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×:''This article is concerned with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] process of boxing. [[w:Boxing|Boxing]], a sport and martial art, took place in the episode "[[Unfinished Business]]".''
{{disline|This article is concerned with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] process of boxing. [[w:Boxing|Boxing]], a sport and martial art, is featured in the episode "[[Unfinished Business]]".}}
:''If you are looking for the character of Box (a.k.a. Boxey) from the [[Maximum Press]] comics, see: [[Boxey (alternate)]].''
 
:''If you are looking for the character of Box (a.k.a. Boxey) from the [[Maximum Press]] comics, see [[Boxey (alternate)]].''


[[Image:Box.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Cylon cold storage unit.]]
[[Image:Box.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Cylon cold storage unit.]]
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A Cylon is boxed when he or she has been found dangerously unstable, such as when a humanoid Cylon's memories appear "corrupted" by extended or intense human contact, or when a sleeper agent becomes psychologically maladjusted from denying his or her Cylon nature.   
A Cylon is boxed when he or she has been found dangerously unstable, such as when a humanoid Cylon's memories appear "corrupted" by extended or intense human contact, or when a sleeper agent becomes psychologically maladjusted from denying his or her Cylon nature.   


When [[Number One|John Cavil]] took control of Cylon society, he killed the [[Final Five]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]] by asphyxiation and then boxed them rather than letting them resurrect. Eventually Cavil unboxed the Final Five, but when he downloaded them into new bodies it was with their true memories blocked as part of his plan to teach them the error of their ways ([[No Exit]]).   
When [[Number One|John Cavil]] took control of Cylon society, he killed the [[Final Five]]--[[Saul Tigh]], [[Ellen Tigh]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Tory Foster]]--by asphyxiation and then boxed them rather than letting them resurrect. Cavil eventually unboxed the Final Five, but when he downloaded them into new bodies, their true memories were intentionally blocked as part of his plan to teach them the error of their ways {{TRS|No Exit}}.   


The resurrected Cylons [[Caprica-Six]] (the [[Number Six]] who died protecting [[Gaius Baltar]] when his house is destroyed in the [[Miniseries]]) and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] are threatened with boxing by a [[Number Three]] shortly after their return. Their "[[Hero of the Cylon]]" status and extended human associations threaten the Cylon ''status quo'' because the two became individuals, their personalities diverging from their fellow models ([[Downloaded]]).
The resurrected Cylons [[Caprica-Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] are threatened with boxing by a [[Number Three]] shortly after their return. Their "[[Hero of the Cylon]]" status and extended human associations threaten the Cylon ''status quo'' because the two became individuals, their personalities diverging from their fellow models {{TRS|Downloaded}}.


Similarly, a Cavil infiltrates the resistance on Caprica and, as a result of observing and questioning the humans, comes to the conclusion that the extermination of humanity was a mistake. In order to contain this heresy, the ''Galactica'' copy promises to have him boxed once they are resurrected ([[The Plan]]).
Similarly, a Cavil infiltrates the resistance on Caprica and, as a result of observing and questioning the humans, comes to the conclusion that the extermination of humanity was a mistake. In order to contain this heresy, ''Galactica'' copy promises to have him boxed once they are resurrected {{TRS|The Plan}}.


[[Image:Boxáge.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A [[Cavil]] boxes [[Number Three]].]]
[[Image:Boxáge.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A [[Cavil]] boxes [[Number Three]].]]
After the incident at the [[Temple of Five]], where the same Number Three who threatened to box Caprica-Six and Boomer goes against the will of the other Cylons, the decision is made to box not just her, but all Number Three models ([[Rapture]]). The [[Podcast:Rapture|podcast for "Rapture"]] reveals that the boxing of the Threes is the first and only model-wide boxing in Cylon history.
After an incident at the [[Temple of Five]], in which the same Number Three who threatened to box Caprica-Six and Boomer goes against the will of the other Cylons, the decision is made to box not just her, but all Number Three models {{TRS|Rapture}}. The boxing of the Threes is the first and only model-wide boxing in Cylon history ([[Podcast:Rapture|"Rapture" podcast]]).


