Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo") is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica.
Zak's death created a rift between Lee Adama and his father, which would only be healed two years later after the Destruction of the Twelve Colonies.
President Roslin points out that their personal feelings are taking precedence over the welfare of the fleet, leading to the difficult decision to cease the search.
"[5] Lee is part of the strike team sent by then-Commander Adama to Colonial One to terminate Laura Roslin's presidency after she encourages Kara Thrace to abscond with a captured Cylon Raider.
After Commander Adama and President Roslin make a personal effort to heal the divisions in the fleet, Lee returns to duty on Galactica.
All of these misfortunes are reversed after the successful attack on the Cylon Resurrection ship, the death of Rear Admiral Helena Cain, and his father's promotion to flag rank.
However, Lee battles with depression at this time, confessing to Kara Thrace "he didn't want to make it back alive.
[12] He takes almost a month to recover from this wound, during which time he is promoted to Major and consummates his long-simmering relationship with Petty Officer Second Class Anastasia Dualla.
[13] Shortly before the Roslin-vs.-Baltar presidential election, the fleet discovers a somewhat habitable planet inside of a nebula, presumably safe from Cylon discovery, which is named New Caprica.
With only a skeleton crew manning his ship, Lee is forced to flee with the rest of the fleet hoping to return again to fight off the Cylons and save the civilian population.
[17] When contact with the resistance movement on New Caprica is established, Lee is ordered by his father to take the Pegasus and continue the search for Earth while the Galactica attempts to liberate the planet.
After much hard physical training, he loses the excess weight he gained over the previous year and asks Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon to remind him to never let himself go like that again.
His plan is approved by President Roslin, but is thwarted by Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon, the Galactica's executive officer at the time.
Recognizing that his son has become unhinged by her death, Adama pulls Lee from flight duty and assigns him the task of leading the security detail for the defense attorney of Gaius Baltar.
During the trial, Admiral Adama becomes infuriated upon learning that Saul Tigh, now a witness, is compelled to admit that he killed his own wife on New Caprica.
He personally takes on the cross-examination of President Laura Roslin, confronting her about her renewed use of the hallucinogenic compound chamala-extract, which she asserts is a treatment for her relapse of cancer.
After Laura's deposition, Lee is the last witness called, following Felix Gaeta's perjury in stating President Baltar willingly signed a mass execution warrant.
Lee ultimately realizes he was being manipulated by Lampkin, who boldly predicted to Baltar he has no greater ally than a son trying to flee his father's shadow.
Following the disappearance of President Roslin aboard the defecting Cylon basestar, Lee searches for an alternative Presidential candidate to Tom Zarek.
After a tense confrontation with a despairing Romo Lampkin, during which he is informed of his nomination with a gun to the head, Lee accepts his candidacy.
D'Anna, feeling cornered and prepared to nuke the civilian fleet, seemed hopeless in the confrontation until Starbuck arrived with the coordinates to Earth.
Admiral Adama decides to lead a possibly one-way rescue mission for Hera, and when volunteers are requested, Lee is the first to step forward.
Upon reaching the second Earth, Lee proposes that the survivors abandon their ships and technology, taking the opportunity to break the cycle of violence and start anew.