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| allegiance = Pilots Federation<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| age = <br />
| occupation = Independent Pilot<br />
| relations = [[Peter Jameson]] (Ancestor)<br>Unidentified son<br>[[Lori Jameson]] (Great-Granddaughter)<br />
| status = Deceased<br />
}}<br />
'''Commander John Jameson''' was a famed independent pilot who lived during the 3100s, and whose achievements would inspire generations of future pilots. A descendant of the equally-renowned Commander [[Peter Jameson]] and the great-grandfather of [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Lori Jameson]] of the [[Jameson family]], John was an accomplished explorer and combat pilot who went missing during the [[First Thargoid War]]. The crash site of his ship was eventually discovered in late 3303, Nearly 152 years later.<br />
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==History==<br />
During the first war against the [[Thargoid]]s between 3125 and 3151, CMDR Jameson was recruited by the [[Intergalactic Naval Reserve Arm]] to deploy the [[mycoid]] bioweapon against the aliens in a bid to decisively end the conflict. His ship, a [[Cobra Mk III]] of the era with the ID "JJ-386", was outfitted for the mission at the INRA base Taylor Keep in the 12 Trianguli system.<ref name="Taylor">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7fbzps/ive_just_found_a_new_inra_base_taylor_keep_in_12/ /r/EliteDangerous: I've just found a new INRA Base (Taylor Keep) in 12 Trianguli 1 A.]</ref> Jameson departed the base believing the weapon he would deploy would only disable the Thargoids' hyperdrives.<ref name="JJ-386">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7ff8ln/cmdr_jameson_cobra_mk3_found/ /r/EliteDangerous: CMDR JAMESON COBRA MK3 FOUND!!]</ref><br />
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Jameson encountered a [[Thargoid Mothership|Thargoid "hive ship"]] which he would target with the weapon: "Threaded my way past their perimeter, masked my heat signature so I could get close to the superstructure. I tell you... I'd never seen a hive ship up close before. I doubt many people have. It was amazing, kiddo. Beautiful, really. Makes you realize just how smart they are, how advanced."<ref name="JJ-386" /><br />
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After successfully launching the mycoid-armed missiles at the Thargoid ship and making his escape, Jameson was horrified to learn from his sensors that the weapon did much more than disable the hyperdrive systems of the enemy vessel, and was in fact inflicting extreme damage to the entire ship and killing or severely injuring the Thargoids on board. Unfortunately for Jameson, INRA had installed a program that shut down his ship's systems to ensure that he did not return from his mission and blow the whistle on them. With his ship locked on a collision course with the planet HIP 12099 1 B, Jameson recorded one final log for his son.<ref name="JJ-386" /><br />
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[[File:John-Jameson-Crashed-Cobra.png|260px|thumb|John Jameson's crashed Cobra MkIII]]<br />
CMDR Jameson's fate remained a mystery for decades. The crash site of his Cobra was finally located by CMDR Robbie Junior on November 25, 3303, at the coordinates -54.3, -50.3 on HIP 12099 1 B.<ref name="JJ-386" /> Notably, there is no body visible through the cockpit canopy, and it is unknown who set up the beacons around the site. It can only be speculated whether CMDR Jameson initially survived the crash long enough to plant the beacons, or he perished elsewhere within his ship at the moment of impact and the site was later discovered by a party who kept the location to themselves.<br />
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A terrorist organisation calling itself the [[League of Reparation]] began assassinating various descendants of INRA personnel in the 3300s. They started leaving behind the words "For Jameson" at the scenes of their crimes shortly after the discovery of CMDR Jameson's ship, but did not come to the attention of authorities until the assassination of [[Senator]] [[Nestor Cartesius]] on April 20, 3304. A tri-superpower taskforce set up to investigate the League declared the organisation dismantled on July 27, 3304, following the arrest or elimination of all of its members, including its founder and chief coordinator [[Riri McAllister]]. During interrogation, McAllister voluntarily revealed the details of the League's creation and operation, explaining that she had built the League to avenge CMDR Jameson's betrayal and death at the hands of INRA because she believed herself to be a direct descendant of CMDR Jameson. McAllister's ancestry claims could not be verified as she was registered as an orphan of unknown lineage, and Deputy Inspector [[Mara Klatt]] asserted that her beliefs were suspected to be either a long-held delusion or a product of a psychological disorder.<ref name="GLORE">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b59e5ade14ab05c794ccfe4 GalNet: League of Reparation Eliminated]</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* The Jameson crash site on HIP 12099 1 B contains nine [[Data Point]]s, making it a popular location to farm Grade 3, 4, and 5 [[Encoded Materials]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Jameson is the surname of the playable character in the first, second, and third [[Elite series|''Elite'' games]]. The playable protagonist of the first ''[[Elite]]'' game is CMDR Jameson. Jameson stopped the first war with the [[Thargoids]] and unknowingly committed genocide against them. After that no-one had contact or sightings with the Thargoids for a long time.<br />
* The [[Cobra Mk III]] was the only ship players could fly in the first [[Elite]] game. The default commander name was "Jameson", no first name included. In the second game, ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'', players inherited an Eagle Mk. I from their grandfather, Peter Jameson.<ref name=":0">[https://openretro.org/amiga/frontier-elite-ii/docs Frontier: Elite II Manual]</ref> The FE2 manual contains a letter from Sue Cripple & Sneer Solicitors addressed to the player, J. Jameson Jnr. This is not canon in ''Elite: Dangerous'', but indicates Peter Jameson is the father of (potentially) [[John Jameson]], who is in turn the father of the FE2 character.<br />
*Jameson's Cobra Mk. III is notably antiquated, differing in design from the current generation produced by [[Faulcon DeLacy]] in a number of ways. It features a smaller canopy, a single forward facing [[Hardpoint]] hatch and has a different maneuvering [[Thrusters|thruster]] layout. As it predates [[Sirius Corporation]]'s development of the [[Frame Shift Drive]] by more than 200 years, it most likely uses an older style of [[Hyperspace]] drive.<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
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File:Witchspace - Elite Dangerous The Jameson Crash Site<br />
File:Elite Dangerous - Jameson<br />
File:JAMESON - ELITE DANGEROUS<br />
File:Encoded Materials Farming Guide for Elite Dangerous - Jameson's Crash Site (2025)<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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John Jameson's Cobra MkIII.png|Jameson's final resting place<br />
JJ1.png|Cobra's empty interior<br />
John Jameson's Cobra MkIII scan.png|Analysis of Jameson's ship<br />
John-Jameson-Log-Hive-Ship-Superstructure.png|John Jameson Log mentions hive ship superstructure<br />
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