know, the guy steps out from behind the curtain--I think you’d be disappointed. They’re in an interesting place in that their faith is as legitimate as the human faith. Human beings have souls given by the gods, and Cylons have a soul given by their one true god and that has to be just as valid. That means there is a plan for their soul and something for them after they die too. It’s a fundamental element of their faith. "

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2013-03-08T21:12:56Z

Psutherlin: caprican viper to air force viper

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Caprican Viper

2013-03-08T21:11:21Z

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#REDIRECT [[Air Force Viper]]

Air Force Viper

2013-03-08T21:10:48Z

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[[Image:Pre-Cylon War Vipers.jpg|thumb|Pre-Cylon War-era Vipers in tandem flight formation.]]

The '''Air Force Viper'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a [[Caprican Air Force]] aircraft used for atmospheric flight on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the years prior to the [[Cylon War]]. It follows an earlier [[Vintage Viper|model]] and predates those [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|
Colonial Fleet]] in the first and [[Second Cylon War|second]] Cylon engagements.

A Viper flight simulator featuring these single-pilot fighter jets is available through the [[virtual world]] interface for [[holoband]] users. Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Zoe Graystone]] and her date [[Philomon]] fly atmospheric Vipers over a simulated sea and oil rigs. Unfamiliar with the controls, Zoe accidentally collides with Philomon's fighter, sending both jets crashing into the water ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]".

An even older model of Viper also appears in the virtual world's [[New Cap City]]. Based on a propeller plane and launched from a massive [[Dreadnaught|dirigible]], these vintage Vipers strafe the streets of New Cap City, derezzing users ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

==Notes==
*Like the Marine [[Blackhawk]] [[Wikipedia:VTOL|VTOL aircraft]] seen in "[[End of Line]]" and "[[Apotheosis]]", the Air Force Viper seen in "The Imperfections of Memory" is marked with the pentagonal shape seen on the [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]] and the similar [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Cylon War-era Raider]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] and ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.

*Interior shots of the Viper in "The Imperfections of Memory" feature several cuts to existing footage from episodes of ''Battlestar Galactica'', including one from "[[Razor]]" that features the cockpit and [[DRADIS]] console of the [[Viper Mark II]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode107_commentary.mp3</ref>

*The Air Force Viper appears to be a marriage of components from existing military aircraft like the [[Wikipedia: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F-18]] and [[Wikipedia: Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]].

*On his personal website, VFX modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] describes this Viper as a "Caprica[n] Air Force fighter jet (not a star fighter)."<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/viper-air-force</ref>

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Caprican Viper

2013-03-06T23:48:39Z

Psutherlin: updated w/info from pierre drolet

[[Image:Pre-Cylon War Vipers.jpg|thumb|Pre-Cylon War-era Vipers in tandem flight formation.]]

The '''Caprican Viper'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a [[Caprican Air Force]] aircraft used for atmospheric flight on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the years prior to the [[Cylon War]]. It follows an earlier [[Vintage Viper|model]] and predates those [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|
Colonial Fleet]] in the first and [[Second Cylon War|second]] Cylon engagements.

A Viper flight simulator featuring these single-pilot fighter jets is available through the [[virtual world]] interface for [[holoband]] users. Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Zoe Graystone]] and her date [[Philomon]] fly atmospheric Vipers over a simulated sea and oil rigs. Unfamiliar with the controls, Zoe accidentally collides with Philomon's fighter, sending both jets crashing into the water ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]".

An even older model of Viper also appears in the virtual world's [[New Cap City]]. Based on a propeller plane and launched from a massive [[Dreadnaught|dirigible]], these vintage Vipers strafe the streets of New Cap City, derezzing users ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

==Notes==
*Like the Marine [[Blackhawk]] [[Wikipedia:VTOL|VTOL aircraft]] seein in "[[End of Line]]" and "[[Apotheosis]]", the Caprican Viper seen in "The Imperfections of Memory" is marked with the pentagonal shape seen on the [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]] and the similar [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Cylon War-era Raider]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] and ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.

*Interior shots of the Viper in "The Imperfections of Memory" feature several cuts to existing footage from episodes of ''Battlestar Galactica'', including one from "[[Razor]]" that features the cockpit and [[DRADIS]] console of the [[Viper Mark II]]. <ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode107_commentary.mp3</ref>

*The Caprican Viper appears to be a marriage of components from existing military aircraft like the [[Wikipedia: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F-18]] and [[Wikipedia: Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]].

*On his personal website, VFX modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] describes the Caprican Viper as a "Caprica[n] Air Force fighter jet (not a star fighter)."<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/viper-air-force</ref>

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2013-03-06T23:35:52Z

Psutherlin: replaced caprican marine aircraft with blackhawk

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Caprica Marine aircraft

2013-03-06T23:34:54Z

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#REDIRECT [[Blackhawk]]

Blackhawk

2013-03-06T23:32:22Z

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[[Image:Caprican Marine Aircraft.jpg|thumb|The Caprican Marine Blackhawk (in front of an Air Force Phoenix) outside Caprica City.]]

The '''Blackhawk'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a twin-engine [[Wikipedia:VTOL|VTOL]] aircraft employed by the [[Caprican Marine Corps]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Caprican Marines dispatch one of these aircraft to pursue an escaped [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Zoe-R|prototype]] from [[Graystone Industries]], alongside a [[Caprican Air Force]] [[Phoenix]]-type jet ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Some months later, a squadron of [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s operate several Marine Blackhawks in an assault on [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorists, landing on the field of [[Atlas Arena]] and engaging the attackers in a [[Battle of Atlas Arena|firefight]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

These vehicles employ [[DRADIS]] technology ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]", "[[Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*The Blackhawk appears to be comprised of elements of modern military aircraft including the [[Wikipedia: Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] and the [[Wikipedia: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|Boeing V-22 Osprey]].

*The name "Blackhawk" originates from CG modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] who describes the aircraft on his personal website:

:''I had already built a highly detailed Seahawk, so I gave her a second life and makeover by adding on some Caprica[n] technology. This aircraft was also an alternative to the other aircraft called the Phoenix Air Force, but we end up using both of them in the same scene during a car chase.''<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/blackhawk-marine</ref>

*These aircraft are marked with the distinctive pentagonal shape seen on the [[Caprican Viper]] in "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", the [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]] and the similar [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Cylon War-era Raider]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] and ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', suggesting a link between Caprican technology and that of Cylons in the [[Cylon War]].

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Caprican Marine Corps

2013-03-06T23:16:51Z

Psutherlin: included reference to caprican air force

The '''Caprican Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]n military under the [[Caprican Ministry of Defense]] in the years prior to the union of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] under a single [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|governing body]].

In the decades prior to the [[First Cylon War]], the Caprican Marines are part of an effort by the Caprican Government for the creation of a [[robot]]ic army. Marine personnel are present during early testing of [[Graystone Industries]]' [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], marking their involvement in the creation of the first [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] in the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Some time later, the Caprican Marines are called upon to pursue the [[Zoe-R|Cylon prototype]] as it escapes from Graystone Industries' labs and drives into the outskirts of [[Caprica City]] in a stolen van. Deploying a [[Caprica Marine aircraft|VTOL aircraft]] (alongside a [[Caprican Air Force]] [[Phoenix]]), the Marines are ordered to track, but not engage the Cylon - ultimately observing from above as the van containing the robot soldier collides with a military roadblock and explodes ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Despite the debacle with the prototype U-87, Graystone Industries under the control of [[Tomas Vergis]] begins production on the military's order of 200,000 Cylon soldiers and beings delivering them to the Caprican Marine Corps ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Some months later, the some of the delivered Cylons are outfitted with Marine armor and emblems and assigned to aircraft. Exploiting backdoor access, [[Daniel Graystone]] commands a squadron of Marine Cylons to land their VTOLs in [[Atlas Arena]] and [[Battle of Atlas Arena|engage]] a group of [[Soldiers of the One]] as they attempt to bomb the stadium ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*The aircraft flown by the squadron of U-87s in "Apotheosis" are marked both with "Marines" pennants and the distinctive pentagonal shape seen on the [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Cylon War-era Raider]] in flashbacks to the war in "[[Razor]]". This suggests a link between Caprican technology and that used by the Cylons, indicating that the Cylon Raider was possibly of Caprican origin.

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Caprican Air Force

2013-03-06T23:15:18Z

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The '''Caprican Air Force''' is a branch of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]n military under the [[Caprican Ministry of Defense]] in the years prior to the unification of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] under a single [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|government]].

Along with the [[Caprican Marine Corps]], the Caprican Air Force is part of an effort by the Caprican Government to build a [[robot]]ic army. Air Force personnel are present during early testing of [[Graystone Industries]]' [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], marking their involvement in the creation of the first [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] in the Twelve Colonies ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], the Caprican Air Force and the Marines dispatch two aircraft to pursue the [[Zoe-R|prototype Cylon]] after it escapes from Graystone Industries in [[Caprica City]]. Pursuing the robot out of the city and into the outlying woods, the chase is ended when the Cylon drives its vehicle into a Marine roadblock, resulting in a large explosion that nearly hits the military craft ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

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Phoenix

2013-03-06T22:56:33Z

Psutherlin: replaced references to marines with air force, per pierre drolet

[[Image:Phoenix Jet.jpg|thumb|The Phoenix aircraft cruises over Caprican Bay.]]

The '''Phoenix''' is a vehicle utilized by civilians and military personnel in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]], including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and [[Gemenon]] in the years before the [[Cylon War]]. A progenitor to the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]]'s [[Raptor]], the Phoenix is a mainstay in [[Caprica City]] where it can frequently be seen flying above the skyline. The Phoenix is driven by maneuvering [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Sublight propulsion|thrusters]] and features [[DRADIS]] capabilities ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]", "[[Blowback]]").

Following its escape from [[Graystone Industries]]' labs in Caprica City, a [[Caprican Air Force]] Phoenix is dispatched to pursue a rogue [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] [[robot]]. Ordered not to engage the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], the Phoenix chases the Graystone Industries van carrying the robot out of Caprica City and into the outlying mountain region. Unlike its civilian counterpart, this Air Force Phoenix is armed and intended for use as a troop transport ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

[[Image:Graystone Industries Phoenix, 1x12.jpg|thumb|A Graystone Industries Phoenix on the company's landing pad.]]

Graystone Industries itself possesses Phoenix aircraft for use as private transports by the company's CEO, painted white and blue and bearing the Graystone "G" logo, the Phoenix can land atop the Graystone tower in downtown Caprica City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

When Doctors [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] and [[Daniel Graystone]] are falsely accused of being members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terror organization by corrupt [[Global Defense Department]] director [[Gara Singh]], the husband and wife duo escape their home in Graystone's Phoenix jet. Taking off from a landing pad at the front of the [[Graystone Estate]], the Phoenix is piloted through Caprica City by [[Sean]], landing in a clearing in [[Caprica City#Orpheus Park|Orpheus Park]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*The Phoenix jet first appears in the opening credits of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. According to materials created by [[Doug Drexler]] and provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters:

::''Sleek and smart, the elegantly streamlined Graystone Aerospace business jet seen in Caprica is terrestrially rooted in the [[Wikipedia:Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey|Bell Osprey V-22]], and shares bloodlines with [[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'s own Raptor scout ship. The Phoenix model is an impressive construct of carefully designed compound curves including a completely realized instrumented cockpit. The model is fully functional with all flight surfaces articulated. It is a carefully considered 285877 [[Wikipedia:Polygon (computer graphics)|Polygon]]s.

*According to the same materials, the Phoenix possesses a length of 67 feet and a wingspan of 44 feet. <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caprica-2010-emmy-presentation-book/</ref>

*VFX modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] stated on his personal website that the Phoenix jet was the first model he created for the production at a time when the producers were unsure as to the extent it would appear in the series. <ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/phoenix-cj55</ref> Drolet describes the Air Force Phoenix as "an upgrade of the Pheonix private jet, which turned into a military troop carrier" with the addition of guns and a new paint job.<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/phoenix-air-force</ref>

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Phoenix

2013-03-06T22:45:42Z

Psutherlin: updated w/info from pierre drolet

[[Image:Phoenix Jet.jpg|thumb|The Phoenix aircraft cruises over Caprican Bay.]]

The '''Phoenix''' is a vehicle utilized by civilians and military personnel in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]], including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and [[Gemenon]] in the years before the [[Cylon War]]. A progenitor to the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]]'s [[Raptor]], the Phoenix is a mainstay in [[Caprica City]] where it can frequently be seen flying above the skyline. The Phoenix is driven by maneuvering [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Sublight propulsion|thrusters]] and features [[DRADIS]] capabilities ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]", "[[Blowback]]").

Following its escape from [[Graystone Industries]]' labs in Caprica City, a [[Caprican Marine Corps]] Phoenix is dispatched to pursue a rogue [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] [[robot]]. Ordered not to engage the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], the Phoenix chases the Graystone Industries van carrying the robot out of Caprica City and into the outlying mountain region. Unlike its civilian counterpart, this Marine Phoenix is armed and intended for use as a troop transport ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

[[Image:Graystone Industries Phoenix, 1x12.jpg|thumb|A Graystone Industries Phoenix on the company's landing pad.]]

Graystone Industries itself possesses Phoenix aircraft for use as private transports by the company's CEO, painted white and blue and bearing the Graystone "G" logo, the Phoenix can land atop the Graystone tower in downtown Caprica City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

When Doctors [[Amanda Graystone|Amanda]] and [[Daniel Graystone]] are falsely accused of being members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terror organization by corrupt [[Global Defense Department]] director [[Gara Singh]], the husband and wife duo escape their home in Graystone's Phoenix jet. Taking off from a landing pad at the front of the [[Graystone Estate]], the Phoenix is piloted through Caprica City by [[Sean]], landing in a clearing in [[Caprica City#Orpheus Park|Orpheus Park]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*The Phoenix jet first appears in the opening credits of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. According to materials created by [[Doug Drexler]] and provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters:

::''Sleek and smart, the elegantly streamlined Graystone Aerospace business jet seen in Caprica is terrestrially rooted in the [[Wikipedia:Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey|Bell Osprey V-22]], and shares bloodlines with [[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'s own Raptor scout ship. The Phoenix model is an impressive construct of carefully designed compound curves including a completely realized instrumented cockpit. The model is fully functional with all flight surfaces articulated. It is a carefully considered 285877 [[Wikipedia:Polygon (computer graphics)|Polygon]]s.

*According to the same materials, the Phoenix possesses a length of 67 feet and a wingspan of 44 feet. <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caprica-2010-emmy-presentation-book/</ref>

*VFX modeler [[Pierre Drolet]] stated on his personal website that the Phoenix jet was the first model he created for the production at a time when the producers were unsure as to the extent it would appear in the series. <ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/phoenix-cj55</ref> Drolet describes the Marine Phoenix as "an upgrade of the Pheonix private jet, which turned into a military troop carrier" with the addition of guns and a new paint job.<ref>http://sci-fi-museum-pierre-drolet-com.webs.com/phoenix-air-force</ref>

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Gara Singh

2013-03-04T00:25:20Z

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'''Gara Singh''' is the Director of the [[Caprica City]] bureau of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] [[Global Defense Department]] in the years before the [[First Cylon War]].

==Investigating the STO==
Though Singh's GDD bureau had been saddled with mostly trivial cases, the bombing of the [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit System]] by monotheist [[Ben Stark]] and the resurgence of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group becomes Singh and his intestigators' primary focus ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Bombings===
Staying mostly on the sidelines as Agents [[Jordan Duram|Duram]] and [[Youngblood]] make inquiries into the bombing, Singh steps in when he discovers a tape of the bomber, Stark, being interrogated by Youngblood one year before the bombing for possession of explosives. Singh suggests the tape be destroyed and Duram and Youngblood step up their game, inspiring a major break in the case ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

As the STO begins bombing Holocafes throughout Caprica City, Singh is initially hesitant to attribute the crimes to a resurgence of the monotheist terrorists. However, when the [[Inter-Colonial Court]] on [[Libran]] hands down a warrant allowing the search of the [[Athena Academy]] - where Ben Stark and his suspected accomplice [[Zoe Graystone]] attended school - Singh reluctantly allowed Agent Duram to proceed, though telling him to keep it "tasteful".

:''In scenes deleted from the episode "[[Know Thy Enemy]]", Agent Duram secures high tech equipment for the GDD office that allows quick identification of potential suspects by searching the entire "Caprican Mesh". As a test group, Duram uses members of the GDD, including his partner Youngblood and Director Singh, both of whom come up clean.

:''The storyline continues into scenes later omitted from "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]" in which Duram and the GDD install cameras at [[Atlas Arena]] to scan faces in the stadium and pinpoint any possible STO members. Throughout this investigation, Singh is hesitant about the sidestepping of "certain liberties" apparently so easy for Agent Duram. Capturing and detaining a suspect, Duram expresses his disgust for the monotheist movement and Singh reins him in.

===STO Murders===
Following the murder of two members of the STO who were also former students at Athena Academy, Agent Duram focuses his investigation on the school's headmistress, Sister [[Clarice Willow]]. Having been alerted of accusations made to Willow by her lawyer, Director Singh once again intercedes. Meeting with Duram outside the office, Singh admonishes Duram for harassing Willow, telling him that the [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athenian]] cleric cannot be the monotheist terror leader Duram believed she was. Singh also emphasizes that everyone at the GDD is invested in solving the murders, not just Duram ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]").

===Revelations===
With growing suspicion that the STO has infiltrated the GDD, Agent Duram misleads Director Singh with information falsely implicating [[Mar-Beth Willow]] - Clarice Willow's wife - as a confidential informant. Upon the sudden disappearance and apparent murder of Mar-Beth, Singh reveals himself to be the mole, funneling information about the investigation into the STO to Clarice Willow's cell under the alias "[[Alvo]]". As Alvo, Singh has also stolen evidence gathered from Zoe Graystone's belongings and given it Willow - a key element in her pursuit of [[Apotheosis]]. Despite this information, Duram declines to turn Singh in, lacking concrete evidence ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

Aware of the threat Duram now poses to his position in the GDD, Singh alters video surveillance footage of a meeting with Duram to make it appear as though the agent had become a rogue. Alerting Internal Affairs, Singh takes Duram's badge and gun and removes him from the force, handing his caseload over to Agent Youngblood ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

After [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] attempt to intervene in Clarice Willow's plan, Singh outs himself to the STO cell as Alvo and promises to use the GDD to help Apotheosis come to fruition. Using his resources with the Caprican legal system, Singh pins the MLMT bombing on the Graystones and has them labeled as terrorists. Attempting to arrest the Graystones at their [[Graystone Estate|home]], Singh is stopped by [[Cyrus Xander]] who holds the GDD Director at gunpoint long enough to allow Amanda and Daniel Graystone to escape and ultimately clear their name ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

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Cylons (RDM)

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''This article discusses the Cylons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For the Cylons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]].''
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'''Cylons''' - from '''Cy'''bernetic '''L'''ifef'''o'''rm '''N'''ode - 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 mimick 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. 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 - 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, 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 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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New Cap City

2013-03-01T04:38:39Z

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:''For information on the city from the [[re-imagined series]], see [[New Caprica City]].''

[[Image:New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|210px|A panoramic view of New Cap City.]]
'''New Cap City''' is a virtual recreation of [[Caprica City]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]]. A near identical reproduction of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] city, New Cap city features a darker atmosphere, and allows [[holoband]] users to engage in violent, gangster-style game play.

==Overview==
New Cap City grew out of the underground movement on Caprica before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] of teenagers hacking pay holoband sites to create free virtual environments like the "[[V-Club]]". New Cap is widely known for its violence and corrupted version of the real life Caprica City. It is periodically updated to reflect current events in the physical world, including the bombing of [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MagLev]] 23. Unlike the genuine article, this version of Caprica City reflects a bygone era of propeller aircraft and is patrolled by an enormous, well armed [[Dreadnaught|dirigible]] that, at times, shoots indiscriminately at users on the streets below ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:New Cap dirigible, 1x05.jpg|thumb|The dirigible unleashes retro-Vipers on New Cap City.]]

Despite being pure fantasy, New Cap City follows the rules of the physical world (users cannot not fly for example), but portrays none of the consequences of drug and alcohol use and promiscuous sex that are experienced in reality. Death, in New Cap, is also a painful sensation and results in the [[List of terms (RDM)#Other Colloquialisms|derezzing]] of users' [[avatar]]s and permanent exile from the game ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

New Cap City is accessible through a series of virtual tunnels, like sewers. Real world locations including [[Little Tauron]] and [[Atlas Arena]] - serving as a venue for brutal hand-to-hand combat - are represented in the game, albeit distorted and, at times, severely rundown by its users ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Television personality [[Baxter Sarno]] attributes the game with contributing to the moral decline of Caprica that led, in part, to the bombing of MagLev 23 by the [[Soldiers of the One]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Deadwalkers===
[[Image:Tamara in New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|Tamara alone in New Cap City.]]

Following the attack on the Caprica City MagLev train system, [[Daniel Graystone]] creates a virtual duplicate of his deceased daughter [[Zoe Graystone]] and another victim of the bombing, [[Tamara Adams]]. Hoping to bring the [[Tamara-A|avatar]]s into the real world by implanting them [[U-87|robot]] bodies, Graystone allows the simulation of Tamara to languish within a private virtual space, unaware of her own demise. Encountering Graystone inside the space, the Tamara avatar is released to wander the virtual world alone ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

Finding her way to [[Vesta]], a powerful figure in V-World, Tamara pleads for help in escaping back to the real world. Believing she is simply asleep, in a coma, or unable to remove her holoband, Vesta shoots Tamara. Instead of derezzing, however, Tamara is injured, but quickly heals. Intrigued by the potential of having a user within her circle ostensibly invulnerable to injury, Vesta promises to help Tamara for a price. Sending her with [[Tad Thorean|Herecles]] into New Cap City, Vesta charges Tamara with sneaking into the vault of a wealthy user, [[Chiron]], and stealing his money ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

Successfully nabbing Chiron's money, Tamara and Herecles return to Vesta, who reveals that Tamara died in the real world some weeks ago. Faced with continued use by Vesta and her cronies, Tamara shoots and derezzes Vesta. Sparing Herecles, Tamara instructs him to find her father in the real Caprica City, before setting off in New Cap City alone ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

===The Search for Tamara===
[[Image:Joseph and Heracles, 1x07.jpg|thumb|Joseph Adama and Tad "Heracles" Thorean in New Cap City.]]

Learning that the avatar of his daughter lives on in the virtual world, Tamara's father, [[Joseph Adama]], persuades Herecles to bring him to New Cap City. As Herecles introduces Adama to life in the game, the dirigible appears and fires on them, derezzing Herecles and leaving Adama to fend for himself ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

Adama wanders the streets of New Cap City alone in search of Tamara, encountering [[Emmanuelle], a young user who claims Herecles has sent her. Helping Adama better acclimate to New Cap City and introducing him to [[amp]], the performance-enhancing hack, Emmanuelle aids in the search, visiting locations like the virtual version of Adama's own Little Tauron apartment and the ''Mysteries'' nightclub ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Meanwhile, Tamara herself continues to make her way through the labyrinthine New Cap City, leaving a graffiti "T" where she goes. Finding his daughter's mark outside the ''Mysteries'' club, Joseph is further compelled to find Tamara, devoting his life to searching New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Watching Joseph's life spin out of control, Emmanuelle devises a plan to draw Tamara to her father's virtual apartment. Setting up a light bearing Tamara's mark, Emmanuelle finally confronts Tamara, asking her for assistance in putting Joseph's life right. Leading back into New Cap City, Emmanuelle finally reunites him with the avatar of his deceased daughter. The reunion, however, is brief, as Tamara shoots herself, then turns the gun on her father, derezzing his avatar and ejecting him from the game. Believing his daughter has killed herself, Joseph Adama gives up his search ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

[[Image:New Cap Arena 1x12.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A and Tamara battle in New Cap City's ruined Atlas Arena.]]

Now known within the game as a "Deadwalker", Tamara forges alliances with New Cap City users, tattooing her mark to their foreheads. As the Zoe Graystone avatar appears for the first time in New Cap City, Tamara's forces clash against her, marking the beginning of a rivalry ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Tracking Tamara 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. Finally, Tamara and Zoe fight each other, both withstanding horrible injuries. Ultimately, however, Zoe is able to convince Tamara that she is not the ''original'' Zoe Graystone, nor the bomber, and that together they can fulfill a greater destiny in New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Avenging Angels===
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 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[Image:New New Cap City 1x15.jpg|thumb|The new New Cap City.]]

The prevailing belief in the real world is that the Zoe and Tamara avatars are simply fakes and the notion of the "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 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Afraid of being captured by Daniel Graystone, Tamara suggests leaving 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 reconfigure the urban setting, destroying New Cap City and turning it into a fortress upon a mountain, surrounded by dense, [[Kobol]]-like forest ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

==In-game Locales==

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* Airfield
* Tattoo parlor
* McAnn Shoes ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]")
* Quality Jewelers ([[CAP]]: "The Imperfections of Memory")
* Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]")

==Notes==

According to the [[Podcast:There is Another Sky|podcast commentary]] of "There is Another Sky", the concept of New Cap City has been compared to the real-world video game ''[[wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'', while its title resembles that of the 1991 crime film ''[[wikipedia:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''. The design of New Cap City was based heavily on the look and feel of [[Wikipedia:Film noir|film noir]], being shot at low angles and featuring 1930s and 40s styles as well as a nearly black and white color scheme. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/105/caprica_episode105_commentary.mp3]

According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the'' [[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' visual effects team were given great latitude in the creation of New Cap City, with numerous test renders in various lighting conditions to "evaluate and explore the city's canyons, textures and vistas. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caprica-2010-emmy-presentation-book/]

The sound of the dirigible seen floating above New Cap City in "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory" and "Know Thy Enemy" was created through the use of [[Wikipedia: Gregorian chant|Gregorian chant]] recordings. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/107/caprica_episode107_commentary.mp3]

New Cap City appears under the title card in the opening credits of ''Caprica'', dating back to "[[Rebirth]]", two episodes before it was even introduced.

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New Cap City

2013-03-01T04:36:42Z

Psutherlin: /* Avenging Angels */

:''For information on the city from the [[re-imagined series]], see [[New Caprica City]].''

[[Image:New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|210px|A panoramic view of New Cap City.]]
'''New Cap City''' is a virtual recreation of [[Caprica City]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]]. A near identical reproduction of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] city, New Cap city features a darker atmosphere, and allows [[holoband]] users to engage in violent, gangster-style game play.

==Overview==
New Cap City grew out of the underground movement on Caprica before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] of teenagers hacking pay holoband sites to create free virtual environments like the "[[V-Club]]". New Cap is widely known for its violence and corrupted version of the real life Caprica City. It is periodically updated to reflect current events in the physical world, including the bombing of [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MagLev]] 23. Unlike the genuine article, this version of Caprica City reflects a bygone era of propeller aircraft and is patrolled by an enormous, well armed [[Dreadnaught|dirigible]] that, at times, shoots indiscriminately at users on the streets below ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:New Cap dirigible, 1x05.jpg|thumb|The dirigible unleashes retro-Vipers on New Cap City.]]

Despite being pure fantasy, New Cap City follows the rules of the physical world (users cannot not fly for example), but portrays none of the consequences of drug and alcohol use and promiscuous sex that are experienced in reality. Death, in New Cap, is also a painful sensation and results in the [[List of terms (RDM)#Other Colloquialisms|derezzing]] of users' [[avatar]]s and permanent exile from the game ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

New Cap City is accessible through a series of virtual tunnels, like sewers. Real world locations including [[Little Tauron]] and [[Atlas Arena]] - serving as a venue for brutal hand-to-hand combat - are represented in the game, albeit distorted and, at times, severely rundown by its users ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Television personality [[Baxter Sarno]] attributes the game with contributing to the moral decline of Caprica that led, in part, to the bombing of MagLev 23 by the [[Soldiers of the One]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Deadwalkers===
[[Image:Tamara in New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|Tamara alone in New Cap City.]]

