We were lucky enough to talk withTricia Helfer , who play the gorgeous Cylon infiltrator Six onBattlestar Galactica . And we wanted to ask her a motion urge by Charles Stross ’ new novel Saturn ’s Children : if the Cylons bring home the bacon in wipe out the human backwash , would Six feel sad that there was nobody go out to take account her sweetheart ? Was Six designed to be the most beautiful of the Cylons ? This actually turned into an interesting discussion about how Six uses her beauty to accomplish her objectives on the show , but really wants to be apprize for her mentality .
It ’s a short hard to hear our question at the start of the clip , but essentially we call for Helfer if Six would be deplorable if she come through in wiping out the humans , because then who ’d appreciate her beauty ? Helfer responded that peradventure the other Cylons would still revalue Six ’s beauty , but also that Six does n’t gain proof from being admired for her spirit . She gets proof from doing her job , and her gorgeous looks are just a means to that end , keep the Cylon race .
We followed up by take if perchance whoever created the human - looking Cylons design Six to be the most beautiful ? And she react that she does n’t cerebrate Six is any more beautiful than any of the other Cylons . ( Yes , even Dean Stockwell . ) But maybe , she conceded , Six is the most glamorous — but that was only because her most authoritative mission was to get on Gaius Baltar ’s “ good side ” to get the denial codes . For Six , it was all about the mission .
And Helfer ’s been very happy to play other adaptation of Six , such as the rebel Natalie , who are less glamorous and more apparently brainy and badass . She ’s beaming hoi polloi are finally seeing the strong , competent adult female she always mean Six was , instead of being distract by the big blonde hair and the slinky dress .
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