All boxed Cylons are stored at the [[Resurrection Hub]], a central facility which coordinates all resurrections. After learning of the existence of the Final Five in the human fleet, the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]] demanded the unboxing of the [[Number Three|Threes]] in order to identify them ([[Six of One]]). This led to the civil war that followed when the Cavils pretended to agree to unbox the Threes and then led the rebels out of resurrection range and [[Battle of the Trinary Star System|slaughtered most of them]] ([[The Ties That Bind]]). It also led to the alliance between the Colonials and the rebel Cylons as the Cylons needed help to unbox the Threes and offered the Colonials the chance to destroy the Resurrection Hub in exchange ([[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]). During the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]], [[Number One|John Cavil]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] unboxed the [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Three that had seen the faces of the Final Five]] themselves in an attempt to get her to stop the war. After the Three killed Cavil and made Boomer run, she was rescued by [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and a [[Number Eight]]. Following this, the Resurrection Hub was destroyed by a nuclear strike, taking with it resurrection and all the boxed Threes and any other boxed Cylons. ([[The Hub]]).
All boxed Cylons are stored at the [[Resurrection Hub]], a central facility which coordinates all resurrections. After learning of the existence of the Final Five in the human fleet, the [[Number Two|Twos]], [[Number Six|Sixes]], and [[Number Eight|Eights]] demanded the unboxing of the Threes in order to obtain the identities of the Five {{TRS|Six of One}}, leading to the start of the [[Cylon Civil War]] {{TRS|The Ties That Bind}}. The rebel Cylons and [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonials]] working as allies infiltrated the Hub to unbox the [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|Three that had seen the faces of the Final Five]] before wiping out the Resurrection Hub, taking with it all the boxed Threes and all other boxed Cylons. {{TRS|The Hub}}.


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If you are looking for the character of Box (a.k.a. Boxey) from the Maximum Press comics, see Boxey (alternate).
Cylon cold storage unit.

To box a Cylon is to download a particular humanoid Cylon's consciousness from his or her body into cold storage indefinitely (analogous to a computer core dump), presumably in an inert state. To a Cylon, boxing is much like true death, except that boxing is relatively easy to reverse if the Cylons who carried it out change their minds.

Boxing is carried out during the Cylon resurrection process. A small metal box on the side of the tank, the storage unit, is removed by an attending Cylon once the consciousness has been downloaded into it, and the Cylon body in the tank deactivates. The body is then moved to storage in a Resurrection Ship. The attendant may as a courtesy allow the condemned Cylon to resurrect long enough to inform him or her of the boxing before carrying it out.

A Cylon is boxed when he or she has been found dangerously unstable, such as when a humanoid Cylon's memories appear "corrupted" by extended or intense human contact, or when a sleeper agent becomes psychologically maladjusted from denying his or her Cylon nature.

When John Cavil took control of Cylon society, he killed the Final Five--Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Samuel Anders, Galen Tyrol, and Tory Foster--by asphyxiation and then boxed them rather than letting them resurrect. Cavil eventually unboxed the Final Five, but when he downloaded them into new bodies, their true memories were intentionally blocked as part of his plan to teach them the error of their ways (TRS: "No Exit").

The resurrected Cylons Caprica-Six and Sharon "Boomer" Valerii are threatened with boxing by a Number Three shortly after their return. Their "Hero of the Cylon" status and extended human associations threaten the Cylon status quo because the two became individuals, their personalities diverging from their fellow models (TRS: "Downloaded").

Similarly, a Cavil infiltrates the resistance on Caprica and, as a result of observing and questioning the humans, comes to the conclusion that the extermination of humanity was a mistake. In order to contain this heresy, Galactica copy promises to have him boxed once they are resurrected (TRS: "The Plan").

A Cavil boxes Number Three.

After an incident at the Temple of Five, in which the same Number Three who threatened to box Caprica-Six and Boomer goes against the will of the other Cylons, the decision is made to box not just her, but all Number Three models (TRS: "Rapture"). The boxing of the Threes is the first and only model-wide boxing in Cylon history ("Rapture" podcast).

All boxed Cylons are stored at the Resurrection Hub, a central facility which coordinates all resurrections. After learning of the existence of the Final Five in the human fleet, the Twos, Sixes, and Eights demanded the unboxing of the Threes in order to obtain the identities of the Five (TRS: "Six of One"), leading to the start of the Cylon Civil War (TRS: "The Ties That Bind"). The rebel Cylons and Colonials working as allies infiltrated the Hub to unbox the Three that had seen the faces of the Final Five before wiping out the Resurrection Hub, taking with it all the boxed Threes and all other boxed Cylons. (TRS: "The Hub").