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| While humanoid Cylons appear to be able to be resurrected indefinitely, two problems can occur. Repeated downloads can cause pain and other unexplained symptoms. A [[Cavil]] reports severe headaches after one resurrection, and a sensation that felt like "a white hot poker in my skull" in a following instance {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}. Far more threatening is if a humanoid Cylon's memories have become compromised, corrupted, or otherwise tainted (from the perspective of other Cylons). If that occurs, the consciousness might be "[[boxed]]" immediately after download while the reborn Cylon is in the tank and unable to resist, a drastic measure equivalent in Cylon society to capital punishment. Conversations suggest that this practice is very rare, and [[Number Three]] is the only case of an entire model line being boxed {{TRS|Downloaded|Rapture}}. | | While humanoid Cylons appear to be able to be resurrected indefinitely, two problems can occur. Repeated downloads can cause pain and other unexplained symptoms. A [[Cavil]] reports severe headaches after one resurrection, and a sensation that felt like "a white hot poker in my skull" in a following instance {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}. Far more threatening is if a humanoid Cylon's memories have become compromised, corrupted, or otherwise tainted (from the perspective of other Cylons). If that occurs, the consciousness might be "[[boxed]]" immediately after download while the reborn Cylon is in the tank and unable to resist, a drastic measure equivalent in Cylon society to capital punishment. Conversations suggest that this practice is very rare, and [[Number Three]] is the only case of an entire model line being boxed {{TRS|Downloaded|Rapture}}. |
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| It is also apparent that the resurrection process is involuntary in that humanoid Cylons cannot ''choose'' to die permanently, nor can other Cylons in control of a Resurrection Ship choose to prevent someone from being downloaded. The only way to prevent a dead Cylon from downloading is to move the Resurrection Ship out of range {{TRS|Torn}}. An example of this is when Sharon Agathon downloads to a Resurrection Ship to rescue her child. Despite being a traitor, the Cylons do not stop her from resurrecting and she is able to rescue her child as a result {{TRS|Rapture}}. Furthermore, [[Gina Inviere]], a Cylon prisoner aboard ''Pegasus'' who was tortured so badly she wants to die for good, is unable to control her resurrection. To ensure her permanent death, she supplies the Colonials with information on the Resurrection Ship, so that it can be destroyed {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I}}. | | It is also apparent that the resurrection process is involuntary in that humanoid Cylons cannot ''choose'' to die permanently, nor can other Cylons in control of a Resurrection Ship choose to prevent someone from being downloaded. The only way to prevent a dead Cylon from downloading is to move the Resurrection Ship out of range {{TRS|Torn}}. An example of this is when Sharon Agathon downloads to a Resurrection Ship to rescue her child. Despite being a traitor, the Cylons do not stop her from resurrecting and she is able to rescue her child as a result {{TRS|Rapture}}. Furthermore, [[Gina Inviere]], a Cylon prisoner aboard ''{{RDM|Pegasus}}'' who was tortured so badly she wants to die for good, is unable to control her resurrection. To ensure her permanent death, she supplies the Colonials with information on the Resurrection Ship, so that it can be destroyed {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I}}. |
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| When a humanoid Cylon is downloaded, his or her memories are added to a collective database and can be accessed by another Cylon of the same model. This is not automatic; the Cylon receiving his or her counterpart's memories must choose to do so {{TRS|The Hub}}. | | When a humanoid Cylon is downloaded, his or her memories are added to a collective database and can be accessed by another Cylon of the same model. This is not automatic; the Cylon receiving his or her counterpart's memories must choose to do so {{TRS|The Hub}}. |
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| ==The Development of Resurrection Technology== | | ==The Development of Resurrection Technology== |
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| Resurrection was originally invented on {{RDM|Kobol}} for humanoid Cylons some three thousand years ago {{TRS|No Exit}}. | | Resurrection was originally invented on {{RDM|Kobol}} for humanoid Cylons circa {{BCH|3000}} {{TRS|No Exit}}. |
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| After the [[Pythia|departure from Kobol of these humanoid Cylons]], the Cylons of Kobol, later known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], eventually settled on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. During the next thousand years on Earth the humanoid Cylons gained the ability to procreate in the same manner as humans, complete with childhood. | | After the [[Pythia|departure from Kobol of these humanoid Cylons]], the Cylons of Kobol, later known as the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]], eventually settled on [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. During the next thousand years on Earth the humanoid Cylons gained the ability to procreate in the same manner as humans, complete with childhood. |
