Aerilon

For the version of this colony depicted in the Dynamite Comics, see: Aerilon (alternate).

Colors and symbol of Aerilon

Aerilon was primarily an agricultural world, known as the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies. Despite this, Aerilon was considered to be one of the poorest Colonies (TRS: "Dirty Hands"). Aerilon also had tylium mines, and Promethea, one of the larger cities on the planet, was founded as a mining town (Blood and Chrome, deleted scenes). Its capital city is Gaoth.

The mining colony of Troy, which was destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion, and possibly located near Aerilon, may have been operated by natives of that world. Troy was the alleged home of Sharon Valerii (TRS: "Flesh and Bone").

History

Fifteen people died when President Richard Adar, for reasons unexplained, sent the Marines to Aerilon (TRS: "Water").

Culture

While imprisoned on Galactica, Gaius Baltar talks extensively about Aerilon, confirming that it, not Caprica, was his birth world. He imitates the speech mannerisms of a stereotypical native, a farmer who likes to work with his hands, and "go down to the pub for a pint" and have a fight at the end of the night. In doing this, Baltar puts on a strong raspy "Aerilon" accent (TRS: "Dirty Hands").

Other

The only visual depiction of Aerilon.

• The professional Pyramid team from Aerilon played against the Caprica Buccaneers in one of the last games before the Cylon attack. They apparently won (TRS: "Resistance").
• A photo of a grief-stricken soldier staring out at the ruins of Aerilon's capital hangs behind President Roslin's desk and on the bulkhead of a pilot ready room on Galactica. The pilots touch the photo for luck and in a sign of respect as they leave the room. This photo of Aerilon gives viewers one of the few visual depictions of life on a colony other than Caprica.
• Aerilon Crystal table salt is used by Racetrack in the Salt Line Ceremony (TRS: "Exodus, Part I").
• Aerilon was home to at least two universities, Promethea A&M and the University of Aerilon. (Blood and Chrome, deleted scenes)

Natives

• Saul Tigh (alleged, actually a humanoid Cylon)
• Sekou Hamilton, presumed, as he is an editor of the Aerilon Gazette (TRS: "Colonial Day").
• Socinus, presumed, as he has an tattoo of the zodiac sign of Aries on his arm (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I", deleted scene).
• Gaius Baltar, who left for the more sophisticated Caprica after his eighteenth birthday, turning his back on his family and heritage.
• Alisander Asiel, Aerilon's representative to the Quorum of Twelve (TRS: "Colonial Day").
• Coker Fasjovik, a Colonial flight officer during the Cylon War. (Blood and Chrome)

Publications

• Aerilon Gazette

Locations

• Cuffle's Breath Wash
• Euclid River
• Promethea

Notes

• The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content, in the same way that the Original Series had inconsistent spellings of "Centurion" and "Centurian". The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "Home, Part I" and "The Son Also Rises" in official Colonial documentation, as well as placards from "Colonial Day" and various Season 4 episodes. Further research into this has lead Battlestar Wiki to choose the more prevalent spelling that appears on various props in the series, as well as spellings from the scripts: "Aerilon".
• Socrata Thrace and Galen Tyrol pronounce the name as "Air-lon", while Baltar pronounces it "Air-e-lon".