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[[Image:Skybar, 1x13.jpg|thumb|The Skybar, high above Caprica City.]]
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The '''Skybar''' was a club and bar located atop a high rise building in [[Caprica City]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].  The Skybar was the watering hole of [[Atreus]] and other members of the off-shoot [[Ha'la'tha]] organization that ran guns to [[Tauron]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]].  As retribution for Atreus shooting his partner, [[Demos]], [[Sam Adama]] sent a [[Graystone Industries]] [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] robot to dispatch Atreus and his men ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").
The '''Skybar''' is a club and bar located atop a high rise building in [[Caprica City]] on {{RDM|Caprica}}, circa {{YR|42}}.   
 
The Skybar is the watering hole of [[Atreus]] and other members of the off-shoot [[Ha'la'tha]] organization that runs guns to [[Tauron]] in the years prior to the [[First Cylon War]].  As retribution for Atreus killing his partner, [[Demos]], [[Sam Adama]] sends a [[Graystone Industries]] [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] robot to dispatch Atreus and his men {{CAP|False Labor}}.
 
== Notes ==
 
* The Skybar set extension was created by visual effects artist [[Farrah Welch]], who described it as "one of my favorite set extensions I've gotten to work on. I got to model, texture, and light this kitschy, retro bar for an awesome shoot-em-up scene."<ref group="production" name="welch_portfolio_gallery_skybar">{{cite_web|url=https://farrahwelch.com/#:~:text=Caprica%20Skybar%20-%20May%2010|title=Digital Artist: Gallery|author=Farrah L. Welch|publisher=Farrah L. Welch Digital Portfolio|accessdate=August 8, 2025}}</ref> The set extension work was completed in May 2010 during the production of ''Caprica's'' [[Season 1 (Caprica)|only season]].<ref group="production" name="welch_portfolio_about_caprica_season1">{{cite_web|url=https://farrahwelch.com/about.php#:~:text=Caprica%20Season%201%20%5BJULY%2009%20-%20AUG%2010%5D|title=About Farrah - Projects/Experience|author=Farrah L. Welch|publisher=Farrah L. Welch Digital Portfolio|accessdate=August 8, 2025}}</ref>
 
[[File:Caprica - Skybar VFX Comparison.jpg|center|thumb|885x885px|A VFX comparison shot depicting [[Sam Adama]] (background) arriving via an elevator to see the [[U-87]]'s work {{CAP|False Labor}}.]]
 
== References ==
 
=== Production History ===
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 9 August 2025

The Skybar, high above Caprica City.

The Skybar is a club and bar located atop a high rise building in Caprica City on Caprica, circa 58 BCH (42YR).

The Skybar is the watering hole of Atreus and other members of the off-shoot Ha'la'tha organization that runs guns to Tauron in the years prior to the First Cylon War. As retribution for Atreus killing his partner, Demos, Sam Adama sends a Graystone Industries U-87 Cyber Combat Unit robot to dispatch Atreus and his men (CAP: "False Labor").

  • The Skybar set extension was created by visual effects artist Farrah Welch, who described it as "one of my favorite set extensions I've gotten to work on. I got to model, texture, and light this kitschy, retro bar for an awesome shoot-em-up scene."[production 1] The set extension work was completed in May 2010 during the production of Caprica's only season.[production 2]
A VFX comparison shot depicting Sam Adama (background) arriving via an elevator to see the U-87's work (CAP: "False Labor").

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Production History

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  1. Farrah L. Welch. About Farrah - Projects/Experience (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Farrah L. Welch Digital Portfolio. Retrieved on August 8, 2025.