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<div style="float:left;margin-right:0.9em">[[Image:B00018LTDI.01.jpg|100px|Toasters]]</div><div style="float:right;margin-left:0.9em">[[Image:Mini_Doral.jpg|103px|Number Five]]</div>What is a '''[[Cylon]]'''? Depends on how you view it and from what series. To our left we have our typical "[[Toaster]]" Cylon from the orginal ''Battlestar Galactica''. To our right we have the new and improved Cylon that takes the shape of the human form. True one might look intimidating with their chrome armor and red eyes, but on the other hand, [[Number Five]], as this model is called, doesn't seem too frightening. Cylons where created by man. The Cylons didn't like their masters so they revolted. Started and keeped in conflict with humans for years. Then they dissapeared and then one day reappeared doing battle once more. When being refered by a Colonial [[Portal:Characters|character]] they refer them as "it" or "thing" because Cylons are '''not considered alive''', though this belief may not be entirely accurate. Because Cylons can take any human shape now, everyone is now a suspect and being [[Cylon_agent_speculation|disqualfied]] as one is extremely tough.
<div style="float:left;margin-right:0.9em">[[Image:Redeye1.jpg|175px|Toasters]]</div><div style="float:right;margin-left:0.9em">[[Image:Doral.jpg|90px|Number Five]]</div>What is a '''[[Cylon]]'''?
 
It depends on how and from what series you view it. To our left we have our typical "[[toaster]]" Cylon Centurion from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'']]. To our right we have a new and very different Cylon that takes the [[Cylon agent|form of a human being]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. There still are big and intimidating [[Cylon Centurion (RDM)|Cylon Centurions]] kicking around, themselves new, but it's the humanoid models which are the biggest threat to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].

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Toasters
Number Five

What is a Cylon?

It depends on how and from what series you view it. To our left we have our typical "toaster" Cylon Centurion from the original Battlestar Galactica. To our right we have a new and very different Cylon that takes the form of a human being from the Re-imagined Series. There still are big and intimidating Cylon Centurions kicking around, themselves new, but it's the humanoid models which are the biggest threat to the Fleet.