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* Colonial Empire | * Colonial Empire | ||
** {{inlineref|Archduke}}: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: [[Adama (1880)|Adama]]. | ** {{inlineref|Archduke}}: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: [[Adama (1880)|Adama]].<ref name="SBSG01">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]''.</ref> | ||
** {{inlineref|Crown Prince}}/{{inlineref|Prince}}: A title of nobility, ascribed typically to the son of an archduke. Example: [[Apollo (1880)|Apollo]]. | ** {{inlineref|Crown Prince}}/{{inlineref|Prince}}: A title of nobility, ascribed typically to the son of an archduke. Example: [[Apollo (1880)|Apollo]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Fleet Admiral}}: A military title of someone who leads a fleet. Example: [[Tigh (1880)|Tigh]]. | ** {{inlineref|Fleet Admiral}}: A military title of someone who leads a fleet. Example: [[Tigh (1880)|Tigh]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Lady}}: A title of nobility, subordinate to an archduke. Example: [[Athena (1880)|Athena]]. | ** {{inlineref|Lady}}: A title of nobility, subordinate to an archduke. Example: [[Athena (1880)|Athena]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Admiral}}: A military rank. The commanding officer aboard the [[aethership]] ''Atlantia'' held this rank. | ** {{inlineref|Admiral}}: A military rank. The commanding officer aboard the [[aethership]] ''Atlantia'' held this rank.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Lord}}: A title of nobility. Example: Lord [[Cain (1880)|Cain]] of ''[[Pegasus (1880)|Pegasus]]''. | ** {{inlineref|Lord}}: A title of nobility. Example: Lord [[Cain (1880)|Cain]] of ''[[Pegasus (1880)|Pegasus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Count}}: A title of nobility. Example: Count [[Iblis (1880)|Iblis]]. | ** {{inlineref|Count}}: A title of nobility. Example: Count [[Iblis (1880)|Iblis]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Flight-Lieutenant}}: A military rank. Example: [[Starbuck (1880)|Starbuck]]. | ** {{inlineref|Flight-Commander}}: Military rank of a flier.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
** {{inlineref|Flight-Lieutenant}}: A military rank of a flier. Example: [[Starbuck (1880)|Starbuck]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
** {{inlineref|Lieutenant}}: A military rank. Example: [[Jolly (1880)|Jolly]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* Cylonic Empire | * Cylonic Empire | ||
** {{inlineref|Imperious Leader}}: The supreme rank given by [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]] to himself following his exile. | ** {{inlineref|Imperious Leader}}: The supreme rank given by [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]] to himself following his exile.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
== Colloquialisms == | == Colloquialisms == | ||
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* '''[[frack]]''': Expletive, similar to "shit." | * '''[[frack]]''': Expletive, similar to "shit." | ||
* '''[[galmonging]]''': Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned." | * '''[[galmonging]]''': Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned." | ||
* {{inlineref|Hades}}: Hell. Used in an exclamatory manner, e.g. "The Hades I am."<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
== General Jargon == | == General Jargon == | ||
* {{inlineref|aether}}: Outer space. | * {{inlineref|aether}}: Outer space.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
* {{inlineref|aethership}}: | * {{inlineref|aetherdrive}}: Interstellar drive.<ref name="SBSG02">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]''.</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|babbage}}: | * {{inlineref|aether message}}: Transmission sent through the aether.<ref name="SBSG03">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3]]''.</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|bubbleship}}: | * {{inlineref|aetherprison}}: Prison transport, e.g. ''[[Proteus (1880)|Proteus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
* {{inlineref|clockwork}}: Used to describe the mechanical operation of [[Cylonic Knights]], as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock. (See: [[w:Clockwork|Clockwork]].) | * {{inlineref|aethership}}: Vessel operating in the aether.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
* {{inlineref|plexi-crystal}}: | * {{inlineref|aetherspace}}/{{inlineref|aethervoid}}: A form of hyperspace, allowing travel over vast distances. Phasing out of the aethervoid leads ships into the aether.<ref name="SBSG02"/> Also known as aeptherspace.<ref name="SBSG03"/> | ||
* {{inlineref|punchcard}}: | * {{inlineref|babbage}}: Computer. One such babbage is [[Lu-c-fer]].<ref>"Babbage" is named after [[w:Charles Babbage|Charles Babbage]], whose designs for the [[w:Analytical Engine|Analytical Engine]] were the first instance of a computer, even though it was not built until much later.</ref><ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
* {{inlineref| | * '''[[Cylonic basestar|basestar]]''': Capital ship of the Cylonic fleet.<ref name="SBSG03"/> | ||
* '''[[tylium]]''': | * {{inlineref|bubble memory}}: Form of computer memory.<ref name="SBSG04">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 4]]''.</ref><ref>[[w:Bubble memory|Bubble memory]] is a form of [[w:non-volatile computer memory|non-volatile computer memory]] that was rendered quickly obsolete by the mid 1980s.</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|Viper}}: | * {{inlineref|bubbleship}}: Vessel that operates in the aether. Lady [[Athena (1880)|Athena]] has such a ship.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | ||
* {{inlineref|cavorite}}: Material used in the hulls of [[aethership]]s, as well as thrusters.<ref name="SBSG02"/><ref>"Cavorite" is the fictional substance with effects that defy gravity, named for the material created by the fictional Mr. Cavor from [[w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]] ''[[w:The First Men in the Moon|The First Men in the Moon]]''. See: [[w:gravitational shielding|gravitational shielding]].</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|clockwork}}: Used to describe the mechanical operation of [[Cylonic Knights]], as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock.<ref name="SBSG01"/> (See: [[w:Clockwork|Clockwork]].) | |||