Following the attack on the Caprica City MagLev train system, [[Daniel Graystone]] creates a virtual duplicate of his deceased daughter [[Zoe Graystone]] and another victim of the bombing, [[Tamara Adams]]. Hoping to bring the [[Tamara-A|avatar]]s into the real world by implanting them [[U-87|robot]] bodies, Graystone allows the simulation of Tamara to languish within a private virtual space, unaware of her own demise. Encountering Graystone inside the space, the Tamara avatar is released to wander the virtual world alone ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

Finding her way to [[Vesta]], a powerful figure in V-World, Tamara pleads for help in escaping back to the real world. Believing she is simply asleep, in a coma, or unable to remove her holoband, Vesta shoots Tamara. Instead of derezzing, however, Tamara is injured, but quickly heals. Intrigued by the potential of having a user within her circle ostensibly invulnerable to injury, Vesta promises to help Tamara for a price. Sending her with [[Tad Thorean|Herecles]] into New Cap City, Vesta charges Tamara with sneaking into the vault of a wealthy user, [[Chiron]], and stealing his money ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

Successfully nabbing Chiron's money, Tamara and Herecles return to Vesta, who reveals that Tamara died in the real world some weeks ago. Faced with continued use by Vesta and her cronies, Tamara shoots and derezzes Vesta. Sparing Herecles, Tamara instructs him to find her father in the real Caprica City, before setting off in New Cap City alone ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

===The Search for Tamara===
[[Image:Joseph and Heracles, 1x07.jpg|thumb|Joseph Adama and Tad "Heracles" Thorean in New Cap City.]]

Learning that the avatar of his daughter lives on in the virtual world, Tamara's father, [[Joseph Adama]], persuades Herecles to bring him to New Cap City. As Herecles introduces Adama to life in the game, the dirigible appears and fires on them, derezzing Herecles and leaving Adama to fend for himself ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

Adama wanders the streets of New Cap City alone in search of Tamara, encountering [[Emmanuelle], a young user who claims Herecles has sent her. Helping Adama better acclimate to New Cap City and introducing him to [[amp]], the performance-enhancing hack, Emmanuelle aids in the search, visiting locations like the virtual version of Adama's own Little Tauron apartment and the ''Mysteries'' nightclub ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Meanwhile, Tamara herself continues to make her way through the labyrinthine New Cap City, leaving a graffiti "T" where she goes. Finding his daughter's mark outside the ''Mysteries'' club, Joseph is further compelled to find Tamara, devoting his life to searching New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Watching Joseph's life spin out of control, Emmanuelle devises a plan to draw Tamara to her father's virtual apartment. Setting up a light bearing Tamara's mark, Emmanuelle finally confronts Tamara, asking her for assistance in putting Joseph's life right. Leading back into New Cap City, Emmanuelle finally reunites him with the avatar of his deceased daughter. The reunion, however, is brief, as Tamara shoots herself, then turns the gun on her father, derezzing his avatar and ejecting him from the game. Believing his daughter has killed herself, Joseph Adama gives up his search ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

[[Image:New Cap Arena 1x12.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A and Tamara battle in New Cap City's ruined Atlas Arena.]]

Now known within the game as a "Deadwalker", Tamara forges alliances with New Cap City users, tattooing her mark to their foreheads. As the Zoe Graystone avatar appears for the first time in New Cap City, Tamara's forces clash against her, marking the beginning of a rivalry ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Tracking Tamara 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. Finally, Tamara and Zoe fight each other, both withstanding horrible injuries. Ultimately, however, Zoe is able to convince Tamara that she is not the ''original'' Zoe Graystone, nor the bomber, and that together they can fulfill a greater destiny in New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Avenging Angels===
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 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

[[Image:New New Cap City 1x15.jpg|thumb|The new New Cap City.]]

The prevailing belief in the real world is that the Zoe and Tamara avatars are simply fakes and the notion of the "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 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Afraid of being captured by Daniel Graystone, Tamara suggests leaving 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 reconfigure the urban setting, destroying New Cap City and turning it into a fortress upon a mountain, surrounded by dense, [[Kobol]]-like forest ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===In-game Locales===

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* Eleusinian Theater<ref name="The Caprican - The Top 5 Entertainment Options in New Cap City">{{cite web
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* Shooting Range<ref name="The Caprican - The Top 5 Entertainment Options in New Cap City">{{cite web
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* Airfield
* Tattoo parlor
* McAnn Shoes ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]")
* Quality Jewelers ([[CAP]]: "The Imperfections of Memory")
* Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]")

==Notes==

According to the [[Podcast:There is Another Sky|podcast commentary]] of "There is Another Sky", the concept of New Cap City has been compared to the real-world video game ''[[wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'', while its title resembles that of the 1991 crime film ''[[wikipedia:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''. The design of New Cap City was based heavily on the look and feel of [[Wikipedia:Film noir|film noir]], being shot at low angles and featuring 1930s and 40s styles as well as a nearly black and white color scheme. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/105/caprica_episode105_commentary.mp3]

According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the'' [[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' visual effects team were given great latitude in the creation of New Cap City, with numerous test renders in various lighting conditions to "evaluate and explore the city's canyons, textures and vistas. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caprica-2010-emmy-presentation-book/]

The sound of the dirigible seen floating above New Cap City in "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory" and "Know Thy Enemy" was created through the use of [[Wikipedia: Gregorian chant|Gregorian chant]] recordings. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/107/caprica_episode107_commentary.mp3]

New Cap City appears under the title card in the opening credits of ''Caprica'', dating back to "[[Rebirth]]", two episodes before it was even introduced.

==References==
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New Cap City

2013-03-01T04:29:17Z

Psutherlin: updated to include the end of caprica

:''For information on the city from the [[re-imagined series]], see [[New Caprica City]].''

[[Image:New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|210px|A panoramic view of New Cap City.]]
'''New Cap City''' is a virtual recreation of [[Caprica City]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]]. A near identical reproduction of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] city, New Cap city features a darker atmosphere, and allows [[holoband]] users to engage in violent, gangster-style game play.

==Overview==
New Cap City grew out of the underground movement on Caprica before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]] of teenagers hacking pay holoband sites to create free virtual environments like the "[[V-Club]]". New Cap is widely known for its violence and corrupted version of the real life Caprica City. It is periodically updated to reflect current events in the physical world, including the bombing of [[Metropolitan Levitation Mass Transit|MagLev]] 23. Unlike the genuine article, this version of Caprica City reflects a bygone era of propeller aircraft and is patrolled by an enormous, well armed [[Dreadnaught|dirigible]] that, at times, shoots indiscriminately at users on the streets below ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

[[Image:New Cap dirigible, 1x05.jpg|thumb|The dirigible unleashes retro-Vipers on New Cap City.]]

Despite being pure fantasy, New Cap City follows the rules of the physical world (users cannot not fly for example), but portrays none of the consequences of drug and alcohol use and promiscuous sex that are experienced in reality. Death, in New Cap, is also a painful sensation and results in the [[List of terms (RDM)#Other Colloquialisms|derezzing]] of users' [[avatar]]s and permanent exile from the game ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

New Cap City is accessible through a series of virtual tunnels, like sewers. Real world locations including [[Little Tauron]] and [[Atlas Arena]] - serving as a venue for brutal hand-to-hand combat - are represented in the game, albeit distorted and, at times, severely rundown by its users ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

Television personality [[Baxter Sarno]] attributes the game with contributing to the moral decline of Caprica that led, in part, to the bombing of MagLev 23 by the [[Soldiers of the One]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

===Deadwalkers===
[[Image:Tamara in New Cap City, 1x05.jpg|thumb|Tamara alone in New Cap City.]]

Following the attack on the Caprica City MagLev train system, [[Daniel Graystone]] creates a virtual duplicate of his deceased daughter [[Zoe Graystone]] and another victim of the bombing, [[Tamara Adams]]. Hoping to bring the [[Tamara-A|avatar]]s into the real world by implanting them [[U-87|robot]] bodies, Graystone allows the simulation of Tamara to languish within a private virtual space, unaware of her own demise. Encountering Graystone inside the space, the Tamara avatar is released to wander the virtual world alone ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

Finding her way to [[Vesta]], a powerful figure in V-World, Tamara pleads for help in escaping back to the real world. Believing she is simply asleep, in a coma, or unable to remove her holoband, Vesta shoots Tamara. Instead of derezzing, however, Tamara is injured, but quickly heals. Intrigued by the potential of having a user within her circle ostensibly invulnerable to injury, Vesta promises to help Tamara for a price. Sending her with [[Tad Thorean|Herecles]] into New Cap City, Vesta charges Tamara with sneaking into the vault of a wealthy user, [[Chiron]], and stealing his money ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

Successfully nabbing Chiron's money, Tamara and Herecles return to Vesta, who reveals that Tamara died in the real world some weeks ago. Faced with continued use by Vesta and her cronies, Tamara shoots and derezzes Vesta. Sparing Herecles, Tamara instructs him to find her father in the real Caprica City, before setting off in New Cap City alone ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]").

===The Search for Tamara===
[[Image:Joseph and Heracles, 1x07.jpg|thumb|Joseph Adama and Tad "Heracles" Thorean in New Cap City.]]

Learning that the avatar of his daughter lives on in the virtual world, Tamara's father, [[Joseph Adama]], persuades Herecles to bring him to New Cap City. As Herecles introduces Adama to life in the game, the dirigible appears and fires on them, derezzing Herecles and leaving Adama to fend for himself ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]").

Adama wanders the streets of New Cap City alone in search of Tamara, encountering [[Emmanuelle], a young user who claims Herecles has sent her. Helping Adama better acclimate to New Cap City and introducing him to [[amp]], the performance-enhancing hack, Emmanuelle aids in the search, visiting locations like the virtual version of Adama's own Little Tauron apartment and the ''Mysteries'' nightclub ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Meanwhile, Tamara herself continues to make her way through the labyrinthine New Cap City, leaving a graffiti "T" where she goes. Finding his daughter's mark outside the ''Mysteries'' club, Joseph is further compelled to find Tamara, devoting his life to searching New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

Watching Joseph's life spin out of control, Emmanuelle devises a plan to draw Tamara to her father's virtual apartment. Setting up a light bearing Tamara's mark, Emmanuelle finally confronts Tamara, asking her for assistance in putting Joseph's life right. Leading back into New Cap City, Emmanuelle finally reunites him with the avatar of his deceased daughter. The reunion, however, is brief, as Tamara shoots herself, then turns the gun on her father, derezzing his avatar and ejecting him from the game. Believing his daughter has killed herself, Joseph Adama gives up his search ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

[[Image:New Cap Arena 1x12.jpg|thumb|Zoe-A and Tamara battle in New Cap City's ruined Atlas Arena.]]

Now known within the game as a "Deadwalker", Tamara forges alliances with New Cap City users, tattooing her mark to their foreheads. As the Zoe Graystone avatar appears for the first time in New Cap City, Tamara's forces clash against her, marking the beginning of a rivalry ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Tracking Tamara 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. Finally, Tamara and Zoe fight each other, both withstanding horrible injuries. Ultimately, however, Zoe is able to convince Tamara that she is not the ''original'' Zoe Graystone, nor the bomber, and that together they can fulfill a greater destiny in New Cap City ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Avenging Angels===
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]]").

[[Image:New New Cap City 1x15.jpg|thumb|The new New Cap City.]]

Indeed, the prevailing belief in the real world is that the Zoe and Tamara avatars are simply fakes and the notion of the "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 ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Afraid of being captured by Daniel Graystone, Tamara suggests leaving 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 reconfigure the urban setting, destroying New Cap City and turning it into a fortress upon a mountain, surrounded by dense, [[Kobol]]-like forest ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

===In-game Locales===

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* Shooting Range<ref name="The Caprican - The Top 5 Entertainment Options in New Cap City">{{cite web
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* Airfield
* Tattoo parlor
* McAnn Shoes ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]")
* Quality Jewelers ([[CAP]]: "The Imperfections of Memory")
* Sinny McNutt's Slash & Cut ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]")

==Notes==

According to the [[Podcast:There is Another Sky|podcast commentary]] of "There is Another Sky", the concept of New Cap City has been compared to the real-world video game ''[[wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'', while its title resembles that of the 1991 crime film ''[[wikipedia:New Jack City|New Jack City]]''. The design of New Cap City was based heavily on the look and feel of [[Wikipedia:Film noir|film noir]], being shot at low angles and featuring 1930s and 40s styles as well as a nearly black and white color scheme. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/105/caprica_episode105_commentary.mp3]

According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the'' [[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' visual effects team were given great latitude in the creation of New Cap City, with numerous test renders in various lighting conditions to "evaluate and explore the city's canyons, textures and vistas. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caprica-2010-emmy-presentation-book/]

The sound of the dirigible seen floating above New Cap City in "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory" and "Know Thy Enemy" was created through the use of [[Wikipedia: Gregorian chant|Gregorian chant]] recordings. [http://www.syfy.com/caprica/includes/podcasts/mp3/107/caprica_episode107_commentary.mp3]

New Cap City appears under the title card in the opening credits of ''Caprica'', dating back to "[[Rebirth]]", two episodes before it was even introduced.

==References==
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Ezra Barzel

2013-03-01T01:22:08Z

Psutherlin: new page

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'''Ezra Barzel''' was the husband of [[Graystone Industries]] software engineer Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and a hero among [[Colonial]]s during the [[Cylon War]]. Formerly a historian, Barzel chose to enlist and join the fight against the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], but was killed by friendly fire from members of his own unit. Despite the truth surrounding Barzel's death, Colonial propaganda spun his story to inspire others to join the fight. Popularly, Barzel is remembered for single-handedly killing an entire platoon of [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurions]] and was all but resurrected in the [[virtual world]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Graystone Industries

2013-03-01T00:40:47Z

Psutherlin: tweaks and images

[[Image:Graystone Industries.jpg|thumb|200px|The Caprica City campus of Graystone Industries.]]

'''Graystone Industries''' is a [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]-based technology company created by [[Daniel Graystone]], who is the CEO. Founded more than 60 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Graystone Industries is responsible for the invention of [[holoband]] technology, but is later known for the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].

==History==
Based out of a sprawling campus located in [[Caprica City]], Graystone Industries was founded by Daniel Graystone following his involvement with the [[MicroCap]] corporation ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]"). Described by competitor [[Tomas Vergis]] as a toy maker, Graystone and his company were responsible for the introduction of holobands and the [[virtual world]] to the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], selling millions of units and making Graystone Industries a household name on Caprica ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). By some 53 years before the Fall, however, Graystone Industries had entered into cybernetics, at first building simple [[robot]]s before designing the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - a robot soldier intended to be sold to the Caprican government ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

===Cylons===
[[Image:Graystone and the U-87, 1x05.jpg|thumb|Daniel Graystone and the first of "a new race that will walk alongside us."]]

Following the fabrication of the U-87 chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the Cyber Combat Unit project stalls - falling five years behind schedule and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is complete, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that chassis proves problematic. With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries; threatening to take the project off world.

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor the [[Vergis Corporation]] cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP. While Vergis is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract.

Under pressure and mourning the recent loss of his daugher [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], Daniel Graystone secretly enlists [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - to steal the MCP from Vergis labs on [[Tauron]]. While the theft results in the deaths of two Vergis Corporation employees, the endeavor is successful and Graystone's U-87 begins exhibiting human-level sentience with Vegis' MCP chip installed. After a successful demonstration for Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]], Graystone Industries secures its deal with the Caprican Government and production of U-87s - dubbed [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] - begins ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

===Hostile Takeover===
[[Image:Caprica - Cubits and Pieces.jpg|thumb|Graystone Industries stock takes a nose-dive.]]

Despite securing the contract, Graystone Industries stock nose-dives when Daniel Graystone's deceased daughter is publicly outed as a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization and linked to the bombing of [[MagLev]] train #23 ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). Due to Zoe Graystone's name recognition, Graystone Induestries and its holobands become associated with the moral decay of Caprica, sparking public outcry against the company and its founders ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]").

The financial future of the company is further endangered when Graystone personally pledges on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' to divert all profits from holoband sales and V-world space to funding anti-addiction efforts - affecting sixty percent of Graystone Industries' revenues ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]"). In response, the board of directors debates removing Graystone from the board, despite [[Cyrus Xander]]'s recognition that Daniel himself "is the brand." Daniel Graystone counters with a demonstration of the U-87's unique capabilities, arguing that sales for both military and civilian applications would sustain the company and affect society far more profoundly than the holoband ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]"). The demonstration momentarily secures Daniel's future as CEO, but continuing difficulties in the production of Cylons and erosion of the company's stock draws the attention of Tomas Vergis, seeking retribution for the deaths of his employees ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

The company's troubles worsen when the [[Zoe-R|prototype Cylon]] kills Graystone Industries scientist [[Philomon]] and escapes from Graystone labs. Believing Graystone Industries has lost control of the project and receiving overtures from Tomas Vergis, the Caprican Ministry of Defense withdraws the Cyber Combat Unit contract and grants it to the Vergis Corporation instead. With significant capital behind him, Tomas Vergis is installed as CEO of Graystone Induestries and Cylons finally begin leaving the assembly line ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]", "[[Unvanquished]]").

===New Management===
[[Image:Graystone Board 1x12.jpg|thumb|Graystone Industries board assembles.]]
While Tomas Vergis' management of Graystone Industries improves the company's image, its former CEO is plotting his return. Allying himself with the Ha'la'tha, Daniel Graystone uses his knowledge of his former employees to systematically blackmail the Board of Directors. Though one member of the board, [[Cornell Gast]], is pushed to suicide, Daniel Grasytone is successful and soon re-installed as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]", "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). Under Daniel Graystone's renewed leadership and with the Ha'la'tha operating from behind the scenes, Graystone Industries begins the development of [[Grace]] - an extension of holoband technology that will ostensibly resurrect the dead in the virtual world ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

When the development of Grace proceeds slowly, Daniel Graystone comes under pressure and threats from his new allies the Ha'la'tha and the [[Guatrau]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]"). The situation is further complicated when Graystone discovers that the Ha'la'tha has begun skimming Cylons from the production line for sale to the Soliders of the One cult on [[Gemenon]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]"). Nevertheless, under Daniel Graystone's leadership and following a thwarted assassination attempt by the Ha'la'tha and the STO [[Battle of Atlas Arena|terrorist attack]], Graystone Industries rebounds tremendously and spearheads the integration of [[Cylons]] into Colonial society ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").

===Cylon Uprising===
[[Image:Graystone Industries night 1x09.jpg|thumb|Graystone Industries campus at night.]]
Following the Cylon rebellion and beginning of the [[Cylon War]], Graystone Industries' influence fades and the company becomes infamous. Though work on Cylons continues into the war, the company is seen as responsible for creating the machines that seek humanity's destruction. Ten years into the war, a Graystone Industries software engineer, Dr. [[Becca Kelly]], unsuccessfully attempts to skew the war in the Cylons' favor by providing them what she believes to be classified information about [[Colonial Fleet]] positions (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

By the resolution of the Cylon War and the subsequent decades, Graystone Industries' impact on Colonial society is all but forgotten and holobands - like all networked devices - fall into disuse ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

== Known Personnel ==

* [[Daniel Graystone]], CEO
* [[Cyrus Xander]], Graystone's assistant
* [[Priyah Magnus‎]], public relations officer
* [[Drew Tanner]], U-87 technician
* [[Philomon]], U-87 technician
* [[Beka Kelly]], software engineer

=== Board of Directors ===

* [[Jon Parker]]
* [[Cornell Gast]]
* Lillian Teller
* Vital Corso
* Terry Albick
* Atkinson

== Notes ==

* The Graystone Industries building and campus are inspired by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]] campus' own look and feel.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/vancouver-as-caprica-city/|title=Drex Files: Caprica City|date=31 January 2010|accessdate=3 February 2010|last=Drexler|first=Doug|format=|language=}}</ref>

* The roof of the headquarters building features a design of two coaxial pentagons, very similar to the design of the roundels on both the wings of [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon raiders]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]] and on the sides of the [[Caprica Marine Aircraft|Caprican Cylon Marine VTOL]]s in "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]".

== References ==
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Graystone Industries

2013-02-28T04:52:15Z

Psutherlin: expanded and updated

[[Image:GraystoneIndustriesLogo.jpg|thumb|right|Graystone Industries corporate logo.]]

'''Graystone Industries''' is a [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]-based technology company created by [[Daniel Graystone]], who is the CEO. Founded more than 60 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Graystone Industries is responsible for the invention of [[holoband]] technology, but is later known for the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].

==History==
[[Image:Graystone Industries.jpg|thumb|The campus and buildings of Graystone Industries on Caprica.]]

Based out of a sprawling campus located in [[Caprica City]], Graystone Industries was founded by Daniel Graystone following his involvement with the [[MicroCap]] corporation ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]"). Described by competitor [[Tomas Vergis]] as a toy maker, Graystone and his company were responsible for the introduction of holobands and the [[virtual world]] to the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], selling millions of units and making Graystone Industries a household name on Caprica ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). By some 53 years before the Fall, however, Graystone Industries had entered into cybernetics, at first building simple [[robot]]s before designing the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - a robot soldier intended to be sold to the Caprican government ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

===Cylons===
Following the fabrication of the U-87 chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the Cyber Combat Unit project stalls - falling five years behind schedule and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is complete, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that body proves problematic. With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries; threatening to take the project off world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP. While Vergis is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract.

Under pressure and mourning the recent loss of his daugher [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], Daniel Graystone secretly enlists [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - to steal the MCP from Vergis Corporation labs on [[Tauron]]. While the theft results in the death of two Vergis Corporation employees, the endeavor is successful and Graystone's U-87 begins exhibiting human-level sentience with Vegis' MCP chip installed. After a successful demonstration for Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]], Graystone Industries secures its deal with the Caprican Government and production of U-87s - nicknamed [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] begins ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]).

===Hostile Takeover===
Despite securing the contract, Graystone Industries stock nose-dives when Daniel Graystone's deceased daughter is publicly outed as a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist organization and holobands and the virtual world become associated with terrorism ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). The financial future of the company is further endangered when Graystone personally pledges on ''[[Backtalk with Baxter Sarno]]'' to divert all profits from holoband sales and V-world space to funding anti-addiction efforts - affecting sixty percent of Graystone Industries' revenues ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]"). In response, the board of directors debates removing Graystone from the board, despite [[Cyrus Xander]]'s recognition that Daniel himself "is the brand." Daniel Graystone counters with a demonstration of the U-87's unique capabilities, arguing that sales for both military and civilian applications would sustain the company and affect society far more profoundly than the holoband ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]"). The demonstration momentarily forestalls Daniel's future as CEO, but continuing difficulties in the production Cylons and erosion of the company's stock draws the attention of Tomas Vergis, seeking retribution for the deaths of his employees ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

The company's troubles worsen when the [[Zoe-R|prototype Cylon]] kills Graystone Industries scientist [[Philomon]] and escapes from Graystone labs. Believing Graystone Industries has lost control of the project and receiving overtures from Tomas Vergis, the Caprican Ministry of Defense withdraws the Cyber Combat Unit contract and grants it to the Vergis Corporation instead. Citing Daniel Graystone's mismanagement of the situation and with significant capital behind him, Tomas Vergis is installed as CEO of Graystone Induestries and mass production of Cylons finally begins in earnest ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]", "[[Unvanquished]]").

===New Management===
While Tomas Vergis' management of Graystone Industries improves the company's image, its former CEO is plotting his return. Allying himself with the Ha'la'tha, Daniel Graystone uses his knowledge of his former employees to systematically blackmail the board of the directors. Though one member of the board, [[Cornell Gast]], is pushed to suicide, Daniel Grasytone is successful and soon re-installed as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]"). Under Daniel Graystone's renewed leadership and with the Ha'la'tha operating from behind the scenes, Graystone Industries begins the development of [[Grace]] - an extension of holoband technology that will ostensibly resurrect the dead in the virtual world ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").

When the development of Grace proceeds slowly, Daniel Graystone comes under pressure and threats from his new allies the Ha'la'tha and the [[Guatrau]] ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]"). The situation is further complicated when Graystone discovers that the Ha'la'tha has begun skimming Cylons from the production line for sale to the Soliders of the One cult on [[Gemenon]] ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]"). Nevertheless, under Daniel Graystone's renewed leadership and following a thwarted assassination attempt by the Ha'la'tha and the STO [[Battle of Atlas Arena|terrorist attack]], Graystone Industries rebounds tremendously and spearheads the integration of [[Cylons]] into Colonial society ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").

===Cylon Uprising===
Following the Cylon rebellion and beginning of the [[Cylon War]], Graystone Industries' influence fades and the company becomes infamous. Though work on the Cylons continues into the war, the company is seen as responsible for creating the machines that seek humanity's destruction. Ten years into the war, a Graystone Industries software engineer, Dr. [[Becca Kelly]], unsuccessfully attempts to skew the war in the Cylons' favor by providing them what she believes to be classified information about [[Colonial Fleet]] positions (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

== Known Personnel ==

* [[Daniel Graystone]], CEO
* [[Cyrus Xander]], Graystone's assistant
* [[Priyah Magnus‎]], public relations officer
* [[Drew Tanner]], U-87 technician
* [[Philomon]], U-87 technician
* [[Beka Kelly]], software engineer

=== Board of Directors ===

* [[Jon Parker]]
* [[Cornell Gast]]
* Lillian Teller
* Vital Corso
* Terry Albick
* Atkinson

== Notes ==

* The Graystone Industries building and campus are inspired by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]] campus' own look and feel.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/vancouver-as-caprica-city/|title=Drex Files: Caprica City|date=31 January 2010|accessdate=3 February 2010|last=Drexler|first=Doug|format=|language=}}</ref>

* The roof of the headquarters building features a design of two coaxial pentagons, very similar to the design of the roundels on both the wings of [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon raiders]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]] and on the sides of the [[Caprica Marine Aircraft|Caprican Cylon Marine VTOL]]s in "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]".

== References ==
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Cylon War

2013-02-12T20:49:41Z

Psutherlin:

: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|215px|thumb|Cylon basestars and Colonial battlestars face off during the Cylon War.]]

The '''Cylon War''' (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War''')(52 BCH-40 BCH) 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==
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient humans 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]]").

[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]

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|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]

Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human masters. The resulting conflict is known as the Cylon War. 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 [[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]]'').

[[Image:Caprica City, BAC.jpg|thumb|Caprica City under siege by Cylon forces.]]

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.

===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|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 [[heavy cruiser]] ''[[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 [[Xander Toth]], [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.

[[Image:Cylon Centurion, BAC.jpg|thumb|A Cylon Centurion stalks Colonials on Djerba.]]

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]]'').

===Cylon "Superweapon"===
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
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]]").

===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 departe with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Victory and Aftermath==
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon War-era Centurions remain in service after the war.]]
An armistice is declared in the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]], drawing a [[Armistice Line|line]] between Colonial and Cylon territories. A [[Armistice Station|space station]] is created where the Cylons and Colonials can meet in order to maintain diplomatic relations. Each year the Colonials send one officer. The Cylons send no one ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Left to rebuild their worlds, the Colonials abandon much of their advanced technology - including [[holoband]]s and computer networks - for fear of future Cylon attacks ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

In their exile, the Cylons work with the Final Five to build a [[The Colony|Colony]] and perfect their mechanical form. They also labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. The Cylons also develop their humanoid form, creating thirteen organic models - though nearly perfectly human are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors. Living alongside both Cylon War-era Centurions, the humanoid Cylons develop new Centurion models, implanting them with [[telencephalic inhibitor]]'s that repress self-awareness and higher brain function in order to prevent their own mechanical rebellion ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Six of One]]", "[[No Exit]]").

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, many - though not all - believe that, despite the peace accord, 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. Though they lay dormant for more than forty years, the Cylons return to affect [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|total destruction]] of their human masters ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

==See Also==
* [[Articles of Colonization]]
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==

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Ozar

2013-02-12T20:46:26Z

Psutherlin: beka to becca

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'''Ozar''' is the commander of the [[Colonial Fleet|Colonial]] stealth battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' in the tenth year of the [[Cylon War]].

She is among those Colonial officers operating within the "Ghost Fleet" hidden in [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] territory and accepts Ensign [[William Adama]]'s offer to transport Doctor [[Becca Kelly]] to the ice planet [[Djerba]] in what is potentially a one-way mission. As part of providing cover to Adama and Kelly aboard the [[Raptor]] ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', Ozar [[jump]]s ''Osiris'' within [[DRADIS]] range of a [[Basestar (TRS)#Second variant|Cylon basestar]], launches [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s, and [[Battle of Djerba|engages]] the enemy.

Ozar orders ''Osiris'' put into a collision course with the basestar after the Cylons successfully disable the Colonial vessel's [[nuke]]s. Surviving the initial impact with the basestar, Ozar manually detonates the nukes and is killed when ''Osiris'' is lost with all hands (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Ozar

2013-02-12T20:45:29Z

Psutherlin: updated

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'''Ozar''' is the commander of the [[Colonial Fleet|Colonial]] stealth battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' in the tenth year of the [[Cylon War]].

