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Celestra (RDM)

2011-09-21T01:05:50Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

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| role= Civilian scientific research ship
| status= Flown into a sun with the rest of the fleet in [[Daybreak, Part II]]
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:''For this ship's [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Celestra (TOS)]].''

The '''''Celestra''''' is an extended-duration research ship.

She is listed on the [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]/[[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] presidential election tally boards ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

The ''Celestra'' is seen near the end of [[Miniseries, Night 2|Part II of the Miniseries]], emerging from the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] vortex under covering fire from the ''Galactica'' during the Cylon assault, as well as in the first-season episode "[[Water]]." Part of it is visible to the left of ''Colonial One'' in the shot before Roslin speaks to Lee Adama.

==Notes==
*The special effects company for the Re-imagined Series created the SFX rendering of ''Celestra'' in this article.
*The ship was mentioned on the official ''Battlestar Galactica'' web site hosted by the [[Sci Fi Channel]].
*The ''[[Striker]]'' appears to be of the same configuration as the ''Celestra''.
*The ship's name and design is an homage to the [[Original Series]] [[Celestra (TOS)|ship]] from the episode "[[Take the Celestra]]".
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Celestra (RDM)

2011-09-21T01:05:01Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

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| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| ftl= Yes
| role= Civilian scientific research ship
| status= Flown into a sun with the rest of the fleet in [[Daybreak, Part II]]
}}
:''For this ship's [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Celestra (TOS)]].''

The '''''Celestra''''' is an extended-duration research ship.

She is listed on the [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]/[[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] presidential election tally boards ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

The ''Celestra'' is seen near the end of [[Miniseries, Night 2|Part II of the Miniseries]], emerging from the [[Ragnar Anchorage]] vortex under covering fire from the ''Galactica'' during the Cylon assault, as well as in the first-season episode "[[Water]]". Part of it is visible to the left of ''Colonial One'' in the shot before Roslin speaks to Lee Adama.

==Notes==
*The special effects company for the Re-imagined Series created the SFX rendering of ''Celestra'' in this article.
*The ship was mentioned on the official ''Battlestar Galactica'' web site hosted by the [[Sci Fi Channel]].
*The ''[[Striker]]'' appears to be of the same configuration as the ''Celestra''.
*The ship's name and design is an homage to the [[Original Series]] [[Celestra (TOS)|ship]] from the episode "[[Take the Celestra]]".
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Glen A. Larson

2011-09-07T02:51:44Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Notable Filmography */

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'''Glen A. Larson''' is the creator of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Series]].

According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.

== Notable Filmography ==
*''It Takes a Thief'' (1968) (TV series) (associate producer)
*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
*''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
*''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Movie and TV series (1979)
*''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)
*''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980)
*''Knight Rider'' (1982)
*''Team Knight Rider'' (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
*''Millennium Man'' (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)
*''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' (2009) TV Series (consulting producer)

== Official Statements ==

* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]:''

:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and we did coin certain phrases for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/02/tv.what.the.frak.ap/|title=The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created|date=2 September 2008|accessdate=9 October 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== External links ==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Glen A. Larson}}

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Kobol (RDM)

2011-09-07T02:46:17Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Overview */

: ''For information on the Kobol of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Kobol (TOS)]]. For general information on the planet, see [[Kobol]].''
[[Image:Home_pt1-Kobol.jpg|thumb|280px|Kobol from orbit]]
'''Kobol''' is the ancestral homeworld of the people of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and one of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|two]] known planets where humans naturally evolved. Though it is a lush, life-supporting planet, Kobol has been uninhabited since the exodus of the Thirteen Tribes. On the surface, only ruins remain as evidence of the once-great civilization that previously existed.

==Overview==
Kobol is a verdant world of seas and continents, the latter having large areas of woodland, grassland, and forests. An unexplained event or environmental catastrophe caused humanity to leave Kobol and settle on the planets that form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. However, at the time of ''Galactica's'' discovery of Kobol, the planet appears to have recovered from such an event.

The seat of power of Kobol resided in the [[City of the Gods]] in the northern hemisphere, itself dominated by the [[Forum]], [[Temple]] and [[Opera House]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), structures which were duplicated on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the city of [[Delphi]]. It is said that humans lived there in harmony with the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]], and that [[Atlas]] supported Kobol on his shoulders. The [[Messengers]] were witness to Kobol's civilization, and observed the same patterns there as they later would on the worlds settled by the descendants of Kobol's peoples -- "commercialism, decadence, technology run amok."

==Great Exodus==
Some 2,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]], the Twelve Tribes [[Galleon Meadow|departed Kobol]] for another star system in "The Great Exodus of the Twelve Tribes from Kobol". The [[Sacred Scrolls]] also tell of a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that departed Kobol some 2,000 years prior ([[Miniseries]]) to seek a planet known as [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] <ref>[[Galen Tyrol]]'s report on the age of the [[Temple of Five]] at around 4,000 years old ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) is generally accurate. The Thirteenth Tribe allegedly left approximately 4,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]]. The Twelve Tribes (which form the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]]) left much later, at 2,000 years prior to the Miniseries.</ref>. Although the Twelve Tribes later interpret the Scrolls to record that the Thirteenth were human, they were in fact [[humanoid Cylons]] created by Kobol's humans ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

The Lords of Kobol also appear to have abandoned Kobol, but when is not known. Also unclear is whether they departed Kobol with the Tribes, although the Sacred Scrolls say that [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] committed suicide in sorrow at the Great Exodus, suggesting that some Lords or humans remained to record the death before [[Tomb of Athena|entombing Athena]] and leaving themselves. The Sacred Scrolls also say that Zeus warned the leaders of the tribes that any return to Kobol would carry with it a cost in blood.

==Religious Texts==
[[Image:City of the Gods.jpg|right|thumb|An illustration from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] of the City of the Gods ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])]]
During the time humans lived on Kobol, many texts were written, some of which have survived through time, and are regarded by some as religious artifacts, and by others as the documenting of myths and legends. These texts have been collected into a tome known as the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. These are the main source of information about Kobol for the people of the Twelve Colonies, as few hard facts remain.

Chief among these writings include the Book of [[Pythia]] who, some 1,600 years prior to the Great Exodus, foretold another exodus featuring a "caravan of the heavens" led by someone dying of a "wasting disease" ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). This exodus would lead humanity to a new home, although the leader would die before he/she could enter the new home.

Some of the writings of Pythia have apparently come true: President [[Laura Roslin]], the civil leader of the Colonial fleet is dying of cancer at the presumed fulfillment of the prophecy ([[Home, Part II]]). Further, Roslin has several [[Chamalla|visions]], including one of 12 snakes ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), a vision specifically foretold by Pythia.

The [[Messengers|spectral image of Number Six]] that appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] tells him that human sacrifice was practiced on Kobol, and that the souls of all who die there are forever lost because God has turned his back on it ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]"). She claims that the Colonial scriptures are erroneous in their description of life on Kobol, hiding darker truths.

==Rediscovering Kobol==
Its location is unknown until it is found by the Fleet, Colonial star charts place it in [[Sector 728]] of the galaxy ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), when ''[[Galactica]]'' dispatches Raptors to locate planets which may provide materials needed to re-supply the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], and one of them finds the planet by chance. Upon its discovery, [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] suggests considering permanent settlement on the planet. However, Cylon forces are already present in the system.

Following the discovery (as predicted by the [[humanoid Cylon]] [[Leoben Conoy]]) as well as her own [[Chamalla|prescient visions]], Roslin becomes convinced that Kobol will lead the fleet to Earth, providing the [[Tomb of Athena]] can be found. To do this, priest [[Elosha]] notes that the [[Arrow of Apollo]] must be retrieved from the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] on Caprica.

Against Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] military orders, Roslin begins a quest to retrieve the Arrow, leading to her arrest ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). She [[Resistance|later escapes]], and leads a third of the Fleet to Kobol (with the [[The Farm|retrieved Arrow]]) to begin the search for the Tomb ([[Home, Part I]])

A scouting team sent to Kobol is ambushed by Cylon forces. The survivors manage to escape further Cylon assault after a [[SAR]] mission ([[Fragged]]). Both expeditions to Kobol suffer casualties, in keeping with Zeus's warning.

Commander Adama later joins Roslin's expedition, and soon finds the Tomb of Athena. They are the first people to glimpse the inside of the Tomb in centuries, and use the Arrow to activate a holographic map display, which indicates the general direction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[Home, Part II]]). Afterwards, the Colonials abandon Kobol again, never to return.

==Notes==

*Much of the scenic, expansive landscapes of Kobol were filmed at [http://www.spacesfornature.org/greatspaces/pinecone.html Widgeon Slough], the largest freshwater marsh in the Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, British Columbia, Port Coquitlam (Source in part: [[The Official Companion]]).
*In the original [[Miniseries]] script, the Twelve Colonies actually resided ''on'' Kobol. The final script returned Kobol to its status as birthplace of humankind, with humanity having left to other habitable worlds to match the premise of the Original Series.

==See Also==

* [[Kobol]], for similarities between the Original and Re-imagined Series and the etymology of the planet's name.

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Kobol (RDM)

2011-09-07T02:39:20Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

: ''For information on the Kobol of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Kobol (TOS)]]. For general information on the planet, see [[Kobol]].''
[[Image:Home_pt1-Kobol.jpg|thumb|280px|Kobol from orbit]]
'''Kobol''' is the ancestral homeworld of the people of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and one of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|two]] known planets where humans naturally evolved. Though it is a lush, life-supporting planet, Kobol has been uninhabited since the exodus of the Thirteen Tribes. On the surface, only ruins remain as evidence of the once-great civilization that previously existed.

==Overview==
Kobol is a verdant world of seas and continents, the latter having large areas of woodland, grassland, and forests. An unexplained event or environmental catastrophe caused humanity to leave Kobol and settle on the planets that form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. However, at the time of ''Galactica's'' discovery of Kobol, the planet appears to have recovered from such an event.

The seat of power of Kobol resided in the [[City of the Gods]] in the northern hemisphere, itself dominated by the [[Forum]], [[Temple]] and [[Opera House]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), structures which were duplicated on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the city of [[Delphi]]. It is said that humans lived there in harmony with the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]], and that [[Atlas]] supported Kobol on his shoulders. The [[Messengers]] were witness to Kobol's civilization and observed the same patterns there as they later would on the worlds settled by the descendants of Kobol's peoples -- "commercialism, decadence, technology run amok."

==Great Exodus==
Some 2,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]], the Twelve Tribes [[Galleon Meadow|departed Kobol]] for another star system in "The Great Exodus of the Twelve Tribes from Kobol". The [[Sacred Scrolls]] also tell of a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that departed Kobol some 2,000 years prior ([[Miniseries]]) to seek a planet known as [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] <ref>[[Galen Tyrol]]'s report on the age of the [[Temple of Five]] at around 4,000 years old ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]) is generally accurate. The Thirteenth Tribe allegedly left approximately 4,000 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]]. The Twelve Tribes (which form the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]]) left much later, at 2,000 years prior to the Miniseries.</ref>. Although the Twelve Tribes later interpret the Scrolls to record that the Thirteenth were human, they were in fact [[humanoid Cylons]] created by Kobol's humans ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

The Lords of Kobol also appear to have abandoned Kobol, but when is not known. Also unclear is whether they departed Kobol with the Tribes, although the Sacred Scrolls say that [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] committed suicide in sorrow at the Great Exodus, suggesting that some Lords or humans remained to record the death before [[Tomb of Athena|entombing Athena]] and leaving themselves. The Sacred Scrolls also say that Zeus warned the leaders of the tribes that any return to Kobol would carry with it a cost in blood.

==Religious Texts==
[[Image:City of the Gods.jpg|right|thumb|An illustration from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] of the City of the Gods ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]])]]
During the time humans lived on Kobol, many texts were written, some of which have survived through time, and are regarded by some as religious artifacts, and by others as the documenting of myths and legends. These texts have been collected into a tome known as the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. These are the main source of information about Kobol for the people of the Twelve Colonies, as few hard facts remain.

Chief among these writings include the Book of [[Pythia]] who, some 1,600 years prior to the Great Exodus, foretold another exodus featuring a "caravan of the heavens" led by someone dying of a "wasting disease" ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). This exodus would lead humanity to a new home, although the leader would die before he/she could enter the new home.

Some of the writings of Pythia have apparently come true: President [[Laura Roslin]], the civil leader of the Colonial fleet is dying of cancer at the presumed fulfillment of the prophecy ([[Home, Part II]]). Further, Roslin has several [[Chamalla|visions]], including one of 12 snakes ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), a vision specifically foretold by Pythia.

The [[Messengers|spectral image of Number Six]] that appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] tells him that human sacrifice was practiced on Kobol, and that the souls of all who die there are forever lost because God has turned his back on it ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]"). She claims that the Colonial scriptures are erroneous in their description of life on Kobol, hiding darker truths.

==Rediscovering Kobol==
Its location is unknown until it is found by the Fleet, Colonial star charts place it in [[Sector 728]] of the galaxy ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), when ''[[Galactica]]'' dispatches Raptors to locate planets which may provide materials needed to re-supply the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], and one of them finds the planet by chance. Upon its discovery, [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] suggests considering permanent settlement on the planet. However, Cylon forces are already present in the system.

Following the discovery (as predicted by the [[humanoid Cylon]] [[Leoben Conoy]]) as well as her own [[Chamalla|prescient visions]], Roslin becomes convinced that Kobol will lead the fleet to Earth, providing the [[Tomb of Athena]] can be found. To do this, priest [[Elosha]] notes that the [[Arrow of Apollo]] must be retrieved from the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] on Caprica.

Against Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] military orders, Roslin begins a quest to retrieve the Arrow, leading to her arrest ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). She [[Resistance|later escapes]], and leads a third of the Fleet to Kobol (with the [[The Farm|retrieved Arrow]]) to begin the search for the Tomb ([[Home, Part I]])

A scouting team sent to Kobol is ambushed by Cylon forces. The survivors manage to escape further Cylon assault after a [[SAR]] mission ([[Fragged]]). Both expeditions to Kobol suffer casualties, in keeping with Zeus's warning.

Commander Adama later joins Roslin's expedition, and soon finds the Tomb of Athena. They are the first people to glimpse the inside of the Tomb in centuries, and use the Arrow to activate a holographic map display, which indicates the general direction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[Home, Part II]]). Afterwards, the Colonials abandon Kobol again, never to return.

==Notes==

*Much of the scenic, expansive landscapes of Kobol were filmed at [http://www.spacesfornature.org/greatspaces/pinecone.html Widgeon Slough], the largest freshwater marsh in the Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, British Columbia, Port Coquitlam (Source in part: [[The Official Companion]]).
*In the original [[Miniseries]] script, the Twelve Colonies actually resided ''on'' Kobol. The final script returned Kobol to its status as birthplace of humankind, with humanity having left to other habitable worlds to match the premise of the Original Series.

==See Also==

* [[Kobol]], for similarities between the Original and Re-imagined Series and the etymology of the planet's name.

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The Fleet (TRS)

2011-03-21T15:11:43Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Notes */

:''This article involves the fleet of [[FTL|faster-than-light]]-capable civilian ships in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on its [[Sublight Propulsion|sublight]] counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[The Fleet (TOS)]]. For general information on other articles pertaining to fleets, see: [[Fleet (disambiguation)]].''
[[Image:The Fleet, "Face of the Enemy".jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Fleet in formation near a nebula.]]

'''The Fleet''' is a convoy of ships sheltering the human survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. The Fleet forms the backdrop of the drama of the [[Re-imagined Series]].

==Overview==
[[Image:Galactica & Fleet.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Galactica'' leads the Fleet.]]
"The Fleet" originates as a convoy of about 60 commercial and civilian ships in the space surrounding [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. [[Laura Roslin]] - with the aid of [[Sharon Valerii]] - initiates the clustering of stranded vessels in the aftermath of the Cylon invasion of the Twelve Colonies, thus forming the convoy. Around twenty of these ships are abandoned to a squadron of attacking [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] because they either lack [[FTL]] drives, or are damaged, like the sublight ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' and ''[[Gemenon Liner 1701]]''. The remaining vessels join battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' - the only Colonial warship [[Pegasus (RDM)|known]] to have survived the Cylon attack - in the upper atmosphere of the gas giant [[Ragnar]]. From here on, ''Galactica'' shoulders the role of the Fleet's protector ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).

[[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla]] explains in "[[33]]" that 53 ships have jumped away from an attacking Cylon baseship, with 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives. Adding ''Galactica'' to this tally, results in a total number of 64 ships.

[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]]'s statement in "[[The Farm]]" that the 24 ships departing with the [[Laura Roslin faction]] represent "almost a third of the Fleet", implies that the number of ships in the Fleet is approximately in the mid-70's. However in the opening scene of "[[Home, Part I]]" Tigh's response to the number of civilians joining Roslin is "That's over a third of the people in the Fleet." Since "the Fleet" s used interchangeably to describe both the ships and the civilian populace, this could imply that Tigh's statement in "[[The Farm]]" was an estimate of the people who left and not the number of ships lost.

By "[[The Passage]]", there are likely fewer ships left in the Fleet because of ''[[Cloud Nine]]'''s destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") and the settlement and emergency exodus of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

The political and social troubles befalling the Fleet as it wanders through space, serve as a metaphor for all of humanity, since the Fleet literally ''is'' what is left of humanity in the television series.

The phrase "the Fleet" functions not only as a signifier for the actual ships of the convoy, but as an indicator of the people on board, and therefore for mankind. Often the term is used to refer to the civilian populations, as opposed to the military personnel of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''. Usage of the term "the Fleet" has not gained more than an informal acceptance, as can be seen by President Roslin's continued use of the term ''President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]''. This may be interpreted either as an expression of hope that the people of the Fleet will re-establish themselves on a new world, or a psychological inability to accept the Fleet as the only home that humanity will know for a long time.

After three years of searching the Fleet eventually reaches [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but are disappointed to find it a devastated wasteland as a result of a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"). The fleet leave Earth in search of a new home, with the Rebel Cylon Basestar joining them ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). By the time of Felix Gaeta's and Tom Zarek's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]"), dialogue indicates that the Fleet is down to the very low figure of 35 civilian ships, a surprising loss of about half the initial ships from "[[33]]". Most of these losses remain unaccounted for, as very few civilian ships have been seen or heard to be actually lost on screen. Given that the human population has only declined by about one fifth at this point rather than a similar half, this could be a continuity error or retcon, or the remaining ships would have had to nearly double the number of civilians aboard to compensate. It is possible in the context of the dialogue in the episode that the figure of 35 referred only to the number of ships initially loyal to the mutineers.

[[Image:The fleet's end.jpg|thumb|right|The Fleet's end.]]

The Rebel basestar officially joins the Fleet after the failed coup, with a [[Number Six|Six]] named [[Sonja]] joining the new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] comprised of ship captains ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").

The Fleet would eventually be abandoned by the Colonials, with their ships guided into Sol by [[Final Five]] member, [[Samuel Anders|Samuel T. Anders]]. The Rebel basestar was given to the [[Cylon Centurion|centurions]] by the Rebel Cylons for them to find their own destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").
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==Ships==
[[Image:Mini side fleet.jpg|thumb|right|Galactica and the Fleet.]]

* Colonial ships use [[launch key]]s to activate the ship's systems ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). The keys are unique to each vessel and are extremely difficult to copy.

==== Seen ====

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| ''[[Astral Queen]]'' || Prison ship || [[The Plan]], [[Daybreak, Part II]] || [[Tom Zarek]] is found aboard this ship along with 1,500 prisoners heading toward [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] for parole hearings. Later the lead ship in [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]]. Also home to former ''Galactica'' crewmen and officers from the mutiny.
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| [[Botanical Cruiser]] || Agricultural ship || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || An FTL-capable agricultural ship. A sublight version of this ship is destroyed in the [[Miniseries, Night 2|second night]] of the Miniseries.
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| ''[[Celestra (RDM)|Celestra]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II|| Seen in various fleet shoots.
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| ''[[Chrion]]'' || [[Luxury liner]] || [[The Passage]] || Successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]].
|-
| ''[[Colonial One|Colonial One/Colonial Heavy 798]]'' || Transport ship, government || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s flagship and seat of the spaceborne Colonial government since the Fall. As of Season 4, the ship also held the Quorum of Twelve until they were killed by Tom Zarek.
|-
|''[[Cybele]]'' || ''Scylla'' type || [[The Plan]] || Escorted by [[Raptors]] through a very dense star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"). A copy of Simon refuses to blow up this ship and airlocks himself instead ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br/>Named for the [[w:Cybele|"Earth Mother" goddess]] of ancient Asia Minor.
|-
| ''[[Demetrius]]'' || Sewage recycling || Daybreak, Part II || Given to [[Kara Thrace]] and a select crew to try to find Earth. Later returned to the fleet.
|-
| ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || This is the last remaining [[Galactica type battlestar|original battlestar]] dating back to the [[Cylon War]]. It is the main protector and flagship of the Fleet, under direct command of [[William Adama]].
|-
| ''[[Gemenon Traveller]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || The Plan, [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] is captured and held here for interrogation and, later, executed.
|-
| ''[[Gemini (RDM)|Gemini]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Used as a decoy in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Joins Laura Roslin's separatist fleet. Is later part of the so-called defense fleet over [[New Caprica]]. Later escorted through the star cluster.
|-
| ''[[Gideon]]'' || Supply ship || [[The Son Also Rises]] || A supply ship involved in an incident where four civilians are killed by ''Galactica'' [[Marines]]. Survives after [[New Caprica]].
|-
| ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Daybreak, Part II || The ship is the site of the worker's strike in the episode "[[Dirty Hands]]" and a mutiny authorized by [[Tom Zarek]] in [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]].
|-
| ''[[Kimba Huta]]'' || Cold storage vessel || Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II || Featured in "[[The Farm]]" where Tom Zarek, Laura Roslin and Lee Adama hide out after Roslin's escape from ''Galactica''.
|-
| ''[[Majahual]]'' || [[Mining ship]] || [[Scar]] || Mines crucial metals needed to build [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s.
|-
| ''[[Monarch]]'' || Mining ship || [[Collaborators]] || A mining ship that joins the [[Laura Roslin faction]]. Mentioned in "Collaborators".
|-
| ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'' || Freighter || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Commanded by [[Doyle Franks]], ''Prometheus'' has a reputation as an "off the grid" freighter involved in the [[black market (organization)|black market]]. Survived New Caprica and captain was a member of the Judges Tribunial for the Baltar Trial.
|-
| ''[[Rebel Basestar]]'' || Cylon Basestar|| Daybreak, Part II || Basestar of the Rebel Cylons that joins the Fleet as part of an alliance against Cavil's forces, later officially joining the Fleet after the Quorum of Twelve is dissolved and the Quorum of Ships' Captains is created.
|-
|''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' || Medical Transport || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || A medical ship similarly named and visually similar to the [[Original Series]] [[Rising Star (TOS)|ship of the same name]] is seen in Season 4 and "[[The Plan]]". It is not mentioned on either ''Colonial One'' or ''Galactica'''s tally boards in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
| ''[[Scylla]]'' || Civilian transport || [[Razor]] || One of a small fleet of ships encountered by the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Qualified crew and complement, including [[Peter Laird]], were forcibly conscripted onto the Pegasus. FTL drive was also removed and the ship and remaining survivors were left to their fate.
|-
| ''[[Striker]]'' || ''Celestra'' type || [[Home, Part II]] || Damaged in a refueling operation overseen by Captain [[George Birch]].
|-
| ''[[Thera Sita]]'' || ''Kimba Huta'' type || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Ship is successfully shepherded to algae planet and later temporarily transfers refugees to ''Galactica'' in "The Woman King".
|-
| ''[[Virgon Express]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]'' type || The Plan, [[Downloaded]] || First introduced in "[[Water]]" as it undergoes underway water replenishment from ''Galactica'' <nowiki>'s</nowiki> stores. Seen in fleet until [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]].
|-
| ''[[Zephyr]]'' || Ringed ship || The Plan, Daybreak, Part II || Arguably the easiest identifiable civilian ship due to its large ring. It is severely damaged during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], and is repaired en route to Earth. It is considered the hub of all civilian activity and rest-and-recreation in the Fleet (likely since ''Cloud 9'' had been destroyed by [[Gina Inviere]]).
|}

==== Mentioned only ====

Unless otherwise mentioned, the following ships are only listed on the [[:Image:Tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally board]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<ref>Note that the tally board in question contains inaccuracies regarding the number of votes, and thus should not be used to determine the population aboard each vessel.</ref> Many of these ships are mentioned or featured again, as the production generated a master list for reference.

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|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Adrasteia}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Adrasteia|Adrasteia]] (also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, and Adastreia) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise the infant Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos) in the Dictaean cave.
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|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Amduatey}}'' || The ship is named after the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[Wikipedia:Amduat|Amduat]], which literally means "That Which is in the Afterworld". It was an important funeral text usually inscribed in the tombs of pharoahs. The Amduat told the story of the sun god [[Wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], who set in the evening and traveled through the underworld at night, only to rise again in the morning. It was understood that the dead pharaoh was taking the same journey, through the underworld, only to rise again with Ra as an immortal in the morning.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Aether}}'' || In Greek mythology, [[w:Aether (mythology)|Aether]] is one of the Protogenos (first-born). He is the personification of the "upper sky," space, and heaven, and the elemental god of the "Bright, Glowing, Upper Air." He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of the Earth, which mortals breathe.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Argo Navis}}'' || Captained by [[Simpson Markson]], who is selected to be a judge at Gaius Baltar's trial <ref>The name and the ship are noted in the [[Sources:The Son Also Rises|script]] for "[[The Son Also Rises]]", but not mentioned on screen.</ref>. <br> [[w:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.
|-
|''[[Aurora (ship)|Aurora]]'' || A ship in the fleet that was home to a friend of [[Emily Kowalski]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]"). <br>
In Roman mythology, [[w:Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]] is the goddess of dawn. This [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|goddess]] also exists within the series's own mythology.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Azimenarius}}'' || ''Azimenarius'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is not on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
|-
|''[[Baah Pakal]]'' || The XO of the ship was a friend of [[Saul Tigh]]'s. They held a pair of DDG-62 engines that would be used in the [[Blackbird]]'s construction ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Later appeared on the master voting tally board on ''Galactica'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Boreas}}'' || Named for the [[w:Boreas|god of the north wind]] in Greek mythology. <br> ''Boreas'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Breton}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Carillon Trader}}'' || In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Carillon]] is the infamous "casino planet" from "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Cassandra}}'' || Named for the [[w:Cassandra|daughter]] of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the power of prophecy, but was cursed so that no one believed her.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coba}}'' || ''Coba'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Clymene}}'' || ''Clymene'' is noted on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'', but is absent from the master tally board on ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br> Several women and deities in Greek myth are named [[wikipedia:Clymene|Clymene]].
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Dahshur}}'' || ''Dahshur'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Diomedes}}'' || ''Diomedes'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br> Presumably named for the ancient hero of the Trojan War of the [[w:Diomedes|same name]].
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Embla Brokk}}'' || The name ''Embla Brokk'' may be derived from the names of two figures in Norse mythology: Embla, the first woman, and [[w:Brokkr|Brokkr]], a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and [[w:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]] (Thor's hammer). <br> ''Embla Brokk'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Enkidu}}'' || Among the first ships to navigate the star cluster to the [[algae planet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"). <br/>
Named after the [[wikipedia:Enkidu|Enkidu]] of the [[wikipedia:Sumerian mythology|Sumerian mythological]] [[wikipedia:Epic of Gilgamesh|epic of Gilgamesh]].
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Epheme}}'' || The Epheme may be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the [[w:Muse|Muses]].
|-
|''[[Faru Sadin]]'' || Successfully guided through the [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]] to the algae planet by [[Louanne Katraine|Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine]], who sacrifices her life in the process (The Passage).
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Freighter 212}}'' || A ship on which Lieutenant (later Captain) Louanne "Kat" Katraine apparently has some "buddies" ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). <br>
Indications are that "Freighter 212" is merely the hull number for the ship, as this name is not written on either tally boards during the election in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Galatea}}'' || Probably named for a main character in the Greek myth of [[w:Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]. Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates a statue of a woman, which is so beautiful that he falls in love with it, and the gods reward him by bringing her ([[w:Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]) to life.
|-
|''[[Greenleaf]]'' || A freighter mentioned several times in the series ("[[Epiphanies]]", "[[Sacrifice]]", "[[Crossroads, Part I]]")
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Harrak}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Hexare}}'' ||On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Inchon Velle}}'' || When [[Kara Thrace]] has disturbing dreams about [[Leoben]] and the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in her apartment, [[Karl Agathon]] suggests that she see a psychiatrist on ''Inchon Velle'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]"). Also where a [[Gerard|brain surgeon]] was brought over from to oversee [[Samuel T. Anders]]' brain surgery ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kara Nixal}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Kiya}}'' || ''Kiya'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|McConnell}}'' || Commander [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] made runs to this ship in order to build up a stock pile of supplies for the [[black market (organization)|black market]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]"). The ship is on neither ''Colonial One'' nor ''Galactica'''s tally boards in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Mutem Wia}}'' || ''Mutem Wia'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Odysseus}}'' || Named for the [[w:Odysseus|hero]] in Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was the subject of Homer's epic ''[[w:Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Persephone}}'' || ''Persephone'' is noted on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". <br/> [[w:Persephone|Persephone]] is the daughter of the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]]. She is forced to marry the god of the underworld, [[w:Hades|Hades]], but Demeter works out a compromise where Persephone is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year.
|-
|''[[Picon 36]]'' || Presumed to have jumped away with the FTL-capable ships in the [[Miniseries]]
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Picon Princess}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Rhadamanthys}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Salpica}}'' || In the [[Unfinished Business (Extended Version)|extended cut]] of "[[Unfinished Business]]", ''Salpica'' is mentioned as the ship [[Samuel Anders]] lives on after the escape from New Caprica and before moving permanently to ''Galactica''.
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Sargon}}'' || May be named after either [[w:Sargon I (Assyrian king)|Sargon I]] or [[wikipedia:Sargon II|Sargon II]], ancient Assyrian kings on Earth. <br> Seen only on the voting tally boards in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Scorpia Traveller}}'' || After disembarking from ''Scorpia Traveller'', a copy of the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] evades security checkpoints, nearly succeeding in the assassination of [[William Adama]] in a suicide bombing ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"). The ship is not on either tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Swordfish}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tarbadek}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tauranian Traveller}}'' || Mentioned in a deleted scene in "[[33]]". Later, its name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Tora Bashiri}}'' || "Tora bashiri" is Japanese for "tiger's run." It is a term used in [[wikipedia:Iaido|Iaido]], a Japanese martial art. <br> The ship's name is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Vena Capa}}'' || ''Vena Capa'' is on the master tally board on ''Galactica'', but not on the whiteboard voting tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Virga}}'' || ''Virga'' is on the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|-
|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Ziusudra}}'' || On the voting tally boards on both ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
|}

====[[Luxury liner|Passenger and luxury liners]]====

* An unnamed [[Gemon Liners]] spaceliner ("33", "Exodus, Part II", "The Passage").
* An unnamed [[Pan Galactic]] spaceliner (Miniseries, "Exodus, Part II", "The Passage").
* An unnamed [[Saggitarian Spaceways]] spaceliner (same color as ''[[Pyxis]]'', possibly the ''[[Chrion]]'') (Miniseries, "Revelations")
* An unnamed Saggitarian Spaceways spaceliner (deep orange colored hull), seen in production photos from ZOIC, unseen in the series.

====Seen but unnamed====
* ''[[Five-engined vessel]]'', seen above [[Caprica City]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]) and during the escape from [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]")
* ''[[Wedge-shaped vessel]]'', seen briefly during the end of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" and throughout the fleet.
* ''[[Tubed vessel]]'', seen throughout the Fleet and jumping away from New Caprica at the end of "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"
*''"[http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Kodiak Kodiak]"'' - seen briefly in [[Daybreak, Part II]]. The ship itself is unnamed in the episode, but clearly identifiable as ''Kodiak'', the command ship of the GDI faction from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]''.

:'''Note''': Any of these vessels is probably identical to one of the mentioned only ones above.

=== Destroyed ===
'''Note''': All remaining Fleet ships with the exception of the [[Rebel Basestar]] are destroyed in "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" when they are flown into the Sol system's star.

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|''[[Adriatic]]'' || Unknown || [[The Passage]] || A member of the Roslin faction armed with ship-to-ship missiles ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]"). Lost in transit in a [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].
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| ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' || Agricultural and transport vessel || [[Miniseries]] || A sublight-only vessel that is destroyed by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after the Fall, before Roslin's fleet rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar]]. An FTL-equipped vessel of the same type remains in the Fleet.
|-
| ''[[Carina]]'' || ''[[Flattop]]''-type salvage and repair ship || The Passage || Lost in transit in a star cluster.
|-
| ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' || [[Luxury liner]], civilian/government || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] || Designed to mimic the environment of a habitable planet, ''Cloud Nine'' became the meeting place for the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] after the Fall. It is later home to legalized prostitution ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]") and [[Demand Peace]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Epiphanies]]"). The ship is destroyed by a nuclear warhead detonated by [[Gina Inviere]], resulting in the destruction of at least three other ships.
|-
| ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' || [[Refinery ship]] || Unknown || Damaged by a [[Demand Peace]] [[Epiphanies|suicide bomber]]. Its destruction cannot be confirmed, but ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' is strongly implied to be the only existing refinery ship in "[[Dirty Hands]]".
|-
| ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' || Luxury liner || [[33]] || Destroyed by [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]] after an apparent Cylon takeover.
|-
| ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' || [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestar]], military || [[Exodus, Part II]]<ref>Technically, "[[Razor]]" is the last time the ship is seen, but the events of that DVD movie occur in Season 2, whereas "Exodus" is set in Season 3.</ref> || This is the last remaining [[Mercury class battlestar]]. Formerly commanded by [[Helena Cain]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"), [[Jack Fisk]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]") and [[Barry Garner]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"). Became the Fleet's commanding vessel while under Cain's command; lead reverted to ''Galactica'' when William Adama was promoted to admiral after Cain's death. Under the command of Lee Adama when it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]") Surviving crew absorbed by ''Galactica''.
|-
| ''[[Pyxis]]'' || Luxury liner || [[He That Believeth In Me]] || Commanded by Captain [[Jules Tarney]], this ship is successfully shepherded to the [[algae planet]], but later destroyed in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] resulting in 600 deaths.
|}

==== Additional ships ====

*The following ships are destroyed together in the ''Cloud Nine'' disaster ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"):
* One [[Colonial Movers]] ship
* A ''[[yellow vessel]]''
: This ship appears to resemble ''Kodiak''
* A ''[[long-necked vessel]]''

== Non-canonical ==

Initially, it appears that the production did not have a master list of ships in the first season, as evidenced by the numerical discrepancies to the later retconned numbers in Season 2. The following is a list of ships that have been mentioned in deleted scenes exclusively.

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|''{{inlineref|bold=N|Coronis}}'' || ''Coronis'' is mentioned in a deleted scene in "[[Litmus]]", as a ship carrying people who are unhappy about being last in food ration distribution. However, it is not present on either the master tally board on ''Galactica'' or the whiteboard tracker on ''Colonial One'' in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". As ''Coronis'' has not been mentioned in any canonical capacity, it is considered totally abandoned by the producers .<br/>
In Greek mythology [[w:Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]] is the name of several figures.
|}

==Demographics==
A few points of information are available concerning the demographics of the Fleet. In "[[33]]", before the destruction of the Olympic Carrier, there are 5,251 survivors from Sagittaron and 49,998 total survivors. In "[[Home, Part I]]", the [[Laura Roslin faction]] leaves the Fleet with 18,000 individuals, of which 9,500 ware Gemenese and 6,250 were Capricans. At that time the total population of the Fleet is 47,857.

This information is sparse, but it gives a general idea of the population breakdown of the Fleet if a few assumptions are made for the sake of argument.
*Note that Gemenon and Caprica have more citizens in the Roslin faction alone than Sagittaron has in the entire Fleet. The Twelve Colonies are clearly not represented in equal proportion.
*Before the destruction of ''Olympic Carrier'', Sagittaron natives make up 10.50% of the Fleet. Solely for the purpose of argument, it is assumed that ''Olympic Carrier'''s population breakdown was identical to the rest of the Fleet's and that Sagittaron continues to make up 10.50% of the Fleet's total population.
*The figures from the Roslin faction can be interpreted in several ways:
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics1.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 1: All Gemenese and Capricans jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction.
::*Caprica: 6,250 persons (13%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
::*Others: 27,081 (57%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics2.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 2: All Gemenese jump to Kobol with the Roslin faction, lured by the "religion card", but the Caprican portion of the Roslin faction is representative of the Fleet.
::*Caprica: 28,204 persons (59%)
::*Gemenon: 9,500 persons (20%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
::*Others: 5,127 persons (11%)<br clear="both">
<div style="float:right; margin:10px">[[Image:Demographics3.png]]</div>
:*ASSUMPTION 3: Caprican and Gemenese portions of the Roslin faction are representative of the Fleet.
::*Caprica: 16,617 persons (35%)
::*Gemenon: 25,258 persons (53%)
::*Sagittaron: 5,026 persons (11%)
::*Others: 956 (2%)<br clear="both">
*Although it is plausible that the Caprican population is substantially larger than the other Colonies, as ''Colonial Heavy 798'' is in the vicinity when the attack begins, and is the nucleus around which the Fleet rallies, it is unlikely that the populations of each colony are grossly unequal, or else the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] would be a very poor system of government. The likeliest scenario is therefore somewhere in between assumptions 1 and 2, with nearly all of the Gemenon population (drawn by the "religion card") and a large portion of the Caprican population leaving with Roslin.
*Alternatively, it is possible that the population of the Colonies are grossly unequal. Although the structure of the Quorum of Twelve appears to maintain at least a fiction that the Colonies are roughly equal, next to nothing is known about how the [[Government|governmental]] system of the Colonies was established or how it evolved over time. Indeed, the United States Senate, for example, by design expressly assumes that the various states constituting it are 'equal' even though this is clearly not the case in terms of their respective populations. Furthermore, the fact that a system of government is 'poor' or else not representatively proportional does not mean it cannot actually be implemented and even survive for long periods of time.
*In the [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]], it is revealed that Caprica and Gemenon are in very close proximity. Since the Fleet formed up around ''Colonial One'', which was in the vicinity of Caprica at the time of the attack, the over-representation of the Caprican and Gemenese portion of the Fleet is now explained.

As for the population distribution, the population of several ships is known: ''Galactica'' (2,693 as of "[[Water]]"), ''Olympic Carrier'' (1,345 as of "[[33]]"), ''Astral Queen'' (1,500 as of "[[Bastille Day]]", [[List of retcons (RDM)|retconned]] up from 500 in the Miniseries) and ''Pyxis'' (600 when destroyed in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). There are 176 civilians in the cargo hold of ''[[Colonial One]]'' in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". The Fleet is stated at about 75 ships in "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", retconned up from 40 in the Miniseries.
*Going by the 75 ship count, the remaining ships besides ''Galactica'' and ''Astral Queen'' each carry about 600 persons on average.
*The 23 ships that leave with the [[Laura Roslin faction]], apart from ''Astral Queen'', would have an average population of about 720 persons per ship.

The Fleet's population has declined by about 8,000 since the above.

==Notes==
*Unofficially, many viewers refer to the Fleet as the "RTF"; "Rag-Tag Fleet", or more fully, "RTFF." These nicknames come from the term "Rag-Tag Fugitive Fleet," a name used in the opening credits voice over of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] (performed by series star [[Lorne Greene]]), describing the [[The Fleet (TOS)|civilian refugee fleet]].
* In the [[Miniseries]], astute viewers may recognize three spacecraft with notable resemblances of ships from other SF universes. The first two of these ships aren't considered a [[Canon|canonical]] part of the series or the Fleet, but their appearance adds a bit of humor, and pays homage to other notable science fiction and their creative staff.
:* ''Serenity'', the central ship from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the motion picture ''[[Wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', [[:md:Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|appears briefly in the sky]] outside the window of a doctor's office where viewers first see [[Laura Roslin]]. The ship does not appear in the Fleet.
:* The original USS [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] from the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' TV series makes a cameo in the [[:md:Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|last shot of the Fleet]] as [[Elosha]] chants a prayer in the memorial service near the end of the Miniseries. Look to the upper right corner for the ship in a still frame. All Season 1 [[opening credits]] use this shot, so ''Enterprise'' makes a very quick appearance with each of the first 13 episodes (This is best viewed from the [[Season 1 DVD]] set).
:*The ill-fated [[Botanical Cruiser]] in the Miniseries was added in homage to the [[Agro Ship]] from the Original Series, which in turn were the re-used models from the SF film ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior. At least one FTL-capable version of this ship survives and exists in the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]").
* [[Battlestar Galactica Blue Prints|A list of blueprints]] of ships in the Fleet is available.

== References==
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==See Also==
*[[:Category:Colonial Craft|Colonial Craft]]

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Gianne

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The Bandsaw Vigilante:

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'''Gianne''' was [[Lee Adama]]'s estranged fiancée on Caprica.

Soon before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], Gianne informed Adama that she was pregnant with his child. Adama's own [[Zak Adama|issues with his family]] made the idea of fatherhood apparently frightening, so he "pushed her away and ran." She stormed off because he wouldn't commit, and Adama failed to contact her again before he left on his assignment to the decommissioning ceremony on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]].''

Before Adama could change his mind, the Twelve Colonies were attacked by the Cylons. Gianne, and Adama's unborn child, are presumed dead.

Months later, Adama's loneliness and depression since the loss of the [[Blackbird]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]) leads him to a relationship with [[Shevon]]. She later realizes that Adama is trying to somehow replace the memory of Gianne with Shevon and her daughter, and rebukes him ([[Black Market]]).

==Notes==
* According to [[Jamie Bamber]] in an interview with the UK publication [http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/Penikett_And_Bamber.html Dreamwatch magazine] on January 30th, 2006, Gianne was Apollo's fiancée, not just his girlfriend. She does appear to be wearing an engagement ring in flashbacks.

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Gaius Baltar

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The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Cult Leader */

:''For the [[Original Series]] analogue, see: [[Baltar (TOS)]].''
:''For others with the same first name, see: [[Gaius (disambiguation)]].''

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Doctor '''Gaius Baltar''' is a brilliant scientist, legally-elected President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]], and, later, a revered religious figure for the remnants of humanity. Though not without his flaws, Baltar has acted selflessly on numerous occasions, and has saved the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] on numerous occasions.

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== Background ==

* Dr. Baltar is from [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Aerilon|Aerilon]]. He was born and raised on a dairy farm outside of the town of [[Cuffle's Breath Wash]]. Finding the local dialect to be unpleasant, starting at the age of ten he trained himself to speak without the [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Aerilon Accent|Aerilon accent]] in hopes that one day he might be considered as not coming from Aerilon. He left Aerilon after his 18th birthday turning his back on his family and his heritage.
* He was formerly a lead defense systems developer working for the [[Colonial Ministry of Defense]] and came to prominence as a computer technology designer, having won three [[Magnate Prize]]s.
* He networks with others well, and became personal friends with President [[Richard Adar]]. However, Baltar is extremely arrogant at times.
* Baltar becomes responsible for the design of the critical [[Command Navigation Program]] (CNP) used throughout the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], but he could not fix all of its shortfalls himself and asked his lover ([[Number Six]]) to fix almost half of the base code and when she wrote the code, she got it up to 95% efficiency but then she put in back doors to allow the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to "shut-down" space craft fitted with the CNP. It's shown that he was somewhat aware of what she was doing, but he did it for ''her'', not the company she supposedly worked for as he truly fell for her after she helped his father out.
* Baltar's scientific prowess seems strongest in the medical and biological fields ([[Epiphanies]]). As a result of his lesser (although still advanced) computer programming skills, he seeks the help (and as a byproduct, the affections of) a [[Caprica-Six|young woman]] to aid him with the CNP.
* Baltar's two-year affair with the mysterious woman-- even to the extent of using code she herself wrote to overcome shortfalls in his CNP -- allowed her unrestricted access to some of the most sensitive systems of the Colonial defenses.
*Baltar's involvement with his blonde assistant does not stop him from dalliances with other women during this time, right up to when his assistant confronts Baltar and a lover in bed.

==Character History==

=== The Attack on the Twelve Colonies ===

* Baltar learns that his "corporate spy" lover is in fact a new type of Cylon -- a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon in human form]], able to mimic human beings down to the smallest detail, who altered his CNP with [[backdoor]]s to subvert any CNP-equipped ship.
[[image:Mini-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six|Number Six]] kissing in the [[Miniseries]].]]
*Even though Baltar is appalled that it was his sexual folly that led to a holocaust, he is nevertheless determined to survive and keep this unintended treachery hidden. He only survives the following attack because the Cylon agent sacrifices herself to protect him from a nuclear blast.
* Baltar is rescued from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] following the forced-landing of a Colonial [[Raptor]] -- at the cost of [[Karl Agathon|one of the crew staying behind]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])
* Baltar is plagued by visions of Number Six that only he can see and hear. He cannot be sure whether this is a result of his own guilt at his actions or whether -- as she initially claims -- she is part of a chip that has been implanted in his brain<ref name="chip">The idea that Six is an actual chip in Baltar's head was dismissed by Dr. [[Cottle]]'s image scan of Baltar's head. See [[Gaius Baltar#Speculation: The Real Baltar?|the section on alternate reasons for Six's existence]] for more.</ref>.
*Baltar is put to work trying to devise a means of detecting these humanoid Cylons. He luckily exposes [[Aaron Doral]] as a Cylon agent ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]), using little more than invented [[technobabble]] to convince [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]].

=== Gaining trust ===

*Baltar eventually develops a genuine detector. This, together with his survival of a foiled attempt to expose him as a traitor ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"), firmly establishes his credentials within the Fleet's hierarchy. As the Cylon, [[Shelly Godfrey]] looked like his mental Number Six and appeared after she mysteriously disappeared, Baltar came to believe Godfrey was a physical manifestation of his inner Six especially when Godfrey's deception was revealed after he accepted the Cylon God and repented and Godfrey disappeared mysteriously and Messenger Six reappeared at the same time. It was revealed, however, that Godfrey was in fact another copy of Number Six who had the job of discrediting him due to his Cylon detector and disappeared due to another Cylon killing her by secretly blowing her out an airlock ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").
*With this new-found trust, and despite his willingness to deliberately conceal vital information, such as [[Sharon Valerii]] true status as a [[Cylon agent]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"), Baltar enters the realm of political leadership, first as the Representative for [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], and then as the newly-elected Vice President of the Colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").
* Messenger Six continues to help and hinder Baltar, gradually drawing him to a point of near-open acceptance and participation in Cylon plans and activities ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"). Whether by coincidence or design, Six manipulates Baltar through repeated threats of exposing his involvement with the destruction of the Colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[33]],", "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"), while also appearing to aid him by giving information that [[The Hand of God (RDM)|appears insightful or inspired]] to help the Colonials.
[[image:Scattered-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|[[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Six]] seeing "the shape of things to come" in "[[Scattered]]".]]

=== A greater purpose or insanity? ===

*Initially an atheist, Baltar is slowly converted to the Cylons' monotheistic faith: first he repents his sins ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]" ), then he prays to the Cylon God and devotes his life into serving his divine will ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"), and finally, he is led to believe that he is an instrument of God ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").
*Baltar is subjected to a final revelation of his role with the Cylons (as Messenger Six sees it) when "the future" is revealed to him on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], in the form of the first of "God's new generation of children" ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
[[Image:Baltarixvalleydarkness.jpg|Number Six showing Baltar the clearing filled with human bones, telling him they were from human sacrifices.|thumb]]
* While stranded on Kobol after a crash landing, Baltar's Messenger Six warns him that the Colonial religion is a falsehood to cover up atrocities of their nature.
*On Kobol, Baltar shoots [[Crashdown]] in the back, killing him instantly, to save [[Cally]] from a practically suicidal and unnecessary attack on a Cylon missile battery<ref>The act of killing Crashdown appears to have led to a dramatic change in Baltar's attitude toward hurting anyone directly. When Cally tries to blackmail him after they return from Kobol, Baltar is somewhat rough with her. When he visits Tyrol and Boomer in the brig, he does not hesitate to inject Tyrol with fatal drugs to blackmail Boomer into giving Cylon secrets. Baltar's humanitarian acts to the Six copy known as Gina also suggests Baltar's attitude in the care of Cylons is further changing. More and more, Baltar appears to prefer direct intervention and is less cowardly in his attitude.</ref>. The group are eventually rescued by the Raptors. Baltar tells the [[SAR]] team that Crashdown died a hero in the fight, and Chief Tyrol reluctantly corroborates his story ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]").
*Back on ''Galactica'', Cally blackmails Baltar into making it a priority to prove that Chief Tyrol is not a Cylon, as Colonel Tigh suspects, or Cally would reveal the truth of Crashdown's death.
* Incensed at this ingratitude, Baltar gambles that the [[brig|jailed]] Boomer knows of the number of Cylons in the Fleet, and blackmails her into doing so, using Tyrol's life.
[[image:brainscan.jpg|Baltar receives his brain scan from Dr. Cottle, as Six watches on in amusement.|thumb]]
*Questioning his own sanity after his Messenger Six claims that he was generally crazy, Baltar has a brain scan performed in [[sickbay]] by Dr. [[Cottle]] which confirms no "foreign objects" are present in his head.
*Baltar is ready to believe that he is truly insane until he hears [[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Sharon]] discuss Valerii's pregnancy with a Cylon/human hybrid child from his observation room. Six tells Baltar earlier that "their child" would be born in that cell, and this leads Baltar to realize that Six ''must'' be real because his subconscious couldn't have known that ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]"). However, Hera is actually neither conceived, nor born in that specific cell. Instead, Messenger Six could actually be hinting at Tigh's and Caprica-Six's future baby, that most likely ''is'' conceived in that particular cell.

=== Many talents ===

*When [[D'Anna Biers]] films a documentary about life aboard ''Galactica'', Six urges Baltar to give an interview to try to win people over to thinking that he should be running the Fleet. Baltar performs badly as he begins his interview but, fortunately, his interview is interrupted by a Cylon attack that Biers chooses to film instead ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]").
*Baltar aids in trying to overcome the Cylon [[logic bomb]] which devastates ''Galactica'''s [[computers]]. Tigh's dislike of Baltar's involvement in this problem makes the scientist edgy enough to retort, "I'm sorry. Do you want to survive this one or not, Colonel?" ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]")
[[image:baltargina.jpg|Baltar with Gina, the Cylon prisoner from ''Pegasus''.|thumb]]
*[[Helena Cain|Admiral Helena Cain]] requests that Baltar examine ''Pegasus' '' own Cylon prisoner to see what information he could glean from it. Baltar is horrified to discover the Cylon was a terribly abused and tortured copy of Number Six named "[[Gina Inviere]]". Baltar vows to help her and begins by having her restraints removed and bringing food to her ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").
*Over the course of his examination of Gina, he uncovers both her wish to die and the secret of the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. He passes this information to Adama and Admiral Cain, who develop an [[Attack on the Resurrection Ship|operation to destroy it]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").
*Baltar continues to spend time with Gina, eventually helping her escape from the brig. He tells Gina that he can hide her, and also that he loves her. Gina goes on to kill Cain and escapes from ''Pegasus'' through unexplained means ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").
*Torn between the "flesh and blood" copy of the [[Number Six]] copy, Gina, the demands of his internal Number Six, and his continuing attempt to cover his own multiple duplicities, Baltar becomes more aggressive and confrontational. With President Roslin's advice to abort the Cylon-hybrid fetus of the incarcerated [[Sharon Valerii]], Baltar reacts to defend it as if it were his own child. Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] admonishes Baltar, telling him that, on Roslin's death, he will become President and that he needs to behave like one.
*Desperate to save Valerii's fetus, Baltar reviews Dr. [[Cottle]]'s medical tests and performs experiments of his own, learning a striking revelation: the blood of the fetus can destroy cancer and repair its damage to human tissue.<ref name="stemcells">According to the writer's original planning, this was due to the presence of Cylon [[Wikipedia:stem cells|stem cells]] in the fetus's blood. This explanation was absent in the final shooting script.</ref> With Admiral Adama's permission, he injects the dying President Roslin with some of the fetal blood, which works miraculously, saving both Roslin and Valerii's child by circumstance ([[TRS]]: "[[Epiphanies]]").
*Baltar keeps his [[Fumarella leaf|fumarella]] supply fresh by trading in the [[black market (organization)|black market]] through new ''Pegasus'' Commander [[Jack Fisk]]. Not realizing that Fisk had been murdered, the scientist visits Fisk's quarters, only to meet Captain [[Lee Adama]], who has started an investigation on the black market and Fisk's murder. Baltar truthfully tells Adama that he knows nothing of Fisk's murder, but Adama correctly deduces Baltar's association with Fisk and the black market since the "[[Caprican Imperial]]" fumarellos are a known favorite of Baltar's ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

=== Increasing political ambitions ===

*After saving Roslin's life, Baltar reads the letter given to him in the event of her death, in which she says he lacks compassion and asks him to open his heart if he becomes president. Furious, and goaded on by Six who tells him that Roslin doesn't trust him, Baltar delivers the nuclear warhead used for the Cylon detector to Gina and her militant "[[Demand Peace]]" movement.
*Baltar is also unaware that his involvement in the destruction of the Colonies is partially revealed. In ''Galactica'''s sickbay, Laura Roslin recalled those final days on Caprica, and remembered Baltar in the company of a [[Number Six|woman]] on Caprica who she knows now is a Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Epiphanies]]").
*Baltar is summoned to ''[[Colonial One]]'', where Roslin offers him, without explanation, the chance to resign from the Vice Presidency to return to his studies. Baltar becomes immediately suspicious (and frightened) in Roslin's succinct and direct vote of no-confidence in her vice president. Realizing that the Vice Presidency now has greater importance (if nothing other than to save his own hide), Baltar turns down what Roslin calls a "one-time offer" to save himself as he saved Roslin on her deathbed ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

[[Image:Baltarlaydownburdensii.jpg|Gaius Baltar as President, from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".|thumb]]
*Dr. Baltar decides (with no small influence from Six and [[Tom Zarek]]) to run for President in the coming Colonial Elections ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

=== New Caprica ===

*Roslin is declared the winner of the elections, but is caught by Adama for manipulating the tally. Baltar is declared president. While Baltar demands an investigation initially, he backs down under Adama's glare.
*President Baltar orders the Fleet to return to the marginally habitable planet [[New Caprica]] seconds after his inauguration. Baltar shows incompetency as president a few days later, when he orders the colonization of the planet. In an attempt to cover up his role in giving Gina the nuclear warhead used to detonate ''[[Cloud 9]]'', Baltar orders Adama to stop any further investigation into the destruction of ''Cloud 9'' and two other ships (he correctly guesses that the conflagration was started by [[Gina Inviere]]).
*During his first year in office, Baltar indulges in women, wallows in the incompetence of his administration, and is callously unsympathetic to the supply and resource problems plaguing the new colony, whose inhabitants continue to live in tents. The public, including the labor union led by [[Galen Tyrol]], is notably displeased with his administration.
*380 days after Baltar's ascension to the presidency, a Cylon armada finds the planet after detecting the radiation signature caused by the destruction of ''[[Cloud 9]]'', which took that long to reach them. This event heralds the return of the dormant Messenger Number Six noting to him that "judgment day" has come at last. Copies of a [[Number Five|Five]], [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] meet with Baltar and his cabinet, recommending surrender; it is here that he is reunited with the Six he fell in love with on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])".
*After four months of Cylon occupation, the citizens of New Caprica despise their president. Baltar fears for his life and turns down public appearances, such as the [[New Caprica Police]] Academy graduation, to avoid assassination attempts ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]"). It is even commented by the Cylon occupiers while discussing the notion of public executions to discourage uprising that publicly executing Baltar would be counterproductive, since the populace would cheer his death.
*Baltar is deposed after Admiral Adama organizes and executes a [[Battle of New Caprica|daring rescue mission]] of New Caprica's occupied inhabitants. During the exodus of those willing to leave New Caprica, Baltar happens across the dead body of [[Maya]] and the Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon|Hera]], and stays behind with the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

=== Among the Cylons ===

*Once on board the basestar, Baltar must prove his worth to the Cylons or be killed. He seeks help from the basestar's [[Hybrid]], and gleans information which leads the Cylon fleet to the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], where they recover an ancient beacon. The beacon is also a plague carrier. To further prove his worth, Baltar takes on a mission to the dying basestar ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").
*Baltar is tortured by a Number Three for information on the viral plague. Misinterpreting his screams of love for the Internal Six as feeling for her, Number Three enters into a sexual relationship with Baltar and possibly Caprica-Six as well and starts to share a bed with both of them ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").
* Learning more about Cylon culture among them, he develops doubts about his identity, starting to believe that he might be one of the [[final five]] Cylons.

=== Return to the Fleet ===

[[Image:Baltar brig.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Baltar being placed in detention.]]