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| As a result, resurrection technology was no longer necessary to preserve their species, and the knowledge of it was lost to time. Approximately 2,000 years ago, five [[Final Five|Earth Cylons]] - [[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] - who (like all Cylons by that time) were born naturally, attempted to reinvent resurrection technology, formally known as "organic memory transfer". | | As a result, resurrection technology was no longer necessary to preserve their species, and the knowledge of it was lost to time. Approximately {{BCH|2000}}, five [[Final Five|Earth Cylons]]―[[Saul Tigh]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Ellen Tigh]]―who (like all Cylons by that time) were born naturally, attempted to reinvent resurrection technology, formally known as "organic memory transfer". |
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| A [[Messengers|Messenger]] appeared to each the five, warning them of an impending holocaust on Earth. The humanoid Cylons had oppressed [[Earth Cylon Centurion|their version]] of Centurions and destruction was probable. Before the holocaust, the five, all researchers in the same research facility, worked around the clock to recreate the technology that was lost. According to Sam Anders' recount, the work of Galen Tyrol and Ellen Tigh was exceptional, with Mrs. Tigh making the "intuitive leap" to get the system back online. When the war came all five were killed, but they were resurrected on a ship they had prearranged near Earth. | | A [[Messengers|Messenger]] appeared to each the five, warning them of an impending holocaust on Earth. The humanoid Cylons had oppressed [[Earth Cylon Centurion|their version]] of Centurions and destruction was probable. Before the holocaust, the five, all researchers in the same research facility, worked around the clock to recreate the technology that was lost. According to Sam Anders' recount, the work of Galen Tyrol and Ellen Tigh was exceptional, with Mrs. Tigh making the "intuitive leap" to get the system back online. When the war came all five were killed, but they were resurrected on a ship they had prearranged near Earth. |
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| Seeing the utter destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and knowing the cause they were determined for it not to happen again. They knew that the humans would keep trying to create "artificial life" as well so they headed in their ship for the twelve human Colonies that were settled 1,000 years before to warn them not to make the same mistake they did and to be kind to their creations. However, they only had a ship without [[FTL]]--on Earth, the technology was not yet invented. As a result, travel to the Twelve Colonies was [[w:Theory of Relativity|relativistic]]: on board the ship, travel time was only a few years, but the voyage was actually 2,000 years. | | Seeing the utter destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and knowing the cause they were determined for it not to happen again. They knew that the humans would keep trying to create "artificial life" as well so they headed in their ship for the twelve human Colonies that were settled circa {{BCH|1000}} before to warn them not to make the same mistake they did and to be kind to their creations. However, they only had a ship without [[FTL]]--on Earth, the technology was not yet invented. As a result, travel to the Twelve Colonies was [[w:Theory of Relativity|relativistic]]: on board the ship, travel time was only a few years, but the voyage was actually 2,000 years. |
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| Near the end of their journey, they somehow made contact with the [[Zoe-A|avatar of the late Zoe Graystone]] who, with her parents Drs. [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]], was developing the technology to give Zoe a new human body. The Final Five's assistance sped the Graystones's work,<ref>According to executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]]'s audio commentary for the episodes "Unvanquished" and "Apotheosis," Zoe's journey to becoming a skin job in the period leading up to the flash forward would have been depicted if ''Caprica'' had been given a second season. In that five year period, Zoe would have encountered the [[Final Five]] - on their way to the Twelve Colonies following the destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|version]] of the Cylons - in the virtual world. There, the Final Five would have assisted Zoe in the creation of her humanoid robotic body. Also according to Murphy, Zoe would have joined the Caprican Legionnaires, working under the command of [[Jordan Duram]] to eradicate the Cylon threat before the inevitable uprising. [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/114/1140870p1.html</ref> and Zoe-A was resurrected in a tank in her father's home basement laboratory on Caprica.<ref>Shown in the "Things to Come" montage at the end of {{CAP|Apotheosis}}.