She is among those Colonial officers operating within the "Ghost Fleet" hidden in [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] territory and accepts Ensign [[William Adama]]'s offer to transport Doctor [[Beka Kelly]] to the ice planet [[Djerba]] in what is potentially a one-way mission. As part of providing cover to Adama and Kelly aboard the [[Raptor]] ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', Ozar [[jump]]s ''Osiris'' within [[DRADIS]] range of a [[Basestar (TRS)#Second variant|Cylon basestar]], launches [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s, and [[Battle of Djerba|engages]] the enemy.

Ozar orders ''Osiris'' put into a collision course with the basestar after the Cylons successfully disable the Colonial vessel's [[nuke]]s. Surviving the initial impact with the basestar, Ozar manually detonates the nukes and is killed when ''Osiris'' is lost with all hands (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Cylon War

2013-02-10T23:08:58Z

Psutherlin: updated through the conclusion of B&C

: ''For articles relating to wars relating to the Cylons throughout the various continuities, see: [[Cylon War (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|215px|thumb|Cylon basestars and Colonial battlestars face off during the Cylon War.]]

The '''Cylon War''' (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War''')(52 BCH-40 BCH) 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==
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient humans 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]]").

[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]

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|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]

Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human masters. The resulting conflict is known as the Cylon War. 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 [[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]]'').

[[Image:Caprica City, BAC.jpg|thumb|Caprica City under siege by Cylon forces.]]

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.

===Turning the Tide===
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|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 [[heavy cruiser]] ''[[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 [[Xander Toth]], [[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]]'').

===Cylon "Superweapon"===
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurions pilot a raider in battle.]]
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]
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]]").

===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 departe with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

==Victory and Aftermath==
[[Image:Cylon World-Ship (The Colony).jpg|thumb|The Cylons establish their own home, the Colony.]]
An armistice is declared in the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]], drawing a [[Armistice Line|line]] between Colonial and Cylon territories. A [[Armistice Station|space station]] is created where the Cylons and Colonials can meet in order to maintain diplomatic relations. Each year the Colonials send one officer. The Cylons send no one ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

Left to rebuild their worlds, the Colonials abandon much of their advanced technology - including [[holoband]]s and computer networks - for fear of future Cylon attacks ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").

In their exile, the Cylons work with the Final Five to build a [[The Colony|Colony]] and perfect their mechanical form. They also labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. The Cylons also develop their humanoid form, creating thirteen organic models - though nearly perfectly human are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors. Living alongside both Cylon War-era Centurions, the humanoid Cylons develop new Centurion models, implanting them with [[telencephalic inhibitor]]'s that repress self-awareness and higher brain function in order to prevent their own mechanical rebellion ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Six of One]]", "[[No Exit]]").

Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, many - though not all - believe that, despite the peace accord, 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. Though they lay dormant for more than forty years, the Cylons return to affect [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|total destruction]] of their human masters ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").

==See Also==
* [[Articles of Colonization]]
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]

==References==

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Mother

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'''Blessed Mother''', '''Her Holy Mother''', or simply '''Mother''' is the leader of the [[Monotheist Church]] in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] in the years prior to the [[Cylon War]].

Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Mother is based in the "Retreat" located in the mountains of [[Gemenon]]. Skeptical of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]n [[Soldiers of the One]] cell leader [[Clarice Willow]]'s notion of [[apotheosis]], Mother authorizes Monotheist Conclave leader [[Obal Ferras]] to dispose of Willow. Gaining support from other STO members - including [[Diego]] - Willow is able to turn the tables, orchestrating Ferras' assassination as Mother looks on. Confronted by Willow and her plan for a "[[Virtual World|virtual]] heaven", Mother cedes control of all Caprican STO cells to Willow ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Mother later visits STO training camp leader Diego in his "rustic" living quarters. Disturbed by [[Lacy Rand]]'s connection to Clarice Willow and her apparent ability to control [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s smuggled to Gemonon by the [[Ha'la'tha]], Mother suggests that an accident might befall Rand during training. As a way of further securing Diego's loyalty, Mother gives him the ring that belonged to Obal Ferras before his murder ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Mother is subsequently deposed by Rand, who leads a successful coup against the church leadership using the U-87s and a handful of STO trainees, including [[Odin Sinclair]], [[Lexon]] and [[Devanna]]. Rand herself takes on the position of Mother, with Sinclair serving as her lieutenant. Some time after Rand's coup, Clarice Willow visits her Holy Mother on Gemenon to plead for the Church's recognition of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as members of the monotheist religion ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").

==Notes==
*According to the unproduced outlines for [[Caprica Season 2]], Mother was not killed during Rand's coup, and would have made an uneasy alliance with [[Daniel Graystone]] to reclaim her old position.<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref>

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'''''Caprica''''' is a television [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]] for [[Syfy]]. It is a [[Wikipedia:Prequel|prequel]] that focuses on the Adama and [[Graystones|Graystone]] families on the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and the invention of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The [[Caprica_pilot|pilot]] is set 58 years before the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Miniseries]] and was released direct to DVD on 21 April 2009. The series was canceled after one season on 27 October 2010, with the remaining episodes airing first on Canada's Space channel and then on Syfy in a marathon on 4 January 2011.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/10/27/caprica-canceled|title='Caprica' Is Cancelled by Syfy|publisher=TV Squad|page=|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|language=English}}</ref>

==Production History==
===Development===
Development of ''Caprica'' began as early as the [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2005-06 season]] of ''[[Re-Imagined Series|Battlestar Galactica]]'' according to an IFmagazine [http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1487 interview] with producer [[David Eick]]. About the same time, ''[[Wikipedia: 24 (TV series|24]]'' writer [[Remi Aubuchon]] pitched a series to the [[Sci Fi Channel]] similar to the Cylon storyline. Realizing that they could not devote their full time to both ''Battlestar Galactica'' and a spinoff, Eick and [[Ronald D. Moore]] decided to team with Aubuchon: "We took some of what we had and some of what he had".

In a may 2006 [http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/RemiAubuchon.html interview] with Dreamwatch Magazine, Remi Aubuchon stated that he originally pitched a series that was an "allegorical story about slavery with robots" when approached by Moore and Eick. Aubuchon elaborated on details about the ''Battlestar'' spinoff, saying that [[William Adama]] would be 11 years old when the series begins. Aubuchon described the series as meant to stand on its own from ''Battlestar Galactica'', but that "certain elements have been embedded into the first few episodes of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|season 3]]" of the current series.

On November 6, 2006, Moore updated Dreamwatch magazine regarding the new series:

:"It's actually a prequel, and this would be a one hour pilot not a mini – series. It takes place 50 years before the events of ''Battlestar Galactica'' and it's essentially about the creation of the Cylons.

:"It's a very different show; it's not action – adventure and it's not even in space. It takes place on the Planet (sic) Caprica and it’s more of a family drama, with political and corporate intrigue. We're well into the writing of it actually; we're doing re-writes on the script right now and Sci Fi has been very happy so far. At the moment, we're just waiting to see if they greenlight it or not. Generally, there’s always a two step process: there's ordering the pilot and then there's ordering the series, but because we're not designing it as a mini – series, I don't know that anybody would even see the pilot if they chose not to go to series with it.

:"Tonally, it will be very different," promises Moore. “This is Caprica before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|fall]]. It's a decadent world, but also a world that's going at a very fast pace. It's a prosperous society that hasn’t experienced the devastation of the first Cylon war yet, so this culture has really not been taken down a peg, and their hubris is getting the better of them. It's a go – go society that's teetering on the brink, so it’s not that apocalyptic survival scenario of ''Galactica''. The whole thing is tonally very different." <ref>{{cite_news|first=Ian M. |last=Cullen|url=http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/RDM_Caprica_Update.html|title=Ron D. Moore Gives Progress Report For Caprica|publisher=Sci Fi Pulse|page=|date=6 November 2006|accessdate=10 November 2006|language=English}}</ref>

===Development Hell===
By 26 April 2006, development of ''Caprica'' had stalled and the series was considered to be stuck in [[w:development hell|"development hell"]]. On 24 March 2007, Moore discussed the status of ''Caprica'' with Salon.com's Laura Miller:

:"It's possible [that the series will still happen]. It's been in development at Sci Fi for a while and they haven't picked it up. And I don't know if they're going to pick it up at this point. There's talk of doing it as a TV movie and seeing how that works, as a back-door pilot, much as we did with the "Galactica" [[miniseries]]. Right now there's nothing telling me that they're going to move on it anytime soon, so I'm starting to feel that it's going to remain on the development shelf.

:"It was a different kind of show. Instead of an action-adventure sci-fi piece, it was more of a prime-time soap, a sci-fi "[[w:Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]." It was about a family, the Adamas, and [[Graystones|a company]], and it was about the creation of the Cylons 50 years ago. It was not going to be space-based, but set entirely on the planet of Caprica. But it would have sci-fi touches, and it would deal with issues like artificial intelligence and the various schemings and backbitings that you get in the traditional soap opera."<ref>{{cite_news|first=Laura|last=Miller|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/03/24/battlestar/index2.html|title=The man behind "Battlestar Galactica"|publisher=Salon.com|page=3|date=24 March 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007|language=}}</ref>

On 18 September 2007, it was reported that with the end of ''Battlestar Galactica'' nearing and Moore poised to leave Sci Fi for [[Wikipedia: NBC|NBC]], Sci Fi executives were considering green-lighting the two-hour pilot for production as a means of keeping Moore with the channel. Contingent on the performance of the television movie "[[Razor]]", it was reported that ''Caprica'' might also see a release in the form of a direct-to-DVD movie to be simultaneously aired on television <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/09/sci_fi_executives_weigh_battle.php|title=Sci Fi Executives Weigh 'Battlestar Galactica' Options|date=September 18, 2007|accessdate=September 18, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. Following the [[WGA strike]], television networks were scrambling to stockpile finished scripts for various productions, placing the finished pilot script for ''Caprica'' as a front runner for production.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news424175.html|title=SciFi Channel Stockpiling For Writers Strike|date=September 20, 2007|accessdateSeptember 20, 2007last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

===Production===
On 18 March 2008, the Sci Fi Channel officially announced the [[Wikipedia: Green-light|green-lighting]] of a two-hour [[Wikipedia: Television_pilot#Backdoor_pilots|backdoor pilot]] for ''Caprica'' to be produced that Spring. The teaming of Moore, Eick and Aubuchon was confirmed by the press release, the pilot's director, ''[[Wikipedia: Friday Night Lights (TV Series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' veteran [[Jeffrey Reiner]] was also announced. <ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/03/battlestar-ga-1.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel has 'Friday Night Lights' connection|publisher=Chicago Tribune|page=|date=18 March 2008|accessdate=18 March 2008|language=English}}</ref>

In April of 2008, character breakdowns were issued to casting agents describing [[Daniel Graystone]], [[Joseph Adams]], [[Amanda Graystone]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]], [[William Adams]] and [[Zoe Graystone]].<ref>{{cite_news|first=Keith|last=McDuffee|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/04/03/exclusive-caprica-casting-info-revealed/|title=Exclusive: Caprica casting info revealed|publisher=Huffpost TV|page=|date=3 April 2008|accessdate=3 April 2008|language=English}}</ref> On 7 May 2008, [[Esai Morales]] and [[Paula Malcomson]] were announced in the roles of Joseph Adams and Amanda Graystone,<ref>{{cite_news|first=Kimberly|last=Nordy|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caprica-one-morales-board-sci-111080|title='Caprica' one: Morales on board for Sci Fi spinoff|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=7 May 2008|accedate=29 November 2012}}</ref> 12 May 2006 [[Eric Stoltz]] was announced in the role of Daniel Graystone.<ref>{{cite_news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20199223,00.html|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|title=Stoltz in 'Battlestar Galactica' Prequel|date=12 May 2008}}</ref> On 19 May 2008, [[Wikipedia: TVGuide|TVGuide]] revealed [[Polly Walker]] had been cast as Clarice Willow, describing the character as "one twisted sister."<ref>{{cite_news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Caprica-Casts-Polly-11835.aspx|title=Caprica Casts Polly Walker as One Twisted Sister|publisher=TVGuide|date=19 May 2008}}</ref>

By Summer 2008, ''Caprica'' had begun principal photography, with photos of a [[Wikipedia: Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]] restaurant dressed as a Caprican-[[Gemenon|Gemenese]] cafe appearing online on 18 June 2008. <ref>{{cite_news|url=http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/hugnry-for-caprican-food/|title=Hungry for Caprican Food?|publisher=The 13th Colony|date=18 June 2008}}</ref>

===Series===
On December 1, 2008, Sci Fi Channel officially announced that Caprica was picked up for a 20-episode first season. According to the press release, production on additional episodes was to begin Summer 2009 with an expected premiere of early 2010.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Daniel|last=Frankel|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996647?refCatId=1236|title=Sci Fi greenlights 'Battlestar' prequel|publisher=Variety|date=1 December 2008}}</ref> The following month, on 23 January 2009, veteran ''Battlestar Galactica'' writers [[Michael Taylor]] and [[Ryan Mottesheard]] joined the growing behind-the-scenes staff of ''Caprica'', along with composer [[Bear McCreary]], production designer [[Richard Hudolin]], and VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]]. [[Jane Espenson]] was also announced as show runner, taking over for Ronald D. Moore following the writing staff's assembly the following February.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/01/caprica-battlestar-galactica-jane-espenson.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' veterans move on to 'Caprica'|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

The DVD of the two-hour pilot episode was released on 21 April 2009, selling 130,220 units totaling $2,527,570 in its first week in stores. <ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/0CAPR-DVD.php</ref> The episode received generally positive reviews, with [[Wikipedia: Wired|Wired.com]] praising all aspects of the production, despite its "somewhat sluggish start".<ref>http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/04/review-caprica/</ref>

On 27 April 2009, [[Wikipedia: E! Entertainment|E! Entertainment]] reported that production on ''Caprica'' would begin in Vancouver in July 2009 with a "rigorous" eight month shooting schedule.<ref>http://www.eonline.com/news/120727/caprica-filming-in-vancouver</ref> The following day, [[Wikipedia: The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]] announced that [[Sasha Roiz]]'s supporting role as [[Sam Adama]] had been upgraded to series regular. <ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sasha-roiz-expands-role-sci-83085</ref>

While the pilot episode was shot primarily on location in Vancouver, production of regular episodes required the construction of new sets. Sets representing the [[Graystone Estate]] and the Adama Family's [[Little Tauron]] apartment were built on a soundstage, replicating the real locations used previously.<ref>http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/set-visit-syfy-s-caprica</ref>

On 24 July 2009, Sci Fi Channel (now Syfy) issued a press release stating ''Caprica'' would premiere on 22 January 2010.<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/07/caprica-gets-a-release-date.html</ref> Two days later at the 2009 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic Con|San Diego Comic Con]], a panel comprised of Executive Producers Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson as well as ''Caprica'' star Esai Morales and ''Battlestar Galactica'' star [[Edward James Olmos]] discussed the series.<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/06/battlestar-caprica-middleman-san-diego-comiccon.html</ref> At the panel, Espenson discussed her desire to bring "dark humor" to ''Caprica'' and the forthcoming television movie ''[[The Plan]]''.<ref>http://www.slashfilm.com/comic-con-battlestar-galactica-the-plan-and-caprica-qa/</ref>

Syfy held press tours promoting its upcoming series, with several reporters visiting the sets of ''Caprica'' on 22 October 2009. The tour also included interviews with the cast as well as a glimpse at the practical [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]] prop.<ref>http://www.ugo.com/tv/caprica-set-visit</ref> VFX artist [[Doug Drexler]] elaborated on the construction of the U-87 prop in his blog saying, "Gary [Hutzel] knew that ''Caprica'' would have shots where the proto-Cylon would be deactivated and standing by. It made sense to have a real world version built for those, saving us from having to render and composite the CG version."<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

By November 2009, difficulties in the production of ''Caprica'' became public when Syfy's Mark Stern announced the series' episode order was reduced by one hour. Citing unexpected cost overruns, Stern said "We always knew it would be a challenge to bring it in on budget, and the deeper we got into it, the more we realized that if we [stuck to the budget too closely], it was not going to be satisfying." In order to reduce operating costs, a single episode was cut from the season. Show runner Jane Espenson also stepped down from her position but stayed on the writing staff. Former ''[[Wikipedia: Desperate Housewives|Desperate Housewives]]'' producer [[Kevin Murphy]] joined the staff as Executive Producer and show runner following the mid-season break. Stern attributed "creative growing pains associated with any first-year program" to the shakeup.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/13/capricas-episode-order-shortened</ref>

Other difficulties apparently arose earlier during production of the series' fourth regular episode. In the [[Podcast:There Is Another Sky|podcast commentary]] for the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]", David Eick stated that Syfy executives asked for additional visual effects to be added to existing and future episodes. This required the creation of new establishing shots depicting [[Caprica City]] and additional monies to be allocated to the series which had hitherto relied on minimal VFX.<ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode105_commentary.mp3</ref>

===Release===
Prior to airing regular episodes of ''Caprica'', Syfy released the pilot - edited from its DVD version for content - on [[Wikipedia: Hulu|Hulu]] and its own website for streaming. The multi-platform roll out garnered an estimated 1.5 million views before the series even premiered on televison.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/18/1-5-million-have-already-seen-caprica-is-that-a-good-thing-for-ratings/39244/</ref> Shortly thereafter, the two-hour pilot aired on Friday, 22 January on Syfy with additional visual effects and a re-shot sequence taking place at [[Atlas Arena]]. The episode was watched by 1.6 million households.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/25/caprica-premieres-to-1-6-million-viewers-on-syfy/40083/</ref>

Syfy and television ratings analysts speculated that soft viewership numbers for ''Caprica'' were a result of the pilot's mutli-platform release. The following week, however, the first new episode aired on 29 January to even lower ratings, reaching 1.4 million viewers.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/01/caprica-no-ratings-juggernaut/40776/</ref> Despite the series' positive (if guarded) reviews<ref>http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/23/caprica-recap-rebooting-the-reboot/</ref>, questions quickly arose as to the longevity of ''Caprica''<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/19/is-syfy-really-in-it-for-the-long-haul-with-caprica/42415/</ref>

With mild fluctuations from week to week, ''Caprica'' continued to under-perform in ratings. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy VP of Development Mark Stern was bullish about the series' chances for renewal, citing the DVR data as "promising".<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/15/caprica-ratings-syfys-mark-stern-tries-to-put-lipstick-on-the-pig/45088/</ref>

On Friday, 24 March 2010, ''Caprica'' finished its first run of ten episodes before its mid-season hiatus. The "mid-season finale" "[[End of Line]]" was viewed by 1.1 million households - among the series' lowest-rated episodes to that point.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/29/caprica-nielsen-ratings-for-end-of-the-line-mid-season-finale/46498/</ref> Nearly five months later on 21 July 2010, Syfy announced that ''Caprica'' would return to finish out its first season in January 2011.<ref>http://dogponyshow.com/caprica-to-finish-season-one-in-january-2011-seriously-wtf/</ref> The delay caused both confusion and anger in fans, prompting producer David Eick to question the extended hiatus: "“I’ve never understood the network programming rationale... I don’t know why they shut the show down for as long as they did before bringing it back.”<ref>http://dogponyshow.com/caprica-to-finish-season-one-in-january-2011-seriously-wtf/</ref> On 23 July 2010, Ronald D. Moore stated that he "firmly" believed ''Caprica'' would receive a second season.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/23/capricas-ronald-d-moore-thinks-show-will-get-a-second-season/58040/</ref>

In response fan outcry, Syfy announced on 9 September 2010 that ''Caprica'' would return early - on 5 October 2010 - but at a new night (Tuesday) and time (10/9c): "We've been able to successfully re-work our schedule, and are thrilled to bring the show back during what is traditionally Syfy's most-watched time of the year".<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/News/Syfy-Caprica-Premiere-1022806.aspx</ref>

===Cancellation===
Despite Syfy's outward confidence in the series, ''Caprica'' returned to fewer viewers than ever; the first new episode in nearly eight months, "[[Unvanquished]]", being watched by fewer than 900,000 households.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/06/tuesday-cable-ratings-teen-mom-tops-caprica-returns-small-sons-of-anarchy-flat-despite-dish-network-stargate-universe-much-more/66996/</ref> The low ratings immediately prompted further speculation about the series' fate.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/06/bye-bye-caprica/67023/</ref> Theories about the show's imminent cancellation intensified when Syfy announced on 22 October 2010 that it was developing another, more action-oriented ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel series, ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283/</ref> In an interview with Maureen Ryan, Mark Stern stressed that the development of ''Blood and Chrome'' did not mean ''Caprica'' would be ending, saying "I don't know the fate of ''Caprica'' yet, but, if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with something."<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

Five days after the announcement of ''Blood and Chrome'', Syfy officially cancelled ''Caprica'' on 27 October 2010 after pulling episodes beginning with "[[Blowback]]" from its schedule (despite advertising to the contrary). Maureen Ryan concluded that "''Caprica'' "began full of promise and boasted a fine cast, but when it returned this fall with new episodes, it remained frustratingly incoherent... The series had some good moments and interesting ideas, but let's hope the ''Blood & Chrome'' project contains both thought-provoking concepts and visceral tension. The latter quality was notably lacking in ''Caprica''."<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/27/caprica-canceled/</ref> Following the announcement, David Eick called the cancellation "unfortunate - though not surprising". <ref>http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick/</ref>

In yet another press release, Syfy later stated that it would burn off the remaining five episodes of ''Caprica'' in a marathon set for January 2011. Canada's [[Wikipedia: Space (TV channel)|Space Channel]] continued airing episodes through 30 November 2010.<ref>http://www.hitfix.com/articles/syfy-sets-january-caprica-burn-off</ref> The DVD release of "Season 1.5" - containing the unaired epiodes - was slated for a 21 December 2010 release.<ref>http://www.buzzfocus.com/2010/10/28/caprica-season-15-dvd-release-date-announced/</ref>

In a 15 November 2012 interview, David Eick - speaking about the recently premiered ''Caprica'' sequel ''Blood and Chrome'' elaborated on the series' connection to its predecessor. Along with other elements integrated into the sequel series as "Easter eggs", Eick stated that "We did ask Esai Morales, who played William Adama’s father, to reprise his role, in some capacity, in a future episode."<ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome/23464/david-eick-sets-the-record-straight-on-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome</ref>

== Plot summary==
''Caprica'' takes place 58 years before the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Conceived as "television's first science-fiction soap opera"<ref>http://www.examiner.com/article/caprica-tv-s-first-science-fiction-soap-opera</ref>, the series follows two families - the [[Graystone]]s and the [[Adamas]] - living in the corrupt and decadent [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] metropolis [[Caprica City]]. While the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the fall of Colonial society is the background for ''Caprica'', the series was compared by Ronald D. Moore to the nighttime soap ''[[Wikipedia: Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' and by David Eick to the film ''[[Wikipedia: American Beauty (film)|American Beauty]]'' and centers more on its characters than science-fiction elements.<ref>http://airlockalpha.com/node/4840/node/2133/node/914/mad-men-american-horror-story-lead-emmys.html</ref>

The [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] establishes [[Daniel Graystone]] as the brilliant inventor of the early [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cylon]]s, mourning the loss of his teenage daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]], in a [[STO|terrorist]] attack. So distraught over Zoe's death, Graystone enlists the help of [[Joseph Adama]], a native-[[Tauron]] lawyer with ties to that world's [[Ha'la'tha|criminal organization]], to steal technology that would resurrect both men's daughters. Though the experiment seems to fail, Zoe is in fact reborn inside Graystone's Cylon prototype.

As it progresses, the series inter-cuts between the stories of the Graystones and the Adamas, as well as the terrorist organization - the [[Soldiers of the One]] - responsible for Zoe's death, and the Tauron mob - the [[Ha'la'tha]] - and the [[GDD|investigators]] pursuing both entities.

Though ''Caprica'' was cancelled during its first season, some connections were established between it and ''Battlestar Galactica'' and some character resolution was provided by a five minute epilogue set several years in the series' future.

==Cast==
===Stars===
[[Image:Cap-cast.jpg|thumb|Season One cast photo, excluding Brian Markinson as Agent Durham.]]

* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]
* [[ Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Special Agent [[Jordan Durham]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]] (3 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2240326/</ref>)
:''Jogia was credited as part of the main cast for the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]] only. Roiz and Markinson were both upgraded to series stars for the [[Rebirth|second episode]] of the series.''

===Co-stars===
* [[Jim Thomson]] as [[Serge]] (voice, 14 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861023/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[Willie Adama]] (10 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1859748/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]] (13 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437032/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adams]] (8 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1068777/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]] (8 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745186/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]] (6 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701561/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]] (6 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935057/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]] (5 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604007/</ref>)
* [[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]] (4 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/</ref>)

==Aborted Second Season==
As ''Caprica'' was cancelled during the airing of the second half of its first season, what is known about the planned second season comes from the first season finale, "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]" and its epilogue, "[[Apotheosis (episode)#Epilogue|The Shape of Things to Come]]", and from official statements by the production staff. While canonicity of information contained in such statements is uncertain, and developments in the series ''[[Blood and Chrome|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' may contradict unaired ''Caprica'' plans, they represent what the producers considered "to have happened" as of the ''Caprica'' cancellation.

"The Shape of Things to Come" was filmed before word of ''Caprica'''s cancellation and represented a "sneak preview" of Season 2, set fives years after Season 1.

Statements by showrunner [[Kevin Murphy]] in DVD commentaries on Season 1.5 episodes (recorded before the cancellation) reveal a number of Season 2 plot points:
*Jordan Duram survived the sniper attack and would have left the [[GDD]] and become head of a group called the Caprica Legionnaires, dedicated to destroying the Cylons before they rose up and crushed their creators.
*Zoe-A, in her new skinjob body, would have joined the Caprica Legionnaires, keeping her nature a secret.
*Zoe would have met one of the [[Final Five]] in [[V-world]], providing her with an element needed to create her skinjob body.

On April 29, 2011, Murphy conducted an interview with the online fan publication ''The Caprica Times'', in which he revealed several more details:<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref>
*Flashbacks would have revealed that the Graystones had difficulty overcoming the "uncanny valley" problem when creating Zoe's body, until 3 years after "Apotheosis", when Zoe noticed something strange that she followed through interlocking V-worlds "like the White Rabbit" until she came upon [[Galen Tyrol]] fishing at a beach. After Zoe explained who she was and why she was there, he gave her a fishing lure that turned out to be a piece of code crucial in completing her skinjob body.
*Duram becomes aware of Zoe's nature and keeps quiet in exchange for her assistance.
*No one in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' era is aware that Skinjob Zoe existed because her father went to such pains to keep her secret.
*Clarice Willow is a wanted terrorist as well as a Cylon rights activist and operator of a church in V-world where Cylons can go when they "power down".
*Lacy Rand is seen by Capricans as a crazy, "toaster-loving" leader keeping the peace on [[Gemenon (RDM)|Gemenon]] through her loyal Centurions, who follow her because a part of Zoe's "soul" has been imprinted on them.
*Circumstances force Clarice and Lacy into an "awkward marriage of convenience".
*[[Mother]] - leader of the [[Monotheist Church]] - is still alive and interested in returning to power. Daniel Graystone reluctantly allies with her against the Clarice/Lacy coalition, which causes problems between him and Zoe when the latter finds out, as Lacy is her "once and future BFF".
*[[Bill Adama]] grows up angry at being named for his dead older brother.
*Joseph Adama carries on an extramarital affair with [[Fidelia Fazekas]].
*Tamara Adama serves as the basis for the [[Number Eight]] model and Zoe the basis for the [[Number Six]] model. Murphy was unclear on this point, however, and recommended asking [[Jane Espenson]] or [[Michael Taylor]] for clarification.
**On May 5, 2011, Espenson confirmed on Twitter that the writers discussed this point, but it was not set in stone.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/66023637202903040 Tweet by Jane Espenson]</ref>.

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'''''Caprica''''' is a television [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]] for [[Syfy]]. It is a [[Wikipedia:Prequel|prequel]] that focuses on the Adama and [[Graystones|Graystone]] families on the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and the invention of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. The [[Caprica_pilot|pilot]] is set 58 years before the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Miniseries]] and was released direct to DVD on 21 April 2009. The series was canceled after one season on 27 October 2010, with the remaining episodes airing first on Canada's Space channel and then on Syfy in a marathon on 4 January 2011.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/10/27/caprica-canceled|title='Caprica' Is Cancelled by Syfy|publisher=TV Squad|page=|date=27 October 2010|accessdate=28 October 2010|language=English}}</ref>

==Production History==
===Development===
Development of ''Caprica'' began as early as the [[Season 2 (2005-06)|2005-06 season]] of ''[[Re-Imagined Series|Battlestar Galactica]]'' according to an IFmagazine [http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1487 interview] with producer [[David Eick]]. About the same time, ''[[Wikipedia: 24 (TV series|24]]'' writer [[Remi Aubuchon]] pitched a series to the [[Sci Fi Channel]] similar to the Cylon storyline. Realizing that they could not devote their full time to both ''Battlestar Galactica'' and a spinoff, Eick and [[Ronald D. Moore]] decided to team with Aubuchon: "We took some of what we had and some of what he had".

