Atlantia: flagship at Cimtar
In the Original Series continuity, the Atlantia was a Colonial battlestar of the Thousand-Yahren War that carried President Adar and the Council of the Twelve to the peace conference at Cimtar. Caught off guard when the conference proved a Cylon trap, it was overwhelmed and destroyed.
In the Original Series continuity, the Atlantia was a Colonial battlestar that fought in the Thousand-Yahren War. In the war's final days it carried President Adar and the entire Council of the Twelve to the Cylon peace conference over Cimtar, where it was caught unprepared and destroyed when the conference proved a trap. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
The Thousand-Yahren War#
In the conflict's final days the Cylon Empire sued for an end to hostilities and arranged a peace conference over Cimtar. The Atlantia ventured out alongside the Galactica, the Pacifica, the Triton and the Acropolis, without support ships, carrying President Adar and the entire Council of the Twelve aboard, with the sole exception of Commander Adama, who remained in command of the Galactica. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
Destruction at Cimtar#
The peace conference soon revealed itself to be a ruse, and the five battlestars were swamped by a Cylon Raider force numbering around a thousand. Because President Adar refused to accept the attack as genuine until the Atlantia itself came under fire, the battlestar was not in a state of alert and its Warriors were off duty when the assault began. Unable to shore up its defenses in the time it had, the Atlantia was severely damaged by strafing Raiders, and within minutes its bridge was a flaming derelict suffering a hull breach. Not long after, a Raider flew into one of the Atlantia's flight pods and destroyed itself, and the resulting internal explosion spread through the ship's interior, ending in a massive blast that destroyed it. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Atlantia in the Original Series?
- In the Original Series continuity, the Atlantia was a Colonial battlestar that fought in the Thousand-Yahren War. It served as the ship carrying President Adar and the entire Council of the Twelve to the peace conference at Cimtar.
- Why was the Atlantia unprepared at Cimtar?
- President Adar refused to accept the Cylon attack as genuine until the Atlantia itself came under fire, so the battlestar was not on alert and its Warriors were caught off duty, leaving it unable to mount its defenses in time.
- How was the Atlantia destroyed?
- Swamped by a Cylon Raider force numbering around a thousand, the Atlantia was strafed until its bridge became a flaming derelict with a hull breach. A Raider then flew into one of its flight pods, and the resulting internal explosion spread through the ship and destroyed it.
Sources
- EpisodeSaga of a Star World (1978), Battlestar Galactica (1978 series), Episode 1 (1978)
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Acropolis: battlestar lost at Cimtar
In the Original Series continuity, the Acropolis was a Colonial battlestar that fought through the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. It was among the few battlestars left to attend the armistice talks over Cimtar and was destroyed when the conference proved a Cylon trap.
Galactica: the last battlestar of the Colonial Service
In the Original Series continuity, the Galactica was a Colonial battlestar that served over five hundred yahrens in the Thousand-Yahren War. After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Man at Cimtar, it survived to lead a rag-tag fugitive fleet on the search for Earth.
Pacifica: battlestar lost at Cimtar
In the Original Series continuity, the Pacifica was a Colonial battlestar that fought through the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. It was among the few battlestars sent to the armistice talks over Cimtar, where it was destroyed in the Cylon ambush that ended the war.
Triton: battlestar lost at Cimtar
In the Original Series continuity, the Triton was a Colonial battlestar that fought through the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. It was among the few battlestars left to venture out to the peace conference over Cimtar, where it was destroyed when the talks proved a Cylon trap.
Galactica
Galactica was a Jupiter-class battlestar that served the Colonial Fleet from the Cylon War until the discovery of Earth. Never networked, it survived the Fall of the Twelve Colonies and shepherded the last fifty thousand humans across uncharted space before being scuttled into the sun.
Cylon Raider: the living fighter
The modern Raider was a living organism fused to a metal exoskeleton, able to plan and to refuse orders. Killed Raiders resurrected into new ships.
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