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=== Gemoni ===
=== Gemoni ===
=== Leonis ===
Leonis is a colony in close proximity to its sun. Following the settlement of the planet, the humans who made Leonis their home began to undergo "divergent evolution," meaning that the skin pigmentation altered toward the darker end of the spectrum<ref name="p38">{{cite book/RH|1|38}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.
Denizens of Leonis are known as {{inlineref|Leonid}}s<ref name="p24">{{cite book/RH|1|24}}</ref>. Up until {{TOS-RH|Tigh}}'s appointment in {{TOS-RH|7360}}, no Leonid had been president of the {{TOS-RH|Council of the Twelve}}<ref name="p24"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}.
==== Notable Leonids ====
* {{TOS-RH|Boomer}}<ref name="p31">{{cite book/RH|1|31}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Persephone}}<ref name="p204">{{cite book/RH|1|204}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Tigh}}<ref name="p24"/>




=== Sagitara ===
=== Sagitara ===
=== Scorpius ===




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=== Virgon ===
=== Virgon ===


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

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This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the Original Series continuation books by Richard Hatch
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The Twelve Colonies of Man[1] included the colonies of:

Star System

The Twelve Colonies of Man are located in an unnamed multi-star system within the Cyranus Galaxy.


History

First Exodus

According to the Book of the Word, a religious text of the Kobollian faith, humanity began on a planet called Kobol. However, this is untrue, as the font of humanity is referred to solely as Parnassus, and responsible for colonization of man well before Kobol was even settled by the Lords of Kobol.

A thirteenth tribe is said to made another exodus to a planet known as Earth (TOS: "Saga of a Star World"), however it is later revealed to Apollo that {{TOS-.

War

The destruction of the last Colonial fleet at the Battle of Cimtar. Galactica was already in alert posture, but her sister ships were not.
Cylon Raiders begin their attack on Caprica. A reporter, Serina, is seen in the foreground.

Recent battles in the Thousand Yahren War included the Battle of Cosmora Archipelago (with Commander Kronus, battlestar Rycon and the Fourth Fleet), the Battle of Caprica, and the Battle of Molecay (with the Fifth Fleet and battlestar Pegasus).

The Thousand Yahren War brutally ended with an elaborate Cylon sneak attack at the Battle of Cimtar, which destroys the last battlestar fleet, led by President Adar (TOS: "Saga of a Star World").

One surviving battlestar, Galactica, escapes destruction and is unable to ward off a simultaneous bombardment of the Twelve Colonies and its populace. Millions, perhaps billions of humans are killed. The survivors escape their worlds to follow Galactica in search of a safer haven.


Colonization

The planet of Paradeen, one of many worlds that may have had contact with the Thirteenth Tribe.

Several planets, moons and asteroid colonies throughout the portion of the galaxy familiar to the Colonials boasted small croppings of Colonials. Some who were well aware of the Colonies and the war with the Cylons (TOS: "The Long Patrol", "The Young Lords"), others knew nothing of them, such as Sectar (TOS: "The Magnificent Warriors"), Equellus (TOS: "The Lost Warrior"), Eastern Alliance, Terra, Paradeen and Lunar Colonies (TOS: "Greetings from Earth", "Experiment in Terra").


The Colonies

Aeries

Caprica

Gemoni

Leonis

Leonis is a colony in close proximity to its sun. Following the settlement of the planet, the humans who made Leonis their home began to undergo "divergent evolution," meaning that the skin pigmentation altered toward the darker end of the spectrum[2] (RH: Armageddon).

Denizens of Leonis are known as Leonids[3]. Up until Tigh's appointment in 7360, no Leonid had been president of the Council of the Twelve[3] (RH: Armageddon).

Notable Leonids


Sagitara

Scorpius

Taura

Virgon

Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ In the Original Series, the formal name of the unified worlds is the "Twelve Colonies of Man". Its Re-imagined Series counterpart is known as the "Twelve Colonies of Kobol".
  2. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 38.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 24.
  4. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 31.
  5. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 204.
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