Cylon Transport
the Cylon support vessel
The Cylon Transport was an obelisk-shaped Cylon ship glimpsed near a basestar orbiting occupied Caprica. Its role is never spelled out on screen, but its shape suggests a freighter or transport.
The Cylon Transport was an obelisk-shaped vessel of the modern Cylon fleet, seen in the vicinity of a basestar orbiting occupied Caprica. The series never states its role, but its bulky shape and place beside the basestar suggest a transport or freighter rather than a combat type. (Battlestar Galactica, "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")
History#
The ships appear briefly in the closing episode of the first season, after Kara Thrace jumps a captured Raider to Caprica. They are only glimpsed, and nothing more is learned of them on screen. Their design recalls the Cylon fuel tanker of the 1978 original series, a separate continuity. (Battlestar Galactica, "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Cylon Transport?
- The Cylon Transport was an obelisk-shaped Cylon vessel seen near a basestar orbiting occupied Caprica. Its role is never stated, but its shape suggests a transport or freighter rather than a warship.
- How was the Cylon Transport propelled?
- The ship's engines can be seen on screen, but the series never says how it was propelled or confirms that it carried an FTL drive.
- When did the Cylon Transport enter Cylon service?
- The series doesn't say. It appears among the modern Cylon fleet after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, with a shape that echoes the Cylon fuel tankers of the 1978 original series.
- When did the refugee fleet encounter the Cylon Transport?
- The ships are glimpsed near a basestar orbiting Caprica in the first season finale, when Kara Thrace flies a captured Raider to the occupied colony.
Gallery
Images via Battlestar Wiki
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica, "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II", Season 1, Episode 13 (2005)
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