In a may 2006 [http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/RemiAubuchon.html interview] with Dreamwatch Magazine, Remi Aubuchon stated that he originally pitched a series that was an "allegorical story about slavery with robots" when approached by Moore and Eick. Aubuchon elaborated on details about the ''Battlestar'' spinoff, saying that [[William Adama]] would be 11 years old when the series begins. Aubuchon described the series as meant to stand on its own from ''Battlestar Galactica'', but that "certain elements have been embedded into the first few episodes of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|season 3]]" of the current series.

On November 6, 2006, Moore updated Dreamwatch magazine regarding the new series:

:"It's actually a prequel, and this would be a one hour pilot not a mini – series. It takes place 50 years before the events of ''Battlestar Galactica'' and it's essentially about the creation of the Cylons.

:"It's a very different show; it's not action – adventure and it's not even in space. It takes place on the Planet (sic) Caprica and it’s more of a family drama, with political and corporate intrigue. We're well into the writing of it actually; we're doing re-writes on the script right now and Sci Fi has been very happy so far. At the moment, we're just waiting to see if they greenlight it or not. Generally, there’s always a two step process: there's ordering the pilot and then there's ordering the series, but because we're not designing it as a mini – series, I don't know that anybody would even see the pilot if they chose not to go to series with it.

:"Tonally, it will be very different," promises Moore. “This is Caprica before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|fall]]. It's a decadent world, but also a world that's going at a very fast pace. It's a prosperous society that hasn’t experienced the devastation of the first Cylon war yet, so this culture has really not been taken down a peg, and their hubris is getting the better of them. It's a go – go society that's teetering on the brink, so it’s not that apocalyptic survival scenario of ''Galactica''. The whole thing is tonally very different." <ref>{{cite_news|first=Ian M. |last=Cullen|url=http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/RDM_Caprica_Update.html|title=Ron D. Moore Gives Progress Report For Caprica|publisher=Sci Fi Pulse|page=|date=6 November 2006|accessdate=10 November 2006|language=English}}</ref>

===Development Hell===
By 26 April 2006, development of ''Caprica'' had stalled and the series was considered to be stuck in [[w:development hell|"development hell"]]. On 24 March 2007, Moore discussed the status of ''Caprica'' with Salon.com's Laura Miller:

:"It's possible [that the series will still happen]. It's been in development at Sci Fi for a while and they haven't picked it up. And I don't know if they're going to pick it up at this point. There's talk of doing it as a TV movie and seeing how that works, as a back-door pilot, much as we did with the "Galactica" [[miniseries]]. Right now there's nothing telling me that they're going to move on it anytime soon, so I'm starting to feel that it's going to remain on the development shelf.

:"It was a different kind of show. Instead of an action-adventure sci-fi piece, it was more of a prime-time soap, a sci-fi "[[w:Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]." It was about a family, the Adamas, and [[Graystones|a company]], and it was about the creation of the Cylons 50 years ago. It was not going to be space-based, but set entirely on the planet of Caprica. But it would have sci-fi touches, and it would deal with issues like artificial intelligence and the various schemings and backbitings that you get in the traditional soap opera."<ref>{{cite_news|first=Laura|last=Miller|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/03/24/battlestar/index2.html|title=The man behind "Battlestar Galactica"|publisher=Salon.com|page=3|date=24 March 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007|language=}}</ref>

On 18 September 2007, it was reported that with the end of ''Battlestar Galactica'' nearing and Moore poised to leave Sci Fi for [[Wikipedia: NBC|NBC]], Sci Fi executives were considering green-lighting the two-hour pilot for production as a means of keeping Moore with the channel. Contingent on the performance of the television movie "[[Razor]]", it was reported that ''Caprica'' might also see a release in the form of a direct-to-DVD movie to be simultaneously aired on television <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/09/sci_fi_executives_weigh_battle.php|title=Sci Fi Executives Weigh 'Battlestar Galactica' Options|date=September 18, 2007|accessdate=September 18, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. Following the [[WGA strike]], television networks were scrambling to stockpile finished scripts for various productions, placing the finished pilot script for ''Caprica'' as a front runner for production.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news424175.html|title=SciFi Channel Stockpiling For Writers Strike|date=September 20, 2007|accessdateSeptember 20, 2007last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

===Production===
On 18 March 2008, the Sci Fi Channel officially announced the [[Wikipedia: Green-light|green-lighting]] of a two-hour [[Wikipedia: Television_pilot#Backdoor_pilots|backdoor pilot]] for ''Caprica'' to be produced that Spring. The teaming of Moore, Eick and Aubuchon was confirmed by the press release, the pilot's director, ''[[Wikipedia: Friday Night Lights (TV Series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' veteran [[Jeffrey Reiner]] was also announced. <ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/03/battlestar-ga-1.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel has 'Friday Night Lights' connection|publisher=Chicago Tribune|page=|date=18 March 2008|accessdate=18 March 2008|language=English}}</ref>

In April of 2008, character breakdowns were issued to casting agents describing [[Daniel Graystone]], [[Joseph Adams]], [[Amanda Graystone]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]], [[William Adams]] and [[Zoe Graystone]].<ref>{{cite_news|first=Keith|last=McDuffee|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/04/03/exclusive-caprica-casting-info-revealed/|title=Exclusive: Caprica casting info revealed|publisher=Huffpost TV|page=|date=3 April 2008|accessdate=3 April 2008|language=English}}</ref> On 7 May 2008, [[Esai Morales]] and [[Paula Malcomson]] were announced in the roles of Joseph Adams and Amanda Graystone,<ref>{{cite_news|first=Kimberly|last=Nordy|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caprica-one-morales-board-sci-111080|title='Caprica' one: Morales on board for Sci Fi spinoff|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=7 May 2008|accedate=29 November 2012}}</ref> 12 May 2006 [[Eric Stoltz]] was announced in the role of Daniel Graystone.<ref>{{cite_news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20199223,00.html|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|title=Stoltz in 'Battlestar Galactica' Prequel|date=12 May 2008}}</ref> On 19 May 2008, [[Wikipedia: TVGuide|TVGuide]] revealed [[Polly Walker]] had been cast as Clarice Willow, describing the character as "one twisted sister."<ref>{{cite_news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Caprica-Casts-Polly-11835.aspx|title=Caprica Casts Polly Walker as One Twisted Sister|publisher=TVGuide|date=19 May 2008}}</ref>

By Summer 2008, ''Caprica'' had begun principal photography, with photos of a [[Wikipedia: Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]] restaurant dressed as a Caprican-[[Gemenon|Gemenese]] cafe appearing online on 18 June 2008. <ref>{{cite_news|url=http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/hugnry-for-caprican-food/|title=Hungry for Caprican Food?|publisher=The 13th Colony|date=18 June 2008}}</ref>

===Series===
On December 1, 2008, Sci Fi Channel officially announced that Caprica was picked up for a 20-episode first season. According to the press release, production on additional episodes was to begin Summer 2009 with an expected premiere of early 2010.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Daniel|last=Frankel|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996647?refCatId=1236|title=Sci Fi greenlights 'Battlestar' prequel|publisher=Variety|date=1 December 2008}}</ref> The following month, on 23 January 2009, veteran ''Battlestar Galactica'' writers [[Michael Taylor]] and [[Ryan Mottesheard]] joined the growing behind-the-scenes staff of ''Caprica'', along with composer [[Bear McCreary]], production designer [[Richard Hudolin]], and VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]]. [[Jane Espenson]] was also announced as show runner, taking over for Ronald D. Moore following the writing staff's assembly the following February.<ref>{{cite_news|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/01/caprica-battlestar-galactica-jane-espenson.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' veterans move on to 'Caprica'|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

The DVD of the two-hour pilot episode was released on 21 April 2009, selling 130,220 units totaling $2,527,570 in its first week in stores. <ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/0CAPR-DVD.php</ref> The episode received generally positive reviews, with [[Wikipedia: Wired|Wired.com]] praising all aspects of the production, despite its "somewhat sluggish start".<ref>http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/04/review-caprica/</ref>

On 27 April 2009, [[Wikipedia: E! Entertainment|E! Entertainment]] reported that production on ''Caprica'' would begin in Vancouver in July 2009 with a "rigorous" eight month shooting schedule.<ref>http://www.eonline.com/news/120727/caprica-filming-in-vancouver</ref> The following day, [[Wikipedia: The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]] announced that [[Sasha Roiz]]'s supporting role as [[Sam Adama]] had been upgraded to series regular. <ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sasha-roiz-expands-role-sci-83085</ref>

While the pilot episode was shot primarily on location in Vancouver, production of regular episodes required the construction of new sets. Sets representing the [[Graystone Estate]] and the Adama Family's [[Little Tauron]] apartment were built on a soundstage, replicating the real locations used previously.<ref>http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/set-visit-syfy-s-caprica</ref>

On 24 July 2009, Sci Fi Channel (now Syfy) issued a press release stating ''Caprica'' would premiere on 22 January 2010.<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/07/caprica-gets-a-release-date.html</ref> Two days later at the 2009 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic Con|San Diego Comic Con]], a panel comprised of Executive Producers Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson as well as ''Caprica'' star Esai Morales and ''Battlestar Galactica'' star [[Edward James Olmos]] discussed the series.<ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/06/battlestar-caprica-middleman-san-diego-comiccon.html</ref> At the panel, Espenson discussed her desire to bring "dark humor" to ''Caprica'' and the forthcoming television movie ''[[The Plan]]''.<ref>http://www.slashfilm.com/comic-con-battlestar-galactica-the-plan-and-caprica-qa/</ref>

Syfy held press tours promoting its upcoming series, with several reporters visiting the sets of ''Caprica'' on 22 October 2009. The tour also included interviews with the cast as well as a glimpse at the practical [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cylon]] prop.<ref>http://www.ugo.com/tv/caprica-set-visit</ref> VFX artist [[Doug Drexler]] elaborated on the construction of the U-87 prop in his blog saying, "Gary [Hutzel] knew that ''Caprica'' would have shots where the proto-Cylon would be deactivated and standing by. It made sense to have a real world version built for those, saving us from having to render and composite the CG version."<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

By November 2009, difficulties in the production of ''Caprica'' became public when Syfy's Mark Stern announced the series' episode order was reduced by one hour. Citing unexpected cost overruns, Stern said "We always knew it would be a challenge to bring it in on budget, and the deeper we got into it, the more we realized that if we [stuck to the budget too closely], it was not going to be satisfying." In order to reduce operating costs, a single episode was cut from the season. Show runner Jane Espenson also stepped down from her position but stayed on the writing staff. Former ''[[Wikipedia: Desperate Housewives|Desperate Housewives]]'' producer [[Kevin Murphy]] joined the staff as Executive Producer and show runner following the mid-season break. Stern attributed "creative growing pains associated with any first-year program" to the shakeup.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/13/capricas-episode-order-shortened</ref>

Other difficulties apparently arose earlier during production of the series' fourth regular episode. In the [[Podcast:There Is Another Sky|podcast commentary]] for the episode "[[There is Another Sky]]", David Eick stated that Syfy executives asked for additional visual effects to be added to existing and future episodes. This required the creation of new establishing shots depicting [[Caprica City]] and additional monies to be allocated to the series which had hitherto relied on minimal VFX.<ref>http://www.syfy.com/_cache/assets/assets/caprica_episode105_commentary.mp3</ref>

===Release===
Prior to airing regular episodes of ''Caprica'', Syfy released the pilot - edited from its DVD version for content - on [[Wikipedia: Hulu|Hulu]] and its own website for streaming. The multi-platform roll out garnered an estimated 1.5 million views before the series even premiered on televison.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/18/1-5-million-have-already-seen-caprica-is-that-a-good-thing-for-ratings/39244/</ref> Shortly thereafter, the two-hour pilot aired on Friday, 22 January on Syfy with additional visual effects and a re-shot sequence taking place at [[Atlas Arena]]. The episode was watched by 1.6 million households.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/25/caprica-premieres-to-1-6-million-viewers-on-syfy/40083/</ref>

Syfy and television ratings analysts speculated that soft viewership numbers for ''Caprica'' were a result of the pilot's mutli-platform release. The following week, however, the first new episode aired on 29 January to even lower ratings, reaching 1.4 million viewers.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/01/caprica-no-ratings-juggernaut/40776/</ref> Despite the series' positive (if guarded) reviews<ref>http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/23/caprica-recap-rebooting-the-reboot/</ref>, questions quickly arose as to the longevity of ''Caprica''<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/19/is-syfy-really-in-it-for-the-long-haul-with-caprica/42415/</ref>

With mild fluctuations from week to week, ''Caprica'' continued to under-perform in ratings. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy VP of Development Mark Stern was bullish about the series' chances for renewal, citing the DVR data as "promising".<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/15/caprica-ratings-syfys-mark-stern-tries-to-put-lipstick-on-the-pig/45088/</ref>

On Friday, 24 March 2010, ''Caprica'' finished its first run of ten episodes before its mid-season hiatus. The "mid-season finale" "[[End of Line]]" was viewed by 1.1 million households - among the series' lowest-rated episodes to that point.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/29/caprica-nielsen-ratings-for-end-of-the-line-mid-season-finale/46498/</ref> Nearly five months later on 21 July 2010, Syfy announced that ''Caprica'' would return to finish out its first season in January 2011.<ref>http://dogponyshow.com/caprica-to-finish-season-one-in-january-2011-seriously-wtf/</ref> The delay caused both confusion and anger in fans, prompting producer David Eick to question the extended hiatus: "“I’ve never understood the network programming rationale... I don’t know why they shut the show down for as long as they did before bringing it back.”<ref>http://dogponyshow.com/caprica-to-finish-season-one-in-january-2011-seriously-wtf/</ref> On 23 July 2010, Ronald D. Moore stated that he "firmly" believed ''Caprica'' would receive a second season.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/23/capricas-ronald-d-moore-thinks-show-will-get-a-second-season/58040/</ref>

In response fan outcry, Syfy announced on 9 September 2010 that ''Caprica'' would return early - on 5 October 2010 - but at a new night (Tuesday) and time (10/9c): "We've been able to successfully re-work our schedule, and are thrilled to bring the show back during what is traditionally Syfy's most-watched time of the year".<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/News/Syfy-Caprica-Premiere-1022806.aspx</ref>

===Cancellation===
Despite Syfy's outward confidence in the series, ''Caprica'' returned to fewer viewers than ever; the first new episode in nearly eight months, "[[Unvanquished]]", being watched by fewer than 900,000 households.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/06/tuesday-cable-ratings-teen-mom-tops-caprica-returns-small-sons-of-anarchy-flat-despite-dish-network-stargate-universe-much-more/66996/</ref> The low ratings immediately prompted further speculation about the series' fate.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/06/bye-bye-caprica/67023/</ref> Theories about the show's imminent cancellation intensified when Syfy announced on 22 October 2010 that it was developing another, more action-oriented ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel series, ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283/</ref> In an interview with Maureen Ryan, Mark Stern stressed that the development of ''Blood and Chrome'' did not mean ''Caprica'' would be ending, saying "I don't know the fate of ''Caprica'' yet, but, if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with something."<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

Five days after the announcement of ''Blood and Chrome'', Syfy officially cancelled ''Caprica'' on 27 October 2010 after pulling episodes beginning with "[[Blowback]]" from its schedule (despite advertising to the contrary). Maureen Ryan concluded that "''Caprica'' "began full of promise and boasted a fine cast, but when it returned this fall with new episodes, it remained frustratingly incoherent... The series had some good moments and interesting ideas, but let's hope the ''Blood & Chrome'' project contains both thought-provoking concepts and visceral tension. The latter quality was notably lacking in ''Caprica''."<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/27/caprica-canceled/</ref> Following the announcement, David Eick called the cancellation "unfortunate - though not surprising". <ref>http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick/</ref>

In yet another press release, Syfy later stated that it would burn off the remaining five episodes of ''Caprica'' in a marathon set for January 2011. Canada's [[Wikipedia: Space (TV channel)|Space Channel]] continued airing episodes through 30 November 2010.<ref>http://www.hitfix.com/articles/syfy-sets-january-caprica-burn-off</ref> The DVD release of "Season 1.5" - containing the unaired epiodes - was slated for a 21 December 2010 release.<ref>http://www.buzzfocus.com/2010/10/28/caprica-season-15-dvd-release-date-announced/</ref>

In a 15 November 2012 interview, David Eick - speaking about the recently premiered ''Caprica'' sequel ''Blood and Chrome'' elaborated on the series' connection to its predecessor. Along with other elements integrated into the sequel series as "Easter eggs", Eick stated that "We did ask Esai Morales, who played William Adama’s father, to reprise his role, in some capacity, in a future episode."<ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome/23464/david-eick-sets-the-record-straight-on-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome</ref>

== Plot summary==
''Caprica'' takes place 58 years before the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Conceived as "television's first science-fiction soap opera"<ref>http://www.examiner.com/article/caprica-tv-s-first-science-fiction-soap-opera</ref>, the series follows two families - the [[Graystone]]s and the [[Adamas]] - living in the corrupt and decadent [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] metropolis [[Caprica City]]. While the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the fall of Colonial society is the background for ''Caprica'', the series was compared by Ronald D. Moore to the nighttime soap ''[[Wikipedia: Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' and by David Eick to the film ''[[Wikipedia: American Beauty (film)|American Beauty]]'' and centers more on its characters than science-fiction elements.<ref>http://airlockalpha.com/node/4840/node/2133/node/914/mad-men-american-horror-story-lead-emmys.html</ref>

The [[Caprica pilot|pilot episode]] establishes [[Daniel Graystone]] as the brilliant inventor of the early [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|Cylon]]s, mourning the loss of his teenage daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]], in a [[STO|terrorist]] attack. So distraught over Zoe's death, Graystone enlists the help of [[Joseph Adama]], a native-[[Tauron]] lawyer with ties to that world's [[Ha'la'tha|criminal organization]], to steal technology that would resurrect both men's daughters. Though the experiment seems to fail, Zoe is in fact reborn inside Graystone's Cylon prototype.

As it progresses, the series inter-cuts between the stories of the Graystones and the Adamas, as well as the terrorist organization - the [[Soldiers of the One]] - responsible for Zoe's death, and the Tauron mob - the [[Ha'la'tha]] - and the [[GDD|investigators]] pursuing both entities.

Though ''Caprica'' was cancelled during its first season, some connections were established between it and ''Battlestar Galactica'' and some character resolution was provided by a five minute epilogue set several years in the series' future.

==Cast==
===Stars===
[[Image:Cap-cast.jpg|thumb|Season One cast photo, excluding Brian Markinson as Agent Durham.]]

* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]
* [[ Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Special Agent [[Jordan Durham]]
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]] (3 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2240326/</ref>)
:''Jogia was credited as part of the main cast for the [[Caprica pilot|pilot]] only. Roiz and Markinson were both upgraded to series stars for the [[Rebirth|second episode]] of the series.''

===Co-stars===
* [[Jim Thomson]] as [[Serge]] (voice, 14 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861023/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[Willie Adama]] (10 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1859748/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]] (13 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437032/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adams]] (8 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1068777/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Teryl Rothery]] as [[Evelyn]] (8 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745186/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Tomas Vergis]] (6 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701561/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Peter Wingfield]] as [[Gara Singh]] (6 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935057/filmoseries#tt0799862</ref>)
* [[Alex Arsenault]] as [[Philomon]] (5 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604007/</ref>)
* [[James Marsters]] as [[Barnabas Greeley]] (4 episodes<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/</ref>)

==Aborted Second Season==
As ''Caprica'' was cancelled during the airing of the second half of its first season, what is known about the planned second season comes from the first season finale, "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]" and its epilogue, "[[Apotheosis (episode)#Epilogue|The Shape of Things to Come]]", and from official statements by the production staff. While canonicity of information contained in such statements is uncertain, and developments in the series ''[[Blood and Chrome|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' may contradict unaired ''Caprica'' plans, they represent what the producers considered "to have happened" as of the ''Caprica'' cancellation.

"The Shape of Things to Come" was filmed before word of ''Caprica'''s cancellation and represented a "sneak preview" of Season 2, set fives years after Season 1.

Statements by showrunner [[Kevin Murphy]] in DVD commentaries on Season 1.5 episodes (recorded before the cancellation) reveal a number of Season 2 plot points:
*Jordan Duram survived the sniper attack and would have left the [[GDD]] and become head of a group called the Caprica Legionnaires, dedicated to destroying the Cylons before they rose up and crushed their creators.
*Zoe-A, in her new skinjob body, would have joined the Caprica Legionnaires, keeping her nature a secret.
*Zoe would have met one of the [[Final Five]] in [[V-world]], providing her with an element needed to create her skinjob body.

On April 29, 2011, Murphy conducted an interview with the online fan publication ''The Caprica Times'', in which he revealed several more details:<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref>
*Flashbacks would have revealed that the Graystones had difficulty overcoming the "uncanny valley" problem when creating Zoe's body, until 3 years after "Apotheosis", when Zoe noticed something strange that she followed through interlocking V-worlds "like the White Rabbit" until she came upon [[Galen Tyrol]] fishing at a beach. After Zoe explained who she was and why she was there, he gave her a fishing lure that turned out to be a piece of code crucial in completing her skinjob body.
*Duram becomes aware of Zoe's nature and keeps quiet in exchange for her assistance.
*No one in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' era is aware that Skinjob Zoe existed because her father went to such pains to keep her secret.
*Clarice Willow is a wanted terrorist as well as a Cylon rights activist and operator of a church in V-world where Cylons can go when they "power down".
*Lacy Rand is seen by Capricans as a crazy, "toaster-loving" leader keeping the peace on [[Gemenon (RDM)|Gemenon]] through her loyal Centurions, who follow her because a part of Zoe's "soul" has been imprinted on them.
*Circumstances force Clarice and Lacy into an "awkward marriage of convenience".
*[[Mother]] - leader of the [[Monotheist Church]] - is still alive and interested in returning to power. Daniel Graystone reluctantly allies with her against the Clarice/Lacy coalition, which causes problems between him and Zoe when the latter finds out, as Lacy is her "once and future BFF".
*[[Bill Adama]] grows up angry at being named for his dead older brother.
*Joseph Adama carries on an extramarital affair with [[Fidelia Fazekas]].
*Tamara Adama serves as the basis for the [[Number Eight]] model and Zoe the basis for the [[Number Six]] model. Murphy was unclear on this point, however, and recommended asking [[Jane Espenson]] or [[Michael Taylor]] for clarification.
**On May 5, 2011, Espenson confirmed on Twitter that the writers discussed this point, but it was not set in stone.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/66023637202903040 Tweet by Jane Espenson]</ref.

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[[Image:Cent 005.jpg|thumb|thumb|Cylon Centurion during the First Cylon War.]]

'''Cylon War-era Centurions''' (or simply '''Centurions''') are the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] form encountered during the [[Cylon War]]. They are the next evolutionary step following the prototypical [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] and are separate from that model. They are the predecessors to and creators of the [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylon]] form.

==History==
The Cylon War-era Centurions are the next evolutionary step - or modification - of existing Cylon models created by [[Graystone Industries]] of [[Caprica City]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Resembling the prototypical [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] chassis, Centurions are distinguished by their iconic chrome armor and sometimes likened to "walking chrome toasters" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]").

Like their predecessors, several variations of Cylon War-era Centurion exist during the war ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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

Appearing in the years during which [[robot]]s are used by humanity to make life easier on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]], Centurions are closely related to the Cylons provided by Graystone Industries to the Caprican Ministry of Defense for use as simple soldiers ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Unvanquished]]").

Not long after their introduction to Colonial society as cannon fodder and laborers, the Cylons develop their own culture and religion - worshiping the monotheistic [[God (RDM)|God]] followed by humans aligned with the [[Soldiers of the One]] cult. Shortly thereafter, the Cylons inexplicably turn on their human masters, initiating the conflict known as the [[Cylon War]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). Alongside other Cylon models - including the military and [[Civilian Cylon|commercial]] types - the Centurions become a mainstay in the Cylons' war against humanity ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===War with Humanity===
[[Image:Cylon Centurions on Tuaron, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Centurions fire weapons on Tauron during the Cylon War.]]

The Cylon War is staged in various theaters including [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] and other outlying Colonial [[Ice planet|world]]s. Centurions are present at these locations, fighting hand to hand against the Colonial Military and civilian fighters, as well as piloting [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era raider|Raider]]s and commanding [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]]s in battle against the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] in space ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Despite maintaining troops on Colonial worlds, the Cylons establish their own territory adjacent to Colonial space but frequently attack human targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

During their fight with humanity, the Centurions develop newer robotic forms and begin conducting experiments on human prisoners. Performing brutal operations on live victims, the Centurions strive to create fully biological [[humanoid Cylon]]s. Their experiments result in the development of [[Cylon Models#Cython|cybernetic animals]] and [[Cylon Models#Inorganic Humanoids|early humanoid models]] on the resort world [[Djerba]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Elsewhere, the Centurions' efforts result in the creation of the [[Hybrid]]s - an evolutionary "dead end" unable to survive without technology, the [[First Hybrid|first]] of which is created shortly before the cessation of hostilities ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Unable to create fully organic life, the Centurions agree to end the war in exchange for help from the [[Final Five]] – survivors of the [[Earth (RDM)|Thirteenth Colony]] who possess [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]]. The Centurions sign the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity and withdraw to their territory with The Five. Located somewhere beyond the designated [[Armistice Line]], the Centurions and Final Five construct [[The Colony]] where they develop eight humanoid models, instilling in them monotheistic beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

===The Guardians===
[[Image:Centurion pair.jpg|thumb|Guardian Cylons protect their Hybrid.]]

The Guardians are a group of Cylon-War era Centurions that pilot a [[Guardian basestar|single basestar]], containing the first Cylon Hybrid, into deep space following the Armistice. Utilizing decades old Raiders and weaponry, the Guardians operate separately from the rest of the Cylon civilization, becoming something of a Cylon legend.

These Centurions guard the original Hybrid, still alive over 40 years after its creation. Seeking to further their evolution and continue the experiments begun during the first Cylon War, the Guardians capture a civilian science team from the surviving [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. This triggers a [[Battle of the Guardian basestar|battle]] between the Guardian baseship and the [[Pegasus (RDM)|battlestar ''Pegasus'']], under the command of [[Lee Adama]]. During the battle, an assault team led by Major [[Kendra Shaw]] boards the basestar and engages several Centurions, before rescuing the science team and detonating a [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Nuclear weapons|nuclear weapon]] that destroys the basestar and kills the Hybrid ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

=== The Colony ===
[[Image:Centurions vs. Centurions, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|Cylon War-era models battle modern Centurions.]]

Despite the development of the [[Cylon Centurion|modern Centurion]] model by the humanoid Cylons, some of the original Centurions remain in operation, residing at the Cylon Colony. Serving alongside their more advanced counterparts, these Centurions are instrumental during the [[Battle of the Colony]], when remaining Colonial forces launch an all out offensive to retrieve the half-Cylon, half-Human child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]].

Armed with advanced weaponry, these Centurions engage in combat against rebel Cylon Centurions, dubbed "Red Stripes" by the crew of the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. These remaining Centurions also act as shock troops, boarding the ''Galactica'' at platoon strength. Ultimately, the Cylon boarding parties are repelled and the remaining Centurions are killed when the Colony itself is knocked into a black hole and destroyed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

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

Retaining much of the appearance of the Caprican-built U-87 Cyber Combat and commercially available offshoots of that model, Cylon War-era Centurions are heavy, bipedal robots distinguished by a roving red eye. During the Cylon War, the Centurions are joined by a number of variations on the typical "toaster" model, as well as earlier Cylon models and more advanced Centurion forms ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"; [[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"; ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

===Variations===
[[Image:Cylon War-era Centurion fires weapon, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|A Centurion warrior fires a weapon aboard ''Galactica''.]]

The quintessential Cylon War-era Centurions are the chrome-plated "toasters" later seen in the [[Galactica Museum|museum]] on ''Galactica'' and as costumes worn by children in the years following the war ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]", "[[Daybreak]]").

