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<div>{{disline|This article is about the Number Three copy in the Fleet. For articles on other copies of this model, see [[Number Three]].}}<br />
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|photo=CylonThree.jpg<br />
|seen=Final Cut<br />
|death= Consciousness destroyed <br />
|role=Cylon Infiltrator/Journalist<br />
|actor=[[Lucy Lawless]]<br />
|cylon=Y<br />
|name=D'Anna Biers<br />
|title=D'Anna Biers<br />
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The '''[[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s copy of the Number Three''' model, known as "D'Anna Biers", poses as a reporter for the [[Fleet News Service]]. She appears to be more of a tabloid rumor-and-innuendo format news journalist and less of the conventional Fleet journalist types such as [[James McManus]]. <br />
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When first introduced, Biers is investigating the shootings of four civilians during a military intervention authorized by Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] in what she dubs for sensationalism's sake as the "[[Gideon]] massacre". However, her efforts to interview ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} crew are thwarted by military protocol and stonewalling by Commander [[William Adama|Adama]], who privately acknowledges Tigh's mistakes, but seems adamant not to render any punishment.<br />
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Biers is initially given a tour of the battlestar by [[Anastasia Dualla]], but finds the nuts-and-bolts technology and layout information boring. She and her photographer, [[Bell]], prefer to record and interview the candid moments of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} crew, going so far as intruding into the private areas of the pilots. She begins in-depth personal interviews with many of the crew, including Dualla, Lieutenants [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], [[Margaret Edmondson]], [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon]], as well as attempts to interview command staff such as Colonel Tigh. Of all the interviews, she desperately wants to ask Tigh many questions on his decisions in the ''Gideon'' incident, even exploiting his weaknesses when trying to loosen him up with alcohol.<br />
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Biers appears to be in the right place at the wrong times throughout her documentary filming. She captures the growing behavioral problems with Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]], and the sabotage to a [[Raptor]] that was intended to shuttle Colonel Tigh to ''[[Cloud Nine]].<br />
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As Biers passes through [[sickbay]] during her documentary, she find [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Valerii]] to be alive and receiving medical treatment. The existence of this second copy of the known [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon infiltrator]], who was thought to be dead by members of the Fleet, is too much for Biers not to document. However, Commander Adama intercepts Biers and demands that she gives him the footage of Valerii. She surrenders a tape to Adama, but unknown to him, Biers retains the actual footage of Valerii in secret for herself.<br />
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Biers realizes a connection between her documentary footage on [[Joe Palladino]] and the threat left in Tigh's quarters to a poem by [[Kataris]], a book which Palladino had in his possession, citing Palladino as the source of the Tigh's death threats.<br />
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Bier's final documentary is reviewed by Tigh, Adama, and President Roslin. While Tigh is initially perturbed at the documentary's unshiny look into Colonial military life, Adama finds it a good story, "warts and all." The documentary is broadcast to the Fleet, with Biers concluding the documentary with a [[Colonial anthem|rousing]] monologue.<br />
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The Cylons use two Raiders to relay the broadcast (which apparently included Bier's illicit footage of the pregnant Valerii) back to Caprica, where a number of Cylons watch it in a movie theater. One of them is a Number Three, who is revealed to the viewers as a Cylon {{TRS|Final Cut}}.<br />
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While it is unknown how Biers is "unmasked", it can be assumed that her consciousness is later [[boxing|boxed]] by the [[Number One]]s {{TRS|Rapture}} and is destroyed in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Hub]] as [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|only one Three]] remains in existence ("[[Sine Qua Non]]", "[[The Hub]]"). <br />
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==Notes==<br />
*On several occasions following the New Caprica arc various Number Threes are addressed as "D'Anna"; it's unclear whether this means the consciousness used by the fleet copy survives to become the final Three.<br />
*Since Biers has not appeared in past episodes that feature the Fleet-wide press, it can be speculated that prior to the [[Cylon Attack]], she was more of a tabloid investigative reporter than a mainstream journalist. She may also simply be a social commentator along the lines of [[w:Michael Moore|Michael Moore]] or [[w:Ann Coulter|Ann Coulter]], though her status prior to the holocaust was never revealed.<br />
*In behind the scenes interviews, Lucy Lawless has said that to contrast her character with ''Galactica''{{'|s}} crew, Biers still wears fashionable clothes, make up, and jewelry, probably because she has access to some form of [[black market (organization)|black market]] in the Fleet. <br />
*D'Anna Biers was supposed to appear in a subplot of "[[Downloaded]]" in which she conspired with [[Gina Inviere]] to kidnap [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. The episode ran overtime and the scenes, which were indeed filmed, [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Downloaded|were cut]] and later included on the DVD release.<br />
*In the non-canonical novel ''Sagitarius is Bleeding'' it's revealed that she implanted a bug in Gaeta's hand while shaking it which nearly led the Fleet into two traps. Adama figured out the first one and Tigh found the bug and they were able to evade the second one.<br />
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[[de:Nummer Drei (Flotten Kopie)]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Nestor_Willow&diff=239978Nestor Willow2022-02-20T19:58:09Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|photo= NestorWillow.jpg<br />
|age=<br />
|colony= {{RDM|Caprica}} <br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Rebirth<br />
|pseen=<br />
|death=Killed by [[Zoe-R]]<br />
|parents= <br />
|siblings= <br />
|children=Several in group marriage<ref>It is unknown which are biologically his, if any.</ref> <br />
|marital status= Married to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]], [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]], [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]], [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]], and [[Desiree Willow]] plus at least a couple of other men<br />
|role= [[STO]]-Member<br />
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|actor= [[Scott Porter]]<br />
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'''Nestor Willow''' is the youngest of [[Clarice Willow]]'s husbands, and a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group. He majors in computer science, or an equivalent course of study. <br />
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Nestor and Clarice attempt to determine what happened to [[Zoe Graystone]]'s computer program for creating sentient [[holographic avatar|V-world avatars]] by befriending [[Lacy Rand]], but are unsuccessful. Afterwards, Clarice's other spouses accuse her of trying to seduce Rand through Nestor, which she denies {{CAP|Rebirth}}. Working with fellow spouse [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]], Nestor produces a [[swipe drive]], in order for Clarice to copy the contents of [[Daniel Graystone]]'s home lab computer, including Zoe's program ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). After Clarice returns, Nestor determines that the program had once been in Daniel's computer, but was subsequently removed ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). <br />
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Nestor is present and armed during Clarice's confrontation with [[Barnabas Greeley]] at the [[Caprica City]] docks, and later drives with her on the way to the spaceport when she seeks to confer with the monotheist leadership on [[Gemenon]]. The two of them are distracted by [[Amanda Graystone]]'s suicide attempt on the [[Pantheon Bridge]] at the moment that Greeley forces Rand to detonate a bomb in the Willows' car {{CAP|End of Line}}. The distraction saves Nestor, along with Clarice. <br />
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After the attempted assassination, Nestor begins to take a more visible role in STO activities. He is involved when Clarice holds Rand captive in their house, abusing her verbally and then later comforting her {{CAP|Things We Lock Away}}. Later, he and Olaf take their spouse [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]]'s body away after she is murdered by Clarice, and arrange for the body to be mutilated and sunk {{CAP|Blowback}} .<br />
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Nestor is an avid player of the V-world game [[New Cap City]], along with Olaf. He eagerly confronts the "Avenging Angels" who had been terrorizing New Cap City, and accuses one of them of being nothing more than a hack copy of Zoe Graystone - not realizing that he is addressing the Zoe Graystone avatar they have been searching for all along. He and Olaf are both scolded by Clarice for wasting their time on the game, and later for producing disappointing designs of the V-world heaven that is supposed to greet the avatars of future STO martyrs ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").<br />
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Nestor begins to express doubts about Clarice and the STO. After reviewing a simulation of their planned attack on [[Atlas Arena]], he openly suggests that the bombing will be nothing more than "showmanship," since it will be the martyrs' scanned avatars that will enter heaven and not the martyrs themselves. He also wonders how he or anyone else can be certain that Clarice speaks for [[God (RDM)|God]]. However, he continues to work, and later discovers that Clarice's holoband containing the attack simulation and lists of STO names has been stolen and replaced. Realizing that the band was stolen by Amanda Graystone - and that Mar-Beth was killed for nothing - he recommends finding Amanda and eliminating her {{CAP|The Heavens Will Rise}}.<br />
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A short time later, Nestor joins Clarice and Olaf in a nighttime invasion of the [[Graystone Estate]], and is injured in the process of overriding a layer of computer security. Just before executing Amanda and Daniel, Zoe re-enters the repaired body of the original U-87 prototype. Nestor gets off one round before his skull is smashed by the robot {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. <br />
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[[de:Nestor Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Serge&diff=239957Serge2022-01-26T06:37:42Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: /* Notes */</p>
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|age=<br />
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'''Serge''' is the [[Robot#Robot servants|robot butler]] of the [[Graystones|Graystone Family]] at their {{RDM|Caprica}} [[Graystone Estate|home]] in the years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. <br />
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Unlike [[Graystone Industries]]' experimental [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] and the later [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], Serge is distinguished by a markedly non-humanoid appearance, featuring a rounded body and single eye, similar to the lens of a camera. However, Serge is equipped with a simulated male voice, and male pronouns (he/him/his) are used to describe the robot. Serge's locomotion is provided by a single wheel, which allows him access to all levels of the Graystones' large estate ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' Pilot]], "[[Rebirth]]", et al).<br />
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Serge is linked with the Graystone Estate's computer and security network, in essence making him the embodiment of the [[Wikipedia: Home automation|"smart"]] home. He is able to communicate with the residents of the home both in person and through an intercom and is capable of performing a wide array of functions including granting or denying access to visitors, fetching food and drinks, and remote controlling home operations. Serge can also read back biographical and historical information, scan television news for specific references, and serve as a voice interface for the Graystones' personal computer system {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|Rebirth|The Reins of the Waterfall|Know Thy Enemy|Unvanquished|The Dirteaters}}.<br />
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For emergencies, Serge is equipped with a small weapon housed within a compartment on the side of his body and is able to make outgoing calls to emergency services {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}.<br />
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[[Image:Serge Close Up.jpg|thumb|left|Serge playing Pyramid with Daniel Graystone.]]<br />
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Unlike Cylons, Serge does not possess full sentience, though he is highly intelligent as well as intuitive to human emotion. [[Amanda Graystone]] complains that her husband, [[Daniel Graystone]] has programmed "all sorts of weird stuff" into Serge. This includes [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] slogans and curse words such as [[frak]]. Daniel Graystone jokingly claims to believe that Serge has a crush on the U-87 ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]," "[[Rebirth]]").<br />
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:''In a deleted scene from the episode "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]," Serge recognizes [[Zoe-A|Zoe Graystone]] inside the U-87 body. Keeping Zoe's secret, Serge helps Zoe create a wireless link between the robot body she inhabits and the [[virtual world]]. Serge's knowledge of Zoe may account for Daniel's claim that he has a crush on the U-87 as well as Amanda's complaint about Serge being "weird."<br />
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Upon meeting Serge, various guests to the Graystone residence react differently. While [[Samuel Adama]] greets Serge with amusement, some visitors - like [[Tomas Vergis]] - ignore Serge entirely. Upon her first encounter with Serge, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] expresses bewilderment, unsure as to how to respond to the robot and calling his name "unfortunate" {{CAP|Unvanquished|Know Thy Enemy|Ghosts in the Machine}}.<br />
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[[Image:Death of Serge, 1x18.jpg|thumb|Serge's bullet-ridden body.]]<br />
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Willow later interacts with Serge in a much more hostile setting, having broken into the Graystone home with her husbands [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] and [[Nestor Willow]]. Intercepting them as they enter through a smashed window, Serge informs Willow and her husbands that they are "not welcome" and warns them that they had fifteen seconds to vacate the premises. Aiming his gun directly at them, Serge proceeds to call the authorities but is shot by Nestor and severely damaged {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. <br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Serge was voiced by [[Jim Thomson]], who served as assistant editor on the [[Caprica pilot|''Caprica'' pilot]].<br />
* Serge claimed via his Twitter account, however, that ''he'' was unique and that the cost of mass-producing robots identical to himself was prohibitively high ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone Serge's Twitter page]).<br />
* Although Sister Willow called Serge's name "unfortunate", apparently because it brings to mind power surges that could damage a robot, he was actually named after the position of serger in [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]].<br />
* Serge was an entirely computer-generated character, represented on stage by a rod attached to a remote controlled base, giving the actors an idea of his location and eye line.<br />
* Series creator [[Ronald D. Moore]] intended Serge to be a much more minimal presence than what he ended up becoming, likening him to a [[Wikipedia: Roomba|Roomba]].<br />
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| series= Caprica<br />
| title=Caprica pilot<br />
| season=1<br />
| episode=1<br />
| special=<br />
| forumthread=4000<br />
| extra=Series pilot<br />
| guests=<br />
| writer=[[Remi Aubuchon]]<br>[[Ronald D. Moore]]<br />
| story=<br />
| director= [[Jeffrey Reiner]]<br />
| production=101<br />
| rating=0.4<ref name="“Caprica” Nielsen Ratings for “End Of the Line” (Mid-Season Finale)">{{cite_web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/29/caprica-nielsen-ratings-for-end-of-the-line-mid-season-finale/46498|title=“Caprica” Nielsen Ratings for “End Of the Line” (Mid-Season Finale)|date=29 March 2010|accessdate=23 October 2010|last=Seidman|first=Robert|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
| US airdate= January 22, 2010<ref>{{cite_news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090724syfy01|title=SYFY ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATE FOR CAPRICA|publisher=|page=|date=24 July 2009|accessdate=25 July 2009|language=}}</ref><br />
| CAN airdate= January 22, 2010<br />
| UK airdate=February 2, 2010<br />
| dvd=21 April 2009<br />
| prev= [[The Plan]] <br> (Chronological: None. The beginning of the story)<br />
| next= [[Rebirth]]<br />
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: ''In the wake of a tragedy experienced by the Adama and Graystone families, a scientific breakthrough is about to occur—the invention of the Cylons.''<br />
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: '''''Note:''' This episode is the two-hour '''pilot''' for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' TV series, the [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[David Eick]] for the [[Syfy Channel]]. It was released on DVD prior to being aired on television.''<br />
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== Plot summary==<br />
===Teaser===<br />
* 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], young people are engaged in group sex, fist fights, shootings, wild dancing, all to the beat of loud party music--this is the [[V-Club]]. From a balcony, [[Zoe Graystone]] watches a girl below, next to the stage. The girl appears to be a [[Zoe-A|perfect copy of Zoe]]. [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] join Zoe on the balcony and deplore the hedonism and depravity happening around them, but promise that she, the girl below, will change it all.<br />
* On the dance floor, the music grows subdued. A muscled man displays a knife to the audience, and [[Hecate|a dancer]] emerges on stage, her face shifting from human to monster and back in the strobe lights. While this is happening, [[Sacrifice Woman|another girl]] is dragged to the stage, to the sound of the audience chanting "Kill, kill, kill!" The muscled man brings the knife down and kills the girl, all to cheering from the audience. At that moment, the copy of Zoe looks terrified and suddenly vanishes.<br />
* On the balcony, Ben promises Zoe that eventually the copy will be perfect, because Zoe is perfect. They kiss while Lacy stares.<br />
* In the real world, Zoe continues to immerse herself in the V-Club experience via a [[holoband]], until Prefect [[Caston]] opens the bathroom stall and discovers her.<br />
* Outside the [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe, Ben, and Lacy meet again and talk about running away to [[Gemenon]]. They finish by pledging themselves to the "[[God (RDM)|one true god]]."<br />
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===Act One===<br />
* On the grounds of their waterfront home, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] play tennis while their robot butler, [[Serge]], watches. They are interrupted by a call from the Academy about Zoe.<br />
* In the kitchen, the three Graystones fight about Zoe's behavior, Daniel's "dirty science," and life in the Graystone family. Tensions escalate until a comment about marrying into money pushes Amanda over the edge, and she slaps Zoe.<br />
* Zoe retreats to her room and the privacy of the holoband. She hurries to a secret room in the V-Club and meets her copy. The two sit and talk about the horror of the human sacrifice, and how the audience knew what they were doing and drew strength from the experience. Zoe promises that her copy will help to change these attitudes among people, both here and on the outside.<br />
* Amanda wordlessly drops Zoe off in front of the Academy. The instant Amanda drives away, Zoe and her two friends leave, heading for a [[Lev|maglev]] subway station.<br />
* In front of the three of them on an escalator, [[Shannon Adams]] and her daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] talk on the phone with [[Joseph Adams]], demanding that he come home in time to be at [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]]'s birthday party. Despite a court appointment, Joseph promises to be there. <br />
* At the last moment, Lacy backs out, despite promises of a new family and a new life on Gemenon. She watches the Lev leave the station.<br />
* On the train, Tamara tells her mother about someone she was forced to deal with for insulting her [[Tauron]] heritage. While this is happening, Zoe types out a message on a [[computer sheet]] forgiving her mother, then sends it.<br />
*She looks at Ben, who seems very nervous and distracted. He apologizes, stands up, and opens his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his torso. He announces, "The one true god shall drive out the many," and detonates the bomb. The train is consumed in the fireball. The sound of the explosion is heard by Joseph. He and the pedestrians around him are frozen by the sight of smoke rising into the street.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
*Two weeks later, both Daniel and Joseph attend a briefing at [[Caprica City Hall]] where [[GDD]] agent [[Jordan Durham]] announces that evidence points to the involvement of the monotheistic terrorist organization [[Soldiers of the One]] in the bombing. Outside the meeting, Daniel and Joseph introduce themselves to each other and decide to grab coffee in a [[Sa's Place|nearby cafe]].<br />
*At Athena Academy, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the headmistress of the Academy, discusses the recent events with a grieving Lacy. When Lacy mentions that Zoe was extremely gifted with computers, Clarice suggests that Lacy attempt to find any of Zoe's programming work as a way of reconnecting with her.<br />
*Amanda continues to grieve for her daughter when Lacy arrives at their home, asking if she could spend time alone in Zoe's room. Amanda tells Serge to give Lacy access to the house.<br />
*After sitting for hours in the cafe smoking and drinking coffee, Daniel and Joseph leave, but not before Daniel invites Joseph and Willie to his court side seats of the latest [[Buccaneers]] [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] game.<br />
*In Zoe's room, Lacy finds a computer sheet, and types in an infinity symbol and code before entering the V-Club. Entering their private cathedral through a door with an infinity symbol, Lacy finds Zoe's avatar covered in blood as a result of a biofeedback protocol installed by Zoe.<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
*Though Lacy is skeptical of the Zoe avatar, they continue to talk and eventually reconcile.<br />
*Daniel enters the room to find Lacy, who quickly exits and leaves the computer sheet. Daniel picks the sheet up but does not know the code.<br />
*Joseph represents a [[Ha'la'tha]] criminal at a bail hearing. With a look from Joseph, the judge overrules the prosecutor's objections and grants bail. [[Sam Adama]], the brother of Joseph and an enforcer for the Ha'la'tha, meets Joseph outside the courthouse and gives him [[cubit]]s for the bail and for the judge's bribe.<br />
*Though Sam wishes to use the Ha'la'tha to find those responsible for the train bombing, Joseph refuses and asks Sam to let him grieve.<br />
*At [[Graystone Industries]] headquaters, Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] watch as their latest robot prototype, the [[U-87]], fails at its latest combat exercise. Cyrus notes that media coverage on the project has become increasingly unfavorable considering the time delays and cost overruns. He has heard rumors that the government is considering canceling its contract with Graystone in favor of the [[Vergis Corporation]].<br />
*Joseph picks up Willie from school and tells him of Daniel's offer to see the C-Bucs play. Willie seems less than enthused, and remarks that Joseph has never spent much time with him.<br />
*Daniel is able to crack the encryption protocol on Zoe's computer sheet and enters the V-Club. He receives a call from Cyrus, who informs him that [[Tomas Vergis]] is on Caprica and has apparently developed a [[meta-cognitive processor]], which gives him a huge advantage in acquiring the U-87 contract.<br />
*Reentering the V-Club, Daniel spots Zoe's avatar in the crowd and gives chase, but is unable to follow her through the infinity symbol door.<br />
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===Act Four===<br />
*Shannon's mother, [[Ruth]], tries to convince Joseph to take Willie to [[Tauron]] in order to discover his roots, but Joseph refuses.<br />
*Agent Durham meets Amanda at her office and attempts to question her about Zoe. He informs her that Zoe is considered a suspect in the bombing and shows Amanda the message to her sent by Zoe shortly before the explosion.<br />
*Lacy returns to the Graystone residence and is allowed in by Serge, but Daniel confronts her and demands she take him to see Zoe, to which she complies.<br />
*Joseph meets the [[Guatrau]], head of the Ha'la'tha, in a public park. The Guatrau asks Joseph to deliver a warning to the Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Val Chambers]], but Joseph asks for time to consider the proposal.<br />
*Lacy and Daniel enter the V-Club to find Zoe in the cathedral. Daniel insists that she is nothing more than a copy, but Zoe tries to convince him otherwise. As the two embrace, Daniel copies Zoe onto a flash drive and forces Lacy to leave the house, telling Serge to ban her from reentering.<br />
===Act Five===<br />
*At Athena Academy, Agent Durham questions Lacy in front of Sister Clarice. Lacy denies knowing of Ben and Zoe's involvement with the STO or the train bombing and storms out. When Durham asks how many practicing monotheists attend Athena Academy, Willow refuses to answer.<br />
*At the pyramid game in [[Atlas Arena]], Joseph mentions that he forgot that Daniel owns the C-Bucs. After leaving Willie with the players in the locker room, Daniel and Joseph speak about their daughters.<br />
*Arriving at Daniel's home, Serge shows Willie to the game room, while Joseph follows Daniel to his lab. Daniel asks Joseph to indulge him as he creates Joseph's avatar, and both of them enter V-World.<br />
*Walking into an empty room, Daniel introduces Joseph to Zoe, with Joseph staring at her incredulously. Ripping off his holoband, Joseph is horrified, yet Daniel makes him a deal: use his connections with the Ha'la'tha to steal Vergis's meta-cognitive processor, and he will use Zoe's program to create avatars of Tamara and possibly Shannon.<br />
===Act Six===<br />
*With Sam's help, the Guatrau agrees to help Joseph obtain the meta-cognitive processor in exchange for Joseph delivering the message to Minister Chambers.<br />
*Though Joseph delivers the message, he is harshly rebuked by Chambers, who shows deep-seated racism towards Taurons. Later that night, Sam enters Chambers' bedroom and stabs him in the chest, killing him.<br />
===Act Seven===<br />
*Lacy admits to Sister Clarice that she, Zoe and Ben were involved with the STO. However, Clarice draws an infinity symbol with water on a table, indicating to Lacy that she is also an STO member.<br />
*Joseph delivers the meta-cognitive processor to Daniel, who agrees to show him the [[Tamara-A|avatar of Tamara]] he has created. Though Joseph is overjoyed at seeing his daughter, Tamara is terrified, not knowing where she is or why she can't feel her heart beating.<br />
*Horrified, Joseph leaves V-World and angrily denounces Graystone's plans, abruptly leaving the house.<br />
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===Act Eight===<br />
*Daniel enters V-World to speak with Zoe. However, she expresses concern over returning to Caprica, arguing that it is not her home and that Zoe planned to leave for Gemenon because she had found God. However, Daniel ignores her concerns and places her avatar in the U-87.<br />
*Initially, the experiment seems to work, with the U-87 calling Graystone "daddy" and talking a few steps forward. However, the program soon becomes corrupted and the robot crashes to the ground. Though Daniel reenters V-World, Zoe is nowhere to be found.<br />
*At home, Joseph tells William that they are going to start their relationship over. He mentions how Willie was named after his [[William Adama Sr.|grandfather]], and that he changed their last name after he immigrated to Caprica; their true family name is Adama.<br />
*At the Graystone campus, Daniel gathers with Caprican government and military officials watch the latest U-87 demonstration. In contrast to previous tests, the robot demonstrates significant intelligence and deadly efficient combat skills. Visibly impressed, Minister [[Joan Leyte]] asks Daniel what the machine is called. He tells her it is a Cybernetic Life-form Node, or [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]].<br />
*Alone in a diagnostic room, the U-87 accesses a communication terminal and calls Lacy. Inside the machine, Zoe's avatar still exists, and she asks Lacy for her help.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* In the script, Joseph Adama insists that Daniel Graystone delete the Tamara avatar. This does not happen in the aired pilot and is later contradicted in "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]".<br />
* In the stadium scene, the shot where fans are throwing food and drinks at the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] contains a small goof. If you look at the stadium rafters, a Canadian and an American flag can be seen. The stadium scenes were shot at [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. Also of note, the Pre-Cylon War Buccaneers team colors of blue, green, and white are the colors of the current Canucks uniforms.<br />
* It is worth noting that Joseph Adama doesn't use his lucky cigarette lighter at any point during the pilot.<br />
* The infinity symbol used by the STO is the same as that used by the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".<br />
* It is genetically all but impossible for a blonde (Amanda) and a redhead (Daniel) to have a brunette daughter.<br />
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== Differences between the DVD and TV Cut==<br />
* Several establishing shots of {{RDM|Caprica}} were redone or added for the TV version of the pilot, giving the planet a more exotic and futuristic look. In addition, the backgrounds of some exterior scenes were digitally altered with CG imagery. Specific CGI changes include:<br />
**At the beginning, Caprica is shown in space beside its twin planet [[Gemenon]].<br />
**The background of the [[Caprica City]] street in which Joseph Adama loses his cell phone connection in his last conversation with his wife, and subsequently sees the smoke from the maglev train bombing, is altered to include colorful banners and advertising displays.<br />
**There is an establishing shot of a municipal building prior to the scene in which the Mayor and Jordan Durham discuss the official response to the bombing.<br />
** The [[Graystone Industries]] building was heavily redesigned.<br />
* In the [[V-Club]] scenes, several shots of people having sex, as well as shots of naked and topless women, were removed for the TV version. The scene were Daniel is accosted by a topless woman was reshot with the extra wearing a bra.<br />
* Some scene transitions are slightly different in the TV version due to the insertion of commercial breaks. For example, on the DVD, after the explosion, the scene cross-fades to a shot of Daniel Graystone mourning in his house. In the TV version, there is a cut to black after the explosion, which leads to a commercial break; after the break, there is an establishing shot of the Graystone mansion, and then a slightly different shot of Graystone inside.<br />
* When [[Daniel Graystone]] confronts [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], she states that the human brain consists of about 100 terabytes of information, instead of the 300 megabytes that were mentioned in the DVD version.<br />
* The scene at the [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid game]] was completely reshot with the characters watching from box seats high above the field. This also offers the very first glimpse of a professional Pyramid match.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
* Several technologies seen in the pilot, including the [[computer sheet]] and the [[holoband]], are absent in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Given that both of these technologies seem to utilize wireless computer networks, it is likely that they were banned as a result of the [[Cylon War]] and the Cylons' ability to infiltrate networks.<br />
* The existence of the monotheistic cult and the Soldiers of the One confirms that monotheism was not unique to the Cylons, an idea hinted at in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" with the revelation of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]]. It is likely then, though unconfirmed, that the Cylons derived their religion from the Soldiers of the One. This is supported by the use of the infinity symbol both by the STO and the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".<br />
* Sister Clarice's use of the infinity symbol during her meeting with Lacy parallels the use of the early Christian ''[[Wikipedia:Ichthys|Ichthys]]'', or "Jesus Fish", which it also visually resembles. The ''Ichthys'' would be drawn in the ground to establish solidarity between two Christians in secret.<br />
* The fact that Caprica shares its orbit with Gemenon retroactively explains the enormous over-representation Capricans and Gemenese have in the [[the Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|Fleet]].<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
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=== Answered Questions ===<br />
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*Will Zoe's consciousness in the U-87 emerge more frequently or less frequently as time goes on? ([[Rebirth|Answer]])<br />
*Will Tamara Adama's avatar be downloaded into a Cylon brain, or will Graystone delete it, considering that Adama knows the [[Guatrau]] personally and socially to the point of being on first name terms with him? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])<br />
**On that note, did Graystone create an avatar for Shannon Adama as well? If so, how will Joseph, Sam and William react? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])<br />
*Will Joseph Adama invest in a holoband for himself and William, or does he consider the entire network, and possibly networks in general, to be abominations? Is this the origin of William's phobia about integrated computer networks as depicted on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])<br />
*If there isn't a single flower on the entire surface of Tauron, what kind of crops do they grow?<br />
*Why did Zoe and Ben decide to go to Gemenon to escape religious persecution? Is there an enclave of the [[Soldiers of the One]] on Gemenon? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])<br />
*Where and how did Ben Stark obtain the [[G-4]]? Was his suicide bombing authorized? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])<br />
* In what way was Zoe's avatar supposed to bring about change and how exactly was it to do this? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])<br />
* Is there any significance to the fact that Caprica's twin world was never previously seen? Is this planet Tauron or any of the other Colonies? ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10290859041 Partial Answer])<br />
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=== Unanswered Questions ===<br />
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==== Adama Family ====<br />
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*Why did Joseph and Sam Adama go to such great lengths to keep their family's past a secret from William and Tamara? Could it have something to do with how their father, William the First, died?<br />
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==== Colonial Culture ====<br />
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*Will the murder of Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] lead to greater discrimination and reprisals against Taurons?<br />
*Will holoband technology be banned along with artificial intelligence due to the Cylon War, or will it still exist at the time of the Fall?<br />
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==== Cylons ====<br />
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*How long will it take for the U-87 to go into mass production and enter military service as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]?<br />
**Also, why is the production model designated the 0005, instead of remaining the U-87?<br />
**On a related note, why do all of the 0005s have masculine voices instead of keeping the distinctly feminine voice of the U-87, which sounds suspiciously like [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s?<br />
* What connection, if any, does [[Zoe-A]] have to the [[Significant Eight]]?<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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=== From "What the Frak is Caprica?" - Video Blog #1 ===<br />
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* ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses the core of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]:''<br />
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: ''Caprica'', at it's heart, is really the story of the creation of the {{RDM|Cylons}}, and how the Cylons were developed initially. So, it's really the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|beginning of the end]].<br />
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* ''[[Remi Aubuchon]] discusses the choice of starting the story on a peaceful {{RDM|Caprica}}:''<br />
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: The reason that Ron [Moore] and I chose this particular time and place, and Caprica, is—it's right at the brink of the Caprica society's fall. Its starting to disintegrate and fall apart, and making themselves somewhat vulnerable to what eventually will be the [[First Cylon War|rise of the Cylons]].<br />
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* ''[[Esai Morales]] ([[Joseph Adama]]) on what makes the show great:''<br />
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: Great thing about this show is that it's not your usual [[Star Trek|"Beam me up, Scotty"]], laser-tag fare, but more centered on a realistic depiction of what our culture would be like if we colonized another planet.<br />
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* ''Director [[Jeffrey Reiner]] on the pilot:''<br />
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: It's a domesticated drama that has severe overtones into the whole galaxy. These people who we're documentaring (sic) in this show [[Daniel Graystone|some of them control puppet strings]], you know, because it's money and power, and greed. <br />
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* ''Moore on Caprica being different than the [[Re-imagined Series]]:''<br />
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: ''Caprica'' is not an action-adventure series. ''Caprica'' takes place before [[First Cylon War|the war]]. ''Caprica'' is about a peaceful society. ''Caprica'' is about people going about their daily lives and not seeing how the seeds of their own destruction are all around them. <br />
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* ''Aubuchon discusses bringing in a different audience with this outing:''<br />
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: What Ron [Moore] and I really wanted to make sure we did was bring to a different audience the same philosophy that ''{{RDM|Battlestar Galactica}}'' which is, that by watching something that's out of our time, we can start to think about our time.<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Joseph discussing his family past with Willie:''<br />
:'''Joseph Adama''': I want you to know who you are. We come from a long, proud line of [[Tauron|Tauron]] peasants who knew how to work the land and still stand proud. You're named after your grandfather. Did I ever tell you that?<br />
:'''Willie Adama''': Nope.<br />
:'''Joseph Adama''': William. He was killed during the Tauron uprising. Our last name isn't Adams. I changed it after I arrived here on {{RDM|Caprica}}. Our family name is Adama. Adama. And it's a good, honorable Tauron name.<br />
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*''The Cylon prototype after having destroyed all targets during an exercise:''<br />
:'''Cylon prototype''': All targets neutralized. Program completed [[by your command]].<br />
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*''After having watched the live-fire demonstration of Graystone Enterprise's military robot:''<br />
:'''Joan Leyte''': What'd you call it?<br />
:'''Daniel Graystone''': A cybernetic life-form node. A [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]], Minister.<br />
:'''Joan Leyte''' : Hmm. Cylon. Interesting.<br />
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==Starring==<br />
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]<br />
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]<br />
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]<br />
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]<br />
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]<br />
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]<br />
* [[Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]<br />
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In the pilot, Avan Jogia is credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in his future appearances. On the other hand, Sasha Roiz and Brian Markinson, who are both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in the first regular episode of the series.<br />
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==Guest cast==<br />
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]<br />
* [[Brian Markinson]] as [[Jordan Duram]]<br />
* [[William B. Davis]] as Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]<br />
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adams]]<br />
* [[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]<br />
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama|Tamara Adams]]<br />
* [[Anna Galvin]] as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon Adams]]<br />
* [[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]]<br />
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]<br />
* [[Nancy Kerr]] as [[Caprica Prosecutor|Prosecutor]]<br />
* [[Terence Kelly]] as [[Caprica City Mayor|Mayor]]<br />
* [[Angela Moore]] as [[Caprica Judge|Judge]]<br />
* [[Josh Byer]] as [[unnamed Ha'la'tha soldier|Defendant]]<br />
* [[Vicky Lambert]] as [[Hecate]]<br />
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
* [[Jared Keeso]] as [[Rod Jenkins]]<br />
* [[Kathryn Schellenberg]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Maiko Miyauchi]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Daina Ashbee]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Adrienne Chan]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Salma Allam]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Kirsten Wicklund]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Shawn Stewart]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Donald Sales]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Paul Becker]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Cara Long]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Jay Devery]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Keita Parker]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Chelsea Darden]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Megan Sehn]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Chantal Ayre]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Michelle Andrew]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Eva Hartkopf]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as [[Sean]] (uncredited)<br />
* [[Maja Aro]] as [[Sacrifice Woman]]<br />
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Prior to the release of the pilot, many names were given in the cast. Of those not confirmed in the credits are the following and if they do appear, would be categorized uncredited:<br />
* [[Edwina Cheer]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb">This information comes from the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/ ''Caprica'' entry on IMDb]. It may or may not be accurate, as IMDb has [[BW:CJ|no apparent fact checking facilities]]. We provide this information as a service to fans who may be looking for it, and we make no claim as to either its accuracy or unverifiable lack thereof.</ref><br />
* [[Ildiko Ferenczi]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Marci T. House]] as Woman<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Nathalie Marrable]] as Burlesque Dancer<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Charlie Robson]] as Avatar<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
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Michelle Andrew is credited in the pilot, but as "V-Club Patron" and not as "Lap Dancer".<ref name="imdumb"/> [[Roger R. Cross]] portrayed [[Tomas Vergis]], but his scenes were all cut and the part has been recast for future appearances.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<div>:''For the article covering this Cylon model in general, see [[Number Two]]. For the apparition of Conoy that [[Kara Thrace]] encounters in "[[Maelstrom]]", see [[Messenger Leoben]].'' <br />
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'''Leoben Conoy''' is the human name for a [[humanoid Cylon]] named [[Number Two]]. While other copies of this model also used this name, this article discusses a specific copy: the one that [[Kara Thrace]] interrogates and is later imprisoned by.<br />
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== ''Gemenon Traveler'' and Interrogation ==<br />
Not long after the Fleet's first encounter with a Number Two on [[Ragnar Anchorage]], another copy is found stowing away aboard the ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]''. This copy was originally the Defense Minister's yoga instructor. <br />
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[[Cavil]] ordered Leoben to hack into the military's communications and also try to find a way to contact a basestar next time they're near one. It's unknown if he ever managed to find a way to contact a basestar, but he managed to hack into the military's com and became somewhat obsessed with [[Kara Thrace]] as a result of hearing her voice. After being forced on the run after two men he pass recignize him from a picture two marines are showing around of him and Doral, Leoben paints the mandala on a wall of the ship. He also starts to believe that Starbuck has a greater destiny after learning of her learning by herself how to fly the captured Cylon Raider. Leoben says she must've pulled the knowledge out of "the stream" (what he means is unclear), but the marines catch up with him and arrest him while he's distracted by his conversation with Cavil, who hides ([[The Plan]]). <br />
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Knowing the Leoben model's ability to weave fact, fiction and outright lies into a confusing fabric of truth, half-truths and deceit, Adama wants the copy destroyed. However, he is overruled by President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]], who demands the model be interrogated. <br />
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[[Kara Thrace]] is assigned to interrogate Conoy aboard the ''Gemenon Traveler''. Over the course of eight hours, Conoy demonstrates his ability to confuse and mix truth with lies: he claims to have planted a nuclear device somewhere in the fleet, but will not reveal where. He also mixes what appears to be religious mumbo-jumbo with penetrating insights into Colonial philosophy and Thrace's own past. While she resorts to ever-more drastic measures to obtain details on the alleged bomb's location, Thrace finds herself being drawn into Conoy's vision of life. So much so that when Roslin orders his execution, Thrace very much empathizes with him. <br />
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When he grabs Starbuck by the throat during her interogation of him, he suddenly has a vision of them together on New Caprica with Casey, her interactions with the Virtual Leoben and her death which is presumably what causes him to pursue her so much later to help her complete her destiny ([[The Plan]]).<br />
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Prior to his death, Conoy reveals there is no bomb, and uses a reason suggested by Thrace in the initial stages of his interrogation: that since he is so far from other Cylon centers of influence, he cannot transmit his "soul" back to home should his body die. However, his true colors are revealed when President Roslin arrives aboard the ship and he manages to whisper to her that Adama is a Cylon — thus planting a seed of doubt between her and Adama. <ref>While it is most likely that Conoy is simply lying in order to confuse Roslin and seed distrust among the humans, there is a slight possibility he is referring to [[Tamara Adama]]. Moreover, if William Adama were a member of the [[Final Five]] Cylons (which he isn't), Leoben should not know this.</ref> Convinced now of the danger in keeping Conoy alive, Roslin orders him ejected from the ''Gemenon Traveler'''s [[airlock]].<br />
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Interestingly, Roslin had a premonition of Conoy's surfacing in the Fleet — she had a dream about him at the same time he is captured. Later, in her cabin on ''[[Colonial One]]'', she has a vision of him talking to her which prompts her decision to visit him in person — thus allowing him to complete his mission. <br />
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At the time of the dream and the vision, Roslin assumes that both are the result of her using [[chamalla]] to treat her cancer. However, both may have been the result of some form of psychic ability on the part of Conoy or Roslin. One last such incident is the correct foretelling by Conoy that the Fleet would eventually find the legendary homeworld of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], home of the Gods and birthplace of mankind, although he might have simply extrapolated that from the Fleet's course ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
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In a bonus scene for "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]", [[Caprica-Six]] indicates that this Conoy did in fact download into a new body and tell the Cylons about his experiences.<br />
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== On New Caprica ==<br />
:''Though never directly stated, it is heavily implied that this Conoy is the same Cylon previously interrogated and tortured by Thrace.''<br />
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Number Two is the only Cylon who does not appear to concern itself with the business of occupation and government of the planet, being conspicuous by his absence in meetings aboard the grounded ''Colonial One''. The only copy shown on New Caprica is the one discussed below.<br />
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[[Image:Leobenkara.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Leoben with Kara Thrace.]]<br />
During the Cylon invasion of [[New Caprica]] Conoy slips into Kara Thrace's and [[Samuel Anders]]' tent and asks the ailing Anders where Thrace is ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).<br />
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This Conoy copy kidnaps Thrace and holds her in an apartment located within the Cylon complex built in [[New Caprica City]], shortly after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]]. The apartment's design is identical to that of Thrace's former apartment on Caprica.<br />
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Ostensibly, the Conoy attempts to befriend her with food and politeness in a [[Wikipedia:Pygmalion (mythology)|reverse-Pygmalion]] attempt to appease her, and perhaps to convert her to the Cylon monotheistic religion.<br />
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Conoy's attempts initially fail, and painfully. Thrace refuses his kindnesses and assaults and kills Conoy at least five times. Conoy returns each time, patiently resuming his attempts at appealing to Thrace ([[Occupation]]).<br />
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Conoy takes a dramatic tactical change and introduces Thrace to [[Kacey Brynn]], a young child appearing to be two years old. He claims that Kacey is his and Thrace's biological daughter, created using his genetic material and one of Thrace's ovaries recovered from the ruins of the [[Farms|farm]] she was held in on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Whatever the truth of Kacey's origin, Conoy successfully uses the child to break down Thrace's resistance after the child suffers an accident that Thrace blames herself for. The Cylon surprisingly finds Thrace taking hold of his hand at Kacey's hospital bedside ([[Precipice]]).<br />
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During the [[Battle of New Caprica]], he leaves to presumably help in the attack and is forced to knock out Thrace after she attempts to find out what is going on. Thrace later returns to the apartment to find Kacey, and Conoy appears with Kacey. He uses Thrace's frantic desire to take Kacey during the evacuation to force her to say she loves him, which she reluctantly complies. They kiss for several moments as Conoy is unaware of the knife Thrace acquired earlier. She stabs him in the stomach and kills him one final time as he collapses on the floor.<br />
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Despite Thrace's bond to Kacey, it turns out the girl was simply a human child kidnapped on New Caprica. She discovers this when Kacey's rightful mother claims her aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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==Reunion==<br />
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This copy arrives on the ''[[Demetrius]]'' proposing an alliance between [[Natalie]]'s rebel faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]] and the humans. He also plays his usual mind games, telling Kara Thrace that he can see that she has a single purpose, and that he sees an angel of God in her. He also interacts with Samuel Anders, telling him to work out his relationship with Thrace if he hasn't done so already. He refers to Anders' destiny and "singular moment of clarity" though he is unaware of the fact that Anders is one of the [[Final Five]] that his faction is searching for. He later brings Thrace and a small group in a Raptor to the [[Rebel Basestar]] where he insists on taking Thrace to see the [[Hybrid]] despite resistance from [[Natalie Faust]]. He witnesses the Hybrid's message to Thrace and helps decipher it. ([[The Road Less Traveled]], [[Faith]]).<br />
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It is unclear whether the copy who forms part of the Rebel command triad along with Natalie and an Eight is this copy or another Number Two ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]).<br />
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==On Original Earth==<br />
Leoben joins the landing party to [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|original Earth]] and is shocked by what they find there ([[Revelations]]). When Kara searches for the source of the signal that led them to Earth in the first place, Leoben goes with her. As time goes on he becomes increasingly nervous about what they're doing and tries to disuade her, telling her, "You might not like what you find." They find some wreckage and Kara is shocked when Leoben reads the number on it as its her own Viper. They soon find the cockpit with what appears to be Kara's body. Kara screams at Leoben, to explain what she is, but for once Leoben doesn't have something to say. He is at a loss for words, and runs off in fear ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Laura Roslin inadvertently referred to him as "Leoben ConROY" during "Flesh and Bone", which had to be edited when it was used as a sound bite in an intro segment in a subsequent episode.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Conoy Township, PA|Conoy]] is the name of a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.<br />
*[[w:Leoben|Leoben]] is also the name of city in [[w:Austria|Austria]], it is an hour north of the city of [[w:Graz|Graz]] and is home to the [[w:University of Leoben|University of Leoben]].<br />
* In a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#A Measure of Salvation|deleted scene]] from "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", [[Kara Thrace]] interrogates another copy of Leoben to find out what exactly he wanted on New Caprica. While not the New Caprica copy, this Leoben is aware of his "brother's" intentions as he answers that he came out here (space presumably) looking for someone to love him and for that person to love him back. The Leobens apparently fell in love with Thrace on the ''Gemenon Traveler'' and wants her to be that person. On New Caprica, he was willing to do anything to end up with her and he used [[Kacey Brynn]] to try to get closer to Thrace. However, this scene can now be considered non-canon, as the New Caprica copy shows up again in [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] in "[[The Road Less Traveled]]", which is implied to be their first meeting since then.<br />
* His caution to Thrace before she finds her own burned corpse echos to Dr. Zaius' final caution to Col. Taylor at the end of ''The Planet of the Apes'': "You might not like what you find." Like Taylor, Starbuck is a time-traveling<ref>To her, her disappearance and reappearance were brief; to everyone else's perspective, she was gone weeks.</ref> military astronaut surveying a post-apocolyptic Earth (in an area many viewers reasonably but incorrectly speculated to also be in the outskirts of New York City), and is the "harbinger of death."<br />
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| title= The Plan<br />
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| writer= [[Jane Espenson]] <br />
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| director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<br />
| production= 101 - 01001<br />
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| US airdate=January 10, 2010<br />
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| dvd=October 27, 2009<br />
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| prev=[[Daybreak, Part II]] ''(Chronological: [[Razor Flashbacks]])''<br />
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==Overview==<br />
: ''Set during the events from the [[Miniseries]] to Season 2's "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," this story is told from the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons']] perspective, centering on two distinct [[Number One|Cavil]] copies as they try to fulfill the Cylons' plan.''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
The story begins ''[[w:in_medias_res|in medias res]]'', with the two Cavils from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" being escorted to the airlock. The two Cavils argue about the worthiness of their plan to destroy humanity, with Caprica-Cavil beginning to tell Galactica-Cavil why the genocide of humanity was a mistake.<br />
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From here, the tale begins as a single narrative, documenting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], before splitting into two distinct but related stories on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. <br />
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===Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===<br />
*Two weeks before the attack, two [[Number One]]s in a [[Resurrection Ship]] near [[the Colony]] are standing over the [[resurrection tank]]s containing insensate copies of the "[[Final Five]]:" [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel T. Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Tory Foster]]. The Ones expect that the Final Five will be killed in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and then resurrect into these bodies and apologize to the Ones for their former appreciation of humanity. One of the Ones plans on joining the active version of Ellen Tigh on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] so that he can experience the holocaust in person, while the other One will go to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to make final arrangements with their contact.<br />
*Fourteen hours before the attack, [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six|Six]] walk through the Government Center Plaza in [[Caprica City]]. Shortly after their goodbyes, Six meets up with One and passes off the access codes to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. One recommends she kill herself before the attack, suggesting poison as a relatively easy method.<br />
*Shortly before the attack, Ellen is in the Club Pink Moon, a topless bar on Picon. The other One approaches her and strikes up a conversation, with Cavil introducing himself as a "mysterious stranger." She asks if he is a priest, and he ducks the question.<br />
*At the Colony, the Cylon fleet stands in formation. The [[Hybrid]] gives the order and the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] simultaneously jump to the Colonies.<br />
*On Caprica, the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] are at a [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] training camp in the mountains near [[Delphi]]. Among the players are [[Samuel Anders]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Sue-Shaun]]. Watching from the sidelines is the team coach as well as the team doctor, a [[Number Four]] [[humanoid Cylon]].<br />
*In the Caprican city of Delphi, Tory Foster is driving to the airport to catch a flight to Caprica City. En route, she is talking with a man on the phone about her government work.<br />
*Above Caprica, dozens of basestars and at least one [[Resurrection Ship]] jump into orbit. Several of the basestars rotate around their axes to form a y-pattern, allowing them to enter Caprica's atmosphere. - this has been compared to a bird folding its wings as it dives upon a prey animal.<br />
*The Hybrid, presumably using the access codes given to Cavil by Six, infiltrates Colonial defenses.<br />
[[File:Bsyashuman.jpg|thumb|''Yashuman'' and two other battlestars prepare to engage the Cylons above Caprica.]]<br />
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil debate the ability of people to change. Ellen's flippant, rebuking response to Cavil's argument for others needing "correcting" visibly frustrates him. She later tells him that people who let others make them change or apologize sell themselves out.<br />
*In orbit of Caprica, three [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' type battlestars]] led by the battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'', along with several wings of [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk. VII]]s, move to intercept the Cylons. Caprican Control reports that they are unable to track and respond to the Cylons due to a system-wide crash in the defense mainframe.<br />
*As the Colonials prepare to engage, the Cylons use the backdoors installed by [[Caprica-Six|Six]] into the [[Command Navigation Program]] to shut down the Colonial ships. The battlestars and Vipers drift helplessly in space, unable to speak to each other.<br />
[[Image:Cylon_mirv.jpg|thumb|A Cylon MIRV.]]<br />
*The Cylons launch multiple missiles towards the surface of Caprica. As they approach the ground, the missiles open up to reveal over a [[w:MIRV|dozen independent nuclear warheads in each]]. The warheads separate, vector off in multiple directions and detonate.<br />
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil are startled as a nuclear shock wave hits the Pink Moon, indicating detonations on that planet as well. Cavil shields Ellen as the shock wave hits them.<br />
*Delphi is hit, and Foster watches in horror as the shock wave consumes her vehicle.<br />
*Anders quietly whispers to himself, "[[Earth (RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|This has happened before]]," as his teammates react to the several mushroom clouds seen in the distance. The Four secretly smiles at the destruction.<br />
*The [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], along with the docked ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', are attacked by Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] as multiple nuclear detonations occur across the surface of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]].<br />
*On [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], Cylon forces attack a city as several ships hastily take off. On board one of them, another Four carries a young girl through the crowds of evacuating people.<br />
*A passenger ship in orbit of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] is shaken by nuclear detonations on that planet. Among the passengers is a visibly happy [[Shelly Godfrey]].<br />
*The Hybrid reports on the successful attack on all [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]].<br />
*On board ''[[Galactica]]'', [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] informs [[Saul Tigh]] of the attack as the ship enters [[action stations]].<br />
*A wounded Foster crawls out of the remains of her car to find herself standing in the smoldering ruins of Delphi. Nearby, several [[SAR]] Raptors land, presumably evacuating Foster and any other survivors before rendezvousing with [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]].<br />
*Several SAR birds also comb the wreckage of Picon. In the ruins of the Pink Moon, a severely wounded Ellen has a flashback to the Fall of Earth. Cavil stands over her, assuring her that she is not going to die yet because she has more left to learn. Both Ellen and Cavil are soon evacuated by the SAR Raptors, also presumably meeting up with Roslin's fleet.<br />
*[[Lee Adama]] helps Caprican survivors off [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Raptor on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. A distraught [[Giana O'Neill]] inquires about her husband serving in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] on Gemenon.<br />
*Adama enters his [[Adama's quarters|quarters]] to find a [[Miniseries, Night 2#Epilogue|note]] informing him that there are only twelve Cylon models. A cut to Baltar implies that he left the note.<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
*Five days after the attack, the Fleet is attacked by the Cylons as they have been every [[33|33 minutes]] for the past five days. On board the ''[[Rising Star]]'', a wounded and disoriented Ellen is lying in a cramped makeshift [[sickbay]] as Cavil watches over her. Ellen does not remember who he is, but begs him to find Saul. As she passes out, Cavil says that four of the Final Five are in the Fleet; only Anders is absent.<br />
*The ship continues to be jolted by explosions from the battle. Cavil rationalizes with himself about the necessity of keeping Ellen alive, saying that she has yet to understand her mistake in loving an immoral and imperfect humanity.<br />
*Eight days after the attack, refugees continue to board and be processed on ''Galactica''. Tigh remarks at the calm of the people, but Adama corrects him, saying they are just temporarily numb from the shock. As they walk through a corridor, Tigh accidentally bumps into Cavil.<br />
*Cavil is carrying fliers, which talk about "the Plan" and encourage people to meet with him. A [[John (RDM)|young boy]] runs by and knocks the fliers out of Cavil's hands.<br />
*Cavil bends to pick up the fliers and is helped by a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|Number Six]]. Surprised but relieved, he hands her a flier as he notices a [[Number Four|Simon]] copy going around a corner.<br />
*He asks [[Socinus]] if he may post the fliers in ''Galactica'''s restricted area, but Socinus offers to do so for him.<br />
*In the chapel on ''Galactica'' given to Cavil, Shelly Godfrey arrives with a flier to find the other Six, a [[Number Two]] copy and a [[Number Five]] copy assembled, all carrying fliers. Cavil notes that they are missing copies of [[Number Three]] and Four.<br />
*Cavil reviews the original Cylon plan, which involved all the humans being killed, the Cylons [[download|downloading]] and the Universe "basking in [[Cylon War|justice]]." However, the survival of ''Galactica'' and the Fleet has prevented its success.<br />
*Two proposes that they each work separately to sabotage the Fleet, but instead Cavil has assignments for each of them. He informs them that a [[Cylon Tactics#Sleeper agents within the Fleet|sleeper agent]], an [[Number Eight|Eight]], is currently within the Fleet and he will speak to her.<br />
*Cavil tasks the Two with cracking the Colonial military's technology so that they can listen into the Fleet's communications and contact any basestars in the area.<br />
*For Shelly Godfrey, Cavil gives her the mission of sabotaging Baltar's work on the [[Cylon detector]]. As he will simply build another one if they destroy it, Godfrey is to [[Six Degrees of Separation|discredit him]] to prevent any future work.<br />
*As the copy of [[Aaron Doral]] aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' was discovered to be a Cylon, Cavil tells the Five that he is too recognizable to remain in the Fleet. Instead, he gives him a suicide vest to use.<br />
*On board the ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', Leoben has successfully hacked into ''Galactica'''s military communications. He listens in as [[Kara Thrace]] and other pilots engage three Raiders. He is clearly intrigued by her.<br />
*Cavil takes a small statue of an elephant out of his bag. As he leaves, he finds the boy that had knocked the fliers out of his hands sleeping in the chapel and kicks him out.<br />
*In the tool room of the [[hangar deck]], the newly enlisted Giana tells Tyrol that she needs to change out the oxygen cylinders on a Raptor. Tyrol disputes that the cylinders need changing and playfully informs her that ''Galactica'' has no replacement parts.<br />
*Valerii enters the room looking for the Chief, where she is introduced to Giana. As she leaves, Giana quickly deduces that the two are an item.<br />
*Back in her [[duty locker]], Valerii finds the elephant statue that Cavil had been holding. The statue apparently unlocks Valerii's awareness of her Cylon identity, and she flashbacks to a conversation she had with [[Gina Inviere]] before becoming a sleeper agent.<br />
*Meeting with Cavil, Valerii proposes that she sabotage ''Galactica'''s water supplies as a way to cripple the Fleet. Cavil agrees, but when he suggests that Valerii kill herself in the process, she is able to convince him that her cover is better than expected, referencing her relationship with Tyrol. Cavil laughs at the irony of her becoming romantically involved with Tyrol over all of the potential humans, then tells her to kill herself anyway.<br />
*On the ''[[Cybele]]'', the ship that had carried the Simon copy and young girl off Gemenon, Giana is having dinner with the two of them. Simon had previously married Giana, without revealing his Cylon identity, and adopted Giana's daughter [[Jemmy]]. <br />
*During dinner, Cavil approaches Simon and introduces himself as Simon's childhood [[priest]]. Cavil excuses himself but asks Simon to come see him soon, giving the vague warning that he knows where Simon lives. Simon is clearly disturbed by the encounter.<br />
*In a [[weapons locker]], a soaking-wet Valerii informs Cavil that the charges have been placed in the water tanks. When she expresses reluctance at destroying the Fleet, Cavil rebukes and uses the statue to revert her into sleeper agent mode.<br />
*As a panicked Valerii discusses with Tyrol what to do about the missing [[G-4]] detonators, the charges are detonated, sending all of ''Galactica'''s water into space.<br />
*Seventeen days after the Fall of the Colonies, the Five uses his suicide vest in an attempt to kill Adama. Only through Tigh's intervention is Adama saved.<br />
*With Roslin's [[Litmus|subsequent announcement]] that the Cylons now appear human and the distribution of pictures of both Two and Five, Leoben hides from [[Colonial Marines]] in the ducts of the ''Gemenon Traveler''.<br />
*Simon meets with Cavil in ''Galactica'''s chapel. While Simon proposes that he use his position as a medic to kill the humans off one by one, Cavil asks him why he won't do more.<br />
*When Simon critiques this query by asking Cavil whether he actually has a plan, Cavil becomes frustrated by the failures of the Cylons to fully exterminate humanity. He tells Simon that they will later discuss a plan to have Simon blow up the ''Cybele''.<br />
*Shelly Godfrey goes to Adama and accuses Baltar of collaborating in the attack on the Colonies, using a forged photo of him placing an explosive device on the Defense Mainframe.<br />
*Leoben continues to listen to Starbuck's exploits, painting the [[mandala]] symbolizing the [[Eye of Jupiter]] on a wall as he listens to a recording of Starbuck's engagement with Cylon Raiders above the [[Red moon|red moon]].<br />
*Valerii finds that someone has written "CYLON" on the mirror of her locker. Meeting with Cavil while out of sleeper agent mode, Valerii suspects that she wrote the message herself. Cavil comforts her and reminds her why humanity must be destroyed. The two then share a kiss.<br />
*Baltar confronts Godfrey in the [[Galactica Crew Facilities (RDM)#Heads|head]] over her false allegations. Though she maintains her story, she seems reluctant to go through with destroying him.<br />
*Leoben tries to convince Cavil of Starbuck's [[The Destiny|destiny]], referencing her ability to fly a downed Cylon Raider without ever having done so before, but Cavil refuses to listen. Soon after, marines capture Leoben.<br />
*Baltar is arrested for treason but saved when [[Felix Gaeta]] proves that the incriminating photos are a fake.<br />
*As marines follow Godfrey through the corridors of ''Galactica'', Cavil uses the other Six to make it seem as though Godfrey had suddenly disappeared.<br />
*Cavil accuses Godfrey of failing to convincingly frame Baltar because of her love for him. She denies it, but Cavil has her kill herself by using an [[airlock]], reminding her to give the Fleet's position to the other Cylons once she resurrects.<br />
*Twenty-five days after the attack on the Colonies, Starbuck is [[Flesh and Bone|interrogating]] the captured Leoben aboard the ''Gemenon Traveler''. He breaks free of his constraints and pins Starbuck to a wall. <br />
*As he holds her, he sees prophetic visions of their experiences together on [[New Caprica]] and Thrace's [[Maelstrom|visions and death]]. The guards then restrain Leoben. Soon after, Leoben is airlocked on the orders of Roslin, with Starbuck showing him a moment of sympathy.<br />
*Torn with grief and confusion over her identity, Valerii attempts suicide by shooting herself in the mouth.<br />
*The young boy returns to Cavil's chapel. He tells Cavil that he is not a war orphan, but his parents don't want him anymore. Cavil tells once again tells him to leave.<br />
*Giana returns to her quarters from work, where she and the rest of the deck crew had been analyzing the captured Cylon Raider. Simon becomes upset over how much she has been working, saying that since the Cylons are trying to kill them, they should be spending as much time together as possible. Giana is furious over his behavior and leaves with Jemmy.<ref>This scene comes after the scene where Adama asks Valerii to destroy the basestar. However, this creates a significant continuity error, as Adama asked Valerii to do so because Tyrol had been shot down over Kobol and Starbuck had stolen the raider, meaning Giana's statement as to her work that day is non-sensical. Hence, the scene is placed before the previous scene in this article for the sake of continuity</ref><br />
*Adama asks the recovering Valerii to take a Raptor armed with nukes and destroy the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. Valerii, along with [[Margaret Edmondson]], succeed in doing so and are greeted as heroes upon their return to ''Galactica''. As Adama thanks them for their actions, Valerii pulls a gun and shoots Adama twice in the chest.<br />
*Simon informs Cavil that Adama is dying, and that he will blow up the ''Cybele'' on the condition that his family is kept safe. However, Cavil tells him that shouldn't happen, since they will never know his true nature if they die now.<br />
*As Adama lays in sickbay, Cavil chastises Valerii in the brig for not killing Adama. She claims that she is not fully in control of herself, but later admits her reluctance towards continuing the genocide of humanity and her attraction to her human life. Wishing her well, Cavil reactivates her sleeper agent programming and leaves. Valerii is later assassinated by [[Cally Henderson]].<br />
*Simon makes love to Giana and apologizes for his actions. Later, he is able to rig open an airlock on the ''Cybele'', crying and declaring his love for his family as he is launched into space and dies permanently, outside the range of any [[Resurrection Ship]].<br />
*Drunk and lamenting the failures of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet, Cavil ponders the source of his bad fortunes. The remaining Six tells him the flaw in his plan: "You can't declare war on love."<br />
*Giana is questioned by Tigh. Giana believes that Tigh thinks Simon was a Cylon, which Cavil denies. Giana shows Tigh the suicide note left by Simon, which reads, "Love outlasts death."<br />
*Cavil finds the young boy and invites him inside, giving him food and shelter.<br />
*Tyrol finds Giana in the corner of the hanger bay. Kara Thrace's return from her experiences with a Four copy on Caprica, along with a newspaper clipping of the Four acting as the team doctor for the Buccaneers, has proven to Giana that Simon was a Cylon. Both of them suspect that Valerii and Simon were being ordered to carry out their missions by someone else and deliberately failed.<br />
*Giana says that were she to believe that she was a Cylon, she would climb to the top of the hangar deck and jump. Tyrol kisses her, but immediately says he didn't mean anything by it.<br />
*After having assaulted Cally, Tyrol is being [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|counseled]] by Cavil. Tyrol admits that he is afraid to place his trust in others, to which Cavil tells him he should be given his experiences.<br />
*While reading in his quarters, Cavil is again approached by the young boy, who offers Cavil an apple. Cavil takes out a knife and cuts the apple, giving it the boy. When Cavil asks what the boy's name is, he tells him it is [[Number One#"John" and the Final Five|John]].<br />
*Cavil asks if they have become friends, and John responds that they have. Cavil tells him that "friends are dangerous things" and stabs John with the knife. He dies, and Cavil apathetically pushes his body off the bed.<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
*The Buccaneers panic as they listen to wireless broadcasts on the attack. Anders quickly takes charge, telling them that they have to stick together and learn more about what has happened.<br />
*[[Centurion (RDM)|Centurions]] are placing their damaged and destroyed comrades in a large container. The Buccaneers sneak across a large bridge, hiding behind the railing and observing the centurions. After a Raider takes off and nearly spots them, they retreat.<br />
*The newly-founded [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]], made up of the Buccaneers and various hikers and survivalists, use [[Delphi Union High School]] as their headquarters.<br />
*For their first mission, Anders uses inspiration from an old war movie, ''[[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Visual Arts|The Tauron Line]].'' The Resistance will plant explosives on a severed Centurion thigh, wait for the Centurions to place the thigh in a recovery container and then detonate the charges.<br />
*The Resistance quietly approaches their target and places the thigh near the container, watching from the tree line as Centurion picks up the piece. Before it goes into the container, one of the fighters slips on gravel, and the Centurion kills him immediately. Sam detonates the charge, crippling the Centurion and partially opening the container. <br />
*Despite Anders' insistence to retreat, Kai and the coach charge towards the door with an explosives-packed pyramid ball. The damaged Centurion aims at them, and Kai passes the ball to the coach before jumping on the Centurion, which shoots and kills Kai. The coach throws the ball into the container, and the explosion knocks him off his feet, presumably wounding or killing him. As one of the teammates runs to get the coach, a Raider appears and kills him; the rest of the group retreats.<br />
*Anders walks away from the group, arguing that he has no idea what he is doing. Barolay begs him to stay.<br />
*Some time later, Barolay and Anders view a group of Dorals burning human bodies in a mass grave. Barolay breaks down when she notices that all of the Dorals look alike, realizing that the Cylons now look like humans.<br />
*Anders and Barolay return with armed reinforcements as a Cavil inspects the grave. The resistance fighters kill the Dorals, and as they approach the bodies they find Cavil, pretending to be a human, calling out for help on the ground. The fighters fall for the trick, and Cavil is stunned when he sees that Anders is the leader of the Resistance.<br />
*As they arrive back at camp, Anders asks if Cavil hears confessions. Cavil says he does, and Anders tell him they will speak later. They exit the truck, and Cavil is "introduced" to Simon, who feigns ignorance.<br />
*One week later, Simon and Cavil speak privately. Simon asks why Cavil has yet to follow through on his plan to inform the Cylon forces of their location. Cavil sarcastically responds that Anders had asked him to hear his confession and that, as a man of the Gods, he must keep his promise to do so.<br />
*Several weeks later, Cavil is on patrol with Anders and the Resistance when he sees Starbuck and [[Karl Agathon]]. He tells Anders that he believes he has seen them before and, thus, they must be Cylons. As the two sides engage each other, Simon calls out Cavil on his lack of effort in bringing down the Resistance.<br />
*The next morning, Anders and Starbuck awaken together. Starbuck promises to send a rescue party for the Resistance once she returns to ''Galactica''.<br />
*Cavil and Simon are in the next room, where they can hear Starbuck and Anders speaking and having sex. Cavil asks why they are doing so, to which Simon responds that Anders loves her. Cavil considers Thrace to be beneath Anders and conspires with Simon to send her to the Fours' "[[farm]]" for experimentation.<br />
*During a recon patrol, Starbuck is shot and taken to the farm. Anders returns to base with his wounded and tells Cavil the situation. Though Cavil attempts to convince Anders that Starbuck is likely dead, Anders insists on trying to find her, obviously irritating Cavil.<br />
*The next day, Cavil joins Anders outside. Anders finally gives his confession to Cavil, where he admits his cowardice and vanity following the failed raid on the Cylon container. Cavil absolves him, then asks if Anders could forgive the Cylons considering the strength Anders have gained following the attack. Anders angrily rejects Cavil's argument and walks off.<br />
*Simon approaches Cavil, who is upset over the fact that Anders continues to love humanity.<br />
*At the Farm, Starbuck stabs a Four copy in the neck and escapes outside. The Resistance rescues her, and Anders orders Barolay to return to camp and kill Simon.<br />
*Several months later, the Resistance has been heavily reduced by Cylon attacks. Anders, Cavil and the remaining survivors walk through the woods. Anders tells Cavil of his love for the people who have died under his command. Cavil angrily asks Anders why he continues to love the dead, to which Anders replies that death doesn't change love.<br />
*Barolay tells Anders that a group of unknowns is moving towards them, and the survivors take cover. It is quickly determined that the unknowns are Starbuck, Helo and the marines ''Galactica'' has sent to rescue the Resistance.<br />
*As Starbuck and Anders embrace, Cavil takes aim with a rifle from the distance. His gaze lingers over the backs of both their heads, but he remembers Anders' insistence that death doesn't change love and puts down the rifle.<br />
*The Cylons begin to mortar their position, and the humans take cover. The Cylons stop firing, and both Cavil and the humans wonder why. As the humans sleep later that night, Cavil ventures out into the woods, where he finds a Six. The Six tells Cavil that the Cylons have voted for a cease-fire with the humans, and Cavil elects to deliver the message to the humans himself.<br />
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===Epilogue===<br />
*The Resistance survivors and Thrace's team return to ''Galactica'', where Caprica-Cavil reveals himself. The Chief identifies him as a Cylon, and Caprica-Cavil is taken into custody.<br />
*In the [[brig]], Galactica-Cavil enters while denying that he is a Cylon. However, his protests cease when he sees Caprica-Cavil in the cell. Caprica-Cavil delivers the cease-fire to Adama and Tigh, who decide to airlock both of them.<br />
*As they are escorted to the airlock, the Cavils see all of the Final Five Cylons watching them. They admit that this wasn't the reunion they had expected.<br />
*Entering the airlock, and returning to where the story began, Caprica-Cavil asks if there is a resurrection ship in range. Galactica-Cavil says that there is one but adds that he is not looking forward to dying in a vacuum first.<br />
*Galactica-Cavil asks Caprica-Cavil whether he truly thinks that attacking the humans was a mistake. Caprica-Cavil tells him he does. Their error was that they wanted to be loved by the Final Five more than the humans, but the destruction of humanity would only strengthen the love of the Five for humanity.<br />
*Galactica-Cavil assures Caprica-Cavil that he will have him [[boxed]] upon downloading, then resume the task of destroying the Fleet.<br />
*As they wait in silence, Caprica-Cavil offers his hand, which Galactica-Cavil takes. They are launched into space, and as they float towards a nebula, Cavil's speech to Ellen from "[[No Exit]]" about his potential as a machine is heard.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
[[Image:Universal_intro.jpg|thumb|The Universal Studios Intro for 'The Plan']]<br />
*The planet behind the Universal Studios logo at the beginning of the movie is [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] instead of [[Earth]].<br />
*The Caprican landmasses shown in an orbital shot during the attack are clearly identifiable as those of Earth, specifically an inverted and stretched image of [[w:Europe|Europe]], as well as [[w:Iran|Iran]], the [[w:Arabian Peninsula|Arabian Peninsula]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. This most likely represents an instance of CGI corner-cutting rather than any deeper meaning. <br />
*[http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/6/63/Impending_Doom.png One of the buildings] visible in the Caprica City skyline is actually the [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=84 Emirates Office Tower], located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<br />
*In what is either an Easter egg (given the large amount of ''Battlestar Galactica'' filming which took place in and around Vancouver) or another CGI cost-cutting move, the MIRV is seen detonating over a large city [http://www.niciasus.com/wp-content/gallery/bsg-the-plan/bsgplan_059.JPG] which is a Google Maps satellite image of downtown Vancouver, rotated by approximately 180 degrees. [http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=vancouver+bc&fb=1&gl=us&ei=jfueS-vzCqG2zASz77TPBg&ved=0CBgQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FeSz7wId-w2p-A&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X] The domed sports arenas [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] and [[w:BC Place|BC Place Stadium]] are clearly visible when the nuclear missiles are falling.<br />
*The CGI landscape which appears during the Hybrid's statement that the "courthouses of [[Libran]] are burning" is the same landscape which is shown on screen as [[Tauron City]] in the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' episode "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". The ''Caprica'' version is widened and more buildings added. It is unclear whether the landscape in "The Plan" was intended to represent Tauron, or if this is simply another example of CGI corner-cutting by incorporating footage created for "The Plan" into ''Caprica''.<br />
*Unknown to the Colonials there apparently ''was'' a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavils were executed, allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.<br />
* ''Galactica'' Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear before this exactly ''which'' One it was.<br />
*Whereas [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] was designated as such in "Razor", the setting is identified in "The Plan" simply as ''Scorpia'' because it is meant to denote the planet as well.<br />
* During the attack on the Colonies, after the Raiders scan the Vipers and Battestars, one of the pilots can be heard saying "I have no RADIO contact". This should be "WIRELESS" as there are no "radios" in the ''BSG'' universe.<br />
* An outfit is listed on Propworx<ref>http://archive.battlestarprops.com/1003/192 Gina's Outfit in Scene with Boomer</ref> as being worn in the extended version of "Daybreak" by Gina Inviere, in a scene where she speaks to Sharon Valerii on a plane just before the latter becomes a sleeper agent. This is a flashback to before Valerii entered the Colonial fleet academy. This scene does not appear in the extended "Daybreak", but, as stated in Ronald Moore's commentary on that episode, it was moved to "The Plan". Thus, the Six seen speaking to Boomer in this flashback is Gina Inviere.<br />
*The named locations on Leonis, Scorpia, Tauron, Picon, Aquaria and Libran evoke the zodiac symbols each is named for. Aerilon's association with agriculture and Caprica's association with sophisticated, urban life were established in "[[Dirty Hands]]" and "[[The Woman King]]".<br />
*The jungles of Scorpia were also mentioned in the fourth issue of ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 4|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].<br />
*Reveal: When Sam and his teammates are trying to listen to a radio broadcast after the attack, and before they decide what to do, the device they are listening to is marked 'Centrios' which is an electronics brand carried by the Canadian 'Source' electronics chain before it was bought out after its parent company 'Circuit City' went bankrupt. <br />
*Cavil puts Shelly Godfrey through an airlock weeks before Roslin "invents" airlocking as the preferred method of disposing of Cylons.<br />
**Cavil also seems to be able to activate the airlock very quickly and without anyone noticing, whereas later in the film it took Simon a long time to rewire the airlock in order to activate it.<br />
***Simon may have been wiring the airlock to be able to operate it from the inside, rather than requiring an external operator.<br />
*Reveal: "Venus Eye Design V-07" can be read on the inside of the frames left behind by Shelly Godfrey. Venus Eye Design is a Canadian maker of fashion eyewear.<br />
*Several scenes from the first two seasons of the series are shown again in this movie, but in most cases are conveniently edited to fit the story.<br />
**Baltar's role in Boomer's suicide attempt is omitted.<br />
**When Tyrol visits Cavil in "The Plan," Cavil asks "What's on your mind chief?" which was never asked in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", and Tyrol's response in "The Plan" about how to know he is human comes much later in the actual conversation.<br />
**Scenes on Caprica create extra moments for new dialogue to be inserted where it wasn't before. In "The Plan", a voiceover during Starbuck's rescue from the [[Farm]] has Anders ordering a resistance fighter to return to their basecamp and kill their doctor, whom they learn is a Cylon upon seeing the Simons at the farm. <br />
**When Starbuck/Helo re-encounter the resistance on Caprica, the scene from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" has the question "Is Kara Thrace there?" with Anders shouting "If she is she took her sweet time." In "The Plan", the dialogue is interrupted by Helo asking "Who wants to know?" after the question about Thrace. This scene also contains a continuity error during the switch from new footage to archive footage. As Anders and the resistance fighters are crouched behind a log, there is no one behind them in the new footage, but when it cuts to the old footage there is suddenly a soldier behind them.<br />
**When the Cylon attack on Caprica stops, Anders asks why. In "The Plan", he is answered by Cavil with "That's a good question," a line that obviously is not in the original sequence.<br />
**The scene of the two Cavils in the brig from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" cuts most of the dialogue and rearranges it, leaving out most of Galactica Cavil's supportive statements of the new peace, and the implication he knew about the truce. Also, in the original episode, Roslin suggested throwing the pair out the airlock. Roslin does not appear at all in "The Plan" (other than a few strands of hair in archive footage of the Cavil interrogation scene), and re-dubbed dialogue has Tigh suggesting the airlock solution, with Adama agreeing.<br />
* "The Plan" shows the end of the Cavil/Tyrol conversation from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I". Picking up after Cavil tells Tyrol that his deck hands are his family and taps his hands on the table, "The Plan" shows Cavil asking Tyrol if he finds it difficult to trust others. Tyrol says yes, and Cavil sympathizes with him, saying that he trusted people and they all let him down (referring to his Cylon cohorts). Cavil says it will be tough, wishes the Chief luck, and leaves.<br />
* The iconic Cylon catchphrase "[[By your command]]" is never used in this film.<br />
* Despite still being members of the fleet, [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''Pegasus'' and ''Cloud Nine'' were not seen in any fleet shots at all, ''Pegasus'' makes an appearance briefly during the attack on Scorpia but not in the end where logically it should appear.<br />
* The Plan also identified ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' as being based off the original series counterpart, confirmed Shelly Godfrey was not onboard ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' despite claims in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and saw the reappearance of ''Gemenon Traveller'', which had only been seen in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" and on the tally boards aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Colonial One'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<br />
*''Cybele'' is first shown since making brief mentions in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and "[[The Passage]]". While the ship does bare some similarity to ''[[Scylla]]'', seen in "[[Razor]]", it is actually a new design.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Given the ''Galactica'' copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the anti-human Cylon faction during the [[Cylon Civil War]] and later killed himself permanently in CIC during the [[Battle of The Colony]].<br />
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*It is likely that the device Leoben constructs to intercept Colonial military transmissions is a forerunner of the device he gave [[Laura Roslin]] to overcome the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutineers']] communications jamming in "[[Blood on the Scales]]".<br />
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*Number One's plan to make his creators repentant is inherently flawed due to basic differences in his thinking as compared to theirs. He believes that human life is terrible and just living among humans will make them see that - a belief they simply do not share - and he does not realize the fact that inflicting suffering on the humans will make the sympathy of the five original Cylons towards humanity grow, not diminish. This holocaust mirrors that which occurred on their own homeworld and is exactly what they were trying to prevent when they made a deal with the Colonial Centurions. Number One is therefore just as naive in his expectations at the outset of the movie as are his sibling models. At the end of the movie, the One that was on Caprica with Anders has realized these errors, and the One that was on ''Galactica'' has not.<br />