</ref> | | Near the end of their journey, they somehow made contact with the [[Zoe-A|avatar of the late Zoe Graystone]] who, with her parents Drs. [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]] and [[Amanda Graystone]], was developing the technology to give Zoe a new human body. The Final Five's assistance sped the Graystones's work,<ref>According to executive producer [[Kevin Murphy]]'s audio commentary for the episodes "Unvanquished" and "Apotheosis," Zoe's journey to becoming a skin job in the period leading up to the flash forward would have been depicted if ''Caprica'' had been given a second season. In that five year period, Zoe would have encountered the [[Final Five]]―on their way to the Twelve Colonies following the destruction of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by their own [[Earth Cylon Centurion|version]] of the Cylons―in the virtual world. There, the Final Five would have assisted Zoe in the creation of her humanoid robotic body. Also according to Murphy, Zoe would have joined the Caprican Legionnaires, working under the command of [[Jordan Duram]] to eradicate the Cylon threat before the inevitable uprising. [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/114/1140870p1.html]</ref> and Zoe-A was resurrected in a tank in her father's home basement laboratory on Caprica.<ref>Shown in the "Things to Come" montage at the end of {{CAP|Apotheosis}}.</ref> |
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| After what the Final Five would have perceived as nearly an instant—but what the colonies perceived as a few years of peace, the rebellion of the Cylon slave population, and more than twelve years of [[First Cylon War|human-Cylon war]]—the Five finally arrived too late to deliver their prophesy and avert the carnage. | | After what the Final Five would have perceived as nearly an instant—but what the colonies perceived as a few years of peace, the rebellion of the Cylon slave population, and more than twelve years of [[First Cylon War|human-Cylon war]]—the Five finally arrived too late to deliver their prophesy and avert the carnage. |
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| ===Cavil's Deception of the Final Five=== | | ===Cavil's Deception of the Final Five=== |
| The Five downloaded at least once more after their initial download during the nuclear holocaust on Earth 2,000 years before. The Final Five and the Centurions were successful in recreating [[humanoid Cylon]]s and resurrection. The first was John Cavil, and he helped the Final Five create the other seven new Cylon models. However, Cavil held a deep grudge against humanity for enslaving his Centurion ancestors. To demonstrate the many faults of mankind, Cavil murdered the Final Five, [[Boxing|boxed]] them, and ultimately unboxed them but downloaded them with their real memories blocked and false memories in their places. Cavil then proceeded to instigate [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the attack on the Colonies]]. He apparently expected them to die in the attack. | | The Five downloaded at least once more after their initial download during the nuclear holocaust on Earth circa {{BCH|2000}}. The Final Five and the Centurions were successful in recreating [[humanoid Cylon]]s and resurrection. The first was John Cavil, and he helped the Final Five create the other seven new Cylon models. However, Cavil held a deep grudge against humanity for enslaving his Centurion ancestors. To demonstrate the many faults of mankind, Cavil murdered the Final Five, [[Boxing|boxed]] them, and ultimately unboxed them but downloaded them with their real memories blocked and false memories in their places. Cavil then proceeded to instigate [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the attack on the Colonies]]. He apparently expected them to die in the attack. |
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| Previously it was revealed that before the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, a Cylon could download as long as they were within range. This also applied to the [[Final Five]]. [[Cavil]] kept at least one fresh body for each of them, as was proven when [[Saul Tigh]] killed [[Ellen Tigh]] and she downloaded into a new body. Apparently Cavil planned for them to rejoin the Cylons when they were killed in the attack on the Colonies he apparently instigated and hoped that they'd admit that they made a mistake in supporting humanity and see, in Cavil's view, the bestial nature of mankind and join him in their destruction. | | Previously it was revealed that before the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, a Cylon could download as long as they were within range. This also applied to the [[Final Five]]. [[Cavil]] kept at least one fresh body for each of them, as was proven when [[Saul Tigh]] killed [[Ellen Tigh]] and she downloaded into a new body. Apparently Cavil planned for them to rejoin the Cylons when they were killed in the attack on the Colonies he apparently instigated and hoped that they'd admit that they made a mistake in supporting humanity and see, in Cavil's view, the bestial nature of mankind and join him in their destruction. |
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| The original equipment that the Final Five used to replicate Resurrection Technology was still on [[The Colony]] perhaps as a precaution against Ellen Tigh revealing the location of The Colony. Cavil, five months prior to the events of {{TRS|Islanded in a Stream of Stars}} and just ''before'' the start of the civil war, moved it to the present location. It is essentially a [[wikipedia:Planetoid|planetoid]] sized space station constructed along the same principles the Baseships are with biological elements. This is where [[Boomer]] delivered [[Hera]] to [[Cavil]] in that episode. | | The original equipment that the Final Five used to replicate Resurrection Technology was still on [[The Colony]] perhaps as a precaution against Ellen Tigh revealing the location of The Colony. Cavil, five months prior to the events of {{TRS|Islanded in a Stream of Stars}} and just ''before'' the start of the civil war, moved it to the present location. It is essentially a [[wikipedia:Planetoid|planetoid]] sized space station constructed along the same principles the Baseships are with biological elements. This is where {{callsign|Boomer}} delivered [[Hera Agathon]] to [[Cavil]] and his supporters, the [[Number Four|Fours]] and [[Number Five|Fives]]. |
