Laser pistol (1980)

For the laser pistols used in the Original Series, see: Laser pistol.

Troy and Dillon flank Jamie Hamilton with their pistols drawn.

The laser pistol is the standard sidearm of both Colonial Warriors and Cylons Centurions in 1980 A.D. Laser pistols are energy based weapons.

Colonial counterpart

In addition to the regular, larger laser pistol worn by Warriors, smaller versions of the laser pistol are used by Warriors Troy and Dillon during their missions on Earth.

These smaller pistols have various settings, including a stunning setting, a destructive setting, and a setting that places the stricken target in paralysis, thus freezing them in the position they were in prior to being hit (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).

These pistols do not register on 1980 A.D. medal detectors, as they are made of carbon-synthetic material (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).

Cylon counterpart

While Centurions previously used bayoneted laser rifles as their standard weapon during the end of the Thousand-Yahren War, they have adopted a laser pistol as well ("The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I", "The Return of Starbuck").

Notes

• The laser effect used in Galactica 1980 is a beam effect, different from the Original Series in coloring, either blue or a white-yellow as opposed to the red.