* Seeking answers to his questions about his identity, Baltar travels with Number Three and [[Cavil]] to the surface of the algae planet in order to visit the [[Temple of Five]]. After killing Cavil and watching the death of Number Three, he is unsuccessful in finding answers, and is captured and returned to ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").
* He attempts to commit suicide and is tortured by President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] under the influence of an [[interrogation drug]]. While offering no substantial information, Roslin's belief that he played a role in the attack on the Twelve Colonies is strengthened. She and Adama decide to give Baltar a public trial instead of quietly executing him ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").
* Baltar, in an attempt to curry favor with the fleet concerning his trial, secretly publishes a book called "[[My Triumphs, My Mistakes]]". This book causes a labor strike, led by [[Galen Tyrol]], but instead of bringing the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to a screeching halt, it actually helps Tyrol and President Roslin stop a problem that was beginning to form in the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Dirty Hands]]").
* Before his trial begins, Baltar's lawyer, [[Alan Hughes]], is killed by sabotage, and is replaced by [[Romo Lampkin]]. Security for both Lampkin and Baltar is high, as many people believe fervently that Baltar should not be given a trial at all. Major [[Lee Adama]] is placed in command of this security detail, and eventually becomes Lampkin's aide for the trial ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]").
*Baltar's trial becomes a frenzied media circus. Lampkin manages to keep mob rule from overwhelming the proceedings, but it is Lee Adama's testimony that ultimately acquits Baltar. The son of William Adama notes many, many abuses of justice, crimes and mistakes committed by himself and other leadership in the Fleet that were ignored or punished lightly. Baltar's only distinction, in comparison, was that he was unlikeable and thus more useful as a scapegoat for the problems of the Fleet that stemmed from colonizing [[New Caprica]].
*With the end of the trial, Baltar finds his acquittal bitter-sweet, with no home, no work, and no allies.
*When the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] jumps into the [[Ionian nebula]], the confusion caused by a power outage allows the homeless Baltar to be secretly carried off by several women who claim they are leading him to his new life ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]").

===Cult Leader ===

*The women lead Baltar to an used storage compartment, where he learns that a [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] has arisen around him, likely starting with the publication of his [[My Triumphs, My Mistakes|book]] condemning the perceived suppression of the Fleet's poor. The cult is composed of many young, athletic women and some men. Headed by [[Jeanne]], they view Baltar as a messianic figure and have been building a shrine for him. Baltar initially thinks of them as crazy and wants to have nothing to do with them. When [[Tracey Anne|one of the women]] watches him interact with his [[Messenger Six]], she thinks that he is praying and draws him into a religious discussion. Baltar tells her that [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies|Colonial Religion]] is empty and false, and that there is only one [[God (RDM)|true God]]. Captivated by Baltar, she kisses him. His standing among his followers is further increased when he prays for a sick [[Derrick|child]], who miraculously recovers soon after ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").
*To his amazement, Baltar begins to see a [[Messenger Baltar|Messenger version of himself]]. At the same time he begins a relationship with [[Tory Foster]], who is drawn to him due her awakened Cylon nature and Baltar's apparent understanding of it ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). The situation with his cult escalates when a [[Sons of Ares|militant religious group]] vandalizes the commune. In retaliation, Baltar and some of his followers disrupt a [[temple]] service and denounce the Colonial gods. President Roslin takes this as an excuse to curtail the cult's religion freedom by forbidding large assemblies. When encountering a Marine trying to enforce this order, Baltar makes a defiant stand, allowing himself to be beaten up in front of his followers. The display ends when [[Lee Adama]] shows up to announce that the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] has decided to rescind Roslin's proclamation and restore their freedoms. Following this, Baltar holds a speech telling everyone that he thinks that someone in the universe loves him and that people have to love themselves in order to love others ([[Escape Velocity]]). Over the next weeks, his sermons are broadcast per [[wireless]] throughout the ship and likely the whole Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Road Less Travelled]]", "[[Faith]]").
* When a baseship with [[Cylon Civil War|rebel Cylons]] joins the Fleet, Roslin summons him. She tells Baltar that he has been in her visions and wants him to accompany her to the [[Hybrid]] to find out what they mean. However, when the [[Natalie|rebel leader]] is unexpectedly killed, the Hybrid panics and jumps away. Drawing on his [[Torn|previous experience]] with the Hybrid, Baltar manages to calm it down somewhat. In the following [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|battle]] to destroy a critical Cylon facility, Baltar is critically wounded when missiles hit the ship while he tries to evangelize to a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]]. While his wounds are dressed by Roslin Baltar confesses his role in [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|downfall of humanity]]. Roslin initially removes the bandages she applied, letting him bleed out, but decides to save him after all ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]", "[[The Hub]]").
* After [[Number Three]]'s unboxing, the [[Final Four]] are revealed and Tory Foster willingly joins the Cylons. Upon learning this, Baltar claims that he "always subconsciously knew" that she is a Cylon. Later, he is part of the first landing party to set foot on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], being as dismayed at its state as everyone else ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]").
*When Gaeta and Zarek start a coup against Adama and Roslin, Baltar and his cult support Adama and Roslin, working with Galen Tyrol in efforts to retake the ship and protect the two. Baltar is convinced by Roslin to let her use his wireless radio to communicate with the fleet about the mutiny and she is able to make a short broadcast before being jammed. Roslin convinces him to leave with her sure that he is going to be a target of the mutineers and they make their way to the Secondary Storage Airlock where while waiting, Baltar tries to convince Gaeta to stop to no avail. Baltar escapes ''Galactica'' with Roslin to the Cylon baseship and supports Roslin there. He also sleeps with [[Lida|another Six]] and chats with her about his cult saying that while he doesn't like them, he feels responsible for them and decides he has to go back to ''Galactica'' and them after having a nightmare where a firing squad executes Adama. He returns to ''Galactica'' with Roslin once the coup is ended by Adama and his men who retake ''Galactica'' with help from military support from Roslin and the Cylon baseship. Afterwards he and Gaeta have a civil chat about what happened indicating that they have forgiven each other for what they did and when Gaeta makes a statement that he hopes someday people understand who he was, Baltar says he understands who Gaeta was. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]", "[[Blood on the Scales]]")
*When Caprica-Six apparently has a falling out with Tigh after her failed pregnancy, Baltar runs into her and offers her a home with him again, but she refuses saying that while she's changed he hasn't.
*At the suggestion of Paulla, Baltar tries to get his cult, now numbering in the thousands, representation in the government, but Lee Adama refuses asking him to name one time he acted selflessly. Baltar admits he can't but is disappointed Adama is holding that against his movement before leaving.
*Baltar is among those that attend Adama's speech and call for volunteers to crew ''Galactica'' to rescue Hera Agathon. While many other people including Caprica-Six volunteer, he doesn't although he does seem to almost volunteer but decides not to.
*When his cult evacuates on the last Raptor, Baltar hesitates then decides to stay to help telling Paulla that the cult merely appropriated him and he was never one of them. Baltar is clearly nervous about this decision, but sticks to it. Lee Adama tosses him a gun, clearly happy with his choice.
*During the battle, Baltar is assigned to the reserve team that protects ''Galactica'' alongside Caprica-Six. Caprica-Six is finally proud of him and the two kiss, only to be interrupted by Messenger Six and Baltar who say that they will hold the fate of both races in their hands. Both are shocked that the other can see them.
*During the battle, Baltar fights alongside Caprica-Six and the other marines against several Centurions. Baltar takes out one by himself but gets over-enthusiastic and nearly takes out the returning rescue team too but is stopped by Caprica-Six. Adama tells him he did good, but they are forced to retreat when more Centurions show up.
*Baltar and Caprica-Six end up in a room together with him down to a sidearm and her down to two bullets left in her machine gun. The two are shocked to find Hera there with him and leave carrying her in a fulfillment of the Opera House Prophecy. As they leave, they close the door on Roslin and Athena, never realizing they're there. The two ultimately reach a door and Caprica-Six from her shared vision and Baltar from his vision on Kobol realize they have to go in. The two find themselves in CIC with the Final Five on the balcony just like in the vision. Cavil takes Hera hostage, but Baltar manages to defuses the situation revealing that Messenger Baltar and Six are angels of God who Baltar describes as a force of nature neither good nor evil. Baltar and Tigh convince Cavil to end the war right there with peace with the Five giving resurrection back to Cavil so he and his forces can survive while he lets them take Hera and agrees to stop pursuing them. Cavil accepts the deal and orders his forces to stand down. Baltar later witnesses Tory's death at Tyrol's hands and the breaking of the truce that results in the destruction of Cavil and his forces.
*Later, on the new Earth, Baltar and Caprica-Six watch Hera, and are visited one last time by the Messengers, who reveal that their destiny was always to protect Hera. While God's plan is never over, Messenger Baltar promises that their lives will be a lot less interesting from that point on, and the two disappear for the last time. Baltar and Caprica-Six set off to start a new life together as farmers, using Baltar's knowledge from growing up on a farm on Aerilon.

==Notes==
*There was speculation that Gaius Baltar could be a Cylon himself. However, his presence in the now-infamous "[[The Last Supper]]" picture discounts this, as confirmed by [[Ron D. Moore]]. As of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", all known humanoid Cylons have been accounted for (although "[[No Exit]]" references still another humanoid Cylon, there is no indication given that this is Baltar).
*[[Ron Moore]] has stated in several episode commentaries that when the role of "Gaius Baltar" was originally written in the script, the writing team never intended Baltar to have a "funny" aspect, but James Callis himself decided to play up that aspect of the frantic predicaments Baltar finds himself in during the [[Miniseries]] (which although the writers never anticipated, they enjoyed, and started writing him with that in mind). In series 4, however, Baltar's demeanor becomes noticably more serious.
*While [[Edward James Olmos]] and [[Mary McDonnell]] were hand-picked for their roles, the rest of the characters were cast by audition: among the actors in the running for the role of "Gaius Baltar" was ''[[w:Two and a Half Men|Two and a Half Men]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Wikipedia:Jon Cryer|Jon Cryer]], though the role ultimately went to [[James Callis]]. Callis was suggested by Angela Mancuso, who ran the studio at the time, knew him from the ''[[w:Helen of Troy (TV miniseries)|Helen of Troy]]'' miniseries where he portrayed [[w:Menelaus|Menelaus]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=23|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
*Baltar currently holds the record for most number of Cylons romantically involved with in the series: six. Four of these are [[Number Six]]es, beginning (and, eventually, ending) with [[Caprica-Six]], [[Gina Inviere]], [[Messenger Six]] and lastly, [[Number Six#Lida|Lida]]. The fifth is [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]]. The sixth is [[Tory Foster]].
*Baltar's first name, Gaius, is taken from [[w:Gaius Julius Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]]. Likewise, his father's name is Julius. The character of Baltar derives many characteristics from the Roman emporer of which he is named after, most notably, his [[w:hubris|hubris]].
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:''This article discusses the religion of the Colonies as seen in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For summary information on the Kobollian religion from the [[Original Series]], see [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)]].''
:''For information on the various mythologies used in ''Battlestar Galactica'', see [[Mythological references]].''

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The dominant '''religion of the Twelve Colonies''', which the various characters of ''Battlestar Galactica'' practice to greater or lesser extent, is a [[Wikipedia:polytheism|polytheistic]] faith<ref>The Colonial deities are very similar to the [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Olympic gods]] of Greek mythology on the real-world Earth.</ref> with a strong emphasis on the philosophy of [[Wikipedia:Eternal return|eternal return]]. There is a several variations of this faith practiced by different groups.

==Origin==
[[Image:Pythia.jpg|right|thumb|A portion of the Sacred Scrolls, specifically, a portion of the Book of [[Pythia]].]]
The eternal-return aspect between the peoples of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] suggest a parallel or reverse-origin with humanity as a whole, or the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that presumably populated it. See [[History of the Twelve Colonies]] for more analysis.

In the burial scene of the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama]] states, "Life here began out there,<ref>This phrase is a homage to the [[Original Series]], where each episode began with this phrase in a voice-over introduction.</ref>" reminding the assembly that this was the first line of the [[Sacred Scrolls]], the principle religious tome of the Colonial faith, told to them by the Lords Of Kobol many centuries ago.
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==Belief==
===The Lords of Kobol===
Colonial religion is centered on the Lords of Kobol. In the Re-imagined Series, ten Lords of Kobol have been positively identified:
* [[Zeus]] - The leader of the lords. [[Tom Zarek]] has twice referred to [[William Adama|Bill Adama]] as "Zeus" ("[[Bastille Day]]", "[[The Farm]]", as a play on [[Lee Adama]]'s callsign).
* [[Aphrodite]] - The lady of love and sexuality. Kara Thrace prays often to this Lord ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
* [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] - Zeus' son, said to be the lord of the hunt and of healing ([[Bastille Day]]).
* [[Ares]] - The lord of war. The [[Nicholas Tyrol|infant son]] of [[Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] is [[dedication ceremony|dedicated]] to this Lord of Kobol ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 10]]).
* [[Artemis]] - Twin sister of Apollo, lady of the hunt. [[Kara Thrace]] prays often to this lord ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
* [[Asclepius]] - The lord of healing ([[Escape Velocity]]).
* [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] - This lord committed suicide "out of despair over the exodus of the thirteen tribes" ([[Home, Part II]]). Her [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] holds a map to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).
* [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]] ([[Maelstrom]])<ref>Aurora is the Roman counterpart of the Greek [[w:Eos|Eos]]. Eos is one of the [[w:Titans (mythology)|Titans]]. Since the Lords of Kobol are modeled after the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]] however, this could indicate that she is not one of the Lords, but belongs to another group of deities.</ref>.
* [[Hera, Lord of Kobol|Hera]] - Wife of Zeus. A [[Gates of Hera|mountain ridge]] on Kobol is named after her ([[Home, Part II]]), and the [[Hera Agathon|first Cylon/human hybrid child]] is named for this lord ([[Downloaded]]).
* [[Poseidon]] - [[Gaius Baltar]] mentions this deity in a conversation with [[Tracey Anne]] ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). Deckhand [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]] also prays to this lord. ([[The Face of the Enemy]])

The Colonials appear to use multiple names for their lords, interchanging "Mars" for "Ares", "Jupiter" for "Zeus", and so on.<ref>Curiously, [[Laura Roslin]] mentions that the 134th day of the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] is Mars Day ([[Occupation]]), suggesting that Ares may also be called by his alternate Roman pantheon's name. The same happens again in "[[The Passage]]" when Zeus is referred to by the name of his Roman counterpart Jupiter.</ref>

====Afterlife====
Believers think that they will go to [[Fields of Elysium]] after death if they led a good life ([[Faith]]). <ref>This is clearly a direct parallel to the ancient Greek [[w:Elysium|Elysian Fields]], the part of the [[w:Hades|underworld]] corresponding to "heaven". The visual image of a ferry crossing a river also parallels the river [[w:Styx|Styx]].</ref>

==== Paradise Lost ====
According to the [[Sacred Scrolls]], the gods once shared a paradise-like existence with the people of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. Later circumstances forced the exodus of the human population of Kobol to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and lead to Athena's suicide.

The existence of the Lords of Kobol is attested to by the survival of numerous artifacts, including the [[Arrow of Apollo]], the [[Tomb of Athena]] and the [[Gates of Hera]]. However, although she accepts their historic authenticity, [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]], a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], questions their actual divinity.<ref>There is a notion in fan circles that there are twelve lords of Kobol, by analogy to the twelve Cylon models, twelve Colonies, and perhaps the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]] of Greek mythology. A post from [[Ron D. Moore]]'s blog [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/03/index.html#a000023 on March 12, 2005] loosely alludes on this coincidence, but further official sourcing has not been revealed.</ref>

====The Jealous God====
[[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."<ref>From a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]] cut from the episode "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".</ref> This figure may be related to or identical with "[[The One Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken|the one whose name cannot be spoken]]", whose [[Temple of Five|temple]] is discovered in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]".

====The Path of Olympus====
[[Tom Zarek]] conveys to [[Laura Roslin]] and her [[Laura Roslin faction|followers]] the news that Commander [[William Adama]] had resumed command of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' after the attempt on his life by saying: "Zeus has returned to '''Olympus'''" ([[The Farm]]).<ref>In Greek mythology, the home of the gods on Earth resided high atop Greece's highest mountain, Mount Olympus, at a time where access to the mountain summit would be almost impossible with the inhabitants' technology of that age.</ref> By Zarek's comment we can infer that Colonial religion appears to acknowledge the existence of a place called Olympus. It cannot yet be determined, however, if Olympus was thought of as the residence of the gods at a specific physical or ''metaphysical'' location of Kobol, as there has been no mention of Olympus elsewhere in the series. If Olympus is a metaphysical locale, this may contradict [[Elosha]]'s comment that the gods and man lived on Kobol together in harmony. On the other hand, according to the ancient Greek poem ''[[w:Theogony|Theogony]]'' by Hesiod, the gods lived together with humankind until Prometheus' deception at Mecone, after which they dwelt exclusively on mount Olympus and humans exclusively on Earth. Perhaps, then, some transgression caused the Lords of Kobol and humankind to part paths.

===Other Mythological Names in Colonial Culture===
Various items have been identified which are apparently named after other gods and legendary figures of their faith, although these have not been explicitly identified as Lords of Kobol.

:''See main article: [[Mythological references]]''

===The Cycle of Time===

''"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again."''<ref>In a short talk he gave before a screening of "[[Flesh and Bone]]", Ron Moore revealed that he "stole" the line from the introduction of the Disney animated version of ''[[w:Peter Pan|Peter Pan]]'' (lecture [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9op6PC03LRA part 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w-9NglSNG0 part 2]).</ref>

According to [[Gaius Baltar]], this line from the [[Pythia]]n prophecy is very well known ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). [[Laura Roslin]] later expands on it, reminding [[Kara Thrace]],

<blockquote>"If you believe in the gods, then you believe in the cycle of time that we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity" ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).</blockquote>

Various events throughout the series have led some characters to believe that they are playing out another turn of this cycle<ref>The notion of a circular progression of time (also known as [[w:eternal return|eternal return]] or eternal recurrence) is a common theme in other faiths, particularly [[w:Maya#Religion|Mayan]] mythology and is a cornerstone of the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. Moreover, [[w:Stoic|Stoic]] philosophy did believe in the concept of ''ekpyrosis'', the fire which consumes the old world and signals the birth of a new world, identical to the old, for a recurring cycle of birth, death and rebirth.</ref>. (see [[Sacred Scrolls]] for more detailed analysis).

===Sanctity of Life===
According to the Sacred Scrolls, abortion is "an abomination in the eyes of the Gods". The more fundamentalist [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]] strictly adhere to this commandment, however the more secular Colonies such as Caprica apparently do not follow this as strictly: officially, Colonies-wide Federal law guaranteed a woman the right to an abortion, at least at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

==Individual Practice==
The Colonials display a wide spectrum of religious practice, ranging from [[Billy Keikeya]]'s atheism ([[Home, Part II]], [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Home, Part II|cut scene]]) to Corporal [[Venner]]'s literalistic readings of the Sacred Scrolls.

While not fully explained in the Re-imagined Series, it appears, based on the information from a [[dedication ceremony]] for [[Nicholas Tyrol]] and the prayers of [[Kara Thrace]], that each Colonial is paired, or "placed in the service" with one or more of the Lords. Based on the dedication ceremony blessing, Zeus is a considered "almighty" or foremost of the gods, while other Lords are prayed to by Colonials as a proxy to Zeus.<ref>This practice is similar to a Catholic practice of prayer to Mary, mother of Jesus. While Mary is a human, followers believe that, by praying to Mary, she can intercede to aid the acceptance of the prayer by the [[w:Trinity|Trinity]], the godhead of the Catholic faith.</ref>

===Artifacts===
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Despite Gemenon's fundamentalist climate, the city of [[Delphi]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] was apparently of a mind to store an important religious artifact, the [[Arrow of Apollo]], in a [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies|museum]], rather than a devotional institution ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

Ancient temples may be also be the repository of special artifacts such as the [[Eye of Jupiter]], believed to be stored inside the legendary [[Temple of Five]] ("[[Rapture]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]").
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===Confession===
At least some sects of the Colonial religion practice the concept of absolution of sins through confession. Brothers, and presumably priests as well, may hear confessions as demonstrated by [[Brother Cavil]] agreeing to hear Anders' confession ([[The Plan]]). It is not known if this practice is uniform throughout the Colonial religion or limited to certain sects.

A confession begins with the confessor saying, "Bless me, Brother, for I have acted against the example of the Gods." The Brother or Priest will then say, "Proceed in the name of the Gods," and after hearing the confession, they will end by saying, "You are absolved in the example of the Gods."

===Dress===
[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Epi 1 - 2 - Oracle Selloi.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The robes of [[Dodona Selloi]] ([[Exodus, Part I]])]]
As seen by the various [[Laura Roslin faction|separatists]] orbiting Kobol in "[[Home, Part I]]", it appears that many Colonials have clothing that suggests a religious deference. In the scene, one older, white-bearded gentleman is dressed in simple colored robes and a round, flat head covering<ref>These robes may remind viewers of the tradition dress of Hasidic Jews, Islamic clerics, or Eastern Orthodox clerics of the real-world Earth.</ref> Other distinctive dress styles of other characters in the scene increase the sense of the dedication of religion in the Gemenese people (which appear to comprise the majority of Roslin's separatists).

The [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] dresses in a turban and robes, suggesting a special role in Colonial society or its religious hierarchy ([[Exodus, Part I]]).
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===Idols===
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At the end of the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]", Kara Thrace, a devotee of Artemis and Aphrodite (as stated by [[Leoben Conoy]] in the same episode), prays to them on Conoy's behalf using figurines that bear a similarity to classic representations of Artemis and Athena. Artemis is depicted with her bow and arrow, and Athena with her helmet of war.

When visting the oracle [[Yolanda Brenn]], Thrace receives a figurine of the goddess [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] as a gift ([[Maelstrom]]).
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===Prayer===
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Some prisoners on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' seeking rehabilitation have turned to group prayer.
They greet Laura Roslin as a prophet and she provides them with a blessing ([[The Farm]]).

Priest [[Elosha]] sings a group prayer in a [[Service for the dead]] after the Fleet escapes from the initial Cylon attack ([[Miniseries]]).<ref>The language she sings is [[w:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]], a classical language of real-world Earth's Hindu/Indian peoples. More about the verses that she sings and their meaning can be found in the [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Liturgy|Language in the Twelve Colonies]] article.</ref> The priest also gives a prayer after ''[[Colonial One]]'' is boarded by Commander Adama's troops to remove Roslin from power ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

A chaplain delivered a simple prayer at the funeral of [[Zak Adama]], two years prior to the fall of the Colonies ([[Act of Contrition]])<ref>The prayer's mention of committing a "body to the ground from which we were all made" echoes the Biblical passage of [http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/genesis/genesis3.htm Genesis 3:19]:'''
:"By the sweat of your brow
:you will eat your food
:until you return to the ground,
:since from it you were taken;
:for dust you are
:and to dust you will return."</ref>:

<blockquote>"The burdens of this life are with us but a short time. For Lieutenant Zak Adama, son of [[William Adama|William]] and [[Carolanne Adama]], brother of [[Lee Adama|Lee]], the time was too short, but we take comfort in knowing his life was willingly given in service to all of us. We honor them for that. And thus, it falls upon us to repent our sins and with the help of the Lords of Kobol, make our own lives worthy of that gift. And now, we commit his body to the ground from which we were all made."</blockquote>

Corporal [[Venner]] asks [[Laura Roslin]] to join him in a simple prayer while ''Galactica'' is attacked as it desperately tries to find its Fleet ([[Scattered]]).
<blockquote>''(To Roslin:)'' Will you pray with me? ''(He begins:)'' Help us, Lords of Kobol. Help your prophet Laura guide us to the path of righteousness. That we might-- that we might destroy our enemies. Let us walk the path of righteousness and lift our faces unto your goodness. Help us turn away from the calls of the wicked and show us the knowledge of your certain salvation. We offer this prayer.</blockquote>

Prayer is also seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|Season 3 webisode series]] in a temple (where prayers are written and then burned before an idol), and by [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]").<br clear="all">
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===Rosaries===
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As [[Laura Roslin]] begins to suffer from [[chamalla]] withdrawal in ''Galactica'''s brig, Corporal Venner, a [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenese]], anxiously clutches a set of white prayer beads ([[Fragged]]).
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===[[Temple]]===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 4.jpg|thumb|[[Nora Farmer|Nora]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] pray in a temple on [[New Caprica]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 4|Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance - Episode 4]]).]]

Temples may have been more elaborate places on the Twelve Colonies, but the spaceborne remnants of humanity presumably use any space they can find on their ships to form a basic temple. As seen on [[New Caprica]], a basic temple may consist of a simple altar with candles, idols of the Lords of Kobol, and what meager offerings the Colonials can give as a [[w:tithe|tithe]]. Some prayers are written on paper and burned ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]).

The temple on New Caprica was known as the Temple of Artemis ([[Collaborators]]), suggesting that temples are dedicated to a Lord or Lords, and may be related to the pairing of Colonials to a specific set of Lords at their dedication ceremony.

A similar arrangement to temple is found in an [[Yolanda Brenn|oracle camp]] ([[Maelstrom]]).

A room used for religious services on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is referred to as a temple ([[Escape Velocity]]).
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===Sagittaron beliefs===
Orthodox [[Sagittaron#Culture|Sagittaron beliefs]] are more anachronistic than the Gemenese's, believing that the mind and body are myths, and that medicine is "an abomination, a sin against the Gods". Sagittarons also blame physicians for the spread of disease due to their ignorance of the aforementioned "myth" of the body and mind. They traditionally do not believe in violence, even to the point of not aiding the [[New Caprica Resistance]] in their fight against the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[The Woman King]]).

===Other minority beliefs===

A small minority of the Colonials were secretly [[God (RDM)|monothiests]]. While it is not clear if such worship was still in practice in modern Colonial times up to the Cylon holocaust, an [[Temple of Five|unusual temple]] found on a [[Algae planet|remote planet]] suggests that monotheism was prevalent in the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]].

After the [[Second Exodus]], [[Gaius Baltar]] later founds a monotheistic cult which finds itself in conflict with the established faiths. Baltar's faith comes into direct, violent conflict with the [[Sons of Ares]] as well as the general Colonial polythiests. [[Mithraism]] is also noted in practice ([[Escape Velocity]])

==The Clergy==
The religious and government bodies of the Twelve Colonies work together. This association is likely based on the religious homogeneity of the Colonies.<ref>This differs from the United States, whose government is based on religious tolerance through the separation of religious practice and legislature. While the real-world Earth has many, many religions, the Twelve Colonies, as yet, appear to have only one religion and as such does not suffer greatly from schisms or other religious factions, although colonists such as the Gemenese show a different emphasis on how they interpret the religious writings.</ref>

===Priests/Priestesses===
[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Collaborators - Priest.jpg|right|thumb|A male [[Unnamed characters (RDM)#Priest|priest]]. ([[Collaborators]]).]]
[[Image:Elosha1.jpg|thumb|left|Elosha, priestess and friend of President Roslin. ([[Home, Part I]])]]
[[Laura Roslin]] [[Case Orange|is sworn into the presidency]] by a priestess<ref>In "[[Blood on the Scales]]", Baltar refers to Elosha as "the ''Priestess'' Elosha", indicating that women priests have a femanine title</ref>, [[Elosha]], who continues on in an advisory capacity within Roslin's administration. Priests also preside over military funerals, without regard for the beliefs of the deceased.

Priests in the Twelve Colonies are apparently not required to practice celibacy, and can be male or female. Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] states that his father was a priest and his mother an oracle ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<ref>Galen Tyrol's information may be skewed by the revelation that he himself is a Cylon ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).</ref>

According to [[Billy Keikeya]], some priests use [[chamalla]] for its hallucinogenic properties. The prescient dreams it imparted to Laura Roslin may imply the use of something similar by [[Pythia]], an ancient prophet. [[Oracle]]s also use the drug.
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===Brothers===
[[Image:Cyca2.jpg|left|thumb|The false Brother [[Cavil]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).]]
The term ''Brother'' is used as a title for male members of the clergy, although it is not fully apparent whether this role is similar to that of a [[w:Monk|monk]] or [[w:Deacon|deacon]].

As with priests, a brother offers consultation and leads prayer.

The only instance of this clergy is Brother [[Cavil]], who offers guidance to Chief Tyrol.

Cavil, however, is revealed as a [[humanoid Cylon]] some time later. Because of Cavil's nature, there may be doubt as to whether Cavil is a useful example of the work of a Brother in Colonial religion.

It is probable that Brothers are lay clergy (unlike priests and oracles, who appear to have political status as well as their religious status).

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===Sisters===
[[Image:Tivenan.jpg|right|thumb|Sister Tivenan (right) at a [[dedication ceremony]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance: Episode 10]])]]
As with Brothers in the clergy, there are ''Sisters'' as well.

Sister [[Tivenan]] is briefly seen tending to business in the temple on [[New Caprica]], guiding prayer and officiating a [[dedication ceremony]] for the [[Nicholas Tyrol|newborn son]] of [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]).

It is probable that Sisters, like Brothers, are lay clergy.
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===Oracles===
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[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Epi 1 - 2 - Oracle Selloi.jpg|left|thumb|The oracle [[Dodona Selloi]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).]]
[[Image:S3 oraclebrenn low.jpg|right|thumb|The oracle [[Yolanda Brenn]] ([[Maelstrom]]).]]
There is little information as to the religious functions of ''oracles''. [[Dodona Selloi]] is one of two oracles seen in the Re-imagined Series. She confirms the dreams of a copy of [[Number Three]] and the existence of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. It is not clear if Selloi is sitting in a tent designated as a temple, but there are numerous ornate or curious inscriptions surrounding and inside her tent that suggest the significance of the oracle's tent or her presence. A second oracle, [[Yolanda Brenn]], gives counsel to [[Kara Thrace]] on her strange dreams aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Maelstrom]]).

Priests and oracles may assume their roles due to an personal, possibly inherited affinity to sense spiritual changes or conditions. [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Final Five|believed to be the son of a priest and oracle]], detects the presence of and finds the [[Temple of Five]] alone, based only on his senses, apparently detecting the hidden temple on the otherwise-unremarkable (and undocumented) [[algae planet]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). However, it is revealed later that he is in fact a humanoid Cylon, one of the ([[Final Five]]), and had visited the site before.
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== A Cylon Connection ==
:''Main article: [[Cylon Religion]]''
:''See Also: [[The Destiny]], [[Final Five]], [[Temple of Five]]''

While humanoid Cylons show a strict, firm belief in a monotheistic [[God (RDM)|God]], referring to the Lords of Kobol as "false idols," a connection between the Cylon God and the Lords of Kobol may exist. In "[[Exodus, Part I]]", an [[Selloi|oracle]] tells [[Number Three]] (who has a ''dream'' of the oracle's tent and of holding the believed-dead hybrid child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]) that she has a message from the one that Number Three worships. This poses the question how an oracle of the Lords of Kobol be able to hear the messages of the Cylon God.

A Kobollian god(s) was separated from the others (per a deleted scene about a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Jealous God|jealous god]]).

The [[Temple of Five]], which a [[Number Three]] uses to visualize the identities of the [[Final Five]]) was not built for the Cylons (who were not created until 4,000 years later) but for humans. The Temple, according to the Sacred Scrolls, was built for five priests who worshiped "[[The One Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken]]". It is not clear if this was the spurned "jealous god" or another fallen member of the Lords of Kobol. No further information on the connection between the Cylon and Colonial religions in regards to the Temple of Five is revealed as of the end of Season 3.<ref>While the notion of a fallen Lord is speculative in the Re-imagined Series, there is already a parallel series of characters from the [[Original Series]]: The [[Beings of Light]] and their fallen member, [[Iblis]]. [[Ron D. Moore]], however, has stated in several interviews that he was not planning to use this Original Series concept in the Re-imagined Series.</ref>

[[Kara Thrace]] realizes her [[The Destiny|destiny]], first from the words of a [[Leoben Conoy]] model, and later, in a type of dream, through a [[Virtual Leoben|entity that took the likeness of Leoben]], but was not a Cylon. From death, Thrace [[Crossroads, Part II|returns]] to the Fleet, not as an illusion, but resurrected -- something that, prior to Thrace, only a humanoid Cylon could do.

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Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance

2011-02-02T00:12:05Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

:''This page covers the webisode series titled "The Resistance," which follows the exploits of the [[New Caprica Resistance]]. For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".''
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| UK airdate= Not yet available in the UK<ref name="SkyOneWebisodes">"Unfortunately it seems like these webisodes are exclusives to scifi.com and Sky don't have any publishing rights to them just yet. We are working to acquire these sorts of extras but it's a work in progress..." - Sky One forum Administrator 09-07-2006</ref>
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}}'''''Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance''''' is an online series that aims to fill in the gaps between seasons [[Season 2 (2005-06)|two]] and [[Season 3 (2006-07)|three]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. The webisodes can be viewed through the official [http://video.syfy.com/shows/battlestar/the_resistance web portal] at [http://www.syfy.com/ Syfy.com].

The webisode series was written by ''Battlestar Galactica'' veterans [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]], and directed by [[Wayne Rose]]. The entire series is 27 minutes long in total, divided into 10 episodes. While the Webisodes are included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] boxset of Season 3, they are not included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 2 DVD)|Region 2]] version.

In particular, the Webisodes chronicle [[Duck]]'s and [[Jammer]]'s motivations to become suicide-bomber and collaborator, respectively.

== Summary ==
===Episode 1===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 1.jpg|thumb|[[Tucker Clellan]] points out a [[New Caprica Police]] propaganda poster.]]

* Running time: ~3:19
* Release date: September 5, 2006
* Starts on the 67<sup>th</sup> day after [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]

Tyrol and Tigh organize the budding resistance movement on Cylon-occupied New Caprica, but they find recruiting new soldiers is becoming dangerous and difficult. The Cylons have instituted a curfew. Violators go to jail, which was the very first building that the Cylons built on [[New Caprica]] following their arrival. New Capricans are shot on the spot if weapons are found in their tents. A stash of weapons belonging to [[Longo]] was confiscated by the Cylons, but the Resistance was able to retrieve some of them, which were hidden beneath his latrine. The Cylons are also setting up a [[New Caprica Police|human police force]] to take over for the [[Cylon Centurion]]s, who are doing most of the police work.

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===Episode 2===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 2.jpg|thumb|[[James Lyman]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Saul Tigh]] broach the topic of hiding weapons in the temple.]]

*Running time: ~1:54
*Release date: September 7, 2006
[[Duck]] has refused to work with the Resistance, on the grounds of his relationship and intended child with [[Nora Farmer]]. Tyrol is highly displeased at this, particularly his reasons, as they parallel Tyrol's own situation; however, Jammer suggests respecting Duck's decision, instead.

A ritual for protection of the crops from blight is said in the temple. As Sister [[Tivenan]] leaves, [[Jean Barolay]] abruptly shifts the conversation to the movement of the weapons stash into the [[temple]]; [[Jammer]] strongly objects, but he is overruled by Tigh.

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===Episode 3===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 3.jpg|thumb|Jammer, Barolay and Tigh move the weapons into the temple.]]

*Running time: ~2:42
*Release date: September 12, 2006

In the evening, Nora prays to [[Aphrodite]] to bless she and Duck with a child. He tells her his decision about joining the Resistance. She is pleased that he refused Tyrol.

During the night, Tigh, Tyrol, Jammer, and Barolay move the weapons into the temple, disguising them as the base of an altar.

The next morning, Nora wakes Duck, saying he will be late to work. She tries to convince him to go to temple after work with her. He refuses, saying he talks to the gods in his own way.

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===Episode 4===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 4.jpg|thumb|[[Nora Farmer|Nora]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] pray at temple.]]
*Running time: ~1:57
*Release date: September 14, 2006

[[Cally]] and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] visit the temple. Nora is holding Cally's baby, while Cally is performing a ceremony. At that moment, [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s can be heard outside, and a [[Number Five]] announces that they will enter the temple. Several men try to block them, but the Cylons force their way in, and gunfire can be seen and heard. While trying to run away, Cally falls to the ground while protecting her baby, but Nora is shot and killed when she tries to retrieve her bag, containing fresh vegetables.

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===Episode 5===
[[Image:Nora in photograph with Duck.jpg|thumb|A photo of Nora and Duck on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.]]

*Running time: ~1:56
*Release date: September 19, 2006

Tyrol, Cally, and Jammer return Nora's bag to Duck, and inform him about the death of Nora. Duck is physically sickened by the news. He becomes angry, and demands to know if there were weapons in the temple. Tyrol tries to avoid the question, but Duck doesn't relent until Tyrol admits the truth. At that point, Duck orders them out of his tent.

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===Episode 6===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 6.jpg|thumb|Jammer argues about the efficacy of the temple massacres.]]

*Running time: ~1:37
*Release date: September 21, 2006
Three days after the attack on the temple, Tigh, Barolay, and Jammer discuss the results of the attack, which has brought about positive effects for the Resistance. The general population has started to side with the Resistance, and 1,000 people protested outside ''[[Colonial One]]'' over the attack on the temple. Since the attack, recruitment has become easier, with 150 Colonials signing up over three days' time. Tigh thinks that this was a good exchange, because the loss of a few weapons was worth the propaganda victory. However, Jammer is upset that the loss of ten innocent lives was not worth it. Tigh comes down hard on Jammer, stating that people die in war, nice people, and the Resistance has no room for crybabies.

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===Episode 7===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 7.jpg|thumb|Number Five and Jammer sit down for a chat.]]

*Running time: ~1:58
*Release date: September 26, 2006

[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] discuss the capture of [[Jammer]] by the Cylons. Tyrol insists that Jammer won't reveal the work of the Resistance. Jammer is imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]], and is visited by a [[Number Five]], who frees him of his bonds, and says he wants to talk to him about "what happened" in the temple.

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===Episode 8===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 8.jpg|thumb|Five shows Lyman a pass card, should Lyman want to offer information.]]

*Running time: ~3:56
*Release date: September 28, 2006
[[Number Five]] proposes to [[Jammer]] that the massacre at the [[temple]] may have actually been planned by the [[Resistance]]. Number Five reminds Jammer of the good that has been accomplished by working together in peace. He offers Jammer the chance to stop further bloodshed by informing the [[Cylons]] of potentially life-threatening actions by the Resistance. Jammer balks at the idea of becoming a [[New Caprica Police|traitor]] to the Resistance, but accepts a key-card which will let him enter the Cylon detention center to report the Resistance's secret plans, if he chooses to become an informant.

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===Episode 9===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 9.jpg|thumb|Jammer is released from the Detention Center.]]

*Running time: ~3:07
*Release date: October 3, 2006
[[James Lyman|Jammer]] is released from the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and is met outside by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Tyrol notes that he was informed of Jammer's arrest by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]], and then asks him what he told the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Jammer nervously explains that the Toasters questioned him about the [[temple]] massacre. Jammer reassures Tyrol that he did not tell the Cylons anything, but Tyrol appears doubtful.

Meanwhile, [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] returns to his tent, and begins to clean up the mess from his earlier outburst. He breaks down into tears while gathering up a flipped-over picture of himself and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]], and an icon of one of the [[Lords of Kobol]].

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===Episode 10===
[[Image:Tivenan.jpg|thumb|Nicholas Tyrol undergoes his dedication ceremony.]]

*Running time: ~4:34
*Release date: October 5, 2006
After the [[dedication ceremony]] for [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]'s [[Nicholas Tyrol|son]], [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] approaches Tyrol in the [[temple]]. Duck informs Tyrol that he has joined the [[New Caprica Police]], in hopes of finding out who tipped the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] off, and whoever is responsible for [[Nora Farmer|Nora]]'s death.

Afterwards, Tyrol meets in the backroom with [[Saul Tigh]], [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and [[Jean Barolay]] to discuss their next move against the Cylons. Tigh suggests hiding explosives in the grain silo, which Jammer points out is across from the hospital. When Tigh shows a lack of concern for the patients' safety, Jammer excuses himself "to patrol the perimeter."

Outside, Duck is smoking and examining his new NCP patch. He puts it away when Jammer comes out, and the two friends share a smoke together. Jammer notices that Duck said he was going to quit, to which Duck says, "What frakking difference does it make now?", and leaves. Once alone, Jammer sits quietly, and reaches into his pocket to find the Cylon device [[Number Five]] gave him. After examining it, he rises and marches off toward the [[New Caprica Detention Center]].

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== Notes ==
*The original title of the webisode series was "Crossroads".
[[Image:Chinese_characters.png|thumb|300px|The Chinese Characters behind Tyrol in Webisode 7]]
*Three [[Wikipedia:Chinese character|Chinese characters]] can be seen on a crate behind Tyrol at around 2:10 (in the countdown-style timer used by the SciFi.com Video Player) in the seventh episode. They are "盐", "油" and "姜", meaning "salt", "oil" and "ginger" (all cooking ingredients), respectively.
*Currently, for legal reasons, attempting to view the webisodes from outside of the USA will present you with a frozen video player stating either of two messages:
** "Your video will begin playing after a brief advertisement.", a message typically meaning that a brief video ad will play before the playback of the selected video.
** "We're sorry, but the clip selected isn't available from your location. Please select another clip." (if the user opens the video on Sci Fi's Pulse website)
:Users outside of America will have to purchase or procure the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]], television broadcast, or some other legal means becomes available to view them. To date, the current, bare-bones non-USA DVD releases do not contain these webisodes.
* In the sixth episode, Tigh states that 20 billion humans were "burned up" by the Cylons. He also uses a new slang term for Centurions, "chrome jobs." This is likely inspired by the [[Caprica Resistance]]'s calling [[humanoid Cylon]]s "skin jobs."
*[[Number Five]] uses Jammer's real name for the first time: [[James Lyman]].
*Other ideas discussed were a day in the life of Doctor Cottle, Gaeta working in Baltar's administration, and the domestic life of the Tyrols ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three]]).

== Analysis ==
*Jammer is unsurprised to hear that [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] have been speaking. Apparently, they have resumed some sort of contact since the occupation. How does this sit with other members of the Resistance?

== Questions ==
* Who tipped off the Cylons?

== Official Statements ==

When ''[[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive3#Webisode series|Battlestar Wiki asked Bradley Thompson]]'' about the webisode series, he said:

:"It's true that David Weddle and I wrote the webisodes. Ron Moore and David Eick assigned them to us during the production of Exodus. The ten short segments combine to tell one story, which takes place during the Cylon Occupation that ended Season 2. The webisodes plant seeds that come to fruition in Season 3. They were all directed by Wayne Rose, the veteran director who's been doing 2nd Unit and 1stAD work for the series. The original title of the story was "Crossroads." The running lengths will vary with what's necessary to tell each segment of the story. The first cut I saw of all ten ran about 25 minutes. The run plan we were told was that they'd put up one a week as a countdown to the season premiere -- but SciFi may have other ideas on that by now."

"Nora is played by Emily Holmes. Longo is spelled the way you have it." -- contents of September 5, 2006 message from [[Bradley Thompson]]

"When they initially came to us we could have done just vignettes, and in fact the the staff thought of that approach to the webisodes. But when Brad and I got the assignment we thought, 'Let's just tell one story.' Network wanted it to play into the third season, so that gave us the inspiration to chronicle events that would pay off in the third season... [I remember Ron Moore saying] 'SciFi's ready to do it; they're ready to pay for them. You guys are doing it. Unless you don't want to. Have a story the day after tomorrow.' In a day or two Brad and I came up with the concept and a day after that we pitched them to SciFi. We wrote them in four days or something like that, and shot them the next week... The massacre in the temple has temp tracks we were going to loop and fix and make a lot better, but because we were forbidden to work on them anymore they went out as is. Of course people complained when they watched them and it just made us cringe because we very much wanted to correct that." -- David Weddle in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We said that we wanted a story that goes about a half hour -- we wanted ten three minute things. Then it was like where does it naturally feel like we're going to get something exciting you're going to want to see more of in future webisode... They told us was that we could have anybody that was in Canada. All of our Canadian actors... Duck and Jammer perform actions in those episodes. Ron, when he wrote those, hinted at what put the characters in place to do those things and we thought, 'There's the story.'" -- Bradley Thompson in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We came up with the idea of telling one story over the couse of ten webisodes that will fill in the motivations of some peripheral characters who nevertheless play pivotal roles in the opening episodes of Season 3. We wanted to tell the story of Duck and Jammer, who had become close friends while on New Caprica, and show how a single tragic event -- the temple massacre -- propels them on divergent paths toward actions that will affect the outcome of the battle to liberate the human race." -- David Weddle in a October 5, 2006 interview with [http://www.syfyportal.com SyFy Portal].

=== Contract Disputes and Production Delays===

In an interview covering the WGA picket line on November 6, 2007, [[Ron D. Moore]] indicated that NBC-Universal had wanted to produce a series of online webisodes, but didn't want to pay anyone for it, seeing as they considered such things as promotional material and were not actually covered under the Writers Guild of America contract. The ''Battlestar Galactica'' writing team embraced the new story opportunity, but other NBC-Universal series such as ''The Office'' felt that webisodes were nothing but extra filler they were being forced to crank out.

Initially refusing to do them, Moore and NBC-Uni hammered out a deal whereby people would be paid.<ref name="eonline">{{cite_web|url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=117e4468-9709-4b35-8f4d-dcefa652fc3e|title=Strikewatch: TV's Bosses Walk the Line—and We're There|date=7 November 2007|accessdate=8 November 2007|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|format=|language=}}</ref> According to [[Bradley Thompson]], the writing team was given extra pay for vaguely described "extra work" after but no long-term resolution was ever reached. However, while the deal for payment was made, Moore was later told that they wouldn't be credited for their work, and refused to hand over the episodes based on that fact.<ref name="eonline"/>

According to Bradley Thompson, the webisodes were originally meant to be aired once a week (in much the same fashion as the [[Razor Flashbacks]] that precede the airing of "[[Razor]]"), for the 10 weeks preceding the Season 3 premiere on October 6th. This would have resulted in the webisodes premiering in mid-August. However, their release was delayed due to a the aforementioned labor dispute between the Writer's Guild of America and NBC-Universal regarding extra pay for the writers doing the webisodes, despite the fact that they were mostly completed.

The WGA is concerned about the long-term implications of online content: writers are not specifically compensated for their work on them, and NBC-Uni might argue that they have no claim on redistribution profits if they try to classify it as "promotional" material. By August 2006 the negotiations between the WGA and NBC-Uni broke down, and the WGA ordered all series producing webisodes (such as ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''The Office'') to refuse to physically deliver the webisodes to NBC-Uni for distribution online. NBC-Universal, who produces both shows, has filed a complaint with National Labor Relations Board, claiming that this writing is included in the current WGA contract and urging the NLRB to make the series release the material.

However, several weeks later the finished webisodes were taken by NBC-Uni, who did not resolve the issue of crediting the writers or people who produced the webisodes.<ref name="eonline"/> Thus Ron Moore took it upon himself to credit the people responsible via his blog on the official SCIFI Channel website.

The first of ten webisodes were released on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, and subsequent installments were released every Tuesday and Thursday until the Season 3 premiere on October 6, 2006.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* {{audio|BSGTR rocks to throw at the bastards.mp3|''From Episode One, Tigh and Tyrol discuss the remains of Longo's weapons cache:''}}

: '''[[Saul Tigh]]''': This is all that's left? This is frakkin' pathetic. This keeps up, we'll have nothing but rocks left to throw [[Cylons (RDM)|at the bastards]].
: '''[[Galen Tyrol]]''': Yeah, and nobody to throw them.

* {{audio|BSGTR recruiting Duck.mp3|''From Episode 1, Tigh tells Lyman to be more forceful in recruiting Clellan:''}}
: '''[[James Lyman]]''': [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] hates the toasters, no doubt about that.
: '''Saul Tigh:''' He's also an ex-[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] jock with 40 kills. Talk to him. Make him understand that we need him. Throw in some poetic crap about the struggle for liberty against the Cylon oppressors—whatever it takes! (Lyman exchanges looks with Tyrol) We need more people or this resistance movement is gonna die in its crib.

* {{audio|BSGTR - bargain for Nora's life.mp3|''Jammer argues with Tigh over the damning results of hiding weapons inside a temple:''}}

:'''[[Jammer]]''': What about the ten innocent people? Why don't you tell [[Duck]] what a bargain you got for Nora's life?
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]''': You got that ass-backwards, sonny. We didn't shoot those people, the chrome jobs did...
:'''Jammer''': Because we hid weapons there!
:'''Tigh''': Hey! We're not playing pattycake here. These bastards burned up [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|twenty billion]] of us, you gonna say that's our fault, too? Instead of bawlin' like a little girl, you should focus on getting some payback.
:'''Jammer''': Is that all this is about to you? Blood for blood?
:'''Tigh''': We're at war! War is messy! People get killed—good people, nice people. Get that through your head, or get out! We don't need any cry-babies in this outfit.

== Cast ==
These are listed in the order they appeared during the 10 episodes.

{| class="messagebox" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Cast Member'''
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Character'''
! class="infoboxheader" colspan="10" | '''Episode(s)'''
|-
| [[Nicki Clyne]]
| [[Cally Tyrol]]
| 1
|
|
| 4
| 5
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Aaron Douglas]]
| [[Galen Tyrol]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
| 7
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Christian Tessier]]
| [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
|
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Dominic Zamprogna]]
| [[James Lyman|Jammer]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Michael Hogan]]
| [[Saul Tigh]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
| 7
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Emily Holmes]]
| [[Nora Farmer]]
| 1
|
| 3
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alisen Down]]
| [[Jean Barolay]]
|
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Carmen Moore]]
| [[Tivenan|Sister Tivenan]]
|
| 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Matthew Bennett]]
| [[Number Five]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7
| 8
|
|
|}

== Crew ==
In his September 6<sup>th</sup> 2006 [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001251 official blog post], [[Ronald D. Moore]] recognized all the crew involved in the production of the webisodes.

Director: [[Wayne Rose]].
Writers: [[Bradley Thompson]] & [[David Weddle]].
Executive Producers: [[Ron D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]].
Producer: [[Harvey Frand]].
Co-Producers: Bradley Thompson & David Weddle.
Producer, Post Production work: [[imdb:nm0502735|Paul Leonard]].
Director of Photography: John Drake.
Editors: [[Michael O'Halloran]], Tim Kinzy, Ian Kezbaum, and Harry Jierjian.
Music: [[Bear McCreary]].

Visual Effects Supervisor: [[Gary Hutzel]].
Unit Production Manager: Boris Ivanov.
First Assistant Directors: Shirley-Anne Parsons and Alexia Droz.
Second Assistant Director: Mindy Heslin.
Set Costumes Supervisor: Keith Parent.
Make-up Artist: Ankara Eden.
Second Assistant, Make-up: Liz Raman Nair.
First Assistant, Hair Stylist: Jamie McKay.
Prop Assistants: Glenn Hilworth, Gerry Thompson, and Robert Stecky.
Sound Mixer: Mark Noda.

Boom Operators: Keith Henderson and Tony Wyman.
First Assistant Camera: Shannon Abbott.
Digital Imaging Technician: Tracy Sim.
Gaffer: Guy Patterson.
Best Boy, Electric: Paul Bougie.
Genny Operator: Murray Chysyk.
Lamp Operator: Blair McDonald.
Key Grip: Mark Leiterman.
Best Boy Grips: Dave McKinlay and Ron Baran.
Script Supervisor: Carol Green-Lundy.
Medic and Craft Services: Tim Gunderson.

''Battlestar Galactica'' Main Title Theme by [[Richard Gibbs]].

Scoring and Orchestral Engineer: Steve Kaplan.
Music Editor: Michael Baber.
Special Effects Coordinators: Al Collis and Kevin Andruschak.

Studio Executive: Richard Rothstein.
Studio Executive in Charge of Production: Todd Sharp.
Network Executives: [[IMDB:nm2303904|Mark Stern]] and Erik Storey.

====Dedication====

Ron D. Moore added a special dedication to the credits:

<blockquote>''All of the above people worked above and beyond the call of duty to deliver these Webisodes to you and they did it while also working to deliver the regular episodes of the third season. They did it without any template of how these things were to be done and they did it in defiance of a limited budget and a extraordinarily truncated shooting schedule.''</blockquote>

<blockquote>''I'm proud of them and proud of their work. I hope you'll agree.''</blockquote>

== References ==
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Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance

2011-02-02T00:11:25Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

:''This page covers the webisode series titled "The Resistance," which follows the exploits of the [[New Caprica Resistance]]. For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".''
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| US airdate= 2006-09-05 through 2006-10-05
| UK airdate= Not yet available in the UK<ref name="SkyOneWebisodes">"Unfortunately it seems like these webisodes are exclusives to scifi.com and Sky don't have any publishing rights to them just yet. We are working to acquire these sorts of extras but it's a work in progress..." - Sky One forum Administrator 09-07-2006</ref>
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}}'''''Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance''''' is an online series that aims to fill in the gaps between seasons [[Season 2 (2005-06)|two]] and [[Season 3 (2006-07)|three]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. The webisodes can be viewed through the official [http://video.syfy.com/shows/battlestar/the_resistance web portal] at [http://www.syfy.com/Syfy.com].

The webisode series was written by ''Battlestar Galactica'' veterans [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]], and directed by [[Wayne Rose]]. The entire series is 27 minutes long in total, divided into 10 episodes. While the Webisodes are included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] boxset of Season 3, they are not included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 2 DVD)|Region 2]] version.

In particular, the Webisodes chronicle [[Duck]]'s and [[Jammer]]'s motivations to become suicide-bomber and collaborator, respectively.

== Summary ==
===Episode 1===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 1.jpg|thumb|[[Tucker Clellan]] points out a [[New Caprica Police]] propaganda poster.]]

* Running time: ~3:19
* Release date: September 5, 2006
* Starts on the 67<sup>th</sup> day after [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]

Tyrol and Tigh organize the budding resistance movement on Cylon-occupied New Caprica, but they find recruiting new soldiers is becoming dangerous and difficult. The Cylons have instituted a curfew. Violators go to jail, which was the very first building that the Cylons built on [[New Caprica]] following their arrival. New Capricans are shot on the spot if weapons are found in their tents. A stash of weapons belonging to [[Longo]] was confiscated by the Cylons, but the Resistance was able to retrieve some of them, which were hidden beneath his latrine. The Cylons are also setting up a [[New Caprica Police|human police force]] to take over for the [[Cylon Centurion]]s, who are doing most of the police work.

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===Episode 2===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 2.jpg|thumb|[[James Lyman]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Saul Tigh]] broach the topic of hiding weapons in the temple.]]

*Running time: ~1:54
*Release date: September 7, 2006
[[Duck]] has refused to work with the Resistance, on the grounds of his relationship and intended child with [[Nora Farmer]]. Tyrol is highly displeased at this, particularly his reasons, as they parallel Tyrol's own situation; however, Jammer suggests respecting Duck's decision, instead.

A ritual for protection of the crops from blight is said in the temple. As Sister [[Tivenan]] leaves, [[Jean Barolay]] abruptly shifts the conversation to the movement of the weapons stash into the [[temple]]; [[Jammer]] strongly objects, but he is overruled by Tigh.

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===Episode 3===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 3.jpg|thumb|Jammer, Barolay and Tigh move the weapons into the temple.]]

*Running time: ~2:42
*Release date: September 12, 2006

In the evening, Nora prays to [[Aphrodite]] to bless she and Duck with a child. He tells her his decision about joining the Resistance. She is pleased that he refused Tyrol.

During the night, Tigh, Tyrol, Jammer, and Barolay move the weapons into the temple, disguising them as the base of an altar.

The next morning, Nora wakes Duck, saying he will be late to work. She tries to convince him to go to temple after work with her. He refuses, saying he talks to the gods in his own way.

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===Episode 4===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 4.jpg|thumb|[[Nora Farmer|Nora]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] pray at temple.]]
*Running time: ~1:57
*Release date: September 14, 2006

[[Cally]] and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] visit the temple. Nora is holding Cally's baby, while Cally is performing a ceremony. At that moment, [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s can be heard outside, and a [[Number Five]] announces that they will enter the temple. Several men try to block them, but the Cylons force their way in, and gunfire can be seen and heard. While trying to run away, Cally falls to the ground while protecting her baby, but Nora is shot and killed when she tries to retrieve her bag, containing fresh vegetables.

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===Episode 5===
[[Image:Nora in photograph with Duck.jpg|thumb|A photo of Nora and Duck on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.]]

*Running time: ~1:56
*Release date: September 19, 2006

Tyrol, Cally, and Jammer return Nora's bag to Duck, and inform him about the death of Nora. Duck is physically sickened by the news. He becomes angry, and demands to know if there were weapons in the temple. Tyrol tries to avoid the question, but Duck doesn't relent until Tyrol admits the truth. At that point, Duck orders them out of his tent.

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===Episode 6===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 6.jpg|thumb|Jammer argues about the efficacy of the temple massacres.]]

*Running time: ~1:37
*Release date: September 21, 2006
Three days after the attack on the temple, Tigh, Barolay, and Jammer discuss the results of the attack, which has brought about positive effects for the Resistance. The general population has started to side with the Resistance, and 1,000 people protested outside ''[[Colonial One]]'' over the attack on the temple. Since the attack, recruitment has become easier, with 150 Colonials signing up over three days' time. Tigh thinks that this was a good exchange, because the loss of a few weapons was worth the propaganda victory. However, Jammer is upset that the loss of ten innocent lives was not worth it. Tigh comes down hard on Jammer, stating that people die in war, nice people, and the Resistance has no room for crybabies.

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===Episode 7===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 7.jpg|thumb|Number Five and Jammer sit down for a chat.]]

*Running time: ~1:58
*Release date: September 26, 2006

[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] discuss the capture of [[Jammer]] by the Cylons. Tyrol insists that Jammer won't reveal the work of the Resistance. Jammer is imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]], and is visited by a [[Number Five]], who frees him of his bonds, and says he wants to talk to him about "what happened" in the temple.

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===Episode 8===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 8.jpg|thumb|Five shows Lyman a pass card, should Lyman want to offer information.]]