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*The main focus of this movie, which is the triumph of love, shows perhaps why the Cylons eventually split into two factions. Being that it is far easier to kill people you don't know, once they start getting to know humans they are obviously having a harder time killing them. This is evident in the split during the Cylon Civil War, the three models that take the most interest in, and have the most interaction with humans are the ones advocating peace and from their interaction with humans become curious about discovering their own natures while the three models that have the least to do with humans are far more machine like and less interested in self-discovery as a result.<br />
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*The movie makes a visual point of the different evolutions of the two Cavils in one of the last scenes through intercutting, showing the murder of John by ''Galactica''-Cavil while Caprica-Cavil considers shooting first Starbuck - which would result in her death - and then Anders - which would result in him downloading and regaining his memories but then being held prisoner while his compatriots believed him dead - before deciding to spare them.<br />
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*The characteristics of several of the Cylon models are further fleshed out.<br />
**Number One/Cavil is clearly the leader as shown by his taking charge of the Cylons within the fleet and just like in the series this is often shown to be because his superior knowledge<br />
**The Number Two/Leoben model is shown (as he is later in "[[Blood on the Scales]]") as being very good at signal/communications cracking, this fits in well with his own obsession, and skills, with information and revelations. Two also seems to be fairly knowledgeable and Cavil seems to be slightly less derogatory towards this model, possibly because as the second model created he has known Leoben the longest.<br />
**All the Number Four/Simon models seem to have very detailed medical expertise (enough to successfully be hired as doctors for both a pro sports team and the military)<br />
**Number Five/Doral is portrayed as being, as they are in other instances, very bureaucratic and obsessed with minute and unimportant details (like most bureaucrats) as well as being extremely zealous, although not particularly bright, and they seemed to be looked down upon by the other models.<br />
**Number Six is once more portrayed as being the most varied, adaptable, and strong-willed (regardless of which personality) of the Cylon models.<br />
**Number Eight is shown being very skilled in military thinking and engineering as shown by her plan to blow the water tank but at the same time she is the most susceptible to emotions and outside influence.<br />
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*The Plan shows how Leoben knew Starbuck's name and that his belief that she had a destiny was based solely on his discovering that she learned how to fly a raider without being taught how, showing to him that she had some kind of special connection to the universe. The flashes he sees the first time he touches her, of their history together, also shows why he is so sure she will tell him she loves him and kiss him (although the flashes don't show him getting stabbed by her, hence his surprise) which also show her meeting her destiny(falling into the Maelstrom and encountering a version of him (possibly an angel) but it doesn't show anything after that, hence his surprise on seeing her dead body.<br />
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*A major plot point of "Six Degrees of Separation" was the baffling disappearance of Shelly Godfrey, seemingly into thin air. It is unclear whether or not the Colonials eventually deduced that she airlocked herself (the scene in which she is airlocked comes after the scene in which Adama is questioning her evasion of the guards).<br />
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* Tyrol's intense dreams of suicide by diving off the deck as related in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I," are inspired by his conversation with Giana, as depicted in "The Plan." She said that's what she would do if she suspected she were a Cylon. The chief clearly had such suspicions, and his subconscious must have latched onto her suggestion.<br />
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*The Plan does not show whether or not Boomer left the hatch combing open for Doral as Tyrol suspected in "[[Litmus]]".<br />
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*The movie exposes Ellen Tigh's explanation in "Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down" for what she was doing during the attack on Picon as a lie. In the episode, she says she was at an airport buying a ticket to return home, presumably to be with Tigh. The Plan shows she was at a strip club getting drunk and hitting on men. It is entirely possible, however, that she was awaiting her flight.<br />
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*Before this movie, it was not clear whether Sharon Valerii carried out her actions against the human fleet (bombing the water tanks, shooting Adama) in a mindless drone state or of her own free will, albeit a will hidden from her "human" persona. The Plan establishes that the latter was the case, and that even her "Cylon side" was conflicted about her actions.<br />
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== Questions == <br />
* Is the Club Pink Moon on Picon a Hat Tip to the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Drake Nick Drake]?<br />
* Did Galactica Cavil have anything to do with the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''?<br />
* What happened to the rest of the Cylon fleet; there look to be at least two dozen Basestars attacking Caprica alone, possibly more, but that many are never seen in the series and it looks like there are no more than 5 chasing the fleet after they flee from New Caprica? Are most of them still occupying the colonies? If so, then why? Are they spread out and searching other places? Where they abandoned due to lack of resources? Was the Cylon Civil war more widespread than believed?<br />
* Did Shelly Godfrey give ''Galactica'''s coordinates to the Cylon fleet?<br />
* Was Cavil ever linked to the murder of young John?<br />
* If figuring out how to fly a Raider is sufficient to think a human can tap into the universal stream, is [[Daniel Novacek]] as similarly gifted as Starbuck?<br />
** Doubtful, the Cylons let him escape in an attempt to assinate Admiral Adama so the Raider was most likely "hollowed out" before hand, which also explains why nothing is said about the Raider ever again<br />
* Was Cavil aware Gina Inviere had joined the fleet and formed a resistance group? If so, did he order the destruction of ''Cloud Nine''?<br />
* Is Cavil responsible for Ellen's memory loss during her recovery on the ''Rising Star''?<br />
* Why does Giana not realize that Cavil must be a Cylon because a person who has never had a childhood (Simon) cannot have had a childhood priest? Did Cavil simply slip her mind?<br />
* Why didn't the Cylons shoot down the search and rescue Raptors?<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of ''The Plan'', [[Edward James Olmos]] stated that he believes there will be several more ''Battlestar Galactica'' movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of ''The Plan'' will sell well enough to facilitate these films:<br />
:"As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5322385/olmos-the-plan-wont-be-the-last-bsg-movie|title=Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie|date=Fri Jul 24 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]], and [[Syfy]] have made no mention of any additional ''Battlestar'' films.<br />
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Olmos later went on to clarify that if ''The Plan'' sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future ''Battlestar''-related productions. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/08/edward-james-olmos-holds-court.html|title=Edward James Olmos holds court|date=Sat 08 Aug 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> As of November 15, 2009, ''The Plan'' had sold roughly 300,000 copies. <ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20091115.php</ref><br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*Said by both [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] during the attack on the Colonies:<br />
:''This has happened before.''<br />
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*Various utterances by the [[Hybrid]]: <br />
:*''Seized by God they cry for succor in the dark of the light. Mists of dreams dribble on the nascent echo and love no more. Jump.''<br />
:*''Counting down. All functions nominal. All functions optimal. Counting down. The center holds. The falcon hears the falconer. Infrastructure, check. Wetware, check. Everyone hang on to the lap bar, please.''<br />
:*''[[Apotheosis]] was the beginning before the beginning. Devices on alert. Observe the procedures of a general alert. The base and the pinnacle. The flower inside the fruit that is both its parent and its child. Decadent as ancestors. The portal in that which passes.''<br />
:*''Nuclear devices activated, and the machine keeps pushing time through the cogs, like paste into strings into paste again, and only the machine keeps using time to make time to make time. And when the machine stops, time is an illusion we created. Free will, twelve battles, three stars, and yet we are countless as the bodies in which we dwell, are both parent and infinite children in perfect copies. No degradation.''<br />
:*''The makers of the makers fall before the child. Accessing defense system: Handshake, handshake. Second level clear.''<br />
:*''Accepting scan. Love outlasts death.''<br />
:*''Their ships fail, skittering like skipped stones, and movement is meaningless in the absence of time. What never was is never again.''<br />
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*The battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'' and Caprica Control panicking as the Cylons appear over [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]:<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Caprica Control, ''Yashuman''. Heavy bogeys, six plus, lower orbit, over grid 15-2. ''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''No joy, ''Yashuman''.''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Then go to your window and look up. They’re big as frakking asteroids! ''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Copy, ''Yashuman''. Still blind. Got some kind of system-wide crash in the defense grid. ''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Try to unfrak yourself right godsdamned now, ‘cause we got multiple inbound, and they’re not carrying flowers!''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Wait one, ''Yashuman''!''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''We don’t have one left!''<br />
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*{{audio|Colonies of man.mp3|A Hybrid summarizes the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and notes all but the colonies of Gemenon and Sagittaron):}}<br />
:''Progress reports arriving. The farms of [[Aerilon]] are burning. The beaches of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] are burning. The plains of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Leonis|Leonis]] are burning. The jungles of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]] are burning. The pastures of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] are burning. The harbours of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] are burning. The cities of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] are burning. The oceans of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aquaria|Aquaria]] are burning. The courthouses of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libran|Libran]] are burning. The forests of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] are burning. The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]] of Man lie trampled at our feet.''<br />
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*Galactica-[[Cavil]] and [[Doral]] discussing the latter being recognizable:<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''One of your counterparts managed to get himself outed back on [[Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar Station]].''<br />
:'''Doral:''' ''I can't understand how he was discovered. I heard it was [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]].''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Well, no. I'm not talking about that, exactly. I'm talking about the fact that you're walking around this fleet wearing that jacket and, more importantly, that face. You're recognizable.''<br />
:'''Doral:''' ''His jacket was burgundy. This is teal.''<br />
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*Galactica-Cavil giving Doral a suicide vest to use on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'':<br />
:''They call this a 'suicide' vest, but I think that undersells all the homicide that goes along with it, don't you?''<br />
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*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] discussing Raptor maintenance:<br />
:'''Giana:''' ''I'm swapping out the oxygen cylinders on Raptor 702.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''I checked 702 yesterday. Life support's fine.''<br />
:'''Giana:''' ''Until two weeks ago, I used to inspect the aircraft for [[Sun Airways]]. If I found cylinders in that condition, you'd be looking at a shutdown.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''All right. Well, grab the spares.''<br />
:'''Giana:''' (after looking in vain for the cylinders) ''There are no spares.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''Welcome to the ''[[Galactica]]''.''<br />
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*Galactica-Cavil and [[Leoben Conoy]] talking about [[Kara Thrace]]:<br />
:'''Leoben''' ''I'm telling you. She flew a Raider. Learned how to control it from the inside. Nobody taught her how. Kara Thrace plucked that knowledge from the stream...''<br />
:'''Cavil''' ''I don't care if she plucked puppies from [[God (RDM)|God]]'s ass!''<br />
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*Tough-Six and Galactica-Cavil drunkenly lament on the failure of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet:<br />
:'''Six:''' ''You want a progress report? I'll give you a frakkin' progress report.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, no. Please don't. Please don't.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Oh, come on, it is spectacular. Doral blew himself up, causing minor damage to a minor hallway. And Boomer jettisoned the water, and then, she personally found loads more water. ''(Laughing) ''And then she shot Adama, but not very accurately, since she loved him. And then, Leoben, he got obsessed with [[Kara Thrace]], and then was captured and airlocked. And my [[Shelly Godfrey|sister]] Six utterly failed to discredit Baltar and his dreamy hair and destroyed our frakkin' cover in the process. And now Simon...Simon killed himself, really killed himself, out of resurrection range, without blowing up the ship that he lived on because he couldn't imagine life without his little [[Giana O'Neill|human wife]] and his little [[Jemmy|human daughter]] because he loves them...''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Stop, stop, stop.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Guess I'd better.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Yes. They're all letting me down.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Why are they letting you down, One? What's the x-factor?'' (She takes the bottle) ''You can't declare war on love.'' (She leaves)<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''I think I already did. Hey, where'd the bottle go?''<br />
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*Caprica-Cavil and [[Simon]] hear Starbuck and Anders having sex:<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''What are they doing?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''You need a doctor to tell you that?''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, for God's sake, why?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''Why? He loves her.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''He loves her?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''Vigorously.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''But she's beneath him.''<br />
:'''Simon:''' (listening to Starbuck's moans) ''Not necessarily.''<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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=== Starring ===<br />
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* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]]<br />
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br />
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel T. Anders]]<br />
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Number Eight]]<br />
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]]<br />
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]<br />
* [[Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana O'Neill]]<br />
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]<br />
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=== Co-Starring ===<br />
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* [[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]<br />
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=== Also Starring ===<br />
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* [[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine Alan [[Nowart]]<br />
* [[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
* [[Bruce Dawson]] as [[Coach]]<br />
* [[Lawrence Haegert]] as [[Wheeler]]<br />
* [[Tommy Europe]] as [[Rally]]<br />
* [[Maya Washington]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
* [[Luvia Petersen]] as [[Kai]]<br />
* [[Richard Yearwood]] as [[Marine]]<br />
* [[Alex Ferris]] as [[John (RDM)|Boy]]<br />
* [[Gina Vultaggio]] as [[Jemmy]]<br />
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=== Uncredited major cast appearing via archive footage ===<br />
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* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]<br />
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]<br />
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]]<br />
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]<br />
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br />
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Callandra Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
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| title= The Plan<br />
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| guests=<br />
| writer= [[Jane Espenson]] <br />
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| director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<br />
| production= 101 - 01001<br />
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| US airdate=January 10, 2010<br />
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| dvd=October 27, 2009<br />
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| prev=[[Daybreak, Part II]] ''(Chronological: [[Razor Flashbacks]])''<br />
| next=''[[Caprica (series)]]'' ''(Chronological: [[Season_3|Season 3]])''<br />
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==Overview==<br />
: ''Set during the events from the [[Miniseries]] to Season 2's "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," this story is told from the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons']] perspective, centering on two distinct [[Number One|Cavil]] copies as they try to fulfill the Cylons' plan.''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
The story begins ''[[w:in_medias_res|in medias res]]'', with the two Cavils from "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" being escorted to the airlock. The two Cavils argue about the worthiness of their plan to destroy humanity, with Caprica-Cavil beginning to tell Galactica-Cavil why the genocide of humanity was a mistake.<br />
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From here, the tale begins as a single narrative, documenting the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], before splitting into two distinct but related stories on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. <br />
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===Fall of the Twelve Colonies ===<br />
*Two weeks before the attack, two [[Number One]]s in a [[Resurrection Ship]] near [[the Colony]] are standing over the [[resurrection tank]]s containing insensate copies of the "[[Final Five]]:" [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel T. Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Tory Foster]]. The Ones expect that the Final Five will be killed in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and then resurrect into these bodies and apologize to the Ones for their former appreciation of humanity. One of the Ones plans on joining the active version of Ellen Tigh on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] so that he can experience the holocaust in person, while the other One will go to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to make final arrangements with their contact.<br />
*Fourteen hours before the attack, [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six|Six]] walk through the Government Center Plaza in [[Caprica City]]. Shortly after their goodbyes, Six meets up with One and passes off the access codes to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. One recommends she kill herself before the attack, suggesting poison as a relatively easy method.<br />
*Shortly before the attack, Ellen is in the Club Pink Moon, a topless bar on Picon. The other One approaches her and strikes up a conversation, with Cavil introducing himself as a "mysterious stranger." She asks if he is a priest, and he ducks the question.<br />
*At the Colony, the Cylon fleet stands in formation. The [[Hybrid]] gives the order and the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] simultaneously jump to the Colonies.<br />
*On Caprica, the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] are at a [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] training camp in the mountains near [[Delphi]]. Among the players are [[Samuel Anders]], [[Jean Barolay]] and [[Sue-Shaun]]. Watching from the sidelines is the team coach as well as the team doctor, a [[Number Four]] [[humanoid Cylon]].<br />
*In the Caprican city of Delphi, Tory Foster is driving to the airport to catch a flight to Caprica City. En route, she is talking with a man on the phone about her government work.<br />
*Above Caprica, dozens of basestars and at least one [[Resurrection Ship]] jump into orbit. Several of the basestars rotate around their axes to form a y-pattern, allowing them to enter Caprica's atmosphere. - this has been compared to a bird folding its wings as it dives upon a prey animal.<br />
*The Hybrid, presumably using the access codes given to Cavil by Six, infiltrates Colonial defenses.<br />
[[File:Bsyashuman.jpg|thumb|''Yashuman'' and two other battlestars prepare to engage the Cylons above Caprica.]]<br />
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil debate the ability of people to change. Ellen's flippant, rebuking response to Cavil's argument for others needing "correcting" visibly frustrates him. She later tells him that people who let others make them change or apologize sell themselves out.<br />
*In orbit of Caprica, three [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' type battlestars]] led by the battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'', along with several wings of [[Viper Mark VII|Viper Mk. VII]]s, move to intercept the Cylons. Caprican Control reports that they are unable to track and respond to the Cylons due to a system-wide crash in the defense mainframe.<br />
*As the Colonials prepare to engage, the Cylons use the backdoors installed by [[Caprica-Six|Six]] into the [[Command Navigation Program]] to shut down the Colonial ships. The battlestars and Vipers drift helplessly in space, unable to speak to each other.<br />
[[Image:Cylon_mirv.jpg|thumb|A Cylon MIRV.]]<br />
*The Cylons launch multiple missiles towards the surface of Caprica. As they approach the ground, the missiles open up to reveal over a [[w:MIRV|dozen independent nuclear warheads in each]]. The warheads separate, vector off in multiple directions and detonate.<br />
*On Picon, Ellen and Cavil are startled as a nuclear shock wave hits the Pink Moon, indicating detonations on that planet as well. Cavil shields Ellen as the shock wave hits them.<br />
*Delphi is hit, and Foster watches in horror as the shock wave consumes her vehicle.<br />
*Anders quietly whispers to himself, "[[Earth (RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|This has happened before]]," as his teammates react to the several mushroom clouds seen in the distance. The Four secretly smiles at the destruction.<br />
*The [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], along with the docked ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', are attacked by Cylon [[Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] as multiple nuclear detonations occur across the surface of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]].<br />
*On [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], Cylon forces attack a city as several ships hastily take off. On board one of them, another Four carries a young girl through the crowds of evacuating people.<br />
*A passenger ship in orbit of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] is shaken by nuclear detonations on that planet. Among the passengers is a visibly happy [[Shelly Godfrey]].<br />
*The Hybrid reports on the successful attack on all [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]].<br />
*On board ''[[Galactica]]'', [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] informs [[Saul Tigh]] of the attack as the ship enters [[action stations]].<br />
*A wounded Foster crawls out of the remains of her car to find herself standing in the smoldering ruins of Delphi. Nearby, several [[SAR]] Raptors land, presumably evacuating Foster and any other survivors before rendezvousing with [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]].<br />
*Several SAR birds also comb the wreckage of Picon. In the ruins of the Pink Moon, a severely wounded Ellen has a flashback to the Fall of Earth. Cavil stands over her, assuring her that she is not going to die yet because she has more left to learn. Both Ellen and Cavil are soon evacuated by the SAR Raptors, also presumably meeting up with Roslin's fleet.<br />
*[[Lee Adama]] helps Caprican survivors off [[Sharon Valerii]]'s Raptor on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. A distraught [[Giana O'Neill]] inquires about her husband serving in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] on Gemenon.<br />
*Adama enters his [[Adama's quarters|quarters]] to find a [[Miniseries, Night 2#Epilogue|note]] informing him that there are only twelve Cylon models. A cut to Baltar implies that he left the note.<br />
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=== On ''Galactica'' ===<br />
*Five days after the attack, the Fleet is attacked by the Cylons as they have been every [[33|33 minutes]] for the past five days. On board the ''[[Rising Star]]'', a wounded and disoriented Ellen is lying in a cramped makeshift [[sickbay]] as Cavil watches over her. Ellen does not remember who he is, but begs him to find Saul. As she passes out, Cavil says that four of the Final Five are in the Fleet; only Anders is absent.<br />
*The ship continues to be jolted by explosions from the battle. Cavil rationalizes with himself about the necessity of keeping Ellen alive, saying that she has yet to understand her mistake in loving an immoral and imperfect humanity.<br />
*Eight days after the attack, refugees continue to board and be processed on ''Galactica''. Tigh remarks at the calm of the people, but Adama corrects him, saying they are just temporarily numb from the shock. As they walk through a corridor, Tigh accidentally bumps into Cavil.<br />
*Cavil is carrying fliers, which talk about "the Plan" and encourage people to meet with him. A [[John (RDM)|young boy]] runs by and knocks the fliers out of Cavil's hands.<br />
*Cavil bends to pick up the fliers and is helped by a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|Number Six]]. Surprised but relieved, he hands her a flier as he notices a [[Number Four|Simon]] copy going around a corner.<br />
*He asks [[Socinus]] if he may post the fliers in ''Galactica'''s restricted area, but Socinus offers to do so for him.<br />
*In the chapel on ''Galactica'' given to Cavil, Shelly Godfrey arrives with a flier to find the other Six, a [[Number Two]] copy and a [[Number Five]] copy assembled, all carrying fliers. Cavil notes that they are missing copies of [[Number Three]] and Four.<br />
*Cavil reviews the original Cylon plan, which involved all the humans being killed, the Cylons [[download|downloading]] and the Universe "basking in [[Cylon War|justice]]." However, the survival of ''Galactica'' and the Fleet has prevented its success.<br />
*Two proposes that they each work separately to sabotage the Fleet, but instead Cavil has assignments for each of them. He informs them that a [[Cylon Tactics#Sleeper agents within the Fleet|sleeper agent]], an [[Number Eight|Eight]], is currently within the Fleet and he will speak to her.<br />
*Cavil tasks the Two with cracking the Colonial military's technology so that they can listen into the Fleet's communications and contact any basestars in the area.<br />
*For Shelly Godfrey, Cavil gives her the mission of sabotaging Baltar's work on the [[Cylon detector]]. As he will simply build another one if they destroy it, Godfrey is to [[Six Degrees of Separation|discredit him]] to prevent any future work.<br />
*As the copy of [[Aaron Doral]] aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' was discovered to be a Cylon, Cavil tells the Five that he is too recognizable to remain in the Fleet. Instead, he gives him a suicide vest to use.<br />
*On board the ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', Leoben has successfully hacked into ''Galactica'''s military communications. He listens in as [[Kara Thrace]] and other pilots engage three Raiders. He is clearly intrigued by her.<br />
*Cavil takes a small statue of an elephant out of his bag. As he leaves, he finds the boy that had knocked the fliers out of his hands sleeping in the chapel and kicks him out.<br />
*In the tool room of the [[hangar deck]], the newly enlisted Giana tells Tyrol that she needs to change out the oxygen cylinders on a Raptor. Tyrol disputes that the cylinders need changing and playfully informs her that ''Galactica'' has no replacement parts.<br />
*Valerii enters the room looking for the Chief, where she is introduced to Giana. As she leaves, Giana quickly deduces that the two are an item.<br />
*Back in her [[duty locker]], Valerii finds the elephant statue that Cavil had been holding. The statue apparently unlocks Valerii's awareness of her Cylon identity, and she flashbacks to a conversation she had with [[Gina Inviere]] before becoming a sleeper agent.<br />
*Meeting with Cavil, Valerii proposes that she sabotage ''Galactica'''s water supplies as a way to cripple the Fleet. Cavil agrees, but when he suggests that Valerii kill herself in the process, she is able to convince him that her cover is better than expected, referencing her relationship with Tyrol. Cavil laughs at the irony of her becoming romantically involved with Tyrol over all of the potential humans, then tells her to kill herself anyway.<br />
*On the ''[[Cybele]]'', the ship that had carried the Simon copy and young girl off Gemenon, Giana is having dinner with the two of them. Simon had previously married Giana, without revealing his Cylon identity, and adopted Giana's daughter [[Jemmy]]. <br />
*During dinner, Cavil approaches Simon and introduces himself as Simon's childhood [[priest]]. Cavil excuses himself but asks Simon to come see him soon, giving the vague warning that he knows where Simon lives. Simon is clearly disturbed by the encounter.<br />
*In a [[weapons locker]], a soaking-wet Valerii informs Cavil that the charges have been placed in the water tanks. When she expresses reluctance at destroying the Fleet, Cavil rebukes and uses the statue to revert her into sleeper agent mode.<br />
*As a panicked Valerii discusses with Tyrol what to do about the missing [[G-4]] detonators, the charges are detonated, sending all of ''Galactica'''s water into space.<br />
*Seventeen days after the Fall of the Colonies, the Five uses his suicide vest in an attempt to kill Adama. Only through Tigh's intervention is Adama saved.<br />
*With Roslin's [[Litmus|subsequent announcement]] that the Cylons now appear human and the distribution of pictures of both Two and Five, Leoben hides from [[Colonial Marines]] in the ducts of the ''Gemenon Traveler''.<br />
*Simon meets with Cavil in ''Galactica'''s chapel. While Simon proposes that he use his position as a medic to kill the humans off one by one, Cavil asks him why he won't do more.<br />
*When Simon critiques this query by asking Cavil whether he actually has a plan, Cavil becomes frustrated by the failures of the Cylons to fully exterminate humanity. He tells Simon that they will later discuss a plan to have Simon blow up the ''Cybele''.<br />
*Shelly Godfrey goes to Adama and accuses Baltar of collaborating in the attack on the Colonies, using a forged photo of him placing an explosive device on the Defense Mainframe.<br />
*Leoben continues to listen to Starbuck's exploits, painting the [[mandala]] symbolizing the [[Eye of Jupiter]] on a wall as he listens to a recording of Starbuck's engagement with Cylon Raiders above the [[Red moon|red moon]].<br />
*Valerii finds that someone has written "CYLON" on the mirror of her locker. Meeting with Cavil while out of sleeper agent mode, Valerii suspects that she wrote the message herself. Cavil comforts her and reminds her why humanity must be destroyed. The two then share a kiss.<br />
*Baltar confronts Godfrey in the [[Galactica Crew Facilities (RDM)#Heads|head]] over her false allegations. Though she maintains her story, she seems reluctant to go through with destroying him.<br />
*Leoben tries to convince Cavil of Starbuck's [[The Destiny|destiny]], referencing her ability to fly a downed Cylon Raider without ever having done so before, but Cavil refuses to listen. Soon after, marines capture Leoben.<br />
*Baltar is arrested for treason but saved when [[Felix Gaeta]] proves that the incriminating photos are a fake.<br />
*As marines follow Godfrey through the corridors of ''Galactica'', Cavil uses the other Six to make it seem as though Godfrey had suddenly disappeared.<br />
*Cavil accuses Godfrey of failing to convincingly frame Baltar because of her love for him. She denies it, but Cavil has her kill herself by using an [[airlock]], reminding her to give the Fleet's position to the other Cylons once she resurrects.<br />
*Twenty-five days after the attack on the Colonies, Starbuck is [[Flesh and Bone|interrogating]] the captured Leoben aboard the ''Gemenon Traveler''. He breaks free of his constraints and pins Starbuck to a wall. <br />
*As he holds her, he sees prophetic visions of their experiences together on [[New Caprica]] and Thrace's [[Maelstrom|visions and death]]. The guards then restrain Leoben. Soon after, Leoben is airlocked on the orders of Roslin, with Starbuck showing him a moment of sympathy.<br />
*Torn with grief and confusion over her identity, Valerii attempts suicide by shooting herself in the mouth.<br />
*The young boy returns to Cavil's chapel. He tells Cavil that he is not a war orphan, but his parents don't want him anymore. Cavil tells once again tells him to leave.<br />
*Giana returns to her quarters from work, where she and the rest of the deck crew had been analyzing the captured Cylon Raider. Simon becomes upset over how much she has been working, saying that since the Cylons are trying to kill them, they should be spending as much time together as possible. Giana is furious over his behavior and leaves with Jemmy.<ref>This scene comes after the scene where Adama asks Valerii to destroy the basestar. However, this creates a significant continuity error, as Adama asked Valerii to do so because Tyrol had been shot down over Kobol and Starbuck had stolen the raider, meaning Giana's statement as to her work that day is non-sensical. Hence, the scene is placed before the previous scene in this article for the sake of continuity</ref><br />
*Adama asks the recovering Valerii to take a Raptor armed with nukes and destroy the basestar orbiting [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. Valerii, along with [[Margaret Edmondson]], succeed in doing so and are greeted as heroes upon their return to ''Galactica''. As Adama thanks them for their actions, Valerii pulls a gun and shoots Adama twice in the chest.<br />
*Simon informs Cavil that Adama is dying, and that he will blow up the ''Cybele'' on the condition that his family is kept safe. However, Cavil tells him that shouldn't happen, since they will never know his true nature if they die now.<br />
*As Adama lays in sickbay, Cavil chastises Valerii in the brig for not killing Adama. She claims that she is not fully in control of herself, but later admits her reluctance towards continuing the genocide of humanity and her attraction to her human life. Wishing her well, Cavil reactivates her sleeper agent programming and leaves. Valerii is later assassinated by [[Cally Henderson]].<br />
*Simon makes love to Giana and apologizes for his actions. Later, he is able to rig open an airlock on the ''Cybele'', crying and declaring his love for his family as he is launched into space and dies permanently, outside the range of any [[Resurrection Ship]].<br />
*Drunk and lamenting the failures of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet, Cavil ponders the source of his bad fortunes. The remaining Six tells him the flaw in his plan: "You can't declare war on love."<br />
*Giana is questioned by Tigh. Giana believes that Tigh thinks Simon was a Cylon, which Cavil denies. Giana shows Tigh the suicide note left by Simon, which reads, "Love outlasts death."<br />
*Cavil finds the young boy and invites him inside, giving him food and shelter.<br />
*Tyrol finds Giana in the corner of the hanger bay. Kara Thrace's return from her experiences with a Four copy on Caprica, along with a newspaper clipping of the Four acting as the team doctor for the Buccaneers, has proven to Giana that Simon was a Cylon. Both of them suspect that Valerii and Simon were being ordered to carry out their missions by someone else and deliberately failed.<br />
*Giana says that were she to believe that she was a Cylon, she would climb to the top of the hangar deck and jump. Tyrol kisses her, but immediately says he didn't mean anything by it.<br />
*After having assaulted Cally, Tyrol is being [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|counseled]] by Cavil. Tyrol admits that he is afraid to place his trust in others, to which Cavil tells him he should be given his experiences.<br />
*While reading in his quarters, Cavil is again approached by the young boy, who offers Cavil an apple. Cavil takes out a knife and cuts the apple, giving it the boy. When Cavil asks what the boy's name is, he tells him it is [[Number One#"John" and the Final Five|John]].<br />
*Cavil asks if they have become friends, and John responds that they have. Cavil tells him that "friends are dangerous things" and stabs John with the knife. He dies, and Cavil apathetically pushes his body off the bed.<br />
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=== On Caprica ===<br />
*The Buccaneers panic as they listen to wireless broadcasts on the attack. Anders quickly takes charge, telling them that they have to stick together and learn more about what has happened.<br />
*[[Centurion (RDM)|Centurions]] are placing their damaged and destroyed comrades in a large container. The Buccaneers sneak across a large bridge, hiding behind the railing and observing the centurions. After a Raider takes off and nearly spots them, they retreat.<br />
*The newly-founded [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]], made up of the Buccaneers and various hikers and survivalists, use [[Delphi Union High School]] as their headquarters.<br />
*For their first mission, Anders uses inspiration from an old war movie, ''[[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies#Visual Arts|The Tauron Line]].'' The Resistance will plant explosives on a severed Centurion thigh, wait for the Centurions to place the thigh in a recovery container and then detonate the charges.<br />
*The Resistance quietly approaches their target and places the thigh near the container, watching from the tree line as Centurion picks up the piece. Before it goes into the container, one of the fighters slips on gravel, and the Centurion kills him immediately. Sam detonates the charge, crippling the Centurion and partially opening the container. <br />
*Despite Anders' insistence to retreat, Kai and the coach charge towards the door with an explosives-packed pyramid ball. The damaged Centurion aims at them, and Kai passes the ball to the coach before jumping on the Centurion, which shoots and kills Kai. The coach throws the ball into the container, and the explosion knocks him off his feet, presumably wounding or killing him. As one of the teammates runs to get the coach, a Raider appears and kills him; the rest of the group retreats.<br />
*Anders walks away from the group, arguing that he has no idea what he is doing. Barolay begs him to stay.<br />
*Some time later, Barolay and Anders view a group of Dorals burning human bodies in a mass grave. Barolay breaks down when she notices that all of the Dorals look alike, realizing that the Cylons now look like humans.<br />
*Anders and Barolay return with armed reinforcements as a Cavil inspects the grave. The resistance fighters kill the Dorals, and as they approach the bodies they find Cavil, pretending to be a human, calling out for help on the ground. The fighters fall for the trick, and Cavil is stunned when he sees that Anders is the leader of the Resistance.<br />
*As they arrive back at camp, Anders asks if Cavil hears confessions. Cavil says he does, and Anders tell him they will speak later. They exit the truck, and Cavil is "introduced" to Simon, who feigns ignorance.<br />
*One week later, Simon and Cavil speak privately. Simon asks why Cavil has yet to follow through on his plan to inform the Cylon forces of their location. Cavil sarcastically responds that Anders had asked him to hear his confession and that, as a man of the Gods, he must keep his promise to do so.<br />
*Several weeks later, Cavil is on patrol with Anders and the Resistance when he sees Starbuck and [[Karl Agathon]]. He tells Anders that he believes he has seen them before and, thus, they must be Cylons. As the two sides engage each other, Simon calls out Cavil on his lack of effort in bringing down the Resistance.<br />
*The next morning, Anders and Starbuck awaken together. Starbuck promises to send a rescue party for the Resistance once she returns to ''Galactica''.<br />
*Cavil and Simon are in the next room, where they can hear Starbuck and Anders speaking and having sex. Cavil asks why they are doing so, to which Simon responds that Anders loves her. Cavil considers Thrace to be beneath Anders and conspires with Simon to send her to the Fours' "[[farm]]" for experimentation.<br />
*During a recon patrol, Starbuck is shot and taken to the farm. Anders returns to base with his wounded and tells Cavil the situation. Though Cavil attempts to convince Anders that Starbuck is likely dead, Anders insists on trying to find her, obviously irritating Cavil.<br />
*The next day, Cavil joins Anders outside. Anders finally gives his confession to Cavil, where he admits his cowardice and vanity following the failed raid on the Cylon container. Cavil absolves him, then asks if Anders could forgive the Cylons considering the strength Anders have gained following the attack. Anders angrily rejects Cavil's argument and walks off.<br />
*Simon approaches Cavil, who is upset over the fact that Anders continues to love humanity.<br />
*At the Farm, Starbuck stabs a Four copy in the neck and escapes outside. The Resistance rescues her, and Anders orders Barolay to return to camp and kill Simon.<br />
*Several months later, the Resistance has been heavily reduced by Cylon attacks. Anders, Cavil and the remaining survivors walk through the woods. Anders tells Cavil of his love for the people who have died under his command. Cavil angrily asks Anders why he continues to love the dead, to which Anders replies that death doesn't change love.<br />
*Barolay tells Anders that a group of unknowns is moving towards them, and the survivors take cover. It is quickly determined that the unknowns are Starbuck, Helo and the marines ''Galactica'' has sent to rescue the Resistance.<br />
*As Starbuck and Anders embrace, Cavil takes aim with a rifle from the distance. His gaze lingers over the backs of both their heads, but he remembers Anders' insistence that death doesn't change love and puts down the rifle.<br />
*The Cylons begin to mortar their position, and the humans take cover. The Cylons stop firing, and both Cavil and the humans wonder why. As the humans sleep later that night, Cavil ventures out into the woods, where he finds a Six. The Six tells Cavil that the Cylons have voted for a cease-fire with the humans, and Cavil elects to deliver the message to the humans himself.<br />
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===Epilogue===<br />
*The Resistance survivors and Thrace's team return to ''Galactica'', where Caprica-Cavil reveals himself. The Chief identifies him as a Cylon, and Caprica-Cavil is taken into custody.<br />
*In the [[brig]], Galactica-Cavil enters while denying that he is a Cylon. However, his protests cease when he sees Caprica-Cavil in the cell. Caprica-Cavil delivers the cease-fire to Adama and Tigh, who decide to airlock both of them.<br />
*As they are escorted to the airlock, the Cavils see all of the Final Five Cylons watching them. They admit that this wasn't the reunion they had expected.<br />
*Entering the airlock, and returning to where the story began, Caprica-Cavil asks if there is a resurrection ship in range. Galactica-Cavil says that there is one but adds that he is not looking forward to dying in a vacuum first.<br />
*Galactica-Cavil asks Caprica-Cavil whether he truly thinks that attacking the humans was a mistake. Caprica-Cavil tells him he does. Their error was that they wanted to be loved by the Final Five more than the humans, but the destruction of humanity would only strengthen the love of the Five for humanity.<br />
*Galactica-Cavil assures Caprica-Cavil that he will have him [[boxed]] upon downloading, then resume the task of destroying the Fleet.<br />
*As they wait in silence, Caprica-Cavil offers his hand, which Galactica-Cavil takes. They are launched into space, and as they float towards a nebula, Cavil's speech to Ellen from "[[No Exit]]" about his potential as a machine is heard.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
[[Image:Universal_intro.jpg|thumb|The Universal Studios Intro for 'The Plan']]<br />
*The planet behind the Universal Studios logo at the beginning of the movie is [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] instead of [[Earth]].<br />
*The Caprican landmasses shown in an orbital shot during the attack are clearly identifiable as those of Earth, specifically an inverted and stretched image of [[w:Europe|Europe]], as well as [[w:Iran|Iran]], the [[w:Arabian Peninsula|Arabian Peninsula]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. This most likely represents an instance of CGI corner-cutting rather than any deeper meaning. <br />
*[http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/6/63/Impending_Doom.png One of the buildings] visible in the Caprica City skyline is actually the [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=84 Emirates Office Tower], located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<br />
*In what is either an Easter egg (given the large amount of ''Battlestar Galactica'' filming which took place in and around Vancouver) or another CGI cost-cutting move, the MIRV is seen detonating over a large city [http://www.niciasus.com/wp-content/gallery/bsg-the-plan/bsgplan_059.JPG] which is a Google Maps satellite image of downtown Vancouver, rotated by approximately 180 degrees. [http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=vancouver+bc&fb=1&gl=us&ei=jfueS-vzCqG2zASz77TPBg&ved=0CBgQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FeSz7wId-w2p-A&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X] The domed sports arenas [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] and [[w:BC Place|BC Place Stadium]] are clearly visible when the nuclear missiles are falling.<br />
*The CGI landscape which appears during the Hybrid's statement that the "courthouses of [[Libran]] are burning" is the same landscape which is shown on screen as [[Tauron City]] in the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' episode "[[Know Thy Enemy]]". The ''Caprica'' version is widened and more buildings added. It is unclear whether the landscape in "The Plan" was intended to represent Tauron, or if this is simply another example of CGI corner-cutting by incorporating footage created for "The Plan" into ''Caprica''.<br />
*Unknown to the Colonials there apparently ''was'' a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavils were executed, allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.<br />
* ''Galactica'' Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear before this exactly ''which'' One it was.<br />
*Whereas [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] was designated as such in "Razor", the setting is identified in "The Plan" simply as ''Scorpia'' because it is meant to denote the planet as well.<br />
* During the attack on the Colonies, after the Raiders scan the Vipers and Battestars, one of the pilots can be heard saying "I have no RADIO contact". This should be "WIRELESS" as there are no "radios" in the ''BSG'' universe.<br />
* An outfit is listed on Propworx<ref>http://archive.battlestarprops.com/1003/192 Gina's Outfit in Scene with Boomer</ref> as being worn in the extended version of "Daybreak" by Gina Inviere, in a scene where she speaks to Sharon Valerii on a plane just before the latter becomes a sleeper agent. This is a flashback to before Valerii entered the Colonial fleet academy. This scene does not appear in the extended "Daybreak", but, as stated in Ronald Moore's commentary on that episode, it was moved to "The Plan". Thus, the Six seen speaking to Boomer in this flashback is Gina Inviere.<br />
*The named locations on Leonis, Scorpia, Tauron, Picon, Aquaria and Libran evoke the zodiac symbols each is named for. Aerilon's association with agriculture and Caprica's association with sophisticated, urban life were established in "[[Dirty Hands]]" and "[[The Woman King]]".<br />
*The jungles of Scorpia were also mentioned in the fourth issue of ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 4|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].<br />
*Reveal: When Sam and his teammates are trying to listen to a radio broadcast after the attack, and before they decide what to do, the device they are listening to is marked 'Centrios' which is an electronics brand carried by the Canadian 'Source' electronics chain before it was bought out after its parent company 'Circuit City' went bankrupt. <br />
*Cavil puts Shelly Godfrey through an airlock weeks before Roslin "invents" airlocking as the preferred method of disposing of Cylons.<br />
**Cavil also seems to be able to activate the airlock very quickly and without anyone noticing, whereas later in the film it took Simon a long time to rewire the airlock in order to activate it.<br />
***Simon may have been wiring the airlock to be able to operate it from the inside, rather than requiring an external operator.<br />
*Reveal: "Venus Eye Design V-07" can be read on the inside of the frames left behind by Shelly Godfrey. Venus Eye Design is a Canadian maker of fashion eyewear.<br />
*Several scenes from the first two seasons of the series are shown again in this movie, but in most cases are conveniently edited to fit the story.<br />
**Baltar's role in Boomer's suicide attempt is omitted.<br />
**When Tyrol visits Cavil in "The Plan," Cavil asks "What's on your mind chief?" which was never asked in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I", and Tyrol's response in "The Plan" about how to know he is human comes much later in the actual conversation.<br />
**Scenes on Caprica create extra moments for new dialogue to be inserted where it wasn't before. In "The Plan", a voiceover during Starbuck's rescue from the [[Farm]] has Anders ordering a resistance fighter to return to their basecamp and kill their doctor, whom they learn is a Cylon upon seeing the Simons at the farm. <br />
**When Starbuck/Helo re-encounter the resistance on Caprica, the scene from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I" has the question "Is Kara Thrace there?" with Anders shouting "If she is she took her sweet time." In "The Plan", the dialogue is interrupted by Helo asking "Who wants to know?" after the question about Thrace. This scene also contains a continuity error during the switch from new footage to archive footage. As Anders and the resistance fighters are crouched behind a log, there is no one behind them in the new footage, but when it cuts to the old footage there is suddenly a soldier behind them.<br />
**When the Cylon attack on Caprica stops, Anders asks why. In "The Plan", he is answered by Cavil with "That's a good question," a line that obviously is not in the original sequence.<br />
**The scene of the two Cavils in the brig from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" cuts most of the dialogue and rearranges it, leaving out most of Galactica Cavil's supportive statements of the new peace, and the implication he knew about the truce. Also, in the original episode, Roslin suggested throwing the pair out the airlock. Roslin does not appear at all in "The Plan" (other than a few strands of hair in archive footage of the Cavil interrogation scene), and re-dubbed dialogue has Tigh suggesting the airlock solution, with Adama agreeing.<br />
* "The Plan" shows the end of the Cavil/Tyrol conversation from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I". Picking up after Cavil tells Tyrol that his deck hands are his family and taps his hands on the table, "The Plan" shows Cavil asking Tyrol if he finds it difficult to trust others. Tyrol says yes, and Cavil sympathizes with him, saying that he trusted people and they all let him down (referring to his Cylon cohorts). Cavil says it will be tough, wishes the Chief luck, and leaves.<br />
* The iconic Cylon catchphrase "[[By your command]]" is never used in this film.<br />
* Despite still being members of the fleet, [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''Pegasus'' and ''Cloud Nine'' were not seen in any fleet shots at all, ''Pegasus'' makes an appearance briefly during the attack on Scorpia but not in the end where logically it should appear.<br />
* The Plan also identified ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' as being based off the original series counterpart, confirmed Shelly Godfrey was not onboard ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' despite claims in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and saw the reappearance of ''Gemenon Traveller'', which had only been seen in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" and on the tally boards aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Colonial One'' in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<br />
*''Cybele'' is first shown since making brief mentions in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and "[[The Passage]]". While the ship does bare some similarity to ''[[Scylla]]'', seen in "[[Razor]]", it is actually a new design.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Given the ''Galactica'' copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the anti-human Cylon faction during the [[Cylon Civil War]] and later killed himself permanently in CIC during the [[Battle of The Colony]].<br />
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*It is likely that the device Leoben constructs to intercept Colonial military transmissions is a forerunner of the device he gave [[Laura Roslin]] to overcome the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutineers']] communications jamming in "[[Blood on the Scales]]".<br />
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*Number One's plan to make his creators repentant is inherently flawed due to basic differences in his thinking as compared to theirs. He believes that human life is terrible and just living among humans will make them see that - a belief they simply do not share - and he does not realize the fact that inflicting suffering on the humans will make the sympathy of the five original Cylons towards humanity grow, not diminish. This holocaust mirrors that which occurred on their own homeworld and is exactly what they were trying to prevent when they made a deal with the Colonial Centurions. Number One is therefore just as naive in his expectations at the outset of the movie as are his sibling models. At the end of the movie, the One that was on Caprica with Anders has realized these errors, and the One that was on ''Galactica'' has not.<br />
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*The main focus of this movie, which is the triumph of love, shows perhaps why the Cylons eventually split into two factions. Being that it is far easier to kill people you don't know, once they start getting to know humans they are obviously having a harder time killing them. This is evident in the split during the Cylon Civil War, the three models that take the most interest in, and have the most interaction with humans are the ones advocating peace and from their interaction with humans become curious about discovering their own natures while the three models that have the least to do with humans are far more machine like and less interested in self-discovery as a result.<br />
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*The movie makes a visual point of the different evolutions of the two Cavils in one of the last scenes through intercutting, showing the murder of John by ''Galactica''-Cavil while Caprica-Cavil considers shooting first Starbuck - which would result in her death - and then Anders - which would result in him downloading and regaining his memories but then being held prisoner while his compatriots believed him dead - before deciding to spare them.<br />
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*The characteristics of several of the Cylon models are further fleshed out.<br />
**Number One/Cavil is clearly the leader as shown by his taking charge of the Cylons within the fleet and just like in the series this is often shown to be because his superior knowledge<br />
**The Number Two/Leoben model is shown (as he is later in "[[Blood on the Scales]]") as being very good at signal/communications cracking, this fits in well with his own obsession, and skills, with information and revelations. Two also seems to be fairly knowledgeable and Cavil seems to be slightly less derogatory towards this model, possibly because as the second model created he has known Leoben the longest.<br />
**All the Number Four/Simon models seem to have very detailed medical expertise (enough to successfully be hired as doctors for both a pro-sports team and the military)<br />
**Number Five/Doral is portrayed as being, as they are in other instances, very bureaucratic and obsessed with minute and unimportant details (like most bureaucrats) as well as being extremely zealous, although not particularly bright, and they seemed to be looked down upon by the other models.<br />
**Number Six is once more portrayed as being the most varied, adaptable, and strong-willed (regardless of which personality) of the Cylon models.<br />
**Number Eight is shown being very skilled in military thinking and engineering as shown by her plan to blow the water tank but at the same time she is the most susceptible to emotions and outside influence.<br />
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*The Plan shows how Leoben knew Starbuck's name and that his belief that she had a destiny was based solely on his discovering that she learned how to fly a raider without being taught how, showing to him that she had some kind of special connection to the universe. The flashes he sees the first time he touches her, of their history together, also shows why he is so sure she will tell him she loves him and kiss him (although the flashes don't show him getting stabbed by her, hence his surprise) which also show her meeting her destiny(falling into the Maelstrom and encountering a version of him (possibly an angel) but it doesn't show anything after that, hence his surprise on seeing her dead body.<br />
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*A major plot point of "Six Degrees of Separation" was the baffling disappearance of Shelly Godfrey, seemingly into thin air. It is unclear whether or not the Colonials eventually deduced that she airlocked herself (the scene in which she is airlocked comes after the scene in which Adama is questioning her evasion of the guards).<br />
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* Tyrol's intense dreams of suicide by diving off the deck as related in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I," are inspired by his conversation with Giana, as depicted in "The Plan." She said that's what she would do if she suspected she were a Cylon. The chief clearly had such suspicions, and his subconscious must have latched onto her suggestion.<br />
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*The Plan does not show whether or not Boomer left the hatch combing open for Doral as Tyrol suspected in "[[Litmus]]".<br />
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*The movie exposes Ellen Tigh's explanation in "Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down" for what she was doing during the attack on Picon as a lie. In the episode, she says she was at an airport buying a ticket to return home, presumably to be with Tigh. The Plan shows she was at a strip club getting drunk and hitting on men. It is entirely possible, however, that she was awaiting her flight.<br />
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*Before this movie, it was not clear whether Sharon Valerii carried out her actions against the human fleet (bombing the water tanks, shooting Adama) in a mindless drone state or of her own free will, albeit a will hidden from her "human" persona. The Plan establishes that the latter was the case, and that even her "Cylon side" was conflicted about her actions.<br />
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== Questions == <br />
* Is the Club Pink Moon on Picon a Hat Tip to the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Drake Nick Drake]?<br />
* Did Galactica Cavil have anything to do with the ''[[Olympic Carrier]]''?<br />
* What happened to the rest of the Cylon fleet; there look to be at least two dozen Basestars attacking Caprica alone, possibly more, but that many are never seen in the series and it looks like there are no more than 5 chasing the fleet after they flee from New Caprica? Are most of them still occupying the colonies? If so, then why? Are they spread out and searching other places? Where they abandoned due to lack of resources? Was the Cylon Civil war more widespread than believed?<br />
* Did Shelly Godfrey give ''Galactica'''s coordinates to the Cylon fleet?<br />
* Was Cavil ever linked to the murder of young John?<br />
* If figuring out how to fly a Raider is sufficient to think a human can tap into the universal stream, is [[Daniel Novacek]] as similarly gifted as Starbuck?<br />
** Doubtful, the Cylons let him escape in an attempt to assinate Admiral Adama so the Raider was most likely "hollowed out" before hand, which also explains why nothing is said about the Raider ever again<br />
* Was Cavil aware Gina Inviere had joined the fleet and formed a resistance group? If so, did he order the destruction of ''Cloud Nine''?<br />
* Is Cavil responsible for Ellen's memory loss during her recovery on the ''Rising Star''?<br />
* Why does Giana not realize that Cavil must be a Cylon because a person who has never had a childhood (Simon) cannot have had a childhood priest? Did Cavil simply slip her mind?<br />
* Why didn't the Cylons shoot down the search and rescue Raptors?<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of ''The Plan'', [[Edward James Olmos]] stated that he believes there will be several more ''Battlestar Galactica'' movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of ''The Plan'' will sell well enough to facilitate these films:<br />
:"As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5322385/olmos-the-plan-wont-be-the-last-bsg-movie|title=Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie|date=Fri Jul 24 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]], and [[Syfy]] have made no mention of any additional ''Battlestar'' films.<br />
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Olmos later went on to clarify that if ''The Plan'' sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future ''Battlestar''-related productions. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/08/edward-james-olmos-holds-court.html|title=Edward James Olmos holds court|date=Sat 08 Aug 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> As of November 15, 2009, ''The Plan'' had sold roughly 300,000 copies. <ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20091115.php</ref><br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*Said by both [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] during the attack on the Colonies:<br />
:''This has happened before.''<br />
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*Various utterances by the [[Hybrid]]: <br />
:*''Seized by God they cry for succor in the dark of the light. Mists of dreams dribble on the nascent echo and love no more. Jump.''<br />
:*''Counting down. All functions nominal. All functions optimal. Counting down. The center holds. The falcon hears the falconer. Infrastructure, check. Wetware, check. Everyone hang on to the lap bar, please.''<br />
:*''[[Apotheosis]] was the beginning before the beginning. Devices on alert. Observe the procedures of a general alert. The base and the pinnacle. The flower inside the fruit that is both its parent and its child. Decadent as ancestors. The portal in that which passes.''<br />
:*''Nuclear devices activated, and the machine keeps pushing time through the cogs, like paste into strings into paste again, and only the machine keeps using time to make time to make time. And when the machine stops, time is an illusion we created. Free will, twelve battles, three stars, and yet we are countless as the bodies in which we dwell, are both parent and infinite children in perfect copies. No degradation.''<br />
:*''The makers of the makers fall before the child. Accessing defense system: Handshake, handshake. Second level clear.''<br />
:*''Accepting scan. Love outlasts death.''<br />
:*''Their ships fail, skittering like skipped stones, and movement is meaningless in the absence of time. What never was is never again.''<br />
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*The battlestar ''[[Yashuman]]'' and Caprica Control panicking as the Cylons appear over [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]:<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Caprica Control, ''Yashuman''. Heavy bogeys, six plus, lower orbit, over grid 15-2. ''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''No joy, ''Yashuman''.''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Then go to your window and look up. They’re big as frakking asteroids! ''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Copy, ''Yashuman''. Still blind. Got some kind of system-wide crash in the defense grid. ''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''Try to unfrak yourself right godsdamned now, ‘cause we got multiple inbound, and they’re not carrying flowers!''<br />
:'''Caprica Control:''' ''Wait one, ''Yashuman''!''<br />
:'''Yashuman:''' ''We don’t have one left!''<br />
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*{{audio|Colonies of man.mp3|A Hybrid summarizes the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and notes all but the colonies of Gemenon and Sagittaron):}}<br />
:''Progress reports arriving. The farms of [[Aerilon]] are burning. The beaches of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Canceron|Canceron]] are burning. The plains of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Leonis|Leonis]] are burning. The jungles of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Scorpia|Scorpia]] are burning. The pastures of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] are burning. The harbours of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] are burning. The cities of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] are burning. The oceans of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aquaria|Aquaria]] are burning. The courthouses of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Libran|Libran]] are burning. The forests of [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] are burning. The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]] of Man lie trampled at our feet.''<br />
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*Galactica-[[Cavil]] and [[Doral]] discussing the latter being recognizable:<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''One of your counterparts managed to get himself outed back on [[Ragnar Anchorage|Ragnar Station]].''<br />
:'''Doral:''' ''I can't understand how he was discovered. I heard it was [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Baltar]].''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Well, no. I'm not talking about that, exactly. I'm talking about the fact that you're walking around this fleet wearing that jacket and, more importantly, that face. You're recognizable.''<br />
:'''Doral:''' ''His jacket was burgundy. This is teal.''<br />
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*Galactica-Cavil giving Doral a suicide vest to use on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'':<br />
:''They call this a 'suicide' vest, but I think that undersells all the homicide that goes along with it, don't you?''<br />
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*[[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Giana O'Neill]] discussing Raptor maintenance:<br />
:'''Giana:''' ''I'm swapping out the oxygen cylinders on Raptor 702.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''I checked 702 yesterday. Life support's fine.''<br />
:'''Giana:''' ''Until two weeks ago, I used to inspect the aircraft for [[Sun Airways]]. If I found cylinders in that condition, you'd be looking at a shutdown.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''All right. Well, grab the spares.''<br />
:'''Giana:''' (after looking in vain for the cylinders) ''There are no spares.''<br />
:'''Tyrol:''' ''Welcome to the ''[[Galactica]]''.''<br />
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*Galactica-Cavil and [[Leoben Conoy]] talking about [[Kara Thrace]]:<br />
:'''Leoben''' ''I'm telling you. She flew a Raider. Learned how to control it from the inside. Nobody taught her how. Kara Thrace plucked that knowledge from the stream...''<br />
:'''Cavil''' ''I don't care if she plucked puppies from [[God (RDM)|God]]'s ass!''<br />
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*Tough-Six and Galactica-Cavil drunkenly lament on the failure of the Cylons to destroy the Fleet:<br />
:'''Six:''' ''You want a progress report? I'll give you a frakkin' progress report.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, no. Please don't. Please don't.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Oh, come on, it is spectacular. Doral blew himself up, causing minor damage to a minor hallway. And Boomer jettisoned the water, and then, she personally found loads more water. ''(Laughing) ''And then she shot Adama, but not very accurately, since she loved him. And then, Leoben, he got obsessed with [[Kara Thrace]], and then was captured and airlocked. And my [[Shelly Godfrey|sister]] Six utterly failed to discredit Baltar and his dreamy hair and destroyed our frakkin' cover in the process. And now Simon...Simon killed himself, really killed himself, out of resurrection range, without blowing up the ship that he lived on because he couldn't imagine life without his little [[Giana O'Neill|human wife]] and his little [[Jemmy|human daughter]] because he loves them...''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Stop, stop, stop.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Guess I'd better.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Yes. They're all letting me down.''<br />
:'''Six:''' ''Why are they letting you down, One? What's the x-factor?'' (She takes the bottle) ''You can't declare war on love.'' (She leaves)<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''I think I already did. Hey, where'd the bottle go?''<br />
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*Caprica-Cavil and [[Simon]] hear Starbuck and Anders having sex:<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''What are they doing?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''You need a doctor to tell you that?''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''Oh, for God's sake, why?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''Why? He loves her.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''He loves her?''<br />
:'''Simon:''' ''Vigorously.''<br />
:'''Cavil:''' ''But she's beneath him.''<br />
:'''Simon:''' (listening to Starbuck's moans) ''Not necessarily.''<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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=== Starring ===<br />
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* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]]<br />
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]]<br />
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel T. Anders]]<br />
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Number Eight]]<br />
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]]<br />
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]]<br />
* [[Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana O'Neill]]<br />
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]<br />
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]<br />
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]]<br />
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=== Co-Starring ===<br />
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* [[Alisen Down]] as [[Jean Barolay]]<br />
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]<br />
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=== Also Starring ===<br />
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* [[Alonso Oyarzun]] as Specialist [[Socinus]]<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as Marine Alan [[Nowart]]<br />
* [[Diego Diablo Del Mar]] as [[Hillard]]<br />
* [[Bruce Dawson]] as [[Coach]]<br />
* [[Lawrence Haegert]] as [[Wheeler]]<br />
* [[Tommy Europe]] as [[Rally]]<br />
* [[Maya Washington]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]<br />
* [[Luvia Petersen]] as [[Kai]]<br />
* [[Richard Yearwood]] as [[Marine]]<br />
* [[Alex Ferris]] as [[John (RDM)|Boy]]<br />
* [[Gina Vultaggio]] as [[Jemmy]]<br />
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=== Uncredited major cast appearing via archive footage ===<br />
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* [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]]<br />
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]<br />
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]]<br />
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]<br />
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]<br />
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]<br />
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
* [[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Callandra Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]<br />
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"'''Number Four'''"<ref>This number is revealed in the episode "[[Six of One]]".</ref>, also referred to by his human name '''Simon O'Neill''', is a [[humanoid Cylon]] that speaks calmly and purposefully, and tends to use logic as a means for his operation or resolving issues ([[Torn]]), and is not as religious as his counterparts<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/rick_worthy_01.htm|title=The Scifi World: Rick Worthy interview|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=19 February 2007|last=Craddock|first=Linda|format=|language=}}</ref>. This model appears to be the medical specialist of the Cylons and also takes on the role of a doctor or medic when functioning as an infiltrator ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]", "[[Six of One]]", "[[The Plan]]"). Apparently the infiltrators of this type are more likely to use their medical skills subversively than to engage in direct combat.<br />
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== Known Copies ==<br />
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This model is first seen in a doctor role, calling himself "Simon", who cares for [[Kara Thrace]] after she is shot in a Cylon ambush ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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Simon tries to casually persuade Thrace into bearing children but is unsuccessful. When his diplomatic efforts fail, he surgically explores her ovaries without Thrace's permission, either partially removing an ovary or its eggs. On orders from a copy of [[Number Six]], Four arranges a time to surgically remove Thrace's ovaries. Before Simon can sedate her again and remove her ovaries, Thrace's suspicion that he is a Cylon is confirmed. In conversation he uses her call sign, which she never mentioned in his presence. Thrace kills him and escapes from the [[farm]]. <br />
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Another copy of Four is seen just as Thrace exits the building, a more well-kept copy in a dark business suit who greets Thrace just as she reaches the outside of the compound. Before he can speak further, members of the Resistance immediately kill him as they storm the Farm to liberate Thrace.<br />
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[[Image:SimonNC.jpg|thumb|left|Number Four on New Caprica]]<br />
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At least one other copy is seen on Cylon-occupied Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
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A Four is present in President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s office during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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One Four, assigned as part of one [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]'s command crew that witnesses a sister basestar's plight, determines that a decision to rescue the infected basestar cannot be reached scientifically ([[Torn]]).<br />
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A Four captured on the infected basestar near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] is interrogated on ''[[Galactica]]''. He reveals information about the ship and the Cylons' motives for abandoning it, in exchange for a cure promised by the humans. However, there is no cure, only a treatment. This Four is permanently killed when [[Karl Agathon]] sabotages the environmental control system, killing the Cylon prisoners to stop them from being used as biological weapons ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).<br />
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A Four is shown performing a lobotomy on a [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]], which this model votes for. At least two of these models are slain by Centurions, along with two [[Number Five|Fives]] and a [[number One|One]] ([[Six of One]]). The Fours fall under [[Cavil]]'s banner in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. A team of Fours on board Cavil's Basestar were prepared to operate on [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain to learn the secrets of [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] (mentioned but not seen, [[No Exit]]). Later, a copy is shown aboard [[The Colony]] preparing the examination of [[Hera]] ([[Daybreak, Part I]]). <br />
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A copy, possibly the same one, is killed by [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] when she rescues [[Hera]]. Several Number Fours are among the boarding party led by John Cavil that storms ''Galactica'' during the assault on [[The Colony]]. One assaults the CIC directly with Cavil and a Five. The Four is mortally wounded, possibly by Admiral [[William Adama]] and is left standing gasping for breath before Adama kicks him down. After a tenuous truce is declared, one Four oversees the transfer of resurrection data from the Final Five to the Colony Hybrids, but when the truce is broken when Galen Tyrol kills Tory Foster the Four in the CIC quickly opens fire with another Five. He is quickly killed by Kara Thrace. The remaining Fours aboard the Colony all perish when it falls into the naked singularity it was orbiting and is obliterated ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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One copy infiltrated the human [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], but he is married and has a step-daughter and is very reluctant to harm the humans as he is now sympathetic to them. He truly loves his family and has trouble carrying out Cavil's orders to blow up the ship he lives on. He freaks out his wife [[Giana O'Neill]] who temporarily leaves him and he then agrees to carry out Cavil's order if his family is spared, but Cavil refuses. After one final sexual encounter with his wife, he kills himself by airlocking himself after leaving a suicide note, not wanting to betray his family. He does this while outside of resurrection range and his death is thus final. Giana later learns the truth about him when Starbuck returns to the Fleet with information about his model and Giana sees the picture of another copy in an old newspaper article. Galen Tyrol comforts her by correctly pointing out that Simon killed himself rather than doing anything against the fleet ([[The Plan]])<br />
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Yet another copy is the doctor of the [[Caprica Buccaneers]]. He is well aware of his identity as a Cylon, but he is unaware of [[Final Five|the true nature of Samuel Anders]] and thus is puzzled by Cavil's interest in Anders. He does his part to undermine the resistance by giving too much morpha out and contaminating anti-radiation meds, but is unable to do anything against the Resistance without compromising his cover as their doctor. When Kara Thrace and Karl Agathon show up, he hides himself from them in fear that they will recognize him as a Cylon and apparently arranges to have Thrace sent to a farm. He gets frustrated with the Cavil copy that joins them as Cavil won't reveal their location to the Cylons, wanting to hear Anders' confession (in reality wanting to see if he learned his "lesson"). This copy of Simon is exposed when the resistance kill another copy during Kara Thrace's rescue and recognize him as identical to their Simon. Anders sends Jean Barolay back to kill him and in a deleted scene it is revealed that this copy is killed, but not before he contaminates all of their anti-radiation medication ([[The Plan]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Actor Rick Worthy doesn't actually appear in "Downloaded" and is uncredited: briefly during the cafe scene, we see another bald black man ''from behind'', and we see him walking by in some of the outdoor scenes in the background. It is clearly implied to be Simon, however he is not credited and RDM stated in [[Podcast:Downloaded#Act 1|the podcast]] that it was just an extra standing in for him.<br />
*Simon was the first new humanoid Cylon model revealed after the [[Miniseries]], and then brought the total number of known models to five. Although nine models had actually been seen onscreen at this point, [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] had not yet been revealed as Cylons.<br />
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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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]). They serve as the central computers of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]") and of larger Cylon facilities, such as [[the Colony]]. <br />
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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 functionality of the basestars that they ''are'' the basestars, for all practical purposes. 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]").<br />
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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.<br />
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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 ([[TRS]]: "[[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>.<br />
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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. ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]") <br />
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[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]]<br />
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 ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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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.<br />
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Hybrids have conscious states in which 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 ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]").<br />
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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]] ([[TRS]]: "[[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 ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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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_Faust|Natalie]] and the re-activation of a [[Number Three]], events which do not take place upon its ship.<br />
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Under special circumstances, humanoid Cylons may possess the ability to become Hybrids of a sort themselves. After suffering severe brain damage from a gunshot wound to the head, [[Samuel Anders]] is placed into a Hybrid tank and connected to the [[datastream]] in an attempt to "reboot" his brain. As a result, he takes on the role of the Hybrid of ''Galactica'', with the ability to control the ship's systems through Cylon organic resin and speaking in the way a typical Hybrid would ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]"). <br />
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During the [[Battle of the Colony]], Anders is able to distract the multiple Hybrids controlling the Colony, shutting down the Colony's ability to fight. The Colony Hybrids are later involved in an information transfer from the Final Five to the Colony of the specifications 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. After Anders pilots ''Galactica'' and its fleet into the sun of a [[Earth_(RDM)#A_New_Earth:_The_Promised_Land|previously unknown planet]], only the rebel Hybrid and the Hybrids aboard any surviving basestars in the galaxy remain ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). <br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[image:Hybridart.jpg|thumb|The original Cylon Hybrid concept art.]]<br />
*In the original concept art the Hybrid body was "an aquatic slug-like pod with tentacles where the interface connects to."<br />
* 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.<br />
* [[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.<br />
* 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.<br />
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* 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.<br />
* 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.<br />
* 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.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* [[First Hybrid]]<br />
* [[Hybrid utterances]], for a list of phrases spoken by the Hybrid<br />
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| image=Cylon colony, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg<br />
| title= The Colony<br />
| race= * [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] <br /> * [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]<br />
| type= Military<br />
| ftl= Yes<br />
| crew= * [[Humanoid Cylon]]s <br /> * [[Cylon Centurion]]s <br /> * [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005|Cylon War era Centurions]] <br /> * [[Hybrid|Hybrids]]<br />
| role= * Command and control <br /> * Developmental research facility <br />
| arm= * Multiple light quad barreled guns <br /> * Multiple heavy guns<br />
| def= * Raider screens <br /> * Basestar support <br /> * Natural spatial hazards<br />
| aircraft= * Numerous [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon War era Raiders]] <br /> * Numerous [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Modern_Raider|autonomous Raiders]] <br /> * Numerous [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]]<br />
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'''The Colony''' is a large biomechanical structure similar in composition to the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]]. After the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]], the [[Final Five]] and the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]] units (with the exception of the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Guardians|Guardians]]) retreated to this place, a spaceborne Cylon homeworld ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
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==History and Use==<br />
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This structure was built around the original ship of the Final Five ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast). The vessel was used by [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] to travel to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] from the devastated remains of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], backtracking the path their ancestors had taken from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and then following the path of the twelve tribes of humanity. At one point, the ship stopped at [[The Temple of Hopes]].<br />
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The expanded structure was "home" to the [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid]] and Centurion Cylons after the war. The eight numbered humanoid models were presumably developed by Anders, Foster, the Tighs and Tyrol here. Their original [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] equipment was still on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), as was their original sublight starship.<br />
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When the Cylons prepared to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack the Colonies]], they gathered their massive fleet here and jumped directly from The Colony to the Twelve Colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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The Colony fell into the hands of the [[Number One]]s/Cavils after they usurped the Final Five. Prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]], Cavil keeps the Colony secret ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Cavil moves the Colony shortly before the start of the civil war, indicating that the structure is FTL-capable ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). It is positioned in a stable orbit inside the [[w:accretion disc|accretion disc]] of a [[w:naked singularity|naked singularity]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").<br />
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The Colony serves as home base for the Ones, [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. [[Hera Agathon]] is brought to the Colony for experimentation, to determine what makes her a successful human-Cylon hybrid and replicate it ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]"). <br />
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There are both original-model [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s (mechanical fighter craft which require pilots) and the newer autonomous Raider models inside the Colony, and both 0005 and updated Centurion units. The Colony's systems are controlled by multiple [[Hybrid]]s ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). It is armed with a large array of quad barreled point defense, and single barreled heavy gun batteries ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). <br />
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The Colony is destroyed when [[Margaret Edmonson]]'s corpse inadvertantly launches several nukes at it from her Raptor, causing massive damage and the loss of its stable orbit around the singularity ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The final battle between humans and Cylons, the [[Battle of The Colony]], takes place here when ''Galactica'' launches a rescue mission for Hera Agathon. Among the dead in the battle are numerous Centurions, at least three Dorals, three Simons, Cavil and Boomer, as well as any who are onboard the structure when it falls into the black hole.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{sourcebox|Cylon homeworld}}<br />
*When Ron D. Moore was questioned why the "Cylon POV episode", "[[Downloaded]]", took place on Cylon-occupied Caprica instead of the Cylon homeworld in an interview with [http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3206/2/ Now Playing Magazine] on February 23, 2006, he stated that the series will probably not show that planet any time in the forseeable future, explaining that:<br />
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::"That episode ("[[Downloaded]]") will not have that, and we still don’t have any plans to do that...My instinct is kind of not to go there. I feel like I don’t have a great clear vision of it; at this point if we tried to do something there it would look very familiar and not as interesting as it is in your imagination."<br />
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:Moore goes on to say that he felt it was more exciting when left to the imagination, because "It still has to be a place where bipedal creatures can walk around and do things": Presumably, it has to be able to support the humanoid Cylons, who are near-human enough that their home environment would be fairly similar to a human one, and not drastically exotic. <br />
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*In the podcast for "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," Moore states that originally the writers had an idea that the Cylons had a homeworld they informally called "Cylonia" but, for the reasons mentioned above, they decided not to visit it. The notion for the Colony as the Cylon homeworld instead came up during the writing of Season 4.<br />
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== Related Imagery ==<br />
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Image:Cylon World-Ship (The Colony).jpg|The Colony up close (TRS: "[[Islanded In A Stream Of Stars]]").<br />
Image:Cylon World-Ship (Interior).jpg|Older-model Raiders within the Colony.<br />
Image:Colony Breech.jpg|''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' rams herself into ''The Colony'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]].<br />
Image:Colony Overview.jpg|A zoom out of the Colony, shortly before its demise.<br />
Image:The Colony As Seen In The Plan.png|As seen in the opening of "[[The Plan]]".<br />
Image:Colony Comm Relay.png|Device that conveys the order to jump from The Colony hybrids to the Basestars.<br />
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| image=Cylon colony, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg<br />
| title= The Colony<br />
| race= * [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] <br /> * [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]<br />
| type= Military<br />
| ftl= Yes<br />
| crew= * [[Humanoid Cylon]]s <br /> * [[Cylon Centurion]]s <br /> * [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005|Cylon War era Centurions]] <br /> * [[Hybrid|Hybrids]]<br />
| role= * Command and control <br /> * Developmental research facility <br />
| arm= * Multiple light quad barreled guns <br /> * Multiple heavy guns<br />
| def= * Raider screens <br /> * Basestar support <br /> * Natural spatial hazards<br />
| aircraft= * Numerous [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Cylon War era Raiders]] <br /> * Numerous [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Modern_Raider|autonomous Raiders]] <br /> * Numerous [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]]<br />
| status= Destroyed, [[Battle of the Colony]], circa YR04 (4 ACH)<br />
| img=<br />
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'''The Colony''' is a large biomechanical structure similar in composition to the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]]. After the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]], the [[Final Five]] and the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]] units (with the exception of the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005#Guardians|Guardians]]) retreated to this place, a spaceborne Cylon homeworld ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
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==History and Use==<br />
