Talk:Cylon Models/Archive 1

Image Requests

1. Number Six's glowing spine from the "Miniseries"

done. --Dancing salad 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)

1. Valerii's viper optic arm trick from "Flight of the Phoenix"

Battlestar Wiki:Island of Misfit Images --Dancing salad 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)

1. Thrace cutting into the downed raider's brain from "You Can't Go Home Again"

Done. More on Battlestar Wiki:Island of Misfit Images --Dancing salad 12:11, 26 February 2006 (EST)

1. Closer-cropped headshots of each of the six known Cylons --Peter Farago 16:17, 30 December 2005 (EST)

as you wish ;) --Dancing salad 11:20, 26 February 2006 (EST)

More?

Thanks, it looks fantastic. I only wonder if we can't find a better picture of Doral... --Peter Farago 14:19, 26 February 2006 (EST)

i'm really trying to. i think the previous was crappier than this one, but it doesn't make this a good one. by the way, the background color is painful! =D --Dancing salad 15:32, 26 February 2006 (EST)

Agreed; Doral could stand to be better.--The Merovingian 12:45, 2 March 2006 (CST)

"Organizational Relationships

The exact nature of the Cylon hierarchy remains unclear. The humanoid models, as the most evolved form of Cylon, are definitely in charge of the Centurions and Raiders. Caprica-Six's statement in "Downloaded" that Cylon culture is based on unity and that celebrities such as herself are something new implies that there is no single "Imperious Leader" as there was in the old series. Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positons. "

i don't agree. can i have some other opinion about this? --Dancing salad 08:02, 16 March 2006 (CST)

What's your opinion? --Peter Farago 08:32, 16 March 2006 (CST)

well, i think we shouldn't say the humanoids are in charge, but thats not the main point. i think we everybody agree about the non humanoid execute orders and do most military actions, and, when with cylon agents, the last ones are in charge. but i non-humanoids are like instruments, just like animals or sensor powered machines with no full artificial inteligence.

what i want to discuss about is "Cylon culture is based on unity".c ylon culture is actually based on the fact that enybody is fully necessary, they are all clones, when dead another one is replacing them, and their missions are minor parts from a great plan. cylons DO have a plan, we mustn't forget it, no matter it seems not (hey, they finnaly taken their planetary colony, twice xD).

the caprica copies were uniques were living with humans, they have really decisive missions, and they were heroes. so, when introduced back on their original culture, they couldn't engage. for the cylon culture they were dangerous, as they are leading voices who can make the cylon agent having their own opinions as the caprica copies have. they are fully IA (or whatever they are) and can question, for example, the cylon atack against the colonies.

"Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positions." we know 7 agents and are mentioned 4, thats like saying "men between 25-55 y o are usually in command of younger ones". i think thats more a personality issue rather than military. when seen, we didn't know more models. in fact, they are not only the most often seen in command positions, but also the most often seen.

and, about the imperious leader, as i said before, their culture is about to execute plan. the fact that the audience and the colonial leaders haven't met a cylon leader yet doesn't mean that he doesn't exist. by the other hand, i'm not saying that actually does, but i think we shouldn't give information far away from the series information by the last aired episode.

EDIT.: oh, i hadn't understood "unity" the right way. well, now i think it's confusing. not beacuse i have confused it, but because the information is one step closer to the speculation instead of actual facts. how do the agents give orders to raiders or explain missions? and when have we seen an agent giving an order to a centurion? all we know is that they execute actions. maybe they do beacuse agents can't. as agents execute missions the centurions can't. imagining is true they have no leader, why have they to have militar levels?

as i'm not saying it must be deleted, i think is too close to the line and has to be often revisited. thats why i've asked for you opinion.

btw, has anybody found a better Doral pic? i'm still loking for, but it's not easy! a Cavil one was earlier found! xD

have a nice day! --Dancing salad 09:23, 16 March 2006 (CST)

The "unity" quote is based on dialogue from "Downloaded", so I consider that to be fairly reliable. As for "Copies of Numbers Three, Five, Six, and Eight are most often seen in command positions," we have the following evidence:

• Miniseries: High ranking Six on Armistice Station, Eight at Ragnar Anchorage.
• Bastille Day, Flesh and Bone, Litmus, Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down: High ranking Five and Six oversee Cap-Valerii's mission.
• Final Cut: High ranking Threes, Fives, Sixes and Eights view classified documentary footage
• Downloaded: High ranking Three assigned to observe Caprica-Six and Boomer.

By contrast, we have not seen Conoy, Simon or Cavil receiving classified information, overseeing other cylons, or delivering orders. I think the statement as written is pretty fair. --Peter Farago 09:54, 16 March 2006 (CST)