Seen in the light of the lawsuit that George Lucas filed against Glen Larson for copyright infringement, I thought this image probably might have been looked at very differently back in 1978. Both Andrew Probert and Joe Johnston continued working on the Cylon Centurion. GALACTICA.TV is a non commercial fan site of all Battlestar Galactica series, created solely for the information and enjoyment of the Battlestar Galactica fans. I do know all of them were worn by (tall, 6'5" or 6'6" to look menacing and larger than life) stunt people, if only because they were being shot or blown up all the time, but also because they were tripping over their own feet falling flat on their face (since it was decided that Cylons are robots and they fall over straight rather than curled up like a human), bumping into each other, and even falling down stairs. Note the double octagonal shape/symbol on the upper arm that was added as some sort of rank among the Cylon Centurions. Andrew Probert continued on his proposal using the Imperious Leader as a starting point, while Joe Johnston was developing a more samurai looking Cylon Centurion. The design looks almost exactly like Andrew Probert's drawing so the question is: "Who's copying who?". Since, historywise, this art was made AFTER the series, I'll discuss this at the end of this article. Ralph McQuarrie Battlestar Galactica Paintings, Ralph McQuarrie Battlestar Galactica Concept Art, Ralph Massey Battlestar Galactica Concept Models, Joe Johnston Battlestar Galactica Concept Art, The History of the Cylon Centurion Costume. Of this Ralph McQuarrie design, an actual helmet (which resembles the small sketch at the bottom right) was made. I should actually say movie and not pilot, since at this point Battlestar Galactica was still thought of as a series of two-hour movies made for television, rather than an actual TV series. Mark said that because of the height requirements, they would occasionally recruit local basketball and football players. Welcome to the Cylon Empire - THE Classic Cylon costume authority. At one point Andrew Probert looked at the gauntlet of the Cylon Centurion costume. Both Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston started looking at the Cylons by using knight's helmets (or knights in general) as a reference. Since the Cylons were originally thought of as reptilian creatures, Ralph McQuarrie also looked at proposals for Cylons with a more reptilian look to it (especially since it was decided that the Cylons at least were build by a reptilian race). You can view the video by clicking on the "PLAY" button below to start. . Andrew saw the use of it on the Cylon Raider model and decided to copy it to the costume as well. At some point Jean-Pierre Dorleac caught wind of a non-costumer's guild member designing a costume and copied it with minor changes to turn it into his design. Though the painting were used in the telemovie that was brought out long after the series was cancelled the art was actually made in late 1977. Did you see us at Galacticon III? After the series was cancelled several telemovies were made to capatalize on the Battlestar Galactica series. Another stunt guy I know that was in the Cylon Centurion costume was stuntman Jack Gill. What remains are the unknown stuntmen I'd love to identify and credit (please contact us if you can) for playing one of the most significant and memorable villains of all time; the Cylon Centurion. My guess is that Ralph Massey never met Jean-Pierre Dorleac either. He felt the modeller had interpreted it too freely and intentionally added Darth Vader (Star Wars) type elements. I'd like to start by especially thanking Andrew Probert for taking the time in his busy schedule to talk to me, filling in some important blanks, providing me with a bundle of new images, and clearing up some misunderstandings. 8A88888d88 888888b888y8 8888KeithHarropArt. Battlestar Galactica and all related characters and images are the property of NBC / Universal. He was also asked to look at the Cylon Centurion costume. Also, costume designer Jean-Pierre Dorleac claims he looked at reptilian looking Cylons upon request by Glen Larson, though I personally believe that he was never involved in the entire creation of this costume. It all begins with concept designer Ralph McQuarrie (who'd just finished working on the first Star Wars film, called A New Hope in 1977). After Ralph Massey finished his sculpture, he and Andrew Probert continued working on the different pieces of the costume. It continues on the work of Joe Johnston, Andrew Probert and Ralph Massey, and concludes with the making of the costume itself and the stunt men that wore the Cylon Centurion suits. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsy’s Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. Of course half the people making models and concept art for Battlestar Galactica had worked on Star Wars, so it's not strange for them to use their own old material as a reference to create something new. Yet another artist that got involved in making proposals for the Cylon Centurion costume was Andrew Probert (he mentioned it was shortly after Joe Johnston came on board). At this point, several Cylon Centurion head models were made, based upon Andrew Probert's designs. In fact the boot is identical to the one on Ralph Massey's model. Below are the images of that first head. They're almost at the point of the actual screen used version, though the mouth piece still looks different from the final version. For one, the walls are decorated with a large amount of concept art by Joe Johnston (of which only a few have turned up and are shown in Joe Johnston Battlestar Galactica Concept Art). Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. The horizontal slits of the mouth piece were, according to Andrew Probert, a direct reference to the horizontal slits as used in the Cylon Raider model, which were already build at the time (and he had seen). I think that this is a more recently created "vintage" drawing by Jean-Pierre Dorleac that was dated back incorrectly (since his memory simply failed him on when all of this work was created!). Recently Jerry Gebr gave some new information on the paintings he made for Battlestar Galactica. Mike Egnor later contacted Mark Malis, who was in charge of casting at the time, to ask if he knew who any of the other people were that wore the Cylon Centurion costume. Andrew Probert has a normal looking boot while Jean-Pierre Dorleac's is a two-part, more rectangular boot. The art was in fact created to pitch the show to ABC when it was going to be a series of movies of the week. The sketch below does show a reptilian looking Cylon costume design by him, but it's dated "1979". The chestplate also has custom-made neck and chest rank insignias expertly molded after the Carillon Garrison Leader as …
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