Jun 11, 2025
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
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Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Emperor Guillotine, the big bad of Giant Robo, aka Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot.
And his second cousin once removed, Rufus, the Imperious Leader of the Cylons (Battlestar Galactica: The Original Series).
The Imperious Leader (Dick Durock) from Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica - Cylon art!
The impossibly creepy, serpentine design for the supreme Cylon leader in the original Battlestar Galactica. He reminds me of the Skeksis from the Dark Crystal.
Imperious Leader’s design is unique among the Cylons because he was a hold over from the original concept. Originally, the Cylons weren’t going to be robots at all, but a sinister serpentine reptile race. Since Battlestar Galactica was originally conceived as having biblical parallels and was “the Bible in space” (hence Biblical names like Adama and Sheba), the Cylons were serpent aliens.
Apparently, changing the Cylons to robots was a decision made surprisingly late in pre-production, when Imperious Leader had already been built. The finished Cylons still seem like vaguely Biblical enemies, but in a New Testament mold: they look Roman, and are called “Centurions.”
Alphabet Challenge 09: I Is For ‘Imperious Leader’
In 2018 I set myself an ‘alphabet challenge’. Each week I would draw a picture related to a letter of the alphabet as I worked my way through the first half of the year. I often posted ‘What is it’ progress shots on my Deviant Art page so watchers could take a guess at where I was going with that particular week’s project. Quick trip back to the 70′s with the original Battlestar Galactica for this week’s challenge and one of the last remaining original cylons. Not the first time BSG makes it into this challenge and won’t be the last either :) Full details can be found on my DA page here: https://www.deviantart.com/starfire-productions
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Unsold Pilot - REMASTERED