James Lyman

2008-01-01T23:37:43Z

Capthunt: added some RW material about "Jammers"

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|rank=Specialist (Colonial Fleet), Captain ([[NCP]])
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'''James "Jammer" Lyman''' is first seen as a [[deckhand]] under Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.

When President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] makes it public knowledge that Cylons are now capable of [[Humanoid Cylon|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 attacked 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|Jammer in the launch tube ([[Collaborators]])]]
On the third night following the [[Second Exodus|escape from New Caprica]], Lyman is brought before the [[Circle]], a tribunal secretly created by an executive order of President [[Tom Zarek]]. The Circle consists of six members who formerly served in the leadership of the New Caprica Resistance. The Circle convicts Lyman of crimes against humanity and treason and sentences him to death.

Lyman pleads for his life, imploring Chief Tyrol to have mercy on him because he saved Cally Tyrol's life. His pleas fall on deaf ears as he is directly responsible for the deaths of 23 people. Jammer is jettisoned from ''Galactica'' via one of the [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] and dies from vacuum exposure. 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 ==

* Lyman is somewhat distinct amongst the deck crew of ''Galactica'' in that while many other deckhands wear orange jumpsuits, Lyman's jumpsuit is yellow. 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.
*The Nickname "Jammer" as well as the yellow uniform may indicate that he is an ordinance loading specialist, on real world aircraft carriers these crewmen are often called "jammers" as their job often calls for loading machine guns and rocket launchers, in the US Navy they wear red colored uniforms.

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2007-12-22T07:32:16Z

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==Merchandise==
DST just released their new BSG figures, and has pictures of them in the blister packs--[[User:Capthunt|Capthunt]] 01:32, 22 December 2007 (CST)

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2007-10-08T06:55:40Z

Capthunt:

The '''Thorch Weave''' is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] tactical maneuver.

[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] is about to show her [[nugget]] pilots how to perform the Thorch Weave when they receive [[DRADIS]] contacts of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] incoming fighters ([[Act of Contrition]]).

==Background==
This Maneuver is named in reference to a real life dogfighting maneuver known as the [[wikipedia: Thach Weave]].

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