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[[File:BSG-FOTG - Iblis' Planet.png|thumb|{{alt|Viper|TOS}}s approach the unnamed planet for the first time ({{comics|vol3|1}}).]]
[[File:BSG 2014 Annual - Baltar's planet.png|thumb|The jungle-like surface of the planet where {{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE}} is exiled ({{comics|annual2014}}).]]


'''Iblis' planet'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is the world where {{alt|Iblis}} and his followers had been first exiled, following their being cast out by the [[Seraphs]] untold thousands of yahrens prior.
'''Baltar's planet'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is the world where {{alt|Baltar|TOS-DE}} is exiled upon, in fulfillment of {{alt|Adama|TOS}}'s promise to him resulting in the success of, and following, the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]].


A [[black hole]] singularity of Iblis' creation bridges the Colonial's known universe and a separate universe where this planet resides, trapping many hapless denizens for an untold period of time. Surrounding the planet are derelict ships in a thickly-ringed graveyard, its survivors making landfall on the planet only to be hunted down by the [[Meclons]]&mdash;former {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} who were also inexorably drawn into the singularity ({{comics|vol3|1}} &mdash; {{comics|vol3|3|short=y}}).
It is the fifth planet of an unnamed system, featuring a jungle where Baltar resides inside of a shipping container with basic supplies and a short-range transmitter. Its jungles feature edible food, similar to those of the banana, which Baltar acquires for sustenance.


Sometime following {{alt|Baltar|TOS}}'s release by {{alt|Adama|TOS}} after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]], Baltar finds himself whisked away from his exile and stranded upon this planet on the false promise of freedom ({{comics|vol3|2}}) and assumes a leadership role over the shipwrecked survivors, terming them his "congregation" ({{comics|vol3|5}}).
A yahren into his exile, circa {{alt|7349}}, Baltar uncovers revelations regarding his modifications by the Cylons and is summarily abducted by [[Commandant]] ({{comics|annual2014}}).


[[File:BSG-FOTG - Impact Crater.png|thumb|{{alt|Sheba}} stands over a precipice, overlooking a massive large impact crater caused by a ship far larger than any known to both Cylons and humans ({{comics|vol3|1}}).]]
Later, having been returned<ref>While not directly stated, this is a logical deduction.</ref> to the planet, Baltar is "saved" by {{alt|Iblis}} and transported to [[Iblis' planet|another planet]] as part of Iblis' trap to [[Seraphs|destroy his enemy]] ({{comics|vol3|3}}).
 
This congregation is fodder for [[Meclons]], who attack and abduct its members for "integration" into the Meclon Empire ({{comics|vol3|2}} & {{comics|vol3|3|short=y}}). However, the planet possesses a secret&mdash;another husk of a ship that bears the skeletons of Iblis' former pig-faced followers&mdash;in a cavern where even the Meclons do not enter, thus making it a sanctuary for the congregation ({{comics|vol3|2}}).
 
Following a battle that destroys the {{alt|Ship of Lights}}&mdash;the act itself tearing a hole back into the primary universe&mdash;the [[Seraphs]] rescue the congregation and transport them to the Fleet. The planet left abandoned by the Fleet and {{alt|Lucifer}}'s Cylons who have made good their escape, Iblis returns to the planet to resurrect his original followers as Meclons, swearing vengeance against ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' and those who have shunned him ({{comics|vol3|5}}).
 
== Notes ==
 
* The planet shares many similarities with the [[red planet]] that [[War of the Gods|Iblis had been discovered upon]] previously, including wreckage of a large ship containing his long-dead followers.
* Given Iblis' powers, it is entirely possible that Iblis' planet and the red planet previously encountered are one-and-the-same, displaced both in space and time, but that link is never definitively confirmed in {{comics|folly||this comic book series}}.


== References ==
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The jungle-like surface of the planet where Baltar is exiled (Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014).

Baltar's planet[1] is the world where Baltar is exiled upon, in fulfillment of Adama's promise to him resulting in the success of, and following, the Battle at Galaxy's Edge.

It is the fifth planet of an unnamed system, featuring a jungle where Baltar resides inside of a shipping container with basic supplies and a short-range transmitter. Its jungles feature edible food, similar to those of the banana, which Baltar acquires for sustenance.

A yahren into his exile, circa 7349, Baltar uncovers revelations regarding his modifications by the Cylons and is summarily abducted by Commandant (Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014).

Later, having been returned[2] to the planet, Baltar is "saved" by Iblis and transported to another planet as part of Iblis' trap to destroy his enemy (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #3).

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  1. This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
  2. While not directly stated, this is a logical deduction.