Armistice Station
the border meeting place
Armistice Station was a Colonial space station built on the Colonial-Cylon border after the Cylon War to host yearly diplomatic meetings. For forty years the Cylons sent no ambassador, and when they finally came the station was destroyed as the opening move of the attack on the Colonies.
Armistice Station was a Colonial space station used for diplomatic matters between humans and Cylons. Constructed after the Cylon War on the Colonial-Cylon border, it stood as the agreed meeting place where the two sides were to come together once a year on the anniversary of the armistice. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
Purpose and construction#
The station was built after the Cylon War, on the border between Colonial and Cylon space. It was agreed upon by both sides as a means for humans and Cylons to meet once each year, on the anniversary of the armistice that ended the war. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
The years of silence and destruction#
Although the Colonies sent a human ambassador to the station every year, the Cylons consistently failed to send an ambassador of their own. This pattern held for four decades. When the silence finally broke, forty years on, it wasn't to talk. A Number Six escorted by two Centurions boarded the station and spoke briefly with the armistice officer, and moments later a Cylon basestar destroyed it, the opening blow of their all-out attack on the Colonies known as the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. (Battlestar Galactica miniseries)
Frequently asked questions
- What was Armistice Station?
- Armistice Station was a Colonial space station used for diplomatic matters between humans and Cylons. It was constructed after the Cylon War on the Colonial-Cylon border as the agreed meeting place where the two sides were to come together once a year on the anniversary of the armistice.
- Why was Armistice Station built?
- It was built after the Cylon War, on the border between Colonial and Cylon space, agreed upon by both sides as a means for humans and Cylons to meet once each year on the anniversary of the armistice that ended the war.
- Did the Cylons ever attend the meetings at Armistice Station?
- Although the Colonies sent a human ambassador to the station every year, the Cylons consistently failed to send an ambassador of their own. This pattern held for four decades.
- What happened to Armistice Station?
- After forty years of silence, a Number Six escorted by two Centurions boarded the station and spoke briefly with the armistice officer. Moments later a Cylon basestar destroyed the station, the opening blow of the attack known as the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica miniseries, Two-part miniseries, Sci Fi Channel (2003)
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