Carrying backpack-like power cells and roughly six feet tall, these Centurions are protected by flexible rear armor which covers otherwise exposed internal mechanisms <ref>[[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]]: [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/bsg-vfx-anatomy-of-a-cylon/ Anatomy of a Cylon]</ref>. Physically stronger than humans, these Centurions are designed with sufficient dexterity and capability of using weapons and tools. Centurions communicate vocally, but are also capable of receiving radio signals internally. Unlike their successors, these early Centurions do not possess built-in projectile weapons, but are armed with retractable blades, built into their forearms ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

Several variations of these models exist, ranging in design and function within the Cylon hierarchy. More compact models are seen piloting raiders, while more heavily armored models act as ground forces and warriors in the conflict with humanity. Gold-colored Centurions also exist, denoting command positions ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").

===Culture===
[[Image:Razor Flashback 4.jpg|thumb|left|A Centurion aiming its gun in free fall.]]

The Colonial-designed Centurions utilize [[Silica pathways|artificial intelligence]] and are designed as sentient beings.<ref>[[William Adama]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] confirm this point in season 3 episodes that explain why the advanced successors to the war-era models are not sentient: To prevent an intra-Cylon uprising between the [[humanoid Cylon]]s and their creations.</ref> Like a minority of humans in the Twelve Colonies, the Centurions are practitioners of a religion centered around a "One True God" or what would come to be considered the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

[[Saul Tigh]], who possessed false memories of the First Cylon War, recalls the Cylon boarding of the ''[[Brenik]]'', and the apparent hatred the Centurions have for humanity - despite the physical inability of the Cylons to show emotion on their faces ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]" deleted scene). The Centurion's feelings for humanity is expressed by one of their creations - the cybernetic humanoid on Djerba telling [[Beka Kelly]] explicitly that they hate humanity (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

The reflection of animosity and intensity of the Centurions is apparent in the stylized [[Monclair]] painting in [[William Adama]]'s quarters, depicting Cylon War-era Centurions battling Colonial forced utilizing relatively primitive bladed weapons ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]", et al).

==Legacy==
[[Image:Cylon Centurion, BAC.jpg|thumb|Centurion variation in service during year 10 of the Cylon War.]]

The Cylon War-era Centurions are the root of modern Cylon society and their anger and hurt over their enslavement by the peoples of the Twelve Worlds lives on in their humanoid progeny. Despite the Centurions' desire to create organic bodies, certain humanoid Cylons - namely the [[One]]s - express a desire to revert to their original mechanical forms. It is in the name of the Centurions that the humanoid Cylons and their own mechanical counterparts wage a second war on humanity, devastating the Colonies and forcing the few remaining humans into space ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").

During the Cylon War, the Centurions developed new robotic models as well as several cybernetic hybrids in their pursuit of organic humanoid forms (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Iconic features such as the red, roving "eye" are carried into later generations of the Cylon Centurion and even into the modern, autonomous Raiders ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

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

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

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

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

[[Image:Centuion Display.jpg|thumb|Original series Cylon armor on display in the ''Galactica'' museum during the Miniseries.]]
*Centurions in "[[Razor]]" and the [[Razor Flashbacks]] move with greater agility and speed than their Original Series counterparts, and utilize [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Handheld weapons|projectile weapon]]s instead of a [[laser pistol]] or [[laser rifle]].

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

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

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

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

The armor of a Cylon Centurion from the Original Series can be seen in the museum aboard ''Galactica'' during the Miniseries. This is later retconned in "Daybreak, Part II" to reflect the redesigned Centurion from "Razor". Still, this redesigned museum version possesses some details carried over from the original design not present in the "living" Centurions.

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[[Image:U-87-Cyber-Combat-Unit.jpg|thumb|210px|Graystone Industries' U-87 Cyber Combat Unit.]]

The '''U-87 Cyber Combat Unit''' is the progenitor of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] race, created some fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] by [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]]. They are later among several models of Cylons who rise against humanity in the [[Cylon War]].

==Creation==
The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

===Inspiration===
Whether deliberately or unintentionally, Daniel Graystone's design for the U-87 chassis bears a striking resemblance to drawings his daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] had done as a child. Zoe's design featured distinctively jointed legs, an artificial brain contained within the chest rather than the head, and a single, red-glowing eye ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Research & Development===
[[Image:Philomon works on the U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The U-87 under construction at Graystone labs.]]

Following the fabrication of the prototype chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the U-87 project stalls, taking five years longer than expected and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is a simple task, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that body is another matter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Testing of the U-87 includes at least 42 evaluation protocols in which the robot is placed in a simulated battlefield environment inside the Graystone labs. Tested on its ability to independently identify and acquire targets, and resolve and execute conflict, the Cyber Combat Unit consistently fails to live up to expectations ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries while considering taking the project to an off-world contractor ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The MCP===
[[Image:MCP diagram, 1x02.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of the MCP within the U-87.]]

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], founder and CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP chip. While the Vergis Corporation is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract, despite being off-world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

As Daniel Graystone is confronted with this professional challenge, he also suffers a personal tragedy when Zoe Graystone is killed in the bombing of [[Lev|MagLev]] Train 23 in Caprica City. Shocked to discover that Zoe had created an identical [[Zoe-A|copy]] of herself within the [[virtual world]], Daniel soon comes to realize that he can theoretically bring his daughter back to life by implanting the [[avatar]] in a robotic body. Daniel, though, needs the MCP to make the resurrection possible ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Enlisting [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - Daniel arranges to steal the MCP from Vergis Corporation labs on Tauron. Unbeknownst to Daniel, the theft results in the brutal beat and death of two men, a loss Tomas Vergis himself would soon seek retribution for ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

===Cybernetic Life Form Node===
[[Image:Cyber Combat Unit.jpg|thumb|The Cyber Combat Unit in evaluation protocol number 42.]]

Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy. The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the Cyber Combat Contract securely in the possession of Graystone Industries, Daniel Graystone dubs the working U-87 a "Cybernetic Life Form Node" or "Cylon" for short ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Shape of Things to Come==
Now fully operational and ready for mass production, the U-87 begins testing in the sentient levels and performs well in Defense Department demos. Unfortunately, only the one prototype unit shows these kinds of aptitudes, with other U-87 chassis and MCP copies performing far below expectations. Baffled by the inexplicable bond between the U-87 and the original MCP chip, Graystone scientists are unaware that the Zoe avatar is still intact within the U-87 exoskeleton ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==="Zoe-R"===
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]]''

[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe awakens inside the robot body.]]

As the first operational Cylon, the Zoe Graystone avatar imbues her robot body with a unique personality - that of a rebellious, if brilliant teenage girl, as well as a [[God (RDM)|monotheist]] disgusted with the corruption of Colonial society. Reading her father's attempt at placing her avatar inside the robot as a cynical attempt at perfecting the U-87 technology and increasing his profit margin, Zoe refuses to reveal herself to Daniel Graystone. Struggling with life as a prototypical robot warrior, Zoe enlists help from her best friend [[Lacy Rand]] in a bid to free herself from captivity within Graystone labs. Zoe hopes to escape to the planet [[Gemenon]] where she would be united with other members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist group ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===A New Race===
Still struggling to solve the technical issues plaguing the line of U-87s, Graystone Industries most profitable product - the [[holoband]] - comes under scrutiny when Zoe Graystone's involvement with the STO becomes public knowledge. With many citizens of Caprica blaming the holoband for society's ills, Graystone Industries begins hemorrhaging cubits. In a desperate bid to retain control of the company, Daniel Graystone declares holobands dead and presents the U-87 to the board of directors as the future of Graystone Industries:

[[Image:Graystone and the U-87, 1x05.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

:"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."

With that, Graystone once again has full support of the board and resumes work on the U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

Still, despite the prospect of Cylons in the private sector, the Caprican Government presses for its battle robots. Detecting the standstill in development of the line, the Ministry of Defense moves up its timeline for the delivery of 100,000 robots, essentially creating a deadline Graystone Industries simply cannot meet and ensuring the ouster of Graystone as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Desperate to deliver on time, Daniel Graystone pushes his scientists to deal with the problem aggressively. Rather than cataloging and preserving the anomalies within the prototype MCP that made the original U-87 so successful, Graystone pushes his team to burn them from the chip like a "cancer" ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

===The Escape===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|The U-87 escapes in a Graystone Industries van.]]

Aware that the total erasure of the MCP chip would essentially end her existence within the U-87 body, Zoe Graystone reveas herself to lab assistant [[Philomon]]. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and accidentally kill him. Escaping the lab and stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe leads Caprican authorities on a high speed chase through the outskirts of Caprica City. Faced with opposition on either side, Zoe drives her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that badly damages the U-87 body and deactivates the MCP chip ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Recovering the remains of the original U-87, Graystone scientists reboot the system, finding the errors that had plagued the unit now gone. Copying the now clean version of the MCP, Graystone Industries - now under the leadership of Tomas Vergis - is able to implant working chips into their U-87 chassis and begin mass production on time. With the original U-87 beyond repair, Vergis orders the unit be melted down. Acknowledging how much the prototype meant to the now ousted Daniel Graystone, lead scientist [[Cyrus Xander]] saves the unit from destruction, ordering its [[boxing]] and later shipping it to Daniel's home lab ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]").

===Mass Production===
[[Image:U-87 construction, 1x10.jpg|thumb|The U-87 chassis in development at Graystone Industries.]]
At a press conference some time later, Graystone Industries CEO Tomas Vergis announces the commencement of production on Caprica's robot soldiers:

:"Production proceeds with Graystone Industries turning out a thousand robot chassis per month, and I am pleased to announce that Graystone Industries will deliver the first installment of battle units to the Caprican Government on time and - thank the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Gods]] - on budget" ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Following Vergis' ouster and eventual death, Daniel Graystone regains control of his company through a dubious alliance with the Ha'la'tha and continues the mass production of U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

==Practical Application==
With Caprica arming itself with a legion of robot soldiers and political tensions escalating throughout the Twelve Worlds, different factions from the various colonies begin vying for the U-87 technology ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]", "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Tauron===
[[Image:Sam Adama and U-87, 1x13.jpg|thumb|The U-87 with Tauron mobster Sam Adama.]]
As a new [[Tauron]] [[Tauron Uprising|uprising]] takes hold, Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]] seeks to aid rebel forces by running guns to Tauron from Caprica. Coming into conflict with members of another organized crime group who claim jurisdiction over the gun-running trade, Adama sends an armed U-87 into the [[Skybar]] in Caprica City. There, the U-87 opens fire on Adama's rivals, killing everybody inside and proving its worth as a killing machine. Adama realizes the power of the robot soldiers and attempts to persuade the [[Guatrau]] to ship U-87s to Tauron - telling him that just one robot could turn the tide of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]])".

The Guatrau, however, rejects Adama's proposal, having already secured a deal with the Soldiers of the One for a shipment of U-87 robots. Incensed by the potential use of robot soldiers by the terrorist organization, Daniel Graystone attempts to convince the Guatrau to reconsider, telling him that he could put their [[resurrection program]] venture in jeopardy. Graystone also fears the ramifications of selling the robots to Caprica's enemies on Gemenon, an act of treason punishable by death. Equally incensed by the Guatrau's decision, Sam Adama convinces his brother, Joseph Adama, to betray the Ha'la'tha and - together with Graystone - arranges to have the Cyber Combat Units sent to Tauron ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Neither Graystone nor the Adamas, however, are aware that a shipment of U-87s has already arrived on Gemenon and are being put to use by the Soldiers of the One ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

===Gemenon===
[[Image:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg|thumb|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon.]]
At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand beings to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Threatened by Rand's ability to control her robot army, Her Holy [[Mother]] orders Diego to kill Rand. Narrowly escaping the subsequent assassination attempt, Rand refuses to run from the STO, instead bringing the company of U-87s into the fray, successfully overthrowing Monad leadership and installing herself as the new head of the Monotheist Church ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===Battle at Atlas Arena===
::''Main article: [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]''
[[Image:Battle at Atlas Arena, 1x18.jpg|thumb|U-87s engage STO suicide bombers at Atlas Arena.]]
Discovering evidence that [[Clarice Willow]]'s STO cell plans to destroy [[Atlas Arena]] using suicide bombers connected to Willow's resurrection program, Daniel and his wife [[Amanda Graystone]] are framed for high crimes against Caprica and on the run from the corrupt [[Global Defense Department]]. Racing to prevent the bombing, Daniel Graystone enlists Graystone Industries scientist [[Drew Tanner]]'s help in gaining control of the U-87 soldiers supplied to the Caprican Military ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Sneaking into the stadium, Graystone uses a remote connection to the robots to command a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] U-87s to storm Atlas Arena during game time, landing on the playing field and deploying themselves in formation. Using a backdoor connection to the U-87s synthetic vision systems, Graystone is able to identify and target the suicide bombers, allowing the Cylons to execute them one by one. Though several U-87s are destroyed when [[Olaf Willow]] detonates an explosive strapped to his chest, the terror plot was foiled. Successfully preventing the bombing, the Graytones are cleared of wrongdoing and the U-87s quickly seen as heroes by the Caprican people, with a statue erected in their honor ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Specifications==
Upon its introduction, the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit is unlike other robots of its time. While servant robots like [[Serge]] are distinguished by decidedly non-humanoid configurations, the Cylon prototype was designed with an identifiably human form. Bearing a nearly identical construction to the later [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s, the U-87 model is a stripped down version of the Cylon War-era units ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

===Physical Characteristics===
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|Close up of the U-87 face and Cylon "eye".]]
Distinguished by the distinctly Cylon trait of the single, roving scanner, the U-87's "eye" changes color from yellow to red and focuses on single objects rather than continually moving from side to side. The U-87's synthetic vision system features chemical sensors and can be remotely accessed ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Weighing approximately one-quarter ton, the U-87 chassis is composed of metallic and plastic components and utilizes a fluid circulatory system and piston joints. Motion analysis routines are performed on the prototype unit in which the U-87 repeats various motions, giving the robot the appearance of dancing ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In the U-87's destroyed state, Cyrus Xander remarks that the unit is "toast," prompting Tomas Vergis to remark that it is "more like a toaster" - the first, but not last, of similar comparisons. Disposal of Cyber Combat Units requires either the [[boxing]] or melting down of defective U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Those units not meeting the standards of the Caprican Military are stripped of their non-metal components and sold as scrap metal to a reclamation facility ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Programming===
[[Image:Cylon brain, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Silicon wafers comprising the Cylon "brain".]]

The prototypical Cylons are programmed with Caprican Military manuals and are capable of wireless access to the virtual world, later possessing virtual avatars of individual units. Specific controllers can be assigned to U-87s, giving them authorization to give voice commands. Despite this, a backdoor was built into the Cyber Combat Units' programming, allowing them to be remotely controlled by a computer terminal located within 400 meters ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

Though the original MCP chip is thought to have been totally erased following the destruction of the U-87 carrying the Zoe Graystone avatar, some remnants of Zoe-A remain on the chip, disseminated to the other U-87s when the chip is duplicated for mass production ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe Graystone's personality, traits or beliefs remain on the MCP and are passed 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 prior to the arrival of the [[Final Five]], that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - is the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

===Variations===
[[Image:U-87 Troop Commander, 1x18.jpg|thumb|The Caprican Military armored combat U-87.]]

Though the U-87s were designed to be functionally isomorphic, some variation do exist in their configurations. While most Cyber Combat Units feature the typical, stripped down, exoskeletal structure, they vary in color from gray to black and can be equipped with various types of ammunition clips ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Blowback]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Notable individual U-87 units include the chassis inhabited by the Zoe Graystone avatar and the U-87 commanded by Lacy Rand on Gemenon. This specific Cylon, used in Rand's overthrow of Monotheist Chruch leadership, is distinguished by red markings on its chest plate ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Some U-87 models delivered to the Caprican Military are outfitted with camouflage armor - bearing military emblems - and helmets. These armored U-87s represent a clear evolutionary step toward the form of the Centurions that become the quintessential Cylon form during the first Cylon War ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Rise==
The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the Colonial public, demonstrating the usefulness of Cylons as protectors against the monotheist threat. Cylon technology quickly progresses with the introduction of new types of robots based on the original U-87 design, including Cylon butlers and Cylon construction workers. Walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds, these Cylons quickly become integrated into Colonial society, provoking questions of their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Cylon Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|A virtual world congregation of Cylons during a sermon by Clarice Willow.]]

Addressing a congregation of Cylons - including many U-87 models - in the Virutal world, Clarice Willow speaks of Cylon potential:

:"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 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]]")

In fact the Cylons do rise against their creators. Despite the introduction of newer, more advanced models with improved MCP software, the original U-87 Cyber Combat Unit survives to serve in some capacity as ground forces in the eventual Cylon War (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Notes==
[[Image:U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]]." <ref>{{cite web|url= http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg|title= Ghost In The Machine - U-87}}
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*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.

*On 19 January 2013, Doug Drexler posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, which Drexler described as "the bullet proof, and transparent plastic armor edition" <ref>http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7?fref=ts</ref>

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[[Image:U-87-Cyber-Combat-Unit.jpg|thumb|210px|Graystone Industries' U-87 Cyber Combat Unit.]]

The '''U-87 Cyber Combat Unit''' is the progenitor of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] race, created some fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] by [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]]. They are later among several models of Cylons who rise against humanity in the [[Cylon War]].

==Creation==
The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

===Inspiration===
Whether deliberately or unintentionally, Daniel Graystone's design for the U-87 chassis bears a striking resemblance to drawings his daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] had done as a child. Zoe's design featured distinctively jointed legs, an artificial brain contained within the chest rather than the head, and a single, red-glowing eye ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Research & Development===
[[Image:Philomon works on the U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The U-87 under construction at Graystone labs.]]

Following the fabrication of the prototype chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the U-87 project stalls, taking five years longer than expected and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is a simple task, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that body is another matter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Testing of the U-87 includes at least 42 evaluation protocols in which the robot is placed in a simulated battlefield environment inside the Graystone labs. Tested on its ability to independently identify and acquire targets, and resolve and execute conflict, the Cyber Combat Unit consistently fails to live up to expectations ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries while considering taking the project to an off-world contractor ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The MCP===
[[Image:MCP diagram, 1x02.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of the MCP within the U-87.]]

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], founder and CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP chip. While the Vergis Corporation is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract, despite being off-world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

As Daniel Graystone is confronted with this professional challenge, he also suffers a personal tragedy when Zoe Graystone is killed in the bombing of [[Lev|MagLev]] Train 23 in Caprica City. Shocked to discover that Zoe had created an identical [[Zoe-A|copy]] of herself within the [[virtual world]], Daniel soon comes to realize that he can theoretically bring his daughter back to life by implanting the [[avatar]] in a robotic body. Daniel, though, needs the MCP to make the resurrection possible ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Enlisting [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - Daniel arranges to steal the MCP from Vergis Corporation labs on Tauron. Unbeknownst to Daniel, the theft results in the brutal beat and death of two men, a loss Tomas Vergis himself would soon seek retribution for ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

===Cybernetic Life Form Node===
[[Image:Cyber Combat Unit.jpg|thumb|The Cyber Combat Unit in evaluation protocol number 42.]]

Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy. The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the Cyber Combat Contract securely in the possession of Graystone Industries, Daniel Graystone dubs the working U-87 a "Cybernetic Life Form Node" or "Cylon" for short ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Shape of Things to Come==
Now fully operational and ready for mass production, the U-87 begins testing in the sentient levels and performs well in Defense Department demos. Unfortunately, only the one prototype unit shows these kinds of aptitudes, with other U-87 chassis and MCP copies performing far below expectations. Baffled by the inexplicable bond between the U-87 and the original MCP chip, Graystone scientists are unaware that the Zoe avatar is still intact within the U-87 exoskeleton ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==="Zoe-R"===
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]]''

[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe awakens inside the robot body.]]

As the first operational Cylon, the Zoe Graystone avatar imbues her robot body with a unique personality - that of a rebellious, if brilliant teenage girl, as well as a [[God (RDM)|monotheist]] disgusted with the corruption of Colonial society. Reading her father's attempt at placing her avatar inside the robot as a cynical attempt at perfecting the U-87 technology and increasing his profit margin, Zoe refuses to reveal herself to Daniel Graystone. Struggling with life as a prototypical robot warrior, Zoe enlists help from her best friend [[Lacy Rand]] in a bid to free herself from captivity within Graystone labs. Zoe hopes to escape to the planet [[Gemenon]] where she would be united with other members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist group ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===A New Race===
Still struggling to solve the technical issues plaguing the line of U-87s, Graystone Industries most profitable product - the [[holoband]] - comes under scrutiny when Zoe Graystone's involvement with the STO becomes public knowledge. With many citizens of Caprica blaming the holoband for society's ills, Graystone Industries begins hemorrhaging cubits. In a desperate bid to retain control of the company, Daniel Graystone declares holobands dead and presents the U-87 to the board of directors as the future of Graystone Industries:

[[Image:Graystone and the U-87, 1x05.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

:"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."

With that, Graystone once again has full support of the board and resumes work on the U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

Still, despite the prospect of Cylons in the private sector, the Caprican Government presses for its battle robots. Detecting the standstill in development of the line, the Ministry of Defense moves up its timeline for the delivery of 100,000 robots, essentially creating a deadline Graystone Industries simply cannot meet and ensuring the ouster of Graystone as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Desperate to deliver on time, Daniel Graystone pushes his scientists to deal with the problem aggressively. Rather than cataloging and preserving the anomalies within the prototype MCP that made the original U-87 so successful, Graystone pushes his team to burn them from the chip like a "cancer" ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

===The Escape===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|The U-87 escapes in a Graystone Industries van.]]

Aware that the total erasure of the MCP chip would essentially end her existence within the U-87 body, Zoe Graystone reveas herself to lab assistant [[Philomon]]. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and accidentally kill him. Escaping the lab and stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe leads Caprican authorities on a high speed chase through the outskirts of Caprica City. Faced with opposition on either side, Zoe drives her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that badly damages the U-87 body and deactivates the MCP chip ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Recovering the remains of the original U-87, Graystone scientists reboot the system, finding the errors that had plagued the unit now gone. Copying the now clean version of the MCP, Graystone Industries - now under the leadership of Tomas Vergis - is able to implant working chips into their U-87 chassis and begin mass production on time. With the original U-87 beyond repair, Vergis orders the unit be melted down. Acknowledging how much the prototype meant to the now ousted Daniel Graystone, lead scientist [[Cyrus Xander]] saves the unit from destruction, ordering its [[boxing]] and later shipping it to Daniel's home lab ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]").

===Mass Production===
[[Image:U-87 construction, 1x10.jpg|thumb|The U-87 chassis in development at Graystone Industries.]]
At a press conference some time later, Graystone Industries CEO Tomas Vergis announces the commencement of production on Caprica's robot soldiers:

:"Production proceeds with Graystone Industries turning out a thousand robot chassis per month, and I am pleased to announce that Graystone Industries will deliver the first installment of battle units to the Caprican Government on time and - thank the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Gods]] - on budget" ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Following Vergis' ouster and eventual death, Daniel Graystone regains control of his company through a dubious alliance with the Ha'la'tha and continues the mass production of U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

==Practical Application==
With Caprica arming itself with a legion of robot soldiers and political tensions escalating throughout the Twelve Worlds, different factions from the various colonies begin vying for the U-87 technology ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]", "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Tauron===
[[Image:Sam Adama and U-87, 1x13.jpg|thumb|The U-87 with Tauron mobster Sam Adama.]]
As a new [[Tauron]] [[Tauron Uprising|uprising]] takes hold, Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]] seeks to aid rebel forces by running guns to Tauron from Caprica. Coming into conflict with members of another organized crime group who claim jurisdiction over the gun-running trade, Adama sends an armed U-87 into the [[Skybar]] in Caprica City. There, the U-87 opens fire on Adama's rivals, killing everybody inside and proving its worth as a killing machine. Adama realizes the power of the robot soldiers and attempts to persuade the [[Guatrau]] to ship U-87s to Tauron - telling him that just one robot could turn the tide of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]])".

The Guatrau, however, rejects Adama's proposal, having already secured a deal with the Soldiers of the One for a shipment of U-87 robots. Incensed by the potential use of robot soldiers by the terrorist organization, Daniel Graystone attempts to convince the Guatrau to reconsider, telling him that he could put their [[resurrection program]] venture in jeopardy. Graystone also fears the ramifications of selling the robots to Caprica's enemies on Gemenon, an act of treason punishable by death. Equally incensed by the Guatrau's decision, Sam Adama convinces his brother, Joseph Adama, to betray the Ha'la'tha and - together with Graystone - arranges to have the Cyber Combat Units sent to Tauron ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Neither Graystone nor the Adamas, however, are aware that a shipment of U-87s has already arrived on Gemenon and are being put to use by the Soldiers of the One ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

===Gemenon===
[[Image:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg|thumb|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon.]]
At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand beings to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Threatened by Rand's ability to control her robot army, Her Holy [[Mother]] orders Diego to kill Rand. Narrowly escaping the subsequent assassination attempt, Rand refuses to run from the STO, instead bringing the company of U-87s into the fray, successfully overthrowing Monad leadership and installing herself as the new head of the Monotheist Church ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===Battle at Atlas Arena===
::''Main article: [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]''
[[Image:Battle at Atlas Arena, 1x18.jpg|thumb|U-87s engage STO suicide bombers at Atlas Arena.]]
Discovering evidence that [[Clarice Willow]]'s STO cell plans to destroy [[Atlas Arena]] using suicide bombers connected to Willow's resurrection program, Daniel and his wife [[Amanda Graystone]] are framed for high crimes against Caprica and on the run from the corrupt [[Global Defense Department]]. Racing to prevent the bombing, Daniel Graystone enlists Graystone Industries scientist [[Drew Tanner]]'s help in gaining control of the U-87 soldiers supplied to the Caprican Military ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Sneaking into the stadium, Graystone uses a remote connection to the robots to command a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] U-87s to storm Atlas Arena during game time, landing on the playing field and deploying themselves in formation. Using a backdoor connection to the U-87s synthetic vision systems, Graystone is able to identify and target the suicide bombers, allowing the Cylons to execute them one by one. Though several U-87s are destroyed when [[Olaf Willow]] detonates an explosive strapped to his chest, the terror plot was foiled. Successfully preventing the bombing, the Graytones are cleared of wrongdoing and the U-87s quickly seen as heroes by the Caprican people, with a statue erected in their honor ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Specifications==
Upon its introduction, the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit is unlike other robots of its time. While servant robots like [[Serge]] are distinguished by decidedly non-humanoid configurations, the Cylon prototype was designed with an identifiably human form. Bearing a nearly identical construction to the later [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s, the U-87 model is a stripped down version of the Cylon War-era units ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

===Physical Characteristics===
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|Close up of the U-87 face and Cylon "eye".]]
Distinguished by the distinctly Cylon trait of the single, roving scanner, the U-87's "eye" changes color from yellow to red and focuses on single objects rather than continually moving from side to side. The U-87's synthetic vision system features chemical sensors and can be remotely accessed ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Weighing approximately one-quarter ton, the U-87 chassis is composed of metallic and plastic components and utilizes a fluid circulatory system and piston joints. Motion analysis routines are performed on the prototype unit in which the U-87 repeats various motions, giving the robot the appearance of dancing ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In the U-87's destroyed state, Cyrus Xander remarks that the unit is "toast," prompting Tomas Vergis to remark that it is "more like a toaster" - the first, but not last, of similar comparisons. Disposal of Cyber Combat Units requires either the [[boxing]] or melting down of defective U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Those units not meeting the standards of the Caprican Military are stripped of their non-metal components and sold as scrap metal to a reclamation facility ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Programming===
[[Image:Cylon brain, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Silicon wafers comprising the Cylon "brain".]]

The prototypical Cylons are programmed with Caprican Military manuals and are capable of wireless access to the virtual world, later possessing virtual avatars of individual units. Specific controllers can be assigned to U-87s, giving them authorization to give voice commands. Despite this, a backdoor was built into the Cyber Combat Units' programming, allowing them to be remotely controlled by a computer terminal located within 400 meters ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

Though the original MCP chip is thought to have been totally erased following the destruction of the U-87 carrying the Zoe Graystone avatar, some remnants of Zoe-A remain on the chip, disseminated to the other U-87s when the chip is duplicated for mass production ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe Graystone's personality, traits or beliefs remain on the MCP and are passed 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 prior to the arrival of the [[Final Five]], that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - is the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

===Variations===
[[Image:U-87 Troop Commander, 1x18.jpg|thumb|The Caprican Military armored combat U-87.]]

