Eli Wallace

From SGCommand

"You're cute. And you're funny too. And you're a genius... And... you're a good friend."

—Chloe Armstrong

Eli Wallace is a male Tau'ri who was considered to be both a complete slacker, yet an utter genius, who could put his mind to anything he wanted including computers, mathematics, and video games. Due to his lack of confidence, he developed an acerbic sense of humor.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 2009 2 Personality 3 Alternate realities 4 Notes 5 Behind the scenes 6 External links 7 References and notes

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

At fourteen years old, Eli's mother was accidentally contracted HIV while working as a nurse and his father, who couldn't deal with it, left them both. From then on he was raised by his mother and eventually Eli attended MIT, but dropped out at some point and did not graduate. Prior to his association with the United States Air Force, Eli was unemployed and seemingly spent a large amount of time playing video games, namely Prometheus. He is a science-fiction fan, referencing movies such as Planet of the Apes and Star Wars. Before leaving for Icarus Base, he lived with his mother, who is very ill. (SGU: "Air, Part 1", "Time")

[edit] 2009

"Give me a break, this is my second spaceship...and my first was yesterday."

—Eli Wallace

Sometime in 2009, Dr. Nicholas Rush and others placed an actual astro-physical Stargate problem into a video game to see if anyone outside the Stargate program could solve it. After a month of trying, Eli Wallace was able to solve this problem and gained the attention of Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill and Dr. Rush, who approached him about joining the program. At first, he believed they were after him for something, and claimed to have not been responsible for anything. However, they actually needed his help, and moments later, he was beamed aboard the Tau'ri vessel George Hammond, which was situated in Earth orbit. Rush presented him with an incentive to join the Stargate program: The Air Force would pay for his sick mother's medical bills and treatment. Eli agreed. (SGU: "Air, Part 1")

During the trip to the Icarus Base, Eli watched a very long instructional video (though it appears that there were several that were not shown to him), starring Daniel Jackson and was briefed on the Icarus Project. He arrived at the Icarus Base and watched the first attempt to dial the Stargate's nine chevron address. When the base was attacked by a fleet of Ha'tak vessels and Death Gliders, he and the team were forced to evacuate. As military personnel dialed the Earth gate to escape, Eli helped Rush solve the mystery surrounding the ninth chevron, stating that the point of origin meant Earth, not the planet they're on. Rush impulsively dialed the ninth chevron address instead of the Earth address, which forced the personnel at Icarus Base to evacuate to the Ancient starship, Destiny, several billion light-years away from Earth. Here Eli and the other evacuees are stranded. Since they do not have enough power to dial Earth and return home. (SGU: "Air, Part 1")

Once aboard the Destiny, Eli assisted Doctor Rush in locating the leaks responsible for draining the ship's air supply. He witnessed his first death when Senator Alan Armstrong sacrificed himself to seal the last leak. (SGU: "Air, Part 2")

He volunteered to travel to a desert planet with Matthew Scott, Ronald Greer, Andrea Palmer, Nicholas Rush, Jeremy Franklin and Curtis but quickly proved himself - though willing - less than capable of making the journey. Scott later put Eli in charge of one of two exploration teams, partly to cover more ground, but also so that Eli wouldn't slow him down. Eli was the only member of his team who decided to trust Rush and not go to another planet through the Stargate. (SGU: "Air, Part 3")

After discovering kinos aboard Destiny Eli started recording himself walking around and describing parts of ship in case if someone else would find it. He also asked fellow crew members to record kino messages about themselves (Kino) (SGU: "Darkness", "Light")

Shortly after arrival in the Hoth system, Eli constructed a "hover board" using several Kinos, placed under a stretcher to achieve levitation. Colonel Young and Lieutenant Scott successfully used it to carry ice back through the Stargate to Destiny, and it was also used to carry Scott when he was injured on the planet. (SGU: "Water")

[edit] Personality

When he was either seven or eight years old, when his grandfather passed away, he became aware of his own mortality, and ever since then, was scared at the thought that his consciousness would end, and not see what would happen in the world, thus making Eli question, or disbelieve the existence of an afterlife. (SGU: "Time")

[edit] Alternate realities

• In an alternate timeline, Eli was on the jungle planet when the nocturnal creatures attacked. Greer showed him how to use an M4 Rifle. He survived the first night, but was killed sometime later on. He recorded everything on a Kino which became useful to the crew from another reality were able to discover exactly what happened. (SGU: "Time")
• In a second alternate timeline, Eli and others went to the same jungle planet and discovered the Kino sent through from the first timeline. They also found human remains, presumably those of Nicholas Rush who also went back in time when he jumped through the Gate. Eli and other senior members watched the Kino recordings and discovered the Hoth virus and the potential cure. Unfortunately by this time Chloe had already fallen ill. Eli, at her bedside, decided to confess all of his feelings towards her. She, along with James, Volker and Franklin were all killed by the virus in this timeline. (SGU: "Time")

[edit] Notes

• The best thing to do before entering a wormhole is to exhale, as the first instinct upon reaching the other side is to inhale. That said, Eli inhaled deeply and held his breath before entering his first wormhole. (SG1: "Prisoners") (SGU: "Air, Part 1")
• When using the Ancient communication stones to speak to his mother, Eli goes under the alias 'Philip Fry'. This is the name of the main character of the animated science fiction/comedy series Futurama, a show by the same creators as The Simpsons, which is another animated series that has been referenced numerous times in the Stargate continuity. (SGU: "Earth")

[edit] Behind the scenes

Eli was originally given the surname of Hitchcock,^[1] but this was later changed to Wallace before he appeared in Stargate Universe.^[2]

[edit] External links

• Eli Wallace on the official MGM website.

[edit] References and notes

1. ↑ Meet the Stargate Universe team! on GateWorld.
2. ↑ Stargate Universe crew is cast, led by Hidden Hills' Justin Louis on Sci Fi Wire.