Shields

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Shields (TOS)Defensive shields

Shields
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Shields is a Cylon
Shields is a Final Five Cylon
Shields is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Shields is an Original Series Cylon

Cadet Shields is a novice Viper pilot who accompanies Starbuck and Boomer on patrol near Epsilon Quadrant.

Shields is killed by the Ravashol pulsar as he attempts to destroy it from the air.

Shields' wingman, Cadet Cree, is forced down by a phalanx of Raiders ^{(TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I")}.

The barriers around the viewing screen are nearly closed after the "Positive shields" order ^{(TOS: "Saga of a Star World")}.

Defensive shields are physical protective barriers that enclose around the viewing screen and possibly the exterior of Core command on a battlestar.

Commander Adama orders activation of these shields as they fight off the first waves of a Cylon Raider attack on Galactica and her sister battlestars in the opening salvos of the ill-fated Battle of Cimtar ^{(TOS: "Saga of a Star World")}. Adama's commands to activate and deactivate the shield are "positive shields" and "negative shields," respectively.

Commander Cain also has the shields activated once the basestars begin hitting Pegasus during the Battle of Gamoray. He simply orders "shield," which corresponds to the button that activates the barriers ^{(TOS: "The Living Legend, Part II")}.

The viewing screen is opens after the "Negative shields" order, allowing the members of Core command to see Atlantia as she is destroyed.

Electronic defense shields

Electronic defense shields are a defensive capability of Pegasus. In preparation for a direct assault on three basestars, Commander Cain orders "electronic defense shields to maximum power." No visible manifestation of this countermeasure is shown onscreen ^{(TOS: "The Living Legend, Part II")}.

When dealing with the nuclear missiles launched by the Eastern Alliance meant to destroy the Nationalists and Terra itself, Adama issues an order to "stand by force shields" ^{(TOS: "Experiment in Terra")}.

Notes

• In comparison, Galactica's counterpart in the Re-imagined Series has its command center placed deep within the hull without any windows to space.

• According to Encyclopedia Galactica, a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:

Battlestars have "a powerful radiation field" that is capable of "deflect[ing] most laser attacks," in addition to heavy armor plating that can dampen the explosive nature of impacted warheads.

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