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Daniel | |
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| Introduced | [[]] | |
| Death | Entire line destroyed by John Cavil sometime prior to the Cylon Holocaust | |
| Parents | Claimed as a child by Ellen Tigh | |
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| Role | Humanoid Cylon | |
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| Number Seven is a Cylon | ||
| Number Seven is a Final Five Cylon | ||
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"Number Seven," also known as "Daniel", was one of eight humanoid Cylon models created by the Final Five. A favorite of Ellen Tigh, she remembers Number Seven as creative, sensitive, and an artist.
After she becomes fully-aware of her true self, Ellen reveals that the Sevens were destroyed by Number One (No Exit) some time before the second Cylon War. Cavil was angry at her, their "mother", for playing favorites, and in a fit of jealousy he contaminated the amniotic fluid used to gestate the Seven copies and corrupted the genetic formula.
Ellen describes Cavil's wiping out the Sevens as more permanent than boxing, and Samuel Anders recalls that "Daniel died", confirming that no copies of Number Seven model survived. The remaining Cylon models other than the Number Ones have no memories of Number Seven, hence Caprica-Six's statement "there are twelve models" during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
Cult of Daniel[edit]
After the episode "No Exit" aired, many fans on the official Sci-Fi Channel forum were convinced that Daniel was responsible for many of the mysteries in the show, was Starbuck's father, was responsible for the "head" visions of Baltar and Caprica Six, etc. This phenomenon, called the "Cult of Daniel" by Ronald D. Moore, was unintended, and Moore took the unusual step of unequivocally stating in the subsequent podcast for Islanded in a Stream of Stars that Daniel was not Starbuck's father and would not play larger part in the series. Although he usually did not rule out any fan theories or explanations, he felt the "Daniel theory" had taken a life of its own and would lead many of its proponents to disappointment in the finale. He also apologized if people felt the writers were leading them to incorrect conclusions. The only purpose of Daniel was to explain the gap in the Cylon model numbers and serve as a Cain-and-Abel backstory.
Possible influences[edit]
- Daniel could be linked to the Biblical prophet Daniel, whose name means "God is judge". He was a cultured member of the Jewish nobility and became famous for the interpretation of dreams. The most well-known incident was when he was called to interpret a mysterious handwriting by an angel on King Belshazzar's wall, following a feast. He revealed that the days of his kingdom were numbered; indeed, the King was slain that night. This story, taking into account the mysterious painting on Kara Thrace's wall and her past experiences, could provide a link between the shifting power patterns in the Human-Cylon long-standing power struggle and her special destiny as the harbinger of death, shaping the new order.
- Daniel may be named after (or a reference to) Daniel Graystone, one of the original designers of the 12 Colonies' Cylon Centurions (Caprica (series)). In his podcast for No Exit, Moore mentions a connection between Daniel and the Caprica series.
- Daniel is a song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Inspired by events of the Vietnam War, it has one verse that may be relevant in a BSG context:
- Daniel my brother you are older than me
- Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
- Your eyes have died but you see more than I
- Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky