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The '''Centurion''' is the workhorse of the [[Cylon Empire]]. Acting as infantry, pilots, the Centurion is as versatile as it is shiny. Used in any front-line encounter, Centurions are the only type of Cylon a [[Colonial Warrior]] is likely to ever directly encounter. | The '''Centurion''' is the workhorse of the [[Cylon Empire]]. Acting as infantry, pilots, the Centurion is as versatile as it is shiny. Used in any front-line encounter, Centurions are the only type of Cylon a [[Colonial Warrior]] is likely to ever directly encounter. | ||
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Centurions speak with a mechanical voice, typically responding to orders with the iconic phrase "[[By your command]]." Despite their name, they are the Cylons' lowest ranking soldiers, answerable to [[Command Centurion]]s and the [[IL-series]] models. | Centurions speak with a mechanical voice, typically responding to orders with the iconic phrase "[[By your command]]." Despite their name, they are the Cylons' lowest ranking soldiers, answerable to [[Command Centurion]]s and the [[IL-series]] models. | ||
== Dynamite Entertainment comics == | |||
[[File:Centurions and Athena.png|thumb|A pair of Centurions flank a captured {{alt|Athena|TOS}} ({{comics|starbuck|3}}).]] | |||
Colonials use the term "[[toaster]]" and "[[tin horn]]" to describe the Centurions ({{comics|apocalypse|1}}, {{comics|starbuck|1}}). | |||
The Colonials refer to various Cylons by "Mark" designations, such as the {{inlineref|Mark V Centurion}} that they capture ({{comics|apocalypse|2}}). | |||
=== Armor === | |||
Centurion armor comes in two primary colorations: silver and gold. Silver Centurions are rank-and-file infantry and pilots, with orders issued by golden variants known as "Command Centurions." Centurion armor is able to repel laser blasts at close range ({{Comics|vol1|1}}). | |||
While armor components can be stripped from Centurions and worn by humans, embedded into Cylon armor are numerous tracking technologies that make this disadvantageous ({{Comics|vol1|2}}). | |||
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The Centurion is the workhorse of the Cylon Empire. Acting as infantry, pilots, the Centurion is as versatile as it is shiny. Used in any front-line encounter, Centurions are the only type of Cylon a Colonial Warrior is likely to ever directly encounter.
Centurions speak with a mechanical voice, typically responding to orders with the iconic phrase "By your command." Despite their name, they are the Cylons' lowest ranking soldiers, answerable to Command Centurions and the IL-series models.
Dynamite Entertainment comics
Colonials use the term "toaster" and "tin horn" to describe the Centurions (Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse #1, Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1).
The Colonials refer to various Cylons by "Mark" designations, such as the Mark V Centurion that they capture (Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse #2).
Armor
Centurion armor comes in two primary colorations: silver and gold. Silver Centurions are rank-and-file infantry and pilots, with orders issued by golden variants known as "Command Centurions." Centurion armor is able to repel laser blasts at close range (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #1).
While armor components can be stripped from Centurions and worn by humans, embedded into Cylon armor are numerous tracking technologies that make this disadvantageous (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #2).