Who is the final cylon? That is the question. As Season 4 rapidly approaches and BSG fans purchase the newly-released Season 3 for a quick refresher, this question is resting on everyone's mind. But the problem with placing bets on the final cylon is that the writers of BSG have said that they don't plan an entire series from the beginning (the way Joss Whedon did/does) and so it's difficult to anticipate their selection. I must admit that I was entirely surprised by the four humanoid cylons that were revealed at Season Three's conclusion, which makes me second-guess any of my predictions. But first, a personal analysis of the final four:
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Saul Tigh
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1. Tigh
Tigh as a cylon actually made sense to me. Too many things went wrong when he took charge of Battlestar Galatica when Adama was shot; even then it felt like he was unconsciously sabotaging his efforts. But...how long have cylons looked like humans if Adama has decade-old memories of Tigh?
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Samuel Anders
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2. Anders
For me, Anders was the most surprising selection as Cylon by the writers. Really? Anders? And if the cylons are so anxious to have human/cylon baby hybrids, why did Leoben try so hard to seduce Starbuck while she was locked up on New Caprica? Just let her and Anders get it on...
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Galen Tyrol
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3. Tyrol
This too was a very surprising selection given how much time the writers dedicated convincing us that he was not a cylon with his dream that led to the beating of Cally that led to his interaction with Brother Cavil who said "I know you're not a cylon because I've never seen you at a meeting. Then again, that was a nifty mind-f*** by the writers to make us relax and think "Not lovable Chief". Also, as Chief was the one to seek out and discover the Temple of Jupiter without any prompting or knowledge of what he was doing should have been a blinking red warning light of what to come...
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Tory Foster
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4. Foster
I have the least vested interest in Foster as a cylon, besides that it certainly is interesting how she manuevered her way into the position of Assistant to the President -- a perfect position of power if the Cylons needed something.
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Who is the final Cylon?
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Now is the time for hypotheses and guesswork: who is the final cylon?! I really don't think that neither Adama nor Roslin are. For Adama to be a cylon would mean that Apollo was half-human/half-cylon and thus would void all of the cylon interest in Hera and (presumingly now) Nicholas. And regarding Roslin, with the re-emergence of her cancer, I believe she will fulfill the prophecy of the dying leader and thus die before reaching Earth...and said prophecy would be moot if she were able to download into another body.
I also have to argue that Starbuck will not be a Cylon. If she were, WHY would there be such interest in her by Leoben and the other cylons as a possible mother to a cylon/human hybrid?
With the alignment of Tigh with Adama, Anders with Starbuck, Chief in charge of ship maintenance and Foster with the President, I think that the Final Cylon is also in a significant position of power but primarily through influence -- so now, my prediction. Officially, my bets are on one of these two people: Felix Gaeta or Anastasia Duella (Adama). Yup, that's right. Two of the most idealistic, innocent, even naive characters on BSG, Gaeta and Duella, are my two nominees as the Final Cylon. And of these two, I am leaning primarily towards Gaeta particularly as I rewatch the scenes of New Caprica now with the knowledge of the four of the final five cylons. We can see that the Resistence was in fact headed by "Skinjobs" (Anders, Tyrol, Tigh), with Gaeta secretly providing inside information. Oftly tempting to suspect him, but then Dee also has significant influence on the ship through her husband Cag Lee Apollo AND as an employeed Lieutenant. But will my suspicions prove true, or will it be someone entirely different?? Perhaps someone not even on the ship, who didn't hear the music on the radio and thus reveal him or herself to the other four...
Do you agree? Disagree? Who would you bet on as the final Cylon?
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As far as Anders vs. Leoben goes, I think that maybe the identity of the final five is far too important for Leoben to know about. With knowledge of something like that, you could compromise destiny.
I really like your theory on who will be the final cylon. It makes a lot of sense that it would be someone close to someone else in a position of power. I think you could be on to something with Gaeta or Duella, Duella in particular. One possible flaw in that theory is that I believe both of those people were also on Galactica during the meeting, so why wouldn't they have been present.
What if it was someone who held a similar important position to them, but was not on Galactica? Tom Zarek maybe? Just a though. I agree that Starbuck is unlikely. Given the writers style, she would way too obvious for them to choose her.
Love your article!
Or maybe it's someone who the humans knew but believed dead.
Ellen? Helena? Kat? Billy? (or any other member of Galatica that is 'dead')
He is a master manipulator. He manipulated Lee into turning against Bill. He then used Lee to manipulate Bill into turning against Laura. He really didn't seem interested in Gaius, so I think his entire goal in getting him off was to pit the Adama's against Roslin, and the end game of this may be following Kara against Laura's wishes.
Another theory was that Kara did in fact die, but is not a cylon. Leoben had figured out a way to download humans. Kinda creepy really.
i have to agree that starbuck is to obvious a choice yet... cmon, you know the facts and all the facts DO point to her being a cylon. i've been re-watching everything from the beginning recently and if you do so there are a few signs from all the newly revealed cylons. stranges "hunches" that were good call or decisions. feelings. things like that. im going to have to agree with yermenko so far though. roslin does seem to be a good candidate. though why a cylon would get get cancer i have no idea
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