Race and Ethnicity in the Twelve Colonies

This page is a WORK IN PROGRESS

At the Battlestar Wiki, we recognize that race is a tricky concept without any concrete biological definition. Nevertheless, the topic of racial identity in the Twelve Colonies has proven of interest to many fans of the show. Therefore, this page serves to review the information available here as best as possible.

• Race
  • Large number of african characters from Geminon, european characters from Caprica. Exceptions?
  • Race and colony of origin may not be strongly correlated - when Baltar attempted to guess at Boomer's place of origin, he commented on her accent, not her physical appearance.
  • Aerelon
    • Boomer - east asian
    • Sekou Hamilton - mixed race - african/european (?)
  • Canceron
    • Robin Wenutu - european
  • Caprica
    • William Adama - mestizzo / mixed race - european/amerindian
    • Caroline Adama - european
      • Zak and Lee Adama - their children
    • Kara Thrace - european
    • Gaius Baltar - european
    • Aaron Doral - european
  • Gemenon
    • Sarah Porter - african
    • Venner - african
  • Picon
    • Safiya Sanne - east asian
    • Playa Palacios - european
  • Sagittaron
    • Dualla - african
    • Tom Zarek - european
    • Valence - european
  • Virgon
    • Marshall Bagott - european
  • Race and Sexuality
    • Interracial couplings seem common:
      • WIlliam/Caroline Adama
      • Boomer/Tyrol
      • Boomer/Helo
      • Dualla/Billy
      • Dualla/Lee Adama
    • Gaius Baltar and Kara Thrace appear to have a preference for individuals of their own race, however:
      • Kara/Baltar
      • Kara/Anders
      • Baltar/Six
      • Baltar/Playa
    • With a pair of (somewhat confusing) exceptions:
      • Kara/Zak
      • Kara/Lee