Hasaris

The Hasaris are an fictional alien civilization in the Battlestar Galactica video game and in the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series).

They are never seen in the original 1978 series.

Nearly a thousand yahrens before the Destruction of the Twelve Colonies, the Cylon Empire attacked the Hasaris. The exact reasons for their attack are unknown, but given the aggressive and war-mongering nature of the Cylons, it is likely they were looking to expand their empire, and that Hasaris space seemed easy to take over.

The Cylon-Hasaris war escalated into The Thousand Yahren War between the Cylons and the Twelve Colonies as the humans came to help the Hasaris.

They are an amphibious species from the world Hasari Prime. They are depicted as a whale-like species. They are peaceful in nature, and possess only a limited military capability.

Attacked by the Cylons, outnumbered and outgunned the Hasaris sent out a desperate call for help to all the other races in the galaxy. Only the Twelve Colonies of Man answered the call, and sent a fleet to their aid.

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