Cylon Raider

Cylon Raiders are a classification of fictional spacecraft featured in the Battlestar Galactica television franchise. They first appeared in the three-part pilot episode of the original series, "Saga of a Star World", and have made regular appearances throughout the entirety of the show. The concept behind the Cylon Raider was re-imagined for the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries and the 2004 Battlestar Galactica regular series.

A Cylon Raider is a fighter craft employed by the Cylon Empire. In the original series, they were piloted by teams of three Cylon Centurions, who served as commander, gunner and navigator. The ships were small and compact and offered little room outside of the crew. When not in use, Cylon Raiders were staged aboard a Cylon Basestar.