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Meclons originated as a Cylon cautionary myth regarding a caste of rogue Cylons (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #4).

The term is later adopted by cybernetic, bi-pedaled creatures who transited through a black hole and unto a planet in a universe of Iblis creation; these original creatures were Cylon (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3 & #4).

These separated Cylons built a new empire under the direction of Count Iblis, scavenging both raw material and other sentients in order to bolster their number (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3).

Meclon Centurions[edit]

Centurions are the backbone of Iblis' Meclon Empire, and are organized along the same lines as the Cylon Empire, with a Command Centurion in gold armor and standard Centurions in silver armor.

They are, however, not pure technological constructs as the raw brain power is from organic life. Wayward travelers ensnared in the grasp of the black hole and misfortunate enough to survive upon the lone planetary surface are hunted down by Meclon Centurions, and transported to factories for their integration as subjects of the Meclon Empire (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #2 & #3).

Meclon Raiders[edit]

Meclons primary craft is a variation of the Cylon Raider space superiority craft. These Raiders are used primarily to hunt and ensnare marooned survivors for integration into the Empire (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #2), and later made use of Raiders as weapons themselves in kamikaze runs against the Ship of Lights to devastating effect (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #5).

Upon entering into Iblis' realm, the strength of Meclon Raider craft is enough for Lucifer to consider his basestar's retreat from their first engagement against them, and to seek sanctuary with the humans they previously hunted (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #2 & #3).

Technologically speaking, the Raiders are mostly automated, and take three people to operate with relative ease. They feature a life-support system that is human-breathable, given the Meclons cybernetic nature (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3).

Notes[edit]

The Meclon "cautionary myth" is dismissed by Lucifer as a completely failed "early attempt" at control programming (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #4). Given Iblis' influence over the Cylons leading into the Thousand Yahren War with the humans, Iblis' likely attempted to program more than his voice into the Imperious Leader. As Lucifer is part of the IL-series, his knowledge of these cautionary myths is quite possibly unique amongst the other Cylon classes.

