Hasaris
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The Hasaris are an alien
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 civilization
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 in the Battlestar Galactica video game
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, They are never seen in the original 1978 series. They are an amphibious species from the world Hasari Prime. Thet are depicted as a whale-like species. They are peaceful in nature, and possess only a limited military capability.

Nearly a thousand yahrens before the Destruction of the Twelve Colonies, the Cylon Empire
Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978 and 1980 series, the 2004 reimagining, as well as the spin-off prequel series, Caprica...

 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. 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
Twelve Colonies
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 answered the call, and sent a fleet to their aid. The Cylon-Hasaris war escalated into The Thousand Yahren War
Cylon War
The Cylon War is a fictional interstellar war that occurred in the Battlestar Galactica universe. Both the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica movie and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries are set shortly after that conflict....

between the Cylons and the Twelve Colonies.
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