| Guardian basestar | |||
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| [[Image:|275px|Guardian basestar]] | |||
| Race: | Cylons | ||
| Type: | Military | ||
| FTL: | Yes | ||
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| XO: | {{{xo}}} | ||
| Role: | Carrier/battleship hybrid | ||
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| Aircraft: | {{{aircraft}}} | ||
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| Fate: | Destroyed by Colonial forces | ||
| Emblem: | [[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]] | ||
| Other Images: | Gallery | ||
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| FTL Cooldown: | {{{ftl cooldown}}} turns | ||
| Speed: | {{{speed}}} m/s | ||
| Turn Rate: | {{{turn rate}}}°/turn | ||
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| DRADIS Range: | {{{dradis range}}} m | ||
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| Squadron Slots: | {{{squadrons}}} | ||
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| Additional Information | |||
The Guardian basestar was a design developed by the Cylons at the end of the first Cylon War and represents the first stop towards the Basestar (RDM)#Modern basestar design. The first Hybrid was developed for this basestar and integrated with it.
At the end of the Cylon War, Lieutenant William Adama, then a Viper pilot, is shot down over an ice planet and encounters a facility where humans are being experimented on to create Hybrids. Unable to free the captives, he witnesses the launch of this particular basestar, although he is unaware of its nature at the time.
According to Sharon Agathon, a group of old Centurions escaped being scrapped when they were replaced with the newer, non-sentient models, and made off with this basestar, the first Hybrid and other materiel. They became known as "Guardians" and have become a legend among the Cylons as no one knows for sure if they still exist.
Eventually, the Guardians come upon a science team from Pegasus, using a Raptor to study a supernova, and capture them to experiment on. During a search and rescue mission for the Raptor, Starbuck and Showboat encounter Guardian Raiders and engage them. Starbuck shoots one down in the landing bay, allowing it to be studied. After learning of the Guardians from Agathon, and connecting the information with his experiences 40 years ago, Admiral Adama orders an attack on them.
Having learned its likely location from the Raider's navigational computer, Pegasus jumps into the vicinity of the Guardian basestar and uses a Raptor to land a Marine strike team, led by Starbuck and Kendra Shaw, on the basestar. They are successful in rescuing the civilians, but take several casualties. After she is wounded and the trigger of the team nuclear bomb is damaged, Shaw decides to stay back and detonate the bomb manually. Before she does so, she encounters the first Hybrid whom the Guardians worhship as a god. He claims to expect her and delivers a cryptic warning about Kara Thrace (Razor).