*Running time: ~3:56
*Release date: September 28, 2006
[[Number Five]] proposes to [[Jammer]] that the massacre at the [[temple]] may have actually been planned by the [[Resistance]]. Number Five reminds Jammer of the good that has been accomplished by working together in peace. He offers Jammer the chance to stop further bloodshed by informing the [[Cylons]] of potentially life-threatening actions by the Resistance. Jammer balks at the idea of becoming a [[New Caprica Police|traitor]] to the Resistance, but accepts a key-card which will let him enter the Cylon detention center to report the Resistance's secret plans, if he chooses to become an informant.

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===Episode 9===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 9.jpg|thumb|Jammer is released from the Detention Center.]]

*Running time: ~3:07
*Release date: October 3, 2006
[[James Lyman|Jammer]] is released from the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and is met outside by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Tyrol notes that he was informed of Jammer's arrest by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]], and then asks him what he told the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Jammer nervously explains that the Toasters questioned him about the [[temple]] massacre. Jammer reassures Tyrol that he did not tell the Cylons anything, but Tyrol appears doubtful.

Meanwhile, [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] returns to his tent, and begins to clean up the mess from his earlier outburst. He breaks down into tears while gathering up a flipped-over picture of himself and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]], and an icon of one of the [[Lords of Kobol]].

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===Episode 10===
[[Image:Tivenan.jpg|thumb|Nicholas Tyrol undergoes his dedication ceremony.]]

*Running time: ~4:34
*Release date: October 5, 2006
After the [[dedication ceremony]] for [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]'s [[Nicholas Tyrol|son]], [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] approaches Tyrol in the [[temple]]. Duck informs Tyrol that he has joined the [[New Caprica Police]], in hopes of finding out who tipped the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] off, and whoever is responsible for [[Nora Farmer|Nora]]'s death.

Afterwards, Tyrol meets in the backroom with [[Saul Tigh]], [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and [[Jean Barolay]] to discuss their next move against the Cylons. Tigh suggests hiding explosives in the grain silo, which Jammer points out is across from the hospital. When Tigh shows a lack of concern for the patients' safety, Jammer excuses himself "to patrol the perimeter."

Outside, Duck is smoking and examining his new NCP patch. He puts it away when Jammer comes out, and the two friends share a smoke together. Jammer notices that Duck said he was going to quit, to which Duck says, "What frakking difference does it make now?", and leaves. Once alone, Jammer sits quietly, and reaches into his pocket to find the Cylon device [[Number Five]] gave him. After examining it, he rises and marches off toward the [[New Caprica Detention Center]].

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== Notes ==
*The original title of the webisode series was "Crossroads".
[[Image:Chinese_characters.png|thumb|300px|The Chinese Characters behind Tyrol in Webisode 7]]
*Three [[Wikipedia:Chinese character|Chinese characters]] can be seen on a crate behind Tyrol at around 2:10 (in the countdown-style timer used by the SciFi.com Video Player) in the seventh episode. They are "盐", "油" and "姜", meaning "salt", "oil" and "ginger" (all cooking ingredients), respectively.
*Currently, for legal reasons, attempting to view the webisodes from outside of the USA will present you with a frozen video player stating either of two messages:
** "Your video will begin playing after a brief advertisement.", a message typically meaning that a brief video ad will play before the playback of the selected video.
** "We're sorry, but the clip selected isn't available from your location. Please select another clip." (if the user opens the video on Sci Fi's Pulse website)
:Users outside of America will have to purchase or procure the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]], television broadcast, or some other legal means becomes available to view them. To date, the current, bare-bones non-USA DVD releases do not contain these webisodes.
* In the sixth episode, Tigh states that 20 billion humans were "burned up" by the Cylons. He also uses a new slang term for Centurions, "chrome jobs." This is likely inspired by the [[Caprica Resistance]]'s calling [[humanoid Cylon]]s "skin jobs."
*[[Number Five]] uses Jammer's real name for the first time: [[James Lyman]].
*Other ideas discussed were a day in the life of Doctor Cottle, Gaeta working in Baltar's administration, and the domestic life of the Tyrols ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three]]).

== Analysis ==
*Jammer is unsurprised to hear that [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] have been speaking. Apparently, they have resumed some sort of contact since the occupation. How does this sit with other members of the Resistance?

== Questions ==
* Who tipped off the Cylons?

== Official Statements ==

When ''[[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive3#Webisode series|Battlestar Wiki asked Bradley Thompson]]'' about the webisode series, he said:

:"It's true that David Weddle and I wrote the webisodes. Ron Moore and David Eick assigned them to us during the production of Exodus. The ten short segments combine to tell one story, which takes place during the Cylon Occupation that ended Season 2. The webisodes plant seeds that come to fruition in Season 3. They were all directed by Wayne Rose, the veteran director who's been doing 2nd Unit and 1stAD work for the series. The original title of the story was "Crossroads." The running lengths will vary with what's necessary to tell each segment of the story. The first cut I saw of all ten ran about 25 minutes. The run plan we were told was that they'd put up one a week as a countdown to the season premiere -- but SciFi may have other ideas on that by now."

"Nora is played by Emily Holmes. Longo is spelled the way you have it." -- contents of September 5, 2006 message from [[Bradley Thompson]]

"When they initially came to us we could have done just vignettes, and in fact the the staff thought of that approach to the webisodes. But when Brad and I got the assignment we thought, 'Let's just tell one story.' Network wanted it to play into the third season, so that gave us the inspiration to chronicle events that would pay off in the third season... [I remember Ron Moore saying] 'SciFi's ready to do it; they're ready to pay for them. You guys are doing it. Unless you don't want to. Have a story the day after tomorrow.' In a day or two Brad and I came up with the concept and a day after that we pitched them to SciFi. We wrote them in four days or something like that, and shot them the next week... The massacre in the temple has temp tracks we were going to loop and fix and make a lot better, but because we were forbidden to work on them anymore they went out as is. Of course people complained when they watched them and it just made us cringe because we very much wanted to correct that." -- David Weddle in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We said that we wanted a story that goes about a half hour -- we wanted ten three minute things. Then it was like where does it naturally feel like we're going to get something exciting you're going to want to see more of in future webisode... They told us was that we could have anybody that was in Canada. All of our Canadian actors... Duck and Jammer perform actions in those episodes. Ron, when he wrote those, hinted at what put the characters in place to do those things and we thought, 'There's the story.'" -- Bradley Thompson in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We came up with the idea of telling one story over the couse of ten webisodes that will fill in the motivations of some peripheral characters who nevertheless play pivotal roles in the opening episodes of Season 3. We wanted to tell the story of Duck and Jammer, who had become close friends while on New Caprica, and show how a single tragic event -- the temple massacre -- propels them on divergent paths toward actions that will affect the outcome of the battle to liberate the human race." -- David Weddle in a October 5, 2006 interview with [http://www.syfyportal.com SyFy Portal].

=== Contract Disputes and Production Delays===

In an interview covering the WGA picket line on November 6, 2007, [[Ron D. Moore]] indicated that NBC-Universal had wanted to produce a series of online webisodes, but didn't want to pay anyone for it, seeing as they considered such things as promotional material and were not actually covered under the Writers Guild of America contract. The ''Battlestar Galactica'' writing team embraced the new story opportunity, but other NBC-Universal series such as ''The Office'' felt that webisodes were nothing but extra filler they were being forced to crank out.

Initially refusing to do them, Moore and NBC-Uni hammered out a deal whereby people would be paid.<ref name="eonline">{{cite_web|url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=117e4468-9709-4b35-8f4d-dcefa652fc3e|title=Strikewatch: TV's Bosses Walk the Line—and We're There|date=7 November 2007|accessdate=8 November 2007|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|format=|language=}}</ref> According to [[Bradley Thompson]], the writing team was given extra pay for vaguely described "extra work" after but no long-term resolution was ever reached. However, while the deal for payment was made, Moore was later told that they wouldn't be credited for their work, and refused to hand over the episodes based on that fact.<ref name="eonline"/>

According to Bradley Thompson, the webisodes were originally meant to be aired once a week (in much the same fashion as the [[Razor Flashbacks]] that precede the airing of "[[Razor]]"), for the 10 weeks preceding the Season 3 premiere on October 6th. This would have resulted in the webisodes premiering in mid-August. However, their release was delayed due to a the aforementioned labor dispute between the Writer's Guild of America and NBC-Universal regarding extra pay for the writers doing the webisodes, despite the fact that they were mostly completed.

The WGA is concerned about the long-term implications of online content: writers are not specifically compensated for their work on them, and NBC-Uni might argue that they have no claim on redistribution profits if they try to classify it as "promotional" material. By August 2006 the negotiations between the WGA and NBC-Uni broke down, and the WGA ordered all series producing webisodes (such as ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''The Office'') to refuse to physically deliver the webisodes to NBC-Uni for distribution online. NBC-Universal, who produces both shows, has filed a complaint with National Labor Relations Board, claiming that this writing is included in the current WGA contract and urging the NLRB to make the series release the material.

However, several weeks later the finished webisodes were taken by NBC-Uni, who did not resolve the issue of crediting the writers or people who produced the webisodes.<ref name="eonline"/> Thus Ron Moore took it upon himself to credit the people responsible via his blog on the official SCIFI Channel website.

The first of ten webisodes were released on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, and subsequent installments were released every Tuesday and Thursday until the Season 3 premiere on October 6, 2006.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* {{audio|BSGTR rocks to throw at the bastards.mp3|''From Episode One, Tigh and Tyrol discuss the remains of Longo's weapons cache:''}}

: '''[[Saul Tigh]]''': This is all that's left? This is frakkin' pathetic. This keeps up, we'll have nothing but rocks left to throw [[Cylons (RDM)|at the bastards]].
: '''[[Galen Tyrol]]''': Yeah, and nobody to throw them.

* {{audio|BSGTR recruiting Duck.mp3|''From Episode 1, Tigh tells Lyman to be more forceful in recruiting Clellan:''}}
: '''[[James Lyman]]''': [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] hates the toasters, no doubt about that.
: '''Saul Tigh:''' He's also an ex-[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] jock with 40 kills. Talk to him. Make him understand that we need him. Throw in some poetic crap about the struggle for liberty against the Cylon oppressors—whatever it takes! (Lyman exchanges looks with Tyrol) We need more people or this resistance movement is gonna die in its crib.

* {{audio|BSGTR - bargain for Nora's life.mp3|''Jammer argues with Tigh over the damning results of hiding weapons inside a temple:''}}

:'''[[Jammer]]''': What about the ten innocent people? Why don't you tell [[Duck]] what a bargain you got for Nora's life?
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]''': You got that ass-backwards, sonny. We didn't shoot those people, the chrome jobs did...
:'''Jammer''': Because we hid weapons there!
:'''Tigh''': Hey! We're not playing pattycake here. These bastards burned up [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|twenty billion]] of us, you gonna say that's our fault, too? Instead of bawlin' like a little girl, you should focus on getting some payback.
:'''Jammer''': Is that all this is about to you? Blood for blood?
:'''Tigh''': We're at war! War is messy! People get killed—good people, nice people. Get that through your head, or get out! We don't need any cry-babies in this outfit.

== Cast ==
These are listed in the order they appeared during the 10 episodes.

{| class="messagebox" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Cast Member'''
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Character'''
! class="infoboxheader" colspan="10" | '''Episode(s)'''
|-
| [[Nicki Clyne]]
| [[Cally Tyrol]]
| 1
|
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| 4
| 5
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Aaron Douglas]]
| [[Galen Tyrol]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
| 7
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Christian Tessier]]
| [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
|
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Dominic Zamprogna]]
| [[James Lyman|Jammer]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Michael Hogan]]
| [[Saul Tigh]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
| 7
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Emily Holmes]]
| [[Nora Farmer]]
| 1
|
| 3
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alisen Down]]
| [[Jean Barolay]]
|
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Carmen Moore]]
| [[Tivenan|Sister Tivenan]]
|
| 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Matthew Bennett]]
| [[Number Five]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7
| 8
|
|
|}

== Crew ==
In his September 6<sup>th</sup> 2006 [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001251 official blog post], [[Ronald D. Moore]] recognized all the crew involved in the production of the webisodes.

Director: [[Wayne Rose]].
Writers: [[Bradley Thompson]] & [[David Weddle]].
Executive Producers: [[Ron D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]].
Producer: [[Harvey Frand]].
Co-Producers: Bradley Thompson & David Weddle.
Producer, Post Production work: [[imdb:nm0502735|Paul Leonard]].
Director of Photography: John Drake.
Editors: [[Michael O'Halloran]], Tim Kinzy, Ian Kezbaum, and Harry Jierjian.
Music: [[Bear McCreary]].

Visual Effects Supervisor: [[Gary Hutzel]].
Unit Production Manager: Boris Ivanov.
First Assistant Directors: Shirley-Anne Parsons and Alexia Droz.
Second Assistant Director: Mindy Heslin.
Set Costumes Supervisor: Keith Parent.
Make-up Artist: Ankara Eden.
Second Assistant, Make-up: Liz Raman Nair.
First Assistant, Hair Stylist: Jamie McKay.
Prop Assistants: Glenn Hilworth, Gerry Thompson, and Robert Stecky.
Sound Mixer: Mark Noda.

Boom Operators: Keith Henderson and Tony Wyman.
First Assistant Camera: Shannon Abbott.
Digital Imaging Technician: Tracy Sim.
Gaffer: Guy Patterson.
Best Boy, Electric: Paul Bougie.
Genny Operator: Murray Chysyk.
Lamp Operator: Blair McDonald.
Key Grip: Mark Leiterman.
Best Boy Grips: Dave McKinlay and Ron Baran.
Script Supervisor: Carol Green-Lundy.
Medic and Craft Services: Tim Gunderson.

''Battlestar Galactica'' Main Title Theme by [[Richard Gibbs]].

Scoring and Orchestral Engineer: Steve Kaplan.
Music Editor: Michael Baber.
Special Effects Coordinators: Al Collis and Kevin Andruschak.

Studio Executive: Richard Rothstein.
Studio Executive in Charge of Production: Todd Sharp.
Network Executives: [[IMDB:nm2303904|Mark Stern]] and Erik Storey.

====Dedication====

Ron D. Moore added a special dedication to the credits:

<blockquote>''All of the above people worked above and beyond the call of duty to deliver these Webisodes to you and they did it while also working to deliver the regular episodes of the third season. They did it without any template of how these things were to be done and they did it in defiance of a limited budget and a extraordinarily truncated shooting schedule.''</blockquote>

<blockquote>''I'm proud of them and proud of their work. I hope you'll agree.''</blockquote>

== References ==
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Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance

2011-02-02T00:10:11Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

:''This page covers the webisode series titled "The Resistance," which follows the exploits of the [[New Caprica Resistance]]. For other meanings, see "[[Resistance]]".''
{{Episode Data
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| title=Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance
| series=
| special= Y
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| episode=
| guests=
| writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] <br/> [[David Weddle]]
| story=
| director=[[Wayne Rose]]
| production=
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| US airdate= 2006-09-05 through 2006-10-05
| UK airdate= Not yet available in the UK<ref name="SkyOneWebisodes">"Unfortunately it seems like these webisodes are exclusives to scifi.com and Sky don't have any publishing rights to them just yet. We are working to acquire these sorts of extras but it's a work in progress..." - Sky One forum Administrator 09-07-2006</ref>
| dvd=
| population=
| prev= [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]
| next= [[Occupation]]
| hulu=Y
}}'''''Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance''''' is an online series that aims to fill in the gaps between seasons [[Season 2 (2005-06)|two]] and [[Season 3 (2006-07)|three]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. The webisodes can be viewed through the official [http://video.syfy.com/shows/battlestar/the_resistance web portal] at [http://www.syfy.com/ SyFy.com].

The webisode series was written by ''Battlestar Galactica'' veterans [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]], and directed by [[Wayne Rose]]. The entire series is 27 minutes long in total, divided into 10 episodes. While the Webisodes are included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] boxset of Season 3, they are not included in the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season Three (Region 2 DVD)|Region 2]] version.

In particular, the Webisodes chronicle [[Duck]]'s and [[Jammer]]'s motivations to become suicide-bomber and collaborator, respectively.

== Summary ==
===Episode 1===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 1.jpg|thumb|[[Tucker Clellan]] points out a [[New Caprica Police]] propaganda poster.]]

* Running time: ~3:19
* Release date: September 5, 2006
* Starts on the 67<sup>th</sup> day after [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]

Tyrol and Tigh organize the budding resistance movement on Cylon-occupied New Caprica, but they find recruiting new soldiers is becoming dangerous and difficult. The Cylons have instituted a curfew. Violators go to jail, which was the very first building that the Cylons built on [[New Caprica]] following their arrival. New Capricans are shot on the spot if weapons are found in their tents. A stash of weapons belonging to [[Longo]] was confiscated by the Cylons, but the Resistance was able to retrieve some of them, which were hidden beneath his latrine. The Cylons are also setting up a [[New Caprica Police|human police force]] to take over for the [[Cylon Centurion]]s, who are doing most of the police work.

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===Episode 2===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 2.jpg|thumb|[[James Lyman]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Saul Tigh]] broach the topic of hiding weapons in the temple.]]

*Running time: ~1:54
*Release date: September 7, 2006
[[Duck]] has refused to work with the Resistance, on the grounds of his relationship and intended child with [[Nora Farmer]]. Tyrol is highly displeased at this, particularly his reasons, as they parallel Tyrol's own situation; however, Jammer suggests respecting Duck's decision, instead.

A ritual for protection of the crops from blight is said in the temple. As Sister [[Tivenan]] leaves, [[Jean Barolay]] abruptly shifts the conversation to the movement of the weapons stash into the [[temple]]; [[Jammer]] strongly objects, but he is overruled by Tigh.

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===Episode 3===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 3.jpg|thumb|Jammer, Barolay and Tigh move the weapons into the temple.]]

*Running time: ~2:42
*Release date: September 12, 2006

In the evening, Nora prays to [[Aphrodite]] to bless she and Duck with a child. He tells her his decision about joining the Resistance. She is pleased that he refused Tyrol.

During the night, Tigh, Tyrol, Jammer, and Barolay move the weapons into the temple, disguising them as the base of an altar.

The next morning, Nora wakes Duck, saying he will be late to work. She tries to convince him to go to temple after work with her. He refuses, saying he talks to the gods in his own way.

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===Episode 4===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 4.jpg|thumb|[[Nora Farmer|Nora]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] pray at temple.]]
*Running time: ~1:57
*Release date: September 14, 2006

[[Cally]] and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] visit the temple. Nora is holding Cally's baby, while Cally is performing a ceremony. At that moment, [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s can be heard outside, and a [[Number Five]] announces that they will enter the temple. Several men try to block them, but the Cylons force their way in, and gunfire can be seen and heard. While trying to run away, Cally falls to the ground while protecting her baby, but Nora is shot and killed when she tries to retrieve her bag, containing fresh vegetables.

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===Episode 5===
[[Image:Nora in photograph with Duck.jpg|thumb|A photo of Nora and Duck on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.]]

*Running time: ~1:56
*Release date: September 19, 2006

Tyrol, Cally, and Jammer return Nora's bag to Duck, and inform him about the death of Nora. Duck is physically sickened by the news. He becomes angry, and demands to know if there were weapons in the temple. Tyrol tries to avoid the question, but Duck doesn't relent until Tyrol admits the truth. At that point, Duck orders them out of his tent.

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===Episode 6===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 6.jpg|thumb|Jammer argues about the efficacy of the temple massacres.]]

*Running time: ~1:37
*Release date: September 21, 2006
Three days after the attack on the temple, Tigh, Barolay, and Jammer discuss the results of the attack, which has brought about positive effects for the Resistance. The general population has started to side with the Resistance, and 1,000 people protested outside ''[[Colonial One]]'' over the attack on the temple. Since the attack, recruitment has become easier, with 150 Colonials signing up over three days' time. Tigh thinks that this was a good exchange, because the loss of a few weapons was worth the propaganda victory. However, Jammer is upset that the loss of ten innocent lives was not worth it. Tigh comes down hard on Jammer, stating that people die in war, nice people, and the Resistance has no room for crybabies.

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===Episode 7===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 7.jpg|thumb|Number Five and Jammer sit down for a chat.]]

*Running time: ~1:58
*Release date: September 26, 2006

[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] discuss the capture of [[Jammer]] by the Cylons. Tyrol insists that Jammer won't reveal the work of the Resistance. Jammer is imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]], and is visited by a [[Number Five]], who frees him of his bonds, and says he wants to talk to him about "what happened" in the temple.

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===Episode 8===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 8.jpg|thumb|Five shows Lyman a pass card, should Lyman want to offer information.]]

*Running time: ~3:56
*Release date: September 28, 2006
[[Number Five]] proposes to [[Jammer]] that the massacre at the [[temple]] may have actually been planned by the [[Resistance]]. Number Five reminds Jammer of the good that has been accomplished by working together in peace. He offers Jammer the chance to stop further bloodshed by informing the [[Cylons]] of potentially life-threatening actions by the Resistance. Jammer balks at the idea of becoming a [[New Caprica Police|traitor]] to the Resistance, but accepts a key-card which will let him enter the Cylon detention center to report the Resistance's secret plans, if he chooses to become an informant.

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===Episode 9===
[[Image:Resistance - Webisode 9.jpg|thumb|Jammer is released from the Detention Center.]]

*Running time: ~3:07
*Release date: October 3, 2006
[[James Lyman|Jammer]] is released from the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] and is met outside by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Tyrol notes that he was informed of Jammer's arrest by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]], and then asks him what he told the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. Jammer nervously explains that the Toasters questioned him about the [[temple]] massacre. Jammer reassures Tyrol that he did not tell the Cylons anything, but Tyrol appears doubtful.

Meanwhile, [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] returns to his tent, and begins to clean up the mess from his earlier outburst. He breaks down into tears while gathering up a flipped-over picture of himself and [[Nora Farmer|Nora]], and an icon of one of the [[Lords of Kobol]].

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===Episode 10===
[[Image:Tivenan.jpg|thumb|Nicholas Tyrol undergoes his dedication ceremony.]]

*Running time: ~4:34
*Release date: October 5, 2006
After the [[dedication ceremony]] for [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]]'s [[Nicholas Tyrol|son]], [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] approaches Tyrol in the [[temple]]. Duck informs Tyrol that he has joined the [[New Caprica Police]], in hopes of finding out who tipped the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] off, and whoever is responsible for [[Nora Farmer|Nora]]'s death.

Afterwards, Tyrol meets in the backroom with [[Saul Tigh]], [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and [[Jean Barolay]] to discuss their next move against the Cylons. Tigh suggests hiding explosives in the grain silo, which Jammer points out is across from the hospital. When Tigh shows a lack of concern for the patients' safety, Jammer excuses himself "to patrol the perimeter."

Outside, Duck is smoking and examining his new NCP patch. He puts it away when Jammer comes out, and the two friends share a smoke together. Jammer notices that Duck said he was going to quit, to which Duck says, "What frakking difference does it make now?", and leaves. Once alone, Jammer sits quietly, and reaches into his pocket to find the Cylon device [[Number Five]] gave him. After examining it, he rises and marches off toward the [[New Caprica Detention Center]].

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== Notes ==
*The original title of the webisode series was "Crossroads".
[[Image:Chinese_characters.png|thumb|300px|The Chinese Characters behind Tyrol in Webisode 7]]
*Three [[Wikipedia:Chinese character|Chinese characters]] can be seen on a crate behind Tyrol at around 2:10 (in the countdown-style timer used by the SciFi.com Video Player) in the seventh episode. They are "盐", "油" and "姜", meaning "salt", "oil" and "ginger" (all cooking ingredients), respectively.
*Currently, for legal reasons, attempting to view the webisodes from outside of the USA will present you with a frozen video player stating either of two messages:
** "Your video will begin playing after a brief advertisement.", a message typically meaning that a brief video ad will play before the playback of the selected video.
** "We're sorry, but the clip selected isn't available from your location. Please select another clip." (if the user opens the video on Sci Fi's Pulse website)
:Users outside of America will have to purchase or procure the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]] of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]], television broadcast, or some other legal means becomes available to view them. To date, the current, bare-bones non-USA DVD releases do not contain these webisodes.
* In the sixth episode, Tigh states that 20 billion humans were "burned up" by the Cylons. He also uses a new slang term for Centurions, "chrome jobs." This is likely inspired by the [[Caprica Resistance]]'s calling [[humanoid Cylon]]s "skin jobs."
*[[Number Five]] uses Jammer's real name for the first time: [[James Lyman]].
*Other ideas discussed were a day in the life of Doctor Cottle, Gaeta working in Baltar's administration, and the domestic life of the Tyrols ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three]]).

== Analysis ==
*Jammer is unsurprised to hear that [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] have been speaking. Apparently, they have resumed some sort of contact since the occupation. How does this sit with other members of the Resistance?

== Questions ==
* Who tipped off the Cylons?

== Official Statements ==

When ''[[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive3#Webisode series|Battlestar Wiki asked Bradley Thompson]]'' about the webisode series, he said:

:"It's true that David Weddle and I wrote the webisodes. Ron Moore and David Eick assigned them to us during the production of Exodus. The ten short segments combine to tell one story, which takes place during the Cylon Occupation that ended Season 2. The webisodes plant seeds that come to fruition in Season 3. They were all directed by Wayne Rose, the veteran director who's been doing 2nd Unit and 1stAD work for the series. The original title of the story was "Crossroads." The running lengths will vary with what's necessary to tell each segment of the story. The first cut I saw of all ten ran about 25 minutes. The run plan we were told was that they'd put up one a week as a countdown to the season premiere -- but SciFi may have other ideas on that by now."

"Nora is played by Emily Holmes. Longo is spelled the way you have it." -- contents of September 5, 2006 message from [[Bradley Thompson]]

"When they initially came to us we could have done just vignettes, and in fact the the staff thought of that approach to the webisodes. But when Brad and I got the assignment we thought, 'Let's just tell one story.' Network wanted it to play into the third season, so that gave us the inspiration to chronicle events that would pay off in the third season... [I remember Ron Moore saying] 'SciFi's ready to do it; they're ready to pay for them. You guys are doing it. Unless you don't want to. Have a story the day after tomorrow.' In a day or two Brad and I came up with the concept and a day after that we pitched them to SciFi. We wrote them in four days or something like that, and shot them the next week... The massacre in the temple has temp tracks we were going to loop and fix and make a lot better, but because we were forbidden to work on them anymore they went out as is. Of course people complained when they watched them and it just made us cringe because we very much wanted to correct that." -- David Weddle in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We said that we wanted a story that goes about a half hour -- we wanted ten three minute things. Then it was like where does it naturally feel like we're going to get something exciting you're going to want to see more of in future webisode... They told us was that we could have anybody that was in Canada. All of our Canadian actors... Duck and Jammer perform actions in those episodes. Ron, when he wrote those, hinted at what put the characters in place to do those things and we thought, 'There's the story.'" -- Bradley Thompson in a October 2, 2006 interview with [http://www.chud.com CHUD.com].

"We came up with the idea of telling one story over the couse of ten webisodes that will fill in the motivations of some peripheral characters who nevertheless play pivotal roles in the opening episodes of Season 3. We wanted to tell the story of Duck and Jammer, who had become close friends while on New Caprica, and show how a single tragic event -- the temple massacre -- propels them on divergent paths toward actions that will affect the outcome of the battle to liberate the human race." -- David Weddle in a October 5, 2006 interview with [http://www.syfyportal.com SyFy Portal].

=== Contract Disputes and Production Delays===

In an interview covering the WGA picket line on November 6, 2007, [[Ron D. Moore]] indicated that NBC-Universal had wanted to produce a series of online webisodes, but didn't want to pay anyone for it, seeing as they considered such things as promotional material and were not actually covered under the Writers Guild of America contract. The ''Battlestar Galactica'' writing team embraced the new story opportunity, but other NBC-Universal series such as ''The Office'' felt that webisodes were nothing but extra filler they were being forced to crank out.

Initially refusing to do them, Moore and NBC-Uni hammered out a deal whereby people would be paid.<ref name="eonline">{{cite_web|url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=117e4468-9709-4b35-8f4d-dcefa652fc3e|title=Strikewatch: TV's Bosses Walk the Line—and We're There|date=7 November 2007|accessdate=8 November 2007|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|format=|language=}}</ref> According to [[Bradley Thompson]], the writing team was given extra pay for vaguely described "extra work" after but no long-term resolution was ever reached. However, while the deal for payment was made, Moore was later told that they wouldn't be credited for their work, and refused to hand over the episodes based on that fact.<ref name="eonline"/>

According to Bradley Thompson, the webisodes were originally meant to be aired once a week (in much the same fashion as the [[Razor Flashbacks]] that precede the airing of "[[Razor]]"), for the 10 weeks preceding the Season 3 premiere on October 6th. This would have resulted in the webisodes premiering in mid-August. However, their release was delayed due to a the aforementioned labor dispute between the Writer's Guild of America and NBC-Universal regarding extra pay for the writers doing the webisodes, despite the fact that they were mostly completed.

The WGA is concerned about the long-term implications of online content: writers are not specifically compensated for their work on them, and NBC-Uni might argue that they have no claim on redistribution profits if they try to classify it as "promotional" material. By August 2006 the negotiations between the WGA and NBC-Uni broke down, and the WGA ordered all series producing webisodes (such as ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''The Office'') to refuse to physically deliver the webisodes to NBC-Uni for distribution online. NBC-Universal, who produces both shows, has filed a complaint with National Labor Relations Board, claiming that this writing is included in the current WGA contract and urging the NLRB to make the series release the material.

However, several weeks later the finished webisodes were taken by NBC-Uni, who did not resolve the issue of crediting the writers or people who produced the webisodes.<ref name="eonline"/> Thus Ron Moore took it upon himself to credit the people responsible via his blog on the official SCIFI Channel website.

The first of ten webisodes were released on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, and subsequent installments were released every Tuesday and Thursday until the Season 3 premiere on October 6, 2006.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* {{audio|BSGTR rocks to throw at the bastards.mp3|''From Episode One, Tigh and Tyrol discuss the remains of Longo's weapons cache:''}}

: '''[[Saul Tigh]]''': This is all that's left? This is frakkin' pathetic. This keeps up, we'll have nothing but rocks left to throw [[Cylons (RDM)|at the bastards]].
: '''[[Galen Tyrol]]''': Yeah, and nobody to throw them.

* {{audio|BSGTR recruiting Duck.mp3|''From Episode 1, Tigh tells Lyman to be more forceful in recruiting Clellan:''}}
: '''[[James Lyman]]''': [[Tucker Clellan|Duck]] hates the toasters, no doubt about that.
: '''Saul Tigh:''' He's also an ex-[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] jock with 40 kills. Talk to him. Make him understand that we need him. Throw in some poetic crap about the struggle for liberty against the Cylon oppressors—whatever it takes! (Lyman exchanges looks with Tyrol) We need more people or this resistance movement is gonna die in its crib.

* {{audio|BSGTR - bargain for Nora's life.mp3|''Jammer argues with Tigh over the damning results of hiding weapons inside a temple:''}}

:'''[[Jammer]]''': What about the ten innocent people? Why don't you tell [[Duck]] what a bargain you got for Nora's life?
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]''': You got that ass-backwards, sonny. We didn't shoot those people, the chrome jobs did...
:'''Jammer''': Because we hid weapons there!
:'''Tigh''': Hey! We're not playing pattycake here. These bastards burned up [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|twenty billion]] of us, you gonna say that's our fault, too? Instead of bawlin' like a little girl, you should focus on getting some payback.
:'''Jammer''': Is that all this is about to you? Blood for blood?
:'''Tigh''': We're at war! War is messy! People get killed—good people, nice people. Get that through your head, or get out! We don't need any cry-babies in this outfit.

== Cast ==
These are listed in the order they appeared during the 10 episodes.

{| class="messagebox" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Cast Member'''
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Character'''
! class="infoboxheader" colspan="10" | '''Episode(s)'''
|-
| [[Nicki Clyne]]
| [[Cally Tyrol]]
| 1
|
|
| 4
| 5
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Aaron Douglas]]
| [[Galen Tyrol]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
| 7
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Christian Tessier]]
| [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
|
|
|
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Dominic Zamprogna]]
| [[James Lyman|Jammer]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|-
| [[Michael Hogan]]
| [[Saul Tigh]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
| 7
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Emily Holmes]]
| [[Nora Farmer]]
| 1
|
| 3
| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alisen Down]]
| [[Jean Barolay]]
|
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 6
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Carmen Moore]]
| [[Tivenan|Sister Tivenan]]
|
| 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10
|-
| [[Matthew Bennett]]
| [[Number Five]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7
| 8
|
|
|}

== Crew ==
In his September 6<sup>th</sup> 2006 [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/09/#a001251 official blog post], [[Ronald D. Moore]] recognized all the crew involved in the production of the webisodes.

Director: [[Wayne Rose]].
Writers: [[Bradley Thompson]] & [[David Weddle]].
Executive Producers: [[Ron D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]].
Producer: [[Harvey Frand]].
Co-Producers: Bradley Thompson & David Weddle.
Producer, Post Production work: [[imdb:nm0502735|Paul Leonard]].
Director of Photography: John Drake.
Editors: [[Michael O'Halloran]], Tim Kinzy, Ian Kezbaum, and Harry Jierjian.
Music: [[Bear McCreary]].

Visual Effects Supervisor: [[Gary Hutzel]].
Unit Production Manager: Boris Ivanov.
First Assistant Directors: Shirley-Anne Parsons and Alexia Droz.
Second Assistant Director: Mindy Heslin.
Set Costumes Supervisor: Keith Parent.
Make-up Artist: Ankara Eden.
Second Assistant, Make-up: Liz Raman Nair.
First Assistant, Hair Stylist: Jamie McKay.
Prop Assistants: Glenn Hilworth, Gerry Thompson, and Robert Stecky.
Sound Mixer: Mark Noda.

Boom Operators: Keith Henderson and Tony Wyman.
First Assistant Camera: Shannon Abbott.
Digital Imaging Technician: Tracy Sim.
Gaffer: Guy Patterson.
Best Boy, Electric: Paul Bougie.
Genny Operator: Murray Chysyk.
Lamp Operator: Blair McDonald.
Key Grip: Mark Leiterman.
Best Boy Grips: Dave McKinlay and Ron Baran.
Script Supervisor: Carol Green-Lundy.
Medic and Craft Services: Tim Gunderson.

''Battlestar Galactica'' Main Title Theme by [[Richard Gibbs]].

Scoring and Orchestral Engineer: Steve Kaplan.
Music Editor: Michael Baber.
Special Effects Coordinators: Al Collis and Kevin Andruschak.

Studio Executive: Richard Rothstein.
Studio Executive in Charge of Production: Todd Sharp.
Network Executives: [[IMDB:nm2303904|Mark Stern]] and Erik Storey.

====Dedication====

Ron D. Moore added a special dedication to the credits:

<blockquote>''All of the above people worked above and beyond the call of duty to deliver these Webisodes to you and they did it while also working to deliver the regular episodes of the third season. They did it without any template of how these things were to be done and they did it in defiance of a limited budget and a extraordinarily truncated shooting schedule.''</blockquote>

<blockquote>''I'm proud of them and proud of their work. I hope you'll agree.''</blockquote>

== References ==
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Saul Tigh

2011-01-18T19:47:59Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

{{Character Data
|photo= Saul Tigh.jpg
|age= Allegedly 71<ref>Tigh was supposedly born in 69 BCH, ("[[Valley of Darkness]]" deleted scene), and Season 3 takes place in 2 AHC.</ref>, actually 2,000+
|colony= [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]]; he has a fabricated background of being from [[Aerilon]]
|birthname=
|callsign=
|seen= Miniseries
|death= 1. Nuclear destruction of Original Earth, c. 2000 BCH (resurrected in orbit)<br>2. suffocated by [[Number One]], c. 32 BCH (resurrected with false memories)<br>3. Eventually died after 4 ACH settlement on New Earth
|parents=
|siblings=
|children= Non-biologically: Considered a "father" of the eight humanoid Cylon models;<br>Biologically: [[Liam Tigh]]† (miscarried at four months) with Caprica-Six
|marital status=Married to [[Ellen Tigh]] in all three lives;<br>briefly cohabitated with [[Caprica-Six]]
|role= Executive Officer, [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'';<br>Commander of [[New Caprica Resistance]];<br>Civilian deckhand;<br>Engineer or scientist
|rank= Colonel
|actor= [[Michael Hogan]]
|serial=219804<ref>Serial number from [[:Image:Tigh's dogtag serial.jpg|his dogtags]] and confirmed by the studios for the QMX replica.</ref>
|5cylon= y
|name= Saul Tigh
}}
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and repeatedly serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]]. Before his service on ''Galactica'', he served as Adama's XO on the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''. During the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]], Tigh commanded the [[New Caprica Resistance]].

A tough but troubled man with a long history of alcoholism, Tigh has false memories of having served in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] since his teenage years, seeing action in the [[First Cylon War]]. He is married to [[Ellen Tigh]], whose death was incorrectly (though logically) presumed to have been permanent. Believing himself to be a widower, he entered a sexual relationship with [[Caprica Six]],with whom he sired a miscarried child named [[Liam|Liam Tigh]].

Upon reaching the [[Ionian nebula]], he and [[Final Five|three others]] [[Crossroads, Part II|became aware]] of their nature as [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylons]]. Since then, he has sporadically regained memories and knowledge of his prior life.

==Biography ==

===Cylon past===

Saul Tigh lived on [[Earth (RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|the original Earth]] two millennia ago. Like all humanoids on that planet, he was a Cylon: a member of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]]. There, he was one of five scientists researching "organic memory transfer," a technology which had originated on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but fell out of use on Earth once the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate sexually. His wife Ellen was the most gifted of the five scientists. When nuclear armageddon came, Saul found himself in the lobby of his apartment building. Hearing a voice crying out, "Saul!" from the floor in front of the tenants' post boxes, he finds his wife trapped under debris he cannot move. He pulls the lighter debris from around her, as more bombs detonate. Moments before they die, she tells him, "Saul, it's okay. Everything's in place. We'll be reborn... again. Together." ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]], [[No Exit]])

The organic memory transfer they were researching was [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]], the same technology their ancestors brought from [[Kobol]]. When killed by the explosions, Saul and the other four downloaded into new bodies aboard a ship they had placed in orbit. Knowing that humanity would continue to create artificial life, they made their way the Twelve Colonies to warn them about the the need to treat their creations with kindness in order to prevent a rebellion and inter-species war. Lacking [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|faster-than-light]] capability, the five travelled at relativistic speeds. From the planetary perspective, their journey took approximately two thousand years.

Saul and the other four found their fears were justified. Upon their arrival, the first [[Cylon War]] was already in progress between humans and the Colonial [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]]. Saul and the others made a deal with the Centurions: end the war against the humans, and the Five would help them build humanoid Cylons. They ultimately made eight models for the Centurions, and their technology was stored in [[The Colony]]. The favoritism which [[Number One]] perceived Saul's wife, Ellen, displayed toward [[Number Seven]] drove Number One into a jealous rage. In addition to permanently destroying the Number Seven line, he suffocated Saul and the other four Cylons from Earth. Blocking their real memories, Number One implanted false ones in their minds, and deposited them among the human population in an attempt to prove to them the "evils" of humanity.

=== False Backstory ===
Saul Tigh was supposedly born on the colony of [[Aerilon]]<ref name="aerelon">"Cylon Intelligence Report: Personnel File: Saul Tigh." <u>Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine</u>. Feb./Mar. 2006: 62. - He has [[Crossroads, Part II|recently been revealed]] as a Cylon presumably making this point moot.</ref>.

Tigh began his military career as a deckhand<ref name="deckhand">''Ibid''. "Saul Tigh entered the fleet as a deckhand, but rose through the ranks, and was a CPO (Chief Petty Officer) by the time the First Cylon War broke out."</ref>. By the second year of the First [[Cylon War]], he was serving as a gunner's mate onboard the ''[[Brenik]]''. His ship was boarded by the Cylons, where he and others fought in hand-to-hand combat, during the bloodiest period of that war. It was during this battle that he saw his first dead man, [[Duncan Rafferty]], who was violently vivisected by Centurions ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Noteworthy Dialogue|deleted scene]]). His ship was subsequently destroyed, but he survived. He was transferred to another unnamed ship, which succumbed to a similar fate as his original ship. Having borne witness to many a bloody combat, he became emotionally scarred, which had, among other impetuses, led him to alcoholism.
[[Image:Tighadama.jpg|Tigh and Adama's first meeting.|left|thumb]]

Tigh eventually achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer. When Viper pilot numbers began running low in the war, Tigh was selected for Colonial [[officer candidate school]], and was reassigned as a Viper pilot.<ref>{{cite rdm podcast|episode=Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down}}</ref> As a pilot, he demonstrated considerable skill, earning several medals while posted aboard [[Athena (Battlestar)|Battlestar ''Athena'']].<ref name="athena">''Ibid''. "Tigh joined the Colonial officer candidate school, and was reassigned as a Viper pilot, something he excelled in, earning a string of medals in his post aboard the battlestar Athena."</ref> After the cessation of hostilities, he was dismissed from service.

=== Inter-War Years ===

Tigh eked out an existence as a deckhand aboard a commercial freighter. He clearly experienced signs of post-traumatic stress disorder; he commented that every time he smelled grease or machine oil, he would nearly vomit, as this smell reminded him of the "stink" of Centurions ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Noteworthy Dialogue|deleted scene]]). While onboard, he drowned himself in alcohol and, after a time, about 20 years after the war, encountered [[William Adama]], who had not seen as much combat experience as Tigh himself. They became fast friends, and remained in touch after Adama was recommissioned into the service. Two years later, Tigh found himself reinstated into the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain, thanks to his old friend, and now major, Adama.<ref name="adama">''Ibid''. "Adama reenlisted with the service, and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service. Tigh was straightening his life out when he met his wife Ellen, whom he courted and married within two months, about 7 years before the [[Miniseries]]. Unfortunately, Ellen did not take well to military life, and her repeated infidelities drove Tigh back into the bottle. The two separated shortly before the Cylon attack.</ref> His alcoholism has led many in the crew to view him with contempt ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]").

=== Second Cylon War ===

Following the Cylon attack, Tigh recovered some of his old verve, and attempted to give up alcohol. However, this, combined with the initial stress of flight from the Cylons, caused him to overcompensate as a martinet, frequently driving the personnel overly hard, and berating where encouragement would prove the better option ([[33]]). He excused this by his view that the XO is supposed to be the "hard face" of command.
[[image:33-Tigh_Adama.jpg|thumb|right|"If the crew doesn't hate the XO, then he's not doing his job."]]
With his drinking problem relatively under control, Tigh settled back into his role as the ''Galactica'''s Executive Officer, though he still treats the ship's personnel relatively inhumanely. Apart from Adama, he seems unable to utter a sentence without cursing, or to leave any differing opinion unsneered at.

During Cylon attacks, Tigh has proved himself to be an good battle-manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes save the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ("[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]").

Tigh is uneasy around President [[Laura Roslin]] ([[Water]]), and resents what he sees as her interfering with Adama's command ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]) - something born out of his deep respect for Adama, which even the most heated of disagreements between them ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]) cannot disrupt, or his general inability to accept differing viewpoints.

Tigh personally loathes [[Kara Thrace]], one of ''Galactica'''s pilots. While grudgingly conceding she is a fine pilot, Tigh does consider her an an egotistical, insubordinate youngster, and even tries to end her active service. Tigh criticizes Adama for having a soft spot for Thrace, ignoring that his whole existence in the fleet is based on a similar soft spot ([[Miniseries]]).

Outside of Adama, Tigh has few others he regards as confidants aboard ship; and since the initial Cylon attack, he has withdrawn from interacting with the crew during off-duty hours, making him perhaps more isolated than even Adama - who is at least held in awe, and respected by the crew.

=== Wife's Return ===
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Saul_Ellen.jpg|thumb|left|'''Tigh''' and his newly returned wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], making a toast: "To starting over" ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).]]
Some three weeks after the Cylon attack on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], Tigh is stunned to discover his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]], had not been killed as he had thought, but was rescued from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]], and carried aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' as an unconscious "Jane Doe" by an unknown person. Later, it is revealed that the person who did that was a [[John Cavil]]-model Cylon.

Despite the emotional implications from the destruction of the Colonies and life aboard the ship, Tigh is reluctantly thrust further into politics, as his wife plays her schemes. Much to his disdain, his wife attempts to procure photo opportunities with the likes of [[Tom Zarek]] - a person Tigh views with the utmost contempt ([[Colonial Day]]). Additionally, Ellen seems to re-establish Tigh's alcoholism with gratuitous drinking.

Despite this, Adama sends Tigh with a squadron of [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to arrest [[Laura Roslin]] after Adama discovers that she convinced [[Kara Thrace]] to [[FTL|Jump]] back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to retrieve a historical artifact called the [[Arrow of Apollo]] from the Delphi Museum. This action deprives the Fleet of a military asset - a captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], intended to have been used to plant a nuclear warhead aboard a [[basestar]] in orbit around the planet believed to be [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] - and convinces Adama that Roslin is abusing her authority.

Onboard ''[[Colonial One]]'', Tigh's men and Roslin's [[Presidential Security Service|personal security agents]] are at a standoff when [[Lee Adama]] aims a weapon at Tigh's head and attempts to thwart the coup. Attempting to defuse the situation, Roslin agrees to be arrested and Lee Adama is arrested on charges of treason ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

=== Tigh in Command ===
[[Image:Scattered-Tigh.jpg|thumb|right|Tigh realizing he's in a bit over his head ([[Scattered]]).]]
Tigh is present in [[CIC]] during the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]]. As guards restrain Valerii, Tigh attempts to stop the bleeding from the torso gunshot wounds Adama sustained in the attempt ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). He keeps Lee Adama from tending to his father and throws him into the brig. However, the need for reliable officers, forces Tigh to grant Lee a parole from his arrest. After his daily duties as [[CAG]] are done, Lee promises to return to the brig when off-shift.

With Adama incapacitated and with Roslin arrested, Tigh tries to maintain order. However, his irrational and gruff command style displeases many crew members. Morale and ship efficiency began to suffer. Ellen Tigh becomes a private adviser to her husband, frequently questioning his power to command while also suggesting ways of usurping more power and quashing his opponents. Ellen Tigh's advice only exacerbates an already-deteriorating situation.

Tigh's interrogation of suspected Cylon collaborators or infiltrators is brutal. After beating, then nearly shooting the ''Galactica'' copy of Valerii, other issues in the Fleet divert him from further interrogation. He orders a special cage made for her for later interrogation. Tigh also savagely interrogates Valerii's former lover, Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] as a possible [[humanoid Cylon]] himself. Tigh would have left him with Valerii in the newly built Cylon cage if [[Gaius Baltar]] did not intervene to prove medically that Tyrol is not a Cylon himself.

With Roslin in prison, uprisings begin as civilian ships refuse to supply ''Galactica'' until Roslin is released. Worse, the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] demand to see Roslin. Knowing of Roslin's hallucinations in the brig, he intentionally invites the Quorum to see Roslin in her poor state in hopes of disillusioning the Quorum. However, Roslin recovers sufficiently from her [[Chamalla]] withdrawal after getting a supply smuggled to her by Corporal [[Venner]], her guard. Tigh believes that the accounts within the [[Sacred Scrolls]] weren't to be believed, and teases Roslin in front of the Quorum on her visions. Roslin not only is able to speak to the Quorum, but decisively reinforces her decisions as well as her role in the search for the location of Earth as told in the Pythian prophesies. This act greatly impresses the Quorum, and infuriates Tigh; fearing a larger civilian government uprising led by the Quorum. Tigh institutes [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]] throughout the Fleet - a move he earlier had disclaimmed - in an attempt to maintain order in a rapidly chaotic shuffle of power between the civilian and military governments ([[Fragged]]).

The supply situation leads Tigh to deploying Marines in forcibly retrieving supplies. On [[Gideon|one ship]], a riot leads to four deaths and many injuries due to the pilot's inexperience in managing such a situation. Unlike Adama (who likely would have taken direct responsibility for the "Gideon Massacre"), Tigh places blame solely on the pilot, absolving himself from the incident.

=== Fleet Factioning and Adama's Return ===

The shootings, Tigh's decision for martial law, and his unwillingness to discuss anything with anyone except Ellen Tigh (and the unconscious Adama) becomes the dividing point of those wanting to press on to finding Earth, and those wanting to settle on Kobol ([[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]]). Tigh's drinking spirals further out of control, leading to more erratic behavior and causing great concern regarding his ability to effectively command, particularly among the [[CIC]] staff. The situation comes to a head when Roslin, tacitly aided by other officers and crew on ''Galactica'', escapes the brig in an attempt to hide amongst the many ships in the Fleet with the aid of [[Tom Zarek]]. Tigh chases down the escaping Raptor using the [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]], having the Viper fire across the bow of the fleeing Raptor to persuade it to return. The Raptor brazenly continues onward, leading to a crucial decision for the Colonel. Tigh allows the Raptor to escape rather than shooting it down, which would have killed Adama's son and the President and could have destabilized the fleet.
[[image:Flight_of_the_Phoenix-Tigh_Adama.jpg|thumb|left|Tigh and Adama share a knowing smirk at the commissioning of the [[Blackbird]], ''Laura'' ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).]]

Fortunately for the fleet and Colonel Tigh, Commander Adama regains consciousness shortly after the escape and asks what had happened during his absence. Tigh confesses that he has "frakked things up good", but Adama reassures his friend, saying, "I never had much use for people that second-guessed my decisions, especially if they've never held a command. They don't understand the pressure to make a call that affects the lives of thousands, and you have no one to turn to for backup." Despite all the serious problems that Tigh created, Adama doesn't blame him, telling Tigh that whatever bad calls were made, they would pick up the pieces together ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).

Both Adama and Tigh underestimate the number of ships that secede from the main fleet to join the [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]] that sought the [[Tomb of Athena]] with President Roslin ([[The Farm]]). Tigh backs up Adama while he maintains a similar official position on Roslin and the separated ships as Tigh has. However, after Adama realizes that survival of the entire Fleet would only come if everyone held together, Adama begins to prepare a journey to Kobol to retrieve the remainder of the Fleet and reach out to Roslin ([[Home, Part I]]). At first Tigh seems to believe that Adama is retrieving the faction by more military means, and scoffs at Roslin's religious views on the quest until he realizes that Adama is beginning to follow Roslin's information, taking her reports and visions seriously. Tigh is left in command while Adama successfully reunites the Fleet and reconciles with Roslin ([[Home, Part II]]).

After [[William Adama|Adama's]] return to command and Roslin to the presidency, for a moment the ''Gideon'' incident is almost forgotten. Before she is invited to ''Galactica'', reporter [[D'Anna Biers]] prepares a story about the incident, which could destroy the public's view towards Tigh, and eventually ''Galactica''. However she drops the subject in favor of a ''Galactica'' documentary. Lt. [[Joe Palladino]], the pilot in charge of the boarding operation to ''Gideon'', blames Tigh for the discredit to his reputation. He begins to terrorize Tigh and his wife, but Tigh later manages to subdue Palladino ([[Final Cut]]).

=== ''Pegasus'' Discovered ===

Things once again turn on their head when ''Galactica'' has a chance encounter with the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', a modern type of battlestar and the flagship of Admiral [[Helena Cain]]. Cain, being the superior officer, assumes complete command of the Fleet. The naturally suspicious Tigh is wary about this mixed blessing, but takes it in stride like everything else up until now. When he begins to regularly speak with ''Pegasus''’s own XO [[Jack Fisk]], his suspicions slowly prove to be well founded.

Fisk's conscience-clearing sessions with Tigh reveal that Admiral Cain was responsible for a set of atrocities, the most damning being the pillaging and stranding of a small civilian fleet in open space. When Tigh relays this information to Commander Adama, Adama reminisces about their own questionable activities, particularly their actions regarding the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''. However, Adama keeps Tigh's warnings in mind and they help him in his decision to stand up to Cain later on ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" through "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]").

=== The Election and New Caprica ===
When the presidential election arrives, Colonel Tigh is charged with overseeing the vote tallies on ''Galactica''. When it appears that [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] would win the vote, [[Tory Foster]], President Roslin's aide, approaches Tigh and [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] to conspire to steal the election for Roslin, foreseeing certain disaster in a Baltar presidency. Tigh, never a fan of Baltar's to begin with, organises the counting of fraudulent ballots in order to keep Baltar out of office. The plot is overturned when Lt. [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] reports irregularities to Tigh, who all too obviously tries to sweep the affair under the carpet. Gaeta then informs Admiral Adama, who lets Tigh and Dualla off the hook and the official vote tallies are "revised" without the public learning of the Roslin campaign's attempt to steal the election.

One year later, after the fleet settles on [[New Caprica]] on the orders of President Baltar, most of the military staff have all but retired from active service. Col. Tigh is one of the few officers still serving aboard ''Galactica'', but the day eventually comes when Admiral Adama discharges his friend and XO from his duties to let him return to civilian life with his wife. On the surface of New Caprica, the couple run into [[Kara Thrace]] at [[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] Tyrol's union rally. The former colonel and captain share an unusually warm embrace, having put their differences behind them at some point in the preceding year. However, their reunion does not last as a large Cylon fleet appears in orbit over the planet and the Cylons occupy New Caprica without firing a shot. Tigh and his wife are last seen watching in utter shock as [[Cylon Centurion]]s march through the streets of New Caprica City ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

=== Occupation and Resistance ===
Two months into the occupation of New Caprica by the Cylons, Tigh is organizing and recruiting for [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance on New Caprica]] along with Galen Tyrol and [[Jammer]]. When the Cylons begin to find the weapons hidden by the Resistance, Tigh orders them to be stored in the Temple, believing it to be the safest place as the Cylon respect the sanctity of the Temple and will not search it, disregarding any moral concerns. When the Cylons discover the weapons, [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] is shot and Cally Tyrol and her [[Nicholas Tyrol|baby]] barely escape. This leads several members of the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] to question whether Tigh is going too far. After Tigh plans an attack that could endanger patients at a hospital, Jammer reports him to the Cylon authorities ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]). The Cylons imprison Tigh and tear his right eye out. Ellen's sexual efforts with [[Cavil]] lead to Tigh's eventual release ([[Occupation]]) though this is later revealed to be a Cylon ruse to blackmail Ellen into collaboration with the Cylons as well as find the location of a high level meeting of the Insurgency.

===Escape from New Caprica and Ellen's death===
[[Image:Saulellen.jpg|Tigh handing Ellen her poisoned drink.|thumb]]Tigh actively participates in the exodus from New Caprica, leading an attack on the shipyard with Galen Tyrol, during which they are aided by Vipers launched from ''Galactica''.
[[Image:TighAdamaReunion.jpg|thumb|left|Adama welcomes Tigh back on ''Galactica'' ([[Exodus, Part II]]).]]
Following the escape, he initially resumes his post as the executive officer of ''Galactica'', but is unable to conceal his contempt for those who colluded with the Cylons, such as [[Felix Gaeta]]. In a face-off with Admiral Adama, in which the senior officer orders Tigh to "sleep it off", it is clear that the events on New Caprica - most notably, his wife's death - are still adversely affecting Tigh. Following that he spends a lot of time in his quarters trying to cope with what happened to him on New Caprica and is temporarily replaced by [[Karl Agathon]].

He eventually becomes the apparent ringleader of the [[The Circle|Circle]], a group of six people authorized by then-President [[Tom Zarek]], charged with bringing collaborators to justice. Tigh is among the less scrupulous members but nonetheless opposes [[Charlie Connor]]'s suggestion of summary executions. Thirteen people fall victim to the Circle's mandate, including [[Jammer]] ([[Collaborators]]).

Tigh is reunited with an old comrade, [[Daniel Novacek]] and tells him the truth of his last mission. Tigh later stops him when Novacek tries to kill Adama in revenge for being the cause of him spending years as a Cylon captive ([[Hero]]). Tigh also referees the boxing fights organized to boost morale ([[Unfinished Business]]). He returns to duty during operations to resupply the Fleet's food stores ([[The Passage]]). When [[Dr. Robert]], a civilian physician, is implicated in the deaths of [[Sagittaron]] refugees, Tigh initially defends his friend, saying that he worked with the resistance on New Caprica. He clashes with [[Karl Agathon]] over this, who insists on investigating Robert. However, when it turns out that Robert was killing the Sagittarons out of prejudice, Tigh orders his arrest ([[The Woman King]]).

When [[Kara Thrace]] dies he is visibly heartbroken ([[Maelstrom]]), showing that he did truly care about her despite their differences, which he had begun to show in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]". As the Fleet nears the [[Ionian nebula]] and Gaius Baltar's trial begins, Tigh is one of a few people who hear mysterious music on several occasions. When called to testify in court, he shows up drunk. [[Romo Lampkin|Baltar's lawyer]] exploits this vulnerability and forces Tigh to publicly admit that he killed his wife on New Caprica ([[Crossroads, Part I]]).

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===The Damning Revelation===

[[Image:403 - Tigh and his gun.jpg|thumb|Tigh in his waking "nightmare" state ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).]]

Saul Tigh, [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] begin to hear a [[The Music|song]] only they can hear over and over again, driving them to distraction. They instinctively come to the realization that they are four of the [[final five]] Cylons. They decide to remain loyal to the Colonials ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

With a Cylon fleet bearing down on them, Tigh resumes his position as executive officer again. However, almost immediately, this decision is tested by both Tigh's waking nightmares during the onset of the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|battle]]—where he believes he will kill his friend and commander, Adama, much the same way [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] tried to—and the return of [[Kara Thrace]], who may be a Cylon. Even amidst this, he is the ''de facto'' leader of the "Final Four" and continues to assure them that they are different than Boomer and the other Cylons. Further, he has them pledge to kill themselves should they feel any inkling of betraying the Fleet ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).

