Caprica is a fictional planet featured in both the original and re-imagined Battlestar Galactica science fiction television series. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of Science fiction Films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978 Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
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Overview
Caprica is devastated in the opening storyline for both the original series and the re-imagined series in a sneak attack by the Cylons. The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Caprica is portrayed as an Earth-like planet in the re-imagined series, and is the only colony to be seen thus far in the series aside from flashbacks.
Original series
Caprica is established in the original series as belonging to the group of "inner planets".
Caprica contains Caprica City and the city of Umbra amongst other locales.
Re-imagined series
The episodes of the re-imagined series depict what happens to the planet and some of the human survivors who remained on Caprica in the aftermath of the attack. Over time, Caprica's lush green colour slowly fades to a dull brown as fallout of the Cylon nuclear attacks begin to destroy the environment. As viewed from the surface, Caprica's blue sky turns to a hazy orange. The human survivors are faced with the threat of both radiation poisoning and Cylon attempts to occupy the planet. The Cylons eventually abandon Caprica, however, in accordance with a shift in their ultimate goals.
The capital of Caprica and the Twelve Colonies of Kobol is Caprica City. The Twelve Colonies of Man or Twelve Colonies of Kobol constitute the main human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica Television series Another city on Caprica is Delphi, which contains the Museum of the Colonies. [1]
Caprica was the leading world of the Twelve Colonies, and it is the center of culture, science and technology, and government. [2] However, Caprica's prominence and great wealth often made it unpopular with some of the poorer and less-developed colonies; they often viewed Capricans as being snobby and elitist. At the end of the second season of the re-imagined series, the fleet of human refugees, under escort of Galactica, discover a new world to inhabit and dub it "New Caprica".
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Citations
- ^ a b "Kobol's Last Gleaming". " Kobol's Last Gleaming Parts I and II " are episodes of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series). Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D
- ^ a b "Dirty Hands". " Dirty Hands " is the sixteenth episode of the third season from the Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series). Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D