In contrast to their polytheist creators, the cylon tribe worshipped a singular god. Lords of kobol uncredited words and music by bear mccreary performed by raya yarbrough see more. Many centuries ago, emigrants from the planet kobol settled upon twelve new worlds, and according to legend, a thirteenth world earth, bringing their religion with them. Thousands of years before the cylons destroyed the twelve colonies and the battlestar galactica led a ragtag fleet to earth, the lords of kobol lived among mankind in peace and harmony. This conflict will have ramifications for centuries more, all the way up to the time of the tv show caprica, the cylon war, and battlestar galactica. In its indicated, though not directly stated, largely due to the series ending, that the lords of kobol are either the beings from the people on the ship of light or a prior culture destroyed by iblis. The lords of kobol colonial religion is centered on the lords of kobol. According to legend, there was also a thirteenth tribe who settled on a lost colony, a planet called earth, whose location. In obsg, the lords of kobol were not gods, in fact they refer to god as a separate higher being. In the reimagined series and caprica, eleven lords of kobol have been positively identified. United colonies of kobol battlestar galactica youtube. Colonial religion is centered on the lords of kobol, analogous to the greek gods according to the sacred scrolls, the gods once shared a paradiselike existence with the people of kobol. Look for his photos under razor and in the episode listings for colonial day, kobols last gleaming i and ii, revelations, sometimes a great notion, and more. This is the stunning prequel to all that has happened before and all that will happen again.
In time, the humans of kobol created their own sentient artificial life organic cylons known as skinjobs. The kobol opera house and forum, though a ruin in galacticas time, was apparently once an important civic building on the planet. Carried to the far end of the galaxy by the veil in the department of mysteries, harry potter becomes a veritable stranger in a strange land. Prior to the fall, the colonies were inhabited for over two millennia. The commander sounded extremely irritated, and given the bodies lined up on the edge of the clearing near the cave entrance, laura could not fault him. The united colonies is in certain ways a successor to the. In book three, their dominion ended and mankind fled their.
The universe of battlestar galactica and caprica has gotten larger and the story of the lords of kobol isnt over yet. Pages in category battlestar galactica 1978 the following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. Baltars beliefs create a controversy for those faithful to the 12 lords of kobol, and a crew members demise casts a pall on the colonials. Lords of kobol this song is by bear mccreary and appears on the album battlestar galactica. In book three, their dominion ended and mankind fled. First, i read lords of kobol prelude, then book one, two, and three. Also unclear is whether they departed kobol with the tribes, although the sacred scrolls say that athena killed herself in sorrow at the great exodus, suggesting that some lords or humans remained to record the death before entombing athena and leaving themselves.
The lords of kobol are deities featured in the fictional universe of battlestar galactica. The planet, kobol, is the origin point for humanity. Descent, zeus returned to assert his command and apollo confided the history of the gods in someone he could trust. But all the obstacles he has faced pale in comparison to the cylon menace. Dei kobol una apita uthoukarana ukthea mavatha gaman kerimuta obe satharane mua osavathamanabanta api obata yagnya karama dei kobol help. The numbers in some of the margins are shorthand for universals production numbers for the episodes. The lords of kobol are the deities or other beatified entity worshiped or recognized by the peoples of the twelve colonies in both the original series and reimagined series. The dominant religion of the twelve colonies, which the various characters of battlestar galactica practice to greater or lesser extent, is a polytheistic faith1 with a strong emphasis on the philosophy of eternal return. In prelude, zeus and the olympians are just one part of a world populated by titans, a caesar bent on power, and metal cyclops. The inhabitants of kobol were organized into twelve tribes. Battlestar galactica aired on abc beginning on sept.
These mammalian bipeds were indistinguishable from the humans of earth right down to the cellular level. One of the humanitys larger religions in the twelve colonies is a polytheistic faith worshipping the twelve lords of kobol, a dozen deities out of which eleven are identified. Later circumstances forced the exodus of the human population of kobol to the twelve colonies and earth, and lead to athenas suicide. The united colonies of kobol, also known as the twelve colonies of kobol, was an interplanetary state which represented humanity during the cylon war, and was dissolved upon the settling of the second earth nearly sixty years later. Kobol is a planet in the fictional battlestar galactica universe within the context of both battlestar galactica stories, kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the twelve colonies on other worlds. This is the eight page battlestar galactica writers guide. At the end of the series, the humans land on our earth and choose to forsake all technology. Then, i tackled the bsgverse in chronological order. Based on the award winning television series, battlestar galactica, the lords of kobol is set 4,000 years before the founding of the twelve colonies of man and tells the story of the beginning of the fall of man and cylonkind from the planet kobol. Lords kobol hear my prayer religion and faith battlestar galactica lords of kobol, hear my prayer. The theology of sci fi channels battlestar galactica. He has been married since 1999 and a father since 2002. Departing from the ancient birthplace of humanity, the 12 tribes of kobol set forth across the stars to find a new home.
