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.
The Pacifica was a Colonial battlestar that fought in the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. At the end of the war it was one of the few battlestars left to attend the armistice talks over Cimtar, which proved to be a prelude to a massive Cylon strike in which the Pacifica is presumed to have been destroyed. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
The Thousand-Yahren War#
The Pacifica served through the long Thousand-Yahren War between the Twelve Colonies and the Cylon Alliance. By the closing days of the conflict it stood among the few battlestars the Colonies still had in service. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
Destruction at Cimtar#
When the Cylon Alliance proposed an end to hostilities, the Pacifica was sent to the armistice talks held over Cimtar. It ventured out with the other surviving battlestars, among them the Atlantia, the Galactica, the Triton, and the Columbia. The conference was a deception masking a massive Cylon strike. The Pacifica is never actually seen on screen: it is only mentioned during the Cylon attack at Cimtar, and it is presumed destroyed in the ambush along with nearly every battlestar but Galactica. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Pacifica?
- The Pacifica was a Colonial battlestar that fought in the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylon Alliance. It was one of the few battlestars left at the end of the war.
- How was the Pacifica destroyed?
- At the end of the war, the Pacifica was among the battlestars sent to attend the armistice talks over Cimtar. The talks proved a prelude to a massive Cylon strike, and the Pacifica was destroyed in the attack.
- Which other battlestars were present at Cimtar?
- The Pacifica was sent with a handful of other surviving battlestars, including the Atlantia, the Galactica, the Triton, and the Columbia, to the peace conference over Cimtar that the Cylons turned into a trap.
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World", Season 1, Episode 1 (1978)
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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.
Columbia
In the Original Series continuity, the Columbia was a Colonial battlestar of the Thousand Yahren War, destroyed, according to the Cylon Vulpa, at the peace conference that became the Cylon ambush at Cimtar.
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.
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.
Cylon
The Cylons were a race of sentient machines created as military robots by Graystone Industries on Caprica. Built from research into artificial consciousness, they rebelled against their human masters, fought a long war, and forty years later returned to annihilate humanity.
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Atlantia: flagship at Cimtar
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