Serge
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| Colony | Caprica | |
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| Introduced | Caprica pilot | |
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| Role | Servant robot | |
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| Portrayed by | Jim Thomson | |
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Serge was the robot butler of Graystone Family at their Caprica home in the years prior to the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
Unlike Graystone Industries' experimental U-87 Cyber Combat Unit and the later Cylons, Serge was distinguished by a markedly non-humanoid appearance, featuring a rounded body and single eye, similar to the lens of a camera. Serge's locomotion was provided by a single wheel, which allowed him access to all levels of the Graystones' large estate (CAP: "Pilot", "Rebirth", et al).
Serge was linked with the Graystone Estate's computer and security network, in essence making him the embodiment of the "smart" home. He was able to communicate with the residents of the home both in person and through an intercom and was capable of performing a wide array of functions including granting or denying access to visitors, fetching food and drinks, and remote controlling home operations. Serge could also read back biographical and historical information, scan television news for specific references, and serve as a voice interface for the Graystones' personal computer system (CAP: "Pilot", "Rebirth", "The Reins of the Waterfall", "Know Thy Enemy", "Unvanquished", "The Dirteaters").
For emergencies, Serge was equipped with a small weapon housed within a compartment on the side of his body and was able to make outgoing calls to emergency services (CAP: "Here Be Dragons").
Unlike Cylons, Serge did not possess full sentience, though he was highly intelligent as well as intuitive to human emotion. Amanda Graystone complained that her husband, Daniel Graystone had programmed "all sorts of weird stuff" into Serge. This included Pyramid slogans and curse words such as frak. Daniel Graystone jokingly claimed to believe that Serge had a crush on the U-87 (CAP: "Know Thy Enemy," "Rebirth").
- In a deleted scene from the episode "The Reins of a Waterfall," Serge recognized Zoe Graystone inside the U-87 body. Keeping Zoe's secret, Serge helped Zoe create a wireless link between the robot body she inhabited and the Virtual World. Serge's knowledge of Zoe may have accounted for Daniel's claim that he had a crush on the U-87 as well as Amanda's complaint about Serge being "weird."
Upon meeting Serge, various guests to the Graystone residence reacted differently. While Samuel Adama greeted Serge with amusement, some visitors - like Tomas Vergis - ignored Serge entirely. Upon her first encounter with Serge, Sister Clarice Willow expressed bewilderment, unable to know how to respond to the robot and calling his name "unfortunate" (CAP: "Unvanquished", "Know Thy Enemy", "Ghosts in the Machine").
Willow later interacted with Serge in a much more hostile setting, having broken into the Graystone home with her husbands Olaf and Nestor. Intercepting them as they entered through a smashed window, Serge informed Willow and her husbands that they were "not welcome" and warned them that they had fifteen seconds to vacate the premises. Aiming his gun directly at them, Serge proceeded to call the authorities but was shot by Nestor and severely damaged (CAP: "Here Be Dragons").
- With the unexpected cancellation of Caprica, it's not known whether or not Serge survived his encounter with Sister Clarice; his fate not referenced in the series finale.
Notes
- Serge was voiced by Jim Thomson who served as assistant editor on the Caprica pilot.
- It is not known if Serge-type robots were common on Caprica or if they were exclusively used by the Graystones. Serge claimed via his Twitter account, however, that he was unique and that the cost of mass-producing robots identical to himself was prohibitively high (Serge's Twitter page).
- Serge was an entirely computer-generated character, represented on stage by a rod attached to a remote controlled base, giving the actors an idea of his location and eye line.
- Series creator Ronald D. Moore intended Serge to be a much more minimal presence than what he ended up becoming, likening him to a Roomba.