Layne Ishay

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Layne Ishay
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Ishay looking worried over the fate of the Old Man in Scattered. (C. SciFi Channel)
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Age mid-30s
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Birth Name ? Ishay
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Role Paramedic, Battlestar Galactica
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Portrayed by Kerry Norton
Layne Ishay is a Cylon
Layne Ishay is a Final Five Cylon
Layne Ishay is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Layne Ishay is an Original Series Cylon
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Paramedic Ishay is a medic serving aboard the Galactica. One of the many resource shortfalls of the Galactica's ongoing logistical nightmare is a shortage of medical personnel. Major Cottle is the only trained physician on board, supplemented by a handful of medics. As a result, Ishay is frequently required to step up to perform medical proceedures she wouldn't normally be expected to perform.

When Commander Adama was shot by Sharon "Boomer" Valerii in a failed assasination attempt, Cottle was not on board when the Fleet jumped to the wrong nav coordinates. Subsequently, Ishay, Layne, and other medics tried their best to save Adama's life. Despite never having performed an operation in her life, Ishay operated on Adama and was eventually able to stablize his condition ("Scattered"). However, she had been unable to fully stop Adama's internal bleeding, and then aided the recently-arrived Major Cottle in another surgery with saved Commander Adama's life ("Fragged").

Ishay speaks with an accent similar to Gaius Baltar's, which may a local characteristic of one of the Twelve Colonies.


Notes

Paramedic Ishay is played by Kerry Norton, the real life wife of Jamie Bamber (Captain Apollo).

Ishay's character has also been referred to as Kim. As her name is not mentioned in dialogue, it is not certain which source is correct.