| Leoben Conoy | |
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| Race | Humanoid Cylon |
| Gender | Male |
| Portrayed by | Callum Keith Rennie |
| First appearance | Miniseries |
| Affiliation | Cylon |
Leoben Conoy (Number Two) is a fictional character appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Callum Keith Rennie (born September 14, 1960) is a Canadian television and film actor Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour Miniseries written and produced by Ronald D The Battlestar Galactica Science fiction franchise which began as a 1978 TV series, was "reimagined" in 2003 into a TV miniseries
Conoy is a humanoid Cylon agent with a bizarre demeanor. The Cylons are a fictional race of bio-mechanical beings appearing in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series He portrays himself as having philosophical and religious enlightenment. Meanwhile he delights in playing mind games by engaging in distorted conversations that entwine both truth and lies.
Leoben expresses a pantheistic view of God as inherent in all beings, telling Starbuck, "We're all God. Pantheism ( Greek: πάν ( 'pan') = all and θεός ( 'theos') = God it literally means " God is All God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, played by Katee Sackhoff, is a Fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining "
In the fourth season episode "Six of One", Conoy's model number was revealed as Number Two. Six of One is the Emmy nominated fourth episode of the fourth season of the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.
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Ragnar Anchorage
Conoy is first encountered in the miniseries by Commander Adama hiding in the Ragnar Anchorage supply depot posing as an arms dealer scrounging for weapon supplies. Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour Miniseries written and produced by Ronald D Admiral William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series The reimagined Science fiction Television series Battlestar Galactica presents various locations, spaceborne and planetary The arms industry is a global Industry and Business which Manufactures and sells Weapons and Military technology and equipment. To avoid arrest, Conoy offers to "help" Adama's supply team gather cannon shells for Galactica's railguns. A railgun is a purely electrical Gun that accelerates a conductive projectile along a pair of metal rails using the same principles as the Homopolar motor. After an explosive device is accidentally detonated, Adama becomes trapped with Conoy and separated from the rest of the crew. As Adama and Conoy converse, Adama notices Conoy's "allergies" getting worse. This makes Adama suspicious as it is a reaction that Cylons have to radiation (in this case emitted by the gas giant the anchorage orbits). A gas giant (sometimes also known as a Jovian planet after the planet Jupiter, or giant planet) is a large Planet that is not primarily Eventually, Conoy confirms Adama's suspicions and admits that he is a Cylon.
In the ensuing struggle, Conoy reacts with amazing speed and strength, but Adama manages to kill him by bludgeoning him in the head with a flashlight. Just prior to his demise, Conoy reveals to Adama that Cylons can be "resurrected" with their personas downloaded into another copy upon death, allowing all of their experiences to be saved and providing effective immortality. It is implied, however, that the radiation field in which the Ragnar Anchorage is located in prevents Conoy from downloading to a Cylon facility for proper resurrection.
After Adama is rescued, Conoy's body is taken back to Galactica and examined, revealing that humanoid Cylon variants are almost identical to humans. The Battlestar Galactica is a Space battleship in the original and re-imagined Science fiction Television series
Colonial fleet
In the episode "Flesh and Bone", a copy of Conoy is found in the fleet hiding aboard the Gemenon Traveller and is arrested. " Flesh and Bone " is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series There have been many appearances of various Spaceships in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Television series After dodging questions and playing mind games he claims he has planted a nuclear bomb within the fleet. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Conoy is subsequently brutally interrogated by Starbuck, with whom it seems he has a growing obsession. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, played by Katee Sackhoff, is a Fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining President Laura Roslin intervenes the interrogation and questions Conoy more courteously. Laura Roslin is a Fictional character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series portrayed by Mary McDonnell. He then makes startling predictions about Kobol and the future of the fleet. Kobol is the name of a Planet in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe After admitting there was no bomb and frightening Roslin by claiming Adama is a Cylon spy, Roslin has Conoy vented into space.
