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For the original Centurions likeness in the Re-imagined Series, see Cylon Centurion Model 0005. For information on the advanced Centurions from the Re-imagined Series, see Cylon Centurion.

The Centurion is the workhorse of the Cylon Empire. Acting as infantry, pilots, and even cavalry (as in "The Lost Warrior") the Centurion is as versatile as it is shiny. Used in any front-line encounter, Centurions are the only type of Cylon a Colonial Warrior is likely to ever directly encounter (Saga of a Star World).

Centurions speak with a mechanical voice, typically responding to orders with the iconic phrase "By your command". Despite their name, they are the Cylons' lowest ranking soldiers, answerable to Command Centurions and the IL-series models.

Centurions are constructed using highly advanced robotics, beyond the capabilities of the Colonials to understand easily. As part of a ruse Dr. Wilker attempts to reconstruct and reprogram a Centurion. The reprogrammed Centurion manages to move stiffly, but lacks the dexterity of a fully functional unit and destroys the controls of the Raider when it is instructed to fly (Baltar's Escape).

Centurions are commonly armed with bayonet-equipped laser rifles, as well as swords for close combat and execution (Saga of a Star World).

The inhabitants of Attila refer to Centurions as "tin cans" (The Young Lords).

Notable Centurions

Red-Eye brutally enforces Lacerta's reign of terror on Equellus until he is destroyed by Apollo (The Lost Warrior).
Centuri along with his commander Andromus survive a crash and head into New York City (The Night the Cylons Landed).
Cy is rebuilt by Starbuck and (after some persuasion) befriends the Colonial pilot (The Return of Starbuck).

Galactica 1980 Version

Centurions are shown to be vulnerable to microwave radiation (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II).

Notes

The original Centurion does find its way into the Re-imagined Series canon, with similar features, known there as the Cylon Centurion Model 0005.

A shell of this Centurion counterpart is first seen in the Miniseries in the Galactica Museum, along with other artifacts from the Cylon War.

In the special episode, "Razor", an operational Centurion is seen (with noticeably mechanical legs to show, cinematically, that the Cylons were mechanical and not merely a "guy in a suit") in a flashback to the Cylon War. In the same special episode, Kara Thrace shoots down a Cylon Raider (also based on the Original Series design, where its Centurion version appears again in the wreckage.

Related imagery

The guts of a Centurion on a bed in Doctor Wilker's lab.

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 Centurions are shown to be vulnerable to microwave radiation ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]).
-==Differences with Re-imagined Series==
+==Notes==
-* Unlike its [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, the original Cylon Centurion were men in bulky costumes, as computer-generated imagery (by which the re-imagined [[Cylon Centurion]] is derived) did not yet exist.
-* Original Series Centurions are as self-aware and as "alive" as the other models. Re-imagined series Centurions were deliberately designed by the [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid models]] to lack this facet, such to avoid a rebellion.
+The original Centurion does find its way into the [[Re-imagined Series]] canon, with similar features, known there as the [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]].
-* Original series Centurions carry weapons (like humans) whilst their re-imagined counterparts primarily utilize built-in blades and guns.
-* Unlike their predecessors, re-imagined Centurions do not speak, though they can understand spoken instructions.
+A shell of this Centurion counterpart is first seen in the [[Miniseries]] in the [[Galactica Museum]], along with other artifacts from the [[Cylon War]].
-* While Centurions of the Original Series are referred to as "tin cans", the [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]]s in the Re-imagined Series are sometimes referred to as "chrome jobs".
+In the special episode, "[[Razor]]", an operational Centurion is seen (with noticeably mechanical legs to show, cinematically, that the Cylons were mechanical and not merely a "guy in a suit") in a [[Razor Flashbacks|flashback to the Cylon War]]. In the same special episode, [[Kara Thrace]] shoots down a Cylon Raider (also based on the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series]] design, where its Centurion version appears again in the wreckage.
 == Related imagery ==