Though the U-87s were designed to be functionally isomorphic, some variation do exist in their configurations. While most Cyber Combat Units feature the typical, stripped down, exoskeletal structure, they vary in color from gray to black and can be equipped with various types of ammunition clips ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Blowback]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Notable individual U-87 units include the chassis inhabited by the Zoe Graystone avatar and the U-87 commanded by Lacy Rand on Gemenon. This specific Cylon, used in Rand's overthrow of Monotheist Chruch leadership, is distinguished by red markings on its chest plate ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Some U-87 models delivered to the Caprican Military are outfitted with camouflage armor - bearing military emblems - and helmets. These armored U-87s represent a clear evolutionary step toward the form of the Centurions that become the quintessential Cylon form during the first Cylon War ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Rise==
The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the Colonial public, demonstrating the usefulness of Cylons as protectors against the monotheist threat. Cylon technology quickly progresses with the introduction of new types of robots based on the original U-87 design, including Cylon butlers and Cylon construction workers. Walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds, these Cylons quickly become integrated into Colonial society, provoking questions of their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Cylon Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|A virtual world congregation of Cylons during a sermon by Clarice Willow.]]

Addressing a congregation of Cylons - including many U-87 models - in the Virutal world, Clarice Willow speaks of Cylon potential:

:"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 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]]")

In fact the Cylons do rise against their creators. Despite the introduction of newer, more advanced models with improved MCP software, the original U-87 Cyber Combat Unit survives to serve in some capacity as ground forces in the eventual Cylon War (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Notes==
[[Image:U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]]." <ref>{{cite web|url= http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg|title= Ghost In The Machine - U-87}}
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*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.

*On 19 January 2013, VFX supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''[[Re-imagined Series|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, featuring clear armor plating over the head, chest and arms.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7?fref=ts</ref>

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[[Image:U-87-Cyber-Combat-Unit.jpg|thumb|210px|Graystone Industries' U-87 Cyber Combat Unit.]]

The '''U-87 Cyber Combat Unit''' is the progenitor of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] race, created some fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] by [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]]. They are later among several models of Cylons who rise against humanity in the [[Cylon War]].

==Creation==
The U-87 battle [[robot]] is created by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]] in the period immediately preceding the [[First Cylon War]]. Commissioned by the government of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], the U-87 is intended to serve as a battlefield soldier, capable of "shooting and fighting". A departure from the simple [[Serge|servant robot]]s available at the time, the U-87 is designed to be a semi-sentient humanoid form ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

===Inspiration===
Whether deliberately or unintentionally, Daniel Graystone's design for the U-87 chassis bears a striking resemblance to drawings his daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] had done as a child. Zoe's design featured distinctively jointed legs, an artificial brain contained within the chest rather than the head, and a single, red-glowing eye ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]).

===Research & Development===
[[Image:Philomon works on the U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The U-87 under construction at Graystone labs.]]

Following the fabrication of the prototype chassis and acquisition of the military contract from the Caprican Ministry of Defense, the U-87 project stalls, taking five years longer than expected and going half a billion [[cubit]]s over budget. While the creation of the robot chassis itself is a simple task, the creation of a functioning artificial intelligence to drive that body is another matter ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Testing of the U-87 includes at least 42 evaluation protocols in which the robot is placed in a simulated battlefield environment inside the Graystone labs. Tested on its ability to independently identify and acquire targets, and resolve and execute conflict, the Cyber Combat Unit consistently fails to live up to expectations ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the media playing up the delays and cost overruns, the Caprican Prime Minister begins to apply pressure to Graystone Industries while considering taking the project to an off-world contractor ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

===The MCP===
[[Image:MCP diagram, 1x02.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of the MCP within the U-87.]]

A major breakthrough occurs when Graystone Industries' competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], founder and CEO of the [[Vergis Corporation]] of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]], cracks the artificial intelligence problem with the development of the [[meta-cognitive processor]], or MCP chip. While the Vergis Corporation is thought to have been years behind Graystone Industries in the field of robotics, the creation of the MCP brings them into play for the Cyber Combat Unit contract, despite being off-world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

As Daniel Graystone is confronted with this professional challenge, he also suffers a personal tragedy when Zoe Graystone is killed in the bombing of [[Lev|MagLev]] Train 23 in Caprica City. Shocked to discover that Zoe had created an identical [[Zoe-A|copy]] of herself within the [[virtual world]], Daniel soon comes to realize that he can theoretically bring his daughter back to life by implanting the [[avatar]] in a robotic body. Daniel, though, needs the MCP to make the resurrection possible ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Enlisting [[Joseph Adama]] - a Caprican lawyer with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate - Daniel arranges to steal the MCP from Vergis Corporation labs on Tauron. Unbeknownst to Daniel, the theft results in the brutal beat and death of two men, a loss Tomas Vergis himself would soon seek retribution for ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]").

===Cybernetic Life Form Node===
[[Image:Cyber Combat Unit.jpg|thumb|The Cyber Combat Unit in evaluation protocol number 42.]]

Upon delivery of the MCP chip, Daniel works tirelessly to bring his daughter's avatar from the virtual world and into the physical one. Downloading the program into the MCP, Daniel then implants the chip into the U-87 chassis. At first appearing to be a successful integration, the U-87 takes a step towards Daniel, speaking a single word: Daddy. The [[datastream]] within the chip, however, destabilizes and results in a catastrophic loss of data and the apparent deletion of the Zoe avatar ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

Grief stricken, Daniel takes little comfort when the U-87 then begins operating efficiently, performing above expectations during a demonstration for Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Joan Leyte]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

With the Cyber Combat Contract securely in the possession of Graystone Industries, Daniel Graystone dubs the working U-87 a "Cybernetic Life Form Node" or "Cylon" for short ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").

==Shape of Things to Come==
Now fully operational and ready for mass production, the U-87 begins testing in the sentient levels and performs well in Defense Department demos. Unfortunately, only the one prototype unit shows these kinds of aptitudes, with other U-87 chassis and MCP copies performing far below expectations. Baffled by the inexplicable bond between the U-87 and the original MCP chip, Graystone scientists are unaware that the Zoe avatar is still intact within the U-87 exoskeleton ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]," "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Unvanquished]]").

==="Zoe-R"===
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#Zoe-R|Zoe-R]]''

[[Image:Zoe awakens, 1x01.jpg|thumb|Zoe awakens inside the robot body.]]

As the first operational Cylon, the Zoe Graystone avatar imbues her robot body with a unique personality - that of a rebellious, if brilliant teenage girl, as well as a [[God (RDM)|monotheist]] disgusted with the corruption of Colonial society. Reading her father's attempt at placing her avatar inside the robot as a cynical attempt at perfecting the U-87 technology and increasing his profit margin, Zoe refuses to reveal herself to Daniel Graystone. Struggling with life as a prototypical robot warrior, Zoe enlists help from her best friend [[Lacy Rand]] in a bid to free herself from captivity within Graystone labs. Zoe hopes to escape to the planet [[Gemenon]] where she would be united with other members of the [[Soldiers of the One]] monotheist group ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]," "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]," "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]," "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

===A New Race===
Still struggling to solve the technical issues plaguing the line of U-87s, Graystone Industries most profitable product - the [[holoband]] - comes under scrutiny when Zoe Graystone's involvement with the STO becomes public knowledge. With many citizens of Caprica blaming the holoband for society's ills, Graystone Industries begins hemorrhaging cubits. In a desperate bid to retain control of the company, Daniel Graystone declares holobands dead and presents the U-87 to the board of directors as the future of Graystone Industries:

[[Image:Graystone and the U-87, 1x05.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]

:"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."

With that, Graystone once again has full support of the board and resumes work on the U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[There Is Another Sky]]").

Still, despite the prospect of Cylons in the private sector, the Caprican Government presses for its battle robots. Detecting the standstill in development of the line, the Ministry of Defense moves up its timeline for the delivery of 100,000 robots, essentially creating a deadline Graystone Industries simply cannot meet and ensuring the ouster of Graystone as CEO ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Desperate to deliver on time, Daniel Graystone pushes his scientists to deal with the problem aggressively. Rather than cataloging and preserving the anomalies within the prototype MCP that made the original U-87 so successful, Graystone pushes his team to burn them from the chip like a "cancer" ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

===The Escape===
[[Image:U-87 behind the wheel, 1x09.jpg|thumb|The U-87 escapes in a Graystone Industries van.]]

Aware that the total erasure of the MCP chip would essentially end her existence within the U-87 body, Zoe Graystone reveas herself to lab assistant [[Philomon]]. Incensed, Philomon triggers a security alert forcing Zoe to attack and accidentally kill him. Escaping the lab and stealing a Graystone Industries van, Zoe leads Caprican authorities on a high speed chase through the outskirts of Caprica City. Faced with opposition on either side, Zoe drives her van into a barricade, causing an explosion that badly damages the U-87 body and deactivates the MCP chip ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]").

Recovering the remains of the original U-87, Graystone scientists reboot the system, finding the errors that had plagued the unit now gone. Copying the now clean version of the MCP, Graystone Industries - now under the leadership of Tomas Vergis - is able to implant working chips into their U-87 chassis and begin mass production on time. With the original U-87 beyond repair, Vergis orders the unit be melted down. Acknowledging how much the prototype meant to the now ousted Daniel Graystone, lead scientist [[Cyrus Xander]] saves the unit from destruction, ordering its [[boxing]] and later shipping it to Daniel's home lab ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]," "[[Retribution]]").

===Mass Production===
[[Image:U-87 construction, 1x10.jpg|thumb|The U-87 chassis in development at Graystone Industries.]]
At a press conference some time later, Graystone Industries CEO Tomas Vergis announces the commencement of production on Caprica's robot soldiers:

:"Production proceeds with Graystone Industries turning out a thousand robot chassis per month, and I am pleased to announce that Graystone Industries will deliver the first installment of battle units to the Caprican Government on time and - thank the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Gods]] - on budget" ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Following Vergis' ouster and eventual death, Daniel Graystone regains control of his company through a dubious alliance with the Ha'la'tha and continues the mass production of U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").

==Practical Application==
With Caprica arming itself with a legion of robot soldiers and political tensions escalating throughout the Twelve Worlds, different factions from the various colonies begin vying for the U-87 technology ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]", "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Tauron===
[[Image:Sam Adama and U-87, 1x13.jpg|thumb|The U-87 with Tauron mobster Sam Adama.]]
As a new [[Tauron]] [[Tauron Uprising|uprising]] takes hold, Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama|Samuel Adama]] seeks to aid rebel forces by running guns to Tauron from Caprica. Coming into conflict with members of another organized crime group who claim jurisdiction over the gun-running trade, Adama sends an armed U-87 into the [[Skybar]] in Caprica City. There, the U-87 opens fire on Adama's rivals, killing everybody inside and proving its worth as a killing machine. Adama realizes the power of the robot soldiers and attempts to persuade the [[Guatrau]] to ship U-87s to Tauron - telling him that just one robot could turn the tide of the rebellion ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]])".

The Guatrau, however, rejects Adama's proposal, having already secured a deal with the Soldiers of the One for a shipment of U-87 robots. Incensed by the potential use of robot soldiers by the terrorist organization, Daniel Graystone attempts to convince the Guatrau to reconsider, telling him that he could put their [[resurrection program]] venture in jeopardy. Graystone also fears the ramifications of selling the robots to Caprica's enemies on Gemenon, an act of treason punishable by death. Equally incensed by the Guatrau's decision, Sam Adama convinces his brother, Joseph Adama, to betray the Ha'la'tha and - together with Graystone - arranges to have the Cyber Combat Units sent to Tauron ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Dirteaters]]").

Neither Graystone nor the Adamas, however, are aware that a shipment of U-87s has already arrived on Gemenon and are being put to use by the Soldiers of the One ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").

===Gemenon===
[[Image:U-87s on Gemenon, 1x16.jpg|thumb|Dozens of U-87 soldiers power up on Gemenon.]]
At the STO training camp on Gemenon, dozens of [[black market]] U-87s are employed as soldiers by the [[Monotheist Church]], guarding the training camp and keeping order within ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

During a minor squabble, an STO commander orders a U-87 to execute new recruit [[Lexon]]. Seeing the robot about to kill her fellow recruit, Lacy Rand intervenes, ordering the U-87 to stand down. Despite being programmed to respond only to authorized users, the U-87 obeys Rand, refusing to comply with orders given by anyone else. Unable to explain her influence over the robot, Rand beings to suspect that the Zoe Graystone avatar exists within this U-87 and attempts to make contract. Despite her efforts at reaching the robot, however, the U-87 never identifies itself as Zoe ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

Threatened by Rand's ability to control her robot army, Her Holy [[Mother]] orders Diego to kill Rand. Narrowly escaping the subsequent assassination attempt, Rand refuses to run from the STO, instead bringing the company of U-87s into the fray, successfully overthrowing Monad leadership and installing herself as the new head of the Monotheist Church ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

===Battle at Atlas Arena===
::''Main article: [[Battle of Atlas Arena]]''
[[Image:Battle at Atlas Arena, 1x18.jpg|thumb|U-87s engage STO suicide bombers at Atlas Arena.]]
Discovering evidence that [[Clarice Willow]]'s STO cell plans to destroy [[Atlas Arena]] using suicide bombers connected to Willow's resurrection program, Daniel and his wife [[Amanda Graystone]] are framed for high crimes against Caprica and on the run from the corrupt [[Global Defense Department]]. Racing to prevent the bombing, Daniel Graystone enlists Graystone Industries scientist [[Drew Tanner]]'s help in gaining control of the U-87 soldiers supplied to the Caprican Military ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Sneaking into the stadium, Graystone uses a remote connection to the robots to command a squadron of [[Caprican Marine Corps|Marine]] U-87s to storm Atlas Arena during game time, landing on the playing field and deploying themselves in formation. Using a backdoor connection to the U-87s synthetic vision systems, Graystone is able to identify and target the suicide bombers, allowing the Cylons to execute them one by one. Though several U-87s are destroyed when [[Olaf Willow]] detonates an explosive strapped to his chest, the terror plot was foiled. Successfully preventing the bombing, the Graytones are cleared of wrongdoing and the U-87s quickly seen as heroes by the Caprican people, with a statue erected in their honor ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

==Specifications==
Upon its introduction, the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit is unlike other robots of its time. While servant robots like [[Serge]] are distinguished by decidedly non-humanoid configurations, the Cylon prototype was designed with an identifiably human form. Bearing a nearly identical construction to the later [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s, the U-87 model is a stripped down version of the Cylon War-era units ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

===Physical Characteristics===
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|Close up of the U-87 face and Cylon "eye".]]
Distinguished by the distinctly Cylon trait of the single, roving scanner, the U-87's "eye" changes color from yellow to red and focuses on single objects rather than continually moving from side to side. The U-87's synthetic vision system features chemical sensors and can be remotely accessed ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Weighing approximately one-quarter ton, the U-87 chassis is composed of metallic and plastic components and utilizes a fluid circulatory system and piston joints. Motion analysis routines are performed on the prototype unit in which the U-87 repeats various motions, giving the robot the appearance of dancing ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").

In the U-87's destroyed state, Cyrus Xander remarks that the unit is "toast," prompting Tomas Vergis to remark that it is "more like a toaster" - the first, but not last, of similar comparisons. Disposal of Cyber Combat Units requires either the [[boxing]] or melting down of defective U-87s ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").

Those units not meeting the standards of the Caprican Military are stripped of their non-metal components and sold as scrap metal to a reclamation facility ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").

===Programming===
[[Image:Cylon brain, 1x10.jpg|thumb|Silicon wafers comprising the Cylon "brain".]]

The prototypical Cylons are programmed with Caprican Military manuals and are capable of wireless access to the virtual world, later possessing virtual avatars of individual units. Specific controllers can be assigned to U-87s, giving them authorization to give voice commands. Despite this, a backdoor was built into the Cyber Combat Units' programming, allowing them to be remotely controlled by a computer terminal located within 400 meters ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")

Though the original MCP chip is thought to have been totally erased following the destruction of the U-87 carrying the Zoe Graystone avatar, some remnants of Zoe-A remain on the chip, disseminated to the other U-87s when the chip is duplicated for mass production ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

:''With the cancellation of ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'', it is unclear the extent to which Zoe Graystone's personality, traits or beliefs remain on the MCP and are passed 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 prior to the arrival of the [[Final Five]], that Zoe's monotheism - as well as her disdain for the moral corruption on Caprica - is the genesis of the [[Cylon Religion]] and a cause of the ultimate Cylon rebellion.

===Variations===
[[Image:U-87 Troop Commander, 1x18.jpg|thumb|The Caprican Military armored U-87 model.]]

Though the U-87s were designed to be functionally isomorphic, some variation do exist in their configurations. While most Cyber Combat Units feature the typical, stripped down, exoskeletal structure, they vary in color from gray to black and can be equipped with various types of ammunition clips ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Blowback]]", "[[False Labor]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Notable individual U-87 units include the chassis inhabited by the Zoe Graystone avatar and the U-87 commanded by Lacy Rand on Gemenon. This specific Cylon, used in Rand's overthrow of Monotheist Chruch leadership, is distinguished by red markings on its chest plate ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Some U-87 models delivered to the Caprican Military are outfitted with camouflage armor and helmets, bearing military emblems. These armored U-87s represent a clear evolutionary step toward the form of the Centurions that become the quintessential Cylon form during the first Cylon War ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

==Rise==
The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the Colonial public, demonstrating the usefulness of Cylons as protectors against the monotheist threat. Cylon technology quickly progresses with the introduction of new types of robots based on the original U-87 design, including Cylon butlers and Cylon construction workers. Walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds, these Cylons quickly become integrated into Colonial society, provoking questions of their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

[[Image:Cylon Congregation, 1x18.jpg|thumb|A virtual world congregation of Cylons during a sermon by Clarice Willow.]]

Addressing a congregation of Cylons - including many U-87 models - in the Virutal world, Clarice Willow speaks of Cylon potential:

:"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 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]]")

In fact the Cylons do rise against their creators. Despite the introduction of newer, more advanced models with improved MCP software, the original U-87 Cyber Combat Unit survives to serve in some capacity as ground forces in the eventual Cylon War (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Notes==
[[Image:U-87, 1x02.jpg|thumb|The physical prop of the U-87.]]
*The U-87 was designed in the real world by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' illustrator [[Richard Livingston]] <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> and rendered as a computer-generated character by [[Pierre Drolet]] and [[Gary Hutzel]]'s effects team. Effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] led a team to create a physical version of the U-87 for scenes in which it was not required to move or act:

::"Gary enlisted the aid of awe-inspiring model maker, Lou Zutavern. Lou and his guys built the U-87 in an unbelievably short time frame. What’s really remarkable is that Lou and the crew built every part by hand with no computer prototyping of any kind. I might also add that Lou built the robot where no other shop could have pulled it off, meaning that they did it for a pittance. It’s a regular Hollywood battle cry in our arena… no time and no money. Funny how sometimes the best stuff grows from those limitations. Lou and his guys made it happen because they thought it was cool." <ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-u-87-keeping-it-real/</ref>

*According to materials provided to the 2010 [[Wikipedia: Creative Arts Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] voters, the CG model of the U-87 featured cables that "bend and articulate along with the character's actions, as do the translucent hoses which visually pump the robot's coolants... The CG model is exquisitely detailed to the point of obsession. It weighs in at 259774 [[Wikipedia: Polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]]." <ref>{{cite web|url= http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/u87_pg02.jpg|title= Ghost In The Machine - U-87}}
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*In an audio commentary recorded for the Season 1.5 DVD release, executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]] noted the increase in action sequences featuring the U-87s, saying that they adopted a "less dancing, more shooting" mentality regarding the Cylons as depicted in ''Caprica''.

*On 19 January 2013, VFX supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''[[Re-imagined Series|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''Caprica'', labeling the Marine U-87 models seen in "Apotheosis" as "Combat" models. The chart also depicted an "Armored' U-87 not seen in the series, featuring clear armor plating over the head, chest and arms.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7?fref=ts</ref>

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[[Image:Cylon Construction Workers, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Cylon construction workers build a highrise in Caprica City.]]

'''Civilian Cylon'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> models are a number of commercially available [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] sold by [[Graystone Industries]] in the years before the [[First Cylon War|Cylon War]]. They are built to make life easier on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]].

Based on Graystone Industries' prototypical [[robot]]ic model, the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], these civilian Cylons are smaller in stature and built for non-military applications. Used primarily as laborers, Cylon construction workers, garbage collectors, nannies and personal servants or butlers appear on the streets of Caprica and other colonies within four years of the initial [[MCP|breakthrough]] in Cylon technology ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Though Colonial society accepts Cylons as a positive addition to life, some even considering the Cylons "friends", questions arise about the speed and impact of their introduction. In an interview with Cylon inventor [[Daniel Graystone]], [[Baxter Sarno]] questions this new technology, saying, "I’m hearing talk about Cylon butlers, Cylon nurses. How long before my niece Candace comes home with her Cylon fiance to introduce to the family?" Despite these questions, Graystone dismisses concerns about Cyons, calling them tools and nothing more ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Gathering in the [[virtual world]] with their military counterparts, these civilian Cylons worship the monotheist [[God (RDM)|God]] under the guidance of [[Clarice Willow]]. While encouraging them to develop their own culture, Willow also prophesies that the Cylons will rise against their creators ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").

Soon, the Cylons do rise against humanity, amassing ground forces and weapons and initiating the conflict known as the [[Cylon War]]. Despite their non-military application, these civilian Cylon models take part in the war effort, operating as ground troops (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Notes==
*The butler/servant Cylon model was based on an early design by [[Richard Livingston]], who also had a hand in the design of the U-87 Cylon. <ref>http://richardclivingston.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/caprica-u-87-cylon/</ref> A sketch dating back to 2006 featured a Cylon with a smaller frame, white armor and a blue-glowing eye - "The idea originally was that the Cylons were 'slaves' (butlers, gardeners, etc) and that they should look like Cylons but should also appear weak and vulnerable enough to be kicked around and abused." <ref>http://onthesquare.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4onmtp</ref>

*On 19 January 2013, VFX supervisor [[Doug Drexler]] posted a chart on his Facebook page depicting CG models of the various Cylon models used in ''[[Re-imagined Series|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''Caprica'', labeling those models seen in "Apotheosis" as "domestic", "construction" and "industrial" Cylons.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/doug.drexler.7?fref=ts</ref>
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== Military Ranks ==

Just a few concluding remarks I don't blame you for what you did, where I in your position I would have done the same thing. The reason I didn't respond to Serenity's first post was because until yesterday I had been unable to figure out how. As far as fear of retribution, I've never really been involved with a wiki before so I wasn't really sure what to expect and was kind of intimidated. I appreciate you're addressing my issues. Not only did it help me understand why things were happening the way they were, but it also made me feel like my input was welcome and that was all I was asking for. I am anxious to see any clarification you can offer in the weeks ahead because I find this a rather fascinating topic.

Thanks again for the clarification. {{unsigned|Grandmaester314}}

== BG S4.1 in Latin America ==

In Latin America, Season Four of Battlestar Galactica airs on Saturdays and Sundays on [http://www.canalspace.tv Space].

== Dynamic Page List ==

Hi, I just checked all feature about BW and I didn't see the Dynamic Page List feature. Do you plan one day to install it because it's very useful?--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:32, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
: Perhaps. I'll talk with [[User:Shane|Shane]] about this. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 21:08, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

=== Examples ===

Here are some examples I made for the Stargate Wiki FR:

* To see minor characters:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:LigneMineurs Automatic generation of a line with five stamps] using DPL with entry of the series, the season, and the first article sorted.
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Personnages_Universe/Mineurs/Saison_Un/Page_1 Automatic generation of minor characters for the first page] with automatic sort by last name
**[http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Personnages_Universe/Mineurs/Saison_Un Automatic creation of minor character stamps page links] with automatic image update and automatic update of the first and the last character name of this page.
* To see objects:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Ligne Automatic generation of a line]. All you juste have to do is to put the correct category.
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Portail:Armes Autogeneration of a page] with the famous lines.
* To resume objects in a bottom navigation bar:
** [http://fr.stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Divers Nav bar] automaticaly updated (put the right category)

All you have to do with this kind or templates is to put the right category and DPL (with a purge) will do the rest. The main purpose of DPL is to avoid editing when the database can do the stuff for you. You don't have to edit an article or a template to update with new article of the same category. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

== What about RFA and RFB for French BW ? ==

Hi Joe,

I'm on the verge to edit the policy for the french version of [[BW:RFA|Request for Admninship]] and [[BW:RFB|Request for Bureaucratship]]. I need your help for this two policies.
# Do I just translate the English version with the same vote system than the main site?
# Do I have to do it in another way?
# Is the principle of request the same than the main site?
Thanks for answering.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:25, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

: If you have any suggestions as to improve the policies in question, then that would work well. Until the French wiki has more contributors, I don't think the RFA and RFB are really going to work all that well, and so administrators are promoted on a case-by-case basis as determined by you, me, and Shane. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 13:10, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

:: Until I design or translate all the templates needed and the main page, I think there will not be a lot of contributors. The main problem is the lack of French and French-speaking people who speak English fluently. French people are not very confortable with English, so it's very difficult for them to contribute unless they have seen the show and are fans. With your agreement, I will just create one page for RFA and RFB with the statement you said above (Shane, you and me). FYI, all the episodes of the [[Re-Imagined Series]] have been aired in France, and have been released in DVD format (I just saw the Season 4 Part 2 Set yesterday in a supermarket) . --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

::: Understandable. And, yes, this works for me. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your hard work! It is certainly appreciated! :D -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 15:21, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

:::: Thanks for encouraging. ;-) -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 17:50, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

== Wiki Store (FR) and iTunes (FR) ==

Hi again,

I can see on the Support section of the sidebar many links to affiliates (like Amazon and iTunes). Can I (or not) create similar links to french Amazon and iTunes store with french official stuff from ''Battlestar Galactica'' Franchise? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 18:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

: I'll have to look into it. So don't worry about it for now. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 19:18, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
:: OK. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:15, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

== German Battlestarwiki ==

For days, I have been trying to access the german Battlestarwiki - without success. Is it offline? Under maintenance?--[[User:Dvd-junkie|Dvd-junkie]] 17:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

: I'm checking into it. I'll let you know when it's back online. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 17:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

: It's back up. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 18:22, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

::Thank you!--[[User:Dvd-junkie|Dvd-junkie]] 18:59, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

* Hello. I cannot look at articles with galleries. E.G. if I open http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Pegasus_%28RDM%29 i cannot see the article. If I kill the gallery everything is alright. Whats the problem? --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 16:26, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

: I'm looking into this right now and will get back to you. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:29, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

:: Ok, it's working now. There was a conflict with one of the extensions and MW 1.16. I've disabled it. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 17:14, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

::: Great, thank you. and can you tell me, where the mistake in this template is?: http://de.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Vorlage:Stammbaum --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 17:26, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
:::: No problem. As for the template: I would just port the english Familytree template over from scratch, and see if you get the same errors. I don't have the time to do it now, but I did put it on my to-do list. If you can't get to it, then I'll be able to do so after the Easter holiday. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 17:39, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
:::::I will try it tomorrow or this evening, but I can remember, that I once copy and paste it from the german wikipedia site and it also doesnt work correctly. {{unsigned|Enabran}}
:::::: It's a complicated template. I know that [[User:Shane|Shane]] had problems porting it over as well... -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:14, 24 April 2011 (EDT)
::::::: I don't know anything about templates, but after hours of testing it seems to work :-) (maybe an easter wonder). As first attempt I created the [[de:Vorlage:Stammbaum zylonischer Evolution|german version]] of your [[Template:Cylon evolution tree|zylon tree]]. But I do not know why there is so much free space between the top and the first line. Maybe you can take a look at it? --[[User:Enabran|Enabran]] 09:01, 25 April 2011 (EDT)

== Happy holidays ==

Hi Joe! Just wanted to say hi and happy holidays to you and yours. I am well, hope you are too. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 04:43, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
: Hi Jeremy! Happy Holidays! I am doing well, and I'm glad to see that you are too! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 17:57, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

== Hah, I feel bad now. ==

Since I've joined here, the only thing I've been doing is tinkering with the Glare page. Now I feel bad that's all I've been doing. =/ I gotta help out for the reals, so do any pages need serious revision/are missing a lot of crap that I can help out with? --[[User:NeutraVega|NeutraVega]] 19:40, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

: Hi there! :D Sorry for the long delay in replying, but we had the database locked and the site moved to new servers, thus the delay. Anyway, we could use the most help on the [[Caprica pilot]] page and subjects relating to ''Caprica''. So if you'd like to start there, that'd be great. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 16:27, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

== Advertising and problem on media repository ==

Hi Joe and Happy New Year, 
As I already said to Shan, I can see that you succeed to bring back the wiki. Congratulations. I have two point to ask.
# I made a donation for the wiki to avoid advertising but I still have them on the screen, why? Thank you for your answer.
# On the media repository, I tried to upload an image. It is actually somewhere in the directory but the sofware is unable to create a thumbnail. It says that it cannot find the "convert" file on the server. So for now, it's impossible to add new images on the media repository.
Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:48, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

: Happy New Year to you too! :D
: Anyway, I went ahead and upgraded your account to sponsor status, so you shouldn't see the ads. If you do, try logging in and out again. If that doesn't work, a hard refresh should clear the cache. As for the convert issue, I'll have Shane look into it. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 15:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
:: Thanks, I've no ads anymore. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:57, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
::: Awesome! :D -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 16:33, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
: Fixed the issue with the media repository as well. Cheers. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 21:16, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

== InterBot and BS Pegasus ==

Hi Joe. 
1. It seems that [[:fr:User:InterBot|InterBot]] doesn't work because the interwiki link I made on the pages I created aren't duplicated on the other wikis. 
2. I don't have access to [http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/ BS Pegasus] either. It says it's forbidden. Is there any problem since the server transfer or something? 
Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 21:41, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
:Hi, Still doesn't work for both points. Do you have any answer for that please? Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:23, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

: Sorry, I've been pretty busy. (Barely have had time to really work on the wiki, other than to greet the newcomers.) To answer your questions:
: 1. Shane needs to reprogram the InterBot. He hasn't had time to do that as he's been working on projects for Best Buy.
: 2. The BS Pegasus site is down. No ETA on when that'll be back up as it isn't priority. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 01:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

== Calendar dates on auction items ==

Hi Joe,

I expanded the [[Colonial calendar#Different Dating Methods]] section with information from a couple of auction items and noticed in the process that you wrote at least some of the blog entries at battlestarprops.com. Do you recall seeing any calendar items I haven't mentioned yet, and if so, could you point me to their pictures? It would also be nice to see a higher resolution scan of Socrata's medal of valor document, if one is available.