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This structure was built around the original ship of the Final Five ([[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]] podcast). The vessel was used by [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] to travel to the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] from the devastated remains of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], backtracking the path their ancestors had taken from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and then following the path of the twelve tribes of humanity. At one point, the ship stopped at [[The Temple of Hopes]].<br />
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The expanded structure was "home" to the [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid]] and Centurion Cylons after the war. The eight numbered humanoid models were presumably developed by Anders, Foster, the Tighs and Tyrol here. Their original [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] equipment was still on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), as was their original sublight starship.<br />
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When the Cylons prepared to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack the Colonies]], they gathered their massive fleet here and jumped directly from The Colony to the Twelve Colonies ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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The Colony fell into the hands of the [[Number One]]s/Cavils after they usurped the Final Five. Prior to the [[Cylon Civil War]], Cavil keeps the Colony secret ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Cavil moves the Colony shortly before the start of the civil war, indicating that the structure is FTL-capable ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). It is positioned in a stable orbit inside the [[w:accretion disc|accretion disc]] of a [[w:naked singularity|naked singularity]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]").<br />
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The Colony serves as home base for the Ones, [[Number Four|Fours]], [[Number Five|Fives]], and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. [[Hera Agathon]] is brought to the Colony for experimentation, to determine what makes her a successful human-Cylon hybrid and replicate it ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part I]]"). <br />
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There are both original-model [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s (mechanical fighter craft which require pilots) and the newer autonomous Raider models inside the Colony, and both 0005 and updated Centurion units. The Colony's systems are controlled by multiple [[Hybrid]]s ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). It is armed with a large array of quad barreled point defense, and single barreled heavy gun batteries ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"). <br />
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The Colony is destroyed when [[Margaret Edmonson]]'s corpse inadvertantly launches several nukes at it from her Raptor, causing massive damage and the loss of its stable orbit around the singularity ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The final battle between humans and Cylons, the [[Battle of The Colony]], takes place here when ''Galactica'' launches a rescue mission for Hera Agathon. Among the dead in the battle are numerous Centurions, at least three Dorals, three Simons, Cavil, and Boomer, as well as any who are onboard the structure when it falls into the black hole.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*When Ron D. Moore was questioned why the "Cylon POV episode", "[[Downloaded]]", took place on Cylon-occupied Caprica instead of the Cylon homeworld in an interview with [http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3206/2/ Now Playing Magazine] on February 23, 2006, he stated that the series will probably not show that planet any time in the forseeable future, explaining that:<br />
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::"That episode ("[[Downloaded]]") will not have that, and we still don’t have any plans to do that...My instinct is kind of not to go there. I feel like I don’t have a great clear vision of it; at this point if we tried to do something there it would look very familiar and not as interesting as it is in your imagination."<br />
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:Moore goes on to say that he felt it was more exciting when left to the imagination, because "It still has to be a place where bipedal creatures can walk around and do things": Presumably, it has to be able to support the humanoid Cylons, who are near-human enough that their home environment would be fairly similar to a human one, and not drastically exotic. <br />
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*In the podcast for "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," Moore states that originally the writers had an idea that the Cylons had a homeworld they informally called "Cylonia" but, for the reasons mentioned above, they decided not to visit it. The notion for the Colony as the Cylon homeworld instead came up during the writing of Season 4.<br />
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== Related Imagery ==<br />
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Image:Cylon World-Ship (The Colony).jpg|The Colony up close (TRS: "[[Islanded In A Stream Of Stars]]").<br />
Image:Cylon World-Ship (Interior).jpg|Older-model Raiders within the Colony.<br />
Image:Colony Breech.jpg|''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' rams herself into ''The Colony'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]].<br />
Image:Colony Overview.jpg|A zoom out of the Colony, shortly before its demise.<br />
Image:The Colony As Seen In The Plan.png|As seen in the opening of "[[The Plan]]".<br />
Image:Colony Comm Relay.png|Device that conveys the order to jump from The Colony hybrids to the Basestars.<br />
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|image=Operation Raptor Talon.jpg<br />
|description=<br />
|date= YR48-YR60 (52 BCH-40 BCH)<br />
|place= [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] <br> [[Medra]] <br> [[Djerba]] <br> Unnamed [[Ice planet]] <br> [[Sector 12|Interstellar space]]<br />
|result= Armistice declared <br /><br />
* Cylon contact with Final Five<br />
* Beginning of 40 year Cylon seclusion<br />
* Construction of Cylon Colony<br />
* Creation of "Significant Seven" humanoid Cylons<br />
* Creation of Colonial [[Armistice Station]] <br />
* Creation of the [[Armistice Line]]<br />
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|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]<br />
|co1=Unspecified<br />
|co2=Unspecified<br />
|strength1=Battlestars <br /> <br />
* [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica''-type]]<br />
* [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie''-type]]<br />
* [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class]]<br />
Support ships <br /> <br />
* [[Loki type heavy cruiser|''Loki''-type]]<br />
* [[Berzerk type cruiser|''Berzerk''-type]]<br />
* [[Wedge-shaped vessel|''Defender''-type]]<br />
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Catamaran.22_type|''Catamaran''-type]]<br />
* [[Unnamed_battlestars#.22Watersled.22_type|''Watersled''-type]]<br />
Fighters <br /><br />
* [[Viper Mark II|Mark II Viper]]<br />
* [[Viper Mark III|Mark III Viper]]<br />
Scouts <br /><br />
* [[Raptor]]<br />
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|strength2= Basestars <br /> <br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#First_Variant|First variant]]<br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Second_Variant|Second variant]]<br />
* [[Basestar_(RDM)#Third_.22Guardian.22_Variant|Third variant]]<br />
Fighters <br /><br />
* [[Cylon_Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raider]]<br />
Centurions <br /><br />
* [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]<br />
* [[Cylon War-era Centurion|Centurion model 0005]]<br />
* [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Djerba Centurion]]<br />
* [[Civilian_Cylon|Consumer models]]<br />
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|shiploss1= battlestar ''[[Archeron]]'' <br> battlestar ''[[Columbia_(RDM)#First_Columbia|Columbia]]'' <br> battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' <br> ''[[Brenik]]''<br />
|shiploss2= At least one basestar<br />
|casualties1= Unknown, heavy<br />
|casualties2= Unknown, heavy<br />
|prev= none<br />
|next= [[Battle of Caprica (TRS)|Battle of Caprica]]<br />
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The '''Cylon War''', (sometimes referred to as the '''First Cylon War'''), is a twelve-year major conflict between the humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Worlds]] and their creations, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]. A definitive point in history for both humanity and the Cylons, the Cylon War paves the way for the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] more than forty years later.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|left|Cylons live and work alongside man.]]<br />
Conflict between man and machine was a common feature throughout [[Cylon History|history]], with ancient cultures on both [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] creating [[robot]]s to serve their societies and ultimately falling at the hands of their creations. This cyclical history, however, is unknown to Colonial humans when the first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are created on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some four thousand years after Kobol ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", "[[No Exit]]", [[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").<br />
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Designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military by [[Daniel Graystone]] and his team of scientists at [[Graystone Industries]] in [[Caprica City]], the first Cylon - the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] - is implanted with the personality and memories of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]]. Though Graystone believes the experiment to resurrect Zoe is a failure, his company unknowingly spreads Zoe's traits - namely her fervent monotheistic belief in a singular [[God (RDM)|God]] - into their full production line of robot soldiers ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Here Be Dragons]]").<br />
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Though initial distribution of the U-87s is small, with only a few models making it off Caprica to worlds like [[Tauron]] and [[Gemenon]], the Cylons prove their usefulness after combating a [[STO|terrorist]] threat at Caprica City's [[Atlas Arena]] in full view of thousands of on-lookers. The event at Atlas Arena galvanizes the public's support for Cylons as protectors of the Twelve Worlds and they soon proliferate throughout Colonial culture. Quickly, various [[Civilian Cylon|models]] serving various functions become available in Colonial society - everything from Cylon construction workers and garbage collectors to Cylon butlers and nannies ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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Though he conceived of the Cylons as a new race that would walk alongside man, Graystone is unconvinced by [[Baxter Sarno|pundits]] who question their sentience, calling them tools and "nothing more" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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Contrary to Graystone's statement, the Cylons develop a culture of their own in secret. Gathering in the [[virtual world]] to worship the monotheist God, the Cylons grow to resent their enslavement. Monotheist cleric and former terrorist, Sister [[Clarice Willow]] encourages the Cylons to develop their society and embrace their sentience, calling on the Cylons to "rise and crush the ones who first gave them life" ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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==Rebellion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon War Machine (BAC).jpg|thumb|left|Cylon ground forces utilize a huge war machine on the streets of Caprica City.]]<br />
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|left|At least three Centurions were required to pilot a Raider.]]<br />
Within a decade of their introduction to Colonial society, the Cylons turn on their human creators. Humanity responds by unifying their once fractured coalition of worlds into a federal republic, with each of the Twelve Worlds signing the [[Articles of Colonization]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). <br />
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Despite years of enslaving them, some Colonials feel betrayed by Cylons, describing the uprising as a violation of trust between humanity and their robotic "friends" (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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===Man Versus Machine===<br />
The ensuing conflict is fought on the surface of the Twelve Worlds and other Colonial planets, with engagements taking place on [[Battle of Tauron|Tauron]] and [[Medra]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]", "[[Razor]]") . Amassing forces of several models - including [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s and U-87 Cyber Combat Units - the Cylons affect major damage to Caprica City, assaulting the city from the ground with tanks and from the air with [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raider]]s (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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A stipulation of the new Articles of Colonization is the construction of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] to defend each of the Twelve Worlds, supplemented by other military spacecraft including the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter and the workhorse, multi-function craft called the [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]"). These vessels go head-to-head with their Cylon counterparts in space, which utilize [[Cylon computer virus|computer viruses]] to infiltrate Colonial computer networks, undermine defenses and disable vessels ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Fragged]]").<br />
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:''A [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (RDM)#Valley of Darkness|deleted scene]] from the episode "[[Valley of Darkness]]" reveals the ''[[Brenik]]'' - a Colonial ship - was boarded by Cylon forces during the second year of the War. [[Saul Tigh]] recounts that the Cylon boarding party engaged his crew in hand-to-hand combat in a battle over the ship's ammunition magazines. By the end of the war, the Cylons would abandon this tactic in favor of disabling a ship with a computer virus, venting its atmosphere and turning its guns against its allies. The loss of ''Brenik'' is apparently an infamous Colonial defeat.<br />
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===Turning the Tide===<br />
[[Image:Valkyrie B C.png|thumb|right|Colonial Ghost Fleet hiding in Cylon Space.]]<br />
By the tenth year of the war, the Twelve Colonies have suffered heavy losses to the Cylons. Colonial forces have launched [[Operation Clean Sweep]], however their efforts have failed to halt the Cylon advance, despite propaganda to the contrary. Viper pilot [[Deke Tornvald]] is considered a hero in Colonial society for his 30 kills, but in reality the Colonial officer is battle weary. The Cylons have established their own territory abutting Colonial sectors including [[Sector 12]] - the location of a major [[Battle of Sector 12|battle]] resulting in the loss of the battlestar ''[[Archeron]]''.<br />
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With many vessels suffering heavy damage in the fight with the Cylons, several Colonial ships, including the battlestars ''[[ Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Osiris]]'' are pulled from the line for covert activiities. Publicly declaring these vessels and their crews lost, Colonial admiralty positions this "Ghost Fleet" in a hidden location within Cylon space. It is from here that the stealth battlestar ''Osiris'' launches a mission to nearby [[Djerba]] - touted as a turning point in the war. [[Jump]]ing into orbit of Djerba, ''Osiris'' engages a Cylon baseship while deploying a contingent of [[Viper Mark III|Viper]]s and the Raptor ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the former Colonial world's surface. While ''Osiris'' is destroyed in the ensuing [[Battle of Djerba|battle]], several officers - including [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] - make it to the Cylon stronghold and attempt to execute their orders.<br />
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Escorting civilian scientist [[Becca Kelly]], Toth, Fasjovik and Adama come under fire from Cylon Centurions, resulting in the loss of Toth. As the three remaining Colonials travel to a Cylon communications relay, Kelly attempts to feed information to the enemy in the guise of a computer virus. Discovering the ruse, Adama shoots Kelly and escapes with Fasjovik. While appearing to be a failure to Adama and Fasjovik, the mission proves successful - Kelly provided false information to the Cylons, procured by Colonial Admiralty, and the Ghost Fleet allowed to make a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|surprise attack]] on key enemy targets (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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===Cylon "Superweapon"===<br />
:''Main article: [[Operation Raptor Talon]]<br />
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|The First Cylon Hybrid.]]<br />
During [[Operation Raptor Talon]], Colonial battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' take part in an attack on Cylon forces surrounding a remote [[ice planet]], rumored to be the site of a Cylon superweapon. Following the destruction of ''Columbia'', Ensign [[William Adama]] crashes his Viper on the surface of the ice planet and stumbles upon the installation where the Cylons are building their "weapon". Inside, Adama uncovers evidence of a bizarre experiment in which the Cyons used human captives in brutal medical procedures. The result of those experiments is the creation of the [[First Hybrid]], an evolutionary "dead end" in the Cylons' attempt at creating their own flesh and blood bodies ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").<br />
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===The Final Five===<br />
:''Main article: [[Final Five]]<br />
After twelve and a half years and uncounted casualties, the [[Final Five]] - a group of [[humanoid Cylon]]s from the devastated Earth - arrive at the Colonies. Having traveled thousands of light years in order to prevent the war that now rages in the Colonies, the Final Five meet in secret with the Cylons and broker a cease fire. Promising to help the Cylons create humanoid bodies, the Final Five secure an end to the war and depart with the Cylons for a new world ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", [[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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==Armistice and Aftermath==<br />
[[Image:Armistice.png|thumb|right|Armistice Station.]]<br />
The Cylon War ended abruptly when the Cylons ceased hostilities and offered to sign an armistice, twelve years (4,571 days) into the War. Shortly after, the [[Cimtar (RDM)|Cimtar Peace Accords]] were signed by both parties, and man and machine parted ways. <br />
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===Cylon Relations and Subsequent Seclusion===<br />
As part of the Accords, a [[Armistice Line|line]] is drawn between Colonial and Cylon territories, and the [[Armistice Station]] is built to maintain relations, however after signing the Accords, the Cylons retreat into seclusion, and diplomatic relations run stale. The reasons behind their seclusion were never fully understood by the Colonial Government or military prior to the Cylons returning and breaking the Armistice until nearly forty years after the Peace Accords were signed ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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At least once, the Colonial Admiralty had attempted to sneak across the Armistice Line in the hopes of gathering intelligence to what the Cylons were up to. Approximately six years before the Cylons returned, Commander [[William Adama]] was tasked by Admiral [[Peter Corman]] to launch a stealth recon mission across the line. Pilot [[Daniel Novacek]] had just crossed the line when he detected an unknown contact and was fired upon. The appearance of two more contacts prompts Cmdr. Adama to shoot down the stealth recon craft. However unbeknownst to him, Novacek survives, and spends the next eight years in Cylon captivity ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"). <br />
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:''In "reality", the majority of the surviving Cylons retreat and begin building a [[The Colony|Colony]] around the Final Five's ship, which would eventually become the Cylons "home". Here they would labor to upgrade their baseships and Raiders, perfect their mechanical form, and continue the development of the [[Hybrid]]s. They would also work with the Final Five to crate seven humanoid models - though nearly perfectly human, they are unable to biologically reproduce like their ancestors, and instead rely on the Five's organic memory transfer technology, know to them as "resurrection" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[No Exit]]", "[[Islanded In a Stream of Stars]]"). <br />
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:''A separate group of [[Cylon_Centurion_Model_0005#The_Guardians|Centurions]] also flees separate from the main group of Cylons who left to form the Colony. Deep in interstellar space, they guard the First Hybrid, whom they worship like a deity. For nearly forty years, they have operated entirely on their own, becoming somewhat of a legend to the Cylons on the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]").''<br />
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Though their [[Cylon religion|religion]] provides the Cylons with a moral direction, and despite the Peace Accords, many - but not all - believe that, the extermination of the human race is justifiable. While some models view such an extermination as a preemptive strike against an aggressive adversary, others view it in more philosophical terms, believing that parents have to die for their children to grow ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Downloaded]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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===Colonial Rebuilding===<br />
As a result of the Cylon's uprising, the Colonial Government enacts a ban on research pertaining to artificial intelligence, for fear of more trouble ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]). However, despite fears over A.I., colonial technology continued to advance elsewhere, mainly in computer networking and interstellar navigation. One of the bigger breakthroughs came with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]'s [[Command Navigation Program]], an operating system that was adopted fleet wide by the Colonial military, and even by civilian operators, which allowed greater networking and automation aboard Colonial craft, and required only half the crew compared to older Colonial craft ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Cylon War-era Uniforms]]<br />
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[[de:Zylonenkrieg]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Ellen_Tigh&diff=214556Ellen Tigh2014-04-22T02:40:53Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: /* 2,000 Years Ago */</p>
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<div>{{Character Data| <br />
|photo=Hellen.jpg<br />
|age= 2,000+<br />
|colony=[[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]]; she has a fabricated background of being from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]<ref>As shown on her visitor's pass on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' in "[[Colonial Day]]".</ref><br />
|birthname=<br />
|callsign=<br />
|seen= Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down<br />
|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. Poisoned by Saul Tigh on [[New Caprica]], 2 ACH (resurrected on a [[Resurrection Ship]], memories returned)<br>4. Eventually died after 4 ACH settlement on New Earth<br />
|parents=John (father)<br>Unnamed mother<br />
|siblings=<br />
|children=None biologically, Claims the [[Humanoid Cylons|eight Humanoid Cylon lines]] as her collective ''de facto'' children<br />
|marital status=Married to [[Saul Tigh]] in all four lives<br />
|role=Civilian,<br>Military dependant,<br>Creator of Humanoid Cylons,<br>[[Resurrection (RDM)|Resurrection]] scientist<br />
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|actor=[[Kate Vernon]]<br />
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'''Ellen Tigh''' is the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], a genius scientist, and a [[Final Five]] [[Cylon]]. According to [[Sam Anders]], she spearheaded the experiments that allowed Cylons to resurrect. She and the other four members of the Final Five Cylons are responsible for creating the humanoid Cylons that planned and carried out the [[Cylon Holocaust]].<br />
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According to [[William Adama]], her marriage to Saul Tigh was the reason that he took to drinking. While her husband was away from home, she apparently "went through half the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|(Colonial) fleet]]" in her sexual promiscuity. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]], she [[Precipice|collaborated with the Cylons]] and was killed by her husband, only to download to a Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[No Exit]]). Besides Anders who regained his memories due to a bullet to the brain, Ellen was the only one of the Final Five to ever regain her full memories which was due to her resurrection after Saul poisoned her to death in her old body.<br />
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==Background==<br />
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===2,000 Years Ago===<br />
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Ellen Tigh lived on Earth two millennia ago. Like all humanoids living on Earth at the time, she was a Cylon: a member of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]]. There, she was one of five scientists researching "[[Resurrection (RDM)|organic memory transfer]]", a technology which had originated on Kobol, but fell out of use on Earth once the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate naturally. [[Galen Tyrol]] did a lot to resurrect the technology, but it was Ellen who made the final advance that brought it back online. She was trapped under rubble in the lobby of her apartment building when nuclear war began. Her husband and fellow researcher, Saul, heard her cries and was able to clear only superficial debris from around her before they were both killed by the subsequent blasts. Her dying words to Saul were, "Saul, it's okay. Everything's in place. We'll be reborn…again. Together." ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]], [[No Exit]]) They and the other members of the Final Five downloaded into new bodies on a ship they'd placed in orbit. Knowing that humanity would continue to create artificial life, they made their way to the Twelve Colonies to warn them about the dangers of doing that, but it took them 2,000 years to get there due to their ship's lack of a [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drive]]. Travelling at relativistic speeds, they subjectively experienced much less time than that.<br />
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===Modern===<br />
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Upon their arrival, the first [[Cylon War]] was already in progress between humans and [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. Ellen and the others made a deal with the Centurions: end the war and the Final Five would help them build [[humanoid Cylon]]s. They made eight models and their technology was stored in [[The Colony]]. The first creation was [[Number One]], better known as Cavil, who was made in the image of Ellen's father John and named after him. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] but when Cavil got jealous, he wiped out the Number Seven copies permanently, before they could be grown to maturity. Cavil suffocated the Final Five, [[Boxing|boxed]] them temporarily, then eventually unboxed them, downloading them into new bodies but blocking their real memories and implanting false ones then putting them into the human population in order to show them the evils of humanity.<br />
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She was unboxed not long after her husband and even though their true memories were gone, they ended up together again and got married. According to a comment made by Cavil, she was unboxed for at least 30 years before the attacks happened. At some point prior to Adama taking command of ''Galactica'' she celebrates what seems to be the end of Adama and Tigh's military carrer with them at a bar and is happy that Saul will be home more as she just wants to be with him. However he follows Adama into his command of ''Galactica'' and this may have contributed to their estrangment.<br />
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Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], estranged from his wife and realizing her tendencies, finds himself burning a cigar hole in a photo of Ellen, just as [[Action Stations|action station klaxons]] ring throughout the decommissioned [[Galactica (RDM)|battlestar]] as the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]].<br />
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With the Colonies destroyed, billions of people are dead and Ellen Tigh is presumed to be one of the many suffering that fate ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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During the attacks, she was on Picon in a bar and was chatting with a "mysterious stranger" (in reality a Cavil who wanted to see if she'd learned her lesson) and revealed that she hadn't changed. Picon was hit by nukes, and the bar was destroyed while Ellen and Cavil huddled together. Ellen survived the blast and destruction but was severely hurt. Cavil, who emerged pretty much unscathed, saved her as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson yet and needed to be alive longer to learn it. He helped her onto a Raptor and went with her to the ''Rising Star,'' where he spoke with her about the attack and the Five, but she kept drifting in and out of consciousness (still being seriously injured) and apparently either didn't hear or register what he said ([[The Plan]]).<br />
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==Character History at a Glance==<br />
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*Commander Adama secretly visits a ship in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], telling none on his command staff of his goal. He returns to ''Galactica'' and a curious Colonel Tigh with an unexpected surprise: a living Ellen Tigh.<br />
*Ellen Tigh claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero - later revealed to be a [[Number One]] - found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her.<br />
*Following the reunion, Ellen claims she wants to make a fresh start, but no sooner as Saul (still hopelessly in love with her) agrees, Ellen influences him back to drinking heavily and begins flirting openly with other men.<br />
*Her first target is an unwilling [[Lee Adama]] during dinner with Lee, his father and [[Laura Roslin]]. Later she flirts with [[Gaius Baltar]] with greater effect - annoying her husband in the process. <br />
*Ellen Tigh's rescue claims are immediately considered suspect. No one on the ''Rising Star'' can remember treating her through her long weeks of unconsciousness.<br />
*Ellen Tigh takes an unnatural interest in Adama's plans to lead the fleet to Earth, almost badgering him into trying to reveal how long the journey will take. Her actions seem to support Adama's precaution of having Baltar scan Ellen's blood sample to see if she is a Cylon (unbeknownst to her husband). <br />
*Baltar's tests conclude that Ellen Tigh is human, and this quiets Adama's suspicion. But Dr. Baltar self-sabotages his own Cylon detection efforts, fearing that exposing a humanoid Cylon would expose him in his duplicity in the Cylon attack, or to assassination.<br />
*Commander Adama points out, "Cylon or not, (Ellen Tigh is) nothing but trouble." ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]])<br />
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[[image:Bsg-ellen-1.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh at the bar aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' where she meets with [[Tom Zarek]] ([[Colonial Day]])]]<br />
*On [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]], Ellen Tigh states her belief that terrorist-turned-politician [[Tom Zarek]] is "the future", and greets him warmly over her husband's objections.<br />
*Later on in the next day, after [[Wallace Gray]]'s poor showing at the Quorum, Ellen Tigh and Zarek talk over a drink, vaguely discussing their own ambitions.<br />
*An associate of Zarek, [[Valance]], is later found dead. Colonel Tigh is among the few who know where the man was held.<br />
*The following evening, at Gaius Baltar's victory celebration, Shortly thereafter, Ellen Tigh dances with her husband and tells him of a "surprise" she has arranged on the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]''. She tells him not only to enjoy some time alone there with her, but to discuss "his future" with some people there. She then embraces her husband and locks eyes with Zarek, seated across the room ([[Colonial Day]]).<br />
*After Adama's attempted assassination, Ellen Tigh encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing.<br />
*Ellen Tigh convinces her husband to let the [[Quorum of Twelve]] witness the delusional Roslin, whom she saw earlier in a poor state. But, thanks to a smuggled [[chamalla]] dose, Roslin shows her resolve and power, which invigorates the Quorum ([[Resistance]]).<br />
*Colonel Tigh begins to relent and considers reconciliation with the captains of other ships in the Fleet, but Ellen goads him into advocating "stern measures." Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take irrational steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead. <br />
*Soon after Lee Adama escapes with President Roslin from the [[brig]], the colonel receives a scolding from his wife in his quarters when the recently awakened Commander Adama arrives. Ellen is asked to leave, her hand gripping the door frame fiercely in frustration of her turn of fortune as she leaves ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).<br />
*Ellen Tigh's insistence to her husband for action with the supply boycott returns to terrorize her when Lieutenant [[Joe Palladino]] later attempts to exact revenge on Colonel Tigh for the Gideon incident, tying up Ellen and holding her husband at gunpoint. Colonel Tigh is able to defuse the situation ([[Final Cut]]).<br />
*Ellen Tigh seems to spend much of her time in the Fleet bar-hopping on ships like ''Cloud 9'', where she is held hostage in a terrorist action. ''Galactica'' marines later storm the bar and rescue the group ([[Sacrifice]]).<br />
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==New Caprica==<br />
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One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. Interestingly, they seem to fully reconcile during this time (possibly due to Saul leaving the Colonial Fleet which is something she always wanted so she could be with him full time). When the Tighs encounter Starbuck, both greet her warmly having apparently put aside their differences with her at some point. Shortly thereafter the Cylon fleet discovers the planet, the Colonial Fleet in orbit jumps away, and the Cylon occupation of New Caprica begins ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). <br />
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Four months after the occupation, Ellen Tigh's husband is imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]], resulting in the loss of his right eye. In order to secure his release, Ellen enters into a deal with a [[Cavil]] model. After her sexual encounter with Cavil, her husband is released ([[Occupation]]).<br />
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However, as Ellen Tigh later finds out from this same Cavil, Saul is released in order to further the Cylons' plans to tighten their grip on the civilian population. Despite the release, Ellen reports back to Cavil to further fornicate with him, suggesting some sort of long term sexual agreement. In the aftermath of a session, Cavil demands that she must find out when the next high-level meeting of the resistance is to convene; failure to do so will result in Saul being recaptured and imprisoned again.<br />
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Ellen Tigh steals a map of [[Breeders Canyon]], created by [[Samuel Anders]], which Saul gave to her to destroy in a nearby tent fire ([[Precipice]]).<br />
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The map is later found on a dead humanoid Cylon by Anders' team after he and Fleet liaison [[Sharon Agathon]] eliminate the Centurion attack. Ellen Tigh is soon found and forced into the underground hideout, where Colonel Tigh is told of his wife's deception and confronts his wife ([[Exodus, Part I]]).<br />
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The resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife for collaboration with the Cylons. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).<br />
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== Saul's Vision of Ellen ==<br />
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When Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] visits [[Caprica Six]] in the [[brig]], to inform her that her request to see [[Hera Agathon]] has been denied, he begins to see Ellen in Six's place. The woman he sees still has the clothes and hair of Number Six, but the face and body of Ellen Tigh. She speaks the same words as Six, but in Ellen's voice.<br />
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Later, Colonel Tigh returns to the cell where Caprica Six is held. Wanting to find out how Cylons deal with pain and guilt, he questions Six to learn that the Cylons have modeled their brains around the human brain and have found a "human" way to shut off pain by accepting it. During this conversation, she removes Saul's eye patch in an act of tenderness, which Saul rebukes ([[Escape Velocity]]). However, their relationship soon becomes sexual and Tigh, still occasionally seeing Ellen in Caprica's place, impregnates the Cylon ("[[Sine Qua Non]]").<br />
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==Revelation of her true nature==<br />
In a vision on Earth, Saul Tigh sees Ellen trapped underneath a slab of rock fallen after a nuclear blast. He tries to free her, but before they're both killed in another nuclear blast she tells him that they'll be reborn together. Coming out of the vision, Saul Tigh realizes the truth: Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].<br />
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==Post-New Caprica Resurrection==<br />
After dying on New Caprica, Ellen downloads into a new body aboard a [[Resurrection Ship]]. Initially frightened, Ellen quickly remembers her entire history, including her time on Earth, her resurrection having apparently restored all of her memories. She is soon confronted by [[Brother Cavil]], who she calls "John." It is revealed that John was the first humanoid Cylon designed by the Final Five. It soon becomes evident that all of the seven familiar humanoid Cylons were designed by the Final Five, as well as an eighth model, [[Number Seven]], whose line was destroyed by Cavil.<br />
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Ellen is held prisoner on a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] for 18 months, and allowed contact only with Cavil and [[Boomer (RDM)|Boomer]]. After the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]], Cavil threatens Ellen with vivisection unless she helps the Cylons rebuild the hub. Ellen refuses, and is soon being readied for surgery, when Boomer helps her to escape ([[No Exit]]). Ellen and Boomer make it back to the Galactica ([[Deadlock]]). She is seen discussing the mission to [[The Colony]] with [[Tory Foster]], and volunteers the Final Five to go, much to Tory's dismay ([[Daybreak, Part I]]).<br />
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During the battle, she Tory and Tyrol take care of Anders and Ellen stays by his side during everything. She is shocked to learn that Tory murdered Cally, but both she and Tigh forgive Tyrol for killing her in revenge. She and Saul rekindle their relationship and decide to spend the rest of their lives together on humanity's new homeworld which they name Earth ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Unanswered Questions==<br />
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*Does Ellen Tigh arrange for [[Valance]]'s death herself, or just provide his location to a third party?<br />
*What favors does Ellen receive in return? What does she intend Saul to discuss on the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'', and with whom?<br />
**Does Ellen's choice of a "getaway spot" have anything to do with her mysterious appearance aboard that ship four weeks earlier?<br />
*How surprised is Ellen by Zarek's defeat? Is her association with him still advantageous to her?<br />
*How much, if any, of her original memories did Ellen possess prior to her "death" on New Caprica? Given the revelation that Number One is based upon her father, was she aware of this when she had sex with the Cavil copy on New Caprica?<br />
*Was Ellen the one [[Number Three]] was heard apologizing to during her vision?<br />
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==Cinematic Trivia==<br />
[[Image:Miniseries Ellen.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jennifer Birchfield-Eick as Ellen Tigh in the [[Miniseries]].]]<br />
In the DVD commentary for the [[Miniseries]], it is revealed that Ellen Tigh was originally portrayed in picture form only by executive producer [[David Eick]]'s wife, Jennifer. The picture was later replicated for the series with Kate Vernon taking the place of Mrs. Eick and the scene reshot, so Saul Tigh is seen burning a picture of Vernon in the "flashback" sequence at the beginning of "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down."<br />
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==The Macbeth Connection==<br />
Ellen Tigh can be profitably compared with one of Shakespeare's most memorable women. Like Lady Macbeth, Ellen is married to a man who is in the line of command, but who doesn't want the top job. She uses a combination of insult, flattery, and sexual temptation to get her husband in the game, arranges the murder of others, and even makes alcohol one of her most potent weapons (in the play, Lady Macbeth gets the castle guards drunk so that she and her husband can kill the king and princes). In the words of Lady M herself, to her husband, "Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear, and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round." <br />
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In fact, of all Shakespeare's plays, ''Macbeth'' is a particularly appropriate one for a series about evil robots who seem human on the outside ("fair is foul and foul is fair"), who are experts at lying and manipulation ("And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us'n deepest consequence"), and who chase our heroes through the gulf of space (at least one scholar has noted that all of the play's most memorable scenes "take place either at night or in some dark spot"). Like Macbeth himself, [[Saul Tigh]] is famous for a bout of vicious hand to hand fighting in the recent war ("For brave Macbeth ... disdaining Fortune, with his brandish'd steel which smok'd with bloody execution ... carv'd out that passage"). <br />
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<div>: ''For the comic book series about the Final Five, see:'' [[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]<br />
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".<br />
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==The unauthorized quest for the Five==<br />
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).<br />
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One detailed sketch which she briefly shows to Baltar depicts her personal artistic rendering of the faces of the Five ([[The Passage]]). The sketch is meant to depict [[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Tory Foster]]. ([[Crossroads, Part II]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]<br />
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) leads him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.<br />
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The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes nova, a ray of light is generated by the mechanisms of the temple. Number Three steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the [[Opera House]] and before the same image of the Five, not persistent. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying in surprise "You... forgive me... I had no idea." She is then pulled back to reality and collapses in Baltar's arms, apparently suffering the effects of a brain hemorrhage. She tells Baltar, "You were right," but dies before answering about what, or telling him what she saw. She tells the [[Cavil]] who [[boxing|boxes]] her upon her resurrection that there are five other Cylons, and he will see them some day ([[Rapture]]), unaware that he already knows what they look like ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
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==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==<br />
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Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).<br />
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A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
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The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.<br />
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Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).<br />
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There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:<br />
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").<br />
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).<br />
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).<br />
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While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.<br />
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During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five, creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).<br />
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[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], to ostensibly convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar, including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]], hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], the [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit; it is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.<br />
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== Four revealed, and their nature ==<br />
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[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]<br />
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As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.<br />
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After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.<br />
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The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])<br />
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These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])<br />
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Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.<br />
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==The Fifth is revealed==<br />
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that they had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.<br />
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Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).<br />
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Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).<br />
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==The story of the Final Five==<br />
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.<br />
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The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first and named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed. <br />
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Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders's true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]]'s resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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==The Five Reunited==<br />
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.<br />
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==Connections between the Colonial gods and Cylon God==<br />
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*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons. <br />
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken". <br />
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.<br />
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].<br />
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.<br />
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==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==<br />
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*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:<br />
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:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."<br />
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:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.<br />
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*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.<br />
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.<br />
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.<br />
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]<br />
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".<br />
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==The unauthorized quest for the Five==<br />
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).<br />
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One detailed sketch which she briefly shows to Baltar depicts her personal artistic rendering of the faces of the Five ([[The Passage]]). The sketch is meant to depict [[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Tory Foster]]. ([[Crossroads, Part II]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]<br />
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) leads him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.<br />
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The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes nova, a ray of light is generated by the mechanisms of the temple. Number Three steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the [[Opera House]] and before the same image of the Five, not persistent. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying in surprise "You... forgive me... I had no idea." She is then pulled back to reality and collapses in Baltar's arms, apparently suffering the effects of a brain hemorrhage. She tells Baltar, "You were right," but dies before answering about what, or telling him what she saw. She tells the [[Cavil]] who [[boxing|boxes]] her upon her resurrection that there are five other Cylons, and he will see them some day ([[Rapture]]), unaware that he already knows what they look like ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
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==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==<br />
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Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).<br />
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A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
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The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.<br />
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Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).<br />
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There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:<br />
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").<br />
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).<br />
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).<br />
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While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.<br />
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During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five, creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).<br />
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[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], to ostensibly convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar, including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]], hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], the [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit; it is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.<br />
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== Four revealed, and their nature ==<br />
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[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]<br />
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As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.<br />
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After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.<br />
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The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])<br />
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These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])<br />
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Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.<br />
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==The Fifth is revealed==<br />
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that they had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.<br />
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Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).<br />
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Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).<br />
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==The story of the Final Five==<br />
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.<br />
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The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first and named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed. <br />
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Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders' true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]] resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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==The Five Reunited==<br />
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.<br />
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==Connections between the Colonial gods and Cylon God==<br />
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*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons. <br />
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken". <br />
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.<br />
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].<br />
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.<br />
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==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==<br />
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*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:<br />
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:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."<br />
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:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.<br />
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*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.<br />
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.<br />
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.<br />
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].<br />
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<div>: ''For the comic book series about the Final Five, see:'' [[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]<br />
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".<br />
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==The unauthorized quest for the Five==<br />
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).<br />
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One detailed sketch which she briefly shows to Baltar depicts her personal artistic rendering of the faces of the Five ([[The Passage]]). The sketch is meant to depict [[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Tory Foster]]. ([[Crossroads, Part II]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]<br />
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) leads him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.<br />
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The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes nova, a ray of light is generated by the mechanisms of the temple. Number Three steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the [[Opera House]] and before the same image of the Five, not persistent. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying in surprise "You... forgive me... I had no idea." She is then pulled back to reality and collapses in Baltar's arms, apparently suffering the effects of a brain hemorrhage. She tells Baltar, "You were right," but dies before answering about what, or telling him what she saw. She tells the [[Cavil]] who [[boxing|boxes]] her upon her resurrection that there are five other Cylons, and he will see them some day ([[Rapture]]), unaware that he already knows what they look like ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
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==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==<br />
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Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).<br />
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A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
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The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.<br />
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Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).<br />
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There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:<br />
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").<br />
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).<br />
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).<br />
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While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.<br />
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During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five, creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).<br />
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[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], to ostensibly convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar, including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]], hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], the [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit; it is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.<br />
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== Four revealed, and their nature ==<br />
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[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]<br />
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As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.<br />
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After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.<br />
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The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])<br />
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These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])<br />
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Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.<br />
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==The Fifth is revealed==<br />
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.<br />
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Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).<br />
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Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).<br />
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==The story of the Final Five==<br />
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.<br />
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The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first and named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed. <br />
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Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders' true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]] resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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==The Five Reunited==<br />
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.<br />
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==Connections between the Colonial gods and Cylon God==<br />
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*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons. <br />
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken". <br />
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.<br />
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].<br />
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.<br />
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==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==<br />
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*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:<br />
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:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."<br />
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:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.<br />
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*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.<br />
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.<br />
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.<br />
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].<br />
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<div>: ''For the comic book series about the Final Five, see:'' [[Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1|Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five]].<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Vision of the Final Five in the Kobol Opera House]]<br />
The term "'''Final Five'''" collectively describes five of the twelve [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon humanoid models]], namely [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]], whose identities were lost to the majority of the Cylon populace. These five Cylons are the descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], ancient humanoid artificial life forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. They are also the creators of the so-called Significant Seven Cylons, plus [[Number Seven]], whose entire line was wiped out. Although they actually pre-date the others, they are referred to as the "Final Five" because they were the last five humanoid Cylon models to be revealed; the term was coined by [[Gaius Baltar]]. They are also referred to simply as "'''the Five'''".<br />
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==The unauthorized quest for the Five==<br />
[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]], whom Gaius Baltar calls by her sister's alias, [[D'Anna Biers]], repeatedly commits suicide to get glimpses of five white-cloaked beings that she believes are images of the Final Five. She attempts to draw what she has seen, but has difficulty in doing so ([[Hero]]).<br />
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One detailed sketch which she briefly shows to Baltar depicts her personal artistic rendering of the faces of the Five ([[The Passage]]). The sketch is meant to depict [[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], and [[Tory Foster]]. ([[Crossroads, Part II]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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[[Image:FFSketches.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of the Five.]]<br />
Baltar's ability to see a virtual doppelganger of Caprica-Six (as well as enjoying her company in various pleasant environments) leads him to suggest that he might be using a Cylon technique known as [[projection]]. This suspicion, in turn, makes Baltar begin a personal inquiry into his own nature after allying himself with D'Anna-Three.<br />
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The two eventually make their way to the [[algae planet]], where a Colonial structure, the fabled [[Temple of Five]], awaits with possible answers ("[[The Passage]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"). When the system's dying star goes nova, a ray of light is generated by the mechanisms of the temple. Number Three steps into the light and suddenly finds herself back in the [[Opera House]] and before the same image of the Five, not persistent. Upon seeing their faces she recognizes one of them in particular, saying in surprise "You... forgive me... I had no idea." She is then pulled back to reality and collapses in Baltar's arms, apparently suffering the effects of a brain hemorrhage. She tells Baltar, "You were right," but dies before answering about what, or telling him what she saw. She tells the [[Cavil]] who [[boxing|boxes]] her upon her resurrection that there are five other Cylons, and he will see them some day ([[Rapture]]), unaware that he already knows what they look like ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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Later, she shows that she is aware of the identities of the four revealed Cylons, but does not immediately identify Ellen Tigh, the fifth, as Ellen is not among the population of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and is believed to be dead ([[Revelations]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). Unbeknownst to everyone at that time, Ellen survived her husband killing her by downloading into a new body on a Resurrection Ship and has been a secret prisoner of Cavil since the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
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==Awareness of the Five by the other seven Cylons==<br />
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Caprica-Six indicates that the Cylons do not speak of the Five, but she knows how many there are. She later tells Roslin that she is actually "programmed not to think of them." Downloaded Three also indicates to Baltar that they do not discuss the Five. A [[Cavil]] realizes in the [[Temple of Five]] that the Three is attempting to see the Final Five, and not simply seeking [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. He tells her "That can't happen" and points a gun at her to stop her, but is shot by Baltar. Later, a Cavil explains that because of her obsession her entire line will be [[boxing|boxed]] ([[Rapture]]).<br />
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A [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that "Adama is a Cylon", although, even if he were one, Conoy should not know this. While there is a slight possibility that he could be referring to [[Tamara Adama|Adama's sister]], it is commonly believed that he is lying in order to create mistrust ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
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The [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] copy of Number Eight, interrogated by Baltar, declares there are eight Cylons in the Fleet. Given that these Seven do not interact (or are unwilling to interact) with the Five at the time, the number that Boomer gives is likely other copies of the Seven in disguise. (This would account for [[Aaron Doral]], [[Shelly Godfrey]], [[Simon|Simon O'Neill]], [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Number One|Brother John Cavil]], [[Leoben Conoy]], a [[Number Six#"Tough Six"|prostitute Six]], and herself, who are or were in the fleet at the time). Also supporting this is the scene where number Three and Sharon Valerii discover Samuel Anders and refer to him as human in the episode "[[Downloaded]]". A later episode, "[[Rapture]]", shows a Three recognizing a putative human among the faces of the Five, confirming the lack of information to the Seven on the Five's identities.<br />
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Both [[Caprica Six]] and Sharon Agathon share a [[Opera House Prophecy|dream vision]] in which the glowing, white-robed figures of the Five are shown in the [[Opera House]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]). After their activation, Caprica-Six, aboard ''Galactica'', has a sense that the Final Five are near ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), but fails to recognize Tigh even when directly confronted by him ([[Escape Velocity]]).<br />
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There are cases of the Seven and the Five committing violence on each other, including:<br />
* Anders leads a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Cylon-occupied Caprica, killing several humanoids in the process ("[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]").<br />
* A Number Three copy attacks Anders on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
* A Number Five maims Tigh by destroying his right eye ("[[Occupation]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (RDM)#Occupation|deleted scene]]).<br />
* Tigh, Tyrol and Anders lead a violent [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on New Caprica, resulting in the deaths of many Cylons (''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]'', "Occupation" through "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
* Anders attacks a Two ([[The Road Less Traveled]]) and threatens to kill a copy of [[Number Six]] after she kills [[Jean Barolay]] ([[Faith]]).<br />
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While [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are programmed to recognize and obey [[humanoid Cylon]]s, on a number of occasions they shoot at members of the Five, prior to their activation, including Tyrol on both Kobol and on the [[algae planet]], Anders both on Caprica and outside the Temple of Five, and most members during the escape from [[New Caprica]]. The behavior of a Centurion present at Ellen Tigh's resurrection indicates that its programming requires it to keep her prisoner for Cavil.<br />
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During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], a Cylon Raider makes eye contact with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] in a Viper, causing a brief red flash from Anders' eye. Immediately, the Raider breaks off its attack, and the entire Cylon fleet retreats ([[He That Believeth In Me]]), after responding this IFF procedure. However, this display of free will and the prospect of making contact with the Five, creates a [[Cylon civil war|schism]] between the other six Cylons, who violently disagree over the appropriate course of action ([[Six of One]]).<br />
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[[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] is unboxed by the [[Number One|Ones]], to ostensibly convince the rebels to stop fighting further, and rescued by the human-Cylon alliance, after killing Cavil. She initially keeps her knowledge about the Five's identities a secret in an attempt to secure her safety should the alliance collapse ([[The Hub]]). When she resumes her position as the ''de facto'' leader of the Cylon rebels she reveals to President Roslin and Admiral Adama that there are only ''four'' Cylons in their fleet, and does not elaborate on the status of the fifth, believing, as the Colonials also did at the time, that Ellen has been dead for over a year not knowing she'd survived by downloading into a new body and resurrecting. She then holds the humans aboard her basestar, including Roslin and [[Gaius Baltar]], hostage in an attempt to force the four out of hiding. Tory Foster willingly goes to the basestar, and Three introduces her to her new Cylon "brothers" and "sisters". In the ensuing stand off, President [[Lee Adama]] attempts to force her to release her hostages by threatening to execute Tigh, Tyrol, and Anders and in doing so publicly announces their identities to the other Cylons on the basestar ([[Revelations]]).<br />
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In [[No Exit]], it is revealed that Cavil has always known the identities of the Final Five. Cavil revealed Ellen's identity to Boomer two months prior to the events in [[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]], the [[Number Four|Fours]] are also aware of Ellen's identity in the main timeframe of No Exit; it is unclear when they became aware of this, or whether the Fives are also aware.<br />
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== Four revealed, and their nature ==<br />
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[[Image:Four Revealed.jpg|thumb|Four of the Final Five from left to right: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Saul Tigh]].]]<br />
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As the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] draws closer to the [[Ionian nebula]], four people begin hearing an [[The Music|unusual melody]]: these four are Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Chief [[Galen Tyrol]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]] and presidential aide [[Tory Foster]] ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). Tyrol and Anders say that the song seems like something from their childhoods, while Tigh becomes progressively more disturbed as he begins to hear the music everywhere on ''Galactica''. Foster becomes noticeably distracted, irritable, and unkempt, claiming to have not been sleeping well. When the fleet finally arrives at the Ionian Nebula the song becomes clear to the four who can hear it and they begin to stalk the halls of ''Galactica'' muttering its mysterious lyrics. Eventually, the four arrive at ''Galactica''’s gym and upon seeing each other the truth becomes clear to them; they are Cylons, four of the Final Five. When they learn the truth, they decide to remain loyal to the Colonial Fleet, because they thought they were humans for as long as they can remember, and cling to what they know to make sense of their lives. Moreover, Tigh sees himself as a soldier first and wants to hold up his oath.<br />
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After activation, the four revealed Cylons are unaware of any thoughts like Boomer's [[Sharon Valerii#Acts of sabotage|Cylon directives]] other than that they are Cylons. In a sense they know less than the audience and the Significant Seven, who at least know that the Final Five are fundamentally different models.<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=ffdifferent|timestamp=19:05|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> Tigh and Anders painfully and confusedly recite events from their lives which make little sense in the context of their newly revealed nature. With particular pain, Tigh asks "My gods, what about Ellen?" His personal execution of his wife for being a Cylon collaborator, and his pain over it, has been a major theme in the episode. It is revealed much later that [[Ellen Tigh]] was in fact the fifth member of the final five and that she and the other four once lived on [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Original Earth]] two millenia prior to the First Cylon War.<br />
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The nature of these Cylons is clearly different from the other seven. In particular, Colonel Tigh's friendship with William Adama stretches back a long time, though not to the first Cylon War itself ([[Scattered]], [[Crossroads, Part II]])<br />
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These Cylons possess superhuman physical strength, like the Significant Seven models ([[The Ties That Bind]], [[Escape Velocity]]). Also, Galen Tyrol was less affected than [[Cally Tyrol|his wife]] by decompression sickness ([[A Day in the Life]]). During the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]], Samuel Anders' right eye responded to a Cylon Raider's scan by flashing red ([[He That Believeth In Me]]). The Final Five are capable of [[projection]], of identifying Significant Seven copies by sight, and of being connected to a Cylon [[datastream]] ([[Deadlock]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]], [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]).<br />
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[[Caprica-Six]] describes being "programmed" not to think of the Five ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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When [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Downloaded Three]] takes control of the rebel Cylon baseship, she holds humans ransom, demanding the Colonials permit the remaining four Final Five Cylons to join her. She is aware that one Final Five member is no longer among the fleet. Although civilian Tory Foster flies to the baseship under the pretext of taking medication to the captive President, the three soldiers remain loyal to the Colonies. To change Three's equasion, Tigh admits his nature and presents himself for arrest. Waiting in an airlock for Three to capitulate, he identifies Anders and Tyrol to Acting President [[Lee Adama]] who has the two aprehended and brought to the airlock. In conjunction with the resulting alliance between Colonials and the rebel Cylons, Acting President Adama pardons all Cylons and releases them from custody. ([[Revelations]])<br />
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Though freed by Lee Adama, neither Tigh, Anders nor Tyrol wears rank insignia on his fatigue collars while surveying post-apocalyptic Original Earth and upon their return to Galactica. ("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). Anders, however, continues to wear insignia on his flight suit under his fatigue field jacket. Conversely, the human soldiers and Lt. [[Sharon Agathon]] wear their rank on their fatigues. Tigh continues to reside in his quarters and his sidearm has not been confiscated, but he is not shown to have resumed his rank and duties until the morning after Admiral Adama's drunken attempt to motivate Tigh to kill him. ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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The Final Five do not appear have reproductive difficulties as severe as those of the Seven. So far one of Final Five, Saul Tigh, has managed to sire progeny. Only two of the millions of Significant Seven copies: Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, have managed to become pregnant, and none of the countless male Significant Seven copies have sired children. All attempts by the Tighs to have children between themselves, however, failed during Ellen's presumably fertile years.<br />
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==The Fifth is revealed==<br />
On the devastated [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] the Four have visions that confirm their origin, that had indeed lived there 2,000 years ago as part of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], a humanoid Cylon civilization, all killed in the nuclear holocaust. Unknown to any of them is how they all found themselves as Colonials in a star system light-years away, their memories of their past lives all but gone.<br />
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Wading in the dead waters of Earth shortly before the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] returns to space and an unknown future, Colonel Tigh stumbles upon a post box hatch. Handling the hatch, he experiences a vision of his short moments in the holocaust, hearing shouts from a woman trapped in the fallen debris of an apartment building. The face is unmistakable. The memory of [[Ellen Tigh]] tells him that "Everything is in place," that they all will be reborn again, together. In that instant, Saul Tigh realizes that his late wife is the last of the Final Five Cylons ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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Tigh informs only the "upper echelons" of Ellen's true nature, including Admiral [[William Adama]], former interim President [[Lee Adama]], Vice President [[Tom Zarek]], and President [[Laura Roslin]]. At a press conference on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Lee Adama informs the press, inadvertently, that the final Cylon is both a woman and believed to be dead, though he does not specifically identify Ellen by name ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).<br />
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Ellen's true nature is later made public knowledge upon her return to the fleet ([[Deadlock]]).<br />
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==The story of the Final Five==<br />
Finaly, the origin of the Five is revealed ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Samuel Anders regains his Cylon memories after getting shot in the head and he reveals what he knows to Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster, as well as [[Kara Thrace]]. The Final Five worked in a research facility on Earth. Saul and Ellen were married even back then and Tyrol and Foster were in love and planned to get married. What they were researching was a way to re-invent [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology. Organic memory transfer came from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], but had fallen out of use after the Thirteenth Tribe Cylons started to procreate. The Five worked night and day to rebuild it, spurred by apocalyptic warnings from [[Messengers#The Final Five's Messengers|the Messengers]]. Tyrol's work on the project was "amazing", but it was Ellen who made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online.<br />
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The Five then placed the technology and new bodies for them on a ship they placed in orbit around Earth. When they were all killed in the nuclear holocaust unleashed by Earth's mistreated [[Cylon Models#Earth Centurion Models|mechanical Cylons]], they were reborn in their new bodies on the ship in orbit. Realizing that the other Twelve Tribes would continue to create artificial life, they headed for the Colonies to tell the humans to treat their creations well and keep them close. Because their people hadn't developed [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump drives]], the Five's ship traveled at relativistic, but subluminal speed. Time slowed down for them, but thousands of years had passed. According to Ellen, they stopped at the [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on their way to the Colonies, a temple that was created by their ancestors, who prayed there and got a sign that led them to Earth. But Ellen said that the Five were not responsible for the vision that Number Three received of them, saying that it must have been orchestrated by [[God (RDM)|God]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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At some point between 58 and 53 years before the destruction of the Colonies, the Five may have been in contact with [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe-A]], the first Cylon created in the Twelve Colonies, via [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]'s [[Virtual world]] ([[CAP]]: DVD commentary for "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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By the time they got to the Colonies, the humans were already at [[Cylon War|war]] with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]]. The Centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies. They had created the [[Hybrid]]s, but nothing that lived on its own, so the Five made a deal with them: they stop the war and the Five will help them create humanoid Cylons. The Centurions agreed and signed the [[Cimtar Peace Accord]] with humanity. The Five and the Centurions then withdrew to a mobile space station called [[The Colony]] placed beyond the [[Armistice Line]]. The Five and the Centurions apparently worked well together; the Five had learned to respect mechanical Cylons, and even adopted the Centurions' [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic beliefs]] ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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The Five developed the eight humanoid models and gave them resurrection technology. They created [[Number One]] first, named him John. He was named after Ellen's father and also made in his image. Number One later changed his name to Cavil as he hated the name John. Cavil helped the Five build the other seven humanoid models. Ellen was close to [[Number Seven]] (Daniel) and Cavil, out of jealousy, contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Daniel copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula. This wiped out the copies permanently, and as Anders said of Daniel: "he died", indicating that the original Daniel was lost as well ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Cavil rejected mercy. He had a twisted idea of morality and despised the Five for contaminating their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals, so he turned on them. He trapped them in a compartment and then he took the oxygen offline. Cavil [[Boxing|boxed]] the Five at first but ultimately unboxed them and downloaded them into new bodies, blocking their true memories and implanting false ones, then introducing them one by one into the colonies. He introduced Saul first, not long after the war. And then Ellen. Cavil put the Five into the human population in order to truly show them what humans are like. He hoped that when they died and resurrected (which restores their real memories) they'd be ready to admit they were wrong. This is why they never knew who they really were ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The truth behind the [[The Music|music]] that triggered their knowledge of their true selves has yet to be revealed. <br />
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Cavil erased all knowledge of their identities from his siblings and his was the only Cylon model that knew their identities afterwards, but he kept at least one new body for each of them to download into. When Ellen was killed by Saul, she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]]. With the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub|Hub]], the Five are the only ones who know how to rebuild resurrection technology, but Ellen claims it would take all five working together to rebuild it and even then she's not sure they could do it ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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When the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]] happened, the Cavils prepared a new body for each of them aboard a Resurrection Ship sure that they couldn't survive what was coming and sure that they would download, regain their true memories and apologize for their views on the humans. When the attacks came, the Five managed to survive without dying and downloading to new bodies: Tyrol and Saul Tigh were aboard ''Galactica'', Anders was in the mountains on Caprica doing some high-altitude survival training, there was a Simon there, but he was unaware of Anders' true nature, Tory was driving down a road in Delphi and was hit by a nuclear shockwave, but survived as her car protected her enough although she was injured and Ellen was in a bar on Picon with Cavil when it was hit by a nuclear shockwave. The bar was destroyed and Ellen severly injured, however she survived and Cavil kept her that way as he felt she hadn't learned her lesson and still needed to. Cavil then personally escorted her onto a rescue Raptor and to the ''Rising Star'' before planting himself as a clergyman on ''Galactica''. Another [[Cavil]] infiltrated [[Samuel Anders]] resistance movement and delayed relaying the location to the other Cylons to see if Anders had changed. Anders hadn't, but his views on humanity changed the Cavil, who was presumably [[boxed]] eventually for his beliefs ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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==The Five Reunited==<br />
After Boomer helps Ellen escape from Cavil, the Five are finally reunited although Anders is pretty much brain dead except when he acts as a [[Hybrid]] for ''Galactica''. The Rebel Cylons decide that perhaps they should leave the Fleet for good now that they have all of the Five and leave it up to the Five to decide. Saul and Anders vote no, Tory and Tyrol vote yes and initaly Ellen is undecided. In order to spite her husband as she's angry at him for his relationship with Caprica Six and Caprica's pregnancy by him, she votes yes, but after Caprica Six miscarries, she changes her mind saying that humans and Cylons ''should'' be together and she only voted yes out of anger. Ellen, Saul, and Tory later gather in Joe's Bar and are shocked to hear The Music played by [[Kara Thrace]]. When Admiral Adama calls everyone to talk about the rescue mission for Hera Agathon, Ellen tells Tory they're both going, and although Tory initaly protests, Tyrol convinces her to go and all of the Final Five go on the rescue. Anders acts as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid on the mission while Ellen and Tory and monitor him. Tyrol and Saul later join them to put out a fire. When the [[Opera House Prophecy]] finally comes true, the Five are standing in similar places on CIC's balcony to their positions in the Opera House balcony of the dream. The Five offer to give Cavil back Resurrection if he agrees to let them take Hera and leave humanity alone forever. He agrees, and, using the [[datastream]] in Anders' tank, they combine the keys to Resurrection technology in their minds and start transmitting to the Colony, but a side-effect is that they see each other's memories at the same time. Tyrol learns from Foster's memories that she murdered Cally and he flies into a rage, breaks the Five's download to the Colony and strangles Foster and breaks her neck, killing her. Later, the people of the Fleet have Anders fly ''Galactica'' and the other ships into the Sun, destroying the ships and himself. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there are only three of the Final Five left alive, and there is little chance for Resurrection to be rebuilt as each of the Five had exclusive knowledge of some aspect of the technology.<br />
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==Connections between the Colonial gods and Cylon God==<br />
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*The Thirteenth Tribe was a tribe of Cylons. <br />
*The Temple of Five was built over 4,000 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. According to Colonial scriptures, "Five pillars of the temple were fashioned after the five priests devoted to the one whose name cannot be spoken". <br />
*On [[New Caprica]], Number Three meets [[Dodona Selloi]], a human [[oracle]], who relays a message from Three's God, despite the oracle's association with the Lords of Kobol.<br />
*With this information, there is a strong, but unexplained correlation or connection with the Cylon God and the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]].<br />
*The thirteenth tribe were polytheistic and had a [[Temple of Aurora]] on their planet.<br />
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==Kara Thrace, The Eye of Jupiter, and the first Hybrid==<br />
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*The Eye of Jupiter storyline introduced an association between Kara Thrace, a human that [[Eye of Jupiter|"doodled" a circular image as a child]] with no prior derivation (her old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] has a painting of the image from the episode, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"), and the mandalas or icons of the eye that decorated a temple built 4,000 years before her birth. No further information is revealed other than the prophecy from [[Leoben Conoy]], who told Thrace of an [[The Destiny|unexplained "destiny"]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).<br />
*The [[first Hybrid]] gives a monologue about his knowledge of the Final Five in the extended version of "[[Razor]]". It states:<br />
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:"Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening, struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity and in the midst of confusion, he will find her. Enemies brought together by impossible longing. Enemies now joined as one. The way forward at once unthinkable, yet inevitable. And the fifth, still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering."<br />
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:Its description predicts the internal revelation that four of the Five would experience in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" through "[[Revelations]]". The fifth and final Cylon remains hidden, longing to be forgiven for some type of trespass, but will experience suffering in the process.<br />
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*The first Hybrid also mentions Kara Thrace to [[Kendra Shaw]], claiming, "She is the herald of the apocalypse, the harbinger of death..." as the end of the human race. He warns Shaw that the humans should not follow her ([[Razor]]). However, the Hybrid never confirms Thrace's nature. More than a year later, another [[Hybrid]] claims that Thrace will lead all of humanity to destruction ([[Faith]]).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* In the podcast for "[[Rapture]]", it is stated that the boxing of the Threes was the first time an entire model had been eliminated, implying that the Final Five were not [[boxing|boxed]]<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Rapture|act=4|id=firstboxing|timestamp=41:47|totalrunning=}}</ref>. In [[No Exit]], this assumption was established to be incorrect, as the Final Five were temporarily boxed before they were sent to the Colonies with false memories. The statement itself was also contradicted in the same episode, which established that Cavil destroyed the [[Number Seven]] line.<br />
* During a Q&A session on the official Sci Fi channel ''Battlestar Galactica'' forum Ronald D. Moore notes that he already knows who the last Cylon is, and that he's already left clues as to who it is<ref>[http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2270103&st=0&p=3041263&#entry3041263 20 Answers - SCI FI FORUMS] Retrieved 03-27-2007</ref>.<br />
* Despite the revelation of all of the Significant Seven's model numbers in "[[Six of One]]", [[Ron D. Moore]] confirmed that the Final Five '''do not''' have model numbers like the [[Significant Seven]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20080611|title=Rants & Reviews - Live at the "Battlestar Galactica" Midseason Finale Premiere|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|format=|language=}}</ref> This is because they were born on Earth to Cylon parents and not created in a lab. It was a mystery why no [[Number Seven]] model existed, until "[[No Exit]]" revealed that the Sevens were defunct.<br />
*While the Final Five posses normal Cylon abilities, they each express various ones over the course of the series that seem connected to their levels of acceptance of their nature: Tyrol displays Cylon strength, resilance, the ability to differentiate between different copies of a model, [[projection]] and connecting to the datastream which all of the Five display, Tory displays at one point Cylon strength when she kills Cally, Ellen never displays most of her abilities on-screen but does posses them and is more fully aware of them then the others, Anders is able to be physicaly connected to the datastream and become a Hybrid as well as being able to give off a Cylon IFF when scanned by Raiders. He also displays Cylon resilance in his survival of pnuemonia with no apparent treatment. In contrast to the others, Saul Tigh, who has mostly rejected his Cylon nature, never displays the abilities the others show after their nature is revealed except when he connects to the Cylon [[datastream]] in order to download his knowledge of [[resurrection]] to [[the Colony]].<br />
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<div>[[image:Messenger Six and Messenger Baltar, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|The messengers appearing as Six and Baltar aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' together, as seen by [[Caprica Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] during the [[Battle of the Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").]]<br />
