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Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

As we all know there are twelve colonies of mankind in BSG, with Earth being the fabled 13th. There appear to be some differences in the names of the colonies between the original series and the new one, although not all the colonies have been named.

Original | Current

Aries/Aeriana | ?
Aquaria | ?
Canceria | ?
Caprica | Caprica
Gemoni | Geminon
Leosia | ?
Libra | ?
Pisceria (Piscon) | Piscon
Sagitara | Sagitaron
Scorpia | ?
Taura | ?
Virgo | Virgon

I think there was mention in the miniseries of a colony named Troy as well. Based on the Quarum meeting scenes in "Colonial Day", we might be able to figure out the names of some other colonies.

This webpage gives a list of colonies, but I'm not sure how accurate that list is, as it lists "Gemon" and "Sagitara" whereas the plaques in "Colonial Day" clearly show "Geminon" and "Sagitaron".

[ January 18, 2005, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: Topher ]

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Some of my answers come from the ship registries at Sci-Fi's BSG site. For the names from the original, I looked to this site.

So...

code:

Zodiac         Original BSG   New BSG
---------------------------------------------
Aries          Aeries         Aerilon
Aquarius       Aquaria        Not Revealed
Cancer         Cancer         Not Revealed
Capricorn      Caprica        Caprica
Gemini         Gemini         Geminon
Leo            Leo            Not Revealed
Libra          Libra          Libran
Pisces         Piscera        Picon*
Sagittarius    Sagitara       Sagitara*
Scorpio        Scorpia        Scorpia
Taurus         Taura          Tauron
Virgo          Virgon         Virgon

To the best of my memory, I remember Aerilon, Caprica, Geminon, Picon, and Sagitara being mentioned in dialog (* Picon and Sagitara are not on the BSG ship site I linked to). Also, I could have sworn I saw somewhere that spelled Sagitara as Sagitera, but I'll be damned if I can find it.

Also, to add a little to the mess, Boomer once referred to Crashdown as "some refugee from Triton". I think Triton is probably a ship's name, but a friend of mine is insisting that its a lunar colony or something. He's trying to turn this into a discovery vs. Discovery issue, obviously.

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

Okay, here's some screencaps from "Colonial Day" showing some names.

Sagittaron
Virgon
Gemenon
Canceron, Leonis
Canceron, Picon

Looks like the same guy is representing Leonis and Picon.

Here's a shot showing some colonial banners:

banners

Banners are for Gemenon, Canceron, Leonis/Picon and another that I can't tell.

And a transcript of Roslin reading off the votes for VP:

quote:
Tauron...Gaius Baltar.

...

Aquaria...Thomas Zarek.

Aerilon...Tom Zarek.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

So, in summation, the Twelve Colonies of Kobol are Aerilon, Aquaria, Canceron, Caprica, Gemenon, Leonis, Libran, Picon, Sagittaron, Scorpia, Tauron, and Virgon with Libran and Scorpia not yet making a canon appearance.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Re: Troy:

Baltar: "So, uh, tell me, are you from Arilon? You have a slight trace of an accent there."
Valerii: "What? Oh, no. Troy."
Baltar: "Troy. Troy, tell me, why is that familiar?"
Valerii: "Mining settlement. The accident."

So, presumably, it wasn't on any of the colony worlds, or she would have mentioned which one. Probably on a moon or something. Perhaps the settlers were from Arilon. (Which I'm spelling that way because "Aries" doesn't have an "ae" in it. But, given the other spelling issues ((viz. "Gemenon", "Picon")), who knows?)

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Some of these names are silly.

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

re: Troy, I think during the miniseries when its announced on the Colonial Heavy 798 that an attack has been launched and certain cities have been destroyed, some of the people in the crowd mention Troy as well.

re: silly, what kind of name is 'Sol System', eh? EH?

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Well, I doubt the Cylons refrained from blowing up human outposts wherever they found them, "Colony" in the technical sense or not.

"Topher."

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

And, also, to be this silly you and I would have to be Topheron and Solion.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Simon.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

I think Tophera and Solilon are better.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

quote:
Originally posted by TSN:
Simon.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Nixon!

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Timon!

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Necronomicon!

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

Shut up, the lot of you.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Cartmon!

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Leonis!

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

You broke it.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

There's always one, has to go and spoil it for everyone else.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

How did I break/spoil anything? Y'all were turning each other's names into Colonial planets, and I did the same thing with Lee's name.

Posted by machf (Member # 1233) on :

But they were using only the "-on" ending... you should have typed "Leeon" instead, Zigon.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Well pooh on them. Pooh, I say! Per precedence, -nis is just as valid as -on. In fact, so are -ia and -a.

Beside, Leeon (or Leon to drop the redundant "e") is a silly name for a planet.

Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :

But a good name for a French cleaner.

Posted by Trimm (Member # 865) on :

But who needs those?

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

The french: badly.

ZING!

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

I should have said "ruin it for everyone else." I failed to consider the alternative meaning of "spoil." Impending fatherhood will do that sort of thing to you.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Yeah...blame it on the baby... [Wink]