Cylon War

This article discusses the first war between humanity and their robotic creations in the Re-imagined Series. For information on the generational war of the Original Series, see Thousand-Yahren War.

Operation Raptor Talon, one of the final battles of the Cylon War

The Cylon War (or "First Cylon War") was a major conflict that ended over forty years prior to the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. The war began when humanity's robotic creation, the Cylons, turned on their "parents" after years of slavery. The war lasted for approximately twelve and a half years, and caused the deaths of thousands if not millions of civilians.

The Cylon War was waged amongst the stars as well as on Colonial soil. There are no specific battles to indicate the turning of the tides of war, though it is known that the Cylons were expelled from the now-combined Colonies and left to the stars.

While the Cylons used Raiders and basestars, the Colonials developed the first battlestars and the renowned Viper Mark II.

While the specific timeline of the war is unknown, some of the known incidents in the war were the boarding of the Brenik by Cylon Centurions (Valley of Darkness), combat involving the Colonial Marines on the jungle world of Medra (Maelstrom), and Operation Raptor Talon during the final days of the war (Razor Flashbacks).

After both sides fought to exhaustion the war ended in an armistice (possibly the Cimtar Peace Accord) and an attempt to maintain diplomatic relations with the Cylons. The Colonials built the Armistice Station to maintain diplomatic contact, although this overture was ignored by the Cylons.

Given that the Articles of Colonization were signed fifty-two years before the Cylon Attack, it is possible that the Cylon War was what precipitated the unification of the Twelve Colonies, which may have been separate entities prior to the conflict.

The Cylons viewed their slavery and the subsequent atrocities of the war with mankind as justification for wiping out the Colonies 40 years later.

Veterans of the war include William Adama, Saul Tigh, Commander Nash and Socrata Thrace.

The impact of the war may have been the initiative required by the Colonial government to create the Case Orange emergency succession procedures in the event of another Cylon catastrophe.

Active Ships

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  Galactica-type battlestar

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  Viper Mark I

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  Viper Mark II

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  Raptor

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  Cylon basestar

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  Cylon Raider