12 Cylon Models / 12 Colonies
1 Cylon God / 1 "Thirteenth" Colony

Could it be that the Cylons know what the Colonial gods look like and mimicked their appearance to frak with the Colonial's heads? It's a stretch, I know. Still...it's Sci-Fi and anything can happen.

Kaplan, you make a good point...I feel like Moore once said that he chose 12 Cylons because it felt like a good number, that you could break the human race down into 12 basic archetypes. However, this show tends to stretch coincidences, so I'm inclined to read into it too. The gods theory is intriguing...maybe each Cylon is designed to channel one of the colonies--Sagitarrons are the religious nuts, like Leoben, while Taurons are the impulsive ones, like D'Anna?

But I don't think BSG depends on numerology as much as certain shows set on mysterious islands. (However, the number '33' has come up several times throughout the series--the time it took for the Cylons to chase the fleet, plus the number of police killed by Duck's explosion on New Caprica).

-Kasper