In an attempt to learn more about what it means to be a Cylon and how they deal with pain, Tigh visits [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] and asks her how it feels to have the blood of billions of beings on her hands. Six replies that she is just as human as he is and can't switch off her feelings, but that she has found another way to deal with her pain. During their conversation, Tigh has a [[Virtual Ellen|hallucination]] of his dead wife, whose body he sees the place of Six. She tries to help him cope with his feelings and share some of her perceived clarity. In act of tenderness, she removes his eye patch, but Tigh rebukes her advances. Six then punches Tigh and kisses him when he lies on the floor ([[Escape Velocity]]).

When [[Natalie]] offers the Colonials access to the Cylon [[Resurrection Hub]] and wants to unbox the [[Number Three|Threes]] in order to learn what she knows about the Final Five, Tigh reacts shocked and fears that he will be uncovered and killed. Instead of cooperation with the Cylon rebels, he urges President Roslin to just destroy the hub ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).

When Doctor [[Cottle]] discovers that Caprica-Six is pregnant, Admiral Adama is angry at Tigh for "giving in to his weaknesses" and being disloyal. Tigh initially counters that Adama is risking a lot for [[Laura Roslin|woman he cares about]] as well. When Adama asks what Ellen would say about his actions, Tigh becomes furious and physically attacks Adama. The two exchange blows and Adama eventually shoves Tigh to the floor, who breaks Adama's model ship during the fall. Having vented their frustrations, both calm down. Later, Adama decides to stay back in a Raptor to wait for Roslin's return. He temporarily promotes Tigh to admiral and gives him command of the Fleet. Tigh is reluctant, recalling his previous [[Scattered|disastrous experience in command]], but takes the position ([[Sine Qua Non]]).

Tigh's anxiousness about being revealed as a Cylon is magnified when Adama returns with [[D'Anna Biers]]. However, instead of exposing him, she forces his hand by holding the Colonials on the Cylon baseship hostage, demanding that the Cylons on ''Galactica'' are turned over to them. To prevent Adama from carrying out an extremely risky and bloody rescue plan, Tigh decides to come clean himself. He confesses to William Adama, saying that he should have done so earlier. Adama can't believe his friend, but orders him arrested and brought to a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]]. There, Tigh also exposes Tyrol and Anders. Tigh is about to be spaced, when Kara Thrace runs into the control room and tells everyone that she has found another clue towards [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. In an unexpected move, President [[Lee Adama]] grants the Cylons a full amnesty. Before the final jump to Earth, Tigh sits in his quarters drinking, unsure what to do ([[Revelations]]).

===Earth and further revelations===

Tigh and Caprica-Six accompany the survey team to Earth's surface, where the latter reaches out for and touches the former. Following their amnesty, Tigh, Anders and Tyrol wear fatigues with no rank insignia ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]), and none is shown having any authority. Tigh's sidearm has not, however, been confiscated from his wall locker.

Back aboard ''Galactica'', a drunken Admiral Adama storms into Tigh's quarters, armed with a marine's pistol. Grabbing Tigh's pistol from its storage shelf, charging it, and dropping it on the table, Adama orders Tigh, "Sit down, Cylon!" Tigh successfully resists Adama's attemps to encourage Tigh into drinking and to be used for Adama's "assisted suicide". Tigh tries to apologize about his revelation of being a Cylon, but Adama is beyond angry. "Is that how it worked? They program you to be my friend? Emulate all the qualities I respect. Tell me jokes...and I laugh at them." Tigh counters that he wanted, chose to be his friend. Adama throws insult after insult about [[Ellen Tigh]], in an attempt to anger Tigh into picking up either sidearm to shoot his friend. "Do it! Or I'll do it myself!" Adama says, pointing the marine's pistol to his own temple. "I'm sorry, Bill, but this is the one time I can't help you," Tigh tells him ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

In a reversal of roles, Tigh is the sober one of the two, and gives Adama a much-needed dressing-down. After listening to Adama's story of foxes that would either fight, try to cross the river, or simply give up and float out to sea, Tigh admonishes him not be like foxes choosing to drown. He reminds Adama that he is still the commander and that Tigh is still the XO of the ship; killing himself would not help himself nor their people. Thereafter, Colonel Tigh is restored to his to his rank and position on ''Galactica'' ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

Once again in his service uniform and wearing his rank, Tigh leads the round-up of the survey crews on the Earth surface in preparation for their journey toward a new home. At the water's edge, [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] informs him of her decision to give up and die alone on Earth. Their talk reminds Tigh of Adama's fox story, and he begins to walk into the sea. When chest-deep, he is compelled to reach down. In doing so, he discovers a mangled post box hatch from his apartment building lobby two millenia earlier. Like Tyrol, he has a vision of Earth's nuclear distruction. He is wearing a civilian business suit. He hears Ellen, finds her trapped under debris he cannot move. He splashes through the water as he remembers himself digging though the rubble to reach Ellen and remembers her prophesy. Ellen tells him, as more bombs go off, flashing bright, "Saul, it's okay. Everything's in place. We'll be reborn...again. Together." The vision fades as Tigh realizes the truth. "Ellen...Ellen! You're the [[Final Five|fifth!]]"

===The search for a home continues===

Col. Tigh relieves an exhausted Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]] from duty and orders him to take an ill-fated week's leave aboard ''[[Zephyr]]'' to rest and recover. After Gaeta's shuttle raptor is lost in an emergency FTL jump while en-route to ''Zephyr'', Tigh acquiesses to Lt. [[Louis Hoshi]]'s plea for a raptor and pilot with whom to search for his lover. Gaeta is the only survivor of the seven (five Colonials and two [[Number Eight]] Cylons) aboard the raptor, and explains that one of the Eights killed everyone else before being herself killed by Gaeta. After consulting off-camera with the rebel Cylons, Tigh tells him that the incident will not be investigated. Nevertheless, the incident leaves Gaeta aprehensive about their alliance with the rebel Cylons and asks to speak with Admiral Adama because, with all due respect, Tigh is a Cylon. Tigh reluctantly approves his request ([[The Face of the Enemy]]).

Days into the Fleet's search for a new home, Caprica-Six and Saul Tigh are in sickbay where Dr. Cottle is using a sonagram to show them their unborn child. Tigh can't see the image, when Cottle quips, "Try looking with your eyes...eye." In a moment of amazement while Assistant Layne Ishay points out the elements of the sonagram, an overwhelmed Tigh albeit happy, asks for a drink. Cottle offers a cigarette instead to Tigh as he lights one for himself, to Ishay's dismay.

In Admiral Adama's quarters, Lee Adama, Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Felix Gaeta and Karl Agathon meet to discuss the implementation of Cylon FTL upgrades to the civilian ships. Tyrol argues that the Cylons become valid citizens of the Fleet, with their own representative on the Quorum and Adama's oath of protection if they are to get the Cylon technology. Tigh comments after Tyrol fubbles with his proper pronouns for the situation that he might need a chart to help him keep it right.

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===Mutiny and the Return of Ellen===
Felix Gaeta leads a mutiny alongside a coup lead by Tom Zarek in order to gain control of the Fleet. Adama and Tigh are captured, but manage to escape and meet up with Lee and Kara. They make their way to a forgotten airlock where Baltar and Roslin escape in a Cylon Raptor to the [[Rebel Basestar]] while Adama stays behind to try to retake ''Galactica''. Tigh insists on staying with him despite being a likely target due to being a Cylon and Adama tells him that "its been an honor to serve with you my friend." ([[The Oath]]) The two are knocked out by a stun grenade and captured by marines led by Captain Aaron Kelly who Tigh insults. He's taken to the brig where Caprica Six, Helo, Athena and Anders already are, but they are rescued by Kara and Lee. However, Anders is seriously hurt and Kara stays behind to get him to Doctor Cottle. The freed prisoners find Kelly who defects and shows them where Admiral Adama is about to be executed and they arrive just in time to save his life. Tigh holds a gun on Narcho who's in charge of the firing squad and forces him not to tell Gaeta the truth. After Narcho refuses to help retake the ship, Tigh goes to shoot him, but is stopped by Adama who has him tied up instead. Tigh is part of Adama's march to retake CIC and helps recapture it without firing a shot, ending the mutiny. ([[Blood on the Scales]])

Tigh later learns some of his history from Anders who has regained his Cylon memories after being shot in the head during the mutiny. ([[No Exit]]) He is also shocked when a missing Raptor shows up carrying Boomer and his wife Ellen who had downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after he had killed her and had been a prisoner of [[Cavil]] until Boomer helped her escape. The Rebel Cylons are excited to have all of the Final Five with them and want to leave the Fleet and leave it up to a majority vote of the Five. Tigh, remembering that Anders told him to stay with the Fleet, votes to stay and given what Anders said, they take it as a vote to stay as well, Tyrol and Tory vote to go, but Ellen is shocked and undecided after learning that he got Caprica Six pregnant. He later asks for a private meeting with Ellen, but she summons Tyrol, Tory and Caprica Six to tell them that they're going to leave the Fleet, doing it just to spite him as she knows how much he loves the Fleet. Tigh refuses to go saying that they can go without him and if Caprica Six really wants to go, she can go too, but he's not going. Ellen uses this to say he loves the Fleet and Bill Adama more than he loves either of them, but Caprica Six suddenly goes into distress and starts to miscarry the baby. A horrified Ellen apologizes saying she only wanted to hurt him, not Caprica Six or the baby. She tells them that they can stay and should and that she'll move to the [[Rebel Basestar]] and leave him alone. He at first pushes her away, but eventually allows her to comfort him. She tries to get him to tell Caprica Six how much he loves her, but he can't seem to do it. Caprica Six miscarries and their baby dies in the womb. Later Tigh goes to Admiral Adama and cries about his lost son. ([[Deadlock]]) The death of their baby is also apparently the end of the relationship between Tigh and Caprica Six.

Tigh is with Ellen, Tyrol and Tory in Joe's Bar when Kara starts playing the music, surprising them all. ([[Someone to Watch Over Me]]) Afterwards he's shocked when Admiral Adama decides to order ''Galactica's'' repairs to stop and the ship to be scrapped for parts. The two share a toast to the ship. ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]])

When Adama calls for volunteers for a rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Tigh volunteers immediately alongside Ellen. ([[Daybreak, Part I]]) During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Tigh coordinates the battle with Admiral Adama in CIC. When a fire breaks out near Anders, he goes up with Tyrol to put it out and stays on the balcony afterwards. During the attempt to get Cavil to stop all of this and release Hera who he has taken hostage in CIC, Tigh offers him resurrection if he agrees to let Hera go and stop chasing humanity. After he agrees the Five combine together to send the plans for resurrection to The Colony and Tigh calms a nervous Tory by saying they forgive her sins when she gets worried about everyone seeing everyone else's memories. Tigh is shocked to discover that Tory murdered Cally and can only watch as Tyrol kills Tory in revenge. After ''Galactica'' jumps away, Tigh resumes his duties as XO and reports that ''Galactica'' suffered critical structural failures and "broke her back" and can't jump anymore. After landing on their new home planet that they name Earth, Tigh and Ellen say goodbye to Tyrol who plans to go off and live as a hermit and Tigh forgives him for killing Tory, saying he'd have done the same thing if someone had done that to Ellen. Tigh and Ellen rekindle their relationship and go off to spend the rest of their lives together. ([[Daybreak, Part II]])

== Attitudes toward humans ==
Col. Tigh is unabashedly pro-human and has stayed fiercely loyal to [[William Adama]] and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] despite almost being killed by his son [[Lee Adama]] in a rage over his - from Lee's point of view - his lifelong deception of his father and the Fleet. He has faced such deadly hostility, but has persevered perhaps in part, if not in whole, because he shares such prejudice himself. This is including serving in the [[New Caprica Resistance|Resistance]] on [[New Caprica]] and having no compunction in blowing up Cylons and alleged collaborators alike. He was often the first to call for the execution of any Cylons found among them. He even killed his own wife [[Ellen Tigh]] for betraying the Resistance essentially under [[Samuel Anders]]' orders.

When he finds out he is a "[[skinjob]]" he is, of course, stunned. He has a waken nightmare of himself repeating the act of [[Sharon Valerii]] shooting Admiral Adama under programming. He pledges with the other three [[Final Five]] Cylons aboard ''Galactica'' to remain loyal and at their post, but if any of them including himself showed signs of working against the interest of the Fleet via hidden program, they should be killed or turned in. Since his discovery his loyalty has not wavered. Indeed he was disappointed in [[Tory Foster]]'s defection to the Cylons and [[Galen Tyrol]]'s wavering of who he should belong to. Sam Anders has a similar attitude as Tigh for being loyal to humanity but not as strong - or at least not stated as strongly.

Tigh has fully accepted his Cylon nature to the point he cohabitates with [[Caprica-Six]] who is carrying the couple's child. During the mutiny he is willing to die by the side of his best friend and commanding officer William Adama despite Adama's drunken attempts to bait Tigh into killing him only days earlier. He has said that mankind has a lot to answer for regarding the treatment of the Cylons before the [[Second Cylon War]] began, but he actually argues to Tyrol and particularly Tory Foster that it is by no means entirely the fault of humankind for their own destruction:<center><blockquote>''NO! Maybe we share the guilt with the humans but we don't get to just shove it off onto them".</blockquote></center>

Like Tyrol and Foster, he has no independent recollection of his life before Cavil killed him and implanted false memories, but he was, as related by Samuel Anders, one of the Five to stop the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]] the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurion Cylons]] were raging some 40 years before so his attitude may moderate, but probably won't change his pro-human outlook.

==Notes==
* Tigh is supposedly a third-generation Colonial soldier. His father was a decorated fighter pilot killed in combat and his grandfather served under President [[Mueller (president)|Mueller]]. Also, Tigh was a published military historian until personal problems became apparent ([[Miniseries]], [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scene]]). However, given Tigh's recently-revealed Cylon nature, his family history may be a fabrication. Tigh's interest in military history has not been mentioned on screen after the Miniseries, although he mentions various Cylon tactics in use from the Cylon War that came to save ''Galactica'' after being boarded by [[Centurion (RDM)|Centurion]]s ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
* Tigh's first name has been given as "Paul" on a number of websites. This is initially based on an early [http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/battlestar/season1/galactica-ms1.pdf version of the script] '''(PDF file)''', which has Adama speaking to "Paul" in their discussion of his fight with Kara Thrace. In the [[podcast]] [[Podcast:Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down|commentary]] on the episode "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", [[Ronald D. Moore]] has indicated that the character's name initially was Paul Tigh. The name had to be changed due to legal issues that Moore was unable to recall in that podcast.
* Tigh is based on the character of Paul Eddington in the movie ''[[w:In Harm's Way|In Harm's Way]]'' portrayed by [[w:Kirk Douglas|Kirk Douglas]] (with [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]]).
* Tigh's (albeit false) age is one of the only ones which can be accurately deduced. According to a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from "[[Valley of Darkness]]", he served on the ''[[Brenik]]'' when it was boarded during the second year of the Cylon War. Tigh says that he was "just a kid. Virgin. Teenager." It is known that [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] is the anniversary of both the unification of the Colonies, and (roughly) the outbreak of the Cylon War<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080505053711/http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005]</ref>, and was 52 years ago ([[Colonial Day]]). Thus, Tigh is between 63 and 69 years old at the beginning of Season 2.
* In the DVD commentary of "[[Act of Contrition]]", Ron Moore notes that actor [[Michael Hogan]] won the role of Tigh over [[Donnelly Rhodes]], who was one of two other actors vying for the part. Rhodes went on to play the role of [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]], ''Galactica'''s CMO.
* According to ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]'', Tigh's home colony is [[Aerilon]]. However, in "[[Dirty Hands]]", [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] claims that virtually no officers in the Colonial Fleet are from poorer colonies. While this could be an exaggeration, her [[Galen Tyrol|husband]] brings up [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] as counter-example, but not Tigh.
*Tigh's Cylon identity may be alluded to as early as "[[Occupation]]": not only does he have only one eye at this point, but the Cylon "scanning eye" sound effect can be faintly heard as he looks toward the open door of his cell when Cavil enters to tell him that he has been released.
*In several interviews included on the Season 4.0 DVD, actor Michael Hogan cites fan polls that indicated Tigh was considered one of the least likely characters to be a Cylon. This would also seem to extend to the production crew, as a highlight of the 2006 Gag Reel shown at the San Diego Comic Con was a comedic segment suggesting that Tigh was the "13th Cylon".
*Despite being a Cylon and unlike the other members of the Final Five, Tigh doesn't really display Cylon abilities. This is likely from him not embracing his Cylon side like the others do to various extents: Tory shows Cylon strength and joins the Cylons on the baseship as well as connecting to the datastream in the final episode, Tyrol shows Cylon resilance, strength, the ability to tell Cylons apart, [[projection]] and is able to connect to the datastream, Anders is physicaly connected to the datastream and acts as a Hybrid as well as displaying a Cylon IFF signal when scanned by a Raider, while Ellen resurrects and acts like a Cylon in her new body, but the only time Tigh displays his Cylon abilities is when he connects to the datastream to transmit the Resurrection data.

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William Adama

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:''For information on William Adama's [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Adama (TOS)]].''
:''For other people named the shortened version of William, see: [[Bill (disambiguation)]].''
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Admiral '''William Adama''', a veteran of the [[First Cylon War]], is the commanding officer of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', and the highest ranking officer left in the Colonial Fleet after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

== Background ==
*William Adama (named after his [[William Adama (grandfather)|deceased grandfather]]) was born in 69 BCH on Caprica, the son of [[Joseph Adama]] and [[Shannon Adama]] and raised in [[Qualai]], a small coastal community ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]; [[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"). His father was a [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] immigrant and an attorney specializing in criminal defense and civil liberties with ties to the [[Ha'la'tha|criminal underworld]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]", "Hero"; [[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]). His mother was an accountant ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"). Both his mother and his sister, [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]], died in a suicide bombing on the [[Maglev 23]] when he was 11. He was still in school when the First [[Cylon War]] started ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1). During his childhood, he was considered small for his age and would often be beaten by his peers ([[TRS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)/Season 3#99|deleted scene]], "[[Exodus, Part II]]"). Because of anti-Tauron prejudice, Adama's father assumed the more Caprican-sounding surname Adams, but eventually the family reverted to the original Tauron name after 58 BCH ([[CAP]]: [[Pilot]]).
*After the death of both his mother and sister, Adama becomes estranged from his father, who is indirectly involved with the creation of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] after his uncle, [[Sam Adama]], violently secures the [[meta-cognitive processor]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). As a result of this estrangement, Sam assumes a parental role in Adama's life, much to his father's chagrin, and as a result becomes rebellious ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]"). His grandmother, [[Ruth]], encourages Adama's pursuit of his Tauron culture, even offering him uncharacteristically chilling advice in the process ([[CAP]]: [[Pilot]], "[[Gravedancing]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]").
*Adama served late in the [[Cylon War]] as both a [[Raptor]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot, his first assignment being on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. His first mission behind enemy lines was in a Raptor undergoing an unknown mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]," Episode 1; "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). He allegedly gained the call sign of "Husker"<ref>Adama's callsign is misspelled as "Husher" in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)|Miniseries novelization]], which is considered a [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] source.</ref> on account of his baritone "graveled" voice. During his time on ''Galactica'', he had a romantic relationship with [[Jaycie McGavin]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 1). He proved a gifted pilot, shooting down his first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] on his very first combat mission, for which he received a commendation ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor Flashbacks]]", Episode 3; "[[Hero]]").
*In the last week in the war, Adama served on ''[[Galactica]]'' when the battlestar was boarded by Cylon forces. He recalled to his friend and fellow war veteran [[Saul Tigh]] a dangerous Cylon tactic that tried to turn the battlestar's power against itself ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]", [[List_of_Deleted_Scenes_-_Season_2_(RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]]).
*Furloughed by [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after the war's end, Adama found work as a deck hand on a [[Sedulana|merchant fleet civilian freighter]], where he met [[Saul Tigh]], who became a long-time friend ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]").
*Adama married [[Carolanne Adama]], whose family had political influence with the defense subcommittee and pulled to get Adama reinstated to the Colonial Fleet. Adama (now a major) himself arranged for Tigh's reinstatement two years later.
*William and Carolanne Adama had two sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]], before the pressures of Adama's career and the time he spent away from home in active service began to place a strain on their marriage, and the two eventually divorced ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[A Day in the Life]]").
*While elder son Lee showed promise as a Viper pilot, younger Zak Adama did not. [[Kara Thrace]], Zak's flight instructor and lover, certified him for basic flight despite his poor flight skills. Later, Zak Adama was killed in an operational flight. Zak's death would cause a rift between Commander Adama and his older son for nearly [[Act of Contrition|three years]] until Thrace admits her error to both of them.
*Adama rose through the ranks of the peacetime fleet, becoming the executive officer of the battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', before becoming the commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''. About six years <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref> prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], he was ordered by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to escort a [[Stealthstar|stealth scout ship]] over the [[Armistice Line]]. The mission was a failure, and in an attempt to cover up, he ordered the ship and its pilot shot down. Ever since, he had felt guilt, both over shooting down his own pilot and over the possibility that his actions resulted in the holocaust. According to Tigh, this mission brought his star into descent, and he was given command of ''Galactica'' as a graceful way of easing into retirement.
*Adama has the rare combination of qualities that make up a good leader: insight, the ability to naturally command respect, a common touch that enables him to relate to the enlisted personnel under his command as well as his officers, intuition, intelligence, a strong belief in his own abilities, and the ability to take the advice of others. These qualities are reflected in the fact that personnel of all ranks aboard ''Galactica'' hold him in high regard, and know that he is approachable ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
*Adama mistrusts politicians, and sometimes places too strongly a value of loyalty to those he regards as family and friends. From his uneasiness to [[Laura Roslin]]'s unexpected assumption of the Presidency, to the tolerance and patience of his friend, Saul Tigh, and [[You Can't Go Home Again|his stubbornness to save Kara Thrace]], Adama shows a dogged determination that few others care to confront.
*Adama does not share the majority of Colonial beliefs in the gods ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"), although he has come to accept that his people's scripture may have relevance to the search for Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").
*Several notable assignments and reassignments during his 45-year career in the Colonial Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"):
**D6/21311 - First commission: battlestar ''Galactica'' fighter squadron
**E4/21312 - Commendation for shooting down Cylon fighter in first combat mission
**D5/21314 - Mustered out of service post-armistice
**R6/21317 - Served as deckhand in merchant fleet and as common [...] aboard inter-colony tramp freighters
**D1/21331 - Recommissioned to Fleet
**D6/21337 - Major: battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**R8/21341 - Executive Officer: battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]''
**C2/21345 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]''
**C2/21348 - Commander: battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''

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Image:Young Adama.jpg|William Adama during the first Cylon War ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").
Image:Youngadamafamily.jpg|A somewhat older William Adama and his two sons.
Image:Adama freighter.jpg|Adama aboard an inter-colony tramp freighter ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]").
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== Character History==

=== Childhood ===

* At age 11 (58 [[BCH]]), William "Willie" Adama held the family name of "Adams," as it was changed to hide the Adamas's [[Tauron]] ethnicity. It is after the death of his [[Shannon Adama|mother]] and [[Tamara Adama|sister]] at the bombing of [[Maglev 23]] that his [[Joseph Adama|father]] made aware of his Tauron heritage ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]. Following their deaths, he becomes estranged from his father, and his uncle, [[Sam Adama]], takes Adama under his wing and introduces him to life as a Tauron—and soldiers of the [[Ha'la'tha]]—ignoring his scholastic responsibilities. His grandmother, [[Ruth]], aids in his exposure to his Tauron heritage ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]", "[[Gravedancing]]").
* He and his father later undergo a Tauron ritual that is meant to deal with the loss of loved ones, and this seems to aid in the reconciliation between them ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]"). At the time, he is unaware that his father had [[Daniel Graystone]] create an [[Tamara-A|avatar]] of his dead sister; he knew they were friends, but is oblivious to the circumstances that putrified this friendship ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").

=== The Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===

[[image:Mini_Adama_Tigh_DRADIS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Commander Adama and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] plot a course to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].]]

*At the time just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], William Adama serves out his final weeks as commander of the battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''. After some 50 years of service, the historic warship is in the process of being decommissioned, and it is one of Adama's final duties to formally hand her over to the [[Colonial Ministry of Education]], which would operate the ship as a living museum and educational center commemorating the [[First Cylon War|original Cylon War]].
*As a retirement gift, several members of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s deck crew find and restore Adama's old [[Viper Mark II]].
*On news of a renewed Cylon attack, Adama's first thoughts are, "Dead. We're all dead" ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]"). Despite this, as well as the presumed loss of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]] in Caprica City, he unhesitatingly takes control of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] after [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] Fleet Headquarters is destroyed and Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed.
*At Ragnar Anchorage, Adama deduces that [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]]'s "allergies" are really the effect of Ragnar's cloud's electro-magnetic radiation upon the [[silica pathways]] composing a Cylon brain, despite the fact that the existence of [[Humanoid Cylon|biological Cylons]] is unknown to humans at that time.<ref>See [[Miniseries, Analysis#Commander William Adama|Miniseries, Analysis]] for hypotheses concerning Adama's curious ability to quickly deduce Conoy's real nature.</ref>
*Once President Roslin convinces Adama the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with what may be the last 50,000 humans that remain anywhere, he makes the switch to the more tactical thinking that keeps the Colonial Fleet at least one step ahead of their Cylon pursuers.
*From the outset, he is savvy enough to give every single survivor of the devastating attack on the Colonies a reason for hope for the future: the legend of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. This falsehood [[Tomb of Athena|comes back to haunt him]] as the weeks continue, as Roslin is aware of this lie to the crew and states this privately to Adama.

=== From the Colonies to Kobol ===

*Adama continues to face the problem of infiltration within the Fleet by [[humanoid Cylon]]s as well as [[Demand Peace|dissenting humans]] who protest or terrorize others in the Fleet. Adama continually redefines the boundaries of military and civil leadership. After some [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|serious missteps between he and President Roslin]], the two later become friends as well as influential leaders.
*[[Sharon Valerii]], a trusted [[Raptor]] pilot that served with Adama for two years, reveals herself unwittingly as a Cylon sleeper agent and shoots Adama at point blank range after a [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|critical mission near Kobol]]. Cottle [[Fragged|eventually repairs]] the damage to Adama's body, but Adama's psyche takes the larger hit while he repairs the [[Resistance|damage to the Fleet]] he and Col. Tigh have caused in arresting President Roslin, as well as the existence of a [[Sharon Agathon|second copy of Valerii]].
*While at first Adama takes a similar stance to Tigh in assuming a hard military posture, a conversation with [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him realize that, despite the problems, the Fleet is his family, and the family must stay together. After finding the [[Tomb of Athena]] with Roslin and reuniting a [[Laura Roslin faction|factioning of the Fleet]], Adama firmly buries the hatchet between he and Roslin publicly.
*In a desperate plan, Adama trusts the second Valerii to help [[Flight of the Phoenix|ward off]] a [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|massive Cylon fleet]]. Despite his "gut" feelings about the Cylon, he finds common ground often with her, even apologizing to her after a [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|distasteful incident]].

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Image:Attack adama.jpg|Adama seconds after having been shot by [[Sharon Valerii]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
image:Home_pt1-Adama.jpg|Adama paints a model naval ship while talking to [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").
</gallery>

=== ''Pegasus'' ===

*Adama stoically accepts Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s overall command. Wary of her behavior and her crew, Adama follows his own truism: stick to what you know, until you find something better.
*Matters with Cain's unusually totalitarian command style come to a head when Cain makes [[Pegasus (episode)|several highly questionable orders]] that lead him to face off with her battlestar and her command in a [[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus|military challenge]]. While the issue is [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|temporarily defused]], Adama is told by, of all people, President Roslin that Cain is a threat to the safety of the Fleet's citizens and must be eliminated.
*Adama avoids killing Cain after realizing that he would become the monster that the Cylons believed they were, unaware that she has plotted his demise as well.
*With Cain's fate sealed not by Adama but [[Gina Inviere]], a frail President Roslin promotes Adama to Admiral. He gives her a simple, affectionate kiss, which she returns, signifying another change in their turbulent association ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

=== New Caprica ===

[[Image:Adama being carried Exodus-Pt-II.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Adama being carried by crew and civilians after the [[Battle of New Caprica]] (mid left).]]

*Adama's sense of justice with Roslin holds when he confronts her about [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|a conspiracy]] involving her re-election. Roslin admits the conspiracy but she is certain disaster will strike if [[Gaius Baltar]] becomes president. He agrees, but convinces Roslin that the correct course of action is to acknowledge a miscount and cover the conspiracy.
*When ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' and two other ships blow up as a result of [[Gina Inviere]]'s last effort of sabotage, Adama is privately infuriated at new President Baltar's refusal to investigate, and begins to wonder if he hadn't made a mistake.
*A year later, Adama commands ''Galactica'' manned by a skeleton crew as the flagship of a defense fleet, consisting of all ships unable or unwilling to make planetfall on [[New Caprica]]. He now sports a thick mustache, and has apparently taken up smoking. Adama feel lonely in command after he allowed many people close to him to settle on the planet despite his initial refusal. Eventually he grants [[Saul Tigh]] leave to take his wife [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] and go as well. His friendship to [[Laura Roslin]] appears to have deepened and the two share a carefree day during celebrations on the planet ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[Unfinished Business]]").
*During the year in orbit, he mends fences with [[Sharon Agathon]]. Although he valued her advise earlier, he called her a "thing" and treated her such. While becoming estranged from the people around him, Adama grows much closer to Agathon, having personal conversations with her and he allowing her to decorate her cell with chairs, tables and other amenities and she has apparently become an advisor of sorts to him ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]").
*Not long after Tigh leaves, a massive Cylon fleet bears down on New Caprica. After a brief discussion with [[Lee Adama|his son]] aboard ''Pegasus'' they order the understaffed Fleet to escape to pre-arranged Jump coordinates. The admiral issues the jump order with a reminder: "We're leaving... but we'll be back."
* Frustrations over the lack of a plan and problems during exercises lead to a conflict with his son whom he attacks over his weight gain and perceived softness. While Lee is pragmatic and doesn't believe that they can rescue the people on New Caprica in their state, his father drives everyone to their limit, thinking it is his misjudgments that brought them into the situation.
*He only forgives himself for leaving almost everyone behind after a conversation with Agathon, where she explains that, after being through so much herself, she discovered that she first had to forgive herself in order to get through it. In her opinion, the human race can't survive if Adama can't forgive himself.
*He commissions Agathon as a Colonial officer shortly after making contact with the [[New Caprica Resistance]], showing complete trust in her. She asks how he knows that she won't betray him and he replies he doesn't, stating "that's what trust is." Eventually a rescue plan takes shape, but Adama decides to go to New Caprica alone, ordering his son to take over as guardian of the Fleet should he not return. Despite their differences of opinion, the two have a heartfelt goodbye.
*Although sustaining losses, and with the last-minute assistance of Lee and ''Pegasus'', Adama is able to [[Battle of New Caprica|successfully pull off the rescue attempt]]. He is lauded by his crew and the civilians for this. He also shaves off his mustache, signifying a new beginning ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

=== Flight from New Caprica to "Maelstrom" ===
*Adama is awarded the [[Medal of Distinction]] for his 45 years of distinctive service in the Colonial Fleet. To him this is a penance for the harm that he caused in the past, and his belief that he might have been the cause of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]").
*In an effort to alleviate tensions on ''Galactica'', Adama [[Unfinished Business|holds a boxing tournament]], disregarding rank, allowing people to work out built up frustrations. He himself joins the festivities by challenging Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]]. Beaten, he declares that he let everyone too close to him, which ultimately led to the fracturing of their family on New Caprica, and vows to not make that mistake again.
*After the discovery of the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[algae planet]], four Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] jump into orbit. A meeting with the Cylons occurs on ''Galactica'', but Adama threatens to nuke the planet should the Cylons make a claim to it. A standoff occurs, and when the Cylons try to launch six Heavy Raiders, Adama orders the arming the ship's [[missile tubes]]. This frightens the Cylons, who recall five of the six and Adama orders a stand down ([[TRS]]: "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").
*With the capture of [[Gaius Baltar]], Adama and President Roslin are faced with a dilemma of what to do with Baltar. They try various methods of interrogation, including food and sleep deprivation, threats, and even an [[interrogation drug]], to find out what the Cylons know about the location of Earth. Adama apparently has previous experience with the drug and, after suggesting its use, acts as the interrogator, showing his darker side ([[TRS]]: "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]").
*On his wedding anniversary, Adama is plagued by memories of his [[Carolanne Adama|ex-wife]]. He wonders about the nature of his relationship to Roslin, not admitting that it could turn into a romantic one. He is also unsure how to treat his son, having a hard time telling him his personal feelings: "proud, stubborn and angry", but "coming into his own". While loving his son, he prefers to interact with him as an admiral to a subordinate officer, believing Lee knows how he feels. Upon Roslin's recommendations, he offers his son to organize Baltar's upcoming trial. Although not sure if Lee will have the time, he gives him [[Joseph Adama]]'s old [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Law books|law books]]. It is also revealed that Adama does memory exercises to enable him to know everyone on his crew by name ([[TRS]]: "[[A Day in the Life]]").

=== [[Kara Thrace]]'s death, resurrection and the final leg of the journey to Earth ===
* By chance, Adama is selected to be a judge at the trial. Two weeks after [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Maelstrom|death]] he is still distraught, having considered her as a daughter—after her resurection/return/rebirth, he tells her, "You are my daughter" ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]"). In anger, he breaks his model ship. Adama places [[Lee Adama|Lee]] in charge of security for [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s new lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]], but Lee develops a desire to actively help defend Baltar much to Adama's outrage. The two also come to blows over their dealing with Thrace's loss ([[TRS]]: "[[The Son Also Rises]]"). This results in a break between the father and son, with Lee resigning his commission and Adama questioning his son's integrity after Lee contributed to humiliating his friend [[Saul Tigh]] in court, not able to understand how he could do such things in order to defend a traitor, whom he believes is undeserving of a trial ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").
*Adama reconsiders his relationship with his son after Lee's [[Crossroads, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|impassioned speech]] about justice, itself swaying his vote in favor of an acquittal of Baltar. He is further pleased that his son participated in the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], offering him his wings back, which Lee refuses as he believes that he can do better in his new role as the new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").
* Adama comforts Laura Roslin throughout her [[Doloxan]] treatments on ''Galactica''. The two bond further and share some of their most intimate thoughts. During this, Roslin manages to convince Adama that they will truly find Earth despite his earlier skepticism. Roslin's remarks that Adama is afraid to lose people close to him hit a mark, and he gives Thrace command of the ''[[Demetrius]]'' on a mission to search for Earth. He wants to believe in her despite serious questions regarding her sudden resurrection, even after her attack on Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", "[[Six of One]]").
*Adama and Roslin later discuss Lee's choices, including his decision to support the right of Baltar's [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] to assemble without stricture. Adama seems to appreciate his son's idealism to a certain extent, despite having been on its opposing side several times. He also attempts to comfort Galen Tyrol after Cally's [[The Ties That Bind|sudden death]], but Tyrol rejects the efforts and Adama demotes him to specialist before Tyrol can endanger any other pilots ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]").
* While Roslin continues her Doloxan treatments aboard ship, he continues to comfort her by reading various books, including ''[[Searider Falcon]]'', to her and generally being present to discuss matters of faith. He later admits to her that she is the reason why he has faith in their mission to find Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]", "[[Faith]]").
[[Image:410 Adama sees the Fleet off.jpg|thumb|William Adama sees the Fleet off.]]
* After [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?|Roslin's abrupt abduction]] by the rebel Cylon baseship, as well as [[Sharon Agathon]]'s murder of [[Natalie Faust]], he initiates a search for Roslin while ignoring the Fleet's safety and interests. His dismissal of both the Quorum and [[Tom Zarek]] raise tensions in the Fleet that force his son to search for—and become—the interim president in Roslin's place. Further, tensions between Adama and Tigh to boil, notably after Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]] reports that [[Caprica Six]] is impregnated by Tigh. The two come to blows over their decisions regarding the women currently in their lives. Adama admits that he can't live without Roslin and decides to stay behind in a Raptor to wait for Roslin's return. As a result, he hands command of the Fleet over to newly-promoted Admiral Tigh, acknowledging that Tigh has become more knowledgeable about himself and is not the same man who [[Scattered|commanded the Fleet disastrously]] over two years ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]"). After reconnecting with the missing basestar and reuniting with President Roslin on the hangar deck of the basestar, she finally admits having feelings for him, to which he replies, "About time" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").
*When [[Saul Tigh]] confesses that he is a Cylon, [[Revelations|Adama doesn't take it well]]. He can't believe that his decades-long friend is a Cylon and thinks that he was brainwashed on New Caprica. After ordering Marines to arrest Tigh, Adama breaks down in his quarters, hitting a mirror with his fist and sobbing on the floor. His son finds him in this state and tries to get him to pull himself together.

=== Discovery of Earth ===
*After Lee Adama defuses the following crisis with the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]], Adama has sufficiently recovered to lead the Fleet on its final jump to Earth, holding a rousing speech [[Revelations|after the arrival]].
* Unfortunately, when the Colonials land on Earth, they discover that the whole planet is a burnt out wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"). Baltar confirms that the planet suffered a nuclear holocaust 2000 years ago. There is still enough radiation left to make the planet uninhabitable. Adama leaves the planet's surface in disgust.
* Back on ''Galactica'', Adama receives even more disturbing news. The Rebel Cylons have found evidence on Earth that the Thirteenth Tribe were not human. They were Cylons.
* Adama tries to get Roslin to address the Fleet, but Roslin has completely lost faith in the Scriptures and no longer has the will to lead the people.
* After Dualla commits suicide, Adama breaks down in tears over her body and believes he's failed everyone. He starts drinking excessively and eventually makes his way to Saul Tigh's quarters.
* Tigh tries to apologize for not telling him the truth, but Adama ignores him and instead starts drinking more and insulting Tigh. He questions whether Tigh was "programmed" to be his friend all these years. Adama then comments that Ellen must have realized the truth about her husband long before he did, which is why she slept around with half the Colonial Fleet. Tigh tells him to shut up, but Adama keeps goading him. Tigh finally can't take it anymore and points his pistol at Adama. Adama draws his own weapon which he points to his own head. He tells Tigh to kill him or he'll do it himself.
* Tigh suddenly realizes that Adama wants to die, but he doesn't have the guts to pull the trigger himself. Tigh calms down and sternly tells Adama that he still has a duty to this ship and that his death won't make things any better. Adama slowly comes to terms with everything that has happened.
* Later, Adama walks onto CIC and addresses a thoroughly demoralized crew. He acknowledges that they can't stay on Earth, but he promises they will find a new home. Adama then orders the CIC personnel to begin jump preparation and to plot a course for an area of space likely to contain a habitable planet.

=== Mutiny ===
* Adama approves an alliance between rebel Cylon faction without the consent of the Quorum of Twelve. These Cylons are given them full colonial citizenship an Quorum seat in exchange for Cylon technology and accepting the colonial command structure.
* Adama orders the fleet to allow Cylons to install their more efficient technology aboard the various ships of the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]").
* This unpopular decision ferments a [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny attempt]] led militarily by [[Felix Gaeta]] and politically by [[Tom Zarek]].
* Adama is ''de facto'' removed from command, but before he is taken out of the CIC, Adama speaks of a reckoning of traitors.
* The admiral is able to escape the rebels temporary, and helps Laura Roslin and Baltar escape to the Cylon Basestar, but is recaptured in doing so ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]", "[[Blood on the Scales]]").
* Against the advise of Tom Zarek, Gaeta attempts to have an informal trial of Adama charging him with treason.
* Adama is sentenced to death by Gaeta, but again evades death after a group of loyalists save him. His own executioners join him in his quest to retake the ship and he storms CIC with the group that rescued him, the marines who were supposed to execute him and many crew members who join up with him on the way.
* Gaeta attempts to jump away with the fleet, but is stopped by a large group of loyalists storming the CIC and reinstating Adama in command. Gaeta surrenders without a fight and Adama has him and Zarek executed by a firing squad that he personally commands ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").

=== Post-Mutiny and the second Earth ===
* With crew sizes stretched very thin, Adama is relying even more on the rebel Cylons, and further integrating the Fleet.
* ''Galactica'' begins to show small fractures through the ship. Tyrol recommends to Adama to use Cylon technology to fix these fractures. Adama initially disagrees, but eventually orders this to be done ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]", "[[Deadlock]]").
* Further damage to the ship caused by Boomer's FTL jump leads Adama to order ''Galactica'''s abandonment ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]", "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").
* Adama changes his mind, after discovering [[The Colony|the location]] of [[Hera Agathon]]. He plans to send the ship off in a blaze of glory in a volunteers-only apparent [[Battle of the Colony|suicide mission]] to rescue the child ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").
* Adama gives command of the rest of the Fleet to [[Louis Hoshi]], and launches his attack.
* Adama and the volunteers successfully save Hera and destroy the Colony. Adama orders [[Kara Thrace]] to [[blind jump]] the ship away. The ship ends up at a habitable planet, eventually named Earth. The stresses of the battle and the jump makes the ship unable to jump again.
* The Fleet reunites with ''Galactica''. Following the advice of his son, Adama orders the settlement of the new planet, and he orders that the ships of the Fleet be flown into the sun by [[Samuel Anders]].
* He flies off in a Raptor with Roslin to find a good place to build a cabin, never planning to return and finds the perfect spot... moments after Laura Roslin dies peacefully of her cancer, after which he places his wedding ring on her finger. He builds a cabin in a mountain range for himself, and buries Roslin nearby. Afterwards, he lives in solitude in the cabin, often visiting Laura's grave and speaking to her ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").

== Family tree ==
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==Notes==
*[[Wikipedia:Adama|Adama]] (also known as Nazareth) is the name of a large city in Ethiopia. The name is also a variation on "[[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam]]," the first man to be created according to the Bible in the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Book of Genesis]]. In Hebrew the word pronounced "Adama" means earth.
*The Tauron language is portrayed on the show using Ancient Greek. Thus, the most likely etymology for the family name "Adama" is from ''adamas'' (ἀδάμας), which means invincible and is the etymological root of the word ''diamond''. It seems a suitable choice as the surname of the various related characters in this series as it relates to their personality traits.
*Edward James Olmos has brown eyes, but he wears contacts when playing William Adama that make Adama's eyes blue. This is done so that Olmos and [[Jamie Bamber]], who is playing his son Apollo, will resemble each other more.
*Astute viewers may recall Edward James Olmos sharing the screen with realistic humanoid robots as [[w:List of minor characters in Blade Runner#Gaff|Gaff]] in the classic science fiction film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. Olmos also shares with ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' star [[MemoryAlpha:William Shatner|William Shatner]] the distinction of being one of only two actors to both command a television starship and portray a police officer in a popular 1980's cop show (''[[w:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]'' for Olmos, ''[[w:T.J. Hooker|T.J. Hooker]]'' for Shatner).
*Edward James Olmos is the father of actor [[Bodie Olmos]], who plays [[Brendan Costanza]].
*Roslin has [[Billy Keikeya]] seek out a jeweler to fashion new admiral pins for Adama after Cain's death at the end of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]".

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[[Image:Earth (RDM).jpg|thumb|right|300px|The second Earth seen from space in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]".]]

'''Earth''' is the believed destination of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as attested in the [[Sacred Scrolls]]. To the modern world of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] its existence appeared more as myth and legend than as history.

Earth, in the course of events, was actually not one but ''two'' planets. The first was a planet which was not only destroyed by a nuclear holocaust thousands of years ago, but was entirely populated by a type of [[Final Five|humanoid Cylon]]. The second Earth is a lush, habitable world already filled with bands of primitive humanity.

[[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]] was led to both Earths by [[Kara Thrace]]. It is on the second Earth that the beleaguered inhabitants of the Fleet find their new permanent home, leaving all their ships (and technology) behind.

==A Cause for Hope==
Earth is first mentioned by Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] during a speech after the battlestar's [[services for the dead]] after escaping from [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries, Night 2]]). Adama claims that Earth's location was a top military secret that can now be revealed. Later, in a private conversation with new President [[Laura Roslin]] immediately afterward, Adama admits that he has not the slightest idea where Earth may be, if it exists at all. His true motivation was inspirational; he intended to bolster the morale of the population (especially his beleaguered crew) in the aftermath of the [[Cylon attack|near-annihilation]] of humanity.

==Tangible Faith==
While she is initially skeptical, rebuking Adama for his dishonesty, Laura Roslin's faith grows perceptibly throughout the first season. Her use of [[chamalla]] to treat her cancer causes vivid dreams and hallucinations. Roslin increasingly interprets these as prophetic visions, especially after the Fleet accidentally discovers the legendary homeworld of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Eventually, the [[Arrow of Apollo]], a religious artifact, is recovered, the first in a series of waypoints to the general location of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).

In the activated [[Tomb of Athena]], the stars of the Twelve Colonies are represented in the twelve [[Wikipedia:Zodiac|Zodiacal]] constellations, as viewed from Earth, recognized by Roslin as the shapes of the original flags of the Twelve Colonies. The chamber itself was intended by its builders to be a stylized replica of the night sky of Earth, from which all twelve constellations could be seen. This is corroborated by [[Kara Thrace]], who quotes [[Sacred Scrolls|scripture]], saying that Earth was the place where the people of the Thirteenth Tribe could look up into the sky and see their twelve brothers.<ref>Early series speculation questioned how the Tomb could indicate Earth's location before the Thirteenth Tribe left for Earth. The answer is revealed by the existence of descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe - the [[Final Five]] - a type of humanoid Cylon that migrated to Earth from Kobol, and, later, is believed to have left clues to find Earth during their long journey to find the Twelve Tribes to warn them in the treatment of their Cylon creations.</ref>

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

==More Clues to Earth==
Over a year later, the Fleet discovers a derelict [[Basestar (RDM)|Cylon baseship]] near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], a celestial marker revealed by [[Felix Gaeta]] to Admiral Adama and President Roslin ([[Torn]]). The information is derived from [[Gaius Baltar]]'s research on the path to Earth. The derelict basestar finds an [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient beacon]] left by the Thirteenth Tribe. While a Colonial boarding party finds the probe, it also learns that the [[humanoid Cylon]]s aboard the basestar are dead or dying, suggesting a deadly pathogen was released by the beacon. In their haste to leave and for the safety of the Fleet, the beacon is abandoned on the basestar, where it is destroyed when the basestar self-destructs ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).<ref>With the revelation that the [[Final Five]] probably left this marker, it may be that the humanoid Cylons of Earth built up an immunity to any pathogens accidently left on the probe that would later kill their creations.</ref>

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

When the Fleet arrives at the nebula, it is intercepted by four basestars. Unable to escape due to a mysterious, crippling Fleet-wide power outage, ''Galactica'' is forced to prepare for attack and launches Vipers and Raptors. [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] breaks off from the attack to track an "Unknown" contact on [[DRADIS]]. The contact is Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], miraculously [[Maelstrom|returned from the dead]] with news that she has been to Earth, knows its location and how to take the Fleet there.

The episode "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" concludes with a sweeping zoom from the Fleet, the Cylons, the Ionian nebula and to an arm of the [[W:Milky Way|Milky Way]] and to a zoom in to the second Earth, confirming that Earth is an actual location (from the perspective of the viewers), showing Earth's North American continent.<ref>The depiction of Earth includes a geographically accurate landmark: the Balize lobe of the [[w:Mississippi River Delta|Mississippi river delta]], a feature formed between the 16th and 20th Centuries of the real-world Earth. However, in [[Daybreak, Part II]] it was shown that the series was set circa 148,000 BC. This is most likely an error in graphic effects.</ref>

According to the [[Hybrid]], the [[Final Five]] are from the "home of the 13th," generally interpreted as the first Earth ([[Faith]]). This matches statements made in the "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" claiming that the Temple of Five was built by people from the Thirteenth Tribe.

===Starbuck's Visit===
[[Image:Kara Thrace Reconnaissance Photos.png|thumb|right|200px|Starbuck's guncam photo of Earth.]]
Starbuck claims she visited Earth in her Viper, a trip lasting 6 hours according to her Viper's clock but months having passed in the Fleet. She is unaware of how she got to and from Earth in a Viper with no FTL capability. She describes Earth as having blue seas and white clouds, and took a variety of photos from her Viper. She also describes a "yellow moon and star" matching the descriptions by Pythia. Her photos have star patterns matching the zodiacs seen in the [[Tomb of Athena]]. On the return trip, she describes seeing a ringed gas giant planet, a "flashing triple star" and a comet. The comet turns out to be a burning basestar near a gas giant at the site of a [[Cylon Civil War]] battle ([[Faith]]).

After the Fleet leaves the Ionian Nebula, Thrace feels pain with each jump and is overcome by a strong sense that the Fleet is going the wrong way ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). She confronts President Roslin, the only person she reckons can persuade the Admiral to change course, with a pistol in his quarters, which gets her thrown in the [[brig]]. She is later released to take command of the ''[[Demetrius]]'' on a mission to find Earth ([[Six of One]]).

==Arrival and Ruins==
[[Image:Ruinedcity.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The ruined city found by the landing party.]]
After being informed by [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] that something about [[Starbuck's Viper|her Viper]] is different, Starbuck climbs in the cockpit and powers up the electronics, detecting what appears to be a Colonial emergency locator signal, which only the Viper can receive. After determining that it is likely a bearing to Earth, the Fleet plots a jump and arrives in the planet's orbit, leading to ecstatic jubilation throughout the Fleet.

However, the happiness is short-lived when a combined human-Cylon team lands on the planet and arrives at a shore, overlooking a destroyed city. Moreover, Geiger counters detect radioactivity, indicating the city — and possibly the whole planet — suffered a nuclear catastrophe ([[Revelations]]).

The ruins are "thousands of years old." ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know]]).

Further scans on the planet reveal that the planet suffered a nuclear holocaust of some kind about 2,000 years before. There was still low-level radiation in the ground and water from the disaster and it is unsafe for living on even after so long. Further investigation reveals the truth about the inhabitants of the planet: the Thirteenth Tribe were a kind of Cylon. Among them lived, once upon a time, the Final Five, whose memory of the destruction appears in fragments while exploring the ruins.

This Earth, destroyed and poisonous, is abandoned. The Fleet, gravely demoralized, begin a half-hearted search for another planet to inhabit ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

[[Samuel Anders]], his memories of his past life fully available to him after being shot, implies that the Centurions on Earth did kill their masters. When he describes when the Final Five finally reached the Twelve Colonies, Anders exclaims, "It happened again!" ([[No Exit]])

==A New Earth==
[[File:Earth, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|Earth appears on the horizon of its moon.]]

[[Battle of The Colony|During a cataclysmic battle]] in which the Cylon [[The Colony|Colony]] is destroyed, Kara Thrace (using data she gathers from [[The Music]]) jumps ''Galactica'' into the vicinity of a habitable planet already populated by a rich diversity of wildlife
and primitive humans who evolved independently from those on Kobol. Admiral Adama supposes the continent they land on has more wildlife than all the Twelve Colonies combined.<ref>Adama also states that this new Earth is a million light years from the Colonies. It is more likely he is speaking in hyperbole than giving an actual distance, which would imply the Colonies were not within the Milky Way galaxy, a fact not supported by earlier episodes.</ref> A Raptor is sent to get the Fleet at the rendezvous coordinates, and they jump into the system and join ''Galactica'' in orbit above the planet.

The people of the Fleet decide to abandon their technology in an attempt to avoid repeating the cycle of destruction and rebirth, and the planet is named after the original Earth. ''Galactica'' and the rest of her Fleet are destroyed by being flown into the system's Sun by Samuel Anders, now effectively a [[Hybrid]]. The [[Number Two|Two]]s, [[Six]]es and [[Eight]]s decide to remain on the new Earth as well, and give their [[Rebel basestar|baseship]] to their [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] so that they, too, can have freedom and find their own destiny. Settlements of humans with equal numbers of supplies are scattered throughout the planet to maximize the chances of survival, and locations were documented and given to each of the groups.

Over 150,000 years later, Earth is home to a technically advanced civilization unaware of that they are of mixed native and Colonial human, and humanoid Cylon descent. Its people, too, are on the verge of major breakthroughs in robotics, and many of its modern trappings -- printed magazines, automobiles, even clothing styles such as suits and ties -- mirror those of the Twelve Colonies eons earlier.

The fossilized remains of [[Hera Agathon]] are discovered in Tanzania by archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institute in the city of Washington, D.C., who theorize she is the "Mitochondrial Eve", the most recent common matrilineal ancestor of all living humans ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

==An Infinitesimal Chance==
From what we know of the nature of navigation in [[FTL]] jumps, particularly in the Season 2 premier [[Scattered]], the odds of the coordinates, used by [[Kara Thrace]] to jump [[Galactica]] from the [[The Colony|Colony]] to the new Earth, actually achieving the end they did are no less than infinitesimal.

The coordinates in question were 1123.6536.5321, which as well as presenting certain obvious remarkable features, such as the odds of getting a twelve digit figure precisely accurate, there is also a slightly more subtle element of awe inspiring chance at play. One of the elements in [[FTL]] navigation is the point of origin. A point of origin is a necessary factor in many navigational forms in order to plot direction and distance to a required destination and, as we see in [[Scattered]], [[FTL]] navigation is no different. Essentially what this means is that the coordinates entered by [[Kara Thrace]] into the [[FTL]] computer aboard [[Galactica]] would only jump the ship to its new Earth destination from the precise astral location of the [[Galactica]] when it initiated the jump from the [[The Colony|Colony]].

Given the coordinates origins in [[The Music]] and the revelation that a divine entity is in some way shaping the events which have taken place in the series, as seen by [[Pythia]], it could be suggested that the attack on the [[The Colony|Colony]], the resulting success and retreat, were in some way destined – while this may seem logical it is purely conjectural. But the way these events have took place can not be explained by rational means. As said by [[Gaius Baltar]].

==Notes==

* [[Gaeta]] comments in "[[Revelations]]" that the constellations seen from orbit of the Earth they'd just found match those seen in the [[Tomb of Athena]]. This was later proven incorrect, as those constellations are actually visible from a different Earth over one hundred centuries later ([[Daybreak, Part II]]). The constellations visible from the Earth found in "[[Revelations]]" would have looked vastly different, if they were visible at all.

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Edward James Olmos]] jokingly describes how he thinks the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] could find Earth:''

:I personally — this is not [from] any of the writers, but my thing — I wanted to come into [the present day], find Earth, cruise on top of it, see it for what it is, and as we're coming down to it, we're blown up, we're nuked. And then [someone says to] the [[w:President of the United States|President of the United States]], which is [[w:George W. Bush|[George W.] Bush]], "They've been taken care of. Thank God you saved the world again." And you turn, and you see who told him that, and it's one of the Cylons. [''Laughs'']<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015932_2,00.html|title=Four-ward, Cylons: Edward James Olmos|date=23 March 2007|accessdate=22 June 2007|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|format=|language=}}</ref>

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** Sacred Scrolls#The Origin of Mankind|Origin of Mankind theories
* Other Series
** Earth (TOS)|Earth from TOS
** Earth (1980)|Earth from "Galactica 1980"
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The Face of the Enemy

2010-03-20T01:21:12Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Notes */

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"'''The Face of the Enemy'''" is a webisode series featuring [[Felix Gaeta]] and two [[Number Eight]]s who, along with a handful of humans, are stranded on a [[Raptor 718|Raptor]] and mysteriously begin to die one by one. These events take place six to nine days after the [[Revelations|discovery of Earth]], between the episodes "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" and "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]", although the webisodes were released prior to the first airing of "Sometimes a Great Notion".

The series is not included on the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.5 (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 box set]] for "Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5" (episodes 12-22) or the "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series]]" box sets. Although listed on the distributor's website for the Region 2 DVD box set of "Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season" (episodes 12-22)<ref name="Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season content">{{cite news | author = Unknown | url = http://www.universal-playback.com/battlestar-galactica/products/battlestar-galactica-the-final-season-dvd | title = BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - THE FINAL SEASON [DVD] | date = Unknown | work = Playback | accessdate = 2009-06-06}}</ref> the series is absent from the released version.<ref name="Sci-fi online DVD review">{{cite news | author = Charles Packer | url = http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_revs/r2009/dvd/09-06-01_battle-galactica-fin.html | title = DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica - The Final Season | date = Unknown | work = Sci-fi-online.com | accessdate = 2009-06-14}}</ref>

== Summary ==
===Episode 1===

* Release date: December 12, 2008
* Running time: ~4:11

[[Image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss.]]
A blood-covered Felix Gaeta is in a Raptor adrift in deep space, nine days after the events of "Revelations". Flashbacks of a list of names being written on a pad, a Number Eight cutting into her palm, a pair of needle-nose pliers, and a struggle inside the Raptor segue to three days before (six days after "Revelations").

Over his protests, an exhausted Gaeta is ordered by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] to take a week's leave aboard the ''[[Zephyr]]'' to recover. On his way to the hangar bay, Lt. [[Louis Hoshi]] catches up with him in the hallway, gives him [[morpha]] for his pain, then kisses him goodbye, evincing a romantic relationship. Joining Gaeta on the flight are [[deckhand]] [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]], two Number Eights, and the Raptor shuttle flight crew, Lt. [[J. Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] and [[Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]].

With the Raptor 15 minutes away from the ''Zephyr'', [[DRADIS]] picks up hostile [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] contacts and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is forced to make an emergency [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|jump]]. The Raptor completes its jump, but discovers that the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is nowhere to be seen.