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'''Messengers''' are the curious spectral apparitions seen by [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]], as well as a few other characters. These beings were earlier referred to as "head characters", i.e. "Head Six" and "Head Baltar", by internal documentation and scripts. These messengers often present themselves as someone known very closely to the subject in question, and appear in the employ of a higher power who is frequently referred to as "[[God (RDM)|God]]" but does not care for the name.<br />
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"[[Torn]]" establishes the [[humanoid Cylon]] visualization process known as [[projection]]. In the [[Miniseries]] and Season 1, before the term "projection" was introduced, the character of [[Gaius Baltar]] has frequent visions of an image of his Cylon love interest from Caprica, now known as [[Caprica Six]].<br />
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After her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] from the Caprica mission, Caprica Six herself is haunted by a messenger appearing to her as Gaius Baltar ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Neither character directly reveals the presence of these images to each other or any other character. The images appear to Six and Baltar together during the [[Battle of the Colony]], revealing the truth to the pair. Occasionally both Baltar and Caprica Six have been viewed reacting to their messengers, either by talking to themselves or by physical reaction, though this has generally been discounted as general "oddness". Baltar makes reference to seeing angels while speaking on the wireless as a cult leader, and when convincing [[John Cavil]] to stand down during the Battle of the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The personality of each image is often represented in the clothing that they wear. Messenger Six often appears in a revealing red dress<ref>It should be noted that [[Caprica Six]] never appeared in this dress.</ref>, and the Messenger Baltar appears wearing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s custom-tailored, pinstripe suit ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Each messenger shares a few personality traits of the person they purport to represent but with some key differences. Being of possible divine origin, both are calmer and wiser than their corporeal counterparts. While Messenger Six is as mischievous and sexual as Caprica Six, she espouses Cylon philosophy and [[Cylon Religion|religion]] in a zealous, unwavering manner. Likewise, Messenger Baltar shares Baltar's suave arrogance but often criticizes Caprica Six when she attempts to rationalize the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] or other Cylon motivations. Both personalities tend to sway its actual opposite to side with their philosophy: for Messenger Baltar, the need to become more human (and, like the actual Baltar himself, selfish); for Messenger Six, worship of the Cylon [[God (RDM)|God]] and distancing Baltar from any opportunity to give support to the Colonial causes.<br />
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In the last days of the journey, these messengers are revealed to be agents of a higher power— "angels of [[God (RDM)|God]]," something previously claimed by Messenger Six to Gaius Baltar in both "[[Home, Part II]]" and "[[Torn]]"; writer [[Jane Espenson]] has stated that she personally believes they are "a far-advanced culture with an interest in humanity." This likens them to the [[Beings of Light]] from the [[Original Series]] mythology.<ref>"Question: Starbuck an Angel??? Really???" Espenson: "I'm going to answer re Starbuck and the "head" people, too. Well, here's how I always saw it. If someone from a far-advanced culture somewhere in the universe took an interest in humanity, isn't it possible that with their advanced tech that they could have abilities that would seem to us miraculous. Maybe we'd think of them as "Angels." Maybe they're the whole reason we have a myth of "Angels." But that's just me. The great thing about great novels (or the series) is that some things are left open to your own philosophical solutions." Galactica Sitrep, http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/03/chat_with_battl.html</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Six==<br />
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar in his lab aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").]]<br />
Messenger Six first appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] as he escapes [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] on [[Sharon Valerii]]'s [[Raptor]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).<br />
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Baltar initially believes that Messenger Six is a hallucination in its first few weeks of appearances ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[33]]"), but later believes the Messenger's initial suggestion that she is generated from a Cylon cybernetic implant. He disproves this notion when Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] performs a [[w:MRI|MRI]] scan, showing no abnormalities ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six demonstrates awareness of events, people and places that Baltar does not appear to know consciously. She tells him of a [[Cylon transponder]] hidden in ''Galactica's'' [[CIC]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]), and appears to aid him in his conversion from atheism to Cylon monotheism through guiding him in how to destroy a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[TRS]]: [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). The source for Messenger Six's data is initially unclear, but is later assumed to be through an act of divinity.<br />
[[Image:brainscan.jpg|left|thumb|Baltar receives his brain scan from Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]], as Messenger Six looks on in amusement.]]<br />
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Baltar's visions of Six not only have the Cylon appearing with him on ''[[Galactica]]'', but the two also envision themselves in Baltar's now-destroyed home, on the beach, and other locales. Messenger Six seems to be able to force Baltar to see additional items in his environment, such as the human skulls on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as well as visions of the interior of the ancient [[Opera House]] and an image of what Messenger Six believes to be a Cylon-human hybrid child. When an [[Hera Agathon|actual child]] does appear in the Fleet, the Messenger Six claims it is her vision fulfilled. Baltar is convinced by this that she cannot be a hallucination, but Cottle's scan appears to have ruled out the possibility that she is an implant. He asks her who or what she is, and she replies that she is an angel ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Over time, Baltar is seen by some characters speaking to himself, which is often the case when he is speaking to Messenger Six. In several instances, Messenger Six appears to Baltar to be a physical entity, grabbing him by his clothes or body, or assisting him with objects ([[TRS: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Taking A Break From All Your Worries]]"). She has even demonstrated an ability to physically interact with Baltar. On one occasion, she pushed him into a bulkhead and grabbed him by the throat. In another example, she lifted him into a standing position after he was beaten by a Galactica marine ([[Escape Velocity]]). In both cases, this provoked reactions from other people. Further, she appears to satisfy Baltar's sexual urges, leading to awkward situations where he is seen masturbating ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").<br />
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[[image:KobolHallu.jpg|right|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar on Kobol.]]<br />
The Messenger Six has been present when Caprica Six is near only twice. She is also conspicuously absent during [[Shelly Godfrey]]'s tenure on ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"). The Messenger Six seems to, for the most part, vanish during the period when Caprica Six and Baltar renew their relationship on New Caprica. When Baltar is aboard a Cylon basestar, Caprica Six explains the projection process to him while the Messenger Six hints that this process is very similar to how she and Baltar communicate and that Baltar may himself be a Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). Messenger Six also appears to Baltar, when he discovers Hera under Maya's dead body and disappears when Caprica Six comes near Baltar and the baby ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six has a [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|musical theme]], a simple 9-note motif with a staccato xylophone and some violins, which plays behind almost all her appearances. This theme also plays without Six present in "[[Rapture]]" after [[D'Anna Biers]] collapses in Baltar's arms after her vision of the [[Final Five]], until Baltar is pistol-whipped by [[Galen Tyrol]].<br />
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From the end of Season 2 on, Messenger Six claims more often to be an angel from [[God (RDM)|God]].<br />
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Ultimately, Messenger Six is revealed to be a very real being -- not a projection of something inside Baltar's mind -- sent by another being that may be [[God (RDM)|God]]. Both her and Messenger Baltar appear to both Caprica Six and Baltar during the [[Battle of The Colony]]; Baltar and Caprica Six are each shocked that the other can see them. On Earth, Messenger Six, along with Messenger Baltar, reveals to Caprica and Baltar that their destiny had always been to protect Hera, who was the future of both races. They leave, saying that while God's plan is never finished, the two mortals' lives will be much less "exciting" from now on. <br />
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One-hundred fifty thousand years later, Messenger Six is with Messenger Baltar in New York City, looking over the shoulder of a man reading a ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine article about the remains of Mitochondrial Eve -- the current population's latest common evolutionary ancestor, Hera Agathon. The two discuss how all of this has happened before, and whether all of this will happen again. Messenger Six believes things will go differently this time. Messenger Baltar chides her when she refers to God, saying, "You know it doesn't like that name." The two then walk off into the teeming crowds of New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Baltar==<br />
[[image:LBlt.jpg|thumb|left|Turnabout is fair play: Messenger Baltar appears to [[Caprica Six]], but not to [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").]]<br />
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When a '''messenger with Gaius Baltar's visage''' appears to Caprica Six, the notion that the actual Gaius Baltar was part of a Cylon plan to manipulate him via Messenger Six is revealed to be highly unlikely, as other Cylons are unaware of him and do not mention the plan or its effects to Caprica Six ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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The Messenger Baltar's appearance and demeanor is just as much an extreme opposite of the actual Baltar as the Messenger Six's behavior is to Caprica Six.<br />
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At her resurrection, Messenger Baltar immediately tells Caprica Six that only she can see and hear him, and not to reveal what she sees to the other Cylons present; she never asks about his origins.<br />
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Messenger Baltar confronts Caprica Six with her guilt in the slaughter of billions of human beings, and with the logical error behind the Cylons's actions. Under Messenger Baltar's influence, Caprica Six speaks out against the war alongside another resurrected "[[hero of the Cylon]]", [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. The two forge a new [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|quasi-benevolent path]], [[Exodus, Part II|albeit temporarily]], for the Cylon race.<br />
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Messenger Baltar appears irregularly in seasons 2 and 3. After Caprica Six surrenders herself to the Colonials (having assisted [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]] in her rescue of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]), [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Tory Foster]] observe Caprica Six speaking to and kissing Messenger Baltar&mdash;who is invisible to Roslin and Foster ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").<br />
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While Messenger Six claims to be an angel sent from God, Messenger Baltar is contemptuous of the Cylons' concept of God ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). He is also described by [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]] as more of a "devil" figure in Six's consciousness<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Downloaded|act=Three|id=|timestamp=|totalrunning=}}</ref>.<br />
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While Messenger Baltar acts mostly as a conversational foil for Six, in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" he informs her that [[Saul Tigh]] has suffered the loss of [[Ellen Tigh|a woman]] close to him, to assist Six in dealing with Tigh's interrogation ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Baltar and Head Baltar, "Six of One".jpg|thumb|right|Baltar encounters his Messenger double.]]<br />
After his ascension to [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] leader, Gaius Baltar encounters his Messenger doppelgänger after running into [[Tory Foster]] at the civilian's mess hall. Baltar is initially shocked by Messenger Baltar's sudden appearance, voicing his belief that it is [[Messenger Six]] appearing to him as a doppelgänger version of himself, but the Messenger points out that she would have no need to disguise herself from him; Baltar becomes amused by the idea of having himself as a conversational foil for once instead of Six. This Messenger Baltar encourages him to engage in a relationship with Foster, claiming that she is "[[Final Five|special]]," and guides him, after a fashion, through her covert interrogation attempt. This Messenger Baltar does not elaborate on that point, but Gaius Baltar follows the Messenger's lead ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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Prior to the conclusion of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s journey to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six appear together, and both Caprica Six and Baltar can see them, and are each shocked that the other can. He and Messenger Six are representatives of the being that some call [[God (RDM)|God]], who Baltar describes to Cavil as a force of nature that is neither good nor evil. Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six make one last visit to Caprica Six and Baltar to tell them that their role had always been to protect Hera, and now that this has been fulfilled, the two Messengers leave them alone. Messenger Six explains that God's plan is never over, but Messenger Baltar tells the couple that their lives will be much less exciting. <br />
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The two Messengers visit Earth 150,000 years later in New York City discussing humanity finding its most recent common ancestor, the human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]]. The two discuss the cycle of life, and Messenger Baltar chides Messenger Six for calling the being they work for "God," as it apparently does not like being called that. Messenger Baltar has the series' last line, which is a response to Messenger Six's stern look: "silly me... silly, silly me." The two then walk off together into present-day New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== Messenger Elosha ==<br />
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[[Laura Roslin]] converses with a being in the form of Priestess [[Elosha]] during what should be zero-time jump sequences on the way to the [[Resurrection Hub]]. This Messenger being is unlike the others, in that not only do they interact outside the realm of others, it takes place during a time interval that should not exist. The being seems to have some knowledge of the future events, such as Roslin's death and the fact that [[William Adama]] waits for her, suggesting both reality for the being and the out-of-time conversations. Unlike [[Kara Thrace]]'s Messenger Leoben, the experience is difficult to explain with unconscious dreaming or hallucination ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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== The Final Five's Messengers ==<br />
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After recovering his memories of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] due to trauma resulting from his being shot in the head, [[Samuel Anders]] reports that the [[Final Five]] were originally warned of impending nuclear destruction of Earth two thousand years earlier by images of people no one else could see. This information was the impetus for their recreation of [[Resurrection (RDM)|Cylon Resurrection]] and the preparing of the ship on which they escaped following the disaster. The one that appeared to Anders looked like a woman, the one that appeared to [[Tory Foster]] looked like a man. Much like Gaius Baltar, [[Galen Tyrol]] thought he might have a neural chip ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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== Slick ==<br />
[[Kara Thrace]] encounters a vision of her father<ref>[[Podcast:Someone to Watch Over Me]]</ref> going by the name of "Slick". She initially fails to recognize him as [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]]. As she spends time with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father. She assists him in composing a song and compares him to her father. While she plays the piano with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father as a child. She recalls a certain song, and notices that the score resembles one of [[Hera Agathon]]'s drawing. As she plays the song with him, [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Tory Foster]] recognize the song as [[The Music|the same song they heard at the Ionian Nebula]]. When Tigh grabs her and asks her about the song, Slick vanishes ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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== Messenger Zoe ==<br />
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A Messenger appeared to [[Zoe Graystone]] decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in the form of Zoe herself. The Messenger's first act was to save Zoe from a fire which burned down the Graystones' prior residence, when Zoe was a little girl. She then continued to appear to Zoe, who considered her a friend, periodically. Messenger Zoe had the form of teenage Zoe before Zoe herself entered adolescence. On one occasion, when Zoe was a teenager and now identical to her Messenger counterpart, Messenger Zoe encouraged her to outdo her father [[Daniel Graystone]] by creating life with her computer skills, after they noticed that Daniel had "stolen" the design for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] from drawings made by Zoe. This suggestion led to the creation of [[Zoe-A]], Zoe's [[holographic avatar]] duplicate ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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Messenger Zoe later appears to Zoe-A when the latter is engaged in combat with [[Tamara-A]] and several users in [[New Cap City]] who blame her for the destruction of [[Maglev 23]]. She encourages Zoe-A to be her own person and not accept the blame for Zoe's sins. This leads to Zoe-A convincing Tamara-A to form an alliance ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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An unidentified Zoe sits smiling among Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s otherwise entirely Cylon congregation of monotheists in the flash-forward montage at the end of "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]". The scene precedes Zoe-A's resurrection into the first [[Humanoid Cylon|skinjob]] body, yet is years after [[Zoe Graystone|original Zoe]]'s death and Zoe-A's denouncement of Willow.<br />
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== [[Messenger Leoben]] ==<br />
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Image of Leoben that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] but never claims to be a Cylon in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]." Because he only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious, and does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately. <br />
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For further information, please see [[Messenger Leoben]] entry.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* In the cases of Elosha and Slick, it is unclear whether the phantom images represent the consciousnesses of the deceased or are simply other beings in their forms.<br />
*The [[Messenger Leoben|Messenger "Leoben"]] that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]" only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious. Since this Messenger Leoben does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately to the above.<br />
*[[William Adama]] sees and converses with his [[Carolanne Adama|deceased ex-wife]] each year on their anniversary as demonstrated in "[[A Day in the Life]]". While the episode where this occurs shows William and Carolanne together in places and settings (ostensibly at their home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]), this is a dramatic representation of Adama's ordinary imagination of what Carolanne may have thought about his predicament. As such, the visualizations of Carolanne Adama are ''not'' a messenger or other spectral apparition.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh]] sees [[Ellen Tigh#Saul's "Messenger Ellen"|his dead wife]] in place of [[Caprica Six]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). This could be a simple hallucination or, as Tigh is a [[humanoid Cylon]], an example of [[projection]].<br />
*When holding a two thousand year-old, mangled mailbox hatch from the lobby of the Tighs's apartment building, Saul sees a dying Ellen again in a vision from his and her prior incarnations on Earth. Ellen is depicted in the vision as fully aware of their future reincarnations and the cyclical nature of their existence, which she prophesises for past-Saul in the moment before they both die. ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
*In the fifth [[Razor Flashbacks|Razor Flashback]], while exploring the lab, [[William Adama]] has a hallucination of a hand reaching out to grab him from a device similar to a [[resurrection tank|resurrection]] or [[Hybrid]] tank. However this could be a stress-induced hallucination. The same may be the case for the screaming prisoners in the lab, which could also be explained as a visualization for the audience. However, the voice Adama hears of the [[First Hybrid]] is the same as the real voice, so this part at least is not a hallucination.<br />
*Beginning in Season 3, Messenger Six appears less frequently, and makes only a few appearances in Season 4. A scene was filmed for "[[The Road Less Traveled]]" in which Messenger Six, stating that Baltar no longer needs her anymore, says goodbye to him and fades away; this scene was deleted (but included on the Season 4.0 DVD). Messenger Six reappeared in yet another deleted scene, this time for "Sometimes a Great Notion" (information is relegated to a [[:File:SixonEarth.jpg|promotional image]]), before returning but only in the extended version of "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" and reappearing in "[[Deadlock]]", most likely rendering the deleted scene from "The Road Less Traveled" non-canonical as neither of the two aforementioned episodes make mention of her departure.<br />
*In the podcast for "[[No Exit]]", Ronald Moore refers to the Final Five's Messenger beings as "the Messengers" and indicates that they are significant to the overall storyline.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
*When asked by a fan at a convention about the differences between Messenger Baltar and Gaius Baltar, actor [[James Callis]] described Messenger Baltar as a man who "finally has his shit together."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}}</ref>. ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language) <br />
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* Callis mentioned at the same convention that his personal theory is that Messenger Six is a being from another universe or higher plane of existence who only Baltar can interact with. This may relate back to the "angel" theory postulated prior to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}} ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language.)</ref><br />
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* Prior to the revelations of "Daybreak," actress [[Tricia Helfer]] said that she had long since given up on trying to figure out the nature of Messenger Six. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756477p1.html|title=IGN Interview: Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer|date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> She believes Caprica Six and Baltar both having internal counterparts is related to the scene from the [[Miniseries]] where she saves Baltar from the shock wave of the nuclear bomb that destroyed [[Caprica City]].<br />
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<div>[[image:Messenger Six and Messenger Baltar, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|The messengers appearing as Six and Baltar aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' together, as seen by [[Caprica Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] during the [[Battle of the Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").]]<br />
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'''Messengers''' are the curious spectral apparitions seen by [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]], as well as a few other characters. These beings were earlier referred to as "head characters", i.e. "Head Six" and "Head Baltar", by internal documentation and scripts. These messengers often present themselves as someone known very closely to the subject in question, and appear in the employ of a higher power who is frequently referred to as "[[God (RDM)|God]]" but does not care for the name.<br />
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"[[Torn]]" establishes the [[humanoid Cylon]] visualization process known as [[projection]]. In the [[Miniseries]] and Season 1, before the term "projection" was introduced, the character of [[Gaius Baltar]] has frequent visions of an image of his Cylon love interest from Caprica, now known as [[Caprica Six]].<br />
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After her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] from the Caprica mission, Caprica Six herself is haunted by a messenger appearing to her as Gaius Baltar ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Neither character directly reveals the presence of these images to each other or any other character. The images appear to Six and Baltar together during the [[Battle of the Colony]], revealing the truth to the pair. Occasionally both Baltar and Caprica Six have been viewed reacting to their messengers, either by talking to themselves or by physical reaction, though this has generally been discounted as general "oddness". Baltar makes reference to seeing angels while speaking on the wireless as a cult leader, and when convincing [[John Cavil]] to stand down during the Battle of the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The personality of each image is often represented in the clothing that they wear. Messenger Six often appears in a revealing red dress<ref>It should be noted that [[Caprica Six]] never appeared in this dress.</ref>, and the Messenger Baltar appears wearing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s custom-tailored, pinstripe suit ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Each messenger shares a few personality traits of the person they purport to represent but with some key differences. Being of possible divine origin, both are calmer and wiser than their corporeal counterparts. While Messenger Six is as mischievous and sexual as Caprica Six, she espouses Cylon philosophy and [[Cylon Religion|religion]] in a zealous, unwavering manner. Likewise, Messenger Baltar shares Baltar's suave arrogance but often criticizes Caprica Six when she attempts to rationalize the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] or other Cylon motivations. Both personalities tend to sway its actual opposite to side with their philosophy: For Messenger Baltar, the need to become more human (and, like the actual Baltar himself, selfish); for Messenger Six, worship of the Cylon [[God (RDM)|God]] and distancing Baltar from any opportunity to give support to the Colonial causes.<br />
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In the last days of the journey, these messengers are revealed to be agents of a higher power— "angels of [[God (RDM)|God]]," something previously claimed by Messenger Six to Gaius Baltar in both "[[Home, Part II]]" and "[[Torn]]"; writer [[Jane Espenson]] has stated that she personally believes they are "a far-advanced culture with an interest in humanity." This likens them to the [[Beings of Light]] from the [[Original Series]] mythology.<ref>"Question: Starbuck an Angel??? Really???" Espenson: "I'm going to answer re Starbuck and the "head" people, too. Well, here's how I always saw it. If someone from a far-advanced culture somewhere in the universe took an interest in humanity, isn't it possible that with their advanced tech that they could have abilities that would seem to us miraculous. Maybe we'd think of them as "Angels." Maybe they're the whole reason we have a myth of "Angels." But that's just me. The great thing about great novels (or the series) is that some things are left open to your own philosophical solutions." Galactica Sitrep, http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/03/chat_with_battl.html</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Six==<br />
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar in his lab aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").]]<br />
Messenger Six first appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] as he escapes [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] on [[Sharon Valerii]]'s [[Raptor]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).<br />
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Baltar initially believes that Messenger Six is a hallucination in its first few weeks of appearances ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[33]]"), but later believes the Messenger's initial suggestion that she is generated from a Cylon cybernetic implant. He disproves this notion when Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] performs a [[w:MRI|MRI]] scan, showing no abnormalities ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six demonstrates awareness of events, people and places that Baltar does not appear to know consciously. She tells him of a [[Cylon transponder]] hidden in ''Galactica's'' [[CIC]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]), and appears to aid him in his conversion from atheism to Cylon monotheism through guiding him in how to destroy a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[TRS]]: [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). The source for Messenger Six's data is initially unclear, but is later assumed to be through an act of divinity.<br />
[[Image:brainscan.jpg|left|thumb|Baltar receives his brain scan from Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]], as Messenger Six looks on in amusement.]]<br />
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Baltar's visions of Six not only have the Cylon appearing with him on ''[[Galactica]]'', but the two also envision themselves in Baltar's now-destroyed home, on the beach, and other locales. Messenger Six seems to be able to force Baltar to see additional items in his environment, such as the human skulls on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as well as visions of the interior of the ancient [[Opera House]] and an image of what Messenger Six believes to be a Cylon-human hybrid child. When an [[Hera Agathon|actual child]] does appear in the Fleet, the Messenger Six claims it is her vision fulfilled. Baltar is convinced by this that she cannot be a hallucination, but Cottle's scan appears to have ruled out the possibility that she is an implant. He asks her who or what she is, and she replies that she is an angel ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Over time, Baltar is seen by some characters speaking to himself, which is often the case when he is speaking to Messenger Six. In several instances, Messenger Six appears to Baltar to be a physical entity, grabbing him by his clothes or body, or assisting him with objects ([[TRS: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Taking A Break From All Your Worries]]"). She has even demonstrated an ability to physically interact with Baltar. On one occasion, she pushed him into a bulkhead and grabbed him by the throat. In another example, she lifted him into a standing position after he was beaten by a Galactica marine ([[Escape Velocity]]). In both cases, this provoked reactions from other people. Further, she appears to satisfy Baltar's sexual urges, leading to awkward situations where he is seen masturbating ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").<br />
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[[image:KobolHallu.jpg|right|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar on Kobol.]]<br />
The Messenger Six has been present when Caprica Six is near only twice. She is also conspicuously absent during [[Shelly Godfrey]]'s tenure on ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"). The Messenger Six seems to, for the most part, vanish during the period when Caprica Six and Baltar renew their relationship on New Caprica. When Baltar is aboard a Cylon basestar, Caprica Six explains the projection process to him while the Messenger Six hints that this process is very similar to how she and Baltar communicate and that Baltar may himself be a Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). Messenger Six also appears to Baltar, when he discovers Hera under Maya's dead body and disappears when Caprica Six comes near Baltar and the baby ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six has a [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|musical theme]], a simple 9-note motif with a staccato xylophone and some violins, which plays behind almost all her appearances. This theme also plays without Six present in "[[Rapture]]" after [[D'Anna Biers]] collapses in Baltar's arms after her vision of the [[Final Five]], until Baltar is pistol-whipped by [[Galen Tyrol]].<br />
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From the end of Season 2 on, Messenger Six claims more often to be an angel from [[God (RDM)|God]].<br />
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Ultimately, Messenger Six is revealed to be a very real being -- not a projection of something inside Baltar's mind -- sent by another being that may be [[God (RDM)|God]]. Both her and Messenger Baltar appear to both Caprica Six and Baltar during the [[Battle of The Colony]]; Baltar and Caprica Six are each shocked that the other can see them. On Earth, Messenger Six, along with Messenger Baltar, reveals to Caprica and Baltar that their destiny had always been to protect Hera, who was the future of both races. They leave, saying that while God's plan is never finished, the two mortals' lives will be much less "exciting" from now on. <br />
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One-hundred fifty thousand years later, Messenger Six is with Messenger Baltar in New York City, looking over the shoulder of a man reading a ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine article about the remains of Mitochondrial Eve -- the current population's latest common evolutionary ancestor, Hera Agathon. The two discuss how all of this has happened before, and whether all of this will happen again. Messenger Six believes things will go differently this time. Messenger Baltar chides her when she refers to God, saying, "You know it doesn't like that name." The two then walk off into the teeming crowds of New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Baltar==<br />
[[image:LBlt.jpg|thumb|left|Turnabout is fair play: Messenger Baltar appears to [[Caprica Six]], but not to [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").]]<br />
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When a '''messenger with Gaius Baltar's visage''' appears to Caprica Six, the notion that the actual Gaius Baltar was part of a Cylon plan to manipulate him via Messenger Six is revealed to be highly unlikely, as other Cylons are unaware of him and do not mention the plan or its effects to Caprica Six ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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The Messenger Baltar's appearance and demeanor is just as much an extreme opposite of the actual Baltar as the Messenger Six's behavior is to Caprica Six.<br />
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At her resurrection, Messenger Baltar immediately tells Caprica Six that only she can see and hear him, and not to reveal what she sees to the other Cylons present; she never asks about his origins.<br />
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Messenger Baltar confronts Caprica Six with her guilt in the slaughter of billions of human beings, and with the logical error behind the Cylons's actions. Under Messenger Baltar's influence, Caprica Six speaks out against the war alongside another resurrected "[[hero of the Cylon]]", [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. The two forge a new [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|quasi-benevolent path]], [[Exodus, Part II|albeit temporarily]], for the Cylon race.<br />
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Messenger Baltar appears irregularly in seasons 2 and 3. After Caprica Six surrenders herself to the Colonials (having assisted [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]] in her rescue of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]), [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Tory Foster]] observe Caprica Six speaking to and kissing Messenger Baltar&mdash;who is invisible to Roslin and Foster ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").<br />
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While Messenger Six claims to be an angel sent from God, Messenger Baltar is contemptuous of the Cylons' concept of God ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). He is also described by [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]] as more of a "devil" figure in Six's consciousness<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Downloaded|act=Three|id=|timestamp=|totalrunning=}}</ref>.<br />
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While Messenger Baltar acts mostly as a conversational foil for Six, in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" he informs her that [[Saul Tigh]] has suffered the loss of [[Ellen Tigh|a woman]] close to him, to assist Six in dealing with Tigh's interrogation ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Baltar and Head Baltar, "Six of One".jpg|thumb|right|Baltar encounters his Messenger double.]]<br />
After his ascension to [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] leader, Gaius Baltar encounters his Messenger doppelgänger after running into [[Tory Foster]] at the civilian's mess hall. Baltar is initially shocked by Messenger Baltar's sudden appearance, voicing his belief that it is [[Messenger Six]] appearing to him as a doppelgänger version of himself, but the Messenger points out that she would have no need to disguise herself from him; Baltar becomes amused by the idea of having himself as a conversational foil for once instead of Six. This Messenger Baltar encourages him to engage in a relationship with Foster, claiming that she is "[[Final Five|special]]," and guides him, after a fashion, through her covert interrogation attempt. This Messenger Baltar does not elaborate on that point, but Gaius Baltar follows the Messenger's lead ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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Prior to the conclusion of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s journey to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six appear together, and both Caprica Six and Baltar can see them, and are each shocked that the other can. He and Messenger Six are representatives of the being that some call [[God (RDM)|God]], who Baltar describes to Cavil as a force of nature that is neither good nor evil. Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six make one last visit to Caprica Six and Baltar to tell them that their role had always been to protect Hera, and now that this has been fulfilled, the two Messengers leave them alone. Messenger Six explains that God's plan is never over, but Messenger Baltar tells the couple that their lives will be much less exciting. <br />
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The two Messengers visit Earth 150,000 years later in New York City discussing humanity finding its most recent common ancestor, the human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]]. The two discuss the cycle of life, and Messenger Baltar chides Messenger Six for calling the being they work for "God," as it apparently does not like being called that. Messenger Baltar has the series' last line, which is a response to Messenger Six's stern look: "silly me... silly, silly me." The two then walk off together into present-day New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== Messenger Elosha ==<br />
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[[Laura Roslin]] converses with a being in the form of Priestess [[Elosha]] during what should be zero-time jump sequences on the way to the [[Resurrection Hub]]. This Messenger being is unlike the others, in that not only do they interact outside the realm of others, it takes place during a time interval that should not exist. The being seems to have some knowledge of the future events, such as Roslin's death and the fact that [[William Adama]] waits for her, suggesting both reality for the being and the out-of-time conversations. Unlike [[Kara Thrace]]'s Messenger Leoben, the experience is difficult to explain with unconscious dreaming or hallucination ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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== The Final Five's Messengers ==<br />
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After recovering his memories of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] due to trauma resulting from his being shot in the head, [[Samuel Anders]] reports that the [[Final Five]] were originally warned of impending nuclear destruction of Earth two thousand years earlier by images of people no one else could see. This information was the impetus for their recreation of [[Resurrection (RDM)|Cylon Resurrection]] and the preparing of the ship on which they escaped following the disaster. The one that appeared to Anders looked like a woman, the one that appeared to [[Tory Foster]] looked like a man. Much like Gaius Baltar, [[Galen Tyrol]] thought he might have a neural chip ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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== Slick ==<br />
[[Kara Thrace]] encounters a vision of her father<ref>[[Podcast:Someone to Watch Over Me]]</ref> going by the name of "Slick". She initially fails to recognize him as [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]]. As she spends time with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father. She assists him in composing a song and compares him to her father. While she plays the piano with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father as a child. She recalls a certain song, and notices that the score resembles one of [[Hera Agathon]]'s drawing. As she plays the song with him, [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Tory Foster]] recognize the song as [[The Music|the same song they heard at the Ionian Nebula]]. When Tigh grabs her and asks her about the song, Slick vanishes ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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== Messenger Zoe ==<br />
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A Messenger appeared to [[Zoe Graystone]] decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in the form of Zoe herself. The Messenger's first act was to save Zoe from a fire which burned down the Graystones' prior residence, when Zoe was a little girl. She then continued to appear to Zoe, who considered her a friend, periodically. Messenger Zoe had the form of teenage Zoe before Zoe herself entered adolescence. On one occasion, when Zoe was a teenager and now identical to her Messenger counterpart, Messenger Zoe encouraged her to outdo her father [[Daniel Graystone]] by creating life with her computer skills, after they noticed that Daniel had "stolen" the design for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] from drawings made by Zoe. This suggestion led to the creation of [[Zoe-A]], Zoe's [[holographic avatar]] duplicate ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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Messenger Zoe later appears to Zoe-A when the latter is engaged in combat with [[Tamara-A]] and several users in [[New Cap City]] who blame her for the destruction of [[Maglev 23]]. She encourages Zoe-A to be her own person and not accept the blame for Zoe's sins. This leads to Zoe-A convincing Tamara-A to form an alliance ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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An unidentified Zoe sits smiling among Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s otherwise entirely Cylon congregation of monotheists in the flash-forward montage at the end of "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]". The scene precedes Zoe-A's resurrection into the first [[Humanoid Cylon|skinjob]] body, yet is years after [[Zoe Graystone|original Zoe]]'s death and Zoe-A's denouncement of Willow.<br />
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== [[Messenger Leoben]] ==<br />
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Image of Leoben that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] but never claims to be a Cylon in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]." Because he only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious, and does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately. <br />
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For further information, please see [[Messenger Leoben]] entry.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* In the cases of Elosha and Slick, it is unclear whether the phantom images represent the consciousnesses of the deceased or are simply other beings in their forms.<br />
*The [[Messenger Leoben|Messenger "Leoben"]] that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]" only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious. Since this Messenger Leoben does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately to the above.<br />
*[[William Adama]] sees and converses with his [[Carolanne Adama|deceased ex-wife]] each year on their anniversary as demonstrated in "[[A Day in the Life]]". While the episode where this occurs shows William and Carolanne together in places and settings (ostensibly at their home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]), this is a dramatic representation of Adama's ordinary imagination of what Carolanne may have thought about his predicament. As such, the visualizations of Carolanne Adama are ''not'' a messenger or other spectral apparition.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh]] sees [[Ellen Tigh#Saul's "Messenger Ellen"|his dead wife]] in place of [[Caprica Six]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). This could be a simple hallucination or, as Tigh is a [[humanoid Cylon]], an example of [[projection]].<br />
*When holding a two thousand year-old, mangled mailbox hatch from the lobby of the Tighs's apartment building, Saul sees a dying Ellen again in a vision from his and her prior incarnations on Earth. Ellen is depicted in the vision as fully aware of their future reincarnations and the cyclical nature of their existence, which she prophesises for past-Saul in the moment before they both die. ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
*In the fifth [[Razor Flashbacks|Razor Flashback]], while exploring the lab, [[William Adama]] has a hallucination of a hand reaching out to grab him from a device similar to a [[resurrection tank|resurrection]] or [[Hybrid]] tank. However this could be a stress-induced hallucination. The same may be the case for the screaming prisoners in the lab, which could also be explained as a visualization for the audience. However, the voice Adama hears of the [[First Hybrid]] is the same as the real voice, so this part at least is not a hallucination.<br />
*Beginning in Season 3, Messenger Six appears less frequently, and makes only a few appearances in Season 4. A scene was filmed for "[[The Road Less Traveled]]" in which Messenger Six, stating that Baltar no longer needs her anymore, says goodbye to him and fades away; this scene was deleted (but included on the Season 4.0 DVD). Messenger Six reappeared in yet another deleted scene, this time for "Sometimes a Great Notion" (information is relegated to a [[:File:SixonEarth.jpg|promotional image]]), before returning but only in the extended version of "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" and reappearing in "[[Deadlock]]", most likely rendering the deleted scene from "The Road Less Traveled" non-canonical as neither of the two aforementioned episodes make mention of her departure.<br />
*In the podcast for "[[No Exit]]", Ronald Moore refers to the Final Five's Messenger beings as "the Messengers" and indicates that they are significant to the overall storyline.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
*When asked by a fan at a convention about the differences between Messenger Baltar and Gaius Baltar, actor [[James Callis]] described Messenger Baltar as a man who "finally has his shit together."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}}</ref>. ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language) <br />
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* Callis mentioned at the same convention that his personal theory is that Messenger Six is a being from another universe or higher plane of existence who only Baltar can interact with. This may relate back to the "angel" theory postulated prior to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}} ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language.)</ref><br />
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* Prior to the revelations of "Daybreak," actress [[Tricia Helfer]] said that she had long since given up on trying to figure out the nature of Messenger Six. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756477p1.html|title=IGN Interview: Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer|date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> She believes Caprica Six and Baltar both having internal counterparts is related to the scene from the [[Miniseries]] where she saves Baltar from the shock wave of the nuclear bomb that destroyed [[Caprica City]].<br />
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<div>[[image:Messenger Six and Messenger Baltar, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|The messengers appearing as Six and Baltar aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' together, as seen by [[Caprica Six]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] during the [[Battle of the Colony]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").]]<br />
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'''Messengers''' are the curious spectral apparitions seen by [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica Six]], as well as a few other characters. These beings were earlier referred to as "head characters", i.e. "Head Six" and "Head Baltar", by internal documentation and scripts. These messengers often present themselves as someone known very closely to the subject in question, and appear in the employ of a higher power who is often referred to as "[[God (RDM)|God]]" but does not care for the name.<br />
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"[[Torn]]" establishes the [[humanoid Cylon]] visualization process known as [[projection]]. In the [[Miniseries]] and Season 1, before the term "projection" was introduced, the character of [[Gaius Baltar]] has frequent visions of an image of his Cylon love interest from Caprica, now known as [[Caprica Six]].<br />
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After her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] from the Caprica mission, Caprica Six herself is haunted by a messenger appearing to her as Gaius Baltar ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Neither character directly reveals the presence of these images to each other or any other character. The images appear to Six and Baltar together during the [[Battle of the Colony]], revealing the truth to the pair. Occasionally both Baltar and Caprica Six have been viewed reacting to their messengers, either by talking to themselves or by physical reaction, though this has generally been discounted as general "oddness". Baltar makes reference to seeing angels while speaking on the wireless as a cult leader, and when convincing [[John Cavil]] to stand down during the Battle of the Colony ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The personality of each image is often represented in the clothing that they wear. Messenger Six often appears in a revealing red dress<ref>It should be noted that [[Caprica Six]] never appeared in this dress.</ref>, and the Messenger Baltar appears wearing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s custom-tailored, pinstripe suit ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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Each messenger shares a few personality traits of the person they purport to represent but with some key differences. Being of possible divine origin, both are calmer and wiser than their corporeal counterparts. While Messenger Six is as mischievous and sexual as Caprica Six, she espouses Cylon philosophy and [[Cylon Religion|religion]] in a zealous, unwavering manner. Likewise, Messenger Baltar shares Baltar's suave arrogance but often criticizes Caprica Six when she attempts to rationalize the destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] or other Cylon motivations. Both personalities tend to sway its actual opposite to side with their philosophy: For Messenger Baltar, the need to become more human (and, like the actual Baltar himself, selfish); for Messenger Six, worship of the Cylon [[God (RDM)|God]] and distancing Baltar from any opportunity to give support to the Colonial causes.<br />
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In the last days of the journey, these messengers are revealed to be agents of a higher power— "angels of [[God (RDM)|God]]," something previously claimed by Messenger Six to Gaius Baltar in both "[[Home, Part II]]" and "[[Torn]]"; writer [[Jane Espenson]] has stated that she personally believes they are "a far-advanced culture with an interest in humanity." This likens them to the [[Beings of Light]] from the [[Original Series]] mythology.<ref>"Question: Starbuck an Angel??? Really???" Espenson: "I'm going to answer re Starbuck and the "head" people, too. Well, here's how I always saw it. If someone from a far-advanced culture somewhere in the universe took an interest in humanity, isn't it possible that with their advanced tech that they could have abilities that would seem to us miraculous. Maybe we'd think of them as "Angels." Maybe they're the whole reason we have a myth of "Angels." But that's just me. The great thing about great novels (or the series) is that some things are left open to your own philosophical solutions." Galactica Sitrep, http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/03/chat_with_battl.html</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"; "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Six==<br />
[[image:Tigh_Me_Up_Tigh_Me_Down-Baltar_Six.jpg|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar in his lab aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").]]<br />
Messenger Six first appears to [[Gaius Baltar]] as he escapes [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] on [[Sharon Valerii]]'s [[Raptor]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).<br />
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Baltar initially believes that Messenger Six is a hallucination in its first few weeks of appearances ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]], "[[33]]"), but later believes the Messenger's initial suggestion that she is generated from a Cylon cybernetic implant. He disproves this notion when Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] performs a [[w:MRI|MRI]] scan, showing no abnormalities ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six demonstrates awareness of events, people and places that Baltar does not appear to know consciously. She tells him of a [[Cylon transponder]] hidden in ''Galactica's'' [[CIC]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 2]]), and appears to aid him in his conversion from atheism to Cylon monotheism through guiding him in how to destroy a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[TRS]]: [[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). The source for Messenger Six's data is initially unclear, but is later assumed to be through an act of divinity.<br />
[[Image:brainscan.jpg|left|thumb|Baltar receives his brain scan from Dr. [[Sherman Cottle]], as Messenger Six looks on in amusement.]]<br />
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Baltar's visions of Six not only have the Cylon appearing with him on ''[[Galactica]]'', but the two also envision themselves in Baltar's now-destroyed home, on the beach, and other locales. Messenger Six seems to be able to force Baltar to see additional items in his environment, such as the human skulls on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], as well as visions of the interior of the ancient [[Opera House]] and an image of what Messenger Six believes to be a Cylon-human hybrid child. When an [[Hera Agathon|actual child]] does appear in the Fleet, the Messenger Six claims it is her vision fulfilled. Baltar is convinced by this that she cannot be a hallucination, but Cottle's scan appears to have ruled out the possibility that she is an implant. He asks her who or what she is, and she replies that she is an angel ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Home, Part II]]").<br />
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Over time, Baltar is seen by some characters speaking to himself, which is often the case when he is speaking to Messenger Six. In several instances, Messenger Six appears to Baltar to be a physical entity, grabbing him by his clothes or body, or assisting him with objects ([[TRS: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Taking A Break From All Your Worries]]"). She has even demonstrated an ability to physically interact with Baltar. On one occasion, she pushed him into a bulkhead and grabbed him by the throat. In another example, she lifted him into a standing position after he was beaten by a Galactica marine ([[Escape Velocity]]). In both cases, this provoked reactions from other people. Further, she appears to satisfy Baltar's sexual urges, leading to awkward situations where he is seen masturbating ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").<br />
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[[image:KobolHallu.jpg|right|thumb|Messenger Six and Gaius Baltar on Kobol.]]<br />
The Messenger Six has been present when Caprica Six is near only twice. She is also conspicuously absent during [[Shelly Godfrey]]'s tenure on ''Galactica'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"). The Messenger Six seems to, for the most part, vanish during the period when Caprica Six and Baltar renew their relationship on New Caprica. When Baltar is aboard a Cylon basestar, Caprica Six explains the projection process to him while the Messenger Six hints that this process is very similar to how she and Baltar communicate and that Baltar may himself be a Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). Messenger Six also appears to Baltar, when he discovers Hera under Maya's dead body and disappears when Caprica Six comes near Baltar and the baby ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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Messenger Six has a [[Music of Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|musical theme]], a simple 9-note motif with a staccato xylophone and some violins, which plays behind almost all her appearances. This theme also plays without Six present in "[[Rapture]]" after [[D'Anna Biers]] collapses in Baltar's arms after her vision of the [[Final Five]], until Baltar is pistol-whipped by [[Galen Tyrol]].<br />
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From the end of Season 2 on, Messenger Six claims more often to be an angel from [[God (RDM)|God]].<br />
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Ultimately, Messenger Six is revealed to be a very real being -- not a projection of something inside Baltar's mind -- sent by another being that may be [[God (RDM)|God]]. Both her and Messenger Baltar appear to both Caprica Six and Baltar during the [[Battle of The Colony]]; Baltar and Caprica Six are each shocked that the other can see them. On Earth, Messenger Six, along with Messenger Baltar, reveals to Caprica and Baltar that their destiny had always been to protect Hera, who was the future of both races. They leave, saying that while God's plan is never finished, the two mortals' lives will be much less "exciting" from now on. <br />
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One-hundred fifty thousand years later, Messenger Six is with Messenger Baltar in New York City, looking over the shoulder of a man reading a ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine article about the remains of Mitochondrial Eve -- the current population's latest common evolutionary ancestor, Hera Agathon. The two discuss how all of this has happened before, and whether all of this will happen again. Messenger Six believes things will go differently this time. Messenger Baltar chides her when she refers to God, saying, "You know it doesn't like that name." The two then walk off into the teeming crowds of New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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==Messenger Baltar==<br />
[[image:LBlt.jpg|thumb|left|Turnabout is fair play: Messenger Baltar appears to [[Caprica Six]], but not to [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Number Three]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").]]<br />
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When a '''messenger with Gaius Baltar's visage''' appears to Caprica Six, the notion that the actual Gaius Baltar was part of a Cylon plan to manipulate him via Messenger Six is revealed to be highly unlikely, as other Cylons are unaware of him and do not mention the plan or its effects to Caprica Six ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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The Messenger Baltar's appearance and demeanor is just as much an extreme opposite of the actual Baltar as the Messenger Six's behavior is to Caprica Six.<br />
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At her resurrection, Messenger Baltar immediately tells Caprica Six that only she can see and hear him, and not to reveal what she sees to the other Cylons present; she never asks about his origins.<br />
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Messenger Baltar confronts Caprica Six with her guilt in the slaughter of billions of human beings, and with the logical error behind the Cylons's actions. Under Messenger Baltar's influence, Caprica Six speaks out against the war alongside another resurrected "[[hero of the Cylon]]", [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]. The two forge a new [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|quasi-benevolent path]], [[Exodus, Part II|albeit temporarily]], for the Cylon race.<br />
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Messenger Baltar appears irregularly in seasons 2 and 3. After Caprica Six surrenders herself to the Colonials (having assisted [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]] in her rescue of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]), [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Tory Foster]] observe Caprica Six speaking to and kissing Messenger Baltar&mdash;who is invisible to Roslin and Foster ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").<br />
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While Messenger Six claims to be an angel sent from God, Messenger Baltar is contemptuous of the Cylons' concept of God ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]"). He is also described by [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]] as more of a "devil" figure in Six's consciousness<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Downloaded|act=Three|id=|timestamp=|totalrunning=}}</ref>.<br />
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While Messenger Baltar acts mostly as a conversational foil for Six, in "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" he informs her that [[Saul Tigh]] has suffered the loss of [[Ellen Tigh|a woman]] close to him, to assist Six in dealing with Tigh's interrogation ([[TRS]]: "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Baltar and Head Baltar, "Six of One".jpg|thumb|right|Baltar encounters his Messenger double.]]<br />
After his ascension to [[Cult of Baltar|cult]] leader, Gaius Baltar encounters his Messenger doppelgänger after running into [[Tory Foster]] at the civilian's mess hall. Baltar is initially shocked by Messenger Baltar's sudden appearance, voicing his belief that it is [[Messenger Six]] appearing to him as a doppelgänger version of himself, but the Messenger points out that she would have no need to disguise herself from him; Baltar becomes amused by the idea of having himself as a conversational foil for once instead of Six. This Messenger Baltar encourages him to engage in a relationship with Foster, claiming that she is "[[Final Five|special]]," and guides him, after a fashion, through her covert interrogation attempt. This Messenger Baltar does not elaborate on that point, but Gaius Baltar follows the Messenger's lead ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]").<br />
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Prior to the conclusion of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s journey to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six appear together, and both Caprica Six and Baltar can see them, and are each shocked that the other can. He and Messenger Six are representatives of the being that some call [[God (RDM)|God]], who Baltar describes to Cavil as a force of nature that is neither good nor evil. Messenger Baltar and Messenger Six make one last visit to Caprica Six and Baltar to tell them that their role had always been to protect Hera, and now that this has been fulfilled, the two Messengers leave them alone. Messenger Six explains that God's plan is never over, but Messenger Baltar tells the couple that their lives will be much less exciting. <br />
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The two Messengers visit Earth 150,000 years later in New York City discussing humanity finding its most recent common ancestor, the human-Cylon hybrid [[Hera Agathon]]. The two discuss the cycle of life, and Messenger Baltar chides Messenger Six for calling the being they work for "God," as it apparently does not like being called that. Messenger Baltar has the series' last line, which is a response to Messenger Six's stern look: "silly me... silly, silly me." The two then walk off together into present-day New York City ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== Messenger Elosha ==<br />
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[[Laura Roslin]] converses with a being in the form of Priestess [[Elosha]] during what should be zero-time jump sequences on the way to the [[Resurrection Hub]]. This Messenger being is unlike the others, in that not only do they interact outside the realm of others, it takes place during a time interval that should not exist. The being seems to have some knowledge of the future events, such as Roslin's death and the fact that [[William Adama]] waits for her, suggesting both reality for the being and the out-of-time conversations. Unlike [[Kara Thrace]]'s Messenger Leoben, the experience is difficult to explain with unconscious dreaming or hallucination ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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== The Final Five's Messengers ==<br />
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After recovering his memories of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] due to trauma resulting from his being shot in the head, [[Samuel Anders]] reports that the [[Final Five]] were originally warned of impending nuclear destruction of Earth two thousand years earlier by images of people no one else could see. This information was the impetus for their recreation of [[Resurrection (RDM)|Cylon Resurrection]] and the preparing of the ship on which they escaped following the disaster. The one that appeared to Anders looked like a woman, the one that appeared to [[Tory Foster]] looked like a man. Much like Gaius Baltar, [[Galen Tyrol]] thought he might have a neural chip ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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== Slick ==<br />
[[Kara Thrace]] encounters a vision of her father<ref>[[Podcast:Someone to Watch Over Me]]</ref> going by the name of "Slick". She initially fails to recognize him as [[Dreilide Thrace|her father]]. As she spends time with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father. She assists him in composing a song and compares him to her father. While she plays the piano with him, she recalls playing the piano with her father as a child. She recalls a certain song, and notices that the score resembles one of [[Hera Agathon]]'s drawing. As she plays the song with him, [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Tory Foster]] recognize the song as [[The Music|the same song they heard at the Ionian Nebula]]. When Tigh grabs her and asks her about the song, Slick vanishes ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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== Messenger Zoe ==<br />
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A Messenger appeared to [[Zoe Graystone]] decades before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in the form of Zoe herself. The Messenger's first act was to save Zoe from a fire which burned down the Graystones' prior residence, when Zoe was a little girl. She then continued to appear to Zoe, who considered her a friend, periodically. Messenger Zoe had the form of teenage Zoe before Zoe herself entered adolescence. On one occasion, when Zoe was a teenager and now identical to her Messenger counterpart, Messenger Zoe encouraged her to outdo her father [[Daniel Graystone]] by creating life with her computer skills, after they noticed that Daniel had "stolen" the design for the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] from drawings made by Zoe. This suggestion led to the creation of [[Zoe-A]], Zoe's [[holographic avatar]] duplicate ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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Messenger Zoe later appears to Zoe-A when the latter is engaged in combat with [[Tamara-A]] and several users in [[New Cap City]] who blame her for the destruction of [[Maglev 23]]. She encourages Zoe-A to be her own person and not accept the blame for Zoe's sins. This leads to Zoe-A convincing Tamara-A to form an alliance ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]").<br />
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An unidentified Zoe sits smiling among Sister [[Clarice Willow]]'s otherwise entirely Cylon congregation of monotheists in the flash-forward montage at the end of "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]". The scene precedes Zoe-A's resurrection into the first [[Humanoid Cylon|skinjob]] body, yet is years after [[Zoe Graystone|original Zoe]]'s death and Zoe-A's denouncement of Willow.<br />
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== [[Messenger Leoben]] ==<br />
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Image of Leoben that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] but never claims to be a Cylon in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]." Because he only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious, and does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately. <br />
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==Notes==<br />
* In the cases of Elosha and Slick, it is unclear whether the phantom images represent the consciousnesses of the deceased or are simply other beings in their forms.<br />
*The [[Messenger Leoben|Messenger "Leoben"]] that appears to [[Kara Thrace]] in the episode "[[Maelstrom]]" only appears to her in a vision while the pilot is unconscious. Since this Messenger Leoben does not fit the Baltar-Six analogue, Battlestar Wiki considers him separately to the above.<br />
*[[William Adama]] sees and converses with his [[Carolanne Adama|deceased ex-wife]] each year on their anniversary as demonstrated in "[[A Day in the Life]]". While the episode where this occurs shows William and Carolanne together in places and settings (ostensibly at their home on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]), this is a dramatic representation of Adama's ordinary imagination of what Carolanne may have thought about his predicament. As such, the visualizations of Carolanne Adama are ''not'' a messenger or other spectral apparition.<br />
*[[Saul Tigh]] sees [[Ellen Tigh#Saul's "Messenger Ellen"|his dead wife]] in place of [[Caprica Six]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). This could be a simple hallucination or, as Tigh is a [[humanoid Cylon]], an example of [[projection]].<br />
*When holding a two thousand year-old, mangled mailbox hatch from the lobby of the Tighs's apartment building, Saul sees a dying Ellen again in a vision from his and her prior incarnations on Earth. Ellen is depicted in the vision as fully aware of their future reincarnations and the cyclical nature of their existence, which she prophesises for past-Saul in the moment before they both die. ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
*In the fifth [[Razor Flashbacks|Razor Flashback]], while exploring the lab, [[William Adama]] has a hallucination of a hand reaching out to grab him from a device similar to a [[resurrection tank|resurrection]] or [[Hybrid]] tank. However this could be a stress-induced hallucination. The same may be the case for the screaming prisoners in the lab, which could also be explained as a visualization for the audience. However, the voice Adama hears of the [[First Hybrid]] is the same as the real voice, so this part at least is not a hallucination.<br />
*Beginning in Season 3, Messenger Six appears less frequently, and makes only a few appearances in Season 4. A scene was filmed for "[[The Road Less Traveled]]" in which Messenger Six, stating that Baltar no longer needs her anymore, says goodbye to him and fades away; this scene was deleted (but included on the Season 4.0 DVD). Messenger Six reappeared in yet another deleted scene, this time for "Sometimes a Great Notion" (information is relegated to a [[:File:SixonEarth.jpg|promotional image]]), before returning but only in the extended version of "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]" and reappearing in "[[Deadlock]]", most likely rendering the deleted scene from "The Road Less Traveled" non-canonical as neither of the two aforementioned episodes make mention of her departure.<br />
*In the podcast for "[[No Exit]]", Ronald Moore refers to the Final Five's Messenger beings as "the Messengers" and indicates that they are significant to the overall storyline.<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
*When asked by a fan at a convention about the differences between Messenger Baltar and Gaius Baltar, actor [[James Callis]] described Messenger Baltar as a man who "finally has his shit together."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}}</ref>. ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language) <br />
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* Callis mentioned at the same convention that his personal theory is that Messenger Six is a being from another universe or higher plane of existence who only Baltar can interact with. This may relate back to the "angel" theory postulated prior to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZZHl0Ls5U&mode=related&search=|title=James Callis (Gaius Baltar) Q&A FanExpo 2k6 - Part 3|date=September 04, 2006|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=YouTube video|language=English}} ('''Warning''': Video contains some explicit language.)</ref><br />
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* Prior to the revelations of "Daybreak," actress [[Tricia Helfer]] said that she had long since given up on trying to figure out the nature of Messenger Six. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756477p1.html|title=IGN Interview: Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer|date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=January 24, 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> She believes Caprica Six and Baltar both having internal counterparts is related to the scene from the [[Miniseries]] where she saves Baltar from the shock wave of the nuclear bomb that destroyed [[Caprica City]].<br />
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The '''Thirteenth Tribe''' were a race of early generation [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylons]] that lived on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. <br />
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== Origin ==<br />
The Thirteenth Tribe left the twelve tribes of humans and settled on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] some 2,000 years before the remaining tribes left Kobol to form the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]])<ref>In "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." This is the oldest date noted in the series' timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of [[Pythia]] and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago. Another contradiction occurs in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", when Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." See also, [[Timeline (RDM)#Ancient History]].</ref>, some 4,000 years prior to the events of the [[Cylon Attack]].<br />
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:''"...The [[Sacred Scrolls]] tell that the 13th tribe left Kobol in the early days. They traveled far and made their home upon a planet called '''[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'''...which circled a distant and unknown star."'' ([[Miniseries]])<br />
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The twelve tribes eventually forgot that their ancestors had ever created Cylons, and the Thirteenth Tribe was mistakenly remembered as being another tribe of humans. They and Earth were also considered mythical by many on the Twelve Colonies. Because the [[Number One]]s' reprogramming of their siblings left the other six active models unaware of their origins, the majority of Cylons also believed that the Thirteenth Tribe had been human and had no knowledge of their connection to them until the discovery of Earth ([[Torn]], [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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== Civilization == <br />
The Thirteenth Tribe consisted of [[humanoid Cylons]], who originated on Kobol, evolved from mechanical counterparts that the humans of Kobol had created. With them on Earth there was also a distinct model of robotic Cylon, of which only the buried helmet has been seen. <br />
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While still on Kobol, Cylons or their creators had developed [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection technology]]. The Thirteenth Tribe abandoned and eventually forgot how to build or use this technology during their stay on Earth after they had started to reproduce sexually. Subsequent generations of Cylons were born, not built. The knowledge that their ancestors had used resurrection remained, however, and there was later an effort to recreate it at a scientific research facility.<br />
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Roughly two millennia prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Earth was devastated by an apocalyptic rebellion of their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] that apparently destroyed both sides. At that time a group of scientists, later known as the [[Final Five]], had worked very hard to reinvent resurrection. They had anticipated the obliteration and prepared a vessel in Earth's orbit, which they downloaded to in due time. They were the only survivors, and only survived due to resurrecting in new bodies.<br />
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The five survivors, the last of the Thirteenth Tribe, went on a long trip using sub-luminal speed in search of the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] to warn them of the dangers inherent in creating artificial life and not treating it well.<br />
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The Final Five allied themselves with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Colonial Centurions]] and went on to create eight new models of humanoid Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe can be said to survive in the new Cylons, and in their hybrid descendants on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]].<br />
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Of the Final Five, two, [[Tory Foster]] and [[Samuel Anders]], eventually were killed permanently. [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] made it to the new Earth to live out the rest of their lives.<br />
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== Influence on Kobol == <br />
During some period, travel appears to have taken place from Earth to Kobol, as the [[Sacred Scrolls]] give an account of the journey to Earth.<br />
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== Path to Earth ==<br />
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[[Image:Tombmap.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Tomb of Athena]] was the first marker on a path to Earth ([[Home, Part II]])]]<br />
Commander [[William Adama]] falsely claims to know the location of Earth, using the lie to give the battered remnants of humanity a cause and reason to hope after their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|escape from the devastated Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]). Later, through the [[Arrow of Apollo|efforts]] of President Roslin, Adama and others locate a tomb on Kobol, which reveals a map and sufficient references to point his [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to the true general coordinates of the legendary Thirteenth Colony of Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).<br />
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[[Image:3x6-Lion's-Head-beacon-1.jpg|right|thumb|A beacon near the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], left by the Thirteenth Tribe, but found by the Cylons ([[Torn]])]]<br />
Over a year later, an [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient probe]], possibly the first tangible evidence of the Thirteenth Tribe's existence, is recovered by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in the [[Lion's Head Nebula]]. The probe contains a [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] that proves particularly deadly to the Cylons on the [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]] that recover it. The Cylons fear the virus so much that they abandon the baseship, moving their [[Resurrection Ship]] away to prevent any dying Cylons from resurrecting and transferring the bioelectric component of the pathogen to the Cylon populace. The probe is later destroyed after the baseship self-destructs ("[[Torn]]", "[[A Measure of Salvation]]").<br />
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The Thirteenth Tribe apparently has used one planet as a waystation in their journey. They settled on a [[algae planet|planet]] and built a [[Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] to pray for a path to their new home. Later, this temple was renamed in Colonial mythology to the "Temple of Five" and described as being dedicated to five priests that worshipped "[[the one whose name cannot be spoken]]". It is uncertain when this modification took place or who did it. Over 4,000 years later, the Temple of Five is discovered by the Fleet. The refugee Colonials believe that an artifact called the [[Eye of Jupiter]] resides there, which is another marker on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).<br />
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[[Image:3x11 Temple of Five discovery.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Temple of Five]], a curious marker ([[Rapture]])]]<br />
No such artifact actually exists, however. The Eye of Jupiter is, in fact, the image created by the planet's dying sun. A strange and highly improbable sequence of events occurs when both Cylon and Colonial forces meet at this unremarkable "algae planet" to find the legendary lost temple near the moment of the star's imminent nova. After they leave the system, the Colonials discover that the nova resembles another older nova that occurred in the time of the Thirteenth Tribe's exodus, located in the [[Ionian system]], and believe that they have found a new marker to Earth.<br />
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The Temple was apparently modified to allow an individual to see the faces of the [[Final Five]] as the star begins to nova. Ellen Tigh states that this modification was not done by the Final Five, though she confirms that the five of them did rediscover the temple on their journey from Earth.<ref>The modifier was apparently very good at creating holographic and vision mechanisms. The [[Tomb of Athena]] used an apparent 3-D projection, visible to all people in the tomb, to show the initial path to Earth. The vision in the Temple, however, is not seen by Baltar, which implies a different technology.</ref> A [[Number Three]] Cylon uses the device. Only [[Gaius Baltar]] witnesses this mechanism in use, but is reluctant to use it himself until it is too late, when the mechanism shuts down as the nova's light is replaced by the shadow of its shockwave ([[Rapture]]).<br />
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[[Image:Ionian Nebula.png|right|thumb|The Ionian nebula, where the turbulent events of the Season 3 finale take place.]]<br />
As the Fleet approaches the Ionian nebula, four Colonials experience what they initially believe is a [[The Music|hallucination of fragments of music]]. [[Laura Roslin]], who has resumed the use of [[chamalla]] as part of her renewed fight against her cancer, begins to experience visions of the [[Opera House]] where she, an image of [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Caprica Six]] fight to retrieve an image of [[Hera Agathon]] running in the halls. Roslin and Agathon meet with the [[Rapture|incarcerated]] Caprica Six and realize that all three are experiencing the dream.<br />
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When the Fleet arrives at the nebula, Roslin nearly faints. The four crewmembers who experience the musical hallucination are drawn to each other and now hear not only a coherent melody but lyrics as well. The four realize that they are [[Final five|Cylons]], but choose to continue their work as Colonials. The entire Fleet loses electrical power for a time, for reasons unknown.<br />
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After a Cylon fleet also arrives at the nebula, [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] are scrambled to meet them. One pilot, [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]], detects and intercepts a mysterious target on [[DRADIS]]. Adding to the mystery of the Ionian nebula, [[Kara Thrace]], a pilot [[Maelstrom|believed dead]], flies her [[Viper Mark II]] alongside Apollo and tells him that she has been to and can show the Fleet of the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ("[[Crossroads, Part II]]", "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<ref>According to the [[Podcast:Crossroads, Part II|podcast]] for this episode, Lee Adama is '''not''' hallucinating himself when he sees Kara Thrace. This is confirmed by her subsequent landing on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and interactions with the crew in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", and other future [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] episodes.</ref><br />
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[[Image:3x11_Earth_Cylon_Centurian.JPG|left|thumb|The mysterious discovery of a centurion head ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul ]])]] After finding Earth, the Fleet's first landing party lands on a coast, near the burned out ruins of a city which had been nuked some 2,000 years previously ([[Revelations]]). Excavations by Cylon teams produced skeletons and the head of a previously unknown model of Cylon Centurion. DNA analysis of the skeletons using Cylon protocols revealed that the Thirteenth Tribe was Cylon. [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Galen Tyrol]] recover fragments of memory while in the ruins, recalling that they were part of the Thirteenth Tribe and lived on Earth until the disaster hit. Tigh also remembers that his wife [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] was here, realizing that she is the last of the Final Five ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).<br />
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==Survivors of the Tribe==<br />
Approximately 2,000 years before the fall of the 12 Colonies, the [[Earth Cylon Centurion|Life Form Nodes]] created by the Thirteenth Tribe rebelled, and in an act of mutually assured destruction, leveled the planet in a nuclear holocaust, in which everyone including the Centurions were destroyed. The Final Five ([[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]]) managed to survive by downloading to a ship containing their rebuilt resurrection technology in orbit. They helped the Centurions they found from the Twelve Colonies build a new Cylon society, but were killed and downloaded into new bodies with false memories by Number One. The Five spent most of their "human" lives with no knowledge of who they were until months before they rediscovered Earth. Four of the five had knowledge of their true identities triggered (the fifth, Ellen, was a Cylon prisoner whose resurrection into a new body had restored her memories) but none of their memories restored except brief flashes.<br />
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When the Five's Cylon "children" destroyed the Twelve Colonies, the Five ended up having to go through another nuclear holocaust, although they survived this one without downloading. The Cavils had expected them to die, download and apologize but none died. Tyrol and Saul Tigh were on ''Galactica'', Anders was high in the mountains doing survival training, Tory survived a blast outside [[Delphi]], and Ellen survived a blast on Picon, but was seriously hurt. Cavil, who was with her at the time, helped rescue her as he felt she hadn't learned the lesson he wanted her to learn and didn't want her to die and download until she learned that. Both Ellen and Anders said "this has happened before" after the attacks started, parts of their past apparently emerging, and Ellen even got flashes of memory of herself on Earth with Saul before they were killed, although she apparently didn't remember this later ([[The Plan]]).<br />
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Anders, after getting shot in the head, had his memories restored, but after a surgery to remove the bullet, went into a sort of vegetative state before later becoming ''Galactica's'' [[Hybrid]] and was unable to communicate most of what he learned. The Five were reunited and helped battle the enemy Cylon forces in a battle that resulted in the destruction of [[The Colony]], the ship that the Five used to get from Earth which was used as the main Cylon base. Galen Tyrol kills Tory Foster during the battle for murdering his wife and Samuel Anders is later killed when he flies the Fleet into the new Earth's sun. With the deaths of Anders and Foster, there were only three remaning true survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe until they died of presumably natural causes later.<br />
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With the destruction of Resurrection, the deaths of Anders, Foster and the other members of the Five when they died is permanent and the last remaining members of the Thirteenth Tribe die out, although the descendants of the Cylons and humans on Earth could be considered in a way descendants of the Tribe as the Five created the Cylons that settled there.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the re-imagined continuity, the Thirteenth Tribe is literally the last tribe of Kobol, being artificial lifeforms created by the other twelve. In the original series, they were the thirteenth solely by virtue of having gone in another direction.<br />
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'''Liam Tigh''' was the name of an unborn child conceived by [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica Six]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]").<br />
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==Ancient Cylons==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Cylon History#Ancient Cylons|Ancient Cylons]]'', ''[[Final Five]]''<br />
[[Image:3x11 Earth Cylon Centurion.JPG|thumb|An ancient Earth "Cylon".]]<br />
Unknown to the Colonials at the time of their creations, Cylon creations were responsible for the annihilation of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] some thousands of years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]]. Little is known about them, however on Earth, many pieces were preserved that the Colonials were able to study. Here, Cylons existed in organic, humanoid form, and robotic form. Sometime after their arrival on Earth, the humanoids created these machine to serve a variety of roles, but eventually they rebelled, and systematically eliminated the population in a mutually assured destructive attack. It is unknown if any of the robotic forms survived, however, five humanoids would be alerted to the coming holocaust, and would survive using re-created organic memory transfer technology used by their ancestors.<br />
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==U-87 Cyber Combat Unit==<br />
:''Main article: [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]''<br />
[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Developed by [[Graystone Industries]] for military applications, the project started off on the wrong foot. The first prototype was unable to properly identify and zone in on its targets. <br />
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After his daughter is killed in a terrorist bombing, Daniel learned that Zoe uploaded a digital avatar of herself to the V-World, and decided to try using it to re-create Zoe in robot form. Using [[MCP|stolen technology]], from his competitor [[Tomas Vergis]], he is successful in bringing sentience to his robotic chassis. <br />
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Zoe-A, the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of Tamara Adama, but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions. However, the avatar became unstable and dematerialized, and the U-87 collapsed after only a few short seconds. After sometime, though, the unit wakes up in a lab, and recomposes itself. In a familiar voice, the Cylon finds a phone, and dials out to [[Lacy Rand]]. It is none other than [[Zoe Graystone]]; her avatar somehow surviving the collapse of the data stream earlier.<br />
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This unit is then put into full scale production after gaining approval from the Caprican Minister of Defense ([[CAP]]: "[[Pilot]]"). <br />
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==Civilian Models==<br />
:''Main article: [[Civilian Cylon]]''<br />
[[File:Cylon Babysitter.png|thumb|right|A Cylon babysitter tends to a young child.]]<br />
Sometime after the successful testing and production of the U-87, Graystone Industries produced models for the general civilian population, and business sector. These models were smaller than the U-87, and about the same height as a typical human male. Depending on their use, these models featured different painting schemes on their chassis, and different armor plating.<br />
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They are utilized in the working sector as "blue collar" labor, and can be seen working trash collection, and building construction ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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Private sector Cylons are capable of typical home maintenance, and chore work. Eventually, the population becomes comfortable enough with the Cylons to even let them babysit their children. <br />