Occupation of New Caprica
In the final episode of 2nd season "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Conoy appears once again during the Cylon invasion of New Caprica. " Lay Down Your Burdens ", Parts I and II are episodes of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series He asks Starbuck's husband Samuel Anders for Starbuck's whereabouts. Samuel T Anders is a Fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series played by Michael Trucco.
In the third season premier "Occupation", it is revealed that Starbuck has been captured by the Cylons, and has been forced to live with Conoy for a number of months. Occupation is the season premiere of the third season of Battlestar Galactica. During this period she has killed Conoy five times, though he would simply resurrect and return, exercising extreme patience in his task of winning Starbuck's affection.
Conoy claims that he has created a baby from an egg retrieved from Starbuck's ovary (see "The Farm") and presents a girl named Kacey. " The Farm " is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series Conoy says that Kacey is a half-Cylon hybrid, Starbuck and Conoy being the parents. In "Exodus" (part 2), however, it is revealed that Kacey is a human child taken from her mother on New Caprica, and the two are reunited (much to Starbuck's shock) when Starbuck and Kacey arrive back on Galactica. " Exodus " (parts one and two are the third and fourth episodes of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. In order to rescue Kacey, Starbuck was coerced into saying "I love you" to Conoy and kissing him, before stabbing him to death once more. It is indicated that this is the same copy from the fleet reborn.
Leoben's role in Starbuck's destiny
Ever since Starbuck first encountered Leoben aboard the Geminon Traveller and during the time she was forced to live with him on New Caprica, Leoben has continually told her that she has a special destiny and an important role to play in future events. Despite Starbuck's guilt that she has been nothing but a "screw up" since childhood, Leoben tries to show she is more significant than she believes. In later episodes of the third season, Starbuck has bizarre dreams of Leoben, with some becoming erotic.
In the episode "Maelstrom", Starbuck begins hallucinating things, such as her younger self, fleeting images of her mother, and finally non-existent Cylon Raiders. " Maelstrom " is the seventeenth episode of the third season from the Science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. Because of this, her fitness for duty comes into question. Thinking she's losing her mind, she seeks help from an oracle who tells her that Leoben is her spiritual guide and that her deceased mother, Socrata Thrace, is using him to get a message to her. Military Personnel Zak Adama See also Zak Adama Played by Tobias Mehler, Clarke Hudson
During a hallucinatory dogfight with a Raider, Starbuck's Viper takes damage and she falls into unconsciousness, ending up in a dream of her mother's apartment. The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Leoben appears and takes Starbuck to a scene six years prior, where she learns her mother is dying of cancer. However, her mother's heartless and derogatory comments force Starbuck to walk out on her mother for good. Her mother dies alone and Starbuck kept the pain of that decision locked inside her.
Leoben next takes her to the moment of her mother's passing and allows Starbuck another chance to be with her mother at her deathbed. Leoben consoles Starbuck, telling her that death is nothing to fear. Starbuck states "You're not Leoben," to which he replies, "Never said I was. I'm here to prepare you to pass through the next door; to discover what hovers in the space between life and death. " Starbuck finally accepts (apparent) death and decides to go down with her damaged Viper when it explodes in the atmosphere of a gas giant. Starbuck's reappearance in "Crossroads Part II," where she tells Lee Adama that it really is her and that she has been to Earth, suggests that the destiny Leoben had been guiding her to involves much more than her death. " Crossroads " (Parts 1 and 2 are the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the third season and season finale from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica
The copy of Leoben that held Starbuck captive on New Caprica returns to offer a truce between the Colonials and the Cylon Rebels. He helps Starbuck finish a painting of part of her vision and eventually convinces her to travel to his severely damaged basestar. Onboard she discovers part of her painted vision of the road to Earth: a trinary star system with a gas giant with a rapidly receding and damaged basestar that appeared as a comet. Leoben takes her to see the ships's Hybrid who gives Starbuck a cryptic and disturbing message. The Hybrid suggests unboxing the D'Anna models to help locate the final five but informs Starbuck that she is the harbinger of death that will lead humanity to its end.
See also
External links
- Leoben Conoy at the Battlestar Wiki
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