The Imperious Leader is the ruler of the Cylons as depicted in the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series.
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A reused film clip of the Imperious Leader appeared in the Galactica 1980 episode "Space Croppers," but this time, the voice was provided by Dennis Haysbert.
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Although frequently assumed to be a dummy, due to its lack of movement, there was an actor (Dick Durock) in the costume.
The film clip of the Imperious Leader and a Cylon Centurion aboard a Cylon Basestar is also reused from the original series, although the Imperious Leader's dialogue is new.
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The Cylon Imperious Leader orders the destruction of the Galactican Fleet’s food supply in order to increase their dependence on Earth.
After Pegasus thwarts Baltar's attack on the Fleet, Commanders Adama and Cain plan to attack Gamoray for its desperately needed fuel supplies, in the midst of this is a visit from the Imperious Leader himself.
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To this end, the Imperious Leader installs Baltar as the commander of a Cylon basestar, with an "I.L.-series" Cylon named Lucifer (body by Felix Silla, voice by Jonathan Harris) as Baltar's second in command; the two other basestars in Baltar's taskforce are also subservient to him.