Within the context of both battlestar galactica stories, kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the twelve colonies on other worlds. Eventually humans rise in technology and create a sentient machine. Apotheosis, the thirteenth tribe left and the pantheon was split. Among the shows human beings, there are those who believe in the gods, the lords of kobol, and those who are atheists. A group of preservers transplanted a large number of humans to another planet lightyears away and civilized them. I started with the original series back in the spring, followed by galactica 1980. Are the battlestar galactica deities lords of kobol. According to legend, kobol is the birthplace of man. After more than five millennia, the dominion of the lords of kobol is at an end. Yeatts iii call him trey is a resident of richmond, va. All of the viper pilots, with some being better than others.
The series had been popular according to the world almanac and book of facts 1980 it ranked 20th out of 100 series in the nielsen. The scifi channels blockbuster show battlestar galactica has received heaps of praise from virtually all quarters. Ive transcribed it verbatim, all spellings, capitalization and page breaks are as they were in the original. Their names were derived to correspond to the ancient tribes of the original colony on kobol. United colonies of kobol battlestar galactica wiki fandom.
The series ran for the 19781979 season before being canceled. The lords of kobol are the deities of the twelve colonies and have their roots in the universes own mythology. Upon gaining a language, the humans named their new home planet kobol and began calling the preservers, the lords of kobol. The second half fastforwards about eight centuries to a time of strife on gemenon between monotheists and polytheists. Tens of thousands of lightyears from our earth, a race of sentient mammalian bipeds became the dominant life form on an earthlike planet named kobol. See more ideas about battlestar galactica, battlestar galactica 1978 and sci fi. The battle between humans and machines is a cycle that repeats itself over and over again in time. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. The show was revived briefly as galactica 1980 in january 1980 but it was again cancelled this time after only six episodes. They are referenced again in the prequel series caprica a central plot point of the caprica series is a group of religious extremists who do not follow the mainstream religions. There are several variants of this faith, in both belief and practice. September 21st, 20 day 66 ch before we proceed, id like to have bill take a look, harry said. Mythology of battlestar galactica battlestar galactica. Its already here in the guise of battlestar galactica.
Kobol is a planet in the fictional battlestar galactica universe. The battlestar galactica history, 41 combat operations 41 flight operations, 43 cic 45 maneuvering galactica. Feeling the void of no battlestar galactica the lords of kobol answered me with an awesome my love of bsg via twitter. The lords of kobol are worshiped by the humans of the twelve colonies. Also, maurice woodworth, set dresser for numerous episodes of battlestar galactica, kindly granted us permission to use his amazing behindthescenes photography for the site. A reimagined version of battlestar galactica aired as a twopart, threehour.
In the battlestar galactica universe, in both 1978 and 2004 instances, kobol is the birthplace of humanity from which the twelve. The twelve colonies of kobol are twelve sovereign stateplanets within three star systems, belonging to one, single democracy. Starring lorne greene, richard hatch, and dirk benedict, it follows the surviving humans as they flee in battlestar galactica and other ships in search for a new home while being pursued by the cylons. Settling a distant star system, the 12 tribes evolved into the 12 colonies.
Almost every episode of battlestar galactica has its own separate theme. Kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the twelve colonies on other worlds. Five characters, human and cylon, have experienced visions of the opera house in its original state thousands of years ago, the visions focusing on hera agathon or the final five cylons. The lords of kobol also appear to have abandoned kobol, but when is not known. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction media franchise created by glen a. Religion in the twelve colonies rdm battlestar wiki. Dei kobol una apita uthoukarana ukthea mavatha gaman kerimuta obe satharane mua osavathamanabanta api obata yagnya karama help us lords of kobol. The lords of kobol were the gods of the mainstream religions of the twelve colonies.