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 {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}}
-: ''For the canonical depiction of this race, see: [[Cylons (TOS)]].''
+{{disline|For the canonical depiction of this race, see: [[Cylons (TOS)]].}}
-[[File:Cylonic Knights.png|thumb|Cylonic Knights board the [[aethership]] ''[[Atlantia (1880)|Atlantia]]'' (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'').]]
+[[File:BSG-FOTG - Meclon Centurions.png|thumb|Meclon Centurions depart their Raider to harvest survivors for integration into their Empire ({{comics|vol3|2}}).]]
-'''Cylonics''' are mechanical, bi-pedaled robots created by Professor [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]] during the [[Ovion Wars]] (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'') utilizing the raw materials on the Colonial prison planet [[Helia]] (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]'').
+'''Meclons''' originated as a {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} cautionary myth regarding a caste of rogue Cylons ({{comics|vol3|4}}).
-Coordinated by the [[babbage]] computer [[Lu-c-fer]], the Cylonic Knights were able to turn the tide in the Ovion Wars. Following the end of this conflict, Baltar used the Cylonics in his quest for personal power, thwarted by [[Archduke]] [[Adama (1880)|Adama]] and the [[Quorum (1880)|Quorum]].
+The term is later adopted by cybernetic, bi-pedaled creatures who transited through a [[black hole]] and unto a [[Iblis' planet|planet]] in a universe of {{alt|Iblis}} creation; these original creatures were {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} ({{comics|vol3|3}} & {{comics|vol3|4|short=yes}}).
-Baltar, Lu-c-fer, and the Cylonics went into exile, settling on the planet [[Gamoray (1880)|Gamoray]]. From there, they established a presence and created larger armies to return and wage war on the [[Twelve Colonies (1880)|Twelve Colonies]].
+These separated Cylons built a new empire under the direction of Count Iblis, scavenging both raw material and other sentients in order to bolster their number ({{comics|vol3|3}}).
-== Cylonic Knights ==
+{{clear}}
-[[File:BSG188001CovIncenCylon.jpg|thumb|Concept Art Incentive Cover for ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'' by artist [[Sergio Fernandez Davila]].]]
+== {{inlineref|Meclon Centurions}} ==
-'''Cylonic Knights''' are the ground force and fodder, typically the size of a standard adult humanoid.
+[[File:BSG-FOTG - Meclon Factory.png|thumb|Count {{alt|Iblis}} oversees the bolstering of Meclon forces in a factory ({{comics|vol3|3}}).]]
-Mechanically, Cylonic Knights are [[clockwork]] machinery programmed via [[punchcard]].
+Centurions are the backbone of Iblis' Meclon Empire, and are organized along the same lines as the Cylon Empire, with a Command Centurion in gold armor and standard Centurions in silver armor.
-Knights are armored, featuring a single eye-slit with a "roving" red eye that moves to and fro. Knights are capable of basic speech consisting of various ''whrrr''s interspersed in statements, e.g. "by ''whrrr'' command."
+They are, however, not pure technological constructs as the raw brain power is from organic life. Wayward travelers ensnared in the grasp of the black hole and misfortunate enough to survive upon the lone planetary surface are hunted down by Meclon Centurions, and transported to factories for their integration as subjects of the Meclon Empire ({{comics|vol3|2}} & {{comics|vol3|3|short=y}}).
-For weaponry, Knights have guns in their arms, the muzzles to which are located in the palm. Knights may also use hand-held weaponry.
+{{clear}}
-As a next iteration of the Cylonic Knight, Baltar intends to use Human brains to operate them, and his Cylonics abduct [[Apollo (1880)|Apollo]] for such a conversion (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'').
+== {{inlineref|Meclon Raiders}} ==
-== Cylonic Centurions ==
+[[File:BSG-FOTG_-_Meclon_Raider.png|thumb|A landed Meclon Raider on the surface of Iblis' planet, its occupants searching for survivors ({{comics|vol3|2}}).]]
-[[File:Cylonic Juggernauts.png|thumb|Cyclonic Centurions wreak havoc on [[Caprica (1880)|Caprica]] (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'').]]
+Meclons primary craft is a variation of the {{alt|Raider|TOS|Cylon Raider}} space superiority craft. These Raiders are used primarily to hunt and ensnare marooned survivors for integration into the Empire ({{comics|vol3|2}}), and later made use of Raiders as weapons themselves in kamikaze runs against the {{alt|Ship of Lights}} to devastating effect ({{comics|vol3|5}}).
-'''Cylonic Centurions'''<ref>This name is from ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]''.</ref> are larger, sky-scraper tall versions of the Cylonic Knights, and are the newer creations of their self-titled "Imperious Leader," [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]]. They look and act like Cylonic Knights with a few exceptions, namely that the aforementioned Knights can be deployed by palm-guns and that it takes a Knight's head to "plug into" the machine to operate it.
+Upon entering into Iblis' realm, the strength of Meclon Raider craft is enough for {{alt|Lucifer}} to consider his {{alt|basestar|TOS}}'s retreat from their first engagement against them, and to seek sanctuary {{alt|The Fleet|TOS|with the humans they previously hunted}} ({{comics|vol3|2}} & {{comics|vol3|3|short=y}}).
-Centurions are heavily armored and able to resist aethership weapons fire. However, the Colonial Empire's forces were able to defeat some Centurions by "tripping" them using cables delivered by grapples.
+Technologically speaking, the Raiders are mostly automated, and take three people to operate with relative ease. They feature a life-support system that is human-breathable, given the Meclons cybernetic nature ({{comics|vol3|3}}).
-Centurions are put to use during their ground assault on [[Caprica (1880)|Caprica]], and aid in Caprica's destruction by firing Knights at the [[aethership]] ''[[Atlantia (1880)|Atlantia]]'', thus allowing the Knights to board the ship and turn it into a bomb that destroys the colony (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]'').
-== Cylonic Aetherships ==
-[[File:1880 - Cylonic Ships.png|thumb|A fleet of Cylonic [[aethership]]s encountered near {{1880|Gemini}} (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]'').]]
-The Cylonics use aetherships of both capital and fighter classes; larger ships are known as {{inlineref|basestar|basestars}} while smaller fighter crafts are known as {{inlineref|Raider|Raiders}} (''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]'' & ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3|3]]'').
 == Notes ==
-* The Cylonic Centurions were inspired by the [https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Jaeger Jaeger tech] from ''[[w:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]''.<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://westfieldcomics.com/blog/interviews-and-columns/interview-tony-lee-on-dynamites-steampunk-battlestar-galactica-1880/|title=INTERVIEW: TONY LEE ON DYNAMITE’S STEAMPUNK BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: 1880|date=6 June 2014|accessdate=7 July 2019|last=Ash|first=Roger}}</ref>
+* The Meclon "cautionary myth" is dismissed by {{alt|Lucifer}} as a completely failed "early attempt" at control programming ({{comics|vol3|4}}). Given Iblis' influence over the Cylons leading into the [[Thousand Yahren War]] with the humans, Iblis' likely attempted to program more than his voice into the {{alt|Imperious Leader}}. As Lucifer is part of the [[IL-series]], his knowledge of these cautionary myths is quite possibly unique amongst the other Cylon classes.
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