Number One

Number One
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Human Name	Cavil
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Role	Cylon Infiltrator, Priest
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Portrayed by	Dean Stockwell
Number One is a Cylon
Number One is a Final Five Cylon
Number One is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Number One is an Original Series Cylon
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Cavil is a Cylon agent who, previous to being discovered, posed as a colonal priest.

Fleet Copy

The first copy of this model encountered poses as a Colonial priest named Brother Cavil. He provides counsel for Chief Tyrol (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I) after Tyrol's maddened attack against Cally. Cavil identifies the source of Tyrol's anxiety as arising from the fear that he could be a Cylon sleeper agent. This Cavil seems to be personally very familiar with Tyrol, and apparently aware that Cally harbors romantic feelings for him. (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I). The significance of Cavil's interest in Tyrol's personal affairs, if any, is unknown.

A somewhat eccentric figure, Cavil is a surprisingly harsh critic of prayer for a priest, but claims to have been preaching "longer than you [Tyrol] have been sucking down oxygen" (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I).

Despite his unconventional view of prayer, he prays with Laura Roslin for her re-election to the presidency to be successful (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II).

Caprica Copy

A second copy of this model approaches the Caprica SAR team, telling them that the Cylons had left the Colonies. What he did not tell them — until Tyrol blew his cover upon his arrival at Galactica — was that he was a Cylon.

Due to this copy's discovery, the Fleet copy was arrested as well and thrown in Galactica's brig. Laura Roslin had ordered them to be spaced, after Caprica-Cavil informed her and Admiral Adama that the Cylons had made two mistakes: one the attack on the Colonies and the pursuit of the Fleet (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II). It is unknown whether or not the copies were executed.

Like his Fleet counterpart, the Caprica copy also expresses doubt in the active involvement of divine forces in the real world, although he focuses his contempt on the Cylon religion. Based on his conversation with the Fleet copy, this viewpoint appears to be shared between at least these two copies, and possibly across the entire model.

Analysis

The Cavils (their number was not given) appear to be very radical thinkers, and demonstrate a unity among the model not seen in any other. The Cavils appear to have a well-developed sense of sardonic humor, and are given to making jokes in even the most awkward or dangerous circumstances. (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II). They seem to have realized some time ago the same things Caprica-Six needed her hallucination of Baltar to discover. Judging by this, the Cavil copies were probably among the first to flock to Caprica's banner. It would appear that the Cavils on Galactica lied; the Cylons apparently occupied New Caprica at the end of the episode. However, Cylon plans may have changed after the second Cavil was stranded on Galactica.

It must be supposed that the Cylons were aware that the second Cavil's arrival on Galactica would, sooner or later, result in the exposure of the first as a Cylon agent. Thus, it seems likely this was intentional or at least an understood consequence.

The word cavil is a noun and verb involving an irrelevant or trivial point made during an argument or discussion; synonyms are quibble and carp. Dictionary