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- For information on the Earth of the Re-imagined Series, see Earth (RDM).
Earth is the home of the lost Thirteenth Tribe in both Battlestar Galactica sagas.
In the Original Series
The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from Kobol after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the Exodus of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable. As stated in the Book of the Word, the Thirteenth Tribe left opposite the other Twelve Tribes, the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol (Lost Planet of the Gods).
Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the Apollo Moon Landing -- were picked up by Captain Apollo in the Celestial chamber on an obsolete Gamma frequency, though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the Cylon basestar (The Hand of God).
Due to the discovery of several planets inhabited by Humans of the Thirteenth Tribe, especially Terra, and the Eastern Alliance, it must be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and may be more than a match for the Cylons.
However, due to budgetary constraints in the sequel to Battlestar Galactica (1978), Earth in the Original Series had to undergo a drastic change.
In Galactica 1980
In Galactica 1980, Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the Cylons.[1] The short-lived series primarily depicts the central character's adventures on Earth's surface, including its past through a means of time-travel.
References
- ↑ Many fans of the Original Series feel that the events of "Galactica 1980" are apocryphal, despite the airing of this information, preferring to consider Earth as undiscovered as of the conclusion of the Original Series. Regardless of its popularity, Battlestar Wiki maintains its canonicity for purposes of this encyclopedia.