Regards,

-- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 19:55, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

: I honestly never really paid all that much attention to the dating thing, since it was all made up anyway. (''Star Trek'''s "stardate" system is a very good example of this, actually. It isn't until they did TNG that they really put thought into it.) There is very little consistency behind the dating on any of the paperwork; in television production, much of it is thrown together—some of it even at the very last minute—even taking into account the quality of BSG's paperwork being higher than other genre television series. It isn't until ''Caprica'' that they really tried to address the issue of the Colonial dating method, because it's simply not natural not to have characters ''not'' say "Hey Lacy, meet me for lunch on Saturday."

: As for photos of the stuff, the [http://archive.propworx.com Propworx archive] has photos of everything that's been auctioned through Propworx. I also know of a few fans who have won many paperwork documents from the BSG auctions (both live and via eBay) that have taken the time to scan them, but most of their work is on private boards and some prop replication communities. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 02:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. The scans on that site have a much higher resolution and I already found a couple of items with supposed dates. I would like to document them in the article primarily to establish that there was no real system in the re-imagined series as opposed to ''Caprica''. Such random alphanumerics also suggest to the reader that the dates in Adama's dossier need not be correct necessarily (e.g. the year 20000+). -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 18:16, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

== "pos" extended parser function ==

Hi Joe, I would like to ask if it is possible to add the "'''''pos'''''" Parser Function into the wiki, this will allow to do some research more easily (for example to do an action on pages with a certain text and not on the others). Thanks for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:57, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

: Do you have a link so I can check this out? I take it this is an extension to MW. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 13:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

:: Check [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StringFunctions this link] to see. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 18:20, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

::: It's now installed. I'd be interested to see how you use this. Cheers! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 20:19, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

:::: One example for the moment:
::::* The [[fr:Modèle:Apparitions Télésuite, 1re nuit|Modèle:Apparitions Télésuite]] template using [[fr:Modèle:Apparition]]. I use the '''''pos''''' to show the number of apparitions only on the Apparition page (condition) :
::::** When you see it inside the episode: [[fr:Télésuite, 1re nuit#Apparition des personnages|Télésuite, 1re nuit#Apparition des personnages]]
::::** When you see it inside the characters apparition page: [[fr:Liste des apparitions des personnages par épisode#Battlestar Galactica|Liste des apparitions des personnages par épisode]]. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 20:31, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

== HTML activation ==

Hi Joe, I think the wiki has not the HTML function activated because I tried to import some Wikipedia template to adapt them to the wiki and those have htlm writing inside and it doesn't work. So, please, is it possible to activate html editing in the french wiki? Thanks a lot. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:34, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
: Which templates are affected? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 16:39, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
::[[fr:Modèle:Infobox/Ligne mixte|This one]] for example. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:47, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
::: Why not just use the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables wikicode table syntax]? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 17:06, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:::: I tried it but there is an issue when you use a template using parser function inside another template using parser functions. It doesn't recognise at all a link (an image for an example) created by the template inside, it separates the link like a colspan. At least, is it possible to activate only the <code><nowiki><td><hr><tr></nowiki></code> tags? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:21, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
::::: OK, I should get to activating those HTML tags sometime tonight. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 17:44, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

== SVG generation ==

Hi Joe, I hope you're fine, I've seen a little problem with the SVG generator. It doesn't work properly. Here is the message I get :

<code>Erreur lors de la création de la miniature : /usr/bin/rsvg: not found</code>

I think it's a missing file forgot during the transfer last december. Thank you for your answer. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:21, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

: It's that rsvg isn't presently installed on the new server. I'll send in a support request. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 18:39, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

:: Hi, Joe, Still doesn't work, sorry. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:36, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

::: Yeah, that's because I was sidetracked and neglected sending that support request. I've sent it in and hope to hear from someone in the next 48 hours. Sorry about that. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 19:34, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

::: OK, they've installed it. All should be good now. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 00:29, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

:::: YES, it's working. Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

::::: Hi Joe, I think I've a bit too quick to say Hurra. There is still a problem. There is no generation of image but instead of, we have the name of the file. See [[:fr:Modèle:Drapeau]] or [[:fr:Michael Rymer]] for example. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:11, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

:::::: Looking into it now... -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 21:13, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

::::::: I'd have to track down the exact error, since our server host doesn't supply tech support for MediaWiki (understandably so) an Shane is busy with projects. Of course, I have no time to do it right not until mid-October because I am committed to other projects right now. Would it be possible to use PNGs for the flags until we can get the SVG issue ironed out? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 01:37, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

== removal of my question ==

Hi !

Yes, it was a real question : how could the pegasus avoid further contamination by the Cylon virus. Is this answered in future episodes ?

Why did you simply remove my question ?

Regards,
Nixab (new fan and new contributor here).

:I think it's a valid question, Joe, so I noted that the answer is in [[Razor]] and spelled it out in the [[Answered Questions from Season 2 (RDM)#Pegasus|Answered Questions from Season 2]]. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 03:25, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

: Fair enough, and I agree. Sorry for the inconvenience. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 05:11, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

== Jupiter-class battlestar issue ==

I have a problem with your edit of my edit on the Jupiter class battlestar Galactica. The book I refered to is canon since it was written by the science advisor to BSG and sactioned by SyFy and Ron Moore. If yoiu prefer your wiki not to contain official information then that is fine and I will not bother to add any other information to your site. I will rely solely on official material such as this book. Cancel my membersip please.
Good Bye. {{unsigned|Lonewriter}}

: Please refer to [[BW:CITE#Acceptable_Sources|Acceptable Sources]], which list the sources of what makes something canon. Just because there is an error in a book sanctioned by Syfy Channel, does not mean it is automatically canon. As I've only started reading the book, I've already noticed errors (mostly with spelling, such as Cally's name), that raises a few doubts in my mind when it comes to how thoroughly the book was copyedited.

: As I believe I had explained, the episode that the writers of the book refer to ("Pegasus") does ''not'' make mention of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> class. ''At all.'' So, they made a mistake, or improperly cited the source. (Now, if it came from the script for that episode, I can see that. We've used scripts as sources before.)

: Now, if Ron Moore or David Eick were to come out and say "well, they're right, ''Galactica'' is a ''Jupiter'' class" then we will certainly note that, and cite that it came from them. Furthermore, maybe I wasn't clear, but I'm not saying that we should throw out the reference at all, but '''it needs to be pointed out that the way the information is present is in ''direct contradiction to what viewers saw on screen.'''''

: Believe me, were this information aired in "Pegasus" fans would have eaten that up, just like they (we) ate up the whole ''Mercury'' class reference that Adama made before Cain boarded the ship. :)

: Now, as to your immature comment, it does suggest that you probably wouldn't be a good editor here, because you don't seem to understand how to critically analyze information, or the necessity of viewing all information with a critical eye. That's fine. There are people who simply don't have that ability. There's nothing wrong with that. Also, you don't have to use the site, at all. I hate to be disingenuous and brusque, but if you're going to use appeals to emotion instead of actually bothering to do the research (which I, and many, many fans have done over the past five-plus years) then you're welcome to leave and never look back.

: However, let me be particularly clear when I say this: what I have done is pointed out this error, which you've brought to our attention, so thank you for that. Now, if you want to act like a prima donna and storm off in a huff, then that's your call. You're more than welcome to stay, or you are more than welcome to leave. Ball is in your court. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 02:58, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

== William Adama edits ==

I seem to find the spoiler tag formatting (I edit on wikipedia but we have nothing similar there) so I'm just going to be as vague as I can be and hope you understand. While reading over the spoilered info on William Adama's page that you recently added I realized that you have a character connection slightly off. If you check my edit history, you'll see I made a similar change on a related page. Hope that's enough for you to see what I meant (since I can't edit the Old Man's page). [[User:Millahnna|Millahnna]] 23:00, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

: Yes, I got what you meant! I'll make the correction now! Thanks! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 02:41, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Duram's files at Propworx ==

Hi Joe,

Have you preserved alternate photographs of Duram's files which are now on eBay? The available photo makes Clarice's file halfway legible, but I'm curious what's in Amanda's and other files. I'm not planning on buying them though, since I'm only interested in the information, not in provenance. Even so, thanks for participating in the auctions — the photos have provided so much useful information that would've normally disappeared with the shows. -- [[User:Graf Iblis|Graf Iblis]] 22:10, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

: I'd have to ask Jarrod, since he's the one who oversees the Caprica auction stuff out in LA. (I'm not in LA, so I don't have easy access to this stuff myself.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:00, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

== Reference in Template ==

What does putting the ref in break? I don't see anything unusual except that the 33 has to be bracketed to be a link. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

: Issue is that the brackets are printed out, and they really shouldn't be. I guess I'll have to modify the infobox template to deal with that. Basically a separate field that is only for references, like "|seenref=". -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 00:42, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

== Affiliation ==

Hello would you like this wiki to affiliate with my independent wiki http://stargate-wiki.org/ ? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 23:38, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

: Hi there, feel free to e-mail me directly at joe@frakmedia.net so we can talk about it more. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:44, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

Not sure if you got my email or not, anyway, would you prefer to join the SIWA Network (Scifi independent wiki alliance)? http://siwanetwork.webs.com Basically just lets more people interlink with these wikis and its always good to have more links to your site laying around. It costs nothing and we dont really ask for anything in return. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 06:35, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: Thank you for the offer, but I will decline. I really see no benefit for this wiki and its contributors in being a part of the SIWA Network. In fact, I feel that our inclusion would only be beneficial for you, seeing as we have a wide exposure. We've run into loose fan organizations like SIWA before, and frankly they are not worth the bandwidth that it takes to pull up the webpage. Our experience is that such things are not professionally run and are basically glorified fly-by-night operations operated by unprofessional, doe-eyed fans with unrealistic expectations. Nothing personal against you, it is just our experience. And, as for traffic and links, we've found that being a part of a glorified "webring" has no return on investiment. A majority of new traffic has always, and without fail, come from two sources: 1) word-of-mouth (forums and social networks), and 2) search engines. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 10:25, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

I had 22 new visitors to my site because of SIWA. Your loss i guess. Also it really doesn't make it less offensive when you call me: unprofessional, doe-eyed fan with unrealistic expectations then say no offence. Even you should see that. Well if you change your mind, let me know. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 11:56, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: And how many of those 22 people will stick around and contribute in the long-haul? Since there are so many Stargate wikis out there, those results aren't surprising... and, don't get your hopes up, as they will be short lived. Traffic from web rings and "alliances" is short-lived, and with extremely poor to negligible long-term ROI. I've been running websites for the last 15 years, so I am well aware of what I'm taking about.

: Furthermore, I was not making a personal attack against you: I was making a general observation about such organizations. However, since you are keen to make it about yourself: given your behavior in the past towards another member of this website (and bringing problems from an outside wiki to this Wiki directly and without provocation from us), I find ''that'' unprofessional. End of subject. Thank you for the offer, and have a splendid day. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:16, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

Wow, take it overboard much. I was going to link certain articles like actors other work here etc but because of that attitude, you can forget it [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 12:21, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

: Your attitude and sour disposition are the problems here. After all, you were the one who [[User_talk:LIMAFOX76|brought outside problems from another website to this one]]. ''You'' initiated it here. ''You'' deliberately sought the user in question, tracked them to this website, and brought ''your'' problems to an open forum instead of taking it up with the user via e-mail. ''You'' involved us, and ''I'' put a stop to it. I have no ill will towards you personally, but your immature behavior here and your inability to properly deal with issues in a mature manner exemplifies why we are careful in associating with other organizations and websites.

: At any rate, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. Farewell. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:39, 4 June 2011 (EDT)

::Wow alcohol and wiki editing should never be mixed, i don't remember writing most of that. Back to my original idea of affiliation, one of your bsg wiki 'friends' perhaps. Many BSG actors have been on Stargate. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 01:21, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

::: We'll think about it, thanks. :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 21:50, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

::::Any more news on this? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 08:12, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::We've thought about it, and we're not interested. Thank you for the offer, though. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 10:02, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::Forgive me for asking, but why not? [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 03:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::The reasons outlined previously still apply, and we do not see the real, tangible long-term benefit in it. We've operated for a very long time without the need to "associate" ourselves with other websites as part of an alliance or organization, and given our prevalence we don't really see how it would benefit us. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 10:08, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::::You don't see the benefit in having a couple hundred extra links to your site?...... Ok then. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 15:02, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::::Question: How is it that a "couple hundred extra links" equate affiliation? Anyone can add links to any wiki and not be affiliated. At best, it's link swapping. My issue with the so-called "affiliation" proposal you set before us is that you haven't presented a clear idea of what it means, only vague concepts. Your proposal lacks details on these important elements: purpose, method of execution/standards and practices, and the responsibilities of each party. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:37, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

::::::::::I always thought of it more as like references on a resume (sort of) essentially that people trust your site and know that you would not affiliate with some fly-by-night operation-wiki full of useless crap. All it is is like a greenlight for users, they know that they can visit your site and it will be good, the only responsibility would be a link with any affiliates and any relevant links, which for me would probably be to actor/crew other work on either show. I don't know if you've even visited my site yet but I am growing it everyday and doing my best to reel in new users, your welcome to ask me anything about it. It's not some 142 page wikia site with no pics and a desperate admin trying to scam people. [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 15:34, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

:::::::::::Frankly, most of our web traffic has always come from either Wikipedia or search engines, and most people can already see the quality of the Battlestar Wiki... Link swapping does not work as well as you apparently think it does. So, not sure how affiliating with your network would really be to anyone's best interest, considering that we dominate search engine results.
:::::::::::The best piece of advice I can give you is just develop content on your wiki to the best of your, and your team's, ability. Traffic will come naturally that way. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:33, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

== Electronic smockers ==

Hi Joe, There is another giant spam attack on the repository by electronic smockers. I just mark the articles and images for speedy delete. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:22, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

: Sadly, I've noticed that... I've been trying a few different methods to block them, and think I've managed to block them on the EN wiki. We'll see. (I've just been battling it manually as I see it.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:15, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

:: Hi Joe, I found more old spammers who were selling certificates and car insurrances. I saw also two recent uploaded files: this one and this one. What do you thing about that? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:57, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::: Cool! I've also added those terms to the blacklist. As for the two files: those were uploaded by a spammer. Feel free to delete them. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:05, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:::: Done. This spammer has been blocked too. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:13, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::::: Hi Joe, I found iPhone spamming article on md. I added iPhone on both en and md blacklist. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:56, 8 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::: Awesome! Thanks! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 21:32, 8 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::: Hi Joe, It's seems that the spamming business has goten other BW languages. I cleaned up the Chinese one and now I currently take the Spanish one but the spammers seem more subtil. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:08, 23 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::: I think the Spanish wiki is cleaned now. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:41, 23 June 2011 (EDT)

== Senior Chief rights on FR ==

Hi Joe, I don't know if I deserve them, but I would like to ask you if it is possible to grant me Senior Chief for the [[fr:|French BW]]. Thank you for your answer (Yes or No, no problem at all). --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:17, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

: I have no problem with giving you Senior Chief access. I just need to discuss this with Shane and a few others before I flip the switch. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:28, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:: OK, no problem for that. Thank you. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:33, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

::: Hi Joe, just getting back from holidays, I'm just here to check if you have any news. Thank you very much. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:22, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

:::: Been plenty busy myself, so I can relate! I'll upgrade you here in a bit. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 14:56, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
::::: Thanks a lot.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:58, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

== Not sure this is a gaffe ==

[[He_That_Believeth_In_Me#Gaffes]] contains this final paragraph, which I think should be deleted:
:Tracey tells Baltar prior to their intercourse that the door to the group's hideout is locked and that only the two of them are in the room, but when Jeanne returns with Derrick, she is able to reenter even though both Tracey and Baltar are still asleep (presumably she said this to put Baltar more at ease).
Saying that a door is locked does not preclude the possibility of others entering. A locked door can be unlocked. Other doors on Galactica are locked with keypads (like the one rigged to blow up Romo Lampkin), and there is no reason to think Jeanne would not have the entry code. [[User:Dogger55|Dogger55]] 16:12, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:: Many of Galactica's hatches are lockable only from one side, not both. Further, only small arms lockers and other sensitive areas have keypads. Not every door has one. This isn't the starship ''Enterprise'', after all. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:26, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:::I wasn't sure; that's why I wrote instead of deleting or changing. However, I went back and took a closer look. When Baltar first arrives at his new home (10:45), they knock to gain entry and the door is unlocked from the inside. You see a wheel for bolting/unbolting the door on the outside and on the inside. Around 14:30, you hear the door close and the bolt turn when Paula and Jeanne leave, and no other such sounds from then until Tracey "makes her move" on Baltar and agrees that the door is locked. It seems to me that whatever means they used to secure it, the door could be locked & unlocked from either side, and was clearly locked from the outside until the time Jeanne returned. [[User:Dogger55|Dogger55]] 17:57, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:::: OK, then make the correction. It's been a while since I've seen the episode. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 18:08, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

== Simple wiki ==

Theres a user that needs banning on the simple wiki - "oakley brand" [[User:Escyos|Escyos]] 21:40, 15 July 2011 (EDT)

: Saw him, done. Thanks --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 01:52, 16 July 2011 (EDT)

== Operational costs. ==

I am really curious on how you are able to keep this wiki running, with only source of revenue being a few paying members, AdSense, AdBrite, and a few affiliations with Amazon and other stores. I mean I just see two ads per page, one on the top header, and one on the sidebar. [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 10:15, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

: Actually, we're able to cover all of our monthly costs with these revenue sources. It's just finding that balance that was the issue. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 17:25, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

: It also helps to dominate the search results when it comes to anything BSG related. Advertisers really love that kind of thing. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 17:26, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

:: Really. Its kind of hard to believe. I am <s>amusing</s> assuming that, the only way this is working out is, your CPM for ads is a really high figure. Unfortunately the forum doesn't rank high in search rankings. Any plans of getting rid of the ancient vBulliten for something more SEO friendly like vanilla forums. If required I can be of some technical help. [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 14:45, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

::: We've never made money from the forum, so that never factored much into it anyway. Thanks for the offer, but vBulletin has more than enough features that we need and vanilla forums don't seem to have the features that we need. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 14:55, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

== Article number on main BW portal. ==

Hi Joe, It seems that the [http://www.battlestarwiki.org main BW portal] is not up to date regarding article number on all languages wikis. Is it possible to update it or put an automatic routine to avoid manual updates? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

: We did have a script that updated the article count, but I would need to talk to Shane about that. Also, I'm thinking we're going to ditch that main portal and come up with something more dynamic. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:46, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Re-imagined categories ==

Greetings, I have a quick question, I have noticed that there seems to be "duplicate" categories for the re-imagined continuity, "RDM" and "TRS", that seems to be going along with the page renaming. What my question is, are pages supposed to be moved out of "RDM" and placed into "TRS" or something? --[[User:Typhoeus|Typhoeus]] 22:31, 4 September 2011 (EDT)

: Basically, if it's in the "RDM" universe (that means ''Caprica'', ''Blood & Chrome'', ''Re-imagined BSG'') then it's classified as RDM. Otherwise, if it is specific to one show, such as [[Helena Cain]], then it is classified under both "RDM" and "TRS". Originally, we used RDM for just the Re-imagined Series, until the spinoffs/prequels came along. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:04, 4 September 2011 (EDT)

== Recent spaming ==

Is it just me, or is there a recent increase in spamming? I am not around as often as I would like, so I am not entirely sure on this. If I could ask, what sort of anti spam features do you have? {{unsigned|Typhoeus}}

: It comes and goes. Basically, these are humans (instead of bots) who are paid to spam, and thus solve the captchas and the like. They have to fill out a captcha when they sign up for an account, and when they add a link in any page (new or established) a captcha will also come up. We have a blacklist for terms and the like, but that's why they come up with crazy titles for the spam pages. We've enabled a variety of anti-spam measures, but that's mostly good against automated bots. IP blocking isn't an option in these cases, as the manual spammers use proxies, and thus change their IP address every time they create a new account and spam. We could go draconian and prevent new accounts from posting, BUT then we make it extremely difficult for new contributors to actually contribute. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:31, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

:: Usually, they spam in early Europe morning, when American sleep ;-).--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:51, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

::: LOL! They do seem to attack in the early morning! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 13:31, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

:::: One more acting in USA's end of day ;-)--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:36, 7 September 2011 (EDT)

== Recent spaming (option) ==

With all the recent spamming, I think we should temporarily ban new sign ups for a while. It's just becoming too annoying seeing useless pages. I know you would disagree with the suggestion, but I see it as the only option available. [[User:CoreyDanian|Corey "Shadow" Danian]] 08:58, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

: In my opinion, but I'm not the one who decides for this, It would be a mistake to do so. Yes it's annoying to see all this rubbish but by doing so, we prevent real genuine contributors to sign up and contribute, even if, for the moment there are not so many new real genuine contributors but there is still hope. Even in French Battlestar wiki, some spammers try to pollute the wiki but we are here to prevent this and to clean this wiki. They are more now, but not like Wikipedia, so we can clean quicky. But as I said first, it's just my opinion. Cheers.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 09:26, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

: I feel the frustration, and I've even briefly considered this as an option, but I don't see it as a big enough issue to temporarily ban new sign-ups (or run them through a rigorous sign-up process). Spamming has always been an issue on any Wiki, and to lock things down in such a matter would really dissuade genuine contributors from contributing. I know it may not seem like it, but we've always been spammed, and we will continue to be spammed; the volume of spam just seems massive because we're not expanding much in the way of content, like the way we were when the show was airing.

: Further, taking into consideration that most new contributors would not waste their time trying to jump through hoops just to contribute, we would just be shooting ourselves in the foot in the long run. (Actually, it takes only a few minutes to deal with them. Delete their contributions and ban them.) We've been very good about responding to spam in a reasonably timely manner, so I really don't see the need for such draconian measures right now. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:42, 16 October 2011 (EDT)
:: Hi Joe, I saw the availabitily of the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiSpoof AntiSpoof extension] on MediaWiki. Is it an answer for us against spammer usernames? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 08:28, 9 November 2011 (EST)

== DISPLAYTITLE activation on the French Wiki ==

Hi Joe, Is it possible please to set the two following parameters in the ''LocalSetting.php'' file?
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictDisplayTitle $wgRestrictDisplayTitle] to ''false'';
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowDisplayTitle $wgAllowDisplayTitle] to ''true''.
Reason: allowing permission to see episode titles like the [[:fr:Modèle:ép|<nowiki>{{ép}}</nowiki>]] template. In the same way, can you disable the automatic système which add a caps letter at each word in the title. Thank you very much. Cheers.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 12:33, 17 November 2011 (EST)

: I'll activate these on the French wiki here in a bit. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:43, 17 November 2011 (EST)

: Activated. I'm very leery of actually deactivating the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgCapitalLinks CaptailLinks] feature because of the link breakage it may cause. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 13:32, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:: Weird. It doesn't seem to work (see [[:fr:33 minutes|this page]] with a DISPLAYTITLE). CaptailLinks is about the first captail letter of the title. I'm talking about the others, not the first. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:51, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::: Ah, I added quotes around the "false" and "true" variables, and MediaWiki doesn't like that. Should work now. The only thing is that you can't use wiki syntax within the <nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</NOWIKI> code, since it renders the HTML tags as text. (See the "33" page.)

::: Also, the uppercase thing for the first word is a CSS attribute (as I recall) in the style sheet, so I can fix that. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 14:04, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::: Is it possible to activate the wiki syntax on titles? --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 14:48, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::: Not that I've seen. You can only change what the title says, not how it is styled. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:18, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::::: I think it's possible, just see the [[w:Template:Italic title|italic title]] template on Wikipedia. It is used especially for feature films and it's using wiki markup. May be it's just a parameter to set. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:28, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::::: I've looked through the template, and it's impossible to do it within the DISPLAYTITLE syntax itself. The italics must be applied on the outside, like so: <nowiki>''{{DISPLAYTITLE}}''</nowiki>. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:58, 17 November 2011 (EST)

:::::::: At least, I will be able to put French quotes signe in the title. Yet, there is still First letter caps appearing on each word following the first one. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:42, 17 November 2011 (EST)

::::::::: Hi, Joe. I checked again and I think the issue can be resolved by setting the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgUseTidy $wgUseTidy] parameter to true in LocalSettings.php. Check out if I'm right. Best regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 07:43, 23 November 2011 (EST)

== Possible solution against spammers ==

Hi Joe, It seems that we may have a solution against spammers. It is called [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha QuestyCaptcha]. Semantic MediaWiki has used it for two weeks as they were invaded by spammers like us (same username style) and the number of spammers has been largely reduced since the installation. It may be a good solution for BW. What do you think? For instance, I deleted more than 25 spammer for two days in the media repository. Best Regards.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:14, 26 November 2011 (EST)

: Would be nice if it worked! I'll check it out and see! :) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 16:40, 26 November 2011 (EST)

:: Have you considered the following extensions for preventing spam.

* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GlobalBlocking
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiBot
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleAntiSpam
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Find_Spam
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamDnsblAlternative
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TorBlock
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiSpoof

:: -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 11:23, 4 February 2012 (EST)

::: Yes. Spamming isn't a new problem on the Wiki; it's one that we've been dealing with on and off since the site's founding in 2005. The issue is that about half the so-called "spam blocking" software doesn't actually work on "manual spammers" — i.e. actual people behind the computer solving captchas and what not. Further, many bot software programs are actually better at circumventing and solving captchas, and so it's really a constant fight to keep up.

