[Will]

I had an interesting thought about the other five cylon models the other day...

Currently, we know of seven cylon "human" models, who seem to be the only ones that took part in the occupation of New Caprica, and all the Cylon hostilities up to this point: D'Anna, Doral, Six, Sharon, Leoben, Simon, and Cavil. We also know that these seven models made major decisions by making a vote. And, we know that at least Six is skittish when asked about the other five models; "We don't talk about them."

Now, let's assume that the basestar hybrids, the raiders, and the centurions are NOT included in the twelve models. So, there would be twelve Cylon models in the "human" form we have already seen, seven of which are currently active. So, what if there was some kind of Cylon civil war? It could explain a lot of things.

Why are the other models not present, and why do the present models not like talking about them? Perhaps because the seven we know got a little practice in genocide on the other five before turning to the humans. Or, less extreme, maybe there was just a split in the vote that could not be resolved, and the pacifist five refused to help with the war.

Why is it that the Cylons had such an overwhelming military power and were able to take out nearly all the Colonists in one strike? The computer virus Six slipped into Baltar's code accounts for part of it, but even still, the Cylons seemed to come out in overwhelming force, and may not have needed the virus. A civil war between the Cylons could explain the military strength, and it would have gone undetected since humans never ventured into Cylon space (as far as we know, beyond this week's revelation of a very short-lived scouting expedition).