Adama initially wants to fight, but President Roslin convinces him that their primary mission is now survival—not war. They begin gathering every civilian ship they can find to form a ragtag fleet. The Twist: Humanity Reimagined
Number Six , a Cylon in human form, reveals herself to Gaius Baltar , a brilliant scientist whose unwitting cooperation allowed the Cylon virus to bypass colonial firewalls. The Gathering: A New President and an Old Ship Battlestar Galactica - T1 miniserie.zip
The peace is shattered by a coordinated nuclear strike across the Twelve Colonies. Using a backdoor in humanity's defense software, the Cylons disable the Colonial fleet's advanced systems, leaving them defenseless. Adama initially wants to fight, but President Roslin
The planetary centers are decimated, and the human race is pushed to the brink of extinction. The Gathering: A New President and an Old
With the central government destroyed, , the Secretary of Education (and 43rd in the line of succession), is sworn in as the President of the Twelve Colonies aboard a civilian transport.