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Does Gaius Baltar become president?

Does Gaius Baltar become president?

Doctor Gaius Baltar is a brilliant scientist, legally-elected President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, and, later, a revered religious figure for the remnants of humanity.

What does Baltar mean?

Baltar is a fictional character in the Battlestar Galactica universe who betrays the human race, through willing treachery in the original 1978 series, and as the inadvertent result of arrogance and self-interest in the 2003 miniseries and following TV series.

Is number 6 a hallucination?

Clearly an appendage of the Caprica copy, this Number Six appeared as an hallucination in Gaius Baltar’s mind following the initial attack on Caprica.

Was Gaius a Cylon?

Gaius Baltar cannot be a Cylon. We know exactly how many models of Cylon there are: 13.

Is Gaius Baltar a Cylon?

There was speculation that Gaius Baltar could be a Cylon himself. However, his presence in the now-infamous “The Last Supper” picture discounts this, as confirmed by Ron D. Moore.

Is Gaius Baltar the greatest TV Villain of all time?

The Independent included Baltar on their list of the 35 greatest TV villains. Armando Iannucci praised the show and the characters, particularly “a hugely complicated, pathetic, funny and devious bad guy in Gaius Baltar, one of the most fallible villains ever screened.”

What are some of the major settlements on Gaius Baltar?

Outside of its capital city of Gaoth and Cuffle’s Breath Wash, birthplace of Gaius Baltar, no other large settlements are known to exist at this time. Noted for its vast fields, prairies and plains. The planet is not massively fertile, requiring extensive, labour-intensive cultivation and work to grow its colossal food stocks.

How did Baltar know Doral was a Cylon?

Having already been put in charge of testing the fleet for Cylons, Baltar informs the Executive Officer that he discreetly collected hair samples of crew members and has found Doral is a Cylon. Baltar, however, had no method at the time for testing for Cylons in the fleet.