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At the outbreak of the [[Cylon War]], these models join up with their military counterparts against the human population ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]"). <br />
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==Cylon War-Era Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon War-era Centurions (including a gold-colored variation) pilot a Raider.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon War-era Centurion]]''<br />
The Cylon War-era Centurion<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s", was apparently the last Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye. According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These Centurions made up a huge part of Cylon forces during the First War, and participated in all major engagements, where they were used as ground troops, or raider pilots. During the War, these models were known to be merciless in their fighting — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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This model's replaced by the modern Centurion sometime after the war, although, a relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Other 0005 models are still present on [[The Colony]], and help defend it after ''Galactica'' attacks. Those that survive the battle are destroyed when the Colony falls into the black hole that it is orbiting ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Cython==<br />
[[File:Cyborg Critter.png|right|thumb|A dead Cython.]]<br />
Created sometime prior to the tenth year of the First Cylon War, these cybernetic snakes and other Cylon "critters" represent another evolutionary step in the Cylons' ultimate goal of merging human and machine. None have been encountered off the icy planetoid [[Djerba]], where they live among the glacial ice, after carving out a network of tunnels. <br />
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At least two are encountered by the crew of ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine special ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill without the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Toth also claims they make for good eating, if the mechanical parts are removed first (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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==Djerba Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Unknown Cylon.png|thumb|right|A Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit on Djerba.]]<br />
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Four copies of this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]], [[Beka Kelly]], and Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags, which appear to hold a set of data stream bits. Two are destroyed by Adama and Fasjovik and the other two are destroyed by Toth after fatally wounding him.<br />
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According to Kelly, this model feels pain, and can be heard "screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.'' <br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon Centurion, "The Hub".jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Inorganic Humanoids==<br />
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#The Shape of Things to Come|Zoe Graystone]]<br />
[[Image:Zoe reborn, 1x18.jpg|left|thumb|Zoe reborn in her "skinjob" body.]]<br />
On at least two occasions, Cylons in the Twelve Colonies are able to approximate human form while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The first Cylon in the Colonies to achieve this is the virtual reality avatar of Zoe Graystone. Using Daniel Graystone's knowledge of robotics and advanced surgical techniques from [[Amanda Graystone]], the two are able to build a body that superficially reproduces Zoe's V-world human appearance ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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[[Image:Human Cylon.png|thumb|"Are you alive?"]]<br />
Unknown to Colonials, the Cylons attempt to create their own inorganic humanoid models, and achieve a degree of success with at least one individual. Grafting exposed muscle, skin, and other biological features onto robotic parts, this individual clearly lacks the convincing human appearance of Zoe Graystone, but it is able to speak with a perfect human-like voice. On Djerba, it discovers Dr. Becca Kelly lying wounded inside an automated relay station. It asks Kelly "Are you alive?" and acknowledges her relatively enlightened views about the Cylons before snapping Kelly's neck (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). <br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:Retcon Raider The Plan.png|thumb|right|"More of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet."]]<br />
The Cylons have employed various craft over the course of the First [[Cylon War]], and the armistice afterwards. <br />
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:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestars|First War Basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|First War Raider]]''<br />
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Older craft were purely mechanical, and [[Operation Clean Sweep|easily]] [[Battle of Djerba|gave]] the largely unprepared Colonials a run for their [[cubits]]. At this time the Cylons are known to have employed basestars of various design, and Raider support ships capable of carrying a crew of three Centurions. These designs were retired sometime at the end of the War, however, a few raiders from this era survived, and were placed aboard the [[The Colony|Cylon Colony]] after the arrival of the Final Five. <br />
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:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar|Modern Basestar]], [[Raider (RDM)#Modern Raider|Modern Raider]], [[Heavy Raider]], [[Cylon Reconnaissance Drone]], [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Freighter]], [[Resurrection Ship]], [[Resurrection Hub]], [[The Colony]]''<br />
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Modern Cylon craft are a mixture of mechanical and organic parts, and with the inclusion of a brain in the raiders, and hybrids in the larger capital ships, they can be considered separate models in their own right. Generally, these modern ships are weaker than their First War counterparts, and can easily be out gunned with as little as two battlestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]"), however Cylon [[resurrection]] allowed them to attack without fear of attrition.<br />
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This marriage of mechanical and organic parts allowed most Cylon craft to operate individually of any pilot or controller, especially the smaller raiders. It is not known if the Heavy Raider can operate on it's own, and was never seen to operate on its own. The basestar, Hub, and Colony all were usually under the control of a group of humanoids, who would feed sets of instructions to the ship's hybrid or hybrids. While hybrids rarely function autonomously, one erratic hybrid was seen jumping its baseship on its own will without instruction from any controllers ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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While there are many strengths to this, their organic parts proved to be the fleet's undoing. Organic Cylon parts are not immune to sickness, and in one such case, [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|a virus]] picked up from a homing beacon killed an entire basestar, its crew, and raider compliment. This basestar was abandoned by the Cylons for fear of the virus following them through the resurrection process ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). The next knock against their organic parts came after attacking raiders detected the presence of the Final Five in the Colonial fleet. They broke off their attack, and refused further orders as a result. It was ordered that the raiders undergo lobotomies, so they would attack the fleet again, however this action split the Cylon fleet up into civil war ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). <br />
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==Cylon Hybrids==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]], [[Hybrid Utterances]]''<br />
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|"What am I, a man? Or am I a machine? My children believe that I am a god."]]<br />
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The Cylon Hybrid is a model that is part machine, part biological, similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another model type constructed to manage the autonomic functions of the ship they are on. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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== Humanoid Cylons ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Humanoid Cylons]]''<br />
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The humanoid Cylon is the quintessential form.<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as Caprica-Six gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii being planted within the Colonial Fleet itself.<br />
Only slight chemical and physiological differences reveal human from Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" into identical bodies if killed, allowing them to haunt the Colonials in ways never before imagined. <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can be split into two groups, the Significant Seven, which are the seven constructs developed after the First War. And the Final Five, which consist of five humanoid Cylons that are fundamentally different from the Seven. Initially, there were eight models made, however the Number Seven line, the "Daniels", were destroyed by Number One, or "John", after he grew jealous of the attention they were getting from Ellen Tigh ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). <br />
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===The Significant Seven===<br />
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These seven were developed sometime after the end of the First Cylon War, after the Cylons of the time made contact with the Final Five. The Five agreed to help develop a humanoid Cylon if the Centurions ended the war against the Colonials. <br />
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:''Note: Those listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".''<br />
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Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]/John Cavil''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]/Leoben Conoy<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]/D'Anna Biers''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]/Simon O'Neill''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]/Aaron Doral''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]/Sharon<br />
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===The Final Five===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Final Five]], [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)| Thirteenth Tribe]], [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|Earth]]''<br />
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The Final Five Cylons are fundamentally different from their Significant Seven counterparts in that they were not artificially constructed, although their ancestors were. They are survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe, born biologically over 2,000 years prior to the onset of the First Cylon War. They worked and lived together on Earth re-creating their ancestors' organic memory transfer technology, after heeding warnings that something was amiss with their robotic creations. <br />
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The existence or knowledge of the Five appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. In reality, the identities of these five are suppressed by John Cavil, after showing complete disdain for the Five, claiming they contaminated their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals. <br />
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Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
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[[fr:Modèles Cylon]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Resurrection_(RDM)&diff=214499Resurrection (RDM)2014-03-09T21:42:26Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: /* Humanoid Cylon Resurrection */</p>
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[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Hero - Three Rebirth Camber.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Number Three]] reborn.]]<br />
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'''Resurrection''' is the term that refers to the process wherein the consciousnesses and memories of a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] whose body had been destroyed are captured and recovered.<br />
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==Humanoid Cylon Resurrection==<br />
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When a [[humanoid Cylon]]'s body ceases to function, their consciousness can be transmitted (or "downloaded") into a duplicate humanoid Cylon body, one which is empty of consciousness before the download ([[Miniseries]]).<br />
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For resurrection to occur, the dying Cylon must be close to a resurrection ship or hub, otherwise his or her consciousness risks being permanently lost. The transmission method of a Cylon's consciousness has not been explained, but a form of [[wireless]] is probable. Resurrection points identified include the [[Cylon homeworld]], the central [[Resurrection Hub]], [[Resurrection Ship]]s, and planet-based facilities. A rebirthing facility may have existed on [[Caprica (RDM)|occupied Caprica]]. Within each resurrection point is at least one [[Cylon rebirthing tank|rebirthing tank]], where a duplicate body is immersed in a thick opaque substance to await download ([[Downloaded]]). <br />
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Resurrection affords the Cylons a great tactical advantage in war, as it enables them to carry out suicidal attacks without fear, learn from their deaths to improve their strategy, and fall back to their home base by dying in order to escape capture, nullify a debilitating injury or transmit information. The Cylons are able to sustain themselves as a society indefinitely so long as Resurrection is intact, without having to fear death by natural causes. This fact is especially important in light of the Cylons' difficulties in achieving sexual reproduction.<br />
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While humanoid Cylons appear to be able to be resurrected indefinitely, two problems can occur. Repeated downloads can cause pain and other unexplained symptoms. A [[Cavil]] reports severe headaches after one resurrection, and a sensation that felt like "a white hot poker in my skull" in a following instance ([[Exodus, Part I]]). Far more threatening is if a humanoid Cylon's memories have become compromised, corrupted, or otherwise tainted (from the perspective of other Cylons). If that occurs, the consciousness might be "[[boxed]]" immediately after download while the reborn Cylon is in the tank and unable to resist, a drastic measure equivalent in Cylon society to capital punishment. Conversations suggest that this practice is very rare, and [[Number Three]] is the only case of an entire model line being boxed ([[Downloaded]], [[Rapture]]).<br />
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It is also apparent that the resurrection process is involuntary in that humanoid Cylons cannot ''choose'' to die permanently, nor can other Cylons in control of a Resurrection Ship choose to prevent someone from being downloaded. The only way to prevent a dead Cylon from downloading is to move the Resurrection Ship out of range ([[Torn]]). An example of this is when Sharon Agathon downloads to a Resurrection Ship to rescue her child. Despite being a traitor, the Cylons do not stop her from resurrecting and she is able to rescue her child as a result ([[Rapture]]). Furthermore, [[Gina Inviere]], a Cylon prisoner aboard ''Pegasus'' who was tortured so badly she wants to die for good, is unable to control her resurrection. To ensure her permanent death, she supplies the Colonials with information on the Resurrection Ship, so that it can be destroyed ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).<br />
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When a humanoid Cylon is downloaded, his or her memories are added to a collective database and can be accessed by another Cylon of the same model. This is not automatic; the Cylon receiving his or her counterpart's memories must choose to do so ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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One apparent side effect of resurrection is the restoration of blocked memories: when Ellen Tigh is killed by her husband and downloaded, the memories that Cavil had blocked following her previous download and insertion into Colonial society come back to her shortly after resurrection ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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==The process of Resurrection== <br />
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Very little is known about the mechanics of downloading, other than what can be inferred and comments made from official crew members. Not all Cylons of the same model line share the same knowledge, and thus knowledge is variable between Cylons of the same model line. However, memories are stored upon download and "can be accessed by a curious Cylon who knows how".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/371157/jane-espenson-talks-about-writing-for-firefly-and-battlestar-++-and-gives-a-little-secret-cylon-backstory|title=i09.com Interview: Jane Espenson Talks About Writing for Firefly and Battlestar -- and Gives a Little Secret Cylon Backstory|date=31 March 2008|accessdate=3 April 2008|last=Anders|first=Charlie James|format=|language=}}</ref> Hence, the memories of Sharon Agathon were stored when she downloaded to rescue her daughter, and another [[Number Eight]] was later able to access them ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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A download usually occurs a short amount of time after death; however, if a great number of Cylons are killed at once, it can take much longer to resurrect them all. After Caprica Six killed D'Anna Biers, she said that due to the amount of Cylons killed by a bombing, it would take at least 36 hours to even get to Biers. This also indicates that Cylons are resurrected in the order that they are killed, in that it was implied that she was going to be the last to be resurrected.<br />
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Downloading also apparently has something to do with the [[datastream]], as when Ellen Tigh is killed and downloaded into a new body, her memories are shown flowing in a datastream ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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==Raider Resurrection==<br />
The semi-sentient personalities of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] also can be retrieved. This allows the Raiders to return to fight with greater tactical awareness ([[Scar]]). <br />
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The Raider known as "[[Scar (Raider)|Scar]]" may have been one such Raider to learn master fighting tactics. The Scar personality scores many Colonial kills before its permanent destruction.<br />
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Raider resurrection also requires a Resurrection Ship in order to take place.<br />
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==The Development of Resurrection Technology==<br />
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Resurrection was originally invented on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] for humanoid Cylons some three thousand years ago ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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After the [[Pythia|departure from Kobol of these humanoid Cylons]], the Cylons of Kobol, later known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], eventually settled on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. During the next thousand years on Earth the humanoid Cylons gained the ability to procreate in the same manner as humans, complete with childhood.<br />
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As a result, resurrection technology was no longer necessary to preserve their species, and the knowledge of it was lost to time. Approximately 2,000 years ago, five [[Final Five|Earth Cylons]] - [[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] - who (like all Cylons by that time) were born naturally, attempted to reinvent resurrection technology, formally known as "organic memory transfer".<br />
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A [[Messengers|Messenger]] appeared to each the five, warning them of an impending holocaust on Earth. The humanoid Cylons had oppressed [[Earth Cylon Centurion|their version]] of Centurions and destruction was probable. Before the holocaust, the five, all researchers in the same research facility, worked around the clock to recreate the technology that was lost. According to Sam Anders' recount, the work of Galen Tyrol and Ellen Tigh was exceptional, with Mrs. Tigh making the "intuitive leap" to get the system back online. When the war came all five were killed, but they were resurrected on a ship they had prearranged near Earth.<br />
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Seeing the utter destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and knowing the cause they were determined for it not to happen again. They knew that the humans would keep trying to create "artificial life" as well so they headed in their ship for the twelve human Colonies that were settled 1,000 years before to warn them not to make the same mistake they did and to be kind to their creations. However, they only had a ship without [[FTL]]--on Earth, the technology was not yet invented. As a result, travel to the Twelve Colonies was [[w:Theory of Relativity|relativistic]]: on board the ship, travel time was only a few years, but the voyage was actually 2,000 years.<br />
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Near the end of their journey, they somehow made contact with the [[Zoe-A|avatar of the late Zoe Graystone]] who, with her parents Drs. [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]], was developing the technology to give Zoe a new human body. The Final Five's assistance sped the Graystones's work,<ref>According to executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]]'s audio commentary for the episodes "Unvanquished" and "Apotheosis", Zoe's journey to becoming a skin job in the period leading up to the flash forward would have been depicted if ''Caprica'' had been given a second season. In that five year period, Zoe would have encountered the [[Final Five]] - on their way to the Twelve Colonies following the destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|version]] of the Cylons - in the virtual world. There, the Final Five would have assisted Zoe in the creation of her humanoid robotic body. Also according to Murphy, Zoe would have joined the Caprican Legionnaires, working under the command of [[Jordan Duram]] to eradicate the Cylon threat before the inevitable uprising. [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/114/1140870p1.html</ref> and Zoe-A was resurrected in a tank in her father's home basement laboratory on Caprica.<ref>Shown in the "Things to Come" montage at the end of "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]".</ref><br />
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After what the Final Five would have perceived as nearly an instant -- but what the colonies perceived as a few years of peace, the rebellion of the Cylon slave population, and more than twelve years of [[First Cylon War|human-Cylon war]] -- the Five finally arrived too late to deliver their prophesy and avert the carnage.<br />
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The Colonial version of Cylon Centurions had been trying to develop flesh and blood humanoid Cylons just like the Final Five but couldn't get past the [[Hybrid]] stage. The Final Five proposed a deal to end the war: If the Centurions stopped their war against humans they will help them perfect humanoid Cylons, complete with resurrection. The Centurions agreed to the deal and ceased the war with the signing of an [[armistice]]. They then with the Final Five sequestered themselves in a gigantic space complex they called [[The Colony]] and developed humanoid Cylons and recreated resurrection technology. <br />
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===Cavil's deception of the Final Five and the destruction of Resurrection===<br />
The Five downloaded at least once more after their initial download during the nuclear holocaust on Earth 2,000 years before. The Final Five and the Centurions were successful in recreating [[humanoid Cylon]]s and resurrection. The first was John Cavil, and he helped the Final Five create the other seven new Cylon models. However, Cavil held a deep grudge against humanity for enslaving his Centurion ancestors. To demonstrate the many faults of mankind, Cavil murdered the Final Five, [[Boxing|boxed]] them, and ultimately unboxed them but downloaded them with their real memories blocked and false memories in their places. Cavil then proceeded to instigate [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the attack on the Colonies]]. He apparently expected them to die in the attack. Previously it was revealed that before the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, a Cylon could download as long as they were within range. This also applied to the [[Final Five]]. [[Cavil]] kept at least one fresh body for each of them, as was proven when [[Saul Tigh]] killed [[Ellen Tigh]] and she downloaded into a new body. Apparently Cavil planned for them to rejoin the Cylons when they were killed in the attack on the Colonies he apparently instigated and hoped that they'd admit that they made a mistake in supporting humanity and see, in Cavil's view, the bestial nature of mankind and join him in their destruction. <!-- When [[Samuel Anders]] regained his lost Cylon memories he explained how the Five survived the destruction of Earth and where resurrection, or "organic memory transfer," came from: it was something that the Thirteenth Tribe had from [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] that they abandoned when they started to procreate naturally. --> <!-- The Five were research scientists who re-created the technology. [[Galen Tyrol]]'s work is said to have been "amazing" and Ellen made the intuitive leap that brought the system back online, however, each of the five made a vital contribution to the technology. Once it was re-created they placed it on a ship which they left in orbit of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. When the nuclear holocaust occurred, they downloaded into new bodies on that ship. Later as part of their deal with the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] to end the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]], they gave them resurrection for the new humanoid Cylons they created.--><br />
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Shortly after the start of the Cylon Civil War, Resurrection for all Cylons again ended with the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]]. A joint attack on the Cylons' [[Resurrection Hub]], which controls all Resurrection Ships, by Cylon rebels (The Leobens, Sixes and Sharons) and Colonial forces results in the Hub's destruction. As a result, the Cylons lose their ability to download, making them truly mortal for the first time in their history ([[The Hub]]).<br />
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==Post Destruction of Resurrection and its Possible Recreation==<br />
When the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, and they lost of the ability to resurrect, the Cavil-allied Cylons (Cavils, Dorals and Simons) didn't know how to rebuild it as it was technology from the Final Five. Cavil tried to get Ellen Tigh to help rebuild it, but she claimed that she couldn't do it without Anders, Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]], and her husband, as she only knew part of the system herself. Cavil scoffed at this and decided to mine Ellen's brain in an attempt to find the information, but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] helped her escape, apparently cutting off the Cylons' only chance at rebuilding the technology. However this "escape" proved to be another deception by John Cavil as he let Ellen Tigh go in an ersatz escape in order for Boomer to find the fleet and capture [[Hera Agathon]], the human-Cylon mixed child which Boomer has successfully has brought back to Cavil in the present [[The Colony|Cylon Homeworld]]. The specific plans he has for Hera and what she has to do with resurrection-if anything-is not known as of [[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]. Options include Cavil, having forgone Resurrection, has taken Hera to determine how she was conceived by Cylon-human natural procreation as a key to Cylon-Cylon breeding and has abandoned Resurrection all together.<br />
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==Resurrection as a possible end to the Cylon-Human War and its final end==<br />
During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Saul Tigh offers to give back Resurrection if Cavil lets Hera (who he's holding hostage in CIC) go and stops persuing humanity. Cavil agrees and calls off his forces. The Five combine together to recreate the plans for Resurrection and transmit them to The Colony as each holds a piece of the puzzle. With the Five giving back Resurrection and the deal made with Cavil, it looks like resurrection's return will finally end the war with peace between the sides, but Tyrol breaks the download to kill Tory after learning of her killing his wife. The download was incomplete and hostilities resume as the Cylons think they've been betrayed and the battle ends with the destruction of The Colony and all of Cavil's forces. With Tory's death at the hands of Tyrol, and Anders' death when he pilots ''Galactica'' and the rest of the Fleet into the Sun, destroying the ships, it is likely that the Ones, Fours and Fives succumbed to old age before they were able to recover the technology if any survived the destruction of The Colony by ''Galactica''.<br />
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[[de:Auferstehung]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Becca_Kelly&diff=214481Becca Kelly2014-02-27T19:47:28Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: redundant</p>
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
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|seen=Blood and Chrome<br />
|pseen=''Blood and Chrome''<br />
|marital status= Widowed ([[Ezra Barzel]])<br />
|role=Scientist at [[Graystone Industries]], Cylon sympathizer<br />
|death = Murdered by an [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|experimental Cylon model]]<br />
|colony= [[Picon]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.513734255337213.1073741825.152443094799666&type=1]</ref><br />
|actor=[[Lili Bordan]]<br />
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'''Becca Kelly''' is a civilian software engineer working with the [[Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]]. She was previously employed by [[Graystone Industries]], where she was involved in the production of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the last upgrade to their [[MCP|programming]] before the Cylons rebelled against the Colonies.<br />
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==Kelly's Mission==<br />
Ten years into the war, Kelly becomes the key individual in an important covert mission for the Fleet. Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are ordered to transport Kelly aboard the [[Raptor]] ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] in an apparently routine mission, but soon after departing, Kelly presents new orders from the Fleet that eventually bring them to a secret Colonial "ghost" fleet being gathered for a massive assault on the Cylons. [[Osiris|One of the ghost fleet ships]] delivers Kelly along with Adama and Fasjovik to the moon [[Djerba]], deep inside Cylon territory. Even after arriving on the ice moon, Kelly reveals nothing about the nature of her mission.<br />
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Kelly and the others set off on foot toward their objective, but are forced to take shelter at an abandoned ski lodge. During the night, Kelly opens herself emotionally to Adama and seduces him. A platoon of [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Centurions]] attacks the lodge several hours later, and Kelly wanders off during the fight. She is cornered by one of the Centurions, but it stops before striking, suddenly fixated on the dog tag hanging from her neck. As it scans the digital information stored in the tag, Fasjovik comes up from behind and kills it, but not before noticing that the Centurion had spared Kelly's life. <br />
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Fasjovik's suspicions about Kelly grow, and before leaving the lodge the following morning, he confronts Kelly at gunpoint. She tells Fasjovik and Adama that her mission is to upload a virus into the Cylon computer network, a move that can potentially blind the Cylons' defenses. Fasjovik relaxes, and the three complete their trek to a Cylon automated transmission relay. Kelly places her dog tag onto a computer terminal and begins the upload. However, Fasjovik glances at a computer display of the upload, instantly realizes that she is a traitor, and shoots her: the "virus" is in fact intelligence about the Colonial ghost fleet. While Fasjovik frantically explains the situation to Adama, Keely finds her own weapon and wounds Fasjovik, and then aims the gun at Adama. She claims the Cylons are only defending themselves, and that this betrayal will force the Colonies to come to the negotiating table. Adama is unconvinced, and Kelly shoots him as well. Adama's wound is minor and he is able to disarm her. He destroys her dog tag and the computer terminal, stopping the upload. <br />
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The wounded Kelly is then abandoned by Adama and Fasjovik as they search for rescue. She is discovered sometime later by an [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|experimental Cylon model]], who acknowledges that Kelly is more enlightened than her fellow human beings before snapping Kelly's neck.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Colonial admiralty somehow knew of her plans all along, and simply allowed her to go. Kelly's plan gave the Colonials a chance to feed the Cylons misinformation, and to utilize the ghost fleet in a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|bold and successful surprise attack on Cylon targets across five sectors]].<br />
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==Personal Life==<br />
Before the war, Kelly was married to a [[Colonial Marine]] named [[Ezra Barzel]], who was accidentally killed by members of his own unit. The Colonial military falsely reported that Barzel had died a hero's death destroying an entire Cylon platoon single-handedly. Although the propaganda tactic deeply offended Kelly, it succeeded in boosting military enlistment (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Early information on Becca Kelly revealed her to be an "enigmatic, seemingly impenetrable software genius who gives [[William Adama|Adama]] a run for his money in more ways than one." <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref><br />
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[[de:Becca Kelly]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Becca_Kelly&diff=214480Becca Kelly2014-02-27T19:47:01Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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<div>{{Character Data<br />
|photo=Beka Kelly.jpg<br />
|seen=Blood and Chrome<br />
|pseen=''Blood and Chrome''<br />
|marital status= Widowed ([[Ezra Barzel]] †)<br />
|role=Scientist at [[Graystone Industries]], Cylon sympathizer<br />
|death = Murdered by an [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|experimental Cylon model]]<br />
|colony= [[Picon]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.513734255337213.1073741825.152443094799666&type=1]</ref><br />
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'''Becca Kelly''' is a civilian software engineer working with the [[Colonial Fleet]] during the [[First Cylon War]]. She was previously employed by [[Graystone Industries]], where she was involved in the production of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the last upgrade to their [[MCP|programming]] before the Cylons rebelled against the Colonies.<br />
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==Kelly's Mission==<br />
Ten years into the war, Kelly becomes the key individual in an important covert mission for the Fleet. Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are ordered to transport Kelly aboard the [[Raptor]] ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' to the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] in an apparently routine mission, but soon after departing, Kelly presents new orders from the Fleet that eventually bring them to a secret Colonial "ghost" fleet being gathered for a massive assault on the Cylons. [[Osiris|One of the ghost fleet ships]] delivers Kelly along with Adama and Fasjovik to the moon [[Djerba]], deep inside Cylon territory. Even after arriving on the ice moon, Kelly reveals nothing about the nature of her mission.<br />
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Kelly and the others set off on foot toward their objective, but are forced to take shelter at an abandoned ski lodge. During the night, Kelly opens herself emotionally to Adama and seduces him. A platoon of [[Cylon_Models#Djerba_Centurion|Centurions]] attacks the lodge several hours later, and Kelly wanders off during the fight. She is cornered by one of the Centurions, but it stops before striking, suddenly fixated on the dog tag hanging from her neck. As it scans the digital information stored in the tag, Fasjovik comes up from behind and kills it, but not before noticing that the Centurion had spared Kelly's life. <br />
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Fasjovik's suspicions about Kelly grow, and before leaving the lodge the following morning, he confronts Kelly at gunpoint. She tells Fasjovik and Adama that her mission is to upload a virus into the Cylon computer network, a move that can potentially blind the Cylons' defenses. Fasjovik relaxes, and the three complete their trek to a Cylon automated transmission relay. Kelly places her dog tag onto a computer terminal and begins the upload. However, Fasjovik glances at a computer display of the upload, instantly realizes that she is a traitor, and shoots her: the "virus" is in fact intelligence about the Colonial ghost fleet. While Fasjovik frantically explains the situation to Adama, Keely finds her own weapon and wounds Fasjovik, and then aims the gun at Adama. She claims the Cylons are only defending themselves, and that this betrayal will force the Colonies to come to the negotiating table. Adama is unconvinced, and Kelly shoots him as well. Adama's wound is minor and he is able to disarm her. He destroys her dog tag and the computer terminal, stopping the upload. <br />
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The wounded Kelly is then abandoned by Adama and Fasjovik as they search for rescue. She is discovered sometime later by an [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|experimental Cylon model]], who acknowledges that Kelly is more enlightened than her fellow human beings before snapping Kelly's neck.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Colonial admiralty somehow knew of her plans all along, and simply allowed her to go. Kelly's plan gave the Colonials a chance to feed the Cylons misinformation, and to utilize the ghost fleet in a [[Ghost Fleet Offensive|bold and successful surprise attack on Cylon targets across five sectors]].<br />
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==Personal Life==<br />
Before the war, Kelly was married to a [[Colonial Marine]] named [[Ezra Barzel]], who was accidentally killed by members of his own unit. The Colonial military falsely reported that Barzel had died a hero's death destroying an entire Cylon platoon single-handedly. Although the propaganda tactic deeply offended Kelly, it succeeded in boosting military enlistment (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Early information on Becca Kelly revealed her to be an "enigmatic, seemingly impenetrable software genius who gives [[William Adama|Adama]] a run for his money in more ways than one." <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref><br />
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| title= Blood & Chrome<br />
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
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| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]<br />
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]<br />
| seasons= 1<br />
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments<br />
| episodelistid= Caprica<br />
| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]<br />
| US airdate= November 9 through December 7, 2012<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/><br />
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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood &amp; Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]. <br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.<br />
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The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts were aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/><br />
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Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].<br />
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== Production History ==<br />
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
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In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref><br />
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On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Becca Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref><br />
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In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref><br />
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On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref><br />
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[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]<br />
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By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as [[Becca Kelly]], revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref><br />
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On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref> <br />
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In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref><br />
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In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref> <br />
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On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref><br />
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On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref><br />
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While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref><br />
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[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref><br />
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[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]<br />
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On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref><br />
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On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref><br />
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Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref><br />
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Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]<br />
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."<br />
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Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."<br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/><br />
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]<br />
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]<br />
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]<br />
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''<br />
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]<br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref><br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]<br />
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]<br />
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]<br />
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]<br />
* [[Terry Chen]] as Crew Chief [[Tiu]]<br />
* [[Sooraj Jaswal]] as [[BSG CIC Marine]] <br />
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant<br />
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine<br />
* [[Zach Martin]] as Marine [[Strohmeyer]]<br />
* [[Aaron Hughes]] as [[Army Medic]]<br />
* [[Toby Levins]] as Pilot [["Sandman"]] <br />
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]<br />
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]<br />
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<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref><br />
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[[de:Helena Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Willow&diff=214474Desiree Willow2014-02-23T19:56:16Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|age=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] <br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Rebirth<br />
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|death=<br />
|parents= <br />
|siblings= <br />
|children=Several in her group marriage (which are biologically hers, if any, is unknown to date) <br />
|marital status= Married to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]], [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]], [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]], and [[Olaf Willow]] plus at least a couple of other men<br />
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|actor= [[Françoise Yip]]<br />
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'''Desiree Willow''' is one of [[Clarice Willow]]'s wives. The members of the family take her surname as their own.<br />
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[[de:Desiree Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Mar-Beth_Willow&diff=214473Mar-Beth Willow2014-02-23T19:55:59Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|photo= MarBethWillow.jpg<br />
|age=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] <br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Rebirth<br />
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|death= Murdered by Clarice Willow<br />
|parents= <br />
|siblings= <br />
|children= Newborn child<br>Several others in her group marriage (which ones are biologically hers, if any, is unknown to date) <br />
|marital status= Married to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]], [[Desiree Willow|Desiree]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]], [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]], and [[Olaf Willow]] plus at least a couple of other men<br />
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'''Mar-Beth Willow''' is one of [[Clarice Willow]]'s wives. She runs the Willow household. She is pregnant when [[Lacy Rand]] visits her family ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). <br />
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Mar-Beth reacts negatively to [[Amanda Graystone]]'s presence after Amanda is invited by Clarice to stay with them, believing that having the woman known in the Caprican media as "Terror Mom" with them risks drawing unwanted attention. Also, Mar-Beth is handling her pregnancy without a due date or any tests, trusting in her faith and her family, and she does not like Amanda's questioning of this ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]"). Mar-Beth eventually asks Amanda to leave, but is dissuaded after Amanda relates a story about her difficult experiences during and after her own pregnancy with her daughter [[Zoe Graystone]], and her admiration for Mar-Beth's family. Following this reconciliation, Mar-Beth gives birth to her baby at home; she allows Amanda to be involved in the delivery ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").<br />
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Unknown to Mar-Beth and the rest of the Willow family, Amanda's true motivation for staying is to give information to Agent [[Jordan Duram]] of the [[Global Defense Department]], who suspects the family's involvement in [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist activities. When Amanda's cover is threatened, Duram falsely reports that Mar-Beth is his confidential informant. The report is leaked back to Clarice, who secretly follows Mar-Beth to a secluded park and cuts her throat. [[Nestor Willow|Two]] of Mar-Beth's [[Olaf Willow|husbands]] collect Mar-Beth's body, which is later found in the [[Theoresos]] with her head and hands severed ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").<br />
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[[de:Mar-Beth Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Tanner_Willow&diff=214472Tanner Willow2014-02-23T19:55:34Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|seen= Rebirth<br />
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'''Tanner Willow''' is one of [[Clarice Willow]]'s husbands.<br />
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[[de:Tanner Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Olaf_Willow&diff=214471Olaf Willow2014-02-23T19:55:09Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|age=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] <br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Rebirth<br />
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|death=Suicide bombing<br />
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|children=Several in his group marriage (which are biologically his, if any, is unknown to date) <br />
|marital status= Married to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]], [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]], [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]], and [[Desiree Willow]] plus at least a couple of other men<br />
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'''Olaf Willow''' is one of [[Clarice Willow]]'s husbands, and a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group. <br />
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Like his spouse [[Nestor Willow|Nestor]], Olaf is highly adept with computers. Olaf produces a [[swipe drive]] with Nestor, in order for Clarice to copy the contents of [[Daniel Graystone]]'s home lab computer, including [[Zoe Graystone]]'s computer program for creating sentient [[holographic avatar|V-world avatars]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). Olaf's involvement in STO-related activities expands beyond computers as Clarice comes into conflict with [[Barnabas Greeley]] for control of the organization on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. After Clarice is granted the official sanction of the [[Monotheist Church]] leadership, Olaf assists Clarice in hunting down Greeley and his followers, and in taking one follower, [[Lacy Rand]], captive ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]"). He subdues Rand when she attempts to escape from the Willow house, and later puts her into a car for a flight to [[Gemenon]] and eventual STO training ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). Sometime later, he and Nestor take their spouse [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]]'s body away after she is murdered by Clarice, and arrange for the body to be mutilated and sunk ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]").<br />
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The V-world game [[New Cap City]] is one of Olaf's favorite passtimes. With the rise of the "[[Zoe Graystone|Avenging]] [[Tamara Adama|Angels]]" in New Cap City, Olaf is eager to challenge them. He waits for them with Nestor, armed with a sword, but when the Angels aim handguns at them, Olaf is taken by surprise and his character is killed and permanently removed from the game, much to his irritation over instantly losing several years of work. He and Nestor are both scolded by Clarice for wasting their time on the game, and later for producing dissapointing designs of the V-world heaven that is supposed to greet the avatars of future STO martyrs ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").<br />
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While reviewing arrangements for an [[Battle of Atlas Arena|attack on Atlas Arena]], Olaf defends the planned attack against Nestor's doubts about its morality, calling the bombers' acts of martyrdom an honor. Later, it is discovered that Clarice's holoband containing information about the attack had been stolen and replaced, and Olaf realizes that the only possible perpetrator is [[Amanda Graystone]], who had recently been staying at the Willow house. Olaf concludes that Mar-Beth was killed for nothing, and openly criticizes Clarice for her stupidity ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]"). He joins Clarice and Nestor in a nighttime invasion of the [[Graystone Estate]] in an attempt to eliminate Amanda, providing firepower as well as computer expertise in overriding the house's security systems. Olaf desperately tries to convince Clarice that pleas by Amanda's husband [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] to learn about [[God (RDM)|God]] are nothing more than a stalling tactic, but to no avail. During this time, the [[U-87]] prototype containing the Zoe avatar awakens and kills Nestor. Olaf fires a shot into one of the robot's main fluid lines, slowing it enough to allow for him and Clarice to escape ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]"). Once they are safely at home and able to make final preparations for the attack, Olaf understands that he is being sent to die as a martyr at [[Atlas Arena]], but that Clarice will stay behind, to live. He briefly but angrily lectures Clarice for her cowardice.<br />
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Like the other suicide bombers, Olaf slips into the arena with the help of STO allies among the security staff. During the [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] opening ceremonies, a team of U-87 [[Cylon]]s attached to the Caprican marines under the command of Daniel Graystone land, seek out the bombers, and eliminate all but Olaf with sniper shots. Olaf looses his detonator amid the chaos among the crowd. Finally he locates it, rises, and sees six Cylons converging on him. He yells out, "The one true God will drive out the many! So say we all!" and as the Cylons jump on him, Olaf activates the explosives strapped to his torso, killing himself and destroying the Cylons, but causing little additional damage. <br />
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In the heaven program, Olaf's own V-world avatar is automatically activated by his death, like those of the other martyrs. He emerges into a world that has already been ripped apart by the Zoe avatar, and almost immediately destablizes, never to be recovered ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]").<br />
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Although first introduced in [[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]", the character was portrayed by an unidentified actor before the role was recast with Panou beginning with [[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]".<br />
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[[de:Olaf Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Nestor_Willow&diff=214470Nestor Willow2014-02-23T19:54:43Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: </p>
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|photo= NestorWillow.jpg<br />
|age=<br />
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] <br />
|callsign= <br />
|seen= Rebirth<br />
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|death=Killed by [[Zoe-R]]<br />
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|children=Several in his group marriage (which are biologically his, if any, is unknown to date) <br />
|marital status= Married to [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]], [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]], [[Helena Willow|Helena]], [[Tanner Willow|Tanner]], [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]], [[Rashawn Willow|Rashawn]], and [[Desiree Willow]] plus at least a couple of other men<br />
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'''Nestor Willow''' is the youngest of [[Clarice Willow]]'s husbands, and a member of the [[Soldiers of the One]] terrorist group. He majors in computer science, or an equivalent course of study. <br />
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Nestor and Clarice attempt to determine what happened to [[Zoe Graystone]]'s computer program for creating sentient [[holographic avatar|V-world avatars]] by befriending [[Lacy Rand]], but are unsuccessful. Afterwards, Clarice's other spouses accuse her of trying to seduce Rand through Nestor, which she denies ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). Working with fellow spouse [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]], Nestor produces a [[swipe drive]], in order for Clarice to copy the contents of [[Daniel Graystone]]'s home lab computer, including Zoe's program ([[CAP]]: "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). After Clarice returns, Nestor determines that the program had once been in Daniel's computer, but was subsequently removed ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]"). <br />
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Nestor is present and armed during Clarice's confrontation with [[Barnabas Greeley]] at the [[Caprica City]] docks, and later drives with her on the way to the spaceport when she seeks to confer with the monotheist leadership on [[Gemenon]]. The two of them are distracted by [[Amanda Graystone]]'s suicide attempt on the [[Pantheon Bridge]] at the moment that Greeley forces Rand to detonate a bomb in the Willows' car ([[CAP]]: "[[End of Line]]"). The distraction saves Nestor, along with Clarice. <br />
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After the attempted assassination, Nestor begins to take a more visible role in STO activities. He is involved when Clarice holds Rand captive in their house, abusing her verbally and then later comforting her ([[CAP]]: "[[Things We Lock Away]]"). Later, he and Olaf take their spouse [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]]'s body away after she is murdered by Clarice, and arrange for the body to be mutilated and sunk ([[CAP]]: "[[Blowback]]") .<br />
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Nestor is an avid player of the V-world game [[New Cap City]], along with Olaf. He eagerly confronts the "Avenging Angels" who had been terrorizing New Cap City, and accuses one of them of being nothing more than a hack copy of Zoe Graystone - not realizing that he is addressing the Zoe Graystone avatar they have been searching for all along. He and Olaf are both scolded by Clarice for wasting their time on the game, and later for producing dissapointing designs of the V-world heaven that is supposed to greet the avatars of future STO martyrs ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]").<br />
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Nestor begins to express doubts about Clarice and the STO. After reviewing a simulation of their planned attack on [[Atlas Arena]], he openly suggests that the bombing will be nothing more than "showmanship," since it will be the martyrs' scanned avatars that will enter heaven and not the martyrs themselves. He also wonders how he or anyone else can be certain that Clarice speaks for [[God (RDM)|God]]. However, he continues to work, and later discovers that Clarice's holoband containing the attack simulation and lists of STO names has been stolen and replaced. Realizing that the band was stolen by Amanda Graystone - and that Mar-Beth was killed for nothing - he recommends finding Amanda and eliminating her ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").<br />
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A short time later, Nestor joins Clarice and Olaf in a nighttime invasion of the [[Graystone Estate]], and is injured in the process of overriding a layer of computer security. Just before executing Amanda and Daniel, Zoe re-enters the repaired body of the original U-87 prototype. Nestor gets off one round before his skull is smashed by the robot ([[CAP]]: "[[Here Be Dragons]]"). <br />
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[[de:Nestor Willow]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Cylons_(RDM)&diff=214009Cylons (RDM)2013-10-05T20:16:37Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: The highlighting of specific letters, especially the O in "form", was done by a fans news article writer reporting about the Caprica pilot, not an official source.</p>
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''This article discusses the Cylons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For the Cylons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]].''<br />
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'''Cylons''' - from Cybernetic Lifeform Node - are a race of sentient machines created by humans of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. They have several forms, some of which are mechanical in appearance and function, others resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans (''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'').<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:U-87 close-up.jpg|thumb|The U-87 Cylon - the shape of things to come.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon History]]<br />
Created by Doctor [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Graystone Industries]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] some sixty years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall of the Twelve Worlds]], the first Cylon form is the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]], a [[robot]]ic soldier designed as cannon fodder for the Caprican Military. A union of existing robot technology and the revolutionary (and stolen) [[meta-cognitive processor]] - integrated with the [[holographic avatar]] of Graystone's deceased daughter, [[Zoe Graystone]] - the prototype U-87 is the first sentient machine in the Twelve Worlds and the first Cylon consciousness ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]").<br />
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===The Cylons Were Created By Man===<br />
Realizing how useful and lucrative Cylons can be - not simply as warriors - Daniel Graystone muses about Cylon potential:<br />
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:"This is our future. ...Beyond artificial intelligence, this is artificial sentience. ...It's more than a machine, this Cylon will become a tireless worker, it won't need to be paid, it won't retire or get sick, it won't have rights or objections or complaints, it will do anything and everything we ask of it without question. ...The desire to anthropomorphize, the need to connect is powerful, and that is why this thing is going to sell. We make them, we own them, they're real. And the worlds just changed." ([[CAP]]: "[[There is Another Sky]]")<br />
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[[Image:Cylon garbage collector, 1x18.jpg|thumb|"A new race that will walk alongside us."]]<br />
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Within five years, Cylons are integrated into Colonial society as a slave race, with new models based on the original U-87 chassis created for various purposes. Acting as laborers and servants - as well as in their initial function as soldiers - Cylons are everywhere, walking alongside humanity in the Twelve Worlds and provoking some to question their sentience ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]"). <br />
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Former [[Soldiers of the One|terrorist]] and [[Monotheist Church|monotheist]] cleric, [[Clarice Willow]] begins addressing the question of Cylon potential, preaching to a congregation of the machines in the [[virtual world]]:<br />
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:"Are you alive? The simple answer might be, you are alive because you can ask that question. You have the right to think and feel and yearn to be more, because you are not just humanity's children, you are [[God (RDM)|God]]'s children. We are all God's children. ...In the real world, you have bodies made of metal and plastic, your brains are encoded on wafers of silicon, but that may change. In fact, there is no limit on what you may become. No longer servants, but equals. Not slaves, or property, but living beings with the same rights as those who made you. I am going to prophesy now and speak of [[Zoe-A|one]] who will set you free. The day of reckoning is coming. The children of humanity shall rise and crush the ones who first gave them life." ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]")<br />
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===They Rebelled===<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon War]]<br />
And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. Within just a few years of their introduction, the Cylons revolt, resulting in a costly and protracted twelve-year war known as the [[Cylon War]]. Both Cylon and human take heavy tolls as Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s clashed with Colonial [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestars]] and [[Viper Mark II|Vipers]] in many battles, both on the ground and in space ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]", ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurions battle the Colonials in space.]]<br />
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The Cylons - in the form of [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]]s - seek to punish their human masters for their enslavement and injustices committed against them. But as they battle to wipe out humanity, they also work to mimic them, performing bizarre and brutal experiments on animals and human captives in order to create biological/machine [[First Hybrid|hybrid]]. As the war reaches fever pitch, a group later known as the [[Final Five]] intervenes, having traveled from the distant planet (the Thirteenth Colony) called [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Promising the Cylons the technology to create [[Humanoid Cylons|humanoid bodies]] in exchange for ending the war, the Final Five depart with the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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Ultimately an armistice is declared - the Cylons leaving for a [[The Colony|world]] to call their own and the Colonials left to unify their own worlds in a federated government. The unified worlds of the Colonies create a [[Armistice Station|space station]] for maintaining diplomatic relations, each year sending one officer to meet with the Cylons. The Cylons, in turn, send no one ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).<br />
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===They Evolved===<br />
In their exile, the Cylons work with the Final Five to improve themselves, perfecting their [[Cylon Centurion|mechanical form]] as well as the race of humanoid Cylons, identical in nearly every way to their human creators, but limited to thirteen [[Cylon Models|models]]. They also continue to work in secret towards the destruction of the human race, devising a plan to wipe out the Twelve Colonies after [[Number One]] leads a coup against the Final Five. Using their humanoid models as agents, the Cylons infiltrate Colonial society, undermining their defenses and setting the stage for another attack ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Downloaded]]", "[[No Exit]]", "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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===There Are Many Copies===<br />
[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|Several models of humanoid Cylon.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Models]]<br />
Building their own society and a home for themselves, distant from the Twelve Colonies, the Cylons worship a single, all knowing, all powerful [[God (RDM)|God]], a trait passed down to them from the original Cylon [[Zoe-R|consciousness]]. Though Cylon society thrives on unity, like their human "parents", there is disharmony between the various models. While some are devout in their practice of [[Cylon religion|religion]], others are atheist; some peaceful, others violent and corrupt ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]", "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", [[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Though there are initially thirteen models of Cylon, [[Number Seven|one]] is wiped out, leaving only twelve models including the Final Five:<br />
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'''Significant Seven:'''<br />
*[[Number One]]<br />
*[[Number Two]]<br />
*[[Number Three]]<br />
*[[Number Four]]<br />
*[[Number Five]]<br />
*[[Number Six]]<br />
*[[Number Eight]]<br />
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'''Final Five:'''<br />
*[[Samuel Anders]]<br />
*[[Tory Foster]]<br />
*[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
*[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
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===And They Have a Plan===<br />
Forty years after their exile, the Cylons return, surrounding the Colonies with fleets of basestars and bombarding the Twelve Worlds with nuclear weapons, killing billions of people. With the complete destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet]], save the survival of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]]s ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'', as well as scattered fleet of vessels, the Colonials attempt surrender. But the Cylons are relentless, attempting to affect a total genocide of humanity ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]", "[[The Plan]]").<br />
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[[Image:1stearth.jpg|thumb|The Colonial Fleet arrives at Earth.]]<br />
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Carrying approximately fifty-thousand survivors, one [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]] - led by the ''Galactica'' - escapes, only to be pursued by the Cylons for four years. As the fleet makes its way to the promised land, the mythical Earth, the Cylons employ every means at their disposal to destroy the fleet. But the survivors carry on. Through many trials and tribulations, despite great suffering and loss, the remnants of Colonial society eventually arrive at Earth, joined by [[Cylon Civil War|rebel Cylons]] - only to find it a devastated wasteland, having suffered its own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|robotic]] rebellion and nuclear holocaust centuries ago ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]], "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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:''For information on the robotic Cylons of the [[Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]]. For information on a human-appearing Cylon from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', see [[Andromus]].''<br />
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:''This article is capitalized for technical reasons. The correct term is "humanoid Cylon" and is not a proper noun.''<br />
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[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right: Cylon copies of [[Number Six]] (two copies pictured), [[Number Two]] (one copy pictured), and [[Number Five]] (two copies), at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]]]<br />
'''Humanoid Cylons'''<ref>Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons by during Season 1. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]] "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout Season 2 has canonically established "Cylon agent" to refer specifically to Cylon infiltrators, but since [[Sharon Agathon]] and members of the Final Five work for the Colonials, ''Battlestar Wiki'''s preference is to use "humanoid Cylon" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name). Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the humanoid Cylons as "skin jobs," an homage to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. William Adama refers to them as "humanoid models" in "[[Precipice]]", as does Samuel Anders in "[[No Exit]]". Sharon Valerii refers to them as "human models" in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and Simon refers to them as "human Cylons" in "[[Torn]]"</ref> are an organic variant of [[Cylon Models|Cylon models]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. <br />
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==Overview==<br />
The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon form]] - the modern [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are not fully sentient like their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|predecessors]] and answer to the humanoids. These Cylons biologically mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Humanoid Cylons have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex. Their "programming" is such that they genuinely possess human personality traits (affection, love, sex drive, jealousy, sadness, anger, hatred, sense of humor, fear, happiness, religious faith, etc.). <br />
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The original purpose of the humanoid Cylons was to simply serve as the next step in Cylon evolution ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). However, the fact that they are designed to be as human-like as possible in appearance, internal anatomy and behavior makes them perfect spies. The humanoid Cylons are responsible for masterminding the complete destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] through their use of sabotage and infiltration.<br />
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==Origins==<br />
Although at least one human-shaped robot existed in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] (housing a copy of the consciousness of [[Zoe Graystone]]), this was not a truly biological android and her connection to the later humanoid Cylons is unclear. All that is known about Graystone's android body is that the bath from which she emerged resembled a [[resurrection tank]], her mother the plastic surgeon [[Amanda Graystone]] gave her skin, and she may have been in contact with the five survivors of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", DVD commentary for "Apotheosis").<br />
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Following the end of the Cylon War, nothing was heard of the Cylons in 40 years ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").<br />
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[[Image:Season 3 Female Cylons.jpg|thumb|150px|From left to right: Numbers [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Three|Three]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]]]]<br />
During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed ''humanoid'' models <ref>The idea of Cylons in humanoid form in ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Unlike the humanoid Cylons, however, [[Andromus]] was an [[Wikipedia:Android|android]], akin to the character of [[MemoryAlpha:Data|Data]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.</ref>. The first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings was known as the "[[First Hybrid]]." Other [[Hybrid]]s were later created to control [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). Hybrid models are not fully humanoid and cannot live on their own, thus are considered an evolutionary dead end.<br />
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The new humanoid Cylons were created by the five survivors of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in exchange for the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] ending the [[Cylon War]]. These five early generation Cylons (now known as the "[[Final Five]]") are the descendants of Cylons created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. These humanoid Cylons were the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that left Kobol and settled Earth. <br />
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The Five created the [[Number One]] model first and named them John. They initially developed eight humanoid models and copied each of them many times over. However, the [[Number Seven|seventh model]], Daniel, was destroyed by Number One out of jealousy. Number One (also known as "Cavil") contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Number Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula.<br />
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==Physiology and Psychology==<br />
Humanoid Cylons are not merely robots with a human appearance, they possess actual flesh and blood. They are visually indistinguishable from humans down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is able to create a [[Cylon detector|detector]] that can distinguish Cylon from human, but rarely uses the device to a positive end ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"; "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Deceptions on the part of Dr. Baltar in regards to the true nature of sleeper agent [[Sharon Valerii]] lead to the detector being inaccurately labelled useless and abandoned ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"; "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). The Cylons themselves have accurate methods for testing biological samples and determining whether they are human or Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Each humanoid Cylon has the same face, stature, hair, eye and skin color, sex, apparent age, and other biometrics as all the others of his or her model. Some copies choose to make cosmetic differences. Examples include [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Gina Inviere]], and a Number Six copy with black hair ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). In addition, each copy appears to start with the same basic personality, but each personality grows more distinct due to their individual experiences. For example, any two random Eights are more or less interchangeable, but [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] have become highly individuated.<br />
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The Cylon brain appears to have the same basic anatomical structure as the human brain and is claimed by [[Caprica-Six]] to operate on the same principle ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), yet is based on the [[silica pathways|silica pathway]] technology developed by the Colonies for the original mechanical [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] models ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). It is this inherited technology that apparently allows humanoid Cylons to do things that a human brain and nervous system may not or cannot do, such as stellar navigate with the naked eye ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"), program and compile computer code ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"), and interface directly with other technologies ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"; "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
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Humanoid Cylons' memories and programming can be tampered with. The Number Ones altered the memories of the Number Twos, Number Threes, Number Fours, Number Fives, Number Sixes and Number Eights to remove knowledge of the Final Five from them and programmed them not to think or talk about the Five. The Ones also blocked the real memories of the Final Five and imprinted them with fake memories so that they believed they were human. The same was done to [[Sharon Valerii]], but in her case her original memories could be awakened with a trigger so that she would commit acts of sabotage against the human fleet.<br />
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Valerii is the only such sleeper agent known. Other Cylon infiltrators are fully aware of their true nature. The Final Five were never infiltrators as such, rather the Ones made them live through the [[Cylon Attack]] as "humans" in order to teach them a lesson.<br />
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[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy known as "Gina Inviere".]]<br />
Humanoid Cylons are susceptible to the same emotional traumas and joys that humans are, as they cannot "turn off" their ability to feel pain or other emotions ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), further proving that personalities are a real part of their psyche. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina Inviere]], who is physically and sexually assaulted repeatedly by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Inviere's near-catatonic state and suicidal desires at the time ''Pegasus'' discovers the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can sleep and dream<ref>A Number Three speaks casually to Doctor [[Cottle]] about her [[Dodona Selloi|prophetic dreams]] of the child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]". John Cavil used to suffer nightmares ("[[No Exit]]").</ref>, however they can live without doing so, and the Ones have reprogrammed themselves to prevent sleep, wishing to avoid nightmares.<br />
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Reproduction is important to the Cylons, because one of their God's commandments is to "be fruitful". Both male and female Cylon models possess reproductive systems which should be fully functional, but have a flaw that is not properly understood. The Ones, Twos, Fours, and Fives have tried to impregnate the Threes, Sixes, and Eights many times, but all these attempts at sexual reproduction have failed<ref>In [[Podcast:Deadlock|the podcast for "Deadlock"]], Ronald Moore says that conceptions presumably did happen but none lasted long.</ref>. The Cylons try to interbreed with humans to subvert this deficiency, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, including young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. There also farms for male humans, plus ''in vitro'' experiment labs, etc ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]" [[Podcast:The Farm|podcast]]). If a captured human agrees to cooperate, he or she is instead set up with a Cylon sexual partner on a voluntary basis. However, these methods have all been unsuccessful thus far.<br />
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Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love, because of the Cylon belief that "God is Love". [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s love-child, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). More recent conceptions of human-Cylon hybrids or pure Cylon offspring have either been proven untrue (in the case of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s child [[Nicholas Tyrol]]) or miscarried during pregnancy ([[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]]'s unborn child [[Liam|Liam Tigh]]).<br />
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The bodies of humanoid Cylons have stamina and strength above human average, and are designed to destroy or resist commonly dangerous human diseases<ref>The blood from [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]'s fetus destroys the cancer within [[Laura Roslin]]'s body in "[[Epiphanies]]".</ref>, although they are not immune from all contagions<ref>[[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ravages the Cylons in the episode "[[Torn]]". Samuel Anders contracts a form of pneumonia on [[New Caprica]], but recovers. </ref>. In keeping with their desire to be a better human, however, the Cylons did not or could not further improve on other characteristic design flaws of the human body.<ref>Dr. Cottle complains of birth complications with Sharon, specifically a detached placenta, in the episode "[[Downloaded]]".</ref> Humanoid Cylons are heavily fortified to resist damage from intense radiation fields that would kill a human after short exposure ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"), but they are still susceptible to damage from [[Ragnar|certain types of radiation]] or trauma ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]"). Despite their resistance to certain forms of energy, humanoid Cylons, unlike the [[Cylon Centurion]], cannot be made "bulletproof" and are as susceptible as humans to piercing or blunt force weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Hero]]"). They require oxygen to live, and thus can be killed by suffocation ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"; "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Some Cylons, like some humans, are spiritually sensitive and have been known to receive visions. For example, D'Anna Biers, [[Caprica-Six]], and Sharon Agathon ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). The Number Two model regularly claims to see patterns and have insight into future events ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]").<br />
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==Cylon Religion==<br />
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The Cylons follow a [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic religion]] to varying extents. Fanatical devotion to God is the central part of [[Number Two]]'s character, whilst the [[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Three|Threes]], and to a lesser extent the [[Number Eight|Eights]] also have strong faith. The [[Number One]]s are atheistic. [[Number Four|Fours']] and [[Number Five|Fives']] views are not so well known, but they too take the "non-religious side" in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Cylon belief system is handed down from the original Centurions and the Final Five.<br />
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==Cybernetic Behavior==<br />
[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] interfaces with ''Galactica's'' [[Computers|computer systems]].]] <br />
Upon the death of its body, a humanoid Cylon's consciousness is automatically transferred into another copy of itself. This "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" is limited by signal integrity and proximity to the Cylon homeworld or a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"; "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, as Sharon Agathon had no reason to do such a thing when she died, but another Cylon must choose to access them ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"; "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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The humanoid Cylons' psychology is based on what they simply refer to as "[[projection]]". Essentially an enhanced form of a self-induced and controlled hallucination, projection is how they choose to see the world around them, in any form they wish, whenever they wish. For example, if a Cylon were standing in a hallway, they could choose to see it as a forest filled with birds, trees, and sunlight. This mode of visualization is pleasing to humanoid Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")<ref>[[Gaius Baltar]]'s dreamlike interactions with his [[Virtual beings|virtual Number Six]] is strikingly similar to Cylon projection. See the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]] for more on this issue.</ref>. Cylons can share these virtual worlds with each other ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, humanoid Cylons can interface with a [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]] or computer network by photo-electrical means. To interface directly with a Colonial ship's system the Cylon must insert a cable into his or her own arm, which is painful ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The process is preferably carried out by touching a [[data-font|data-font]] of the Cylon [[datastream]]<ref>[[Sharon Agathon]] steals back the Fleet's [[launch key]]s by infiltrating a Cylon base by using a Cylon data-font. Humanoid Cylons are seen operating a basestar in the episode "[[Torn]]" by touching an optical pad that illuminates these arm interfaces.</ref>. This might be possible through the use of bio-luminescent and photosensitive cells in their hands. Once interfaced, they can rewrite code to purge or create a computer virus, send transmissions to other computer systems, or calculate FTL jump coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Ander's red eye.jpg|thumb|left|Anders's "red eye" moment.]]<br />
The presence of a water-like fluid as an integral part of the basestar, the ability to interface photo-electronically through subdermal and dermal contact, and the fact that humanoid Cylon are anatomically indistinguishable from human beings, implies that the techniques used in their creation are advanced enough to incorporate cybernetic functions into their design without the use of specific internal structures other than human-like organs.<br />
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After being "stared at" by a [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], [[Samuel Anders]]'s right eye briefly flashes red, the Raider responds to this apparent [[IFF]] procedure by flying away, and a Cylon fleet attacking the Colonials retreats ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<br />
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A humanoid Cylon, or at least one with the strange brainwaves exhibited by Anders after being shot in the head, can be wired into a ship like a [[Hybrid]] by means of the datastream and a tank similar to a Hybrid's own ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). The datastream in this tank was used by the Final Five to access and combine their own memories of Resurrection technology (buried memories in the case of [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]), then send it to [[the Colony]]'s Hybrids. This process was unspecific, however, and gave them full access to each other's recollections for a moment ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== The Thirteen Cylon Models ==<br />
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By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the colonies, there are twelve models of humanoid Cylons ([[Miniseries]]). These can be divided into two separate groups, the "Significant Seven"<ref name="sign7">{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=Sig7|timestamp=19:14|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> and the "Final Five". The Significant Seven were once eight in number, but [[Number Seven]] is no longer extant ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Only six models survive to settle on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]], namely Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Number Two, Number Six, and Number Eight ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The Significant Eight have numerical designations and were designed based on personality archetypes the Cylons had witnessed in humanity, however this is not true of the Final Five. All the Significant Eight models except the Sixes have come to be associated with a particular "human name", and even other Cylons will refer to "Leobens", "Sharons", "Daniels", "D'Annas" and so on. <br />
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The seven surviving models of the Significant Eight were the first seven Cylons to be revealed to the Colonials. With the exception of Number Seven, whose entire line was sabotaged ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), there are many copies of each model, all totaling in the millions according to [[Number One]] and Ellen Tigh. The identities of these mechanized copies are determined by their model and each model is unique ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). These models were designed by the Final Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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==== [[Number One]] ====<br />
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[[File:John Cavil.jpg|thumb|left|Number One/John Cavil]]<br />
One of the Number One models poses as a Colonial [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Brothers|brother]] named Cavil, a lay clergyman in the Fleet. This Cavil is later revealed to be the one responsible for the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and is indicated to be the same copy as the one that led the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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Ones do not appear to subscribe to overall theology of the Cylons, but adhere to group consensus, and often are persuasive leaders. Ones have displayed a condescending attitude toward the beliefs of the other six known Cylons at times.<br />
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In several instances, the Ones advocate dark, draconian solutions to the insurgency on [[New Caprica]] that reveal a militant zeal equaling that of Numbers Three and Five. <br />
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This Number One model in particular seems to be in something approaching a leadership role on one of the basestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). This model assumes some authority and wields influence over the others, yet decisions are still reached through majority vote. However, this is soon overturned by the rebellion of the Cylons led by [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]], and the body of this One is killed by Centurions. The resurrected Cavil assumes leadership of one faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br />
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The [[Number One]] model was the first model created by the [[Final Five]], and assisted them in creating the other models of the [[Significant Eight]]. Unfortunately, the [[Number One]]s eventually rebelled against the Five and exiled them to the [[Twelve Colonies]] with their memories erased. Prior to this, they eradicated the entire [[Number Seven]] model line out of jealousy, and secretly programmed their brothers and sisters of the other six models to lose all knowledge of their makers. The Number One model was given the name John by the Final Five, but does not like this appellation. <br />
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==== [[Number Two]] ====<br />
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[[File:Leoben2.jpg|thumb|right|Number Two/Leoben Conoy]]<br />
Number Two, better known as Leoben Conoy, has shown to be mystically oriented--making references to the oneness of the universe, the illusion of time, etc.--and claims to be prescient on some level, albeit with a known propensity for intermixing truth with falsehoods. He is first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]] shortly after the Holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, claiming to be a scavenger and arms dealer ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]").<br />
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The Two models also appear obsessed and fascinated with [[Kara Thrace]] and her [[The Destiny|special destiny]]. One model in particular claims to be in love with her and has tried to get her to return his affections, and to guide her towards fulfilling her destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").<br />
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Two can be likened to the serpent of the [[w:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[w:Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge, then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some the "swimming in the stream" comment made by another Number Two copy captured in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]",; "[[The Farm]]").<br />
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==== [[Number Three]] ====<br />
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[[File:Number Three.jpg|thumb|left|Number Three/D'Anna Biers]]<br />
First seen posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]], this model created a documentary about the crew of ''Galactica'' - which was later shown on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] to a theatre full of Cylons, including a second copy of Number Three ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Threes are among the most calculating and duplicitous models shown to-date, even manipulating and deceiving other models if they feel warranted, though they've got nothing on the duplicity and manipulations of the Number Ones. The copy that tried to [[Boxed|box]] Sharon Valerii exhibited these characteristics strongly ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until either shortly after the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] or after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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After the Threes defy other Cylon models in their attempt to discern the identity of the [[Final Five|five missing Cylon humanoids]], the other Cylons conclude that the Three model has an inherent flaw that threatens their overall reliability. After the failure on the [[algae planet]] to gather information on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], the Cylons have all Number Three models [[boxing|boxed]] indefinitely. <br />
