Race and Ethnicity in the Twelve Colonies

This page is a WORK IN PROGRESS

At the Battlestar Wiki, we recognize that race is a problematic concept without any concrete biological definition. Nevertheless, the topic of racial identity in the Twelve Colonies has proven of interest to many fans of the show. Therefore, this page serves to review the information available here as best as possible.

In this article, we have chosen to indicate race by apparent region of origin, within the following broadly defined categories: European, (Sub-saharan) African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian, and Native American / Amerindian. Individuals of apparently Hispanic appearance are noted as biracial European/Amerindians. Issues relating to the Adama family are dealt with in the Caprica section.

Race and Nationality

• • Large number of african characters from Geminon, european characters from Caprica. Exceptions?
  • Race and colony of origin may not be strongly correlated - when Baltar attempted to guess at Boomer's place of origin, he commented on her accent, not her physical appearance.

Aerelon

• • • Boomer - east asian
    • Sekou Hamilton - mixed race - african/european (?)
  • Canceron
    • Robin Wenutu - european

Caprica

• • • William Adama - mestizzo / mixed race - european/amerindian
    • Caroline Adama - european
      • Zak and Lee Adama - their children
    • Kara Thrace - european
    • Gaius Baltar - european
    • Aaron Doral - european

Gemenon

• • • Sarah Porter - african
    • Venner - african
  • Picon
    • Safiya Sanne - east asian
    • Playa Palacios - european

Sagittaron

• • • Dualla - african
    • Tom Zarek - european
    • Valence - european

Virgon

• • • Marshall Bagott - european
  • Race and Sexuality
    • Interracial couplings seem common:
      • WIlliam/Caroline Adama
      • Boomer/Tyrol
      • Boomer/Helo
      • Dualla/Billy
      • Dualla/Lee Adama
    • Gaius Baltar and Kara Thrace appear to have a preference for individuals of their own race, however:
      • Kara/Baltar
      • Kara/Anders
      • Baltar/Six
      • Baltar/Playa
    • With a pair of (somewhat confusing) exceptions:
      • Kara/Zak
      • Kara/Lee