===Episode 2===

* Release date: December 15, 2008
* Running time: ~3:42

[[Image:TFOTE2.JPG|thumb|The occupants of the stranded Raptor.]]
Shark broadcasts on [[wireless]] to any ships that might be nearby, Easy says she entered the right coordinates, and Gaeta's stump starts to act up. A worried Brooks suggests jumping back, thinking the Fleet might have left a Raptor behind for a little while, but the Eights don't think so, since that could give away their position to Cavil's ships. Gaeta is sure that the Fleet knows that they are missing and sent someone back to look, but that they can't find out because the jump drive isn't responding. Brooks begins to pray to [[Poseidon]], puzzling the Eights since they are a long way from water, but Brooks replies they are in a ship after all. Shark discovers that the drive isn't responding because they have jumped over the [[red line]] and are thus unable to jump back to their starting point. The Eight in a Cylon [[flight suit]] ("Hard Eight") says she suspects as much, since she doesn't recognize the star patterns. Gaeta sits at the aft workstation and determines that the FTL computer's calculations were corrupted. Shark reasons that getting back to the Fleet is not impossible, just harder, and as Hard Eight and the others continue their discussion, the other Eight ("Sweet Eight") asks Gaeta if he recognizes her.

Back on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', Hoshi is clearly worried for Gaeta. The DRADIS contact was a false alarm, the Fleet has jumped back to their original coordinates, and there has been no sign of the missing Raptor for two days. He asks Tigh for a Raptor and a pilot to search for the missing Raptor, explaining that just as something in the universe led them to Earth, he knows he can find them. He stops short of revealing just how close he is to Gaeta and instead asserts that there has been too much loss already. Tigh agrees to Hoshi's request, but will have to run it by Admiral [[Adama (RDM)|Adama]].

Back aboard the Raptor, Shark determines how long they can last out there. The limiting factor is the air supply; since the Raptor was on shuttle detail, the CO<sub>2</sub> scrubbers were not fully functional. They have only 20 ½ hours with the air thinned out to 68% of ship-normal O<sub>2</sub>, so everyone must limit their exertion and sleep as much as they can to stretch out the supply. Easy points out that at that oxygen level people experience memory loss, irrational behavior, depression and dizziness.

===Episode 3===

* Release date: December 17, 2008
* Running time: ~2:42

[[Image:TFOTE3.jpg|thumb|Gaeta meets with an Eight on New Caprica.]]
Brooks offers to take a look at the Raptor's CO<sub>2</sub> scrubbers and opens a side panel. Meanwhile, Gaeta recognizes Sweet Eight. A flashback to 15 months earlier on Cylon-occupied [[New Caprica]] shows the two meeting in a tent, with Gaeta looking over a list of names and handing it to the Eight. Gaeta looks concerned as Sweet Eight leaves the tent.

Brooks finds a loose connection, but has trouble reaching it. Hard Eight offers to take over, and Brooks hands her his pliers. She reaches it, then stiffens as she is electrocuted. Esrin kicks her free, and Gaeta checks for a pulse before declaring her dead. Brooks is stunned, exclaiming, "My gods, I was just doing that! I was just doing that same thing!" Sweet Eight calls attention to the pliers. Gaeta finds that the insulating grip has been stripped off and asks, "Who did this?"

===Episode 4===

* Release date: December 22, 2008
* Running time: ~3:12

[[Image:TFOTE4.jpg|thumb|Gaeta asks what to do with the dead Eight's body.]]
Shark examines the pliers and observes they are old and that the grips wore off, but Sweet Eight suggests that it wasn't an accident, that "someone didn't like the idea of a machine breathing their air." Brooks points that the pliers were his and he was the one who was supposed to have been killed, but Sweet Eight replies not unless he was the one who stripped the grips and questions how he could not have noticed the bare metal. Gaeta quashes the growing argument, saying it was an accident, and asks what to do with the corpse. Sweet Eight wants to jettison her, noting that she will otherwise begin to decay and corrupt the air, and that the oxygen in the cabin can be sucked back into the tanks with only a little loss. As flight suits are broken out and put on, Sweet Eight whispers to Gaeta that she has an idea how to get them home, that she will tell him when the others are asleep, and asks her him to trust her.

In a flashback to New Caprica, Gaeta writes down a list of names and what look like serial numbers for Sweet Eight. He tells her he hasn't seen some of these people in a long time, and they may already be dead. Sweet Eight reassures Gaeta that the [[Number One]]s keep good records, and if some of them are locked up, she can find them and get them out, and reassures him that they can do this.

Back in the Fleet, Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] and Hoshi launch from ''Galactica'' in [[Raptor 1029]].

===Episode 5===

* Release date: December 24, 2008
* Running time: ~4:42

[[Image:TFOTE5.jpg|thumb|The dead body is jettisoned.]]
The crew jettison Hard Eight's body. Afterwards, they settle down to sleep. Gaeta, apparently in pain, touches his stump and injects himself with a dose of morpha. Sweet Eight sees this but pretends to be asleep. Gaeta falls asleep as well and flashes back to New Caprica again, remembering Sweet Eight telling him she managed to get some of the people on his list out of detention. Others, she says, were already dead. She is particularly upset about a child whose fate is still a mystery and begins crying. Gaeta reassures her that they've done good and slowly leans in to kiss her.

In the present, Sweet Eight wakes Gaeta while the other three still sleep and proposes her plan. She will hook into the Raptor's systems much as [[Sharon Agathon]] once did on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]), in order to determine the corrupted memory address that made them jump to the wrong location. However, she is afraid that the others will think she is sabotaging the ship, so she asks Gaeta to cover for her while she works. Gaeta accidentally jars Brooks, who doesn't move. The two notice that Brooks has died of an overdose of Gaeta's morpha. Shark and Easy wake up and accuse Sweet Eight of having killed Brooks. Easy aims her pistol at Eight, who is shackled. Gaeta protests, but Eight tells them that she understands.

===Episode 6===

* Release date: December 29, 2008
* Running time: ~4:06

Raptor 1029 jumps into empty space on the first leg of Hoshi and Racetrack's search for the missing Raptor. They are disappointed to find nothing within DRADIS range, and make a second FTL jump to continue the search.

Back on the stranded Raptor 718, Easy and Shark are apparently asleep in the cockpit with the chronometer between them indicating the occupants’ available air supply counting down from nine hours and twenty-five minutes. A sleeping Gaeta dreams of Hoshi, then of his recent experiences aboard the Raptor. He awakes to find that Sweet Eight has freed herself from her bonds. When she asks if he’s going to restrain her again, he says his intention was to free her. After Eight cautions him against waking Shark and Easy, Gaeta hands her a scalpel and agrees to her earlier plan to physically interface with the Raptor’s systems. Eight slices open her palm and Gaeta helps her plug a data cable into the wound. Once Eight is connected, she says that the low oxygen levels in the compartment are making it difficult to project. When Gaeta asks what she is projecting, she replies, “You know where I am.” A flashback shows Gaeta and the Eight back on New Caprica, where the Eight gently kisses Gaeta. Back in the present, Eight attempts to do the same, but Gaeta interrupts her by saying he’s involved with someone. Though Eight tells him that she’s pleased and that he deserves his current happiness, the two kiss passionately until the Eight abruptly gasps, saying that she has found the Fleet. She then tells Gaeta to prepare for a jump, as she is about to take the Raptor home.

===Episode 7===

* Release date: December 31, 2008
* Running time: ~2:06

Aboard Raptor 1029, Racetrack mentions to Hoshi that she had hoped he and Gaeta would get together and was glad they finally did. Hoshi mentions Gaeta’s drive to do the right thing, which Racetrack inadvertently makes an offhand remark in response about the rarity and mortality attached to such a well-developed moral core and quickly admonishes herself for it. Hoshi absolves her of her slip of the tongue and encourages her to continue the search.

Raptor 718 completes its jump. The countdown on the occupants’ air supply reads eight hours and eleven minutes. Gaeta checks the rear console and finds to his chagrin that not only did the jump drain nearly all of the Raptor’s power reserves, but that neither the Fleet nor any other vessels are in DRADIS range. Gaeta surmises that the Fleet may still be nearby, but out of the Raptor’s DRADIS radius. Eight says she will send a pulse that will alert the Fleet to their position and estimates a ten-hour window for rescue. Gaeta heads to the cockpit to wake Shark and Easy, but is horrified to find them both dead, their throats slashed open. His hands are covered with their blood from his attempts to wake them. Gaeta then looks accusingly at Eight, whose only response is to silently meet his gaze.

===Episode 8===

* Release date: January 5, 2009
* Running time: ~3:06

Raptor 1029 completes its third jump, and, again, Racetrack and Hoshi see no sign of Raptor 718. Racetrack offers to plot another jump, and Hoshi agrees, but then asks Racetrack if she thinks it's crazy to continue the search. Racetrack reluctantly says she does, and adds that if Gaeta was in their position, he would also call off the search for Hoshi once it became clear that further searches were futile. After an uncomfortable silence, Racetrack finally asks if Hoshi wants to call off the search and return to ''Galactica''. After a few seconds of pained consideration, Hoshi says yes.

Back on Raptor 718, Gaeta begins to piece everything together, realizing to his horror that Sweet Eight was responsible for every single death, an accusation Eight responds with sedate confirmation, claiming that she did it to give the two of them more air. She then says to an increasingly frantic Gaeta that she killed them all to protect him from his own desire to kill them all. Gaeta angrily denies Eight's words, tearing the data cable out of her palm. She then affirms that Gaeta is a killer at heart, that he was when she gave her the list of names.

Another flashback to the tent on New Caprica shows a sleeping Gaeta oblivious to Sweet Eight handing the list to another Eight, instructing her to kill everyone on it.

The flashback ends, as the realization draws over Gaeta's face.

===Episode 9===

* Release date: January 7, 2009
* Running time: ~3:41

Gaeta listens in horror as Sweet Eight reveals that she had most of the people on the lists he gave her killed, leaving only enough of them alive to make him think she had saved them all, fooling him into thinking he was doing some good by collaborating with her. She states flatly that in a war, a basic tactical maneuver is to kill the people your enemy values. She also forces him to acknowledge that Baltar knew what Gaeta and "his Eight" were doing all along. In a flashback to the Season 3 episode "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]" where Gaeta interrogates Baltar before his trial, the words Baltar whispered to him which triggered Gaeta's attack are revealed: "I know what your Eight did." In a rage, Gaeta in the present mimics the Gaeta in the flashback -- he picks up the nearest thing that can be used as a weapon (in this case, a scalpel) and stabs Sweet Eight in the neck just as he stabbed Baltar.

===Episode 10===

* Release date: January 12, 2009
* Running time: ~5:36

As the last survivor aboard the ship, Gaeta tries to kill himself with an overdose of morpha but fails to inject the second dose. He starts to sing when suddenly the cabin is illuminated from outside. He is hailed by Raptor 1029.

Back on ''Galactica'', Tigh tells a recovered Gaeta that the incident will not be investigated, as Admiral Adama does not wish to jeopardize the alliance with the Cylons. Gaeta bluntly asserts that the alliance should not exist at all, and requests to speak with Admiral Adama directly, on the grounds that the Colonel is a Cylon. Tigh agrees reluctantly, and invites Gaeta to [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul#Act 1|a meeting of senior staff later that day to discuss the alliance.]] Gaeta leaves the CIC and meets Hoshi in the corridor. Gaeta insinuates gloomily that he has a plan and that something important will happen soon.

== Notes ==
*This story reveals that Gaeta is bisexual, as he is shown being romantically involved with both Hoshi (who in turn is also revealed to be either gay or bisexual as well), and one of the Number Eights.
*According to [[Jane Espenson]]'s writer's commentary, Gaeta and Hoshi's relationship ends at the end of episode 10.
* Espenson's commentary highlights some changes that were made to the script during development.
** Gaeta's present human lover was changed from [[Noel Allison]] to Louis Hoshi, because [[Sebastian Spence]] was not available.
** Gaeta's Cylon ex-lover was changed from a [[Number Six]] to a Number Eight.
** The two Cylons onboard were changed from two Sixes to a Six and an Eight when it became known that Grace Park would be available, and then to two Eights when it became known that [[Tricia Helfer]] would not be available.
** Using two of the same model made it more practical to kill off one of the Cylons first, because scenes with multiple copies are difficult to shoot. Espenson says that this was retrospectively a blessing, because it made the conclusion that "Sweet Eight" is the killer less obvious.
** "Sweet Eight" would originally have said that humans can delude themselves, but Cylon brains record only the truth. This was changed to a line about the similarity of human and Cylon brains after Grace Park pointed out that Eights have been some of the most self-deceiving characters on the show.
* Felix Gaeta has a metal [[w:prosthesis|prosthetic]] leg.
* The two Number Eights are nicknamed "Sweet Eight" and "Pilot Eight" in the commentary by Jane Espenson, the latter being the one in a Cylon flight suit. However, the script for this webisode lists "Pilot Eight" as "Hard Eight."<ref>See: [[Sources: The Face of the Enemy]].</ref>
*"The Face of the Enemy" takes place between "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" and "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]". Although shot after the conclusion of the fourth season, the events depicted in these webisodes help to explain Gaeta's animosity toward the Cylons in the latter episode.
*Flashback footage from "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]" is incorporated, and this story reveals what Baltar whispered to Gaeta during the earlier episode.
*All Ten episodes are available in HD and Standard Definition from iTunes.
*This story takes the form of a murder mystery.
*The events of the webisodes ultimately lead to Gaeta teaming up with Zarek for an eventual failed mutiny and coup. While Gaeta's plan succeeds at first, it still fails in the end, and he's executed for his actions. True to his word, however, he keeps Hoshi out of it, having him taken away by soldiers, but not harmed.
* An error was made during webisode 6. While "Sweet Eight" attempts to plug a cable into her arm, Gaeta says "Oh, God," rather than "Oh, gods."

== Analysis ==
: ''Note: some of the following comments are based upon the fact The Face of the Enemy was webcast before the broadcast of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" in which these facts are already in evidence as that story takes place prior to this one.''
* The [[Rebel Basestar|rebel Cylon basestar]] is still with the Fleet.
* Saul Tigh has returned to duty, despite being outed as one of the [[Final Five]] Cylons.
* It now does not appear unusual to have Number Eights (besides [[Sharon Agathon]]) aboard ''Galactica'', or for them to be riding aboard Colonial shuttles.

== Questions ==
*What is Gaeta's plan? ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==
''Not yet available.''

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
''Not yet available.''

== Cast ==

* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Grace Park]] as "Sweet Eight" and "Hard Eight"
* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
* [[Michael Rogers]] as [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]]
* [[Jessica Harmon]] as [[Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]]
* [[William C. Vaughn]] as Lieutenant [[Jay Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] (credited as "Finn")
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]] (flashback footage)




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The Face of the Enemy

2010-03-20T01:20:44Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Notes */

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"'''The Face of the Enemy'''" is a webisode series featuring [[Felix Gaeta]] and two [[Number Eight]]s who, along with a handful of humans, are stranded on a [[Raptor 718|Raptor]] and mysteriously begin to die one by one. These events take place six to nine days after the [[Revelations|discovery of Earth]], between the episodes "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" and "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]", although the webisodes were released prior to the first airing of "Sometimes a Great Notion".

The series is not included on the [[Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.5 (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 box set]] for "Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5" (episodes 12-22) or the "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series]]" box sets. Although listed on the distributor's website for the Region 2 DVD box set of "Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season" (episodes 12-22)<ref name="Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season content">{{cite news | author = Unknown | url = http://www.universal-playback.com/battlestar-galactica/products/battlestar-galactica-the-final-season-dvd | title = BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - THE FINAL SEASON [DVD] | date = Unknown | work = Playback | accessdate = 2009-06-06}}</ref> the series is absent from the released version.<ref name="Sci-fi online DVD review">{{cite news | author = Charles Packer | url = http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_revs/r2009/dvd/09-06-01_battle-galactica-fin.html | title = DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica - The Final Season | date = Unknown | work = Sci-fi-online.com | accessdate = 2009-06-14}}</ref>

== Summary ==
===Episode 1===

* Release date: December 12, 2008
* Running time: ~4:11

[[Image:GaetaHoshi.PNG|thumb|Gaeta and Hoshi kiss.]]
A blood-covered Felix Gaeta is in a Raptor adrift in deep space, nine days after the events of "Revelations". Flashbacks of a list of names being written on a pad, a Number Eight cutting into her palm, a pair of needle-nose pliers, and a struggle inside the Raptor segue to three days before (six days after "Revelations").

Over his protests, an exhausted Gaeta is ordered by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] to take a week's leave aboard the ''[[Zephyr]]'' to recover. On his way to the hangar bay, Lt. [[Louis Hoshi]] catches up with him in the hallway, gives him [[morpha]] for his pain, then kisses him goodbye, evincing a romantic relationship. Joining Gaeta on the flight are [[deckhand]] [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]], two Number Eights, and the Raptor shuttle flight crew, Lt. [[J. Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] and [[Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]].

With the Raptor 15 minutes away from the ''Zephyr'', [[DRADIS]] picks up hostile [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]] contacts and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is forced to make an emergency [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series#Faster-Than-Light travel|jump]]. The Raptor completes its jump, but discovers that the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is nowhere to be seen.

===Episode 2===

* Release date: December 15, 2008
* Running time: ~3:42

[[Image:TFOTE2.JPG|thumb|The occupants of the stranded Raptor.]]
Shark broadcasts on [[wireless]] to any ships that might be nearby, Easy says she entered the right coordinates, and Gaeta's stump starts to act up. A worried Brooks suggests jumping back, thinking the Fleet might have left a Raptor behind for a little while, but the Eights don't think so, since that could give away their position to Cavil's ships. Gaeta is sure that the Fleet knows that they are missing and sent someone back to look, but that they can't find out because the jump drive isn't responding. Brooks begins to pray to [[Poseidon]], puzzling the Eights since they are a long way from water, but Brooks replies they are in a ship after all. Shark discovers that the drive isn't responding because they have jumped over the [[red line]] and are thus unable to jump back to their starting point. The Eight in a Cylon [[flight suit]] ("Hard Eight") says she suspects as much, since she doesn't recognize the star patterns. Gaeta sits at the aft workstation and determines that the FTL computer's calculations were corrupted. Shark reasons that getting back to the Fleet is not impossible, just harder, and as Hard Eight and the others continue their discussion, the other Eight ("Sweet Eight") asks Gaeta if he recognizes her.

Back on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', Hoshi is clearly worried for Gaeta. The DRADIS contact was a false alarm, the Fleet has jumped back to their original coordinates, and there has been no sign of the missing Raptor for two days. He asks Tigh for a Raptor and a pilot to search for the missing Raptor, explaining that just as something in the universe led them to Earth, he knows he can find them. He stops short of revealing just how close he is to Gaeta and instead asserts that there has been too much loss already. Tigh agrees to Hoshi's request, but will have to run it by Admiral [[Adama (RDM)|Adama]].

Back aboard the Raptor, Shark determines how long they can last out there. The limiting factor is the air supply; since the Raptor was on shuttle detail, the CO<sub>2</sub> scrubbers were not fully functional. They have only 20 ½ hours with the air thinned out to 68% of ship-normal O<sub>2</sub>, so everyone must limit their exertion and sleep as much as they can to stretch out the supply. Easy points out that at that oxygen level people experience memory loss, irrational behavior, depression and dizziness.

===Episode 3===

* Release date: December 17, 2008
* Running time: ~2:42

[[Image:TFOTE3.jpg|thumb|Gaeta meets with an Eight on New Caprica.]]
Brooks offers to take a look at the Raptor's CO<sub>2</sub> scrubbers and opens a side panel. Meanwhile, Gaeta recognizes Sweet Eight. A flashback to 15 months earlier on Cylon-occupied [[New Caprica]] shows the two meeting in a tent, with Gaeta looking over a list of names and handing it to the Eight. Gaeta looks concerned as Sweet Eight leaves the tent.

Brooks finds a loose connection, but has trouble reaching it. Hard Eight offers to take over, and Brooks hands her his pliers. She reaches it, then stiffens as she is electrocuted. Esrin kicks her free, and Gaeta checks for a pulse before declaring her dead. Brooks is stunned, exclaiming, "My gods, I was just doing that! I was just doing that same thing!" Sweet Eight calls attention to the pliers. Gaeta finds that the insulating grip has been stripped off and asks, "Who did this?"

===Episode 4===

* Release date: December 22, 2008
* Running time: ~3:12

[[Image:TFOTE4.jpg|thumb|Gaeta asks what to do with the dead Eight's body.]]
Shark examines the pliers and observes they are old and that the grips wore off, but Sweet Eight suggests that it wasn't an accident, that "someone didn't like the idea of a machine breathing their air." Brooks points that the pliers were his and he was the one who was supposed to have been killed, but Sweet Eight replies not unless he was the one who stripped the grips and questions how he could not have noticed the bare metal. Gaeta quashes the growing argument, saying it was an accident, and asks what to do with the corpse. Sweet Eight wants to jettison her, noting that she will otherwise begin to decay and corrupt the air, and that the oxygen in the cabin can be sucked back into the tanks with only a little loss. As flight suits are broken out and put on, Sweet Eight whispers to Gaeta that she has an idea how to get them home, that she will tell him when the others are asleep, and asks her him to trust her.

In a flashback to New Caprica, Gaeta writes down a list of names and what look like serial numbers for Sweet Eight. He tells her he hasn't seen some of these people in a long time, and they may already be dead. Sweet Eight reassures Gaeta that the [[Number One]]s keep good records, and if some of them are locked up, she can find them and get them out, and reassures him that they can do this.

Back in the Fleet, Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] and Hoshi launch from ''Galactica'' in [[Raptor 1029]].

===Episode 5===

* Release date: December 24, 2008
* Running time: ~4:42

[[Image:TFOTE5.jpg|thumb|The dead body is jettisoned.]]
The crew jettison Hard Eight's body. Afterwards, they settle down to sleep. Gaeta, apparently in pain, touches his stump and injects himself with a dose of morpha. Sweet Eight sees this but pretends to be asleep. Gaeta falls asleep as well and flashes back to New Caprica again, remembering Sweet Eight telling him she managed to get some of the people on his list out of detention. Others, she says, were already dead. She is particularly upset about a child whose fate is still a mystery and begins crying. Gaeta reassures her that they've done good and slowly leans in to kiss her.

In the present, Sweet Eight wakes Gaeta while the other three still sleep and proposes her plan. She will hook into the Raptor's systems much as [[Sharon Agathon]] once did on the rescue mission to Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]), in order to determine the corrupted memory address that made them jump to the wrong location. However, she is afraid that the others will think she is sabotaging the ship, so she asks Gaeta to cover for her while she works. Gaeta accidentally jars Brooks, who doesn't move. The two notice that Brooks has died of an overdose of Gaeta's morpha. Shark and Easy wake up and accuse Sweet Eight of having killed Brooks. Easy aims her pistol at Eight, who is shackled. Gaeta protests, but Eight tells them that she understands.

===Episode 6===

* Release date: December 29, 2008
* Running time: ~4:06

Raptor 1029 jumps into empty space on the first leg of Hoshi and Racetrack's search for the missing Raptor. They are disappointed to find nothing within DRADIS range, and make a second FTL jump to continue the search.

Back on the stranded Raptor 718, Easy and Shark are apparently asleep in the cockpit with the chronometer between them indicating the occupants’ available air supply counting down from nine hours and twenty-five minutes. A sleeping Gaeta dreams of Hoshi, then of his recent experiences aboard the Raptor. He awakes to find that Sweet Eight has freed herself from her bonds. When she asks if he’s going to restrain her again, he says his intention was to free her. After Eight cautions him against waking Shark and Easy, Gaeta hands her a scalpel and agrees to her earlier plan to physically interface with the Raptor’s systems. Eight slices open her palm and Gaeta helps her plug a data cable into the wound. Once Eight is connected, she says that the low oxygen levels in the compartment are making it difficult to project. When Gaeta asks what she is projecting, she replies, “You know where I am.” A flashback shows Gaeta and the Eight back on New Caprica, where the Eight gently kisses Gaeta. Back in the present, Eight attempts to do the same, but Gaeta interrupts her by saying he’s involved with someone. Though Eight tells him that she’s pleased and that he deserves his current happiness, the two kiss passionately until the Eight abruptly gasps, saying that she has found the Fleet. She then tells Gaeta to prepare for a jump, as she is about to take the Raptor home.

===Episode 7===

* Release date: December 31, 2008
* Running time: ~2:06

Aboard Raptor 1029, Racetrack mentions to Hoshi that she had hoped he and Gaeta would get together and was glad they finally did. Hoshi mentions Gaeta’s drive to do the right thing, which Racetrack inadvertently makes an offhand remark in response about the rarity and mortality attached to such a well-developed moral core and quickly admonishes herself for it. Hoshi absolves her of her slip of the tongue and encourages her to continue the search.

Raptor 718 completes its jump. The countdown on the occupants’ air supply reads eight hours and eleven minutes. Gaeta checks the rear console and finds to his chagrin that not only did the jump drain nearly all of the Raptor’s power reserves, but that neither the Fleet nor any other vessels are in DRADIS range. Gaeta surmises that the Fleet may still be nearby, but out of the Raptor’s DRADIS radius. Eight says she will send a pulse that will alert the Fleet to their position and estimates a ten-hour window for rescue. Gaeta heads to the cockpit to wake Shark and Easy, but is horrified to find them both dead, their throats slashed open. His hands are covered with their blood from his attempts to wake them. Gaeta then looks accusingly at Eight, whose only response is to silently meet his gaze.

===Episode 8===

* Release date: January 5, 2009
* Running time: ~3:06

Raptor 1029 completes its third jump, and, again, Racetrack and Hoshi see no sign of Raptor 718. Racetrack offers to plot another jump, and Hoshi agrees, but then asks Racetrack if she thinks it's crazy to continue the search. Racetrack reluctantly says she does, and adds that if Gaeta was in their position, he would also call off the search for Hoshi once it became clear that further searches were futile. After an uncomfortable silence, Racetrack finally asks if Hoshi wants to call off the search and return to ''Galactica''. After a few seconds of pained consideration, Hoshi says yes.

Back on Raptor 718, Gaeta begins to piece everything together, realizing to his horror that Sweet Eight was responsible for every single death, an accusation Eight responds with sedate confirmation, claiming that she did it to give the two of them more air. She then says to an increasingly frantic Gaeta that she killed them all to protect him from his own desire to kill them all. Gaeta angrily denies Eight's words, tearing the data cable out of her palm. She then affirms that Gaeta is a killer at heart, that he was when she gave her the list of names.

Another flashback to the tent on New Caprica shows a sleeping Gaeta oblivious to Sweet Eight handing the list to another Eight, instructing her to kill everyone on it.

The flashback ends, as the realization draws over Gaeta's face.

===Episode 9===

* Release date: January 7, 2009
* Running time: ~3:41

Gaeta listens in horror as Sweet Eight reveals that she had most of the people on the lists he gave her killed, leaving only enough of them alive to make him think she had saved them all, fooling him into thinking he was doing some good by collaborating with her. She states flatly that in a war, a basic tactical maneuver is to kill the people your enemy values. She also forces him to acknowledge that Baltar knew what Gaeta and "his Eight" were doing all along. In a flashback to the Season 3 episode "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]" where Gaeta interrogates Baltar before his trial, the words Baltar whispered to him which triggered Gaeta's attack are revealed: "I know what your Eight did." In a rage, Gaeta in the present mimics the Gaeta in the flashback -- he picks up the nearest thing that can be used as a weapon (in this case, a scalpel) and stabs Sweet Eight in the neck just as he stabbed Baltar.

===Episode 10===

* Release date: January 12, 2009
* Running time: ~5:36

As the last survivor aboard the ship, Gaeta tries to kill himself with an overdose of morpha but fails to inject the second dose. He starts to sing when suddenly the cabin is illuminated from outside. He is hailed by Raptor 1029.

Back on ''Galactica'', Tigh tells a recovered Gaeta that the incident will not be investigated, as Admiral Adama does not wish to jeopardize the alliance with the Cylons. Gaeta bluntly asserts that the alliance should not exist at all, and requests to speak with Admiral Adama directly, on the grounds that the Colonel is a Cylon. Tigh agrees reluctantly, and invites Gaeta to [[A Disquiet Follows My Soul#Act 1|a meeting of senior staff later that day to discuss the alliance.]] Gaeta leaves the CIC and meets Hoshi in the corridor. Gaeta insinuates gloomily that he has a plan and that something important will happen soon.

== Notes ==
*This story reveals that Gaeta is bisexual, as he is shown being romantically involved with both Hoshi (who in turn is also revealed to be either gay or bisexual as well), and one of the Number Eights.
*According to [[Jane Espenson]]'s writer's commentary, Gaeta and Hoshi's relationship ends at the end of episode 10.
* Espenson's commentary highlights some changes that were made to the script during development.
** Gaeta's present human lover was changed from [[Noel Allison]] to Louis Hoshi, because [[Sebastian Spence]] was not available.
** Gaeta's Cylon ex-lover was changed from a [[Number Six]] to a Number Eight.
** The two Cylons onboard were changed from two Sixes to a Six and an Eight when it became known that Grace Park would be available, and then to two Eights when it became known that [[Tricia Helfer]] would not be available.
** Using two of the same model made it more practical to kill off one of the Cylons first, because scenes with multiple copies are difficult to shoot. Espenson says that this was retrospectively a blessing, because it made the conclusion that "Sweet Eight" is the killer less obvious.
** "Sweet Eight" would originally have said that humans can delude themselves, but Cylon brains record only the truth. This was changed to a line about the similarity of human and Cylon brains after Grace Park pointed out that Eights have been some of the most self-deceiving characters on the show.
* Felix Gaeta has a metal [[w:prosthesis|prosthetic]] leg.
* The two Number Eights are nicknamed "Sweet Eight" and "Pilot Eight" in the commentary by Jane Espenson, the latter being the one in a Cylon flight suit. However, the script for this webisode lists "Pilot Eight" as "Hard Eight."<ref>See: [[Sources: The Face of the Enemy]].</ref>
*"The Face of the Enemy" takes place between "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" and "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]". Although shot after the conclusion of the fourth season, the events depicted in these webisodes help to explain Gaeta's animosity toward the Cylons in the latter episode.
*Flashback footage from "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]" is incorporated, and this story reveals what Baltar whispered to Gaeta during the earlier episode.
*All Ten episodes are available in HD and Standard Definition from iTunes.
*This story takes the form of a murder mystery.
*The events of the webisodes ultimately lead to Gaeta teaming up with Zarek for an eventual failed mutiny and coup. While Gaeta's plan succeeds at first, it fail in the end, and he's executed for his actions. True to his word, however, he keeps Hoshi out of it, having him taken away by soldiers, but not harmed.
* An error was made during webisode 6. While "Sweet Eight" attempts to plug a cable into her arm, Gaeta says "Oh, God," rather than "Oh, gods."

== Analysis ==
: ''Note: some of the following comments are based upon the fact The Face of the Enemy was webcast before the broadcast of "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]" in which these facts are already in evidence as that story takes place prior to this one.''
* The [[Rebel Basestar|rebel Cylon basestar]] is still with the Fleet.
* Saul Tigh has returned to duty, despite being outed as one of the [[Final Five]] Cylons.
* It now does not appear unusual to have Number Eights (besides [[Sharon Agathon]]) aboard ''Galactica'', or for them to be riding aboard Colonial shuttles.

== Questions ==
*What is Gaeta's plan? ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul|Answer]])

== Official Statements ==
''Not yet available.''

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
''Not yet available.''

== Cast ==

* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Grace Park]] as "Sweet Eight" and "Hard Eight"
* [[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]]
* [[Leah Cairns]] as Junior Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
* [[Michael Rogers]] as [[Brooks (RDM)|Brooks]]
* [[Jessica Harmon]] as [[Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]]
* [[William C. Vaughn]] as Lieutenant [[Jay Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] (credited as "Finn")
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]] (flashback footage)




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First Hybrid

2009-12-27T04:08:18Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Questions */

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The '''First Hybrid''' is the precursor to the modern [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Hybrid]]s, and is the first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings. The [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]] units were convinced to abandon these experiments in exchange for aid from the [[Final Five]] in constructing fully [[humanoid Cylon]]s with [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capabilities ([[No Exit]]).

There are references in the Cylon databases to this prototype, considered a failed experiment and unaccounted for. [[William Adama]] stumbles across the birthplace of the First Hybrid at the end of the first Cylon War. During this, he experiences mental [[projection]]s of human beings being vivisected during the experiments to create the Hybrid and an arm grabbing him from a birthing tank, ending with the haunting words of the [[Pythia|Pythian]] prophecy, "All this has happened before, and will happen again..."

Much later, [[Kendra Shaw]] encounters this hybrid on an older base ship crewed by Cylon Centurion Model 0005 units known as Guardians. Unlike the modern version Hybrids, this one speaks coherently in the voice of an old man. He says to her: "What am I? A man? Or am I a machine? My children believe I am their god," and demonstrates prophetic knowledge about Shaw and [[Kara Thrace]]. In particular, he warns Shaw that Thrace is the herald of the apocalypse and must not be followed by the Colonials, though jamming prevents her from relaying all of this message to ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|left|The Hybrid aboard his baseship ([[Razor]]).]]

The Hybrid declares that after his destruction his existence will "begin again in ways uncertain." Shaw detonates an explosive device aboard the [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], killing herself and this instance of the first Hybrid ([[Razor]]).

Although this Hybrid possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, it is considerably more lucid. Later Hybrids rarely speak in coherent sentences, and never use the personal pronoun "I".

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==Questions==

* Does the First Hybrid function as the central computer of its basestar, like the modern Hybrids?
* Does it also act as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard?
* When the First Hybrid says "My children believe I am a god," to whom is he referring? The old model Cylons? The organic models?
** Or, given this statement, might this Hybrid actually be [[Daniel Graystone]] himself, original creator of the [[Centurions|Colonial Cylon Centurions]], somehow transmuted to this new form of existence?
* What does the First Hybrid mean when he says his existence will "begin again in ways uncertain"?
** Does this statement imply that the First Hybrid is capable of [[Resurrection (RDM)|downloading]], or does it refer to an [[Sacred Scrolls|unending cycle]], or the afterlife?
* Is the First Hybrid one of the humans captured on the ''[[Diana]]''?
* Is the First Hybrid as it originally appeared, or has it physically aged? Was it created in that stage of adult maturity?
* If the First Hybrid experiment was abandoned after others were created to control the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], do the Cylons only have a limited number of the later ones?

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== See also ==
*[[Hybrid utterances]]

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Hybrid

2009-12-27T04:03:54Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Notes */

:''This article discusses the living computer of a [[Re-imagined Series]] basestar. For information on the Cylon-human hybrid child, see [[Hera Agathon]].''
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A '''Hybrid''' is an entity that represents the first step in the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] evolution from pure machines to organic beings ([[Razor]]). They serve as the central computer inside a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Torn]]).

The Hybrids resemble human beings inside an immersion tank similar to a [[Resurrection tank|Cylon rebirthing tank]]. However, they are not [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but another type of Cylon, similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] <ref>Despite its humanoid appearance, the Hybrid is not a humanoid Cylon and should not be counted as one of the 12 humanoid Cylon models.</ref>, specially constructed as living computers that manage the autonomous functions of the basestar, including navigation, propulsion (especially [[FTL|faster-than-light]]) and climate control. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. The Hybrids may also be in contact with the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] and possibly the Raiders, as an Eight notes that - when a basestar became infected with a [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|biological virus]] - the Centurions started shutting down as soon as the Hybrid became infected ([[Torn]]).

The Hybrids do not have a completely human body, but rather appear to be more like [[Wikipedia:Cyborg|cyborgs]], consisting of conduits and other connectors mated to, or in place of elements of their bodies.

The Cylons created the [[first Hybrid]] from abducted human civilians on whom they conducted medical experiments during the first [[Cylon War]]. This Hybrid had the appearance of an old man, whereas later Hybrids resemble young women. According to Sharon Agathon, the experiment (the first Hybrid) was deemed to be an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned after other Hybrids were created to control the baseships ("[[Razor]]", [[Razor Flashbacks]]) <ref>Agathon says that the experiment was abandoned after other Hybrids were created to control their baseships, but that this one was the first. It also seems that the Cylons didn't make a concerted effort to find and scrap the Guardians, the baseship, or the first Hybrid - they were simply written off.</ref>.

It appears that a council of seven humanoid Cylons, each representing their particular model and located elsewhere in the basestar's [[Basestar command|command and control center]], generate the collective command decisions that are accepted and executed by the Hybrids. In addition to articulating disagreement with orders, a Hybrid can take autonomous actions on its own, as shown when the [[Rebel Basestar]]'s Hybrid unilaterally engaged its FTL drives, separating all aboard from the Colonial Fleet. ("[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]")

[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]]
The Hybrids almost continually speak in [[Hybrid utterances|phrases that make little sense]] to the basestar's crew. The utterances appear to be a mixture of system status reports as well as observations of events in and around the basestar that may not be describable in words. [[Leoben Conoy]] believes that the Hybrids can hear or understand the voice of [[God (RDM)|God]]. A [[Number Three]] suggests that the Hybrids have seen the place "between life and death" and have been driven mad as a result ([[Rapture]]).

A Hybrid's connectivity to its basestar provides it with a remarkable awareness of the surrounding space. They appear to experience a form of ecstasy, perhaps at an orgasmic level, when accomplishing certain tasks such as FTL jumps.

Hybrids have a conscious state that can converse, if only briefly. When [[Gaius Baltar]] reaches into the Hybrid's tank and attempts to grab her hand to ask about the missing five humanoid Cylons, the Hybrid grabs him from the arm and looks directly at him, recognizing him as a being with intelligence. She coherently tells him a [[The Eye of Jupiter|riddle]] before returning to her usual speech pattern and catatonia. The copy of [[Number Three]] initially objects to touching the Hybrid, suggesting that humanoid Cylons may find physical contact with the Hybrid to be distasteful, dangerous, or a type of taboo ([[The Passage]]).

The Hybrid can be disconnected from the basestar, but this is dangerous to it. Moments before deactivating, the [[rebel basestar]]'s Hybrid delivers an uncharacteristically cogent message to Kara Thrace concerning the dying leader and the [[Opera House]] ([[Faith]]). On hearing about this [[Laura Roslin]] ventures to the rebel basestar to try and talk to the Hybrid. At her bequest the Hybrid is plugged back in, but it immediately jumps the basestar away. Roslin attempts to communicate with the Hybrid, but has little success. Baltar also attempts, claiming a spiritual affinity with the being, but is met with a similar barrage of incomprehensible babble ([[The Hub]]).

This rebel Hybrid appears to exercise greater autonomy than as previously encountered, repeatedly jumping the ship without command. Notably, this Hybrid is instantly aware of the shooting of [[Natalie]] and the re-activation of a [[Number Three]], events which do not take place upon its ship.

[[The Colony]] is controlled by multiple Hybrids, which look identical to the Hybrid on the rebel basestar. [[Samuel Anders]], himself in a Hybrid-like state, is able to deactivate them during the [[Battle of the Colony]]. The Colony Hybrids are later involved in an information transfer from the [[Final Five]] to the Colony of the specs for [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology, and are sent into distress when [[Galen Tyrol]] interrupts the transfer. The Colony hybrids perish when the structure falls into a black hole. The rebel baseship's Hybrid is the only one confirmed to survive the battle ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

==Notes==
[[image:Hybridart.jpg|thumb|The original Cylon Hybrid concept art.]]
*In the original concept art the Hybrid body was "an aquatic slug-like pod with tentacles where the interface connects to."
* Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is credited as the Hybrid for "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[Hero]]" but does not actually appear, which may mean that scenes involving the Hybrid were cut from those episodes.
* [[Ronald Moore]], in the [[Podcast:Torn|"Torn" podcast]], notes that the Hybrid should be considered neither humanoid Cylon, Raider, nor Centurion, but an intermediate step between the three, designed for a specific purpose.
* The incoherent but prophetic speech of the Hybrids is similar to that of the precogs in the [[Wikipedia:The Minority Report|'"Minority Report" short story]], while the visual appearance of the Hybrids resembles that of the precogs in the [[Wikipedia:Minority Report (film)|film adaptation]]. According to the podcast for "Torn", the movie was a deliberate inspiration when devising the look of the Hybrid.

* The Hybrids are similar to [[w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert's]] Guild Navigators from his ''[[w:Dune universe|Dune]]'' series, who, through a combination of technology and mental abilities, can guide spacecraft through space in an apparent-FTL process called "folding space." Like the Navigators, the Hybrids seem to be able to utilize [[w:precognition|precognition]] to a greater or lesser extent.
* The computer games ''[[w:Homeworld|Homeworld]]'' and ''[[w:Homeworld 2|Homeworld 2]]'' also feature a woman bio-mechanically linked with the core of a spacecraft for command and control purposes. The neuroscientist [[w:Karan S'jet|Karan S'jet]] undergoes a similar metaphysical experience as the baseship Hybrid does while she is integrated with the mothership and is suspended in a room filled a liquid substance, much like the Hybrid's tank.
* Additionally, [[Campbell Lane]], who portrays the Hybrid in "[[Razor]]" and the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also provided the voice over for the [[w:Bentusi|Bentusi]] character in the ''Homeworld'' series. Lane's character was also bio-mechanically linked to a starship.

== See Also ==
* [[First Hybrid]]
* [[Hybrid utterances]], for a list of phrases spoken by the Hybrid

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Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I

2009-12-27T02:11:29Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting */

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== Overview ==
:[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' discovers [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and a chain of events are set in motion that threatens to change everything.''

== Summary ==
* Following the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] celebrations, [[Gaius Baltar]] finally beds [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], but as they make love, she cries out for [[Lee Adama]], shattering Baltar's mood.
* Stricken by her apparent rejection of him in their coupling, Baltar in turn comes close to rejecting [[Number Six|Six]] and find it impossible to concentrate on anything – including his duties as Vice President.
* Elsewhere on ship, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] attempts to take her own life, but breaks down in tears before she can shoot herself. She is called to the Ready Room for a pre-flight briefing.
* [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] discovers that her cancer treatment is not going well. Her cancer has spread to her lymphatic system, giving her perhaps 6 months to live.
* Baltar verbally fences with Lee Adama and is somewhat insulting to Thrace, tipping Lee off that the doctor has slept with Thrace. Later, still thinking about Thrace, Baltar cracks in front of Roslin.
* Following a recon mission, Boomer and [[Crashdown]] return to ''[[Galactica]]'' with evidence they have stumbled upon [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]].
* Determined to have things out with Thrace, Lee confronts her in the [[Hangar Deck]], and the two come to blows. Thrace realizes that her actions with Baltar have hurt Lee Adama.
* Reviewing the evidence returned by Boomer and Crashdown, Roslin has a vision which [[Elosha]] confirms to be the [[City of the Gods]] on Kobol.
* Roslin has two further visions – the [[Arrow of Apollo]] and the [[Tomb of Athena]], and accepts the scriptures as fact.
* Boomer, still confused, attempts to take her own life – “encouraged” by Baltar in defiance of Six.
* When [[William Adama|Adama]] reviews the evidence, he orders an extensive surface survey of the planet, seeing it as an opportunity for them to settle. Warned he should get off ''Galactica'' by Six, Baltar assigns himself to the survey.
* Roslin tries to convince Adama that Kobol will point the way to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but they must use the captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] to return to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and retrieve the Arrow of Apollo.
* Three Raptors depart ''Galactica'' for Kobol, but on arrival they find themselves in the midst of a Cylon force of Raiders – and a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]].
* One Raptor is destroyed, and one – carrying Baltar – crash-lands on Kobol. The third escapes back to the Fleet.
* Before a rescue mission can be launched, the basestar must be taken out – and Starbuck hatches a plan to do just this using the captured Raider.
* Hearing this, Roslin meets with Starbuck and convinces her into going to Caprica instead to retrieve the Arrow, by telling her that Adama does not actually know where Earth is.
[[Image:bsg-klg1-1.jpg|thumb|right|Adama studies ancient documents on Kobol.]]

===On Caprica===
* [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], alone and on the run, encounters “his” [[Sharon Agathon|Valerii]]. He shoots and wounds her. Unable to kill her outright, he takes her with him.
* When Valerii tries to talk to him, Helo cuts her off and insists that she is now just a means for him to get off the planet.

== Notes ==
*Thrace leaves Baltar's quarters at the start of the episode with her blue dress from "[[Colonial Day]]". It seems like this episode continues directly on from the previous episode.
*There are now 47,897 survivors in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]], a net loss of 1 since "Colonial Day", accounting for the death of [[Valance]].
*The Fleet is beginning to run short of supplies.
*Humans departed Kobol for the Twelve Colonies some 2,000 years prior to the setting of the series.
*Kobol is a place where the "gods and man lived ''together'' in paradise".
*Some of the "gods" appear to be buried on Kobol, as demonstrated by the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*[[Socinus]] has been released from the brig and returned to duty; Socinus' release from the brig by [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] was filmed, but ended up on the [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|cutting room floor]].
*[[Ellen Tigh]] does not appear in this episode, but she is present in deleted scenes.
*The [[Cylon transponder]] is an indirect nod to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], in which [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] use an IFF-type device to identify their [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to Colonial forces when they launch an attack on a Cylon basestar ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
*When Adama asks Starbuck what she is doing and she replies "Bringing home the cat", she is referring to their first exchange in the Miniseries: "What do you hear?" - "[[Nothing but the rain]]."
*The last scene, with Kara Thrace leaving in a Raider to return to Caprica, is scored differently on the US DVDs than either the UK DVDs or the initially broadcast version. In the initial broadcast, the score uses the drum sequence from the opening titles. The US DVD set, however, is scored with a drum cue from the Miniseries. Neither is the version originally scored by [[Bear McCreary]], who went with a middle ground between intense action and subtle drama. (This version can be found on his [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444 blog]). <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444|title=Bear McCreary's blog: BG Season 1 Mx Mix-Ups}}</ref>

== Analysis ==
*''Why would Starbuck have sex with Baltar?'' As Starbuck says, she feels she is a screwup. Based on what viewers have seen and heard of Starbuck throughout the season, and specifically Apollo's comments in this episode, she has a history of recklessly diving into physical relations with no thought whatsoever as to the consequences; Starbuck instinctively starts thinking something must be wrong when things are going right, such as her growing relationship with Apollo, because she's so used to things going wrong. Also, Lee Adama left her dancing with Baltar in the last episode.
*When Sharon shoots herself, she is holding an automatic pistol, but the sound is that of the larger sidearms carried by pilots when flying off-ship missions (only slightly suppressed), rather than the report of a "normal" pistol being fired.
*When Roslin tells Starbuck that she is dying from breast cancer, she says that she only told three people. However, four people ([[Cottle|Doctor Cottle]], [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Elosha]]) actually know of Roslin's illness by this time. Whether this is a continuity error or whether Roslin simply misspeaks is unknown.
**Billy inferred her condition before she told him, ([[Miniseries]]), so maybe she is being very particular, since he did not learn of it through her telling him.
*Kobol appears to be a lush, habitable world. Even with the danger of Cylon attack, it's surprising that no one raises the question of resettling here, although at this early stage the reasonable presumption is that the Cylons would simply have invaded or bombed the planet, wiping out the remainder of humanity.

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

{{answered questions|season=1|series=RDM|episode=Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}

* Why did the Thirteen Tribes leave [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]?
* Given the similarities with the Greek pantheon, did the gods decide to follow the 13th tribe to Earth, thus establishing the myths of the Olympian gods?
* Do the Cylons consider Kobol as their spiritual home as well (“The birthplace of us all” – [[Leoben Conoy]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]")?

=== Unanswered Questions ===

* What happened to the gods who lived on Kobol “with man”?
* Did the gods remain on Kobol after humanity left?
* Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Cylon personality interfere in her attempt at suicide, resulting in her wounding herself, or did her human personality lack the conviction of the act, resulting in the wound? Or was it simply an accident that she missed?

== Official Statements ==

=== Regarding the lack of definitive information regarding Kobol ===
{{from_RDM_blog}}

:''"In the last two episodes it is noted by the priestess that the thirteen tribes left [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] about "2000 years ago" and the initial estimate of the age of the ruins is the same, but nothing is concrete of course. This is where I have a problem: They were obviously a star faring civilization to leave Kobol to being with. To do so requires information technology. Why is their history of that time so sketchy and lacking of concrete records? Yes it was 2000 years in the past but come on, it's not like they only had [[Wikipedia:papyrus|papyrus]] to write on."''

:I've been presupposing some kind of cataclysm or crisis that occurred soon after mankind settled on the 12 worlds which either wiped out the knowledge base or had it deliberately destroyed for some reason. This doesn't seem that implausible when one considers that a tremendous amount of knowledge from the Greco-Roman tradition was lost after the fall of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] and plunged the western world into the so called [[Wikipedia:Dark Ages|Dark Ages]]. Clearly, the Colonials did not fall all the way back to papyrus, and they do in fact, know that they are descendants of refugees from Kobol, hence the term "[[Colonies]]." They must have possessed star-faring technology at the time of the exodus, but I don't know how far we'll go into this specific backstory in the series, however.

=== Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting ===

* Early on during the "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak]]" Blu-Ray/DVD audio commentary track, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick mention that original BSG actor [[Dirk Benedict]] was, at one point, considered for the role of "God" in an earlier draft of the script; presumably after the Colonials arrive at Kobol and the [[Opera House]] there. This plot-point was discarded not long thereafter, as the final version of the episode's storyline evolved into a different form.

=== Other Statements ===

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about his response to the argument held between [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] in this episode:''

: It's sort of an explosion of jealousy that is a complete surprise to him because I don't think he's ... he's not fully aware of what he feels. There's something quite like a gut reaction that really was exciting to play. It was a surprise to me. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''In the bunk room, when Gaius Baltar interrupts Sharon Valeri’s second attempt at suicide:''
:'''[[Sharon Valerii]]:''' ''[as she pretends to be cleaning her hand gun]'' What’s going on?
:'''[[Gaius Baltar]]:''' ''[cautiously]'' Well, I was going to ask you the same question. Actually, I was looking for Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] but...sometimes it’s good to...talk these things over.
:'''[[Head Six]]:''' ''[feigning pity]'' Deep down she knows she’s a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], but her conscious mind won’t accept it.
:'''Valerii:''' Sometimes I have these dark thoughts.
:'''Baltar:''' What kind of dark thoughts?
:'''Six:''' Her model is weak, always has been. But in the end she’ll carry out her mission.
:'''Valerii:''' I don’t know, but I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone. I feel like I ought to be stopped.
:'''Six:''' ''[moving to the other side of Valerii]'' She can’t be stopped. She’s a Cylon. You can’t help her, Gaius...but you could probably sleep with her. That’s what you want, right?
:'''Baltar:''' ''[to Valerii]'' I’m not sure why...sometimes...we must embrace that which opens up for us...
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' Embrace?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Life can be a curse as well as a blessing. ''[more intensely]'' You will believe me when I tell you: there are far worse things than death in this world.
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' So you’re saying…?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' No. No, no, no. What I say...is meaningless. Listen to your heart. Embrace that which you know to be the right decision.
: ''[They look at each other as Six regards Baltar with a look of complete incomprehension, then Baltar stands and kisses Boomer on the forehead before walking out of the bunkroom. Seconds later there is the sound of a single gunshot from inside.]''

* ''On the hangar deck:''
:'''[[Lee Adama]]:''' Going hunting?
:'''[[Kara Thrace]]:''' ''[loading ammunition into the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]]'' I'm manning the gunnery for the jump test tomorrow. See if our boy here can shoot anything with our ammo.
:'''Adama:''' So it's a boy now.
:'''Thrace:''' I changed my mind.
:'''Adama:''' You ever wonder why everyone else calls it a "she", but to you, it's a "he"?
:'''Thrace:''' That's fascinating, Lee. You should write a paper.
:'''Adama:''' Well, that's not really my style. I'm not as smart as...say, Doctor Baltar. How is the Vice President, by the way?
:'''Thrace:''' I don't know. Haven't seen him.
:'''Adama:''' ''[thinks for a second]'' So...he's a love-them and leave-them kind of guy, I guess.
:'''Thrace:''' I guess.
:'''Adama:''' Ships just pass in the night...
:'''Thrace:''' Yep.
:'''Adama:''' Didn't mean a thing.
:'''Thrace:''' No.
:'''Adama:''' You were just bored, looking for something to do. So frakking the Vice President of the Colonies seemed like a great waste of time!
:'''Thrace:''' Do you want something from me?
:'''Adama:''' Not a thing—
:'''Thrace:''' —because I don't owe you anything.
:'''Adama:''' No, you don't owe me anything. Because I'm just a [[CAG]], and you're just a pilot. A pilot who can't keep her pants on! Oh, it's just like old times, Kara. Like when you got drunk and you couldn't keep your hands off the major—
: ''[Thrace turns around and swings a punch at Adama, but Adama returns the favor by punching Thrace in the eye.]''
:'''Adama:''' Why'd you do it, Kara? Just tell me why.
:'''Thrace:''' Because I'm a screw-up, Lee. Try to keep that in mind.

* ''As Kara Thrace pilots the Cylon Raider in a weapons test, she contacts Commander Adama:''
:'''[[William Adama]]:''' ''[to Thrace]'' Go ahead.
:'''Kara Thrace:''' I believed you. Believed in [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
:'''Adama:''' What are you doing, Starbuck?
:'''Thrace:''' [[Nothing but the rain|Bringing home the cat]], sir.
:'''Adama:''' We can talk about this.
:'''Thrace:''' No, I don't think so.
:'''Adama:''' I want you to remember one thing. I do not regret anything that I did. Be sure that whatever you're going to do, you don't regret it later. Do you understand me?
:'''Thrace:''' I guess we'll find out. ''[Thrace uses the [[FTL]] computer to jump to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].]''
:'''Lee Adama:''' ''Galactica'', Apollo. Starbuck has jumped away. Repeat, Starbuck has jumped away.
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]:''' She wasn't scheduled for a jump test! Where the hell did she go?
:'''Adama:''' Home.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Samuel Witwer]] as Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
*[[Stephen Spender]] as Pilot

== References ==
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[[de:Kobol, Teil I]]
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Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I

2009-12-27T02:08:02Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting */

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== Overview ==
:[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' discovers [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and a chain of events are set in motion that threatens to change everything.''

== Summary ==
* Following the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] celebrations, [[Gaius Baltar]] finally beds [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], but as they make love, she cries out for [[Lee Adama]], shattering Baltar's mood.
* Stricken by her apparent rejection of him in their coupling, Baltar in turn comes close to rejecting [[Number Six|Six]] and find it impossible to concentrate on anything – including his duties as Vice President.
* Elsewhere on ship, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] attempts to take her own life, but breaks down in tears before she can shoot herself. She is called to the Ready Room for a pre-flight briefing.
* [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] discovers that her cancer treatment is not going well. Her cancer has spread to her lymphatic system, giving her perhaps 6 months to live.
* Baltar verbally fences with Lee Adama and is somewhat insulting to Thrace, tipping Lee off that the doctor has slept with Thrace. Later, still thinking about Thrace, Baltar cracks in front of Roslin.
* Following a recon mission, Boomer and [[Crashdown]] return to ''[[Galactica]]'' with evidence they have stumbled upon [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]].
* Determined to have things out with Thrace, Lee confronts her in the [[Hangar Deck]], and the two come to blows. Thrace realizes that her actions with Baltar have hurt Lee Adama.
* Reviewing the evidence returned by Boomer and Crashdown, Roslin has a vision which [[Elosha]] confirms to be the [[City of the Gods]] on Kobol.
* Roslin has two further visions – the [[Arrow of Apollo]] and the [[Tomb of Athena]], and accepts the scriptures as fact.
* Boomer, still confused, attempts to take her own life – “encouraged” by Baltar in defiance of Six.
* When [[William Adama|Adama]] reviews the evidence, he orders an extensive surface survey of the planet, seeing it as an opportunity for them to settle. Warned he should get off ''Galactica'' by Six, Baltar assigns himself to the survey.
* Roslin tries to convince Adama that Kobol will point the way to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but they must use the captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] to return to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and retrieve the Arrow of Apollo.
* Three Raptors depart ''Galactica'' for Kobol, but on arrival they find themselves in the midst of a Cylon force of Raiders – and a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]].
* One Raptor is destroyed, and one – carrying Baltar – crash-lands on Kobol. The third escapes back to the Fleet.
* Before a rescue mission can be launched, the basestar must be taken out – and Starbuck hatches a plan to do just this using the captured Raider.
* Hearing this, Roslin meets with Starbuck and convinces her into going to Caprica instead to retrieve the Arrow, by telling her that Adama does not actually know where Earth is.
[[Image:bsg-klg1-1.jpg|thumb|right|Adama studies ancient documents on Kobol.]]

===On Caprica===
* [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], alone and on the run, encounters “his” [[Sharon Agathon|Valerii]]. He shoots and wounds her. Unable to kill her outright, he takes her with him.
* When Valerii tries to talk to him, Helo cuts her off and insists that she is now just a means for him to get off the planet.

