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The Hybrids do not have a completely human body, but rather appear to be more like [[Wikipedia:Cyborg|cyborgs]], consisting of conduits and other connectors mated to, or in place of elements of their bodies. | The Hybrids do not have a completely human body, but rather appear to be more like [[Wikipedia:Cyborg|cyborgs]], consisting of conduits and other connectors mated to, or in place of elements of their bodies. | ||
The Cylons created the [[first Hybrid]] from abducted human civilians on whom they conducted medical experiments during the first [[Cylon War]]. According to Sharon Agathon, this | The Cylons created the [[first Hybrid]] from abducted human civilians on whom they conducted medical experiments during the first [[Cylon War]]. According to Sharon Agathon, this line of research was deemed to be an evolutionary dead-end and the project was abandoned after enough Hybrids were created to control the new basestars ("[[Razor]]", [[Razor Flashbacks]]) <ref>Agathon says that the ''entire'' project was abandoned, implying that the Cylons have a limited number of Hybrids to control their basestars: "There were other Hybrids created to control our baseships before the experiment was abandoned, but this one was the first."</ref>. | ||
It is unclear whether a Hybrid can take autonomous actions on its own, although they can articulate disagreement with orders. It appears that a council of seven humanoid Cylons, each representing their particular model and located elsewhere in the basestar's [[Basestar command|command and control center]], generate the collective command decisions that are accepted and executed by the Hybrids. | It is unclear whether a Hybrid can take autonomous actions on its own, although they can articulate disagreement with orders. It appears that a council of seven humanoid Cylons, each representing their particular model and located elsewhere in the basestar's [[Basestar command|command and control center]], generate the collective command decisions that are accepted and executed by the Hybrids. | ||
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A Hybrid's connectivity to its basestar provides it with a remarkable awareness of the surrounding space. They appear to experience a form of ecstasy, perhaps at an orgasmic level, when accomplishing certain tasks such as FTL jumps. | A Hybrid's connectivity to its basestar provides it with a remarkable awareness of the surrounding space. They appear to experience a form of ecstasy, perhaps at an orgasmic level, when accomplishing certain tasks such as FTL jumps. | ||
Hybrids have a conscious state that can converse, if only briefly. When [[Gaius Baltar]] reaches into the Hybrid's tank and attempts to grab her hand to ask about the missing five | Hybrids have a conscious state that can converse, if only briefly. When [[Gaius Baltar]] reaches into the Hybrid's tank and attempts to grab her hand to ask about the missing five humanoid Cylons, the Hybrid grabs him from the arm and looks directly at him, recognizing him as a being with intelligence. She coherently tells him a [[The Eye of Jupiter|riddle]] before returning to her usual speech pattern and catatonia. The copy of [[Number Three]] initially objects to touching the Hybrid, suggesting that humanoid Cylons may find physical contact with the Hybrid to be distasteful, dangerous, or a type of taboo ([[The Passage]]). | ||
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Revision as of 20:38, 10 December 2007
- This article discusses the living computer of a Re-imagined Series basestar. For information on the Cylon-human hybrid children, see Hera Agathon and Nicholas Tyrol.
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A Hybrid is an entity that represents the first step in the Cylon evolution from pure machines to organic beings (Razor). They serve as the central computer inside a basestar (Torn).
The Hybrids resemble human beings inside an immersion tank similar to a Cylon rebirthing tank. However, they are not humanoid Cylons, but another type of Cylon, similar to the autonomous bio-mechanical Raiders [1], specially constructed as living computers that manage the autonomous functions of the basestar, including navigation, propulsion (especially faster-than-light) and climate control. The Hybrids are so integrated into the basestar's functionality that they are, for all practical purposes, the basestar. The Hybrids may also be in contact with the Centurions and possibly the Raiders, as an Eight notes that - when a basestar became infected with a biological virus - the Centurions started shutting down as soon as the Hybrid became infected (Torn).
The Hybrids do not have a completely human body, but rather appear to be more like cyborgs, consisting of conduits and other connectors mated to, or in place of elements of their bodies.
The Cylons created the first Hybrid from abducted human civilians on whom they conducted medical experiments during the first Cylon War. According to Sharon Agathon, this line of research was deemed to be an evolutionary dead-end and the project was abandoned after enough Hybrids were created to control the new basestars ("Razor", Razor Flashbacks) [2].
It is unclear whether a Hybrid can take autonomous actions on its own, although they can articulate disagreement with orders. It appears that a council of seven humanoid Cylons, each representing their particular model and located elsewhere in the basestar's command and control center, generate the collective command decisions that are accepted and executed by the Hybrids.
The Hybrids almost continually speak in phrases that makes little sense to the basestar's crew. The utterances appear to be a mixture of system status reports as well as observations of events in and around the basestar that may not be describable in words. Leoben Conoy believes that the Hybrids can hear or understand the voice of God. A Number Three suggests that the Hybrids have seen the place "between life and death" and have been driven mad as a result (Rapture).
A Hybrid's connectivity to its basestar provides it with a remarkable awareness of the surrounding space. They appear to experience a form of ecstasy, perhaps at an orgasmic level, when accomplishing certain tasks such as FTL jumps.
Hybrids have a conscious state that can converse, if only briefly. When Gaius Baltar reaches into the Hybrid's tank and attempts to grab her hand to ask about the missing five humanoid Cylons, the Hybrid grabs him from the arm and looks directly at him, recognizing him as a being with intelligence. She coherently tells him a riddle before returning to her usual speech pattern and catatonia. The copy of Number Three initially objects to touching the Hybrid, suggesting that humanoid Cylons may find physical contact with the Hybrid to be distasteful, dangerous, or a type of taboo (The Passage).
Notes
- Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is credited as the Hybrid for "A Measure of Salvation" and "Hero" but does not actually appear, which may mean that scenes involving the Hybrid were cut from those episodes.
- Ronald Moore, in the "Torn" podcast, notes that the Hybrid should be considered "Model 0," neither humanoid Cylon, Raider, nor Centurion, but an intermediate step between the three, designed for a specific purpose.
- The incoherent but prophetic speech of the Hybrids is similar to that of the precogs in the Minority Report short story, while the visual appearance of the Hybrids resembles that of the precogs in the film adaptation. According to the podcast for "Torn", the movie was a deliberate inspiration when devising the look of the Hybrid.
- The Hybrids are similar to Frank Herbert's Guild Navigators from his Dune series, who, through a combination of technology and mental abilities, can guide spacecraft through space in an apparent-FTL process called "folding space." Like the Navigators, the Hybrids seem to be able to utilize precognition to a greater or lesser extent.
- The computer games Homeworld and Homeworld 2 also feature a woman bio-mechanically linked with the core of a spacecraft for command and control purposes. The neuroscientist Karan S'jet undergoes a similar metaphysical experience as the baseship Hybrid does while she is integrated with the mothership and is suspended in a room filled a liquid substance, much like the Hybrid's tank.
- Additionally, Campbell Lane, who portrays the Hybrid in "Razor" and the Razor Flashbacks, also provided the voice over for the Bentusi character in the Homeworld series. Lane's character was also bio-mechanically linked to a starship.
See Also
- First Hybrid
- Hybrid utterances, for a list of phrases spoken by the Hybrid
References
- ↑ Despite its humanoid appearance, the Hybrid is not a humanoid Cylon and should not be counted as one of the 12 humanoid Cylon models.
- ↑ Agathon says that the entire project was abandoned, implying that the Cylons have a limited number of Hybrids to control their basestars: "There were other Hybrids created to control our baseships before the experiment was abandoned, but this one was the first."