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==[[TOS Battlestar Galactica|Origins]]==
{{Twelve Colonies Series}}
The Twelve Colonies were introduced in the [[TOS Battlestar Galactica|original Battlestar Galactica]]. They were located in an unnamed multi-star system within the [[Cyranus (TOS)|Cyranus Galaxy]], and had been at war with the alien [[Cylons]] for 1,000 yahrens (years).
 
The original Twelve colonies included:
*[[Aeries]]
*[[Caprica#The Original Series|Caprica]]
*[[Gemoni]]
*[[Picon#The Original Series|Picon]]
*[[Sagitaria]]
*[[Scorpion#The Original Series|Scorpion]]
*[[Tauron#The Original Series|Tauron]]
*[[Virgon#The Original Series|Virgon]]
 
==[[RDM Battlestar Galactica|Re-imagined Universe]]==
==[[RDM Battlestar Galactica|Re-imagined Universe]]==


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Their names are references to the Greek Zodiac.  See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] article on Wikipedia.
Their names are references to the Greek Zodiac.  See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Zodiac] article on Wikipedia.
==[[TOS Battlestar Galactica|Origins]]==
The Twelve Colonies were introduced in the [[TOS Battlestar Galactica|original Battlestar Galactica]]. They were located in an unnamed multi-star system within the [[Cyranus (TOS)|Cyranus Galaxy]], and had been at war with the alien [[Cylons]] for 1,000 yahrens (years).
The original Twelve colonies included:
*[[Aeries]]
*[[Caprica#The Original Series|Caprica]]
*[[Gemoni]]
*[[Picon#The Original Series|Picon]]
*[[Sagitaria]]
*[[Scorpion#The Original Series|Scorpion]]
*[[Tauron#The Original Series|Tauron]]
*[[Virgon#The Original Series|Virgon]]


[[Category:A to Z|Twelve Colonies, The]]
[[Category:A to Z|Twelve Colonies, The]]

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Re-imagined Universe

In the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, the twelve colonies were originally located on a single world - Kobol (early draft of the Mini-Series script). However, this was later revised to twelve separate worlds, in keeping with the original concept.

It is unclear whether all twelve colonies are orbiting a single star or not, or what the name of this star might be. However, the 2003 Video Game proposed the home system for the twelve colonies is called Cyrannus. This has yet to be accepted as canon in the new television series.

Within the re-imagined series, the twelve colonies are:

Their names are references to the Greek Zodiac. See the Zodiac article on Wikipedia.

Origins

The Twelve Colonies were introduced in the original Battlestar Galactica. They were located in an unnamed multi-star system within the Cyranus Galaxy, and had been at war with the alien Cylons for 1,000 yahrens (years).

The original Twelve colonies included:

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