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{{disambiguation|Ovions (disambiguation)|on depictions relating to this race across multiple [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuities]]}}


: ''For other depictions of this race in [[BW:SEP|Separate Continuity]] media, see: [[Ovions (alternate)]].
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[[Image:Ovions.jpg|thumb|250px|The Ovions in ''Saga of a Star World'']]
[[Image:Ovions.jpg|thumb|250px|The Ovions in ''Saga of a Star World'']]


'''Ovions''' are insectoid creatures that manage a mysterious [[Chancery|gambler's paradise]] on the planet [[Carillon]]. They are one of the members of [[The Alliance|Cylon Alliance]]. Their extensive [[tylium]] mines are an extremely valuable asset.
'''Ovions''' are insectoid creatures who work the {{TOS|tylium}} mines of the planet {{alt|Carillon}}.


The Ovions use Carillon's playground on the surface to attract their prey. The [[chancery]] is rigged to let the players always win, and there is [[grog]] and entertainment to keep the people occupied. Ovions occasionally prowl discreetly on the entertainment level, but generally remain out of sight. Individual humans are trapped selectively when they enter the elevator, and are taken into the hive-like structures underground instead of their desired destination. They are then placed into chambers which slowly transform them into food.
== Dynamite Entertainment comics ==


[[Cassiopeia]] is trapped in such a manner, until she is rescued by [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. They are presumably wiped out when Carillon is destroyed by the explosion of the tylium mines ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
The Ovions originate from a place other than {{alt|Carillon}}, and thus are something of nomads.
 
{{alt|Baltar|TOS}} and their queen {{alt|Lotay}} agree for the Ovions to work the rich {{TOS|tylium}} deposits of Carillon, for Baltar did not trust his own people to safeguard the secret of Carillon's wealth from either the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} or the {{alt|Colonials|TOS}}.
 
For the Ovions, Baltar had them build a [[chancery|gambler's paradise]] on the planet, in which the den of sin allows none of its victims to lose—except their lives as a food source for the Ovions, for they were on the verge of collapse as a species ({{comics|annual2014}}).


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Named characters include [[Lotay|Queen Lotay]] and [[Seetol]].
* The Ovions are a typical ingredient in a majority of [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] works, particularly for their involvement in the general lore of the [[Original Series]].
* [[MemoryAlpha:Ovion|Ovion]]s are also the name of a hexapodic race mentioned in ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]''. Given the mention of hexapodicism, which the Ovions depicted in "[[Saga of a Star World]]" shared (having four arms and two legs), it is likely that this is ''Voyager'''s nod to ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.
 
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Revision as of 04:06, 26 April 2020

For on depictions relating to this race across multiple separate continuities, see: Ovions (disambiguation).
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The Ovions in Saga of a Star World

Ovions are insectoid creatures who work the tylium mines of the planet Carillon.

Dynamite Entertainment comics

The Ovions originate from a place other than Carillon, and thus are something of nomads.

Baltar and their queen Lotay agree for the Ovions to work the rich tylium deposits of Carillon, for Baltar did not trust his own people to safeguard the secret of Carillon's wealth from either the Cylons or the Colonials.

For the Ovions, Baltar had them build a gambler's paradise on the planet, in which the den of sin allows none of its victims to lose—except their lives as a food source for the Ovions, for they were on the verge of collapse as a species (Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014).

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