Twelve Colonies of Man (alternate)
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The books and comics based on the Original Series have been able to develop the Twelve Colonies where the television series were unable. Those developments, while not part of the official canon, are noted here in the separate continuity.
Books
Berkley
In the Berkley novelizations, the Twelve Colonies and their citizens are named:
- Aeriana / Aeries[1]
- Aquarus / Aquarian
- Caprica / Caprican
- Gemini / Gemon
- (Unknown) / Leos
- (Unknown) / Libran
- Piscera / Picon
- Sagitara / Sagitarian
- Scorpia / Scorpios
- Virgon / Virgo
Aeriana / Aeries
Called Aeriana in the novelization, but Aeries on screen (TOS: "The Long Patrol").
Aquarus
Unicorns were believed to have existed there. A waiter on Carillon offers Starbuck and Boomer an Aquarian dessert.
Libran
Adama recalls that Zac was drunk on unusually potent Libran wine (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization).
Piscera
Councillor Lobe was identified as the representative from Piscera (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization).
Sagitara
More than two decades[2] before the Battle of Cimtar, Adar runs for a minor political office on this colony, eventually leading to his career as president of the Quorum of Twelve (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization).
Scorpia
Apollo notes that Scorpia natives have "funny feelings" (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization). President Anton hails from Scorpia. The children on Antila had ancestors from Scorpia.
Virgon
Unicorns were believed to have existed on Virgon.
Comics
Dynamite Entertainment
The Twelve Colonies mentioned or depicted in the Dynamite Entertainment comics:
Aeries
An influential colony, Aeries is known for its datanet ((Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #2)).
Notables
Caprica
Caprica is one of the most affluent worlds within the Twelve Colonies, but not without its disparities in social structure and wealth distribution. The lower class reside in an area known as "Lower Caprica" while the upper class, including high-ranking warriors like Adama, lived in more prosperous areas ((Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1)).
Notable Locations
Picon
During the later decades of the Thousand Yahren War, Picon absorbs Cygnus, a tylium-rich asteroid owned by Baltar, into its protectorate ((Comics: Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014)).
Notables
Sagitara / Sagittaron
Maytoria
- Main article: Maytoria
The home system of the Twelve Colonies also included the Sagittaron colony planet, Maytoria, an outer colony firstly and hardest hit by the Cylons during the Battle of Cimtar ((Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #1)).
Scorpia / Scorpion
Scorpia (also known as Scorpion) also has its own agricultural component, which Osiris has Cylons target for destruction; one such raid kills Starbuck's foster parents ((Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #2)).
Countess Sephoni hails from this colony and is a well-known psionic across the Colonial diaspora. At the time of the exodus, she travels with her royal court comprised of women, although it unknown what political capital she possess ((Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2)).
Marvel Comics
The following colonies are mentioned in the comics:
- Aeriana, home to the Aeries {marvel}* Caprica, the home colony of Commander Adama {marvel}* Gemini, home to the Gemons {marvel}** The language of the Gemini is named Gemonesse, and also serves as an alternate name for those hailing from Gemini (Comics: Exodus!).
- Sagitaria, home to the Sagitarons {marvel}* Tauron, home to the Taurons {marvel}
Realm Press
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The Twelve Colonies of Man, also known as The Colonies, are the twelve worlds that served as the home of the human race for seven millennia ((Comics: Eve of Destruction)).[3]
The Colonies were settled by the descendants of Kobol, the original human homeworld. Over thousands of yahrens, they grew into a prosperous and advanced civilization ((Comics: Eve of Destruction)).[3] The entire civilization is destroyed in a massive, coordinated sneak attack by the Cylon Empire, an event that leads a rag-tag, fugitive fleet on a lonely quest ((Comics: 1999 Tourbook)).[4]
The few survivors escape aboard a rag-tag fleet of 220 ships, protected by the last surviving battlestar, Galactica. The governing body of this fugitive fleet is the Council of the Twelve, presumably with one member representing each of the fallen colonies ((Comics: No Place Like Home)).[5]
Mentioned Colonies
- Caprica: Homeworld of Adama and his family ((Comics: Eve of Destruction)).[6] Caprica is a prosperous and advanced world, one of the shining jewels of the Twelve Colonies. It is destroyed along with the other colonies in the Cylon sneak attack that serves as the catalyst for the human race's flight across the stars.[7] The loss of Caprica is a source of deep sorrow for the survivors, particularly Commander Adama, who lost his wife, Ila, in the attack ((Comics: Search for Sanctuary, Part 1)).[8]
References
- ↑ It is not certain what the singular form of "Aeries" is.
- ↑ In Chapter 1 of the "Saga of a Star World" novelization, Zac is noted as being 23 years old at the beginning of the story, before the ambush at Cimtar. Later, in one of Adama's journals (p. 121) during Adar's visit to Adama and Ila's home, Apollo is 2 years old and does not have siblings at that time.).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 2, 14.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica 1999 Tour Book (Realm Press, May 1999), Page 3.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica: Season III #1 (Realm Press, June/July 1999), Page 14, 22.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 16.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary #1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 21.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary #1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 3.