== Notes ==
*Thrace leaves Baltar's quarters at the start of the episode with her blue dress from "[[Colonial Day]]". It seems like this episode continues directly on from the previous episode.
*There are now 47,897 survivors in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]], a net loss of 1 since "Colonial Day", accounting for the death of [[Valance]].
*The Fleet is beginning to run short of supplies.
*Humans departed Kobol for the Twelve Colonies some 2,000 years prior to the setting of the series.
*Kobol is a place where the "gods and man lived ''together'' in paradise".
*Some of the "gods" appear to be buried on Kobol, as demonstrated by the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*[[Socinus]] has been released from the brig and returned to duty; Socinus' release from the brig by [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] was filmed, but ended up on the [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|cutting room floor]].
*[[Ellen Tigh]] does not appear in this episode, but she is present in deleted scenes.
*The [[Cylon transponder]] is an indirect nod to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], in which [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] use an IFF-type device to identify their [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to Colonial forces when they launch an attack on a Cylon basestar ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
*When Adama asks Starbuck what she is doing and she replies "Bringing home the cat", she is referring to their first exchange in the Miniseries: "What do you hear?" - "[[Nothing but the rain]]."
*The last scene, with Kara Thrace leaving in a Raider to return to Caprica, is scored differently on the US DVDs than either the UK DVDs or the initially broadcast version. In the initial broadcast, the score uses the drum sequence from the opening titles. The US DVD set, however, is scored with a drum cue from the Miniseries. Neither is the version originally scored by [[Bear McCreary]], who went with a middle ground between intense action and subtle drama. (This version can be found on his [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444 blog]). <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444|title=Bear McCreary's blog: BG Season 1 Mx Mix-Ups}}</ref>

== Analysis ==
*''Why would Starbuck have sex with Baltar?'' As Starbuck says, she feels she is a screwup. Based on what viewers have seen and heard of Starbuck throughout the season, and specifically Apollo's comments in this episode, she has a history of recklessly diving into physical relations with no thought whatsoever as to the consequences; Starbuck instinctively starts thinking something must be wrong when things are going right, such as her growing relationship with Apollo, because she's so used to things going wrong. Also, Lee Adama left her dancing with Baltar in the last episode.
*When Sharon shoots herself, she is holding an automatic pistol, but the sound is that of the larger sidearms carried by pilots when flying off-ship missions (only slightly suppressed), rather than the report of a "normal" pistol being fired.
*When Roslin tells Starbuck that she is dying from breast cancer, she says that she only told three people. However, four people ([[Cottle|Doctor Cottle]], [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Elosha]]) actually know of Roslin's illness by this time. Whether this is a continuity error or whether Roslin simply misspeaks is unknown.
**Billy inferred her condition before she told him, ([[Miniseries]]), so maybe she is being very particular, since he did not learn of it through her telling him.
*Kobol appears to be a lush, habitable world. Even with the danger of Cylon attack, it's surprising that no one raises the question of resettling here, although at this early stage the reasonable presumption is that the Cylons would simply have invaded or bombed the planet, wiping out the remainder of humanity.

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

{{answered questions|season=1|series=RDM|episode=Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}

* Why did the Thirteen Tribes leave [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]?
* Given the similarities with the Greek pantheon, did the gods decide to follow the 13th tribe to Earth, thus establishing the myths of the Olympian gods?
* Do the Cylons consider Kobol as their spiritual home as well (“The birthplace of us all” – [[Leoben Conoy]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]")?

=== Unanswered Questions ===

* What happened to the gods who lived on Kobol “with man”?
* Did the gods remain on Kobol after humanity left?
* Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Cylon personality interfere in her attempt at suicide, resulting in her wounding herself, or did her human personality lack the conviction of the act, resulting in the wound? Or was it simply an accident that she missed?

== Official Statements ==

=== Regarding the lack of definitive information regarding Kobol ===
{{from_RDM_blog}}

:''"In the last two episodes it is noted by the priestess that the thirteen tribes left [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] about "2000 years ago" and the initial estimate of the age of the ruins is the same, but nothing is concrete of course. This is where I have a problem: They were obviously a star faring civilization to leave Kobol to being with. To do so requires information technology. Why is their history of that time so sketchy and lacking of concrete records? Yes it was 2000 years in the past but come on, it's not like they only had [[Wikipedia:papyrus|papyrus]] to write on."''

:I've been presupposing some kind of cataclysm or crisis that occurred soon after mankind settled on the 12 worlds which either wiped out the knowledge base or had it deliberately destroyed for some reason. This doesn't seem that implausible when one considers that a tremendous amount of knowledge from the Greco-Roman tradition was lost after the fall of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] and plunged the western world into the so called [[Wikipedia:Dark Ages|Dark Ages]]. Clearly, the Colonials did not fall all the way back to papyrus, and they do in fact, know that they are descendants of refugees from Kobol, hence the term "[[Colonies]]." They must have possessed star-faring technology at the time of the exodus, but I don't know how far we'll go into this specific backstory in the series, however.

=== Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting ===

* During the course of the "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak]]" DVD/Blu-Ray audio commentary track, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick mention that original BSG actor [[Dirk Benedict]] was, at one point, considered for the role of "God" in an earlier draft of the script; presumably after the Colonials arrive at Kobol and the [[Opera House]] there. This plot-point was discarded not long thereafter, as the final version of the episode's storyline evolved into a different form.

=== Other Statements ===

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about his response to the argument held between [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] in this episode:''

: It's sort of an explosion of jealousy that is a complete surprise to him because I don't think he's ... he's not fully aware of what he feels. There's something quite like a gut reaction that really was exciting to play. It was a surprise to me. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''In the bunk room, when Gaius Baltar interrupts Sharon Valeri’s second attempt at suicide:''
:'''[[Sharon Valerii]]:''' ''[as she pretends to be cleaning her hand gun]'' What’s going on?
:'''[[Gaius Baltar]]:''' ''[cautiously]'' Well, I was going to ask you the same question. Actually, I was looking for Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] but...sometimes it’s good to...talk these things over.
:'''[[Head Six]]:''' ''[feigning pity]'' Deep down she knows she’s a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], but her conscious mind won’t accept it.
:'''Valerii:''' Sometimes I have these dark thoughts.
:'''Baltar:''' What kind of dark thoughts?
:'''Six:''' Her model is weak, always has been. But in the end she’ll carry out her mission.
:'''Valerii:''' I don’t know, but I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone. I feel like I ought to be stopped.
:'''Six:''' ''[moving to the other side of Valerii]'' She can’t be stopped. She’s a Cylon. You can’t help her, Gaius...but you could probably sleep with her. That’s what you want, right?
:'''Baltar:''' ''[to Valerii]'' I’m not sure why...sometimes...we must embrace that which opens up for us...
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' Embrace?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Life can be a curse as well as a blessing. ''[more intensely]'' You will believe me when I tell you: there are far worse things than death in this world.
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' So you’re saying…?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' No. No, no, no. What I say...is meaningless. Listen to your heart. Embrace that which you know to be the right decision.
: ''[They look at each other as Six regards Baltar with a look of complete incomprehension, then Baltar stands and kisses Boomer on the forehead before walking out of the bunkroom. Seconds later there is the sound of a single gunshot from inside.]''

* ''On the hangar deck:''
:'''[[Lee Adama]]:''' Going hunting?
:'''[[Kara Thrace]]:''' ''[loading ammunition into the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]]'' I'm manning the gunnery for the jump test tomorrow. See if our boy here can shoot anything with our ammo.
:'''Adama:''' So it's a boy now.
:'''Thrace:''' I changed my mind.
:'''Adama:''' You ever wonder why everyone else calls it a "she", but to you, it's a "he"?
:'''Thrace:''' That's fascinating, Lee. You should write a paper.
:'''Adama:''' Well, that's not really my style. I'm not as smart as...say, Doctor Baltar. How is the Vice President, by the way?
:'''Thrace:''' I don't know. Haven't seen him.
:'''Adama:''' ''[thinks for a second]'' So...he's a love-them and leave-them kind of guy, I guess.
:'''Thrace:''' I guess.
:'''Adama:''' Ships just pass in the night...
:'''Thrace:''' Yep.
:'''Adama:''' Didn't mean a thing.
:'''Thrace:''' No.
:'''Adama:''' You were just bored, looking for something to do. So frakking the Vice President of the Colonies seemed like a great waste of time!
:'''Thrace:''' Do you want something from me?
:'''Adama:''' Not a thing—
:'''Thrace:''' —because I don't owe you anything.
:'''Adama:''' No, you don't owe me anything. Because I'm just a [[CAG]], and you're just a pilot. A pilot who can't keep her pants on! Oh, it's just like old times, Kara. Like when you got drunk and you couldn't keep your hands off the major—
: ''[Thrace turns around and swings a punch at Adama, but Adama returns the favor by punching Thrace in the eye.]''
:'''Adama:''' Why'd you do it, Kara? Just tell me why.
:'''Thrace:''' Because I'm a screw-up, Lee. Try to keep that in mind.

* ''As Kara Thrace pilots the Cylon Raider in a weapons test, she contacts Commander Adama:''
:'''[[William Adama]]:''' ''[to Thrace]'' Go ahead.
:'''Kara Thrace:''' I believed you. Believed in [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
:'''Adama:''' What are you doing, Starbuck?
:'''Thrace:''' [[Nothing but the rain|Bringing home the cat]], sir.
:'''Adama:''' We can talk about this.
:'''Thrace:''' No, I don't think so.
:'''Adama:''' I want you to remember one thing. I do not regret anything that I did. Be sure that whatever you're going to do, you don't regret it later. Do you understand me?
:'''Thrace:''' I guess we'll find out. ''[Thrace uses the [[FTL]] computer to jump to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].]''
:'''Lee Adama:''' ''Galactica'', Apollo. Starbuck has jumped away. Repeat, Starbuck has jumped away.
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]:''' She wasn't scheduled for a jump test! Where the hell did she go?
:'''Adama:''' Home.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Samuel Witwer]] as Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
*[[Stephen Spender]] as Pilot

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

{{episode list (RDM season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Ronald D. Moore]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by David Eick]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]
[[Category:RDM]]

[[de:Kobol, Teil I]]
[[es:Los Últimos Destellos de Kobol, Parte I]]
[[fr:À la recherche de la Terre - 1re partie]]
[[zh:科波最后的光芒（上）]]

Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I

2009-12-27T02:07:33Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting */

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== Overview ==
:[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' discovers [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and a chain of events are set in motion that threatens to change everything.''

== Summary ==
* Following the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] celebrations, [[Gaius Baltar]] finally beds [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], but as they make love, she cries out for [[Lee Adama]], shattering Baltar's mood.
* Stricken by her apparent rejection of him in their coupling, Baltar in turn comes close to rejecting [[Number Six|Six]] and find it impossible to concentrate on anything – including his duties as Vice President.
* Elsewhere on ship, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] attempts to take her own life, but breaks down in tears before she can shoot herself. She is called to the Ready Room for a pre-flight briefing.
* [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] discovers that her cancer treatment is not going well. Her cancer has spread to her lymphatic system, giving her perhaps 6 months to live.
* Baltar verbally fences with Lee Adama and is somewhat insulting to Thrace, tipping Lee off that the doctor has slept with Thrace. Later, still thinking about Thrace, Baltar cracks in front of Roslin.
* Following a recon mission, Boomer and [[Crashdown]] return to ''[[Galactica]]'' with evidence they have stumbled upon [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]].
* Determined to have things out with Thrace, Lee confronts her in the [[Hangar Deck]], and the two come to blows. Thrace realizes that her actions with Baltar have hurt Lee Adama.
* Reviewing the evidence returned by Boomer and Crashdown, Roslin has a vision which [[Elosha]] confirms to be the [[City of the Gods]] on Kobol.
* Roslin has two further visions – the [[Arrow of Apollo]] and the [[Tomb of Athena]], and accepts the scriptures as fact.
* Boomer, still confused, attempts to take her own life – “encouraged” by Baltar in defiance of Six.
* When [[William Adama|Adama]] reviews the evidence, he orders an extensive surface survey of the planet, seeing it as an opportunity for them to settle. Warned he should get off ''Galactica'' by Six, Baltar assigns himself to the survey.
* Roslin tries to convince Adama that Kobol will point the way to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but they must use the captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] to return to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and retrieve the Arrow of Apollo.
* Three Raptors depart ''Galactica'' for Kobol, but on arrival they find themselves in the midst of a Cylon force of Raiders – and a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]].
* One Raptor is destroyed, and one – carrying Baltar – crash-lands on Kobol. The third escapes back to the Fleet.
* Before a rescue mission can be launched, the basestar must be taken out – and Starbuck hatches a plan to do just this using the captured Raider.
* Hearing this, Roslin meets with Starbuck and convinces her into going to Caprica instead to retrieve the Arrow, by telling her that Adama does not actually know where Earth is.
[[Image:bsg-klg1-1.jpg|thumb|right|Adama studies ancient documents on Kobol.]]

===On Caprica===
* [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], alone and on the run, encounters “his” [[Sharon Agathon|Valerii]]. He shoots and wounds her. Unable to kill her outright, he takes her with him.
* When Valerii tries to talk to him, Helo cuts her off and insists that she is now just a means for him to get off the planet.

== Notes ==
*Thrace leaves Baltar's quarters at the start of the episode with her blue dress from "[[Colonial Day]]". It seems like this episode continues directly on from the previous episode.
*There are now 47,897 survivors in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]], a net loss of 1 since "Colonial Day", accounting for the death of [[Valance]].
*The Fleet is beginning to run short of supplies.
*Humans departed Kobol for the Twelve Colonies some 2,000 years prior to the setting of the series.
*Kobol is a place where the "gods and man lived ''together'' in paradise".
*Some of the "gods" appear to be buried on Kobol, as demonstrated by the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*[[Socinus]] has been released from the brig and returned to duty; Socinus' release from the brig by [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] was filmed, but ended up on the [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|cutting room floor]].
*[[Ellen Tigh]] does not appear in this episode, but she is present in deleted scenes.
*The [[Cylon transponder]] is an indirect nod to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], in which [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] use an IFF-type device to identify their [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to Colonial forces when they launch an attack on a Cylon basestar ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
*When Adama asks Starbuck what she is doing and she replies "Bringing home the cat", she is referring to their first exchange in the Miniseries: "What do you hear?" - "[[Nothing but the rain]]."
*The last scene, with Kara Thrace leaving in a Raider to return to Caprica, is scored differently on the US DVDs than either the UK DVDs or the initially broadcast version. In the initial broadcast, the score uses the drum sequence from the opening titles. The US DVD set, however, is scored with a drum cue from the Miniseries. Neither is the version originally scored by [[Bear McCreary]], who went with a middle ground between intense action and subtle drama. (This version can be found on his [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444 blog]). <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444|title=Bear McCreary's blog: BG Season 1 Mx Mix-Ups}}</ref>

== Analysis ==
*''Why would Starbuck have sex with Baltar?'' As Starbuck says, she feels she is a screwup. Based on what viewers have seen and heard of Starbuck throughout the season, and specifically Apollo's comments in this episode, she has a history of recklessly diving into physical relations with no thought whatsoever as to the consequences; Starbuck instinctively starts thinking something must be wrong when things are going right, such as her growing relationship with Apollo, because she's so used to things going wrong. Also, Lee Adama left her dancing with Baltar in the last episode.
*When Sharon shoots herself, she is holding an automatic pistol, but the sound is that of the larger sidearms carried by pilots when flying off-ship missions (only slightly suppressed), rather than the report of a "normal" pistol being fired.
*When Roslin tells Starbuck that she is dying from breast cancer, she says that she only told three people. However, four people ([[Cottle|Doctor Cottle]], [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Elosha]]) actually know of Roslin's illness by this time. Whether this is a continuity error or whether Roslin simply misspeaks is unknown.
**Billy inferred her condition before she told him, ([[Miniseries]]), so maybe she is being very particular, since he did not learn of it through her telling him.
*Kobol appears to be a lush, habitable world. Even with the danger of Cylon attack, it's surprising that no one raises the question of resettling here, although at this early stage the reasonable presumption is that the Cylons would simply have invaded or bombed the planet, wiping out the remainder of humanity.

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

{{answered questions|season=1|series=RDM|episode=Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}

* Why did the Thirteen Tribes leave [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]?
* Given the similarities with the Greek pantheon, did the gods decide to follow the 13th tribe to Earth, thus establishing the myths of the Olympian gods?
* Do the Cylons consider Kobol as their spiritual home as well (“The birthplace of us all” – [[Leoben Conoy]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]")?

=== Unanswered Questions ===

* What happened to the gods who lived on Kobol “with man”?
* Did the gods remain on Kobol after humanity left?
* Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Cylon personality interfere in her attempt at suicide, resulting in her wounding herself, or did her human personality lack the conviction of the act, resulting in the wound? Or was it simply an accident that she missed?

== Official Statements ==

=== Regarding the lack of definitive information regarding Kobol ===
{{from_RDM_blog}}

:''"In the last two episodes it is noted by the priestess that the thirteen tribes left [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] about "2000 years ago" and the initial estimate of the age of the ruins is the same, but nothing is concrete of course. This is where I have a problem: They were obviously a star faring civilization to leave Kobol to being with. To do so requires information technology. Why is their history of that time so sketchy and lacking of concrete records? Yes it was 2000 years in the past but come on, it's not like they only had [[Wikipedia:papyrus|papyrus]] to write on."''

:I've been presupposing some kind of cataclysm or crisis that occurred soon after mankind settled on the 12 worlds which either wiped out the knowledge base or had it deliberately destroyed for some reason. This doesn't seem that implausible when one considers that a tremendous amount of knowledge from the Greco-Roman tradition was lost after the fall of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] and plunged the western world into the so called [[Wikipedia:Dark Ages|Dark Ages]]. Clearly, the Colonials did not fall all the way back to papyrus, and they do in fact, know that they are descendants of refugees from Kobol, hence the term "[[Colonies]]." They must have possessed star-faring technology at the time of the exodus, but I don't know how far we'll go into this specific backstory in the series, however.

=== Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting ===

* During the "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak]]" DVD/Blu-Ray audio commentary track, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick mention that original BSG actor [[Dirk Benedict]] was, at one point, considered for the role of "God" in an earlier draft of the script; presumably after the Colonials arrive at Kobol and the [[Opera House]] there. This plot-point was discarded not long thereafter, as the final version of the episode's storyline evolved into a different form.

=== Other Statements ===

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about his response to the argument held between [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] in this episode:''

: It's sort of an explosion of jealousy that is a complete surprise to him because I don't think he's ... he's not fully aware of what he feels. There's something quite like a gut reaction that really was exciting to play. It was a surprise to me. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''In the bunk room, when Gaius Baltar interrupts Sharon Valeri’s second attempt at suicide:''
:'''[[Sharon Valerii]]:''' ''[as she pretends to be cleaning her hand gun]'' What’s going on?
:'''[[Gaius Baltar]]:''' ''[cautiously]'' Well, I was going to ask you the same question. Actually, I was looking for Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] but...sometimes it’s good to...talk these things over.
:'''[[Head Six]]:''' ''[feigning pity]'' Deep down she knows she’s a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], but her conscious mind won’t accept it.
:'''Valerii:''' Sometimes I have these dark thoughts.
:'''Baltar:''' What kind of dark thoughts?
:'''Six:''' Her model is weak, always has been. But in the end she’ll carry out her mission.
:'''Valerii:''' I don’t know, but I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone. I feel like I ought to be stopped.
:'''Six:''' ''[moving to the other side of Valerii]'' She can’t be stopped. She’s a Cylon. You can’t help her, Gaius...but you could probably sleep with her. That’s what you want, right?
:'''Baltar:''' ''[to Valerii]'' I’m not sure why...sometimes...we must embrace that which opens up for us...
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' Embrace?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Life can be a curse as well as a blessing. ''[more intensely]'' You will believe me when I tell you: there are far worse things than death in this world.
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' So you’re saying…?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' No. No, no, no. What I say...is meaningless. Listen to your heart. Embrace that which you know to be the right decision.
: ''[They look at each other as Six regards Baltar with a look of complete incomprehension, then Baltar stands and kisses Boomer on the forehead before walking out of the bunkroom. Seconds later there is the sound of a single gunshot from inside.]''

* ''On the hangar deck:''
:'''[[Lee Adama]]:''' Going hunting?
:'''[[Kara Thrace]]:''' ''[loading ammunition into the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]]'' I'm manning the gunnery for the jump test tomorrow. See if our boy here can shoot anything with our ammo.
:'''Adama:''' So it's a boy now.
:'''Thrace:''' I changed my mind.
:'''Adama:''' You ever wonder why everyone else calls it a "she", but to you, it's a "he"?
:'''Thrace:''' That's fascinating, Lee. You should write a paper.
:'''Adama:''' Well, that's not really my style. I'm not as smart as...say, Doctor Baltar. How is the Vice President, by the way?
:'''Thrace:''' I don't know. Haven't seen him.
:'''Adama:''' ''[thinks for a second]'' So...he's a love-them and leave-them kind of guy, I guess.
:'''Thrace:''' I guess.
:'''Adama:''' Ships just pass in the night...
:'''Thrace:''' Yep.
:'''Adama:''' Didn't mean a thing.
:'''Thrace:''' No.
:'''Adama:''' You were just bored, looking for something to do. So frakking the Vice President of the Colonies seemed like a great waste of time!
:'''Thrace:''' Do you want something from me?
:'''Adama:''' Not a thing—
:'''Thrace:''' —because I don't owe you anything.
:'''Adama:''' No, you don't owe me anything. Because I'm just a [[CAG]], and you're just a pilot. A pilot who can't keep her pants on! Oh, it's just like old times, Kara. Like when you got drunk and you couldn't keep your hands off the major—
: ''[Thrace turns around and swings a punch at Adama, but Adama returns the favor by punching Thrace in the eye.]''
:'''Adama:''' Why'd you do it, Kara? Just tell me why.
:'''Thrace:''' Because I'm a screw-up, Lee. Try to keep that in mind.

* ''As Kara Thrace pilots the Cylon Raider in a weapons test, she contacts Commander Adama:''
:'''[[William Adama]]:''' ''[to Thrace]'' Go ahead.
:'''Kara Thrace:''' I believed you. Believed in [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
:'''Adama:''' What are you doing, Starbuck?
:'''Thrace:''' [[Nothing but the rain|Bringing home the cat]], sir.
:'''Adama:''' We can talk about this.
:'''Thrace:''' No, I don't think so.
:'''Adama:''' I want you to remember one thing. I do not regret anything that I did. Be sure that whatever you're going to do, you don't regret it later. Do you understand me?
:'''Thrace:''' I guess we'll find out. ''[Thrace uses the [[FTL]] computer to jump to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].]''
:'''Lee Adama:''' ''Galactica'', Apollo. Starbuck has jumped away. Repeat, Starbuck has jumped away.
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]:''' She wasn't scheduled for a jump test! Where the hell did she go?
:'''Adama:''' Home.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Samuel Witwer]] as Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
*[[Stephen Spender]] as Pilot

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

{{episode list (RDM season 1)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Ronald D. Moore]]
[[Category:Episodes with story by David Eick]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Michael Rymer]]
[[Category:RDM]]

[[de:Kobol, Teil I]]
[[es:Los Últimos Destellos de Kobol, Parte I]]
[[fr:À la recherche de la Terre - 1re partie]]
[[zh:科波最后的光芒（上）]]

Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I

2009-12-27T02:06:01Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Official Statements */

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== Overview ==
:[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' discovers [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and a chain of events are set in motion that threatens to change everything.''

== Summary ==
* Following the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] celebrations, [[Gaius Baltar]] finally beds [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], but as they make love, she cries out for [[Lee Adama]], shattering Baltar's mood.
* Stricken by her apparent rejection of him in their coupling, Baltar in turn comes close to rejecting [[Number Six|Six]] and find it impossible to concentrate on anything – including his duties as Vice President.
* Elsewhere on ship, [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] attempts to take her own life, but breaks down in tears before she can shoot herself. She is called to the Ready Room for a pre-flight briefing.
* [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] discovers that her cancer treatment is not going well. Her cancer has spread to her lymphatic system, giving her perhaps 6 months to live.
* Baltar verbally fences with Lee Adama and is somewhat insulting to Thrace, tipping Lee off that the doctor has slept with Thrace. Later, still thinking about Thrace, Baltar cracks in front of Roslin.
* Following a recon mission, Boomer and [[Crashdown]] return to ''[[Galactica]]'' with evidence they have stumbled upon [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]].
* Determined to have things out with Thrace, Lee confronts her in the [[Hangar Deck]], and the two come to blows. Thrace realizes that her actions with Baltar have hurt Lee Adama.
* Reviewing the evidence returned by Boomer and Crashdown, Roslin has a vision which [[Elosha]] confirms to be the [[City of the Gods]] on Kobol.
* Roslin has two further visions – the [[Arrow of Apollo]] and the [[Tomb of Athena]], and accepts the scriptures as fact.
* Boomer, still confused, attempts to take her own life – “encouraged” by Baltar in defiance of Six.
* When [[William Adama|Adama]] reviews the evidence, he orders an extensive surface survey of the planet, seeing it as an opportunity for them to settle. Warned he should get off ''Galactica'' by Six, Baltar assigns himself to the survey.
* Roslin tries to convince Adama that Kobol will point the way to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but they must use the captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] to return to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and retrieve the Arrow of Apollo.
* Three Raptors depart ''Galactica'' for Kobol, but on arrival they find themselves in the midst of a Cylon force of Raiders – and a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]].
* One Raptor is destroyed, and one – carrying Baltar – crash-lands on Kobol. The third escapes back to the Fleet.
* Before a rescue mission can be launched, the basestar must be taken out – and Starbuck hatches a plan to do just this using the captured Raider.
* Hearing this, Roslin meets with Starbuck and convinces her into going to Caprica instead to retrieve the Arrow, by telling her that Adama does not actually know where Earth is.
[[Image:bsg-klg1-1.jpg|thumb|right|Adama studies ancient documents on Kobol.]]

===On Caprica===
* [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], alone and on the run, encounters “his” [[Sharon Agathon|Valerii]]. He shoots and wounds her. Unable to kill her outright, he takes her with him.
* When Valerii tries to talk to him, Helo cuts her off and insists that she is now just a means for him to get off the planet.

== Notes ==
*Thrace leaves Baltar's quarters at the start of the episode with her blue dress from "[[Colonial Day]]". It seems like this episode continues directly on from the previous episode.
*There are now 47,897 survivors in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]], a net loss of 1 since "Colonial Day", accounting for the death of [[Valance]].
*The Fleet is beginning to run short of supplies.
*Humans departed Kobol for the Twelve Colonies some 2,000 years prior to the setting of the series.
*Kobol is a place where the "gods and man lived ''together'' in paradise".
*Some of the "gods" appear to be buried on Kobol, as demonstrated by the [[Tomb of Athena]].
*[[Socinus]] has been released from the brig and returned to duty; Socinus' release from the brig by [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] was filmed, but ended up on the [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|cutting room floor]].
*[[Ellen Tigh]] does not appear in this episode, but she is present in deleted scenes.
*The [[Cylon transponder]] is an indirect nod to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], in which [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] use an IFF-type device to identify their [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to Colonial forces when they launch an attack on a Cylon basestar ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
*When Adama asks Starbuck what she is doing and she replies "Bringing home the cat", she is referring to their first exchange in the Miniseries: "What do you hear?" - "[[Nothing but the rain]]."
*The last scene, with Kara Thrace leaving in a Raider to return to Caprica, is scored differently on the US DVDs than either the UK DVDs or the initially broadcast version. In the initial broadcast, the score uses the drum sequence from the opening titles. The US DVD set, however, is scored with a drum cue from the Miniseries. Neither is the version originally scored by [[Bear McCreary]], who went with a middle ground between intense action and subtle drama. (This version can be found on his [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444 blog]). <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=444|title=Bear McCreary's blog: BG Season 1 Mx Mix-Ups}}</ref>

== Analysis ==
*''Why would Starbuck have sex with Baltar?'' As Starbuck says, she feels she is a screwup. Based on what viewers have seen and heard of Starbuck throughout the season, and specifically Apollo's comments in this episode, she has a history of recklessly diving into physical relations with no thought whatsoever as to the consequences; Starbuck instinctively starts thinking something must be wrong when things are going right, such as her growing relationship with Apollo, because she's so used to things going wrong. Also, Lee Adama left her dancing with Baltar in the last episode.
*When Sharon shoots herself, she is holding an automatic pistol, but the sound is that of the larger sidearms carried by pilots when flying off-ship missions (only slightly suppressed), rather than the report of a "normal" pistol being fired.
*When Roslin tells Starbuck that she is dying from breast cancer, she says that she only told three people. However, four people ([[Cottle|Doctor Cottle]], [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Lee Adama]], and [[Elosha]]) actually know of Roslin's illness by this time. Whether this is a continuity error or whether Roslin simply misspeaks is unknown.
**Billy inferred her condition before she told him, ([[Miniseries]]), so maybe she is being very particular, since he did not learn of it through her telling him.
*Kobol appears to be a lush, habitable world. Even with the danger of Cylon attack, it's surprising that no one raises the question of resettling here, although at this early stage the reasonable presumption is that the Cylons would simply have invaded or bombed the planet, wiping out the remainder of humanity.

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

{{answered questions|season=1|series=RDM|episode=Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}

* Why did the Thirteen Tribes leave [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]?
* Given the similarities with the Greek pantheon, did the gods decide to follow the 13th tribe to Earth, thus establishing the myths of the Olympian gods?
* Do the Cylons consider Kobol as their spiritual home as well (“The birthplace of us all” – [[Leoben Conoy]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]")?

=== Unanswered Questions ===

* What happened to the gods who lived on Kobol “with man”?
* Did the gods remain on Kobol after humanity left?
* Did [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Cylon personality interfere in her attempt at suicide, resulting in her wounding herself, or did her human personality lack the conviction of the act, resulting in the wound? Or was it simply an accident that she missed?

== Official Statements ==

=== Regarding the lack of definitive information regarding Kobol ===
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:''"In the last two episodes it is noted by the priestess that the thirteen tribes left [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] about "2000 years ago" and the initial estimate of the age of the ruins is the same, but nothing is concrete of course. This is where I have a problem: They were obviously a star faring civilization to leave Kobol to being with. To do so requires information technology. Why is their history of that time so sketchy and lacking of concrete records? Yes it was 2000 years in the past but come on, it's not like they only had [[Wikipedia:papyrus|papyrus]] to write on."''

:I've been presupposing some kind of cataclysm or crisis that occurred soon after mankind settled on the 12 worlds which either wiped out the knowledge base or had it deliberately destroyed for some reason. This doesn't seem that implausible when one considers that a tremendous amount of knowledge from the Greco-Roman tradition was lost after the fall of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] and plunged the western world into the so called [[Wikipedia:Dark Ages|Dark Ages]]. Clearly, the Colonials did not fall all the way back to papyrus, and they do in fact, know that they are descendants of refugees from Kobol, hence the term "[[Colonies]]." They must have possessed star-faring technology at the time of the exodus, but I don't know how far we'll go into this specific backstory in the series, however.

=== Regarding Storyline Evolution and Potential Casting ===

* During the course of the "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak]]" DVD/Blu-Ray audio commentary track, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick mention that original BSG actor Dirk Benedict was, at one point, considered for the role of "God" in an earlier draft of the script; presumably after the Colonials arrive at Kobol and the [[Opera House]] there. This plot-point was discarded not long thereafter, as the final version of the episode's storyline evolved into a different form.

=== Other Statements ===

* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] talks about his response to the argument held between [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]] in this episode:''

: It's sort of an explosion of jealousy that is a complete surprise to him because I don't think he's ... he's not fully aware of what he feels. There's something quite like a gut reaction that really was exciting to play. It was a surprise to me. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml]

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''In the bunk room, when Gaius Baltar interrupts Sharon Valeri’s second attempt at suicide:''
:'''[[Sharon Valerii]]:''' ''[as she pretends to be cleaning her hand gun]'' What’s going on?
:'''[[Gaius Baltar]]:''' ''[cautiously]'' Well, I was going to ask you the same question. Actually, I was looking for Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] but...sometimes it’s good to...talk these things over.
:'''[[Head Six]]:''' ''[feigning pity]'' Deep down she knows she’s a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]], but her conscious mind won’t accept it.
:'''Valerii:''' Sometimes I have these dark thoughts.
:'''Baltar:''' What kind of dark thoughts?
:'''Six:''' Her model is weak, always has been. But in the end she’ll carry out her mission.
:'''Valerii:''' I don’t know, but I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone. I feel like I ought to be stopped.
:'''Six:''' ''[moving to the other side of Valerii]'' She can’t be stopped. She’s a Cylon. You can’t help her, Gaius...but you could probably sleep with her. That’s what you want, right?
:'''Baltar:''' ''[to Valerii]'' I’m not sure why...sometimes...we must embrace that which opens up for us...
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' Embrace?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Life can be a curse as well as a blessing. ''[more intensely]'' You will believe me when I tell you: there are far worse things than death in this world.
:'''Sharon Valerii:''' So you’re saying…?
:'''Gaius Baltar:''' No. No, no, no. What I say...is meaningless. Listen to your heart. Embrace that which you know to be the right decision.
: ''[They look at each other as Six regards Baltar with a look of complete incomprehension, then Baltar stands and kisses Boomer on the forehead before walking out of the bunkroom. Seconds later there is the sound of a single gunshot from inside.]''

* ''On the hangar deck:''
:'''[[Lee Adama]]:''' Going hunting?
:'''[[Kara Thrace]]:''' ''[loading ammunition into the Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]]'' I'm manning the gunnery for the jump test tomorrow. See if our boy here can shoot anything with our ammo.
:'''Adama:''' So it's a boy now.
:'''Thrace:''' I changed my mind.
:'''Adama:''' You ever wonder why everyone else calls it a "she", but to you, it's a "he"?
:'''Thrace:''' That's fascinating, Lee. You should write a paper.
:'''Adama:''' Well, that's not really my style. I'm not as smart as...say, Doctor Baltar. How is the Vice President, by the way?
:'''Thrace:''' I don't know. Haven't seen him.
:'''Adama:''' ''[thinks for a second]'' So...he's a love-them and leave-them kind of guy, I guess.
:'''Thrace:''' I guess.
:'''Adama:''' Ships just pass in the night...
:'''Thrace:''' Yep.
:'''Adama:''' Didn't mean a thing.
:'''Thrace:''' No.
:'''Adama:''' You were just bored, looking for something to do. So frakking the Vice President of the Colonies seemed like a great waste of time!
:'''Thrace:''' Do you want something from me?
:'''Adama:''' Not a thing—
:'''Thrace:''' —because I don't owe you anything.
:'''Adama:''' No, you don't owe me anything. Because I'm just a [[CAG]], and you're just a pilot. A pilot who can't keep her pants on! Oh, it's just like old times, Kara. Like when you got drunk and you couldn't keep your hands off the major—
: ''[Thrace turns around and swings a punch at Adama, but Adama returns the favor by punching Thrace in the eye.]''
:'''Adama:''' Why'd you do it, Kara? Just tell me why.
:'''Thrace:''' Because I'm a screw-up, Lee. Try to keep that in mind.

* ''As Kara Thrace pilots the Cylon Raider in a weapons test, she contacts Commander Adama:''
:'''[[William Adama]]:''' ''[to Thrace]'' Go ahead.
:'''Kara Thrace:''' I believed you. Believed in [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
:'''Adama:''' What are you doing, Starbuck?
:'''Thrace:''' [[Nothing but the rain|Bringing home the cat]], sir.
:'''Adama:''' We can talk about this.
:'''Thrace:''' No, I don't think so.
:'''Adama:''' I want you to remember one thing. I do not regret anything that I did. Be sure that whatever you're going to do, you don't regret it later. Do you understand me?
:'''Thrace:''' I guess we'll find out. ''[Thrace uses the [[FTL]] computer to jump to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].]''
:'''Lee Adama:''' ''Galactica'', Apollo. Starbuck has jumped away. Repeat, Starbuck has jumped away.
:'''[[Saul Tigh]]:''' She wasn't scheduled for a jump test! Where the hell did she go?
:'''Adama:''' Home.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Samuel Witwer]] as Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
*[[Lorena Gale]] as [[Elosha]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]]
*[[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
*[[Stephen Spender]] as Pilot

== References ==
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Galen Tyrol

2009-12-25T03:34:09Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Attitudes toward humans */

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|age=Allegedly around 32<ref>Tyrol stated that he has "served on battlestars since I was 18" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]), and had "ten years experience" at the time of the Cylon attack ([[Miniseries]]) which would make him 28 at the time. The series concludes four years later.</ref>, actually 2,000+<ref>[This is due to extreme long age flight at near but not equaling light speed. Thus succumbing to relativistic affects including only from his point of view being in space for only a few years. Therefore in addition to have actually been born his actual age biologically speaking is actually closer to 30, possibly older, but not 2,000.</ref>
|colony= [[Earth (RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|Original Earth]]; he has a fabricated background of being from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]]
|birthname=
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|seen= Miniseries
|death= 1. Nuclear destruction of Original Earth, c. 2000 BCH (resurrected in orbit)<br>2. suffocated by [[Number One]], c. 32 BCH (resurrected with false memories)<br>3. Eventually died in or near Scotland after 4 ACH settlement on New Earth (c. 148,000 BCE)
|parents= Allegedly an unnamed [[oracle]] (mother) and [[priest]] (father).
|siblings=
|children=[[Nicholas Tyrol]] (not biological)
|marital status= Widowed, formerly married to [[Cally Tyrol|Cally (Henderson) Tyrol]]†;<br>Involved with [[Tory Foster]]† on original Earth
|role= Tribal King of the Scots [[#Notes|See More...]];<br>Deck Chief of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'';<br>Temporarily principal liaison between rebel Cylons and Colonials;<br>[[Resurrection]] scientist
|rank= [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[#Rank Notes|See More...]]
|serial= 312365<ref name="serial">The original dog tags showed a different name and serial number: "C. Tyrol ser 312365" ([http://www.mediablvd.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16040&view=findpost&p=1890295 "Questions for Aaron Douglas"] messageboard Q&A with actor Aaron Douglas).</ref> <br/>409185<ref name="serial 2">Recent tag photos from the actor show the correct name but with a new serial number ([http://community.livejournal.com/aarondouglas/45310.html The Chief's Deck fan blog]), which is also the number supplied to QMX for the dogtag replicas.</ref>
|actor= [[Aaron Douglas]]
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|name= Galen Tyrol
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== Biography ==

=== Background ===

'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica]]''. He served aboard battlestars from the age of eighteen, including ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). He has served under [[William Adama]] on ''Galactica'' for five years ([[Litmus]]), and has considerable respect for the Commander - a feeling that is reciprocated. Indeed, he admires Adama to such a degree that he has modeled his own style of leadership on that of Adama: firm, fair, and willing to go to the fullest degree in support of his crew.

However, when people under his responsibility are injured, threatened or killed, Tyrol becomes rather irrational, angry, and reckless in his actions, to the point of further endangering his people or his reputation with senior officers. Prime examples of his lack of emotional control includes the scenes before the ship venting after the nuke hit and cursing [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] in front of Commander Adama for the vent and loss of 85 of his people ([[Miniseries]]), and saving a mortally-wounded crewmate while leaving himself and [[Cally Henderson]] highly vulnerable in "[[Scattered]]". Tyrol's tryst with [[Sharon Valerii]] and a subsequent cover-up attempt in "[[Litmus]]" resulted in the jailing of Specialist [[Socinus]], who was trying to protect Tyrol.

Originally leading [[Deck Crew 5]], a team of 15 [[deckhand]]s and specialists, since the Cylon attack he has become the most senior and experienced NCO on ''Galactica''.

===First and Second Life Cycles===

Tyrol was born on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] during its last days. He was a senior researcher in a special team attempting to recover [[downloading]] technology, which had been lost since the founding of the colony. His work was considered key. In his first body, he wore glasses. He was planning to marry fellow team member [[Tory Foster]]. The two of them were lovers and shared living quarters.

Prior to the war, Tyrol and the others received warnings about the war from beings they saw which no others could see. Tyrol insisted there must be a chip in his head creating the visions, not unlike Baltar would thousands of years later. The work was completed. Tyrol was killed by a very close nuclear flash as he was shopping in a fruit and flower market. The vaporization of his body left a shadow on a concrete wall visible 2,000 years later.

His consciousness was transferred to a ship orbiting the planet. He and the others set out in a slower-than-light ship to re-find Kobol and the 12 tribes. He arrived at the colonies during the first Cylon war, and helped construct the eight humanoid Cylons. He was betrayed, killed and boxed by [[Number One]], who later resurrected him with false memories and planted him in the colonies for his next life cycle.

=== Cylon Attack ===

At the time of the Cylon attack, as well as leading his deck crew, Tyrol is overseeing the refurbishment and restoration of [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] [[Viper Mark II|Mark II]] [[Viper 7242|N7242C]] - the Viper originally flown by William Adama at the time of the [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]).

Following the attack, with ''Galactica'' undermanned, Tyrol also performs the function of senior Damage Control officer ([[Miniseries]] / [[Water]]), a role that brings him into conflict with [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] after the ''Galactica'' is struck by a Cylon nuclear warhead.

=== Relationship with Sharon Valerii ===

[[Image:Sharontyrol.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sharon Valerii]] and Galen Tyrol.]]

For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol has been engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots. Despite the fact the relationship breaks military protocol, senior officers on the ship turn a blind eye to it, while Tyrol's own crew treat it with fond amusement.

When the water supplies on ''Galactica'' are sabotaged, Tyrol is placed in an awkward position: by her own admission, Valerii knows explosives were missing from a small-arms locker - potentially making her a suspect - and he is the principal DC investigator into the cause of the explosions which wreck the water tanks. Torn between love and duty, the situation prompts him to hide evidence and allow a theory that the walls of the tanks simply collapsed from fatigue resulting from damage ''Galactica'' received from a nuclear warhead in the Cylon attack ([[Water]] / [[Miniseries]]).

Following the sabotage attempt, Valerii is ordered to end her relationship with Tyrol ([[Bastille Day]]) as a part of a general tightening-up of security and discipline on ship, only to have Tyrol's deck crew help the two of them to continue to meet in greater secret ([[Litmus]]).

Tyrol's world is thrown further into turmoil when both he and Valerii become the prime suspects in an investigation into how a humanoid Cylon (a copy of [[Aaron Doral]]) managed to get aboard the ''Galactica'', kill a guard, steal explosives and them blow himself up in a ship's corridor, almost killing Adama and Tigh ([[Litmus]]). When [[Socinus|one of his own Specialists]] is thrown in the brig for dereliction of duty which may have enabled the Cylon to access a weapons locker and steal the explosives, Tyrol is shocked into re-thinking his relationship with Valerii, and ends it himself.

While they continue to encounter one another professionally - their work means they can hardly avoid one another - Tyrol and Valerii now have an uneasy distance between each other, and Valerii's actions around a captured Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] have begun to disturb Tyrol.

=== Kobol ===

When [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] discovers the planet believed to be [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], Tyrol arranges for Socinus' release and later berates the specialist for lying to cover for him. Thereafter, Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon Kobol on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]]. ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Part II]])

While Tyrol is the more experienced leader, his non-commissioned status leaves Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] in charge of the survivors. When Crashdown blames [[Tarn]] for leaving a needed med kit behind -- Socinus is injured during the crash and [[serisone]] is needed to help him breathe -- Tyrol steps in, recommending that he and [[Cally Henderson]] accompany Tarn. After successfully retrieving the kit from the Raptor crash site and heading back to the party, the trio is ambushed by Cylons and Tarn is killed ([[Scattered]]). Eventually, he and Henderson make it back to the party, only to find out that it is too late. Upon [[Seelix]]'s urging, Tyrol euthanizes Socinus with an overdose of [[morpha]] from both medkits to spare him a more painful death ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

Upon discovering that the Cylons are setting up an anti-aircraft missile battery, Crashdown plans a strike to take the unit (and its accompanying [[DRADIS]] dish) out of operation. While the others of his party, notably Baltar and Henderson, attempt to voice their indignation of such a plan, Tyrol firmly reminds them that Crashdown is in charge. Despite Tyrol's own misgivings of how the plan is to be executed, they follow through to the point right before the attack.

When it becomes clear that there were five Cylons at the battery, Henderson refuses to conduct a diversionary attack. Tyrol attempts to diffuse the situation by trying to state that the DRADIS dish is undefended; all that needs to be done is to destroy it, and the turret could not automatically target the incoming [[SAR]] operation. Crashdown has a breakdown and irrationally threatens to kill Henderson, prompting Baltar to [[w: Frag (military)|frag]] Crashdown.

As the command officer, per se, Tyrol later destroys the DRADIS dish as the Cylons pursue them towards it. Tyrol then makes a stand against the Cylons, screaming and firing his pistol at them. The Cylons are all killed; a surprised Tyrol turns around and sees that a [[Raptor]], preserved by Tyrol's destruction of the dish, has destroyed the Centurions with a missile ([[Fragged]]).

=== After Kobol ===

Tyrol is arrested and interrogated by Colonel Tigh, due to his relationship with Commander Adama's would-be assassin. Tigh accuses him of being part of the plot to kill Adama, throwing him in the same cell as Valerii. Baltar later visits the cell on the pretense of drawing Tyrol's blood to analyze via the [[Cylon detector]]. In fact, Tyrol is used as a means to extract information from Valerii; Baltar injects a drug that induces a systemic shutdown of Tyrol's organs, telling Valerii that the chief only has moments to live and that providing him with information on the numbers of humanoid Cylons within the fleet is the only thing that could save Tyrol. After extracting the alleged number of Cylons in the Fleet from Valerii, Tyrol is injected with an antidote and is eventually declared human by Baltar (who does not run the test).

Tyrol is present when his own deckhand, Cally Henderson, kills Valerii, as Tyrol accompanies the security escort to Valerii's testing cell ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). This act causes Tyrol to withdraw more from interaction with his own staff, many of which are already treating him coldly from his interaction with the now-confirmed Cylon Valerii.

As with many on ''Galactica'', the stress of working without relief in sight or with little hope begins to take its toll on Tyrol. For him, the challenge of keeping the old Vipers running with very few spare parts and sometimes extensive damage becomes too much to manage. Under pressure from [[CAG]] [[Lee Adama]] to keep his Vipers flying, and mostly because he has little else to do, he scribbles out a design for a new fighter and begins to assemble it from basic metals and parts ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Initially, his deck crews are skeptical that the Chief's project is anything but a pipe dream. But word soon spreads as the fuselage forms and Tyrol's dream becomes reality. While Colonel Tigh is visibly against the project at first, Commander Adama notices that the project, for whatever outcome it might yield, gives the crew something to strive for, something to hope for, and tacitly allows off-duty crew to work on it. Many, including [[Anastasia Dualla]] from [[CIC]], and [[Kara Thrace]], lend a hand.

Tyrol's group is stuck when trying to place a skin on the new fighter since the necessary parts are reserved for the Vipers. But [[Karl Agathon]] suggests carbon composite materials as an alternative to cover the ship. This solves the covering but adds a significant new ability: stealth. The carbon composites would make the new fighter nearly invisible to [[DRADIS]] detection.

After the ship's [[logic bomb]] crisis, the new fighter, named the [[Blackbird]], is given a trial flight by Kara Thrace, with very good results. In a ceremony, President Roslin christens the vessel and Tyrol reveals the nickname of the Blackbird in honor of the President: ''Laura''.

=== Helo's Return ===

After the return of [[Karl Agathon]] and another version of Sharon Valerii, pregnant with Agathon's child, the two attempt to reconcile their feelings for the biological creation. Helo and Tyrol eventually have a fistfight with lots of name calling over what the Sharons were, but in reality, both are upset over the fact that the two Cylon copies were real people that whom they loved, despite the reality of what they are ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Their realization of this fact leads them to what amounted to an uneasy truce.

Later on, after the appearance of Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and the advanced [[Mercury-class]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', he and Agathon stop Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] from raping Sharon and Tyrol accidentally kills Thorne in the process. Tyrol and Agathon are summarily arrested and transferred to ''Pegasus'' for court martial, against Commander Adama's objections. However, Admiral Cain's "court martial" is over before Adama even knows it began, and she sentences both to be executed for murder and treason. This prompts Adama to launch Vipers and a Raptor loaded with a marine strike team to recover them both ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

Helo and Tyrol receive a stay of execution through the efforts of [[Laura Roslin]] while the two battlestar commanders prepare to destroy the [[Resurrection Ship]] and its Cylon attack fleet that has followed ''Galactica''. Tyrol admits to his difficulty with dealing with the existence of the second Sharon, and tells Helo that he's got to "let it go", an idea that Helo supports, both understanding each other's take on the situation.

The two prisoners are seen receiving two sets of visitors, one welcome, one not. First, Lieutenant Adama visits them to tell them how close ''Galactica'' came to a shooting war with ''Pegasus'' ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]), asking the two, "Just how many kinds of stupid ''are'' you?" A day or so later, Specialists [[Vireem]] and [[Gage]] bind and beat the two prisoners in retaliation for the death of Lieutenant Thorne. [[Executive officer]] [[Jack Fisk]] comes to break up the beating, but refuses the prisoners' thanks as he was fond of Thorne himself.

After the escaped humanoid Cylon [[Gina Inviere]] escapes and shoots Admiral Cain, killing her, Tyrol and Helo are released and return to ''Galactica''. Both Tyrol and Helo visit Sharon Valerii at her specialized cell. She happily greets Helo, but completely ignores Tyrol. He gets the hint and soon leaves the room, still unable to recover from the memory of the Sharon he knew as "Boomer".

=== Depression and Suicidal Yearnings ===

Tyrol also begins to experience a recurring nightmare in which he jumps from the upper portion of the flight deck to his death. [[Cally Henderson]] finds him asleep but twitching on the ''Galactica'' deck, but when she attempts to wake him, he attacks her in a frenzied rage, beating her savagely.

Deeply distressed by what he had done, Tyrol requests counselling with a priest, and is assigned [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]. After some time with Tyrol, Cavil identifies the source of Tyrol's anxiety as arising from fear that he is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon sleeper agent]], much like [[Sharon Valerii]] was. Tyrol points out that Sharon was totally convinced by her programming that she was human; Tyrol is haunted by the fear that it was impossible to truly know if you were a Cylon or not. Cavil assures him that he was not, quipping that he knew "because I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings.".

[[Cavil]] tells him to get back to work, which is where his real family is, and argues that they, [[Deck Crew 5|the deck crew]], love him, "even Cally, ''especially'' Cally" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Tyrol is subsequently responsible for exposing [[Cavil]] as a humanoid Cylon when he recognizes him as one of the returnees from the rescue mission to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Upon realizing this, Tyrol tackles Cavil, calls for security, and states 'Code Blue.'
[[Image:Tyrol LDYBII.JPG|thumb|Tyrol as Union President ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])]]

===On New Caprica===

A year later, Tyrol lives in [[New Caprica City]] and is the president of the Worker's Union, a vocal opponent of President Baltar's administration. By this point, he has married Henderson, who is pregnant 380 days after settling on the planet. Tyrol and Henderson witness the arrival of the Cylons on the planet, and go to [[Kara Thrace]] for guidance. She tells him to "fight them until we can't" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
Shortly thereafter, their son [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]] is born, whom they [[dedication ceremony|dedicate]] to the gods Ares and Apollo ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 10]]).

By Day 67 of the Cylon Occupation, he begins working with [[Saul Tigh]] about forming an armed resistance movement against the Cylon forces ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 1|The Resistance, Episode 1]]). They begin to cache weapons, hiding them in various places, including a temple ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 3|The Resistance, Episode 3]]). Through his efforts, the Resistance begins to pick up membership in combating the Cylon Oppressors.

By Day 134, the Resistance is in full swing, working with [[Samuel Anders]] to hit high profile targets, including a Heavy Raider ([[Occupation]]). He becomes at odds with Tigh over the use of suicide bombing to strike at President Baltar during the [[NCP]] Graduation Ceremony, but manages to get a signal to an orbiting Raptor from the Fleet ([[Occupation]]). As a result, he works with Tigh to disrupt the Cylons enough until ''Galactica'' and the Fleet can return.

After learning that his wife is among the detainees taken by the [[NCP]], Tyrol begins a plan to rescue them using the information provided [[Felix Gaeta|from a source]] within Baltar's government, which is ultimately successful ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

===After The Second Exodus===

Following the successful escape from New Caprica with the colonists, Tyrol re-enlists in ''Galactica'''s crew. Meanwhile, he becomes a member of [[the Circle]], a secret tribunal authorized by President Tom Zarek to judge and convict Cylon collaborators. In this position, he acts in a scrupulous manner, insisting on proper procedure and often being the last member to cast his vote. When [[Felix Gaeta]] is tried and sentenced to death, Tyrol realises that Gaeta was the "inside source" in Baltar's administration and without his help the Colonials probably would never escape from New Caprica. That revelation saves Gaeta's life. Soon afterwards the circle is disbanded by President Roslin ([[Collaborators]]).

===Seeing the Eye===

[[Image:3x11 Temple of Five discovery.jpg|thumb|left|Tyrol discovers the Temple of Five ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).]]
Tyrol, his wife, and a small group of people are camped on the [[algae planet]] as they continue their harvest of badly-needed algae to be used as food for the Fleet ([[The Passage]]). Tyrol, however, senses something on the planet, and soon goes to investigate alone. He finds, within a mountain, a constructed entrance, which leads to an immense chamber, with five pentagonal obelisks, a central circular spire and writings of Colonial origin. Tyrol has discovered something that his parents, one a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Clergy|priest]] and another an [[oracle]], would have longed to see: [[The Temple of Five]]. Tyrol has apparently and inadvertently discovered a family heritage to sense spiritual forces, or at least, ancient Colonial structures.

After the Cylons arrive in force at the algae planet and threaten to destroy ''Galactica'' if they attempt to leave with the Eye (with the Colonials threatening to nuke the planet if the Cylons attempt to do the same), Tyrol is ordered to wire the Temple with [[G-4]] to prevent a Cylon incursion. He begins to touch the central symbol on the center spire as, unknown to him, Cylons begin their move on the Temple ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
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===The life of a knuckledragger===
During an outbreak of [[Mellorak infection|Mellorak sickness]], Tyrol displays a shared and apparently wide spread prejudice against [[Sagittaron]]s, including worrying that if they abandoned their religious belief against using scientific medicine the rest of the Fleet would have to share the scarce [[bittamucin]] drug that cures the disease ([[The Woman King]]).

The Tyrols are put in danger after Galen and Cally are trapped in a depressurizing airlock during routine maintenance. With no other options before air runs out, the two are ejected into open space and into a Raptor, despite the lack of pressure suits. Suffering [[w:Decompression sickness|decompression sickness]], Tyrol recovers in bed in sickbay while his wife recovers in a hyperbaric chamber. Tyrol finds himself with more time to care for his son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]], as his wife desired ([[A Day In The Life]]).

Tyrol and Admiral Adama lock horns in a labor dispute. Tyrol takes the side of workers aboard the [[refinery ship]] ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' who go on strike due their bad working and living conditions. Tyrol backs down when Adama threatens to have his wife executed. Later Tyrol and President Roslin come to a mutual agreement, and a [[Colonial Worker's Alliance|workers union]] is reformed from Tyrol's New Caprica days ([[Dirty Hands]]).

===Revelations===
When the Fleet heads towards the Ionian nebula, Tyrol is driven to unrest by a strange [[The Music|music]] he hears. Arriving at the nebula, the effect intensifies, and Tyrol is drawn together with [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]]. Initially shocked at the discovery that he is one of the [[final five]] Cylons, Tyrol chooses, along with the other three, to return to his post and his duties in defending the Fleet from an incoming Cylon fleet ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). However, over the next months the four hold clandestine meetings in various locations, discussing their nature and their actions.

Tyrol has difficulty coping with this new revelation, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He alienates his wife, who begins to take anti-depressants to cope. After she witnesses one of their secret meetings, she is killed by Foster, who makes it appear like a suicide ([[The Ties That Bind]]). Tyrol's personal problems are magnified by his wife's death and having to care alone for his son. An uncharacteristic "[[frak]]-up" on the hanger deck nearly results in catastrophe and a drunken tirade against Admiral Adama in [[Joe's bar]] earns him demotion and re-assignment ([[Escape Velocity]]). His shaving of his head reflects a continuing troubled state of mind. Blaming himself for Cally's death, he nearly commits suicide, but is unable to bring himself to pull the trigger. During this, he also clashes with [[Gaius Baltar]] over the memory of his wife and Baltar's new cult. However, when Baltar apologizes in private and explains the reasons for becoming a religious figure, Tyrol seems to forgive him ([[The Road Less Traveled]]).

When the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]] take hostages and demand that the Cylons on ''Galactica'' are turned over to them, Saul Tigh comes clean and reveals the four. Tigh is about to be executed when [[Kara Thrace]] runs into the [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]] control room announcing that she found another clue towards Earth. In an unexpected move, President [[Lee Adama]] grants the Cylons a full amnesty. When the Fleet makes its final jump to Earth, Tyrol sits in his quarters with his son ([[Revelations]]).

===Earth and after===

Tyrol is among those that make the initial landing on Earth. His reaction to the burnt-out, radiated wasteland is different from the others; he smiles in a cynical grin, shaking his head. As they all begin to explore, he is attracted to a fragment of wall. As he gets closer, he hears echoes of ghosts saying things like "Fresh fruit, get your fresh fruit!" He sees a human silhouette on the wall, looking as if it were painted there. Surrounding the silhouette is weathered writing, barely readable. Tyrol touches the silhouette--and is thrown into a vision of the world as it once was, and Tyrol as he once was, wearing glasses and a sportcoat as he passes through a bustling marketplace of open carts of fruit and flowers and other goods. He stops to buy an avocado himself then continues walking. A massively bright flash of light appears as Tyrol shields his eyes - and stumbles back away from the wall and falls to the ground ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

Among the Cylons in the fleet, Tyrol has (thus far) been shown as the most torn between his worlds since the arrival of the rebel Cylon basestar. Saul Tigh, Sam Anders and Sharon Agathon remained on active duty and retained their rank [though Tigh and Anders may have been temporarily relieved between their identification in "Revelations" and the end of "Sometimes a Great Notion"]. Tory Foster defected to the Cylons; and the rebel Sixes, Eights, Twos, rebel [[Hybrid]] and (apparently) their [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] having had their [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s removed, identify entirely as Cylons. Caprica-Six, though remaining aboard ''Galactica'' with the father of her child (and with the only physician with Cylon obstetric experience), identifies herself exclusively as a Cylon and is quite excited about her ability to bear a wholly-Cylon child. The only un-boxed [[Number Three]] maroons herself on Earth with the bones of their ancestors. Conversely, Tyrol appears to have one foot in each society.

Unlike Tigh, Anders and Agathon, Tyrol's duty status is "inactive" from the time of his exposure in "Revelations" until the first act of "No Exit"<ref>FTL engine room control computer terminal showed his status at the end of "Blood on the Scales". He accepts Adm. Adama's request to return to active duty as a Chief Petty Officer (presumably SCPO) whilst discussing the necessary ship repairs in the FTL engine room in Act 1 of "No Exit".</ref>, though he apparently continues to reside aboard ''Galactica'' with his nominal son. It is revealed in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" that he serves as an intermediary between the rebel Cylons and the Colonial government (or specifically Adama), and vouched for Adama's character and trustworthiness before the rebel Cylons. He conveys their offer to upgrade Colonial FTL drives with Cylon technology in exchange for citizenship and representation. In doing so, Tyrol finds himself confused by what pronouns to use with respect to Colonials and Cylons, demonstrating his struggle with his group identity. Out of habit, he initially refers to the rebel Cylons in the third person before correcting himself to use the first person, and likewise speaks of the colonists in the first person with an immediate amendment to the second person. The only other Cylon who formerly served in the Colonial military and is not currently on active duty is Tryol's former lover, Sharon Valerii.

The duality of his group identity is instrumental to the survival of President Roslin and former President Baltar, and the failure of the Zarek-Gaeta coup d'état. Tyrol has wireless communication with Cylons, independent of ''Galactica''’s radio systems, and is thus able to arrange a Cylon-piloted rescue Raptor to meet them at a rarely-used airlock and fly them to the safety of the Basestar. ([[The Oath]]) Like the other Cylons among the colonists, Tyrol remains loyal to the established authority of President Roslin and Admiral Adama; and, like Councilman Adama, puts aside his civilian status to take up arms and counter the mutiny. Tyrol's detailed knowledge of the ship's ductwork and FTL systems enable him to bybass the mutineers and disable the drive by removing its synchronisation coil<ref>Actions shown in "Blood on the Scales". The part is identified in dialogue in "No Exit".</ref>, thus preventing Gaeta from jumping the ship away. The loyalty he instils in his former subordinates, collegues and trade unionists allow him to escape capture when discovered mid-travel. While in the FTL engine room, he discovers severe cracks in ''Galactica''’s hull. ([[Blood on the Scales]])

Despite being well-versed in maintaining ''Galactica'''s two FTL drives and being a Final Five Cylon, Tyrol is baffled by Cylon FTL technology and defers to "Sixes, Sharons and maybe even some Leobens" to upgrade Colonial ships' drives. (A Disquiet Follows My Soul).

In connection with young Nicholas Tyrol's kidney infection, Galen learns from [[Doctor Cottle]] that the boy is the biological son of [[Brendan Costanza]]; [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally]] had secretly been sexually involved with both men concurrently prior to her marriage to Galen; she, Cottle, and Cottle's staff kept the child's parentage secret from Galen. After briefly battering Costanza to satisfy his machismo and sense of betrayal, Tyrol takes him to Nicky's hospital bed and instructs him that his first lesson in fatherhood is to stay at the boy's side until Tyrol sleeps off his alcohol binge and sobers up. (A Disquiet Follows My Soul).

Following the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]], Tyrol brings to the attention of Adama a number of stress fractures in the hull of ''Galactica''. Adama reinstates Tyrol to active duty as a Chief Petty Officer (presumably Senior Chief, but his specific rank has never been stated orally), a position that was opened by the murder of [[Peter Laird]]. Tyrol convinces a reluctant Adm. Adama to let him utilize Cylon technology to repair and structurally enhance the ship. Adama promoted him back to his old position.

===The escape of Sharon Valerii===

After Tyrol had been supervising for a time the repairs on ''Galactica'', Sharon Valerii returned to ''Galactica'' ostensibly rescuing [[Ellen Tigh]] from the [[Cavil]] led Cylons. Tyrol immediately exposed Valerii to Admiral Adama who had her arrested for her past attack on himself, then Commander Adama, and her leadership role in New Caprica's puppet government. During the ensuing weeks Valerii was held in the brig.

After the Rebel Cylons elected [[Sonja]] as their representative to the Quorum she immediately requested the extradition of Valerii to the Cylons for treason in siding with the Cavil forces in the Cylon Civil War (she went against the consensus decision of her model line to not lobotomize the Cylon Raiders). Her acts after the war started caused the deaths of thousands if not millions of Rebel Cylons. If found guilty she would be put to death.

This cause great distress to Tyrol. This compelled him to visit Valerii in the brig for the first time after weeks of her incarceration. He voiced his regrets over things he said to Valerii when he discovered she was a Cylon but still unaware he was one himself. Later, there for the first time Tyrol experienced Cylon Projection, joining the projection by Valerii of their house they had intended to build on [[Picon]] and eventually the child they probably would had had. This rekindled his love for Valerii.

He pleaded with President Roslin to deny extradition that was to happen the very next day. He failed. Without legal recourse and certain that the Rebel Cylons would put her to death, Tyrol, under the cover of darkness he created, assaulted an Eight during repair work on ''Galactica''. Somehow transporting the incapacitated Eight, he then sabotaged the power to the Valerii's Brig. With her cooperation she was switched for the other Eight.

Tyrol had intended to just have her escape ''Galactica'' (where in particular was not revealed) by briefly impersonating Sharon "Athena" Agathon who was scheduled to go on a long range duration planet search mission. Possibly unknown to him she had viciously assaulted Athena in the pilot's head adjoining the [[Ready Room]]. However, giving his willingness to assault a random Eight to facilitate the escape of Valerii he may had seen Valerii's assault on Athena-if he knew about it-as a necessary evil. What he didn't know was Valerii's intent to abduct and escape with Hera Agathon, Athena's daughter. On the hanger deck and unknown to him she was in the equipment provisions case drugged as he helped Valerii with it onto a Raptor. After a passionate good bye (after Valerii asked Tyrol to join her but he turned it down) with the hope that they will meet again, Valerii prepared for launch.

In the interim Valerii was discovered to have escaped and Admiral Adama, first through deception and then overtly tried to apprehend her by preventing her launch, prompting her to take drastic action to fly out of a closing flight pod damaging the Raptor but making it out. She then quickly jumped away from ''Galactica'' damaging her hull due to her proximity. As he was overseeing and giving orders for repairs of the damaged section he learned of the abduction by Valerii of Hera from a crewman and overhearing a distraught Athena and Helo brow beat a crewman for supposedly not noticing a three year old girl boarding a Raptor. Shocked and devastated he irrationally projected the Picon house which was empty including of his notional daughter. It emotionally shattered him, Valerii's betrayal in stealing Hera. Valerii's mission was to abduct Hera all along. The "rescue" of Ellen Tigh was part of the plot to gain credibility.([[Someone to Watch Over Me]])

Later Tyrol was arrested for his hand in the escape of Sharon Valerii and her abduction of Hera Agathon. How his complicity was detected is not known. Although given his known determination to save Valerii from extradition and very likely death and his known "repair" of the power to her cell he was a natural suspect. Also, given the known Cylon ability to tell each other apart despite being identical to humans if he was seen talking to the supposed "Athena" on the hanger deck he would not able to plead ignorance and misidentification given how easily he identified Valerii when she first came aboard. Given his arrest most likely he has been stripped of his rank and responsibilities. ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] outtakes<ref>The scene depicting the arrest and jailing of Tyrol was edited out. [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1671]</ref>)

===Battle of the Colony, and New Earth===
Tyrol is released from the brig and when Admiral Adama calls for volunteers to rescue Hera, he immediately volunteers and convinces Tory Foster to as well. When ''Galactica'' jumps to the battle, he mans the FTL console and is the one to jump the ship to the Colony, but he remains with Ellen and Anders afterwards. Later, after the Five offer to give Cavil back resurrection in exchange for giving them back Hera and leaving humanity alone, Tyrol and the other members of the Five combine together through Anders' Hybrid tank to retrieve the secret of resurrection which they each hold a piece of, and Tyrol and the others see at least some of each others memories. When Tyrol sees Tory killing Cally and realizes the truth, he flies into a rage, breaks the download and strangles Tory and breaks her neck, killing her. Later on the Colonials new homeworld, he decides to move to an island with no people on it and live out the rest of his days as a hermit, having grown tired of people, both human and Cylon.

From the description "it's an island, off one of the northern continents. It's cold, it's up in the highlands" his intended place of residence may be modern-day Scotland; however, in historical fact sea levels 150,000 years ago were different and Britain was not then an island, being connected to the European mainland. That said, the allusion to Scotland is reinforced by the fact that Tyrol's first name appears to exhibit a [[w:Polysemy|polysemous]] relationship with [[w:Gaels|Gaels]] - the name of the ethno-linguistic group that emerged in that region.

== Attitudes toward humans ==
After his self-discovery as a Cylon, and his almost suicidal depression over it, he seems to have accepted it, but is still struggling with coming to terms with what it exactly means. He has expressed himself as a Cylon and represented their point of view in discussions with Admiral Adama, including lobbying for Cylon citizenship and delegate representation in the Fleet ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]). However, he still has a strong loyalty to the humans and ''Galactica'', siding with the Loyalists during the mutiny, and was instrumental in getting President Roslin and Gaius Baltar off the ship, where they subsequently reached the safety of the Rebel Baseship ([[The Oath]]). He also prevented the ''Galactica'' from jumping away from the baseship and the ships who followed Roslin's orders ([[Blood on the Scales]]).

After discovering serious structural damage to the ship, he accepts a request to become Chief of Engineering again from Admiral Adama, whom he in particular is fiercely loyal to. He offers to use Cylon technology to help strengthen her hull. After an initial refusal from Adama, the Admiral changed his mind and accepted Tyrol's offer. He looks upon the saving the humans from the Cylon Centurions during the First Cylon War as a positive event that he and the other Five should be given credit for ([[No Exit]]), but he himself has never uttered a single anti-human sentiment. However, he has been told of his history on Earth, and since then second-handedly.

Unlike [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and like [[Tory Foster]] and [[Saul Tigh]], he has not been shown to have any first-hand self recollection of his true history, apart from the moment of his death on Old Earth. It is not known if his strongly pro-human attitude will change if he ever does, but Anders' recitation of events, including him helping stopping the First Cylon War against the humans 40 years ago, maybe prove to be favorable if he does recover his true memory. In the end, he exiles himself from the Colonial humans ''and'' other fellow Cylons, settling on an island in the northern hemisphere of the new, pristine world also eventually designated "Earth," in honor of the original Thirteenth Colony, his former homeworld.

== Notes ==

*On the [http://community.livejournal.com/aarondouglas/56725.html?thread=253077#t253077 Aaron Douglas Live Journal Community], Aaron Douglas told fans that he is "Number 12", which he got to choose. This comment seems to be made invalid by [[Ron D. Moore]]'s statement that the Final Five do not have model numbers like the other seven humanoid Cylons.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Galen|Galen]] is the name of a famed Greek doctor, who was first to argue that the mind was in the brain, not the heart. This may be construed as irony, given Tyrol's part in the ongoing story.
*Tyrol's first name, Galen, was first revealed in Ron D. Moore's blog during Season 1, but it is not mentioned on screen until the Season 2 episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]".
*While it may be a coincidence, Tyrol's forename, Galen, is one of the series' many homages (intentional or otherwise) to the ''[[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes|Planet of the Apes]]'' franchise. Galen was the name of [[Wikipedia:Roddy McDowall|Roddy McDowall]]'s character in [[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (TV series)|the 1974 television series]] which, like ''Battlestar Galactica'', featured human military astronauts surveying post-apocalyptic Earth. (''See also'' [[Gaius Baltar#Notes|Baltar's forename & roles]], the [[Revelations#Earth|end of "Revelations"]], [[Leoben Conoy]] [[Sometimes a Great Notion#Noteworthy Dialogue|quoting Dr. Zaius]] in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the two hybrids' characterisation of [[Kara Thrace]] as "[[The Destiny#The Hybrids' Warnings|The harbinger of death]]", ''inter alia'').
*[[Wikipedia:Tyrol|Tyrol]] (or Tirol) is the name of a region divided between western Austria and northern Italy.
*Ron Moore explains in the DVD commentary for the [[Miniseries]] that Chief Tyrol was originally supposed to be a fairly small role, and in the first script of the Miniseries he only had about 15 lines. However, Aaron Douglas was so good at ad libbing new lines for scenes as production moved forward that Moore kept writing him into a bigger character. Going into Season 1, Tyrol would originally have been defined by his relationship to Boomer, with suspicion that she might be a Cylon only coming out towards the end of the season. However, instead of this, Boomer and Tyrol's relationship becomes strained and ends early in Season 1, with Tyrol being expanded to a character that is not defined solely by Boomer.
*The revelations of "[[No Exit]]" may answer how he was able to sense the Temple of Five: it was built by the Thirteenth Tribe and the Final Five visited it on their way to the Twelve Colonies. Tyrol's blocked Cylon memories may have subconsciously guided him there as he did know its location in the blocked memories.
*The podcast for "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" confirms that Tyrol settled in Scotland, and there were people already living there. Tyrol became the 'Tribal King of the Scots', apparently due to Aaron Douglas' great enthusiasm for the idea. Ronald D. Moore is presumably being flippant by suggesting that all Scots (a people noted for a tradition of great engineers) are descended from Tyrol. Subsequent ice ages would have likely either wiped out any population in Scotland and the British Isles from this time or forced them to flee south.

=== Rank Notes ===

Tyrol was originally and currently a [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] then demoted to [[wikipedia:Specialist (rank)|Specialist]] in "[[Escape Velocity]]". Tyrol was put into inactivation after his discovery as a Cylon in "[[Revelations]]". He was made Senior Chief Petty Officer once again in "[[No Exit]]". However, he has been placed under arrest for his role in the escape of [[Sharon Valerii]] and her abduction of [[Hera Agathon]].

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|death= 1. Nuclear destruction of Original Earth, c. 2000 BCH (resurrected in orbit)<br>2. suffocated by [[Number One]], c. 32 BCH (resurrected with false memories)<br>3. Eventually died in or near Scotland after 4 ACH settlement on New Earth (c. 148,000 BCE)
|parents= Allegedly an unnamed [[oracle]] (mother) and [[priest]] (father).
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|children=[[Nicholas Tyrol]] (not biological)
|marital status= Widowed, formerly married to [[Cally Tyrol|Cally (Henderson) Tyrol]]†;<br>Involved with [[Tory Foster]]† on original Earth
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|serial= 312365<ref name="serial">The original dog tags showed a different name and serial number: "C. Tyrol ser 312365" ([http://www.mediablvd.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16040&view=findpost&p=1890295 "Questions for Aaron Douglas"] messageboard Q&A with actor Aaron Douglas).</ref> <br/>409185<ref name="serial 2">Recent tag photos from the actor show the correct name but with a new serial number ([http://community.livejournal.com/aarondouglas/45310.html The Chief's Deck fan blog]), which is also the number supplied to QMX for the dogtag replicas.</ref>
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== Biography ==

=== Background ===

'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica]]''. He served aboard battlestars from the age of eighteen, including ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'', ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). He has served under [[William Adama]] on ''Galactica'' for five years ([[Litmus]]), and has considerable respect for the Commander - a feeling that is reciprocated. Indeed, he admires Adama to such a degree that he has modeled his own style of leadership on that of Adama: firm, fair, and willing to go to the fullest degree in support of his crew.

However, when people under his responsibility are injured, threatened or killed, Tyrol becomes rather irrational, angry, and reckless in his actions, to the point of further endangering his people or his reputation with senior officers. Prime examples of his lack of emotional control includes the scenes before the ship venting after the nuke hit and cursing [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] in front of Commander Adama for the vent and loss of 85 of his people ([[Miniseries]]), and saving a mortally-wounded crewmate while leaving himself and [[Cally Henderson]] highly vulnerable in "[[Scattered]]". Tyrol's tryst with [[Sharon Valerii]] and a subsequent cover-up attempt in "[[Litmus]]" resulted in the jailing of Specialist [[Socinus]], who was trying to protect Tyrol.

Originally leading [[Deck Crew 5]], a team of 15 [[deckhand]]s and specialists, since the Cylon attack he has become the most senior and experienced NCO on ''Galactica''.

===First and Second Life Cycles===

Tyrol was born on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] during its last days. He was a senior researcher in a special team attempting to recover [[downloading]] technology, which had been lost since the founding of the colony. His work was considered key. In his first body, he wore glasses. He was planning to marry fellow team member [[Tory Foster]]. The two of them were lovers and shared living quarters.

Prior to the war, Tyrol and the others received warnings about the war from beings they saw which no others could see. Tyrol insisted there must be a chip in his head creating the visions, not unlike Baltar would thousands of years later. The work was completed. Tyrol was killed by a very close nuclear flash as he was shopping in a fruit and flower market. The vaporization of his body left a shadow on a concrete wall visible 2,000 years later.

His consciousness was transferred to a ship orbiting the planet. He and the others set out in a slower-than-light ship to re-find Kobol and the 12 tribes. He arrived at the colonies during the first Cylon war, and helped construct the eight humanoid Cylons. He was betrayed, killed and boxed by [[Number One]], who later resurrected him with false memories and planted him in the colonies for his next life cycle.

=== Cylon Attack ===

At the time of the Cylon attack, as well as leading his deck crew, Tyrol is overseeing the refurbishment and restoration of [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] [[Viper Mark II|Mark II]] [[Viper 7242|N7242C]] - the Viper originally flown by William Adama at the time of the [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]).

Following the attack, with ''Galactica'' undermanned, Tyrol also performs the function of senior Damage Control officer ([[Miniseries]] / [[Water]]), a role that brings him into conflict with [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] after the ''Galactica'' is struck by a Cylon nuclear warhead.

=== Relationship with Sharon Valerii ===

[[Image:Sharontyrol.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sharon Valerii]] and Galen Tyrol.]]

For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol has been engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots. Despite the fact the relationship breaks military protocol, senior officers on the ship turn a blind eye to it, while Tyrol's own crew treat it with fond amusement.

When the water supplies on ''Galactica'' are sabotaged, Tyrol is placed in an awkward position: by her own admission, Valerii knows explosives were missing from a small-arms locker - potentially making her a suspect - and he is the principal DC investigator into the cause of the explosions which wreck the water tanks. Torn between love and duty, the situation prompts him to hide evidence and allow a theory that the walls of the tanks simply collapsed from fatigue resulting from damage ''Galactica'' received from a nuclear warhead in the Cylon attack ([[Water]] / [[Miniseries]]).

Following the sabotage attempt, Valerii is ordered to end her relationship with Tyrol ([[Bastille Day]]) as a part of a general tightening-up of security and discipline on ship, only to have Tyrol's deck crew help the two of them to continue to meet in greater secret ([[Litmus]]).

Tyrol's world is thrown further into turmoil when both he and Valerii become the prime suspects in an investigation into how a humanoid Cylon (a copy of [[Aaron Doral]]) managed to get aboard the ''Galactica'', kill a guard, steal explosives and them blow himself up in a ship's corridor, almost killing Adama and Tigh ([[Litmus]]). When [[Socinus|one of his own Specialists]] is thrown in the brig for dereliction of duty which may have enabled the Cylon to access a weapons locker and steal the explosives, Tyrol is shocked into re-thinking his relationship with Valerii, and ends it himself.

While they continue to encounter one another professionally - their work means they can hardly avoid one another - Tyrol and Valerii now have an uneasy distance between each other, and Valerii's actions around a captured Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] have begun to disturb Tyrol.

=== Kobol ===

When [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] discovers the planet believed to be [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], Tyrol arranges for Socinus' release and later berates the specialist for lying to cover for him. Thereafter, Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon Kobol on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]]. ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|Part II]])

While Tyrol is the more experienced leader, his non-commissioned status leaves Lieutenant [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] in charge of the survivors. When Crashdown blames [[Tarn]] for leaving a needed med kit behind -- Socinus is injured during the crash and [[serisone]] is needed to help him breathe -- Tyrol steps in, recommending that he and [[Cally Henderson]] accompany Tarn. After successfully retrieving the kit from the Raptor crash site and heading back to the party, the trio is ambushed by Cylons and Tarn is killed ([[Scattered]]). Eventually, he and Henderson make it back to the party, only to find out that it is too late. Upon [[Seelix]]'s urging, Tyrol euthanizes Socinus with an overdose of [[morpha]] from both medkits to spare him a more painful death ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

Upon discovering that the Cylons are setting up an anti-aircraft missile battery, Crashdown plans a strike to take the unit (and its accompanying [[DRADIS]] dish) out of operation. While the others of his party, notably Baltar and Henderson, attempt to voice their indignation of such a plan, Tyrol firmly reminds them that Crashdown is in charge. Despite Tyrol's own misgivings of how the plan is to be executed, they follow through to the point right before the attack.

When it becomes clear that there were five Cylons at the battery, Henderson refuses to conduct a diversionary attack. Tyrol attempts to diffuse the situation by trying to state that the DRADIS dish is undefended; all that needs to be done is to destroy it, and the turret could not automatically target the incoming [[SAR]] operation. Crashdown has a breakdown and irrationally threatens to kill Henderson, prompting Baltar to [[w: Frag (military)|frag]] Crashdown.

As the command officer, per se, Tyrol later destroys the DRADIS dish as the Cylons pursue them towards it. Tyrol then makes a stand against the Cylons, screaming and firing his pistol at them. The Cylons are all killed; a surprised Tyrol turns around and sees that a [[Raptor]], preserved by Tyrol's destruction of the dish, has destroyed the Centurions with a missile ([[Fragged]]).

=== After Kobol ===

Tyrol is arrested and interrogated by Colonel Tigh, due to his relationship with Commander Adama's would-be assassin. Tigh accuses him of being part of the plot to kill Adama, throwing him in the same cell as Valerii. Baltar later visits the cell on the pretense of drawing Tyrol's blood to analyze via the [[Cylon detector]]. In fact, Tyrol is used as a means to extract information from Valerii; Baltar injects a drug that induces a systemic shutdown of Tyrol's organs, telling Valerii that the chief only has moments to live and that providing him with information on the numbers of humanoid Cylons within the fleet is the only thing that could save Tyrol. After extracting the alleged number of Cylons in the Fleet from Valerii, Tyrol is injected with an antidote and is eventually declared human by Baltar (who does not run the test).

Tyrol is present when his own deckhand, Cally Henderson, kills Valerii, as Tyrol accompanies the security escort to Valerii's testing cell ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). This act causes Tyrol to withdraw more from interaction with his own staff, many of which are already treating him coldly from his interaction with the now-confirmed Cylon Valerii.

As with many on ''Galactica'', the stress of working without relief in sight or with little hope begins to take its toll on Tyrol. For him, the challenge of keeping the old Vipers running with very few spare parts and sometimes extensive damage becomes too much to manage. Under pressure from [[CAG]] [[Lee Adama]] to keep his Vipers flying, and mostly because he has little else to do, he scribbles out a design for a new fighter and begins to assemble it from basic metals and parts ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Initially, his deck crews are skeptical that the Chief's project is anything but a pipe dream. But word soon spreads as the fuselage forms and Tyrol's dream becomes reality. While Colonel Tigh is visibly against the project at first, Commander Adama notices that the project, for whatever outcome it might yield, gives the crew something to strive for, something to hope for, and tacitly allows off-duty crew to work on it. Many, including [[Anastasia Dualla]] from [[CIC]], and [[Kara Thrace]], lend a hand.

Tyrol's group is stuck when trying to place a skin on the new fighter since the necessary parts are reserved for the Vipers. But [[Karl Agathon]] suggests carbon composite materials as an alternative to cover the ship. This solves the covering but adds a significant new ability: stealth. The carbon composites would make the new fighter nearly invisible to [[DRADIS]] detection.

After the ship's [[logic bomb]] crisis, the new fighter, named the [[Blackbird]], is given a trial flight by Kara Thrace, with very good results. In a ceremony, President Roslin christens the vessel and Tyrol reveals the nickname of the Blackbird in honor of the President: ''Laura''.

=== Helo's Return ===

After the return of [[Karl Agathon]] and another version of Sharon Valerii, pregnant with Agathon's child, the two attempt to reconcile their feelings for the biological creation. Helo and Tyrol eventually have a fistfight with lots of name calling over what the Sharons were, but in reality, both are upset over the fact that the two Cylon copies were real people that whom they loved, despite the reality of what they are ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Their realization of this fact leads them to what amounted to an uneasy truce.

Later on, after the appearance of Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and the advanced [[Mercury-class]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', he and Agathon stop Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne]] from raping Sharon and Tyrol accidentally kills Thorne in the process. Tyrol and Agathon are summarily arrested and transferred to ''Pegasus'' for court martial, against Commander Adama's objections. However, Admiral Cain's "court martial" is over before Adama even knows it began, and she sentences both to be executed for murder and treason. This prompts Adama to launch Vipers and a Raptor loaded with a marine strike team to recover them both ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

Helo and Tyrol receive a stay of execution through the efforts of [[Laura Roslin]] while the two battlestar commanders prepare to destroy the [[Resurrection Ship]] and its Cylon attack fleet that has followed ''Galactica''. Tyrol admits to his difficulty with dealing with the existence of the second Sharon, and tells Helo that he's got to "let it go", an idea that Helo supports, both understanding each other's take on the situation.

The two prisoners are seen receiving two sets of visitors, one welcome, one not. First, Lieutenant Adama visits them to tell them how close ''Galactica'' came to a shooting war with ''Pegasus'' ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]), asking the two, "Just how many kinds of stupid ''are'' you?" A day or so later, Specialists [[Vireem]] and [[Gage]] bind and beat the two prisoners in retaliation for the death of Lieutenant Thorne. [[Executive officer]] [[Jack Fisk]] comes to break up the beating, but refuses the prisoners' thanks as he was fond of Thorne himself.

After the escaped humanoid Cylon [[Gina Inviere]] escapes and shoots Admiral Cain, killing her, Tyrol and Helo are released and return to ''Galactica''. Both Tyrol and Helo visit Sharon Valerii at her specialized cell. She happily greets Helo, but completely ignores Tyrol. He gets the hint and soon leaves the room, still unable to recover from the memory of the Sharon he knew as "Boomer".

=== Depression and Suicidal Yearnings ===

Tyrol also begins to experience a recurring nightmare in which he jumps from the upper portion of the flight deck to his death. [[Cally Henderson]] finds him asleep but twitching on the ''Galactica'' deck, but when she attempts to wake him, he attacks her in a frenzied rage, beating her savagely.

Deeply distressed by what he had done, Tyrol requests counselling with a priest, and is assigned [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]]. After some time with Tyrol, Cavil identifies the source of Tyrol's anxiety as arising from fear that he is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon sleeper agent]], much like [[Sharon Valerii]] was. Tyrol points out that Sharon was totally convinced by her programming that she was human; Tyrol is haunted by the fear that it was impossible to truly know if you were a Cylon or not. Cavil assures him that he was not, quipping that he knew "because I'm a Cylon and I've never seen you at any of the meetings.".

[[Cavil]] tells him to get back to work, which is where his real family is, and argues that they, [[Deck Crew 5|the deck crew]], love him, "even Cally, ''especially'' Cally" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]). Tyrol is subsequently responsible for exposing [[Cavil]] as a humanoid Cylon when he recognizes him as one of the returnees from the rescue mission to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Upon realizing this, Tyrol tackles Cavil, calls for security, and states 'Code Blue.'
[[Image:Tyrol LDYBII.JPG|thumb|Tyrol as Union President ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])]]

===On New Caprica===

A year later, Tyrol lives in [[New Caprica City]] and is the president of the Worker's Union, a vocal opponent of President Baltar's administration. By this point, he has married Henderson, who is pregnant 380 days after settling on the planet. Tyrol and Henderson witness the arrival of the Cylons on the planet, and go to [[Kara Thrace]] for guidance. She tells him to "fight them until we can't" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
Shortly thereafter, their son [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]] is born, whom they [[dedication ceremony|dedicate]] to the gods Ares and Apollo ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 10]]).

By Day 67 of the Cylon Occupation, he begins working with [[Saul Tigh]] about forming an armed resistance movement against the Cylon forces ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 1|The Resistance, Episode 1]]). They begin to cache weapons, hiding them in various places, including a temple ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 3|The Resistance, Episode 3]]). Through his efforts, the Resistance begins to pick up membership in combating the Cylon Oppressors.

By Day 134, the Resistance is in full swing, working with [[Samuel Anders]] to hit high profile targets, including a Heavy Raider ([[Occupation]]). He becomes at odds with Tigh over the use of suicide bombing to strike at President Baltar during the [[NCP]] Graduation Ceremony, but manages to get a signal to an orbiting Raptor from the Fleet ([[Occupation]]). As a result, he works with Tigh to disrupt the Cylons enough until ''Galactica'' and the Fleet can return.

After learning that his wife is among the detainees taken by the [[NCP]], Tyrol begins a plan to rescue them using the information provided [[Felix Gaeta|from a source]] within Baltar's government, which is ultimately successful ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

===After The Second Exodus===

Following the successful escape from New Caprica with the colonists, Tyrol re-enlists in ''Galactica'''s crew. Meanwhile, he becomes a member of [[the Circle]], a secret tribunal authorized by President Tom Zarek to judge and convict Cylon collaborators. In this position, he acts in a scrupulous manner, insisting on proper procedure and often being the last member to cast his vote. When [[Felix Gaeta]] is tried and sentenced to death, Tyrol realises that Gaeta was the "inside source" in Baltar's administration and without his help the Colonials probably would never escape from New Caprica. That revelation saves Gaeta's life. Soon afterwards the circle is disbanded by President Roslin ([[Collaborators]]).

===Seeing the Eye===

[[Image:3x11 Temple of Five discovery.jpg|thumb|left|Tyrol discovers the Temple of Five ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).]]
Tyrol, his wife, and a small group of people are camped on the [[algae planet]] as they continue their harvest of badly-needed algae to be used as food for the Fleet ([[The Passage]]). Tyrol, however, senses something on the planet, and soon goes to investigate alone. He finds, within a mountain, a constructed entrance, which leads to an immense chamber, with five pentagonal obelisks, a central circular spire and writings of Colonial origin. Tyrol has discovered something that his parents, one a [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Clergy|priest]] and another an [[oracle]], would have longed to see: [[The Temple of Five]]. Tyrol has apparently and inadvertently discovered a family heritage to sense spiritual forces, or at least, ancient Colonial structures.

After the Cylons arrive in force at the algae planet and threaten to destroy ''Galactica'' if they attempt to leave with the Eye (with the Colonials threatening to nuke the planet if the Cylons attempt to do the same), Tyrol is ordered to wire the Temple with [[G-4]] to prevent a Cylon incursion. He begins to touch the central symbol on the center spire as, unknown to him, Cylons begin their move on the Temple ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
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===The life of a knuckledragger===
During an outbreak of [[Mellorak infection|Mellorak sickness]], Tyrol displays a shared and apparently wide spread prejudice against [[Sagittaron]]s, including worrying that if they abandoned their religious belief against using scientific medicine the rest of the Fleet would have to share the scarce [[bittamucin]] drug that cures the disease ([[The Woman King]]).

The Tyrols are put in danger after Galen and Cally are trapped in a depressurizing airlock during routine maintenance. With no other options before air runs out, the two are ejected into open space and into a Raptor, despite the lack of pressure suits. Suffering [[w:Decompression sickness|decompression sickness]], Tyrol recovers in bed in sickbay while his wife recovers in a hyperbaric chamber. Tyrol finds himself with more time to care for his son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]], as his wife desired ([[A Day In The Life]]).

Tyrol and Admiral Adama lock horns in a labor dispute. Tyrol takes the side of workers aboard the [[refinery ship]] ''[[Hitei Kan]]'' who go on strike due their bad working and living conditions. Tyrol backs down when Adama threatens to have his wife executed. Later Tyrol and President Roslin come to a mutual agreement, and a [[Colonial Worker's Alliance|workers union]] is reformed from Tyrol's New Caprica days ([[Dirty Hands]]).

===Revelations===
When the Fleet heads towards the Ionian nebula, Tyrol is driven to unrest by a strange [[The Music|music]] he hears. Arriving at the nebula, the effect intensifies, and Tyrol is drawn together with [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]]. Initially shocked at the discovery that he is one of the [[final five]] Cylons, Tyrol chooses, along with the other three, to return to his post and his duties in defending the Fleet from an incoming Cylon fleet ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). However, over the next months the four hold clandestine meetings in various locations, discussing their nature and their actions.

Tyrol has difficulty coping with this new revelation, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He alienates his wife, who begins to take anti-depressants to cope. After she witnesses one of their secret meetings, she is killed by Foster, who makes it appear like a suicide ([[The Ties That Bind]]). Tyrol's personal problems are magnified by his wife's death and having to care alone for his son. An uncharacteristic "[[frak]]-up" on the hanger deck nearly results in catastrophe and a drunken tirade against Admiral Adama in [[Joe's bar]] earns him demotion and re-assignment ([[Escape Velocity]]). His shaving of his head reflects a continuing troubled state of mind. Blaming himself for Cally's death, he nearly commits suicide, but is unable to bring himself to pull the trigger. During this, he also clashes with [[Gaius Baltar]] over the memory of his wife and Baltar's new cult. However, when Baltar apologizes in private and explains the reasons for becoming a religious figure, Tyrol seems to forgive him ([[The Road Less Traveled]]).

When the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]] take hostages and demand that the Cylons on ''Galactica'' are turned over to them, Saul Tigh comes clean and reveals the four. Tigh is about to be executed when [[Kara Thrace]] runs into the [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]] control room announcing that she found another clue towards Earth. In an unexpected move, President [[Lee Adama]] grants the Cylons a full amnesty. When the Fleet makes its final jump to Earth, Tyrol sits in his quarters with his son ([[Revelations]]).

===Earth and after===

Tyrol is among those that make the initial landing on Earth. His reaction to the burnt-out, radiated wasteland is different from the others; he smiles in a cynical grin, shaking his head. As they all begin to explore, he is attracted to a fragment of wall. As he gets closer, he hears echoes of ghosts saying things like "Fresh fruit, get your fresh fruit!" He sees a human silhouette on the wall, looking as if it were painted there. Surrounding the silhouette is weathered writing, barely readable. Tyrol touches the silhouette--and is thrown into a vision of the world as it once was, and Tyrol as he once was, wearing glasses and a sportcoat as he passes through a bustling marketplace of open carts of fruit and flowers and other goods. He stops to buy an avocado himself then continues walking. A massively bright flash of light appears as Tyrol shields his eyes - and stumbles back away from the wall and falls to the ground ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).

Among the Cylons in the fleet, Tyrol has (thus far) been shown as the most torn between his worlds since the arrival of the rebel Cylon basestar. Saul Tigh, Sam Anders and Sharon Agathon remained on active duty and retained their rank [though Tigh and Anders may have been temporarily relieved between their identification in "Revelations" and the end of "Sometimes a Great Notion"]. Tory Foster defected to the Cylons; and the rebel Sixes, Eights, Twos, rebel [[Hybrid]] and (apparently) their [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s and [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] having had their [[telencephalic inhibitor]]s removed, identify entirely as Cylons. Caprica-Six, though remaining aboard ''Galactica'' with the father of her child (and with the only physician with Cylon obstetric experience), identifies herself exclusively as a Cylon and is quite excited about her ability to bear a wholly-Cylon child. The only un-boxed [[Number Three]] maroons herself on Earth with the bones of their ancestors. Conversely, Tyrol appears to have one foot in each society.

Unlike Tigh, Anders and Agathon, Tyrol's duty status is "inactive" from the time of his exposure in "Revelations" until the first act of "No Exit"<ref>FTL engine room control computer terminal showed his status at the end of "Blood on the Scales". He accepts Adm. Adama's request to return to active duty as a Chief Petty Officer (presumably SCPO) whilst discussing the necessary ship repairs in the FTL engine room in Act 1 of "No Exit".</ref>, though he apparently continues to reside aboard ''Galactica'' with his nominal son. It is revealed in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" that he serves as an intermediary between the rebel Cylons and the Colonial government (or specifically Adama), and vouched for Adama's character and trustworthiness before the rebel Cylons. He conveys their offer to upgrade Colonial FTL drives with Cylon technology in exchange for citizenship and representation. In doing so, Tyrol finds himself confused by what pronouns to use with respect to Colonials and Cylons, demonstrating his struggle with his group identity. Out of habit, he initially refers to the rebel Cylons in the third person before correcting himself to use the first person, and likewise speaks of the colonists in the first person with an immediate amendment to the second person. The only other Cylon who formerly served in the Colonial military and is not currently on active duty is Tryol's former lover, Sharon Valerii.

The duality of his group identity is instrumental to the survival of President Roslin and former President Baltar, and the failure of the Zarek-Gaeta coup d'état. Tyrol has wireless communication with Cylons, independent of ''Galactica''’s radio systems, and is thus able to arrange a Cylon-piloted rescue Raptor to meet them at a rarely-used airlock and fly them to the safety of the Basestar. ([[The Oath]]) Like the other Cylons among the colonists, Tyrol remains loyal to the established authority of President Roslin and Admiral Adama; and, like Councilman Adama, puts aside his civilian status to take up arms and counter the mutiny. Tyrol's detailed knowledge of the ship's ductwork and FTL systems enable him to bybass the mutineers and disable the drive by removing its synchronisation coil<ref>Actions shown in "Blood on the Scales". The part is identified in dialogue in "No Exit".</ref>, thus preventing Gaeta from jumping the ship away. The loyalty he instils in his former subordinates, collegues and trade unionists allow him to escape capture when discovered mid-travel. While in the FTL engine room, he discovers severe cracks in ''Galactica''’s hull. ([[Blood on the Scales]])

Despite being well-versed in maintaining ''Galactica'''s two FTL drives and being a Final Five Cylon, Tyrol is baffled by Cylon FTL technology and defers to "Sixes, Sharons and maybe even some Leobens" to upgrade Colonial ships' drives. (A Disquiet Follows My Soul).

In connection with young Nicholas Tyrol's kidney infection, Galen learns from [[Doctor Cottle]] that the boy is the biological son of [[Brendan Costanza]]; [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally]] had secretly been sexually involved with both men concurrently prior to her marriage to Galen; she, Cottle, and Cottle's staff kept the child's parentage secret from Galen. After briefly battering Costanza to satisfy his machismo and sense of betrayal, Tyrol takes him to Nicky's hospital bed and instructs him that his first lesson in fatherhood is to stay at the boy's side until Tyrol sleeps off his alcohol binge and sobers up. (A Disquiet Follows My Soul).

Following the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]], Tyrol brings to the attention of Adama a number of stress fractures in the hull of ''Galactica''. Adama reinstates Tyrol to active duty as a Chief Petty Officer (presumably Senior Chief, but his specific rank has never been stated orally), a position that was opened by the murder of [[Peter Laird]]. Tyrol convinces a reluctant Adm. Adama to let him utilize Cylon technology to repair and structurally enhance the ship. Adama promoted him back to his old position.

===The escape of Sharon Valerii===

After Tyrol had been supervising for a time the repairs on ''Galactica'', Sharon Valerii returned to ''Galactica'' ostensibly rescuing [[Ellen Tigh]] from the [[Cavil]] led Cylons. Tyrol immediately exposed Valerii to Admiral Adama who had her arrested for her past attack on himself, then Commander Adama, and her leadership role in New Caprica's puppet government. During the ensuing weeks Valerii was held in the brig.

After the Rebel Cylons elected [[Sonja]] as their representative to the Quorum she immediately requested the extradition of Valerii to the Cylons for treason in siding with the Cavil forces in the Cylon Civil War (she went against the consensus decision of her model line to not lobotomize the Cylon Raiders). Her acts after the war started caused the deaths of thousands if not millions of Rebel Cylons. If found guilty she would be put to death.

This cause great distress to Tyrol. This compelled him to visit Valerii in the brig for the first time after weeks of her incarceration. He voiced his regrets over things he said to Valerii when he discovered she was a Cylon but still unaware he was one himself. Later, there for the first time Tyrol experienced Cylon Projection, joining the projection by Valerii of their house they had intended to build on [[Picon]] and eventually the child they probably would had had. This rekindled his love for Valerii.

He pleaded with President Roslin to deny extradition that was to happen the very next day. He failed. Without legal recourse and certain that the Rebel Cylons would put her to death, Tyrol, under the cover of darkness he created, assaulted an Eight during repair work on ''Galactica''. Somehow transporting the incapacitated Eight, he then sabotaged the power to the Valerii's Brig. With her cooperation she was switched for the other Eight.

Tyrol had intended to just have her escape ''Galactica'' (where in particular was not revealed) by briefly impersonating Sharon "Athena" Agathon who was scheduled to go on a long range duration planet search mission. Possibly unknown to him she had viciously assaulted Athena in the pilot's head adjoining the [[Ready Room]]. However, giving his willingness to assault a random Eight to facilitate the escape of Valerii he may had seen Valerii's assault on Athena-if he knew about it-as a necessary evil. What he didn't know was Valerii's intent to abduct and escape with Hera Agathon, Athena's daughter. On the hanger deck and unknown to him she was in the equipment provisions case drugged as he helped Valerii with it onto a Raptor. After a passionate good bye (after Valerii asked Tyrol to join her but he turned it down) with the hope that they will meet again, Valerii prepared for launch.

In the interim Valerii was discovered to have escaped and Admiral Adama, first through deception and then overtly tried to apprehend her by preventing her launch, prompting her to take drastic action to fly out of a closing flight pod damaging the Raptor but making it out. She then quickly jumped away from ''Galactica'' damaging her hull due to her proximity. As he was overseeing and giving orders for repairs of the damaged section he learned of the abduction by Valerii of Hera from a crewman and overhearing a distraught Athena and Helo brow beat a crewman for supposedly not noticing a three year old girl boarding a Raptor. Shocked and devastated he irrationally projected the Picon house which was empty including of his notional daughter. It emotionally shattered him, Valerii's betrayal in stealing Hera. Valerii's mission was to abduct Hera all along. The "rescue" of Ellen Tigh was part of the plot to gain credibility.([[Someone to Watch Over Me]])

Later Tyrol was arrested for his hand in the escape of Sharon Valerii and her abduction of Hera Agathon. How his complicity was detected is not known. Although given his known determination to save Valerii from extradition and very likely death and his known "repair" of the power to her cell he was a natural suspect. Also, given the known Cylon ability to tell each other apart despite being identical to humans if he was seen talking to the supposed "Athena" on the hanger deck he would not able to plead ignorance and misidentification given how easily he identified Valerii when she first came aboard. Given his arrest most likely he has been stripped of his rank and responsibilities. ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] outtakes<ref>The scene depicting the arrest and jailing of Tyrol was edited out. [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=1671]</ref>)

===Battle of the Colony, and New Earth===
Tyrol is released from the brig and when Admiral Adama calls for volunteers to rescue Hera, he immediately volunteers and convinces Tory Foster to as well. When ''Galactica'' jumps to the battle, he mans the FTL console and is the one to jump the ship to the Colony, but he remains with Ellen and Anders afterwards. Later, after the Five offer to give Cavil back resurrection in exchange for giving them back Hera and leaving humanity alone, Tyrol and the other members of the Five combine together through Anders' Hybrid tank to retrieve the secret of resurrection which they each hold a piece of, and Tyrol and the others see at least some of each others memories. When Tyrol sees Tory killing Cally and realizes the truth, he flies into a rage, breaks the download and strangles Tory and breaks her neck, killing her. Later on the Colonials new homeworld, he decides to move to an island with no people on it and live out the rest of his days as a hermit, having grown tired of people, both human and Cylon.

From the description "it's an island, off one of the northern continents. It's cold, it's up in the highlands" his intended place of residence may be modern-day Scotland; however, in historical fact sea levels 150,000 years ago were different and Britain was not then an island, being connected to the European mainland. That said, the allusion to Scotland is reinforced by the fact that Tyrol's first name appears to exhibit a [[w:Polysemy|polysemous]] relationship with [[w:Gaels|Gaels]] - the name of the ethno-linguistic group that emerged in that region.

== Attitudes toward humans ==
After his self-discovery as a Cylon, and his almost suicidal depression over it, he seems to have accepted it, but is still struggling with coming to terms with what it exactly means. He has expressed himself as a Cylon and represented their point of view in discussions with Admiral Adama, including lobbying for Cylon citizenship and delegate representation in the Fleet. ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]). However, he still has a strong loyalty to the humans and ''Galactica'', siding with the Loyalists during the mutiny, and was instrumental in getting President Roslin and Gaius Baltar off the ship, where they subsequently reached the safety of the Rebel Baseship. ([[The Oath]]) He also prevented the ''Galactica'' from jumping away from the baseship and the ships who followed Roslin's orders. ([[Blood on the Scales]])

After discovering serious structural damage to the ship, he accepts a request to become Chief of Engineering again from Admiral Adama, whom he in particular is fiercely loyal to. He offers to use Cylon technology to help strengthen her hull. After an initial refusal from Adama, the Admiral changed his mind and accepted Tyrol's offer. He looks upon the saving the humans from the Cylon Centurions during the First Cylon War as a positive event that he and the other Five should be given credit for ([[No Exit]]), but he himself has never uttered a single anti-human sentiment. However, he has been told of his history on Earth, and since then second-handedly.

Unlike [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]], and like [[Tory Foster]] and [[Saul Tigh]], he has not been shown to have any first-hand self recollection of his true history, apart from the moment of his death on Old Earth. It is not known if his strongly pro-human attitude will change if he ever does, but Anders' recitation of events, including him helping stopping the First Cylon War against the humans 40 years ago, maybe prove to be favorable if he does recover his true memory. In the end, he exiles himself from the Colonial humans ''and'' other fellow Cylons, settling on an island in the northern hemisphere of the new, pristine world also designated "Earth."

== Notes ==

*On the [http://community.livejournal.com/aarondouglas/56725.html?thread=253077#t253077 Aaron Douglas Live Journal Community], Aaron Douglas told fans that he is "Number 12", which he got to choose. This comment seems to be made invalid by [[Ron D. Moore]]'s statement that the Final Five do not have model numbers like the other seven humanoid Cylons.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Galen|Galen]] is the name of a famed Greek doctor, who was first to argue that the mind was in the brain, not the heart. This may be construed as irony, given Tyrol's part in the ongoing story.
*Tyrol's first name, Galen, was first revealed in Ron D. Moore's blog during Season 1, but it is not mentioned on screen until the Season 2 episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]".
*While it may be a coincidence, Tyrol's forename, Galen, is one of the series' many homages (intentional or otherwise) to the ''[[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes|Planet of the Apes]]'' franchise. Galen was the name of [[Wikipedia:Roddy McDowall|Roddy McDowall]]'s character in [[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (TV series)|the 1974 television series]] which, like ''Battlestar Galactica'', featured human military astronauts surveying post-apocalyptic Earth. (''See also'' [[Gaius Baltar#Notes|Baltar's forename & roles]], the [[Revelations#Earth|end of "Revelations"]], [[Leoben Conoy]] [[Sometimes a Great Notion#Noteworthy Dialogue|quoting Dr. Zaius]] in "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the two hybrids' characterisation of [[Kara Thrace]] as "[[The Destiny#The Hybrids' Warnings|The harbinger of death]]", ''inter alia'').
*[[Wikipedia:Tyrol|Tyrol]] (or Tirol) is the name of a region divided between western Austria and northern Italy.
*Ron Moore explains in the DVD commentary for the [[Miniseries]] that Chief Tyrol was originally supposed to be a fairly small role, and in the first script of the Miniseries he only had about 15 lines. However, Aaron Douglas was so good at ad libbing new lines for scenes as production moved forward that Moore kept writing him into a bigger character. Going into Season 1, Tyrol would originally have been defined by his relationship to Boomer, with suspicion that she might be a Cylon only coming out towards the end of the season. However, instead of this, Boomer and Tyrol's relationship becomes strained and ends early in Season 1, with Tyrol being expanded to a character that is not defined solely by Boomer.
*The revelations of "[[No Exit]]" may answer how he was able to sense the Temple of Five: it was built by the Thirteenth Tribe and the Final Five visited it on their way to the Twelve Colonies. Tyrol's blocked Cylon memories may have subconsciously guided him there as he did know its location in the blocked memories.
*The podcast for "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" confirms that Tyrol settled in Scotland, and there were people already living there. Tyrol became the 'Tribal King of the Scots', apparently due to Aaron Douglas' great enthusiasm for the idea. Ronald D. Moore is presumably being flippant by suggesting that all Scots (a people noted for a tradition of great engineers) are descended from Tyrol. Subsequent ice ages would have likely either wiped out any population in Scotland and the British Isles from this time or forced them to flee south.

=== Rank Notes ===

Tyrol was originally and currently a [[wikipedia:Senior Chief Petty Officer|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] then demoted to [[wikipedia:Specialist (rank)|Specialist]] in "[[Escape Velocity]]". Tyrol was put into inactivation after his discovery as a Cylon in "[[Revelations]]". He was made Senior Chief Petty Officer once again in "[[No Exit]]". However, he has been placed under arrest for his role in the escape of [[Sharon Valerii]] and her abduction of [[Hera Agathon]].

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The Twelve Colonies of Kobol

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:''This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. See [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] for information on the Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].''

[[Image:Home pt1-Kobol.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], the ancient homeworld of humanity.]]
[[Image:Capricacitydaybreak1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Caprica City]].]]

Approximately 2,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the last twelve tribes of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] leave their planet<ref>According to dialogue from "[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] left Kobol some 2,000 years ''before'' the twelve tribes. The Scroll of [[Pythia]] is dated as written 3,600 years before the last exodus of Kobol, and chronicles the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus.</ref> over conflicts with their [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]], as well as a "sort of calamity" <ref>As noted by [[Billy Keikeya]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".</ref>.

The tribes settle on twelve worlds some distance away ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The tribes' namesakes and icons originally corresponded to the twelve signs of the ancient tribes, although these [[wikipedia:Zodiac|names]] drifted over time<ref>Flag matches with Colonies from "Encyclopedia Galactica." [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]. Feb./Mar. 2006: 50-55.</ref> ([[Home, Part II]]).
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The early Colonies lived (and fought) more as sovereign nations. Some (particularly Caprica) prospered, while others (such as Sagittaron and Aerelon) were often considered lessers. For peacetime labor forces as well as for wars between each other, humanity created the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. When these [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|early models]] rebelled, the Colonies unified their governments under the [[Articles of Colonization]] sometime before or during the [[Cylon War]] as a federal republic known as the '''Twelve Colonies of Kobol'''<ref>Note the difference between the name of the Original Series' counterpart, known as the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies of ''Man'']].</ref>.

The official symbol of the Twelve Colonies is the [[Colonial seal]].

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==Star System==
The Twelve Colonies of Kobol are located in the star system Cyrannus.<ref>''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine''; "Encyclopedia Galactica"; issue #3; page 51</ref>

In "''The Plan''", a [[Hybrid]] says "12 battles...3 stars", which some have taken has an implication that the twelve colonies are spread over three star systems. However, that is pure speculation. In addition, in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000016 blog entry] Ronald D. Moore states that all twelve worlds are situated within one system, in keeping with the Original Series. ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-executive producer and writer [[Jane Espenson]] wrote on Twitter that the system is a star cluster with "some shared orbits." However, this has not been confirmed on-screen.<ref>http://twitter.com/CapricaSeven/status/5210336446</ref>

Caprica, Scorpia ([[Razor]]), Picon (The Plan), Canceron (The Plan) and Tauron (Razor) have been shown as actual planets. The surfaces of Caprica, Tauron (Razor), Gemenon, Picon, Libran, and Virgon (The Plan) have been seen. No other descriptions are available of the other colonies in terms of their celestial type: Minor planet, moon, or major planet. However, in the [[Miniseries]], [[Elosha]] states that the tribes settled onto "12 worlds." While the use of "worlds" is ambiguous, the Colonies are noted as independent, habitable celestial bodies. In the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama|Adama]] reports that nuclear detonations were reported on the planets Aerilon, Picon, Sagittarion and Gemenon, saying that at least those four Colonies were planets

The Twelve Colonies had approximately 50 billion inhabitants prior to the Cylon attack ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]])<ref>An early draft Miniseries script notes a census count of 12 billion individuals. However, the aired information of Kara Thrace's approximation in "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" should be taken as the correct value.</ref> and maintained some minor observatories and listening posts in outlying star systems.<ref>[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 Sourced from a January 30, 2005] blog entry by [[Ronald D. Moore]] on Sci-Fi.com.</ref> Economic activity, such as [[tylium]] mining also occurred outside of the immediate vicinity around the Colonies ([[Hero]]).

==Aerilon==

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[[Image:ColonialColors7.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aerilon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aries (constellation)|Aries]]

Aerilon was primarily an agricultural world. It was considered to be the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies. Despite this, Aerilon was ranked as one of the poorest members of the Colonies.

[[Gaius Baltar]] is a native of Aerilon, although he adopted the culture and mannerisms of Caprica, presumably to increase his standing in society ([[Dirty Hands]]).

=== Natives ===

* [[Julius Baltar]]
* [[Sherry Bennett]]
* [[Sekou Hamilton]]
* [[Sharon Valerii]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Saul Tigh]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Socinus]]

=== Notes ===

* The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content. The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "[[Home, Part I]]" and "[[The Son Also Rises]]" in official Colonial documentation. Battlestar Wiki chooses to use the more consistently used spelling of "Aerilon" which mainly appears on both props (such as the nameplates for the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]) and behind the scenes publications.
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==Aquaria==
[[Image:ColonialColors12.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aquaria]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]

Aquaria was widely known for its vast oceans ([[The Plan]]). Its [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] delegate, [[Miksa Burian]], votes for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).
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==Canceron==
[[Image:ColonialColors9.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Canceron]]
[[Image:Canceron.png|thumb|left|Canceron from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]
[[Image:Robin Wenutu.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Wenutu on ''[[Cloud 9]]''.]]
[[Robin Wenutu]] is the Canceron delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

The colony was well known for its beaches and was briefly seen from orbit during "The Plan" as having a large coastal metropolis. The Number Six Cylon [[Shelly Godfrey]] was travelling on a passenger transport in orbit over Canceron just as the bombardment of the planet began ([[The Plan]]).

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==Caprica==
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[[Image:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Caprica]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[w:Capricornus|Capricorn]]

Caprica is a large blue-green planet and was the the center of Colonial civilization. According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning. It was also one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Big cities on the planet were [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]].

6,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]]). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]).

===Notes===
*All events of Colonial life prior, during or after the Cylon attack (particularly in seasons 1 and 2) outside of the rag-tag [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] was set on Caprica. No other colony's surface (save a [[Lest We Forget|photo from Aerelon]]) has been shown to viewers.
*Until the episode "[[Razor]]", where Scorpia and Tauron are shown from orbit, Caprica has been the only Colonial planet actually shown in the Re-imagined Series.

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==Gemenon==
[[Image:ColonialColors5.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Gemenon]]
[[Image:Gemenon.png|thumb|left|A suburb of Gememon during the Cylon attack ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]
[[Image:Venner.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Marines|Marine]] Corporal [[Venner]], a native of Gemenon.]]
Gemenon natives are called Gemenese ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). They are known for their literal interpretations of the [[Sacred Scrolls]] ([[Fragged]]). Most of the population of Gemenon was apparently very strongly opposed to the federal laws legalizing abortion. ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

Gemenon was home to the Kobol Colleges. [[Aaron Doral]] claims to have studied public relations there. One of the last ever professional [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] games was held on Gemenon just prior to the [[Cylon attack]] on the Colonies ([[Miniseries]]).

Gemenon was one of the poorer colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Approximately 9,500 Gemenese join the [[Laura Roslin faction]], perhaps persuaded by [[Roslin]]'s play of the "religious card" ([[Home, Part I]]). Even if this is the great majority of the Fleet's Gemenese population, it still means that Gemenon represents significantly more than a twelfth of the remains of humanity. It is maybe for this reason, or Gemenese influence over religious elements of the Fleet that Roslin's election campaign gives concern to the "Gemenese religious vote".

Fifty-eight years before the fall of the Twelve Colonies three Caprican teenagers, [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] who were part of a monotheistic religious cult attempt to run away from home to Gemenon. ([[Caprica pilot]])

Gemenon has either an old or disused language or dialect specific to their colony known as "Old Gemenese." [[Gina Inviere]]'s last name means "resurrection" in that language.<ref>See [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] for more.</ref>

===Natives===
*[[Adrien Bauer]]
*[[Romo Lampkin]]
*[[Jurgen Belzen]] and family
*[[Gina Inviere]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*[[Rya Kibby]]
*[[Sarah Porter]], former delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*Corporal [[Venner]]

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==Leonis==
[[Image:ColonialColors8.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Leonis]]
[[Image:Leonis.png|thumb|left|A Leonisian thoroughfare under Cylon assault ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Leo (constellation)|Leo]]

Leonis was known for its open plains ([[The Plan]]). [[Safiya Sanne]] is identified as both Leonis's and [[#Picon|Picon]]'s representative on the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

[[Leonis Estates Sparkling Wine]] was a type of alcohol produced on this colony.

