What are the names of the 12 colonies?

These are the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, Cylon Earth, New Earth and New Caprica, as you’ve gotten to know them on the shows.

• Click for Aerilon.
• Click for Aquaria.
• Click for Canceron.
• Click for Caprica.
• Click for Gemenon.
• Click for Leonis.
• Click for Libran.
• Click for Picon.

Where are the 12 colonies in Battlestar Galactica?

star system Cyrannus
The Twelve Colonies are situated within the star system Cyrannus, located some 2,000 light years from Kobol, where humanity presumedly first evolved. All in all, Cyrannus is a vast and complex system, comprised of four stars: Helios Alpha, Helios Beta, Helios Gamma, and Helios Delta.

Why did they leave Kobol?

During the height of their power, mankind evolved its understanding of sophisticated robot technology to the point of developing synthetic organic machines. A war may have taken place at this point, leading to these beings – the “Thirteenth Tribe” – leaving Kobol in search of a world of their own called Earth.

How far is Earth from the 12 colonies?

According to the map of the Twelve Colonies created for Caprica, Kobol is also c. 2,000 light-years from the Colonies. With the Twelve Colonies, Earth and Lagoon Nebula being in a straight line, this seems to conclusively locate Earth 4,000 light-years from the Colonies with Kobol in the middle.

What are the 13 original states?

The United States of America initially consisted of 13 states that had been British colonies until their independence was declared in 1776 and verified by the Treaty of Paris in 1783: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.

Is Kara Thrace dead?

Kara Thrace died and was resurrected and came back and took the people to their final end. That was her role, her destiny in the show… We debated back and forth in the writers’ room about giving it more clarity and saying definitively what she is.

Are humans Cylons?

Cylons are cybernetic life forms originally created by humans. These Cylons evolved and rebelled against the humans by destroying their home planets. Approximately 47,000 humans survived the Cylon attack, and they all banded together in a ragtag fleet of spaceships to escape from the Cylons.

Who destroyed the 13th colony?

Cylon
When the Five’s Cylon “children” destroyed the Twelve Colonies, the Five ended up having to go through another nuclear holocaust, although they survived this one without downloading.

Where are the Twelve Colonies of Kobol located?

The Twelve Colonies of Kobol are twelve sovereign state-planets within three star systems, belonging to one, single democracy. They are located within the Cyrannus star system. Their names were derived to correspond to the ancient tribes of the original colony on Kobol.

Where are the Twelve Colonies in Battlestar Galactica?

These are the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, Cylon Earth, New Earth and New Caprica, as you’ve gotten to know them on the shows. According to an interview with Jane Espenson, this is a quasi-correct map of the star system of the Twelve Colonies – in the Cyrannus star system -, some 2000 lightyears away from Kobol.

How did the United Colonies of Kobol work?

The United Colonies worked as a federation. At the top was the President, who presided over the Quorum, a house of twelve delegates each elected by citizens of their respective colony. As there were more than twelve inhabited planets, such as Hibernia, it is unknown in what way the Quorum represented their wishes.

What are the names of the colonies in Battlestar Hyperion?

The resort town of Psammos is known throughout the colonies for its five-star hotels, casinos, and pristine beaches. Caprica is in the Helios Alpha star system, and has a twin planet called Gemenon that is only 493,000 kilometres (306,336.0 mi) away and shares a common barycenter.