James Taggart

In the fictional universe of Wing Commander, James Taggart is one of the most important characters, with the callsign of "Paladin." He appears in all five games of the main continuity, as a senior pilot (Wing Commander I), a special operative (Wing Commander II), a general (Wing Commander III) and a Senator (Wing Commander IV and Wing Commander Prophecy). He also has significant appearances in many of the Wing Commander novels by Mercedes Lackey, Ellen Guon and William Forstchen.

In Wing Commander (movie)the movie, James "Paladin" Taggart is half-Pilgrim, like the young Christopher Blair, and his presence foreshadows the strong influence that he and Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn will have on young Blair's future career.