Why do the Cylons feel so much pain when they resurect?

[McSwift]

In 3E03, the Brother Cabal says that the first time he reserected, that he felt only a headache, but after the third time, its more and more painful.

Why is this anyways?

[Berg417448]

As far as I know the resurrection pain has not been explained.

Also...his name is Cavil not Cabal.

[maneth]

It seems to get worse for every resurrection. It hasn't been officially explained, but I do have a theory: it's to make the cylons forget faster what they saw between download and resurrection. D'Anna Biers was able to overcome that pain and that's why she found out who the other cylons were and was boxed.

[jerkface]

My memory is fuzzy, but I think on the podcast for that episode (Exodus Part 1?), Moore said that they wanted there to be a price for the cylons' death, so they didn't just resurrect painlessly and without consequence. (Which could also help in further explaining why the resistance could have an effect on them.)

[youngtusk87]

By downloading their consciousness into a new body(brain), they're effectivly shaping millions, billions, of brain cells together into neural nets identical to that of the previous brain in a matter of seconds or less. It sounds nasty, but brain cells don't actually 'feel' anything. It wouldn't hurt the first time much less get worse everytime it happened.

I say stick to jerkface's response--it's just a plot device. Nothing more.

[the_dark_light]

It seems to get worse for every resurrection. It hasn't been officially explained, but I do have a theory: it's to make the cylons forget faster what they saw between download and resurrection. D'Anna Biers was able to overcome that pain and that's why she found out who the other cylons were and was boxed.

That wasn't the reason per se, (for being boxed) only part of it.

The others decided that she had prophetic delusions and her "model" was fundamentaly flawed in this way.

[Trek_Girl42]

Cause it's more interesting to watch than just "ooh, I'm awake".

[the_dark_light]

Or it could be that death is a painful, traumatic experience. Wasn't that the reason Scar was so bitter?

[deadman]

He wasn't bitter, he was just good at what he does. I don't recall him ever dying before, and he hasn't been seen since.

[Berg417448]

He wasn't bitter, he was just good at what he does. I don't recall him ever dying before, and he hasn't been seen since.

IIRC in that episode Sharon said that Raiders can "reincarnate" and told Starbuck something along the lines of " it hates you as much as you hate it".

I think that the Resurrection ship was already destroyed by that point so when Scar was killed it died for good. Even if it did download..it would be into a new body...not a scarred one so we wouldn't know it.

[Wicket]

I got the impression Scar had died numerous times, hence why he was so good.

"Death becomes a learning experience."

[Boxytheboxed]

He wasn't bitter, he was just good at what he does. I don't recall him ever dying before, and he hasn't been seen since.

scar died before.a lot. thats why he was so gfood. he couldnt ressurect because of the ship's explosin
they might have done it on purpose to be more human

[MmmmMcKAy]

I also think that the painful ressurections are mainly for dramatic effect. It makes for compelling viewing.

I can also see Moore's point. If resurrection was like snapping your fingers, perhaps the Cylons would never think about death or its possibility when in certain situations. There has to be some consequence, as Moore said.

[the_dark_light]

Maybe the Cylon God forces them to watch the sound of music, before they're allowed to enter their new body. Certainly would make it a painful process