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| ==Post Destruction of Resurrection and its Possible Recreation== | | ==Post Destruction of Resurrection and its Possible Recreation== |
| When the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, and they lost of the ability to resurrect, the Cavil-allied Cylons (Cavils, Dorals and Simons) didn't know how to rebuild it as it was technology from the Final Five. Cavil tried to get Ellen Tigh to help rebuild it, but she claimed that she couldn't do it without Anders, Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]], and her husband, as she only knew part of the system herself. Cavil scoffed at this and decided to mine Ellen's brain in an attempt to find the information, but [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] helped her escape, apparently cutting off the Cylons' only chance at rebuilding the technology. However this "escape" proved to be another deception by John Cavil as he let Ellen Tigh go in an ersatz escape in order for Boomer to find the fleet and capture [[Hera Agathon]], the human-Cylon mixed child which Boomer has successfully has brought back to Cavil in the present [[The Colony|Cylon Homeworld]]. The specific plans he has for Hera and what she has to do with resurrection-if anything-is not known as of {{TRS|Islanded in a Stream of Stars}}. Options include Cavil, having forgone Resurrection, has taken Hera to determine how she was conceived by Cylon-human natural procreation as a key to Cylon-Cylon breeding and has abandoned Resurrection all together. | | When the Resurrection Hub was destroyed, and they lost of the ability to resurrect, the Cavil-allied Cylons (Cavils, Dorals and Simons) didn't know how to rebuild it as it was technology from the Final Five. Cavil tried to get Ellen Tigh to help rebuild it, but she claimed that she couldn't do it without Anders, Tyrol, [[Tory Foster]], and her husband, as she only knew part of the system herself. Cavil scoffed at this and decided to mine Ellen's brain in an attempt to find the information, but {{callsign|Boomer}} helped her escape, apparently cutting off the Cylons' only chance at rebuilding the technology. However this "escape" proved to be another deception by John Cavil as he let Ellen Tigh go in an ersatz escape in order for Boomer to find the Fleet and capture [[Hera Agathon]], the human-Cylon mixed child that Boomer has successfully has brought back to Cavil in the present [[The Colony|Cylon Homeworld]]. The specific plans he has for Hera and what she has to do with resurrection is not known as of {{TRS|Islanded in a Stream of Stars}}. has taken Hera to determine how she was conceived by Cylon-human natural procreation as a key to Cylon-Cylon breeding and has abandoned Resurrection all together. |
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| During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Saul Tigh offers to give back Resurrection if Cavil lets Hera (who he's holding hostage in CIC) go and stops persuing humanity. Cavil agrees and calls off his forces. The Five combine together to recreate the plans for Resurrection and transmit them to The Colony as each holds a piece of the puzzle. With the Five giving back Resurrection and the deal made with Cavil, it looks like resurrection's return will finally end the war with peace between the sides, but Tyrol breaks the download to kill Tory after learning of her killing his wife. The download was incomplete and hostilities resume as the Cylons think they've been betrayed and the battle ends with the destruction of The Colony and all of Cavil's forces. With Tory's death at the hands of Tyrol, and Anders' death when he pilots ''Galactica'' and the rest of the Fleet into the Sun, destroying the ships, it is likely that the Ones, Fours and Fives succumbed to old age before they were able to recover the technology if any survived the destruction of The Colony by ''Galactica''. | | During the [[Battle of The Colony]], Saul Tigh offers to give back Resurrection if Cavil lets Hera (who he's holding hostage in CIC) go and stops pursuing humanity. Cavil agrees and calls off his forces. The Five combine together to recreate the plans for Resurrection and transmit them to The Colony as each holds a piece of the puzzle. With the Five giving back Resurrection and the deal made with Cavil, it looks like resurrection's return will finally end the war with peace between the sides, but Tyrol breaks the download to kill Tory after learning of her killing his wife. The download was incomplete and hostilities resume as the Cylons think they've been betrayed and the battle ends with the destruction of The Colony and all of Cavil's forces. With Tory's death at the hands of Tyrol, and Anders' death when he pilots ''Galactica'' and the rest of the Fleet into Sol, destroying the ships, it is likely that the Ones, Fours and Fives succumbed to old age before they were able to recover the technology if any survived the destruction of The Colony by ''Galactica'' {{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}. |
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| == References == | | == References == |