* {{inlineref|Colonial Army}}: Armed forces of the Twelve Colonial Empires.<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|credit|credits}}: Currency used on [[Rising Star]].<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
* '''[[Cylonic]]''': Name of the robotic creations of Professor Baltar.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|hivemind}}: Network for Cylonic communications.<ref name="SBSG03"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|plexi-crystal}}: Transparent material used in the creation of [[Viper (1880)|Viper]] canopies.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|punchcard}}: Means to program instructions into machinery, typically featuring holes that are punched into a card. (See: [[w:Punchcard|Punchcard]].)<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|punchcode}}: The language recorded on punchcards.<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
* '''{{1880|Quorum of Twelve|Quorum}}''': Leadership body of the Twelve Colonies.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* '''[[Cylonic Raiders|Raider]]''': Fighter ship of the Cylonic fleet.<ref name="SBSG03"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|retroblaster}}: An energy-based weapon effective against Cylonic Knights.<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|solium}}: Fuel used by aetherships.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|solium core}}: Reactor of aetherships.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|solium drive}}: Engine of aetherships.<ref name="SBSG02"/> | |||
* '''[[tylium (TOS)|tylium]]''': Fuel used by the "hearts" of the Cylonic Knights.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|Viper}}: One-man fighter ship of the [[Colonial Empire]].<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
* {{inlineref|Warrior}}: Soldier of the Colonial Empire.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |||
== Sayings == | == Sayings == | ||
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* '''"By ''whrrr'' command"''': A Cylonic response to accepting an order. | * '''"By ''whrrr'' command"''': A Cylonic response to accepting an order. | ||
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Both Colonials and Cylonics employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience, but transposing a "steampunk" flavor and sensibility.
This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.
Honorifics and Ranks[edit]
- Honorifics and titles are organized based on rank position, and not alphabetically. Some ranks and honorifics may be equal under certain conditions.
- Colonial Empire
- Archduke: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: Adama.[1]
- Crown Prince/Prince: A title of nobility, ascribed typically to the son of an archduke. Example: Apollo.[1]
- Fleet Admiral: A military title of someone who leads a fleet. Example: Tigh.[1]
- Lady: A title of nobility, subordinate to an archduke. Example: Athena.[1]
- Admiral: A military rank. The commanding officer aboard the aethership Atlantia held this rank.[1]
- Lord: A title of nobility. Example: Lord Cain of Pegasus.[1]
- Count: A title of nobility. Example: Count Iblis.[1]
- Flight-Commander: Military rank of a flier.[1]
- Flight-Lieutenant: A military rank of a flier. Example: Starbuck.[1]
- Lieutenant: A military rank. Example: Jolly.[1]
- Cylonic Empire
Colloquialisms[edit]
- felgercarb: Expletive, similar to "crap."
- frack: Expletive, similar to "shit."
- galmonging: Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned."
- Hades: Hell. Used in an exclamatory manner, e.g. "The Hades I am."[2]
General Jargon[edit]
- aether: Outer space.[1]
- aetherdrive: Interstellar drive.[2]
- aether message: Transmission sent through the aether.[3]
- aetherprison: Prison transport, e.g. Proteus.[1]
- aethership: Vessel operating in the aether.[1]
- aetherspace/aethervoid: A form of hyperspace, allowing travel over vast distances. Phasing out of the aethervoid leads ships into the aether.[2] Also known as aeptherspace.[3]
- babbage: Computer. One such babbage is Lu-c-fer.[4][1]
- basestar: Capital ship of the Cylonic fleet.[3]
- bubble memory: Form of computer memory.[5][6]
- bubbleship: Vessel that operates in the aether. Lady Athena has such a ship.[1]
- cavorite: Material used in the hulls of aetherships, as well as thrusters.[2][7]
- clockwork: Used to describe the mechanical operation of Cylonic Knights, as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock.[1] (See: Clockwork.)
- Colonial Army: Armed forces of the Twelve Colonial Empires.[2]
- credits: Currency used on Rising Star.[2]
- Cylonic: Name of the robotic creations of Professor Baltar.[1]
- hivemind: Network for Cylonic communications.[3]
- plexi-crystal: Transparent material used in the creation of Viper canopies.[1]
- punchcard: Means to program instructions into machinery, typically featuring holes that are punched into a card. (See: Punchcard.)[1]
- punchcode: The language recorded on punchcards.[2]
- Quorum: Leadership body of the Twelve Colonies.[1]
- Raider: Fighter ship of the Cylonic fleet.[3]
- retroblaster: An energy-based weapon effective against Cylonic Knights.[2]
- solium: Fuel used by aetherships.[1]
- solium core: Reactor of aetherships.[1]
- solium drive: Engine of aetherships.[2]
- tylium: Fuel used by the "hearts" of the Cylonic Knights.[1]
- Viper: One-man fighter ship of the Colonial Empire.[1]
- Warrior: Soldier of the Colonial Empire.[1]
Sayings[edit]
- "By whrrr command": A Cylonic response to accepting an order.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Term introduced in Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Term introduced in Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Term introduced in Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3.
- ↑ "Babbage" is named after Charles Babbage, whose designs for the Analytical Engine were the first instance of a computer, even though it was not built until much later.
- ↑ Term introduced in Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 4.
- ↑ Bubble memory is a form of non-volatile computer memory that was rendered quickly obsolete by the mid 1980s.
- ↑ "Cavorite" is the fictional substance with effects that defy gravity, named for the material created by the fictional Mr. Cavor from H. G. Wells The First Men in the Moon. See: gravitational shielding.