Battlestar Galactica: All Human Cylon Models Ranked From Worst To Best

13. Honourable Mention: Daniel

Ah, Daniel. The Cylon that never was...until the writer's suddenly remembered that they had got their numbering system mixed up.

The problem stems from Sharon Valerii.

By the time that the Final Five arc was ramping up into gear, there was a very notable hole in the ranks. Baltar, when he is temporarily living with the Cylons, notes that he has only seen seven different models of Cylons, yet he knows that there are supposed to twelve. Now, seven plus five equals twelve, so that all works out nicely!

So, why is Sharon referred to as Number 8?

It was a simple - but annoying - error. So, the writers sought to change that. Initially, there were already plans for the spin-off series Caprica, before Battlestar Galactica ended. Daniel Graystone was to be the lead character there. However, the writers settled on a model who had previously never been mentioned, because Cavil had destroyed the entire line.

While there was a valiant effort to explain it away - Daniel had been Ellen's favourite model, causing Cavil to get jealous - it truly was just an attempt to explain away the Number 8 gaff.

Oh Daniel, we hardly knew you.