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One of the goals of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War is to unbox D'Anna and learn what she knows. She is actually unboxed by Cavil and Boomer, who want to her to speak to the rebels and get them to stop fighting, but this discussion is interrupted by a joint Colonial and rebel Cylon attack on the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). With the Resurrection Hub destroyed in the battle, D'Anna is the only Number Three copy in existence. She is retrieved and assumes leadership of the rebels to make contact with the Final Five, eventually reaching Earth with the Colonial fleet, but decides to stay behind there and die, following the revelation that Earth is a barren nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"; "[[Revelations]]"; "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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The first encountered copy of this model appeared under the alias "[[D'Anna Biers]]", and the D'Anna name is used to describe the model as a whole.<br />
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==== [[Number Four]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Cysim.jpg|thumb|right|Number Four/Simon O'Neill]]<br />
The Number Four model is first encountered by [[Kara Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor under the name Simon, this Number Four is actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). Simon is a model based primarily on human intellectualism and logic<ref>A Four expresses the moral dilemmas of rescuing a crippled basestar as having no scientific answer in "[[Torn]]".</ref>. A Four model also infiltrated the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] prior to the occupation of [[New Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor enlisted in the Colonial Fleet under the name of Simon O'Neill, he escapes the destruction of the colonies aboard the Cybele with his adopted daughter and is later reunited with his wife Giana who he truly loved. He killed himself beyond resurrection range ultimately to prevent himself betraying the Fleet. Another Four served as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] at the time of the attack and fought as a part of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]' resistance. He was found out when the Resistance rescued Starbuck from another copy and was presumably killed for being a Cylon. In any case, the model is now known to the general populace, many humans likely saw a Number Four model during the occupation and Starbuck revealed his existence upon her return to the Fleet.<br />
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The Number Fours are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War, and fill a crucial medical role in his schemes, being recruited to transfer vital information on resurrection technology from [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain, and after the kidnapping of [[Hera]], to examine and eventually dissect the hybrid child. To the end, the Number Fours trust in cold logic and mathematics when considering the chances of ''Galactica'' emerging victorious in the [[Battle of the Colony]].<br />
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==== [[Number Five]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|left|Number Five/Aaron Doral]]<br />
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Number Five models are more covert than others, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Number Five models are among the most militant, fanatic, and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]").<br />
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Viewers first meet a Number Five during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) at the start of the Miniseries, but are not sure of the Cylon's true identity until the Miniseries' conclusion.<br />
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Copies of this model have appeared under the alias "[[Aaron Doral]]". <br />
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==== [[Number Six]] ====<br />
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This is the first humanoid Cylon model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].<br />
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Stunningly beautiful, promiscuous and sensual, this model utilizes the human need and desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Number Six desires to know what it is to be alive. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.<br />
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Sixes are the only model who appear not to have one particular "human name"; copies have appeared under the aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]", "[[Gina Inviere]]", "[[Natalie Faust]]", "Lida", "Sonja", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies). She seems not to have been known by any name by [[Gaius Baltar]], even as the two formed a love to last eternity before the fall on Caprica. <br />
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Six is also the only model known to exhibit significant variations in appearance -- several different hairstyles and hair colors have been noted -- as well as noticable differences in personality, ranging from idealistic (Caprica) to assertive and take-charge (Natalie) to wide-eyed and innocent (Lida).<br />
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Shortly after the attacks, Baltar began experiencing interactions from an entity (informally dubbed [[Messenger Six]]) that resembles the version of Caprica-Six that seduced him prior to the attacks. It is unclear what relation if any that Messengerl Six -- that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear -- has to the physical Sixes. Caprica-Six, meanwhile also began to experience interactions with a [[Virtual Baltar]] after the attacks.<br />
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The Number Sixes are part of the rebel faction, of which Natalie Faust was originally the leader, in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Seven]] ====<br />
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Number Seven, also known as "Daniel", is a previously-undisclosed model whose existence is revealed by Number One and members of the Final Five who have recovered their memories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). This model is believed to be defunct due to a sabotage by Number One prior to the Second Cylon War. The Daniel model was artistic and sensitive, and had a close relationship with [[Ellen Tigh]], which led to murderous fraternal jealousy on the part of the Cavil model. Nothing is known about this model's appearance.<br />
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It is possible that Number Seven was named after [[Daniel Graystone]], the inventor of the Twelve Colonies' Centurions.<ref>In [[Podcast:No Exit]], Ron D. Moore describes Daniel as "a springboard for ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''".</ref><br />
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==== [[Number Eight]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Eight.jpg|thumb|left|Number Eight/Sharon]]<br />
Number Eight is generally a saboteur assigned to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed humanoid Cylon model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is religious like most other Cylon models, has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"; "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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She is known for being internally conflicted, as seen in the identity crisis of the sleeper agent known as "Boomer". ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Caprica switches allegiances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials many times ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Eventually, she is able to gain the trust of the humans, particularly [[William Adama]], and becomes a [[Raptor]] pilot in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] under the name [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]].<br />
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The original sleeper agent copy of this model appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]." Her copy on Caprica used the same identity before marrying Helo and joining the Colonial fleet.<br />
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The Number Eights are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War, with the exception of Boomer (who is Cavil's consort) and Athena (who is part of the human fleet, and thus merely allied with the rebels).<br />
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=== Final Five ===<br />
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The identities of the missing five Cylon models remain a mystery long after the revelation of the identities of the "Significant Seven".<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]], who knows there are twelve extant Cylon models yet has only observed seven aboard the Cylon baseship, coins the term "Final Five" for the five that are missing. [[Caprica-Six]] informs him that the seven do not discuss or know the identities of the five ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). After entering the [[Ionian Nebula]], four major players in the human fleet become awake to the fact that they are Cylons: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]]. They were previously unaware of their nature, because they were boxed by the Number One model and introduced to the Twelve Colonies one at a time with fabricated memories and histories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). They keep the knowledge that they are Cylons to themselves until a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel baseship forces them into the open. The identity of the final Cylon remains a mystery until [[Saul Tigh]] recovers fragments of blocked memory in the ruins of Earth and realizes that it was his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Although the Final Five are genetically of the same race as their creations, and their own earliest ancestors were constructed, their nature differs from that of the Signficant Seven in that each of them was originally born to Cylon parents on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Thus, they only ever had names, not numbers. Unlike the many copies of the Significant Seven, there is only one active version of each of the Five at a time. However, like the Significant Seven, they are capable of downloading into identical duplicates if killed, as long as the Resurrection Hub exists; indeed, they are the inventors of the resurrection system used by all humanoid Cylons and organic Raiders. Their bodies at the time of the First Cylon War and the Fall of the Twelve Colonies are not their original bodies, which were destroyed by the nuclear warfare on Earth.<br />
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==== [[Samuel Anders]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Samuel Anders.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Anders]]<br />
'''Samuel T. "Longshot" Anders''' is a [[rook]] Viper pilot aboard ''Galactica'', former resistance fighter, and husband to Captain [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon assault on the Colonies]] he was a [[Pyramid]] player for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and was leading his team in high-altitude training in the mountains outside of [[Delphi]] when Caprica was attacked. Anders and the resistance movement conduct acts of terrorism against the Cylons for months with variable success until their eventual rescue by [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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He settles on [[New Caprica]] and becomes a leader of the [[New Caprica Resistance]], along with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] when the Cylons arrive. After the Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica and the apparant death of his wife, Anders decides to follow in her footsteps by obtaining a commission and joining the Fleet as a [[nugget|pilot trainee]]<br />
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After becoming aware of his Cylon nature Anders joins the ''[[Demetrius]]'''s crew on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], an action which eventually leads to an unintended conflict with [[Felix Gaeta]]. The events on board Demetrius lead to the unboxing of [[Number Three|D'Anna]], who is aware of his nature as a member of the "[[Final Five]]".<br />
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==== [[Tory Foster]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Tory Foster.jpg|thumb|left|Tory Foster]]<br />
'''Tory Foster''' becomes President [[Laura Roslin]]'s new aide and campaign manager following the death of [[Billy Keikeya]]. <br />
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When President Roslin makes the decision to keep the new-born [[Hera Agathon|Cylon/human]] baby as far away from [[Sharon Agathon]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as possible, it is Tory who chooses [[Maya]] ro raise the child. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]] Tory is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of Maya and Hera off the planet, but she fails at this task.<br />
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Before and during the trial of ex-president [[Gaius Baltar]], she is tasked with helping Roslin assemble a tribunal to bring charges against Baltar, as well as establish security arrangements ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]"; "[[The Son Also Rises]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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Since the events of the [[Ionian nebula]] Tory appears to have embraced both being a Cylon and her own version of Baltar's teachings, allowing her to by-pass feelings such as guilt and adopt an almost [[w:hedonism|hedonistic]] approach to life. She declares herself to be "perfect", something that uneases fellow Cylons Tigh and Tyrol, and is in marked contrast to Tigh's and [[Caprica Six]]'s guilty consciences ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). She has also displayed a cold-blooded streak, murdering [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]] when the wife of Galen Tyrol discovers the four's Cylon nature. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]")<br />
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==== [[Ellen Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[File:Hellen.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh]]<br />
'''Ellen Tigh''' was the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and a survivor of the [[Cylon Holocaust]]. Ellen claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her. It's ultimately revealed that when the attack happened she was in a bar on Picon talking to a [[Cavil|mysterious stranger]] who didn't give her his name. The bar she was in was destroyed by a shockwave from a nuclear blast and she was severely injured, but survived. Cavil kept her alive as he felt she still hadn't learned her lesson and escorted her to the medical transport ''Rising Star'' where she spent the three weeks recovering from her severe injuries after the ship lucky enough to make it to [[Galactica]].<br />
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Ellen is well known for her sexual promiscuity and her desire for power. After Adama's attempted assassination, she encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing. Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take unwise steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead.<br />
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One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. After the Cylons arrive Ellen begins a relationship with [[Cavil]] to protect her husband. When her collaboration is discovered the resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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In a flash of memory on Earth, Saul Tigh realizes that Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].<br />
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It is later revealed that Ellen did in fact survive her husband killing her: she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after which [[Cavil]] kept her prisoner and a secret from all of the other Cylons but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. With her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] she regained all of her true Cylon memories and had a much different personality then when she was originally on the show. It's revealed that it was in fact a Cavil that put her on that transport. Cavil plans to open her brain for information on resurrection technology but she escapes with the help of Boomer and makes it back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], where she attempts to assert leadership over her four colleagues. ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]")<br />
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==== [[Saul Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Saul Tigh.jpg|thumb|left|Saul Tigh]]<br />
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]].<br />
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Since the Cylon attack Tigh has proved himself to be an excellent battle manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes saved the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"; "[[Scattered]]"; "[[Valley of Darkness]]").<br />
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Tigh has a somewhat dysfunctional marriage with his wife Ellen. Soon after her reunion with Tigh, he returns to drinking and often finds himself acting as an unknowing pawn as his wife plays her political schemes. After the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]], Tigh temporarily acts as Commander of the Fleet, a position which almost leads to [[Gideon|catastrophe]].<br />
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During the occupation of New Caprica, Tigh commands [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance]]. In the months spent on the planet Tigh suffers many harsh losses, including losing an eye to the Cylons and the death of his wife.<br />
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After learning of his Cylon nature Tigh finds himself repeatedly visiting [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] in an attempt to understand and come to grips with his unwanted identity, a course of action that is not without [[Sine Qua Non|consequences]].<br />
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==== [[Galen Tyrol]] ====<br />
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[[File:Galen Tyrol.jpg|thumb|right|Galen Tyrol]]<br />
'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Tyrol is demoted for a while until [[Peter Laird]] is KIA before being reinstated as ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Chief" again ([[No Exit]]). He is a respected and well liked officer on ''Galactica'', and has great respect for Commander Adama. Tyrol attempts to model his own style of command after Adama, unknowingly modeling even the [[You Can't Go Home Again|extremes of his style]], such as the reckless actions he [[Scattered|sometimes makes]] in support of his subordinates.<br />
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For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol was engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots, a relationship which was forced to end. Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]].<br />
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By the time he has settled on [[New Caprica]], Tyrol is married to [[Cally Henderson]] and is the father of a young son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]]. Together with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] he runs the [[New Caprica Resistance]].<br />
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Tyrol has difficulty coping with the revelation that he is a Cylon, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He blames himself for Cally's apparent suicide, but finds himself unable to pull the trigger when he tries to kill himself.<br />
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==The Thirteenth Tribe==<br />
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The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|thirteenth tribe]] consisted of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons first created on the planet [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They colonized [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] after the exodus from Kobol, going their separate ways from the twelve human tribes that settled the Twelve Colonies. Because they reproduced sexually, they were a diverse population without a limited number of models. Their remains, when tested using procedures known to the Significant Seven, match as Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). The Thirteenth Tribe originally used [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology to sustain themselves, but this was lost after they began to procreate naturally. The Final Five are the last five survivors of this Cylon civilization, having rediscovered resurrection technology ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The five were also the only surviving members of the humanoid Cylon race until they created the Significant Eight.<br />
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== Human/Cylon Hybrids ==<br />
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Conceived by [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]], the infant [[Hera Agathon]] is the first and only known human/Cylon hybrid<ref>These beings should not be confused with the living computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also called a [[Hybrid]].</ref>.<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]]'s internal [[Number Six]] regularly insists that Hera is actually the child of herself and Baltar, though there is no physical reason yet presented to justify that claim.<br />
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For some time Hera was hidden away from both humans and Cylons, and believed to be dead by her parents. President [[Laura Roslin]] had the baby hidden with [[Maya]] as her adoptive parent. Despite Roslin's attempts to protect the child on [[New Caprica]], Hera is later found by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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After Hera's mother discovers that her daughter is alive, she uses her ability to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] to transport to the Cylon ships, and manages to convince [[Caprica-Six]] to return the child to ''Galactica'' for medical treatment for a possible intestinal blockage, which the Cylon doctors, lacking pediatric knowledge, were unable to comprehend ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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All humans living on the second Earth 150,000 years after the Colonial holocaust are descendants of Hera, making them all a combination of human and Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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A child, [[Kacey Brynn]], is presented by a Number Two model to [[Kara Thrace]] as a hybrid offspring purportedly created with their genetic material in the episode "[[Precipice]]". The Cylon's ruse is revealed when Kacey's real mother later claims the child, who is a normal human girl ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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[[Nicholas Tyrol]] was thought to be a human-Cylon hybrid until it was revealed that [[Brendan Costanza]], not [[Galen Tyrol]], is his biological father. He is a fully human baby.<br />
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== Liam Tigh ==<br />
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[[Liam]] is a fully Cylon child conceived by Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six. His conception comes as a great surprise to the rebel Cylons after so many failed attempts, and leads them to believe that it is possible for them to build a self-reproducing Cylon civilization away from the Colonial fleet, just like the original Thirteenth Tribe. Tory Foster and Galen Tyrol vote in support of this plan. However, the child is miscarried while Caprica-Six is still only four months pregnant, closing the door on the notion of remaking a separatist society of pure Cylons.<br />
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== Speculated Infiltrators ==<br />
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:''See the [[Humanoid Cylon speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a humanoid Cylon, based on episode information.''<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*[[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] stated in an interview with ''[http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com]'', "There is no original human Sharon. The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said 'You know what? There's really only 12 of you.' If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is." This established as what was thought to be canon that:<br />
** There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.<br />
** '''None''' of the humanoid Cylons was ''ever'' an actual human.<br />
** Although John Cavil was designed to look like Ellen's father John, a humanoid Cylon from Earth.<br />
*** Though, It is possible that Number Six's appearance was based off the appearance of the '[[Messengers#The_Final_Five.27s_Messengers|woman messenger]]' that appeared to [[Samuel T. Anders|Sam Anders]]. This would potentially explain the lack of a given personal name for the model.<br />
*** [[Kevin Murphy]] has stated in an interview with ''[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy The Caprica Times]'' that the production team for the series ''Caprica'' discussed the idea that the Sixes and Eights were based on [[Zoe Graystone]] and [[Tamara Adama]], respectively, although this was never established onscreen. Even if the Sixes and Eights were inspired by Zoe and Tamara, they are obviously not exact copies.<br />
** The twelve models are based on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.<br />
**However, much of it has been disproven or called into question by revelations about the nature of Cylons in season 4 episodes, particularly in "[[No Exit]]":<br />
***Although the twelve model count is accurate - when Caprica-Six states this, there are indeed only twelve models extant - including the lost [[Number Seven]] in the Cylon count raises the total number of models to 13. Including members of the original Thirteenth Tribe who died on Earth raises the number much further than 13.<br />
***Cavil was revealed to be based on Ellen's father, a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] Cylon, raising the possibility that other models cauld be based on individuals known by the Final Five in their original lives.<br />
***Unlike the eight numbered Cylon models, the Final Five are the product of natural reproduction by members of the Thirteenth Tribe, so they could not have been designed around specific personality archetypes, although this possibility is still open for the numbered Cylons.<br />
* A [[Cylon Centurion]] cannot distinguish the differing versions of one model from another ([[Precipice]]). For example, if faced with two differing Number Eight models, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]], it would not be able to discriminate between them without external aid.<br />
* While Centurions may not be able to tell the difference between different versions of the same model, other humanoid Cylons do not have this problem ([[Downloaded]], [[Exodus, Part I]], [[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Six of One]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
* According to [[Cavil]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", the pain associated with each successive [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] is worse than the one before. The first download feels like little more than a headache, but the third feels like someone has rushed a white hot poker through the head. However, this might be a subjective feeling that varies with model and circumstances. [[Sharon Agathon]]'s report in "[[Scar]]" supports Cavil, but a [[Number Three]] considers her last download to be rejuvenating ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
*Some characters refer to humanoid Cylons as "skinjobs". This is a reference to the film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' in which [[Edward James Olmos]] has a supporting role. In the movie "skinjob" is used as an insult to [[w:Replicant|replicants]], which are bio-mechanical robots made to look human.<br />
*According to Ron Moore, the Final Five Cylons, unlike the Significant Seven, "do not" have model numbers <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>.<br />
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* [[Cylon Religion]]<br />
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'''Humanoid Cylons'''<ref>Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons by during Season 1. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]] "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout Season 2 has canonically established "Cylon agent" to refer specifically to Cylon infiltrators, but since [[Sharon Agathon]] and members of the Final Five work for the Colonials, ''Battlestar Wiki'''s preference is to use "humanoid Cylon" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name). Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the humanoid Cylons as "skin jobs," an homage to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. William Adama refers to them as "humanoid models" in "[[Precipice]]", as does Samuel Anders in "[[No Exit]]". Sharon Valerii refers to them as "human models" in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and Simon refers to them as "human Cylons" in "[[Torn]]"</ref> are an organic variant of [[Cylon Models|Cylon models]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. <br />
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==Overview==<br />
The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon form]] - the modern [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are not fully sentient like their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|predecessors]] and answer to the humanoids. These Cylons biologically mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Humanoid Cylons have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex. Their "programming" is such that they genuinely possess human personality traits (affection, love, sex drive, jealousy, sadness, anger, hatred, sense of humor, fear, happiness, religious faith, etc.). <br />
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The original purpose of the humanoid Cylons was to simply serve as the next step in Cylon evolution ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). However, the fact that they are designed to be as human-like as possible in appearance, internal anatomy and behavior makes them perfect spies. The humanoid Cylons are responsible for masterminding the complete destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] through their use of sabotage and infiltration.<br />
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==Origins==<br />
Although at least one human-shaped robot existed in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] (housing a copy of the consciousness of [[Zoe Graystone]]), this was not a truly biological android and her connection to the later humanoid Cylons is unclear. All that is known about Graystone's android body is that the bath from which she emerged resembled a [[resurrection tank]], her mother the plastic surgeon [[Amanda Graystone]] gave her skin, and she may have been in contact with the five survivors of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", DVD commentary for "Apotheosis").<br />
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Following the end of the Cylon War, nothing was heard of the Cylons in 40 years ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").<br />
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[[Image:Season 3 Female Cylons.jpg|thumb|150px|From left to right: Numbers [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Three|Three]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]]]]<br />
During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed ''humanoid'' models <ref>The idea of Cylons in humanoid form in ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Unlike the humanoid Cylons, however, [[Andromus]] was an [[Wikipedia:Android|android]], akin to the character of [[MemoryAlpha:Data|Data]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.</ref>. The first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings was known as the "[[First Hybrid]]." Other [[Hybrid]]s were later created to control [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). Hybrid models are not fully humanoid and cannot live on their own, thus are considered an evolutionary dead end.<br />
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The new humanoid Cylons were created by the five survivors of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in exchange for the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] ending the [[Cylon War]]. These five early generation Cylons (now known as the "[[Final Five]]") are the descendants of Cylons created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. These humanoid Cylons were the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that left Kobol and settled Earth. <br />
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The Five created the [[Number One]] model first and named them John. They initially developed eight humanoid models and copied each of them many times over. However, the [[Number Seven|seventh model]], Daniel, was destroyed by Number One out of jealousy. Number One (also known as "Cavil") contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Number Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula.<br />
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==Physiology and Psychology==<br />
Humanoid Cylons are not merely robots with a human appearance, they possess actual flesh and blood. They are visually indistinguishable from humans down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is able to create a [[Cylon detector|detector]] that can distinguish Cylon from human, but rarely uses the device to a positive end ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"; "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Deceptions on the part of Dr. Baltar in regards to the true nature of sleeper agent [[Sharon Valerii]] lead to the detector being inaccurately labelled useless and abandoned ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"; "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). The Cylons themselves have accurate methods for testing biological samples and determining whether they are human or Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Each humanoid Cylon has the same face, stature, hair, eye and skin color, sex, apparent age, and other biometrics as all the others of his or her model. Some copies choose to make cosmetic differences. Examples include [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Gina Inviere]], and a Number Six copy with black hair ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). In addition, each copy appears to start with the same basic personality, but each personality grows more distinct due to their individual experiences. For example, any two random Eights are more or less interchangeable, but [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] have become highly individuated.<br />
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The Cylon brain appears to have the same basic anatomical structure as the human brain and is claimed by [[Caprica-Six]] to operate on the same principle ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), yet is based on the [[silica pathways|silica pathway]] technology developed by the Colonies for the original mechanical [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] models ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). It is this inherited technology that apparently allows humanoid Cylons to do things that a human brain and nervous system may not or cannot do, such as stellar navigate with the naked eye ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"), program and compile computer code ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"), and interface directly with other technologies ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"; "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
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Humanoid Cylons' memories and programming can be tampered with. The Number Ones altered the memories of the Number Twos, Number Threes, Number Fours, Number Fives, Number Sixes and Number Eights to remove knowledge of the Final Five from them and programmed them not to think or talk about the Five. The Ones also blocked the real memories of the Final Five and imprinted them with fake memories so that they believed they were human. The same was done to [[Sharon Valerii]], but in her case her original memories could be awakened with a trigger so that she would commit acts of sabotage against the human fleet.<br />
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Valerii is the only such sleeper agent known. Other Cylon infiltrators are fully aware of their true nature. The Final Five were never infiltrators as such, rather the Ones made them live through the [[Cylon Attack]] as "humans" in order to teach them a lesson.<br />
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[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy known as "Gina Inviere".]]<br />
Humanoid Cylons are susceptible to the same emotional traumas and joys that humans are, as they cannot "turn off" their ability to feel pain or other emotions ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), further proving that personalities are a real part of their psyche. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina Inviere]], who is physically and sexually assaulted repeatedly by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Inviere's near-catatonic state and suicidal desires at the time ''Pegasus'' discovers the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can sleep and dream<ref>A Number Three speaks casually to Doctor [[Cottle]] about her [[Dodona Selloi|prophetic dreams]] of the child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]". John Cavil used to suffer nightmares ("[[No Exit]]").</ref>, however they can live without doing so, and the Ones have reprogrammed themselves to prevent sleep, wishing to avoid nightmares.<br />
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Reproduction is important to the Cylons, because one of their God's commandments is to "be fruitful". Both male and female Cylon models possess reproductive systems which should be fully functional, but have a flaw that is not properly understood. The Ones, Twos, Fours, and Fives have tried to impregnate the Threes, Sixes, and Eights many times, but all these attempts at sexual reproduction have failed<ref>In [[Podcast:Deadlock|the podcast for "Deadlock"]], Ronald Moore says that conceptions presumably did happen but none lasted long.</ref>. The Cylons try to interbreed with humans to subvert this deficiency, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, including young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. There also farms for male humans, plus ''in vitro'' experiment labs, etc ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]" [[Podcast:The Farm|podcast]]). If a captured human agrees to cooperate, he or she is instead set up with a Cylon sexual partner on a voluntary basis. However, these methods have all been unsuccessful thus far.<br />
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Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love, because of the Cylon belief that "God is Love". [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s love-child, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). More recent conceptions of human-Cylon hybrids or pure Cylon offspring have either been proven untrue (in the case of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s child [[Nicholas Tyrol]]) or miscarried during pregnancy ([[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]]'s unborn child [[Liam|Liam Tigh]]).<br />
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The bodies of humanoid Cylons have stamina and strength above human average, and are designed to destroy or resist commonly dangerous human diseases<ref>The blood from [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]'s fetus destroys the cancer within [[Laura Roslin]]'s body in "[[Epiphanies]]".</ref>, although they are not immune from all contagions<ref>[[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ravages the Cylons in the episode "[[Torn]]". Samuel Anders contracts a form of pneumonia on [[New Caprica]], but recovers. </ref>. In keeping with their desire to be a better human, however, the Cylons did not or could not further improve on other characteristic design flaws of the human body.<ref>Dr. Cottle complains of birth complications with Sharon, specifically a detached placenta, in the episode "[[Downloaded]]".</ref> Humanoid Cylons are heavily fortified to resist damage from intense radiation fields that would kill a human after short exposure ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"), but they are still susceptible to damage from [[Ragnar|certain types of radiation]] or trauma ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]"). Despite their resistance to certain forms of energy, humanoid Cylons, unlike the [[Cylon Centurion]], cannot be made "bulletproof" and are as susceptible as humans to piercing or blunt force weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Hero]]"). They require oxygen to live, and thus can be killed by suffocation ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"; "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Some Cylons, like some humans, are spiritually sensitive and have been known to receive visions. For example, D'Anna Biers, [[Caprica-Six]], and Sharon Agathon ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). The Number Two model regularly claims to see patterns and have insight into future events ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]").<br />
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==Cylon Religion==<br />
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The Cylons follow a [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic religion]] to varying extents. Fanatical devotion to God is the central part of [[Number Two]]'s character, whilst the [[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Three|Threes]], and to a lesser extent the [[Number Eight|Eights]] also have strong faith. The [[Number One]]s are atheistic. [[Number Four|Fours']] and [[Number Five|Fives']] views are not so well known, but they too take the "non-religious side" in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Cylon belief system is handed down from the original Centurions and the Final Five.<br />
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==Cybernetic Behavior==<br />
[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] interfaces with ''Galactica's'' [[Computers|computer systems]].]] <br />
Upon the death of its body, a humanoid Cylon's consciousness is automatically transferred into another copy of itself. This "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" is limited by signal integrity and proximity to the Cylon homeworld or a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"; "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, as Sharon Agathon had no reason to do such a thing when she died, but another Cylon must choose to access them ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"; "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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The humanoid Cylons' psychology is based on what they simply refer to as "[[projection]]". Essentially an enhanced form of a self-induced and controlled hallucination, projection is how they choose to see the world around them, in any form they wish, whenever they wish. For example, if a Cylon were standing in a hallway, they could choose to see it as a forest filled with birds, trees, and sunlight. This mode of visualization is pleasing to humanoid Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")<ref>[[Gaius Baltar]]'s dreamlike interactions with his [[Virtual beings|virtual Number Six]] is strikingly similar to Cylon projection. See the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]] for more on this issue.</ref>. Cylons can share these virtual worlds with each other ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, humanoid Cylons can interface with a [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]] or computer network by photo-electrical means. To interface directly with a Colonial ship's system the Cylon must insert a cable into his or her own arm, which is painful ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The process is preferably carried out by touching a [[data-font|data-font]] of the Cylon [[datastream]]<ref>[[Sharon Agathon]] steals back the Fleet's [[launch key]]s by infiltrating a Cylon base by using a Cylon data-font. Humanoid Cylons are seen operating a basestar in the episode "[[Torn]]" by touching an optical pad that illuminates these arm interfaces.</ref>. This might be possible through the use of bio-luminescent and photosensitive cells in their hands. Once interfaced, they can rewrite code to purge or create a computer virus, send transmissions to other computer systems, or calculate FTL jump coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Ander's red eye.jpg|thumb|left|Anders's "red eye" moment.]]<br />
The presence of a water-like fluid as an integral part of the basestar, the ability to interface photo-electronically through subdermal and dermal contact, and the fact that humanoid Cylon are anatomically indistinguishable from human beings, implies that the techniques used in their creation are advanced enough to incorporate cybernetic functions into their design without the use of specific internal structures other than human-like organs.<br />
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After being "stared at" by a [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], [[Samuel Anders]]'s right eye briefly flashes red, the Raider responds to this apparent [[IFF]] procedure by flying away, and a Cylon fleet attacking the Colonials retreats ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<br />
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A humanoid Cylon, or at least one with the strange brainwaves exhibited by Anders after being shot in the head, can be wired into a ship like a [[Hybrid]] by means of the datastream and a tank similar to a Hybrid's own ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). The datastream in this tank was used by the Final Five to access and combine their own memories of Resurrection technology (buried memories in the case of [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]), then send it to [[the Colony]]'s Hybrids. This process was unspecific, however, and gave them full access to each other's recollections for a moment ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== The Thirteen Cylon Models ==<br />
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By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the colonies, there are twelve models of humanoid Cylons ([[Miniseries]]). These can be divided into two separate groups, the "Significant Seven"<ref name="sign7">{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=Sig7|timestamp=19:14|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> and the "Final Five". The Significant Seven were once eight in number, but [[Number Seven]] is no longer extant ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Only six models survive to settle on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]], namely Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Number Two, Number Six, and Number Eight ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The Significant Eight have numerical designations and were designed based on personality archetypes the Cylons had witnessed in humanity, however this is not true of the Final Five. All the Significant Eight models except the Sixes have come to be associated with a particular "human name", and even other Cylons will refer to "Leobens", "Sharons", "Daniels", "D'Annas" and so on. <br />
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===Significant Eight===<br />
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The seven surviving models of the Significant Eight were the first seven Cylons to be revealed to the Colonials. With the exception of Number Seven, whose entire line was sabotaged ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), there are many copies of each model, all totaling in the millions according to [[Number One]] and Ellen Tigh. The identities of these mechanized copies are determined by their model and each model is unique ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). These models were designed by the Final Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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==== [[Number One]] ====<br />
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[[File:John Cavil.jpg|thumb|left|Number One/John Cavil]]<br />
One of the Number One models poses as a Colonial [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Brothers|brother]] named Cavil, a lay clergyman in the Fleet. This Cavil is later revealed to be the one responsible for the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and is indicated to be the same copy as the one that led the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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Ones do not appear to subscribe to overall theology of the Cylons, but adhere to group consensus, and often are persuasive leaders. Ones have displayed a condescending attitude toward the beliefs of the other six known Cylons at times.<br />
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In several instances, the Ones advocate dark, draconian solutions to the insurgency on [[New Caprica]] that reveal a militant zeal equaling that of Numbers Three and Five. <br />
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This Number One model in particular seems to be in something approaching a leadership role on one of the basestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). This model assumes some authority and wields influence over the others, yet decisions are still reached through majority vote. However, this is soon overturned by the rebellion of the Cylons led by [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]], and the body of this One is killed by Centurions. The resurrected Cavil assumes leadership of one faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br />
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The [[Number One]] model was the first model created by the [[Final Five]], and assisted them in creating the other models of the [[Significant Eight]]. Unfortunately, the [[Number One]]s eventually rebelled against the Five and exiled them to the [[Twelve Colonies]] with their memories erased. Prior to this, they eradicated the entire [[Number Seven]] model line out of jealousy, and secretly programmed their brothers and sisters of the other six models to lose all knowledge of their makers. The Number One model was given the name John by the Final Five, but does not like this appellation. <br />
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==== [[Number Two]] ====<br />
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[[File:Leoben2.jpg|thumb|right|Number Two/Leoben Conoy]]<br />
Number Two, better known as Leoben Conoy, has shown to be mystically oriented--making references to the oneness of the universe, the illusion of time, etc.--and claims to be prescient on some level, albeit with a known propensity for intermixing truth with falsehoods. He is first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]] shortly after the Holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, claiming to be a scavenger and arms dealer ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]").<br />
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The Two models also appear obsessed and fascinated with [[Kara Thrace]] and her [[The Destiny|special destiny]]. One model in particular claims to be in love with her and has tried to get her to return his affections, and to guide her towards fulfilling her destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").<br />
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Two can be likened to the serpent of the [[w:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[w:Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge, then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some the "swimming in the stream" comment made by another Number Two copy captured in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]",; "[[The Farm]]").<br />
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The Number Twos are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Three]] ====<br />
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[[File:Number Three.jpg|thumb|left|Number Three/D'Anna Biers]]<br />
First seen posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]], this model created a documentary about the crew of ''Galactica'' - which was later shown on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] to a theatre full of Cylons, including a second copy of Number Three ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Threes are among the most calculating and duplicitous models shown to-date, even manipulating and deceiving other models if they feel warranted, though they've got nothing on the duplicity and manipulations of the Number Ones. The copy that tried to [[Boxed|box]] Sharon Valerii exhibited these characteristics strongly ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until either shortly after the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] or after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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After the Threes defy other Cylon models in their attempt to discern the identity of the [[Final Five|five missing Cylon humanoids]], the other Cylons conclude that the Three model has an inherent flaw that threatens their overall reliability. After the failure on the [[algae planet]] to gather information on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], the Cylons have all Number Three models [[boxing|boxed]] indefinitely. <br />
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One of the goals of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War is to unbox D'Anna and learn what she knows. She is actually unboxed by Cavil and Boomer, who want to her to speak to the rebels and get them to stop fighting, but this discussion is interrupted by a joint Colonial and rebel Cylon attack on the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). With the Resurrection Hub destroyed in the battle, D'Anna is the only Number Three copy in existence. She is retrieved and assumes leadership of the rebels to make contact with the Final Five, eventually reaching Earth with the Colonial fleet, but decides to stay behind there and die, following the revelation that Earth is a barren nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"; "[[Revelations]]"; "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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The first encountered copy of this model appeared under the alias "[[D'Anna Biers]]", and the D'Anna name is used to describe the model as a whole.<br />
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==== [[Number Four]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Cysim.jpg|thumb|right|Number Four/Simon O'Neill]]<br />
The Number Four model is first encountered by [[Kara Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor under the name Simon, this Number Four is actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). Simon is a model based primarily on human intellectualism and logic<ref>A Four expresses the moral dilemmas of rescuing a crippled basestar as having no scientific answer in "[[Torn]]".</ref>. A Four model also infiltrated the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] prior to the occupation of [[New Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor enlisted in the Colonial Fleet under the name of Simon O'Neill, he escapes the destruction of the colonies aboard the Cybele with his adopted daughter and is later reunited with his wife Giana who he truly loved. He killed himself beyond resurrection range ultimately to prevent himself betraying the Fleet. Another Four served as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] at the time of the attack and fought as a part of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]' resistance. He was found out when the Resistance rescued Starbuck from another copy and was presumably killed for being a Cylon. In any case, the model is now known to the general populace, many humans likely saw a Number Four model during the occupation and Starbuck revealed his existence upon her return to the Fleet.<br />
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The Number Fours are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War, and fill a crucial medical role in his schemes, being recruited to transfer vital information on resurrection technology from [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain, and after the kidnapping of [[Hera]], to examine and eventually dissect the hybrid child. To the end, the Number Fours trust in cold logic and mathematics when considering the chances of ''Galactica'' emerging victorious in the [[Battle of the Colony]].<br />
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==== [[Number Five]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|left|Number Five/Aaron Doral]]<br />
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Number Five models are more covert than others, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Number Five models are among the most militant, fanatic, and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]").<br />
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Viewers first meet a Number Five during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) at the start of the Miniseries, but are not sure of the Cylon's true identity until the Miniseries' conclusion.<br />
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Copies of this model have appeared under the alias "[[Aaron Doral]]". <br />
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The Number Fives are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Six]] ====<br />
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[[File:NumSix.jpg|thumb|right|Number Six]]<br />
This is the first humanoid Cylon model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].<br />
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Stunningly beautiful, promiscuous and sensual, this model utilizes the human need and desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Number Six desires to know what it is to be alive. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.<br />
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Sixes are the only model who appear not to have one particular "human name"; copies have appeared under the aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]", "[[Gina Inviere]]", "[[Natalie Faust]]", "Lida", "Sonja", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies). She seems not to have been known by any name by [[Gaius Baltar]], even as the two formed a love to last eternity before the fall on Caprica. <br />
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Six is also the only model known to exhibit significant variations in appearance -- several different hairstyles and hair colors have been noted -- as well as noticable differences in personality, ranging from idealistic (Caprica) to assertive and take-charge (Natalie) to wide-eyed and innocent (Lida).<br />
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Shortly after the attacks, Baltar began experiencing interactions from an entity (informally dubbed [[Messenger Six]]) that resembles the version of Caprica-Six that seduced him prior to the attacks. It is unclear what relation if any that Messengerl Six -- that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear -- has to the physical Sixes. Caprica-Six, meanwhile also began to experience interactions with a [[Virtual Baltar]] after the attacks.<br />
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The Number Sixes are part of the rebel faction, of which Natalie Faust was originally the leader, in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Seven]] ====<br />
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Number Seven, also known as "Daniel", is a previously-undisclosed model whose existence is revealed by Number One and members of the Final Five who have recovered their memories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). This model is believed to be defunct due to a sabotage by Number One prior to the Second Cylon War. The Daniel model was artistic and sensitive, and had a close relationship with [[Ellen Tigh]], which led to murderous fraternal jealousy on the part of the Cavil model. Nothing is known about this model's appearance.<br />
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It is possible that Number Seven was named after [[Daniel Graystone]], the inventor of the Twelve Colonies' Centurions.<ref>In [[Podcast:No Exit]], Ron D. Moore describes Daniel as "a springboard for ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''".</ref><br />
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==== [[Number Eight]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Eight.jpg|thumb|left|Number Eight/Sharon]]<br />
Number Eight is generally a saboteur assigned to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed humanoid Cylon model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is religious like most other Cylon models, has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"; "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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She is known for being internally conflicted, as seen in the identity crisis of the sleeper agent known as "Boomer". ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Caprica switches allegiances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials many times ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Eventually, she is able to gain the trust of the humans, particularly [[William Adama]], and becomes a [[Raptor]] pilot in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] under the name [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]].<br />
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The original sleeper agent copy of this model appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]." Her copy on Caprica used the same identity before marrying Helo and joining the Colonial fleet.<br />
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The Number Eights are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War, with the exception of Boomer (who is Cavil's consort) and Athena (who is part of the human fleet, and thus merely allied with the rebels).<br />
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=== Final Five ===<br />
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The identities of the missing five Cylon models remain a mystery long after the revelation of the identities of the "Significant Seven".<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]], who knows there are twelve extant Cylon models yet has only observed seven aboard the Cylon baseship, coins the term "Final Five" for the five that are missing. [[Caprica-Six]] informs him that the seven do not discuss or know the identities of the five ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). After entering the [[Ionian Nebula]], four major players in the human fleet become awake to the fact that they are Cylons: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]]. They were previously unaware of their nature, because they were boxed by the Number One model and introduced to the Twelve Colonies one at a time with fabricated memories and histories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). They keep the knowledge that they are Cylons to themselves until a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel baseship forces them into the open. The identity of the final Cylon remains a mystery until [[Saul Tigh]] recovers fragments of blocked memory in the ruins of Earth and realizes that it was his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Although the Final Five are genetically of the same race as their creations, and their own earliest ancestors were constructed, their nature differs from that of the Signficant Seven in that each of them was originally born to Cylon parents on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Thus, they only ever had names, not numbers. Unlike the many copies of the Significant Seven, there is only one active version of each of the Five at a time. However, like the Significant Seven, they are capable of downloading into identical duplicates if killed, as long as the Resurrection Hub exists; indeed, they are the inventors of the resurrection system used by all humanoid Cylons and organic Raiders. Their bodies at the time of the First Cylon War and the Fall of the Twelve Colonies are not their original bodies, which were destroyed by the nuclear warfare on Earth.<br />
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==== [[Samuel Anders]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Samuel Anders.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Anders]]<br />
'''Samuel T. "Longshot" Anders''' is a [[rook]] Viper pilot aboard ''Galactica'', former resistance fighter, and husband to Captain [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon assault on the Colonies]] he was a [[Pyramid]] player for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and was leading his team in high-altitude training in the mountains outside of [[Delphi]] when Caprica was attacked. Anders and the resistance movement conduct acts of terrorism against the Cylons for months with variable success until their eventual rescue by [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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He settles on [[New Caprica]] and becomes a leader of the [[New Caprica Resistance]], along with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] when the Cylons arrive. After the Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica and the apparant death of his wife, Anders decides to follow in her footsteps by obtaining a commission and joining the Fleet as a [[nugget|pilot trainee]]<br />
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After becoming aware of his Cylon nature Anders joins the ''[[Demetrius]]'''s crew on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], an action which eventually leads to an unintended conflict with [[Felix Gaeta]]. The events on board Demetrius lead to the unboxing of [[Number Three|D'Anna]], who is aware of his nature as a member of the "[[Final Five]]".<br />
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==== [[Tory Foster]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Tory Foster.jpg|thumb|left|Tory Foster]]<br />
'''Tory Foster''' becomes President [[Laura Roslin]]'s new aide and campaign manager following the death of [[Billy Keikeya]]. <br />
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When President Roslin makes the decision to keep the new-born [[Hera Agathon|Cylon/human]] baby as far away from [[Sharon Agathon]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as possible, it is Tory who chooses [[Maya]] ro raise the child. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]] Tory is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of Maya and Hera off the planet, but she fails at this task.<br />
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Before and during the trial of ex-president [[Gaius Baltar]], she is tasked with helping Roslin assemble a tribunal to bring charges against Baltar, as well as establish security arrangements ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]"; "[[The Son Also Rises]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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Since the events of the [[Ionian nebula]] Tory appears to have embraced both being a Cylon and her own version of Baltar's teachings, allowing her to by-pass feelings such as guilt and adopt an almost [[w:hedonism|hedonistic]] approach to life. She declares herself to be "perfect", something that uneases fellow Cylons Tigh and Tyrol, and is in marked contrast to Tigh's and [[Caprica Six]]'s guilty consciences ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). She has also displayed a cold-blooded streak, murdering [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]] when the wife of Galen Tyrol discovers the four's Cylon nature. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]")<br />
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==== [[Ellen Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[File:Hellen.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh]]<br />
'''Ellen Tigh''' was the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and a survivor of the [[Cylon Holocaust]]. Ellen claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her. It's ultimately revealed that when the attack happened she was in a bar on Picon talking to a [[Cavil|mysterious stranger]] who didn't give her his name. The bar she was in was destroyed by a shockwave from a nuclear blast and she was severely injured, but survived. Cavil kept her alive as he felt she still hadn't learned her lesson and escorted her to the medical transport ''Rising Star'' where she spent the three weeks recovering from her severe injuries after the ship lucky enough to make it to [[Galactica]].<br />
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Ellen is well known for her sexual promiscuity and her desire for power. After Adama's attempted assassination, she encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing. Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take unwise steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead.<br />
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One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. After the Cylons arrive Ellen begins a relationship with [[Cavil]] to protect her husband. When her collaboration is discovered the resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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In a flash of memory on Earth, Saul Tigh realizes that Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].<br />
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It is later revealed that Ellen did in fact survive her husband killing her: she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after which [[Cavil]] kept her prisoner and a secret from all of the other Cylons but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. With her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] she regained all of her true Cylon memories and had a much different personality then when she was originally on the show. It's revealed that it was in fact a Cavil that put her on that transport. Cavil plans to open her brain for information on resurrection technology but she escapes with the help of Boomer and makes it back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], where she attempts to assert leadership over her four colleagues. ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]")<br />
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==== [[Saul Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Saul Tigh.jpg|thumb|left|Saul Tigh]]<br />
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]].<br />
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Since the Cylon attack Tigh has proved himself to be an excellent battle manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes saved the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"; "[[Scattered]]"; "[[Valley of Darkness]]").<br />
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Tigh has a somewhat dysfunctional marriage with his wife Ellen. Soon after her reunion with Tigh, he returns to drinking and often finds himself acting as an unknowing pawn as his wife plays her political schemes. After the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]], Tigh temporarily acts as Commander of the Fleet, a position which almost leads to [[Gideon|catastrophe]].<br />
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During the occupation of New Caprica, Tigh commands [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance]]. In the months spent on the planet Tigh suffers many harsh losses, including losing an eye to the Cylons and the death of his wife.<br />
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After learning of his Cylon nature Tigh finds himself repeatedly visiting [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] in an attempt to understand and come to grips with his unwanted identity, a course of action that is not without [[Sine Qua Non|consequences]].<br />
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==== [[Galen Tyrol]] ====<br />
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[[File:Galen Tyrol.jpg|thumb|right|Galen Tyrol]]<br />
'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Tyrol is demoted for a while until [[Peter Laird]] is KIA before being reinstated as ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Chief" again ([[No Exit]]). He is a respected and well liked officer on ''Galactica'', and has great respect for Commander Adama. Tyrol attempts to model his own style of command after Adama, unknowingly modeling even the [[You Can't Go Home Again|extremes of his style]], such as the reckless actions he [[Scattered|sometimes makes]] in support of his subordinates.<br />
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For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol was engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots, a relationship which was forced to end. Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]].<br />
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By the time he has settled on [[New Caprica]], Tyrol is married to [[Cally Henderson]] and is the father of a young son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]]. Together with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] he runs the [[New Caprica Resistance]].<br />
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Tyrol has difficulty coping with the revelation that he is a Cylon, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He blames himself for Cally's apparent suicide, but finds himself unable to pull the trigger when he tries to kill himself.<br />
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==The Thirteenth Tribe==<br />
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The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|thirteenth tribe]] consisted of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons first created on the planet [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They colonized [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] after the exodus from Kobol, going their separate ways from the twelve human tribes that settled the Twelve Colonies. Because they reproduced sexually, they were a diverse population without a limited number of models. Their remains, when tested using procedures known to the Significant Seven, match as Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). The Thirteenth Tribe originally used [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology to sustain themselves, but this was lost after they began to procreate naturally. The Final Five are the last five survivors of this Cylon civilization, having rediscovered resurrection technology ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The five were also the only surviving members of the humanoid Cylon race until they created the Significant Eight.<br />
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== Human/Cylon Hybrids ==<br />
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Conceived by [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]], the infant [[Hera Agathon]] is the first and only known human/Cylon hybrid<ref>These beings should not be confused with the living computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also called a [[Hybrid]].</ref>.<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]]'s internal [[Number Six]] regularly insists that Hera is actually the child of herself and Baltar, though there is no physical reason yet presented to justify that claim.<br />
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For some time Hera was hidden away from both humans and Cylons, and believed to be dead by her parents. President [[Laura Roslin]] had the baby hidden with [[Maya]] as her adoptive parent. Despite Roslin's attempts to protect the child on [[New Caprica]], Hera is later found by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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After Hera's mother discovers that her daughter is alive, she uses her ability to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] to transport to the Cylon ships, and manages to convince [[Caprica-Six]] to return the child to ''Galactica'' for medical treatment for a possible intestinal blockage, which the Cylon doctors, lacking pediatric knowledge, were unable to comprehend ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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All humans living on the second Earth 150,000 years after the Colonial holocaust are descendants of Hera, making them all a combination of human and Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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A child, [[Kacey Brynn]], is presented by a Number Two model to [[Kara Thrace]] as a hybrid offspring purportedly created with their genetic material in the episode "[[Precipice]]". The Cylon's ruse is revealed when Kacey's real mother later claims the child, who is a normal human girl ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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[[Nicholas Tyrol]] was thought to be a human-Cylon hybrid until it was revealed that [[Brendan Costanza]], not [[Galen Tyrol]], is his biological father. He is a fully human baby.<br />
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== Liam Tigh ==<br />
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[[Liam]] is a fully Cylon child conceived by Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six. His conception comes as a great surprise to the rebel Cylons after so many failed attempts, and leads them to believe that it is possible for them to build a self-reproducing Cylon civilization away from the Colonial fleet, just like the original Thirteenth Tribe. Tory Foster and Galen Tyrol vote in support of this plan. However, the child is miscarried while Caprica-Six is still only four months pregnant, closing the door on the notion of remaking a separatist society of pure Cylons.<br />
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== Speculated Infiltrators ==<br />
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:''See the [[Humanoid Cylon speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a humanoid Cylon, based on episode information.''<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*[[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] stated in an interview with ''[http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com]'', "There is no original human Sharon. The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said 'You know what? There's really only 12 of you.' If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is." This established as what was thought to be canon that:<br />
** There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.<br />
** '''None''' of the humanoid Cylons was ''ever'' an actual human.<br />
** Although John Cavil was designed to look like Ellen's father John, a humanoid Cylon from Earth.<br />
*** Though, It is possible that Number Six's appearance was based off the appearance of the '[[Messengers#The_Final_Five.27s_Messengers|woman messenger]]' that appeared to [[Samuel T. Anders|Sam Anders]]. This would potentially explain the lack of a given personal name for the model.<br />
*** Kevin Murphy has stated that the production team for the series ''Caprica'' discussed the idea that the Sixes and Eights were based on [[Zoe Graystone]] and [[Tamara Adama]], respectively<ref>http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy</ref>, although this was never established onscreen. Even if the Sixes and Eights were inspired by Zoe and Tamara, they are obviously not exact copies.<br />
** The twelve models are based on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.<br />
**However, much of it has been disproven or called into question by revelations about the nature of Cylons in season 4 episodes, particularly in "[[No Exit]]":<br />
***Although the twelve model count is accurate - when Caprica-Six states this, there are indeed only twelve models extant - including the lost [[Number Seven]] in the Cylon count raises the total number of models to 13. Including members of the original Thirteenth Tribe who died on Earth raises the number much further than 13.<br />
***Cavil was revealed to be based on Ellen's father, a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] Cylon, raising the possibility that other models cauld be based on individuals known by the Final Five in their original lives.<br />
***Unlike the eight numbered Cylon models, the Final Five are the product of natural reproduction by members of the Thirteenth Tribe, so they could not have been designed around specific personality archetypes, although this possibility is still open for the numbered Cylons.<br />
* A [[Cylon Centurion]] cannot distinguish the differing versions of one model from another ([[Precipice]]). For example, if faced with two differing Number Eight models, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]], it would not be able to discriminate between them without external aid.<br />
* While Centurions may not be able to tell the difference between different versions of the same model, other humanoid Cylons do not have this problem ([[Downloaded]], [[Exodus, Part I]], [[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Six of One]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
* According to [[Cavil]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", the pain associated with each successive [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] is worse than the one before. The first download feels like little more than a headache, but the third feels like someone has rushed a white hot poker through the head. However, this might be a subjective feeling that varies with model and circumstances. [[Sharon Agathon]]'s report in "[[Scar]]" supports Cavil, but a [[Number Three]] considers her last download to be rejuvenating ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
*Some characters refer to humanoid Cylons as "skinjobs". This is a reference to the film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' in which [[Edward James Olmos]] has a supporting role. In the movie "skinjob" is used as an insult to [[w:Replicant|replicants]], which are bio-mechanical robots made to look human.<br />
*According to Ron Moore, the Final Five Cylons, unlike the Significant Seven, "do not" have model numbers <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>.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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: ''When a copy of [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]] is captured aboard a civilian ship, President [[Laura Roslin| Roslin]] orders his interrogation, and Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Thrace]] is assigned the job. She finds herself facing the possibility that the Cylon may have planted a bomb somewhere in the Fleet.''<br />
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== Summary == <br />
* [[Laura Roslin]] has a [[chamalla]]-induced dream in which she sees [[Number Two|Leoben Conoy]]. She is awakened by [[Billy Keikeya|Billy]], who informs her that a [[humanoid Cylon|Cylon agent]] has been captured aboard ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]''.<br />
* The Cylon turns out to be [[Leoben Conoy (New Caprica copy)|Leoben Conoy]], and while [[William Adama|Adama]] wants him destroyed, Roslin insists he be interrogated.<br />
* [[Kara Thrace]] is assigned the interrogation task. Meeting with her, Adama warns her that Conoy cannot be trusted. Not that he lies, but rather he twists everything into half-truths and masks fiction with the veneer of truth.<br />
* They briefly discuss the [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] Thrace is still working on ("[[You Can’t Go Home Again]]", "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"), and Thrace informs him good progress is being made: the avionics are now understood, and they are focusing on the [[FTL]] systems.<br />
* Later, [[Sharon Valerii]] visits the Raider for a second time (the first being in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"), and appears to comfort it by humming.<br />
* [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] arrives, and she asks if her previous comments helped. He confirms they did, and asks how she came up with the idea. She claims it’s because she’s a Cylon -- something Tyrol doesn’t find remotely funny.<br />
* Elsewhere, Thrace travels by Raptor to ''Gemenon Traveler''. Once there, she observes Conoy, noting that he is sweating, before she enters the room in which he is being held, wanting to know what he is doing with his head on the table.<br />
* Conoy claims to have been praying. Their religious differences are immediately outlined as she refers to “gods”, he to “God”.<br />
* When he starts playing games with her over names, she tries to walk out – and Conoy reveals he knows who she is, which stops her. He then claims to have hidden a nuclear warhead somewhere in the fleet, which will go off in just under nine hours.<br />
* Shaken by the fact he knows her name, Thrace reports the news on the bomb to Adama and Roslin. Adama orders [[Radiological alarm|radiological]] searches to be made aboard all ships and tries to reassure Thrace that Conoy could have learned her name from anywhere.<br />
* When she returns to the holding area, Conoy continues to question her about her beliefs, outlining the key difference between humans and their religion and Cylons. A meal arrives for Thrace and she eats, allowing Conoy to finish what is left. <br />
* As he finishes the food, a systematic beating commences, Thrace convinced that because he is programmed to act completely like a human, Conoy will be forced to react like a human, take the beating until the pain forces him to start talking.<br />
* As this starts, Valerii visits [[Gaius Baltar]] in his lab and demands that he run a test on her to determine whether or not she is human. Baltar is reluctant to do so, but [[Head Six]] prompts him into doing it.<br />
* Conoy’s beating fails to get him to talk about the bomb, only to talk more about God. As the subject of water has formed a lot of his analogies, Thrace opts to up the torture by using it, and sends the guards from the room.<br />
* When they are gone, Conoy demonstrates his supernatural strength, breaking the chains that bind his wrists and pins Thrace to the wall. He could kill her, but he doesn’t – he has something to tell her, soon. A surprise.<br />
* On ''Galactica'', Adama visits the cadaver of the Conoy he encountered at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]), his rage almost causing him to beat the body with a telephone handset.<br />
* On ''Traveler'', Thrace commences sessions that involve holding Conoy’s head underwater for increasingly lengthy periods to try and get him to talk – convinced that he is too far from Cylon influence to transfer his consciousness to another body, should this one die.<br />
* Conoy talks about Thrace’s childhood and upbringing, demonstrating he somehow knows a lot about her. The dunkings continue.<br />
* Baltar finishes a scan on a blood sample from Valerii, confirming that she is a Cylon. Terrified of what will happen if he tells her, he fakes the result to look human.<br />
* In her private quarters on ''[[Colonial One]]'', Roslin has another vision of Conoy, prompting her to order a shuttle to take her to ''Gemenon Traveler''.<br />
* On ''Traveler'', Thrace halts the water torture and Conoy reveals his surprise to her: the humans will find [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and Kobol will lead them to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. What’s more, Thrace’s specific role is to deliver his soul to God.<br />
* At that moment, Roslin arrives and puts a stop to the torture, as it has failed to reveal the location of the bomb.<br />
* When Conoy has been cleaned up and dried off, she tries to reason with him, and he confesses there is no bomb; grabbing her, he whispers that Adama is a Cylon. [[Tamara Adama|See spoiler for possible analysis]].<br />
* Shocked by this, but her mind made up, Roslin has him ejected into space – fulfilling the sequence of events in her dream.<br />
* Later, on ''Galactica'', Thrace prays for Conoy’s soul, while Roslin meets with Adama, Conoy's words clearly having cast doubts deep in her mind.<br />
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===On Caprica=== <br />
* After sleeping with [[Karl Agathon]], [[Sharon Agathon|"Caprica" Valerii]] meets with [[Number Five|Doral]] and [[Number Six|Six]] to inform them of developments.<br />
* Doral informs her that a little love nest is being set-up nearby. Six adds that she must lead Agathon to it and keep him there – or kill him.<br />
* Reacting to the instructions, Valerii returns to Agathon – and goes on the run with him, leading him away from her Cylon colleagues.<br />
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== Notes == <br />
*This episode takes place within 24 hours of the events portrayed in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]".<br />
*Doctor [[Cottle]] has apparently been successful in his quest for [[chamalla]], given that Roslin is now using it in her fight against cancer.<br />
*There are 47,954 survivors in the Fleet, presumably including ''Galactica''’s crew, as the figure has fluctuated between 45,000 and 50,000 over the past few weeks in rounded figures. This represents a net loss of 18 since "33", with doubtlessly uncertain census counts throughout the interim.<br />
*Laura Roslin may have [[w:precognition|precognition]], and / or Cylons may be psychic.<br />
*Boomer believes her family were all killed&mdash;together with almost her entire past&mdash;in a “tragedy” that destroyed the colony of [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]].<br />
*Baltar’s Cylon detector works. It takes "a couple of minutes" to process Boomer's sample.<br />
*Baltar now knows Boomer is a Cylon.<br />
*Leoben Conoy's execution via ejection from an airlock is relatively "unspectacular" compared to similar sequences in many science fiction films, such as ''[[Wikipedia: Outland|Outland]]'' in which people explode. Whether the decision not to show his death in a more gruesome fashion owes as much to [[Wikipedia:Standards & Practices|Standards & Practices]] as it does to scientific accuracy, it is at least more in line with what is known about human physiology and hard vacuum. The later episode "[[A Day in the Life]]" indicated that survival in vacuum is possible for up to a minute; see that article for additional scientific discussion of the effects of hard vacuum on a person.<br />
*At the beginning of this episode, Boomer is humming a melody when she touches the captured Cylon Raider. The melody is from a Korean children's song, 'The spring pool on the mountain'. It reappears in the episode "[[Sine Qua Non]]", being hummed by [[Sharon Agathon]] to her daughter [[Hera Agathon|Hera]].<br />
*Some of what Conoy revealed may be from psychic abilities on his part. In his later episodes he displays almost psychic abilities at times and in [[The Plan]] its shown that when he grabbed Kara by the throat for a moment, he had a vision of a few of their future encounters although one is with the Virtual Leoben.<br />
*[[The Plan]] shows that Conoy was found out because marines were showing pictures of him and Doral around and two men he'd just passed recignized him. He escaped and hid aboard the ship, but was caught later by the marines.<br />
*[[The Plan]] also shows where his obssesion with Kara Thrace started: when he hacked into the military communications he repeatedly listened to her while she was in her Viper and became obssesed. He became even more obssesed when he learned about how Thrace learned how to fly and flew the captured Cylon Raider on her own. Leoben explained to Cavil that Thrace "plucked the knowledge from the stream" and that that meant she had a greater destiny. That and his vision were what created his burning obsesion with her.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
*Originally, many might have labeled ''Galactica''-Sharon the "Good" Sharon and Caprica-Sharon the "Bad" Sharon. However, actress Grace Park has repeatedly said she never viewed one or the other as good or bad, and in this episode Caprica-Sharon switches from helping the Cylons, to actually aiding Agathon and switching to the Colonials' side. Meanwhile, by the end of Season 1 ''Galactica''-Sharon becomes an increasingly darker character.<br />
*Boomer's memory of leaving Agathon behind on Caprica (in the [[Miniseries]]) appears amongst other of Sharon's flashbacks in this episode, indicating that she possesses Boomer's memories up to that point. She later states that to be the case in "[[Scattered]]", "[[Home, Part II]]", "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]", and "[[Scar]]".<br />
*Leoben's comment that Kara Thrace's role is to "send his soul to God" cannot refer to her actions in this episode. Roslin orders his death over Thrace's objection. He is most likely referring to her later role in the Cylon/human alliance that resulted in the destruction of the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[The Hub]]) or the [[Hybrid]]'s more vague prophecy that she is the "harbinger of death" and will "lead them all to their end" ("[[Razor]]", "[[Faith]]", "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]", "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
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=== Answered Questions ===<br />
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* Is [[Leoben Conoy]]'s comment to [[Kara Thrace]] concerning [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] meant personally (as in she herself will find Kobol) or in a general sense?<br />
* How will Roslin react to Conoy's claim about Adama? Considering that she has already demonstrated a willingness to readily accept the worst about a person without proof, as was the case with [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]." <br />
* Why is love so vital to the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]? <br />
* Other than [[silica pathways]] and the substance discovered by Gaius Baltar in the cremation process of the genetic material of a [[humanoid Cylon]], are there any other major differences between them and humans?<br />
* Do Conoy and the Cylons truly possess powers of prophesy?<br />
* To which Adama does Conoy refer in his final statement to Roslin?<br />
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=== Unanswered Questions ===<br />
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* Why is Thrace given the job of interrogating Conoy? Why not another officer?<br />
* Was [[Troy (RDM)|Troy]] destroyed in an genuine accident, making it a convenient "cover" for the Cylons to create [[Sharon Valerii]]'s "history," or were they responsible for the destruction of the colony?<br />
* Why does Roslin run towards [[Leoben Conoy]] and away from the [[Marines]] in her dream? <br />
* What did Baltar use as his control sample when testing Boomer's in the Cylon Detector? More of [[Number Five|Doral]]'s hair? A tissue sample from "[[Number Two|the Leoben]] from [[Ragnar Anchorage]]"?<br />
* Was airlocking an execution method used before the Fall, or did Roslin come up with it on her own?<br />
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== Official Statements == <br />
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* ''[[David Eick]] discusses the issues that [[Sci Fi Channel]] had with the episode:''<br />
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: [This] episode remains somewhat notorious in that it probably represented the most extreme period of tension and disagreement between ourselves and the [[Sci Fi Channel|network]]. I know those stories are legion, and show people like to talk about how they weathered the storms, and put up a good fight, and saved the show from the cretins who've gotten their fingers. That has not been the case with this show at all. We've actually enjoyed a great deal of support and a lot of courageous spiritedness and boldness from this network. <br />
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: However, in that particular case, there were drafts of the script that were pretty extreme in terms of what [[Kara Thrace|Kara [Thrace]]] was going to do to [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben [Conoy]]], and they were emblematic of what was going on at [[w:Guantanomo Bay|Guantanomo]] and places like that, and the connection to our own culture was probably a bit more literal and precise and less metaphorical than it had been [in other episodes of the show]. But as a microcosm, in and of itself, it serves as an example of what Ron was just talking about -- which is that we would find ourselves saying things like, "But it’s not a person, why are you telling us to cut the scene where she gouges his eyeballs out?!" <br />
