Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)

This article summarizes information on the Colonial faith of the Original Series. For information the faith of the Twelve Colonies of the Re-imagined Series, see Religion in the Twelve Colonies.

The Kobollian faith is told to viewers in sparse detail in the Original Series.

The Book of the Word is apparently the central tome of scripture, which tells of the exodus of humanity from the planet Kobol after a series of ecological disasters.

On Kobol, the largest city, Eden, is left in ruins from the planetary disaster. Throughout the remains of the city are many structures, including the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, a pyramidal structure.

On the colony of Caprica, some buildings of the city are in the shape of pyramids, such as the ones seen behind Serina as she reports on the expected peace conference events.

Some colonists from Gemoni are members of the Otori Sect.

Each member of the Quorum of Twelve is given a medallion as a symbol of their Kobollian authority. These medallions also serve as key to enter the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol and disabling its booby traps.

No priesthood appears to exist, though Adama appears to fill that role in certain circumstances (Saga of a Star World - Deleted Scene, Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II).

Notes

• While the Re-imagined Series parallels its version of the Lords of Kobol to that of the pantheon of Olympian gods of Greek mythology, the Original Series suggested that its faith (or, at least its appearances) paralleled that of ancient Egypt. The pyramids, and the use of an Egyptian pharoah's mummy headdress for the Ninth Lord of Kobol emphasized this parallelism.

• Given that there was a "Ninth" Lord of Kobol, it can be suggested that there were other Lords of Kobol, but no further information on the religion of the Colonials was told in the single season of the Original Series, or its spinoff, Galactica 1980.

• However, the Original Series also heavily implied that the basic structure of the human religion was monotheistic, so it is unclear whether the Lords of Kobol were gods, rulers or something more akin to angels or Catholic saints.

Original Series definition: a title of nobility (e.g. Lord Baltar)

Re-imagined Series definition: initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training ^{(TRS: "Fragged")}; and basic flight training ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}