Aerilon

History

Aerelon was primarily an agricultural world. It was considered to be the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies. Despite this, Aerelon was considered to be one of the poorest Colonies (Dirty Hands).

Fifteen people died when President Richard Adar, for reasons unexplained, sent the marines to Aerelon (Water).

The mining colony of Troy, destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion, is located near Aerelon, and may have been operated by natives of that world. Troy was the alleged home of Sharon Valerii (Flesh and Bone).

Culture

While imprisoned on Galactica, Gaius Baltar talks extensively about Aerelon, confirming that it, not Caprica, was his birth world. He imitates the speech mannerisms of a stereotypical native, a farmer who likes to work with his hands, and "go down the pub for a pint"^[1] and have a fight at the end of the night. In doing this Baltar puts on a strong raspy "Aerelon" accent ^[2] (Dirty Hands).

Other

The professional Pyramid team from Aerelon played against the Caprica Buccaneers in one of the last games before the Cylon attack. They apparently won (Resistance).
Alexander Amiet, a Quorum of Twelve delegate from Aerelon, voted for Tom Zarek in the vice-presidential elections (Colonial Day).
A photo of a grief-stricken soldier staring out at the ruins of Aerelon's capital hangs behind President Roslin's desk and on the bulkhead of a pilot ready room on Galactica. The pilots touch the photo for luck and in a sign of respect as they leave the room. This photo of Aerelon gives viewers one of the few visual depictions of life on a colony other than Caprica.

Notes

The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content. The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "Home, Part I" and "The Son Also Rises" in official Colonial documentation. Battlestar Wiki chooses to use the more consistently used spelling of "Aerelon" which mainly appears in 'behind the scenes' publications.

Natives

Colonel Saul Tigh
Sekou Hamilton (Presumed - editor of the Aerelon Gazette)
Specialist Socinus
Doctor Gaius Baltar, who left for the more sophisticated Caprica after his 18th birthday, turning his back on his family and heritage.
Alexander Amiet, Member of the government (Colonial Day)

Publications

Aerelon Gazette

Locations

References

↑ Baltar's use of the term "pub" and "pint" suggest that Aerelon's culture is reminiscent of that of the workers of Ireland, Scotland or Northern England. Baltar's use of a unit of liquid measurement called a "jp" in the episode "Water" and "pint" suggests that the Colonials may have several units of liquid volume. The term "pint" is also a nickname for a glass of beer, which often is measured in Imperial pints
↑ Actor James Callis, who normally speaks in his native British accent, adopted a northern English accent, similar to a Yorkshire accent, for when Baltar speaks in "native Aerelon."

[1] Baltar's use of the term "pub" and "pint" suggest that Aerelon's culture is reminiscent of that of the workers of Ireland, Scotland or Northern England. Baltar's use of a unit of liquid measurement called a "jp" in the episode "Water" and "pint" suggests that the Colonials may have several units of liquid volume. The term "pint" is also a nickname for a glass of beer, which often is measured in Imperial pints

[2] Actor James Callis, who normally speaks in his native British accent, adopted a northern English accent, similar to a Yorkshire accent, for when Baltar speaks in "native Aerelon."

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