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"By your command" is arguably the most popular phrase of the "Battlestar Galactica" saga.

The phrase is frequently said by the robotic soldiers of the Cylon Empire in the Original Series in a neutral metallic voice as the affirmative response to an order from another Cylon Centurion, Imperious Leader, or other authority.

In the Re-imagined Series, the phrase has been said twice by copies of Number Six, once to a copy of Sharon Valerii in response to finding the escaped Fleet of refugee survivors of the genocidal Cylon attack on the Colonies (Miniseries), and again during the episode Colonial Day.

Since these humanoid Cylon agents appear to run their Cylon fleet as a collective, the use of "By your command" may be less of a command acknowledgement. The use of the phrase may be more analogous to the Colonial affirmation "So say we all", particularly in light of these Cylons' practice of a monothestic religion, complete with commandments.

Note

A friend of Ron D. Moore, "Roswell" TV series writer Breen Frazier, indicated to Moore that he was surprised that the popular phrase from the Original Series was missing from early script of the Miniseries. Moore recalled that Breen asked how could the show be "Battlestar Galactica" without adding the phrase (Source: The Official Companion).

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 The phrase is frequently said by [[Cylons (TOS)|the robotic soldiers of the Cylon Empire]] in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]] in a neutral metallic voice as the affirmative response to an order from another Cylon Centurion, [[Imperious Leader]], or other authority.
-In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], the phrase has been said ''precisely'' once by a copy of [[Number Six]] to a copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] in response to finding the escaped [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] of refugee survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|genocidal Cylon attack on the Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]).
+In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], the phrase has been said twice by copies of [[Number Six]], once to a copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] in response to finding the escaped [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] of refugee survivors of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|genocidal Cylon attack on the Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]), and again during the episode [[Colonial Day]].
 Since these [[Humano-Cylon|humanoid Cylon agents]] appear to run their Cylon fleet as a collective, the use of "By your command" may be less of a command acknowledgement. The use of the phrase may be more analogous to the Colonial affirmation "[[So say we all]]", particularly in light of these Cylons' practice of a [[God|monothestic religion]], complete with commandments.