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| The Twelve Colonies of Man was the main human civilization in the original ] ] movie and television series ] | |||
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| ==The Twelve Colonies of Man== | |||
| The Twelve Colonies were founded by settlers from ], the birthplace of all ]. Twelve tribes of humans settled twelve different ], presumably in the same ] (representing the ]). The names of the planets are taken from the signs of the ]: | |||
| *Tauron | |||
| *Geminon | |||
| *Virgon | |||
| *Sagittera | |||
| *Caprica | |||
| **Homeworld of most of the characters on the ''Galactica''. Appears to be the most important colony. | |||
| *Picon | |||
| *Unknown Names | |||
| **Colony of Aries | |||
| **Colony of Cancer | |||
| **Colony of Leo | |||
| **Colony of Libra | |||
| **Colony of Scorpio | |||
| **Colony of Aquarius | |||
| All Colonial planets were depopulated by the ] during ]. | |||
| ==The Quorum of the Twelve== | |||
| The Quorum of the Twelve is the main governing body of the Twelve Colonies. There are twelve members, one from each colony. There is a President of the Twelve Colonies, who act as the head of state. There is also a Commander in Chief of the armed forces. The President and civilian government leads the Colonies, unless martial law is declared. After the death of President Adar and the death of the Quorum of the Twelve, the Colonial remnants under the protection of the Battlestar ''Galactica'' were placed under martial law by Commander Adama, the last surviving member of the pre-Destruction Quorum. ], a member of the Quorum who survived due to his treachery, was presumably stripped of his rank by his gross betrayal of humanity. The Quorum has the power to repeal martial law itself, but after a disasterious attempt at reestablishing civilian rule in the "Rag-Tag Fleet," such matters were dropped for the present. | |||
| The Quorum has also been called the "Council of the Twelve." | |||
| ==Colonial Law== | |||
| There is no death penalty, even for treason. The maximum punishment is life imprisonment. Officers of the court include 'Opposers' (prosecuting attorneys) and 'Advocates' (defense). | |||
| ==The Colonial Military== | |||
| ===The Colonial Navy=== | |||
| The Colonial Navy is the first line of defence against Cylon invasion. This force of battlestars and Vipers has held the Cylons at bay for at least a thousand yahren and can easily outfight superior Cylon numbers through human cleverness. | |||
| ===Colonial Warriors=== | |||
| Renouned for their bravery and prowess in warfare in the Colonies and beyond, Warriors are the Viper pilots and ground troops of the Colonies. They are similar to Earth-bound Marines in their versatility. | |||
| ===Colonial/Council Security=== | |||
| These officers clad in black form a catch-all police force, under the direct control of the Quorum of the Twelve. Their jurisdiction appears to cover both civilian and military police roles. | |||
| ==In the Remake== | |||
| In the ], the Colonial government (what is known) is somewhat different. There is a Presidency, and a "Political Cabinet" (which includes the ministries of Defense, Civil Defense, and Education), which each ministry headed by a secretary. The Secretary of Education is the 43rd and presumably last in the ]. There is a death penalty, and treason is punishable by it. Local government includes mayors, of whom ] was one before his first term as President of the Twelve Colonies. The Colonial Government appears to include some form of ]. | |||
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