Editing James Lyman

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|death= Executed by [[The Circle]] ([[Collaborators]])
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|rank=Specialist (Colonial Fleet), Captain ([[NCP]])
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'''James "Jammer" Lyman''' is a member of the [[New Caprica Police]] and former deckhand under Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. He is convicted of collaborating with the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] while on [[New Caprica]] and is executed by executive order of President [[Tom Zarek]] and his tribunal known as [[The Circle]].

When President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] makes it public knowledge that Cylons are now capable of [[Cylon agent|mimicking human form]], paranoia spreads throughout the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]].  [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]] and [[Socinus]] argue with Lyman that everyone shouldn't become suspicious and stop trusting one another or the Cylons get what they want.  Lyman tells his shipmates that the time for that kind of thinking is in the past and it's "every man for himself now" ([[Litmus]]).

When [[Cylon Centurion]]s board ''Galactica'' ([[Valley of Darkness]]), Captain [[Lee Adama]] and a team of Marines find Lyman hiding unharmed in a small arms locker room filled with crewmen the Cylons killed.

Lyman also scoffs Tyrol's attempt at constructing the [[Blackbird]], though he later reconsiders his decision and aids the deck crew and Tyrol in finishing the prototype, signing his nickname on the hull ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

As with most of the Fleet, Lyman settles on [[New Caprica]]. After the Cylons occupy the planet, Lyman becomes a member of the [[New Caprica Resistance]]. He appears to be very religious, and objects to hiding weapons in the [[temple]]. Lyman is picked up by the Cylon authorities and asked about the events of the temple by a copy of [[Number Five]].  He later joins the [[New Caprica Police]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]).

Lyman survives the suicide bombing carried out by [[Tucker Clellan|Tucker "Duck" Clellan]] at the NCP graduation ceremony and later participates in the rounding up of "insurgents" ordered by the Cylons. Like all NCP personnel, he wears a mask to conceal his identity, and not even Tyrol is aware of Lyman's new position. Jammer has a slight change of heart when the Cylons order the execution of 200 detainees, including Cally. At the execution site, just before the firing squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] appears, he cuts Cally's bonds and tells her to run ([[Precipice]]). The Centurions are then fired on by Tyrol and his fellow insurgents, who rescue the detainees ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Jammer escapes Tyrol's squad and is seen again as New Caprica City is being evacuated during the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. [[Tom Zarek]] gives him a sidearm and tells him to guard [[Laura Roslin]] as she makes her way back to ''[[Colonial One]]''. Lyman is on board the Presidential liner when it takes off to rendezvous with the Fleet ([[Exodus, Part II]]).
[[Image:Collaborators - Jammer in the tube.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jammer in the tube. ([[Collaborators]])]]
[[Image:Collaborators - Jammer Ejected.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jammer Ejected - Click to enlarge]]
On the third night of the [[Second Exodus|Fleet's abandonment of New Caprica]], Lyman is brought before [[The Circle]], a secret tribunal of the leadership of the New Caprica Resistance. The Circle sentences Lyman to death; Lyman pleads for his life, imploring Chief Tyrol to have mercy on him because he saved Cally's life. His pleas fall on deaf ears as he is dirctly responsible for the deaths of 23 people, and he is jettisoned from ''Galactica'' via one of the [[launch tubes|launch tubes]], resulting in his death (although actual death may have been inflicted to a blow to the head when he hit a bulkhead during decompression). Commander [[Lee Adama]] informs Admiral [[William Adama]] that Lyman is among the people who turn up missing, as Lyman failed to report for duty the following morning and could not be located on ''Galactica'' ([[Collaborators]]).

== Notes ==
*It has been [[Cylon agent speculation|speculated]] that Lyman may be one of the remaining [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylon]] models to be revealed.
*For some time, it was not entirely clear whether "Jammer" is the character's actual name or his nickname (like Tyrol being called "Chief" most of the time in casual conversation) because no one ever formally addressed him by name and rank, i.e. "Specialist Jammer" was never been spoken aloud. Curiously, he signed his name on the [[Blackbird]] simply as "Jammer". 
*Lyman is distinct amongst the deck crew of ''Galactica'' in that while essentially all of the other deck crew characters so far shown wear orange jumpsuits, Lyman's jumpsuit is yellow (this makes him easy to spot for fans who might not know who he is).  This is probably done to add to the realism of the Re-imagined Series, because real-world aircraft carrier deck crew personnel wear color-coded jumpsuits according to their assigned tasks.  On real-world US Navy carriers, yellow-suited deck crewmen are charged with aircraft handling, catapult gear, and plane direction duties.  The US Navy actually doesn't use an orange-suit designation, but the closest to that are red-suited personel, who are charged with ordnance, crash and salvage duties.

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