James Lyman

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James Lyman
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Portrayed by	Dominic Zamprogna
Callsign	Jammer
Rank	Specialist Captain
Colony	N/A
Affiliation	Colonial Fleet New Caprica Police

James "Jammer" Lyman was a character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. His character was centrally featured in the webisodic Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance.

Jammer was a flight deck specialist aboard Battlestar Galactica. His duty fatigues are a different colour from everyone else's.

In "The Resistance", a group of online episodes, Jammer was convinced by an Aaron Doral copy to help the Cylons "prevent bloodshed," and was given a small device that would let him talk to Doral about any more Resistance activities. In webisode 10, as Duck goes to join the New Caprica Police (NCP) as a spy, Jammer can be seen walking off with the chip in his hand after a meeting with Colonel Tigh and Chief Tyrol. Jammer became the captain of the NCP, and a collaborator with the Cylon occupation forces on New Caprica. At the same time, he continued to act as a member of the New Caprica Resistance. Jammer believed that he joined the NCP to get Cylon Centurions off the street, to lessen tensions on the planet, and to prevent further over-reactions by patrolling Cylons, as happened at the Temple Massacre. However, his actions began wearing on his conscience, especially when he found out that Cally Tyrol was on a list the Cylons have set for execution. Using his position, he saved Cally from a Cylon execution squad by letting her make an escape.

Despite his good intentions, three days after the New Caprica people were brought back into the Fleet, he was judged guilty of treason by a secret six-person jury called The Circle, which included Chief Tyrol. Even taking the possibility of having helped Cally under consideration, the evidence of his crimes carried the heavier weight in their decision and he was executed via spacing through Galactica's launch tubes.