Talk:Humanoid Cylon speculation/Archive4

For discussions prior to October 13, 2006, see this revision.

For discussions prior to March 13, 2007, see this revision.

Archived Page

I had to archive this page as it was three times larger than some browsers could read. I know that this is a very popular page, but please limit the discussion to the criteria and reasoning behind a character's suspicion. --Spencerian 10:04, 14 March 2007 (CDT)

Romo Lampkin's entry

I truncated Lampkin's entry to its basic points and moved him to "low' probability. By the nature of the show, almost everyone is a suspect. Lampkin's demeanor is suspicious, but so is/was Tom Zarek, Phelan, Valance, and many, many other antagonists in the show. "Creepy" is not a qualifier, per se. The point of association with Joseph Adama is of particular note for possibie disqualification if we can verify his time of death. Based on conversations with the surviving Adamas, it appears that the senior Adama died some time (>2 years) before the Cylon genocide, but we can't verify a time. If anything, for someone who actually knew Joseph Adama to be a survivor of the Fleet, like Ellen Tigh's mysterious rescue, is a matter of question. --Spencerian 10:54, 14 March 2007 (CDT)

Statement on Death

I have changed the following line:

As only a humanoid Cylon can "return" from the dead, any human character that dies is instantly disqualified from suspicion. If the character returns in a manner other than being seen in a "flashback" scene or episode, then it is probable possible that the character is a Cylon.

The reason for this is due to the return of Starbuck, who due to her arrival and Apollo's reaction, we are not sure if she is human, Cylon, or even a delusion in his mind at this time.--み使い Mitsukai 21:13, 27 March 2007 (CDT)

All Males Should Be In Low Probability

I think we should consider all male suspects to be in the lowest possible suspicion level since the number of males is already greater than that of females, and I doubt they would go as far as unbalancing it even more. Doesn't mean they can't be, but it does mean it's a lot less probable that they are Cylons. --Sauron18 22:39, 27 March 2007 (CDT)

Three's drawings were of three males and two females, yes? --Peter Farago 23:36, 27 March 2007 (CDT)

I can't really tell, but I'm mainly basing my comment on the fact that it would be extremely disproportionate to have 8 Males and 4 females....--Sauron18 23:41, 27 March 2007 (CDT)

Maybe it's meant to be the reverse of the human female to male ratio, where it's (as the Beach Boys have said) "two girls for every boy....". Seriously, there may be a reason why such a disparity exists, and in any case, I'm not sure that gender plays a factor in how things will transpire, as it hasn't played a factor in how things have happened thus far.--み使い Mitsukai 00:13, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Kara Thrace

According to Katee Sackhoff she was one of the few actors told she wasn't a Cylon.(Source) I think this statement is enough to remove her from the list because Ronald D. Moore has already made up his mind as to who the fifth Cylon is (see note at the article about the Final five). --Gen00b 09:32, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Major Revision Needed

I think this page should be replaced with an article concerning the remaining twelfth Cylon specifically. No character should be admitted to speculation without some sort of affirmative cause for suspicion - straight off the top of my head, that would include just Starbuck and Roslin. We should also re-evaluate our elimination criteria:

• Obviously biological offspring can no longer eliminate a character from suspicion, unless their partner is known to be a Cylon.
• Humanoid Cylons existed at least as early as 30 years prior to the third season, since that's how long Adama has known Tigh.

--Peter Farago 13:14, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Suggested name for the last Cylon "#1"

OK, we don't actually know the numbers of any of the new 4 Cylons or even for Simon and Cavil, and RDM has said they were essentially assigned at random.

But I'm proposing a fun name, in homage to the Prisoner, for the last Cylon on the wiki should be #1. Since I would be really, really surprised if that is not indeed the number and role of this last Cylon anyway. Better than "12th Cylon" though I guess "Final Cylon" is OK. Strictly speaking, RDM could create more than 12 but for now that's how many he's said are there. Of course, there is another possible special Cylon out there, namely a humanoid incarnation of the Cylon God, a Cylon Jesus if you will. (I would pick Baltar as this -- not a Cylon, but much more.)

Or are people against #1 as a designation on the off chance that might not turn out to be its number?--Bradtem 01:03, 29 March 2007 (CDT)

While the Prisoner reference is valid, I think it'd probably be jumping the gun to assign a number. "Final Cylon" is OK for now, I guess. Especially as it relates to "Final Five". --Steelviper 07:37, 29 March 2007 (CDT)

The Eight Cylons in the fleet

While recogizing this isn't a chat forum, I think the following is reasonable fodder for speculation. You'll remember in Resistance that Boomer said there were eight Cylons in the fleet. Assuming that she somehow had access to this information despite not being able to identify any of the Final Five or even all of the original seven, let's try to reconcile this with present knowledge.

Cylons who are not in the fleet at the time include Athena, Anders, and Gina, as they arrived later. Those now known to Cylons who were in the fleet at the time are:

• Boomer herself
• D'Anna Biers
• The Cavil copy who later counselled Tyrol
• Saul Tigh
• Tory Foster
• Galen Tyrol

You'll notice this totals to six. Of the remaining two, one is probably the final unrevealed Final Fiver. Note this suggests that this Cylon is not Starbuck, since she was on Caprica at the time.

As for the other, my best guess is Shelly Godfrey, though if so she'd been hiding superbly well. I suppose there could also have been a Simon lurking about somewhere, though if so we ought to have been told after his cover was blown when Starbuck returned. --Saforrest 09:56, 29 March 2007 (CDT)

There may still have been a Simon hanging around somewhere, Starbuck didn't exactly take a picture of him. In a 45k-population, avoiding one person is not that hard to do. Also keep in mind that D'Anna wasn't unmasked upon Anders' return for the same reason. Both could've easily avoided Anders' resistance group during the year on New Caprica, after which they'd blend in with the other Cylons during the occupation. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 10:40, 29 March 2007 (CDT)

Since the 7 know nothing of the identities or activites of the five, she _should_ have just been guessing. Sharon would know the total count of 12, but should have had no reason to know Anders was on Caprica and four others were on board, unless we have been incorrectly informed about their non-knowledge of the F5. #3 and #6 certainly know nothing of them besides their count.--Bradtem 13:55, 29 March 2007 (CDT)