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#REDIRECT [[The Twelve Colonies#Picon]]
 
Picon is one of the [[Twelve Colonies]], named after the zodiac constellation [[Wikipedia:Pisces|Pisces]].
 
==[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]==
One of the 12 colonies of man, located in the [[Cyrannus]] System ([[Video Game]]).
 
Picon was the location for the [[Picon Fleet Headquarters|Colonial Fleet Headquarters]] ([[Mini-Series]]), and as such came under heavy attack during the early stages of the [[Cylon Attack|Cylon attack]].
 
Following the destruction of Fleet Headquarters, Admiral [[Nagala]] took direct command of the Colonial fleet from the [[Battlestar]]  ''[[Atlantia]]'', until that was destroyed ([[Mini-Series]]).  Additionally, [[Adar (TNS)|President Adar]] offered a complete and unconditional surrender to the Cylons after Picon was nuked; this overture was ignored ([[Mini-Series]], [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scene]]).
 
[[Ellen Tigh]] claimed to be at the airport on Picon, "on her way home" when the attack started, and that some unknown hero ensured she was put on the last ship to get off the planet ([[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).
 
Picon was originally known as Pisces ([[Home, Part II]]).
 
The constellation Pisces appeared on the original flag of Picon (Home, Part II).
 
===Notable Natives===
* [[Safiya Sanne]], Picon Representative, [[Quorum of Twelve]]
**Although see his article for some confusion on the matter
* [[Playa Palacios]], reporter, [[Picon Star Tribune]]
 
==[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]==
 
Not much was ever revealed of Picon during the original series, other than it was a Colony.
 
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Revision as of 18:56, 15 September 2005