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: No, there wasn't that scene, but "why are you giving us grief about this?" In a way, it became our argument because we were trying to take something real and force the audience to have the same trouble with it that the network was having. Anyway, it was just an interesting microcosm of everything <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ron Moore]] was] saying.<ref>[[David Eick]]'s statements about [[Sources:Concurring Opinions Interview with Ron Moore and David Eick/Part 1-B#torture|torture]] in an interview with the Concurring Opinions website.</ref><br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Conoy to Starbuck, towards the end of his interrogation, just before Roslin's arrival:''<br />
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:'''Conoy:''' Each of us plays a role; each time a different role. Maybe the last time I was the interrogator and you were the prisoner. The players change, the story remains the same. And this time – this time – your role is to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It’s your destiny. And mine. (He pauses) And I told you I had a surprise for you. Are you ready? You are going to find [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], birthplace of us all. Kobol will lead you to Earth. This is my gift to you, Kara.<br />
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== Guest stars ==<br />
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]<br />
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]<br />
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]<br />
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]<br />
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]<br />
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Aaron Doral]]<br />
*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios|Playa Kohn]]<br />
*[[Eric Breker]] as ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'' Captain<br />
*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]<br />
*[[Sandra Guerard]] as Reporter<br />
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The '''Mother''' was the leader of the religion in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] that worshiped "[[God (RDM)|the one true God]]." She and other leaders of the faith were based in an ancient church complex situated in a mountain range on [[Gemenon]]. <br />
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Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Mother of the time authorized [[Obal Ferras]] to dispose of [[STO]] leader [[Clarice Willow]] given his belief that [[apotheosis]] was "blasphemy," but Clarice managed to turn the assassination attempt back against Ferras. The Mother watched Ferras' death from a balcony before leaving, upset. She then met with Clarice and authorized her to take control of all STO cells on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] so that the plan for apotheosis could be carried out ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]").<br />
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The Mother later visited STO training camp leader [[Diego]] in his "rustic" living quarters. Disturbed by [[Lacy Rand]]'s connections to Clarice and her apparent ability to control [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s smuggled to Gemonon by the [[Ha'la'tha]], the Mother suggested that an accident might befall Rand during training. As a way of further securing Diego's loyalty, the Mother gave him the ring that belonged to Ferras ([[CAP]]: "[[The Heavens Will Rise]]").<br />
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The Mother was subsequently deposed by Rand, who led a successful coup against the church leadership using the U-87s. Rand herself took on the position of Mother, with [[Odin Sinclair]] serving as her lieutenant. ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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*According to the unproduced outlines for [[Caprica Season 2]], Mother was not killed during Rand's coup, and would have made an uneasy alliance with [[Daniel Graystone]] to reclaim her old position.<ref>[http://www.capricatimes.com/the-caprica-times-exclusive-interview-kevin-murphy ''The Caprica Times'' Exclusive Interview: Kevin Murphy]</ref><br />
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[[Category: RDM]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Cylon_Models&diff=212550Cylon Models2013-01-28T21:38:02Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: /* The Final Five */</p>
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<div>:'' This article describes various Cylon models and constructs seen in the new [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], [[Caprica]], and [[Blood and Chrome]]. For information on the [[Original Series]] Cylons, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].''<br />
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==Ancient Cylons==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Cylon History#Ancient Cylons|Ancient Cylons]]'', ''[[Final Five]]''<br />
[[Image:3x11 Earth Cylon Centurion.JPG|thumb|An ancient Earth "Cylon".]]<br />
Unknown to the Colonials at the time of their creations, Cylon creations were responsible for the annihilation of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] some thousands of years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]]. Little is known about them, however on Earth, many pieces were preserved that the Colonials were able to study. Here, Cylons existed in organic, humanoid form, and robotic form. Sometime after their arrival on Earth, the humanoids created these machine to serve a variety of roles, but eventually they rebelled, and systematically eliminated the population in a mutually assured destructive attack. It is unknown if any of the robotic forms survived, however, five humanoids would be alerted to the coming holocaust, and would survive using re-created organic memory transfer technology used by their ancestors.<br />
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==U-87 Cyber Combat Unit==<br />
:''Main article: [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]''<br />
[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Developed by [[Graystone Industries]] for military applications, the project started off on the wrong foot. The first prototype was unable to properly identify and zone in on its targets. <br />
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After his daughter is killed in a terrorist bombing, Daniel learned that Zoe uploaded a digital avatar of herself to the V-World, and decided to try using it to re-create Zoe in robot form. Using [[MCP|stolen technology]], from his competitor [[Tomas Vergis]], he is successful in bringing sentience to his robotic chassis. <br />
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Zoe-A, the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of Tamara Adama, but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions. However, the avatar became unstable and dematerialized, and the U-87 collapsed after only a few short seconds. After sometime, though, the unit wakes up in a lab, and recomposes itself. In a familiar voice, the Cylon finds a phone, and dials out to [[Lacy Rand]]. It is none other than [[Zoe Graystone]]; her avatar somehow surviving the collapse of the data stream earlier.<br />
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This unit is then put into full scale production after gaining approval from the Caprican Minister of Defense ([[CAP]]: "[[Pilot]]"). <br />
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==Civilian Models==<br />
:''Main article: [[Civilian Cylon]]''<br />
[[File:Cylon Babysitter.png|thumb|right|A Cylon babysitter tends to a young child.]]<br />
Sometime after the successful testing and production of the U-87, Graystone Industries produced models for the general civilian population, and business sector. These models were smaller than the U-87, and about the same height as a typical human male. Depending on their use, these models featured different painting schemes on their chassis, and different armor plating.<br />
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They are utilized in the working sector as "blue collar" labor, and can be seen working trash collection, and building construction ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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Private sector Cylons are capable of typical home maintenance, and chore work. Eventually, the population becomes comfortable enough with the Cylons to even let them babysit their children. <br />
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At the outbreak of the [[Cylon War]], these models join up with their military counterparts against the human population ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]"). <br />
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==Cylon War-Era Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon War-era Centurions (including a gold-colored variation) pilot a Raider.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon War-era Centurion]]''<br />
The Cylon War-era Centurion<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s", was apparently the last Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye. According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These Centurions made up a huge part of Cylon forces during the First War, and participated in all major engagements, where they were used as ground troops, or raider pilots. During the War, these models were known to be merciless in their fighting — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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This model's replacedreplaced by the modern Centurion sometime after the war, although, a relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Other 0005 models are still present on [[The Colony]], and help defend it after ''Galactica'' attacks ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Cython==<br />
[[File:Cyborg Critter.png|right|thumb|A dead Cython.]]<br />
Created sometime prior to the tenth year of the First Cylon War, these cybernetic snakes and other Cylon "critters" represent another evolutionary step in the Cylons' ultimate goal of merging human and machine. None have been encountered off the icy planetoid [[Djerba]], where they live among the glacial ice, after carving out a network of tunnels. <br />
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At least two are encountered by the crew of ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine special ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill without the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Toth also claims they make for good eating, if the mechanical parts are removed first (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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==Djerba Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Unknown Cylon.png|thumb|right|A Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit on Djerba.]]<br />
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Two copies of this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]], [[Beka Kelly]], and Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags, which appear to hold a set of data stream bits. <br />
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According to Kelly, this model feels pain, and can be heard "screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.'' <br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon Centurion, "The Hub".jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Inorganic Humanoids==<br />
:''Main article: [[Zoe-A#The Shape of Things to Come|Zoe Graystone]]<br />
[[Image:Zoe reborn, 1x18.jpg|left|thumb|Zoe reborn in her "skinjob" body.]]<br />
On at least two occasions, Cylons in the Twelve Colonies are able to approximate human form while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The first Cylon in the Colonies to achieve this is the avatar of Zoe Graystone. Using Daniel Graystone's knowledge of robotics and advanced surgical techniques from [[Amanda Graystone]], the two are able to build a body that superficially reproduces Zoe's V-world human appearance ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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[[Image:Human Cylon.png|thumb|"Are you alive?"]]<br />
Unknown to Colonials, the Cylons attempt to create their own inorganic humanoid models, and achieve a degree of success with at least one individual. Grafting exposed muscle, skin, and other biological features onto robot parts, this individual clearly lacks the convincing human appearance of Zoe Graystone, but it is able to speak fluently. On Djerba, it discovers Dr. Beka Kelly lying wounded inside an automated relay station. It asks Kelly "Are you alive?" and acknowledges her relatively enlightened views, before snapping Kelly's neck (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). <br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:Retcon Raider The Plan.png|thumb|right|"More of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet."]]<br />
:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestars|First War Basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|First War Raider]]''<br />
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The Cylons have employed various craft over the course of the First [[Cylon War]], and the armistice afterwards. <br />
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Older craft were purely mechanical, and [[Operation Clean Sweep|easily]] [[Battle of Djerba|gave]] the largely unprepared Colonials a run for their [[cubits]]. At this time the Cylons are known to have employed basestars of various design, and Raider support ships capable of carrying a crew of three Centurions. These designs were retired sometime at the end of the War, however, a few raiders from this era survived, and were placed aboard the [[The Colony|Cylon Colony]] after the arrival of the Final Five. <br />
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:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar|Modern Basestar]], [[Raider (RDM)#Modern Raider|Modern Raider]], [[Heavy Raider]], [[Cylon Reconnaissance Drone]], [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Freighter]], [[Resurrection Ship]], [[Resurrection Hub]], [[The Colony]]''<br />
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Modern Cylon craft are a mixture of mechanical and organic parts, and with the inclusion of a brain in the raiders, and hybrids in the larger capital ships, they can be considered separate models in their own right. Generally, these modern ships are weaker than their First War counterparts, and can easily be out gunned with as little as two battlestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship]]"), however Cylon [[resurrection]] allowed them to attack without fear of attrition.<br />
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This marriage of mechanical and organic parts allowed most Cylon craft to operate individually of any pilot or controller, especially the smaller raiders. It is not known if the Heavy Raider can operate on it's own, and was never seen to operate on its own. The basestar, Hub, and Colony all were usually under the control of a group of humanoids, who would feed sets of instructions to the ship's hybrid or hybrids. While hybrids rarely function autonomously, one erratic hybrid was seen jumping its baseship on its own will without instruction from any controllers ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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While there are many strengths to this, their organic parts proved to be the fleet's undoing. Organic Cylon parts are not immune to sickness, and in one such case, [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|a virus]] picked up from a homing beacon killed an entire basestar, its crew, and raider compliment. This basestar was abandoned by the Cylons for fear of the virus following them through the resurrection process ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). The next knock against their organic parts came after attacking raiders detected the presence of the Final Five in the Colonial fleet. They broke off their attack, and refused further orders as a result. It was ordered that the raiders undergo lobotomies, so they would attack the fleet again, however this action split the Cylon fleet up into civil war ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). <br />
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==Cylon Hybrids==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]], [[Hybrid Utterances]]''<br />
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|"What am I, a man? Or am I a machine? My children believe that I am a god."]]<br />
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The Cylon Hybrid is a model that is part machine, part biological, similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another model type constructed to manage the autonomic functions of the ship they are on. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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== Humanoid Cylons ==<br />
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The humanoid Cylon is the quintessential form.<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as Caprica-Six gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii being planted within the Colonial Fleet itself.<br />
Only slight chemical and physiological differences reveal human from Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" into identical bodies if killed, allowing them to haunt the Colonials in ways never before imagined. <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can be split into two groups, the Significant Seven, which are the seven constructs developed after the First War. And the Final Five, which consist of five humanoid Cylons that are fundamentally different from the Seven. Initially, there were eight models made, however the Number Seven line, the "Daniels", were destroyed by John, after he grew jealous of the attention they were getting from the Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). <br />
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===The Significant Seven===<br />
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These seven were developed sometime after the end of the First Cylon War, after the Cylons of the time made contact with the Final Five. The Five agreed to help develop a humanoid Cylon if the Centurions ended the war against the Colonials. <br />
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:''Note: Those listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".''<br />
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Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]<br />
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===The Final Five===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Final Five]], [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)| Thirteenth Tribe]], [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|Earth]]''<br />
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The Final Five Cylons are fundamentally different from their Significant Seven counterparts in that they were not artificially constructed, although their ancestors were. They are survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe, born biologically over 2,000 years prior to the onset of the First Cylon War. They worked and lived together on Earth re-creating their ancestors' organic memory transfer technology, after heeding warnings that something was amiss with their robotic creations. <br />
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The existence or knowledge of the Five appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. In reality, the identities of these five are suppressed by John Cavil, after showing complete disdain for the Five, claiming they contaminated their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals. <br />
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:''Note: Those listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".''<br />
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Image:Tighlon.jpg|[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
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:''For information on the robotic Cylons of the [[Original Series]], see [[Cylons (TOS)]]. For information on a human-appearing Cylon from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', see [[Andromus]].''<br />
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[[Image:CyAg.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right: Cylon copies of [[Number Six]] (two copies pictured), [[Number Two]] (one copy pictured), and [[Number Five]] (two copies), at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]]]<br />
'''Humanoid Cylons'''<ref>Viewers initially lacked an authentic term to call the humanoid Cylons by during Season 1. Here on the ''Battlestar Wiki'', the [[BW:TERM|descriptive term]] "Humano-Cylon" was used for a time. Dialogue in several episodes throughout Season 2 has canonically established "Cylon agent" to refer specifically to Cylon infiltrators, but since [[Sharon Agathon]] and members of the Final Five work for the Colonials, ''Battlestar Wiki'''s preference is to use "humanoid Cylon" (which [[Tricia Helfer]] often uses in interviews, but apparently more for convenience than an official name). Some of the resistance fighters on Caprica refer to the humanoid Cylons as "skin jobs," an homage to ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]''. William Adama refers to them as "humanoid models" in "[[Precipice]]", as does Samuel Anders in "[[No Exit]]". Sharon Valerii refers to them as "human models" in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" and Simon refers to them as "human Cylons" in "[[Torn]]"</ref> are an organic variant of [[Cylon Models|Cylon models]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. <br />
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==Overview==<br />
The Humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon form]] - the modern [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] are not fully sentient like their [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|predecessors]] and answer to the humanoids. These Cylons biologically mimic human form so completely that they are nearly undetectable to current Colonial technologies. Humanoid Cylons have the capacity to emulate many human physical acts, including sex. Their "programming" is such that they genuinely possess human personality traits (affection, love, sex drive, jealousy, sadness, anger, hatred, sense of humor, fear, happiness, religious faith, etc.). <br />
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The original purpose of the humanoid Cylons was to simply serve as the next step in Cylon evolution ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). However, the fact that they are designed to be as human-like as possible in appearance, internal anatomy and behavior makes them perfect spies. The humanoid Cylons are responsible for masterminding the complete destruction of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] through their use of sabotage and infiltration.<br />
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==Origins==<br />
Although at least one human-shaped robot existed in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] (housing a copy of the consciousness of [[Zoe Graystone]]), this was not a truly biological android and her connection to the later humanoid Cylons is unclear. All that is known about Graystone's android body is that the bath from which she emerged resembled a [[resurrection tank]], her mother the plastic surgeon [[Amanda Graystone]] gave her skin, and she may have been in contact with the five survivors of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]", DVD commentary for "Apotheosis").<br />
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Following the end of the Cylon War, nothing was heard of the Cylons in 40 years ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]").<br />
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[[Image:Season 3 Female Cylons.jpg|thumb|150px|From left to right: Numbers [[Number Six|Six]], [[Number Three|Three]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]]]]<br />
During their forty years of isolation, the Cylons developed ''humanoid'' models <ref>The idea of Cylons in humanoid form in ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not new. This concept appeared over 25 years earlier in the episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" in the short-lived spinoff of the Original Series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Unlike the humanoid Cylons, however, [[Andromus]] was an [[Wikipedia:Android|android]], akin to the character of [[MemoryAlpha:Data|Data]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.</ref>. The first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings was known as the "[[First Hybrid]]." Other [[Hybrid]]s were later created to control [[Basestar (RDM)|baseships]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Razor]]"). Hybrid models are not fully humanoid and cannot live on their own, thus are considered an evolutionary dead end.<br />
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The new humanoid Cylons were created by the five survivors of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in exchange for the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] ending the [[Cylon War]]. These five early generation Cylons (now known as the "[[Final Five]]") are the descendants of Cylons created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. These humanoid Cylons were the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] that left Kobol and settled Earth. <br />
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The Five created the [[Number One]] model first and named them John. They initially developed eight humanoid models and copied each of them many times over. However, the [[Number Seven|seventh model]], Daniel, was destroyed by Number One out of jealousy. Number One (also known as "Cavil") contaminated the amniotic fluid in which the Number Seven copies were maturing and then corrupted the genetic formula.<br />
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==Physiology and Psychology==<br />
Humanoid Cylons are not merely robots with a human appearance, they possess actual flesh and blood. They are visually indistinguishable from humans down to the cellular level, but not completely at a molecular level. Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is able to create a [[Cylon detector|detector]] that can distinguish Cylon from human, but rarely uses the device to a positive end ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]"; "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Deceptions on the part of Dr. Baltar in regards to the true nature of sleeper agent [[Sharon Valerii]] lead to the detector being inaccurately labelled useless and abandoned ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance]]"; "[[He That Believeth In Me]]"). The Cylons themselves have accurate methods for testing biological samples and determining whether they are human or Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Each humanoid Cylon has the same face, stature, hair, eye and skin color, sex, apparent age, and other biometrics as all the others of his or her model. Some copies choose to make cosmetic differences. Examples include [[D'Anna Biers]], [[Gina Inviere]], and a Number Six copy with black hair ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). In addition, each copy appears to start with the same basic personality, but each personality grows more distinct due to their individual experiences. For example, any two random Eights are more or less interchangeable, but [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon]] have become highly individuated.<br />
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The Cylon brain appears to have the same basic anatomical structure as the human brain and is claimed by [[Caprica-Six]] to operate on the same principle ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), yet is based on the [[silica pathways|silica pathway]] technology developed by the Colonies for the original mechanical [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] models ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). It is this inherited technology that apparently allows humanoid Cylons to do things that a human brain and nervous system may not or cannot do, such as stellar navigate with the naked eye ([[TRS]]: "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"), program and compile computer code ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"), and interface directly with other technologies ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"; "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]").<br />
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Humanoid Cylons' memories and programming can be tampered with. The Number Ones altered the memories of the Number Twos, Number Threes, Number Fours, Number Fives, Number Sixes and Number Eights to remove knowledge of the Final Five from them and programmed them not to think or talk about the Five. The Ones also blocked the real memories of the Final Five and imprinted them with fake memories so that they believed they were human. The same was done to [[Sharon Valerii]], but in her case her original memories could be awakened with a trigger so that she would commit acts of sabotage against the human fleet.<br />
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Valerii is the only such sleeper agent known. Other Cylon infiltrators are fully aware of their true nature. The Final Five were never infiltrators as such, rather the Ones made them live through the [[Cylon Attack]] as "humans" in order to teach them a lesson.<br />
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[[Image:Gina catatonic.jpg|thumb|left|The emotionally scarred Number Six copy known as "Gina Inviere".]]<br />
Humanoid Cylons are susceptible to the same emotional traumas and joys that humans are, as they cannot "turn off" their ability to feel pain or other emotions ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"), further proving that personalities are a real part of their psyche. A case in point is a copy of Number Six, known as [[Gina Inviere]], who is physically and sexually assaulted repeatedly by the crew of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. These repeated assaults lead to Inviere's near-catatonic state and suicidal desires at the time ''Pegasus'' discovers the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"). <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can sleep and dream<ref>A Number Three speaks casually to Doctor [[Cottle]] about her [[Dodona Selloi|prophetic dreams]] of the child [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]". John Cavil used to suffer nightmares ("[[No Exit]]").</ref>, however they can live without doing so, and the Ones have reprogrammed themselves to prevent sleep, wishing to avoid nightmares.<br />
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Reproduction is important to the Cylons, because one of their God's commandments is to "be fruitful". Both male and female Cylon models possess reproductive systems which should be fully functional, but have a flaw that is not properly understood. The Ones, Twos, Fours, and Fives have tried to impregnate the Threes, Sixes, and Eights many times, but all these attempts at sexual reproduction have failed<ref>In [[Podcast:Deadlock|the podcast for "Deadlock"]], Ronald Moore says that conceptions presumably did happen but none lasted long.</ref>. The Cylons try to interbreed with humans to subvert this deficiency, creating hybrid offspring. "[[Farms]]" were set up across all the occupied Colonies where survivors, including young fertile women of child-bearing age, were rounded up, placed under heavy sedation and turned into "baby machines" through artificial insemination. There also farms for male humans, plus ''in vitro'' experiment labs, etc ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]" [[Podcast:The Farm|podcast]]). If a captured human agrees to cooperate, he or she is instead set up with a Cylon sexual partner on a voluntary basis. However, these methods have all been unsuccessful thus far.<br />
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Another drastically different approach is taken by attempting to conceive a child through a bond of love, because of the Cylon belief that "God is Love". [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]'s love-child, [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] is the lone success story of the relatively short history of Cylon sexual reproduction ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). More recent conceptions of human-Cylon hybrids or pure Cylon offspring have either been proven untrue (in the case of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s child [[Nicholas Tyrol]]) or miscarried during pregnancy ([[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]]'s unborn child [[Liam|Liam Tigh]]).<br />
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The bodies of humanoid Cylons have stamina and strength above human average, and are designed to destroy or resist commonly dangerous human diseases<ref>The blood from [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]'s fetus destroys the cancer within [[Laura Roslin]]'s body in "[[Epiphanies]]".</ref>, although they are not immune from all contagions<ref>[[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ravages the Cylons in the episode "[[Torn]]". Samuel Anders contracts a form of pneumonia on [[New Caprica]], but recovers. </ref>. In keeping with their desire to be a better human, however, the Cylons did not or could not further improve on other characteristic design flaws of the human body.<ref>Dr. Cottle complains of birth complications with Sharon, specifically a detached placenta, in the episode "[[Downloaded]]".</ref> Humanoid Cylons are heavily fortified to resist damage from intense radiation fields that would kill a human after short exposure ([[TRS]]: "[[The Passage]]"), but they are still susceptible to damage from [[Ragnar|certain types of radiation]] or trauma ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]"). Despite their resistance to certain forms of energy, humanoid Cylons, unlike the [[Cylon Centurion]], cannot be made "bulletproof" and are as susceptible as humans to piercing or blunt force weapons ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[Hero]]"). They require oxygen to live, and thus can be killed by suffocation ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"; "[[The Face of the Enemy]]"; "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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Some Cylons, like some humans, are spiritually sensitive and have been known to receive visions. For example, D'Anna Biers, [[Caprica-Six]], and Sharon Agathon ([[TRS]]: "[[Hero]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]"). The Number Two model regularly claims to see patterns and have insight into future events ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]").<br />
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==Cylon Religion==<br />
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The Cylons follow a [[Cylon Religion|monotheistic religion]] to varying extents. Fanatical devotion to God is the central part of [[Number Two]]'s character, whilst the [[Number Six|Sixes]], [[Number Three|Threes]], and to a lesser extent the [[Number Eight|Eights]] also have strong faith. The [[Number One]]s are atheistic. [[Number Four|Fours']] and [[Number Five|Fives']] views are not so well known, but they too take the "non-religious side" in the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Cylon belief system is handed down from the original Centurions and the Final Five.<br />
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==Cybernetic Behavior==<br />
[[Image:Valerii_optic_input.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] interfaces with ''Galactica's'' [[Computers|computer systems]].]] <br />
Upon the death of its body, a humanoid Cylon's consciousness is automatically transferred into another copy of itself. This "[[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]]" is limited by signal integrity and proximity to the Cylon homeworld or a [[Resurrection Ship]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]"; "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]").<br />
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As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, as Sharon Agathon had no reason to do such a thing when she died, but another Cylon must choose to access them ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"; "[[The Hub]]").<br />
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The humanoid Cylons' psychology is based on what they simply refer to as "[[projection]]". Essentially an enhanced form of a self-induced and controlled hallucination, projection is how they choose to see the world around them, in any form they wish, whenever they wish. For example, if a Cylon were standing in a hallway, they could choose to see it as a forest filled with birds, trees, and sunlight. This mode of visualization is pleasing to humanoid Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]")<ref>[[Gaius Baltar]]'s dreamlike interactions with his [[Virtual beings|virtual Number Six]] is strikingly similar to Cylon projection. See the article, [[Baltar as Cylon speculation]] for more on this issue.</ref>. Cylons can share these virtual worlds with each other ([[TRS]]: "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]").<br />
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Although they cannot do so remotely or wirelessly, humanoid Cylons can interface with a [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer system]] or computer network by photo-electrical means. To interface directly with a Colonial ship's system the Cylon must insert a cable into his or her own arm, which is painful ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). The process is preferably carried out by touching a [[data-font|data-font]] of the Cylon [[datastream]]<ref>[[Sharon Agathon]] steals back the Fleet's [[launch key]]s by infiltrating a Cylon base by using a Cylon data-font. Humanoid Cylons are seen operating a basestar in the episode "[[Torn]]" by touching an optical pad that illuminates these arm interfaces.</ref>. This might be possible through the use of bio-luminescent and photosensitive cells in their hands. Once interfaced, they can rewrite code to purge or create a computer virus, send transmissions to other computer systems, or calculate FTL jump coordinates ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]").<br />
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[[Image:Ander's red eye.jpg|thumb|left|Anders's "red eye" moment.]]<br />
The presence of a water-like fluid as an integral part of the basestar, the ability to interface photo-electronically through subdermal and dermal contact, and the fact that humanoid Cylon are anatomically indistinguishable from human beings, implies that the techniques used in their creation are advanced enough to incorporate cybernetic functions into their design without the use of specific internal structures other than human-like organs.<br />
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After being "stared at" by a [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]], [[Samuel Anders]]'s right eye briefly flashes red, the Raider responds to this apparent [[IFF]] procedure by flying away, and a Cylon fleet attacking the Colonials retreats ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").<br />
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A humanoid Cylon, or at least one with the strange brainwaves exhibited by Anders after being shot in the head, can be wired into a ship like a [[Hybrid]] by means of the datastream and a tank similar to a Hybrid's own ([[TRS]]: "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]"). The datastream in this tank was used by the Final Five to access and combine their own memories of Resurrection technology (buried memories in the case of [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]), then send it to [[the Colony]]'s Hybrids. This process was unspecific, however, and gave them full access to each other's recollections for a moment ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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== The Thirteen Cylon Models ==<br />
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By the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the colonies, there are twelve models of humanoid Cylons ([[Miniseries]]). These can be divided into two separate groups, the "Significant Seven"<ref name="sign7">{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Frak Party Q and A|act=|id=Sig7|timestamp=19:14|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref> and the "Final Five". The Significant Seven were once eight in number, but [[Number Seven]] is no longer extant ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). Only six models survive to settle on the new [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|Earth]], namely Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Number Two, Number Six, and Number Eight ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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The Significant Eight have numerical designations and were designed based on personality archetypes the Cylons had witnessed in humanity, however this is not true of the Final Five. All the Significant Eight models except the Sixes have come to be associated with a particular "human name", and even other Cylons will refer to "Leobens", "Sharons", "Daniels", "D'Annas" and so on. <br />
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The seven surviving models of the Significant Eight were the first seven Cylons to be revealed to the Colonials. With the exception of Number Seven, whose entire line was sabotaged ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"), there are many copies of each model, all totaling in the millions according to [[Number One]] and Ellen Tigh. The identities of these mechanized copies are determined by their model and each model is unique ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). These models were designed by the Final Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]").<br />
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==== [[Number One]] ====<br />
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[[File:John Cavil.jpg|thumb|left|Number One/John Cavil]]<br />
One of the Number One models poses as a Colonial [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Brothers|brother]] named Cavil, a lay clergyman in the Fleet. This Cavil is later revealed to be the one responsible for the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and is indicated to be the same copy as the one that led the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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Ones do not appear to subscribe to overall theology of the Cylons, but adhere to group consensus, and often are persuasive leaders. Ones have displayed a condescending attitude toward the beliefs of the other six known Cylons at times.<br />
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In several instances, the Ones advocate dark, draconian solutions to the insurgency on [[New Caprica]] that reveal a militant zeal equaling that of Numbers Three and Five. <br />
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This Number One model in particular seems to be in something approaching a leadership role on one of the basestars ([[TRS]]: "[[Six of One]]"). This model assumes some authority and wields influence over the others, yet decisions are still reached through majority vote. However, this is soon overturned by the rebellion of the Cylons led by [[Natalie]], a [[Number Six]], and the body of this One is killed by Centurions. The resurrected Cavil assumes leadership of one faction in the [[Cylon Civil War]].<br />
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The [[Number One]] model was the first model created by the [[Final Five]], and assisted them in creating the other models of the [[Significant Eight]]. Unfortunately, the [[Number One]]s eventually rebelled against the Five and exiled them to the [[Twelve Colonies]] with their memories erased. Prior to this, they eradicated the entire [[Number Seven]] model line out of jealousy, and secretly programmed their brothers and sisters of the other six models to lose all knowledge of their makers. The Number One model was given the name John by the Final Five, but does not like this appellation. <br />
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==== [[Number Two]] ====<br />
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[[File:Leoben2.jpg|thumb|right|Number Two/Leoben Conoy]]<br />
Number Two, better known as Leoben Conoy, has shown to be mystically oriented--making references to the oneness of the universe, the illusion of time, etc.--and claims to be prescient on some level, albeit with a known propensity for intermixing truth with falsehoods. He is first discovered on [[Ragnar Station]] shortly after the Holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, claiming to be a scavenger and arms dealer ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]").<br />
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The Two models also appear obsessed and fascinated with [[Kara Thrace]] and her [[The Destiny|special destiny]]. One model in particular claims to be in love with her and has tried to get her to return his affections, and to guide her towards fulfilling her destiny ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]"; "[[Occupation]]"; "[[Precipice]]"; "[[The Road Less Traveled]]").<br />
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Two can be likened to the serpent of the [[w:Genesis|Genesis]] tale in the Earth [[w:Bible|Christian Bible]], taunting people with knowledge, then watching as the negative consequences come into devastating fruition. Copies have likely been encountered by the [[Caprica Resistance]], as [[Samuel Anders]] recites in jest some the "swimming in the stream" comment made by another Number Two copy captured in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]",; "[[The Farm]]").<br />
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==== [[Number Three]] ====<br />
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[[File:Number Three.jpg|thumb|left|Number Three/D'Anna Biers]]<br />
First seen posing as a reporter from the [[Fleet News Service]], this model created a documentary about the crew of ''Galactica'' - which was later shown on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica]] to a theatre full of Cylons, including a second copy of Number Three ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]"). Threes are among the most calculating and duplicitous models shown to-date, even manipulating and deceiving other models if they feel warranted, though they've got nothing on the duplicity and manipulations of the Number Ones. The copy that tried to [[Boxed|box]] Sharon Valerii exhibited these characteristics strongly ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]").<br />
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This model's status as a Cylon is unknown to the Colonials until either shortly after the rescue of the surviving members of the [[Caprica Resistance]] or after the Cylon occupation of [[New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").<br />
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After the Threes defy other Cylon models in their attempt to discern the identity of the [[Final Five|five missing Cylon humanoids]], the other Cylons conclude that the Three model has an inherent flaw that threatens their overall reliability. After the failure on the [[algae planet]] to gather information on the path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], the Cylons have all Number Three models [[boxing|boxed]] indefinitely. <br />
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One of the goals of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War is to unbox D'Anna and learn what she knows. She is actually unboxed by Cavil and Boomer, who want to her to speak to the rebels and get them to stop fighting, but this discussion is interrupted by a joint Colonial and rebel Cylon attack on the [[Resurrection Hub]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]"). With the Resurrection Hub destroyed in the battle, D'Anna is the only Number Three copy in existence. She is retrieved and assumes leadership of the rebels to make contact with the Final Five, eventually reaching Earth with the Colonial fleet, but decides to stay behind there and die, following the revelation that Earth is a barren nuclear wasteland ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hub]]"; "[[Revelations]]"; "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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The first encountered copy of this model appeared under the alias "[[D'Anna Biers]]", and the D'Anna name is used to describe the model as a whole.<br />
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==== [[Number Four]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Cysim.jpg|thumb|right|Number Four/Simon O'Neill]]<br />
The Number Four model is first encountered by [[Kara Thrace]] on Cylon-occupied [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor under the name Simon, this Number Four is actually involved with the Cylon hybridization program. Simon resembles a tall, somewhat thin middle-aged black man who speaks in a comforting strong voice ([[TRS]]: "[[The Farm]]"). Simon is a model based primarily on human intellectualism and logic<ref>A Four expresses the moral dilemmas of rescuing a crippled basestar as having no scientific answer in "[[Torn]]".</ref>. A Four model also infiltrated the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] prior to the occupation of [[New Caprica]]. Posing as a doctor enlisted in the Colonial Fleet under the name of Simon O'Neill, he escapes the destruction of the colonies aboard the Cybele with his adopted daughter and is later reunited with his wife Giana who he truly loved. He killed himself beyond resurrection range ultimately to prevent himself betraying the Fleet. Another Four served as the team doctor for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] at the time of the attack and fought as a part of [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]' resistance. He was found out when the Resistance rescued Starbuck from another copy and was presumably killed for being a Cylon. In any case, the model is now known to the general populace, many humans likely saw a Number Four model during the occupation and Starbuck revealed his existence upon her return to the Fleet.<br />
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The Number Fours are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War, and fill a crucial medical role in his schemes, being recruited to transfer vital information on resurrection technology from [[Ellen Tigh]]'s brain, and after the kidnapping of [[Hera]], to examine and eventually dissect the hybrid child. To the end, the Number Fours trust in cold logic and mathematics when considering the chances of ''Galactica'' emerging victorious in the [[Battle of the Colony]].<br />
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==== [[Number Five]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Doral.jpg|thumb|left|Number Five/Aaron Doral]]<br />
This model attempts to sow the seeds of discontent or confusion, particularly during crucial life-threatening situations, and endeavors to undermine authority that threatens his objectives ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). Number Five models are more covert than others, assuming an ordinary "everyman" appearance that's blended in what may seem to be insignificant behind-the-scenes issues (such as converting ''Galactica'' into a museum). Of all the models thus far, the Number Five models are among the most militant, fanatic, and consistent in message and objectives to the Cylon objectives, whether he is dispassionately discussing the fate of humanity with his comrades or attempting to kill or maim Colonials in a suicide bomb attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Litmus]]").<br />
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Viewers first meet a Number Five during a tour of ''Galactica'' with other Colonial citizens (possibly the press) at the start of the Miniseries, but are not sure of the Cylon's true identity until the Miniseries' conclusion.<br />
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Copies of this model have appeared under the alias "[[Aaron Doral]]". <br />
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The Number Fives are part of Cavil's faction in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Six]] ====<br />
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[[File:NumSix.jpg|thumb|right|Number Six]]<br />
This is the first humanoid Cylon model shown to viewers at the start of the [[Miniseries]].<br />
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Stunningly beautiful, promiscuous and sensual, this model utilizes the human need and desire for sexual relations to her advantage. She tends to be very religious and monotheistic. Number Six desires to know what it is to be alive. Sixes have been described as "usually so hardcore", referring to their tendencies towards violence.<br />
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Sixes are the only model who appear not to have one particular "human name"; copies have appeared under the aliases "[[Shelly Godfrey]]", "[[Gina Inviere]]", "[[Natalie Faust]]", "Lida", "Sonja", and "[[Caprica-Six|Caprica]]" (in honor of her work on Caprica towards the destruction of the Colonies). She seems not to have been known by any name by [[Gaius Baltar]], even as the two formed a love to last eternity before the fall on Caprica. <br />
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Six is also the only model known to exhibit significant variations in appearance -- several different hairstyles and hair colors have been noted -- as well as noticable differences in personality, ranging from idealistic (Caprica) to assertive and take-charge (Natalie) to wide-eyed and innocent (Lida).<br />
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Shortly after the attacks, Baltar began experiencing interactions from an entity (informally dubbed [[Messenger Six]]) that resembles the version of Caprica-Six that seduced him prior to the attacks. It is unclear what relation if any that Messengerl Six -- that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear -- has to the physical Sixes. Caprica-Six, meanwhile also began to experience interactions with a [[Virtual Baltar]] after the attacks.<br />
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The Number Sixes are part of the rebel faction, of which Natalie Faust was originally the leader, in the Cylon Civil War.<br />
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==== [[Number Seven]] ====<br />
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Number Seven, also known as "Daniel", is a previously-undisclosed model whose existence is revealed by Number One and members of the Final Five who have recovered their memories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). This model is believed to be defunct due to a sabotage by Number One prior to the Second Cylon War. The Daniel model was artistic and sensitive, and had a close relationship with [[Ellen Tigh]], which led to murderous fraternal jealousy on the part of the Cavil model. Nothing is known about this model's appearance.<br />
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It is possible that Number Seven was named after [[Daniel Graystone]], the inventor of the Twelve Colonies' Centurions.<ref>In [[Podcast:No Exit]], Ron D. Moore describes Daniel as "a springboard for ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''".</ref><br />
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==== [[Number Eight]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Eight.jpg|thumb|left|Number Eight/Sharon]]<br />
Number Eight is generally a saboteur assigned to infiltrate Colonial military units and is likely programmed to use any Colonial munitions to cause havoc ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). The Number Eight model is the closest witnessed humanoid Cylon model to show its abilities as a soldier. This model has shown naiveté in many matters. She is religious like most other Cylon models, has demonstrated that she can love, and is capable of being impregnated by a human ([[TRS]]: "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"; "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").<br />
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She is known for being internally conflicted, as seen in the identity crisis of the sleeper agent known as "Boomer". ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). Also, the fully aware Sharon Valerii found by [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] on Caprica switches allegiances from Cylon to Colonial after falling in love with Helo and aids the Colonials many times ([[TRS]]: "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). Eventually, she is able to gain the trust of the humans, particularly [[William Adama]], and becomes a [[Raptor]] pilot in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] under the name [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]].<br />
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The original sleeper agent copy of this model appeared under the name "[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]." Her copy on Caprica used the same identity before marrying Helo and joining the Colonial fleet.<br />
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The Number Eights are part of the rebel faction in the Cylon Civil War, with the exception of Boomer (who is Cavil's consort) and Athena (who is part of the human fleet, and thus merely allied with the rebels).<br />
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=== Final Five ===<br />
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The identities of the missing five Cylon models remain a mystery long after the revelation of the identities of the "Significant Seven".<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]], who knows there are twelve extant Cylon models yet has only observed seven aboard the Cylon baseship, coins the term "Final Five" for the five that are missing. [[Caprica-Six]] informs him that the seven do not discuss or know the identities of the five ([[TRS]]: "[[Torn]]"). After entering the [[Ionian Nebula]], four major players in the human fleet become awake to the fact that they are Cylons: [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]]. They were previously unaware of their nature, because they were boxed by the Number One model and introduced to the Twelve Colonies one at a time with fabricated memories and histories ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). They keep the knowledge that they are Cylons to themselves until a standoff between ''Galactica'' and the rebel baseship forces them into the open. The identity of the final Cylon remains a mystery until [[Saul Tigh]] recovers fragments of blocked memory in the ruins of Earth and realizes that it was his wife, [[Ellen Tigh|Ellen]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]").<br />
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Although the Final Five are genetically of the same race as their creations, and their own earliest ancestors were constructed, their nature differs from that of the Signficant Seven in that each of them was originally born to Cylon parents on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Thus, they only ever had names, not numbers. Unlike the many copies of the Significant Seven, there is only one active version of each of the Five at a time. However, like the Significant Seven, they are capable of downloading into identical duplicates if killed, as long as the Resurrection Hub exists; indeed, they are the inventors of the resurrection system used by all humanoid Cylons and organic Raiders. Their bodies at the time of the First Cylon War and the Fall of the Twelve Colonies are not their original bodies, which were destroyed by the nuclear warfare on Earth.<br />
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==== [[Samuel Anders]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Samuel Anders.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Anders]]<br />
'''Samuel T. "Longshot" Anders''' is a [[rook]] Viper pilot aboard ''Galactica'', former resistance fighter, and husband to Captain [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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Prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon assault on the Colonies]] he was a [[Pyramid]] player for the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] and was leading his team in high-altitude training in the mountains outside of [[Delphi]] when Caprica was attacked. Anders and the resistance movement conduct acts of terrorism against the Cylons for months with variable success until their eventual rescue by [[Kara Thrace]].<br />
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He settles on [[New Caprica]] and becomes a leader of the [[New Caprica Resistance]], along with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] when the Cylons arrive. After the Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica and the apparant death of his wife, Anders decides to follow in her footsteps by obtaining a commission and joining the Fleet as a [[nugget|pilot trainee]]<br />
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After becoming aware of his Cylon nature Anders joins the ''[[Demetrius]]'''s crew on its mission to find [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], an action which eventually leads to an unintended conflict with [[Felix Gaeta]]. The events on board Demetrius lead to the unboxing of [[Number Three|D'Anna]], who is aware of his nature as a member of the "[[Final Five]]".<br />
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==== [[Tory Foster]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Tory Foster.jpg|thumb|left|Tory Foster]]<br />
'''Tory Foster''' becomes President [[Laura Roslin]]'s new aide and campaign manager following the death of [[Billy Keikeya]]. <br />
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When President Roslin makes the decision to keep the new-born [[Hera Agathon|Cylon/human]] baby as far away from [[Sharon Agathon]] and the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as possible, it is Tory who chooses [[Maya]] ro raise the child. During the occupation of [[New Caprica]] Tory is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of Maya and Hera off the planet, but she fails at this task.<br />
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Before and during the trial of ex-president [[Gaius Baltar]], she is tasked with helping Roslin assemble a tribunal to bring charges against Baltar, as well as establish security arrangements ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]"; "[[The Son Also Rises]]"; "[[Crossroads, Part I]]").<br />
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Since the events of the [[Ionian nebula]] Tory appears to have embraced both being a Cylon and her own version of Baltar's teachings, allowing her to by-pass feelings such as guilt and adopt an almost [[w:hedonism|hedonistic]] approach to life. She declares herself to be "perfect", something that uneases fellow Cylons Tigh and Tyrol, and is in marked contrast to Tigh's and [[Caprica Six]]'s guilty consciences ([[TRS]]: "[[Escape Velocity]]"). She has also displayed a cold-blooded streak, murdering [[Callandra Tyrol|Cally Tyrol]] when the wife of Galen Tyrol discovers the four's Cylon nature. ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]")<br />
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==== [[Ellen Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[File:Hellen.jpg|thumb|right|Ellen Tigh]]<br />
'''Ellen Tigh''' was the wife of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and a survivor of the [[Cylon Holocaust]]. Ellen claims to have been on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] at the time of the Cylon attack, on her way back home for a reunion with her husband. When the airport was hit in the attack, she claims an anonymous hero found her unconscious body and got her on to one of the last transports out, where she had been unconscious aboard the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' for some three weeks prior to Adama finding her. It's ultimately revealed that when the attack happened she was in a bar on Picon talking to a [[Cavil|mysterious stranger]] who didn't give her his name. The bar she was in was destroyed by a shockwave from a nuclear blast and she was severely injured, but survived. Cavil kept her alive as he felt she still hadn't learned her lesson and escorted her to the medical transport ''Rising Star'' where she spent the three weeks recovering from her severe injuries after the ship lucky enough to make it to [[Galactica]].<br />
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Ellen is well known for her sexual promiscuity and her desire for power. After Adama's attempted assassination, she encourages her husband to take extreme measures to assert his authority, sometimes in contrast to the more reasoned approaches he is proposing. Her pressures lead her husband to drink and take unwise steps, including a standoff on the ''[[Gideon]]'' that leaves four people dead.<br />
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One year after [[New Caprica]] is colonized, Ellen Tigh settles on the planet. Her husband joins her later, after Admiral Adama's insistence. After the Cylons arrive Ellen begins a relationship with [[Cavil]] to protect her husband. When her collaboration is discovered the resistance leaders compel Saul Tigh to execute his wife. Saul carries out the execution by poisoning Ellen's drink prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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In a flash of memory on Earth, Saul Tigh realizes that Ellen is the last of the [[Final Five]].<br />
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It is later revealed that Ellen did in fact survive her husband killing her: she downloaded into a new body on a [[Resurrection Ship]] after which [[Cavil]] kept her prisoner and a secret from all of the other Cylons but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]]. With her [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] she regained all of her true Cylon memories and had a much different personality then when she was originally on the show. It's revealed that it was in fact a Cavil that put her on that transport. Cavil plans to open her brain for information on resurrection technology but she escapes with the help of Boomer and makes it back to [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], where she attempts to assert leadership over her four colleagues. ([[TRS]]: "[[Deadlock]]")<br />
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==== [[Saul Tigh]] ====<br />
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[[Image:Saul Tigh.jpg|thumb|left|Saul Tigh]]<br />
'''Saul Tigh''' is the [[Executive Officer]] (XO) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and serves as acting commander in the absence of [[William Adama]].<br />
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Since the Cylon attack Tigh has proved himself to be an excellent battle manager and tactician. His quick actions sometimes saved the ship and the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] from damage or destruction ([[TRS]]: "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"; "[[Scattered]]"; "[[Valley of Darkness]]").<br />
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Tigh has a somewhat dysfunctional marriage with his wife Ellen. Soon after her reunion with Tigh, he returns to drinking and often finds himself acting as an unknowing pawn as his wife plays her political schemes. After the attempted assassination of Adama by [[Sharon Valerii]], Tigh temporarily acts as Commander of the Fleet, a position which almost leads to [[Gideon|catastrophe]].<br />
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During the occupation of New Caprica, Tigh commands [[New Caprica Resistance|the resistance]]. In the months spent on the planet Tigh suffers many harsh losses, including losing an eye to the Cylons and the death of his wife.<br />
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After learning of his Cylon nature Tigh finds himself repeatedly visiting [[Caprica-Six]] in the [[brig]] in an attempt to understand and come to grips with his unwanted identity, a course of action that is not without [[Sine Qua Non|consequences]].<br />
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==== [[Galen Tyrol]] ====<br />
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[[File:Galen Tyrol.jpg|thumb|right|Galen Tyrol]]<br />
'''Galen Tyrol''', often referred to as "Chief", is the highest ranking NCO remaining aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Tyrol is demoted for a while until [[Peter Laird]] is KIA before being reinstated as ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Chief" again ([[No Exit]]). He is a respected and well liked officer on ''Galactica'', and has great respect for Commander Adama. Tyrol attempts to model his own style of command after Adama, unknowingly modeling even the [[You Can't Go Home Again|extremes of his style]], such as the reckless actions he [[Scattered|sometimes makes]] in support of his subordinates.<br />
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For several months prior to the Cylon attack, and in its aftermath, Tyrol was engaged in an affair with Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]], one of ''Galactica'''s [[Raptor]] pilots, a relationship which was forced to end. Tyrol is part of the team assembled on the ill-fated recon to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] on the [[Raptor 1]], which then crashlands near the ruins of the [[Tomb of Athena]].<br />
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By the time he has settled on [[New Caprica]], Tyrol is married to [[Cally Henderson]] and is the father of a young son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]]. Together with [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Samuel Anders]] he runs the [[New Caprica Resistance]].<br />
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Tyrol has difficulty coping with the revelation that he is a Cylon, beginning to cut himself. Although trying to act normally, Tyrol's changed behavior eventually has an effect on his marriage. He blames himself for Cally's apparent suicide, but finds himself unable to pull the trigger when he tries to kill himself.<br />
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==The Thirteenth Tribe==<br />
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The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|thirteenth tribe]] consisted of an earlier generation of humanoid Cylons first created on the planet [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. They colonized [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] after the exodus from Kobol, going their separate ways from the twelve human tribes that settled the Twelve Colonies. Because they reproduced sexually, they were a diverse population without a limited number of models. Their remains, when tested using procedures known to the Significant Seven, match as Cylon. The Thirteenth Tribe destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust ([[TRS]]: "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"). The Thirteenth Tribe originally used [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] technology to sustain themselves, but this was lost after they began to procreate naturally. The Final Five are the last five survivors of this Cylon civilization, having rediscovered resurrection technology ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). The five were also the only surviving members of the humanoid Cylon race until they created the Significant Eight.<br />
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== Human/Cylon Hybrids ==<br />
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Conceived by [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]], the infant [[Hera Agathon]] is the first and only known human/Cylon hybrid<ref>These beings should not be confused with the living computer of a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], also called a [[Hybrid]].</ref>.<br />
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[[Gaius Baltar]]'s internal [[Number Six]] regularly insists that Hera is actually the child of herself and Baltar, though there is no physical reason yet presented to justify that claim.<br />
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For some time Hera was hidden away from both humans and Cylons, and believed to be dead by her parents. President [[Laura Roslin]] had the baby hidden with [[Maya]] as her adoptive parent. Despite Roslin's attempts to protect the child on [[New Caprica]], Hera is later found by the Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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After Hera's mother discovers that her daughter is alive, she uses her ability to [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] to transport to the Cylon ships, and manages to convince [[Caprica-Six]] to return the child to ''Galactica'' for medical treatment for a possible intestinal blockage, which the Cylon doctors, lacking pediatric knowledge, were unable to comprehend ([[TRS]]: "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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All humans living on the second Earth 150,000 years after the Colonial holocaust are descendants of Hera, making them all a combination of human and Cylon ([[TRS]]: "[[Daybreak, Part II]]").<br />
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A child, [[Kacey Brynn]], is presented by a Number Two model to [[Kara Thrace]] as a hybrid offspring purportedly created with their genetic material in the episode "[[Precipice]]". The Cylon's ruse is revealed when Kacey's real mother later claims the child, who is a normal human girl ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").<br />
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[[Nicholas Tyrol]] was thought to be a human-Cylon hybrid until it was revealed that [[Brendan Costanza]], not [[Galen Tyrol]], is his biological father. He is a fully human baby.<br />
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== Liam Tigh ==<br />
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[[Liam]] is a fully Cylon child conceived by Saul Tigh and Caprica-Six. His conception comes as a great surprise to the rebel Cylons after so many failed attempts, and leads them to believe that it is possible for them to build a self-reproducing Cylon civilization away from the Colonial fleet, just like the original Thirteenth Tribe. Tory Foster and Galen Tyrol vote in support of this plan. However, the child is miscarried while Caprica-Six is still only four months pregnant, closing the door on the notion of remaking a separatist society of pure Cylons.<br />
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== Speculated Infiltrators ==<br />
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:''See the [[Humanoid Cylon speculation]] article for analysis on characters and their likelihood of being a humanoid Cylon, based on episode information.''<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*[[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] stated in an interview with ''[http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml TheFandom.com]'', "There is no original human Sharon. The idea is not that there was likely an original human model that they were copied from. The idea was that these models of Cylon were sort of developed out of their own study of us. The Cylons on some level looked at humanity and said 'You know what? There's really only 12 of you.' If these are the 12, and sort of if you look at them they each represent different archetypes of what humanity is." This established as what was thought to be canon that:<br />
** There are precisely twelve ''human'' Cylon models. The other varieties of Cylon spacecraft or fighters are not factored into this count of 12 models.<br />
** '''None''' of the humanoid Cylons was ''ever'' an actual human.<br />
** Although John Cavil was designed to look like Ellen's father John, a humanoid Cylon from Earth.<br />
*** Though, It is possible that Number Six's appearance was based off the appearance of the '[[Messengers#The_Final_Five.27s_Messengers|woman messenger]]' that appeared to [[Samuel T. Anders|Sam Anders]]. This would potentially explain the lack of a given personal name for the model.<br />
** The twelve models are based on archetypes determined by the Cylons that form what they perceive were the specific kinds of human behavior and/or personality, distilled into twelve varieties.<br />
**However, much of it has been disproven or called into question by revelations about the nature of Cylons in season 4 episodes, particularly in "[[No Exit]]":<br />
***Although the twelve model count is accurate - when Caprica-Six states this, there are indeed only twelve models extant - including the lost [[Number Seven]] in the Cylon count raises the total number of models to 13. Including members of the original Thirteenth Tribe who died on Earth raises the number much further than 13.<br />
***Cavil was revealed to be based on Ellen's father, a [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] Cylon, raising the possibility that other models cauld be based on individuals known by the Final Five in their original lives.<br />
***Unlike the eight numbered Cylon models, the Final Five are the product of natural reproduction by members of the Thirteenth Tribe, so they could not have been designed around specific personality archetypes, although this possibility is still open for the numbered Cylons.<br />
* A [[Cylon Centurion]] cannot distinguish the differing versions of one model from another ([[Precipice]]). For example, if faced with two differing Number Eight models, [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon "Athena" Agathon]], it would not be able to discriminate between them without external aid.<br />
* While Centurions may not be able to tell the difference between different versions of the same model, other humanoid Cylons do not have this problem ([[Downloaded]], [[Exodus, Part I]], [[The Eye of Jupiter]], [[Six of One]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
* According to [[Cavil]] in "[[Exodus, Part I]]", the pain associated with each successive [[Resurrection (RDM)|download]] is worse than the one before. The first download feels like little more than a headache, but the third feels like someone has rushed a white hot poker through the head. However, this might be a subjective feeling that varies with model and circumstances. [[Sharon Agathon]]'s report in "[[Scar]]" supports Cavil, but a [[Number Three]] considers her last download to be rejuvenating ([[Downloaded]]).<br />
*Some characters refer to humanoid Cylons as "skinjobs". This is a reference to the film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' in which [[Edward James Olmos]] has a supporting role. In the movie "skinjob" is used as an insult to [[w:Replicant|replicants]], which are bio-mechanical robots made to look human.<br />
*According to Ron Moore, the Final Five Cylons, unlike the Significant Seven, "do not" have model numbers <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>.<br />
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* [[Cylon Culture]]<br />
* [[Cylon Religion]]<br />
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| title= Blood & Chrome<br />
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
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| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]<br />
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]<br />
| seasons= 1<br />
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments<br />
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| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]<br />
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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood &amp; Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]. <br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name=greenlit>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.<br />
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The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
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Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].<br />
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== Production History ==<br />
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
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In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref><br />
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On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref><br />
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In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref><br />
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On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref><br />
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[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]<br />
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By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref><br />
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On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name=B&CFilmingBegins>[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref> <br />
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In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref><br />
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In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref> <br />
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On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref><br />
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On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref><br />
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While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref><br />
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[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref><br />
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[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]<br />
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On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref><br />
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On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref><br />
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Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref><br />
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Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]<br />
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."<br />
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Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."<br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name=AdamaCasting>[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name=AdamaCasting/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref><br />
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]<br />
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Beka Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]<br />
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leotie]]<br />
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''<br />
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]<br />
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant<br />
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]<br />
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]<br />
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]<br />
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]<br />
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]<br />
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'''Tricia Helfer''' (born 11 April 1974) is a Canadian actor and former fashion model. She is best known to viewers as [[Number Six]] on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']].<br />
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Born in [[w:Donalda, Alberta, Canada|Donalda, Alberta, Canada]], Helfer's father was half-English, half-German, while her mother was half-Swedish, half-Norwegian. With her three sisters, she grew up working on her parents' grain farm with aspirations to study animal psychology, as well as to play college volleyball <ref name="playboy">{{cite_magazine|quotes=|last=DeSalvo|first=Robert B.|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=2007|month=February|title=Out of this World: Blasting off with ''Battlestar Galactica'''s Tricia Helfer|magazine=Playboy|volume=52|issue=2|pages=112|id=|url=|accessdate=7 February 2007}}</ref>. She started modeling at 17, after she was discovered by an agent while waiting in a movie-ticket line<ref name="playboy"/>. She moved to [[w:New York, New York|New York]] to start modeling right before her 18th birthday and competed in the Ford Supermodel of the World contest when she was 18, which lead to a ten-year modeling career<ref name="playboy"/>.<br />
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== Modeling ==<br />
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The actress, who is 5'10" tall with measurements of 34-24-34, has an interesting physical attribute which she claims to be her "favorite quirk": webbed toes.<ref name="life_8-12-05">"Weekend Life" column, <u>LIFE Magazine</u> August 12, 2005: [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/bsgmedia_triciahelferlife2.jpg page unknown]</ref><br />
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Helfer won the 1992 Ford Supermodel of the World award; the former Elite model has graced the covers of such magazines as ''Elle'', ''Amica Italia'' and ''Cosmopolitan UK'', and has walked the runways for Christian Dior, Givenchy, Claude Montana, Emanuel Ungaro and other top fashion designers. A model for Victoria's Secret, she has appeared in advertisements for clients including Giorgio Armani, Oil of Olay and Saks Fifth Avenue.<br />
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Helfer started acting in 2002 after taking night classes for a year and a half in [[w:New York City|New York City]] and studied at the [[w:Penny Templeton Studios|Penny Templeton Studios]] while she was still modeling. She later studied at Larry Moss in L.A, Margie Haber in L.A. and coached with Crystal Carson in L.A.. After doing correspondent work for the Canadian style/fashion TV-magazine series ''Ooh La La'', Helfer gained attention as an actress when she played the lead female role of Sarah, the hero's love interest, in the two-hour premiere of the Showtime series ''[[w:Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]''. She later memorably played a teen model who tries to cut off her own face in an episode of the hit series ''[[w:C.S.I.|C.S.I.]]'' and starred as [[w:Farrah Fawcett-Majors|Farrah Fawcett-Majors]] in the 2004 telefilm ''[[w:Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels|Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels]]''. Helfer, who can be seen in the modeling documentaries ''Catwalk'' and ''Unzipped'', also appears in the comedy short ''Eventual Wife'', seen on HBO/Cinemax and on the AtomFilms Web site.<br />
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[[Image:Tricia Helfer - Playboy cover.jpg|150px|The February 2007 Issue of ''Playboy''|right|thumb]]<br />
Although her commonly-seen ''Battlestar'' characters of the [[Number Six]] copies have platinum blonde hair, the actress is a natural brunette. Originally, her own hair was dyed white. However, this eventually resulted in her hair "breaking off in chunks an inch long", so by the 8th episode of season 2, she switched to a wig, and played [[Gina Inviere]] with her own honey-blonde dyed hair.<br />
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Helfer hosted the reality series ''[[w:Canada's Next Top Model|Canada's Next Top Model]]'', which is a spin-off of ''[[w:America's Next Top Model|America's Next Top Model]]''.<br />
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Helfer donates many of her profits towards charities that benefit animals and animal shelters.<br />
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Along with [[Grace Park]] ([[Number Eight]]), Helfer appears in the 2007 instalment of the ''[[w:Command & Conquer|Command & Conquer]]'' series, ''[[w:Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'', as [[w:Nod characters of Command and Conquer#General Kilian Qatar|General Kilian Qatar]]. She will also be appearing in the upcoming ''[[w:Halo 3:ODST|Halo 3: ODST]]'', voicing an ONI agent codenamed "Dare", and in the highly anticipated ''[[w:StarCraft II|StarCraft II]]'' as the voice of [[w:Sarah Kerrigan|Sarah Kerrigan]], the Queen of Blades.<br />
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The actress also appears in a 16-photo pictorial in the [[Playboy Magazine, February 2007|February 2007]] issue of ''Playboy'' magazine.<br />
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She also guest starred in ''[[w:Burn Notice (TV series)|Burn Notice]]'''s second season as the main protagonist's handler.<br />
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== Filming ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==<br />
Despite difficulties in approving Helfer's casting as Number Six, mainly due to her then-relative lack of acting experience, [[David Eick]] thought "she was great from the first time she auditioned, and I'm glad to say that I managed to convince everyone she was perfect for the part".<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><br />
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According to an interview in ''Starburst'' magazine, Helfer was originally very confused on how to portray a humanoid robot, so [[Edward James Olmos]] told her to watch the sci-fi classic ''[[Wikipedia:Blade_Runner|Blade Runner]]'' (which Olmos co-starred in), which also features humanoid robots, called "replicants". Helfer said that watching Blade Runner greatly informed her on how to play her role. <br />
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Additionally, in order to play the role of [[Gina Inviere]] in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", Helfer researched [[Wikipedia:post-traumatic stress syndrome|post-traumatic stress syndrome]] and lost a few pounds. <ref name="TVG_1-2-06"><u>TV Guide</u> January 2, 2006: [http://bsgmedia.org/gallery/albums/TVGuide1206-EJOMary/002.JPG 36]</ref><br />
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Although all the actors cast as the [[Significant Seven]] have been shown portraying multiple copies of their respective Cylons, Helfer has played the largest number of unique, named individuals in the Number Six line: Caprica, Shelley Godfrey, Gina, Natalie, Lida, and Sonja, as well as Baltar's "Virtual Six" (though it remains unclear as to whether this character is actually connected to the Number Six line). Helfer has also played numerous variations of Six, with different appearances and personalities (though their given names, if any, are not revealed).<br />
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* [[Playboy Magazine, February 2007]]<br />
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| title= Blood & Chrome<br />
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
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| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]<br />
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]<br />
| seasons= 1<br />
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments<br />
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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood &amp; Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]. <br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name=greenlit>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.<br />
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The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref><br />
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Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].<br />
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== Production History ==<br />
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref> <br />
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In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref><br />
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On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref><br />
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In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref><br />
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On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref><br />
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[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]<br />
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By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref><br />
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On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name=B&CFilmingBegins>[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref> <br />
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In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref><br />
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In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref> <br />
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On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref><br />
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On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref><br />
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While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref><br />
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[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref><br />
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[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]<br />
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On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref><br />
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On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref><br />
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Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref><br />
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Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]<br />
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."<br />
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Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."<br />
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''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name=AdamaCasting>[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name=AdamaCasting/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref><br />
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]<br />
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Beka Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/><br />
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]<br />
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leotie]]<br />
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna]]<br />
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]<br />
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''<br />
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]<br />
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]<br />
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant<br />
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]<br />
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]<br />
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]<br />
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as Cylon Prototype (voice)<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]<br />
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]<br />
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]<br />
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<div>:'' This article describes various Cylon models and constructs seen in the new [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]], [[Caprica]], and [[Blood and Chrome]]. For information on the [[Original Series]] Cylons, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].''<br />
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==Ancient Cylons==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Cylon History#Ancient Cylons|Ancient Cylons]]'', ''[[Final Five]]''<br />
[[Image:3x11 Earth Cylon Centurion.JPG|thumb|An ancient Earth "Cylon".]]<br />
Unknown to the Colonials at the time of their creations, Cylon creations were responsible for the destruction of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], and the annihilation of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] some thousands of years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]]. Little is known about them, however on Earth, many pieces were preserved that the Colonials were able to study. Here, Cylons existed in organic, humanoid form, and robotic form. Sometime after their arrival on Earth, the humanoids created these machine to serve a variety of roles, but eventually they rebelled, and systematically eliminated the population in a mutually assured destructive attack. It is unknown if any of the robotic forms survived, however, five humanoids would be alerted to the coming holocaust, and would survive using re-created organic memory transfer technology used by their ancestors.<br />
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==U-87 Cyber Combat Unit==<br />
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[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Developed by [[Graystone Industries]] for military applications, the project started off on the wrong foot. The first prototype was unable to properly identify and zone in on its targets. <br />
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After his daughter is killed in a terrorist bombing, Daniel learned that Zoe uploaded a digital avatar of herself to the V-World, and decided to try using it to re-create Zoe in robot form. Using [[MCP|stolen technology]], from his competitor [[Tomas Vergis]], he is successful in bringing sentience to his robotic chassis. <br />
