Editing Richard Adar

{{disline|For information on the [[Original Series]] counterpart to this character, see [[Adar (TOS)]].}}

{{Character Data
    |photo= Adar2.jpg
    |series=TRS
    |colony= {{RDM|Caprica}}
    |birthname= Richard Adar
    |death= Killed in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]
    |marital status=Married<br>Extramarital affair with [[Laura Roslin]]
    |role= President of [[the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]<br>Mayor of [[Caprica City]]
    |actor= [[Colm Feore]]
    |sortkey=Adar, Richard
    }}
'''Richard Adar''' is the [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|President]] of [[the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] at the time of [[The Fall]].  He likely dies on {{RDM|Caprica}}, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] and virtually all other government officials, during the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack.

Adar first runs for mayor of [[Caprica City]], to which he is elected, and later goes on to successfully run for president {{TRS|Miniseries|Daybreak, Part II}}. At the time of the Cylon attack, he has nine months left in his second term {{TRS|Bastille Day}}.

Adar appears to be a somewhat controversial president; [[William Adama]] considered him to be a "moron" {{TRS|Home, Part II}}. At some point in his presidency, he deploys [[Colonial Marines]] on [[Aerilon]], an action which results in casualties and a public outcry. Though publicly he stands by his decision, he personally regrets his actions and writes down the names of all the casualties, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. His successor emulates the same practice after the loss of ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' {{TRS|Water}}.

Nevertheless, Adar continues to possess rather aggressive tendencies as president, as he is willing to use military action to resolve a drawn-out teacher strike when the teachers start to become violent. When his Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], negotiates a diplomatic solution with the teachers' union, he is less than pleased at this outcome and asks for her resignation, which she refuses to discuss until her return from the decommissioning ceremony aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' {{TRS|Epiphanies}}.

While in office, Adar offers a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence, which Zarek turns down {{TRS|Bastille Day}}. Despite being a married man,<ref group="production" name="mcdonnell_tv_guide_adar_married_affair_roslin">According to a December 2005 [http://www.galacticastation.com/Galactica%20Station/Archives/dec05.html interview] with Mary McDonnell in TV Guide, President Adar was married when she was having her romance with him.</ref> Adar engages in an illicit romantic affair with Laura Roslin during the last days of his administration {{TRS|Epiphanies}}. He is also an influential friend<ref group="production" name="eick_miniseries_photo_baltar_home_age_makeup">In the Miniseries, Adar is shown in a photo in Gaius Baltar's home, portrayed by series co-executive producer [[David Eick]] in age-enhancing make-up.</ref> to [[Gaius Baltar|Dr. Gaius Baltar]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}. All three persons go on to succeed him as president.

Following the nuclear attack on [[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] by the Cylons, Adar offers a complete, unconditional surrender on behalf of the Twelve Colonies. The Cylons ignore the overture, and Adar likely dies soon after, possibly following the detonation of a nuclear weapon over Caprica City. As a result of his death, the automated [[Case Orange]] government continuity mechanism activates via [[wireless]] and attempts to locate any surviving government officials. Only Roslin, the forty-third official in line of succession, responds, and she succeeds Adar as president after being sworn in aboard her government transport, a passenger liner designated ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' {{TRS|Miniseries}}. 

==Notes==
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick," but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards. Adama's original sentiments appear to mirror Feore's portrayal of Adar as a proud and disagreeable man.
*President Adar's only "actual" appearance are flashback scenes in the Season 2 episode "Epiphanies," though he has been mentioned in dialog several times since the Miniseries.

=== From Script to Screen ===

* The October 25, 2006 "Full Collated" version of the "[[Hero]]" script contains dialogue where Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] explains that "The [[Admiralty]] was getting restless with the Adar administration, thought we were resting on our laurels, unprepared to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|defend against any unexpected attack]]."<ref group="script" name="eick_hero_script_adama_admiralty_restless_adar_administration_unprepared">{{cite script|writer=David Eick|title=Hero|series=Battlestar Galactica|season_number=3|episode_number=7|production_code=307-03007|script_date=October 25, 2006|version=Full Collated|page=PDF page 34, script page 26}}</ref> This specific reference to the Adar administration's military preparedness policies was omitted from the final aired version, which instead focuses on the mission itself without explicitly naming Adar's administration as the political backdrop for the admiralty's concerns.

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