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==Libran==
[[Image:ColonialColors11.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Libran]]
[[Image:Libran.png|thumb|left|One of Libran's famed courthouses ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Libra (constellation)|Libra]]

Practically no information exists about this colony except that it was known for its courthouses ([[The Plan]]). Its name was not spoken aloud onscreen until "The Plan", but was seen on a partially visible name plate on ''Colonial One'' that also shows the colony's symbol ("[[The Ties That Bind]]", time index 18:40).

In the season 4 episode "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]", a much clearer view of the name plate can be seen as the camera view pans around the Quorum table during Vice President Zarek's speech.

After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Oswin Eriku]] is chosen to be this colony's representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

''[[Zephyr]]'', a passenger liner in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], is of Libran registry (SciFi.com).

: ''Note: According to issue 3 of the now-defunct ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]'', the colony's name is "Libris", which is incorrect. The "Libris" spelling is also given by the Battlestar Galactica Role-Playing Game.''

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==Picon==
[[Image:ColonialColors2.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Picon]]
[[Image:Picon.png|thumb|left|Picon from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]]
[[Image:Playa Palacios.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Playa Palacios]], a native of Picon.]]

Picon was the location for the [[Picon Fleet Headquarters|Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] ([[Miniseries]]). A [[Hero|flashback view]] of Admiral [[Peter Corman]]'s office, probably located at Fleet Headquarters, is among one of the rare visual glimpses of life on another colony outside of Caprica. The planet was covered mainly by water and known for its harbors ([[The Plan]]).

The colony came under heavy attack during the early stages of the Cylon attack. President [[Richard Adar]] offered a complete and unconditional surrender to the Cylons after Fleet Headquarters is destroyed; this overture was ignored ([[Miniseries]]).

[[Ellen Tigh]] was visiting a strip club on Picon when the attack started, though she claims to have been at the airport. A man who she met at the bar, an [[Number One|"unknown savior"]] ensured she was put on the last ship to get off the planet ("[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

Picon is also the home of [[Picon Laboratories]], themselves located in Pailyn, Muritolan.

===Natives===

* [[Samuel Anders]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Asha Janik]], Cylon sympathizer, member of the [[Demand Peace]] movement ([[Epiphanies]]).
* The siblings, nephews and nieces of [[Billy Keikeya]] ([[Miniseries]]).
* [[Playa Palacios]], veteran columnist from the ''Picon Star Tribune''. <ref>She is presumed to be a resident.</ref>
* [[Safiya Sanne]], former Picon representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. <ref>There is some confusion on the matter, see [[Safiya Sanne|his article]].</ref>

===Publications===
*''[[Picon Star Tribune]]''

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Picon Panthers]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

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==Sagittaron==

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[[Image:ColonialColors10.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Sagittaron]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]

Sagittaron<ref>The colony's name, Sagittaron, was originally spelled as "Sagittar'''i'''on" in the [[Miniseries]], but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.</ref> endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies, leading to the colony becoming one of the poorest planets. Eventually, [[Tom Zarek]] led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies ([[Bastille Day]]).

The Sagittarons are traditionalists who practice an different form of religion from the other Colonies. They believe in herbal medicine and have a general distrust of the military ([[The Woman King]]).

===Natives===

* [[Anastasia Dualla]], stated often that she was from Sagittaron ([[33]]), ([[Bastille Day]]), ([[The Woman King]]).
* [[Jacob Cantrell]], was the season 4 delegate from Sagittaron
* [[Portia King]], was from Sagittaron and requested help for her son ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Willie King]], was from Sagittaron and killed by Dr. Robert ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Tom Zarek]], was a freedom fighter from Sagittaron ([[Bastille Day]]) who became the Quorum delegate ([[Colonial Day]])

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==Scorpia==
[[Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|thumb|left|Scorpia and and its shipyards from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
[[Image:ColonialColors6.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Scorpia]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpio]]

Scorpia was home to a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|shipyard]], where the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' was docked during the Cylon attack.

Scorpia is apparently [[Scorpia Paragliding|well-known]] for its paragliding by enthusiasts, such as [[Jurgen Belzen]] ([[Razor]]), and also had lush jungles ([[The Plan]]), and assumed to be one of the richer colonies.

[[Eladio Puasha]] served as the planet's delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] assembled after the Cylon attack.
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===Notes===
*In the episode "[[Razor]]", Scorpia is shown from orbit of its shipyards. Scorpia, Caprica and Tauron are the only Colonial planets actually shown in the Re-imagined Series as of this special season 4 episode.

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==Tauron==

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[[Image:ColonialColors4.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Tauron]]
[[Image:Tauron.png|thumb|left|Tauron from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]

Tauron was an agricultural colony reputed to be a somewhat troublesome colony within the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|federal system]] of the Colonies, often disobeying directives decided by the colonies and "pushing their luck with the admiralty every chance they got." ([[Hero]]). Tauron was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) known for its agriculture, lack of flowers, the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate, and the center of a [[Tauron Civil War|civil war]] some 80-100 years before the Fall ([[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]]). At the end of the first [[Cylon War]], Tauron was [[Battle of Tauron|under attack]] from Cylon basestars and ground forces, causing many civilian causalities ("[[Razor]]", extended DVD edition) in areas such as the city of [[Hypatia]].

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===Notes===
*Tauron is the third of the twelve Colonial worlds shown in the Re-imagined Series, but only through the extended DVD version of "[[Razor]]". The extended version scene shows a brief scene on the surface with the terrified Cain family, but there is little detail.
* In ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', the native language of the Taurons was shown to be Ancient Greek.

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==Virgon==
[[Image:ColonialColors1.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Virgon]]
[[Image:Virgon.png|thumb|left|An urban centre on Virgon ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
[[Image:Marshall Bagot.jpg|right|thumb|110px|[[Marshall Bagot]], a native of Virgon.]]
[[Marshall Bagot]] is the Virgon delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. He nominates [[Tom Zarek]] for the vice-presidency ([[Colonial Day]]). In public ceremony, the Virgon delegate wears a light blue sash.

Soon after the Cylon attack begins, the Colonials launch a counter-attack over Virgon. The battle ostensibly ends with the destruction of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' and the death of Admiral [[Nagala]]. Other battlestars in the Virgon attack are also eliminated ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

Virgon was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) and was well known for its forests ([[The Plan]]).

[[Virgon Brew]] was a beer produced on the planet and exported to other Colonies ([[Maelstrom]]).

=== Notes ===

As an "Easter Egg" in "The Plan," the building on the lower left of the screen is the same one where the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Senate|Romulan Senate]] assembles in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek Nemesis|Star Trek Nemesis]]''. A detailed picture of this building is [[memoryalpha:File:Romulan senate building, 2379.jpg|available here]].
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== Fate==
The ultimate fate of the twelve colonies 150,000 years after [[The Fall]] is unknown. Presumably, after several thousand years, their climates and surfaces would degrade until they resembled the original [[Earth]] as the fleet found it ([[Revelations]]). Given the half-life of radiation, it could be presumed that by the present-day radiation levels would have lowered past the point in which life would be allowed to flourish once again. However, little, if any traces would remain of the human civilizations that once thrived upon them, excluding remains in space, such as the remnants of [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] or [[Ragnar Anchorage]].

== See Also==
*[[Colonial anthem]]
*[[Ithaca]]

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The Twelve Colonies of Kobol

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:''This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. See [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] for information on the Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].''

[[Image:Home pt1-Kobol.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], the ancient homeworld of humanity.]]
[[Image:Capricacitydaybreak1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Caprica City]].]]

Approximately 2,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the last twelve tribes of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] leave their planet<ref>According to dialogue from "[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] left Kobol some 2,000 years ''before'' the twelve tribes. The Scroll of [[Pythia]] is dated as written 3,600 years before the last exodus of Kobol, and chronicles the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus.</ref> over conflicts with their [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]], as well as a "sort of calamity" <ref>As noted by [[Billy Keikeya]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".</ref>.

The tribes settle on twelve worlds some distance away ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The tribes' namesakes and icons originally corresponded to the twelve signs of the ancient tribes, although these [[wikipedia:Zodiac|names]] drifted over time<ref>Flag matches with Colonies from "Encyclopedia Galactica." [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]. Feb./Mar. 2006: 50-55.</ref> ([[Home, Part II]]).
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The early Colonies lived (and fought) more as sovereign nations. Some (particularly Caprica) prospered, while others (such as Sagittaron and Aerelon) were often considered lessers. For peacetime labor forces as well as for wars between each other, humanity created the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. When these [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|early models]] rebelled, the Colonies unified their governments under the [[Articles of Colonization]] sometime before or during the [[Cylon War]] as a federal republic known as the '''Twelve Colonies of Kobol'''<ref>Note the difference between the name of the Original Series' counterpart, known as the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies of ''Man'']].</ref>.

The official symbol of the Twelve Colonies is the [[Colonial seal]].

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==Star System==
The Twelve Colonies of Kobol are located in the star system Cyrannus.<ref>''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine''; "Encyclopedia Galactica"; issue #3; page 51</ref>

In "''The Plan''", a [[Hybrid]] says "12 battles...3 stars", which some have taken has an implication that the twelve colonies are spread over three star systems. However, that is pure speculation. In addition, in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000016 blog entry] Ronald D. Moore states that all twelve worlds are situated within one system, in keeping with the Original Series. ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-executive producer and writer [[Jane Espenson]] wrote on Twitter that the system is a star cluster with "some shared orbits." However, this has not been confirmed on-screen.<ref>http://twitter.com/CapricaSeven/status/5210336446</ref>

Caprica, Scorpia ([[Razor]]), Picon (The Plan), Canceron (The Plan) and Tauron (Razor) have been shown as actual planets. The surfaces of Caprica, Tauron (Razor), Gemenon, Picon, Libran, and Virgon (The Plan) have been seen. No other descriptions are available of the other colonies in terms of their celestial type: Minor planet, moon, or major planet. However, in the [[Miniseries]], [[Elosha]] states that the tribes settled onto "12 worlds." While the use of "worlds" is ambiguous, the Colonies are noted as independent, habitable celestial bodies. In the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama|Adama]] reports that nuclear detonations were reported on the planets Aerilon, Picon, Sagittarion and Gemenon, saying that at least those four Colonies were planets

The Twelve Colonies had approximately 50 billion inhabitants prior to the Cylon attack ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]])<ref>An early draft Miniseries script notes a census count of 12 billion individuals. However, the aired information of Kara Thrace's approximation in "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" should be taken as the correct value.</ref> and maintained some minor observatories and listening posts in outlying star systems.<ref>[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 Sourced from a January 30, 2005] blog entry by [[Ronald D. Moore]] on Sci-Fi.com.</ref> Economic activity, such as [[tylium]] mining also occurred outside of the immediate vicinity around the Colonies ([[Hero]]).

==Aerilon==

{{mainarticle|Aerilon}}

[[Image:ColonialColors7.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aerilon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aries (constellation)|Aries]]

Aerilon was primarily an agricultural world. It was considered to be the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies. Despite this, Aerilon was ranked as one of the poorest members of the Colonies.

[[Gaius Baltar]] is a native of Aerilon, although he adopted the culture and mannerisms of Caprica, presumably to increase his standing in society ([[Dirty Hands]]).

=== Natives ===

* [[Julius Baltar]]
* [[Sherry Bennett]]
* [[Sekou Hamilton]]
* [[Sharon Valerii]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Saul Tigh]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Socinus]]

=== Notes ===

* The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content. The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "[[Home, Part I]]" and "[[The Son Also Rises]]" in official Colonial documentation. Battlestar Wiki chooses to use the more consistently used spelling of "Aerilon" which mainly appears on both props (such as the nameplates for the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]) and behind the scenes publications.
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==Aquaria==
[[Image:ColonialColors12.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aquaria]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]

Aquaria was widely known for its vast oceans ([[The Plan]]). Its [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] delegate, [[Miksa Burian]], votes for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).
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==Canceron==
[[Image:ColonialColors9.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Canceron]]
[[Image:Canceron.png|thumb|left|Canceron from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]
[[Image:Robin Wenutu.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Wenutu on ''[[Cloud 9]]''.]]
[[Robin Wenutu]] is the Canceron delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

The colony was well known for its beaches and was briefly seen from orbit during "The Plan" as having a large coastal metropolis. The Number Six Cylon [[Shelly Godfrey]] was travelling on a passenger transport in orbit over Canceron just as the bombardment of the planet began ([[The Plan]]).

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==Caprica==
{{mainarticle|Caprica (RDM)}}
[[Image:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Caprica]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[w:Capricornus|Capricorn]]

Caprica is a large blue-green planet and was the the center of Colonial civilization. According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning. It was also one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Big cities on the planet were [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]].

6,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]]). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]).

===Notes===
*All events of Colonial life prior, during or after the Cylon attack (particularly in seasons 1 and 2) outside of the rag-tag [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] was set on Caprica. No other colony's surface (save a [[Lest We Forget|photo from Aerelon]]) has been shown to viewers.
*Until the episode "[[Razor]]", where Scorpia and Tauron are shown from orbit, Caprica has been the only Colonial planet actually shown in the Re-imagined Series.

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==Gemenon==
[[Image:ColonialColors5.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Gemenon]]
[[Image:Gemenon.png|thumb|left|A suburb of Gememon during the Cylon attack ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]
[[Image:Venner.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Marines|Marine]] Corporal [[Venner]], a native of Gemenon.]]
Gemenon natives are called Gemenese ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). They are known for their literal interpretations of the [[Sacred Scrolls]] ([[Fragged]]). Most of the population of Gemenon was apparently very strongly opposed to the federal laws legalizing abortion. ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

Gemenon was home to the Kobol Colleges. [[Aaron Doral]] claims to have studied public relations there. One of the last ever professional [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] games was held on Gemenon just prior to the [[Cylon attack]] on the Colonies ([[Miniseries]]).

Gemenon was one of the poorer colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Approximately 9,500 Gemenese join the [[Laura Roslin faction]], perhaps persuaded by [[Roslin]]'s play of the "religious card" ([[Home, Part I]]). Even if this is the great majority of the Fleet's Gemenese population, it still means that Gemenon represents significantly more than a twelfth of the remains of humanity. It is maybe for this reason, or Gemenese influence over religious elements of the Fleet that Roslin's election campaign gives concern to the "Gemenese religious vote".

Fifty-eight years before the fall of the Twelve Colonies three Caprican teenagers, [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] who were part of a monotheistic religious cult attempt to run away from home to Gemenon. ([[Caprica pilot]])

Gemenon has either an old or disused language or dialect specific to their colony known as "Old Gemenese." [[Gina Inviere]]'s last name means "resurrection" in that language.<ref>See [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] for more.</ref>

===Natives===
*[[Adrien Bauer]]
*[[Romo Lampkin]]
*[[Jurgen Belzen]] and family
*[[Gina Inviere]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*[[Rya Kibby]]
*[[Sarah Porter]], former delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*Corporal [[Venner]]

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==Leonis==
[[Image:ColonialColors8.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Leonis]]
[[Image:Leonis.png|thumb|left|A Leonisian thoroughfare under Cylon assault ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Leo (constellation)|Leo]]

Leonis was known for its open plains ([[The Plan]]). [[Safiya Sanne]] is identified as both Leonis's and [[#Picon|Picon]]'s representative on the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

[[Leonis Estates Sparkling Wine]] was a type of alcohol produced on this colony.

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==Libran==
[[Image:ColonialColors11.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Libran]]
[[Image:Libran.png|thumb|left|One of Libran's famed courthouses ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Libra (constellation)|Libra]]

Practically no information exists about this colony except that it was known for its courthouses ([[The Plan]]). Its name was not spoken aloud onscreen until "The Plan", but was seen on a partially visible name plate on ''Colonial One'' that also shows the colony's symbol ("[[The Ties That Bind]]", time index 18:40).

In the season 4 episode "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]", a much clearer view of the name plate can be seen as the camera view pans around the Quorum table during Vice President Zarek's speech.

After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Oswin Eriku]] is chosen to be this colony's representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

''[[Zephyr]]'', a passenger liner in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], is of Libran registry (SciFi.com).

: ''Note: According to issue 3 of the now-defunct ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]'', the colony's name is "Libris", which is incorrect. The "Libris" spelling is also given by the Battlestar Galactica Role-Playing Game.''

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==Picon==
[[Image:ColonialColors2.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Picon]]
[[Image:Picon.png|thumb|left|Picon from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]]
[[Image:Playa Palacios.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Playa Palacios]], a native of Picon.]]

Picon was the location for the [[Picon Fleet Headquarters|Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] ([[Miniseries]]). A [[Hero|flashback view]] of Admiral [[Peter Corman]]'s office, probably located at Fleet Headquarters, is among one of the rare visual glimpses of life on another colony outside of Caprica. The planet was covered mainly by water and known for its harbors ([[The Plan]]).

The colony came under heavy attack during the early stages of the Cylon attack. President [[Richard Adar]] offered a complete and unconditional surrender to the Cylons after Fleet Headquarters is destroyed; this overture was ignored ([[Miniseries]]).

[[Ellen Tigh]] was visiting a strip club on Picon when the attack started, though she claims to have been at the airport. A man who she met at the bar, an [[Number One|"unknown savior"]] ensured she was put on the last ship to get off the planet ("[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

Picon is also the home of [[Picon Laboratories]], themselves located in Pailyn, Muritolan.

===Natives===

* [[Samuel Anders]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Asha Janik]], Cylon sympathizer, member of the [[Demand Peace]] movement ([[Epiphanies]]).
* The siblings, nephews and nieces of [[Billy Keikeya]] ([[Miniseries]]).
* [[Playa Palacios]], veteran columnist from the ''Picon Star Tribune''. <ref>She is presumed to be a resident.</ref>
* [[Safiya Sanne]], former Picon representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. <ref>There is some confusion on the matter, see [[Safiya Sanne|his article]].</ref>

===Publications===
*''[[Picon Star Tribune]]''

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Picon Panthers]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

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==Sagittaron==

{{mainarticle|Sagittaron}}

[[Image:ColonialColors10.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Sagittaron]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]

Sagittaron<ref>The colony's name, Sagittaron, was originally spelled as "Sagittar'''i'''on" in the [[Miniseries]], but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.</ref> endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies, leading to the colony becoming one of the poorest planets. Eventually, [[Tom Zarek]] led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies ([[Bastille Day]]).

The Sagittarons are traditionalists who practice an different form of religion from the other Colonies. They believe in herbal medicine and have a general distrust of the military ([[The Woman King]]).

===Natives===

* [[Anastasia Dualla]], stated often that she was from Sagittaron ([[33]]), ([[Bastille Day]]), ([[The Woman King]]).
* [[Jacob Cantrell]], was the season 4 delegate from Sagittaron
* [[Portia King]], was from Sagittaron and requested help for her son ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Willie King]], was from Sagittaron and killed by Dr. Robert ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Tom Zarek]], was a freedom fighter from Sagittaron ([[Bastille Day]]) who became the Quorum delegate ([[Colonial Day]])

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==Scorpia==
[[Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|thumb|left|Scorpia and and its shipyards from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
[[Image:ColonialColors6.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Scorpia]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpio]]

Scorpia was home to a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|shipyard]], where the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' was docked during the Cylon attack.

Scorpia is apparently [[Scorpia Paragliding|well-known]] for its paragliding by enthusiasts, such as [[Jurgen Belzen]] ([[Razor]]), and also had lush jungles ([[The Plan]]), and assumed to be one of the richer colonies.

[[Eladio Puasha]] served as the planet's delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] assembled after the Cylon attack.
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===Notes===
*In the episode "[[Razor]]", Scorpia is shown from orbit of its shipyards. Scorpia, Caprica and Tauron are the only Colonial planets actually shown in the Re-imagined Series as of this special season 4 episode.

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==Tauron==

{{mainarticle|Tauron (RDM)}}

[[Image:ColonialColors4.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Tauron]]
[[Image:Tauron.png|thumb|left|Tauron from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]

Tauron was an agricultural colony reputed to be a somewhat troublesome colony within the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|federal system]] of the Colonies, often disobeying directives decided by the colonies and "pushing their luck with the admiralty every chance they got." ([[Hero]]). Tauron was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) known for its agriculture, lack of flowers, the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate, and the center of a [[Tauron Civil War|civil war]] some 80-100 years before the Fall ([[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]]). At the end of the first [[Cylon War]], Tauron was [[Battle of Tauron|under attack]] from Cylon basestars and ground forces, causing many civilian causalities ("[[Razor]]", extended DVD edition) in areas such as the city of [[Hypatia]].

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===Notes===
*Tauron is the third of the twelve Colonial worlds shown in the Re-imagined Series, but only through the extended DVD version of "[[Razor]]". The extended version scene shows a brief scene on the surface with the terrified Cain family, but there is little detail.
* In ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', the native language of the Taurons was shown to be Ancient Greek.

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==Virgon==
[[Image:ColonialColors1.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Virgon]]
[[Image:Virgon.png|thumb|left|An urban centre on Virgon ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
[[Image:Marshall Bagot.jpg|right|thumb|110px|[[Marshall Bagot]], a native of Virgon.]]
[[Marshall Bagot]] is the Virgon delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. He nominates [[Tom Zarek]] for the vice-presidency ([[Colonial Day]]). In public ceremony, the Virgon delegate wears a light blue sash.

Soon after the Cylon attack begins, the Colonials launch a counter-attack over Virgon. The battle ostensibly ends with the destruction of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' and the death of Admiral [[Nagala]]. Other battlestars in the Virgon attack are also eliminated ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

Virgon was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) and was well known for its forests ([[The Plan]]).

[[Virgon Brew]] was a beer produced on the planet and exported to other Colonies ([[Maelstrom]]).

=== Notes ===

As an "Easter Egg" in "The Plan," the building on the lower left of the screen is the same one where the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Senate|Romulan Senate]] assembles in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek Nemesis|Star Trek Nemesis]]''. A detailed picture of this building is [[memoryalpha:File:Romulan senate building, 2379.jpg|available here]].
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== Fate==
The Ultimate fate of the twelve colonies 150,000 years after [[The Fall]] is unknown. Presumably, after several thousand years, their climates and surfaces would degrade until they resembled the original [[Earth]] as the fleet found it ([[Revelations]]). Given the half-life of radiation, it could be presumed that by the present-day radiation levels would have lowered past the point in which life would be allowed to flourish once again. However, little, if any traces would remain of the human civilizations that once thrived upon them, excluding remains in space, such as the remnants of [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] or [[Ragnar Anchorage]].

== See Also==
*[[Colonial anthem]]
*[[Ithaca]]

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:''This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. See [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] for information on the Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].''

[[Image:Home pt1-Kobol.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], the ancient homeworld of humanity.]]
[[Image:Capricacitydaybreak1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Caprica City]].]]

Approximately 2,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the last twelve tribes of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] leave their planet<ref>According to dialogue from "[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]" and "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] left Kobol some 2,000 years ''before'' the twelve tribes. The Scroll of [[Pythia]] is dated as written 3,600 years before the last exodus of Kobol, and chronicles the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus.</ref> over conflicts with their [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]], as well as a "sort of calamity" <ref>As noted by [[Billy Keikeya]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".</ref>.

The tribes settle on twelve worlds some distance away ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The tribes' namesakes and icons originally corresponded to the twelve signs of the ancient tribes, although these [[wikipedia:Zodiac|names]] drifted over time<ref>Flag matches with Colonies from "Encyclopedia Galactica." [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]. Feb./Mar. 2006: 50-55.</ref> ([[Home, Part II]]).
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The early Colonies lived (and fought) more as sovereign nations. Some (particularly Caprica) prospered, while others (such as Sagittaron and Aerelon) were often considered lessers. For peacetime labor forces as well as for wars between each other, humanity created the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. When these [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|early models]] rebelled, the Colonies unified their governments under the [[Articles of Colonization]] sometime before or during the [[Cylon War]] as a federal republic known as the '''Twelve Colonies of Kobol'''<ref>Note the difference between the name of the Original Series' counterpart, known as the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies of ''Man'']].</ref>.

The official symbol of the Twelve Colonies is the [[Colonial seal]].

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==Star System==
The Twelve Colonies of Kobol are located in the star system Cyrannus.<ref>''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine''; "Encyclopedia Galactica"; issue #3; page 51</ref>

In "''The Plan''", a [[Hybrid]] says "12 battles...3 stars", which some have taken has an implication that the twelve colonies are spread over three star systems. However, that is pure speculation. In addition, in a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/#a000016 blog entry] Ronald D. Moore states that all twelve worlds are situated within one system, in keeping with the Original Series. ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-executive producer and writer [[Jane Espenson]] wrote on Twitter that the system is a star cluster with "some shared orbits." However, this has not been confirmed on-screen.<ref>http://twitter.com/CapricaSeven/status/5210336446</ref>

Caprica, Scorpia ([[Razor]]), Picon (The Plan), Canceron (The Plan) and Tauron (Razor) have been shown as actual planets. The surfaces of Caprica, Tauron (Razor), Gemenon, Picon, Libran, and Virgon (The Plan) have been seen. No other descriptions are available of the other colonies in terms of their celestial type: Minor planet, moon, or major planet. However, in the [[Miniseries]], [[Elosha]] states that the tribes settled onto "12 worlds." While the use of "worlds" is ambiguous, the Colonies are noted as independent, habitable celestial bodies. In the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama|Adama]] reports that nuclear detonations were reported on the planets Aerilon, Picon, Sagittarion and Gemenon, saying that at least those four Colonies were planets

The Twelve Colonies had approximately 50 billion inhabitants prior to the Cylon attack ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]])<ref>An early draft Miniseries script notes a census count of 12 billion individuals. However, the aired information of Kara Thrace's approximation in "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" should be taken as the correct value.</ref> and maintained some minor observatories and listening posts in outlying star systems.<ref>[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 Sourced from a January 30, 2005] blog entry by [[Ronald D. Moore]] on Sci-Fi.com.</ref> Economic activity, such as [[tylium]] mining also occurred outside of the immediate vicinity around the Colonies ([[Hero]]).

==Aerilon==

{{mainarticle|Aerilon}}

[[Image:ColonialColors7.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aerilon]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aries (constellation)|Aries]]

Aerilon was primarily an agricultural world. It was considered to be the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies. Despite this, Aerilon was ranked as one of the poorest members of the Colonies.

[[Gaius Baltar]] is a native of Aerilon, although he adopted the culture and mannerisms of Caprica, presumably to increase his standing in society ([[Dirty Hands]]).

=== Natives ===

* [[Julius Baltar]]
* [[Sherry Bennett]]
* [[Sekou Hamilton]]
* [[Sharon Valerii]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Saul Tigh]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Socinus]]

=== Notes ===

* The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content. The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "[[Home, Part I]]" and "[[The Son Also Rises]]" in official Colonial documentation. Battlestar Wiki chooses to use the more consistently used spelling of "Aerilon" which mainly appears on both props (such as the nameplates for the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]) and behind the scenes publications.
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==Aquaria==
[[Image:ColonialColors12.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Aquaria]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]

Aquaria was widely known for its vast oceans ([[The Plan]]). Its [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] delegate, [[Miksa Burian]], votes for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).
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==Canceron==
[[Image:ColonialColors9.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Canceron]]
[[Image:Canceron.png|thumb|left|Canceron from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]
[[Image:Robin Wenutu.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Wenutu on ''[[Cloud 9]]''.]]
[[Robin Wenutu]] is the Canceron delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

The colony was well known for its beaches and was briefly seen from orbit during "The Plan" as having a large coastal metropolis. The Number Six Cylon [[Shelly Godfrey]] was travelling on a passenger transport in orbit over Canceron just as the bombardment of the planet began ([[The Plan]]).

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==Caprica==
{{mainarticle|Caprica (RDM)}}
[[Image:ColonialColors3.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Caprica]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[w:Capricornus|Capricorn]]

Caprica is a large blue-green planet and was the the center of Colonial civilization. According to [[Gaius Baltar]], Caprica was the seat of politics, culture, art, science, and learning. It was also one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Big cities on the planet were [[Caprica City]] and [[Delphi]].

6,250 people from Caprica join the [[Laura Roslin faction]] ([[Home, Part I]]). The overall Caprican survivor population, possibly significantly greater, is unknown (see analysis [[The Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|here]]).

===Notes===
*All events of Colonial life prior, during or after the Cylon attack (particularly in seasons 1 and 2) outside of the rag-tag [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] was set on Caprica. No other colony's surface (save a [[Lest We Forget|photo from Aerelon]]) has been shown to viewers.
*Until the episode "[[Razor]]", where Scorpia and Tauron are shown from orbit, Caprica has been the only Colonial planet actually shown in the Re-imagined Series.

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==Gemenon==
[[Image:ColonialColors5.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Gemenon]]
[[Image:Gemenon.png|thumb|left|A suburb of Gememon during the Cylon attack ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]
[[Image:Venner.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Marines|Marine]] Corporal [[Venner]], a native of Gemenon.]]
Gemenon natives are called Gemenese ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). They are known for their literal interpretations of the [[Sacred Scrolls]] ([[Fragged]]). Most of the population of Gemenon was apparently very strongly opposed to the federal laws legalizing abortion. ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

Gemenon was home to the Kobol Colleges. [[Aaron Doral]] claims to have studied public relations there. One of the last ever professional [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] games was held on Gemenon just prior to the [[Cylon attack]] on the Colonies ([[Miniseries]]).

Gemenon was one of the poorer colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]).

Approximately 9,500 Gemenese join the [[Laura Roslin faction]], perhaps persuaded by [[Roslin]]'s play of the "religious card" ([[Home, Part I]]). Even if this is the great majority of the Fleet's Gemenese population, it still means that Gemenon represents significantly more than a twelfth of the remains of humanity. It is maybe for this reason, or Gemenese influence over religious elements of the Fleet that Roslin's election campaign gives concern to the "Gemenese religious vote".

Fifty-eight years before the fall of the Twelve Colonies three Caprican teenagers, [[Zoe Graystone]], [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] who were part of a monotheistic religious cult attempt to run away from home to Gemenon. ([[Caprica pilot]])

Gemenon has either an old or disused language or dialect specific to their colony known as "Old Gemenese." [[Gina Inviere]]'s last name means "resurrection" in that language.<ref>See [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] for more.</ref>

===Natives===
*[[Adrien Bauer]]
*[[Romo Lampkin]]
*[[Jurgen Belzen]] and family
*[[Gina Inviere]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*[[Rya Kibby]]
*[[Sarah Porter]], former delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]
*[[Galen Tyrol]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
*Corporal [[Venner]]

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==Leonis==
[[Image:ColonialColors8.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Leonis]]
[[Image:Leonis.png|thumb|left|A Leonisian thoroughfare under Cylon assault ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Leo (constellation)|Leo]]

Leonis was known for its open plains ([[The Plan]]). [[Safiya Sanne]] is identified as both Leonis's and [[#Picon|Picon]]'s representative on the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

[[Leonis Estates Sparkling Wine]] was a type of alcohol produced on this colony.

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==Libran==
[[Image:ColonialColors11.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Libran]]
[[Image:Libran.png|thumb|left|One of Libran's famed courthouses ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Libra (constellation)|Libra]]

Practically no information exists about this colony except that it was known for its courthouses ([[The Plan]]). Its name was not spoken aloud onscreen until "The Plan", but was seen on a partially visible name plate on ''Colonial One'' that also shows the colony's symbol ("[[The Ties That Bind]]", time index 18:40).

In the season 4 episode "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]", a much clearer view of the name plate can be seen as the camera view pans around the Quorum table during Vice President Zarek's speech.

After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Oswin Eriku]] is chosen to be this colony's representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]].

''[[Zephyr]]'', a passenger liner in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], is of Libran registry (SciFi.com).

: ''Note: According to issue 3 of the now-defunct ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine]]'', the colony's name is "Libris", which is incorrect. The "Libris" spelling is also given by the Battlestar Galactica Role-Playing Game.''

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==Picon==
[[Image:ColonialColors2.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Picon]]
[[Image:Picon.png|thumb|left|Picon from orbit ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]]
[[Image:Playa Palacios.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Playa Palacios]], a native of Picon.]]

Picon was the location for the [[Picon Fleet Headquarters|Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] ([[Miniseries]]). A [[Hero|flashback view]] of Admiral [[Peter Corman]]'s office, probably located at Fleet Headquarters, is among one of the rare visual glimpses of life on another colony outside of Caprica. The planet was covered mainly by water and known for its harbors ([[The Plan]]).

The colony came under heavy attack during the early stages of the Cylon attack. President [[Richard Adar]] offered a complete and unconditional surrender to the Cylons after Fleet Headquarters is destroyed; this overture was ignored ([[Miniseries]]).

[[Ellen Tigh]] was visiting a strip club on Picon when the attack started, though she claims to have been at the airport. A man who she met at the bar, an [[Number One|"unknown savior"]] ensured she was put on the last ship to get off the planet ("[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").

Picon is also the home of [[Picon Laboratories]], themselves located in Pailyn, Muritolan.

===Natives===

* [[Samuel Anders]] (alleged, actually a [[humanoid Cylon]])
* [[Asha Janik]], Cylon sympathizer, member of the [[Demand Peace]] movement ([[Epiphanies]]).
* The siblings, nephews and nieces of [[Billy Keikeya]] ([[Miniseries]]).
* [[Playa Palacios]], veteran columnist from the ''Picon Star Tribune''. <ref>She is presumed to be a resident.</ref>
* [[Safiya Sanne]], former Picon representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. <ref>There is some confusion on the matter, see [[Safiya Sanne|his article]].</ref>

===Publications===
*''[[Picon Star Tribune]]''

===Pyramid Team===
* [[Picon Panthers]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

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==Sagittaron==

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[[Image:ColonialColors10.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Sagittaron]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]

Sagittaron<ref>The colony's name, Sagittaron, was originally spelled as "Sagittar'''i'''on" in the [[Miniseries]], but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.</ref> endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies, leading to the colony becoming one of the poorest planets. Eventually, [[Tom Zarek]] led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies ([[Bastille Day]]).

The Sagittarons are traditionalists who practice an different form of religion from the other Colonies. They believe in herbal medicine and have a general distrust of the military ([[The Woman King]]).

===Natives===

* [[Anastasia Dualla]], stated often that she was from Sagittaron ([[33]]), ([[Bastille Day]]), ([[The Woman King]]).
* [[Jacob Cantrell]], was the season 4 delegate from Sagittaron
* [[Portia King]], was from Sagittaron and requested help for her son ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Willie King]], was from Sagittaron and killed by Dr. Robert ([[The Woman King]])
* [[Tom Zarek]], was a freedom fighter from Sagittaron ([[Bastille Day]]) who became the Quorum delegate ([[Colonial Day]])

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==Scorpia==
[[Image:ScorpionFleetShipyards1.jpg|thumb|left|Scorpia and and its shipyards from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
[[Image:ColonialColors6.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Scorpia]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpio]]

Scorpia was home to a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|shipyard]], where the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' was docked during the Cylon attack.

Scorpia is apparently [[Scorpia Paragliding|well-known]] for its paragliding by enthusiasts, such as [[Jurgen Belzen]] ([[Razor]]), and also had lush jungles ([[The Plan]]), and assumed to be one of the richer colonies.

[[Eladio Puasha]] served as the planet's delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] assembled after the Cylon attack.
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===Notes===
*In the episode "[[Razor]]", Scorpia is shown from orbit of its shipyards. Scorpia, Caprica and Tauron are the only Colonial planets actually shown in the Re-imagined Series as of this special season 4 episode.

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==Tauron==

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[[Image:ColonialColors4.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Tauron]]
[[Image:Tauron.png|thumb|left|Tauron from orbit ([[Razor]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]

Tauron was an agricultural colony reputed to be a somewhat troublesome colony within the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|federal system]] of the Colonies, often disobeying directives decided by the colonies and "pushing their luck with the admiralty every chance they got." ([[Hero]]). Tauron was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) known for its agriculture, lack of flowers, the [[Ha'la'tha]] crime syndicate, and the center of a [[Tauron Civil War|civil war]] some 80-100 years before the Fall ([[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]]). At the end of the first [[Cylon War]], Tauron was [[Battle of Tauron|under attack]] from Cylon basestars and ground forces, causing many civilian causalities ("[[Razor]]", extended DVD edition) in areas such as the city of [[Hypatia]].

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===Notes===
*Tauron is the third of the twelve Colonial worlds shown in the Re-imagined Series, but only through the extended DVD version of "[[Razor]]". The extended version scene shows a brief scene on the surface with the terrified Cain family, but there is little detail.
* In ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', the native language of the Taurons was shown to be Ancient Greek.

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==Virgon==
[[Image:ColonialColors1.png|thumb|100px|right|Colors and symbol of Virgon]]
[[Image:Virgon.png|thumb|left|An urban centre on Virgon ([[The Plan]]).]]
'''Ancient Name''': [[wikipedia:Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
[[Image:Marshall Bagot.jpg|right|thumb|110px|[[Marshall Bagot]], a native of Virgon.]]
[[Marshall Bagot]] is the Virgon delegate to the first [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. He nominates [[Tom Zarek]] for the vice-presidency ([[Colonial Day]]). In public ceremony, the Virgon delegate wears a light blue sash.

Soon after the Cylon attack begins, the Colonials launch a counter-attack over Virgon. The battle ostensibly ends with the destruction of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' and the death of Admiral [[Nagala]]. Other battlestars in the Virgon attack are also eliminated ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

Virgon was one of the wealthier colonies ([[Dirty Hands]]) and was well known for its forests ([[The Plan]]).

[[Virgon Brew]] was a beer produced on the planet and exported to other Colonies ([[Maelstrom]]).

=== Notes ===

As an "Easter Egg" in "The Plan," the building on the lower left of the screen is the same one where the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Senate|Romulan Senate]] assembles in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek Nemesis|Star Trek Nemesis]]''. A detailed picture of this building is [[memoryalpha:File:Romulan senate building, 2379.jpg|available here]].
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== Fate==
The Ultimate fate of the twelve colonies 150,000 years after [[The Fall]] is unknown. Presumably, after several thousand years, their climates and surfaces would degrade until they resembled the original [[Earth]] as the fleet found it ([[Revelations]]). Given the half-life of radiation, it could be presumed that by the present-day radiation levels would have lowered past the point in which life would be allowed to flourish once again. However, little, if any traces would remain of the human civilizations that once flourished upon them, excluding remains in space, such as the remnants of [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] or [[Ragnar Anchorage]].

== See Also==
*[[Colonial anthem]]
*[[Ithaca]]

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Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 4

2009-08-16T06:18:41Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Analysis */

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==Summary==
*The story begins thirty years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], with [[Ellen Tigh]] and the bleeding, dead body of [[Saul Tigh]] trapped in an airlock by a [[Number One]]/John Cavil copy.
*Ellen says that she can explain everything, but Cavil tells her that pleading would be more appropriate. He wants her to beg him to fix her, to tear out the faulty neurons responsible for her appreciation for the grossly-flawed human form and her love for Saul. Instead, she takes him into a [[projection]].
*In the projection, Ellen tells the history of the [[Final Five|Five]] starting from when they [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]] in orbit of the ruined [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Saul is distressed when he awakens, as he never wanted resurrection. Ellen tells him that she replaced her father, the original John Cavil, with him in the Resurrection system. Later, Ellen watches from around the corner as [[Galen Tyrol]] is arguing with [[Tory Foster]] over her involvement in Cavil's plans to cleanse the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Tribe]]. Tory points out that Tyrol helped rebuild the Resurrection Ship, which made this whole situation possible. He says that he wanted to marry her, and now look what she's become.
*Ellen tells of how the five of them became "ghosts haunting the universe," looking for a sign. They retrace their ancestors' footsteps to the [[Algae planet]], using a navigational marker in the database of the rebuilt Resurrection Ship. There, the five of them find the [[Temple of Hopes]], which Tyrol remembers his father talking about. Tory says that it was built while the Resurrection Ship was being repaired by [[Pythia]], as a token of appeasement to the [[Religion_in_the_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#The_Lords_of_Kobol|gods]] that the Thirteenth Tribe had turned their back on on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. Outside, Ellen finds the grave of her father's old love, a woman named Ellen who had died when the ship crashed on this planet. She remembers that when her mother left them, she (Ellen's mother) told John Cavil that he was clinging to the memories of this woman, and that Ellen's mother could never live up to that.
*Number One says that he was never a human, so he doesn't have emotions, and isn't just suppressing them like his namesake did. Ellen says that she knows better.
*Back on the Resurrection Ship in the projected history, Ellen, Tyrol, and [[Samuel Anders]] are eating algae mash together. Anders says that he was nothing on Earth, and that their race deserves better survivors than him. Tyrol says that they couldn't have developed Resurrection technology without him, and that while their race deserved better than to be fried and reduced to the five of them, that's the hand they were dealt. Ellen tells them that they've picked up a signal from the [[Lion's Head beacon|Lion's Head Nebula beacon]] that was left during the Tribe's journey from Kobol to Earth, and proposes that they follow it back to Kobol. Tyrol says that the Kobolians might shoot them on sight, but it's better than drinking algae booze for eternity.
*On Kobol, Saul and Ellen discover the ruins of the [[Opera House]], and that the Twelve Tribes have abandoned the planet. What was a century for the Thirteenth Tribe was over three millennia in real time. However, the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cybernetic Life Form Node]]s, or Cylons, have also rediscovered the planet. [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raider]]s launched from a [[Basestar_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_basestar|Basestar]] in the sky make a landing. The [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s recognize the Tighs as fellow machines, and so let them live. They explain their rebellion, their current [[First Cylon War|war]] with the twelve tribes of humanity, and their experiments on human test subjects to the Five. "From the streets to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to the jungles of Scorpia," they are winning the war.
*On the Resurrection Ship, the Five debate the ethics of allying themselves with the Centurions. Saul says that he won't help them kill billions of people. Tyrol points out that the Centurions are practically their cousins, and Saul rebuts that it's still murder. Tyrol muses about the Centurions' absolute faith in the [[God (RDM)|one god]], which is the opposite of how the Thirteenth Tribe's own atheistic ancestors on Kobol were. Foster says that it's all a matter of survival of the fittest, that humanity will only survive if they deserve to. Saul points out the extinction of their own race, and she rebuts that the five of them are fitter than the ones that died. Anders is silent. Ellen tells them all to stop bickering and that they're going to take evolution into their own hands.
*Ellen meets with the [[First Hybrid]], who converses in typically-cryptic Hybrid fashion, but agrees to stop the war with humanity if the Five help them create [[humanoid Cylon]]s. The clincher is that they be given Resurrection technology. Ellen agrees, even though she knows that Saul won't like it. The armistice is signed, and the people of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] watch as the Cylon forces retreat. On an [[ice planet]], [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] is informed of the war's end by his CO on the ''Galactica'' in orbit.
*The Five and the Centurions now live on [[The Colony]] in deep space. They control an empire, but they want more, they want a civilization. At the Centurions' behest, the Five and the Centurions work together to create nonsentient [[Cylon Centurion|soldier model]]s as a defense force for the new civilization. These new Centurion-types are drones, never meant to evolve as the originals did. The Five then begin work on humanoid models. As Foster points out, they can't start from scratch with so much of their bio-tech destroyed on Earth, so Ellen decides to use her father's biological template, and fragments of his self that were recorded by the Resurrection system before she put Saul in his place, combined with a Centurion consciousness. Saul protests that John Cavil was a madman, but Ellen insists that there was good in him, thinking of the gravesite he made for her namesake. She hopes to redeem her father in some sense, and be a better mother than she was a daughter.
*Number One is shocked to learn that there are actual pieces of Ellen's father in him, and tries to deny it.
*Ellen turns to the part of the story that Cavil already knows. After he was born, he helped them to create his siblings. The second eldest brother, [[Number Two]]/Leoben Conoy, was made to be a dreamer as a counterpoint to the rational Cavil. [[Number Three]]/D'Anna Biers was a questioner, in between the two. [[Number Six]] was made in the image of the angel that appeared to Saul. Each of them was based on some facet of humanity. The original John Cavil wouldn't have liked the chorus of different voices and viewpoints that developed, and Number One grew jealous and resentful now that his parents' attention was divided. He was especially jealous of [[Number Seven]]/Daniel, in whom Ellen saw something of herself, so he murdered his youngest brother. He is shown stabbing Daniel from behind while Daniel is enjoying a projection of a tropical beach.
*In the present, Ellen says that Cavil disappointed her, but she still loves him, and that, at heart, he is a scared little boy who needs his family. He tells her that he will prove to her that love doesn't exist. She points out that his siblings will never forgive him for killing her and Saul, but he tells her he's dealt with them and the other three of the Five already. When the Five are gone, his brothers and sisters won't remember them, and the Five won't remember themselves when they resurrect. He airlocks her and Saul's body. "Your programming needs to be fixed, Mother. It's hard to accept now, but... I'd rather defy you than lose you forever. If all goes according to the plan, I'll be seeing you sooner than you think."

==Analysis==
*Saul Tigh is seen making a sketch of the angel that appeared to him, with the number "6" written next to the image, confirming that the Cylon Sixes were designed to resemble her.
*The meeting of the Five and the Centurions on Kobol explains why it took the Five only two thousand light-years' worth of travel to encounter the First Cylon War. They met their mechanical cousins at a halfway point, both having made an expedition to the ancestral planet.
*Galen Tyrol wonders how the Centurions got so religious. It is unclear whether the Five ever hear the full story of [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Zoe Graystone]], though it is very likely that they did when learning about the Colonial Centurions' recent history and reasons for going to war with humanity.
*Number Seven/Daniel is depicted for the first time ever. He is a light-skinned young adult with blond hair, blue eyes, and an athletic frame.
*The issue calls back to the crash (due to Magnus Baltar's sabotage) and rebuilding (with the help of Pythia) of the Resurrection Ship on the Algae planet in issue 2, and shows that the Temple of Hopes was indeed built in the same timeframe.
*Ellen Tigh's namesake Ellen was almost certainly the previously unnamed middle-aged blonde woman who greeted John Cavil when he was made a member of the Thirteenth Tribe in issue 1. She and Cavil were noted as having a very close relationship in issue 2, where she was shown among the casualties of the Resurrection Ship's crash on the Algae planet, and Cavil attempted to hide his grief from Michael Tigh.
*The Thirteenth Tribe definitely did not call themselves Cylons, a contraction of "Cybernetic Life Form Nodes" coined by Daniel Graystone, until the Five met the Centurions.
*Combining a Centurion consciousness with fragments of John Cavil's personality, Number One was the first marriage of two machine races. The Thirteenth Tribe and the Centurions are only distantly related through the humans that created both, but show a marked degree of parallel evolution. Both use silica relays and datastream technology, and the Centurions were able to create a partially-humanoid Cylon form, the Hybrids, on their own, which Samuel Anders was capable of becoming.
*The First Hybrid from ''[[Razor]]'' appears, and is said to speak for all Cylons. The end of the Husker flashbacks is shown just as in ''[[Razor]]'', though from the perspective of the battlestar ''Galactica'' in orbit.
*Tyrol says that his father used to talk about the Temple of Hopes, which is also the case for the false memories version of Tyrol. (Tyrol: ''"My old man told me about this place. The Temple of... uh..."'' Anders: ''"Hopes."'' Tyrol: ''"Tacky name."'')
*The issue is 24 pages in length.

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Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T07:04:23Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Canonicy reinforcement? */

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was any type of clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and at least deliver his two cents, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was ''some'' direct showrunner involvement in this one, above and beyond the usual official Universal rubber-stamp flunky. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T03:49:21Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Canonicy reinforcement? */

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was any type of clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and at least deliver his two cents, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was ''some'' direct showrunner involvement in this one, above and beyond the usual Universal official rubber-stamp flunky. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T03:47:49Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Canonicy reinforcement? */

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was any type of clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and at least deliver his two cents, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was ''some'' direct showrunner involvement in this one. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T03:43:39Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Canonicy reinforcement? */

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was any type of clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and at least deliver his two cents, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was some direct showrunner involvement in this one. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T03:42:41Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante: /* Canonicy reinforcement? */

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was a clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and at least deliver his two cents, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was some direct showrunner involvement in this one. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1/Archive 1

2009-08-15T03:39:48Z

The Bandsaw Vigilante:

==Canonicity==
One of the questions regarding this comic book, which was written in collaboration with one of the show's writers after they had finished writing 4.5 (and will thus try to expand on certain things that were introduced), is whether or not it should be considered canonical or as "separate continuity" (as it is right now) like the other comic books (which clearly diverged in many cases).

It's also been referred to by Jane Espenson as showing the backstory of the Final Five in greater depth (meaning at least she also considers it canonical):

'''Jane:''' ''"The dates and sequence of the events surrounded Pythia and Kobol are going to be explored, I understand, in a comic book being written by Seamus Kevin Fahey [who is a "Battlestar" writer] and David Reed."'' [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-no-exit-ellen-cavil-boomer.html]

Recently I also looked into another interview, where the following was said:

''"Of course, if ever a show has proven that story can stretch far beyond the actual series screentime, it’s “Battlestar Galactica.” Aside from a raft of webisodes, a planned prequel series, the “Razor” movie, dozens of comics have been published over the last five years, '''and March’s “The Final Five” miniseries will serve as an official piece of the show’s canon'''."'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=19588&page=article]

This wasn't shown to be said by someone from the show, and it could just be the article writer's own choice of words but that is only the least bit of backup, when considering the rest.

Although it will be separate from the television series I think the writers of the show consider this comic to have the details of certain things they only delved into recently. I think it makes sense that they'd use a medium like this to further some things that weren't explained in great detail and the fact that one writer from the show is making it and at least a second one considers it canonical (and "uses" it to answer questions) means it's very different from all the other comics made before.

This is why I believe we should consider the comic series within the television show's canon, seeing as how it comes from the writers and is considered by some (if not all) of them to be canonical and an official explanation/depiction of some of the show's backstory.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 21:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

:I happen to agree with the above assessment -- this comic series is the first one to ever be seemingly 100 percent canonical and TV series writer-endorsed and -referenced (unlike the other ones published to date). Add this to the fact that this entire backstory is not likely to ever be referred to again on-screen in the future (and thus refuted/contradicted), and you now have a very compelling argument for moving this comic series out of the "alternate Dynamite continuity" realm, and right up alongside the actual filmed TV episodes and movies.

:If it's good enough for Jane Espenson (and presumably RDM), isn't it good enough for a spot in the primary continuity at the very least?--[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 05:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::It's entirely possible "The Plan" could contradict some of the info, and there is some questionable stuff in it (Anders being a homeless guy rather than a resurrection scientist comes to mind - why would they need the homeless guinea pig to help restore resurrection to the Cylons in Daybreak?). While it appears that [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon]] is a guideline, rather than a policy, this isn't aired content, and I personally don't know if it merits an exception. However, if anything does merit an exception, it's probably this comic series. I suppose I could go either way. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

:::There are several contradictions in ''The Final Five'' vs. the aired content. Its canonical nature is, at best, dubious. Its support by Espenson is worth noting, however until RDM comments that "yes, ''The Final Five'' comic series is canon," then it should remain in the separate continuity. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 21:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

::::Although, the seeming contradictions aren't really continuity-breaking by any means -- in "Deadlock," Anders says that the Final Five were instrumental in "re-creating" Resurrection technology, but it isn't stated outright that he was actually a scientist of any sort, either, IIRC. Basically, he got "drafted" (as a volunteer) by Tyrol and Ellen, and was the first successful test subject they used...in which he played own personal role in "developing" Resurrection, contributing to it in another fashion. It doesn't truly contradict anything at the end of the day, and frankly is slightly more interesting in a sense than him simply being another white lab-coat in the room.

::::(That, plus his resulting lament aboard the sub-FTL Resurrection ship about "better" people other than him deserving to survive, due to his homelessness, was moving, and added some much-needed depth and texture to Sam's character.)

::::As for ''The Plan'' potentially contradicting this historical series -- I highly doubt it, personally, since it's mainly going to be focusing upon Cavil's control over the skinjobs immediately leading up to the war, and showing the first season's events from his POV. There probably won't be much, if any, room there to work in references to the comic series, supportive or contradictory, other than to the airlock-scenes in the final issue. ''Caprica'', though, could be another story, but that all depends, too.

::::There are several big examples in recent genre SF of certain non-filmic works being the definitive "canonical" statement on a particular continuity issue or other (''Babylon 5'' and ''Highlander'' having canonical novels and comics both spring immediately to mind), and given the seeming lack of storyline-opportunity for works like ''The Plan'' to take a stance on this ancient history one way or another, I think we'll be seeing this comic series being fairly well-regarded in the years to come. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 23:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::''B5'' is unique in that JMS has virtually total creative control of the series. The only ''B5'' canonical novels are the Centauri, Technomage, and Telepath trilogies published years back. That, and the comics and short-stories that JMS wrote. In those cases, everything was based off of JMS's own works (story notes, plot outlines, etc.), and he authorized them since he has final say over things in the B5 universe. So, yes, these are examples... but they are only examples, and it's not the evidence we should be seeking. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:::::: I wasn't using the B5 novels and comics as a relativist argument for supporting the canonicity of any BSG projects -- far from it, actually. I was simply using them to illustrate that such things do exist. Additionally, Ronald Moore has the exact same power of canonical approval/oversight that JMS possesses, but Universal still owns BSG as an intellectual property, and can take it out of his hands if they wish (like WB attempted to do several years back with Mongoose's aborted B5/''Crusade'' continuation project, ''sans'' JMS's personal involvement).

:::::: For our purposes, though, perhaps a more analogous example would be the recent ''Highlander'' comics, wherein TV producer David Abramowitz oversees the writing, rendering them canonical, but he doesn't have final creative/ownership rights over the series, either. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

== Canonicy reinforcement? ==

Found another piece of evidence that seems to reinforce this series' canonicity -- the official press-release/solicitation text for issue #1:

::While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment enters 2009 with a series of new and exciting ''Battlestar Galactica'' graphic novel events, beginning with ''The Final Five''! The term "Final Five" collectively describes five of the twelve Cylon humanoid models whose identity, knowledge, or existence has been deliberately or accidentally lost to the seven other humanoid Cylon models. Overseen by Seamus Kevin Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SCI-FI and the producers, and joined by ''Galactica'' veteran artist Nigel Raynor, this volume features the back story of humanity's current struggle against the Cylons.

Yes, one ''could'' make the argument that every single comic series and novel released thus far has technically been "authorized," but to my knowledge, this marks the first time that such information was included in the actual press-release material -- they seem to be making a big point that this particular series is indeed something different and special from what's come before.

That, and it's difficult to believe that the info that's revealed in this series wouldn't have had to have had RDM's personal input at some point or another, given the highly continuity-sensitive nature of the content. They'd know that most folks wouldn't even be interested in buying it -- on this subject-matter, of ''all'' BSG subject-matters -- unless it was fully RDM-vetted and endorsed from the top.

Again, it'll still all come down to fandom-reception in the end, but I think this one's pretty safe from too much future contradiction. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 18:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

: Official press releases have been error-prone before. Also, "the producers" is sufficiently vague where I need to play Devil's Advocate and raise the following questions:
:* Who are "the producers" that the press release refers to? ''Battlestar'' has '''''several'''''. Hell, [[Glen Larson]] is a "consulting producer," although that's to satisfy clauses in contracts written decades ago. (The Hollywood reality is that ''anyone'' can be thrown the title of "producer.")
:* SCI-FI / NBC Universal can only authorize the copyright and related trademarks to be used. Just because this authorization occurs does not make something canon. (I suspect you know this, but I'm putting it out there anyway, since it needs to be said.)
: Also, you are assuming that it's been vetted from the top. The reverse is likely the case. For all we know, RDM may have seen a few e-mails on the subject, but that doesn't make the piece fully vetted. By contract, RDM's input isn't necessary for any merchandise related to the show. Comic books are merchandise. He's only a show-runner tasked with the creative side of things, and in that he's the one who ultimately decides what is "canon" and what is not. So your assumption is foolhardy.
: What needs to be done to settle this debate, because I don't foresee and end to it with the present, insufficient information available:
:# Dynamite needs to be contacted to clarify their claims. In particular, who were "the producers" that the press release refer to?
:# Were these books vetted by RDM? If so, to what degree? If not, then that quashes the "canon" claim sufficiently.
: As for fandom reception... fandom reception of something is not a litmus test for canon. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Never said that fandom reception was a clear-cut litmus test for canonicity, only pointing out that -- assuming that ''Caprica'' or any other future filmed RDM-verse project never touches this particular subject area again -- this series could eventually become the ''de facto'' canon statement in this area, by simple default. That's all.

:: Also, RDM has stated (don't have the exact link handy, but it's out there) that he reviews each detailed comic book outline before it ever sees publication, which seems congruous with the official press release information's assertion that the "producers" have signed off on the project at some creative level or another. Plus, like I said, this specific continuity subject-matter certainly demands special attention, by its very nature, and it seems logical to assume that Moore would step in and deliver on this front, given the circumstances.

:: And, as we've already seen, if Jane Espenson is aware of the series, it seems reasonable to assume that Moore himself also possesses some nominal awareness of it as well, though he may never have an organic storytelling reason to ever refer to the storyline again onscreen. Likewise, as I pointed out earlier, this miniseries marks the first time that Dynamite (and Universal) have ever made a point to go and include reference to the actual TV series' producers in their press release -- which again seems to indicate (though not with hard evidence, but an indication) that there was some direct showrunner involvement in this one. --[[User:The Bandsaw Vigilante|The Bandsaw Vigilante]] 03:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

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