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[[Image:Adar.jpg|thumb|President Adar talks to Commander Adama.]]
:''For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to this character, see [[Richard Adar]].''
Name: Adar


Rank: Commander (Military) / President (Civilian)
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Position: President of the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Mankind]] (deceased); Commander, ''[[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Atlantia]]''
== Biography ==


Portrayed By: [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Lew+Ayres Lew Ayres]
'''Adar''' is President of the Colonies, leader of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum]] at the time of the decimation of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Man]], as well as commander of [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Atlantia]]''.


== Biography ==
[[Baltar (TOS)|Lord Baltar]] deceives him into embracing the façade of a forthcoming peace with the [[Cylon Empire]]. Adar holds back his guard on suggestions from [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] concerning precautionary measures, which could save additional lives and military assets.
 
Adar laments, too late, upon the horrific discovery that the peace effort was all a front for the Cylon's final strike against humanity.


Leader of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum]] at the time of the decimation of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|12 Colonies of Mankind]], as well as commander of [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Atlantia]]''. [[Baltar (TOS)|Lord Baltar]] deceives him,  and he is maneuvered into embracing the façade of a forthcoming peace with the [[Cylon Empire]]. Adar holds back on suggestions from [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] concerning precautionary measures, which might have saved additional lives and military assets. However, Adar laments upon the horrific discovery that the peace effort was all a front for the Cylon's final strike against Humanity. Adar perishes when [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|raiders]] manage to take ''Atlantia'' by surprise at [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]], thus heralding its destruction ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
Adar perishes when [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|raiders]] manage to take ''Atlantia'' by surprise at [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]], destroying the battlestar ([[Saga of a Star World]]).


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Lew Ayres was a [[Wikipedia:pacifist|pacifist]] who refused to be a soldier in the U.S. Military during World War II, but did partake in the war effort by saving lives as a medic. Also, Ayres' controversial ideas made some people (and companies) boycott his productions, i.e. ''Doctor Kildare''.


The word "Adar" comes from the [[Wikipedia:adar|name of the sixth month]] of the Hebrew year.
The word "Adar" comes from the [[Wikipedia:adar|name of the sixth month]] of the Hebrew year.
His [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagining series]] analog is President [[Richard Adar]].


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For information on the Re-imagined Series counterpart to this character, see Richard Adar.
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Biography

Adar is President of the Colonies, leader of the Quorum at the time of the decimation of the Twelve Colonies of Man, as well as commander of battlestar Atlantia.

Lord Baltar deceives him into embracing the façade of a forthcoming peace with the Cylon Empire. Adar holds back his guard on suggestions from Adama concerning precautionary measures, which could save additional lives and military assets.

Adar laments, too late, upon the horrific discovery that the peace effort was all a front for the Cylon's final strike against humanity.

Adar perishes when Cylon raiders manage to take Atlantia by surprise at Cimtar, destroying the battlestar (Saga of a Star World).

Notes

The word "Adar" comes from the name of the sixth month of the Hebrew year.