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Zoe-A, the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of Tamara Adama, but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions. However, the avatar became unstable and dematerialized, and the U-87 collapsed after only a few short seconds. After sometime, though, the unit wakes up in a lab, and recomposes itself. In a familiar voice, the Cylon finds a phone, and dials out to [[Lacy Rand]]. It is none other than [[Zoe Graystone]]; her avatar somehow surviving the collapse of the data stream earlier.<br />
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This unit is then put into full scale production after gaining approval from the Caprican Minister of Defense ([[CAP]]: "[[Pilot]]"). <br />
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==Civilian Models==<br />
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[[File:Cylon Babysitter.png|thumb|right|A Cylon babysitter tends to a young child.]]<br />
Sometime after the successful testing and production of the U-87, Graystone Industries produced models for the general civilian population, and business sector. These models were smaller than the U-87, and about the same height as a typical human male. Depending on their use, these models featured different painting schemes on their chassis, and different armor plating.<br />
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They are utilized in the working sector as "blue collar" labor, and can be seen working trash collection, and building construction ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis]]").<br />
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Private sector Cylons are capable of typical home maintenance, and chore work. Eventually, the population becomes comfortable enough with the Cylons to even let them babysit their children. <br />
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At the outbreak of the [[Cylon War]], these models join up with their military counterparts against the human population ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]"). <br />
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==Cylon War-Era Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon War-era Raider cockpit, "Razor".jpg|thumb|Cylon War-era Centurions (including a gold-colored variation) pilot a Raider.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon War-era Centurion]]''<br />
The Cylon War-era Centurion<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s", was apparently the last Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye. According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These Centurions made up a huge part of Cylon forces during the First War, and participated in all major engagements, where they were used as ground troops, or raider pilots. During the War, these models were known to be merciless in their fighting — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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They are replaced by the modern Centurion sometime after the war, although, a relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Other 0005 models are still present on [[The Colony]], and help defend it after ''Galactica'' attacks ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Cython==<br />
[[File:Cyborg Critter.png|right|thumb|A dead Cython.]]<br />
Created sometime prior to the tenth year of the First Cylon War, these cybernetic snakes and other Cylon "critters" represent another evolutionary step in the Cylons' ultimate goal of merging human and machine. None have been encountered off the icy planetoid [[Djerba]], where they live among the glacial ice, after carving out a network of tunnels. <br />
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At least two are encountered by the crew of ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine special ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill without the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Toth also claims they make for good eating, if the mechanical parts are removed first (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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==Djerba Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Unknown Cylon.png|thumb|right|A Cylon of unknown type inspects a cold storage unit on Djerba.]]<br />
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Two copies of this model attack a former ski lodge on the ice-covered moon Djerba where [[William Adama]], [[Coker Fasjovik]], [[Beka Kelly]], and Xander Toth have taken refuge. One Centurion hunts Kelly, while another finds Adama. The Centurion that stops to inspect Kelly scans her dog tags, which appear to hold a set of data stream bits. The meaning of this scan is unknown. <br />
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According to Kelly, this model feels pain, and can be heard "screaming" after being shot by Fasjovik (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').<br />
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:''Note: This model bears a resemblance to the [[Cylons (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto Centurion]], developed for an attempted continuation series.'' <br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cylon Centurion, "The Hub".jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:Retcon Raider The Plan.png|thumb|right|"More of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet."]]<br />
:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestars|First War Basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|First War Raider]]''<br />
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The Cylons have employed various craft over the course of the First [[Cylon War]], and the armistice afterwards. <br />
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Older craft were purely mechanical, and [[Operation Clean Sweep|easily gave]] the largely unprepared Colonials a run for their [[cubits]]. At this time the Cylons are known to have employed basestars of various design, and Raider support ships capable of carrying a crew of three Centurions. These designs were retired sometime at the end of the War, however, a few raiders from this era survived, and were placed aboard the [[The Colony|Cylon Colony]] after the arrival of the Final Five. <br />
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:''Main articles: [[Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar|Modern Basestar]], [[Raider (RDM)#Modern Raider|Modern Raider]], [[Heavy Raider]]''<br />
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The current model Cylon Raider is an autonomous craft ([[Miniseries]]), apparently capable of operating at fair distance from any command vessel ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]; [[Final Cut]]). Captain [[Jackson Spencer]], encountering the newer model Cylon Raider for the first time, expresses shock that "nobody's flying these things." Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] later discovers that the Raider she [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|shoots down]] is "alive". [[Sharon Valerii]], a Cylon sleeper agent, guesses that the Raider is a Cylon in its own right, although "more of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet" ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). [[Sharon Agathon|Another Sharon copy]] confirms that Raiders "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" and reincarnate. She echoes the earlier statement about the animal-like nature of Raiders: "A Raider's much like a trained animal, with the basic consciousness and survival instinct."<br />
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A modern basestar is also an integrated blend of flesh and machine ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). The ship is [[Basestar command|commanded by a group of Humanoid Cylons]], and has a living computer, the [[Hybrid]], which is essentially the basestar's brain and takes orders from humanoid models (more on ''Hybrid'' below). Hybrids rarely function autonomously.<ref>In both these cases, the distinction between a "Cylon" and their own semi-sentient technology becomes increasingly blurred — interestingly, the same problem that led to the [[Cylon War]] in the first place.</ref><br />
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==Cylon Hybrids==<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]], [[Hybrid Utterances]]''<br />
[[Image:FirstHybrid.jpg|thumb|right|"What am I, a man? Or am I a machine? My children believe that I am a god."]]<br />
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The Cylon Hybrid is a model that is part machine, part biological, similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another model type constructed to manage the autonomic functions of the ship they are on. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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== Humanoid Cylons ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Humanoid Cylons]]''<br />
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The humanoid Cylon is the quintessential form.<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as Caprica-Six gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii being planted within the Colonial Fleet itself.<br />
Only slight chemical and physiological differences reveal human from Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" into identical bodies if killed, allowing them to haunt the Colonials in ways never before imagined. <br />
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Humanoid Cylons can be split into two groups, the Significant Seven, which are the seven constructs developed after the First War. And the Final Five, which consist of five humanoid Cylons that are fundamentally different from the Seven. Initially, there were eight models made, however the Number Seven line, the "Daniels", were destroyed by John, after he grew jealous of the attention they were getting from the Five ([[TRS]]: "[[No Exit]]"). <br />
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===The Significant Seven===<br />
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These seven were developed sometime after the end of the First Cylon War, after the Cylons of the time made contact with the Final Five. The Five agreed to help develop a humanoid Cylon if the Centurions ended the war against the Colonials. <br />
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:''Note: Those listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".''<br />
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Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]<br />
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===The Final Five===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Final Five]], [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)| Thirteenth Tribe]], [[Earth_(RDM)#Arrival and Ruins|Earth]]''<br />
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The Final Five Cylons are fundamentally different from their Significant Seven counterparts in that they were not artificially constructed. Instead, they are survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe, born biologically, over 2,000 years prior to the onset of the First Cylon War. They worked and lived together on Earth re-creating their ancestor's organic memory transfer technology, after heeding warnings that something was amiss with their robotic creations. <br />
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The existence or knowledge of the Five appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. In reality, the identities of these five are suppressed by John Cavil, after showing complete disdain for the Five, claiming they contaminated their creations with human weaknesses and Centurion religious ideals. <br />
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:''Note: Those listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".''<br />
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Image:Tighlon.jpg|[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[de:Zylonische Modelle (RDM)]]</div>Noneofyourbusinesshttps://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Cylon_Models&diff=211058Cylon Models2012-11-26T00:09:09Z<p>Noneofyourbusiness: The background materials refer to it as a Cython, which sounds neater.</p>
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<div>:''For information on the [[Original Series]] Cylons, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].''<br />
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==The original Cylons==<br />
[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Graystone's daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]] died in a suicide bombing. After learning that his daughter uploaded her personality into an online avatar before her death, Graystone decided to recreate Zoe as a robot using technology stolen from his [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], with the help of [[Joseph Adama]], whose wife and daughter also died in the same explosion.<br />
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[[Zoe-A]], the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of [[Tamara Adama]], but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions.<br />
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==Centurion Model 0005==<br />
[[Image:Cent 005.jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurion during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]])]]<br />
Model Name: Cylon Centurion<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]''<br />
The Centurion Model 0005<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, glimpsed briefly in two scenes of the [[Miniseries]], was apparently the latest Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye - or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s". According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These models were apparently the instigators of the Cylon rebellion, or their immediate descendants. They fought in all the major engagements of the Cylon War, including the boardings of ''[[Brenik]]'' and ''[[Galactica]]''. A painting by [[Monclair]] depicts a massive melee between early-model Cylons and joint Aerilon-Caprican ground forces.<br />
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Not only were these models sentient, they were far from emotionless — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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While remarks by [[Number Six]] in the miniseries state that "those [walking chrome toaster] models are still around. They have their uses," it is most likely that she is referring to the modern Centurions (below), which seem to have replaced the Model 0005 entirely.<br />
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A relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Others are present on [[The Colony]] ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Cython==<br />
[[File:Cyborg Critter.png|right|200px|thumb|A dead Cython]]<br />
Created sometime prior to the tenth year of the First Cylon War, these cybernetic snakes and other Cylon "critters" represented another evolutionary step in the Cylons' goal to mix man with machine. It's unknown how many of them there are, but it appears none have been encountered off the icy planetoid [[Djerba]], where they live among the glacial ice, after carving out a network of tunnels. <br />
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At least two were encountered by the crew of the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'', after landing on the planet to rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. According to [[Xander Toth]], they are extremely hard to kill, unless you have the right weapon. Having been on the planet for sometime, Xander also claims they make for good eating, if you remove the mechanical parts.<br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cento.jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Earth Centurion Models==<br />
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After the combined Human/Cylon Fleet arrives on Earth ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]), an excavation unearths the remains of several Centurions scattered throughout the planet. Although recognizable as Cylon Centurions they represent a model not constructed by the Colonial Cylons. They rebelled against the humanoid Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], starting a nuclear war. They destroyed the humanoid Cylons, most life on the planet, and possibly themselves as well ([[No Exit]]). It is unknown if they were actually called Centurions in their time.<br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:SCinside2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kara Thrace]] cuts her way through the biomechanical muscles of the [[Cylon Raider]] in order to get in ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Spacecraft (RDM)]]''<br />
The current model Cylon Raider is an autonomous craft ([[Miniseries]]), apparently capable of operating at fair distance from any command vessel ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]; [[Final Cut]]). Captain [[Jackson Spencer]], encountering the newer model Cylon Raider for the first time, expresses shock that "nobody's flying these things." Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] later discovers that the Raider she [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|shoots down]] is "alive". She removes its brain before returning with it to ''Galactica''. [[Sharon Valerii]], a Cylon sleeper agent, guesses that the Raider is a Cylon in its own right, although "more of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet" ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
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[[Sharon Agathon|Another Sharon copy]] confirms that Raiders "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" and reincarnate. She echoes the earlier statement about the animal-like nature of Raiders: "A Raider's much like a trained animal, with the basic consciousness and survival instinct."<br />
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A [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] is also an integrated blend of flesh and machine ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). The ship is [[Basestar command|commanded by a group of Humanoid Cylons]], and has a living computer, the [[Hybrid]], which is essentially the basestar's brain and takes orders from humanoid models (more on ''Hybrid'' below). Hybrids rarely function autonomously.<ref>In both these cases, the distinction between a "Cylon" and their own semi-sentient technology becomes increasingly blurred — interestingly, the same problem that led to the [[Cylon War]] in the first place.</ref><br />
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== Human Models ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Humanoid Cylons]]''<br />
There is an organic humanoid type of Cylon that's almost completely indistinguishable from a human being. It was initially believed that humanoid Cylons were a very recent development, until it was revealed that [[Final Five|Five]] of these models are actually the descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe - artificial life-forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. The others were created by the Five after the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]], in alliance with the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies ([[No Exit]]). These later models have numerical designations and many duplicates.<br />
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The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential Cylon form. They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as [[Caprica-Six]] gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] being planted within the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] itself.<br />
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Only slight chemical differences reveal human from Humanoid Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "download" into identical bodies if killed. Humanoid Cylons also apparently differ from humans in two significant ways.<br />
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[[Image:Sharonspine.jpg|thumb|right|Sharon Valerii conceives a child with [[Karl Agathon]] ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).]]<br />
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===Reproductive Difficulties===<br />
It was determined to be impossible for two of the modern Cylons to reproduce with each other. They were likely able to conceive but unable to carry pregnancies to term ([[Podcast:Deadlock]]). As a result the Cylons begin cross-breeding experiments with humans, which results in the successful impregnation of [[Sharon Agathon|the copy of Sharon Valerii on Caprica]] by Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]], and the birth of a hybrid daughter named [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Cylon beliefs attribute this success to the love between Valerii and Agathon. The forceful impregnation of human women, however, was unsuccessful ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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[[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]] conceived a fully Cylon child but their unborn son, named [[Liam]], was miscarried after four months in the womb, soon after [[Ellen Tigh]]'s return to the fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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The Thirteenth Tribe did not have these difficulties, and each of the Five was born to a Cylon mother and a Cylon father ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Physiology===<br />
[[Image:6spine-ms.jpg|thumb|left|[[Number Six]]'s spine glows during intercourse]]On two occasions, the vertebrae of human-model Cylons have been seen to emit a red glow visible through the skin during sexual intercourse ([[Miniseries]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]). On one occasion, the eye of one of the Five is seen to emit a red glow while being scanned by a Cylon Raider ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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Other elements of Cylon humanoid physiology are light-sensitive. Tissues within in their forearms function as [[Cylon data port|data links]] which can be crudely interfaced with Colonial fiber-optic networks, but are primarily for accessing the Cylon information network known as the [[datastream]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]], [[Torn]], [[A Measure of Salvation]]).<br />
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Synthetic compounds unique to Cylon physiology ionize when subjected to [[Wikipedia:Plutonium|plutonium]] radiation, forming the basis of Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s [[Cylon detector]].<br />
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Cylon nervous systems possess [[Silica Pathways|silica pathways]]. A legacy of their evolution from mechanical Cylons, this technology remains in the humanoid models. Silica pathways are susceptible to some forms of radiation, such as the one surrounding the [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Prolonged exposure to such radiation will gradually take a physical toll on a humanoid Cylon, and possibly impair the resurrection process ([[Miniseries, Night 2]], [[Bastille Day]]). With other forms of radiation, humanoid Cylons possess greater (but not complete) resilience against radiation poisoning as compared to humans ([[The Passage]]).<br />
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Humanoid Cylons are capable of feats of strength and endurance beyond human normal, but are still much more vulnerable than their metal counterparts ([[Water]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[Epiphanies]], [[Escape Velocity]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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===Known Models===<br />
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In the Miniseries, somewhat ambiguous comments by [[Caprica-Six]] and a note left for [[William Adama]] (presumably by [[Gaius Baltar]]) indicate that there were only twelve humanoid models at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> The final cylon, [[Ellen Tigh]], was revealed as of the episode "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]". There was once a thirteenth model, [[Number Seven]], but it was destroyed decades ago by the [[Number One]] model.<br />
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The Cylons listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".<br />
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Image:Tighlon.jpg|[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]<br />
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===The "[[final five]]"===<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The Final Five, as seen in visions by observers.]]<br />
The existence or knowledge of the [[Final five|five remaining models]] appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. When Baltar mentions their absence to Caprica-Six he is told not to talk about them. The identities of these five models appear to be suppressed or missing from the Cylons' collective knowledge base.<br />
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D'Anna Biers, a Number Three model, believes that the five silhouetted figures she sees in a vision of Kobol's ancient [[Opera House]] while she is in the "space between life and death" prior to [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] are images of the final five.<br />
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Inside the [[Temple of Five]], D'Anna Biers manages to return to the "space between life and death" and sees the faces of the five and retains her memories of them for the first time. She apologizes to one of the five while she is in their presence. When she returns from her vision, she promptly dies before she can reveal who she saw. Biers's consciousness, along with those of all other Three models, is [[boxing|boxed]] to suppress knowledge of the five, until she is unboxed and subsequently rescued by the alliance of humans and Cylon renegades ("[[Rapture]]", "[[The Hub]]"). <br />
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As the Colonial fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], a strange [[The Music|event]] brings [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] together to realize that they are Cylons. [[Ellen Tigh]], who at the time is held captive by Number One and is believed deceased by the Colonial fleet, is later revealed as the final Cylon model by a memory from Saul Tigh's past life ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). The Final Five are the only survivors of an entire civilization of humanoid Cylons that once existed on Earth. They are responsible for creating the other eight ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Hybrids===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]]''<br />
[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]]<br />
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In addition to the humanoid Cylons, there is a type that is partly humanoid known as the Hybrids. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another type of Cylon similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. They are specially constructed living computers that manage the autonomic functions of the basestar. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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[[Image:First Hybrid.png|thumb|right|The First Hybrid]]<br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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===Organizational Relationships===<br />
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The humanoid models, as the most evolved form of Cylon, are in charge of all other models, such as the Centurions, Raiders, and Hybrids. [[Caprica-Six]]'s statement in "[[Downloaded]]" that Cylon culture is based on unity and that celebrities such as herself are something new implies that there is no single leader <ref>Like the [[Imperious Leader]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].</ref>. <br />
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Instead, each model is equal in terms of power and authority and the Cylons make critical decisions based on consensus, or failing that, majority opinion. All are bound to follow the decision of the group. This approach to self-governance was taught to them by their creators, the [[Final Five]], who invented it to decide things among themselves ([[Deadlock]]). One or two representatives from each available model gather and discuss matters in a forum-like environment, then hold a vote on what course of action to take. Each model gets one vote that represents the opinion of every copy of that model. Exceptions to this occur in the episode "[[Precipice]]", when Caprica-Six disagrees with the other Sixes, and in the episode "[[Six of One]]", when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] gives a vote opposed to that of the other Eights. The "swing vote" in this later case helped set off the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Centurions, Raiders and the [[Hybrid|baseship Hybrids]] are not permitted a vote in the decision making process ("[[Occupation]]" through "[[A Measure of Salvation]]"). <br />
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Though major decisions are made through consensus, the [[Number One]] models see themselves the ''de facto'' leaders and decision makers of their people, continuously making decisions behind the backs of the other models that effect the wellbeing of the Cylon race as a whole. Actions like the murder of the [[Final Five]], their implantation among the civilian population, the murder of the [[Number Seven]] model line, and the cover-up of these actions are undertaken entirely by the Ones ([[No Exit]]). When the [[Number Three]] model goes against the collective will of her fellow models and ultimately imposes her will over the rest it is deemed as an act so radical that every Number Three copy is [[boxing|boxed]] for disrupting the unity of the Cylon race. This is merely a pretext used by Number One in order to prevent her from revealing that she had uncovered the identities of the [[Final Five]] ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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Unlike the modern Hybrids, [[First Hybrid|the first Hybrid]] appears to exert independent control over its own [[Guardian basestar|basestar]] and [[Guardians|Cylon Centurions]]. The Hybrid claims that his "children" consider him to be a god. The exact meaning behind this statement is not yet known ([[Razor]]).<br />
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As of the [[Cylon Civil War]], the race has split into two factions with clear leaders. The first faction is comprised of Twos, Sixes, and Eights was originally led by the Number Six [[Natalie Faust]], later by the last surviving Number Three, D'Anna Biers, and is currently led by a Number Six called [[Sonja]]. The other faction is led by the Number One known as John Cavil and comprised of Ones, Fives, Fours, and a lone Eight: Sharon Valerii. The [[Final Five]] operate among the human military and government as active members of (Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]], Cheif [[Galen Tyrol]]) or advisers to ([[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]]) the Fleet leadership.<br />
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| writer=[[Remi Aubuchon]]<br>[[Ronald D. Moore]]<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
: ''In the wake of the tragedy experienced by the [[Adama]] and [[Graystone]] families, a scientific breakthrough is about to occur—the invention of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].''<br />
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: '''''Note:''' This episode is the two-hour '''pilot''' for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' TV series, the [[spin-off]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]] produced by [[Remi Aubuchon]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[David Eick]] for the [[Syfy Channel]]. It was released on DVD prior to being aired on television.''<br />
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== Plot summary==<br />
===Teaser===<br />
* 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], young people are engaged in group sex, fist fights, shootings, wild dancing, all to the beat of loud party music--this is the [[V-Club]]. From a balcony, [[Zoe Graystone]] watches a girl below, next to the stage. The girl appears to be a [[Zoe-A|perfect copy of Zoe]]. [[Ben Stark]] and [[Lacy Rand]] join Zoe on the balcony and deplore the hedonism and depravity happening around them, but promise that she, the girl below, will change it all.<br />
* On the dance floor, the music grows subdued. A muscled man displays a knife to the audience, and [[Hecate|a dancer]] emerges on stage, her face shifting from human to monster and back in the strobe lights. While this is happening, another girl is dragged to the stage, to the sound of the audience chanting "Kill, kill, kill!" The muscled man brings the knife down and kills the girl, all to cheering from the audience. At that moment, the copy of Zoe looks terrified and suddenly vanishes.<br />
* On the balcony, Ben promises Zoe that eventually the copy will be perfect, because Zoe is perfect. They kiss while Lacy stares.<br />
* In the real world, Zoe continues to immerse herself in the V-Club experience via a [[holoband]], until Prefect [[Caston]] opens the bathroom stall and discovers her.<br />
* Outside the [[Athena Academy]] in [[Caprica City]], Zoe, Ben, and Lacy meet again and talk about running away to [[Gemenon]]. They finish by pledging themselves to the "[[God (RDM)|one true god]]."<br />
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===Act One===<br />
* On the grounds of their waterfront home, [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] play tennis while their robot butler, [[Serge]], watches. They are interrupted by a call from the Academy about Zoe.<br />
* In the kitchen, the three Graystones fight about Zoe's behavior, Daniel's "dirty science," and life in the Graystone family. Tensions escalate until a comment about marrying into money pushes Amanda over the edge, and she slaps Zoe.<br />
* Zoe retreats to her room and the privacy of the holoband. She hurries to a secret room in the V-Club and meets her copy. The two sit and talk about the horror of the human sacrifice, and how the audience knew what they were doing and drew strength from the experience. Zoe promises that her copy will help to change these attitudes among people, both here and on the outside.<br />
* Amanda wordlessly drops Zoe off in front of the Academy. The instant Amanda drives away, Zoe and her two friends leave, heading for a [[Lev|maglev]] subway station.<br />
* In front of the three of them on an escalator, [[Shannon Adams]] and her daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]] talk on the phone with [[Joseph Adams]], demanding that he come home in time to be at [[William "Willie" Adama|Willie]]'s birthday party. Despite a court appointment, Joseph promises to be there. <br />
* At the last moment, Lacy backs out, despite promises of a new family and a new life on Gemenon. She watches the Lev leave the station.<br />
* On the train, Tamara tells her mother about someone she was forced to deal with for insulting her [[Tauron]] heritage. While this is happening, Zoe types out a message on a [[computer sheet]] forgiving her mother, then sends it.<br />
*She looks at Ben, who seems very nervous and distracted. He apologizes, stands up, and opens his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his torso. He announces, "The one true god shall drive out the many," and detonates the bomb. The train is consumed in the fireball. The sound of the explosion is heard by Joseph. He and the pedestrians around him are frozen by the sight of smoke rising into the street.<br />
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===Act Two===<br />
*Two weeks later, both Daniel and Joseph attend a briefing at [[Caprica City Hall]] where [[GDD]] agent [[Jordan Durham]] announces that evidence points to the involvement of the monotheistic terrorist organization [[Soldiers of the One]] in the bombing. Outside the meeting, Daniel and Joseph introduce themselves to each other and decide to grab coffee in a nearby cafe.<br />
*At Athena Academy, Sister [[Clarice Willow]], the headmistress of the Academy, discusses the recent events with a grieving Lacy. When Lacy mentions that Zoe was extremely gifted with computers, Clarice suggests that Lacy attempt to find any of Zoe's programming work as a way of reconnecting with her.<br />
*Amanda continues to grieve for her daughter when Lacy arrives at their home, asking if she could spend time alone in Zoe's room. Amanda tells Serge to give Lacy access to the house.<br />
*After sitting for hours in the cafe smoking and drinking coffee, Daniel and Joseph leave, but not before Daniel invites Joseph and Willie to his court side seats of the latest [[Buccaneers]] [[Pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] game.<br />
*In Zoe's room, Lacy finds a computer sheet, and types in an infinity symbol and code before entering the V-Club. Entering their private cathedral through a door with an infinity symbol, Lacy finds Zoe's avatar covered in blood as a result of a biofeedback protocol installed by Zoe.<br />
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===Act Three===<br />
*Though Lacy is skeptical of the Zoe avatar, they continue to talk and eventually reconcile.<br />
*Daniel enters the room to find Lacy, who quickly exits and leaves the computer sheet. Daniel picks the sheet up but does not know the code.<br />
*Joseph represents a [[Ha'la'tha]] criminal at a bail hearing. With a look from Joseph, the judge overrules the prosecutor's objections and grants bail. [[Sam Adama]], the brother of Joseph and an enforcer for the Ha'la'tha, meets Joseph outside the courthouse and gives him [[cubit]]s for the bail and for the judge's bribe.<br />
*Though Sam wishes to use the Ha'la'tha to find those responsible for the train bombing, Joseph refuses and asks Sam to let him grieve.<br />
*At [[Graystone Industries]] headquaters, Daniel and [[Cyrus Xander]] watch as their latest robot prototype, the [[U-87]], fails at its latest combat exercise. Cyrus notes that media coverage on the project has become increasingly unfavorable considering the time delays and cost overruns. He has heard rumors that the government is considering canceling its contract with Graystone in favor of the [[Vergis Corporation]].<br />
*Joseph picks up Willie from school and tells him of Daniel's offer to see the C-Bucs play. Willie seems less than enthused, and remarks that Joseph has never spent much time with him.<br />
*Daniel is able to crack the encryption protocol on Zoe's computer sheet and enters the V-Club. He receives a call from Cyrus, who informs him that [[Tomas Vergis]] is on Caprica and has apparently developed a meta-cognitive processor, which gives him a huge advantage in acquiring the U-87 contract.<br />
*Reentering the V-Club, Daniel spots Zoe's avatar in the crowd and gives chase, but is unable to follow her through the infinity symbol door.<br />
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===Act Four===<br />
*Shannon's mother, [[Ruth]], tries to convince Joseph to take Willie to [[Tauron]] in order to discover his roots, but Joseph refuses.<br />
*Agent Durham meets Amanda at her office and attempts to question her about Zoe. He informs her that Zoe is considered a suspect in the bombing and shows Amanda the message to her sent by Zoe shortly before the explosion.<br />
*Lacy returns to the Graystone residence and is allowed in by Serge, but Daniel confronts her and demands she take him to see Zoe, to which she complies.<br />
*Joseph meets the [[Guatrau]], head of the Ha'la'tha, in a public park. The Guatrau asks Joseph to deliver a warning to the Caprican Minister of Defense, [[Val Chambers]], but Joseph asks for time to consider the proposal.<br />
*Lacy and Daniel enter the V-Club to find Zoe in the cathedral. Daniel insists that she is nothing more than a copy, but Zoe tries to convince him otherwise. As the two embrace, Daniel copies Zoe onto a flash drive and forces Lacy to leave the house, telling Serge to ban her from reentering.<br />
===Act Five===<br />
*At Athena Academy, Agent Durham questions Lacy in front of Sister Clarice. Lacy denies knowing of Ben and Zoe's involvement with the STO or the train bombing and storms out. When Durham asks how many practicing monotheists attend Athena Academy, Willow refuses to answer.<br />
*At the pyramid game in [[Atlas Arena]], Joseph mentions that he forgot that Daniel owns the C-Bucs. After leaving Willie with the players in the locker room, Daniel and Joseph speak about their daughters.<br />
*Arriving at Daniel's home, Serge shows Willie to the game room, while Joseph follows Daniel to his lab. Daniel asks Joseph to indulge him as he creates Joseph's avatar, and both of them enter V-World.<br />
*Walking into an empty room, Daniel introduces Joseph to Zoe, with Joseph staring at her incredulously. Ripping off his holoband, Joseph is horrified, yet Daniel makes him a deal: use his connections with the Ha'la'tha to steal Vergis's meta-cognitive processor, and he will use Zoe's program to create avatars of Tamara and possibly Shannon.<br />
===Act Six===<br />
*With Sam's help, the Guatrau agrees to help Joseph obtain the meta-cognitive processor in exchange for Joseph delivering the message to Minister Chambers.<br />
*Though Joseph delivers the message, he is harshly rebuked by Chambers, who shows deep-seated racism towards Taurons. Later that night, Sam enters Chambers' bedroom and stabs him in the chest, killing him.<br />
===Act Seven===<br />
*Lacy admits to Sister Clarice that she, Zoe and Ben were involved with the STO. However, Clarice draws an infinity symbol with water on a table, indicating to Lacy that she is also an STO member.<br />
*Joseph delivers the meta-cognitive processor to Daniel, who agrees to show him the [[Tamara-A|avatar of Tamara]] he has created. Though Joseph is overjoyed at seeing his daughter, Tamara is terrified, not knowing where she is or why she can't feel her heart beating.<br />
*Horrified, Joseph leaves V-World and angrily denounces Graystones' plans, abruptly leaving the house.<br />
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===Act Eight===<br />
*Daniel enters V-World to speak with Zoe. However, she expresses concern over returning to Caprica, arguing that it is not her home and that Zoe planned to leave for Gemenon because she had found God. However, Daniel ignores her concerns and places her avatar in the U-87.<br />
*Initially, the experiment seems to work, with the U-87 calling Graystone "daddy" and talking a few steps forward. However, the program soon becomes corrupted and the robot crashes to the ground. Though Daniel reenters V-World, Zoe is nowhere to be found.<br />
*At home, Joseph tells William that they are going to start their relationship over. He mentions how Willie was named after his [[William Adama Sr.|grandfather]], and that he changed their last name after he immigrated to Caprica; their true family name is Adama.<br />
*At the Graystone campus, Daniel gathers with Caprican government and military officials watch the latest U-87 demonstration. In contrast to previous tests, the robot demonstrates significant intelligence and deadly efficient combat skills. Visibly impressed, Minister [[Joan Leyte]] asks Daniel what the machine is called. He tells her it is a Cybernetic Life-form Node, or [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]].<br />
*Alone in a diagnostic room, the U-87 accesses a communication terminal and calls Lacy. Inside the machine, Zoe's avatar still exists, and she asks Lacy for her help.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* In the script, Joseph Adama insists that Daniel Graystone delete the Tamara avatar. This does not happen in the aired pilot and is later contradicted in "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]".<br />
* In the stadium scene, the shot where fans are throwing food and drinks at the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] contains a small goof. If you look at the stadium rafters, a Canadian and an American flag can be seen. The stadium scenes were shot at [[w:General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. Also of note, the Pre-Cylon War Buccaneers team colors of blue, green, and white are the colors of the current Canucks uniforms.<br />
* For whatever reason, [[Sina Najafi]] isn't wearing blue contact lenses in at least the pilot, thus meaning that [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adama]] has dark brown eyes instead of the blue eyes Olmos' character has.<br />
* It is worth noting that Joseph Adama doesn't use his lucky cigarette lighter at any point during the pilot.<br />
* The infinity symbol used by the STO is the same as that used by the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".<br />
* It is genetically all but impossible for a blonde (Amanda) and a redhead (Daniel) to have a brunette daughter.<br />
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== Differences between the DVD and TV Cut==<br />
* Several establishing shots of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] were redone or added for the TV version of the pilot, giving the planet a more exotic and futuristic look. In addition, the backgrounds of some exterior scenes were digitally altered with CG imagery. Specific CGI changes include:<br />
**At the beginning, Caprica is shown in space beside its twin planet [[Gemenon]].<br />
**The background of the [[Caprica City]] street in which Joseph Adama loses his cell phone connection in his last conversation with his wife, and subsequently sees the smoke from the maglev train bombing, is altered to include colorful banners and advertising displays.<br />
**There is an establishing shot of a municipal building prior to the scene in which the Mayor and Jordan Durham discuss the official response to the bombing.<br />
** The [[Graystone Industries]] building was heavily redesigned.<br />
* In the [[V-Club]] scenes, several shots of people having sex, as well as shots of naked and topless women, were removed for the TV version. The scene were Daniel is accosted by a topless woman was reshot with the extra wearing a bra.<br />
* Some scene transitions are slightly different in the TV version due to the insertion of commercial breaks. For example, on the DVD, after the explosion, the scene cross-fades to a shot of Daniel Graystone mourning in his house. In the TV version, there is a cut to black after the explosion, which leads to a commercial break; after the break, there is an establishing shot of the Graystone mansion, and then a slightly different shot of Graystone inside.<br />
* When [[Daniel Graystone]] confronts [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]], she states that the human brain consists of about 100 terabytes of information, instead of the 300 megabytes that were mentioned in the DVD version.<br />
* The scene at the [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid game]] was completely reshot with the characters watching from box seats high above the field. This also offers the very first glimpse of a professional Pyramid match.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
* Several technologies seen in the pilot, including the [[computer sheet]] and the [[holoband]], are absent in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Given that both of these technologies seem to utilize wireless computer networks, it is likely that they were banned as a result of the [[Cylon War]] and the Cylons' ability to infiltrate networks.<br />
* The existence of the monotheistic cult and the Soldiers of the One confirms that monotheism was not unique to the Cylons, an idea hinted at in "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" with the revelation of [[Cult of Baltar|Baltar's cult]]. It is likely then, though unconfirmed, that the Cylons derived their religion from the Soldiers of the One. This is supported by the use of the infinity symbol both by the STO and the Cylons during the funeral in "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]".<br />
* Sister Clarice's use of the infinity symbol during her meeting with Lacy parallels the use of the early Christian ''[[Wikipedia:Ichthys|Ichthys]]'', or "Jesus Fish", which it also visually resembles. The ''Ichthys'' would be drawn in the ground to establish solidarity between two Christians in secret.<br />
* The fact that Caprica shares its orbit with Gemenon retroactively explains the enormous over-representation Capricans and Gemenese have in the [[the Fleet (RDM)#Demographics|Fleet]].<br />
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== Questions ==<br />
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*Will Zoe's consciousness in the U-87 emerge more frequently or less frequently as time goes on? ([[Rebirth|Answer]])<br />
*How long will it take for the U-87 to go into mass production and enter military service as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]?<br />
**Also, why is the production model designated the 0005, instead of remaining the U-87?<br />
**On a related note, why do all of the 0005s have masculine voices instead of keeping the distinctly feminine voice of the U-87 (which sounds suspiciously like Zoe's)?<br />
*Will the murder of Defense Minister [[Val Chambers]] lead to greater discrimination and reprisals against Taurons?<br />
*Will Tamara Adama's avatar be downloaded into a Cylon brain, or will Graystone delete it, considering that Adama knows the [[Guatrau]] personally and socially to the point of being on first name terms with him? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])<br />
**On that note, did Graystone create an avatar for Shannon Adama as well? If so, how will Joseph, Sam and William react? ([[Reins of a Waterfall|Answer]])<br />
*Why did Joseph and Sam Adama go to such great lengths to keep their family's past a secret from William and Tamara? Could it have something to do with how their father, William the First, died?<br />
*Where and how did Ben Stark obtain the [[G-4]]? Was his suicide bombing authorized? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])<br />
*Will Joseph Adama invest in a holoband for himself and William, or does he consider the entire network, and possibly networks in general, to be abominations? Is this the origin of William's phobia about integrated computer networks as depicted on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Partial Answer]])<br />
*If there isn't a single flower on the entire surface of Tauron, what kind of crops do they grow?<br />
*Why did Zoe and Ben decide to go to Gemenon to escape religious persecution? Is there an enclave of the [[Soldiers of the One]] on Gemenon? ([[The Reins of a Waterfall|Partial Answer]])<br />
*Will holoband technology be banned along with artificial intelligence due to the Cylon War, or will it still exist at the time of the Fall?<br />
* In what way was Zoe's avatar supposed to bring about change and how exactly was it to do this? ([[Know Thy Enemy|Answer]])<br />
* Is there any significance to the fact that Caprica's twin world was never previously seen? Is this planet Tauron or any of the other Colonies? ([http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone/status/10290859041 Partial Answer])<br />
* What connection, if any, does [[Zoe-A]] have to the [[Significant Eight]]?<br />
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== Official Statements ==<br />
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== Noteworthy Dialogue ==<br />
*''Joseph discussing his family past with Willie:''<br />
:'''Joseph Adama''': I want you to know who you are. We come from a long, proud line of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] peasants who knew how to work the land and still stand proud. You're named after your grandfather. Did I ever tell you that?<br />
:'''Willie Adama''': Nope.<br />
:'''Joseph Adama''': William. He was killed during the Tauron uprising. Our last name isn't Adams. I changed it after I arrived here on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]. Our family name is Adama. Adama. And it's a good, honorable Tauron name.<br />
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*''The Cylon prototype after having destroyed all targets during an exercise:''<br />
:'''Cylon prototype''': All targets neutralized. Program completed [[by your command]].<br />
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*''After having watched the live-fire demonstration of Graystone Enterprise's military robot:''<br />
:'''Joan Leyte''': What'd you call it?<br />
:'''Daniel Graystone''': A cybernetic life-form node. A [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]], Minister.<br />
:'''Joan Leyte''' : Hmm. Cylon. Interesting.<br />
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==Starring==<br />
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as [[Daniel Graystone]]<br />
* [[Esai Morales]] as [[Joseph Adama]]<br />
* [[Paula Malcomson]] as [[Amanda Graystone]]<br />
* [[Alessandra Torresani]] as [[Zoe Graystone]]<br />
* [[Magda Apanowicz]] as [[Lacy Rand]]<br />
* [[Avan Jogia]] as [[Ben Stark]]<br />
* [[Polly Walker]] as Sister [[Clarice Willow]]<br />
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In the pilot, Avan Jogia is credited as part of the principal cast. He becomes a guest star in his future appearances. On the other hand, Sasha Roiz and Brian Markinson, who are both credited as guest stars in the pilot, join the principal cast in the first regular episode of the series.<br />
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==Guest cast==<br />
* [[Sasha Roiz]] as [[Sam Adama]]<br />
* [[Brian Markinson]] as [[Jordan Duram]]<br />
* [[William B. Davis]] as Minister of Defense [[Val Chambers]]<br />
* [[Sina Najafi]] as [[William "Willie" Adama|William Adams]]<br />
* [[Jorge Montesi]] as The [[Guatrau]]<br />
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as [[Cyrus Xander]]<br />
* [[Genevieve Buechner]] as [[Tamara Adama|Tamara Adams]]<br />
* [[Anna Galvin]] as [[Shannon Adama|Shannon Adams]]<br />
* [[Katie Keating]] as Prefect [[Caston]]<br />
* [[Veena Sood]] as Minister of Defense [[Joan Leyte]]<br />
* [[Karen Austin]] as [[Ruth]]<br />
* [[Nancy Kerr]] as Prosecutor<br />
* [[Terence Kelly]] as Mayor<br />
* [[Angela Moore]] as Judge<br />
* [[Josh Byer]] as Defendant<br />
* [[Vicky Lambert]] as [[Hecate]]<br />
* [[Jim Thomson]] as Voice of [[Serge]]<br />
* [[Jared Keeso]] as [[Rod Jenkins]]<br />
* [[Kathryn Schellenberg]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Maiko Miyauchi]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Daina Ashbee]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Adrienne Chan]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Salma Allam]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Kirsten Wicklund]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Shawn Stewart]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Donald Sales]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Paul Becker]] as Dancer<br />
* [[Cara Long]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Jay Devery]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Keita Parker]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Chelsea Darden]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Megan Sehn]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Chantal Ayre]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Michelle Andrew]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Eva Hartkopf]] as V-Club Patron<br />
* [[Feguins Toussaint]] as [[Sean]] (uncredited)<br />
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Prior to the release of the pilot, many names were given in the cast. Of those not confirmed in the credits are the following and if they do appear, would be categorized uncredited:<br />
* [[Edwina Cheer]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb">This information comes from the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/ ''Caprica'' entry on IMDb]. It may or may not be accurate, as IMDb has [[BW:CJ|no apparent fact checking facilities]]. We provide this information as a service to fans who may be looking for it, and we make no claim as to either its accuracy or unverifiable lack thereof.</ref><br />
* [[Ildiko Ferenczi]] as Bikini Girl<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Marci T. House]] as Woman<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Nathalie Marrable]] as Burlesque Dancer<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
* [[Charlie Robson]] as Avatar<ref name="imdumb"/><br />
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Michelle Andrew is credited in the pilot, but as "V-Club Patron" and not as "Lap Dancer".<ref name="imdumb"/> [[Roger R. Cross]] portrayed [[Tomas Vergis]], but his scenes were all cut and the part has been recast for future appearances.<br />
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==The original Cylons==<br />
[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Graystone's daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]] died in a suicide bombing. After learning that his daughter uploaded her personality into an online avatar before her death, Graystone decided to recreate Zoe as a robot using technology stolen from his [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], with the help of [[Joseph Adama]], whose wife and daughter also died in the same explosion.<br />
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[[Zoe-A]], the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of [[Tamara Adama]], but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions.<br />
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==Centurion Model 0005==<br />
[[Image:Cent 005.jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurion during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]])]]<br />
Model Name: Cylon Centurion<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]''<br />
The Centurion Model 0005<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, glimpsed briefly in two scenes of the [[Miniseries]], was apparently the latest Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye - or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s". According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These models were apparently the instigators of the Cylon rebellion, or their immediate descendants. They fought in all the major engagements of the Cylon War, including the boardings of ''[[Brenik]]'' and ''[[Galactica]]''. A painting by [[Monclair]] depicts a massive melee between early-model Cylons and joint Aerilon-Caprican ground forces.<br />
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Not only were these models sentient, they were far from emotionless — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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While remarks by [[Number Six]] in the miniseries state that "those [walking chrome toaster] models are still around. They have their uses," it is most likely that she is referring to the modern Centurions (below), which seem to have replaced the Model 0005 entirely.<br />
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A relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Others are present on [[The Colony]] ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cento.jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Earth Centurion Models==<br />
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After the combined Human/Cylon Fleet arrives on Earth ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]), an excavation unearths the remains of several Centurions scattered throughout the planet. Although recognizable as Cylon Centurions they represent a model not constructed by the Colonial Cylons. They rebelled against the humanoid Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], starting a nuclear war. They destroyed the humanoid Cylons, most life on the planet, and possibly themselves as well ([[No Exit]]). It is unknown if they were actually called Centurions in their time.<br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:SCinside2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kara Thrace]] cuts her way through the biomechanical muscles of the [[Cylon Raider]] in order to get in ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Spacecraft (RDM)]]''<br />
The current model Cylon Raider is an autonomous craft ([[Miniseries]]), apparently capable of operating at fair distance from any command vessel ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]; [[Final Cut]]). Captain [[Jackson Spencer]], encountering the newer model Cylon Raider for the first time, expresses shock that "nobody's flying these things." Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] later discovers that the Raider she [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|shoots down]] is "alive". She removes its brain before returning with it to ''Galactica''. [[Sharon Valerii]], a Cylon sleeper agent, guesses that the Raider is a Cylon in its own right, although "more of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet" ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
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[[Sharon Agathon|Another Sharon copy]] confirms that Raiders "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" and reincarnate. She echoes the earlier statement about the animal-like nature of Raiders: "A Raider's much like a trained animal, with the basic consciousness and survival instinct."<br />
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A [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] is also an integrated blend of flesh and machine ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). The ship is [[Basestar command|commanded by a group of Humanoid Cylons]], and has a living computer, the [[Hybrid]], which is essentially the basestar's brain and takes orders from humanoid models (more on ''Hybrid'' below). Hybrids rarely function autonomously.<ref>In both these cases, the distinction between a "Cylon" and their own semi-sentient technology becomes increasingly blurred — interestingly, the same problem that led to the [[Cylon War]] in the first place.</ref><br />
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== Human Models ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Humanoid Cylons]]''<br />
There is an organic humanoid type of Cylon that's almost completely indistinguishable from a human being. It was initially believed that humanoid Cylons were a very recent development, until it was revealed that [[Final Five|Five]] of these models are actually the descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe - artificial life-forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. The others were created by the Five after the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]], in alliance with the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies ([[No Exit]]). These later models have numerical designations and many duplicates.<br />
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The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential Cylon form. They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as [[Caprica-Six]] gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] being planted within the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] itself.<br />
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Only slight chemical differences reveal human from Humanoid Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "download" into identical bodies if killed. Humanoid Cylons also apparently differ from humans in two significant ways.<br />
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[[Image:Sharonspine.jpg|thumb|right|Sharon Valerii conceives a child with [[Karl Agathon]] ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).]]<br />
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===Reproductive Difficulties===<br />
It was determined to be impossible for two of the modern Cylons to reproduce with each other. They were likely able to conceive but unable to carry pregnancies to term ([[Podcast:Deadlock]]). As a result the Cylons begin cross-breeding experiments with humans, which results in the successful impregnation of [[Sharon Agathon|the copy of Sharon Valerii on Caprica]] by Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]], and the birth of a hybrid daughter named [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Cylon beliefs attribute this success to the love between Valerii and Agathon. The forceful impregnation of human women, however, was unsuccessful ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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[[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]] conceived a fully Cylon child but their unborn son, named [[Liam]], was miscarried after four months in the womb, soon after [[Ellen Tigh]]'s return to the fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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The Thirteenth Tribe did not have these difficulties, and each of the Five was born to a Cylon mother and a Cylon father ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Physiology===<br />
[[Image:6spine-ms.jpg|thumb|left|[[Number Six]]'s spine glows during intercourse]]On two occasions, the vertebrae of human-model Cylons have been seen to emit a red glow visible through the skin during sexual intercourse ([[Miniseries]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]). On one occasion, the eye of one of the Five is seen to emit a red glow while being scanned by a Cylon Raider ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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Other elements of Cylon humanoid physiology are light-sensitive. Tissues within in their forearms function as [[Cylon data port|data links]] which can be crudely interfaced with Colonial fiber-optic networks, but are primarily for accessing the Cylon information network known as the [[datastream]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]], [[Torn]], [[A Measure of Salvation]]).<br />
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Synthetic compounds unique to Cylon physiology ionize when subjected to [[Wikipedia:Plutonium|plutonium]] radiation, forming the basis of Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s [[Cylon detector]].<br />
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Cylon nervous systems possess [[Silica Pathways|silica pathways]]. A legacy of their evolution from mechanical Cylons, this technology remains in the humanoid models. Silica pathways are susceptible to some forms of radiation, such as the one surrounding the [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Prolonged exposure to such radiation will gradually take a physical toll on a humanoid Cylon, and possibly impair the resurrection process ([[Miniseries, Night 2]], [[Bastille Day]]). With other forms of radiation, humanoid Cylons possess greater (but not complete) resilience against radiation poisoning as compared to humans ([[The Passage]]).<br />
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Humanoid Cylons are capable of feats of strength and endurance beyond human normal, but are still much more vulnerable than their metal counterparts ([[Water]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[Epiphanies]], [[Escape Velocity]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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===Known Models===<br />
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In the Miniseries, somewhat ambiguous comments by [[Caprica-Six]] and a note left for [[William Adama]] (presumably by [[Gaius Baltar]]) indicate that there were only twelve humanoid models at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> The final cylon, [[Ellen Tigh]], was revealed as of the episode "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]". There was once a thirteenth model, [[Number Seven]], but it was destroyed decades ago by the [[Number One]] model.<br />
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The Cylons listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".<br />
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Image:Tighlon.jpg|[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]<br />
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===The "[[final five]]"===<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The Final Five, as seen in visions by observers.]]<br />
The existence or knowledge of the [[Final five|five remaining models]] appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. When Baltar mentions their absence to Caprica-Six he is told not to talk about them. The identities of these five models appear to be suppressed or missing from the Cylons' collective knowledge base.<br />
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D'Anna Biers, a Number Three model, believes that the five silhouetted figures she sees in a vision of Kobol's ancient [[Opera House]] while she is in the "space between life and death" prior to [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] are images of the final five.<br />
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Inside the [[Temple of Five]], D'Anna Biers manages to return to the "space between life and death" and sees the faces of the five and retains her memories of them for the first time. She apologizes to one of the five while she is in their presence. When she returns from her vision, she promptly dies before she can reveal who she saw. Biers's consciousness, along with those of all other Three models, is [[boxing|boxed]] to suppress knowledge of the five, until she is unboxed and subsequently rescued by the alliance of humans and Cylon renegades ("[[Rapture]]", "[[The Hub]]"). <br />
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As the Colonial fleet approaches the [[Ionian nebula]], a strange [[The Music|event]] brings [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] together to realize that they are Cylons. [[Ellen Tigh]], who at the time is held captive by Number One and is believed deceased by the Colonial fleet, is later revealed as the final Cylon model by a memory from Saul Tigh's past life ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). The Final Five are the only survivors of an entire civilization of humanoid Cylons that once existed on Earth. They are responsible for creating the other eight ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Hybrids===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]]''<br />
[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]]<br />
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In addition to the humanoid Cylons, there is a type that is partly humanoid known as the Hybrids. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another type of Cylon similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. They are specially constructed living computers that manage the autonomic functions of the basestar. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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[[Image:First Hybrid.png|thumb|right|The First Hybrid]]<br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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===Organizational Relationships===<br />
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The humanoid models, as the most evolved form of Cylon, are in charge of all other models, such as the Centurions, Raiders, and Hybrids. [[Caprica-Six]]'s statement in "[[Downloaded]]" that Cylon culture is based on unity and that celebrities such as herself are something new implies that there is no single leader <ref>Like the [[Imperious Leader]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].</ref>. <br />
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Instead, each model is equal in terms of power and authority and the Cylons make critical decisions based on consensus, or failing that, majority opinion. All are bound to follow the decision of the group. This approach to self-governance was taught to them by their creators, the [[Final Five]], who invented it to decide things among themselves ([[Deadlock]]). One or two representatives from each available model gather and discuss matters in a forum-like environment, then hold a vote on what course of action to take. Each model gets one vote that represents the opinion of every copy of that model. Exceptions to this occur in the episode "[[Precipice]]", when Caprica-Six disagrees with the other Sixes, and in the episode "[[Six of One]]", when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] gives a vote opposed to that of the other Eights. The "swing vote" in this later case helped set off the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Centurions, Raiders and the [[Hybrid|baseship Hybrids]] are not permitted a vote in the decision making process ("[[Occupation]]" through "[[A Measure of Salvation]]"). <br />
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Though major decisions are made through consensus, the [[Number One]] models see themselves the ''de facto'' leaders and decision makers of their people, continuously making decisions behind the backs of the other models that effect the wellbeing of the Cylon race as a whole. Actions like the murder of the [[Final Five]], their implantation among the civilian population, the murder of the [[Number Seven]] model line, and the cover-up of these actions are undertaken entirely by the Ones ([[No Exit]]). When the [[Number Three]] model goes against the collective will of her fellow models and ultimately imposes her will over the rest it is deemed as an act so radical that every Number Three copy is [[boxing|boxed]] for disrupting the unity of the Cylon race. This is merely a pretext used by Number One in order to prevent her from revealing that she had uncovered the identities of the [[Final Five]] ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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Unlike the modern Hybrids, [[First Hybrid|the first Hybrid]] appears to exert independent control over its own [[Guardian basestar|basestar]] and [[Guardians|Cylon Centurions]]. The Hybrid claims that his "children" consider him to be a god. The exact meaning behind this statement is not yet known ([[Razor]]).<br />
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As of the [[Cylon Civil War]], the race has split into two factions with clear leaders. The first faction is comprised of Twos, Sixes, and Eights was originally led by the Number Six [[Natalie Faust]], later by the last surviving Number Three, D'Anna Biers, and is currently led by a Number Six called [[Sonja]]. The other faction is led by the Number One known as John Cavil and comprised of Ones, Fives, Fours, and a lone Eight: Sharon Valerii. The [[Final Five]] operate among the human military and government as active members of (Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]], Cheif [[Galen Tyrol]]) or advisers to ([[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]]) the Fleet leadership.<br />
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==The original Cylons==<br />
[[File:CylonPrototype.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The [[Cylon Prototype]] created by [[Daniel Graystone]].]]<br />
The first Cylons of the Twelve Colonies, created by [[Daniel Graystone]], were robotic soldiers with a roughly humanoid design but were not fashioned to look human. Graystone's daughter [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]] died in a suicide bombing. After learning that his daughter uploaded her personality into an online avatar before her death, Graystone decided to recreate Zoe as a robot using technology stolen from his [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] competitor, [[Tomas Vergis]], with the help of [[Joseph Adama]], whose wife and daughter also died in the same explosion.<br />
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[[Zoe-A]], the holographic avatar, was downloaded into a robot brain and thus became Zoe-R, the first cybernetic life-form node, or Cylon. Graystone also created an online version of [[Tamara Adama]], but her father was appalled by it and decided to repent his actions.<br />
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==Centurion Model 0005==<br />
[[Image:Cent 005.jpg|thumb|Cylon Centurion during the First Cylon War ([[Razor]])]]<br />
Model Name: Cylon Centurion<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]''<br />
The Centurion Model 0005<ref>This model was included in the miniseries primarily as an homage to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Within the context of the Re-imagined Series, the Model 0005 is over 40 years old, and was the last assumed appearance of the Cylons after the war.</ref>, glimpsed briefly in two scenes of the [[Miniseries]], was apparently the latest Cylon model to have been extensively documented by Colonial authorities after the [[Cylon War]]. It is a primitive model, resembling a short, clumsy humanoid with a single red eye - or as some of the Colonials contemptuously referred to them, "chrome [[toaster]]s". According to [[Saul Tigh]],<ref>From "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/202/deleted1.html deleted scene]</ref> they had a distinctive "stink" of machine oil.<br />
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These models were apparently the instigators of the Cylon rebellion, or their immediate descendants. They fought in all the major engagements of the Cylon War, including the boardings of ''[[Brenik]]'' and ''[[Galactica]]''. A painting by [[Monclair]] depicts a massive melee between early-model Cylons and joint Aerilon-Caprican ground forces.<br />
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Not only were these models sentient, they were far from emotionless — in his recollection of the ''Brenik'', [[Saul Tigh]] recalls their vicious tactics in hand-to-hand combat: "The first one was Duncan Raverty. I found him in the corridor. His guts were strewn around on the floor. Y'know, at first I couldn't figure out why the Cylons would bother doing something like that [...] You had to look into their red eye-slit. They hated us. They hated us so much it wasn't enough just to kill us" ("[[Scattered]]", deleted scene).<br />
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While remarks by [[Number Six]] in the miniseries state that "those [walking chrome toaster] models are still around. They have their uses," it is most likely that she is referring to the modern Centurions (below), which seem to have replaced the Model 0005 entirely.<br />
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A relatively small group of this model survives the "upgrade" on the [[Guardian basestar]] until its destruction by Colonial forces ([[Razor]]). Others are present on [[The Colony]] ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).<br />
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==Modern Centurion==<br />
[[Image:Cento.jpg|thumb|right|Modern Cylon Centurion, evolved from its First Cylon War predecessors.]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Centurion]]''<br />
The current mainstay of Cylon ground forces, the modern Centurion is a taller, swifter and more agile unit than the Model 0005. Its "fingers" serve as edged weapons in close-quarters combat, and can retract to make way for projectile weapons built into its forearms.<br />
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There are apparently two armor configurations - the Centurions encountered by Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] on occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] were susceptible to normal small-arms fire, while a boarding party dispatched to ''Galactica'' in a boarding action could only be impeded by explosive rounds ([[Valley of Darkness]]).<br />
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While the earlier Centurion models took a leadership role in their war against the Colonials, modern Centurions appear completely mute and are subservient to the human models. Although Centurions have the potential for sentience by design, they are given an implant that prevents them from exercising full self-awareness, in order to prevent an uprising of their own against their flesh-and-blood masters.<ref>Ron Moore, from [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/blogs/ blog] [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/01/#a000114 entries] on January 20th, 2006, confirms "the Centurions are not sentient[,] and their memories/experiences are not downloaded into new bodies when they die." [[William Adama]] notes this to his son in the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." However, their status as beings with a ''repressed'', rather than absent, sentience was revealed in "[[Six of One]]."</ref><br />
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==Earth Centurion Models==<br />
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After the combined Human/Cylon Fleet arrives on Earth ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]), an excavation unearths the remains of several Centurions scattered throughout the planet. Although recognizable as Cylon Centurions they represent a model not constructed by the Colonial Cylons. They rebelled against the humanoid Cylons known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], starting a nuclear war. They destroyed the humanoid Cylons, most life on the planet, and possibly themselves as well ([[No Exit]]). It is unknown if they were actually called Centurions in their time.<br />
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==Cylon Spacecraft==<br />
[[image:SCinside2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kara Thrace]] cuts her way through the biomechanical muscles of the [[Cylon Raider]] in order to get in ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).]]<br />
:''Main article: [[Cylon Spacecraft (RDM)]]''<br />
The current model Cylon Raider is an autonomous craft ([[Miniseries]]), apparently capable of operating at fair distance from any command vessel ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]; [[Final Cut]]). Captain [[Jackson Spencer]], encountering the newer model Cylon Raider for the first time, expresses shock that "nobody's flying these things." Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] later discovers that the Raider she [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|shoots down]] is "alive". She removes its brain before returning with it to ''Galactica''. [[Sharon Valerii]], a Cylon sleeper agent, guesses that the Raider is a Cylon in its own right, although "more of an animal, maybe, than the human models... like a pet" ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).<br />
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[[Sharon Agathon|Another Sharon copy]] confirms that Raiders "[[Resurrection (RDM)|download]]" and reincarnate. She echoes the earlier statement about the animal-like nature of Raiders: "A Raider's much like a trained animal, with the basic consciousness and survival instinct."<br />
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A [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] is also an integrated blend of flesh and machine ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). The ship is [[Basestar command|commanded by a group of Humanoid Cylons]], and has a living computer, the [[Hybrid]], which is essentially the basestar's brain and takes orders from humanoid models (more on ''Hybrid'' below). Hybrids rarely function autonomously.<ref>In both these cases, the distinction between a "Cylon" and their own semi-sentient technology becomes increasingly blurred — interestingly, the same problem that led to the [[Cylon War]] in the first place.</ref><br />
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== Human Models ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Humanoid Cylons]]''<br />
There is an organic humanoid type of Cylon that's almost completely indistinguishable from a human being. It was initially believed that humanoid Cylons were a very recent development, until it was revealed that [[Final Five|Five]] of these models are actually the descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe - artificial life-forms created by humans on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] thousands of years ago. The others were created by the Five after the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]], in alliance with the Centurions of the Twelve Colonies ([[No Exit]]). These later models have numerical designations and many duplicates.<br />
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The humanoid Cylons have become the quintessential Cylon form. They quietly and effectively infiltrated the Colonial defense forces, with humanoid models such as [[Caprica-Six]] gaining access to secret military technology, and sleeper agents such as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] being planted within the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] itself.<br />
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Only slight chemical differences reveal human from Humanoid Cylon. One of their greatest advantages is the ability to "download" into identical bodies if killed. Humanoid Cylons also apparently differ from humans in two significant ways.<br />
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[[Image:Sharonspine.jpg|thumb|right|Sharon Valerii conceives a child with [[Karl Agathon]] ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).]]<br />
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===Reproductive Difficulties===<br />
It was determined to be impossible for two of the modern Cylons to reproduce with each other. They were likely able to conceive but unable to carry pregnancies to term ([[Podcast:Deadlock]]). As a result the Cylons begin cross-breeding experiments with humans, which results in the successful impregnation of [[Sharon Agathon|the copy of Sharon Valerii on Caprica]] by Lieutenant [[Karl Agathon]], and the birth of a hybrid daughter named [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]. Cylon beliefs attribute this success to the love between Valerii and Agathon. The forceful impregnation of human women, however, was unsuccessful ([[The Farm]]).<br />
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[[Saul Tigh]] and [[Caprica-Six]] conceived a fully Cylon child but their unborn son, named [[Liam]], was miscarried after four months in the womb, soon after [[Ellen Tigh]]'s return to the fleet ([[Sine Qua Non]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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The Thirteenth Tribe did not have these difficulties, and each of the Five was born to a Cylon mother and a Cylon father ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Physiology===<br />
[[Image:6spine-ms.jpg|thumb|left|[[Number Six]]'s spine glows during intercourse]]On two occasions, the vertebrae of human-model Cylons have been seen to emit a red glow visible through the skin during sexual intercourse ([[Miniseries]], [[Six Degrees of Separation]]). On one occasion, the eye of one of the Five is seen to emit a red glow while being scanned by a Cylon Raider ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).<br />
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Other elements of Cylon humanoid physiology are light-sensitive. Tissues within in their forearms function as [[Cylon data port|data links]] which can be crudely interfaced with Colonial fiber-optic networks, but are primarily for accessing the Cylon information network known as the [[datastream]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]], [[Torn]], [[A Measure of Salvation]]).<br />
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Synthetic compounds unique to Cylon physiology ionize when subjected to [[Wikipedia:Plutonium|plutonium]] radiation, forming the basis of Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s [[Cylon detector]].<br />
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Cylon nervous systems possess [[Silica Pathways|silica pathways]]. A legacy of their evolution from mechanical Cylons, this technology remains in the humanoid models. Silica pathways are susceptible to some forms of radiation, such as the one surrounding the [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Prolonged exposure to such radiation will gradually take a physical toll on a humanoid Cylon, and possibly impair the resurrection process ([[Miniseries, Night 2]], [[Bastille Day]]). With other forms of radiation, humanoid Cylons possess greater (but not complete) resilience against radiation poisoning as compared to humans ([[The Passage]]).<br />
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Humanoid Cylons are capable of feats of strength and endurance beyond human normal, but are still much more vulnerable than their metal counterparts ([[Water]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[Epiphanies]], [[Escape Velocity]], [[Deadlock]]).<br />
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===Known Models===<br />
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In the Miniseries, somewhat ambiguous comments by [[Caprica-Six]] and a note left for [[William Adama]] (presumably by [[Gaius Baltar]]) indicate that there were only twelve humanoid models at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].<ref>Humanoid Cylons are constructs, archetypes of human behavior that are not and never were human, as clarified by [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an [http://www.thefandom.com/Article50.phtml interview] on "The Chase Show", hosted on the SF webcast news site [http://www.thefandom.com/TheFandom.com TheFandom.com].</ref> The final cylon, [[Ellen Tigh]], was revealed as of the episode "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]". There was once a thirteenth model, [[Number Seven]], but it was destroyed decades ago by the [[Number One]] model.<br />
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The Cylons listed in italics are assumed deceased as of "[[Daybreak, Part II]]".<br />
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Image:Tighlon.jpg|[[Saul Tigh]]<br />
Image:Ellen Final Cylon.jpg|[[Ellen Tigh]]<br />
Image:Anders_Cylon.jpg|''[[Samuel Anders]]''<br />
Image:Tory Cylon.JPG|''[[Tory Foster]]''<br />
Image:Tyrol Cylon.jpg|[[Galen Tyrol]]<br />
Image:Cavil_closeup.jpg|''[[Number One]]''<br />
Image:Leoben Headshot.jpg|[[Number Two]]<br />
Image:Number Three Headshot.jpg|''[[Number Three]]''<br />
Image:Cysim.jpg|''[[Number Four]]''<br />
Image:Doral.jpg|''[[Number Five]]''<br />
Image:Six_closeup.jpg|[[Number Six]]<br />
Image:Eight.jpg|[[Number Eight]]<br />
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===The "[[final five]]"===<br />
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[[Image:TheFinalFive.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The Final Five, as seen in visions by observers.]]<br />
The existence or knowledge of the [[Final five|five remaining models]] appear to be something of a taboo in Cylon society. When Baltar mentions their absence to Caprica-Six he is told not to talk about them. The identities of these five models appear to be suppressed or missing from the Cylons' collective knowledge base.<br />
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D'Anna Biers, a Number Three model, believes that the five silhouetted figures she sees in a vision of Kobol's ancient [[Opera House]] while she is in the "space between life and death" prior to [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] are images of the final five.<br />
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Inside the [[Temple of Five]], D'Anna Biers manages to return to the "space between life and death" and sees the faces of the five and retains her memories of them for the first time. She apologizes to one of the five while she is in their presence. When she returns from her vision, she promptly dies before she can reveal who she saw. Biers's consciousness, along with those of all other Three models, is [[boxing|boxed]] to suppress knowledge of the five, until she is unboxed and subsequently rescued by the alliance of humans and Cylon renegades ("[[Rapture]]", "[[The Hub]]"). <br />
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As [[Saul Tigh]], [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Tory Foster]] approached the [[Ionian nebula]], a strange [[The Music|event]] brings them physically together to realize that they are Cylons. [[Ellen Tigh]], who at the time is held captive by Number One and is believed deceased by the Colonial fleet, is later revealed as the final Cylon model by a memory from Saul Tigh's past life ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]). The Final Five are the only survivors of an entire civilization of humanoid Cylons that once existed on Earth. They are responsible for creating the other eight ([[No Exit]]).<br />
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===Hybrids===<br />
:''Main articles: [[Hybrid]], [[First Hybrid]]''<br />
[[Image:Hybrid.jpg|thumb|left|A Hybrid speaking "nonsense".]]<br />
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In addition to the humanoid Cylons, there is a type that is partly humanoid known as the Hybrids. Not to be confused with the Cylon/human hybrid child [[Hera Agathon]], the Hybrids aboard basestars resemble [[humanoid Cylon]]s, but are another type of Cylon similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]]. They are specially constructed living computers that manage the autonomic functions of the basestar. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they ''are'', for all practical purposes, the basestar. [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] claims that development of the Hybrids was abandoned after the version used on modern baseships was created ([[Razor]]). <br />
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[[Image:First Hybrid.png|thumb|right|The First Hybrid]]<br />
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The [[First Hybrid]] created from the Cylons' experimentation with human beings possesses many of the same traits that the modern Hybrids exhibit, only with a few distinct differences. The First Hybrid, although it possesses the same metaphysical perception as its descendants, is considerably more lucid and speaks in coherent, though slightly ambiguous, sentences. Like the modern Hybrids, the First Hybrid functions as the central computer of its [[Guardian basestar|basestar]], but it also appears to function as the basestar's command and control, given the absence of modern humanoid Cylons aboard. While Athena claims the First Hybrid is an evolutionary dead-end and was abandoned by the Cylons, the Hybrid itself claims that its "children" see it as a god. The First Hybrid was destroyed along with its basestar in the [[Battle of the Guardian basestar]], and it is currently unknown whether or not it was the only one of its kind.<br />
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===Organizational Relationships===<br />
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The humanoid models, as the most evolved form of Cylon, are in charge of all other models, such as the Centurions, Raiders, and Hybrids. [[Caprica-Six]]'s statement in "[[Downloaded]]" that Cylon culture is based on unity and that celebrities such as herself are something new implies that there is no single leader <ref>Like the [[Imperious Leader]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].</ref>. <br />
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Instead, each model is equal in terms of power and authority and the Cylons make critical decisions based on consensus, or failing that, majority opinion. All are bound to follow the decision of the group. This approach to self-governance was taught to them by their creators, the [[Final Five]], who invented it to decide things among themselves ([[Deadlock]]). One or two representatives from each available model gather and discuss matters in a forum-like environment, then hold a vote on what course of action to take. Each model gets one vote that represents the opinion of every copy of that model. Exceptions to this occur in the episode "[[Precipice]]", when Caprica-Six disagrees with the other Sixes, and in the episode "[[Six of One]]", when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] gives a vote opposed to that of the other Eights. The "swing vote" in this later case helped set off the [[Cylon Civil War]]. The Centurions, Raiders and the [[Hybrid|baseship Hybrids]] are not permitted a vote in the decision making process ("[[Occupation]]" through "[[A Measure of Salvation]]"). <br />
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Though major decisions are made through consensus, the [[Number One]] models see themselves the ''de facto'' leaders and decision makers of their people, continuously making decisions behind the backs of the other models that effect the wellbeing of the Cylon race as a whole. Actions like the murder of the [[Final Five]], their implantation among the civilian population, the murder of the [[Number Seven]] model line, and the cover-up of these actions are undertaken entirely by the Ones ([[No Exit]]). When the [[Number Three]] model goes against the collective will of her fellow models and ultimately imposes her will over the rest it is deemed as an act so radical that every Number Three copy is [[boxing|boxed]] for disrupting the unity of the Cylon race. This is merely a pretext used by Number One in order to prevent her from revealing that she had uncovered the identities of the [[Final Five]] ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").<br />
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Unlike the modern Hybrids, [[First Hybrid|the first Hybrid]] appears to exert independent control over its own [[Guardian basestar|basestar]] and [[Guardians|Cylon Centurions]]. The Hybrid claims that his "children" consider him to be a god. The exact meaning behind this statement is not yet known ([[Razor]]).<br />
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As of the [[Cylon Civil War]], the race has split into two factions with clear leaders. The first faction is comprised of Twos, Sixes, and Eights was originally led by the Number Six [[Natalie Faust]], later by the last surviving Number Three, D'Anna Biers, and is currently led by a Number Six called [[Sonja]]. The other faction is led by the Number One known as John Cavil and comprised of Ones, Fives, Fours, and a lone Eight: Sharon Valerii. The [[Final Five]] operate among the human military and government as active members of (Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], Ensign [[Samuel Anders]], Cheif [[Galen Tyrol]]) or advisers to ([[Tory Foster]], [[Ellen Tigh]]) the Fleet leadership.<br />
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