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==Introduction==
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: ''"The Cylons were created by Man. They were created to make life easier on the twelve colonies. And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. After a long and bloody struggle, an armistice was declared. The Cylons left for another world to call their own. A remote space station was built where Cylon and human could meet and maintain diplomatic relations. Every year the Colonials send an officer. The Cylons send no one. No one has seen or heard from the Cylons in over forty years."''
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[[Image:Armistice Station.jpg|thumb|right|Armistice Station]]
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With these words so begins the [[Miniseries]] and, in turn, the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] ''Battlestar Galactica'' regular series.
| title= Armistice Station
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= No
| crew= 1, annually
| role= Diplomatic relations
| weapons= None
| status= Destroyed, [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Zero Hour]], [[0 BCH]]
}}


==Description==
The '''Armistice Station''' is a remote space station, built with the intent of allowing both [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|the Twelve Colonies]] to maintain diplomatic relations after the [[Cylon War]].
'''Armistice Station''' is a remote space station. Annually it is attended by an [[Armistice Officer]], who happens to be [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]'s father.


A few items of interest are visible in ''Armistice Station'':
The station is manned on an annual basis by a Colonial [[Armistice Officer|armistice officer]]. The last armistice officer maintains a few items on the negotiation desk in the meeting room of the station, suggesting the isolated and unproductive nature of his assignment:
* A photograph: [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]]
* A photograph: presumably the [[Armistice Officer]]'s wife and Boxey's mother
* A document: [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurian Model 0005 ''(sic)'']]
* A document: [[Cimtar Peace Accord]]


The Armistice Officer begins to slowly fall asleep then suddenly the doors open from the opposite end and two Cylon Centurion's enter. This is followed by another cyclon resembling human form, [[Number Six]]. Dressed in a long-sleeved red tunic and matching knee-length skirt, she is the first and last "diplomat" ever sent to the station by the Cylons since its construction. She greets the Colonial officer present with the question "Are you alive?" When he answers that he is alive, she tells him to prove it. They engage in a long kiss. After he realizes that Armistice is under attack, she smiles and forces another kiss on him shortly before they are both destroyed.
* Personal photographs of [[Boxey (RDM)|the officer's son]] and presumably his wife.
* A schematic of an [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|obsolete Cylon model from the end of the War.]]
* A copy of the [[Cimtar Peace Accords]], which were signed at the end of the War.


==Destruction==
The Cylons ignore the Armistice Station and all overtures of diplomacy for forty years. In their only visit, a [[Number_Six#Armistice_Station_Copy|Number Six]], escorted by two [[Cylon_Centurion|contemporary Centurions]], boards the station and briefly interacts with the armistice officer, before the station is destroyed in the opening salvo of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
[[Image:Armistice Station Critically Damaged.jpg|thumb|Destruction of Armistice Station]]
 
Armistice Station is dwarfed in size by the Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] that pays it a visit. In a fitting choice for the opening salvo of the [[Cylon Attack|Cylon attack]], the basestar attacks and destroys Armistice Station.
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The [[Miniseries#Armistice Station|Armistice Station section]] of the [[Miniseries]] article discusses this peculiar circumstance.
 
== Notes ==
 
=== Emblems ===
[[File:TRS - Miniseries - Armistice Officer's Shuttle Docks.jpg|thumb|The [[Armistice Officer]]'s {{RDM|shuttle}} docks at the [[Armistice Station]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]]
The Armistice Station features the seals of the two formerly warring factions above the base of its docking tube: the Cylons, indicated by a blue-green double-stroke pentagon (a nod to the design on {{TOS|Raider|Raiders}} from the [[Original Series]]); and the [[Colonial seal|Colonial Phoenix seal]] with ring featuring two sets of prongs, e.g. "ears," a nod to the Original Series logos found on fire extinguishers and other medical equipment.
 
=== Effects Gaffe ===
Of further note, the logos swap places between the [[Armistice Officer]]'s [[Shuttle (RDM)|shuttle]] docking sequence and when the station is destroyed by a missile from the [[Basestar (TRS)|Cylon basestar]], thus beginning the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
 
==See Also==
*[[Armistice Line]]
*[[Miniseries, Analysis#Armistice Station|Armistice Station Analysis]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 19 December 2023

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The Armistice Station is a remote space station, built with the intent of allowing both Cylons and the Twelve Colonies to maintain diplomatic relations after the Cylon War.

The station is manned on an annual basis by a Colonial armistice officer. The last armistice officer maintains a few items on the negotiation desk in the meeting room of the station, suggesting the isolated and unproductive nature of his assignment:

The Cylons ignore the Armistice Station and all overtures of diplomacy for forty years. In their only visit, a Number Six, escorted by two contemporary Centurions, boards the station and briefly interacts with the armistice officer, before the station is destroyed in the opening salvo of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").


Notes

Emblems

The Armistice Officer's shuttle docks at the Armistice Station (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").

The Armistice Station features the seals of the two formerly warring factions above the base of its docking tube: the Cylons, indicated by a blue-green double-stroke pentagon (a nod to the design on Raiders from the Original Series); and the Colonial Phoenix seal with ring featuring two sets of prongs, e.g. "ears," a nod to the Original Series logos found on fire extinguishers and other medical equipment.

Effects Gaffe

Of further note, the logos swap places between the Armistice Officer's shuttle docking sequence and when the station is destroyed by a missile from the Cylon basestar, thus beginning the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.

See Also