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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HerbShrump: [QB] Interesting. I gave it a fleeting thought that the 13th Tribe might be replicants, but it was just fleeting. That'd be a twist. [QUOTE]Er, how? You expose someone to the disease, kill them, and if they DON'T reappear infected, then they're not Cylon?[/QUOTE]My impression from the end of the episode is that Sharon/Athena is infected, and all they did was just show up. Baltar was in the ship waking around and not affected. If the disease is that swift and works over that range, through the vaccuum of space, then just having the virus around the fleet should be enough defense. Or, if Sharon is infected, then the transmission must be on some neurological level, radio/subspace frequency/etc... If that's the case, then there is some receiver unit built into the Cylons. If the humans could develop some method of detecting that receiver unit, or triggering a mild reaction using the same method this virus does, then that can be a detection method. Other notable differences: Cylon replicants can distinguish individuals of a same model on sight. There must be some signal or something given off. If the humans could figure this out, a detection method could be developed. Cylon replicants appear to have superior strength when compared to a human of their size and build. There must be some internal mechanism or difference in their musculature or adrenal systems to account for this. Could some blood test be developed to detect this? Or some X-ray/internal scan? Cylon replicants can directly interface with human computers either through their blood cells or nervous system. Could some technical box be constructed to access this? "Here, stick your finger in this box. If the green light flashes, you're human; red, you're Cylon" [QUOTE]IIRC the effect Ragnar had on Cylons was due to a susceptibility to certain types of radiation (a fact used as a basis for Baltar's Cylon detector)[/QUOTE]By coincidence I meant that the Humans didn't construct Ragnarok or intentionally seed it with the radiation that is lethal to Cylons. My impression is that was a discovery that humans happened upon. So, my question was the probe an intentional trap/weapon for the Cylons, or was it just happenstance? Of course, the need to detect Cylons may be moot at this point. Surely after 4 months of occupation anyone in the fleet will recognize one of the known seven models of Cylon on sight, despite any disguise or hairstyle. On the other hand, Adama (at least) knows there are 5 other Cylon models. The humans may still worry that Cylons walk among them. They don't know that these other 5 models are a taboo subject for the Cylon community and, therefore, probably not a threat to the fleet. From Six's statements, I'd conclude those other 5 models do not include the Raiders, Baseships or Centurions (past and present). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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