::: Also, half the extensions in your list are either beta, outdated (only working with older version of MW), or tend to conflict with other extensions. As I recall, we did have AntiBot running once, but that didn't quite work out well. I'll have to see if that works again after I upgrade the entire system to the 1.18.x series, though. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:40, 4 February 2012 (EST)

:::: Hi Joe, I tested [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha QuestyCaptcha] on my English [http://stargate.wikkii.net/ Stargate Wiki] and let my [http://fr.stargate.wikkii.net French one] without. Results: 5 spam attacks in one night for the French one ([http://fr.stargate.wikkii.net/wiki/index.php?title=Sp%C3%A9cial:Modifications_r%C3%A9centes see here]) and none for the English one ([http://stargate.wikkii.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges see here]). For the record, the English one was more targeted than the French one. I think it's a good solution to prevent spammer attacks, at least, spambots attacks. Best Regards. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 03:52, 3 March 2012 (EST)

::::: It's live. Let's see how well this does. We've used something similar before, and I hope this reduces the spammer issue. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:14, 13 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::: Can you send me your questions to translate them in French please? Thank you. -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 11:58, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

::::::: The questions don't have to be the same across the wikis. They can be different, and I would prefer that they were. I just have basic questions, like "What callsign is Kara known by?" etc. Come up with 5 to 10 questions with answers and just e-mail them to me, and I can put them into the backend. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:48, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::::: Email sent. Thank you. -- [[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 13:56, 14 March 2012 (EDT)

::::::::: Looks like the Questy Capcha is doing a really great job. One downside though, now absolutely new comers to the BSG world will need to do some research to answer the questions before they start contributing. But, any way its not that much of a hurdle. Now, are you going to implement the same thing on the other wikis like wiki frakr. There are 127 spam articles waiting to be deleted there. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] [[User talk:CylonU87|I don't feel like a copy.]] 11:16, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

:::::::::: Yes, I haven't been able to get to that though because of my move and work schedule. (Besides, Wiki Frakr is a good control to measure how effective the Questy Captcha is.) As with anything else... there is a downside to using it, but i consider it a litmus test for people who want to contribute... if you really can't be bothered to answer simple questions (or do a Google search to answer them), then what good is getting an user account here? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:52, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

== AWA ==

I did not know that you had plans of offering hosting to wiki's leaving Wikia. Interesting to note.
See: http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Anti-Wikia_Alliance#Are_there_alternatives_to_Wikia_for_hosting.3F
-- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 06:37, 4 February 2012 (EST)
: Well, we have the resources to create a small Wiki farm. Just need the people to run the thing, really. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:21, 4 February 2012 (EST)

== Russian ==

Is there any way you could set up a Russian version of the wiki. What would you need. Please let me know if you are interested. Since this wiki is in Case Orange Mode (Most of the best contributors are on hiatus.), I thought it is difficult to arrive on consensus now, and you would have to take the choice. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 02:41, 22 February 2012 (EST)
:If I read well the [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project#Articles Needing Translation|translation project]], you'll have to translate first the main policies in Russian. Plus, I think it's better for you to add your username in [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project#Contributors|the contributors section]] under a new subsection "Russian" (doesn't exist yet). It's a good way to highlight your excellent work ;-). --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:13, 23 February 2012 (EST)
: What LIMAFOX said remains true. If you can translate the pertinent policies, I can do the behind-the-scenes stuff to make a Russian-language wiki live. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:26, 23 February 2012 (EST)

==Edits to my edits==

Hi Joe ... just wanted to thank you for cleaning up a few of the pages I was working on - I'm still getting the hang of editing in here so I might leave a small trail of destruction, but I'll try to keep the damage to a minimum - see you around -- (Chris) [[User:Flatulist|Flatulist]] 21:57, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

: Not a problem, Chris! Keep up the good work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 10:49, 22 April 2012 (EDT)

== Spanish wiki ==

Hello! I'm [[User:Erechel|Erechel]]. You have sended me a message in which you thanked me for editing the spanish wiki, and offered me help.

I think that I'm the only active editor in it, and I've discovered several incongruences and mistakes in the wiki, but my scripting abilities are very limited. I've tried to standardize the templates in all those pages that need them, but some of them are beyond my capacity. I've tried to copy and paste the templates from the english version, and traduce wherever it's necessary, and even create some very simple template messages (stub, disambiguation, traduction in progress), but those with particular data are difficult to me.

The wiki needs some corrections in the templates, particulary {{Datos del episodio}} and {{flags}}, but some revision in the others will do no harm. Well, thank you, and I hope you help me.

Bye

==Thanks==
Just wanted to say thanks for leaving messages on the accounts that put stuff on my talk page yesterday. I wasn't sure how to handle it and you took care of it. [[User:Talos|Talos]] 14:26, 20 September 2012 (EDT)

: Not a problem! :) Not sure why someone would come up with a username that's basically nonsensical letters and numbers anyway... Having said that, I wanted to give the person in question benefit of the doubt, even though odds are that the guy was a spammer.

: Thanks for being on top of the spammer thing. I'm trying to figure out how to head these guys off so that it's not as ridiculous as it's geting. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:46, 20 September 2012 (EDT)

==B&C Uniforms==
Hey Joe. Saw you said you have access to Battlestar B&C uniforms. Is this something that we will get to see in due time? Perhaps something from ANOVOS?

[[User:Frylock86|Frylock86]]

: Yes. Can't really speak on it all right now, but exciting things are afoot. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 20:30, 19 November 2012 (EST)

== MD repository ==

Hi Joe, Could you please grant me local admin rights on [[:md:]] as I can make a <big>'''big'''</big>, big clean-up on it to remove spaming (using the "Nuke" special function as an example to go faster). The global admin function doesn't allow me to do it. Thank you very much. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 06:04, 20 November 2012 (EST)
: Today was a very big cleanup day: 158 spam pages deleted and 218 spammers and potential ones blocked, not counting the work I made the previous days. Completely crasy!!! Too much work to do here on the media repository.--[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:41, 26 November 2012 (EST)

== wiki logo ==

yo. so this is out of the blue, but i'd love to contribute a new logo for the header. at least on my browser, it's never looked quite right... anything we (i) can do? or should i just shut up? [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 21:01, 1 December 2012 (EST)

: What did you have in mind? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 00:04, 2 December 2012 (EST)

:: It also does not suit the bsg-light skin. If you have any ideas, which would look good on both the dark and light skins. It would be awesome. -- [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] [[User talk:CylonU87|I don't feel like a copy.]] 02:31, 2 December 2012 (EST)

:::i don't want to insult whoever created the current header, but it has always looked like a pretty rough photoshop job to me, the lines aren't very clean. i'd like to see something cleaner, more graphical.

:::this is something i did pretty quickly, inspired by the battlestar galactica online logo. it's not precisely what i had in mind (particularly the font below), but sort of in that vein. could also do something closer to what we have now, just like i said - a little cleaner... suggestions would be greatly appreciated. i have no idea what bsg-light looks like though. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 03:44, 2 December 2012 (EST)

<center>http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/i_em_no_cylon/battlestarwiki-1.jpg</center>

:::: Nice idea. I can see where you're going with this. As much as I like the idea behind the current logo (mirroring ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> wall emblem), it could use a bit more flash.

:::: I would get rid of the domain in the logo (we're not a ".com" BTW) and simply say "Battlestar Galactica Wiki".

:::: Of course, any one else following this discussion is free to share potential logo ideas, too. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:05, 2 December 2012 (EST)

:::::wow that was a pretty stupid error, wasn't it? in any case, you're right it should just say "wiki"... experimenting with different ways of doing that though. also experimenting with different textures for the phoenix symbol. have one with the surface of the ''galactica'' in the works, but also considering something reminiscent of the hull of a viper. though those might be contradictory to my "clean" look. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 14:38, 2 December 2012 (EST)

::::::couple more ideas... still not loving the "wiki" part. figuring all that out. second option is my favorite, though i do kind of like the third. gives you an idea of my thought process here. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 06:25, 3 December 2012 (EST)

<center>http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/i_em_no_cylon/battlestarwiki3.jpg</center>

:::::: I'd like to share this on our Facebook page, if you don't mind. Just to see what people's reactions to it are. (Obviously, it'll be noted that its a WIP and by no means set in stone.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:31, 3 December 2012 (EST)

::::::for sure. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 15:37, 3 December 2012 (EST)

Some initial feedback via FB here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151309472469925&set=a.428921939924.197093.18130149924&type=1 -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 18:44, 8 December 2012 (EST)

:ok that's cool... they like the ones i don't really favor haha. i really just prefer the simple red one. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 20:30, 8 December 2012 (EST)

::so what's the consensus? [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 00:44, 13 January 2013 (EST)

==Spammertalk==
Is there any way to hide the spammertalk updates from the 'recent changes' list? Really getting irritating to sort through... [[user:Frylock86|Frylock86]] - 06:31 PM 12/11/12 EST
: On the RC page, just change the namespace dropdown from "all" to "(Main)". You should see something [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?namespace=0&title=Special%3ARecentChanges like this]. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 19:55, 11 December 2012 (EST)
::Hi, I think we broke the daily spamming record: 44 spammers (for now at 4.50PM CET)! Incredible. They know all the answers to the questions asked in Simple Captcha. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 10:52, 17 December 2012 (EST) - Update: '''52''' at 9:20PM CET. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 15:23, 17 December 2012 (EST)
:::If it's possible, maybe we should just temporarily shut down the registration system (two or three days?) until this spamming wave passes. -- [[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 18:46, 18 December 2012 (EST)
::::I'll look into that.... -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 19:56, 18 December 2012 (EST)
::::I'm rolling out the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmAccount ConfirmAccount] extension. That should allow us to filter out most of the Cylon agents before they become a problem. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 20:15, 18 December 2012 (EST)

I've implemented the "Confirm Account" feature, so that should stop spammers from causing too much problem. We'll have to watch the [[Special:ConfirmAccounts]] page, but that's simpler than what's being done now. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 21:14, 18 December 2012 (EST)

Talk:Cylon Models/Archive 1

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==Image Requests==
#Number Six's glowing spine from the "Miniseries"
:::done. --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)
#Valerii's viper optic arm trick from "Flight of the Phoenix"
::: [[Battlestar Wiki:Island of Misfit Images]] --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)
#Thrace cutting into the downed raider's brain from "You Can't Go Home Again"
::: Done. More on [[Battlestar Wiki:Island of Misfit Images]] --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)
#Closer-cropped headshots of each of the six known Cylons --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:17, 30 December 2005 (EST)
:::as you wish ;) --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 11:20, 26 February 2006 (EST)

More?
:Thanks, it looks fantastic. I only wonder if we can't find a better picture of Doral... --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 14:19, 26 February 2006 (EST)
:: i'm really trying to. i think the previous was crappier than this one, but it doesn't make this a good one. by the way, the background color is painful! =D --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 15:32, 26 February 2006 (EST)

:::Agreed; Doral could stand to be better.--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 12:45, 2 March 2006 (CST)

''"Organizational Relationships''

''The exact nature of the Cylon hierarchy remains unclear. The humanoid models, as the most evolved form of Cylon, are definitely in charge of the Centurions and Raiders. Caprica-Six's statement in "Downloaded" that Cylon culture is based on unity and that celebrities such as herself are something new implies that there is no single "Imperious Leader" as there was in the old series. Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positons. "''

i don't agree. can i have some other opinion about this? --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 08:02, 16 March 2006 (CST)

:What's your opinion? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 08:32, 16 March 2006 (CST)
::well, i think we shouldn't say the humanoids are in charge, but thats not the main point. i think we everybody agree about the non humanoid execute orders and do most military actions, and, when with cylon agents, the last ones are in charge. but i non-humanoids are like instruments, just like animals or sensor powered machines with no full artificial inteligence.
::what i want to discuss about is "Cylon culture is based on unity".c ylon culture is actually based on the fact that enybody is fully necessary, they are all clones, when dead another one is replacing them, and their missions are minor parts from a great plan. cylons DO have a plan, we mustn't forget it, no matter it seems not (hey, they finnaly taken their planetary colony, twice xD).
::the caprica copies were uniques were living with humans, they have really decisive missions, and they were heroes. so, when introduced back on their original culture, they couldn't engage. for the cylon culture they were dangerous, as they are leading voices who can make the cylon agent having their own opinions as the caprica copies have. they are fully IA (or whatever they are) and can question, for example, the cylon atack against the colonies.
::"Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positions." we know 7 agents and are mentioned 4, thats like saying "men between 25-55 y o are usually in command of younger ones". i think thats more a personality issue rather than military. when seen, we didn't know more models. in fact, they are not only the most often seen in command positions, but also the most often seen.
::and, about the imperious leader, as i said before, their culture is about to execute plan. the fact that the audience and the colonial leaders haven't met a cylon leader yet doesn't mean that he doesn't exist. by the other hand, i'm not saying that actually does, but i think we shouldn't give information far away from the series information by the last '''aired''' episode.
::EDIT.: oh, i hadn't understood "unity" the right way. well, now i think it's confusing. not beacuse i have confused it, but because the information is one step closer to the speculation instead of actual facts. how do the agents give orders to raiders or explain missions? and when have we seen an agent giving an order to a centurion? all we know is that they execute actions. maybe they do beacuse agents can't. as agents execute missions the centurions can't. imagining is true they have no leader, why have they to have militar levels?
:: as i'm not saying it must be deleted, i think is too close to the line and has to be often revisited. thats why i've asked for you opinion.
::btw, has anybody found a better Doral pic? i'm still loking for, but it's not easy! a Cavil one was earlier found! xD
::have a nice day! --[[User:Dancing_salad|Dancing salad]] 09:23, 16 March 2006 (CST)

:::The "unity" quote is based on dialogue from "[[Downloaded]]", so I consider that to be fairly reliable. As for "Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positions," we have the following evidence:
:::*Miniseries: High ranking Six on Armistice Station, Eight at Ragnar Anchorage.
:::*Bastille Day, Flesh and Bone, Litmus, Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down: High ranking Five and Six oversee Cap-Valerii's mission.
:::*Final Cut: High ranking Threes, Fives, Sixes and Eights view classified documentary footage
:::*Downloaded: High ranking Three assigned to observe Caprica-Six and Boomer.
:::By contrast, we have not seen Conoy, Simon or Cavil receiving classified information, overseeing other cylons, or delivering orders. I think the statement as written is pretty fair. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 09:54, 16 March 2006 (CST)

==Cylon Hierarchy==
It says we've seen 3, 5, 6, and 8 in command, but frankly, we've seen at least one instance of each model having commmand. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22 March 2006

==Merging?==
This thread is very complete on every aspect of the Cylons. I'm proposing we merge it with the "Cylons (RDM)" thread, and rename it as such, since it seems to me to explain the Cylons quite well.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22 March 2006
:Actually it originally ''was''; the "Cylons" article, in it's current form, is two paragraphs as an intro and a link box to subsections; originally it WAS all of the info from this page, and then some--->I don't know if I agree with this system or not, and I have been pondering it for some time. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 21:39, 21 March 2006 (CST)
::Well, if it goes down to some sort of vote, I for one prefer to have this as the main Cylon artice (for the species). .--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22 March 2006
:::It seems to me that a short history article would be a better choice for the main page of the Cylons series. Perhaps we could just have blurbs farmed out to each subsidiary article with a "see also" line. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:20, 22 March 2006 (CST)

==Known (human) models==
Seven (7) are pictured. Isn't there another male model, as seen in the opening credits? (cut from a scene in, I believe, the miniseries--been a while since I've seen the mini)... where we see a group of several human-Cylons walking in profile. Or was that Leoben? I might be wrong, but I thought it was another actor. --[[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]] 06:55, 24 May 2006 (CDT)
:The only male cylons visible in the mini are Leoben Conoys and Aaron Dorals. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 09:32, 24 May 2006 (CDT)
::I stand corrected. It was indeed Leoben. My bad.--[[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]] 12:29, 20 July 2006 (CDT)

== Re: Centurion Model 0005 ==

''"it is most likely that she is referring to the modern Centurions, which seem to have replaced them entirely"''

Isn't this subjective speculation? Is there any evidence that the old "toasters" can't still be walking around? In fact, seems like I read somewhere that they're supposed to show one (or more) of the old models in Season 3... (Yes, this is speculation on my part as well. Would appreciate any clarification anyone can provide. I resist reading spoilers.) --[[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]] 12:37, 20 July 2006 (CDT)

:We are fairly sure that the old Centurions have been replaced and no longer exist, and we're going to retain that for the time being. I asked in Ron Moore's blog about this but he hasn't made a new one since April, and I think he's the only one that knows :) --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 13:09, 20 July 2006 (CDT)
::''If'' they are shown in series three ''then'' we will update the wiki ;) --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 14:11, 20 July 2006 (CDT)
:That article could really use some TOS love. It's perfectly adequate for their RDM role (especially if we never see one again), but considering how important they were to the original series there isn't much material on them. I may have to hunt up some TOS screenshots and put together more material on the old tin cans... --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 14:49, 20 July 2006 (CDT)
::Rather than putting them both on the same page, there's enough material on both to support separate pages, so I would suggest [[Cylon Models (RDM)]] and Cylon Models (TOS).--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 09:12, 21 July 2006 (CDT)
:::Actually, I wasn't suggesting a TOS verision of Cylon Models (though that information seems to be present in a "summary form" at [[Cylons (TOS)]].) I was more mentioning a desire to add more content about the TOS Centurions on the Centurion 0005 page (unless the content becomes enough for THAT page to have to split).--[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:29, 21 July 2006 (CDT)
::::We shouldn't add TOS info about the original-model Centurions, even though they are physically identical: only what has appeared on screen in the RDM continuity. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 10:00, 21 July 2006 (CDT)
:::::Well, that sounds like a project then. Right now the 005 article has both TOS and RDM continuity categories, and all links to the old-style toaster point to that article. It sounds like you're suggestions a Centurion (TOS) maybe, and then point all TOS/1980/etc. references to that page. There's less than 100 links to 005, so it's not insurmountable... just more than I plan on taking on today. (Creating the TOS article, creating any disambig pages (if necessary), changing links/redirects to point to new article.) I'll make a note about it on the 005 page so I don't forget, though. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 10:20, 21 July 2006 (CDT)
::::::I'll get on that.--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 10:31, 21 July 2006 (CDT)
== Dean Stockwell Interview ==
In Battlestar Magazine, Dean Stockwell is reported saying
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| id="spoil-text" class="spoiltext_box" | Yeah, absolutely. When I was up there last time, the writer passed around a document to all of the Cylons in the cast that I got to read. It said very specifically that there are seven - [let's] call them the significant seven - Cylons, and then there's five others ones that are in this mystery mode. No one knows where they are, what they are, and what they are up to. They've so scretive that they've programmed the significant seven so that they can't even think about the other five. They can't have a thought enter their head about these other five [laughs]. I turned out to be number three. Brother Cavil, of the significant seven. I'll be back!

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Can anyone confirm that before the wiki is updated with the info? I had heard this before, but had not seen any proof. Edit: Really could affect Cylon Agent Spec. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 10:43, 20 September 2006 (CDT)

:If Stockwell's reference number is to be taken as correct, it screws up what we know of the Numbers of models. I doubt that it's right, and it DOES really make future Cylon reveals scarier than ever. I'll see if I can find the issue and date to confirm. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:34, 20 September 2006 (CDT)

::Got to thinking about this. Maybe it's kinda like a "bible" doc and til it happens onscreen, it's not "canon". Just a thought. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 12:20, 20 September 2006 (CDT)

::: Grace Park also said in an interview that the Significant Seven are programmed not to think about the Final Five. It is a bible document, but they are doing the storyline with the assumption that it's true. It does explain why we will only see seven models included in the voting process during the occupation. Also, a spoiler for Taking A Break From All Your Worries includes a scene where Baltar flashs back to asking D'anna if she's seen the five models that no one else has seen. It's still subject to change, and we shouldn't include it on the wiki before we see it, but I think it will probably turn out this way. [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 12:55, 20 September 2006 (CDT)
::::Yeah, we've known about this little piece of info for a while, but I'm confused why he claimed to be "number three", while that number has already been assigned to the D'annas....Probably a mistake, which is tantalizing since I was hoping he would reveal his number in the interview. Oh well. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 16:25, 20 September 2006 (CDT)
:::::Another possible explanation is that Cavil was the third of the seven listed. If they're listed in numerical order, this would mean that Cavil is number 4 and either 1 or 2 is either Leoben or Simon. An alphabetical listing could also put Cavil third in the list depending on which names the other agents are listed under. [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 22:58, 24 January 2007 (CST)

== Bad Link ==

The External link in reference to the twelve cylon models seems in err. --[[User:Mitchy|Mitchy]] 23:44, 16 October 2006 (CDT)

==Lack of Birth==

Since Cylons can't give birth, does that mean that if a Cylon dies it's a '''permanent decrease''' in their population? If so we should add that. [[User:Commander Mazien|Commander Mazien]] 18:19, 29 November 2006 (CST)
: This is really nebulous. Cylons of the same model are capable of sharing their memories, so it could be said that a Cylon never "dies". On the other hand, now that unique Cylon personalities are emerging (Athena, Boomer, Caprica Six, Biers), it can be argued that Cylons can die. So it's really up in the air at this point.-- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 09:37, 30 November 2006 (CST)

Ok, but actually I was referring to numbers. For all intended purposes, lets say there were 2,000,000 biological Cylons at the time of the Miniseries. If that one Leoben had truly died (permanently) at Ragnar Station, that would decrease it to: 1,999,999 biological Cylons at the time of the first few episodes. Then let's say 10,000 died during the Battle of the Resurrection Ship: 1,989,999 biological Cylons and so on. Sorry if this is getting confusing but, yeah I'm just talking more about loss in numbers than loss of memories. [[User:Commander Mazien|Commander Mazien]] 06:10, 2 December 2006 (CST)
:No, they can make new copies again and again and again, their ability to do so is unlimited. It is only natural birth that they cannot achieve, but again, they can make many many copies. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 14:00, 2 December 2006 (CST)
:: Well, they can make a copy of the same ''basic'' model. But, when we're talking about "death", it has a different meaning to the Cylons. After each Cylon has been created from a master template (for lack of a better term), each Cylon goes on to have different life experiences. So if their husk is killed and aren't resurrected, then that is a "death", since you can't look at it like a mere numbers game. Also, do note that both the raiders and baseships are living organisms after a fashion as well, and are thus alive (though domesticated). -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 15:08, 2 December 2006 (CST)

== Baltar's glowing Neck or Spine? ==
Even if that spine-glowing is considered a continuity error now - does anyone else recall a very short scene in the miniseries or season one where baltar on caprica has some similiar glow on his neck? It could have been a reflection (from Caprica-Six?) or his spine glowing but covered by his shirt, only the neck-part visible, although I recall it having more of a left-to-right rather than bottom-to-top-motion. Didn't find the scene yet, but i'm quite sure it exists, and it keeps puzzling me ;) --[[User:Cohan|Cohan]] 11:45, 3 January 2007 (CST)
:I think its kinda been retconned. It only happened once in the miniseries (six) and again in the first season in a deleted scene (caprica-sharon). I certainly dont recall baltar glowing in any way. I think you just have to pretend it didnt happen, like the zat guns on SG-1 that can make things vanish after three shots. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 03:30, 25 January 2007 (CST)

I haven't read the spoiler above, so I don't know, but... I think it's visible that from the picture of the final five in this article that Baltar is not one of them. Furthermore, as far as I can tell, they're all never before seen characters. Anyone have any thoughts on this? [[User:Thorn|Thorn]] 13:52, 25 January 2007 (CST)
:In the actual episode the Final Five are solid glowing white with no identifiable features, so Three's sketches are still the only reliable source we have on what the Final Five look like. - [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 21:00, 25 January 2007 (CST)
:I wouldnt read too much into the promotional image of the final five, Thorn. In the episode their faces are completely blanked out. The ones in the promo image are probably just extras and are not actually representative of the actual five. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 03:34, 26 January 2007 (CST)

==Numbering==

Is there a reason why the show hasn't gotten around to giving us the model numbers for Leoben, Simon and Cavil? They've only bothered with number 3,5,6 and 8. Outside of the episode Downloaded I don't remember the Aarons or Sharons being refered to by their cylon numbers. The only time we hear their numbers it seems to be when addressing Six or Three. --[[User:Meteor|Meteor]] 30 January 2007.
:Because, contrary to theories floating around, there is no meaning behind them. It's just a fan obsession --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 14:33, 31 January 2007 (CST)
::And, if they decide to add meaning to the numbers at some point in the future, this gives them the freedom to assign the known but unnumbered agents numbers consistant with that meaning. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 18:24, 31 January 2007 (CST)
:::Actually I don't think they have much freedom at all. Six and Eight seem to be very important yet their numbers are much higher (considering there are 12 in total). Six was only named as such as a homage to The Prisoner, it would be incredibly hard to number the cylons when you have so many which are already fixed. Is Simon more important than Sharon? --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 03:23, 1 February 2007 (CST)
::::The highest or lowest numbered models wouldn't necessarily be the most important or highest ranking. The low numbers and high numbers could represent two different extremes, with the numbered models (except for Three) being more balanced. The numbers could also represent paired opposites, or various stages of life. Even if they decide to go with a linear ranking, there's enough unassigned numbers that Five, Six and Eight could be the three highest or lowest ranking unboxed models excluding the Final Five. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 04:51, 1 February 2007 (CST)
:::::The Final Five aren't boxed, per the podcast. The numbers have no coorrelation to anything yet revealed that I can think of, so any further speculation on the matter is just that, and unsourced to boot. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:07, 1 February 2007 (CST)
::::::Yeah, I meant that Three won't be ordering anyone around because she's boxed and the Final Five won't be ordering around any of the known agents because they're off doing their own thing, whatever that is. Anyway, my point was that they don't really have an incentive to number Cavil, Leoben or Simon right now, but there is a small incentive not to number them without a good reason. -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 04:17, 2 February 2007 (CST)

== Human/Cylon hybrids ==

"With a single exception, no human-model Cylon has been able to conceive a child (The Farm). It is impossible for two Cylons to reproduce with each other, and as result the Cylons began cross-breeding experiments with humans (who can reproduce easily), which so far has only resulted in the pregnancy of the Caprica-copy of Sharon Valerii. Cylon beliefs attribute this to the apparent inability of Cylons to feel love, which they believe to be a crucial element of the process."

Given the revelations in Crossroads II, I believe that this should be updated to include mention of Nicholas Tyrol, son of Galen and Cally Tyrol. This shouldn't be too much of a spoiler, given that Galen is already revealed as a Cylon on this page.--[[User:TyliumAnalyst|TyliumAnalyst]] 22:59, 12 April 2007 (CDT)

: Yes, I definitely agree with you. If you want to make the edit, feel free. :-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 07:17, 13 April 2007 (CDT)
:Done. In general, don't hesitate to fix such relatively small things. If you screw up in some way, people will tell you and things can easily be reverted. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 10:42, 13 April 2007 (CDT)

== The four revealed last season ==

I was just thinking that this page should be rewritten to be less "sure" of who the four most recently revealed Cylons are. We don't really know for sure that they ARE Cylons; they just ''think'' they are. Maybe they've all been altered somehow by the Cylons and that's why they're hearing the radio transmissions. Who knows. There are some other reasons to doubt it. For example, that would make Tyroll's baby a hybrid too.

I'm not saying we should remove them from the list. But there should be a footnote or something. I'll leave that up to someone else, since this is my first time to this site, and I have not yet learned your customs. :)
:--[[User:BevansDesign|BevansDesign]] 21:39, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
::Ronald D. Moore, the executive producer of the show, has confirmed in an interview that the four really are Cylons. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 21:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
:::In one of the clips from the upcoming season, a Raider seems to "recognize" Anders when they are face-to-face in a space battle, which seems to indicate that their "awakening" has also unlocked some of their inherent Cylon characteristics. Although an actual resurrection would be pretty definitive proof, we have this ... and Ron D. Moore :) -- [[User:Fredmdbud|Fredmdbud]] 22:54, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

== Organizational relationships ==
The current version of this section isn't completely accurate. The [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Guardians|Guardians]] are / were outside the main Cylon hierarchy. The mysterious programmers also seem to be outside of the hierarch (assuming that they are Cylons, and that they're still around). -- [[User:Gordon Ecker|Gordon Ecker]] 00:42, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

== Thirteenth Tribe Centurions ==

Hello. I just finished adding to the Earth Centurion Model when I noticed something: the Earth Centurions don't have an article, whereas every other type of Cylon does, including Number Seven. What is the amount of information required to be able to make an article? Is the information we have enough for theis model to get its own article? -[[User:Federationrulz|Federationrulz]] 11:57, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

== blood & chrome models ==

i feel like two of the three cylon models placed here from BAC fall under pre-existing categories. the "djerba centurion" is just another variation on the "cyon war-era model" and the "inorganic" proto-six is an early form of the humanoid model... anybody agree? disagree? [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 16:44, 9 December 2012 (EST)

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== Birth city does not equal living city (i.e. Qualai vs. Caprica City) ==

Just wanted to bring this to up given [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] recent edit, since it seems that there's some over-thinking (or a bad case of [[fanwanking]]) going on here.

To put it simply, it should be explained that a '''birthplace''' is different from a place where you '''live''' during your youth. For instance, I was born in a hospital in Hartford, CT and thus that is my birth place, but '''never''' lived there during my youth.

And, really, that's all there is to it. So there's no contradiction where Adama says he grew up in [[Caprica City]] (because he did). He just wasn't born there. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:28, 3 December 2012 (EST)

:i think the intent was to acknowledge that information established in paperwork created by the props department isn't necessarily the intent of the producers. but what resulted was some pretty bad over thinking your right. no fan wanking intended. [[User:Psutherlin|Psutherlin]] 17:36, 3 December 2012 (EST)