MAGLEV 23 Bombing



The MAGLEV 23 Bombing is a significant moment in the Battlestar Galactica Timeline 2 Universe. It occurred during Caprica 101-102, Pilot in 2009.

Background
The 12 Colonies of Kobol were mostly polytheistic with people worshiping the Gods of Olympus. On planet Caprica and especially in Caprica City, a monotheistic terrorist group known as the Soldiers of the One had formed and were ready to carry out attacks against the polytheistic society.

The Bombing
On March 5, 148,060 BCE or Year 42 according to the Colonial calendar, many people boarded MAGLEV 23, a sky train. Zoe Graystone boarded with Ben Stark, under the notion that she was going to leave Caprica for planet Gemenon where she would be welcomed by like minded monotheists. Ben had other plans, plans which were known to Lacy Rand who decided at the last second not to board as a result. As the train is moving, Ben announces to Zoe and everyone else on board, "the One True God shall drive out the many!", revealing having a bomb strapped to him before setting off to explode, killing everyone in his car along with many others.

Among the dead from the explosion along with Ben were Zoe and also Tamara Adama. At the time, Zoe and Tamara were not linked in any way, but that would change post mortem.

Impact
Aside from the immediate death and destruction from the bombing itself was the fallout in Caprica City and the planet in general. Colonial police forces were charged with hunting down any and all members of the STO, making life difficult for anyone who did not openly believe in the Olympian Gods.

Amanda Graystone, Zoe's mother during a memorial service for the victims announced that her daughter was a member of the group, making life hectic for her and her husband, Daniel Graystone. At the time, Daniel was working on his Cylon program and as it turned out, his deceased daughter held the key to making his program a success.

As it turns out, Zoe had created a virtual reality version of herself, complete with her memories. Upon finding her in the virtual realm, Daniel decided to use her to further the Cylon program. Joseph Adama, the grieving father of Tamara found out about the cyber Zoe and wanted the same for Tamara, leading to Daniel creating a version of her as well. Zoe and Tamara would eventually form a duo called the Avenging Angels. Zoe would be reborn in a synthetic human body, a precursor of Cylon human models to come.

As for the Cylon machines, they became more prevalent after Daniel used them to kill STO members attempting to bomb a Pyramids game at Atlas Arena.

Danaverse Connection
With their connection to Cyber Space as well as a combining with their respective spiritual forms from their human sides, Zoe and Tamara were able to make contact with characters from other universes, beginning with Rey Skywalker from the Star Wars Universe. Tamara would form the Council of the Multiverse while Zoe would continue striking out on her own, exploring the Multiverse through various points of time.

Information
The original cut for Caprica 101-102, Pilot was released both digitally and on DVD on April 21, 2009. It would air on Syfy in the United States on January 22, 2010. Caprica served as a prequel series to the revised Battlestar Galactica which began as a miniseries in 2003. The MAGLEV 23 Bombing serves as the timeline's first significant moment that ultimately leads to the rise of the Cylons, which in turn will lead to the Fall of the 12 Colonies and the search for planet Earth.