Resurrection Hub
the heart of Cylon immortality
The Resurrection Hub was the central computer processing facility of the Cylon Fleet, the installation that made resurrection technology work. Every resurrection ship depended on its signal, so its destruction ended Cylon immortality for good.
The Resurrection Hub was the central computer processing facility in the Cylon Fleet, responsible for the civilization's resurrection technology. Built on the work of the Final Five, survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe, it allowed the conscious minds of Humanoid Cylons and Raiders to be downloaded after death and uploaded into new bodies. Because every later resurrection ship depended on signals from the Hub to function, its loss would end Cylon resurrection entirely, a vulnerability that made it the decisive target of the Cylon Civil War.
History#
The Resurrection Hub was manufactured in the years after the Cylon War and was based directly on the technology invented by the Final Five, survivors of the Thirteenth Tribe, which granted the conscious minds of Humanoid Cylons and Raiders the ability to be downloaded after death and uploaded into a new body. Although later resurrection ships were constructed in the years that followed, the technology could not be totally replicated and required signals from the Hub to function. In the event that the Hub was destroyed, every resurrection ship would cease to function.
After the onset of the Cylon Civil War, the Loyalist faction led by the Number Ones took control of the Hub, as it did most other Cylon facilities, effectively cutting the Rebel faction off from their ability to resurrect. Following their alliance with Galactica and its accompanying Fleet, the Rebel faction of Number Twos, Sixes, and Eights launched an assault on the Hub with help from Galactica's Raptors and Vipers. After knocking out its jump drives, a boarding party recovered a Number Three, D'Anna Biers, to gain intelligence, after which the Hub was finally destroyed by a nuclear strike.
Design#
Similar to the modern basestars, the Resurrection Hub consisted of two distinct Y shaped structures joined in the middle. Unlike the basestars, however, the Hub had a more industrial appearance, in contrast to the later organic shaped vessels. Its FTL drive was located in its upper spire like structure.
Armament and defenses#
The Hub carried no offensive armament and relied solely on its active defenses and escorting fleet. For protection it periodically jumped to a new location and then disseminated those coordinates among the basestar fleet. After the onset of the Cylon Civil War, the Hub was also patrolled by at least two Loyalist basestars.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Resurrection Hub?
- The Resurrection Hub was the central computer processing facility in the Cylon Fleet, responsible for the civilization's resurrection technology. It allowed the conscious minds of Humanoid Cylons and Raiders to be downloaded after death and uploaded into new bodies.
- Why was the Resurrection Hub so important to the Cylons?
- Every resurrection ship depended on signals from the Hub to function, because the Final Five's technology it was based on could not be totally replicated. If the Hub were destroyed, every resurrection ship would cease to function, ending Cylon resurrection entirely.
- How was the Resurrection Hub destroyed?
- The Rebel faction of Twos, Sixes, and Eights, allied with Galactica and its Fleet, assaulted the Hub with help from Galactica's Raptors and Vipers. After knocking out its jump drives, a boarding party recovered a Number Three, D'Anna Biers, for intelligence, after which the Hub was destroyed by a nuclear strike.
- How did the Resurrection Hub defend itself?
- The Hub carried no offensive armament and relied solely on its active defenses and escorting fleet. For protection it periodically jumped to a new location and then shared those coordinates with the basestar fleet, and after the Civil War began it was patrolled by at least two Loyalist basestars.
- What did the Resurrection Hub look like?
- Similar to the modern basestars, the Resurrection Hub consisted of two distinct Y shaped structures joined in the middle. Unlike the basestars, the Hub had a more industrial appearance, in contrast to the later organic shaped vessels, and its FTL drive was located in its upper spire like structure.
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Sources
- WikiResurrection Hub — Battlestar Wiki entry
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