Rycon: battlestar of the Fourth Colonial Fleet
In the Original Series continuity, Rycon was a Colonial battlestar that served through the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylons. Commanded by Kronus, it was the command ship of the Fourth Colonial Fleet. Its fate is never shown, and it is not among the battlestars at Cimtar.
In the Original Series continuity, Rycon was a Colonial battlestar that served in the Colonial Fleet through the long Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylons. Led by Commander Kronus, it stood as the command ship of the Fourth Colonial Fleet during that protracted struggle. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Take the Celestra")
Service in the Thousand-Yahren War#
Rycon fought for the Colonies through the Thousand-Yahren War, the centuries-long conflict waged against the Cylons. As the command ship of the Fourth Colonial Fleet, it carried the flag of one of the great formations of the Colonial Fleet, and Commander Kronus directed its operations during the war. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Take the Celestra")
Loss#
The series never says what became of Rycon. When the battlestars gathered at Cimtar for the armistice that turned into an ambush, Rycon was not among them, an absence that suggests it had already been lost or taken out of service, though nothing on screen confirms it. (Battlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World"; "Take the Celestra")
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Rycon in the Original Series?
- In the Original Series continuity, Rycon was a Colonial battlestar that served in the Colonial Fleet during the Thousand-Yahren War against the Cylons. It was the command ship of the Fourth Colonial Fleet and was led by Commander Kronus.
- What happened to the Rycon?
- The series never says. Rycon is not among the battlestars at Cimtar, which suggests it had already been lost or retired by then, but that is an inference rather than anything shown on screen.
Sources
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica (1978), "Saga of a Star World", Original Series, Season 1 (1978)
- EpisodeBattlestar Galactica (1978), "Take the Celestra", Original Series, Season 1 (1979)
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Battlestar
The battlestar was the Colonial Fleet's capital ship, an armoured battleship and carrier hybrid. The wartime battlestars relied on unnetworked computers, carried squadrons of fighters, and were armoured to survive nuclear blasts.
Colonial Fleet: 120 battlestars
The navy of the Twelve Colonies, which fought the Cylon War. One software exploit cut it to two surviving battlestars on the day of the Fall.
Also in Original Series
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.
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.
Delphi: the Colonial school ship
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