As Other M progresses, it is revealed that the 07th Platoon came with an assassin to kill all witnesses, and destroy all evidence linking Bottle Ship to the Galactic Federation, including his own team. Samus refers to this assassin as the Deleter.
It is believed that James is the Deleter, supported by events throughout Other M. Supporting evidence is as follows:
* He is the first to arrive at the building overlooking the virtual training grounds of the Biosphere, and is seen doing something underneath the computer. When Maurice analyzes it, it is discovered the CPU "self destructed" and that they will need to reconstruct it. Later, the building explodes.
* As James moves towards the Bioweapon Research Center, he makes some effort to keep Samus from following him.
* James approaches MB only after Samus leaves, believing she no longer has any protection.
* He is the last member of the 07th Platoon to die (not including Anthony or Adam).
* They both have a faded "07" on their helmet.
His death immediately follows his second contact with MB in the Bioweapons Research Center. When the screen goes black, a gunshot is heard. His body is found with the visor destroyed, indicating death by face-trauma.
It was never actually confirmed who was the Deleter, as it was never officially said during the game course. However, all the evidence piles up to James as the subject assassin.