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| == Re-Imagined Series ==
| | #REDIRECT [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] |
| [[Image:Battlestarhulk.jpg|thumb|A battlestar hulk floating near Caprica]]
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| The '''Cylon Attack''' (or technically, the "Second Cylon War") was the final attack by the Cylons on the [[Twelve Colonies]] of Kobol 40 years after the cessation of hostilities in the First [[Cylon War]], the opening shot being the destruction of the [[Armistice Station]] by a [[basestar]].
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| Carefully planned out by the Cylons, Humanity's defeat was ensured by [[Humano-Cylon]] agents, such as [[Number 6]]; Number 6 ensured that [[backdoors]] were placed in the [[Command Navigation Program]], thus eliminating the Colonials' ability to resist.
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| As a result of the re-emergence of network technologies (see: [[Cylon War]]), the Cylons could now repeat a tactic they had previously used.
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| As the Colonial Fleet, under the command of [[Nagala|Admiral Nagala]] onboard [[attlestar]] <i>[[Atlantia]]</i>, was ripped asunder by Cylon forces, the Cylons began deploying nuclear warfare against the Colonies, resulting in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. Out of billions of humans, only approximately 50,000 survived and escaped their Cylon enemies under the leadership of battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[Mini-Series]]) or the handful of people in the mountains that survived to form the [[resistance movement]] on Caprica. Also, there were other survivors that didn't make the rendezvous at [[Ragnar]] in time such as battlestar ''[[Pegasus]]'', under the command of [[Nelena Cain|Admiral Nelena Cain]].
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| == Original Series ==
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| : <i>Additional information is available on the [[Thousand Yahren War]].</i>
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| The Cylon Attack was a sneak attack, similar to [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (attack)|Pearl Harbor]]. After 1000 [[yahrens]] of war, the Humans vied for peace with [[Baltar (TOS)|Lord Baltar]] acting as diplomat. (see: [[Cimtar Peace Accord]]) The peace was to become official at [[Cimtar]], a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launched their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials.
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| The Cylons began a two-pronged attack:
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| ==== First Prong: Elimination of the Battlestars at Cimtar ====
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| : <i>Additional information is available on the [[Battle of Cimtar (TOS)]].</i>
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| The Cylons used [[Cimtar]] as a launch platform for fighter groups, supported by [[Cylon tankers]] for fuel operations. Using their [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Raiders]], the Cylons attacked the [[battlestar|battlestars]] there. All battlestars, save the already-prepared <i>[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]</i>, were destroyed; the Cylons were thwarted from destroying the entire human presence there. Leaving the survivors and [[Viper]] pilots of that battle, the <i>Galactica</i> headed towards the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] in a vain effort to protect their homeworlds.
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| ==== Second Prong: The Attack on the Colonies ====
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| [[Cylon Basestar|Cylon basestars]] snuck by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies. The home planets were bombed and the Cylons exterminated all humans that survived, save those who were fortunate enough to escape and flee the Colonies to join the [[Fleet]] [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] assembled.
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| [[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Conflicts]] [[Category: Colonial History]] [[Category: Cylons]] [[Category: RDM]] [[Category: TOS]]
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