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A '''numo''' is a weapon similar to an [[Wikipedia:air gun|air gun]], | [[File:TLW - Puppis with Numo.png|thumb|right|[[Puppis]] kills a [[lupus]] with a numo {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}.]] | ||
A '''numo''' is a weapon similar to an [[Wikipedia:air gun|air gun]], operating on compressed air. It is a mainstay weapon on [[Equellus]], and is unable to penetrate the armor of [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]]. | |||
[[Puppis]] | [[Puppis]] claims that a numo can kill a [[lupus]] from 10 [[metron]]s. Before that claim however, Puppis claimed that his mother, [[Vella]], was unable to hit the side of a [[w:granary|granary]] with a numo. | ||
[[Bootes]] attempts to use a numo pistol against the Centurion [[Red-Eye]], but fails to do so. Others have previously attempted this, some succeeding in denting Red-Eye's armor before being dispatched by the Centurion {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}. | |||
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*Like many other terms in the Original Series, the naming of this weapon is derived from a real-world term. "Numo" is a sound-alike for a ''pneumatic'' gun, another word for a type of "BB" gun. | |||
*{{TOS|Apollo}}'s comment about never seeing a numo suggests that the [[Twelve Colonies of Man]] primarily uses energy weapons against the heavily armored Cylons during the [[Thousand Yahren War]]. This is supported in the events of this episode as many gunfighters fall to [[Red-Eye]] because their projectiles cannot pierce the Cylon's armor, while Apollo's [[laser pistol]] takes down the Cylon in one shot. | |||
*The [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series|weapons]] of the [[Re-imagined Series]], in contrast, are all projectile-based or use a form of conventional and nuclear explosives. This episode is one of the few instances where projectile weapons are seen, aside from those of {{1980|Earth}} depicted in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 31 August 2024
A numo is a weapon similar to an air gun, operating on compressed air. It is a mainstay weapon on Equellus, and is unable to penetrate the armor of Cylon Centurions.
Puppis claims that a numo can kill a lupus from 10 metrons. Before that claim however, Puppis claimed that his mother, Vella, was unable to hit the side of a granary with a numo.
Bootes attempts to use a numo pistol against the Centurion Red-Eye, but fails to do so. Others have previously attempted this, some succeeding in denting Red-Eye's armor before being dispatched by the Centurion (TOS: "The Lost Warrior").
Note
- Like many other terms in the Original Series, the naming of this weapon is derived from a real-world term. "Numo" is a sound-alike for a pneumatic gun, another word for a type of "BB" gun.
- Apollo's comment about never seeing a numo suggests that the Twelve Colonies of Man primarily uses energy weapons against the heavily armored Cylons during the Thousand Yahren War. This is supported in the events of this episode as many gunfighters fall to Red-Eye because their projectiles cannot pierce the Cylon's armor, while Apollo's laser pistol takes down the Cylon in one shot.
- The weapons of the Re-imagined Series, in contrast, are all projectile-based or use a form of conventional and nuclear explosives. This episode is one of the few instances where projectile weapons are seen, aside from those of Earth depicted in Galactica 1980.